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2012 Hall inductees: Sundin, Sakic, Oates, Bureby Dan Rosen
Joe Sakic vividly remembers attending his first NHL game at Pacific Coliseum and seeing the Vancouver Canucks play host to the Atlanta Flames. He was with his dad. He was four years old.
The score and the date are all long forgotten, but the memory of the event lives on in Sakic's mind because it was at that game that the young child from Burnaby, B.C., decided he wanted to be a hockey player.
"I don't think I remember anything else from age 10 down, but I do remember that," Sakic said. "I wanted to play that sport."
He played it like a Hall of Famer, which is exactly what Sakic will become later this year.
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 18-member selection committee voted for Sakic and fellow first-time eligible candidate Mats Sundin along with holdovers Pavel Bure and Adam Oates to make up the Class of 2012. They will officially become honored members of the Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Nov. 12 in Toronto.
Sakic and Sundin each retired following the 2008-09 season, so they waited the required three years before being eligible for induction per the Hall's rules. Bure retired in 2003 and has been eligible for induction since 2006. Oates, whose banner day also included him being named the new coach of the Washington Capitals, retired in 2004 and has been eligible since 2007.
Brendan Shanahan, who was considered by many to be a favorite for induction in his first year of eligibility due to his 656 career goals, will instead have to wait at least another year or more. As will Jeremy Roenick, Curtis Joseph, Eric Lindros, Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley and a number of other Hall hopefuls.
"I think what it is, is you really fall in love," Sakic said. "I fell in love with playing hockey. That's all I wanted to do, whether it was on the ice or street hockey, it didn't really matter."
Sakic was considered a shoo-in for induction in his first year eligible. He won everything he could possibly win in a 20-year playing career in the NHL, including the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001, the Hart Trophy, the Conn Smythe Trophy and an Olympic gold medal with Team Canada in 2002, when he was also named the tournament's MVP.
He played his entire career with the Quebec/Colorado franchise and registered 1,641 points on 625 goals and 1,016 assists -- all are franchise records. He is still with the Avalanche in an executive role.
"When I look back at all the great players I played against and with, not only as a player and a person, Joe Sakic is right up there at No. 1," said Sundin, who played four seasons with Sakic in Quebec before being dealt to Toronto. "What a role model for me to break into the League with a team like that, having players like Joe Sakic to really help you out. A big reason why I had a chance to be inducted is because of Joe Sakic."
Sundin went on to greatness in a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater. He played 13 seasons in Toronto and was the Leafs' captain from 1997-2008. Sundin holds franchise records for most goals (420), assists by a forward (567) and total points (987). He finished his career with 564 goals and 785 assists for 1,349 points in 1,346 games.
Sundin never won the Stanley Cup with the Leafs, but he was without question the face of the franchise for many years and at least helped Toronto reach the Eastern Conference Finals in 1999. He came to Toronto in a trade that sent Leafs captain and fan favorite Wendel Clark to Quebec.
"I think you have to be part of the Toronto Maple Leafs to understand the importance of the team for the city of Toronto," Sundin said. "It took a little while to learn that and also to understand the pressure to be a Toronto Maple Leafs player and coach and management, to live with that. The whole city lives and breathes the Toronto Maple Leafs. The longer you're there, you appreciate it more and you understand it's bigger than just trying to be a player. It was certainly the best time of my life.
"There is no team in the sports world that deserves to win a championship more than the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hopefully there will be a championship in Toronto soon."
Sundin, who was the first European to be drafted No. 1 (1989 by Quebec), also had a marvelous career on the international stage. He played in 14 tournaments for Team Sweden and capped his international career by captaining Tre Kroner to the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
"You could instantly tell what a great hockey player Mats was," Sakic said. "He would take over and dominate games even in his rookie year. Obviously we got split up and he became a great leader for the Maple Leafs. Just a tremendous hockey player. Every time we played Toronto, you circled one guy. Mats was just a force there. I loved watching Mats play."
"When I look back at all the great players I played against and with, not only as a player and a person, Joe Sakic is right up there at No. 1 ... A big reason why I had a chance to be inducted is because of Joe Sakic."
-- Mats Sundin, who played four seasons with Sakic in Quebec before being dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Oates is still striving for his first Stanley Cup championship. He came close as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils this month, but fell two wins short in losing to the Los Angeles Kings. Now he'll try as a rookie head coach with the Washington Capitals, a position he was appointed to just a few hours before he got the call from the Hall.
"Obviously it's a fantastic day," Oates said. "I don't know if that has ever happened before. I gotta go out and play lotto."
Maybe he can pass the money to someone else and let them buy the ticket. After all, Oates was at his best over a 19-year NHL career delivering the goods so someone else could cash in on the rewards.
He is sixth all-time in the NHL in assists with 1,079. He added 341 goals for 1,420 points in 1,337 games combined with Detroit, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim and Edmonton from 1985-2004. He credits his father's passion for soccer and his parents' push for him to be an unselfish athlete for his ability to pass the puck.
"Yes, Wayne Gretzky was the best player to ever play the game, but I tell you one thing -- in my era it was Wayne and Adam Oates for playmaking," Sakic said. "He made everybody around him better. If there is a guy you want on your team to set anybody up it was Adam Oates. He was unbelievable, one of the best playmakers of all time."
Remarkably, Oates was never drafted into the NHL. He was bypassed and instead went to play college hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Oates played three seasons and won a NCAA Division I championship in 1985 before the Detroit Red Wings signed him as a free agent.
He went on to stardom in St. Louis playing alongside Brett Hull before putting up 142 points with Boston in 1992-93 and then 112 in 1993-94. Oates was still the NHL's best assist man at the age of 39. He finished with 69 assists for Washington in 2000-01.
"I was kind of a late-bloomer," Oates said. "When the scouts look at the draft, they look at the big kids. I was a small kid, a late-bloomer that slipped through the cracks. It allowed me to go to college, and then came that second wave of guys that got signed. I got to play 19 years in this League, and I'm very fortunate."
Bure got to play only 12 seasons due to chronic knee problems, but he packed a lot into that time. After defecting with his family from Russia to play in Vancouver, Bure won the Calder Trophy as the League's best rookie in 1992 and went on to be a two-time 60-goal scorer. He also scored 59 in one season and 58 in another.
Bure played in only 702 games, but he scored 779 points. He averaged 36.7 goals per season.
"It's a huge honor to be in the Hall of Fame," Bure said from Russia. "I wouldn't be there without Pat Quinn. He was my first coach, my first general manager and president. He was like a father for me."
Quinn, who is one of the co-chairs for the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee, said Tuesday was an especially proud day for him. He coached Bure in Vancouver, Sundin in Toronto and Sakic at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
"It's just incredible, really," Quinn said. "Having been around Pavel and Mats, and then also Joe on the Canadian teams, it's been such a privilege for me as a coach and hockey person. I watched them perform at such high levels all the time. I watched Pavel grow as a 20-year-old and become one of the brightest starts in the game. Mats was truly one of the great captains. With Joe, he was just spectacular in 2002. He was such a privilege to be around. He was a key leader for us. We wouldn't have a gold medal but for his accomplishments.
"I am proud today. It's a good day for me as well."
Follow Dan Rosen on Twitter at: @drosennhl

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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio Little League baseball official is scheduled to appear in court next week after being indicted on child pornography charges.
The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/Rnop0h ) reports that 49-year-old Roger Fox Jr. was arrested Friday by sheriff's deputies in Butler County in southwest Ohio. Fox serves as a district administrator for Ohio Little League.
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As district administrator, Fox is responsible for setting up state tournaments and aiding in the administrative duties of 12 Little League organizations in the region.
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Midtown: Sports
Wakefield girls take second
Apex coach Roy Cooper's 30th year as track and field coach nearly ended with a state championship. But on Saturday, the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A track and field championships went to teams from Winston-Salem – the Parkland girls and Mount Tabor boys. Mount Tabor clinched the title 63-57 in the final event.
"The kids that we brought up here ended up performing at or better than we thought we would perform. We just came up a little short there and there," Cooper said.
Parkland's 89 points were well beyond coach Ann Graham's Wakefield girls, who finished runner-up for the second straight year. But second was no small feat for the young team, whose 51 points narrowly topped other Triangle teams like Cary (47, 4th), Apex (46, T5th) and Southeast Raleigh (46, T5th).
