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Gloucester — Annie E. Mello, 70, died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington following a brief illness.
Born in Gloucester on October 18, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Evelyn I. (Barratt) Mello. She was a lifelong resident of Gloucester and a graduate of Gloucester High School class of 1960.
Annie was employed as a receptionist at The Strong Group in Gloucester for 30 years before retiring in 2007. She had a true love of life and enjoyed family outings and walking the Stacey Boulevard.
She is survived by her daughter, Cindy A. Mello of Gloucester and her fiancee, Nor Stedman of Lynn; her son, Edward F. Mello of Gloucester; two sisters, Evelyn F. Sears and Muriel "Sue" Burke and her husband, Dick all of Gloucester; a stepdaughter, Michelle Braden and her husband, Ron Kimmence, Jr. of Gloucester and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by her fiancee, Arthur P. Shields and a brother-in-law, Frank Sears, Jr.
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I woke up too early again this morning but I did manage to drift back off to sleep...I am still having issues...but I am not as sick as I have been...haven't eaten much either...I do not have a taste for anything at all...
Here is hoping each of you had a good night's rest...and I hope today will be a good day for all of us...
My younger son and DH are going down to repair a small pond....so it will just be me and the dogs today....
Welcome to the new members who have joined our unique FM support group...I am sure that each of you will soon find something that will help you cope better...it does take time...as I do not know of any quick fixes....anything and everything is a process in dealing with the wrath of the dragon, aka FM....you will gets lots of good information here....check out the entire web site...as you will find other interesting subjects as well.
Vitamin D....so important...be sure and ask your doctor to check this....as low Vitamin D can cause some of us to have additional pain...and it can also affect other illnesses as well..
Have a good Saturday....
My personal exchanges are Vitamin D and Pain and Wrath of the Dragon....if you care to visit..
Short post today...the week has caught up with me and I am really flaring this morning. The weather doesn't help---it's humid and showery. It will be in the 90s again today. Yesterday it was 99!
We had rain overnight...Husband forgot to clear the deck off, and my crocheting got rained on. He has to bring it in since I can't carry much, and it got left outside overnight. He felt very bad about it and apologized...I had to fight back a laugh when I watched him laying everything out ever so carefully. He usually grumbles about it; so it was nice to see how he really feels. I am hoping the skeins of yarn didn't get wet all the way through, because I have no idea how I would dry them out.
The cat just tried to jump into my lap...she didn't realize I was in shorts and she slipped. Of course she dug in her claws for traction...OUCH. I will have to go clean the scratches out.
Hope everyone has a good day...I will be in my usual place on the deck once everything dries out.
Our visit with my in-laws is going very well. We all get along nicely and have a good time when we get together. The weather has beed dry and warm, we just have a little chance of rain coming.
I am very upset about work. Long story short, my supervisors are not living up to what they promised. I lost 5 months in my program to be millwright doing work that was not my responsibility. Now that one quit I should get the position but I am not qualified because of the extra work. Had I not done it I would be qualified, and making $3 more an hr. They said I would get the next open position and now they won't back up their word. I won't trust them again. I don't like it when poeple toy with my livelyhood.
Aside from that mess, I am doing alright. I havent heard from the new RH yet, I hope to soon, and keep the ball rolling. I think she will get to the bottom of this.
I had a massage the other day, I had no idea that my back was so trashed. She spent almost an hr trying to straighten it out, and I had 2 very tender spots that just about launched me off the table. She is an excellent therapist and an RN, those two spots caught her by surprise too. My last one gave me 6 days of feeling great. I hope I get the same relief again. Ireccomend massage. If you can find a good therapist it can be a great wy to improve how you feel, even if it doesn't last that long.
I hope you all stay cool, dry, and painf free today, Angelswife, I hope your flair goes away. Mimi, I hope you feel better. Take care everyone,
Sure wish we could get some of that rain in Wisconsin! We did have 2 very brief showers yesterday and early in the morning, but it is far from enough after a month of hot, dry weather. The crops are shrivelling in the fields for the farmers. We now have a forecast of 4 days of hot dry weather with a bit of cooling next week.
