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|December 23, 2002, 11:40 AM
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When I can't have a gun.. thinking about taking martial arts..
Well, I'm in the ROT (Republic of Taiwan) and as is such, I can't have a gun
I went to visit a studio a few times, I am thinking about taking San Shou, also called "San Da" a chinese system of mixed fighting developed by the military, basically Muay Thai punches and kicks with kung fu throw short throws and judo tosses; a mix of whatever works.
I probably will take it, they want at least a 1 year commitment, as they don't want people who will showup only for the first month..
I began to think; if I was in the states right now where I can have a CCW, would I still take this? I think the answer would be yes, because I cannot be assured I'll always have a gun on me, but my hands and feet, they are hard to leave at home or in the safe..
Is my thinking consistent with the rest of TFL's?
BTW, I'm assuming I'm not the only one that watches MMA and UFC and NHB.. right? If you don't know what those acronyms mean, you probably don't watch it..
"An unarmed society is one that's ripe for tyranny and oppression."
|December 23, 2002, 12:08 PM
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in earlier daze, i used to study kukishin ryu, Bojitsu:
its quite amazing what afixing a lever to an opponents apendages can do for a throw
here is a book:
Kukishin Ryu Bujutsu: Bojutsu, Hanbojutsu, Tachiai
(Kukishin Martial Arts: Staff, Half-Staff, Sword)
the jo, bo and tanbo stick is a very handy technique,
staffs can be scrounged or a retractable baton could be carried
here a tactile bo:
a titanium shafted umbrella could prolly be carried anywhere
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|December 23, 2002, 12:48 PM
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Of course, "Gun-Kata" is on my list of things to learn..
"An unarmed society is one that's ripe for tyranny and oppression."
|December 23, 2002, 02:09 PM
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Not only might you not have your gun with you if you were in the states, some situations may dictate that you either cannot get to your firearm(not enough time, closer quarters), or that you should not use your gun.
Anything that will increase your chance of survival in a deadly situation should be considered.
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|December 23, 2002, 07:00 PM
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twoblink, San Da is a very "hard", i.e. physical, style. If taught by Chinese instructors, I would anticipate a very militaristic environment. (They don't kid around--no sarcasm, no playing grab a**--and smiles can be seen as weakness. This can be hard for some [gee, I wonder who?]).
Good stuff. Reminded me of one of my favorite instructors in Hap Ki Do, "[u]se whatever works and call it Hap Ki Do."
The problem with any pj fighting--boxing, JKR, kung fun, whatever, is that you must close with the threat. You will get hurt, if you accept this (you may have no choice) you will go far.
Kung fu should be part of gun fu. Anything that hardens your resolve will help and keep your abs buff.
"Arguments of policy must give way to a constitutional command." Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573, 602 (1980).
|December 23, 2002, 07:15 PM
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I went to an AC/DC concert once and couldn't take my firearms with me. Instead, I brought my daughter - 20 yr old black belt who's got about 6 inches in height on me.
If you're too old or lazy to take martial arts - raise a kid who will do it for you!
|December 23, 2002, 07:42 PM
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I think you would be smart to take advantage of what you can do where you are. If you cannot own and carry a gun, then take the best MA training you can find locally and make it a part of your self-defense strategy.
IM(NS)HO, self-defense is a layered system consisting of situational awareness and several, if not many, possible responses depending upon the situation. Hopefully you will get back to the states sometime soon and possess some physical skills which supplement your gun-handling skills.
Good luck in whichever system you decide on. I hope you let us know how it goes.
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|December 23, 2002, 11:53 PM
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I've heard on numerous occasions that Kickboxing (Muay Thai) is the most effective form of martial art.
That type of statement tends to aggrivate people who practice more complex and technical martial arts such as Karate, Judo or Kung fu.
Case in point ( albiet very generalised ) , some time ago a group of Karate blackbelts, Judo masters and Kung fu experts travelled to Thailand to challenge the various Muay Thai champions. In every bout the Kickboxer was able to KO the non kickboxing opponent.
Two years later and still bitter about their loses and the notion that Muay Thai is the most effective art, the various Karate, Judo and Kung fu experts returned to Thailand to once again challenge the Muay Thai fighters.
End result - the non kickboxing fighters were KO'ed again.
Most likely this is because Kickboxing is simple and brutal. Muay Thai fighters generally start at a young age and become accustomed to being beaten to a pulp. Whereas when a Karate blackbelt takes a kick to the head from a Muay Thai fighter, they are unable to cope with the blow and tend to be KO'ed.
Also it doesn't take a ridiculous amount of time to become proficient in Kickboxing as opposed to the time required to become a Karate blackbelt.
And I'll never forget Adam Watt (former 3 time world kickboxing champion) telling me that when kicked in the groin to just grin and bear it......
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|December 24, 2002, 12:57 AM
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Wouldnt a big Bowie Knife be an easier solution?
|December 24, 2002, 01:01 AM
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It's all true. The reason is, things like Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, is a system of ARTS. Muay Thai is a system of DESTRUCTION.
You go watch a TKD match, and what do you see? People trying to score points. You go to a Muay Thai match, and what do you see? People trying to destroy each other. Different sport, different mind set.
Also, the Muay Thai system has one thing no other system has; the Thai kick. All other systems kick with the pallet arc of the foot, the Muay Thai kick does not have a snap kick, but instead, has a "football punter's kick" using the shin as a baseball bat, and a full hip rotation. That's the most powerful kick there is, and the most power your body is able to generate; kicked in the thigh, your leg will go numb. It is utterly devistating.
KSFreeman, I went to the studio and checked it out. The coach has trained over 2 dozen people who've gone on to win the San Da competitions in china for their weight. The other co-instructor, is the head of SWAT in Taiwan and also the overseas trainer for the Texas SWAT. (I'm trying to get him to take me for a sneek peek at the Taiwan SWAT so I can do an article for maybe SWAT magazine). So as far as discipline , trust me when I say, they expect and demand the utmost in dicipline.
Do any of you watch UFC or Pride? That's seriously brutal stuff.. But it's safer then boxing. Boxing's the most dangerous sport.
"An unarmed society is one that's ripe for tyranny and oppression."
|December 24, 2002, 02:19 AM
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Beats me.
Situational awareness probably got more folk out of a bad thing than anything else.
Don't be there when it happens.
Recognise that something bad's happening, or about to & just go away from it.
Lot's to be known just right there & often way overlooked.
Took a few years of sho-ta-kan.
A bare-bones Japanese karate. When you block it, you break it. Hit it, break it. Works better for a more beefy body style than I have, but still .... no loss in knowing.
Never saw anything worthwhile in anything "high-kick & flowery."
Looks good on TV.
Solid Judo background & any decent hard-style works.
