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These days everyone has a web site or wants one. Unless you want to crack open a book and learn a lot of interesting HTML, you need to get some sort of program or content management system. Content management systems allow you to add and update pages without any other programs to edit the HTML.
The content management system I will describe and walk through will be built in ColdFusion with a MySQL database in the background storing the pages. Along with the ability to add, modify and delete pages, there will also be a self-generating breadcrumb list at the top of the page as well as self-generating menus and a site map. All of this is designed so that there is minimal maintenance, so you can spend more time generating content and less time worrying about coding.
A couple of notes about this system: I will not be adding any sort of browser-based HTML editor in this tutorial. My preference is to code the HTML myself. Just be aware however, that it is easy to add whichever in-line editor you wish. Also, if you are going to use this on the Internet, you will have to tie in a system to verify who you are (Log in and out) so you can have the administrative links show on the page if you are logged in.
{mospagebreak title=Starting With MySQL}
First of all we have to build the table that will hold all our pages. Throughout this tutorial I will use page and database record interchangeably because the pages of this content management system are stored as database records.
CREATE TABLE `tblpages` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`parentid` int(11) default NULL,
`title` varchar(200) default NULL,
`body` text,
`createddate` datetime default NULL,
`updatedate` datetime default NULL,
`status` char(1) default NULL,
`hierarchy` varchar(255) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
UNIQUE KEY `id` (`id`)
) TYPE=MyISAM
I will walk you through what the fields are for and what they will help us to accomplish.
The ID is going to be the unique key for each page. You will be able to call a specific page with the id number.
ParentID is going to allow us to do the site map and breadcrumb trail and also the side menu. This field stores the ID number of the page that is it's parent. It is hierarchical data in that it represents a parent child relationship. Lets say a page with an id of 3 has a page off of it with an ID of 4. Page 3 would be the parent and page 4 would be the child.
The Title field will be used in several places. First it can be used on the top of every page as (you can probably guess this one) a title. It will also be used in the menu and the breadcrumb list, so when you are entering titles, you don't want them to be too long.
The Body is for whatever you want to put on the page.
The CreatedDate will store the date and time the page was originally created.
The UpdateDate will get updated every time you modify the page. We will use this field in the site map so that people will readily be able to see how up to date your web site is.
Status is used to delete pages. The value will either be A for active and D for deleted. All the queries to display a page will check to see if the page is active.
The Hierarchy field is build to minimize the server overhead and make the whole page easier to present. All the pages will be organized hierarchically starting with the home page. Instead of running some complex queries every time the page loads, we are going to create a list of the hierarchy when the page is created. We will use the page ID. Once created the Hierarchy will look something like this "1~3~5~12". What that means is that the page with ID equal to 1 (the home page) has a child page off of it with an ID of 3, which has a child page off of it with an ID of 5, which has a child page off of it with an ID of 12.
{mospagebreak title=The Page and how to Update/Modify and Delete}
We will now start writing some code to display a page and also to modify add and delete pages. I am going to write the code so that you can put it within the body tags and the entire piece is going to be located on the same page. Let's start out with the CFIF statement that is going to control the whole page. We are also going to set a variable that will specify your data source.
<cfset data = "YourDataSource">
<cfif isdefined("url.mod") or isdefined("url.add")>
<cfelseif isdefined("form.modify")>
<cfelseif isdefined("url.delete")>
<cfelseif isdefined("form.add")>
So this is the flow of the program. If nothing is specified it is just going to load the page (the CFELSE). But if you are going to add, modify or delete, it will look at that specific area. The way we are going to create the hierarchy is that when you are adding a page, you have to select the add link from the page you want to create the child page off of. For example if you had a page on "building a bird house" and you wanted to create a child page off of it for materials, you would have to go to the "build a bird house" page then click on the add link. What this does is it provides the form with the ID of the parent page so that you can insert it into the PARENTID field.
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So let's build the CFELSE part (view the page). The first part will be the CFQUERY that will query out the record you are requesting (url.id). The below code is going to set a CFPARAM so that if the page is requested without a URL.ID it will load the home page.
<cfparam name="url.id" default="1″>
<cfquery name="getpage" datasource="#variables.data#">
Select *
From tblpages
where id = #url.id# and status = 'A'
<!— Page/Site administration —>

<!— put an if statement around this cfoutput to see if
you are logged in. —>
Modify |
Add | Delete
The only variable you are outputting is the BODY field from the query. This is a Text field that holds all the words and HTML that makes up your page. The next section is for page/site administration. There will be three links at the bottom of the page.
The Modify link is to modify the existing page you are on.
The Add page is to add a child page off of the current page.
The Delete link is to delete the current page.
{mospagebreak title=Add/Modify Form}
We are now going to look at the add and modify process of this application. When you click on either the Modify or Add link it will take you to the first part of the CFIF statement. I am just going to state once for the record that these forms were intentionally left very plain. I was going for function, you can make it look nice when you integrate it into your site.
Here is the code:
1 <cfif isdefined("url.mod")>
<cfset url.id = #url.mod#>
<cfset url.id = 0>
2 <cfquery name="getpage" datasource="#variables.data#">
3 Select *
4 From tblpages
5 where id = #url.id# and status = 'A'
6 </cfquery>
7 <form action="page.cfm" method="post" name="form1″>
8 <cfoutput>
9 Title:

