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The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce will be accepting applications to fill vacant seats on its board of directors through Nov. 30.
Candidates must be able to meet in the morning on the third Wednesday of each month, and be currently active within the chamber, according to an organization news release. Prior board experience and community involvement are preferred.
This year, the chamber took over operations of the Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand-Sculpting competition, and is involved with various other events. The board also watches Sarasota County government affairs.
Parties interested in being a candidate for the board of directors should contact Siesta Chamber Executive Director Kevin Cooper by email at [email protected], with the following information:
• Name
• Email
• Telephone number
• Business
• Business address
• Industry
• Previous board experience
• Current community involvement
• Any relevant skill sets
• Professional background

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Hi, I'm going to try to explain my problem... which is related to a bitmap painting program. I get a crash when already freed memory is getting used. It seems malloc is allocating the memory to the same location twice or something is going wrong with the pointers.
I have a std::vector<Layer> which is filled with layers. Each Layer class instance has a pointer to a memory buffer of pixels allocated using malloc. The vector is inside a class that is static and global.
When I delete a layer from the vector I do (pseudocode):
Layer layer = layers[index];
to save the layer (and the memory pointer it contains) to a place outside the vector and then I erase that Layer from the vector. I then send the saved layer to the undo system of the program. In the undo system the pixel buffer is freed when it goes out of scope.
The next time the program is run the layers are filled up again with new buffers using malloc. After that is complete it so happens that the destructor of the layer I sent to the undo system is called. It then deletes the same memory that is used by the new layer in the vector at the place where it was first deleted even though I allocated new buffers using malloc for the new layers.
Do you get it? It is kind of hard to explain...
Why isn't malloc allocating unique memory the second time?


text: I'm assuming that they will question Ichigo. And Ichigo is. Going to go into his inner world and train with zangetsu and have another bad ass power up. The zero squad sounds fierce like super sayain 3 goku. But Ichigo is like a super sayain 4 goku. Especially in fgt. and I heard people say before that Yamamoto bankai is more powerful than Ichigo bankai. But that is only cause he had more abilitys than Ichigo. That had people in awe. But byakuya has more abilitys than Ichigo but Ichigo can squash him. I think Ichigo will be the master piece in this war. His overwhelming spiritual pressure is proof of that. I can't wait till the next couple mangas. I wanna see what kind if power up he will get. Maybe since his zampakto has the moon like power, he could control serious gravity. And a make a big black flowing getsuga ball.


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Longoria belts way into history
Rookie homers on first playoff pitch he sees, adds second shot
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Longoria plans on making a call of his own, too.
"He won't call me," Longoria said with a laugh. "I'll probably have to call him."
While he shares that rare company with Gaetti, Longoria provided a show that was unprecedented for a rookie. This was the 22-year-old third baseman's first trip to the playoffs, whereas Gaetti was in his seventh season with the Twins when he accomplished the same feat against the Tigers in Game 1 of the 1987 AL Championship Series.
That made Longoria's showing unique.
"It was a little different day for a rookie player," Longoria said.
Longoria began his assault in the second inning, when he drilled the first pitch he received from White Sox starter Javier Vazquez into the left-center-field seats for a solo blast that put the Rays ahead, 1-0. That marked the first postseason run in Tampa Bay's history and made Longoria the 30th player to go yard in his first career playoff at-bat.
In third, Longoria violently pulled an 0-1 offering from Vazquez for another solo shot, handing Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead in the process. Longoria lifted the pitch high above left field, where the baseball hit the "C" catwalk -- an estimated 125 feet above the field. After rounding third base, Longoria clapped his hands hard and let out a yell before crossing home plate.
Later in the game, Tampa Bay's Eric Hinske let Longoria in on the fact that the rook had done something only one other player had done before.
Dynamic debuts
|Courtesy of David Vincent of SABR
Reached by phone near his home in Louisiana, Gaetti was proud to be linked to Longoria.
"It's kind of special that it's somebody that I know," Gaetti said. "I wish he would have gone deep for a third time. But I'm really proud of him and happy for the Rays. He's actually the best all-around young player that I've coached in the Minor Leagues."
Truth be told, Longoria only spent 38 games under Gaetti's watch at Triple-A over the past two seasons. After being selected by the Rays in the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, it's been a rapid ascent to the big leagues for the talented third baseman.
This season for Tampa Bay, Longoria led AL rookies with 27 homers and a .531 slugging percentage, despite missing 30 games with a fractured right wrist. Longoria is a leading candidate for the league's Rookie of the Year honor after hitting .272 with 85 RBIs in 122 games for the Rays.
When it was all said and done against Chicago, Longoria went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, adding a walk and a stolen base along the way. Thursday's outburst was simply another addition to what's been a storybook season for Longoria.
"Today was an awesome day," he said.
Jordan Bastian 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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Forests may be using less water as CO2 rises
Forests may be becoming more efficient in their use of water as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, reports a new study in Nature.
The findings are based on data from 300 canopy towers that measure carbon dioxide and water flux above forests at sites around the world, including temperate, tropical, and boreal regions. The researchers found that plants are becoming more water efficient as CO2 levels rise. While the findings are consistent with forecasts using models, the rate of efficiency gain is higher than expected.
"This could be considered a beneficial effect of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide," said Harvard University's Trevor Keenan, the first author of the paper. "What's surprising is we didn't expect the effect to be this big."
Water is a byproduct of photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into sugars. Mechanically, plants take in carbon dioxide and release water through tiny pores called stomata on their leaves. Higher CO2 levels "mean the stomata don't need to open as wide, or for as long, meaning the plants lose less water and grow faster," according to a statement from Harvard.
The research suggests that some forests may experience some benefits from rising CO2 levels.
"A large proportion of the ecosystems in the world are limited by water – they don't have enough water during the year to reach their maximum potential growth," said Keenan. "If they become more efficient at using water, they should be able to take more carbon out of the atmosphere due to higher growth rates."
But higher carbon dioxide levels could take a toll on some forests through increased temperatures, which can push plants toward a threshold where respiration rates increase at the expense of growth. Other research suggests tropical tree species may be particularly sensitive to temperature shifts. Furthermore, climate change is already causing shifts in rainfall patterns, triggering large-scale die-offs in some forests, like the American West and parts of the Amazon rainforest. Drought and higher temperatures, combined with human activities, can substantially increase the risk of fire as well.
These factors mean the authors are still taking a cautionary tone on the impact of rising carbon dioxide on forests.
"We're still very concerned about what rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide mean for the planet," said co-author Andrew Richardson — also of Harvard — in a statement. "There is little doubt that as carbon dioxide continues to rise – and last month we just passed a critical milestone, 400 ppm, for the first time in human history – rising global temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns will, in coming decades, have very negative consequences for plant growth in many ecosystems around the world."
See more at MONGABAY.COM.
Forest image via Shutterstock.


