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... Samuel Chan firstname.lastname@example.com Authorities may scrap limit on milk powder The government may abandon the two-tin limit on infant formula for outbound travellers, Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man said yesterday. Ko said in a radio interview authorities would assess whether an adequate supply of the milk powder could be guaranteed for locals before and after ...http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1316958/cross-border-milk-formula-limit-could-be-lifted
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by By NH State Representative L. Mike Kappler
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RAYMOND – On the General Election ballot on November 6th, there will be two very important questions. If two-thirds (2/3) of the voters vote 'yes' on these items, our New Hampshire Constitution will be amended as per the question. Both of these questions went through the NH House and Senate this term as "Constitutional Amendment Concurrent Resolution (CACR) bills using the powers of the legislature which has the authority to consider and recommend changes to our NH Constitution. Below are the two questions exactly as they will appear on the ballot; I added an explanation under each one.
I ask you to vote 'Yes" on both. The first question forbids an income tax, and the second one clears up the confusion that continues to fester in our state government.
Question #1: Are you in favor of amending Part 2, Article 5-b of the NH Constitution by adding Article 5-c?: Notwithstanding any general or special provision of this constitution, the general court shall not have the power or authority to impose and levy any assessment, rate, or tax upon income earned by any natural person; however, nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit any tax in effect on January 1, 2012, or adjustment to the rate of such a tax.
An explanation: This proposal will explicitly forbid the Legislature from imposing any new income tax on personal income.
Question # 2: Are you in favor of amending Part 2, Article 73-a of the New Hampshire Constitution ? [Art.] 73-a. [Supreme Court, Administration.] The chief justice of the supreme court shall be the administrative head of all the courts. The chief justice shall, with the concurrence of a majority of the supreme court justices, make rules governing the administration of all courts in the state and the practice and procedure to be followed in all such courts. The rules so promulgated shall have the force and effect of law. The Legislature shall have a concurrent power to regulate the same matters by statue. In the event of a conflict between a statue and a court rule, the statute, if not otherwise contrary to this constitution, shall prevail over the rule.
An explanation: Article 73-a was amended in 1978, which now says the chief justice, with the concurrence of a majority of the supreme court justices, make rules governing the administration of all courts in the state and the practice and procedure to be followed in all such courts. The rules so promulgated shall have the force and effect of law. This amended article causes much confusion over whether legislative statute or court rules shall prevail. Under the recommended amendment, the Supreme Court will still have rule-making authority, but the Legislature will have concurrent power to regulate the administration of the courts. Also if there is a conflict between legislative law and a court rule, the law will prevail, unless it conflicts with the constitution.
This problem really came to light with the recent budget cut when the chief justice closed courts, postponed jury trials, and made other administrative moves which caused serious consequences for everyone. Legislators set the policy, but the 1978 amendment stripped that authority, so they had no control over these moves. Question # 2 will correct that, extending their power only to administration rules, not court decision making.
Question # 3: Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the Constitution?
An explanation: The third question on the ballot will be about whether or not you think we need a Constitutional Convention. The NH Constitution Part 2 Article 100, requires that the Secretary of State puts the question on the ballot at least every 10 years. The last time was in 2002, so it must appear this year, to meet that requirement.
There are two ways to amend our state constitution: through a CACR bill passed by the legislature and put on the ballot, and the other is through a Constitutional Convention. If question # 3 passes by a majority vote on this ballot, then convention delegates are voted on the same as voting for a State Representative. The convention is called and the debate and recommendations are proposed. For a convention recommendation to go on general election ballot, it has to pass in the convention by three/fifths (3/5) of the members. Then once on the general election ballot, a convention recommendation, just like the legislative recommendation, has to pass by 2/3 of the voters.
This convention process was popular 50 or 60 years ago, and happened every ten years for awhile. But with the Legislative ability to make changes through the CACR bill process going to the voters, I believe a convention now is unnecessary and a waste of time and tax payers money. But, yes, as required it will be back again in 10 years. I will be voting "No" on question #3 and urge you to vote "No" also.
(Editor's Note: NH State Representative Mike Kappler can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com)


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A Lancaster couple received a $4 million settlement, after a raid by LA County Sheriff's deputies caused the husband to have his leg amputated. The deputies were looking for a missing parolee when they shot through the couple's front door and into their bedroom, but they did not have a warrant. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Aug. 15, 2013.
A Lancaster couple was awarded more than $4 million by a Los Angeles federal judge Tuesday for a raid by sheriff's deputies that caused a man to have his leg amputated.
Angel Mendez and his wife accused the deputies - who did not have a search warrant in their search for a wanted parolee - of excessive force and federal civil rights violations in their lawsuit filed against Los Angeles County.
The couple claims they were sound asleep around noon that day in October 2010 when sheriff's Deputies Christopher Conley and Jennifer Pederson busted into their wooden shack unnannounced.
Mendez said the deputies shot their way through the front door and into his bedroom.
"They just continued to fire," Mendez said.
Fifteen rounds were fired. Mendez was struck 10 times and lost his leg. His pregnant wife was hit once and feared she might lose the baby.
U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald handed down his ruling, awarding $3.8 million to Mendez and $222,000 to his wife for damages resulting from Fourth Amendment violations by the deputies.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said the Office of Independent Review found the shooting was justified and that deputies acted in self defense.
"The individual raised a weapon and pointed it at the deputies," Whitmore said. "They have to do what's necessary and in this case, they fired."
Mendez said he was moving a rifle-style BB gun from his bed so that he could get up.
Sheriff's Department officials said they are considering making an appeal.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have charged a 12-year-old girl who lead police on a midnight chase along the interstate. Police said she drove more than 50 miles from her home in Gaffney, South Carolina to the I-77/I-85 interchange in North Charlotte.
"She could have killed herself and someone else," said Mary Triplett. It was her neighbor's car that had been reported stolen. He left it parked at the VFW Post in Gaffney for about a week because he was unable to start the engine. The key broke off in the ignition.
According to the incident report, the girl threatened to run away before but never had until Monday night. Her father told police he recently got custody of his daughter from her mother living in Myrtle Beach. With no friends in the area, he believed she was heading there and may have gotten lost.
He reported seeing his daughter doing chores around the house around 11 p.m. He fell asleep on the couch and half an hour later found she was missing. He stated he drove around the area for about an hour and then flagged down a police officer when he was unable to find her.
