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The average life in the nation's biggest city may be hectic, but it's long.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday that life expectancy has hit a record high: 80.9 years for a baby born in the city in 2010. The national average is 78.7 years.
The city's life expectancy number has grown by three years since 2001, nearly twice the nationwide rise.
Bloomberg credits factors including anti-smoking efforts, expanded HIV testing and anti-obesity programs. Those include requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus.
Meanwhile, the city's infant mortality rate hit an all-time low of 4.7 deaths per 1,000 live births last year. It has decreased 23 percent since 2001.

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If a picture is really worth a thousand words, the New York Public Library's powerful exhibit, "1969: The Year of Gay Liberation," is the essence of our history as LGBT Americans, condensed into indelible words and images. For veterans of the early gay rights struggle, the images will carry more than a hint of nostalgia and bittersweet memories. For younger generations, the exhibit renders vivid a rich heritage that many of them may not realize is their birthright.
On June 28, 1969 -- at a time when homosexuality was considered a grave mental illness at best, and a serious crime at worst -- a group of drag queens and their friends did something unthinkable: When they were rounded up at the Greenwich Village gay bar the Stonewall Inn by a police force accustomed to submissive compliance from the city's beleaguered LGBT population, they fought back. The full-scale riot that ensued that night marked the beginning of what has come to be known as the gay rights movement, unifying and radicalizing the various factions of the LGBT community like nothing else could have.
Many of the photographs featured in the exhibit were taken by activist Diana Davies, who captures events such as a march by the Gay Liberation Front in Times Square and protests by gay NYU students for equal rights. Among the literally irreplaceable artifacts on display are original police reports, pamphlets, newspapers, and letters.
"This exhibition charts a historic and pivotal moment in history for gays and lesbians that goes beyond New York City," says Jason Baumann, curator and coordinator of collection assessment and LGBT collections at the New York Public Library. "The year 1969 marks the first time homosexuals united, demanded, and were willing to fight for full inclusion within American society. As a result of the actions taken during this time gays and lesbians marked a paradigmatic shift in the ways that not only they saw themselves but also how the world would see them."
The LGBT collection at the NYPL is among the most impressive and comprehensive in the country. It includes the archives and papers of pioneering LGBT activists, scholars, and authors including Martin Duberman, W.H. Auden, Virginia Woolf, and Joseph Beam, as well as archival holdings that encompass the history of the AIDS crisis, LGBT theater, and the Black Gay and Lesbian Archive.
For LGBT travelers to New York, the free exhibit offers another dimension to a Pride Month filled with riotous celebration of who we have become as a community. It offers a chance for a quieter contemplation of who we were and where we have come from, in the city where it all began. If owning the past is an essential step to claiming our own future as a people, then "1969: The Year of Gay Liberation" is an important mile marker on that road.
The exhibit runs June 1-30 in the Stokes Gallery (3rd floor) of the New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. For more information visit www.nypl.org .


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 12:12 AM
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Palo Alto treads toward health care reform
Original post made on Feb 5, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 12:12 AM
Comments (19)
a resident of Barron Park
on Feb 5, 2013 at 12:35 am
Looks like the entitled, overpaid union bureaucracy will dig in again to keep its spot at the taxpayer trough. The solution: start outsourcing to the private sector. The city should not be allowed to directly employ more than 100 or so people (beyond police) to manage and hold accountable the private workforce.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 5, 2013 at 1:23 am
What, you mean high-priced "consultants" who would feed at the taxpayer trough? Being single-minded and ideological is expensive regardless of which extreme we're talking about.
a resident of Midtown
on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:01 am
Just migrate all employees to Obamacare - put employees on the state run insurance exchange, and have the city pay the Obamacare penalty. It's alot cheaper.
a resident of Midtown
on Feb 5, 2013 at 9:12 am
I agree with Outsource that it is about time tax payers were treated fairly and with some respect. Most of us who work for the private sector see an increasing percent of our taxes being diverted towards gold plated pensions and healthcare for "public" employees. While pensions and healthcare were a fair exchange in years past when public sector salaries were significantly lower, that is no longer the case. It is infuriating as a tax payer to see and hear unions demand things as rights that they should be grateful for as a privilege. I am sure that some folks will jump up and say "hey read the contact - we are entitled to it". While contracts that bankrupt the public or a city may have been negotiated in the past, they are no longer financially viable. At some point unions need to realize that the average tax payer will not accept this since they cannot afford either the ever increasing tax or put up with the ever decreasing service. Enough is enough. Privatize and outsource!
a resident of Community Center
on Feb 5, 2013 at 9:59 am
Go 'across the street' and see how Stanford does it. First of all, employees contribute to
Social Security and Medicare like most employees everywhere and must pay a monthly premium for personal and family health insurance. Retirees still pay into Medicare each month (My Mom pays about $100 out of her SS check) and in addition pay for various supplemental retiree health plans (e.g. Kaiser, Blue Cross, and Health Net, etc. and, for dental plans. ) There's no free lunch across the street. It's time to switch new PA employees to Social Security. And no double dipping. Also most Stanford employees do not have a union - and Stanford operates in the black. The damage was done to Palo Alto long ago by previous city councils and management. The unions got control. Solution? Privatize and take drastic action...NOW or face the specter of bankruptcy.
a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2013 at 10:53 am
Until she returned recently, my mother, a surgical nurse in the neurology department at Stanford Hospital, had Kaiser for medical insurance. Basically, is she or any of her children for sick, we went to Kaiser, even though our mother worked for Stanford! We were not allowed to receive the quality of care she gave to others for a living.
When I was fourteen, for instance, kaiser diagnosed me with gallstones and said surgery was unnecessary. All I needed was a 100% fat free diet, no meds, no surgery, And I would be fine. The next two,years were hellacious, as a 100% fat free diet is simply, realistically impossible. Daily nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain ensued, yet Kaise chastised me for " falling off the fat-free wagon" and did nothing.
One afternoon I was sent home from school in sever abdominal pain, vomiting uncontrollably. My mom took off work without pay to take me to Kaiser emergency, where I was kept until 7:00 THE NEXT MORNING when the decision was finally made to remove my gallbladder. By that point, the surgeon found that my gallbladder had necrotized and laparoscopy was not possible, so I have a four inch scar. my gallbladder literally was removed in pieces, and due to infection, I was hospitalized for a week.
This is the wonderful healthcare Stanford Hospital gives its employees and their families.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Feb 5, 2013 at 11:15 am
@ Kid --- don't you think Kaiser should shoulder the brunt of the blame for the mis-diagnosis and then subsequent personal pain?
I can see Stanford's reason here - they don't want fellow employees treating their colleagues and friends. Not a good mix.
a resident of Downtown North
on Feb 5, 2013 at 11:18 am
Dear City Manager, I have worked in the healthcare sector since 1968 and my advice is "to hope for the best; plan for the worst." Nevertheless, here is some perspective.
1. Healthcare insurance costs have outpaced inflation for as long as I can remember and will continue to do so. Why: continuous tech advances; aging demographics; baby bust slowly adds risks to the insured pool; growth of uninsured, ie so many citizens out of the risk pool. No new news here.
2. Yes, study and adopt most of Stanford Univ. health insurance policies: keen attention to price and quality for its employees
3. Yes, seek best health plan design, pricing and quality outcomes via CalPers. COPA is too small to get long term price/quality advantages.
4. Shifting costs to employees gives some short term, one-time advantage to any employer. Make city health plans competitive with upper tier employers. But cost drivers arent addressed by cost shifting. Very regressive to lower paid families.
5. BEWARE of cafeteria plans and consultants who recommend them. Too complicated to explain here, but employees (especially those with working spouses) are extremely savvy and rational...they seek the highest economic value to both wage earners; consequently, risk pool advantages often tip away from naive employers seeking to spice up the overall benefit program.
6. COPA is blessed with local expertise. Just sit down individually with Stanford, Kaiser and Palo Alto Medical Foundation and ask them the best way to purchase healthcare insurance programs. Then use your consultants...they are necessary evils.
My free advice; worth only what you have paid for it.
a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2013 at 11:49 am
I am a retired Palo Alto employee and here's what I get:
1. I get a small pension from CALPERS.
2. I get Social Security, but my benefit is reduced by 20% because I get the small CALPERS pension.
3. I pay the Medicare Part B premium from my reduced SS benefit.
4. I get "Medigap"coverage through Kaiser that is paid for by the City.
That's it. And I am grateful to SEIU for negotiating this package.