Better to see, know & leave.
|December 24, 2002, 12:09 PM
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I think you should learn a MA *because* you're going to have a gun. At least two reasons: (1) you need to be able to retain your weapon, and most MAs will help; (2) you don't want to have to escalate to gunshots if it's possible to avoid it.
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|December 24, 2002, 09:18 PM
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While I studied aikijutsu I did get to see Goju ryu karate as it was also taught at our school. A good okinawan art from what I saw.
|December 24, 2002, 11:22 PM
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Arguing about which style is best is a lot like 9mm vs. .45 debates. Far more often it boils down to the person, their understanding of the system and how hard and realistically he or she trains than the style.
That being said, Thai boxing is a great base to build from, with emphasis on powerful natural weapons such as the knee and elbow. I'm not familiar with san soo per se, but, from what I've been told, san soo is included in all combative kung fu as it refers to free fighting.
I'm not familiar with Taipei, Twoblink, but was informed that there was was a very good Hsing Yi teacher in Tainan back when I lived in Kaohsiung.
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|December 24, 2002, 11:25 PM
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Also, things like knives require you to be arms length, not "kick length" which is about a foot or two further away.
Also, most who fight with knives but are unskilled at its use, tend to depend too much on it.
"An unarmed society is one that's ripe for tyranny and oppression."
|December 25, 2002, 01:13 AM
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In Taiwan, you should be pursuing Shuai Chiao, Hsing I, Lohan, Pa Kua or Tai Chi Chuan. If I can ever get ahold of Jay (I've called him 3 times since you moved) or get in to visit my sifu, I can give you the contact info for either a disciple of or student of Ch'ang Dung Sheng.
|December 25, 2002, 09:18 AM
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Don't waste your time training in any "martial art" where you don't glove up and spar.
I've trained and fought amatuer in both Muay Thai and in Savate and find this to be hands-down what you need to survive most stand-up fights (one-on-one), but you should also get a good base in groundfighting...Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for example.
That being said, training and sparring with your Bowie knife ain't bad either!
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|December 25, 2002, 11:38 AM
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I've always believed that ALL women should study martial arts. I've studied Wing Chun and Arnis myself. It's not easy to find good Chinese styles in Boston -- everything is Tae Kwon Do McDonald heaven. Everywhere you look it's Korean Karate. I'm looking to change to Jeet Kune Do at some point. The bottom line, one should never rely on the gun and only the gun to get them out of trouble. Things have a way of turning bad quickly and it's important to train yourself with firearms and your hands and feet. The shame about women and training is they take one of these crash courses and think, "that's it." Well, it's not. It'd hard work, dedication and years of practice. You don't go to the range once and think you've got it down pat. You go, shoot, and keep going back to get better each time. The same applies to martial arts -- train, train, train so if and when the worst happens, you'll body will take over where your mind leaves off and do it's job.
|December 25, 2002, 11:54 AM
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twoblink: it's not just about weaponless self defense - it's also about disciplining of the mind. Knowing how to use a weapon, whether its firearms, fists or feet and when to use them are two different things. A good instructor also trains your mind and is a spiritual instructor as well (not in a religious sense). Find a school you like and go for it.
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|December 26, 2002, 02:40 AM
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I think real competition and training is needed; otherwise, it's like just reading about a gun and never shooting it.
The Taiwanese men who like guns are great at that; they know everything about every gun; except how it feels in your hands..
I think I want to train and dicipline my body and my mind; more then just learn to fight. That's just the added bonus; and why I am choosing this vs. like say swimming with my gf (although, trust me, women in bathing suits are more attractive then sweaty guys in gi's)
But I have come to some conclusions; I really want to learn to defend myself; I would rather brandish a gun and have the perp leave; but sometimes, that's not an option..
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|December 26, 2002, 10:53 AM
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"Arguing about which style is best is a lot like 9mm vs. .45 debates. Far more often it boils down to the person, their understanding of the system and how hard and realistically he or she trains than the style."
This analogy makes more sense to me than anything else discussed so far.
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|December 26, 2002, 01:39 PM
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Muay Thai, western boxing, full-contact karate, san shou, judo, and even, arguably, fencing have the advantage over "real" martial arts that they are practiced as sports. Thus they are practiced at full power in situations of high stress. I would place them in a higher position than some traditional schools where competition is rare, or over the "point" type of karate competition. However, their disadvantage is that competition fighting of whatever type does not fully, realistically model self defense. "Fighting" is a relationship that occurs between (usually) two people with a certain amount of agreement as to the rules of engagement. Sometimes formallized, as in sport fighting, and other times informal as in what's considered "cheating" in a street fight or bar room brawl. There is at least always the agreement that both parties have made the decision to be there.
Self defense, on the other hand, occurs when there is an unwelcome attack of one party by the other(s). The problem for sport fighters often occurs when they aren't able to engage in the type of fight they're trained for. They have the advantage that they're used to dealing with and delivering real power, and that is good. But there are no rules in self defense, other than the laws of the land. Also no referees, time limits, equipment, space limitations, etc.
All this to say that there isn't any particular discipline you can engage in to make you invulnerable. Studying any good martial art with an open mind and open eyes to the ways things are does elsewhere is a good thing. Styles that preach dogma are worse than religions.
I personally like the Chinese internal martial arts if they're done with an open attitude. Some T'ai Chi schools can be extremely dogmatic and sectarian, but check out some of the students of Cheng Man-Ching in Taiwan.
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i take karate kyuku shinkai klasses where i live and it is fun and usefull.
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On March 9, the Tri-Community Ambulance Service held its 57th annual installation of officers and awards banquet at the Niagara Falls Events Center.
"This event helped recognize the accomplishments of 2012 while keeping our focus on 2013 and beyond. The evening was filled with fun, cheer and celebration recognizing the outstanding work the volunteers of Tri-Community Ambulance continue to do 24 hours a day, seven days a week," said President Philip Richardson.
Tri-Community Ambulance Service logged more than 1,300 calls for service in 2012; and logged 26,752 duty hours (an increase of 2,400 hours over 2011) in 2012. This time does not include the time spent at meetings, planning sessions, training sessions, EMT courses or the annual fundraiser.
•Tri-Community's Top 10 Responders were recognized for 2012: Todd Gehm, Kelsey Wielgosz, Adam Defelice, Rick Barker, Thomas McNamara, Nicole Wendt, Bobby Stuff, Corey Lauzau, John Voutour and Phil Richardson.
•"Top 10 Duty Hours personnel recognized were Aaron Bair, Rick Barker, Kelsey Wielgosz, Angela Onofrio, Adam Defelice, Nicole Wendt, Thomas McNamara, Corey Lauzau, Todd Gehm and Phil Richardson.
•Tri-Community also invites the membership to nominate a provider of the year for each level of care. The 2012 Driver of the Year was Jeremiah Keleher. EMT of the Year was Nicole Wendt. Advanced Life Support Provider of the Year was Thomas McNamara.