The girl was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte and released into her father's custody. CMPD has charged her with driving without a license, failing to maintain control of the lane, ignoring police by failing to stop and driving below the speed limit.
An officer with CMPD's Steele Creek Division initially attempted to pull the pickup truck over on suspicion of drunk driving near Red Roof Road late Monday night. The girl was driving below the speed limit and they did not realize who was behind the wheel. When she refused to stop, officers called in the State Highway Patrol.
It took SHP about 20 minutes to get the girl to stop.
Along with the charges, she may face auto theft charges in South Carolina following the conclusion of the investigation. Police said there are reports she broke a finger in the time she left the house and was taken into custody. They are looking to see if it occurred while she was trying to get the truck started.


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RIDGELEY, W.Va. — James E. Riggleman, 62, of Ridgeley, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.
Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home following visitation at 1 p.m.
Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
OCALA, Fla. — Waneta L. Crowe Michaels, 60, formerly of LaVale, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Patrick's Church, Cumberland, Saturday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m.
Inurnment will follow immediately after at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Barton.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Hafer Funeral Service, P.A., LaVale.
CUMBERLAND — Yolanda Theresa Taccino, 91, of Cumberland, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.
Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
A funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
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BAYARD, W.Va. — Harry E. Gaither, 81, of Bayard, died on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012.
Friends will be received at the Burdock-Fredlock Funeral Home, P.A., 21 N. 2nd St., Oakland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Additional visitation will be held at the Bayard United Methodist Church on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.
A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday at 11 a.m. church.
Interment will follow in Bayard Cemetery.
BALTIMORE — Terry Jane Morisi, of Bel Air, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.
Family and friends will honor Terry's life at the Evans Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services, Bel Air, 3 Newport Drive (Rt. 23 & Rt. 24), Forest Hill, on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
A funeral liturgy will be conducted on Monday in St. Margaret's Catholic Church at 10 a.m.
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The Black Minutes
Martin Solares
translated by Aura Estrada and John Pluecker
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by Scott Bryan Wilson
On the first page of Martin Solaress debut novel, The Black Minutes, the question is posed: Isnt it true that in the life of every man there are five black minutes? What follows, before that question is explored in detail much later, is a crime story set in different decades, in which we follow parallel investigations by two different detectives. Ramon Cabrera, in presumably the early 90s (the Internet and cell phones dont seem to be prevalent yet), is investigating the murder of a journalist named Bernardo Blanco; this leads him to notes on a case involving a murderer who killed several girls back in the '70s. The bulk of the book follows this second case, as detective Vicente Rangel tries to fight the good fight in a system in which everyone is corrupt: the politicians, the cops, the media, the Catholic church . . . and the rich and powerful get away with anything they want. Cabreras investigation bookends the novel, as both cases join together.
The book is a little light on character development, but it gives an interesting look at the life of a police detective in Mexicoin one scene they try to get the boss to help us out with our gas, since they have to pay for their own gas most of the time. There are some other engaging moments in the book, moments in which various characters dream or hallucinate, such as a scene where Alfred Hitchcock comes out of a motel pool to discuss the lack of believability in Psycho.
Solares puts together a solid, if a little predictable, crime thriller. His biggest problem is that Roberto Bolaño set the bar for Mexican crime fiction incredibly high with his mammoth 2666, and The Black Minutes is lackluster in comparison. Most of the prose is workmanlike, with plenty of clichés. Solares seems to see no point in offering up much in the way of description, such as when he writes She showed him a bottle of oil that smelled really, really goodmaybe this is faithful to how real people talk but it doesnt make for interesting reading. Elsewhere, we hear: His leg was throbbing. A movement as simple as depressing the accelerator caused shooting pains. As he waited for the green, a pickup with blacked-out windows that had pulled up on his left side suddenly went in reverse. He didnt pay much attention because the pain in his leg was killing him. Were told three times in four short sentences that his leg is in pain, but thats ittheres no development, and no sense that this just might be boring for the reader.
Action and believability also dont seem to be strong suits for Solares. Check out this fight scene: Even though Wong planted a right hook on his face, Rangel was agile enough to dodge the following punch and give him an impeccable kick. An impeccable kick? The laws of physics dont seem to matter much, either: Taboada kicked a metal file cabinet that tumbled down the hallway toward the detective. How is that possible? One might assume that Solares is going for a cartoonish humor, but in this translation the effects come off as poorly worded mistakes rather than artistic flourishes.
Some of the quirkier characters make the lousy prose more bearable, characters such as the retired Dr. Alfonso Quiroz Cuaron, known as the Mexican Sherlock Holmes (a nickname he reviles), who is formulating a mathematical equation to catch killers. Again, however, one can only think of 2666 with its similar character Albert Kessler, who is much more developed. In short, The Black Minutes is a pleasant diversion for crime novel aficionados, but those seeking the impeccable kicks of great writing should look elsewhere.
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Waldorf parent Neerja Baijal made her signature "Chicken Curry in Coconut Milk" for the Fall Fair's Country Kitchen one year. The dish was so popular it sold out in about an hour. Said Ms. Baijal, "Aviva Gill (Waldorf's cafeteria manager) asked me if we could do it again!" On Wednesday, January 16th, students at the Waldorf School of Garden City will once again have an opportunity to enjoy this unique Indian fusion lunch dish from North India and Goa. (Important note: vegetable curry for vegan students will also be available.)
Ginger, garlic, onions and diced mango powder make up the "secret spices." "Aloo Tikki" will be a side dish served with cilantro and mint dip. "Tikki" (a Persian, Hindi and Urdu word for "bits" or "pieces") of boiled mashed potatoes mixed with garden variety vegetables provide for plenty of color. "The dish is vegan-friendly because it does not contain any eggs or dairy," said Ms. Baijal. "And we make green chutney with cilantro, mint and cumin – along with a few hot green peppers – to give the dish a bit of a kick!"
In her hometown of New Delhi, Ms. Baijal remembers many street vendors selling the popular dish to students as they walked home from school.
"I'm delighted we are able to collaborate with Neerja and her mom Usha in order to make this very special meal for our students," said Ms. Gill.
The cafeteria at the Waldorf School of Garden City is known for making daily, all-natural meals from scratch, with ingredients provided by local farmers and producers. For more information about the School's Cafeteria, click here or contact Cafeteria Manager Aviva Gill at (516) 742-3434 ext. 126.


