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Holes should not be drilled in your apartment without our prior written consent, nor should any nails, hooks, or screws be used on any floors, doors, windows, tub, shower, appliances, or fixtures in the apartment.
Nothing should be fastened to the floors, doors, windows, walls, appliances, or fixtures in the apartment, the exterior walls, or porches of the buildings.
Please refrain from hanging signs, advertisements, or notices on the outside or inside of any apartment or building.
Locks on the doors leading to the apartment should not be altered without our consent. We must have a key to every lock at all times, and every lock must be compatible with the master key system for the building.
Patio furniture as well at living plants are allowed on your patio/balcony.
Please do not use the balcony, patio, or terrace of your apartment to store personal property.
Additionally, no towels, rags, rugs, laundry, or other items should be hung from any balcony or terrace, nor should anything be thrown or dropped from the windows, balcony or terrace.
REMINDER: In Montgomery County, there is no grilling allowed on balconies or patios. Also, you are not permitted to store grills or propane tanks.
Common areas, sidewalks, entrances, lobbies, hallways, elevators, or stairways of the community should not be used for any purpose other than entry and exit. Please do not place or store furniture, equipment, or personal articles in any common areas for any period of time. We may remove any such items at any time, at your expense, including any storage costs.
- Use cold water for your laundry and run full loads only.
- Vacuum the coils of your refrigerator at least every three months. Dirt build-up causes the refrigerator to work harder.
- Use kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans sparingly. They can change the temperature in your home two degrees for every fifteen minutes of continuous use.
- Please call the office to report screens with holes, dripping faucets, running toilets, etc. We are happy to help you save energy costs.
- Check out the Pepco website for additional energy savings ideas. www.pepco.com
An alternate site for energy savings information is www.alleghenypower.com. Look under the tab on Education and Safety.
- Combined, both sites list over 150 energy saving ideas. There is more information on filter changes, lighting placements, refrigerator and water temperatures, cooking tips, etc.
- Microwave cooking uses about half the energy of your oven.
- Turn off your computer, fax machine, and printer, and unplug other appliances when you are gone during the day and when you are asleep.
- Use compact fluorescent light bulbs everywhere possible. The upfront cost outweighs the eventual energy cost. They are also better for the environment.
- Run your dishwasher with full loads only. Use minimal water to rinse off dishes before placing in dishwasher.
Energy Saving Tips: Summertime
- Check your windows to be certain they are closed tightly when you are using the air conditioner.
- Close your blinds if you receive direct sun during the day.
- Use a fan to circulate cool air. You can then lower your A/C temperature a few degrees.
- Raise your air conditioner temperature five to ten degrees when you leave for work and when you go to sleep. (Turning the unit off completely requires much more energy to return to your desired temperature.)
All equipment located in your apartment or community should be used in a reasonable and careful manner. Equipment includes such things as toilets, sinks, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, building access system, elevators, appliances, or other facilities. If you or your family, guests, or visitors use any equipment in a manner that causes damage to the equipment, you could be held responsible for the costs of repairing or replacing it.
If your community has a pool, you must pay any required fees prior to usage. For your safety, please obey all pool rules and regulations.
Games, sports, and other recreational activities are permitted only in designated areas. All rules and regulations must be obeyed including the days and hours that recreational facilities may be used.
We may at any time discontinue any recreational services or close down facilities either temporarily or permanently.
Granite Countertop Proper Care
Most apartment homes at Tamarron Apartments feature granite countertops in the kitchen and bathroom(s). Please read the following tips to ensure proper care:
*Wipe up any spills IMMEDIATELY.
*Do not store bottles of cooking oil directly on the granite countertop. Do not store rusty pots, pans, or cans on your countertops as the rust can stain the granite.
*Clean your countertop daily with a soft cloth and a neutral, non-abrasive cleanser for best results. Mild dish soap and water work best.
*Avoid using household cleaners such as, Windex, Lysol Disinfectant and 409.
*Avoid products that contain lemon, vinegar, or other acids on granite. They are susceptible to acid etching.
*Cutting foods directly on your countertops is not recommended.
Following these simple tips will keep your granite countertops clean & beautiful!
Items which weigh more than we determine is reasonable for the floor loading of the apartment are not permitted. You must check with us before bringing heavy items (i.e., waterbeds, safes, etc.) into the apartment.
In the event of a lock-out, residents should call the main Tamarron office number.
*There is a $35 charge if it is after business hours.
Please keep in mind we may remove any vehicle at the owner's expense if it appears abandoned, inoperable, does not display an inspection sticker and/or license plates, or the inspection and/or registration is expired.
We apologize, but due to local water restrictions and hazardous substance ordinances, we cannot allow residents or their guests to work on their vehicles in the community parking areas. Vehicles may be washed only in designated areas. If there is no designated area, then washing vehicles is not allowed.
All residents, their family, and guests should conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb their neighbors or community staff. Noise, odors, or any other actions that cause a disturbance are not permitted. Please do not interfere with the rights, comforts, or convenience of other residents or community staff.
Remember you are responsible for the conduct of your family, friends, guests, and anyone you invite into the community.
We will make reasonable efforts to stop neighbors from disturbing your peace, but we cannot be responsible for controlling their actions. If you are seriously disturbed by activities at your neighbor's apartment, please call the police.
Cats & dogs are welcome at your community. A Pet Agreement is required for all pets and additional fees apply. Any violation of pet rules and regulations can result in charges to your account, loss of pet privileges, or eviction. See restrictions below.
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Two maximum.
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Pets may be restricted to certain buildings and/or floor levels within the community.
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Service animals or other assistance animals for disabled residents will always be permitted with verification that the resident qualifies as disabled and requires the animal in order to have equal opportunity to use and enjoy the apartment and community. A Pet Addendum will be required; however, all fees, deposits, and renters' insurance requirements specific to the animal will be waived. Rules and regulations will apply to the animal.
The following dog breeds are not allowed (no full or mix of any of the following):
- Akita
- Alaskan Malamute
- American Bulldog
- Chow
- Dalmatian
- Doberman
- Dogo Argentino
- German Shepherd
- Husky
- Presa Canario
- Rottweiler
- Staffordshire Terrier/Pit Bull
- Wolf
or any other breed prohibited by management for life/safety reasons. We may change the restricted breed list after thirty (30) days notice; however, if such change means that your dog will no longer be allowed, then your dog will nonetheless be permitted (grandfathered) until the expiration of your then-current lease term. No "visiting" pets are allowed.
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- Pets must be licensed and immunized in accordance with applicable regulations.
- Dogs are not allowed outside the apartment unless on a leash (in accordance with local leash laws) and under your control or under the control of your designated responsible person.
- Cats must be indoors only. Only domestic breeds are allowed.
- Pets must not be left alone, at any time, outside the apartment. Animal control will be called to remove any pets left unattended within the community.
- Dogs may not be tied to any fixed object (such as a tree) anywhere in the community. You may not keep your pet on the balconies or patios unleashed or unattended at any time.
- No pets are allowed in the swimming pool areas, other apartments, laundry rooms, offices, clubrooms, or other recreational facilities, except as required by applicable laws related to service animals or other assistance animals.
- Dogs and cats must be housebroken. Dogs and cats must be spayed or neutered, and no pet offspring are allowed.
- Pets must be walked and curbed only in designated areas. You are responsible for immediate clean-up of pet waste. Pet waste is to be disposed of properly in plastic bags and placed in the dumpsters or other designated dog stations.
- You will not allow any pet to become a nuisance or danger to other residents, which includes, but is not limited to, biting, excessive barking, or whining.
- Upon maintenance requests, dogs must be restricted to an area not affected by the service request.
- You are responsible for any extermination fees incurred as a result of keeping a pet in the apartment.
We may change any of the above Pet Rules and Regulations after thirty (30) days' notice.
Recycling bins are located at each dumpster enclosure. We provide bins for residents to use in their apartments to aid in sorting.
If you choose to bag your recycling items please ensure you use clear bags or it cannot be recycled and will delay the pickup.
The following items should be recycled:
Glass jars and bottles
Unbroken green, brown and clear glass jars and bottles only. No other kinds of glass. No lids. Rinse and leave labels on.
Yard Trimmings
If you can't grasscycle, compost or mulch, then bag or can yard trimmings. Brush can be bundled. Always label containers of yard trimmings.
Call (240) 777-6410 for yard trim labels. No plastic bags for yard trimmings!
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Rinse. Discard caps. No other plastic. No plastic without narrow necks. Remember, always check for the neck!
