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Two-term mayor Parker kicks off final re-election campaign
The crowd was chatting or shimmying to Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" cheered and closed around Mayor Annise Parker as she arrived at Stude Park Saturday afternoon.
Now, the campaign kickoff party could really begin.
At the celebration, Parker, who has served as mayor since 2010, formalized her intent to seek re-election in the fall, the last possible under term limits.
Former City Attorney Ben Hall has announced his intent to oppose her, but Parker dismissed his campaign at the event.
"I've been asked if I have an opponent this year," Parker said as members of the crowd of hundreds yelled back, "No."
"I have an opponent, but I don't have competition," she said to louder cheers.
Her speech echoed her State of the City Address April 26, saying, "The best can get better."
She outlined successes increasing job opportunities and investing in infrastructure without raising taxes.
"Let's keep the momentum going," she said. "Let's make sure we return the mayor of Houston that has helped guide this progress."
Parker warned the excited crowd, however, that she still needs Houstonians to support her in the voting booth. Unlike the private sector, doing a great job in an elected office doesn't guarantee that you keep it, she said.
"Count me in! Count me in!," chanted the crowd as Parker left the stage to greet more people.
Joe and Stephanie Wong are among those planning to again vote for Parker.
They brought their daughters Iris, 8, and Lyla, 4, to reinforce lessons about civic responsibility and to show them politics as "good people doing good things," Joe Wong said.
"It's also important for the girls to see a woman mayor," he said.
Iris, a lover of Houston parks and bike trails, said she was excited to meet the mayor for a second time. The first time was at the rodeo.
Although too young to count in the campaign's tally of supporters, Iris and her sister joined their mother in signing a list carried by a volunteer. The woman leaned down so the clipboard was within reach and held it steady as they printed their names.
Robert Gallegos said Parker is the first mayor he worked with as a civic organizer that actually got things done, from conducting feasibility studies of overpasses and saving a century old school building from being sold.
Gallegos, who works for the Harris County Sheriff's Department and previously worked for Commissioner Sylvia Garcia, has announced his intent to run for the District I seat on the City Council, which represents the east end. While Parker introduced all the City Council candidates who attended her event, she made clear she had not endorsed anyone.
"I'm happy with Annise Parker, so there's no need to look for another candidate," Gallegos said. "She's proven with her record that she cares about the community."


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HOLY COMMUNION at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Greater St. Mary�s COCDOC, 245 Liberty Park Road. Mother�s Tea at 3 p.m. Nov. 17 with speaker Mary Marshall.
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CARDBOARD BOX City benefiting Family Promise Building Communities begins at 5 p.m. Nov. 16 and ends at 8 a.m. Nov. 17 at Trinity UM Church, 301 Marine Blvd. Visit familypromise.org.
ST. ANNE�S Episcopal Church, 711 Henderson Drive, hosts its annual frozen food sale fundraiser Nov. 17 beginning at 8:30 a.m. until sold out.
EMMANUEL FWB Church hosts its annual free Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at the fellowship building (no takeouts). Gospel sing follows at 7 p.m. Call 910-353-9723.
ST. JAMES UM Church hosts its annual Craft Fair fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 17 in the church�s community life center. Spaces available. Call 252-223-5387.
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CHURCH BAZAAR from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 17 at Brookwood Baptist Church, 903 Henderson Drive, with homemade, frozen meals. Call 910-389-0613.
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Justin Bieber Nearly Arrested in Australia, Detained at Airport
More legal drama for Justin Bieber!
The Biebs was almost arrested in Australia when airport authorities detained members of his entourage on suspicion of drug offenses and he began spouting off at a customs officer. He got mouthy and was quickly shut down by the cops.
Seriously, The Biebs and his people cannot stay out of trouble abroad. First, there was the graffiti problem. And now, this.
The Biebs and his crew were stopped by the Australian Federal Police upon flying into Brisbane International Airport for tour. Drug-sniffing dogs were all over their luggage and detected the scent of weed.
One of the crew members, 23, was caught with pot on his person. His name was not released but he must appear in court to face the charge of importing a border-controlled drug.
That doesn't sound good.
The Biebs was also slapped with a verbal warning after a "discussion" with a female customs officer. He refused to take off his hat and sunglasses during an inspection. He is said to have insulted her, which lead to an arrest threat if he didn't simmer down.
The crew was detained for two hours and The Biebs finally went on his merry way, without being charged with anything despite the tongue lashing.
Regarding his earlier issues Down Under due to graffiti, Mayor Tom Tate has demanded that the QT Gold Coast Hotel remove the artwork left behind by The Biebs. He even wanted The Biebs himself to clean up the, uh, mess.
The powers-that-be have elected to cover it with black tarp so that it can't be removed, and so that it can be shielded and protected from the elements. The hotel loves The Biebs' art and wants to preserve it, despite the Mayor's demand to have it expunged.
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Three Honorverse stories is too few
I had high hopes on In Fire Forged to tide me over until the next Honorverse A Beautiful Friendship novel later this year. This fifth Worlds of Honor anthology is a bit short on stories although the three stories in there are pretty good I can't avoid feeling a bit cheated. I expected a few more stories.
That said, they are longer than the usual short stories 60,70 and 140 pages long respective which I do like.
Ruthless by Jane Lindskold continues the story Promised Land about the refugees from Masada from the last anthologie. This one is about Judith Newland the amazing woman who learned to pilot in secret to escape. Now they are 'safe' on Manticore when her 2-year old daughter Ruth is kidnapped to force her dear friend crown prince Michael to disgrace himself and discredit the fragile agreement with Greyson.
I really liked that story and the previous one too. Integrity and loyalty makes good reading and a bit of love is never wrong.
An Act of War by Timothy Zahn brings us behind the scene in the old Republic of Haven as they try to start a war between the Andermani Empire and Manticore. It all starts with an interstellar swindler and scoundrel getting caught. The whole thing is quite entertaining and teaches us a bit of what went on behind the scene during the war. This also continues a story from the previous anthology With One Stone
"Let's Dance" by David Weber is by far the longest story and it tells another of Honor Harrington's Silesian adventures. It is pretty good if you have not read any of the other ones. I found it a bit familiar even if we had Manpower and genetic slavery with the pirates this time. Dancing with the Ballroom is entertaining and I enjoyed Honor's award.
Lastly there is a technical paper on starship armor by Andy Presby that might be of interest to fans but felt more like padding to me.
I miss a forth story but otherwise it is okay so even if I feel slightly disappointed I warmly recommend it.
Title: In Fire Forged
Series: Worlds of Honor 5
Editor: David Weber
Authors: Jane Lindskold, Timothy Zahn, David Weber
Hardcover: 314 pages
Publisher: Baen (2011)
Copy: Bought it myself from Amazon
Order from: Amazon US | UK
Honor Harrington is arguably the most popular character in modern science fiction, but there are many other stories in the Honorverse besides those in which she has the central role. This fifth volume in the popular Worlds of Honor series explores some of those stories with the help of such top writers as best-selling author Jane LIndskjold, New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn, and more—including an all-new Honor Harrington adventure, set in her younger years, when a mob of space pirates made the mistake of tangling with Commander Harrington. That was a fatal mistake—for the pirates . . .


