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- Happy Easter to all of Conquer Club!
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On Nov. 4, two beach-area groups presented SDPD Northern Division Capt. Brian Ahearn with a total of $1,500 in donations to help fund much-needed repairs for the Pacific Beach police substation, which has been in a state of disrepair for many years.
"We never get to give back to the men and women who keep us safe," said La Jolla Town Council trustee and Rotarian Nancy Gardner, who spearheaded the project. "They're always giving to us, and we should always be thanking them. How can you thank enough the men and women who keep us safe on a daily basis? The things I've seen them do are amazing."
Members of the Pacific Beach Town Council (PBTC) also recently presented a $500 donation to Capt. Ahearn to bolster improvements to the storefront.
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Computer numeric control (CNC) is a computer-based system used to control tools such as milling machines, lathes, routers, lasers, punches, water jets, and 3D printers. For a long time, CNC equipment remained constrained to the industrial shop. With the recent proliferation of personal computers, however, CNC has managed to move into the home environment with an ever-increasing number of do-it-yourself (DIY) enthusiasts and hobbyists building their own CNC equipment. The reason this technology enjoys such a large acceptance is because it has the accuracy and repeatability that only a computer-controlled system can offer. In this article, I detail an implementation for a set of electronics that can be used to control pretty much any small or midsized CNC machine.
I call this implementation the CNC motherboard, as it revolves around a backplane that accepts motor driver modules to drive the CNC machine axes. In this incarnation, the CNC motherboard can support up to four axes, which is more than enough for the great majority of CNC equipment topologies being built today. The motor driver modules typically are based on bipolar stepper motor drivers with a step/direction interface. In essence, any motor topology can be used, as long as it works by moving according to STEP commands. Since the number of stepper motor power stages with an inherent step/direction interface is always growing, we see the stepper motor ruling the great majority of DIY CNC equipment implementations.
The control of these four axes is supported by a series of blocks. The brain of a CNC machine is a computer called the CNC controller. It is in charge of sending a series of STEP pulses and setting the ENABLE and DIR control lines to the motor driver modules according to a command better known as G code. A G code command can be anything like "move in a line to coordinates X,Y,Z at speed F," "move in a curve," "drill a hole," and so forth. The CNC controller interprets this command and generates the respective combination of STEP/DIR pulses, and at the right frequency, to achieve the required motion.
The CNC controller for our DIY CNC machine can be any personal computer (PC) with a parallel port. Although PCs are no longer being fabricated with parallel ports, adding this resource in the form of an expansion card is very simple. The PC connects to the CNC motherboard through this parallel port, granting us a total of 12 output functions and five inputs.
Before we start distributing the control signals in and out of the different control functions, we add an isolation block for two main reasons. First, this isolation stage protects the computer in case something goes very wrong. Since the motor drivers can be employing high voltages that can hurt the computer, it is best to make sure the computer side cannot come in contact with this higher form of energy. Second, the isolation helps to decrease the control line's noise caused by ground bouncing.
The control of four motor modules claims nine control signals: one ENABLE, which will be shared among the four modules; one STEP; and one DIR per module. The remaining outputs are distributed as follows. Two are used to control two 250V AC/30A relays. The other output runs a watchdog protection block, often referred to as the charge pump.


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The Smithsonian Institution's Division of Mammals (http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/) houses many marsupials in its scientific collections.
This specimen, USNM 124662 (http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/mammals/?irn=7246644), is a female thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian wolf or tiger, (Thylacinus cynocephalus) from the island of Tasmania, Australia. This specimen was collected by F. W. Goding in 1904. The thylacine had become very rare or extinct on the Australian mainland prior to European settlement of the continent, but survived on the island of Tasmania until the 1930s. A great example of convergent evolution, the thylacine displayed many similarities to the dog family, despite the fact that all placental mammals (including dogs and humans) are more closely related to each other than any is to the thylacine. The last known thylacine was captured in 1933 and sent to the Hobart Zoo where it survived until 1936. Official protection of the species was introduced by the Tasmanian government 59 days before the last known specimen died in captivity. No conclusive evidence has been found to support the thylacine's continued existence, despite reported sightings.
This is a CT scan of the cranium of USNM 124662. These three-dimensional scans are made publicly available through the generous support of the Smithsonian 2.0 Fund, provided from the annual gifts of the Smithsonian National Board to the Secretary to use at his discretion (http://smithsonian20.si.edu/fund.html), and the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
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A few months after Eduardo, today is my turn to say good bye. I will
get back to Spain 5 years after we started Panoramio. I part with
mixed feelings, Google is everything you've heard of and more, and
Panoramio has been the biggest project in my life. But a combination
of personal reasons and the desire to create something new were at the
end more powerful.
Instead of boring you to death with some nostalgia about two kids that
had absolutely no idea on what they were getting into, I'll instead
bore you to death with a list of people to thank: Eduardo Manchón for
joining me in this crazy race, Jose Florido for being the third kid
without a clue, John Hanke for believing that we actually knew what we
were doing, Dan Dennison for helping a half incompetent software
engineer (yours truly) navigate the mazes of Google's network
configuration, Bernhard Seefeld for all your tips and drinks in the
early days, Frederik Schaffalitzky for providing an unsuspected backup
when I "lost" 30000 photos, and of course to all these that joined our
team, and very specially to Erik, Roger, Gyuri, Ana, Gerard, Raphael
and Fernando.
But my biggest thank you goes to you all. I'm sorry for all my past
mistakes, as you were the unfortunate victims, and I'm thankful for
all your support over the years.
A while ago, in the last Hungarian meeting, an old lady came to Gyuri
and thanked him, because she won one of the Panoramio contests. She
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Style # 212082
With a deep back cut, mesh detail at neckline and waist-accentuating peplum flare this bebe tank is a sexy must-own. Try it with anything from a pair of pastel jeans to a body-conforming pencil skirt.
