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Pay per view: Breath-taking ridge-top vistas
ADDRESS: 1247 Turner Mountain Road
NEIGHBORHOOD: Ivy
SIZE: 2,513 fin. sq. ft.
LAND: 5.0 acres
CURB APPEAL: 8 out of 10
LISTED BY: Jim McVey, Roy Wheeler Realty Co., 951-5122
The old adage that location is the most important thing in real estate is certainly true in Charlottesville. But in the county, views seem to be the ultimate deal-maker.
This contemporary was built in 1978 on the side of Turner Mountain near Ivy to maximize eastern views toward town. Like others we've reviewed in this neighborhood [3436 Peyton Ridge Road in "California Dreamin'" May 23, 2002], the house is perched on the ridge so that there's no backyard– just a big drop-off into forest. But because there's a tiny bit more level ground behind this house than most, the owners have been able to extend a narrow deck along the back of the house to create an elevated hexagonal "room."
The views and the sense of tranquility there are so sweet that it's hard to imagine why anyone would want to come inside, but if it rains and they have to– or if winter comes, which it probably must– at least from almost every room they can still enjoy the far horizon. Only the kitchen and one bedroom on the front of the house do not provide a view to the green beyond.
The front door opens to a slate foyer that leads directly to the large living room with lots of glass. Oak floors, a wood-burning fireplace with raised hearth, and built-in bookshelves are nice amenities, but really, the most important feature is outside the windows. With such a vista always available, it seems like it wouldn't really matter whether heat came from a raised-hearth fireplace or a woodstove.
The dining room is up a few steps toward a family room in a 1990 addition. A nice touch is pocket doors that separate the dining room from the family room and the kitchen from the front hall. Large pass-throughs on two walls separating the family room from the kitchen open that space and make it possible for a hostess working over the sink or bending over the oven to be part of the action in the adjoining rooms. The muted gray colors of the kitchen are an understated complement to the green pressing in at every window.
The master suite on this level has an unusual bed with built-in bookcases and lights. While the bedroom has lots of windows and a door to the deck, the bed inexplicably doesn't seem to be built in at the most advantageous spot for views. The adjoining bath has a tile floor and requisite Jacuzzi, and there's a small office back here as well as a second bedroom with full bath.
The ground level is almost a separate residence, with kitchenette, full bath, two bedrooms (both with views to the valley), and an entrance from the under-deck patio space. Families with small children who want to entertain grandparents or old college classmates can keep the kiddies close at hand upstairs and park the visitors safely out of earshot down here. Parents of teenagers will be happy to have this completely separate space to let them retire to listen to that awful music.
The house is faced with cypress siding and has a cedar shake roof for maximum chameleon-like blending into the surrounding forest, which is substantial and provides plenty of wood for the fireplaces, not an insignificant benefit in these days of soaring natural gas prices. But for those who don't feel like stooping and bending to collect all the fallen twigs and branches, the house is equipped with solar panels that the agent says helped last year's electric bills (for running two heat pumps) average $176/month.
The house is offered on five acres for $947,500, or on 10 acres for $1,250,000. The extra five acres are a legal building lot, but one would hope that people buying a house in this price range will be able to keep the land undeveloped to maximize their (and their neighbors') enjoyment of the view.
After all, that's the real reason everybody's here.


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The next release will be largely a feature request / bug fix release. Here is a list of some of the changes I plan to include, and I will continue to update the list as I complete items and/or add more:
New Additions as of 4/14/11:
- Option for Movies/TV takes you to titles (done)
- Option for Music to take you to Artists (done)
- System info on settings screen (done)
- Fix 24hr clock (done)
- Subtitle support (done)
- Cinema Experience support (delayed for next release)
- Optional Media Flags for in views and info screen (done)
- Option to turn off fanart animation on music visualization screen. (delayed for next release)
- Option to hide "SD" flag on several views. (done)
- Fix Yes/No Dialog (done)
- Add Advance Launcher to home menu as "games" (done)
- Option to hide top bar while in viewtypes (done)
- Option for black top bar (done)
New Additions as of 4/14/11:
- New Poster view (done)
- Support for several different coverart sizes for Advanced Launcher (done)
- Updated Hulu view (done)
- Bookmarks.xml is done (done)
- DialogSlider.xml is done (done)
- Extrathumb Support for info screen (done)
- Fix broken busy animation (done)
- Fix settings tabs(categories) not showing for add-on settings (done)
- Various texture tweaks (done)

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|Martin standing by the headstone of our great grandfather Henry Moore/More with our cousin Shirley McAndless, 1987. Courtesy Martin Moore
Published in the Huron Daily Tribune on October 1, 2010:
Martin A Moore, 91, of Bad Axe, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 at Courtney Manor of Bad Axe with his daughter by his side.
He was born Feb. 16, 1919 in Cass City, to the late Phillip and Eva (Martin) Moore.
He was united in marriage to Helen Mae MacLachlan on Nov. 6, 1945 at the Elkton Methodist Parsonage. She preceded him in death May 13, 2010.
He was a graduate of Cass City High School. He also was a member of the Bad Axe First United Methodist Church. Martin farmed near Cass City of many years. He also was employed by Active Industries of Elkton as a production worker until his retirement.
He is survived by, one daughter, Florence Welch and her husband, William, of Attica; one brother, Stanley (Terri) Moore of Bowie, Md.; five nieces, Connie (Chuck) Parker of Charlotte, Ann (Bill) Gotham of Sevierville, Tenn., Joan (Bill) Holda of Dewitt, Cindy Freland of Bowie, Md. and Lisa (Charley) Sandberg of Ellington, Conn.; two nephews, Larry Moore of Alexandria, Va. and Tom Moore of Bowie, Md.; eight grand-nieces, Bethany (Eric) Thomas of Clearwater, Fla., Amanda (James) Brokow of Knoxville, Tenn., Alisha and Lauren Gotham both of Sevierville, Tenn., Lara Sandberg of Ellington, Conn., Alysia and Audrea Freland, both of Bowie, Md. and Sarah Moore of East Lansing; seven grand-nephews, Philip Moore, Portland, Maine, Andy Moore of Alexandria, Va., Kyle Sandberg of Ellington, Conn., Brad Holda of Clarksville, Tenn., Brian (Shana) Holda of Grand Rapids, Jeff (Jennifer) Parker of Okemos and John (Tracie) Parker of Hudsonville; three great-grand-nieces; and two great-grand-nephews. He also is survived by Helen's two nephews, William (Judy) Britt and Douglas (Connie) Britt all of Cass City; seven great-nieces and nephews; and 15 great-grand-nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife, Helen; his parents, Philip and Eva Moore; one brother, Lawrence Moore; one sister, Ina Bissett; two brother-in-laws, Jack Wendell and Glen Bissett; and a sister-in-law, Ellen Moore.
Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday Oct. 2, 2010 at MacAlpine Funeral Home "Mac Chapel" with the Rev. Jean Love, pastor officiating. Burial will take place in Colfax Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m. Friday at MacAlpine Funeral Home "Mac Chapel" in Bad Axe and from 9 a.m. until the time of service Saturday.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Bad Axe.
Goodbye, friend.


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Game #23: Rangers at Blue Jays pregame
Texas (9-13) at Toronto (11-11)
at 1:05 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Today's lineups:
Jeryy Hairston, CF
Michael Young, SS
Mark Teixeira, DH
Sammy Sosa, RF
Hank Blalock, 3B
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Nelson Cruz, LF
Brad Wilkerson, 1B
Gerald Laird, C
PITCHING: RHP Kevin Millwood
Alex Rios, RF
Adam Lind, LF
Vernon Wells, CF
Frank Thomas, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Troy Glaus, 3B
Aaron Hill, 2B
Royce Clayton, SS
Sal Fasano, C
PITCHING: LHP Gustavo Chacin
NOTES: Toronto named RHP Victor Zambrano its new No. 5 starter and moved RHP Josh Towers into the bullpen as a long reliever. Zambrano is slated to start on Wednesday in Cleveland. … The Jays also activated Glaus from the 15-day DL and optioned INF Ryan Roberts back to Triple-A Syracuse.
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Fasano's been raking the ball in AAA (5HR already), so hopefully he adds some production to what has been a weak slot in the lineup this year. Also, good to have Glaus back.
Towers showed great composure last night after he gave up back-to-back homers.
Hopefully, the move to the bullpen will allow Towers more time to work on painting the corners of the plate — for him to be effective.
Towers is a control pitcher and he will be back, it's only a matter of time.