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Capitals' Green rejuvenated physically and mentallyby Adam Vingan
ARLINGTON, Va. -- For all the impressive accolades Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green has accrued, his well-documented injury woes in recent seasons have served to overshadow them.
Between 2007 and 2010, Green was the NHL's most prolific offensive defenseman. His 68 goals in that span were the most among League defensemen, 23 more than the second-highest scorer. Along the way, he set a League record for the longest consecutive goal-scoring streak by a defenseman, earned two Norris Trophy nominations and became the only defenseman to score at least 30 goals in the 21st century, a feat yet to be replicated.
Last season started no differently as another groin injury forced Green to miss 13 games, but upon his return to the lineup in late March, his game clicked. He scored 10 goals in the season's last 19 games, and the Capitals went 15-2-2 en route to the team's fifth Southeast Division crown in six seasons. Green finished with 12 goals, good enough to lead all NHL defensemen for the third time in six seasons.
After the injury-induced hiatus, Washington caught a long-awaited glimpse of the player that took the city and League by storm as a faux-hawked dynamo five seasons before.
"You could tell when he came back that he was healthy," Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner told NHL.com. "You can see guys play a little more confident when they feel that way."
For a player with game-changing talent like Green, confidence is key. Years of toiling on injured reserve would take its toll on anyone, but Green "just left everything else in the dust," and focused on simply playing the game.
"I definitely felt like I was in a different [frame of mind]," Green told NHL.com. "I felt relaxed; I felt that I could come back and play the game the way I like to play.
"I went through a stretch of injuries there. I haven't played hockey in a long time consistently. I just … kind of took the weight off my shoulders and just went out and played the game again and enjoyed myself."
Part of that mental transformation stemmed from coach Adam Oates and his staff's reliance on positive reinforcement, highlighting through video what Green does well as opposed to placing emphasis on fixing mistakes.
"When you constantly hear people telling you, 'Yeah, but you're always hurt,' it's easy to think like that yourself," assistant coach Calle Johansson told NHL.com. "My part would probably be to show him stuff that he does good and pump him full of confidence. Part of my duty is to show that and to prove that to him. It doesn't do any good to dwell on the bad stuff."
In order for the Capitals to compete in the new Metropolitan Division, they will need Green to showcase the smooth-skating and puck-handling abilities that have proven to bolster their already potent lineup when he is healthy. As for how they will know that Green is back to normal, there is an easy tell.
"That would be the other team being on their heels," Johansson said. "They know when Mike Green's on the ice."


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Museum scientist Eleanor Sterling has been chosen as a recipient of this year's Faculty Mentoring Award at Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Sterling, who is the director of the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, serves as the director of graduate studies and as an adjunct professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at Columbia.
The award honors excellence in mentoring Ph.D. students, and recipients are chosen by representatives from the graduate student body. In the words of one graduate student who nominated Sterling, "Eleanor is consistently available to students, whether that means answering questions about an assignment or reading last-minute drafts of a proposal. Truly not a student in the department has remained untouched by her tremendous generosity of time, advice, and career and thesis support."
"It is a tremendous honor to receive this award," says Sterling, "particularly given that it comes from the students. Teachers and mentors were instrumental to many important turning points in my life, and I am pleased to now serve in that role myself."
Sterling, a conservation biologist with over 25 years of field research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, has conducted surveys, behavioral research, and ecological studies of primates, whales, sea turtles, and other animals. She will formally receive the award at Columbia's Ph.D. Convocation on Sunday, May 13.


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A look at the MLB drug investigation, from the expected lineup to the possible penalties
Major League Baseball is checking into links between players and performance-enhancing drugs, centering on a now-closed clinic in the Miami area. A look at the expected lineup and possible penalties:
Q: What makes this MLB investigation different than past probes?
A: The scope. Perhaps 20 or more players could eventually be disciplined, including some pretty big names.
Q: Like who?
A: MVPs, All-Stars, a Cy Young Award winner. Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun, Melky Cabrera, Nelson Cruz and Bartolo Colon are among those who have been tied to Biogenesis of America.
Q: What is that?
A: An anti-aging clinic in the Miami area that closed late last year. MLB wants to know whether it supplied banned drugs to players.
Q: How will MLB find out?
A: By talking to the clinic's founder, Anthony Bosch. After months of pressure and a lawsuit, he has agreed to cooperate with the investigation. What he tells MLB and the records he turns over could be enough to lead to penalties.
Q: What kind of penalties?
A: Suspensions. There's been a lot of speculation that players could be tossed for 50 games or even 100 games, costing them millions of dollars in salary.
Q: Is that likely?
A: The players' union could file grievances over each one, and it would take a while to sort them out. Even if penalties were announced next month around the All-Star game, the appeal process might keep them from taking effect until next season.
Q: Are the players talking?
A: Well, MLB has been interviewing them — what they're saying is uncertain. For about three weeks, they've been summoned and have been showing up with their lawyers.
Q: How serious is MLB about penalizing some of its stars?
A: Very. Commissioner Bud Selig and his team appear determined to catch the cheaters. They were livid when Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned by an arbitrator in early 2012, and seem eager to nail the offenders.
Q: Haven't we been through all of this before?
A: Yes. Baseball is still recovering from the Steroids Era, a time in the late 1990s well into the 2000s when oversized sluggers and pumped-up pitchers ruled. MLB has imposed tougher testing and stiffer penalties in recent years, but that hasn't deterred every player from trying to find an easier way to get better.
Q: Will the drug cloud ever go away?
A: Hard to say. Fans, players, managers and executives hope so, but scandals keep popping up. There may come a day when every 430-foot home run isn't followed by whispers of "is he juicing?" — we're not there yet, though.


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What's New With Snipplr
Published in: Design, Development, NewsPosted by Jason Tan on 01/17/08
I wanted to write a quick post to update you all on what's been going on with Snipplr.
First, thank you for your feedback on the new design, both positive and negative. It's hard to be all things to all people, but we're going to give it our best shot. Trey is busy working on an alternate style that is more minimalistic, smaller, and has more room to view code. We'd love to give you more control over your preferred interface. In the meantime, I've made some small changes to the interface – like making the code editing block more suitable for code on both the new and edit snippet pages.
Aside from the design, I've been working to make some system changes:
- Search. Searching now works more like how you would expect. I've also added an advanced search, which allows you to search source code and filter by language.
- Languages. I added some new languages that were requested and also upgraded GeSHI (for syntax highlighting) to the latest version.
- Spam. I replaced the math captcha for new user registration with reCAPTCHA and haven't seen any spam bots try to create an account since.
- Details. There are lots more minor changes and fixes around the site on both the front and back end. As always, please contact us with any bugs or suggestions you have.
We have lots of more ideas and things in the works, so keep checking back here for the latest news.


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|What steps should planetary explorers take to prevent contaminating other planets with life from Earth? Writing in the journal Science, NASA researcher Chris McKay argues that any future exploration to other planets needs to be be "biologically reversible," so that microbes that have hitchhiked from Earth can be removed. We'll talk to him about why.


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Google has been focusing a lot on the mobile experience lately, tirelessly working on improving its users' search experiences via that tiny screen. Today, the company announced on its blog that their new and improved mobile search is now available to the public after several weeks of private testing. The new mobile search aims to take into account differences in search habits between average Google users at a computer and Google users on a cell phone. Being an addict of mobile search myself, I spent some time playing with it this morning to see how it all stacks up.
One of the most useful changes to mobile search includes result filtering. Previously, I would perform a search—say, for a restaurant—and then have to sift through normal web results for that query, which could consist of the restaurant's web page, blog posts mentioning the restaurant, and a smattering of restaurant review sites. The Google team is aware that mobile users are usually looking for a restaurant because they want to know specific information right away and on one page—such as the address and phone number—not so that we can browse for hours on the topic like we might on a computer. "So if you search for [bbc] on your device, you'll get a link to the mobile-friendly BBC website. Search for [us post office], and you'll get listings for the branches that are closest to your set location, and so on. No extra stuff that gets between you and the information you need," writes Google Mobile Team product manager Yael Shacham.
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Speaking of all information on one page, the new search page is optimized to make sure that all relevant info is as few clicks away as possible. Instead of having to navigate through embedded results to find the information I want, I'm presented with a simple listing of what I'm typically looking for while on the go, with more information just a click (or two) away. Google says that one of the other improvements in this area is that the mobile search remembers recent search locations so that we won't have to retype the same locations multiple times.
Finally, users can customize their home pages on Google mobile to automatically display oft-requested information—mine now displays the weather and movie listings for my area. This information can be rearranged or removed at any time, but is meant to optimize the user experience in trying to find information with the elimination of as many phone taps and keystrokes as possible. These are all listed on the main Google page underneath the search box as well, to minimize clicks to find the info.
Based on an initial look at the app, the improvements are very welcome. I'm an avid mobile Googler (I get lost easily, so sue me) and have experienced many of the frustrations mentioned above: too many clicks, too many irrelevant results, and not enough immediately-available information. The new version remembers my general location and last several locations (although if I go to a new zip code, I must enter it again). Searching for a particular bar in my area gives me several web results as well as the full name, address, and phone number of the bar I am looking for, all on the same search page. One click on the "More Local & Map" link brings me to a listing for that bar, and presents me with a link to get driving directions with most of the address info already filled in. Very convenient.
Perhaps one day the app will be able to use GPS from our phones to automatically detect where we are instead of requiring us to ever enter our locations. After all, Google appears to have a patent for a system that could do all of that and more, predicting what our search queries will be based on auto-detected location and time of day. But in the meantime, these improvements make it clear that Google is committed to providing a good web experience to cell phone users by taking their usage habits and immediate needs into consideration.


