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CONCORD — Mark Leahy was admittedly getting antsy. His sleepy Rochester Post 7 team trailed Londonderry by a run in the bottom of the seventh in a Senior American Legion state baseball tournament elimination game and had really showed very little sign of life.
But Leahy's pulse quickened in the seventh, as did Post 7's, when his team plated three runs —all with no outs — to go ahead 4-2. Leahy, properly reenergized, did the rest, retiring Londonderry in both the eighth and ninth without a run to keep Post 7 alive in the tournament for one more day.
"I was getting nervous," Leahy said. "I was thinking just hold them down; don't let them get anymore. I knew we'd come back fighting. The season was on the line."
Rochester (2-1), which played two games Sunday, losing a morning game to Nashua, 4-2, returns to Memorial Field today for a 4 p.m. game. It will play the loser of an earlier game today between Nashua and Lebanon (12 p.m.), the two remaining unbeaten teams in the tournament.
"It was a tough day for us, but I think it was a good day," said Rochester coach B.J. Gagnon. "We're still alive."
Rochester trailed Londonderry Post 27 (1-2) 2-0 after five and half innings, but was able to cut the lead in half in the bottom of the sixth when Justin Jewell drew a one-out walk, moved to second on Anthony DiPrizio's single and then third on a wild pitch. He scored on Ricky Kramer's two-out base hit to left.
The Post 7 seventh was not without excitement. Zach Miller (2 hits, run) stroked a lead-off single to right off Londonderry starting pitcher Tom Corey, who effectively held Rochester scoreless through five innings before allowing the run in the sixth.
Londonderry brought in lefty Keith Simpson and Luke Roberts greeted him with a perfectly placed bunt to the right side that got past the pitcher for a hit.
No. 3 hitter Alex Gray was next up and he bunted to move the runners along, sending the ball toward third where Simpson fielded the ball and fired to third baseman Ryan Maloney who looked like he caught the ball just a hair before Miller slid in.
Miller, however, was called safe. Instead of first and second with one out, it was bases loaded and no outs.
Simpson lost his cool right after the call and it carried over to the next at-bat when Jewell was walked on four pitches, forcing in Miller with the tying run.
"That was definitely a game changer," Gray said. "I think we got right in that kid's head. ... That was the point that changed the momentum."
"Big play," Gagnon said. "Maybe he's out. Maybe he's safe. That's baseball. We ended up on the right end of that one. We'll take it."
"Big game like this, you've got to make that call," said Londonderry coach Rick Brothers. "It wasn't even close. ... But we stopped hitting and didn't score any more runs and that's how it works."
DiPrizio then lashed a two-run single to left and Post 7 had its first lead of the game.
"Dip came up huge with another big hit," Leahy said. "He's been clutch all year. You've got to give it to him."
It could have been more, but Kramer fouled out and Langdon lined into a double play to end the frame.
Leahy took it from there. In the eighth, he got the first batter on a pop fly. Geoff Kayo singled to right-center, but was thrown out several pitches later trying to steal by Gray. After a walk, Leahy got the third out on a fly out to center.
It was a 1-2-3 ninth. Christian Bourgeau lined out to Miller, Maloney (2 hits, RBI) belted a long fly to center that Miller tracked down just short of the fence, and Robbie Del Signore popped out to short to end the game.
"I wanted to go the whole game," Leahy said. "I wanted to go out there and give it my all. I was up there in pitches, but I wanted to finish it. I'm glad we got the win."
"He wanted the baseball," Gagnon added. "For me to pry it out of his hands probably wasn't going to happen."
In pitching his third complete game of the season, Leahy walked four, allowed eight hits and did not whiff a batter.
"He's not even overpowering," Gray said. "He just hits his spots. His offspeed is nice. Kids can't touch him."
Londonderry went up 1-0 in the second when Ben Byerly led off with a single. Kayo bunted him to second and he later scored of Maloney's two-out single to left-center.
Byerly (2 hits, 2 runs) also scored the second run in the sixth. He singled, moving to second when the ball got past DiPrizio in left. After two outs, he scored on Jake Welch's sharp single to left for the 2-0 lead.
Londonderry left 11 runners on base, including the bases loaded in both the first and second innings.
"We hit the ball hard, but it was right at people," Londonderry's Brothers said. "We didn't get the breaks with the bats."
Post 7 left 10 on base and outhit Londonderry, 10 to 8. Miller singled in the first, stole second with no outs and was stranded there. In the second, DiPrizio (3 hits, 2 RBIs) and Michael Bailey (2 for 3) led off with back-to-back singles, but were left there as the next three went down.
Coach Gagnon said Josh Gagne will get the nod today on the mound. This will be Gagne's first appearance in the tournament as he not available the first three days due to a prior commitment.
Rochester, 4-2
Londonderry (1-2) 010 001 000 — 2 8 2
Rochester (2-1) 000 001 30x — 4 10 3
Batteries: L-Corey, Simpson (7) and Kayo; R-Leahy and Gray. WP-Leahy, LP-Simpson. HRs: None. LOB: L-11, R-10.


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Two pregnancies have occurred at a retired chimpanzee sanctuary in Shreveport, La. this month, in spite of male chimps having received vasectomies.
"We don't know if that's the case here or if the original vasectomy (at another facility) hadn't't been done as well as it could be," Chimp Haven sanctuary Director Linda Brent told The Associated Press.
The first pregnancy was discovered on Valentine's Day. A worker discovered a 29-year-old chimp named Flora was carrying its newborn chimp. Seven other females were then given pregnancy tests. It was from that testing that a 49-year-old chimp, Ginger, was also confirmed pregnant. The baby is due in July or early August, Brent told the AP.
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After the unexpected pregnancies, all females have been put on birth control, while males will get another round of vasectomies.
This isn't the first time the male chimps at Chimp Haven have fought back against modern science. One male, Conan, was snipped twice after he fathered a newborn in 2007. Another chimpanzee was also snipped twice.
Brent said that chimps, over time, manage to grow back the tubes that carry sperm to the testicles.
Brent said the next round of vasectomies will use a different procedure.

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Do you want to have fun experiencing American culture, meeting new people, and practicing your English outside the classroom?
In addition to the many events on and off campus hosted by the College that our ESL students have access to, every month the Center for International Education organizes several fun cultural events. These activities are planned specifically for our international students to complement their English studies, like movie or game nights, potluck parties, and trips to local cultural and recreational attractions. Examples of trips include:
- Whitewater rafting and tubing
- Ice skating, skiing and snowboarding
- Tour of Knoxville's river-walk area, Old City Historic District and Volunteer Landing
- Visiting tourist cities of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge
- Hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Local malls and outlet shopping
- Museums, art galleries and zoos
- Local and professional sports games
- Weekend trips to Atlanta, Nashville or other nearby cities
- Dollywood, a large local amusement park
- World-renowned scientific research center city Oak Ridge
- Potluck and cooking parties
- International dance party and line dancing lessons
- Halloween Party with haunted house, pumpkin carving, and costume contest
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Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain, France, 1890s to 1990s
Marion Fourcade's Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain, and France, 1890s to 1990s (Princeton University Press, 2009) is comparative-historical sociology at its best. Indeed, it is sociology at its best.
Fourcade wants to understand individual identities in terms of the larger social structures which constitute them. In her words, "different societies create different types of individuals." She explores this by examining what economics is and what economists do in different national contexts and how those different definitions develop and change over time.
Her approach to understanding how different societies create different individuals is informed by the macrosociology of culture found especially in the work of Pierre Bourdieu, William Sewell, Jr., and the new institutionalists. From this perspective, a national culture is the institutional arrangement in which economics and economists are embedded. Institutions are understood here as cultural practices and processes ("logics") that are constitutive of the outcomes in question – they condition rather than cause. Fourcade focuses on three main institutional logics that together shape the unique approaches to economics found in the United States, Britain, and France: the state ("administrative order"), university system ("order of learning"), and economy itself ("economic order")
Fourcade argues that the institutional configuration of the United States has historically been characterized by a fragmented state bureaucracy, disciplinary organization of the university, and market competition in the economy. This leads to a definition of economics as a mathematical science independent of the state and economists as formally-competent professionals situated in universities (think "Chicago School").
Although this conception of the economics profession will resonate with many readers, Fourcade shows that there are other legitimate ways of doing economics based on the unique institutional logics seen in different national cultural settings. With its strong centralized state, elite civil service, and less professionalized universities, France is institutionally quite the opposite of the United States. Not surprisingly, the understanding and practice of economics in France is quite different, being more closely tied to the state and practiced by technical and civil administrators as well as university professors. Economics is thus more diverse and contentious in France than in the United States.
Fourcade's third case, Britain, contrasts with both the United States and France. Not as laissez-faire as the former and not as statist as the latter, Britain is a sort of middle-ground between the two. But this is not to say that it is a hybrid; its national culture and institutional configuration makes it a unique third type. Fourcade characterizes the British type as "public-minded elitism," influenced by the "genteel" tradition of civil service and Oxbridge-LSE educations. This helps define economists as publicly-minded elites who are morally superior and have a right/duty to uphold British Culture and ensure social welfare.
These few words only gloss the many insights and subtleties of Fourcade's work. As befits the winner of the ASAs Distinguished Book Award, Economists and Societies speaks broadly to all sociologists, at the same time it informs the work of specific constituencies: sociologists of culture and knowledge, economic and political sociologists, and comparative-historical sociologists. The extent of Fourcade's contribution is evidenced in the recognition it has already received from various ASA sections, including winning the culture section's 2010 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, honorable mention for the comparative and historical sociology section's 2010 Barrington Moore Award for Best Book, and honorable mention for the science, knowledge and technology section's 2010 Robert K. Merton Award for Best Book.


