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The Onslow County Parks and Recreation Department, N.C. Carolina Cooperative Extension will sponsor �Make Your Own Valentine Candy� on Feb. 9 at the Onslow County Multipurpose Complex on Richlands Highway.
JACKSONVILLE � The Onslow County Parks and Recreation Department, N.C. Carolina Cooperative Extension will sponsor �Make Your Own Valentine Candy� on Feb. 9 at the Onslow County Multipurpose Complex on Richlands Highway. The two sessions will be at 9 and 11 a.m. A session will also be held on Feb. 11 at Holly Ridge Community Center at 6 p.m. The free event is open to children ages 5 - 12. Pre-register before Feb. 8 by calling 910-347-5332 or visiting onslowcountync.gov/parks.
GLOUCESTER � The 21st Annual Gloucester Mardi Gras, named the top event in N.C. for the month of February by Our State magazine, will take place on Feb. 9, at 476 Pigott Rd, Gloucester from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sponsored by the Unknown Tongues Cajun-Zydeco band, Gloucester Mardi Gras features dancing to live music all day, including a Cajun dance and children�s King and Queen march and bead toss around 3 p.m. Gumbo and fried turkey is served by early afternoon, announced by a �Fool�s Procession.� Feathered mask and hat-making is available for kids and grownups alike. Costumes are welcome.
In the community spirit of Southwest Louisiana�s rural Mardi Gras, this event is open and free to the public, made possible by your cash or food donations. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Gloucester Community Club�s Mary Dudley and Woodrow Price Scholarship. Gumbo preparation and a music jam take place Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Community Club. To donate ingredients for the gumbos, or for more information, contact Barbara 252-729-8021 or see unknowntongues.com and facebook.com/unknowntongues.
PINE KNOLL SHORES � On Feb. 9, the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores presents Seduction in the Seas which takes an educational look at romance rituals among creatures of the deep. Check your knowledge of animal amore in the Mating Game and enjoy other amusements related to the wooing routines of wild beasts, and also human beings. Gourmet coffee and decadent desserts sweeten the activities. You must be age 18 or older to partake of this after-hours, adults-only event but you don�t have to be part of a pair � activities can be enjoyed by singles and couples. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The amorous and humorous activities begin at 7 p.m. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Tickets are $20 per person. Members enjoy a 10 percent discount. Daily admission tickets, complimentary daily passes and other discounts do not apply. Register online at ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores, by phone at 252-247-4003 or stop by the visitor services desk at 1 Roosevelt Blvd., Pine Knoll Shores, NC.
PINE KNOLL SHORES � N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores once again teams up with top restaurants to dish up recipes and tips on selecting and preparing fresh, seasonal, local seafood. Succulent Seafood sessions are scheduled for selected Mondays and occasionally other days of the week at 2 p.m. Aquarium staff members share information on the life cycles and habitats of featured seafood species. Chefs provide favorite recipes and insights on preparing finfish, shellfish and crustaceans. A taste test of the featured dish tops off each gathering. Succulent Seafood is for ages 12 and up; $15 per person, per session. Advance registration is required. Call 252-247-4003 for more information. The current line-up includes: Feb. 4 � Ruddy Duck Tavern, Morehead City; Feb. 11 � Windansea, Morehead City; Feb. 25 � Amos Mosquito�s, Atlantic Beach; March 18 � McCurdy�s, Atlantic Beach.
SWANSBORO � Enjoy live music at the Seaside Arts Council Performing Arts Series at the Swansboro Town Hall Annex, located at 601 W. Corbett Ave. Ginger Garner will perform Jazz on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. Tickets and membership applications for the Seaside Arts Council Performing Arts Series are available at Emerald Isle Town Hall and Swansboro Area Chamber of Commerce or visit seasideartscouncil.com.
JACKSONVILLE � Coastal Carolina Community College�s New River Players will hold auditions for its spring production �The Doctor in Spite of Himself� Feb. 4-5 at 5 p.m., in the Bodenhamer Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building on the Coastal campus. Auditions are open to the public as well as Coastal faculty, staff, and students. Twelve roles are available, seven male and five female.
After a quarrel with his wife, the quick-witted woodcutter Sganerelle, goes off to chop wood. To spite him, his wife convinces two passing servants that Sganerelle is a brilliant but eccentric doctor, which leads to escapades and complications in the best Moli�re tradition.
The Doctor in Spite of Himself will be performed April 11-13, 8 p.m., and a Sunday matinee, April 14, 3 p.m., in the Bodenhamer Auditorium.
This production is under the direction of Eric Kildow, Drama Instructor and Artistic Director for New River Players. Tickets are $2 for students, seniors, and military; and $5 for general admission. To reserve tickets, please contact Coastal�s Box Office, 910-938-6792.
MOREHEAD CITY � The Arts Council�s 23rd Annual Art From The Heart will be held Feb. 15 to March 2. The show will open with a public reception on Feb. 15, with the show gallery open free to the public seven days a week through March 2. The Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be held on Feb. 21.
Art From The Heart is one of the region�s largest exhibitions of fine art by artists from Carteret, Craven, Pamlico, and Onslow Counties. Entry rules, applications, and fees will be posted on the Arts Council�s website �artscouncilcaretet.org. Registration for artists will be held Feb. 8-10.
The companion Student Art Show, featuring the artwork of students K-12 in Carteret County public, private, and charter schools will also take place. Location TBD. Call 252-726-9156 or email email@example.com for more information.
JACKSONVILLE � Coastal Carolina Community College�s New River Players will hold auditions for a spring production of Moliere�s The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Feb. 4-5 at 5 p.m., in the Bodenhamer Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building on the Coastal campus. This production will include 12 roles, including seven males and five females. Auditions are open to the public as well as Coastal faculty, staff, and students. Actors can bring prepared monologues or they may read from the script.
The show dates are April 11 -13, with a Sunday matinee on April 14.
This production is under the direction of Eric Kildow, Drama Instructor and Artistic Director for New River Players. For further information, please contact Director Eric Kildow at 910-938-6301 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
JACKSONVILLE � A writer�s workshop by Tim Bass, UNC-W on �Telling Your Story: A Workshop in Nonfiction (With a Little Time for Fiction, Too) will be held Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Council for the Arts.
The workshop will include lessons on clarifying the topic, developing a central focus, and exploring ways to structure the narrative. Other topics include showing vs. telling, writing in vivid detail, and developing characters who come to life on the page. Through discussions and writing exercises, the workshop will zero in on ways to take on the stories inside us all. This, of course, will necessitate a discussion about the meaning of the term "creative nonfiction"�its limits and possibilities. As time permits, the course will delve into fiction writing�especially the challenge of distinguishing fiction from thinly veiled nonfiction, proper manuscript formatting and the challenge of writing "clean" stories that are free of errors in grammar and punctuation.
The Council for the Arts is located across from Jacksonville City Hall at 826 New Bridge Street. Call 910-455-9840 for a spot in this workshop.
JACKSONVILLE � An open mike reading for poets and other writers will take place on Feb. 10 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Council for the Arts at 826 New Bridge Street across from Jacksonville City Hall. Readers should be 18 and older. Please use appropriate language; all ages will be in the audience. Call Connie Wenner at 910-455-9840 to have your name put on the registration list. Seating is limited.
JACKSONVILLE � Preschoolers in the Jacksonville area will have the opportunity to enjoy live theatre performed by the Loyd Artists. �Tales of the Very Young� features the best of Golden Rod Puppets. The show will be held on Feb. 8 at 9:30 a.m. in the Southwest High School Auditorium in Jacksonville. Hobey Ford�s show includes a roving elf marionette, storytelling rod puppets and shadow puppets, Chester the dog and his hilarious antics, and the �Foamies� a wonderful ballet of carved foam animal creatures. The program is a wonderful introduction to live theatre performances. Hobey Ford is a self-taught puppeteer and puppet maker whose original creations �The Foamies� are carved with scissors out of large blocks of rubber foam. The admission is $2. Please call the Council for the Arts at 910-455-9840 to register your group. Seating space is limited. Children should be seated by 9:10 a.m. Tickets will be sold at the door if space is available. If you, or your group, have not registered, please allow extra time to purchase tickets. Care givers will be admitted free.
JACKSONVILLE � The City of Jacksonville Recreation and Parks Department is offering Adult Softball leagues for the spring season. Men�s over 40 League will meet Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Men and Women�s League will meet Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Both meetings will be at the Jacksonville Commons Gym. For more information, contact W. Musgrove at 910-938-5268 or email@example.com.


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Two men are facing charges following an alcohol-involved single vehicle injury traffic crash Monday night along Highway 26 about eight miles east of Seaside. The involved vehicle was reported stolen from the Seaside area about 30 minutes before the crash.
According to Trooper Lewis Topinka, on December 31, 2012 at approximately 9:00 p.m., a Mitsubishi Galant four-door was traveling eastbound on Highway 26 near milepost 8 when its driver lost control on the icy roadway. The car traveled off the right shoulder, clipped a tree, skidded across the highway and rolled on its top in the westbound lane.
Witnesses arriving after the crash reported seeing a man, later identified as JARROD M. LUSBY, age 20, from Seaside, climbed out of the overturned car and lay on the highway awaiting medical personnel to arrive. The passenger, later identified TANNER L. CRICK CUZICK, age 20, from Seaside, also climbed out and fled the scene before police and fire personnel arrived.
LUSBY was transported by Medix ambulance to Columbia Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
With the help of a Clatsop County Sheriff's Department K-9, a brief area search found CRICK CUZICK lying in a ditch with serious injuries. He was transported by ambulance to Seaside Providence Hospital.
OSP troopers from the Astoria Area Command office are continuing the investigation. Charges are pending against both men.
OSP was assisted at the scene by Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, Seaside Police Department, Medix ambulance and Hamlet Fire Department. The highway was blocked about 90 minutes.

