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By Rob Glidden
Staff Writer
In the midst of voting for a president, a senator, a congressman and representatives in the state legislature, Southington residents will also decide whether the town spends $11 million on road and bridge improvements.
With less available funding from the state and federal government, it has become more difficult for the town to stay current on maintaining roads. If approved by voters on Election Day, nine million would be put towards the town's most problematic roads, another million would be meant for roads in middling condition to prolong their usefulness, while another million would be used for work on the West Queen Street bridge.
"We recognize that this is a lot of money, but it is necessary for a sustainable maintenance effort," said Town Manager Garry Brumback. "If it doesn't pass, we have to go back to fixing what we can afford to fund on a yearly basis. The downside is that we're able to do less and can only concentrate on the roads that get the most traffic."
The roads are prioritized based on the results of the Pavement Management study conducted by Vannesse, Hagen and Bruslin, Inc (VHB) late last year. Some of the many roads slated for work include Hobart Street, Canal Street, Jude Lane, South Main Street, Berlin Avenue, Hart Street and Mt. Vernon Road.
A full list of all the roads involved can be found at the town's website.
The Town Council voted unanimously to send the proposal to referendum during the summer, following a public hearing that drew only support for the plan. Brumback said that residents who had heard the details of the plan had given positive feedback.
Council Vice-Chairman Peter Romano compared the work to changing the oil in a car, describing it as a preventative measure that would save the town the costs of having to repair extensive damage in the future.
"I don't take it lightly to ask residents to fund such a measure, but this is very important," he said. "It's the prudent thing to do. Waiting for the roads to fail is a much more expensive option."
Election Day is Tuesday, November 6.


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Little Johnny, Big Armie
There are worse things than The Lone Ranger. Like, say, Transformers 1-3, conclusive. Or World War Z. WWZ looks terrible because it's so freaking generic, like someone threw Independence Day, Armageddon and The Walking Dead into a blender and WWZ is the vomitus mass that came out. Or the entire Fast & Furious franchise. Those movies are terrible, and worse, they keep Vin f*cking Diesel employable. That's offensive on a molecular level.
I had hoped The Lone Ranger would turn out well. Was unwilling, in the beginning, to believe that something decent couldn't be salvaged from the early headaches stemming from budget concerns and Johnny Depp's controversial Tonto. After the last trailer release, though, I had to concede that it looks like an illogical pile of train garbage, though I still think this movie is going to make a ton of money. Why? Look no further than the newest trailer just released at CinemaCon.
It's fast, it's action-heavy, there are comedic beats, and a decent sampling of Armie Hammer as the hero is, yeah, pretty cool. Depp might be a mess as Tonto (I don't hate what he's going for and opinion in Indian Country is divided between "ugh, no one should ever try this character, he's horrible" and "it's not so bad, come on guys, we've seen way worse"), but Hammer is pulling off the Ranger quite well. This trailer is everything people want to see in a summer movie: fast, funny, sh*t blowing up. That it's also completely insane is a minor concern, comparatively.
Oh, and it's not about superheroes. By July 3, when The Lone Ranger has no competition except the hold-over WWZ, audiences will be wrung dry by the combined amazingness of Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel. We've seen in previous summers that there is such a thing as too many superheroes, and summer 2013 is front-loaded with them (bad news for The Wolverine, due in late July). By the time Ranger comes out, fatigue will have set in, making it the perfect alternative for people wanting to so see something big and loud (and dumb, in this case) but without the capes.
So the question isn't "will The Lone Ranger make money" it's "will The Lone Ranger make ENOUGH money"? The movie cost eleventy jillion dollars to produce—Disney dug a hole halfway to Australia to get this movie made and marketed. So even if it does have a big opening weekend and huge overseas box office and goes on to make $600 million (comparable to the first Pirates of the Caribbean), that's barely going to be enough for Disney to just break even. But it might be enough to re-establish Depp's place of grace with general audiences and make Hammer a viable star…although word out of CinemaCon that Depp didn't want to stand too close to the six-foot-five Hammer for fear of appearing short guarantees this audience will continue mocking and deriding Depp's mid-life vanity. As we should. Armie Hammer is a giant. EVERYONE looks short next to him.
