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Using JobManager to run imports
The idea is to apply the jobmanagement framework for doing crawl jobs, too. The advantages are:
- we don't need a separate execution framework for crawling anymore
- integrators can use same programming model for creating crawler components than for processing workers.
- same control and monitoring APIs for crawling and processing
- better performance through inherent asynchronicity
- better error tolerance through inherent failsafety
- Parallelization of crawling process possible
We can reach this goal by splitting up the crawl process into several workers. Basically, a crawling workflow always looks like this:
Workers with names starting with "(DS)" are specific for the crawled data source type. E.g. to crawl a file system you apparently need a different crawler worker than for a web server. Not each component may be necessary for each data source type, and it is possible to adapt components to add or remove functionality.
The crawling job is separated from the processing (e.g. indexing) workflow. A final worker in the crawl workflow pushes all records to the other workflow. This makes it possible to have several datasources being crawled into a single index. Also, in update crawl runs it is easier to detect when the actual crawling is done so that it can be determined which records have to be deleted because they were not visited in this run. We assume that the processing job is just running all the time.
- Crawler: (data source specific)
- two output slots:
- one for crawled resources (files, web pages), that match configurable filters (name patterns, extensions, size, mimetype, ...)
- one for resources still to crawl (outgoing links, sub-directories). This one leads to follow-up tasks for the same worker.
- The worker can create multiple output bulks for each slot per task so that the following workers can parallelize better.
- In general, it doesn't get content of a resource, but only the path or URL (or whatever identifies it) and metadata of the resources, to minimize IO load especially during "update runs" where most of the resources have not changed and therefore need not need to be fetched.
- If it has to fetch the content anyway (e.g. Web Crawler has to parse HTML to find follow-up links), it may add it to the crawled records to prevent additional fetching.
- The crawler can use or contain a "VisitedLinks" service if the data source can have cycles or multiple paths to the same resource (typical: web crawler) so that it does not produce multiple records that represent the same resource.
- two output slots:
- DeltaChecker:
- Checks with DeltaService whether a resource is new in the data source or has been changed since the last run, depending on some of the metadata produced by the crawler (modification date from file system or HTTP headers).
- If resource has not changed since the last run, this is marked in DeltaService and the record is not written to the output bulk.
- Else the record is written to the output bulk (an additional attribute describes if it's a new record or one to update) and must be pushed to the processing workflow in the end.
- Fetcher: (data source specific)
- Worker that gets the content of the resource, if the record does not contain it already.
- Detect compounds (like archive files (zip, tgz), for example) and does not fetch the content, but just copy the records containing the IDs (URL/file name wtc.) to a compound output bulk for later extraction, as we do not want to put extremely large compound objects into bulks.
- Compound extractor: (data source specific)
- for handling compounds: fetch the compound data to a local temp filesystem, extract it and add the records to output bulks, just like the ones written by the fetcher.
- extracting is generic, but fetching the compound file to a local temp directory will be data source specific - the compound is not fetched by the fetcher, because we don't want to add extremely large files to record bulks.
- Update Pusher:
- Push resulting records to BulkBuilder and mark them as updated in the DeltaService. In the completion phase of the job run, it can performs the "delta-delete" operation (see below).
The crawl job is started as a runOnce job, i.e. the jobmanager creates an initial task that causes the crawler to start crawling (data source configuration and start links would be given as job parameters, we may need some additional component to manage data source configurations), which creates follow-up crawl and record tasks. When all tasks have been processed the job run finishes automatically (because it was started in runOnce mode).
Delta Delete
Optionally, a final "completion run" can be triggered that causes the UpdatePusher to examine the DeltaService for records that have not been visisted in this job run, because they have been removed from the data source and therefore should be removed from the target of the import process, too. For each of these records one "to-delete" record is pushed to the BulkBuilder. To support an efficient delta-delete on large data sources it will be necessary to parallelize this "delta-delete" operation, because it could take to long to scan the complete DeltaService and create the to-delete records sequentially. To support this the DeltaService should put the state entries for one source in different partitions or shards that can be scanned independently. Then one task can be created for each shard to scan it for deleted records, and they can be processed in parallel by multiple instances of the UpdatePusher.
The usage of the DeltaService is determined by a job parameter named deltaStateUsage. It can have one of four values:
- none: the DeltaService is disabled, no entries are written for imported records, and no delta-delete is performed. This make the import faster if the delta information is not needed for the application. However, as no initial delta information is recorded in this mode, switching to another mode for incremental updates does usually not make sense.
- setOnly: the delta information for each imported record is written to the DeltaService, but neither a check of the already existing information nor the delta-delete is performed. This is useful to make an initial import faster. Afterwards incremental updates can be done using one of the following modes.
- setAndCheck: existing delta information is checked to prevent unchanged objects from being re-imported unnecessarily, and the delta information for all imported records is written. Only the final delta-delete step is ommitted. This is useful if objects removed from the data source do not need to be removed from the import target, too.
- full: This is the default mode with the aim to keep the import target in sync with the data source: delta information is checked and recorded, and the delta-delete is done.
If one of the first two values (none and setOnly) is used, the DeltaChecker worker just writes every records from the input bulk to the output bulk without really doing anything. Thus, to improve the performance even more, for jobs using these modes the DeltaChecker worker can be removed from the workflow completely and the output of the crawler worker can be processed by the fetcher worker immediately.