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I've always loved collections of letters. Perhaps, it's the draw of reading words meant for a specific person—a stranger that you will never meet. Some books of letters are huge and it's like tackling a life in a thousand plus episodes. But these letters, written by an apprehensive English father beginning during the rock and roll, drug days of the late 60s and 70s, are a more manageable 187 pages.
All the letters were penned by the father, Roger, a former military man, and POW who later became a racing columnist for the Sunday Times. In them he offers tons of advice to his wild, drifter son, Charlie. Providing much of the humor in this book are Charlie's comments that describe his reactions to his Dad's words at the time.
The letters begin with a young Charlie as he flunks out of elite Eton. Soon he leaves with a record of very bad grades for a lowly "crammer" school. No "firsts" or "seconds" or even a degree for this young man. Soon Charlie embarks on a series of low-paying jobs in agriculture, oil, and real estate. Even when he lands a promising job, he can't stick with it and bolts off for long vacations to Greece, Africa, and South America. For his Greek trip his dad advises, don't talk politics. Don't do drugs; you may land in a gaol. Watch the alcoholic drinks there, they are incredibly strong. Later, when Charlie sets off for vagabonding through South America, his dad asks, have you ever considered a life in the church?
Despite the fact Roger is always cajoling, advising, and encouraging his wayward son, the dad's disappointment is embedded on most pages. However, his writing style is both light and humorous. He confesses his own youthful failings and his current secrets from his wife about recent car accidents. But when Charlie leaves the army after only a few months without telling his parents, Roger says this is more than he can stand. Roger feels shamed before his friends and his own former army comrades. But within days, "Dad" is back with suggestions to help his son find another opportunity.
Another funny thing about the book is that the father always feigns penury despite the fact that the family lives in a grand house and all three children received inheritances at age twenty-one.
If you're feeling upset about your own or your grown child's chances in this world, this is the book for you. If not, this father's devotion and optimism are a joy to share. The Wall Street Journal gave a wonderful summary of it, "Among the funniest [letters] ever dispatched in the vain hope of steering a black sheep onto something like the straight and narrow."
For a different perspective, try It's a Boy: Women Writers on Raising Sons edited by Andrea Buchanan.


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Whenever she meets someone for the first time, Roxanne Joffe always wonders whether they're listening to the words she saying — or her South African accent.
Joffe, president of CAP Brand Marketing, took over as chairwoman of the newly formed Downtown Sarasota Council Dec. 3.
The council's focus for 2010 will be a strategic plan and vision for downtown, by identifying viable economic stimuli and bringing Sarasota's talents and assets together to leverage new partnerships.
"I'm not exactly sure of the vision, but I would like to see a calculated strategic approach by engaging interested parties and collaborating," Joffe said. "As we take our collaboration to the next level, we need to be inclusive of ideas, groups and cultures, bringing talents and assets together and, then, articulating this vision."
By combining the synergy of such downtown-centric groups as the Downtown Improvement District and Downtown Sarasota Alliance, as well as neighborhood and community groups, Joffe hopes to preserve the character of downtown and maintain a livable, urban neighborhood in the Sarasota community.
Joffe, one of the founding members of the Five Points Neighborhood Association, sees downtown Sarasota as a vibrant, active, pedestrian-oriented downtown with a broad range of activity — a place where people of all ages come together to work, socialize and live, and that offers nightlife, sidewalk cafés, dining and shopping.
"It doesn't just benefit downtown, but also the people who come downtown for dinner, sit on the sidewalk with a cup of coffee or walk the streets."
One goal is to continue the focus on the revitalization and beautification of a chief gateway to downtown — Fruitville Road. Initiatives to beautify it have been in the works for several years, but the council will take the lead and to make it a reality.
Other key strategies include developing and supporting public-private partnerships to benefit the central business district, downtown neighborhoods and near-downtown areas; supporting the efforts of the City Alliance by supporting connectivity efforts; and investigating and integrating with the chamber's existing councils and committees.
"Downtown reflects our spirit," Joffe said. "It is our showcase and embodies who we are. Lets make sure we keep the lights glowing and the doors open."
Contact Loren Mayo at [email protected]
Age: 55
Title: President of CAP Brand Marketing and chair elect of the Sarasota Downtown Council
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
In Sarasota since: 2004
Favorite part of Sarasota: Its urban feel and potential; Running or walking the bridge at sunrise and sunset.
Hobbies: Running, spinning, cycling, cooking and baking
Fun fact: Voice-activated phone systems don't recognize her South African accent, so she has to speak in an American accent.
Secret desire: To be a standup comedian.
Whenever she meets someone for the first time, Roxanne Joffe always wonders whether they're listening to the words she saying — or her South African accent.


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Presidential Range > Lion Head > Climber's Log
Lion Head Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Couple of times so far
Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2012
|Only time I haven't been over Lion Head on Washington is when I did a full Presidential Traverse.
|Posted Apr 20, 2016 5:17 am
|2nd trip up the Lion Head.
|Summited on the way up Washington. We were turned back from Washington Summit by time and weather but the view from the Lion Head was spectacular.
|Posted Dec 23, 2013 7:43 pm
|Brian Jenkins
|Descended this route
Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2002
|Went down this way after coming up Tuckerman's on my first climb of Washington. Didn't know this was considered a separate peak. Fun route down though, enjoyed it in good weather.
|Posted Sep 19, 2011 2:13 pm
|First hike
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2008
|First hike in the Whites, summited washington and came down tuckermans
|Posted Jul 22, 2011 12:10 am
|not my fav
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010
|prefer others, but not too bad
|Posted Feb 10, 2011 4:24 am
|Jerry L
|Summit ?
|I didn't realize this was considered a summit ? I was there, a few times, but don't recall the dates.
|Posted May 11, 2010 1:39 pm
|Great route!
Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2010
|My favorite part was the steepest section. Ice axe and crampons a neccesity (in winter of course). this is also a neat area for a wooded glissade, like a winter playland!
|Posted Jan 31, 2010 8:09 am
Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2009
|Up via Boots Spur and down via Lion's Head. Lots of rime!
|Posted Jan 26, 2010 8:53 pm
|Great view of colorfull trees!
Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009
|This was low enough to dodge the clouds, so the view was out of control!
|Posted Oct 13, 2009 12:38 am
Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2009
|Did it on my way up Washington.
|Posted Mar 2, 2009 10:57 pm
|Lion's Head
Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2006
|Climbed to Lion Head during an unsuccessful bid on Mt. Washington. Although the weather and my lack of stamina prevented me from getting to the top of Washington, getting this far was magnificent.
|Posted Jan 3, 2009 6:43 pm
|Consolation Prize
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2008
|Couldn't make it to the top of Washington due to Hurricane f'ing Ike and 100+mph winds and no visibility, but hit Lion Head and came back down the Lion Head trail (went up via Tuck's).
|Posted Dec 29, 2008 4:40 pm
|Not Quite Washington
Date Climbed: Dec 10, 2007
|After climbing Cinema Gully on Mt. Willard, my partner and I approached Huntington Ravine and stayed in the Harvard cabin the next day (my first experience with a sled or a "cabin"). Waking up the next day, avy conditions thwarted my plans in Huntington Ravine. We made it up Lion Head, but turned aroud a few hundred feet short of the Mt. Washington summit in low visibility (10deg.F; 40mph wind; Wind Chill -15).
|Posted Dec 14, 2007 11:49 am
|Lion Head but no Washington
Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2006
|I was successful on Lion's Head but leg cramps got me as I was getting close to Washington that day.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 2:41 am
|on the way up
Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2006
|See trip report "A Lion Head Fox Tale"
|Posted Nov 29, 2007 5:41 pm
|Lion Head!
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007
|Great views from Lion Head, but the winds really picked up and ran us off the ridgeline.
|Posted Nov 28, 2007 9:52 pm


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I only need to say 1 thing, awesome. This club outdrives the rbz by at least 10-15yds. Best part of it, goes dead straight every time. If you are second guessing it because its a cobra and not a callaway, taylormade, or titleist, dont, its really that good.
5W Easy to swing. Great off the deck in fairways or light rough. Good fit between my hybrids and Driver since I put my 3 wood in the garage. Rapidly becoming a Cobra fan.
Got a 4 wood and when I hit it ....it's "Straight On Target"....also like the adjustable face angle....I put it on closed 1 degree...Thanks Mr. Cobra.....Mr. Links
Solid from fairway or the Tee box. I must say it is very easy to hit this straight. This goes long and the shaft has a nice weight to it.
At the PGA superstore simulator I hit around a dozen balls and right off the bat my first shot off the deck i hit 280 with an ~270 carry. I hit the 15* stiff flex standard shafted club. My shots off the deck average around mid to high 260s. My off center hits traveled in the mid 220s right fairway.I demoed the RBZ, AMP, VR, Ping, and Razr X and my performance was 2nd best with the AMP. My best shot with the RBZ 15* was 290 and I averaged in the mid 270s. Its going to be a tough choice for me between the two, because the AMP is $50 cheaper brand new! Out of the dozen balls I hit all were clean strikes, my only complaint about this club is that I couldn't hit it as far as the RBZ.From testing all of these clubs I can say that the AMP is a long and consistent wood and priced very reasonably.


