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Lou Doillon for Lee Cooper
Unlike many celebrity-endorsed collections, Doillon assumes a very hands-on approach when constructing pieces for Lee Cooper. In fact, the free rein Lee Cooper offered is what appealed to Doillon in the first place (she also liked that the brand was originally made for workers, before it was something fashionable). For her fall compilation, she aimed to create clothes for girls with reckless abandon and derived inspiration from Charlie Chaplin's, The Kid, as well as the French film, Jules et Jim. Doillon accomplished her vision by constructing oversized trousers, tiny t-shirts, denim vests, and more. She also resolved that each garment be straightforward enough so as to leave room for the wearer to add whatever they want on top of it. (The perfect ode to her own individual panache!) In other words, she wants you to wear the clothes, rather than the other way around. Doillon succeeded in her intentions, so we chose a few favorites for you to get your hands on!-Jessica Amento, additional reporting by Roxanna Khamneipur
1. Skull Shirt ($63)
A 3/4 length button-up top is a great piece to use for fall's layered looks and we are particularly fond of this one. The top hat-wearing skull in the corner adds a very Doillon touch to a traditional piece. Wear this with a white pocket tank, a pair of black tapered jeans, and a fedora.
2. Linda Oversize V Neck Knitwear ($102)
Finding a v-neck sweater that is just right (not too short, not too long) is not as easy a task as one might think, but we are very pleased with the shape and shade of this one. Plus, it is made with a hint of cashmere, so it's pleasing to the touch! We picture Doillon throwing it on with a pair of leather pants and leopard flats-plus her signature bright red lipstick and unkempt hair, too, of course!
3. Catherine Long Knit Coat ($190)
This knit sweater jacket is very inviting and the ideal piece of outerwear to get cozy in all winter. Style it with Cheap Monday Jeans($65), black wedge boots, and an of-the-moment bag.
4. Johnny Denim Biker Jacket ($283)
This asymmetrical coat is an awesome denim interpretation of the season's must-have motorcycle jackets. Try wearing the denim piece over a simple white or gray fitted dress and over-the-knee boots.
5. Jules Oversized Boyfriend Shirt ($95)
We come across a fair amount of boyfriend shirts in our workplace and this one is currently in our top five. We'd like to see this multi-colored plaid top worn somewhat unexpectedly, like with the sleeves rolled up and buttons undone over a black tank, and paired with a black fitted miniskirt, Wolford tights ($50), and chic ankle booties.
6. Cocos Oxford Baggy Pants ($142)
We can see how Charlie Chaplin could have served as inspiration for these tentlike pants. Our advice? Go for a full-on Little Tramp ensemble by tucking a white top into the trousers and finish the look with suspenders.
7. Denim Waistcoat ($71)
A denim vest is a simple way to add a little warmth and a lot of style to an otherwise basic fall outfit. We would like to see this over a thin turtleneck with a flowy skirt, and a plethora of thoughtfully-chosen bangles.
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Memorial services for Bobby Chris Schaef, 60, of Palestine, will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Trinity Church, 526 Benbrook Dr., in Palestine with David Gregg officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
Mr. Schaef passed away Friday, March 1, 2013, at his residence.
He was born May 10, 1952, in Pampa, Texas to Bert James Schaef and Jewel Bonita Black Schaef.
He was a member of Trinity Church and worked as a correctional officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Michael Unit.
Bobby married Di Weldon on Sept. 28, 2006. He was a carpenter and loved to fish and garden.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters, Betty Hines and Barbara Fife.
He is survived by his wife, Di Schaef of Palestine; son, Sean Schaef of Palestine; and stepson, John Weldon of Palestine; two sisters, Clarice Meadow and husband Plez of White Deer and Ruth Ann Manion and husband Rusty of Shawnee, Okla.; and five brothers, Larry Schaef and wife Pat of Atoka, Okla., Ed Schaef and wife Peggy of Amarillo, Jackie Schaef and wife Linda of Amarillo, Johnny Schaef and wife Sue of Amarillo, and James Schaef of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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- Shows you step-by-step how to install Puppet and start managing your systems with simple examples
- Every aspect of Puppet is explained in detail so that you really understand what you're doing
- Gets you up and running immediately, from installation to using Puppet for practical tasks in a matter of minutes
- Written in a clear, friendly, jargon-free style which doesn't assume any previous knowledge and explains things in practical terms
Book DetailsLanguage : English
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Release Date : April 2013
Author(s) : John Arundel
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Networking and Servers, Beginner's Guides, Open Source
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1: Introduction to Puppet
Chapter 2: First steps with Puppet
Chapter 3: Packages, Files, and Services
Chapter 4: Managing Puppet with Git
Chapter 5: Managing users
Chapter 6: Tasks and templates
Chapter 7: Definitions and Classes
Chapter 8: Expressions and Logic
Chapter 9: Reporting and troubleshooting
Chapter 10: Moving on Up
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Puppet
- The problem
- Configuration management
- A day in the life of a sysadmin
- Keeping the configuration synchronized
- Repeating changes across many servers
- Self-updating documentation
- Coping with different platforms
- Version control and history
- Solving the problem
- Reinventing the wheel
- A waste of effort
- Transferable skills
- Configuration management tools
- Infrastructure as code
- Dawn of the devop
- Job satisfaction
- The Puppet advantage
- Welcome aboard
- The Puppet way
- Growing your network
- Cloud scaling
- What is Puppet?
- The Puppet language
- Resources and attributes
- Summary
- Configuration management
- What Puppet does
- The Puppet advantage
- Scaling
- The Puppet language
- Chapter 2: First steps with Puppet
- What you'll need
- Time for action – preparing for Puppet
- Time for action – installing Puppet
- Your first manifest
- How it works
- Applying the manifest
- Modifying existing files
- Exercise
- Organizing your manifests
- Time for action – creating a directory structure
- Creating a nodes.pp file
- Time for action – creating a node declaration
- Summary
- Installing Puppet
- Manifests
- Nodes
- Chapter 3: Packages, Files, and Services
- Packages
- Time for action – installing Nginx
- More about packages
- Installing specific versions
- Removing packages
- Updating packages
- Modules
- Time for action – creating an Nginx module
- Time for action – making a "puppet apply" command
- Services
- Time for action – adding the Nginx service
- Requiring resources
- More about services
- Starting a service at boot time
- Services that don't support "status"
- Specifying how to start, stop, or restart a service
- Files
- Time for action – deploying a virtual host
- Notifying other resources
- The package–file–service pattern
- Exercise
- Summary
- Packages
- Modules
- Services
- Starting services at boot
- Service status options
- Service control commands
- Resource dependencies
- Files
- Chapter 4: Managing Puppet with Git
- What is version control?
- Time for action – importing your manifests into Git
- Time for action – committing and inspecting changes
- How often should I commit?