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The grass is green, the sun is shining, the North Florida baseball team has nearly completed another season playing America's national pastime — and for the first time in program history, the UNF baseball team is under the direction of a new head coach, Raymond "Smoke" Laval.
Trombonist, composer and music educator Vincent Gardner, a 1995 graduate of the UNF Jazz Studies program, is a quiet, humble man who doesn't like to toot his own horn. But, at just 38, he has already enjoyed a very impressive international music career.
Reynolds Lane Elementary School Principal Todd Simpson heads to the playground, he's like Gulliver surrounded by a bunch of giggling Lilliputians. He's not tied and staked to the ground but the 335 children enrolled in his school have certainly captured his heart and soul.
Dr. Richard de Raismes Kip is remembered for many things at the University. Some recall how the bow-tie-loving professor walked through UNF buildings and turned off lights in empty classrooms. Others remember how he brought his lunch every day — a yogurt, a banana and a bag of marshmallows.
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Mahatma Gandhi's spirit of service lives on at the University of North Florida — through the statue dedicated to him near Founders Hall, through campus organizations sharing his ideals of peace and acceptance and as inspiration for the College of Education and Human Services' doctoral program in educational leadership.
It only takes up a small space on the wall of Alumni Hall's lobby, but its symbolism is huge. The Donor Honor Wall displays the names of 64 donors whose generosity has helped to change the lives of thousands of UNF students since the University opened in 1972.
In fall 1972, the first students who walked onto the University of North Florida campus came to UNF seeking an education that would change their lives. At the same time, these students were offered an opportunity to help build a university that would transform the landscape of Northeast Florida, enriching the lives of citizens from this region and beyond.
Northeast Florida Litigator Alan Wachs' luxurious waterfront office may only be 15 miles from the University of North Florida campus, but the award-winning attorney has come a long way since the Constitutional Law class that decided his future.
David Stein is one of Jacksonville's most prominent philanthropists, but he doesn't seek the spotlight. Stein's latest gift to the University of North Florida is an example of how he strives to help others — in this case by establishing fellowships for his beloved "Steiners."
Knowing when to release incarcerated criminals suffering from mental illness is Karolina Christesson Ringby's job. This UNF alum is responsible for evaluating the mental state and predicting the future behavior of patients at a forensic psychiatric clinic in Hassleholm, Sweden.
The University of North Florida puts its money where its mouth is — by offering a college education to three deserving
community members. UNF put its mission to the test when "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" came knocking.
The University of North Florida has received the prestigious 2010 Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in recognition of the University's exceptional commitment to community engagement. Only 115 institutions in the country received Carnegie classification this year.
It began with a simple pencil drive in 2008 to help students in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. But when members of UNF's Students in Free Enterprise unearthed a need for computer equipment in the Dominican Republic, they came up with a unique solution that was a win-win for all.
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U.S. Embassy Office Building Chancery, Manila, Philippines
The need for expansion of services and the embassy facilities was the impetus to construct this office building. The congressional investigators heard about complaints when they toured foreign posts in 1953 but they dismissed them and criticized those who complained that they lacked "sincerity" and/or "patriotism." (Loeffler 128) Soon, Washington newspaper reported about the dilapidated American facilities in Manila, Moscow, Tehran, and Baghdad since ambassadors complained the conditions abroad. (Loeffler 128) "In Manila, one paper reported, Americans were still living in Quonset huts erected as emergency housing after the war." (Loeffler 128) This probably prompted the State Department to carry out the expansion of facilities in Manila as well as many other U.S. government's properties around the world. The existing embassy building was to be complemented with a new building built adjacent to be used as supplementary office building, housing the Consulate General Office, U.S. Information Services, Veterans Administration and Citizenship Services.
Alfred Aydelott's design took inspiration from the picturesque Intramuros, the walls built in 16th Century in Manila under the rule of the Spanish. The one-story base of the building was of the same native volcanic stone, used in the same rugged fashion of the old walls. (Three Buildings for the FBO 112) This one-story quadrangle with two interior courts housed U.S. Information Services, Veterans Administration, Consulate General Office, Citizenship Services and Motion Pictures facility for cultural film screening.
The five-story block, which footprint was one-third of the base, rose from this one-story quadrangle. In the quadrangle courtyards were pools and gardens. It contained the U.S. Treasure, general offices and a penthouse cafeteria on the top floor. The structure of the five-story block was reinforced concrete and it was surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glazed wall with aluminum frames, both fixed and sliding panels, set back from the slab line. The glass facades were screened with precast concrete grilles to shield the building from the sub-tropical heat and glare. The grilles were inspired by laced bamboo screens or blinds that were characteristic of the local huts. This added sculptural character to the building. The grilles were composed of one-floor-high panels hung around the building. The rising of the five-story modern structure from the one-story rugged "old wall" was metaphorically described as "the modern rise of the young Republic" referring to the Philippines. (Three Buildings for the FBO 112)
The interior of the building also carried the same design language of this iconic grille by diamond and hexagon patterns in terrazzo. Several mosaic tile panels, wrought aluminum screens and railings throughout the building inside the building also reflected this theme. (Three Buildings for the FBO 112)
The Architectural Advisory Committee was doubtful of many architects using the screens to protect the glass facades and they questioned the architects in details how the screens were to be put together and hung. (Loeffler 175) Aydelott was advised by the members to refine his screen design so that the grilles would be more effective and more likely to serve its intended purpose. (Loeffler 175) Ralph Walker, one of the advisory members, was particularly concerned with the cleaning of the covered glass and he advised architects that enough space should be given to permit window washing. (Loeffler 175) The final grilles were offset a significant amount from the windows to allow access for cleaning.
The Manila United States Embassy was located at 1201 Roxas Blvd, Manila 1000, Philippines. Aydelott-designed Office Building Chancery was adjacent to the north side of the original Federal Modern style Chancery designed by Jaun M. de Guzman. (The Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property 20) The site of the embassy is a reclaimed land by the Manila bay and is a gift from the Philippines Government to the United States Government. (The Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property 20)
The precast concrete fabrication was perhaps the most notable feature of the building. By using precast concrete, Aydelott was allowed to create the forms that relate to the local sunscreen made of laced bamboo that people used in huts, bringing the ascent of vernacular architecture to the modern architecture with modern material.
When the Spanish-American War was ended by the Treaty of Paris of 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines islands to the United States with the payment of twenty million dollars by the United States. (Treaty of Paris 1898) In January 1899, President McKinley appointed the First Philippine Commission (or Schurman Commission), which institutionalized and amplified consultations between Filipinos and Americans, "to adjust amicably the growing differences between Americans and Filipinos and to gather and collate information on the islands and their peoples." (Stanley 55) The Second Philippine Commission (or Taft Commission), led by William Howard Taft, was created in March 1900 by President McKinley to form a limited government under the United States government "for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the people of the Philippine Islands". (Stanley 61) During this time, Governor-General Taft invited Daniel Burnham to design a master plan for Manila. The current embassy site is located south of the main axis of Burnham's plan but it is a "reclaimed land" at the Manila bay, given by the Philippine Government in a later decades. (The Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property 20) Although the acquisition of the Philippines from Spain was "great aberration" for many Americans who were deeply devoted to the traditions of the Republic, United States enjoyed the benefits of having a doorway to Asia both militarily and economically through the possession of the Philippines. (Battistini 321) Philippines gained full independence from the United States in 1946 and the two countries continued to have close diplomatic relationships.
After WWII, the U.S. recognized the need to control both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans to build itself a global hegemony and also to prevent Soviet from doing so. (Loeffler 38) Diplomatic historian Melvyn Leffler pointed out a significant American strategic initiative designed to add to military capability. (Loeffler 39) Such initiative was planned around key cities along the route that ran from Casablanca through Algiers and Tripoli to Cairo, east to Dhahran, on to Karachi, across India to New Delhi and Calcutta, then Southeast to Rangoon, and across Southeast Asia to Bangkok, Saigon, and ending in Manila, "to secure air transit and landing rights for American aircraft". (Loeffler 39) These cities were strategically important to the United States and such plan probably was taken into account by the FBO building program since many of the earlier embassy buildings planned were in these cities. (Loeffler 39) Manila held a geographic importance at the end of this axis in the Pacific Ocean to serve the military interest and national security interest. Under President Harry S. Truman and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Cold War drew Philippine closer to the United States and both maintained close cooperation. (Battistini 318) The new Manila Embassy Office Building was perhaps instrumental in forging this relationship in the 1950s.
In 1954, The United States Foreign Buildings Operations (FBO) under the State Department had created an Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC) to recommend architects for designing embassies abroad. In 1956 when architect Alfred L. Aydelott was commissioned for the embassy office building in Manila, the AAC members were Pietro Belluschi, Henry Shepley, and Ralph Walker (until March 1956, replaced with Richard M. Bennett) with Col. Harry McBride as the chairman of the committee. McBride retired that year and was replaced with Raymond Hare who served for a brief period until Ambassador Joseph C. Satterthwaite was assigned the position a year later. The director of FBO was William P. Hughes during the period of 1954 to 1961. The building in Manila was categorized as "Embassy Office Building Chancery (OBC)" and by March 1956, Aydelott had presented the preliminaries of the design of the OBC in Manila to the FBO. (Haskell) He visited Manila on a month-long tour which includes Hong Kong and Japan, with the task of designing the "Chancellery Office Building" in Manila which he mentioned in the postcard he sent to Douglas Haskell, the editor of Architectural Forum, in January 25 1956 from Honolulu on the way back to the United States. (Haskell) The building in Manila was one of the strings of embassy buildings under review by the AAC in 1956. Simultaneously reviewed with the OBC in Manila were nine other embassies: Accra, Saigon, London, Ciudad Trujillo, Athens, Rabat, Lima, Helsinki, and Hague. The committee met twelve times in 1956 to review the plans for a total of fifteen projects. (Loeffler 165)
"The American embassy and its building had been part of Manila's modern history. Countless rallies were held in front of the Aydelott-designed building over the last few decades. The building's famous entrance and seal had been the target of demonstrators for the last half-century. Probably hundreds of thousands had queued up in front of its adobe-clad lower walls. The face of America for 50 years was gone. Post-9/11, US embassies worldwide had to be "hardened." Suicide bomb attacks and other forms of terrorism had to be factored in for the facility to continue its functions." (Alcazaren) Filipino recognized this building as an icon of the United States that whether it is for protest or for immigration purposes, the building represented as their first visual icon of the United States. Aydelott was educated at the University of Illinois. He practiced as an architect in Memphis, Tennessee. His designs, although limited to Memphis, were very prominent modern structures in the city. Notable examples were the City Hall, the Downtown federal building and Immaculate Conception High School. His foreign experience was also limited. The only other foreign building he designed was a hospital in Peru. U.S. Embassy in Manila was cited as a design achievement by Douglas Haskell in his nomination of Aydelott as the Fellow of American Institute of Architects. (Haskell) The design of the Embassy in Manila was very modern and fit in the language of international style. By marrying the old building material of volcanic stones and new modern material of concrete and glass, Aydelott created an aesthetic that was unique architecturally and made a symbolic relationship between the building and the host country.
Aydelott-designed Office Building, demolished in 2010, was once praised as a modern structure by a Philippines newspaper that it is "a combined monument to the Philippines' historic past and a tribute to her development as a modern nation." (Three Buildings for the FBO 111)
Aydelott's design fits very well in the architecture of the Modern Movement. It was designed in the language of international style. In the 1950s, architects were designing glass curtain-wall towers and they were perhaps the precedents to the Aydelott's design of this U.S. Embassy in Manila. For instance, United Nations Secretariat building by Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier, and Lever House by SOM, resembled Aydelott's design language used in the embassy although they have very different scale. Nonetheless, they all have the horizontal element with a vertical tower and the U.S. Embassy in Manila was built in a smaller scale with these modern design principles. Moreover, Aydelott followed the design guidelines set forth by the Architectural Advisory Committee as summarized by Pietro Belluschi: "To the sensitive and imaginative designer, it will be an invitation to give serious study to local conditions of climate and site, to understand and sympathize with local customs and people, and grasp the historical meaning of the particular environment in which the new building must be set." His design was, without doubt, part of the Modern Movement but was imbued with local history and architecture through the uses of volcanic stones for the base referring to the Intramuros and precast concrete panels which resembled laced bamboo screen for the tower. He successfully designed the building with modern aesthetic without losing the characters of the host country. It was a fitting and diplomatic design to honor the Philippines' past while maintaining the stature of the sovereign compound of the United States Embassy.
Alcazaren, Paulo. "The Grill Is Gone." The Philippines Star 7 Jan. 2012. 1 Feb. 2013. .
Battistini, Lawrence H. The United States and Asia. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1955.
Haskell, Douglas Putnam. Douglas Putnam Haskell papers, Series I: Pending correspondence, 1949-1964
Box 2:6 Alfred Aydelott Memphis, Tennessee. Drawings and Archives, Avery Library, Columbia University.
Loeffler, Jane C. Architecture of Diplomacy: Building America's Embassies. New York: Princeton Architectural (1st edition), 1998.
Meek, Andy. "Visionary Architect Leaves Impact on Memphis Design." The Daily News 16 Jun. 2008.
Stanley, Peter W. A Nation in the Making: The Philippines and the United States, 1899-1921. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1974.
The Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, United States Department of State. Washington D.C. May 2010. .
"Three Buildings for the FBO: United States Embassy Supplementary Office Building, Manila, Philippines." Progressive Architecture 43 (June 1962): 111-13.
"USA Abroad." Architectural Forum 107 (December 1957): 114-23.