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Y'all Kennedy is just beautiful! She has the most amazing sweet, soft skin tone and the cutest little pouty lips. I just love her little set ups and the parent shots are adorable too! Such a beauty!! Lane | Springville AL newborn photographer www.laneweichmanphotography.com
Lennon is one of the sweetest babes!! This tiny little peanut let me put her in the sweetest poses. Her mama said she liked blush colors and neutrals and we just went with that. I love how her session flows so much! I can't wait to document her milestones this year!! Lane Weichman www.laneweichmanphotography.com Newborn Photographer Birmingham, AL
Oh goodness these two are so cute!! I was so blessed to be able to capture Lyon and Nyle's newborn session. I had a blast posing them and cuddling them! Are they not the cutest!? Lane Weichman www.laneweichmanphotography.com Trussville, AL Newborn Photographer
We got to witness one of the prettiest sunsets I've ever seen while at the beach, and got to spend some amazing quality time with our crew. These girls and their daddy have my whole heart! I couldn't help but share a few photos from our beach adventures. Lane Weichman www.laneweichmanphotography.com Birmingham, AL Family Photographer
Oh, this sweet family! They met me at our beach rental house and we got to capture the sweetest family photos for them. That sunset is to die for! I had such an amazing time doing beach photos and look forward to doing them again! Lane Weichman www.laneweichmanphotography.com Birmingham, AL Family Photographer
This sweet girl – I photographed her newborn session and of course already love her because her name is Lucy – but she was just the happiest thing at her session!! She giggled and laughed her entire way through it! Her messy hair is just too precious! Lane Weichman Birmingham, AL Baby Photographer www.laneweichmanphotography.com
I had so much fun with this session – I just love the family shots and the simple newborn poses – He's got the cutest little face too! Lane Weichman Birmingham, AL Baby Photographer Check out my Facebook here!
I'm a little sad that Evan is already a year old, but I have loved documenting each of his milestones from his first year. Each milestone he got a little bit happier, and this time around he was so happy and fun!! He has the cutest little scrunched up grumpy face, too! I can't wait to keep watching him grow up! Lane Weichman Trussville, AL Milestone Photographer Check out my facebook here!
This mama is pregnant with her THIRD baby and is just stunning. She wanted a little bit of moodier shots this time around, so I thought of the perfect spot to shoot – and glad we did these here! Lane Weichman Birmingham, AL Family Photographer www.laneweichmanphotography.com
Judah was the absolute sweetest babe! I never saw his eyes the entire time we shot – he made my job so super easy and love how these photos turned out. He is gorgeous too, isn't he?! Lane Weichman Newborn Photography Birmingham, AL www.laneweichmanphotography.com
Everly is my niece…and she's the most precious little baby I know. I adore her! They just recently moved back home from Georgia and so we're finally getting to hang out a little more and that included doing a fun little birthday shoot. As you can tell from the pictures, she wasn't a huge fan of the cake, but goodness she's cute regardless! I really wanted to do something fun for the other set up, and came up with this and think it just turned out perfect..her little smile just melts me!! Lane Weichman Birmingham, AL Cake Smash Photographer www.laneweichmanphotography.com
I've been photographing this girl since Day 1. Her birthday fell at the end of Spring break for us, so we just planned a few shoots throughout the week of things I had been wanting to try. I'd been trying to think up a few things to really show her personality over the last few months, and so we went all over the place just photographing Callie being Callie, and they resulted in some of my favorite photos of her to date! She's such a silly, outgoing, friendly little babe and I feel like her little personality is captured in these photos. I just can't wait to pick a few of these to hang all over her bedroom wall and throughout the house!! I love my Callie! Lane Weichman Birmingham, AL Birthday Photographer www.laneweichmanphotography.com
I've photographed this SWEET family a few times, and my goodness, their girls are absolute sweethearts. They are probably the most chill, laid back family ever. The girls are PRECIOUS and absolutely gorgeous, aren't they?! We knew Heidi wouldn't be a big fan of her cake, but she wouldn't go near the thing!! Ha! She was terrified of it! Regardless, we got super cute shots and got a bonus nursing shot which I just absolutely adore. Lane Weichman Springville, AL Photographer www.laneweichmanphotography.com
I've never done shoots like this, and we had some great outdoor ideas planned, but the weather had other plans, so due to the cold, we decided to move these to my studio. Branchie was the sweetest lamb in the world! I've never met such a sweet creature before! Most of the younger kids weren't big fans of her, but I did fall in love! I've put together a few collages of all the individual sessions, including my sweet girls!! If I can get over the stress of how hard it was I MIGHT do these again!! Ha!! Lane Weichman Lamb Mini Sessions Birmingham, AL https://www.facebook.com/LaneWeichmanPhotography/
I don't get to do in home newborn sessions very often, but when I do get to do them, they're so much fun! It's a totally different vibe than my studio newborn sessions. It's just chill, me coming and hanging out for an hour or so and snapping some family pictures and a few of baby. I got to photograph Kristin's maternity session in the snow (see it here) and it was great so I was super excited when they booked me for Silas's newborn session. Love all the little details, the neutral tones, and the sweetest golden doodle around!! Enjoy these! Lane Weichman Newborn Lifestyle Trussville, AL www.laneweichmanphotography.com
I've been looking forward to Ella's floral cake smash. I love her cute little personality, she didn't disappoint. She had so much fun during her cake smash! I have so enjoyed getting to photograph her since she was a newborn. I always get a little sentimental when my grow with me babies turn one. I can't believe time flew by so quickly. I look forward to photographing her family in the future. Lane Weichman See my other cake smash sessions here!
