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Davis exits early in series opener against O's
KANSAS CITY -- There have not been many losses like this for the 2013 Royals.
This, after all, is a team that has split 34 one-run decisions this season. Close games, win or lose, have been predominant. The 9-2 loss they absorbed from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night was just the ninth time they lost by five or more runs.Full Game Coverage
KANSAS CITY -- There have not been many losses like this for the 2013 Royals.
This, after all, is a team that has split 34 one-run decisions this season. Close games, win or lose, have been predominant. The 9-2 loss they absorbed from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night was just the ninth time they lost by five or more runs.Full Game Coverage
"It was a clunker, man," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "It was one of those games."
One of those games in which starting pitcher Wade Davis was badly off-target and lasted just 2 2/3 innings. In which a crucial miscue ended the team's record-tying streak of 11 errorless games. In which their opponents hammered out a season-high 18 hits. In which Orioles starter Scott Feldman held them to five hits in eight innings. In which the last 13 batters the Royals sent to the plate went out with barely a whimper.
"Anything we could screw up, we screwed up tonight," Yost said. "So it was one of those games. Let's get it out of our system -- go get 'em again tomorrow."
The Orioles, who won their fifth straight game and eight of their last nine, will be back Tuesday night and two nights after that. After the All-Star break, they went to Texas and swept a three-game series.
"We are doing things that are giving us a chance to win," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "We talked about the things we did in Texas today in the advance meeting that allowed us to be successful there in a tough place. Just like this."
But Kauffman Stadium, where 16,362 fans turned out on a 90-degree evening, turned out to be an easy place for the O's right from the get-go.
By the time Davis departed in the third inning, he had thrown 83 pitches, including 50 strikes.
"I fell behind too much; that leadoff walk to start that first inning was a bad way to start it, and that led to a lot of pitches," Davis said.
After Nate McLouth's game-opening walk, Manny Machado's bouncer went right past third baseman Mike Moustakas for an error and led to a two-run inning.
"I just missed it," Moustakas said. "Wade made his pitch, Manny hit it on the ground to me and it's a 5-4-3 double play any day of the week, and I just didn't catch it. It was about as routine as it gets, and I just didn't make the play."
The Orioles loaded the bases with no outs in the second inning, but Davis escaped unscathed with two strikeouts and the Royals' highlight of the night -- a spectacular catch by center fielder Lorenzo Cain. He tracked down Adam Jones' drive in right center and dived to make the inning-ending catch.
"I made a play for Wade with the bases loaded; I was trying to get back there and be a playmaker, and I was able to make a good play," Cain said. "It was huge at the time to keep the score 2-0, but we couldn't get the bats going at the end of the night."
Davis appreciated the help.
"It was a great catch, a huge play right there to keep the game where it was," he said.
But it did not stay that way for long. The Orioles added two runs in the third and pushed Davis out of the game, yielding to former starter Luis Mendoza. The Orioles added five runs against Mendoza in his 3 1/3 innings.
That included a four-run sixth against Mendoza, with Chris Davis delivering a two-run double and J.J. Hardy a two-run homer, his 17th blast this season. That was the only homer for the Orioles, who lead the Majors with 135.
For Wade Davis, it was his fourth straight loss. He has won just once in his last 11 starts, and his ERA has edged close to the 6.00 mark.
"He hasn't pitched in 11 days -- Mendy hasn't pitched in 14 -- and so there is some rustiness there because of the All-Star break," Yost said.
Yost did not want to discuss Davis' status in the starting rotation, but he knew what the primary problem seemed to be.
"Struggling with command to begin with," Yost said. "Defense helped him out. Lorenzo Cain made a phenomenal play in center field. And the defense hurt. I think Moose must have taken his eye off the ball, and it was a double-play ball, which resulted in two runs in the first. But he was just erratic in command."
Feldman, on the other hand, breezed through his eight innings with only 107 pitches. He is 2-1 in four starts since being acquired from the Chicago Cubs.
The Royals scored two runs off Feldman early. David Lough singled to start the third inning, advanced on Miguel Tejada's single and scored on Alcides Escobar's sacrifice fly. In the fourth, singles by Salvador Perez, Moustakas and Lough produced a run.
But that was it.
The Royals, who came out of the All-Star break on a high note with two wins over first-place Detroit, have now lost two straight. They fell eight games behind the Tigers. Bad night.
"It just wasn't a good game any way you look at it," Yost said.


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Investigators said at a Monday hearing that Timothy Hill, 43, of Delight, told officers that he was worried about losing custody of his two sons and thought his mother-in-law tried to turn the boys against him. Hill, who has not been formally charged, is jailed on $1 million bond. He did not have an attorney at Monday's hearing. His arraignment is scheduled for next week.
Left dead in the Saturday shootings were Julie Hartsfield, 54, her daughter Dana Hill, 33, and the young girl, Autumn Hartsfield.
Prosecutor Bryan Chesshir said the couple was in the process of getting divorced.
Investigators said the couple didn't fight when they were in the house. The state police report says Dana Hill went into the bathroom and Timothy Hill got his rifle out of a closet and went outside.
The Texarkana Gazette reported Hill said he shot the BMW his mother-in-law was sitting in, and he knew she was inside the car, according to the report. Timothy Hill then went inside.
"He pointed the rifle at (his wife) and asked her 'Why?' The gun then went off. He stated he meant to shoot his mother-in-law, but did not mean to shoot his wife," according to the arrest affidavit.
"He did not know why he did (it). He then stated he did not know the little girl was in the vehicle when he shot at this mother-in-law," according to the affidavit.
Autumn was flown to a Hot Springs hospital, where she died. She had been in the back seat of the vehicle where her grandmother was shot. The vehicle had eight bullet holes.
An officer arrested Timothy Hill nearby when he was spotted riding an ATV and carrying a rifle.
Dana Hill worked at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope. Julie Hartsfield was employed as a secretary in the Alumni Office at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.
Both locations scheduled vigils Tuesday night.
SAU Alumni Director Ceil Bridges described Hartsfield as someone who cared for her family and student workers she supervised.
"She would do anything for anyone. SAU is blessed to have had her in our family for 15 years," he said.