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Virginia Archives and Libraries
- 1 Archives
- 2 Libraries
- 3 Virginia Digital Collections
- 4 Web Sites
National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region (Downtown Philadelphia)
900 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4292
Telephone: 215-606-0100
Fax: 215-606-0116
Website: National Archives-Mid Atlantic Downtown Philadelphia
National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region (Northeast Philadelphia)
14700 Townsend Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154-1025
Telephone: 215-305-2000
Fax: 215-305-2038
Website: National Archives-Mid Atlantic Northeast Philadelphia
Appalachia Archives
Archives in Appalachia: A Directory. Boone, North Carolina: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1985. (Family History Library book 975 A3a.) The record covers the states of Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The record is arranged alphabetically by state, then by the name of the repository. Each entry lists the archive, its address, phone number, inclusive dates of the collection, the records of the collection, what subjects are covered by the collection, and the size of the collection. There are two indexes: Record type, and Subject, with reference numbers corresponding to the repository. Also included is a list, under "Coming Attractions," of agencies that do not currently collect manuscript materials but plan to do so in the future.
Library of Virginia (formerly Virginia State Library and Archives)
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219-8000
Telephone: 804-692-3500
Fax: 804-692-3556
Websites:Library of Virginia
Using the Collection
The research collections of the Library of Virginia are divided between the General Library and the Research and Information Services Division. The General Library contains printed materials, while the Research and Information Services Division consists of government records and other historical documents.
Many collections are available online, such as Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows, Index to Wills and Administrations, Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, and Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants.
State records in the Research and Information Services Division are described in:
Salmon, John. S., comp. A Guide to State Records in the Archives Branch. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1985. FHL book 975.5 A3sj
The Library of Virginia has also published two excellent preliminary guides to the pre-1904 county and municipal records and also publishes annual updates:
Ray, Suzanne Smith. A Preliminary Guide to Pre- 1904 County Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, [1988?].) FHL book 975.5 A3r
Hart, Lyndon H. A Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 Municipal Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives. (Richmond, Virginia Library and Archives, [1988?].) FHL book 975.5 A3h)
Virginia State Library. Archives and Records Division. Annual Reports of Archival Accessions. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, 1971–.) FHL book 975.5 A35v
University of Virginia
Alderman Library
PO Box 400113
Charlottesville VA 22904-4113
fax: 434.924.1431 A helpful guide to this library is Virginia Genealogy, A Guide to Resources in the University of Virginia Library (Charlottesville, Virginia: The University Press of Virginia, 1983) FHL book 975.5 D23u).
College of William and Mary
Earl Gregg Swem Library
P.O. Box 8794
Landrum Drive
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794
Phone: (757) 221-3050
Fax: (757) 221-2635
Handley Library
Handley Library
100 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: (540) 662-9041
Fax: (540) 722-4769
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Jones Memorial Library
Jones Memorial Library
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Telephone: 434-846-0501
Fax: 434-846-1572
Virginia Digital Collections
has statewide online database links which may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.
Web Sites
The following sites are important gateways:
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.
A comprehensive list of websites available for specific areas and subjects. Updated frequently.
The Family History Library and all Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.


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Koyie Hill returns from hand injury
Catcher back with Cubs after severing several fingers last year
Koyie Hill has returned to the Majors less than a year after severing several fingers on his throwing hand in a table-saw accident.
"To be back here, it's a dream come true within itself," Hill told the Chicago Sun-Times. "I never had a doubt I was going to play again. I just didn't know at what level the limitations of my hand were going to allow me to play. I've just lucked out."
The switch-hitting catcher batted .275 with 17 home runs, 24 doubles and 64 RBIs in 113 games for the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate in Iowa just months after doctors told him that the accident would likely end his career.
Hill, 29, had to have his thumb and three fingers surgically reattached after the table saw struck a knot in the wood of a window frame he was building for his home last Oct. 16.
Thome ties Mantle mark: Jim Thome's 536th home run, a two-run shot in the first inning of Chicago's 4-2 win over Boston on Sunday, tied him for 14th on the all-time list with Mickey Mantle.
"We talk about it all the time, the history of the game, and what those guys have done," Thome told the Chicago Tribune. "To be a part of that is just really hard to talk about. Because when you throw Mickey Mantle's name around, that's probably one of the greatest home-run hitters of all time, for sure.
"It's special to hit a home run whenever you win a game, but to tie Mickey Mantle is really, really special."
Cycle-man Stephen Drew stays focused: It took a few extra seconds and prompting from the crowd for Stephen Drew to realize he'd hit for the cycle after his seventh-inning ground rule double on Monday night.
"Like I was telling you guys before, we're trying to put wins together," Drew told the Arizona Republic after he became the first ever Diamondback to hit for the cycle at Chase Field. "To hit for the cycle, it's fun, but it wouldn't mean anything to me if we didn't win."
Lee answers the bell by securing 20th win: Cliff Lee became the first Cleveland pitcher since Gaylord Perry in 1974 to win 20 games in a season when he and the Indians knocked off Baltimore on Monday, 1-0. Lee, who threw a complete game, is now 20-2 on the year with a 2.32 ERA and is the first pitcher in the Majors to reach 20 wins this season.
"Twenty wins has a nice ring to it," Lee told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I like the sound of it. It's nice to get it behind me on my first try. I didn't want to keep answering questions about it."
Thumb injury doesn't hinder Guzman: It's been a roller-coaster ride for Cristian Guzman this season. The Nats' shortstop earned All-Star status in the first half but has had to work through an injured thumb in the second half.
Last week, however, he batted .529 (16-for-29), earning co-Player of the Week in the National League with Bronson Arroyo. Guzman hit for the cycle on Aug. 28.
"Better," Guzman told the Washington Post when asked about his thumb. "Like I said before, not 100 percent, but it's good."
Carpenter overcomes shoulder problem: Chris Carpenter, who last pitched on Aug. 10 against the Cubs before leaving with pain around his right shoulder, has returned to the Cardinals and is set to work out of the bullpen for the remainder of the season.
"We'll let him go out there for a couple appearances. We'll try to keep him out of one-run games," manager Tony La Russa told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "You let him get some work and see how he feels. If he feels great, I wouldn't hesitate to use him any time."
Harden gearing up for stretch run: Rich Harden, who has thrown more innings this season than any other in his career, with the exception of 2004, is getting some extra rest. The Cubs don't plan to use him again until sometime after Sept. 9.
"I really want to be out there, but at the same time, I think it can be good," Harden told the Chicago Sun-Times. "I don't know how many innings I've thrown, but it's the longest stretch in a few years. I just want to make sure that I'm strong and ready to go for the stretch run."
Schierholtz bowls over teammates with hit at plate: The Giants recalled prospect Nate Schierholtz, who played on the U.S. Olympic team and won a bronze medal. A continuous loop of a play in which Schierholtz bowled over a Chinese catcher was played in the Giants' clubhouse to mark his arrival.
"I didn't realize they showed it so often until I saw it on the front pages of the newspapers," Schierholtz told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I was kind of surprised it was that big of a deal. I guess China plays differently than we do here.
"After the game, we had a press conference, and I explained the play. Obviously, the Chinese team was not happy with me. Other than that, there were no repercussions. It was back to baseball the next day."
Guardado recalls prankster highlight against Ortiz: Eddie Guardado, back with Minnesota, is well known for his ability to keep a clubhouse loose. The veteran reliever recalled a vintage prank perpetrated on David Ortiz when the Red Sox slugger played for the Twins.
"Corey Koskie and I gave him a lot of trouble. Once we lined his jeans with peanut butter in Spring Training. It was a perfect job, all up and down the inside lining, but you couldn't see it," Guardado told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "He comes in, in a hurry to leave, someone's talking to him to distract him. He puts his jeans on, does up the belt, suddenly stops talking. 'Wait a minute -- what the hell?' There was peanut butter all up and down his legs. We did a really nice job with that one."
Wrigley Field a special place for Ausmus: Brad Ausmus isn't sure yet if he will retire at the end of the season, but he does know that he will miss his road trips to Chicago to play the Cubs when his career is over. Ausmus enjoys playing day baseball at Wrigley Field and the ability to eat at some great restaurants in the evening.
"I'll miss Wrigley," Ausmus told Astros.com. "There's nothing more fun than an 80-degree day in the middle of summer at Wrigley Field."
"When I'm done playing, I plan on making a trip and watching a couple of games from the bleachers," Ausmus added. "That is something I definitely will do."
New addition Snider to get a look as DH: The Toronto Blue Jays will take a long look at right fielder Travis Snider this month as they start to plan for next season. Snider, the team's top draft selection in 2006, was promoted by the club from Triple-A Syracuse on Aug. 29. There, he hit .344 with two home runs and 17 RBIs in 18 games.
"We're going to get him up here, let him play and see what the evaluation is going into Spring Training," general manager J.P. Ricciardi told the Toronto Globe and Mail. "And if we feel comfortable that he's a guy that's on the map [as far as playing DH], then maybe we don't delve into the free-agent market for a DH."
Chamberlain set for return, will pitch from bullpen: Joba Chamberlain will pitch out of the bullpen the rest of the season instead of being inserted back into the starting rotation. Chamberlain last pitched for the Yankees on Aug. 4 when he left a game in Texas early due to shoulder soreness that turned out to be rotator cuff tendinitis. Chamberlain is still expected to be a starter next season, but general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi believe the bullpen is a better spot for him right now.
"It's just that we don't have enough time," Girardi told Newsday about getting Chamberlain ready to be a starter again this season.
Teagarden feeling at home with Rangers: Rookie catcher Taylor Teagarden, a member of the bronze-medal-winning U.S. Olympic baseball team that competed in Beijing last month, hit his second home run for the Rangers on Monday night.
"It's an awesome feeling," Teagarden, whose only two Major League hits are homers, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "I've seen a lot of games here as a fan since the ballpark opened up. I've been a fan of the Rangers ever since I was little, watching Pudge [Rodriguez], Juan [Gonzalez] and Raffy [Palmeiro] and all those guys. This is going to be an unbelievable experience for me and my family."
Kent could return this season from knee surgery: When Jeff Kent went on the disabled list with torn knee cartilage, it was feared that both his season and his career might be over. But after undergoing surgery on Tuesday morning, there's now a chance that Kent could return this year.
"It was as good as we could've expected," trainer Stan Conte told the Los Angeles Times of the surgery, which did not disclose any additional problems. Kent now undergoes a rehab schedule that could be completed in two weeks and allow him to return for the final 10 days of the season.
Saunders adjusts mechanics to find success: Joe Saunders made a mechanical adjustment to his delivery and came up with a solid outing versus the Tigers, going 6 1/3 innings and allowing three runs.
"I closed off my front side," Saunders told the Los Angeles Times. "I was flying open. That was making my fastball cut a little bit, and [the batters] weren't missing [it]. I stayed through the ball instead of trying to place it."
"Joe is too talented to not get on track and throw the ball like he did in the first half," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's a shame he didn't get the win tonight, but he threw the ball well. He got more aggressive with everything. He has a terrific arm. You have to put the ball in good spots, but you can't wish it there. You have to turn it loose."
Eckstein has a fan in new manager Melvin: Arizona manager Bob Melvin always admired the way infielder David Eckstein caused trouble for him as an opponent. He likes him even better now that he's a member of the Diamondbacks.
"He's one of those guys who just gets under your skin because he does all the little things," Melvin told the Arizona Republic. "I'm glad he's on our side doing that to the opposition now."
Eckstein has primarily been a shortstop during his career but will see most of his playing time at second base for Arizona.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hoyer Says Political Trends Moving House Dems' Way
House Minority Whip Hoyer said Wednesday that positive generic
polling numbers, promising Democratic candidates and an
unproductive Republican-controlled Congress would boost
Democratic chances of taking the House.
In a political briefing with reporters, Hoyer said national
polls have recently shown congressional Democrats with an
advantage of between 6 and 8 percentage points.
"If it's 6 to 8 [points], we'll win the majority of the
House," Hoyer said. "We will win because we have candidates that
are within striking distance."
He said recent Democratic recruits in GOP-held districts in
Alabama, Minnesota, New York, Nevada and North Carolina would
make those races competitive.
Hoyer also said internal Republican divisions have prevented
Congress from moving on stalled legislation, and they help build
the case for ousting the GOP majority.
"Budget, budget enforcement, FSC [the foreign sales
corporation/extraterritorial income-tax bill], the energy bill
-- all of these are intra-party fights," Hoyer said.
He said polling shows voters trust Democrats more than
Republicans on most issues, and he enumerated several priorities
he said Democratic would take up if they won the House.


