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|ZVOX Z-Base 550 Speaker System
|Friday, 31 July 2009
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The home theater craze has ushered in the development of associated products nearly unimaginable 30 years ago. For those of us who grew up on two-channel stereo and terrible TV sound, the advent of video formats such as Betamax and VHS were our introduction to home theater. Those days now seem like ancient history, and even the most devout advocate of vintage gear would admit that the DVD format is superior in every way to the old tape cartridges. And without the DVD, our home "movie theater experiences" would be pretty dull.
The Z-Base 550 (MSRP $499.99) stands less than 4 inches high, so its space requirements are minimal. It measures 28 inches wide and 14.5 inches deep and can be used to support most flat-panel TVs from 26 to 50 inches wide and weighing up to 90 pounds. Rather than take chances on scratching the unit's top, I opted to place it on the shelf rack just below my TV, where it still could provide unimpeded sound. The cabinet is constructed from medium-density fiberboard and features lacquered side panels dressed in high glossy black. The unit weighs 20 pounds and feels solidly built. It needs to be, as the cabinet contains the amplifier, speakers, powered woofer and all circuitry to give it "surround-sound" sound.
The only additional step is coordinating your TV's remote – setting it to "variable" under the "audio" sub-screen menu – which can then be used to control the Z-Base. Barring that option, the Z-Base is easily controlled with the remote control. The tiny unit has four pairs of buttons to control volume, phasecue (virtual surround), subwoofer and treble. A blue LED, located under the Z-Base's front grille, blinks when any adjustments are made. There are nine levels each of phasecue, subwoofer and treble control. When the maximum setting is reached, the light stops blinking. Although the manual suggests that many owners find a treble setting he or she likes and leave it there, I found that the best performance was achieved by tweaking each setting for whatever I was listening to, be it a TV program, DVD or CD.
Although you could run the unit through a DVD player and then into the TV, ZVOX's president and product developer Tom Hannaher advocates video switching in the TV instead of running a digital video signal through a soundbar, noting, "ZVOX has always championed an analog-based virtual surround technology because it sounds more natural, more musical than digital counterparts."


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HANOVER, N.H. - Sophomore Eric Neiley scored his second goal of
the night with 5:19 left in the third period to lift the No. 17
Dartmouth men's hockey team to a 5-4 win Saturday night against
ECAC Hockey foe Colgate at Thompson Arena.
The victory snapped a four-game stretch without a win for the Big Green, who improved to 12-9-4 overall and 8-7-3 in league play for 19 points. The Raiders drop to 13-13-4 and 5-10-3 in conference games with the loss.
The 19 points has the team tied with Yale for fifth in the standings, but just two back of second-place Rensselaer (21) and one back of St. Lawrence and Union (20 in third.
Fellow sophomore Jesse Beamish tied it at four apiece 11:34 into the final period with his second of the contest, fighting through a scrum to knock home a loose rebound in the crease. It was the first multi-goal game of Beamish's career.
Neiley drew an interference call with roughly six minutes left in the game as he was taken down by Colgate's Spiro Goulakos, sending the Green to the power play with the score tied.
A beautiful passing play from Andy Simpson at the point and Dustin Walsh at the side of the net set up Neiley for a one-timer along the ice that put the home team up 5-4 just 45 seconds into the man-advantage.
Both Beamish and Neiley scored in the first and Dartmouth held a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes of play. The Raiders responded early on in the middle frame as Darcy Murphy tied it at 2-2 just 1:08 into the frame.
Walsh's eighth of the season gave the Big Green another one-goal lead at 3-2 at the 5:52 mark, only to see Joe Wilson tie it up almost 11 minutes later with a pretty wrist shot under the crossbar.
Tylor Spink's go-ahead goal at 9:14 stood as the difference for just 2:20 before Beamish's rebound goal tied the game for the fourth and final time. Neiley took care of the rest with his seventh of the season three minutes later that proved to be the winner.
It wouldn't come easy in the final minutes, though, as Dartmouth was forced to kill off its third penalty of the night when Walsh was whistled for a trip with 3:33 left. Two times in the final 20 seconds the Green hit the post with the empty net, but even an offensive zone faceoff with 3.4 seconds left in regulation and the extra attacker were not enough for Colgate to find the equalizer.
Saturday night's contest was the third straight between the two teams to end with a 5-4 final score. Earlier this season, Colgate overcame a three-goal third-period deficit to knock off Dartmouth, 5-4, in Hamilton (Nov. 16) after the Green had done the same thing to the Raiders in the final meeting between the squads last season.
Making his first start in goal since Jan. 25 against St. Lawrence, freshman Charles Grant stopped 29 shots in earning the win and improving to 4-4-1 this season. Colgate's freshman netminder Spencer Finney stopped 31 from Dartmouth sticks in the losing effort and dropping to 8-9-3 in the process.
Neiley's two goals matched his career high set last February at Princeton and marked the second time this season that two or more Dartmouth players scored twice in a game (Nov. 2 vs. Yale - Sikura, Lindblad, Robinson).
The Big Green are back out on the road next weekend for the final time in the 2012-13 regular season, making the trip to Clarkson (Feb. 22) and St. Lawrence (Feb. 23) before closing out the year at home against Princeton (March 1) and No. 1 Quinnipiac (March 2).
Wild Third Period Sees Big Green Defeat Colgate
HANOVER, N.H. - Sophomore Eric Neiley scored his second goal of
the night with 5:19 left in the third period to lift the No. 17
Dartmouth men's hockey team to a 5-4 win Saturday night against
ECAC Hockey foe Colgate at Thompson Arena.

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Let's Go - Stuck in the Sound
An astronaut finds the companion he needs, just not the one he wants, as the world ends in this fantastic animated music video by Alexis Beaumont and Rémi Godin for the Canadian rock band, Stuck In The Sound. [Cartoon Brew]
Cambodia in Hyper-lapse
Youtuber Andyblalock turns the normally stoic genres of time-lapse and hyper-lapse video on its ear with this pulse-pounding tour of Phnom Penh.
The Best Parkour You'll See this Year
Kids these days. Back when I was a youngster, we had to drag skateboards, roller blades, and BMX bikes along when we threw ourselves down flights of stairs. And we liked it that way.
The Best Our Planet Has to Offer
Turn off the lights, spark up a spliff, set this bad boy to 1080p full-screen, and enjoy the ride.
2-Pac and Snoop Play the House of Blues
Yup, he's still got it.


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Indian mobile phone manufacturers such as Micromax, HCL, Lava and Spice are already selling cheap Android tablets in India. However, Acer Iconia B1 is the first tablet from an international brand to be available in India at a price of sub-10,000. This device runs on the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Operating System out-of-the-box. You can find the complete specs below.
Acer Iconia B1 features a 7 inch display, sporting a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video calls, 512 MB DDR3 RAM, 8 GB internal memory, MicroSD card slot, 32 GB expandable memory, Google Play Store, WiFi 801.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 and 2710 mAh battery. This device measures 196 x 126.5 x 11.4 mm and weighs 370 grams.
Acer Iconia B1 comes with a price-tag of just Rs.7,999 (approx. $150) in India. Yes, you heard it right! If you are looking for an entry-level Android tablet from an international brand, then your search should end at this device. However, the 0.3 megapixel front camera and pathetic battery are major disappointment.


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The oyster omelet was selected as the snack that best represents Taiwan, followed by pearl milk tea, according to the results of a recent survey released by Global Views Monthly magazine.
Pearl milk tea was followed by oyster vermicelli, stinky tofu and braised pork rice, according to the survey, which was conducted via telephone from May 4 to May 9 on 500 men and 500 women around the nation.
Other items to get a mention included rice meat balls, rice dumplings, dan-tsai noodles, beef noodles, small steamed buns, rice noodles and bowl cakes, the survey said.
The survey also suggested that almost 70 percent of Taiwanese adults eat out frequently, with a higher ratio of men doing so than women.
The magazine estimated that 3.3 million Taiwanese adults eat out everyday.
The trend is most common among those within the 20 to 29 age group, with more than 35 percent of people in this group not having meals at home everyday, the survey said.
Quoting figures from the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, the magazine said that each family on average spent NT$50,000 (US$1,515) eating out last year, meaning that the total expenditure by Taiwan's more than 7 million households on eating out amounted to NT$36 billion for the year.
The survey found that lunch was the meal that the largest percentage of respondents regularly enjoy outside the home, with 78.7 percent doing so, followed by breakfast, with 66.8 percent of respondents usually eating their morning meal outside.
As for the kind of places where people eat lunch, 59.6 percent of respondents mentioned lunch boxes, noodle eateries and snack bars.
Other popular choices for the hungry included cafeterias, restaurants and luncheonettes, as well as roadside food stands and food wagons.


