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PATRICK McGOOHAN R.I.P.: BE SEEING YOU!
I just put an obituary for Patrick McGoohan up on Suicide Girls.
My first Zen teacher, Tim McCarthy introduced me to McGoohan's TV show, The Prisoner and I haven't been the same since.
I just put an obituary for Patrick McGoohan up on Suicide Girls.
My first Zen teacher, Tim McCarthy introduced me to McGoohan's TV show, The Prisoner and I haven't been the same since.
Posted by Brad Warner at 11:29 PM
If you ever do make it to the UK then it might be worth taking a trip to Portmeirion a.k.a. The Village
All they did for the TV show was a little set dressing on a real place. They did so little dressing on it that it will mess with your head. The houses are all 2/3 scale and no two are the same. Often 1 house will have 4 different architectural styles - one on each wall. The place is both real and fake at the same time. Real people live in real houses hidden behind the fake frontages.
I liked in the first episode where he goes into the shop and asks for a map "certainly sir"
It just shows the village and whitespace elsewhere.
"Do you have a larger map"
"Yes sir, but it's more expensive"
"Can I see it please"
[It's the same map but larger]
"Do you have a map of outside the village"
"I'm sorry sir, there's not much call for that you see".
Be seeing you!
Damn it!
I am number 2, Mike H is number 1.
RIP, Pat.
Brad, you never were the same and you never will be
goes for all the rest of us as well
Yes, ol' #6 is dead.
His Chinese accent in a Columbo episode was impeccable.
"We all live in a little Village… Your village may be different from other people's villages but we are all prisoners." - PM
I'm number 6..
being a girl n' all I always liked The Avengers
similar 60's spy fare, but Diana Rigg was my wanna be when I grow up. in the fantasy section of my brain she still is.
Yes, we are all prisoners.
Danger Man. Longshanks. But he will always be Number 6 to me.
Move on.
The Prisoner reminded me a lot of Satre's No Exit. I have done zero research so maybe McGoohan was influenced by the existentialists.
Thanks McGoohan for making this world just a little more awesome!
I have a feeling you get paid a few tenths of a cent every time your SG page gets a hit, huh? :)
That series was SO great. Mind blowing when I watched it in my 20s. Now I love every bit of it. The giant weather balloons that menace people! The fantastic sixties chairs that Number 2 sat in! The umbrellas! Pure genius.
Rumored for years that McGoohan did the final two episodes on acid.
In one of his two Columbo episodes, he actually says, "Be seeing you!"
Somehow related?
With hope, The Prisoner (and the Avengers as well as all those other classics) will get recycled on cable.
one of my zen teachers liked to show movies for some of us students--all kings of things--his favorite films were horror movies/the undead etc., but he loved all genre of film.
It was just a joy of his to heat pizzas in the oven and watch movies together. Didn't happen all the time, it was an infrequent treat.
I only watched a couple of episodes.
That was televised in 1968 and I was a college student - with NO TIME FOR TELEVISION.
Beneficial programs were extremely rare, the war in Viet Nam was raging, and (except for the many who would become college drop-outs) I needed to focus on the various tasks of a college student (including chasing a few skirts). Perhaps I'll buy the DVD Set from one of the Circuit City stores that is closing and watch it...
Thanks for the head's up (e.g. the program has some content).
No one who ever saw that show was the same afterward. It's influence is still felt today, long after it is over and done. McGoohan's influence will be the same.
He was not just a number.
the last episode of the Prisoner must have involved a metric ton of LSD. . .
The Prisoner is, indeed, EPIC. I own the box set and never tire of it. Patrick McGoohan, you will be missed!


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Profibus DP connectors support data rates up to 12 Mbit/s
Belden announced the availability of new Profibus DP connectors that have a D-Sub and M12 interface with 35°, 90° or 180° cable outlets. All versions support data rates of up to 12 Mbit/s and feature compact die-cast zinc housings with test socket and active terminating resistor. They also boast quick-connection technology that enables Profibus DP devices to connect with M12 Profibus cord sets simply and securely without the use of tools, resulting in the reduction of downtime for machinery and equipment when faults occur, while increasing production efficiency.
Robert Strehmann, Product Manager explains, "These new Profibus Connectors enable a clean approach to connecting M12 Profibus cords sets versus attempting to hardwire a SUB-D connector while eliminating the need to manually connect the shielding on SUB-D field installable connectors, which has lead to incorrect wiring in past applications."
The connectors meet the requirements for degree of protection IP30 and are suitable for use in temperature ranges from -20 ° to +70 °C. The following housing dimensions are available: 59 x 45 x 16.8 mm for 35° cable outlets, 68 x 42 x 16.8 mm for 90° cable outlets, and 84.8 x 35.6 x 16.8 mm for 180° cable outlets. A special shielding geometry and the die-cast zinc housing ensure error- and loss-free data transmission.
The 9-pole D-Sub interfaces of the male and female connectors can connect high-level control systems, decentralized I/O stations, programming units or diagnostic devices. The B-coded M12 interfaces serve as a Profibus input or output and the signals can be daisy-chained via the output.
A slide switch activates the terminating resistor with the respective status indicated through the position of the switch and the green and red color-coding on the housing. In addition, an external Profibus terminating resistor can attach to the Profibus output port.
Belden Inc.
Also see: http://www.controleng.com/new-products/industrial-networks.html.
– Edited by Amanda McLeman, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com

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text: When booking our trip I wanted our own detached bure right on the water. That is exactly what we got and loved every minute of our time here. We stayed in a waterfront family loft with 2 13 y.o girls. There is no TV and no A/c but the vilas have louvres so cross ventilation with breezes all you need.... More


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This collection of math problems is based on a weekly series of space and Earth science problems distributed to teachers during the 2013-2014 school year. The problems were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and... (View More) physical science curriculum and were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. Includes information for teachers and answer key. (View Less)
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This unit investigates asteroids, comets, and meteoroids, focusing on Vesta, a prominent asteroid in the asteroid belt. The unit of eleven lessons culminates in having students use engineering practices to design, build, and test devices that will... (View More) land on Vesta, collect and separate natural resources found there, and deliver a payload to a target. Teachers and students are also introduced to the Asteroid Mappers-Vesta Edition citizen science project that is part of the CosmoQuest online community. Lessons include background information for educators, reviews and assessments, and links to supplemental videos and websites. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core Standards are listed. (View Less)
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This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science... (View More) curriculum in grades 5 through 12. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. The problems were designed to be one-pagers with a Teacher's Guide and Answer Key as a second page. (View Less)
In this activity, participants learn about the atmosphere by making observations and taking measurements. They will go outside and use scientific equipment to collect atmospheric moisture data (temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and cloud... (View More) cover). Students will use this qualitative and quantitative data to understand how water is found in the atmosphere, how the atmosphere determines weather and climate, and how Earth's spheres are connected through the water cycle. The data collection is based on protocols from the GLOBE program. This activity uses the 5E instructional model and is part of the "Survivor Earth" series of one-hour lessons. (View Less)
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In this lesson, students will think about their experiences with hurricanes and severe storms, and then learn the basics of what causes hurricanes to form. Students will learn how hurricane prediction has progressed, and how satellite technology is... (View More) used to see inside storms to get improved data for enhancing computer-based mathematical models. To share what they've learned, students will create a news report (script or comic strip) to tell others about hurricanes and hurricane prediction. This lesson uses the 5E instructional model. TRMM is Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. (View Less)
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In this lesson, students work in cooperative teams to understand the primary scientific advances over the past century that have contributed to our current understanding of the universe. The activity serves as introduction to the Cosmic Times suite... (View More) of curriculum support materials that explores how our understanding of the nature of the universe has changed over the last century. (View Less)
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The emphasis of this lesson is deepening students' understanding of how and why we measure precipitation across the globe. Students will look at NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data gathered during hurricanes and how this data can... (View More) prove essential in helping scientists forecast the amount of precipitation. Students will also learn how the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission is enabling scientists to collect new information on hurricanes. The lesson uses the 5E instructional sequence. (View Less)
Leaners will grow a sugar crystal and learn how this relates to growing protein crystals in space. The lack of gravity allows scientists on the space station to grow big, almost perfect crystals, which are used to help design new medicines. This is... (View More) science activity 2 of 2 found in the ISS L.A.B.S. Educator Resource Guide. (View Less)
Students will use NASA's Global Climate Change website to research five of the key indicators (vital signs) of Earth's climate health. These indicators are: global surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentrations, sea level, Arctic sea ice, and... (View More) land ice. They will use this information, shared in their expert groups, to create an informative poster about their assigned key indicator. The poster will be used by other groups to learn about all five of the key indicators and how Earth scientists use these indicators to analyze changes in Earth's climate. The lesson plan uses the 5E instructional sequence. (View Less)