- Branching
- Distributing Puppet manifests
- Reliability
- Scalability
- Simplicity
- Time for action – creating a master Git repo
- Time for action – cloning the repo to a new machine
- Time for action – adding a new node
- Time for action – pushing changes to the master repo
- Exercise
- Pulling changes automatically
- Time for action – automatic pull-and-apply script
- Learning more about Git
- Summary
- Why version control?
- Getting started with Git
- Networking Puppet
- Chapter 5: Managing users
- Users
- Security and access control
- What Puppet can do
- Time for action – creating a user
- Removing user accounts
- Access control
- What is SSH?
- Managing SSH keys
- Time for action – adding an SSH authorized key
- Generating new SSH keys
- Special-purpose keys
- Locking user accounts
- Managing SSH configuration
- Time for action – deploying an SSH configuration file
- User privileges
- sudo
- Time for action – deploying a sudoers file
- Summary
- Security practices
- User resources
- Removing or locking accounts
- Managing SSH keys
- Configuring SSH
- Managing privileges with sudo
- Chapter 6: Tasks and templates
- Running commands with exec resources
- Time for action – running an arbitrary command
- Running commands selectively
- Triggering commands
- Chaining commands
- Command search paths
- Scheduled tasks
- Time for action – scheduling a backup
- More scheduling options
- Running jobs at regular intervals
- Running a job as a specified user
- Exercise
- Distributing files
- Time for action – using a recursive file resource
- Using templates
- Time for action – templating an Nginx virtual host
- Inline templates
- System facts
- Doing the math
- Putting it all together
- Summary
- Exec resources
- Scheduled jobs
- Recursive file resources
- Templates
- Chapter 7: Definitions and Classes
- Grouping resources into arrays
- Definitions
- Passing parameters to definitions
- Optional parameters
- Time for action – creating a definition for Nginx websites
- Multiple instances of definitions
- Exercise
- Classes
- Defining classes
- Putting classes inside modules
- Declaring classes
- What's the difference between a class and a definition?
- Time for action – creating an NTP class
- Summary
- Arrays
- Definitions
- Classes
- Chapter 8: Expressions and Logic
- Conditionals
- If statements
- else and elsif
- Unless statements
- Case statements
- The default case
- Matching multiple cases
- Selectors
- Expressions
- Comparisons
- Equality
- Magnitude
- Substrings
- Boolean operators
- Combining Boolean operators
- Arithmetic operators
- Regular expressions
- Operators
- Syntax
- Conditionals
- Capture variables
- Substitutions
- Node definitions
- Arrays and hashes
- Grouping resources with arrays
- Getting values out of arrays
- Hashes
- Multilevel hashes
- Testing hash keys
- Summary
- Conditionals
- Operators
- Regular expressions
- Text substitution
- Arrays
- Hashes
- Chapter 9: Reporting and troubleshooting
- Reporting
- Summary reports
- Enabling reports
- What's in a report?
- Time for action – generating a report
- Using reports
- Debug runs
- Noop runs
- Syntax checking
- Debug output
- Notify resources
- Exec output
- Specifying expected exit status
- Monitoring
- Managing monitoring with Puppet
- What to monitor
- Monitoring Puppet status
- Problems with Puppet
- Staying in sync
- Errors
- Compilation errors
- Diagnosing errors
- Missing file sources
- Missing parent directory
- Mistyped command line options
- Summary
- Reporting
- Debug and dry-run modes
- Printing messages
- Monitoring Puppet
- Common Puppet errors
- Chapter 10: Moving on Up
- Puppet style
- Break out code into modules
- Refactor common code into definitions
- Keep node declarations simple
- Use puppet-lint
- Make comments superfluous
- Puppet learning resources
- Reference
- Resource types
- Language and syntax
- Facts
- Style
- Modules and code
- Puppet Forge
- The Puppet Cookbook
- Projects
- Puppet everywhere
- User accounts
- System toolbox
- Time sync
- Monitoring server
- Puppetize your key services
- Automate backups
- Set up staging servers
- Automate everything
- Last word
Submit Errata
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In the 1st paragraph, the line "Until then, we have to spend a lot of time telling telling the computer things it should already know."
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"Until then, we have to spend a lot of time telling the computer things it should already know."
Sample chapters
You can view our sample chapters and prefaces of this title on PacktLib or download sample chapters in PDF format.
What you will learn from this book
- Installing and configuring your Puppet environment
- Running Puppet on multiple servers
- Deploy configuration files and templates for lightning-fast installations
- Creating and monitoring reports and information
- Managing user accounts, security, access control, and scheduled jobs
- Best practices for organizing your Puppet code using Git
In Detail
Everyone's talking about Puppet, the open-source DevOps technology that lets you automate your server setups and manage websites, databases, and desktops. Puppet can build new servers in seconds, keep your systems constantly up to date, and automate daily maintenance tasks.
"Puppet 3 Beginner's Guide" gets you up and running with Puppet straight away, with complete real world examples. Each chapter builds your skills, adding new Puppet features, always with a practical focus. You'll learn everything you need to manage your whole infrastructure with Puppet.
"Puppet 3 Beginner's Guide" takes you from complete beginner to confident Puppet user, through a series of clear, simple examples, with full explanations at every stage.
Through a series of worked examples introducing Puppet to a fictional web company, you'll learn how to manage every aspect of your server setup. Switching to Puppet needn't be a big, long-term project; this book will show you how to start by bringing one small part of your systems under Puppet control and, little by little, building to the point where Puppet is managing your whole infrastructure.
Presented in an easy-to-read guide to learning Puppet from scratch, this book explains simply and clearly all you need to know to use this essential IT power tool, all the time applying these solutions to real-world scenarios.
Presented in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial format, Puppet 3 Beginner's Guide will lead you through the basics of setting up your Puppet server with plenty of screenshots and real-world solutions.
Who this book is for
This book is written for system administrators and developers, and anyone else who needs to manage computer systems. You will need to be able to edit text files and run a few commands on the command line, but otherwise no system administration or programming experience is required.


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A Plainfield man has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of drugs causing the death of another in a fatal motorcycle crash at 5:03 p.m. Wednesday, according to a press release from the .
Michael J. Moreno, 31, of the 11700 block of Presley Circle in Plainfield, also was charged with aggravated reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident involving the death of another, possession of cannabis, obstructing a peace officer and failure to yield turning left, police said in the release issued early Thursday morning.
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Gerald W. Puglise, 63, of the 2200 block of Highland in Lombard, was killed as a result of the accident that occurred at approximately 5:03 p.m. at Ogden Avenue and River Road, police said.
Moreno was headed westbound on Ogden Avenue in his 2006 Infinty M45 when he turned left onto River Road in front of Puglise who had the right of way as he was driving his Triumph Rocket III motorcycle eastbound on Ogden Avenue. Moreno suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash, according to the news release.
Police said Moreno was charged with a Class 2 Felony for aggravated driving under the Influence of drugs causing the death of another; A Class 4 Felony for aggravated reckless driving; a Class 4 Felony for leaving the scene of an accident involving the death of another; a Class B Misdemeanor for possession of cannabis; a Class A Misdemeanor for obstructing a peace officer; and a traffic violation for failing to yield.
