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I've just come to realize that my team are:
The Pork Pirates, lead by Gay, Love.
PG- D. Will
SG- K. Mart
SF- Nicolas Batum
C- Monroe
C- Bogut
Util- Kyrie Irving
Bn- Kemba Walker
Bn- Verajo
Bn-Drew Gooden
High risk high reward with the rooks. Not to thrilled but I think it was the best options at the draft position I was in. Should be good with blocks, FG% and FT%.
IMO I think Crazy has the best squad but we shall see.
missed the draft, had an unexpected game of ball come up at that time. Can't be too upset with the draft. I did manage to get Pau Gasol and Dirk. so i feel that's pretty nasty. Gotta do better on my PG's tho:
PG - Mike Conley
SG - Paul "wheel chair" Pierce (ugh)
SF - Manu Ginobili
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Pau Gasol
C - Elton Brand
Utl - Rodney Stuckey
Ed Davis
Jose Calderon
C.J. Miles
Wes Matthews
Chuck Hayes >
I'm open to trade talks and such, looking to get better in the back court.
PG - Jennings
SG - Kobe
SF - LeBron
PF - Ibaka
C - Bynum
Back up G
Marcus Thorton
Back up C
Not bad for not being present during the draft.
So who do you think will be hotter from the start, Kemba or Kyrie?
we're balanced with a strong bench. this is gonna be fun boys!
love the way this draft went down..
Chris Paul
Joe Johnson
Danilo Gallinari
Paul Millsap
Al Horford
Emeka Okafor
Andrea Bargnani
Tony Parker
Jason Terry
Kris Humphries
MarShon Brooks
Shawn Marion
Even if Johnson is mediocre you should be OK; or if Millsap regresses Bargnani should keep you solid at the 4.
Some solid teams in the league; nobody drafted like a retarded donkey
Who do you want for Nash?
- Russel Westbrook [PG]
- Andre Iguodala [SG]
- Luol Deng [SF]
- LaMarcus Aldrige [PF]
- Zach Randolph [c]
- Carlos Boozer [c]
- Michael Beasely [util]
I may need to change out my util player for Jamal Crawford. Is he starting for Portland this year?
- Caron Butler
- Jamal Crawford
- JJ Hickson
- Grant Hill
- Vince Carter
can someone explain to me how this fantasy league works?
i'm making moves, but not sure what i'm doing, when are points tallied,
when can players be added/dropped and how long does a matchup lasts.
sorry for the ignorance, i'm sure this is fun when you know what's up.
is there a primer for the kind of league we've got going on?
thanks braaaaaah.


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New Jersey Man Uses His Own Vomit As a Weapon
A quite disgustingly creative young man put two fingers down his throat and deliberately vomited over an off-duty cop and his children at a baseball game, following a confrontation. This did not pan out so well.
Matthew Clemmens, 21, was at the Phillies-Nationals game on Wednesday. His companion was kicked out for unruly behaviour. In the aftermath he attacked Michael Vangelo and his daughter, who were sat in front of him. "It was the most vile, disgusting thing I've ever seen," Vangelo told the Associated Press. "He has two fingers down his throat, he lunges forward and vomits on myself and my 11-year-old."
He was charged with assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and related offenses. He's being held on $36,000 bail. And, as bystanders held him down while more cops arrived, someone punched him in the face for good measure.

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Helton's heroics lift Rox to sweep
Veteran's walk-off homer keeps Colorado in playoff hunt
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
Helton skied a 418-foot, two-run homer to right with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Rockies a thrilling, 9-8 victory over the Dodgers that gave them a doubleheader sweep and moved them into a tie with Los Angeles in the crowded National League Wild Card chase.
Helton's dramatics, coupled with a 3-1 victory in the opener behind Jeff Francis' career-high 10 strikeouts, meant the Rockies gained a half-game and are 4 1/2 games behind the NL Wild Card-leading Padres with 11 games to play.
"I don't know when I'll come off that high," said Helton, his heart still pounding. "That's hard to explain. It's just one of those things. It was ... just to be in that moment, it was unbelievable."
The Rockies entered the ninth trailing by a run and facing closer Takashi Saito (1-1), who had held them to 0-for-14 with two walks this season. But Matt Holliday, whose two-run shot in the fifth off David Wells was his 100th career homer and 200th hit of a Most Valuable Player-caliber season, singled with two down to give Helton his chance.
Helton sent a Saito slider over the right-field wall to send a Coors Field crowd of 23,282 into elation.
"Choosing slider wasn't bad, but it just went into the zone," Saito said through an interpreter.
The normally stiff-legged Helton dashed the bases almost fast enough to catch Holliday, who had stopped between second and third to celebrate before making his trip home. Helton flung his helmet almost as high as his homer traveled, and leaped into a mass of giddy teammates.
The Rockies had lost two out of three over the weekend to the Marlins. But suddenly, the playoffs -- not to mention finishing ahead of the Dodgers in the standings for the first time since entering the Majors in 1993 -- are worthy goals again.
Bridging the standings gap will be difficult, but the opportunity to do so is a dream for Helton, who debuted in 1997 with the last Rockies team that had a shot in September.
The winning homer was the 301st of Helton's career. After the homer, fans stayed on their feet, cheering a camera shot of No. 17 in the dugout, then reached a new noise level when he emerged for interviews.
Helton has hit .395 (32-for-81) over his last 22 games to keep the Rockies in the race.
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After hitting No. 300 on Sunday, he received the first curtain call of his stellar career. Now it's three games and two curtain calls.
This is no longer a dream.
"When you hit a home run and the game doesn't matter, you just run the bases, give your teammates a high-five," Helton said. "But when you're in a situation like that, why do you want to try to keep your emotions in? It's an amazing win for us."
Manager Clint Hurdle said, "I've watched him play a long time and I'm happy for him. We talked the other day about what he's meant to this organization and what he's meant to this team. He's put it in another gear this month."
Starter Mark Redman pitched well enough through five innings for a 5-4 lead. But James Loney's sixth-inning homer off Matt Herges and Russell Martin's eighth-inning shot off Jorge Julio were keys to the Dodgers building an 8-5 lead.
However, Ryan Spilborghs' two-run homer off Jonathan Broxton in the eighth set up the ninth. Recent callup Ryan Speier (1-1) rescued the bullpen with a perfect top of the ninth.
"That was the most fun I've had in baseball, probably ever," Spilborghs said of the comeback. "My throat still hurts right now from screaming like a bunch of kids."
It came on the heels of 6 2/3 standout innings from Francis, who surpassed Shawn Estes' 15 wins in 2004 for most in club history by a lefty, and needs one to match the club record shared by Kevin Ritz (1996) and Pedro Astacio (1999).
"There's more we're trying to do here," Francis said, shifting the focus from his accomplishments.
Francis rebounded from a rough last outing -- eight runs in 3 1/3 innings of a road loss to the Phillies -- by holding the Dodgers to six hits and one run, a homer by Olmedo Saenz.
The Rockies scored twice in 5 1/3 innings against Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley (11-5).
Pinch-hitter Joe Koshansky's RBI double, for his first Major League hit, in the seventh provided breathing room for Manny Corpas, who is perfect in 15 save chances since being named closer just before the All-Star break.


