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I don't often write about the top levels of competitive running, since most of us are so far removed from it. It seems like something from another planet. But this past week in Beijing, the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships have been going on.
Many top track & field athletes think of this meet as even more prestigious than the Olympics (perhaps because it is only track & field, not all those other sports). Monday and Tuesday each included unusual occurrences, both involving American women.
My days all include a little time for checking Facebook, right after I go through my e-mails. Facebook is the primary way I can watch the development of my grandchildren and great-grandchildren so it's of enormous value to me - so much so that I forgive it the crude attempts to sell me things or snag my attention with scantily clad young women and the occasional lurid headlines. It is also a very effective method of building communities.
I heard someone this past week refer to the old saying (a prayer, originally, now often used by organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous) about accepting what you can't control and having courage to take action to control what you can. This is an important concept in physical fitness and comes up in many contexts.
Our lives are complex arrangements that usually take all our time to maintain. Work, school, home care, shopping, maintenance - just getting everything done is a challenge and usually consumes our attention. Until Mother Nature stirs, and then our attention is quickly concentrated, usually on the weather. So here comes another heat wave, another lesson on how Big Mama can command our focus by just pushing the temperature up a few degrees. Whew.
There's an interesting conflict going on right now in the professional running world, one that none of us "regular people" will likely ever be involved in. Nick Symmonds, arguably the best 800-meter runner in the United States (and a Beer Mile enthusiast), has been left off of the U.S. team heading to Beijing for the upcoming World Track & Field Championships.
One of our two cats - Bessie - has diabetes. We're currently settled into a routine: fill her bowl first thing in the morning and then inject one unit of insulin around the nape of her neck. This does seem to be controlling the symptoms - excessive urination being the most obvious - and since she shows no signs of minding the needle, we both go about our business of dealing with the disease methodically.
Everywhere you look these days, you see the phrase "couch to 5k." For the uninitiated, it's a way to describe a training program for people who currently don't or barely exercise, especially in terms of running.
A 5k, which is a little confusing to anyone who regularly uses the metric system because of the missing "m" (i.e., 5km), is 3.1 miles long in 'Murican distance. The attraction of it is that most people can walk a 5k in an hour or so, and can run one in less than 40 minutes, even if they're running at about the slowest possible running pace. Therefore, it's a great introduction to running events.
Physical events become more meaningful as we age. What may have seemed minor when we were younger takes on an added perspective because the consequences are usually more significant.
It was Saturday, January 19 - National Service Day, a holiday encouraging people to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., whose official day of recognition was the following Monday. Ari and Isaac were coming over to spend the night and they were being dropped off after lunch.
When they arrived, we headed to Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline Park in Oakland. On the way we discussed the meaning of a service day.
Every city, Alameda very much included, can be mapped in many ways: geographical, population distribution, fauna and flora, wealth, politics and religion. Its most important map for those of us who live here, however, is its commercial one. Food is the basic imperative of life where we go to not just hunt for food but where we go to gather it.
Photo by Marty Beene.
It was kind of hot here in The 'Meda earlier this week.
As those of you who actually live in Alameda already know, we don't get too many days when the temperature rises up over, say, 85 degrees. And most of those occur in the fall when our natural air conditioning (the fog) is on its annual autumn break.
For runners, heat can make training difficult. Even if it's only five degrees warmer than what we're used to, a training run can feel much harder.
So what can we do about it?
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Amid reports that Israel is preparing to bomb Iranian nuclear sites, political heavyweights in Washington and Tel Aviv make plans for a secret get-together.
Ria Novosti reported on Friday that US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is planning to visit Tel Aviv within the next two weeks to discuss a whole range of international issues, including Tehran's nuclear case, in secret meetings with the Netanyahu government.
US Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, will reportedly accompany Gates.
The secret meetings come at a time when two Israeli warships, the Hanit and the Eliat, sailed through the Suez Canal within cruise-missile range of Iran earlier in the week.
A senior Israeli defense official, in a Thursday interview with the Times, said the move should be seen as serious preparations for a long-expected Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites.
[efoods]"This is preparation that should be taken seriously. Israel is investing time in preparing itself for the complexity of an attack on Iran," said the Israeli defense official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity.
"These maneuvers are a message to Iran that Israel will follow up on its threats," he added.
The move came ten days after a submarine — believed to be nuclear-armed — made a similar crossing and headed from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has brought Israel closer to war with Iran, ever-since he made his politiical comeback in February.
Tel Aviv, the possessor of the sole nuclear arsenal in the Middle East, accuses Iran of secretly enriching weapons-grade uranium to attack Israel. Tehran has asserted that its uranium enrichment is a peaceful drive to produce electricity.
Washington has so far remained undecided in its response to speculations that Israel is gearing up for go-it-alone air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Vice President Joe Biden, in a recent interview, openly suggested that Washington would not stand in the way of an Israeli attack on Iran.
"Israel can determine for itself… what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else," Biden said. "We cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do when they make a determination — if they make a determination — that they're existentially threatened."
The remarks were widely interpreted as a long-sought green light for Israel to go ahead and take out Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
US President Barack Obama was quick to make an attempt to correct the impression, saying that he opposed military action against Iran and instead wanted a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff.
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What we read while changing our opinions on the morality of condoms…
- Ron Paul condemned the new airport body-scanners, but TSA insists that they are here to stay. Well, at least we know America's airports are safe! This also presents an interesting Fourth Amendment (the second best!) question.
- Speaking of law, the New York Times ran a fascinating article that empirically establishes that Sandra Day O'Connor relied on her clerks to write opinions more than any other contemporary justice.
- LeBron James isn't the only Akronite who hasn't exactly reaped the benefits yet of taking his talents to South Beach. Michael Kruse delivers an interesting feature on journalist Brian Windhorst, whose career arc has mirrored that of James.
- The New Yorker tries to get some perspective on the recent late night wars by looking back at Dick Cavett. Speaking of NBC, the network unveiled its midseason schedule last week. It got at least one thing right…
- In a special for Sports Illustrated, Benjamin Hochman tries to answer a question everyone in Denver has been wondering these last two months: Why did Kenny McKinley choose to die? Hochman references this stunningly introspective and affecting piece by Woody Paige on his own battles with depression.
- It's always fun when the Brits tackle masculinity.
- Not that NPI wants to feed the media's obsession with all thing Sarah Palin, but the Times ran a story on her "inner circle." (We draw the line at any and all links having to do with DWTS.) It recalled, of course, New York's previous feature on the Palin brand.
- We're sure James Frey is none too pleased about this piece on his fiction factory. Meanwhile, this book review is OK by us. Or is that O.K.?


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FRESNO, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Missouri has challenged a law that would require all eggs sold in California to come from hens kept in larger cages.
In a lawsuit filed Monday, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said the law, which takes effect in 2015, would mean higher egg prices in California and force Missouri egg producers to either invest heavily in new cages or give up one-third of their sales, the Kansas City Star reported. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Fresno, Calif.
Missouri says California, by imposing regulations on other states, is violating the Constitution's Commerce Clause, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Under current law, chickens are guaranteed 67 square inches of floor space each. Koster said the California law, which does not specify a cage size but says hens must be able to move around, could mean anything from slightly bigger cages to more than 400 square inches a chicken.
