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ABILENE, Texas – There's a new sheriff in town and his name is Josh Yoder.
Yoder passed for three touchdowns and ran for another score in his first career start, and Dominique Forrest had 13 tackles as third-ranked Linfield dominated Hardin-Simmons 71-21 Saturday at sun-drenched Shelton Stadium.
With Yoder at the controls, the Wildcats (1-0) rolled up 661 yards of offense on the shell-shocked Cowboys (0-2), halting a five-game home winning streak. Yoder connected on 22 of 33 passes for 350 yards without an interception and also gained 54 yards on nine carries.
Linfield pounced on the Cowboys from the start. After HSU's Jessie Ramos returned the opening kickoff to the Linfield 32, HSU advanced the ball to the 2, but Linfield held firm on four successive runs up the middle. Two plays later, Yoder fired 84 yards up the right sideline to a wide-open Charlie Poppen for the game's first touchdown. The extra point was no good.
When a HSU drive went nowhere, a blocked punt by Mikey Arkans deep inside Cowboys territory led directly to another score. Tavon Willis carried three straight plays, capping the brief march with a 1-yard plunge that made it 13-0 with 8:05 left in the first quarter.
The Cowboys gave the ball back, going three-and-out on their next drive. Yoder drove the Wildcats 70 yards in 12 plays, calling his own number on a 2-yard run. A 21-yard catch-and-run by Evan Peterson was a key play of the drive, along with a 13-yard scamper by Yoder after the pocket collapsed around him.
Linfield stretched its lead to 26-0 at the 9:39 mark of the second quarter. A 1-yard run by Josh Hill polished off a five-play drive that included Yoder's 36-yard hookup with Brian Balsiger that spotted the ball at the HSU 10.
The Cowboys got on the scoreboard with 6:39 left in the second quarter when Ramos worked free for a 16-yard pass completion from Josh Christian.
Yoder fired two more touchdowns in the span of 1:18, hitting Hill for an 18-yard score and Peterson for a 5-yard scoring completion with 19 seconds left before the break. Repp's extra point made it 40-7 and the Wildcats were firmly in control.
Linfield outgained the hosts 387-141 during the first two quarters, and 661-330 for the game, as Yoder passed for 265 yards and rushed for 29 more before intermission.
The second half was more of the same with the Wildcats outscoring the Cowboys 31-14.
Repp booted a 40-yard field goal five minutes into the third quarter and Yoder directed one more scoring drive, ending with Hill's 1-yard aerial dive into the end zone. Reserve quarterback Matt Yarbrough then ran 18 yards for one score and passed two yards to Peterson for another TD that made it 64-21 with 6:50 left to play. Jordy Romick added the final points, rushing six yards into the end zone to complete an 81-yard drive.
Poppen finished with five catches for 144 yards, Balsiger pulled in seven receptions for 80 yards, and Hill and Peterson both had four catches.
Willis ended with a game-high 61 yards rushing and one touchdown on on 13 carries. Hill packed the ball 12 times for 57 yards and scored twice.
Forrest topped the defensive statistics with 15 stops, five of the unassisted. End Alex Hoff contributed six tackles for the Wildcats, including two for loss.
'CAT SCRATCH: Temperature at kickoff was 91 degrees. . . about 50 fans, alumni and parents gathered on the HSU campus for a special pregame rally. . . among those in attendance was Wes Suan, former head tennis coach and assistant football coach who continued his football coaching career at the University of Hawaii and Southern Methodist University. . . Repp averaged 38.0 yards per punt on two attempts. . . Chad Coburn accounted for 102 all-purpose yards on kickoff and punt returns. . . the Wildcats' 71 points Saturday were the most ever scored by a Linfield team on the road and the second-highest scoring output of the modern, post-war era. . . collectively, Linfield quarterbacks rushed for 151 yards and two TDs . . . Linfield passed for four scores while yielding but one quarterback sack. . . the Cowboys were held to 60 yards rushing.
NEXT: Linfield returns to McMinnville on Sunday and begins preparations for it home opener Saturday against nationally ranked Cal Lutheran. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. Special wristbands will be distributed at the game in support of Linfield alumnus Steve Davis '72, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Davis, a Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, is a former Wildcats football player and sports information director who has volunteered his time to manage the concession stand at home football games.


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Gibbs is still up for adoption...two flyball tournaments, and no takers.
He's utd on vax now...and his neutering will be scheduled within the next few weeks.
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Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus Review
It's not often that we get to test a water cooling kit here on OverclockersClub. Compared to heatsinks, there is an obvious reason for this lack of testing — there aren't many of them! I could probably count all the brands that have released a kit in the last year on my two hands. Since the variety of these products is so limited, it's always a treat to get the opportunity to take a new one for a spin. I will be examining the Bigwater 760 Plus from Thermaltake in this review. It is substantially different from the concept of a self-contained system where you screw in a couple components and plug in the power. Some assembly is required, but its customizability is superior. On top of that, the UV reactive fluid, tubing, large pump, and front panel speed controls are all neat features that you won't find with a sealed system today. Even though Thermaltake has been around for as long as I can remember (10+ years since I've been into computers), I've never owned any large Thermaltake items due to the top-shelf pricing. At a general price of $129.99, the Bigwater 760 Plus has a noticeable premium above the currently most popular sealed water cooler, the Corsair H100. For about an extra $25, I hope I clearly see higher performance from the Bigwater 760 to make the extra cash worth it. Let's get started and work our way from the outside, inwards!
Closer Look:
The packaging of the Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus has a square cross-section, is about twice as long as it is wide, and includes a built-in handle on the top to facilitate transportation. The front of the box has a picture of the bay unit and its front panel, as well as a picture of the water block attached to a CPU with the UV reactive tubing flowing off to the side. Some of its key features, which I will cover later in this review, are listed on the bottom-left of the front panel. The left side of the box has a tabular list of features that quantifies weight, dimensions, fan speed, noise, voltage, and more. These will also be discussed in later sections of this review. The right side of the box displays the same features that were listed on the front in a number of different languages for our foreign friends. The rear of the packaging has up-close pictures of the Bigwater's features that put a face to a name.
The large packaging size for the Bigwater 760 Plus appears to be influenced by the large chunk of foam in which each piece fits nicely. I have a feeling the delivery man could have launched it out the back door of his truck onto my front doorstep, and everything inside would have been just fine. When opening the box, the first components we see are the large roll of Tygon-like tubing (very flexible and stretchy material) along with product manuals, hose clamps, and what looks like the Socket 2011 compatibility kit. Underneath these items, we find the 2U bay unit itself, a filling bottle, coolant solution, water block, and a small box for mounting hardware.
Typically when you think about a do-it-yourself water cooling kit, a lot of work and assembly ideas might go through your head. Luckily, most of the work with the Bigwater 760 Plus is already done for you. Simply mount the block and drive bay unit, cut and clamp the hoses, fill it, and turn it on (checking first for leaks, of course). Having everything laid out in front of me makes the kit look very simple, and I have the feeling that putting everything together is not going to be a problem!


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Edit/update: I tried feeding him bottled milk after I breastfed this morning (2 hours after the previous feeding, which was "breastfast"), and he pretty much kept spitting out the nipple and not wanting to drink. Is that a good sign that he was getting enough milk, or could that be an indication that his stomach has shrank too much over the last month?