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There's really no need for a recipe for this one!
I just threw a whole bunch of grapes into my blender along with some milk, yogurt, a tiny bit of honey and some vanilla essence.
Blend everything together until smooth and frothy. Pour into your favorite glass and drink!
While the smoothie may not be much to look at, it certainly is simple, filling and tasty.
I saw this on one of my favorite blogs- Vaishali's Happy Burp. Sadly, her blog has not been showing any signs of life for almost a year now.
Off this goes to Sig who is hosting the March edition of Monthly Blog Patrol.


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Civil disobedient: Gaston's history lesson
Missed him at the recent Virginia Festival of the Book on the "Voices of Southern Dissent" panel? Paul Gaston is still in town.
So how does a boy from Alabama grow up to lead the charge for civil rights at the University of Virginia– and become its only professor to be beaten up and arrested here in genteel Charlottesville in the '60s?
"I grew up in a community where equal rights and justice were grounding moral principles," explains Gaston. That would be Fairhope, a utopian community founded by his reformer father in 1895. In Alabama.
"My family were not crusaders," he says, "but they were staunch opponents of racial discrimination."
Even growing up in a liberal household in a utopian community in the 1930s, Gaston admits that he was affected by racism in the local culture. He recalls the still-vivid memory of hitchhiking to a creek with his cousin. When a car full of black people stopped to offer a ride, "We turned our backs to the car," he says.
"My hero, the janitor at the school, Chester Hilson– Mr. Hilson– asked, 'What's the matter, Paul? You don't want to ride with black folks?' I wanted to fall into the earth," says Gaston more than 60 years later. "It's one of those memories where I wish I'd done things differently."
Gaston has done a lot of other things differently since then. After coming to UVA as a history professor in 1957, he found himself making history.
He met Martin Luther King in 1963 during a visit largely ignored by the university. While blacks were sitting-in at lunch counters all over the south, Gaston took part in a sit-in at the staunchly segregated Buddy's Restaurant on Emmet Street, where he was beaten up and arrested.
"Life in the 1960s was the most rewarding era I've known," he says. "I found a community of students who wanted to shake things up. We marched together, we had sit-ins, we had boycotts. I was their leader– I was 30."
The biggest change he's seen during his 48 years at UVA is an administration that's "committed and active in supporting equal rights for blacks and women," he says.
But he still sees at UVA "a failure to lead" on the deeper problems facing society, such as economic inequality.
Now professor emeritus, Gaston revels in "the increasing sense of liberation in being able to say what I want–" not that he strikes one as having been particularly restrained in his speech before.
Another perk: time to write. Gaston– author of the myth-busting 1970 work, The New South Creed– is working on a memoir about Fairhope and his father and grandfather, aided by copious source material– hundreds of letters from his family. He hopes to be ready for the printer by the end of 2007.
Gaston is amused by what he calls the creation of myths– "about me, as a great civil rights figure. I don't challenge them. I guess I should."
Age: 77
Why here? I came to UVA 48 years ago to teach southern history as my safe entry into the civil rights movement, to make the past speak to the present and future.
What's worst about living here? The tacky, tawdry surrounds, the consequence of free-market capitalism
Favorite hangout? Tastings and the Market Street Wine Shop
Most overrated virtue? Consistency
People would be surprised to know: I play Hearts on the Internet every morning.
What would you change about yourself? Too late, I suppose, but would like to fritter away much less time and write more.
Proudest accomplishment? Being accepted as a participant in movements for constructive social change
People find most annoying about you: Responding to too many questions with "that reminds me of a story"
Whom do you admire? Nelson Mandela
Favorite book? Absalom, Absalom!
Subject that causes you to rant? The rise of right-wing religious and political culture
Biggest 21st-century thrill? My six-year old granddaughter
Biggest 21st-century creep out? "W" Who else?
What do you drive? 1992 Volvo sedan
In your car tape player right now: Anne Romaine
Next journey? I'm staying home until present book manuscript is finished.
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? Being arrested, I suppose; but, since it was for being beaten up in a sit-in, it was actually a badge of honor.
Regret: Being too frightened to accept an invitation to be director of the freedom schools during the 1964 Mississippi summer
Favorite comfort food: Poached eggs on toast or grits
Always in your refrigerator: The remains of the previous night's wine
Must-see TV: West Wing. Why can't Jed Bartlett be president?
Favorite cartoon: Don't have one
Describe a perfect day. Sunshine; writing well; understanding better what to say about what's wrong in Charlottesville and in the world; good workout at the gym; arthritis held at bay; visits with good friends (in person, at lunch, or on email); walking home from Venable with my granddaughter; rack of lamb and a good Burgundy for dinner
Walter Mitty fantasy: Downhill skiing at 80
Who'd play you in the movie? Who would want to do such a thing?!
Most embarrassing moment? Being hauled out of the water nude onto a sailboat by two young women because I was no longer strong enough to pull myself up, then plopped down into the cockpit like a mackerel.
Best advice you ever got? Don't get caught up in the success values of the world.
Favorite bumper sticker? Beware the peril of pride.
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Green Knights Repel Vikings Horde
From Sports Information Director, September 24, 2011 | Football
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APPLETON - St. Norbert College remained unbeaten in the Midwest Conference with a sound 30-0 win over Lawrence University at The Banta Bowl.
The Green Knights (3-1, 3-0 MWC) topped the Vikings (1-3, 1-2) for the 14th consecutive time with the win. St. Norbert has won 103 of its last 111 Midwest Conference games.
St. Norbert ground Lawrence down early, putting together two lengthy time-consuming drives to take a 10-0 lead. After Justin Johnson intercepted Lawrence quarterback Luke Barthelmess at the Green Knights' 10-yard line, St. Norbert marched 86 yards in 15 plays to take 7 minutes 50 seconds off the clock. The Green Knights converted a fourth-and-5 and a fourth-and-9 on the series to keep possession. Austin Williams' 1-yard plunge with 3:56 left in the first quarter put St. Norbert ahead 7-0.
Lawrence moved to the St. Norbert 17 on its next series but lost possession on downs. The Green Knights would take 8:11 off the clock on the series, going 57 yards on 16 plays. St. Norbert would get down to the Lawrence 1, but a long quarterback sack truncated the drive and Sam Mason's 35-yard field goal with 7:33 left in the quarter was good.
St. Norbert held Lawrence again but took over from its own 2-yard line after a downed punt. Williams broke free four plays later on an 82-yard scamper and a 17-0 lead with 4:27 to go before halftime. The Green Knights then recovered an onside kick and needed just six plays to go 56 yards for a touchdown, with Mike Fabrizio hitting Joe Green on a 12-yard touchdown with 2:38 left in the half and a 24-0 lead.
Neither team would score in the third quarter, and the Green Knights would get the game's final points when they burned 6:01 off the clock in the fourth quarter. Craig Fagan's 2-yard touchdown run with 3:55 to go was the last play on an 11-play, 69-yard drive.
St. Norbert ran 86 plays against the Vikings and ground out 26 first downs to hold possession for a staggering 41 minutes 28 seconds, and converted 11 of 19 third-down chances. The Green Knights totaled 533 yards of total offense with 262 coming on the ground. Williams finished with 133 yards on 15 carries, while Fagan added 94 yards on 17 attempts. Fabrizio completed 22 of 37 passes for 260 yards and one touchdown. Joe Green caught eight passes for 0 yards, while Logan Krueger had seven receptions for 132 yards.
Lawrence had 239 yards of offense and 13 first downs. The Vikings had only 33 yards rushing. Barthelmess completed 15 of 31 passes for 206 yards and one interception.