10 <input type="Text" name="title" value="#getpage.title#" />

12 Body:

13 <textarea name="body" cols="40″ rows="10″>#getpage.body#</textarea>
14

16 <cfif isdefined("url.add")>
17 <input type="Hidden" name="id" value="#url.add#" />
18 <input type="Submit" name="Add" Value="Add" />
19 <cfelse>
20 <input type="Hidden" name="id" value="#url.mod#" />
21 <input type="Submit" name="Modify" value="Modify" />
22 </cfif>
23 </cfoutput>
24 </form>
Now I will walk through the above code. The first CFIF statement (line 1) sets a url.id to either 0 for a new record, or a value that was passed in the "url.mod". What this does for you is if you are modifying a page, it will show the information in the form, if you are adding a page the form will be blank.
The CFQUERY queries out the record if you are modifying. Set the form's ACTION to the same page you are working on. Lines 8 through 14 place the form fields on the page and populate them with values if you are modifying the record. Lines 16 through 23 test to see what you are trying to and sends you to the appropriate action. If you are trying to modify an existing document the submit button is named Modify with a value of Modify. If you are trying to add a new document then the submit button is named Add with a value of Add. That way you can put the appropriate action in the section of the page's CFIF statements. All you have to do is see if the form variables are ISDEFINED.
{mospagebreak title=Action}
I will start out with the easiest actions, which are the modify and delete. Let's work on the Modify action first. The only thing that you have to do here is a simple update query as shown below. One thing that I will do before to make both the add, delete and modify query easier to write is to CFSET a variable to the current date and time. I am going to add this before the start of the entire page's CFIF statements.
<cfset currentdatetime = '#dateformat(now(), "YYYY-MM-DD")#
#timeformat(now(), "HH:MM:SS")#'>Now back to the modify action.
<cfquery name="getpage" datasource="#variables.data#">
Update tblpages
Set title = '#form.title#',
body = '#form.body#',
updatedate = '#variables.currentdatetime#'
where id = #form.id#
<cflocation url="page.cfm?id=#form.id#">
The only fields you are updating are the TITLE the BODY and the UPDATEDATE. In the Add/Modify form you are passing the page/record ID to the action page in a hidden field, so we are going to use that ID in the CFLOCATION to go back to the page you just modified to see what it looks like. That's it for the modify section.
The Delete action is very similar to the Modify action but you only need to update two field, the STATUS and UPDATEDATE fields.
<cfquery name="delete" datasource="#variables.data#">
Update tblpages
Set status = 'D',
updatedate = '#variables.currentdatetime#'
where id = #url.delete#
<cflocation url="page.cfm?id=1″>
That is it for the delete query. All you really need is the change of STATUS from A to D. The letter you use to indicate the page has been deleted doesn't really matter, you can chose whatever you would like. I also added the UPDATEDATE, so you could find out when the page was deleted if needed. The CFLOCATION takes the user back to the web site home page. Now to the Add a new page section.
The Add a new page action does the most because it is figuring out the hierarchy of the page and writing it to the field. The first part of this is an Insert query. Since we are adding a new page, we want to insert the CREATEDDATE as well as a UPDATEDATE. The second query grabs the ID of the record you just inserted in the first query.
<cfquery name="getpage" datasource="#variables.data#">
Insert into tblpages
(parentid, title, body, createddate, updatedate, status)
(#form.id#, '#form.title#', '#form.body#',
'#variables.currentdatetime#', 'A')
<cfquery name="getnewpage" datasource="#variables.data#">
select max(id) as newid
from tblpages
The next two steps we have to work on are to get the hierarchy of the page and to insert that information into the record. First we will CFSET a variable for the list we are going to create. This is shown below.
<cfset hierarchylist = '#getnewpage.newid#'>
Now that we have that out of the way, we are going to loop through the records to add to that list all of the parentid's that we need. The first thing you will notice is that the whole procedure is surrounded by a CFIF statement that tests to see if the form.id of the record is 0, which if it is, that would be the home page of the web site (id = 1 and parentid = 0). And if it is the homepage, the only number you need in the hierarchylist is "1" which has already been set in the CFSET. Line 2 sets a variable to the parentid of the record you just inserted. The variable will be reset within the loop. Line 3 sets up the attributes of the CFLOOP. We are going to use a conditional loop which will keep testing to make sure the latest parentid is not 0, because if it is, you have reached the home page and you need to terminate the loop. Lines 4 through 8 query the database with the new parent variable that is reset every time the CFLOOP occurs. So what this does is it goes up the hierarchy from child to parent. Line 9 adds the new record ID to the front of the hierarchylist (listprepend). Line 10 set the "newparent" variable to the new "parentid" so that it is prepared for another CFLOOP. The rest is just closing tags.
1 <cfif form.id gt 0>
2 <cfset newparent = #form.id#>
3 <cfloop condition="newparent Greater Than 0″>
4 <cfquery name="hierarchylist2″ datasource="#variables.data#">
5 select *
6 From tblpages
7 Where id = #newparent# and status='A'
8 </cfquery>
9 <cfset hierarchylist = #listprepend(hierarchylist, hierarchylist2.id, "~")#>
10 <cfset newparent = #hierarchylist2.parentid#>
11 </cfloop>
12 </cfif>
So now we have the "hierarchylist" list created, now we have to insert it into the database. We will do this with an update query. After that is accomplished we do a CFLOCATION to the new page you just added.
<cfquery name="getpage" datasource="#variables.data#">
Update tblpages
Set hierarchy = '#hierarchylist#'
where id = #getnewpage.newid#
<cflocation url="page.cfm?id=#getnewpage.newid#" addtoken="no">
{mospagebreak title=Breadcrumb List}
Breadcrumb lists are useful for many people that may be navigating your site. As they click deeper in your site, they often would like to go back up the hierarchy of it or simply go back to the home page. We are going to create a new page (you can call it whatever you want but for this tutorial I will name if Breadcrumb.cfm) for the breadcrumb code, then CFINCLUDE it into the top of the page after the CFQUERY for the page. So on a new ColdFusion template add the following.
1 <!— Bread Crumb —>
2 <cfset breadcrumblist = "">
3 <cfloop list="#getpage.hierarchy#" delimiters="~" index="i">
4 <cfquery name="breadcrumb2″ datasource="#variables.data#">
5 select *
6 From tblpages
7 Where id = #i# and status='A'
8 </cfquery>
9 <cfset breadcrumblist = #breadcrumblist# &
10 ' >
11 #breadcrumb2.title#'>
12 </cfloop>
14 <cfif listlen(breadcrumb.hierarchy, "~") gt 1>
15 <cfset baseid = #listgetat(breadcrumb.hierarchy, 2, "~")#>
16 <cfelse>
17 <cfset baseid = 1>
18 </cfif>
20 <cfoutput>#variables.breadcrumblist#</cfoutput>
21 <!— Bread Crumb —>
Now let's walk through it. Line 2 sets a variable that will contain the list. Line 3 starts the CFLOOP that will loop through the HIERARCHY field that we have built on the record add action previously discussed. Since we already ran the CFQUERY for the current page, we can use the results in the CFLOOP. We are going to loop through the hierarchy list to query out the title of all the pages that will be shown on the breadcrumb list. Lines 4 through 8 query the records every time through the loop using the value in the hierarchy list to query out the ID of the record. Lines 9 through 11 add to the breadcrumb list variable with all the HTML markup so people can click on the link to bring them to the page.
Lines 14 through 18 set a variable called "Baseid". This variable will be used for the menu that will be explained in the next section. The menus I will be building next will be based on the HIERARCHY field. The menu may get rather long if it displays all of the pages within the site (if the site you are building is going to get large). What I am trying to accomplish with the Baseid variable is to determine what section of the site you are at. I am trying to get the ID of the second level page, which would be pages that are the children of the home page. Line 14 starts a CFIF statement that checks to see if the hierarchy list is greater than 1 (not the home page). If the CFIF is true, then it CFSET's the baseid variable to the second number in the hierarchy list. Line 16 and 17 catch the false value and CFSETS the baseid to 1 because it is the homepage. Line 20 simply outputs the breadcrumb list on the page.
{mospagebreak title=Side Menu}
As I stated above, this menu is designed to show up on the side of the page, and that it will expand if you are within a subsection of the home page. For example if your web site had several major sections, Carpentry and Stamp Collecting. If someone clicked on Stamp Collecting, all of the child pages would expand (similar to browsing for files, you click on a folder and the sub folders become visible).
Let look at the code. You can either include this in the menu section of your site or create a new page with this code and CFINCLUDE it in.
1 <cfparam name="baseid" default="1″>
2 <cfquery name="menusub" datasource="#variables.data#">
3 select *
4 From tblpages
5 Where status='A'
6 Order by hierarchy
7 </cfquery>
8 <cfoutput query="menusub">
9 <cfif listlen(menusub.hierarchy, "~") gt 1>
10 <cfif listgetat(menusub.hierarchy, 2, "~") eq baseid>
11 <cfloop from="2″ to="#listlen(menusub.hierarchy, "~")#" index="i">
12 –
13 </cfloop>
14 #title#