•Rookie of the Year honors had a three-way tie with Jeremiah Keleher, Bobby Stuff and Jared Kish.
The Tri-Community Ambulance Service was also honored to receive a donation from both the Emmons and the Gerbec families. Tri-Community has a permanent reminder of each family on its twin ambulances that were placed into service in 2010.
Joe Emmons was a fellow responder with the Shawnee Fire Co. and the Tri-Community Ambulance who was taken all too soon from both his volunteer family and the Emmons family, Richardson said. "Joe was a paramedic with Tri-Community, and was very influential in shaping our members as many have had him as an EMS instructor."
Jeff Gerbec, the son of Wheatfield Councilman Art Gerbec, died in an ATV accident. Art Gerbec is a member of the Bergholz Fire Company and a life member and past president of the Tri-Community Ambulance Service.
"Tri-Community Ambulance 331 is dedicated in the memory of Joe Emmons and Tri-Community Ambulance 332 is dedicated in the memory of Jeff Gerbec. We are very honored to have both families allow our ambulances to carry their loved one's names on them," Richardson said.
Tri-Community also took the time to formally install its elected officers of 2013: President Phil Richardson, Vice President Dennis Osborne, Treasurer Don Lauer, Secretary Alanna DePriest, Assistant Treasurer Steph Coder, Chief Sherri Reischel, 1st Assistant Chief Aaron Bair, 2nd Assistant Chief Todd Gehm, Trustee of Property and Grounds Adam Defelice, Trustee of EMS Supplies Amanda Ohlson and Trustee of Vehicles John Voutour.
A special thank you is extended to the Shawnee Fire Company for providing ambulance coverage for the duration of the Awards Dinner. A special thank you to the Bergholz, St. Johnsburg, Sanborn and Pekin fire companies for their continued hard work and dedication to their residents. We look forward to working with your companies for many years to come.
The Tri-Community Ambulance Service also would like to thank Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour for being our installing officer and Niagara County Fire Coordinator Jon Schultz for being our master of ceremonies, Richardson said.


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Mona Moneymaker Carnes, 82, of Clinton, passed away Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
Mona Moneymaker Carnes, 82, of Clinton, passed away Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
Daughter of the late Sherman and Bertha Lacey Moneymaker, she is survived by her husband of 56 years, Ray Carnes; daughters, Karen Carnes, Amelia Carnes and Elizabeth Jane Kanipe and her husband, Doug, and grandsons, Alex and Max Kanipe.
She was an accomplished pianist, secretary and seamstress and loved church, family, music and sports.
The family will receive friends Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at South Clinton Baptist Church from 11 a.m. to noon with a noon service. Officiating will be the Rev. Roger Pugh. A private family burial will follow. Arrangements entrusted to Woodhaven Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, 160 Edgemoor Road, Claxton. www.woodhavenfh.com.


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Outright panic or complete denial? That seems to be the choice.
You can be in the camp that is convinced the Grizzlies will miss the playoffs because – drum roll, please – they lost the first game and had one horrid, putrid, disgusting quarter!
Or you can be in the camp that refuses to admit that the Grizzlies have any issues that can't just be brushed away with a magical basketball analytics wand. Meaning, it's a given they will take their rightful place in the NBA Finals.
My question: Why does logic have to jump in the car the first week and take I-55 right out of town?
Everyone understood, supposedly, that with this season's changes there would be a transition. Even though first-year coach Dave Joerger had spent several seasons on the Grizzlies' bench under taskmaster/head coach Lionel Hollins, management's decision to replace Hollins made several things clear:
•Management believed getting swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals was more than a disappointing end to a great season. It was where the ceiling met the Grizzlies' dreams.
•So, to possibly go farther, the Grizzlies would have to get more out of their grit-and-grind-sometimes-stuck-in-the-mud offense – open things up, run more, attack more.
•Management believed Joerger, who essentially had become the Grizzlies' defensive coordinator, could orchestrate this offensive change without sacrificing too much defense.
•Also implicit in the move was management's belief that Hollins perhaps had received too much credit for the "edge" the superstar-less Grizzlies brought to the nightly competition. In other words, there was nothing in their metrics to suggest Hollins was, say, a +8, for his ability to push players beyond their comfort zones.
So now, here we are in the infancy of the 2013-2014 season. On opening night in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Grizzlies displayed many of the troubling trends that defined the preseason. On the way to a 101-94 defeat – and yes, it was just one loss and nothing more and nothing less – they scored seven points in the second quarter.
How bad is that? Well, Tracy McGrady once scored 13 points against the Spurs in 35 seconds.
"What he did was unbelievable and for us to score seven points in the second quarter was unbelievable," point guard Mike Conley said. "Unbelievable both ways."
Which is also a good description for the range of emotions coming from fans and local media types as the season starts. On Twitter during the season's first game – as in 1 of 82 – people literally were celebrating the Grizzlies leading after one quarter (proof that the new regime made the right call in dumping Hollins) or were by halftime saying that the Grizzlies, as currently constructed, were not a playoff team.
It was amazing to watch. And also rather entertaining given that I was at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium at the time watching the Memphis football team drop to 1-6 and also following the end of the baseball season on my laptop.
Still, you wonder how people can forget that, A) the Grizzlies have never won their first game in their 13 years in Memphis; B) they've rallied from tough starts to make the playoffs before; and C) there is perhaps nothing more schizophrenic than an NBA game. The Spurs' 22-0 run happens somewhere in the league just about every night.
And look at what else happened: The Grizzlies followed that 7-point quarter with 31 and 36 points in the third and fourth quarters. As Conley said, "We did a much better job adjusting than we did in the preseason. We didn't let that second quarter linger."
I still believe that the first 10 to 15 games of this season may have a lot of rough patches. If the Grizzlies start 7-8, for example, I won't be surprised. Now if they're 18-22 after 40 games, well, that's another matter.
"We're a veteran team," guard Mike Miller said. "We realize it's a long season."
Joerger does, too. Asked about fans "being on the ledge" with how the Grizzlies have looked thus far, he didn't register much reaction.
"It's not something I worry about," he said.
And that's the right answer. At least until it isn't.
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More restaurants, vending machines to display calorie counts – but will it change our eating habits?
A Big Mac, a large Coke and large fries has 1,360 calories — more than three times the recommended 400 calories per meal.
Public health officials hope seeing calorie counts like these on restaurant menus and vending machines will lead consumers to make healthier food choices and help reduce obesity in America. But as Americans increasingly opt for meals outside the home, the battle's quickly becoming uphill.
'Healthy' options
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires restaurants with 20 or more locations to post calorie counts on menus. According to the Food and Drug Administration, 280,000 of the United State's 600,000 restaurants will be subject to the new regulations.