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Each about 2 1/2 hours or so.
6 segment path: 1337 mi
1. M01 to MU59 (NW) 228 mi PILOT NEEDED
2. MU59 to 49KS (NW) 229 mi Terry?
3. 49KS to 1NE1 (NW) 229 mi firstname.lastname@example.com?????
4. 1NE1 to 11NE (NW) 215 mi PILOT NEEDED
5. 11NE to 99WY (NW) 236 mi PILOT NEEDED
6. 99WY to KBZN (W) 199 mi Randy
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M01 FAA Memphis [General Dewitt Spain Airport], TN, US
MU59 FAA Springfield [Lester E. Cox Medical Center North Heliport], MO, US
49KS FAA Manhattan [N & N Airport], KS, US
1NE1 FAA Callaway [Paul Ridder Ranch Airport], NE, US
11NE FAA Harrison [Kaan Airport], NE, US
99WY FAA Dayton [Xingu Airstrip], WY, US
KBZN FAA Bozeman [Gallatin Field Airport], MT, US
Please let me know if this is ok, and if you can do a leg!! Please answer here and firstname.lastname@example.com
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Helen Boyd isn't exactly sure when her last home run was, but she doesn't think it was in this century.
All those years later, though, she's still swinging for the fences.
The Dalton resident celebrated her 77th birthday Tuesday and two days later played for the Freedom Spirit of Florida slow-pitch softball team in the Softball Players Association World Champion-ships held at Heritage Point Park. The tournament concludes today.
Boyd's team — consisting of women all at least 75 years old — won two of three pool play games through Thursday and Friday morning and the first in bracket play Friday afternoon for the 70-75-and-older age group, which includes five teams. Because of inclement weather, no games were played on Saturday.
Originally from Maryland, Boyd met her teammates when she lived in Florida. She moved to Dalton with her daughter and her daughter's family, but stayed in contact with her softball friends through the years and travels with them to a handful tournaments a year.
"It becomes a social event for us to catch up," Boyd said. "We all love the game of softball, and we've been playing for a long time."
With this one in Dalton, she didn't have to go far for the tournament, and her family is able to watch the spectacle.
"They're good. They just move a little slower," said Cyndee Boyd, Helen's daughter. "When they come to town, I usually have them all over for dinner to socialize."
Boyd may be pretty good, but she lost her power somewhere around age 63.
"I haven't hit one since I was playing with the old men," Boyd said. "That was probably 1999."
The SPA World Champion-ships, which have taken place in Dalton for seven consecutive years, are a three-week event with different age groups starting pool play on Thursday and crowning a champion by Sunday.
Men play for the first two weekends and include 50-and-older, 55-and-older, 60-and-older, 65-and-older, 70-and-older, 75-and-older and 80-and-older age groups with around 100 teams total.
Women play in the final weekend and include around 50 teams total in the same age divisions as the men, except with 35-and-older, 40-and-older and 45-and-older brackets, plus the 70-and-older and 75-and-older groups combined. The women also don't have an 80-and-older division.
"Senior softball is the fastest-growing softball in the country," SPA executive director Ridge Hooks said. "Younger softball really has taken a hit. I had someone from the 80-and-older men's division hit a home run. We have these fences we put in. After he hit it, he wanted to buy the piece of the fence where the ball went over. It's a lot of fun to watch all of these people come from all over the world and play, no matter their age, just because they love the sport."
In Freedom Spirit of Florida's division, all players must be at least 70 years old. If a 75-and-older team plays a 70-plus team, the older squad automatically receives five runs.
"In the first inning, we get one run," Boyd said. "In the second inning, we get another. It's the same for the third inning, and then in the fourth inning, we get two."
Boyd admitted many people are surprised when she says she plays slow-pitch softball.
That doesn't mean she isn't good enough.
In the final pool play game, a 15-6 win for the Freedom Spirit, Boyd played pitcher in the final inning and started the game-ending double play.
For Boyd, this is about continuing to play a sport she has grown to love over the past 42 years.
"It's fun competition for us," Boyd said. "We are out here to have fun, but we want to win, as everyone does."
And her teammates share the reasoning for making the trek from as far as Largo, Fla., where 83-year-old shortstop Ethel Lehmann is from.
"Most of us are grandmas and some of us are great grandmas," Lehmann said. "We just love the game of softball. You never know from one day to the next how our health will go. So we usually like playing in five to six tournaments a year."


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GOODLING, ALLEN R., 95, of Mount Pleasant Mills. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, followed by funeral at 11 at Dressler's Ridge United Methodist Church, 4180 Dressler Ridge Road, Mount Pleasant Mills. Burial in adjoining church cemetery. George P. Garman Funeral Homes, Inc., Mount Pleasant Mills.
KOONSMAN, APRIL M., 63, of Lewisburg. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cronrath-Grenoble Funeral Home, South Second and St. Louis streets, Lewisburg, where funeral held at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial in Lewisburg Cemetery.
LATOUR, THELMA, 89, of Springfield, Mass. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Wilbraham Funeral Home, 2551 Boston Road, Wilbraham, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Wilbraham United Church, 500 Main St., Wilbraham. Memorial service at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Reeds Landing. Burial in Woodland Dell Cemetery.
MENGEL, PAULINE I., 92, of Millerstown. Christian burial service at 11 a.m. today in St. John Lutheran Church, Route 35 and Church Street, Richfield. Burial in Richfield Union Cemetery. George P. Garman Funeral Homes, Inc., Mount Pleasant Mills.
MILLER, SIMON L. JR., 82, of Elysburg. Celebration of life at 7 p.m. today at Elysburg Presbyterian Church, 320 W. Valley Ave., Ralpho Township. Visneski Funeral Home, Danville.
REINMILLER, LAURA A., 90, of Danville. Memorial service at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Shiloh United Church of Christ, 500 Bloom St., Danville. Visneski Funeral Home, Danville.
ROSS, JOSEPH E., 88, of Danville. Visitation from 10 to 10:55 a.m. Tuesday at David T. Zweier Funeral Home, Inc., 157 Chestnut St., Sunbury, followed by funeral at 11.
SOLOMON, SHERWOOD R., 81, of Penns Creek. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Penns Creek, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Penns Creek Union Cemetery. Hummel Funeral Home, Middleburg.