- 90% nylon, 10% spandex
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Rated 5 out of 5 by IMORALES from ooooohhweeee This top fits true to size and gives a very elegant form fitted look at the waste....very comfortabke material won't choke you...looks amazing with any black pant...I paired mine with the 4 zipper leggings and makayla pūmp! Highly reccomend!
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Annet from Super cute I tried this top at the store, but they only had it in white and black. I don't wear white well, so I ordered it in red/ black online. Extremely flattering and adorable top. Fits great and looks playful on. I got it in my size (XS) and it fits me perfectly. I am considering buying another one in a different color. Just wish it was a bit less expensive...
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Daniel Perlin is an artist and sound designer based in New York. Starting from a sound-based perspective, he works across media creating audio, video, objects, installations, public works and performances. His work has been shown at the New Museum, The Storefront for Art and Architecture, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The Chelsea Art Museum, Guggenheim Film, Postmaster's Gallery, (all New York City), TN Probe (Tokyo), Yautepec Gallery (Mexico City), Temporary Contemporary Gallery (London) and the Centre Pompidou (Paris). Recently, he has collaborated with Maya Lin for What is Missing in Beijing, Natalie Jermijenko on the installation For the Birds for the 2006 Whitney Biennial, Sanford Kwinter on the installation of Mutations and with Vito Acconci and Sarina Basta on the public sound installation Viraphone (Madrid). He has also been the sound designer for such films as Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy, Errol Morris' Fog Of War and Phil Morrison's Junebug and Todd Solondz's
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I have been an unapologetic and strong supporter of Barack Obama since his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. I am disappointed that President Obama continues to embrace hydraulic fracturing (fracking) — because without federal oversight, the gas industry will recklessly take from our communities the quality of life that is our right, along with our water, our clean air and our health.
Mr. President, please visit Lancaster Township in Butler County and neighboring Connoquenessing Township. We are being sacrificed to the twin deities of fossil fuels and fast cash.
I am disappointed at the level of warrantless domestic surveillance that has recently been leaked by Edward Snowden. To refute the correctness of this expensive folly, I submit the 4th Amendment to The United States Constitution: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
I am disappointed that Obama's recent global warming policy did not include a provision that by returning to more traditional methods of agriculture we could create a huge carbon sink. Obama's policies seem to be falling short on the science that we were promised.
I remain a Democrat and I remain a supporter of the president. But I think Obama has relaxed since he secured his second term. Mr. President, the time has come to wake up and reengage. As you stated so long ago, we can do better.


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KitsapHawk wrote:You lost me at Tebow. Matt flynn is not a 1st round pick value, and the deadline is passed already, I think.
piston bully wrote:How much did WE Pay for flynn,He aint no trufant.
theENGLISHseahawk wrote:piston bully wrote:How much did WE Pay for flynn,He aint no trufant.
You're right, good point. Scrap the Trufant for a first rounder idea. Jeremy Lane for a first instead?
hawkfan68 wrote:I'd rather have Tarvaris Jackson than Tim Tebow. No, I don't want to see T-Jack in a Seahawk uni anytime soon.
piston bully wrote:Alright so I was reading about how all the Jets players are hating on Tebow.I was just thinking that I would look at a trade Matt Flynn for Tebow and a first round pick or a couple of 2nd-3rd rounders.we dump the salary and something just tells me that pete will really mesh with a guy like him.Id rather he be the hawks backup then Whitehurst or allot of the other qbs we have dragged through here.Pete is creative enough to find a spot that he would contibute in.I dont think they would allow him to be a distraction.He would also come pretty cheap. all right now bring on the insults for even suggesting this!!!
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Wait, MizzouHawkGal is a DUDE??
volsunghawk wrote:I don't understand the vitriol directed at the OP here.
If it wasn't for the fact that the trade deadline has already passed, making this entire conversation pointless, I would take his proposal in a heartbeat. Flynn for Tebow and a 1st rounder? Who DOESN'T pull the trigger on that?!
MontanaHawk05 wrote:Criticizing Tebow is what the cool kids do these days.
MontanaHawk05 wrote:Criticizing Tebow is what the cool kids do these days.
-The Glove- wrote:hawkfan68 wrote:I'd rather have Tarvaris Jackson than Tim Tebow. No, I don't want to see T-Jack in a Seahawk uni anytime soon.
As a backup, why not? He was nothing but the consummate professional here. Dealt with all of the criticism well and played through a really tough injury. Wouldn't want him as a starter, but he's definitely a top backup imo.
hawker84 wrote:tebow needs to try new positions, fullback or TE... maybe strong safety.... when his own teammates are saying he sucks behind his back to the media, you can take it to heart the dude is not good... if he has hands, i could see him catching some balls out of the back field, and if he can block as well, TE. he is a 245 pounder with a little speed... but his QB days are numbered and he needs to realize that and start his Save my NFL career campaign right now... or go into coaching or the booth... merill hodges did it, i don't remember that dude playing a down since SMU...
RolandDeschain wrote:Jesus Christ, why the hell would we want Tebow around here? No. Just......no.
I do like the idea of trading Flynn if we can get a good pick for him, though. A 2nd would be nice...or even a 1st.
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Earth : Asia : Middle East : Israel : Israeli North Coast : Haifa
Haifa [14] (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā) is the third largest city in Israel and the major city in the north of the country with a population close to 300,000. It is a seaport located on Israel's Mediterranean shoreline, below scenic Mount Carmel.