I love sessions like this – just simple, baby centered poses! I love it! It's easy to get caught up in finding the right prop or bringing too many things that distract from the baby, that we sometimes forget the focus is those tiny noses, hands, toes, etc! Babies change so so much in the first few months and I'm glad I get to capture that! Scarlett was an absolute dream baby for me and her parents were so happy and sweet the whole time!! I love my job so much!! Here's a few of Scarlett's photos from her session: Birmingham, AL Newborn Photography Lane Weichman Go check out my Facebook here!
Lucy was my test subject for my upcoming Glitter Mini Sessions in February…I am so so excited about these sessions! I've rented dresses, bought crowns, and bought a ton of glitter….so super excited about these!! I've got two spots left – so please share this with friends who might have girly girls and would love a session like this! Can not wait! Glitter sessions Birmingham, AL Lane Weichman Check out my Instagram here
Y'all. Willah Mae was the cutest, squishiest little chunky newborn, ever!! She was amazing the whole time and did poses I totally thought she wasn't going to do! Sometimes babies more than 10 lbs aren't as bendy but she made my job so much fun and surprised me!! Those cheeks are to die for. Here's a few of my favorite photos from her session: Trussville, Al Newborn Photography Lane Weichman Newborn Portfolio here
Iris was so much fun to photograph! Her mom loved all the pinks and purples, so we incorporated all of that into her session. Love that big sis Violet coordinated with her and we got so many cute pictures! Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy! Lane Weichman www.laneweichmanphotography.com Birmingham, Alabama newborn photographer
I've been photographing this sweet girl's family for a few years now, and I just can't believe we did her senior photos already! She wanted to do her photos at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and she could not have picked a better location! I'm so glad she asked me to document this milestone in her life and I hope her family will just treasure these photos! Here's a few favorites from her session. -Lane www.laneweichmanphotography.com Birmingham, AL Photographer
This session was such a joy to photograph. I absolutely love maternity mommy and me sessions, and with two littles ones it's just so much more fun! I think these two are pretty much in love with their mama and you can so tell! These girls were the absolute sweetest and so was their mom! Here's my favorites <3 <3 www.laneweichmanphotography.com Birmingham AL maternity photography Floral Crowns – Clairebow Baby
I can't believe Eli is already 1! This sweet babe is one of the cutest and he sure did love his cake! I'm so glad the weather cooperated for his shoot and it was a blast! Check out some of his photos! -Lane www.laneweichmanphotography.com Birmingham AL baby photographer
Sweet Charley! I just had to share this adorable sweet gallery – I love the simplicity of these photos – and those cheeks!! -Lane Lane Weichman Photography Birmingham newborn photos
This may be one of my favorite sessions from lately – this baby girl is absolutely stunning and I just love all her setups!! She fought me for awhile with sleeping, but finally she gave in and I just love her photos. I told her parents that I always get so excited anytime a baby comes to me with a head full of hair…and that she had!! Here are a few favorites from the session, enjoy!! Springville AL newborn photographer Lane Weichman www.laneweichmanphotography.com
I've been photographing this sweet family for 3 years now and we always have a blast on their sessions. We wanted a little creek for our set up with the boys, and since it has rained so much lately, it was too high..so we were about to go back to the car and head to our next location when we stumbled upon this gorgeous field. We had to snap some photos, and I'm so glad we did! I love easy going clients and capturing the personality of toddlers! <3 -Lane www.laneweichmanphotography.com Birmingham AL family photographer
Miss Tinsley was so good for me! I just love her neutral session, so much! Sweet detail shots get me every.single.time and this sweet girl's gallery is no exception. Here are a few highlights from my session: -Lane Weichman Birmingham AL newborn photos www.laneweichmanphotography.com
I was super excited to do this session and had so much fun finding a great location to use in the winter and trying out some new posing and styling the session! This mama is absolutely GORGEOUS and will soon have three girls – just like we do!! I just had to post these on my blog – super happy with how they turned out! Lane Weichman Photography www.laneweichmanphotography.com Birmingham AL maternity photographer
Boone was absolutely amazing – SUCH a great baby, so cute and his family is just the sweetest!! The kids did amazing and are so in love with him and his session went so well. Such a doll. I just love his all neutral session – I love colors (a lot!) but I also have a heart for simple neutral images. They're so timeless and match anywhere you put them up. It was way hard to narrow his gallery down so I'm sharing a bit but I just had to!
Ya'll. I don't even know what to say. This shoot was just amazing! Getting to shoot in fun spots and step outside of my comfort zone for this shoot. I got to edit differently than the norm, and these two were just game to do whatever! I am so excited to shoot their wedding next year with my husband. Super super excited!! Narrowing it down to include my favorites was so hard!! But here are a few: Birmingham AL photographer Lane Weichman


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Fascia & Soffits Yardley Gobion
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Hollie McNish rejects public shaming for breastfeeding her daughter
I have breastfed four babies. I'm a big fan. I know all the arguments to support it. But I've never heard anything quite like this.
Listen to Hollie McNish, a published UK poet and spoken word artist, expose what it is like to be publicly shamed for breastfeeding in this You Tube video. Then tell me women don't have a right to breast feed in public.
"I thought it was OK.
I could understand the reasons.