At the time of the crash, Moreno was allegedly involved in a "road rage incident with a 2006 Grey Honda driven by a 16-year-old female from Naperville," according to the police report. The Honda was not involved in the crash and no charges are currently pending against the driver.
Because of the nature of the accident, the Naperville Police Department had members of the department's traffic unit trained in accident reconstruction respond to the scene to investigate the accident. The accident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the accident or the vehicle noted is asked to contact the Naperville Police Department's Traffic Unit at 630-305-5285.


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I was struck by something Steven Spielberg said while receving the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes ceremony.
In talking about his very first movie (at 6, I think), he said he had a sense of "am I going to be able to get away with this?" And that feeling has followed him through every movie he's ever made. In fact, he said if the movie didn't make him wonder, "Am I going to be able to get away with this?" then he would pass on the project.
I'm grateful that I work for Group which has a culture of risk and innovation. And we've learned that when we do "play it safe" instead of pushing the envelope, we don't serve our customers as well.
I think greatness requires a big element of risk. Are you doing anything that makes you wonder "Am I going to get away with this?"
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Anaheim is bracing for more demonstrations this weekend after police opened fire on a burglary suspect Friday, the third officer-involved shooting in the city in less than a week, though no one was apparently injured in the most recent incident.
Protests over police conduct have rocked Orange County's largest city since July 21, when police fatally shot an unarmed man, Manuel Diaz, 25, who they said was evading arrest. A day later, police shot and killed Joel Acevedo, 21; police say he fired on officers during a foot chase.


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#Malawi: Sacked Justice Minister arrested for attempted murder
By Mabvuto Banda Ralph Kasambara, sacked last month from cabinet as Justice Minister, has been arrested for attempted murder. "He was arrested early this morning [Friday] after a search for him yesterday," Justice Minister Fahad Assani said. Kasambara was dropped as Justice Minister early this month and an arrest warrant was issued immediately in-connection with… Read More ›
#Malawi police search the homes of sacked jutsice minister
Malawi police have searched the homes of sacked Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara, officials close the investigations have said but could not disclose why and what they have found. "We have searched Mr Kasambara's Area 10 Lilongwe residence which he was using when he was Minister and police are currently searching his Nyabandwe residence in Blantyre,"… Read More ›
#MALAWI: How the Ministry of Tourism lost US$12 million in dubious payments
Mabvuto Banda Over US$12 million (K4.8 billion) is suspected to have been siphoned out from the Ministry of Tourism between July and September 2013 through dubious payouts that have also led to the arrest of two senior officials at the ministry. During the six-months the Ministry paid out more than K5.8 billion, of which K363… Read More ›
How a #Malawi central bank policy helped the looting of public funds
By Mabvuto Banda New details have emerged that government instructed some commercial banks to honour all its cheques for any amount without any limit on behalf of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), a policy that looters took advantage of. A change in payment policy-according to an interim report from a Treasury-sanctioned investigative audit of… Read More ›
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By Andy Rieger
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Two dogs attacked a group of schoolchildren walking near All Saints Catholic School Wednesday morning leaving at least three with bites, others scratched and one with a concussion, officials said.
Capt. Tom Easley said one of the dogs, a Dogo Argentino, was captured. It had no tags or chip and was euthanized. The dog's head was taken to the state Health Department for examination.
Easley said reports indicate the children were walking from Mass at nearby St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church back to the school on 36th Avenue NW. Easley said the attacks occurred in the 3900 block of 36th Avenue NW.
Police are investigating and the dogs' owners has yet to be located, he said.
The Dogo Argentino is a large, white muscular dog that was developed in Argentina primarily for big game hunting. The breed of the second dog was unknown but it also has been captured, police said.
Dr. Theresa Bragg, director of operations at All Saints Catholic School, said the children have been walking from St. Mark's after Mass without incident since the school opened.
"We will be no longer be walking back from Mass. It was one of those fluke kind of things. We've done it for 10 years without incident," said Bragg.
She said the students were escorted by teachers and were leaving the Castlerock addition when two large white dogs began attacking the junior high students.
"The kids had just turned that corner and the dogs came rushing out and got in the middle of them," Bragg said. "Several heroes came out of the blue. We had our crossing guard, teachers, a gentleman from Don's Lock Shop that helped us. Several passersby stopped."
Bragg said one student was taken by ambulance to the hospital and others were taken by private vehicle. One student was knocked down by the dog and had a concussion.
"Our crossing guard was beating the dogs off with a stop sign and the Don's Lock Shop guy had a pole and he was telling the kids to get in his van to get away from the dogs."
An email advisory was sent out to parents alerting them of the attack.
"It's been a very active day and it was really scary because a number of kids witnessed it," Bragg said. "We had several heroes today."


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CLIFTON PARK — The Plattsburgh Babe Ruth League All-Stars got off to a slow start again Saturday and dropped an 8-0 decision to Kingston in the New York State Babe Ruth Championship Tournament.
The local all-stars fell to 0-2 in the round-robin event and play North Colonie today at 4 p.m.
Kingston scored two runs in the first and three in the second to take a 5-0 lead.
Three Kingston pitchers — Maloney, Bickert and Torres — combined on a three-hitter — as Plattsburgh was never able to recover from the slow start.
Jared Murphy and Matt Leta hit doubles for Plattsburgh, while David Latulipe added a single.
Alex Lafountain, Murphy, Ryan Bishop and Kyle Rascoe all pitched, with Lafountain getting the loss.
Friday, Plattsburgh fell behind early before dropping a 9-6 setback to Bethlehem.


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By Dale Denwalt, Staff Writer
Enid News and Eagle
ENID, Okla. —
With just weeks remaining to close a deal on the former Homeland grocery building worth more than $1.75 million to the city of Enid, details are emerging about its future occupants.
The February 2012 contract between Dallas-based Hunt Properties and Enid Economic Development Authority set into motion a six-month review of the property, located at Garriott and Oakwood.
After that six months ended, Hunt Properties was allowed two consecutive 90-day extensions before having to finalize the agreement. The second of the two extensions expires May 20.
Hunt contracted with the Oklahoma City affiliate of the real estate services firm CB Richard Ellis to fill up the commercial space with retail vendors, a CBRE executive said in February.
According to CBRE's own 2013 flier promoting the space, T.J. Maxx, Rue 21 and Dress Barn are "proposed" co-tenants inside the to-be-renovated structure. However, Enid's retail business adviser, Rickey Hayes, said that list of tenants is not correct.
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"That is not accurate at all," Hayes said, noting that CB Richard Ellis is marketing the property.
"Those are tenants who have been solicited for that job and drawn on site plans. I'm not saying that one of them is not in the mix. I'm saying that all three of them are certainly not."
Hayes did say Hunt Properties plans to complete the sale.
"He is planning to close on the building, per the contract," Hayes said of Jeff Williams, representative of Hunt Properties handling the deal.