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Are you a snacker? I am, now. Before I had Hannah 7 years ago, I didn't eat breakfast most days and rarely snacked. I had a Diet Pepsi or Diet Dr. Pepper for breakfast, fast food of some sort for lunch (loved my Spicy Chicken Sammies & fries from Wendy's) and dinner. Not the healthiest meal plan by far. I was fortunate that I was able to remain thin, but that doesn't mean I was healthy. I didn't exercise at that point in my life either, unless you count running around shopping, showing apartments or chasing after Jon. Once I was pregnant, I began to eat breakfast & snacks & haven't stopped. This is a much healthier way to eat. Eating 3 meals + 2 – 3 small snacks/day helps keep your metabolism up and your body fueled with energy throughout the day.
Here is a list of healthy, gluten-free snacks:
Low-fat cottage cheese (4 oz): 90 calories (Daisy is my new fav!)
Raisins (50 or about 1 oz): 85 calories
Skim milk latte (8 oz): 85 calories
Air-popped popcorn (3 cups or 1 oz): 95 calories
Ener-G Wylde Pretzels (40 sticks or 1 oz): 130 calories
Celery or raw carrots (5 pieces) with peanut butter (1 Tbsp): 100 calories
Unsweetened applesauce (1 cup): 100 calories
An apple (small) with low-fat cheese (2 oz): 150 calories
Baby carrots (10) with hummus (1/4 cup): 150 calories
Peanuts (a handful or 1 oz): 160 calories
Raw almonds (a handful or 1 oz): 165 calories
Greek yogurt : 90- 120 calories (add in fresh fruit, flax meal or a TBSP of GF granola for some extra flavor)
Tortilla chips (12 chips or 1 oz) with salsa (1/2 cup): 175 calories
String Cheese: 80 – 100 calories
Lara Bar: 190 – 220 calories
Pure Bar: approx. 200 calories
Kind Bar: 150 – 200 calories
Portion out your snacks into small bags so you can grab them on the run. Don't pay the extra money for the 100 calorie packs, there is no reason you can't do that yourself. Set aside some time on Sunday to prep food & portion out snacks for the week. This way there is no excuse for you not to have a healthy option in your purse, fridge, backpack, etc.
Make sure to check out my new post on The Examiner! All this talk about healthy snacks needs to be balanced out with some ice cream!
If you can spare some prayers & positive thoughts for my 2 brand new, premature nephews, Wyatt & Jack, they are having a rough go of it. They can use all the prayers & thoughts they can get. Thank you.
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Gunpla Knights- Come Build Gunpla With Us!
21 January 2017
3:30 pm to 8:00 pm
We are a group of Gunpla (Gundam model kits) builders, based in Buffalo, New York. We meet monthly to build and discuss gunpla (snapping kits, Gundam markers and some hand painting). Please no rattle cans or air brushes. Builders and enthusiasts of all levels are welcome.


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'Our Neighbor Isn't Doing Its Part'
The president of Honduras on why the United States and its drug habit are to blame for the violence and kid immigrants fleeing Central America.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández came to Washington this week with just about the toughest hand a world leader can play: His tiny, impoverished country is both very dependent on what happens here in the United States and more or less without leverage to shape it. The only leverage, in fact, that Honduras and its small, equally troubled neighbors Guatemala and El Salvador have found recently has come in the form of small children, tens of thousands of whom have clambered over the U.S. border this year in numbers so large and so unexpected they've created an immigration crisis that, at the least, has succeeded in placing Central America's plague of drugs, violence and poverty on the Washington agenda in a way it wouldn't have been otherwise. That said, it's still not clear what, if anything, will come of the new state of affairs—at least not when it comes to Honduras, so deadly that its city of San Pedro Sula has been dubbed "the murder capital of the world" and so politically troubled that Washington hardly blinked when its elected president was toppled in a coup a few years back. Politico Magazine editor Susan Glasser met with President Hernández Friday—and found a leader deeply skeptical about the United States, from its refusal to acknowledge the role our own demand for drugs has had in creating his country's cycle of violence, to our poor record of delivering significant aid. Their edited conversation, translated from Spanish by Politico reporter Jose DelReal, follows.
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Susan Glasser: Mr. President, we're in crisis mode here in Washington over this question of the border. And in particular the plight of the children coming to the United States unaccompanied has captured the public's attention. But the politics of this is, to be blunt, a disaster. There's no real sense that we have solutions, or even that President Obama can win passage for his proposed $3.7 billion plan to deal with the crisis, and I'm curious what you most want to say to the president and to the politicians here in Washington. How much responsibility do they have for this crisis?
President Hern á ndez: First, I would like to tell leaders in Washington: A Central America with violence caused by drugs, a Central America without opportunities, a Central America that doesn't have space for economic growth at the rate the population needs, will be an enormous cost and an enormous danger to the United States. On the contrary, a Central America in peace, a Central America that is prosperous, a Central American with economic growth, a Central America where violence is controlled, is a great investment for the United States. It is a great benefit, not a cost.
Now, how to do that? That's through shared responsibility. The United States is responsible, Central America is responsible, and Mexico is responsible. We have assumed our commitment [as in "responsibility"] and our visit today requires talking with leaders in Washington and structuring a plan dividing that responsibility. And I think that, until now, what we've been talking about with congressional leaders is moving on a good path. I would expect that that the electoral politics that are playing right now will not affect a decision that has to do with tending to a humanitarian crisis. When we talk about the children [on the border], they are human beings. Human beings who are in a difficult situation. In that sense, I would expect that the electoral debate doesn't affect [the response].
SG: There's been a big debate about who's responsible for the influx of children coming here: how much is a result of confusion around U.S. law. You think that that does affect the children coming?