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Classic Conditions Usher In Melges 32 World Championship
22 September 2010
San Francisco, California - If Tuesday's practice race gave any indication as to what is yet to come for the 2010 Melges 32 World Championship, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club, then every team will get a full dose of classic San Francisco/Berkeley Circle conditions. It's exactly what they signed-up for. An absolute perfect, 18-24 knots of breeze with slightly higher gusts, sunshine and an ebbing tide took to the course of the official practice race of the event.
Every team has now completed measurement, registration and all the other tasks that go along with getting prepared for a worlds, including trips to the wine country, professional baseball and football games, not to mention a monumental party presented by none other than owner Stuart Simpson and his Team Barbarians crew. The entire fleet gathered at CIRCA on Chestnut for the Barbarians at The Golden Gate featuring Treaty Oak Platinum Rum, rocking and dancing the night away to the tunes of Joe Bachman & the Crew featuring Courtney Jansen (a Key West Sloppy Joe's favorite!). On behalf of the International Melges 32 Class Association, a very special and sincere thanks to Stuart! You are the BEST!
Championship racing begins on Wednesday, September 22 and completes Saturday, September 25. If you are unable to be with the fleet in San Francisco, then tune in with Sail Groove's Chris Love and commentator, St. Francis Yacht Club Junior Director Mike Kalin for all the action. Watch LIVE from the course, presented by Velocitek. Updates will also be made available on the official Melges 32 Facebook and Twitter pages.
Full Entry List
- Phil Lotz/Rick Merriman, Arethusa
- Jason Carroll/John Baxter, ARGO
- Derek Campbell/Dalton Bergan, Banshee
- Martin Knetig/Martin Trcka, Black Mamba
- Pieter Taselaar/Jeremy Wilmot, Bliksem
- Luca Lalli/Lorenzo Bressani, B-lin Sailing
- Michael Dominguez/Anthony Kotoun, Bronco
- Naofumi Kamei/Kan Yamada, Bros.
- Malcolm Gefter/John Mollicone, Celeritas
- Ed Tillinghast/Charles Enright, Dark n' Stormy
- John Porter/Jonathan McKee, Full Throttle
- Doug Douglass/Russell Coutts, Goombay Smash
- Bob Hughes/Tovar Mirsky, Heartbreaker
- Alex Jackson/Rob Greenhalgh, Leenabarca
- John Taylor/Andrew Campbell, Ninkasi
- Philippe Kahn/Mark Christensen, Pegasus-MotionX
- Jim Swartz/Gavin Brady, Q
- Rod Jabin/Chris Larson, Ramrod
- Joe Woods/Paul Goodison, Red
- Andy Lovell/Johnny Lovell, Rougarou
- Kip Meadows/Andy Horton, roXanne
- John Kilroy/Stu Bannatyne, Samba Pa Ti
- Geoff Pierini/Brad Read, Shakedown
- Takashi Okura/Francesco de Angeles, SLED
- Jeff Ecklund/Nathan Wilmot, STAR
- Stephen Pugh/Mark Ivey, Taboo
- Stuart Simpson/Nigel Young, Team Barbarians
- Jean Francois Cruette/Christian Ponthieu, Teasing Machine
- Stefan Goldwater/Andrew Wills, Tirade
- Don Jesberg/Zarko Draganic, Viva
- Steve Howe/Morgan Larson, Warpath
- Yukihiro Ishida/Hamish Pepper, Yasha Samurai
Visit the official website of the International Melges 32 Class Association. If you are unable to attend the 2010 Melges 32 World Championship, stay in touch by subscribing to the IM32CA RSS Feed or visiting the Official Melges 32 Blog. The Melges 32 can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.


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On the Smaller SidePosted in Project Vehicles on June 1, 1999
It's all apples to apples, and these six trucks are the compact-truck market. To both show you what's what in this market and point out the strong and weak points of each vehicle, we gathered together a Chevrolet ZR2, a Dodge Dakota, a Ford Ranger, a Mazda B4000, a Nissan Frontier SE-V6, and a Toyota Tacoma. We then logged just under a thousand miles on each to compare the driving characteristics--something few new-truck shoppers could do on their own. In the process, we noted differences in the vehicles--some drastic, some minute. Even between the Ford and the Mazda (essentially the same truck) there were differences that could only be experienced by taking the trucks on back-to-back runs over similar stretches of ground. All six trucks varied enough from one another that there were no ties in any category.
Each of the trucks tested had the most powerful engine available, and each was an extended-cab model. From there, the field split into various subsegments. Half had more than two doors, four had five-speed stickshifts, and three were equipped with towing packages. Each cost between $22,967 and $25,363 (as tested). Outside of specifying color, we couldn't have made the playing field more even or more real-world for those who are heading to the dealers to clean up at summer sales on these downsized 4x4s. So which is our favorite? We're not going to hand over the answer that easily. Read through the comments we give on each vehicle's page, then flip to the end to see how your pick scored.