16 <cfelseif level eq 2> <!— NON EXPANDED MENU —>
17 – #title#

19 </cfif>
20 <cfelse> <!— HOME —>
21 #title#

23 </cfif>
24 </cfoutput>
So now let's walk through the above section of code. I create a CFPARAM for the baseid variable and set its default to 1. This is so you can run pages that you may create that do not run off of this content management system. Due to the fact that it does not run off the content management system it will not have a baseid. The CFPARAM keeps it from throwing an error.
The CFQUERY on lines 2 through 7 queries out all of your active records and order them by the HIERARCHY field. Line 8 starts the CFOUTPUT of the menu listing. Line 9 starts a CFIF that checks the length of the hierarchy list. If the length is 1 then it is the home page which is dealt with on lines 20 to 23. Line 10 gets back to a variable we created while making the breadcrumb list, the Baseid. We use this variable to check to see if the child off of the homepage is part of the hierarchy you are looking at. If so we are going to expand all the child links from the page with the Baseid. All of the other pages that have a hierarchy level 2 that are not the baseid, will not expand their child pages . If you did not want this to happen you could take out the CFIF and its parts out of line 10. Lines 11 through 13 are just for decoration. That section loops through the hierarchy list length and shows the dashes accordingly. In the CFLOOP I started with 2 in the FROM attribute so that the child pages of the home page would not have a dash in front of them. You could put anything you want in this loop, even spaces. Lines 14 through 15 build the link by using the title and the ID of the record. Lines 16 through 19 finish off the CFIF statement by showing the child pages off of the home page without expanding them. Lines 20 to the end simply display the link for the home page. For this one, since you know exactly what the page is going to be, instead of querying out the title, you could manually code the name (e.g. your site name or use an image).
That is it for the side menu, the breadcrumb list and also the page itself. As an added bonus however, I am going to throw in a self building site map.
{mospagebreak title=Site Map}
Site maps are useful to show people your entire site at a glance so they can more easily find what they are looking for. Another added bonus of a site map is it helps search engines spider your site. Here is the code.
1 <cfquery name="sitemap" datasource="#variables.data#">
2 select *
3 From tblpages
4 Where status='A'
5 Order by hierarchy
6 </cfquery>
7 <cfoutput query="sitemap">
8 <cfloop from="2″
9 to="#listlen(menusub.hierarchy, "~")#"
10 index="i"> – </cfloop>
11 #title#
13 : (#dateformat(updatedate, "M/D/YYYY")#)

14 </cfoutput>
Start by creating a new page called Sitemap.cfm or whatever you want to call it. Place the above code on it. What this will give you is your entire web site laid out in a hierarchical format with the last date the page was updated. Lets walk through the code quickly. Most of it should look familiar, because it is a very stripped down version of the side menu. This one includes all of the parents and children. The query is performed on all the active records and CFOUTPUT on line 7. I am using the same CFLOOP to put the dashes before the links. Lines 11 through 13 put the page links and the revision date on the page. That is it. Very simple because you have already done all the work on the add a new page action (populated the hierarchy variable).
We have walked through the creation of a simple but powerful content management system. We have leveraged the power of building the pages with a hierarchical structure which allows us to dynamically build out a breadcrumb list, a side menu and also a site map page. This was done to minimize the amount of time it takes to maintain and update a web site. This was not meant to be an extensive build out of a content management system, but to provide you with the core of what is needed. In order to put this on a public server, you still have to provide a way to authenticate the administrator so that you can lock all of the administrative functions from the public.


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Depending on who you ask, Disney's John Carter may have managed to beat its rival The Lorax at the box office on Friday. Both films were neck and neck with around $9.8 million grossed, but according to THR John Carter managed to edge out the animated holdover, probably boosted by a B+ CinemaScore rating though. It won't matter, though-- The Lorax has the power of families and their matinee tickets on its side, and it will easily overtake the new sci-fi film to win the weekend. The Lorax is now projected to make $40 million this weekend, with John Carter coming in well behind with $27 million.
THR points out that the audience for John Carter is skewing a good bit older, with nearly 70% of the audience over the age of 25-- the reverse of what usually happens when you've got a big tentpole 3D film that crams in the teenage male audiences. We're still trying to sort out exactly what happened with John Carter to make audiences so uninterested-- you can join the conversation about that there if you like-- but it's now clear that the widespread predictions that the film would falter this weekend have come true. The movie might be able to edge closer to the $30 million that the studio was hoping for, but it's far from what you want when you produce an expensive, really big new movie-- and even with the film seeming to perform pretty well in foreign markets, it won't be nearly enough to make a profit.
Let us know in the comments what you're seeing this weekend, and especially help explain the massive success of The Lorax despite a bunch of terrible reviews. We'll have a full box office report for you on Sunday.

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I am an artist potter based in Suffolk, England and for some time have been interested in studio based 3d ceramic printing so to find out earlier this year what Unfold have been doing was a revelation. Eager to replicate their system I visited Claire and Dries and now have my own RapMan oozing porcelain paste in my UK studio. With a desire to continue Unfolds generosity in sharing knowledge I plan to post my printing progress on the Unfold-fab blog to keep all the information in one place on the web.
My RapMan supplied by Bits from Bytes, Somerset UK is version 3.1.0 loaded with software 4.0.2. Building the flat pack went ok and I had it moving in three or four days. Not interested in printing plastic I have not put the print head together. Wanting to concentrate on printing clay I got on with putting that together. My ceramic printing head is very cobbled together with bits of gas kiln equipment as I am well aware that there are still lots of development work to be done and so I just wanted to get started to develop from experience.
My starting point is, as developed by Unfold, a 50/60 cc plastic syringe held in a self made cradle attached to the RapMan printer head mount. The syringe is then pressurised from an air compressor - that I fortunately already had as I have a spray gun for glazing. The one thing I had to go shopping for was the 1K Ohm resistor that bridges two points of the unused print head cable connector plug on the printer control board. This gets RapMan software to think a pen tool is fitted.
Differences from Unfold –
- I am using a manual switch at the printer head for air pressure control rather than an electronic solenoid valve. This is for simplicity and so far has worked well as I can stop and start clay ooze as I want.
- I am using a 1.5 nozzle size as my prints are single walled. My thinking is to duplicate conventional pottery coil building techniques. I have set the Z (vertical axis) increment to 1 mm. So a syringe takes about 20 minutes to empty/print and a tall form can be about 10 cm.
- I am printing onto pre prepared wades of clay so do not print a base. This does mean I need to get into the gcode in text editor and cut out some code.
- I use a (not very good) hairdryer as I print to stiffen up the form as more clay gets layer on.
It has been a week since I got clay oozing and the learning curve has been steep but things are happening and the development put in by Unfold has been invaluable. In which direction all this might go I do not know as ideas and possibilities keep coming but I am making pots. There are still lots of problems, with gcode, with how RapMan behaves, with the limitations of the syringe size but I have a tool I understand and can customise to my ends and that I feel has fantastic creative potential.
There have been post on how to fill a syringe; well I have to add to that. Having a wall mounted clay extruder in my studio I made a simple turn and lock fitment to take the syringe on the base plate. I fill a plastic bag with the clay paste (my mix is 1 water to 2.5 porcelain clay powder) and stuff the bag into the rather rusty extruder. Put in the plunger and extrusion arm and pull down. Result filled syringe, and so easy to attach the next syringe for a fill.
For further information on Jonathan's work see – www.keep-art.co.uk
Thanks for sharing Jonathan!