I hope this clears up some of the confusion. I don't feel as if I'm "ripping off" anyone.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Feb 5, 2013 at 11:51 am
Extend Medicare to all and force health insurance companies to compete in the supplemental insurance market. This is what most health care professionals and people who have studied the problem suggest.
For goodness sake, Republican go on and on about small business, but one of the biggest issues for small business, and small towns, is health care. Removing the link from health care to employment would be a good thing for people and small business alike, but a bad thing for the very corporations who use health care to extort workers and funnel more money to the leviathan corporatocracy.
This is ultimately going to happen because there is no way to care for everyone with the current system, and pretending that people can and will go to Emergency Room is a very think lie.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Feb 5, 2013 at 11:55 am
Nurse's Kid ... when I had a chance in the company I worked for to choose Stanford I did thinking surely Stanford is the best and most advanced place around here for health care. When I went there ... and I am not talking Stanford Hospital by the way, I was severely disappointed at their performance. Only lately have I been hearing from other health care professionals that Stanford really does not have such a great reputation. Sorry for what happened to you, that must be a lifelong pain that you cannot get rid of.
a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2013 at 12:06 pm
The same managers who week after week preach gloom and doom to the Council are a huge part issue, Keene, Benest, Shen, Etc come to PA late in their careers and then retire with the same or as it is now, better benefits than CPA employees who've worked 30+ years for the CPA!
That never should have been done in the first place, and retiree medical costs have spiked recently partly because CPA employees are retiring in droves because CPA is now defaulting on agreements it made in years past. Sone CPA employees didn't take raised in good times for better retiree benefits. Instead of CPA funding accounts for those future benefits they gambled and lost. The 30 year CPA employees should be paying the price for short time managers and CPA's failure to fund future costs.
a resident of Barron Park
on Feb 5, 2013 at 1:09 pm
City of Palo Alto: can't fix our roads,can't figure out shuttles/buses for kids (keeping parents on the road/more traffic) or the public, can't decide on an "art" fountain without making it into a political issue, can't manage traffic, can't get any response about issues unless you are on their side, doesn't listen to residents (except those with same view), doesn't listen to businesses but not only will we pay for your over the top salaries but wait medical..wow, must be great! Staff from City of Palo Alto must be laughing all the way to their big homes in other Bay Area cities!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Feb 5, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Retired Employee...Thank you for shedding light on your situation. Often people love to say cruel and rash comments without realizing that people on all sides are affected by these decisions.
Jake..You are right on...Benest elected to push and get approved the 2.7 @55 and then jumped ship...then Keene get's on board, get's it for him, along with medical for life and then switches it for others, mainly new employees. And yes, to my understanding City Council elected to keep their medical for life benefit after serving one term in office...they stated if they did away with that it would cause qualified candidates to not want to run for office! We have too many council members and too many managers that get hired on later in life and do 5 years and then leave...while employees working 20-30 years suffer the harshest treatment from management, and criticism from the public.
Mark...City workers I have dealt with work hard and have gone overboard in my opinion. If they are laughing all the way to their homes...it must be all the way to Tracy because your right, they can't afford anything in this area.
Let's get real people! We could have 1 great library, with another one as a secondary source and one or two book mobiles. Let's get with the times!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:29 pm
> I am a retired Palo Alto employee and here's
> what I get:
> 1. I get a small pension from CALPERS.
> 2. I get Social Security, but my benefit is reduced
> by 20% because I get the small CALPERS pension.
Well, there's a lot of missing information here.
1) How many years of employment are involved here?
2) Most SIEU types claim that they don't get SS and CalPERS pensions. Did you work in the private sector before working for the City? If so, how many years in the private sector, and how many in the public sector?
3) What was your exit salary when you retired from your last employer?
4) How many years have you been retired, and drawing benefits?
5) Does your spouse draw any retirement benefits, if you are married?
6) Just how "small" is "small"?
Any chance you can fill in the gaps for us?
a resident of Midtown
on Feb 5, 2013 at 6:44 pm
If I remember correctly, back in 2005/2006 the city council enriched the pension benefit to 3% per year worked, in exchange the unions gave some back on the medical. Supposedly, this was to solve the escalating medical costs in the city budget.
Instead, we the taxpayers got escalating liability for pension benefits and it didn't solve the escalating medical costs.
Klein is the only remaining council member who was there, and vote for this.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Feb 5, 2013 at 6:59 pm
I don't get why there is a problem. Obamacare was supposed to fix all of this by causing health care costs to decline across the board.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 6, 2013 at 11:02 am
Buy the way, CalPERS claims that its average retiree draws about $36,000 in pension benefits, whereas Social Security claims its payouts are closer to about $12,000-$16,000 a year.
With the current generation of retirees, a goodly percentage now making over $100K to $200K--pensions for these people will be 82% to over 90% (for public safety employees). The salaries for Redwood City and Mountain View were printed in today's Daily News, so it's not hard to see how many of these people are now making over $200K, and some are now pushing $300K yearly salaries.
The idea that the taxpayers should be paying for lifetime healthcare for retired employees who are drawing over $200K in pension payouts boggles the mind!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Feb 7, 2013 at 8:14 pm
ObamaCare will fix everything, so whats the problem? Maybe Keene and Klein are worried how they are going to pay for the multi-million dollar over expenditures on the restored library and California Ave. fiasco. By listening to those posting comments, I guess Keene's effort to divert public attention to himself and his senior management staff's inabilities as managers and costing taxpaying residents millions of dollars in cost overruns is somehow acceptable. Nice thing about Palo Alto residents is their attention span lacks longevity and can easily be diverted.
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Just like a band of aged rockers, Big Day Out is lurching into irrelevance
If the Big Day Out was a band, it would probably be deep in its ''extended hiatus'' period by now, the respective members engaged in a variety of unrewarding solo projects and public denials about its uncertain future. Instead, the once rosy annual festival is in its Rolling Stones phase, lurching and staggering into the sunset, its market impact and value usurped by such upstarts as Soundwave and Future Music, a victim of the fragmented - and unpredictable - live music market.
A recent spat between Big Day Out organisers and English vets Blur shows how much has changed for an event that has been a January institution since 1992. With the rare exception - hello, Limp Bizkit, wherever you are - the event's organisers have appeared to maintain civil, sometimes tight relationships with its performers. Now their disagreements go public.
Indeed, the parallels between the Big Day Out's journey and the trajectory of most successful rock bands is undeniable. The festival, like such local stars as Silverchair, started with an almighty bang, tapping a scruffy trio of up-and-comers named Nirvana for the inaugural event, staged at Sydney Showground in 1992. By 1994, it had grown to include Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, the Gold Coast and Auckland, creating a handy little earner for all involved - and a rite of passage for Triple J listeners of a certain age. The station's Hottest 100 countdown often reflected the acts on the bill. They had come a long way from the Sydney Showgrounds, in a short time.
Then, like most bands with their stars on the rise, the festival stayed ahead of the curve for a good few years, importing credible acts who were either about to peak or who had recently struck commercial and critical paydirt. The Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Bjork, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson - even cartoon punks Blink-182 - all played the Big Day Out at a high point in their careers. The Big Day Out was cutting edge. It was hip, cool and commercially successful.
But something changed as the Big Day Out entered its middle age, growing a little soft around the middle. Rather than pack the bill with new, cutting-edge acts, a certain sense of deja vu took over at the turn of the century.
Just how many times could electro-shocker Peaches fill the Boiler Room? Did she have an Aussie summer time-share? And didn't Rammstein's antics get a little tired after a second visit? How many times can one bloke set himself on fire? Is there any Pop left in Iggy after three Big Day Outs? Locals such as Grinspoon (about to enter their own ''self-enforced hiatus'' stage), The Living End and You Am I could, for a time, build their summer holidays around the festival.
The business has also changed. Founders Ken West and Vivian Lees dissolved their partnership in 2011. The US-based C3 Presents snapped up 51 per cent of the action, although West is still heavily involved with the festival. Yet a planned second Sydney show for 2014 was cancelled in September. Fairfax Media has predicted the coming Big Day Out stands to lose $10 million, numbers rejected (naturally enough) by the organisers.