The Humane Society, which pushed for the California law, said its aim is to keep hens from being housed in "barren battery cages that are more likely to be infected with salmonella. Officials said Tuesday Koster wants "to curry favor with Big Agribusiness."
Californians consume 9 billion eggs a year, about 6 percent of them from Missouri. About one-third of Missouri eggs, $40 million worth, are shipped to California.


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Pacifican Decensae White, who previously played basketball at Texas Tech University and Santa Clara University, is now playing for San Francisco State University.
The 2008 Serra graduate, playing as a senior this year at SFSU, was named to the all-tournament team at the Ron Logsdon Classic at Sonoma State. White averaged 20.5 points while shooting 53.8 percent on his field goal attempts.
In the Gators' 115-110 triple overtime loss to Dominican University in the first game of the tournament, White scored 24 points. He also had five assists and three steals.
In the next game, against Minnesota State, White scored 17 points in the 98-78 loss. At Texas Tech, White played for the legendary coach, Bobby Knight. At Serra, he established several basketball records. When he graduated he had scored the most points, 691, and held the highest season scoring average, 20.9. He was named the West Catholic Athlete League and San Mateo County Player of the Year. He was selected to the All-Metro second team.


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Piers Morgan brings gun-control crusade to Katy
CNN host faces off with Abbott, Patrick and Nugent
A Katy gun store and shooting range provided the setting for Monday's episode of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," which featured Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, State Sen. Dan Patrick and rocker and National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent.
Since December's Newtown, Conn., massacre in which the shooter killed 20 children, six school employees, his mother and himself, the cable program has been engaging in the debate over firearms with "Guns in America" shows.
The verbal sparring in Texas, which was described as "Gun Country," explored the question: Does anyone in America really need an AR-15 assault rifle?
The episode opened with Morgan wearing protective gear at Tactical Firearms as he tested several weapons, including an AR-15 and a gun that can unload 900 rounds per minute. The talk show host spoke with business owner Jeremy Alcede, who explained why the sales of firearms have surged as President Obama and congressional leaders consider tightening gun regulations.
"They want it because they are law-abiding citizens and they know it is legal to purchase now," Alcede said.
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Abbott said Texans need access to firearms to protect themselves against home intruders and violent gangs. He added that thousands of ranchers along the border need guns to guard against drug cartels.
"They deserve under the Second Amendment to meet force with force," the attorney general said.
Abbott and Patrick, both Republicans, do not support universal background checks, which the attorney general said "are not working."
Abbott added that tougher enforcement should focus on "ensuring that criminals and those who have mental issues do not get their hands on guns."
Morgan said his guests' opposition to more gun control, as proposed by the president, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and others, was a "disturbing reaction to the murder of 20 young children." But his guests pushed back on what they interpreted as hyperbole and ignorance about firearms as well as American culture.
State Sen. Dan Patrick defended the AR-15 as a "personal defense weapon" and said that he owns one.
"It is a weapon you can fire multiple times to defend yourself," he said. "You don't know how many bullets you're going to need to defend your life and family."
Morgan, who has taken a position on the gun control issue, constantly interrupted Abbott, Patrick and conservative radio host Ben Ferguson, but let Nugent, the final guest, finish his points with consecutive sentences.
"You don't understand that it's a simple inanimate tool," the entertainer told Morgan.
'Bureaucracy gone mad'
Nugent also questioned Morgan's assertion that America has a gun problem.
"Leave us the hell alone," Nugent said, referring to law-abiding gun owners. "The government doesn't need to know who has what ... That's a bureaucracy gone mad."
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New: UC Workers Join Student Hunger Strike
Saying the University of California's sharply misguided priorities call for unprecedented and unified action, two University of California employees represented by the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299 have joined students in a hunger strike at the UC Berkeley campus. Today's action comes after workers last week called on prominent graduation speakers at UC campuses statewide to refuse to deliver their commencement addresses unless workers' demands are met (see list of demands below).
Abel Salas, a gardener at UC Berkeley, and the latest addition to the hunger strikers, said, "It is the most important thing we can do, to show that students and workers deeply care about these issues and each other, and are both willing to put our bodies on the line for justice."
Maricruz Manzanares, a custodian who also joined the students in the hunger strike, said,
"If UC can afford millions in pay raises for executives, the University can certainly afford to keep front-line workers on the job to keep the campus healthy and safe. Students realize that a strong educational community includes the dedicated staff who keep the university running, and we join with students in demanding that UC make education -- not executive perks -- its top priority."
Workers say UC has for too long ignored the calls of students and staff to halt raises and bonuses for UC executives while classes are overflowing, students are turned away, and low-wage workers see their hours and jobs cut.
UC executives claim that the cuts to workers' jobs and hours are a necessary byproduct of reduced state funding, but workers who are struggling to keep their homes and feed their families see things differently. According to Lakesha Harrison, president of AFSCME 3299, "UC executives claim to be saving $7 million by cutting low wage workers. Yet UC executives have received over $9 million in bonuses and raises since the cuts were implemented. This is just wrong."
Full-time UC workers making as little as $12 per hour, or $24,000 annually are experiencing anywhere between 4% to 20% reductions in take-home pay. As a result, many of these workers at UC are being pushed into poverty, losing their homes, and having to work multiple jobs to support their families.
AFSCME 3299 and UPTE Local 1, two of the largest unions representing UC Berkeley workers, have called for a speakers' boycott of UC Berkeley graduations, and today said that they will not call off their upcoming speakers boycott of UC graduations unless the hunger strikers' demands are met. The boycott asks prominent commencement speakers to refuse to address graduations unless UC:
1) Restores jobs for laid off service workers, Cal Performances workers, and UPTE union activists at UC Berkeley
2) Restores the hours that were cut from low-wage service workers at UC Berkeley
3) Drops the student conduct charges that occurred during the academic year 2009-10. Students should not be prosecuted for peacefully protesting UC executives' misplaced priorities.
4) Commits to doing everything within UC's power to preserve quality, affordable benefits for UC workers
5) Suspends the student code of conduct and initiates a democratic, student-led process to review the code.
6) Accepts responsibility for the violence and escalation of the confrontation surrounding Wheeler Hall on November 20th that resulted in injuries to many students and commits to using non-violent means of ensuring safety at student demonstrations in the future.
7) Publicly denounces Arizona's law and deems UC Berkeley a sanctuary campus for immigrant students and workers.


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Public client source code
Here is where you can download it from:
- pub-20090127.tar.gz (2.5 MB) includes only RC5-72, OGR-NG (released 2009-01-27)
- pub-20081125.tar.gz (2.5 MB) includes only RC5-72, OGR-NG (released 2008-11-25)
- pub-20080909.tar.gz (2.1 MB) includes only RC5-72, OGRp2 (released 2008-09-09)
- pub-20070918.tar.gz (2.1 MB) includes only RC5-72, OGRp2 (released 2007-09-18)
- The old tarballs are archived here.