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S.C. lawmakers vote to allow concealed guns in restaurants
South Carolina – A measure allowing people with concealed-weapons permits in South Carolina to carry firearms into restaurants and bars that serve alcohol is headed to the desk of Governor Nikki Haley, a gun enthusiast who is expected to sign it.
The legislation passed in the state's House of Representatives on Thursday by a vote of 90-18 makes it a crime to drink alcohol while carrying a concealed weapon on those premises.
Restaurants and bars will still be allowed to post signs prohibiting firearms. In South Carolina, 229,310 people have permits to carry concealed guns.
"Those folks are law-abiding citizens who are trained," said Republican state Senator Sean Bennett, who sponsored the measure in his chamber, where it previously passed.
"Stopping in a restaurant to eat had gotten to be a problem," Bennett said. "What do they do with their weapon, how do they secure it in their vehicle, what about their safety in parking lots and streets?"
Permit holders face losing their concealed-weapon carrying rights for up to five years if they violate the law by drinking while they have their gun in a restaurant or bar.
Haley, a Republican seeking re-election this year and who last month said she got a semi-automatic pistol for Christmas, plans to sign the measure, a spokesman said.
"Governor Haley has and will always be a supporter of open-carry laws, and will sign any bill that doesn't restrict the rights of gun owners," said Haley spokesman Doug Mayer.
Critics of the legislation voiced concern about mixing guns and alcohol. Bennett said no one from the restaurant industry came forward during hearings to object to the legislation.
In interviews on Friday, several workers in restaurants across South Carolina said it would be impossible to tell if a gun-toting customer was drinking.
They said they planned to post signs barring patrons from bringing guns inside their businesses.
"Personally, I cannot believe they passed that," said Bill Barber, general manager of a bar and restaurant in Murrells Inlet, near Myrtle Beach, that caters to motorcycle riders. "I know they're not supposed to drink … but we're surrounded by idiots in this world and some idiots carry guns."


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Snap: Firewood time is upon us
It's that time of year when firewood sellers are busily delivering loads to eager warmth-lovers. As anyone trapped in a fireplace-equipped house without sufficient firewood can attest, the proper time to buy firewood is before snow and Dominion Virginia Power lines hug the ground.
(This picture depicts a load from Charlie Steger at 434-973-8499– though we've also recently purchased wood from Frye's Firewood at 434-825-6203.)
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Sorry A.o.D.- just responding2 the comment posted, not trying 2perpetuate the irrelevant. Sad2 say I have a creepy built-in faux fireplace that lights up& blows hot air. Totally tragic and unsatisfying. Anyone needing real firewood is wise to buy now or face shelling out a fortune 4grocery store bundles or fake logs. :-)
Wow! how much wood could a woodchuck chuck and why does it involve housing and single moms? Does the woodchucks get social security if they retire? and at what age? Does chucking wood pay well? I could use some extra income!
Also-stop dumping on single moms! Ive never accepted,asked4, or wanted a dime of aid from our govt, yet that stereotype is one no one is ashamed 2apply 2us. As someone whose family's taxes have been 6figures for decades, I'm tired of hearing the arrogant complaints of people who whine about the burden of welfare even though their taxes are returned. Also, what planet do these single moms w/boyfriends live on? I'd like2 teleport there; moms I know R alone& 2tired from being mom&dad 2date.(Or even go out)
Seems like you just need to find yourself a girlfriend and get to making some babies George.
The real Possum doesn't blame somebody else for his problems, chief.
Thanks for the info. We moved into a new house with a real fireplace and are in the market for some wood for the winter.
That looks like some good firewood. How much is firewood selling for theses days? It's still being sold by the cord right?
Ok- "george"&every (@&*%#) who thinks their meager contribution to our country's coffers is supporting any single mom:1.)IfUstruggle to get by,low income either exempts U from taxes OR anything that's withheld is refunded to U less soc/sec& mdcare (&both R 4YOURfuture!) 2.)(last time I checked)PublicHousing rent=1/3 of income& income increase= rent increase;some pay more4it than rent in good area costs 4same accomodations,while its stigma prevents access2 better housing, jobs, &equitable treatment
tax dollars paying for public housing and food stamps for mothers and their live in boyfriends and i work so hard to get by not right.


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Obama stumps for Markey in Boston
President Obama appeared at a campaign rally in Boston for US Senate candidate Edward Markey on Wednesday.
"I've got to have folks in the United States Senate who are willing to stand up for working people just like I am," Obama said to cheers.
Markey introduced the president, lauding him as "an extraordinary leader for our country" and praising his accomplishments.
Obama and Markey shook hands during the rally at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury.
President Obama greeted the crowd after his speech.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, cheered by a supportive crowd, spoke before Markey and Obama.
Markey and Obama made a stop at Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe in the South End before attending the rally.
President Obama chatted with a customer at Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe as Markey looked on.
Obama posed with Leilani Guthrie, 11, as her parents, Natalie and Sean Guthrie, took a photo.
Obama hugged and greeted patrons in the hole-in-the-wall spot that has drawn other famous customers over the years.
Burger in hand, President Obama left the South End eatery before heading to a campaign event for Edward Markey in Roxbury.
Mayor Menino, Governor Patrick, and Markey greeted President Obama upon his arrival at Logan Airport.


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Iowa State graphic design student leaves lasting mark in Memorial Union addition
Greg Wohlwend's art is in the entrance of the south addition to the Memorial Union on the Iowa State University campus.
Geoffroy part of Spellings' higher ed delegation to Latin America
ISU president Gregory Geoffroy will join U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and seven other college and university presidents on a visit to Latin America to tout the importance of higher education partnerships and exchanges among nations. Spellings will lead the delegation to Chile and Brazil, where it will promote the value of U.S. higher education and discuss future international collaborations.
Bloedel named chair of biomedical sciences
Dr. James R. Bloedel has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Promise of immigration reform is mostly talk for political candidates, ISU economist says
Presidential candidates no doubt will make immigration reform a key issue during this Saturday's (Aug. 11) GOP Straw Poll at Iowa State University's Hilton Coliseum. But an Iowa State economist who studies immigration and its effect on farm labor says political talk is cheap.
Iowa State University celebrates its anniversary, people, history, future at state fair
Iowa State University will celebrate its 150th anniversary at its Iowa State Fair exhibit from Aug. 9 through 19.
Media advisory: ISU Extension veterinarian can discuss foot-and-mouth disease
In light of the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in England, ISU Extension veterinarian Dr. Nolan Hartwig reminds livestock producers in this country to keep biosecurity standards high.
Iowa State researchers work to track North American climate change
Iowa State University researchers are part of an international project that will run computerized climate models to see how climate change may affect North America.
Media Advisory: Iowa State bridge engineers can discuss bridge safety
Iowa drivers shouldn't be frightened the next time they drive over one of the state's bridges, said the director of the Bridge Engineering Center at Iowa State University.
Biorenewables and sustainability are focus of Reiman Gardens tour
Reiman Gardens is hosting a a self-guided Biowalk Tour that addresse biorenewables, sustainability and "going green."
Research sheds light on Asian soybean rust infection
What happens at the molecular level when a plant is being infected by the Asian soybean rust fungus? Research led by ISU plant pathologists reveals important, new information. Their findings are published as the cover spotlight article in the August edition of the journal Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.
ISU President Geoffroy appointed to NCAA Executive Committee
Iowa State University President Gregory L. Geoffroy has been appointed to a two-year term on the NCAA's Executive Committee, the organization's highest governance body. All 16 committee members are presidents of member institutions.
New treatment for glaucoma shows promise in laboratory
Iowa State researchers have developed a new technique that successfully treated rats for blindness caused by glaucoma. Their experimental treatment will be used on canine patients in the next year. If successful, it is expected to move to human trials.
Plant Sciences Institute jump starts new research
Six innovative research projects at Iowa State that are tackling scientific challenges facing Iowa agriculture recently received start-up funding from the Plant Sciences Institute. The projects relate to the institute's research initiatives in biopharmaceuticals, biorenewables, crop protection, genomics and nutrition.
ISU's Bugeja calls for moral convergence of today's high-tech media in new book
Michael Bugeja, the director of Iowa State's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, has published a new book titled "Living Ethics across media platforms." In it, he calls for a moral convergence to complement the technological one in the new high-tech media environment.
First class in new global master's
This week Iowa State began offering the first class in its new global master's degree in seed technology and business. The degree combines business courses similar to those in the first year of a master's of business administration program with classes relating to scientific and technical subjects in seed and genetic improvement. Classes are offered through the Internet.
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See Iowa State's first astronaut Clayton Anderson at the International Space Station. Anderson earned his master's degree in aerospace engineering at Iowa State in 1983.
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Frank Foster has been largely defined in jazz circles by his long association with Count Basie (Foster was with Basie from 1953 until 1964 and led the orchestra for nine years following Basie's death), but the tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger led his own recording session as early as 1954 when he cut a 10" LP for Alfred Lion's Blue Note Records. He returned to Blue Note in 1968 and recorded Manhattan Fever, and material for yet another album was cut at a session held later in 1969. Manhattan Fever had disappointing sales, however, and the 1969 sides ended up not being released as planned. This CD reissue adds some of that 1969 material to the original Manhattan Fever track listing, and it makes for a much stronger and more varied set. Highlights include the lovely "Loneliness" from the original LP and the starkly beautiful ballad "The House That Love Built," and a wonderfully wobbling and woozy version of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "Fly by Night" from the 1969 sessions. Foster's compositional (he wrote all but three of the eleven selections here) and arranging talents are at center stage, but when he steps out front as a soloist like he does on "The House That Love Built," he shows why he is a top line tenor sax player. ~ Steve Leggett