"We didn't have any championship medals, but overall they all did well," Graham said.
Saturday was also the end of an amazing run for Knightdale's boys track and field team, who had won the last seven straight boys' titles – four indoor, three outdoor. When they arrived on campus, the Knights had no state titles.
"All year it wasn't going in our directions. We had some of our best players injured with knee problems and back problems. But it is what it is. We can still say we had a great career," said Johnson, who recently won the NCHSAA's male athlete of the year award.
Even if the team scores didn't go the Triangle's way, the podium was a frequent stop for the area's athletes.
Apex dominates field events: In some years, Apex junior Sydnei Murphy would have been the girls' MVP. She had the most individual points, but this year the MVP was decided on a coaches' vote and went to Parkland's Katlin Sherman.
Murphy won the long jump (19-5.25) and triple jump (39-7.5). In sprints, she was second in the 100 and sixth in the 200, accruing 32 points.
"It's a blessing, since I just started" the triple and long jump, Murphy said. "I didn't expect to come to states in four events and win multiple because I hadn't even been jumping."
Apex's big day was fueled by field events. The Cougars went first (Drew Pedersen, 15-6), third (defending champ Joe DeVries, 14-6) and fourth (Michael Utecht, 14-6) in the boys pole vault.
"Every meet is anyone's meet. They are the ones getting me to the higher bars, driving me and motivating me," Pedersen said. "We all help each other with our steps and what to do. If our coach can't be with us, we coach each other."
Apex's Jason Lockamy, who won the team's NCHSAA sportsmanship award, was third in the boys discus and teammate Reyho Tshiama won the triple jump (46-5).
"They told me it was my last jump and I had to (win) it. And I did it," Tshiama said. "I just wanted to win a state championship for my coach (Cooper)."
Apex's Anna Eaton won the girls pole vault state title (12-6) and teammate Sydney Isgett was fourth to give the Cougars five state placers in the event.
"We have a lot of support from our team," Eaton said. "We all train together and help each other out. And our coaches are great."
In other events, Jordan's Jordyn Brown edged two others in high jump (5-4) on misses to win.
"I cleared everything on the first attempt up until 5-6, which put me in a good position," Brown said. "I feel amazing."
Wakefield's Ellijah Mallory (56-0.75) won the boys shot put, his only event of the day, despite his doubts. Holly Springs sophomore Daniel Ligons was third.
"Today (Pine Forest's Ryan Davis) threw (54 feet) and I was like 'uh oh,' " said Mallory, who lost to Davis in indoor season. After a quick switch of foot placement, his fifth throw surpassed Davis. "I really didn't want to lose today. I need this state title."
Holly Springs' Lamar Nobles was fourth in the long jump and won the high jump title (6-6).
"I didn't do good at regionals in the high jump, so I worked hard this week," Nobles said. "I had to work on my approach."
Others who placed on the podium (top four) included K'Lynn Beal of Broughton, who was fourth in the girls long jump and second in the triple jump. Northern Durham's Mookie Chavis was fourth in the girls shot put.
Knightdale senior Mariah Ballen was fourth in the girls high jump and Southeast Raleigh's Hasana Clark was third in the girls discus.
East Wake's Damontay Rhem was fourth in the boys discus while Garner's Michael Jenkins was third in the boys triple jump.
In sprints, Howell wins twice: Southeast Raleigh senior Jacklyn Howell was a double-winner, sweeping the hurdles – a 13.52 in the 100 hurdles, which broke the state record, and 44.67 in the 300 hurdles.
"I love to end my high school career with two wins. That (is) a very good closer for me going out of high school," Howell said.
Cary's Layla White won the girls 400 (55.41) while Southeast Raleigh's Jasmin Allen was fourth. White was also second in the 200.
"I feel happy because last year in oudoor I got hurt. I ran but I wasn't as good. This year I wanted to show that I'm good indoor and outdoor," White said.
In his sophomore campaign, Hillside's Marcus Krah won the 110 hurdles (14.06) and was third in the boys long jump.
"It felt awesome," Krah said. "I woke up this morning and told myself I wanted to win at least one."
Southeast Raleigh's Jamaree Murray won the boys 400 (47.77), edging Knightdale's Johnson. Murray was second in the 200.
"Last year I came up short – got second last year – but I was dealing with a lot of injuries. This past season I've been working on staying healthy," Murray said. "It wasn't the time I wanted, but a win is a win."
Garner's Nyheim Hines, a junior but running in his last NCHSAA championship as he plans to graduate a semester early, was second in the boys' 100 dash and 300 hurdles
Sanderson's Emmanuel Jackson was second in the 110 hurdles. Broughton's Therius Styles was third in the boys' 100 while Hillside's McKinly Brown was fourth in the 300 hurdles.
Wakefield sophomore Breanne Bygrave, who won her team's NCHSAA sportsmanship award, was third in the girls' 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. Wolverines teammate Ama-Selina Tschume – who was also third in the 200 – was third in the 100 dash while Riverside's Atlanta Woodall was fourth.
Clayton's Kennedy Thorne was fourth in the 300 hurdles.
Henes, Coulter second in distance: There were no area winners in distance events, but Green Hope's Elly Henes was second in the girls 1,600. Apex's Mihret Coulter was second in the boys 1,600 while Fuquay-Varina's Parker Lee was third.
Panther Creek's Rebekah Greengrass was third in the girls 3,200 while Green Hope's Theresa Enright was fourth. In the boys' 3,200 race, Broughton's William Roberson was second and East Chapel Hill's Ryan Brady was third.
In the 800, Cary's Lakeisha Warner was second in the girls race while Southeast Raleigh's Jayquan Williams took fourth among the boys.
Cary takes a relay win: Cary's all-junior girls team of Julia Brown, Lakeisha Warner, Cayla Rodney and White won the 4-by-800 relay (9:09.58). Green Hope was third.
Wakefield's girls were fourth in the 4-by-800, third in the 4-by-200 and second in the 4-by-100.
Southeast Raleigh's girls were third in the 4-by-100. Cary's girls were second in the 4-by-400 while Sanderson was third.
Southeast Raleigh's boys won the 4-by-400 (3:16.12) and Wakefield moved up from fourth to third after Knightdale was disqualified for "unsporting conduct."
Green Hope's all-senior boys 4-by-800 relay team was second while Knightdale was fourth. Garner was fourth in the 4-by-100 boys relay.
Wheelchair and adaptive races: This was the first time the NCHSAA title had wheelchair events become a deciding factor. Mount Tabor scored eight points from its wheelchair events to win by six.
Hillside freshman Desmond Jackson became the first NCHSAA amputee to compete. He earned one point each in the "adaptive" 100, 200, 400 and long jump.
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On the morning of Chuck's Snuff tour stop in Minneapolis I had awoken short the sight in one eye. Never one to miss a Chuck reading, with a prepaid ticket and voucher for a signed copy in hand, and being an old hand at injuries from my many years as an idiot, I went ahead and kicked-started the old Triumph Bonneville, like an idiot, and rode to the reading James Joyce style. Per internet rumors, I was fully expecting to see Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting, Filth) as the reported "opening act," so the name Donald Ray Pollock brought about a "Donald Ray who?"
No, my hardcover Trainspotting would not be autographed. But there was this Donald Ray Pollock guy. Fine. I'll maintain a wait and see attitude.
On the cover of his collection of short stories, Knockemstiff, was a praiseful blurb from Chuck himself. The discovery of Craig Clevenger's awesome The Contortionist's Handbook came immediately to mind as an instance Chuck's nod paid off in spades. How had I not heard of this Pollock guy?
The Minneapolis venue—the notorious Triple Rock Social Club—was packed nuts to butts with the hyper aggressive excitable young crowd known to populate Chuck's readings, a festive attitude redoubled by the venue's reputation as the local home of punk rock. The mild mannered, standoffish Donald Ray Pollock was a figure of contrast in his nondescript long sleeve button up amidst the summer swelter of tank tops and tattoos, sitting alone at a folding table, looking, oh, what was it they said of John Wayne Gacy? Oh yeah, typical. A quiet type. A real sicko.
