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More than 100 runners are registered for the Saturday, July 26, Foothills B&O Half Marathon between Buckley and Orting.
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Finer Future, a nonprofit organization started by Rogers High School student Conor Collins, has already awarded its first scholarship and is working to raise money for its student activities and tutoring initiative.
2014 Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic underway
The 2014 Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic is underway and about 10,000 cyclists are rolling through Pierce and Thurston counties today. Last year, I did the ride with a first-timer, my wife. Here's a look at the 200-mile journey.
Tiny bubbles could help Tacoma's Reliant water company make big impact on sports recovery drink market
Tacoma's Reliant Beverage Company is launching a new bottled water it claims will help people recover faster after workouts, decrease fatigue and make them feel better.
9 common-sense steps to take to protect your bike from being stolen
Luke Brechwald isn't sure where he first heard the line or just how accurate it is, but he uses it because it drives home an important point when it comes to protecting your bicycle.
Taking a moment to say thanks from atop Hugo Peak at Pack Forest
Every hiker, runner and biker should have at least one good workout hill. A place to condition your body, relieve stress and burn calories. A place convenient enough to drop by after work, before breakfast or during lunch. Bonus points if it's snow-free in the winter.
A rolling celebration of family, cycling
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Inline skating helps fitness instructor find outlet for competitive side
On the goal wall at Kulshan CrossFit in Bellingham, eight people have scrawled the same aspiration: Inline skate 30 miles.
Runners look sexy, according to shoe company survey
Running might be the best way to make yourself look more appealing – at least to other runners – according to a presumably unscientific survey conducted by Seattle-based Brooks Running Company.
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The Merrimack Valley Jewish Federation's Miriam's Seder will celebrate its Bat Mitzvah year at the annual event to be held March 17 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond, Andover.
The MVJF will honor this year's (Jewish year of 5733) Merrimack Valley B'not Mitzvah (daughters of the Mitzvah) and will be collecting new and used items for Bat Mitzvah age Jewish teens in Cuba.
School and art supplies, undergarments, socks, make up and costume jewelry are expensive and hard to come by for these young women.
Miriam's Seder is an annual intergeneration event that celebrates women in Jewish History. Mothers, aunts, grandmothers and girls over age 8 are all welcome to attend.
The event will begin with Kasbah style shopping and appetizers from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by the Seder and dinner.
New this year are two hands-on workshops to be held from 3:30 to 4 p.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis. One workshop will explore the Haggadah, the Seder prayer book, while the other is a how-to on holding a kid-friendly Seder.
Tickets are $39, $35 seniors over 70 and $56 for sponsors.
For more information, visit www.mvjf.org or call 978-688-0466.

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The story is centered on the Monroe family and their pets and is told from the perspective of their dog Harold. The Monroes find a bunny at the theater where they were watching a Dracula film. Because of this, they name him Bunnicula. Their cat Chester, however, is convinced Bunnicula is a vampire and attempts to get Harold to help save the Monroes from the perceived menace.
A 1982 animated TV special by the same name was created based on the first book and aired on the ABC Weekend Special. The animated special deviated heavily from the novels and actively depicted Bunnicula using vampiric powers, which did not occur in the novels.
The full name of the first book is Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery. The second and third books of the series are Howliday Inn and The Celery Stalks at Midnight. Nighty-Nightmare followed in 1987, followed by Return to Howliday Inn in 1993. In 1999, Bunnicula Strikes Again! was published. Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow was published in 2006, and appears to be the final book in the Bunnicula series.
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Like Mr. Henry Geerken, I can look back over a considerable time span. I find on reflection that one of my early heroes in the area of economics and government erred seriously in two important areas. Professor Milton Friedman advocated a change in U.S. policy in the area of government control of money supply and the ending of the military draft.
In the monetary area, he advocated a gradual increase in the money supply with a targeted rate of inflation of 3 percent. He mainly trusted Congress to stay within that boundary. Now they create via fiat money — $85 billion a month. Our political leaders do not have the discipline or honesty to resist counterfeiting the money supply since that is what keeps them in power.
In the military area, Mr. Friedman advocated an all-volunteer armed forces as a deterrent to problems created during the Vietnam War. This has given the Pentagon and its many corporate and political allies a green light for useless wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and possibly Syria.
From a practical political standpoint, considering the critical debt situation our country is in, the wise political choice will be to continue the fiat money balloon with the hope that the future collapse will fall on future politicians. The cost of these flawed policies will be borne by our children and grandchildren.
In another area, natural gas production figures from Pennsylvania dispute Mr. Northrup's long article in the Oct. 26 Star.
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Another banner season for area ball teams
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It's almost become an annual ritual at The Gazette-Virginian once Dixie baseball and softball teams, as well as Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth teams, are selected for post-season tournaments.
How many will make the World Series we ask each other, with the appropriate number of fingers raised to indicate the number of teams earning World Series berths.
After careful consideration and studying the rosters, I guessed at least four area all-star teams would survive the crucible of district, regional and state tournaments to make it to the series.
My guess of four teams was one short, as Halifax County sent five Dixie teams to the World Series, including three from Halifax-South Boston Dixie Softball, the Halifax American Darlings, Halifax National X-Play Ponytails and eventual World Series champion Halifax American Debs.
Our ultra successful Dixie Baseball programs had two county representatives in the World Series, including the Dixie Majors and Dixie Boys all-star teams.
The success of our Dixie programs in sending all-star teams to World Series competition year-in and year-out is remarkable considering what we are up against.
Halifax County all-star teams have to compete at times against all-star teams from metro areas with populations much larger than Halifax County.
Halifax County, which in the past has sent as many as eight different Dixie all-star teams to World Series play, continues to set the bar high in terms of championships on the district and state level, and I don't think any other community our size in the Dixie network can boast three World Series champions.
The Halifax American Debs all-stars are the latest, having won the Dixie Softball Debs World Series last week with six straight wins.
Several members of that team count two World Series titles among them, having won the Dixie Softball Belles World Series as American Belles all-stars in 2009.
Of course, the Halifax National Belles all-stars started the county's run of World Series titles with a win in the 2002 Dixie Softball Belles World Series.
Add two straight World Series titles by the South Hill Belles all-stars to the mix, and Southern Virginia has produced five Dixie Softball champions in the past 10 years, and that's a pretty good batting average.
It definitely takes a team effort to win district, state and World Series championships.
It takes the effort of volunteers who spend countless hours in concession stands and on the field with grounds crews during both regular season and tournament games.