In September, McDonald's was one of the first large fast food chains to roll out the new menus.
Starting in 2013, the American Beverage Association is launching its Calories Count program with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, where calorie information will be posted on vending machines. The program is first rolling out in a few cities, then going nation-wide.
Whether the up-front information will lead to healthier choices is still up for debate.
The fight against childhood obesity is also being waged in Linn County. Brookfield Elementary/Middle School Principal Melinda Wilbeck said her family does limit sugary drinks for the children.
"Although we could certainly do a much better job with consistency with our expectations," admitted Wilbeck.
"Our children do have limits regarding the amount of sugary drinks they consume, in addition to the amount of 'junk' food that is allowed. We encourage the consumption of water and milk, in addition to offering fruits and/or vegetables at most meals."
As far as the calorie information on vending machines, Vanessa Lincoln, Linn County Health Department administrator, had mixed feelings.
"Honestly, I don't know that just knowing the amount of calories in an item is going to defer a child from drinking it," said Lincoln. "Especially when they don't see any immediate consequences from consuming the beverage. Honestly, I know the calories in a double cheeseburger and that doesn't deter me from eating one every once in a while. For there to be an evident impact on childhood obesity there has to be a change in behavior, from the parents, caregivers, teachers, health-care professionals, etc."
Another local parent limits sugary beverages, but for more than just weight concerns.
"I do limit sugary drinks for my two boys," said Monica Graves, a single mother. "They cause behavior issues in children. I limit all of their sugar intakes, to be honest. They drink a lot of water, and get juice at breakfast. The rest of the time they drink milk."
— Dustin Watson contributed information to this report.


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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Carlos Beltran homered, Adam Wainwright earned his 18th win and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Washington 4-3 on Monday night, eliminating the Nationals from playoff contention.
Looking for their first NL Central title since 2009, the Cardinals maintained a two-game lead over Cincinnati and Pittsburgh and reduced their magic number to four.
All three teams are headed to the postseason. The Reds and Pirates both won Monday night, clinching at least a wild-card berth when Washington lost.
St. Louis secured no worse than a wild card on Sunday.


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I am running an installed (no other OS on pc) Linux Mint 14, 32bit Nadia version of linux. I am having issues loading a windows driver (an *.inf file) for a Asus USB-N10 wireless adapter. I have looked around on the internet for help. I have tried several solutions, but to no avail. Attempted to install window driver by going to administration - then select Windows wireless drivers (ndiswrapper driver installation tool). First window that pops up requires password for superuser. The next window is a Windows Network Driver window. I select install, choose an inf file off the driver cd that came with the wireless adapter. Select install. I then get an erro msg: error: module could not be loaded. Error: Module ndiswrapper not found. Is the ndiswrapper installed? If Linux mint provides a menu choice to use the ndiswrapper to load window drivers why is it not working? Why provide the choice if the ndiswrapper is not istalled. I did try to terminal install ndiswrapper-dkms, but got nowhere with that. I used sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-dkms. How and what do I install to get this thing to work (usb wireless adapter)?


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I'm a newbie to C++ and figured this would be a good place to ask for guidance.
I need to write a program that reads input from a txt file which contains "grades" in numeric format, I.E. 92, 55, 88 and take those grades and calculate the average.
Now my program uses and input stream and loops through the file contents one character at a time, the values are stored in a CHAR variable called "next".
Basically I'm wondering how I can take a grade which could be 1 to 3 characters and concatenate it, then in turn convert into an INT so I may produce the average with it.
Here is how the txt file is formatted:
lastname firstname grade1 grade2 grade3 etc. etc.
doe john 100 84 82 93 45 55 82
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Since I only take in one CHAR at a time, I need to combine the chars before the next space occurs. I then would need to tally the grades all together into an INT so I may average it out.
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Just wondering if all the G1G1 laptops were shipped, or if there are still people waiting?
I ordered before Christmas, and have been waiting (patiently, without complaints) for it to show up.
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By Emily Jane Fox @CNNMoney July 6, 2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — As the overall U.S. unemployment rate stayed at 8.2% in June, the rate among Black Americans rose nearly a full percentage point.
The reason for the increase appears to have been a rise in the percentage of African-Americans looking for a job, rather than job losses.
The unemployment rate for Blacks rose to 14.4% from 13.6% in May, the Labor Department reported Friday. That's a sharp contrast to the white unemployment rate, which stayed put at 7.4%, and the Hispanic rate, which held at 11%.
This trend is not a new one, as the Black unemployment rate has been roughly double that of whites since the government started tracking the figures in 1972.
But Algernon Austin, director of the the Race, Ethnicity and the Economy program at the Economic Policy Institute, attributes the rise in the rate to more black Americans entering the workforce, not to job losses or more people out of work.
The percentage of eligible African-Americans holding or seeking a job rose in June to 62% from 61.3% in May. It was the second straight month that the percentage has increased.
The employment-population ratio, which measures the proportion of the population that's employed, also rose slightly in June.
"More people wanting work is what really pushed up the unemployment rate for Blacks. That's a good thing," Austin said. "You want people to participate in the labor force."
But as the number of people looking for jobs has risen, they face a lukewarm job market that is struggling to create growth.
Why Unemployment is Worse Tan It Looks
"The unemployment rate isn't what we should pay attention to," Austin said. "What you really want is jobs, so that when people enter the labor market, they can get employed."


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In 1992, Waynesboro entered a new era of high school sports when it became a member of the established Mid-Penn Conference.
In 1992, Waynesboro entered a new era of high school sports when it became a member of the established Mid-Penn Conference.
The school made an immediate impact. The football team won its division in its first year in the conference. The volleyball team won its first 30 conference matches. The baseball team won the conference championship in 1993 and 1994 and made it all the way to the PIAA tournament semifinals in 1994. Dana Weber placed second in the PIAA wrestling championships in 1994 and Denny Fortney, who went on to play football at NCAA Division I University of Miami, placed fifth in the state in wrestling in 1993.
Since its success in the early years in the conference, the results have been mixed for Waynesboro teams. And, due to the size of the conference in terms of number of teams and classifications (from Class A to Class AAAA), there's arguably enough to offend everybody no matter how divisions are aligned.
There will be no further alignment until at least two years from now. The last major adjustment came on the heels of an economic downturn some four years ago, resulting in a shift in alignments based as much on geography as classification. As a result, Quad-A Waynesboro has been grouped with Triple-A schools in all sports.
The MPC drew from four different leagues — Blue Mountain, Capital Area, South Central and Tri-Valley — to become the largest conference in Pennsylvania. Ten years later, the conference absorbed all but two teams from the Blue Mountain League (Delone Catholic left the MPC in 1985) to expand to 34 teams.
Waynesboro's inclusion in the Mid-Penn Conference almost didn't happen.
