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An Interview With Mike Scioscia
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Q. If you have to use Santana in consecutive days, would you comfortable in doing that?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: I think it depends on how much he would throw in one game. I think he has the ability to throw one inning and come back, and maybe be available the next day.
We'll see. Obviously, with Ervin, we're a little bit of uncharted waters. I think if he throws two or three innings in a game, then, obviously, it's doubtful.
But I don't think he's been bouncing back well from his starts. So it's something we would consider. I don't think we can give an answer right now.
Q. You faced the Red Sox and Terry Francona so many times in the regular season, and in the postseason. From your vantage point, what makes him distinctive as a manager, and in game as opposed to sort of preparation? But when you're across the bough lines from each other, what makes him distinctive to compete against?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: There are a lot of things that Terry brings, you'll notice. And it's not just limited to in game management, which he's as good as there is at. He does a great job as a bullpen. I think a great job with lineups. Has guys running in high high percentage success rate situations but I think the environment and the tone he sets goes beyond what might happen in a ballgame just shows what he brings to that organization.
He's had to deal with a lot of things. Those guys just keep bouncing back, and bouncing back from injuries and everything that goes on with their club to be perennial contenders. He's certainly he's certainly leading that charge.
Q. Did you sigh anything different Jeff Weaver first half of the season, and after the All Star break?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: I haven't seen Jeff too much. He got the win last night for the Dodgers. But for Jered, I'll just assume you're talking about Jered. You know other, we've, I get them confused all the time, too. If Jered had a nickel for every time I call him Jeff, he'd be richer than he is now (laughing). But anyway.
You know, Jered has been really so consistent from day one of spring training to where he came all the way through being really our only healthy starter that we've had for probably the first eight weeks of the season, throwing the ball to his capabilities. And just was one guy that we knew every time he went out there was going to give us a chance to win in some very unsettling waters that we had earlier in the season.
I think his biggest couple things that are probably his biggest factors of why I think he's maintained his stuff is it's the best shape, the healthiest he's been.
And he's just had the ability to go out there and keep the focus to go pitch after pitch. I think that controlling some of his emotions, controlling some of the things that maybe became distractions to him when he was younger I'm going back two or three years now, not in the early season he's been as consistent as any pitcher that's taken the mound this year in the American League. It's been very, very important to us.
Q. You guys saw David Ortiz twice earlier in the season and when he was really struggling, and then again in mid September, did you notice a difference? Because he obviously made a big turn around.
MIKE SCIOSCIA: Oh, absolutely. I think David when he first came in here earlier in the season you could see he was really searching for some things. I think he was putting a lot of pressure on himself just from looking outside looking in. You never really know until you're in there, and you can see a guy, what maybe that your expectations are or what's bothering him.
When we went back in there in the last month of the season, you just saw a different presence. You saw a guy, I think, more confident, more comfortable. And, you know, I think probably the numbers reflect really two different guys from, I don't know what the cutoff is, maybe the first two months of the season until where he is now. He's every bit as dangerous as he's ever been.
I think you can throw numbers out at this point. There's probably not a guy that's been a better clutch hitter in postseason ever than David Ortiz. He's going to be something to deal with, for sure.
Q. The numbers you guys stopping other people's running games are kind of what they are. Has that been a concern of yours, and why do you think it's been so mediocre this year?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: Well, there's a number of reasons. You know, at times some of our pitchers have gotten away from maybe the focus of trying to balance it. I think the running game wins.
If you pay so much attention to the running game, you take too much attention away from the hitter. By the same token, if you're giving so much attention to the hitter and not quite enough to the running game, that running game will exploit every exploit your weakness every opportunity it can.
So I'm not as concerned with the percentage. Certainly the number of attempts on stolen bases would be a concern if a team's running Carte Blanche.
If you can control the number of attempts that will keep you in decent situations for double plays and things like that. That might not let an inning progress the way the other team wants it to. But I think both teams are going to be aggressive this series, and we have to be smart when the opportunities there. I know Boston will be the same way.
I think both our guys have the potential to control the running game with our pitchers doing the job that they need to do.
So we'll go out there and play and see how well we do with it. It's certainly something we've put some focus on leading up to the series when we're doing our scouting, because we know Boston is running more than they ever have in recent years.
Q. With Jered, his home road splits are skewed a little favoring home. You see an explanation for that, and how much of a factor was that when you set the rotation to have him pitch here?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: I think most pitchers are going to be a little more comfortable at home. They get used to the mound. You know, there might be some oddities where a guy's stuff just doesn't match up to his home ballpark. But, yeah, we looked at a lot of those, and I think it did have an influence on what game we wanted Jered to start. As with Scott Kazmir and Joe Saunders, I think are two guys that can go into Boston and give us a chance to win.
So some of that did come into play in what we were looking at. I think that any one of those four guys could have been number one. We really feel good about John Lackey and Jered pitching here. And we'll take it and see where we are over the weekend.
Q. Some of the challenges of facing a hard throwing lefty like Lester following with a hard throwing right hander like Beckett?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: I don't know if that plays out as much as with any game if you're mixing and matching some. Maybe like you had Wakefield starting at some point, and you bring in a real power arm. I think that has probably a little more play than during as what the starter will do from day to day. So you're going to face good pitching the whole way.
I think during the season there's probably more of a lefty righty balance that will come into play as the long season plays out. But as far as facing Lester or Beckett, they're both terrific pitchers, and I don't think it's going to make that much of a difference because one is left handed and one is right handed and what we have to do this series.
Q. Follow up on the base running. Did the guys that have green lights during the season still have it, or do you control it now during the playoffs that you have all that extra scouting?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: Would I tell you, Bill, what guys are on green lights and what?
Q. No, the guys that do. Do they still have green lights or do you control that now?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: I don't want to give you our system. I don't want to let you know what we do. But we will, obviously, look as much as we did during the regular season to if there's opportunities to run and push it on the bases, we have to take advantage of that.
So, you know, it's always something you're looking at. I think we have some decent team speed, and, you know, we're going to have to push the envelopes in more than one way. Not just the stolen base, absolutely the first and thirds and taking the extra bases that we can. That has to be part of what we do. It's the only way you're really going to beat some of the better pitching that you face in playoffs, and we'll continue to do what we did during the regular season, hopefully, in the playoffs. So we'll stay as aggressive as we have been.
Q. Did you notice what Jered was doing at Long Beach State in '04, and did you think you'd have a chance to get him in the draft that year?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: Well, you know, Jered was, I think, on just about every team's radar. Absolutely we noticed it. We ended up drafting him. As far as the particulars about his stuff, grading it out, I think our scouts did a terrific job of evaluating him. You never know if you're going to get a chance to draft a kid. You just never know how the draft's going to fall in place.
I think we were all pleased that we had an opportunity to draft Jered. It took a while to sign him, but there's a lot of guys, lot of talent, lot of talent here in southern California and all across the country that you look at. You never really know if you're going to have a chance to get them or not. Are you alluding to that?
Q. He had such a big junior year at Long Beach. I didn't know if you thought picking 12th you thought this guy might be long gone by the time he gets to us? Or did you think you had a shot at it?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: I wasn't that connected on a personal level to know exactly where he was slotted or what they thought. But in talking to
Eddie Bane afterwards, I think everyone was a little surprised he's still around. And we're fortunate we were able to get him, get him signed. And he's been very productive for us.
Q. You were talking earlier about pushing the envelope, first and third, that type of thing. You guys stole a lot of bases this year, you also were caught stealing considerably more than you had in the past. Can you lend any insight as to why that took place and what you can do to not squander those outs in these games?