But after Mr. Pollock's reading I had forgotten all about missing Mr. Welsh and had my doubts that Snuff might reach the top of my read pile before Knockemstiff would.
When it came time to open up the night I cannot describe the crowd's facial reactions to his reading of "Bactine," (the whole one eye thing hampered my viewing) but I can certainly attest to the choked silence and enthusiastic applause. Don's reading had lived up to his book's title. Of course I purchased and had him autograph Knockemstiff, and funny thing is, compared to the rest of Knockemstiff, "Bactine" is quite tame. Donald makes Chuck's work, a man known for inciting mass blackouts and vomit at his own readings, seem family friendly in comparison.
And he was just getting started. His forthcoming novel, The Devil All the Time, slated for release this July, promises to be that thing darker than black all the gothy, unshockable and jaded masochists have been waiting for: a tale to drag them back to that place they awaken from, eager to forget, drenched in cold sweat.
BRIEN PIECH: So you're from Ohio. I also have Midwestern roots. Growing up in northern Indiana, my dad actually worked at the Miles Bactine manufacturing plant, so the sting of that story really resonated with me. Weirder still, you used an old Dodge Super Bee in one story, which is my dream car. If I recall correctly it was a 1970, the last year of the Coronet body. And as kids we used to troll around a dilapidated drive-in theater on our BMXs. There were so many parallels to my formative years in Knockemstiff stories, how much did you root those stories in childhood experiences and draw from the shared themes of life in that rust belt region?
DONALD RAY POLLOCK: Sure, quite a few of the small details in my fiction are inspired by things I saw or did or heard about when I was young. For example, when I was in my early teens, I used to huff Bactine with some other kids; you have to understand that it was around 1969--1972 and we were influenced by the whole hippie culture, even in Knockemstiff. Some of us would do anything for a high, and when there wasn't anything good around, that included strange pills from medicine cabinets, gasoline, glue, morning glory seeds, all sorts of horrible stuff. As for cars, especially because we lived in the country, a set of wheels was a big deal to us. Without a car, or at least a friend who had one, you were stuck in the sticks. I had a buddy who owned a Super Bee, and, yeah, we went to the drive-in a lot when I was growing up. You pay more attention to stuff when you're younger, and that's probably the reason those things have stuck with me and ended up in the stories.
BP: You toured with the infamous Chuck Palahniuk. What was the craziest thing that happened on the road?
DRP: Ha! Other than getting back to the hotel late because Chuck had just spent 4-5 hours signing books and talking to fans (damn, that man is dedicated to his readers!), I can't think of anything. You have to figure, I don't drink or drug anymore, and I'm in my fifties now. I did all my crazy stuff years ago.
BP: Talk about your upcoming novel The Devil All the Time (due out this July). Should parents keep it out of reach of children?
DRP: The Devil All the Time is not a children's book! In fact, I'd be leery of recommending it to many adults. The book is dark, and let's face it, many people don't like that type of stuff. They want a story that will help them forget the real darkness around them, and you really can't blame them. It is set in the Midwest--mostly in Ohio and West Virginia from the end of World War Two to 1966--and is about good and evil and the gray, blurry line that often runs in-between those two absolutes. The cast of characters includes a serial killer husband-and-wife team, a corrupt lawman, insane preachers, and a decent young man named Arvin Eugene Russell. I'm sure some readers are going to think I went a little too far with the grittiness and horror, but that's the world I came up with. There are several different story lines going on that eventually connect, and I divided the book into 7 sections to handle the transitions better. Though I'm not sure how you would classify The Devil All The Time, "Gothic hillbilly noir" might be an apt description.
BP: Just what we need, another genre! This will be your second piece written in a setting before the technological revolution. I know a lot of writers are finding it hard to include technology in their work. The ease of access to information certainly sucks all the fun out of the fact discovery process that seemed to be the big reveal process of so many intrigue based plots. Are cell phones and the internet something you consciously avoid?
DRP: Yes, I tend to see that stuff mostly as a subject for science fiction or satire, but I do understand that's only because I'm not that excited by it. Personally, I'd rather things didn't move so fast. Still, I use the internet quite a bit, as far as email goes anyway, and I'm on Facebook, at least for the time being. And I have a website (www.donaldraypollock.com), though someone else takes care of it. But as for cell phones, and I'll probably sound like a crank here, I don't carry one and consider them mostly a nuisance, though I do realize they're a great tool if used properly, like for emergencies. I think Stephen King once referred to them as "Twentieth Century slave bracelets." I hope there will come a time when people will begin to consider it "cool" or smart NOT to have one. To feel that you need to be connected and jabbering or tweeting or texting to people 24/7 through a piece of plastic, other than for serious business, seems to indicate that you are very insecure or co-dependent or screwed up in some other way. I mean, I've been in the check-out line at the grocery store and heard grown men make a call while they're paying the cashier to tell someone that they are heading to the parking lot now. I've met college students who call their parents four or five times a day. What the fuck? It's an addiction. As for writing, I work in my attic and there is no phone or internet access up there. I need a significant block of time that is quiet and uninterrupted to get anything done. And regardless of what many some researchers say, technology and this weird desire to always be connected has to be making it harder for most people to stay focused on anything for any extended period of time.
BP: Well I'm only 32 and I share those sentiments exactly. They said the machine would reduce us to a three day work week during the Industrial Revolution, and here we are. Especially in this country, Europe laughs at our 40+ hours and one week of vacation. So there's a lot of truth to that. There's a certain romance, especially from the perspective of a writer, about simplicity and time for silent reflection. If you could have written anything by a LIVING author, what would it be and why?
DRP: That's a tough question. There are a ton of books out there that I wish I had written. I come across a new one at least five or six times a year. For today though, I'm going to say Paul Fussell's The Great War and Modern Memory, one of the best non-fiction books of the twentieth century, which deals in a brilliant way with the themes, myths and literature generated by World War One. Everything about the world pretty much changed during those four years, bringing about or at least accelerating the modern age, and I find that period fascinating.
BP: You seem like a pretty affable guy, but your writing is so twisted and dark. Tell our readers a bit about your creative process, assuming you're not personally familiar with depraved tweaker trucker sex on Black Beauties and meth, and how you get in tune with that bleakness.
DRP: I hate to admit it, but I'm really a very normal person. As for the "creative process," I have no idea how to talk about that. Where some of the stuff comes from is a mystery to me. I just sit and type and stare at the wall and ideas or scenes or a bit of dialogue begin to form and if I stick with it long enough, it coalesces into a story. I do get a bit uneasy when I meet someone who had read my stuff because a lot of people have a difficult time separating the writer from the work. Some think that if you write about serial killers or sickos, then you must be one, or have at least thought about being one!
BP: I guess "normal" is up to interpretation. You were in your 50s when you finally published. But the product was well worth it. Any advice for aspiring writers, especially younger writers in their 20s and 30s in a hurry to get their work out there?
DRP: I was forty-five when I decided to try my hand at writing and fifty-three when Knockemstiff was published. I have read that a writer or a musician or whatever should usually figure working as an apprentice for around ten years, and I'd been working hard for seven before Doubleday bought the book. I think you just need to figure that it's a long haul to get anywhere, and that you need to have patience and write every day. And if you're in a hurry, you need to work twice as hard. Too, and I know this has been pounded into the ground, you need to read a lot. If you don't love to read, then you're probably not going to make it as a writer. And don't wait as long as I did before you start!
BP: Collections are notoriously difficult to sell. But Knockemstiff made it to the shelves on Doubleday, as your first effort, no less. Beyond the standard advice about getting a few examples published to lend the work legitimacy, what was your experience like shopping a collection, and getting it picked up by a very reputable publisher?
DRP: I was very lucky with Knockemstiff. An agent read one of my stories in Third Coast and called me, asked if I had a book and if I had an agent. I had just finished what I thought might be a collection of stories and sent the manuscript to him (I'd been planning on sending the book out to the different contests, like the Flannery O'Connor and the Iowa, etc.). A couple of weeks later I signed with Inkwell, and they sold the book maybe a month after that. I repeat: I was very lucky. There are a lot of writers out there who are much better than me and still waiting to catch that break. The only thing I can say is that agents really do read the small magazines and once in a while, if you stick with it, something good happens. A writer definitely needs to have more patience than most people.