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Justin Bieber is incapable of catching a break lately. Save for the fact that he's fantastically, fantastically wealthy, the dude is straight-up down on his luck. First, there was the whole marijuana scandal. Then he and Selena Gomez break up. Then there was moon-gate. And now this: Justin Bieber was snapped grabbing a fan's breast. Not an inadvertent graze. Not a happy accident. A full-blown fist full o' boob. But the crazy part is: He's trying to deny it when there's photographic evidence. And so is the fan!
The girl, who tweets under the name Jocelyn Bieber (and who does have somewhat of a resemblance to Selena Gomez), has taken to her social network to defend the Biebs. She tweeted: "IM DYING HAHAHAHHAHA IT LOOKS LIKE JUSTIN'S TOUCHING MY BOOB IN THE PICTURE AHAHAHAHHA." And then a short while later, she wrote: "People can think what they want but I know what really happened & Justin does too so everyone else's opinions don't matter to me." (Dying here!) Note: Jocelyn also has the photo of Justin totally not grabbing her boob as her avatar on Twitter.
Perhaps the greatest thing to come out of this weird scandal, though, is the fact that Jocelyn has now become a bit of an icon to other Beliebers on Twitter. See, not only did JB grab her boob (I mean, he did, guys. There's a photo. Let's not try to act like he didn't.), turns out Jocelyn actually snuck into the Bieber event via a fake wristband she made. Girl's got all sorts of people tweeting her things like: "Bitch you're my hero"; "lucky cute girl..wish i could be you..xx:("; and "this is really random but I love your hair & how you have that bow in it!!! I'd look like a complete idiot if I did that lol."
This is the world we live in, people, like it or not. A world where a gal is idolized for getting groped by a pop star. And a world where a pop star can actually deny groping a girl when the whole thing's on camera. Do with that what you will, folks, do with that what you will.
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Hi! I'm one of the wiki maintainers here. I have recently started an effort to standardise manuals on this wiki - see http://n2.nabble.com/organizing-manuals-on-the-wiki-tp3302919p3302919.html for my posts to the documentation mailing list. I'm planning to create some standards for writing manuals which would become part of the Openmoko Wiki Editing Guidelines. For the SHR manual implementing those standards would mean that some parts of the section "Installation" would be moved to individual device-manuals. Furthermore this manual would probably be moved to a page like Manuals/SHR. What do you think about this? I'd appreciate any comments from you. --Marko Knöbl 21:55, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
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Do they not show ads in the screen shot? That's usually what I look for to check for ads.
Developers hate ads, but users, especially on Android, hate buying apps. Ad SDKs are ugly, slow, and no dev likes taking up their own real estate with Ads. I always die inside a little whenever an app has to have ads.
Every app is different though and sells different, so ads are usually my last resort. Sometimes hiding functionality behind time trials or feature trials are good enough and an appreciable amount of people convert from trial to full.
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I think my favorite subgenre of sci-fi films are what I would refer to as cyberpunk. On the one hand, cyberpunk is defined by its focus on 'high tech and low life,' and is concerned with IT, cyberspace, and a kind of future dystopia. I'd go further and say that, while classic sci-fi was about exploring outer space (coinciding with 20th century imperialism, mapping the world), cyberpunk is about shrinking spaces (Western decline post-Vietnam/post-Thatcher & Reagan)... So with that in mind, here are the films I have in mind:
La jetee and its remake Twelve Monkeys, Blade Runner (and Alien and Aliens as well), The Matrix, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, Children of Men, Dark City, The Mist, Cube, Total Recall, The Terminator, Open Your Eyes (and its remake Vanilla Sky), The Last Winter, Battle Royale (Japanese sci-fi/horror film), Event Horizon...
And zombie films may be considered to be not only sci-fi films (it's usually for scientific reasons that the zombie outbreak is unleashed), but also related to the 'shrinking spaces' and 'dytopia' that I outlined above: Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, Shawn of the Dead, Resident Evil, Pontypool (a Canadian zombie flick that deserves to be seen by more people), The Crazies, Bio-Zombie (a cool Hong Kong zom-com), Mulberry Street, and of course The Walking Dead...
Many Japanese and Asian horror films are concerned with ghosts using technology to haunt and work their evil: cellphones (Phone and One Missed Call), VCRs and TV (The Ring), the computer (Kairo/Pulse - my personal favorite), cameras (Shutter). In fact, Kairo starts off as a ghost film and ends with the end of the world!
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Praise For Principal
To Whom It May Concern :
IS 211 and its students are very fortunate to come under the leadership of Iris Crystal as our principal.
Many of our children come from difficult home environments that Mrs. Crystal and her staff deal with in a positive way. Although she has followed the Chancellor's Regulations and filed all the appropriate paperwork, these regulations are not strong enough for the middle school children and limit the options that the school has in addressing these behavioral problems. Mrs. Crystal, the administration, the school-based Support Team, the deans, and staff are very concerned with what is best for the students.
Under Mrs. Crystal's direction many pro-active programs have been instituted during and after school for all the students. Some of these programs are:
-African-American Study program was taught by Mr. Bostic after school.
-School-sponsored Basketball Team and uniforms were purchased.
-Newton, SES, Kaplan Programs.
-After school dances were organized.
-Computers for Youth Program was run on Saturdays for the students and their parents.
-Student Council.
-School Band organized as after school program.
-Award winning Telecommunications program. Each show is written, directed, produced, filmed and edited by the students. Shows are televised on BCAT and Channel 25
Mrs. Crystal's door is always open to "her" children and their parents. Never has a principal been so sincere and have such a good rapport with all the students. Children have an uncanny ability to see through untruthful words spoken by adults. But when Mrs. Crystal talks to them, they know that she is sincere and truthful in what she is saying and only has their best interests at heart. It would be a grave injustice to Mrs. Crystal but most of all to the students if she were to leave IS 211.
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George Friedman has been volunteering with AARP-Tax Aide program for seven years.
For the past three tax seasons, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance of the Lowcountry has worked together with AARP-Tax Aide to provide tax returns for working individuals and families with an emphasis on using the Earned Income Tax Credit.
For Friedman, helping a person with their taxes is more than just filling out paperwork, but it is making friends with someone he sees once a year. That is the tagline Friedman likes to associate with the VITA/AARP-Tax Aide program. Friedman had been doing his own taxes along with his friends' and families' on the computer for many years before his involvement with AARP.
"I was engineer, but when I moved to Sun City I wanted to give back and got involved with this program," Friedman said. "I really enjoy teaching and training volunteers to help other people with their taxes."
VITA/AARP-Tax Aide is a program sponsored by the IRS and each are given grants to provide the proper training for the volunteers. For the last two years, VITA and AARP have merged to have one combined training program. VITA asked Friedman to be its training coordinator when the group realized it did not have a reliable training program for volunteers.
"I'm very indebted to the many volunteers who give their time to be trained," Director of VITA Judy Almand said. "Then they give many hours during tax season to prepare returns free of charge for many hard-working families and individuals in Beaufort and Jasper counties."
The training for the volunteers begins in October and runs through November. The training is twice a week for six weeks. Volunteers take four core tests online and may use any resources at home to pass the tests.
"We have never had a volunteer not be able to be certified," Friedman said. "If the volunteer has trouble with the tests, we give additional counseling to help them understand."
Once the volunteers are certified and tax season approaches, they are not alone when they have their first client. A mentor is assigned to each first-time volunteer to coach and counsel. Also, the tax returns are checked again by an experienced counselor. Friedman said the doublechecking is what differs the tax aide programs from others.
"We don't ask volunteers once they are certified to work 40 hours a week," Friedman said. "We generally ask them to volunteer for four to eight hours a week once tax season begins."
While the VITA/AARP-Tax Aide program is asking for volunteers to file tax returns, there are many other ways to volunteer. Friedman said they need people who can be client facilitators, greeting the clients as they walk in the door and give pre-screening type of interview sheet. Since the program only does the simplest tax returns, not every client's tax returns will be able to be filed. If not, VITA/AARP-Tax Aide will refer the client to a professional. The program also needs volunteers to help with setting up computers at the locations, promoting more publicity for the program and mentoring the first-time counselors.
"Last year, we had eight preparing sites throughout Beaufort County," Almand said. "We are expanding to 11 sites to serve more of those who need our services that is why George Friedman and the many volunteers who help VITA are so important to the success of this special program."
Last year, VITA Lowcountry was responsible for filing 1,500 federal tax returns. Friedman says he has 17 Sun City residents who will train for the first time this year. There were nearly 70 volunteers from the area last year.
Friedman hopes to gain the help of businesses in the area.
While the program does reach out to the Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton counties, Friedman said he hopes to have more volunteers so more locations can be set. One location, Friedman is hoping to establish, is in Hardeeville. Last year, the location was at a Salvation Army near the city, but he said it was not specifically in Hardeeville.
"We know there is a need for people to have their tax returns filed for free in Hardeeville," Friedman said. "I hope we can establish a place that will be specifically for those in Hardeeville."
Friedman said people who are looking to give back to the community and work well with computers are perfect candidates to volunteer with VITA/AARP-Tax Aide program.
"I personally hate to see people pay unnecessary fees to have their taxes filed," Friedman said. "We can help most people with their taxes free of charge but we need more people willing to help offer these services."
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The western Queens neighborhood received a lot of attention last week for its burgeoning culture of small tech start-up companies, which are attracted to the neighborhood's accessibility and cheap space.
On Wednesday evening, the Coalition for Queens, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the tech community in Queens, hosted its fourth Tech Meetup event at the headquarters of See.Me at 25-25 44th Drive in Long Island City.
Well over 100 tech-minded Queens residents turned out for the laid-back event, which featured guest speakers Dan Huttenlocher and Greg Pass of CornellNYC, the new technology campus that is planned for Roosevelt Island.
There were also presentations by three Queens-based tech startup companies, including Hubbl, Skift, and host See.Me.
"The best way we can spread the word and network with local tech companies is through events exactly like this," said Huttenlocher.
Jukay Hsu, a founding member of the coalition, is looking to expand the meet-ups.
"We would like to do one every month," he said.
The following afternoon, members of the Coalition for Queens took a tour of several start-up companies in Long Island City with Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez.
Their first stop was Songza on 46th Avenue. Songza is a website that offers people curated music playlists designed to fit a specific mood or activity. The company, founded by three graduates of Brown University, moved to Long Island City six months ago.
"This spot was centrally located, and it was so much more affordable than Manhattan," said Songza co-founder Peter Asbill.
Leaving Songza, the tour returned to the previous night's meet-up host, See.Me. See.Me offers artists the opportunity to upload their work to a website, providing them with exposure.
If their work is intriguing enough, it could become part of an actual art show at See.Me's exhibition space or elsewhere throughout the city and world.
See.Me's current space was given to them for free for one year by Rockrose Development to create some energy in the neighborhood, but See.Me CEO William Etundi, Jr. says See.Me plans to stay in Long Island City when the one-year lease expires.
"We love it here," he said. "There's a real sense of community, and the price-per-square-foot is about one-third of what it is in Manhattan."
Hsu said that a lot of these new, small start-up tech companies have a hard time finding good technology talent. Etundi agreed.
"It's really hard when you are competing for talent with Facebook and Google," he said, but hopes the new Cornell tech campus will broaden the talent pool. "We think it's going to dramatically change the city."
Meng said she was interested in touring the businesses to listen to their needs and challenges in the hopes of expanding the tech industry throughout the borough.
"With the coming university on Roosevelt Island and unique and promising start-ups like the ones we're visiting, with the right governmental support Queens can become the technological hub of the East Coast and be the engine for middle-class job creation in the city," she said.
Velazquez said she has seen the benefits that a strong culture of tech entrepreneurship can bring to a neighborhood.
"As the representative of North Brooklyn just across the bridge, I have witnessed firsthand the powerful job creating potential of high growth firms like these," she said. "All of us must work together in fostering an environment that helps these start-ups flourish and grow."
The tour ran long, and the representatives failed to make it to the last stop, Shapeways, a 3-D printing company in Long Island City. It was probably for the better, however, as Shapeways already had its work day interrupted earlier that morning with a visit from Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Not only was he celebrating the company's move to a new Long island City warehouse that will allow the company to expand its operations, but the mayor also announced a contest to promote 3-D printing and innovation in New York City.
The competition will act as a business accelerator for New York City-based entrepreneurs, inventors and makers, who will be judged by a panel of experts as well as the public.
They will receive assistance on the path to commercialization, including studio space, business support and mentorship from industry experts
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American Midstream (Midla), LLC
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If you follow me on Twitter then you may have read last week that I was testing some sorbets and ice creams with out the use of an ice cream maker.
Well, friends… it can be done!
Just look.
I will be posting the recipe very soon. In the mean time I hear the cries of a little one eager to get out of his crib and play.
I will also be posting the recipe at Terra Keramik (where the beautiful dishes in the photos came from).