They said: there might be a man or nervous child seeing this small piece of flesh that they weren't quite expecting.
So I whispered and tiptoed with nervous discretion.
But after 6 months of her life sat sitting on lids,
Sipping on milk, nostrils sniffing on piss,
Trying not to bang her head on toilet roll dispensers,
I wonder if these public loo feeds offend her,
'Cause I'm getting tired of discretion and being polite.
My baby's first sips are drown-drenched in shite…"


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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and roast for 1 hour, turning once, or until potatoes are very soft. When cool enough to handle, scoop cooked potato out of the skins. Discard skins.
Meanwhile, in a 5-quart Dutch oven or large soup pot, heat oil over medium. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and caramelized, about 20 minutes. Add bell pepper, jalapenos, and garlic; cook for 5 minutes. Add sherry (if using), sweet potato, and broth; stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes, until flavors have blended.
Working in batches, puree soup in a blender. Combine batches in a clean pot. The soup should be thick. (If you prefer a thinner soup, add water or a little more broth.) Taste and adjust seasoning.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring vinegar, honey, and curry powder to a boil. Add apple; stir for 1 minute and remove from heat. To serve, ladle the soup into warm bowls, add a spoonful of apples, a spoonful of yogurt, and a sprinkle of mint.


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Over the past few months, several beef producers have asked me the key to having really productive pastures. The simple answer is optimizing plant photosynthesis. Of course, that raises the much more complex question of just how to do it. The first step is to think of your pasture as a solar panel. Consider every acre a 43,560-sq.-ft. solar panel with individual plant leaves as the photovoltaic cells.
The fundamental rule to remember is that only green, growing leaves are effective solar collectors. This means bare ground, dead brown leaves and stems should be avoided, and vegetative green leaves should be maximized. The No. 1 rule in pasture production is it takes grass to grow grass.
Every time you look at your pasture and see bare ground, you should think, "That's a pound of beef I lost." If you think in these terms, you'll start to figure out ways to prevent bare ground from occurring.
Biggest culprit is overgrazing
Grazing pastures too short for too long is the biggest cause of bare ground in tame, high natural rainfall or irrigated pastures. Remember, it takes grass to grow grass. Leaving taller plant residual after grazing will help keep your pastures thicker.
For most cool-season forage species, plan for 3-4-in. of post-grazing residual. Bluegrass and ryegrass with white clover may be grazed somewhat shorter and still maintain vigor. Warm-season species like bermudagrass and bahia can be grazed to 2-3 in. Tall growing native warm-season species like big bluestem and indiangrass should be grazed to 5-8 in., depending on conditions.
Many pasture species require a rest period to be vigorous producers. Rest allows new leaves to develop and regenerate the plant, helping to keep the ground covered. Close growing species like bermudagrass and white clover require the least amount of rest, while tall growing species like bluestem or bromegrass require the most rest.
Maintaining flexibility in your rest management to balance the length of rest period and plant growth rate is fundamental to successful grazing management. The days of rest required for summer-growth pasture may be much longer than that required for spring-growth pasture. Always remember the goal of rest is to allow young green leaves to maximize photosynthesis.
For those using annual pastures, the more you keep your ground covered, the more effective solar collection will be. This means timely planting and minimizing down time on your solar panel.
Overworking the soil is a common problem for many farmers and keeps the ground bare too long. Whether it's a summer or winter annual, try to get the pasture established quickly and maximize sunny growing days for your pasture.
As with any crop, proper fertility and irrigation practices will keep the pasture more dense and vigorously growing. A deficiency of any required soil nutrient can lead to stand thinning and lost photosynthetic efficiency. Soil testing is an important tool for monitoring soil fertility status; then fertilize appropriately.
The three basic inputs for photosynthesis are solar energy, carbon dioxide and water. If pastures are short on water, photosynthesis declines rapidly. Managing soil conditions for a healthy water cycle, and timely irrigation, are keys to keeping water availability appropriate.
Avoid over resting pastures
I've already mentioned the importance of rest for some pasture species. Avoiding over rest, however, is just as important to photosynthetic efficiency as avoiding over grazing. Over-rested pastures have a preponderance of aged, dead leaves that provide no photosynthetic output for the plant.
An individual blade of grass only has an effective photosynthetic life of three to four weeks. After that, it's losing its photosynthetic efficiency, as well as losing nutritive value for the cattle.
Maximizing photosynthesis is the key to having truly productive pastures. A primary goal of grazing management is keeping forage growth vegetative and density of ground cover high to maximize solar collection. Always remember, it takes grass to grow grass.
Jim Gerrish is a grazing management consultant based in May, ID, and former lead pasture researcher at the University of Missouri's ForageSystemsResearchCenter in Linneus. Reach him at 208/876-4067, email@example.com or visit http://americangrazinglands.com.


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I am a bit of bracelet hoarder, I have lots, whether it is a Thomas Sabo charm bracelet with a tiny Eiffel Tower or an elephant, a Chamilia bracelet filled with cute marble-effect charms, or just plain stacks of silver and gold bangles – I love a little arm candy.