MIKE SCIOSCIA: We were probably caught more times on like 3 2 counts this year than we had in the past. I think we were pushing the envelope a little bit in some situations earlier when our offense was a little hadn't quite gelled. And I think there are going to be those eight or ten maybe more than there were last year. I didn't notice us taking anymore undue risk this year. I think in dead counts where we were going to run, it didn't go into our favor as much as maybe we didn't put the ball in play as much, or we swung through some pitches, whatever. There's a lot that went into it.
So, I think we were a little bit higher caught stealing this year than we had been in previous years. But I think if you follow the team, guys that saw us every day, I don't think where we were just the Wild Wild West just running crazy. Some of them are explainable.
Courtesy of FastScripts by ASAP Sports.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rocky Mountain National Park > South Sister > Climber's Log
South Sister Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Via Twin Sisters
Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2012
|As last time, had the summit to myself.
I also put up a new register and rebuilt the summit cairn.
Long but rewarding day.
|Posted Jun 6, 2012 8:14 pm
|From Lily TH
Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2009
|Crossed over from the Twin Sister Peaks. This one had some fun scrambling, enjoyable ascent.
|Posted Mar 30, 2012 9:04 pm
|Brian Kalet
|South Sister Route
Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2009
|With Twin Sisters Peak East & West
|Posted Nov 18, 2011 4:22 pm
|S. Sister
Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2011
|Better than the two Peaks in my opinion because no one goes to this one. Left W. Peak seeing two people and came back to 40 people. Take the time to check out South Sister.
|Posted Jun 7, 2011 7:04 pm
|South Sister
Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2009
|Hiked up from the Twin Sisters Trailhead, bypassing the Twin Sisters to the east on the way there. A winter storm was blowing in the west. When I started the hike I could see Longs Peak with no problem, but when I was on the summit of Twin Sisters Mountain, Longs was obscured by cloud. I hurried tagged both of the Twin Sisters and headed down. By the time I got to my vehicle about 4 inches of snow had fallen.
|Posted Apr 10, 2011 12:10 pm
|Via Twin Sisters Peaks
Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2010
|Hiked over to Twin Sisters Mountain via Twin Sisters Peaks (confusing!). I actually thought this was the better mountain. Prolly b/c there's no trail over there!
Great weather all day!
|Posted Nov 9, 2010 12:06 am
|South Sister Route
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008
|Hiked the South Sister Route from Twin Sisters Trailhead. There were a lot of low clouds in the area, and 'South Sister' wasn't even visible when approaching from the east side of East Twin Sisters Peak. However, the clouds lifted shortly after arriving at the saddle between the two peaks. Longs Peak was in the clouds all day and the Diamond was never visible. Although dozens of people ascended Twin Sisters Peaks that day, I saw nobody on 'South Sister'.
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Location: Imported Fire Ant and Household Insects ResearchTitle: Geographic distribution suggests that Solenopsis invicta is the host of predilection for Solenopsis invicta virus 1 Author
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|Oi, David
|Plowes, Robert
|Sanchez-arroyo, Hussien
|Varone, Laura
|Conant, Pat
|Webb, Garry
Submitted to: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
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Publication Acceptance Date: 4/16/2013
Publication Date: 4/24/2013
Citation: Valles, S.M., Oi, D.H., Plowes, R.M., Sanchez-Arroyo, H., Varone, L., Conant, P., Webb, G. 2013. Geographic distribution suggests that Solenopsis invicta is the host of predilection for Solenopsis invicta virus 1. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 113:232-236. Interpretive Summary: The red imported fire ant was introduced into the United States in the 1930s and currently infests about 300 million acres. It causes significant economic losses in livestock and agricultural production and poses a serious threat to human health. USDA-ARS scientists at the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (Gainesville, FL) in cooperation with scientists at the Fundacion Para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas (Argentina), University of Texas, Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Colegio de Postgraduados (Mexico), and Sumitomo Chemical (Australia) have determined that the preferred host of Solenopsis invicta virus 1 is Solenopsis invicta. Host specificity tests are crucial requirements for the potential development of the virus for use in fire ant control programs.
Technical Abstract: Solenopsis invicta virus 1 (SINV-1) was found regularly and prevalently in S. invicta. In sampled locations where S. invicta and S. geminata are sympatric (specifically, Gainesville, FL and Travis, TX), SINV-1 was detected in S. geminata. Conversely, in areas in which S. geminata and S. invicta are allopatric, SINV-1 was not detected in S. geminata; these locations included Australia (n = 12), southern Mexico (n = 107), Hawaii (n = 48), Taiwan (n = 12), and the Johnston Atoll (n = 6). A similar relationship was observed for S. richteri. In areas in which S. invicta and S. richteri are sympatric, SINV-1 was detected in the S. richteri population, but in areas in which S. invicta and S. richteri are allopatric, SINV-1 was not detected. These occurrences suggest that S. invicta is the host of predilection, or preferred host for SINV-1, and that the congenerics, S. geminata and S. richteri serve as either accidental, reservoir, or transfer hosts. The minus genome strand of SINV-1 was detected in S. geminata and S. richteri indicating that these species may serve as functional hosts capable of supporting SINV-1 replication. SINV-1 was not detected in S. xyloni regardless of its proximity to S. invicta.


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What is the difference when ZA blocks an Echo Request, a TCP port, and an SMTP port?
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Message Edited by Gamemaster on 06-28-2009 01:17 PM
What is the difference when ZA blocks an Echo Request, a TCP port, and an SMTP port?
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Message Edited by Gamemaster on 06-28-2009 01:17 PM
Echo Request is basically one of the many Types of ICMP; echo request is commonly called or known as Ping.
As a general rule, all of the Types of the ICMP are bascially network and internet maintenance or troubleshooting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol_Suite"target=_"blank"Protocols.
Echo Request is commonly used for 'finding' a web server or web site; as every web site and web server does allow incoming Echo request (or else they could not be contacted or found) to be functional to every IP that wishes to connect.
This is part of the way the internet functions.
But often certain ISP's will require their home user type of customers to allow both incoming Echo Request and Echo Reply (the responce to the originator of the echo request); as required by neccessity to establish and maintain internet connections. Often this is required for dialup and occasionally for some dsl connections.
Other than that, most incoming echo requests are not needed for the home users, especially for cable internet users. Although still allowing incoming echo requests is most often not a security risk, it is mainly not needed for the home users as most home users do not host web sites or web servers.
It is not uncommon for 'strange' or 'unfamiliar' IPs to contact any IP such as the home user's IP.
Once the site sees there is no responce, from an IP, it does not usually continue attempts (but it has determined by the lack of responce that there is in fact a valid IP regardless of the lack of echo reply responces).
The 'True Stealth' of the ZA bascially stealths not just the tcp and udp ports but will by default drop the incoming echo request.
According to the accepted internet principles and practises, incoming echo request should be allowed....and if the website/web server/computer does not wish to continue, it will first respond with a echo reply type of ICMP and then inform in later transmissions not to continue any more connections.
Sort of like hello, yes I am here, and do not call me again and goodbye.
Basically an internet politeness or internet manners.
But as a home user, the echo request does not have to be acknowledged or replied to.
It is most often simply ignored (especially for home users who have set their hardware routers not to reply to pings).
TCP seen here.
Used mostly for http and https traffic (destination ports 80 and 443) , but not limited to only http or https.
SMTP seen here is used for certain kinds of email over port 25.
Message Edited by Oldsod on 06-28-2009 05:43 PM
Best regards.