Haifa is first mentioned historically around the 3rd century CE as a small town near Shikmona, the main Jewish town in the area at that time and a center for making the traditional Tekhelet dye used for Jewish Priests' temple cloth. The archaeological site of Shikmona lies southwest of the modern Bat Galim neighborhood. The Byzantine ruled there until the 7th century, when the city was conquered — first by the Persians, then by the Arabs. In 1100, it was conquered again by the Crusaders after a fierce battle with its Jewish and Muslim inhabitants. Under Crusader rule, the city was a part of the Principality of Galilee until the Muslim Mameluks captured it in 1265.
In 1761 Daher El-Omar, Bedouin ruler of Acre and Galilee, destroyed and rebuilt the town in a new location, surrounding it with a thin wall. This event is marked as the beginning of the town's modern era. After El-Omar's death in 1775, the town was under Ottoman rule until 1918, except for two brief periods. In the years following, Haifa grew in terms of traffic, population and importance, as Akko suffered a decline. The development of Haifa increased further with the arrival of members of the German Protestant Temple Society in 1868, who settled a modern neighbourhood near the city, now known as the "German Colony". The Templers greatly contributed to the town's commerce and industry, playing an important role in its modernization.
By the beginning of the 20th Century, Haifa had emerged as an industrial port city and growing population center, reflected by the establishment of facilities like the Hejaz railway and Technion. At that time Haifa District was home to approximately 20,000 inhabitants, comprised of 82% Muslim Arab, 14% Christian Arabs, and 4% Jewish residents. The Jewish population increased steadily with immigration primarily from Europe, and by 1945 the population had shifted to 38% Muslim, 13% Christian and 47% Jewish.
Today, Haifa is home to Jews, Muslim and Christian Arabs, as well as small communities of Ahmadis (in Kababir), Druze (in nearby Isfiya and Daliyat al-Karmel), Bahá'ís, and others. Haifa is characterised as a mosaic of peaceful coexistence between the communities.
The phrase "Haifa works, Jerusalem prays, and Tel Aviv plays" refers to Haifa's reputation as a city of workers. A generation ago Haifa's image was that of a serious-- and somewhat dull-- labor city because of its many factories. It still has an industrial area to its north, where one of Israel's two oil refineries is located. But it also has a world-class high-tech strip in its south, in the "Matam" technology park along the beach. The park includes blue-chip tech firms such as Intel, Philips, Microsoft, and Google as well as some of Israel's largest tech firms, Elbit, Zoran, and Amdocs. IBM has an R&D center on the top of Mount Carmel at Haifa University and HP has a lab at the Technion, Israel's leading technological university.
Get in
By plane
Haifa has its own airport, Haifa Airport which serves flights to Tel Aviv and Eilat, although the closest and only international airport is Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, where flights arrive from all over the world. From Ben Gurion, you could connect on a flight to Haifa, although, chances are you'll have to transfer between terminals, or even airports, to Sde Dov Airport. The better option is to travel straight on to Haifa. It's less than two hours to drive, and buses, trains, taxis, and shuttles, operate on this route. The best way to get there from the airport is to take the train leaving from the airport terminal.
By train
Haifa is well connected to Tel Aviv, Akko (Acre), Beer Sheva, Nahariyah and the Ben Gurion International Airport by a train line. The trip takes a little over an hour and during peak hours there are as many as 3-4 services hourly. There are 4 train stations in Haifa 3 of which are open 24 hours excluding Sabbath (Friday night & Saturday daytime):
By car
From the south, route 2 is the coastal highway which links Haifa with Tel Aviv. This journey takes up to one and a half hours. Other more minor roads link Haifa to the East and North, although chances are, if you're up there, you've come close to or past Haifa to get there in the first place.
By bus or taxi
Alternatively, you can take Egged buses from Tel Aviv (910), Jerusalem (940,947), Afula (301) or almost any city in the region to Haifa. During the Sabbath, you'll have to resort to a shared taxi (sherut), most of which leave from near Tel Aviv's central bus station.
From Haifa (the Hadar neighborhood, i.e. the uphill part of downtown), sheruts provide cheap frequent service to the cities of Akko, Naharia, and Karmiel, as well as to Haifa and its suburbs.
By boat
Haifa is gradually becoming a popular destination for many major international cruise lines and is the home to local Budget cruise line Mano [15] serving Southern Europe and other Mediterranean destinations. Periodically, there are also ferry boats from Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey.
Get around
A high-resolution map of Haifa is available [16]. The map is in Hebrew.
Unlike other major cities in Israel, local buses (but not the Carmelit subway) run on Friday nights (between 10.30pm and 5am) Saturdays and other Jewish holy days; however, they only operate minimal and highly infrequent services during these hours.
Haifa has two main bus terminals where passengers can switch between inter-city buses and trains to the local routes operated by Egged bus company[17].
The two stations are:
Day time bus services in Haifa run reguarly between 5am and midnight Sunday to Thursday (stops at around 4pm on Friday) and cost 6.40 nis per journey with connecting buses included if used within an hour and twenty minutes (ask for "kartis ma'avar").
Night bus services run differently. During the peak period (summertime) the services run every day from midnight until 5am and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10.30pm till 5am. During the off-peak season they only run on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
Due to its weird angled structure (made necessary by the steepness of the mountain), it is worth taking for fun even though it may not reach a useful destination. The Carmelit has few riders, so you'll always find a seat.
The Carmelit has six stations listed here as they go downhill:
Haifa is largely a modern city.
Museums and Galleries
The beach. The best beaches are right next to the Hof Hacarmel bus and train stations. Just get off the train/ bus and walk straight onto the beach. Haifa has many kilometers of beautiful beach on its southwest side. Part of the beach has a boardwalk with cafes and restaurants that are always bustling -- day or evening. The beach has its own unwritten segments. Families with kids come to the area along the boardwalk. Younger singles hang in the strip just south of there (with no boardwalk, stores). The locals call it "Students' Beach."
