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VH1 is set to premier the 7th season of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp" on Monday, February 8 at 9:00 PM.
The all new cast includes legendary R&B bad boy Bobby Brown, Jay McCarroll (winner of "Project Runway," Season 1), KayCee Stroh ("High School Musical"), dancer and choreographer Kevin Federline, former "Baywatch" babe Nicole Eggert, Sebastian Bach (Former lead singer of Skid Row), actress Shar Jackson ("Moesha"), and infamous "Bad Girl" Tanisha Thomas ("Bad Girls Club", Season 2).
This season, the cast will be broken into two teams, competing for $200,000 in cash and prizes and the individual celeb who drops the most weight will win $50,000 in prizes.
Returning this season is CFC veteran and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor Harvey Walden IV (RET). Also leading the cast through their journey is nutrition and diet expert, Dr. Ian Smith, who will change the way the celebs looks at food and their eating habits. New to this season is life coach Rhonda Britten. Rhonda will spend one on one time with the celebs and help mentor them through the journey of shedding excess weight.
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PASADENA, CA- January 15, 2010 As America embarks on a New Year full of resolutions to lose weight and make tough life changes, VH1 celebrates the new decade with a fresh season of "Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp." This season boasts a cast full of pop culture personalities ready to bare their bodies and souls as they dig in for the most grueling fitness program on television designed to help them drop not only their flab, but also their emotional baggage. At the end of eight weeks, they will be lean, mean Fit Club machines ready to face the world and show off their new hard bodies. "Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp" premieres on VH1 Monday, February 8 at 9:00 PM*.
Eight weeks of mud, sweat and tears promise to deliver the most exciting and emotional season of Celebrity Fit Club yet. The challenges will be brutal, but in the end, the results will be amazing. Catch the 90-minute premiere of "Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp" on VH1 Monday, February 8 at 9:00 PM*.


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PHOENIX – A woman charged in her lover's 2008 stabbing and shooting death in Arizona is testifying for a seventh day.
Jodi Arias faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder in Travis Alexander's killing. She is set to resume testimony Thursday.
Her previous six days on the witness stand has included repeated testimony about claims that Alexander beat her, cheated on her and coerced into fulfilling sexual fantasies. Jurors have heard explicit phone conversations between Arias and Alexander as Arias describes the victim as a deviant. Alexander's friends say she is lying.
She claims she killed him in self-defense but first denied any involvement. Prosecutors say Arias planned a savage murder, stabbing and slashing him 27 times, slitting his throat and shooting him in the head.

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• Adolescent AA: Tuesdays at 4 p.m., 145 8th Ave in Granite Falls. Call (320) 981-0302 for more information.
• Gluten Intolerance Support Group - For individuals with an intolerance to gluten/wheat or diagnosed with celiac disease. Jan Bartell: (320) 297-1103 or (320) 598-3355 or Anna Landmark: (320) 226-4569.
• Sexual Abuse Survivors Support Group: Meets weekly. For more information, call (320) 269-7397 or 888-564-4894.
• UMVRDC: Held at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Appleton Civic Center. The public meeting with MnDOT District 4 and 8 representatives to review projects for the Draft Area Transportation Improvement Program (ATIP) will also occur during the meeting.
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Big in capacity and bold in versatility, the new Sunflower model 9530 Fertilizer/Grain Drill from AGCO Corporation is built to match the needs of the toughest field and the tightest schedule.
Equipped with proven, staggered grain box design and Heads Up Opener Assembly, the 9530 delivers exact placement of seed and fertilizer in any field conditions, no-till to conventional. Left and right wings pivot forward and up, reducing transit width to 14 feet. However, the new large seed boxes and dry fertilizer option take the Sunflower 9530 to a new level in capabilities.
"Our customers told us they need unmatched versatility, both in seed delivery and in capability and that's what they get with our 9530 drills," says Tom Draper, product marketing manager, Sunflower. "Our proven Heads Up Opener Assembly gives them optimum seed placement, no matter what level of tillage they choose for a particular field. Now they have the option of placing fertilizer with their seed or going full bore with seed only and boosting seed capacity by more than 50 percent at the same time."
Movable divider
The secret to this versatility is the movable divider that separates seed from fertilizer in the dual placement mode. The divided hopper is designed for a 60 percent seed, 40 percent fertilizer ratio or 2.4 bushels and 120 pounds of fertilizer per linear foot. With the divided hoppers, the 30-foot, 9530 can hold 72 bushels of seed and 3,600 pounds of fertilizer.
The divided hopper, 40-foot Model 9530 has capacity for 96 bushels of seed and 4,800 pounds of fertilizer. Moving the divider converts the hopper to single chamber seed only mode with a 3.75 bushel per linear foot capacity.
In seed only mode, the 30-foot 9530 holds 112.5 bushels of seed and the 40-foot model holds 150 bushels
Large capacity requires carrying strength especially in no-till situations.
The 9530 is built to handle the load with 3/8-inch thick, 8-inch × 12-inch steel tubing for the main frame and the tongue. The two-point hitch pivots vertically and horizontally for more flexibility on rough terrain and more carrying capacity.
Wing frames impressive
Wing frames are even more impressive with their frame within a frame design to handle the extra weight and the rotational forces created by no-till applications. A 1/2-inch thick, 6-inch × 6-inch square tube rides inside the 3/8-inch thick, 7-inch × 7-inch main tube.
Even the 3-inch diameter steel pin on which the wings pivot are 50 percent larger than other models. The compound angled hinges fold the wings up as they rotate forward for more clearance in transit position.
Safety and ease of operation are part of the 9530 design. The walk board is deeper than found on previous models and features an automatic lock that engages in the raised position. Ladder fold has been simplified, and drive shielding flips up for easy fertilizer rate adjustments.
"The 9530 drills are designed to match the needs of the field and the operator with simplicity, flexibility and durability engineered into every component," says Draper. "They also offer unmatched productivity. A 40-foot 9530 with 7 1/2-inch spacing will seed 80 acres or more per fill. Best of all, with Sunflower's proven seed delivery system, seeding is done not only fast, but it's also done right."
For more information on Sunflower, visit http://www.sunflowermfg.com/.


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* Clemson is now 27-0 all-time against FCS opponents, including a 2-0 record against South Carolina State.
* Clemson returned two interceptions for touchdowns in today's game. It was the first time in Clemson history that the Tigers returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the same game.
* It was also the first time since 2011 that Clemson had two defensive touchdowns in the same game. That season, Kourtnei BrownKourtnei Brown
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* Clemson tallied 512 yards of total offense in today's game. The Tigers are now 65-0-1 when totaling at least 500 yards of total offense.
* The Tigers are now 2-0 for the fourth straight season. It is the first time in Clemson history that a senior class started 2-0 all four years.
* Clemson had 14 different receivers catch a pass in today's game, including six receivers who made their first career catches.
* Clemson played 82 players in today's game.
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* Cole Stoudt was 19-for-20 (.950) passing for 143 yards and three touchdowns in today's game. Stoudt's completion percentage is the highest single-game completion percentage in school history. The previous record was 94.1 percent when Woodrow Dantzler went 16-for-17 in a 38-0 win against the Citadel in 2000. Dantzler was at today's game as an honorary captain.
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Date: Jun 16, 2018 | Time: 7:30 pm
Father's Day with The Bosman Twins at Jazz at the Bistro, June 15th and June 16th, for two shows each night, 7:30pm and 9:30pm. See website for ticket information.
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The Jazz at the Bistro is a concert series that is held in the Ferring Jazz Bistro, an intimate, comfortable listening room which is part of the new Harold and Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz located in the heart of Grand Center. While enjoying legendary jazz artists or fresh new talent, having dinner is a great option. Jazz at the Bistro is produced by Jazz St. Louis, a non-profit organization.
Directions: From Hwy 40/I-64: Take the Grand exit and head north. After passing the Fox Theater, turn right onto Washington Avenue. Jazz at the Bistro will be immediately on your right.


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SYDNEY (AP) — Indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom admits his new file-sharing site is struggling to keep up with massive demand.
Dotcom launched the "Mega" site with a lavish party on Sunday, the anniversary of his arrest on racketeering charges related to his now-shuttered Megaupload. Dotcom says 500,000 users registered for Mega within 14 hours.