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City Manager Eric Benson said Thursday he couldn't divulge the names of the tenants, because he still was under a confidentiality agreement. He did praise the deal, though, for being extraordinarily good news for the Enid market.
"They validate the strength, vitality and the attraction for these national brands. It's exactly what we've been saying for the past three years — that we're worthy of and can support this kind of retail activity," Benson said. "The really good news is the first of many such entries into our market. The first person into the water's got to show it's not too cold, and that's what T.J. Maxx is doing."
T.J. Maxx sells clothing, footwear, domestics, furniture and giftware. Benson said the chain would be "a precursor to bigger and better retailers," Benson said.
"We're going to be on par with any other place you'd like to shop. We've got more coming," he said.
The city bought the vacant building in 2011. In February, Benson said the city would make more than $100,000 on the sale.
According to the contract, a 5 percent carry fee paid to the city would be calculated at closing, set for May 20. Benson said that deadline has a two-week window on either side of that date.


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Everyday feels like a birthday when you're telling someone else how much you appreciate them. I learned long ago that paying it forward is worth more than anything material, and recognizing someone's hard work is (almost always) worth a million bucks. Since giving is, as they say, better than receiving, I started a tradition in my Wilton Patch column three years ago of bestowing an award that I created — the "MOMMY."
I tied it to my birthday, which happens to fall just around the end of 'Awards Season' (the Oscars, the Golden Globes, the Grammys and others). I guess you could say it's an attempt more independent than even the Independent Spirit Awards.
Since that tradition started in 2011, I have been having fun with it each year, and just made my third annual local bestowal of MOMMYs.
Since this year's birthday was a big one for me (45!), I thought how better to mark the occasion than to expand the reach of the MOMMYs. Who knows, maybe next year it will go national, but for now, as the column runs on a few dozen local Patch sites in the Connecticut and New York region, I'll hopefully spark a new tradition regionally as well.
A little background on the ground rules: since they're my MOMMY awards, they are entirely my choices. They reflect neither the picks of any Patch staff, writers, editors or family. The MOMMYs are given entirely at my discretion, with no lobbying, campaigning, panels of judges or the like. Yes, they reflect my sensibilities, beliefs and political leanings, but that's what goes along with writing an opinion column.
Sadly, there are no prizes, just recognition. But the bright side is there is no red carpet, paparazzi, gowns and makeup, or disappointed nominees who didn't win.
So without further ado, let's inaugurate this new tradition by opening the envelope and saying, "The Regional MOMMY Awards go to..."
March for Change
The events of Dec. 14, 2012, were devastating — for the families of the 20 sweet children and the six brave adults who were murdered by a madman using weapons of death. The town of Newtown reeled from the unfathomable madness of a few minutes that left it irreparably and irrevocably changed. Connecticut and a nation mourned for the 26 innocents lost and our collective innocence that seemed forever darkened.
In the wake of tragedy, individuals mobilized to make sense of the senseless and to affect some sort of resulting change. Shortly after the shootings, two Fairfield County mothers started a private dialogue about what they could do to change the public conversation about gun laws and gun violence. That meeting sparked a movement.
Like a groundswell, residents from all over Connecticut responded with the same desire to make change happen on a legislative level. They organized town-by-town to write and call their representatives and to organize a grassroots effort to raise awareness about the toll of easy, unfettered access to guns.
On the two month anniversary of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school, to let Connecticut lawmakers know that the conversation would not go away. The leaders of March for Change, and the tens of thousands of other individuals who committed themselves to support the cause, have duly earned my first Regional MOMMY award.
Compassion in and for Newtown
One by one, family by family, town by town, and all over the world, arms reached out to the community of Newtown to offer support, love and healing. Fairfield County kids baked cookies for Newtown's first responders; funeral directors from around Connecticut pitched in to help the town's one funeral home; the New York Knicks brought their entire organization for a day to lift the spirits of Sandy Hook schoolchildren; thousands of snowflakes were sent to decorate the new Sandy Hook school — itself something given to the town by neighboring Monroe; Newtown families tried to help one another as best as they could.
So many more countless examples of kindness for the people of Newtown have occurred since Dec. 14. Millions of caring hearts and hands pitched in to try and help everyone touched by the tragedy. This purity of goodness — while it can never undo the enormous pain left behind by evil — is the reflection of humanity that will ultimately triumph and shine a way out of the darkness.
A group arose out of the oft-used phrase in the days following the shooting rampage: "We Are Newtown." That spirit of human kindness deserves recognition.
Hurricane Sandy Relief
This region is not unfamiliar with weather-related inconvenience; when we moved to Connecticut, we had to get up to speed pretty quickly on generators, power outages, ice dams and the like. Other residents living in coastal neighborhoods have experienced frequent flooding and damage that they deal with like the hearty New Englanders we're known as.
But last year's Hurricane Sandy was devastation like no other. The damage caused by falling trees, tidal swells, power outages and fire was unprecedented in recent memory. But once again, the human heart showed its capacity for compassion for others, and in this region we were without doubt a community motivated to help our fellow man.
Clothing and food drives; donation of time and supplies; offers to open up showers and beds to local neighbors were matched by a local dry cleaner who cleaned the uniforms of Breezy Point, NY, firefighters for free.
Displays like these offered hope following the storm. While there are still communities that have yet to dig out fully after the destruction that lingers, it's the promise offered by the community that will carry all of us forward, and deserves praise.
Modern Connection
Like many of you I do a lot of my work, and spend quite a lot of leisure time, online. (This is a column written for an online publication, after all.)
One of the local groups I follow online is ctmomsonline.com. One part billboard, one part online local news source, one part activist advocacy, one part digital coffee klatch, this resource like many others has capitalized on the way people connect electronically to make a difference.
I discovered them as part of their effort to help the March for Change organization — they helped arrange bus transportation for hundreds of people to Hartford and back on the day of the rally. But they also help with the small, but very important, stuff.
One day on their Facebook page they posted something on behalf of a social case worker out of Bridgeport who was trying to help a client — teenaged, pregnant and single — get much needed baby gear before she gave birth. They listed the items she needed: a stroller, a crib, and baby clothes, among others.
We happen to have had a crib just waiting for such a day. I quickly commented on the post, ct-moms connected me with the social worker, and within a week or two, that social worker (shout out to Olga S.) showed up at my house to collect the crib.
By the way, Olga was there on her day off, not earning pay, but doing something kind for someone out of the goodness of her heart.
Those kinds of connections — digital, social, and individual — are worthy of MOMMY recognition.


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By Joe Elerson
Corsicana Daily Sun
Malakoff —
The Malakoff Tigers' continue to score points at a torrid pace in the first three weeks of the football season.
The Tiger's improved to 3-0 with a 40-8 thumping of the Kerens Bobcats in the 75th anniversary of the Trinity River Rivalry at Tigers Stadium Friday night.
With the win, the Tiger's have now won five straight matches in the series.