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Thank you all so much for your well wishes. It's made me feel much better! I will get to the give away winner in a bit but first I would like to show you my latest bee block.
Megan asked us Cocorico girls to make blocks inspired by the County Fair. Here in Holland we don't really get anything like county fairs. All we have is a seasonal fair that involves lots of loud music, some rides, stuffed animals and lots of teenagers 'hanging out'. So I needed all the help I could get with this months theme. One thing that really spoke to my imagination was the rodeo, it somehow got mixed up with candy floss which resulted in this bright pink cowboy boot block!
Do have a look at the group pool, I am always amazed (and a little intimidated) by the talent of my fellow bee mates!
Right, on to what you have all been waiting for the winner of my un-birthday give away is:
Congratulations Sydthewyd! I will email you shortly.
I so enjoyed all your birthday stories, the good the bad the ugly, thank you for sharing and letting me get to know you all a bit better.
x Leila
Monday, 19 March 2012
Cocorico March: County Fair ~ & a winner!
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Them sure is funky boots!ReplyDelete
Congrats Sydthewd x
Great shape on your boot Leila! Love it!ReplyDelete
Great shape on your boot Leila! Love it!ReplyDelete
Cute boot and great for line dancing I think! Yeeha!ReplyDelete
Love the funky boots....ReplyDelete
oh, what a fun boot! so cute!ReplyDelete
i wish i had a pair of my own! love the boot glad you are feeling better!ReplyDelete
That is a really cool boot!! Glad to hear you're feeling better =DReplyDelete
I'm holding a small swap over at my blog if anyone is interested please pop over for a look =D
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Cambridge, MA. This is the second of my Advent reflections, occasioned by the Sunday readings, reflection on the state of my soul and our souls, and other things as well. (See the first here.)
I just finished – on CD, while driving home from my parish - Jennifer duBois' fine first novel A Partial History Of Lost Causes. It involves Irina Ellison, a young American woman who at age 30 discovers that she, like her father before her, has Huntington's disease, and Aleksandr Bezetov, a former world champion chess player turned politician and questing to challenge Putin's hold on power and the presidency of Russia. By improbable turns their stores become interwoven; like a chess player astute enough to know she is losing but not strong enough to change the outcome, both Irina and Aleksandr ending up working together in his losing campaign for the presidency of Russia, and pondering how one is to act when defeat seems sure. Driving the novel is a question Irina, like her father before her, poses to Alexsandr: "How do you play a game when you know it is lost from the start?"
"Still playing when you know it is a lost cause" rings true today, perhaps bitterly so, for many who are staunchly and faithfully Catholic and love the Church irredeemably, but hope for it to change on matters of import such as the ordination of women and liturgical reform. I think of my fellow blogger Raymond Schroth's very widely read recent blog on Father William Rowe in Illinois, removed as pastor because he changed words in the new translations, and adjusted the prayers to make them more accessible to his people; Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois, excommunicated, laicized, and expelled from Maryknoll for his support of women's ordination; Father Bill Brennan, that 92 year old Jesuit banned from public celebration of the Eucharist because of concelebrating with a female Catholic priest; and Lennon Cihak, 17, barred from Confirmation in his parish after making known his opposition to a ban on same-sex marriage in Minnesota. Surely they knew, more or less clearly (Lennon is so young!), that they were challenging positions unlikely to change now – even, perhaps, in Lennon's lifetime – and yet they did not step away from their positions, but in momentary and long-term ways, resisted, even when likely to lose.
Say what you will about the issues involved — this quickly written blog is not a place for theologizing in that way — but I found that continuing to play even when it seems likely one will lose is a theme for the Second Sunday of Advent. We tend to think of Advent as a quiet time of peaceful waiting, deep longing and desire for God's coming, hope that will eventuate in Christmas, when Christ, born anew, makes all things new. But today's readings also speak of hope in the face of likely loss. The first reading is from the Book of Baruch, attributed to the scribe who had also written down the prophecies of Jeremiah – those dire prophecies about the fall and destruction of Jerusalem that came true in all their dire details. It is in the face of destruction and the seeming end of his people that Baruch gives a different message: "Arise, O Jerusalem, stand upon the height; look towards the east, and see your children gathered from west and east at the word of the Holy One, rejoicing that God has remembered them. For they went out from you on foot, led away by their enemies; but God will bring them back to you, carried in glory, as on a royal throne. For God has ordered that every high mountain and the everlasting hills be made low? and the valleys filled up, to make level ground, so that Israel may walk safely in the glory of God." (Baruch 5.5-7) (Tradition has it that Baruch, like Jeremiah, died in exile.)
And then there is St. Paul, writing movingly tender words to his friends and disciples in Philippi, full of hope for all the good that he prays will follow — precisely when he finds himself in prison in Rome, his travels halted, his ministry seemingly at an end. Punishment by the Roman authorities by no means ended his ministry, "for it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ; most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear." (Philippians 1:13-14) But even if he has come to his own end, but he has no doubt that the mission will continue. (This hope will comfort him as the hour quickly arrives for his death by stoning.)
And then there is John the Baptist, to whom the Word of God came in the desert. We do not know why John is in the desert; Luke, like the other evangelists, does not tell us. But Luke 3 is detailed in its mention of the powerful leaders of the day: Tiberius; Pilate; Herod; Anna and Caiaphas. Perhaps John had decided early on that with such figures in power, no change could come, no recovery of the ancient faith. Perhaps such figures were mountains he could not cross, valleys into which he dared not descend; and so he stayed outside, self-excommunicated, in the desert. But improbably the Word still comes to John, quoting Isaiah 40, remembering Baruch: "'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low,and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God." (Luke 3.4-5) Whatever stood in his way is now pushed aside; John returns from the desert, to announce that God is returning, to bring down the high places, and clear a path forward for his people. (John had a couple of years, at least, until he was beheaded.)
I know by now that some readers will be quite put off by my implication – it is only that – that Baruch and Paul and John, and the very spirit of Advent itself, should be linked with William Rowe, Roy Bourgeois, Bill Brennan, Lennon Cihak and, I would say, a host of others who love the Church enough to argue with it. But these are figures in our Church, and though pushed aside or down, they are not unheard. Some will object to the very idea that one might find common ground, in the Church, with Irina and Alexsandr, continuing on even for the sake of the "lost causes," as if the Vatican were some latter day Kremlin, or the regime of Tiberias. To assert this, I agree, would be pushing the analogy far too far — but nonetheless the thought does occur. Other readers may object rather to my implication – it is only that – that women's ordination, a renewal of the reform of the liturgy, and a host of other issues, are "lost causes," even if sacramentally powerful lost causes, in our day and age; they might well ask, "Is not the living Church also thriving outside the Church?"
But my Advent thought is about who and how we are this Advent: It is a fact of life that there are courageous people who love the Church too much to leave it, and who are suffering the rulings and decisions of the Church right now, staying and suffering for the sake of (lost) causes they won't give up on, while others – the vast majority of us, even those who agree with the causes – hold back, keep silence, look the other way, perhaps waiting until the lost cause is not quite so lost. This is not the first time this has happened, nor the first Advent where shadows and reflections of dark and light play out in this way inside the Church; and all of this is with us in church when we pray in December 2012. But take heart: even the prophets of lost causes show us where the Messiah is to be born.
I don't believe these are lost causes, either, nor do I think this treatment is acceptable simply because it has happened in the past and "the Church moves slowly". And I am not convinced that Fr Clooney thinks these things either.
But I do believe that Fr Clooney, having written this - having been the first writer at America to even mention this - offers one way to do something about these people "who love the Church enough to argue with it": we can acknowledge them as he has, talk about them as he has *****AND*****, I hear him suggesting that we can choose to do so in hope and expectation (in the spririt of this season of Advent rather than - in my mind - in the despair of the early days of Holy Week and Tridium).
I hear no endorsement of passivity, though I do hear an acknowldgement that most of us routinely choose that path.
And I appreciate that Fr Clooney is willing to accompany us and the priests and teenager about whom he writes by taking the (sadly but factually) extraordinary first step of at least acknowledging this experience and its importance in our community. No one else at America has done so. He has written these events into history here at America and that, in and of itself, is noteworthy.
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newarenanow wrote:Billkamm wrote:All you fools who said trade Staal.... what do you say now? What a great game. It better be on the next greatest games in Penguins history DVD.
I've never really said to trade Staal, but for those who now want to sign him to a long term contract because of one outstanding game, it's just as bad as the people who want to trade him because of a few bad games.
Hopefully he can keep this up. If he wants a HUGE contract, it won't work with the Pens. But if he improves, that is when you want to trade him. He will get the most value back. Not when he is playing like crap.
Funny how nobody said they wanted Staal traded but last 2 weeks boards were filled with people saying trade him....I guess all them people are on vacation this week...
To be honest I agree with the other guy, its one game we'll see, either way I wouldnt trade him just yet anyway.


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Alright, here's the situation. I've formatted my pc and then reinstalled Windows2000 on it. When I try to pull up files from the root in DOS all I get is directory not found. This is the document I've been working from click here
What would be my best route to try and find files on a harddrive that did not previously have DOS installed, but now has been formatted and DOS installed along with the previous version of windows that was on it. Any feedback would be appreciated
I'm also experiencing problems with programs that have been removed but have not stopped running and can only be viewed with Alt+ctrl+del. Where do I need to go to fix this on Windows ME?
Thanks folks


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Returned 10.38 percent on investments in FY 2013
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that the New York State Common Retirement Fund was valued at an estimated $160.4 billion and earned an estimated 10.38 percent rate of return on its investments for the fiscal year ending March 31.
"The New York State Common Retirement Fund has reached a milestone," DiNapoli said. "The fund ended the fiscal year at an estimated $160.4 billion, an all-time high, and it remains well-positioned for growth as the financial markets continue to gain strength. Fiscal year 2014-15 will be the final year that employer contribution rates will reflect the market loss of 2008-09."
Returns for the fund's asset classes were:
The fund is the third-largest public pension fund in the country and remains one of the nation's best-managed and best-funded pension plans. In February, Funston Advisory Services completed an independent review of the fund that found it is well-run, operates with an industry-leading level of transparency and invests effectively on behalf of its members.
The New York State and Local Retirement System provides benefits to more than 1 million state and local government employees, retirees and beneficiaries. Over the past 20 years, 82 percent of the cost of benefits have been funded from investment returns.


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Cool New Platform For Supporting Artists: Patreon, From Jack Conte
from the nicely-done dept
I met Jack Conte a few years ago, after having written about him and his band Pomplamoose a few times. I'd always been impressed by Pomplamoose's ability to really connect with their fans and to build a way to support themselves via that strong connection. But in my brief interactions with Jack, it quickly became clear that he thinks deeply about different ideas for revenue models, and so it's little surprise that he's now built what seems like a pretty cool platform for ongoing support for content creators. It's basically a platform, like Kickstarter, but rather than backing a project, you back the production of certain types of regular content. So, for example, you could promise that you'll pay $5 every time Jack releases a new video (and you can put limits on how much you pay, so he doesn't get away with suddenly releasing 1,000 videos at once). It's called Patreon, and it's got a nice, simple video explaining how it works:
Either way, I'm glad to see some new platforms popping up like this. For a little while, it had been getting kind of annoying to see just how many Kickstarter clones were popping up (including a new one from Donald Trump?!?). You never know, of course, if Patreon will catch on, but conceptually the model makes a lot of sense for many types of content creators. In some ways, it seems like a better model for connecting with "true fans" than something like a Kickstarter. While Kickstarter has the appeal of "this is a big event, join us!" it would be nice to see some more ongoing, sustainable model platforms become popular as well.


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1. near - adjective
· not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
Antonym(s): far
2. near - adjective
· being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
Synonym(s): nigh
3. near - adjective
· closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
4. near - adjective
· giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
Synonym(s): cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny
5. near - adjective
· with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
6. near - adjective
· very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
Synonym(s): approximate
7. nearer - adverb
· (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"
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Media optimization specialist Perianne Grignon helps Accenture clients as one of our 180 media management professionals around the world. She has worked in media at Nabisco, AT&T and Sears, spearheading the partnership with ABC's "Extreme Makeover" at the latter.
An Ad Age Media Maven and Working Mother of the Year, she was part of the team that put the very first ad on the Internet (for AT&T) in October, 1994—of which she says: "New ideas turn me on."
What do you see as the biggest topic in advertising and marketing right now?
In media, it's transparency. If you can't measure it, you can't manage it or improve it. What media leaders can see and measure at a granular level—pricing, cost and delivery of their buys—not only varies in the United States and around the world, but also across media channels, media agencies and even within agencies depending on the stipulations in the client-agency contract. The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) formed an initiative to demystify and clarify the state of media transparency and develop practical solutions for marketers. This is an issue worth billions of dollars. The slow shift to opaqueness from the agency side is really cause for concern. Marketers should have full visibility into their spend.
In marketing, I'd say it's the expansion of marketing across the company; the days of optimization within siloed channels are long gone. Data-driven, audience-centric marketing is now baked into technology, product design, operations, content and customer experience functions. Great marketers aren't just personalizing customer experience across channels; they're working with peers who aren't necessarily marketers by title in all areas of the organization.
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
Helping clients is my whole universe. That's what gets me out of bed in the morning. Leading them to be ready for challenges, to be ready for what's coming next. By trade, I'm a media planner; it's a second nature activity. I tend to think two years in the future at all times, so thinking about what is coming next comes naturally to me.
How do you view risk taking in the industry?
You have to judge it well and make sure you're willing to take it, on a personal or a corporate level. But if you're looking for big returns, that usually comes with a high element of risk. In 2009, the economy was in a downturn and instead of playing it safe, I doubled down on a new opportunity by entering the ad tech business. It was all new to me. My role was to market a tech platform that I had no knowledge of—but I learned. I spent four years in the tech space and it has helped me immensely—not just the knowledge I gained, but knowing I could begin again and learn something new.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
My husband and I are new empty nesters. In midlife, I've become a watercolor artist. My specialty is botanicals. I really enjoy the creative process. I like the combo of sheer creativity with the actual process of trying to control something that can't be controlled. There are so many things that can impact watercolor—brush, humidity level—you can influence the paint, but you can't control it. I just love it.