STEFFEN, RUTH S., 82, of Selinsgrove. Funeral service at 2 p.m. today at V.L. Seebold Funeral Home, 601 N. High St., Selinsgrove. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Selinsgrove.
TAYLOR, CATHERINE M., 95, of Liverpool. Visitaiton from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, followed by funeral at 2, at Garman Funeral Homes, Inc., 606 N. Front St., Liverpool. Burial in St. Matthew's Cemetery, Millerstown.
YODER, DONALD W., 84, of Milton. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Shaw Funeral Home, 400 N. Front St., Milton, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Paradise Cemetery, Milton.


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Peabody — Marie L. (Aucella) Costanzo, age 80, formerly of Danvers, died Saturday at her home after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Angelo E. Costanzo. Born in Revere, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Rose Aucella. She had lived in Danvers for the greater part of her life.
Marie worked as a real estate agent for Carlson Real Estate in Peabody for many years until her retirement. Prior to that, she had worked for George Ahmed Realtors in Salem. Marie and her husband loved to dance and enjoyed traveling together. In her younger years she used to sing on WLYN radio. She will be remembered as a loving and caring person and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her five sons, John A. Costanzo of Peabody, Paul J. Costanzo and his wife Maria Mendonca-Costanzo of Peabody, Mark E. Costanzo of Beverly, Michael P. Costanzo of Beverly, and Anthony J. Costanzo of Lisbon, Maine; her daughters-in-law, Maria (Vercellone) Costanzo of Groveland, Gail Leuchars of Lynn, and Desiree Plouffe of Brentwood, N.H.; as well as seven grandchildren, Christopher, Adam, Anne, Joel, Elena, Anthony and Emma; one great-granddaughter, Natalia; two sisters-in-law, Mary Mostacci and Joanne Tice and many nieces and nephews including her goddaughter, Rosemarie Aucella. She was the grandmother of the late Sean Costanzo and sister of the late Edward, Victor, Albert and Phillip "Babe" Aucella.
ARRANGEMENTS: Her funeral will be held on Friday at 10AM from the Solimine, Landergan, and Richardson Funeral Home, 426 Broadway (Route 129), Lynn, followed by a funeral service in East Baptist Church, Lynn, at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Lynn. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Visiting hours are Thursday, from 4-8 p.m. Those who prefer may make donations to Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472. Directions and guest book at www.solimine.com


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Introduction to Ruby
We programmers are lucky to be working today. I say this because there are so many excellent programming languages from which to choose, especially in the Open Source world.
One of the most talked-about languages is Ruby. Ruby isn't actually all that new. Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto released the first public version in 1995, and it has grown in popularity ever since. As the Ruby on Rails framework for Web development has become increasingly popular, interest in Ruby has soared along with it.
Ruby often has been described as a cross between Perl and Smalltalk, and I don't think this is a bad way to look at it. Certainly, if you have experience with both Perl and object-oriented programming, you probably will feel right at home working with Ruby.
In this article, I introduce the basics of Ruby, showing how it is similar to other high-level languages and where it adds its own, special twist. By the end of this article, I hope you'll know enough about Ruby to try it out for some small applications. If you're like me, you'll quickly discover that Ruby is surprisingly compact and elegant, making it possible to write maintainable code quickly and easily.
Downloading and installing Ruby is fairly easy, particularly because a recent version (1.8.2) is included with many distributions of Linux. You either can use that version or install the latest version (1.8.4) from the main Ruby site. As an open-source product, you shouldn't be surprised to find that the main Ruby site (www.ruby-lang.org) offers the source code in .tar.gz format. Additional formats, such as RPMs and Debs, are available from the official repositories for your favorite distribution.
If you want to install the latest version of Ruby from source, download and unpack the .tar.gz file:
$ cd Downloads $ tar -zxvf ruby-1.8.4.tar.gz
Now use the standard configure program to find the system configuration automatically, make to compile it and then make test to ensure that the compiled version of Ruby works correctly:
$ ./configure && make && make test
If all goes well, the final line of output from the above commands will read test succeeded. Now you can become the root user and install Ruby onto your system:
$ su # make install
The Ruby language itself exists as an executable called ruby, which you can run manually by typing it on the command line:
$ ruby
However, this version of Ruby is designed for non-interactive use. To test code or experiment with the Ruby language, there is irb, the interactive Ruby shell. Irb is something like a debugger, in that it takes input from a user (terminated by pressing the Enter key) and executes it. For example, type:
$ irb
And, irb responds with its prompt:
Now we can type a bit of Ruby:
irb(main):001:0> print "Hello, world"
And, irb responds with:
Hello, world=> nil
The above output indicates that print displays Hello, world on the screen and returns a nil value; nil is Ruby's way of representing a null value, much like undef in Perl, None in Python and NULL in SQL.
Like many other high-level languages, Ruby allows us to assign values to variables without pre-declaring them. Thus, we can write:
greeting = "Hello, world" print greeting
Ruby also can do math, using the familiar operators +, -, * and /:
5 + 3 60 - 23 60 * 23 10 / 2
I have omitted the call to print in the above lines, because it's unnecessary in irb. However, in a standalone Ruby program, no output would be sent to the screen (or elsewhere) without using print.
If you are a seasoned Perl programmer, you might be somewhat surprised to discover the result of the following:
5 / 2
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I'm only just starting to learn Ruby, but this seems wrong:
"We also can view a subset of the original array by passing two indexes separated by a comma, indicating the first and last index that we want:
Shouldn't it be "indicating the first index and the LENGTH OF THE SUBSTRING that we want"?
Nice and fast intro (plus two typos)
I enjoyed this fast intro to Ruby, which quickly points out the basics with nice and clear examples for anyone with some programming experience to easily go hands-on.
I did notice these two typos:
1. When you mention string conversion methods, it is written "You can convert a string to an integer or float using the to_i and to_s methods", but I believe you meant "to_i and to_f"
2. When you give the "id_squared" method example, you mention in the explaining paragraph that it "returns its doubled value", where it should be the "squared value"
Regardless of this, I did enjoy reading this intro.
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Happy days for Twickenham cricketers
5:54pm Friday 7th September 2012 in Sport By Tim Ashton, Sports Editor
Twickenham are celebrating promotion to Division One of the Middlesex County Cricket League.
With one match of the season remaining, Twickenham have an unassailable lead at the top of Division Two after their bowling attack blew away Shepherds Bush on Saturday to claim all 10 points.