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The Big Day Out has achieved plenty: the event has outstayed its revived American blueprint, Lollapalooza, now (only) in its 15th year. It's blazed the trail for any number of new home-grown festivals, and generated some hefty dollars for the local touring industry. It has provided its share of musical moments, too, and some memorable rock'n'roll theatre - who could forget Marilyn Manson in 1999, tearing a Bible to shreds on stage, or Courtney Love ''sacrificing'' her guitar to the moshpit? And then there was the carnage left behind in 1992 when the Nirvana roller-coaster was in full force.
Perhaps it is fitting, if entirely accidental, that this year's Big Day Out headliner is Pearl Jam, Nirvana's Seattle peers and rivals from all those years ago. You could not script a more apt swansong.
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text: Hello all, I hope a similar question has not been posted here, I've looked through so many posts in so many different forums my eyes are crossed and I'm starting to forget who and where I am. Anyway, I have these two hounds. Duke, a Plott hound, and Flip, a red-tick and my problem child whom I nevertheless adore. For the record, I do NOT hunt with my hounds as they are both rescues and have issues making them unsuitable for hunting. And anyway, I'm sure I'd shoot myself in the foot. Here's my problem: Flip aggressively defends his food and toys from Duke and other male dogs, but never from female dogs and never, ever from people even those he does not know. He's never bitten Duke, but he jumps on him and a shouting match ensues, which means that since they are hounds it gets pretty darn loud and sounds like a death-match. But my real concern is that Flip just doesn't seem to know when to quit. Long after Duke is crying "Uncle", Flip is still on him and I have to put myself bodily between them until Flip finally skulks off for some corner time. Now, this does not happen often as I have removed the toys from the backyard, but the occasional stick escapes my attention and when that happens, out comes the hairy eyeball and I have to intervene before it escalates. What I see happening is Duke who is 1 year old, stares Flip in the eye when he wants the toy that Flip already possesses. Flip gives Duke the warning look and Duke ups the ante by continuing to stare. At this point, Flip either curls one lip up then charge, or dispenses with the smiling altogether and just charges and it's on. And that happens very quickly - it takes longer to describe it verbally than it does to actually happen. I should probably mention too, that I do have experience with hounds. I owned a bloodhound/redbone cross who was running more or less feral with a pack of other owner-less dogs in the mountains of N. Carolina. He was also a very dominant (but not aggressive), alpha, but after a few months of intense work on both our parts, he made a decent , if a little headstrong, pet. Also have a basset hound/Labrador cross who is a dream dog! I love my dogs and they have a permanent home with me, even if i have to keep them seperate for the rest of their lives. But it's often said that hounds are not like other dogs and they are difficult to train. That was certainly true for my bloodhound, but other than him, the only problems i've run into training my hounds is that they tend to have the attention span of a Bartlett pear. And they do have a stubborn streak. But those things are usually overcome with patience and consistency. But I've been wrned by other hound owners that aggression needs to be nipped in the bud before it gets worse - which I agree with - by the use of shock collars and such - which I don't agree with, and feel that something like that is unnecessary. I know Flip had a truamatic start to his rescue, and since he's been here, he has never required harsh treatment. Not once in the 2 years I've owned him. Sorry this is such a long post, but I wanted to make sure you had enough background info as possible! Thank you for reading. Annie


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I found this at the base of the cliff at Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex.
It looks to me like a piece of flint that has been worked, on both surfaces, and has then broken(straight edge) and been discarded.
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Can an age be put on this? Is it likely to be neolithic? It looks quite fresh and new to me!
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This is a tool, and looks like a scraper. It was formed as a flake chipped off a larger flint – the smooth surface in the third photograph down is the surface where this flake was chipped off from the core. The first two photographs show where it is also worked. Flint does fracture naturally, but the concentric percussion lines on the fractures show that a lot of force has been exerted on this. This much force is only really exerted accidentally by ploughs. There are several fractures here with percussion lines and they are all fractured in the same direction to give a sharp edge, so the fractures have almost certainly been made deliberately. This may be late Neolithic or Bronze Age judging be the style. The unworked surface has a white cortex from weathering but the worked surfaces are almost unweathered, although this doesn't tell us much about the age as the weathering of flint is so dependent on its environment.
Thanks Luanne, I recently handed this in to the finds department at Colchester Museum for Identification and possible entry into the portable antiquities scheme database, I should hear back shortly
Entered into PAS Database http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/411158
Mesolithic to Neolithic knapped flint scraper. The ventral surface has been retouched towards the proximal end removing the bulb of percussion. Beyond the retouch, impact ripples are visible along the length of the ventral surface. The distal surface is half covered in cortex, towards the distal end. There are six ridges on the dorsal surface towards the proximal end where previous flakes have been removed. There is no retouch on the dorsal surface. This appears to be a waste flake that was retouched on the ventral surface to form a scraper. It is 'D' shaped in plan and has a shallow, curved cross section. it is 43.78mm long, 29.35mm wide, 9.63mm thick and weighs 13.44 grams.
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
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OCEAN CITY – Tragedy struck last week when a 24-year-old
Middle River, Md. man died in an unguarded north Ocean City hotel swimming
pool, which it was discovered yesterday was required to have a lifeguard on
duty at the time.
Around 10:30 p.m. last Thursday, James Robert Cullum, 24,
of Middle River, was swimming in the pool at the Fenwick Inn in north Ocean
City with friends and family when he jumped in and did not come back up.
Attempts to resuscitate the victim at the pool were unsuccessful and 911 was
quickly called. Cullum was transported to Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin
but never recovered, according to resort police.
"We responded to a reported CPR in progress and by the
time we got there, they were already working on him," said Ocean City Police
Department (OCPD) spokesperson Jessica Waters this week. "According to
witnesses, including his family members, everybody was playing in the pool,
jumping and splashing and doing cannon balls, when he apparently jumped in and
went to the bottom and didn't come back up."
Waters said the OCPD responded as a matter of protocol,
but no evidence of foul play was discovered. The victim was transported to the
state Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy, the results of which are not
yet known.
"Our involvement was to determine if there was any
criminal element to the case, which there wasn't," she said. "They're looking
at it as a possible drowning, but we'll have to see what the autopsy
According to Worcester County Health Department Assistant
Director of Environmental Health Tom Possident, the pool did not have a
lifeguard posted at the time of the incident in violation of a variance
acquired by the hotel from the state health department back in 2006 when
substantial changes were made to the facility. County health department
officials inspected the pool last Friday after Thursday's tragic incident and
discovered the apparent violation of the variance granted by the state health
department in 2006.
The county health department reported the alleged
violation of the Fenwick Inn's safety plan for the pool to the state health
department, which, in turn, revoked the variance that allowed the hotel's pool
to be open without a lifeguard on duty.
"Basically, when we got the call about the incident, we
did an inspection last Friday and discovered the Fenwick Inn was not in
compliance with its approved safety plan for the pool," said Possident
yesterday. "We closed the pool indefinitely and informed the state office they
were not in compliance with their safety plan."
As a result, the state health department closed the hotel
pool for nearly a week until it could conduct a review of the Fenwick Inn's
required safety plan. Late yesterday, apparently satisfied with the changes
made to the hotel's safety plan, the state health department authorized the
re-opening of the pool with a requirement for not one, but two lifeguards on
duty at all times when the pool is open.
Essentially, most pools in Worcester County and Ocean City
are classified as private pools, semi-public pools or recreational pools. Most
hotel, motel and condominium pools are considered under law as semi-public
pools and as such are not required to have lifeguards on duty with certain
exceptions. Semi-public pools of 2,500 square feet or more are required to have
lifeguards on duty from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but 2,500 square feet is
pretty large, according to Possident, and most of the semi-public pools in the
resort area do not meet the minimum requirement for lifeguards.
"There are a few that come to mind, but most hotel, motel
or condo pools in the area fall well below that 2,500 square foot threshold,
which precludes them from having a lifeguard on duty," said Possident.
"However, they are all required to have the necessary signage and other safety
equipment and safety features on hand."
Recreational pools are generally classified as larger
community pools or pools for which a fee is directly charged. An example of a
recreational pool in the county is the community pool in Ocean Pines. However,
certain water park-type features added to a semi-public pool, such as splash
features or other amenities, can change a classification from semi-public to
recreational. The latter is what occurred with the Fenwick Island pool.
According to Possident, when the Fenwick Inn made
substantial changes to its existing pool in 2006, the facility's definition
changed from semi-public to recreational. Fenwick Inn officials then applied
for and received a variance from the state health department allowing them to
have the pool open without lifeguard as long as it adhered to the other
elements of its approved safety plan.
