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The pre-holiday frenzy in gear and weekend weather is A-ok for December. Sunshine, lighter winds and highs near 30 for today and Sunday.
Our winds become north-northeast several times this week allowing for the chance of light, lake effect snows. Low pressure swings to our south Monday and another system passes south Wednesday. Between the two, northeast winds bring a chance for light snow along the shores. Minor accumulations are possible-nothing more than very light snow or flurries and a few tenths of accumulation.
Travel looks to be good for much of the midwest and Great Lakes states for the holiday week.


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V-Day in the Parks—For Everybody!
Valentine's Day isn't just for greeting-card shills, sappy romantics, and the cynics who hate them. Here in the Golden Gate National Parks, we have park sites for everybody on V-Day. Our expert staff chose the perfect place to spend the holiday—with your sweetie, with your buddies, with your puppy, or all by yourself. more >>
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Acclaimed Design Team Selected for Presidio Parklands
There's no way to encapsulate everything that you—our park volunteers—accomplish in a year. But, for 2014, we tried—with one summary infographic. As you can see, you give Golden Gate the most precious gifts of all: your time, energy, care, and dedication. Thank you! more >>
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At One Glance: Many Volunteer Feats, Many Thanks
There's no way to encapsulate everything that you—our park volunteers—accomplish in a year. But, for 2014, we tried—with one summary infographic. As you can see, you give Golden Gate the most precious gifts of all: your time, energy, care, and dedication. Thank you! more >>
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Last-Minute Gift for Park-y Folks
No box of stale chocolate. No ugly sweater. And no fruitcake. Only the warm fuzzy feeling of protecting the most-visited national park in America. Give a Conservancy membership, which your loved one will treasure as much as a trip to Muir Woods or Crissy Field. more >>
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Many Ways to Love Tam, All in One Place
OneTam.org is the new web portal recently launched by the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative, features a new trail map, stunning videos, event listings, and more. more >>
Our National Park: A "Bucketful of Joy"
"Going to Chrissy Fields is as amazing as a kid not getting homework for the rest of the year." See how school kids described their trips to Crissy Field Center, in words and pictures. Share in their inspiration and delight as they give thanks to the parks! more >>
Def-eating Weeds: A Holiday Feast of Nonnative Plants
Across the parks, volunteers root out nonnative plants to help restore wildlife habitat. But did you know that those weeds can be quite tasty? Just in time for holiday meals, enjoy these recipes that use nonnative species found in the Bay Area! more >>
Citizen Scientists Root for the 'Sea Hawks'
In the heart of 49er country, two GGRO volunteers are working to monitor the Bay Area's population of osprey (aka "sea hawks"). Learn how these citizen scientists are harnessing the power of the people to protect these magnificent birds. more >>
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One Cool Cucumber: Marah and its Frightening Fruit
Most of the year, we like to feature soft, picture-perfect native plants that beckon you to frolic in the parklands. But for Halloween, we're profiling the ghoulish wild cucumber, which features some diabolically scary fruit—and a terrifying rate of growth. more >>
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Hirsutory: A Hairy History of the Parklands
With men around the world growing mustaches in "Movember," we sought inspiration in the annals of the Golden Gate National Parks. These parklands have seen many fine gentlemen of the face fur, and this list will "razor" awareness of some fascinating historical figures! more >>
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Iowa State chemists track how drug changes, blocks flu virus
Two Iowa State University chemists have discovered an anti-virus drug attacks influenza A by changing the motion and structure of a proton channel necessary for the virus to infect healthy cells. Mei Hong, the John D. Corbett Professor in Chemistry at Iowa State, said the findings are particularly important because mutations of the type A virus are resistant to the anti-virus drug.
An illustration of the structure of an enzyme.
Iowa State researcher studies how enzymes break down cellulose
Iowa State University's Peter Reilly is working to understand how the structures of enzymes influence their mechanism and activity in breaking down cellulose. His work is opening doors for new and better applications of enzymes. Better enzymes, for example, could be a key to making the production of cellulosic ethanol more efficient and more economical.
ISU becomes affiliate of Keep Iowa Beautiful
Iowa State is the first higher education institution in the state to earn affiliation with Keep Iowa Beautiful. The organization assists local cleanup and beautification through research, education and public awareness. The affiliation will provide the Keep Iowa State Beautiful committee with access to statewide resources and opportunities.
'Make Me A World'
ISU graduate student Marcus Glenn (right) was among Iowa State students who made education presentations to high school and middle school students during the "I'll Make Me A World in Iowa" celebration in Des Moines Jan. 25-26. The event highlighted African-American arts, culture and contributions.
New entrepreneurial professorship established in Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State is establishing one of the nation's first professorships in veterinary entrepreneurial studies.
Geoffroy's vision: Make ISU a model of energy efficiency
President Gregory Geoffroy envisions Iowa State University as a model of energy efficiency -- a university that leads the way in conserving and minimizing its impact on global climate change. He recently created a 16-member advisory committee to help him pursue that vision.
Mid-year fund-raising totals up
The Iowa State University Foundation reports a 66 percent increase in fund raising only six months into the fiscal year, with $84.3 million in private support from more than 34,000 donors.
Making time fly: ISU professor studies how to moderate waiting time with customers
Deanne Brocato, an assistant professor of marketing at ISU, led a research team on a study examining the waiting experiences of 844 customers in the banking and hair-cutting service industries from two medium-sized metropolitan areas in the southeastern United States. Their study offers advice on how businesses can moderate their waiting lines.
DOE selects ISU for 2009 DOE Solar Decathlon competition
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Iowa State as one of 20 teams from four countries to compete in the fourth Solar Decathlon in fall of 2009 in Washington, D.C. Teams design, build and operate attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered homes. The Solar Decathlon has developed into one of the premiere venues in the U.S. for research and development into green building technologies. Iowa State's is the first Solar Decathlon team from Iowa.
Hawkeye Community College students who plan to attend Iowa State gather with Hawkeye president Greg Schmitz (left) and ISU President Gregory Geoffroy at the signing ceremony.
ISU and Hawkeye Community College sign admissions partnership
Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy signed an admissions partnership agreement with Hawkeye Community College Greg Schmitz, today in Cedar Rapids. The agreement makes it more convenient for Hawkeye students who want to earn a bachelor's degree to transfer to ISU.
VISIONS magazine features the faces of Campaign Iowa State
The winter 2008 issue of VISIONS magazine features Campaign Iowa State: With Pride and Purpose, the university's $800 million fund-raising campaign.
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Iowans should lead renaissance in math and science
Des Moines Register
Iowa State President Gregory Geoffroy urges local school districts to adopt the new Iowa Model Core Curriculum for Iowa's K-12 schools with its strong emphasis on literacy, math and science. He also urges support for the Regents Math and Science Education Collaborative initiative, designed to increase the number of math and science teachers in Iowa schools.