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When Melody and John Dill say that Anguilla has the best beaches in the world, they're speaking from experience. The couple used to work for the US State Department, traveling all over the world with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. "Instead of flying home on a Friday night," says Melody, "we'd use the weekend to take mini vacations in search of the perfect beach."
The couple visited the Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, West Africa and Mozambique, finding beautiful stretches of sand in every destination, but it was the pristine beaches of Anguilla that really captured their imagination. "For beaches that go on forever, West Africa was quite phenomenal," says Melody, "but when it comes to having the creature comforts too, then Anguilla is pretty perfect."
With its old world charm – there are no casinos and few resorts on the island – and an infrastructure that makes visiting easy – Anguilla became a firm favorite with the Dills. "There are fine restaurants here with great wine lists, but there's also a wonderful 'Jimmy Buffett' culture with fun beach bars and local music," says Melody. The island also uses the US dollar, which makes life easy for visitors. The couple first put down roots on the island with a two-bedroom condo. "As our son grew older and we wanted to share our Anguilla experiences with friends, and our son's friends, we needed a larger home," says Jon, "so we set about building a comfortable, island-life home."
The couple spent almost two years searching every inch of the 30-square-mile island looking for the right spot to build the home that would become Bird of Paradise, and when they found it, they knew right away. "The view!" says Melody, "Oh my gosh, it took our breath away!" The location, on the east side, appealed too. "After 15 years on the west end of the island looking into the Atlantic, Jon was tired of looking into a black hole of darkness at night," says Melody. " He wanted to see the twinkling lights of St Barts and St Martin on the Caribbean Sea side of the island. And now we can see the whales migrating too!"
Overlooking the perfect crescent beach of Sandy Hill bay, Bird of Paradise is perfectly positioned for the cooling tradewinds, and perfectly private for its visitors. "The house is three minutes' walk from the beach, and the land in front of us can't be built on because it's below sea level," says Melody. This sense of seclusion extends to the layout of the house itself. Instead of a single master bedroom and several smaller bedrooms, the house was designed to give every visitor an equal taste of space and luxury. "The inside was designed so that each of the bedrooms would be a 'master suite' with great views, privacy and amenities," says Jon. "We all love our families and friends," adds Melody, "but it's nice to be able to get away and sit on your own private veranda, or have a cup of coffee in the morning in your nightgown."
Along with these private spaces, the home has many welcoming communal areas for family and friends to get together. For the design, Jon and Melody were inspired to create a home in the Balinese style by a hotel in the Seychelles that they saw in a magazine. "I just loved the design," says Melody. "It had a lot of wood, it was romantic, it was inviting, and it had a casual elegance." Not content with merely emulating the style, the Dills called up the resort to find out who had designed it, and then tracked down the architect. "We called the owner and were directed to Guy Courtney of architecture firm Wilson Associates. He had lived in South Africa and Asia building resorts, and we just got lucky that he was at a point in his life where he thought it would be fun to design a home instead of another hotel!" laughs Melody.
"We wanted to try and blend in with the environment, using the colors of nature, the greens, the browns, the colors of the sea"
The aim of the design was to create a seamless transition between the interior and exterior spaces, allowing the lush landscape that surrounds the property to become a part of the home. A meandering pool that bisects the house adds to the feeling of a tropical hideaway. "We wanted to try and blend in with the environment, using the colors of nature, the greens, the browns, the colors of the sea." In this they have succeeded, indeed the outside walls are of the same golden hue as the island's picture-perfect beaches.
Bird of Paradise also boasts an impressive collection of art and artefacts collected on the Dills' travels. Most of the pieces are from Oceania – tribal necklaces from trips down the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, recycled teak mirrors from Indonesia that the couple had made by local artisans – although there are also paintings by Caribbean artists including Roland Richardson, often called the 'father of Caribbean Impressionism'. Visitors enjoy the art so much that Jon and Melody are thinking of putting together a book with more information about the collection.
And while the house is extremely impressive in its design and decoration, it's also comfortable. "Bird of Paradise was built as a home, not as a resort or commercial property" says Melody, pointing out the overstuffed chairs in the living area, and outdoor fireplace with relaxed seating areas, "And people seem to feel that. It's one of the things our guests say over again: 'I just felt immediately at home'".
To help their guests get into relaxation mode during their stay, Jon and Melody have created hidden spots throughout the property dedicated to doing nothing at all, from the hilltop deck with a hammock and a traditional Anguillan dominoes table, to the Indonesian day bed set in a grove of palm trees calling you for an afternoon nap. Or, you could just sit and drink in the dazzling view of the Caribbean sea. "One of my favorite pastimes is relaxing in the late afternoons on the veranda overlooking the sea and the islands, having a drink with friends or family," says Jon.
"One of my favorite pastimes is relaxing in the late afternoons on the veranda overlooking the sea and the islands, having a drink with friends or family"
Having spent so much time on the island over the past 25 years, it's not surprising that Jon and Melody are full of suggestions on how to spend your time on the island. "Anguilla is a lot more than beaches," says Melody. "You can learn about the Arawak indians, or hunt for fossils, some of which are 40,000 years old." Melody also recommends a trip to Dead Mans Cove, on Scrub Island, just off the coast. "Dead Man's Cove is the last beach before the coast of Africa," she says, "it's a place only a couple of boatmen can take you to, and you can find tons of shells and even bottles with notes in them." You can also harvest your own sea salt from the pools in the island's interior for the ultimate natural souvenir. Of course, while exploring the island certainly has its charms, you may find the many attractions of Bird of Paradise just too good to leave behind, even for an hour.
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UPDATED by Julie Montanaro
April 19, 2013
An internet sex sting in Tallahassee nets 20 arrests in 5 days.
All the men are accused of soliciting minors for sex and police say one man traveled nearly 200 miles to try to make it happen
"These are 20 invdividuals that will not be able to do any harm to any of our children here," Tallahassee Police Chief Dennis Jones said.
20 men are accused of soliciting children for sex on line. Police say 14 of those men showed up in person including 41 year old David Hicks.
Police say he drove three hours from Andulusia, Alabama to Tallahassee expecting to have sex with a 14 year old boy. He wound up behind bars instead.
"Their inent - as they have declared and that's simply in their words whether it's written or spoken - is to commit a sexual act with someone who's 14, 13 or 12," said the North Florida ICAC Task Force Commander John Madsen.
Most of the men arrested are from Tallahassee.
Among them: Eric Hurst, an attorney with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and Christopher Harris a reserve deputy with the leon county sheriff's office.
Both men have already been fired.
"We actually took custody of Mr. Harris and transported him to his residence where we collected all the property that was issued to him by the Leon County Sheriff's Office and issued him an official termination notice," LCSO Maj Mike Wood said.
The on line chats themselves are too graphic to share.
Arrest reports show none of the men stopped chatting when they discovered the teens were 12, 13 and 14 years old.
One said "It ain't no problem."
Another said "I'm cool with it" and yet another said "I'll pretend I didn't hear that."
Tallahassee Police and Leon County Sheriff's Office worked together on the sting along with other state and federal officers.
Here is a list of the men arrested during Operation April Fools:
Justin Bates, Pavo, GA
Samuel Bowers, Valdosta, GA
Brandon Cooper, Bainbridge, GA
Kevin Dawkins, Tallahassee, FL
Christopher Harris, Tallahassee, FL
Jose Galdamez, Tallahassee, FL
Derek Hebenthal, Tallahassee, FL
David Hicks, Andalusia, AL
Markari Hines, Tallahassee, FL
Eric Hurst, Tallahassee, FL
McKinnon Langston, Tallahassee, FL
Jamal Manuel, Tallahassee, FL
Eric McKelvey, Tallahassee, FL
Cody Rosson, Tallahassee, FL
Hazael Santiago Morales, Destin, FL