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Aluminum and bi-metal (steel/tin) food and beverage cans and aluminum foil products. Rinse cans and wipe foil. Attached lids are okay. Don't crush cans. No other types of metals.
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Newspapers, cereal boxes, office paper, unwanted mail, and all other clean dry paper, etc. Place in blue wheeled cart or in paper grocery bags or bundle with twine and place next to or on top of recycling bin. No plastic bags.
Call (240) 777-6400 or visit the website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recycling for more information. Help us meet Montgomery County's 50% recycling goal.
Recycle the following Items at The Montgomery County Transfer Station:
Scrap Metals - Washers, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwashers, sinks, stoves, freezers, furnaces, hot water heaters, trash compactors, iron furniture, doors, cabinets, humidifiers/dehumidifiers, bikes, swing sets, aluminum lawn chairs, shower stalls, and disassembled metal sheds.
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Textiles - Clothing, drapes, towels, shoes, sheets, handbags, and cloth measuring at least 15 inches x 15 inches.
Antifreeze - Antifreeze drained from your car, truck, RV or boat. (Five-gallon limit.)
Motor Oil - Used motor oil from cars, trucks, boats, lawn mowers, RVs, or motorcycles. (Five-gallon limit.)
Batteries (Automotive/Lead Acid) - Lead acid from cars, trucks, and RVs.
Construction Materials - Doors, fencing/lumber, sheds, drywall, flooring, carpeting, kitchen cabinets, hardware, toilets, bathtubs, cinder blocks, and sinks.
Computers - Old or unwanted processing units, hard drives, monitors, keyboards, printers and copiers, wires and power cords, scanner, software, etc.
Please do not bring anything into your apartment or the community that increases the risk of fire. Things that could cause an increased risk of fire include flammable oils, fluids, propane, benzene, gasoline, kerosene, or other hazardous materials.
Please refrain from cooking or barbecuing on a porch, patio, balcony, or within 15 feet of any building, except as expressly permitted by your community.
Satellite dishes one meter or less in size are permitted upon your signing a Lease Addendum – Satellite Antenna and Dishes.
Home Properties has contracted a company for snow and ice removal operations. Please adhere to the following guidelines related to snow removal:
- All communications regarding snow removal operations should be directed to our Leasing Office (e.g., if plowing or sidewalk clearing has not occurred in your section of the community). If the office is closed due to inclement weather, please leave a voicemail message, as they are monitored and responded to! The Contractor has been instructed to only communicate with Community Managers.
- The Contractor will begin snow removal operations after two (2) inches of snow has accumulated on paved surfaces or at the discretion of the community.
- Parking spaces will be truck bladed to the extent that parked vehicles permit (at least three unoccupied parking spaces in a row) during the original plowing service. Roadways will be plowed curb to curb, or as close to the curb, as the roadway allows.
- The snowplow operators will attempt to push the snow off the roadway in smooth, continuous passes with the blades angled toward the road to not create large drifts of snow in front of parked cars; however, the Contractor is not responsible for removing snow from behind/around cars after the snow removal service. This will inevitably occur each time the truck plows snow from the street, but the Contractor has been cautioned to avoid this as much as possible.
- After the snow has been removed, the Contractor will use rock salt on the drivelanes and parking areas and ice melt for the sidewalks.
- Snow should never be shoveled onto streets, sidewalks, or other parking spaces. The Contractor is not responsible for the removal of snow piled by residents in these areas. When shoveling or blowing snow, please place it onto grass-covered common areas. Visit the Leasing Office to borrow a spare shovel if needed.
- If you are essential personnel or are required to be available for work, please make private arrangements or park on a public or adjacent street.
- Snow removal and ice melt will not be applied to your patio area during winter months by the Contractor of the community. Under the provisions of your lease, it is your responsibility to keep your apartment in a clean, orderly, and safe condition. This includes the patio area. Failure to do so will be at your own risk.
All trash should be placed in plastic bags and disposed of in the appropriate waste containers. Bulk items should never be disposed of outside of waste enclosures or left on community grounds. Please do not place any trash in halls, stairways, balconies, or laundry rooms.


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Panotools::Matrix - Miscellaneous math for panoramic images
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I knew from the very first time I met Renee and Chris we were going to get along well. Renee has such a great sense of personal style and I knew it was going to be such a treat for me to shoot their wedding. I had never shot at Vista West Ranch before, and I must say, I was very excited! The venue was beautiful and rustic, and perfect for their vintage-themed wedding. Their son was the their honored guest of the day. He was unbelievably cute walking down the aisle as their ring bearer! Thank you Renee and Chris for letting us document your big day.
I've decided I'm stealing these chairs from Renee. 🙂
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Consequences of the Mean Value Theorem
So now that we have the mean value theorem what can we do with it? First off, we can tell something that seems intuitively obvious. We know that a constant function has the constant zero function as its derivative. It turns out that these are the only functions with zero derivative.
To see this, let be a differentiable function on so that for all . Let and be any points between and with . Then restricts to a continuous function on the interval which is differentiable on the interior . The differentiable mean value theorem then applies, and it tells us that there is some with . But by assumption this derivative is zero, and so . Since the points were arbitrary, takes the same value at each point in .
What about a function for which on some interval ? Looking at the graph it seems that the slope of all the tangent lines should be positive, and so the function should be increasing. Indeed this is the case.
Specifically we have to show that if for two points in then . Again we look at the restriction of to a continuous function on which is differentiable on . Then the mean value theorem tells us that there is some with . By assumption this quantity is positive, as is , and so . Similarly we can show that if on an interval then the function is decreasing there.
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One consequence that's made it to popular media is the following:
For each great circle on the earth's surface, there is some pair of antipodal points sharing the same temperature.
For this to work, we need to assume that temperatures vary smoothly across the earth's surface. However, once we do have that, pick some point and consider the function on the half circle from that point, in some direction, to its antipode that sends each point x to the difference between the temperature at x and the temperature at the antipode of x. Unless the temperature of the start and end points are equal, in which case we are done, we will have some smooth function on an interval, which starts and ends with different signs. Hence, at some point in the middle, this function will be zero; which means that that point and its antipode have the same temperature.
Comment by Mikael Vejdemo Johansson | January 27, 2008 |
It looks like the MVT Mikael is talking about is the one by Bolzano, saying that a continuous function on a real interval hits all its intermediate values, so differentiability is not essential in his example, continuity is quite enough. The same is true for the temperature + pressure on a sphere, no differentiability is needed.
As for the relation between the MVT of this section (i.e. for the derivative) and its relation to the fact that the functions with positive derivatives increase, this relation is rather misleading in my opinion. The proof John gives in this post uses the "pure existence" MVT to demonsrate the fact that is much more computational in nature and can be proved more directly. I will present several direct proofs together with an analysis of the underlying assumptions later. You can also see the article by Mark Bridger at http://www.math.neu.edu/~bridger/LBC/lbcswp.pdf for a mild-mannered discussion of some related ideas.
Comment by Michael Livshits | January 28, 2008 |
Well, John, just let me know if you want no more remarks from me and I will stop making them. I just thought that they might be of interest to the intended audience of your blog. Maybe I was wrong. I apologize for any offences that I have committed. I didn't intend to compete with you.
Comment by Michael Livshits | January 28, 2008 |
[…] One of the consequences of the mean value theorem we worked out was that two differentiable functions and on an interval differ by a constant if […]
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I'm not saying that your approach is incorrect, I'm saying that in your approach there are too many explanations of simple things in terms of complicated things. We have a somewhat different perspectives, and they are complimentary rather than competitive. Your approach is geared towards mathematical abstractions and "generality", while I care more about the computational aspect of the subject and simplicity. I don't claim that mine is better, it depends on what you want to do with it.
In the introduction to his recent book "Lectures on PDE" V.I. Arnold says: "Instead of the usual in mathematical books principle of the most generality the author tried to follow the principle of the least generality according to which every idea has to be first clearly understood in the simplest situation and only then the developed method can be generalized to the more complicated situations. Although the more general fact usually can be proven simpler than
its numerous special cases, the content of a mathematical theory for a student is no more than a collection of the examples that he understood clearly and completely."
It looks like a reasonable approach, especially if you want to explain some mathematical ideas to non-specialists. I'm sorry if I'm pushing this idea a bit too vigorously, but I'm not your boss, and you don't have to follow my suggestions. I also think that people who read your blog may be interested in different views and opinions.
Comment by Michael Livshits | January 28, 2008 |
When I said that using MVT to prove that a function with positive derivative is increasing is misleading, I meant that there are more direct proofs that don't use MVT. In fact it is a common fallacy that MVT is necessary here. It is common because too many people know only one proof and think that it is the only one there is.