"My original choice for Waynesboro was York County," said Dick George, who served as the WASHS athletic director from 1980 until 1997. "I tried to get them to take all the BML schools. It never worked out.
"After that, I started talking to contacts about getting us into the Mid-Penn Conference. I wanted the Mid-Penn to accept everybody (from the BML). I made a lot of trips. Thanks to a couple of good guys in the Mid-Penn, we were able to get enough votes."
Brief history
Upon its inception in 1982, the Mid-Penn Conference — comprised mostly of teams within modest driving distance of Harrisburg — became the largest in Pennsylvania, comprised of 27 teams from four leagues and seven counties from PIAA District 3.
George, who also orchestrated the construction of the new all-weather track and the naming of the WASHS outdoor sports facility as the Charles A. "Rip" Engle Sports Complex in 1995, set in motion the chain of events that led to Waynesboro's inclusion in the conference.
"The key for us at the time was to get the recognition the kids deserved," George said. "You had to weigh the pluses and minuses. I'm sure there were people in the community who criticized it and still do. It's still a great conference."
George's original plan to have Waynesboro join what is now the York Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association didn't come to fruition. Ironically, six former BML teams (Bermudian Springs, Biglerville, Fairfield, Littlestown and New Oxford) are now members of the YAIAA. A seventh, Gettysburg, joins the conference next year.
In 1992, Waynesboro, Greencastle-Antrim, James Buchanan, Scotland, Bermudian Springs, Biglerville, Fairfield and Gettysburg joined the conference, signaling the demise of the Blue Mountain League.
Meanwhile, Littlestown and New Oxford became members of the YAIAA. Delone Catholic, a charter member of the MPC, also joined the YAIAA.
The Mid-Penn Conference has experienced a micro-evolution. While teams have left to join other conferences — Bermudian Springs, Biglerville and Fairfield joined the YAIAA in 2004 — other teams have been added, most notably District 6 schools Altoona, Hollidaysburg and State College. Hollidaysburg and Altoona subsequently left the conference. State College, which joined as a football-only member in 2004, became a full-fledged member in 2012, along with Mifflin County.
The Waynesboro factor
For Waynesboro, which competed in the BML from 1981-82 to 1991-92, the biggest challenge has been consistency. While some sports have experienced periods of success — such as baseball and softball — no teams have dominated their division or have competed for division titles on a yearly basis.
By virtue of its Quad-A status, expectations for the school's sports teams is elevated. Success, given the numbers, should be a given, especially competing against lesser schools.
But, it doesn't work that way. Success isn't a given no matter the sport or division.
And, with programs seeking to maximize their district power rating, division placement has been closely watched when considering post-season possibilities. In sports with four classifications, scheduling is a challenge, especially in baseball — where Waynesboro is the only Class AAAA team.
Indian head coach Greg Chandler — whose teams have won more than a handful of league titles — pondered that issue during the offseason and said his team probably would have to win in the neighborhood of 15 or 16 games to make the field of 16 in the District 3 playoffs. Waynesboro went on to win 17 games and easily made the postseason, finishing sixth in the final power rating. But players and coaches were under duress all season long, knowing they would have to keep on winning if the team wanted a chance to qualify for the postseason.
However, the Waynesboro softball team wasn't so fortunate, even though the Maidens finished 11-9. Undoubtedly, more games against Quad-A teams — or at least another win against a AAAA team — could have made the difference. Either way, the margin of error is slim when teams are on the bubble and play against teams with lower classifications.
The same predicament exists in football and basketball. An opponent's classification factors into the weighted point system. A win against a Class AA or AAA team does not count the same as a win against a Class AAAA team. A loss against a Double-A or Triple-A team is even worse, while the inverse is not true for a team with a lower classification losing against a team with a higher classification.
Fortunately, the expansion from three classifications to four in baseball and softball in 2006 have helped Waynesboro, which missed trips to the postseason as members of the Commonwealth Division in the 1990s despite winning seasons.
Still, fairness and equity are two things that may never exist in the conference. Administrators and coaches see it from both sides, but, in the scheme of things, decisions are generally made that are best for the overall athletic programs. It's the reality of a mega-conference. Only one division, the Commonwealth — with the exception of golf — is composed of teams with common classifications. The rest are mixed.
A win, lose scenario
Arguably, the most unique dilemma is baseball.
Waynesboro, the lone Quad-A team in the Colonial Division, is at a disadvantage compared with teams in the Commonwealth Division. All other teams in Waynesboro's division are Triple-A, which has adverse affects when determining the team's District III power ratings.
"There's a definite dilemma in trying to put it all together," said current WASHS athletic director Eric McIlquham, whose efforts to upgrade the school's baseball schedule were rebuffed at the annual conference meeting in May.
"If we won 15 games in baseball (this past season), we wouldn't have made the district playoffs because of strength of schedule. The Quad-A schools have to be scheduled out of conference."
McIlquham cited crossover games in baseball and football as an example. In football, Waynesboro plays AAAA Cedar Cliff in 2014 and 2015 as a crossover game, essentially replacing Gettysburg on the schedule after it leaves the conference after next school year. In baseball, the Indians play AAA West Perry in a crossover game. Susquenita, which competed in the Capital Division, is leaving the Mid-Penn Conference for the Tri Valley League.
"They're scheduling crossover games with the Keystone Division in football and the Capital Division in baseball," McIlquham said. "They should do it based on the schools not the divisions. How can you do it in football but not when it comes to baseball? In baseball, the Commonwealth Division already has 16 games against Quad-A opponents. In baseball, we have 12 games in Triple-A. We have 10 games to fill our schedule."
Waynesboro voted against the proposed "realignment" that just takes into account departing Gettysburg and Susquenita. Other schools voting no were Northern, Middletown, Big Spring, Steel-High, Red Land and Cedar Cliff. The issue will likely come up again in two years.
In 2014, Waynesboro once again will play Quad-A Chambersburg, Daniel Boone, New Oxford, South Western and Spring Grove.
"It's a systematic problem. We are behind the eight ball right away," McIlquham said.
McIlquham, who said there is no planned realignment for the next two-year cycle, also used girls soccer as another example. Waynesboro finished 14-4 and "we were a play-in game for the district tournament," he said.
"A lot of teams don't want to travel to play us," McIlquham said. "We're having a hard time scheduling even within our own conference. The way we're set up with power points, we're so limited in who we can play. We can't play a team 10 minutes to the south (in Maryland)."
Still, any wholesale shift in divisions probably will never happen, and, if it did, the results would likely please just a few schools at most. Is there a likelihood that Waynesboro will ever be moved back into the Commonwealth Division in baseball, where it originally played when the school joined the Mid-Penn Conference?