However, after the tragic incident last Thursday, the county
health department determined not all of the elements of the hotel's approved
safety plan were being met and closed the pool. The Fenwick Inn has since
resubmitted an amended safety plan to the state, which was approved late
yesterday, allowing the pool to reopen. However, the pool is now required to
have two lifeguards on duty when the facility is open to guests.


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Sunday of the Holy Fathers
July 14
Tone of the Week
Tone Two
Third Orthros Gospel
On the Sunday that falls from the 13th to the 19th of the present month, we chant the Service to the Holy and God-bearing Fathers who came together in the Seven Ecumenical Councils, that is: the First Council, of the 318 Fathers who assembled in Nicaea in 325 to condemn Arius, who denied that the Son of God is consubstantial with the Father; the Fathers of the First Council also ordained that the whole Church should celebrate Pascha according to the same reckoning; the Second Council, of the 150 Fathers who assembled in Constantinople in 381 to condemn Macedonius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who denied the Divinity of the Holy Spirit; the Third Council, of the 200 Fathers who assembled in Ephesus in 431, to condemn Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who called Christ a mere man and not God incarnate; the Fourth Council, of the 630 who assembled in Chalcedon in 451, to condemn Eutyches, who taught that there was only one nature, the divine, in Christ after the Incarnation, and Dioscorus, Patriarch of Alexandria, who illegally received Eutyches back into communion and deposed Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople, who had excommunicated Eutyches; the Fifth Council in 553, of the 165 who assembled in Constantinople for the second time to condemn Origen and Theodore of Mopsuestia, the teacher of Nestorius; the Sixth Council in 680, of the 170 who assembled in Constantinople for the third time, to condemn the Monothelite heresy, which taught that there is in Christ but one will, the divine; and the Seventh Council in 787, of the 350 who assembled in Nicaea for the second time to condemn Iconoclasm.
Resurrectional Apolytikion
Second Tone
When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the powers in the Heavens cried out: O Life-giver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee.
Apolytikion of Sun. of the Holy Fathers
Plagal of the Fourth Tone
You are greatly glorified, O Christ our God, who established our Fathers as luminaries upon the earth, and through them led us all to the true Faith. O Most compassionate, glory to You.
Seasonal Kontakion
Second Tone
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
Blessed Feast Day
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Photos of Socks, First Cat of Former President Bill Clinton (and Chelsea Clinton) Who Died Of Lung Cancer In Betty Currie's Care
Remembering Socks: Former First Cat Dies
Remembering Socks: Former First Cat Dies
You may recognize this feline as a former "first pet" — Socks joined the Clinton family for both terms in the White House. After they left in early 2001, the kitty took up residence in Hollywood, MD, with Bill Clinton's secretary, Betty Currie. The cat was nearly 18 and battling lung cancer when Currie confirmed Socks's death this evening, saying that she was "heartbroken." Follow Socks's story and start this slideshow of his big moments during the DC years. We'll miss you!
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OpenStack Summit San Diego started with a bang – or several bangs, as it were – with big news from many veteran OpenStack players and some new faces.
First, Rackspace started the party with the launch of the Rackspace Private Cloud Product Certification program. The new program ensures that Rackspace's technology partners' products and solutions are compatible within an OpenStack-powered Rackspace Private Cloud.
Rackspace on Monday also launched a pair of software development kits (SDKs) that make it easier for developers to leverage the OpenStack APIs. The SDKs also provide documentation to help users get started, along with tested, working sample code developers can use for their applications today. The first two SDKs are for Java and PHP, but more are on the way. The Rackspace Cloud SDK for Java leverages the jclouds open-source library and has full support for OpenStack Nova (Rackspace Cloud Servers) and OpenStack Swift (Rackspace Cloud Files); and the Rackspace Cloud SDK for PHP uses the Rackspace-developed php-opencloud library, which supports Nova, Swift, Rackspace Cloud Networks (preview access) and Rackspace Cloud Databases. You can learn more about the SDKs here: http://docs.rackspace.com/sdks/guide/content/intro.html.
OpenStack Foundation members also came to San Diego armed with big announcements.
OpenStack Foundation Gold Member Cisco came out of the OpenStack Summit gate ready for action with the unveiling of Cisco OpenStack Distribution, a Cisco Edition of OpenStack that's a packaged and tested version of Folsom with open source components. The packages offer automated deployment and other functions like high-availability, monitoring and Cisco-enabled networking with Quantum.
And OpenStack Foundation Gold Member Cloudscaling announced that it opened up the Google Compute Engine APIs to OpenStack, providing an alternative to Amazon Web Services.
Cloud infrastructure automation player Opscode also came to OpenStack summit with a full arsenal of announcements. First, Opscode announced Chef for OpenStack, which Opscode said offers a centralized, defined collection of code and best practices for using Chef to create and automate OpenStack infrastructures and deploy and manage application stacks on OpenStack. Chef for OpenStack combines a central repository of cookbooks with key features of Hosted and Private Chef to offer a reference framework to improve business agility and operating efficiency with OpenStack, Opscode said.
Second, Opscode announced integration via the Knife command-line for OpenStack Folsom, which enables users to rapidly create, bootstrap and manage OpenStack Folsom compute instances.
Lastly, Opscode announced that OpenStack Gold Member DreamHost has deployed Opscode Private Chef to automate configuration and environment management for DreamHost's DreamCompute public cloud and DreamObjects cloud storage service. DreamHost is using Opscode Private Chef to automate the Ceph-powered object storage infrastructure behind DreamObjects, plus the OpenStack-powered virtual machine management and Ceph-powered block storage infrastructure behind the OpenStack-based DreamCompute public cloud computing service that DreamHost announced at OpenStack Summit.
NetApp, an OpenStack Foundation Gold Member, also continued to back OpenStack at the Summit. On Monday, NetApp announced the contribution of Data ONTAP 8 Clustering Drivers to OpenStack Block Storage. The move gives developers, service providers and enterprises improved resources to build private and public clouds on OpenStack, NetApp said.
And coming out of stealth mode at OpenStack Summit on Monday was Metacloud, which launched a managed enterprise private cloud offering based on OpenStack. Meanwhile, Japanese network virtualization upstart Midokura unveiled at OpenStack Summit that it is officially entering the U.S. market. Midokura also unveiled MidoNet; software defined networking play designed for IaaS that virtualizes the network stack for cloud platforms like OpenStack.
Along with the product announcements that marked day one of OpenStack Summit San Diego, the OpenStack Foundation and community continued to grow with new companies joining the family. First, Nimbula announced Monday at OpenStack Summit that it has joined the OpenStack community. Nimbula, a cloud operating system maker, said it plans to collaborate on improvements the OpenStack codebase and incorporate OpenStack services into future Nimbula Director releases. Another OpenStack newcomer, Comcast, confirmed just before the Summit that it was joining as a member of the community. And cloud management company Gale Technologies also announced that it joined the OpenStack Foundation as a corporate sponsor.
That was a big first day. Be sure to check in tomorrow for more news from the OpenStack Summit San Diego. And don't miss the many Rackspace experts speaking at the OpenStack Summit this week.


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Digital Camera Gift Guide
Finding that ideal camera for all of your needs can be challenging at best. If you're like me, you want something that takes amazing pictures, but can fit in your tiny purse. What else should you be looking for?
Geek tip: It's important to keep in mind that the number of megapixels doesn't necessarily mean better image quality. I suggest doing the online or in-store research before making a camera purchase and selecting a brand with great reviews. There's no point in taking a picture if it's going to be poor quality, so make sure you get a camera that fits in your purse, but is more than just "functional."
To see my digital camera recommendations,
Kodak EasyShare V610
Kodak's new EasyShare camera has definitely earned its title of 'World's Smallest 10X Optical Zoom Digital Camera'. This extended zoom is equivalent to a 380mm lens, which makes it the ideal cam for outdoor photography! No need to worry, this camera is still chic and stylin with its zoom capability and an easy-viewing 2.8-inch color screen. An added bonus? Find an in-camera image correction option to do things like cut, crop, and reduce red eye!
Get yours here for about $300
Canon powershot A710
This hot little compact cam keeps all images sharp and clear with Canon's Image Stabilizer Technology and its 7.1 megapixel resolution. We loved this cam because it is great for nights out with the girls- it's elegant, it takes great pics in low light and it has a ton of creative shooting modes so you can spice up each shot!