Malakoff senior running back Demontes Dowell had another solid game for the Tiger's with 141 yards on only 12 carries and two touchdowns.
Marcus Dowell led off the scoring for Malakoff in the first quarter with a nice power run for eight yards and the 7-0 lead. Rene Aguilar botted the PAT good.
Kerens was able to put together a nice drive late in the first quarter as they marched down to the Malakoff 17-yard line. On the next play, Kerens quarterback Nate Betts to the end zone but Malakoff's Dariuhn Jackson leaped up and pulled down the interception to keep Kerens scoreless.
With 3:46 remaining in the second quarter, Demontes Dowell powered his way in from three yards out for the 13-0 lead.
On Kerens next drive, Garrian McCalister stepped in front of a Betts pass and took it 35-yards to the house to extend the lead to 19-0 in the first half.
Demontes Dowell continued the scoring in the third quarter with a nice run down the left sideline and then veered his way back to the right for a 36-yard touchdown run. Omar Gonzalez booted the PAT good.
The offensive onslaught continued in the third quarter as Jared Givens hauled in a 24-yard touchdown by Stephen Wolfe. Gonzalez booted his second PAT good with 2:35 remaining.
Malakoff put the final nail in the coffin as Wolfe found a wide open Deric Greenhaw — who scampered his way in from 14 yards for the 40-0 lead with 11:07 remaining in the game.
The Bobcats finally got on the scoreboard with 2:42 remaining in the game as DeQualon Bivins scored from three yards out for the 40-6 lead. Brett Anderson then caught the two-point conversion from Zack Duncan for the 40-8 finale.
Marcus Dowell finished with 58 yards on seven carries for the Tigers, while Wolfe went 5-of-9 for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Kerens was led by Nate Betts with 12 carries for 44 yards. The Bobcats only had 144 yards of total offense, compared to 370 yards for the Tigers.


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Misleading attacks on DENR
Your Aug. 29 editorial "A reckless law" and Sept. 4 editorial "Hanging ax" used hyperbole and conjecture in place of facts to attack Gov. Pat McCrory and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Chicken Little could not have done better herself.
In the latter piece, you attacked DENR for designating leadership positions as exempt from the state personnel act and misled residents trying to understand the important changes we are making to the way state government works. While more than 90 percent of N.C. workers are "at-will" employees, only 2 percent of state workers are, even after the recent designations. At DENR, 75 percent of managers and all nonmanagers will remain under the personnel act. Is that so extreme?
Much more than just regulators, DENR employees are a community of science dedicated to protecting the environment for all North Carolinians. They deserve good leadership, which is why we have elevated the managers with the most responsibility to exempt status.
Most people acknowledge we must have strong regulations to protect the well-being of our residents, the sanctity of our natural environment and the long-term strength of our economy. But unnecessary regulations that no longer serve the greater good should be eliminated. That's precisely why the General Assembly enacted and McCrory signed House Bill 74. Any regulatory agency should enforce existing laws and also help determine when any have become overly burdensome or useless.
A good example is our review of requirements for vehicle emission inspections. A recent study by the state divisions of Air Quality and Motor Vehicles concluded that exempting cars and trucks from emissions tests in the first three model years could save consumers considerable money with negligible effects on air quality. While our review is not complete, this is the kind of change that might make sense.
By reviewing rules through the lens of scientific data and regulatory experience, we can make responsible choices that help residents without sacrificing the environment. Let us never forget that regulations cost real people real money and that when businesses are regulated unnecessarily it means fewer jobs.
Many say that the No. 1 impediment to business growth in North Carolina is environmental regulations that serve no common good and prevent responsible job-creating businesses from moving to our state or expanding. You stated that "North Carolina has a good business climate in large part because it has effective environmental laws and regulations." I would ask that you look at our state's recent unemployment figures. In January, North Carolina's unemployment rate was 9.5 percent. The figure stood at 8.9 percent in July – third worst in the nation.
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The funeral for Gladys Eldean Phillips, 77, of Athens, will be at 3 p.m. today at Spry Funeral Home with Rickey Lowery officiating. Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Phillips died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Limestone Health Facility.
Born Sept. 9, 1935, in Limestone County, she was a retired seamstress.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Clarice Swanner; her husband, John Thomas Phillips Sr.; one sister, Catherine King; and one great-granddaughter, Maddy Garner.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by one son, John Thomas Phillips Jr. and wife Brenda of Ardmore; three daughters, Gail Henderson and husband Paul of Madison, Connie Beam and husband Greg of Athens, and Shelia Beam and husband Bill of Somerville; two brothers, Gilbert Swanner of Athens, and Leroy Swanner of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Joyce Hanserd and Barbara Emerson, both of Athens; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Will Phillips, Josh Phillips, Wesley Henderson, Jacob Beam, Michael Beam and Jake Malone.
Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity.
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CEDAR, Minn. — Roger J. Bushey, 68, beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle.
Preceded in death by parents, Oscar and Irene; siblings, Oscar, Marshall and Morris.
Survived by his princess, Melissa (Craig) Wills; sons, Brian and Daniel Bushey; grandson, Calvin "little peanut man"; siblings, Sally, Mary Jane, Elaine, Debbie, Regina, Rose Marie, Ronald, Rolland and Leonard; special nephew and caregiver, Morris Bushey; many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Roger loved fishing with his sons at the trout pond, playing cards and yahtzee, and going on junk food runs with his children. He will be remembered for his strong will, generous nature and willingness to always lend a hand. He will be dearly missed.
Memorial service at 10 a.m., Monday at Kozlak-Radulovich Chapel, 1385 107th Ave. NE, Blaine, MN, with visitation beginning at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Arrangements with Kozlak-Radulovich Chapel 763-783-1100.


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The Board of Dispensing Opticians was created in 1955 by an act of the State Legislature. Its mission is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of Tennesseans by requiring those who practice the profession of opticianry within this state be qualified. The Board interprets the laws, rules, and regulations to determine the appropriate standards of practice in an effort to ensure the highest degree of professional conduct. The Board is authorized to issue licenses to qualified candidates who have completed appropriate education and successfully completed required examinations. The Board is responsible for the investigation of alleged violations of the Practice Act and rules and is responsible for the discipline of licensees who are found guilty of such violations.
Opticians are licensed by examination.
The administrative staff of the Division of Health Related Boards supports the Board by issuing licenses to those who meet the requirements of the law and rules. Renewal notices are mailed from Board's administrative office forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of the license to the current address on record. Licensees are responsible for reviewing their license on time and keeping the Board apprised of current information. Licenses can be renewed on-line one hundred twenty (120) days prior to expiration at Tennessee.gov/health. Click on the "License Renewal" link and follow the prompts. Failure to renew by the expiration date may result in a fine.
The Board is required to meet at least once per year, but typically convenes five (5) or six (6) times per year. A quorum of four (4) members is required to conduct business. The meetings are open to the public.
All members of the Board are appointed by the Governor to serve four (4) year terms. The six (6) member Board consists of five (5) licensed opticians who must each have five (5) years experience and one (1) member who is a health care consumer.