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Without counting the "conversion" EVs built by hobbyists, Bay Area roads currently host 7,000 plug-ins, Reyes said. Holding up his cell phone and reminding us how unusual, and clunky, they were 15 years ago, Reyes predicted that EVs would take off just as fast.
He ticked off the reasons why: "An EV fuels at half the cost of a gasoline car, and they need only half the maintenance. For the environmentally conscious, a fully electric EV will deliver about 70 percent lower emissions than a gasoline vehicle — and if it's charged by solar cells or wind power it's truly a 'zero emission' vehicle."
Moreover, the Federal tax credit of $7,500, combined with a California state rebate of $2,500, brings the price within reach for many.
Calling himself a "gearhead," Gary Lieber is co-founder of SF Bay LEAFs, an organization of Nissan Leaf owners. "It's amazing how fast it's happening," he said. Noting that Nissan has now sold 75,000 Leafs worldwide, he added, "Everybody's reporting record sales right now. And Silicon Valley has quickly become 'ground zero' for innovative ideas in personal transportation."
There are a number of motivations for getting an EV, he said. "The coolness factor, the savings, the environmental responsibility — these mattered to the early adopters. Today the motivation is a little less about environmentalism and a little more about saving a few bucks."
"The standard objections to EVs are dropping away," Lieber said. If you can drive 1,500 miles for $45 worth of electricity, you can no longer assert that an EV is too expensive, he said. And the question of "range anxiety" is being overcome by improved, lighter-weight batteries.
Beyond battery power and the call for "clean" electrons not produced by burning fossil fuels, a whole new set of EV-related issues is emerging:
* Should electricity rates be modified for EV users?
Paul Stith, executive director of Project Green OnRamp, explained how the California Public Utilities Commission is exploring this question, since EV drivers want predictable information about how much it will cost them to charge up every day. A five-cent per kilowatt hour overnight charging rate is going up to 10 cents, in part because other ratepayers are objecting to preferential rates for EV users.
* How do you stop people from parking all day at a charging station site?
Jim Helmer, president of LightMoves, said cities need to rethink how parking spaces are used, converting many to charging stations and putting a price on the electricity — along with a time limit for parking there. "We also need to develop some etiquette. I don't want to see a plug-in Prius in a public charging site," he said, because that car can get home with its gasoline assist.
Paul Stith added that the seven EV charging sites in downtown Palo Alto are already in such demand that you need to arrive by 5:30 a.m. to get plugged in. Charging for the power, time limit signs and an indicator signal when the car is charged could help smooth out this access issue, he said.
* Where can we put all the needed charging stations?
Everywhere! Stith said that Washington state now has a model ordinance requiring developers to put chargers in home and office buildings, and Sonoma County is looking at such a law to support its eco-tourism initiative of a "no carbon" trip from SFO to Sonoma vineyards.
Helmer said 50 percent of California drivers don't have their own garages, so publicly available sites will be essential. However, putting charging stations along the freeways makes little sense. "You need to put chargers where people are spending a longer amount of time — homes, offices, grocery stores. Investing in a system of EV chargers along the highways should be a lower priority," Reyes stressed.
* Where will we get all the energy we need for EVs?
Conservation is one answer. In his previous job as director of transportation for the City of San Jose, Helmer explained how he set up the first on-street, public charging station across from San Jose City Hall, using the same pole where an energy efficient LED street light had been installed. "You get from 50 percent to 75 percent energy savings by switching from older lighting to LEDs," Helmer said. "What could we do with all this energy not being used at night?"
* How will we pay for road repairs when gasoline tax revenues decline?
This is already becoming an issue. The recession has reduced vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and "smart growth" planning means that people are living more closely together. Clearly, the source of funds for road repairs will have to change. Reyes thinks that the funds will be there for reallocation: If the Bay Area's goal of 100,000 EVs by 2020 is met, the region will collectively save $120 million to $200 million a year, he said. "These funds could be invested into our local economy," including roads and other infrastructure.
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(a) A lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer, a person professionally associated with the lawyer, or their services. A communication is false or misleading if it: (1) (a) contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading; or (2) contains an assertion that cannot be substantiated.
(b) is likely to create an unjustified expectation about results the lawyer can achieve, or states or implies that the lawyer can achieve results by means that violate the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law; or
(c) compares the lawyer's services with other lawyers' services, unless the comparison can be factually substantiated.
(b) A lawyer shall not, by in-person contact made by the lawyer or the lawyer's representative, suggest or request that a nonlawyer employ the lawyer if the nonlawyer has not sought advice from the lawyer or the person professionally associated with the lawyer regarding employment of a lawyer and: (1) the suggestion or request involves use of a statement or claim that is false or misleading, within the meaning of subsection (a); or (2) the suggestion or request involves the use of undue influence, coercion, duress, compulsion, intimidation, threat, or vexatious or harassing conduct; or (3) the lawyer or representative knows or reasonably should know that the potential client's physical or mental condition makes it unlikely that the potential client can exercise reasonable, considered judgment as to the potential employment; or (4) the suggestion or request involves use of a representative and the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that such conduct violates the representative's contractual or other legal obligations. (c) A lawyer shall not contact, in person or through a representative, a nonlawyer for the purpose of suggesting or requesting that the nonlawyer employ the lawyer or a person professionally associated with the lawyer if the lawyer or representative knows or reasonably should know that the potential client does not wish to be contacted for this purpose. (d) A lawyer shall not assist an organization that furnishes or pays for legal services to others to promote the use of the lawyer's services or the services of any person professionally associated with the lawyer, if the lawyer knows, or reasonably should know, that the promotional activity involves the use of undue influence, coercion, duress, compulsion, intimidation, threat, or vexatious or harassing conduct.
This Rule governs communications about a lawyer, a person professionally associated with a lawyer, or their services. The Rule applies to communications about nonlawyers professionally associated with lawyers and their services. See Rule 5.4. The communications covered by this Rule include advertising
and in-person contact by the lawyer or the lawyer's representative permitted by Rule 7.2. Whatever means are used to make known a lawyer's services, statements about them must be truthful. The prohibition in paragraph (b) of statements that may create "unjustified expectations" would ordinarily preclude advertisements about results obtained on behalf of a client, such as the amount of a damage award or the lawyer's record in obtaining favorable verdicts, and advertisements containing client endorsements. Such information may create the unjustified expectation that similar results can be obtained for others without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances.
When a communication becomes inaccurate because of a change of circumstances, a lawyer has the responsibility to make every reasonable effort to make the information accurate as quickly as feasible under the circumstances. Subsequently occurring misrepresentations in a published annual directory may continue for a year without the lawyer having the ability to amend the material. In such cases, lawyers should take steps to otherwise communicate the changes to potential clients. However, information conveyed via other media, such as an Internet web site, can be changed quickly and it is the lawyer's responsibility to do so.
Technology may allow use of information that is not readily apparent within a commercial communication. For example, World Wide Web sites may include devices to facilitate an Internet search for a site or topic, such as legal services. A lawyer must avoid the use of any information that is not seen, for example meta-tags or similar devices, if that information would be inappropriate under these rules if it were seen.
This Rule permits public dissemination of any information that might invite the attention of those seeking the assistance of a lawyer or a person professionally associated with a lawyer, except information that is false or misleading. Statements about these persons and their services must be accurate, since many members of the public lack detailed knowledge of legal matters. Certain communications, including those that describe the amount of a damage award or the lawyer's record in obtaining favorable verdicts or those containing client endorsements, unless suitably qualified, may mislead by creating an unjustified expectation that similar results can be obtained for others. Communications comparing the lawyer's services with those of other lawyers are false or misleading if the claims cannot be substantiated. Advertising To assist the public in obtaining legal services, lawyers should be allowed to make known their services not only through reputation but also through organized information campaigns in the form of advertising. Advertising involves an active quest for clients, contrary to the tradition that a lawyer should not seek clientele. However, the public's need to know about legal services can be fulfilled in part through advertising. This need is particularly acute in the case of persons of moderate means who have not made extensive use of legal services. The interest in expanding public information about legal services ought to prevail over considerations of tradition. Questions of effectiveness and taste in advertising are matters of speculation and subjective judgment. Some jurisdictions have had extensive prohibitions against television advertising, against advertising going beyond specific facts about a lawyer, or against "undignified" advertising. Television is now one of the most powerful media for getting information to the public, particularly persons of low and moderate income; prohibiting television advertising, therefore, would impede the flow of information about legal services to many sectors of the public. Limiting the information that may be advertised has a similar effect and assumes that the bar can accurately forecast the kind of information that the public would regard as relevant. In-Person Contact In-person contact with potential clients can create problems not present with advertising because of the particular circumstances in which the contact takes place. This Rule prohibits in-person contact in circumstances or involving means that are not conducive to intelligent and rational decisions about employment of the lawyer. It also prohibits in-person contact when the lawyer or the lawyer's representation knows that the potential client does not wish to be contacted about employment of the lawyer. Especially in those circumstances involving contact by paid representatives, it may be misrepresentation to fail to disclose that the advice to employ a lawyer is not disinterested. Direct Mail A lawyer's mailed communication to a potential client suggesting or recommending that the lawyer be employed is in form not different from a public advertisement, but the circumstances of its receipt particularly with respect to so-called "targeted" mailings can pose problems similar to those created by in-person contact. Disciplinary authorities and the courts have not agreed on the principles applicable to direct mail contact; some have thought it advertising and thus within the lawyer's absolute constitutional right so long as not false or misleading, while others have determined it subject to the more detailed regulation permitted over in-person contact. It is, however, clear that such mailed communications could also be considered contact with a nonlawyer through a representative, and thus be regulated under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Rule, should it be determined constitutionally permissible. At the business meeting of the State Bar Association of North Dakota at which these Rules were adopted, a part of the resolution of adoption recognized that direct mail contact might ultimately be determined to be beyond detailed regulation, but at the same time recorded as the Association's position that it does not endorse, support, or favor direct mail contact with potential clients. Paying Others to Recommend a Lawyer A lawyer is allowed to pay another person to contact potential clients, through mass media or individually, but not if the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that the use of this representative violates the representative's contractual or other legal obligations.
Reference: Minutes of the Professional Conduct Subcommittee of the Attorney Standards Committee on 11/08/85, 12/13/85 and 01/10/86 and Pursuant to Resolution of the State Bar Association of North Dakota on 06/13/86; Minutes of Joint Committee on Attorney Standards on 06/08/99, 09/16/99, 11/19/99, 03/23/00, 06/13/00, 09/15/00, and 11/17/00.