Miscellaneous utilities
Here is the source code to some of other distributed.net programs that have been made public:
- the official distributed.net Win32 "Log Visualizer" version 1.3.0 (31 KB) Win32 API Visual C++ source code: (compiled version of the logvis utility is available on the add-ons page.)
- the official distributed.net "MooSounds" utility version 1.0a (88 KB) Win32 MFC Visual C++ source code. (compiled version available on the add-ons page.)
- the official Java-based "Log Visualizer" version 1.6 (48 KB) (includes pre-compiled binaries.)
- The source of these utilities can also be browsed online at cvs.distributed.net
Statistics server code
distributed.net has now published much of the SQL and processing code that is used by our statistics server! The PHP code that generates all of the webpages is also available. You can browse the stats source (and source for a few other utilities) at cvs.distributed.net. Look in the "stats-html", "stats-proc", and "stats-sql" directories for the SQL processing code.
A short FAQ about the public client source:
Can I build a working distributed.net client with this source?
This source will only allow you to compile a harness for testing and benchmarking the performance of cores. It does not have the network or file buffer capabilities necessary to create a full client.
Ok, I just downloaded it, now what must I do?
If you are on a Unix box, type "./configure list". It will show a list of supported targets. If your hardware/software isn't listed, look at how the configure script is made and write your own entry, it's not very hard. Once configure has created a Makefile for you, just type "make" and the whole thing will compile.
If you are unlucky enough to not have access to the wonderfulness of Unix, you will have to look for a Makefile / Project file suitable for your machine. Look in makefile.vc (MS Visual C++), makefile.wat (Watcom for DOS, NetWare, Win16, OS/2, Win32cli), smakefile (Amiga), Platforms/beos/* (BeOS with CodeWarrior I presume), make-vms.com (VMS).
What version of gcc should I use?
We generally recommend the GNU gcc/g++ for compiling on most UNIX-based platforms. The latest version at the time of writing is gcc 4.x, however gcc 2.95.3 is still very commonly used.
Currently gcc 3.2 produces a better optimized version of the ANSI RC5-72 cores on x86 (but the ANSI cores have been superseded by hand optimized assembly cores), but gcc 2.95.x produces a better optimized OGR x86 core. You may see different variations on other processor architectures. No version of gcc older than 2.95 is recommended for use with our source code. gcc-2.96 and gcc-3.0.x are not recommended and probably won't build the source out of the box.
What's this NASM/YASM thing?
It stands for Network-wide Assembler. It's a portable x86 assembler, with MS/Intel-like syntax. It is only needed if you are compiling on an x86-based platform, since some of our cores are written in assembly.
We recommend a recent version NASM. The current version at the time of writing is 0.98.36 but all 0.98 should probably work.
For AMD64 cores, we make use of the YASM Modular Assembler. It is a complete rewrite of NASM, but also offers support for the new AMD64 architecture. Currently you will need to use the latest CVS checkout of YASM since there have been important changes since the last official YASM release (Milestone 3). Ok, now I have an executable, how does it work?
Just type "./dnetc --help" and you will get a quick list of available options and commands.
If I get my source to compile, does that mean there will be a client for that now?
Look at the porting page and follow directions there.
I can't get my <insert-your-favorite-compiler-OS-hardware-here> to work with this source!
Please mail Jeff Lawson, and we will try to find a solution together.
I want to use some parts of this source in my own project.
Please mail Jeff Lawson about your project. Most of the time we will want an acknowledgement of DCTI work (and the original author if any) in your source and executable, and that future improvements will be sent back to us. I've created my own core for another processor, or one that is faster than yours!
Excellent! We would very much welcome the contribution of your changes so that we could integrate them into a future release of the client. Additionally, if you find that you understand the code published here and enjoy tinkering with this type of code, write the people above tell them! We are always looking for people with good programming ability who would be willing to work on focusing on a specific aspect of the client code. Why is distributed.net still not completely open-source with all parts of its source code?
Although we are providing all of the code linked on this page for public perusal, it is still necessary to keep select portions of the codebase unavailable for general distribution. Indeed, this is an aspect of our operations that we would very much like to be able to eliminate.
Quite truthfully, releasing binary-only clients still does not completely eliminate the possibility of sabotage, since it is relatively easy for any knowledgeable person to disassemble or patch binaries. This is actually quite a trivial task, so we urge you not to try. Indeed, security through obscurity is actually not secure at all, and we do not claim it to be such.
The source code available from this page is really all of the algorithmic code that would be of interest. The only code that is not present is the file-access and network socket code, which is not terribly interesting (nor pleasant to try to comprehend). The computational cores and platform-specific optimizations included in this package is what you would want to look at if you are interested in how the client works, or how you can increase the speed of the client for your processor.
A document that discusses many of these issues at much greater depth is available for reading, and discusses the more general problem of Operational Code Authentication.


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Ridiculous. Ignorant. Racist. Dangerous.
These are just a few of the terms that flew out of the Middle East this weekend following Newt Gingrich's unwelcome remarks about Israel and the Palestinians on Friday.
As the Republican front-runner, Gingrich was speaking to the cable TV Jewish Channel and hoping to curry favor with its conservative pro-Israel constituency.
What did he do? He described the Palestinians as an "invented people" and lumped every Palestinian under the terrorist umbrella. There is no difference between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, he said.
On Saturday night during the ABC Republican debate, Gingrich doubled-down: "They [the Palestinians] are all terrorists."
A few of the other candidates looked, well, alarmed.
Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority – a brilliant and sensible man with a PhD from the University of Texas in economics (I've met him more than once) – was typically calm as he looked on from the Middle East: He recognized foolishness when he saw it and asked for an apology.
Another more heated PA leader noted: If someone had said something like this about Jews or Israelis, the remarks would have been condemned immediately.
The Republican field of candidates immediately distanced themselves. So did conservative columnists such as George Will. So did spokespersons from the Israeli government. Even one of Gingrich's former campaign strategists spoke on CNN's Saturday Morning News and described the affront as an effort to "attract Jewish money to his campaign."
But Gingrich wasn't backing down. This is what he believes about Palestinians.
What in the world is this perspective?
Both the Israeli government and our own government (Republican and Democrat alike) have recognized that a two-state solution is the best solution for this struggle. And with that commitment the Palestinians are seen as legitimate negotiating partners. Real people with legitimate national aspirations.
As one expert put it, Gingrich simply showed how little he knows about the Middle East.
But this sort of comment about the Palestinians isn't new. Such remarks generally take this form: There never was a Palestinian state (or people) and so, there is no legitimate place for them today.
Astute observers of this little debate with a bit of historical savvy have been quick to answer. The entire Middle East was "invented" after the Ottoman era. But this historical dynamic is common in history. Many pundits have enjoyed reminding us that there wasn't any such thing as an American or America before 1776.
But history changes things and peoples and nations emerge. Others have said the same about Israelis before 1948. But that does not delegitimize Israel. Today the Palestinians make up almost half of the people living in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River. They're not an invention.
But we should brace ourselves for things like this. Gingrich has a penchant for self-inflicted political wounds. The more disturbing development is that he is now surging in the polls despite comments like this. When he repeated the remarks at the weekend Republican debate in Des Moines, the audience applauded.