On Tuesday, Dotcom apologized on Twitter for "poor service" and said the launch party — which featured a reenactment of last year's police raid on his mansion — led to huge publicity and huge demand.
Dotcom tweeted: "Lesson learned... No fancy launch event for Megabox."
Dotcom plans to launch his Megabox music service in about six months.
U.S. prosecutors accuse Dotcom of facilitating massive online piracy with Megaupload.
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It IS About the Bike
By Carol Hyman
July 26, 2012
Last night, while in Washington, D.C., for the International AIDS Conference, I got to meet the staff and many fellow bloggers with TheBody.com. And I felt like a slug. Not only am I not writing, but listening to these passionate , inspiring people, I thought, well, here I am, writing about cycling. And all I'm doing is writing about it. I'm not one of the racers.
But as I rode back to my friends' house on the D.C. metro, I got to thinking. While I am not an ultra-endurance athlete, I am a cyclist, and while I don't race across the United States, I do ride a bike from San Francisco to Los Angeles every June as a participant in AIDS/LifeCycle, a 550-mile bike ride to raise funds and awareness for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the LA Gay and Lesbian Center's HIV services.
In addition, I am part of an inspiring, motivating group, the Positive Pedalers, a group of HIV-positive cyclists and their supporters who raise funds and awareness through cycling.
Being on the bike has changed my life. I'm healthier, more energetic and am part of a supportive, loving community.
Here I am, a straight, negative, married woman, who spends just about every weekend with a couple dozen mostly gay, mostly HIV-positive men. My husband and I ride tandem with them, and most of them are faster than we are, but no one ever gets left behind.
And because of the Positive Pedalers, we are part of a much larger community. Not every poz ped can ride hundreds of miles for various reasons, sometimes health issues, sometimes because they don't have the time or inclination to train, so they do something else: They work as support, or "roadies" on rides, which in reality is far more demanding than riding.
And there are some poz peds who don't ride every mile, but they ride every mile they CAN.
So while Team4HIVHope is on hiatus and regrouping for next year, I want to use this blog space to introduce you to some of the men and women of the Positive Pedalers. I'll tell you about some of its members and what the organization, and cycling, means to them.
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THE PRAIRIE. Murder attempt at a frontier cabin; encounter with an Indian.
On my return from the Upper Mississippi, I found myself obliged to cross one of the wide Prairies, which, in that portion of the United States vary the appearance of the country. The weather was fine, all around me was as fresh and blooming as if it had just issued from the bosom of nature. My knapsack, my gun, and my dog, were all I had for baggage and company. But, although well moccasined, I moved slowly along, attracted by the brilliancy of the flowers, and the gambols of the fawns around their dams, to all appearance as thoughtless of danger as I felt myself.
My march was of long duration; I saw the sun sinking beneath the horizon long before I could perceive any appearance of woodland, and nothing in the shape of man had I met with that day. The track which I followed was only an old Indian trace, and as darkness overshadowed the prairie, I felt some desire to reach at least a copse, in which I might lie down to rest. The Night-hawks were skimming over and around me, attracted by the buzzing wings of the beetles which form their food, and the distant howling of wolves gave me some hope that I should soon arrive at the skirts of some woodland.
I did so, and almost at the same instant a fire-light attracting my eye, I moved towards it, full of confidence that it proceeded from the camp of some wandering Indians. I was mistaken:-I discovered by its glare that it was from the hearth of a small log cabin, and that a tall figure passed and repassed between it and me, as if busily engaged in household arrangements.
I reached the spot, and presenting myself at the door, asked the tall figure, which proved to be a woman, if I might take shelter under her roof for the night. Her voice was gruff, and her attire negligently thrown about her. She answered in the affirmative. I walked in, took a wooden stool, and quietly seated myself by the fire. The next object that attracted my notice was a finely formed young Indian, resting his head between his hands, with his elbows on his knees. A long bow rested against the log wall near him, while a quantity of arrows and two or three raccoon skins lay at his feet. He moved not; he apparently breathed not. Accustomed to the habits of the Indians, and knowing that they pay little attention to the approach of civilized strangers (a circumstance which in some countries is considered as evincing the apathy of their character), I addressed him in French, a language not unfrequently partially known to the people in that neighborhood. He raised his head, pointed to one of his eyes with his finger, and gave me a significant glance with the other. His face was covered with blood. The fact was, that an hour before this, as he was in the act of discharging an arrow at a raccoon in the top of a tree, the arrow had split upon the cord, and sprung back with such violence into his right eye as to destroy it for ever.
Feeling hungry, I inquired what sort of fare I might expect. Such a thing as a bed was not to be seen, but many large untanned bear and buffalo hides lay piled in a corner. I drew a fine time-piece from my breast, and told the woman that it was late, and that I was fatigued. She had espyed my watch, the richness of which seemed to operate upon her feelings with electric quickness. She told me that there was plenty of venison and jerked buffalo meat, and that on removing the ashes I should find a cake. But my watch had struck her fancy, and her curiosity had to be gratified by an immediate sight of it. I took off the gold chain that secured it from around my neck, and presented it to her. She was all ecstasy, spoke of its beauty, asked me its value, and put the chain round her brawny neck, saying how happy the possession of such a watch should make her. Thoughtless, and, as I fancied myself, in so retired a spot, secure, I paid little attention to her talk or her movements. I helped my dog to a good supper of venison, and was not long in satisfying the demands of my own appetite.
The Indian rose from his seat, as if in extreme suffering. He passed and repassed me several times, and once pinched me on the side so violently, that the pain nearly brought forth an exclamation of anger. I looked at him. His eye met mine; but his lock was so forbidding, that it struck a chill into the more nervous part of my system. He again seated himself, drew his butcher-knife from its greasy scabbard, examined its edge, as I would do that of a razor suspected dull, replaced it, and again taking his tomahawk from his back, filled the pipe of it with tobacco, and sent me expressive glances whenever our hostess chanced to have her back towards us.
Never until that moment had my senses been awakened to the danger which I now suspected to be about me. I returned glance for glance to my companion, and rested well assured that, whatever enemies I might have, he was not of their number.
I asked the woman for my watch, wound it up, and under pretence of wishing to see how the weather might probably on the morrow, took up my gun, and walked out of the cabin. I slipped a ball into each barrel, scraped the edges of my flints, renewed the primings, and returning to the hut, gave a favourable account of my observations. I took a few bearskins, made a pallet of them, and calling my faithful dog to my side, lay down, with my gun close to my body, and in a few minutes was, to all appearance, fast asleep.
A short time had elapsed, when some voices were heard, and from the corner of my eyes I saw two athletic youths making their entrance, bearing a dead stag on a pole. They disposed of their burden, and asking for whisky, helped themselves freely to it. Observing me and the wounded Indian, they asked who I was, and why the devil that rascal (meaning the Indian, who, they knew, understood not a word of English) was in the house. The mother-for so she proved to be, bade them speak less loudly, made mention of my watch, and took them to a corner, where a conversation took place, the purport of which it required little shrewdness in me to guess. I tapped my dog gently. He moved his tail, and with indescribable pleasure I saw his fine eyes alternately fixed on me and raised towards the trio in the corner. I felt that he perceived danger in my situation. The Indian exchanged a last glance with me.
The lads had eaten and drunk themselves into such condition, that I already looked upon them as hors de combat; and the frequent visits of the whisky bottle to the ugly mouth of their dam I hoped would soon reduce her to a like state. Judge of my astonishment, reader, when I saw this incarnate fiend take a large carving-knife, and go to the grindstone to whet its edge. I saw her pour the water on the turning machine, and watched her working away with the dangerous instrument, until the sweat covered every part of my body, in despite of my determination to defend myself to the last. Her task finished, she walked to her reeling sons, and said. "There, that'll soon settle him! Boys, kill yon , and then for the watch."