Comment by Michael Livshits | January 28, 2008 |
In case anyone is interested, my proof of the mean value theorem can be found at:
Also check out my calculus book at:
Chapter 4 contains my two finite difference formulas that provide the connection between finite differences and derivatives for the first time since Isaac Newton.
Comment by John Gabriel | February 15, 2008 |
[…] off, the derivative of is , which is always positive for positive . Thus it's always strictly increasing. That is, if then . So no two distinct numbers ever have the same natural logarithm, and the […]
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[…] the derivative is itself differentiable, then the differential mean-value theorem tells us that since is nondecreasing. This leads us back to the second derivative test to distinguish […]
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[…] the derivative of is again, and takes only positive values. And so we know that is everywhere increasing. What does this mean? Well, if then , and so . On the other hand if […]
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The CD reissue of the two volumes titled The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson straighten out his three Blue Note sessions of 1953-55 and add alternate takes. This particular CD concentrates exclusively on the trombonist's 1953 sextet date with the great trumpeter Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath (who doubles on tenor and baritone), pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Kenny Clarke. The six titles (plus three alternates) are highlighted by "It Could Happen to You," "Turnpike" and a classic rendition of "Get Happy." Although Johnson has a couple of features, Clifford Brown largely steals the show. This CD is well worth getting by listeners who do not have the music on Brownie's own Complete Blue Note set. ~ Scott Yanow


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Project: 0081(93)157 PCN 026X Codington County
Location: U.S. 81 - 3rd Ave. to 14th Ave. in Watertown
Improvement Type: Urban Reconstruction, PCCP Surfacing, Storm Sewer, C&G & Roadway Lighting
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Public Information Meeting - March 13, 2012
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"ARCTIC" DR. MINDBENDER is the G.I. Joe Collectors' Club FREE 3 3/4" Membership Incentive Figure for 2015! This FREE figure will be sent to any G.I. Joe Club member that selects the 3 3/4-inch figure option and whose membership is active by March 16, 2015. This exclusive figure features a NEW head sculpt, arctic fur coat, along with classic file card and accessories, including: Cobra logo stand, Electroshock Staff with connection hose and backpack, pistol, and laptop computer.
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It was cold on the beach. Five a.m. or so, waiting to set nets, fishing with the Havens crew in Amagansett. I was almost 15 and had left the boarding school I attended in ninth grade a bit before the end of the school year (long story). I moved to my parents' summer house in East Hampton, where Doug Kuntz, an on-again, off-again boyfriend of my older sister's who was in need of a place to live, was installed to keep an eye on me. He was my ticket to fishing with the Havens family, haulseiners for generations.
Haulseining was taught to white settlers by the local Indians and remained much the same over the centuries, with the exception of four-wheel-drive trucks with winches replacing hauling the nets by hand, and rowboats being retired in favor of 20-foot motorized dories towed to the beach and launched through the surf.
Our dory would launch just before dawn, when the truck towing it would back quickly and violently into the ocean and come to a sudden stop, letting momentum pull the boat free. While the truck pulled out of the water as fast as possible, sometimes with the help of a tow line already set in place and wrapped around a winch of another truck, the dory would power through the beach break, wader-clad fishermen preparing to drop nets after clearing the waves.
They'd head toward the horizon paying out net, the end of which was still tied to a truck, setting it in a deep arc before returning through the waves far up the beach. Crews manned each end of the net; one would work the large spinning steel winch that towed the net to shore while a second neatly coiled the rope. As the net at last began to pull clear of the ocean we'd run shots of line to the water's edge and tie it around the net while the other end was wrapped around the winch to continue the haul.
It could take two hours: shot after shot of rope tied on, untied, then rushed back to the water as the trucks periodically moved toward each other, leaving a trail of netting above the surf line as the arc in the ocean tightened around the catch.
By the time the trucks were shouting distance apart, the tension would be an almost physical presence on the beach. Fish would have been cleaned from the net as it was retrieved, but that set's success or failure was dictated by what was in the bag, a giant sock of netting at the center of the arc that held captive the fish that had hit the net and turned to run offshore. A full net could mean an early day and a run to Stuart's market to deliver the catch. More likely, though, the process would be repeated at least once. But expectations were always high for that first set; the wisdom of haulseiners for generations said the best time to get your nets in was as the sun just came over the eastern horizon.
We woke up at 3:30 or 4 a.m. to fish. We'd sit in the dark living room of my house, Doug would smoke cigarettes, and we'd try to wake up enough for the drive to Amagansett in his drafty ex-Postal Service Jeep. Once at the Havens home we'd hop in the crew trucks for the drive to the Napeague strip.
It was sleepy, cold, noisy, chaotic movement before dawn, before the rest of the Hamptons bothered to get out of bed, with the roads empty except for our small convoy of trucks heading east before turning onto the two-track through the dunes leading to the ocean and our first set spot. Everything had an odd edge to it: the air, the lights on the dune grass, the cigarette smoke in the truck cab, the sound of the trailer humming behind. I'm not convinced anyone but the men in the dory fully came awake before we started to see fish on the beach, but attempts were made in those few slow, precious moments of calm while the boat made its long trip out and back.
Men would smoke, stand on the cold beach and talk about the day's prospects, and toss causal, affectionate insults at one another. They'd tell me to be careful of bluefish, that one had leapt off the beach and latched on to Nicky's upper arm once, that they're dangerous fish, aren't they? Yes, yes, bub.
I never knew if they were trying to scare the city kid, but when I was finally insulted by one of the crew (I won't be specific, but it had to do with my potential ability and supposed propensity for bed insects), I felt in some small part (very, very small part) a member of the crew, at least for a time. Never fully, of course, that would have been impossible for a number of reasons: I was young, I was obnoxious, I was born in the wrong state.
But I didn't care; the fact that I was there getting yelled at was what mattered. These were, after all, Real Men. Real Men who did Real Work, who smoked, who drank, who fought, who feared nothing I could think of. They were larger than life and stronger than gods and they let me fish with them in the spring of 1978.


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On this day — statements by a key Tea Party figure about Hispanic legislators and immigration reform color the Senate's renewed effort to pass sanctuary cities legislation; a lawsuit has been filed against Texas over the new controversial sonogram bill; Texas Lyceum will release their first set of poll results later today; and the declared GOP hopefuls for the Presidency debated last night.
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***Sanctuary Cities Returns
The Houston Chronicle's Patti Hart reports that the long Senate hearing over the sanctuary cities bill was colored by a Tea Party leader's speech, which blamed the Legislature's inability to pass controversial legislation cracking down on immigration on Hispanic lawmakers.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation on Monday approved a bill that would ban cities from prohibiting police officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a person they detain. Gov. Rick Perry last week added the proposal to the legislature's special session agenda. A similar bill failed during the regular legislative session.
The issue drew an overflow crowd of advocates and opponents of the measure, with both sides staging rallies in anticipation of the hearing. In a weekend rally in favor of the legislation, a leading proponent blamed the Legislature's inaction on the issue on the number of Hispanics who serve in the Legislature.
"If you want to know why we can't pass legislation in Texas it's because we have 37, no 36 Hispanics in the Legislature. So, that's part of our problem and we need to change those numbers," said Rebecca Forest, a co-founder of Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas. "We need to do something about that in fact."
Her statement was quickly condemned by the Republican leadership, with Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus all issuing statements. Democrats used her statement as an opportunity to highlight what they described as the racial motivation that's driving passage of this legislation.
"While Ms. Forest's comments are incredibly offensive, it's about time a Republican was finally upfront about their Party's hateful attitude toward Hispanics," said Anthony Gutierrez, spokesman for the Texas Democratic Party.
George Rodriguez, president of the San Antonio Tea Party, said he attended the rally, heard Forest's comments and "corrected" her at the podium.
"That was an unfortunate choice of words," Rodriguez said Monday. "I completely disagree with that. The problem is not that we have too many Hispanic legislators. The problem is that we have Hispanic liberal legislators. What we need to do is find conservative Hispanics to run for office so we can have conservative Hispanics that can vote on these issues."
***Senator "Insulted" By Testimony en Español
Sen. Chris Harris, R-Arlington, caused a stir during the Senate hearing on the sanctuary cities ban by telling a witness he was "insulted" by the witness' decision to testify in Spanish.
Below the fold — a cartoon by Nick Anderson; a lawsuit over the sonogram bill, another look at citizens doing redistricting and the Republicans presidential hopefuls hold a debate in New Hampshire.