text: The number of NASCAR Sprint Cup victories recorded at Daytona International Speedway by Cale Yarborough, who won the Daytona 500 four times. The three-time Cup champion was a qualifying machine at the 2.5-mile superspeedway; he collected 12 poles at Daytona, and two of his wins in the Great American Race came from the top starting spot. Yarborough was the only driver to win three straight Cup titles (1976-1978), before Jimmie Johnson equaled the feat in 2008 and exceeded it with his fourth and fifth titles the following two seasons.


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DETROIT - The excitement of attending a Red Wings game took a tragic turn for a fan last Friday.
Nick Artico age 23, of Allen Park, died from a fall in a parking garage after the game.
The young man took a risk that proved to be fatal, and now his family wants others to learn from a mistake that has left them devastated.
"He was the life of the party wherever he was at. I never remember seeing him without a smile on his face no matter what. Just one of the most pleasant sons you could have," said Nick's father John Artico.
John is hoping others can learn from his son's unfortunate decision, leading up to the accident.
Friday, Artico was celebrating the birthday of his friend Anthony Savone.
The two had free tickets to the hockey game.
"We got to the game early, at seven o'clock. He wanted to watch the players warm-up, we were just enjoying ourselves," said Savone.
When the game ended they walked to the garage and up to a higher level.
Artico wanted to get a cigarette and said he'd meet Savone at the car.
Articos never made it. He fell 30 feet from a railing onto the floor below.
Witnesses said that Artico got onto the railing. "One person said he tried sliding down the stairwell, and he just, he went too fast and fell backwards," said Savone.
Savone heard screams and discovered his friend on the ground.
"Was next to him on my knees saying get up Nick, you know talking to him, calling his nickname. And he wasn't responding to me and I was yelling help, screaming. I didn't know what to do," said Savone.
Artico attended Wayne State University and was to graduate with a degree in economics next year.
Nick's father and brother hope the tragedy can at least be a reminder that no one is invincible and that no stunt is worth a life.
"I'd like other kids to hear the story and think twice before you do anything like that," said Nick's father. "Life is short and life can change in a matter of seconds, like ours has and Nick's did."
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Lifestyles of the rich and ill-fated
Show of the week: Downton Abbey, Sunday, Channel Seven, 8.30pm
A VAGUE whiff of scandal hovers over the Downton pile.
This time, however, it doesn't involve a night-time tryst with a Turkish diplomat, a Crawley daughter eloping with one of the servants, or a member of Mr Carson's staff being charged with the murder of his wife.
This one is of a far more arcane nature. Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) has discovered a small hole in his tuxedo, the repair of which is botched by a member of the downstairs staff who is fond of sabotaging best-laid plans (guess who?).
So, the heir apparent of what in any case is a non-existent fortune appears at an all-important dinner party wearing a dinner jacket. Unable to resist a wicked insult, the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith) mockingly asks when a member of the wait staff joined the ranks of the aristocratic family.
It's about this early point of Downton Abbey's third season that one might, quite understandably, wonder what relevance this sumptuous period drama has to a modern audience.
The answer, as we see in what is arguably the best season yet of Julian Fellowes' superb show, is plenty.
But back to the dinner party. The new season opens with preparations for Lady Mary's marriage to Matthew. Mary's American grandmother, Martha Levinson (Shirley MacLaine in a casting coup, if not a creative one, that delivered Downton Abbey huge ratings when it aired in the US), has joined the party, bringing to the stuffy mansion her heretical ideas about progress, commerce and merit, which, she proclaims, will supplant the privileges and entitlements that the British aristocracy, their heads buried deep in the sand, have taken for granted for far too long. The irony of the pot calling the kettle black is apparently lost on the dotty matriarch.
With her daughter Cora's fortune all but whittled away, the Crowleys hope she will rescue them from financial ruin by handing over more of her late husband's fortune.
Downton's first season was largely about the upstairs-downstairs affairs of the inhabitants of the imposing and austere Downton mansion. Upstairs, Lord and Lady Grantham (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern) set about solving the problems of finding a husband for the eldest of their three daughters, Mary (Michelle Dockery).
The heirs apparent died when the Titanic sank, but a distant cousin, Matthew Crawley, a ''country solicitor'', as Violet (Smith) describes him with evident disdain, emerges. The only problem is that Mary has her eye on another. Loyal butler Carson (Jim Carter) tried to keep order among a mostly mutinous staff, whose squalid living and working conditions led to them plotting against one another for the slim chance of a break in the caste-like system to which they are virtually tenured.
World War I was the backdrop of the second season, in which Matthew and other members of the household were dispatched to the trenches of France. Matthew was seriously wounded, Downton was converted into a hospital, and the war effort and austerity measures resulted in previously unimaginable relationships flourishing.
There's an outbreak of Spanish flu in the house. In the throes of death, Matthew's fiancee, Lavinia, realised that her betrothed was in love with Mary.
Though Downton Abbey is frequently dismissed as a glossy, upmarket soap opera, its third season indicates grander ambitions.
Fellowes, who created the show and has written every episode so far, is less interested in the too-obvious matter of the decline of the empire and its dwindling support base than he is in the innate dignity, stoic principles and fatal flaws of his characters.
Nor does he treat anyone as a historical cipher, but as vehicles to explore grand themes of forgiveness, honour, virtue, duty and sacrifice. The themes and dramas that emerge are timeless, universal and rarely short of compelling.
Though there are occasional dull patches, high-stakes casting gambits that just don't pay off and the continuing (dreary) saga of our favourite martyred victims to contend with (yes, that's you Mr Bates and Anna), there are also scenes and episodes of heartbreaking loss and sadness and compelling dramas that hinge on notions of loyalty and trust.
These come together in the traffic-stopping, mid-season episode, when the show delivers its greatest shock to date. It's a remarkable, flawless hour of TV that leaves one weeping, but also searching for consolation, which happens in an unexpected way the following episode.
A lesson in dinner attire and where to hold the tray when offering the Lady Dowager her supper isn't all that Downton Abbey is about. Like all great dramas, it has much to tell us about the world we live in today, as well as the tragedies of the human condition.
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Cardiff boss Malky Mackay delighted after they claim Championship trophy
Cardiff boss Malky Mackay hails a day to remember after they lifted the Championship trophy after draw with Bolton.
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Bluebirds substitute Craig Noone scored a second-half free-kick to cancel out Chris Eagles' 19th-minute opener and Mackay was understandably overwhelmed at the final whistle.
"To win promotion against Charlton was fantastic, to win the title in front of 2,000 of our fans at Burnley was great," he said.
"But to lift the trophy and have the medals here at our stadium in front of 27,000 people is something that will live with me forever.
"Our families make sacrifices for us as footballers, and it is nice on days like this for them to be involved as well.
"I am proud of everyone at the club. It means a lot to the club and the city and it gives everyone a great sense of pride.
"We have been pulling in the right direction for 99 per cent of the season and when you do that, titles are won. It's a day I will never forget."
The Scotsman was also pleased with the way his side fought back from a goal down in a match that was a dead rubber for them but which remained relevant to the play-off picture.
"People asked what the point of this game was for us. The point is the integrity of the league, which we respect immensely," added Mackay.
"Bolton needed to win to try and get in the play-offs.
"We had 27,000 people pay to be here and they were here for a party, but we wanted to give them a good game and I knew the side I put out would not let a pre-season type of game happen.
"It is about proving you are champions in front of your own crowd and at times today I thought we were exceptional, so I am very proud to put in a performance like that with nothing much to play for."