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Before the Second World War, about 4,500 Jews lived in and around Kartuz-Breze. These were Jews of all kinds: a small number were wealthy, but most were ordinary folk, who struggled day by day and hour by hour each at the work or vocation which was his fate to eke out a living.
Kartuz-Breze had all the earmarks of a Jewish town in Eastern Europe: synagogues, a Hassidic "shtibel", a bath house and mikve, an organization dealing with charity and good deeds, and also, of course, beggars, Torah students, pious and charitable people, and many righteous women... to these were added all the accoutrements of modernity and 'Haskala" such as political parties (both Zionist and non-Zionist), youth movements, communal activities, as well as a Yiddish school and even a Hebrew school, "Tarbut".
And nothing is left of all this. It was all laid waste. Everything was destroyed.
In the forest of Bruno-Gora, where the members of the Zionist youth groups used to celebrate Lag B'Omer with bows and arrows, the Germans amassed more than 100,000 Jews from the area and among these were almost all the Jews of Kartuz-Breze and there they shot and killed them, men, women and children. Earth, do not conceal their blood!
In Kartuz-Breze there is no sign of the vigorous Jewish life which flourished there. Even in the forest of Bruno-Gora where these Jews perished there is no sign.
Less than a handful of Jews from Kartuz-Breze remained alive. Of these, some came to Israel, and others migrated elsewhere before the Shoah, and there were those few who passed the war years in Europe, mostly in concentration camps (among these were partisans and soldiers of the Red Army). All the rest are no longer.
So it was decided: we would memorialize our town, and commemorate the lives of our parents, our brothers and sisters, and our friends who were killed; that we would publish their names, as well as something of what we remember from the life there, of what we saw there: the people, our own life experiences, and some of the history of the Jewish community in Kartuz-Breze in general.
We approached this hallowed work with trepidation; two editorial committees, one larger and one smaller, spare no efforts on this labor of love:
Enlarged Committee:
1. Zipporah Brenner, decd.
2. Moshe Bernstein
3. Simha Nosatsky, decd.
4. Baruch Fisher
5. Noah Paniel
6. Penioa Rabb
Abridged Committee:
7. Moshe Tuchman
8. Shmuel Tinari
9. Chaim Ben Israel, co-ordinator
We ask that the reader be mindful of the fact that personal memories are by their very nature subjective, as they describe the writer's personal impression, and it may well be that others see the same things differently. Therefore small variations between versions are inevitable.
I would like to express my gratitude both to the former residents of Kartuz-Breze and their children, in and outside of Israel, who contributed the fund that made this book possible, and to those who were kind enough to write, despite all the difficulties involved. I particularly wish to thank Mr. Ephraim Even, former chariman of the Zionist General Council, who edited this book.
We present the fruit of our labor the book of Kartuz-Breze to the
reader. May this book serve as a candle light in the memory of the community of
pure and holy Jews who lived in Kartuz-Breze and as a command of the highest
order to our sons, grandsons, great-grandsons and to all our generations to
strengthen the state of Israel and to fortify it that the Jewish people will
never again know a Shoah.
Chaim Ben Israel
Chairman, Organizations of survivors of Kartuz-Breze
Co-Ordinating Editor
Tel-Aviv, July 1993
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DESTIN, Fla. - South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier fondly recalled one of his best jabs.
"Citrus and UT, now that's original," the head ball coach said Wednesday.
The former Florida coach was referring to his late-1990s joke about rival Tennessee, which played in the Citrus Bowl three times over a four-year span.
"You can't spell Citrus without U-T," Spurrier said back then.
That kind of razzing continued for years in the Southeastern Conference, with coaches drawing hearty laughs with witty one-liners aimed at heated rivals. Most of those came at annual booster tours, which were basically offseason pep rallies. Remember the famed spat between Lane Kiffin and Urban Meyer?
Now, thanks partly to the growth of social media as well as a few recent slip-ups directed at Alabama coach Nick Saban, that kind of back-and-forth frivolity could be headed the way of the wishbone.
"I think it's sad that you can't go to your whatever clubs and just have a little fun and get everybody to get a good laugh," Georgia coach Mark Richt said. "They come to see their coaches and they're all true-blue Bulldogs or whatever contingent they're with. If you can't say anything about anybody else without it becoming a big issue, it makes it less fun."
Of course, it also could mean fewer apologies.
And there have been plenty of those around the league this year.
Florida coach Will Muschamp and athletic director Jeremy Foley called Saban to apologize for an assistant coach's words at a recent booster club.
Gators offensive line coach Tim Davis called Saban, his former boss, "the devil himself."
"I was very disappointed with what Tim said," Muschamp said Wednesday. "I don't think it's reflective of how his true opinion of Nick and the opportunities that Nick gave him at Miami and at Alabama. I've talked to Nick about the subject, and Tim, and we've moved forward. And I'm just very disappointed."
So was Saban.
"It's not really bothersome to me," Saban said. "I was disappointed because when guys work for you, you have feelings for them. You're hopeful that they don't feel that way. But if somebody did feel that way, I just wish they'd tell me because I'm not trying to make anybody feel bad.
"But when you're in a position of leadership, sometimes you have to make people do things they don't want to do for the betterment of the program and to get them to do their job the way they need to. And I'm not directing that to anybody in particular. But somebody may not like that. You may not like it when your boss tells you to do something you don't want to do."
Davis wasn't the first SEC coach to compare Saban to the devil.
Vanderbilt's James Franklin referred to him as "Nicky Satan" at a high school banquet in Georgia in January. He later apologized.
"I don't think there's any doubt that all these things come from a place of unbelievable respect for what that program has done and what Nick has done over his career," Franklin said. "You can't argue with the success he's had on all levels. When people are talking about you and your program, that's a sign of respect."
Saban didn't quite see it the same way.
"If we're in a position of leadership, we should set an example that somebody should want to emulate," Saban said. "That's the way I see it. Why do we need to say things like that, that's detrimental to somebody else? If you're in a position of leadership, you don't need to do that.
"You don't need to tear down somebody else to make yourself look better or whatever. You should focus on what you need to do and your programs so that you can be the best that you can be. And that doesn't have anything to do with what anybody else has going on."
Just about every football coach at the SEC's annual spring meetings in Destin said those recent remarks, which spread quickly via social media, changed the way they view those booster tours and just about any public speaking engagement.
Not Spurrier, though.
He was famous for ripping Tennessee and Florida State during his 12 seasons in Gainesville. He memorably referred to FSU as "Free Shoes University" in 1994 after the school started investigating allegations that eight players were accused of taking part in an after-hours shopping spree at a sporting goods store.
"I think you can joke around a little bit," said Spurrier, adding that he calls North Carolina the favorite school of Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. "At one time, Dabo said, 'The real Carolina, North Carolina, their tradition in basketball and so forth. That's his favorite Carolina, North Carolina, so I say that. I don't know if that's going to be funny or what. No big deal. Dabo's starting to laugh about it now."
Maybe so. But the SEC coaches are opting to err on the side of caution right now.
"You say something at the grocery store and somebody tweets it, that becomes national news," Richt said. "So you've got to be careful what you say, which in some ways is real good, is healthy. In some ways, it takes a lot of fun out of these events."
Notes: During Wednesday's meetings, the football coaches voted 13-1 in favor of keeping an eight-game conference schedule with the lone opposition vote coming from Saban. That recommendation will be passed onto the conference's university presidents and chancellors for a final vote. Saban voiced him opinion a day earlier in favor of a nine-game conference schedule.


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INDIANAPOLIS – The Salisbury University football team will host Rowan University in an NCAA tournament first-round game Saturday at Sea Gull Stadium at noon, the organization announced Sunday.
The selection marks the ninth overall and third straight for Head Coach Sherman Wood's Sea Gulls, who have earned the Empire 8 Athletic Conference title and the automatic qualification to the field of 32 in each of their first two years in the league.
Salisbury (8-2) comes in with a 7-8 (.467) all-time record in the NCAA tournament. The Sea Gulls and Profs have met 20 times with Rowan holding a 12-7-1 edge in the series.
Rowan (7-2) received an at-large bid to the field after finishing second in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
The Sea Gulls advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2011, defeating Western New England University and Kean University before falling to eventual national champion, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Believe it or not, there are a few people out there who actually think Detroit is a great place to live. I'm not talking about the metro area, but the actual city of Detroit itself… crazy, right? They tell me what a great history the city has, and how it's got lots of culture and life… that may be, I don't argue that. Heck, every major city on the planet his it's own culture and way of life, that's how big cities work. But, I can tell you what most major cities in America DON'T have:
80,000 abandoned buildings
75 out of Detroit's 135 square miles are abandoned, and area larger than the entire city of Vancouver
1 in 47 are homeless
Median home price is $6,000
Unemployment is officially 29%, but is estimated at near 50%
Unsolved murder rate 70%
Lowest high school graduation rate in he country, only 21%
Are these the kind of things that define a great city? Would you want to raise your family in this type of environment? Of course not. That's why everyone who can afford to do so is leaving the city and not looking back. And don't blame this on jobs, there were plenty of jobs available in the 60's during the riots. People didn't flee Detroit in record numbers because they didn't have a job, they left because they no longer felt safe.
FYI, I am not going to bother listing the sources of this information… a simple google search on any of the above FACTS will provide all the proof you need. Feel free to post your crazy Detroit statistics as a comment and I will add them to this post, as there are undoubtedly tons more.