Haifa's mountainous location makes it quite unfriendly for the pedestrian, therefore shopping avenues are not as common, though there are a few, such as the Hadar area and the Carmel Centre. In the old downtown/ city center, where it is flat, there are inexpensive shops. Of course, Haifa also has shopping malls. These include the Kiryon, Horev Center, Kastra Center, City Centre Mall (Lev HaIr), Kanyon Haifa and Cinemall. In addition, the 'Grand Canyon' is the newest and biggest mall. It has international brand names such as Armani, Lacoste, Benetton and Zara as well as local brands and a large food court. "Kanyon" is Hebrew for mall, and the "Grand Canyon" is in a deep valley in central Haifa, hence the pun in its name.
Haifa is not a gourmet center like greater Tel Aviv, but it still has plenty to offer.
There is a huge concentration of falafel and shawarma stands downtown on Yafo Street, near the old Bat Galim Central Bus Terminal building (about 400m from it). The food is cheap and authentic (about 10-15 Nis for a falafel, and around 20-22 for a shawarma in a pita).
Another cheap street food is the Bureka--a Turkish phyllo dough, filled pastry--which is almost as common as falafel. Price is also cheap, and it usually comes filled with cheese, potatoes, spinach and feta, or meat.
Further up the food chain are the Middle Eastern/Arabic restaurants. Most are located downtown: Abu-Yousef (there are two with no relation ), Hummus Faraj, Hummus Abu-Shaker (on HaMeginim St.), Matza (a good place 10 minutes walking distance from the shopping mall "Grand Canyon"). They are all famous for their high quality hummus (which is regarded as the "best of the best" in Israel). Expect to pay 50-80NIS per person for a complete meal.
There are several Romanian-style restaurants; in actuality this is a hybrid of Middle Eastern and Romanian cuisine. Most are located downtown: Ma'ayan HaBira (beer fountain), Cafe (coffee) Glida (icecream) Younek. Expect to pay 50-100NIS per person for a meal.
Jacko - one of the best fish restaurants (on Moriah Street and downtown near Natanson Street). It was a working-class restaurant until it became famous, and increased its prices a bit (80-120NIS per person).
Isabella is a restaurant at the entrance of the German Colony. Isabella provides great seafood that caters to a western palate at a mid-range price. Their house wine is pretty good and overall the service is good.
Restaurant and cafe clusters
Moriah Avenue, starting from Horev center (shopping center) all the way to the Carmel center along Moriah Avenue. Some good places alongside this 3km stretch include:
You can find good food in the local bars around Moriah Avenue, for example: the Duke, Brown, Barbarosa. Good traditional restaurant is Ma'ayan Habira, where home style dishes are served.
Ben-Gurion Avenue, right below the Bahai Gardens. (at a straight line below it, thus completing an imaginary line from the Gardens into the sea. The street is downtown near the port). This cluster holds some good restaurants,including:
Stella Maris, at the San Francisco Observatory. Several restaurants with spectacular views:
HaNamal, the Port.
Dado Beach. Last but not least is the beach strip cluster which has several restaurants. The food is OK, but the real reason to go there is to relax while enjoying views of the beach (only 15 meters away), or for people-watching.
All these clusters of restaurants are very vibrant with youth at about 9PM further into the small hours of the night, almost at any day of the week, but on Fridays, it may get too crowded on the most popular places. Unfortunately the medium priced places usually take the 'all the people you can squeeze in' approach, thus you might get a noisy crowded place, and service may not be as good.
Tipping Practice
Tipping is customary. The normal rate is 10% at all places that you sit down and are served. Don't tip at falafel, shawarma, and bureka stands. If you feel the service was poor, tip less, if it was outstanding tip a little more.
Central Mount Carmel offers a decent selection of mid-class cafes and bars. Popular cafes are Greg and Tut (Strawberry), which are right next to each other in Kikar Sefer, and closer to the Horev Center, 'Frangelico' and 'Barbarossa' are considered to be the most popular bars in the city's chic Carmel area. They are often very crowded, but if one can't get in, there are many other bars in close walking distance, such as Brown, Levinsky, Maidler, and Duke. The beautiful street of Yefe Nof also boasts a cluster of pubs including a popular Irish-style pub. Downtown there are some more pubs, including the legendary old-fashioned 'Maayan HaBira', which is more popular among adult crowd; the "Martef" (Basement), where you might also catch an open-mic night; and up the street from HaMartef is Jack and the Beanstalk, a more intimate pub with a great selection of appetizers. Another downtown happening place is the Syncopa bar.
Internet Cafes
Get out
Haifa is the gateway to Israel's north. Take a few hours in Akko, just north and on the other side of Haifa Bay. Explore the Galilee: Nazareth is just 40 minutes away. Druze Villages: 30min by service taxi (monit sherut) or longer by bus, line number 37א, to the closer village of Isifya or the more distant village of Daliyat el-Carmel. The tourist-oriented bazaar has inexpensive shops and you can top off the visit in one of the excellent Mid-Eastern restaurants.


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Posted on April 19, 2013
Over the years, I have gotten over these things. I no longer froth at the mouth when someone says they're bringing over five boxes of books and brings me five boxes of magazines. I have given up glaring when someone says "albums and CDs." (Most CDs are albums: that is, collections of individual recordings.) I don't cringe when somebody tells me About their really old LPs, "the ones that play at 78". (LPs play at 33 1/3 RPM, although some records which play at 33 are not LPs, but EPs.) And I gave up long ago trying to get people to say "indices" instead of "indexes". (Oh, and "concerti" for "concertos" is out, too. We must move with the times.)