Most scorekeepers also are volunteers, as are game announcers.
Figure in the cost of meals, hotels and gas while traveling to distant sites for regional, state and World Series games, and the cost of uniforms, shoes, hats, etc., and you get the picture.
One goal remains, and I'm looking for one of our Dixie, Babe Ruth or Cal Ripken baseball all-star teams to capture a World Series crown.
Guys, the girls have raised the bar, and it's up to you to cross it.
Judging by the support of our community and its volunteers, it's entirely possible.


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NORMAN — Editor, The Transcript:
With State Question 766, Oklahoma voters will be asked to allow a tax break for some of the largest corporations in the state. This would be paid for by a combination of cuts to schools, libraries and county services, and by increases in our personal property taxes.
After a 2009 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling denied an attempt by AT&T (then Southwestern Bell) to exempt specific "intangibles" from taxation, the company began lobbying to exempt all intangibles. To gain support for their cause, the company raised the specter of intangible property taxes spreading to all taxpayers.
Individuals and small businesses are not in danger of seeing a tax increase if this measure fails because the legislature has created a refundable "business activity tax" of $25 paid in lieu of intangible property taxes. If SQ 766 fails, this temporary fix will stay in effect.
However, if these centrally assessed companies (airlines, railroads and utilities) are allowed to stop paying their intangible taxes, the rest of us face a new series of problems. Mandatory county expenses like school bonds, sinking funds, and court-ordered payments by law cannot be cut. The huge shortfall will be required to be made up by raising the property tax millage rates on everyone.
The estimate for lost revenue for the state is as high as $68 million.
The Pioneer Library System estimates they would lose $400,000 and the Norman Public Schools estimate a loss of $600,000. Other county services such as our Health Department would also lose.
Voting no on State Question 766 will simply require multi-million dollar corporations like AT&T to continue to pay their fair shares in the communities from which they profit. Individual families and small businesses like ours should not be losing services and paying higher taxes so that big corporations get a break! Please research the facts and vote NO on SQ 766!
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CHAPEL HILL — No. 19 North Carolina hosted a New Years Eve party of sorts Tuesday night, one replete with a special-occasion wardrobe and festive hats for the student section.
By the end of the Tar Heels 84-51 victory against UNC Wilmington, it didnt much matter that theyd been more than a bit fashionably late.
The Tar Heels persevered through sluggish performances in victories against Davidson 11 days ago, and against Northern Kentucky on Friday. So it was again during the first half at the Smith Center, where UNC played with an edge defensively but lacked precision on offense.
This was UNCs final tune-up before it begins ACC play Sunday at Wake Forest, and early on thats what it looked like: a tune-up in which the Tar Heels seemed to be trying to rediscover their rhythm. The past three weeks had brought a break for exams and another for Christmas.
Two strong practices in recent days, though, had coach Roy Williams feeling good about the work his team had done since the ugly victory against Northern Kentucky. The Tar Heels had two of the best practices of the season, some of his players said.
Williams said, however, We didnt play like it in the first half.
At least not offensively. The Seahawks (6-9), coached by former UNC player Buzz Peterson a member of the schools 1982 national championship team, and one who shared a dorm room with Michael Jordan made nine of 36 attempts from the field in the first half yet trailed by eight at halftime.
UNCW never came any closer. The 19th-ranked Tar Heels (10-3), who appeared energized offensively after shooting 40 percent from the field during the first half, needed less than seven minutes to extend their lead to 20. About eight minutes after that, they led by 30.
Along the way, they injected some life into a Smith Center crowd that showed up for a party that began far later than anticipated. During one sequence, forward James Michael McAdoo led a fastbreak and passed ahead to J.P. Tokoto, who finished with a one-handed dunk over a Seahawks defender.
Moments later, after one of the Seahawks 10 second-half turnovers, point guard Nate Britt lobbed a pass that McAdoo dunked. The alley-oop gave UNC a 61-37 lead and prompted Peterson, with the Smith Center at its loudest, to call a timeout with less than nine minutes to play
You definitely do get energized, McAdoo, who had 23 points and 10 rebounds, said of the dunks. Just to hear the crowd and getting easy baskets like that highlights, I guess you can call them I definitely think it helps energize ourselves and the crowd. Being on the other end of that I think is very demoralizing.
The Tar Heels, who for the second time in school history wore road blue uniforms at home Happy Blue Year, they dubbed the game trapped more effectively in the second half and the flustered Seahawks committed turnovers with regularity. They had 17 overall, and UNC turned those into 25 points.
A lot of those turnovers created fast-break opportunities for the Tar Heels, who outscored UNCW 18-4 in fast-break points. The second half, especially, served as a prolonged demonstration of the Tar Heels fast-break offense. They werent bad in the halfcourt, either, after struggling there during the first 20 minutes.
We talked about that at great length at halftime, Williams said. About being more unselfish and getting a better shot and playing harder and doing a better job defensively. I think we did a much better job defensively in the second half. Our traps helped us as opposed to helping them.
In addition to McAdoos 23 points, guard Marcus Paige scored 15 for UNC. Guard Leslie McDonald and forward Brice Johnson came off the bench and scored 14 each.
In UNCs two victories that preceded this one the ones against Northern Kentucky and Davidson UNC started slowly and had difficulty breaking out of its malaise. That wasnt the case Tuesday, at least.
The attention and intensity was there today, I think, for the most part, Paige said. We just couldnt get anything to go (in the first half). We were throwing the ball away, and we just couldnt make some shots that we normally make.
But our defensive points per possession was below what we even expected it to be. So that was good. We just kind of had a funk in the first half, and obviously we exploded in the second half and we were able to get some steals.
On the final day of 2013, Williams said New Years Eve has never been a big deal for me. Yet after a difficult stretch of months and, specifically, a saga that cost junior guard P.J. Hairston his eligibility he acknowledged the obvious.
The last six, seven months havent been very pleasant for me, he said. So if things change and they get pleasant, Ill love 2014 a lot better than I did the end of 2013. But life throws you some adversity and youve got to handle it.
His team did, on a smaller scale, in its final tune-up of the season. Now the start of conference play begins.
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The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held this weekend in Macon. It is undoubtedly one of the biggest sports events in the year for Middle Georgia.
Former Warner Robins football star James Brooks, Georgia football legend Scott Woerner, LPGA star Hollis Stacy, former Georgia Tech hoops coach Bobby Cremins, former Georgia Tech athletic director Homer Rice, former Georgia Southern basketball star Chester Webb, former high school football coach Jim Hughes and baseball legend Frank Thomas will go into the Hall of Fame.
