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WKU student Taylor Berzins of Antioch, Tenn., has been awarded a tuition scholarship of $1,000 for Fall 2014 by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP).
Berzins will be honored as the KAMP scholarship winner at this year's Kentucky Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference, to be held at the Galt House in Louisville during the third week of September. As the honoree, his conference registration fees will be waived and his accommodations are provided for him at the conference hotel. During the conference luncheon, he will be recognized as the winner of the KAMP scholarship in front of Kentucky's GIS professionals.
Berzins is a senior majoring in Geographic Information Science (GIScience), is a GIS Intern with the Warren County Stormwater Management team and is president of the first-ever student GIScience club at WKU. He co-founded The Hilltopper GIScience Club last year and the club has received an overwhelming level of support from the GIS community in the region, including Tennessee. Earlier this year, the club's board members made it possible to connect via Facebook.
Last year was the first year that KAMP began offering a GIS scholarship as a way for GIS professionals in the Commonwealth to give back to a deserving student studying GIS at a higher education institution in Kentucky while majoring in the geosciences. The first scholarship recipient was WKU's J. Austin Boys, who received a $500 scholarship. This year, KAMP decided to increase the scholarship to $1,000.
"This is the second year in a row that a WKU student has been awarded a KAMP scholarship," Geography and Geology's GIS Center Director Kevin Cary said. "We do our best in the department to keep our GIS program competitive region-wide, and Taylor's KAMP scholarship award validates the importance of WKU's GIS program both in the Commonwealth and around the region."
For information about applying for next year's KAMP's scholarship, or about GIS, WKU's GIS programs, and GIS applications in business and industry, contact Kevin Cary in WKU's Center for GIS at (270) 745-2981 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Additional information also available at http://www.wku.edu/gis/
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Coolest Sandbox in 65 Million Years
When Redditor Stumpalumpagus's friend was building a sandbox for his kids, he wanted to pour concrete in the bottom to prevent a nearby tree from spreading its roots up into the box. With a suggestion from said Redditor, this dad decided to make the best DIY sandbox in 65 million years.
Since he was pouring concrete anyway, this dad decided to include dinosaur footprints and "fossils" so that when the kids eventually dig to the bottom, they'll find a surprise. Since the kids are unaware of the bottom layer, they will discover it on their own. Whether Dad will 'fess up to his secret or let the kids wonder at their find remains to be seen.
Some information on how to build your own dino fossil sandbox can be found in the Reddit thread. If you aren't the DIY type, check out the Digasaurus sandbox here (available at Amazon for $399.00).
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Beyond nerd chic
We are all nerds now. Or maybe there are no nerds anymore. One way or the other, technology has reached the masses in the past two decades. This sense that humanity's relationship with technology is attaining a certain maturity seems to permeate a crop of recent books that cover the past, present, and future of high-tech industries.
Case in point: Folks can launch their own satellites now. One of the most inspiring business books of the past year tells how a little company full of big ideas, Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp., got into the business of putting commercial satellites into space. In Silicon Sky: How One Small Start-Up Went Over the Top to Beat the Big Boys into Satellite Heaven (Perseus Books, $26, 0738200948), author Gary Dorsey chronicles the progress of a pipe dream as it has evolved into a company with 1998 revenues of $734 million.
Orbital founder David Thompson gave Dorsey unfettered access to the company's inner workings - from the beginning of its efforts to design a commercially viable communications satellite in 1992 through the first launch in 1995. The author clearly identifies with Thompson's entrepreneurial ardor, contrasting Orbital's culture of discovery with the "feudal," unimaginative culture of old-line aerospace companies addicted to government contracts.
What Dorsey lacks in objectivity, he makes up for in clarity. From his fly-on-the-wall perch, sitting in on company meetings and peering over the shoulders of workers in the lab, he has observed and distilled into concise prose the details that made Orbital's success possible. Dorsey explains the technology behind the business so fluidly that it hardly seems like rocket science.
If Orbital's story offers inspiration, another new book offers exactly the opposite. When you see an airplane crashing from a clear blue sky, you just have to watch. When you encounter one of the great triumph-to-disaster stories in the history of American business - the rise and fall of Apple Computer Inc. - you just have to read on.
Michael S. Malone's Infinite Loop: How The World's Most Insanely Great Computer Company Went Insane (Currency/Doubleday, $27.50, 0385486847) is the stuff of a corporate horror movie, replete with moments of terrible Scooby-Doo inevitability. Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak might as well be the teenaged couple wandering through the spooky factory, about to pry open the icebox door to see what's making the noise inside. You want to put hands over eyes and scream: "Wozniak, no! Don't give away blocks of your founders' stock to 30 buddies on a whim! Jobs, no! Don't shoot down CEO John Sculley's idea of making the Macintosh IBM-compatible!"
This is the tale of a company that had it all - and blew it. Early in the personal computer age, Apple had superior technology on its side. Its customers displayed fanatical product loyalty. Its young founders became instant archetypes of the creative energy that made U.S. high-tech industries the envy of the world. But Jobs and Wozniak achieved too much too early in life. Success thoroughly ruined their magic and nearly ruined the company.
Malone tries to cut through the Silicon Valley mythology that now surrounds the company's beginnings in the garage of Jobs's Santa Clara, California home, and he makes a special effort to recognize key players in its first years who have not shared the limelight since.
Malone was an insider for part of Apple's early journey and covered the company as a journalist at other times. He brings to this account an authority and an evident big-picture understanding that lay to rest any conflict-of-interest concerns. Still, his disgust with Steve Jobs fairly oozes from these pages. There is a grudging tone to his rather passing acknowledgment that a more grown-up Jobs (now a wise old man of 43) has presided over quite a turnaround at Apple since he engineered a boardroom coup and returned to the helm in 1997. The book went to press in October 1998, just as the new iMac line of PCs had begun to rack up some of Apple's best sales in years. Since then the numbers have made a Merlin of Jobs once more. Apple's profits are way up, and the company said in April that it had doubled its share of the retail desktop market over the past year.
In The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High-Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity (Macmillan Computer Publishing, $25, 0672316498), Alan Cooper has a message for fellow technologists: Get human.
A much-lauded software author and designer, Cooper sets out in this book to "make the business case for interaction design." Interaction design is a lofty-sounding term for what ought to be an obvious concept: making things (such as computer software and hardware) that people can easily use.
Such a simple truth has eluded Silicon Valley's best minds, in Cooper's view. And he says it doesn't have to be that way. Designers don't have to make guinea pigs out of customers, rolling out half-baked versions of computer products and then relying on users' complaints as the basis to tweak subsequent editions.
Cooper's book is a plea for technology's high priests to meet the masses halfway. Sure, people in business must come to terms with bits and bytes, he argues - but those who turn ones and zeroes into screen icons need to do a much better job of focusing on the needs of computer users.
Inmates' main audience is the general business reader, for whom the book is a glimpse at how the technologists do their thing - and how they could do it better, making the lives of computer users easier and making companies that depend on technology more successful.
Cooper offers an alternative to the Microsoft way of doing things. In fact, Bill Gates makes a case against interaction design in Business @ The Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System (written with Collins Hemingway; Warner Books, $30, 0446525685; Little Brown, Abridged, $24.98, 1570427526; Time Warner Audio, Unabridged, $49.98, 1570427534). "You're usually better off tackling smaller processes and building on them," Gates argues, "and then improv[ing] the solution as you get user feedback."
To many of the millions who work with Microsoft products every day, user feedback sounds like a euphemism for the anguished squawks emitted when a program performs an "illegal operation" and shuts itself down, or when that annoying little paperclip guy pops up on screen to ask whether you know how to write a letter.
But the Microsoft way is here to stay, and, on balance, that may be a good thing. More than anyone else, Gates has brought computer technology into the everyday lives of people the world over. One can politely debate him, as Cooper does, or hate him - but not ignore him. He is the Alpha Nerd.
Business @ The Speed of Thought lays out Gates's vision of the near future in worldwide business and society. His underlying message: You ain't seen nothin' yet. For all the productivity gains registered by businesses in the past decade through the skillful deployment of technology, the hot-wired organizations of the 21st century hold the promise of even greater progress. The book is full of real-world examples of companies whose "digital nervous systems" are making them more efficient and profitable by improving the flow of information among decision-makers at all levels.