BP: Were your kids shocked to find out how messed up their dad is in the head?
DRP: Well, my daughter and I get along pretty well, and she's never mentioned that she thinks I'm a psycho or anything. I did drink and drug a lot when I was young, but I've been clean for over twenty years now. She barely remembers those days, thank God.
BP: I've heard that Stephen King writes in a secluded shack with no internet access while he listens to Megadeth and Iron Maiden all day. Do you have any quirks or odd techniques that help you access your voice?
DRP: Not really. As I mentioned, I write in my attic and there's no internet or phone up there. I will go through a period of maybe 3-4 months when I get up around 6 AM and write until 11 AM, then I'll switch over to nights and write from, say, 8 PM until 2 AM. Believe me, there are a lot of days when nothing much is happening, but I stay at the desk. I work better at night, but prefer getting the work out of the way early in the day, so I don't have it hanging over my head. I do listen to music some when I'm revising, but avoid it when I'm trying to put the first draft or two together. One thing about the music: I pick maybe 3 or 4 albums and listen to them over and over again, until I'm really no longer even aware that they're playing. They're providing a background rhythm or a mood, I guess you could say. I drink a lot of coffee.
BP: Nothing about Knockemstiff crossed me as a text that might translate well to the screen. Salon said that the film adaptation of Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son (one of Chuck's all-time favorites) failed by being both too faithful to the subject matter and not faithful enough. Somehow that's how I see Knockemstiff turning out should anyone ever have the ambition to attempt it. Do you write with screen in mind? And if it were adapted for film, what sort of misgivings do you have?
DRP: Well, I'm not sure what the writer meant by that statement. How in the hell can you be too faithful and not faithful enough at the same time? Anyway, no, I don't write for the screen in mind, though I would venture to guess that most writers in 2011 are influenced at least a little by the movies. I can see Knockemstiff probably working better as some sort of TV serial, like Deadwood, for instance. I would have no misgivings at all if someone made it into a movie or whatever, as long as the check didn't bounce! No matter what a director and screenwriter does with the material, the book is going to remain the same.
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55,500 'High-3' retirees might never see back pay
Last November an independent audit of the Military Retirement Fund uncovered a "significant deficiency" in the way the Defense Finance and Accounting Service has been calculating retired pay for about 15 percent of 370,000 retirees who are under a "High-3" retired pay formula.
The result is that 55,500 retirees who first entered service on or after Sept. 8, 1980, have been getting a little less in monthly retired pay than the law directs. That's because DFAS, for this High-3 generation, has not been applying a pay protection tool from 1975 called the "Tower Amendment."
If DFAS were to apply Tower protection retroactively, as auditors recommend, these retirees could expect a lump sum average payment of about $1,000, the Congressional Budget Office reports. Individual amounts would vary base on time retired, with the largest payments going to those who retired in fall of 2000 with the first wave of "High-3" retirees.
But if the Department of Defense has its way, DFAS will never have to make those payments. The House Armed Services Committee has included a provision in its fiscal 2014 defense authorization bill (HR 1960) that would revise the law so the Tower Amendment doesn't apply to High-3 retirees.
If the full Congress agrees, DFAS would avoid having to make $60 million in retroactive payments, CBO explains in a June 13 cost analysis of the defense bill. And future retired pay for affected High-3 retirees would forever be smaller than current law requires, by an average of $200 a year, saving the Military Retirement Fund more than $10 million annually.
So what is the Tower Amendment? It requires annuities of military retirees to be recalculated to take account of any cost-of-living adjustment they would have received if they were eligible to retire on an earlier date, but did not. The idea behind the amendment, named after the late Sen. John Tower, R-Texas, was to spare members a financial penalty of lower retired pay from serving longer and missing a significant COLA.
To illustrate, CBO asks us to consider a member who retired in October after exactly 20 years of service. If initial annuity is $1,000 per month and the first COLA is 3 percent, retired pay after the January COLA would be $1,030. But if the same member waited to retire until January, and in the intervening three months got an active duty pay raise of 1.5 percent, initial retired pay that January, including the effect of serving three more months, would be $1,028. So the member would have been better off retiring the previous October.
The Tower Amendment requires that "look back" so the retiree always draws the higher amount. The Military Retirement Fund audit found that DFAS wasn't giving Tower protection to High-3 retirees who would benefit.
"We determined these retiree accounts were eligible under Tower if the retirement date was the first day of a quarter and the retiree had at least 20 years and one day of service," the audit report explained.
Looking at a sampling of 66 High-3 retirees, auditors determined that 13 of them "were underpaid every month." And the average underpayment wasn't $2 a month but almost $30. So auditors warned that the "estimated errors could potentially have a significant impact to individual retirees' pay."
Annuities of High-3 retirees already lag those of "Final Pay" retirees who entered service before Sept. 8, 1980. A Final Pay retiree with 20 years' service draws an annuity equal to 50 percent of final basic pay. A High-3 retiree with 20 years would have the same 50 percent multiplier, but it would be applied to average basic pay over the final three years of service.
Congress made the change for this generation of retirees before they even entered service simply to curb future retirement costs. Perhaps unintentionally, DFAS has added insult to the injury by not using the Tower look-back provision since these High-3 members began joining the ranks of military retirees almost 13 years ago.
Auditors who uncovered this advised making retroactive payments and using the look-back formula on future payments. Defense officials instead sought legislative relief. CBO estimates the 10-year savings will total $212 million. And presumably High-3 retirees won't miss what they never had.
Still to be determined is whether the full Congress will approve this approach or whether DFAS will have 55,500 retroactive payments to calculate.


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Business Blogs, Social Media and Welcome MatsPosted by Mark White, Blog Consultant in Marketing with Blogs , Promoting a Blog , SEO in Blogs , Small Business Blogging , Social Bookmarking , Social Media
One of my favourite analogies when I talk about social media and online marketing is the concept of spreading "welcome mats" around the internet. The more individually made mats that you make and strategically place, the more chance you have of being found in an increasingly competitive online market … and of course the better the chance of developing those all important contacts and relationships.
What's a Welcome Mat?
So, what do I mean by "welcome mats"? Well, for me, they come in many different shapes and forms but are essentially places on the web where you invite people back to your website or blog by introducing yourself (through something you have written yourself or via someone else's reference or recommendation) and making contact with them. Essentially a "doorway" back to your site indicated by a "welcome mat".
Still not clear? Well, let me give some of the forms that they can take. Some of the principal ones that come to mind are:
- Website pages which appear as Search Engines results
- Blog posts (individual, categories etc.) in Search Engines and Blog Search Engines & Directories
- Social/Business Networking Profiles pages and the posts or comments you leave on these sites
- Bookmarked articles on Social bookmarking and Crowd Sourcing sites
- Links coming from other websites or blogs
- Blog comments you leave where the "name" will link back to your blog
- YouTube profiles linking your videos back to your site
- Reference to your post from a Twitter message (either your own or someone else's)
- AdWords (PPC) Adverts
- Directory entries
- Articles posted with a link in the signature file
- Forum / Bulletin Board signatures
In each of these cases, you are effectively creating a Welcome Mat – something which provides information about you and your business, and then extends both an invitation and the means to find out more about you, via a link back to your site.
So, how will people find me?
As people use the internet for research, social interaction, fun, information gathering or whatever they individually want, they "cross the internet" in a variety of different ways – just how they go about it, is totally out of our control. In fact, it's likely to change each time and so the 'route' that they take will be different too.
They might use a search engine and then follow links in a directory they find, or head straight for the blogosphere and check Technorati. More and more, they may use a tool like Twitter to ask others' opinions or they might start off with some Press Releases via Yahoo News. Whichever they choose, our goal as online marketers is to make sure that we appear in as many relevant places as possible to increase our chances of being part of their search – creating multiple and specific Welcome Mats allows us to do this.
Our mission – should we choose to accept it! – is to make sure that we give ourselves the best chance possible to place a welcome mat in their path and make it attractive and relevant enough for them to follow and read our information. No small task!
Where do blogs fit in?
The trouble is that creating Welcome Mats is all well and good but the internet is vast and there are a lot of people vying for attention – so you have to take the time to make them relevant and to make them stand out. They have to demonstrate why they should spend time on your site rather than someone else's. Blogs have two key roles to play in this scenario.
