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Vetiver on NPR's World Cafe Tuesday, May 12th!
Our pals in Vetiver recently recorded a performance and interview for NPR's World Cafe and this session will be broadcast on Tuesday, May 12th! You should listen!
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This summer I took my first long vacation away from DC in years. While I was away, I spent some time with a voluntourism organization, Global Aid LCC [1]. I participated in their first trip, to a service ashram located in Gujarat, India.
The organization we visited, the Muni Seva Ashram [2]. MSA is located outside of the rural village of Goraj, near Baroda(Vadadora), in the state of Gujarat. MSA has been around for ~30 years, starting out as a day care for children – it has grown to include primary and secondary schools, an orphanage, a home for mentally ill women, general hospital and a first in class cancer research hospital, an old folks home, as well as extensive farmland. The organization produces ~70% of their energy needs themselves, through concentrated solar power and biogas collection.
Initially I was told that I was going to assist with inventory management and the implementation of a hotel booking system for the ashram – IT development work essentially. Cool beans – things that I was comfortable working with – I would have to be adaptable and flexible to the needs of my host organization. That was my first lesson of doing work in India – being adaptable and flexible is key to being able to accomplish anything in a place with ever changing schedules and priorities.
I arrived to MSA on May 25th, and after a few days of bonding with my fellow interns and touring the countryside, I started working with the IT staff on May 31st. First, it was clear that I wasn't going to be working on anything related to the ashram's hotel site until the second half of my trip. Second, it was clear that they had a pretty good handle on their own inventory and didn't need this accomplished – the IT staff was much more interested in seeing if Linux could work as a desktop OS at the hospital.
For some background – the hospital is moving towards a paperless, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system. This is the same sort of medical records system that the Obama administration is pushing for the development of in our hospital system – it really is a modernization. When I arrived at MSA, their EMR system was already in production and used for about 90% of the records transacted at the hospital. This system takes data in from a variety of sources: a Flash powered GUI, biometric hardware (also through the GUI), and through custom programs written to interface with medical equipment and dump data directly to the EMR system.
My job was to make sure that the EMR system could work on a Linux based desktop. The IT staff had some previous experience with Linux that was disappointing for them. I had the hurdle of showing them that Linux didn't need to be a painful exercise for them to use. On the other hand the staff was quite interested from a workload perspective – too much time is spent remediating workstations that become unusable because of viruses/malware. Linux would help alleviate a portion of their desktop-support workload.
They were interested in using Red Hat Linux, I choose to use Fedora Core [3] as a distribution of choice instead – it is a community maintained variant of RHL. I was quickly setup with a test desktop, which was turned into a FC test machine for me to start playing with. Flash was quickly loaded and I had the machine accessing the EMR system readily. A bit of research was able to reveal half the hardware used for biometrics had Linux drivers, the other half didn't. Not a win there, but there was never a promise Linux could replace all the desktops in the hospital. Java was an easy SDK to install and test, as was porting one of their custom applications to run in Linux. Unfortunately I was unable to actually test the application in the ze real world. Ultimately, showing off the EMR system didn't take much.
After showing that Linux was viable for interacting with the EMR system, I was presented with a new shiny toy – a 16GB Apple iPad. One was sent to the Ashram so they could try interacting with their EMR system using an iPad. What an Amusing little task – getting a Flash based EMR system working on an iPad? Sounds impossible? Yes! Is it doable? Yes! With high performance? Not really.
VNC is a wonderful little protocol, and there are plenty of great VNC applications available in the iTunes App Store. It was pretty trivial to show VNC interfacing with a workstation and using the EMR system on the demo station I setup. The problem with this is that Flash over VNC is slow, or at least the demo box and/or network weren't up to it. The idea was that hospital could use a terminal server to host sessions for the application – that idea went away when the performance of the application over VNC wasn't very good.
After this, with about 5 working days left (business moves very slow in India…) I was presented with a real challenge. The hospital had a fleet of 20-some laptops, which were all the same hardware configuration – a homogenous set of laptops. The staff wanted to load Linux on all of them, and wanted a system to use that would be as easy Ghost is for them with Windows. I had two jobs here – first, building a Linux image; secondly, setting up some sort of cloning environment.
This involved setting up user and administrative accounts on the box, editing the GNOME GUI menu, setting up ssh for remote management, and configuring networking. There was a labored attempt at getting a windows print share working – one that was running on an OLD hp expansion card for a LaserJet series printer – that was a headache and a problem never solved.
The way the IT staff normally did support was through VNC. On windows, most VNC servers will serve up the current users session. UNIX style VNC works a bit differently, by serving a whole X windows session to each individual client, instead of the dedicated physical display. In order to display 'display' :0, a software package called X11vnc was used. This uses display :0 for VNC, when tunnel through ssh, this makes remote management a pretty easy task. I adapted some VNC scripts I use at GWU for use with X11vnc [5] with no problem. X11vnc is a wrapper for XVNC server whose purpose is solely to serve display :0 well.
Remote controlling a workstation ? in a secure fashion, is done as follows:
1) Obtain IP address from user
2) ssh to computer
3) Start vnc11vnc (via script)
4) Connect to vnc server
For deploying this system out to several homogenous laptops, the best option was to do was disk cloning. Preferably, I would script these things and have each installation be unique and scripted, but I needed to deliver a finished project. For their Windows machines, the IT staff us Ghost to do disk imaging. They wanted a similar system to lay down this image on their laptops, so I quickly acquainted myself with Clonezilla[4]. Clonezilla is a Linux-based disk cloning software that happily works with most file systems that common Linux distributions use. With Clonezilla the staff and I made DVD ISOs that they could use to boot from and install the imaged workstation on.
All of the work done for the laptop image was thoroughly documented. This was done for the staff so that they could recreate the work, step by step, if they desired. I was trying to avoid the problem of 'expert arrives at location, does work at location, leaves location & locals cannot maintain the work'. A friend of mine who spent last winter in Africa did something similar with an IT project – he inherited a broken medical database system, got it working and then had to train the local staff to maintain it, as the previous volunteers that had set it up never thought that the people using the software would need to know how to maintain the database.
For those that have read this far and are wondering what happened with the hotel booking system? The ashram's IT vendor had missed deadlines, and weren't slated to start working on it until after I had left. Oh well.
The overall uptake of the image I delivered has been slow, largely due to time constraints on IT staff and user training, but it has been put on some of their laptops.
Observation about technology in India
Technology is used until it cannot be used any longer.
– HP Printer with some sort of Windows Print share expansion card.
– An Old (and working) UPS. It had lead-acid batteries. I didn't like to be in the IT room when the power went down.
– Car tire tubes patched for more than you would see in the states. At one point I was involved in a tire puncture incident, and I got to see the tire getting repaired – it had about two-dozen patches on it already!
The overall theme was re-use of any resource until the resource was no longer viable, then dispose of the resource. From what I saw, this is unfortunately often done with little environment regard in some locations.
There were a few things that were awesome to have/use while on my trip
BitTorrent was the KEY choice for pulling a CD ISO down from a server in India. Internet access in MSA would periodically go down throughout the day. Without BitTorrent, trying a 650MB download was a risky gamble. The nature of BitTorrent- breaking a file set into small, distributable chunks – was the best way to reliably get any sort of large files.
Having a Linux virtual private server (VPS) back in the states was a useful tool. I was able to test out scripts & have a reference system available to demo items with.
[1] http://globalaidllc.com/
[2] http://www.munisevaashram.org/
[3] http://fedoraproject.org/
[4] http://clonezilla.org/
[5] http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
Further reading
My global aid blog This details more of a day to day set of activities and life while in India
Flickr photostream from India


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With Harvard and BC placing so strongly in the Boston market, and BU and Northeastern rising in reputation, Boston is fairly saturated for an unknown school. Tier 3 maybe, but they don't placce very well in BigLaw.