Not all of these systems are necessarily produced by Microsoft. Gates uses his company's inner workings to show the processes that go into digitizing a business, but he also candidly discusses Microsoft's, and his own, failures of strategic vision in the past - most notably its tardiness in embracing the internet's potential.
Gates makes a persuasive argument that technology can be a liberating force. In businesses, improved digital information systems can empower employees to move beyond carrying out orders and take more initiative on their own. Beyond business - in education, government, and elsewhere in society - the same systems can benefit the common good.
Nashville journalist E. Thomas Wood is the author of Karski: How One Man Tried to Stop the Holocaust (Wiley).


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And Time what is time. Isnt when where you throw a ball in the air and how long it takes for it to hit the ground. So Randomness. There is no such thing. Its called seasons. A brick flys on the wall and sticks there every thousands of a time(this statistic is is not right but for the point). And that happens everytime. So that means every thousands of a time the brink will stick to the wall, its not randon like every thousands, then every millionth, then every hundred thousand. no every thousands.
But i guarantee you on this you will be happy when you die.
Read the word of God his promises are true.
Its like a marriage the husband makes the money and the wife takes it a distribute it in whatever way needed and use and so their both stable. The wife gets what she wants and the wants of the husband and the husband is satified with what he has and supporting.
Thats what god does too. He gives you everything and just says be the best you can be at whatever it is you love to do and do that.
Thats not God. God said decern the spirit. Gods spirit is love, not im right your wrong. All god wants you to do is care for the other person.
Being a Christian, I've made my decision. That decision offers no compromise; therefore, I'm closed to anything else.
I don't think it's worth bothering to respond to Growth2012's posts anymore. His replies are getting more and more incoherent, they have less to do with the subject at hand, and it sounds like he's on some sort of acid trip.
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
and people if you want to piss clear even if you smoked everyday even before a drug test. drink alcohol. Ive seen it work i knew a girl that smoked everyday and was going to get kicked out of her apartments if she didnt take a drug test and she had to take it the next day. she bought a bottle of everclear, dranked it a pissed clear the next day. I also had a friend that had a drug test for a city job went to a party with drinking the night before, pissed clear and got the job that pays him fifeteen dollars to inspect.
He's really just spamming now. I think you might have something with that acid trip theory
dont think so highly of yourself. theres probably many other sins you do.


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Montalcino View (Photo ©Tom Hyland)
Usually this week of the year, I am in Tuscany attending anteprima tastings of wines from Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Brunello di Montalcino. For various reasons, I won't be attending this year, but I've tasted dozens of these soon-to-be-released wines over the past two weeks at special events in Chicago and New York. In this post, I'd like to share my thoughts on the new bottlings of Brunello di Montalcino.
Produced in a zone that surrounds the fortress town of Montalcino in southern Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino is made exclusively from the Sangiovese grape, known locally as Brunello. By law, the wine cannot be released until five years after the vintage date, so the new versions of Brunello for sale in 2010 are the 2005 bottlings.
The first question almost everyone has about Brunello is the quality of the vintage. For a year such as 2005, this is especially important, as it follows an excellent, possibly great year of 2004. The Consorzio, a group of local producers and growers, rates each vintage on a star basis, with 5 stars (outstanding) being the top rating. As 2004 was awarded 5 stars, there was tremendous attention paid to these wines.
Rarely are there two great vintages back to back and that is the case again with the 2005 following the 2004. Yet the Consorzio did rate 2005 with 4 stars (excellent), so consumers should pay attention to these wines. I liked most of the 2005s very much, as they have fine balance and good levels of acidity without too many tannins. That said, there are variations, as some wines are a bit lean, others a bit more closed down at present with a few rather approachable.
Here are notes on a few of my favorites:
Beautifully structured with very good depth of fruit, dried brown herb notes, elegantly styled tannins.
Plenty of red cherry and red plum fruit, excellent concentration, a bit tight now- give this a bit of time.
Attractive red cherry fruit, elegant tannins, overall well balanced – another beautiful wine from this traditional estate.
Red cherry, cedar and thyme; silky tannins, very good acidity and fruit persistence; lovely balance throughout.
Red cherry and marmalade flavors; medium-full with a lengthy, elegant finish; impressive wine for this new producer.
Cedar and red cherry notes; generous mid-palate. long, beautifully balanced finish; notable effort from an underrated estate.
Cedar, red cherry and thyme aromas; very good concentration; lengthy finish with a pleasant earthiness; excellent effort in a traditional style.
Deep color; red cherry, mint and cedar aromas; medium-full with very good depth of fruit and acidity; impeccably balanced.
Francesco Marone Cinzano, Col d'Orcia (Photo ©Tom Hyland)
Ripe red cherry and violet aromas; a bit more modern with ample oak, but not obtrusive; very good depth, give time.
Cedar, dried cherry and thyme aromas; medium-bodied with a nicely balanced finish. very good acidity.
Beautiful garnet color; silky perfumes of red cherry and dried strawberry; medium-full with a long, elegant finish; very classy!
Emilia Nardi, Tenute Silvio Nardi (Photo ©Tom Hyland)
I expect most of the best bottlings of the 2005 Brunellos to show well at 10 years of age and hold for another 5-7 years, which I find is about average for this wine. This is not as good as 2004 and will not age as long as 2001, but this is an above average vintage with many very good to excellent wines. In that respect, it resembles the underrated 1998 vintage.
Along with Bunello di Montalcino, producers also make a Rosso di Montalcino, a wine that is also 100% Sangiovese, but one with minimal aging requirements. These wines are generally made from younger vineyards and are meant to be consumed much earlier than Brunello. This year many producers tasted out their bottlings of 2008 Rosso di Montalcino and judging by what I sampled, 2008 looks to be an excellent vintage. These are beautiful wines with delicious fruit and elegant, soft tannins that are at their best now and over the next 2-3 years. Among the finest I tasted were the Il Poggione (a bit more depth than most bottlings of Rosso), Silvio Nardi, Banfi, Camigliano and the remarkably flavorful and elegant San Felice "Campogiovanni". This 2008 Rosso is a textbook example of what this wine is all about – tasty cherry fruit, medium-body, lively acidity and velvety tannins.
I also tasted some gorgeous 2004 Brunello Riservas, which will also be released in a few months. I'll report on those wines in my next post.


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Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Limited
List of Deals
- 1965 U.S. $40,000,000 first mortgage pipe line bonds, 5 1/8% series
- 1967 U.S. $120,000,000 first mortgage pipe lines bonds, 6 5/8% series due 1987
- 1970 U.S. $120,000,000 first mortgage pipe line bonds, 6 5/8% series due 1987
- 1968 U.S. $120,000,000 first mortgage pipe line bonds, 6 5/8% series due 1987, second closing
- 1963 U.S. $92,990,000 first mortgage pipe line bonds, 4 3/4% series; Can. $44,774,000 first mortgage pipe line bonds, 6 1/4% series
- 1969 U.S. $53,850,000 first mortgage pipe line bonds, 6 5/8% series due August 1, 1987
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. was incorporated in 1951 to undertake the construction of a natural gas pipeline across Canada. A trans-Canadian natural gas pipeline had been proposed as early as 1931, but it was the political and economic climate of the 1950s that led to the idea's fruition. Canada's population was booming during the 1950s, and energy shortages were becoming problematic. Canada discovered during World War II that it could not depend on the United States for energy, as the U.S. put its own energy needs first. While Canada's economic prosperity increased, so did U.S. ownership of most of Canada's wealth. Growing national sentiment called for railways and a trans-Canadian pipeline to be built completely within Canada, even if this was not necessarily the best route. On the U.S. side, the prospect of natural gas from Canada tempted some businessmen to invest in such a venture.
By 1954 both Canadian and U.S. interests had agreed on the usefulness of a pipeline through Canada that would also export gas to the United States. The U.S. participants, who had formed a company called TransCanada PipeLines, insisted that financing should be split evenly. The Canadian interest group, Western Pipe Lines Limited, opposed this 50-50 proposal because the United States had far greater financial resources at its disposal than did Canada. The Canadian group wanted the United States to take on 90 percent of the cost. In the end the Canadian investors agreed to the 50-50 split and sought to persuade their government to finance the pipeline.