In the first instance, they are a great way to create welcome mats. For example, each time that I write a post which I hope will first and foremost be of interest to people who read my blog, I also know that it will also automatically:
- create 5 or 6 new pages (individual post, home page, archive page, 2 category pages) 5 potential Welcome Mats on the main Search Engines;
- ping 35 blog search engines, directories and RSS directories – let's say at least 10 Welcome Mats;
- if it is well written, it may be fortunate in having 5 people reference it in addition from their blogs giving another 5 Welcome Mats;
- add to Feedburners Headline Animator which I use when I post on Business Networking sites which displays links to my RSS feed on average another 5 Welcome Mats;
- perhaps referenced, tweeted or dugg on relevant social media sites if the post is something that people believe is worth sharing.
So, by posting on my blog and focusing purely on my key aim of writing something which will prove useful and interesting, it is also likely that I will automatically create over 25 new Welcome Mats. That for me is a bonus rather than the primary reason that I write … but is also an additional reason to encourage businesses I work with to get their own business blog.
In the second instance, blogs are also a great place to refer people back to – so not only do they fulfil the role of information creator and distributor, they are also a great place for all of these welcome mats to lead back to, rather than a static website. This is particularly true when it comes to social media and the interactive nature of the blog acts as a central focus for the other tools such as video, microblogging or social bookmarking. There is no better place for someone to get to know you (and decide whether they want to do business with you) than on your blog – so let it reflect the information and values you wish to communicate.
So, go for it!
It's no longer the case (if it ever really did work this way) that you can simply put up a "roadblock" and divert people automatically to your website. This smacks of so called "interruption marketing" and as such gets short shrift from the net savvy users that we have become today. Today, we have to use our powers of attraction and our networks instead to help to deliver our message and information to the people interested in it.
The 'Welcome Mats' of today need to be much more based upon four of the principles of social media – creating, sharing, participating, involving – than on the advertising bias of a few years ago. These also offer many more opportunities. So take the time to look at your own and see whether you are creating attractive invitations that people are going to want to follow and share with others – if you find that you're not, then I'd suggest that now's the time to start.
Tags: Business Blogs, Emarketing, Internet Marketing, Mat Making Machine, Pay Per Click, PPC, Search Engines, Social Media
10 Responses to "Business Blogs, Social Media and Welcome Mats"
Matthew Cain says:
December 9th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I've written about the business case for blogging. Any thoughts? http://bacatu.blogspot.com/2008/12/business-case-for-blogging.html
SOHO Links | SOHO Solo West Cork says:
December 18th, 2008 at 12:29 am
[...] Roll out the online welcome mats to attract visitors to your small business website. [...]
Ian Brodie says:
January 17th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
Interesting concept. For me, the ultimate welcome mat has to be a guest post on a popular blog. That way you get to show some hospitality to your visitors before they even cross your threshold. Even better: the link back to you blog can take 'em to a landing page tailored for the type of person who reads the blog you've guested on.
Mark Sutherland says:
February 24th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
It's a good concept.
Blogs are a great way to promote business.
The key is blogging on the right blogs.
Google has levelled the playing field for all busineses.Blogs can not only promote you and your business but also your site.
Internet says:
March 12th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Appreciate the info guys, thanks
E commerce Web Development says:
July 13th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Great post.This is good way market the business.Blogging is going well.Thanks
Robert Clay says:
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Very interesting post. Have just tweeted a link to it. Thanks!
Social Media – coming ready or not – Peer Marketing Group says:
November 19th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
[...] Business Blogs, Social Media and Welcome Mats [...]
San Francisco Web design says:
February 1st, 2010 at 12:24 pm
so is blogging the only way to find me? nice post by the way…
Mark White, Blog Consultant says:
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:47 pm
As I know you are are aware, absolutely not … but it is an excellent way and a fundamental part of any online marketing activity!


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MISENHEIMER, N.C. - Three first half goals in a seven minute span pushed UNC-Pembroke to a 4-0 shutout over Pfeiffer University in non-conference women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon. Rebecca Womack (Thomasville, NC) put home two of the four strikes as the Braves move to 2-0 on the young season while the Lady Falcons dip to 0-2.
Playing for the first time since UNCP knocked Pfeiffer out of the NCAA tournament last season, Amalia Arvidsson (Boras, SWEDEN) started the early run of tallies with an unassisted goal in the seventh minute on a shot directed to the back right post. At the 10 minute mark of the first, Fanny Forsman (Boras, SWEDEN) converted a penalty kick after being taken down inside the box on the right side of the cage.
Womack would boot in the first of her two in the 14th minute as a cross from Arvidsson deflected off of a Lady Falcon defender over to Womack for a 3-0 UNCP lead. In the second half, Womack tossed in the game's final goal streaking down the left sideline from near midfield before crossing over and converting her shot.
Both teams fired 16 shots on the afternoon with the Braves holding an 11-4 advantage in shots on goal. Joi Chrishon (Fayetteville, NC) had the one of the best opportunities to get on the board late in the second, but pushed her attempt wide right. Dating back to last season's conference and NCAA tournament, the Lady Falcons haven't found the back of the net in 278:14 minutes of action.
Pfeiffer returns to N.E. Lefko Field on Tuesday afternoon to host Lenoir-Rhyne in another non-conference tilt. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m.


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I am new to this, so sorry if its obvious. I am running a Debian server and installing the likes of UWSGI, NGinx etc on there. The configurations keep talking about pointing to "sockets".
In the build options I seem to be able to specify where the sockets for each program go. By default it looks like most of them go in /tmp (not all of them).
Is this a good place for them to go? I'm trying to keep things as organized as possible but just bunging them in
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Can Murray win a second slam? Can Fed win number 17? Can anybody stop Nole?
Who can actually win this thing? Fed, Djokovic, Andy, Del Potro, Ferrer, Tsonga or a dark horse?
Individual results divided by team:
Teams League:
*Be sure to list Tennisopolis as your team!
Entries due by Sunday.
Good luck!
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Who Do i VOTE For im not following watching but not following.
Vote for whomever you think will win the tourney. Don't be afraid!
I tweeted Brad Gilbert and ask him to join our team for this.
lets see if we get him. Maybe i should call and ask him on air again.
Would love to see Brad play with us. I wonder if he would do it under an alias so as not to be followed or hounded for not winning.
the perfect alias would be "im not the real brad gilbert."
That's what I say too. I'm not the real CoachV, I'm CouchB!
Joe, from your profile pic, I'd call you CouchP!
Good luck with Nole and Fed by the way!
Nicely done MM! lol CouchP!!!
As of now, we have 31 players in the bracket challenge! This is going to be fun!
Final tally is 38 players from Tennisopolis. This makes us the largest team in the contest, and guess what?
We are currently leading the Teams League! Good job guys!
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V, I hold you responsible for our team's downfall! We have crashed to 13th in one day!
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Schlitterbahn is my most favorite water park on the planet! Why? Because they give you so many freebies!
What freebies are going on at Schlitterbahn?
What other water park lets you bring in your own food? Of course there are some tasty food options at Schlitterbahn, but hey, let's save some money and bring our own food. Am I right?
Before you pack up your ice chest and head out the door, I wanted to share my favorite ice chest on-the-go recipe. This recipe is great because it's easy, it's yummy and customizable to your own tastes!
Ingredients (pick and choose only the food you like!):
This dish is perfect as a side dish or main dish. When we head to Schlitterbahn this summer we will pack a couple of containers of the pasta salad. My kids will only want a few bites to go along with their sandwiches, but my husband and I will want it as the main portion of our meal. Be sure to save room for a funnel cake, though. Schlitterbahn makes an awesome loaded funnel cake!
Are you headed to a Schlitterbahn park near you? We can't wait to visit in Kansas City, but I think we will be skipping Veruckt!
Read more at https://makingofamom.com/loaded-pasta-salad-recipe-easy-on-the-go-food/#WOaexluWCsAiDhHI.99


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Windows 10 trouble? We might be able to help
In the wake of recent criticism from the consumer rights group Which?, we thought we'd highlight some of the ways Piriform tools can help ease some Windows 10-related issues.