Get your very own here for about $350
Canon EOS 1-D mark II
Canon has designed the EOS 1-D mark II to include all the features you could ever want in a digital cam. Being the lotus in the camera world, this model is fast, tough and beautiful. This rugged yet lightweight and weather-resistant cam is perfect for people who are journalists, sport shooters or paparazzi wannabes! Get excellent image quality with Canon's DIGIC image processor- a feature that brings out contrast and subtle detail in dark shadow and highlights.
Available here for about $5445


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IoT Pioneer Takes More Money
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Television white-space spectrum pioneer Neul Ltd. has closed an initial tranche of a $5 million Series B round of equity funding.
The company did not reveal the names of its latest backers but said in a press release that it would use the money to develop its "network-as-a-service" to allow network operators to deliver Internet-of-Things services starting in 2014. The money will also be used for cost-optimization of end-point and basestation devices allowing Neul to provide operators with a secure and economic network also to support multiple application-specfic networks.
Previous backers of Neul include DFJ Esprit, IQ Capital Partners, and Cambridge Business Angels.
While a number of companies have started offering IoT products and services based on established cellular and WiFi networks, Neul has always stressed that dedicated networks tailored to IoT application requirements could benefit from unused spectrum around the television broadcast frequencies.
Stan Boland, CEO of Neul, commented:
Much is promised from the Internet of Things but the missing piece has been a simple low-cost WAN connectivity solution that can finally link future end points to applications in the cloud. Many of the possible applications are today forced into using Wi-Fi, GPRS, mesh or 3G connectivity. For multiple different reasons, none of these is ideal and most of the world's IoT potential remains unrealized. Fortunately, as an industry, we're no longer discussing why a new wide-area network solution is required to address the Internet of Things but how and when this can be delivered. Weightless is the answer and you'll see what we mean as 2014 progresses.
Weightless is a communications protocol originally pioneered by Neul that is intended to provide a low overhead for devices that need to communicate small data payloads.
Neul said it expects to add further participation in the Series B round of funding in the next few months.
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Yo! Hope everyone here is doing great 'cause I sure am! Anyway, here is a silly thing I thought I'd put in here for my favs...yeah
Book: Hmm...big decision there...Harry Potter, the Bible, Guns of Navarone, Sword in the Stone and James Thurber's short stories
Music: Basically anything Christian but I also like a lot of oldies (80s era, like ABBA, Beatles, etc.).
Characters:I really like Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter. I was never particularily fond of Ron Weasley because I never really found him very....smart...
Other: I like non-canon pairings because they are so unrealistic that they are realistic! Yeah...I am a published author, I sing, I play violin and I love math.


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ArtsWatch: Antipiracy Coordination Turning Point
The Recording Academy actively represents the music community on such issues as intellectual property rights, music piracy, archiving and preservation, and censorship concerns. In pursuing its commitment to addressing these and other issues, The Recording Academy undertakes a variety of national initiatives. ArtsWatch is a key part of an agenda aimed at raising public awareness of and support for the rights of artists. To become more involved, visit Advocacy Action @ GRAMMY.com and sign up for Advocacy Action E-lerts.
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria A. Espinel submitted her first annual report on Feb. 7 and will chair two new advisory committees that were established by President Barack Obama on Feb. 8. These efforts are systematic and broad in scope — a heartening affirmation that the needs of the creative community are receiving significant national attention. The report reviews increased enforcement activity, including the Operation In Our Sites seizures of rogue website domains, and highlights last year's final negotiation of the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Suggestively, Espinel also tipped an upcoming white paper she expects will be submitted to Congress in the near future proposing ways existing legislation can be changed to improve enforcement. The two committees she will now chair are the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee and the Senior Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee. The general committee was called for in the PRO-IP legislation that created Espinel's position and will comprise representatives of at least nine federal agencies who hold positions that require Senate confirmation. Membership can be expanded within the executive branch, the Register of Copyrights is invited to join, and meaningful subcommittees may be formed at Espinel's direction to support the ongoing development and implementation of the U.S. Joint Strategic Plan for intellectual property enforcement. The senior committee is ordered to convene its first meeting within 90 days and will bring together the heads or their deputies of nine departments — Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Justice, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, State, and Treasury.
On Feb. 16 the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on "Targeting Websites Dedicated To Stealing American Intellectual Property," seeking input from stakeholders before introducing an updated version of last Congress' Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act legislation. Testimony was provided by Authors Guild President Scott Turow and representatives from Go Daddy, Rosetta Stone, Verizon, and Visa. Turow reiterated the concerns expressed in an op-ed he co-authored in the New York Times on Feb. 14, which said: "Piracy is a lucrative, innovative, global enterprise. Clusters of overseas servers can undermine much of the commercial basis for creative work around the world, offering users the speedy, secret transmission of stolen goods." Google was conspicuously absent and became the target of much criticism because its online advertising service has many infringing websites as customers, using Google's AdSense to both earn revenue and publicize their wares. Committee chair Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said, "Inaction is not an option, and we must pass online infringement legislation in this Congress before rogue websites harm more businesses, and result in more lost jobs."
Reflecting the ramped-up pace of online IP enforcement, officials from the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the fourth set of Operation In Our Sites Web domain seizures on Valentine's Day, just weeks after the third set. Dubbed "Operation Broken Hearted," the 18 websites seized by court order each sold counterfeit merchandise, bootlegging the brands Breitling, Burberry, Chanel, Coach, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Nike, Omega, Patek Philippe, Prada, Rolex, Tiffany & Co., and Timberland. ICE Director John Morton said, "These counterfeits represent a triple threat by delivering shoddy, and sometimes dangerous, goods into commerce, by funding organized criminal activities and by denying Americans good-paying jobs."
On Feb. 15 the International Intellectual Property Alliance — representing seven major content industry associations, including MPAA and RIAA — submitted its annual Special 301 recommendations to the U.S. Trade Representative, suggesting that Spain be elevated to Priority Watch List status among such offenders as China and Russia. RIAA Executive VP, International Neil Turkewitz said, "There are some music markets that have essentially evaporated in the face of government inaction to stem the tide of online theft, perhaps most notably in Spain where the market has decreased by 55 percent over the past five years, and where no new Spanish artist has been capable of breaking into the top 50 for more than two years.... We can, and must, create an environment that cherishes creativity, and which provides incentives for investment in the creation of original cultural materials."


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The Dynamo lineup and team mentality appear ready to go for Sunday's conference championship game against Sporting Kansas City at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.
"We've discussed [the lineup]," Houston head coach Dominic Kinnear said after the team's final practice on Saturday before the flight to Kansas City. "We're going to have a quick little meeting when we get back at the hotel to discuss how we're going to play. It's easier said than done, because they're a good team. But we're pretty confident how we're going to approach things."
The one doubt that still exists before Sunday's match is the availability of midfielder Danny Cruz, who took a knock to his right leg during the second-leg match against Philadelphia before getting subbed out in the 57th minute. He missed practice for the second consecutive day on Saturday. The good news is that Colin Clark, who was absent on Friday and was not in the 18-man roster against the Union, returned to action during the light 90-minute session.
"Danny Cruz is taking it easy," Kinnear told MLSsoccer.com. "He should be fine. He should be ready to go. We're going to give him a little more time. Because of the quick turnaround, a couple of guys are taking it light, and he's one of them."
If Cruz is not available to go, Kinnear could opt for Jamaican Je-Vaughn Watson on the right or could select Clark if he is judged to be physically fit to contribute. Watson's 6-foot-1 frame – five inches taller than Cruz – would add to the Dynamo's set-piece firepower, and the Jamaican's pace would also help make up for Cruz's absence. Kinnear, his squad, and the general practice session on Saturday can only be described as quietly confident.
"The guys are looking forward to it," Kinnear said. "The guys understand where we're at. And they understand it's an important game and a difficult game on Sunday. You always want to win it when you're in it. I'm proud of the team the way we've turned things around, especially in the last three months. The team has performed pretty well. You're always satisfied if you win it, and if you don't, you're unfulfilled. We'll see how it goes."


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Last week, the Kennedy Center announced that Led Zeppelin would be honored at their annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. This morning, the band confirmed, via a press release, that they will attend the prestigious event, which takes place in Washington, D.C. on December 3 (and which airs on CBS on December 26).