So it is not with any sense of irritation that I am going to give you a quick field guide to certain large sets of books. People are always telling me they're bringing over "our set of the Great Books" and delivering instead boxes full of the Harvard Classics. I just thought you'd like to know.
(Oh, and to the folks who brought me a "complete set of the Great Books except for volume 23", there is, properly speaking, no "except for" allowed in the phrase "complete set". What you had was a "nearly complete set" or an "almost complete set" or even "a lot of numbered books".)
The Harvard Classics came first. Charles Eliot, President of Harvard, had made some rash comment about how reading fifteen minutes a day from the classics of Western Literature would give one a good education. A publisher challenged him to come up with a list, and in 1909, the 51-volume set of Harvard Classics first appeared. (The publisher was P.F. Collier, which LOVED to produce big sets of books.) This set was around for years and years, and has appeared in a variety of different bindings, some quite lovely, some quite cheap. Many, many thousands of sets were sold, and if you have an attic, you probably have a set. The set is out of print, but one of those Print-On-Demand companies I was whining about this week will make you one for the right price.
The Harvard Classics are sometimes referred to as the Five Foot Shelf, from another of Dr. Eliot's remarks about the real essentials of Western writing fitting on a shelf that long. Wikipedia tells me he originally said "three foot shelf" but does not go into detail about why he changed his mind.
The Great Books of the Western World is a Chicago project, put together by University of Chicago president Robert Maynard Hutchins and Chicago philosopher (and eventual Newberry Book Fair donor) Mortimer Adler in 1952. The Encyclopaedia Britannica picked it up and sold it the same way to sold encyclopedias and eventually sold many, many thousands of copies. It came in 54 volumes of shiny, shiny demi-leather, rather like the Britannica. That edition is out of print because in 1990, Adler decided it could be done better, and produced a 60-volume set, dropping Tristram Shandy and putting in The Great Gatsby, among other moves. In either case, he had more space than Dr. Eliot (bigger volumes, thinner paper, no remarks about the length of the shelf) and crammed in more stuff. In his set you have to go through to volume 16 before you get out of ancient Greece and Rome.
There are plenty of arguments on all sides as to which set is better, and whether either set is really useful. The discussions of why this author was in or that book was out will go on forever. (Do you need ALL of Shakespeare, as in Great Books, or just four of the plays, as in Harvard Classics? Do you want Robert Burns (Harvard Classics) or not (Great Books)?
Just to make life difficult, there is also the Harvard Shelf of Fiction, which runs to another 20 volumes, giving Dr. Eliot 71 to Mortimer Adler's (revised) 60. Still, the Great Books are a Chicago product, so if you prefer your Sox White rather than Red, that would be the way to go.
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They might pass for teenagers, but rapper and singer Kewanee "Brown Suga" Johnson said the members of FlowCity are all grown up on their new mixtape, "Ready 2 Live."
They might pass for teenagers, but rapper and singer Kewanee "Brown Suga" Johnson said the members of FlowCity are all grown up on their new mixtape, "Ready 2 Live."
A release-party for "Ready 2 Live" will be held at SportZone on Feb. 27, and the project will be available for download on Datpiff.com and Livemixtape.com.
"We were growing up when we first started making music. We were kids in high school," explained Brown Suga, 22, a native of Smyrna who now lives in Dover. "Now we're adults. We've lived a little more and we've seen a couple more things in life."
FlowCity is known for dipping their toe into topics of romance and partying. But the rap trio — comprised of Dexter "Nino NoSay" Brown, 19, Brown Suga and her cousin, Darien "Shorty Rock" Williams, 21 — is practically scuba diving in such themes on "Ready 2 Live," which is a big step for them.
"As an artist, I know I'm not really afraid to say anything now," Brown Suga said. "In the past, we've done a lot of shows that have had a lot of kids at them, so I thought they were the only kind of people who listened to us. I've since come to find out a lot of people from different age groups listen to us. Now we're making music [again] and I'm like forget it — I'm going to say what's real."
She added, "The best music is the music you know. And you talk about what you know. I'm not saying all I know is partying, but I do know a little bit about having a good time."
Mature in more ways than one
"Ready 2 Live" is a strong follow-up to FlowCity's previous project, "Kidz from the Dele," released in 2011. The trio's signature, eclectic rhyming has been injected into the mixtape, but with more polished lyrics and amplified energy. Not to mention, FlowCity producer and beat maker Shorty Rock's synthesized beats continue to impress. Whether it's a slow jam like "Wide Open" or party track like "Swagg," which has been made into a video, Shorty's catchy tunes instantly become infectious.
Once the emcees pour their sizzling rhymes over his honeyed beats, and Brown Suga adds with her zesty singing ability, the songs become downright irresistible.
For "Ready 2 Live," Shorty Rock has been spending more time developing all three of his talents (producing, rapping and audio engineering), rather than making lyricism his main strength.
"I look at myself as a complete artist," said Shorty Rock, of Dover. "I record, I make beats, I'm an engineer. I'm the full package; that's something that I really haven't pushed too often. But I really need to start pushing it because there's not, too, many people in the game, especially coming from the place where I'm coming from, who've never had any schooling to do that.
"I'm being talked about as being one of the best recording engineers in Dover on Twitter. I take great pride in that because there's people who have degrees, yet my stuff sounds better than theirs."
Meanwhile, Nino NoSay, the youngest of the group at 19, has expanded his horizons to deliver more creative raps on the new mixtape.
"I recently got my hands on the book the '48 Laws of Power,' so I'm trying to stay grounded in that," said Nino NoSay, of Dover." I'm becoming more of a better lyricist."
Case in point, "When I'm speaking on fashion for 'LOL to the Bank,' I'm taking about famous designers, but I'm not saying the label or the brands [they represent]. I'm naming the CEOs who are running the brands," he said.