***It'll Bite You…
***The Clips
– The Texas Tribune's Emily Ramshaw and the Houston Chronicle's Nolan Hicks and the Austin American-Statesman's Chuck Lindell all report on the lawsuit filed against the state over the new sonogram law.
– The Statesman's Mike Ward reports that the Senate Redistricting Committee may, again, approve legislation that would allow a citizen panel to conduct redistricting in the state, in a bid to separate it a bit from politics.
Committee Chairman Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, agreed. He said the committee could vote as soon as tomorrow afternoon to put the measure up for a vote by the full Senate.
Under the bill, eight citizens would be selected to redraw congressional boundary maps — including two appointed by each party caucus in the Senate and the House, plus a ninth non-voting member selected by the commission, according to Wentworth.
No lobbyists, elected officials or officials of any political party — above precinct chairs — could be members. "It would take five (votes) to pass a map," Wentworth said.
Katy Kappel, with the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, urged the committee to approve the bill as a way to correct problems in Texas' redistricting method. She called the proposed new maps "not fair, a product of self-interest and party interest," and said a citizens commission could do better.
– The Los Angeles Times reports California's citizen-led redistricting commission has shaken up politics in the state, creating a significant number of competitive seats for the first time in recent memory.
"You're going to have something like up to a quarter of the [California] seats being possibly competitive," UC Berkeley political science professor Bruce Cain said.
Jim Ross, a San Francisco-based Democratic consultant, added, "It's very likely you're going to start seeing national groups really paying attention to these California districts."
California, where only one House seat has flipped between the parties since 2002, could feature a slew of competitive races because of the draft redistricting plan released last week. It was drawn up by a citizens commission established by voters to replace districts created by lawmakers with one goal in mind: self-preservation.
Protecting incumbents didn't seem to be a consideration for the commission, which created a dozen districts that would include the homes of two — and in one case, three — House members.
***ONWARD NEW HAMPSHIRE! The Republicans Debate!
– Get the roundup on the debate from The New York Times, Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.
– The NYTimes' Caucus blog also has a fact-check up on the debate.
– The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza breaks down who won and lost at last night's debate (which is *only* 7 months away from the Iowa caucus. Politico's Roger Simon offers a different take.
– The NYTimes' Nate Silver writes that the debate slammed the door shut on a Palin presidential bid and could give Gov. Perry the political space he needs to mount a challenge.
Besides Ms. Palin, the other candidate whose decision will have the most influence on the race is Gov. Rick Perry of Texas. Mr. Perry — although he has some vulnerabilities — could potentially fulfill William F. Buckley's commandment to Republicans: nominate the most conservative candidate who is electable.
Right now, that role is probably filled by Tim Pawlenty — candidates like Mitt Romney (who performed quite strongly tonight) and Jon Huntsman are too moderate for some in the G.O.P. base, while those like Ms. Bachmann and Ms. Palin and Newt Gingrich may not be viewed as electable. If Mr. Perry was watching the debate tonight, he ought to have been most interested in Mr. Pawlenty's performance.
And Mr. Pawlenty missed a major opportunity when he declined — after repeated prodding by the moderator John King — to critique Mr. Romney's health care bill, despite having referred to it as "Obamneycare" just yesterday. For a candidate who is relying more on sound tactics and positioning than any inherent personal strengths, it was an awfully strange decision — Mr. Pawlenty gets a lot of mileage out of being the "anti-Romney" candidate.


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Smithfield firefighters earn promotions
Smithfield firefighters earn promotions
SMITHFIELD - The Fire Department has promoted four of its veterans and hired three new members, bringing the total number of sworn officers to the authorized strength of 48.
Town Manager Dennis Finlay administered all seven men their oaths at the Aug. 6 meeting of the Town Council as some 75 family members and friends snapped pictures and applauded.
Promoted to emergency service captain was Christopher Keene, who has been with the department nine years.
Keene is a 2001 graduate of North Smithfield High School who holds an associate's degree in fire science from Columbia Southern University. He is a member of the department's honor guard among whose certifications is open-water SCUBA diving, fire service instructor, and hazardous materials operations.
Promoted to lieutenant were Paul Eldridge, Eric Cote, and John O'Rourke.
Eldridge, an eight-year veteran, is also a technical sergeant in the Air National Guard who is trained in hazardous materials operations.
Cote, also with the department eight years, is trained in emergency and rope rescue, and is a member of the department's dive team, honor guard, and the Rhode Island Urban Search and Rescue Team.
O'Rourke, a department member since 2002 who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in fire science from Columbia Southern, is certified in cardiac-hazmat operations and fire service instruction. He is an executive board member of the Smithfield firefighters' union local and a member of the Rhode Island Professional Firefighters Pipes and Drums, a band that preserves the use of bagpipes and drums at ceremonial events.
The probationary firefighters are Jamie Breton, a graduate of Ponaganset High School who studied video and audio production at New England Institute of Technology; Vincent Ceceri, a member of the Rhode Island and National Honor Societies while at Ponaganset who has worked as a medical technician and taken firefighting courses; and James P. Grande Jr., a graduate of La Salle Academy who was a volunteer for Harmony fire-rescue and whose father has a firefighting background in North Providence.
The three new hires are filling slots that opened because of retirements.
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PWG News: The inside story on PWG's "Battle of Los Angeles tournament" - BOLA winner out 30 days, wrestlers injured, work hurt, travel issues throw off schedule & booking
Sep 10, 2010 - 2:36:06 PM
By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor
Joey Ryan won this year's Pro Wrestling Guerrilla "Battle of Los Angeles" tournament, but one of the headline stories from the annual event were the number of booking changes made on the fly due to injuries and travel arrangements.
PWG was still booking and re-booking the 2010 Battle Of Los Angeles up to the weekend and days of the tournament, which were held last Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5 over Labor Day Weekend.
PWG had to deal with internal issues such as the Young Bucks tag team (Generation Me) being added last-second to the TNA No Surrender PPV on Sunday, which was across the country in Orlando. As a result, the Bucks, who were scheduled for a first round match against each other on Saturday, had to be taken out of the tournament with a double DQ finish.
The Bucks also had to go on first Saturday night - or be pulled from the tournament altogether - in order to catch a red-eye flight out of California to make Sunday's TNA PPV.
Injuries to key wrestlers
in the tournament also caused on-the-fly booking changes. Other wrestlers worked hurt through one, two, or even three matches on Sunday.
-- BOLA 2010 winner Joey Ryan reportedly suffered damaged ligaments and tendons in his shoulder during the tournament. Ryan worked three matches on Sunday, starting his first match of the night against Austin Aries with a taped shoulder.
According to Ryan, his doctor recommended he take 30 days off to heal after the shoulder damage. Ryan's scheduled first show back will be the next "NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood" TV taping on October 6 in California.
-- Chris Hero, who faced Joey Ryan in the finals of the tournament and also wrestled four matches in two days, said on Twitter following the tournament that his entire body was feeling the effects.
"Ankle, thigh, lower back, face. Yeah. Feels like I got hit, run over, put in reverse, and backed over again by the BOLA Bus. Spent, but proud," he said earlier this week.
Other wrestlers were nursing pre-existing injuries or suffered injuries during tournament matches, disallowing them from going far in the tournament.
-- El Generico has been dealing with a nagging knee injury. He was eliminated in the first round on Saturday, then he worked a tag match with Paul London on Sunday.
-- Roderick Strong was nursing a pre-existing biceps injury. He was booked to win his first round match, but was eliminated in his first match, against Claudio Castagnoli, on Sunday.
-- During the actual tournament, Brandon Bonham (back), Claudio Castagnoli (eye), and Akira Tozawa (KO'd) were all injured in their matches leading to some shake-ups to the line up on Sunday.
Brandon Bonham was booked to lose his first match on Sunday to eliminate him in the second round of the tournament.
According to correspondents at the PWG show on Sunday, Tozawa appeared to be "knocked loopy" during his buzz-worthy second round match against Chris Hero on Sunday. They worked a very physical match that included multiple stiff shots.
Claudio, who suffered an eye injury during the tournament, won his second round match on Sunday, going over Roderick Strong. Claudio was then booked to lose his semi-final match against Joey Ryan.
The way the tournament played out, it came down to the last men standing, Joey Ryan and Chris Hero, in the BOLA finals. Ryan went over to become this year's BOLA winner.
The Battle of Los Angeles 2010 weekend is a snapshot of the juggling act many independent promotions have to perform just to pull off a weekly, monthly, or semi-regular show. Wrestler commitments to other promotions (TNA or ROH) have to be considered. The health of the wrestlers has to be considered. Travel considerations have to be made.