I suggest you see this about three-way handshakes to learn as how to internet connections are established between internet computers (or a web site and home user's computer):
or http://www.pccitizen.com/threewayhandshake.htm
often the 'pings' (such as echo request and echo reply) will preceed the tcp three-way handshake connections, if the correct IP address was unknown or lost or uncertain to the inquirering computer.
Best regards.
Ok, I see, so if I didn't have a firewall, my computer would just automatically allow the ping and get spammed?
And how "stealthy" is ZA from being detected from outside attackers?
There is no such thing as 'spammed' when discussing the internet.
That is only appliable for unwanted emails.
Wrong terminology.
Without a firewall, basically your computer would promptly reply to the incoming echo requests and bascially say back or in return not to call me again to those servers.
Which in turn would then set those inquiring servers/computer would not to continue or resume any further icmp connections (or any further connection attempts).
Basically they asked, your computer replied not to ask anymore and they would politely comply.
However, there are many, many, many other computers and servers that will inturn ask in their turn and these would get the same answer, these would stop asking then... and manymanymany more computers/servers would be asking next..to get the same do not call reply..and so forth and so on.
Even windows firewall can be set-up not to respond to incoming echo requests, as it is a fairly universal setting for any software firewall. So can any hardware router.
Stealth means basically the 'port status' is unknown, not just the blocking certain types of icmp (to help 'stealth' the computer)
When the port status is unknown, the ports cannot be determined if they are in a CLOSED or a OPEN State or Status. This unknown port status determination is often called "filtered' or more commonly called "Stealth".
In fact, the ports are not even seen by other servers/computers when they are stealthed, as the software firewall acts as intermediatary or intercepts the connections between the incoming connections and the window's ports (all of the 65,535 ports).
See Port Scanning for some details.
BUT be forewarned as most of the connect attempts that are made for ports 20, 21, 25, 135, 137, 138, 139, 445, 513, 1080, 1433, 1434 and many others ports are infact just some of the usual internet noise that is constantly ongoing no matter what.
I never see this traffic at my own computer as I have a router in front of the computer that automatically drops all of this unwanted traffic.
Message Edited by Oldsod on 06-28-2009 06:32 PM
Best regards.
I'm a little confused, if without a firewall, the computer would still "say no" to the incoming request, isn't that what a firewall does? It blocks out the connections and doesn't allow them to send anymore requests. I'm confused, sorry.
No ...without a firewall, the computer would have the ports responding with yes I am here and reply to the remote IPs.
And quite possibly very ready to make connections from incoming connections.
Once that remote IP recieves confirmation that the IP and the port have responded to it, that remote IP will then definitely attempt to establish connection ot the computer's ports.
IF the computer's port is 'closed' by default, it will simply respond 'yes I am here and I am closed' so do not bother me anymore.
The remote IP in return will then reply okay and goodbye.
But if the port is closed and a hacker wishes to enter into the closed port, the hacker could try to tempt the closed port to open up by giving it some correct data related to that port's useages...that could work in some circumstances (but not always).
Thus it is possible to actually open the closed port by the using the correct stimulus or inputs.
If the computer's port is 'open' by default, then any incoming connections to it will always be replied with a 'yes I am here and ready to connect'. In which case the remote IP would be able to reply with okay lets connect, and then followed with the correct data that would be acepted by that port's usual purposes. Thus the connections would be made.
Windows does have quite a few open ports by default and this is where the risks is involved - any network worm or hacker can more easily enter through an open port and infect not only that computer but also any other networked computers connected to that computer.
Stealth as mentioned before 'disguises' or 'hides' the actual port states (open or closed) from unwanted IPs.
It is irrelevant if the port is open or closed by default as the software firewall is preventing any IPs from first seeing the port until the firewall has first checked to verify if the connection is valid or correct.
If it is valid, the firewall will then relay the connection to the port.
if the connection is not valid, the firewall will drop (or sometimes deny as there is a difference between deny and drop) the unwanted connection.
One of the reasons why any type of firewall is a valuable security software....it stops unwanted incoming connections from entering the computer's ports. It does not matter if there are closed or open ports when using a firewall, as the ports are first filtered always by the firewall, thus the worms and hackers never have the opportunity to even talk directly to the ports and make attempts to enter or sneak in.
The software firewall stops these schemes beforfe they could even happen.
(Another example to explain is if there are any open ports used or needed on the computer, the software firewall will always check first to make sure the correct IPs are allowed in and the unwanted IPs are stopped from entering. This reduces the risk of possible infections (worms, troyans, hackers, etc) from entering and doing any sort of damage.)
Malware infections will often make internet connections and very often open ports by themselves to allow new troyan/malware downloads to enter the infected computer and spread even more infections into that computer.
A software firewall would first either deny that port opening attempt or ask permission to open the port by the named process.
This is the added layer of security - to prevent unwanted opening of ports to the internet by malware.
Not just malware attempts by themselves, but by amlware controlled program and applications on the computer - some BHO using the IE to make unwanted connections could be seen by the firewall and stopped OR some malware could be 'hijacking' the brower to make unauthorized connections. Not just browsers but perhaps some of the usual malware targets such as certian windows files such as explorer.exe, svchost.exe, winlogon.exe, userinit.exe, services.exe and so forth.
Or the malware could be some program specific malware such as malware that infects the adobe pdf reader to download more or other types of malware. And these downloads by the browser, window files and applications/programs does not neccessarily entail opening ports - they could just connect out to do dirty deeds.
Another security aspect is keylogger or data theft types of malware - these could easily send out your passwords, bank/credit card details, personal info, ssn, etc IF the firewall was not there to prevent to stop the leaking from your computer.
Best regards.
Oh, ok thanks again I understand now. Sorry for all these questions, I'm new to ports and firewalls and IP's and all that stuff.
Not a problem at all!
We were all new at one time or another and at the same time full of questions with lots of unanswered questions!
You seem to be at the right place at the right time for the inquires.
Message Edited by Oldsod on 06-29-2009 01:42 AM
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: CP07-373 DIVISION: 55 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WALTER JAMES JEFFS, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: YOU ARE HEREBY notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the Estate of Walter James Jeffs, deceased; File Number CP07-373, by the Circuit Court for St. Johns County, Florida, Probate Division, 4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, Florida 32095. The total cash value of the estate is less than $75,000.00 and that the name and address to whom it has been assigned by such order are Thomas Jeffs, Matthew Jeffs, Vincent Jeffs and Walter Jeffs, Jr., c/o 19 Riberia St., St. Augustine, FL 32084. All persons are required to file with the Clerk of said Court WITHIN THREE (3) CALENDAR MONTHS FROM THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE all claims against the estate in the form and manner prescribed by Section 733.703 of the Florida Statutes and Rule 5.490 of the Florida Rules of Probate and Guardianship Procedure. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. Publication of this Notice has begun on the 4th day of June, 2007. JOSEPH L. BOLES JR. Florida Bar No.: 437522 19 Riberia Street St. Augustine, FL 32084 (904) 824-4278 Attorney for Estate L1476-7 June 4, 11, 2007
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Owner of McGirr faces $200,000 in fines and taxes
BELLOWS FALLS -- The Atkinson Street rehabilitation center shut down by the state faces more than $200,000 in fines and taxes eight months after closing its doors.
Margaret Perry operated the McGirr Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center, Inc. at 33 Atkinson St. for decades until it was forced to close following two deficiencies handed down from state surveyors and a failure to comply with Medicaid and Medicare regulations. Perry, who also owns the child care center at 35 Atkinson St. and an apartment building at 26 South St., said the majority of what she owes came as a complete surprise to her.
She said all nursing homes file cost reports to Medicare every year, and she and her accountant assumed it was due at the regular time. It turned out, however, it was due at an earlier date because of the facility's closure. Perry said she received a letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that said her business owes a $150,000 fee for not filing on time. Perry said they mailed in the Medicare cost report two weeks ago and hope the issue will be resolved.