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Granite State volunteers bring supplies, relief to Staten IslandBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
November 12. 2012 9:31PM
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mary Pinder's jaw dropped when she approached the piles of grassy material scattered around the John M. D'Amato Athletic Field.
The $2 million artificial turf field used for soccer and football was built and dedicated just a year ago, but Hurricane Sandy's massive storm surge ripped it up, flung it around, and left it in ruin.
On the other side of the field, a lonely rubber Big Bird toy that once brought smiles to a young child's face sat amid a mess of uprooted trees, tangled sticks, rocks and other storm debris that now litters a beach in the New Dorp section of Staten Island.
And a short distance away, collapsed houses line the streets after Sandy's wicked winds pushed the sea into neighborhoods like never before.
"It was mass destruction. It was unbelievable. The power of the ocean must be absolutely incredible," said Pinder, administrative assistant for the Fremont Police Department.
Pinder witnessed the aftermath of Sandy's fury first-hand when she travelled to Staten Island last Saturday to deliver relief supplies donated to several New Hampshire police departments.
A police trailer from Fremont and a box truck donated to the Bristol Police Department by Newfound Self Storage and the Homestead Restaurant were packed with everything from diapers and cleaning supplies to bags of clothing and nonperishable food items.
In just four days last week, the New Hampshire Chiefs of Police Secretaries Association collected enough donations from residents, businesses, and local hospitals to fill the trucks in time for a fast delivery to one of the hardest hit areas of Staten Island, where some residents cleaning up their flood-ravaged homes have been told to expect their power to return between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Jessica Miehle of Rochester, the chief's administrative assistant at the North Hampton Police Department, launched the drive after hearing about the struggles of Staten Islanders from family members who live there and lost everything in the floods.
Fremont police Sgt. Jason Larochelle didn't hesitate to help out when he heard the plea.
"Was it convenient to take a whole day and drive to New York? No. But when the opportunity arose and a need was there, I jumped on it. Would I do it again? Absolutely," he said.
Larochelle was moved by stories from people like Miehle's cousin, Jay Jorgensen, who only lost power at his Staten Island home, but his brother and sister-in-law - who had a baby just a few days ago - were displaced from their flood-damaged apartment and the house they were planning to buy was destroyed. His parents also suffered flooding at their place.
Jorgensen has been trying to help the people of New Dorp Beach, the old neighborhood where he grew up.
"The first word that comes to mind every time I look at it is war zone. One of my neighbor's houses from where I grew up was completely leveled like a house of cards," a tired Jorgensen said after he met up with the two New Hampshire trucks outside the New York Container Terminal.
The trucks made their first stop at the terminal, where college students volunteered to unload the donations with help from Pinder, Larochelle, Fremont Detective Shawn Carlson, and Gylene Salmon, administrative assistant for the Bristol Police Department - all of whom made the 5-hour trip.
One by one the boxes and bags were pulled out and carted off to areas of the facility where they would be sorted and then shipped off on trucks to areas where they were needed.
At one point, New Jersey volunteer Greg Godfrey, who works for Paul Toth Container Services, backed up with his truck and began grabbing pet food, cleaning supplies and other New Hampshire donations and planned to bring them to Coney Island.
Godfrey said the donations were moving out just as fast as they were coming in.
"It definitely will make a difference in people's lives. It'll be a long time before they're whole again," said Salmon, of the Bristol Police Department.
After dropping off many of the supplies, the New Hampshire trucks headed to hurricane-ravaged New Dorp Beach, where they found a trailer accepting clothing donations, and saw scenes of devastation and broken spirits.
But there were also scenes of hope. Volunteers came from near and far to provide hot meals in the neighborhoods. Others came armed with brooms and other supplies to help clean up.
Some walked the neighborhoods offering to lend a hand in any way they could to the victims who have lost so much.
"They looked bewildered, like they were lost. They were walking around like they were dazed and exhausted, but they looked at you and still smiled," said Pinder, who was nearly brought to tears by the stories of lost pets and others found dead in the aftermath.
Jack Giambrone and his family lost many of their belongings in the flood.
"It took four days to get 7 feet of water out," he said.
As more relief drives are launched to help victims, Giambrone urged people to donate items like rice, which could help absorb moisture from pictures, and sprayers for garden hoses, which are now being targeted by thieves. He also encouraged people to give gift cards to places like Lowe's, Home Depot, and Best Buy so victims can begin replacing items they lost in the floods.
"You name it, they lost it," he said.
New Dorp Beach resident Debbie Hernandez stood on the front steps of her house Saturday and watched the cleanup effort on her street, which just two weeks ago was under water.
"We can't thank the volunteers enough. They're taking time out of their lives to help other people and it's amazing," she said.
Hernandez and her husband, Paul, have been fed by a motorcycle club from Brooklyn every day since the hurricane.
"Thousands of people they're feeding," she said as a young woman carrying warm coats stopped on the sidewalk and handed them over a fence.
"Please, take these," the woman told Hernandez, who accepted them with a "thank you" and told the woman that if she couldn't use them she would find someone who could.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A suspect is under arrest in connection with a New Year's Eve shooting at a bar in the Old Sacramento area that killed two people, police said Tuesday.
The 22-year-old man was among three people wounded Monday evening after a shooting that occurred as people gathered to watch fireworks to celebrate the new year, authorities said.
Police identified the suspect as Carlito Montoya, who was in custody at a hospital where he was being treated for gunshot wounds.
Montoya's injuries and those to a security guard and a 30-year-old woman are not life-threatening.
Police say it started as an argument inside the bar just after 9:30 p.m. Monday that became a physical confrontation. When an employee tried to break up the fight, he was shot, as were the woman and another man.
That man, 35, and the employee, who was in his 20s, died at the scene after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
Authorities say an armed guard near a side door at the bar heard the gunshots and got into a gunfight with the suspect and both were wounded.
The armed suspect ran out of the bar toward a street crowded with holiday revelers but was caught quickly by officers chasing him, police said.
Afterward, police canceled the midnight fireworks show that was expected to draw as many as 40,000 people.
The pyrotechnics were instead detonated just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, startling residents of neighborhoods along the Sacramento River, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Mike Testa, senior vice president of the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, told the newspaper the fireworks were armed with live charges and needed to be detonated for safety reasons.


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Man, child die in Sampson County crash; 3 others hurt
Man, child die in Sampson County crash; 3 others hurt
A Burgaw man and a 12-year-old girl have been killed in a wreck in Sampson County.
North Carolina Highway Patrol Sgt. Bryan Smith said 37-year-old Aldaberto Rodriguez and 12-year-old Angeles Salazar of Rose Hill died in the wreck on U.S. 421 late Saturday afternoon.
Smith said Salazar was one of three young people in an SUV that crossed the center line and collided with a truck driven by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez died at the scene. Smith said Salazar died at Sampson Regional Medical Center.
The driver of the SUV and one of the young people were taken to University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. The third young person was treated and released from Sampson Regional.
Smith said the wreck is still under investigation.