I turned, cocked my gun-locks silently, touched my faithful companion, and lay ready to start up and shoot the first who might attempt my life. The moment was fast approaching, and that night might have been my last in this world, had not Providence made preparations for my rescue. All was ready. The infernal hag was advancing slowly, probably contemplating the best way of despaIching me, whilst her sons should be engaged with the Indian. I was several times on the eve of rising and shooting her on the spot:-but she was not to be punished thus. The door was suddenly opened, and there entered two stout travellers, each with a long rifle on his shoulder. I bounced up on my feet, and making them most heartily welcome, told them how well it was for me that they should have arrived at that moment. The tale was told in a minute. The drunken sons were secured, and the woman, in spite of her defence and vociferations, shared the same fate. The Indian fairly danced with joy, and gave us to understand that, as he could not sleep for pain, he would watch over us. You may suppose we slept much less than we talked. The two strangers gave me an account of their once having been themselves in a somewhat similar situation. Day came, fair and rosy, and with it the punishment of our captives.
They were now quite sobered. Their feet were unbound, but their arms were still securely tied. We marched them into the woods off the road, and having used them as Regulators were wont to use such delinquents, we set fire to the cabin, gave all the skins and implements to the young Indian warrior, and proceeded, well pleased, towards the settlements.
During upwards of twenty-five years, when my wanderings extended to all parts of our country, this was the only time at which my life was in danger from my fellow creatures. Indeed, so little risk do travellers run in the United States, that no one born there ever dreams of any to be encountered on the road; and I can only account for this occurrence by supposing that the inhabitants of the cabin were not Americans.
Will you believe, reader, that not many miles from the place where this adventure happened, and where fifteen years ago, no habitation belonging to civilized man was expected, and very few ever seen, large roads are now laid out, cultivation has converted the woods into fertile fields, taverns have been erected, and much of what we Americans call comfort is to be met with. So fast does improvement proceed in our abundant and free country.
KENTUCKY. Earthquake tremors.
I never can forget the effects of one of the slighter shocks which took place when I was at a friend's house, where I had gone to enjoy the merriment that, in our western country, attends a wedding. The ceremony being performed, supper over, and he fiddles tuned, dancing became the order of the moment. This was merrily followed up to a late hour, when the party etired to rest. We were in what is called, with great propriety, a Log-house, one of large dimensions, and solidly constructed. The owner was a physician, and in one corner were not only his lancets, tourniquets, amputating-knives, and other sanguinary apparatus, but all the drugs which he employed for the relief of his patients, arranged in jars and phials of different sizes. These had some days before made a narrow escape from destruction, but had been fortunately preserved by closing the doors of the cases in which they were contained.
As I have said, we had all retired to rest, some to dream of sighs and smiles, and others to sink into oblivion. Morning was fast approaching, when the rumbling noise that precedes the earthquake began so loudly, as to waken and alarm the whole party, and drive them out of bed in the greatest consternation. The scene which ensued it is impossible for me to describe, and it would require the humorous pencil of Cruickshank to do justice to it. Fear knows no restraints. Every person, old and young, filled with alarm at the creaking of the log-house, and apprehending instant destruction, rushed wildly out to the grass enclosure fronting the building. The full moon was slowly descending from her throne, covered at times by clouds that rolled heavily along, as if to conceal from her view the scenes of terror which prevailed on the earth below. On the grassplat we all met, in such condition as rendered it next to impossible to discriminate any of the party, all huddled together in a state of almost perfect nudity. The earth waved like a field of corn before the breeze: the birds left their perches, and flew about not knowing whither; and the Doctor, recollecting the danger of his gallipots, ran to his shop-room, to prevent their dancing off the shelves to the floor. Never for a moment did he think of closing the doors, but spreading his arms, jumped about the front of the cases, pushing back here and there the falling jars; with so little success, however, that before the shock was over, he had lost nearly all he possessed.
The shock at length ceased, and the frightened females, now sensible of their dishabille, fled to their several apartments. The earthquakes produced more serious consequences in other places. Near New Madrid, and for some distance on the Mississippi, the earth was rent asunder in several places, one or two islands sunk for ever, and the inhabitants fled in dismay towards the eastern shores.
KENTUCKY. Settlers moving West by boat instead of by wagon.
Others, perhaps encumbered with too much luggage, preferred descending the stream. They prepared arks pierced with port-holes, and glided on the gentle current, more annoyed, however, than those who marched by land, by the attacks of the Indians, who watched their motions. But have they told you, reader, that in those times a boat thirty or forty feet in length, by ten or twelve in breadth, was considered a stupendous fabric; that this boat contained men, women and children, huddled together, with horses, cattle, hogs and poultry for their companions, while the remaining portion was crammed with vegetables and packages of seeds? The roof or deck of the boat was not unlike a farm-yard, being covered with hay, ploughs carts, wagons, and various agricultural implements, to gather with numerous others among which the spinning wheels of the matrons were conspicuous. Even the sides of the floating mass were loaded with the wheels of the different vehicles, which themselves lay on the roof. Have the told you that these boats contained the little all of each family of venturous emigrants, who, fearful of being discovered by the Indians, under night moved in darkness groping their way from one part to another of these floatin' habitations, denying themselves the comfort of fire or light lest the foe that watched them from the shore should rush upon them and destroy them? Have they told you that this boat was used, after the tedious voyage was ended, as the first dwelling of these new settlers? No, such things have not been related to you before. The travellers who have visited our country have had other objects in view.
THE WOODS. Hospitality in a frontier cabin.
The woodsman remarked that it was a pity we had not chanced to come that day three weeks; "for," said he, "it was our wedding-day, and father gave us a good housewarming, and you might have fared better; but, however, if you can eat bacon and eggs, and a broiled chicken, you shall have that. I have no whisky in the house, but father has some capital cider, and I'll go over and bring a keg of it." I asked how far off his father lived. "Only three miles, Sir, and I'll be back before Eliza has cooked your supper." Off he went accordingly, and the next moment the galloping of his horse was heard. The rain fell in torrents, and now I also became struck with the kindness of our host.
To all appearance the united age of the pair under whose roof we had found shelter did not exceed two score. Their means seemed barely sufficient to render them comfortable, but the generosity of their young hearts had no limits. The cabin was new. The logs of which it was formed were all of the tulip-tree, and were nicely pared. Every part was beautifully clean. Even the coarse slabs of wood that formed the floor looked as if newly washed and dried. Sundry gowns and petticoats of substantial homespun hung from the logs that formed one of the sides of the cabin, while the other was covered with articles of male attire. A large spinning-wheel, with rolls of wool and cotton, occupied one corner. In another was a small cupboard, containing the little stock of new dishes, cups, plates, and tin pans. The table was small also, but quite new, and as bright as polished walnut could be. The only bed that I saw was of domestic manufacture, and the counterpane proved how expert the young wife was at spinning and weaving. A fine rifle ornamented the chimney-piece. The fire-place was of such dimensions that it locked as if it had been purposely constructed for holding the numerous progeny expected to result from the happy union.
The black boy was engaged in grinding some coffee. Bread was prepared by the fair hands of the bride, and placed on a flat board in front of the fire. The bacon and eggs already murmured and spluttered in the frying-pan, and a pair of chickens puffed and swelled on a gridiron over the embers, in front of the hearth. The cloth was laid, and every thing arranged, when the clattering of hoofs announced the return of the husband. In he came, bearing a two-gallon keg of cider. His eyes sparkled with pleasure as he said, "Only think, Eliza, father wanted to rob us of the strangers, and was coming here to ask them to his own house, just as if we could not give them enough ourselves; but here's the drink. Come gentlemen, sit down and help yourselves." We did so, and I, to enjoy the repast, took a chair of the husband's making in preference to one of those called Windsor, of which there were six in the cabin. This chair was bottomed with a piece of deer's skin tightly stretched, and afforded a very comfortable seat.
The wife now resumed her spinning, and the husband filled a jug with sparkling cider, and, seated by the blazing fire, was drying his clothes. The happiness he enjoyed beamed from his eye, as at my request he proceeded to give us an account of his affairs and prospects, which he did in the following words-"I will be twenty-two next Christmas-day," said our host. "My father came from Virginia when young, and settled on the large tract of land where he yet lives, and where with hard working he has done well. There were nine chidren of us. Most of them are married and settled in the neighbourhood. The old man has divided his lands among some of us, and bought others for the rest. The land where I am he gave me two years ago, and a finer piece is not easily to be found. I have cleared a couple of fields, and planted an orchard. Father gave me a stock of cattle, some hogs, and four horses, with two Negro boys. I camped here for most of the time when clearing and planting, and when about to marry the young woman you see at the wheel, father helped me in raising this hut. My wife, as luck would have it, had a Negro also, and we have begun the world as well off as most folks, and, the Lord willing, may but, gentlemen, you don't eat; do help yourselves--Eliza, maybe the strangers would like some milk." The wife stopped her work, and kindly asked if we preferred sweet or sour milk; for you must know, reader, that sour milk is by some of our farmers considered a treat. Both sorts were produced, but, for my part, I chose to stick to the cider.