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Near-infrared imaging (NIR) provides a way to quantify blood and water concentrations in tissue, as well as structural and functional parameters. Since normal tissue, benign tumors, and malignant tumors each carry different concentrations of both hemoglobin and water, and have different levels of oxygen demand and ultrastructural scattering, NIR spectroscopy can be combined into standard imaging systems as an effective method of to provide additional information for breast cancer detection and diagnosis. Work is ongoing to improve techniques for better image reconstruction, display and integration with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) imaging.
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With phases one and two completed and "wire-free," Oswego County's government offices are approaching their third and final phase of the wireless project.
With phases one and two completed and "wire-free," Oswego County's government offices are approaching their third and final phase of the wireless project.
This final phase has the Mexico Department of Social Services undergoing the same updating process which has already transformed seven county government facilities in the vicinity of the city of Oswego. Phase two included Fulton's Energy Recovery Facilities and the County Building.
The ultimate goal of the wireless project is to replace the county facilities' high-speed data lines with a wireless service. The update will not only be saving the county from high monthly phone bills, but it will also open up the systems, allowing for easier access and more traffic on the high-bandwidth lines. Completed in December 2007, the second phase will save an estimated $16,000 annually.
Director of Central Services Rick Hogan said that the Fulton project was highly successful, and users noted a very strong signal between the Oswego and Fulton facilities.
Looking toward the final phase of the project, Hogan explained, "At this time, due to the great distance the signal would be traveling, we need to find a tower location in the Mexico area."
According to Hogan, the signal would go from Oswego to the 911 tower located in Hastings and would then have to connect to a tower near Mexico. Discussions with the vendor that assisted in the previous two phases revealed that the terrain between these points makes a third tower a necessity to ensure a strong signal at the social services building.
One option is an unused telephone tower on Route 69 in the Parish/Amboy area. The tower could be close enough to work for the Mexico project. Another possible option would tie into plans to replace the countywide emergency radio system, an issue of high priority in recent months. If this project were to move forward, Hogan added, there may be an available tower in the Mexico area. However, he did not feel that it was economically feasible to put up a new 250-foot tower in that area at this time.
Improving the lines of communication is the the greatest concern as the update moves into phase three. Speaking on this, Hogan said, "with Mexico, we have a great number of users that all funnel back through the current 1.5 megabyte line. With the volume of users we have, the line is easily clogged up. With the wireless link, we'd be looking at about an 8 megabyte line, which would allow much more access." He added that the project would also cut monthly bill costs as the first two phases did, with an estimated $8,400 annually being shaved off of expenses.
While the need for a tower in the area certainly is an obstacle that must be overcome to move forward with the wireless project, Hogan is hopeful to at least see some action on the last phase over the course of this year.
"Right now, it's really unknown whether and when we can go ahead with the project," said Hogan, "but we hope to see at least some movement on it this year."
Another project that Hogan was being "kicked around" would see the county offer broadband Internet service to areas where it is not currently available. He said that this project is in its "very early preliminary stages," but could certainly become a reality somewhere down the road.
Further addressing the broadband project, Hogan said, "Every year prices are decreasing to offer wireless broadband. It is progressively getting to where it could become cost-effective for a county or a private entity to attempt such a project." He added, "It would certainly be a good economic tool for the development of businesses in these areas that do not currently have access."
Hogan mentioned he has been looking at the possibilities of the project with director of Oswego County Community Development, Tourism and Planning Dave Turner. He also said that the state is currently getting behind ideas such as this one, offering $15 million in budget grant funding for use in similar projects, adding "I believe Dave (Turner) may be searching for funding, if we can for sure find a way to use it on this."
Although it appears that neither of these projects will be completed anytime soon, Hogan seemed optimistic and somewhat excited to eventually see them move forward.


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Music buying would be a lot easier if every act named itself as accurately as All Girl Summer Fun Band. Veterans of the Portland indie scene, guitarist/vocalist Kim Baxter, bassist/vocalist Jen Sbragia, and drummer/vocalist Kathy Foster certainly sound like they're enjoying themselves on their latest release, Looking Into It. The catchy, but basic arrangements align them with Veruca Salt and Sleater-Kinney, but their knack for vocal interplay adds an element of folk.
Several of these songs, from the high-energy "Not The One For Me" to the more subtle "Trajectory" explore the downside of romantic entanglements. "Plastic Toy Dream" shows the band at its hardest, both emotionally and musically, while the acoustic-based "The Only Ones" takes a more upbeat view with lines like, "I thought I was afraid of the dark/Then you led me out under the stars." "Rewind" is sad and touching, and All Girl Summer Fun Band cut loose on the energetic instrumental title track.