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|Board Members
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|Dispensing Optician
|LeRhonda Walton-Hill
|Dispensing Optician
|Kathy Hawkins, DPO
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|Dispensing Optician
|Felda Stacey
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So, It is Monday here on a very soggy rain soaked Bangkok afternoon and I thought I'd sit down and share a few lines for my readers today. I finished up the last term at work last week, so the first day of my summer holiday has officially come. I went to the gym today thinking I would attempt to start the holiday off right, but I went to my gym's branch I hate with the locker room like a sardine can cause it is closer. However, despite changing in a confined space, I did enjoy a productive session and even bumped into an old friend on the way out.
I was thinking about what I should write for you guys today and unfortunately I kept coming up with a blank. I've just not been feeling that creative or chatty lately and I don't want to bore you guys by writing just for writing's sake. However, I finally thought of a couple of things I wanted to "put out there" for your consideration and see if I can get some comments back on the topics. I'd like to get some feedback from you guys on my blog as far as optimal length of a post. How far down do you read in a person's blog before you start to get bored? I have a couple of blogs I enjoy that only do a paragraph or so with each post, but I also enjoy some that go on like the chapters of a novel in progress. So, what do you think? What is to long or to short? How long is the average attention span of an educated adult? Just some food for thought, and I'd honestly appreciate your feedback and opinions.
Anyways, on to my second thought which is bound to be much more thought provoking. My questions is…Why do people like gory, slasher type horror movies? I absolutely hate them, and I've had this discussion with a very close friend many times. We agree that we just can't work out the mass appeal of blood and guts type works of film. I made the huge mistake of accidentally sitting down and getting caught up in watching one a while back called Hostel cause one of the actors was quite cute. It started out looking like one of those cheap 80's "boobs and alcohol" teen flicks, but it went terrible wrong about half way through the film. Suddenly, these silly backpacker kids are being abducted, slowly tortured, and cut up into bits all for your viewing pleasure. I want to know what is the appeal behind seeing a fellow man or woman sadistically or slowly murdered and tortured? I mean sure…If you are a disturbed serial killer or psychopath then the appeal is obvious, but what about the rest of you? Now, I'm not that thick because I know that it isn't real, and that it is all just a story…special effects….blah, blah, blah. However, my question still stands. Why would you enjoy a pretend version of a fellow human being being slowly, agonizingly, tortured to death? I also would like to differentiate between slasher films and scary monster type horror. I can see the enjoyment out of watching a scary ghost, monster, or evil alien type of film as some enjoy a good shock of adrenalin that comes with the scare. However, I don't include slasher films in with this genre. I still want to know what is the appeal? I know some of you guys out there enjoy movies like this, so I'm hoping someone can enlighten me. Well, on that pleasant note, I'll be off for now. Hope you are enjoying the start of your week wherever ever you are and will talk to you again soon!


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By JOSEPH HAMRICK
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The watershed flows through Greenville into Lake Tawakoni, which serves as approximately one-fifth of the Dallas water supply and supplies the majority of Hunt County's water.
Had one of the barrels leaked, officials said, Hunt County's water supply would have been shut down.
Two of the five drums burst open when they were dumped on the road, depositing debris with labels containing the name and address of the H.M. Dunn Company, officials said.
"It has their lot number, label and expiration date," Richard Hill, environmental enforcement officer of Hunt County, said. "It's got H.M. Dunn and their address on it."
Another barrel had Fisher Chemical's label. That barrel contained 650 pounds of the chemical methylene chloride, or dichloromethane, which is classified by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as "Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs)."
According to Hill, the dumping could have had dire consequences.
"If that barrel had leaked, we would have had to shut down our water supply for a year," he said, adding that extensive testing of the soil in the area showed none of the hazardous chemical had leaked.
The Hunt County Commissioners Court gave County Attorney Daniel Ray permission to enforce environmental laws through civil action against the companies involved in the illegal dumping.
"I'm in the middle of preparing to file a lawsuit, and conducting my own attorney investigation," he said. "I will also be filing a suit in Travis County."
Hill is currently investigating the incident and will pursue criminal charges against the individuals involved in the dumping.
He said companies looking to illegally dump in Hunt County need to think twice before doing so.
"We want Dallas to know that Hunt County is not the Metroplex's dumping ground," he said. "We're going to make sure that Hunt County does not pay to have this cleaned up."


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Business Travel
Which airline has the best amenity kit?
David Flynn A battle of the brand names is being waged at the sharp end of the plane.
Business Travel
The frequent flyer points whisperer
Stephen Lacey Spend wisely and never fly economy again, says self-styled points consultant.
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What wine works best with your in-flight meal?
Barry Smith Your sense of taste changes markedly at cruising altitude. So, what'll it be?
Business Travel
Why a long-term hotel stay beats renting
Emily Power Skipping the rental market to call a swish hotel suite home has many advantages.
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Why the train sometimes beats a plane
David Flynn More serene and less fatiguing, high-speed trains are a viable option in Europe and Asia.
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Inside Airbus's ingenious new corporate jet
Benjamin Zhang Pre-designed interiors bring a touch of cost effectiveness to executive opulence.
Business Travel
Etihad's 'residence' is better than first class
CRAIG PLATT Etihad Airways has pushed luxury to a sky-high new level on board its Airbus A380.
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Travel secrets of Aussie frequent fliers
Chris Pash Eight jetsetting Aussie executives reveal how they handle the demands of life in the skies.
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Eight top business travel packing hacks
Lydia Dallett If hotels and planes are your second home, you need to know these simple yet effective tips.
How to get VIP treatment from hotels
David Flynn A wide range of perks and upgrades are well within the reach of frequent travellers.
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The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a plan that would create super Wi-Fi networks all around the country—and threaten the viability of big-name cell-phone carriers and Internet providers.
But not all tech companies are against the FCC's plan. Microsoft and Mountain View-based Google are spending top dollars to lobby in support of the plan, according to a report in The Washington Post, because they believe free Wi-Fi would help drive further innovation and provide a market for more gadgets.
Cellular carriers are not as supportive. The Post reports that the FCC wants to buy airwaves that are more powerful than a typical household Wi-Fi connection, making it possible that people could opt out of traditional cell phone coverage and home Internet service.
Information was not immediately available Thursday on whether Napa Valley has free public wi-fi, or if it is being planned. A Patch blogger, has sampled numerous "hot spots" at cafes and restaurants but has made no mention of free city-sponsored wi-fi.
[Ed. Note: If you have information about free public wi-fi in Napa, please add it in the comments].
Even if it's approved by the FCC, The Post says the new network would still take several years to implement. And it's unclear how reliable the connection would be in urban areas, where many people might be using the free Wi-Fi system at the same time.
Do you think government-provided Wi-Fi would be good for Napa Valley? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Officials for Maryland Health Connection said an IBM application called Cúram, used to determine consumers' eligibility for coverage, has 'serious software defects.'