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'Rhino' the Bounty Hunter Arrested in New Jersey for Shooting at Someone
Richard "Rhino" Winant, a bounty hunter from New Jersey, was arrested for shooting at a coke dealer with an illegal handgun last week in Lakewood, after the dealer tried to run Rhino over with his car. Vigilantism at its finest!
So what exactly happened? Rhino wrote a brief recap on his Facebook wall:
Oops! According to the Asbury Park Press, Rhino called police after the shooting and was arrested for illegally possessing a 9mm handgun. Sure, coke dealers are pieces of shit. But some vigilante firing an illegal weapon in a residential area is just as shitty as slinging blow, if not worse. It would be a whole different story if an innocent bystander had been shot.


text: ^Roddenberry wouldn't have been the one responsible for the decisions behind the creation of NBC's publicity material. The publicity people probably decided to play her up in promotion and photos because she was the only potentially recurring female character in the pilot cast and because she was really hot, and they wanted sex appeal to draw in male viewers. Grace Lee Whitney was played up the same way in later publicity photos, although in her case it was somewhat more accurate.


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Charged with throwing rock through window
ARLINGTON -- Police arrested a local man they say was responsible for throwing a rock through the window of a local Stewart's Shop.
Authorities said they initially received two calls in the early morning hours Saturday, Dec. 22, in the town of Arlington. In the first call, police said they received a report of an intoxicated man at the door of the Stewart's Shop on Route 7. While police were en route, dispatchers received a second call alerting them the man had thrown a rock through the store window.
In a written release this weekend, state police said they could not initially locate the individual upon their arrival, although the man was later identified as Justin Holton, 21, of Arlington. On Friday, Dec. 28, Holton was arrested for unlawful mischief and trespassing and was released with a citation to appear in court at a later date to face those charges.
-- Zeke Wright
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Existing code will not become incorrect
Well... It depends on what you mean.
Some warnings, for example with an unclean conversion of a string to a number, or
use of uninitialized value, depends on your data, and when you're parsing data, the structure of that data may change over time, because after a year, people that entered the data may have changed some conventions. That way, you may suddenly start to get warnings where you never got them before. And more often than not, that is a reliable indication that things have gone wrong.
That's not existing code becoming incorrect, that's new data being incorrect.


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Android Fragmentation is so last year. Processor fragmentation is the real issue [OPINION]
February 28, 2011 | by Andrew Kameka
Everyone discussing Android OS fragmentation should take a seat. You've have had more than a year to discuss the differences among Donuts and Froyo ad nauseam. The new source of headache for developers and end users will not be whether a device is running Android 2.2. It will be whether that device runs the right processor.
MadFinger Games today released Samurai II: Vengeance, an excellent adventure game in which players slash their way through multiple levels of blood and bad guys. I played it briefly at Mobile World Congress, and that will probably be the only time I get to play Samurai II until I purchase a new device. According to its Android Market listing, Samurai II: Vengeance "is optimized for use on NVIDIA Tegra based Android devices only."
This is the first of what might be many cases in which developers target a specific processor when developing an app. And you know, what? It may actually prove to be the sensible thing to do for people creating games like Samurai II, which has high-quality graphics, an original soundtrack, advanced AI, and was designed to run at 60 frames per second. Why put in all that work into developing the best possible game, and then downgrade in order to meet the needs of users who don't have the desired hardware that you used to create it?
Android developers have to weigh the importance of delivering the best possible product and being available to service as many people as possible. In the interest of assuring that their products run as smoothly and stunningly in the user's hand as it did in testing, developers may choose to focus on one hardware factor and neglect the others. The number of people with a Tegra II device is incredibly small (for now), meaning MadFinger must forgo the possible sales of the millions of HTC EVO (Snapdragon processors) or Galaxy S (Hummingbird processor) who would have loved to spend their $5 on the game.
What worries me about this possible problem has more to do with when devices of a similar generation are denied access to apps they are capable of supporting. A Netflix Android app could run on an NVIDIA or Texas Instruments processor right now, but Netflix has chosen so far to support only Qualcomm products that have anti-piracy DRM (other processors like the Tegra 2 are slated to get future support). Imagine if Hulu decides to adopt a similar strategy and Android users have to choose between rich gaming experiences and the ability to watch House reruns.
Open Handset Alliance members must work together to develop some kind of standard. It's great that Android allows for so many different form factors to appeal to everyone, but we've strayed too far. It's inexcusable for us to reach a point where similar class devices don't get similar class experiences just because of the names on the chipsets powering them. We routinely write about apps that lead people to complain it doesn't support pre-2.1, non U.S. locales, Galaxy S phones,or QVGA screens. The last thing the world needs is another factor getting in the way of running the apps that we know and love.