When John Greed Jewellery asked if I had a Pandora bracelet I went through my jewellery box and was surprised I didn't, basically I had everything but, so they kindly sent me a red leather bracelet and a gorgeous Love Heart charm from Pandora's Valentine Collection and I just can't stop wearing it.
What I love about this bracelet is the simplicity and elegance of it that it is just perfect to wear every day, but what makes it extra special for Valentine's Day is the Love Heart charm which is just so adorable featuring 'love' engraved in six different languages. So you have Liebe, Amore, Koerlighed on one side and Amour, Love and Amor on the other.
I don't think I have taken this off since I got it and I can't wait to add more beads to my collection – they literally have one for every occasion and hey if it is good enough for Girls Aloud it is definitely good enough for me!!!
Have you got a Pandora bracelet? Let me know what your favourite charms are as I can't wait to add more.


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Illinois Budget 1.22.10
Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at www.gatehousenewsservice.com. Please check www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/news in the evening for changes to story lineup, including breaking news.
If your paper has a story, digest item, opinion piece or standalone photo to share, please e-mail it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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David Arkin: A look back at Week 1 of News Cube meetings
Web Cube moments of the week
BEST OF GATEHOUSE: Contest submissions are due Feb. 1.
Contest details: http://www.ghnewsroom.com/article/seeking-entries-best-gatehouse-2009-editorial-contest
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Playing tasty: Harmonica musicians air it out
SPRINGFIELD – The harmonica draws people with a unique combination of traits: one must be a showman and great listener, but formal music training is strictly optional. It's no longer a common instrument, but it seems to inspire great dedication among the men — and they all seem to be men, at least around Springfield — keeping it alive. By Brian Mackey of the State Journal-Register.
State Briefs. News from around the state. Will be posted this evening.
This week at the statehouse:
For Sunday:
Statehouse Insider. By Doug Finke of the State Capitol Bureau. For use Sunday.
For the weekend:
Candidates in low-profile race for treasurer say they don't want to use office as springboard
SPRINGFIELD – The race for Illinois treasurer has largely flown under the radar when compared with other high-profile statewide contests. While the office doesn't have the same appeal as the governor or U.S. Senate, it offers potential for the future. Its current holder, Alexi Giannoulias, is a Democratic favorite for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Roland Burris. By John Guidroz of the State Capitol Bureau. For use in weekend editions.
Transparency in state spending is common theme for comptroller candidates
SPRINGFIELD – The comptroller may not be the most recognizable position in state government. It doesn't have the glamour or political attraction of other statewide offices, such as governor and attorney general. Many voters don't really know what the comptroller actually does. But its position at the heart of state finances has strong interest from a mixed group of candidates who want to be the next "taxpayer watchdog." By Matt Hopf of the State Capitol Bureau. For use in weekend editions.
Elizabeth Davies: A word to the haters: Haiti needs our help
If you've turned on your television set for something other than the NFL playoffs in the past 12 days, you¹ve likely seen at least one devastating image coming out of Haiti.
Kelly Epperson: Generations serving generations, 2010 and every year
This year, 2010, is the year of the engaged older adult. The idea is to celebrate the contributions of older adults and expand civic engagement of all ages. As the baby boomer demographic becomes "older adults," we have many people to learn from and many people to "engage" in community life.
Give your recipes a jolt with Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew, that nuclear yellow beverage with more sugar and caffeine than any other soda on the market, sparks a love or hate kind of reaction. For most health care professionals and the parents of small children, it¹s the root of all evil.
David Robson: Baptisia adds burst of color
Many native perennial flowering plants make great landscape plants. Goldenrod, given a bad rap because it flowers at the same time as allergy-producing ragweed, can brighten up the fall garden with yellow when all you have are mums. The only problem is that most of the natives that stand out tend to bloom in August, September and October. Fortunately, most isn¹t all. There are other great bloomers in the spring.
Movie Man: Let DVDs teach you about Che, late-night TV
It's in two parts. It's more than four hours long. It's mostly subtitled. And it¹s about a Marxist revolutionary remembered, if at all, for appearing on a T-shirt. It¹s no wonder Steven Soderbergh's "Che" didn't set any box office records.
BRITT: Topic TBD. Will be posted this evening.
QUAST: Toon on Groundhog Day in Illinois. For use Sunday.
SHERMAN: Toon on budget holes.
Wood on Words: Understanding all those 'under' terms
"Understood." It was my last word last week, so it¹s only fair that it be the first word this week.
Kevin Haas: At reunion, stick with the 'facts'
I have eight months to think of a good lie. That's how far away I am from my high school class reunion, 10 years since I graduated from Rockford Boylan Central Catholic Suit-and-Tie Every Day Tuck Your Shirt In High School. Things haven't changed much. I work at the same place, I still wear a tie every day, and I would probably still run a basketball line drill at the drop of a hat, if Coach Steve Goers yelled at me.