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May 1, 2007
Box Score - Game 1
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WORCESTER, Mass. - The Worcester State College baseball team belted six homeruns in two games, including two each from junior Nate Nelson and freshman Ryan LaPrade as the Lancers swept the visiting Engineers of MIT, Tuesday afternoon, at Tivnan Field. Worcester State, which won by scores of 19-7 and 9-2, improved to 16-19 on the season with the win. The Engineers fall to 13-15.
In game one, the Lancers jumped out to an 8-1 lead after three innings before a pair of MIT runs in the top of the fourth inning and a four spot in the top of the sixth cut the lead to, 8-7. Senior Jason Witzberger was the major offensive catalyst for MIT in the opener as he reached base in all four plate appearances. With the bases loaded in the sixth, Witzberger delivered a grand slam for his first career homerun. He finished the game 2-for-2 and added his 16th stolen base of the season.
Although the Engineers cut Worcester State's lead to one, the Lancers exploded for 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to seal the win. LaPrade, Nelson, junior Chris Gusha and freshman Jonathan Pena all homered in the game. It was the first collegiate homerun for both LaPrade and Pena. Pena had a team high four RBI to go along with two runs scored. LaPrade, Nelson, Gusha and freshman Mason Poce all had multiple hits for Worcester State as the Lancers pounded out 16 hits.
In game two, Worcester State collected 11 more hits while sophomore Mike Borowiec scattered five hits and gave up just one earned run en route to his staff-high fourth win of the season. The Lancers scored three runs in the bottom of the first and single runs in the second and third innings followed by three more in the fourth to take an 8-0 lead after four.
MIT posted single runs in the fifth and sixth innings but couldn't mount an offensive attack against Borowiec. LaPrade added three more hits to his total on the day falling a double short of hitting for the cycle.


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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Aaron Petersen has been named the new head men's and women's tennis coach at Lees-McRae College, announced Director of Athletics Craig McPhail on Thursday.
"Aaron is a man of strong character and in talking with him, I felt our young men and women tennis players would be in great hands with his experience both as a businessman, but also as a tennis pro," said McPhail. "I am looking forward to working with him and having him as a part of the Bobcat family."
Petersen has served as the Director of Tennis at Deer Valley Racquet Club since 2009, organizing events and overseeing the club's tennis program while filling an instrumental role developing sales strategies and managing the pro shop. Prior to his post at Deer Valley, Petersen served as an assistant tennis professional at Forsyth Country Club, providing instruction for lessons and clinics.
A 1993 graduate of Queens College in Charlotte, N.C., Petersen spent 12 years at B.O.C. Packaging, Inc. in various roles, serving as Vice President from 2006 to 2008. Petersen joined B.O.C. in 1996 as an account manager, filling that role before serving as a sales and operations manager from 1997 to 2001. He then served as Executive Vice President and Owner of the company from 2001 to 2006, before being promoted to Vice President.
Petersen graduated from Queens in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in psychology after a successful playing career on the men's tennis team. He served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons, playing No. 1 singles and doubles in each of his four years at Queens. Petersen was ranked as high as 34th in the nation's individual rankings, receiving team MVP and Coaches' Award honors during his career.
Lees-McRae College, a four-year, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA, is located in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina. Being a year-round tourist destination, the area provides the best of a vibrant college community coupled with natural beauty and a rich history. Please see www.lmc.edu for more information.


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Duane Friend is an Environmental and Energy Stewardship Educator with University of Illinois Extension. From 1997-2011, Friend was a Natural Resources Management Extension Educator, and prior to that he was a unit-based educator. He has been with U of I Extension since 1993. He has also been a County Executive Director for the Farm Services Agency, and a resource conservationist for a Soil and Water Conservation District.
Friend is a member of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS), and served as president of the Illinois chapter in 1998. He is also a member of the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP).
Some of Duane's professional awards include the Honor Award from SWCS, gold and bronze awards from ANREP, and an Excellence in Extension Award for educational programming.
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Soil and Water Management
Friend provides programming to many groups and individuals in soil and water management. This includes education for Master Gardeners, Certified Crop Advisors and homeowners. A few specific topics are in the areas of soil quality, soil organic matter management, and septic system information for homeowners.
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Friend also has contributed to the development of several websites on natural resource topics. These include youth websites such as the All-Star River Explorers and Weather One. An online study guide to assist those wishing to pass the Illinois exam for septic system installation and maintenance was another site he helped develop. Friend is also assisting in development of online modules for Illinois Certified Crop Advisors.
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In the spring and fall, friend is extensively involved in youth conservation day events. These events provide students in grades K-6 an outdoor learning experience involving multiple natural resource topics. His educational focus typically involves the use of a stream table to demonstrate basic stream processes such as stream formation, development of oxbow lakes, deltas and floodplains, and what happens when humans change or modify streams.