I hope you are planning to go to one of the ceremonies -- either the private jacket ceremony that Im honored to emcee Friday or the main induction ceremony Saturday at the Macon City Auditorium. There is also a Fan Fest on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Hall of Fame where you can meet this years inductees and past honorees.
This is the state museum, where we honor sports legends from all over Georgia. But this is in our city, and you probably know the state recently handed the Hall of Fame over to NewTown Macon. Thats a good thing, even though it is disgraceful that the state legislature no longer funds the museum. It is truly despicable that state politicians finance other worthless projects and have failed to recognize the greatness of the downtown museum honoring sports history for the state.
Why is it a good thing? Well, its now our responsibility in a large way to make sure this museum survives. We no longer have to worry about the state closing the Hall of Fame down. Its up to us -- Middle Georgians -- to keep this wonderful museum alive.
Youre probably saying, How many times can you go to a museum? Thats right. I understand. Its like living in Orlando and being expected to support Walt Disney World. If you have something big in your town, its not like youre going to go all the time. If youve been, youve been.
But if you are a sports fan, isnt the Hall of Fame a great place to take out-of-town guests who might really be impressed with a great facility like the one downtown? If you are going to show someone who is not from here something special about Macon, the Hall of Fame should be at the top of your list.
There are other ways you can support the Hall of Fame. If you have a business and need a place for a meeting or perhaps a reception for any event, the Hall of Fame is a tremendous destination.
Sure, Im promoting this museum. I believe in it, and frankly, I dont want to see Macon lose anything else. Losing the Macon Braves a decade ago was downright embarrassing. It wasnt much better when the city lost the Music Hall of Fame a few years ago. Can we really afford to lose something special like the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame?
This will probably be a regular cry from those of us who think the Hall of Fame is worthwhile to this community.
The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is special. If youve been, you know. If you havent been, you really need to make plans to visit. This is something not in Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus or Savannah. Its in Macon, and even though its a state museum, its up to us to keep it going and support it.
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The National Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services collected cash rents data during the yearly County Estimates Survey. North Carolina farmers were surveyed to obtain cash rent values per acre for three land types: Agricultural, horticultural, and Christmas tree land. Supporting funds for this project were provided by the North Carolina Legislature. Appreciation is expressed to all survey participants who provided the data on which this report is based.
The survey was conducted by mail with telephone follow-up during September through February. Positive data were received from almost 4,000 operators. Values relate to the data collection time period when the respondent completed the survey.
This report includes the current number of responses and average rental rate per acre. Producers were asked to provide their best estimate of cash rent values in their county by land quality. The data published here are simple averages of the best estimate of the cash rent value per acre. These averages are not official estimates of actual sales.
Reported data that did not represent agricultural usage were removed in order to give a more accurate reflection of agricultural rents and values. To ensure respondent confidentiality and provide more statistical reliability, counties and districts with fewer than 10 reports are not published individually, but are included in aggregate totals. Published values in this report should never be used as the only factor to establish rental arrangements.
Data were collected for three land types: Agricultural, horticultural, and Christmas tree land. Agricultural land includes land used to produce row crops such as soybeans, corn, peanuts, and small grains, pasture land, and hay. Agricultural land also includes any land on which livestock are grown. Horticultural land includes commercial production or growing of fruits or vegetables or nursery or floral products such as apple orchards, blueberries, cucumbers, tomatoes, potted plants, flowers, shrubs, sod, and turfgrass. Christmas tree land includes any land to produce Christmas trees, including cut and balled Christmas trees.
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CROSSVILLE — The Scott County at Stone Memorial basketball games were snowed out Friday, with homecoming activities rescheduled for Clarkrange games Feb. 8. SMHS travels to Kingston tonight.
The Stone/Scott County has been reset for Thursday, Feb. 7, beginning at 6 p.m.
Senior night will be Feb. 11 at the Kingston game.
The District 4AA tournament begins Feb. 14 at Kingston.


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This is part of our series on Penumbear. Check out our introduction to the series.
Since we are sharing the development process of Penumbear as we build, I thought it would be good start with the tools and technology that we are building with.
Penumbear will be coming to iOS, so we chose a framework that we already have a lot of experience with on that platform: cocos2d. Cocos2d is an excellent framework for 2d games and a great community has built up around it. Many common problems that you will encounter while creating a game have already been solved by the community. There are also a number of great tools that have cocos2d support built in that will save lots of time. If you are just getting started with cocos2d, then you can check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of our letter to a cocos2d noob. Also be sure to read the tutorials on Ray Wenderlich's site.
We've decided to use cocos2d 2.0 for this project. This buys us OpenGL ES 2.0 support (and therefore shaders), particle batch nodes, and number of other improvements. We lose support for the iPhone 3G, 2nd gen iPods, and iOS 3.x.
In addition to cocos2d, we are also using UIKit as part of an in-game level editor. We aren't worried about tight integration with cocos2d or skinning the controls because the editor is for development purposes and not part of the final game.
Quick rundown of the tools we are using:
TexturePacker - Packs assets into a sprite sheet.
PhysicsEditor - Used to trace shapes to define the polygons for sprites. Also allows you to edit other properties related to your physics engine of choice. We are using it in conjunction with chipmunk. There are a number of approaches to use when building a platformer. In a later post we will talk about how Physics Editor fits into the approach we are using.
ParticleDesigner - Allows you to see the results of modifying particle system configs without having to restart the simulator over and over.
GlyphDesigner - Convert TTF and other fonts into bitmaps. We convert all our fonts to bitmaps because updating BMFont labels is much faster than updating TTF in cocos2d. Updating TTF labels has the same cost as constructing a new label every update.
Spriter - An animation tool we helped fund through Kickstarter. Steve is currently leaning towards hand animating most of the koala's frames, but Spriter is still extremely useful for menu animations and other parts of the game.
If you have any questions, let us know and we will do our best to answer them. We hope to be as open about the development process of Penumbear as possible.
We would also love your feedback on the project. If you aren't already, follow us on Twitter for regular updates.


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By Mark Boshnack
The Daily Star
---- — A new public access site along the Susquehanna River recently opened south of the village of Cooperstown thanks to the cooperation of several partners, officials with two of those involved said Wednesday.
The Compton Bridge Conservation Area, with access on county route 11C in Middlefield, began with the 2009 purchase of land by the Otsego Land Trust, according to a Wednesday media release from the state Department of Environmental Cooperative. It will allow anglers and boaters with car-top boats to access the Susquehanna.