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Financing dialogue: money talks
On 24 June this year, WHO held the first-ever WHO financing dialogue.
More than 250 participants from Member States, United Nations agencies and non-State partner organizations, joined the meeting in Geneva – either in person or via webcast. This event offered the opportunity for key stakeholders to discuss the financing of the Programme budget 2014–2015 and represented the first step towards full funding of all WHO activities and deliverables.
The financing dialogue is more than a simple meeting: it is a conversation with Member States and other partners that will continue during the coming months, culminating in a second meeting to be held on 25 and 26 November. The ultimate objective of this process is to ensure that WHO has the means to deliver agreed results, with the work of the Organization benefitting from enhanced quality and effectiveness. The dialogue is expected to assist in securing predictable, transparent financing of at least 70% of the Programme budget 2014–2015 by the beginning of 2014, with funding fully aligned with the budget's planned outputs.
In addition, this new process strives to broaden the range of donors and contributors to WHO in order to reduce an existing vulnerability. Currently, more than 80% of the Organization's funding is provided by just 20 donors.
During the June meeting, Member States and partners expressed their support to the Organization and undertook to make sure that available resources are aligned with the US$ 3977 million Programme budget 2014–2015 and that funding becomes more predictable. Several participants announced that they would increase the flexibility of their contributions.
Participants were also introduced to a new WHO web portal that provides detailed information on the financing of the programme budget in order to inform contributors' funding decisions and meet the Member States' calls for increased transparency and accountability. The system will provide key stakeholders with up-to-date programmatic, budgetary, financial and monitoring information.
Voices from the Member States and partners
"It is a historic moment for WHO's Member States and WHO to take a bold step in holding this dialogue to address the challenges confronting the financing of WHO, we applaud the effort to find ways to achieve full financing of the budget." Dr L.E. Makubalo, Health Attaché, Permanent Mission of South Africa, Geneva, Switzerland.
"I believe that the world cannot live without WHO. If it didn't already exist we would have to invent it today." Dr N. Daulaire, Director, Office of Global Health Affairs, United States of America.
"It is in our collective interest to have the WHO fit and able to address the increasingly complex health challenges of the 21st century." Ms Tan Y.W., Permanent Representative (UN), Permanent Mission of Singapore, Geneva, Switzerland.
"Norway is pleased that we have finally embarked on a collective financing dialogue that will allow all of us to openly discuss together in a pragmatic fashion how priorities in the approved programme budget can be financed." Mr A.P. Sanne, Director, Norwegian Directorate of Health and Social Affairs.
"In fact, the Global Fund would not be able to fulfill its mandate without the strong support of WHO at global, regional and country levels. WHO's core roles as providing normative guidance, technical support and building capacity at the country level are absolutely essential and complementary to the work of Global Fund." Dr C. Benn, Director, External Relations, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
WHO reform secretariat welcomes comments on the issues discussed in this and other articles in the Change@WHO newsletter.
Please note that all comments submitted are subject to review by WHO before posting on the website. WHO is not responsible for the different views expressed. WHO reserves the right not to post comments that are deemed inappropriate.


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8 I never heard Faith Hill or heard of her before I bought this album. Although I shy away from "Country", I really liked the album. Good extras ups the score. Recemmended.
For me it was one of her weaker realeases.. not much memorable here. The sound quality and mix are good though.
I'd go with 7,5 if I could...
Definitely one of the better surround mixes out there (it's Elliot, baby!), pretty discrete, with great soundstage and full-blooded sounding. One major con though: it all starts to sound samey samey rather soon, even when you can easily tell that the songs originate from different productions.
Good that the disc apart boasts 96/24 PCM and 48/1536 kbps 5.1 mixes, as well as a good portion of behind-the-scenes video, too.
Anyway, gimme Britney or Shania for my occasional guilty pleasure seance over this disc anytime - a 7 from me.
Found this review on the net. I think I'll have to drag this out and listen to it. I'm not sure I ever even opened it!
I listened to this disc exactly one time. Though the mix was superb from what I remember.
I enjoy listening and "looking at" Faith Hill. On first listen I am giving this DVD Audio a 10. Excellent sound, Faith's voice is exceptional and the music is as good as I can ask for in this genre. No complaints here. Even the extras are worth a watch.
I don't care for this one very much, just keeping it for a couple of decent tracks. I vote 6.
Not Hill's best musical work, but very nice sound quality. Found this at an excellent price on eBay. I'll go with 7.


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Just when it was presumed that the NBA talks would be more lifeless, there appears to be hope in some dialogue between the two sides.
This afternoon's bargaining sessions are critical. If the players and owners can make progress, we might be well on the way to a solution in the next several days according to several reports.
But if the fissures that were apparent when the talks broke off last week aren't settled, we likely won't see the NBA until after the first of the year and may have a lockout lasting much longer.
Don't want to put any pressure on you, David Stern.
Or you either, for that matter, Billy Hunter.
But it's a good sign that both sides are talking today after the league owners' meeting yesterday in New York. And contrary to published reports, there haven't been any more postponed games yet in addition to the cancellations of two weeks ago.
Chris Sheridan of Sheridan Hoops.com writes today that the owners apparently have backed off a 50-50 split as a precondition for a settlement.
Part of the key to any potential settlement has to be a decision where both sides appear to be getting something in return. NBA owners appeared to have all of the leverage when they were going for the 50-50 split and the installation of some form of hard salary cap.
Players appear united — at least for now — against both.
A deal will require givebacks on both sides. We'll see today how willing both sides really are as far as trying to work something out.


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Attending the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology is always a heady experience. The membership and guests are among the most brilliant humans anywhere, and I am invigorated that so many devote their lives to explicating the brain's mysteries.
Here in a chilly South Florida, there is much about which to be optimistic. Presenters are young scientists, insuring a continuing pipeline of talent to the labors of cracking the code of brain diseases. And the science and its promise are rich and exhilarating.
But there is fodder for the pessimists and worriers too. Whither healthcare reform, with its promise of extending and rationalizing health care, of stopping discrimination against the mentally ill? And what will happen to the NIH budget, which nourishes the science and scientists on whom we vest our hopes for a better future? Big pharmaceutical companies are pulling back from psychiatric research and products. Where will that leave us over the decades to come?
There is cause for hope. And worry.
- Alan J. Gelenberg, M.D.
Editor, Biological Therapies in Psychiatry
Professor and Chair, Psychiatry, Penn State University
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry


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Weaver outpitched by Pirates rookie Cole
ANAHEIM -- When the Angels erased a seven-run deficit against Felix Hernandez on Thursday night, they thought -- or, at least, hoped -- they had turned an important corner in this frustration-filled season.
On the other side of that corner, though, was the explosive young right arm of Pirates soon-to-be-ace Gerrit Cole.Full Game Coverage
ANAHEIM -- When the Angels erased a seven-run deficit against Felix Hernandez on Thursday night, they thought -- or, at least, hoped -- they had turned an important corner in this frustration-filled season.
On the other side of that corner, though, was the explosive young right arm of Pirates soon-to-be-ace Gerrit Cole.Full Game Coverage
And on Friday night, there would be no comebacks.
Spotted an early three-run lead thanks to a couple of homers off Jered Weaver, Cole constantly pumped triple-digit fastballs, was nearly flawless through the first six innings and let his bullpen take care of the rest, handing the Angels a 5-2 loss on the heels of six victories in the last eight games.
While Cole lit up the radar gun, Weaver had to reach back to hit the high-80s and once again struggled. In six innings, he was charged with four runs -- one of them on a ball lost by center fielder Peter Bourjos in the twilight -- on a season-high nine hits, moving to 1-4 with a 4.65 ERA in his first seven starts. Over his last three starts, Weaver has given up 13 earned runs in 17 2/3 innings. And over these first 11-plus weeks, we have yet to see the vintage, dominant Angels ace.
"It's in there," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "I think right now it's just command. His velocity isn't any different than it was last year. Once he starts commanding counts a little bit better and being able to really open up counts for his secondary pitches, he's going to be fine. Right now, he's just battling to get back in counts and missing up with his fastball. And his command of his fastball, when it's on, it's as good as there is."
The Angels (33-41) finally got to Cole in the seventh. Albert Pujols hit a leadoff homer, Mark Trumbo walked on four straight pitches, Howie Kendrick lined a ball off his upper left thigh before being thrown out at first and Alberto Callaspo made it a two-run game with a single up the middle.
But Vin Mazzaro and Jason Grilli, members of a Pirates bullpen that boasts the second-best ERA in the National League, quickly recorded the final eight outs.
Cole, taken with the first-overall selection out of UCLA in 2011, retired the first seven batters in order, then gave up back-to-back bloop singles to Hank Conger and Bourjos in the third, then retired 11 in a row before Pujols' 13th homer of the year (and 488th of his career).
Of the 88 pitches he threw, eight were at least 100 mph, according to PITCHf/x. And the 101-mph fastball he threw Alberto Callaspo in the second was the fastest pitch thrown by a starting pitcher not named Justin Verlander in the last five years, according to ESPN Stats and Info.
"First time he did it, I was like, 'Is that gun right?'" Bourjos said. "And then he did it again and obviously it was. And he was doing it effortlessly. So I think, overtime, he's going to get better. He's probably going to get a better feel for his slider and command that the more time he has. But it's pretty impressive."
The homer to Pujols was the first one Cole had allowed in 18-plus innings, the proceeding walk was also a first. And when he exited in the seventh -- to a warm reception from the 40,136 fans at Angel Stadium, many of whom saw him pitch at nearby Orange Lutheran High School -- he had pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball, walking one, striking out five and scattering four hits.
In his first three starts -- while matched up against Tim Lincecum, Zack Greinke and Weaver -- Cole is 3-0 with a 3.44 ERA.
"I've been really fortunate, getting to face two Cy Young guys and Weaver -- that's like $400 million worth of pitching," Cole said. "And guys have been scoring runs. That allows me to attack and not have to do anything crazy."
Pedro Alvarez led off the second with a homer, and on the exact same pitch -- an 85-mph two-seam fastball that stayed up -- Jordy Mercer did the same four batters later, hitting a two-run shot that gave the Pirates a 3-0 lead. The fourth run was an unfortunate one, Bourjos losing Starlin Marte's two-out fly ball to deep center field in the summer twilight, resulting in the RBI triple that gave the Pirates a four-run lead.
But Weaver still wasn't, well, Weaver.
His velocity is essentially the same last year, and the Angels' ace isn't using the seven weeks he missed with a broken left elbow as an excuse for not being in vintage form.
"Four or five starts in, now I should be where I need to be," he said. "Just some unfortunate things, and one big inning has been the tale of the last three starts. I need to learn how to limit the damage and get some outs when I need to."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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Andrew Delbanco
Photo: © Joyce Ravid
About the Author
Andrew Delbanco is the author of The Death of Satan: How Americans Have Lost the Sense of Evil, Required Reading: Why Our American Classics Matter Now, and The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope, all of which were New York Times Notable Books. The Puritan Ordeal won the Lionel Trilling Award from Columbia University. He has edited Writing New England, The Portable Abraham Lincoln, volume two of The Sermons of Ralph Waldo Emerson (with Teresa Toulouse), and, with Alan Heimert, The Puritans in America. His essays appear regularly in The New York Review of Books, The New Republic, The New York Times Book Review, Raritan, and other journals.
In 2001 Delbanco was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2003 was named New York State Scholar of the Year by the New York Council for the Humanities. He is a trustee of the National Humanities Center and the Library of America and has served as vice president of PEN American Center. Since 1995 he has been the Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University.


