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A House panel on Wednesday approved legislation that would expand the State Department's rewards for justice program to target the world's most serious human rights abusers, with African warlord Joseph Kony a top target.
In a rare moment of bipartisanship, Democratic and Republican members of the Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a bill that would authorize operations for the State Department and speed up the process for U.S. arms sales overseas. The voice vote approval reflected the desire of both parties to complete such a broad-based State Department bill for the first time in a decade. The measure avoids the politically charged fights over U.S. aid to foreign nations and focuses on funds for the department, the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Peace Corps.
One provision that has widespread support, including the backing of the department, is expansion of the rewards program.
The program, established in 1984, gives the secretary of state the authority to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of anyone who plans, commits or attempts international terrorist acts. The amount of the reward would be at the secretary's discretion. The bill would expand that authority to allow the State Department to publicize and pay rewards for information about individuals involved in transnational organized crime or foreign nationals wanted by any international criminal tribunal for war crimes or genocide.
Kony and his ruthless guerrilla group, the Lord's Resistance Army, are responsible for a 26-year campaign of terror in Central Africa that has been marked by child abductions and widespread killings. The United States designated the Lord's Resistance Army a terrorist organization in 2001. Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court for heinous attacks in multiple countries.
Last year, President Barack Obama dispatched 100 U.S. troops — mostly Army Special Forces — to Central Africa to advise regional forces in their hunt for Kony, a military move that received strong bipartisan support.
Calling Kony "the sadistic head of the LRA," Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., said his capture is a top goal and U.S. military advisers consider a reward offer critical to their success.
"They need this tool in the field now," Royce said. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said it would help get Kony "brought to justice."
In nearly 30 years, the United States has paid more than $100 million to more than 70 people for information about terrorism.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., has introduced similar legislation in the Senate.
Rep. Ilena Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., chairwoman of the House committee, said the approval of the bill strengthens the panel's role in oversight of the department. Rep. Howard Berman of California, the panel's senior Democrat, said that if the committee wants to be taken seriously, it must produce legislation that the full House can back.


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Daylilies play a big part in my garden all season but the early bloomers take up room with messy foliage and no blooms. Underneath these earlier daylilies I have interplanted Plumbago which is late to appear in the spring and blooms in late summer and fall. The daylilies are cut back to develop smaller clumps of fresh leaves and let the Plumbago peek through.
A beautiful coneflower and I do not have the name, don't think it is Kim's Knee High as I have this in another location. It is pretty short only about fourteen inches high, help!

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text: What most people fail to realise is that not all of us have all the time in the world to read their 50 lines of posting no matter how interesting it is, I just do not have the patience to read all through and I suppose most people too, thereby missing some important points they offer. Can we all try our best to minimise our postings to few important lines instead of having our posting not read at all? Remember we dont live by the computer, we have other things to do.


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Mathieu Simonet started learning photography at the age of 17. Inspired by the black and white photographs of Edouard Boubat and Leonard Freed, his first works were taken in the streets of Paris. He later studied cinema and trained as an actor, then a director. Independently of the photo reports that he produced during his travels to the four corners of the earth, he became the chief photographer for the film Winged Migration, produced and co-directed by Jacques Perrin. This adventure lasted 3 years, allowing him to fly with the birds and photograph them in flight. In 2004 and 2010, he directed two short films, Le Carnet Rouge then Prunelle et Mélodie. All of these years away did not stop him from returning to photography for the purposes of the film Oceans, Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud's new opus to nature. Mathieu Simonet is currently participating in the shooting of the film The Seasons, and preparing his first feature film as a director with Galatée Films, Après les Étoiles.


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The Obituary Report airs weekday mornings at 11:48am on 1340 AM WBIW
The following obituaries were received for Tuesday -
Beatrice M. Carter - Oolitic
Beatrice M. Carter, 86, of Oolitic, passed away at 10:40 p.m., Sunday, November 6, 2011 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital.
Born April 18, 1925 in Virginia, she was the daughter of Fred and Sallie (Agee) Tillett. She married Jesse Carter on September 27, 1952 and he survives. She retired as an x-ray technician from Central Foundry after 20 years. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Bedford Boat & Sportsman's Club Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary and UAW Local 44. She attended the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jesse, of Oolitic, a daughter, Jonny Carter Parks, of Marietta, GA.; two grandchildren, Jessica Parks and Kyle Parks, both of Georgia; one great grandson, Aidan Mehthof, of Georgia; two brothers, Paul E. Tillett and Fred R. Tillett Jr., both of Indianapolis; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a son Lindsey J. Carter.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Thursday Nov. 10th in the Elmwood Chapel of Day & Carter Mortuary with Rev. Dr. Kregg Burris officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Day & Carter Mortuary.
Family and friends are invited to sign the guest book and light a candle in memory of Beatrice at www.daycarter.com.
Roberta P. "Bert" Lenz - Bedford
Roberta P. "Bert" Lenz, 96, of Bedford, passed away at 7:49 p.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Stonebridge Health Campus.
Born February 20, 1915 in Bedford, she was the daughter of Harry C. and Mable K. (Sipes) Allen. She married Robert F. Lenz on September 18, 1937 and he preceded her in death on July 20, 1973. She retried after 35 years of service with Indiana Bell (Ameritech). She was a member fo the First Christian Church Lydia Circle, Ludeans, Telephone Pioneers and Priscilla.
Survivors include two daughters, Theresa Jane Ferguson and husband, Gene, Deborah Kay Marrs and husband, Dave, all of West Chester, OH; one sister, Marilyn A. Olson, of Bedford; two grandsons, Jason and Matt Ferguson; three great grandchildren, Conner, Joshua and Taylor. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, Jack L. and Robert E. Allen.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9th in the Elmwood Chapel of Day & Carter Mortuary with Rev. Robert Dailey officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the hour of service on Wednesday at the Day & Carter Mortuary.
Family and friends are invited to sign the guest book and light a candle in memory of "Bert" at www.daycarter.com.
Michael Vern Rouse - Bedford
Michael Vern Rouse, 64, of Bedford, passed away at 2:47 a.m. Sunday, November 6, 2011 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital.
Born January 11, 1947 in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Rollo Vern Rouse and Nora Evelyn (Scott) Cochran. He first married Evelyn Ewilda Stanley in 1969 and she preceded him in death. He then married Deborah Anne Clark and she survives. He retired from the Bedford Post Office in 2008. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Army, retiring in 1988 after 20 years of service.