Parminda Singh was the pick of the attack, taking 4-12, while Maaz Haffeji, Fawad and Rashid Mullahzadah each took two wickets as Shepherds Bush tumbled for 105.
Bush's bowlers did cause the champions some problems, but although Fawad Mullahzadah's knock of 23 was the highest on the scorecard, they reached the target inside 41 overs.
Twickenham complete their league campaign at Acton.
Their nearest rivals for the Division Two title, Richmond, have secured the second promotion spot after a four-wicket win at North Middlesex.
Having won the toss, and knowing they needed Twickenham to slip up to have any chance of winning the title, Richmond elected to bowl and Jack Porter took 5-68 as North Middlesex racked up 243-8.
In reply, Richmond recovered from 18-1 thanks to knocks from Kevin Barrett (57), Nicholas Meadows (40) and Alex Griffiths (83no).
The trio saw Richmond across the line with nine balls to spare. They now host Brentham on Saturday.
In Division One, Teddington will be playing for pride after last weekend's results confirmed they will finish second behind the solitary promotion spot.
Teddington beat Finchley by nine wickets in a ruthless display of bowling and batting.
Nicholas Ellsmore took 5-33 as Finchley struggled to 79 off 29 overs. Joe Austin hit 44 off just 22 deliveries as Teddington made it in the ninth over.
They complete their season at Hampstead on Saturday.
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If you're looking for something new to grow - and to serve for dinner - perhaps you should consider edible flowers. There are many flowers that are not only colorful additions to your garden, but they also make intriguing ingredients to creative meals. Of course, you may already be growing the more familiar edible flowers such as those found on amaranth, squash, and pumpkin. And many herb and weed blooms are edible as well, including dill, chives, wild radish, and dandelion. But what about flowers whose associated fruit and foliage do not usually end up on your dinner plate?
In her definitive vegetable gardening book, Golden Gate Gardening, Pam Peirce devotes a few pages to edible flowers. She reminds readers that growing your own edible flowers is easy, inexpensive, attractive, and doesn't take up much space. Peirce highlights a few edible flowers, such as:
- Borage (Borago officinalis) can be harvested all year and tastes like cucumber.
- Johnny-jump-ups (Viola tricolor) have a mild winter-green flavor.
- Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) are spicy and decorative in salads or as appetizers.
- Carnations (Dianthus carophyllus) are sweet. Eat petals only.
- Citrus blossoms have a tangy taste and are useful in fruit salads, desserts, and sauces.
- Scented geraniums (Pelargonium graveolens) can be used as cake liners to scent a cake.
- Rose petals can be added to meat dishes as well as fruit salads and desserts.
Experimenting with edible flowers is fun, but be sure to exercise caution. Do not eat flowers from a florist, since they were probably sprayed with unhealthy chemicals. In general, avoid eating any flowers if you don't know exactly what you're eating and where it was grown. The chance of allergies exists, just like with any new food.
Finally, become familiar with the flowers that should NEVER be ingested because they are poisonous. These include azalea, calla lily, foxglove, hydrangea, iris, lobelia, sweet pea, tomato, potato, pepper, and eggplant, among others. Invite them into your garden, but don't invite them for dinner.
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Outside agencies were hoping to inch away more money from the Charlottesville City Budget Thursday night, March 24.
At a special session for budget review, the issue was how much money to give outside agencies.
On average, groups asked for three percent more than they received last year. More funding for the music resource center was one of the many in question.
"I'm just not sure why we're in such a tight budget year when people are looking for money, why we're putting $44,000 into an agency that's showing a $250,000 surplus," said Charlottesville City Council Member Rob Schilling.
Councilors say 13 agencies will be discussed further including the Municipal Band and the Virginia Festival of the Book.


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By STEVE OUELLETTE, Movie Review
---- — For years, vampires have been the romantic figures of the undead world, enchanting women despite their deadly nature. They possess a dark, mysterious, smoldering charm ... and they're generally well-groomed, despite the total lack of mirrors in their homes.
Now zombies want a piece of the romantic action — a tough task for any mindless, rotting corpse.
"Warm Bodies" is a zombie love story, a thinly veiled "Romeo and Juliet" for a post zombie-apocalypse world, based on a popular young-adult novel written by Isaac Marion.
It's a fun, self-mocking and weirdly sweet film, with only a modicum of gore. It might not be for the hardcore zombie fan, but it's not quite a zombie version of "Twilight" either.
Nicholas Hoult, who played the boy in "About a Boy" and more recently was the Beast in "X-Men: First Class," stars as a lovelorn young zombie called R — he's pretty sure that's what his name begins with, but he can't remember the rest.
It's generally difficult to tell a zombie story from the zombie point of view, mainly because zombies eat brains, they don't use them.
R, however, still has a dash of memory and feeling. He spends his days ambling and groaning aimlessly around an airport, because, well, it's his zombie nature. He's bored and longs for something more, but he's incapable of it.
Something funny happens, though, when he and a pack of fellow corpses decide to dine on a party of human foragers from the nearby fortified city of survivors. R locks eyes on pretty young victim Julie (Teresa Palmer) and feels something.
He rescues the puzzled and terrified girl, manages a word or two and begins to ask the age-old question: can love conquer the zombie virus?
Hoult is excellent as R. He shows a nice gift for physical comedy, and keeps up an amusing narration while he slowly becomes more human.
Palmer ("I Am Number Four") is fine as his open-minded love interest, with John Malkovich glowering like only he can do as her dad, the surly leader of the remaining humans.
Notable in the supporting cast is Rob Corddry, who draws several legitimate laughs as R's zombie best friend. Analeigh Tipton ("Crazy Stupid Love") is also very good as Julie's understanding pal.
"Warm Bodies" has some scenes of action and violence — there's a second level of zombie, fleshless "bonies" who just can't be reasoned with — but it's better as a comedy, when it explores R's budding humanity.
Maybe the zom-rom will become a whole new genre. Sorry "Twilight."
Rental recommendation: Check out Hoult as an eccentric 12-year-old who teaches Hugh Grant how to grow up in "About a Boy." Grade: B+.