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July 22, 2013 9:40:14 AM
Starkville aldermen are expected to amend Tuesday's board agenda to include a vote on Mayor Parker Wiseman's veto of chief administrative officer Lynn Spruill's termination despite its absence from the official plan.
Prior to the start of each meeting, aldermen usually adjust the schedule by moving items to its consent agenda and by adding, striking or tabling certain topics. Aldermen are expected to add the item despite its absence Friday when the official agenda was posted. Tentative agendas developed earlier last week also left out the agenda item.
Numerous Spruill supporters are expected to attend Tuesday's meeting to show support for the embattled chief administrative officer.
State law requires municipal boards to deal with vetoes in a timely manner after they're issued, but board attorney Chris Latimer was unavailable Sunday to discuss the status of Wiseman's directive if aldermen fail to act at their next meeting.
Mississippi Code 21-3-15 states, "No ordinance or any item ... shall take effect without the mayor's approval, unless the mayor fails to return an ordinance to the board prior to the next meeting of the board, but no later than 15 days after it has been presented to him, or unless the board of aldermen, upon reconsideration thereof on or after the third day following its return by the mayor, shall, by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the board, resolve to override the mayor's veto."
State statute goes on to define "ordinance" in the section to include resolutions and orders.
"I'm not sure if it was intentionally left off or if someone simply forgot to add it," Ward 4 Alderman Jason Walker said. "I was fully expecting to see it."
Wiseman vetoed the board's action on July 9, exactly one week after Ward 1 Alderman Ben Carver's motion to not reappoint Spruill and "have her clean out her office" was supported by Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn, Ward 3 Alderman David Little, Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins and Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn. The two dissenting aldermen - Walker and Ward 5 Alderman Scott Maynard - attempted to have each municipal department head reappointed to their respective jobs, but the action went unsupported.
If the vote holds, the board would have the required five votes to override Wiseman's veto. Aldermen could then appoint an interim and redefine the position's duties for a future personnel search.
Spruill's termination differs from how the previous board handled department head reappointments in 2009. In that year, Spruill and 12 other key city employees were reappointed in July with three-month review periods, city minutes show. This year, only personnel director Randy Boyd's reappointment was given a 90-day interim period for review.
Aldermen did not discuss Spruill's job performance in public or behind closed doors on July 2, but the previous board did move to executive session before formally rehiring department heads in October 2009 with little opposition.
In announcing his veto Wiseman hammered the board on its lack of transparency, taking aldermen to task for failing to discuss Spruill's job performance or the reasons behind relieving the city administrator. The mayor stumped for Spruill, writing "at minimum, she deserves to be informed of why she is being fired."
"While the reasons to retain Lynn are abundant, I have yet to hear a single reason to terminate her from a single member of the board of aldermen," Wiseman's veto states. "Conducting the business of the public in such a manner is a disservice to the citizens we serve."
Internal city documents show Spruill consistently received high performance marks from aldermen in 2010 and 2012. Carver, Perkins and Vaughn served on the previous board which gave Spruill an "above average" overall designation in both reports. Documents show she never earned below the same ranking for the study's entire criteria.
Board records also show Perkins presented Spruill with the city's Employee of the Month award in June 2011. The plaque, which at the time Perkins said he paid for, recognized Spruill for her job performance and leadership.
In the June 2011 meeting, Perkins called her "a perfect choice" for the honor and said she always performed her work in an exemplary manner.
A graduate of Starkville High School, Spruill served in the Navy and commercial sector as a pilot before becoming mayor of Addison, Texas. The town would eventually name a local park in her honor. She also holds a master's degree in public policy and a juris doctorate (law degree). Her Starkville business, Spruill Property Management, owns numerous locations throughout the city.
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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After a particularly rough winter in many parts of our country, Mother Nature has finally awakened from her long winter nap and spring is in full swing. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and plants and flowers are blooming. For landscape contractors, this is a great time to think about pruning small trees. The best time for pruning is in the spring, when trees begin leafing out, and in the fall, when the trees begin to drop their leaves.
However, and this is very important, tree trimming should always be done with both feet on the ground, unless you're a skilled arborist; landscape crew members should never climb trees to prune them. Hidden objects can conceal themselves in the branches and other dangers can cause harm to the climber or those down below.
For example: a landscape crewman goes up into a tree to trim out some thick branches and fails to realize where the branches will fall. These branches could land on parts of the property, or on his fellow crewmates. Also, if he isn't harnessed into the tree correctly, he runs the risk of falling and injuring himself. Most importantly, if he isn't aware of the surrounding power lines, he could cut a branch that lands on a power line, leaving him prone to shock. Even worse, if he's using an aluminum ladder, the crewman who's holding the ladder steady will also receive a shocking surprise.
So what's the solution for avoiding these types of accidents? Keep your feet on the ground. Landscape crews should only do their pruning from the ground. There are too many potential risks when going up into a tree. Work that involves ladders and climbing should be reserved for arborists. They have the training and proper equipment to prune the higher branches . . . and the skills.
"You always have to be aware of your surroundings," says Lee Heidle, owner of Yards by Design, Frisco, Texas. "If the tree is really close to or in the power lines, we won't prune them. It's best to have the electric company or an arborist come out and prune those away. It's just safer to do that."
Why and when to prune
The reasons for pruning may fall into one or more categories: the limbs could be hazards for homes or people; the tree has health-related issues like dead limbs or pest problems; or it needs pruning purely for aesthetics. Overgrown trees can also overburden some landscapes with their thick branches.
"They sometimes get real dense and completely crowd out the sun," says Heidle. "If you've got grass under the trees, it's going to kill just about every bit of it. We come in and thin them out so the sunlight can come through."
Thinning out branches also serves a purpose in avoiding wind damage. When you have large, thick branches, the wind can be a big problem. If gusts are strong, the branches can rip, damaging the tree, or they could fall off and damage what's beneath it. Thinning out the branches takes weight off the tree, and lets the wind blow through, decreasing the chances of this happening.
"When pruning trees, you direct the growth," says Mario Vaden, landscape technician and certified arborist in Portland, Oregon. "You're not just restricting and chopping off one side, you're literally selecting and developing leaders in the tree. You plan and use this leadership to direct the tree to where you want it to go; it's management. Pruning a tree encourages its growth and also keeps it healthy."
It's also important to consider the season in which you do the pruning. As stated before, spring and fall are the ideal seasons for pruning. "If there's a so-called 'perfect' time of year to prune, it would be right after the leaves come in, or right after the leaves drop off," says Vaden. By pruning at the appropriate times of the year, you can avoid unneeded stress to the tree.
"The preference is always in the cooler months because it's less stressful on the trees," says Heidle. "If you prune during the summer, the hot temperatures put a lot more stress on the tree and you can actually cause it to die."
Avoiding any unnecessary stress on a tree is of utmost importance for the tree to remain healthy and grow properly, especially if it is planted in a suburban or city setting. Trees in the city and suburban areas have to deal with increased heat from concrete, brick and stone in a contained growing space.
The age of the tree will also have an effect on pruning as well. It's easier to prune younger, smaller trees, as compared to the older, larger ones. Older trees tend to have larger diameter limbs, which makes cutting more difficult. Many of these thicker limbs can still be cut from the ground, but will require a little more effort. When dealing with older trees, it might be wise to consult with an arborist.
Sharpen your cutting skills
The skills—some say art— required for tree pruning involve knowledge of the tree as well as aesthetics, ideally, to make correct, accurate cuts so as not to harm the integrity of the tree. Improper cuts can leave a tree damaged and even affect its growth. It's easier to make clean cuts when cutting smaller branches; when cutting the larger branches, more caution is needed. This is where the three-point cut becomes your friend.
"In the three-point cutting system, the first cut is made underneath the branch, about one to18 inches outside the branch collar," says Brad Mace, product manager at ECHO Inc. "Some people cut underneath the branch first so the branch doesn't crack before they get through it. The branch collar is the limb point of attachment to the trunk. This first cut will prevent a falling branch from tearing away stem tissue as it falls."
The second cut is made beyond the first cut, this time on top of the branch. This cut should go all the way through the branch, leaving just a short stub. The last cut is made just outside the branch collar.
The last cut should also go all the way through the branch, removing it from the trunk. Using this proper cutting technique will lead to healthier tree growth and prevent tree decay and branch cracking.
Making these types of cuts is considered simple for those with experience, but a man is only as good as the tool he uses. Hand pruners, loppers and pruning saws are the best tools to use on smaller branches when pruning from the ground. For pruning larger trees with thicker branches, the ideal tool is the pole saw. Pole saws help extend your reach and are great for making three-point cuts. Some even have extendable or telescoping shafts. These types of poles give you a longer reach and will keep you farther away from falling tree branches.
"It's better to have a pole pruner that's longer rather than shorter," says Vaden. "If you have a shorter one, it can cause you to have to stand more directly underneath what you're cutting. If you have a longer one, it allows you to make the cut easier and also removes you from being underneath what you're dropping because you stand farther back."
For safety's sake, it may be wise to invest in a pole saw that's made out of fiberglass and has a telescoping shaft. Fiberglass poles are resistant to electricity and will prevent any unfortunate accidents with power lines. It is also important to wear goggles and a hardhat while working.
A powerful alternative
Pole saws may work fine for some landscape companies, but others may want an alternative tool, maybe one with a little more power. The solution would be a power pruner. These pruners are powered by a motor and essentially are fiberglass poles with small chain saws attached to the end. Using this power tool makes pruning much easier.
"They're basically chainsaw blades on the end of a pole," says Heidle. "Make sure you buy the commercial grade. They are a little bit more expensive, but they have a longer reach, 12 to 14 feet. It makes it a lot easier because you don't have to actually move the pole. You just get up there and make clean cuts."
A power pruner does cut down on the time it takes to prune a tree. Instead of sawing back and forth, the chainsaw blades make cleaner cuts. This eliminates any extra effort you would have to put in with pole saws.
"The big problem you run into when pruning is branches falling down, and you want to make sure they aren't falling on top of you," says Mace. Using a power pruner with telescoping shafts will cut down on these risks. Just like with telescoping pole saws, having a longer reach allows you to cut taller branches and gives you a big enough buffer to avoid hazards.
Say "No" to topping
When it comes to tree topping, Heidle says, "Don't do it. Topping a tree is a no-no in the tree industry." Topping is cutting the trunk or large branches from the top of the tree in order to make it smaller and slimmer. This is usually a last-ditch effort for residents who think their trees are growing too high. Instead of pruning them properly, the customer might request that you top off the tree to make it smaller. Topping a tree may seem like a quick fix, but the practice can damage the tree and leave it misshapen.
"We've got live oaks, red oaks and other varieties that when they're all grown and full, they're 50 to 80 feet tall," says Heidle. "They start out small and people think they are supposed to be ornamental or decorative trees. So when they start getting bigger, they think they're too big and they want to cut them like shrubs. They cut the top main branch, and that limb will shoot off all these sucker growths; it almost deforms the look of the tree. Even five or ten years after somebody tops a tree, you can look at it and tell. It never looks the same."
You should always feel comfortable about your abilities and know your limits before taking on a job. If you're unsure about a particular job, consult with an arborist. As the saying goes, "Better safe than sorry," especially when the stakes can be high. Keeping your customers and your reputation is always the bottom line.