I'm not sure what is more disconcerting: That a contender for the White House would have such inflammatory views or that an American audience would relish it.
Gary M. Burge is a professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in Illinois and author of several books, including Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to "Holy Land" Theology.
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NEW YORK (AP) Toronto center-forward Amir Johnson was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing his mouthpiece at a referee in the Raptors' loss at Portland on Monday night.
Johnson and referee David Jones both tugged at the ball following a Portland free throw in the third quarter. After Jones ejected him and started to walk away, Johnson threw his mouthpiece in Jones' direction
Teammates had to restrain Johnson before he was escorted from the floor.
Johnson will miss Toronto's home game against Brooklyn on Wednesday night.


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I'm a little late on this but I was watching my friend Kevin Burkhardt of SNY do a seemingly typical Independence Day interview in the middle of the Mets-Reds opener Monday night, when another friend popped up on my screen.
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Element, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Republic of Vietnam. Place and date: Kien Phong Province, Republic of Vietnam, 9 March 1968. Entered service at: Trenton, N.J. Born: 2 August 1945, Brooklyn, N.Y. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Capt. Jacobs (then 1st Lt.), Infantry, distinguished himself while serving as assistant battalion advisor, 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Army of the Republic of Vietnam. The 2d Battalion was advancing to contact when it came under intense heavy machine gun and mortar fire from a Viet Cong battalion positioned in well fortified bunkers. As the 2d Battalion deployed into attack formation its advance was halted by devastating fire. Capt. Jacobs, with the command element of the lead company, called for and directed air strikes on the enemy positions to facilitate a renewed attack. Due to the intensity of the enemy fire and heavy casualties to the command group, including the company commander, the attack stopped and the friendly troops became disorganized. Although wounded by mortar fragments, Capt. Jacobs assumed command of the allied company, ordered a withdrawal from the exposed position and established a defensive perimeter. Despite profuse bleeding from head wounds which impaired his vision, Capt. Jacobs, with complete disregard for his safety, returned under intense fire to evacuate a seriously wounded advisor to the safety of a wooded area where he administered lifesaving first aid. He then returned through heavy automatic weapons fire to evacuate the wounded company commander. Capt. Jacobs made repeated trips across the fire-swept open rice paddies evacuating wounded and their weapons. On 3 separate occasions, Capt. Jacobs contacted and drove off Viet Cong squads who were searching for allied wounded and weapons, single-handedly killing 3 and wounding several others. His gallant actions and extraordinary heroism saved the lives of 1 U.S. advisor and 13 allied soldiers. Through his effort the allied company was restored to an effective fighting unit and prevented defeat of the friendly forces by a strong and determined enemy. Capt. Jacobs, by his gallantry and bravery in action in the highest traditions of the military service, has reflected great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
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GREAT story! Thanks, Keith Olbermann.
And I'm glad you didn't listen to the commenter from a few days ago who asked you to stop relating to your stories. Good grief. The whole point of a story is how one relates to it, and I think it adds something when the storyteller does that personally.
Oh, one more thing…(ducking and running)…Go A's. 😉
@jwin214 I have to agree. Keith, you have a real gift with words. I keep hoping you'll write about your life someday – I have a feeling you would be able to keep us spellbound. Thanks for a brilliant post.
Could someone please pass me the tissues? At the moment, my tear ducts seem to be connected to my bladder.
I discovered a few years back that one of my mom's brothers, my Uncle Robert, was part of the Bataan Death March in Luzon, Philippine Islands during WWII, and became a POW. Apparently, that was at the time when Douglas MacArthur was living on Corregidor and decided to decamp with his wife and small child. My uncle survived his time as a POW, but returned home a mere shell of his former self and refused to talk about the horrors of his experience with anyone, least of all his mother, my grandmother. He was long dead before I was even a twinkle in my parents' eyes, having died prematurely of health problems brought on by the war. Whenever my mom talks about her brother, it's clear that he also died from those things that wouldn't show up on a doctor's chart: a broken heart and unfulfilled dreams. I'd like to believe that my Uncle Bob was a huge baseball fan. I'll never know.
I'll be first to admit that I don't always think about the men/women who serve this country, until a major holiday rolls around. No, I'm not that clueless; I'm like a lot of people, who are subsumed by the details and minutiae of everyday living. Sometimes it takes a reminder for me to think about the sacrifices and hardships that those who came before me made, in order that I can come onto this blog and shoot off my big mouth and speak my mind without fear, and a lot of other freedoms I take for granted.
So, I'm thankful for people like Mr. Jacobs and my Uncle Robert who gave of themselves in ways that I'm pretty sure I'll never be called upon to do. And even that doesn't seem nearly good enough. But it's the best that I can do . . .
That was a nice moment with Kevin Burkhardt that I actually saw on TV. Jack Jacobs is like Joe Morgan– proof that height does not determine greatness. In a related (thought far less important) matter– it appears to me there's really bad chemistry between Kevin Burkhardt and the guys in the booth, especially SNY play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen. It's kind of like Kevin wants to be invited to the party (Gary, Ron, Keith– the other Keith) but doesn't make the grade. Or like Gary thinks Kevin wants to take his job. I don't see this with other "sideline" reporters, like Kimberly Jones on YES. It actually gets kind of uncomfortable watching the SNY guys interact with him. Anyway, Kevin says he doesn't get starstruck but he was with Jack Jacobs– quite honestly, I wonder if I would get a bigger thrill meeting a Medal of Honor recipient or a Hall of Famer, or Keith Olbermann.
Olbermann, you're a joke. You know that, right?
Go Away.
You're a troll. You know that, right?
Go Away
It's the insomnia.
So if there is no crying in baseball, will the Beck U. Crybabies have to change there name? And would such a name change affect their cheerleaders, the Palin Drones? There goes the rallying cry…we don't know if we're coming or going!
Just a quick note – some of us out here understand that you're a human being, like everyone else, and need a little relaxation once in a while. Some respect wouldn't hurt either, would it? Some of us out here really do respect you, and wanted you to know that. We've got your back. Always. Thanks for everything, Keith. Have a great weekend, and I hope you get a chance to do something FUN. #ISupportKO 🙂
Keith, you sure get bagged on a lot. I leave that other site for a few hours, and all hell breaks loose.
I wish I had something profound to say to you. I've certainly suffered my share of black eyes and bruises on this thing called the Internet. To be sure, it has its advantages, but it's sometimes hard to communicate when you can't hear the tone or inflection of someone's voice, or see the expression on their face, or interpret their body language, or somehow divine the true meaning behind a few words typed on a screen, or know how old/young an
audience is. These nuances of communication – that's where the Internet falls short. But, the Internet is the present and the future, and we have to figure out how to navigate those things. I know you know that. I'm POSITIVE that I've stuck my high-heeled foot in my mouth with you many times on this blog and said things that I wish I hadn't. We sometimes get lured into believing that we somehow know the person we're addressing, when just the opposite is true. I get carried away which, ironically enough, is uncharacteristic. All I can do is admit that I've messed up, learn from it, hope that you're a forgiving person, and move forward.