WHAT FlowCity in concert
WHEN 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27
WHERE SportZone, 235 Stadium St., Smyrna
COST Free
INFO sportzonede.com or 223-1808


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Call to tackle childhood obesity
Doctors have called for an emergency taskforce to be set up to tackle childhood obesity.
The professional body representing GPs has warned that an entire generation will be "destroyed" by a diet of junk food and sugary drinks unless urgent action is taken.
In an open letter to the Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and 11 partner organisations said a national Child Obesity Action Group (COAG) should be formed as "a matter of urgency".
Medical experts are urging the Government to set up a taskforce to tackle childhood obesity
The taskforce would be similar to the Government's Cobra panel, which deals with terrorism and national disasters, and would tackle "the rising epidemic of childhood obesity", a RCGP spokesman said.
Doctors, nurses, midwives, dieticians, dentists and schools would collaborate to try to prevent obesity and improve treatment services to stop children developing health problems in later life.
In the letter to the Chief Medical Officer, health leaders have called for a raft of other measures including:
:: Increased support for the National Child Measurement Programme
:: Improved investment in data-gathering IT programmes for weight management
:: More training in malnutrition and obesity for GPs and other health professionals
:: Outreach projects to educate families about the dangers of obesity.
Dr Rachel Pryke, RCGP clinical lead for nutrition said: "The nutritional patterns laid out in early years can define a child's health for life and the stark fact is that overweight children are being set up for a lifetime of sickness and health problems.
"We are in danger of destroying the health of a whole generation of children. As parents and health professionals, we need to take responsibility and ensure that every child has a healthy and varied diet and regular exercise."
Dr Pryke said child obesity treatment was "a postcode lottery", with many areas having limited or no services at all.
"We cannot allow our young people to become malnourished, squandering their childhood and vitality hunched over computer consoles and gorging on junk food," she added.
"We have reached a state of emergency with childhood obesity and the current threat to public health is most definitely 'severe'.
"We need the right infrastructure, investment and knowledge to bring about the huge changes that are necessary if we are to protect the next generation.
"A national Child Obesity Action Group will allow us to call up a 'battalion' of health professionals to lead the fight for our children's health."
Dr Richard Roope, RCGP clinical lead for cancer, said: "For the first time, we have a generation of patients who may predecease their parents. Only 3% of the public associate weight with cancer, yet, after smoking, obesity is the biggest reversible factor in cancers.
"Radical steps need to be taken - at the very least levying tax on sugary drinks. We've seen this approach work with smoking where there was a notable fall in the number of smokers once prices were increased.
He added: " GPs aren't killjoys - we want all our patients to have healthy and fulfilling lives, whatever age they are- but this crisis is happening and it's real.
"We have a huge problem on our hands when seven-year-olds present in our surgeries with type two diabetes - something that was previously only ever associated with the weight gain of middle-age.
"We are in denial. Our children are currently amongst the most overweight in Europe. This statistic is something that we should all be extremely ashamed of and we all have a responsibility to take action and reverse the trend."
A Department of Health spokeswoman said the Chief Medical Officer would formally respond "in due course".
She said: " Tackling obesity is one of our major priorities, but there is no magic bullet to solve the problem, and everyone has a role to play. We know that childhood obesity is at its lowest since 1998 but more should be done. The Government is not considering a sugar tax."
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Arthur Brown (younger brother of Eagles running back Bryce Brown) arrived at the University of Miami as one of the most heralded recruits in the country. He played outside linebacker for the Hurricanes' scout team during his first year, but wasn't comfortable there. In the last few weeks of the season, former Canes head coach Randy Shannon decided to move Brown from the outside to the middle, where it seemed the light clicked on - with Shannon noting the parallels of development between Brown and Shannon's former pupil, Ray Lewis. However, a move to the middle wasn't enough to help Brown crack Miami's starting lineup at linebacker. After his sophomore season, he transferred to Kansas State (Brown is from Wichita, KS), and has since been one of the most destructive defensive forces in the entire country. Alec Ogletree was a highly rated safety recruit coming out of high school. A Georgia native, he decided to stay in-state and become a Bulldog. At 6'3 and 235 pounds, Georgia's defensive staff decided to move him from strong safety to inside linebacker in their 3-4 defense. As you'd expect for a former safety, he's an excellent athlete, possessing sideline to sideline range and cover ability. Over the past two years, he has been one of the most productive players for an incredibly talented Georgia defense. Both of these linebackers figure to be highly coveted come April's NFL Draft. However, despite being athletic inside linebackers, they both offer teams very different things. Brown is a senior and has been playing linebacker his entire football life. From the way he reads his keys and diagnosis plays to his perfect form tackling shows the signs of a kid who has practiced his specific craft for many years and has been coached very well. Ogletree is an underclassman and a former safety, and it shows. He's still working out the nuances of the position - going through the growing pains and transition accompanied with going from playing an open space position like safety to one played compressed spaces like linebacker. Short, Not Small
The only thing that NFL scouts will be able to hold against Brown also happens to be the one thing that he has no control over - his height. Listed at 6'1 and 230 pounds, he doesn't really have the size teams have coveted historically in inside linebackers. However, we've seen undersized linebackers have a lot of success in recent years, and their recent success should make NFL decision makers feel more comfortable about Brown's size.While Brown might be undersized in terms of stature, there's nothing "small" about his playing style. He's tenacious in his pursuit to the football. He reads and diagnoses plays incredibly quickly. He possesses heavy hands and explodes his hips through contact - making him one of the best stack and shed (and form tackling) linebackers in recent memory. He utilizes great speed and athleticism and is a disciplined player in coverage.