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I'm sure for many of you that live full time in cave country or other areas around the world where there are numerous caves found, exploring a virgin cave is not a once in a life time event! For a small group of tight knit Utah cave divers, Ricks Spring is a dream come true. You may recall reading an article in the CDS magazine last year written by Wendell Nope, concerning the ongoing exploration of Ricks Springs in Logan Canyon, Utah. Of course compared to Wakulla or other major exploration projects, Ricks is of little consequence in the overall scheme of things, but having a diveable cave within a couple of hours of home is absolutely fantastic!
We have been pushing this cave over the past 3 years. Originally dived by Wendell Nope and Richard Lamb, the Ricks exploration team now consist of 10 people: Wendell Nope, Richard Lamb, Tom Lamb, Matt Mimnaugh, Tibby Petrescu, Mike Robinson, Amy Smith, Joshua Thornton, Michael Thornton, & Randy Thornton.
We have been pushing this cave over the past 3 years. Originally dived by Wendell Nope and Richard Lamb, the Ricks exploration team now consist of 10 people: Wendell Nope, Richard Lamb, Tom Lamb, Matt Mimnaugh, Tibby Petrescu, Mike Robinson, Amy Smith, Joshua Thornton, Michael Thornton, & Randy Thornton.
As a high flow, high altitude fresh water spring, diving Ricks is a challenge in many ways. It is only diveable during certain months of the year due to excessive flow! When I say flow, I mean during spring run-off times, you can't even make it in the entrance let alone make any headway in the cave! Probably the biggest challenge is the water temperature. 40 degrees is cold by anyone's standards, and cave diving in this environment certainly appeals to only the most vigorous divers! Dry suits, thick hoods and gloves make virtually every aspect of laying line in virgin passageway a challenge. Additionally, smoothed scalloped surfaces with few legitimate tie-off points make for line laying challenges.
About 1500 feet into the cave, you hit a dry section which then requires climbing up a waterfall section and portage through approximately 300 additional feet of dry/wet limestone area to the next section of going underwater cave. As of two weeks ago, with the teams assistance, Josh and Michael Thornton added about 300 feet of additional passage making explored passage past the dry section about 700-750 feet, for a total of approximately 2200 feet of cave explored. (rough estimate, as at some point we will go back an do a legitimate measurement!) According to Josh and Michael, the new unexplored passage became extremely silty as the percolation dislodged silt resting in the scalloped cups on the sides of the cave and viz when from 100 feet to 2 inches!
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Hartlepool collected just a 13th point of the season as Charlie Wyke's first league goal secured a 1-1 draw at Shrewsbury.
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I must say i like this piece of art pretty darn much "R", but there you go.. tomato/tomatoe u know lolol.
- Thursday, January 08, 2009
I dunno, I agree with the write up, VERY safe rock
- Thursday, January 08, 2009
could you please put it it on a different link
- Friday, January 09, 2009
damn! - I've been looking for the Strongbow album and I've just found it here...dead... so sad=(
could you possibly -please- renew the link???
so far as your wanted list goes, the 2 albums by Kenny are not far away from me, I'll try to borrow them for a rip if you're still interested
- Monday, January 12, 2009
and I also grabbed this Child album. - although generally slack, I must say it has its moments! particularly in fine guitar work
somehow reminds me of SANTA FE, a bit
- Monday, January 12, 2009
I've just had a severe argument with my friend and, on the wave of it, came round to say a bit more
I'm absolutely sure that groups like Child *needs must* be stored somwhere in art archives & their music be available/acessible, in some form or another. almost every such gang or artist can ignite sparkles - if only on&off - that are *unique* to them (though sometimes in a subtle way maybe). and then, if you're not endowed w/an elephantine ear & you accept the genre, you're likely to get (aesthetically) happy for at least some moments in that every-time-special way. - & that means its worth it!!!
--- blogs like yours are like on-line obsurity encyclopedias, kinda. only trouble is, most of the links are "more dead than not"...(thanx to the fuckers whom I can NEVER really understand..)
best vibes
- Saturday, January 17, 2009
- Nanker Phelge said...
Hi ! Mick Flynn here from Child. This was actually the 2nd Album. The first never came out.. Some of the tunes ended up on the Striker Album. You can get a better idea of the band on You Tube. Check out The Wish, Kinky Message and My Life, all by Child. I will be putting up some more as I get time. I am also working on getting the 1st Album together for all to enjoy.
- Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Whoa....Any one from West Seattle knows that Child rocked the local scene for years! Tim, Mick, Lance, and the rest of the band were super cool back then, and were top billing around town for years. Everyone loved the band, and their venues were always jam packed. Too bad they didn't stick together. But, Tim Turner is an amazing guitar player, singer/songwriter, and humanitarian, and is still rocking strong. His latest CD with his band, The Tim Turner Band, "Sunset on Alki" has all the profits going to the Highline Cancer Institute Research Center in Seattle (Burien). He was just featured on the cover of " Bluesletter" magazine, and there is an interesting interview with him as well. He continues to rock Seattle and plays several venues regularly. He can jam like no other local and his music is very danceable. Check him out on timturnerband.com You'll be glad you did!
- Monday, July 27, 2009
great information, thanks! Lance grew up down the street from me in Sedro-Wolley - is he still performing? the last time i saw him was in the late 70's, i was hitchhiking to clearlake and he gave me a ride. still dressed like a star, still young and beautiful, still totally "Lance". -geff
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tim hosts a jam session every Thursday at the Redline (used to be Legends) at the bridge end of 35th Ave SW. Last time I saw Lance was probably in the early 80s when he and Tim played with Tim's then-girlfriend Cheri in a band called Delta.
- Tuesday, October 20, 2009
- IMI said...
This brings back memories! I can't thank you enough for posting it. It's a shame for regional music like this to waste away in obscurity.
- Sunday, May 30, 2010
- Jiff said...
Child was certainly not an "obscure" band, atleast not around Seattle. I first saw them as a student at a dance at Cascade Jr High in Woolley in '69. My second exposure to a proper rock band. The first being Lance's band, Fade To Black, at a street dance in Woolley.
I talked to Lance in '09 at a funeral in Woolley. He's doing well, living in Skagit County, but not active in a band. He had been living in the LA area doing oil refinery work.
- Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Hey , West Seattle Native here,(female , and, still hot, FYI) and,, CHILD?? Are you kidding me?? They were, BAR NONE the TOP band in Seattle in the 70s and RULED ALKI BEACH to Bellevue and beyond with KZOK in thier pocket,... ahhh the memories, sneaking into the "Embers" on Alki,underage, with my fake ID, to see Child..! Riding horses under the moonlight.! Hot tubbing (somewhere by 35th),going to church,(repenting?) and dancing in the "stark" dark to the tune of "Mr.Inapropriate"...All this, and more.. and the TIM TURNER Legend LIVES ON>> He is currently seen live at the RIMROCK, Lake City way,Seattle,..and hosts Jams around the Northwest. Stop by Tim Turner on Facebook and give him some love.You can hear his angelic vocals and sexy intense guitar licks all through these old tunes, and seeing him live will blow your mind. Truly a MASTER.., it's always like seeing him for the very first time...!!What are you waiting for?
- Friday, March 25, 2011
The second (actually the first) Child album featuring Rick Randle is now availble on CD. You can find it on eBay or Amazon. This is a better representation of the band. Buy it and enjoy. Cheers
- Friday, March 02, 2012