Survivors include his wife Deborah, of Bedford; his mother , Nora Cochran, of Kentucky; one step-daughter, Deborah Stanley Scott and her husband Paul of Terre Haute; two step-sons, Felix Andrew Flores of California and Steven P. Flores and his wife Hope, of Bedford; grandchildren, Sergio, Esteban, Martel, Keanna, Riquelle and Alicea; step-grandchildren, Army, Kristian and P.J; siblings Rebecca Rickard, of Illinois, Metidy Johnson, of FL.; four half-sisters, Pam O'Daniel of Kentucky, Cindy Chastain, Marilyn Cochran-Kase and Elaine Linville, all of Indiana.
He was preceded in death by his father, first wife and step-son James W. Stanley.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10th in the Elmwood Chapel of Day & Carter Mortuary with Rev. Dr. Kregg Burris officiating. Military rites will be accorded following the service by members of Gillen Post #33 American legion. The family has chosen cremation with burial at Green Hill Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9th at Day & Carter Mortuary.
The family asks that friends consider memorial contributions be made to the Lawrence County Community Foundation at P.O. Box 1235, Bedford, Ind. 47421.
Family and friends are invited to sign the guest book and light a candle in memory of Michael at www.daycarter.com.
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Miches?? Psshh....who needs um
I love the new bakery I am working at. Everyday I get to work by 2-23oish a.m. and bake till 10 a.m. Five days a week, sometimes six. I experiment with new ideas, new shaping methods and have just so much fun. Though after work I walk down the road and attend school for another 8-9 hours. So I am pretty tired out and never really get the chance to bake at home, so lately my blogs have been lacking and all I can do is comment on the wonderful works I have been seeing on TFL lately.
But I had a moment tonight and wanted to share this with everyone. While David is making Miches, and everyone is going crazy over excellent pastrami sandwiches on rye...I was attending to my cravings and crafting the 'wich I fall back upon time after time. Plus, I wanted to see if I could start a trend or something on TFL, similar to the miches and possibly the semolina loaves we saw last week ; )
Right? I baked off a tiny sandwich loaf at work and brought it home to my fiance who always says she isn't like me when it comes to being able to eat a whole loaf.
I thought this would be the right size then :) It's about 1 3/4 to 2 inches in height, about 1 1/2 inches wide. Baked in an itty bitty loaf pan at work. Cute isn't it.
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10 Killed in Alaska Air Taxi Fire
From Cristy Lenz, CNN
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"There were 10 souls on the aircraft and all perished," said Capt. Lesley Quelland with the Central Emergency Services.
The National Transportation Safety Board has been called in to investigate. It was not immediately known if the plane was taking off or landing when it caught fire.


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Storytellers will present stories and songs that will tickle, delight and amuse.
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Lamitech, Inc.'s Opacity II Papers for Printing your POP Materials
Supermarkets, clothing store chains and other retail outlets need clear signage with messaging that's sharply and professionally printed to draw in customers. However, signs, posters or banners that are printed on both sides of a single piece of paperboard may bleed through to either side if the proper technology is not used. The effect will be accentuated in the light of day, for example, with a storefront window sign. This poor print execution where a customer will see backwards type from the opposite side of the sign looks unprofessional and may confuse the customer because it's difficult to read.
This is not a problem, though, if the right paper is used in the print process, whether it is done by a commercial printer or by the in-house sign department of a large corporation or major retailer, where large format digital printers that can handle this sort of job are increasingly found.
"Think of a deck of playing cards. It's essential that players not see each other's hand, so playing cards are printed on paper stock that has black in the middle that prevents seeing through to the other side of the card," says Mark J. Rowell, president of Mammoth Media, a digital print house in Pembroke, Massachusetts. "There are similar solutions for banners and other POP signage that needs to be visible from two sides, with either a different or the same message on each side. If it's in a storefront or other well-lit area, it's even more critical that the right kind of paper stock is used."
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Obama's budget fantasyland
When President Barack Obama unveiled his budget Wednesday morning in the Rose Garden he announced "there's not a lot of smoke and mirrors in here" — almost daring you to look for the sleight of hand.
Just like most budget proposals, which reflect the world as their authors would like to see it, Obama's $3.78 trillion proposal relies on a few tricks to make the numbers work.
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Here's a quick guide to some of the gimmicks that presidents — Democrats and Republicans alike — have used to draft their budgets and how Obama did, too.
( PHOTOS: What's in Obama's 2014 budget)
Suspending disbelief
Budgets don't need to apply the laws of physics — or even the laws on the books. In Obama's case, he wishes the sequester didn't happen, so — poof — the sequester is gone.
That's the underlying assumption of Obama's package. It suggests that he and Republicans could agree to replace it with his package of entitlement reforms and tax increases.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama's budget: 5 takeaways)
The goal, acting Office of Management and Budget Director Jeffrey Zients said at a budget briefing Wednesday, is to replace "the indiscriminate cuts of the sequester with balanced deficit reduction so it turns the sequester off."
The problem, of course, is that Republicans aren't sweating the sequester right now, and there's little incentive for them to consider more tax increases unless public pressure builds more than it has so far.
Obama's also calling for universal preschool "in partnership with the states," following up on the proposal in his State of the Union address.
This idea imagines cash-strapped states are looking for new ways to spend money and the Republican-controlled House is looking to spend on new domestic programs.
Obama is calling for $750 million in discretionary spending, funded by a big increase in the federal tax on cigarettes.Of course, there's no guarantee that a future Congress won't just pull the plug, even if he could get it through this time.
"Obviously, our ability to predict the future is limited," Cecilia Muñoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, said at the budget briefing. But "we believe we've covered the cost of the program the way we've designed it."
Cuts that will never happen
Another favorite budget trick: count savings from cuts that Congress will never approve.
Obama's proposing a $452 million cut to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the program that helps needy families heat and cool their homes. He also wants to cut $472 million, compared to his last budget, for EPA's state revolving loan funds for wastewater and drinking water.
He can try, but neither cut is very likely in this Congress — especially LIHEAP, one of the most politically popular social programs in the budget. And environmentally conscious lawmakers would be sure to fight for the EPA funding, too.


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Visit Riggs Shield at COPSWEST 2013, Booth #1403
Stop by the Riggs Shield booth #1403 at COPSWEST 2013 to see the Riggs Shield and learn more about it. BRB Designs, LLC manufactures the Riggs Shield™, which owner Robert Riggs invented after a friend of his was shot, while sitting in his patrol car. Some of the pictures on the website are of his friend's patrol car. His friend survived his injuries and is back on patrol. However, as a law enforcement officer, Robert started thinking there has to be a better way to protect ourselves while we are seated in our patrol cars, so he invented the Riggs Shield™.