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"The Voice" star Cee Lo Green was charged today with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Green, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, "allegedly slipped ecstacy to a 33-year-old female while the two were dining at a downtown Los Angeles restaurant sometime between July 13 and July 14, 2012," the DA's office said in a statement.
Green, 39, and the woman later went back to her hotel, the statement added, but prosecutors declined to file a charge of rape, "citing insufficient evidence." The woman had previously accused Green of spiking her drink.
In documents obtained by KABC, the 34-year-old victim is referred to as "Anna M."
Green pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Before this news, Green had been in good spirits. In an interview with ABC News Radio, he said he was flattered that so many fans were rooting for the singer to win this season on "The Voice," a reality singing competition where Green is a celebrity coach and mentor to young talent.
"So many people are rooting for me to win. I hear it from everybody, 'It's your year!'" he said. "You know, even the guy at the gas station, I'm like, 'Give me 50 on two,' and he's like, 'Here ya go, also it's your year!' So many people are married to this show, so it's great."
If convicted, Green faces up to four years in prison. He is due back in court on Nov. 20.
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A New Mexico company is slated to be the first in the U.S. to slaughter horses for human consumption since 2007 after federal authorities agreed to issue a permit required for its operation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is close to approving two additional horse-slaughter plants, said it was required by law to issue the permit to Valley Meat Co. in Roswell once the company had met the requirements. The last U.S. horse-meat plant closed six years ago after Congress banned funding for inspections for such facilities. That ban lapsed in 2011 and measures to renew it are before lawmakers. "The administration has requested Congress to reinstate the ban on horse slaughter," USDA press secretary Courtney Rowe said today in an e-mail. "Until Congress acts, the department must continue to comply with current law." Valley Meat, which previously processed cattle at its facility about 8 miles from downtown Roswell, was one of several applicants asking the USDA to provide inspectors. The USDA said it expects to issue permits for facilities in Gallatin, Mo., and Sigourney, Iowa, as soon as July 1. The USDA told Valley Meat it will be at least three weeks before they can provide inspectors, A. Blair Dunn, an attorney representing the company, said in an interview. Valley Meat sued the agency last year for delays in granting inspections. "They really don't want this plant to open and they are actually lobbying for the funding to stop from Congress in the future," Dunn said in an interview. "They may not follow through." Horse slaughter has been an emotional issue among animal- welfare advocates in the U.S., where eating of horse meat is rare and surveys show most Americans oppose the practice. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it is "dismayed" by the USDA decision. "Horse slaughter is inherently cruel," the organization said in a statement. "Moving ahead with a government program to fund horse slaughter inspections is a cruel, reckless and fiscally irresponsible move," said Nancy Perry, senior vice president of ASPCA government relations, in an e-mail. Still, many farmers and ranchers say humane slaughter is necessary to dispose of unwanted animals. "We realize that a lot of people view horses as companions more than working animals, but a person who has a working horse has a different perspective," said Mike White, president of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau, in an interview. Without a slaughter facility, horse owners are abandoning animals or shipping them to Mexico to be killed. An appropriations bill to fund the USDA, which the House may consider as early as the week of July 8, would block spending for inspections at horse-slaughter facilities, effectively banning the practice through Sept. 30, 2014. Similar language was included in a Senate measure the Agriculture Committee approved June 20 and sent to the full Senate for consideration. "Congress should promptly reinstate the provision that prohibited spending federal dollars to inspect horse slaughter," Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said in an email. Dunn said Valley Meat anticipates shipping to distributors in Europe. He said there have been inquiries from curious individuals in the U.S., and there may be some restaurants interested in the meat too. "Nothing serious has materialized as far as anyone in the U.S.," Dunn said. "If there is a demand in this country, then yes," they would sell it. -- With assistance from Derek Wallbank in Washington.
Horse slaughtering for food set to resume with USDA approval
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From her very first performance on film in 1948 as an airline stewardess to her last one in 1989 as an angel, Audrey Hepburn withstood over forty years of artistic scrutiny. Today she remains the irrefutable personification of irresistible charm, grace and dignity.
On the fiftieth anniversary of Breakfast at Tiffany's, and simultaneously with the Rome International Film Festival, the eternal city will be honoring Audrey Hepburn for the first time with a tribute-exhibit at the Ara Pacis Museum. This celebration of the actress and humanitarian in "her" Rome will raise funds for UNICEF's project to fight child malnutrition, in conjunction with the Club Amici di Audrey. Hepburn devoted the last years of her life to serving as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
The exhibition contains images, videos and personal objects that recall the three lives Hepburn lived in Rome: as an actress, mother and UNICEF Ambassador. It coincides with the release of a book also titled Audrey a Roma and published by Mondadori. The photographic essay is featuring around 200 photos, snap shots rather than poses, portraying the actress during her daily life, strolling around the city with her dogs, with her family, with her children.
The exhibit is curated by Audrey Hepburn's son, Luca Dotti, together with Ludovica Damiani, Sciascia Gambaccini and Guido Torlonia, with the consultancy of Sava Bisazza Terracini.
"Each city in its own way was... unforgettable. It would be difficult to... Rome; by all means, Rome.
I will cherish my visit here, in memory, for as long as I live."
~~ Audrey in Roman Holiday
Audrey Hepburn, Rome, 1960
Pierluigi Praturton © Reporters Associati
Audrey Hepburn with her dog "Famous", 1961
Elio Sorci © Camera Press / Photomasi
Audrey Hepburn with her son Sean, Rome, 1972
Girani © Reporters Associati
Audrey Hepburn on the set of the movie War and Peace, 1955
© Pierluigi Praturton © Reporters Associati
Audrey Hepburn and her husband Andrea Dotti, 1970
© Photomasi
Audrey Hepburn, Trinita dei Monti, 1959
© Archivio Storico Luce - Proprieta Cinecitta Luce
Audrey Hepburn, Hotel Hassler at Trinita dei Monti, Feb. 7, 1960
© Archivio Storico Luce - Proprieta Cinecitta Luce
Audrey Hepburn, Rome, 1968
Elio Sorci © Camera Press / Photomasi
Courtesy Ara Pacis Museum, Rome
Audrey a Roma
October 26 to December 4, 2011
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Today I'm traveling. LOL I've taken my show on the road and I'm blogging for a lovely lady I met while tweeting! I so love twitter! And Jen McConnel is one of the reasons I'm blogging today at her delightful site, at HER BLOG . I'm honored to be featured on Jen's blog. She's absolutely amazing as both a fellow author and friend.
Stop by and see me. All commenters will be entered to win a copy of Love Blossoms!
Love Blossoms by Me! Julie Anne Lindsey
Jillian thought she had everything she needed until Jackson walked through her door…
There's a wedding coming to Honey Creek and the whole town's preparing for the party. When Jillian Parker agreed to host a few groomsmen at her inn, she had no idea what she was getting into. One of those groomsmen is Jackson Tate, and he's making her concentration completely impossible. He's funny, fascinating, frustrating, and leaving in a week. Jillian does not have time for that level of distraction. With Jackson nearby, events to coordinate, a bride to please, and an ex-fiancé to dodge, her peaceful life's getting crazy fast. With any luck, she'll survive the week and put the whole thing behind her as soon as possible.
…But not if Jackson has anything to say about it.
If you're in the mood for a sweet romantic read with a very happy ending, I hope you'll visit Honey Creek. The sun is setting, bullfrogs are croaking and the crickets are singing, "Come on." Sweet tea or hot cider. Fresh summer strawberries or crisp fall apples. You'll find it there. And taking a trip to Honey Creek is as easy as Amazon : ) I hope to see you there!


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Scandinavian Coating Exhibition
71 exhibiting companies from 8 countries and 2,039 unique visitors: these are the figures from this year's Scandinavian Coating Fair which took place on 29-30 May 2013 at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg.
Graco was one of those 71 exhibiting companies at the Scandinavian Exhibition for Surface Treatment in Gothenburg Sweden, also known as the Scandinavian Coating Exhibition.
At this fair, Graco introduced the E-Flo™ DC for the first time: a new paint re-circulation pump with an electrical motor for medium sized systems. Among the new products was the Pro Xp™ electrostatic gun. Many demonstrations at customers sites were performed with this product during the first quarter and more demos are planned for Graco's existing clients and new customers interested in the new technology.
Graco's best known product in the market and the main attraction at the fair was the Mini Merkur™ ES thanks to its small size, limited material required to start and quick rinsing.
The fair was a huge success for both exhibitors and visitors. "It felt like a really good fair with crowded alleys and plenty of people in the booths", said Björn Delin at Nice Events Scandinavia, who organized Scandinavian Coating with the Scandinavian trade associations SPF, MAB and NPLF.
"I'm very pleased with the outcome", said Henrik Söröd at SPF (Svensk Pulverlackteknisk Förening), who was responsible for organising the conference programme at Scandinavian Coating. "A lot of people came to the seminars, the speakers were happy and the exhibitors I managed to speak to also seemed very satisfied."
The organizers will soon announce dates and a venue for Scandinavian Coating 2015.


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Celebrities Remember Michael Jackson's Passing 5 Years Agoby Thomas Chau | PopCrush
It was five years ago today that the world mourned the passing of Michael Jackson on June 25, 2009.
The world stood still watching the television and social media outlets as word got out that Jackson had been rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after he was found not breathing in his home. He was later pronounced dead later that afternoon, prompting an investigation into the circumstances. It was later revealed that Jackson had been taking a deadly mixture of drugs by his personal physician, which contributed directly to his heart failure. Dr. Conrad Murray was later arrested and sentenced to four years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
While Jackson's personal life was marred by scandalous controversy and tabloid headlines, his music was unquestionably everlasting. The 1982 album 'Thriller' is, to this date, still the best selling album of all-time. He broke racial barriers as the first prominent African American to have his music video featured prominently on MTV in the '80s, and perfected the craft of the music video. His music and signature dance moves has often been cited as influences for many of today's young pop and R&B stars.
His continuing influence can be seen today, as many artists tweeted their rememberances for the one they call the King of Pop.
Hayley Williams of Paramore
I'm gonna dance extra hard tonight during Ain't It Fun for Mr. Michael Jackson … Still hard to believe. Never forgotten! #MJ
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) June 25, 2014
Lady Gaga
R I P Micheal. We love you. Today the world and media will grieve your absence, and think deeply of how we could have treated you better.
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 25, 2014
Rapper Ludacris
R.I.P. The King Of POP M.J. http://t.co/ImbUv60rrs
— Ludacris (@Ludacris) June 25, 2014
Rapper A$AP Ferg
— A$AP F3RG (@ASAPferg) June 25, 2014
EDM DJ Mat Zo
So many great things have passed away; Michael Jackson, technics turntables, civil liberties. Luckily we still have sesame street
— Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) June 24, 2014
Russell Wilson, QB of the Seattle Seahawks
5 years ago we lost the best entertainer/performer of all time… Michael Jackson.
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) June 25, 2014
Actor Mike Epps
Still Can't Believe It's Been 5 Years RIP To The King Of Music MICHAEL JACKSON #LegendsNeverDie
— Mike Epps (@TheRealMikeEpps) June 25, 2014