Editorial: Election didn't change need for health reform
There are many things that did not change with the loss of the Democrats' filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday: Thousands die each year because they lack access to affordable health care. 46 million Americans remain uninsured. Unless there is fundamental change, the growth in health-care spending will consume this country's economic growth. An editorial from the State Journal-Register.
Sunday Quick Shots: Interceptions key to playoff wins, fixing Jay Cutler
My favorite NFL Web site, coldhardfootballfacts.com, reports interceptions determine playoff success. That's why the Packers were correct to let go of Brett Favre to play Aaron Rodgers. It's also why the Bears' No. 1 priority is to make Jay Cutler play safer.
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VakifBank aiming to continue dominance in women's volleyball
In 2013, they have won everything they've entered – without losing a match.
VakifBank's triumphs not only include the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship bit also the CEV European Champions League, the Turkish League, the Turkish Cup and the Turkish Super Cup. On any level and in any sport this is a remarkable achievement and it has not gone unnoticed, but VakifBank's achievements have been built on a 27-year volleyball tradition.
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VakifBank has not only contributed in creating a positive perception at the club level, but also helped change this perception at the national team level, with VakifBank supporting and sponsoring the main national Turkish team, as well as the Under-23, Under-21 and Youth teams. Under VakifBank's sponsorship, the Turkey Youth Team became World and European Champions and the Under-21 National Team became European Champions. The senior women's team placed third in the European Championship in 2011 and in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix. They also participated in the Olympics for the first time, in London 2012.
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- MediaTomb is an open source (GPL) UPnP MediaServer with a nice web user interface, it allows you to stream your digital media through your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices.
MediaTomb enables users to stream digital media to UPnP compatible devices like the PlayStation 3 (the Xbox 360 is not yet supported). Several alternatives exist, such as FUPPES, ps3mediaserver, and uShare. One of MediaTomb's distinguishing features is the ability to customize the server layout based on extracted metadata (scriptable virtual containers); MediaTomb is highly flexible.
MediaTomb is available in the AUR via mediatombAUR.
The latest development version is also available in the AUR via mediatomb-svnAUR.
Mediatomb can use its own database, or your local mysql server. For more information about the MySQL integration visit the Documentation.
The default settings may be sufficient for many users, though changes are required for PlayStation 3 support. MediaTomb may be configured and run per-user or as a system-wide daemon. Following installation, either run
$ mediatomb
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~/.mediatomb/config.xml, or
# /etc/rc.d/mediatomb start
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/var/lib/mediatomb/.mediatomb/config.xml. The following notes assume MediaTomb is running as a system-wide daemon.
For PlayStation 3 support, users must set
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When importing media to the database, MediaTomb will create a virtual container layout as defined by the
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... <virtual-layout type="disabled"> ...
Users may customize the import script to fine-tune the virtual layout. The Scripting section of the MediaTomb wiki provides several examples. Starting with the built-in script available at
$ cp /usr/share/mediatomb/js/import.js /var/lib/mediatomb/.mediatomb/
... and edit
/var/lib/mediatomb/.mediatomb/import.js as desired. To utilize the customized script, users must set
<virtual-layout type="js"> and specify the script's location.
... <virtual-layout type="js"> <import-script>/var/lib/mediatomb/.mediatomb/import.js</import-script> </virtual-layout> ...
You may have to specify an interface before MediaTomb will be recognized:
<server> ... <interface>eth0</interface> ... </server>
... replacing eth0 with the interface you connect on.
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# /etc/rc.d/mediatomb restart
If running per-user instances of MediaTomb, the default port is 49152. However, it is possible that the port will change upon server restart. The URL for the web interface is output during startup. Users may also specify the port manually:
$ mediatomb -p 50500
Hiding full paths from media players
By default, full directory paths will be shown on devices when they are browsing through folders.
For example, if you add the directory /media/my_media/video_data/videos/movies, anyone connecting will have to navigate to the 'movies' directory from the root.
To hide all of that and only show the directory added, you can change the import script.
For example, this script will automatically truncate the whole directory structure specified in the variable video_root. Any directories added directly under the video root path will show up on UPnP devices starting from the that folder rather than /.
function addVideo(obj) { var video_root = "/media/main_core/Server_Core_Folder/FTP_Services/Media/"; var absolute_path = obj.location; var relative_path = absolute_path; if(absolute_path.indexOf(video_root) == 0) relative_path = absolute_path.replace(video_root, "") var chain = new Array(); var pathSplit = relative_path.split("/"); for(var i = 0; i < pathSplit.length - 1; i++) chain.push(pathSplit[i]); addCdsObject(obj, createContainerChain(chain)); }
To also hide the default PC Directory folder from UPnP device directory listings, add the following directly under the server node of your config.xml file.