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Topic: Check for spam before forwarding.
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We host on our iRedMail server some domain which forward emails (though aliases) to another mail server (Exchange) in our lan. The IP address of iRedMail server is whitelisted for spam on the second server.
The problem is:
Mail alias firstname.lastname@example.com on iRedMail server is configured to forward all emails to email@example.com on another server which don't check for spam SMTP traffic incoming from iRedMail server.
A spam email (like GTUBE) sent to email@example.com is immediately forwarded to firstname.lastname@example.com without be analyzed so a lot of spam is delivered to firstname.lastname@example.com
How can I tune iRedMail to scan for spam all inbound messages before forwarding (or delivering) it?
I've tried to add "#receive_override_options = no_address_mappings" to main.cf and I got an NDR because the destination address is an alias no more translated and doesn't have a mailbox on iRedMail server for delivery.
So I've modified as follow "# -o receive_override_options=no_header_body_checks,no_unknown_recipient_checks" the line "127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd" in master.cf and now I get two emails: The first one forwarded to firstname.lastname@example.com with the "spam" mark in the subject and a copy also stored in iRedAdmin control panel (iredadmin/activities/quarantined) which cannot be released or, better, when it is released it is not delivered with this error in maillog:
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text: Main Content Senate Bill 0465 (2011) rss? friendly link printer friendly Friendly Link: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2011-SB-0465 Public Act 168 of 2012 (Effective: 6/19/2012) Find this PA in the MCL Sponsors David Hildenbrand - (primary)Judith Emmons, John Proos, Rick Jones, James Marleau, Tonya Schuitmaker (click name to see bills sponsored by that person) Categories Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; Crimes: embezzlement; Crimes: penalties; Senior citizens: other; Disabilities: other; Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of financial exploitation of vulnerable adult; revise to reflect increased penalties. Amends sec. 16i, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16i). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0459'11 Bill Documents Bill Document Formatting Information [x] The following bill formatting applies to the 2011-2012 session:- New language in an amendatory bill will be shown in BOLD AND UPPERCASE.- Language to be removed will be stricken.- Amendments made by the House will be blue with square brackets, such as: [House amended text].- Amendments made by the Senate will be red with double greater/lesser than symbols, such as: <<Senate amended text>>. (gray icons indicate that the action did not occur or that the document is not available) Documents Senate Introduced Bill Introduced bills appear as they were introduced and reflect no subsequent amendments or changes. As Passed by the Senate As Passed by the Senate is the bill, as introduced, that includes any adopted Senate amendments. As Passed by the House As Passed by the House is the bill, as received from the Senate, that includes any adopted House amendments. Senate Concurred Bill Concurred bill is the version passed in identical form by both houses of the Legislature, issued prior to availability of the Enrolled bill. Public Act Public Act is a bill that has become law. Bill Analysis House Fiscal Agency Analysis Analysis as Reported From House Committee (03-25-12)This document analyzes: SB0459, SB0455, SB0465 House Committee Summary (03-12-12)This document analyzes: SB0459, SB0455, SB0465 Senate Fiscal Analysis COMMITTEE SUMMARY (Date Completed: 9-26-11)This document analyzes: SB0455, SB0459, SB0465 FLOOR SUMMARY (Date Completed: 9-30-11)This document analyzes: SB0455, SB0459, SB0465 SUMMARY AS ENACTED (Date Completed: 8-2-13)This document analyzes: SB0455, SB0459, SB0465 History (House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE) Date JournalAction 6/15/2011SJ 54 Pg. 1479REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES 10/4/2011SJ 74 Pg. 2256REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 10/4/2011SJ 74 Pg. 2256COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT 10/4/2011SJ 74 Pg. 2256REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 11/1/2011SJ 86 Pg. 2449REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 11/1/2011SJ 86 Pg. 2449SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN 11/1/2011SJ 86 Pg. 2449PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 11/2/2011SJ 87 Pg. 2475PASSED ROLL CALL # 622 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 11/2/2011HJ 89 Pg. 2538received on 11/02/2011 11/2/2011HJ 89 Pg. 2546read a first time 11/2/2011HJ 89 Pg. 2546referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors 3/20/2012HJ 29 Pg. 434reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 3/20/2012HJ 29 Pg. 434referred to second reading 5/22/2012HJ 50 Pg. 898read a second time 5/22/2012HJ 50 Pg. 898substitute H-1 adopted 5/22/2012HJ 50 Pg. 898placed on third reading 5/29/2012HJ 53 Pg. 966read a third time 5/29/2012HJ 53 Pg. 966passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 311 Yeas 110 Nays 0 5/29/2012HJ 53 Pg. 966title amended 5/29/2012HJ 53 Pg. 966returned to Senate 5/30/2012SJ 53 Pg. 983HOUSE AMENDED TITLE 5/30/2012SJ 53 Pg. 983LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES 5/31/2012SJ 54 Pg. 1225HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN 5/31/2012SJ 54 Pg. 1225 ROLL CALL # 417 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 5/31/2012SJ 54 Pg. 1225GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT 5/31/2012SJ 54 Pg. 1225TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO 5/31/2012SJ 54 Pg. 1225ORDERED ENROLLED 6/12/2012SJ 58 Pg. 1692PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/7/2012 @ 2:51 PM 7/18/2012SJ 61 Pg. 1857APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/19/2012 @ 2:33 PM 7/18/2012SJ 61 Pg. 1857FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/19/2012 @ 2:53 PM 7/18/2012SJ 61 Pg. 1857ASSIGNED PA 0168'12 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT


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Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother has been charged with assaulting their 70-year-old father, who was discovered dead in the family home Sunday, Massachusetts authorities said.
Mark Kerrigan, 45, was arraigned today on a single charge of assault and battery on his father, Daniel Kerrigan, who was pronounced dead at a hospital after police responded to a call of an "unresponsive" man at the house.
Mark Kerrigan was ordered held on $10,000 bail after a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. He did not speak, but appeared to be weeping at one point, the Associated Press reported.
Nancy Kerrigan has not spoken publicly but was seen arriving at the family home at 2 p.m. Monday.
The hearing did not shed much light on the murky circumstances of the incident. "He and his father had a violent argument and struggle at the home, and Daniel Kerrigan either fell or collapsed on the kitchen floor," said Elizabeth Healey, an assistant Middlesex County district attorney.
Daniel Kerrigan's wife, Brenda Kerrigan, told the Boston Herald that he died of a "massive heart attack" -- a claim not confirmed by cops. The police report suggests the father and son had a heated argument and scuffle before the elder Kerrigan collapsed, the Herald reported.
According to the Herald, the five page report states the father and son were yelling and shoving each other "back and forth" until Daniel Kerrigan fell. Mark Kerrigan put his "hands around his father's neck" before the older man fell, cops said.
"He stated that he wanted to use the phone and his father would not let him. He said he struggled with his father and put his hands around his father's neck and his father fell to the floor," the arresting officer wrote.
Mark Kerrigan told officers that he believed his father was "faking it," according to the report.
Cops had to use pepper spray to subdue Mark Kerrigan -- who appeared to be intoxicated, the police report said.
The younger Kerrigan has a "lengthy" criminal record, according to prosecutors, including arrests for assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, malicious destruction and violation of a restraining order. His defense attorney, Denise Moore, said he "is extremely distraught over the death of his father and denies any responsibility."
Nancy Kerrigan was thrust into the spotlight after she was attacked in 1994 by the husband of rival figure skater Tonya Harding. Kerrigan recovered and won a silver medal at the Olympics in Norway -- while Harding stumbled. Harding was later convicted in connection with the case and banned for life by the U.S. Figure Skating Association.