Supper over, we all neared the fire, and engaged in conversation. At length our kind host addressed his wife as follows.-"Eliza, the gentlemen would like to lie down, I guess. What sort of bed can you fix for them?" Eliza looked up with a smile, and said: "Why, Willy, we will divide the bedding, and arrange half on the floor, on which we can sleep very well, and the gentlemen will have the best we can spare them." To this arrangement I immediately objected, and proposed lying on a blanket by the fire; but neither Willy nor Eliza would listen. So they arranged a part of their bedding on the floor, on which, after some debate, we at length settled. The Negroes were sent to their own cabin, the young couple went to bed, and Mr. Flint lulled us all asleep, with a long story intended to show us how passing strange it was that he should have lost his way.
Account of one family's flight from forest fire.
"Poor things," said the lumberer, "I dare say that what I have told you brings sad recollections to the minds of my wife and eldest daughter, who, with myself, had to fly from our home, at the time of the great fires." I felt so interested in his relation of the causes of the burnings, that I asked him to describe to me the particulars of his misfortunes at the time. "If Prudence and Polly," said he, looking towards his wife and daughter, "will promise to sit still, should another puff of smoke come down the chimney, I will do so." The good natured smile with which he accompanied this remark, elicited a return from the women, and he proceeded:-
"It is a difficult thing, Sir, to describe, but I will do my best to make your time pass pleasantly. We were sound asleep one night, in a cabin about a hundred miles from this, when about two hours before day, the snorting of the horses and lowing of the cattle which I had ranging in the woods suddenly wakened us. I took yon rifle, and went to the door to see what beast had caused the hubbub, when I was struck by the glare of light reflected on all the trees before me, as far as I could see through the woods. My horses were lesping about, snorting loudly, and the cattle ran among them with their tails raised straight over their backs. On going to the back of the house, I plainly heard the crackling made by the burning brushwoods, and saw the flames coming towards us in a far extended line. I ran to the house, told my wife to dress herself and the child as quickly as possible, and take the little money we had, while I managed to catch and saddle the two best horses. All this was done in a very short time, for I guessed that every moment was precious to us.
"We then mounted, and made off from the fire. My wife, who is an excellent rider, stuck close to me; my daughter, who was then a small child, I took in one arm. When making off as I said, I looked back and saw that the frightful blaze was close upon us, and had already laid hold of the house. By good luck, there was a horn attached to my hunting clothes, and I blew it, to bring after us, if possible, the remainder of my live stock, as well as the dogs. The cattle followed for a while; but, before an hour had elapsed, they all ran as if mad through the woods, and that, Sir, was the last of them. My dogs, too, although at all other times extremely tractable, ran after the deer that in bodies sprung before us, as if fully aware of the death that was so rapidly approaching.
"We heard blasts from the horns of our neighbours, as we proceeded, and knew that they were in the same predicament. Intent on striving to the utmost to preserve our lives, I thought of a large lake, some miles off, which might possibly check the flame; and, urging my wife to whip up her horse, we set off at full speed, making the best way we could over the fallen trees and the brush heaps, which lay like so many articles placed on purpose to keep up the terrific fires that advanced with a broad front upon us.
By this time we felt the heat; and we were afraid that our horses would drop every instant. A singular kind of breeze was passing over our heads, and the glare of the atmosphere shone over the daylight. I was sensible of a slight faintness, and my wife looked pale. The heat had produced such a flush in the child's face, that when she turned towards either of us, our grief and perplexity were greatly increased. Ten miles, you know, are soon gone over on swift horses; but, notwithstanding this, when we reached the borders of the lake, covered with sweat and quite exhausted, our hearts failed us. The heat of the smoke was insufferable, and sheets of blazing fire flew over us in a manner beyond belief. We reached the shores, however, coasted the lake for a while, and got round to the lee side. There we gave up our horses, which we never saw again. Down among the rushes ue plunged by the edge of the water, and laid ourselves flat, to wait the chance of escaping from being burnt or devoured. The water refreshed us, and we enjoyed the coolness.
"On went the fire, rushing and crashing through the woods. Such a sight may we never see! The heavens themselves, I thought, were frightened, for all above us was a red glare, mixed with clouds of smoke, rolling and sweeping away. Our bodies were cool enough, but our heads were scorching, and the child, who now seemed to understand the matter, cried so as nearly to break our hearts.
"The day passed on, and we became hungry. Many wild beasts came plunging into the water beside us, and others swam across to our side and stood still. Although faint and weary, I managed to shoot a porcupine, and we all tasted its flesh. The night passed I cannot tell you how. Smouldering fires covered the ground, and the trees stood like pillars of fire, or fell across each other. The stifling and sickening smoke still rushed over us, and the burnt cinders and ashes fell thick about us. How we got through that night I really cannot tell, or about some of it I remember nothing." Here the hunter paused, and took breath. The recital of his adventure seemed to have exhausted him. His wife proposed that we should have a bowl of milk, and the daughter having handed it to us, we each took a draught.
"Now," said he, "I will proceed. Towards morning, although the heat did not abate, the smoke became less, and blasts of fresh air sometimes made their way to us. When morning came, all was calm, but a dismal smoke still filled the air, and the smell seemed worse than ever. We were now cooled enough, and shivered as if in an ague fit; so we removed from the water, and went up to a burning log, where we warmed ourselves. What was to become of us I did not know. My wife hugged the child to her breast, and wept bitterly; but God had preserved us through the worst of the danger, and the flames had gone past, so I thought it would be both ungrateful to Him, and unmanly to despair now. Hunger once more pressed upon us, but this was easily remedied. Several deer were still standing in the water, up to the head, and I shot one of them. Some of its flesh was roasted, and, after eating it, we felt wonderfully strengthened.
"By this time the blaze of the fire was beyond our sight, although the ground was still burning in many places, and it was dangerous to go among the burnt trees. After resting a while, and trimming ourselves, we prepared to commence our march. Taking up the child, I led the way over the hot grounds and rocks; and, after two weary days and nights, during which we shifted in the best manner we could, we at last reached the 'hard woods,' which had been free of the fire. Soon after we came to a house, where we were kindly treated for a while. Since then, sir, I have worked hard and constantly as a lumberer; but, thanks be to God, here we are, safe, sound, and happy!"
BEARGRASS CREEK, KENTUCKY. Fourth of July Barbecue.
Columbia's sons and daughters seemed to have grown younger that morning. For a whole week or more, many servants and some masters had been busily engaged in clearing an area. The undergrowth had been carefully cut down, the low boughs lopped off, and the grass alone, verdant and gay, remained to carpet the sylvan pavilion. Now the waggons were seen slowly moving along under their load of provisions, which had been prepared for the common benefit. Each denizen had freely given his ox, his ham, his venison, his turkeys, and other fowls. Here were to be seen flagons of every beverage used in the country; "La belle Riviere" had opened her finny stores; the melons of all sorts, peaches, plums and pears, would have sufficed to stock a market. In a word, Kentucky, the land of abundance, had supplied a feast for her children.
A purling stream gave its water freely, while the grateful breezes cooled the air. Columns of smoke from the newly kindled fires rose above the trees; fifty cooks or more moved to and fro as they plied their trade; waiters of all qualities were disposing the dishes, the glasses, and the punch-bowls, amid vases filled with rich wines. "Old Monongahela" filled many a barrel for the crowd. And now, the roasted viands perfume the air, and all appearances conspire to predict the speedy commencement of a banquet such as may suit the vigorous appetite of American woodsmen. Every steward is at his post, ready to receive the joyous groups that at this moment begin to emerge from the dark recesses of the woods.
Each comely fair one, clad in pure white, is seen advancing under the protection of her sturdy lover, the neighing of their prancing steeds proclaiming how proud they are of their burdens. The youthful riders leap from their seats, and the horses are speedily secured by twisting their bridles round a branch. As the youth of Kentucky lightly and gaily advanced towards the Barbecue, they resembled a procession of nymphs and disguised divinities. Fathers and mothers smiled upon them, as they followed the brilliant cortege.