In Dec. 2009, the Land Trust and the DEC entered into a Fish and Wildlife Management Act Cooperative Agreement allowing for public access along 1,400 feet of riverbank. The recently completed improvements to the approximately three-acre site were funded by a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, administered by several agencies. They include two small parking areas, a 6-foot-wide footpath and a small wooden footbridge that provides for safer and more-convenient access to the river from the road. The Otsego County Highway Department also provided assistance in the project.
"We provided a lot of the labor and some of the material needs for the improvements," DEC Region 4 spokesman Rick Georgeson said. It's an example of the types of partnerships the DEC has around the state with private owners to open up sites for public use, he said.
"The DEC was an ideal partner," Otsego Land Trust outreach coordinator Marcie Foster said, adding that the nonprofit is working on several other parcels along Oaks Creek, a Susquehanna tributary, in hopes to open a similar site in the future.


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In an entry at Clickable Culture today, Tony Walsh wrote:
First of all, it's pretty interesting that The Lounge, a tiny virtual world, can support an upper limit of 100 simultaneous users in a single, contiguous space. That's better than Second Life, which can only support about 40 avatars in a single space. But it's still relatively unimpressive. As a PR effort, was the time and effort required to cater to 100 users really worth it? Let's say all 100 users had a great experience, and go tell their friends. At the next chat event, there are going to be even more disappointed users who can't get in. Virtual worlds don't seem capable of "mass media" events yet.
It's an issue that has been discussed since the beginning, but as SL's population grows and we begin to see these really popular events arise with huge followings, it's an issue that is becoming more and more relevant. So tonight I would like to propose a solution to the problem that I thought up all on my own, but later found out had already been more or less suggested over a year ago by Stephanie Zugzwang. Cory and Moriash were right. There's nothing new in the world.
The Problem
The cause for the problem is basically two-fold and rather technical. With each avatar, the sim has to work harder to calculate physics in the region and send all of the information associated with each avatar to everyone present in the sim. In addition, your own computer has to work harder to render all of these avatars. So, to make a long story short, it's the avatars themselves that are causing both the sim and the viewer to lag so terribly, thereby forcing Linden Lab to limit the number of avatars that can get into a sim.
The Solution
The solution to this problem is pretty logical. Get rid of the avatars! Okay, back up. I'm not suggesting that Second Life become a world completely devoid of avatars. However, let's consider for a moment these "mass media events" that Tony Walsh has written about. I'll use Suzanne Vega's recent performance as an example.
The format of this concert was similar to many large-audience events in SL. You had the people who were basically running the show (Suzanne Vega and John Hockenberry) sitting or standing on stage in front of a large sitting or standing audience. The avatars don't need to move, in many cases. They're just there to watch the show. Sometimes there are a bunch of dancing avatars at events like this, but the animations only add to the lag, which is so horrible that you might as well be sitting still anyway.
Okay, so it makes sense that under certain circumstances, some people might be willing to sacrifice the avatars for a limited time in order to support a specific event. But by what mechanism do we accomplish this? The region/estate tools.
I want to try and describe in general how this will work from the perspective of an attendee of a specific event. This time, I'll use the Linden Town Hall as an example, since it is something that we can all relate to.
So I hear that there is a Town Hall meeting today. I know the location of the event, and the time is now. So I fire up the world map and run my search on the sim where the meeting is being held. From the world map, I can normally click the "Teleport" button and head straight there. However, when I try to teleport into the area, I get a message telling me the access to the sim has been limited to camport only. And sure enough, there on the world map is a new button, next to the "Teleport" button, which says "Camport."
Camera Mode Variations
I can think of a few variations of this camport feature that would still have the desired overall effect of allowing hundreds, maybe thousands, of residents to witness and participate in one of these "mass media" events. For example, when I click to CP into an area, one of a number of things could happen:
* Locked camera mode: In this variation, when I CP in, my camera is automatically locked into position for the event, with the Lindens on stage in view. I can't alt-zoom away from the scene. All chat comes from the position of the camera, so anyone within 20 meters of where I'm viewing from can read my chat, if chat is allowed.
* Free camera mode: When I CP in, I arrive at the telehub or spawn point, and I can move around freely. This mode presents more challenges for managing privacy and will require more apparent representation of where the resident is. More on this problem later.
* Limited Zoom: I CP in and my camera is fixed like in the first option, with the stage in view, but I can alt-zoom within my draw distance without moving the camera. When I press the Escape key, I return back to the initial camera position. I think this option makes the most sense.
In the Locked and Limited modes, the position of the camera is set by the estate manager much like the way that telehubs are created.
It's technically possible for everyone present via camport to participate via chat, and to view/hear streaming video/audio, because these features do not have the same potential for lag that avatars themselves have. So, if it's a live music performance you're attending, it's feasible for your camera to be fixed on the stage, and it's feasible for you to be able to hear the music and chat with the artist and other attendees. The only thing sacrificed here is the avatar itself.
On the other hand, this might be a decent opportunity to implement voice permissions for the purpose of controlling chat spam at Town Halls or other discussion events. Certain people can be given permission to grant voice to residents present at the event. This is probably a necessary addition to the feature set, because if you have a thousand people attending an event and everyone wants to talk at once, you're going to have a pretty noisy event.
Representation of Attendees
With the avatar gone, there's no way to tell where a person is or who is attending. This problem can be fixed easily if the attendees' cameras are locked in place, with a single object or UI element representing the camera position and a simple list of residents who are viewing the event.
If the residents are able to move around the estate freely without their avatars, then there will have to be some sort of alternative to the avatar that doesn't hog resources. Since I'm really advocating the use of the limited zoom camera mode, I won't offer up any suggestions for replacing the avatar.
Why an Estate Tool?
Why implement this as an estate tool? I have two answers for this question:
First of all, I don't think that this is a feature that will technically work very well on the main grid, nor do I think it would be globally accepted. Imagine that you have a sim shared by a dozen residents. In order for the camport feature to work as desired, you would have to have the ability to limit access to the area except via camport. If residents are able to visit land on the sim owned by someone other than the one running the so-called mass media event, then the purpose of the camport feature will be defeated.
Second, from a business standpoint, offering this feature as a benefit to estate owners is a significant incentive for people to purchase a private sim, which is good for business.
The estate manager should be able to create a special access list of who can bring their avatars into the sim, and an option to allow other members to camport into the area once a camera position has been set. This way, residents will have the option of using this feature, rather than having it seemingly forced upon them by implementing some sort of grid-wide low-resource avatar feature.