In 1955 the newly formed TransCanada PipeLines needed to convince the Canadian government of its financial viability. The Royal Bank of Canada loaned the company Can$25.5 million, and a Montreal financier successfully negotiated large loans from the Canada Bank of Commerce was well as from the Royal Bank, thus enabling the company to win crucial government backing. The Canadian government finally approved the pipeline in June 1956.
Construction on the project began in 1957. The entire project was finished in October 1958, as originally scheduled. More than 2,200 miles long, it was the longest pipeline in the world, and was expanded almost continuously. In the 1960s the company developed a sophisticated computer system that could measure and control the flow of gas precisely, the first such system devised for pipelines. During that decade, the company diversified into the chemical industry, establishing the first of numerous gas-extraction plants in Empress, Alberta. In 1967 TransCanada PipeLines was permitted to extend its pipeline along the Great Lakes in the United States, an expansion that was completed in 1967. Between 1958 and 1968, operating revenue had shot up from Can$30 million to Can$200 million, and net income had risen from a deficit of Can$8.5 million to a surplus of Can$17.5 million.


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The Monkees should be on the next train to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
(No. 47 in a series on artists who should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but are not)
By Phill Marder
Just about one year ago, this column/blog made its Goldmine debut.
Most of the articles have been dedicated to profiling artists who should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but are not. And in each column I have tried to give the reasons why I support those profiled.
As promised, you haven't read "Big Star should be in the Hall of Fame because I like them" or "The Small Faces should be in the Hall of Fame before The Monkees because I think so." Not unless you read the comments, that is.
The list of those profiled is extensive:
Jack Scott; Burt Bacharach & Hal David; Chubby Checker; Donovan; Bon Jovi; Donna Summer; America; The Guess Who; Jeff Lynne; Neil Sedaka; Chicago; Cher; Kiss; Hall & Oates; Mary Wells; The Miracles; The Marvelettes; Todd Rundgren, Heart; Jan & Dean; Linda Ronstadt; The Moody Blues; Rush; Jay & The Americans; Jimmy Buffett; The Cars; Bob Crewe; Paul Revere & The Raiders; Deep Purple; The Smiths; Connie Francis; Johnny Rivers; Jethro Tull; Def Leppard; Cliff Richard; Tommy James & The Shondells; The E-Street Band; The Crickets; The Comets; The Pet Shop Boys; Freddy Cannon; Gary US Bonds; Yes; Glen Campbell; Duran Duran; The Cure; The Monkees; Paul Anka; Bobby Vee; Foreigner; Lionel Richie & The Commodores; Brook Benton; Bobby Day; Gerry & The Pacemakers; Herman's Hermits; Manfred Mann; The Searchers; The Troggs; The Zombies.
Quite a list and, believe it or not, there's still a few I haven't gotten to yet. In my mind, they all should have been in the Hall of Fame already. But which ones do Goldmine readers agree with – at least so far? It's time to sum up as the HOF nominating committee should be busy making its choices for the next class, if it hasn't already.
So just who has garnered the most support over the year and who do Goldmine readers think should be on this year's list of nominees? Clicking the "thumbs up" symbol at the close of each article, I assume means you agree with the piece. Either that or you confused it with another finger.
So we'll take the 10 profiled who received the most "thumbs up" and presume these would be Goldmine readers' choices.
But first, under my favorite rule – "it's my blog & I'll do what I want to" – we can induct Bob Crewe and the team of Hal David & Burt Bacharach as non-performers, since they were primarily writers and we can add Bon Jovi, Donovan and Donna Summer because they were nominated last year and didn't get in, though their credentials were much more substantial than almost all those who did. And don't start crying "Bon Jovi sucks" and "Donna Summer isn't Rock & Roll." A zillion fans have a different opinion of Bon Jovi and Donna Summer rocks a lot harder than many already in the Hall of Fame, disco beat or not.
The E-Street Band, with 544 recommendations, ranks second on the list of "thumbs up" from Goldmine readers, but should receive automatic induction to rectify the previous, unjustified slight which saw them passed over when Bruce went in. Likewise, The Miracles (with Smokey Robinson), The Comets (with Bill Haley) and The Crickets (with Buddy Holly).
Linda Ronstadt and The Moody Blues got their fair share of "thumbs up," but really connected with comments, most of which were positive. So they qualify for "Goldmine recommendations."
So there's seven new inductees (Bacharach & David counting as one) and four corrections. Then, toss in one shoo-in from the newly eligibles, Guns N' Roses, and that makes 12.
Now for our top 10. Yes, this would make a big induction class, but who cares? Twenty-two went in the second year, 16 the first. And what's fair is fair. The object is to get those who truly deserve to be inducted inducted.
For Goldmine readers, these 10 truly deserve, according to the number of "thumbs up" received:
(1) The Monkees (1149) – The pre-fab four easily outdistanced all competition, getting more than twice as many "thumbs up" as the runner-up E-Street Band…so far. If you don't like them, try to keep an open mind. They represent everything a Hall of Fame should be about…massive popularity, massive success, instant recognition.
(2) The E-Street Band (544) – Goldmine readers pretty much proved Bruce Springsteen's backup band was recording more than the required 25 years ago.
Loyal followers made Todd Rundgren No. 3 in this list of Rock Hall hopefuls
(3) Todd Rundgren (404) – Though Todd was one of the earliest selections and I certainly believe he belongs in the HOF, I must admit I was surprised at the strong support he received. No question, he's an obvious choice.
(4) Deep Purple (234) – The English veterans have piled up impressive stats over the years and their immense and faithful fan base pushed them near the top of the list.
(5) The Smiths (232) – Right behind Deep Purple – and this order could change at any minute – is Morrissey's cult favorites and critics' delight. But unlike most favorites of the critics, The Smiths demonstrated legitimate talent and, consequently, sold records.
(6) Duran Duran (201) – Speaking of selling records, few bands have sold more worldwide than the Fab Five. Proved long ago they're not just a bunch of pretty faces.
(7) The Cure (201) – Tied with Duran Duran because they're in the same article, The Cure's following no doubt contributed mightily to their strong showing on this list.
(8) Jethro Tull (176) – One doesn't think of Ian Anderson's various combinations as mainstream, but years after their peak they still command a lot of love, respect and admiration. And their accomplishments merit Hall of Fame recognition.
(9) Yes (157) – The story of Yes finished ninth in the "thumbs up" category but drew a large number of passionate comments – most positive. In fact, the Yes story was in the Top 5 most popular stories until just recently.
(10) Jimmy Buffett (152) – When I included Jimmy Buffett in the series, I wasn't sure what to expect. The response was heartening. Longevity and quality does count.
Just missing the top 10 – or "Bubbling Under" in musical jargon – was Heart which garnered 135 "thumbs up." I had the pleasure of seeing them this summer, and they remain an incredible band and should be inducted soon. Cliff Richard (94) and Jeff Lynne (79) also posted respectable numbers and should receive careful consideration.
Canadian supergroups The Guess Who & Rush have gained surprisingly little support
A friend who recently stopped by looked at the list of those profiled and his first response was, "The Guess Who's not in?" The Guess Who received support, but not what I expected, and Rush was a big disappointment, considering the fanaticism of their fan base. Maybe Goldmine doesn't reach Canada. But Kiss also limped in with a very low number, only about half of that received by The Cars.
Early selections, those whose careers peaked in the '50s or early '60s, are at a distinct disadvantage because there are fewer followers left alive and most are at the age where internet use isn't a priority. Of those, Connie Francis easily drew the strongest support and Jay & the Americans had their share of backing. Glen Campbell, Jan & Dean, Johnny Rivers and Jack Scott each hit double figures but were nowhere near the leaders.
Does your opinion mean anything? Maybe, maybe not. But I do know at least some members of the nominating committee have been reading "Great Blogs of Fire" the past year, which means they're also privy to your comments. While we've been critical of the Hall of Fame, I hope we've also been fair.
Some of you have given up on the Hall of Fame, but Rock & Roll is my music, thus the Hall of Fame is my Hall of Fame. So, in the words of the immortal Curtis Mayfield, I'm gonna keep on pushing.
Tadwashere left this comment on Facebook – "Just curious… What are you going to write about when you are done working through the list of people who aren't in the hall of fame?"
Well, there's still a few more HOF entries to go, and then a couple other topics I think Goldmine readers will enjoy. Stuff such as the "Goldmine's 20 Greatest Doo Wop Groups." It's not listed under "Great Blogs of Fire," but can still be found under "Articles" if you scroll down a few hundred times (not that many, really). That ranked in the Top 5 most popular list for quite some time.