His theory behind the design has been that large shields kept in the trunk of your vehicle do not provide you immediate protection if you come under attack while seated in your vehicle. His design provides a shield that can be grabbed, off of a mount that is installed on your door panel, to protect your head and neck while you are seated in the vehicle and can be used for other patrol functions such as traffic stops. During testing, he found he could draw his shield at the same time that he drew his pistol and it did not slow him down at all. A side benefit of having the shield mounted on the door is it also provides you with ballistic protection, while it is sitting in the mount.
He has been working on the design for almost a year now and is very proud of how the product has turned out. All of the parts for the shield are made in the United States and most of those are made right here in California.
The Riggs Shield™ is made from a UL listed Level III ballistic composite material which is rated to stop up to .44 Magnum, 240 grain, pistol rounds. The ballistics composite material is enclosed in a tight CORDURA® Nylon fabric cover to help improve the material's edge strength and provide padding for the users arm.
The handle mounts over the edge of the shield providing a larger opening making it easier to grab the shield in an emergency situation. We also offer an optional Picatinny Rail to mount a flashlight to the handle, and an optional forearm strap to provide extra support of the shield while carrying outside of your vehicle.


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Lacrosse, (French: "the crosier") competitive sport, modern version of the North American Indian game of baggataway, in which two teams of players use long-handled, racketlike implements (crosses) to catch, carry, or throw a ball down the field or into the opponents' goal. The goal is defined by uprights and a crossbar framing a loose net.
The distinctive feature of the game is the crosse (lacrosse stick), the implement used by the players to carry, catch, and pass the ball. The crosse is a staff that is sharply bent at the top to form a hook from the end of which a thong is drawn and fastened to the shaft about 2 or 3 feet (0.6 or 0.9 metre) from the end of the handle, forming an oval triangle that is woven with a loose network of leather, nylon, or gut to form the pocket with which the ball is handled.
Lacrosse was played by the Six Nations of the Iroquois (in what became upper New York state and lower Ontario) long before Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. The sport was then much rougher than it is today. Among some tribes as many as a thousand players took part on each side, goals were miles apart, and a game could last as long as three days. Each player tried to disable as many opponents as possible with the stick he carried and afterward concentrate on scoring a goal. The Cherokee called their version of the game "little brother of war." Because of the endurance required and the injuries that had to be borne with fortitude it was considered excellent training for combat. Among many tribes the game was as much a mystic ceremony as a sport and was preceded by complex rituals and a solemn dance. In some areas men and women played together, and in other areas women had their own version of the game. Indians on government reservations in the United States and Canada still field strong teams.
To the first French settlers in Canada who saw the game, called baggataway, or tewaraathon, by the Indians, the shape of the implement used to catch, carry, and throw the ball suggested a bishop's crozier (la crosse), giving the sport its name.
Europeans in Canada started playing the game about 1840, and the first lacrosse organization, the Olympic Club, was founded in Montreal in 1842. In playing Indian teams, white players lost so frequently they were allowed to field extra men. Members of the Montreal Lacrosse Club (founded 1856) modified the rules somewhat, and in 1867 George Beers of Montreal, called "the father of lacrosse," made further changes that included replacing the Indian ball of deerskin stuffed with hair by a hard rubber ball, limiting the number of players on a team to 12, and improving the stick for easier catching and throwing of the ball. The 12 players were designated at that time as goal, point, cover point, first defense, second defense, third defense, centre, third attack, second attack, first attack, out home, and in home. In 1867 the National Lacrosse Association was formed, and the game was introduced to England. Captain W.B. Johnson of Montreal toured with a team of Caughnawaga Indians, appearing at Windsor Castle before Queen Victoria, who found the game "very pretty to watch." The English took to the sport and the game achieved popularity, notably in Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Manchester, Bristol, and London. The English Lacrosse Union was founded in 1892, and the All-England Women's Lacrosse Association was formed in 1912. English teams exchanged visits with teams from the United States and Canada from time to time, and combined Oxford-Cambridge teams frequently exchanged visits with college or all-star teams from the United States. The game was also introduced in Ireland, Australia, and South Africa.
In the United States a team of Indians introduced lacrosse at Troy, New York, about 1868, and a few years later teams were started in that city and in New York City. In the 1880s Eastern schools including New York University, Princeton, Yale, and Harvard took up the sport. In 1884 a successful tour of Europe was made by a team of U.S. collegians, and in 1906 the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse League was formed. The game received its greatest impetus, however, when it was introduced to Baltimore by some track-and-field athletes, who had seen the game played by Canadians on Long Island. The Baltimoreans actively promoted the sport, aiming at all age levels, so that Baltimore became the main U.S. centre of lacrosse. During the 1920s women field hockey players discovered lacrosse, and in 1931 the U.S. Women's Lacrosse Association was formed.
The Intercollegiate Lacrosse League was reorganized in 1926 as the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, which had about 120 member colleges. In 1970 the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), with more than 500 member colleges, undertook sponsorship of intercollegiate lacrosse competition, reflecting the growth of the sport in the country outside its traditional Eastern Seaboard stronghold. NCAA national championship tournaments for men began in 1971; women's tournaments began in 1982. The college team considered the best in the country is awarded the Wingate Trophy.
Lacrosse was included in the Olympic Games in 1904 and 1908 with teams representing Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Teams from those countries also demonstrated the sport in exhibitions at the Games in 1928, 1932, and 1948, but it did not attract enough international interest to remain an Olympic sport. World Championships for men have been held since 1967. Women's World Championships were held from 1969 to 1982, when they were replaced by the World Cup. A variant of lacrosse, called box lacrosse, was introduced in Canada in 1930.
The field and equipment
The field is 110 yards (about 100 metres) long and 60 yards wide. The goals are 80 yards apart. The goal posts are 6 feet (1.8 metres) high and the same distance apart, surmounted by a crossbar. The posts are fitted with a netting fastened to the ground behind the goal to stop passage of the ball after a successful shot. The goal-area lines, wing lines, and centre line act as restraints on the movements of certain players during play. Passing over a line into a prohibited area results in a penalty.
The ball is of sponge rubber, not less than 7.75 to 8 inches (19.7 to 20.3 cm) in circumference, and weighs 5 to 5.25 ounces (142 to 149 grams).
While the staff of the crosse was traditionally made of wood, usually hickory, contemporary crosses are often metal. The width of the crosse at the top, or head, may not be more than 12 inches nor is it to be less than 7 inches. The length of the stick may not be more than 6 feet nor less than 3 feet, with the exception being the goalkeeper's stick, which may be of any length. Shoes have rubber, plastic, or metal cleats. Each player wears a helmet with a face mask or guard. Leather gloves protect the hands and wrists. Light pads are worn under the jersey to protect the shoulders and arms. The goalkeeper's equipment differs slightly from that of other players and notably includes chest and throat protectors.