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To my Fiance
I still remember the day that you left me for boot camp. The piercing pain
in my heart, like I was loosing my best friend. Filled with fear and
uncertainties I let you go. I remember watching you plane take off
wondering how would I ever make it without you. The nine weeks you spent in
Chicago felt like an eternity, and the pain and tears seemed to never end.
The day of our reunion was surreal, I felt a way that I never thought I
could feel. Although we had been very far away the love that I had for you
seemed to have grown stronger with each passing day. I feeling of deep
emotion, something that I never could express, lied deep within me and all
that I could think was that I had been truly been blessed. Blessed to have
a love that was so strong, blessed to have a love that could hang on.
I take no credit for the strength of my love, for it is all the work of Our
Lord up above. And even now as you have departed in the wind, that same
pain has surfaced again. And while you are gone and the calls and letters
are none and rare I over look it because I know that you do care. I know
that you are busy, and you don't time. That if you had it your way you
would be home today. It never gets easier , the pain is the same when the
man that you love has to go away.
When he returns you lives can carry on and all of your feared and worries
can be washed off the shore. So if you have a sailor like myself, wait for
him because you will be immeasurably blessed.
To my Sweetie OS 3 Dupree
Philnisha Williams
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This program is designed for children ages 0-3 years and includes stories, songs,and finger plays to be enjoyed by children and their adults.
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One bank. Three towns. Minnesota National Bank knows how to do community.
Summer is the ultimate season for outdoor activities and events. There is so much to do and people should be taking full advantage of the beautiful weather and community events.
All three towns, Sauk Centre, Pelican Rapids, and Long Prairie host citywide festivals/fairs at some point in the summer!
Sauk Centre hosts its 43rd Annual Sinclair Lewis Days on July 14-21 this summer. Each day of the fair has something special planned. Some examples of what you'd find include music, fireworks, parades, ice cream socials, craft fairs, street dances, car shows, and a River Bats water ski show! This isn't even half. There are tons of activities for all ages.
Pelican Rapids hosts its Pelican Fest for two days this summer, July 12th and 13th. It has formerly been called "Turkey Days". This event is also great for all ages, with activities such as a parade, turkey BBQ, beer garden, helicopter ride, ice cream social, and of course, a turkey race.
Last but not least, Long Prairie will host the Todd City Fair on August 14th-18th. Join in the fun! There will be food stands, carnival rides, animals, bike shows, games, music, and more.
All three fairs are more than one day long, so there is no excuse to miss, you can bet our staff will be in attendance!
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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 2, Issue 52
Im not sure when the GOP decided it was easier to sell tax cuts to the public than to hold the line on government growth. Could it be the same time that too many in the Republican Party decided that they really do love Big Government?
I have to confess that I, too, was once drawn to Big Government. I worked for the FBI at a time when it was a highly respected agency that was granted whatever budget it asked for from the Congress just on the strength a sterling reputation. The badge, the gun, the suit and the dark shades all contributed to an undeniably pleasurable power trip. Putting bad guys in jail for a living was just the frosting on the cake!
But best of all, I never had to worry about unemployment.
Nevertheless, when I made my way around the hallways of the other federal agencies, conducting my investigations, I realized just how miserly our FBI budget really was. Marble floors and quality rugs, better furniture than I had in my own home, the latest computer equipment and decent office space in a nice neighborhood was not the usual environment for the average federal law enforcement agent.
But other federal bureaucrats routinely enjoyed these luxuries and much more, and I always wondered why.
We didnt get handsome expense accounts like some feds, but there was always the universal luxury of bloated personnel. There had to be, because nobody ever got fired. Enormous pools of do-nothing federal employees exist in every agency right now, and that means that the work which needs to be done may take two or more feds to accomplish it one to work and one or more to watch the worker. Ask any honest federal employee and they will be happy to tell you this truth. After all, why should they hide the truth when they know nothing is ever going to be done about it?
You see, few political leaders will ever talk about a significant cut in federal employee ranks, but they will promise you a token tax cut. Are the American people too dumb to understand that even if they give you back a little of your money, theyre going to spend it anyway? Republicans and Democrats alike feed at the troth of seemingly unlimited federal funds and few ever speak of downsizing.
Dont wait for agency heads to point out waste either. Its been a long time since weve seen leadership of that kind in Washington, D.C. Who can blame administrators for being shy about mentioning the corruption, incompetence, and fraud? Weve gotten so used to it, anybody who brings it up is deemed somehow odd.
And dont wait for the media to take up this apparently lost cause. The strength of the media these days actually resides in Washington, D.C. Reporting on state government is boring besides, who wants to go to a state capitol to have a party when you can be wined and dined by the President and his staff? Can you imagine a governors office correspondence dinner? Please!
And yet, what is at the root of so many of our problems today? Ronald Reagan used to say that the federal government isnt the solution to problems - it is the problem! He knew that people were better off if they were able to keep more of their money. He also knew that so many of our problems were ones that individuals could solve themselves. Even when they could not solve their own problems, local governments were often in a better position to address them and do the job more efficiently, more effectively.
Today there is a federal solution to just about any problem you have. Fluff in your pillow? There are numerous agencies overseeing that. Water in your toilet? Rest assured we have several agencies on top of that problem. Leaky diapers? Dont fret help is on the way! Relax and enjoy the comfort of knowing that some federal-nanny bureaucrat somewhere has a report on his or her desk that talks all about it.
But whats the cost of this nanny-state weve created, and is it really in our collective best interests? Incrementally, our money and our liberties are being washed away, right down the drain with the bath soap thats been inspected by about seven different agencies. Remember, 70% of the cost of the federal government is personnel and personnel related costs like retirement and healthcare.
Just think legions of healthy, happy, federal employees with too much time on their hands, just dying to snoop into your home, your car, your office, your bank accounts, your medical history, your bedroom and especially, your wallet.
Today, in Washington, D.C. a heavy snow is falling. More than half the federal employees stayed home because they didnt want to get their toes chilly. Plus, they are not considered essential indeed.