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This knowledge base is an attempt to gather and organise information about how the game works, on the inside, as well as any other useful (or useless) facts about the game. So far, most of this information is about Worms:Armageddon, arguably the most successful title in the Worms series.
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Astros grab Deetz with 11th-round pick
There was a midseason afternoon when Dean Deetz walked into the locker room and his coach had no idea who he was.
Roger Ward, coach of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, knew Deetz as a fireballer whose hair drifted down past his neck and onto his shoulders. For Deetz, the shaggy hair represented a return from rehab.View Full Game Coverage
There was a midseason afternoon when Dean Deetz walked into the locker room and his coach had no idea who he was.
Roger Ward, coach of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, knew Deetz as a fireballer whose hair drifted down past his neck and onto his shoulders. For Deetz, the shaggy hair represented a return from rehab.View Full Game Coverage
"Coming back after Tommy John," Deetz said, "I thought it would be cool to grow it out."
In the middle of the season at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, or NEO, Deetz's velocity was rising in a quick way. It became apparent that his college life might not last much longer. Deetz was headed to the Draft and had to look the part.
So when he walked into the locker room for the first time as a short-haired, 20-year-old young adult ready to be drafted, his coach had didn't recognize him for a moment.
"Woah, I didn't know you cleaned up so nice, Deetz," Ward told him.
Whether it made a difference or not still isn't clear. Either way, the Houston Astros drafted Deetz with pick No. 316 in the 11th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. He plans to sign and join the Astros organization as a kid who blew out his ulnar collateral ligament in high school and kept on pitching.
Deetz came to Houston for a workout on June 3, and impressed those in the organization -- including Nolan Ryan -- according to Astros' scouting director Mike Elias.
"Dean Deetz has a really good arm," Elias said. "We were a little surprised he was still on the board, so we went and grabbed him because I think he would've gone in that 11th round."
"I was actually a little surprised that he went as late as he did," Ward said. "If he came back, I think he easily could've been [picked in the first five rounds next year]."
The day Deetz blew out his elbow was the last day of summer ball before his senior year of high school. He came in to close the game out.
Windup. Pitch. Pop.
"I didn't know what was going on," Deetz said. "I threw another one and it hurt even worse. My elbow was completely numb all the way to my fingers."
Deetz didn't go to a doctor right away. The fall was approaching, and he was a star running back in Nix, Mo. He played his senior football season and had interest from NAIA schools. Deetz could throw a football without any problems. When it was the spring and time to pitch again, the pain returned. It was time to see a doctor. He thought his baseball career was over. His 93-mph fastball was rendered worthless. He would remain a running back.
Through a workout connection, Dr. James Andrews, one of the leaders in Tommy John surgeries, would operate on Deetz. A baseball life was still possible. After all, if anyone could make him better again, Andrews was a safe bet.
After his surgery, Deetz took a year off from everything except baseball. He didn't go to school. He went to rehab in Clearwater, Fla. When the 2014 season came around, he was ready, and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M would be the place to show it. He came back throwing 88-91 mph -- maybe 92 on a good day.
"I didn't want to go as hard I could," Deetz said. "I didn't want to hurt my arm again."
Yet with rehab and weightlifting, Deetz's velocity returned, and in a better way than before. Already a good athlete, he was bigger now, stronger. By the end of the season, he was throwing 92-94 mph -- and in front of scouts, he hit 98 mph multiple times.
In his first collegiate season after Tommy John, Deetz went 4-1 with an ERA of 2.83, striking out 56 batters and walking 30 in 41 1/3 innings.
The walks and control are a true concern. Ward said Deetz has a front-side problem with his delivery, where his leg swings open like a gate. It's something Deetz is trying to fix. Ward said it's a problem that can be corrected with a good pitching coach. And when the issue does get addressed, that velocity will keep rising.
"I think he'll throw 100 mph someday," Ward said. "When he was on, he was unhittable."
The front-side problem causes an inconsistent release point. Ward said Deetz once threw a no-hitter, but still gave up two runs in the first inning. He said the inning went walk, strikeout, hit batter, hit batter, strikeout, walk, hit batter, strikeout.
Control issues are common for pitchers coming off Tommy John, along with young pitchers who throw hard. Deetz falls in both categories. It's just a matter of whether or not it can all come together.
For now, Deetz will keep the hair short. The day he'll grow it back out, is the day he starts in the Major Leagues.
Mike Vernon is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Here are our 8 best tips to reuse and renew in the kitchen!
Tired of the disposable lifestyle? It's expensive and wasteful. See ways to get longer life out of the things in the kitchen.
- When tomato sauce turns a good plastic container pink, fill it with warm water, drop in one or two denture-cleaning tablets, wait 20 minutes, and rinse. (The tablets also work well for cleaning toilets.)
- If you spill red wine on a tablecloth or carpet, sprinkle the stain liberally with salt and leave it alone until the salt turns red. Then shake out and wash the tablecloth or vacuum the carpet.
- Pull a clean cotton sock over your hand to wash or dry the dishes.
- Got unsightly silverware? Polish it with the juice of a banana skin pureed in a blender.
- Refresh household sponges by soaking them in cold salt water for ten minutes.
- An old trash can or barrel makes an ideal potato garden. Make sure the can has a few holes in the bottom for drainage.
- The barrel of a dead washing machine makes a dandy outdoor planter. Just build a wooden box around it to disguise the metal. Really.
- Use clean, squeeze-type ketchup and mustard containers for decorating cakes. Their spouts are great for writing and drawing with cake icing.


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I recently got a Zaurus 5500 with a 64 MB CF card.
I want to wipe everything on it and flash it with a new ROM. I'm only just getting started with the Zaurus so I don't really mind which ROM I install to start with, OpenZaurus or Sharp (though knowledge on how to do both would be great!).
At the moment, I am trying to flash it with the latest Sharp ROM. I have copied the Ospack file to the root of the CF card (there are no other files on it), put it in the zaurus, did the C+D reset.
The mail and battery lights then just proceeded to flash constantly and nothing ever happened.
I'm not sure if the CF card is the problem as it can be read in the Zaurus and on my PC via my card reader.
Current Setup:
Opie veriosn 1.2.0
Linux Kernel version 2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix-3.5.3
OpenZaurus 3.5.3
Although OpenZaurus is installed, there is almost no room left on the Zaurus for additional software - is there a way to strip down or reinstall the OS to minimum so I can get more space?
Please can anyone help me with these issues?
Thanks and my apologies that these questions probably appear very stupid!