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Route 9 crash closes road for eight hours
BRATTLEBORO -- Route 9 in West Brattleboro was closed for eight hours on Thursday to allow investigators to reconstruct an accident that happened at around 4 p.m.
In addition to the investigation, the road was closed to allow for the cleanup of a spill of about 40 gallons of diesel fuel onto the roadway. According to Brattleboro Fire Chief Michael Bucossi, all of the spilled fuel remained in the roadway and none of it made its way into the Whetstone Brook.
The Brattleboro Fire Department received the first call at 4 p.m. and Engine 4 from the West Brattleboro Station was on scene six minutes later, said Bucossi. The accident, between a tractor trailer and a pickup truck, happened near the intersection of Marlboro Road and Cooke Road, about 200 yards west of the Brattleboro Veterinary Clinic.
When the fire department received the call, it was notified that one person was possibly trapped inside a 1997 Chevrolet pickup, said Bucossi.
"There was a man trapped in the pickup," he said. "It took us 43 minutes to extricate him."
According to Brattleboro Police Department Det. Jon Griffus, Kenneth Shield, Jr., of Guilford, was traveling west when he collided with a tractor trailer being driven east by Peter Doyle, of Spofford, N.H.
Griffus said Doyle was not injured in the crash.
Bucossi said Shield's vehicle bounced off the tractor trail and slid into a guardrail. The fire department had to use a truck-mounted winch to pull the pickup away from the guardrail before taking both doors and the roof off the vehicle's cab. Before they could remove Shield from the truck, firefighters also had to roll the dashboard back off his lower body, said Bucossi.
He was transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. The press release stated he received serious injuries, and a spokesman from Baystate said he was in serious condition.
Route 9 was reopened at nine minutes after midnight, said Bucossi.
The crash was electronically documented by the Vermont State Police for the Brattleboro Police Department, which is conducting the official investigation. No conclusion has been reached at this time, said Griffus.
He also said the weather was clear at the time of the accident, but rain later in the evening slowed down the investigation, and the reopening of the road.
Traffic was backed up on Route 9 in both directions, with tractor trailer units basically stuck with no alternative routes east or west, said Bucossi.
Passenger vehicles from Brattleboro were diverted onto Sunset Lake Road to Pond Road and back onto Route 9 he said.
In addition to Engine 4, the fire department sent its rescue truck out of the Central Station on Elliot Street. Rescue, Inc., the Brattleboro Police Department, the Vermont State Police, the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles and the Agency of Natural Resources all responded to the scene, said Bucossi.
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Cluster of Potomac Horse Fever Cases Confirmed in Kentucky
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Because I sure did, and I am absolutely loving it! I've played a bunch of Kirby games in my lifetime, but sadly, I missed out on two of the pink puffball's SNES adventures and one of his Game Boy outings. I'm glad I can remedy that all through one compilation disc.
Kirby's Dream Collection includes Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby 64. Too much awesomeness on one Wii disc. There are also some neat extras, a few of which I've managed to dig into myself already.
If you're a Kirby fan, you've probably already got Kirby's Dream Collection in your possession. To those of you who do, I say, congrats! Watch out for our review of the collection right here on GameZone.
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I currently know a few programming languages which I use quite regularly to keep myself busy. The programming languages I currently use are:
As you can probably tell, I'm a C fan :lol: I like the syntax.
So... I'm looking to learn a new programming language I mainly deal with mathematical/physics programs, and I'm a Linux user - but any cross-platform language is preferred.
You might enjoy Python, it's cross platform, has some similarities with the likes of C++ and it's great for producing web applications
Python had certainly crossed my mind! I tried it once, quite some time ago, and took an instant dislike to it :lol: However, I'm taking Physics in University and I know that many universities use Python for calculations in Physics courses, so I'll definitely give it a go!
Is Python any good when it comes to developing a user interface?
I cannot see the link between web applications and the OP's stated preference of maths & physics, but hey.
Check out some functional programming languages such as Haskell, Scheme or Erlang. I don't think they have much application for physics, but they should satisfy your mathematical criteria. I've never used any of them personally so I can't recommend any of them on experience, only that they seem to be the most popular.
There are some GUI libraries for Phython, but I don't know how good they are.
Well, this isn't for web applications specifically. However, it certainly has place - for example, I'm building a website at the moment aimed at maths/physics students, and I've almost finished writing a graphing application to display graphs based on user-defined functions in PHP.
So really what I'm looking for is a language that can output an image, at the moment. I've written simulators before in Java and C#, but the animation side of things isn't very relevant to meat the moment.
I don't think they have much application for physics, but they should satisfy your mathematical criteria.
For me, at least, Physics = Maths; In fact a physics degree is practically a maths degree. The applications are more based on calculations and analysis, rather than simulation.
Haskell, Scheme and Erlang seem very interesting - I think I'll give those 3 and Python a go, some time in the near future!
As I've never needed anything like that, I can't recommend a language. And I wouldnt say that physics = math, but that math is the language of physics. You can't write a novel if you're literacy impaired.
What ever you use, you're going to want a lot of native advanced math functions and something that crunches numbers fast. And it will probably be at the expense of being "user friendly".
Maybe you could send an email to one of the big labs and ask what they use?
Yes. Python comes with a gui library called tkinter. No installation hassles; your gui capabilities are up an running once you install python. However, wxpython is a better gui library, so at some point you'll probably want to install that.
python also can be used as a server side programming language for web interfaces. python can be used with cgi, fastCGI, and a new interface called WSGI. python also provides a clone of java jsp pages, called psp pages. There are also several frameworks available. For more information see here:
I tried it once, quite some time ago, and took an instant dislike to it I know the languages you do if you strike C# from the list, and I think python is the best of the lot. It's almost impossible for me to code in C++ anymore because of all the braces and semicolons I have to type. In any case, C/C++ and python are a good combo because if you need some speed you can rewrite parts of your python code in C/C++ and then call those functions from python.
For image manipulation, python has the the python image library(PIL). For more sophisticated graphics and animation, there is pygame.
Additionally, there are two offshoots of python, called jython and IronPython. jython is python with the ability to access Java classes. And IronPython is an MS strain of python that does windows specific things. When comparing the different offshots, python is called CPython to distinguish it from jython and IronPython.
Rather a confusing statement to make Mitt's, It's pretty simple to work out that the more powerful the language, the lower the level it is (and with that comes greater speed as it has less abstraction from the machine code). In that sense if you want less overhead and more raw power, it would obviously be ASM, C or C++.
If you're willing to buy a funky keyboard, what about APL? : ) lawlz
Haskell is working with Perl6 (or Perl6 is working with Haskell, I forget), and Erlang I recently saw being used for some progams in Linux as I had to download an update recently (was it for git? I forget) : ) So there's an Erlang-Linux group (or several) out there, meaning there are communities of people you can ask for more info about.
You'd be a Real Man with a language like that under your belt! : )
if i find it, you can have my old disks of Turbo Pascal
yeah, that's something to consider
Crazy, you're in luck...
Download: http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/20803
aaahh... back to the eighties again.. brings back memories
Just an interesting read... http://blogs.perl.org/users/leon_timmermans/2010/04/why-perl-6-is-different.html
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I really like the syntax and power of Ruby.Haven't really used myself (yet), but I'm still thinking of giving it whirl one day.
btw, I do mean Ruby, not RoR