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Today we have in our labs an external, slim-type Blu-ray disc writer. The Sony Optiarc BDX-S500U writes to Blu-ray Disc at 6x
speed, plays Blu-ray Disc movies, DVDs and CDs, archives large quantities of
data and is suitable as a back-up
medium and playback unit for practically any kind of terminal device.
Delivered with the CyberLink
BD Suite, the external burner can be installed in the living room replacing
DVD player in the home cinema system. It is also optimally equipped
for future home cinema applications as one of the first Blu-ray Disc players
for 3D movies. Of course, the compact and light drive can be also used as a
PC and notebook
The burner comes with CyberLink's Media Suite 8, a software
package that includes programs such as the DVD/Blu-ray Disc playback software
PowerDVD, the video editing software PowerDirector, and the DVD/BD authoring
PowerProducer. These programs make it easy to play back 3D Blu-ray Disc videos,
edit creative home video material and produce and burn your own Blu-rays Discs
and DVDs with menus. Data archiving is also simple with
the PowerBackup burning software.
Sony Optiarc's new product writes single layer BD-R media (25
GB) in around 20 minutes (6X) and double layer BD-R (50 GB) media at up to
4X speed. The BDX-S500U can write DVDs at up to 8X speed, DVD-RAMs at up to
and CDs at up to 24X speed.
Sony Optiarc offers a 24-month warranty on the drive.
the left picture you see the retail package of the BDX-S500U writer.
Besides the drive, the box includes a comprehensive set of accessories plus
a Sony BD-R 6x BD-R disc (blank).
Here is the complete bundle:
The BDX-S500U is very stylish and its case plastic case has a great black
glossy finish. At the top side panel there are the Blu-ray disc and DVD , CD
recordable certification logos, as well as a small green led that lights up when
the drive is connected to the AC power adapter.
The front side of the disc loading tray has the typical eject
button, the busy indicator and the emergency eject hole. The DC input jack
(power) and the USB 2.0 connector are available at the rear side of the drive:
Below you see the basic steps you should follow in order to operate the drive:
Connected to our test PC's USB 2.0 port, the drive was identified as "SONY
BD RW BDX-S500U" USB device. Here is some additional information about drive
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...I also have a 44" Z3200 as well but it is a pain in the butt to me.HDD crashed, motherboard burned out, XP driver doesn't work correctly, can't take super thick paper like Hahnemuhle Baryta FB.aaron
Right Mark, I meant to say that the built-in spectrometer and self-profile aspects of the Z are nice, but not essential. I have spent the money for custom ICC profiles for the 4900, but the cost hasn't been so great. If I do buy a 9900 or 8400, I would again be spending the money on custom profiles.Honestly, I don't know if I could say that the gamut of the Z and the 4900 come across as different to me eyes. I am speaking of informal tests, without objective measurement. But I am comparing prints made of the same image, on the same papers. The Z3200 gamut is not what I'd call outdated, honestly. If this is a matter that impacts a purchase decision you, or maybe Alistair, need to make PM me. I'll see if I can make a print for you so you can see for your self.John-
I have had an Epson 7880 for a few years and have been very happy with it for my relatively low volume printing. Am looking for a 44" printer and have noted that the best deals are to be had on HP z3200 printers. I know they are a generation older than the best and brightest from Epson and Canon and things like colour gamut and bronzing are inferior. But would those differences be obvious in the printed output or are they more relevant to reviewers looking to nitpick differences? And would I see notice a difference in output compared to the 7880? Many thanks.
Thanks everyone for your responses. Ernst, what do you consider a good gloss paper for the Z to minimise bronzing? Thanks, Alistair
Paper characteristics can and do vary greatly from roll to roll, and being able to produce a paper specific 100% accurate profile is invaluable.
Paper characteristics - for good quality papers - should not vary noticeably from roll to roll to the extent of needing to reprofile it. If they do, there is inadequate process and quality control on the product you are buying.
Heck, I even have a spare cloned 2.5" HD ready to install if the OEM one fails. So, yes, I think it is still worthy. --materialsguy
Heck, I even have a spare cloned 2.5" HD ready to install if the OEM one fails. So, yes, I think it is still worthy. --materialsguy
Shaun,I think you would make a lot of people happy, me included, if you explained what the steps are to clone the Z's HD. I have two HDs ready for that process, I know it is about copying an HD image but which tools did you use etc would be informative. This may not be the place to do it but there is a file section on the Wide Inkjet Printers list that could archive your description.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/


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Counseling Center
The purpose of the Counseling Center is to enhance the mission of Taylor University by supporting students in the process of academic, personal and spiritual growth, and to assist in enabling students to fully participate in the programs of the university.
The Counseling Center offers:
- Individual counseling (for depression, anxiety, relationship issues, family problems, eating issues, spiritual concerns, conflict resolution etc.)
- Couples counseling (dating, pre-engagement, pre-marital, marriage)
- Consultation (for students concerned about friends, family members, roommates, boyfriends, girlfriends, spouses, etc.)
- Support groups (different topics on an "as needed" or "as requested" basis)
- Educational seminars
- Residence Life presentations
- Coordination and referral to on-campus and off-campus resources
Counseling Center services are available to anyone, currently a student at Taylor University. These services are free of charge and are strictly confidential.
The Counseling Center is also available as a resource for Taylor University faculty and staff. This resource is limited to brief consultations or to answer questions should a faculty or staff member have concerns about a current Taylor University student.


text: Good Noon every body. I want to know something about making the system secure. How hackers get access to computers and how i can prevent from it. I know that they use ports to get access but I want to know everything about it. Is some topic is available on net?


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2013 Kia Sportage EX First Test
Same Great Style, Less Thrilling
Recently, we drove the 2013 Kia Sportage EX's boosted sibling, the 2013 Sportage SX, which is equipped with the Hyundai/Kia Theta II 2.0 GDI turbo engine. Cranking out 260 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque, the engine made the small SUV fun to drive but a bit of a handful when driven aggressively. Although we're rarely ones to proclaim a vehicle has "too much power," the Sportage SX, especially in front-drive form, toes the edge of that line thanks to sometimes darty torque steer from the potent turbocharged powerplant.
Those that like the style and amenities of the SX but don't have the need for speed will appreciate the fact that Kia also offers Sportage EX you see here. It is powered by the standard 2.4-liter port-injected four-cylinder that produces 176 hp and 168 lb-ft of torque and provides a driving experience that is considerably more sedate, as would be expected from a vehicle with 84 fewer horsepower and 101 less lb-ft of torque. That in no way implies, however that the EX is a less capable or inferior model to the hyper-caffeinated SX.
In some ways, the naturally aspirated powerplant is more appropriate for the class, with power figures that are in the same neighborhood as the segment volume leaders, the Honda CR-V, Ford Escape, and Toyota RAV4. Fuel economy is also slightly improved over the turbo, at 30 mpg highway, compared to the turbo's 28, though the city figure for both engines is 21 mpg. In typical suburban stop-and-go driving, the 2.4-liter engine is entirely adequate, going about its business without undue fuss. Only during full-throttle passing and merging do you yearn for the added power of the turbo, as in the upper rev range, the 2.4 tends to produce more noise than accelerative thrust.
When we first picked up our EX tester, we noticed the persistent green "Eco" light on the dashboard. After some fiddling with the trip computer, we figured out how to disable this mode. It helped throttle response slightly, but could not make up for the substantial power deficit relative to the turbo. The EX's 0-60 time was an unremarkable 9.3 seconds, nearly a full second behind the Honda CR-V and 2013 Toyota RAV4. This time is also a full two seconds behind the time posted by the SX, but feels like even more. Chalk the drastic seat-of-the-pants difference up to the 101 lb-ft torque deficit, which while a handful off-the-line in the SX, makes passing and rolling acceleration a much more confident affair.
Power aside, our praise for other areas of the Sportage's design remains for the EX. Other than a single rear tailpipe and different badging, the EX is virtually indistinguishable from the hot-rod SX. You get the LED running lights in the front, 18-inch alloy wheels, and with the Premium package, the same navigation headunit and heated and cooled driver's seat, among other niceties.
The EX even wears the same-size 235/55-18 tires as the SX. The suspension tuning seems a little softer in the EX, but the ride could still not be accurately described as plush or serene. The Sportage is a small, short-wheelbase SUV in all its forms, and the suspension tuning can only do so much to hide this basic configuration. Going to a less-aggressive rolling stock than the low-profile 18-inch wheels and tires might help some.
The Sportage begs for a middle engine option, and the most obvious choice is the 2.4-liter GDI engine used in the base Sorento and Optima. Producing 190 hp and 181 lb-ft in its SUV applications, this engine would put a little more spring in the step of the Sportage without the hyper-adrenalized character of the SX's turbo. We would not be at all surprised to see this option appear on the 2014 model, possibly as part of a larger mid-cycle refresh.
In the hyper-competitive compact SUV market, the Sportage is a niche player, selling just a fraction of the units of the class leaders. But Kia seems comfortable offering the Sportage as a more stylish alternative to the more conventional Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. If you like the looks of the Sportage, but are happy with simply keeping up with traffic, rather than blasting ahead of it, the Sportage EX may be the perfect middle ground.
|2013 Kia Sportage EX
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Talk of the Town
Critics love the painter John Currin. But why?
(Click here to see the slide show of Currin's work.)
Almost every art season, there's one show courageous, compelling, or contentious enough to get everybody talking—like "Sensation," the controversial exhibition of Young British Artists at the Brooklyn Museum, or the Guggenheim's populist resurrection of Norman Rockwell. This year, the name on everybody's lips is John Currin, whose midcareer retrospective recently arrived at the Whitney Museum. By now, the major critics have weighed in on Currin's slyly satirical, figurative paintings, and the reviews have been unusually enthusiastic. There are some wildly different ideas about exactly what Currin is up to— New York Times critic Michael Kimmelman sees him as "a latter-day Jeff Koons" trafficking in postmodern irony while Peter Schjeldahl at The New Yorker finds him a blissfully sincere artist tapping into the timeless values of "mystery, sublimity, transcendence." But everyone is unanimous about one thing: John Currin can paint.
In almost every review, Currin's technical skill is acknowledged with a kind of breathless wonder. And to be sure, lately he has adopted a suave, Old Master-ish style, rendering the smooth, luminous skin of his nudes with real conviction—a marked departure from the intentionally crude technique of his earlier paintings. But this critical fixation on Currin's painterly technique raises the question: Why are we so surprised that a successful contemporary painter is good at putting pigment on canvas?
(Click here to see a slide show and for further exploration of Currin's work.)