I have had some requests…but I'm gonna keep writing, anyway (badaboom). If you'd like to add your requests or thoughts, feel free to submit your comments.


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As I hit my mid 30s I'm realizing need to start thinking about stretching...
As I hit my mid 50s I'm thinking about starting to stretch....Nah.
Dman,I wouldn't assume everyone here is your age.Wait till your approaching 70!At that age 5.10 is not moderate anymore. If I had only climbed all my life, I wouldn't have all my nagging injuries. It was all the stupid stuff I did when I wasn't climbing that is nagging me now; as well as, genetics.
You may want later starts, more moderate approaches, and short climbs, though.
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B.S. Cleveland State UniversityMS.Ed. Kent State UniversityPh.D. Kent State University
Dr. Felicia Black began her career as an early childhood
educator in 1997. She has taught kindergarten in two urban public school
districts and spent seven years as a lead/mentor preschool teacher at the Kent
State University Child Development Center, A Reggio Emilia inspired laboratory
school. Prior to joining the LIU Brooklyn faculty, Dr. Black has taught
developmental reading and writing in the early years, integrated expressive
arts and social studies, integrated preschool curriculum, and preschool
education courses. Her professional activities include participation in the
Ohio Department of Education Statewide Reggio Study Group Delegation in Reggio
Emilia, Italy, and service as a peer reviewer for Contemporary Issues in Early
Childhood Education and Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research.
Dr. Black's dissertation research on preschool practitioners' professional
development research earned an honorable mention from the Ford Foundation
Fellowship Program.
Dr. Black's research interests include preschool
education, teacher professionalism and professional development, practitioner
research and applications of feminist post-structural theory in early childhood
Arhar, J., Niesz, T., Brossmann, J., Koebley, S., O'Brien, K., Loe, D., & Black, F. (2013). Creating a 'third space' in the context of a university-school partnership: Supporting teacher action research and the research preparation of doctoral students. Education Action Research. 21(2), 218-236.
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Special Care, New Technology Aid Ocular Rosacea
Special care may be needed for rosacea patients with severe forms of ocular rosacea, according to Dr. Sandra Cremers, instructor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. As part of a National Rosacea Society (NRS) research grant, she recently developed a scoring system to identify severe cases of this rosacea subtype, which may affect half of all rosacea patients.
The new questionnaire, called the Severity Criteria of Ocular Rosacea (SCOR), includes more than 25 signs and symptoms of ocular rosacea observed by both physician and patient, including eye dryness, tearing and burning; history of styes; inflammation; and potentially vision-threatening corneal involvement. The system was presented in a poster at the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Although ocular rosacea is often very mild, in an NRS survey of 1,780 rosacea patients reporting ocular symptoms, only 27 percent said they had been diagnosed with the condition, possibly indicating underdiagnosis.
Left untreated, patients with severe ocular rosacea could endure potentially serious consequences, such as scarring within the eyelid or corneal damage that could lead to decreased vision.
Dr. Cremers noted that for mild symptoms such as dry eye, a humidifier or other means to raise the humidity at home or in work environments as well as artificial tears may be appropriate.
In addition, washing the eyelashes daily with diluted baby shampoo on a warm wet washcloth may help keep the tear glands clear and unblocked. A hot compress can be placed on the eye for five minutes before the diluted baby shampoo is used to gently clean the eyelid margins. Then the face may be rinsed with closed eyes until the eyelashes feel clean and towel-dried. An eye doctor may also prescribe a cream for the lashes, Dr. Cremers said.
The researchers are now using the SCOR questionnaire to identify patients with severe ocular rosacea to evaluate the role of angiogenesis, which is the formation of new blood vessels in the disorder. Dr. Cremers noted that while new blood vessel growth is important for normal development and wound healing, this process is also implicated in some diseases.
Also, rosacea triggers such as sunlight have been linked to an increase in substances that may cause angiogenesis or inflammation, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Dr. Cremers and her group are currently investigating whether samples from severe cases of ocular rosacea contain any of these natural substances.
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Labbe family offers reward in 2011 Plymouth murderBy BOB HOOKWAY
Special to the Union Leader
July 22. 2013 9:32PM
PLYMOUTH — The family of a Plymouth man shot to death nearly two years ago in his workshop is offering a reward for information in the case that the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office has ruled a homicide.
John Labbe's body, bearing multiple gunshot wounds, was found in the building on his 11-acre parcel off Texas Hill Road in Plymouth, not far from the Bridgewater town line. He was killed the night of Sept. 8, 2011, according to authorities.
His sister, Carole Noyes of Waldorf, Md., representing a group of family members who gathered Monday at the Plymouth Police Department, said the family had posted a $10,000 reward for anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. Labbe was 54.
Noyes told a group of reporters who gathered for the afternoon news conference that she wanted people to know something about Labbe, one of two brothers and seven siblings raised in Colebrook.
"I want you to know who John Labbe was. In many ways, he was a simple man. He loved his farm, his animals and the mountains. He loved working on the land. And while he was not a perfect man, he was still precious to all of us," Noyes said.
He stayed in Plymouth after moving south to attend what was then Plymouth State College.
But the former altar boy at St. Brendan's Church in Colebrook emerged from anonymity in May 2010 when he filed suit in Hillsborough County Superior Court North against the Diocese of Manchester and the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Province of the United States, based in Washington, D.C.
Labbe alleged that the Rev. George St. Jean, who died in 1982, sexually assaulted him about 100 times as a boy growing up in Colebrook in the 1960s, often while the two sat in the backseat of the family car while Labbe's father shuttled the priest to Mass.
"God wants this," St. Jean told Labbe more than once of the assaults, Labbe claimed in the suit.
Labbe's attorney, Jessica Arbour of Miami, Fla., said after his death the case had not yet been adjudicated.
"He is a very courageous man and one of the first in New Hampshire to accuse a priest of sexual abuse," Arbour said at the time. Regarding the shooting, Arbour said she had "no indication anyone would do this to him."
Noyes said in a brief interview Monday at the police department that she had last seen her brother alive in the summer of 2011, and had no idea who would have wanted him dead.
Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General James Vara was also at the police department, but said state officials would not answer questions.
"Today is for the family," Vara said.
"Please help us find John's killer," Noyes said in her prepared statement. "Let Plymouth be known as a town that seeks out the truth, where justice is served, and is a safe place to live."
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After leading the Lakers summer league team in scoring, Marcus Landry was signed by the team Monday to a one-year non-guaranteed deal worth the veteran's minimum at $788,000, according to his agent, Keith Kreiter.
Landry's deal only secures him an appearance during the Lakers' training camp beginning Sept. 28, but he could provide needed shooting to a team that lacked it consistently last season. Landry will compete for a roster spot against Elias Harris, Xavier Henry and Shawne Williams, all whom also signed one-year deals this summer with the Lakers.
Landry averaged a team-leading 15.2 points per game on 42.1 percent shooting from the field and a 37.1 percent clip from 3-point range through five summer league games for the Lakers, Landry, whose brother Carl plays for the Sacramento Kings, also played for Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni with the New York Knicks during the 2009-10 season before being traded to the Boston Celtics with guard Nate Robinson. Landry also shot 42.8 percent from behind the arc through 35 games with the D-League's Reno Bighorns.
The Lakers have a league-maxiumum 15 players under contract, and originally planned to sign second-round draft pick Ryan Kelly after drafting him from Duke with the 48th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. But persisting struggles surrounding his rehab on his surgically repaired right foot left the Lakers uncertain when he'd fully recover. Kelly, who had surgery April 9, missed all of summer league and will be reevaluated in a week to determine whether he can compete for a roster spot.
The Lakers plan to field 18-20 players for training camp.


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The USDA has taken the unusual step of filing a response to Plaintiffs' Reply brief regarding the Motion to Further Modify the Judgment…
In its response, USDA once again emphasized that determinations by the Neutrals or Settlement Administrator are not reviewable by the Court pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.
USDA states, "Inasmuch as plaintiffs concede that the Claims Administrator denied as 'incomplete' the claim forms of the individuals on whose behalf plaintiffs have filed this motion…those decisions are insulated from review by this Court."