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Raichle 60-Degree
Have a question about mountaineering boots? Get answers in the gear selection forum.
Bought mine on-line from Cotswold outdoor 2 years…
Price Paid: £110
Bought mine on-line from Cotswold outdoor 2 years ago for £110. Because I bought them on-line I never got to try them on first but I got lucky and they fit great and are very comfortable for such a heavy boot.
As a member of a Mountain Rescue team I wear these boots a lot in tough conditions and they have never let water in. The support is excellent and due to the extremely aggressive and deep tread you feel nothing through the sole.
The insole lacks a bit of padding but this can be solved by fitting a replacement but be aware that Sorbathanes raise your heel too much and this affects the fit. I chose to stick with the original insole after trying several replacements.
Some adverts state that these are a B2 boot but they are not. Use a flexible crampon.
I am tempted to buy another pair while they are available although mine still have years left in them.
Excellent all rounder if you don't mind a heavy boot.
These boots are great. They were comfortable from…
Price Paid: ~$200
These boots are great. They were comfortable from the start...when I went on a five-day trip after only wearing them around the house. They're extremely durable and waterproof and my feet have never gotten cold in them. They work wonderful with crampons.
I honestly can't think of anything bad to say about these boots. I've had them for a year and a half and other than a little dirt around the edges, they could be new. They're obviously winter boots and are way too warm for anything spring or summer, but they're perfect for any sort of winter hiking.
By the way, I'm a small woman and they seem relatively light...not nearly as heavy as some I tried.
These boots retails for over $200, but I found them…
Materials: Suede
Use: Hiking, backpacking, winter use.
Break-in Period: 2 - 6hr trips plus some wearing around the house
Weight: 4 lbs
Price Paid: $55
These boots retails for over $200, but I found them at a consignment store almost unused for $55. I've never had mountaineering boots before, so I found them to be an extremely stiff boot. Unlike plastic based mountaineering boots, there is some flex to them, plus I think they'll soften up a bit once I wear them in.
The boot seems to be incredibly supportive in the heal and there is very little or no lateral flex. It almost feels like a ski boot to some degree, but much more comfort. The boot offers great waterproof protection from the rubberized band around the boot. The suede uppers are fairly thick and offer plenty of insulation for winter use. Because of this, the boots may be a tad warm in the summer time. We'll see.
The soles on them are very rugged and thick. I can't ever see myself wearing out the soles anytime in the next century...
The boots are also design to accommodate crampons, but I'm not sure if it will fit all universal brands.
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RhodeCode (RhodiumCode)
RhodeCode (formerly hg-app) is Pylons based repository management and serving for mercurial. It's similar to github or bitbucket, but it's suppose to run as standalone app, it's open source and focuses more on restricted access to repositories There's no default free access to RhodeCode You have to create an account in order to use the application. It's powered by vcs library that we created to handle many various version control systems.
RhodeCode uses Semantic Versioning
RhodeCode demo
The default access is
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Source code
Source code is along with issue tracker is available at http://bitbucket.org/marcinkuzminski/rhodecode
Also a source codes can be obtained from demo rhodecode instance http://hg.python-works.com/rhodecode/summary
Please visit http://packages.python.org/RhodeCode/installation.html
- Has it's own middleware to handle mercurial protocol request. Each request can be logged and authenticated. Runs on threads unlikely to hgweb You can make multiple pulls/pushes simultaneous. Supports http/https
- Full permissions and authentication per project private/read/write/admin. One account for web interface and mercurial push/pull/clone.
- Mako templates let's you customize look and feel of application.
- Beautiful diffs, annotations and source codes all colored by pygments.
- Mercurial branch graph and yui-flot powered graphs with zooming and statistics
- Admin interface with user/permission management. User activity journal logs pulls, pushes, forks,registrations. Possible to disable built in hooks
- Server side forks, it's possible to fork a project and hack it free without breaking the main.
- Full text search on source codes, search on file names. All powered by whoosh and build in indexing daemons (no external search servers required all in one application)
- Rss / atom feeds, gravatar support, download sources as zip/tarballs
- Async tasks for speed and performance using celery (works without them too)
- Backup scripts can do backup of whole app and send it over scp to desired location
- Setup project descriptions and info inside built in db for easy, non file-system operations
- Added cache with invalidation on push/repo management for high performance and always up to date data.
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- The Fall 2018 Calendar and X-Period Exam Schedule are posted.
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- The faculty calendar for each academic year with detailed intersessional information is also available on our website under Calendars & Events > Faculty Calendar. The calendars reflect the recent shift of the faculty calendar.
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To prepare midshipmen as Naval officers, the Naval Academy's curriculum blends professional subjects with required and elective courses similar to those offered at leading civilian colleges. Our curriculum has three basic elements:
- Core requirements in engineering, natural sciences, the humanities and social sciences, to assure that graduates are able to think critically, solve increasingly technical problems in a dynamic, global environment, and express conclusions clearly.
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I'm wondering if the solder I have is the problem, I have heard some people saying that newer lead free solder can be extremely difficult to work with.
1) Always keep your sponge wet
I have a flux pen but if I'm honest I don't know how and when it should be used.
the iron is on the parts so long that they start to melt
Anyway your jaw will drop the first time you see solder flow after application of flux.