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http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/7/1...gilbert-arenasFor the people who don't know why the'yre lockin out... I'll explain it in real people terms. Lakers, Dallas, Miami, Knicks, Magic, Bulls, Boston, and a few others always have the best chance at the top free agents due to city and money. So the smaller cities team can't compete. So they can never get better and they're always losing money. So since they cant control each other spending money on players, they want us to do it for them by signing a new deal. It's that simple.
All the older owners have made their money and selling to new buyers, and the new buyers are getting killed in these small cities. But no matter what deal gets done, free agents are gonna go to the same cities ANYWAY. That's why the same teams stay good and the same teams stay bad. The owners with the most money will try to buy the best players.
So like the Lakers just signed a 175 million dollar TV deal. But they don't want to share that with the rest, they want US to do it. I know people are like, "You make 20 [million] and are not worth it..." TRUE. But the man who paid me thought I was too him. You're worth what someone gives you.
I haven't been to one meeting but I know when unrealistic people are trying to make a statement they're gonna do it. It's like me saying I wanna play 52 minutes-a-game every night. "Well there's only 48." WELL find me four more minutes then. If not, LOCKOUT. Lmaooooooo.
So when you hear your team say we're REBUILDING all they're saying is buy our tickets, watch us lose. The Clippers have been rebuilding for 20+ years and made one playoff series. You can be like Oklahoma City and have young talent but eventually you're gonna have to pay all those players and you can't. And then what happens? Umm the famous REBUILDING.
Lol it's a rat race they're tryin to get out of, and they need us to do it for them. ***.
I see people saying teams like Spurs and Detroit did it. Well, the Spurs had a great team that got hit buy the injury bug and got the number 1 pick and got Duncan. So from there they just built around him. The Pistons got lucky. All the free agents they got was very cheap but good players. And that's why they broke up. They were worth more then they were before.
So I don't see it ending sooner. Trust me, they're gonna sit back and let us kill ourselves like last time. So I'm gonna tell y'all the truth, but no disrespecting anybody. There's no need for all that. If you're boss wants to pay you less he has a right to try and do so. [But] even if they have pay cuts then what? Are they gonna give out free food with all the extra money they're gettng? Ummmm no. They're gonna get a new 20 million dollar scoreboards and still scream we're losing money...
Did the owners address the media?
They will never talk about it because 22 out of the 30 have no idea about basketball.


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Whew — the con is over. After a long weekend of late nights, it all ended with a few last panels, lots of packing up, and the long dreary drive home…and then passing out, sleeping in, and struggling to get back into my routine.
This was my fourth day at Convergence.
The first event of the day was "Science and Religion: Friends or Foes?" with Heina Dadabhoy, Bridget Landry, Daniel Fincke, me, and Debbie Goddard moderating. You can guess which side I took. Landry was the sole theist, and even at that, she's one of those very liberal Catholics. It was therefore a bit one-sided. I did get one woman who came up afterwards and smugly told me that we scientists are so arrogant and think we know everything and lectured me about how evolution and the Big Bang were "just a theory" and they could be proven wrong at any moment. I sort of blasted her and she went away, yelling about how rude I was.
My last panel was "Ask a Scientist", with Laura Okagaki, Lori Fischer, Matt Lowry, Tom Mahle, Siouxsie Wiles, Indre Viskontas, Nicole Gugliucci, Bridget Landry, Bug Girl, and me — a mix of physicists, chemists, and biologists. This is an event they run every year in which a large and diverse group of scientists who are attending are put up on the stage and then the audience gets to ask questions, any questions they want, and we try to answer them. Matt Lowry moderated and made the useful suggest that every question be phrased as a tweet to keep them short and to the point…not many people were able to do that, but it helped. There was a good mix of questions, too — all the expertise on the stage got a workout.
And then we went home. It would have been good to stay for the dead dog parties, but hey, Mary and I have work to do.
Next year, CONvergence will be held on the 4th of July weekend again, 3-6 July. The theme is "A Midsummer's Night Dream", and it's to be a celebration of the urban fantasy genre. Skepchick and FtB will be there again! Plan ahead, mark it on your calendar, and come on out!


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Obiwanshinobi, Jan 30, 2011.
Best trailer yet!!!
Holy shit, that's awesome!
Huh. "You." "Are." "Not." "Alone." flashing on a screen. Doctor Who flashbacks, anyone?
Wow, this is looking better and better.
Looking good. I can't wait to see it.
One of the first thoughts that came to my mind when I saw the new trailer was that there is going to be a lot of action in this movie. I like Superman Returns but I do agree it lacked a lot of action, I do nothink we will have that problem with this movie.
Holy crap! That trailer is awesome.
Good lord.
Wow. That looked more like Thor or Avengers or some shit; But it should still be an okay movie.
Better than that last one anyway.
I agree the giant alien threat looks somewhat similar to Avengers, but it's sure to be handled in a more realistic and less jokey way in this movie-- which I'm really looking forward to.
I preferred the previous trailer. This one looks like it was cut to attract the action-action-pow-pow crowd.
Same, the music doesn't help either.
I saw the newest MOS trailer with the Zod voice over in a theater tonight and HATED it! It was a bunch of fighting scenes and explosions that made this movie look like a generic action flick. I much prefer the third trailer with Jor'El's goodbye opening, it had so much better music too.
You know Superman is supposed to be about story PLUS action, right?
If the action is like the action in Superman Returns the movie is in trouble...
Okay, cheap shot.
The terrible trailer isn't stopping me from seeing this movie. I'll just pretend the latest trailer doesn't exist, and the Jor'EL trailer was the final one.
Well it's not like Superman got his start in or starred in a comic book called "Action Comics" for decades or anything.
MOS/Hardee's Commercial
Corporate shilling aside...it's actually humorous.
Re: MOS/Hardee's Commercial
ok, that was a great commercial.
^^Insert Super Triple Bypass joke here....
Any trailer only emphasizes a select portion of the film, and we all knew there was going to be more action in this flick. I'm not going to let the latest one change the good vibe that I got off the prior trailer, which definitely seemed more "whole package".
Deborah Snyder talks a bit about some of the aspects of "Man of Steel".
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And just imagine when Azubuike comes back 100% (around X-Mas time). Having Fields, Douglas, Chandler and Turiaf off the bench will be great. Add to that when Randolph carves out his niche and gains confidence.
Our depth is going to win a lot of games and I gaurantee a team like Boston will not want to see us in the first round of the playoffs if everything is clicking by the end of the season.