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we have the same problem with chrome, especially when you're watching something, leave it for 30 mins, you'll lose everything you buffered. lol, but overall Chrome is simpler, much easier to use than FF
Lol yeah that happens to me too. Plus at times there are some glitches whenever I'm playing flash based games on Facebook like Farmville or YoVille. the whole screen becomes static at some point. Or maybe I'm just using Vista?


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats are united against an idea being floated in Congress to fund the government for a few days in order to avoid a government shutdown at midnight, Democratic Senator Max Baucus said.
Baucus, a senior Democrat, made the remark to reporters after a closed meeting of Senate Democrats.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Eric Beech)


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January 14. 2013 9:21PM
Trial set for Maine woman accused of pawning stolen jewelry in NH
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
Summer Ali-Azira, 30, is scheduled to go on trial in March on charges of receiving stolen property for allegedly trying to sell $16,000 worth of jewelry to a Plaistow pawn shop. Her boyfriend, Patrick Quinn, 38, recently pleaded guilty in a related case. (COURTESY)
BRENTWOOD - A woman charged with selling roughly $16,000 in stolen jewelry to a Plaistow pawn shop has been scheduled for trial, weeks after her alleged partner opted to plead guilty to theft charges, according to court records.
Summer Ali-Ariza, 30, of Camden, Maine, is facing six counts of receiving stolen property for allegedly trying to unload valuables taken during burglaries in her home state.
The valuables belonged to at least three different people, indictments say. Ali-Ariza's trial is scheduled for the week of March 25 in Rockingham County Superior Court. She faces up to 7½ to 15 years in state prison if she is convicted.
Prosecutors say her boyfriend, Patrick Quinn, 38, was sentenced to 3 to 6 years as part of a plea deal he struck with county prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to theft by deception and receiving stolen property. Quinn's prison term on New Hampshire charges will run concurrently to a three-year prison stint he is now serving in Knox County, Maine, in connection with a series of burglaries there, according to court records.
Plaistow police arrested Ali-Ariza, 30, and Quinn last Sept. 28, after they allegedly made repeated trips to Rockingham Trading Post in Plaistow to unload approximately $16,137 in stolen jewelry and valuables. Store management contacted police about the duo, who claimed they owned the jewelry, police said.
Ali-Ariza began serving an 18-month sentence on Sept. 24 after pleading guilty to a burglary in Rockland, Maine, court records say. She and Quinn pleaded guilty in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast, Maine, last year on charges related to a series of residential burglaries in their home state.
In Rockingham County, prosecutors sought charges for selling off the stolen jewelry and other valuables. Plaistow police credited the local pawn shop with aiding them in the arrests. Records kept by the store showed when Ali-Ariza and Quinn began selling the jewelry to them in Sept. 10. Plaistow police were tipped off by store workers when the couple returned to the store on Sept. 28.


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Hellickson, Rays handcuff Red SoxThe Sports Xchange
June 19. 2013 11:56PM
BOSTON — Jeremy Hellickson threw six effective innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, Wednesday night at Fenway Park, salvaging one win in the three-game series.
Hellickson (5-3) gave up two runs on seven hits with no walks, four strikeouts, two wild pitches and a balk.
Four Rays relievers combined to throw three no-hit innings, with Fernando Rodney getting the final out in a non-save situation.
Red Sox right-hander Ryan Dempster (4-8) went six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Tampa Bay took the lead for good on Ben Zobrist's fifth-inning RBI single that broke a 2-2 tie. Jose Molina led off with a single and took second on a two-out walk to Desmond Jennings before scoring on Zobrist's hit.
Evan Longoria hit a run-scoring single in the seventh, and Wil Myers followed with a two-run double for his first major league RBIs.
The Rays got on the scoreboard first with two runs in the first inning. Jennings hit a solo home run, his ninth of the season, with one out. Zobrist followed with a single, took third on Evan Longoria's single and scored on James Loney's sacrifice fly.
Boston got a run in the second when David Ortiz led off with a double, moved to third on Mike Napoli's groundout and scored on Jonny Gomes' infield single.
The Red Sox tied the score 2-2 in the fourth when Gomes' single knocked in Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who had hit a two-out double.
Notes: After catching all 18 innings of Tuesday's doubleheader, Saltalamacchia was behind the plate again Wednesday for the series finale. ... The Red Sox announced the signing of LHP Trey Ball, their first pick in this year's draft. ... Despite his struggles, RHP Andrew Bailey remains the Red Sox's closer, manager John Farrell said. ... Boston C David Ross, who is on the seven-day disabled list, will travel to Pittsburgh today to be examined by concussion specialist Michael Collins. Ross took a foul tip off his mask in Friday's game in Baltimore. It is the second time this season he has been on the concussion DL. ... Red Sox 1B/OF Mike Carp was unavailable again for defense. He left Sunday's game in Baltimore with cramping in his right hamstring. ... Rays LHP David Price is expected to make his first rehab start Friday for Class A Charlotte (Port Charlotte, Fla.). He has been on the DL since May 16 with a left triceps strain. Price suffered a setback when he felt soreness after throwing a simulated game during the Rays last home game.