Brandon Warren, Tallahassee, FL
Nicholas White, Tallahassee, FL
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April 19, 2013
Tallahassee, FL - 20 men were arrested in just five days. Most are from Tallahassee, one is from Pavo, one is from Valdosta and police say one drove all the way from Andalusia, Alabama.
Tallahassee Police and the Leon County Sheriffs Office worked together on the sting.
They posed as 12, 13 and 14 year olds on line.
All of the men are accused of having sexually explicit conversations with the teens and 14 of them actually showed up at a house to meet the minors for sex only to discover officers answered their knock at the door.
One of the men arrested in the sting was a reserve deputy with the Leon County Sheriffs Office. They say Christopher Harris was fired the night of his arrest. They say he had worked there for a year but had to work under the supervision of a sworn deputy and was never alone with children.
By: Julie Montanaro
April 19, 2013
Tallahassee, FL - Tallahassee Police have arrested 20 men in an internet child sex sting. The men are accused of soliciting children for sex on line. 16 of them are accused of traveling to meet the "children" for sex.
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2006 Ford F-150 - Project Fast-150: Part 4Posted in Project Vehicles on June 23, 2014
Late-model Ford F-150 trucks remain ever popular and have proven themselves to be reliable. We chose a 2WD 2006 Ford F-150 as the base platform for a prerunner build meant to serve duty as a daily driver, camping vehicle, and weekend off-road rig for exploring and desert running. The goal was not to go too radical on the truck project, but to build a vehicle that could be highway-driven anywhere we wanted to go, then take us to some of our favorite off-road areas to play.
Our truck is equipped with a 5.4-liter V-8. It started life with a solid powerplant backed with a four-speed automatic transmission. We added power with a Banks Power intake and exhaust components along with an engine tuner. What followed were front and rear suspension installations, fiberglass body components, custom bumpers, 37-inch rubber, and a wider rear axle with lower gearing to turn our new tires.
The big enabler is the JD Fabrication long-travel front suspension with Bilstein coilovers and bumpstops. Sixteen inches of travel makes a huge difference. Out back, we stayed with a spring-over configuration using custom Deaver leaf packs and Bilstein shocks handling the damping chores.
The 37-inch tires mean edged obstacles are more easily absorbed and the larger tires roll over whoops and holes better. The truck corners and handles well on the street, being just a bit firm. The long-travel front soaks up the whoops great, but our limitation in the rough stuff comes from the shorter 12 inches of travel in the rear. We were warned the spring-over wouldn't keep up with the capabilities of the front, but we opted to go that route due to simplicity and cost. Is a spring-under swap in the future for our truck? Possibly, but for now we wanted to keep as much of the bed usable as possible. In any case, our 2006 Ford F-150 is now capable of covering rough dirt and whoops far better than it ever did in stock form. Let's take a look at our progress so far.
The factory 5.4-liter V-8 in our 2006 Ford F-150 is a solid engine, but we wanted to up the ponies a bit. We installed a pair of Banks Power stainless headers and its tuned stainless cat-back exhaust system. Intake air enters with greater ease through a Banks intake kit with a large, oiled-type element. Finally, the engine management program was retuned with a Banks tuner to take advantage of the engine upgrades. These mods offered us noticeable power gains, and we have the option to use fuel-saving, normal, or high-octane power-tune settings.
With the added Banks power and the knowledge that we were headed towards larger, heavier tires, we chose to upgrade the factory disc brakes. We swapped to Power Slot performance rotors and Centric brake pads on all four corners to slow our truck more quickly. While we were working on the front components, we also installed a Centric two-piece rotor-hub retrofit kit to replace the factory one-piece unit. Now, rotors can be removed and replaced separately from the wheel hubs, as needed. Stopping performance is greatly improved, and it was an easy upgrade without having to resort to a complete brake system replacement.
A good front suspension is key to performance on a truck like this. For this part of the build, we turned to the guys at JD Fabrication. Jesse Nelson and Dave Dinsmore have created high-quality long-travel kits for a number of popular trucks, and their F-150 kit offers 16 inches of travel. The kit comes quite complete with 4130 chromoly boxed lower A-arms, billet aluminum or steel boxed upper A-arms, custom lift spindles, heavy-duty tie rods, quality FK rod ends and uniballs, and shock mounts with an over-the-engine crossover tube. We fabricated the front bumper from 2-inch DOM tubing and topped it with a Rigid Industries 30-inch SR-Series LED spot-flood lightbar.
The JD Fabrication front suspension was combined with 10-inch travel Bilstein 9100 Series 60mm coilovers, with Eibach springs, using a combination of an 18-inch 700-pound coil and a 4-inch 500-pound coil. Final suspension halt is handled with a set of 2-inch diameter, 3-inch travel Bilstein bumpstops, while limit straps catch the drooping A-arms before the shocks top out. The front suspension is firmer than stock but well paired with the heavier tires. The 4-inch per side wider stance and the coilovers keep the truck stable in the dirt and still comfortable on the street with good cornering manners.
We addressed the rear axle as well. We took a salvaged F-150 9.75-inch axle housing and widened it about 6 inches to arrive at a width that more closely matched the front track. We populated the housing with OEM Raptor axleshafts, a Yukon Dura Grip limited-slip, Yukon 4.88 gears, Nitro differential cover, and Crown Performance stainless brake lines. We retained the factory upgraded brake components, driveshaft, and vehicle-speed sensor. To address the housing weakness where the axle tubes enter the center section, we used heavier wall tubing and added a truss to the housing. This gave us a wider, stronger axle with gearing matched to our larger tires.
Deaver long-travel nine-leaf spring packs were installed on the rear of the truck. The factory packs are budget components that perform poorly. The new Deavers offer a supple ride that we paired with upgraded dampers. Those came in the form of Bilstein 9100 Series 60mm smooth body shocks. We wanted good travel from the springs but didn't want to eat up a lot of our bed space with a large shock cage. With a few cuts in the bed sheetmetal and some tubular shock-mount fabrication, we found a way to stuff 14-inch travel shocks under the bed with some crafty sheetmetal rework.
With the 37-inch tire choice and the widened suspension stance, we opted to swap the factory sheetmetal fenders and bedsides for lighter, wider pieces from Glassworks Unlimited. The fenders were a bolt-on affair with some minor trimming. Factory bedside removal required drilling the factory spotwelds and riveting the new bedsides in place after they were trimmed to fit. We mounted the bedsides in such a way that it allowed us to keep the factory tailgate intact.
The tail of the truck was enhanced, too. First, the factory bumper was shed and we fabricated a replacement from 2-inch tubing. Hidden behind the flip-up license plate is a Factor 55 Flat-Link tethered to synthetic winch cable spooled on a Rugged Ridge Extreme Heavy Duty 8.5 winch. This sits in place in case we get ourselves in a little too deep going forward, hopefully, we can pull ourselves out backwards. If that should happen at night, a pair of KC Hilites C-Series LED floodlights can shine the way rearward. The little 3-inch cubes throw out considerable light at the flip of a switch.
Rubber rolling stock on our 2006 Ford F-150 is now a set of BF Goodrich Baja T/A tires. We're running the 37x12.50R17 size, which is well proportioned for a fullsized truck. They're wrapped onto 17x9 Weld Racing T52 forged wheels. The lightweight but strong Welds go well with the relatively light Baja T/As. Each wheel-and-tire combo weighs in at a very reasonable 104 pounds. The performance of these tires in loose sand and decomposed rock is impressive, beyond almost any other tire we've used.
A fifth Baja T/A rests in the bed over the rear axle, mounted to a custom hinged tire carrier. Recovery gear is supplemented with a Harbor Freight 2-ton aluminum racing jack mounted and secured to the floor with a DMZ Fab aluminum skid plate. We also use a Smittybilt 2781 portable air compressor to reinflate tires before getting back on the highway. Here you can see the wheelwells that were modified to fit the new shocks. Once the sheetmetal work was complete, we finished the bed with DIY roll-on Durabak bedliner.
Our custom tire carrier was designed to hinge from a horizontal position to vertical in order to recover bed space when we want to haul camping gear, cargo, or dirt toys. We can retain the security of hauling a spare, while making room to transport other stuff. We use straps and hardware from Mac's Custom Tie-Downs, to secure the tire in the upright position, and can go from one position to the other in under a minute.