The press release announced a press conference that the surviving members – guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant and bass player/keyboardist John Paul Jones – will attend in London today at 1:30 pm local time (which is 8:30 am Eastern Time). That press conference is to promote Celebration Day, the live album and film documenting the band's now-legendary one-off 2007 reunion concert from England's O2 Arena.
Celebration Day was announced last week after much hype, and this morning's press release has revealed the multiple formats that will be available. There will be a "standard edition," which will be either 2 CDs/1DVD or 2 CDs/1 Blu-ray. A "deluxe edition" will feature 2 DVDs/2 CDs or 1 Blu-Ray/1 DVD/2 CDs, and will contain bonus content, including video footage of the rehearsals. There will be a 2 CD version with just music, and a music-only Blu-ray edition featuring only the audio on Blu-ray. If you're a vinyl fanatic, there will be a 3 LP version, and the audio will be available for paid download at all digital retail outlets. All versions of Celebration Day will be available November 19. The film will have limited worldwide screenings on October 17. See Led Zeppelin's website for more details.
CBS Local will be at the press conference in London, and will have a report shortly afterward.
– Brian Ives, CBS Local


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The Tampa Bay Derby & The San Felipe Stakes
He Said—House Handicapper
She Said—Angela Hermann
Tampa Bay Derby
Todd Pletcher and John Velasquez team up with Verrazano, who could be the overwhelming favorite in Saturday's $350,000 GII Tampa Bay Derby. Verrazano has been brilliant in his two races so far, winning his debut by nearly eight lengths and his second start, an optional claiming allowance race by over 16 lengths. Though meeting a number of more seasoned rivals than he is used to, if he runs the way he has been, Verrazano will put away the rest of the speed and have plenty left to hold off his more accomplished rivals. My only concern with this is horse is that Verrazano has yet to have a serious test in terms of competition.
Battle-tested Dynamic Sky, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Joel Rosario for the first time, could offer the main challenge in this race. He finished second in the GI Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland last October followed by a dull but troubled performance in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Dynamic Sky returned to take the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay in his first start of the year and narrowly lost to wire-to-wire winner Falling Sky in the GIII Sam F. Davis last month.
Tampa Bay Derby
Another race in Florida, another Pletcher favorite. Verazzano brings his undefeated record and large winning margins into Tampa for his initial stakes try and first around two turns. Verrazano has only made two starts in his entire career. While he won both in impressive fashion, both races were right in his wheelhouse pedigree and location-wise.
Verrazano may be an easy single in all plays, but Falling Sky must be considered with the way John Terranova is firing at Tampa and the affinity this horse has shown for the Tampa Bay surface. He may be forced to stalk as he's done before given his outside post, and could capitalize should the strong favorite falter.
San Felipe
The GII San Felipe could be a very interesting race, though it might not have the same Kentucky Derby implications at the Tampa Bay Derby. Like Verrazano in the Tampa Derby, Flashback, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Julien Leparoux has done no wrong. Though he impressively won his first two starts, this colt's victory in the GII Robert B. Lewis Stakes has to be taken with a grain of salt. Facing only three rivals, he was able to wire the field through slow fractions. Flashback is not going to get that kind of easy lead today. Though he might still be best, he is going to have to work for it today.
Doug O'Neill's Goldencents has already earned over $750,000 with victories in the GIII Sham and the GIII Delta Jackpot. He fought hard in all of his races and never gave an inch. He doesn't look like a Kentucky Derby horse but he could be easily good enough to win this.
San Felipe
A prince will be crowned in the three year old ranks in the west, with two of its best-known trainers bringing contenders to the table. While it's not a two horse race, all eyes will be squarely on Flashback and Goldencents in their first meeting in the San Felipe. Both have built their credentials in different ways, but with similar styles and equally impressive workouts they should be fairly even betting-wise. In general I side with the proven war-horse type, but Goldencents will provide zero value. In seeking a price, it may be worth giving Omega Star another chance to stretch out, as he most likely won't have to get the mud kicked in his face that he did in his first go around. He won his first California race off the van from Aqueduct and Omega Star has the build and pedigree to relish some distance. Though a Cal-bred, this horse has talent.
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The ALFA AWUS036H adapter is based on the Realtek RTL8187 chipset. The drivers should be built into Ubuntu, but you may want to try installing the latest from Realtek:
Download the "Linux driver for Kernel 3.0.0/3.1.0/3.2.0" from the Realtek website here.
It will open in Archive Manager; extract the rtl8187L_linux_1041.0209.2012 folder to your Downloads folder.
Open a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T, and type/paste the following, one line a time:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
cd Downloads/rtl8187L_linux_1041.0209.2012
sudo make install
Then reboot, and your AWUS036H should be detected.
After the wifi connection seems more robust but only been a day so still evaluating.
But I go look into and clean my downloads folder. And can't delete the folder.
Shows a lock /home/orbmiser/Downloads/rtl8187L_linux_1041.0209.2012/rtl8187/.tmp_versions/r1871.mod file
And tried to delete the downloaded packages from downloads as have them backed up to another drive. And cannot delete the folder. Me thinks the procedure actually installed part of the final installed and in the downloads folder? Or something left over and how to delete it?


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Great stock shaft. Very easy to hit from fairway, rough and sand. Nice, high trajectory on solid strikes. A little on the light side for my taste.
Fantastic club. I got it with the tiff Matrix shaft. Easy to launch, good amount of spin coming into greens and can be used off the tee with good accurate distance.
I absolutely hit this club with minimal problems. The contact is usually good even in low to moderate rough. I consistently hit it about 200+ yards(carry 185)and can be used in lieu of my 5 wood with better control. I very much would recommend this product to anyone.
It just didn't work for me. Maybe I needed to upgrade the shaft because I couldn't get consistent contact or ball flight.
This is a great hybrid!! It does wonders from the fairway and the rough, all around great club!!


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The NFL's decision to move the 2014 NFL draft back two weeks to May 8 has created a flurry of draft-related speculation not seen before. Is Teddy Bridgewater's stock really sinking? How many receivers will go in Round 1? What are the Houston Texans thinking with the No. 1 pick?
To help sort through the noise, Chris Burke and Doug Farrar took to Twitter to project all 32 picks in the first round of the NFL draft. Find the results below.