The game
Lacrosse is a very fast game, the object of which is to send the ball through the opponents' goal as many times as possible and to prevent one's opponents from scoring. A goal counts one point. Men's teams usually have 10 players: the goalkeeper, three defensemen, three midfielders (one of whom is the centre), and three attackmen. During play each team must have at least four players in its defensive half of the field and no fewer than three in its offensive half of the field. This rule prevents excessive crowding around a goal when it is under attack. Conventionally, the goalkeeper and the three defensemen stay in the defensive half, while the three attackmen stay in the offensive half. The midfielders are permitted to roam the field, reinforcing the attack or defense as needed. There are two officials, a referee and a judge.
The game is divided into four periods of 15 minutes each, with intervals of one minute between the first and second quarters and between the third and fourth quarters and a 10-minute rest at halftime. If the score is tied at the end of regulation time, play is resumed after an intermission of five minutes for two four-minute periods, with a one-minute rest in between. Free substitution is allowed.
A player may run with the ball, pass it in any direction, and catch it, but—with the exception of the goalkeeper—he may not touch it with his hand. A player may kick the ball or bat it, but not into the opponents' goal. A unique feature of the game is "cradling," in which the player rapidly rotates the stick in half-turns while holding it nearly upright as he runs. The centrifugal force developed keeps the ball in the pocket of the crosse and also puts it in position for accurate throwing. Defensive players are allowed to poke the ballcarrier in the body with their sticks or slap at his stick to dislodge the ball. Blocking the ballcarrier—i.e., hitting him with the shoulder in an attempt to throw him off-balance or knock him down—is legal. For minor infractions of the rules the penalty is either suspension from the game for 30 seconds or an exchange of the ball. In the case of personal fouls of a more serious nature—for example, an illegal block—the offender is suspended from the game for one, two, or three minutes, and his team plays a man short for that period of time. Other serious fouls include tripping, slashing, and unnecessary roughness.
Play is started at the beginning of each quarter and after the scoring of a goal with a face-off at midfield, as in hockey. The two centres face each other, the heads of their sticks touching the ground. The referee places the ball between the two crosses and at his signal each player tries to gain control of the ball. He may keep it himself or bat it to a teammate. The player with the ball tries to advance it toward the opposing goal by running or passing to a teammate in the open. The defenders try to harry him into making a poor pass, intercept the ball when it is thrown, knock the ball from his stick, or occasionally knock it loose with a block. Players are in constant movement: dodging, hurling, or flipping the ball to a teammate; scooping up the ball while running at full speed; or making quick, deceptive shots at the goal. A unique ceremony at the beginning of the game consists of the teams lining up in the centre of the field opposite each other. Each player introduces himself to his particular opponent, shakes hands, and wishes him luck.
Women's lacrosse
Popular in the British Isles, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States, women's lacrosse was first played in Scottish and English private schools in the early 1900s and was introduced to schools and colleges in the eastern United States by English women teachers. Frequent exchange visits by American and English women's teams followed, the latter showing themselves to be the best in the world. Britain-Ireland touring teams have excellent records against American teams.
The women's game allows no body contact or rough play with the stick. The goalkeeper wears a chest pad and leg guards. There are 12 players on a side. The goals are 90 to 110 yards apart, and there are no sidelines or end lines, the goal creases and centre circle being the only ground markings. A game consists of 25-minute halves, with a 10-minute intermission. There is no overtime in the case of a tie. The rules established by the All-England Ladies' Lacrosse Association are universally accepted by other nations. In the United States, the Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston areas furnish strong teams, while the main English centres of women's lacrosse are Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk, Essex, and Suffolk.
Learn More in these related Britannica articles:
Canada: Sports and recreationLacrosse, which had become Canada's national game at the time of confederation, was played in many parts of the country and adopted by later immigrants. By 1867 definite rules had been established, and the game had become organized. Ice hockey is also Canadian in tradition…
Baltimore: The contemporary cityThe Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame at Johns Hopkins University attests to the popularity of the old Native American game in Baltimore.…
ballAn early form of lacrosse was well established among the American Indians in pre-Columbian times. Ball games such as lacrosse were mainly of a religious nature, dedicated to the gods and played to ensure the well-being of the community. Among Native American children, kickball was encouraged by the adults.…
polocrosse…the American Indian version of lacrosse, the modern game can be traced to two individuals and to a specific time. In 1938 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hirst of Sydney read an article describing the indoor sport of "polo la crosse" that had been developed in the United Kingdom to help…
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American Indian, member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Eskimos (Inuit and Yupik/Yupiit) and Aleuts are often excluded from this category, because their closest genetic and cultural relations were and are with other Arctic…
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The 2007 edition of the Street Rodder / PPG Road Tour is ready to head out on the first of seven weeklong vacation style Tours. The Total Performance Tour will begin with activities around the Daytona Beach area. On Saturday, May 12th the fun will include a big cruise on Canal Street in New Smyrna. On Sunday the Road Tourians will take a day cruise to the Don Garlits Drag Racing Museum in nearby Ocala. Sunday evening Total Performance and Classic Automobilia will host a cookout at Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach.
On Monday morning it will be time to head north up the coast. After lunch in St. Augustine and a visit to the Castillo de San Marcos national monument, we cruise into Hilton Head for the first night's stay. On Tuesday the Street Rods Unlimited club will greet us as they give us a tour of the Charleston, South Carolina area, including a visit to the newly opened American LaFrance Fire Museum. After our midday tour of Charleston wraps up we make the two-hour trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It will be Bike Week in Myrtle Beach when we are in town so there should be plenty of things to see and do.
Wednesday we bid farewell to Myrtle Beach and travel further north to the historic Nags Head area of North Carolina on the Outer Banks. Thursday morning we will pay a visit to the birthplace of aviation as we stop at the Wright Brothers memorial. After a stop in Virginia Beach on Thursday afternoon for lunch we will cross the Chesapeake Bay bridge and tunnel and then travel on to Cruisin' Ocean City in Ocean City, Maryland. This event fills the beach community of Ocean City with thousands of street rods, customs, muscle and special interest vehicles for the entire weekend.
It is going to be a great week on the Street Rodder / PPG Total Performance Tour. If you cannot join us, then follow along here at www.streetrodderweb.com as we will be posting blogs from the Tour the entire week. Call the Road Tour hotline at 1-800-664-1362 for more info on all the Tours coming up this summer.


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OK, so we're finally ready to admit that Blu-ray looks like it's here to stay for a while. That doesn't necessarily mean that many people are ready to make a huge investment in a laptop with a Blu-ray player. The good news is, you may not have to worry about that. Prices have been dropping on Blu-ray laptops, and it's being increasingly offered as an upgrade option on many machines. Still, even we were surprised at the price of the Gateway NV5933u, a 15-inch Core i3 laptop with Blu-ray that costs just $650.