A call made to CMS was not returned.
The nursing care center also faces a fee of $35,000 because Perry did not mail in her building license to the state when the facility closed on April 28, meaning the business was technically still operating after the state shut it down. She said she did not know to mail in the license and did so as soon as she found out.
"We're hoping we can reduce that (fee)," she said, adding that it is just not reasonable. She said the fees could bankrupt her business.
Perry also owes the state a provider tax of about $34,000 and still has some final unpaid bills. Perry said she is trying to deal with them one day at a time.
Perry decided to sell the building and was recently granted a boundary line adjustment by the Rockingham Planning Commission. She did not want to mention the asking price but said she has some people interested.
Perry maintains that the whole problem started after McGirr took in a 33-year-old woman with a "long and complex physical and psychological history."
The patient eventually made some serious allegations against a fellow patient. Nursing homes are required to report the allegations to the Division of Licensing and Protection, a part of the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, which in turn is within the Agency of Human Services.
Camille George, deputy commissioner at DAIL, said Monday she had no immediate comment and needed to do more research on the matter.
In a telephone interview several months ago, Perry said facilities have to do their own investigation while the state conducts an inspection, referred to as a survey, any time an allegation is made. Surveys, Perry said, can occur on weekends, holidays and at night so they are not expected.
She said the state wasn't satisfied with McGirr's investigation and sent a standard list of deficiencies 10 days after conducting its own. The facility then had 10 days to send back a plan of correction, stating what it would do to fix the problems.
Documents obtained by the Reformer state all deficiencies found are given a letter classifying their severity -- ratings A, B and C mean the deficiencies are still in substantial compliance while D, E or F ratings pose no actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm to residents. Ratings of G, H or I constitute harm that does not rise to the level of immediate jeopardy to a resident's health or safety -- which is what J, K and L ratings are used for. Perry said weeks ago that everything from food to activities to cleanliness are evaluated in surveys.
Though the state eventually concluded that the allegations were unfounded, it had problems with McGirr's investigation, its conclusion and what the actions the facility took. Then, during a February follow-up survey, two J tags were discovered. The surveyors, according to court documents, then came back in March to reveal that though the J tags were fixed perfectly and all previous violations had been cured, they discovered new J tags that constituted immediate jeopardy.
She said McGirr had received tags before but they could always be easily rectified. She is now angry about her treatment from the state, which she described as "particularly heinous."
"I think there was a real lack of communication between McGirr and the state. ... Knowing (the patient's) history, there should have been more communication between the DAIL and McGirr. I realize in hindsight how little communication there was," she said, though she admitted she knows the DAIL is not meant to be a consultant. "You think you're done and then, whoops -- there's this and there's that."
At the time of its closure, McGirr was a 9,000-square-foot facility that employed 32 people. Perry said it had been in her family since 1966.
She said she has since become the director of the child care center next door and rents out three apartments to eight people.
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http://mmajunkie.com Dana White said recently he's pulling for Chris Leben when the suspended middleweight returns. Now that return has a date.
Leben (22-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC), whose suspension will be lifted in November, will face Karlos Vemola (9-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at the UFC's year-end show, UFC 155. UFC officials on Wednesday announced the fight booking.
UFC 155 takes place Dec. 29 in Las Vegas, though an exact venue – either the MGM Grand Garden Arena or Mandalay Bay Events Center – has not yet been announced. The main card, including a heavyweight title fight between champion Junior Dos Santos and former titleholder Cain Velasquez, airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.
Leben was given a yearlong suspension by the company in November 2011 after testing positive for prescription painkillers oxycodone and oxymorphone after his UFC 138 main-event loss to Mark Munoz in Birmingham, England. It was Leben's second suspension for a failed drug test.
In June, White couldn't nail down a precise timetable for the "TUF 1" vet's return to the octagon, but expressed happiness that the fighter again appeared to be turning things around outside the cage.
"He's a warrior, he always brings it and I'm happy he's got his stuff together again," White said. "I want to see that kid do well."
Before his loss to Munoz and subsequent yearlong suspension, Leben was on a 4-1 run, including wins over Wanderlei Silva, Yoshihiro Akiyama and Aaron Simpson.
Vemola is coming off a loss to Francis Carmont at UFC on FUEL TV 4 in July. The Czech fighter tapped to a second-round rear-naked choke for his first loss at middleweight, dropping him to 1-1 in the division. He debuted in the weight class with a rear-naked choke win over Mike Massenzio at UFC on FOX 3 in May.
The latest UFC 155 card now includes:
- Champ Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez – for heavyweight title*
- Tim Boetsch vs. Chris Weidman
- Forrest Griffin vs. Chael Sonnen*
- Joe Lauzon vs. Gray Maynard
- Phil De Fries vs. Matt Mitrione
- Chris Leben vs. Karlos Vemola
* – Not officially announced
For more on UFC 155, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Singles take off to discover whether love is in the air
Once the Love Boat set a course for adventure and its single passengers' minds on new romances. Today the Love Jet is taking over where the TV show cruise ship left off.
The Love Jet took flight on Valentine's Day, travelling from Sydney to the Gold Coast to see whether the 22 singles on board could find love in the air.
Combining aspects of speed dating, online dating and group socialising, the singles - aged between 30 and 40 - were set up on nine dates each throughout the day.
One, Nathan, said he was nervous. ''Trying to find someone you connect with is the hardest thing,'' he said. Plus, ''There's no escape route.''
For Natalia, first impressions were underwhelming. ''When I first saw the group I didn't like it,'' she said. ''I thought they'd be better looking.'' But, for others, the day was looking just fine. ''One guy came up and started speaking to me as soon as I got here and I thought he was so good looking, so that was a good start to the day,'' said Sophia.
The first two dates of the day, over a fizz-fuelled, pre-flight breakfast, helped to soothe the butterflies and lower defences. The brave and bubbly bunch were noticeably chattier after a few glasses of sparkling wine and after adjusting to the large media contingent around them.
The group, all members of the Fairfax Media-owned RSVP online dating site who had applied to be a part of the day, were randomly matched with different people for the flight and bus legs of the trip.
A spokeswoman said: ''RSVP can confirm that there was a lot of number swapping happening at the airport yesterday afternoon … and there was at least one date set up.''