And, speaking of girls soccer, Waynesboro did, in fact, move "up" a conference, and the experiment did not work in favor of the team. After going 52-0-2 during a five-year stretch in the Capital Division, the Maidens languished in their only two years in the Keystone Division. Waynesboro, 0-12 in its first season in the Keystone, was realigned back to the Colonial Division following after the 2010-11 school year.
The simplest way to compete in the postseason is to win. "Winning takes care of a lot of things," Chandler has said. Regardless of classification, victories add up to points. Points add up to playoffs. On the other hand, viewing high school athletics as an extracurricular activity and as part of the educational experience brings scholastic sports into perspective as a building block for life after high school.


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September 15. 2013 10:38PM
New Hampshire Fish and Game officers teamed up with members of the Maine Warden Service to rescue a Massachusetts woman injured in the Mahoosuc Mountains Sunday.
According to NH Fish and Game Lt. Wayne Saunders, at approximately 10 a.m. Sunday his department was notified of an injured hiker on the Appalachian Trail in the Mahoosuc Mountains, on the border of Maine and New Hampshire. Both states received the rescue call and both the Maine Warden Service and New Hampshire Conservation Officers responded, along with rescue teams from both states.
The Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue Team, AMC, and a NH Forest Ranger responded from New Hampshire, and the Mahoosuc Mountain Rescue Team responded from Maine to the area between Carlo Cal and Mount Success.
The University of Maine 4-H camp at Bryant Pond in Maine reported a girl in one of their groups had injured her knee and could not move. The camp sent out additional staff, including an EMT to attempt their own rescue, but decided they needed more help.
Rescue teams started hiking at approximately 11:30 a.m. Sunday and reached the victim, identified as Aisling Clifford, 18, of Boston, Mass., at 2:30 p.m.
Rescuers started carrying Clifford down the mountains, coming out to the Success Mountain Trail at approximately 6:55 p.m., where she was transferred to an ambulance and transported to the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin.
Lt. Saunders said, "It is great to see two states working together on a rescue when you initially don't know which state it is in."
Clifford was injured .38 miles into New Hampshire, according to a GPS on scene said Saunders.


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Voice Fantasy Review
Voice Fantasy is what you get when you crack open a 16-bit-era Square Enix RPG, yank out the storyline, the towns, the overworld, and the ability to control your party or level up… and in its place put a mechanic to create characters using your voice. This is an app that plays itself, using principles based on the volume and pitch of your vocal input. Yes, it's bizarre.
In order to play Voice Fantasy, you need either a device with a built-in microphone– like all current-gen iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches– or a plug-in microphone that works with your device. Once you have that, plus a pair of thumbs and vocal chords, you're good to go.
The first thing you do in Voice Fantasy is create characters. To do this, you simply hold a record button while you say something– anything you want. Based on the pitch and volume of what you say, your character will be given stats and assigned to one of eight classes, like warrior, mage, etc. You can also end up as various beasts, which is pretty cool. There's an onscreen chart that shows what pitch and volume you should aim for if you have a certain class in mind, but it's not easy to get exactly what you want. If you're not satisfied with the result, you can try again.
Square Enix FTW!
Now comes the combat. After you've created your characters, you can pit them against each other in combat (one-on-one or two-on-two), or have them battle against computer-created enemies to fight the big boss, the Demon King. Either way, the fighting is fully automated, so you can just sit back, drink some tea, and take it in. The one neat thing about combat is that your characters say whatever you said to create them each time they attack, but with changed pitch. It's pretty adorable.
Once the fighting ends, you can save or delete the characters you've created. The game can hold up to 50 saved characters, so you don't have to be picky, although the ones with better stats are obviously more desirable.
That's all there is to it. Since your only input is creating characters and choosing which ones to fight, Voice Fantasy isn't really a game. The premise might sound similar to Square Enix's Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes – Encore, but that game is far more robust than this one.
Why don't you pick on someone your own size?
Voice Fantasy suffers from two major problems: A severe shortage of content, and your characters' inability to level up. The most fun thing to do for single players is to fight the Demon King, but each attempt only lasts a couple of minutes. And since you can't control the combat, you'll get frustrated when you watch your weakened character choose to attack rather than use a healing spell that would have saved his life. And since your characters don't level up, there's no reason to keep playing with them unless they have godly stats.
The way to get the most value out of Voice Fantasy is to play it with friends. Up to four people can use goofy voices to create characters and then watch as they battle it out. Unfortunately, this won't keep anyone over the age of eight entertained for more than a couple of minutes. Mostly it'll make you wish you had more to do in the game.
So Voice Fantasy takes a single neat idea and bases an entire game around it. Unfortunately, the idea isn't strong enough to support an entire game. So what we end up with is a half-assed game that plays itself. And who wants that?


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Bailey Fur Porkpie Hat
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Product Description
The Bailey Fur Felt Pork Pie Hat has a classic telescope crease in the crown. This hat has a small 1 3/8"" brim that can be snapped down or worn turned-up. The hat is fully lined and has a genuine leather sweatband. Made in USA. Included in the Bailey Heritage Collection. This hat is delivered to you in a custom hat box suitable for storage or for travel. Comes with a small hat brush for convenient cleaning.


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Witness the incredible majesty of the Alaskan wilderness on this short adventure.
Encounter killer whales, bears and playful sea otters on this journey into Alaska's icy, but beautiful, heart. From Anchorage to Homer, journey past boreal forests, around mountain ranges and into the spectacular Resurrection Bay. Stroll along the remote beaches of Homer and count puffins nesting in the rugged cliffs. Kayak past icebergs in Seward and experience the majestic calm of this vast wilderness.
Drive down the Turnagain Arm en route to Homer, considered one of the most beautiful drives in the world
Look for Dall sheep grazing on the rugged hills
See both sides of the Kenai Peninsula, Homer on the west side, and Seward on the east. Homer is a cute artists' town and has remote beaches and the stunning Kachemak Bay State Park. The east coast has accessible glaciers and more marine life
Spend two nights at a remote hostel on Resurrection Bay that can only be accessed by kayak or water taxi
This is a participatory trip. That's a fancy way of saying you're not just along for the ride – you're part of a team! You know the phrase 'the more you put in, the more you get out'. Well that's extra true on this trip. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and help out with camp activities like food prep and washing up. It's all about giving your new travel mates a hand – everyone knows there's nothing worse than trying to put up a tent on your own!
That teamwork also extends to our optional food kitty of approximately US$90 per week, run to cover the cost of meals. This kitty saves you worrying about stuff like where to get food or what exactly sales tax is, and actually helps keep your costs down. Instead of paying individually as you go, it means we can bulk purchase items and cook our own food – though there's always the chance to use it for the occasional pizza night! The kitty is optional and for your convenience, so if you've got specific dietary requirements you can opt out and purchase (and cook) your own food.