To put that in perspective, just a few months ago we were excited about a new Core i3 laptop of any kind for that price. And, back in our spring 2010 retail roundup of laptops, the 17-inch Core i3 Gateway NV7915u cost $599, just $50 less.
Admittedly, you're getting a 15.6-inch display at 1,366×768 pixels instead of a 17.3-inch at 1,600×900 pixels, and a smaller hard drive (320GB vs. the NV7915u's 500GB). But, this is also a smaller, more manageably sized laptop that might appeal better to those who want to carry their computer around. And, with HDMI-out, you can always output to a larger TV or monitor.
Considering that CNET recently reviewed a $500 portable Blu-ray player with an even smaller screen, the Gateway makes an even better choice by comparison. For an extra $150 you're not only getting a better Blu-ray player, but you're getting a whole computer thrown in, too–and a pretty good one, at that.
Lookswise, the Gateway NV5933u is extremely similar to other recent Gateways we've reviewed in the NV line: solid, not too thick and not too thin, with a glossy plastic lid and a thick tube-style hinge that houses the power button on one side. The NV5933u has a bright cherry red outer lid highlighted with an abstract honeycomb pattern, which hides fingerprints better, and lends a nice contrast with the matte-black interior. In case you're not into red, the NV59 series also comes in "coffee brown," "midnight blue," and "nightsky black."
A matte-black keyboard deck surrounds the Gateway's wide, flat keyboard, with a glossy black finish around the 15.6-inch display. It's a clean look that we like better in the budget range than in higher-priced configs. Although the screen size is smaller than the recently reviewed Gateway NV7915u and the NV1901u, it actually results in a far more compact laptop with a more portable weight.
Recent Gateway keyboards stand out from the pack by having flat versus raised Chiclet-style keys, such as the ones seen on everything from MacBooks to Vaios. The wide, flat keys seem jarring by comparison at first, but the typing experience is actually surprisingly good. The key depressions are quiet yet retain a nice click with good travel, and the keys don't wobble. An adjoining number pad is a nice add, but it's a little too close to the main keyboard for comfort. To its credit, however, direction arrows and Shift/Return keys are kept discrete and properly sized. Above the keyboard is a small LED-backlit touch panel for controlling volume, Wi-Fi connectivity, and a few other small functions.
The slightly recessed multitouch-enabled pad has a smooth matte surface and is larger than average. It also controls really well, with two-finger scrolling and pinch-to-zoom working better than normal for a Windows 7 touch pad. It's a shame the mouse button bar beneath remains awkward. Thin, mirrored, and lacking discrete buttons, it's oddly flush with the rest of the palm rest's surface. Its positioning and design make it hard to click and use.
The LED-backlit 15.6-inch glossy display on the Gateway NV5933u has a 16×9 aspect ratio and a native resolution of 1,366×768 pixels, which is standard for most laptops up to 15 inches. At this size, we've seen higher-res displays–the lower resolution is a bit of a disconnect with the included Blu-ray drive–but for the price some compromises are to be expected. At least the screen is big and bright, although it's not as crisp as others we've seen. Honestly, you might have a hard time recognizing the quality of a Blu-ray disc as opposed to a standard DVD.
Above the screen, a 0.3-megapixel Webcam offers video conferencing and picture-taking capabilities, but at a max resolution of 640×480 pixels. Color and definition were fine enough considering the low-res images the camera took, and video had a passable frame rate.
The integrated speakers, located above the keyboard and under thin grilles, have better-than-average volume and bass for movie watching. It's not audiophile territory by any means, but will be good for Hulu or other video content. If you're looking to get all you can out of your Blu-ray player, you'd better hook this up to a receiver.
Though the selection of ports on the NV5933u is fine for most, it lacks some of the bell-and-whistle features that set other laptops above the competition. No eSATA, ExpressCard, or Bluetooth functionality means you'll have to accomplish most of your connectivity needs via USB 2.0 or Wi-Fi.
Compared with the value-priced Gateway NV7915u, this Gateway has a middle-of-the-road 320GB hard drive. That's certainly above average and more than enough for most, but not the 500GB we've seen on other models. There is, however, 4GB of fast DDR3 RAM. The NV59 series of laptops starts at $629 for a Core i3 model without Blu-ray, and climbs up to $799 for a Core i5 processor, a 500GB hard drive, and ATI Radeon HD dedicated graphics, also oddly without Blu-ray. There's also a $729 Core i5/Blu-ray model, but the value proposition of this particular Gateway line seems to dissolve at the higher price points compared with other offerings we've seen.
We've said before that we're pleasantly surprised by the performance and value of the new Intel Core i3 CPUs, which are technically the low end of the new Core series of processors. Even at the low end, this Core i3 is still better than most Core 2 Duo CPUs, especially when it comes to multimedia and multitasking. We could achieve Blu-ray playback, Hulu streaming, and word processing simultaneously with no problem, and found that little slowed the processor down.
As far as graphics go, there aren't any to speak of except for Intel's integrated HD processor. This machine is perfect at handling any form of video playback, but it can't handle games beyond casual or browser-based ones.
The Gateway NV5933u ran for 2 hours and 16 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included six-cell battery. Anything less than 3 hours on a mainstream laptop is disappointing, even at this price. Apple's recent MacBooks, by comparison, last well over 5 hours. Sure, this is a budget laptop, but its inability to last longer than the length of some movies is a serious drawback to an otherwise tempting package.


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Physicians perform hysterectomy – the surgical removal of the uterus – to treat a wide variety of uterine conditions. Each year in the U.S. alone, doctors perform approximately 600,000 hysterectomies, making it the second most common surgical procedure.
Types of hysterectomies
There are various types of hysterectomies that are performed depending on the patient's diagnosis:
- Supracervical hysterectomy: removes the uterus, leaves cervix intact
- Total hysterectomy: removes the uterus and cervix
- Radical hysterectomy or modified radical hysterectomy: A more extensive surgery for gynecologic cancer that includes removing the uterus and cervix and may also remove part of the vagina, fallopian tubes, ovaries and lymph nodes in order to stage the cancer (determine how far it has spread).
Approaches to hysterectomy
Open approach
Surgeons perform the majority of hysterectomies using an "open" approach, which is through a large abdominal incision. An open approach to the hysterectomy procedure requires a six to 12-inch incision.
When cancer is involved, the conventional treatment has always been open surgery using a large abdominal incision, in order to see and, if necessary, remove related structures like the cervix or the ovaries.
Vaginal hysterectomy
Vaginal hysterectomy is a second approach to hysterectomy, which involves removal of the uterus through the vagina, without any external incision or subsequent scarring. Surgeons most often use this minimally invasive approach if the patient's condition is benign (non-cancerous), when the uterus is normal size and the condition is limited to the uterus.