BTW, I totally ?got? why you left TDK recently. I'm not a commenter there, but do enjoy visiting once in a while to see if anything that interests me is being discussed. Frankly, it's none of my business, but I was admittedly disappointed when you reversed yourself and went back.
I had to stay mad at you until I wasn't mad anymore. 🙂 I know you had your reasons, and that's truly all that matters. Sounds like you did the right thing. Those folks need you. The artist presently known as Prince, on the other hand, claims that the Internet is ?over.?
Keith, I'll end here before I get your baseball fans upset and they come after me with torches and hounds!
ashoein 🙂
I want to know how the Rangers outmanuevered the Yankees to get Cliff Lee. I want to know what got into the A's offense tonight and see if I can get the Cardinals to catch it. I want Javier Vasquez to throw a 96 mph fastball to Albert Pujols with the bases loaded in the World Series (okay that is a little much). I want the Phillies to get another walk off win against the Reds tomorrow. I want John Mozeliak to trade for a decent starting pitcher.
You know, important stuff.
Oops, I meant Joba Chamberlain. My bad.


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Night Line: Larry Eustachy Has Southern Miss On Track For Its First NCAA Bid in 21 YearsPosted by EJacoby on February 2nd, 2012
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Head coach Larry Eustachy hasn't led a team to the NCAA Tournament since his two-seed Iowa State Cyclones were upset in the first round of 2001. But the Southern Miss basketball program has waited even longer, as it's been 21 years since the Golden Eagles went dancing. This season, the combination of Eustachy's guidance and a collection of veteran players have USM in prime position to earn a ticket to the Big Dance, whether as the champion of their league or an at-large selection. On Wednesday night, the Golden Eagles snapped a 17-game losing streak against Memphis by defeating the Tigers, 75-72, to earn sole possession of first place in Conference USA. A program that has never won an NCAA Tournament game is well on their way to having a chance to do so this season.
Southern Miss (20-3, 7-1 C-USA) has quietly put together a solid resume this season, and Wednesday's win was the signature victory they needed to justify their sparkling record. The Golden Eagles have only lost to undefeated Murray State in Alaska, at Denver in its first 'real' game, and at Memphis by two points earlier in the season. The Denver loss appears rough, but the Pioneers are actually a top 100 RPI team at 16-6, 6-3 in the Sun Belt, and it's never easy to play a true road game at the start of the season. Meanwhile, Southern Miss has been flawless in the rest of its conference games and also boasts road wins at Colorado State and Arizona State and home victories over Ole Miss and South Florida, both of which are above .500 in the SEC and Big East, respectively. Tally it all up and the Golden Eagles have a spectacular RPI of #11, which is music to the NCAA Tournament committee's ears.


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Quick lamb biryani
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 15 mins
Get your mates round and cook up this simple biryani, team it with a few of our Indian side dishes and you've got a party
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal387
- fat12g
- saturates5g
- carbs41g
- sugars1g
- fibre1g
- protein32g
- salt1.05g
- 1 tbsp balti curry paste
- 500g lean lamb leg steak or neck fillet, cubed
A lamb is a sheep that is under 1 year old; between 1 and 2 years old you will find it sold as…
- 200g basmati rice, rinsed in cold water
- 400ml lamb or chicken stock
- 200g spinach
Used in almost every cuisine across the world, spinach is an enormously popular green vegetable…
Heat a large pan, fry the curry paste until fragrant, add the lamb, then brown on all sides. Pour in the rice and stock, then stir well. Bring to the boil, cover with a lid, then cook for 15 mins on a medium heat until the rice is tender.
Stir through the spinach, put the lid back on the pan and leave to steam, undisturbed, for 5 mins before serving.
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Comments, questions and tips
16th Sep, 2015
This was delicious - although did tweak the recipe quite a bit. Used leftover leg of lamb, and fried off some mushroom, onion, chili and garlic separately which I stirred through about 3 mins before the rice was done. Also used madras paste and didn't use spinach as didn't have any. Agree about the rice sticking, but yes, this is to do with stirring too much. Think it needs something extra next time, maybe flaked almonds or cashews, and will probably try it with the spinach too, but all in all really tasty way to use up leftover roast lamb (or chicken... or beef...) and quick to make.
4th Jun, 2014
Hi Jensven, the recipe doesn't say to constantly stir, rather, to stir well when you combine the rice and stock. Rice should never be stirred once it's cooking but left closed with a lid and undisturbed. If you stir it while cooking it will get stodgy and stick to the bottom as happened with your rice. Would try again without stirring! :)
14th Jan, 2014
This was really quick and easy, and also loads nicer than I expected it to be. Definitely one to make again, and, although it was great with lamb neck, I will probably try with chicken/prawns next time for a bit of variation. Also, used rogan josh paste, but was very mild, so added a little dried chilli for heat.


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I'm not sure I ever expected it to go this quick, but we really have reached the end of the 'Five Year Plan'. It hardly seems fathomable that the club that lined up on the 8th August 2009 to play out a 1-1 draw with Millwall in League One, would mark the end of the 'plan' with a 1-1 draw with Champions of England Manchester United in the same stadium.
What a five years it's been. Considering the original plan was to get Southampton into the Premier League, the fact that that has clearly been achieved (a year early), a trophy has been won along the way and the final season saw us break into the top eight, I would say we can consider it a complete success.
Three managers, Two promotions, One trophy and Seventy Seven Players! Can the next five years really live up to it?


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An explorer's discussion forum for Donkey Kong Country
What the....?! I could have sworn that was a PNG or BMP! Yet now it says (and is a) JPG. None of my attachments have done this... anything you think caused this JPG-ification, Qyzbud?Gnawzooka wrote:Thanks. And I thought someone might be interested to see the frames, that's why I posted it. But is it just me or did the quality get stuffed up or something?
gamer_boy997 wrote:Nice DKCplayer, how long did that take you?
Gnawzooka wrote:Yeah, tSR seems to be down lately.
Qyzbud wrote:It looks almost like it could be the real deal.
DKCplayer wrote:It'll probably look weird in a GIF but...
Simion32 wrote:That's definitely something that needs to be in the Level Builder!
gamer_boy997 wrote:Even the morphing together of bosses is good!
gamer_boy997 wrote:Prehaps it should have more lives?
gamer_boy997 wrote:It took me only about 10-15 minutes or so, but I whipped up the boss fight of "Necky's last stand", it's the third Necky!
Yes, it doesn't look very good, but it is an edited sprite.
DKCplayer wrote:Just found out that it wasn't a blue little Gnawty and was the giant Gnawty put in a little square because it was too big.
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Marietta Lee insists there is nothing capricious about spending her time and money creating her Museum of Art and Whimsy on the North Trail
There is nothing whimsical about Marietta Lee.
She speaks in the clipped phrases of someone who has little time to waste and doesn't suffer fools gladly. Her wispy blonde hair is pulled into a no-nonsense ponytail. Her phone ring tone is the wail of a horror soundtrack.
She insists there is nothing capricious about having decided to spend her every waking moment and possibly her last dollar to create the Marietta Museum of Art and Whimsy, a pink palace set on three acres along Sarasota's North Trail that houses a fanciful array of eclectic art.