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Obviously there will be federal farm support because agriculture remains in the economic doldrums. How much money is the unanswered question.
It will come from either the last year of the infamous and failed Federal Agricultural Improvement Act of 1996 or a new farm bill that would provide a more definitive financial foundation for struggling American agriculture. The difference in dollars could mean the difference between getting a bank loan and not for some producers.
Earl Williams, president and CEO of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association in Fresno, believes a new farm bill could be written before spring that would be less costly than the last year of the FAIR Act and more supportive of Western agriculture.
It's late, and many farmers are well past the time when they should have a good idea of what federal farm support levels will be, but Williams said there's still time to replace badly flawed federal farm law.
"It will either be another bale-out under the old law or it will be a new farm bill," said Williams. "The cost to the federal government of a bale-out would probably be more than a new farm bill with fixed payments geared to the differences in the loan and the actual price of cotton and other commodities. Fixed payments levels would be better for California."
Right now Williams said the push in the cotton industry is to get a new farm bill passed that looks like what the House passed last fall. He believes similar elements are in a bill passed by the Senate Ag committee before the holiday recess that died before the Senate could take a pre-holiday vote. He is confident an acceptable bill could come out of conference committee based on what came out of the full House and the Senate ag panel.
That may be easier said than done in the political atmosphere in Washington today.
Turn to bale-out
"At some point if the process of getting a new farm bill drags on too long, we will have to change horses and start looking at an emergency bale-out package for this year under the old farm bill," he said.
While Williams and others may be impatient now, the Far West cotton leader points out that the FAIR Act wasn't reported out of conference committee until March 22, 1996 and did not gain final congressional approval until March 28. The president did not sign the bill until April 4, and it was in place for 1996.
He hopes it does not take that long because those dates are well past the start of cotton planting season in the West. It begins March 1 in the San Joaquin Valley and even earlier than that in Arizona.
At stake in the farm bill debate is $73.5 billion dollars earmarked for a five-year federal farm program. With the cost of waging war against terrorism and a faltering economy creating fears of a budget deficit, there is an urgency to get federal farm law in place before that money evaporates.
Already administration financial watchdogs have said it is too much, but President Bush has overruled them and continues to support that level of spending for the new farm law.
A decision on what the federal farm program will be this year is but one element of the financial picture for 2002.
Hoped for program
Western producers had hoped to take a new cost of production crop insurance program to their bankers this year as an underpinning for production loans, but that will not happen.
Williams said advocates of such a program have been working for two years to put a package together that would clear all the regulatory hurdles.
"Unfortunately, it is a dead issue for 2002. There will be no cost of production crop insurance for this year. We were told last year we would have a pilot program in place for 2002, but a combination of things have sidelined it for this season. Basically the concept has become more complex and involved than we understood it would be early on," he said.
"We are disappointed, but we have not given up because Western producers need an insurance program that focuses on cost of production rather than revenue," said Williams.
"We have said all along that what is in place now is not workable and viable for the West," he added.
Contrasted with the uncertainty about the level of federal support is the stark reality of continued low commodity prices, including cotton. Williams is predicting a sharp drop in short staple cotton acreage in the valley, down 25 percent from last season's 650,000 acres because of uncertainty and low prices. It would have been much higher had a new farm bill and new insurance program been in place.
That will put the short staple in the 500,000-acre range.
Pima last season accounted for 215,000 acres. With Pima loan levels in the 80-cent range, there will be an acreage increase. However, it won't be much, predicts Williams. Maybe 10 percent to 15 percent to a maximum of 250,000 acres. He does not predict a wild upward swing in ELS acreage. "I think the (annual) Pima acreage is pretty well settled within the valley," he added.