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Cosplayer extraordinaire Jessica Nigri garnered the most votes to become the real-life version of Juliet, the arse-kicking heroine of horror action game Lollipop Chainsaw. That victory comes with responsibilities, like posing at parties during promotional events and making commercials.
In the faux TV spot, Nigri goes from filthy to feisty thanks to imaginary detergent Zom-Be-Gone. It's not what you may be expecting but the spot does explain how that uniform stays so bright.


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Burton Wiand can continue to seek millions from bank over its alleged role in a Ponzi scheme.
The receiver in the Arthur Nadel Ponzi case can continue to pursue millions of dollars from Wells Fargo Bank over its predecessor's involvement in the scheme, a federal judge has ruled.
While he dismissed four of the counts in a lawsuit against Wells Fargo, U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore allowed receiver Burton Wiand to pursue other claims that target $60 million in investor losses, according to an order released this month.
The lawsuit contends Wachovia Bank — now owned by Wells Fargo, the nation's fourth-largest bank — played an "essential" role in the scheme by allowing Nadel to siphon funds into shadow bank accounts.
Hundreds of investors lost $168 million in Nadel's Sarasota-based hedge funds, which collapsed in January 2009.
Nadel, dubbed a "mini-Madoff," died last April while serving a 14-year sentence in a federal prison in North Carolina, the same facility now housing infamous Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff.
Investors hope Wells Fargo will be a deep pocket that will allow them to recover some of the money they lost.
Wiand has already received $25 million from the Holland & Knight law firm, which prepared private placement memorandums for the funds, and $9.8 million from investment bank Goldman Sachs, which executed and cleared trades.
Whittemore ruled that Wiand could continue claims against Wells Fargo for fraudulent transfer of funds and unjust enrichment, according to the judge's April 4 order.
But the judge also tossed out other claims, including allegations that Wachovia had "actual knowledge" of Nadel's scheme.
"I'm disappointed that the judge ruled against us on the issue of the bank acting with actual knowledge," Wiand said Tuesday. "We will go forward."
A Wells Fargo spokeswoman said the bank will continue to defend itself against the lawsuit.
"We are pleased with the judge's ruling, but we will vigorously continue to defend those remaining claims."
Whittemore also allowed negligence claims to go forward involving two of Nadel's six hedge funds. Investor losses in those two funds top $60 million, Wiand said.
The judge rejected claims that Wachovia should have noticed "red flags" during Nadel's 10-year scam and discerned potentially illegal activity.
"These 'red flags' are insufficient to establish a claim for aiding and abetting because, although they may have put the bank on notice that some impropriety may have been taking place, the alleged facts do not create a strong inference of actual knowledge of wrong doing," Whittemore wrote in his order.
The judge also dismissed a fraudulent transfer complaint against Timothy Ryan Best, a former vice president with Wachovia who was described as Nadel's "relationship manager" at the bank.
Wiand's lawsuit was originally filed in February 2012. The judge dismissed much of that complaint, but allowed Wiand to file amended suits. In the latest order, the counts were dismissed "with prejudice," meaning they cannot be refiled.


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Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the secretary of agriculture in the new Obama administration.
The vote on Vilsack took place the same day his new boss, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States in a ceremony watched by an estimated 2 million persons on the National Mall and countless others on television.
Vilsack ran briefly for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination before leaving the race due to a lack of funding in 2007. He worked on behalf of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and then supported Obama.
"President Obama could not have made a better selection for agriculture secretary than Tom Vilsack," said Sen. Tom Harkin, a fellow Iowan and chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. "He knows how to bring change that will help to strengthen and rebuild the farm and rural economy on a sound foundation."
Harkin noted that as governor of Iowa, "Tom Vilsack was committed to better nutrition and providing food assistance to those who need it. He built a strong record in promoting renewable energy, rural economic opportunity, and conservation. These qualifications will serve him well as he transitions into agriculture secretary."


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I recently had someone ask me about converting from Outlook Express (I nearly fainted, it's been so long since someone admitted to using OE in front of me) to something more open source (great way to keep from getting a bunch of spam and viruses), and in my research I found a great couple of articles about converting to Open Source mail packages.
The first deals directly with converting from Outlook Express to either Thunderbird or Evolution (which worked great, they told me) and the next is for those converting from that beast from the land of insufficient light, Microsoft Outlook, Converting All Your MS Outlook PST Files To Maildir Format.
Personally, it's been over 10 years since I was based on Windows email programs, and that only for work. Here's to all of us who "survived" all those many years on pine and mutt.