Brown is excellent at firing his hands to get inside placement on offensive linemen, keeping them off of his chest. He's explosive through his stack and shed. He fires up and under blocks, rolling his hips through contact. Combined with his hand placement, this allows him to totally control blockers and discard them quickly. He consistently beats the blocks of players much bigger than himself (on this particular play, Brown didn't just stuff this offensive tackle in the hole, he folded him in half and put him on his back.)
Brown perfectly diagnosis a Counter play, stuffing it at the line of scrimmage. Counter is an off-tackle misdirection running play, with the fullback and running back starting one direction and then cutting back the opposite way (with a puller in front of them to clear the way). If the linebackers are keying the backs' flow, they'll get caught going the wrong way and will get walled off, leaving a huge running lane.
Just like Manti Te'o, Brown shows great eye-discipline reading the Triangle. He sees the offensive linemen to his side down blocking and the backside guard pulling and fills right off tackle. Brown (red arrow) fills so quickly that he stuffs the fullback (yellow arrow) at the line of scrimmage, closing the bubble for the back to run through. Not only does Brown use the fullback to seal the gap, he defeats the block using the technique I showed above, and tackles the runner (blue arrow) for a short gain. Stopping the run isn't the only thing Brown does well, either - he excels at everything Kansas State asks him to do. Last year, he was used as a spy against Robert Griffin III, chasing RG3 down in the open field with ease. Further, he was the first player to intercept Griffin and Geno Smith in their respective final seasons - both had been on absurdly long streaks without throwing a pick. His height might make teams hesitant with sticking him on a big tight end in man coverage, but there's not a running back in the league that he can't run with out of the backfield. Further, he's extremely disciplined in his zone coverages. He is the leader of a Kansas State defense that communicates very well. They don't run many coverages, but they pass receivers off to each other seamlessly, and they all really well to tackle, with Brown being the best form tackler of them all. Getting Used to the Phone BoothWhat Arthur Brown lacks in terms of physical stature, Alec Ogletree has in spades. A rangy 6'3, 235 pound athlete with long arms and the frame to add more weight, Ogletree has been one of the biggest playmakers on a defense loaded with NFL talent. On the instances where he has a clear run-through into the backfield, or when he can pursue from the weakside to the sideline without being impeded, he flashes elite range and closing speed. However, he can be hesitant in his run fits and doesn't always trust what he sees.
Oftentimes, Ogletree gets caught false-stepping in linebacker's "No Man's Land" - the area about 4 yards off the ball, where he's an easy target for offensive linemen and lead blockers to pick him off and open up huge running lanes. This is partly because (in my opinion) the Georgia defensive staff just asks him to read running back flow. They don't really ask him to read the offensive line, and when he loses sight of the back, he's prone to wandering and freelancing until he can find the ball again. Also note the position of his hands - outside of the blocker's body. Ogletree is often slow getting his hands to protect his body. This tight end has position on Ogletree's chest and easily controls him for the rest of the play. The idea that linebackers have to physically take on and defeat blocks head on in the mold of Dick Butkus isn't really true anymore. The modern NFL linebacker can get by very well by trusting his eyes and reading the Triangle to key and diagnose plays quickly and beat blockers to their spot (in this notion Arthur Brown - even at his size - is a rare breed being a consistent stack-and-shed linebacker. He doesn't just beat blockers to their spot, he punishes them as well.). Linebacker is a very physical position played in close quarters, but being quick and slippery can be just as effective (if not more) as trying to beat up somebody twice your size. In order to do that, though, Ogletree is going to have to use his hands to protect his body and keep blockers out of his chest. Further, he'll need to clean his tackling up in the NFL. Too often he lunges or dives at his target, leaving his feet for no reason.
Will Ogletree be a liability against the run early in his career in the NFL? Probably. But the way that he can immediately contribute to a team is as a sub linebacker in pass situations or against pass-heavy teams. He's very fluid changing directions and can run with big tight ends and fast running backs with ease. This is where his true value lies. If you're playing a team like the Patriots or Saints - who like to run multiple formations from no-huddle with tight ends and running backs who can line up anywhere - he theoretically offers you a ton of coverage flexibility from base defensive sets. You don't have to sub in an extra safety or corner to match up with a detached tight end or running back, you can just match Ogletree up on him. Best PositionsOther than a mild tendency to overrun plays and open the cutback (and that's nitpicking), there's not much to complain about in regards to Brown's game on the field. He's aggressive, yet plays under control. He looks like he has the frame to add more muscle and weight. When you add all these things up, you're looking at a linebacker who can play almost any (non-pass rushing) linebacker spot in almost any front. I wouldn't have any reservations about him continuing to be a 4-3 middle linebacker in the mold Jon Beason and Mike Peterson in their primes. I also think he could gain 10 pounds and be the next iteration of Navorro Bowman if a 3-4 team decided to take him.Ogletree is bit harder to fit because there's still a bit of projection to his game. Even though he's been a 3-4 inside linebacker, I'm not quite sure I see him quite in the same mold as Lawrence Timmons - who he'll probably be compared to coming out. I'd feel much better about putting him as a run-and-chase linebacker in a spill defense, as opposed to putting him in the middle of a contain defense that funneled all the action back inside to him. With that in mind, he probably projects best as the weakside linebacker in a Tampa Two style defense, where he can use his speed to run-and-chase, and the 3-tech defensive tackle can be kept in front of him for disruption and protection.


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Obituary: Margaret Sanders
Margaret Louise Sanders, 85, of Moberly, formerly of Glasgow, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013, at her home surrounded by family.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2013, at Friemonth-Freese funeral home in Glasgow. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Cemetery in Glasgow.
Margaret is survived by her 11 children; 26 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; one brother; and one sister.