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text: backGrants support Asian Studies and the Environment Initiative at Illinois College4.19.2013The Henry Luce Foundation and the Japan Foundation, New York, together, have awarded nearly $80,000 in grant funding to Illinois College in support of its work on Asian studies and the environment, a collaboration with Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. Illinois College President Axel Steuer said, "We are very grateful to the Henry Luce Foundation and to the Japan Foundation, New York, for supporting this initiative, and for their support of our strong partnership with Ritsumeikan University. Through this initiative our faculty in Japanese studies, in environmental biology, and in other science disciplines will conduct important interdisciplinary work and establish scientific connections with Ritsumeikan University scientists. Our current and future students will also benefit from a deeper understanding of Japan and of the natural environment." Elizabeth Tobin, dean of the college, described the multi-year program. "The grant ideas for this program came from a group of creative faculty. We started with a study group of science faculty who learned more about Japanese culture and language." Tobin continued, "I am thrilled that the $50,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, through its Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment, allows three faculty members to visit Japan this summer, meeting with Japanese scientists at Ritsumeikan University. They will explore research opportunities about the environment for Illinois College students at Ritsumeikan." The next step in the project is a multidisciplinary faculty-student seminar focused on Japan and environmental concerns, during the 2013-2014 academic year. The Symposium on Science, Sustainability and Teaching in February 2014 concludes the seminar. Ritsumeikan University science faculty members will join in this symposium, which will include formal academic presentations and informal discussions of science, sustainability and teaching. These aspects of the project also are funded by the Henry Luce Foundation grant. According to Steuer, the Japan Foundation, New York, has awarded $30,000 to support the principal costs of a "Views of Japan" BreakAway trip to Japan in summer 2014. Illinois College professors Reiko Itoh and Laura Corey will lead a dozen students to Japan for three weeks. In Japan, they will visit science labs and attend lectures on environmental issues and sustainability. Steuer said, "This important initiative builds further collaborations between Illinois College and Ritsumeikan University, and enhances our students' understanding of Japan, the environment, and issues of sustainability that our nation shares with Japan." The Henry Luce Foundation (www.hluce.org) was established in 1936 by the late Henry R. Luce, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Time Inc., to honor his parents who were missionary educators in China. The Foundation seeks to bring important ideas to the center of American life, strengthen international understanding, and foster innovation and leadership in academic, policy, religious and art communities. The Luce Foundation pursues its mission today through the following grant-making programs: American Art; East Asia; Luce Scholars; Theology; Higher Education and the Henry R. Luce Professorships; the Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs; Public Policy and the Environment; and the Clare Boothe Luce Program for women in science, mathematics and engineering. The Japan Foundation was established in 1972 by special legislation in the Japanese Diet and became an Independent Administrative Institution in October 2003. The mission of the Japan Foundation is to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. The Foundation established the Japan-America Collegiate Exchange Travel Program to facilitate exchange and understanding between Japan and the U.S. The Japan Foundation provides travel funds to Japan for undergraduates and one faculty member. Instructors teaching a Japan-related course at U.S. universities or colleges can apply for a grant to help fund a short-term study-tour to Japan, while incorporating the visit into course syllabi and itineraries arranged to build-on and enrich course contents. The goal is to provide students with firsthand experience that will allow them to gain a more nuanced and balanced understanding of Japan. About Illinois CollegeFounded in 1829, Illinois College is a residential liberal arts college fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success. The college is located in Jacksonville, Ill. With an enrollment of about 1,000 students, the college offers over 50 undergraduate programs and a Master of Arts in Education degree program. In 1932 the society of Phi Beta Kappa established a chapter at Illinois College, and it remains one of only 11 in the state.Illinois College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.Visit www.ic.edu or call 217-245-3467 for more information.Media Contact InformationOffice of Marketing and CommunicationsAmy RourkeWriter and Public Relations Manager217.245.3419back


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Seeing as Gonzalo Segares has only missed three regular season matches the past two seasons, it seems a good bet that the eight-year Fire veteran will record his 200th competitive appearance for the Men in Red when the side welcomes the Montreal Impact to Toyota Park Saturday night.
The Costa Rican international enters the match having racked up 172 regular season, 12 MLS Cup playoff, 12 U.S. Open Cup and three SuperLiga appearances since his rookie year of 2005.
Not a bad haul for a guy that saw 34 other names called before his in that year's MLS SuperDraft.
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"I'm very excited," Segares told Chicago-Fire.com Friday afternoon. "In this day and age it's definitely not an easy thing to play 200 games with the same team. It's something I'm really proud of."
If not for an injury riddled 2009 campaign and his short stint in Europe during the first half of 2010, Segares would have easily hit the mark earlier. It's still worth noting the veteran really has no equal in terms of consistency at the position over the course of the club's 15 seasons.
"I'm always thankful for the Fire to have given me the opportunity. Since 2005, it's been a long road -- I have memories of very good moments and some tougher ones but it's been a very positive experience."
Of those moments, Segares pointed to his first game as a professional (a 2-1 win over Colorado on May 21, 2005), his first goal less than a month later (4-3 loss at D.C. United on June 15). A less fond memory is his stoppage time equalizer that was disallowed in that year's Eastern Conference final at New England.
More recently, Segares counts playing in front of a sold-out Soldier Field against Manchester United last July and his role in providing two assists in the stunning 2-1 stoppage time "Capital Comeback" last season at D.C as happy memories.
Nothing beats the time he hoisted the 2006 U.S. Open Cup in front of the Fire faithful at Toyota Park.
"That was my first championship as a professional. You can't replicate a memory like that, especially at home."
The second longest tenured member of the current squad, Segares recently stated on the All-In Podcast that he wouldn't mind ending his career as a member of the Fire.
"It's place where I was given my first chance to become a professional. If I get the opportunity I would love to stay here."


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Running Hot and Cold in Iceland
Iceland's economy runs hot and then cold—and then hot and cold again! And Icelanders like it that way. Created from a volcano more than 50 million years ago, Iceland's environment is one of the harshest yet one of the kindest when it comes to energy. The island nation sits atop this natural heat pack and is, as a result, poised to become the first country in the world to run 100% on renewable energy. This is because the volcano is still active bubbling and ulcerating perpetually altering the landscape.
The Icelandic people extract warm water and store it in tanks to provide an unlimited supply of free central heating. The heated water is extracted and placed into tanks where it is converted to steam. The pressurized steam then turns the turbines, which operate the country's geothermal power stations providing electricity to the people and businesses of Iceland.
This is very important for high tech companies that require an enormous amount of power to operate their equipment. In fact, more than half of the energy required to operate their computer servers and other high tech equipment is in the form of cooling equipment to temper the heat generated by the computers for their operation. Technology giants are beginning to get it. Facebook has relocated its server farm to Sweden and Google is operating out of Finland. This leaves other companies like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and IBM to speculate.
Iceland might be a more optimal choice though because while it seems odd to suggest establishing such equipment on a grumbling landscape, only the eastern side of the island is actively erupting. Further the prevailing winds take volcanic ashes east. This leaves the western side of the island nation crisp and clear with all of the underlying benefits of the geothermal features. The ever-ready source for heat in the freezing cold climate makes its heating more than just environmentally subsidized—it is free. And by harvesting its strengths under steam pressure it electrifies as well.
In addition to harvesting the natural resources for immediate benefit, Icelandic entrepreneurs have also embarked upon a new venture utilizing Geosynthesis to export their resource in form of a new product called Volcanol, which is blended into gasoline. The new product is compatible with existing energy and fuel infrastructure and meets renewable energy directives. Icelandic company Carbon Recycling International has begun to sell this product commercially.
This is an economic game changer for Iceland. Iceland recently experienced an economic downturn as a result of the failure of the banking industry in 2008 and currently tourism is the primary industry. However, with geothermal technology and its associative operational elements firmly in place, Iceland anticipates turning their economy around by inviting high tech companies requiring huge amounts of operational power to relocate to this global hot spot.
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The agreement is for Southern's Nelson Mandela School of
Public Policy and Urban Affairs to provide the Early Start program to
qualifying students at Pointe Coupee Central.
Early Start is an online distance learning program geared
toward preparing high school students for college.The program is online
and free. Students will be able to earn up to six college credit hours
per year, three per semester.The subjects taught are English, math,
science, reading, and preparation to take college entrance tests.
A junior at Pointe Coupee could wind up needing only three
years to graduate from college under the partnership with Southern.
"This is a great opportunity for Southern University to be
partner with an organization helping to build a better education model for
Louisiana students," said William Arp, dean of the Mandela School. "No doubt
this program will be beneficial to the students and the Pointe Coupee Central
"We are extremely excited about partnering with Southern
University to bring the Early Start Program to our school," said Kathryn Rice,
principal of Pointe Coupee Central. "It will give our students the
opportunity to choose college today, not after they graduate."