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Sep 29 2007, 12:19 AM
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My understanding has always been that it was pure luck that the planned mission trajectory was such that it was possible to modify it into a multiple encounter mission.
Remember that this encounter trajectory was not purely a function of the flyby altitude, but also of when and how you flew past Venus.
I really doubt they could have just as easily switched gears and get it into a '3X' orbit. Such an orbit would have had a substantially greater Solar apopasis (I'm probably using the wrong term here), and hence a lot of delta-vee would have had to somehow been introduced into the mission to get there. Since they didn't have much fuel on board Mariner 10, we might have been looking at multiple Venus flybys, or even Venus-Earth-Venus-Mercury scenarios.
Rmember that this was the very first multiple planet flyby. It was hard enough for them to figure out how to get the Venus-Mercury-Mercury-Mercury thing to work. The billiard-ball style of mission planning (such as Venus-Venus-Earth-Jupiter-Saturn) didn't spring into existance over night.
Sep 29 2007, 02:49 AM
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A couple of points:
* The 2x period was desirable because with the needed higher altitude sunward second pass, almost the entire sunlit hemisphere could be observed. This allowed the inbound and outbound flyby 1 mosaics to be stitched together.
* IIRC, the post encounter orbit wasn't realized to be near 2 X 88 days until pretty late in the mission planning, and Mariner 10 was just about the cheapest planetary mission ever flown. No big changes would have been possible. Bruce Murray had overseen a slew of changes in the mission up to that point (the 1500 mm telephoto lens, advanced computer control, high data rate telemetry, lunar flyby on leaving earth vicinity, etc.) and the mission managers most likely would not have gone along with another change.
* A 3 X 88 day orbit will have perihelion beyond earth's orbit. Modifications to Mariner 10 for this would be a problem (IIRC, the space craft antenna would not have been able to slew properly earthward there) Additionally, there might be a problem with a gravitational deflection at Venus changing the eccentricity of the resultant orbit that much, (I am not smart enough to do the math on that one) there might not be a flyby distance above the solid Venusian surface to realize the math for that trajectory change.
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{Anticipating a bad joke}
Yeah, we have discussed litho-braking here before.
Now I am bringing up litho-deflection.
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It is interesting, now that we are on the verge of Messenger orbiting Mercury, to contemplate the Mariner 10 mission in a hypothetical 3X88 orbit.
Let's keep the geometry of the first flyby the same. One big difference would be the encounter speed. To come back after 264 days, instead of 176, Mariner 10 would need to go faster to climb further away from the sun. Mercury is well lit, so spacecraft motion won't blur the pictures, but with a faster flyby, we have less time to take all the pictures. This would probably cut the # of close range pictures, and probably reduce the extent of the mosaics.
The 2nd flyby, if at a similar 50,000 km sunward direction, would have imaged the opposite hemisphere. Foreshortening along the terminator in the pictures would have made it harder to stitch the mosaics together, however, the Caloris basin would have been seen in it's entirety (in 2 strips) , and the outer ring would have helped align them. We might have had some coverage of 75 to 80 % of Mercury, but with lower resolution along the edges of the covered areas of the 2 flybys.
If a second flyby could have had a geometry similar to the actual first or 3rd Mariner 10 flyby, we would have seen the west adjacent area of Caloris on approach, and on departure, we would have seen the eastern adjacent area of the first flybys approach hemisphere. We would have 4 large 'stripes' of coverage of Mercury. Stitching the 4 bands together would be tricky, all the adjoining areas on the limb would be foreshortened, and all the terminator seams would have illumination from 180 degrees around.
This would have been an interesting flyby. We would have perhaps double the areal coverage, but with less of an overall global context. I would be cautiously optimistic that perhaps Mariner 10 might have still accomplished 3 flybys. Due to the loss of attitude gas, Mariner 10 used the solar panels to help control the spacecraft attitude between the flybys. This technique would still work in the 264 day orbit, so maybe, just maybe, they could have squeezed a third pass out of the old girl. Another problem however, was the thermal effects on the craft. In the 3X orbit, Mariner 10 would have been a lot further out at perihelion. The antenna feed had a temperature sensitivity problem, and this might have exacerbated that severely. This problem has the potential to drastically cut the data rate of the antenna system. Also, the on board tape recorder would still have been lost, and with the high flyby speed, this would seriously impact the amount of data returned.
All in all, the mission as flown was most excellent. Given the twitchiness of the craft, I bet the controllers and flight personnel were relieved they did not have the 3X orbit, but I bet they could have still done a magnificent mission if they had.
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Maybe someone with a bit more ken of orbital mechanics can address this; but is the obstacle to the 3X orbit in getting the perihelion of the spacecraft orbit beyond earth's orbit? It would seem a deflection at Venus into a 264 day orbit would be 'easier' than a deflection into a 176 day orbit, but achieving the eccentricity needed for the former implies a much faster approach speed to Venus than you would get than from simply 'falling' from earth's distance from the sun towards Venus.
(even with my limited understanding of the math, I love this trajectory stuff)
Now that we already have pretty good coverage of Mercury from the Messenger flybys, if someone would like to 'markup' some global Mercury pictures appropriately, we could get a pretty good idea of what Mariner 10 might have pictured in the hypothetical 3X orbit. Just transpose the second flyby coverage 180 degrees for the distant flyby option, or shift the first flyby coverage 180 degrees for the close option 2 Mercury 'days' later.
(I might even be able to do this with scissors and paste, LOL!)
Seems you are having a good chat with yourself, tasp.
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I don't understand why a spacecraft with an orbital period three times that of Mercury has to have a perihelion outside Earth's orbit. 264 d < 365 d. This requires a smaller semi-major axis (and consequently, a lower perihelion).
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I was extrapolating from the 176 day orbit having an aphelion between Venus and earth, and accepting a perihelion at Mercury. Enlarging that orbit would seem [[based on pure assumption] to get you uphill of earth's orbit. Sadly, I can't do the math to get a precise dimensions.
And sorry about mixing up perihelion and aphelion. I am home sick today with a nasty head cold. Snowed in too. Beautiful day here for Titan, not so good for midwest USA.
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From Kepler's laws, I figure an orbit with a period of 264 days to have a semi-major axis of 0.8 AU. If that orbit's perihelion was at Mercury's aphelion (0.467 AU) then it's aphelion should be at 1.14 AU.
Anyone want to double-check that?
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I get -1.137, so I probably have a sign error somewhere:)
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As always, the folks with the math gene are very much appreciated!
Interesting orbit, compare to Phaeton that we were discussing on the Hyabusa thread.
Bruce Murray had a nice scaled drawing of the Mariner 10 176 day orbit in his book Journey Into Space, and also a veritable treasure trove of insider information on the amazing Mariner 10 mission.
Bruce met Beppe Columbo! That's how they all found out about the resonant orbit they had accidentally set up. Murray had tremendous respect for Beppe. So too his colleagues setting up their own Mercury mission to be named after him.
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Thanx for the correction!
Ebay has a copy of Murray's book Journey Into Space for $4.99 if any one is interested.
The Mercury reminisces are worth that, and he also writes about exploring Mars, the Venera series, and Voyager. The story behind the 1500 mm Mariner 10 camera system and the radio upgrades that made the transmission of those great pictures is especially interesting.
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I get -1.137, so I probably have a sign error somewhere:)
I keep getting 1.8675309 over and over again. I should probably turn off the radio while I'm working on orbital calculations.
If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Googling "Mariner 10 orbit" and checking the images, (it's the first one tonight) will show the 176 day orbit diagram. It has aphelion further out from the sun than Venus. Intuitively, just glancing at that diagram, suggests an aphelion for the 264 day orbit that is going to be a nice bump further out than that. (And I realize that doesn't help with the calculations)
Like I said, sorry I can't do the math, but I really appreciate those that can.
Does the perihelion velocity for the 176 and the 264 day orbits 'pop out' of the calculations easily? (It would give an ~ idea of the Mercury encounter speed of the craft)
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The high HIV incidence among black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States may be explained, at least in part, by the finding that HIV-negative black MSM, compared with white MSM, are more than twice as likely to encounter a sex partner who can transmit HIV if safer sex practices are not followed. Eli Rosenberg, PhD, a researcher at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, delivered that startling conclusion on Monday, July 23, at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS2012) in Washington, DC.
Rosenberg's report is based on data from the InvolveMENt study, an ongoing cohort of black and white MSM in Atlanta.
The incidence and prevalence of HIV among black MSM, particularly young black MSM, continue to be disproportionately high compared with those among MSM of other races or ethnicities. Yet in studies, black MSM consistently report the same or lower levels of sexual- or drug-using risk behaviors as other MSM.
Key data from other studies presented at the conference, including a CDC analysis of approximately 200 studies and HIV Prevention Trials Network study 061, suggest that structural disparities—including the fact that HIV-positive black MSM are less likely to know they're positive or to be successfully engaged in care and treatment, thus they're potentially more infectious than other MSM—are key drivers of the epidemic in black MSM communities.
"To acquire HIV, it is necessary to encounter somebody who is not only positive but has unsuppressed virus capable of transmission," Rosenberg explained.
To explore this particular disparity, Rosenberg and his InvolveMENt peers had to develop new measurements. "HIV prevalence—the total number of HIV-positive people over the total population—provides the probability of encountering someone with the virus but doesn't incorporate viral load," Rosenberg explained. On the other hand, he said, the standard community VL measurement counts all those who have been diagnosed HIV-positive, but not undiagnosed cases. "We're stuck with a limited set of measures," he said, "because community viral load is only among those diagnosed with HIV."
The researchers therefore created a tool—transmission potential prevalence, or TPP—to calculate how many black and white MSM participating in the study were both HIV positive and had viral loads high enough to pass it on to others. They applied the tool to the 709 participants who have enrolled in InvolveMENt, which Rosenberg described as an HIV incidence cohort study of sexually active black and white MSM in Atlanta between the ages of 18 and 40.
The black men were on average younger, with a median age of 25 compared with 28 for the white men.
Reported rates of unprotected anal intercourse were consistent between black and white men in the cohort—an average of two instances within the year leading up to study participation for both groups. Racial mixing patterns for partner selection were 70 percent exclusive, meaning that most MSM in the study chose sex partners from their own racial group.
HIV prevalence was 42 percent in the black group compared with 14 percent among the white MSM. Incidence (new HIV cases) in the study was found to be 6.4 cases per 100 person-years among those in the black MSM group, compared with 1 case per 100 person-years in the white MSM group. "In other words," Rosenberg explained, "if we had 100 HIV-negative black MSM, one year later we would see six cases develop, while among 100 white [MSM] we would see one case develop over the course of a year."
Viral load data were similar between the black and white groups if measured in men previously diagnosed with HIV, he said. But the InvolveMENt study was able to calculate previously undiagnosed cases, because upon entering the study, participants were asked whether they had HIV, then tested for the virus. That allowed researchers to create a category of previously undiagnosed HIV-positive men and to use that to measure cases that would otherwise be counted as HIV negative.
By expanding the parameters to include everyone—undiagnosed as well as diagnosed—the researchers found 25 percent of the black MSM were both HIV positive and had viral loads above 400, as compared with 8 percent among the white participants.
Translating these data into the probability of encountering a sex partner who is capable of transmitting HIV, the study found that black MSM faced a 39 percent chance that at least one partner has transmission potential, compared to 18 percent among white men at the same risk behavior level.
Rosenberg explained what this means: "To have a 50 percent chance of acquiring HIV, a black MSM needs just three partners, compared to seven for white MSM. To reach a 90 percent risk of HIV, a black man would need 10 partners, compared to 25 for white MSM."
The study has limitations, he said, including that other possible causes of higher incidence, such as the presence of other sexually transmitted infections and sero-sorting (choosing partners who have the same HIV status).
The researchers conclude that HIV prevention approaches that rely solely on changing risk behavior will not work to eliminate racial disparities. They recommend that new resources aimed at preventing transmission be focused on communities with a high TPP, and that viral load measurements be incorporated into HIV surveillance measures in a manner that accounts for TPP. This, Rosenberg said, "will help us to understand transmission risk in a meaningful way."
High Viral Loads Linked to HIV Risk Among Black MSM
The high HIV incidence among black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States may be explained, at least in part, by the finding that HIV-negative black MSM, compared with white MSM, are more than twice as likely to encounter a sex partner who can transmit HIV if safer sex practices are not followed. Eli Rosenberg, PhD, a researcher at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, delivered that startling conclusion on Monday, July 23, at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS2012) in Washington, DC.