I'm not surprised in the least to hear that Suffolk fell to T4 and, frankly, I am very happy to hear it. Their administration -- from the Dean of Admissions all the way up to the Dean of Students -- sucks.Suffolk was in the national headlines as being the school that gave the Alleged Rapist Bachelor (Gary Zerola) his credentials, even though he was caught cheating in school. Attorney Zerola went on to be charged with raping young girls and pissing in public and, although he beat the charges for a number of reasons, the publicity surrounding his cases was scandalous. GOOGLE him for yourselves.Suffolk's administration took a much-deserved beating in the press for giving this scumbag his license to allegedly rape and allegedly urinate in public. They are elitist and snobby, when they have no basis for that. I, for one, am delighted to see Suffolk drop.
I just can't believe that Suffolk seems like it would be that bad. I am possibly going to move up in Boston and have heard of Suffolk. I want to get into the best school I can. I just worry that my undergrad GPA of 3.1 doesn't kill off my chances if I work hard on the LSAT. Can anyone tell me more about Suffolk and the other Mass schools? I just have to consider all I can in them, being a 0L. I decided I wanted to do law a month ago and still have a lot to learn.


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Former UNC head coach tasked with preparing Buccaneers for 2015 kickoff
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (June 21, 2013) – East Tennessee State University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Richard Sander announced Friday that veteran college football coach Carl Torbush has been named to lead the Buccaneers' new football program.
Torbush, whose career includes head coaching stops at North Carolina and Louisiana Tech, has built a strong reputation as an outstanding defensive strategist after having served as a defensive coordinator at six FBS programs, including Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Kansas, Texas A&M and UNC.
Sander said the Buccaneers needed the right person to start building the program's foundation and prepare for the start of competitive play. The Bucs fielded a football team for over 80 seasons before disbanding the program in 2003, but it was announced earlier this year that football would return to campus by the fall of 2015.
"As we started to develop a profile for the person to lead this team, it became apparent that due to the complexities of starting a football program we needed someone with an array of experience and talent," Sander said. "The more we identified these characteristics and qualities, it was clear that Carl Torbush met the criteria to not only lead, but to also build this program."
Torbush said the opportunity to become head coach at ETSU and help launch the program again was something he could not pass up.
"I am honored, excited and humbled to be named head football coach at East Tennessee State University," Torbush said. "The opportunity and privilege to lead such a tradition-rich ETSU football program into a new beginning is a responsibility that I cherish and look forward to. I would like to thank President Dr. Brian Noland, Athletic Director Dr. Richard Sander, and Coach Phillip Fulmer for having the confidence in me to lead East Tennessee State University into this new era of football.
"I enjoyed the search process and the opportunity to meet so many people that are passionate for ETSU football. The excitement, affection and love for East Tennessee State and Buccaneer football from former players, alumni, students, faculty, staff, community and fans is truly heartwarming. I look forward to being part of the ETSU family."
Noland said he believes the search process produced the right result.
"ETSU is committed to establishing a football program that achieves at the highest levels, both on the field and in the classroom," Noland said. "To achieve that success, we had to choose exactly the right person to be our head football coach. Carl Torbush is that man. Coach Torbush has a history of success, a passion for excellence, and the energy to build Buccaneer football into a point of pride for our university.
"I commend Dr. Sander and Coach Fulmer for leading a search that delivered the right man to lead East Tennessee State University back onto the football field."
The most notable coaching stop on Torbush's resume was at North Carolina, where he served as defensive coordinator from 1988-97 before being promoted to head coach for three seasons (1998-2000).
While at North Carolina, Torbush's defenses led the ACC in 1995, 1996 and 1997 and he was named National Defensive Coordinator of the Year in 1996. As head coach of the Tar Heels, Torbush guided UNC to a pair of bowl wins, capturing the 1997 Gator Bowl and the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl. In total, Torbush has been a part of 11 teams that have made bowl appearances.
A 1974 graduate of Carson-Newman College, Torbush spent the 2012 season as linebackers coach at Liberty University under the direction of head coach Turner Gill. In 2010, Torbush also worked under Gill as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kansas.
Prior to joining Gill at Kansas, Torbush spent six out of the previous nine seasons as a FBS defensive coordinator at Mississippi State (2009), Texas A&M (2003-05) and Alabama (2001-02). During each stop, Torbush had direct oversight of each program's linebacking corps.
During his time at Alabama, Torbush helped guide the Crimson Tide to a No. 3 final national ranking in total defense during 2002 and he was named SEC Assistant Coach of the Year in 2002.
Sandwiched between his three FBS defensive coordinator stops, Torbush returned to his alma mater and served as assistant head coach and linebackers coach at Carson-Newman for three seasons (2006-08). During that three-year span, Carson-Newman posted a 25-8 record, spotlighted by a 10-1 record in 2007.
Prior to his days at North Carolina, Torbush served one season as head coach at Louisiana Tech (1987).
Torbush got his coaching start at Carter High School in Knoxville, in 1974 before joining Baylor's staff as a graduate assistant in 1975.
Torbush received his first full-time coaching position in 1976 at Southeastern Louisiana, where he spent four years as a linebackers and defensive ends coach (1976-79). He also served as the head baseball coach at the school from 1976 to 1979. While at Southeastern Louisiana, his team's won a Gulf South Conference Championship and he was named the league's coach of the year in 1978.
Following a three-year stint at Louisiana Tech (1980-82), Torbush was named the defensive coordinator at Mississippi for four seasons (1983-86). During his final year, the Rebels led the SEC in total defense.
During his playing days at Carson-Newman, Torbush was a letterwinner in both football and baseball, earning NAIA All-American first team honors in both sports. The success of his collegiate playing days has earned him a spot in both the Carson-Newman and Knoxville Sports Halls of Fame.
Prior to starting his football coaching career, Torbush played one year of minor league baseball in the Kansas City Royals organization (1975).
Torbush, a native of East Spencer, N.C., earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Carson-Newman in 1974. He would go on to earn a master's degree from Baylor in physical education in 1976. He and his wife, Janet, have one son, Trey.
What others are saying about Coach Carl Torbush:
"I believe Carl Torbush is the right coach at the right time to bring ETSU football back. I also believe he will be competing for Southern Conference championships very soon. Carl brings a wealth of experience and unlimited energy to the challenges ahead. He has had success at all levels of football, and he understands recruiting student-athletes that make their academics important. He will be a great mentor as these young men grow from adolescence into manhood. Carl knows how to build character and leadership on his team and staff, and he knows how to communicate with the administration and faculty. He will work at making football relevant and important to the ETSU family."
Phillip Fulmer
University of Tennessee Head Football Coach (1992-2008)
College Football Hall of Fame Member
"The biggest thing about Coach Torbush was he set standards, and he preached accountability all the time. He expected us to do things the right way, to work hard, and to be a student first and an athlete second. During the 1990s, our defenses at UNC were some of the best in the nation. Those numbers didn't lie. He set goals for us and as a unit we fulfilled them. What fans can expect is a coach that is always prepared. He will set a plan and get it done. I was honored to play under him, and he was a big part of why I was able to go do what I did in the NFL. He believed in us as players and as people. I'm really happy for him to get this opportunity at East Tennessee State."
Dre' Bly
Former North Carolina All-American (1996-98)
11-year NFL veteran, All-Pro Cornerback and Super Bowl XXXIV champion
"Coach Torbush is one of the most well-respected coaches in all of college football. He has been very successful and has coached at all levels of the game. He has deep roots in the East Tennessee region, and I wish him and his staff the best of luck as they re-start our football program."
Mike Smith
Current Atlanta Falcons Head Coach, 2008 NFL Coach of the Year
Former ETSU linebacker (1978-81), ETSU Hall of Fame member
"I have known Carl Torbush since our days together going to college at Carson-Newman. He was a tremendous athlete and a great student, and he always treated everybody the same – like they were the most important person in the world. He always has time for people, whether they are the president of the university or a janitor. They don't come any better. While he's a great football coach, he's an even better person. He's a class act in every aspect of his life. He will make the people of East Tennessee State proud, not just because of his football knowledge, but how he will represent the people of East Tennessee."
Sylvia Hatchell
University of North Carolina Women's Basketball Head Coach
"The best way to describe Coach Torbush accepting this new opportunity to build a program at East Tennessee State is that – for the university – it's an absolute home run. He is without question one of the finest coaches in the country. I have watched him since he began his career. He brings expertise and knowledge to any program, but even more important, he's the type of person that if I had son, I'd want him to play for Coach Torbush."