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Blatant xenophobia or a fevered defence of old-stock Quebec values? On radio talk shows, Twitter and Facebook and campaign buses, the battle over secular values, reasonable accommodation and who belongs raged Wednesday, overshadowing talk of the economy and the day's election goodies.
Indeed, no sooner had Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois demanded an apology from Saguenay Mayor Jean Tremblay for his comments about PQ candidate Djemila Benhabib, than Trois Rivières Mayor Yves Lévesque jumped into the fray, saying Tremblay was just saying what people are quietly thinking: that many minorities are forcing them to give up their traditions.
Lévesque said he and other PQ supporters were disappointed that Benhabib had been parachuted into their riding.
Marois defended Benhabib as "being integrated into Quebec society" and demanded an apology from Tremblay for his "unacceptable" and "deplorable" comments, while at the same time trying to clarify the party's plan for a secular charter. The uproar drowned out her staged announcement at a St. Jérôme research centre for electric cars, where she promised to extend the métro blue line, complete the east commuter train line to Mascouche before 2014 and add 300 kilometres of bus and carpooling lanes.
In an interview with radio host Paul Arcand on Wednesday, Tremblay had slammed Benhabib for not supporting the Catholic crucifix in the National Assembly, something her party wants to maintain while banning other religious symbols in public life.
"What shocks me, is to see us, the gentle French-Canadians, being told how to behave by someone from Algeria whose name we can't even pronounce," Tremblay said.
Told that Benhabib has been in Quebec 15 years, Tremblay laid out the perceived threat posed by "them."
"They are quietly, and with nice language, eating away (at our traditions)," Tremblay said. "They quietly start by removing the prayer in city hall, then they'll remove our religious objects, then they'll take away the crosses in cities and after that they'll go into the schools ...
"They'll do away with our religion and culture everywhere, and you won't notice."
During a campaign stop in Magog, Liberal leader Jean Charest said, "All I can tell you is that, in Quebec, we are all equals."
As far as he's concerned, Charest said the crucifix belongs on the wall of the National Assembly.
"It's an important part of our history. We're not going to rewrite history (to suggest) that the church has not played an important role in Quebec society."
Charest said that his government has already addressed issues pertaining to religious garb worn by public servants.
"We presented a bill, Bill 94, and what does that law say? It affirms that when you give or receive services from the government of Quebec, it is done with face uncovered," Charest said, while sidestepping the PQ call for a prohibition on other religious symbols, such as the kippah, turban and hijab.
The PQ opposed Bill 94 when it was tabled in March, 2010, suggesting it did not go far enough. The legislation has not yet passed.
In Montmagny, Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault called on the mayor of Saguenay to apologize to Benhabib.
"Mr. Tremblay is out of control," Legault said, noting Tremblay complained he couldn't pronounce her name and referred to Muslims condescendingly as "those people."
"I think she is a Quebecer and she does not deserve this," Legault said of Benhabib, who was born in Ukraine of a Greek Cypriot mother and an Algerian father, but grew up in Algeria.
Defending the PQ proposal for a charter of secularism in a radio interview with Arcand, Benhabib said the law would ban ostentatious religious signs, such as the Jewish kippah, the Muslim niqab and hijab and large crosses, if they are used in an "exaggerated way," but that Christmas trees would be allowed.
Arcand interviewed Tremblay right after speaking to Benhabib. The mayor, who has defied Quebec's human-rights commission and the human-rights tribunal by continuing to open city council meetings with a prayer, said he was "shocked" that "we will be dictated to on how we respect our culture by someone who comes from Algeria."
Legault said he favours the crucifix in the National Assembly as an expression of "our heritage." But said he thinks the proposed PQ charter goes too far in banning the wearing of religious symbols by public employees.
Salam Elmenyawi, president of the Muslim Council of Montreal, said his organization is shocked to see such archaic ideas of the past being resurrected. "It's alarming to see a mainstream party like the PQ going this way and sowing the seeds of divisiveness."
He said Benhabib, a Muslim who decries Islam, is being used by the PQ to "advance their own bigoted interests and enforce negative stereotypes. They think that if they bring in a Muslim woman to attack Muslim women, it's not bigoted."
The council sent out a statement Wednesday urging all Quebecers to reject the PQ's "xenophobic" views. "I'm at a loss, but it seems we have to hold our nose and vote Liberal," Elmenyawi said.
Asked if it meant a Jew wearing a kippah or a Sikh wearing a turban could be excluded from running for public office, Marois said the more the rules are clarified the better potential immigrants to the province will be able to decide if Quebec is for them.
"They could work in a government institution without being able to wear ostentatious symbols," she said.
Marois said the charter would take precedence over both the Quebec and Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, even though freedom of religious expression is enshrined in both and legal experts have said it would never survive a court challenge.
Monique Muise of the Gazette contributed to this report.
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Iced nougat & raspberry terrine
This posh pud is much easier to prepare than it looks and can be made ahead of time
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- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal670
- fat50g
- saturates24g
- carbs53g
- sugars53g
- fibre2g
- protein6g
- salt0.21g
- 400g frozen raspberry, defrosted
A member of the rose family, raspberries have a wonderfully intense, sweet taste, and many…
- 50g icing sugar
- 300g nougat (we used honey & almond bars from Waitrose)
- 450ml double cream
- 25g whole almond, skin on
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Sweet almonds have a subtle fragrance that lends itself well to baking and also works well with…
- 25g pistachio, plus a few extra to decorate
Whizz the raspberries and icing sugar together in a food processor, then sieve, pressing through as much raspberry as you can with a wooden spoon. Line a 2lb loaf tin with cling film – it helps if you brush the tin with oil first to get the cling film to stick and stay in place. Pour in the raspberry sauce and freeze for 1 hr.
Quickly dip the nougat bars in water – this should allow you to peel away the rice paper; don't worry if you don't get it all as it will disappear when melted. Put the bars into a pan with 200ml cream. Melt over a low heat, stirring constantly and using a wooden spoon to break up the nougat into smaller bits as it softens. After a while you should end up with a smooth, sticky, creamy mixture. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool a little. Whip the remaining cream in a large mixing bowl to stiff peaks.
When the nougat is cooler, but still soft and sauce-like, fold it one-third at a time into the whipped cream. Scatter over the whole nuts and fold once to mix. Scrape into the loaf tin, cover with cling film and freeze overnight, or for up to a month.
Transfer the loaf to the fridge 15 mins before you want to serve it. Unwrap and turn out onto a serving plate. Peel off the cling film, roughly chop a few extra pistachios and scatter over before slicing.


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Presidents City is a neighborhood in east Algonquin by the Humboldt River, bordering Lancet to the north by Jade Street, Easton to the west by Albany Avenue, and Lower Easton and Fishmarket North to the south by Garnet Street.
Presidents City is predominantly represented by four blocks of co-op apartments (known as the Governor Greg R. Smith Houses) in addition to a pair of identical apartment towers and a "Alphabet Brotherhood Center" (ABC), which purpose is unknown, both to the north.
Its proximity with Lower Easton and location relative to its real life counterpart in Manhattan, New York, suggests the area, at least where its name is concerned, is based on Alphabet City. The prevalence of co-op buildings suggests the district's design is predominantly based on co-op apartment areas between Kips Bay and the Lower East Side, on the east side of Manhattan.
Colony Island directly links to Presidents City via Leaper's Bridge (at Hermatite St-President Ave). Union Drive East, which runs along much of east Algonquin, links to the northern fringe of Presidents City at Garnet St. In addition, Presidents City has no direct connection to any subway line; its nearest station located in Easton (Easton LTA).


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The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) is one of the rising stars of Australian universities. Founded through an Act of the Parliament of Western Australia in December 1989, it now has over 7000 students enrolled on its three campuses in Fremantle, Sydney and Broome. The University's founding partner was the University of Notre Dame in the United States (NDUS), one of the world's great Catholic universities and the benchmark for UNDA. It has provided UNDA with inspiration; counsel; ideas and models; 'study abroad' students and faculty; and the presence of its leaders on its Boards and governing councils.
Notre Dame Australia is an Australian university which has embraced both the modern Australian university tradition and the ancient and esteemed traditions of Catholic universities both in Europe and North America. It has sought to be a university which specialises in the excellence of undergraduate education. Its focus is the education and training of young people for entry to the major professions: medicine, law, teaching, nursing, accounting and finance, physiotherapy, counselling, health sciences and the priesthood.
The University is especially noteworthy for its role as a leader in the great traditional professional disciplines of Health and Education, so long associated with the mission of the Church in Australia. It has also assumed a special role in the education of, and service to, the indigenous people of northern Australia.
Notre Dame is a medium size, a private university which receives public funding in a number of areas. A significant number of students have spots in the health and education fields funded by the Australian Government. It is committed to ensuring that, as far as possible, students receive a personalised, high-quality education in a caring and friendly learning environment. About 10 percent of its student body is international.
The University aims to produce 'industry ready' graduates who are much in demand from Australian employers.
The University's three campuses, in Fremantle, Sydney and Broome are strikingly beautiful and very convenient. They provide an ideal setting for a first-class undergraduate university experience.
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Lindsay Lohan appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to clear her conscience, days after learning she will serve time for violating probation.
Leno opened not with the obvious question about Lohan's upcoming shoplifting trial and her recent sentencing, but with a query about a John Gotti movie in which she'll play the dead mobster's daughter-in-law. And then, the transition: "[The Gotti movie] is the first really good news you've gotten in a while."
There was raucous cheering from the audience. Lohan looked practiced and demure (a fancy updo replaced Lohan's usual bedhead look) as she explained herself. "I've made a lot of poor decisions in the past, and I'm dealing with a lot of those poor decisions. I have to work to gain respect back."
Lohan will serve her sentence in a few parts—120 days in jail, followed by 480 hours of community service. Though she made the $75,000 bail within five hours of her sentencing and is appealing the community service, she'll still have to start her janitorial duties by next week.
"I think I was treated the way I should be treated," Lohan said, though the initial bump from misdemeanor to felony was "a bit shocking."
Though the interview was far from a tell-all, Leno breeched the topic of LiLo's childhood, something Lohan said affected who she is today. "Being young…you don't really take the time to appreciate what you have." But she wasn't making excuses. "I'm 24, I've made a lot of mistakes and I recognize that."
Leno asked LiLo where she thinks she'll be in six years. "Hopefully, sitting here, after I've won an Oscar," Lohan said.
According to The New York Post, Lohan will serve 360 hours at the downtown Women's Center, and an additional 120 hours at the Mission Road coroner's office. Don't worry—Lohan won't have to deal with corpses. "We have community service workers all the time," coroner's office Assistant Chief Ed Winter told the LA Times.
"They do janitorial tasks. They clean up and sweep up."
And, as Winter ostensibly pointed out to People, "She won't be handling any dead bodies but she'll certainly see them."
Lohan will go to trial June 3 for her grand theft—now misdemeanor—charge, with a maximum penalty of an additional year in prison.