In May 2008, Advance Baton Rouge, in partnership with the
Louisiana Recovery District, was awarded the charter of Pointe Coupee Central,
considered at the time a chronically poor performing school.
"It is only through strong partnerships with strong,
historical post secondary institutions like Southern University that we will be
able to have sustainable improvement in education," said Henry Shepard, CEO of
Advance Baton Rouge."I am certain that this is the first of several
partnerships we will have with Southern University to close the achievement gap
in our communities."


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New York is the greatest place for kids. When my daughters were a little younger I would buckle them into the double stroller, pack up a couple of sippy cups, hard boiled eggs and rice crackers for lunch and go see the sights. We would do the playground hop, stopping at every playground on our way across town. My destination was either City Bakery (for a chocolate cookie) or the Cupcake Cafe across the street in Books of Wonder (for a cupcake). It was a dilemma, cookie or cupcake - which one to consume? I never had to worry about it being fattening because pushing the double stroller was such a work out. I always tried to time my expedition to coincide with the farmers market in Union Square so that I could purchase my groceries and tie them onto the stroller. The only thing I had to be careful of were the moments when my daughters would charge towards the swings, leaving my ... [more]
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Federal Maritime Commission employees donated generously to the 2013 Combined Federal Campaign, substantially exceeding the goal set and earning an Honor Award recognizing the Commission's per-capita contribution. Last fall, Federal employees in the National Capital Area were challenged to raise $62 million in support of more than 4,000 local, national, and international charities that provide vital services in our local communities and around the world. Chairman Mario Cordero accepted the award on behalf of the agency and stated, " I am proud of the compassion and community spirit FMC employees have shown. The collective strength of our CFC donations will do a lot over the coming year to deliver food to the hungry, educate and support our youth, research cures for diseases, and improve people's lives."
Caption: Chairman Cordero (center) with FMC CFC Campaign Manager David Kaplan (left) and Keyworkers (left to right) Marilyn Raedeke, Romain Dandridge, Ian Lane, Beverly Cherry and Christine Reinhardt (not pictured).
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Live Journal: Well, the Phils Divisional Playoffs opponent is….
Originally posted September 30, 2007:
Noone. At least for now. It seems that a funny thing has happen on the way to the Playoffs. There is presently no National League Wild Card Winner. How did that happened? Well, it seems that first, the San Diego Padres lost what was suppose to be their final game of the season to the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee, 11-6. At the time, they had a record of 89-73 with a .5 game lead over the Colorado Rockies who were finishing their season by facing the Western Division Champs, the Arizona Diamonbacks, in Denver. Of course, the Padres were praying for the Diamondbacks to defeat the Rockies, thus allowing them to get into the playoffs through the backdoor. Well, a funny thing happened along the way as Colorado instead defeated Arizona 4-3, thus meaning that now both San Diego and Colorado are now tied for the Wild Card, both with records of 89-73. So, now the two will be having a one game playoff tomorrow night, with San Diego having to go to Denver to meet the Rockies for the game that will start 7:37 eastern time. So, we won't know who will be the Phils opponent until late tomorrow night.
Boy, the National League is really being a wild league this year.


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Personnel Characteristics of Maintenance Practice: A Case of High-Rise Office Buildings in Malaysia
An excellent practice of maintenance management is greatly needed to increase the life cycle of the property and to minimize unexpected breakdowns or deterioration effects. In this respect, the modern maintenance manager will have to rely as much on knowledge of the managerial and social sciences as on the traditional technique knowledge base of building construction and deterioration. Improper conduct and application of maintenance management procedure and systems may result in deteriorating the property itself. Therefore, the performance of the maintenance management operations have to be continuously reviewed and analysed in order to ascertain a high quality service. This study aims to present the personnel characteristics in the current practice of building maintenance management in Malaysia. Questionnaires are distributed to all maintenance personnel on selected buildings. These data are then analysed consequently to produce the in depth understanding of personnel characteristics in current building maintenance practice in Malaysia. This study believe to be valuable in identifying where the practice needed further attention and helped pin point problems areas within building maintenance management.
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Important lesson here: If you ever take your significant other
hunting for hogs, and end up shooting her/him accidentally,
don't EVER tell him/her you mistook her/him for a hog!!
*Okay, she is in critical condition, and I'm not making
light of THAT, just the craziness of it all!!
Florida Man Mistakes Girlfriend for a Hog, Shoots Her
Life at home for one Florida man got a lot more complicated when he accidentally
shot his girlfriend in both legs thinking she was a hog.
Flagler County Sheriffs deputies say 52-year-old Steven Egan was hog hunting
Saturday night with girlfriend Lisa Simmons at a hunting camp off a
rural county road in Flagler, in the northern part of the state.
Around 7:30 p.m., officials said, Egan shot at a hog and then left
Simmons behind in the tent to go look for it. When he heard a noise
in the woods he fired his gun again, thinking it was the animal.
Unbeknown to Egan, Simmons had also left the tent to pick up loose
oranges that had fallen from trees on the property. Instead of hitting
his wild target, Egan struck his girlfriend in both legs with a .30-caliber bullet.
He saw a hog and thought he shot it and went to look for it, Maj. Steve
Clair with the Flagler County Sheriffs Office told ABCNews.com. He heard
her and thought it was a hog and just shot.
Simmons, of Brandon, had to be airlifted to the Halifax Health Medical
Centerfor surgery and was listed in serious condition.
Authorities said they did not plan to charge Egan in the incident.
He was very sympathetic that hed shot his girlfriend, Clair said.
It was an accident. I think it was just a violation of one of the cardinal rules of hunting
which is you never shoot what you dont see.
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text: Hi all, selling my Formula The Ones. They have the bite point and lever reach adjust. The front pads have plenty of life left and the rear pads have some life left. Front hose is about 870mm and the rear about 1350mm. They're quite battered and well used as the photos pretty clearly show but in working order. £75 posted including 2 brand new sets of uberbike pads.


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Our dreams have come true! this probably wont stop the miami heat from flopping though which is a shame because stern has his arse so wrapped around miamis tiny schlong that they wont get affected by it. we will have to wait and seee! good news overallELIZABETH, N.J. -- The NBA is finalizing a new procedure to deal with flopping this coming season, with an off-court remedy expected to be in place before the start of the regular season.
After meeting with their newly revamped competition committee two weeks ago in New York, the league anticipates that incidents of flopping will be adjudicated on a postgame basis with fines assessed for the offenses, a league spokesman said Thursday.
"The procedures will likely involve a postgame review as opposed to calling it as an in-game infraction," the league spokesman said in a statement to CBSSports.com and other outlets.
The new policy does not need to be approved by the Board of Governors, which meets next month in New York, because it does not involve a rule change for on-court play. In that way, the new policy will be similar to a crackdown several years ago on so-called "respect for the game" rules violations, which resulted in a brief uptick in technical fouls.
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What is James Potter's middle name? Or does he have one? If not any suggestions for a middle name?
Continuous circular motion is only a problem when your body gets tired
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What is James Potter's middle name? Or does he have one? If not any suggestions for a middle name?
Continuous circular motion is only a problem when your body gets tired
Lobena Bricatta
Well, even though 'James' seems like a normal name, he came from a wealthy Pureblood family, so maybe something of Roman or Latin origin could work.
*pick Slytherin's brain*
Any suggestions?
I have looked up a few but haven't been able to find any good ones
Octagon... it is simply stepping out of the way... How could such a simple practice take so many years to learn?
Lobena Bricatta
*rubs hands together eagerly* Time to get to work!