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A contemporary play treating contemporary topics, yet featuring Ancient Greek figures. The British political drama on the devastated city of Thebes, with its president, Eurydice, striving to raise it to its feet. The female leader is approached with advice by Athens' ruler, Theseus. Today's Europe and Ancient Greece meet within a single text. The play presents an ironical view of the past and the present alike; after all, we all believe in the possibility of political change. Yet when Tiresias reminds us that Athens too would fall victim to its avidity and greed, we can feel the power of fate. Or not?
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Don Wood @ MERIT
I think it has been a long process for Michigan. I think there are a number of factors. The staff has to be good. Learning how to build and operate fiber is not easy. There is lots of local learning (people, procedures, etc) involved in building fiber. Then having a quality outreach staff that is trusted by the community is key. We have asked our community to trust us as we helped put consortiums and partnerships together. I guess it is that we in all aspects of life - get the right people together and turn them loose!
Sheryl Mase @ Michigan Library
I would say public demand for resources that use ever increasing bandwidth and forward thinking librarian response to this demand.
If you meant how did we achieve the deployment, I would say through the library cooperatives and the Library of Michigan and Merit.
Michigan Focus Group Session
Version: March 20, 2007 - Notes from Bob Bocher
1. Describe your current network. How is it configured? How much bandwidth do you have? How do you get it? What does it cost? How is it funded? Is it scalable?
Martha Pitchford, Lakeland Library Cooperative: Some issue RFP because of E-rate. Have 6-8 phone companies to deal with. Cooperative serves 1.2 million population. Annual ISP costs is $276,000, which member libraries pay.
Lise Mitchell, Chippewa River District Library: E-rate is critical to connectivity. Have four phone companies. Pay twice for circuit when it is handed off between AT&T and Verizon. Often takes 6 months to get added bandwidth. When AT&T split a circuit and some is now provided by Verizon, our cost doubled.
James Seidl, Woodlands Library Cooperative: Have 36 libraries in the cooperative and all connect independently from each other. No cooperative WAN. Some use DSL, Cable, dedicated circuit. Speeds from 768K to 3MB. Costs are "All over the board." Some have MERIT; one library connects via their MAN; one library (with its branches) needs to work with four different telcos.
Roger Mendel, Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative: Decentralized connectivity, like Woodland. Some use their local telco. One library does wireless via Vonnage. Cooperative does some E-rate follow-up to ensure libraries complete their forms.
Suzanne Dees, Superiorland Library Cooperative: Have 63 libraries. It's a 7 hour drive from one end of the cooperative's service area to the other. Use interactive video for communication; cooperative with Regional Educational Media Center (REMC, their K-12 regional cooperative.) Have Sirsi/Dynix. Their libraries use five different ISPs. Twelve libraries on MERIT. Some have just 256K and three libraries are at 3MB. One library uses wireless provided by Charter, their local cable company. Also have a telemed network. Very dependent on E-rate. Libraries pay $5,370-$8650 annually for connectivity (pre-discount), excluding MERIT frame-relay circuit fee. $108,000 total annual cost. Bottom line: "Our connectivity allows us to do what we need to do vs. what we want to do."
Andrea Michelini, The Library Network (TLN): Have 58 libraries in five counties in the SE part of state. TLN serves 30% of state's population. Well connected: 42 libraries have T1, 3 have 3MB, 13 have fiber. Have been laying down fiber since May 2006 for head end and 13 sites. (Lease fiber, AT&T owns it.) This WAN is used for Net access and for shared ILS (Sirsi/Dynix) by 55 libraries. TLN is a member of MERIT and AT&T is underlying carrier. Most MERIT costs paid by individual libraries. All libraries have E-rate on the circuit but not Net access because most do not filter.
2. What do you use your bandwidth for?
2a) Internet connectivity – describe uses
2b) Internal operations – describe uses
2c) ILS/PAC – describe
2a: All the "usual stuff" like email, surfing the Web, etc. Seeing more access to videos, gaming, and electronic books (e.g., OverDrive). Libraries must address the changing nature of the Internet, and respond as needed to changing patron demands on what they access. Some cooperatives host their member libraries' Websites.
2b: Almost all facets of library work, including backend processes like book ordering, are dependent on the Internet. "Our staff try and get their work done by 3pm because after that response time drops to zero."
Network technician was certain a hacker was causing our bandwidth problems. Turns out it was just "normal" library traffic.
2c: Jim: Have ILS (Autographics) outsourced in California. When patron's download videos, ILS response time suffers and sometimes fails (i.e., times out). New Gates PCs have fostered amazing use but there is no bandwidth. About three cooperatives have shared ILS. Where there is a shared ILS, there is more help on technical issues from the cooperative. Cooperatives send tech help if they run a shared ILS. Central ordering of parts, etc. Keep all hardware (e.g., routers) homogeneous.
3. What would you like to do with your Internet Connection that you cannot do with your current environment?
• VPN; remote network and router diagnostics and PC management (push out service pack upgrades, etc.); staff email; MySpace; gaming; wireless access for patrons; distance education (interactive video); VoIP
• Our server was hacked and used to house Japanese pornography. Staff not versed on security issues. Small libraries do not have trained staff. Cannot expect the library director to do this!
4. Is your bandwidth sufficient? If no, what problems does the insufficient bandwidth cause for your staff and patrons?
• Some services can only be used at home because of library bandwidth issues. This is very frustrating.
• Use packet shaping tools (e.g., Packeter) and caching to address bandwidth issues.
• Let the ISP address bandwidth. They deal with the phone company to get us more bandwidth.
• Phone companies do not care or are unresponsive to our needs.
• Slow access makes patrons stay at the PC longer increasing lines and frustration from patrons waiting for access. Some patrons complain that other patrons are just using the Internet for frivolous reasons, like gaming.
• Can have best bandwidth in the world, but the wiring in your building has to be good all the way down to the PC. Infrastructure in old buildings – cat 5 – is now old and the $$$ to change wiring, switches, routers all need to be replaced.
5. What would you consider sufficient bandwidth? How did you arrive at that amount?
• Insufficient bandwidth is determined by the number of irritated patrons
• Any more than a 10 second wait is too long
• The definition of sufficient bandwidth: "When you click, it happens."
• There are so many factors in this puzzle: ILS, LAN, patron use, problems "down the line, etc.
• Filtering can add to overhead.
• Just general patron and staff frustration
6. If you had more bandwidth, what would you use if for? What is your vision for your library's connectivity?
• Adequate fiber throughout the state
• Patrons being allowed to do what they want to do
• Patrons coming in or using from home and being happy with what they get (and telling legislators!)
• UP – five ISPs – main are Merit and Charter. They won't talk to each other! The library is trying to get them to work together so the data does not have to go to the Chicago NAP and back. (At Friday mtg, MERIT said they are working on this.) Competition is not necessarily good for cooperation.
7) What are barriers is getting more bandwidth?
• State failed to take a statewide role in this. In mid-90s governor did not view a state network as a function of government.
• State economy is in bad shape, libraries facing major budget reductions. Libraries have lost millages and had to close branches, etc. State wants to cut state aid to public libraries (and cooperatives) by 50%. People have lost jobs and are looking to move out of state. Need infrastructure for high tech jobs. Manufacturing is gone. Michigan Works! Offices are sending folks to libraries but not paying anything to support this. Libraries are very willing to collaborate, but others do not seem to reciprocate
• Libraries at the mercy of the local phone companies
• E-rate does not allow us to pull our own fiber. Must lease this, which is not a good long-term situation.
• Michigan – grass roots state – local control – would not have wanted a statewide network in years past. Slow to get the schools to understand how the Internet would be a good thing. Separate cultures not used to cooperating. Privitization may not be working.
8. E-rate: What role does e-rate play in high speed access for public libraries?
8a) Who applies for the E-rate funds?
8b) How does CIPA impact?
• Only 7 of our 34 libraries file (for POTs). Too much paper work and follow-up work for smaller libraries
• Getting $300-400 is not worth the effort
• Some don't want to filter
• Cost as most important factor works against MERIT as ISP and some libraries have had to select different ISP
• Always having open 2-3 years worth of applications and forms. This is very confusing
• Have to lease fiber, but sometimes its better to own it
• Phone companies not cooperative
• Library pays $1,000 to a third party to file E-rate paperwork
• ISPs not required to offer E-rate discounts, and some don't
• The accumulation of paperwork and length of time from paperwork to discounts is troubling
9. Who at the regional or state level provides you assistance in analyzing your needs and getting you more bandwidth?
• MERIT does a good job on bandwidth usage
• Most ISPs fairly good at tracking bandwidth usage
• No real state-level help
• Library cooperatives with WANs offer some level of help to their member libraries
10. If the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation were to offer assistance in getting more of US public libraries with higher bandwidth, what would be most helpful?
• Develop or provide bandwidth tools, circuit testing, etc.;
• Develop standards and benchmarks on connectivity
• Funds for planning statewide cooperation
• Model after a state that is doing it well. Parties involved – not used to working together. Maybe we need to do just libraries. County commissioners not re-elected go away, new ones don't have the same priorities. Term limits cause the legislature to turn over and there is a constant re-training effort (sigh). Schools march to a different drummer.
• Funds to provide shared, sustained technical expertise. Someone who can come to our library to help. Cannot expect library director in a small library to have this level of technical expertise. Need more than WebJunction
• Address huge difference in knowledge between sizes of libraries
• Address issue of libraries needing to deal with telco providers