MiMi, I hope that you will soon be better! You are such a loyal contributor to this community. Thanks so much for your welcome to newcomers and your crusade to educate everyone on the need to ensure that we are all getting enough of it.
Angelswife, you are also someone who holds this community together and I thank you for that. We had a few days in the upper 90's and low 100's this week so I know how you feel. To me, the heat is the worst. When it moved from 100 down to 95 degrees, I couldn't believe we could actually feel the difference!
Cory, I'm so sorry to hear about your job. Life sure isn't fair, especially when you're penalized for helping out. You probably have been suffering through the same drought as we have. You too are becoming a regular. You are right about massage and the need to find the right therapist. I had one years ago but the insurance will only cover physical therapy and not many visits and the price of a good massage is not in my budget.
I've been trying to work in the garden each day. Usually, I can get a few hours in early in the day. Today, I stared moving some plants out of too much sun and into the backyard shade. So far, one hydrangea is all I accomplished. My plants got burned by the heatwave and suffered along with the rest of us.
I hope that you and everyone who is a part of this wonderful community, enjoy your weekend and that your pain levels are low.
Soft hugs,
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So sorry I have been not around as much lately...nothing special..just the usual stuff...trying to do stuff with DH and not ignore mom and dad...so many things still going on with them...I was over there this morning..It is exhausting..
I am so sorry I have missed so much...Sharon, so sorry you have been going through so much lately..and mimi..always hoping you start figuring out what is going on and find a way to feel better...Nancy..hope that surgery recovery goes well..Cory..sure understand about the job situation...I am so trying to get a better job and it is so frustrating..Sure sounds like they should have rewarded you for the extra work, not punished you...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...Maggie..hope the garden survives this summer...
What does DH stand for? I know it is a spouse, but for the life of me I can't figure it out. Darling Husband? Designated Hitter? Just kidding on that one. If it is Darling Husband, no doubt I have one of those!
Saturday was my 48th birthday, and it started out lovely. My DH got me an iPhone and a Macy's gift card. I LOVE shopping online at Macy's. The sales are killer, and I'm a purse fanatic. My day did go a little downhill. This rheumatoid arthritis is making me nuts. I walked with one of my dogs, and pressing the clips to release her harness made me scream in pain. I am still learning what I can and cannot do, but I haven't seen the rheumatologist yet, so hopefully he'll get me on the right meds and this will be much better.
My son in Afghanistan was able to send me a birthday note, but I so wanted a call. It has been a month since we have spoken with him. My husband is trying to get a job for 6 months in Afghanistan (he works for the Army, a civilian, engineer). Bill would leave about the same time Pat returns. These boys are going to kill me with worry. My husband feels a call to this duty, and the extra money is definitely needed, so I support him entirely, but the worry will be there.
I am so thankful for such a wonderful extended family and a great work family, too. They have all been so helpful with this hand limitation, and as a veterinarian, it has been pretty limiting. My clients are so wonderful, my workmates are, too, and I feel truly blessed.
It is sunny here in South Georgia, so I hope everyone else gets a chance to dry out. Keep cool!
Pam in Savannah
That job thing stinks. Would it be too much to ask for something in writing? Even in the small business I work in, if we discuss some type of compensation, I write up a contract and have my boss sign it. It has saved me a couple of times. Sounds like I don't trust my boss, but we all forget things.
I am having a massage tomorrow. The last one I had has been over a month ago, and I did okay with that, so I am looking forward to this one.
Maggie, I love to garden, but in coastal Georgia the heat is so ridiculous if you don't have an irrigation system, you're out of luck. I go to the farmer's market and get the good stuff there, and I do have some friends who share their bounty with me.
Ya'll keep cool!
'DH' usually stands for 'dear husband' or 'darling husband' as you guessed.
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Virtualization the Linux/OSS Way
I'm just a command-line kind of guy. I prefer not to have a GUI running on my servers taking up resources and potentially exposing security issues, and fitting with that mindset of favoring simplicity and economy, I'm also fairly frugal. I don't like to pay more than necessary. I hear peers in the IT field discuss the complexity of their environments and how much they pay for their virtualization solutions, shaking their heads in mock sympathy for each other, while bragging rights go to whomever has the biggest, most complex, most expensive environment. Meanwhile, I listen politely until I eventually chime in, "I pay nothing for my virtualization solution and manage it from the command line. Oh, and did I mention, our startup just started turning a profit." Then come the blank stares.