In a short time the ground was alive with merriment. A great wooden cannon, bound with iron hoops, was now crammed with home-made powder; fire was conveyed to it by means of a train, and as the explosion burst forth, thousands of hearty huzzas mingled with its echoes. From the most learned a good oration fell in proud and gladdening words on every ear, and although it probably did not equal the eloquence of a Clay, an Everett, a Webster, or a Preston, it served to remind every Kentuckian present of the glorious name, the patriotism, the courage, and the virtue, of our immortal Washington. Fifes and drums sounded the march which had ever led him to glory; and as they changed to our celebrated "Yankee Doodle," the air again rang with acclamations.
Now the stewards invited the assembled throng to the feast. The fair led the van, and were first placed around the tables, which groaned under the profusion of the best productions of the country that had been heaped upon them. On each lovely nymph attended her gay beau, who in her chance or sidelong glances ever watched an opportunity of reading his happiness. How the viands diminished under the action of so many agents of destruction I need not say, nor is it noccessary that you should listen to the long recital. Many a national toast was offered and accepted, many speeches were delivered, and many essayed in amicable reply. The ladies then retired to booths that had been erected at a little distance, to which they were conducted by their partners, who returned to the table, and having thus cleared for action, recommenced a series of hearty rounds. However, as Kentuckians are neither slow nor long at their meals, all were in a few minutes replenished, and after a few more draughts from the bowl, they rejoined the ladies, and prepared for the dance.
Double lines of a hundred fair ones extended along the ground in the most shady part of the woods, while here and there smaller groups awaited the merry trills of reels and eotillons. A burst of music from violins, clarionets, and bugles, gave the welcome notice, and presently the whole assemblage seemed to be gracefully moving through the air. The "hunting-shirts" now joined in the dance, their fringed skirts keeping time with the gowns of the ladies, and the married people of either sex stepped in and mixed with their children. Every countenance beamed with joy, every heart leaped with gladness; no pride, no pomp, no affectation, were there; their spirits brightened as they continued their exhilarating exercise, and care and sorrow were flung to the winds. During each interval of rest, refreshments of all sorts were handed round, and while the fair one cooled her lips with the grateful juice of the melon, the hunter of Kentucky quenched his thirst with ample draughts of well-tempered punch.
I know, reader, that had you been with me on that day, you would have richly enjoyed the sight of this national fete champetre. You would have listened with pleasure to the ingenious tale of the lover, the wise talk of the elder on the affairs of the state, the accounts of improvement in stock and utensils, and the hopes of continued prosperity to the country at large, and to Kentucky in particular. You would have been pleased to see those who did not join the dance, shooting at distant marks with their heavy rifles, or watched how they shewed off the superior speed of their high bred "old Virginia" horses, while others recounted their hunting-exploits, and at intervals made the woods ring with their bursts of laughter. With me the time sped like an arrow in its flight, and although more than twenty years have elapsed since I joined a Kentucky Barbecue, my spirit is refreshed every 4th of July by the recollection of that day's merriment.


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When a woman gets her period can she stop fasting during Ramadaan, and fast other days in place of the days when she did not fast?
Praise be to Allaah.
The fast of a menstruating woman is not valid, and it is not permissible for her to fast. When she has her period she should stop fasting, and after her period is over she can fast other days in place of the days that she missed.


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- Must a school always provide the same form of emerging technology to a student who is blind or has low vision as it provides to all other students?
used by the school district to make educational decisions consistent with Section 504 or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as applicable. At the postsecondary level, a decision about whether to provide a particular emerging technology as an auxiliary aid or service, even though such technology currently is not used for all students, is an individualized one that should be made through any procedure that the school may have established to consider students' requests for auxiliary aids or services. Postsecondary institutions' procedures must comply with Section 504 and the ADA.
No: The legal duty imposed by Section 504 and Title II is to provide equal opportunity — that is, to provide the student who has a disability with access to the educational benefit at issue in an equally effective and equally integrated manner. As described more fully in Question 1, a school must apply this standard in determining whether the use of a particular technological device for a student with a visual impairment is appropriate.
Example: A school library plans to make electronic books available to students by loaning electronic book readers. The school does not, prior to purchase, make necessary inquiries about whether the book readers are accessible to students who are blind or have low vision.
The school subsequently determines that the book readers are not accessible. In an effort to ensure that the educational benefits, i.e., the same library books, are available in an equally effective and equally integrated manner to students with visual impairments, the school purchases a few small, light-weight tablet computers for the library. These tablet computers are designed to serve as a platform for electronic books, as well as other visual and audio media. If the tablet computers can access those electronic books and have accessible text-to-speech3 functions that allow users to hear the on-screen content read aloud, navigate device controls, and select menu items with the same ease of use afforded by the electronic book readers to sighted students, the tablet computers will then provide the same content and functionality to students with visual impairments.4 In this example, the tablet computers have those features. As a result, the accommodation or modification would meet the standards articulated in the DCL because it provides the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as sighted students, as well as meet the standards in the DCL for ease of use.
text-to-speech function is software that provides audio for the printed words,
enabling a person to hear instead of having to see the printed material.
4 The text-to-speech function of the tablet computers provides, for example: electronic book text that is accurate and presented in proper reading order; descriptions of graphical and other non-textual material (e.g., a narrative description of a photograph); and proper presentation of material contained in tables (e.g., properly associating row and column headers with their respective cell data).


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NCURA to present Georgette Sakumoto with Distinguished Service AwardUniversity of Hawaiʻi
External Affairs & University Relations
HONOLULU, Hawaii The National Council of University Research Administrators has chosen Georgette Sakumoto, administrative officer for the Office of Research Services at the University of Hawaii, to receive its 2009 Distinguished Service Award.
The National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) established the Distinguished Service Award in 2001 as a way to recognize members of NCURA who have made sustained and distinctive contributions to the organization.
Georgette is a strong believer of NCURAs mission and has devoted herself to NCURA through regular attendance and service on various committees over the past 18 years. We are proud of her accomplishments and her contributions to the NCURA community, which benefit the entire UH research infrastructure, said Director of Office of Research Services Yaa-Yin Fong. I am delighted that her dedication and years of service to NCURA will be recognized at this year's annual meeting. The award is well deserved.
Sakumoto has been a member of NCURA since 1991 and has served in many different capacities, including her current position on the NCURA Board of Directors. She also has been a participant in the 2005, 2007 and 2009 Leadership Conventions, has contributed articles to the NCURA Magazine, and she has served on many national committees, including the Travel Award Committee, Membership Committee, Budget and Finance Committee and the Minority Participation Task Force.
She has also served as an advisor for NCURAs Leadership Development Institute and, within her region she has served as secretary/treasurer, chair elect and chair. She also has chaired the regional Meeting Program Committee and the Nominations Committee and has served on the regional Advisory Committee, Meeting Site Selection and Program Committee and Travel Award Committee. Additionally, Sakumoto has presented at numerous NCURA regional and national meetings and conferences.
NCURAs Executive Director Kathleen Larmett notes, Georgette Sakumoto exemplifies the very best in volunteerism. She has unselfishly given back to the profession for many years and her colleagues throughout the research community have benefited from her knowledge and wisdom. Beyond that, she is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and pitch in to help whenever she is needed. I cannot think of a more fitting recipient of NCURAs Distinguished Service Award, and I am pleased that the membership is recognizing Georgette at this years Annual Meeting.
Sakumoto will receive her award at the NCURA 51st Annual Meeting during a special recognition ceremony on October 22nd at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Other 2009 recipients include James Casey, Jr., University of Texas at San Antonio; David Mayo, California Institute of Technology; Pamela Webb, University of Minnesota; and Pamela Whitlock, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (retired).
NCURA is a 7,000 member professional society dedicated to advancing the field of research administration through education and professional development programs, the sharing of knowledge and experience, and by fostering a professional, collegial and respected community. The Councils Annual Meeting takes place October 21 24, 2009. For more information: www.ncura.edu.


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The Durango High School wrestling team rebounded Saturday at the annual Delta Invitational.
We wrestled better (Saturday), DHS head coach Doug Cuddie said.