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KEPCO plays leading role in "smart grid" innovation
South Korea's state-owned electricity monopoly, KEPCO, said it will introduce new business models nationwide based on so-called "smart grid" power delivery by 2015. The plan built upon a pilot program on the Korean island of Jeju which concluded this May, a senior company executive told at the Daegu 2013 Congress on 17 October. "Smart grids" […]
Posted on 17 October 2013
Korea's "green growth" story reveals possibilities, challenges for Asia
Many Asian countries have integrated the concept of green growth into their national visions or strategies to cope with rising energy demand, delegates at the Daegu 2013 Congress were told on 16 October. South Korea's "green economy" offers an example for the rest of Asia of how to reduce the region's dependence on coal. Korea adopted […]
Posted on 16 October 2013
South Korean President promotes international energy cooperation
South Korean President Park Geun Hye told WEC Daegu 2013 on Wednesday that international cooperation is needed to meet global energy challenges, while a "creative energy economy" should be promoted in which Korea can play a leading role. "As the World Energy Council points out, the Energy Trilemma, the trade-offs between energy security, social equity […]
Posted on 16 October 2013
Korea to play "important" part in global energy market, says Royal Dutch Shell CEO
Energy demand in Asia could more than double in the next 50 years, and a "historic phase" of industrialization and urbanization in Asia's emerging economies means Korea is well-placed to be an important player, said Peter Voser, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell. "South Korea is an appropriate place to focus on this issue," he […]
Posted on 15 October 2013
North Korea holds key to East Asian "super-grid"
North Korea remains the biggest issue of uncertainty in shaping a vision for a "super-grid" to integrate power generation and distribution in Northeast Asia, industry leaders said on 15 October. The innovative proposal, still very much in the drawing board stages, would connect the electricity grids of China, Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and potentially […]
Posted on 15 October 2013
Korea well positioned for "knowledge-based" fusion energy
A leading researcher into nuclear fusion as a potential energy source says the drive to develop fusion energy is both "important and urgent," especially for South Korea. Lee Gyung-Su, Research Fellow at South Korea's National Fusion Research Institute (NFRI), told attendees at the World Energy Congress on 14 October that "fusion is knowledge-based energy, not […]
Posted on 14 October 2013
World Energy Congress gets backing from Korean Prime Minister
The Organising Committee of the 2013 World Energy Congress is delighted to announce that the Prime Minister of Korea, Mr Chung Hong-won, has agreed to bring his leadership and support to the Congress by joining as Honorary Chairman of the Organising Committee. Mr Chung comments: "As the 22nd World Energy Congress is the most prestigious […]
Posted on 16 April 2013
The world's development banks confirmed as speakers at 22nd World Energy Congress
Energy infrastructure finance on global agenda as major regional development banks confirm attendance at Daegu Largest financial sector representation at any global energy event SEOUL & LONDON, 13 February 2013: With investment in energy infrastructure a higher priority than ever before, this will be a top agenda item at the 2013 World Energy Congress […]
Posted on 13 February 2013
World Energy Council launches "Tomorrow's Energy Prize"
US$60,000 to be awarded to the best papers in six categories Leading experts invited to submit on future of energy SEOUL- LONDON, January 17, 2013 – The World Energy Council today officially launched the "Tomorrow's Energy Prize", a US$60,000 competition to recognise the most outstanding papers submitted to the World Energy Congress, which takes […]
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Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the presumptive Democratic nominee, leads President Bush by 3 to 6 points -- depending upon whether all registered voters or just "likely" ones are surveyed, and on whether independent candidate Ralph Nader is included -- in the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted June 3-6.
In the two-way trial heats, Kerry led Bush by 6 points among likely voters, 50 percent to 44 percent, and by 5 points among registered voters, 49 percent to 44 percent. In the three-way trial heats, Kerry led by 6 points among likely voters, 49 percent to 43 percent, with Nader pulling 5 percent. Among registered voters, Kerry held a 3-point lead, 45 percent to 42 percent, with Nader garnering 7 percent.
In the battleground "purple" states -- those won by George W. Bush or Al Gore by 5 points or less in 2000 -- Kerry's lead was 5 points, 49 percent to 44 percent, in the two-way matchup among registered voters but just 2 points in the three-way heat, 45 percent to 43 percent, with Nader pulling 7 percent.
No major national polls were released in the week preceding Memorial Day, but these Kerry leads are similar to those in surveys whose results were announced in the week before that.
In the latest Gallup Poll, Bush's job-approval rating ticked up ever so slightly to 49 percent while his disapproval rating remained steady at 49 percent, compared with the Gallup Poll conducted May 21-23.
Bush's overall approval rating has remained in the 46-to-49 percent range for more than a month. Indeed, the most recent Gallup Poll to peg his popularity at 50 percent or higher was in mid-April.
And the last major national poll to report a 50 percent or higher overall job-approval rating for Bush was the Fox/Opinion Dynamics poll of April 21-22, which put his approval rating at 50 percent and disapproval at 44 percent.
Using the Gallup Poll as the historical yardstick, Bush's current 49 percent approval rating puts him beneath where President Nixon was at this point in his re-election campaign. In June 1972, Nixon ranged from 56 to 59 percent. That's better than President Reagan, who ranged from 53 to 55 percent, and President Clinton, 52 to 58 percent, at this stage of their first term.
Bush's current level, however, is above his father's and President Carter's. The Georgian was in the 31-to-38 percent range at this point in his tenure. And the first President Bush was at 37 to 38 percent.
Thus, while the current president Bush is below the winners and above the losers, he does stand somewhat closer to those who went on to win a second term.
More ominous for the current president are his approval ratings on specific parts of his job. In six areas polled by Gallup, Bush reached 50 percent in only one -- his handling of terrorism. On that, he rated 56 percent approval, up a bit from two early-May Gallup Polls. Bush scored much lower approval ratings on foreign affairs (44 percent), the situation in Iraq (41 percent), and the economy (41 percent). And he received dismal 33 percent scores on both dealing with the problem of prescription drugs for the elderly and on handling energy policy.
To the extent that presidential elections involving incumbents are, first and foremost, referenda on the incumbents, these numbers are very worrisome for the Bush White House. Nevertheless, it is certainly possible that voters would be inclined to reject an incumbent but then find the challenger not quite acceptable. And Kerry clearly has not yet bonded with the American people.
Recall, though, that during September and October 1980, with the economy a mess and hostages continuing to be held in Iran, Carter's approval ratings never broke out of the 30s, yet his race with challenger Ronald Reagan remained too close to call. The candidates were virtually tied in the polls going into the single debate, on the Thursday night before the Tuesday election. It was only in that debate that Reagan effectively cleared that hurdle of acceptability and credibility -- and went on to win by a landslide.
Of course, the majority of the interviews conducted as part of this latest Gallup Poll were before news of Reagan's death, but the results do accurately reflect Bush's dire straits in the polls over the past month. Some observers are suggesting that Bush's critical "right direction" numbers may bump up during this week of celebrating Reagan's life and presidency. A few even suggest that the Republican Party may get a bit of a lift in the number of voters saying that they identify with it.
A variation on that thinking is that anything that shifts Americans' focus away from the relentlessly bad news that had been coming from Iraq -- the mounting casualties, the mutilation of the bodies of four U.S. contractors, the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal, the beheading of American Nicholas Berg, the assassination of the head of the Iraqi Governing Council, and the like -- can only be good for President Bush.
As Republican pollster Bill McInturff has said, anything that pushes the bad news off the front page and out of the lead stories on the network news, and buys the president some time for circumstances to change, is not bad for the Bush administration.
But Reagan's death and funeral are likely to dominate the news and public attention for only a week. And that's not adequate time for the economy's improvements to reach the American people enough to aid Bush's job-approval rating and re-election prospects.
Historically, there tends to be a four-to-six-month lag between an upturn or downturn in the economy and its impact on a president's approval ratings. Because of that lag, the economic indicators in the second quarter of the election year, not the third quarter, have been the best gauge of an election's outcome in the past. Republicans have to pray that the rule of thumb holds true this time.
In my view, this evenly divided country is so polarized that any boost for Bush and his fellow Republicans due to Reagan's death would be very temporary. Basic political attitudes these days are so hardened that it would be difficult for anything to move the American people away from dead center for long.
While this week the news has been all about Reagan, within a few days after his burial the focus inevitably will shift back to Iraq, which dominated the national agenda before his death, and perhaps to jobs, gasoline prices, and prescription drugs.
Since not much could fundamentally alter the nation's "red state" versus "blue state," pro-Bush versus anti-Bush alignment between now and November 2, this presidential campaign could become like many NBA games, in which only the final moments really matter. In the campaign, those "moments" would be the final three or four weeks.
Some events that could jolt the contest are obvious -- Saddam Hussein's trial, the capture of Osama bin Laden, another major terrorist attack on U.S. soil, an economic double-dip -- but others could be totally unforeseen.
The next big event being anticipated is Kerry's selection of a running mate. Three men apparently have been vetted: Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri, and Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa. And many other names are being bandied about as well. Apparently, Kerry has personally floated the name of Robert Rubin, Clinton's Treasury secretary, by some friends. My dark-horse pick is former Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia, but history suggests that not only is the conventional wisdom almost always wrong, but also the vice presidential nominee usually turns out to be someone that very few people predicted would be chosen. The unexpectedness adds a bit of spice to the race.
In the end, this will be a contest between how Bush and Kerry are perceived.
Can Bush rehabilitate himself in the eyes of the many voters who see him as a man of determination and integrity but disagree with him about priorities and policies, as well as the execution of those policies? Can Kerry find a way to connect with voters in any meaningful, human way?
Tell me the answer to those questions, and I'll tell you who'll win in November.