Being a firm believer in the benefits of free, open-source software, I prefer software that is either pure FOSS or at least has an open-source version available, even if some premium features are available only in paid versions. I believe that over time, this produces superior software, and I have a safety net so that my fate is not entirely in the hands of one commercial entity. For all of these reasons, I use VirtualBox as the primary virtualization software in my organization. That choice was made before Sun—who bought the creators of VirtualBox, Innotek—was in turn bought by Oracle, who also just bought another virtualization provider and had put years of considerable effort into developing a Xen-based solution, throwing the future of VirtualBox into limbo.
Many of the details on the direction Oracle/Sun will take with virtualization are still up in the air, but things look promising. Xen, while being elegant and providing performance with which other methods of virtualization can't compete, has proven to be a bit of a disappointment in terms of being able to support packaged solutions and keeping up with the features of other solutions. Since the purchase of Sun, there have been a number of 3.0.x maintenance releases of VirtualBox, the beta release (3.1) was formalized into 3.2.0, and there have been two maintenance releases since, getting us to 3.2.4 at the time of this writing. I have it from one of the developers working on the project that at 40,000 downloads a day, VirtualBox is still one of the most popular pieces of software in the Oracle/Sun portfolio. See Resources for a link to Oracle's VirtualBox Blog, where Oracle has officially announced VirtualBox as an Oracle VM product. Indeed, it wouldn't make sense to throw this valuable commodity in the trash, as VirtualBox is much younger yet compares favorably in many respects to the 800-pound gorilla of virtualization, VMware. VirtualBox is performant, reliable and simple to manage. To get all the features in the latest release of VirtualBox, you'd have to shell out some major dough for VMware's top-of-the-line product.
Our two primary VirtualBox hosts have two four-core CPUs per host, 48 gigs of RAM apiece, and ten SATA2 10K RPM drives each, in RAID 0+1, running the x86_64 kernel. Based on initial testing, I expected that we would be able to run about 10–15 virtual hosts each on this hardware, but to my surprise, we currently are at 20 hosts apiece and counting, with headroom. I give each virtual machine one CPU, which makes it stick to one CPU core at a time, and as little memory as possible, increasing those if performance demands it. Using this methodology, we've achieved an environment where if you didn't know the machines were virtual, you couldn't tell these machines weren't on dedicated hardware. The load average on one host rarely tops 1.0 for a 15-minute average and rarely tops 2.0 on the other, so we still have some headroom. I'm now thinking we may be able to run 30 or more machines per host with enough RAM, and possibly more.
I run VirtualBox on Ubuntu Server, which we standardized on for legacy reasons. We currently are on the 3.0.x branch of VirtualBox and are testing upgrades to 3.2. Unfortunately, there still isn't a "non-GUI" package for VirtualBox on Ubuntu, so installing it without also installing Xorg and Qt packages involves the use of the --force-depends option to dpkg (or the equivalent on your system). The OSE (open-source edition) version is available via apt-get in the standard repositories, but I recommend downloading the latest version directly. I'm showing you the install I did of the latest stable version at the time I last upgraded the production systems, but to get all the latest features, like teleportation of virtual machines to other hosts, you'll need to go with the latest 3.2.x version:
loc=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.14/ wget $loc/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic_amd64.deb # or appropriate package for your distro/architecture dpkg -i --force-depends \ virtualbox-3.0_3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic_amd64.deb
dpkg will complain about missing dependencies. You can ignore most of them, but you will need to satisfy the non-GUI dependencies to have full functionality. Subsequent to this, you will find that when you need to install or upgrade packages via the apt utility, it will complain about broken dependencies and refuse to do anything until you resolve the problem. I get around this by taking down all the virtual machines on a host, bringing up the essential ones on another host, uninstalling the virtualbox package, performing my upgrades or installs, and then re-installing. It's an extra step and takes a few minutes, but on your production virtualization hosts, this probably isn't something you will be doing terribly often, as it should have a minimum of required packages to start with:
dpgk -r VirtualBox-3.0.14 apt-get update apt-get upgrade dpkg -i --force-depends \ virtualbox-3.0_3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic_amd64.deb
Once things are installed, everything is exposed via the command line. In fact, the GUI is only a subset of what is available via the CLI. Currently, configuring port forwarding and the use of the built-in iSCSI initiator are possible only via the CLI (not via the GUI). Try typing this in and pressing Enter for some undocumented goodness that has saved me many hours and headaches:
VBoxManage internalcommands
The usage information available by typing partial commands is exhaustive, and the comprehensive nature of what is available allows for many custom and time-saving scripts. I've scripted all the repetitive things I do, from creating new VMs to bouncing ones that become troublesome after a month or so of uptime. Not only can you shell script, but there also is a Python interface to VirtualBox, and the example script, vboxshell.py, ships with the standard distribution.