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Robert Kasero Sr, Laguna, Polychrome seed pot with spiral mesa design
Pueblo: Laguna
Dimensions: 4 in H by 8 1/2 in Dia
Item Number: xxlaf9062
Price: $ 1150
Description: Polychrome seed pot with spiral mesa design
Condition: Excellentℑs=3
Signature: R. Kasero Sr. Laguna, NM
Date Created: 2019
Robert Kasero
Born in 1969 to Henry and Marie Kasero, Robert Kasero Sr., is a Laguna Pueblo potter. He says he learned some of the traditional way of making pottery from his mother and some on his own but it was after becoming Paula Estevan's significant other that he really came into his own. Paula has had a strong influence on his styles and designs but she says she leaves the details in his capable hands.
Like her work, his pieces are very thin walled and precisely painted, generally featuring a single design element that is repeated in an extremely fine, almost laser-like progressive pattern across the entire surface of the pot. Robert focuses on creating large seed pots that resemble sea urchins and he occasionally adds a full neck. His favorite designs are geometric, laid out such that a swirl is a straight line is a checked pattern, and the whole is simply dazzling to the eye.
While their styles are similar, the two partners do not collaborate. Paula is so confident in his work that she "seldom makes suggestions."
Robert tells us he gets his inspiration from the two most important women in his life: his mother and Paula. He also really enjoys when we tell him stories from his pleased collectors. He signs his work: "R. Kasero Sr., Laguna, NM."
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Laguna Pueblo
After the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, many Puebloans were fearful of Spanish reprisals. Spanish militias returned in 1681 and again in 1689. That first return brought them as far north as Isleta and that pueblo was attacked, looted and burned. The second return saw troops marching up to Santa Ana and San Felipe, attacking, looting and burning both. In those years, when the Puebloans became aware of approaching Spanish forces they mostly scattered into the mountains and the Spanish found empty pueblos, easy to loot and easy to burn. When Don Diego de Vargas marched north in 1692, he was intent on reconquering Nuevo Mexico and re-establishing a long-term Spanish presence there. As the conquistadors who accompanied him were on a "do-or-die" mission, the reconquest took on a tenor quite different from the previous missions...
At first de Vargas followed a path of reconciliation with the pueblos but that was soon replaced with an iron fist that brought on a second revolt in 1696. The pueblos didn't fare so well the second time around and a large number of Pueblo warriors were executed while their wives and children were forced into slavery. When word of de Vargas actions got back to the King of Spain, he ordered de Vargas banned from the New World. However, most of the damage was already done.
Many modern historians say Laguna Pueblo was established between 1697 and 1699 by refugees seeking to avoid fighting with the Spanish. Many of those refugees had left the first pueblos approached by the Spanish in 1692. They had first scattered to more remote places like Acoma, Zuni and Hopi, or to more Spanish-friendly Isleta. However, the pressure of those refugees strained the resources of the other pueblos and quickly forced the refugees to consider starting a new existence in a newly-formed pueblo. The area of Laguna had been settled several hundred years previously by ancestors of today's tribe but had been abandoned during the periods of great drought that had brought the Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) down from the Four Corners area to the areas where we now find the Rio Grande Pueblos. Some of the land under Laguna control has also been found to contain archaeological resources dating as far back as 3,000 BC. The prehistoric village of Pottery Mound is located just east of today's Laguna Pueblo boundary. Pottery Mound was abandoned long before the Spanish first arrived but archaeologists have followed the tracks left by Pottery Mound styles, shapes and designs to settlements in the Hopi mesas and the Four Corners area.
Over time, several villages were established in the area around Old Laguna and when the Lagunas were granted their own reservation, they were given about 500,000 acres of land, making Laguna one of the largest of all pueblos in terms of land. However, only about half the enrolled members of the tribe live at Laguna as many have been drawn to nearby Albuquerque in search of work.
Laguna and Acoma share the same language (Western Keresan), similar pottery styles and similar religious beliefs. However, pottery making almost died out at Laguna after the railroads arrived in New Mexico in 1880 and laid a primary east-west trackbed directly in front of the Laguna main pueblo. During that time period many Lagunas went to work on railroad construction crews and many of the traditional Laguna arts and crafts died out. Potterymaking never completely stopped at Laguna but by 1960 it was almost gone. Then in 1973 and again in 1974 Nancy Winslow taught two four-month arts and crafts classes at the pueblo. Among the 22 pueblo members in the first class were Evelyn Cheromiah and her daughters. Rick Dillingham quoted Evelyn Cheromiah as saying that after "looking at my mother's pottery-making tools, I got the urge of going back to making pottery." That was the beginning of today's renaissance in Laguna pottery.
Because of their geographic proximity, Laguna and Acoma clays are very similar. In some instances, it's very hard to determine if a particular pot is from Acoma or from Laguna. Laguna potters are more likely to temper their white clay with sand than with ground up pot shards like the Acomas do. Laguna geometric designs also tend to be bolder than Acoma designs while Laguna potters use Mimbres designs much more sparingly than do Acoma potters.
Laguna Pueblo at Wikipedia
Pueblo of Laguna official website
Print this Pueblo History(.pdf)
Seed PotsPueblos: Acoma, Hopi, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Santa Clara
Acoma Pueblo
Santa Clara Pueblo
It was a matter of survival to the ancient Native American people that seeds be stored properly until the next planting season. Small, hollow pots were made to ensure that the precious seeds would be kept safe from moisture, light and rodents. After seeds were put into the pot, the small hole in the pot was plugged. The following spring the plug was removed and the seeds were shaken from the pot directly onto the planting area.
Today, seed pots are no longer necessary due to readily available seeds from commercial suppliers. However, seed pots continue to be made as beautiful, decorative works of art. The sizes and shapes of seed pots have evolved and vary greatly, depending on the vision of Clay Mother as seen through the artist. The decorations vary, too, from simple white seed pots with raised relief to multi-colored painted, raised relief and sgraffito designs, sometimes with inlaid gemstones and silver lids.
Santa Clara Pueblo
Jemez Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo
Pottery Care & Consideration
- The most obvious tip: Yes, the pots will break if you drop them!
- Do not expose pottery to water (Inside or outside). Do not wipe with a damp cloth.
- Dust pottery only with a soft, smooth cloth (no terry cloth or textured fabric). A very soft paintbrush (sable or camel) can be used.
- Always use two hands to carry your pot: one on top and one on the bottom, or one hand on each side. Be careful with handles, they can be fragile. Do not grip or lift pots by the rim. Take care when wearing jewelry, rings can scratch the finish.
- Place a piece of felt or cloth between the pot and the shelf to protect the signature.
- Avoid exposing pottery to extreme temperature changes.
For those who live in "earthquake country" (also good for mischievous pets):
- Weigh pots down with a small zip lock bag containing sand, glass marbles, rice, etc. Do not fill the pot more than one third full as you want them bottom heavy. Remember to remove the weight before moving.
- Secure your shelves; make sure they are well attached to the walls. Shelf brackets should be of sufficient length and strength to support the weight of your pottery.
- Prevent pots from sliding. Consider attaching a small wooden molding to the front of shelves. Line shelves with non-slip material (a thin sheet of rubber foam, Styrofoam sheeting, etc.)
- If you need assistance with special problems, major cleaning (your grandchild spills ice cream on your pot), restoration or repair (the cat breaks a pot), or replacement (irreparable damage), please feel free to call us.
We hope these ideas help you maintain the beauty and value of your pottery for years of enjoyment.
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ATLANTA -- It was the Olympics' gift to Atlanta, a stadium free and clear of debt. The taxpayers did not pay a dime for it, neither did the Atlanta Braves. The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games built an 85,000-seat stadium for the 1996 Olympics with private money and gifted it to the city.
Perhaps that is why Turner Field seems so disposable. It was free.
Mayor Kasim Reed announced Tuesday that in the wake of the news the Braves will move to Cobb County following the 2016 season, the city will tear down the 50,000-seat ballpark, which will be just 20 years old in 2017. He declared in the press conference that there would be no vacant, rotting structure on the south side of the town, but rather a vibrant middle class neighborhood.
It was not what William J. Moss envisioned. Moss supervised the $550 million in construction of venues for the Olympics and told the Orlando Sentinel in 1991, "The idea is not to have any white elephants and for each of these things to have a use after the Olympics is over."
VIDEO: Nightengale on Braves move
USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale talks about the Braves move to Cobb County. USA TODAY Sports
He was right for about 20 years, but at least Atlanta's centerpiece venue fared better than the famed "bird's nest" stadium for the 2008 Bejing Olympics. It has been labeled an "empty nest" because it sits vacant.
The Atlanta Centennial Olympics Stadium was site of one of the most memorable feats of the modern Games. Michael Johnson, wearing gold-colored shoes, won both the 200 and 400 meter dashes in front of 85,000 spectators.
"It was one of the best examples of an Olympic facility being put to long-term use," said Bruce Seaman, an economist with Georgia State University, which is in sight of Turner Field. "Other cities struggled to find a use for their facilities after the Olympics. I find it a tragedy that they will tear down this stadium. This was one of the great legacies of the 1996 Olympics."
The Braves made Turner Field a significant venue because they won nine of their unprecedented 14 division titles there. The club said it invested $125 million in stadium, but it was not willing to spend any more because of the location in the depressed southeast section of Atlanta.
While Reed spoke in Atlanta, the Cobb County Commission was holding a previously scheduled meeting on county matters and received a sampling of the venom they will get in the next two weeks as details of the deal with the Braves are made public.
One resident scolded the five members calling it a "boondoggle" and demanding the commissioners "show loyalty to citizens of Cobb County" by addressing a budget shortfall for schools and other civic needs before a stadium.
Cobb County Commissioner Bob Ott was asked about Reed's assertion that Cobb County was going to be responsible for $450 million in the project. "He was not part of the negotiations," Ott said. "That number was put out to be sensational."
Ott said the financial package and details of the deal between the Braves and Cobb County would be finalized this week.
Ted Turner, the media mogul who owned the Braves through the worst of times and the best of times, did not have much to say on the Braves abandoning his namesake.
"When Time Warner merged with AOL in 2001, the Atlanta Braves were part of the merger package, and later acquired by Liberty Media Corporation," he said in a statement. "I am no longer part of the company and have not been involved in the decision making since 2001. I just hope the Braves will be happy in their new location and continue their winning ways."
In a peculiar, ironic twist there is some development at Turner Field, and it carries a hefty price tag. The city's Department of Watershed Management is constructing a five-million gallon storage vault underneath Turner Field's media parking lot, which is also where high-paying customers park to access their seats behind home plate. The excavation job to alleviate ponding in neighborhoods from all the parking lots and nearby interstate will cost $19.5 million.
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The latest and, alas last, makeup in the current Vivant series of skins has just been released. Here's what Roslin Petion has to say about the inspiration for the makeup.
"As soon as I saw hyasynth Tiramisu's homage to cello rock band, Rasputina, I was smitten. Her "How We Quit The Forest" ensemble artfully marries Victorian and punk influences that inspired me to create a matching makeup named after another Rasputina song. "Dig Ophelia," which will be the last regular Vivant release, features a saucy beauty mark , lush lips, and lids with just a touch of shimmer. It is available in 6 skin tones and 3 makeup variations created to compliment the various colors in hya's set."Having had the privilege of previewing the three makeups I can safely say that Roslin and CJ have done it again -- creating a summery forest-friendly release that you will want to wear!
Come on over and take a look -- you won't be sorry! Prices are L$500 for a single skin and L$1200 for all three makeups in a tone. Fleur Main Store