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My car was trying to kill me. Not in any cinematic supernatural way, a la Christine or The Car. It was actually far worse than that (for me). My car was torturing me like an abusive boyfriend or in the case of that crazy year (2009), Arch Hall Jr. in The Sadist. Though my sturdy muscle-mobile -- my 1971 Ford Torino, had rarely steered me wrong, my deceptively adorable Datsun had quite suddenly become a holy terror. But why? For years I'd tended to the thing/bad seed/ "Shape of Rage" Brood creature like a spoiled child and it had remained well behaved, reliable – a precious little angel. But one, two, three, four (five?) dark and desolate nights later, everything changed and that devil in disguise had turned against me -- Henry Lee Lucas style. Breaking down repeatedly, stranding me on scary streets, leaving me in high desert dereliction, and fending for myself in gas stations that make the Texas Chainsaw Massacre family pump look like a cheery Travel Center of America truck stop, life with my car had become a real horror show.
And I don't mean horror show the way Orange's Alex proclaims the dark wonders of life -- those bizarre, deviant, wonderfully perverse moments that strike you in the most unusual or, sometimes, the most banal of circumstances (and I've encountered some strangely intriguing situations while stranded on the road). No, I mean quite literally, the cliché of slouching towards civilization, in the black of night, losing cell phone reception, and only finding aid in a man turned aggressive creep.
And yet, when you're almost amused by how ludicrously cinematic your life has become ("It's only a movie, it's only a movie.... wait. Oh Rosemary, this is no dream this is really happening!"), you nearly forget to be scared. Nearly. Through all that personal vehicular peril, I'm convinced 2009 was actually laid out by The Hitcher's John Ryder (the Rutger Hauer version) and that John Ryder is a real person. But with a few years in front of me, I can allow those memories to flicker across my mind -- making my thoughts wander towards horror movies, and more specifically, the car in horror movies. Strangely, these thoughts settle my nerves. Perhaps after two recent, lovely maniac-free road trips across America and the fact that my dramatic Datsun ('78 280 Z) is running much more smoothly these days. For now.
In horror cinema, the car is a foremost force -- an angel of mercy, an agent of doom or a ghastly, terrorizing, torture trap -- sometimes all in one movie. There are numerous pictures to discuss, and I'm going to run off a long list (and sentence) -- movies from Night of the Living Dead (those goddamn keys!); to Race with the Devil (the great Warren Oates' line, "I don't believe a school bus on a Sunday!" has become my mantra towards anything unusual on the road); to Duel, a movie that struck fear in the heart of every traveling salesman just trying to get down a California highway; to Zodiac (the opening scene, set to "Hurdy Gurdy Man" remains one of the scariest auto slaughters in cinema); to non-horror movie but no less horrific Bonnie and Clyde's painfully orgasmic, bullet strewn, auto slaughter;
to Psycho (even the police officer seems creepy while pulling over poor, desperate Janet Leigh who drives and drives and drives – with credit to Bernard Hermann who makes driving even more compelling) and meets her demise at the Bates' Motel under the spout of a shower only to have that car ditched in a watery bog; to that other watery grave in Carnival of Souls (not a carnival I wish to visit on one of my journeys); to the family vacation gone to mutant hell in The Hills Have Eyes (I honestly think I saw some of that clan while driving through rural Pennsylvania a few years ago -- no offense to the state); to the astonishingly beautiful, yet horrific auto-water grave Shelley Winters suffers, seaweed entwined in her hair in the brilliant The Night of the Hunter (not technically a monster movie, but fulfills enough moments -- Mitchum's arms outstretched as he chases the kids out of the cellar); to Edgar G. Ulmer's The Black Cat, where David Manners and Joan Allison share a bus ride and crash with (but of course) Béla Lugosi only to be given shelter by his great friend, Boris Karloff (wonderful), who intends to… sacrifice Ms. Alison in a satanic ritual. Whatever will David Manners do? (Frankly, I think I'd just stick with Boris and Béla.)
Again, there are countless pictures to discuss (and I've written about cars in cinema -- Two-Lane Blacktop-is-the-greatest -- a lot -- and movie motor meldtown too), but as I road trip, especially in remote areas, I often think of that great horror road and house massacre-masterpiece -- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. While not regarded as a car movie, the picture achieves the above auto trifecta of vehicular rescue, ruse and ravage. (Don't pick up a crazy hitcher; don't get into that creepy guy's truck and … holy God! Jump right into that man's semi. Now!) The picture strikes a personal cord with me since I so enjoy wandering to/getting lost in remote places.
As I stated, Massacre (and other movies) fuels a morbid fascination, or a sense of danger in myself, mixed with the imprudent notion that my car will keep me safe. Not sure. But I like to think of myself as curious. Though I'm not looking for a meat hook hanging (naturally), I often brazenly stop off at anything or anywhere I find fascinating -- a vacant creepy house, a broken down fun park, or a carnival in the middle of the desert. On a family trip, I once begged my father to drop me off at a prison. I thought we could tour it like the Tillamook Cheese Factory or the Jamestown Buffalo Museum.
So I'm fairly certain I would make a pit stop at a Slaughter House. I think. Though I would avoid picking up the creepy, head-cheese-loving, hand-slicing-psycho hitchhiker Edwin Neal (would you pick up Edwin Neal? Detour's sexy-scary Ann Savage I can fall for. Tom Neale, sure. But Edwin Neal?), the free-wheeling kids in Tobe Hooper's classic are forced to kick him out of the van for being weirder than their '70s, let-it-all-hang-out hearts can stand. And if that's not enough, once poor Marilyn Burns is chased (quite spectacularly) by Leatherface, chainsaw a blazing, screaming through bramble and brush, she finds refuge at a seemingly kindly man's gas station. Not so fast Miss Burns. Once in the truck, he stuffs her in a sack. Waking up at a dinner table, complete with lunatic family, and blood sucking, half-alive gramps, a culinary event Hannibal Lecter would take issue with (how rude!), she frees herself and is finally saved by (bless you White Line Fever boys of the road) a trucker.
And though not a trucker, god bless you, son-of-a-bitch fugitive Ralph Meeker, for helping Barry Sullivan in John Sturges' Jeopardy, even after you took over his car, forced his tough-as-nails wife Barbara Stanwyck to succumb to you while gobbling down all the crackers in her car and nabbing her husband's gun. Oh my. The repartee between Stanwyck and Meeker is angry, sick and sexy (he triple slaps Stanwyck!) and his confession for cheap perfume is a peach (albeit a rotten one): "It doesn't last as long, but it hits harder." (Horror movies should follow this formula.) Like Chainsaw, Jeopardy also fulfills the rescue, ruse and ravage formula (well, ruse, ravage and rescue) but with a better looking psychopath. And Meeker knows his way around a car -- see Kiss Me Deadly -- and my writeup of the picture's fantastic opening scene.
So… there's always a nutty Meeker who'll come through, even after so much auto-trauma (Barry Sullivan needs him!). With this, I say damn any cinematic warning signs. Driving across the country, into the sticks, toward the freaks, toward the beauties, taking in the gorgeousness of the Badlands or that vast Montana sky or those charming small towns un-corrupted by predatory Walmart (fingers crossed for Beaver, Utah), or just into oblivion, the vanishing point, I remain tied to the road. And now that my Dad isn't behind the wheel, perhaps I could tour that Nevada Prison from years back. If that remains a bad idea, well … it might make for one hell of a movie. Preferably with Meeker, Charles Bronson, Lon Chaney Jr., William Talman and Broderick Crawford. Another film (Big House U.S.A.). I'll watch that in my hotel. And now… back to the blacktop.
Below is a gallery from my recent road trip with not-so-scary photographs. Nothing bad can happen at the El Bambi Truck Stop:


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Brewing is an ancient trade, but over the centuries it has reached such a pitch of sophistication that modern-day beers bear little resemblance to the produce of the brewing vats of old.
Brewing is basically applied biotechnology. It makes use of natural processes to transform natural raw materials into a natural beverage. Add to that generations of expertise and Austria's stringent foodstuff regulations – on which many other countries have modelled their legislation – and you get a superbly pure and unspoilt glass of beer.
Here are the recognised types of beer in Austria:
Märzen: balanced malty flavour, mildly bitter hoppy aroma, light in colour
Pils: bottom-fermenting, strongly hoppy, light-coloured full-strength beer
Special beer: full-strength beers with an original wort of at least 12.5 degrees
Wheat beer: made using at least 50% wheat malt
Zwickel: unfiltered, made cloudy by the yeast and insoluble proteins
One of Austria's traditional brewing regions is the "Mühlviertel", between the Danube and the Bohemian Forest, which produces a wealth of fine beers. This region includes Austria's only monastery brewery in Schlägel Abbey, the country's oldest brewery, the Gutsbrauhof in St. Martin, the long-established Municipal Braucommune in Freistadt, and countless castle breweries, palace breweries and other small breweries.