<pc-directory upnp-hide="yes"/>
Systemd Integration
Using mediatomb with systemd can be done by using the following service file: (Using MySQL)
[Unit] Description=MediaTomb Daemon After=mysql.target network.target [Service] EnvironmentFile=/etc/conf.d/mediatomb ExecStart=/usr/bin/mediatomb --config $MEDIATOMB_CONFIG --user $MEDIATOMB_USER --group $MEDIATOMB_GROUP $MEDIATOMB_OPTIONS Restart=on-failure RestartSec=5 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
and the corresponding config file
# See the mediatomb(1) manpage for more info. # Run MediaTomb as this user. # NOTE: For security reasons do not run MediaTomb as root. MEDIATOMB_USER="mediatomb" # Run MediaTomb as this group. # NOTE: For security reasons do not run MediaTomb as root. MEDIATOMB_GROUP="mediatomb" # Path to MediaTomb config file. MEDIATOMB_CONFIG="...path to config" # Other options you want to pass to MediaTomb. # Add "--interface ${MEDIATOMB_INTERFACE}" to bind to a named interface. MEDIATOMB_OPTIONS=""
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation of an employee's disability, unless the employer would suffer an undue hardship as a result. An employer's duty to provide an accommodation is a continuing one, and proving a prior accommodation does not absolve the employer of liability for failing to provide an accommodation in response to a subsequent request.
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Around town
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•A chess club for novice and veteran players meets at 1 p.m. Thursdays. Free.
•View newly released DVD movies on a big screen at 7 p.m. Thursdays. Free.
Singles social group
The Phoenix Cultural Singles Group, a Columbia social group for those 50 and older, meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Sundays at the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, 5885 Robert Oliver Place in the Oakland Mills Village Center. Coffee, tea and a light snack are served. The group plans events and trips. Information: 410-997-0739.


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Apple Releases Flashback Malware Removal Tool At Last
Hallelujah, Apple finally does something. The company released its own tool to remove the Flashback malware from compromised Macs.
Apple released the fix as a Java update that would detect and remove Flashback from infected computers on Apr. 12. This is the third update released by the company this week, as the first two closed the Java vulnerability that Flashback was exploiting to infect users in the first place. The latest update is essentially the same update closing the vulnerability, but with the removal tool bundled in.
"This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware," Apple wrote in its support document.
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Interestingly enough, Apple's update will also disable the Java plugin on all Web browsers (not just Safari) and turn off applet execution by default. Even if the user manually enables automatic execution of applets via the Java Preferences application, it will automatically be disabled if applets haven't been run within 35 days, according to Apple.
"If the Java web plug-in detects that no applets have been run for an extended period of time it will again disable Java applets," Apple wrote.
On one hand, this is not a bad idea, as it closes an attack vector for Macs. Many users who were infected with the Trojan are thought to have had installed it once for whatever reason, and then forgot they had it on their computers. Many security experts have long encouraged users to remove Java unless they absolutely know they need to have it, since sites using Java applet are fewer than they used to be. Disabling automatic applet execution is as close as one gets to uninstalling Java without actually doing so.
Too Little Too Late?
On the other hand, it feels a little reactive. Apple has been roundly criticized for its delay in patching the Java vulnerability. Oracle closed the flaw for all non-Mac platforms several weeks ago, but Apple didn't release a fix for Mac OS X until researchers uncovered over half-a-million infected machines. This fix just prevents future Java infections, but it doesn't address the fact that Apple always seems out-of-step when it comes to securing its supposedly-invincible platform.
Apple is a little late with this tool as several security companies have already released their own Flashback removal tools. "While it's encouraging to see Apple taking steps to eradicate the Flashback Trojan, they're late to the party," said Michael Sutton, vice-president of security research at Zscaler ThreatLabZ.
Kaspersky Lab, F-Secure, Mac AV
Kaspersky Lab launched a Website that users could visit to determine if they are infected. Users enter their computer's UUID on www.flashbackcheck.com, which is then compared against Kaspersky's database of known infected machines. If the UUID exists in the database, users can use the free utility, the Kaspersky Flashback Removal Tool, to scan and remove the malware.
F-Secure also released its own removal tool, available as a Zip file on its Website. Users just need to unzip the package and run the tool. If infections are found, they are quarantined into an encrypted and password-protected Zip file.
Dr. Web, the company who originally highlighted the magnitude of the infection, offers an Anti-Flashback online checker and a Light Scanner for OS X tool to detect and remove the infection. Symantec also now has an OSX.Flashback.K Removal Tool.
Mac antivirus tools, such as the one from Sophos and Kaspersky, have already been updated to detect Flashback. At the moment, Apple still has not added detection for Flashback.K to its built-in malware scanner, XProtect.
Better Late...
Apple moved pretty quickly after promising a removal tool earlier this week, so better late than never. But as someone once told me, "Better never late!" Apple still has to learn that lesson.
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JACKSONVILLE – For the second straight day a UMBC athlete advanced out of the preliminary round as senior Trae Proctor (Brandywine, Md./Thomas Stone) reached the national quarterfinals of the 110m hurdles on the second day of the NCAA East Preliminaries, Friday at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium .
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After resetting his own school record yesterday in the prelims of the 800m run, senior Andrew Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) finished 22nd overall in the quarterfinals of the event on Friday night with a time of 1:51.30.