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Grade: B
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich
Rated: PG-13 (for zombie violence and some language)
Running time: 97 minutes


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Elaine Blaisdell
Cumberland Times-News
WILEY FORD, W.Va. — Max White, chairman of Potomac Highlands Airport Authority and Terry Malone, board member, resigned after a heated executive session Wednesday. Following the session, authority members voted to appoint Creade Brodie Jr. as chairman and to find two other members from Mineral County.
The resignations occurred because White and Malone couldn't come to terms over fuel that was possibly contaminated, according to Malone. Malone felt that it was dangerous to utilize 10-year-old jet fuel.
"I've gathered up six people in body bags since I've been here and I don't want to do it again," said Malone. "When they started mixing old fuel with new fuel they endangered lives."
After resigning from the authority, Malone spoke with the media about filing criminal charges against Airport Manager Ryan Shaffer alleging safety violations, extortion charges, insurance fraud, falsification of employee time cards, preferential treatment of board members, ethics violations and awarding contracts without going to bid.
Following the executive session, authority members voted to make a statement in support of Shaffer.
Malone served as airport manager for nine years before he was terminated last February. Following his termination Malone remained on the authority as a member.
Authority members voted to go into executive session to discuss the conduct of board members and employees.
"We are going to go into executive session to discuss a couple of allegations. None of it has been talked about, but some people know about it," said Lee Fiedler, authority member. "It should not be brought out in public. It may be nothing at all and it may be something that needs investigation."
Malone requested that if he was the topic of discussion that it be aired in open session.
"I think we should all do this whole thing in front of the media and everybody," said Malone. "We didn't drag these people from wherever they came from to tell them to leave. If I am going to make allegations of illegal activities or whatever let me do it in front of everybody."
White said that whether it was discussed in open session or executive session depended on what set of laws the authority was operating under. Authority members have been debating whether they fall under West Virginia or Maryland laws.
In January, the authority approved the purchase of a fuel reclaiming device, also know as a sump saver. The sump saver recycles and cleans old fuel so it can be put back into the airplane. Malone voiced concerns over the fact that the recycled fuel was not tested for quality by a professional. Malone also voiced concerns that the fuel sits in the open and anything could have been added to it.
"I once caught someone trying to put cooking oil into the fuel," said Malone.
Malone said he spoke with someone from Maryland State Police about the fuel because he couldn't get in touch with Airport Manager Ryan Shaffer.
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By Anvil Welch
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Pierce City eliminated Lockwood in a clash of Spring River Valley Conference teams in the sectional round of the MSHSAA Class 1 volleyball playoffs last Saturday at Rich Hill.
But the Eagles, for the second straight season, lost in the quarterfinals to fall short of the round robin semifinals this week at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
Osceola, which has considerable postseason tradition, ousted Pierce City 25-23, 20-25, 25-19.
Pierce City defeated Lockwood 25-9, 25-19 and Osceola beat Rich Hill 25-14, 25-14 in sectionals.
It was the second win of the season for Pierce City (22-10-4) against Lockwood. But the Tigers and College Heights shared the SRVC crown at 8-1 with Pierce City third at 7-2.
Said Pierce City coach Alison Davis: "We worked hard in preparing for Lockwood. The girls really wanted the victory. We played very well."
Osceola, 26-10, will be making its fifth appearance in the semifinals under Ozark High School graduate Shannon Schrock. The Indians have finished second, third, fourth and third in previous trips for Schrock.
Added Davis: "Osceola was a smart, talented team. But we don't have any regrets. We had a blast this season. I'm not disappointed at all in how the girls played.
"It's hard for a senior to walk off the floor that last time," Davis said. "But, from my standpoint, the seniors gave all they could. They played with their hearts and gave it their all."
Said Schrock of the third set: "Pierce City had two outstanding tall players. We were able to get some touches on their blocks. I thought our sophomore outside hitter, Brooke Wilson, had an incredible match. Momentum, again, was a key."
Lockwood finished 17-13-1 under Jamie Roschevitz.
"Pierce City played a good match," Roschevitz said. "Maybe we weren't completely mentally prepared. Most of our players hadn't played in such an important match. We'd lost in a district final last season.
"We played much better in the second set (against Pierce City)," Roschevitz said. "But it was too late."
Lockwood leaders against Pierce City, Roschevitz said, included Madison Coose (two blocks), Samantha Niehoff (13 assists), Tristen Patterson (seven kills) and Brianne Schmiegelow (six digs).
Pierce City's splendid effort in 2011, in Davis' first season at the helm, came in Class 2.


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The only hostel in town with the official HI_Q 'international quality stamp, Curitiba Eco Hostel is a tranquil and beautiful place to stay! We can be easily reached by bus from the city center. Although within the city, the hostel is located on 8000 square meters in a beautiful setting surrounded by native trees and a stream that runs through the property.
We have 90 beds divided into private rooms for individuals, couples, and families as well as communal rooms. All rooms possess a private bathroom, fan, table and chairs and reading lights. All our rooms have a view of the forest.
You will also find a living room, TV room, internet connection, swimming pool, pool table, fooseball, reading lights and laundry, restaurant and bar. We also have agreements with restaurants, bars, travel agencies and taxis.