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How Alamance County�s delegation to the N.C. General Assembly voted the week ending May 24.
House roll call
HB 241 � Blue Monday Shad Fry: Adopts the Blue Monday Shad Fry in East Arcadia located on the Cape Fear River in Bladen and Columbus counties the official state Blue Monday shad fry. Introduced by Rep. Bill Brisson, D-Bladen. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.
YES: Dennis Riddell (R), Stephen Ross (R)
HB 267 � Limit Tolling on Existing Interstates: Specifies the conditions under which the N.C. Turnpike Authority may collect tolls on an existing interstate highway. Introduced by Rep. Jeff Collins, R-Nash. Adopted 108-7. Sent to the Senate for consideration.
YES: Riddell, Ross
HB 917 � Dublin Peanut Festival: Adopts the Dublin Peanut Festival in Bladen County as the state official peanut festival. Introduced by Rep. Bill Brisson, D-Bladen. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.
SB 189 � Home School Definition: Redefines �home school� as a nonpublic school in which not more than two families or households receive academic instruction from parents or legal guardians, or a member of either household and where the parents or legal guardians or members of either household determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction and determine additional sources of academic instruction. Introduced by Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort. Adopted 109-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
SB 430 � Clarify Electric Load Control Process: Exempts from permitting requirements persons installing electric load control switches under the laws regulating electrical contractors. Introduced by Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
Senate roll call
SB 402 � 2013 Appropriations: Makes base budget appropriations of $20.6 billion for current operations of state departments, institutions and agencies and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Peter Brunstetter, R-Forsyth. Adopted 33-17. Sent to the House for consideration.
YES: Rick Gunn (R)
HB 13 � State Agency Property Use Reports (Senate Version): Requires state agencies to biennially report to the Department of Administration and to the Program Evaluation Division on their use of real property; and requires the Department of Public Instruction to report annually on the amount of revenue generated through leasing space on residential school campuses. Introduced by Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie. Adopted 47-1. Returned to the House for concurrence.
YES: Gunn


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The U.S. Marshal's Service has blocked reporter's access to the U.S. District Courthouse in Brattleboro, where Herald reporter Susan Smallheer is attempting to cover the latest Vermont Yankee hearing.
Saying that the press (Smallheer and reporters from the Brattleboro Reformer and VPR) had "accosted" the attorneys for Entergy at the last hearing, Deputy Marshal Terry Martin refused to allow Smallheer into a public area of the courthouse.
Martin refused to say who issued the order or on what authority and refused to let Smallheer speak with the officer.


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Arroyo Colorado: A Watershed Protection Plan
near the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado
Counties: Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy
Parameter: Dissolved oxygen
Basin: Nueces–Rio Grande Coastal Basin
Segment: 2201
On this page:
Background and Goals
See Also:
The Arroyo Colorado, an ancient distributary channel of the Rio Grande, extends 90 miles from Mission, Texas to the Laguna Madre in the Rio Grande Valley. Water quality analyses show that dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Arroyo are not optimal for the support of fish and other aquatic life. The goal of the project is to restore the quality of the Arroyo to conditions that will support a healthy aquatic community.
In July 2002, the TCEQ initiated a project with area stakeholders to develop a watershed protection plan (WPP). Results of a TMDL analysis developed in 2002 by the TCEQ indicated that the dissolved oxygen problem in the tidal segment is related as much to the physical setting and geomorphology of the Arroyo Colorado as it is to the loading of nutrients and oxygen-demanding substances from the non-tidal segment.
Working with the TCEQ and other agencies, the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership, a group of local stakeholders and interested parties, developed A Watershed Protection Plan for the Arroyo Colorado to guide the work of improving dissolved oxygen levels.
Public Participation
A steering committee, which is no longer active, was established to advise the TCEQ on the original project to develop a TMDL for dissolved oxygen. The steering committee established five work groups to address key elements of the plan.
Stakeholders in the area then established the independent Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership to direct the development and implementation of the WPP. Find out more about meetings and membership of the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership its work groups.
Watershed Plans
The Watershed Protection Plan was developed by the region's stakeholders in partnership with several state and federal agencies.
- Watershed Protection Plan, Phase I, Final Jan. 11, 2007 (12 MB)
- WPP Executive Summary, Phase I, Final Jan. 11, 2007
In 2017, stakeholders in the area updated their plan. See it on the website of the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership .
The Pollutant Reduction Plan describes the regulatory and voluntary measures in effect and planned for the next ten years to reduce the pollutant loadings from sanitary wastewater flowing into the Arroyo Colorado.
The TCEQ Nonpoint Source Program and the EPA are providing support for implementing the WPP.
For More Information
Please e-mail us at email@example.com and mention the Arroyo Colorado in the subject line. Or call us at 512-239-6682.


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qinwaiwai wrote:Dog feces=狗屎
I had stepped one Dog feces at the day before yesterday.
The dog feces is A big Trouble in Shanghai, NOW.
I want ask YOU,
HOW to solve the Trouble of dog feces in Sidewalk?
Tell people that they will have to pay big fines if they do not clean up after their dog. Make pet owners get their pets microchipped. Collect all loose dogs and destroy after seven days all those that haven't been collected and aren't microchipped. Contact the owners of stray microchipped pets and fine them for allowing their pet loose.