Much better than (Thursday), he said of a tough dual loss to visiting Bloomfield (N.M.) on its home mats.
All in all, we had a decent day. Its nice in a (individual bracket) tournament like this, where our good kids can get out there and do their thing.
Right now, this format is better for us, he said.
Durango finished fourth in the 12-team Delta tournament that was won by Class 2A powerhouse and defending state champion Paonia.
The Demons crowned three individual champions Saturday at the Delta Invitational.
Another Demon, 220-pounder Daniel Gustavson finished second.
Two Durango High School wrestlers extended their unbeaten records in the 2012-13 season: Clay Dillon, 126 pounds, won the Delta Invitational title with a 3-0 record Saturday; Nick Tarpley, 152 pounds, went 3-0 at Delta with two pins and one decision.
Both wrestlers are 9-0 this season.
(Dillon is) wrestling outstanding right now, Cuddie said.
Just as he was in a dual win Thursday over Bloomfield, Tarpley dominated on his feet, scoring multiple takedowns.
Durango sophomore Matthew Lavengood won the 113-pound bracket at the Delta Invitational, beating two state placers from last year in the semifinals and finals.
He had a great day, Cuddie said. And that (113 pounds) was the toughest weight class by far.
Lavengood beat Olathes Austin Shank in the semifinals. Shank was fourth in the CHSAA Class 3A Wrestling State Championships last year.
Then, he avenged his loss earlier (in the season) to the Paonia kid (Jesse Reed), Cuddie said.
Reed won the 113-pound Class 2A state championship last year as a freshman with a 35-8 overall record. Reeds only loss this season came at the hands of Lavengood in Saturdays Delta Invitational championship match.
Lavengood is 8-1 this year.
Durangos Dillon Anthony placed fourth in the 132-pound bracket.
He looked a lot better (Saturday), Cuddie said. Hes getting there.
Anthony, a sophomore, qualified for state last year along with Lavengood and Tarpley. Dillon qualified for state two years ago.
Our other guys ... are getting matches, Cuddie said.
Three firsts, a second and a fourth ... in this format, we can let our studs shine, Cuddie said.
The Demons will head north again next week for the annual Warrior Invitational in Grand Junction, a big multiclass, multistate tournament the biggest tournament of the season for the DHS wrestlers.


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Windows Live
There are so many places that you can blog these days. Today lets look at Windows Live , a free blogging and networking platform. With so many options out there you might ask why would I want to use something that is related and owned by Microsoft. That is a great question in my opinion.
The main reason is that this site has a neat networking feature of being able to add friends. While this doesn't sound like much, it can help businesses reach new customers. If you look at this Arlington Heights real estate profile that was just created you will see that at the top there is a section called friends. This list shows the friends of the member and many people will check out this list and read other peoples blogs.
This free exposure can help you build up contacts that you would have never been able to reach on your own. For the little amount of time and effort needed it is worth taking some time to play with this free blogging platform. For more ideas about how to build up your online presence visit WebNewsForUs a site that helps real estate agents generate more exposure online and off.


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KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney is launching a statewide advertising campaign in Pennsylvania.
The Republican presidential candidate is making a final-week bid to defeat President Barack Obama in territory long considered safe for Democrats. No Republican presidential candidate has carried the state in nearly a quarter century. Recent polls suggest the race there is close.
Republican officials with knowledge of the plan report that Romney's campaign will begin running ads statewide as soon as Wednesday. The buy includes the expensive Philadelphia broadcast market, where Romney's campaign was reluctant to invest earlier in the month. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss campaign strategy.
Election Day is one week away.
Romney is working to expand the political battlefield to help widen his path to the 270 electoral votes needed for victory.


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Anders writes: "Indexdata is happy to announce that Net::Z3950::SimpleServer 0.08 is released. The most important improvement is the support for threads, which among other things enables the users to run SimpleServer on Windows. Hope you'll like it!"
CASPR Embraces Open Source with LibraryNet
Norman wrote in with a press release from CASPR Inc.: "CASPR Inc. today announced at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference an update to its library automation product called LibraryNet, which enables library administrators to easily deploy Web based library solutions on a wide range of platforms using industry standard open source components. LibraryNet 4.0 is an integrated library automation system designed around the industry standard MARC format, Apache Web Server, Perl Programming language, DBFILE indexing system and HTML Web user interface. The program runs on all standard operating systems including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux." Read the full press release here.
Kevin writes: "The Library Acquisitions Database manages the ordering and receiving of items, such as books and video cassettes, for a library system, featuring individual-branch buying and budgeting. It is developed in Perl (with DBI) with a MySQL database backend. It is developed by the TNRD Library System, which has already developed Public Access Terminal Control (PATC), for user access control PATC. Acquis is still under development, and no releases have been made yet. However, the source can be checked out of CVS with anonymous check-out and installed on a web server. See Information on accessing the CVS repository or Browse the CVS repository online. If you are interested in joining development on Acquis, please read the Developer's Guide. Also available is a graph of the Database Schema. Interested developers can e-mail Chad Wallace [firstname.lastname@example.com] to request to be added to the project."
Koha 2.0.0pre3
paul writes: "A new version of Koha, the 1st Free software ILS has just been released, and is avaible here. This version of Koha is still in the "unstable" directory, because some bugs are still reported. But it's fully useable and used in (at least) 3 libraries in "real world". The next version should/might be the 2.0.0RC1. The only missing features are a migration tool for libraries already using Koha1.2.x, and an automated upgrading tool for future version. It's possible to upgrade manually. More than 40 bugfixes and improvements. See on sourceforge."
Ed writes: "Net::OAI::Harvester is a new Perl module available from CPAN for easily interacting with data providers that implement the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting. It provides an object-oriented client interface to OAI-PMH in the same way that LWP::UserAgent does for HTTP. Net::OAI::Harvester is basically a toolkit which allows you to quickly write programs that retrieve data from OAI-PMH archives without having to get your hands dirty generating HTTP requests, parsing large amounts of XML, and representing lots of data in memory.
Net::OAI::Harvester uses XML::SAX internally, so potentially large documents are handled as streams (no large DOMs in memory). An OAI DublinCore module is included for representing Dublin Core metadata; and there is an extension mechanism so that you can plug in your own metadata handler to handle other flavors of metadata. For more information see: http://search.cpan.org/author/ESUMMERS/OAI-Harvester-0.2/lib/Net/OAI/Harvester.pm
If you are interested in contributing at all to the project please express your interest at on the perl4lib list."
mdewsnip writes: "Greenstone v2.40 is now available for download! A big change in this release is the inclusion in the Windows download of the "Greenstone Librarian Interface", a tool for collecting, expanding and building digital libraries. It gives you access to Greenstone's functionality from an easy-to-use 'point and click' interface, and is also available for Unix systems. Other important changes include a new plugin for importing data from perl's DBI interface, a new plugin for parsing records from OAI servers, improvements to MGPP configuration, new Czech, Galician, Japanese and Thai interfaces, and many bug fixes and other improvements."
Pat writes: "This release adds a lot of bugfixes (thanks to everyone who's helped!), a first cut at z3950 support, and a script for migration from other ILSs. This release also marks a feature freeze pending the 2.0.0 release. 1.9.3 requires a newer version of MARC::Record than previous versions of Koha. Please make sure you're running MARC::Record 1.26. We've also made a few more tweaks to the Database Schema. If you've already installed an earlier version of Koha, you will need to update your DB to reflect these. 1.9.3 is a beta level release; it is not intended for production use. If you are evaluating, testing, or playing with 1.9.3 for any reason, please help us make it better by reporting bugs on bugs.koha.org. Feel free to fix them too. As always, Koha is available at sourceforge."
Paul writes: "a new "unstable" version has been released. It fixes 20+ bugs and adds minor functionnalities. Go to sourceforge
for more information."
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Wisconsin's Tom Hermansen killed one of the greatest main frame 8 pointers ever be harvested.
By John Dummer
When it comes to deer hunting you will hear people say they would rather be lucky than good any day. For Wisconsin native Tom Hermansen he would agree. However, on opening day of the 2012 Wisconsin gun season, he would say he was both lucky and Blessed. Tom would be in the right place at the right time (and would be awake) to have an opportunity at one of the greatest main frame 8 pointers to ever be harvested.