-Augustus- Latin for 'great'
-Faustus- Latin for 'lucky'
-Curtis- Latin for 'courteous' (they hoped he would end up like this)
-Korbin- Latin for 'raven'
-Marius- Latin for 'warlike'
-Maximus- Latin for 'the greatest'
-Salus- Latin for 'healthy'
-Vincent- Latin for 'victorious'
I hope I've helped! Here's the link to that page if you don't like those: Latin boy names
I'm mad that JKR didn't put the middle names on their grave stones *sigh* Well, I guess she wanted us to use our imagination with that. Kind of like letting the fan fictioners fill up the gap from the last chapter and the Epilogue of book seven. anyway i suggest something with a J.
Here's a thought: where did they get Harry? Maybe it was a family name somewhere, or it ould be James's middle name. Read it in a fanfic somewhere....
James Harry Potter.
Harry James Potter.
I wonder if Harry named
James Harry Potter?
Blehk, they need to jump out of the name bandwagon...
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I'd find it quite hilarious if James had a very "uncommon" middle name. Like, did anyone watch CatDog? There was that one dog who had a very tough name, when it turns out his real name was like, really "geeky".
But then again, this is coming from someone who's parents made up her middle name...
Just to put a spin on things, what if James didn't have a middle name? Since we've never seen a canon middle name, it wouldn't be defying canon to not give him one.
Dark_Lady_Z brought up how there was nothing on his gravestone. Usually people's whole name are printed on their gravestone. So if it's really stressing you out, don't give hime one! Or you could give him just a letter. Like me. My middle name is just one letter (an initial).
Hope this helps!
I like Augustas and Maximus. They both mean great and the greatest...so maybe that semi-explains James' ego. hehe.
Once you've picked a middle name, read the name out loud and listen to see if it sounds good/right to you.


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Whenever I mention all the good roads in Ohio to friends from out of state, they look at me as though I'm being even stranger than normal. There really are a lot of good twisties in Ohio, one just has to know where to look. After becoming a reborn biker a decade ago, it took me a while to figure out there's really two Ohio's. One was covered by glaciers in the last ice age, and was ground flat. The second Ohio wasn't. One has straight roads laid out in a grid. The second Ohio has roads that twist, curve, go over hills, and are tons of fun.
The second Ohio is about 1/3rd of the state, and is easy to find. Grab a map of Ohio, and find the northernmost point of West Virginia. Look about 10 miles further north, and you'll see the town of Lisbon. Draw a line west from there, about 1/3rd of the way across the state to Loudonville. This is where the glacier that came down over Lake Erie stopped.
From Loudonville, extend the line south to a point 15 miles south of I-70, and about 15 miles east of Lancaster. Then continue the line southwest, passing just south of Chillicothe, and on to Ripley on the Ohio-Kentucky border. This is where the larger glacier that came down over Michigan stopped.
Southeast of this line it's hard to find a dull road, short of the Interstates. Some of the longer and better roads are:
555, discussed in earlier posts, starts a little south of Zanesville, and runs south to the Ohio river.
26, also mentioned in other posts, running northeast from Marietta, to it's intersection with 800.
541 east from the glacier line, through Coshocton, to it's end at I-77
60 south from the glacier line just west of Millersburg, to it's intersection with 16
164, running southwest from Lisbon, to it's end near Leesville. Especially good SW of Salineville.
There's bunches and bunches of other great roads in the second Ohio. 536, 255, 658 and many others. Yeah, getting to the glacier line from Lima will take close to two hours, but it's worth it.


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We'll agree with Sen. Ron Wyden about one thing. The nation's Western forests are a mess. And while weather is part of the problem and out of human control, forest health - something we can improve - is also an issue.
Wyden was also right to decry a system in which money to actually do good in the forest ends up being spent on fighting fires. He's probably also right in believing that better equipment for that fight, including a beefed-up fleet of air tankers, would help prevent the devastation that's become all too common in recent years.
More important than better equipment, however, is restoring health to forests that have been sadly neglected in recent years.
That doesn't mean wholesale logging. It does mean such things as extensive thinning, controlled burns and other projects to reduce fuels on the forest floor. It does mean a system in which forest health project managers can spend as much on doing the work as they must spend on planning and defending their plans in court.
It also means more efforts like those of the Healthy Forest Project, a group that works to reach consensus on forest restoration projects and future stewardship of forest land. If such efforts can speed projects and reduce appeals, they're well worth it.
Too, it means an expansion of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, which became law in 2003. The act applies largely to land near communities, though amendments proposed in 2009 would have allowed fuels reduction projects farther from urban areas. Unfortunately, the amendments died.
It's impossible to say that this summer's wildfires are solely the product of drought in the West. It's equally impossible to blame them all on poor forestry practices in the 20th century. A paper by the Society of American Foresters notes, for example, that while fire suppression practices after 1930 have harmed forests, 19th century low-intensity fires, set by indigenous people, which helped keep them healthy, were dramatically reduced in the late 1800s.
Quicker identification of fire and better tools to fight it are critical, to be sure. But Wyden must put as much effort into improving forest health as either of the other two.
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Fredi: Gattis 'ready' to be Braves' catcher
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- If there were any doubts about the likelihood of Evan Gattis beginning the upcoming season as Atlanta's starting catcher, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez erased them when he informed Gattis of this plan during a recent phone conversation.
"Evan is one of those guys that likes to be goal-oriented and wants to be told what his role is going to be," Gonzalez said. "We had a nice conversation, and he's getting ready to be our catcher."
While Gattis is projected to receive a majority of the playing time behind the plate, Gerald Laird might be utilized more frequently than most backup catchers. By putting Laird in the lineup a couple times a week, the Braves could minimize the wear and tear placed on Gattis' 6-foot-1, 225-pound frame over the course of the long season.
As Brian McCann missed the first six weeks of this past season recovering from shoulder surgery, Gattis took advantage of the chance to serve as Atlanta's regular catcher by proving capable of handling the defensive requirements behind the plate.
"I thought he did a terrific job," Gonzalez said. "Our pitchers, talking to [pitching coach Roger McDowell], liked throwing to Gattis. So we feel good about that."
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Braves general manager Frank Wren compares the second day of the annual Winter Meetings to "moving day" in the golf world. In other words, he recognizes it as a day when clubs gain a better sense of where they are going to stand at the end of this four-day event.
While Wren and his staff members might have made progress in some of their pursuits on Tuesday, there was no clear indication that they were on the brink of crossing one of the items off their wish list.
"[On Monday], you're kind of feeling your way and getting a feel for what opportunities are going to progress," Wren said. "Today is the day you actually start moving things up the board. You start moving up the level of conversations. We got a little better sense of things today."
The Braves have maintained contact with Eric O'Flaherty and remain hopeful he will decide to return to Atlanta. But the Nationals and Yankees are among the other teams that have continued to show interest in O'Flaherty, who is expected to return from Tommy John surgery during the latter part of May.
In their attempt to strengthen their bench, the Braves primarily are focusing on offensive capability, and it appears Eric Chavez could be the top target on the free-agent market.
Wren and manager Fredi Gonzalez said they would like a player capable of providing the same kind of leadership Eric Hinske provided while strengthening Atlanta's bench and clubhouse atmosphere from 2010-12.
Chavez hit .281 with nine home runs and an .810 OPS in 254 plate appearances with the D-backs in 2013. In limited duty as a pinch-hitter, he batted .313 (5-for-16). The 36-year-old veteran, who is one of former Braves pitcher Tim Hudson's closest friends, has always been recognized as a popular player among teammates.