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Family of 4 killed in car crash in Cleveland
Officials say a family of four was killed in a car crash in Cleveland on Saturday.
Investigators said around 5:30 am, Jennifer Clouse, 27, was driving along Highway 105 near Goode City Road with her husband, Nathan.
Clouse was driving Nathan to work in Conroe. Officials said her two children, 6-year-old Jorden and 8-year-old Bailey, were riding in the backseat.
State Troopers said a man driving a truck in the opposite direction crossed lanes, directly in the path of the Clouse family.
Jennifer's car slammed into the passenger door of the truck, killing the entire family, said investigators.
Troopers say the accident caused debris from the truck, including the engine, to be scattered along the roadway.
Two more vehicles ran into the debris. Investigators said one of those drivers got out to inspect the damage, but got back in his vehicle and left the scene.
The driver of the truck that caused the accident was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Investigators said they believe the rainy weather conditions may have been a factor in the crash.
DPS officials said they'd like to talk with any drivers who may have seen the accident.


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Steve Mackay (5 Albums, 8 Tracks)
2013 has been yet another strange chapter in the incredible musical voyage of Steve Mackay. After wrapping up a new album, he and his Stooges band-mates are touring the world once again. He joined his long time collaborators The Violent Femmes for a reunion show, the live Snakefinger album "History of the Blues" is going to be re-issued, and any free moment he is ready to join any of his numerous collaborators from 10 years of work with his "Radon Ensemble".
Preparing for our first release as Polyglot, "Sometimes Like This I Talk" we were thrilled when Iggy Pop offered to contribute vocals to a song and later used it for a feature in the New York Times Style "Godfather's of Glam" article. However, not being ones to brag...we credited his performance as Ypsi Jim, an old Michigan nickname. Unfortunately, the song received little attention and surprisingly the limited edition 7" has not even sold out.
With our friends at WFMU and the Free Music Archive, we proudly offer a free listen to "The Prisoner" by Steve Mackay, with Mike Watt, Henry Barnes, Kamilsky and Iggy Pop. Please check out the other artists newly featured in the Polyglot Archive as well.
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APRIL 2015: The Voices of the Civil War is a five-year film series dedicated to celebrating and commemorating the Civil War over the course of the sesquicentennial. Each month, new episodes cover pertinent topics that follow the monthly events and issues as they unfolded for African Americans during the Civil War. Within these episodes there are various primary sources – letters and diaries, newspaper reports, and more - to recount various experiences of blacks during this period. We encourage your feedback and commentary through our Voices of the Civil War web blog.
Click here to visit the Voices of the Civil War blog to see previous episodes.
On April 9, 1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the American Civil War. Only three days later, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. While mourning the loss of President Lincoln and the more than half million lives lost in battle, Americans celebrated the end of the war.