As a young boy Tom would gun hunt with his father Chet and older brother Eric. It took him a couple of years to figure out why he was the one that was always sent on a path through the thickets. Tom would enjoy his time with dad and brother, but in his late 20's the property they hunted was sold and their opportunities to spend to time in the woods together became harder to accomplish. The trio would hunt a little more together over the next couple of years, but Mr. Hermansen would eventually stop. Tom's brother Eric, purchased part of the family business, Chet's Car Care Center, from his father, which also cut back on his time in the woods drastically.
Around this same time Tom, born and raised in Madison, WI, was dealing with some personal issues and felt it was time for a change. He and his new wife Stacey decided it was time to slow down and enjoy life. They would move to a rural community in Southwestern Wisconsin. After 5 years of hard work, saving, and many prayers the Hermansens found a house in the country they would eventually purchase. A home where they would raise their children, get on with their lives, and have a place their dog Bleu would be able to run free.
A couple years after the move, Tom applied for a position as a part time mechanic at Gullickson Trucking. Although he never had any formal schooling as a mechanic, his time spent with the family business would pay off. He was offered the position by owner Rick Gullickson and the two would quickly become friends. The shop Tom worked out of sat on the 220 acres Rick owned in Iowa County, WI. The shop had big windows that overlooked a hillside. Tom would often catch himself looking out at all the deer. Later that year Tom asked Rick for permission to gun hunt. This would allow Tom to have a place to enjoy his passion of the outdoors.
As a self-proclaimed "meat" hunter Tom understands and respects the idea of Quality Deer Management. He was aware that most people in the area practiced QDM and stated he "knows there is a passion in the area for big deer" and he "respects" that. It was Tom's first priority to shoot a few does each year to help fill his freezer. In fact, the only other buck he has taken on this property was a smaller buck that was wounded. When asked about shooting smaller bucks Tom's reply was that he has "too much respect for the land, the landowner, and the surrounding hunters".
Although Rick's property sits in the CWD zone, Tom has never noticed any deer that carried the disease. He feels it may be out there but does not let this have an impact on how much venison his family enjoys each year. Tom also stated that CWD does not change anything about the way he hunts.
Each year when Tom takes to the woods, for the 9 day Wisconsin gun season, his focus is getting a good clean ethical shot on the first doe that give him an opportunity. The plan was no different on November 17th, 2012. This was opening day. Fortunately for that first doe, Tom would catch movement out of the corner of his eye as the scope was settling in on her. Here's how that memorable day played out…
To understand what took place during the first couple of hours, we have to back up to the night before the opener. After Tom got home from work at around 10:30 pm he finished getting his stuff ready. By the time he settled into bed it was close to 1 am. However, it would be just after two before he fell asleep. The anticipation and excitement for the following morning was not centered around shooting a world class whitetail, but rather just having the opportunity to sit and enjoy his time in his treestand. Of course shooting a doe or two crossed his mind as well.
With the alarm set for 4:15 am he would have plenty of time to eat breakfast, drink some coffee, and make the 20 minute drive to Rick's property. Amidst all of the excitement that night he had actually set his alarm for 3:15 am by mistake. Tom would not realize this until he was half way to the property for the morning hunt. With just over an hour of sleep in him, he knew it would be a long day. When he pulled in to his parking spot he would have just under 2 hours to wait for legal shooting. Knowing if he stayed in the car for any length of time there was a good chance he would miss the sunrise. He decided to head to his stand to wait out the darkness.
When he arrived at his stand and got settled in it was 5:15. Knowing that he had some time to kill he hunkered down, relaxed and before long fell asleep. The problem with this was that he did not wake up until 7:30 am! Already hearing shots, Tom wondered just how many deer had already slipped past him. After panning the area the next 30 minutes or so without seeing a deer, Tom stood up to stretch. 10 minutes later he found himself back sitting down struggling to stay awake.
Over the next hour or so Tom would doze in and out. It wasn't until 9:30 when he woke up feeling a bit discouraged in how his opener had progressed up to that point. Typically, by this point in time he would have at least seen a few deer and often times he would have had a doe down already. For a moment, Tom had thoughts of getting down and doing a little still hunting to help combat his tiredness. Luckily for him, he decided to sit tight just a little longer. He actually slapped his cheeks telling himself he must stay awake! It was also at this time that he said a prayer.
A few minutes later that first doe popped out. She was making her way up the ridge from right to left. With his safety off and his scope up, ready for her to get to the shooting lane, he noticed something behind her. It was not a buck, but rather a doe fawn. While scanning back to the left to pick up the adult doe, Tom noticed an antlered buck coming down the ridge.
Not knowing exactly how big this buck was, Tom knew that this buck was "big" enough for Quality Deer Management purposes. Tom's focus would now be drawn to getting a shot on this buck. Before he could get a shot off however, the buck took off back up the ridge and made it out of sight. Without a good shot, Tom thought his chance of getting the buck had slipped away. As fate would have it however, the buck stopped, turned and came back down the hill towards him again. This time he would enter Tom's shooting lane. Tom placed the crosshairs and pulled the trigger. With a loud 'BOOM!', Tom felt he had made a good shot. He immediately looked for the buck, but he was not able to see him. Excited and nervous he pulled out his phone to check the time. It was 9:58 am.
After what seemed like forever, Tom finally decided to look for the buck at 10:15 am. While scanning the area where the buck had been standing, at the shot, he noticed the bucks G2's sticking up through the tall grass. The buck was down! Not being able to see any other part of the bucks head or body, he waited a few more minutes before getting down. At 10:25 am Tom decided to get down and get up the hill. Of course this was done as fast as he could! Tom approached the deer and stopped in amazement at what he had just shot. The monstrous buck's head was propped up by his 11 plus inch droptine!
It will be hard for me to try to express Tom's emotions that day after he got to his buck. Written words hardly seem to do them justice. I can only say that my interview with him was over 3 weeks from that memorable morning and yet he still broke down in tears telling me about the next few precious moments.
After collecting his thoughts his first call was to his wife. He told her, "Honey, I just shot the biggest deer I have ever seen!" She was quick to congratulate him. It was hard for him to hold the phone because he was shaking so badly. So he told his wife he was going to let her go and would send a picture. He had no idea of what he had just shot. All he really knew was it was a big, beautiful buck and he also thought to himself, "That is a lot of meat!"
For the next ten minutes Tom would just lay next to the buck and try to regain his composure. He was also quick to give thanks and praise to God for his hand in putting him in this position.
After sending his wife a picture, he sent a text message to his best friend Erich Burger. Here is the sequence of messages between the two…
Tom: Buck Down!
Erich: You shot one?
Tom: Yes Erich. You are going to be amazed!
Erich: A big buck?
Tom: Yes!
Erich: We are on our way!
At no time did Tom send Erich a picture. He wanted him to experience the same amazement he did when he first walked up to the buck. A short time later Erich showed up with his wife Marty and 2 kids, Emily and Anthony. When Erich approached the downed buck he knew his friend Tom had just shot something pretty special. After a high five and a hug Erich took his 'Buckmaster' hat off and put it on Tom's head. Erich told him, "You used to be the deerslayer, but now you are the Buckmaster!"
After a few pictures, the Burger Family helped Tom load the buck into his car. Yes, the big bodied, big racked buck was placed in the trunk of his Saturn! After leaving the property, Tom drove the buck to his wife Stacey's work to show her. He made a couple additional stops before he made his way to the local taxidermist. Getting a deer mounted was something new for Tom. Owner Clint Rickey walked him through the proper steps. Later that night, after a few pictures with the kids (and the dog Bleu) Tom brought his buck back to get caped out.
The entire day was pretty surreal for Tom. When he made it to bed that night, he spent 30 minutes once again praising God. He slept pretty well that night. That is until 4:15 am Sunday morning when his alarm woke him up (at the right time) to head back to the woods. When his wife asked him why he was going to hunt after he shot the biggest buck in the woods he replied with, "Because we need more meat!" This would also be a special hunt, because his stepson Michael would be joining him.
Michael is 12 and is legally able to hunt, but would be there only as an observer this year. The two would get to share a pretty cool morning in the stand. Although no deer were shot Tom did have his crosshairs on another super buck. The big 10 pointer was 100 yards out, but instead of taking the shot he gave the gun to Michael to get a look at the buck in the scope. Tom could notice the gun barrel shaking so he knew that Michael "had the fever". After the encounter, Michael's response was, "Ya, that was cool dad!"