A few notes on efficiency and performance—you'll do well to set up a "template" virtual machine installation of your various operating systems that has your environment's configurations for authentication, logging, networking and any other commonalities necessary. You'd also need to throw in your performance enhancements, like for instance, adding divider=10 to the GRUB kernel configuration, resulting in a line like this:
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.el5 ro \ root=/dev/VolGroup01/LogVol00 rhgb quiet divider=10
This will require some experimentation in your environment, but most systems are set to a 1,000Hz clock cycle. Even on a host with idle guest systems, the number of context switches that occur simply to check for interrupts can result in high load on the host. This boot-time parameter will divide the clock frequency by ten, reducing the number of context switches by a factor of ten as well, and reducing host load greatly. This might not be suitable for all workload types, but running it on the guests for which it does not produce unacceptable performance will speed up the system overall and most of your guests.
Consider the example script in Listing 1. Like most of the scripts I write, it's quick and dirty, but if you follow this example, you'll have a basic infrastructure in place that you can use to provision and manipulate an almost unlimited number of virtual servers quickly. It takes no variables or input on the command line, supplying the information internally, but it easily could be modified to allow passing parameters via command-line switches. Let's say you need to bring up many virtual machines based on your base disk image. You will give the virtual machines sequential IPs and hostnames. The example script has a few prerequisites you'll have to satisfy. First, the disk image you are starting with must be a fixed size, not dynamically allocated. If you have a dynamic .vdi you want to use, first convert it using clonehd:
VBoxManage clonehd dynfile.vdi statfile.vdi --variant Fixed
Next, you'll need the mount_vdi script (see Resources), which is quite handy in itself, as it mounts the .vdi file as if it were an .iso or raw disk image. And, you'll need to be able to execute it via sudo to create and mount loopback devices. I have edited the mount_vdi.sh script to comment out the lines telling you to type end to unmount and exit the script, and the last few lines of the script that actually do so, moving those functions into the top-level script. You'll need to do likewise for the script in Listing 1 to work. Once you've tested the mount_vdi.sh script, change the path to it in the script in Listing 1 to the appropriate one on your host system.
Assumptions made for the purposes of this particular script include the following: you are running a fairly recent Ubuntu as host and guest with VirtualBox 3.0.x (what I run in production); the .vdis are in the current working directory where the script is located; there are no loop devices (/dev/loopx) on the system already; the root partition is the first one on the virtual disk; the hostname on the base vdi image is basicsys.example.com; it has one Ethernet interface, and the IP address is 18.104.22.168 with a default gateway of 220.127.116.11. The script will be less painful, especially during testing, if you set up your virtualbox user to have password-less sudo, at least temporarily. I've tested the script now on several systems and with slight variations in .vdi age and format, so I'm reasonably confident it will work for a wide variety of environments. Be warned; I have found that VirtualBox 3.2.x, which I am now testing, requires a few changes. Should you run into trouble and solve it, drop me an e-mail at the address in my bio, and let me know, so I can improve the script for future generations.
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By Clay Horning
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — Edmond North, Choctaw, Edmond Santa Fe and Mustang ran away with the girls Class 6A regional golf tournament played Wednesday at Westwood Park Golf Course.