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Oh I wish I was in NYC at Xmas time. Looks magical with such an ambience. Love the cakes: the snowman is particularly cute with the ear-phones, or perhaps I should be antique and say ear-muffs. That's some garage but bet your cats are purretty! Happy holidays, Carol! Hugs from a bitterly cold Paris.ReplyDelete
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... cute post .. little chilly this am in the big apple, huh! ... happy holidays ... enjoy ....ReplyDelete
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Everything is so festive! Thanks for all the tours..I live more in the country and don't see that much of all this storefront opulence..Must be so great at night too..
Of course I am in my pj's at 7..:)
'Tis the season. Painting cats, eh? Hope we get to see them, Carol!
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I should do another post on them..
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Wales and Lions international Ryan Jones has been granted a testimonial year by the Ospreys in recognition of his services to the region.
The 31-year-old Jones has won 70 caps for Wales and captained the side to the 2008 Six Nations grand slam. He was also involved in the 2005 and 2012 grand slam sides and played all three Tests on the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand. In the November internationals he set a new record for captaincy appearances of 29 when he led out Warren Gatland's side against Samoa.
"It promises to be a wonderful and memorable year for not just me but for my family as well, who have been a big inspiration for me and have shared the highs and lows of my career," Jones said.
Jones has played 135 times for the Ospreys since joining them in 2004 and won four RaboDirect Pro12 titles and the 2008 Anglo-Welsh Cup. The Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal is his chosen charity for his testimonial year.
"Ryan is a wonderful servant to the Ospreys and his country and to rugby in general," Ospreys chief operating officer, Andrew Hore said. "His record speaks for itself; his achievements in the game are testament to the hard work and effort he puts in every day, constantly striving to improve.
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In Timbuktu, a tale of forbidden love, public flogging
TIMBUKTU, Mali - The love story began over the phone, when he dialed the wrong number. It nearly ended with the couple's death at the hands of Islamic extremists who considered their romance forbidden.
What happened in between is a study in how al-Qaida-linked militants terrorized a population, whipping women and girls in northern Mali almost every day for not adhering to their interpretation of the strict moral code known as Shariah. It also is a testament to the clash between the brutal, unyielding Islam of the invaders and the moderate version of the religion that has long prevailed in Timbuktu, once a center for Islamic learning.
From freedom to fear
Until the Islamists came and upended her world, Salaka Djicke was a 24-year-old woman who lived a relatively free life.
During the day, she helped her mother bake bread in a mud oven, selling each puffy piece for 50 francs (10 cents). In the afternoon, she grilled meat on an open fire and sold brochettes on the side of the road.
She saved the money she earned to buy makeup and get her hair styled.
Like her sisters and friends, she spoke openly with men - including the stranger who called by mistake over a year ago.
The man thought he was calling his cousin. When he heard Salaka's voice, he apologized.
They started talking.
A few days later, he called again. For two weeks, they spoke almost daily, until he asked for directions to her house.
He was older - she does not know how old - and already married, a status that bears no taboo in a predominantly Muslim region where men can take up to four wives. She found him handsome.
From that day on, he ended phone conversations with the phrase "Ye bani" - "I love you" in the Sonrai language. Instead of Salaka, he called her "cherie" - "sweetheart" in French, still spoken in this former French colony.
He showered her with gifts, starting with a 6-yard piece of bazin fabric, the hand-dyed, polished cotton which is the mainstay of Malian fashion. It was a royal violet, and he paid to have it tailored into an outfit.
She put it on for him, and they went to a photo studio one street over. They stood against the poster backdrop of an enamel-blue waterfall. He put his arms around her and invited her to sit on his lap.
By the time the first group of rebel fighters drove past her house on April 1, the two had been seeing each other for several months. He called to see if she was OK.
These fighters in military uniforms made clear their goal: They wanted to create an independent homeland known as Azawad for Mali's marginalized Tuareg people.
Only days later, a different group of fighters arrived, wearing beards and tunics that looked like the kurtas common in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Their black flag resembled the one people had seen on YouTube videos posted by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. They called themselves Ansar Dine, or "Defenders of the Faith."
They produced a pamphlet outlining how a woman should wear the veil and whom she could and could not be seen with. Eschewing contact with women, they handed the leaflets out to the men.
One of them was Salaka's boyfriend. He drove his motorcycle to her house to give it to her.
She didn't have enough money to buy the plain, colorless veil prescribed to cover the entire body. So her boyfriend went to the market and paid for two, one red and one blue. The women of sub-Saharan Africa are so used to wearing vibrant colors, he couldn't find any that were black.
As their love affair grew more intense, so did the crackdown by the Islamists in northern Mali, an area equal in size to Afghanistan.
Three months after they arrived, they arrested an illiterate man and woman, both dirt-poor herders living together for years with their animals outside the town of Aguelhok. The man had left his wife to reunite with his teenage love, and they had two children out of wedlock.
In the last week of July, the Islamists sped into their nomadic camp and arrested them. They drove them to the city center, where they announced the couple would be stoned to death for adultery.
They dug a hole the size of a man and forced them to kneel inside. They made the villagers come out to see what Shariah was. Then they cast the first stone.
Meeting in secret
Salaka and her boyfriend stopped seeing each other in public. When he came, they sat in the enclosed courtyard of her parents' home.
Even in relatively modern Timbuktu, it was not considered appropriate to leave the couple alone in a room. So he borrowed the keys to a friend's empty house nearby.
She hesitated to join him. He begged her, saying he couldn't be without her. They determined that the Islamic police stopped their patrols at 10 p.m.
They began meeting once a week. She insisted on staying no longer than 40 minutes. He brought her on his motorcycle, stopping close to the house and pushing the bike through a blanket of sand to avoid attention.
By this time, the Islamists were beating everyone from pregnant mothers and grandmothers to 9-year-olds for not covering themselves fully. A woman was no longer supposed to talk even to her own brother on the stoop of her house.
At a certain point, Salaka knew they were going to get caught. She planned out what they would say.
In one version, she would say he was her uncle. In another, she would call him her older brother. In yet another, they would try to pass off as a married couple.
On the night of Dec. 31, the two left Salaka's house on a motorcycle, taking a circuitous path to confuse anyone who might be following them.
When they got close, they chose the narrowest alleyways in order to avoid the Toyota pickup trucks of the Islamic police. They passed the house where they planned to meet and doubled back in an alley. He cut the motorcycle's engine, told her to stay 100 yards behind him and pushed the bike through the sand as usual.
She watched him leave. He passed the first intersection, then the second, and then the third.
Four bearded men came on foot via the third intersection. Her lover jumped on his motorcycle and gunned it across the sand. He was the married one and would have paid the higher price.
She knew she couldn't outrun them. So she stood and waited for them.
Price of love
They took her to the headquarters of the Islamic police. They shoved her into a closet-like space and locked the gate behind her.
When she didn't come home that night, her worried sister called her cell phone. The Islamic police answered.
In the morning, her family came to slip bread through the gate, feeding her like an animal at the zoo. Later that day, the police transferred her to a prison they had set up just for women in a wing of the city's central jail. For the next three nights, she slept on a hard floor.
On Jan. 3, they took her to the Islamic tribunal. Just eight days before French President Francois Hollande unilaterally approved a military intervention in Mali on Jan. 11, Salaka was convicted of being caught with a man who was not her husband and sentenced to 95 lashes. It was a severe punishment even by the standards of the Islamists.
They took her to the market at noon on Jan. 4.
The police made her kneel. They covered her in a gauze-like shroud. They told her to remove her dress, leaving only the thin fabric to protect her skin from the whip.
The executor announced Salaka's crime and her punishment. Then he began flogging her with a switch made from the branch of a tree. He hit her so hard and for so long that at one point she wasn't sure if the veil had fallen off. She could feel the blood seeping through.
When it was over, they told her that if they ever saw her with a man again, they would kill her.
Her lover called as soon as she got home. The night she was caught, he ran away to Mali's distant capital, becoming one of an estimated 385,000 people who have fled their homes from the north.
He said over and over: "I'm sorry." He promised to marry her.
But he has not yet returned. She still will not name him, fearing the Islamist extremists will be back. Her face warms when she speaks of him and contracts when she describes her pain and humiliation. There isn't a child in Timbuktu who doesn't recognize her, she says.
In recent days, she pulled out her lover's gift of the violet bazin with the flame-patterned brocade from the bottom of a pile of clothes she was not allowed to wear under the city's occupiers. She painted her lips a translucent fuschia. She went to the newly opened hairdresser.
The photo studio where she and her lover posed by the cardboard waterfall remains closed, so instead her brother snapped a picture of her.
If you look closely, you can see the marks left by the whip across her now-naked shoulders.


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New Video: Bob Lang and the Voysey Mantle Clock
The cover project for the upcoming August 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is like many of the pieces I've made for articles. Picking projects is one of the best parts of my job and when I meet readers, one of the common questions asked is "How do you guys decide what pieces to build?" I imagine other magazines conducting reader surveys to see what's trending, or reviewing other publications to see what the competition is up to. We are nowhere near that sophisticated or scientific.
Here's our process in a nutshell: Whoever is in line to build a project pores over old books, auction catalogs or online images in search of something they like, or he or she designs something. Then we meet as a group every now and then and if most of us like it, we go ahead and make it. We choose the things we would like to read about, if we were on the receiving end.
I had seen this clock before, and last winter while surfing the web for project ideas, I came across it again. The best known iteration of this clock is painted, but there are also a few existing pieces in ebony and oak with inlaid faces. I wondered what it would look like with contrasting woods and pitched the idea, both to my fellow editors and to my wife. Some pieces set off a spark that triggers "Ooh! I have to have one!" That happened to me when I saw this piece for the first time, and it also happened to my wife, although she prefers the painted version.
On the technical level, there is a lot going on in this design; interesting elements on a small scale, and an opportunity to play around with combinations of materials. We thought it interesting enough to shoot a video of the process, and "Build an Arts & Crafts Mantel Clock with Robert W. Lang" will soon be available. Like the project itself, this video is a little different than the norm.
It drives me crazy to see woodworking videos or TV shows where most of the steps are covered by showing a piece of wood coming off the blade of a table saw, or the host pointing and saying "I set this up to do that" with no further explanation. That works if you're a cinematography major or if you have to squeeze a project into 22 minutes, but it isn't what a woodworker wants or needs to see, and there isn't much valuable information there. I want to know (and see) how the guy set things up to make the cut, why he decided to do it that way, and what do things look like from his perspective.
While we were filming, I made sure that the cameras came in tight and that we recorded what was going on before the machines came on, or saws, chisels and planes were brought into play. We shot with the camera looking over my shoulder whenever possible, and I tried to explain what I was looking for in each step (most of the outtakes are of me smacking my head into the camera).
One of my best-developed skills as a woodworker is based on my inherent laziness; I'm usually looking for the easy way out. So I bounce between hand tools and power tools without an emotional or philosophical attachment for either process. In the video, you'll see a simple jig for cutting tapers on the table saw, and how to set up the router table to make small mouldings, safely and consistently.
You'll also see an easy setup for cutting miters by hand, how to mark them precisely without measuring, how to adjust them with a block plane and a few scraps of plywood, and how to glue mouldings together without worry or fuss.
You'll also see how to keep from getting lots of small parts mixed up, learn about a source for mother-of-pearl inlay so you only need to do half the work on the face, how to turn walnut jet black by raiding the kitchen, how to lay out complex shapes even if you can't find a pencil, and how to make sure everything goes together at the end without making yourself crazy.
The August 2013 issue will enter the mail stream around the end of June, but the video will be available a week or two ahead of that. "Build an Arts & Crafts Mantel Clock with Robert W. Lang" is now available for pre-order in our store.