"By definition, the Revised Settlement Agreement renders the Claims Administrator's decisions regarding eligibility to participate in the non-judicial claims process final determinations, because they are not subject to any type of review."
"To be clear, the terms of the Revised Settlement Agreement, including those that govern the finality of the non-judicial claims process it established, were bargained over by the parties. The Government is entitled to the benefit of that bargain, and plaintiffs' motion should be denied because it seeks relief the Revised Settlement Agreement expressly precludes."
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January 16. 2014 7:59PM
Epping selectmen urge charges in death of clerk after robbery
By JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
— Selectmen have asked Town Administrator Gregory Dodge to consult with the town's police department and report back on the steps being taken to investigate the case involving a store clerk who died of an apparent heart attack two hours after a robbery .
The Christmas Day death of Cumberland Farms' worker Norman Blais has led to public outcry and calls for police to pursue more serious charges against the accused thief, but Dodge told selectmen Tuesday night that Police Chief Michael Wallace is handling the case appropriately.
"I think he's done his due diligence in this case. It's disturbing, it's upsetting, but the law is the law," Dodge said.
Police charged 27-year-old Jeffrey Seymore of Manchester with theft after he allegedly walked into the Cumberland Farms on Christmas Eve and stole four cartons of cigarettes. Police said he then fled the store, but Blais was able to provide a description of the suspect and vehicle that helped police track down Seymore in Raymond.
The theft scared Blais and caused him to get behind with his work as he dealt with the situation, according to his wife, Denise Blais of Nottingham.
She has said her 67-year-old husband was rushing to get caught up so that he could leave when his shift ended at midnight, but then he collapsed inside the store. She said it appears he suffered a fatal heart attack two hours after the theft and has argued that the theft contributed to her husband's death.
In an interview this week, Wallace said he plans to talk more with interim Rockingham County Attorney Jim Boffetti once he has autopsy results and lab tests available, but said that proving that the theft caused the death would be difficult.
Police Capt. Jason Newman has said police contacted Boffetti after the death to see if they could explore additional criminal charges, but it was determined that no further charges would be filed.
Boffetti is an assistant attorney general, but is filling in as county attorney after Jim Reams was suspended last fall. Newman said police contacted Boffetti in his role as county attorney.
Wallace said police haven't ruled anything out, but he admitted that bringing a charge other than theft would be a tough case to prosecute.
At Tuesday's meeting, Selectman Jim McGeough made a motion asking Dodge to send a letter to police to encourage the department and its prosecutor to review the case further.
Selectmen were supportive of the letter, but later decided against it and asked Dodge to discuss the case with Wallace and provide a report to selectmen at a future meeting.
"I just feel that when you come to our town, we want people to know that whether working in our town, living in our town, or passing through our town that safety is one of our key issues in this town, and as leaders of this town, we've always put that forward," McGeough said.
Selectman Robert Jordan echoed McGeough's position. He said he's heard from several people who have questioned why something more can't be done.
"There's got to be something more that our prosecutor can do to go a little deeper than just a slap on the wrist with this. They basically took a man's life away from him, inadvertently," he said.
A former longtime Epping police chief, Dodge told selectmen that the case isn't so easy.
"If it goes before a grand jury, you can indict a ham sandwich by the grand jury. You can go that route, but then you've got to prove there was intent by the guy who stole the cigarettes, allegedly, to have caused the death of this gentleman, which he probably didn't do," Dodge said.
He added, "You may not like the outcome. I don't like the outcome. I certainly think there could be cause and effect there, but I don't know that for a fact, and to prove that in a court of law, I don't see that happening."


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Kellen X. DavisFree Agent
Offensive Line
Ht: 6.5 | Wt: 303
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|Bears | Seven probable for Week 1
Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:01:16 -0700
Chicago Bears RB Kahlil Bell (knee), TE Kellen Davis (back), DT Anthony Adams (calf), LB Lance Briggs (knee), FS Chris Conte (head), SS Craig Steltz (hip) and LB Patrick Mannelly (calf) fully participated in practice Friday, Sept. 9. They are listed as probable for Week 1 and are expected to play.
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|Bears | Six players fully practice
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Chicago Bears RB Kahlil Bell (knee), TE Kellen Davis (back), LB Lance Briggs (knee), SS Craig Steltz (hip), FS Chris Conte (head) and LS Patrick Mannelly (calf) fully participated in practice Wednesday, Sept. 7.
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|Bears | Eight players miss practice
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:19:47 -0700
Chicago Bears RB Marion Barber III (calf), WRs Sam Hurd (ankle) and Devin Hester (undisclosed), TE Desmond Clark (knee) and Kellen Davis (back), DE Corey Wootton (knee), DT Anthony Adams (calf) and LB Lance Briggs (knee) did not participate in practice Monday, Aug. 29.
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|Cardinals | Davis released
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The Arizona Cardinals have released OT Kellen Davis.
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|Cardinals | Davis signed to one-year deal
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The Arizona Cardinals have announced the signing of undrafted rookie free agent OT Kellen Davis to a one-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Sat, 01 Apr 2006 19:33:41 -0800
Gil Brandt, of NFL.com, reports Oklahoma State OL Kellen Davis measured a height of 6-5 and a weight of 303 pounds at his Pro Day. He ran the 40-yard dash with times of 5.38 seconds and 5.34 seconds while finishing the short shuttle in 4.84 seconds and the three-cone drill in 8.07 seconds. He measured a 25 1/2-inch vertical jump and an 8-foot-8 broad jump while completing 21 repetitions on the 225-pound bench press.
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NHIAA Roundup: Metzger hits milestone in Astros' volleyball win
September 18. 2017 10:28PM
Pinkerton Academy of Derry accomplished two positive things Monday.
Sara Metzger had 20 assists, including the 1,000th of her career, and the Astros handed Dover its first volleyball loss of the season in a 3-0 decision in Derry.
The Astros (5-1) will hold the tie-breaker against Dover (6-1) should both teams end up in a tie after the regular season for playoff positioning. Pinkerton was also led by Amelia Graves with nine kills and 18 digs) while Megan Hough collected eight kills and three blocks.
Kiley Davis also had eight service points. Hannah Jelley led Dover with 11 service points and one ace. Anna Cartelli added eight service points and one ace.
Londonderry 3, Merrimack 1: In Merrimack, Josie Collins had 11 kills and Maddie Sanborn added 10 for the Lancers. Anna Haas had 25 assists while Sanborn added 14 service points. Collins had 12 service points and Britney Clark added 11 with 14 digs. Collins had three blocks for the 3-4 Lancers.
Campbell 3, Stevens 0: In Litchfield, Campbell was led by Caedran Sullivan with three kills and Mallory Reczko collected four aces, three kills and one dig. Meghan Gibbons had five aces and Olivia Garand contributed eight aces and one kill.
Bishop Guertin 3, Timberlane 0: Julia Pascucci collected 14 assists and five aces in the win. Rita Dow had nine kills and Mariana Gomez collected five aces, three kills and 14 digs. Neena Vassil added four kills and two aces.
Hollis/Brookline 3, Winnacunnet 0: In Hampton, Hollis/Brookline (5-0) was led by Kaleigh Whalen (five kills), Natalie Cook (three kills), Ashley Burtt (three kills) and Kenzie Powers with 18 assists.
Field hockey
Windham 8, Hollis/Brookline 0: In Windham, the Jaguars (6-1) were led by Kate Blaisdell with four goals and Taryn Livingston, who added one goal and three assists. Maddi Connelly had one goal along with Devon Hamilton (first varsity career point) and Anna Desjardin added three assists.
Londonderry 9, Nashua South 2: In Londonderry, the Lancers led 4-1 at halftime. Vanessa Magoon had two goals, assisted by Maeve McPhail and Krista Fletcher while Lauren Doherty, assisted by Katelyn Meuse and, Julia Fothergill tallied the other first-half goals. In the second half, Londonderry goals were posted by Allie Marsh and Katelyn Meuse, both assisted by Krista Fletcher, and Olivia Ward and Alivia Proulx, both unassisted. Marsh scored the last Londonderry goal, assisted by Chase Vanini. Liz Harrington and Kristin McIntire scored for South.
Derryfield 3, Kingswood 0: In Wolfeboro, Derryfield (6-0) was led by Lindsey Stagg with two goals, both assisted by Anna Welch. Stagg assisted on the second goal by Maggie Cissel. Against the 4-2 Knights, Derryfield goalie Isabel Plotsker (one save) was supported in front by defenders Holly Rohlff, Bella Matarese and the forechecking play of Tori Sipes.