text: Draft Minutes of the meeting of Wednesday, November 6, 2002. The San Francisco Public Library Commission held a regular meeting on Wednesday, November 6, 2002 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. The meeting was called to order at 4:01PM by Vice President Steiman. The following members were noted present: Commissioners Bautista, Coulter, Streets, and Strobin. President Higueras joined the meeting at 4:06PM. Commissioner Chin was reported excused attendance. AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 1, 2002 COMMISSION MEETING Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 1, 2002 COMMISSION MEETING Ms. Sue Cauthen requested that critical remarks concerning the Branch Library Bond Program attributed to her in public comment offered by Mr. Peter Warfield be stricken as they did not reflect her views and could become an embarrassment to her. Mr. Peter Warfield commented that public comments offered should be reported in summary even if others may not like or agree with the comments. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 1, 2002 COMMISSION MEETING Responding to a question by Commissioner Coulter, Deputy City Attorney Catharine Barnes reported that the audio and video recordings were the most accurate record of a meeting, that the Commission's Minutes were reported in more detail than is required, and that the purpose of the Minutes was to serve the Library Commission as its record of actions taken. Ms. Barnes pointed out that the law suggests that members of the public should have wide latitude in offering public comments MOTION: Commissioner Higueras, seconded by Commissioner Bautista that the Minutes be approved as amended with elimination of the remarks cited by Ms. Cauthen. ACTION: AYE 6-0 (Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets, and Strobin) AGENDA ITEM #2 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT City Librarian Susan Hildreth introduced Ms. Karen Strauss of the Art & Music Department to make a presentation of the Library's Dorothy Starr Sheet Music collection. Ms. Strauss gave a detailed report concerning the background and activities to date with this special collection. (report attached). The City Librarian next informed the Commissioners concerning the decision to discontinue 2nd notices on overdue materials and explained the $20,000 annual cost saving recouped by this measure as well as information regarding the negligible effect 2nd notices seemed to have in getting users to return overdue items. The City Librarian then brought the Commissioners up to date with ongoing negotiations concerning the replacement of the Library's ILS (Integrated Library Systems) system. Ms. Hildreth next outlined a proposed new effort and outlined a January to June 2003 schedule of steps to develop a strategic plan for the Library. The City Librarian requested that two Commissioners agree to serve on the committee charged with developing the plan. Ms. Hildreth informed the commissioners the California Library Association (CLA) would hold its Annual Meeting in Sacramento during November 15 through 18, 2002. The City Librarian then reported that the West Portal Branch should reopen in early December but that the Golden Gate Valley Branch would remain closed until mid-January 2003. Ms. Hildreth then gave a report on exhibits and programs at the Library including the Annual Hand Bookbinders Exhibit, a Path to Home Ownership program, the 14th Annual African American "Unsung Heroes" program, and called attention to the observance of Children's Book Week during the week of November 23rd. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT An anonymous member of the public expressed concern with the update on strategic planning, suggesting that a committee that included Commissioners was proposed without any formal process and that the Commissioners should take responsibility for their strategic plan. Ms. Deborah Doyle, Friends & Foundation, commended the effort to make the musical scores in the Library's Dorothy Starr Collection available, hailing it as a gem of the Library's special collections. Mr. Peter Warfield found it good to hear about items in the Library's collections and suggested that more information about such collections be made available to members of the public. Mr. Warfield additionally called for the Commission to control and direct a public process to create the Library's Strategic Plan. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT In response to questions by Vice President Steiman, the City Librarian discussed why the digitization of the Starr Collection was discontinued, noting there were now many online sites where music in the public domain was available. In response to other questions by Vice President Steiman, Ms. Hildreth explained in additional detail the data that led to eliminating 2nd notices on overdue materials. Commissioner Streets' suggested that a more familiar strategic planning model incorporating traditional corporate planning models be considered, that strategic plan concepts be tied to budget proposals, and that the information gathered in the previous planning process be used to shape the current proposal. Commissioner Streets also suggested that resource allocation flow from agreement on goals for the Library. Ms. Hildreth then outlined in detail each step she proposed to produce a strategic plan for the Commission's consideration in June 2003. Commissioner Bautista requested information concerning the previous strategic planning effort. Commissioner Bautista also recommended a cooperative effort with university libraries to share information on special collections and suggested that a student internship might provide additional staff support to catalog the remainder of the Starr Collection. Commissioner Bautista also inquired regarding the appraised value of the Starr Collection. President Higueras suggested that a further discussion of these issues be put on an upcoming meeting agenda. President Higueras thanked the Art & Music Department staff for their outstanding efforts to make the Dorothy Starr Sheet Music Collection available. AGENDA ITEM #3 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION LEASES (Explanatory documents: lease documents) Mr. Charlie Dunn, Real Estate Division, Department of Administrative Services and Mr. Martín Gómez Executive Director of the Friends & Foundation provided the Commissioners with an overview of the financial aspects and related details of the proposed lease for the Friends & Foundation's use of office space on the 6th floor and a book store adjacent to the Grove Street entrance of the Main Library. The City Librarian noted that the Friends & Foundation was actively looking for a new office location and would be leaving its office space in the Main Library by the end of the proposed lease. The City Librarian then outlined the background of this proposal and the likely process for approval of these leases by the Board of Supervisors should the Library Commissioners agree. Mr. Dunn reported that the Library would receive fair market value for the leased spaces and confirmed that the agreements fully protected the City. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #3 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION LEASES An anonymous member of the public criticized the proposed leases and noted that the MOU with the Friends & Foundation had never been concluded. Mr. Peter Warfield remarked that he had not had time to study the issues. Mr. Warfield expressed concern that the Friends & Foundation office would not be leaving until 2004. Mr. Warfield also disagreed with the lease of space for the bookstore suggesting that instead the area inside the Grove Street entry be used to exhibit materials from the Library's collections. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #3 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION LEASES MOTION: Vice President Steiman, seconded by Commissioner Bautista approving and recommending Board of Supervisors approval of the proposed leases with the Friends & Foundation for office and book store space in the Main Library as proposed. ACTION: AYE 6-0 (Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets, and Strobin) AGENDA ITEM #4 LIBRARY 2003/04 BUDGET WORKSHOP (This item is a continuation of the 2003/04 Budget Workshop begun at the October 1, 2002 meeting) (Explanatory document: 2003/03 Budget Planning report) Library Finance Director George Nichols presented a detailed overview of the Library's 2003/04 Budget (copy attached) prospects calling particular attention to the potential problems that could result resulting from continuing national economic difficulties. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #4 LIBRARY 2003/04 BUDGET WORKSHOP An anonymous member of the public took exception to the report. Ms. Sue Cauthen expressed concern with the possible impact of the poor economy and noted that the staff was the heart of the library. Mr. Peter Warfield agreed in part expressing his view that books and staffing were the heart of the library and that books must be the last thing cut. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #4 LIBRARY 2003/04 BUDGET WORKSHOP Vice President Steiman pointed out that staffing equals hours of service. President Higueras found the news sobering and noted that the Commission was committed to finding a balanced way to comprehensively address any budget shortfall the Library might have to address. President Higueras suggested that some pain should be shared by all element s of the system so as to spare severe cuts to any one part. He further suggested that any reduction in the book budget should be far down on the list of cuts to be considered. Vice President Steiman urged carefully reviewing essential services. Commissioner Streets noted that the review of what constituted baseline services should be done with a view that difficult economic conditions might continue. Commissioner Streets requested that the Commissioner receive upcoming budget reports in sufficient time to study them prior to addressing them at a meeting. In response to a question by Commissioner Bautista, Mr. Nichols observed that this year's budget review process would be more focused on creating a secure baseline with a more sober view of long-term economic prospects. The Library's Finance Director promised to provide a critical review of all programs and services to present the Commissioners with the best array of options available. AGENDA ITEM # 5 COMMISSION 2003 MEETINGS SCHEDULE (Explanatory document, draft 2003 Commission Meeting schedule) The Commission Secretary briefly described a proposed schedule for the library commission's regular meeting during 2003. He noted that the proposed schedule largely maintained the Commission's current first Tuesday and third Thursday of each month regular meeting date and 4PM as the usual beginning time. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM # 5 COMMISSION 2003 MEETINGS SCHEDULE An anonymous member of the public expressed a preference for a 5:30PM beginning time. Mr. Peter Warfield remarked that a later beginning time would allow more working people as well as library staff to attend commission meetings and urged the Commission to revert to a 5:30PM starting time for its meetings. Commission comment AGENDA ITEM # 5 COMMISSION 2003 MEETINGS SCHEDULE MOTION: Commissioner Coulter, seconded by Vice President Steiman for approval of the proposed schedule of Commission meetings for 2003. ACTION: AYE 6-0 (Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets, and Strobin) AGENDA ITEM #6 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION REPORT Martín Gómez, Executive Director of the Friends & Foundation, brought the Commissioners up to date on recent activities highlighting an appearance by Sally Gardener Reed, President of the Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA); and calling attention to upcoming lectures as well as the April 4, 2003 Library Laureates Dinner. Ms. Deborah Doyle, President of the Friends & Foundation then presented reward checks to Library staff members Jim Mason and Nancy Silverrod, who had played key roles in the apprehension and conviction of a book slasher. Ms. Silverrod noted that the successful identification and conviction of the book slasher was a collaborative effort of many library staff members and donated her portion of the reward back to the Friends & Foundation to be used to purchase replacements for the damaged books. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #6 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION REPORT None offered. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM#6 FRIENDS & FOUNDATION REPORT President Higueras commended the staff for their successful efforts to stop further violence against the Library's books. AGENDA ITEM #7 LABOR UNION REPORT None offered. AGENDA ITEM #8 NEW BUSINESS None offered. AGENDA ITEM #9 PUBLIC COMMENT An anonymous member of the public expressed astonishment that the Commission had approved the Friends & Foundation leases instead of the MOU and suggested that there had been greater public attendance when Commission meetings began later in the day. This person then discussed their belief regarding how the influence of Martin Paley's views on managing gifts had led the Library Commission to disregard its terms and spend Fuhrman Bequest funds on other purposes. A 2nd anonymous member of the public urged the Commissioners to take action to discourage cell phone use in libraries finding it a significant disturbance to other users use and enjoyment of the library. This person noted that such a policy was in place at the Mechanic's Library and had been very beneficial to those using it. AGENDA ITEM #10 ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Vice President Steiman, seconded by Commissioner Bautista that the meeting be adjourned. Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #10 ADJOURNMENT None offered. Commission comment on AGENDA ITEM #10 ADJOURNMENT ACTION: AYE 6-0 (Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets, and Strobin) The meeting was adjourned at 6:10PM. Michael Housh, Commission Secretary 11/14/02 Please note: These are draft Minutes subject to change by the Library Commission. Copies of Commission Minutes and handouts are available in the Office of the Commission Secretary, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 The Public Comment Summary Statements included in these Minutes are authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16.. These summary statements are provided by the speaker. Their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. Number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting: 2 Minutes of the regular Commission Meeting of November 6, 2002 Appendix A The Public Comment Summary Statements included in these Minutes are authorized by San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.16.. These summary statements are provided by the speaker. Their contents are neither generated by, nor subject to approval or verification of accuracy by, the San Francisco Public Library Commission. The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting. 2 Public Comment (PDF) available for viewing in PDF format.