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Kobe will make a comeback this year probably in the midseason and he won't be the same again but at this point in his career, i wouldn't mind acquiring Kobe to make this team more interesting. I propose a trade with the Lakers
Toronto out: Demar DeRozan, Rudy Gay, Amir Johnson, 2015 1st round pick
Toronto in: Kobe, P.Gasol, 2014 1st round pick
Logic for the Raptors: We acquire an one time superstar in Kobe who would do wonders for us as our starting SG for 2 years to come until he retires, at the meantime we have lots of time acquiring a decent SG. P.Gasol is a key veteran to provide our young Valanciunas with advices. Besides, we acquire a 1st round pick.
Logic for the Lakers: Simply, Demar DeRozan can be their next Kobe 2.0, not exactly like Kobe, but with good work ethic, DeRozan can become an allstar along with Rudy Gay. Amir Johnson will edge the start for the team while the Lakers acquire a future 1st round pick from the Raptors.
Val/A.Gray/3rd C


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This study is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), the aging program within ICPSR. NACDA is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).
Health Interview Survey, 1978 (ICPSR 8044)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics
The purpose of the Health Interview Survey is to obtain information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of health services people receive. There are five types of records in this core survey, each in a separate data file. The variables in the Household File (Part 1) in this collection include type of living quarters, size of family, and geographic region. The Person File (Part 2) variables include sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, occupation, and limits on activity. The Condition File (Part 3) contains variables on the incidence of illness or injury within the past year. The Hospital Episode File (Part 4) contains variables on the incidence of hospitalizations and presence of chronic conditions. The Doctor Visit File (Part 5) includes variables regarding frequency of doctor visits, type of doctor seen, and reasons for each visit. A sixth and seventh file have been provided. The Family Medical Expenses File (Part 6) provides variables including sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, industry and occupation codes, and limits on activity. Other variables include amounts paid for personal, family, and outside family dental bills, doctor bills, hospital bills, optical bills, prescription medicine, health insurance, and other medical expenses. Other questions include total personal, family, and outside family medical expenses, including and excluding health insurance, and the sex and race of the family head. The Immunization File (Part 7) includes basic demographic variables, hospital stay length, doctor visit periods, types of immunizations received, and when they were obtained.
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Hello! If I'm looking for a USB 3 external hard drive, what is my limiting factor? Is the USB 3 going to be the slowest component or is the actual HDD speed (5400RPM, 7200RPM etc.) going to be the slowest part? I'm asking because if I'm going for maximum speed it seems to make sense to get a 7200RPM drive, but if USB 3 is the limiting factor, I might as well save some money and go for a cheaper, 5400RPM drive.
The USB3.0 interface can shift 5 Gbps (610 MB/s), which can easily outrun any hard disk.
Wow. That's fast!
Thanks for the information, definitely going to get a nice fast hard drive then.
Likewise ESATA if you have it on your system runs at the full drive speed. But, as Hat Monster said, USB3 will not be a limitation for external spinning media.
ESATA.. that would be an entirely separate port then right? Not Firewire, USB or whatever else?
Yes, esata is completely different. Put an SSD in a usb3 enclosure and behold the speed... Also, an SSD won't die if you drop it like a regular HDD, they just cost a bit more.
ESATA.. that would be an entirely separate port then right?Quite a few laptops have combined USB 2.0/eSATA ports. Note that they merely share the same physical real-estate, they are NOT electrically compatible-- e.g. plugging in USB 2.0 external harddisk into a combo eSATA/USB 2.0 port will only lead to a USB 2.0 connection.
Hmm, thanks for that, although my laptop only has 3.0 so in this specific case I can't use that compatibility. Good to know either way though. Learn something new everyday right?! Lol


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I am saving up material to discuss with Chuck Colson, but I couldn't wait on this bit. While reading his new book, The Faith, I came across a passage in which he touted the great success of his prison ministry. In a chapter called "Truth," Colson writes:
"The only thing the god of tolerance hates more than Christians making truth-claims is Christians proving them. Beginning with a facility in Houston, Prison Fellowship now runs residential programs, 'spiritual boot camps,' within prisons in locations scattered across the country. This is called the InnerChange Freedom Initiative or IFI. We have, since the beginning, contended that these demonstrate the truth of the Gospel in transforming lives. University of Pennsylvania researchers reported that IFI graduates had an 8 percent re-incarceration rate versus 20 percent in a comparable control group (and 67 percent nationally). Prison officials were astounded."
Maybe they were astounded by the audacity with which Colson trumps up statistics.
I remembered discussing this on "The Non-Prophets" years ago, and had a vague memory that there was something fishy about these numbers. Like, for instance, people who start the program but then drop out were not counted, and when you factor this in, there is actually a HIGHER recidivism rate (the percent of them who return to prison) than average. It's old news, but I had a hard time calling back the details.
Still, I imagined bringing this point up with Colson, and he would probably say: "Of course I am not responsible for prisoners who do not finish my program. They didn't really get the faith. But look at the wonderful results based on people who did finish!"
I looked up the story on this, and I found out that it's much worse than even I remembered. Here's the story:
Actually, not only do they not count people who didn't finish the program in prison… they actually discount many of the people who did go through the entire program. This is pretty astounding, but here it is:
If you don't get a job after you leave prison, you are not counted as a graduate.
Unbelieveable. In order to get these results, their own study was cherry picking a reduced set of people who have already achieved a measure of success getting a job after leaving prison and then they claimed credit for it!
Think about it. If you were to simply take a master list of all prisoners who get out of jail, regardless of whether they attended Colson's "boot camp" or not, and then you only counted the ones who managed to get a job, then of course they would have a much lower tendency to go back to jail. If they have a job and money, there is less need for them to commit more crimes.
I'm almost surprised that Colson doesn't simply discount everyone who goes back to jail as a "graduate." Then he could claim that his graduates have a 0% recidivism rate.
I want to give Colson the benefit of the doubt and claim that he simply is not aware of the error in his method. But this study has been out for five years. Furthermore, in the very next paragraph, he verbally assaults reverend Barry Lynn, who sued IFI. Colson's take on this is: "To prove our truth-claims proved an outrage that tolerance could not abide." I looked up Americans United's page on the case. The study I just mentioned was cited as part of it.
There is, of course, not a mention of this. Not a response, not a refutation; he simply goes on repeating statistics that were shown invalid years ago.