Sanborn 1, Goffstown 0 (OT): In Goffstown, Grizzlies goalkeeper Mackenzie Potvin had one save. Sanborn's goalkeeper Alexandra Gannon had five saves.
Bishop Guertin 2, Merrimack 0: In Nashua, freshman Lindsay Hult, assisted by McKenna Gosselin, scored her first career goal six minutes into the first half off the first penalty corner of the game. Gosselin, from Sarah Coyle, added an insurance goal with just under three minutes left. Heather Rohr had 16 saves for Merrimack and BG keeper Makena Leazer collected seven saves. BG is 7-0.
Pinkerton 5, Keene 0: In Keene, Emma Davis led the Astros with two goals. Lacey Cheney, Meg Michaud and Carly Young each added a goal. Young and Ava Dorci each had an assist while goalie Khaliyah Ellis had three saves. Pinkerton is 6-0.
Gilford 8, White Mountains 0: In Gilford, Brianna Salanitro registered her hat trick in the first half. The Golden Eagles (7-1) have beaten their last three opponents — Laconia, Franklin and White Mountains — by 8-0 scores. Salanitro scored the game's first two goals in the first 15 minutes and added her last one just before halftime expired. Laurel Gingrich also scored in the first half.
Sydney Lehr opened the second half with two goals while Kellie Ryan and freshman Allison Carr, who tallied her first varsity goal, closed out the scoring.
Girls' soccer
Epping 9, Farmington 0: In Epping, Evelyn Carleton and Evika Toth each scored twice for the Blue Devils. Casey Needham had one goal and two assists. Ashlyn Vensel also tallied twice and Jenna Needham had one goal and two assists. Jenna Lavoie chipped in a goal and an assist.
At Exeter
Exeter CC
Keene 187, Pinkerton 188, Exeter 196
Individuals: Lauren Thibodeau (PA) 35; Ben Burdett (K) 35; Jack Nadeau (K) 36; Nick Tufts (PA) 37; Carson O'Neil (K) 37; Noah Kierstead (PA) 38; Lewis White (PA) 38; Anders Dachsteiner (E) 38; Nick Royce (K) 38; Cy Leclerc (E) 39; Matt McConnell (E) 39
At Salem
Campbell's Scottish Highlands
Salem 196, Nashua North 207, Manchester Central 218
Individuals: Bryce Zimmerman (NN) 35; Matt Bergeron (S) 36; Nick Gore (S) 38; Casey Torname (S) 38; Chris McQuinn (NN) 40; Noah Greenwood (MC) 40; Trevor Deminico (S) 42; Evan Desjardins (S) 42; Kyle Swetland (MC) 42
At Grantham
Eastman Golf Links
Lebanon 174, Gilford 218, Campbell 226, Monadnock 300
Kyle Pelletier (L) 40; Izzy Avilez (M) 42; Logan French (L) 43; Joey Dupree (L) 45; Graham Ten Haken (L) 46; Tyler Meyers (C) 49
At Jaffrey
Shattuck Inn GC
Derryfield 166, Conant 186, Stevens 219, Belmont 230
Individuals: Colin McCaigue (D) 37; Gunnar Senatore (D) 37; Reese Collins (D) 43; Gavin Ketola (C) 44; Teagan Daigneault (S) 45; Jarod Hart (C) 47; Connor Hart (C) 47; Hayden Ketola (C) 48; Brian Schwabb (D) 49; Aldan Kirby (C) 49


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J.J. Redick's value to the Orlando Magic has never been higher.
But his trade value also has never been higher.
That's the conundrum Magic executives must wrestle with as the NBA trade deadline approaches on Feb. 21. Although Redick said Sunday that the team is not actively trying to move him to another team, the fact is that other clubs are calling the Magic to try and pry him away.


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I think that they should replace totemic restoration with a new talent called Totemic protection. Which would make it so that the next totem that we drop is protected from being destroyed for 3 sec. I would much rather have this talent than projection or call of elements, and I don't see totemic restoration being reasonable at all after blood fear nerf. I think 3 sec is a reasonable amount of time to protect a totem because any longer would be a bit over the top, obviously this could be tweaked as well.
Everytime I drop a totem that has any benefit is it almost instantly destroyed unless if I put it behind a pillar. Most teams on bg9 are all cleaves so a majority of them like to have fun training shamans and its hard to find a good place to lay down a healing tide without it being killed in the first tick or two. This totemic protection is just a thought for something that could replace totemic restoration.
I'm interested to see if anyone else would like to see this or if anyone else has any thoughts of their own. We can only have totemic restoration for so long.
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(Envision a nervous giggle here)
She was so disappointed in herself. She learned, by reading online, that she had written her entire challenge entry in 'telling' mode, which was completely unacceptable. Although she was quite alone, she blushed at the thought that she could be so ignorant.
Her eyes bugged out at the computer screen and her heart sunk as she read the writing tips under the topic of The Well-Crafted Short Story. "What an ignoramus!" she chided as she knocked herself in the head with the palm of her hand. "I told the whole story instead of showing it. And I already submitted it. Phooey! I wonder if I could rewrite the story, correctly, and submit it under the next topic?"
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Do you think there's any hope?


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How I Like 'Em Lyrics
Everyone warned me
I didn't listen
Just seems like the rebels
Are better at kissing
You walk around
Acting like you own my place
And why, oh why, do I
Believe you'll ever change?
That's how I like 'em
Oh no - 'Cause I've got, I've got a self-destructive soul
Oh no - 'Cause I've got, I've got a self-destructive soul
Woke up next to you
Your eyes were bloodshot
See, I told you
You shouldn't have had that last shot
Somebody save me
I'm going crazy
Don't want to stay
Don't wanna stick around
But I will…
You handsome devil, you
I'm your fallen angel fool
You're my strung-out movie star
But I've got a crush on you
Why do I fall into the same old trap?
It seems like every time I leave I swear I'm never going back
But it's that Casanova charm
My pseudo-Romeo
I see you for what you are
You put on one hell of a show


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Seibertron.com - The Ultimate Transformers Fansite
ausbot wrote:Finally those outrageous ebay prices will drop.
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:With the 3rd party Not-Blastoff and Not-Swindle figs sold out years ago, I ain't touching that with a ten-foot pole.
Banjo-Tron wrote:FansProject - please take note and re-issue Munitioner/Explorer.
wolverinetodd wrote:SKYWARPED_128 wrote:With the 3rd party Not-Blastoff and Not-Swindle figs sold out years ago, I ain't touching that with a ten-foot pole.
Perfect opportunity for FansProject to make up a whole new batch of Not-Blast Offs and Not-Swindles and re-release them, capitalizing on this new Bruticus release.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:Bizarre move when you consider they already have ANOTHER Bruticus hitting the shelves. Why put out a competing product that's several years out of date?
gothsaurus wrote:Maybe it's from Bruticus overload, but I'm having trouble remembering the schemes of this guy in his past iterations. Someone needs to post some side-by-side comparisons of all the individual figures. Someone with lots of time.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Looks like another redeco to me, albeit a slight one.
Swindle had a purple cockpit with a blue nose (instead of both being tan), and his $ signs seem to be missing. And his light tan stripes on each leg are now yellow.
Blast Off's forehead appear to be orange instead of maroon.
Onslaught has a completely new color scheme, with all of his light gray part now dark blue, his light brown-gray parts now dark gray, and, his torso now light gray, and his crotch now green. His truck cab is now also light gray.
Vortex's dark blue is now dark teal.
Brawl's two-tone dark and light greens are now one-tone dark green.
And, all Energon Weapons are now gray instead of red or orange.
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SOURCE: Quorum
February 07, 2013 09:00 ET
Company's Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery Solution Recognized for Innovation in 'Best Deployments and Case Studies, USA' Category
Company's Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery Solution Recognized for Innovation in 'Best Deployments and Case Studies, USA' Category
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 7, 2013) - Quorum®, the leading provider of one-click backup, recovery and continuity for small to mid-sized businesses, today announced that it has been named a finalist in Info Security Products Guide's 2013 Global Excellence Awards in the "Best Deployments and Case Studies, USA" category. Two compelling case studies were submitted for the award, each illustrating the significant time and cost savings achieved after deploying the Quorum Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery solution.