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Talladega's Big One Collects 25 Cars
TALLADEGA, Ala. --Dale Earnhardt Jr. sat alongside crew chief Steve Letarte on the top step of his transporter, his head in his hands. His crumpled No. 88 car was on the back of a wrecker, his Sprint Cup championship hopes were effectively smashed to pieces and his frustration over how it all happened was evident in the tone of his voice.
"If this was what we did every week, I wouldn't be doing it, let me put it to you like that," NASCAR's most popular driver said after being involved in a 25-car crash on the final lap Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. "If this was how we raced every week, I'd find another job."
*Final Laps: Kenseth avoids the Big One in the end.
The debate over restrictor-plate racing at the sport's biggest track exploded once again, and in typical fashion, whenTony Stewart drifted down the track just enough to ignite automotive calamity. Suddenly he was being turned from behind by the car ofMichael Waltrip, who in turn was being pushed byCasey Mears, and suddenly the reigning series champion was lifting off and flipping over onto the hood ofKasey Kahne. With only one corner left until the finish, and with vehicles packed together five abreast and only inches apart, attempts at evasive maneuver were fruitless. They gripped the wheel; they floored the accelerator; they hung on and tried to make it through.
Some did. Many more didn't.
"Unbelievable," Greg Biffle said. "I was probably 20th and five-wide up against the wall, and then cars started wrecking. A car flew over the top of my car as I turned to the bottom and missed guys by three inches. It was like Days of Thunder coming through the smoke and the grass, and [I] just kept it going straight. That's all I did, and once I was clear of all the stuff, I kept going to the start-finish line. But it was the craziest thing I've ever been involved in -- in my life."
You knew it was coming, just as sure as there would be vendors out on Speedway Boulevard selling firewood and Mardi Gras beads, as much a certainly as the crowd rising as one whenever Earnhardt Jr. took the lead. The Big One is as much a part of Talladega as the catfish farms and the Indian legends and the Allison brothers shaking hands in the garage area, and Sunday they had held it at bay for too long. Too many times cars had wobbled or slid down to the apron without hitting anything, causing spectators to hold their breath and radio broadcasters to launch into hyperactive screams, yet leaving the field otherwise intact. But it was always there, waiting, and on the final lap it was finally unleashed.
Stewart put the fault all on himself. "I just screwed up," he said. "I turned down across, I think it was Michael, and crashed the whole field. It was my fault blocking to try to stay where I was at. So I take 100 percent of the blame." And yet, it says something about Talladega that one of the most seasoned and decorated drivers in the event is capable of igniting such a thing. Here, no one is immune. This place has been infamous like that from its very first race, over time giving rise to restrictor plates and other mechanisms that have attempted to rein it in -- but that speed and those aerodynamics and those high banks have produced a combination humans can harness only to a point.
So, yes, you knew it was coming. There had been too many signs -- eventual winnerMatt Kenseth slipping down to the apron and falling back,Jamie McMurray spinning without hitting anyone, Kenseth givingClint Bowyer a healthy shove on a restart -- that in retrospect seemed like tremors before the big quake. After that final restart, cars were so tightly packed that they were generating tire smoke off one another. "We all knew,"Jimmie Johnson said. With every lap, with every corner, the intensity rose and the inevitability sucked more air out of what became a vacuum 2.66 miles around.
There was only one turn remaining, but on this big track with the start-finish line pushed so far toward the end of the tri-oval, which was plenty room enough. The little ripples in traffic, so evident all day, became a flood. Some drivers grew stubborn, others impatient -- all of them eager to get whatever they could with so little real estate remaining. Stewart had been the leader at the white flag, and was in contention for the victory when he drifted to the bottom at the wrong time. Waltrip made contact with Stewart, and then shot up the track and hitKevin Harvick, whose vehicle went sideways and effectively dammed up all the oncoming traffic behind him.
The result was a salvage yard on the frontstretch, which included a glimpse of the underside of Stewart's No. 14 car as it rolled over in traffic. Those that made it through were fortunate enough to be at the bottom, where they found a narrow avenue to escape Talladega's wrath.
"It's just part of racing here at Talladega. You have to accept it," saidJeff Gordon, who finished second. "You have to know that you're going to be going through [anxiety] at certain times during the race, but at the end, for sure, especially with a green-white-checkered. You put a lot of faith in your safety equipment and you kind of white knuckle, hold on tight. I can't even describe to you. ... I don't know how we made it to the white flag. Coming through that tri oval, being hit from behind, hitting the guy in front of me, you're sandwiched in between, basically, cars. There are cars doing the same thing on that side of you, cars on that side of them doing the same thing. I really don't know how we made it to the white flag. It was just insane."
Even more so than Daytona, whose narrower straights prevent cars from being bunched quite as wide and deep, Talladega frustrates drivers who feel like their fate is to a large degree out of their hands. "You just roll the dice," Johnson said. Winning car owner Jack Roush said that whenever he loads up a vehicle to take it to a restrictor-plate event, he feels like he's writing it off. Here, the Big One looms larger than Bear Bryant's legacy over in Tuscaloosa. "I knew somebody was going to wreck," Earnhardt said. "There's been a last-lap wreck in like 90 percent of these things for the last four years with this car."
Especially on the last lap. Especially after a caution. Especially in a green-white-checkered finish.
"The last lap, everybody's going to push, and you can't push," added Earnhardt, who finished 20th and fell to 11th place in the Chase. "But the last lap, if you can get the guy, you're going to shove him, try to go. But if he's got a guy in front of him, he can't. He's going to get spun out. I don't think the caution had anything to do with it. I can't believe nobody's sensible enough to realize how ridiculous that was. That is ridiculous that all those cars got tore up. But everybody's just, ho-hum. No big deal. That's not all right."
Perhaps things will be different next season, when car manufacturers in NASCAR's top series introduce new models with bumpers that don't match up nearly as well, and might make it tougher for drivers to push one another in traffic. But Sunday, in the wake of another Talladega race beset by another Big One, it was difficult for one of the sport's most accomplished restrictor-plate racers to look forward to the next restrictor-plate event.
"I don't even want to go to Daytona and Talladega next year," Earnhardt said sullenly. "But I ain't got much choice."
The views expressed are solely those of the writer.


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Welcome to DigiScrapKits - We are currently undergoing some changes that we hope you'll like!
The first change you'll notice is that we've decided to break our kits down into single elements...this lets YOU decide how to Build Your Own Kits. There will be a few collections when there are lots of small elements in a given theme.
Secondly, many (if not all) of Trina's designs are being updated, either new colors, or additional elements, shading added, etc. So, they'll be familiar to you, but most are getting a facelift.
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Remember this guy? The last time I saw him was five years ago when he quietly slipped off my windowsill and disappeared from my life. 'Twas tragic, but no more than the time I cheerfully chopped up his friends from the farmers market and braised them into a creamy, velvety, delicious mess. I totally get why he was mad. But jumping out of a third-story window? Seriously, dude, you didn't have to be so melodramatic.
Thoughts of the self-pitying sprout had crossed my mind during the past six years, but I truly never thought I would ever again cast my eyes upon his sorrowful face. One evening, however, he came hopping up the back stairs, a transformed sprout. All smiles and hugs, seemingly eager to rekindle our friendship.
I offered to take him out for a beer so we could catch up. Apparently his first few years were a blur. Lots of drinking, lots of partying, anything to escape the memory of my face and my pointy knife. Eventually, he came to terms with his place in the food chain. Poor little sprout. To realize that those who detest you are actually your allies, as those who love you are only planning to chew you up and use your life force to propel their own.
Well, it turns out the smiles and hugs were just a show. After a few hours at the bar, he was a blubbering mess. Completely out of control!
He ended up calling me some nasty names, stomping off on his shiny little feet and going home with some lady that I occasionally see around the Goose Island Brewpub.
I heard nothing from him until a few weeks later when his all-too-recognizable shrieks suddenly pierced the tranquility of my afternoon. What now!? I looked up from my book and uttered a shriek of my own (albeit a few octaves lower than his) when I saw this:
Aaaaaaaaah! Well, my daughter does love her brussels sprouts.
I rescued the trembling sprout from my daughter's clenched hands and hurried him out of the room. Unfortunately, in my shock, I had forgotten about the kale and brussels sprouts salad that was unapologetically displayed on the kitchen counter. I tried to cover the sprout's eyes, but it was too late. At the sight of his shredded kin, his teeny weeny shrieks turned into teeny weeny sobs, and he practically lost his trimmings all over himself.
Oh, the saddest sprout! His misery was palpable. I could almost taste
I left the room to attend to my daughter's distress (hell hath no fury like a four-year-old denied her brussels sprouts), but when I came back, the little guy was nowhere to be found.
I checked the cutting board.
I checked the garbage disposal.
I even checked the vinegar jars (brussels sprout pickles, anyone?).
He was nowhere.
Then, a little giggle.
A few more.
I ran to the source of the titters, and was overjoyed to find that sad sprout had indeed accepted his fate, joining his kind in a delicious kale and brussels sprouts salad.
I served the salad to guests that evening, secretly smiling to my little buddy as people ate the salad and raved about it.
The End.
Wait, what's that I said? Something about guests raving about kale and brussels sprouts? And did I mention that they were RAW? Raw brussels sprouts? Shut up. It's true. This salad is a completely unexpected and magical experience. The garlicky, mustardy dressing melts into the kale and tenderizes the leaves with its acidity. The almonds add a toasty crunch, and the salty pecorino fuels one's addiction to the salad. I can't decide if the dried cherries (an adaption from a different kale salad) add bursts of sweet tartness or tart sweetness, but whatever they do, I am completely enamored with this dish. I just want to roll around in it and eat it and eat it and eat it eat it and eat it and eat it eat it and eat it eat itand eat it eat it and eat it eat it.
Kale & Brussels Sprouts Salad
~ adapted from Bon Appetit, November 2011
Note: To save time, I sometimes skip the step of toasting the almonds (the olive oil goes straight into the dressing instead of the skillet). But the toasted almonds sure are nice. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything about skipping that step.
Another note: The salad can be dressed ahead of time. The dressing actually marinates the kale leaves, making the salad better the second day.
OK, one more note: Once, I added a touch of honey and red wine vinegar. It was delicious.
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon minced shallot
1 small garlic clove, finely grated
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt plus more for seasoning
Freshly ground black pepper
2 large bunches of Tuscan kale (about 1 1/2 pounds total), center stem discarded, leaves thinly sliced
12 ounces brussels sprouts, trimmed, finely grated or shredded with a knife
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1/3 cup almonds with skins, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup cherries or cranberries (this is my addition; I like it)
1 cup finely grated Pecorino (I also use Parmesan)
Combine lemon juice, Dijon mustard, shallot, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper in a small bowl. Stir to blend; set aside to let flavors meld.
Cut the center stem out of the kale leaves and discard. Thinly slice them. (A food processor makes quick work of this. I highly recommend using one.).
Trim brussels sprouts and thinly shred them with a knife or a food processor.
Mix sliced kale and shredded brussels sprouts in a large bowl.
Measure 1/2 cup oil into a cup. Spoon 1 tablespoon oil from cup into a small skillet; heat oil over medium-high heat. Add almonds to skillet and stir frequently until golden brown in spots, about 2 minutes. Transfer nuts to a paper towel–lined plate. Sprinkle almonds lightly with salt.
Slowly whisk remaining olive oil in cup into lemon-juice mixture. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
Add dressing and cheese to kale mixture; toss to coat. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Garnish with almonds.