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Puig set to showcase power in Home Run Derby
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
DETROIT -- Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig said he will participate for the National League in the Gillette Home Run Derby.
Puig will be ready to take aim at Target Field at 5 p.m. PT on Monday night on ESPN, and in Canada on Sportsnet.
Puig said he accepted the invitation of captain Troy Tulowitzki.
Puig won a starting spot in the NL All-Star lineup by finishing third in fan voting for outfielders. It is the second-year Puig's first All-Star appearance.
Home Run Derby participants
|American League
|Jose Bautista, TOR (Captain)
|Josh Donaldson, OAK
|Brian Dozier, MIN
|Adam Jones, BAL
|Yoenis Cespedes, OAK*
|National League
|Troy Tulowitzki, COL (Captain)
|Todd Frazier, CIN
|Justin Morneau, COL
|Yasiel Puig, LAD
|Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
Puig had 12 home runs entering Tuesday's opener vs. the TIgers, although he went the entire month of June without hitting one.
Manager Don Mattingly said he wasn't concerned about the competition compromising Puig's swing.
"Watch him in batting practice and he's launching balls all the time," Mattingly said. "I don't think it's that big a deal."
There is one unclaimed spot in each league. Those announcements will come Thursday.
A new format has been installed, as the five players from each league will receive seven outs instead of the usual 10 in the first round. The player who hits the most homers in each league will receive an automatic bye to the third round (semifinals). The next two players from each league with the most homers will square off against one another in a head-to-head matchup in the second round (seven outs), with the two winners advancing to the semifinals against the league's top seed (again, with seven outs).
The final round will also consist of seven outs, and, if necessary, the first tiebreaker would allow each of the two remaining participants three swings apiece.
If you can't wait for the actual Derby, the MLB.com Home Run Derby mobile game is a good way to immerse yourself in the action immediately, with Target Field serving as the setting. The game is available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play. New for 2014 is Multiplayer Derby Mode, Achievements and Objectives.
Hip injury forces Beckett to disabled list
DETROIT -- The Dodgers placed starting pitcher Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list with left hip impingement syndrome on Tuesday and recalled reliever Pedro Baez from Triple-A Albuquerque.
Beckett flew to Los Angeles, where he had an MRI and received a cortisone injection. The Dodgers did not give a timetable for his return, but hip impingements often lead to torn labrum, which can require surgery to correct.
Beckett, despite pitching five scoreless innings on Sunday in Colorado, had to leave the game one inning after feeling a twinge in his left hip while running the bases. The right-hander said the hip has been increasingly troublesome as the season has progressed.
"It's been harder and harder for him each start," said manager Don Mattingly. "We hoped to get him to the break to get extra rest."
Management is hoping that a week off now, plus another week off with the All-Star break, will allow the inflammation to reduce and Beckett to return to the rotation.
Mattingly indicated that Beckett's scheduled Saturday start could be taken by Paul Maholm or Red Patterson.
Maholm is 1-4 with a 5.50 ERA in seven starts this season, mostly when Clayton Kershaw was on the disabled list. He has been in the bullpen since the middle of May.
Patterson allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings in his only start for the Dodgers in a doubleheader at Minnesota. He has been pitching for Albuquerque on the same day as Beckett has for the Dodgers.
Beckett, 34, has enjoyed a remarkable comeback this season after missing nearly all of 2013 with thoracic outlet syndrome, which required surgery to remove a rib that was compressing a nerve. He is 6-5 with a 2.26 ERA and 1.03 WHIP, the second best of his career.
Baez was recalled for one game earlier this year, May 5 at Washington, and allowed two runs on two hits in one inning of relief in his Major League debut.
Crawford could return to Dodgers this week
DETROIT -- Carl Crawford was set to complete his Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday night.
After completing the assignment, the outfielder will fly to Los Angeles on Wednesday and could be activated as soon as Thursday.
Manager Don Mattingly didn't rule out Crawford's return for the Dodgers' final series at home before the All-Star break against San Diego.
Crawford has been on the disabled list since May 27 with a sprained left ankle. His return will again complicate the lineup, as Matt Kemp has started 37 games in left field since Crawford was injured. The Dodgers are 21-16 with Kemp in left field, and 18-17 with Crawford.
Dodgers' All-Star teacher finalist announced
DETROIT -- Isagani Celzo, a math instructor at the School of Social Justice in Huntington Park, has been selected by fans to represent the Dodgers in the "Target Presents PEOPLE All-Star Teachers" campaign, which celebrates current and retired teachers who make an impact on the lives of their students and communities.
Celzo earned an academic scholarship while working as a janitor and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in mathematics at age 20. A National Board certified math teacher, he is a founding member of the School of Social Justice, where he teaches geometry and AP calculus.
To bolster mathematics achievement, Celzo analyzed student data and designed the Predictor Model, a statistical correlation, which is instrumental in the school's higher CAHSEE passing rate. His students' 2013 state assessment scores ranked the Best CST Summative HS Math out of 71 LAUSD-ISIC high schools.
Celzo's focus on closing the achievement gap and raising academic achievement for all of his students has had an extraordinarily positive impact on the school community. He also holds leadership roles as Mentor Teacher, Data and Intervention Lead, Teacher Growth and Development Cycle Lead, Math PLC Lead, and as an active member of the Governing Board.
Celzo will join one winner representing each of the 30 MLB clubs to be included in All-Star Week activities and recognized during the pregame ceremony of the 2014 MLB All-Star Game next Tuesday, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 4:30 p.m. PT on FOX from Target Field in Minneapolis. Guests and fans can visit AllStarTeachers.com and ABullsEyeView.com/Baseball for updates and behind-the-scenes access to campaign activities leading up to the All-Star Game.
Ken Gurnick 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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Indian Peaks (CO) > Hiamovi Mountain > Climber's Log
Hiamovi Mountain Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Hiamovi Mountain
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2016
|See trip report.
|Posted Aug 30, 2016 9:00 am
|Brian C
|Nice loop
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2013
|Packed in for 2 nights and hiked Irving Hale, Cooper, Marten, Martenette, Hiamovi Mountain and Hiamovi Tower. Very cool area!
|Posted Jul 8, 2013 9:52 am
|East Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2013
|Climbed with Scot and Brian, traversed over from Hiamovi Tower and then down to our camp along the Stone Lake trail.
|Posted Jul 1, 2013 11:30 am
|Brian Kalet
|7 Peaks
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2011
|With Irving Hale, "Hiamovi Tower", Watanga, Adams, "Roaring Peak" & Twin Peaks.
|Posted Sep 4, 2011 11:24 am
|Southwest Slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2009
|Great hike, great weather, got started late so I finished at seven.
|Posted Jul 30, 2010 8:57 pm
|SW Slopes
Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2008
|Lots of fresh snow and visibility was about 100 ft all day. Fun times!
|Posted Dec 24, 2008 8:40 pm
|South Face
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2005
|Climbed via the south face (3rd class) from camp near Lower Stone Lake. Continued on to "Hiamovi Tower". Didn't see anybody all weekend - a great escape.
|Posted Sep 3, 2008 2:04 pm
|Foxy Long Bottoms
|SE Butt
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008
|DONE after 2 days in bed with tonsilitis and the most horrific climbing nightmare the night before. Oh and storms. Grrrrr! I should say done except for the summit block. Storm came in fast. Also hiked Mt. Irving Hale the night before.
|Posted Aug 24, 2008 10:31 pm
|Irving Hale, Hiamovi and the Tower
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2006
|Great hike into some beautiful country. The summit log on Hiamovi hadn't been signed since Sep. 2005 and the one on the Tower had only two entries since Sep. 2005 and one of those was the same day as me. My original plan was to climb Irving Hale and Hiamovi while doing some recon for the Buttress on the Tower. I made great time up Hale and Hiamovi (about 3hrs) and found myself looking at the Tower with Bluebird skies. I decided to go ahead and I'm glad I did. A++ for quality and fun. Made the RT for all three in just under 6 hrs.
|Posted Jul 30, 2006 7:27 pm
|Route Climbed: Southwest Slope Date Climbed: August 7, 2004
|A nice easy day amongst fantastic scenery and in absolute solitude. Just what I needed after more then a week at sea level outside of Colorado. I love the Indian Peaks. The more I experience the region the more nostalgic and warm each additional trip feels. The west side is realy becoming comfortable to me. Hiamovi is an easy fun mountain. Mount Irving Hale is an ideal lookout with a very interesting east side. The effect of differential glacion could not be better illustrated then in the northern IPW. The west slopes are gentle while the east faces are anything but. Along were my two adventure starved dogs, Raymond and Sopris. Jon
|Posted Aug 8, 2004 2:49 pm
|Route Climbed: Southwest Slopes Date Climbed: 9-16-2003
|Comepleting the 13 mile RT was difficult after I had been throwing up all night prior. I wasn't about to miss out on a great hike in the IPW with great company (Colonapyat) and perfect weather. Did I mention perfect weather, we didn't see a cloud from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. I think we would have tried for the Tower if I hadn't been feeling so weak, maybe next time.
|Posted Nov 13, 2003 4:25 pm