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Insight gained from attending the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.
By Craig Miller
I recently spent four days walking the 15 football fields or so that comprised the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, aka CES. Of course, I wasn't alone. A record number of attendees –153,000 registrants – were poking around the 3100 company exhibits.
What did I learn? First, and most encouragingly, after years of cautionary tales, the tradeshow industry is back! I'm basing this not only on my CES floor-walking experience, but also on my own company's tradeshow-related numbers: Our 2012 sales were up for CES and also for Surfaces (floor coverings), the Shot Show (shooting, hunting, outdoor), and World of Concrete. And our pre-orders are up significantly for the Magic (fashion) and Licensing events in Las Vegas as well as Intermat Expo (building construction) in Paris and the 2013 Bauma (construction) show in Munich. If that doesn't convince, you consider these numbers from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR): Approximately 9000 business-to-business exhibitions take place each year in the US; those exhibitions, the group reports, result in 1.5 million exhibiting companies and about 60 million attendees.
Second, there is an unimaginable quantity of wide-format digital printing at these events and, so, a great opportunity for print providers. This year's CES show was replete with tens of millions of dollars of digital graphics. Dozens of imposing tents, all with interior as well as exterior graphics, were set up in the main parking lot. Many of these tents had balloons tethered to them, all emblazoned with company logos. There was a continuous queue of 40-foot busses, all with fully wrapped sponsor graphics.
The Las Vegas Convention Center itself, clad in steel, allowed for tens of thousands of square feet of digitally printed magnet sheeting that created huge CES murals enveloping the front of the building. The windows, too, were covered in graphics; banners and freestanding advertisements occupied every empty patch of concrete and column. New Ford vehicles – each with their own mini-booth – were evenly spaced at the center's multiple entry doors. All this printed beauty was on display before attendees ever set foot into the exhibit hall.


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Ubisoft has revealed the Collector's Edition for upcoming stealth game Splinter Cell: Blacklist and it sure it s a doozie. The Paladin Multi-Mission Aircraft Edition, as it's officially called, is priced at a whopping $169.99, but when you look at its contents you can clearly see why.
The bundle, which will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 on August 20, will include a copy of the game, a copy of the 88-page Splinter Cell Echoes graphic novel, a poster, the "Billionaire's Yacht" co-op map, the Upper Echelon Pack containing the "Dead Coast" co-op map, Gold Sonar Goggles, and Upper Echelon Suit in-game items. That's not all, though! The highlight of the bundle is a radio-controlled version of the Paladin airplane that Sam Fisher and his team use as their aerial base of operations.
According to Ubisoft, The Paladin is a "custom three-channel, dual-motor plane modeled after the in-game mobile headquarters." It certainly sounds like a worthy inclusive for such a high-priced Collector's Edition. Hey, it's better than a bloody torso.


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If you enjoyed Lasky's "Guardians Of Ga'Hoole" series, you will thoroughly enjoy this new endeavor by the same author. Lasky applies her tried..Show More »
we used the print with the audio, my son has a reading deficiency, and this helps with word recognition and still keeps him excited about reading
This book is the best yet.it is very well done! All I can say is wow🐺!
This is a great book for kids who love a good adventure story and animals
the book has kept me on my toes and anticipation for what happens next to the 9 wolves
I've followed this series. It was the perfect ending. Loved it from start to finish.


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Stocks, commodities rise on US optimism
Global stocks snapped the longest losing streak in almost a year amid optimism a deal can be reached to avoid automatic US spending cuts and tax increases. Oil led commodities higher. The dollar and Treasuries fell.
The MSCI All-Country World Index advanced 1.8 per cent as of 2:08 p.m. in New York, ending an eight-day decline, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index jumped 1.6 per cent for its biggest gain in two months. Oil rose more than 3 per cent amid concern Middle East unrest will disrupt supply. Treasury 10-year yields rose three basis points to 1.61 per cent. The dollar weakened against all 16 major counterparts.
House Speaker John Boehner and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney described a Nov. 16 meeting on the so-called fiscal cliff as "constructive." European finance ministers are due to meet in Brussels tomorrow as they aim to craft a plan for Greece's next aid payout. Existing home sales climbed more than forecast last month and a gauge of builder confidence reached a six-year high, bolstering confidence in the housing market.
"This change and transition in taxation is much more important for equity allocations going forward than what people realize," said Michael Shaoul, chairman of New York-based Marketfield Asset Management, which oversees $US3.5 billion. He spoke in a phone interview. "The US economy looks pretty good. Earnings are OK. As long as Congress doesn't absolutely wreck it, it will be fine."
The S&P 500 has gained an average 0.6 per cent during the week of Thanksgiving, according to data since World War II compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with 0.15 per cent in all calendar weeks in the same timeframe.
US Stocks
Bank of America Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. surged more than 2.4 per cent for the best gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Apple Inc. jumped 5.6 per cent, the most since May, after Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White said the stock's recent slide was "insane" given its valuation, new products for the holidays and long-term growth opportunities. Apple had lost as much as 24 per cent from its record in September, bringing its price-to-earnings ratio to 13.7.
Cisco Inc. rose 1.3 per cent after the world's largest maker of computer-networking equipment agreed to pay $US1.2 billion for closely held Meraki Inc.
The S&P 500 had slid more than 5 per cent from Nov. 6 to Nov. 15 as President Barack Obama's re-election set up a showdown with the Republican-controlled House over the budget. The index increased 0.5 per cent on Nov. 16, the first gain in four days, after Boehner said talks with Obama were constructive and he would accept an increase in government revenue if coupled with spending cuts.
"I am confident we can get our fiscal situation dealt with," Obama said at a news conference in Bangkok yesterday, spurring optimism lawmakers would reach an agreement to avoid a $US607 billion deficit-cutting package known as the fiscal cliff.
An S&P index of 11 homebuilders rallied 0.7 per cent, extending its two-day gain to more than 4 per cent. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence rose to 46, the highest level since May 2006.
Existing home sales increased 2.1 per cent to a 4.79 million annual rate, exceeding the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg, figures from the National Association of Realtors showed. The median price rose from a year ago as inventories dropped to the lowest level in almost a decade.
The Dollar Index fell 0.5 per cent, the most in almost two weeks. The US currency weakened 0.5 per cent to $US1.2801 per euro and fell 0.2 per cent to 81.18 yen. The Australian dollar climbed 0.6 per cent to $US1.0400. The won strengthened 0.5 per cent to 1,086.98 per dollar.
Crude Rallies
Crude for January delivery rallied 3.5 per cent to $US89.71 a barrel after Israel said it may expand an assault on the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that the army is prepared to "significantly widen the operation," raising concern Middle East unrest will disrupt oil supplies.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rallied 2.2 per cent, rebounding from the biggest weekly drop in five months as all 19 industry groups advanced. BP Plc jumped 3.6 per cent after the Sunday Times reported that Europe's second-biggest oil company is planning a 3.7 billion-pound ($US5.9 billion) buyback. HSBC Holdings Plc gained 3.8 per cent in London after saying it's in talks to sell a stake in Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's second-largest insurer.
European Movers
SAS AB jumped 23 per cent after the Swedish airline won the backing of unions representing pilots and most of its cabin crew for plans to eliminate jobs and shrink the business. Fugro NV plummeted 14 per cent, the biggest drop in four years, after the Dutch oil-services company cut its forecasts and said Chief Executive Officer Arnold Steenbakker will leave.
European finance chiefs are due to meet in Brussels tomorrow for the second time in a week after they agreed seven days ago to keep Greece's bailout aid flowing. In addition to a disagreement between the European Union and International Monetary Fund over softening Greece's debt target, the ministers will attempt to re-engineer the current bailout without asking taxpayers for more money.
Greek 10-year bonds rose for a seventh consecutive day, pushing the yield down 25 basis points to 17.22 per cent.
Industrial Metals
Copper for delivery in three months advanced 2.6 per cent to $US7,804 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange. All six main industrial metals traded on the bourse gained. Gold for immediate delivery rose 1.2 per cent to $US1,734 an ounce in London, gaining for the first session in three. Silver, platinum and palladium also advanced.
Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index slumped amid speculation over the king's health after he underwent back surgery, which the government said was successful. The Tadawul All Share Index dropped 1.5 per cent to 6,666.46, the lowest since Oct. 14.
Emerging-market stocks rose for the first time in eight days, led by exporters. Samsung Electronics Co., which got about 28 per cent of its third-quarter revenue from America, and Cosco Pacific Ltd., the container-terminal arm of China's largest shipping group, gained more than 1.9 per cent. The Micex index in Russia, the world's biggest energy exporter, rallied more than 1 per cent and rose above its highest closing level in a week.
European Union carbon permits dropped to the lowest since July as supplies of new allowances were set to increase this week. The December contract dropped as much as 5.1 per cent to 6.55 euros a ton on the ICE Futures Exchange in London.
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Maxwell opts against surgery, back with Astros
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
"He felt confident I would be able not to have surgery," said Maxwell, who's eligible to come off the disabled list after the All-Star break. "So I think this week I will just rest and maybe some time when we go back home I'll go on rehab."
The Astros are hoping Maxwell, who has eight home runs in 121 at-bats this year, can rehab at Double-A Corpus Christi during the All-Star break. Maxwell tested the ankle over the weekend by running, hitting and sprinting, and he had no problems.
"I feel 100 percent," he said. "[Varner] said hopefully it won't bother me the rest of the season and I can revisit it at the end of the year and get it scoped and taken care of and you won't have issues again."
Johnson unlikely to return before Thursday
PITTSBURGH -- Astros third baseman Chris Johnson likely won't return to the lineup until Thursday at the earliest. Johnson, who was scratched from the lineup Sunday in Chicago with a muscle strain in his left side, is progressing but probably won't quite be ready for Wednesday's afternoon start time.
"I woke up this morning feeling better," Johnson said Tuesday. "I got some treatment, hit off the tee, did some flips [hitting the ball while it's flipped]. We're going to see what the weather does and see if I can get outside and hit batting practice."
The rain held off in Pittsburgh for Johnson to take BP on the field on Tuesday. He said he can't worry about aggravating the injury, which he suffered swinging the bat on Sunday.
"It it happens again, it happens," he said. "I'm just going to go about my swing. I'm just going to go about my normal way, because it doesn't make sense to be passive. That's just not my swing."
Astros manager Brad Mills didn't sound like he wanted Johnson to play Wednesday.
"That might be rushing him back, but we'll see how he feels," he said.
Astros reach terms with three international players
PITTSBURGH -- The Astros, who promised to be active in the international signing period, announced on Tuesday that they had come to terms on contracts with 16-year-old outfielder Luis Payano, 16-year-old shortstop Kristian Trompiz and 17-year-old catcher Victor Tavarez. Terms were not disclosed.
"The Astros have actively scouted this year's international prospect class," general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "These players are a good start and a continuation of our attempts to aggregate the best young talent in baseball."
Payano (6-foot-1, 175 pounds), who is from the Dominican Republic, was signed by Astros Dominican scouting supervisor Rafael Belen and Felix Francisco, who is Houston's special assistant to the general manager/Latin American operations. "Payano is a high-energy player and can be a five-tool player in center field," Francisco said. "He has the ingredients to become a complete player."
Tavarez (6-foot-1, 193 pounds), also Dominican, was signed by Francisco, Belen and Dominican scout Jose Ortiz. "We have scouted Tavarez for some time and feel he has developed quickly in recent months," Francisco said. "He's a good receiver who can throw well and his bat continues to impress our scouts."
Trompiz (6-foot-1, 170 pounds), who is from Venezuela, was signed by Francisco along with Venezuelan scouting supervisor Oscar Alvarado and Venezuelan scout Daniel Acuna. "Trompiz is a plus defender who can play shortstop," Francisco said. "He has good instincts to play the game and is advanced for his age. He also has the ability to make consistent contact and will improve as he gets stronger."
All three players will report to the Astros Academy in the Dominican Republic.
Worth noting
Astros relief pitcher Wilton Lopez, who's been on the disabled list since June 11 with a sprained right elbow, will fly to New Orleans following Wednesday's game to begin a rehab stint with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Matt Sinatro, the Astros' Major League catching and advance scouting coordinator, served as first-base coach on Tuesday and will do so again Wednesday. First-base coach Bobby Meacham returned home for personal reasons. The Astros had to get permission from the umpires to put a uniform on Sinatro, who typically stays in the clubhouse during games.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Your Favorite Friendster Memories
Yesterday, we asked for your favorite Friendster memories now that the social network will basically be killed off at the end of May. And here they are! Harrowing, funny online tales from the turn-of-the-century.
There were plenty of great entries, but the one that made us laugh the most was Shakalover's. This story features all the best and worst parts of the internet mashed up and rolled into an absurd burrito. Here it is:
I joined Friendster back in the day when you could create animal profiles. Someone wanted their dog to be friends with my dog. I went to the dog's owner's page and saw she - and most of her friends - were white supremacists. I'm black.
I told her, "I don't know if you'd want our dogs to be friends b/c I'm black." She said, "My beliefs aren't my dog's. There's no reason why our dogs shouldn't be friends." Come again, skinhead?
I tried to engage her: "I'd love to hear your views on things." I was respectful and apparently she realized that because instead of being angry, she told me she was uncomfortable talking about it. Um, okay.
I think in the end I accepted her dog's friend request.
And here are the honorable mentions. Click on the commenter's name to read their story:
- Bad Date by gtraindelay
- Friendster's Not So Much Fun In Real Life by HRHPants
- When Testimonials Attack by eteffi
- A Friendster Marriage by cockfightbarmitzvah
- Escaping Suburbia by TaffyDavenport
- Getting Revenge with Google by Dizzy8
- Trapped in the Friendster Closet by MochaHomo
- I Was So Funny by cailin rua
Thanks to everyone who entered! RIP Friendster. (For all you nostalgics, it looks like the people who archived all of Geocities are trying to back up as much as Friendster as possible. Your dumb favorite quote will live on!)
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ariadnee wrote:It's interesting that you see that Sam seems to get his way more than Edward does. I thought that Edward got his way an awful lot, but maybe I should re-read Eclipse with this in mind and see how much he gets thwarted by Bella, Jacob, his family, etc.
I think the ways I see Edward not getting his own way are kind of generalised - he gets his way a couple of times physically restraining Bella over Jake, but in the end he loses out and has to accept that she's going to see him regardless; he tries to involve his family in keeping Bella away from Jake, but ultimately Alice doesn't stop her phoning Jacob and Bella runs away from them to be with him, without the Cullens doing a great deal about it (not, perhaps, that they could have); Jacob sleeping with his arms around Bella, despite Edward wanting him to stay outside the tent.
Whereas Sam, more in Breaking Dawn - having the ultimate rule on not attacking the Cullens, and then having the say on going for it and attacking Renesmee and the Cullens, only stopped by Jacob's rebellion.
I guess I hadn't picked up too much on the way Edward wins because he uses such nice ways of persuading Bella, lol - 'distracting' her, and taking her on a mini-holiday, as opposed to straightforward force that Sam uses, like you said. Or maybe I'm being slightly biased in favour of Edward... But I hadn't realised how much they have in common, either!