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CHATHAM ISLANDS, New Zealand, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A 100-million-year-old fossil forest on an island east of New Zealand has provided clues about ancient life close to the South Pole, researchers say.
Researchers from Monash University in Australia reported the discovery of large trees, early flowering plants, seed cones and rare insects preserved in a rock formation in the Chatham Islands.
The fossils are the first evidence of life close to the South Pole during the Cretaceous period, 145 million to 65 million years ago, a time researchers say was a period of extreme greenhouse conditions on Earth.
"One hundred million years ago, the Earth was in the grip of a greenhouse effect -- a planet of extreme heat with minimal ice (except in the high altitudes) and sea levels of up to 200 meters (650 feet) higher than today," Monash paleontologists Professor Stillwell said.
In the Cretaceous period many southern continents including New Zealand, Australia, Antarctica and South America were still mostly joined together as part of the ancient southern landmass of Gondwana.
"Rainforests inhabited by dinosaurs existed in sub-polar latitudes and polar ecosystems were adapted to long months of winter darkness and summer daylight," Stillwell said.
The discovery was made in one of the most remote fossil locations in the Southern Hemisphere, more than 500 miles east of New Zealand.
"Never before have we had evidence about what life existed near the South Pole 90 to 100 million years, or the conditions that life on land experienced," Stillwell said.


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GREENVILLE, Ill. -- The men's basketball team had an opportunity to tie the game in the waning seconds but could not create a shot as Westminster held on for a 79-76 win Thursday night. MarQuel Jones was the game's top scorer with 21 points.
Greenville held a one-point advantage at halftime and were outscored by four in the second half.
Westminster outperformed Greenville at the free throw line as the Blue Jays hit 25-of-31 charity tosses to Greenville's 9-of-12 showing.
Anthony Metzler contributed 13 points and four blocks for the Panthers. Todd Albertson posted 13 points.
Alex Mumphard passed out six assists, and Ben Giertz tallied six rebounds.
The Panthers (7-9, 2-5 SLIAC) return to action Saturday as they host Fontbonne at 3 p.m.


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Dave D'Onofrio's Patriots Notebook: Welker's numbers piling upBY DAVE D'ONOFRIO
Special to The New Hampshire Union Leader
December 10. 2012 10:29PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- WES WELKER stepped under Monday night's primetime spotlight knowing he had a chance to do something nobody has ever done. With eight catches, he would become the first player in NFL history to catch at least 100 passes in five different seasons, separating himself from what had been a tie with Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison.
But if he gets his just due, Welker will someday find himself right alongside those all-timers again.
In the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
His candidacy for such an honor is still a long way off, and at 31 years old, Welker's only focus on the future beyond this season is whether the Patriots will pay him big money to remain with them for the long term. Though as long as New England does the right thing, and gives the franchise's all-time leading pass catcher the contract he deserves, by the time his name comes up for consideration he should statistically rank among the best ever.
If Welker maintains the pace he took into Monday's game against the Texans - which would also make him the only NFL receiver ever to catch 120 balls in three different seasons - he'll move up to 27th all-time. If he matches even his worst season as a Patriot next year, he'll be in the neighborhood of 18th. And if he does that again a year after that, he'll be knocking on the top 10 in career receptions.
Only eight players have ever caught 1,000 passes, and though Welker was still 258 shy of that mark at the start of Monday's tilt, his previous 258 catches came over 34 games. If he keeps that pace, he'd be in grand company come sometime in late December of 2014. And he'll still be just 33 years old.
The cases against Welker's candidacy are the same that surfaced at the start of this season, when some thought Welker was being phased out, and at the very least the Patriots seemed to be exploring whether or not Julian Edelman could at least be reasonably effective in the same role.
The critics say Welker is a product of the system, of his position, of playing with Tom Brady - and they diminish his accomplishments because of all three. They contend that all three inflate his numbers, and suggest that if he was allowed to leave Gillette Stadium when his deal expires the Patriots would simply plug in someone new and the offense would continue humming along.
But if it were really that simple, why wouldn't other teams be doing it? New England is almost certain to surpass the 500-point plateau for the fourth time in Welker's six seasons, and as a result the team had posted a regular season record of 73-19 entering Monday. Surely those are results every other team in football would emulate if it was simple to do. Especially those with an elite quarterback.
Brady is obviously a big part of those prolific numbers. In fact, there's no question he's the biggest. But before the Pats traded for Welker prior to the 2007 season, the team had scored more than 400 points only once in Brady's era (437 in 2004).
And on an individual level, before Welker was his teammate, Brady never threw for more than 28 touchdowns, never had a passer rating better than 92.6, and only once threw for 4,000 yards. Remember: In the debate between Brady and Peyton Manning, Manning had the numbers but Brady had the rings.
Well, now Brady has both to his credit. Since Welker came to town, Brady's worst touchdown total for a full season is 28; his worst passer rating is 96.2; and he's about to hit the 4,000-yard mark for the fourth time in five years. Comparing the collection as more of a whole, Brady was an 88.4-rated quarterback before Welker, with 147 touchdowns to 78 interceptions; with Welker, he's 106.5, and 178 to 41.
Someday Brady will be spoken of as one of the best ever. Though his story can't be told without speaking of Welker.
Rice wasn't less respected because he played with Joe Montana and Steve Young. Harrison wasn't thought less of because he was receiving throws from Manning. And yes - ask Larry Fitzgerald - even the best receiver is nothing without a serviceable quarterback. But it's worth noting that Welker had 111 catches playing with Matt Cassel, too.
The numbers don't end there, either. With 16, Welker entered Monday with more 10-catch, 100-yard games than anyone in history. He's already ensured himself a third straight (and fifth overall) season of 1,000 receiving yards. He has at least 80 more catches than any player since 2007 (despite tearing his ACL therein). Over that span he'd made over 1,000 yards after the catch more than Ray Rice, who's second in the league.
And he shows no signs of slowing down - so the numbers are only likely to keep getting bigger, keep getting better, and keep rewriting "Welker" in the record books that have the names Rice and Harrison all over them.
So, ultimately, that shouldn't be the only place their names can be seen together.
OFFENSIVE GUARD Logan Mankins and defensive end Chandler Jones returned from injury for the Patriots on Monday night, fortifying New England in the trenches against a Texans team that typically owns that area.
Rookie running back Brandon Bolden also returned for the Pats, having served his four-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. He was active for the game.
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Patriots for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Kristen Masullo
After playing a key role in Liberty's two conference wins last week, Lady Flames' goalkeeper Kristen Masullo was named the Big South Conference Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week, as announced this morning by the conference office. Masullo's award covers games played April 8-14.
Masullo's plaudit is the third defensive player of the week honor for Liberty this season, joining Jen Moyer and Jen Freymond who earned the awards on Feb. 11 and March 12, respectively.
On Friday in the Lady Flames' win at Coastal Carolina, Masullo tallied four saves, while surrendering just six goals. The junior also scooped up a ground ball in the victory. Against Winthrop on Sunday, Masullo registered 11 saves overall, including six crucial second-half stops, three of which came with less than five minutes to play in regulation. The 12-11 double-overtime win against the Eagles clinched a top-four seed and a spot in the Big South Conference Lacrosse Championship for Liberty. The Berkeley Heights, N.J. native posted a 7.99 goals-against average and .469 save percentage for the week.
Masullo leads the Big South in save percentage (.485) and ranks second in GAA (9.82) and saves per game (8.31). Among national leaders, Masullo ranks fifth in saves (133), seventh in save percentage (.485) and 17th in saves per game (8.31).
Masullo and the rest of the Lady Flames will play their final regular-season contest on Saturday against Big South foe Longwood. The game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
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Strings Attached: Jack Wilkins, Vic Juris, Ron Affif, and Mark Whitfield with special guest Gilad Hekselman
Monday, February 26
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"Jazz guitar is alive and well in New York City, thanks to 'Strings Attached' — don't miss them!" —Jon Herington, Steely Dan
Strings Attached features four of New York City's premier six-string jazz masters on a single stag—Jack Wilkins, Vic Juris, Ron Affif, and Mark Whitfield. They join forces as Strings Attached for a uniquely spectacular show with special guest Sheryl Bailey.
Wilkins has been on the International jazz scene since the early 1970's. His flawless technique and imaginative chordal approach have inspired collaborations with Chet Baker, Sarah Vaughan, Bob Brookmeyer, and Buddy Rich among many others.