Trying to pull off an annual two (or three) day tournament with 18 wrestlers only intensifies the circumstances and potential changes that have to be juggled to deliver a high-quality product to the audience.


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Milton Hershey School Offers Admission, Apologizes to "Abraham Smith"
Pennsylvania's Milton Hershey School has reversed its decision last year to deny admission to "Abraham Smith," a 13-year-old straight-A student, solely because he is HIV-positive. The school's fear, never directly stated, was that the young man might at some point have sex and transmit his HIV to other students. His parents sued the school under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Last Monday the Philadelphia Enquirer reported the school had apologized to "Abraham" and offered him admission, and the story spread quickly to national press. The school cited "guidance" from the U.S. Department of Justice in explaining its change of position. Whether or not "Abraham" now accepts the admission he was denied last year, his lawyer says the ADA suit will continue.
We were among many organizations strongly criticizing the schools original denial of admission, but we also thought the school should have a chance to explain itself. We interviewed the school's director of communications in January and came away with three impressions. (1) The school's responses to our questions were very carefully scripted and had probably been reviewed by lawyers down to the commas and periods. (2) The school had never really answered our argument that denying "Abraham" and other HIV-positive applicants admission would not protect the school's students from HIV -- there are simply too many other ways for the virus to slip onto campus. (3) The director of communications was stuck with a really miserable position to defend, and we wouldn't have her job for any money.
As the episode now moves to at least partial completion, we repeat what we had to say last winter. HIV segregation is not just illegal, it fails to prevent the spread of HIV. Admitting "Abraham" would only change the school's situation from knowing it might have HIV on campus to knowing it did. In either case, the appropriate response was comprehensive sex education.
Now that the school has apologized to "Abraham," we think it is time for the school to apologize to all people living with HIV. The school's decision to deny admission because of HIV status grew out of HIV stigma and reinforced that stigma. Our best hope for ending the HIV epidemic is near-universal regular testing and immediate treatment for all who test positive. Stigma prevents many who know they need testing and treatment from seeking it.
It's time for the Milton Hershey School to show courage and integrity, stop saying, "We were following the law as we understood it," and acknowledge that it injured all people living with HIV, not just "Abraham."


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For generations of 'World of Sport' fans Saturday afternoon meant wrestling. Stars like Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks were loved by millions. ITV has commissioned a wrestling special to air on New Year's Eve. Wrestling commentator Greg Lambert looks back at a golden age for sports entertainment
Everything stopped at four o'clock.That's what they used to say of 4pm on Saturdays in the 1950s through to the late 80s – when British professional wrestling was on ITV.
British wrestling was a national institution back then. Heavyweight stars Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks were household names. Even the Queen was a fan.
Now a new generation of UK grappling stars have the chance to become heroes (and villains!) to a TV audience thanks to a one-off special airing on ITV1 on New Year's Eve.
But back when Daddy and Haystacks were in their grunting and groaning prime,
Lancashire had a major role to play in the popularity of pro wrestling.
In Preston, venues like the Majestic Skating Rink, the Queens Hall at Saul Street Baths, the Public Hall (better known these days as the Corn Exchange and the Assembly) and the Guild Hall hosted wrestling during its golden age.
During the 1960s two promoters regularly presented shows in Preston. At the Corn Exchange was the independent Cape Promotions, while at the Queens Hall the shows were run by Norman Morrell and Ted Beresford, members of Joint Promotions and able to present the big names like Mick McManus, Les Kellett, Jackie Pallo and Kendo Nagasaki.
Preston has itself produced a number of professional wrestlers, most famously the WWE star Wade Barrett in recent years.
But back in the glory days of TV wrestling, Preston-based Rajendra Singh, a tall, slender middleweight originally from India, made a name for himself on the UK circuit.
Another pro wrestler, Harry 'Paul' Duval, died in Preston in 2013. Duval was born in Montserrat in the Caribbean and moved to the UK as a youngster, and later became famous around Preston as a stylish cab driver who always wore a chauffeur's cap.
Up the road in Morecambe, British wrestling was cheap and cheerful entertainment for seaside crowds from the 1930s onwards.
The Native American star Billy Two Rivers was a top attraction at the Winter Gardens theatre in the 1950s. While appearing in Morecambe, the Mohawk chief from Canada romanced a local girl and fathered a child. The young lad grew up to become top designer and TV personality Wayne Hemingway, who recalls as one of his earliest memories being paraded around the Winter Gardens ring on the shoulders of his famous father.
On July 24 1969, while on a UK tour, a gargantuan young Frenchman named Jean Ferre wrestled in Morecambe, beating John Cox by technical knockout. Ferre would go on to global superstardom as the 7ft 'Eighth Wonder of the World' Andre the Giant, who played Fezzik in The Princess Bride and was the original WWE Hall of Famer.
An ITV World of Sport broadcast taped in Morecambe on August 17 1977 was an exceptional bill, with names such as Cyanide Sid Cooper, Mick McManus, Johnny Saint and the masked man Count Bartelli, a wild double disqualification between Marty Jones and Rollerball Rocco, and a match pitting 'British Bulldog' The Dynamite Kid against Jackie Robinson, the European Lightweight Champion.
Jackie loved Morecambe so much, he would in later life settle in the town to run a go-kart track on the seafront.
Another British wrestling legend, Steve Logan – former tag partner of McManus –
also moved to Morecambe and spent his final days living in the resort prior to his death in 2003.
The Winter Gardens closed in 1977 but bouts continued both on the Central Pier and at a brand new venue on the promenade, The Dome, as well as at The Carleton and the old Pontins holiday camp at Middleton Towers. TV wrestling also carried on in the resort until 1981, with names such as Tony 'Banger' Walsh,
Steve Grey, Alan Kilby, Mal 'King Kong' Kirk, 'Ironfist' Clive Myers, Jimmy Breaks, and the Auf Wiedersehn Pet and Raiders of the Lost Ark star 'Bomber' Pat Roach on the bills.
The 1980s also saw the biggest household names in British wrestling, the super heavyweights Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks, pull huge crowds to the Central Pier.
In 1991 and 1992, the ageing Daddy was still the star attraction on Thursday evening summer shows at The Dome.
Names such as 'Burly' Barry Douglas, 'Kindhearted' Keith Myatt and Dave 'Fit Finlay' (with Princess Paula) were regulars alongside up-and-comers like Johnny Angel, Tony Stuart and Blackpool-based Steve Regal, who would later earn fame and fortune in America as William Regal in WWE.
Wrestling continues in Preston and Morecambe today, thanks to promoters
Steven Fludder of Preston City Wrestling and Kieran Engelke of Alpha Omega Wrestling respectively. Morecambe even has its own wrestling 'hall of fame'.
Blackpool, too, has long been a hotbed of 'grunt and groan'. The aforementioned Regal started out as a teenage wrestler at the Pleasure Beach on shows promoted by Bobby Baron in the 80s. His local contemporaries included Steve Peacock and Tony Francis, who ran a second-hand cooker shop on Central Drive when he wasn't donning the trunks.
Regal's first bout for the renowned UK promoter Max Crabtree (brother of Shirley 'Big Daddy' Crabtree) was against Barry Sherman, a Blackpool councillor whose ring name was Rex Strong.
Wigan, too, has a rich history. Two of the most decorated UK wrestlers, Davey 'Boy' Smith and Tommy 'The Dynamite Kid' Billington from Golborne, started out on the British circuit in the 70s before forming a tag team called The British Bulldogs who went to America, Canada and Japan and became huge worldwide stars. Wigan is also the home of Billy Riley's infamous Snake Pit wrestling gym. From its
origins in the 1940s, the Snake Pit developed talent such as British champions Bert Assirati and Billy Robinson, cousin of Jackie.
Billy took his ground-based submission style all over the world and helped lay the
foundations for the success of Mixed Martial Arts and the Ultimate Fighting Championship today.
Wigan remains a popular haunt for grapple fans as home of Grand Pro Wrestling based at The Rose Club in Hindley.
The two-hour special World of Sport Wrestling is being shown on ITV on Saturday, December 31 at 5.00pm.


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THE WAIT IS OVER: Predictions on games around the country this weekend
AUBURN, Ala. — Everyone likes making predictions.
You do. I do. It's a fun diversion, especially when you don't have to worry about losing any money on the outcome of the games. (Well, at least I don't.) Each Friday afternoon, I'll make my picks on 15 different games around the country, with scores included for each one. And yes, I'll even pick Auburn's game every week, too. (I'm already preparing myself for derision the first time I pick against the Tigers. Such is life.)