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WHO Technical Working Group Meeting on Prequalification of HIV Virological Technologies
21-23 September 2009,WHO Geneva
Life-preserving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programmes (PMTCT) are increasingly available in resource-limited settings (RLS). These programmes cannot function in a cost-effective manner without appropriate HIV virological testing technologies adapted to the settings of intended use. Discussions with industry have been fruitful and several manufacturers have produced newer technologies that are more suited to RLS as they are more compact, user-friendly and less prone to error. In addition, several of the virological technologies are compatible with dried blood spots enabling easier collection of specimens in rural areas and then transport for centralized testing making the technologies more accessible to the community at large. It is envisaged that procurement of HIV virological testing technologies with public funds will increase sharply in the coming years, making these types of technologies a priority for WHO prequalification.
The working group meeting organized by HSS/EHT/DLT, focused on the comparative laboratory evaluation aspect of prequalification of selected commercially available HIV virological testing technologies. The aim of the meeting was to review and select candidate technologies for prequalification, to review and finalize the WHO laboratory evaluation protocol including the operational characteristics to be assessed and its statistical validity. The meeting participants included laboratory experts on HIV virological technologies and HIV national programme managers.


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Dirty Rico, Mako, Banjo, LaceFace, Hitman, Epok and Psihu are just a few of the people whom Brittney Potter does business with every day. Their names sound like they survived the zombie apocalypse, but really they are glass blowers.
Potter, 28, store manager at Innerlimits Smoke Shop in San Clemente, sells the art they make in the form of elaborate glass pipes. Potter figures she has at least 5,000 individual pipes and says you would be hard-pressed to find any single piece that looks exactly like anything else in the store.
The glass blowers, working mostly out of Oregon, let their imaginations take over, with pipes resembling giant octopuses, cartoon characters and futuristic spaceships. Some resemble Hello Kitty or the Simpsons. Others include a smiling garden snail and a large black spider hanging out on the pipe stem.
Water pipes are used to filter the tar from smoke and intensify the flavor of the tobacco. Like a traditional pipe with a mouthpiece, a tobacco enthusiast will inhale the tobacco smoke as it burns in a bowl, except the smoke first passes through water reservoir the user pours into the pipe. Water pipes cost from $15 to one made by Banjo that sells for about $9,000. It could be described as a 24-inch-tall glass cactus in the colors of the Jamaican flag. Several attachments are available to be changed out depending on the amount of tobacco used.
Potter, a San Clemente resident, said the decade-old business has done so well that it has opened two more stores in Huntington Beach. But her favorite part about working in the shop are her regular customers "They always have … something new they are looking for," she said. "Plus, we have a few coins glued to the floor so if people are new, they always try to pick them up. We're always laughing; it's fun in here every day."
On a recent Monday, as many as a dozen people were shopping at a time – a few for incense, some for spray oils, one for Zig-Zag cigarette papers. A pair of twentysomething men gathered up a spread of almost everything the store offers.
One couple looked at a vaporizer, a baseball-cap-size unit that heats tobacco with a heating element instead of a flame. Though not entirely smokeless, vaporizers emit much less smoke and are thought to burn the tobacco more efficiently. Potter says the store sells a lot of them, with some costing as much as $600.
The store carries electronic cigarettes made in China, as well as some imported hookahs – water pipes used mostly in the Middle East and parts of Asia.
"We have something for everyone and at whatever they are looking to pay," Potter said. "There is culture in this art form, and it's something you can use too. We have 18-year-olds in here, all the way up to 80-year-old grandmothers."
Q. What is the best thing about working in a smoke shop?
A. We have fun customers. We have regulars, and we never know when they are going to come in, but it's always something new or a funny story. Also, people come in and they are excited by what we have; their jaws drop.
Q. What has been the most challenging aspect as store manager?
A. Meeting everyone's needs and to have something for everybody at every price range and in every quality all the time.
Q. What are the trends for smoke shops?
A. Maybe not a trend, but what is not going away is that most of our products are made in the USA and there is big support for that by us and our customers. The water pipes are made all over California and Oregon, so it's really local. The people who make the art glass are a real community.


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That would be Super: Lions need tough prep, says Gatland
Published: January 7 2013 - 3:00AM
BRITISH and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is counting on Australian counterpart Robbie Deans allowing the Wallabies to play in the touring side's lead-up games to their three-Test series in June.
Gatland's team will tune up with clashes against four of the five Australian Super Rugby teams before their opening Test against the Wallabies in Brisbane on June 22.
Making an inspection of the facilities at AAMI Park where they will play the Melbourne Rebels, Gatland said on Sunday he wanted his troops battle-hardened and that was why they chose to face Super sides rather than run up cricket scores against lesser opponents.
But that requires the co-operation of Deans and the Australian Rugby Union in allowing the Wallabies to play for their Super Rugby teams en masse, something Gatland said the Lions didn't really get on their last tour to South Africa in 2009 when he was an assistant to Ian McGeechan.
During their 2001 tour to Australia, when they lost the fiercely contested Tests 2-1, the Lions ran in 199 points while conceding just 16 in their opening two matches against weak Western Australia and Queensland Presidents XV teams.
''From the experience of four years ago we learnt it's all about preparing for the Test matches so the harder the games are, the better prepared we're going to be,'' Gatland said.
''If Robbie will let as many of the Wallabies play in those warm-up games, that will help us prepare.
''We found in South Africa we were undefeated in the warm-up games but, because there weren't a lot of the South African players playing, we weren't tested as well as we could have been.''
The Australian Super sides will break from their competition between June 9 and July 12 to allow for the Lions tour.
Friends since their playing days in New Zealand, Gatland was hoping to catch-up with Deans for a beer before his reconnaissance mission ended.
He again defended the record of Deans, who endured a difficult season last year as the Wallabies failed to placate critics with some gutsy results, including a draw with the All Blacks and second place in the Rugby Championship, as they averaged just one try a game.
Gatland believed the coach had done an excellent job in the face of the massive injury toll that now gave them much more depth.
''I said to him after the last game we were involved in, with Wales and Australia, 'You're killing me at the moment, winning in the last minute'.
''The unfortunate thing for Australia is probably not beating New Zealand as regularly as they would like and that puts him under a huge amount of pressure.''
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/australia-rugby/that-would-be-super-lions-need-tough-prep-says-gatland-20130106-2cb5q.html


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June 23, 2013
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Lawson hits a lay up to win the game, I'm calling it.
Lawson hits a lay up to win the game, I'm calling it.
5 seconds is an eternity for raptors. Get on defense , it's not over.
We've been playing decent defense all night. Just can't rebound. We have to rebound if they miss! No tip-in's!
Thank god
Thank f-ing god!!!!
Rudy Gay with 2 game winners in a Raptors Uniform. I feel like we should keep him on the bench until we need him for that final shot.
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
Wonder what Rudy really wanted to say in the post-game interview with Rod Black.
I dont know, his 3 missed shots and turnovers at the end there wouldve been better served on the ol' timber. I bet he does it on purpose just so he can hit those game winning shots. Eitherwise the NBA would be too easy for him
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
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I was wondering if anyone could tell me what type of fossil this is, I think it may be a tooth . I found it in the garden when digging out the bank. I did find some ammonites in the same place as the tooth. Unfortunately I dropped it and it brock in half. It measures 4cms in length and 1cm width at the top.
1. Please can you show us a photo of the ends - so we can see if they are circular and if they have any sort of concentric structure or rim.
2. Are you saying these two pices fit together - to form a sort of double-pointed needle?
Its the pointed tip of a belemnite guard - superstitious folk used to think these were thunderbolts
It was an internal support structure in a squidlike creature - nice find for your back garden!
Thankyou for the quick reply and information regareding my find.