With its ability to provide one-click, instant recovery of data, applications and systems, the Quorum Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery solution easily meets the award criteria for groundbreaking technology. Quorum's innovation in disaster recovery technology was well-illustrated in two customer case studies submitted for the award: Quorum customer California Bankers Assoc. slashed recovery time from three days (using tape backup) to minutes using the Quorum Hybrid Cloud solution. Another customer, Alabama-based Reno Refractories, cited peace of mind knowing it, too, can recover instantly from any system downtime using Quorum. Using its previous solution -- disk-to-disk-to-tape backup -- meant system downtime could last as long as two to three months. The two case studies present compelling evidence that Quorum is revolutionizing the disaster recovery industry with advanced technology that spares small to mid-sized businesses from expensive system downtime.
"We are proud to have been lauded by Info Security Products Guide for our innovations in disaster recovery technology," said Larry Lang, CEO, Quorum. "This recognition reinforces our reputation as a pioneering leader in disaster recovery, as well as our dedication to delivering a simple, easy-to-use and deploy, and cost-effective solution that keeps small to mid-sized businesses always on."
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When Todd Barton activates his synthesizer, he has no idea what'll happen next. It's usually something intriguing, though.
When Todd Barton activates his synthesizer, he has no idea what'll happen next. It's usually something intriguing, though.
"Typically, we won't know what's gonna come out first," Barton said. "That sonic gesture leads the way. There's no set list or even structure. In that sense, it's an improvisatory medium."
Barton's approach will be slightly more structured Friday when he teams with fellow University of the Pacific graduate Robert Coburn during SoundImageSound 9, an "intermedia" experience at Faye Spanos Concert Hall.
It returns after a year's absence while Coburn was on sabbatical leave in Japan.
"It's not unlike experiencing sound in a cinema," said Coburn, a Pacific professor who produces the event. "Sound comes from multiple locations and fills spaces not traditionally filled. It's an immersive experience with sound and visuals."
That experience begins tonight at Pacific's Recital Hall with video creations from Japan, England, Austria, Greece and the United States.
Barton, who's been tinkering with analog synthesizers for 34 years, will see what happens when he immerses himself in his electronic sounds Friday at Faye Spanos Concert Hall.
Coburn teams with Celia Eid on Friday on "Interstitial Traces," which they composed by Internet communication while he was in Japan and she was in France. Her animation is accompanied by saxophone (David Henderson and Kevin Baldwin) and Coburn's computer "soundscape." Matt Krejci plays bass flute and Japan's Calf Collective provides animation.
Coburn and Barton, who improvises solo synthesizer experiences Friday, also have collaborated on a new "immersion": the 15-minute "Spectral Spaces."
"It's more like a conversation," said Barton, who last collaborated with Coburn 25 years ago. "My voice is sonic. His voice is visual. We'll be listening to each other and seeing each other. I'll see with my ears and he'll hear with his eyes."
Coburn and Barton, both 63, were classmates at Pacific (1967-71). They've remained in contact and followed each other's intermedia adventures.
"Any free improvisation or collaboration is based on trust and listening," said Barton. "Though there's not been a lot of physical presence, we've shared a deep respect and trust. I don't know if it's an omen. But it's us being on the same page."
Those pages always are turning in this inventive - often mind-altering - medium.
Coburn - who spent last year exploring Japanese music, instruments and traditions on a Fulbright scholarship at the University of Tokyo - solicits sound-and-vision creations from around the world via the Internet. He received 65 this time.
"It has to mean something when you see and hear it," Coburn said. "Pieces that transcend the equipment and are made to create something unique and personal."
At first, synthesizers were stereotyped as being cold and calculating when introduced by Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Roxy Music and Kraftwerk, among others.
"They definitely opened the floodgates," Barton said. "It was a cosmic passport to sonic realms. The big scare in the '70s was that synthesizers were gonna replace real musicians. The point to make is that synthesizers made sounds other instruments couldn't."
He first was intrigued by the synthesizer after experiencing a 1973 Douglas Leedy performance in Portland: "He let me borrow his Buchla (synth). I was fascinated by the timbres coming out of it. That pretty much sealed the deal. I saved my shekels and got one.
"I was just fascinated by the almost endless exploration of tone, colors and timbre. I'm still fascinated. The synthesizer can create timbres no other instrument can."
Coburn, originally from Whittier, incorporates it with graphic art, animation, photography and acoustic instrumentation. Like Barton, he's done commissioned works around the country.
Intermedia is a "whole quantum leap above IMAX," said Coburn, who's been teaching at Pacific for 18 years. "Each one represents a personal experience and invites the listener to experience and participate in it."
As opposed to a full-blitz rock concert, "We're going for this intimate kind of experience. We don't play anything terribly loud. The images are relatively subtle. They're two different ends of the same spectrum."
When Barton "pulls the fader up" on his synthesizer, that spectrum is "limitless."
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Kaviar Forge & Gallery in Louisville is hosting its second exhibition of artwork created by people who live or work in Kentucky.
Organizers say they are interested in all media and want to hear from all artists, not just professionals. The last exhibit was limited to just the Cifton and Cresenthill neighborhoods, this time the exhibit is open to the entire state.
Taylor County community leaders, governmental officials and managers of non-profit organizations are invited to attend a seminar on grant writing and funding resource identification set for Thursday, April 10 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset.
This year's Clean Taylor County event ends Friday.
Unwanted items will be collected at the paved rear parking lot off West Main Street at the former Fruit of the Loom building. Signs will be posted.
Items will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The service is free to Taylor County residents and is sponsored by Taylor Fiscal Court. Those who participate must show a valid driver's license before they can dispose of their items.
Items must be separated and easily accessed for unloading. No enclosed trucks or trailers will be allowed.
Campbellsville University's next art exhibit will feature work by senior Alyssa Champagne of North Smithfield, R.I.
The exhibit, titled "Florence, Form and Figure," will begin today in the Art Gallery.
Champagne is an art major at CU with a minor in English. She graduated from North Smithfield Junior-Senior High School in 2004.
"As a New England transplant, I am foremost an observer - a lover of the outdoors and the fresh perspective of travel - while each artistic medium stands as a means to express this beauty that inspires me," Champagne said.
The popular Western Kentucky University Steelband will return to Lindsey Wilson College for a concert Tuesday, April 1.
The WKU Steelband, nicknamed "Red Hot Steel," will perform at 8 p.m. ET in W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall. The concert - which is part of the Lindsey Wilson Cultural Affairs Series - is free and open to the public.
"This is a high-energy group that will lift your spirit," said LWC library director Phil Hanna, who also chairs the cultural affairs series. "The last time they performed on campus was extremely popular."
A V-Day campaign event to stop violence against women and girls will be on the Lindsey Wilson College campus Tuesday, April 1.
Catherine Wilson Center of Lindsey Wilson College & Regional Victim Services Program will present a screening of the V-Day documentary "Until the Violence Stops" at the second annual Take Back the Night Rally.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. ET on the Lindsey Wilson College quad in Columbia.
Events include a performance by "In Our Own Voices" from the VIP Center at the University of Kentucky.
Ten teams have already signed up for the annual Bowl for Kids Sake - to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Lanes will be reserved at Phillips Lanes on Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20 (at 2, 4 and 6 p.m.)
A minimum of $60 in pledges is required for team members ($80 for a Bowl for Kids Sake T-shirt).
Pledge sheets may be picked up at Phillips Lanes, the Central Kentucky News-Journal, the two Gate locations, the two FasTrack locations or by contacting Bob Belknap (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Ricky Burress (email@example.com).
Taylor Regional Hospital, along with other national, state and community organizations, are leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance health care decision-making - an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of Wednesday, April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day.
In 2006-2007, a "Home Roots Series" began as a part of the Central Kentucky Arts Series.
Todd Parker brought The Youth Performing Arts School Percussion Ensemble to Campbellsville High School's Hamilton Auditorium. This season features John Paul Davenport, Campbellsville native, bringing his high school students from Oxford, Miss. to perform "The Chairs."
On Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11, the Oxford students will present the play, "The Chairs," at 7 p.m. at the Campbellsville University Theatre.
Curt Cloninger, Christian professional actor and writer, will present "Theatre with a Lasting Impression" during Campbellsville University's annual Staley Distinguished Scholar Series on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-10.