Officials for Maryland Health Connection said an IBM application called Cúram, used to determine consumers' eligibility for coverage, has 'serious software defects.'
Most software projects fail cause of bad business requirements.. you don't buy a Curam project and start using it.. it needs to be customized quite a bit according to the rules of the state. Well if you folks here can't do a good job getting requirements right.. it sure is bad.. Curam projects have been successful in a lot of countries around the world..
It is like a DIY kit.. you buy Curam..and build what you need.. if you are bad at it.. too bad…
Do any of you have an idea how you use/implement Curam software. Do you realize that their are tens of thousands of lines of custom code that gets written by the developers who are contractors or 3rd party companies. Regardless of how good or bad the software is the entire site still has to be architected, designed, coded, and tested. If you don't have people who know how to do those jobs then you end up with a site that does not work.
Also, not sure why the WSJ wants to call out IBM. What software does healthcare.gov run on?
Most important fact to remember: "Half of all large IT projects fail."
I believe most of the state exchanges will either become successful on their own or join the federal exchange. But, whenever we hear of a big IT project, we should know it might fail.
Hmmm…IBM trying to force fit a small country solution into the US that is not doing that well?? IBM did this in the past with a New Zealand Billing System called ICMS and it failed miserably in the US…Looks like they have not learned their lesson….
Don't worry, it's not just in the US. IBM has been trying to implement Curam in Canada for about a decade now.The Ontario government iinexplicably chose IBM and Curam and after the first few failures and hundreds of millions with nothing to show Curam tried to distance themselves from IBM but IBM just bought them out instead.
2.5 billion of taxpayer dollars have been spent by the Ontario government on a eHealth system that isn't even near ready let alone actually being used anywhere.
With the cost of elder care services expected to reach 3 percent of GDP by 2050, researchers are looking for ways that sensors and other smart-home technologies can help lower some costs by making it possible for seniors to stay in their own homes longer.
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Fringe Episode 506
"Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There"
Written By: David Fury
Directed By: Jon Cassar
Original Airdate: 9 November 2012
In This Episode...
Walter, alone in his lab, digs out the next tape and watches it. Video Walter directs him to a fourth floor apartment in a building at 167 Cedar Street. In a very uncharacteristic move, Walter goes to this address - it is now a bombed out building (literally - there is a gaping hole in the side of the building that makes everything above the third floor all but impossible to reach), just this side of a slum. He goes to apartment 413, a bare, dusty room, stands in the center, and seems to do a dance. He is actually walking through the precise steps eventually let him slip into another universe. This is where they tape led him, to a "pocket universe" where time folds upon itself. This is where the next piece of the puzzle is supposed to be hidden, but in this new universe, the laws of physics don't apply in the same way. Now he just has to figure out what he hid there, and where it is.
Olivia, Peter, and Astrid come to the lab and are concerned when Walter isn't there. They find the tape, watch the tape, and trace Walter's footsteps to apartment 413. Peter does the dance, grabs Olivia, and the pair step into the pocket universe. They have brought the video camera with them to walk through the dance steps. When they enter the pocket universe, Peter is surprised to discover that the tape does not just go to black like it did in the lab - it continues. Walter took it with him to the pocket universe, so the stuff he recorded was only visible in the pocket universe.
Olivia and Peter follow the tape. Along the way, they find Walter and another guy, Cecil, who is completely inconsequential to the story. Following the tape further, the group finds that what Walter was hiding in the pocket universe wasn't a what - it was a who. A little boy, an empath Olivia and Peter had helped in an earlier episode, who was completely bald, was led into a small bedroom and told to wait there until he and Donald (the unseen camera guy) return. Time doesn't work the same way here But when they open the door, the room is empty. The kid is gone. Walter is very upset. Olivia notices a small radio that wasn't in the original video - whoever took the child left that for them.
They don't have much time to worry about it, for the Observers are here. Walter was spotted on the bus getting there and the Observers have been tracking him. What's more, their tech allows them to slip into the pocket universe with the greatest of ease. The Observers chase our team throughout the building and Cecil gets caught in the crossfire. Peter "somehow" finds the right place to exit (we are meant to assume the tech helped him out) but the Observers have no problem following them topside. Peter sends Walter and Olivia ahead with Astrid while he fends off the Observers. One catches him in a fight, and they battle what at first appears to be a losing war. But then Peter's tech kicks in, and he starts kicking the Observer's ass. He gets the upper hand and the Observer looks scared. "I know what you have done," he tells Peter. "You have made a grave mistake. You don't know what is happening to you." Peter snaps his neck with one quick twist. Then he blips away. Widmark appears, having been observing this whole thing.
Peter meets up with the team just before the monorail pulls out from the station. Olivia is relieved. She and Astrid sit together and Olivia realizes the radio is jammed into one frequency. Perhaps they are supposed to wait for a signal. Meanwhile, in the back of the car, Walter is worried that he is turning into the man he used to be before his brain started to Swiss cheese-ify. Peter promises not to let Walter lose himself - and he calls him "Dad." He also looks up and starts seeing things in the same blue grid pattern that the Observers see.
Dig It or Bury It?
This was a good one. It was still just another step in the season-long scavenger hunt, but this one took place in an interesting location, and yielded interesting character developments. That device Peter implanted in himself is now giving him some of the fancier traits of the Observers. Does this mean that Observers are created, not born? Or is it a mixture of both? I guess if Peter starts to go bald, we will have our answer.
Olivia starts to realize there is something Peter is not telling her. Peter is growing more and more like the Observers.


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New York Giants
Josh Brown - #3 - K
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Giants S Phillips, DT Bernard downgraded to out
Giants S Kenny Phillips and DT Rocky Bernard have been ruled out for Sunday's game in Dallas against the Cowboys.
Key matchup: Giants run game vs. Cowboys defense
Giants RB Andre Brown could play a bigger role with Ahmad Bradhsaw banged up, but the Cowboys suffer a big loss with LB Sean Lee out.
NFC East Spin cycle: Cruz-Manning again the difference
With the Eagles on bye, the Giants fended off the Redskins in a barn burner and the Cowboys stayed alive with a win at Carolina.
Eli rallies Giants to win over RG3, Redskins
Eli Manning threw a 77-yard scoring pass to Victor Cruz and the Giants overcame a late TD by Robert Griffin III to beat the Redskins, 27-23.
Giants activate DT Canty for Redskins game
The Giants activated DT Chris Canty for Sunday's NFC East game against Washington.
Key matchup: Redskins QB Robert Griffin III vs. Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell
The Giants must not blitz too much against a running threat such as Redskins QB Robert Griffin III.
Thursday's 60-second rant: A tale of three MVP-caliber QBs
PFW executive editor Dan Arkush reflects on the winning trifecta in Week Six courtesy of Aaron Rodgers and the Manning brothers.
A Giant on-off switch
Tom Danyluk says the Tom Coughlin-Eli Manning Giants have a confirmed "On-Off" switch — and when it's on, look out.