The United States is a world of endless possibilities – that's why our Basix trips are designed so they fit together as (not quite endless) combinations. That means while you might just be starting your trip, some of your new travel mates may have been travelling together for a week or more (and so have some great tips for you). You can see how our trips fit together and all the different possible combinations at www.intrepidtravel.com/brochures. Simply click view/download on the North America brochure and look at the combo map on page 12.
The drive from Anchorage to Homer is quite long. There's plenty to see however so settle back and enjoy the scenery. Take the opportunity to get to know your travel companions.
While Alaska can experience warm summers, you should still be prepared for cold temperatures, especially at night. Bring warm clothing with you, including base layers, a warm hat, gloves and a thick coat. Be prepared for ice cold winds and quick shifts in weather. It is Alaska after all.
Mosquitoes are found across the USA, even in the colder regions. They can be a problem a lot of the time, especially in July. It's recommended that you bring insect repellent with you and anything else you think is applicable.
The summer months in Alaska see very long daylight hours, with the sun not completely setting until after midnight. As most people are likely to sleep before midnight, you might want to bring an eye mask to block out the light.
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There are currently no scheduled departures on our Alaska's Kenai Peninsula trip. If you are interested in other trips in the region visit one of the links below.
1. This trip finishes on arrival into Anchorage in the afternoon on day 6.
2. Departure on 30th July 2019 will run in reverse as follows:
Day 1 Anchorage
Day 2 Seward
Day 3 Seward
Day 4 Homer
Day 5 Homer
Day 6 Anchorage
Our Alaska's Kenai Peninsula trips score an average of 4.75 out of 5 based on 8 reviews in the last year.
Layers! Bring layers and waterproof clothing as weather is changeable. Be prepared for all sorts of campsites ranging from super facilities to zero, bar the drop toilet! Bring a good camera...
Review submitted 27 Aug 2018
This tour is great if it's your first Alaska experience. Short but packed with impressions; a little adventure. Seems like it's usually middle-aged people (25-50 y/o) who travel with Intrepid, but I (18 y/o) enjoyed it nevertheless.
Review submitted 08 Jul 2018


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Exit 139 and BeyondJuly 1, 2008 - Paul Ruschmann
New Jersey residents identify where they live by indicating the Garden State Parkway exit nearest their home. As kids, we never gave it a second thought. It was just a part of everyday life. Paul's was 139B. Maryanne was 50 and, later, 137.


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Christian and Lutheran Life...
When I was little, my family attended the Church of the Nazarene. Later, we moved to an area where there was no Nazarene church, so we attended small country churches of the neighborhood whose beliefs were more or less in line with my parents'.
Dennis and I began attending Lutheran services when we lived in Germany. When we moved here, we decided to join the Lutheran church. After attending a series of classes with the pastor to learn about the teaching of the Lutheran church, we did become members of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) congregation in Hopkinsville.
My parents had mixed emotions about that. They were glad we were going to church as a family and all, but Lutheran??? They were accustomed to informal worship services where people frequently say "Amen" and any member of the congregation might be called upon to offer an impromptu prayer.
Luherans tend to be fairly formal in worship and they use a liturgy where the pastor speaks and the people respond. Often the responses are sung. Someone who is accustomed to an informal service might think that a Lutheran service sounds much like a Catholic service.
The liturgy is part of what drew me to the Lutheran church. It consists mostly of Scripture verses, set to music, and I found it very meaningful.
I gave my mom some literature to read about Lutheran beliefs and she was just shocked to learn that she agreed with nearly all the Lutheran teachings. :D
Most Protestant churches have roots in Lutheranism. If it had not been for Martin Luther, the Catholic and Orthodox churches might represent the entire body of Christians.
Martin Luther tried to restore the Church to proper teaching of Scripture, not to start a new church called "Lutheran". He would be surprised to see the many things that have occurred in history as a result of his activism, and he'd be shocked that a major Christian denomination is named for him.
Luther's teachings are firmly rooted in Scripture, so the beliefs of conservative Lutherans on many core issues are very similar to the beliefs of other conservative Christian denominations. That's why my mother found herself in agreement with the basic principles of Lutheranism.
Many of the most popular modern denominations are quite young. Some of them are outgrowths of the great revivals that swept across America in the late 19th century and early 20th century. My German great-grandparents who had been raised as Lutherans became Methodists in tent revival meetings of the 1920's.
In my mother's last months of life, she had several long stays in the hospital. She became very close with a married couple who were ministers of a different denomination. This man and wife were volunteer chaplains at the hospital and they were very faithful in that ministry. My mother was touched and blessed by the love and spiritual food they brought to her daily. One day she confided in my brother that this minister and his wife were real Christians, despite their denomination. :)
Jesus said that true believers can be known by what they do. "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" (Matthew 7:16). Though a church is a great aid to one's spiritual growth and Jesus urged fellowship with other believers, I don't think he judges us by our denominational affiliation. God wants our beliefs to be centered on Jesus Christ and based on the Scriptures, and he wants our faith to be evident in our works.
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May 23. 2014 11:02PM
Negotiators agree on 10-year highway plan
By GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
— Without discussion, House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative agreement Friday on the state's $3 billion 10-year highway improvement plan containing three key projects for the state: the Interstate 93 expansion between Salem and Manchester, rebuilding the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge and expanding a section of Route 101 in Bedford.
House Bill 2014 is intended to work with a 4.2-cent gas tax increase signed into law this week by Gov. Maggie Hassan. It's the first increase in the gas tax in New Hampshire since 1991.
The bill's prime sponsor, House Public Works and Highways Committee Chair Rep. David Campbell, D-Nashua, said the plan is heavy on maintenance and preservation of the current infrastructure and light on new projects.
At Friday's meeting between Senate and House negotiators, there was no discussion as the two sides reached agreement on 17 bills including the 10-year highway plan.
The $15.6 million project to widen Route 101 for two miles from Route 114 and Boynton Street intersection has been a top priority for the area but until this year has not been a priority in the 10-year plan.
State highway officials say that section of Route 101 is way over capacity and the scene of more than 500 accidents in the last 10 years. Campbell has called it the most dangerous section of road in the state.
Under the 10-year plan, half of the $32 million generated by the gas tax increase beginning July 1 would be used beginning in 2017 to repay $200 million in bonds to complete the I-93 expansion from Salem to Manchester.
Without the additional money, work would have stopped on the project in late 2016 and the state may have had to renew environmental permits that would expire before the work could be completed.
The plan also addresses replacing the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge in Portsmouth, which is the state's No. 1 red-listed bridge. The bridge needs to be replaced and the shipping lane widened to accommodate the next generation of freight tankers carrying oil, propone, salt and other products into Portsmouth Harbor.