MORE: 2014 NFL draft needs: AFC | NFL draft needs: NFC | SI64: Our definitive Big Board
1. Houston Texans: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
Quarterback is obviously a more pressing need for the Texans, but Clowney's talent is too much to ignore. Rather than reach for a QB here, Bill O'Brien adds the absolute best available player -- potentially turning his defense into one of the league's most fearsome units. -- Chris Burke
2. St. Louis Rams (via Washington): Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
Though he's not as polished as Jake Matthews, Robinson has no athletic equal in this class at his position. He can start at guard if need be and move outside. The upside over time is ridiculous. -- Doug Farrar
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Pick apart his game all you want, but the fact of the matter is that Teddy Bridgewater is the best quarterback in this draft class right now. As much as Gus Bradley might get out of Khalil Mack or as enticing as Sammy Watkins is at No. 3, the Jaguars are not in position to wait and hope a QB falls into their lap. They have a chance to add a franchise guy right now. Take it. -- CB
4. Cleveland Browns: Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
The Browns have done a lot to improve their team in the last two years, but the quarterback position is still a big void. Manziel brings an amazing improvisational ability and physical talent to the table, and his on-field deficits can be managed over time. A potential franchise-defining player. -- DF
5. Oakland Raiders: Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
Maybe Sammy Watkins does not put the Raiders over the top in 2014. What he does do, however, is give them a potential star No. 1 receiver -- something that's been missing from the Black Hole for years. -- CB
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6. Atlanta Falcons: Anthony Barr, DE/OLB, UCLA
Barr is raw like sushi at his current position, but the former running back has as much talent and potential as you could want. On a Falcons defensive line that has become much bigger in the offseason, he'll be set free to bend the edge and scoot around blockers, which he can already do quite estimably. -- DF
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Khalil Mack, DE/OLB, Buffalo
A surprising development early with Mack sliding out of the top six. He doesn't necessarily fill a pressing need for Tampa Bay, but Lovie Smith would be thrilled with Mack's ability to wreak havoc off the edge. Passing on Mike Evans would be tough, but the WR depth of this draft offers some leeway. -- CB
8. Minnesota Vikings: Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
There isn't much to say about the Vikings' current quarterback situation, except that Christian Ponder and Matt Cassel have not combined to improve it. New offensive coordinator Norv Turner will have a field day with Bortles, who has the size (6-foot-5, 230) and arm Turner prefers, with surprising mobility thrown in. -- DF
9. Buffalo Bills: Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
Jake Matthews? At No. 9? Even with Cordy Glenn in place at LT and Mike Evans available, this is a steal for the Bills. They would have their anchors set on both sides of the O-line. Matthews is arguably a top-three talent in this draft. -- CB
10. Detroit Lions: Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
Were it not for injuries in 2013, I'm convinced that Fuller would have been the top cornerback on most boards, and he may still be. Put simply, there's nothing on his tape that stands out as an obvious flaw, and there's a lot that flashes with All-Pro potential. -- DF
11. Tennessee Titans: Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
Before anyone makes a Matt Millen joke (Tennessee drafted Kendall Wright in 2012 and Justin Hunter last year), let's consider the value here. WR may not be Tennessee's No. 1 need, but Evans would become the top red-zone target immediately. Nate Washington's closer to the end of his glory days than the beginning, too, so this allows the Titans to get a jump on his eventual departure. Evans, Hunter and Wright on the field together? If Jake Locker can't get it done with that trio, he can't get it done. -- CB
12. New York Giants: Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
Yes, the G-Men need all kinds of offensive line help, but losing Linval Joseph to the Vikings leaves a major hole along the defensive line. Donald is a smaller player, so it's not a precise fit, but with his once-in-a-decade ability to penetrate and dominate blockers, he'll be a one-man wrecking machine for Big Blue's defense. -- DF
13. St. Louis Rams: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
Really reluctant to call any draft pick a "no-brainer" but ... well, the Rams clearly have a gap at safety, and the No. 1 safety prospect sits available. Clinton-Dix is the type of playmaker this defense needs. -- CB
14. Chicago Bears: Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
If the Bears are interested in having a great defense again, there are two positions of obvious need -- defensive tackle and safety. They can get pretty good tackles later, but a rare talent like Pryor is worth a high pick. He'll patrol Chicago's defensive backfield with demon-speed and bad intentions. -- DF
15. Pittsburgh Steelers: Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
As close to a dream board as the Steelers could hope for here -- Gilbert, Taylor Lewan, Eric Ebron and Odell Beckham Jr. all there for the taking. A lack of depth at CB coupled with Ike Taylor's miserable 2013 season pushes Gilbert to the forefront. He's athletic and versatile, making him perfect for Dick Lebeau's system. -- CB
16. Dallas Cowboys: Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
Yes, the Cowboys need defensive end help as well, but let's take a break from the Jerry Jones philosophy and not reach for need here. Actually, there is a need here as well, with Jason Hatcher departing to Washington . Hatcher was that rare player who could consistently get quarterback pressure from inside and outside, and Hageman, though still learning the ropes, has that same potential. -- DF
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17. Baltimore Ravens: Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
Consider the Ravens' RT problem solved. And a few years down the road, when Eugene Monroe has outstayed his usefulness, there won't be a need to rush out for a left tackle. Lewan will boost the Ravens' run game and make Joe Flacco's life a little easier. -- CB
18. New York Jets: Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
The Jets need receivers, but they can get them later in a very deep class. Dennard is the last top-flight cornerback left on the board, and it's time for this team to solve the post-Revis mess at corner. Dennard, with his aggressive, physical style, is a great fit for Rex Ryan's defense. -- DF
19. Miami Dolphins: Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
Ryan Tannehill made a significant leap in 2013. A mismatch-creating tight end like Ebron would push him even further along. Ebron is a top-10 talent, who would draw plenty of attention away from Brian Hartline and Mike Wallace in Miami. -- CB
20. Arizona Cardinals: Odell Beckham Jr., WR, LSU
Arizona head coach and offensive mastermind Brice Arians loves to set defenses on edge with formation diversity among his receivers. That said, sometimes, you want a really fast guy who can take the top off of coverage over and over, and Beckham can do it. Plus, he's got a mastery of the full route tree, and he can play outside or in the slot. -- DF
21. Green Bay Packers: CJ Mosley, LB, Alabama
Too easy. Aside from maybe Clinton-Dix, Mosley is the ideal realistic addition to the Packers defense at No. 21. (Obviously, Clowney or Mack would be great, but they're not falling this far.) Mosley's injury history is worrisome, but it's being overblown. He's a 100-tackle guy waiting to happen. -- CB
22. Philadelphia Eagles: Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG, UCLA
Chip Kelly will remember Su'a-Filo from his Pac-12 days, and no matter what happens with Evan Mathis, Kelly (whose offense is far more run-heavy than most believe) could always use a real mauler on the inside of the offensive line. Su'a-Filo fits the bill, and he's also agile enough to play tackle. A perfect fit for a Philly offense that strives to balance explosion and physicality. -- DF
23. Kansas City Chiefs: Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
Andy Reid likes to get the ball out of his quarterback's hands and into those of the Chiefs' playmakers. In Cooks, Kansas City adds one of the most lethal catch-and-run threats in this draft. -- CB
24. Cincinnati Bengals: Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
Terence Newman and Adam Jones are on the wrong end of the age curve, and Leon Hall is on the wrong end of the Achilles tendon surgery curve. It's time to bring in a new franchise cornerback, and Verrett looks to be just that with a fast, aggressive style. -- DF
25. San Diego Chargers: Louis Nix III, DT, Notre Dame
Had my sights set on Verrett to help fix San Diego's abysmal CB situation. With Cincinnati taking him one pick earlier, the Chargers' focus shifts to their thin D-line. Nix would serve as an immediate upgrade at nose tackle, able to plug the middle and free up the team's pass-rushers. -- CB
26. Cleveland Browns (via Indianapolis): Marqise Lee, WR, USC
With Josh Gordon making chicken salad out of last year's quarterback soup, and Johnny Football already mocked to Cleveland, Lee would help the Browns complete an excellent passing game. Like Reggie Wayne, Lee doesn't blow you away with highlight moments on tape as much as he does everything right ... over and over. -- DF
27. New Orleans Saints: Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
The Saints will draft a WR at some point, but I'm not seeing any great value here. Roby is far better than he showed early in 2013, and the cornerback spot definitely could use an infusion of youth. -- CB
28. Carolina Panthers: Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama
Jordan Gross' retirement leaves a hole in Carolina's offense that's just as prominent as the one left by all those departing receivers, and Kouandjio perfectly fits Carolina's longtime preference for a power front with pass-protection expertise. As long as his medicals check out, the mammoth Kouandjio isn't a reach here. -- DF
29. New England Patriots: Ryan Shazier, OLB, Ohio State
The key word here is "versatility." That relates both to Shazier -- who can fly up against the run, drop in coverage or blitz on occasion -- and to the Patriots defense, which could show a ton of different looks from its linebacking corps with Shazier, Jamie Collins and Dont'a Hightower all capable of moving around the formation. -- CB
30. San Francisco 49ers: Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
The 49ers would love to go receiver or cornerback here, but with the board as it is -- and Aldon Smith's future with the team in doubt -- Ford would be a great get at 30. He's a special (though slightly undersized) athlete with the potential to get the same kind of sack production Smith did when he was on the straight and narrow. -- DF
31. Denver Broncos: Zack Martin, G/T, Notre Dame
Martin's immediate future is likely at the guard spot, which just happens to be one of the trouble spots for Denver. That Martin is capable of serving as insurance for the tackle spot -- LT Ryan Clady is coming back from a season-ending Lisfranc injury -- seals the deal. -- CB
32. Seattle Seahawks: Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida StateSidney Rice Golden Tate Seahawks


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Seventh wonder: Victorino powers rout
BOSTON -- His swing is part Ichiro Suzuki, part lumberjack and part natural born-with-it talent. And the results usually match the role: Shane Victorino is the table-setter.
Victorino changed roles on Tuesday night. He still fulfilled his usual duties, reaching base all five times up. But he also crushed two homers and a ground-rule double, finishing with four runs and seven RBIs as the Red Sox rolled to a 13-2 victory to open a three-game series with the Orioles.Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- His swing is part Ichiro Suzuki, part lumberjack and part natural born-with-it talent. And the results usually match the role: Shane Victorino is the table-setter.