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MACON, Ga. (January 28, 2006) - Mercer (10-7, 6-3 A-Sun) battled back from a late second-half deficit, sinking three clutch free throws in the game's final 47 seconds, to top the Lady Bucs (12-6, 8-3 A-Sun), 61-57, Saturday in University Center. The loss came despite hot shooting from Michele DeVault (Columbus, Ohio) and B.J. Banjo (Baltimore, Md.), who tallied 21, and 17 points, respectively, both nailing five three pointers. Banjo also posted her second double double of the season, adding a game-high 11 rebounds.
Trailing for most of the second half, the Bears would claw back within one with 4:34 to go, when Sarah Russell hit a short jumper to make the score 55-54. Mercer then grabbed the 56-55 lead on a Rhonda Owens bucket with 3:04 left. Russell extended the lead to 58-55 with another make at 2:11.
Candace Gibson (Warner Robins, Ga.) then brought the Lady Bucs back within one, nailing a foul-line jumper with 1:56 to go. A pair of free throws by Megan delaRosa gave the Bears the three-point advantage, at 60-57, with 47 seconds on the clock. Owens would then net 1-of-2 with 27.1 ticks left, putting the final nail in the Lady Bucs' coffin.
Long-range shooting would carry the Lady Bucs, who shot 41.7 percent from behind the arc on the game, to a 42-34 lead early in the second half, as three of ETSU's first four field goals in the frame were three pointers; two coming from DeVault, and another from Banjo. DeVault's 21 points were a career high.
The hot-shooting Lady Bucs cooled off however, going scoreless nearly four minutes, allowing Mercer to tie the score at 42. Mercer's Erin Keller was just as hot from behind the arc, sinking four threes on the game, including the bucket that tied the score at 42 with 11:33 to go.
DeVault and Banjo would come through for the Lady Bucs once again, with DeVault making good on four free throws, and Banjo draining another trey to go up 49-44, with 9:07 remaining. ETSU would lead by as many as eight in the second frame.
Mercer put three players in double figures for the game with Keller with 12, Russell adding 11, and Owens with 10. Russell and Zsaquez Flucker led the Bears on the boards with nine apiece, while Gibson added 10 for the Lady Bucs.
The Bears gained a double-digit lead early, playing to a 12-2 advantage by the 14:09 mark. The Lady Bucs had trouble getting the ball in the basket in the opening minutes, netting only one field goal in the game's first 6:10.
ETSU then got the spark it needed from DeVault, who nearly single-handedly brought the Lady Bucs back within striking distance. The sophomore scored seven of the Lady Bucs' next nine points, and also picked off a Mercer pass, hitting teammate Alicia Holmes (Orangeburg, S.C.) under the basket for a score during the run. DeVault's surge brought the score to 12-11, with 11:59 remaining.
The Lady Bucs earned their first lead of the game at the 5:51 mark, when Banjo nailed a three to take the 20-18 lead. ETSU would ride a trio of Banjo threes in the final minutes of the half, leading by as many as four late in the period.
But the Bears wouldn't go away, connecting on a pair of baskets with less than 37 seconds to play to knot the score at 28 all. The Lady Bucs got the last word of the half however, as Holmes found an open Holly Moring (Irmo, S.C.), who drained a mid-range jumper from the corner as time expired, giving ETSU the 30-28 lead going into the break.
DeVault led all scorers with 11 in the first half, followed by Banjo with nine. The Lady Bucs shot 46.2 percent from long range in the period, with DeVault and Banjo sinking three treys apiece. Tanya Kessenich and Keller paced the Bears early, netting six points each.
The Lady Bucs will be off until next Saturday, when they travel to Boca Raton, Fla., to meet the Owls of Florida Atlantic for the second time this season. FAU handed the ETSU a 79-71 loss in Johnson City on Jan. 12. Game time is set for 2 p.m., on Feb. 4.


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John Travolta can now pass the torch for epic awards show flub to singer Gwen Stefani, who got tongue tied during the 66th annual Emmy Awards on Monday.
Stefani, in an almost inaudible mumble, announced "The Colborg Repore" won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series. Fellow presenter Adam Levine corrected the No Doubt front woman as the cast of "The Colbert Report" headed on stage to receive the award.
The laughable moment was similar to Travolta's memorable introduction for Idina Menzel before her performance of Frozen's "Let It Go" at the Oscars earlier this year, shocking fans when he called Menzel "Adele Dazeem."
Later backstage, Colbert quipped that he was going to change his name.
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I won't forget my first one either. Took me longer to blow than I thought I would
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Christopher T. Butler, 52, died March 16, 2013.
Born in Warwick, he was a son of Joyce M. (Coffey) Budlong and the late Robert L. Butler, he had been life-long resident of Warwick. He was a carpenter with Butler Construction and was a self-employed painter for many years, he was also a talented barber. Chris had an infectious smile and a "Heart of Gold". He had a great love of writing and reading poetry.
He was the father of Joshua Butler, Kourtenay Butler, Emma Butler and Justin Reall; brother of James Butler, Jeffrey Butler, Craig Butler, John "Jay" Baker and Sandra Baker, he was the half brother of Robert L. Butler, Jr., Linda Moccia, Carol Schraeder. He was the loving grandfather of Katelin, Michaela, Camran, Joshua, Eden, Jarred and Luciano.
A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Post Road, Apponaug. Visitation Friday 4-8 pm in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave. Interment will be private. Information and condolences, visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com.


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Stan Bergstrom, superintendent and project manager of the new, multi-million dollar airport being built four and a half miles north of Monticello, reports that everything is on schedule and going well. Just driving past the site in U. S. Highway 191, very little of the work already completed can be seen from the highway.
Schmidt Construction, Inc. of Cedar City has the contract to move hundreds of thousands of yards of dirt in the first phase of construction. They have 60 calendar days remaining to move dirt off the hills and into the vales.
When complete, the airport will have a 6,000 foot runway, which will be flat and within 1.2 inches of grade. The dirt work for aprons and turnaround areas along with the terminal site are part of the contract.
They will also install thousands of feet of pipe to assure proper drainage when the airport is complete.
There are no grade stakes anywhere. Bergstrom said Schmidt has outfitted all the bulldozers and graders with state of the art GPS equipment, and skilled operators can come within one percent of final grade anywhere on the project, simply by keeping an eye on their on-board equipment.
That saves time and large sums of money over the labor-intensive grade stake methods of the past.
The crews work six 12-hour days per week. Wages on this Federal Project (92 percent of the financing is by the Federal Aviation Administration) must meet or exceed Bacon-Davis minimums.
This means a common laborer makes at least $17.48 per hour, while a bulldozer operator makes $28.82 per hour. Overtime must be paid at the rate of 150 percent of regular wages.
With three employees from Blanding and others from Monticello and Dove Creek, along with the rest of the crew from the Cedar City area staying at the Canyonlands Motel in Monticello, the area economy is receiving a much-needed boost.
Schmidt is also buying millions of gallons of water for compaction and dust control from area residents who own water rights in Spring Creek and Gordon Reservoir.
Bergstrom commented on the beauty of the area and the vibrancy of the San Juan economy. He said heavy construction in the St. George-Cedar City area is about half this year what it has been in recent years.
Schmidt was more than pleased to win the contract for this job enabling them to keep their highly skilled, long-time employees working this summer.
He reports Monticello and the FFA got a "heck of a deal" on this first phase of the airport construction because contractors in Southwestern Utah are hungry. Bids on heavy construction jobs state wide and nationally are far below what they would have been in years past because of the state of the national economy.
Bergstrom added, "Like everyone else, we are just trying to survive this downturn in the economy and stay in business. Monticello and San Juan County are the beneficiaries of having a major construction project ready to go right now."