She was preceded in death by her husband; three children; four sisters; and two brothers.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Washington Cemetery or the Glasgow Food Bank.


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By Ed Patino
HILLSDALE � Elyse Lisznyai keyed a fourth-quarter surge as the Hillsdale Academy girls basketball team remained atop the Southern Central Athletic Association standings Thursday with a 36-23 victory over the Pittsford Wildcats.
Hillsdale Academy (10-1, 8-0 SCAA) controlled the first half. After building an eight-point lead in the first quarter, the Colts took a 22-9 lead into halftime. Pittsford didn't back down and used a 10-2 run in the third quarter to get back in the game. But on the first play of the fourth quarter, Lisznyai stole the Wildcats' inbound pass, scored a layup and was fouled. After the traditional 3-point play, Hillsdale Academy's defense forced several turnovers and transition baskets, and the Colts outscored the Wildcats 9-4 the rest of the way.
"This was a good win for us, and the two biggest keys for us was ball pressure and controlling the paint," Hillsdale Academy coach Kevin Reed said. "Pittsford is a really good team and they challenged us in that third quarter."
Lisznyai had 13 points, four assists and seven steals to lead the Colts. Lyndee Wonders added nine points, six rebounds and five blocks, while McKayla Tharp had seven points. Olivia Jones grabbed six rebounds and Christina Craig forced five steals.
Bianca Wright scored six points and and Ashley Culbert grabbed seven rebounds and recorded three blocks to lead Pittsford. Laura Clark grabbed seven rebounds and Sydney Patterson forced five steals.
Both teams will play SCAA game Monday. Hillsdale Academy visits Tekonsha, while the Wildcats host Camden-Frontier.
Camden-Frontier 32, Waldron 24
A double-double by Kelsea McNeil helped the Camden-Frontier High School girls basketball team rally for a road victory over the Waldron Spartans in Thursday's Southern Central Athletic Association contest.
Trailing by five entering the fourth quarter, Camden-Frontier (5-6) gained the momentum in a big way, outscoring the Spartans 13-0 in the frame to take the win.
"We were not shooting well at all tonight and were playing too relaxed," Camden-Frontier coach Mandy Vincent said. "We were pushing each other to pick it up, and we finally did in the second half. Some shots started to fall for us in the fourth quarter."
Waldron (3-8, 3-6 SCAA) had the momentum early, opening the game on a 12-4 run. The teams exchanged baskets in the second quarter, and the Spartans carried a 19-13 lead into halftime.
"(Camden-Frontier) switched to a zone defense and we couldn't make shots," Waldron coach John Burke said. "We couldn't make free throws and turned the ball over too much."
For the game, Waldron was 8-of-21 from the free-throw line.
McNeil had 15 points and 19 rebounds to lead Camden-Frontier. Sara Grimm added six points and 11 rebounds.
Kaila Fidler scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Spartans. Lindsey Lockwood had five points and 11 rebounds, while Madeline Masters added four points and 10 rebounds.
The Redskins visit Pittsford on Monday, while Waldron is off until Jan. 25 when it hosts Climax-Scotts.
Homer 52, Reading 37
The Reading High School girls basketball team was unable to maintain a fast start Thursday in a home loss to the Homer Trojans in a Big Eight Conference game.
The Rangers opened the game on an 11-4 run in the first quarter, but Homer turned the game in its favor with its press defense. The Trojans outscored Reading 19-7 in the second quarter to take a five-point lead into halftime. The teams traded baskets in the third quarter, but Homer stretched its lead to 39-30 entering the fourth.
"We started out really well and were more intense in the first quarter," Reading coach Ryan Mulnix said. "Homer picked up their intensity and we couldn't break their press."
Taylor Coe had 12 points and six rebounds to lead Reading (6-5, 3-4 Big Eight). Brittany Marquart added 11 points, while Michelle Davis had seven points and seven rebounds.
The Rangers will host Athens for another Big Eight game Tuesday.
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A recent New York Times poll of American Catholics identified several issues of concern among the faithful: "Bring people back to church, modernize the church, unify the church, and do something about sexual abuse."
As a lifelong Catholic, that poll mirrors my own thinking.
The poll, conducted just prior to the gathering of cardinals in Rome preparing to select Pope Benedict's successor, seems particularly relevant in light of something that is happening right here in Butler County.
St. Alphonsus Parish, a single entity with three worship sites, has before it two propositions that will see either the shuttering of two of those worship sites or closing one and keeping the second open only during summer months. The propositions may or may not reflect the will of the majority of parishioners, but they were birthed in such a heavy-handed and arbitrary way that it has ensured that many parishioners' feelings will have been trampled upon and a community needlessly shattered.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh and its apologists will claim that this decision was reached after consultation with the parishioners. The diocese and its protectors will claim that the plan had its origins in the Pastoral Council. The diocese and its defenders will claim the process was transparent.
Each of these statements either is patently false or a deliberate obfuscation.
These inconsistencies can be explained by two statements. The Pastoral Council, a hand-picked group chosen by the administrator, is not representative of the parish as a whole. The concerns raised during a town hall-type meeting facilitated by the diocese were never addressed.
I make no judgment on the merits of the closings of one or both of the buildings. There are compelling reasons to do so.
What is reprehensible is the fashion in which this process was carried out. The people of the parish have been treated shabbily, the diocese and the St. Alphonsus administrator promised much but delivered little, and they will blame the resulting discord on an unwillingness on the part of the parishioners to change.
What happened was, indeed, the result of an unwillingness to change but it was not the parishioners who were unwilling.
Instead of entering into genuine dialogue, the Diocese of Pittsburgh, through its administrator, chose to impose a solution from on high, driving people from the pews, creating an atmosphere of disunity, and driving out any semblance of family.