Victorino changed roles on Tuesday night. He still fulfilled his usual duties, reaching base all five times up. But he also crushed two homers and a ground-rule double, finishing with four runs and seven RBIs as the Red Sox rolled to a 13-2 victory to open a three-game series with the Orioles.Full Game Coverage
"I don't know that you can do much better," manager John Farrell said of Victorino's performance.
The win pushed the Red Sox's lead over the Rays in the American League East to 2 1/2 games. While the Yankees simultaneously beat the Blue Jays, 7-1, the O's fell to 6 1/2 back of the Sox with just a one-game cushion in front of the Yanks.
With 29 games remaining, Tuesday marked the beginning of crunch time. With the September 2011 crash just two years old, those in the Red Sox's clubhouse hasn't forgotten how important these divisional games are.
"Every game is big now," said Dustin Pedroia.
While the entire Red Sox's offense was potent against Orioles lefty Wei-Yin Chen, knocking him around for eight runs before scoring five more off Baltimore's relief corps, Victorino led the charge with perhaps the best game of his 10-year Major League career.
In chronological order, Victorino walked, lined a two-run homer to left, got hit by a pitch, smashed a three-run homer to left and knocked a two-run ground-rule double to right. The home runs were his 10th and 11th of the season while they marked his 100th and 101st of his career. With his unorthodox slap-style swing, Victorino's power has the ability to surprise.
"At this point," said outfielder Jonny Gomes, "with 11 [home runs] under his belt, his power isn't sneaky anymore."
Asked if he thought opposing pitchers underestimated his home-run hitting ability, Victorino said, "I don't know," and "I don't pay attention to that."
After some doubted if the 32-year-old had enough left in the tank to earn his three-year, $39-million contract he signed in the offseason, Victorino has proved that he might actually be worth much more. He entered Tuesday's game ranked 23rd among MLB hitters with 4.3 wins above replacement -- worth about $21.5 million on the common belief that each 1.0 WAR is worth about $5 million.
"There are always going to be doubters," said Victorino, a switch-hitter who has been hitting exclusively right-handed while dealing with a left hamstring injury. "You can't please everybody. But if I can go out there every night, do my best, come inside, look myself in the mirror and say I gave 100 percent, that's the only person I need to answer to."
The Red Sox scored at least one run in five separate innings, putting up five in a monstrous fourth inning that sealed Chen's fate and sent O's manager Buck Showalter signaling to the bullpen.
Joining Victorino in the lopsided win, Mike Napoli hit a ball so high and hard off Chen that catcher Matt Wieters didn't bother to look, instead turning his head away as if he was avoiding a gruesome scene in a horror movie. Napoli's homer cleared everything in left field and landed on the roof of a parking garage on Lansdowne Street.
"We got our butts kicked tonight and there's no doubt about that," said Wieters.
Jacoby Ellsbury reached base three times and scored three times. Pedroia had three hits.
Felix Doubront baffled the Orioles with dancing breaking balls and corner-painting fastballs, striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings of work while allowing just two runs.
The only blemish on his scorecard was a two-run third inning in which he momentarily lost command and appeared to be getting squeezed by home-plate umpire Wally Bell. Doubront allowed two singles, followed by a hit-by-pitch, a walk and a sacrifice fly. That was all the Orioles could muster off the lefty, who has allowed three earned runs or less in 18 of his last 19 starts.
Chris Davis, who entered with a .304 average and 46 homers, was 0-for-3 off Doubront. Adam Jones and Manny Machado also went hitless against the southpaw.
"It's late in the season. Those bats are getting tired," Doubront said. "I was working my fastball. I was feeling good. Throwing the ball down was the most important for me the last two outings. It really was working today."
Doubront's solid effort only continued the impressive performance by Boston's starting staff, which has a 1.36 ERA over its last seven games.
Only it was trumped by the offense in this one.
The game was so out of reach by the eighth inning that the Orioles replaced the majority of their defense with replacements off the bench. The Red Sox even tried out Will Middlebrooks at second base during the ninth inning and gave top prospect Xander Bogaerts his first appearance at Fenway Park at third.
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato.


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Bruce scratched from lineup with left knee soreness
By Andy Call / Special to MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- Reds right fielder Jay Bruce was scratched from Sunday's lineup due to left knee soreness. And it could be worse than just soreness.
Multiple reports Sunday night said Bruce has suffered a partially torn meniscus and will undergo surgery later this week. The estimated recovery time from the procedure is 3-4 weeks.
The Reds haven't confirmed the reports.
Chris Heisey replaced Bruce in right field and batted in the cleanup spot.
The move was announced about two hours prior to Cincinnati's home game against Milwaukee, a contest the Reds won in extra innings, 4-3. Bruce was able to pinch-hit in the seventh, swinging and missing at three pitches from Milwaukee reliever Will Smith.
Bruce is batting .216 with three home runs and 14 RBIs in 102 at-bats and was 1-for-4 in Saturday's 6-2 Reds win over the Brewers. His next RBI will be the 500th of his career.
Reds eyeing Friday return for Chapman
CINCINNATI -- The timetable for All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman to return to the Reds has been set.
Manager Bryan Price said Sunday that, if all goes well in two Minor League rehabilitation appearances this week, Chapman will be activated for Friday's game against Colorado at Great American Ball Park.
"He'll pitch a couple times for Louisville and then meet us back here when we come off the road," Price said.
The Reds have off days Monday and Thursday sandwiched around a two-game Interleague set at Boston. Chapman is scheduled to start and pitch one inning Tuesday night for Triple-A Louisville against Norfolk, then pitch one inning of relief for the Bats during Wednesday's day game.
Chapman pitched Thursday and Saturday for Class A Dayton, his first game action since March 19. On that day, he was struck in the head by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City's Salvador Perez. Surgery was required to repair fractures near his nose and left eye. A 3-inch plate and 12 screws were inserted to stabilize the bones around his left eyes, and staples in his scalp were removed April 2.
The 26-year-old left-hander saved 38 games for Cincinnati in both 2012 and 2013, being named to the National League All-Star team both years.
Price won't deter Hamilton from sliding headfirst
CINCINNATI -- Reds manager Bryan Price said on Sunday he will not discourage center fielder Billy Hamilton from sliding headfirst.
Hamilton was out of the starting lineup again Sunday with sprained knuckles, but was available for non-batting duty. He suffered the injury diving for a fly ball.
"Making him more conventional might take some of that speed tool away," Price said of Hamilton, who has 24 stolen bases in 40 big league games. "His game is speed and efficiency in stealing bases. Some great players have been headfirst guys, Pete Rose for one."
The speedy rookie sprained two knuckles on his left hand on the first pitch of Thursday's series opener against Milwaukee. He could still could not grip the bat Sunday, but Price said he could pinch-run, bunt, or be used as a defensive replacement if needed.
Worth noting
• Brandon Phillips received his 2013 Rawlings Gold Glove Award in a ceremony prior to Sunday's game.
• Phillips and Joey Votto have made 810 starts together. In that span, Phillips has been paired with 24 different shortstops.
• Johnny Cueto is the first Reds pitcher to throw at least seven innings in his first seven starts of the season since Bucky Walters in 1944. The last Reds pitcher to throw eight or more innings in four consecutive appearances was Jose Rijo (1990). The last Major League pitcher to throw at least seven innings and allow two runs or fewer in each of his first seven starts was Roger Clemens, who went on to win the 1991 American League Cy Young Award.
Andy Call is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Charlie Sheen Is Ready to Go Back to Work, Damn It
Charlie Sheen, currently the only patient at the Charlie Sheen Celebrity Rehab Center located in Charlie Sheen's House, has decided he's ready to go back to making America's most popular sitcom Two and a Half Men. But they don't want him back!
He called "The Dan Patrick Show" today and said he tried to go back to the set, but producers locked him out and won't let filming continue. We'd like to think that during their few days off due to Sheen's stint in rehab, the producers did some serious soul searching, reconsidered their life's work, and have decided their program was so bereft of any redeeming value that they're not going to make it anymore. Sadly, that's probably not the reason. Get well soon, Charlie. But not too soon, because we're not really clamoring for more Two and a Half Men.
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I say again, bring Jim back as a safeties coach. At least that will stop Beladick from getting him. While I would like to believe all the hype about older players helping younger ones, it's still a competition and I can see someone like Landry helping a younger guy take his spot.
You don't get to be the QB of the D without a lot of smarts and experience, let's take advantage of it.