Now, to the picks. (Please note that all times listed are Eastern. Thanks in advance.)
Strictly SECToledo at No. 10 Florida, 12:21 p.m.
This game might sound like an easy win for the Gators on paper, but don't underestimate the Rockets. They return three big-time playmakers in running back David Fluellen, receiver Bernard Reedy and quarterback Terrance Owens. Fluellen is undoubtedly the top threat after rushing for 1,498 yards last season. And be aware Florida will also have five starters missing from the game due to injury, with right tackle Chaz Green and right guard Jon Halapio gone as well as running back Matt Jones. Those losses don't help a unit already lacking much of a punch.
Florida will be fortunate to escape by the skin of its teeth.
Black picks: Gators 24, Rockets 21
Rice at No. 7 Texas A&M, 1 p.m.
Most years, this game would draw little attention. Then Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel went and won himself a Heisman last year. Throw in all of his off-the-field issues since the end of last season — and the fact he'll be sitting out the first half of this game due to "secondary violations" of the NCAA rules on allowing an athlete's likeness to be used for commercial purposes — and anyone who calls themselves a college football fan will be following the happenings in College Station closely. Has the second half of a regular season game ever been more anticipated?
It might not be competitive, but it will be compelling.
Black picks: Aggies 52, Owls 10
Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State (at Reliant Stadium in Houston), 3:30 p.m.
The Bulldogs' top three pass-catchers from last season are gone. That's not good news knowing that you normally have to score points in bunches to beat the Pokes.
Black picks: Cowboys 41, Bulldogs 20
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas, 4 p.m.
"Real American football" gets off to a good start in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday afternoon, but the Ragin' Cajuns will make them work for it until midway through the fourth quarter.
Black picks: Razorbacks 34, Ragin' Cajuns 24
Virginia Tech vs. No. 1 Alabama (at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta), 5:30 p.m.
These ain't your grandfather's (or your father's) Hokies. Virginia Tech isn't ranked and is coming off a lackluster 7-6 showing last season. The Crimson Tide, meanwhile, resemble the program people would recall during the halcyon days of Bear Bryant, which is bad news for Frank Beamer's crew in this contest. Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler — who, you might remember, held the same position at Auburn last year — will once again "match wits" against Nick Saban and Kirby Smart.
This won't end well.
Black picks: Crimson Tide 41, Hokies 10
Austin Peay at Tennessee, 6 p.m.
The Volunteers help Butch Jones begin his tenure at Tennessee with a 'W.' It only gets tougher from here, though, as they'll have faced Florida and Oregon (on the road in both) before September is over.
Black picks: Volunteers 38, Governors 14
Western Kentucky vs. Kentucky (at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn.), 7 p.m.
My head is urging me not to pick against Bobby Petrino. But something tells me that somehow, someway, first-year coach Mark Stoops isn't going to let the Wildcats lose this game. And for his sake, the result better not be a one-sided loss, lest he wants to hear from a fan base that will wonder why the Wildcats didn't give Petrino — a former Louisville coach who tortured Kentucky during his time there — a chance to run their program since he was in the market for a job during the offseason.
Black picks: Wildcats 42, Hilltoppers 38
Murray State at Missouri, 7 p.m.
After an injury-plagued 2012 season, Tigers quarterback James Franklin gets back on the right track with this layup game in the season opener. Here's another mini-prediction: Dorial Beckham-Green goes for 200-plus receiving yards and two touchdowns in this one.
Black picks: Tigers 55, Racers 14
No. 20 TCU vs. No. 12 LSU (at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas), 9 p.m.
Both teams have question marks on offense. For LSU, it's whether running back Jeremy Hill will start after being reinstated to the team during the offseason — or will he play at all? Tigers head coach Les Miles has played coy all week. TCU still hasn't announced which quarterback — senior Casey Pachall or sophomore Trevone Boykin — will take the field with the first-team unit. These schools have always been known for their defenses, and it should be no different this year, even with LSU losing eight defenders to the NFL after last season.
It should be a good one, but when in doubt, go with the SEC team. (It usually pays off, after all.)
Black picks: Tigers 31, Horned Frogs 20
Other National Games of Some RenownLouisiana-Monroe at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
As many recall, the Warhawks came within a whisker of starting 3-0 last season, dropping Arkansas in the season opener and suffering close losses to Auburn (in overtime) and Baylor (which won 47-42). They'll push the Sooners for a half or so in this one, but "Big Game Bob" Stoops normally takes care of business in regular season games at home, posting an incredible 81-5 (94.2 percent) record since taking over in 1999.
Black picks: Sooners 52, Warhawks 24
No. 19 Boise State at Washington, 10 p.m.
Isn't absence supposed to make the heart grow fonder? Heck, these two teams closed last season against each other in the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas, with the Broncos coming out on top 28-26. Obviously, Boise State head coach Chris Petersen's record (84-8 in eight seasons) is impossible to knock, but his team isn't unbeatable. In fact, it lost its opening game last season to Michigan State. It says here that the Huskies, who return 20 starters from 2012, make that to two years in a row.
Black picks: Huskies 38, Broncos 28
No. 22 Northwestern at California, 10:30 p.m.
Sonny Dykes is an offensive whiz, as he proved last year when his Louisiana Tech squad led the nation in scoring at 51.5 points per game. In the wide-open, pass-happy Pac-12, he's the perfect fit to turn the Golden Bears around. It just won't happen against Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, who is 7-0 in season openers. This should be a whale of game, but the bigger question is this: Will you stay up to watch it?
Black picks: Wildcats 30, Golden Bears 27
No. 11 Florida State at Pittsburgh (Monday), 8 p.m.
Mark it down: Hueytown, Ala., native (and new Seminoles signal-caller) Jameis Winston will make a few highlight reel plays on Monday en route to leading Florida State to a season-opening victory on the road.
Black picks: Seminoles 31, Panthers 10
The Game You Really Care AboutWashington State at Auburn, 7 p.m.
For those who joined the live chat on Thursday, this pick won't come as a surprise: I predicted the Tigers will win by two touchdowns in Gus Malzahn's debut as the head coach on the Plains. Yes, the Cougars pass-heavy attack will test a Tigers secondary weakened due to mitigating factors (Jonathan Jones' injury, Demetruce McNeal's dismissal). As the game goes on, however, Auburn's physicality up front will wear its opponent down, creating holes for Tre Mason, Cameron Artis-Payne and Nick Marshall to gash the Cougars for big plays.
And since everyone always asks about Marshall, I'll say he ends with just over 300 yards of total offense: 217 passing yards (one touchdown, no interceptions) and 84 rushing yards (one touchdown).
Toomer's Corner should be rocking.
Black picks: Tigers 31, Cougars 17
GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 5 Georgia at No. 8 Clemson, 8 p.m.
I've gone back-and-forth on this matchup. The teams are nearly identical: great on offense and mediocre on defense. Points should be aplenty, but I'll take the Bulldogs in a nail-biter.
(Though if it comes down to a field goal, Georgia will likely be kicking itself — pardon the pun — since starting kicker Marshall Morgan will likely miss the game due to an offseason arrest for boating under the influence. As Steve Spurrier would point out, Morgan kept up a long tradition of Georgia players doing stupid things to get them suspended for early-season games.)
Black's pick: Bulldogs 45, Tigers 38


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Monday, June 25, 2007
Google Clones Rails In JavaScript
Google uses four different programming languages: C++, Java, Python, and JavaScript. Apparently, nobody likes writing web front ends in Java, not even Google who has a lot of web front end code in Java.
In an effort to increase developer productivity at Google, Steve tried to convince the company to adopt Rails (and consequently Ruby) as a programming language. When that fell on deaf ears (Google really does not want to increase the number of languages that must be supported by their infrastructure), Steve decided to do what any other frustrated programmer would do: he ported Rails to JavaScript. Line by line. In 6 months. Working 2000 hours. Steve is a coding stud.
Holy crap. (via Ruby Inside.)
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Wow. Now that's devotion! I'm altogether too lazy for that, but impressed anyway.ReplyDelete
He didn't have to do activerecord, apparently, and (imho) that's the biggest part of rails. I don't actually know that for sure, but that's the feeling I get.ReplyDelete
Hmm. Appears there was an update.ReplyDelete
Off the top of my head, I'm not sure. I do know it remains a nontrivial effort without AR. The real question there is the meaning of big. Lines of code? Or difficult?