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Backup your DSLR photos using your Android device.
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Neil for the test images, nice sky and clouds.
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Clinton to speak at Beacon Awards
Ali, Aaron and Crosby will be honored for contributions
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
Notables Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron and Bill Cosby will be honored with the MLB Beacon of Change, Life and Hope, respectively, at the Luncheon, which will be held at the Duke Energy Center on June 20.
Ali, Aaron and Cosby were also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S.
"Bill Clinton's long record of promoting civil rights makes him the perfect keynote speaker to honor such a distinguished group," MLB Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig said in the news release about the former president, who joined him and Rachel Robinson at Shea Stadium on April 15, 1997, as MLB declared the permanent retirement of Jackie Robinson's No. 42.
"Our award recipients this year are remarkably accomplished, and it is a great honor for MLB to recognize their achievements, which have helped change this country for the better."
That Saturday, Emmy Award winner Soledad O'Brien, host of CNN's "Special Investigators Unit" and "CNN Presents: Black in America," will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies for the event, with proceeds benefiting the MLB Urban Youth Foundation, the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
The Civil Rights Game will be played between the Reds and White Sox at Great American Ball Park in a 7:10 p.m. ET contest that will be broadcast live on MLB Network and MLB.com. It will be the first regular-season Civil Rights Game after two preseason exhibitions in Memphis, Tenn.
In addition to the game, there will be a roundtable discussion at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on Friday and, following the Luncheon on Saturday afternoon, a youth summit at Cincinnati's Fountain Square.
The MLB Beacon of Change is "given to an individual who impacts society through his words and actions," the Beacon of Life recognizes "an individual whose life is emblematic of the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement," and the Beacon of Hope is for a person "who influences our future through his support of children," according to the release.
For more information or to purchase tickets to the Luncheon and Civil Rights Game, visit www.mlb.com/civilrightsgame.
Alden Gonzalez 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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The Morning Ledger: Next SEC Chief Faces Unfinished Business
Whoever takes over long-term as SEC chairman will face a mountain of unfinished business. As CFOJ's Matthew Quinn points out in a roundup of her tenure, Mary Schapiro made reforming the money fund industry a top priority, but we all know how that turned out for her. As for Dodd-Frank rule-writing, the SEC has finalized 32 rules and proposed 43 others, leaving 20 rules not yet done, eight of which are late, Deal Journal notes. Meanwhile, the path toward IFRS adoption is cloudy after the SEC punted on that issue over the summer.


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Kings of Leon stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night to perform two songs off their recently released 6th album, Mechanical Bull last night (October 24).
Frontman Caleb Followill showed off some of his best guitar faces, while the rest of the band showed off their harmonies with their foot-stompin' single "Supersoaker."
Later they performed their song "Temple," a love song that features the line: "I'll take one in the temple for you." How sweet.
Yesterday the band also announced the first string of dates on their upcoming world tour.
The band kicks thing off in Atlanta, GA on February 5 before making stops in Chicago, Nashville, Boston and New York City with blues guitarist Gary Clark, Jr as the opening act.


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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2010, women and girls made up two-thirds of people who got HIV/AIDS by having heterosexual sex. Women of all ages can get HIV/AIDS through heterosexual contact or injection drug use and they account for approximately one-quarter of all HIV diagnoses.
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a day to "Share Knowledge. Take Action." The nationwide observance held each March 10th sheds light on the disease's often overlooked impact on women and girls and empowers people to make a difference. Fulton County Health Services provide education, testing and counseling to battle this serious public health issue.
On Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30p.m. Health Services will provide HIV testing and sponsor a Workshop/Presentation at the Clark Atlanta University (CAU) Teen Summit that will be held in the Carl and Mary Ware Academic Building on the CAU campus. The Summit is sponsored by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women of Atlanta.
According to the CDC, today, women represent a larger share of new HIV infections than they did earlier in the epidemic, with nearly 280,000 women living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. Women of color are particularly affected, as they accounted for two-thirds (64 percent) of new AIDS diagnoses among women in 2010.
The Communicable Disease and Prevention Branch of the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness encourage women and girls who are sexually active to take action to learn about HIV/AIDS and to take the necessary steps for prevention and protection. Getting tested has more benefits than not knowing if you have HIV or an STD.


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:joker: Brendan :joker:
lol I could care less, I've already been caught doing it twice.
And that's why they have more training coming up....
How frequently do you have incidents that occur because guests tend to be stupid about these things (ahem) :?:
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Not frequently. Not real incidents anyway...just getting yelled at and sometimes not allowed back into Tower for the rest of your stay (yes, we can and have done that).