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American Midstream (Midla), LLC
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 05/01/2010, Docket: RP10-483-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 157 Original Sheet No. 157
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the Gas Day specified and shall revert to previously scheduled levels upon termination of
the current Gas Day.
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nomination to Pipeline, specifying the contact number under which such service is being
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Service Agreement(s); provided, however that the requested quantity shall not be in
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which dates shall include both a transaction start and transaction end date. Such
nomination should reflect the quantity of Gas requested for each Point of Receipt and
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DTR connected to Pin 1 for "auto reset" with a 0.1uF capacitors ( not sure why... )
Speed should be 57600 for uploading.
I am using a 16.670 MHz crystal.
Once the 'Binary Sketch Size' message pops up, I hit the reset button quickly and away it goes !
I hold down the reset and click upload. Then when the message apperes
I count / say to myself "one and two" after the message before releasing the button.
I find that if you hit it too quickly after the message then it won't work.


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Return Of No. 3 To NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Evoking Strong Reactions
It's official, the No. 3 car is returning! Richard Childress Racing announced last week that Austin Dillon will be driving the car as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie in 2014. What had been suspected for months is now a reality. For the first time since Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s death in 2001, the No. 3 car will race in NASCAR's top division.
Dillon, the grandson of RCR team owner Richard Childress, will race a car number that has been driven by not only Earnhardt, Sr., but by an elite group of other legendary drivers as well.
It didn't take long for many connected within racing, from fans to those working within the sport, to weigh in on the number returning to the track.
Here is what some of them have had to say:
"I think when I see that 3 car on the track, and I see Austin driving it, it's a Childress car, it's going to bring back all kinds of Dale Earnhardt memories - the fun things he did, the crazy things he did, whether it was rattling someone's cage or driving off to victory in the Daytona 500,"
- Darrell Waltrip
"He (Earnhardt) and I had discussed when he retired about what we were going to do with the No. 3. About how he wanted to see the No. 3 car racing for wins in the Cup Series. He wanted to see the No. 3 car racing for championships. So I know today that Dale's smiling down and is proud of this announcement - couldn't be more proud."
- Richard Childress
"Happy for @RCRracing with their big announcement today. Great news for OUR sport!"
- Brad Keselowski on Twitter
And not surprisingly, many of our very own fans had a lot to say as well on social media, even a few days after RCR's announcement.
Here are some of the comments:
"I'm excited to see the No. 3 back on the track. I think Dale Sr. would to."
- Jessica Jarrard
"No this number should be retired! Disappointing, nothing against the driver it isn't his fault."
- Kim McIntyre
"Just a number people. Greats such as Junior Johnson drove the No. 3 others should have the right to as well."
- Stephen Hopkins
"I think if anyone drives with the number 3 it should be Dale Jr. and no one else!"
- Sandy House
"Austin deserves to drive that car! It is his grandfather's number, and yes Earnhardt made it famous and I will love him till the end of time. But I like that they are keeping it in the family and Austin has earned it. It wasn't just handed to him!"
- Kristy Nix
"I've been an Earnhardt fan before he drove the No. 3. This is a legacy sport. The No. 3 was/is Childress' number and Dale made it famous driving for Childress. I think it is great, and fitting, that his grandson will bring the No. 3 back on the tracks!"
- Rienie Newlan
Conversation surrounding the No. 3 evokes passion from everyone within the sport. Many of the sport's greatest drivers, including Earnhardt, Sr., have driven a No. 3 car.
NASCAR Hall of Famers Junior Johnson, Buck Baker, Fireball Roberts and David Pearson each drove a No. 3 car at some point during their careers with Johnson winning the most races among that group, claiming nine victories.
Others to have driven the No. 3 include Paul Goldsmith, Tom Pistone, Marvin Panch, Cale Yarborough, Cotton Owens, Tim Flock, Hershel McGriff, Dick Rathmann, Buddy Baker, Charlie Glotzback, Bobby Isaac, Fred Lorenzen and Ricky Rudd.
So it goes without saying that Dillon is taking on a mantle of heavy expectations.
But as 2014 approaches, it will be very exciting to see how Dillon attacks the burden of living up to the history of the car number of which he will be carrying.