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Derek Hanks starts his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Cal State Northridge Women's Soccer program in 2010. He served a volunteer coach in 2007, moved to the second assistant position for the 2008 and 2009 seasons and has re-assumed the volunteer duties for the 2010 season.
Since his start with the Northridge staff, the Matadors' defense has been one of the more formidable units in the Big West Conference. In 2009, the squad helped secure eight shutouts and two members of the backline (Katie Fox, Second Team, and Brielle Slepicoff, Honorable Mention) received All-Big West honors. In 2008, then-captain Nalena Betancourt also received All-Big West Honorable Mention accolades.
Hanks was also a four-year starter for the Matadors from 2003-2006.The two-time captain started 77 matches over his distinguished career and finished seventh in the all-time ranks after playing in 78 matches. Hanks accumulated five goals over his career, including two scores as a senior, and notched 12 points for his career.
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OMAK The Riverview Cemetery, final resting place for Civil War veteran James Aliason "Grandpa" Stoddard, is covered with sagebrush, cactus and garbage.
Stoddard, who homesteaded north of Omak in 1903, died in 1920. A small American flag is placed on his grave each year, possibly by a veterans group.
The cemetery, also known as Old Omak and Sand Flat, has languished for years at the end of Engh Road, largely untended for more than 80 years. The last burial there was around 1927.
Despite years of neglect, there's hope for the site.
Omak resident Shauna Beeman, who owns property adjacent to the 2.29-acre cemetery overlooking the Okanogan River, has formed the Sandflats Pioneer Cemetery Association and wants to clean up, fence and mark the site. She filed paperwork with the state in 2009.
"I tried to clean up the garbage," she said.
Eventually, she wants to put up fencing, a few trees and a sign, and to clear the sagebrush from around the graves.
That last item on her wish list is proving problematic since no one knows exactly how many people were buried there, where the graves are located or how many bodies remain there.
A number of bodies have been moved to nearby cemeteries.
Many of the graves now are unmarked, the years and vandals taking their tolls on both wooden and stone markers.
Besides Stoddard, some of those known to be buried there are Franklin Neal DeVos, who likely was related to The Chronicle's second publisher, Frank A. DeVos, and two siblings of Omak resident Leda Harlan.
An Okanogan County Genealogical Society roster for the cemetery lists the two as Baby Simpson and Stanley Simpson, with no dates. They were children of Henry D. and Voy (Bailey) Simpson.
Harlan, 79, said the two – who died as infants long before she was born – were Stanley, who was born in 1914 and died a few days after birth, and Dorthey, who died in 1916. Stanley had a heart defect, but she doesn't know her sister's cause of death.
She'd like to see something done to clean up and preserve the cemetery, perhaps making it a memorial park with a plaque listing those who are buried there.
"It's in very poor condition," Okanogan County Genealogical Society member Eleanor Markel said.
Harlan said she visited the cemetery in 1946 with her mother. The cemetery wasn't lush and green, but it wasn't in nearly as rough condition as it is now.
"We went in the gate and up the row to the left" to where the Simpson babies' headstones were, Harlan said.
Although the cemetery's founders had disbanded by then, "someone had taken care of it," she said. "It was natural, but not torn up. You could see the gravestones."
At some point, after Harlan moved away from Omak in 1952, someone "ran over it, and broke and scattered the headstones," she said.
Over the years, more vandalism followed.
When Harlan moved back to town in 1972, the place was a mess.
Nearly 35 years ago, members of the Okanogan County Genealogical Society began cataloguing those buried in the county's various cemeteries. They rediscovered Riverview and started contacting people in an effort to get someone to take care of the cemetery.
In 1979, a group of Boy Scouts planned to organize a cleanup effort as part of one Scout's Eagle project, but the project didn't produce much change.
The Riverview Cemetery Association was formed by Omak pioneers Ben F. Ross, C.E. Weatherstone, F.D. Perry, J.I. Pogue and E.E. Copple.
Its Jan. 2, 1912 articles of incorporation, filed with Okanogan County, say the association's objects are "to purchase, mortgage, set aside, hold and maintain any land, or lands, for public burial ground and to beautify and improve the same."
Corporation funds were supposed to be set aside in a permanent fund for the maintenance, care and management of the land. Total capital stock in the corporation was $5,000.
The corporation was to exist for 50 years.
All records of how many of the 152 plots were filled were apparently lost when the pioneers' cemetery association disbanded, apparently some time before the 50 years were up. There is no record of how long the association was in existence after 1912, genealogical society member Jean Cook said in 1979.
The graves are in a "pretty setting with pretty awful surroundings," she said at the time.
The cemetery evidently was never kept very green because there was no water for the site, Cook and Harlan said. The sand flat once was covered with orchards and beautiful homes, but water from the government irrigation project was shut off in the late 1920s when drought hit.
Harlan said she remembers orchards in the area, including one owned by her grandfather, Alvah Bailey, in the area immediately north of Omache Shopping Center.
Water has since been supplied to the sand flat area, but the cemetery hasn't been served.
In 1979, one lifetime Omak resident, 73 at the time, told The Chronicle he couldn't remember the cemetery ever being maintained.
Beeman said she filed through the state's abandoned cemetery program; Okanogan County Assessor Scott Furman said he supplied the state with verification that the site was abandoned.
Without a curator, no one can go in and clean up an abandoned cemetery, Beeman said.
She also hopes to have someone from Olympia come over and help locate graves with a special machine.
Beeman said anyone who knows the location of graves or who else might be buried there, or who wants to help, can contact her at 509-826-0636.
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Dolores Hope, who throughout her 69-year marriage to comedian Bob Hope oversaw their charitable giving and played a key role in establishing the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, has died. She was 102.
Hope died Monday at her Toluca Lake home of natural causes, publicist Harlan Boll said.
In the late 1960s, the Hopes donated 80 acres of land near their future Palm Springs estate for the medical center, which opened in 1971.
PHOTOS: Dolores Hope | 1909 - 2011
They became "the driving forces behind the creation and long-term growth" of the medical facility, the center said on its website.
She served as chairwoman of the center's board for years, and he raised millions for the center through the annual professional golf tournament that for years bore his name.
"It was Mrs. Hope's vision that started this institution and she has worked for over 25 years to make it a reality," Albert C. Mour, then president of the medical center, wrote in The Times in 1990.
When her husband died in 2003 — two months after turning 100 — Dolores declined to estimate how many millions they had given or raised for charity. She did say most of it involved young people.
A great deal of their fortune came from vast property holdings in the San Fernando Valley. At Bob Hope's death, their wealth had been estimated at as much as $500 million. Their multimillion-dollar Palm Springs estate was built in 1979.
On her 100th birthday in 2009, she attended a party in the backyard of the Toluca Lake home that she and her husband bought in 1938. At the event, daughter Linda Hope theorized that laughter in the family home contributed to her parents' long lives.
She was born Dolores DeFina on May 27, 1909, in New York City and grew up in the Bronx.
During the 1930s, she sang in nightclubs using the stage name of Dolores Reade and met Bob Hope when he caught a New York City show.
After a brief courtship, they married in 1934 and were soon sharing the vaudeville stage.
While Dolores raised their four children, her husband's career took off and he was often away.
"When we were celebrating our 50th anniversary, people would say, 'Fifty years?' And Bob would say, 'Yeah, but I've only been home three weeks,'" Dolores said in 1995 in the Palm Springs Desert Sun.
To mark that half-century, she gave him a paperweight inscribed, "Don't think these three weeks haven't been fun."
Bob later said he enjoyed the stability of having a home to return to. He recalled how his children would listen to his jokes while Dolores, who was a devout Catholic, decided if they were appropriate for a family audience.
"I learned to temper my humor in those years," he said. "Dolores was a tough critic."
During the same interview, Dolores said, "We always had quality instead of quantity. ... When he wasn't home, he'd call almost every day, except when he was in a combat zone. Even then, he'd try."
In the late 1940s, Dolores began performing in her husband's famed overseas tours to entertain U.S. troops and later sang on many of his NBC television specials.
When Bob went to Saudi Arabia to entertain American troops in 1990, he was forced to leave many women out of the show. An exception was made for Dolores, who was allowed to sing "White Christmas" to the troops on Christmas Eve.
In addition to her daughter, Linda, she is survived by another daughter, Nora Somers; a son, Kelly; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Another son, Anthony, died in 2004.
Services will be private.
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Dolores Hope, who throughout her 69-year marriage to comedian Bob Hope oversaw their charitable giving and played a key role in establishing the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, has died. She was 102.


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Super Crossfire Review
The Xbox Live Indie Games channel isn't exactly known for consistent high quality releases. There are great games on the service, but there's even more junk. The radiangames series is one of the few reliable sources of excellence on XBLIG, and now the developer has brought the same brand of retro inspired shooters to iOS with Super Crossfire. And the winning steak continues.
Super Crossfire is probably best described as an evolution of the Space Invaders formula. Your little spaceship moves from left to right along the bottom of the screen while enemies move about above. The twist is that by tapping on the screen you can cause your ship to flip, moving from the bottom edge to the top edge. Since your ship fires automatically, you're only really in charge of the movement, going from left to right and up and down.
The controls are intuitive and are a great solution to the age old problem of creating an accurate shooter with a touch screen interface. But while the controls are simple, the rest of the game is much more complex. As you progress through the five chapters, taking on wave after wave of enemies, the intensity and difficulty ratchet up at a very satisfying pace. You'll come across enemies with different behaviors that need to be killed in different ways, and there are of course power-ups that you can grab by flipping directly through them (though this can be tricky at times).
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Even better, though, is the upgrade system. As you defeat enemies, tiny gems will appear that you can gather to improve your ship at various intervals. You can do everything from make the ship faster to increase the power, speed, and spread of your weapon's fire. There's a wide range of tweaks that can be made and then upgraded further, giving you plenty of options for how you want to customize your ship. And if something doesn't work and you die, you can go back and reassign gems, testing out a different strategy. The gems also let you unlock chapters early and purchase additional bonus features like a music player.
The neon-infused visuals and thumping electronic soundtrack are in keeping with the radiangames aesthetic, which gives the game a sort of Space Invaders meets Geometry Wars look. There's also a nifty tilt effect when you flip from one end of the screen to the next that not only looks cool but improves your perspective on the level. The game also runs very fast and smoothly, despite the frequently hectic on-screen action, even on older devices (we played on an iPhone 3GS).
Super Crossfire has pretty much everything a great shooter needs, with responsive controls, fast paced and challenging action, and an addictive upgrade system that lets you customize your experience. It may look retro, but Super Crossfire feels fresh, modern, and fun.


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