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Literary Death Match LA, Ep. 19
Literary Death Match
Thursday, February 14, 2013 from 8:15 PM to 10:45 PM (PST)
Event Details
Literary Death Match makes its 2013 LA debut at Busby's East by saving you from lesser Valentine's Day obligations and delivering an awesomebomb of lovely literary and comedic talent that'll have your heart racing, and your hands ready to deliver those inedible Be Mine candies.
The night will feature four writers reading their own love/anti-love stories for seven minutes or less, judged by three all-star judges. Two finalists will be chosen to compete in the Literary Death Match finale, a vaguely-literary game that will steal your affection.
Literary Merit: TBA
Performance: TBA
Intangibles: TBA
* Teddy Wayne: award-winning author of the all-new The Love Song of Jonny Valentine and Kapitoil
* Zarina Zabrisky: performative wonderment and the author of Iron
* Melissa Chadburn: short fiction powerhouse and general mayhem maker
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga. Produced by Morgan Macgregor.
Where: Busby's East, 5364 Wilshire Boulevard, LA (map)
When: Doors at 8:15, Show at 9:15 (sharp); afterdrinks after.
Cost: $8 preorder (no fees!); $10 on the door.
Click here to tell us you're coming on Facebook!
This event is 21+.
When & Where
Busby's East
5364 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles,
Thursday, February 14, 2013 from 8:15 PM to 10:45 PM (PST)
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Literary Death Match


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My first mock draft ever and I got:
C- Joe Mauer- MIN
1B- Joey Votto- CIN
SP- Chris Carpenter- STL
3B- Chone Figgins- SEA
OF- Shane Victorino- PHI
RP- Johnathan Broxton- LAD
OF- Andrew McCutchen- PIT
SP- Wandy Rodriguez- HOU
SS-Yunel Escobar- ATL
2B- Skip Schumacker- STL
P- Bronson Arroyo- CIN
OF- Jason Kubel- MIN
RP- Brian Fuentes- LAA
UP- Jerry Hairston Jr.- SD
P- Nick Masset- CIN
C- Jorge Posada- NYY
P- Johnny Cueto- CIN
P- Justin Duchscherer- OAK
OF- Jermaine Dye- CWS
P- Jeremy Affeldt- SF
OF- Drew Stubbs- CIN
3B- Scott Rolen- CIN
C- A.J. Pierzynski- CWS
I think I did pretty good. 12 teams in draft. Thoughts?


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Sing? Act? Do both?
Creative Arts and Theatre is holding Auditions Tuesday - Thursday, September 10-12 for its 33rd Annual Madrigal Dinner!
UT students of any and all experience levels and majors are encouraged to audition for one of the oldest traditions on campus. The Madrigal Dinner fuses together a Play, Choir Concert, and Improv to create performance opportunities for a multitude of individuals.
Show up at any time between 7:30 and 10:30pm on one of the Audition nights. No headshot or resumé required.
Not sure if you should audition for Acting or Choir? Audition for both! If you are interested in auditioning but are unable to make any of the audition nights, contact Producer Matt Hill at email@example.com.
Acting Auditions are held in the Texas Union Sinclair Suite (UNB 3.128). No preparation is necessary; actors will perform cold reads.
Choir Auditions are held in the Texas Union Governors Room (UNB 3.116). Please prepare a 30-second song of any genre.


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There weren't many silver linings in the LA Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League defeat to Club Tijuana, but the play of target striker Rob Friend may bode well for the future.
In my latest piece for LAGalaxy.com, Friend talks about his strong showing against Club Tijuana. Following the match, I asked Friend about the mood in the Galaxy locker room following their 3-0 first half drubbing against Club Tijuana that ultimately ended in a 4-2 defeat and an exit in the CCL.
"We had to dig deep, we had to show some character. You are never down and especially when you are away like this, all we had to do was get two goals and we were back in the game and we would have advanced," said Friend. "I think that last goal kind of killed us but we still showed and I think that if we would have played ten more minutes in that game we could have got a result. I think Tijuana was happy that the game ended when it did because we were pressuring them and I don't think they could have handled us at the end there."