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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On Tuesday afternoon at New Providence High School, the Lady Pioneers thoroughly routed their opponents, Brearley, ending with a final score of 69-26.
The first quarter was a complete blowout, as freshman phenom Sydney Morang, junior Casey Trezza, and senior Cassandra Squeri each contributed three-pointers to New Providence's tally. Not only was New Providence's offense aggressive, so was their defense, which held steadily and refused to give Brearley any possible paths to score.
Their resilience paid off, as the Lady Pioneers led the first quarter at 28-0.
In the second quarter, New Providence Coach Cap Pazdera put in a new string of girls, who played equally well against Brearley's starting lineup. One junior in particular, Morgan Mohlman, racked up several points and contributed key defensive plays, assisting New Providence in extending their lead to 37-7 by the end of the first half.
While New Providence effectively continued their dominant run throughout the rest of the game, Brearley managed to make a small recovery in the fourth quarter, gaining a quarter-high of 13 points. However, the recovery wasn't enough, as New Providence cinched a win at 69-26. Their victory primarily came from their stellar defense, which didn't let up for a single second, as well as Brearley's numerous errors throughout the game.
Even Christine Grispart of Brearley was impressed by the Lady Pioneer's defense commenting, "They just never let up, it was a real challenge, and every point we earned we had to fight for."
New Providence's win brings their season record to an astounding 18-2, while Brearley drops to 9-8. As New Providence's season begin to wrap up, their next game comes against Plainfield on Feb. 7, while Brearley will challenge Benedictine on Feb. 7.


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CASC regents meet in Sallisaw
Staff WriterThe Carl Albert State College board of regents named Kathy Quirk executive director of the CASC Development Foundation during a regular meeting at the college's Sallisaw campus.Quirk has been managing the foundation on an interim basis, but the regents' actions made the job hers officially.The regents meet twice a year at the J.T. & Mary Jo Stites Multipurpose Room at the Jerry Hetherington Center in Sallisaw, according to Judi White, director of public relations and marketing for Carl Albert State College.Angie Neal was named Educational Talent Search guidance specialist by the regents.The regents also accepted the resignations of Ramona Buckner, vice president of business operations, effective June 30, and Jeremy Minor, admissions specialist, effective Jan. 31. Buckner is the wife of Terry Buckner, who was chief executive officer of Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center in Poteau until he resigned in December to take a job in Colorado. She agreed to stay in her job with CASC at its Poteau campus until the end of the current school year, to give regents a chance to find a suitable replacement.Regents also approved the retirements of Debbie Almon, director of the Upward Bound math and science program, effective April 1; and Linda Bradbury, director of Continuing Education, effective June 30.A report made by Buckner concerning an "internal audit report" on the agenda issued before the meeting was a monthly report, officials said, and had nothing to do with the investigation of $59,000 reported missing at a November regents meeting. The agenda issued by the college before the meeting made no such distinction.Other action taken by the board of regents included:• Refusing an offer by the state of Oklahoma to assume ownership of the Kerr Conference Center, just outside Poteau. Regents asked if the offer by the state included the promise of more funding to run the Kerr Center, but interim President Garry Ivey said he asked state officials the same question and the answer had been an emphatic "no."• Enabled Buckner to adjust her budgetary figures with the state of Oklahoma by $300,000, in case such additional funds are needed before June 30.• Modified an agreement on the scope of work with a contractor to allow the replacement of handrails along the sidewalk next to Johnson Hall.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 9th Oct 2012 18:21 UTC
"We are pleased to be releasing a set of improvements to Windows 8 in broad areas of performance, power management and battery efficiency, media playback, and compatibility. These improvements are available starting today via Windows Update. We wanted to briefly talk about our improvements to the engineering system and in particular the speed at which we were able to deliver these updates to you." Good stuff. They're also updating the core Metro applications to make them less useless.
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Yes, that would explain it. I was pre-4.2 the first time.
It was so slow that I couldn't figure out how to get back to the Metro stuff from classic, although I always did manage it after a while I never knew how I did it. Now it turns out any corner is "hot", but it was so slow that this wasn't clear to me.


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Opera 9.5 has been released, beating Firefox 3.0 to the punch which is supposed to be released soon as well. The marketing speak: "Opera's cross-device expertise, support for open Web standards and commitment to speed and performance culminate to create the most powerful Opera browser yet. Making its desktop debut in Opera 9.5, Opera Link blurs the boundaries between computers and mobile phones by enabling a seamless Web experience from device to device." Get it from Opera.com.
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Citizens wanting to speak at Spartanburg County Council meetings soon may need to hang around for a while.
Citizens wanting to speak at Spartanburg County Council meetings soon may need to hang around for a while.
Two months after Spartanburg County Council re-established an open public comment period as the first order of business at every council meeting, Chairman Jeff Horton has called a special meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday to move the public comment period toward the end of council meetings.
Horton said said he has received complaints about starting the meetings with public comments.
"I personally had a lot of people associated with economic development talk to me," Horton said.
The change also means council would effectively usher its unsolicited public commenters from the front of the agenda to the back.
"We're going to attempt to streamline the meetings to be able to get visitors from the economic development community in and out quick," said Councilman Dale Culbreth.
Councilman Roger Nutt, whose supporters have used the public comment period, said council should continue to prioritize the public comment period by having it as council's first order of business.
"Right off the bat, I don't think it's a good idea to move it to the end," he said. "The philosophy is to make it as easy as possible for people to communicate with representatives, especially at a time when we are going to be voting on something that affects their lives."
Council Vice Chairman David Britt said he wants to put the public comment closer to when council actually votes, which is near the end of council meetings.
The change would allow council to address presentations, employee recognition, committee work and public hearings on specific ordinance changes first. Then, the public comment section would be immediately before council votes on resolutions and ordinances, Britt said.
He said, in the past, people have made comments and then left during the hour to two hour gap between the public comment period and council's voting. This happened last month when several commenters criticized a resolution that Britt supported.
"If you're going to come by and do a drive-by slam, stick around to see how we respond," he said. "I just want to have public comments close where we actually vote so people can hear our answers."
Council will also meet in a closed executive session to consider a contractual matter, but the public will be able to attend the meeting in council chambers at the Spartanburg County administration building and hear debate about the public comment period.