Laparoscopic hysterectomy
In a laparoscopic hysterectomy the uterus is removed either vaginally or through small incisions made in the abdomen. The surgeon can see the target anatomy on a standard 2D video monitor thanks to a miniaturized camera inserted into the abdomen through the small incisions.
A laparoscopic approach offers surgeons better visualization of affected structures than either vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy alone.
Robotic-assisted hysterectomy
Robotic-assisted hysterectomy combines the advantages of conventional open and minimally invasive hysterectomies – but with far fewer drawbacks. Robotic assisted hysterectomy is becoming the treatment of choice for many surgeons worldwide; it enables surgeons to perform surgical procedures with unmatched precision, dexterity and control.
The single-site hysterectomy approach allows the physician to have all the benefits of the robot-assisted procedure and leaves only one small scar in the navel of the patient.
Which is right for me?
Minimally invasive vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomies offer potential advantages to patients over open abdominal hysterectomy, including:
- Reduced risk for complications
- A shorter hospitalization
- Faster recovery
However, there are inherent drawbacks. With vaginal hysterectomy, surgeons are challenged by a small working space and lack of view to the pelvic organs.
With laparoscopic hysterectomy, surgeons may be limited in their dexterity and by 2D visualization, potentially reducing the surgeon's precision and control when compared with traditional abdominal surgery.


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Bella is in a coma , barely alive. Edward manages to save her ,but seeks the help of another being, more dangerous and dicieving than any vampire. His wish to save Bella comes at a high price and he's tricked into giving something he'd rather keep all to himself. BellaXEdward spoilers Violence, mild horror. (Banner made by me-however sucky it is) Disclaimer: I don't own anything that you recognize from Twilight/New Moon/ Eclipse, they all belong to Stephenie Meyer.
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A/N: This is just a little fic I'm putting together to occupy myself for a little while. Since I'm still waiting for my order of New Moon to come through I haven't read all the itty-bitty details yet. If I get things wrong don't be surprised .
Chapter 1 will be short , but I am going to include some details so hopefully it won't be disappointingly uninteresting.
Slanting beams of weak light shone through the venetian blinds that held out most of the rare Fork's sunshine. Edward Cullen stared into space , the stripes of sun painting sparkling lines across his face. He sighed and retreated further into the darkness, causing his vampire skin to dull to it's original flat , pasty shade of white. He glanced sideways at his sleeping girlfriend, not just last night had she almost managed to behead herself with the phone wire. He sighed and gave a small dry chuckle , not loud enough to wake her. Drumming his fingers aimlessly on the mattress Edward gracefully exited to the bathroom and showered for the day , letting yesterdays worries wash down the plug hole along with the used shampoo suds. There was no point dwelling on past catastrophes when he lived with Bella, there was always another disaster waiting in the wings when it came to her incredible flightiness. Sometimes he wondered if her clumsiness could even be human? Surely it was impossible to trip over a wire, running behind a bookcase which in turn fell over, nearly flattening her ,if it hadn't been for his extra quick rescue.
He knotted a towel securely around his waist and padded back into the bedroom , taking care as he flicked through his wardrobe for a suitable shirt to cover his chiseled in stone chest. He heard a little cough from Bella's recently acquired double bed. She was sat up , eyes bright , hair definitely very bushy. Edward could see her eyes alight with something more than early morning cheeriness as she glanced southward from his lightly darkened eyes to his naked torso. Edward chuckled and before she could even squeal , he pounced onto the bed, landing directly above her, hands either side of her head to save her from almost certain death of being crushed from his weight.
"'Morning," she said sleepily ,not being able to keep the excitement from flashing through her eyes. He gave her lips a quick peck in return , smirking as her pulse thundered in his over sensitive ears. She blushed uncomfortably , knowing exactly why he was using that ever so tantalizing smile.
"Shut up!" she shouted in self defense before he could even open his mouth, and wriggled down the bed.
"Oh no you don't!" he called and caught her by the ankles, yanking her back up the bed swiftly. She yelled and thrashed around in protest but couldn't stop him from holding her to his chest as he wandered down stairs , ignoring her shrieks. Eventually she stopped complaining and relaxed against his chilly body, muttering profanities every now and again.
"Bella, Bella, Bella," Edward said with a mocking tone and tapped her nose with his finger. She sighed softly as her set her down on one of Charlie's miss-matched chairs, wanting to be close to him. Edward turned to face her on his way to the fridge, leaning against the counter.
"Please?" she whined, almost , but not quite begging. He raised a quizzical eyebrow.
"What about breakfast?" he asked, then added quickly, "For you that is, human food." Bella snorted .
"I'm not hungry," she lied. Then her stomach gave a roaring growl. Edward chuckled and shook his head, returning to his fridge hunting.
He kicked the refrigerator door shut, juggling a box of eggs,a loaf of bread and a tub of butter.
Within ten minutes the table was loaded with scrambled eggs and toast with golden pools of butter, the smell made him want to hurl but he held it in for Bella's sake.
"You paid attention to me cooking then?" she asked thickly through a mouthful of toasted bread.
"So much for manners" Edward thought wryly, smiling as he did so. He nodded and sat watching her eat delicately.
After admitting she was stuffed full and thanking him for the delicious breakfast, Bella dashed upstairs to take another "human moment". He wandered into the quaint living room , collapsing with second nature grace onto the sofa and listened as the pipes throughout Charlie's old house rattled into life when Bella switched the shower on. Edward closed his eyes, this was his equivalent of sleep, not dreaming, completely aware of all his surroundings but time seemed to pass quicker this way.
Edward glanced at his watch, she'd been in the shower for a good hour, all the hot water should have run cold by now. Flashing up the creaky stairs with inhuman speed he knocked gently at the bathroom door three times. No answer. Growing worried her tapped a little harder, creating small dents in the door. A thick worry line was etched into his forehead.
"Bella?" he called tugging at the door handle. It was locked.
"Open the door Bella or I'm coming in anyway!" still the absence of her voice, only the shower could be heard, pounding away at the bath tub. Edward sucked in a suspenseful breath as he threw his weight against the door. It burst open immediately , shattering the heavily moisturized air with a definite crack of splintering wood.