"I wish I had kids and if I did I'd be spending it on them, but I don't," says Lee, 66. "This is my legacy. This is it."
It was in tragedy that the seed was planted. At 30, while working as a nurse and paramedic, Lee was sent to the scene of a fatal airplane crash. The sketches she drew afterward to help her process the horrific sights were the first step in her earning a fine arts degree from the Ringling College of Art and Design in 1991.
Her own paintings were solemn and drew on the people she'd met as a home nurse. But the museums she visited disappointed her.
"I went to the Whitney and there was a ball of baling wire in one corner and some elephant poop in the other," she says. "I hard a hard time understanding why this was art."
So after caring for her elderly parents in Connecticut for 10 years, she bought the once-seedy bayfront lot just north of downtown Sarasota, moved to Florida and embraced a different aesthetic.
"I never did well with abstract anything," Lee says. "I was good in math because two plus two was always four. You knew exactly where you were."
Where she is now is in the midst of expanding the museum, which opened in October of 2010 in a building that had previously served as a private home, a tea room, a Buddhist temple and a haute couture showroom.
Different kind of art
Weekend mornings she visits outdoor art shows before they are officially open, stunning sellers when she snaps up multiple pieces in minutes. She doesn't know what she's looking for, but she knows when she sees it.
"This is 'a place for artwork of whimsical importance' . . . whatever the hell that means," says Lee, reading from her mission statement. "I try to find art that 'has legs,' that will make me laugh now, but think later. The key of a good painting is when people remember it a year later."
Most afternoons she is in her neatly cluttered office, where overflow art shares space with power tools and a Kentucky men's basketball schedule.
Occasionally she mingles with visitors, who usually dismiss her and mistake her only employee, Sharon Greenwald, for the owner.
Poised and polished, Greenwald walked in one day and said in a tone of awe: "I've found my place." Lee liked her immediately.
Though children are welcome, the museum is primarily for adults.
"Kids don't need it — they make happiness wherever they go," Lee says. "I'm trying to give people something they need on a gut level."
Within the gallery, and on grounds that will eventually include a sculpture garden, artist studios and a cafe/gift shop, are objects like a "foot stool" made from what appears to be the bottom 10 inches of a gardener's legs, a soft sculpture of a lounging, over-bronzed Florida senior with a feathered mule dangling from one foot, a monster "pumpkin" made of granite. Even the bathroom stalls have art.
There is no charge. Sometimes there are cookies or special events; a pair of used high heels was the price of admission to one.
As for how all this is financed, Lee will only say: "I was very fortunate."
Her father, an engineer, told his only daughter she could do anything. He also told her, "If you can find a good void, you'll do fine."
Lee figures she's found it, but it may take forever to fill it. The world will always need more whimsy.
"Like I said, I'm just average," she says. "I'm looking for people who are better than me."


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This has been bugging me since I resurrected my bike. The fuel level, as indicated on the 6 LCD segments, never goes below the last 2 ("E" and the gas pump icon) and I don't get the low fuel warning any more (not that I really miss that part). Indicated level goes to the top LCD bar when I fill up and the bars turn off as I put miles on the tank which tells me that the signal from the float is working.The cluster and the fuel gauge (float) have been replaced. I don't have a clear picture of how the circuitry works and I would like to know. If there is a description in the Owner's Manual I can't find it.The fuel pump has a "Reserve" sensor of some sort but I don't know what it does. Could that have something to do with my indications? I dunno. Pretty much throwing darts right now.
... What do you mean by resurrect ?
What I can't wrap my tiny brain around is why the stupid tank level LCD's do not completely turn off when the tank is empty. Ya know? If they are driven by the float, and only the float, then the segments should completely disappear with no fuel. Right?
I think you guys are correct in that the functions of the float and bulb do not relate in regards to level indication. It is possible that the final 2 LED segments do not extinguish because the bar for the float may need to be bent a little. I did replace the original float that had previously indicated just fine... you know... before the electrical event, so I'm skeptical about my indications.My OCD just keeps kicking in. I really wish I had a decent schematic that showed the signals from the float and bulb. They disappear into the cluster and the magic happens.Now, if I could get my hands on a used, known-good bulb, then I can replace the one in my fuel pump and eliminate the final piece of this puzzle. I would rather not spend the $250+ on a new pump tho. That would certainly feed my OCD!Does anyone have a busted fuel pump that I can scavenge a bulb from? The same approach worked with the ABS pump when I swapped the electronics.Shoot me a PM.
Thanks for the replies. I will chew on this for a while. The resistance checks and bulb replacement are an easy test. At least I'm proficient at removing the gas tank now.
LOL On my previous bike I removed the tank dozens and dozens of times. On the Concours? 7 years and not once yet. But the time is coming... (and is overdue).
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New 2020 Honda Civic Sport 4dr Car FWD in Sherwood Park, AB
STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED PADDLE SHIFTERS! The Honda Civic has come a long way, and it keeps getting better! The stunning exterior and impressive performance of the 2020 Civic Sedan are bold examples of its continuous evolution. The Civic offers a sophisticated look for fancy occasions but also a sporty and thrill-seeking presence for weekend adventures! Of course, this also means Honda not only stepped up the Civics' appearance but the luxurious interior as well. With automatic climate control with air filtration system will always have you and your passengers at the perfect enjoyable temperature. For a little something extra, upgrade your trim level to leather-wrapped steering wheel and leather-trimmed seating surfaces, or further yet to heated seats! You'll never go out of style with the Civic because it comes with a little something for everyone! Features included: Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, Aluminum-trimmed sport pedals (Sport only), 18 aluminum-alloy wheels (dark), center exhaust finisher, deck lid spoiler (Black). Fog lights (Halogen), Black combi (leatherette/fabric) seats. Features also included or replaced, from lower trim levels: 158-HP, 2.0 Litre, 16 valve, Port Injection, DOHC, i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine. 12-volt power outlet, 160-watt AM/FM audio system with MP3/Windows Media Audio playback capability & 4 speakers. 16 steel wheels with full covers, 6-speed manual transmission (MT), Drive-by-Wire Throttle System. Bluetooth Streaming Audio, Siri Eyes Free compatibility, body-coloured door handles. Brake Assist (VSA) with Traction Control. Driver's seat with 6-way manual adjustment, driver's and font passenger's vanity mirrors, i-SRS airbag system (front), ECON mode button & Eco Assist system. Exterior temperature indicator, fold-down rear seatback, folding side mirrors, front splash guards, Heated power door mirrors (black). HandsFreeLink-bilingual Bluetooth wireless mobile phone interface. Independent multi-link rear suspension, independent strut front suspension, Variable Ratio Electric Power-Assisted Rack-Pinion Steering (EPS). Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH). Multi-angle rearview camera, map lights, power door locks, Multi-functional centre console storage . Next-Generation Advance Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure. Power windows with up/down driver's and passenger's window, Power-assisted, ventilated front disc solid rear disc brakes, Projector-beam halogen headlights with auto-off. Security system, remote entry system with electronic trunk release, Honda Sensing Technologies. SmartVent side airbags, side curtain airbags with rollover sensor system. USB device connector, tilt & telescopic steer column, LED daytime running lights. 7 colour TFT centre meter display with Driver Information Interface. 180-watt AM/FM audio system with MP3/Windows Media Audio playback capability and 8 speakers, Apple Car Play/Android Auto, SMS text message/ E-mail function, Wi-Fi tethering, USB device connector. Automatic climate control with air condition and air-filtration system, Steering wheel-mounted cruise control, Available continuously variable transmission (CVT) (add $1300). Body-coloured door mirrors, 60/40 split fold-down rear seatback. Display Audio System with HondaLink, HondaLink Assist Automatic Emergency Response System. Heated front seats, Rear armrest with cup holders, Illuminated steering wheel-mounted audio controls. Multi-angle rearview camera with dynamic guidelines, Projection-beam halogen headlights with auto on/off. Continuously variable transmission (CVT), 16 aluminum-alloy wheels. Dual-zone automatic climate control with air-filtration system. Honda LaneWatch blind spot display Illuminated driver's and front passenger's vanity mirrors. One-touch power moonroof with tilt feature, passenger-side seatback pocket. Leather wrapped steering wheel, Driver's seat with 8-way power adjustment. Proximity key entry system with pushbutton start, Remote engine starter, Walk away door lock.