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By Phyllis Mains
vice president of Clarke County Animal Shelter
Clarke County Animal Shelter's Santa Paws photo fundraiser was a huge success and the animals, staff and board of directors of CCAS want to say thanks to those who made it possible. The event would not have been possible without the services of a professional photographer and family-friendly location.
The animals were truly blessed when Chris of Chris' Photography agreed to donate her professional services and give up a full Saturday to take pictures that were not only stunning in beauty, but captured the love and personalities of animals and humans alike. Picture a family of seven rescue dogs with Santa, or six rescue dogs with their human dad with Santa, caught in a moment of time to absolute perfection.
The dogs and cats at CCAS are especially grateful to the congregation and staff of Osceola United Methodist Church for welcoming animals into their beautiful, family-oriented fellowship hall. This is a Christmas story of its own.
I spent an entire day looking at locations on a list of organizations that welcomed public events, only to be rejected time after time again because they did not allow animals.
Remember how many times Joseph and Mary were turned away? It was late afternoon when I arrived at the Methodist church and was told "yes, they welcomed animals."
The day before the event, I was given a key to the church and shown where the mops were kept, in case one of our best friends had an accident. We actually carry our own supplies for such emergencies — much like a diaper bag.
As I watched family after family stand by the Church's beautiful Christmas tree, next to a "Peace on Earth" banner, I thought about the baby Jesus born in a manger surrounded by animals, and knew we were truly blessed when the Methodist Church took us in.
The animals were also blessed by a loving Santa who was Lee Durham, a trained humane officer, who calmed every scared pooch and terrified cat and kitten. Only one adult cat and three kittens were even brave enough to show up.
The animals at CCAS and Board of Directors give thanks to our dedicated staff, who not only made the Santa Paws event possible, but each is a major force in the continuing progress made at the shelter.
Joy Durham, manager, and staff Ariel Sellers and Rita Eckhard, were at the shelter at crack of dawn to care for animals before the event and all helped at the event.
Joy was responsible for the success of our holiday bazaar by gathering and pricing wonderful donations for sale.
Thanks to board members Sara O'Hair, co-chair of the fundraising committee, and President Dotti Van Werden, for providing cookies and working all day at the event.
Finally, many thanks to all the wonderful families in our community who brought their much loved dogs and cats, with many stories of rescue, to demonstrate unconditional love does work both ways.


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Taylored to please: James Taylor and Taylor Swift bring generations of fans together
Tuesday July 3, 2012
LENOX -- Lucie Mazursky, 8, couldn't contain herself when she found out she was going to see Taylor Swift live.
"I almost fainted," said Mazursky, of Egremont, who was still having a difficult time maintaining her composure as she waited for the concert to start with her friends on the lawn at Tanglewood.
A crowd of about 18,000 people filled the grounds for the sold-out show. It was an open secret that Swift would appear as a special guest with James Taylor -- and fans like Mazursky were plentiful and prepared.
Toting a giant sign proclaiming "We are Taylor's #1 Fans," Mazursky and her two friends, Zandy Veague, 7, of Stockbridge and Maisy Seckler, 7, of Alford talked about how much they love Swift.
"She's just such a good singer, and pretty, and nice," said a bubbling Seckler.
"I only have her songs on my iPod," added Mazursky.
Though The Eagle was able to confirm the line-up in June, Tanglewood promoted the concert only as featuring Taylor plus a "special guest."
That the guest would be Swift wasn't made official until she took the stage at the end of the first set to join Taylor for a rendition of his hit "Fire and Rain," at which point the crowd erupted, with many of those lounging on the lawn jumping up and rushing toward the Shed.
During the second set, Taylor and Swift sang Swift's "Ours" and "Love Story" to an equally appreciative response.
This isn't Taylor and Swift's first appearance together. They've occasionally joined one another at shows over the past five years, and Swift, a country-pop crossover singer-songwriter who's won multiple Grammys, is a self-proclaimed Taylor fan, as are her parents, who named her after him.
The pair's joint effort at Tanglewood didn't disappoint.
"They have a nice sound together that you wouldn't expect," said Ana Larkin of Pittsfield, a fan of both Swift and Taylor who said she jumped at the opportunity to attend the concert. "It's just a good twist for [Taylor]."
News that Swift would be appearing with Taylor drew excited fans from across the region.
Izzi Duprey, Jessica Varner and Kira Wirsig, all 14 and of Medfield, were decked out in everything Swift for the occasion, with 13 painted on their hands (her lucky number), question marks drawn on their cheeks (one of her songs is "I heart question mark"), and a sparkly guitar in tow (she's known to play them).
"Our whole last two years has been about Taylor," Kira said.
How did the group feel about James Taylor?
"I've really only heard two of his songs, but our parents really like him," Kira said with a shrug.
The sentiment wasn't uncommon among the many adult-tween duos that dotted the lawn.
Margaret Demeter of Albany said she "dies for James Taylor," while her daughter, Ally, 17, calmly explained that Swift is her favorite singer ever. The two said it was the first time they've been equally excited to go to the same concert together.
"I don't even know -- I have no words to describe how excited I am for tonight," Ally said.
"There's no way the concert could be long enough for us," Margaret added.
Taylor is playing Tanglewood again today and Wednesday, though Swift will not be joining him for those dates.
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First county-wide senior game on its way
This time of year can be a hectic time for coaches. The regular season ended yesterday and everyone is gearing up for next week's district tournaments.
A win or two there and it's on to regional where a good showing puts them in the state tournament.
For many players, tournaments can be a stressful time. They know a loss (at certain points of the district and regional tournaments) will mean the end of the season.
That takes on added significance for the seniors on the team, as a loss means the end of their career.
The thought of never again putting on your team's jersey is a sobering thought.
Through all of this anxiety and busyness, some coaches have their minds on something else — something especially for those seniors.
I had the privilege of sitting down with Ouachita High School senior boys' coach Clayton Ray and senior girls' coach Blue Kesterson yesterday.
They told me about their plans for another basketball game in March that will become an annual event in Hot Spring County.
On Wednesday, March 13, seniors from the surrounding six schools — Bismarck, Glen Rose, Magnet Cove, Malvern, Ouachita and Poyen — will meet at Bismarck High School for one last game.
That game is called the Hot Spring County Basketball Senior Showcase.
The purpose of the game is to showcase the county seniors for their hard work and dedication to their school's team in the Hot Spring County area and help raise money for each school's athletic program. All money from the gate will be used for expenses and divided up between the schools.
The host school, which will rotate each year, will get to keep the proceeds from the concession stand.
In 2014, Ouachita High School will host the game. Glen Rose High School will host in the following year, then Malvern High School in 2016, Poyen High School in 2017 and Magnet Cove High School in 2018.
The order of the rotation was decided by picking names out of a hat, Kesterson said.
For the game itself, the players will wear their school's jersey. Home and away teams will be decided at the meeting.
The seniors will be split into two teams and there will be an effort to keep players from the same school on the same team.
The teams have not been set yet, and there will be a meeting of the coaches a week before the game to iron out all of the specifics.
It will not be like normal games, as the showcase will consist of five periods of eight minutes.
The coaches will be with players from their school and will take turns coaching each of the first three periods. Also in the first three periods, the teams will see three different groups of five take the court.
The last two periods will be an open play format, with the players having free reign to have fun on the court.
Each player in the game will receive a T-shirt to commemorate the event, and the event organizers are still looking for sponsors.
Anyone interested in being a sponsor for the event should contact their local school for more information.
Ray and Kesterson hope to see local businesses in each area stand up and support their local teams.
Admission to the game will be just $5 and the coaches are hoping for a great turnout to send the seniors off with style.
"We want to showcase the seniors," Kesterson said. "We want to give them the standing ovations they deserve."
Kesterson encourages as many people in the communities to get involved to help build camaraderie while bringing the communities closer together.
The idea of putting on a game like this has been in the back of the minds of many for a long time, but it was Kesterson who started making the calls to the coaches of other schools to set the wheels in motion to make this dream a reality.
"The more I talked to each coach, the more excited I got," Kesterson said. "Around here people are excited. The more basketball you can get, the more they like it."
And I'm with Coach Kesterson on that. I would have loved the opportunity to be on the court with Malvern players once I wrapped up my senior season at Poyen.
Sure, we played teams like Hot Springs Lakeside that year (close but no cigar), but we were not familiar with them.
Around here, the smaller schools are all familiar with each other. The Ouachita Warriors played nearly everyone else in the area, with the exception of Malvern.
Bismarck and Glen Rose are in the same classification (3A) as Magnet Cove and Poyen (2A), but they have never had the chance to play with and against Malvern teams before.
When I first heard of this idea, I couldn't get enough of it. Each stop I've made throughout the county I've talked to people about it.
The first reaction I get is an amused surprise, but after the idea had time to sink in with them, they began to warm up to it as much as I have.
I am 100 percent in favor of this game and I cannot wait for March 13 to roll around.
Admission is only $5 and they specifically picked a Wednesday night so it would not interfere with the baseball season, so I expect to see all of you there.
Bismarck has a pretty good sized gym and I want to see it packed to the rafters that night. Let those seniors know how much you appreciate all their hard work and sacrifice through the years.
A good crowd will also let them know how much they will be missed once they walk across that stage to receive their diplomas.
Kesterson and Ray told me that all the coaches at the surrounding schools have been "real receptive" to the idea of the game and that they were all "excited to do something for the seniors."
The coaches have done their part getting the game set up. The players will do their part by taking the court that night. You, me and everyone else need to do our part and go out and support these kids.
Give them one last send off. The girls game will begin at 6 p.m. and the boys will follow around 7:30 p.m.
(Eric Moore is the sports editor for the Malvern Daily Record. Contact him at 501-337-7523 or email him at email@example.com)