Grant Teaff
Executive Director, American Football Coaches Association


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Chennai: Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara today called on the foreign recruits of his side to take more responsibility in handling the pressure so that young domestic Indian players could play freely and earn self-belief.
Deccan are languishing at the bottom of the points table but have improved of late.
"Overseas players also need to understand their responsibilities and absorb the majority of the pressure. That is why most of the imports are international players and capped huge number of matches," Sangakkara said as his side prepares to take on Chennai Super Kings here tomorrow.
"Overseas players have to share the responsibilities and the younger Indian players should be allowed to play freely and enjoy their game and find their places in the side and get that self belief in them," he said.
The Sri Lankan batsman said the team was missing gangly Indian paceman Ishant Sharma, who is injured.
"Obviously we are missing Ishant Sharma, who will be a fantastic partner for Styen or Rusty or whoever we field in the match," he said.
The skipper felt that his team could have been in a better position, had they not faltered on crucial junctures.
"On paper we may be not one of the teams on the stronger sides. We should have won our games against Mumbai Indians, Daredevils and may be Rajasthan Royals and may be seven games we should have won," he said.
Sangakkara said although they have started clicking as a team, it would still be a tough job tomorrow against CSK.
"They have great combination in both batting and bowling. I got to be really realistic about it and according to that, if we do play well as we know we can and do our bowling according to the strategies and also move accordingly, we can win against any team in the tournament.
"Things change very quickly and if the opposition makes mistakes, we need to cash in on that to win the match. It might take one good over and you can turn the tide and back in the game. If you realize the balance of the game as to where the match hangs, the side that holds its nerves and does the right thing, wins the tie," he said.
Sangakkara was not sure if South African batsman J P Duminy will take field tomorrow as he got injured in the last game.
"May be, he will play tomorrow or he may not. We will have to wait and see as it is a touch and go," he said.


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Jan. 13, 2007
Make it two in row.
Lipscomb's Lady Bisons rolled to a 71-53 win Saturday afternoon over Stetson in an Atlantic Sun game at Allen Arena. Thursday night the Lady Bisons knocked off Mercer at Allen.
The win gives the Lady Bisons a 3-3 record in the conference, 5-11 overall. Stetson fell to 2-3 in the A-Sun, 2-14 overall,
The Lady Bisons will take Sunday and Tuesday off this week as they prepare for Saturday's visit from Belmont at 4 p.m. in the women's version of the "Battle of the Boulevard".
"Our overall play is more solid," Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett said. "We aren't giving up so many easy baskets. We are making teams earn their points.
"Our guys have been so good at home with their long win streak. We are trying to build that back for us. Two wins at home this week are a step in the right direction."
The Lady Bisons trailed for most of the first half, but they kept the game close. Down 16-13 with 6:58 left before intermission, point guard Catie Woods was fouled as she attempted a 3-point shot. She hit all three of her free throws to tie the game at 16-16. That started a 14-6 run to end the first half and give the Lady Bisons a 27-22 lead.
"We were playing hard," Bennett said. "We were getting a lot of defensive stops. But, offensively, we weren't finishing plays. We were missing shots around the basket, missing some free throws and we had some turnovers mixed in."
The Lady Bisons never gave up the lead in the second half. They led 47-35 on a 3-point shot by forward Julie Martin, the first double-figure lead for the Lady Bisons in the game.
"The key thing for is we have to push it offensively and keep the ball moving," Bennett said. "We finally started making some plays and finishing a little bit.
"Tempo is the key for us. We have to get the ball moving and get the ball down the floor. We can't just walk it down the court and stand around."
The Lady Bisons maintained a double-figure lead the rest of the way, going ahead by 20 at 69-48 on a lay-up Toia McGowan with 1:39 left on the clock.
Five Lady Bisons finished in double figures. Woods led the way with 13 followed by Martin, center Penny Jones and guard Dana Carrigan with 11 each and forward Rachel Davis with 10.
"We got points from a lot of places," Bennett said. "It is unusual for us to do that. That was really good.
"We are trying to build our depth. I think we are getting better in getting the combinations we want."
The Lady Bisons were 20-of-51 from the field (39.2 percent) and 6-of-13 from 3-point range (46.2 percent). They went to free throw line for 38 attempts, hitting 25 (65.8 percent).
A big statistic for the Lady Bisons was turnovers. They made only 15 after committing only nine in the win over Mercer Thursday night.
"We have veteran ball handlers," Bennett said. "I don't know why it was so high earlier. It was in the 30-turnover range for awhile and then around 25. We are getting down to where we want to be. Teams in this conference are quick and physical. You have to take care of the basketball."
Center Ayesha Barkley scored a game-high 14 points for Stetson. Janene Maclin tossed in 11 and Kim Manning finished with 10.
Stetson was 21-of-66 from the field (31.8 percent) hit only one of 10 3-point shots (10 percent). They shot 15 times from the free throw line, hitting 10 (66.7 percent).
Stetson held a 43-40 advantage on the boards. Maclin and guard Pure Kenny each had a game-high seven rebounds.


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The shocking news of the gangrape of a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi has left the nation outraged. The girl was gangraped, brutally beaten, stripped and thrown out of the private chartered bus near Mahipalpur flyover along with her male friend.
The people are questioning the law and order situation in Delhi and are demanding ways to stop this shame. "The volume of cases that we have, the number of cases we have, the police don't do anything. I mean why will this happen if the police do their work? Then the criminals will never get a chance to do these things. It's absolutely atrocious and this needs to stop now," said a student in Delhi.
The youth also demanded a faster legal system for people to gain faith in the country's law and order. "You need a stricter implementation and a faster redressal for the public to gain trust in your legal system which I think is currently very lacking," said a woman in Mumbai.
Parents should teach their sons to give respect to women. A girl needs a male friend or anyone to accompany her so that she can move out freely. But that should not be the case. They should be made to feel bold, the family must support the girl child," a student in Kolkata said.
It is hoped that this petition could not only make visible to the Indian government the sense of outrage felt by its citizens (and those of the world at large), but persuade them of the urgency to take meaningful action. A social programme needs to be put into motion, so as to educate boys and young males on the true impact of rape on the female body and psyche.
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Mykolayv, Ukraine
I'm indifferent both to leather and leatherette clothes. Becides, despite all my experience I've never worked with such material. But when I saw this faux leather, I couldn't leave the shop without it and all my doubts about my skills flew away in a moment:-)
I bought a special sewing machine needle for work with leather; a teflon foot ( I only bought a low part of it for 5 hryvnyas ( 50 cents ) and fixed it to the one of the usual feet which I'd never used and saved a lot because such firm foot costs here starting with $ 5.5 ); the special glue for leather isn't available here ( at least I didn't find it) so I bought a two-sided tape to fix the seam allowances. Besides, when I bought zippers, a salesman was so kind that shortened them himself to the right length :-) And here it is. Not only the result but the work brought a lot of enjoyment.
My only change – I refused from pockets' flaps because didn't want to have them on the waist.
The jacket is wel-fitted really and I got a lot of compliments today at work; a couple of my colleagues were going to visit the shop to buy the same faux leather ( didn't want disappoint them but I purchased it last spring:-))
Material Notes
Faux leather for the jacket and viscose for lining.
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Apr 23, 2016, 02.26 AMby daffyjo
Beautiful job!! I am working on sewing this jacket right now, and am completely flummoxed on how to sew in the front zipper….the instructions are like deciphering Sanskrit! I've been googling like crazy, trying to find a post somewhere that could help, but have had no luck…..Can you give me some help?
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Apr 23, 2016, 12.24 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
Two years passed but if I remember and am able to explain how to make some detail, I would gladly help. So what is your main trouble?
Apr 26, 2016, 01.30 AMby daffyjo
Thanks so much for your willingness to help :). Perhaps being able to use photos would make it easier to communicate where my problems are….would you like to email me? daffy1000 AT shaw DOT ca …..my name is Joanne :)
May 5, 2016, 07.55 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
Contact me through Burda (under the More About Okasana…) "write an e-mail" option. It will be quicker.