If this feature is implemented, then I foresee Second Life becoming even more successful as a platform for huge events as more and more high-profile artists and public speakers take the plunge into virtual world presentations.


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The Greater Richmond Chamber has announced the finalists for the 25th annual Impact Awards. This year for the first time, two companies will win an Impact Award, one each in the small and large business categories. Finalists are: large business - Care Advantage, Inc., Dominion Digital and Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc.; and small business – Holiday Barn Pet Resorts, Midas of Richmond and Richmond Flying Squirrels. The Impact Award recognizes local businesses that have made an impact on the Richmond area economy and community, as well as its employees and industry. Winners will be announced at a celebration dinner on Nov. 7 at the Richmond Marriott. The event is open to the public. Learn more and register at http://www.grcc.com .
Wawa, Inc. recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Richmond store located at 8851 Staples Mill Rd. During a celebration Sept. 12, Wawa recognized the VCU Massey Cancer Center with a donation of $19,524.26
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. has opened its 14th store in the Richmond area at 1532 N. Parham Rd. near Regency Square Mall. Nicholas Fetty, a 12-year veteran of the automotive and retail sales industries, will be the new general manager. He has been with Advance Auto Parts for nine years and he will work with 10 other team members. The store is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 747-1232.
Agents with Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer recently handled the following lease negotiations: Escape Nail & Day Spa – leased 3,129 square feet in The Corner at Short Pump, W. Broad Street and Lauderdale Drive; Strategy Café – renewed its lease of 3,000 square feet at 2421 Westwood Ave.; Boston National Title Agency, LLC – leased 2,802 square feet at 7200 Glen Forest Dr.; Millennium Investment Solutions, LLC – leased 1,959 square feet in the Banks Brothers Building at 4461 Cox Rd.; Fox's Pizza Den – leased 1,215 square feet in Brook Run Shopping Center at 5646 Brook Rd.; and Anytime Fitness – expanded in their current space and now leases 5,920 square feet in Virginia Center Station at 1070 Virginia Center Pkwy.
LeClairRyan has announced that 85 attorneys in 57 practice areas were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America." Selected attorneys from Glen Allen include: James Patrick Guy, II – administrative/regulatory law, communications law and energy law; Michael L. Hern – energy law; and John A. Pirko – administrative/regulatory law and energy law.
IZON Global Media, a media agency specializing in outdoor advertising, has announced a new franchise at 6802 Paragon Pl. in western Henrico under the ownership of local resident Rhonda Pellicano. IZON acts as a consultant to their clients, in order to determine the best media campaign to fit each client's goals and budgets. Out-of-home advertising includes billboards, bus shelters, transit, taxis, cinema, mall kiosks, mobile billboards, airport displays, sports stadiums and more. For more information about IZON Global Media in Richmond, call Pellicano at 476-0352.
Roy E. Lee has been named manager at Southern States Cooperative, Inc., - West Broad Street Service, located at 8718 West Broad St. Lee is a graduate of Freeman High School and started his career at Builders Square, a local hardware store. He has been with Southern States since 1994, most recently as the assistant manager at West Broad. For more information, call 747-9315.
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Canoeing and kayaking enthusiasts soon will have a new access point to the Chickahominy River. VDOT, the James River Association and Henrico County Parks and Recreation are teaming up to establish a new site in Eastern Henrico.
The James River Association negotiated the deal with VDOT to procure official access to the area located just east of I-295 on North Airport Road in Sandston. The site includes a park-and-ride commuter lot bordering the Chickahominy River and has been an unofficial launch site used by paddlers for years. > Read more.
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The Henrico-based Hephaestus Society recently awarded its first annual community heroes award (the Hephaestus Award) to Hicham Elgharouch (pictured, center) for what it termed his "selfless acts of caring" in his duties as a Henrico County Public Schools bus driver. Henrico County Director of Pupil Transportation Josh Davis, joined Hephaestus Society President Travis Gardner, in presenting the award and an accompanying $1,500 check to Elgharouch last month.
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Grab the kids and check out these fun family-friendly events taking place this weekend! Speed over to the Henrico Theatre for the film "Turbo" or watch "Dumbo" under the stars at Clarke-Palmore House Museum. Little ones can meet Thomas the Tank Engine at CMOR-Central or play at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Writing a Linux Driver
The first question we answer is: why use Linux as an example of how to write a driver? The answer is twofold: all the source files are available in Linux, and I have a working example at my lab in UPM-DISAM, Spain.
However, both the directory structure and the driver interface with the kernel are OS dependent. Indeed small changes may appear from one version or release to the next. For example, several things changed from Linux 1.2.x to Linux 2.0.x, such as the prototypes of the driver functions, the kernel configuration method and the Makefiles for kernel compilation.
The device we have selected for our explanation is the MRV-4 Mobile Robot from the U.S. company Denning-Brach International Robotics. Although the robot uses a PC with a specific board for hardware interfacing (a motor/sonar card), the company does not supply a driver for Linux. Nevertheless, all the source files of the software, which control the robot through the motor/sonar card, are available in C language for MS-DOS. The solution is to write a driver for Linux. In the example, we use kernel release 2.0.24, although it will also work in later versions with few modifications.
The mobile platform is composed of a set of wheels coupled with two motors (the drive and the steer), a set of 24 sonars which act as proximity sensors for obstacle detection and a set of bumpers which detect collisions. We need to implement a driver with, at least, the following services (init, open and release are mandatory):
write: to send linear and angular velocity commands
read: to read sonar measures and encoder values
three interrupt handlers: to store sonar measures when a sonar echo is received, to implement an emergency stop when a bumper detects a collision and to stop the steer motor when the wheels are located at 0 (zero) degrees and a go to home flag is active
ioctl commands: go to home which sends a constant angular velocity to the wheels and activates the go to home flag; and configuration of motors and sonars
The go to home service allows the user to stop the wheels at an initial position which is always the same (0 degrees). The incoming values from sonars and encoders, as well as the velocity commands, might be part of the main loop of the control program of the robot.
Returning to the initial scheme (Figure 1), the device is the MRV-4 robot, the hardware interface is the motor/sonar card, the source file of the driver will be mrv4.c, the new kernel we will generate will be vmlinuz, the user program for kernel testing will be mrv4test.c and the device will be /dev/mrv4 (see Figure 6).
To build a driver, these are the steps to follow:
Program the driver source files, giving special attention to the kernel interface.
Integrate the driver into the kernel, including in the kernel source calls to the driver functions.
Configure and compile the new kernel.