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Prince of Fatness
The latest Lips of Faith has been spotted.
And reviewed
The latest Lips of Faith has been spotted.
And reviewed
Many thanks to the beer fairy!. I split a bottle of this with my neighbor this past weekend. It was indeed resiny and delicious. I will be in New Belgium territory in a couple of weeks and am hoping I can get another bottle of it.
Gotta Flee Em All
Holy cow:
Holy cow:
In hand.
This in hand too, but just one bottle so far.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
I had a hibiscus beer from Dieu Du Ciel just last month. Was not bad. Also coming is Transatlantic Kriek.
Sounds amazing. Looking forward to this one.
Will Crew for Beer
Holy cow:
Rule number one of a gunfight, bring a gun. Rule number two of a gunfight, bring friends with guns.
Picked one up today.
Ah, timing. My buddy just called from SC. Lots of it in the store where he is. I have several bottles coming my way.
Which means I should break out the bottle that the beer fairy sent to me.
I'll be making another New Belgium run in November. I wonder what they'll have. I see at least a 12 pack of 1554 in my future. This is the store where I get the stuff. Is it heaven or what?
I'll be making another New Belgium run in November. I wonder what they'll have. I see at least a 12 pack of 1554 in my future. This is the store where I get the stuff. Is it heaven or what?
In the very near future I get to go here and stock up some New Belgium. I'll get some Snow Day for sure. Not sure if there will be any new LoF offerings.
This from the Middle TN rep, just yesterday:
Hope all is well and thanks for reaching out, always good to hear from you! Anyways, as for the question below, not 100% sure yet. I am thinking very soon on the Cascara Quad and the Heavenly Feijoa, beginning of February. As for the Transatlantique Kriek, late February to early March. Sorry I am not 100% but allocations have not be released by our production department at the brewery, meaning the styles may not of been brewed yet. I will keep you in the loop as I know more. Enjoy the upcoming week and until the next time enjoy some tasting notes on the styles:
Cascara Quad, 2013:
v Style Expectation:
o Belgian Strong Dark Ale (Quadruple)
v Stats:
o ABV=10%; IBU=22
v Special Processes:
o Addition of Cascara (tea)
o Spiced with Date Sugar
v Aroma Description:
o Ripe figs, raisins, plums, black cherries, toffee, chocolate, pipe tobacco, leather bound books.
v Taste Description:
o Sweet and rich, huge complex overall taste.
Heavenly Feijoa Tripel with Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!, 2013:
o Hybrid between an American Fruit Beer and a Belgian Tripel
o ABV=9%; IBU= minimal
o Addition of Feijoa and Hibiscus
v Brand Story:
v Montreal's Dieu du Ciel! loves brewing with hibiscus flowers, and our brewmaster loves strange and worldly fruit. Together it's a heavenly Tripel with hibiscus and feijoa. The aroma is luscious and tropical from the feijoa fruit, Belgian yeast and Nelson Sauvin hops. The taste follows accordingly with sweet-fruit, mild spicy tones and a sharp bite. Hibiscus adds a cranberry tartness and an ambrosial quality to the golden color. The Dieu du Ciel! Collaboration is a wonderfully strong Tripel that will get you reaching for the sky. Oh my God! It's not only a reaction for drinking one of Dieu du Ciel's beers, but a figurative translation of the Montreal brewery's name. Just ask our Brewmaster, he's in heaven when drinking this collaborative Tripel with hibiscus and feijoa fruit.
Transatlantique Kriek, 2013:
o Blended Kriek Lambic
o ABV=8%; IBU=8
o Blended at a ratio of 45% lambic to 55% strong golden ale
o Fruited with Morello Cherries
o Wise cherries with the musty linger of oaken barrels.
o Real cherry taste up front and a nice complex sourness
o In a never-ending quest to create new beers and defy category, New Belgium Brewing and Brewerij Boon of Belgium have partnered once again to create Transatlantique Kriek- a spontaneously fermented limbic ale made with Polish cherries. This authentic kriek beer began life in the oaken vessels at Frank Boon's brewery in the Lembeek region of Belgium. After more than two years aging, Boon's offering shipped across the Atlantic and found its way to the intuitive palate of New Belgium's Brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert. After much sampling and internal consultation, Peter and his brew staff created a full-bodied golden ale to round out the light-bodied kriek. The cherry nose gives way to a pleasingly sour flash across the palate that rolls gently into a slightly sweet finish. Crisp, effervescent carbonation keeps the mouthfeel bright and delightfully tingly.
I am thinking very soon on the Cascara Quad and the Heavenly Feijoa, beginning of February.
That blows. I will be in NB distribution territory prior to then.
Yeah, too bad you don't know anybody in a LoF distribution area who ships to NJ...
Too bad indeed.
No luck with those new LoF beers. Too early. Alas.
I want to try the Springboard.
Springboard is now in a box.
And: Coconut Curry Hefe
And: Yuzu
And: something
And: Pluot


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An online auction surrounding this weekend's Kirk Urso Memorial Night features high-value items such as unique experiences and autographed memorabilia with all proceeds going to the Memorial Fund. Kirk Urso Memorial Fund merchandise will be heavily featured throughout the match for fans to purchase, including Urso wristbands and #15 pins with the proceeds benefiting the Kirk Urso Memorial Fund. In addition to those items, any jersey that is personalized with Urso's name and number will have a portion of the proceeds from the personalization going to the Kirk Urso Memorial Fund.
Urso was originally selected by the Crew in the first round (No. 10 overall) in the 2012 Supplemental Draft, and appeared in six games (five starts) with one assist before being sidelined by injury. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he made four consecutive NCAA Men's College Cup Final Four appearances and captained the team to the 2011 NCAA National Championship. Urso unexpectedly passed away at the age of 22 from a congenital heart defect on August 5, 2012. He was admired for his unwavering work ethic and steadfast character both on and off the field. In 2013, Crew defender Eric Gehrig was honored with the Kirk Urso Heart Award.
Urso made one career appearance against Toronto FC, a road visit in his third-ever appearance on March 31, 2012. The midfielder went 90 minutes as the Crew defeated the Reds, 1-0, in front of 18,944 fans at BMO Field. The win, at the time, kept the Crew's perfect run at the Toronto venue and it was the Crew's first road victory of 2012.
In its first year, the Crew Soccer Foundation's Kirk Urso Memorial Fund raised $100,000 to develop and support youth heart health research and programming. The funds raised are a core focus of the foundation and a way to honor the late Urso. This accomplishment set a record for funds raised for a single Foundation initiative within in a calendar year and delivered on a pledge made the day the Urso Fund was created two months after his passing in October of 2012.