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2015 R1200RT; 2011 R1200RT RIP; 2000 Triumph 900 (sold)
Justin in Somerville, MA
Lots of bicycles
I ended up getting a 2 litre geigerrig, which has the pressurized delivery feature. Got it today but have not tried it yet. Looks well made.
I've used a 2L backpack Hydrapak (minimalist version) as well as a 3L inside my riding jacket pocket on my RT. No problems whatsoever with weight... Would never give it up, I wear it for anything over 1/2 hour ride.
I use a 70 oz. Camelbak bladder in the back pad pocket of my Olympia Airglide jacket. It has the back protector pad between me and the bladder. Easy to remove to refill and I use the built in hook to connect to the hanging loop on the top of Olympia. It keeps the bladder from falling down in the pocket as it empties. The hose comes out and over my shoulder so either the wife or I can drink. The weight is not felt when sitting.
Bill Reitz
Huntington Beach, CA "Surf City"
I use an 100 oz camelback and wear it in it's pack. Never notice the extra weight and no issue getting free ice at gas stops.
2013 R12RT, 2012 Yami FZ6R, 07 F650GS (Sold), 09 R12RT (Sold),
I carry a large camelback in the pocket apparently designed for it in my mesh jacket. Don't notice the weight. When it's cool enough to not need mesh I just carry a kleen kanteen in that monster tank bag on the RT. Only drawback I've found to the camelback is having to pull over to pee more often than if I do not have constant access to water. I have been known to strap gallon jugs of water to the frame of my airhead with the bottoms resting on the passenger pegs weight supported by connecting strap on seat. Can't seem to recall why I was carrying that much water, but do remember it worked well. I also carry a backpacker filter for safe reloads.
Back in the ole days we used to mount nautical beverage holders on fairings so riders could enjoy a beer without spilling in the turns. Times have changed eh.
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Yamaha TW200 adventure bikes (multiple offender)
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Bought a Geigerrig Shuttle a month ago for my plan trip to the MOA Rally from Montreal. After trying it a few times, I have found that filling it with ice and water would keep the water cold for about 2 hours.
Looking for a solution to keep the water cold for a longer preriod, I took out the hydration engine and bought a 13" Laptop neoprene case and had some alumimum foil covered air bubble wrap that I covered the hydration engine with before packing it in the neoprene case.
With this modification, I can keep the water cold for over 6 hours in 100 deg F weather.
This made my 6,000 miles round trip feasible while keeping me hydrated.
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Is there any type of device that contains hose and bite valve that screws directly onto a store bought bottle, like "aquafina" or Ozarka or Gatorade or whatever, but something that can be bought when getting gas?
It would be cold, could be put into an inside pocket of a jacket to help cool you down, or an outside pocket, or put into a fridge/freezer for overnight, etc.
It appears the screw tops of the bottles are all the same size. Maybe I'm wrong on that?
They could be refilled if desired, or carried as a six pak somewhere? but the access tubing and bite valve would be the key.
Aerostich has a "universal drinking tube kit". It has different size tops for standard size bottles, a long section of tube and bite valve. I have one and it works well. Sounds like what you are looking for.