Those four teams, led by the Huskies tourney-winning 18-hole score of 320, were separated by only seven strokes.
Additionally, Edmond Memorial (343) and Southmoore (345) rounded out the top six — of the 14-team event — that earned their way to the state tournament, beginning May 1 at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond.
And still, the most compelling stories of the day may have been provided by a couple of area golfers, each of which turned in the best rounds of her competitive life.
Norman High sophomore Tess Hartog fired off a 71, three strokes better than any round she'd ever played, and Moore senior Taylor Greteman, one week after shooting 88 at the Mid-State Conference tournament at Willow Creek in Oklahoma City, also fired off a 71 to return to the state tournament after first earning her way as a freshman.
Greteman proved how deep she was into every shot by failing to remember her scores on each hole. She began on the back nine, where she shot 36, then turned around and shot 35 on the front, even par on both sides from the women's tees at Norman's municipal golf course.
As for birdies and bogies, well, Greteman could not remember.
"My mental game really helped me out today," she said.
Headed to St. Gregory's in the fall on a golf scholarship, Greteman now has reason to believe the Cavaliers will be getting an improving golfer when she arrives.
"For me to come back and shoot even par," she said, "shows me that if I keep my head straight, I can actually score."
Hartog still has a long way to go in her prep golf career. Wednesday made it two straight trips to the state tournament, but she has plenty of time to ply her trade after that. And, no longer is she stuck on 74 as her best round.
She carded one in Ardmore at Lakeview, and first shot 74 last year at the state tournament, when she improved seven strokes between the first and second rounds.
A long hitter — Hartog estimates she hits her 9-iron 130 or 140 yards — she finally has a round in her pocket that proves she's getting better.
"I think I only missed two or three greens," she said.
Down the stretch Hartog was only thinking about making pars. She had her eye on a 70 before making bogey on the par 3 17th, but still approached the 18th tee knowing she was on the verge of the best round of her life.
"I was like," she said, "fairway, green, two-putt."
That's what happened.
Though her team failed to qualify, Hartog, like Greteman, is headed to the state tournament. And if this year is like last year, she can come through with yet another career-low round.
"I just tried to make pars and birdies came along," she said, "and now I have confidence going into state."
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Fellows and Interns
Fellowship Opportunities in American Art
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery invite applications for research fellowships in art and visual culture of the United States. Fellowships are residential and support full-time independent and dissertation research.
The Museum's collection spans the nation's artistic heritage, representing outstanding visual accomplishments from the seventeenth century to the present day. This unparalleled collection includes special strengths in nineteenth- and twentieth-century marble and bronze sculpture, nineteenth-century landscape painting, Gilded Age and American impressionist paintings, twentieth-century realism, photography and graphic art, folk art, Latino art, African American art, and film and media arts. Artists represented in depth include George Catlin, William H. Johnson, Sean Scully, Lee Friedlander, Christo, Nam June Paik, and William T. Wiley, among others. The collection is housed in a National Historic Landmark building shared by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art. More than 3,000 artworks can be accessed daily in the Museum's Luce Foundation Center, the first visible art storage and study center in Washington D.C. The Renwick Gallery, the Museum's branch location for contemporary American craft and decorative arts, will be closed for renovation in 2014.
Each scholar is provided a carrel in the Fellowship Office, located across the street from the Museum. Available research resources there include a 180,000-volume library that specializes in American art, history, and biography; the Archives of American Art; the graphics collections of American Art and the Portrait Gallery; the Joseph Cornell Study Center and the Nam June Paik Archive; as well as a variety of image collections and research databases. Conveniently located in downtown Washington, D.C., the Museum and Fellowship Office are a short walk from other Smithsonian museums and libraries, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the National Gallery of Art. During their stay at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, scholars will be part of one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished fellowship programs in American art, and will have the opportunity to attend a wide variety of lectures, symposiums, and professional workshops. Short research trips are also possible.
The Museum hosts fellows supported by the Smithsonian's general fellowship fund as well as the following named fellowships:
- The Joe and Wanda Corn Fellowship, endowed by their former students Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan, supports scholars whose research interests span American art and American history. Recipients will draw on the Smithsonian's broad resources in both areas.