text: Star Trek: Republic Book II: Blood Ties A work of fan-fiction based upon the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry Authored by Stephen T Bynum All rights reserved Chapter One Matt snapped upright in his bed, his body soaked with sweat as he panted and felt his veins throb at the run-away pace of his heart. Slowly, he relaxed, and he leaned forward to rest his elbows on his knees and he laid his face down in his palms. It was just a dream, he thought, just a bad dream. "Lights," he said as he peeled away the damp sheets and stood, while the computer obediently raised the illumination levels in his cabin. Matt grimaced as he saw the time display: 0244 hours. Still, he was awake and he knew that he would not be going back to sleep any time soon. The Captain of USS Republic made his way into the small adjourning bath-room, relieved himself, and he left his shorts on the deck as he stepped into the shower, where the hot water helped him come fully awake. He shut down the water flow and toweled off before stepping in front of his mirror, wiping away the steam and then mixing up a mug full of shaving cream. He quickly lathered up and then deftly cut away the emerging tips of his nightly whiskers. Washing off the last of the lather and cut hair, he dropped the towel and then his shorts in the soiled clothing receptacle and heard the hum as they were broken down into their constituent elements, and then replicated clean and fresh into the dispenser. Matt picked them up and he stored the towel, then walked back into his cabin and began to pull on his uniform. Once fully dressed, he paused long enough to open a drawer and extract a Type I Phaser—a cricket—which he carefully checked to ensure it was indeed charged and locked on stun before he slid it into the pocket of his uniform; then he headed for the door and exited into the corridors of his ship, the lights behind him automatically dimming in his absence. Republic was in night-mode, with her lights cut by a third from the normal day-shift illumination; but the powerful cruiser never truly slept. A full quarter of her crew were going about their nightly duties, manning stations and performing all of the various task required for the ship to continue functioning. Still, the corridors were mostly empty at this time of the night and Matt encountered no one as he walked to the turbolift. The doors slid aside at his approach and he stepped within. "Bridge," he commanded, and the turbolift obeyed. Within seconds the transport car had reached the bridge and the doors once again slid open; Matt walked out onto his command deck and he saw the steady stars out of the corner of his eye on the main viewer. We've reached the Camulus system, he thought. Why Star Fleet wanted us to survey this system en route to Cygnus, I'll never know. Lt. Commander Amanda Tsien stood from his chair, a puzzled look on her face, and Matt grinned. "Miss Tsien, don't you ever sleep?" She smiled back. "I prefer the night shift, Captain," she answered quietly. "It gives me a chance to get command time under my belt—for when I get my own ship." Matt chuckled, and he motioned the Science Officer back into the seat. "I have some work I need to finish this morning, Amanda," he whispered softly so that no one else could hear him. "No surprise Red Alert drills today. Patch me through to the Vulcan Embassy on Earth, please." "Aye, aye, Sir," she answered as she sat. "Mister Galloway, place a ship-to-shore call to the Vulcan Embassy on Earth," she ordered. Matt nodded in appreciation and began to walk towards his ready room, when a puzzled voice stopped him dead in his tracks. "No response from sub-space comm relays, Ma'am," the junior Operations Officer of the Watch called out. "I'm not even receiving a carrier signal." Matt frowned and he turned, as did Amanda as she swiveled the chair. "Reroute through the secondary network, Mister Galloway." "No response again, Ma'am." Amanda stood and walked over to an unmanned Science Station, where the Captain joined her. "Are our communications down?" he asked. "No, sir. Diagnostics are clean—Galloway is correct, we aren't receiving the carrier signal from the sub-space radio net, either primary or secondary. It is almost li-. . . ," she suddenly stopped and inhaled sharply. "Captain, I think our communications are being deliberately jammed." Matt licked his lips. "Miss Tsien, I have the conn. Sound Red Alert and set General Quarters throughout the ship—do not raise shields or arm weapons, put them on standby." "Aye, aye, Sir. Sounding Red Alert and setting General Quarters throughout the ship," she said as the klaxons began to blare. Matt sat down in his command chair and buckled the safety straps about his chest and waist. *********************************************************** "You mindless toh-pah!" Commander Galok shouted from his command chair aboard the Klingon bird-of-prey. "If you have alerted them, I will cut out your heart and feed it to my targ!" "They were trying to summon aid, my Lord! I thought it best . . ." "P'tahk!" Galok shouted as he stood. "You did not think at all! You warned them! They are now determining if their own communications are defective, and when they find that they are not, what conclusion do you suppose they will draw?" "They are spineless Federation humans, my Lord, without the heart of bat . . ." The Klingon officer drew his disruptor pistol and shot the communications officer, who dissolved into nothing. "Pitiful fool; these humans destroyed Krull and Val'qis." Galok sat again and gazed upon the screen. "Have they responded to the jamming?" "No, Commander," answered another Klingon. "They will before long—we cannot afford to wait for the remaining ships anymore. Inform the others that we attack in two minutes! Communications," Galok hissed. "Prepare to transmit the command codes—on my orders only! Is that understood?" "Yes, Commander," the sweating comm-tech answered. "Good. Tactical, make your target their warp core—let us end this battle with the first stroke of the sword." *********************************************************** Chan came running up to his console and quickly scanned it as the rating responsible for third watch stood aside. "All compartments are manned and standing by at General Quarters, Sir," the Andorian reported. "Shields are energized, but not yet raised; weapons are manned and in stand-by mode. Is this a drill, Captain Dahlgren?" "Let's hope so, Mister Shrak," Matt answered. "Someone is jamming our communications; and since there is nothing on sensors . . ." "That means a cloaked ship is out there," the XO finished. "Permission to load quantum torpedoes into the ready magazines for the forward tubes, Sir?" Matt swiveled his chair and looked at Chan for several seconds, and then he nodded. "Granted, Mister Shrak, but do not arm; not yet, at least." The Captain looked down at the repeater display on the arm of his chair. "Any contact, Miss Tsien?" "No, sir," she answered from her Science Station. "I could fire a tachyon pulse burst—that would at least confirm the presence of a cloaked ship." "No, Miss Tsien, if they are jamming us then they probably mean to attack. I think we will let them come in close—we got lucky this time in that they jumped the gun on the jamming of our communications; if they withdraw and come at us again, we might not be so lucky the next time." "CONTACT!" barked Pavel Roshenko from Tactical. "Three Klingon birds-of-prey dead astern, K'Vort-class; they are raising shields!" "Raise shields and arm all weapons; hail them, Mister Shrak." "No response, Sir." "SIR!" Grace Biddle yelled from the Operations station. "They are transmitting our command codes and lowering our shields!" Matt jerked. "OVERRIDE! All hands brace for impact!" Republic lurched as disruptor bolts tore into her back and the three birds-of-prey tore past her. "Direct hit over the warp core—the armor held, Sir." Chan reported. "Command codes are now . . . overridden and reset." "Mister Roshenko, arm quantum torpedoes and engage the enemy," Matt ordered. "Mister Shrak—would you be so kind as to raise my shields?" "Aye, aye, Sir," both men answered as the Klingon ships completed their turn and bore back down towards Republic. "Fire," Matt snarled. Four blue-white orbs erupted from the forward tubes and streaked out toward the birds-of-prey; only two of the Klingon ships were their target and each of those K'Vorts suffered two direct hits. The first had her starboard wing torn off completely, and she spun away out of control. The second simply exploded, and Matt bared his teeth. "Don't let that third ship get away, Mister Roshenko," he ordered. *********************************************************** Galok felt his stomach lurch as two of his ships were removed from the fight—and then he saw that Republics shields were at full strength! "Idiot! Lower their shields!" "I did, my Lord! They have overridden the system!" "Engage cloaking device and break off, immediately!" the Klingon bellowed as her shields absorbed one, then two, and three hits from Republics phasers. "Now, before they can fire again!" The lighting subtly changed and Galok began to breath again as the next volley of phasers cleanly missed. "Take us into Warp on course to renedevous with Lord Mak'vegh." "We are running, my Lord?" one of his officers asked. Galok snarled and he pounded his fist against the arm of his chair. "Dekar cost us the chance at victory with his clumsy jamming of their communications! We must warn the Chancellor that these codes are not longer effective! Do your duty!" The Warrior bowed and turned back to his station as the surviving bird-of-prey jumped forward into Warp. The Klingon ship commander sat and he rested his chin in one hand. And Lord Mak'vegh needs to know that the Federation lied about which ships carry their quantum torpedoes; perhaps he can use such information to draw away some of Martok's more . . . reluctant supporters. ****************************************************** "Sorry, sir," Pavel said. "She cloaked before I burn through her shields." "Understood, Mister Roshenko," the Captain answered as the mortally wounded bird-of-prey on screen erupted in an eye-tearing explosion. Matt turned to face Amanda, who shrugged. "They activated their self-destruct, Sir." "Very well; are we still being jammed?" "No, sir." "Mister Shrak; keep the ship at Red Alert for the next half-hour—and change our command codes. I need to speak with Star Fleet Command, I think." "Aye, aye, Sir. I have the conn," the Andorian answered as Matt walked to his ready room.