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The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines addiction as "a strong and harmful need to regularly have something (such as a drug) or do something (such as gamble).
Now, this definition is nothing most of us haven't heard, and I don't feel it describes my general makeup. Well, unless you consider caffeine "strong and harmful," then I'm guilty. Other than that, I'm absolutely confident that I don't have an addictive personality—to drugs, alcohol, or gambling (I always lose my ass in Las Vegas, so gambling is out). I am all-good.
Then I started thinking about the fact that I can't help but do everything I can to make my fourth-gen Camaro go faster—either with engine mods or suspension upgrades. For some reason, no matter what I've recently upgraded on the car, after driving it for a while, I always feel the need to do more. So, I asked myself, "Do I need it regularly? Is it strong and harmful? Is there a possibility that I have an addictive personality?"
If so, the first thing I must do is admit I have a problem. So here goes: My name is Nick Licata and I'm addicted to speed. Not the downtown street drug type, but more like the adrenaline rush kind. Unfortunately, to me there's nothing in the world that compares to hammering the right pedal while simultaneously lifting the left and feeling the sensation of the car launching forward while the g-forces compress my body into the seat. Combine that with the menacing sound of the exhaust and the tires screaming in resistance, and there's no way my foot is coming up. In fact, my brain is reluctant to send the message to my leg that we've gone well past the finish line. OK, so maybe I do have a "little problem." But like the saying goes, "misery love company," and I'm fortunate to have the biggest support group ever: the readers of this magazine, website, and all of the followers on the Camaro Performers social media sites. Yes! That means there are close to 2 million of us big horsepower, corner cutting, Camaro-driving, endorphin-releasing "speed freaks."
That same Merriam-Webster dictionary also defines Support Group as, "a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another."
So it looks like we're all in this together!
Now, I'm no doctor and don't possess a Ph.D., but I've gone ahead and made my own diagnosis, anyway. We all have a medical condition called "excessive personalities." And due to this not being widely recognized (and the fact that I just made it up), there is no 12-step program, no antidote, and no dramatic intervention-based reality television show developed to deal with our condition, it's just something we'll have to live with.
So, should you consider yourself one of the millions with an "excessive personality," not to worry. Your local support group is available and waiting for you at the nearest dragstrip, autocross, or road course. And they are there to help … help you go even faster, that is!
You in?
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Shaggy With Glow-In-The-Dark Fangs WannaBeDRAGONETTE® (Small)
Shaggy With Glow-In-The-Dark Fangs WannaBeDRAGONETTE® (Small)
Shaggy Glow-In-The-Dark WannaBe DRAGONETTE™ Dragon Monster In Red - Cyclops
This listing is for ONE small Size Interactive Shaggy Glow-In-The-Dark WannaBe DRAGONETTE™ in Red with Blue Spikes. Makes unique Faux Fur Keyrings or bag charms.
An Interactive WannaBe DRAGONETTE™ is a collectible exclusively created by designer/maker Jean Lin and artisan crafted in the New York Metropolitan Area (NYC).
A WannaBe DRAGONETTE™ wishes it had jagged spikes down its back. Customize the DRAGONETTE™ spikes as you work towards making your wishes come true.
Illustrated instructions on how to interact with your DRAGONETTE™ will accompany your purchase.
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100% handmade by the designer from original design and pattern. Available in different colors.
Child safe construction following CPSIA Guidelines for ages 3+
An Original Design and Concept by Jean Lin.
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In New York, cool stuff is never hard to find –– or difficult to get to. Don't know where to be philanthropic? That's a non-issue. Can't cook a turkey? Who cares? Don't feel like trekking to a snow-covered rock face? No sweat, creatures of convenience — the Hudson Hotel just saved you a traffic-ridden road trip.
If you've been fiending for
peppermint schnapps flurries as much as we are, find yourself at the Hudson Lodge tonight. Underneath a 50-foot tent, there'll be gourmet ski lodge food for noshing, and all manner of backwoods fittings, like a faux winter sky, vintage toboggans, fur rugs, and a life-size bear...we're not kidding. As if that wasn't enough, there's also an aztec hot chocolate bar (yeah, you read that right!), ice-encased bottles with homemade simple syrups, and warm, winter cocktails –– bottoms up to Buttered Rum Toddies!
Ready for winter yet? Slide into your shearlings and skip through the slideshow. Like, who needs to leave the city when you've got all this in midtown? The only thing missing is a chairlift.
Hudson Lodge at Hudson Hotel, 356 West 58th Street (between 8th and 9th avenues); 212-554-6217.
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text: If you need to read a bio to learn about who Ozzy Osbourne is, then you're in the wrong profession. Ozzy Osbourne's career has spanned four decades and his music is as relevant today as ever. On any given day you can hear his music blasting at sporting events, in the movies, on the radio, in TV commercials, video games or on your iPod. Ozzy's not only a legend and an icon, but is a pioneer in his genre of music. He has helped open the door for countless bands by giving them their big break by taking them on tour or by taking them on Ozzfest, his all-day metal festival which is now in its 13th year. Ozzy also opened the door for celebrities to have their own reality TV shows (although I'm not sure he wants to take credit for that). Ozzy has always been an innovator. He leads and others follow. He was the first front man to leave a hugely successful band and have equal or greater success as a solo artist. He was the first to have his own hard rock/metal touring festival. He was the first to have a celebrity-reality television program. There's no doubt that Ozzy's impact will be felt for generations to come. Here are some milestones from Grammy Award-winning Ozzy Osbourne's 38-year career:THE SEVENTIES:


text: John Michael Turturro is an American actor, writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Quiz Show, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the first three films in the Transformers film series. He has appeared in over sixty films, and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. ... more on Wikipedia


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Springett, Mark, Griffiths, Richard N., Rice, Mark and Carmichael, Alex (2008) Inclusive interactive television: setting the agenda for innovative research. In: Changing television environments 6th European conference, EuroITV 2008: proceedings. Tscheligi, Manfred, Obrist, Marianna and Lugmayr, Artur, eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. (5066). Springer, Berlin. ISBN 9783540694786


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Three solar-powered sound sculptures exploring speculative futures of an empty lot in Little Haiti, Miami. Thank you Lotworks for the commission!
Reanimated biorhythmic and optical abberations as infrastructure for the Reanimation Library's Highland Park Branch.
Reanimated diagram of computer terminal as infrastructure for the Reanimation Library's Highland Park Branch.
An interventionist arcade game (disguised as an ATM Machine) installed surreptitiously in public spaces. Help free Bucky and Toothy from economic worry!
A solar-powered performance with sonic boom accompaniment and beehive smelter reverb chambers for Radius experimental radio.
Enthusiastic encouragement is an evocation of support often instigated by burning frustration. When performed attentively, it can be highly rewarding for both the speaker and recipient.
Anticipation is its own special type of euphoria —pre-excitement for the actual excitement. Anticipation can be the best part of road trips, blind dates, holidays and birthdays.
A GPS and compass-based disorienteering guidebook.
A bee flew through the window. Within 15 seconds it was trapped in a spider's web and the fight was on.
Hand-activated dioramic "computer" possibly predicting your luck in love.


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This may not be the information you're looking for but...my father, Horace Nall and his friend Howard built this house with their own hands except for the concret slab.My father was a mantinence supervisor for 30 some odd years,an electricican, plumber, cabinet maker..the cabinets in the home were hand made by him from antique oak floring out of a Primitive Babtist church. Use to people called them "hard-shell" baptists. Daddy was a "hard-shell" pastor for many years and loved his congregation with all his heart. My point is, other to brag on my father is to say the house was built much better than most homes. After he passed three years ago from the horrible disease Parkinsons,the house was sold to a young couple. I hope it's filled with as much love as Daddy put into building it, and as much love as we all shared there.See this property: 120 ROLEY DR ATMORE AL, ATMORE, AL
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There were a lot of reasons to celebrate in Allen Arena today.
Along with it being senior day and honoring Erin Pierce, Amy Trykowski, and Kaley Mohr, the Lipscomb Volleyball team celebrated a 3-1 win over ETSU, giving them a perfect 20-0 conference record, making them the first team in Atlantic Sun history to ever go undefeated in double round robin play.
"The girls have worked hard all year," said coach Brandon Rosenthal. "They took one match at a time, and had always had their sights set on this. But like we have said all year, this is just the beginning of the season."
ETSU took Lipscomb into four sets, making it only the second time all year that the Lady Bisons dropped a set within a match.
Lispcomb held the advantage in the first two sets 25-15 and 25-18. ETSU won set three 25-15, despite a six point run the Lady Bisons used to tie the set 18-18. Lipscomb finally got their 20th straight conference 25-17 in the fourth set.
"In the third set, ETSU played well and we didn't," said Rosenthal. We didn't really execute. We kind of got complacent in what we were trying to do. But these girls knew how to do it, it was just a matter of all the girls getting on the same page and it turned out well."
Meghan Hinemeyer led the Lady Bisons with 14 kills, with Alex Kelly adding 12 and Kaycee Green with 11. Seniors Amy Trykowski led the Bisons with a .500 hitting percentage and senior Erin Pierce was 2nd with a .375 hitting percentage.
"The seniors did tremendous tonight," said Rosenthal. "I thought Amy had a great match and Erin was her usual self, steady and got the job done. Kaley had some great serves in the first set.
"I can't say enough about our seniors and what they have done for this program."
Katie Rose contributed with 25 digs on the night. Jake Pease had 41 assists.
Lipscomb, now 20-0 and officially the best team in the conference, will travel to Ft. Myers, Fla. Wednesday morning to embark on another season goal: The conference tournament championship.
As the first seed, the Lady Bisons will have a bye in the first round and will look to start tournament play on Friday.
But as far as Rosenthal is concerned, nothing will be better than playing in Allen Arena in front of a home crowd.
"I can't say enough about our crowd, all year long, they've been awesome. And as far as our fans, going out on a win for them, it's a perfect way to end our home season."