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|—vb , flies, flying, flew, flown
|(intr) (of birds, aircraft, etc) to move through the air in a controlled manner using aerodynamic forces
|to travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
|to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft)
|to float, flutter, or be displayed in the air or cause to float, etc, in this way: to fly a kite; they flew the flag
|to transport or be transported by or through the air by aircraft, wind, etc
|(intr) to move or be moved very quickly, forcibly, or suddenly: she came flying towards me; the door flew open
|(intr) to pass swiftly: time flies
|to escape from (an enemy, place, etc); flee: he flew the country
|(intr) to have a sudden outburst: he flew into a rage again
|(intr) (of money, etc) to vanish rapidly
|(tr) falconry (of hawks) to fly at (quarry) in attack: peregrines fly rooks
|(tr) theatre to suspend (scenery) above the stage so that it may be lowered into view
|fly a kite
|a. to procure money by an accommodation bill
|b. to release information or take a step in order to test public opinion
|informal fly high
|a. to have a high aim
|b. to prosper or flourish
|fly in the face of See face
|informal fly off the handle to lose one's temper
|informal (US), (Canadian) fly the coop to leave suddenly
|informal (US), (Canadian) go fly a kite go away
|informal let fly
|a. to lose one's temper (with a person): she really let fly at him
|b. to shoot or throw (an object)
|—n , flies, flying, flew, flown, flies
|(often plural) Also called: fly front a closure that conceals a zip, buttons, or other fastening, by having one side overlapping, as on trousers
|Also called: fly sheet
|a. a flap forming the entrance to a tent
|b. a piece of canvas drawn over the ridgepole of a tent to form an outer roof
|a small air brake used to control the chiming of large clocks
|the horizontal weighted arm of a fly press
|a. the outer edge of a flag
|b. Compare hoist the distance from the outer edge of a flag to the staff
|(Brit) a light one-horse covered carriage formerly let out on hire
|(Austral), (NZ) an attempt: I'll give it a fly
|a. a device for transferring printed sheets from the press to a flat pile
|b. Also called: flyhand a person who collects and stacks printed matter from a printing press
|c. a piece of paper folded once to make four pages, with printing only on the first page
|(plural) theatre the space above the stage out of view of the audience, used for storing scenery, etc
|rare the act of flying
|[Old English flēogan; related to Old Frisian fliāga, Old High German fliogan, Old Norse fljūga]
|fly2 (flaɪ)
|—n , pl flies
|horsefly blowfly tsetse fly See also crane fly any dipterous insect, esp the housefly, characterized by active flight
|any of various similar but unrelated insects, such as the caddis fly, firefly, dragonfly, and chalcid fly
|angling dry fly See also wet fly a lure made from a fish-hook dressed with feathers, tinsel, etc, to resemble any of various flies or nymphs: used in fly-fishing
|(in southern Africa) an area that is infested with the tsetse fly
|slang (Austral) drink with the flies to drink alone
|fly in amber See amber
|informal fly in the ointment a slight flaw that detracts from value, completeness, or enjoyment
|fly on the wall a person who watches others, while not being noticed himself or herself
|informal there are no flies on him he is no fool
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Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera.
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Any of numerous insects of the order Diptera, having one pair of wings and large compound eyes. Flies include the houseflies, horseflies, and mosquitoes. See more at dipteran.
A drawback, especially one that was not at first apparent: "Sharon's lack of experience turned out to be the fly in the ointment when she applied for the job."
Heb. zebub, (Eccl. 10:1; Isa. 7:18). This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked against it the aid of their god Baal-zebub (q.v.). The prophet Isaiah (7:18) alludes to some poisonous fly which was believed to be found on the confines of Egypt, and which would be called by the Lord. Poisonous flies exist in many parts of Africa, for instance, the different kinds of tsetse. Heb. 'arob, the name given to the insects sent as a plague on the land of Egypt (Ex. 8:21-31; Ps. 78:45; 105:31). The LXX. render this by a word which means the "dog-fly," the cynomuia. The Jewish commentators regarded the Hebrew word here as connected with the word _'arab_, which means "mingled;" and they accordingly supposed the plague to consist of a mixed multitude of animals, beasts, reptiles, and insects. But there is no doubt that "the _'arab_" denotes a single definite species. Some interpreters regard it as the Blatta orientalis, the cockroach, a species of beetle. These insects "inflict very painful bites with their jaws; gnaw and destroy clothes, household furniture, leather, and articles of every kind, and either consume or render unavailable all eatables."
fly in the ointment
A drawback or detrimental factor. For example, The new library is wonderful but there's a fly in the ointment: their catalog isn't complete yet. This term probably alludes to a biblical proverb (Ecclesiastes 10:1): "Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour." [c. 1600]


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Tiverton's legislative delegation told the Town Council on Monday that any efforts to undermine the the placement of tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge would need to address a $17 million annual funding shortfall.
According to Sen. Louis P. DiPalma, to maintain Newport County's four bridges - the Newport Pell Bridge, Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, Mt. Hope Bridge, and the Sakonnet - will cost the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) $38 million annually over the next 10 years.
Effectively, the revenues from a Sakonnet River Bridge toll would do more to pay for maintenance projects on the RITBA's other older bridges, as the Sakonnet River Bridge is a state-of-the-art new construction, said Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton).
"This is going to end up as a cash cow for the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority and nothing else," said Edwards. "We're going to be spending our money to go across that bridge to support anything they want to do on the Pell Bridge, the Mt. Hope Bridge, and the Jamestown Bridge because this bridge isn't going to need any maintenance for five or six years."
In the absence of the Sakonnet Bridge toll, the RITBA's other funding sources - if they remain level - would fall short of paying that maintenance bill by about $17 million annually. The legislative delegation, however, said there were countless ideas to make up the gap.
DiPalma suggested raising license and registration fees at the state's Department of Motor Vehicles or raising tolls on the Newport Pell Bridge.
Sen. Christopher S. Ottiano suggested raising the rates on speeding tickets and moving violations by $5 to $15.
"There is no shortage of options of where to get it," said Ottiano. "It's about getting a coalition of people together on one idea."
Currently the East Bay legislative delegation is working to repeal Article 20 of the state's 2013 budget. Bills to reverse that article, which authorized the transfer of the Sakonnet and Jamestown bridges over to the RITBA, are working through both the House and Senate.
The legislators said that hearings before the each chamber's finance committee would likely begin between late-February and March. The success of those bills, he said, would rely largely on the help of local activists and town councils.
"What is crucial once we get before the hearings - it is important that all these groups come up here and testify, especially the businesses because that's who it's going to effect," said Rep. Dennis Canario (D-Dist.71, Portsmouth, Little Compton and Tiverton).
Edwards also submitted a bill to change the makeup of the RITBA's board of directors, changing its composition from the governor's appointees to elected officials from Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown and Newport.
"Our goal is no tolls, like your goal is," DiPalma said.


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By JED LOCKETT
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLUEFIELD, Va. —
Two years removed from a Super Bowl championship, Ahmad Bradshaw and the New York Giants struggled to an 8-8 record in 2009, finishing third in the NFC East and missing the playoffs.
The season was frustrating for Big Blue, especially since they started it with a string of five consecutive wins and looked to be every bit as good as the Giants squads that made the playoffs the previous two years.
"We had a tough year," said Bradshaw, who was in Bluefield for his second annual Ahmad Bradshaw football camp earlier this week. "We started off perfect, 5-0. After that, we had a lot of injuries which is not an excuse. But we just didn't play to par last year.
"We've got something to prove this year coming back and starting this year off right just like last year and being able to have a tremendous year this year is going to take a lot of teamwork just like this camp is going to take all of these guys and all these players to have a good camp."