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Loyola stays in conference chase, beats Canisius
Greyhounds improve to 18-9 on season
Robert Olson scored 18 points and Dylon Cormier added 17 as Loyola held off Canisius 68-64 Thursday night to split the season series.
There were eight ties and nine lead changes before the Greyhounds (18-9, 10-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) closed the first half with a 7-1 spurt to lead 37-32 at intermission.
The Golden Griffins (16-10, 9-6), who defeated Loyola 91-79 on Jan. 31, trailed by as many as 10 in the second half and could get no closer than three until Billy Baron's 3-pointer with 48 seconds remaining made it 66-64.
Cormier missed a layup and Baron a 3-pointer, then Anthony Winbush hit two free throws with 5 seconds left. Baron missed another 3-pointer with 2 seconds showing.
Julius Brooks added 13 points on perfect shooting for the Greyhounds.
Jordan Heath had 15 points, Baron 14 and Chris Manhertz added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Canisius.


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Everyone knows — or at least everyone SHOULD know — that email is not a secure form of communication. It's a lot like yelling across a parking lot. Your message is sent "in the clear" along most of the connections that lie between you and the recipient. For the times when you want to send a message that does NOT stand out in the open for others to read, StegaGram is your answer.
Double Armor
StegaGram protects your communication in two ways. First, it locks the message so that it can only be read by the person to whom you're sending the message. Then, it hides the locked message inside a picture, so that it doesn't even look like a locked message is being sent. As an analogy, consider keeping your valuables in a strong safe, located in your front yard. It's a great safe, but why invite attention to the fact that you have it? Using StegaGram is like keeping that strong safe hidden in a secret panel behind a picture in your house.
No Password, No Problem
Short passwords are not very secure because they can be quickly guessed by computer programs. Long passwords are better, but can be hard to remember. We chose to avoid these problems altogether by using long strings of random numbers, known as keys. If you want more details you can read more below. Otherwise, suffice it to say that it's stronger than a password but you don't need to remember anything. You just need to pass a key to your friend using a QR Code — those barcode-looking squares you see all over the place.
Under the Hood
You know those cars that look cool from the outside but lack actual power and performance when driving? Yeah, that's not us. StegaGram is clean and easy to use, but also employs the latest methods of cryptography and steganography. In fact, our initial version was denied for public distribution because it was too strong. We had to tone it down a bit. As for our hiding methods, they don't just avoid detection by the human eye. We use a technique that passes well under the radar of digital analysis programs which search for anomalies in histograms.
For the Nerds
StegaGram uses a combination of asymmetric cryptography and an optimized version of the Graph-Theoretic approach to steganography. The asymmetry of the cryptographic keys allows for a distributed authentication model, similar to that used in the PGP community. Our initial version uses 2048-bit RSA encryption. As for the key exchange, the QR-Code method prevents the classic 'Man-in-the-Middle Attack' used against the Diffe-Helman pattern, because there is no communication over a network during the exchange. In addition, our steganographic algorithm preserves first-order statistics, unlike most other freely-available steganographic software. For more details, take a look through our research paper.
Fine Print
This application was created for academic and recreational purposes, and comes with no guarantees or warrantees for its information protection. It's pretty burly, as mentioned above, but is used at your own risk. Thank you to Alex Renger for the idea of StegaGram and for the steganographic algorithm. Thank you to Dr. Yue from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs for his teaching and support.
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There has been increasing interest in the intersection of the excitement about the Clover and the slowly growing recognition and buzz around the Cup of Excellence.
When the first prototypes of the Clover were being evaluated by various people, I was told by a respected coffee person that it could "save single origin coffee." At the time I thought this was pretty over-blown. In retrospect, I guess I didn't really understand either the problem or the answer.
When you look at the list of initial buyers of the Clover there is a lot of overlap with the US companies that are becoming most active in the Cup of Excellence. You see Stumptown and you see Intelligentsia. And you see Artigiano which, after the recent Brazil CoE auction, has to be considered another major player.
The interest in the intersection and my appreciation for the relevance of the Clover to great single origin coffees (and "saving" them) started soon after the Brazil CoE auction when the news started to come out that Artigiano was planning to offer the Brazil Fazenda Santa Ines (the #1 coffee from the Brazil CoE and the highest scoring coffee from any CoE event ever) only by the cup, brewed using the Clover, with a premium price charged.
This really changes the rules in many ways. It opens up so many new opportunities and creates new potential models. Before the Clover it was unrealistic for any coffee company large enough to buy a lot like this to only brew it by the cup. It was economically unfeasible and simply impractical in a number of ways. This then set hard limits on the potential value of these coffees as the value was limited by the potential retail and wholesale prices. In addition, there was enormous risk when it came to trying to manage inventory and recoup your costs - and a perhaps greater risk when it came to the coffee being prepared (and mis-prepared) and the potential brand damage that could result.
In my mind, this is a big step. And it could be a huge step.
I'm very excited. I really hope that the customers in Vancouver appreciate what they're going to get and are supportive of this coffee. I hope the market accepts this new model and is willing to pay for the culinary value and experience of this beautiful coffee.
It's incredibly brave of the folks who bought it - I applaud Vince's courage and conviction. By seeing the potential for a new model given the introduction of the Clover and by being willing to take such a risk, he may well have taken the coffee industry past an enormous and important hurdle. I wish him luck and success in this.
I know that I'll be planning a trip to Vancouver in a couple months!
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'Nonviolent' demonstrations and a 6th broken camera
I had been in Seattle and the U.S. only a few days when I heard that Palestinian Iyad Burnat, brother of the filmmaker of the Oscar-nominated feature documentary, "5 Broken Cameras," would be speaking about the "nonviolent" nature of Palestinian demonstrations. I knew I had to attend the event.
I had met Iyad five years earlier when I was a young Israeli soldier, an 18-year-old who had just started my service in the Israeli Defense Forces. The IDF knew there would be a demonstration against Israel's security fence near Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the West Bank. The IDF wanted someone who spoke Arabic to mediate between the demonstrators and the IDF soldiers and minimize the chances of any physical altercations. Since I speak Arabic, I was chosen for this task.
As soon as I arrived at the Palestinian town, I encountered Iyad Burnat who was leading the demonstration. I tried to speak with him again and again, and ask him to stop what was becoming a violent riot. I told him there are other ways to protest and that talking with each other would work better than clashing with the IDF. In response, he shoved me to the ground and the crowd cheered. Soon after, the Palestinian demonstrators began hurling rocks and stones. One broke the jaw of a friend of mine, a fellow IDF soldier. He was forced to stay in the hospital for three weeks until he recovered.
Now, five years later, on January 13, 2013, I saw Iyad again at his presentation in Seattle. I was unfamiliar with the sponsoring groups, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER), but thought that they might want the audience to hear what I had to say, even if they disagreed with me.
I sat quietly while Iyad talked. His presentation was full of lies, demonization of Israel and of Israel's army, false accusations, and deception. Hard as it was to do, I listened politely to his hate speech. It was even harder to sit still through his pictures and video clips of soldiers being pushed and injured, accompanied by overly dramatic music common in action and horror films. It hurt me to hear the audience laugh every time an Israeli soldier fell down, and to see that the film had been edited to make it seem that the IDF abused the demonstrators. From personal experience, I knew that the provocations and violence that forced the IDF to act were omitted.
When Iyad opened the floor to questions, I waited patiently for others to speak. Only one person asked a question and, after some silence, I took my turn and stood up. I asked Iyad if he recognized me. As I had expected, he said he did not. I told Iyad and the audience about the first time we met and how he had shoved me and how his demonstrators had broken the jaw of a fellow soldier who was my friend. I told them about another similar "nonviolent" demonstration when Palestinians threw rocks and severely injured a young soldier who lost his eye. I asked Iyad, "How can you call these nonviolent protests?"
I then brought out my photo of one of Iyad's demonstrations which showed five masked Palestinians with big rocks in their hands, preparing to hurl them at Israeli soldiers.
When I was in mid-sentence, a young man in the audience began screaming at me. He was probably in his early 20's and wore a "Free Palestine" T-shirt. When I had spoken about the injured Israeli soldiers, he shouted, "Good. I'm glad. They deserved it." Then he began yelling, "Get this f-ing Zionist out of here." Another Israeli in the audience stood up and told him to let me speak. But the young man continued his vulgar tirade, demanding that "Zionists" be removed from the room. I attempted to calm him, reassuring him that I had come to start a dialogue and that there was no need for such hostility.
But the angry man started aggressively charging toward me. I simply turned and left the room. I was determined not to let him get into physical contact with me.
The other Israeli man later told me that unfortunately, the confrontation did not end after I left.
When I left, he also started to leave. A woman reached out to him and said in Hebrew, "Please don't leave. I'm scared but I want to ask a question."
The Israeli waited while she asked her question. As Iyad attempted to answer, the aggressive man moved toward the Israeli and while facing the woman who had asked the question, made threatening gestures, moving his hand across his neck as if slitting someone's throat. Then he charged across the room toward the Israeli as though preparing to attack him. With no way to protect himself or the woman who asked the question or another sympathetic attendee, the Israeli swung the SLR camera he was holding to ward off the attacker. In the course of the confrontation, the Israeli man's camera broke, resulting in what he called "the sixth broken camera."
This event was my introduction to the battle against Israel and its supporters in the U.S. I was shocked and saddened by the hatred and lies of anti-Israel propagandists in the U.S. and by the aggressive effort to silence me, my perspective, and the facts. The Burnats and their film are indeed about "broken cameras" but their cameras were not "broken" by the IDF. Rather, the filmmakers distorted their camera lens. They manipulated reality to create a fractured vision that omits all context and is no more than raw anti-Israel propaganda.