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Johansson Unfazed By Facing Father, & 'Father,' in Hambletonian
Story by Rich Fisher for the Hambletonian Notes Team
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The fact that trainer Nancy Johansson will make her Hambletonian debut against her dad, Hall of Fame trainer Jimmy Takter, is one of the big storylines entering Saturday's race.
And while Johansson understands and appreciates the interest, it's not something that's really on her mind. Especially since, hey, there will be other trainers there too!
"It's no different to race against him than anybody else," said Johansson, who trains Hambletonian starter Resolve, adding with a laugh. "It's a horserace, there has to be other horses in there. He's one of the top trainers with one of the biggest barns, so I expect him to be there."
Trainer Nancy Johansson with Resolve
The two have teamed up for previous Hambletonian success, as Nancy was the caretaker for Takter's 2010 winner, Muscle Massive. She grew up learning the trade under Jimmy, who also won the 1997 Hambletonian with Malabar Man, having said in the past "I tell people that from going to my dad's 'school' I got a PhD in training."
But neither wants to mix business with pleasure, especially when it comes to head-to-head competition.
"We don't talk about it," Nancy said. "When we have family time, we talk about grandkids or other stuff.
"But we're both very competitive. I think deep down inside, if somebody beats him he would want it to be me. But it's really deep down because he really wants to win first himself."
And Takter has a good chance this year with favorite Father Patrick, along with two other highly regarded horses in the race – Trixton and Nuncio.
This won't be the first time father and daughter pitted their Hambletonian horses against each other. On July 19, Resolve finished second to Nuncio in the Reynolds Stakes.
Resolve has won two of seven races this year and hit the board six times. He has four wins in 19 career starts, earning $45,950.
The horse is owned by Hans Enggren, who won the 1985 Hambletonian with Prakas. Enggren is looking for another shot at Hambletonian glory, which is why he bought Resolve just a few weeks ago.
"He was pretty much purchased with the idea he was going to race in the Hambletonian," Johansson said. "Hans is getting up in age and he wants another go at the Hambletonian. He had seen the horse last year and liked him."
Enggren saw him again early in the spring and liked him just as much, if not more, but Resolve was not for sale. When he was put on the market, Hans made his move.
"We knew that if he raced good in the Reynolds he was going to the Hambletonian," Johansson said. "I didn't really expect him to race that good, so that was a good surprise. He's been solid all year.
"He's a nice horse. I think he's going to mature into a nice older horse. He's not staked to a lot this year, so he's going to have a kind of low-key 3-year-old season."
Winning the Hambletonian would certainly turn the key up a notch, and Johansson is happy with drawing the No. 1 post. But she was unhappy to see her dad's top horse get stuck in the difficult 10 hole.
"The draw helped us, but I didn't like to see Father Patrick draw bad," Johansson said. "He deserves to win the Hambletonian because he's just such an extremely fine animal. With post 10, anything can happen.
"I wouldn't be surprised if things shake out differently than expected, too."
One of Takter's trademarks is trying new things with a horse entering a final. Nancy is unsure if that will be necessary with Resolve.
"I don't know yet. We'll see," she said. "We changed a lot on the horse already. I think you have to be careful how much you change in a short amount of time.
"I feel pretty confident we have him the way we want him. He trained absolutely fantastic (Wednesday) morning. I couldn't ask for a better training session than he had (that) morning. I don't really feel like there is anything we need to take care of. Everything feels very even keel right now. It's a good situation."
And, as far as Johansson is concerned, a situation like any other when it comes to the trainers she will be facing in this race.


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In addition to the paid jobs, 20,000 other summer opportunities such as mentorships, internships and other training opportunities have been arranged, the White House said in a release.
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I am sick. My head is stuffed up, my chest hurts and I cannot concentrate. Camille did a little school until I begged for mercy. We are having a 24 hour mercy day off. I only went to the post office to get our Amazon order that came in. I am, after all- human. I can't think even to say anything about the items. It will have to wait.


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The town of Greenest was founded by the halfling Dharva Scatterheart, a rogue who fancied herself the queen of the Greenfields. Scatterheart passed away without ever achieving that level of eminence, but her town grew into a thriving community. Its success isn't surprising, since Greenest is the only town of any size astride the Uldoon Trail, the most direct road between the eastern cities of Dragon Coast, Cormyr, and Sembia with the Coast Way running south to the great cities of Amn, Tethyr, and far Calimshan. The trade caravans that pass through Greenest bring gold to the town's merchants and the craftsfolk, and the Governor Nighthill runs the town at the behest of the inhabitants.


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In 2007, quarterback Nick Elko rewrote the state record book at Arundel High.
On Thursday night, the Delaware State signal caller added another page to his superlatives.
Playing before family and friends at Morgan State, Elko, now a redshirt senior, sliced through the Bears' defense with near surgical precision, completing 17 straight passes in the first half to set a school record and leading the Hornets to a 28-23 win in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.
"With the talent that kid has throwing the football, we were pretty sure they were going to try and throw it against us," Morgan coach Donald Hill-Eley said. "We never could really get him off balance."
Down by 14, the Bears rallied late, but came up short when quarterback Seth Higgins, under pressure, was forced out of bounds well short on a fourth-and-10 from Delaware State's 31-yard-line.
Playing before a national television audience, Elko completed 33 of 43 passes for 398 yards and two touchdowns as the Hornets rang up 502 yards of total offense. The numbers were reminiscent of his senior year at Arundel, when he set state records for touchdown passes (43), passing yards (3,091), completions (260) and pass attempts (431).
The loss was the third straight for the Bears (3-5, 2-3 MEAC), who need to win each of their final three games to avoid their third straight losing season. Morgan totaled just 286 yards of offense, with top weapon Travis Davidson gaining 82 yards on 21 carries.
Delaware State (5-3, 4-1) has won four straight.
For Morgan, which a year ago shut out the Hornets in a driving rainstorm, the defeat was especially painful. The Bears lost starting quarterback Josh Council with a sprained left ankle following a sack late in the third quarter. He finished 13 of 19 for 68 yards before being replaced by Higgins.
Council, a 6-foot-4 redshirt sophomore, moved the Bears efficiently early, completing passes to convert each of their first three third-down attempts. After driving to the Hornets' 41, he used his legs to put Morgan on the board.
Council took the snap out of the shotgun, faked a handoff to Davidson and took off up the middle, cutting right behind a block and rushing for a 41-yard touchdown 4:10 into the game. Last week he ran for a score from 35-yards out.
If the Bears started hot, however, Elko was simply on fire.
"We had a pass-happy gameplan going in, so we knew we were going to try to pass and pass early," Elko said. "The coach just kind of put it in my hands. I tried to spread the ball around and give everyone a chance."
Often throwing out of four- and five-receiver sets, Elko connected on 18 of his first 19 passes. On the opening play of the second quarter, his deep pass to speedy wide receiver Travis Tarpley pushed the ball deep into Morgan territory. Three plays, he found Tarpley in the back corner of the end zone to tie the game.
On the ensuing kickoff, however, Morgan's Tyrone Hendrix caught the ball two yards deep in the end zone, took off to his left and burst into the open, sprinting down the far sideline for a touchdown to put the Bears back on top. It marked the third time in school history the Bears had a kickoff return of at least 100 yards, and first since 1986.
The joy would be short-lived.
Elko quickly picked up where he left off, completing four straight passes before Justin Wilson dropped a pass over the middle. On a fourth-and-4, he found Tarpley alone in the middle of the endzone
Delaware State appeared to take the lead late in the half, but officials used replay to reverse Elko's pass to Wilson in the back corner of the endzone, ruling it out of bounds. Mitchell Ward connected on a 31-yard field goal to put the Hornets ahead, and he added a 24-yarder as time expired in the second quarter to put the Hornets up, 20-14.
After forcing a punt on Morgan's first drive of the second half, Delaware State further extended its lead by driving 80 yards, including passes of 36 and 22 yards, capped by Nagee Jackson's 2-yard run. Elko's two-point conversion pass to Josh Bailey made it 28-14.
Morgan pulled to within eight on Council's five-yard keeper, but could get no closer as kicker Earvin Gonzalez missed his first extra point of the season.
Higgins led the Bears on a drive midway through the fourth, with Gonzalez's 39-yard field goal attempt hitting the right upright and bouncing through to cut the deficit to 28-23.