Week Six Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Aaron Rodgers, Antrel Rolle and Jacoby Jones as its Players of the Week.
NFC East Spin cycle: Giants, Redskins on collision course
Although the Cowboys and Eagles missed on late-game opportunities, the Giants and Redskins turned in statement victories.
Giants win NFC title rematch, shut down 49ers
The Giants shut down San Francisco in a 26-3 victory over the 49ers on Sunday in a rematch of last season's NFC championship game.
Week Six primer: How deep are the Packers' problems?
Eric Edholm provides a sneak peek into Week Six, including what to watch for in the big Packers-Texans matchup on Sunday night.
Week Five Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Reggie Wayne, Richard Quinn and Will Hill as its Players of the Week.
Giants S Hill suspended for use of Adderall
The NFL suspended Giants S Will Hill for four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
NFC East Spin Cycle: Week Five
The Giants gained ground in the NFC East race as the Redskins (who lost a QB) and Eagles (who might change QBs) fell in close games.
The Giants on Wednesday announced that they had signed 11-year veteran Josh Brown.||||||| The 34-year-old Brown played four games with Cincinnati last season after Mike Nugent was hurt. He also has played with Seattle and St. Louis, scoring more than 1,000 points. He joins former Dallas Cowboy David Buehler and first-year kicker Jake Rogers on the Giants' roster.
Brown connected on all four of his field goal tries for the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, including that 52-yarder in the third quarter of a 20-19 loss to Dallas. The Cowboys won it with a field goal of their own as time ran out.||||||| For Brown, it was a solid first step in trying to show the rest of the NFL that he's not finished. The 4-for-4 performance just might jump-start his career, even if it turns out to be his only game with Cincinnati. The Bengals needed a kicker on short notice when Mike Nugent hurt his right calf during practice last week.
Brown is kicking for the Cincinnati Bengals against the Dallas Cowboys, taking the place of injured Mike Nugent.||||||| Nugent hurt his right calf during practice on Wednesday. He was inactive on Sunday against Dallas, opening the way for Brown - signed during the week - to take his place.
The Bengals have signed kicker Brown to fill in for the injured Mike Nugent, who hurt his right calf and didn't practice Wednesday.||||||| Brown played five seasons with Seattle and four with St. Louis. He kicked for the Jets in preseason and was released on Aug. 27.
The Jets have cut Brown, giving Nick Folk the job after a tight competition.||||||| Brown, signed in May after being released by St. Louis, was 21 for 28 on field goals last season. The move Monday allows Brown to potentially hook on with another team before the end of the preseason schedule this week.


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The FBI will release a statement later today with details on its investigation into the Aug. 5 mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Public Affairs Specialist Leonard Peace said.
The FBI has not commented publicly on the investigation since a press conference two days after the shooting. They said then that after more than 100 interviews and some 180 subpoenas, they still did not know exactly why Wade Michael Page entered the temple that day and began firing, killing six members and wounding four others.
WTMJ-TV, which first reported the FBI's expected statement, said the agency has learned more about Page's background and how his life was falling apart prior to the shooting.
Page, 40, was an Army veteran with a history of involvement in white supremacist groups. He moved around the country a lot and is believed to have ended up in the Milwaukee area because of a girlfriend, who broke up with him shortly before the rampage.
Law enforcement authorities have said repeatedly that they believe Page acted alone in the shooting.


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Book Sale
Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library will have a book sale from 1 to 4 p.m. in the meeting rooms on the upper floor of the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive. This is a bag sale; the price is $5 per bag.
Cemetery Tour
The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will hold a walking tour of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. Tours leave from the cemetery gazebo off South Road. Reservations are required. 919-942-7818.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous meets from 4 to 5 p.m. at Carrboro United Methodist Church, 200 Hillsborough Road. 919-448-7010.
Yoga Class
A yoga class for people new to yoga, people in treatment for cancer, caregivers or cancer survivors, is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by the UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program at Carolina Pointe II, 6011 Farrington Road. Cost is $5 per session. unclineberger.org.
Breastfeeding Group
Breastfeeding Cafe, an informal drop-in gathering of breastfeeding moms, is from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Red Hen, University Mall, 201 South Estes Drive.
Restorative Yoga
Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., offers a free Restorative Yoga class for anyone affected by cancer from 3 to 4:30 p.m. 919-401-9333.
Walking Group
A walking group for women 55 and older will walk trails in Meadowmont at 3:30 p.m. 919-967-4054, email@example.com.
Canine Playtime
The Chapel Hill Small Dog Meetup Group will gather from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Southern Village Dog Park, 1000 Dogwood Acres Drive. For dogs under 25 lbs. email@example.com.
Divorce Support Group
DivorceCare, a seminar and support group offering information in a small-group setting for people experiencing divorce, will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at Orange United Methodist Church. Book fee is $12, scholarships available. 919-942-2825, email@example.com.
Nar-Anon, a twelve-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend will be from 8 to 9 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3638 Chapel Hill Road, Durham. 919-596-2915, nar-anon.org.
Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. at Amity United Methodist Church, 825 Estes Drive. 888-862-1298.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Carrboro United Methodist Church, 200 Hillsborough Road. 919-933-1355.
Knitting for Charity
Knitting for Charity, a needlework group that provides knitted and crocheted items for charity, meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Meeting Room A at the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive. Bring acrylic yarn and knitting needles or crochet hook. 919-968-2780.
Residents 50 and up can register to play bingo from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St. Call 919-918-7364.
Farmers' Market
The Fearrington Farmers Market at Fearrington Village on U.S. 15-501 South opens at 4 p.m.
Teen Movie Night
The Chapel Hill Public Library's teen movie night will be at 5:30 p.m. in Meeting Room C, 100 Library Drive. "The Hobbit" will be shown. Snacks and drinks will be provided. chapelhillpubliclibrary.org.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous meets from 6 to 7 p.m. at Evergreen United Methodist Church, U.S. 15-501. 919-933-1355.
Support Group
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance support group meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive. 919-428-6296.
Support Group
SMART Recovery sponsors a free recovery group for drinking and other addictive behaviors at 7:30 p.m. at Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive. trianglesmartrecovery.org.
Nar-Anon is a twelve-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend. It will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Immanuel Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2102 South Alston Avenue, Durham. For details, call 919-383-4236 or visit nar-anon.org.
Pie and Pets Family Event
Homemade pizza will be sold to benefit the Goathouse Refuge for Cats from noon to 4 p.m. at the Goathouse Refuge for Cats, 680 Alton Alston Road, Pittsboro. Goathouse Refuge is a non-profit shelter for adoptable cats and kittens. Family tickets cost $25 for two pizzas and five sodas. Individual tickets cost $12 for one pizza and one soda. Tickets sold at the door will cost $5 for entry and $12 per pizza. For details and tickets, go to goathouserefuge.org.
Chef Demonstration by City Kitchen
The chefs of City Kitchen will be featured with samples of their dishes at 3:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Farmers' Market, 301 West Main St.