May 14, 2016, 04.27 AMby daffyjo
Will do…I am away but will look into that when I am back home. sorry….I must have hit the "mark as inappropriate" button…didn't mean to! :)
Mar 17, 2015, 06.28 AMby Mary Athey
Oh oksana how did I miss this beauty. I saw this with your new project and I love it. The fabric is fantastic and the fit is superb on you. This is one impressive beautiful jacket x
Apr 1, 2014, 11.54 AMby liliv-1
You will get lots of compliments every time you wear this, it's very eye catching!
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Apr 1, 2014, 07.14 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
Thank you, Liliv, very much:-)
Apr 1, 2014, 10.04 AMby Brahdelt
Great job! I love the Spring pattern on the fabric. :-)
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Apr 1, 2014, 07.14 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
Thank you very much:-)
Apr 1, 2014, 03.50 AMby smallone
woooooooooowza! very awesome interpretation you have here.
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Thank you very much!:-)
Mar 31, 2014, 10.23 PMby rita61
Awesome jacket! Looks great, and great colours. Nice fit. You are lucky he shortened the zippers for you!
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Thank you very much! And I agree about the zippers:-)
Mar 31, 2014, 09.01 PMby Luz Kettle
Really gorgeous. Well done!
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Thank you very much:-)
Mar 31, 2014, 07.05 PMby kisses
Love it…the zipper on the sleeve is a good idea and the fabric is beautiful
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Apr 1, 2014, 04.55 AMby Oksana Starzhynska
Thank you very much:-)
Mar 31, 2014, 06.16 PMby Ellen Hatteland
This is just brilliant! Love the jacket and you have done a fabulous job! Perfect my dear! :)
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Apr 1, 2014, 04.55 AMby Oksana Starzhynska
Thank you, Ellen, for such nice words:-)
Mar 31, 2014, 05.14 PMby Marusya Grace
LOOOOVE!! The color and print look beautiful on you!
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Mar 31, 2014, 05.45 PMby Oksana Starzhynska
Thank you very much for the nice comment and emotions:-)
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This puzzle, while answered correctly, I believe is explained wrong. The end of the explanation states, "This means the crate marked "apples" must be 'oranges' and the crate marked oranges' must be 'apples and oranges.'"
What it should state is this:
"This means that the crate marked "oranges", which we know CANNOT be oranges since all of the crates were labeled incorrectly, and for the prior reason cannot be apples either, is forced to be the crate that contains apples and oranges. Now, since you know two of the three crates, it is obvious that the crate labeled "apples" contains oranges."
That is the same explanation, just pumped up with more words, which are unnecessary.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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|2011-06-27, 19:50
|Link #1062
Child of Man
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Boise, ID
Age: 24
Hmm. Playing through full voice, I notice that some of the dialogue in the main route (mostly the BS with Sunohara) varies slightly, like sometimes he'll lose at rock paper scissors.
I never noticed that with Original. That's cool.
|2011-06-28, 01:06
|Link #1063
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
i will try it soon and let u know the result...
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teted it and it's really worked...
i can play clannad properly now...
honto arigatogozaimasu...
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|2011-07-20, 06:10
|Link #1064
Medical Nerd...
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Vietnam
Age: 25
Dear Polarem,
I currently continue the Vietnamese Translation Project of CLANNAD, which recently leaded by Midishero. But unfortunately, I don't know how to work at Baka-Tsuki. Up to now, Midis and the recent staff has translated some of Seen files, and it's still stored at BT. But all the seen files are all cleaned up and has no code. So is there any tool to automatically copy data from BT to the full SEENxxxx file stored at my computer?
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|2011-07-22, 06:17
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Dango Digitizer
Join Date: Sep 2010
Do you know how to use RLDev? Most SEEN files have two parts: SEENxxxx.utf and SEENxxxx.ke. The .utf files contain text, and the .ke files contain code.
If you PM me your email address, I can give you a tool to download the text from BT to make .utf files. However, you need to ask Midishero where they stored the .ke files.
|2011-07-24, 07:52
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Hi guys, first of all i want to say thanks to all whole work or have worked on this.
My problem is that i cant get my voices to work.
I got the 2004 version of clannad, so it wasn't voiced to begin with.
I got the patches from the forum ( http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...68#post3581568 )
When i did some more reading in the forum someone said i need the voice sound files to let the voices work. The problem is the 2004 version doesnt have these and i cant find them anywhere.
If someone can help me and make a short "how to" because i'm fairly new at patching games and stuff. Already many thx in advance
|2011-07-24, 23:11
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2011
I can't for the life of me figure out how to get this working in Windows 7. Is there a step by step guide for getting this to work in Windows 7? Because I'm not finding it. Trying to install the full voice version and I get some (2100 jap gibberish) error anytime I try and open it.
I had the original with the voice patch working on my old PC with Windows XP but getting this game to work on Windows 7 is a nightmare. Any help would be appreciated.
|2011-07-24, 23:38
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~Official Slacker~
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Xanadu
Age: 24
@Methevas: You'll have to browse around a little more for the Clannad Voice Patch since we can't directly link you to any torrents/ISOs/etc. If you look around carefully enough on google, you'll find it along with instructions on how to install it
@zpoop: Is it the error message as the one in the previous page where it says "Insert Original Disk"? Or did you not set your regional settings to Japanese?
|2011-08-15, 22:09
|Link #1069
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Hi everyone!
Like Methevas, I'm here because I'm completely lost in how making work Clannad. I tested both versions, 2004 and Full Voice, without or with many kind of patches (found here or on other forums) but I still can't get the voices on any of them. Oo That's so weird and I don't know where the issue could be...
I won't ask for a link (I think that I already downloaded too many versions xD), so I hope someone has an idea about what I should do in that case. Thanks in advance.
|2011-08-20, 07:39
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|2011-09-24, 22:26
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Hey guys, I have a question. I have the game and translated and everything's working fine. The thing is, the game is like, 99.9% translated. The game occasionally uses... "background scenes with text" I guess you could describe it as. There'll be a white background with kanji and hiragana on it. These parts I'm pretty sure describe fairly important information on them
I was wondering if anyone's translated those lines at all? I wouldn't mind doing it myself, but looking up kanji on wikipedia's list of joyo kanji by sight is a pain, and I haven't really figured out a better way to find kanji characters I don't know in order to put them into google translate.
Edit: Nevermind, found one: http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/in...xt_%28Story%29
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|2011-10-08, 10:50
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Can some please point me to where I can download the full voiced version of the game and how to apply the patch. I'm a complete noob when It come to visual novels and how to play them. And if possible no torrents please.
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|2011-10-08, 22:24
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Child of Man
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Boise, ID
Age: 24
You could also find a copy of the game on Ebay or other sites if you wanted. Just make sure you get the Full Voice version, it's the latest one that the patch works with and the patch works best with it.
Memorial Edition will *not* work.
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Well, it looks like the article by Peter Beinart that I referred to in my last post has generated some pointed responses and heated debate. A lot of the criticism leveled against his argument boils down to accusations that Beinart is:
- Alarmist (vis à vis what he views as growing "fascist" – or at least anti-democratic – tendencies through the increased strength of the settler movement and among the parties currently in power in Israel);
- Too blind to the fault of the Palestinians in the failure to reach a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
- Incorrect in his estimation of the level of alienation of young American Jews from Israel;
- Defending a type of Zionism and Judaism (the liberal kind) whose death knell has supposedly already been sounded.
In my opinion, it is definitely worth reading some of these responses to Beinart, as well as a rebuttal by Beinart himself to one of them. The discussion is complex, and the arguments really make you think. They also make me wonder whether there can really be a significant place for moderation and centrism on this issue going forward.
However, from my perspective as a professional who has been around the Jewish education block more than a few times, I do think that Beinart's characterization of the split between Orthodox young people and more religiously liberal ones is correct. Zionism and love of Israel continues to be a given in Orthodox schools' curriculum, but liberal Jewish schools and synagogues struggle to teach a Zionism that is not the default national-religious type that comes so naturally in the Orthodox institutions. It is not a coincidence that as of late we have seen large amounts of money and time go in figuring out how "to do Israel education" in the 21st century. I can also vouch for the fact that young Jews today are extremely keyed into the universalistic and ethical aspects of Judaism – to social justice, human rights and tikkun olam. Indeed, that is now a major focus of many Israel travel programs designed for Jewish teens and 20-somethings.