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" I shopped around, a lot, approximately 15 dealers looking for a new compact car. Sherwood Honda was straightforward and honest. They didn't belittle any other dealers (which many do), they didn't try to sell me any BS like "those cars are awful" or "that sales center is shady". They let me do my research, and when I came back to them in the end, they were happy to assist me and gave me the best possible price that any comparable Honda dealer had offered me. The salesperson Madi was quick to keep in touch and answer all of my questions. Never pushy, but very knowledgeable and helpful. In the end, I got the car I wanted at the price I feel is extremely fair while shopping close to home. Extremely satisfied and will recommend all day long. "
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" We bought a used vehicle from Max, and what an amazing experience it was! He is by far the best salesman we have dealt with. He took the time to work with us and went above and beyond in every aspect of the purchase. He's a gem. Go see him - you won't be disappointed! "
Splendid Experience
" Went to buy a new car, we had a splendid time at this dealership. Our salesman Jay was always there to greet us & walk us through the process at every appointment we made. Everything was super straightforward, not pushy at all. We had gone to other Honda dealerships at this point & they were not willing to work out a deal. Jay worked out a deal that we were comfortable with & the finance office was super patient with us during the sale finalization. I would definitely come here again for any services or new purchases. "
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" Jesus ( Jessie) helped us from the very beginning of our purchase until the end. He did an exceptional job when it comes to customer service. I know we are so annoying for asking him something that is beyond his power but still he tried and gave it to us. I recommend Jessie to everyone. He is so nice and will assist you 'til the end. He even helped us in giving us the courtesy car when they did the protection package for our car. He is hard working and even if he is on his day off, he will still assist or answer you through text or call. Thank you to Mr. Hong and Mr. Kary as well. Great team! Would recommend them to everyone. "
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" I just bought my first car - finally! After several attempts with different used vehicle sellers, I finally had some luck at Sherwood Park's Honda dealership. Mitchell Smith (who's a gem!) helped me with finding what I wanted in my price budget, and also guided me through my options so that I could ACTUALLY understand them. As a first time buyer, I really appreciated being walked through the stuff I was nervous over and hadn't felt I had done enough research on. Mitchell even helped by bringing the manager over for me to discuss my pricing comfort with, and the three of us came to an agreement that I felt comfortable with for a car I wanted (her name is Diane in case you were wondering. The car, not the manager...). I took the car to a third party mechanic, for peace of mind, and though he spotted some things he would recommend getting fixed, unlike the other dealerships in Calgary and Edmonton that I had gone to, Mitchell actually said it would make him more comfortable knowing that they were fixed too before I drove off. It was really comforting having a salesperson I could trust to walk me through my biggest life purchase to date, and also advocated for me getting a quality vehicle. If you come across Mitchell at Honda Sherwood Park, be sure to read his whiteboard in his office for a good laugh. "
Great Customer Service
" Great customer service! Highly recommended. I was looking for a preowned Toyota Camry and Amanda was gracious enough to let me test drive it on the weekend. Could have not asked for a better service. Ended up looking at a different vehicle but received 5 star service from Amanda with zero pressure. It shows that Amanda and crew are in this business for the long run and are treating clients with great respect and care. Although I did not buy the vehicle this time I will surely consider Sherwood Honda for my future vehicle needs and am more than happy to highly recommend this dealership and Amanda to my friends, family and colleagues. Great job, guys! "
Wonderful experience
" As always, my experience with Sherwood Honda has exceeded expectations. Everyone that i encountered was pleasant, knowledgeable and willing to go above and beyond to help me out. "
Friendly service, professionally executed with a smile
" The two vehicles went in. One had a service the other a recall. The whole experience throughout Sherwood Honda from sales to service has been first rate. Everyone helps and no hard sell. "
Great experience
" Had a very good experience.The sales manager and sales consultant were very helpful in decision making. I was offered a very good deal. Thanks "
Wonderful Service
" This was one of the best experiences I have had in a long time. Was driving up from Texas to visit family when the TPSM light came on and was on for 4 days. Scheduled to take it in and of course the light went off on the way to the dealership. Still took it in and the tech checked all the tires, reset the sensors, checked the computer and gave the car a complete going over including a car wash. It was great service and when I went to pay the bill it was no charge. What a great experience and unexpected surprise for a visitor from the States. "
" "Wonderful Service " This was one of the best experiences I have had in a long time. Was driving up from Texas to visit family when the TPSM light came on and was on for 4 days. Scheduled to take it in and of course the light went off on the way to the dealership. Still took it in and the tech checked all the tires, reset the sensors, checked the computer and gave the car a complete going over including a car wash. It was great service and when I went to pay the bill it was no charge. What a great experience and unexpected surprise for a visitor from the States. "
Excellent Sales Staff
" I was recently shopping for a used vehicle for my daughter which brought us to Sherwood Park Honda. Even though we did not buy a vehicle from the dealership my daughter and I thought that it was important to recognize one of their staff. Samantha was our sales person through-out the process and we would highly recommend her to any potential car buyers. She was professional and friendly with no sales pressure. My daughter felt very comfortable during the discussions and test drives and we both agreed that she deserves a gold star rating. "
Sincere and knowledgeable sales staff
" Our sales associate, Mark, made us feel like repeat customers throughout the whole appointment, even though we are from out of town and this was our first visit. We never felt any pressure during or after that day as we were really just looking. Total professionalism! "
Best used car experience
" After weeks of trying to find the used vehicle I was looking for, I finally found it at Sherwood Honda. The first night I went into Sherwood Honda, I didn't realize that they were going to be closing in a couple minutes – but they still were so accommodating and let me go out and look at the vehicle. They offered to let me test drive it then, but I didn't want to keep them – and they offered to hold it for me until the next night when I was off work (without a deposit or anything, just good faith that I'd come back and look at it again). I was so floored by their kindness, as most dealerships pushed a deposit on me. When I came back the next evening, our sales person Robert even brought the Jeep inside for us to look at because it had already gotten dark out. He showed us the Carproof too. Then he gave us the keys and let us take it for a drive around the area. We ended up buying the Jeep and they gave us a great deal. I love it! Not only was our experience with Sherwood Honda, Robert and their sales manager so much different than all of the other dealerships we had gone to – but it was by far the easiest. They were open, honest and didn't pressure us. And it made a huge difference to me to buy my vehicle from friendly and honest people like the ones at Sherwood Honda – we will definitely be going back for our next vehicle! "
Great Service and Experience