I ported essentially all of ActionView, ActionController and Railties, plus a teeny bit of ActiveRecord, although for the most part we were already constrained in how we talk to our backends. Long-term, I think the story is going to be Hibernate.
There you go. (Still probably enough to keep a programmer busy!)
But this:
I didn't use a code generator, since I've never met one that I liked.
He never met a code generator he liked? What about the one he ported? Code generation is the core of Rails' JavaScript strategy, and it's pretty obvious that it's a strategy with upsides. I don't understand that statement.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — The NBA's deans of discipline handed down a most appropriate fine for Metta World Peace's elbow to James Harden's head that caused a concussion and 48 hours of on unnecessary pain and suffering for the game of basketball.
Lakers fans might not feel that way, but if they remove those purple-and-gold-colored glasses for just a minute, they'll realize that justice was served in this instance.
Unlike some hardliners, we saw no reason for World Peace to suffer through a 10-game suspension or the lifetime ban some were calling for (yes, we've read all of your comments and emails on the subject). That would have been excessive, even for a player with as checkered a past as World Peace.
It's clear the league took into account all of the good deeds he's done and the way, up until Sunday at least, he's conducted himself within the lines the past few seasons. NBA Commissioner David Stern could have dropped the hammer on World Peace this time and met with little resistance in the court of public opinion outside of Lakerland.
Unlike World Peace, someone took the time to consider all of the options instead of just reacting in the heat of the moment. Instead of listening to the tide of discontent surrounding this latest act and using his extensive history of running afoul of the league's code of conduct for all players, someone at the league office decided not to make an example of World Peace when they so easily could have.
Seven games might seem harsh to some, but in this day and age of bounties in the NFL and the like, seven games seems more than appropriate. And the Lakers' acceptance of the penalty (and their continued support of World Peace) would indicate that they recognize as much and ready to try to move on from this incident.
And to his credit, World Peace did the classy thing and apologized to the Thunder and their fans for what happened on his website. Despite suggestions to the contrary, he is fully aware of what went down and seems genuinely contrite for allowing his emotions to get the best of him yet again. We're not here to condemn the man for that. In fact, we applaud him for recognizing that and handling himself the right way now.
Some others news, notes and opinions regarding the World Peace mess …
Bill Plaschke of The Los Angeles Times: The Lakers got lucky.
The Lakers got luckier than Harden, the Oklahoma City player who walked into World Peace's animal rage Sunday afternoon and will wobble into the postseason with a concussion.
The Lakers got luckier than the Thunder, which will have to face World Peace again if the teams meet in the second round of the playoffs. His suspension could end just in time for him to mock them with his presence.
The Lakers got so lucky with the NBA's announcement Tuesday, it is the conspiracy theorists who will now be thumping their chests and flexing their biceps.
Theory one: The NBA wants the Lakers in the playoffs as long as possible, so it was rigged for World Peace to miss only one meaningless regular-season game and a first-round series with the eminently beatable Denver Nuggets or Dallas Mavericks.
Theory two: The NBA still feels so lousy about stealing Chris Paul from the Lakers backcourt, it owes them one.
While both explanations are absolutely silly, so is the length of this suspension. For the rest of the postseason, everyone outside of this city is going to be wondering why.
What exactly were league officials doing during the two days it took to make this decision? They certainly weren't watching the videotape, which grows more gruesome with every viewing.
Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register: As much as part of World Peace wants to crusade for mental-health counseling and tell jokes that make everyone smile, another part just wants to be special in the only way he has been made to feel special his whole life.
It is with vivid recollection that I can still see the young Ron Artest defending the young Kobe Bryant on Chicago's United Center court as no one ever did. Right up on Kobe, even way out on the perimeter, unafraid of any elbow to his face, unworried about the possibility of being blown by.
It was primal, powerful. It was as aggressive as I've ever seen anyone be in the NBA.
Where does that come from?
Maybe it comes from inside. Maybe it comes from the Queensbridge Houses, the country's largest public-housing project. Artest has shared so much of his back story that one could rightly wonder if it came from liquid courage, because he confessed he would drink Hennessy scotch before some Bulls games.
Alcohol, though, would only dilute the purity of him at his best – focused on being fearless even more than being locked in on his man and the ball.
As distasteful as it is to say now, the honest answer is that it's a model for what we want in our athletes.
Be more aggressive, Steve Blake. Be more aggressive, Andrew Bynum. Definitely be more aggressive, Pau.
For you kids out there, we've got a cheerleader chant for you to remember.
It's the upper hand Artest has always had and given his teams – and it's why Bryant had that very talk with World Peace earlier this season about reviving that old snarl and roar.
Be more aggressive, Metta World Peace, Bryant said. That's the edge we need from you if we're going to win another championship.
Berry Tramel of the Oklahoman: The NBA finally ruled on Metta World Chaos. Seven-game suspension for an elbow assault that gave James Harden a brain bruise and the state of Oklahoma a new Public Enemy No. 1.
Whether that's hung, drawn and quartered or merely sent to bed without his supper depends upon your address.
In the Hollywood Hills, they yell foul for too harsh a penalty. In Nichols Hills, they yell not harsh enough. Nothing short of a lifetime banishment would appease the Big Blue mob.
Best to go to the man who always talks straight.
"I think it's fair for what he done," said the Thunder's Kendrick Perkins, no choir boy himself but also no brain bruiser, so far as I know. "A play that was uncalled for. Could have seriously injured someone."
Make no mistake. A seven-game suspension is stout.
The Laker cuckoo bird will miss the regular-season finale at Sacramento on Thursday, then Los Angeles' first six playoff games, provided the Lakers last that long.
Don't laugh. Without Chaos, the Lakers' task against Denver or Dallas just got a lot tougher. The Nuggets' Danilo Gallinari is a happy man today, knowing Chaos won't be in his grill should Denver draw LA. And if it's the Mavs, what do the Lakers do when Dallas goes small? Chaos won't be there to guard Dirk Nowitzki.
Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com: Punishment, whether it be in a court of law or in sport, is designed as much to send a message and act as a deterrent as it is to serve as penance for an unlawful act.
But the NBA had two messages to consider when disciplining World Peace: protecting its players from violent acts on the court, particularly those directed at the head, while also taking into account how hard World Peace has worked to rehabilitate himself and his image after his 86-game suspension for his involvement in the infamous brawl in Detroit in 2004.
By suspending him seven games — effectively taking him out of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs — the NBA managed to both underscore how seriously it takes player safety, and give World Peace some credit for the therapeutic work he has done on his emotional issues and his very public work to raise mental health awareness.
Had this incident happened three years ago, before World Peace began to show he had taken his previous disciplinary situations seriously and tried to learn from them, it's easy to see the NBA acting far more severely with him. He probably would have been suspended for the rest of the year or even longer.
Of course, had it been another player, with no history or disciplinary issues, the suspension might have been far shorter.
All of which explains why the NBA took its time with this. As one executive told me Monday, "They're not soliciting opinions on this. Everybody in the league already has an opinion. They just have a lot to think about."
Elliott Teaford of the Los Angeles Daily News: Coach Mike Brown said Tuesday he spoke to World Peace about Sunday's incident and heard him tell the same story he told reporters in a brief statement after the game, after which he declined to take questions.
"He said he went up and dunked the ball," Brown said. "He said he was celebrating. As he came down the floor, he said he hit the kid with an elbow. He said it was an accident. Whether it was an accident or not, I don't know.
"Should that have happened? No, it shouldn't have happened."
The absence of World Peace for seven games plus injuries to his backups will leave the Lakers (41-24) short-handed at small forward for the start of the playoffs, which are expected to begin Sunday.
Matt Barnes' sprained right ankle is still too sore to allow him to make the trip Thursday to Sacramento, according to a Lakers spokesman. Barnes was hurt on a drive to the basket in the first half of Sunday's game.
Devin Ebanks bruised the middle and ring fingers on his left hand during a weightlifting mishap Tuesday. He said he dropped a 55-pound weight on his fingers, which were taped as he left the practice facility.
Ebanks said he planned to play with a protective splint on his fingers.
Kobe Bryant could shift from shooting guard to small forward in the absence of World Peace and Barnes, and backup point guard Steve Blake could shift to shooting guard, although Bryant joked the switch would be too much for him.
"I'm too small," the 6-foot-6 Bryant cracked while chuckling with reporters.
Andy Kamenetzky of ESPNLosAngeles.com: Any way you slice it, Metta's unavailability makes the Lakers considerably worse, even vulnerable for a first-round exit. At full strength, I'd take the Lakers over Denver or Dallas, the latter in perhaps five games. Without MWP, a series victory remains possible, but that outcome is nonetheless jeopardized. (And on the odd chance Lakers happen to drop to the 4-seed and face the Grizzlies, I'm not terribly confident they can beat Memphis with Metta, much less without him.)