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Djokovic hurt by falling barrier in Perth
World No.1 Novak Djokovic escaped serious injury despite copping the brunt of a falling barrier while signing autographs at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Monday.
Djokovic was mixing with fans after defeating Italian Andreas Seppi 6-3 6-4 when drama struck at the new $550 million Perth Arena.
With numerous people squeezed up and leaning over in their bid to get Djokovic's autograph, the hoarding holding them back toppled over and collected the Serbian's legs in the process.
Djokovic crouched on the ground in pain after the incident before limping back to the players' lounge to receive treatment.
However, the 25-year-old was give the all-clear by medical staff, and was in good spirits when he teamed with Ana Ivanovic in Serbia's 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 mixed-doubles loss to Italy.
Serbia still won the tie 2-1 after singles wins to both Djokovic and Ivanovic.
"It was a bit of a shock and I am glad that the children involved are OK. I am fine," Djokovic said of the injury scare.
The incident capped a turbulent 24 hours for Djokovic, who only arrived in Perth on Sunday evening after winning an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.
The lengthy flight over and the four-hour time difference didn't seem to faze Djokovic, who always looked on control against Seppi.
"I arrived quite late last night and didn't get a lot of sleep," Djokovic told the crowd shortly before he got hit by the toppling barrier.
"I felt like I was dream walking this morning.
"But as the match went on, I was managing to get my rhythm."
Earlier in the day, Ivanovic was in dominant touch in her 6-0 6-4 win over Francesca Schiavone.
With the temperature in Perth nudging past 40C during Djokovic's match, the arena's roof was closed during the men's singles rubber.
But the women weren't as lucky, with Ivanovic and Schiavone forced to slug it out in 36C heat during their contest.
Ivanovic thrived under the hot conditions, breaking Schiavone three times in the opening set and unleashing a flurry of winners in the 70-minute contest.
"That's the style of game I always had and I always was an aggressive player," Ivanovic said.
"I try to dominate and step in and take risks sometimes.
"It doesn't always go your way, but that's the way I have to play and it worked well for me today and it gives me confidence.
"I got a little bit of momentum going.
"I felt like I played well so I got a few fist pumps going."
Meanwhile, world No.112 Tatjana Malek has been locked in as a replacement for Germany's Andrea Petkovic, who was forced to pull out of the mixed teams' event with a knee injury.
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I continue to have problems with running uTorrent and having the TrueVector service crash at some point.
It is very sporadic and may run for hours or even days just fine, only to crash quickly, usually shortly after I lock my screen and leave for a while.
This has been going on for over a year and a half. I am about ready to end a decade long relationship with ZoneAlarm over it!
I have tried reinstalling ZoneAlarm from scratch, with the clean option, and every other thing I could imagine.
This is really annoying!
Has anyone ever figured out a fix for this?
Operating System:Windows XP Pro
Software Version:7.0
Product Name:ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite


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Town Square
Band Practice early in the morning
Original post made by neighbor, Waverly Park, on Sep 25, 2007
a resident of Jackson Park
on Sep 26, 2007 at 6:49 am
Curious Observer is a registered user.
Did you check the city's noise ordinance?
a resident of Waverly Park
on Sep 26, 2007 at 1:50 pm
From the Mountain View Police website:
"Noisy Neighbors
At present, Mountain View has no city ordinance prohibiting loud noise. The California Penal Code gives limited authority to enforce "disturbing the peace."
It just does not seem right that we don't have a noise ordinance in this city. Everyone should be entitled to enjoy peace and quiet at home.
a resident of Monta Loma
on Sep 27, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Music and band are important parts of a good education. There is clear evidence that students who are involved in music do better in many other subject, especially math.
Marching bands are also great exercise - ask anyone who's tried to walk and play an instrument at the same time. In our culture of obesity, TV and video games, it should be a relief to know kids are outside, breathing fresh air, and getting some exercise.
Furthermore, there are probably lots of kids who'd love to skip the early morning rehearsals for an extra hour of sleeping in, but because of the way school schedules are set up, it is not possible to fit in all of the teach-to-the-test basic requirements high schoolers need to know in order to pass the state's graduation exam between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. With their early morning band practice, students are learning responsibility, dedication, and discipline, things that are critical for success in college and in life in general. After school practice, in addition to early morning practice, is not uncommon for bands and drill teams as well - these kids work hard (plus they have to keep up grades and possibly earn money to pay for band trips, competitions, camps, uniforms and music lessons).
You can take pride in the fact that your local school district has recognized the importance of musical instruction and has not cut it completely out of the budget. Don't worry; the marching season usually ends with the Fall semester (and often before early December) - so your morning concert will be over before you know it.
If you want to see what the kids are warming up for, consider heading out to Cupertino the second Saturday in October and check out the Tournament of Bands. You'll see on their faces and in their attitudes (and those of their parents) why they are spending so much early morning time working out when they could be relaxing in a nice warm bed like some of their peers.
And if you want to see one of the main reasons why they need to practice outside, check out a varsity football game and watch them strut their stuff on the football field: marching in formation, dancing, sometimes singing, and providing important musical motivation for fans, players and dance squads.
a resident of Waverly Park
on Sep 27, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Fine, I will get my old violin and march around my yard at 2am. As a former member of a student orchestra, I am a big supporter of music in education. However, there is a time and a place for everything. 7am is a time when families are waking up and having breakfast together. It should be a time of peace and quiet. Right now, the ambiance is like an army base.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Sep 28, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Two questions:
1. How long have band practices been going on at 7am?
2. How long has your family been living next to MVHS?
a resident of Monta Loma
on Sep 28, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Dusting off the violin and marching around your yard at 2 a.m. might make you feel better, but it probably won't have any effect whatsoever on the band, the drum major, the music teacher or the principal. You might have to find their yards :-) Besides, 2 a.m. violin practice will likely annoy your neighbors who are already dealing with other early morning musicians, and they just might retaliate in similar manner against you (but then, that could be a community bonding experience, couldn't it - the Waverly Park Midnight Orchestra.
Seriously, this sounds like it's a big concern for you. Perhaps you could find out if any of your neighbors feel the same way, and you can politely take your grievances to the band director and the principal. Perhaps they could work out a compromise to start outdoor marching rehearsals 30 minutes later, or indoors, or perhaps they could give you an explanation as to why they have to practice when, where and how they do.
Alternatively, you could always take your violin with you to the band rehearsals and march around the football field playing during their rehearsal time and give those music students "a taste of their own medicine" and see how that works out for you in resolving the differences.
a resident of Waverly Park
on Oct 11, 2007 at 10:48 am
I guess this should serve as a cautionary tale to prospective home buyers--if stuff like this bothers you, make sure you check out the entire neighborhood (for a couple of miles around) before you buy your house. If you live near a school, you will get school noise and parking issues. I also hear the MVHS marching band and 7, and I hear the St. Francis football games & band in the evenings, and soccer and tennis in Cooper Park. There is neighborhood noise all day long. I'm fine with it--it's people doing healthy, constructive things and I think these activities highlight what a great neighborhood and community I live in. The gas-powered leaf blowers in neighboring yards at 2 in the afternoon bother me a lot more than the marching band for a few months a year.
a resident of North Bayshore
on Sep 25, 2017 at 12:22 pm
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