When I questioned Tom why he didn't shoot that big buck Sunday morning he replied with an answer that I expected after spending a few hours with him. It was the respect that he had for others and the passion he had for the outdoors. He knew he was blessed with one monster buck and just didn't feel right to shoot another.
As bad as Tom would like a chance to chase that big buck next year he knows there is a chance the option may not be available. The property owned by Rick and Colleen Gullickson has been on the market for about a year. There may be a chance that the opportunity is there, but Tom has always hoped for the best for his friends Rick and Colleen and would like to see them sell this land and fulfill their future plans.
Financially speaking as far as this deer goes Tom has been offered money for it already. He has no plans of selling it. The deer just means that much to him. I applaud him for sticking to his guns on that. The one thing for sure is that he is all about sharing the story with anyone that wants to hear it.
At the time this article was written I have been able to only discover 1 trail camera picture of this buck. Brothers Brent and Kevin Meister were able to capture a daylight picture that shows off the buck's impressive left side. The super buck was caught moving during the daylight on the camera just before gun season not too far from Tom's treestand. The brothers would have no other pictures or encounters. Hopefully as this story gets out more pictures or maybe the bucks shed antlers will surface. If you have any encounters or pictures you would like to share please send them to me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tom's magnificent buck has an unofficial green score of 194 4/8" gross. He grew main beams of 30". The G2's measure close to 16" each. The mass carries all
the way out. And, let's not forget about those drop tines! One drop measures a tad over 6" and the other is just shy of a whopping 12"! Click here to view a copy of the un-official score sheet. This buck, regardless of the final score and where he ends up in the record books, is a dream buck for any hunter. Tom
knows that he was blessed with a special gift that day and will forever remember that morning. I say not too bad for a "meat" hunter!
John Dummer is a special contributor to Deer and Deer Hunting and is the owner of www.Whitetailworld.com. For more information on this buck and anything else whitetail deer related be sure to check out www.whitetailworld.com.


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State Rep. John O'Connor seeks delay of Derry Dumpster Depot appealBy HUNTER McGEE
Union Leader Correspondent
October 15. 2013 10:13PM
DERRY — An abutter will get another chance to have his appeal of the proposed Dumpster Depot site plan heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment — but maybe not this week.
State Rep. John O'Connor has filed for a postponement of Thursday night's scheduled session. O'Connor said he is asking for the postponement because he has a lot of material to file. Complicating the situation is the fact that the birth of his granddaughter could happen any day now, O'Connor said.
"The next joyful event is my granddaughter coming along," O'Connor said.
O'Connor originally challenged a decision by the town's code enforcement department, alleging that it mistakenly categorized the business as a "contractor's yard."
But that appeal was refused by the ZBA in a meeting on Oct. 3 because it wasn't filed in time, the board ruled.
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 means O'Connor can now include the Planning Board's decision as well as a list of people who have been affected, the board ruled.A number of abutters can be added on to the appeal, and it will focus on the Planning Board's decision instead of being limited to the ruling by the code enforcement department.
O'Connor said he's gathered about 50 signatures of people affected by the Planning Board's decision.
The state representative also sits on the Planning Board but has recused himself from voting on the plan.
O'Connor said the business isn't appropriate for the area and will diminish property values. He pointed to three tracts of land that are near the proposed site on Ashleigh drive and up for sale.O'Connor 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.
Even if the appeal is approved by the ZBA, Paul could still file for a variance, which could effectively nullify the appeal, O'Connor said.The ZBA will consider O'Connor's request for postponement at its Thursday night meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Center.


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Nashua Holocaust Memorial reflects years of devoted effortBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
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June 01. 2014 8:45PM
NASHUA — The New Hampshire Holocaust Memorial was dedicated on Sunday as attendees reflected on the millions killed by the Nazis decades ago.
"We have not yet healed completely from the sickness of hate," said Rabbi Jonathan Spira-Savett while standing in front of the newly constructed granite memorial housed at Rotary Common Park along Main Street.
The monument, paid for with private donations, consists of six 11,000-pound granite walls, set onto a concrete hexagon 28 feet in diameter. Each of the walls is engraved with the name of an extermination camp: Sobibor, Chelmno, Auschwitz, Treblinka, Majdanek and Belzek.
"This (monument) behind us is an open wound," said Spira-Savett, who is hopeful it will eventually represent a healed scar and a peaceful place in the Gate City community.
About 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust, which included approximately six million Jews. The Nazis were responsible for killing about two-thirds of the Jewish population living in Europe between 1933-1945.
Fred Teeboom, a former Nashua alderman, was born in Holland around the start of World War II.
"I am a child survivor," said Teeboom, who along with his parents and brother made it through the Holocaust. More than 270 of his extended relatives were killed during that time, he said.
"They were murdered by the Nazis for no other reason than they were Jews," said Teeboom. "This shall never be forgotten."
Teeboom spearheaded the memorial, which is visible from Main Street and located next to Salmon Brook. It has been a nearly five-year project.
Dozens of people attended Sunday's dedication ceremony for the monument, where a tribute entitled "A Child's View of the Holocaust" by the New England Dance Ensemble was performed.
Pastor Paul Berube said it is appropriate for Nashua to hold the state's only Holocaust Memorial, as it is the Gate City into New Hampshire.
"We stand with the Jewish community," Berube said.
John M. Weidman of the Andres Institute of Art designed the $150,000 monument, telling those in attendance that the structure is for everyone, regardless of their faith.
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Amazon.com Inc. has reached an expanded multi-year agreement with Viacom that will bring hundreds of the media company's television shows to Amazon's Prime Instant Video service.
The offerings include some of the best-known shows in children's programming, such as Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Dora the Explorer" and "Blue's Clues."
The deal is believed to be the biggest yet for Amazon's video streaming service, in terms of breadth of content and cost. The value of the licensing agreement was not disclosed, though it is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity because contract details are confidential.
Amazon is among a number of digital suitors pursuing Hollywood's content -- helping to drive up the price. The Seattle-based retail giant's arrangement with Viacom sets up a multi-screen battle for young viewers, who increasingly watch movies and TV shows via their game consoles, smartphones, tablets and other Internet-connected devices.
Netflix has been courting families, especially younger viewers who gravitate to streaming video services. It created a "Just for Kids" interface that relies heavily on images, to remove any barriers to finding shows. In February, it partnered with DreamWorks Animation to create an original animated series for the service based on the summer film "Turbo.
In April, Netflix told investors that it would allow its deal with Viacom to expire, saying it has been moving away from broad, multi-year deals with networks and cable channels in favor of more selective licensing arrangements.
Netflix has since reached an agreement with the Disney/ABC Television Group to become the only subscription streaming service to offer popular children's shows "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" and the animated "Tron: Uprising."
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Amazon doubled-down on its investment with Viacom, securing the largest selection of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. programs among online subscription services.
"Kids are one of the most-watched TV genres on Prime Instant Video," Bill Carr, Amazon's vice president of digital video and music, said in a statement. "With programs like 'Dora the Explorer,' 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'Bubble Guppies' and 'The Backyardigans,' there are hundreds of great shows for kids and parents to choose from.''
Subscribers also will gain access to such MTV and Comedy Central shows as "Teen Mom 2," "Key & Peele" and some episodes of "Jersey Shore." Amazon Prime members pay $79 a year for unlimited two-day shipping of items purchased through the online retailer, and for unlimited streaming access to more than 41,000 movies and TV episodes.
"We are thrilled to be extending and deepening our relationship with Amazon," Philippe Dauman, Viacom's chief executive, said in a statement. "This innovative agreement with provide Prime members with access to even more of our best programming."
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According to Bernstein Research, Viacom has become increasingly dependent on streaming service revenue to help boost profits. Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) made up nearly 5% of the company's operating income in fiscal 2012 -- and 200% of its growth in operating income.
"But SVOD hurts ratings for kids' networks," Bernstein media analyst.
"Now the debate is whether SVOD licensing fees offset the ad revenue decline," he said. "In the short run, we agree 'yes' but going forward, we think 'no.' Cannibalization increases, and licensing fees decrease as the balance of power shifts in favor of the SVOD providers."
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