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Internet is going wonky on us here, so I'm going to be brief while I have a connection here. Just a few bits from today's pregame. Obviously, the biggest news of the day is that B.J. Ryan has decided to skip the World Baseball Classic.
Ryan is saying that he's out of whack mechanically and he wants to stay in camp with pitching coach Brad Arnsberg and crew to sort through the issues. He doesn't want to be working on his delivery while pitching for his country.
Everyone is saying this is entirely Ryan's call, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if the Jays leaned on him a bit to get him to stick around with the team. For what it's worth, though, no one is saying that's the case.
The Jays had a "B" game today at noon and David Purcey logged two innings for the Jays. He allowed one hit, gave up two runs (one earned), and finished with four strikeouts and two walks. Purcey is in line to be the No. 3 starter.
Mike Maroth — still fighting that left knee injury — is on deck to start for the Jays tomorrow against Team Canada. For a nice little twist, Scott Richmond is down to start for Canada against the Jays.
Today's Blue Jays lineup:
Joe Inglett, RF
Aaron Hill, 2B
Adam Lind, LF
Kevin Millar, 1B
Jason Lane, CF
Brad Emaus, 3B
Brian Dopriak, DH
John McDonald, SS
Raul Chavez, C
Ricky Romero and Brett Cecil are down to pitch three innings each
POSTGAME UPDATE: Tough outing for Mr. Romero today. Six walks to the 10 batters he faced and he only lasted 1 1/3 innings. He didn't give up a hit, but he wasn't coming close to the strike zone either. Overall, Romero threw 56 pitches and just 27 for strikes. … Cecil came in for Romero with one out in the second and looked sharp, with his typically strong slider. He turned in 2 2/3 innings, allowing no runs with three strikeouts, one walk and one hit. … Ryan Howard CRUSHED a pitch from Jeremy Accardo to DEEP center field. I emphasize these words because the ball bounced off the light tower in straightaway center. Just absolutely killed. … Accardo was roughed up in his second inning of work. Overall, he allowed seven runs on seven hits in two innings. Ugly. … Jays lost the "B" game, 2-1. … Some "B" game lines for you: Jason Frasor, 1 IP, BB; Brian Tallet, 1 IP, 1 H, 3 K; Brandon League, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 WP, 2 K. … I hate to rag on Russ Adams, because he's one of the good guys in the organization. But that unearned run Purcey allowed today? Came from a tailormade double play grounder that Adams apparently botched with a throwing error (info courtesy of Mike Wilner, who made the trek to watch the game). … Lind, Millar and Emaus all homered today. Lind's was a crush job to right-center. … That's it for me today. Remember, you can follow live in-game updates from me all spring on twitter. Find me under @MLBastian.
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Not the way for Romero to win friends and influence people. 6 walks in 1.1 innings. He's lucky Cecil saved his butt in the 2nd inning.
Of course, the HR hit by Lind in the first putting us up by 2-1 didn't hurt either.
Interesting that Cito is testing Brad Emaus at 3rd base. This kid could become a replacement for Rolen if he continues the rapid growth he had last year and can handle 3rd base. By all accounts, he has the arm and glove to do just that.
In some prospect lists, he's overtaken Scott Campbell as our top 2nd base prospect, likely because he showed possibilities of future power in Dunedin last year.
He also had a huge winter season in Hawaii hitting .333BA/.447OBP/.994OPS. He was an all star in the FSL as well as Hawaii this year.
One to watch this year for sure. I expect he'll start in either AA or if he shows really well this spring possibly AAA. You can review his stats at:
Romero officially stinks. Cecil is officially a stud… If he keeps this up it will be extremely tough for Cito and JP to send this kid back to the minors.
gsjays, nice post Emaus has really came out of nowhere, it would be nice to have some insurance at 3B. (farm is bare besides Ahrens). Might not have the power to be your prototypical 3B but it still could come.
As for Romero he is definatly dissapointing. This guy has been the definiton of inconsistancy. But they can't give up on him yet he has the ability to strike guys out and be a legitmate 3rd or 4th starter(on a good team) if he can ever get his head on straight.
I might be sorry I say this, but I think the very best thing we could do for Romero is send him to a sports shrink to get his head straightened out and confidence up. What kills him are the walks. No one really hits him that hard-he just can not get it over the plate consistently.
It appeared he had the problem straightened away in his last 8-9 starts in AAA last year, but clearly that isn't the case.
The rumor was The Jays had made a minor change to his delivery which caused the improvement. If that is the case he needs a sports shrink to convince him he has the right stuff, just trust it and go with it. But I think he does that at AAA not here.
Denoit-Yes, Emaus, didn't really do well at Auburn in 2007, nor starting off at Dunedin last year. Then all of a sudden in late May it's like a light went on and he's been hammering it ever since.
Let's hope it continues, cause right now he's looking good. Definately one to watch this year.
I think this is either a boom or bust year for Ahrens. He hasn't shown he can hit for either average or power yet. He has Balbino Fuenmayor coming behind him who had a really good year last year and Emaus in front of him if we convert Emaus to 3rd base. This will be Ahrens 3rd year as a pro and he either really steps it up or gets lost in the backwater.
Ok guys and gals, place your bets on tommorrow's game against Team Canada.
Scott Richmond is scheduled to start for Team Canada and Mike Maroth for The Jays.
3 of the bats in the lineup for Team Canada will be
Justin Morneau
Jason Bay
Matt Stairs
I'm going to have to disagree with Ahrens. He put up pretty solid numbers in the MWL last year for his age. Its more of a pitching dominated league and he hit .259 with only 5 HRs. But because he is only 19 that power has alot of time to grow.(oldsmobile park in lansing has bigger dimensions in the power alleys and to center than the rogers center) I actually had the chance to catch a Lansing game last year. Thought it would be worth the trip since there were so many good prospects playing there. I like him, and your right it will be a big year for him, but I have faith he is going to be at the very least an average player. Keep an eye out for Tim Collins this year, was really impressed with his stuff when i watched. He was hitting 95 on the radar gun (told it was fast but still compared to the rest of the guys i saw that day he was 4-5MPH faster) and his curvball looked really sharp from where i was sitting.
The problem is 3rd base is a power position. Ahren didn't play all his games in Lansing, his slugging number was only .367, his OBP was only .329 to go with his BA of .259. True it's not a big hr league, but Ahren was about 50th in homers hit in the league and had 7 guys on his own team ahead of him.
My other major concern on him is he made 27 errors in 104 games at 3rd base. True, he's only 19, BUT he's also a kid we drafted 1st and gave a $1.44 million dollar signing bonus to, so I expect more performance.
I just think with Balbino coming and Emaus busting out, Ahren had better "bust out" this year or he's going to get deep in the deph chart and probably will end up as trade bait down the road.
Lansing lead the league with a team era of 3.05 as you probably know, so they had a lot of good pitchers, a total of 10 with era's under 2.0. Most of these kids came from the 2007 draft, and if you've been here for a while, I have written a lot about the pitchers we drafted that year.
Collins is a very good LH strike out reliever. In 68 innings he struck out 98. Gave up just one earned run while fanning 55 in his first 38 2/3 innings (21 games) for a 0.23 ERA on July 2. …
I didn't realize his fastball was that good, so thank you for that. What I couldn't understand about him, is why he wasn't moved up like Mills and some others in July with the results he got.
There's a few pitchers to watch from this team, two of which I hope return to 2007 form, James Dougher and Brian Letko who led the GCL in 2007 era with microscopic era's, but struggled in 2008. I think they were both coming off of injuries and hope they come back.
Denoit-another interesting story on Collins for you from The Southpaw.
Collins is only five foot seven inches tall. He's a left-hander with a funky delivery who – for obvious reasons – was undrafted. So how did an undrafted high schooler come to be such a hot item for the Jays?
Well, thereby hangs a tale (which if you are a Jays fan you've probably already heard but what the hell, I'm going to tell it anyway): Collins just so happens to be from Worcester, Massachusetts. The home town of a certain general manager. And this GM's dad just happens to have been watching Tim Collins pitch in HS and American Legion games for a few years now and he told his son "You gotta see this kid" so the GM takes in a game in which young Collins strikes out 12 hitters in four innings – that's called an attention getter.
After scheduling a workout where Collins came through for JP and a Jays scout, he was offered a contract. Now he's one of the best stories to come out of the Midwest League. The little lefty with the big curve held opposing hitters to a .158 batting average, he struck out 98 in 68 innings, and he finished with a 1.58 ERA. Some around the MWL call him a LH Tim Lincecum (5'10" 155) – his pitching coach, Tom Signore, says his delivery looks like Sandy Koufax. He qualifies:
"Obviously he's not Sandy Koufax, but the delivery is very reminiscent of his delivery. Timmy's able to generate every bit of energy within him. And it goes from his feet, through his body to his arm."
James Dougher and Brian Letko who are the same age as Jesse Litsch, were pitching in the lowest possible level while Litsch was in the Majors. Probably a good reason they had a low era. These guys are both minor leauge roster fillers, not prospects. Dont mean to argue with everything but you have to take age into consideration and what league a player is in when you look at numbers.
Their low era was in their first year as pro's (2007), so age had nothing to do with it. This year will tell whether they both recapture the level of perfomance they had, I hope they do. I expect both with start at Dunedin, and if they perform well be promoted to AA.
So, its to early to tell whether they're fillers or not, this year will tell, like it will with a lot of the 2007 draftees..
age has everything to do with it They were drafted as seniors out of college playing against 17 and 18 year olds out of high school and international signee's. If the organization was high on these guys they would have started in A or A+ not rookie ball. 4 years of division 1 baseball can give you a leg up on a high school player
Just an FYI, Brian went to Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach which I think is Division II and Jimmy went to SUNY Cortland which is Division III in the Northeast. Wouldn't you rather have seasoned players with experience against top pitchers and top hitters than young men right out of high school? Maturity can have alot to do with how well a player does in handling different scenarios they might have to face at no matter what level they are playing in.
They were drafted in 2007 and sent to one of our short season teams as most draftees are. This isn't unusual since the draft takes place in June and none of these kids can report until the end of June or July, at which time all A and A+ teams were half way through the season.
It is particulary true with pitchers since they've generally already pitched a number of innings in the year.
There was a rumor Dougher was going to be promoted late in the year to Lansing or Dunedin, but that didn't materialize because of injury.
Fact is none of that matters, what matters is how they pitch this year, and as a Blue Jays fan you should be hoping they pitch well and get accelerated to AA, like I am.