Click here to read Jonathan Chait's critique of Beinart's article, published in The New Republic.
Click here to read Beinart's rebuttal to Chait's piece, published in The Daily Beast.
Click here to read Jeffrey Goldberg's interview of/conversation with Beinart in The Atlantic. (It's in two parts, with more to come.)
Click here to read David P. Goldman's dismissal of Beinart's article as an unintended eulogy for liberal Judaism and an ineffective rehash of points already known, published in First Things. I have to say that I was disturbed by Goldman's lumping together of secular Judaism with all liberal Judaism, as though there is no place for a religious attachment to Israel on the part of practicing and involved non-Orthodox Jews.
And finally, you can click here to read Bradely Burston's column in Ha'aretz, which is an example of the warnings- from within Israel – against the Israeli "fascism" to which Beinart has referred.
I know – this is a lot of reading. However, I found it wasn't a slog at all, because it was interesting and important. You may (amazingly), as I did, get through it all without even getting a headache.
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"The Aro collection reinterprets round chair typology bringing up to date a way of thinking which survives in our collective imagination. With a circle as the common denominator, several elements of chairs and tables of varying sizes, all of them made of wood, are achieved using finish touches which take us back to cabinetmaking".
Capdell is a brand created in 1981 from the evolution of Sillerias Alacuas, the historic company founded over 40 years ago.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT's men's swimming and diving team provided an early glimpse of its postseason potential with a commanding win at the two-day MIT Winter Invitational this weekend. Finishing nearly 200 points ahead of second-place NYU, the Engineers produced seven NCAA cuts.
Luke Cummings set the tone for the Engineers on Friday after breaking Zac Lee's school record in the 50 free. Cummings swam a blistering 21.14 to break Lee's record of 21.19 set in 1998. Laurent Charpentier nearly provided a second record for Tech's sprint corps as he equaled his own Institute mark of 46.11 in leading off Tech's 400 free relay. Both times yielded NCAA cuts and carried over to a successful national-qualifying bid in the 200 free relay.
Improving its seed time by three seconds, the team of Cummings, Jeff Zhou, Peter Wellings, and Charpentier swam 1:24.12 for an easy victory in the first race of the three-session meet. Cummings notched his school-record in the lead-off leg of the race while Charpentier brought home the victory with a split of 20.67. Although the free relays appear solid for a postseason run, the 400 free relay of Charpentier, Andrew Pierson, Zhou, and Wellings swam 3:08.94 for another comfortable win, the medley relays are arguably the team's biggest strength.
The Engineers secured wins and NCAA cuts in both the 200 and 400 medley relays. Behind Tim Stumbaugh's lead-off backstroke split of 53.36, MIT completed the 400-yard circuit nearly seven seconds ahead of its closest competitor in 3:26.80. Rastislav Racz, Zhou, and Charpentier rounded out the Engineers' contingent with Charpentier splitting a meet-best 44.99 to anchor the race.
The Cardinal and Gray enjoyed a similar dominance in the sprint medley, riding Jeff Zhou's lead-off split of 23.81 to a four-second win and a time of 1:33.06. Racz, Chapentier, and Cummings rounded out the strong effort by supplying the fastest splits of the race in their respective strokes.
Charpentier capped a phenomenal weekend with another NCAA qualifying mark in the 200 free. Opening the race with a first 50 of 23.77, Charpentier remained steady until touching the wall in 1:42.14 en route to the win. Charpentier factored into five victories and five national cuts to pace the convincing two-day team victory.
Brett Boval also secured an NCAA B cut in the 100 fly with a clip of 51.14. He narrowly missed out on the win in what turned out to be a highly competitive race, but he did lead a strong pack of MIT swimmers that gobbled up four of the top six spots.
Stumbaugh picked up two individual wins over the weekend while leading a virtual sweep of the backstroke events. He split 54.33 to edge out teammate Ryan TerBush in the 100, and split 1:57.92 to pace a 1-2-3 finish for MIT in the 200. Jim Griffin finished second in the race, and TerBush third, while all three swimmers eclipsed the two-minute barrier.
Racz, who finished second in the 100 breaststroke, rebounded to win the 200 with a time of 2:11.54. Alejandro Dos Reis finished second overall in 2:13.77.


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Who Lives Here: Kevin
Location: Upper West Side, New York City
Size: 210 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? That would be my sculpture of Mao. I picked it up at a street market while backpacking around Southeast Asia a few years ago. It's one of the few items that I brought to NYC when I moved into this apartment for grad school. It really serves as the focal point of the room. The sculpture combined with the wall shelving I installed around it creates a lot of architectural interest that adds depth and makes the space seem larger.
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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your small home? When making a 210 square foot apartment livable on a small budget, every item has to do double duty. I extensively used store websites and ebay to research beds and sleeper sofas with concealed storage. Even the big mirror has adhesive hooks on the back for holding my mop and broom. The shelving on all of the walls frees up floor space and also has integrated light fixtures to eliminate the need for tables with lamps. Storing and editing my possessions has become a way of life but I truly like every item I own now and appreciate every inch of space.
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While many of us were eating hot dogs and shooting off fireworks over the Fourth of July weekend (in the U.S., that is), security crackers of the "hacktivist" variety — possibly including members of Anonymous and the supposedly defunct LulzSec — were busy making forays into Apple security. As Larry Dignan reported for CNET News, a document released by the AntiSec "group" published user names and passwords for an Apple server.
While this list was relatively benign, it could be the first shot over the bow, signaling future interest in Apple's juicy iTunes and iCloud databases:
Hackers apparently are too "busy elsewhere" to mess with Apple, but that doesn't mean the company is bulletproof. One trigger—something that may annoy hackers—could set off a larger attack.
What could Apple do to set off a war with hacktivists? It's anyone's guess. Chad Perrin's post this week, "How do you protect yourself from hacktivist groups?" considers that question from the standpoint of organizations that become targets based on their perceived behavior by hacktivist groups.
How confident are you that Apple will remain impervious to security-cracking threats from these hacking groups?
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(WPXI) Swissvale, Pennsylvania police are investigating two fights at a Woodland Hills School District bus stop involving 60 to 70 people on Monday and Tuesday.
According to police, the first fight happened at a bus stop near the intersection of South Braddock and Woodstock avenues on Monday. Then a second bigger fight broke out at the same location Tuesday.
Investigators are calling the fight a riot because of the large number of people involved. Police said they're using video of the fight to help identify those involved.
"Everyone will be arrested. Anyone with any involvement at all will be arrested," Swissvale Police Chief Greg Geppert said.
Geppert said it is not clear what the fight was about and some detectives called it the biggest brawl they've ever seen in this neighborhood.
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Papa-Nicholas (Planas) of Athens
St. Nicholas (Planas) (1851-1932), was officially recognized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1992. He was born in 1851 on the island of Naxos in Greece and is often referred to as Papa Nicholas (Planas) His feast day is celebrated on March 2. .
Papa-Nicholas was married and the father of one child. He was married at 17, but his wife died only a few years later and spent the rest of his life in celibacy with his only aspiration to serve the church. He was ordained a deacon in July 28 1879, at the Church of the Transfiguration in Plaka of Greece and a priest on March 2 1884 the Church of the Holy Prophet Elisha.
His focus, for over 50 years, was to serve daily the Divine Liturgy, vigils and other services. He never missed a liturgy and spent most of his time in the very small church of St. John the Hunter in Athens of Greece. The parish initially contained only eight families. He never refused to commemorate and pray for anyone when he served, and carried in his pockets slips of paper containing thousands of names that he would pray for during the proskomedia and the Liturgy.
Numerous stories are told of his being lifted in prayer and that the altar servers would see him raised off the ground in front of the altar during the liturgy. While he would begin Liturgy at eight in the morning, he typically would not finish until two or three in the afternoon. When he was not able to serve at the church of St. John, he would always serve elsewhere.
He was famously absent minded and was also well known for giving to the poor anything that anyone might give him. He was not an educated man but was considered immensely enlightened, who showed by way of example, great holiness and humility; examples of theosis.