The Giants did suffer a number of injuries, many to players who were expected to make an impact. Wide receivers Hakeem Nicks and Domenik Hixon, defensive end Justin Tuck and offensive tackle Kareem McKenzie went down early in the year and were never able to regain their consistency.
But there was something else. One week after blowing out the Raiders 44-7 at home to move to 5-0, the Gaints were at the other end of a 48-27 blowout to the eventual Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints.
They were not the same since.
"The first five games, we came out fired up, winning five games in a row," Bradshaw said. "And then just the consistency, if it wasn't our offense it was our defense; if it wasn't our defense it was our offense and special teams as well. We've got to bring all three phases together and we'll be a great team."
"The team wasn't there. The team concept, we didn't play as a team. We didn't play as one, which to win football games you've got to play as one. You've got to play with one heart, one will. We just didn't come as one."
Even though the Giants underperformed, Bradshaw took on an increased role, getting career highs of 163 carries, 778 rushing yards and seven touchdowns as he took over the departed Derrick Ward's role as the No. 2 back behind Brandon Jacobs.
"As much as they rotate me in practice and the first two years I had going to the Super Bowl and being a big part of the Super Bowl, I had to learn a lot towards the end of that Super Bowl year," Bradshaw said.
"And then the next year got bigger and last year was even a bigger role with sharing that No. 1 spot with Brandon. It's always a bigger role that comes every year. This year even will be bigger and I've just got to prepare for it and be ready for it."
Bradshaw is hungry to improve on those numbers in his final contract season with the Giants. He is slated to become a free agent following the 2010 season with the possibility of going anywhere.
But replicating the Super Bowl win of his rookie season is foremost on his mind.
"I love to win and it's always a good thing to win," Bradshaw said. "The first year (with the Giants) we had a great team and we've got a great team now. It just takes everybody."
Many of the pieces of the 2007 championship team are still in place. The most notable change was the release and subsequent retirement of linebacker Antonio Pierce. But New York has dealt with that through free agency and the draft.
"The Giants take every year one year at a time, to get good players and we got a couple safeties on defense," Bradshaw said. "We got a couple (defensive) linemen. We've got a group of good guys from the draft and I think they can help out our team a whole lot.
"It takes special teams. It takes offense and defense, all three phases of the football game. And I think the Giants have done a great job in the offseason to get us prepared, to get the right group of guys on our team to play."
That group of guys was the heart of a club that brought a third Vince Lombardi Trophy to New York City.
"I think we've still got a championship core," Bradshaw said. "We're going to give it a run for our money. We all get paid a good amount of money just to go out and give our heart. That's all we've got to do, is just to go out, give our heart and be one."
Bradshaw actually outrushed No. 1 back Brandon Jacobs, who was plagued by injuries in 2009. According to Bradshaw, Jacobs is feeling better and ready to regain his 1,000-yard form of 2007 and 2008.
"He's good. He's running strong right now," Bradshaw said. "He had a couple problems with his legs and different things. I think now he feels good and I feel good and I the backfield for the Giants should be great."
If Jacobs goes down to injury again, Bradshaw is committed to be ready.
"That's what I strive for, to come in and do my job," Bradshaw said. "Whatever I've got to do for the team, I'll do it. That's what it's all about. Being able to come and be a big part of this offense is going to be ... what I strive for."
Bradshaw and the rest of the Giants will strive to get back to the playoffs and recapture the magic from January of 2008.
"The Giants did a great job of getting the draft group in and getting them ready," Bradshaw said. "Just bringing the team together is one of the main things in the offseason for us. I think we've got a great group of guys right now on the team and I think we can be a good team this year."
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Knoxville —
To the editor:
The Christmas Spirit lives. Thank you, young man, for sharing your Christmas spirit with me. I was shopping at Walmart Dec. 24 when a young lad came to me and asked if I would like a Christmas gift card. He was so sincere. I was in tears.
I was so humbled, I didn't know how to respond. I couldn't say no because I wanted him to feel blessed, too, so I shared his blessing with two other customers on my way out.
That was my best Christmas gift ever, to know the Christmas Spirit still lives. Thank you, again, young man. I'm sure your parents are so proud of you, too!
Linda Davis


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In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has demonstrated that an available molecular test can predict the likelihood of death from early-stage lung cancer more accurately than conventional methods.


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IRS Scandal Inspires Bill Against Fifth Amendment
Bill would penalize government employees who refused to answer Congress's questions.
When the House Oversight Committee hauled IRS official Lois Lerner in to testify, she made an opening statement. Then she did what many embroiled government employees have done before her, she pleaded the Fifth, as in the Constitutional Amendment that allows people to decline answering questions if they fear self incrimination.
Lerner was in charge of the IRS department that scrutinized groups' tax exempt status applications, the division that was accused of deliberately targeting tea party groups.
"Because I am asserting my right not to testify, some people will assume I have done something wrong. I have not," Lerner said. "One of the basic functions of the Fifth Amendment is to protect innocent individuals and that is the protection I am invoking today."
Now one congressman, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., would like to take that protection away, saying government officials should be fired if they refuse to answer congressional questions.
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"It is crazy that taxpayers are expected to pay federal employees under these circumstances," Brooks told U.S. News. "The federal government should not be their sugar daddy."
Brooks argues the recent streak in federal government officials pleading the Fifth has hurt the oversight committee's ability to do its job and get to the bottom of administration scandals.
"In this instance, Lois Lerner, is thwarting the oversight committee's responsibilities of the United States Congress and thereby denying the American people the truth about why the federal government was targeting American citizens who exercised their freedom of speech and association rights," Brooks says.
The bill also would fire government employees who lie under oath. Under the proposal, if 75 percent of those on a committee vote that a federal employee gave false testimony during his or hearing, the employee would be fired.
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Last year Jeff Neely of the General Services Administration also pleaded the Fifth to the dismay of many congressmen. Neely had helped organize an outlandish $840,000 GSA conference complete with a $75,000 bike-building competition and costume rentals.
Neely resigned his post following the hearing.
Since her hearing May, Lerner has been placed on administrative leave.
Brooks says he doesn't have any other cosponsors on the bill yet, but says he's confident that when he returns to the hill next week, he will be able to find plenty of colleagues to sign on.
"Woe be to any congressman who does not support this kind of badly needed legislation," Brooks says.
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