" My wife and I recently bought a Mitsubishi Outlander from Sherwood Honda's Pre Owned inventory and we were extrememly satisfied with our experience with the team there. Merv, Quinn, Robert and the team at Sherwood Honda made us feel welcome every time we stepped in to the show room. We must have gone in 4 times and looked at several vehicles before we found the one for us! No pressure from the sales team and an inviting atmosphere. Totally recommend buying from these folks! "
" After a bad experience with Go Honda, we went to purchase a 2014 Civic EX at Sherwood Honda. THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. From initially talking to them on the phone to taking delivery of the car, this was hands down the best service ever. When we got our trade in back from Go Honda, we had already cancelled the insurance so Sherwood Honda provided us with a dealer plate so we could transport the car to their lot. From dealing with Samantha to also dealing briefly with Quinn, we were extremely impressed. Firstly, after being told by Go Honda that there were no Civics available in white, Sherwood Honda had one in stock. It took about a week to take delivery of our car as the dealer we walked away from took there time in cancelling the paperwork. The vehicle in question was identical to the one at Go Honda, however at Sherwood Honda the MSRP was $900.00 cheaper as well as the dealership gave us an Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror($450.00 value)as well as Locking wheel nuts($160 value) free of charge. When we first saw the car, we were advised that the front bumper had a scratch on it and that it would be repaired before delivery. On the delivery day, the bumper had been repaired with touch up paint which was not to our standard so we were asked to come back a week later, which we did and the bumper was replaced at no cost to us. I cannot speak about other sales people at Sherwood Honda but Samantha and Quinn were awesome. I WILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DEALERSHIP and if I am ever in the market to buy another vehicle, I would NOT even look at another Honda Dealer. WELL DONE TO ALL AT SHERWOOD HONDA AND KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK. "
Superb experience
" I have been to a lot of car dealerships, but there is definitely something special about Sherwood Honda. I bought a used CR-V from Robert, who is superb, efficient and down to earth, with no silly pressure tactics. He definitely goes the extra mile and is an asset to Honda and this dealership. Everybody else I met here was great too, so refreshing. The price may have been a little more than I could have paid elsewhere, but it was SO worth it. Recommended to all. "
Love Sherwood :)
" This is the best place to take your honda and best service ever !!! I have been dealing with Carolyn forever and they have always been amazing to me :) I am very grateful !!!!! Always coming to this dealership :) "
Had a great experience with everyone at Sherwood Honda....
" Had a great experience with everyone at Sherwood Honda. Was treated with respect and patience unlike a lot of stores that just use pressure tactics and don't let you leave until you buy. They were professional and gave me all the info I needed to make my buying decision. I came back the next day and bought my new Honda Civic and left in it later that afternoon. All the staff was friendly and even met the service people and given a tour of the facility. I highly recommend Sherwood Honda to anyone looking to buy a new or used Honda. Thank you guys!!! A++ "
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Flying squirrels causing problems in Berwick, Maine
Flying squirrels causing serious problems in Berwick, Maine
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Are starting to get back into homes for the fall, they will stay all winter and leave again after raising their young which are born in the spring. Flying squirrels use areas as toilets that eventually build up and can stain wherever they are going.
They will come back in mid summer and have another litter, raise their young and leave again until the fall. What we do is come out and do an inspection (fee involved) and confirm that it is flying squirrels and not mice or bats. We then give you a price for excluding them out and then sealing them out and put a 2 year warrantee that they wont get back in. If they are going too get back in it will be well within that 2 year time frame. If the flying squirrels do get back in we come back out and re exclude them out and start the warrantee all over again from the very beginning.
75% of all the bat and flying squirrel jobs we do our customer has already had at least one other company out there trying to get rid of them. A flying squirrel exclusion is like a game of chess, we make a move, they make a move and it either involves us making another move or we win and its game over. Whether we win on the first move or the second we will come back and you don't pay again.
Flying squirrels are the hardest animal to keep out of your home, they are smarter than rats and work as a colony to get back in.
We do not charge to come back out again, nor do we charge to start the warrantee all over again. No other company will do this.
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We also never use black foam to exclude, we use a 1/4″ galvanized wire mesh and silicone. The trick to a proper exclusion is to have it be effective and also make it look like we were ever there. Black foam is ugly and porous so it holds bacteria. Black foam also breaks down with the sun rays and your right back were you started from, silicone lasts 35 yrs, goes on white and dries clear, its paintable and virtually invisible.
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The northern Indian city of Varanasi, perched on the banks of the Ganges river, is perhaps the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, a site that has drawn pilgrims literally for millennia. It's famed for its burning ghats—the sloped-approaches to the waterfront where for centuries devotees have brought their deceased loved ones for cremation, then floating the ashes into the mighty, holy Ganges. Some Hindus still believe it's auspicious to pass away on these steps. In Varanasi's morning fogs and along its shrine-lined streets, visitors can feel an ancient, intangible power, a sense of place that is defined more by ritual and time than geography.
Varanasi's burning grounds drew critically-acclaimed photographer Fazal Sheikh, whose latest project, Ether, on exhibit at Pace/MacGill gallery in New York City till Oct. 20, is the product of his own nocturnal wanderings in the old town. New York-born Sheikh's two earlier India-based projects—Moksha (2005), of a community of widows, and Ladli (2007), portraits of young women in orphanages, hospitals, brothels—had a decidedly engaged, political edge. Ether is less so. "Other documentary pieces of mine are much clearer in the pointed nature of what I wanted to say," says Sheikh, who first came to prominence with his work from refugee camps in Kenya. "This project is a bit more open and broad. It's an exploration of a mood."
Sheikh's vigil would begin at nightfall and end at dawn. "Ether" itself is that mysterious, unfathomable fifth element of the universe—the others being water, air, fire and earth—and is a property Sheikh attempts to articulate in his work. He makes elemental gestures throughout: The embers of a fire glow with an almost cosmic intensity. The stars wink and gleam in a night sky. Four dun-colored city strays curl into the trammeled earth.
Sheikh describes working in Varanasi as "a sort of nurturing experience. The whole place was calming; there was a kind of quiet." In Ether, there is a dreamy, contemplative quality to the pictures, but it rarely feels overly sentimental. Departing from Sheikh's earlier portraiture, many of Ether's images are of bodies—both those of sleepers and the dead—who don't directly engage the camera. The inability of a photograph to fully penetrate its subject fascinates Sheikh: "There are some things that a person holds for themselves, some things that will remain inaccessible." But if there are visions of a world beyond our world, its traces are in the ether.
Fazal Sheikh is a photographer based in Zurich, New York City and Kenya. His latest project Ether, is on display on exhibit at Pace/MacGill gallery in New York City till Oct. 20.