He reposed February of 1932 and a new St. John the Hunter Church has been built, which contain his relics.
See also
- Philotheos (Zervakos)
- St. Nektarios of Aegina
- Greek Orthodox Church of St. John the Hunter (Athens, Greece)
Kontakion in the 3rd Tone.
- Humble of spirit and pure of heart, illustrious in life and dispassionate of a truth, wast thou, O wise one. Thou didst illumine all by the virtues and dost grant grace unto them that draw nigh unto thee; and by thine intercessions, thou dost heal them that call upon thee, O Father Nicholas.
- As a simple shepherd of Christ God's lambs, thou didst tend thy flock well on the pasture of piety, nourishing their spirits with ceaseless supplications and leading them to Christ, O wise Father Nicholas.
External Links
Material for most articles in these links, comes from the book Papa-Nicholas Planas, by the Nun Martha; translated from the Greek and published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery, 1981.
- Biography of Nicholas (Planas) by Father Nektarios Serfes
- Canonisation Announcement by Fr. Jacob Meyes
- The Simple Shepherd - Papa Nicholas Planas by Fr. Alexey Young (Orthodox America)
- Another Modern Saint Published March 2, 2005
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PENDLETON — The wrestling teams from Hood River Valley and Pendleton high schools have developed a mighty intriguing rivalry over the past two seasons, with each team capturing a dual meet victory at some point along the way.
But a large HRV graduating class in 2003 changed the complexion of the matchup, which is now mostly focused on individual matchups than team scores.
Knowing that the Buckaroos returned more than half of their lineup from last year, the Eagles were focused on district seedings more than team scores on Saturday night, when the two teams faced off in an Intermountain Conference dual meet.
"I figured we would get five wins and we got four, so it was about what we expected," coach Mark Brown said of his team's 53-17 loss to the Bucks. "Their lineup is pretty strong from top to bottom, but we are still better than them at a few weights."
Senior heavyweight Jorge Lujano proved that he deserves a top district seed by earning a second-round fall over Sean Orr, while No. 4-ranked Rocky Level earned a 14-6 major decision over Cody Campbell at 140 pounds.
Also posting victories for HRV were senior Jason DeHart, who handled Tanner Smith at 160 pounds, and junior Zach Bohince, who won his season debut at 112 pounds over Nick Brizendine.
DeHart's 9-3 decision over Smith helped him avenge a loss at last year's district tournament, while Bohince's 14-2 major decision over Brizendine kept him undefeated in the new year.
"I figured I would have a better chance of getting to state if I dropped down to 112 for the rest of the season," said Bohince, who swept the 119-pound division at last week's home tournament.
"A lot of the top guys at 119 are really 130-pounders who are cutting weight. But because I have faced some bigger guys this season, that should give me a big advantage at 112," he said.
Of all the Eagle wins, however, the most important in terms of district seeding was Lujano's pin of Orr, the third-ranked heavyweight in the state.
"This win gets me back on track after the Hermiston loss," Lujano said. "I knew if I just hung in there for a couple rounds, he would get frustrated. I could tell he was getting annoyed with the pace of the match, so when he stuck his arms in deep to make something happen, I threw him and pinned him."
Besides the four match winners, Saturday's dual meet was another learning experience for the Eagles, with some wrestlers building confidence, and others realizing how far they have to go before the district tournament.
Senior 215-pounder Nigel Bond has already been to state twice, but after losing a narrow 1-0 decision to Joe Williams of Pendleton, he will have to win his remaining IMC matches to earn a top-three seed at district.
Also putting in a solid effort Saturday was freshman Race Fischer, who lost a 6-3 decision to junior Andrew Rosenburg at 135 pounds.
But Bond and Fischer represented the only close losses for the Eagles, whose weaknesses were evident after a long layoff.
Junior Leo Gonzalez lost by a 17-0 technical fall at 125 pounds to start the match, while senior Mike Allen lost by fall in the first round of his 145-pound match against Jeremy Marshall.
Erik Flory (152) and Sal Ledezma (189) also lost by fall, and the remaining weight classes (103, 119, 130, 171) were left open.
"We have a solid group of young wrestlers that are getting better with every practice," assistant coach Jess Flem said of underclassmen such as Ben Eddy (103), Derek Larson (171), Alex Titus (189), Fischer, and Ledezma.
"We are still going to be building next year, but we have a ton of good sophomores and freshmen who are going to keep this team competitive. It's just going to take a little time."
The HRV junior varsity team also competed Saturday, losing 33-18 to the Bucks. Posting victories for the JV's were Kevin Dye, Tim Hampton, Richard Rawlings (fall) and Titus (fall).
Next up for the HRV wrestlers is a home double dual on Friday against Redmond at 5 p.m. and Bend High at 7 p.m. Crook County awaits on Jan. 30.
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WARRENSBURG - Persistent rain Wednesday night and Thursday morning fed raging rivers throughout Warren County, prompting widespread flooding.
States of emergency were declared Friday in the towns of Johnsburg and Chester after the Hudson River reportedly reached a record level - Flows in the Hudson were reported at 10 times normal volume, or 30,000 cubic feet per second, according to Warren County Public Works Superintendent Jeff Tennyson. He said the river flows on Thursday were twice the normal annual high volume.
The flooding, some of the worst in recent decades, closed a half-dozen low-lying roads in the region that were underwater, he said.
"This is a massive amount of water, much more than normal, especially with no ice jams," Tennyson said.
One woman in Pottersville was evacuated by boat, and a dozen or more homes in the towns of Luzerne and Hadley were flooded, as were properties in Stony Creek, North Creek and elsewhere along the Hudson and Schroon Rivers.
In North Creek on Thursday, the rail station serving the county railway was flooded, including a locomotive turntable. Nearby, the Kellogg property with a row of historic buildings were also flooded. The access road to the rail station was closed, as it was underwater.
Old River Road in Chester near North Creek was under 4 feet of water, cutting off a number of homes from transportation. Nearby, the water was flowing 15 feet deep at the 8N bridge.
In Johnsburg, Thirteenth Lake Road was closed after heavy rains washed debris into culverts, clogging them up and causing roads to wash out in several places, Tennyson said.
State Trooper Jarrod Bowman of the Chester substation presided over an evacuation by boat of an elderly woman from her home on Valley Farm Road in Pottersville.
A neighbor of the woman provided a flat-bottomed boat, and he and a relative of the woman and Bowman rescued the woman from her home - where she lived alone - which was surrounded by rising waters of the nearby Schroon River. Bowman had been called by the woman's daughter, a Clifton Park resident. Area rescue squads assisted at the scene, Bowman said.
State Rte. 8 was closed mid-Thursday off to all traffic between North Creek and Indian Lake due to water covering both lanes of traffic. Johnsburg Supervisor Sterling Goodspeed said he had never seen this happen in his lifetime.
Areas of Thousand Acres Golf Course in Stony Creek and Cronin's Golf Course in Warrensburg were underwater mid-Thursday. Low-lying properties near Thousand Acres Resort were flooded extensively, and the Stony Creek-Warrensburg Road was blocked off mid-morning Thursday. Crazy Creek Campground near Cameron Road near Thousand Acres was under a foot of water, Tennyson said.
Some properties along Schroon River Road and East Schroon River Road were also flooded, including some homes. An area of particular concern was at the northern end of Schroon River Road near the Glendale Bridge near the hamlet of Pottersville, Tennyson said.
Although the floodwaters dismayed or worried many, some local rafters were apparently quite happy. A raft and two kayaks made the trip from North Creek to The Glen this afternoon, and witnesses said they cheered as they passed by.
High winds accompanying the rains brought down trees throughout the county, some landing on roadways.
Tennyson said the raging flows were threatening to scour the abutments of several smaller bridges - with shallow foundations - and county employees were watching them to monitor their safety.
Bridges most vulnerable to flood damage, he said, were the Crane Mountain Road Bridge and the Back to Sodom Road Bridge and the Claude Straight Bridge, all in Johnsburg, and the Adirondack Road Bridge over Mill Brook in Chester.
Tennyson said county workers were also surveying the county railroad, making sure no culverts were blocking up, so costly track washouts could be avoided.