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The iPhone ended the year with a blowout quarter in the U.S. market. But underneath the big numbers at the largest U.S. carriers are signs Apple Inc. AAPL 1.93% faces a rapidly changing marketplace that could erode its dominance.
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His customers also bought lots of competing phones that run on Google Inc. 's Android software, as well as new Nokia Corp. phones powered by Microsoft Corp. 's operating system.
"A lot of people, maybe, anticipated that Apple would absolutely dominate the smartphone market," said Mr. Scism, who is based in Knoxville, Tenn. "We're not seeing that."
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Mr. Scism says Microsoft has gained traction with its effort to reenter the mobile market. He said that the Nokia Lumia 822, which runs Microsoft's smartphone operating system, garnered 17% of sales at his stores the weekend after Christmas, thanks in part to a price cut.
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Acting on a tip, authorities discovered and seized sixty Maine Coon cats kept under appalling conditions in a house in Harrison, New York. The animals were being bred so their kittens could be sold for as much as $1,100 each for the pet trade. Most of the cats had been confined several to a cage. Many were thin and suffered from upper respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, ear infections, diarrhea, parasites and ring worm. An additional sign of neglect was massive mats down to the skin in the cats' fur. The building reeked, and there were urine stains and feces all over the carpet.
The business, in existence for several years, was operated by Ruth Sonneville under the name Charlemaine Maine Coon Cattery, and the offspring were being advertised for sale over the internet. The company's web site described how Sonneville had previously bred German shepherds and Great Danes, but had switched to Maine Coon cats after moving to a smaller building; shortly after the bust, the web site was removed from the internet. Apparently internet sales of both cats and dogs are increasing dramatically.
In this case, a potential buyer called authorities after seeing overcrowding and smelling an overwhelming stench. Frequently, commercial breeders don't want customers to see the squalid conditions or the tragic state of the breeding animals so they either conduct business with potential buyers at locations that are separate from the breeding facility-or they sell their animals based on internet photographs and ship them directly to their new homes.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture does not require commercial breeders such as this who are selling animals retail to be licensed and regulated under the federal Animal Welfare Act. The local District Attorney's Office has decided not to prosecute Ms. Sonneville though she will likely face fines from the Health and Building Departments.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Westchester, the group that conducted the seizure, has provided veterinary care for the cats and is seeking financial support for their care and adoptive homes for the animals. Mimi Einstein, SPCA President noted, "Obviously, Ms. Sonneville was not equipped to handle this number of animals. Every single cat there wound up suffering in some regard because of neglect. The conditions on the premises were completely out of hand."


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German Town Shoots Down Father's Plan To Name His Son 'Wikileaks'
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One of the great unwritten rules of parenthood is that the right to name your offspring should be treated as a privilege. The temptation is to give the child a "unique" name that sets him or her as far apart for his/her eventual peers as humanly possible, thus living up to the common parental delusion that each child is its own special flower, unlike the millions born before it or after it.
Unfortunately, a "unique" name is often just an unwieldy name, if not simply embarrassing. And the unlucky child has to bear that clumsy moniker until he or she hits the legal paperwork-filing age and changes it to something that won't trigger an inadvertent laugh from college staff and potential employers. The intervening years will pass excruciatingly slowly as the child awkwardly orbits his peers like a gatecrasher at a menage a trois, trying desperately to find somewhere to fit in. This is generally made worse by the "unique" parents, who somehow view intense shunning as more "evidence" of their child's one-in-a-million qualities.
This unwritten rule holds true even if (or especially if) the abusive-by-proxy moniker holds some deep and special meaning to the parent attempting to sabotage their child's future before the ink on the birth certificate is dry.
Hajar Hamalaw wanted to name his son, who was born on March 14th, after the online whistleblowing platform as it "changed the world", the Passauer Neue Presse reported.Hamalaw's heart is in the right place, at least in terms of having a decent reason to name his new child "Wikileaks." But first he had to convince local officials, which went just about as well as could be expected from any place where newborns' names get run past local officials.
But the 28-year-old failed to get the name past authorities in Passau, Bavaria.
But Wikileaks did not make it onto the birth certificate. "The registrar said that this was not a first name. He thought it was a series or TV show," said Hamalaw.Beyond the out-of-touch registrar, there's another rule on the books that keeps Passau parents from saddling their offspring with ridiculous names.
A spokesperson for the town of Passau said the decision by the registry office was based on legal rulings which state a child's name should not be granted if it could endanger their welfare.I don't agree that any government entity should keep you from naming your child whatever you want, but if you're going to have a stupid rule like this, at least have one that looks out for the child's best interests. When "Dako" (the "Plan B" name, apparently) hits legal age, he'll have the option to change his name to "Wikileaks" or "Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova" if he'd like and no one, not even a person who thinks "Wikileaks" went downhill after its third season, will be able to stop him. But until then, he's got several years of pre- and post-pubescent awkwardness to live through that will have nothing at all to do with his father's love for leaked documents.


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