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An argument over a barking dog led to the stabbing of an off-duty Richmond County sheriff's deputy Monday night in Harlem, police say.
Charles Robert Smith, 33, of Village Run, was charged with aggravated assault.
David Sward, the director of the Harlem Department of Public Safety, said Deputy Kevin Harrell, 29, was walking with his wife and dogs near his home on Village Run about 10:20 p.m. One of the dogs started barking at Smith, who got upset and started an argument.
"They were walking their dog, and Mr. Smith got irate with them," Sward said. "They got into a physical altercation, and Smith pulled out a knife and stabbed him."
Harrell was cut on his back and chest and dislocated a shoulder. His wife was not injured.
Smith, a soldier at Fort Gordon, is being held at the Columbia County Detention Center on a $25,100 bond.
Harrell is in fair condition at Medical College of Georgia Hospital.


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Did you ever wonder why butterflies are called butterflies? For one thing, they fly, and that explains the last part of the name. That is the same reason that many other insects such as dragonflies, fireflies, lanternflies and dobsonflies have "fly" in their names.
Even though these insects are called flies they are not really flies, according to scientists. Real flies are the insects that are classified in the order Diptera. There are hundreds of species of real flies in the world. House flies, deer flies, black flies, blowflies and mosquitoes are all real flies.
So why do butterflies have the word butter in their name? It apparently was partially associated with the time that the first of these scale-winged creatures appeared each year. At least in the temperate regions of the world, that time is the early spring.
Early spring was historically known in English-speaking parts of the world as the butter season. That is because new plant growth provided forage for grazing mammals such as cows, goats and sheep. Humans used milk from these animals to drink and make butter, so increasing milk supplies during the spring resulted in the time period being called the butter season. Hence, these insects were called flies of the butter season – or butterflies. The German word for butterfly shows a similar connection to milk. That word – Schmetterling – is based on the word for cream.
Some people have suggested that the yellow color of one of the first butterfly species to appear in spring might have contributed to the name as well. These yellow butterflies are generally known as alfalfa butterflies, because their caterpillars feed on legumes, including alfalfa. They are pest insects but the butterflies are still pretty. Their color could have been suggestive of homemade butter.
The name butterfly has not been an entirely adequate term for the one type of insect that most people admire. To prove this point, more than one cartoonist has produced a drawing of a stick of butter with wings to represent a butterfly.
Butterflies, with their large wings and beautiful colors, flutter throughout art, design, poetry and even music. So it is not surprising that a number of terms have surfaced to describe this genre of insects as something other than the product of a churn.
Leave it to the wordsmiths to come up with something better than butterfly for this type of insect. Because of the color of both butterflies and flowers, a comparison seems the thing to do. French lyric poet P. D. E. Lebrun wrote, "The butterfly is a flying flower." In like manner, science-fiction writer R. H. Heinlein opined, "Butterflies are self-propelled flowers." In his poem, "The Butterfly," J. B. Tabb described these insects as, "Leafless, stemless, floating flower." Robert Frost, in his poem "Blue-butterfly Day," referred to butterflies as "sky flakes" and "flowers that fly." Frost also connected butterflies and flowers in his poem "My Butterfly" with these words: "thy emulous fond flowers."
It has been suggested that one of the early common names for butterflies might have actually been flutter-by. Such a term is descriptive of the way butterflies fly, or at least the way they fly when they are not in a hurry. Two unknown poets incorporated the flutter-by idea in the following lines, "Butterflies go fluttering by" and "Flutter by, butterfly, floating flower in the sky."
Butterflies have also been called flappers. To most of us the word "flapper" is associated with the Roaring 20s when the term was used to describe young women of the time. These human flappers wore short skirts and bobbed their hair, mostly as a sign of rejection of the social standards.
Flapper as a name for women apparently is not related to use of the word to describe butterflies. However, there is one iconic image of that time period that incorporates both the human and insect flappers. This was a painting, "The Flapper," by F. X. Leyendecker. The image adorned a Life magazine cover in 1922 and featured a flapper woman sporting antennae and swallowtail butterfly wings.
I don't know about you, but I kind of like the name butterfly. It sure beats something like scale-winged, day-flying lepidopteran with knobbed antennae – the way that scientists describe butterflies!


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It probably comes as no surprise that I'm a huge Harry Potter fan.
One of the things that I loved the most about the series was how J.K. Rowling was able to weave her love of words into the magical world of Hogwarts. So I'm happy to report that all of those hours you spent playing Harry Potter: Spells on your iPhone can be counted as studying!
Here is a sampling of the SAT/ACT vocabulary words that you can learn from Harry Potter Spells:
The Confundo spell confuses or confounds people - just like how the lecturer confounded her audience with her convoluted logic or the ragtag football team confounded sports pundits by beating the top-ranked team.
The Crucio spell causes excruciating pain, probably similar to what it might feel like to be literally crucified on a cross or figuratively crucified by the press.


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What a Dufus I am. I noticed I had 16 notifications. So I'm like "Whaaa?" When I checked it out, I notice people of discrimination are liking my posts. Not a lot over the last few months but I will take what I can get. Then I had vague memories of having noticed that it is possible to "like" posts, but I had completely forgotten it.
So my apologies to all those whose posts I have enjoyed tremendously but neglected to "like." I will definitely be making an effort to in the future, because I'm like, so into liking.
And a reminder to readers to throw a little love around. It encourages good posts.