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First-Ever Video Reveals How HIV Spreads Between Immune Cells
Cell-to-Cell Transmission Could Explain Why Experimental Vaccines Have Yet to Work
Sacramento, Calif. -- For the first time, scientists at UC Davis and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have captured video footage showing the transfer of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from an infected T-cell to an uninfected one through an adhesive structure called a virological synapse. The researchers hope their breakthrough findings, which appear in the March 27 issue of Science, will lead to a new era in HIV treatment and revive hope of developing a vaccine to halt the virus that leads to AIDS.
"Our findings may explain why attempts to develop an HIV vaccine have so far been unsuccessful," said Thomas Huser, one of the study's authors and chief scientist at the UC Davis Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST), where the video images were produced using advanced, live-cell video imaging microscopy.
While previous efforts to create an HIV vaccine have focused on priming the immune system to recognize and attack surface proteins of free-circulating virus, the current results indicate that HIV avoids recognition by being directly transferred between cells.
"We should be developing vaccines that help the immune system recognize proteins involved in virological synapse formation and antiviral drugs that target the factors required for synapse formation," explained Huser, who is also an associate professor in the UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine.
For decades, scientists believed that HIV mainly spreads in the body through free-circulating particles that attach to a cell, take over its replication machinery and make multiple copies of themselves. Once in the bloodstream, the new particles attach to target cells and continue the process.
In 2004, scientists discovered that cell-to-cell transfer of HIV also occurred via virological synapses. This was considered to be an effective method of transferring the infection, but the reasons were unclear. The current study, however, reveals that the synapse is providing the essential structure by which viral proteins are gathered and relocated to uninfected cells.
"Direct T-cell to T-cell transfer through a virological synapse is a highly efficient avenue of HIV infection, and it could be the predominant mode of dissemination," said study senior author Benjamin Chen, assistant professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Chen made the study possible when he created a molecular clone of infectious HIV by inserting into its genetic code a gene that codes for the green fluorescent protein (GFP), a molecule originally isolated from a species of jellyfish. The protein glows when exposed to blue light, making it visible on digital video.
Chen, however, required the expertise of UC Davis researchers to record the behavior of live cells. Using the video microscopy developed at CBST, the researchers filmed interactions between cells infected with GFP-labeled HIV-infected T cells and uninfected ones, generating 19 hours of video footage.
In the videos, the researchers observed an infected cell coming into contact with a healthy one. Huser said that the two cells appear to struggle as a virological synapse is formed at the point where they connect, and, within minutes, fluorescent viral particles in the infected cell move toward the synapse and into the healthy cell.
According to Huser, the technology developed at CBST and the unique infrastructure available at the Oak Park Research Building on the Sacramento campus of UC Davis made the current study possible.
"We were able to determine the physical parameters of HIV transfer because of our ability to observe these interactions in real time and in three dimensions," Huser said.
In creating a key technology used in this study, Huser and his colleagues modified a commercially available spinning disk confocal microscope so that it could be used to image live infected cells. The technology allowed the capture of 30 images per second from various angles and at various depths of field. Computer programs then merged the images, creating a 3-D movie.
"CBST's interdisciplinary team was key to the successful collaboration with Mount Sinai," Huser said. "Few facilities have both virologists with experience handling live HIV samples and experts in high-speed, high-resolution imaging."
The Mount Sinai-UC Davis team is now planning to find out as much as they can about how HIV transfer through virological synapses works. For example, the team will be working to identify the exact process involved in the movement of viral particles, which they believe involves the scaffolding of the cell -- or its cytoskeleton. New super-resolution microscopy at CBST will make that possible.
They will also be working out the details of what happens to viral particles once they are transferred into a newly infected cell.
"We saw that particles are released into compartments," Huser said. "We will be looking carefully at how the virus particles are freed from these compartments, since it could be another mechanism to target with new treatments."
The overall goal for Huser, Chen and their colleagues is to fully understand the process of HIV transfer so scientists can use this knowledge in the fight against AIDS.
"The more we know about this mode of transfer, the better chance we have of figuring out how to block it and the spread of HIV and AIDS," Huser said.
In addition to Chen and Huser, study authors were Wolfgang Hübner, Ping Chen, Benjamin Dale and Ronald Gordon of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine; and Gregory McNerney, Frank Y. S. Chuang, Xiao-Dong Li and David Asmuth of UC Davis. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, Burroughs Wellcome, Hirschl Weill-Caulier, the National Science Foundation through the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and UC Davis.