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"The more I study, the more I realize how little I know."
Getting you through all those Mondays is Charlie Brown and the Peanuts crew's lightly humorous take on life. All new quotes and illustrations have been selected for the 2014 collection of Diaries and Planners, bringing the Peanuts philosophy to your daily organization and planning. In the photos below, these adventures are brought to the real world.
Cover captions: "There's something very exciting about going on a journey." | "The world is filled with Mondays."
Classic Peanuts situations are silkscreened onto a white cover: Snoopy leading a boy-scout summer camp, Snoopy and Lucy ice skating, Schroeder playing piano while Lucy listens on, Charlie Brown and Lucy reposing against a brick wall, looking wistfully across the horizon towards a new day.
Cover captions: "Bonjour, Sweetie!" | "This could very well be the most important day of your life!"
The Peanuts Planner has been designed as a companion for everyday and extraordinary journeys: whether they happen at school, on the weekend, or in the wild. Fill it with your plans, appointments and deadlines and personalize it with the themed sticker set in the back pocket. Take it with you wherever you go and never forget Snoopy's advice:
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Rest this afternoon."
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Mission, Vision, and Function
Category: About PRO11Last Updated on 15 May 2012 Published on 15 May 2012Written by PRO 11 Web Admin
PNP Vision
Imploring the aid of the Almighty, by 2030, PRO 11 shall be a highly capable, effective and credible police service working in partnership with a responsive community towards the attainment of a safer place to live, work and do business.
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To enforce the law, to prevent and control crimes, to maintain peace and order, and to ensure public safety and internal security with the active support of the community.
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- Enforce all laws and ordinance relative to the protection of lives and properties;
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- Investigate and prevent crimes, effect the arrest of criminal offenders, bring offenders to justice and assist in their prosecution;
- Exercise the general powers to make arrest, search and seizure in accordance with the Constitution and pertinent laws;
- Detain an arrested person for a period not beyond what is prescribed by law, informing the person so detained of all his rights under the Constitution;
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With the holiday season upon us, your local grocery store may have a nice selection of berries in the produce section that can be used for great venison dishes.
Cranberries likely will be in stock and could give a nice combo of sweet tartness to the delicious venison. Some stores will have blueberries, too, although I've found that the ones at our local grocer seem to be smaller this time of year. Obviously it's not prime time for blueberries but you may still enjoy them if they're available.
This is one of longtime wild game chef Scott Leysath's recipes and it never fails to delight. When prepared properly, it looks good and tastes great. The bleu cheese crumbles also are great. Don't worry about this sounding "too fancy" or tough. It's delicious and pretty doggone easy to make.
Leysath says although the recipe calls for "pan-seared" medallions, they also can be grilled or broiled as long as you don't overcook them. When using hindquarter cuts, slice the meat with the grain into strips about four inches wide. Slice across the grain of each piece, about 1/2 inch wide, to make the medallions. This easy recipe makes four servings.
2 pounds well-trimmed venison medallions, about 4 inches wide by 1/2 inch thick (see above)
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup dry red wine
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon plum preserves
3 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into pieces
3/4 cup fresh berries, any kind
1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
Season meat evenly with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat and brown on each side, about 1-2 minutes each side, but not past rare.
Add rosemary, garlic, wine, balsamic vinegar and plum preserves. Remove meat after 1 minute and keep warm. Reduce liquid to a few tablespoons. Whisk in chilled butter until melted. Immediately remove pan from heat and stir in berries.
Arrange medallions on plates, spoon sauce over and top with blue cheese crumbles. Enjoy!
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Daily Links: Tues., Sept. 27: Pro-life questions, last meals, and arguing with Jesus
With all the talk about the death penalty of late, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate looks at an interesting question on their 1964 blog: is there an overlap between Catholics who consider themselves pro-life and those who support the death penalty? CARA reports that 65% of Catholics are in favor of the death penalty, while 65% also oppose abortion "on demand." On another life issue, assisted suicide, 68% of Catholics think it is OK for patients with a terminal illness to choose to end their life. CARA attempts to sort out what these numbers mean when it comes to being pro-life in today's Catholic Church.
Meanwhile, another pro-life group is taking some heat over their financial practices. National Catholic Reporter yesterday took a close look at some accusations against the American Life League. Seems like there are still a lot of unanswered questions, but I doubt we've heard the last of this story.
On the death penalty issue, BBC News looks at the traditional practice of offering a last meal to a person on death row, which was recently abolished in Texas. The best part of the story, however, might be the sidebar with comments from a former death row chaplain, who says many would decline their last meal. "Those who had spiritual reasons," he explains, "they would say 'Jesus didn't get a last meal on the day he was executed.'"
In Illinois, a judge has denied Catholic Charities' request to stay the ruling that will cost the agency its adoption and foster care contracts. Catholic Charities plans to file an appeal, claiming that they should be able to retain the contracts even though they would not agree to place children in the homes of couples who are unmarried or in civil union partnerships.
Here's some more positive news about the work of the Church: In Africa, a program run by Catholic organizations is making a positive difference in the lives of those with HIV/AIDS, including orphaned children who lost their parents to the disease. In Europe, however, Catholicism is struggling, so The Guardian asks what it will take for Pope Benedict to recapture Europe.
And finally, what would Jesus argue about? In a truly Christian nation, says this RNS commentary, it wouldn't be any of the things we most frequently argue about in America. But if you want to know how the Lord might argue, there's also a book to teach you how to argue like Jesus.