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It's been a long time since I've been able to peruse some wire services and find some good laughers. They're like Christmas treats - you can't have just one.
And the first one I look at includes some great food for thought: Whatever you do in life, don't leave footprints in the snow.
Police in central Pennsylvania followed footprints in the snow to catch a man who allegedly tried to burglarize a convenience store by throwing a brick through a window.
Altoona police said they followed the tracks early Wednesday to a home where 28-year-old Joshua Phillips of Tennessee Ridge, Tenn., was staying with relatives. Officers said Phillips claimed to be home asleep all night even though his sneakers were wet and he had two pair of wet pants with him.
Police said a brick found in the home was the same kind thrown through the store's window and that Phillips' shoes matched the snowy footprints.
Phillips is in the Blair County Prison. He has a preliminary hearing next week.
n Since the Philadelphia Eagles signed Michael Vick, Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo dumped Jessica Simpson, and the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers are trying to finish at the bottom of the conference instead of the top, about the only two NFL teams I have any interest in are the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints.
However, I never intend to bet on football, and I surely never intend to get shot.
A Louisiana man who bet against the New Orleans Saints lost his 60-inch high-definition, flat-screen TV to a backyard firing squad, but of course, he also became an Internet star.
Wayne A. Spring told his friends if New Orleans beat the Washington Redskins last Sunday, anyone who wanted could come to his house and shoot his television.
"I was a Saints fan, but used to be they never could win and I admit I was a fair-weather fan," Spring said Thursday. "And there was all that 'Who-Datting' going on online, so I just decided to go against the grain."
Things were looking good until the Saints tied the game and sent it into overtime.
Spring, a nurse who owns a medical staffing company, said as soon as the undefeated Saints kicked the winning field goal, his phone started ringing.
About a dozen Saints fans, toting firearms and a case of beer, showed up at his home in Albany, some 50 miles northwest of New Orleans, and shot up his TV in the back yard.
Spring put the video on YouTube and said it had more than 145,000 hits in three days.
"I was amazed," Spring said. "I've put stuff on YouTube before."
About three years ago, he said, he posted a video of a jet engine on a bicycle, "and it took two years to get 80,000 hits on that one."
After the barrage of gunshots, Spring joked, "I ain't checked on my neighbors. I guess they're all right, but I ain't seen them lately either."
Authorities said the TV shooting apparently didn't break any laws. Nope, the majority of stupid people doing stupid things never is illegal. But it should be.
"But I would say mixing booze and firearms is not a good thing," said Lt. Doug Cain of the Louisiana State Police.
Spring said he would not be betting against the Saints again.
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Has the sun stopped shining anywhere else. I am tired of Winter.
We actually have sun in KC today! Supposed to get all the way up into the 50s over the weekend, but courses are still too wet.
Sun came out today just long enough to think about golfing, but supposed to be cold and rainy again tomorrow. Hopefully, by Sunday in time for my lesson the temps and sun will be out long enough for the course to not be soaked.
Right now, 5:28 PM, it is snowing, again, here on Cape Cod.And the low temp tonight? Under 10 degrees F...I have to pull up Devin's avatar RIGHT NOW!!
We just got back to R.I. after a month in Fl. With all the snow we have had here in R.I. it is almost all gone and the temp is getting a LITTLE better. Start thinking about golf,it is just around the corner.
I'm on my to SoCal from Philly to peg it up. Sun better be shining or I am packing it in.
Mark, it peeked through for about 15 minutes here today. Temp at the course got almost to the low 50's, even.
It rained for three days out here, north L.A. county, and we need a whole lot more... But it's been sunny in the high 60s today and will be mid 70s again this weekend like we've had most of the winter.
I know how it sounds while I respond to this post, but reality is that rain is much needed here and we wish we'd get some of what other states get. Lakes are drying out as for water source- it doesn't look good for the up coming summer.
It stopped shining last weekend when we had some much needed rain here in San Diego. But the sun is back out in force now, 80 degrees and full sunshine at my house today. It was a beautiful day for golfing, in FootJoys of course! :-)
Lots of sun here.......the better to see the snow on the ground i guess.....
Troy, you just be ready for Torrey tomorrow....... Safe landings!
OK, no gloating here.... It will be in the 80s here Friday through Sunday. Hot time in the old town for sure!
And, um, no snow!
Heading down to the "Sunshine State" next week so I hope the moniker is true and I will have some good golf weather! Ready for spring to get here!
Plenty of sun. Just too bad it reflects off the snow and blinds you!!!
The sun is shining. I am sitting on the deck and working on my laptop. Kinda cold at 55 though.
I would rather be cold and have sun, than be warm on a cloudy day.


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Self-Diagnosis column: Why we fear the 'C' word
May 24, 2012 at 12:24 a.m.
Updated May 27, 2012 at 12:27 a.m.
I'm a true mama's boy - so calling Mom or having Mom call me right after work is not only expected, but an innate habit.
Most people have no idea, but my Mom has been living with several diseases ever since I was 13; so most of our talk is about how she's feeling or how her many doctors' appointments went.
She has Raynaud's, a severe circulation disorder; Scleroderma, a tightening of the skin and internal organs and osteoporosis. Those are only a few - she's only 48.
This fact considered, I've always been somewhat ready for the possibility of my Mom passing away earlier than most others my age lose their parents. But what she said on my drive home almost two weeks ago made a ball form in my throat and sparked a graveness in my voice.
"Good news and bad news," she said nonchalantly. (My Mom is so used to these polar opposites).
"Your aunt was saying I shouldn't tell you, but I tell you everything," she said, as I pulled behind a line of cars in a drive-thru.
"What is it?" I asked. (Also like her, used to good and bad news).
"Well, they found some lesions in my rib area ..."
This is when I trailed off. My Mom has been a smoker for years and knows very well the consequences of being a heavy smoker.
" ... it could be cancer, but who really knows," I heard her end the sentence.
I'm very much like my Mom, I don't become easily emotional, and I play everything off "cool," so I say the first thing that pops into my mind.
You'd think the word "cancer" would be what really threw me for a loop, but the worst was yet to come.
"I don't think I want to find out or do anything about it," she said.
My mind again trails off.
I've covered so many health-related stories in my three years at the Advocate - cancer survivors and those with terminal cancer are definitely at the top of that list.
I'm always sure to give the men, women and children I feature in those stories a voice. But this time it was different, this time it really hit close to home.
I thought back to several people I've talked to who decided against not having chemotherapy or radiation treatments. I always understood from an outsider standpoint how difficult a decision this must be not only for the person making it, but for the family supporting it.
But again, this news hit another level of realism for me.
It's sad to say, but I fully supported my Mom's decision. For almost 15 years, she has been living a life she never foresaw herself living. While her friends and those her age continue to relish in their 40s, she's living the life of someone almost twice that age.
The diseases she already has have definitely not been kind to her and something like cancer is the absolute last straw.
She continues to fight every day, and I must say, she's very strong; yet the idea of knowing you could have cancer is frightening.
"What's the point?" she asked me as I suddenly snapped back to reality.
I explained to her all I have learned through my reporting, and said I loved her and understood any decision she would make.
This has perhaps been one of the hardest things I had to do - accepting that my Mom is ultimately saying, "it's time."
In the end, my Mom decided to have the testing needed to find out what was wrong.
These past two weeks have taken a mental toll on my body, and I've kept all this under wraps. Still, everything I did, came back to that dreaded "C" word.
Every phone call with Mom was appreciated and suddenly it felt like everyone was talking about their own moms' vitality.
So now I have some good news and bad news for you.
The good news: my Mom's results came back showing she does not have cancer, instead it's tiny fractures from some trauma during a fall she had a while back.
The bad news: not everyone is so lucky.
I know this experience has definitely opened my eyes even more, and it will help provide that much more clarity and power in future stories.
I have finally realized just how frightening the word "cancer" is. I have an even larger respect (as if that's even possible) for those fighting hard.
It's amazing how long two weeks can feel when you're waiting for someone to hand down your fate.
J.R. Ortega is the features editor and health reporter at the Victoria Advocate. He can be reached at 361-580-6504 or emailed at email@example.com.