According to Which?, "Once installed, people reported various problems, including printers, wi-fi cards and speakers no longer working with their PC; instances of lost files and email accounts no longer syncing; and, most significantly, their computer encountering such problems that they had to pay someone to repair it".
Whilst Windows 10 is not perfect, it's certainly getting better. According to our support team, Windows 10-related issues reported by our users have vastly reduced in the year since its launch so Microsoft are definitely responding to their customers wants. While the initial bugs and fixes causing these problems are being resolved, here are some simple tips to keep your PC pain to a minimum...


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How to auto start network-manager?
I installed ubuntu mini iso and ubuntu-gnome-desktop (without the install recommendations). So, I have the system working fine, except that the network manager do not automatically start. I even tried adding it to the gnome-session-properties (startup applications), but no luck.
I am using the following command to manually start it through terminal: sudo service network-manager start
I also get the message while booting saying that 'waiting for netwrok configuration' and then 'booting without full network configuration'.


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Think out of the box;Start a project from ground up;In House Drivers - Custom Enclosure - Funky Paint Finish etc. that is Vivid. Hence the name;Nothing in common with the porn major - vivid.These are great speakers - mostly get paired with Luxman - Japan. Halcro seems to be a better match.It is a 'fun' looking speaker with a 'serious' sound. Needs to be listened to - carefully - to be appreciated.55K may look - seem - like a lot of money, but @ 30 to 35 K this speaker would be a 'winner'Right size [proportion] & have a 'high waf' [wife acceptance factory] in a contemporary home. This speaker should be played with Bertram Cables - Denmark - my humble suggestion...
Vivid Giya G2 Loudspeaker
John Atkinson introduced me to English engineer Laurence Dickie, who was sharing our ride up the elevators to the 34th floor of the Venetian Hotel. Mr. Dickie is a well-known loudspeaker designer, responsible for the original B&W 800 and B&W Nautilus loudspeaker designs, and as well as the cute little Blue Room Minipods, and is now creating new products for South African company Vivid from his design studio in Brighton, England. "Dick," as he is known to his friends, designed the G1 flagship for Vivid, which retails now for $65,000/pair and was being demonstrated in the Convergence Audio suite with, among other things, the piano recordings John Atkinson made and wrote about in the February issue's "As We See It." Laurence is shown here with the smaller G2, which was being demmed in the Halcro room and so impressed Erick Lichte.
Compared to the flagship G1, the Vivid G2 is smaller, and costs slightly less at a suggested retail of $55,000/pair. A 5-driver, 4-way system, the G2 is 80% of the height of the G1 at 5' and half the internal volume of the bigger speaker. The cabinet features the same exponentially tapered-tube absorber for its two C175 short-coil, long-gap bass drivers and has multi-component automotive finish. The G2's sensitivity is specified as 88dB/2.83V.1m and the frequency range is specified at 29Hz to 33kHz.
The G2's sound was highly detailed and the bass was strong. Its more comfortable dimensions compared with the G1 will make it easier to insert into the decor of apartments in Manhattan and Hong Kongit will definitely be favored by reviewers who look kindly on smaller loudspeakers that are easier to move around and adjust!
Actually, the physical design of the Blue Room minipods was not by Laurence Dickie but by Simon Ghahary. I'm suer Dickie had a lot to do with the technical aspecs of them though, as Ghahary was only 16 (!) at the time if I recall. Simon was then A&R for Blue Room Recordings as well, but Blue Room is no more as label or speaker company. The minipods are now produced by Scandyna.
Ola is right - Simon Ghahary did come up with the design of the minipod . . . Dic (not Dick) engineered, round about the same time as he worked on the original Nautilus Loudspeaker, which is the Daddy of the Vivid but in a different shape. Robert Trunz who commissioned Nautilus reckons its even better. I only heard Nautilus which was phenomenal at the time, or any time. Nautilus caused much jealousy and there was a lot of crap talked about it - mainly from people who never heard it. B&W (in MHO) tried to make a 'low end' series using conventional units, but keeping the tubed tweeter, calling it 'Nautilus 800'. It isn't the same thing, and whilst its good, it isn't the same as the Nautilus proper. The Vivid is the only contemporary system that retains the originators qualities - or you could get a pair of Quads!
Just saw all these comments. Just to clarify, I (Simon Ghahary) was the original designer of the minipod, however like all great products it was a sum of it's parts. There was another engineer called Martin De Saulles who with Dic, helped refine and develop the acoustic design and David Roberts who helped with the original model and molds. By the time it got made from GRP to ABS plastic, there were further refinements made to the stand components that were developed by Martin and his brother. Without everyone's contribution it wouldn't be what it is today.
I'll ignore your facetious comment Prof, whoever you may be! God bless.


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'Socialist' ads raise questions
Thomas Peterffy, a Hungarian-born billionaire, may be one of the breakout stars of the 2012 campaign.
And no wonder: He's shelled out at least $8 million to air ads telling his story about his move to America and escape from socialism — and to vote Republican.
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"I grew up in a socialist country," Peterffy says in his ad. "And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom, no pride in achievement. The nation became poorer and poorer. And that's what I see happening here."
Peterffy's ad has aired nationally on CNN since Oct. 11 and is also broadcast on local stations in Cleveland, Milwaukee, and all across Florida in English and Spanish. It's being hailed as one of the best spots this election cycle, raising questions about its star, and whether he is actually acting alone.
A review of documents of his ad buys on local stations shows that the spots are being placed by Mentzer Media, whose client list includes pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future, Karl Rove's American Crossroads and the Koch brothers-linked Americans for Prosperity.
Asked about working with Mentzer Media or other groups, Peterffy repeatedly told POLITICO: "Frankly, I don't recall."
Peterffy, 68, is the founder and CEO of Interactive Brokers and estimated to have a net worth of $4.6 billion. He described himself as a moderate Republican, and said he wasn't working with or contributing to major super PACs and outside groups for ads because they are too extreme.
"The reason I didn't join a PAC is because I'm politically moderate and most PACs are not," Peterffy said. "My political orientation is not fitting with any of the Republican PACs."
Peterffy said after his ad was positively received, many groups (he said he didn't remember the names) contacted him to work together, saying they would match the amount he put into airing the ads dollar-for-dollar, but he declined their offers.


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- Page 1 Sony KDL-26EX553 Review
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- Excellent picture quality
- Superb online functionality
- Built-in Wi-fi
- Some motion lag
- Not full HD
- Oddly high input lag
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- Review Price: £429.00
- 26in LCD TV with edge LED lighting
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- USB multimedia playback
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In their rush to dazzle us with their biggest, flashest tellies, most AV brands tend to forget that lots of people are still very interested in small screens, for second or even third room use. So it feels like quite a treat today to be able to take a break from the back-breaking, eye-stretching dimensions of our usual TV fare with the much more demure Sony KDL-26EX553.
As you might guess from its name, the 26EX553 is a 26in TV. Though it's not a particularly small one, in that its bezel is quite chunky by today's svelte standards, clocking in at comfortably over an inch around all four sides. The bezel on our test sample looks rather mundane with its glossy but also plasticky black finish, too.
However, the set does claw a few style points back for the way it sits right down low on a pair of little silver legs, and a few more for the way the stand enables the screen to tilt back slightly, giving the little screen an attractive 'photo-frame' appearance. Plus you can get the set in a white finish, which actually looks like the prettier option – especially for a kitchen or conservatory environment.
Our liking for the Sony KDL-26EX553 grows more as we explore its connections. While its two HDMIs don't set the pulse racing, we were certainly impressed by its multimedia support. For as well as a D-Sub PC connection, you get a USB port (through which you can record to HDD drives or play video, music and photo files from USB storage devices) as well as both LAN and integrated Wi-Fi network options. These permit not only streaming from DLNA PCs but also access to Sony's latest online services.
Sensibly now part of the Sony Entertainment Network rather than the previous Bravia Internet Video system, the KDL-26EX553's online services are for the most part very impressive – chiefly because of their focus on providing video content. Highlights include LoveFilm, Netflix, Sony's Video Unlimited service, the BBC iPlayer, Demand 5, BBC News, Sky News, a Sony Entertainment Television library, Eurosport, Euronews, Crackle, youTube, AOL HD, Daily Motion, Billabong, Blinkx, and the eHow 'channel'.