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Both veterans will be penciled in as backups, but both have plenty of starting experience. Spicer, 33, has started 63 games in his 10-year career, spent mostly with Jacksonville. Leckey, 27, has started 32 games in five years with St. Louis and Arizona.
Spicer, who can play end and tackle, will come in particularly handy if starting ends Will Smith and Charles Grant have to serve four-game suspensions at the start of the season. Their appeal will be heard before a federal judge this summer.
Spicer (6 feet 4, 295 pounds) has remained healthy and productive as he's gotten older. He had 21 1/2 sacks and five forced fumbles in the past four seasons.
He played under new Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams last season in Jacksonville and had 3 1/2 sacks and one forced fumble. The addition of rookie ends Derrick Harvey and Quentin Groves, though, cut into his playing time and ultimately made him expendable.
Spicer had to fight his way into the NFL. He began his career as an undrafted free agent in Seattle but didn't make the roster. He spent time in the Canadian Football League and one season with Detroit, mostly on the practice squad, before Jacksonville signed him and allocated him to NFL Europe.
With Spicer in the fold, the Saints could release one of their veteran tackles -- Brian Young, who has battled several health issues over the past year, or Hollis Thomas.
"Paul has been a hard-working, productive player throughout his career in Jacksonville," Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis said in a statement. "His addition will provide us some veteran depth in the defensive line."
Spicer, who is serving as a player representative at the NFL Players Association meetings in Hawaii, could not be reached for comment.
Leckey, 6-3, started the first 10 games for St. Louis last season before ending the season on injured reserve with a broken foot. He became expendable when the Rams signed top free agent center Jason Brown.
The Saints signed Leckey to back up starting center Jonathan Goodwin. He'll replace veteran Matt Lehr, who is an unrestricted free agent.
"I'm excited to be a part of a great offense and be part of a great team, and I love the city too," said Leckey, who cemented his decision Tuesday after wrapping up his first free-agent visit to New Orleans.
He had also spent time here preparing for the pre-draft combine in 2004.
"I got real excited talking to (Coach Sean Payton, offensive line coach Aaron Kromer and strength and conditioning coach Dan Dalrymple)," said Leckey, who also visited Cleveland. "I was excited to hear how tight of an offensive line we have. I'm excited to get going. I feel like everything starts up front on the offensive line."
The Saints have filled almost every need on the roster now that they've signed Spicer, Leckey and kickoff returner Courtney Roby this week.
The most glaring hole remains at free safety, where they appear to have zeroed in on veteran free agent Darren Sharper as their top candidate. But Payton and Loomis indicated this week that if they can't work out a deal with Sharper, they can still find a fit in the draft.
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have used only foot joy shoes
19holeNo matter how many you have, you always need more!
I'm finding that to be very true! I thought I had my shoe buying all planned out for the year and then they had to drop the cities, dj casuals, and DNAs!
3 pairs of Contour Casuals (White/Black/Brown). I wear these daily as well as on the golf course - can't get enough of this comfort - eyeing another pair - maybe the Black/Lime???
been golfing for 30 years and the only shoe I purchase is foot joy
joshmb199915 pair of classics...
You have a great collection Joshmb 1999
Just purchased the M projects, can't wait to go out and play a round with them.
Great collection!
12 pair. Have aways been the best shoe. I've tried a few other brands for about a month at a time and sold them.
4 Pair. Black,white/tan (2) and brown spikeless.
ChuckZThe teal green and white, middle front, awesome.....super collection.....what, no Carolina blue.....MyJoys can take care of that....
Great story behind that pair. Thank you for the compliment! Carolina blue is on my list - probably this year :)
Ponyjoshmb199915 pair of classics...
You have a great collection Joshmb 1999
Thank you, Pony!
miniwarmthjoshmb199915 pair of classics...
Great collection!
Thank you, Mini! It's a labor of love :)
I wear mine out and discard them. I current have a total of 5 pair of FootJoy golf shoes and one pair of slides. I think they are all DryJoys/ Classics. All solid colors- 3 black, 1 brown, 1 white. I also have to admit that I have 1 pair of Ecco hybrids...
I don't have that many <20 but with a refrigerator full of Heiniken beer, wine, vodka, and mixers I think I might have just won. Oh yeah Tim as for the coffee maker how else can you make Irish Coffee.
There are also a couple of Pepsi's and a few Snickers in there
Not sure what I like better, the shoe display or the refrigerator. Now if it was a kegerator.....


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If you're trying to eat well, tempting seasonal sweets can be extra-spooky. But there's good news for your cravings: You can enjoy tasty treats without tricks. I've come up with some delicious options that give you the flavors you love, but with less sugar and added nutrition.
Try this: Make a trail mix that mimics the same flavors. Mix 1 to 2 Tbsp dark chocolate chips, 2 Tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes and 12 oil-roasted almonds (dry-roasted work, too). To pump up the volume, toss in a handful of light popcorn.
Healthy benefit: Almonds contain heart-healthy fats that can help lower cholesterol and ease inflammation.
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… So, today, I spent some time at a tidal estuary, just at the turning of the high tide, in winter. My goodness, what a wonderful thing. Ice and snow covered everything, but (this being an estuary) none of it was what you might think of as solid. You could hear the water draining through the layer of snow, and every few minutes the ice would settle, as the stream slowly lowered. You could hear the trickling of water through snow, hear the shifting of ice, hear a waterfall, upstream and out of sight… You could hear seagulls arguing, and unseen songbirds making their presence known. A hawk kept silent watch on a dead tree, then disappeared while your back was turned. Canada geese kept flying, looking for open water.
Come spring, long-legged waders will show up, but this will be a very different sort of magic. The murmur of water moving through snow and ice, the desultory shifting of bathtub-sized floes, the whispering of the waterfall a hundred yards upstream, the sounds you can hear in the absence of the louder birds, waves, cars, boats, and people…
Spring will be beautiful, but it won't be Winter. And Winter is beautiful. And if you ever get the chance to visit a tidal estuary in winter, and just hang around for an hour or two or three or four, my goodness you should do it. And if not, you can hang around a park, or a field, or a lake or river, or pretty much anywhere, for a few hours in the middle of winter. It's a whole different world, and it is amazing.
Beats the hell out of staying indoors and watching television. So go. Take a break from all that other stuff, and just watch some birds for a while.
It is soooo worth it.