Test the driver, writing a user program.
The directory structure of the Linux source files can be described as follows: the /usr/src contains subdirectories such as /xview and /linux. Inside the /linux directory, the different parts of the kernel are classified into subdirectories: init, kernel, ipc, drivers, etc. The directory /usr/src/linux/drivers/ contains the driver sources, classified into categories such as block, char, net, etc.
Another interesting directory is /usr/include, where the main header files, such as stdio.h, are located. It contains two special subdirectories:
/usr/include/system/, which includes system header files, such as types.h
/usr/include/linux/, which includes the Linux kernel headers such as lp.h, serial.h, mem.h and mrv4.h.
The first task when programming the source files of a driver is to select a name to identify it uniquely, such as hd, sd, fd, lp, etc. In our case we decided to use mrv4. Our driver is going to be a character driver, so we will write the source into the file /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/mrv4.c, and its header into /usr/include/linux/mrv4.h.
The second task is to implement the driver I/O functions. In our case, mrv4_open(), mrv4_read(), mrv4_write(), mrv4_ioctl() and mrv4_release().
Special care must be taken when programming the driver because of the following limitations:
Standard library functions are not available.
Some floating-point operations are not available.
Stack size is limited.
It is not possible to wait for events, because the kernel, and so all the processes, are stopped.
The OS functions supported at kernel level are, of course, only those functions programmed inside it:
kmalloc(), kfree(): memory management
cli(), sti(): enable/disable interrupts
add_timer(), init_timer(), del_timer(): timing management
request_irq(), free_irq(): irq management
inb_p(), outb_p(): port management
memcpy_*fs(): data management
printk(): input/output
register_*dev(), unregister_*dev(): device management
*sleep_on(), wake_up*(): process management
Detailed information on these functions is given in Johnson's Guide (see Resources) or even inside the kernel source files.
I like this one
Good introduction, I think, for those who is not familiar with Linux drivers at all.
Thanks a lot to the author. I enjoyed the article.
This article twice uses the
This article twice uses the term "protected mode" where it should be using the term "supervisor mode".
Protected mode is a mode of the Intel x86 processor which provides various protection features, such as memory protection and the ability to disable privileged instructions. Under Linux, all software runs in protected mode, but user applications run at a different privilege level to the kernel.
Of course this article is quite out of date (though surprisingly much of it is still relevant) but on this point it was wrong even back when it was written.
sidebar & port table ?
where is the sidebar & port table that were discussed in this article..?
links and sidebars
This is not the magazine so there are no "sidebars" Check the links in the articles they have what you are looking for.
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"We are excited to share our accomplishments and showcase our expertise, community focus and quality via this photo-rich interactive design," said Martha Slager, Director of Marketing and Communications at Holland Hospital. "We're offering our end-of-year report in an all-digital format again this year to make it more widely available to the community and region."
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A customer has been seeking answers to two questions for six months since a West Omaha truck topper business closed. Where did his money go and will he get a refund? He just received a good clue in the mail.
After checking the Better Business Bureau and bankruptcy record, Craig Mead got a letter the company had sent Nebraska's Attorney General. The owner of All Star Truck Toppers near 146th and Industrial claims the IRS garnished the store's bank accounts. That included money customers like Craig put down for toppers yet to be delivered. Craig said, "I've been a businessman long enough to know the IRS has that kind of power. I've just never seen it in action."
Fact Finders has requested answers from the IRS if customers can count on any of the money seized from All Star Truck Toppers. Craig Mead said he'll try to file a claim hoping for a different kind of refund from the IRS.


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September 7, 2012
The regular meeting of the Macomb Lions Club was held on September 7, 2012. Members gathered in the dining room of the Grand Prairie Home with those members in attendance as shown on the Attendance Record and Guest Register. Transcribed below is what happened at the meeting:
Attendance: Guests 00
Members 20
Percentage 44
Lead in the Pledge of Allegiance – President Entwistle
Prayer – Lion Battin
Guests –
Song –
Birthdays –
Program –- Dr. Gil Belles – McDonough County Historical Society (Emphasis on Cemetery identification and restoration). Gil became president of society in 2006. Signage project had started but stalled so Gill started it up again. Found about 110 cemeteries in the county. They have put new signs on 95 of them. The priority now has become the restoration of the old Macomb Cemetery (at West Adams and Wigwam Hollow). They have raised funds and applied for grants. They have filled in an old drive. Fenced 2 sides with new decorative fencing and will work on the rest to be sort of a parking area and park.
1. Secretary read minutes and Treasurer gave report.
2. . Committee Reports -
Candy Days – Lion Graham. Phase l will be underwriting and Phase ll will be the giveaway at the local businesses. We usually raise about $5,000 with 60% going to the Lions of Illinois Foundation. Giveaway dates are October 5th and 6th. We will also be at Macomb High on the evening of the 5th for their home football game. We still need people to sign up for the giveaway.
Rose Sale – October 19th and 20th will be delivery dates. President Entwistle gave out the order forms so we could start taking orders. We will sell the roses for $18/dozen. Orders should be prepaid and due to President Entwistle by October 4th.
Fund Raising – Lion Dewitt - Macomb Lions Day at Buffalo Wild Wings. On November 14th from 4 to 9 pm, BWW will donate to the Macomb Lions 10% of food purchases made when coupon is presented. Lion Dewitt will bring the coupons for us to give out.
Lion Lueck – Found out art will not be taught this year until January so we probably will not have an entry into the Peace Poster Contest. Lion Dewitt talked about Food for Thought Project. Need individuals from 3:30 to 5:30 to read, etc. to assist students.
Lion Carter – Community Service Ramp was built for about $110. 15 service hours. Would like to look at community service being required to maintain membership.
Lion Keudell – Publicity Publicity Committee is meeting the 1st Tuesday of the month and will continue to get articles in the paper. Assignments to each committee member have been made and events will be covered.
3. Past President DeJaynes announced that Ponderosa will be the new meeting location starting with the 2nd meeting in October.
Tail Twister Sweepstakes – $14.25 – Won by Lion Bowen.
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Gov. Scott Walker has announced the appointment of a tax appeals commissioner to replace Circuit Judge Jean DiMotto, who is retiring.
Thomas McAdams was apointed to the state Tax Appeals Commission in 2009 by then-Gov. Jim Doyle. A 1987 graduate of University of Wisconsin Law School, McAdams served 10 years with the Miwaukee County district attorney's office before a two-year stint with Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren. He returned to the DA's office and worked with the metro area drug task force until joining the Tax Appeals Commission.