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Here I am again, with the promised sequel!Empire Strikes Back:Pros:Above all, the see-through snowspeeders had bothered me for ages, so seeing them fixed was a big plus.I have to repeat my esteemed colleague... SE Bespin rules! It looks 99% better in SE, as finally the place looks like a sky resort.Cons:The sissy scream... to have Luke scream in fear pretty much ruined the Original movie's underlying tone of Luke choosing death over the Dark Side. He went from brave and grown-up to... well... not.ROTJ to follow right behind so I can pad my post count (seriously, the less stuff in this post window the better, my html gets sloppy).
I dunno how I forgot to un-quote myself, but it looks neat anyway.Return of the Jedi :Pros:Bantha herd scene. This scene really helped out the movie in my opinion... It just felt like Tatooine again.Better space battle scenes, or at least I think the space battle scenes were cleaned up a little.Ending shots... Well I was angry that the Ewoks got their song cut, but it does look better.Cons:The crappy band... Too much. I actually liked the old puppets, but of course I like 'The Labyrinth' too, so... :xSarlacc... I can't say I'm a big fan of the beak thing... at least it didn't look too bad.Rancor wasn't fixed... the rancor still has those horrid black lines!Emperor's neck slugs... Those black blurs around Palpatines face are extremelly distracting...Space battle from Death Star... the battle is still just dots, I was hoping the throne-room view would at least have a few Star Destroyers visible.
DVD burner this fall. Two versions of the OT, some editing software, mix good with bad, voila, my own SE
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This Evening The newly formed 'Friends of Churchill Gardens' have organised a Halloween party for local residents at Churchill Gardens, the play park on Walpole Road. It will take place on Saturday 31st October from 5.30-7.30pm. There will be a fancy dress competition, face painting, a BBQ and music kindly performed by members of the 896 Youth Club.
Rhyme Time/Baby Signing is back at Boscombe Childrens Centre, some spaces remain on this course so please contact the Childrens centre on 395534
Stress Management course. Boscombe Childrens centre Spaces are limited but still available so please call the centre on 395534 if you would like further information.
Pledge shopinBoscombe "I will do all of my shopping in Boscombe for the next 9 weeks but only if 10 other local people will join me." 3 people have signed up, 7 more needed text ?pledge shopinBoscombe? to 60022 http://www.pledgebank.com/shopinBoscombe


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Ye Tongxin has cultivated an unusual talent, one that probably best qualifies him as a video game character or a Bond villain's henchman. He throws plastic playing cards with such speed and accuracy that he can slice into various types of fruit.
Other card throwers can slice soft fruit like cucumbers, but Ye is sufficiently skilled that his cards can find their way into tougher fruits like apples and melons. He claims that his cards travel at 360kph, meaning that you wouldn't want to get in his projectiles' path. He's currently shooting for the Guinness World Record in fruit slicing, which would require him to cut through 19 cucumbers in under a minute, using nothing but his dangerous deck of cards. That kind of destruction would be much easier if he could infuse a little of Gambit's exploding power into each of those bits of plastic.
World's Deadliest Card Player Slices Fruits and Vegetables with Plastic Playing Cards [Oddity Central]


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With hype building around "The Twilight Saga: New Moon's" November release, "Death Cab for Cutie" secured the first single on the movie's highly anticipated soundtrack.
A snippet of their single, "Meet Me On The Equinox" can be heard HERE, and the entire song will premiere on MTV.com during the Video Music Awards on September 13.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: New Shots Of The Volturi And 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Scenes & Stars
In addition, fans that pre-order the soundtrack will receive a download of the single beginning Sunday evening, before it's available to the general public.
While the full track list has not yet been revealed, many big name musicians ranging from The Jonas Brothers to Kelly Clarkson have expressed their interest in singing for the vampire franchise.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: See The Men Of 'Twilight' - Shirtless!
"The movie was obviously a huge success, and if they asked us to be a part of [the sequel], that would be great," Nick Jonas told MTV last February.
Last year, before the release of "Twilight," the soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 and featured two Paramore songs, as well as tracks from Muse and Linkin Park.
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I'm not sure if you're lazy, or stupid, or too busy, or all of the above.
I appreciate you sending Mrs. Oldlady to me. Her symptoms certainly were concerning for a TIA, so I ordered a work-up.
Her MRI yesterday showed a small right brain stroke, while the MRA showed a critically narrowed right carotid artery.
I saw her urgently this morning, and set up plans to change her medications and to see a vascular surgeon. After she left I quickly typed up a letter to you summarizing my plan. Since I believe in good communication, I faxed over all the MRI/MRA reports with my letter.
I therefore found it comical that about an hour after I faxed it over, your office immediately faxed the MRI report AND MY OWN NOTES back to me, with your handwriting on the report saying "HAS HAD STROKE! GET HER INTO A NEUROLOGIST ASAP!"


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I have a website hosted in a web hosting service called Hosting24. I'd like to migrate to Liquidweb, and the guys at Liquidweb say they will handle the whole migration process for me which is good because I wouldn't know where to start and I'd most likely mess something up.
I just talked to a customer support guy and he says they can do it as long as I have root access. And he couldn't tell me how can I tell whether I have root access or not. Any idea how can I figure this out? Also, did you every use one of these migration services? Is there anything the sales guy is not telling me?


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The leading politicians who gathered last week in Los Cabos, Mexico, to discuss the world economic situation reminded me of a British Cabinet meeting during World War I. In his history of England, AJP Taylor records how "twelve men, largely ignorant of their subject, speculated in the void" as to where on the Continent the British Expeditionary Force should land. The Cabinet Secretary cut in, to patiently explain to them that trains (which were to be used for transportation), unlike horses (which had been used in previous wars), could not be turned around mid-way to their destination; they must instead roll-on right to their final destination. Taylor does not record the rest but I happen to know that the discussion then changed immediately to which station along the railway paths would be able to offer the best coffee to the troops.
Like those of yester-year, my impression is that the politicians of today who had gathered in Los Cabos understood little and achieved less. But there is one thing that they, like all politicians, understand perfectly well – the power of the visual image.
How to deal with the apparent visual contradiction of gathering in one of the world's most luxurious resorts to discuss poverty and economic distress engulfing Europe and potentially much of the world. Easy! Get rid of the inconsistency by manipulating the visual image so that it is no longer there.
Thus the British Prime Minister gave an interview from a room with views of the spectacular beaches but the views were hidden from view by a screen. After all, the folk back home would not quite like to see their Prime Minister dishing out advice on remedying poverty and the world economy in front of luxury beaches.
If that inconsistency could be readily solved by manipulating the visual image, another inconsistency at the same meeting was barely noticed by anyone – presumably because the spoken word does not have the same powerful impact as the visual image. In a seemingly defiant speech, the un-elected President of the European Commission, Mr Barroso [the one who said that Portugal will not need a bail-out a few days before it asked for a bail-out], told the gathered delegates that Europe does not need any lessons in democracy. This coming from a President who is un-elected! But apparently no one noticed the inconsistency. Had there been a visual image of the way in which presidents of the European Commission are elected, the inconsistency would have been noticed much more easily, although of course they could have manipulated the visual images, just as was done in Los Cabos.
There is, however, a hilarious recording of a British member of the European Parliament questioning the democratic legitimacy of another high official of the European Union, The President of the European Council, at the European Parliament. The words are fairly hilarious – but the expression on the President's face says a good deal more. It is, after all, a visual image!