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An editorial in the April 22 Tomahawk Leader:
News that prescription medications are getting into the wrong hands in our schools has shocked and worried many. But how's a person supposed to dispose of those unused pills if police departments, pharmacies and hospitals aren't equipped to handle disposal on a regular basis?
Currently used drugs should be kept under lock and key, we're told, since there are growing reports of theft of medications from relatives.
But how many of us have bottles of unused pills sitting around, perhaps forgotten?
Throwing leftover drugs away in the trash isn't a good idea because of the risk of identity theft, says Mary Kohrell, a University of Wisconsin-Extension community resource development educator.
"We know that people dumpster-dive for old medicine containers," says Kohrell. "With the personal information found on the labels, they can refill the prescriptions. Some of these medications can be addictive or have potential for abuse, so there is concern by law enforcement."
And, we're told that research has found that flushing unwanted pills down the toilet or sink could end up tainting our drinking water supply.
"For a long time, we've been focused on mercury and industrial contaminants in the air and water," says Steve Brachman, UW-Extension waste reduction specialist. "Now we realize that there's a whole new bevy of chemicals being released into the environment from leftover medications."
Twenty-eight American cities recently found aspirin, antibiotics and drugs used to treat seizures and heart problems in their public drinking water supplies. Although the amounts sound small, it's unknown whether they pose a threat to human health.
So what are the alternatives?
In Winnebago and Waukesha counties, there's a pilot program underway, "Wisconsin Old Medicines Mail Back Pilot," in which pharmacists inform customers about a toll-free number to call for a pre-paid shipping label and packing materials to return leftover drugs. Capital Returns, a designated reverse distributor for pharmaceuticals in Milwaukee, is cataloging all received materials and arranging for proper disposal.
State and local organizations in many Wisconsin communities are beginning to hold collection days for old medicines, similar to the "clean sweep" drop-offs for household hazardous wastes, like one held some time ago in Merrill.
Tomahawk Mayor Bob Lee has signed an agreement with Oneida County to coordinate a prescription drug drop-off event Oct. 25 at Sacred Heart Hospital. Plans are still being finalized.
In the meantime, Saint Mary's Hospital and the Oneida County Solid Waste Department have collaborated on a medication disposal this weekend. Collection will take place Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at the hospital, North Shore Lane, as part of that day's Community Health and Wellness Fair. No chemotherapy drugs or used needles or lancets can be accepted, and medications need to be in their original containers – don't mix them. Cross out the name on the outside of the bottle with a black, permanent marker.
A Brown County recycling manager says that up to 60 percent of prescribed medications are never ingested, posing a variety of health hazards.
Here's your chance to help keep our environment and our kids healthier simply by properly disposing of something you no longer want or need.
Disposal of medications
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Sure, why not add a "what's your filesystem?" poll? Thanks.
grrr when I run xfs_db> frag I get segmentation fault . I think i might reinstall using JFS tho, looking at the benchmarks it seems to do fairly well.
ext3 always works for me, and speed hasn't been an issue
Maybe you should mix-n-match depending on the partitions usage. ReiserFS makes a good one for /var and maybe JFS/XFS for /home if you have lots of big media files. I'm not sure which is best for / but I'm using JFS right now for it.
Maybe you should mix-n-match depending on the partitions usage. ReiserFS makes a good one for /var and maybe JFS/XFS for /home if you have lots of big media files. I'm not sure which is best for / but I'm using JFS right now for it.
That's what I do;
reiserfs 487M 127M 360M 27% /
ext2 61M 43M 16M 74% /boot
reiserfs 4.7G 1.5G 3.3G 31% /home
reiser4 1.8G 1.3G 559M 70% /opt
reiser4 2.7G 2.3G 421M 85% /usr
reiser4 4.5G 4.1G 424M 91% /var
xfs -> reiser4 42G 21G 22G 49% /home/shared
/ uses reiserfs since I consider that to be the most conservative filesystem (everything MrCoul said about ext, I can say about reiserfs). /boot uses ext2 out of old habit. /home is reiserfs for different reasons; it won't get as fragmented as XFS, and I will have the possibility to run beagle if it ever starts working (which I wouldn't have with reiser4). /opt /usr & /var are reiser4 because of the performance boost. /home/shared used to be XFS, but I've changed it to reiser4 as well after the issues I had...
Ok, might have to resize some things and remove some swap space from both Linux and WIn XP as I don't use it much. I just have / as one partition. I'll see what I can do tho. Thanks for the suggestions!
My reccomendation for the average desktop user would be either ReiserFS or JFS. According to benchmarks, Reiser seems to top the performance department, while JFS performs only slightly worse (and better for some things) but is more CPU-efficient.
I suppose XFS would be good for /home if you regularly dealt with huge files, but using XFS for / is probably not a good idea - it is extraordinarily slow when dealing with anything other than large files.
I suppose that as I suggested XFS I should add a reply to some of the comments here.
As mentioned I've used XFS on a Gentoo workstation of mine for years and I can't say I've ever noticed a drop in performance because of this. I would _never_ recommend Reiser 4, its too bleeding edge and a moving target as someone mentioned.
Ext3 is a interesting option because you can mount it up as ext2 should the journal go pear shaped (help me out a few times). But as ext3 has caused me major probs in the past I will not use it myself.
Bottom line really is I do not believe that if you are Joe Average user you will ever noticed the differance without resorting to performance tools.
The only time I can tell a difference between my JFS partition and my ReiserFS partition is when deleting files or extracting lots of files from an archive. ReiserFS is much faster doing those two things. Everything else is pretty even.
I'm going to jump in here really late and without reading the whole thread.
My experience with various filesystems:
+ Reiser4 is great. It's fast, maybe almost too fast, but it's also ever so slightly unstable. I wouldn't recommend using for it /, but maybe for /home or /var it would be alright.
+ ReiserFS (aka Reiser3) is also great, but not significantly faster than ext3. It handles small files really well (just like R4) and (as the benchmarks show) deals with creating/removing lots of files very efficiently (spelling?).
+ JFS: never used it. Wouldn't use it for desktop because it was designed for server use, but then again, most *NIX filesystems are...
+ XFS: never used it, but would try using it for a HTPC DVR setup because of the large amount of large files necessary for movie rips and DVR recordings (to pause, play, rewind, etc. live TV). Otherwise, not useful for any part of a standard Linux install, imho, unless you have a special partition for large files (movies maybe? *shrug*).
+ EXT3: ah, the "standard" Linux FS. I've never, ever had any issues with ext3. When combined with dir_index, it gives ReiserFS a run for it's money, which makes me wonder why dir_index isn't enabled by default. Combined with extended attributes, it makes a terriffic desktop FS, nice mix of stable, fast, and future proof.
My recommendation is to use R4 if you can deal with it's slight hiccups (nothing big, but sometimes MD5 sums and such won't compute right, I've had a couple of files corrupted by it) and need something really fast. Use R3 if you deal with a lot of small files, or pack and unpack archives a lot. Use JFS for a router, firewall, server, etc. (Imho) There are better things for desktop filesystems. If you want something that can be recovered, or need something stable and still fast, use EXT3 with dir_index.
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Question: is ext3 with dir_index any better than default ext3 with small files or large numbers of folders?
IIRC, dir_index make ext3 use b-trees to index directories and should be much faster with lots of files in a single directory. I don't think it makes much difference with small files tho.
Hmm... looked up some benchmarks on the Namsys website and found that ext3 with dir_index is as fast as Reiser4 or faster in the benchmarks where it is used. Unfortunately, that's only 2 or 3 benchmarks, so Namsys's benchmarks create more questions than they answer.
Wow - according to these benchmarks,
ext3 with dir_index sucks. :shock: Me sticks with Reiser3.6 for now.
According to ANY benchmark, ANY filesystem sucks and is great at the same time. I'm not a big fan of benchmarks and prefer real usage experience. That said, I'm still looking for a filesystem that don't suck.
I was going to test JFS and Ext3 + dir_index but I can't get Arch to boot all the way... see this thread and hope you can help me.
Hee hee... Just switched over to JFS, largely because I think Hans Reiser is being a dick. It's snappier with the stock kernel than ReiserFS was with the archck kernel.
(Maybe this should be Arch's default FS, instead of ReiserFS?)
JFS is great for most purposes. I'll probably stick with it until reiser4 is adopted into the kernel
Does anyone know a NEW benchmark on filesystem usage?
(new = recently done)
I remember there was something online, but it was quite old.
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Democrat Tom Costello for lieutenant governor

Democrat Tom Costello, a veteran legislator serving Rutland and Brattleboro, has an uphill battle in challenging incumbent Brian Dubie as the state's lieutenant governor. But Costello's pragmatic approach to the issues, experience in bipartisanship as a former legislator, and his 'can-do attitude' when it comes to reaching resolution on problems facing the state earn him this paper's endorsement in an effort to unseat Dubie and bring new energy to the state's second-highest post.

Costello is a likeable "Joe-Six-Pack" kind of guy who, even though he has a law degree, feels more comfortable talking in half sentences, tossing in a few choice words that come from his days as a Marine, and talking about practical measures to solve problems rather than whining about obstacles or politics. After six years of dodging the issues, his frankness is refreshing.

"Our present administration is not dealing specifically and effectively with these problems which are solvable," Costello told the Independent last week in reference to re-licensing Vermont Yankee, financial hardships for Vermont's seniors, and attracting new jobs to Vermont. "My experience is to work together in an aggressive way, but to work together and find a solution ... There is no reason why we can't make these things happen. That's been my experience."