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Obviously some of this video content is subscription or rental only, but a good quantity of it is free – much more of it, in fact, than you get with any other rival online TV service. In an ideal world Sony would also add the 4OD and ITV Player apps found on its own PS3, as well as the Acetrax movie cloud service. But even as it stands the latest SEN system is impressive, especially when you consider that you're getting it here on a pretty affordable 26in TV rather than some uber-expensive home cinema monster.
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Algerian seized with Abu Zubaydah loses habeas case
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — A federal judge has upheld as lawful the indefinite detention of an Algerian accused of being an al Qaeda bomb maker, raising the tally of U.S. government victories in Guantanamo habeas corpus lawsuits to eight.
In contrast, 30 detainees here have won their challenges since the U.S. Supreme Court established the right of Guantánamo captives to sue for their freedom in June 2008.
In the latest case made public, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled for the detention of Sufiyan Barhoumi, 36, in a two-page decision dated Sept. 3. Her full ruling was still classified Friday.
The military says Barhoumi was captured among a multinational band of al Qaida loyalists in a Pakistani raid on a terrorist safe house in Faisalabad in March 2002.
The key capture of that raid was the alleged arch-terrorist known as Abu Zubaydah, Zayn Abdeen al Husseini, who was spirited off to custody at a secret site and CIA interrogation that, according to leaked accounts, systematically humiliated him to break his will -- for example, by confining him to a dog kennel.
Barhoumi and several others were sent to Guantánamo and charged with war crimes for allegedly training with al Qaeda, setting up a bomb-making shop and going on a $1,000 shopping mission in Faisalabad to buy materiel for roadside bombs to resist the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.
Barhoumi had appeared at an earlier effort to stage military commissions with part of his hand blown off from a training exercise years before his capture.
The Barhoumi ruling was the first by Collyer in the 200 or so Guantánamo cases at various stages in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Six other judges ruled in the previous 37 decisions.
It was also a significant development in the now stalled effort to restart the war court here even as President Barack Obama has pledged to close the prison camps by mid-January.
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October 20, 1999
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The attached information (click here to view the NIOSH Alert) (www.cdc.gov) is being forwarded for your use by the WISHA Services Division of the Department of Labor & Industries. This information, developed by the federal government, could be helpful to you in protecting your workers from animal allergens.
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There's really nothing funny about what happened to Rebekah Beddoe, except maybe for a little black comedy at the end. In 1999, a psychiatrist diagnosed her with postnatal depression, which she probably didn't have, and for the next three years multiple doctors treated her with drugs that she almost certainly didn't need. As episodes of deliberately cutting herself progressed to bouts of mental torment and suicide attempts, Beddoe's carers, concluding that her illness was worsening, kept upping her dosages and trying new medications. Nothing worked. Eventually, Beddoe acted on a different idea. Without telling anyone, she weaned herself off the drugs...


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Peekskill Museum is a community supported cultural organization. Begun in 1946 with the acquisition of the former Herrick family home of 1878, this house-museum has been offering various exhibits and programs since 1976.
Our primary focus is local history. People, events and objects of past times in Peekskill and Cortlandt are highlighted at Peekskill Museum in several ways.
We offer seven large display rooms. We provide examples of previous industrial activities in finely cast iron cooking and heating stoves. We have remainders of the former Standard Brands and Fleischmann Company products. The former Peekskill Chemical Company was forerunner of Binney and Smith Company that now markets Crayola brand products.
Another exhibit room contains seven large historic maps. Our children's room features some curious items such as a 1936 soapbox racer, a giant high wheeler Velocipede of the late 1800s, and a memorable giant string ball.
Peekskill Museum recently spearheaded the discovery of information that strongly suggests this area's "yellow brick road" was a major contribution to the world of OZ literature and it has been covered on The CBS Morning Show.
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This is a collection of Indian Head pennies that I got off Ebay for a great price. It contains 44 coins with 1 flying eagle and a number of the rarer coins 1859-1865 and 5 of the coins from 1870's but no 1877..hahha. I really enjoy the history of these coins they make me wonder who's hands they passed through during the Civil War.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 77 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
We are a dynamic tech company that, while small, is emerging as a thought leader in the web acceleration industry. We develop
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We recently launched Site Optimizer, a family of solutions that are designed to make websites dramatically faster. Site Optimizer has already been implemented by some high-profile companies, and we're getting a lot of attention in the mainstream tech media. This is the time for us to brand our solutions and hit the ground running.
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Trends like pervasive video and cloud computing are inherently changing the way we collaborate. Increasingly, organizations are looking for ways to enable rich interactions amongst employees, partners and customers.
To address this need, Cisco recently announced the Cisco Desktop Collaborate Experience DX650, an Android based phone that delivers traditional voice functionality, high-definition 1080p video, and many features commonly associated with today's smartphones straight to the desktop. This new next-generation Cisco IP phone extends the possibilities of desktop collaboration and delivers a reliable and high-quality audio and visual experience.
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Sgt. Maj. fired after failing to caveat off what the commander said
Army to discuss swag-bag strategy at AUSA conference
Guantanamo prisoners to receive Social Security benefits
Space Command GS-15: Nobody leaves orbit until they complete DTS training
VA Secretary calls department's suicide hotline after latest scandal
Texas A&M Corps of Cadets found guilty of 143 years of stolen valor
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Thousands of officers with Bronze Stars terrified after Trump rescinds four bullshit awards
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That title just doesn't even begin to do this recipe justice but if I were to list all the things it has going for it, you would be missing precious seconds that you weren't preparing and eating this dessert.
You start with sweet strawberries that are ruby red through and through. Then you have hefty squares of brown sugar pound cake bright from lemon zest and a perfect balance between dense and moist (I hate that word but there are times when one just has to say it. Talking about cake is one of those times). Those items get stabbed with a rosemary skewer which not only looks rustic and pretty darn cool but permeates the strawberry and cake with a soft woodsy scent.
On top of that a generous slathering of brown butter before it hits a hot grill. The berry and cake lined skewers stay there until the slates of the grill leave their mark – a trademark of Summer too often reserved for burgers and steak. In that brief, albeit very hot moment, the juice of the berries warm and concentrate so that when you bite through the exterior you are destined to have a red stained chin and a goofy grin of delight. The pound cake is amazing as is but there is very little that isn't improve with a brown buttery crust. All of that is dipped and cooled with a lightly sweet Mascarpone or simple whipped cream.
Your fourth of July guests will have never had strawberry shortcake like this.
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Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Inspired by the latest issue of Sunset (LOVE that magazine) and Jamie Oliver, who loves to skewer most anything with rosemary.
1 ½ cups (3 sticks) butter, softened
3 ½ cups all purpose flour
¾ teaspoons kosher salt (1/2 teaspoon if you are using table salt)
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped or 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup yogurt
½ cup whole milk
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Pre-heat your oven to 350*. Butter and flour two loaf pans.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment add the butter and sugars. Cream until very light, about 3-5 minutes on medium. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is evenly mixed. With the machine on medium low add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla, either the bean or extract. Scrape down the bowl again and mix until everything is well combined.
While the machine is on low add ⅓ of the flour mixture then alternate with the yogurt and milk. Continue to mix until all the wet and dry ingredients have been added. Stop the machine while there still remains some flour streaks and finish mixing by hand so that you don't overmix and end up with a tough cake.
Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. About an hour. If the cakes start to get too dark on top turn down the oven to 300* and finish the baking.
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan on a rack for about 10 minutes then remove from the loaf pan and cool completely on the rack.
When the cake has completely cooled use a serrated knife to cut it 1 inch cubes, set aside. (The other loaf can get wrap in plastic wrap then aluminum and frozen for one month, or can serve as a snack while you are skewering). Place one stick of butter in a medium sauce pan and set on medium heat. Let the butter melt than bubble. The milk solids will foam and bubbles will creep up the sides of the pan letting you know that you are almost done. As the milk solids resolve and settle down twirl the pot to see if you see golden bits on the bottom. If you do, turn off the heat and remove the pot from the stove. If not, continue to cook until you do see those golden bits on the bottom. Browned butter, a beauty that permeates a soft nuttiness into anything it touches. I adore the stuff – can you tell?