- The Douglass Foundation Fellowship in American Art is given for scholarly research in American art.
- The Patricia and Phillip Frost Fellowship is offered to support research in American art and visual culture.
- The James Renwick Fellowship in American Craft is available for research in American studio crafts or decorative arts from the nineteenth century to the present.
- The Sara Roby Fellowshipin Twentieth-Century American Realism is awarded to a scholar whose research topic is in the area of American realism.
- The Joshua C. Taylor Fellowship is supported by alumni and friends of the fellowship program. Contribute to the Fellowship Program.
- The Terra Foundation Fellowships in American Art seek to foster a cross-cultural dialogue about the history of art of the United States up to 1980. They support work by scholars from abroad who are researching American art or by U.S. scholars who are investigating international contexts for American art.
- The Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship is awarded for the advancement and completion of a doctoral dissertation that concerns the study, appreciation, and recognition of excellence in all aspects of American art.
Qualifications and Selection
Predoctoral applicants must have completed coursework and preliminary examinations for the doctoral degree, and must be engaged in dissertation research. Postdoctoral fellowships are available to support specific research projects by scholars who hold the doctoral degree or equivalent. Senior fellowships are intended for scholars with a distinguished publication record who have held the doctoral degree for more than seven years or who possess an equivalent record of professional accomplishment at the time of application.
Applicants will be evaluated based on the quality of the proposed research project, academic standing, scholarly qualifications, and experience. The project's compatibility with the Museum's collections, facilities, staff, and programs will also be considered. A committee of curators and historians will review the applications.
Application Procedures
The stipend for a one-year predoctoral fellowship is $30,000, plus research and travel allowances. The stipend for a senior or postdoctoral fellowship is $45,000, plus research and travel allowances. The standard term of residency is twelve months, but shorter terms will be considered; stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.
Applicants should apply to the general Smithsonian Fellowship Program, found under the Office of Fellowships in the online application system (SOLAA), and not under the Museum's name. Applicants should propose a primary advisor/supervisor from the Smithsonian American Art Museum to be eligible for a fellowship at this unit. Only one application is necessary; applicants will automatically be considered in all relevant award categories.
All applicants are encouraged to share their research proposals with potential Smithsonian advisors before submitting applications.
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Deadline: January 15 is the application deadline for fellowships to begin on or after June 1, 2014.
Awards are based on merit. Fellowships are open to all qualified persons without reference to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or condition of handicap. The Smithsonian Institution's Office of International Relations will assist with arranging J-1 exchange visas for fellowship recipients who require them.


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Voters across southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia face critical decisions Tuesday in an election that represents a significant turning point for our nation.
In fact, we believe this is one of the most important elections in recent history. After four years of continued economic turmoil and hardship, a senseless war on coal that has impacted thousands of families across the coalfields of southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, and mounting job losses right here in Mercer County, the stakes couldn't be higher for voters when they travel to the polls on Tuesday.
The editorial board of the Daily Telegraph has spent the last month interviewing candidates on both the local, state and federal level. We have made a number of endorsements based upon the candidates who we think will best serve our nation, state and region. Our endorsements include:
• President of the United States, Republican Mitt Romney.
• U.S. Senate Virginia, Republican George Allen
• U.S. Senate West Virginia, Democrat Joe Manchin
• U.S. House of Representatives, 3rd Congressional District, Republican Rick Snuffer
• U.S. House of Representatives, 9th Congressional District, Republican Morgan Griffith
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Democrats Robin Davis and Letitia "Tish" Chafin.
• Governor of West Virginia, Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin
• Mercer County Commission, Republican Gene Buckner
• West Virginia House, District 27, Republicans John Shott and Marty Gearheart, and Democrat Ryan Flanigan
• West Virginia Senate District 6, Republican Bill Cole.
• Mayor, town of Bluefield, Va., Don Harris
There is no question we need change in America, and right here in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. That change must begin at the top of the ballot with the election of Mitt Romney as our new president, and must continue all the way to the bottom of the ticket with the election of Gene Buckner as a new and aggressive commissioner for Mercer County.