Maine and New Hampshire will split the cost of the $160 million project that also includes replacing the railroad trestle that carries nuclear waste out of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Under the plan, the state would issue Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles or GARVEE bonds to pay for its share of the work on the bridge, and use about $50 million in federal grant money earmarked for the bridge to continue work on the I-93 expansion and $8 million of the federal money for widening Route 101 in Bedford.
There are a number of turnpike projects in the plan that cannot be funded without a toll increase, which is not being proposed, including expanding I-93 from Bow through Concord and Interstate 293 through the Millyard.
Among the unfunded projects would be eliminating the Merrimack ramp tolls on the F.E. Everett Turnpike when the Bedford toll plaza moves south of the Manchester airport access road, which is also unfunded.
The Exit 12 toll ramp will be eliminated in about two months, costing about $650,000 to remove. The ramp toll elimination was in the gas tax legislation signed by Hassan on Tuesday.
The 10-year plan takes $1.2 million a year earmarked for guard rail replacement and uses it for secondary road rehabilitation projects, and redirects $1.1 million for turnpike exit renumbering to paving projects on rural roads.
The Senate made some technical changes the House needed to approve before the bill becomes law.
The House and Senate will vote on the conference committee report next week.


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1. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsIntel_Karla Feb 16, 2012 8:20 AM (in response to bbk5)
Could you please provide more detailed information on the troubleshooting performed so far? Also, we would appreciate if you could provide us with your complete system configuration for a better diagnose from our side.
2. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsbbk5 Feb 16, 2012 10:49 AM (in response to Intel_Karla)
Chris from Intel is helping out with a related issue on another thread. He has the info on my system config and I'm hoping his troubleshooting will eventually address this issue too.
3. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsselimnairb Feb 17, 2012 7:59 PM (in response to bbk5)
I am having similar problems. I have had to disable sleep and hibernation. When the system does to sleep, hitting the keyboard does not wake up the system, neither does pressing the power button. If I press the reset button, the machine restarts, and Windows complains that it was not shut down properly. I am running version 0424 firmware (1/27/2012). Please let me know if you need more information.
4. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsmike.a.p Apr 1, 2012 12:24 PM (in response to selimnairb)
Just reported a similar problem:
Had some problems trying to get my DX79SI to successfully go to sleep, installed latest BIOS: 0460.2012.3227.1627 and it consistently won't go to sleep.
System consists of Win7 Ultimate SP1 (disbled hibernation & hybrid), i7-3930K, and above BIOS.(all defaults)
When I say it won't go to sleep, the S3 state indicator blinks, but the fans continue to run (the CPU fan/cooler provides significant heat). Only way to re-start the system is to use the Power button (to power off and on)
When the system restarts to Win7 the Intel Desktop utilities shows Processor temp to be around 124F which then drops to around 90F - CPU fan speed is stable and the same when the system doesn't enter sleep state.
Has anyone else experienced this problem - system won't shut down the fans when system goes to sleep, and won't come out of sleep
5. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsShirke Apr 3, 2012 1:41 PM (in response to mike.a.p)
I have same problem on my DX58SO board.
Everything's been perfect except that if it ever goes in to sleep, when I wake it up there will be no display. I know the computer wakes because I can hear the fans starting up and such. I have a single DELL monitor and connected with DVI.
Thanks for any help.
6. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failspeterm6389 Apr 3, 2012 11:39 PM (in response to Shirke)
I have a DX79SI board with the same problem. LEDs indicate S3 but the fans are still on and power consumption is about twice normal (130W -> 240W at the power outlet). However, the behavior is not consistent, leading me to suspect that software at least plays a part. Sometimes the system goes for a while behaving normally, then it will misbehave. Usually after reboot it will sleep ok, but sometimes something as simple as opening explorer will cause the problem to start. Other times it goes much longer. If it successfully enters S3 then waking up so far hasn't been any problem.
I had updated the BIOS to 0460 but rolled it back to 0430 to try. Didn't make any difference. Now every time I hit the sleep button I wonder what will happen. This is really frustrating.
7. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsmike.a.p Apr 4, 2012 6:55 PM (in response to peterm6389)
Well I might have found a resolution to my problem....
I decided to put a power meter to check the power consumption used - as peterm6389 has provided - disconnected the system from the UPS and inserted my KillAWatt meter - low and behold the system now always goes to sleep and wakes-up (20+ times). Maybe the UPS is providing noise on the power line to the system power supply. I will keep this community updated if the system reverts back to it's old ways.
8. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsPaula2 Apr 4, 2012 10:00 PM (in response to bbk5)
In BIOS under power settings, disable Processor C States.
9. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failspeterm6389 Apr 4, 2012 11:02 PM (in response to mike.a.p)
I don't understand. I don't have any UPS. My system is connected to the regular power outlet, via the Killawatt meter. Can you suggest what might be the cause in my case?
10. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsfx45guy Apr 11, 2012 11:06 AM (in response to bbk5)
I have the same issue. S3 Sleep only works with BIOS 281. Anything later than it fails as others have described.
But I get consistent lockups in 281 (weather channel 10 day forecast, bing maps on ie, and in the same places in games like ME3 and Batman AC).
So I can either have a computer that locks up and sleeps, or one that doesn't lock up but doesn't sleep.
I'm running the latest BIOS right now with Sleep disabled but Hibernate enabled.
Win7 64 bits, Dual GTX580s, i7 3960X
Come on Intel test this stuff before it leaves the qualification testing labs!
11. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failspeterm6389 Apr 11, 2012 11:41 AM (in response to fx45guy)
In an earlier post on a related thread you said S3 works only on BIOS 380. Are you finding now that even that gives trouble?
Has anyone experimented to see whether enabling or disabling hybrid sleep has any effect? I've always had it disabled. I'd still like to know where all the power is being dissipated. If it's the processor, while the LEDs indicate "03", then that's a real bug. But how to measure it when nothing is operational?
12. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsfx45guy Apr 11, 2012 11:59 AM (in response to peterm6389)
Doesn't make a difference.
13. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsmike.a.p Apr 11, 2012 1:21 PM (in response to peterm6389)
I believe most of the power is being consumed by the processor in zombie sleep - I have a cooler on the rear of my case and I can feel a lot more heat coming of the radiator than normal, but the fan continues to run at idle rpms.
My system has been behaving itself right now - will go to sleep /w hybrid - disk i/o led shows some pre-sleep activity and then system goes to sleep and shuts down the fans.
14. Re: DX79SI - wake from sleep failsmike.a.p Apr 11, 2012 1:17 PM (in response to mike.a.p)
Just completed a simple test on my functioning system (i7 3930k, DX79SI, Win7 sp1 ult) running Power Gadget
System idle
KillaWatt system 100w Power Gadget CPU ~20w Processor freq 1.2Ghz
System going to sleep
KillaWatt system peeks at 230w Power Gadget CPU 90w Processor freq 4Ghz
System sleep
Killawatt system 5w