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As I sat and watched Mike Arrington of TechCrunch interview Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, I heard them discuss the future of privacy. It seems that Zuckerberg is evangelizing the death of the doctrine of privacy. With Facebook being the largest social network out there, that is a pretty scary notion given the fact that we all are signing up and turning our social life over to the Internet. I wonder what privacy will look like in the next few years? In fact it seems to be changing at a rapid pace and evolving with every new application.
I recently helped present a series at my son's school on "Cyber Safety". In addition, local law enforcement also presented on the dangers of the world of social networks and what our children are doing online and the predators that are out there and their methods. It was very sobering to figure that there are that many people out there trying to harm our kids via the Internet and social networks. An yet, we are all flocking to these networks as our new playgrounds and the place to be and all from the safety, or so it may seem, of our own homes.
I am particularly interested in geo-location or geo-tracking applications that are becoming more and more popular. Twitter themselves have opened up location based Tweets so that people can determine your whereabouts as you click away at 140 characters. These software applications are so new that they have yet to become mainstream uses for evil but it can only be a matter of time until we begin to hear of predators using them and suddenly you will hear of their evil deeds on the prime time news.
Is privacy going away? Is our notion that we are protected by privacy laws and common sense enough? Have you read the terms of service of each and every software application that you are using today? Perhaps you have agreed to give up your rights to a private life by participating in that latest cool place to hang out on the Internet? In 2009 I deemed it "The Year of Listening" as that was the new marketing mantra. If that were the case, we should probably listen to what I am now calling "The Year of Privacy." It could turn out that our privacy will then turn into the "Year of Living Dangerously."
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India won the toss but lost early ground to England at Eden Gardens despite a steady stand from Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir.
England take early advantage in third Test against India
Even India's back-to-form greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar was unable to stop England grinding out an advantageous position on day one of the third Test at Eden Gardens.
Veteran Tendulkar (76) remains without a Test century in his last 29 innings dating back to early 2011 - but he and opener Gautam Gambhir (60) did manage to salvage a stumps total of 273 for seven.
On a pitch already offering some uneven bounce to the spinners, and some carry and swing for the seamers with the new and old ball, England could easily have been more significantly-rewarded for their disciplined and determined efforts.
James Anderson (three for 68) thought he had Yuvraj Singh lbw for nought, but could not convince umpire Rod Tucker ball had hit pad in line, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni was within inches of holing out at midwicket off Graeme Swann first ball.
Instead, numbers six and seven each went on to frustrate England - the former in a stand of 79 with Tendulkar - in this pivotal match of a four-Test series level at 1-1.
The signs were ominous for England after Alastair Cook lost his third successive toss of the series at a ground where India have declared with more than 600 on the board in the first innings of their last three Tests.
Cook's opposite number Dhoni had predicted a modicum of help for the pace bowlers in the first hour, and so it proved for Anderson and Steven Finn.
It came to nothing, though, as Gambhir and Virender Sehwag approached a 50 stand - until their running between the wickets failed them.
Sehwag clipped the first ball of the 11th over to midwicket. But Samit Patel saved the boundary with a diving stop, and Finn's race from mid-on in support paid off handsomely when he threw in over the stumps to comfortably run out Sehwag after he was sent back for a third.
It was hardly the way England might have envisaged taking the first wicket, but proved the value of all their attention to detail and painstaking training.
Monty Panesar's first success came in more conventional, indeed classical, fashion.
He had worked hard to draw Cheteshwar Pujara forward several times, and then surprised him on the back foot with an arm ball which snaked through the defence to hit middle-stump.
Gambhir, joined by Tendulkar to the obligatory raucous crowd reception at this cavernous stadium, appeared unperturbed by a failure from India's prolific new number three.
The left-handed opener had hit 10 fours and duly completed his 81-ball half-century with a scampered single before lunch.
But he was first to go in the afternoon, laying back to cut after losing the strike against Panesar and edging a sharp chance to slip which Jonathan Trott just about clung on to.
Tendulkar scratched his way to his first 20, regularly playing and missing at Finn and then Anderson as Cook operated the two seamers in tandem with Panesar.
Finn's fine spell was in vain, but Anderson got a deserved breakthrough when Virat Kohli edged low to Swann at second slip.
Swann had bowled only three overs at that stage, but was called into the attack to give Panesar a rest after 21 unchanged.
Yuvraj began tentatively, but two driven fours off Swann gave him confidence - and after tea, he immediately went up the wicket to Panesar and struck him for a straight six.
England were toiling by the time Yuvraj lost concentration and poked a catch to cover off Swann, and it might have been two in two next ball when Dhoni's attempt to dominate from the outset brought only a thick inside-edge just short of Patel at midwicket.
Tendulkar began to live up to his billing, increasingly fluent in a 155-ball innings which contained 13 fours but ended in anticlimax - and no 101st international hundred - when he followed some Anderson outswing and was well-caught behind by Matt Prior, diving low to his right.
England then had an obvious chance to run out Ravichandran Ashwin for just a single, he and Dhoni contriving another India mix-up only for Finn to fumble at mid-on when another accurate return to the striker's end would have done the trick.
Anderson, however, ensured it was unarguably England's day when he broke another handy stand by getting through Ashwin's defences with the new ball in the penultimate over.
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He hasn't been amazing since coming back from injury (it'll take some time to be in 100% form), but he has been solid for the most part, and we know how can be when he is on.
I'm not saying I think he should be. Melo is a beast, but so is Amar'e when he's at his best.
Amar'e being the first option also means less iso for our first option (a lot of pick'n'roll). Not calling Melo a ballhog, the ball movement and general hasn't been good.
The bad thing about Amar'e's offense is him turning it over. The great thing about his offense when he's on is how fierce he is.
I don't have anything bad to say about Melo's offense.
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Yanks employ familiar lineup in Game 1
Posada to catch Sabathia, Swisher gets start in right field
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
But Girardi and his staff did what managers and coaches do. They looked at video, they broke it down and they determined that Swisher hasn't been that bad against Lackey, after all.
"We watched his at-bats," Girardi said. "Sometimes when you give a guy a day off, you look to give him a day off against a guy that maybe he's struggled a little bit. But we watched his at-bats the last couple of years and he's hit some balls really hard. He does see pitches on John Lackey, which is extremely important. And that's why he's in there."
And so the Yankees proceeded Friday with the same lineup they used in Games 1 and 3 of the AL Division Series, with Swisher in right field batting eighth.
As usual, Girardi wrote shortstop Derek Jeter's name into the leadoff spot, followed by Johnny Damon in left field, Mark Teixeira at first base, Alex Rodriguez at third base, Hideki Matsui at designated hitter and Jorge Posada at catcher. Robinson Cano played second base and hit seventh, followed by Swisher and center fielder Melky Cabrera.
Other than Damon and Rodriguez, who entered the game 9-for-51 off Lackey, the Yankees had traditionally fared quite well against Mike Scioscia's Game 1 starter. Teixeira, Jeter and, most notably, Damon had combined for a .355 average, three home runs and 20 RBIs in 141 career at-bats off the right-hander.
Against a pitcher such as Lackey, who throws great quantities of breaking balls, Girardi stressed the importance of waiting for good ones to hit.
"You want to try to make him get his breaking ball up," Girardi said. "Depending on the feeling in his fingers tonight, that could change everything. He might approach you different. But he is not a guy that's afraid to throw a pitch at any time in the count."
The Yankees, of course, entered Game 1 knowing they would have to combat more than merely Lackey. Game-time temperatures were expected to dip into the low 40s, with a chance of rain all evening.
"You really never know until you go through it," Girardi said. "Cold is one thing to deal with, wet is another. Balls can take off on wet turf, which can change the complexion of a game.
"There's no doubt the conditions are going to be raw tonight. And you hope that a ball doesn't skid off the grass and take a bad hop that could cost you."
Anthony DiComo 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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Top-ranked Alabama creamed Arkansas, 52-0. Even in such a lopsided defeated, we learned some things about both programs, including that Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson has fire in his gut.
Wilson calls out teammates
There's only one question left for this talented Arkansas team after back-to-back losses: Does coach John L. Smith lose the locker room?
A reserved, almost defeated Smith says the team will persevere. Tyler Wilson, the team's star quarterback, took a different stand—calling out his teammates for quitting.
It took Wilson 67 seconds to deliver the message—one that Smith couldn't do in his entire post-game postmortem. Wilson didn't play Saturday because of a concussion sustained in last week's loss to Louisiana-Monroe.
But his statement—almost Tim Tebow-esque in its fiery tone—reveals a team that may be on the brink of breaking down.
"First of all, it wasn't very pretty to watch. It wasn't pretty to sit on the sideline and watch as a player, it sucks I can't do anything about it," Wilson said. "Do I feel that we, at times, gave up out there? Absolutely.
"As a leader it sucks to see people not do their jobs and to see things go wrong, there has been a lot of things go that way. As a leader, at this point you have to look forward. There has been a lot of people jump off of the bandwagon and it is my job to keep everyone in this organization and this team in that locker room together.
"I am going to make sure of it going forward. We've got a big game against Rutgers next week. I am going to do everything in my power to be a part of it and be the starting quarterback when we run out onto the field. And most importantly, get a win. You have to start with one before you can get the rest of them. I give you my word, I am going to do the best I can to make that happen."
Wilson didn't take questions after his statement and walked out of the interview room.
MORE: With each Razorbacks loss, Petrino's on-field work looks better and better
The maturation of McCarron
After struggling in big games last season (until the BCS National Championship Game), Alabama QB AJ McCarron has since become the most consistent player on the Alabama offense.
In three games this season, McCarron has yet to throw an interception. In three games, McCarron has played flawlessly: 7 TDs and completing 66 percent of his passes.
More than anything, he has given the Alabama offense balance—and has made an already dangerous team nearly impossible to stop.
The next test
Get used to Alabama on top of the polls. The Tide likely won't be challenged again until mid-October when they travel to Knoxville to play Tennessee.
That begins a string of three straight games that likely will determine if Alabama is good enough to win three national titles in four seasons: at Tennessee, Mississippi State, at LSU.
Win those three, and no one touches this team. Not the SEC East Division winner in the SEC title game, and not any other team in the nation in the BCS National Championship Game.
"They're good enough to (win it all), no question," said Arkansas coach John L. Smith. "You need to win big games and get some luck—everyone needs some luck at some point in the season—but they definitely are good enough."
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Go-Go's Took Me to the '80's and Back
It was great seeing my old friends, the Go-Go's perform last night after the Tampa Bay Rays victory. Reason I say "friends" is that this group was at the essence of my 1980's. They were the group who's song dominated my cassette players as I cruised down Clearwater Beach as a teen in my convertible 1969 Camaro with my hair swirling and Go-Go's music dancing in my ears.
Tonight that same wave of emotions, hopes and remembrances danced along with the thousands upon the Trop AstroTurf. From the moment lead singer Belinda Carlise lead the group on stage, dancing, we knew it was going to be an 80's party to remember…always.
Even with their lead-off song "Vacation", the girls again took me back to a simpler time in my life as I swayed and grooved to song I knew by heart, and had a special niche in that same pumping vessel. These were the first female musicians to steal my heart. It wasn't the En Vogue girls, Vixen or even the Supremes, it was this California band that spoke of life in the same parameter path of my own.
But make no mistake, even though Jane Wiedlin probably can't bounce around like she did before her 2010 ACL accident, the vibe was still the same. It was a festival of fun, frolic and calculated mayhem. Jane still did her swirls, even sporting a silver and black half wig to show her child side is still alive and well.
Karen Valentine is still one of the best bass guitarists in the world and it was fitting the native of Austin, Texas was there to jam out on a day when Jeff Niemann, the Rays Tall Texan dominated. This is a band that has seen its own members go off and do solo and duo projects and still have enough love and admiration for their own collaborated tunes to reunite and again rock it out Cali style.
I was entranced from the first note to their last strum after their encore where Gina Schock, the one East Coast (Baltimore,Md) born Go-Go helped introduce the band while cooling down a bit before the encore. Gina is one of the best drummer you probably have never heard about, but she is the accentual heartbeat and energy stalwart of this band.
Charlotte Caffey is a songwriting muse. Her own life experiences, along with her band mates dominates the Go-Go's tunes. Her keyboard artistry is above the board. She might not be the most vocal and outgoing of the Go-Go's girls on stage, but she more than makes up for it in her songwriting and multiple musical talents.
That leaves us with the firecracker herself. Belinda Carlise who has always been the focal point, and have delivered time after time after time. From her dances moves on stage in the middle of songs, to her bellowing vocals and range, the girl has been the glowing icon of the Go-Go girl revolution for a long time. The Cali girl hair might be gone, but she still rocks the follicles as well as our heart strings.
I can seriously not see this band flowing and grooving like it does without this perfected orchestrated 5-some on stage. Pity this might be the last performance ever of the band in Florida, because the Tampa Bay crowd that missed it or left early missed a great example of the California influence and vibe that rock the 80's from stem to stern.
I have a special place in my heart for the Go-Go's. They helped me understand women through their songs. Made me joyful when I was in the dumps, and always had the beat to get me again doing " my thing". This band started their motion to fame at the same time I was getting out of High School. Their music influenced me, had me dancing in the streets, halls and sometimes the Mall.
If you needed one band to put on a platter to demonstrate the '80's, it was these ladies. The Go-Go's might be 30 years older than the first time I saw them at Bayfront Center. They may even not sit out at the beaches behind the Don CeSar anymore, but they can still take me back, in a heartbeat to days I will never forget. If this is the last time I see these fabulous ladies I can truly hang my head high because they did their thing, they moved the crowd. For that I applaud my old friends, for they made me proud I lived in the era of the Go-Go's.