He said highway workers were busy throughout the county for the past 24 hours inspecting roadways and infrastructure.
"At this point we're chasing it," he said. "We're hoping the rain subsides so we can start reconstruction," he said.
By late Thursday afternoon, however, the threat of further flooding subsided after the rain ceased.
(News-Enterprise Editor Lindsay Yandon contributed to this report.)


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Parent to Parent: Little things help teachers in a big way
Imagine taking whatever activity you're doing for your child, then multiply it 12 times over. Or 24. That's why teachers ask for seemingly trivial things such as lunches and clothes your child can manage.
One juice box? No big deal. But try stabbing 14 straws into 14 tiny boxes on a time crunch.
Individually packaged cheese sticks are tricky, too. Tips: Open the plastic partially before packing the cheese so your child can open it without squawking for assistance along with his pals, or buy cheese in a chunk, slice it and wrap it.
Lunchables may be convenient, although expensive for a parent, but a selection such as a do-it-yourself pizza can be hard for a 4-year-old to put together and eat without dripping tomato sauce on play clothes. Or worse, on a darling new spring outfit.
Kids develop confidence because of achievements both little and large, and packing a lunch that a child can open is one way to develop that sense of self-esteem. In a class of 12 3-year-olds who have an average of four items that need to be opened at one sitting, the child who can help others is a hero at the lunch table.
Over the summer, pack "school lunches" from time to time – even if you detest the chore – and see how your child does at opening everything on a picnic.
Similarly, have your child practice buttoning and zipping this summer. If your child likes to play dress-up and take clothes on and off, all the better for learning self-care skills.
Pants with a zipper and belt also fall under the multiplication rule: One is not a big deal for mom or dad, but several kids clamoring for help with their coats or pants keeps a teacher out of her classroom.
If your teacher or day care provider asks you to write your child's name on his lunch box, water bottle and coat, it's not just for kicks. Using a permanent marker, write the name of the child, not a sibling. It's to avoid mix-ups of one Spider-Man water bottle with another, or one jean jacket with another, and is another safety step by teachers to keep possessions straight.
Until she had her own preschool classes, one teacher from Richmond, Va., says she could not understand the big deal about her son bringing in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figure into class. Then she realized that more rules – such as no toys in school – have to accompany more children. What makes no difference with one child can easily turn into a battle with a group of busy kids.
Similarly, rough-and-tumble play that children sometimes need is OK for kids at home, but it quickly gets out of hand in a classroom.
Encourage rule-following in conversations on the way to and from school.
Parenting tip
Swimmer's ear is an inflammation of the external ear canal. It occurs when water gets into the ear, usually during swimming or bathing, and does not properly drain.
To help avoid swimmer's ear, put drops in your child's ears after swimming, using a 70 percent alcohol solution or a mixture of half alcohol, half white vinegar, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Also, dry the ears with a towel immediately after swimming or bathing.
Betsy Flagler, a journalist based in Davidson, N.C., is a mother and preschool teacher. If you have tips or questions, please email her at firstname.lastname@example.com or call Parent to Parent at 704-236-9510.


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If you watched the Hurricane Sandy relief telethon and texted $10 to the Red Cross when Bruce rocked or Christina crooned, then you are certainly not alone. The telethon raised $23 million dollars for Sandy's victims. But some of you may be wondering how you can do more. And you may want to know that your money is really going to the victims. I've been following the storm's aftermath very intensely, as many of the areas right around me are devastated.
I've been keeping track of the groups that are on the ground and the ones that are MIA. I've been asking people who they saw when they came out of their storm-ripped home looking for help. Most of the time, the answer I got was not FEMA or the Red Cross. If you still want to help, here are 8 ways you can help beyond donating to the Red Cross.
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AmeriCares. AmeriCares has been delivering flashlights, bottled water, first aid kits, and medical help to those who need it in both states. A day after I delivered 20 flashlights to flooded and still-powerless Red Hook, Brooklyn, AmeriCares swooped in with thousands of them.
Occupy Sandy. An offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, this is one of the first groups I heard about who went directly into hard-hit neighborhoods and began coordinating food, clothing, and supplies drives, going door to door, and checking on elderly people in cold, darkened buildings. They seem to do it all -- a friend of mine who became stranded after a mercy mission when his car battery died even had an Occupier drive him home.
Gray Beards. I've heard many reports from locals that Gray Beards is on the ground in some of the worst hit areas of New York, including the leveled Breezy Point, a working class neighborhood of many firemen and policemen, where 100 homes burned to the ground.
ASPCA. The ASPCA is helping rescue stranded pets as well as giving pet food to those in need. They were the first group I saw with a dedicated emergency pet rescue hotline and they have been going door to door looking for abandoned animals.
Sean Casey Animal Rescue. This group has been taking in a lot of rescued and abandoned pets, especially dogs, from the shore areas of Brooklyn, which were hit particularly hard. But they also have taken in turtles, birds, cats and snakes.
Alley Cat Allies. This group has been all over New York and New Jersey feeding the feral cats who were left behind after the storm, including the famous outdoor cats of the Atlantic City boardwalk, most of whom miraculously survived the 'cane.
Find out what is really needed. Most groups are too busy right now to update their websites. Check their Facebook pages and follow them on Twitter. You'll be able to find out exactly what they need through those channels. If you'd rather donate supplies than money, check their Facebook walls for an Amazon gift registry. When in doubt, call the group and ask what they need. Some things that are always needed: Bottled water, toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand wipes), WARM clothes like coats and gloves, waterproof boots, flashlights, C and D batteries, and cleaning supplies.
Be proactive. Call your local church or school -- most are holding Sandy donation drives. If your church is collecting lots of non-perishable food, you might suggest collecting batteries and Clorox too. And remember, it pays to do a little research on a group before writing out a check. Be wary of donating to sob stories you see on ChipIn and Facebook without verifying that they're true.
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Brad Anderson was one of seven candidates or representatives from state and national campaigns who attended the Grundy County Democratic Soup Supper/Fundraiser on Sunday, February 9 at the Reinbeck Memorial Building. Brad is running for Secretary of State. Others attending were Sherrie Taha, candidate for Secretary of State, Jonathan Neiderbach candidate for State Auditor and Jonathan Narcisse a candidate for Governor. Bob Krause spoke on behalf of gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch.
Bob had previously been in the running for governor but dropped his bid in favor of supporting Hatch and running in 2016 for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Charles Grassley. Campaign representatives were present for Bruce Braley who is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Tom Harkin and Jim Mowerer who is running for the 4th District seat currently occupied by Rep. Steve King. Also in attendance was Iowa Senator from District 36, Steve Sodders. He gave an update on happening in the Iowa Senate.
Overall discussion included issues with fighting voter suppression, ways of making the state government more cost-effective, expanding pubic education and raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. To learn more about this event and other happenings in Grundy County check out www.grundycountyiowademocrats.org
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From the high-pitched, powerful whine of a Eurocopter Dauphin launching on a Maryland State Police mission to the frequent dartings of Robinson R22s, helicopters are a big part of life at Maryland's Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK). Fitting themselves neatly into the flow of traffic, they're like your older teenage brother—you know, the one who drifted in and out at all hours—and you never knew exactly what he was up to, but you sure wanted to find out.
I got my chance to find out on a brisk and blindingly sunny afternoon in February, when I attempted (yup, that's intentional) to fly a helicopter for AOPA Pilot's "Challenges" series. I started the session brand-new to rotary aircraft, and took away a fascinating glimpse into an aspect of flying that is simultaneously alien and familiar.
Keeping an open mind wasn't easy. I would be coming into the introductory lesson with all the wrong kinds of primary learning. Still, the Robinson R22 parked on the ramp at Advanced Helicopter Concepts didn't know I was a fixed-wing pilot.