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Caimans, Culture & Caño Negro II: Indigenous Use of Wetland Resources at a Ramsar Site
Raquel Salazar Bejarano, Ian Boisvert & María Fernanda Esquivel
(June-July, 2004)
The stereotypical environmental protection conflict pits a corporate industry's bottom line against a local community's desire for unspoiled natural resources. In the protected Caño Negro wetland of northern Costa Rica the conflict is between two local communities' desires to protect their way of life. The Maleku community of Guatuso, Costa Rica have not had access to these wetlands to practice their cultural activities for twenty years – ever since the wetland was listed under the Ramsar Convention.
The Maleku recently asked the Costa Rica Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE ) to advise them on the rights they have to restart their cultural practice of hunting freshwater turtles. The local mestizo community of Caño Negro vehemently opposes the renewal of the Maleku cultural practice because the residents rely on the protection of the wetlands for tourism, as well as a for-profit turtle hatchery for the pet trade. This conflict represents one community fighting to maintain protection for financial resources against another's desire to access these natural resources for cultural enrichment.
Continuing work begun in Caño Negro in 2003, A team of three law students in the UF/UCR Joint Program in Environmental Law & Consultorio Juridico Ambiental (Raquel Salazar and Maria Fernanda Esquival from the University of Costa Rica) and and Ian Boisvert from Lewis & Clark law school in Portland Oregon) investigated and analyzed national and international documents and treaties applicable to the Caño Negro situation.
The Costa Rican Constitution establishes that any international treaty or document signed and ratified by the government as legally binding on the government and its ministries, and superior to nationally created laws. Because of this legal hierarchy the Maleku have a strong argument that MINAE should provide limited access to continue their traditional practices in the wetlands. The continuation of their activities should follow notions of sustainability, and the Maleku should become active partners in management of the wetlands.
We believe, at the very least, the Maleku will be incorporated into the management structure. Nevertheless, the process of investigating Maleku members, residents of Caño Negro and the MINAE rangers made the project worthwhile. To get out of the stilted air of a law classroom and into the realm where the work matters because it has a direct impact on people made the project worthwhile. We were not asked to protect the bottom line of Caño Negro nor to find a way to provide unfettered access for the Maleku, but to objectively analyze the situation. Hopefully the three stakeholders will come together to use our analysis and recommendations to create a fair and balanced resolution.
Raquel Salazar Bejarano, Ian Boisvert & María Fernanda Esquivel, Acceso de los Indígenas Malekus sobre los Recursos naturales, participación en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre Caño Negro, July 2004 (PDF, Spanish)
Raquel Salazar Bejarano, Ian Boisvert & María Fernanda Esquivel Comunidad Indígena Malecu: acceso a los recursos naturales y participación en Caño Negro, July, 2004 (Powerpoint, Spanish)
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Strangelove wrote:.... and yet you said "handcup" in what some might call a "Freudian slip"... Todd.
As for the Ballard trade... it's true you were against it from the beginning (I checked).
But then you, like your pal the Dude, are a Grabner-lover from way back
... and thusly took out your frustrations on poor old "Baltard" from the get-go.
Not that there's anything wrong with it.
"And Bersnoozi does a Freudian spino-rama around Strangelove, the crowd goes WILD!"
Yup, I always had a bad feeling with the Baltard and Boothy trades, but honestly with the Baltard trade specifically, I didn't like giving up a first pick over giving up Machine Gun Grabner. I had my doubts about Grabner and I thought MayRay would be the better player in the end. Well, Grabner had one monster year so far and MayRay had a serious injury, but really struggled the last couple years, so the Nucks let him walk. I'm glad MayRay is having a nice start in TO, but he has been known to disappear down the stretch. Hopefully, he'll remain healthy and I think he knows if he doesn't play consistently, this could be his last stint in the NHL. That should keep him motivated and hungry to play hard every night.
Anyways, Grabner is having a slow start, but he still has lots of time to turn it around. He seems to be a very streaky guy. The 1st pick turned out to be Quinton Howden and he's looking like a prospect that's far from the NHL right now; kind of like our Nick Jensen unfortunately. The pick turned out to be a bit of a bust (as of now) and Grabner is looking like a good NHLer.