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Greening Correctional Facilities: Water Efficiency & Conservation
Correctional facilities are particularly good candidates for the integration of water conservation concepts and efficiency measures. Due to the number of plumbing fixtures per facility, the large number of building occupants, the heavy system load and 24-hour operations, correctional facilities consume millions of gallons of water annually.
As the volume of water used and wasted at correctional continues to increase in lockstep with growth in inmate populations, so does the imperative of integrating comprehensive conservation strategies and efficiency measures into the design and operations of our prisons and jails.
One of the greatest opportunities to improve water efficiency at correctional facilities is to install low-flow plumbing fixtures that use less water. Conventional showers and lavatories have a flow rate of 2.5 gallons per minute. Urinals release 1 gallon and water closets release 1.6 gallons of water down the drain with each flush. These fixtures have become standard in the design and construction of correctional facilities, but the many options on the market should be considered in order to maximize water efficiency.
Alternatives to conventional fixtures include showerheads that use between 0.5 and 1.8 gallons per minute. Lavatories can also be reduced to 0.5 gallons per minute. Alternatives to traditional water closets include 1.1 and 1.3 gallon-per-flush models, as well as dual-flush toilets that use 1.1 gallons per low flush and 1.6 gallons per full flush.
With urinals, project owners and designers have the option of installing fixtures that use 0.5 gallons of water or less per flush, and some models don't use any water at all. There are security-grade fixtures that function at these reduced flow rates.
The design team should conduct comparative analyses to estimate the water savings that may result from different design decisions and determine which fixtures will result in the greatest water savings and are most appropriate for a project. These analyses should compare the planned design to a baseline, which is a comparable facility without water efficiency strategies.
While a baseline comparison will give designers and owners an idea of the water efficiency strategies available to them and their impacts on the design, it's important to realize that this comparison is between two theoretical conditions. Results should not be interpreted as a predictor of actual performance since the factors used to estimate water use, such as occupancy and frequency of fixture use, may differ in reality.
A comparative analysis conducted during the design of the Federal Correctional Institution #3, in Butner, N.C., illustrated the predicted savings resulting from water efficiency strategies amount to more than 5 million gallons annually — a 34 percent reduction in water use compared to the baseline case. Modeling predicted Butner would use 21 gallons per square foot annually compared to 32 gallons per square foot for the baseline case. The design team selected 0.5 gallon-per-flush urinals, 0.5 gallon-per-minute lavatories and 1.5 gallon-per-minute showers and sinks to meet the established water efficiency goals.
Stormwater runoff is an often-overlooked element of water conservation. However, water leaving the facility site is no less important a consideration than the water going down the drain.
Many correctional facilities are constructed on previously undeveloped greenfield sites. Development of such sites increases the area of impervious surfaces through the addition of sidewalks, paved parking and roofing. Stormwater cannot penetrate, and therefore, cannot replenish groundwater.
Correctional facilities located in previously developed urban areas may be connected to already overburdened stormwater or combined sewer infrastructure. Furthermore, stormwater runoff from all building sites is often polluted, which is an additional strain on our clean water supply.
Many on-site strategies can be applied to combat the stormwater-related effects associated with increased development and imperviousness, and it's important that these strategies address both the amount and the quality of runoff. Cost-effective solutions, such as rain gardens and constructed wetlands that collect runoff and remove pollutants through a biofiltration process, are becoming more common in green building. Pervious paving, whether asphalt, concrete or vegetated, allows stormwater to penetrate surfaces and reach the ground beneath. These strategies and technologies are especially helpful for addressing runoff from parking, driving and walking surfaces.
One of the best technologies for addressing roof runoff — a major component of total runoff volumes — is a living or vegetated roof. Green roofs act a lot like vegetation on the ground: plants and soil hold the stormwater, thereby reducing the amount that leaves the building site and also help to cleanse runoff.
Stormwater management and treatment strategies — detention basins, wetland planting areas, and sediment forebays at storm drain outfalls — reduced stormwater runoff at Butner by 7 cubic feet per second, a 13 percent reduction in peak stormwater runoff.
Closing the Loop
The integration of low-flow plumbing fixtures and stormwater management measures are excellent resource usage and conservation strategies for improving water efficiency, reducing waste and protecting quality.
Connecting stormwater management and plumbing systems to create a closed loop reinforces and augments the gains generated from efficiency measures in individual systems by utilizing grey water instead of treated water. Grey water stored in stormwater collection tanks or cisterns can be redirected to supply facility functions that do not require potable water, such as in grounds irrigation, HVAC cooling and toilet flushing.
The size of cistern to be used on a project depends on that project's size, occupancy and intended uses of collected water. Plumbing engineers should be consulted during the initial stages of the design process to ensure that cisterns are correctly sized and configured for the project.
An inappropriately sized cistern could result in excessive or insufficient stormwater collection, threatening the efficiency, performance or functionality of the closed-loop system and its component subsystems.
Thousands of gallons of stormwater can run off a facility's roof in a year. Collecting and diverting stormwater for facility functions conventionally supplied by potable water reduces the volume of water flowing through the storm drain system and the amount of water that needs to be treated to potable standards.
Whether you are in the early planning and design phases of a new project or evaluating the performance of an existing facility, incorporating strategies, measures and technologies to reduce water usage and waste is one of the easiest steps to improved efficiency and enhanced operations.
By considering alternatives to conventional strategies, design teams can create correctional facilities that assume their responsibility, as members of the community, to conserve valuable common resources.
Bryna Cosgriff Dunn is vice president and director of environmental research and planning at Moseley Architects. Dunn serves on the LEED Steering Committee for the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Singular Software, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, is pleased to announce that its flagship product PluralEyes® is now available for Sony® Vegas® Pro 10. The recently released Sony Vegas Pro 10 editing suite contains a variety of groundbreaking enhancements including a fully customizable workspace, stereoscopic 3D editing capabilities, updated audio controls, native support for professional camcorder formats, Blu-ray Disc authoring options, and more. "The Singular Software development team is consistently working to bring PluralEyes users quick compatibility for the newest versions of the industry's most popular non-linear editing systems," says Bruce Sharpe, CEO, Singular Software. "The newest Vegas Pro release from Sony is no exception - there are a variety of superior enhancements that are continuing to stir up industry buzz. We want to make sure Version 10 users are able to leverage all of the same synchronization benefits that PluralEyes has to offer."
The multi award-winning PluralEyes, with added support for Sony Vegas Pro 10, provides users with all of the same unique product features for managing multi-camera, multi-take, and dual-system audio productions. PluralEyes for Sony Vegas Pro 10 feature highlights include several options to sync from scratch or update sync with additional clips. "PluralEyes is well known among Vegas Pro users as the must-have tool for anyone working with dual-system sound and or multiple cameras," says Dave Chaimson, VP of Worldwide Marketing, Sony. "Vegas Pro 10 has a host of new features, including stereoscopic editing capabilities. We are happy that PluralEyes has extended support for Vegas Pro 10, and are excited that users - whether working with SD, HD, DSLR and even 3D footage - can now all leverage its innovative technology for that perfect sync."
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10 Signs It's Time to End Your Relationship (in Honor of Independence Day on July Fourth)
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Not every relationship is meant to be, no matter how great it may have seemed at the start. In honor of Independence Day on July Fourth, let's stop making excuses and assess whether our relationships are worth hanging on to—or not. Here, 10 signs it's time to set yourself free and be single...


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The new Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit was named yesterday and surprise, surprise it is to be called "Space Shuttle Atlantis". They also announced the Grand Opening Day to the public as being 29th June 2013.
With just 128 days to go the $100,000,000 project is on track to be ready in time and features an impressive frontage. Access to the exhibit building is via a sweeping path made of embedded crawlerway pebbles, under the twin SRBs and External tank. Once in the building you will be taken through a series of exhibits and theatres before one last huge theatre and access to the last resting place of Space Shuttle Atlantis. READ MORE »


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Sawatch Range > La Plata Peak > Climber's Log
La Plata Peak Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: Ellingwood Ridge Date Climbed: July 28, 2002
|Awesome Ridge! Very Nice Summit!
|Posted Jul 29, 2002 7:26 am
|Route Climbed: Winfield Trailhead Date Climbed: August 16, 1996
|This is one of the best climbs I've had. The trail was great. Even the willows in the high basin were easy to get through. I climbed the large scree to the south false summit thinking I was reaching the true summit. I was really let down when I found out I still had a mile to go.
|Posted Jun 17, 2002 10:44 pm
|Route Climbed: Standarad route Date Climbed: June 2001
|First attempted in May of 2001. Much snow - used snowshoes and crampons. Decided not to go all the way to summit as energy was dying and it was getting late in day. Turned around only 20 minutes from top. No trail could be seen - we had to break trail all the way in snowshoes - 13 hours of work and quite exhausting. Never sunk in so many holes with my snowhoes. Went back in June and did a fast solo up to summit - much easier.
|Posted Jun 17, 2002 10:46 am
|Route Climbed: 11.2 Ellingwood Ridge Date Climbed: 6-24-00
|Ellingwood Ridge was incredible. Good climb on solid rock. Started a little late and had to run up to the summit to avoid storms. A bad place to be caught in storm, little escape from the ridge, very tiring.
|Posted May 28, 2002 5:08 pm
|Matt Mahoney
|Route Climbed: Lake Creek - NW ridge Date Climbed: Aug 16 2001
|3rd summit of Nolan's 14. Reached summit about sunset, descended into Winfield just before midnight for about 3 hours sleep before climbing Huron.
|Posted May 17, 2002 4:42 pm
|steve simmons
|Route Climbed: standard route from the north Date Climbed: august 17th, '01
|Beautiful summit!
Praise GOD!!!!!!!
|Posted Jan 3, 2002 4:30 pm
|Route Climbed: La Plata Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: August 1996
|Saw 14ers Initiative building a trail...makes it easier on the climber & the mountain!
|Posted Dec 26, 2001 4:23 pm
|Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: July 1997
|Helped CFI on a trail building weekend. Was able to summit w/many of the AAC members. Great time Great summit
|Posted Nov 28, 2001 11:52 am
|Route Climbed: La Plata Gulch Date Climbed: 08/24/2001
|Brent Wessel and I (TJ) climbed La Plata Peak in 2 hrs 37 minutes, which was a pretty steady pace. When we started the climb at 8:18 AM, the air was a crisp 28-degrees, and there was frost on the grass. It was already starting to feel like Fall at this elevation. Along the way we saw marmots, pikas and ptarmigans. All in all, it was a beautiful day of climbing. We relaxed on the summit for over an hour enjoying the view and sunshine. I was very impressed with the good condition of the trail.
Happy Trails . . . TJ Burr
Author of "Rocky Mountain Adventure Collection."
|Posted Sep 1, 2001 7:09 am
|Peter Eliassen
|Route Climbed: From Hwy 82 (Indy Pass) Date Climbed: 9/20/00
|Beautiful hike...that ridge looks tempting.
|Posted Aug 16, 2001 11:25 am
|Route Climbed: La Plata Gulch Date Climbed: August 10,2001
|Easy hike with no route finding. What a cool view of the Ellingwood Ridge. I had the best view of the Elks Range.
|Posted Aug 13, 2001 3:11 pm
|Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge
|My wife and I did the Northwest ridge route, it was a nice hike but cold and windy. There has been allot of work done on the trail which made it even better.
|Posted Jul 18, 2001 11:22 am
|Bob Bolton
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: September 20, 2000
|La Plata was the last of six 14ers that my friend Duane and I summitted during 6 wonderful days in September 2000. We got an early start because we needed to get on the road for home in Washington (not D.C.) immediately after the climb. It was a fantastic day to end our week-long adventure, but it was obvious from the change of weather earlier in the week that fall had arrived.
|Posted Apr 27, 2001 8:24 pm