If you have access to an abundance of rosemary consider yourself lucky then whack off a few branches. Cut the branches into 6 inch skewers and leave about two inches of leaves on at the top, remove the rest. Using a very sharp paring knife create a point at the end as you would a marshmallow roasting stick. Slide onto the skewer a strawberry with its green frilly hat removed then a piece of cake and another berry. Continue the process until you have plenty, and then make a few more.
Heat up your grill (I used an indoor grill for this as it was a bit rainy – ha, Seattle, go figure). Brush skewers with brown butter then carefully place on your extremely hot grill, listen for that satisfying sizzle. Give that about one minute then carefully flip over and grill the other side. Return to the plate when finished.
Serve with Mascarpone that has a couple of tablespoons of brown sugar stirred into in or a very lightly sweetened whipped cream.
You don't have to use rosemary, any skewer will work marvelously. Also, even with out the kiss of the grill these make a beautiful dessert and an alternative to classic strawberry short cake, the grilling just puts it over the top.
Happy 4th to you all!


text: Thirty years ago today, a young man on the top of his game wowed an audience with a new move. Michael Jackson — pre-scandals, pre-tabloids, and pre-surgeries (a lot of them, anyway) — moonwalked onstage at the Motown 25th Anniversary Special. James Brown and others had done similar moves, but this was a big stage, during a performance of the nation's No. 1 song. And Michael Jackson established himself as the most popular song and dance man in the land. (Fred Astaire himself praised him.) Here's a video of the performance of "Billie Jean." The moonwalk first appears at about 3:30 — and you can hear gasps and cheers from the audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Not everything in Jackson's short and sometimes-troubled life was so dazzling. But at this moment, he was the most electrifying performer in pop culture.


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I have been having fun the past few months, when I had some time, with a tool to convert official W3C publications (primarily Recommendations) into EPUB3. Apart from the fact that this helped me to dive into some details of the EPUB3 Specification, I think the result might actually be useful. Indeed, it often happens that a W3C Recommendation consists, in fact, of several different publications. This means that just archiving one single file is not enough if, for example, you want to have those documents off line. On the other hand, EPUB3 is perfect for this; one creates an eBook contains all constituent publications as "chapters". Yep, EPUB3 as complex archiving tool:-)
The Python tool (which is available in github) has now reached a fairly stable state, and it works well for documents that have been produced by Robin Berjon's great respec tool. I have generated, and put up on the Web, two books for now:
- RDFa 1.1, a Recommendation that was published last August (in fact, there was an earlier version of an RDFa 1.1. EPUB book, but that was done largely manually; this one is much better).
- JSON-LD, a Recommendation published this week (i.e., 16th of January).
(Needless to say, these books have no formal standing; the authoritative versions are the official documents published as a W3C Technical Report.)
There is also draft version for a much larger book on RDF1.1, consisting of all the RDF 1.1 specifications to come, including all the various serializations (including RDFa and JSON-LD). I say "draft", because those documents are not yet final (i.e., not yet Recommendations); a final version (with, for example, all the cross-links properly set) will be at that URI when RDF 1.1 becomes a Recommendations (probably in February).


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Jhegyi necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 161 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
O'Fallon Family Eyecare
I am an optometrist who is about to open a new, private eye care practice. When a patient walks through the door and into our office, I want them to immediately feel like they have are in a professional yet comfortable environment... and that branding starts with the logo.
Our motto is we treat your family like we would treat our family. We don't rush through our exams and offer very personalized service. I base my treatment recommendations I how I would want my family cared for.
Like most eye care providers of course we offer exams, glasses and contact lenses. However, we also provide medical eye care, are on-call for 24-7 for emergency eye care, and offer counseling and treatments to help slow progression of nearsightedness.
We do not have our website designed yet.
As a family eye care practice we need to attract individuals and families. The target audience is mothers of families, as women are usually the medical decision makers for the family. Hence, I was thinking the logo should have a slight feminine feel.
File requirements: .ai, jpg, layered psd (RGB). The logo will be used in all sorts of marketing: website, signage, business cards, letterhead, direct mail.
Logo should be elegant and inviting, yet professional. I'm looking to attract middle to high income patients. Not cartoonish. Not corporate.
For reference, "O'Fallon" is the name of the town. The name is "O'Fallon Family Eyecare" (one word to "eyecare").
Colors: warm earth tones.
Sample ideas. I've uploaded a few sample logos at: http://hegyi.org/?page_id=2 . These are a few logos that I like, but don't feel like you have to emulate those.
I would be nice to have the logo easily translate to our outdoor sign. To that end, the space we have available for our signage is a square shape as opposed to rectangular.
Be very cautious to using eyes or glasses in the logo. I've seen hundreds of eye care logos and usually the eye stuff looks pretty tacky. If you can do it tastefully or subtly then some sort of eye graphic is OK. Look at the link that I posted above for some thoughts on subtly using an eye graphic.
Please feel free to ask questions and I'll do my best to help! Thanks. Joe
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Yunnan Province in southwest China border, the provincial capital Kunming. Warring States period, this is the Dian tribe fowl. Yunnan, namely, "Caiyunzhinan"and the other argument is that because in the "Yunling of the South " is named. The total area of about 39 million square kilometers, accounting for 4.11% of total land area, the provincial administrative regions in the country ranked No. 8 in the area. The total population of 45,130,000 (2008), accounting for 3.36% of the population, the population ranked 13th. And Yunnan provinces adjacent to Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan Province, three neighboring countries of Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Tropic of Cancer crosses from the southern province.


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Rise of Immortals™ is an online, free-to-play PC game that expands on the hit Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) genre with new, innovative features designed to appeal to both core and casual players.
Rise of Immortals is set in the world of Graxia, 300 years after the events of "Guardians of Graxia,"™ Petroglyph's fantasy-based PC game released last year. Rise of Immortals features the popular action-strategy gameplay of traditional MOBA games, but adds enhanced socialization features, along with persistent character progression - a first for the MOBA genre. Instead of an account- based leveling system, players can advance their Immortals through a diverse, persistent skill tree, customizing and upgrading the characters to unlock unique abilities that persist from match to match.
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Tennessee Man, 77, Shoots Third Hole-in-One in One Month
(SMYRNA, Tenn.) -- Bob Robertson is 77 years old and a faithful golfer in more ways than one.
The Tennessean plays golf four days a week and says he asked God to let him score a hole-in-one for a good cause. Robertson not only got a hole-in-one last month, he shot a hole-in-one three times in 29 days on the same hole.
He's an Air Force veteran who had a stroke six years ago, which left him blind in one eye.
Robertson says the improbable golf shot wasn't by chance. He planned it.
"I told God if he let me that win that money, that I'd donate that money to mission work and he let me win it," Robertson said. "I know it might be hard to believe, but it's true."
Robertson's granddaughter is studying to be a missionary and is leaving Saturday for a mission trip to Indonesia.
Robertson plays in a senior golf league at the Smyrna Golf Course every Tuesday. Two of his hole-in-one shots were during league play, making him the winner of a $500 pot to which 75 seniors contributed.
"After I got the hole in one for the prize money, one of my friends got awfully close to a hole in one, so I decided if they were going to slice up the prize money I wanted a second slice of it," Robertson said.
He says even after a stroke and five heart-bypass surgeries, he wants to improve his golf game.
"What I've been trying to do is smooth out my golf swing. I was reading an article just now about how to get it right and yesterday I broke 80 for the first time since last summer," Robertson said.
For all of the people who look to him for inspiration, "I tell them that I didn't do it alone. Faith did it."
The director of the Smyrna Golf Course, Hal Loflin, told ABC News that he can't believe Robertson's accomplishments.
"I've never seen anything like it and I've been a PGA pro for 23 years," Loflin said. "I'm jealous and envious because I've playing since 13 and never made one."
Loflin said Robertson is a celebrity on the golf course. The hole where Robertson has hit his multiple hole-in-one shots is a par 3 and roughly 109 yards. Robertson plays off the tee designed for older golfers.
As for another hole-in-one, Robertson says just wait and see.
"I've got some more coming," he said.
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