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If you've had your fill of this subject already then, fine, I understand that. Stop reading now (because I'm certainly not forcing you to) but don't vilify me for wanting to express my views. I repeat, you don't have to read them and that's at least two lines of warning! Here's another one ... don't like it? SWITCH OFF!
Some of you will have been following the comments thread over on Howard's blog about the changes to Oracle's ACE program and Tim Hall's earlier blogs on the same subject (three, in all). Howard's blog has attracted additional attention over here. A friend pointed out that it's becoming a long and slightly tortuous thread and I was determined that I wouldn't say too much more on the matter. I know I've said more than enough already but I'm in a positive mood so wanted to attempt to see the good on both sides of the argument and to reconcile some of my own thoughts on the matter. We all say things in the heat of the moment, but what matters most to me is that I feel comfortable about what I've said and, if I don't, correct it.
First, and most important to me, I'm conscious that I may have offended some of the following, when I genuinely didn't mean to.
"Chris Muir, Eddie Awad, John Scott, Lewis Cunningham, Mark Rittman, Rich Niemic, Tim Hall."
In fact, I just trawled through the ACE list very quickly, picking up Directors as I went including (*deliberately*) people who are friends and I respect (and they know that's true). What I was trying to highlight was the arbitrary nature of the selections but, in retrospect, who knows who OTN might decide as Ace Directors in future? I think the point I was trying to raise was similar to what Tim Hall was talking about here, but maybe I jumped the gun. To put it another way, it was never a dig at those listed above, more a sense of surprise that they should be deemed of greater technical competence than ...
"Anjo Kolk, Connor McDonald, David Aldridge, Howard Rogers, Jared Still, Laurent Schneider, Mogens Norgaard, Steve Adams, Steve Feuerstein, Tim Gorman, Werner Puschitz"
(... and, as I've said before any number of times, dozens of others I've worked alongside who aren't active community participants.)
Looking at ACE Director again, though, it doesn't just imply technical competence, but a willingness to work together with Oracle and not everyone would want that type of relationship. Besides, if I think that Oracle have missed obvious candidates, I can always nominate them. It might take them a while to get through all of the nominations though!
I'd hate to think there's a danger of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Just because a program is not what I'd want it to be, I'd rather not just discount it as worthless, but try to improve it. Justin Kestelyn becoming involved in the debate is welcome, as are his invitations to comment, and I'd dread to think that someone at Oracle might say, 'Listen, let's not bother with this, it's just too much hassle.' I know I can sound like an awkward customer myself, but the reality is that I'd rather have a grown-up discussion about most things if all parties are truly interested in listening.
Interfacing with a community you have no real control over is probably a pretty thankless task but if Oracle are serious about community engagement then it's unavoidable and only they can decide if they're up it. I think part of that task is accepting the passion of the participants and allowing them to be themselves. Once you start excluding the more prickly or argumentative participants you're in danger of ending up with a boring, unrepresentative (cough) web 1.0 crowd.
I still think Howard's right about the Oracle ACE status being devalued by Oracle's own recent words. The evidence is there on the OTN website and just because Howard argues passionately and at length and you might disagree with some of his views, that doesn't change the central fact and title of the blog - 'Devalued'. I remain convinced of his original point. Now, there's a possibility that by devaluing the ACE requirements, Oracle are saying - ok, every community contributor is welcome but before we're going to start supporting you more, we're going to expect higher skill levels. If that's the case, though, they can't tie it in to personal commitments or rewards or, if they do, make that clear. Then again, as someone pointed out to me today ... "The FAQ is a much better statement of things." As usual, I think the best way of avoiding community unrest is early, open communication.
The funny thing is that I was always slightly embarassed to get the ACE thing. The people who I truly believe deserve ACE awards are those that I suspect they were invented for - significant contributors to the forums on OTN. Of course there have always been active forums and mailing lists dedicated to Oracle, including CDOS and Oracle-L, but it's no surprise if Oracle focus on the forums that they host themselves. (But, sigh ... I shouldn't mention forums too much because it forces me to take an embarassed look at my own 'contribution'. Oh, goody! Yet another opportunity to mention my forthcoming blog entry on my relationship with forums that will probably never appear! LOL)
My closing thought on this is that honest, direct debate is the life-blood of any community and the fact that people use different writing styles or have different personalities adds to the effect (for me at least). We don't always have to agree with each other and disagreeing does not imply bad feeling - it's an exchange of views.
No, actually, my closing thought on this is that I can't think of a better candidate for AD than Howard. I know it might seem 'out there' to some, but he seems as excited about Oracle software as anyone I know, puts a lot of work into a useful website that several other ACEs use (this one included) and, to quote Marco :-
"getting / being passionate is part of the deal".
P.S. I typed this up last night so I could review it and click 'Post' in the morning. Whilst I was in my bed, another post appeared on Howard's blog, which doesn't change anything I have to say here.


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Pabon: An offer at the DNC he can't refuse
Who knows? Perhaps state Rep. Dan Pabon knows a good recipe for eggplant Parmesan enchiladas.
Colorado Democrats are getting a kick out of Pabon's inclusion in an invitation to an event at the Democratic National Convention to honor Italian American delegates.
"l will be celebrating with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Senator Lou D'Allesandro (NH), Representative Nicholas Mattiello (RI), Representative Dan Pabon (CO), and Wisconsin House Leader Peter Barca and many other Italian Americans in Charlotte," writes the treasurer of the Italian American Democratic Leadership Council. "Will you join us?"
Pabon's family has been in the United States since at least 1919 when they immigrated from Mexico to Iowa to help build the Sante Fe railroad.
Not that the lawmaker minds the mix-up.
"There are two words of highest compliment one can be called in North Denver: Mexican and Italian," Pabon said. "To be called both, well, it's hard to pass that up."