When things aren't working, we must be willing to make changes. That change must begin in Washington with the selection of a new president who will embrace coal, oil, natural gas and other fossil fuels. A president who will bring an end to this shameful war on coal.
It's no secret that the presidential election is going to be close. Many polls show a race that is essentially tied. That's why every single vote cast in the presidential election will count. Not only in the battleground state of Virginia, but also in the Mountain State.
We also need change on the local level. And that starts with the Mercer County Commission. For far too long we've had an ineffective commission that has allowed our county to fall behind. Gene Buckner will be an aggressive commissioner who will fight for jobs, a county administrator and openness in county government.
We encourage all voters to follow our endorsements Tuesday. But above all, please vote. There is too much at stake Tuesday not to cast a ballot.
Decision 2012
Critical decisions await voters
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Voters across southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia face critical decisions Tuesday in an election that represents a significant turning point for our nation.
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1/5 rDev -67.7%
11-25-2013 19:12:23 | More by velcrogrip
2.81/5 rDev -9.4%
vibe: 2 | quality: 3 | service: 2 | selection: 3.75 | $$$$
Whoever is running this place should be struck down by the beer gods. He has cases upon cases of rarer Cigar City beers, but according to him, they are all "allocation" beers meaning he can just throw one up on the shelf whenever he feels like it and jack up the price. The first time I visited I thought I was just lucky, as I found a Batch 1000 CCB Kalevipoeg. He charged me $30. He has cases of the stuff which I noted at a later visit. I understand the concept of free enterprise, but this is sickening. A bottle of Sam Adams Utopias for $400?!? They will never make another off of me, and I hope any self respecting beer lover will avoid this place. Just awful. To be constructive, if he actually sold what he had in inventory rather than hoarding it to drive up prices, he might actually make more money than his current idiotic methods.
07-24-2013 19:32:14 | More by Andreias21
2.04/5 rDev -34.2%
vibe: 3 | quality: 1.75 | service: 1 | selection: 3 | $$$$
A verycluttered, just racks with bottles of beer, wine and liquors. Nothing special.
Q a lot of ipas... That have been there for a long long long time. Most of what they have is way way way past the expiration.
S there is one guy who knows about beer but he is a bag of dicks. The rest of the employees know nothing.
S moderately good. They have some stuff that isn't made anymore, but most of it is old ipas
V extremely pricey. I only go there once in a while to see what they have.
06-18-2013 22:16:08 | More by Lare453
2.08/5 rDev -32.9%
vibe: 3 | quality: 1 | service: 1 | selection: 4 | $$
So I went here for the first time in May, and while they have a nice selection my friends nor myself will never go back. I bought close to $100 worth of beer, some for trade and some for myself. I picked up a bottle of Avery Maharaja later to find out it was bottled in 2010 batch 11. I called and spoke with 2 different employes at this place and both argued with me that this beer can be aged and it is perfectly fine (the first one told me this beer has a five year shelf life). They told me that they form their own opinons about beers and don't care that the brewery says it should be consumed with 6 months of bottling and the brewery also agrees that this beer is not age-able (I spoke with Avery Brewing directly on the phone twice). He also continued to tell me that this beer should have no hop flavor after being aged for two years (why would I want to drink a no hop IPA). I said well you should tell your customers that you are aging their beer for them and he said no the date is on the bottle. I would never buy an Imperial IPA or regular IPA that has NO hop flavor that is just dumb. They do not brew the beer they just sell it, so how are they to say what can and can't be aged. If they want want to drink old beer that is up to them, but to sell it to their customers and not be willing to make it right, they just lost thousands of dollars in business over a $9 dollar bomber. So in closing my recommendation is FUCK THIS PLACE, THIER PISS POOR ATTITUDE, LACK LUSTER CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND NON EXISTANT BEER KNOWLEDGE.
06-02-2012 19:17:04 | More by d_snuts
4/5 rDev +29%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | $$
Worth a look for sure.
Overall I like the place. Lots of selection, up there with Total Wine. Some breweries are represented better than others, (you can get almost everything by Avery, Bell's (no hopslam tho), or Cigar City, including seasonals.)