Moving forward, I also wonder if this incident could jeopardize MWP's future in L.A. The Lakers still have their amnesty provision available, and given how the bottom line has greatly influenced trades and roster decisions, it figures the front office will at least consider pulling that trigger to shed salary. The prime candidates are either Blake or MWP. From a pure basketball perspective, assuming Sessions is on the roster next season, Blake is the obvious choice. He's generally underwhelmed as a Laker and Darius Morris is waiting in the wings, making the veteran potentially expendable. MWP, bouts with inconsistency acknowledged, has vastly outplayed him to boot. However, MWP makes considerably more money. Finances might squeeze Metta under normal circumstances, but when you consider this is the second consecutive season Metta's temper has yielded a postseason cost, his contract could feel even pricier. Nobody gets into business with MWP expecting Swiss-watch reliability, but it's reasonable to expect the guy to avoid being a loose cannon, especially during important moments. Using the amnesty clause on MWP could very well have been Plan A anyway, but I wouldn't be shocked if this incident served as the proverbial "final straw."
And finally, there's the element of disappointment. Not even disappointment in World Peace, but rather for him as the failure to control bad impulses threaten to undercut positive steps taken in his life. I've expressed on many occasions my admiration for the strides he has made as a person and mental health advocate. Fueled by desire to make a positive mark in the world, he has opened up about the professional help and therapy he has received, lending a public face to an issue often unfairly mired with stigma. MWP's efforts are important and have helped a lot of people, while in the process rehabilitating a once-radioactive image. This incident unfortunately represents steps backward, a mess that will inevitably overshadow for many his generally good intentions and genuinely good heart.
It's a shame to see this image rehab hit a snag, but unfortunately that's the position World Peace has placed himself in. And in the process, the Lakers will feel that pinch.
How much they'll feel that pinch won't be known until they hit the floor for the playoffs …


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Play with Post-Its
I bet the makers of Post-Its didn't realize the impact they'd one day have on the world of simple, affordable art. It just so happens that they are also great materials as a kids activity. This weekend, use some of these designs as inspiration, or make your own one-of-a-kind projects using these everyday objects.


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Charleston Daily Mail
Pension for War of 1812 Still Being Paid to West Virginian
Mrs. Lydia Graham, 98 Years Old, Is Widow of Drummer Boy
February 10, 1936
Pension for War of 1812 Still Being Paid to West Virginian
Mrs. Lydia Graham, 98 Years Old, Is Widow of Drummer Boy
More than 120 years after the end of the War of 1812, one name remains on the federal pension rolls as a beneficiary of a soldier of that conflict, a striking illustration of the length of time that a government pays war costs after the clash of arms has halted. The last pensioner of the struggle with England is Mrs. Lydia Ann Graham, 98, of Brushy Run, Pendleton county.
Widow of Isaac Graham, drummer boy of 1812, she was married to the veteran in 1869, when he was an elderly man and she was a woman of 32. Graham died in 1881. Now Mrs. Graham dwells alone in her mountain cottage, raising chickens and cultivating her garden, living comfortably on the $50 check which she receives each month from the veterans' administration.
She has no modern conveniences - running water, lights, or gas - but still uses kerosene lamps and carries in her own fuel.
The one great annual event in her life is the family reunion at her home. She has three daughters, all of whom have large families.
While the pension list of the War of 1812 has dwindled to one beneficiary, several thousand veterans and widows of veterans of the Civil war still are receiving checks from Washington, and officials estimate that this century will be drawing to a close before the last one has passed away.
If pensions are granted to widows of World war soldiers, which is expected to be the next goal of veterans' organizations, the government will be paying them well into the next century.
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On Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN told us that Andy Reid was 95-percent certain to become the next coach of the Cardinals. On Thursday, Chris Mortensen of ESPN told us that Andy Reid is now more likely to coach the Chiefs.
Now, Schefter and Mortensen has dusted off their Scheftersen persona and jointly report that Reid is close to becoming the next head coach of the Chiefs.They report that "the major issues have been discussed and agreed upon." One source close to Reid (possibly his agent) said, "This is going to happen fast."
Sure it will. Unless there's an unexpected development. Like, say, the Chargers deciding to get in on the action. Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com had reported on Thursday morning that Reid will interview with the Chargers. And it would be foolish for the Chargers to not at least do their due diligence; if the Chiefs hire Reid and the Chargers didn't at least kick tires less than a week after Reid was telling people he wants to coach in San Diego, the Chargers will look foolish for not exploring the possibility of hiring him.
Then there's the fact that the Chargers have hired Ron Wolf to serve as a consultant for their coaching and G.M. search. Wolf hired Mike Holmgren in Green Bay, who hired Reid.
This time around, ESPN wisely hasn't attached a percentage to the possibility of a deal getting done.
If they had, we would have been tempted to bet the under.


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- I love that my fiance and I created the space together. From tearing down walls, rebuilding the stairs, putting in new doors, placing LED lights under the stairs, picking out reclaimed wood for the closets and floors, painting the walls together... you name it and we did it! (And I had NO experience!)
- What are your tips for creating a beautiful, healthy and organized bedroom?:
- I have found that using soft, soothing colors and natural accents help me to relax in our space. The willows and ivy in the corners of the room provide natural warmth to get me through the dark NW winters. We also utilized floor to ceiling storage and have bins underneath the bed to provide ample storage.
- In modern homes, bedrooms have become more than just a place to sleep; they can be a retreat, a home office, a library, a relaxation zone. What are some ways you make the most of your bedroom?:
- The homemade ottoman in front of our loveseat is used both as extra storage (the lid comes off) and as a stand for watching movies on our laptops. The loveseat provides a great space for reading, working, and relaxing. We like having a work space that is separate from the bed, yet still secluded from the rest of the house.


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So you want to connect your PC to your main living room display?
This could be very easy. It could also be impossible. It all depends on what connectors you have on both the PC and the TV. Here are your most likely options, from the best to the worst.
HDMI to HDMI
If both devices have HDMI connectors, you're in luck. One simple cable will give the best picture and sound that your TV can handle.
If you don't get any sound, you may have to change Windows' audio output device settings. In Windows 7 or Vista, right click the speaker icon in the system tray and select Sounds. Click the Playback tab and select Digital Audio (HDMI).
DVI to HDMI
If your computer lacks an HDMI connector, it might still have DVI. With the right adapter or cable, this will work just fine. I've seen adapters for as little as £5.
These two standards send and receive identical digital video streams, making them easily compatible. The only differences: DVI carries no audio signal, and the connector looks funny.
The adapter takes care of the funny looking connector, but you probably can't get sound from your computer to your HDTV if you're going over DVI. The television was built on the assumption that an HDMI signal would carry its own audio, so there may be no audio inputs associated with the HDMI connectors.
The solution is to bypass the TV speakers. If you have a separate receiver (a good idea in a home theatre), plug your PC's audio output into that. You may need a Y-adapter audio cable with a one-eighth-inch stereo mini plug (like the one used by your headphones or earbuds) on one end, and two standard RCA audio connectors on the other. Or you can set up some computer speakers.
VGA to VGA
If your PC lacks HDMI and DVI outputs, it almost certainly has a VGA connector. And I have yet to see an HDTV without a VGA port (which it may identify as RGB, PC or RGB PC). VGA can send any signal your PC and HDTV can handle.
At least, it can if you get it to work properly. Getting a good VGA signal on a television involves tweaking settings on both the PC and the TV. Start by reading the VGA section of your HDTV's manual.
How successful you'll be, and how much work that success requires, depends on your TV. My experience is that newer sets are pretty much plug and play in their VGA connection, but older ones give you grief. Some simply cannot give you a decent picture.
Not all HDTVs supply an audio input associated with the VGA connector. If yours doesn't, see the last paragraph of the PCI to HDMI section above.
S-Video to S-Video
If both devices have an S-Video connector, and they share nothing better, buy an S-Video cable and connect them. Then use a Y-adapter audio cable to connect your PC's audio to the audio inputs associated with the TV's S-Video connector.
This is a strictly analogue, standard definition setup. Your TV will get nothing digital, and nothing HD. But it's simple and it works.
None of the above
If none of these matches work for you, you're out of luck. You're not going to get that particular PC working with that particular TV. Sure, you can buy a VGA to S-Video connector, I've tried several. I've yet to find one that worked.


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