McAdams also holds an advanced law degree in tax from DePaul University.
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"You've Got a Friend in Me" is the Academy Award Nominated song heard in the Toy Story films. It is written and performed by Randy Newman.
Toy Story
It is first heard as a solo in the opening credits of the first film as Andy takes Woody downstairs. It is sung as a duo with Lyle Lovett in the end credits, and this version is used in Disney's Sing Along Songs: Topsy Turvy. The solo and the duet version are listed as Tracks 1 and 16, respectively on the Toy Story Soundtrack.
Toy Story 2
In the second film, a scene from Woody's Roundup features a Woody doll on the show singing this song on a guitar, and then a kid on the set hugs him. It is also sung by Wheezy (Robert Goulet) at the end of the film, and this version can be heard in its entirety during the end credits and listed as Track 3 on the Toy Story 2 Soundtrack. The soundtrack also features an instrumental version of the song, performed by Tom Scott, listed as Track 20. Riders in the Sky has also performed a cover of this song on the album Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs, listed as Track 5, as well as their instrumental version, listed as Track 10 on the album.
Toy Story 3
In the third film, almost the whole original version of the song is heard during the scene of Ms. Davis' old recordings of Andy playing with his toys. It is also a coincidence that the song stops right at the verse: "And as the years go by, our friendship will never die", and goes right to the scene with the toys in the toy box planning their mission to get Andy to play with them. Due to Buzz briefly being reset to Spanish mode in the film, it has a Spanish version of the song, "Hay Un Amigo En Mi", performed by the Gipsy Kings, listed as Track 2 on the Toy Story 3 Soundtrack. During the end credits of the film, Buzz and Jessie perform a paso doble to the song.
Other Media
- The original version song was also featured in Toy Story 3: The Video Game, when the player is on the game board or inside Al's Toy Barn.
- The song was nominated for the 1995 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the 1996 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song -- although it lost to another Disney song, "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas, which was released on the same year as Toy Story.
- Like the other songs featured in Toy Story, Pixar only wanted songs in the background to describe the scene and emotions of the characters.
- The music of the original version is heard in the Toy Story 3 teaser trailer.
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
Yeah, you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
If you've got troubles, I've got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and can see it through
Cause you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too, maybe
But none of them will ever love you
The way I do, it's me and you, boy.
And as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me (x3)
Spanish version (performed by the Gipsy Kings)
Hay un amigo en mí
Hay un amigo en mí
Cuando salgas a volar
Hay un amigo en mí
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Leukemia is a cancer that begins in the bone marrow and spreads to other parts of the body. It causes the bone marrow to produce too many white blood cells. More than 40,000 new cases of leukemia are diagnosed each year with adults affected 10 times more often than children. However, leukemia accounts for 31 percent of all childhood cancers.
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---- — Dear Editor,
For all who speculated, wondered, assumed and absolutely knew, the Honey Creek saga has come "full circle."
September 26, 2006 "Iowa Outdoors," Iowa Department of Natural Resources' news letter, Editor: Mick Klemesrud states: Quote "The principle financing source for the Honey Creek project is $28 million in bond proceeds that will be paid off over a 30-year period with revenues generated by the resort" — unquote.
January 4, 2008. The Public Interest Institute of Iowa Wesleyan College performed a study of Honey Creek Resort State Park completed by Deborah D. Thorton. In it she states — quote "The private sector for 30 years hasn't been interested in Honey Creek because of the low return on investment; however citizens, Legislators, and state officials are now building it anyway. Hopefully, if you build it they will come, if they don't taxpayers will still have $33 million in revenue bonds to pay." The revenue bonds will need to be paid back from the "Net" proceeds after operating expenses, not the "Gross"; therefore, if the resort doesn't break even the bond payments will have to come from another source, presumably the state budget. Why should Iowa taxpayers assume the risk?" — unquote.
September 19, 2008-Honey Creek opened to the public - with some state leaders questioning whether the $58 million resort will succeed.
February 25, 2010 — As captioned by Daily Iowegian — payments loom for Honey Creek. Officials are afraid the state run resort won't be able to make it's bond payments over the next several years - $700,000-$900,000 each year. Michelle Wilson, executive officer with DNR states: quote — "DNR has used Iowa Value Fund dollars to cover recent bond payments, hoping that $1.5 million proposed for debt service for resort included in governor's proposed budget will be approved for year 2011. We can't not make a bond payment. Central Group Inc., a private company out of Minnesota that runs the resort, will eventually help pay the bonds with revenue." — unquote.
So far three differing individuals, all with speculative ideas on who and what would payoff the bonding.
November 28, 2011 captioned by Daily Iowegian — DNR is backing two companies that were hired to manage Honey Creek; however Chuck Corell, Adm. of DNR's division of Conservation and Recreation states: Quote — "However, yet we are still requesting that the state's fiscal 2013 budget include monies to payoff the $33 million bonds." — unquote.
July 9, 2013 — as captioned in Daily Iowegian — Bill pays off Honey Creek Resort debt. The bill signed by Governor Branstad will appropriate $33 million from the state's budget surplus to payoff the bonds.
So in the end, who was correct? — Deborah D. Thorton was!What has been witnessed here is governmental control at expense of unwitting taxpayer participants, without even having a vote and it is they that now will absorb the cost of Honey Creek — the taxpayers of Iowa. All for an endeavour that history will prove to be an exercise in futility in terms of economical explosion. This will forever be Honey Creek's legacy.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Cooprider
Dear Editor,
In the early days of America, Briton was unwilling for the pioneers of the 13 United States of America to be free. Consider the statement included in our Declaration of Independence written in 1776, "The history of the King of Great Briton is a history of repeated injuries and usurptions, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States." Included was The Stamp Act which was taxation on Americans to raise funds to help support the British Army stationed in America after 1763. Those early American pioneers were confronted with much adversity in establishing the great nation which America is today.
During the War of 1812, British forces had taken prisoner a physician, Dr. William Beanes and held him aboard a warship in Chesapeak Bay. Francis Scott Key and John Skinner both from Washington, D. C. were given permission by the Secretary of State James Monroe to communicate with the British in an effort to get the doctor released.