"Bella?" he asked cautiously, staring at the apparently empty bathroom. She couldn't be in here, her scent was missing, then again the air was very heavy with water vapor. Ripping back the shower curtain apprehensively just to make sure, he was met with an empty space. Bottles lined up around the baths rim , full of blue bubbles and scented shampoo. Edward was frozen, completely bewildered. How had she managed to lock the door and get outside? Through the window? No. He gave the catch a little shove, that was locked as well. Finally deciding no matter how many times he looked into the bath tub she wasn't going to be there Edward turned off the water spray. The deathly silence the shower left hanging around his shoulders was tormenting. He crept along the hall , his careful steps barely making a ghost of a sound on the old floorboards. He didn't dare call out her name, in fear that she wouldn't answer. Edward paused outside her bedroom, hand ready to push open the door. He was frozen. Afraid of what he might find inside. He held his breath , knowing that if he stopped breathing it wouldn't matter much. There wasn't a chance of his heart stopping, but for Bella...Cursing , Edward twisted the handle and stepped into her room with a flourish. He knew where she would be even before he entered. Her scent was weak, the perfume of sweet lavender barely recognizable.
"Bella!" he shouted , running to the bed and grasping her face between his iron wrapped-in-silk hands. Her lips were stained blue and a thin flaming red welt ran the length of her dangerously pale neck. He brushed her icy cold wet hair from her clammy face. Somehow he knew she was alive, barely. Scooping her dead weight from the bed Edward wrapped the duvet around her body, and took off through the window. Dr Cullen was his only hope is Bella was going to make it. Edward ran faster than ever before, not concentrating as branches whipped at his face for the first time ever.
A/N: just a little taster guys. Next chapter up within one to two days if I haven't got any work to do. Basically in the next chapter I'll reveal some creativity and the fact that I have done by research, despite what this appalling chapter of writing may give the impression of.
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NEW ORLEANS – The most recent regional rankings from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) were released Tuesday and the women's cross country team was ranked No. 10. The men's squad had previously been ranked No. 10 but fell off the current rankings. This is the third consecutive week that the Bobcats have been on the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Rankings.
Five other Peach Belt Conference (PBC) members joined the Bobcats in current ranks. UNC Pembroke maintained the No. 1 spot again this week, a spot they've held since the week one rankings were released Sept. 18. Clayton State University moved up one and now holds the No. 3 rank in the Southeast Region. Columbus State University also moved up one spot to No. 4.
Flagler College was No. 7 on the most reason rankings, falling one position from last week. The University of Montevallo also fell one spot and came in at No. 9.
Georgia College will be back in action this Friday as they travel to Augusta, Ga. to compete in the Jaguar Invitational.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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The average online-savvy person probably watches a ton of YouTube videos over the course of a year—and memes come and go so fast, it's kind of hard to keep track of everything that was popular in 2013. Thankfully, this YouTube Spotlight video that features a ton of cameos of the most viral stuff this year should be a good refresher.
It's kind of amazing that they managed to cram so much into five minutes, eh? Got any videos featured here that you particularly loved or hated? I mostly felt baffled that all this stuff happened in 2013, to be honest.
And make sure to check out the most-watched gaming YouTube videos, too. They're great.


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Texas Ranger Ira Aten dies
Texas Ranger Ira Aten, one of the last survivors of the days of the Wild West, dies at his home in Burlingame, California. He was 89 years old.
Born in 1862, Aten was among the final generation of Americans who had a chance to come of age on a wilderness frontier. Aten was introduced to the frontier at the age of 13, when his family moved to a farm near the isolated central Texas town of Round Rock. Not long after, he learned about the hard justice of the frontier when his father, a minister, provided the last rites for a mortally wounded outlaw. Aten was determined to survive in a violent world–he honed his skills with a pistol and became a crack shot with a rifle.
At age 20, Aten joined the Texas Rangers, a band of law enforcement officers created during the Texas Revolution of 1835. He had the hazardous job of patrolling the Rio Grande River, where many bands of cattle thieves and other outlaws crossed to hide in Mexico. In May 1884, Aten and six other Rangers spotted two presumed cattle thieves near the Rio Grande. When the Rangers tried to apprehend the men, a gun battle broke out. Several of the Rangers were wounded, one fatally, but Aten was able to injure the two outlaws and take them prisoner.
Promoted to corporal, Aten was reassigned to west central Texas, a region that was no more peaceful. In 1887, Aten confronted an outlaw named Judd Roberts. Aten shot Roberts in the hand, but the outlaw managed to escape. Two months later, Aten again wounded Roberts, but the outlaw again lived to escape. Finally, Aten caught up with Roberts, this time shooting him dead.
In 1889, Aten left the Rangers to become sheriff of Fort Ben County, Texas. During six years as a sheriff, he continued to track down outlaws and fight more than a few gun battles. Aten always came out ahead, but eventually he began to yearn for a safer and more peaceful life. In 1895, he left law enforcement to become the superintendent of the Escarbada Division of the giant XIT Ranch. Nine years later, he finally left the wilds of Texas and settled in California with his wife and five children. He lived the remainder of his long life in relative peace and quiet. He died on this day in 1953, one of the last survivors of a vanished era.


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I expect a thread about Science Fiction to get zero responses but I'll throw this out anyway . . . . the Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars- written over a decade - with a time frame spanning 200 years - is more than 2000 pages of reading altogether.
All three novels won the highest awards for the best of science fiction in the years they came out and the Trilogy is considered a milestone in SF literature.
It combines a soap opera longetivity (some would use the term space opera instead) of its primary characters with a pretty technical conversation about societies, political movements, environmental movements clashing with industry, the role of science and how all of that meshes with the colonization and terra-forming of Mars.
If you consider yourself an environmentalist or left of centre in most debates, you'd probably be attracted to it even more.
Kind of a high brow read, one reviewer describing it as "dream-like" and using that term in a not so positive manner. So . . . . its not for everyone but a fascinating plot, rich characters and, as I said, an elevated conversation level on a vast array of topics.
Just take your time with it, get into that "dream-like" state, and you'll have fun with it.
A review of Red Mars at Amazon.com
If you like your SF less technical, then you can do no worse that Isaac Asimov's famous "Foundation" series which he wrote over a period of many decades.
Rick C
This trilogy is on my list of books to read someday...but I keep forgetting all about them. Never had any luck finding them in a used book store.
Foundations is a definite must-read set-or re-read, since I think it's been about 15 years. Just curious-did you bother with I, Robot the movie? COuldn't bring myself to. And I have to say, I prefer Asimov's Black Widows Club (that doesn't sound quite right-is it Black Widower's Club?) mystery short stories, and the Azazel ones. Just a personal quirk.
If you accept that "fatal flaw" premise and aren't looking for much of the book in this movie, you'll probably have fun with it as a pure murder mystery, albeit a futuristic one. I've watched it a few times on the movie channel.
But . . . . I'm a fan of the older style pulp science fiction and I do like pulling out books like that and savouring them . . . . . a simpler time when rocket ships were just that and stocking a spaceship with cans of pork n' beans was still a good idea.