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Feb 24, 2013
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- Score: VCU 5, South Carolina 2
- Records: VCU (10-3), South Carolina (9-4)
- Location: Thalhimer Tennis Center - Richmond, Va.
- The Short Story: The four upperclassmen in VCU's lineup went a perfect 4-0 in singles action with four straight set victories to pace the Rams to their fourth straight win, a 5-2 decision over a red-hot South Carolina squad. The Gamecocks entered the match having won five of their past six matches including two victories over top-40 squads. Senior Max Wennkoski (pictured, main) is now 22-6 overall this year and 10-1 in spring matches.
How it Happened
- The Rams started the day by rolling to three victories in doubles action, led by a decisive 8-4 win at the top doubles spot by Alexis Heugas (pictured, top right) and Dylan McCloskey.
- Heugas kept momentum on the Black & Gold's side with a 6-1, 6-3 win at the second singles spot.
- After South Carolina picked up a win at the fourth singles spot, Wennakoski locked up a win over 94th-ranked Tsvetan Mihov, 6-3, 7-5 to push VCU's lead to 3-1.
- The Gamecocks got another singles win at the third spot, before senior Jaime Vazquez (pictured, bottom right) secured the win for the Rams with an easy 6-0, 6-2 win over Harry Menzies at #6 singles.
VCU 5, South Carolina 2
1) Alexis Heugas/Dylan McCloskey (VCU) def. Chip Cox/Tsvetan Mihov, 8-4
2) Max Wennakoski/Michal Voscek (VCU) def. Kyle Koch/Harry Menzies, 8-7
3) Alejandro Argente/Jaime Vazquez (VCU) def. Thiago Pinheiro/Ben Barnette, 8-6
1) Max Wennakoski (VCU) def. Tsvetan Mihov, 6-3, 7-5
2) Alexis Heugas (VCU) def. Andrew Adams, 6-1, 6-3
3) Chip Cox (SC) def. Claes Goransson, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
4) Thiago Pinheiro (SC) def. Michal Voscek, 6-2, 6-4
5) Alejandro Argente (VCU) def. Kyle Koch, 6-3, 6-3
6) Jaime Vazquez (VCU) def. Harry Menzies, 6-0, 6-2


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FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department will hold its first-ever community outreach forum tonight.
Police Chief Kevin Willey, who assumed the position from his interim post over the summer, said this is a project he has envisioned since accepting the job. He hopes to hold an informal discussion, in the lower community meeting room in Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. He wants residents to voice their concerns and learn a little more about public safety in Farmington.
"This is an event I have been looking forward to since I took over," Willey said. "It is to me an opportunity to communicate with residents and to hear their ideas for potentially where they would like to see us improve … It allows us in a very open atmosphere to discuss those and possibly if there are some misconceptions, to correct those."
Willey said police staff will offer some information as to how residents may become better reporting parties if they witness a crime, such as what details to make note of, and they will also touch on how to protect homes and vehicles against theft and break-ins.
Willey noted the number of burglaries since the start of the year has decreased greatly. For example, in September, the department reported while there were 42 reported burglaries in a five-month period from October 2011 to February 2012, the number dropped to 21 burglaries in the next four-and-a-half month period. Willey said he attributes the decline to good police work that has led to the indictment of several burglary suspects in the area, who he said tend to commit several burglaries over time in a concentrated area, as well as witnesses who have felt comfortable coming forward with information.
Willey said the conversation tonight will lend itself to improving his organization, as well as his department's relationship with townspeople.
"I think we have made tremendous strides even in the last six months in that area, in our operation and what we have done to become much more transparent," he said. "We have been receptive to suggestions, constructive criticisms … We have evaluated those and taken them seriously … I'm also looking to see if there are certain deficiencies. I want to pick the brains of the public."


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Standard ECMA-201
Data Interchange on 90 mm Optical Disk
Cartridges - Capacity: 230 Megabytes per Cartridge
2nd edition (December 1994)
This Ecma Standard specifies the characteristics of 90 mm Optical Disk
Cartridges (ODC) with a capacity of 230 Mbytes per Cartridge. The Standard
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The Banks County Baseball Alumni gathered for a fundraiser game at the Leopard diamond this past Saturday. The teams were divided up into four per team and played round robin for six outs. The team with the most runs would win the game.
Twelve alumni signed up for the game and the current Leopards baseball team umpired the event. It was the first game for the alumni in several years to be played at BCHS. MVP of tournament was Mr. Albert Bracket (Class of 1956). Mr. Bracket was 5-6 at the plate. He is 75 years old and hit the ball hard every time he batted.
Team "Ward" managed by Mr. Howard Ward (Class of 1956) won the three team round robin format. Team "Gordon" managed by Gene Gordon (Class of 1956) finished in second place. Team "Kennedy" managed by David Kennedy (Class of 1980) finished in third place. The winning team received prizes in the form of baseball merchandise.
"I did not have to call 911 and it was a great alumni game," head varsity baseball coach Scott Frederick said. "Everyone seemed very pleased with their winning prize. As a fundraiser, over $560 dollars were donated to help defray the cost of the championship sign and everyone asked to please do this again next year."
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VC in 2014: Kleiner Perkins' Aileen Lee on How Venture Needs to Deliver Better Returns
As 2013 winds down, we asked several venture capital investors to reflect on the past year and give us their outlook for 2014. Next up in our series is Aileen Lee, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and founding partner at Cowboy Ventures.
Ms. Lee speaks about Zulily's performance in its initial public offering, how technology companies have appreciated in the public market and how venture needs to show it can deliver better returns.
What surprised you the most about 2013?
I was pleasantly surprised by the innovation of AngelList, which has created transparency and a digital marketplace for early-stage startups and investors that had never existed before. And the Zulily IPO performance--they are the first, vertical e-commerce company that I can recall that has broken the $1 billion mark in an IPO.
What do you think will be the biggest challenge that the venture capital industry will face in 2014?
The industry has to show it can deliver better returns than the public markets. There's been good liquidity recently and a nice pipeline of private tech companies should have liquidity for the next few years. But when you look at the number of startups being created each year, you realize the probability of success is not great.
Have venture capital returns improved enough to draw renewed limited-partner interest in 2014?
Yes. There has been more liquidity this year, and nice appreciation in the public markets for tech companies. And startups have a tremendous opportunity to build products that scale faster and address bigger markets than ever before, especially in many consumer and enterprise industries that have been relatively untouched by Internet and mobile software.
Sky-high valuations for some technology companies are drawing comparisons to the dot-com bubble. Is this a legitimate concern?
Any time that people are doing something for the first time and breaking records you want to pay attention. But the markets are so much bigger than they were during the first boom. Things may have seemed sky-high at the time, like with Google's acquisition of YouTube, but you don't really know unless you have a chance to look under the hood at a particular company.
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Bands link up for four UK dates in the winter
Yellowcard and Saves The Day have announced a co-headline UK tour for this winter.
The bands will play four dates, beginning on November 28 at Glasgow's Garage venue and ending on December 1, when the two acts take over London's HMV Forum.
The tour will be the first time Saves The Day have played the UK in over seven years, while it is Yellowcard's first headline run in the UK since they joined All Time Low on the road over on these shores earlier this year.
The two bands are touring in support of new albums, both of which are their seventh studio LPs. Yellowcard – pictured above – are plugging 'When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes' and Saves The Day will be showcasing 'Daybreak'.
Yellowcard/Saves The Day will play:
Glasgow Garage (November 28)
HMV Institute Birmingham (29)
Manchester Academy 2 (30)
HMV Forum London (December 1)
Tickets go onsale on Friday (July 22) at 9am (BST). To check the availability of Yellowcard tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230 1094.