The British were preparing to bombard Ft. McHenry which protected the city of Baltimore. The bombardment started on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 1814 and continued all day and all night. When confronted concerning Dr. Beanes, the British agreed they would release him but they continued to hold him and the other Americans until after the battle ended. Toward morning of Sept. 14, it became clear the American forces had withstood the 25 hour bombardment. After sunrise, the British did release the three Americans. And after Francis Scott Key was released and he saw our flag flying, he was inspired to write a poem about what he had seen and heard that night concerning the Star Spangled Banner. The poem was set to the melody of an old military march and became popular immediately. But it wasn't until March 1931 Congress officially approved the song as our national anthem. As we hear and sing it today, it is hard to realize the circumstances of our National Anthem.
As old glory came into being, born amid the strife of battle, it became the standard around which free people struggled to form this great nation. It is good for we Americans who love our nation and The Star Spangled Banner to review the words of Francis Scott Key's poem which is our National Anthem.
"The National Anthem"
O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Yours truly
Lawrence Powell


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TERRE HAUTE — The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement on Thursday and Friday, based on jail records. Charges are recommended by arresting officers but are not final until the Vigo County prosecutor reviews the case and files official charges.
Joshua L. Baugh, 21, 1400 block of South Eighth Street, Terre Haute. Booked 8:58 a.m. Possession of drug/alcohol test interferent.
Michael J. Rybka, 19, 10100 block of East Railroad Avenue, Terre Haute. Booked 10:45 a.m. Failure to appear.
Nicole L. Livingston, 41, 8700 block of Bono Road, Terre Haute. Booked 2:55 p.m. Criminal conversion and failure to appear.
Robert V. Risely, 41, 800 block of South Charles Street, Farmersburg. Booked 7:38 p.m. Criminal conversion and possession of marijauana/hash.
Floyd A. Shepard, 35, 10 block of South Old Paris Road, West Terre Haute. Booked 12:01 a.m. Probation violation and failure to appear.
Joshua A. Ping, 29, 2100 block of North U.S. 150, West Terre Haute. Booked 12:54 a.m. Assisting a criminal and failure to appear.
Brittany G. Wright, 25, 10200 block of East Gibbs Avenue, Rosedale. Booked 12:55 a.m. Dealing methamphetamine.
Corey M. Underwood, 24, 2400 block of North 1875th Street, Paris, Ill. Booked 1:41 a.m. Public intoxication.
Robert A. Richey, 38, 600 block of Main Street, Lafayette. Booked 2:39 a.m. Operating while intoxicated.
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Adjust Servings
Original recipe yields 18 cookies
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and coconut extract.
- Combine both amounts of flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; mix into the butter mixture until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, 1/2 cup almond candy pieces, and flaked coconut until evenly distributed.
- Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the edges become golden brown, 9 to 11 minutes.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, press a few of the remaining 1/4 cup almond candy pieces into each cookie decoratively.
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As the first reviewer, I just have to say that these are AWESOME!!!!! Made exactly as written (except for using mini choco. chips b/c that's all I had) and would not change a thing. They smelled fantastic while baking and had great texture and flavor. As a lover of the chocolate/coconut combo, I knew these were gonna be good, but they are not just good, they are fantastic and downright addicting, lol! I did put some extra candies on top before baking and they cracked, so I may put them on after baking next time so they are prettier. Me and the little guy had a lot of fun making these, though I think he had more fun eating the candies, lol. These cookies are definitely going into my favorite cookies file. Thanks, Bug, for sharing this wonderfully yummy recipe! :)
These have to be one of the most fabulous cookies ever. The perfect combination of chewy and crunchy. The taste is pure summer in every bite! I followed the recipe exactly, my only advise is double, triple or quadruple this recipe as the single batch is simply not enough!!! I doubled and made 24 large size cookies. As always I make dough balls and place on a baking tray in the freezer, once frozen (About 20-30 minutes) I remove from the tray and store in zip lock bags. When required bake at 350 for approx 25 minutes. The perfect crackled cookie every time. NOTE ~ I did struggle to find the almond joy pieces in my local grocery stores but eventually found them for sale at Target. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe!
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Spectacular cookies! If you love the combination of chocolate and coconut you must try these cookies. I followed the recipe exactly and mine were done at 8 minutes in my convection oven. I liked that these didn't spread much so I could load up the cookie sheets. I ended up with 30 cookies using my tablespoon cookie scoop. This really is a wonderful cookie and one I will make many times. Thank you for the recipe CookinBug.
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Amount Per Serving (18 total)
- Calories
- 192 cal
- 10%
- Fat
- 10.2 g
- 16%
- Carbs
- 24.5 g
- 8%
- Protein
- 2 g
- 4%
- Cholesterol
- 26 mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 119 mg
- 5%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Guns, parts and ammunition are selling fast in neighboring Seattle and Bellevue, with local gun shops seeing a crush of customers ever since President Obama mentioned an assault weapons ban last month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut.
"Everybody is having trouble keeping things in stock," said a manager at Discount Gun Sales in Seattle, who didn't want his name used. The company operates stores in Bellevue, Bothell, Everett, Kirkland, Lynnwood, Seattle, Tukwila, Vancouver and in Oregon.
LowPrice Guns in Bellevue reported on its website "an exponential increase in demand," which is causing a delay in responding to emails and voicemails.
"Out of stock," said Joe Hungerford, owner of Joe's Guns & Stuff in Shoreline on Thursday. "Ammo's gone, my rifles are gone, I only have one shotgun left."
Hungerford, who runs a small shop, said he's seeing a lot of first-time gun buyers, as well as people worried about future supply.
"This is much worse than when (President) Bill Clinton instituted his ban," he said, referring to the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which expired in 2004. "This is much, much, much worse."
When customers come in now, he tells them they can be on a waiting list, or "call back in a couple months."
On Wednesday, the president announced he would ask Congress to pass legislation requiring universal background checks for anyone attempting to buy a gun, restore a ban on military-style assault weapons, and limit magazines to seven bullets. He also said he would sign 23 executive orders to enhance background checks, give mental health professionals more options for reporting threats of violence, and providing additional funds to schools to hire resource officers.
Just getting through on the phone to a gun shop can be tough. The voice mailbox was full Thursday at House of Guns in Edmonds. And at Top Guns in Shoreline, the phone rang unanswered on several tries over the course of two hours.
"We can't even get to the phone we're so overwhelmed," said a man who answered the phone at Top Guns in the afternoon but didn't want to give his name. "It's been completely swamped."
Indeed, national supplier Brownells, which bills itself as the world's largest supplier of firearms accessories, parts and gunsmithing tools, has this disclaimer at the top of its website: "Please note: Due to extreme order volumes, shipments may be delayed."
At AMS Guns in Woodinville, the answering machine simply said the shop was closing for a much-needed vacation and would reopen next week.


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