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Vegetarian Char Siu Recipe (Tofu Xa Xiu)
If you've been to an Asian market, you've probably noticed the long pieces of Chinese-style barbecue meat glistening with red sauce on hangers. The red sauce is char siu sauce (in Vietnamese, it's called xá xíu). Since my husband Lulu is a vegetarian, I made a tofu version and coated the fried tofu with the sweet sauce. It's made with honey (but I used date syrup for a darker color), hoisin sauce, reduced soy sauce, dry sherry (optional), fresh ginger, five spice powder and sesame oil. I added a little red food coloring to reach the typical char siu color but really, it's up to you. To finish the dish I sautéed the tofu with shiitake mushrooms and red and green onions.
I didn't miss eating meat at all, but of course, you could use the sauce on a pork tenderloin and generously baste the meat with the eye-catching sauce, if you prefer.
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Whole Wheat Gnocchi Stroganoff Recipe
The term "stroganoff" is synonymous with beef, but for this dish I made everything vegetarian. I used the usual ingredients needed for the sauce, which originated from Russia: mushrooms, onions, shallots, vodka, sour cream, coarse-grain mustard and tomato paste, but I paired it with my homemade gnocchi. This was my first experiment with making gnocchi from whole wheat flour. To ensure that the pasta turned out moist and to enhance the flavor, I added goat ricotta cheese.
If you have a vegetarian in the house as I do, finding an alternative to meat dishes isn't as complicated as it seems. Try this recipe, and you'll agree.
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Mushroom and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast
Mushroom and cheese stuffed chicken breast is a quick and easy chicken recipe for dinner. I used goat ricotta cheese, shiitake mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes and lemon to flavor the meat. Chicken breast can be dry, so I marinated the meat and cooked the chicken for only 15 minutes. It's perhaps more of a roll than a stuffing, but either way, it's delicious.
My mother-in-law is an absolute creature of habit, and when we plan on cooking chicken, her preference is always poulet roti. Contrary to the stereotype, I love my mother-in-law dearly, so don't think I'm complaining, but it takes a miracle to get her to try new things. A couple of nights ago, we had some dinner guests and we had to come up with a main course. We had chicken breasts in the house, but no whole chicken. My mother-in-law was ready to go to the market to get a whole chicken, but I was able to convince her to give this recipe a try.
Given the time crunch, she grudgingly gave in and let me prepare the dish. When she tasted it, she asked me why I haven't made it before! I see a lot of stuffed chicken breasts in my future, and if you try this recipe, I bet you will too!
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Vietnamese Fried Bean Curd Soup (Hu Tieu Chay)
Lulu calls hủ tiếu chay (fried bean curd soup in Vietnamese) the ultimate Asian comfort food. The hearty broth is flavored with bold Asian ingredients, such as ginger, garlic and mushroom seasoning salt. There are a couple of uncommon elements; I used Fuji apples and rock sugar to add a touch of sweetness to the broth, and a Vietnamese variety of cured daikon radish (củ cải khô) that provides the signature flavor of hủ tiếu broth.
The real treat though, is the addition of fried tofu skin. It's used throughout vegetarian Vietnamese cuisine as a substitute for fried pork or chicken skin in mock meat dishes. The texture is crispy, yet chewy, and really shows off the versatility of tofu.
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1/12th of recipe (1 cupcake): 138 calories, 3g fat, 230mg sodium, 26.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 16.5g sugars, 1.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 4* These could very well be the most refreshing cupcakes EVER! Lemon cake and berry topping with a tasty surprise inside...
Ingredients: 1/3 cup vanilla frosting 1/4 cup low-sugar strawberry preserves 1 3/4 cups moist-style yellow cake mix 1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original) 1 tbsp. lemon zest 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed and drained Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with foil baking cups, or spray it with nonstick spray. In a medium bowl, mix frosting with 2 tbsp. preserves until uniform. Cover and refrigerate. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, egg substitute, lemon zest, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Add lemon juice and 1/4 cup water, and whisk until smooth and uniform. Evenly distribute batter among the cups of the muffin pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 12 - 14 minutes. Let cool completely, about 10 minutes in the pan and 15 minutes out of the pan. Use a knife or narrow spoon handle to create a centered hole through the top of each cupcake about 1/2-inch wide, stopping about 3/4ths of the way through. Place thawed and drained strawberries in a small blender or food processor. Add remaining 2 tbsp. preserves, and puree until smooth. Transfer strawberry mixture to one of the bottom corners of a sealable plastic bag. Remove air and seal. Snip off a small part of that corner with scissors. Gently squeeze the bag, and evenly pipe mixture through the hole in the bag's corner and into the holes in the cupcakes. Evenly spread frosting mixture over the cupcakes. Eat up! MAKES 12 SERVINGS
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Kristen Stewart + Rob Pattinson Are Shacking Up Again
Dry your tears, Twihards. Bella and Edward — or, for the rest of us, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson — are once again living in sin.
As onscreen vampires, the couple has survived mortality, werewolves and awful storylines, but their offscreen romance was rocked to the core when photos of Stewart canoodling with her older, married and decidedly less attractive 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders surfaced. (No disrespect to Sanders, but this is Edward effing Cullen we're talking about. He sparkles, yo.)
Anyway, the fallout was bad. KStew issued a bumbling, stumbling apology, exceeded in awkwardness only by her red carpet appearances. Meanwhile, RPatz moved out of their shared abode, and it appeared that the promo cycle for the final 'Twilight' film this fall was going to be a rather delicious mess.
Now, though, it seems the duo has patched things up — because he's reportedly returned to the non-marital home.
"They are living together and have reconciled," an insider told Us Weekly. That said, Pattinson is "extra-sensitive" and "insecure" at this point, so things are still rather touch-and-go.
Come to think of it, maybe we should use another phrase. It was Stewart's "touching" and "going" that started this whole disaster in the first place.


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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Landon Donovan scored in the 74th minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-1 tie with the Chicago Fire on Sunday.
Donovan has three goals in two games since he was left off the U.S. World Cup team roster. After going scoreless in his first six matches, he scored twice in Los Angeles' 4-1 victory over Philadelphia last Sunday.
Robbie Keane set up the goal, forced a turnover by Fire midfielder Chris Ritter. The Galaxy's Robbie Rogers tracked down the ball to the right of the goal and fed the wide-open Donovan on the left.
Los Angeles (4-3-4) extended its unbeaten streak to three matches at 1-0-2. Chicago (2-3-7) is 2-1-1 in its last four games.
Fire captain Jeff Larentowicz converted a penalty kick in the 68th minute.
The kick was awarded when forward Quincy Amarikwa was cut down by Galaxy midfielder Juninho. The foul was committed a step outside the penalty area, but referee Hilario Grajeda awarded the penalty kick anyway, and Larentowicz converted for his third goal of the season.
Keane missed a great chance in the 61st minute, firing wide on goalkeeper Sean Johnson after a perfect feed from Stefan Ishizaki.
Donovan's goal was Los Angeles' only on-target shot. Johnson made no saves, while Galaxy goalkeeper Jamie Penedo made two.
Chicago forward Mike Magee, last year's league MVP, missed the game because of a calf injury.