Alan Steele's recent "Coyote" trilogy is interesting as well. Currently wading through Gregory Benford's Galactic Center series . . . . if you want a pretty wild "pulp" read then pick up "Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlen or "Saturn" by Ben Bova. Any Chapters store will have a bunch of "Best of . . . ." sci fi short stories that you can get lost in . . . . I like the old Jules Verne stuff from the 1800's as well. I have about 10 books replicating the Star Trek cartoon series from the 1970's, bought at the time.
Don't get me going . . . .
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I'll put the Mars trilogy on my list...
As for Asimov, well, I actually cried when he died :sad: I'm a huge fan. Not just the sci-fi but also the mysteries (Black Widowers, yes) and all the non-fiction. I have about 60 books of his, I think.
I saw I, Robot and had to keep repeating to myself: this is NOT Susan Calvin, this is NOT Susan Calvin... It was a decent movie as long as I kept repeating that...
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I love the old pulpy sci-fi, too! I've read most of Heinlein's stuff by now, and a large chunk of Asimov.
"I have about 10 books replicating the Star Trek cartoon series from the 1970's, bought at the time. " -are you talking about the comic with record ones? I still have one of those!
My brother scours the bookstores looking for short story anthologies and then passes them on to me. The problem is, he lives 6 hours away now. :sad: I don't get my regular feed of books anymore!
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Another "pulpy science fiction soap opera" recommendation . . . . . .
I just finished reading the first four books of Kevin J. Anderson's "Saga Of The Seven Suns" series. All four have been on the New York Times bestseller list.
Hidden Empire
Forest of Stars
Horizon Storms
Scattered Suns
"Of Fire and Night" is the fifth book and I think is scheduled for release in July in hardcover. There will be a sixth and final book to the series eventually.
I don't think I've ever seen another book series where the tome you are reading so blatantly and abruptly ends, leaving you hanging in suspense on multiple story lines and concerned about the fate of multiple characters . . . . . forcing you to immediately rush out and buy the next one to see what happens. Its really astonishing an author can get away with such manipulation but, believe me, you're hooked.
Plot description and reviews of the first book - reviews of subsequent books would reveal plot spoilers - at this link:
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ADDISON COUNTY — As regulators sort through the fallout of Vermont Gas Systems' decision last week to cancel its application for its Phase II pipeline and announcement in December of a massive cost hike for Phase I, opponents of the pipeline warn that both events will significantly raise the burden ratepayers will be asked to bear for the Phase I project.
ADDISON COUNTY — Reaction to the announcement Tuesday that Vermont Gas Systems would abandon its proposal to build a $105 million pipeline from Middlebury to Ticonderoga, N.Y., was met with a mixture of joy and relief from Addison County residents who would have been directly affected.
"I was delighted because we spent more than two years trying to defeat this project," said Cornwall Selectman Bruce Hiland.
Before the whoops and hollers of relief die down in light of Vermont Gas Systems' decision to abandon Phase II of its natural gas pipeline through Middlebury, Cornwall and Shoreham en route to the International Paper plant in Ticonderoga, let's assess the consequence of that decision, and whether the pipeline deserves the public ire heaped upon it.
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CORNWALL — It is looking like Cornwall citizens will not field a Feb. 12 referendum on the Phase II natural gas pipeline after all.
Citing a recent decision by Vermont Gas to suspend its permitting efforts for Phase II, Cornwall selectboard members are poised to rescind a motion they made earlier this month to hold a townwide vote on whether the community should sign a compensation agreement with Vermont Gas.
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First I want to thank you for the hundreds of hours of work you have put in trying to deal with the proposed gas pipeline issue. All of this was imposed upon you by Vermont Gas, who with their limitless resources have used their ability to deprive you of so much of your personal life to try to wear you down to acquiescence to their proposed pipeline.
CORNWALL — Cornwall voters on Feb. 12 will be asked if they'd like to allow the town selectboard to sign an agreement with Vermont Gas calling for the company to compensate the community for ending its opposition to its Phase II pipeline proposal.
Boy am I glad I am not a selectboard member in Cornwall right now.
Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. To recap the situation, in a nutshell, Vermont Gas/Gaz Métro proposed a high-pressure fracked gas pipeline through Cornwall and Shoreham and under the lake to reach its potentially most lucrative customer ever, and the majority of voters in Cornwall and Shoreham (at their respective town meetings last year), told VGS to go pound salt.
ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont Gas Systems' recent offer of $1.5 million in cash and other incentives to Cornwall if the town dropped its opposition to Phase II of the Addison Rutland Natural Gas Project signaled a change in tactics for the company as it tries to complete the three-phase pipeline project.
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Vermont Gas Systems on Friday announced that Phase I of the Addison Rutland Natural Gas Project pipeline will cost $33 million more than the company estimated in July, for a total cost of $154 million.
The company also said Phase I will be completed later than projected and asked the Public Service Board to delay its consideration of the second phase of the project, which the board has been reviewing for more than a year.
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It did not take long before we noticed a significant variation in the time it took to serve Apex pages from the database. Most of the time, pages were served quickly enough, but at uneven intervals pages would just take forever to load. It seemed as if the underlying database or webserver/XDB session was timing out.
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- Increase the XDB session-timeout parameter (I changed it from the default of 6000 [1 minute] to a new value of 30000 [5 minutes].
- Increase the shared_servers database parameter (I changed it from the default of 1 to a new value of 5).
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declare l_newconfig xmltype; begin select updatexml (dbms_xdb.cfg_get(), '/xdbconfig/sysconfig/protocolconfig/httpconfig/session-timeout/text()', 30000) into l_newconfig from dual; dbms_xdb.cfg_update (l_newconfig); commit; end; /
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Astronomers long ago ran out of enough fingers and toes to count all of the planets they've discovered in other star systems. The count is in the hundreds, with new planets joining the list every month.
One problem, though, is that there's no formal definition of what is and isn't a planet. So far, it's pretty much "you know it when you see it."
Astronomers do have a definition for planets in our own solar system: A body that's massive enough to pull itself into a spherical shape and to clear out its orbit around the Sun.
But that definition doesn't apply to the worlds orbiting other stars, which leaves some wiggle room.
Many of these objects are much bigger and heavier than Jupiter, the giant of the solar system. Some of these may not be planets at all. Instead, they may be brown dwarfs -- objects that are more massive than planets, but not massive enough to shine as stars.
The dividing line between planets and brown dwarfs is somewhere around a dozen times the mass of Jupiter. And the masses for some of the extrasolar planets are still uncertain -- astronomers have a minimum mass, but not an exact mass. Without an exact number, it's impossible to say if some of these objects are planets or brown dwarfs. Even with that uncertainty, though, it is certain that we're gonna need a lot more fingers and toes to count all of the worlds orbiting other stars.
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