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Soka University Presents World Touring Pianist Dan Franklin Smith in a Scholarship Benefit Concert in Founders Hall on February 8, 2002
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Hailed by critics in the United States and abroad as "a glorious soloist" (BBC Music Magazine--March 2000) and "an incredibly sensitive player with a beautiful tone, a rich technique and a modest off-stage personality that belies his on-stage strength" (Brooklyn Eagle, May 2001), pianist Dan Franklin Smith will perform a benefit concert at Soka University's Founders Hall on Friday, February 8, 2002 at 8 p.m. Admission is free but attendees are asked to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Soka University Scholarship Endowment. Seating will be first come, first served and no tickets are required.
This performance is Smith's debut at Soka University. In the U.S. he has appeared as soloist, chamber musician and vocal accompanist at such venues as the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Cleveland Museum's Distinguished Artist Series, and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. He has also toured in Bermuda, Taiwan, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and has been featured on several radio broadcasts in the US.
Smith is a graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he studied with Benning Dexter, and later in New York with the well-known concert pianist, Constance Keene. His achievements include a rapturously received premiere recording of Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg's piano concerto in 1999, a recording of solo piano pieces for Sveriges Radio in 2000, Swedish TV, other recital and orchestral dates in Sweden, England, Germany and France.
Mr. Smith's benefit concert is part of his second West Coast tour. Upcoming tours include a return recital at London's St. Martin-in-the-Fields in March. In July he will record two concertos by Swiss composer Hans Huber with the Stuttgart Philharmonic. He is contributing his time for the Soka University concert to benefit students who would not be able to attend the new liberal arts college without financial assistance.
His February 8th concert will include four sonatas by Antonio Soler (1729-1783), the Sonata Sanlucar de Barrameda by Joaquin Turina (1882-1949), the Ballade in F Minor Opus 52 by Frederic Chopin (1809-1849), three preludes by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Danza (Tus ojos) by Jose Quinton (1881-1925) and Plenas Nr. 1 by Hector Campos-Parsi (1914-1998).
Founders Hall is the domed building located at the front of the Soka University campus, which is located off of Wood Canyon Drive one mile south of Pacific Park Drive in Aliso Viejo. A map and directions can be found at on our Directions page. Parking is free.
Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo is a private, non-profit, four-year liberal arts college located adjacent to the City of Laguna Beach in South Orange County. SUA, AV opened to its first 120 first year students from 18 countries and 18 states on August 24, 2001. The campus has a 9:1 student/faculty ratio and an average class size of 16. All students study a foreign language and do an international internship in that language during a semester of their junior year. Eastern and Western perspectives are taught across the curriculum. SUA, AV offers a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts, with concentrations in Humanities, International Studies and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Founded on the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights and the sanctity of life, SUA offers a non-sectarian curriculum and is open to students of all nationalities and beliefs.