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I was discussing the following problem with my son:
Suppose we start flipping a (fair) coin, and write down the sequence; for example it might come out
HTTHTHHTTTTH.... I am interested in the expected number of flips to obtain a given pattern. For example, it takes an expected 30 flips to get
HHHH. But here's the (somewhat surprising) thing: it takes only 20 expected flips to get
The tempting intuition is to think that any pattern
XXXX is equiprobable since, in batches of 4 isolated flips, this is true. But when we are looking for embedded patterns like this, things change. My son wanted to know why
HTHT was so much more likely to occur before
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May traditionally marks the start of the summer blockbuster season. This weekend The Amazing Spider-Man 2 swung into theaters to kick things off, but depending on how you look at it, the first sequel in the rebooted franchise either got things started with a bang or a pop.
After spending two weeks raking in $277 million elsewhere in the world, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 banked $92 million domestically on its opening weekend. That's certainly a solid number, even by top tier super hero movie standards, and it's the second highest debut weekend of the year so far, just a bit behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier and its $95 million opening four weekends ago.
But it's not much of an improvement against its predecessor and still well below Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, the first go-round for the franchise. The first Amazing Spider-Man had a first-five day total (it opened on a Tuesday, deflating its opening weekend) of just under $120 million. This sequel will struggle to match that five-day total and is set to fall short of its predecessor's $262 million domestic total.
The openings of the new rebooted films are even weaker when compared with Raimi's original trilogy, all of which had five-day opening totals between $130 million and $170 million and domestic totals over $300 million. For even more perspective, remember those totals were earned back when ticket prices were lower and sales numbers weren't boosted by 3D prices.
After four weekends in the top two, The Winter Soldier dropped to number four, adding just $7 million to its $237 million total. It has already sailed past the first Captain America movie's $176 million domestic total, but is still shy of the top earner so far this year, The Lego Movie with its $252 million to date.
Heaven is for Real held on to third place with $8.7 million. At $65 million it pushed past Son of God and God's Not Dead as the highest grossing religious movie released so far this year.
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After Christmas I had quite literally a bucket-load of turkey to play with thanks to Knorr.
I had so many recipe ideas swirling around in my head it was hard to decide which to chose.
At the December Private Pie meeting I tasted an utterly divine Turkey and Cranberry pie and had been dreaming of it ever since, so after much deliberation I decided to try and create my own version...
However, after eating so much rich and fatty foods for about a week I decided that a buttery shortcrust may not be the best thing to accompany this delectable filling. I decided instead for a light crunchy filo topping, lightly brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt. I got the idea for the filo topping from the Hairy Dieters Cookbook, it really is a delicious and healthier alternative to shortcrust or puff pastry.
The filling is the real jewel in this recipes crown and it is almost sinfully easy! The creamy sauce combined with the shredded roast turkey and sweet cranberry sauce makes for a light sweet flavour, combined with the savoury, salty pastry top it really is something special.
- 150-200g Roast Turkey
- 200ml Creme Fraiche
- 2 tablespoons Cranberry Sauce
- 2 sheets Filo Pastry (shop bought)
- Chopped Fresh Parsley
- A splash Olive Oil
Spoon the cranberry sauce into the mixture and gently stir, you still want lumps of cranberry sauce visible.
Spoon the mixture into an individual pie dish and scatter the parsley on top.
Brush the filo sheets with olive oil and scrunch/place on top of the filling, be sure to cover the filling completely, then scatter with sea salt.
Cook at 180C for 20 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
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Tourists trade flip-flops for rain gear as TS Debby drenches Florida
Heavy rain, wind ruins summer vacations
It's not tank tops, but ponchos that tourists visiting Central Florida are donning this week.
Tropical storm Debby is putting a damper on tourists' vacations, dumping drenching rain over the Orlando area and forcing at least one popular water park to close its doors.
The normally packed streets of Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World were nearly deserted because of Debby on Monday.
Many theme parks closed early Monday because of the rainy, windy weather. Even those that open Tuesday may close early again.
Some of the tourists who did brave the wet stuff say they're trying to make the most of their damp vacations.
SeaWorld representatives say their parks will be open. Universal and Legoland will also be open, but said they are watching forecasts and will amend park hours if needed.
So will most Disney Parks, except for water park Typhoon Lagoon.
Disney representatives say their other water park, Blizzard Beach, will remain open Tuesday.
Officials said to check their websites and Facebook pages for updates.
Things are a bit more dicey for the cruise lines.
Carnival changed the plans for its ship, Ecstasy, which cruises out of Port Canaveral. The ship, which left Brevard County Saturday, had to skip a Key West stop, and re-arrange a few other ports of call.
The cruise lines tell anyone who is expected to leave on a trip to call to see if there are weather changes.


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Tips for the Writing Sample Section of the LSAT
The only LSAT section for which the correct answer isn't right there in front of you is the writing sample. The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) doesn't score your essay, but admissions committees will likely read it. To make a good impression, heed this advice.
Pick a side — either side will do. There's no right answer.
Take a moment to outline your essay.
Write the essay in four or five paragraphs.
Explain your position and ward off any potential attacks.
Finish the essay smoothly; don't just drop your reader when you reach the end of the page.
Write carefully and legibly.
Don't end the section early. If you have extra time, proofread!
Try to fill at least one and a half pages. Though the writing sample isn't scored, it could make or break your entrance into law school if you're being compared with other, similar candidates.