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More older people dying on state's roads
THE number of older people dying on Victorian roads is increasing, despite a seven-year trend of a lower overall road toll. Transport Accident Commission figures show 106 people aged over 50 have died on Victoria's roads so far this year, making up more than 40 per cent of the total of 247 road deaths.
And while the total road toll has been edging downward since 2006, deaths of people aged over 50 have increased each year. At this time in 2006, the road toll was 280, of which 83 – 29.6 per cent – were aged 50 or over.
The seven-year average for deaths in this age group is 90, 16 fewer than the number who have died so far this year.
The number of deaths among newborns to 17-year-olds, 18-to-25-year-olds and 26-to-49-year-olds for this year are all below the seven-year average.
''We are still starting to have a little bit of a trend,'' TAC road safety manager Sam Cockfield said. ''What we are seeing are more vulnerable users coming through and it's not necessarily they are having more crashes than before.''
Ms Cockfield said some of the deaths were because more middle-aged people, particularly men, were taking up motorcycling at an age in which their bodies were more susceptible to collisions that would not have been serious if they were driving.
She said attitudes towards drink-driving were also an issue among some older people who had not altered their alcohol consumption habits during the time they had been driving.
Monash University's accident research centre Associate Professor Judith Charlton said the increase was due to the fact there were more older drivers on the roads. ''Over the last decade or so and into the next decade through to the 2020s, we're going to see an increase to about one in four drivers who will be 65 and older. Back into the 1990s we were looking at something more like 12 per cent of drivers being over the age of 65,'' Dr Charlton said.
Dr Charlton said that among licensed drivers, those who drive the least often were more at risk of being involved in serious collisions.
''Regardless of age, it is those who drive very little who are of the highest risk.''
She said older people were more likely to be killed or seriously injured in collisions that younger people might walk away from.
Of the 106 people over 50 who have died on the roads this year, 55 were driving a vehicle, 18 were passengers, 18 were pedestrians, 10 were motorcyclists and five were cyclists.
For Glenda Barker, the pain of losing several members of her family in a road crash has contributed to her decision to avoid driving altogether.
Mrs Barker's mother, Connie, 75, stepfather Bob, 63, and sister Judy, 55, were killed when their car was crushed by a trailer that had been incorrectly attached to an oncoming car. The trio was returning from a caravan park when tragedy struck on the Goulburn Valley Highway.
''Most people talk about how young people who died on roads hadn't lived their lives but my family had a lot of living to do too and they didn't get the chance.''
This Thursday it will be 20 years since they died, although Mrs Barker said the pain of losing them ''doesn't go away''.
She was one of about 200 people who attended a service at Parliament House on Sunday to acknowledge those affected by road trauma.
The service, organised by Road Trauma Support Services, a non-profit organisation that provides counselling to people affected by road trauma, saw candles lit to commemorate those who had died on the road.
The TAC data also shows that fewer passengers and pedestrians have been killed this year compared with the seven-year average but a greater than average number of drivers have died.
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"Art is a collaboration between God an the artist, and the less the artist does the better." (Andrť Gide)
"I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress." (Andrť Gide)
"I rehearsed my will like a lesson to be learned by heart; I educated my aggression, aimed it at whatever was around me; I had to struggle against everything: my salvation depended on no one but my self." (Andrť Gide)
"I'm sure there's something more to be read in a man. People dare not - they dare not turn the page. The laws of mimicry - I call them the laws of fear. People are
afraid to find themselves alone, and don't find themselves at all. I hate all this moral agoraphobia - it's the worst kind of cowardice. You can't create something without being alone. But who's trying to create here? What seems different in yourself that's the one rare thing you possess, the one thing which gives each of us his worth and that's just what we try to suppress. We imitate. And we claim to love life." (Andrť Gide, The Immoralist)
"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not." (Andrť Gide)
"The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced." (Andrť Gide)