Costello, 63, was born and raised in Rutland, graduated from Mount St. Joseph's High School in 1963, graduated from St. Michael's College then enlisted as a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1967. He served in Vietnam, where he received a Bronze Star with a Combat V for valor and a Purple Heart. After coming home from Vietnam, he earned a law degree from Boston University Law School in 1974. Two years later he was elected to the House, representing the city of Rutland from 1976 to 1980 when he moved to Brattleboro and opened his own law firm. Fourteen years later, he was again elected to the House, where he served from 1994 to 2000. He chaired the judiciary committee from 1994 to 1998 during the civil unions controversy — "a very difficult issue," he said, that was resolved by throwing the issue open to the public, inviting lots of testimony, and "tackling the issue head-on."

Costello says that same approach should be done with several issues the state is facing today.

With Vermont Yankee, Costello says, the state needs to take a definite stand, then act on that so future energy planning can proceed. As it is, he says, the state is hamstrung with half of all Vermonters are battling re-licensing and the other half worried about costs but unsure of the plant's safety. Consequently, no plan has been articulated if Yankee's license is not extended.

That's not good enough, Costello said, vowing to lead the state toward an articulated energy plan that includes alternative sources of power. That doesn't mean Costello would oppose the plant's re-licensing, but he vowed to determine the safety of the plant and lead the Legislature to an informed decision.

On economic development, Costello takes a similarly hard-nosed approach that criticizes the Douglas administration for whining about taxes instead of selling the state's many positive assets. "We should promote the Vermont brand — our workforce, our schools, our quality of life, and opportunity for entrepreneurs — instead of spending all our time whining about taxes and regulations."

Costello's claims that Dubie's and Douglas's plan to entice businesses with still lower taxes only hinders the state's ability to provide the infrastructure businesses need and isn't the top priority for today's entrepreneurs. Businesses want a strong, educated workforce and a good environment in which to work, he said, pointing to companies like Hubbardton Forge in Castleton, NRG in Hinesburg and Burton Snowboards in Burlington as businesses who have tapped into Vermont's younger work force. "It's the little engine that could," said Costello, "not the little engine that can't."

Costello would also push for an improved railway along the state's western corridor. He said the state already has a substantial federal earmark of millions of dollars dedicated to improving the railway from Burlington to Rutland and west to Albany, and from Bennington to Rutland, including the Omya spur in Middlebury. Such improvements — in both freight and passenger travel — would spark economic development in this underserved part of the state, he said.

In response to a number of senior residents in the state who are having hard times making ends meet, he said state leaders needed to stop wringing their hands and just do something.

"Instead of whining about it and talking about it, we've got to have a program. I've got a plan." For residents who can't afford heat or food or medications they need, Costello's plan would forgive the property taxes of seniors meeting select criteria in exchange for a lien on their property to be cashed in when they die or when the property is sold.

Called the Vermont Senior Lien Option, a program that 24 other states have adopted in various forms, the plan is an example of Costello's bold thinking and determined optimism that resolutions can be found for the state's toughest problems if leadership would just act with vision and vigor — two qualities Costello has in ambundance.

We have few complaints with Mr. Dubie. He is a nice guy and sincere in his efforts. But for all his economic initiatives, including the "green valley initiative," little has come of it, while other states — even other rural states like Idaho — are leaving Vermont in the dust and moving aggressively to land major new employers. Economic development has to be more than a slogan. Every good businessman knows that it takes investment to lay the foundation for future growth. Under Dubie and Douglas, that investment has been inadequate and the state keeps falling further and further behind.

Costello will help change that decline with an attitude that believes obstacles can be overcome by tackling the problems head on. Vermonters should give him the opportunity to do just by supporting him for lieutenant governor on Election Day.

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Sometimes those things called "responsibilities" get in the way of blogging and watching games. Stupid work and parenting…just kidding, so don't call social services. But I still have opinions about things that have happened in the sports world.
Draft Lottery
I believe in Karma – the idea that good will come to those who do good and bad to those who do bad. But the Clippers getting the number one pick in the draft is not very Karma-like and it drives me nuts. Even the Timberwolves couldn't the first pick, Blake Griffin, then I was hoping Oklahoma City would. Like LeBron to Cleavland, this would be another example of the hometown hero playing for the local NBA team – even if it is hasn't been in Oklahoma as long as Griffin has been a Sooner.
Now that the lottery is over, Matthew and I are going to a break of the picks the teams will makes and the picks they should make.
The T'Wolves have a new GM and I hope he is able to make the right pick, which is the freshmen out of USC – JUST LIKE LAST YEAR. DeMar DeRozan is everything the T'Wolves don't have: an athletic, tall, slasher that is atheltic enough to make plays until his basketball skills catch-up.
It will be an interesting draft, becuase don't the Clippers to keep the pick. But I do expect them them to mess it up.
NBA Playoffs
I was impressed the Magic's last three games. But I do not expect them to beat the Cavs. the LeBrons were just a little sleepy from the time off. I did say before the end of the Celtics/Magic series that I though the Magic would give the Cavs a better series than the Celtics – I also did not want to see anymore shots of KG on the bench.
The Cavs get so scared in late game situations. They get out of the way of the King and wait for him to create. That is tough when you have a good defensive team like Magic. When the ball sits in LeBrons hands too long, it doesn't work. The ball has to move and make the defense shift to get shooters open. But the high pick and roll did not work last night and LeBron held the ball for 18 seconds and the defense knows what he is going straight to the rim and then kick out to the open shooters.
Chauncey Billups makes the Nuggets less hateable, so I guess I am routing for Denver in the West. I thought Carmelo Anthony was amazing the first game. He battled Kobe and it was a great match-up. The question is if Carmelo can keep that level of intesity.
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- The MN Twins beat the Chicago White Soxs 20-1,scoring more points than the MN Vikings did in most games. Joe Mauer has 8 homeruns this season after missing the first 30 games.
- Kevin McHale is expected to step down as head coach of the T'wolves. I think he is a better coach then GM, but it took seven losing seasons to get him out o f the front office. So, who knows what will happen.
- Greg Paulus is heading to Syracuse and will be competing for the starting QB spot. Probably will get more playing time than he did at Duke this season.
- What the hell happened to David Ortiz? I think we all know, but we just don't want to talk about the big-ripped, muscular, steroid using elephant in the room.
- The No. 1 player on some lists, signed with Kentucky. I think Kansas and Kentucky will be locks for the Final Four.


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A football tournament was among an array of activities on offer at a community fun day.
Youth charity Art Against Knives and Grange Big Local organised the Grange Championship League football tournament, which took place in the green off Brownswell Road yesterday afternoon.
Teams aged seven to 11, 12 to15, and 16 to 25 took part in the four-a-side football tournament with prizes for the winners and a special football for all those who took part.
The event was held as a way to find out with members of the community want to see in their town, after a £1 million donation has been allocated to the area through the Grange Big Local project.
Emily Burnham, who works with the project, said: "This has been an event for people to come together, get to know each other and have a good time. But we have also been walking around with questionnaires to find out what people what to see in the town. You stop people on the street and they don't know what to say, but when you bring them together like this they can come up with better ideas."
Just under 100 questionnaires were filled out during the event, with 'Astroturf' featuring highly among suggestions.
Mrs Burnham's son Rees, 10, was part of the winning team for his age group in the tournament. He said: "Winning was great. It was good to know that all that hard work practising had paid off."
Music, bouncy castles, a nail bar, T-shirt printing, a graffiti workshop and face-painting were also available throughout the day.
As the event was organised to provide more for young people to do in the area, all activities on offer were free.
Rees Lyon added: "I think the best part of today was that you didn't have to pay for anything, you felt like you had total freedom."
Art Against Knives worker Katy Dawe added: "It is always really important for us to work with existing groups of charities, and in this case it has worked really well.
"For me, this event marks a signal of something happening in the area- the community getting involved in what they want to happen here."