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Torrington's Yankee Pedlar Inn opens Yankee Yogurt
TORRINGTON >> There's a new frozen yogurt joint in Torrington, and more than 30 customers helped Yankee Yogurt celebrate its grand opening Friday with busy lines and cold treats.
Yankee Yogurt, located at 95 Main St., within the Yankee Pedlar Inn, celebrated its opening with applause and a ribbon cutting ceremony with Torrington Mayor Ryan Bingham and Northwest Connecticut's Chamber of Commerce President and CEO JoAnn Ryan. Community groups such as LARC, the PrimeTime House, Torrington Police Explorers and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital joined in the celebration, leaving owner Sanjay Patel with a smile on his face.
"I'm very proud to open a business that is going to create another 12 local jobs and benefit downtown Torrington," he said.
Patel also owns the Yankee Pedlar Inn, which will soon add coffee shop and internet cafe, The Yankee Bean, to its campus.
Yankee Yogurt features a four-day rotation of nearly 40 flavors, including numerous fresh toppings. The frozen yogurt shop also has lactose-free and diabetic options available.
Patel said his shop will provide a 25 percent discount to anyone who "checks in" at Yankee Yogurt on Facebook, and plans on adding other promotions throughout the year.
Yankee Yogurt is open everyday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. until the Thanksgiving holiday.
Following that weekend, the shop will be open from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m.
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Self-titled debut, Anika, produced by Geoff Barrow of Portishead, out now on Stones Throw Records.
"Political Journalist" isn't a credential we usually have in musician's bios, but this is exactly what Anika was doing while living between Berlin and Bristol earlier this year when she met Geoff Barrow. The producer was looking for a new singer to work with his band Beak>, and it was immediately clear they shared the same musical vision, including a love of punk, dub and 60s girl groups.
Just a week later Anika and Beak> (Barrow, Billy Fuller and Matt Williams) went into the studio to begin recording material. The resulting album was recorded in twelve days, live, with the four together in one room. Dub with no overdubs. The collaboration is political, trashy, dub, punk, funk ... a cohesive sound, and and experience in uneasy listening.
In the tradition of short-lived but deeply influential 99 Records and the NYC's 80s No Wave nexus, the nine songs on Anika run the gamut from experimental rock ("Yang Yang", "Officer Officer") to covers of folk ("Masters of War") and pop songs ("Terry", "I Go to Sleep"), while showcasing reverb-drenched ancient drum machine rhythms.
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The fiancé of Lord Peter's sister, Mary, is found dead outside the conservatory of the Wimsey family's shooting lodge in Yorkshire. The evidence points to their older brother, Gerald, the Duke of Denver, who is charged with the murder and put on trial in the House of Lords.
To clear the family name, Lord Peter and his close friend Inspector Charles Parker scour the lodge's grounds, finding several tantalizing clues, including mysterious footprints, a piece of jewelry, and a cat charm. What do these leads mean, and why are Mary and Gerald suddenly acting so mysterious? Unraveling a string of coincidences, Lord Peter is determined to solve this intriguing case. But will the answer save his brother . . . or condemn him?


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The local YMCA is searching for a new home after ending more than a six-year contract with Ruckel Properties for its fitness center in Palm Plaza.
NICEVILLE � The local YMCA is searching for a new home after ending more than a six-year contract with Ruckel Properties for its fitness center in Palm Plaza.
Michael Rojas, president and CEO of the YMCA of the Emerald Coast, said Ruckel Properties asked the Y for more rent, something the struggling organization cannot afford.
As of now, it appears the Y will close its doors in June.
Rojas said he�s asking anyone with ideas on where to go next to come forward.
�Ideally, I�d love to find a location that is affordable that has a pool,� he said. �We hope for that, but we�re not sure if we�re going to be able to find the perfect property.�
The Palm Plaza location has a pool, exercise equipment, day-care and youth areas and locker rooms for Y members.
Steve Ruckel with Ruckel Properties said for the last few years his property has covered much of the cost to keep the Y functioning.
�Our market rate is $10 a square foot. They�re paying a little less than $3 a square foot,� Ruckel said. �I�d love for the community to rally around the Y and get them back to functioning. Right now, we�re thinking we�ll convert that property back into normal shopping center space.�
Ruckel said he wasn�t sure what would happen to the Y�s small pool. His best guess is to find a new fitness center tenant or fill in the hole for a shop.
Loyal Weaver of Niceville said he was a founding member of the Niceville YMCA when it began in 1982. He said the news of the need to relocate was expected, but still not what he wanted to hear.
�We cannot afford it,� Weaver said. �It�s sad because this is an affordable fitness center for people of all ages, from small kids to the oldest adults. It�s a wonderful facility.
�Thinking pessimistically, I see us having to close and start a capital campaign to get the facility back to where it is now unless there�s a miracle donor or a groundswell of support to keep it open.�
Ruckel said he would be open to renegotiating with the Y to stay in Palm Plaza. But with the struggling economy, Ruckel doesn�t think the Y could pay a higher rent.
�An increased rate is not something we can sustain,� Rojas said. �Now, we�re asking our members, staff and volunteers that if anyone knows of a property that would be a suitable home for the Y to make us aware.�
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The only way of getting there by train 22 years (twenty-two-chuffing-years) later without paying an arm and two legs was on a magical mystery tour via Milton Keynes. Luckily, my main man Mr Cherry was on hand with a set of wheels - aka the Silver Flash. We punched ST4 4EG into the Sat-Nav and let the giggles commence. We were brimmers with excitement, because this was not only our big day out (© Tony Pulis), but also our cup final (© Tony Pulis, again). How nice of Big Tone to upgrade the day. And not a hackneyed cliche in sight, refreshing.
Drinking in decent pubs around the ground was one of the options lost when City moved grounds. The Britannia does have a couple of alehouses fairly nearby, but they are either not really the places that away fans can sup in confidence, or Harvesters that are 10 deep at the bar. So for the perfect pre-match drinking experience, we pitched up at The Greyhound Inn, Penkhull, one of the Six Towns of Stoke-on-Trent. Old Speckled Hen on tap was enough to have us reminiscing back in a haze of blurry sepia-tinged nostalgia; Brighton v Stoke at the Goldstone Ground in 1990 with thousands of City fans in fancy dress anyone?
The Brit certainly wouldn't have Prince Charles purring from an architectural point of view. But to my mind, what primarily makes a ground special - aside from old skool scoreboards and hulking great Eastern European floodlights - is its supporters. Stoke City normally have a brilliantly passionate - and somewhat intimidating - support who are, according to this match ticket anyway, the LOUDEST in England. They were certainly the most vociferous we've had at Withdean until FC United rolled into town recently. They were quiet today however, but then they probably don't give two hoots about Brighton, and in fairness, if we were playing a club two divisions below us in the cup, Withdean would be pretty silent as well.
Off the top of my head I didn't recall seeing a hippopotamus strolling down Stoke High Street beforehand (I think they tend to stay in the more outlying areas like Burslem), but that hasn't stopped The Potters tenuously adopting them as their mascots. I saw the plump and bulky Mr Pottermus (in blue) and his bread knife Mrs Pottermiss (white), grazing on the grass before the match. I'm unsure as to what the groundsman makes of all this - not that Stoke use the grass too much. Boom, boom and indeed tish.
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Brighton took to the pitch on top of their league and with a manager promoting "sexy flickies and one twos" all over the park. Thirty man moves are the norm with the Albion this season, but - unlike Messi & Co - could we do it on a cold and damp Saturday afternoon in Stoke? Maybe. The home team were, after all, in a run of fairly average form, and have reverted back to what some locals refer to as 'Pulisball'. Their last game before this was an entirely predictable dish of numbing dross against Birmingham. All The Seagulls had to do was control possession in the midfield (see engine room Gary Dicker for details), cut off supply to the wings and a place in the FA Cup Quarter Finals was ours. Whoop.
Football fans are all too quick to lay into Stoke's style of play, but how many of them actually watch every game they play? The only time I really get to see them is for three minutes each week when they're tagged on the end of Match of the Day for the Tony Gubba game. So I wasn't about to vilify Stoke without fact. Just as well really. They tore Brighton to pieces early on. I knew about their aerial threat, viewers of the last five minutes of MOTD were aware and so were Brighton - we just couldn't cope with it.
Carew nodded the Potters ahead from - surprise, surprise - a long throw-in from Delap. Walters added a second, with another header, after some questionable goalkeeping from our Slovakian cup "specialist" Brezovan. And Shawcross scored their third with yet another bloody header, after more good work from the highly impressive Belfast born midfielder, Marc Wilson. Pretty deflating for the large Albion following, but a masterclass in set plays and the like from Stoke. Nobody does it better.
Sadly, Etherington - who had been a relative joy to watch with his trickery down the left flank - was withdrawn just before half time with an injury. He was replaced by Ricardo Fuller, who I believe I'm contractually obliged to refer to as both a maverick Jamaican and a real handful. You could almost Phil (sic) the power of his presence.
Brighton fans did at least have a bit of fun in the second half. Finally, we got into our stride, and towards the latter stages strung together a plethora of passes to huge cheers. Hell, even Stoke managed to string four consecutive passes together at one stage, which brought the house down from both sets of fans. We all laughed.
So a thoroughly deserved win for the home side. Sometimes you just have to hold your hands up and say well played. The did boss the midfield and we did fail to cut off the supply to their wings. Them's the breaks.
Afterwards, the debate raged on amongst the Stoke faithful as they near the end of their three-year plan. It centred around the sale of Tuncay and Gudjohnssen, the purchase of Carew, and about whether Pulis can actually take the club beyond survival at all cost and develop their football. Can he overcome his underdog mentality and mistrust of individuality, or will he continue to revert back to his default setting of Pulisball? Better times are round the corner for Brighton, but for today anyway, forgive us Delilah we just couldn't take anymore. Well played Stoke.
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