Adding a rotary rating to a private, single-engine land certificate means you don't have to take a knowledge test. You do have to take a checkride, and the federal aviation regulations require 20 hours of dual plus 10 hours of solo flight. And here comes the disclaimer: Thirty hours is a minimum. Your weather, navigation, and radio communications skills will transfer, but that's about it. The hardest part for fixed-wing pilots is when they know what they want the helicopter to do but they don't know how to make it happen, says Advanced Helicopter's Gary Smith. Once you get over that frustration hump, however, you might just be hooked. —JWT
CFI Roland Greenwalt is my smiling, patient guide. He learned to fly helicopters after retiring from the Baltimore County (Maryland) Police Department. All it took was one observation flight while still with the department to snare him. He earned his certificates with Advanced and now has 2,500 hours. He knows I'm a member of the fixed-wing club and draws parallels between our two worlds throughout the lesson.
The two-seat R22 is the trainer of choice for many flight schools because it is relatively inexpensive to purchase, operate, and maintain. Advanced Helicopter Concepts President Neal D. Lanning credits its designer, Frank Robinson, with the creation of the recreational helicopter market.
The 160-horsepower Lycoming O-320 engine is derated to 131 horsepower for five minutes at takeoff and 124 horsepower for continuous operation. The Lycoming burns about nine gallons per hour. Maximum gross takeoff weight is 1,370 pounds. Two 200-pound people will let you carry about 13 gallons of fuel.
Greenwalt explains the panel, which has many of the same instruments as that of a fixed-wing airplane: airspeed indicator, compass, vertical speed indicator. There's no attitude indicator. There is a two-needle tachometer that's unique to helicopters: It displays both engine and rotor rpm as percentages. In normal operations, those two needles will always be crossed and together.
Next is a tour of the controls. The anti-torque pedals resemble rudder pedals and are used to alter the pitch angle of the tail rotor blades, which moves the nose of the helicopter left and right. The collective—a bar that somewhat resembles a manual flap handle in some airplanes—controls the pitch of the rotor blades. The throttle is located on the collective and operates automatically on the R22. There are dual sets of these controls in the cockpit. The T-bar cyclic can be operated by either pilot. It tilts the main rotor disc and splits the vertical component of lift. The helicopter moves in the direction that the rotor disc is tilted. To achieve this, you move the cyclic horizontally.
In the right seat—the usual spot for a student, and yet another fixed-wing disconnect—the pilot uses both hands and both feet to operate controls simultaneously. That's where the "challenge" part of this equation really comes into play.
The controls are sensitive, I am warned, but that is part of what makes the R22 such an effective trainer, Greenwalt says: "It's easier to transition to something bigger that's less sensitive."
Going through the startup checklist, we check controls for proper movement and the main fuel line for blockage. Then it's mixture full rich; master switch On, magnetos to Both, and start. Alternator On; add clutch; and check for proper oil pressure. Wait for the clutch light to go out (the upper pulley is slowly going up to tighten the belts and spin drive system as the rotors spool up).
When the 25-foot main rotor blades get going, surprisingly it's not as loud as you'd think. We bring rotor rpm to 75 percent to conduct a warmup. We conduct a magneto check and look at the tachometer to ensure the needles are together. A carb heat check, and then remove friction locks. Turn on the governor, which adds power as the collective is increased; then conduct a low rpm check. Anything less than 97 percent will trigger a warning light and a horn.
When the R22's skids leave the ramp, it is a gentle sensation, not unlike that of an elevator headed for the fourth floor. We taxi about three feet above ground level to the hover practice area, a large quadrant marked off by four white-painted tires. I have been following along on the controls. "When I give them to you, don't ever let go," Greenwalt says.
The hardest part for fixed-wing pilots is when they know what they want the helicopter to do but they don't know how to make it happen.
First I try to turn the R22 to the right using only the anti-torque pedal. Since the blades turn counterclockwise and the helicopter wants to go to the right, just a bit of pressure causes a smart turn on our axis. A slight press to the left anti-torque pedal produces the same result in the opposite direction.
Now all hands and feet are on deck, so to speak, because it's time to try hovering. Widely acknowledged to be one of the most difficult aspects of flying a helicopter, hovering usually isn't taught until the fourth or fifth lesson. But since it's part and parcel of the challenge, Greenwalt brings us about 30 feet off the ground and tells me to look outside. Don't look at the instruments or controls, and don't let go of the controls. Small movements with the cyclic—see how he is just barely moving his hand? Annnnnddddd….Go.
Our helicopter correspondent Tim McAdams describes hovering as trying to balance on top of a basketball. For me, it's more like trying to tap dance and juggle while balancing on a basketball. I am looking outside, trying to feel how to keep the helicopter upright and relatively motionless. In a matter of seconds, things come apart. The R22 begins a tipsy, side-to-side, forward-backward movement that threatens to get bigger no matter how carefully I move the controls. "I think you need to help me," I tell Greenwalt. On the second attempt, I manage maybe 10 seconds before we go into that drunken dance again. Good hand-eye coordination is key to mastering the hover, Greenwalt says, and adds that teenagers and video gamers pick it up very quickly.
During straight-and-level flight I get a chance to redeem myself. We head south, away from the airport, climbing to about 1,300 feet agl. Greenwalt points to the trim strings attached to the front of the canopy. Watch these as you fly to make sure the helicopter is lined up with the path it's traveling; if you are, the strings will be pointing straight back. If they're off to the left side, apply antitorque pedal to the right, and vice versa.
I'm struck by two things: the nearly 360-degree view out of the R22's canopy, and the fact that, although we are flying on a gusty day, the R22 seems extremely stable. When Greenwalt gives me the controls and instructs me to make a 360-degree turn, I expect some bobbing and weaving—but it doesn't happen.
When we return to the airport, Green-walt demonstrates an autorotation. He reduces the engine power to idle and lowers the collective, and shows me how the needles on the tachometer separate. The blade angle is now flat and no longer creating lift. The R22 settles sharply—not as benign a dip as an elevator descending, but hardly the Tower of Terror ride at Disney World, either. We're now converting altitude to airspeed. At a rate of 1,800 feet per minute, the R22 whooshes smoothly down to the taxiway, and Greenwalt flares.
Helicopter pilots generally make three types of landings: normal, steep (similar to a short-field landing), and shallow. The last is a running landing that keeps the sink rate minimal. The landing gear scrapes the ground, and fixed-wing pilots are said to find that particularly uncomfortable.
In a debrief session back at the hangar, Greenwalt sketches a panel and windshield on a whiteboard, then draws a target landing spot between the compass and the trim strings. "Follow it with the collective," he explains. Pitch your inside reference point to your target and follow it—don't let it move up or down within your frame of reference.
CFII Gary Smith has been observing our debrief and adds some perspective: With one-third less glide distance to land with than in a fixed-wing aircraft, a helicopter pilot won't be looking out the window for a landing spot—he'll be looking at his feet.
Like an appetizer at a five-star restaurant, this challenge left me wanting more. What was the fascination? Maybe the notion that (with lots of additional training) I could put this wildly maneuverable aircraft anyplace I want—including on top of a building. Maybe it was the ability to hold still at 1,300 feet with no impending stall.
Or maybe the attraction was the fact that my stock shot up about 1,000 points when I got home and said I'd flown a helicopter. "Simulator, or the real thing?" my daughter wanted to know. "Please get your helicopter license. That's just awesome." Totally.
E-mail the author at [email protected]. Photography by Chris Rose


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J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) revealed a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, but an encouraging outlook helped send the struggling retailer's shares higher in choppy trading.
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The company revealed an adjusted fiscal second-quarter loss of $2.16 a share, compared to estimates of a loss of $1.06 per share. Sales of $2.66 billion came in lighter than the $3.02 billion logged in the same three months in 2012, and also trailed estimates of $2.76 billion.
Comparable-store sales, a key metric for retailers, plummeted 11.9%, which the company blamed on failed merchandising and promotional strategies.
"There are no quick fixes to correct the errors of the past," said CEO Mike Ullman in a statement. "That said, we have identified the challenges, put solid plans in place to address them and have experienced and capable people in key roles to do so."
The Plano, Texas-based retailer hinted at signs of renewal, however, saying back-to-school season is off to an "encouraging" start. Ullman said the back-to-school strength came as a result of "customers' growing confidence in the brands and styles we offer."
The company has been working to rebound from a series of strategic blunders. Perhaps the most high-profile mistake was tapping Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) alumnus Ron Johnson for the chief executive role. Johnson eliminated promotions and sent customers fleeing.
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