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Green Lakes Endurance Runs 2006
Sunday August 27th, 2006
Todd Baum
Sunday, August 27 turned out to be a beautiful day as nature and runner forged a new event, the Inaugural Green Lakes Endurance Runs. These 50 km and 100 km races were presented by the Syracuse Track Club and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation-Central Region.
The races are part of the Western New York Ultra Series coordinated by minister of ultras, Tom Perry, who has successfully spread the ultra gospel over central and western New York. The sports growing number of parishioners are evident by this inaugural race having to unexpectedly close at 50 entrants for concern that too big a field could possibly congest the lake trails, upsetting park patrons or the natural environment of these glacial lakes amidst 800 acres of old growth.
The growing core of runners in the series came together for the new challenge. Several came from out of state, including Les Omura of Honolulu and Jim Newin ventured down to the series once again from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec. With the series now in its 3rd year, its runners have developed high regard for one another, making the events momentous occasions.
It was the first blustery day of late summer in central New York. The barometer dropped, winds gusted off Green Lake, and an occasional light rain cooled the 50 km and 100 km runners as they completed their certified 5 km loops around Green and Round Lakes.
50 km entrant Don McNelly, the robust 85 year old marathoner from Rochester, NY, completed 8 loops around the scenic trail and then added an abbreviated lap around Green Lake for 43 km, his 707th marathon. Witnessing McNellys feat was inspirational and difficult to put into words, as was the entire day. Lisa Hill, 4th place woman in the 50 km, offered an explanation of what was happening, God is here.
Perhaps Norm Franks run, his 924th marathon, could be compared to McNellys run, and it could be argued the 75 year young Frank one upped his Rochester buddy by completing the 50 km. These two prolific marathoners had just finished the Self Transcendence marathon miraculously two days before in Nyack, NY.
While Frank and McNelly were performing miracles, the front of the 50 km race was dominated by the Sweeney surname. Bob Sweeney, member of the USA 100 km team, flattered the race organizers with his entry. Jim Sweeney, a 25 year old from Albany, and former cross country ace at Fredonia State flew out to a 5 minute lead through 40 km.
On the final 5 km loop, Bob caught Jim (not related), and the crowd appreciated their sportsmanship as they crossed the finish together in 3:40:12, 7:05 pace/mile. That caliber of run on this dirt course along with August temperatures could protect the Sweeney record for several years.
Jim Sweeneys father, Steve, nearly completed a Sweeney sweep, and would have had it not been for long time local favorite, Javier Hernandez, who was the last entrant to get into the field this year. Hernandez, known for having his day of middle distance successes, was a nice example of many central New Yorkers who took advantage of the ultramarathon distances in their backyard.
Steve Sweeney, 51, was dominating in a large field of veteran men, finishing 1 hour and 25 minutes ahead of the 2nd veteran Mark Sheremeta, representing neighboring Manlius, New York. Sheremeta maintained 30 minute 5 km laps through 30 km and faltered little through 40 km. Then 3rd place veteran Dave Weiss of Corning started picking away at Sheremetas 17 minute advantage. However, by then the lead was too much, and Weiss could come no closer than 9 minutes. The veteran men in the 50 km made up the largest contingent of runners. The competition for the WNY Ultra Series veteran champion will be hotly contested.
Every runner truly was a champion in this first running of the Green Lakes Endurance Runs. Considering Don McNellys 43 km marathon was a finish of honor, there were no DNFs in the 50 km. All the 100 km runners either finished 100 km or were recognized for running 50 km by being awarded the beautiful finishers patch, a colorful representation of the race venue.
Some women from the Finger Lakes area took time away from that regions busy trail race schedule to honor this inaugural event with their presence. You could say they invaded GLER, taking first in every event category: Lockes Lorrie Tily won the Womens Open 50 km by 18 minutes, Seneca Fallss classy Cathy Troisi took the 50 km Veteran title, and Becky Harman entered the ranks of elite women who have won an ultra outright as she became the 100 km Champion.
Green Lakes State Park is a treasure just east of Syracuse, New York. Though the Finger Lakes women topped the field, the Syracuse area was well represented by its ultra women in the Open 50 km: 2nd place Shannon Nowlin of Solvey, 3rd place Edie Zajac of Cicero, 4th place Lisa Hill of East Syracuse, 7th place Maria Mancarella, age 18 of Syracuse, and Marla Bennett from Pompey.
The women stole the show in the 100 km. Yayoi Shimada, from the Bronx, took it out in commanding fashion. Becky Harman, the local Finger Lakes multisport endurance athlete, decided to run her first 100 km. Harman never faltered, running her own race; she appeared very relaxed each time through the aid station. The drama of whether or not Harman would creep up to Shimada never unfolded. Unfortunately, a nagging injury influenced Shimadas decision to stop at 50 km. Many were as disappointed as she was for her gait was a beautiful thing to watch.
Harman sustained Zen like steps, each appearing as measured as the previous, crossing the finish line traffic cones in 9:28:17. Her nearest challenger, 11 minutes back, was Euihwa Lee, from the Bucks County Roadrunners outside Philadelphia. Lee was 20th place out of the 260 entrants at the Vermont 100 miler this year. It was most impressive watching Ms. Harman run away from Mr. Lee after 65 km.
Lee, on being encouraged to tackle the 5 minutes separating him from Harman at 80 km, simply looked up and with a knowing eye, seemed to be announcing something he had just learned about the natural world out on the trail, she is very tough, and he wasnt talking about our National Natural Landmark, Round Lake.
Nicole White of East Aurora, NY, rounded out the top 3 finishers in the 100 km, 2nd place Open Women. White was carving out 30 minute 5 km loops, all within a few seconds of each other through 40 km. At about 40 km is when these undulating shoreline trails start reminding you that your seemingly flat run in the park is not a run on pavement. However smooth, each step has its own nuance landing on a natural surface, leaking energy as you go.
The Canadian Jim Newin, posing a serious challenge to the WNY Ultra Series veteran standings, was awarded 1st veteran in the 100 km. Euihwa Lees fellow Pennsylvanian, Gary Ferguson, of Wyalusing, placed 2nd among the veteran men. At 50 km, Newin had a 30 minute cushion on Ferguson, but with consistent running, Ferguson inched back within 11 minutes. He could get no closer to Newin who has been dominating in the Ontario Ultra Series since 2003.
There were many more stories to be told. GLER instantly became a special event. Not surprising taking into consideration that this park so rich in natural history and beauty was combined with the sportsmanship of a special group of ultrarunners. Many of the runners expressed wanting first dibs on one of the 50 entrant spots for next year. The GLER volunteers did such a splendid job this year; the hope is to run just as nice an event next year with 100 entrants.
Inaugural Green Lakes Endurance Runs 50 km and 100 km
Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville, New York
August 27, 2006
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100 km
1 Becky Harman, 36 Willseyville 9:28:17
2 Euihwa Lee, 46 Newton, PA 9:39:18
3 Nicole White, 35 E. Aurora 10:31:30
4 Shiran Kochavi, 37 Princeton, NJ 11:04:41
5 Jim Newin, 53 Mont St-Hilaire, QC 11:17:38
6 Gary Ferguson, 51 Wyalusing, PA 11:27:59
7 Ryan Hrebin, 24 Binghamton 12:13:04
8 Diane Jozefski, 42 Rochester 12:19:26
9 Jim Lampman, 23 Cato 12:57:01
10 Keith Gregoire, 40 Williamsville 13:17:50
11 Daniel Hazen, 36 Ogdensburg 13:36:15
DNF, distance completed 50k time
70k Theresa Palmieri, 43 Buffalo 5:28:27
70k Brian Hooker, 27 Rochester 5:55:25
65k Katherine Stettler, 41 Ithaca 4:54:57
50k Yayoi Shimada, 33 Bronx 4:24:37
50k Gary Sexton, 50 Youngstown, OH 4:35:05
50k Suzanne Maio-Wade, 48 Rochester 5:46:54
50k Linda Brooks, 46 Orchard Park 6:06:09
50k Dave Vokes, 43 Buffalo 6:15:03
50k Richard Cronise, 52 Victor 6:21:15
50 km
1 Jim Sweeney, 25 Albany 3:40:12
1 Bob Sweeney, 39 Rye Brook 3:40:12
3 Javier Martinez, 35 Baldwinsille 3:54:37
4 Steven Sweeney, 51 Albany 4:05:43
5 Brian Murray, 43 Newfane 4:07:39
6 Ryan O'Dell, 21 Rochester 4:14:06
7 Alan Bowman, 48 Niskayuna 4:17:48
8 Lorrie Tily, 45 Locke 4:45:08
9 Les Omura, 49 Honolulu, HI 5:00:36
10 Shannon Nowlin, 36 Solvey 5:03:35
11 Edie Zajac, 38 Cicero 5:15:20
12 Firdaus Dotiwala, 37 Bronx 5:16:29
13 David Groff, 44 Erieville 5:16:59
14 Lisa Hill, 47 East Syracuse 5:20:56
15 Mark Sheremeta, 50 Manlius 5:30:07
16 Dave Weiss, 57 Corning 5:38:58
17 Chester Jozefski, 53 Rochester 5:50:55
18 Michael Lewis, 28 Endicott 5:56:36
19 Marc Quilty, 57 Syracuse 6:13:22
20 Tom Perry, 61 Fairport 6:15:54
21 Barbara Sorrell, 49 Delmar 6:25:59
22 Alexander Stoichkov, 53 Hawthorne, NJ 6:26:57
23 Michelle Wolniewicz, 48 Alden 6:27:31
24 Cathy Troisi, 60 Seneca Falls 7:25:40
25 Greg Taylor, 59 Delmar 7:39:49
26 Maria Mancarella, 18 Syracuse 7:43:55
26 Gary Gudlin, 51 Jamesville 7:43:55
28 Marla Bennett, 47 Pompey 7:57:09
29 Norm Frank, 75 Rochester 8:53:24
43km Don McNelly, 85 Rochester 9:30:10
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April 6, 1938 - October 19, 2013
Warwick, NY
Ruth Karmiol passed away on October 19, 2013, after an extraordinary battle with cancer.
She leaves behind her husband of 55 years, Mark; children: Jeff (and Cindy), Bruce (and Denise), Cheryl and her husband, Terry; grandchildren: Samara, Matthew, Anna, Michelle and her fiance, Roscoe, Taylor, Josh and his wife, Jocelin, Kyle (and Kristen); as well as great grandchildren and Bruce's extended family: Matt, Steve, and Jackie; and Jeff's extended family: Leila, Case, and Sam.
Ruth was a retiree of the Warwick Valley School District, having worked at Kings Elementary for 28 years.
Cremation was under the direction of T.S. Purta Funeral Home. As per Ruth's request there will be no visitation or services. Ruth's ashes will be spread by the family at a later date as she wished.
The family would like to thank all those who provided support and encouragement during her illness. The nurses at ORMC did an extraordinary job caring for Ruth during her final days. A great big thank you goes to Drs. Perry and Dinsmore, and the wonderful caring staff at Crystal Run - keep enjoying those sunrises and sunsets.
Memorial contributions can be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, PO Box 27106, New York, NY 10087-7106, in Ruth's name.
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VIDEO DOWNLOAD - Justin Credible 2003 Shoot Interview
Justin Credible sat down with RF Video for a second time to conduct a Shoot Interview looking at the most famous years of his career. Credible is open in talking about everything from his reign as ECW world champion to the demise of the company to his stay in WWE. Credible holds nothing back in talking about why he was miserable in WWE and in covering all his greatest ECW moments. This is not just a shoot for Justin Credible fans, this is one for people who want an inside perspective on life on the road in WWE and ECW. Check out these topics:
-Matches with Shane Douglas in ECW
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-His thoughts on the ECW/TNN deal
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-His reaction to Raven returning to ECW
-Wanting to work with Raven or not
-Differences with Paul Heyman on things in his contract
-Feelings in the locker room about working in ECW
-Thoughts on taking the Dudley Boyz spot when they left ECW -Thoughts on the fued between Raven/Dreamer vs. Impact Players
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Hairshirt on backwards
In order to make big things easy for myself when programming, I do all manner of small things to make it harder. I call this Hairshirt Programming, and have been espousing its virtues since I first coined the phrase in Imperfect C++. Today I had it on backwards, and was caught out.I'm working on various command-line tools at the moment. When such programs take a number of flags/options, it is my usual practice to use a set of bit-flags to represent succinctly the various behavioural permutations.
One might test such flags as
if(flags & DO_THIS_WAY) { . . . // do it this way }
It is my practice to do conditional expressions backwards (a Hairshirt Programming practice), in order to avoid the possibility of accidental assignment. Consider the error:
if(x = 1) // Oops!
when actually this was intended:
if(x == 1) // is x 1?
The way to avoid this is to reverse it, thus:
if(1 == x)
which the commutativity of the equals operator make equivalent to:
if(x == 1)
This has saved me many times, as the compiler has been forced to come to my rescue, and let me know that I'd expressed myself badly.
(Note: getting this wrong is possible in C and C++, not in C# or Java, whose syntax rules prevent it. Also, most C/C++ compilers will warn you about it if you turn up the warnings, which you should - another Hairshirt Programming recommendation.)
When testing flags in any more complex manner than that shown in the first example, I also tend to do the reversing (though in this case it's more out of consistency than need), as in:
if(0 == (DO_THIS_WAY & flags)) { . . . // do it this way }
Note that both the binary equality operator and the bitwise AND operator are reversed.
Never had a problem with this either. Until today.
I was working on a program and adding in support for a new feature, which in turn requires a new flag. Yet another Hairshirt Programming practice is to deliberately cause things that are a work-in-progress to be in an uncompilable state, that way the compiler tells you that you're not finished.
I'd just finished adding in the functionality that would respond to the new flag, and was about to define the new flag (and add the logic to detect it from the command-line).
if(0 == ( & flags))
As is my habit, I hit the compile button anyway, so that I could easily step around the code to the relevant parts (where compiler errors would undoubtedly ensue). I was surprised to see that there were no compile errors. What gives?
Well, look again at the expression above.
flags is an
int. So
&flags is
int*. As is
(&flags). And, in C++, a pointer may be compared against 0. Yikes!
If I hadn't reversed the bitwise AND operands, or I was comparing against any other integral value than 0, I'd have had the compiler error I was expecting. It's subtle, to be sure, but nasty, since the expression is valid C++, not likely to precipitate any kind of warning, and will never be true!
Now I have another syntactic form to add to my automated code review settings. The irony is that this occurred in the source of one of my automated code review tools!