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"Rumors of my assimilation are greatly exaggerated" - Capt. Picard.
I have the smh10 in one set of helmets and the smh5-fm just installed in another set. I really like the 5 with the fm feature. Both are really easy to use, especially compared to the scala rider I had which was junk by comparison.
"Wer reitet so spaet durch nacht und wind -es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind" -- Goethe
There are sophisticated algorithms to distinguish wind from speech. While that is apparently not easy, both Baehr and J&M have mastered it. I have many years of experience with both these systems. The VOX was adjustable at both of these systems and almost never triggered accidentally after being set up once.
The Sena VOX is far inferior, and its sensitivity isn't adjustable. Whether it's electronics or software I don't know I just know it is not even close in performance to the wired systems mentioned.
"Rumors of my assimilation are greatly exaggerated" - Capt. Picard.
Lot's of conversation on the SENA but how about the BMW Communicator? Good? or? I recently purchased one along with a new Shuberth C3 and so I haven't yet connected to anyone but expect a rider soon.
That's why you should of never considered the Sena brand. Those are low end compared to the Scala equipment. Yes, it's not just (3) buttons, but your options are immense to include 1+ mile of range (advertised as 2mi i think). I have ran many sets of Sena, and Scala. Scala is hands down the winner. They're more expensive, but you get what you pay for!
I really like the fact that Scala provides free online software updates, lots of support and more accessories than you can imagine.
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I loved being hard wired and having a CB radio. I am going with the setup from J&M that fits both the K1600 GTL and my soon to be ready R1200RT.
I will have satellite radio, AM?FM,as well as IPod on board. Most of the riders I associate with, use CB for communications. It always works up to 3/4 of a mile, with no having to synch with other units. Also, if you want passenger intercom, you can also purchase that equipment from J&M.


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Big Foot is real! Well sort of. Okay maybe he's not. Well, really we don't know.
The Huffington Post is reporting, that Melba Ketchum, a Texas geneticist, found what what was believed to be Big Foot DNA.
After years of study with Ketchum and a team of experts in the feilds of genetics, forensics, and pathology, Ketchum has published a study in the DeNovo Journal of Science, which in fact confirms the existence of Big Foot.
However, the report questions the validity of DeVovo Journal, which is an online academic journal that was first registered on February 4th of this year.
Some believe Ketchum herself started the journal just to publish her study that had been rejected by all other scientific journals.
What do you think? Is Big Foot real?


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Ipswich Town: Chopra's text messages to jockey revealed
PUBLISHED: 07:00 26 January 2013 | UPDATED: 09:25 26 January 2013
The British Horseracing Authority inquiry report revealed some of the text messages sent by Ipswich Town striker Michael Chopra to jockey Andrew Heffernan.
APPRENTICE jockey Andrew Heffernan gave inside information for reward to betting exchange account holders.
He was also said to have received or offered to receive bribes from Chopra, Wilson, Garner, Shelley and Joshee.
Heffernan was found to have stopped three horses he had ridden – Wanchai Whisper, Gallantry, and Silver Guest.
During the hearing Heffernan changed his stance and admitted he had passed inside information for reward to his girlfriend Kelly Inglis about his rides on Silver Guest and Gallantry.
The information was transmitted to, and used by, Chopra to bet against these horses winning.
A text exchange was between Heffernan and Chopra was used as an illustration of their dealings
Heffernan used a mobile phone with a number ending 1174, which was not registered with the BHA.
He had also denied using his girlfriend Kelly Inglis' mobile phone.
However, the BHA report states: "Yet the damning text messages exchanged between that phone and Chopra's phone were plainly written by Heffernan or in some cases typed out on his behalf by Inglis. The wording of these exchanges leaves no room to doubt that."
Heffernan was the jockey on It's A Man's World which raced on March 8, 2011.
On 7 March 2011 at 10.33pm Chopra sent a text to Inglis' mobile phone saying "Waiting for him to get back fancy doing its a mans world will get the money in ur account first thing"
At 11.06pm Heffernan replied: "if it's all in my brothers account by 9.30 in the morning then yes and how much will be getting put in the account??"
Reply from Chopra - "2k pal in there by 930"
Reply from Heffernan – "What that's for the previous or tomorrows?"
Reply from Chopra "And will owe u another 2k by the week end pal when I get the other from winnings"
Reply from Heffernan – "Ok well I will ring tomorrow morning then jobs on details hsbc ****** ********* sort code 40-47-06 account number ******** ? "
Reply from Chopra – "mate don't go telling anyone about this pal as the price will be s*** and we went win our money wat we hav give u"
Reply from Heffernan – "I won't say anything mate as long the money is in and it's 2k we are grand lad?
Reply from Chopra at 11.43pm – "will call u b4 9 trying to get some money from big hitters in Scotland"
Text from Heffernan at 09.13am on 8 March 2011- "is the money in?"
Reply from Chopra – "not yet pal banks just opened ill deffo sort it for you is ****** going racing with u"
Reply from Heffernan at 09.53am – "no Kelly is tho ****** staying at home lad what time bank open up?"
There were further texts in the sequence which show Chopra was unable to organise payment of the full £2,000. In the event just £800 was paid into the account.


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Lantronix xPrintServer
AirPrint for grown-ups
Making changes
Now, despite the plain sailing I encountered, there's always going to some set-ups that need additional configuring and the Lantronix xPrintServer caters for a range of scenarios. You simply access the device from a web browser and options including entering in printer IP addresses manually are catered for. Furthermore, the xPrintServer supports firmware updates, so if Apple makes some protocol tweaks that need addressing, it would seem Lantronix will deliver a fix.
Browser configuration menu and status
Out of curiosity, I tried out the Lantronix xPrintServer on my home network. I hooked up my aged Canon i865 printer to the USB port of my Synology Nas box. While the presence of the printer is recognised and visible to computers on the network, the Nas doesn't go the extra mile and actually support printing to this old model. Shame. Ensuring that the Synology Diskstation OS had its own AirPrint functions disabled, I set the xPrintServer to work.
Printers list with individual device options
What happened next was rather interesting, as all the office printers were listed. It would seem they stay resident and are broadcast whether or not they are actually present. Using the browser interface I performed a default reset which cleared this listing and checking the Discovery section revealed that, even though my Canon wasn't available, the xPrintServer had at least found it, delivering the message:
Provisioning: usbprinter1 \064 DiskStation on socket network lpd://192.168.0.110:515/usbprinter
Admittedly, I never expected this particular test to work, but the xPrintServer's capacity to discover a USB printer via a Nas box does seem hopeful for similar yet functioning set-ups that lack AirPrint. Incidentally, I also tried a similar approach with the i865 using printer sharing on a Mac, but the xPrintServer couldn't access it that way either. Such is the way with old kit. Stick to Ethernet printers and all should be well.
Irresistibly easy to implement with tech tweaks if you need them
The Lantronix xPrintServer is impressive in that it is as simple as it needs to be and yet offers all the relevant settings to accommodate more sophisticated set-ups tucked away for advanced users. The price is really the only aspect that I can grumble about, especially if you're of the mindset that all adapters should cost no more than £50. However, the convenience of access to an array of quality printers in the workplace certainly simplifies matters and further extends the usefulness of Apple's unceasingly ubiquitous iOS devices. ®
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"Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your bed, But lonely is the soul without a mate."
"I'm afraid sometimes
you'll play lonely games too,
games you can't win
because you'll play against you"
"Who knows how long I've loved you, you know I love you still. Will I wait a lonely lifetime? If you want me to I will."
"When you're away, I'm restless, lonely, Wretched, bored, dejected; only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same when you're near"
"I'm complicated, sentimental, lovable, honest, loyal, decent, generous, likable, and lonely. My personality is not split; it's shredded."
"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be."