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(Hollywood, CA - May 6, 2011) - Health and wellness expert and fan favorite Jillian Michaels (The Biggest Loser) has been signed to a multi-year deal to join the team of experts on the Emmy Award-winning daytime series The Doctors, it was announced today by Creator and Executive Producer Jay McGraw.
THE DOCTORS, from Stage 29 Productions, and distributed by CBS Television Distribution, launched in 2008 with an esteemed group of professionals that includes ER physician Dr. Travis Stork; OB/GYN Dr. Lisa Masterson; cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Drew Ordon and pediatrician Dr. Jim Sears. The show has been heralded for providing viewers with entertaining and easily-digestible information that is essential to health and well-being.
"Jillian Michaels is the perfect addition to THE DOCTORS team," said McGraw. "She not only embraces our mission to supply viewers with critical information to make informed and intelligent health care decisions, but more importantly, she leads by example. Jillian has been one of our most popular guests, and we're thrilled to give her a permanent seat at the table on THE DOCTORS, where she will focus on Wellness, Prevention and Lifestyle dynamics in addition to other health-related issues. Our Doctors all love Jillian and could not be more excited about her joining the team."
In addition to her role as co-host on THE DOCTORS, Michaels also will serve as a special correspondent on DR. PHIL, where she will focus on similar lifestyle issues.
"I could not be more excited about joining such an amazing show! My greatest passion is helping people live their healthiest, happiest lives by empowering them with information and support," said Michaels. "This is literally the most informative show in daytime, and it allows me to continue to educate people on how to make powerful health choices enabling them to take control of not only their physical well-being, but every facet of their lives. I have thoroughly enjoyed the time I have spent as a guest on the show and becoming a permanent member of the team makes today one of the best yet."
Although best known as a trainer and life coach, Michaels also is the author of four New York Times best-sellers. She brings to THE DOCTORS a passion for fitness that originates from 17 years of devoted practice in the fields of martial arts, personal training, health and wellness. She embraces a no-nonsense approach to promoting healthy lifestyles that is well-suited to the show's core mission of supplying its viewers with valuable information about today's health topics and recognizing that an ounce of prevention is the key to a long, healthy life.
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The Doctors is an Emmy Award-winning daily, one-hour nationally syndicated series airing in over 150 markets. Featuring Dr. Travis Stork, M.D., Dr. Drew Ordon, M.D., F.A.C.S., Dr. James Sears, M.D. and Dr. Lisa Masterson, M.D, The Doctors offers viewers a reliable source of fascinating medical and health advice. Taped in front of an audience in Hollywood, THE DOCTORS is produced by Stage 29 Productions and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Jay McGraw, Carla Pennington and Dr. Phil McGraw are executive producers, and Andrew Scher is the co-executive producer. CBS Television Distribution is the preeminent company in worldwide television syndication. For additional information on The Doctors, now in its third season, please visit http://www.thedoctorstv.com/.


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While the staffs of DC Comics and Marvel can be blamed for a number of ill-fated storylines in the late 1990s, one thing they can't be faulted for is a willingness to take risks. It's what led Marvel to hire mid-list comic artists and give them free rein with some of its B-list heroes in Marvel Knights, and DC to give Wildstorm the leeway to allow the creation of The Authority. One lesser-known outburst from around that time that holds a special place in my comics-lovin' heart is DC's "Girlfrenzy!" -- a Fifth Week initiative in which female characters took over seven titles for one issue.
This 1998 event was comprised of Batman: Batgirl, Birds of Prey: Ravens, JLA: Tomorrow Woman, Starman: The Mist, Superman: Lois Lane, Wonder Woman: Donna Troy and Young Justice: Secret. Some of the titles were totally forgettable, but the Lois Lane story, by a young Gail Simone and Amanda Conner, and the Mist story, by James Robinson and John Lucas, hold up well for me and are worth tracking down.
Although the thrust of the event -- "We don't normally cover female heroes, but we'll do it just this once!" -- is a bit iffy, it did give these seven characters/teams a chance to break through that glass ceiling and deliver some more diverse storytelling.


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|Blake RayneTense and Spaced Out
Polar Nights, Glacial Chaos and the Ecology of Misery
Edited by Katherine Pickard, Tim Saltarelli
Contributions by John Kelsey, David Lewis, Jaleh Mansoor, Javier Sánchez Martínez, Laura Owens, Sean Paul
Blake Rayne's approach to painting stems from the duplicity of words like script, folder, application, dissolve, and screen. These operative terms situate his work between forms of linguistic description and the history of reflexive material practices in art. He begins from an orientation that considers the terms painter and painting as fictions with no stable material definition. Rather, they are shaped by always-evolving social, institutional, and physical relations.
Published in conjunction with Rayne's first survey exhibition "Cabin of the Accused" (Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, October 22, 2016–March 18, 2017), Tense and Spaced Out spans Rayne's work over the last decade, featuring long-form essays by Sean Paul, Jaleh Mansoor, Javier Sánchez Martínez, and John Kelsey, and shorter statements by Laura Owens and David Lewis. Not confined to the role of mere catalogue, however, the publication also includes documentation of the exhibition by a group of local high-school students and a magazine dedicated to Rayne's 2013 book-object Almanac.
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Full name: Jake Daniel McNulty
Born: March 14, 1995
Birthplace: Slough, England
Parents: Lorraine and Derek
Major: Marketing
High school coach: Sue Hoard
Prior to VCU
- Placed 12th at the Canadian Junior Championships in 2011.
- As a senior, his Golf Association of Ontario team beat a Team Quebec in a match.
- Represented Canada at the North American Cup matches in 2011.
- Helped Port Perry to a Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletics Championship as a senior, as well as a second place finish at the Ontario Federation Championships.
Getting to know Jake McNulty
- Also played four years of badminton and three years of tennis at Port Perry High School.


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