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The American College's RICP® curriculum includes a list of 27 risks that retirees face. 27! I discuss this list regularly with clients to help them understand how important this phase of their planning is, and also to pinpoint a few risks that are incredibly important but often overlooked. Beyond basics like market risk and interest rate risk, here are a few that you may find valuable:
Longevity risk – Medical advances are leading to longer lifespans. This is probably no surprise to you, but I would like you to consider a new twist on this growing challenge. When retirees live longer lives, not only do they run a greater risk of depleting their assets, they can lose perspective about time itself. This can have a significant impact in the realm of behavioral economics. Specifically, the decisions they make early in retirement may not have immediate consequences. A bad choice in the first year of retirement may not show its effects in year two. But over many years, the outcomes of their decisions compound, either positively or negatively.
A lifestyle choice can feel good for a few years but cause significant harm as the years pass. Therefore, the risk of living long in retirement needs to be considered in more ways than just asset allocation.
Overspending on a new home in a tennis community hundreds of miles from family feels great until one spouse is confined to a wheelchair without extended family nearby to lend a helping hand.
Frailty risk – Are you a practitioner of the systematic withdrawal income planning strategy? When administered correctly, this requires an annual (or more frequent) adjustment of the client's spending to reflect the safe withdrawal rate their portfolio can support. What happens when the client ages, slows down, and is unable to respond to phone calls or visit you in your office to make those adjustments? Worse yet, what if they lose their decision-making abilities altogether? Their need for income and care hasn't diminished, but they're unable to work closely with you.
This risk of the client's age-related frailty can have meaningful consequences for your ability to serve their needs if you have chosen a complex income strategy for them. This may warrant a discussion about guaranteed income strategies that will help provide needed income, even when the client isn't as healthy as they were when they began their income plan.
Forced retirement risk – Your client plans to work until age 66 in order to reach full retirement age with Social Security benefits. Unfortunately, a personal health issue forces them to retire at 61. Are they financially prepared to support the lifestyle to which they've grown accustomed? How will you adjust their planning to respond to this change? Are their assets positioned in such a way that they have adequate liquidity to meet their needs or will they be forced to tap into assets at a cost to them?
A big emergency fund may not generate attractive yields, but the peace of mind it provides can help turn an unexpected retirement into a blessing. Loss of spouse risk – What happens to the family income when a death occurs? Oftentimes, you'll hear that retirees don't need life insurance. After all, they have enough assets to retire, so they're self-insured, right? Not so fast. It is imperative to evaluate survivor benefits in pensions and Social Security.
What may feel like a comfortable retirement can become downright terrifying upon the death of a spouse. Income sources are often halved, yet lifestyle costs for the widow remain very similar to those of a couple.
Widows may need to pay for home maintenance that was once done by their spouse. Travel costs can increase because of trips to visit family located across the country. The last thing a widow needs to be concerned with is where to get income after the death of her spouse. By asking a few simple questions when times are good, we can insure them against a disappointing finish to a race well run.
Legacy risk – Retirement income planning is all about balance. Balancing often competing interests is the name of the game. One example is that of legacy risk. Case-in-point: Your client wants to maximize her retirement income and wishes to leave assets for her children and grandchildren as a legacy. Meanwhile, she would like to avoid all market risk and have abundant flexibility and access to cash for unforeseen emergencies. In this example, building a maximumincome plan using guaranteed annuities will most likely eliminate any meaningful financial legacy or bequest for her family.
While the annuities may maximize her income, they will likely be exhausted upon her death, leaving nothing behind. This may be fine if she has a home and other non-financial assets that will become part of her legacy. The risk here is that her wishes are not well-documented and provided for in her planning.
Health care expense risk – It's no mystery that health care is on the minds of aspiring retirees. How can we plan for this risk when we cannot accurately quantify the cost? Reduce the variables. As in a mathematical equation, too many unknowns create an unsolvable problem. In retirement planning, too many variables can prevent us and our clients from adequately addressing any particular concern. The result is a swirling storm of questions and partial answers.
Rather than questioning whether your client can afford to pay more for health care during retirement, have them track their spending for a month or two. Learn how much money is going out each month to maintain their chosen lifestyle. Compare that to known income sources like Social Security, pensions, income available from their investment portfolio, etc. Once you know their true lifestyle costs and income, you can discover how much is truly excess or discretionary.
This may provide more wiggle room to account for rising health care costs. By isolating this variable, you can perform true risk assessment for them and move toward greater clarity.
Long-term care risk – For people age 65 or older, there is a 40 percent chance they will step foot into a nursing home during their lifetime. This risk is not new to most advisors. What's interesting is how much this risk affects their retirement income later in retirement. Some refer to this retirement spending curve as the "retirement smile."
The most damaging inflationary force for the retiree is long-term care expense. We have so many tools at our disposal compared to 10 years ago, that it's a shame to not be well-versed in this planning area. As longevity continues to increase, more and more of our retired clients will qualify to receive income from a long-term care qualifying financial product. Why not address long-term care risk for your client with leveraged and tax-advantaged dollars in the form of traditional or hybrid long-term care products.
Want to become really valuable to your client? Regularly feature an estate planning attorney at your client events and meetings to provide them with legal and estate planning that complements your insurance and financial-based offerings. Your clients will love the additional options and will thank you down the road, I promise.