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Author Brandy Nacole will conduct a book signing from 3-7 p.m. Saturday at Hastings. Brandy Nacole is the author of "The Shadow World" series and "The Spiritual Discard" series. For more information, visit www.brandynacolesbooks.com.
Poultry testing, rabbit tattooing for fair
Pullorum testing for poultry being entered in the Yell County Fair will take place from 8-10 a.m. on Aug. 3 at the Danville City Park. Rabbit tattooing will be from 8-10 a.m. and will cost $1 per head.
As required by a regulation adopted in 1985, all poultry exhibits in fairs must be accompanied by a health certificate showing that they have been tested for Pullorum and found negative or a document showing they originated in pullorum-free flocks, which have been tested according to the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
If you plan to show poultry or rabbits at the 2013 Yell County Fair, you must pre-enter your animals by Aug. 5. You can do so by picking up a form at the Yell County Extension Office in Danville or Dardanelle. Forms are to be returned to the Extension office with the entry fee as well as any other paper work that may be required for the animal according to the Fair's Specific Livestock Rules.
Nature Discovery Youth Camp at Lake Dardanelle State Park
Lake Dardanelle State Park will conduct a three-day youth camp from Aug. 6-8 for ages 12-15. Just because your child is too old for day camps, doesn't mean the fun has to stop. The camp includes activities, crafts, programs, and much more. The campers will meet at the visitor center at 9 a.m. each day and will be ready to be picked up there at 4 p.m. Lunch, snacks, and all materials will be included in the $65 registration fee.
The camp has limited space, so get your registration in early. The absolute latest you can register is Aug. 1 (provided there is still space available). You may pick up a registration form at the Lake Dardanelle State Park visitor center or it can be e-mailed or faxed to you. For More information you can call the Lake Dardanelle State Park visitor center at (479) 967-5516.


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Ace Hotel Founder Dead at 47
Alex Calderwood, who founded the Ace Hotel empire, died Thursday, the hotel said in a blog post on Friday.
"Alex was our teacher, mentor, guru and most importantly our dear friend. We will miss him," the hotel said in the post.
He was 47 years old, and the cause of death wasn't given. The hotel declined to comment.
Mr. Calderwood was born in Seattle and jumpstarted his career by opening hip barbershops. Along the way, he caught the eye of hotelier Andre Balazs and helped to open the first Standard Hotel in Los Angeles.
The first Ace Hotel opened in Seattle in 1999. Since then, others have opened in Palm Springs, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; and in 2009, New York's Flatiron District. Known for their young patrons, trendy cafes and lobby DJs, the hotels became destinations for travelers as well as local residents, and the lobbies are rarely empty. In a 2012 Wall Street Journal article, New Yorkers offered up a few reasons for why they escape to the Ace: It's less crowded than Starbucks, they said, and looks like their dream living room.
In October, the Ace Hotel opened its first location outside the U.S., in Shoreditch, a hip neighborhood in East London.


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I have a 1200 gsa with the 15th century torture chair installed on it. Everyone that has purchased a BMW gs has had the bonus of this outstanding option included on their motorbike at no extra cost. Congratulations, you own one of the finest motorcycles ever made! Just don't ride it for more than an hour or you may never be able to have children. How such an outstanding machine can have a seat on it with absolutely no thought towards comfort is unacceptable. I was attempting my first long distance trip to Wyoming this summer but yes, I turned around. The 112 degree weather was the most comfortable part of my 7 hour day. I tried everything, I almost took the seat off and sat on some folded clothes but I just handled it. That was a great day for me as I realized that I was a more powerful warrior than all the mighty Vikings. I haven't had the chance to ride up to Ventura to have a new seat made. I am an auto body person as a hobby and thought I could make this seat better myself. I used a grinder disk of 50 grit with a Black and Decker plastic backing plate, I think 5". You can get this stuff at the hardware store its like stiff sandpaper disks. The backing plate goes on a drill and your ready. I pulled all the staples but the front row and peeled back the vinyl. I figured where the seat was angled forward and used a marker to reference where to start grinding. I just tried to form it so it looked shaped to fit someone sitting! It's not that hard to understand, why didn't BMW do this? I took off a lot of foam, slowly but mostly right where my weight is pushing down. You must be careful and smooth with the drill as you can dig ruts in the foam. Instead of leaning into my gas tank now the seat is flat where I sit and there is still plenty of foam, I don't bottom out. I would put on the bike and take it of and back on, testing every time by sitting on it. Finally It felt comfy and I stopped before I messed it up. Last, I use a 100 grit sandpaper by hand and smooth the bumps out on the foam. I pulled the vinyl tightly side to side and re stapled it. It's probably not as good as a custom seat but it turned out good and it looks good too! If you cant relate to making any kind of sculpture then you may not want to try this but it's free if it works!
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Mercury Payment Systems CEO Matt Taylor has been named Ernst & Youngs 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year winner for the technology category in the Mountain Desert Region.
It is extremely exciting, to say the least. They are a prestigious program. Taylor said. Its a reflection of everyones work at Mercury, I just happened to get the award.
Taylor was named the winner at an award gala held in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts on June 28.
The professional services firm has been giving out the awards for 26 years, and the Entrepreneur of the Year program is in more than 140 cities in 50 countries, according to its website.
Ernst & Young was ranked the eighth largest private company in the U.S. in 2011 by Forbes magazine.
Rian Clayden, a workforce consultant for Automatic Data Processing Inc, nominated Taylor. ADP is a sponsor of the program and researches possible candidates.
Clayden knew about Taylor through a LinkedIn connection, and he said he was impressed by Taylors history and his story of rising through the ranks at the credit-card payment processing company.
Taylor was hired in 2003 as Mercurys eighth employee. In 2006 he was in charge of all sales and marketing before being promoted to CEO in 2009.
I think there are a lot of folks who move around and land in a position, but its unique today to see someone climb through the ranks and take over and accomplish the things he has, Clayden said.
Taylor had to submit three years of the companys financials, a 2,000-word essay detailing his history at Mercury and various other information about the business.
The winner was selected by an independent panel of judges that included Joel Barthelemy, managing director of GlobalMed.
The other finalists for the technology category were Matt Larson, founder and CEO of Confio Software, and Matthew Pittinsky, CEO of Parchment Inc.
This is the second year in a row someone Clayden nominated won the award.
Clayden nominated Otterbox founder Curt Richardson last year. He was named 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year in the consumer products and services category for the Mountain Desert Region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.
Taylor has moved on to the national round to compete against the winners in the other regions. The winner will be announced Nov. 17 in Palm Springs, Calif. There is a national winner in each category and an overall national Entrepreneur of the Year award.
LinkedIn Corp. Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Reid Hoffman and CEO Jeff Weiner won the national award for the technology category last year.


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Demystifying Common Myths of Wind Power
With all the hoopla going around for and against wind farms going up all over the US, including here on the Great Lakes and off of Nantucket Sound, I feel it is important to weigh in with a little fact checking on "not-in-my-backyard" (NIMBY) claims. After reading all the comments that are inevitably posted to every article involving the wind industry, I feel it is important to quash all the falsehoods associated with wind power.
I'll start by saying that I am first and foremost pro-environment before anything else. If "evidence" is ever found during an environmental impact study that a wind farm will harm the local ecosystem, I will be the first in line to oppose it's construction. Now let's see some comments from these related links.
First let's start with the argument that "wind turbines do not produce enough electricity to be a viable investment." If this was true, then even with government subsidies, wind farm developers would go bankrupt soon. Instead wind farms are a 30 year success story in the US alone. My favorite success story is of farmers in Minnesota and their community owned wind crop.
"Wind turbines kill a lot of birds." This is also not true. With new asynchronous turbine generator technology, wind turbines spin at about 12 rotations per minute. Birds have better eyesight than humans and we can see them just fine. A friend of mine who works on a wind farm in Oregon says he sees more birds fly into the window at the visitors center than he does into wind turbine blades. Other technologies are also being implemented to ensure the safety of birds such as radar devices that detect incoming bird flocks that shut down the turbines if they are on a collision course.
Article continues: http://blog.cleantechies.com/2010/05/25/demystifying-common-myths-wind-power/


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