The Braves have expressed some interest in Jerry Hairston Jr., who has proven to be a valuable clubhouse presence throughout his career. But the 37-year-old veteran hit .211 in 226 plate appearances for the Dodgers this past season.
Hairston underwent hip surgery late in the 2012 season and then battled a variety of injuries in 2013 before being left off Los Angeles' postseason roster. The odds of Hairston ending up in Atlanta are also hindered by the fact that he said his late-season struggles were a product of him being primarily used as a pinch-hitter -- which would be his primary role with the Braves.
There has been some speculation that the Braves are interested in Raul Ibanez, who hit .242 with 29 home runs and a .793 OPS for the Mariners this past season. But for now, it does not appear the club is aggressively pursuing the 41-year-old veteran.
Worth noting
• Gonzalez said he is planning to enter the 2014 season with Jason Heyward as his leadoff hitter. Heyward hit .345 with a 1.005 OPS in the 23 games he played between the time he moved into the leadoff role on July 27 and fractured his jaw on Aug. 21.
• Multiple scouts have said the Braves might have found a gem when they signed right-handed reliever Luis Vasquez as a Minor League free agent on Nov. 5. Vasquez recorded 46 strikeouts and issued 28 walks while producing a 2.52 ERA in the 25 combined appearances he made for Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Albuquerque this past season. Vasquez, who has continued to impress in the Dominican Winter League, has a sidearm delivery and a fastball that rests between 92-95 mph.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It is $10.00 for motorcycles, 105 miles long, 35 mph speed limit and we prefer it to Route 81 with it's tractor trailers doing 70 to 80 mph. But that is just the way we roll.
It is $10.00 for motorcycles, 105 miles long, 35 mph speed limit and we prefer it to Route 81 with it's tractor trailers doing 70 to 80 mph. But that is just the way we roll.
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When you find a big kettle of crazy, it?s best not to stir it.
'You can say what you want about the South, but I almost never hear of anyone wanting to retire to the North.
I got my senior gomer passport the first time i rode the Skyline drive a couple of years a go.
On the way to the '09 rally in Johnson City I rode it all. I enjoyed the Blue Ridge much more because staying within 9 mph of 45 is a lot better than staying close to 35 mph on Skyline Drive. I also rode back on much of the Blue Ridge.
A friend stopped on a dirt road just off the Blue Ridge with some buddies on dual sports. They were "told" by a local pickup driver, "What ya doin? Git movin." The group may have stopped to chat inadvertantly near a still or weed farm or something.
Careful there now partner, your talking about our two largest cash crops .
They are guarded closely in their natural habitat.
I had friends tell me "You didn't ride the entire BRP if you didn't ride Skyline DR." I asked if it's part of the BRP why does it not have the mile markers, has a different name and you have to pay to ride it?
No matter what anyone tells you, the BRP goes from mile marker 0 near Waynesboro, VA to mile marker 469 near Cherokee, NC (or vice versa).
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Since I started this let me explain. This was the question that Ross asked.
So...my fellow adventurers...intrepid explorers...eaters of exotic roadside fare...those who fear neither rain nor roadside flats...
Anybody want to share a favorite road side stop...a cautionary tale...a favorite restaurant...a twisty back road that shouldn't be missed? I'll be riding my GSA and doing my best to avoid the interstates unless there's just nothing to see.
I'd love to hear about your experiences in this area of the country. ~Ross
Now I do not know how much time Ross planned to spend on his trip, but if he is in no hurry and wants to avoid interstate driving then the Skyline drive is an alternative. Yes it is a toll road, yes it is 35 mph, and it is 100 miles long. However, it rides the top of the mountains with some great scenic views and twisty winding road with plenty of wildlife and places to pull over to take pictures and enjoy the view. Now if time and funds are limited then taking 81 is the best route to the Blue Ridge. If time and money are no object then the Skyline drive is a nice ride, also if he likes water then he may want to stop at Luray, VA and ride down the Shenandoah River on a tube, raft, kayak or canoe.
Or visit Luray Caverns http://luraycaverns.com/ He was asking for suggestions as to what to do and see on his trip and Virginia has a lot to offer in that respect. And no I do not work for the Virginia department of tourism. We have been to all of these places and had fun doing it.
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When you find a big kettle of crazy, it?s best not to stir it.
After creeping along at 45 MPH for a few hundred miles on the Parkway, 35 MPH on the Skyline Drive just doesn't seem worth it. You just turn around and go back down the Parkway as the ride is totally different on the return trip and it seems like you are on a totally different ride. The curves and views are very different.
'You can say what you want about the South, but I almost never hear of anyone wanting to retire to the North.
Coming from the north, I had never imagined skipping the Skyline Drive...I suppose 35mph is kinda slow, but I'm in it for the scenery and soaking up as much of the sights as possible. I'm figuring on a week to work my way down to Deal's Gap and then back home. I definitely appreciate the input I've gotten thus far...I'm taking notes and trying to lay out the perfect array of photo ops. dining opportunities, and twisty roads. I've got my new GoPro Hero and I'm shopping for a GPS as well. A new seat is probably in order as well.
As much as i ride the BRP , I am still finding things I did not see on the last trip. Also agree that riding the reverse of a route is so different it is even better than the last ride.
route 16 is a nice diversion from the parkway especially between tazewell and marion va. If you enjoy technical stuff. also rt 226a at the little switzerland exit off the parkway is fun. and the motels there are motorcyclist friendly.The little Switzerland inn also has a nice restaurant.
hondarider, if you see a GSA with an austrian flag on the windshield riding the opposite way, you may want to stop me for a break.
Must be somewhere in the end of May. We're riding north from Waynesville to Floyd.


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The butler did it, Vatican court finds
Published: October 7 2012 - 4:00AM
POPE Benedict XVI's former butler was convicted of theft by a Vatican court yesterday after he admitted leaking confidential papal documents to an Italian journalist.
Paolo Gabriele, 46, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after the court reduced a three-year term citing extenuating circumstances.
Gabriele's trial and the leaks that prompted his arrest shed light on power struggles within the Holy See. Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi, who used documents provided by Gabriele in a bestseller published this year, detailed how loyalists to Pope Benedict were trying to check the growing influence of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's de facto prime minister.
Gabriele, in his testimony, said he acted out of love for the Pope who, he said, was easily manipulated.
The three-judge panel ruled after hearing testimony this week from Gabriele, Benedict's secretary Monsignor Georg Gaenswein and the security personnel who carried out the search of the butler's home. Monsignor Gaenswein spoke about his suspicions of Gabriele, and the gendarmes detailed the discovery of classified documents.
Gabriele said he was innocent of the charges, while admitting to betraying Benedict's confidence.
''My intention was to find a trusted person to vent to, given my feelings and the discomfort about the situation that had become unbearable all around in the Vatican,'' Gabriele told the court this week. He never accepted money or benefits in exchange for information, Gabriele said.
In his concluding statements yesterday he said he didn't feel like a thief, the Italian wire service ANSA reported. His lawyer Cristiana Arru said the sentence was good and balanced. She will read the panel's written decision before deciding whether to appeal, ANSA reported.
A papal pardon is likely, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told reporters.
The search of Gabriele's house uncovered documents as well as a cheque made out to the Pope for €100,000 euros ($A130,000), a 16th-century book and a gold nugget, according to court documents published on the Vatican's website in August.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/world/the-butler-did-it-vatican-court-finds-20121006-276pe.html


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Asa newcomer to Dragonflies, I'm really finding it hard to fine tune identification so I hope I have identified this correctly, but doubt I have. If it's not a southern MH what are the main identifying features I should be looking for? Many thanks for all and any responses. Pete
It could also be a Southern Hawker, Aeshna cyanea.