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Shopify's Build a Business Competition FAQ
How do you calculate the winners?
We determine the winners based on your Highest Gross Sales for your two months with the highest revenue, whether those months are consecutive or not. For example, if your store's top two sales months are October and December, we would calculate your Highest Gross Sales by adding October and December's sales.
For the competition, we will use the top two calendar months between October 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016.
Why are certain states not included in the competition?
Excluded states include Arizona, Maryland, Vermont, Delaware, Louisiana and Montana. These jurisdictions have specific laws that make it difficult or illegal to run competitions like this one.
I'm outside the US, UK, AUS, NZ, Spain, Denmark, and Canada. Can I still participate?
We welcome you to the competition and you will have full access to the tutorials, guides and videos that are posted on Ecommerce University. However, you will not be eligible for the prizes listed on the Build a Business page.
I opened my Shopify store a week ago, can I still enter the competition?
Yes you can. Any Shopify store that was opened after June 1st, 2015 may join the competition. Enter your store URL into the form at https://competition.shopify.com and follow the prompts.
I am an existing Shopify customer, can I still enter the competition?
Only stores opened after June 1st, 2015 may participate in the competition. We want a level playing field and existing stores have a big advantage when competing against brand new stores. But, this is the perfect time to launch a new business to enter the Build a Business Competition!
What do I need in order to start selling?
All you need to sell products online is Shopify, something to sell, and a credit card to pay for your online store (once you've completed your free trial).
Can I use my own domain name with my shop?
Yes! The easiest way to do this is to purchase a domain from Shopify. All the configuration is taken care of for you. Go to Settings->Domains in your store admin to purchase a domain. Shopify can also integrate with an existing domain.
Where can I find tips, tutorials and guides?
Make sure you check out Ecommerce University. The Shopify Ecommerce Blog also has lots of great content.
What other help is available?
Just like every new Shopify customer, you'll have access to our amazing Shopify Guru team. Our team of Gurus can provide one-on-one help with any question you have about setting up and running your shop 24/7 via phone or chat.
Can you explain more about the trip to the Oheka Castle?
The winners will be flown (along with a guest) to New York City to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. After a day of mentorship and adventure in NYC, you and your guest will be flown via helicopter to Oheka Castle in Long Island for workshops, Q&As, and meetings with the mentors. Shopify will cover the flights, hotel and transportation.
Can I move my existing online store over?
Obviously we would love to have your business on Shopify. However, the spirit of this competition is to encourage new businesses to be created. Maybe you already have an idea for a new business that is only semi-related to your existing store? You should try this idea and you will be free to enter the competition.
If you are planning to move your existing business to Shopify as well, please contact our sales team.
What about a brick and mortar store?
It's a fantastic time to move your business online. However, much like with existing online stores – see previous point – the spirit of the competition is to encourage new businesses. Moving an existing brick and mortar store online is not going to be a valid new business unless you can clearly demonstrate that you are not taking advantage of the existing offline business.
However, if you have a brand new store that is making in-store sales, those can be used toward winning the competition! Take a look at Shopify and Shopify POS, which sync seamlessly with your online store.
Is there a maximum order price?
Yes, only the first $1,000 of each order will count towards the competition. We put this rule in place to stop used car salesmen from sweeping the competition.
Can I sell real estate, pianos, cars…?
Sure thing. However, only the first $1,000 from any sale counts towards the competition. Also, you can't get 100 orders placed by the same person for $1,000 each. We check for this. :-)
Can I sell digital goods?
Yes, you can sell digital goods using Shopify – it's quite easy. You can identify certain items in your store that don't require shipping addresses and/or taxation. If an order consists of only items that don't require shipping then Shopify will not ask for a shipping address during the checkout.
If you're selling software, we recommend that you install Digital Downloads from the Shopify App Store.
Can I sell a combination of affiliate products and my own products through Shopify?
Yes, absolutely. In fact we highly encourage our customers to source extra products that round off their product offering. A lot of our customers started by selling just a single product and later started cross selling related products between their stores for additional sales.
I'm a programmer. Can I extend Shopify with new features?
Yes. This is what we created the Shopify platform for! The platform is fairly similar to the Facebook platform and allows you to add all sorts of interesting capabilities to your store. You can check Shopify's API documentation or browse through existing apps at the Shopify App Store.
Can we use a drop shipper like Shipwire for products?
Yes, Shopify even integrates directly with drop shippers and fulfillment services such as Shipwire, Rakuten Super Logistics and Amazon fulfillment. These services are really the key to fully automating your online store because manual shipping is labor intensive. At Shopify we have something called the App Store, which allows you to add extensions to your store.
Why do you judge based on revenues? Aren't profit margins a better measure of how healthy a business is?
This is true, but it would be impossible for us to determine profit margins of all the participants. Since revenues are easily trackable, we use them as the measurement of success. This was the best way running the competition without making it overly complicated. Of course, all the information we track for the competition strictly complies with our privacy policy.