Cloninger will speak at chapel Wednesday, April 9 at 10 a.m. in the Ransdell Chapel. He will also speak Wednesday and Thursday nights in the Ransdell Chapel at 7 and also will be speaking in several classes. All programs are free and open to the public.
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We'd driven to Salford after last night's gig in Leeds and we're staying in the same hotel for three nights, which gives me a base and lots of time to get on with my work. I made slow but steady progress.
I headed to the hotel gym to burn up a few calories. The running machine had a sticker above its display reading "please do not move". That made using the equipment somewhat of a challenge. I stood on it for half an hour as still as a statue, but was disappointed to see that I had done 0 calories of exercise. Worst piece of gym equipment ever.
The lift in the hotel did not speak to me in French (just coldly told me which floor I was on). But there was another notice up in there. It had a cartoon of a clock and the warning, "Remember that the clocks change at 1am on Sunday". It was nice to be told, but it created that additional questions of how they change, in which direction will time go and what if they change into something other than clocks? How will we know what the time is if all clocks are now windows to the fifth dimension? I decided to help out the idiot who writes the signs in this hotel, got out my sharpie and wrote "But in which direction do they change?" I am guessing most guests here are not vandals like me, but I was carrying on a public service. I assumed that they would rewrite their signs after my telling satire of their idiocy. But after the gig and a couple of drinks I got back in the same lift to discover that my graffito had been removed, but the sign remained the same. Tell us which direction you idiots. If I go the wrong way my whole year could be ruined.
I had got over excited when I noticed that a new Nandos had appeared opposite the Lowry. As I sat in Costa I went on line to work out what I could have with my remaining 700 calories for the day and discovered that a quarter chicken with rice and sweetcorn was within my allotment. I headed to the restaurant looking forward to my treat to find that the builders were still working on it and that it wasn't open yet. So I returned to Costa to have a piri piri chicken panini, which I thought might be similar enough to compensate. But it wasn't. It at least left me 300 calories to drink in booze after the gig. Plus a sense of nagging disappointment with the world.
It was another gratifyingly packed auditorium tonight, with well over 400 people in. I will come bumping down to earth on Monday when I am gigging in Balamory (I think that's where I am) near Aberdeen. I discovered today that Simon Evans and Rich Hall are both playing Aberdeen on Monday. I think that's probably too much choice of comedy for a weekday night in a town where there aren't hundreds of comedy fans to go round. Even I would go to see Rich Hall given that choice, but then I've already seen me. Still it's great to be filling up these medium sized theatres. A few places have been a step backwards on this tour: I didn't fill Birmingham Glee as I did a couple of years back and I moved back to the smaller room at Warwick Arts Centre, but certainly in Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow I could have been in much bigger rooms. The 13 years of solo touring to much smaller numbers than these do mean I appreciate what's going on now.
But it felt like quite a tough crowd for the first 15 minutes. Perhaps I had not mentally prepared for the gig having not had to travel here, but it felt like I hadn't got them to begin with. Which is quite a rare feeling these days. I've been hitting the ground running and it's been fun from start to finish. I made a few errors and stumbles and almost panicked about it, but resolved to keep my head up and the energy up and I won them round. I think it might have been a case of just feeling like a tough one from the stage. The room was high and the audience on three tiers and maybe the laughs were heading upwards rather than forwards. Certainly after the show the people I met seemed very happy with the show. I was glad that I didn't like slight weariness (and maybe hunger) dampen things. And I did manage to make three or four tweaks that improved some of the jokes, though I am not sure I will remember exactly what I did tomorrow.
It was a good one in the end and it felt good, if a little scary to have to fight for it.
The hotel is full of media types. Buying a drink after the gig I found myself standing next to Radio 2 legend Ken Bruce. He looked at me and said, "Richard Herring!" I was genuinely amazed and rather chuffed that he knew who I was. We would have talked more but the bar was no longer accepting cash payment and Ken had not swiped a credit card when he had checked in. So he had to go back to reception. A bit too late I shouted after him that I would happily pay for his drinks, but Ken had too much honour to allow me. It struck me as a good way to get free drinks if you are Ken Bruce though. Wait til there's someone you vaguely recognise at a hotel bar after the cash till is shut, shazam their face so you know their name and then flatter them into thinking that they've come up with the idea of buying your round for you, when that was your genius plan all along. You're missing a trick Ken.
Has AIOTM returned? There's a new podcast up on iTunes or the British Comedy Guide. Go have a listen. Then visit gofasterstripe to make it happen (plus get access to a secret channel of extras and get entered into prize draws - monthly or larger single donations only). Come and join the funnest gang of misfits in the world. Thanks to those of you who have already signed up. I promise I will make youre generosity worthwhile. Do it before the end of March and you'll be entered into the draw for a signed (by me, not Hitler) copy of Railways and the Holocaust (the first one I used in the show - now a little battered). More great prizes to come. It's a national lottery where you actually have a pretty good chance of winning (you get one entry for every pound a month you have donated).
There is still some way to go before we can make As It Occurs To Me a monthly occurence, but as soon as there's enough there to get started we will make something. I think a filmed version of the Motorcycle Clothing Shop sketch might already be within reach.
You can read more about that and everything else that's going on in next month's newsletter.
And there's a blast from the past in this week's Metro column. Delighted to see this decade old debacle still dividing opinion. Some people were furious that I'd wasted their time with something so trivial, others said it was their favourite column. It's nice to bring an idea that has so far been witnessed by maybe 25,000 people to the millions that read this paper. If that wasn't enough yoghurt for you then you can buy the show (with 40 minutes of yoghurt and lots more) here for just £5 download or £12 for a DVD with lots of extras. Still my best selling solo DVD on the website!
And for those of you who can't afford to pay or who just think they are entitled to free entertainment (and who is to say that you are wrong?) the Alexei Sayle RHLSTP is now up on the British Comedy Guide and iTunes. As always, just letting your friends know about this or any of my podcasts is a great way to support our endeavours if you can't pay or won't pay. But if you all paid a pound we could give you some amazing entertainment.


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TMZ is reporting that Jon and Kate Gosselin are officially divorced as of today. A Pennsylvania Judge has signed the final papers, making Jon and Kate officially single, not that being married has stopped Jon from acting like a single man for the past couple of months.
The details of who got what are sealed, but Kate's lawyer confirmed to TMZ that Kate will continue to reside at the family's PA home with the eight children. As for Kate, she says, "I am very relieved that our divorce has been finalized, and I look forward to the New Year, focusing on our children." She called the divorce "challenging," and says she will now focus on "restructuring our lives."
The Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad was also ordered not to bring any firearms onto their property. The Montgomery County, PA judge gave the order as Jon showed up in court to face off against his former lawyer who is now suing him for non-payment. The court order came about as photos of Jon firing a hand gun at their PA property surfaced. As we reported earlier, a decision was rendered regarding how Jon & Kate should divide their money and other property. Kate was said to be thrilled with the results while Jon reacted by shooting a few rounds from his gun near the fence of the family's PA home.
In other news, the National Enquirer is reporting that Jon owes his former girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, $90,000. Yes you read that right. According to the Enquirer, Jon was in dire need of cash after a judge demanded he return the $180,000 he withdrew from his joint account with Kate – or face contempt charges.
Apparently Jon had spent a most of the $180,000 and a large portion of the repayment came from Hailey's life savings . Jon begged Hailey for the loan, saying that he didn't want his kids to see him in jail. "Prior to the court order, Hailey heard the rumors that Jon took money out of the account," said a close pal. "But Jon told her that it was all lies."
But once the judge made his ruling on Oct. 13th, Jon "came crying to Hailey, admitting that he did take money – but he said he believed he was entitled to it – as his paycheck," said the pal. Jon insisted he no longer had the cash, saying he had used it to pay off the women who claimed to have had affairs with him because he was afraid the accusations would hurt him in his divorce battle.
Hailey was reluctant to lend Jon the $90,000 – money she'd saved up since childhood from relatives, past jobs and also from her Bat Mitzvah. She eventually relented and lent him the money. "Jon promised to pay her back in full by January, but now he's pleading for more time," continued the pal.
The pal reveals Hailey no longer trusts Jon and plans to take action against him if he doesn't pay her back by January. This story seems to be a new low, even for Jon Gosselin standards.