Double-edged sword.
Some of the beers on the shelf are hella-old. For instance 2 weeks ago no Avery Maharaja, today there are a few bottles but they are from 2 years ago (batch 11). That's not terrible, but such a hop forward beer loses some charm over time.
This can also be used to your advantage for beers that DO age well, or have sold out elsewhere till next season. I picked up a 6pack of Bell's Third Coast Old Ale that was just over 2 years old and they were pretty bad ass.
Some beers are found behind the counter, including but not limited to burton baton, 120 minute, and utopias.
Edit: The place is between Lifestyles Gym and Walgreens. (It does not say Bottle Rack outside, just indicated as a liquor store)
04-30-2012 17:36:57 | More by Connor
4.65/5 rDev +50%
quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | $$
They have a great beer selection and the staff is very friendly. I think the customer service is awesome, and if you have any questions the staff is very quick to answer. They have a deep beer selection and they will go out of their way to tell you about what they got in or what you may like. It looks like just a normal liquor store which may throw some off, but once you walk in, you can tell it's far from you normal liquor store. It is very clean, and I would highly recommend to anyone looking buying beer in the Tampa area. I can't tell you how many times I have gone in there and find beers I have been looking for.
11-09-2009 14:17:34 | More by Bullets
3.7/5 rDev +19.4%
quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4 | $$$
The ambiance is a typical liquor store, yet very new and clean. They will not separate six packs other than what is in the coolers. The selection is probably the best in north Tampa, rivaling Total and surpassing ABC. They have everything from hard liquor and wine to cigars. In the beer department they have micro and macro and even a few hard to find imports. The prices are average to a little high. Overall a great selection of beer and if you don't mind buying in six packs it beats Total and ABC.
05-11-2009 04:52:00 | More by nick76
4.55/5 rDev +46.8%
quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | $$
Just made my first visit yesterday to the Bottle Rack after some friends told us about it the evening before. The selection is quite impressive and includes a great variety of American craft beer and a smaller selection of imports (focused on Belgian beers). So far, a majority of the beer is only sold in 6-packs, but the beer guy is working on a singles section as well as adding new beers daily.
Although it is a wine, liquor and cigar store, they're super beer friendly and geared toward improving the already great beer selection. They also take requests and seem to be able to source just about anything. They had all of the beers from Rogue and DFH (yes, all of them) as well as many of my other favorites, including Bell's, Abita and New England Brewing (cans).
Ok, so this place is great! Very clean and organized. The beer guy, Ronnie was super helpful and can order anything you need. Pricing is reasonable. Some of the prices were lower than around town and some were a little higher. Balances out in the end.
05-10-2009 12:51:46 | More by UptownKevin
Bottle Rack in Tampa, FL
- out of 100 based on 8 ratings.


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From staff reports
BENZONIA — For the first time, Benzie Central notched a girls basketball victory over Traverse City Central.
The Huskies rallied from down 24-16 at halftime to topple the Trojans 42-39 Wednesday night.
The two teams had played every year except 2011 since the series began in 1999.
"Central played really great defense in the first half and we didn't match it," Benzie coach Mark Blazejewski said. "We made a couple adjustments in the second half and it made a few more opportunities to score inside. The kids did a good job adjusting their game."
Jordan Nye's reverse layup with 20 seconds left put Benzie up three points before Central's Jesse Hiemstral cut it to one with a bucket.
Benzie's Makayla Huddleston knocked down a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left to re-establish the three-point advantage and the Trojans had a 3-pointer hit the rim at the final buzzer.
The Huskies (3-2) were led by Mary Warsecke's career-high 14 points to go along with six rebounds. Nye added 11 points and seven boards, while Paige Sauer chipped in seven points, three steals and four assists.
Central's Tyler Rawlings was a big reason the Trojans led at halftime. She knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 18 of her 21 points in the first half — and accounted for all but six points of Central's first-half output.
Madi Bankey added eight points for Central (0-3).
Central (1-2) won the JV game 42-29, led by Katie Ludwig's nine points and Ashley Reed's 10 assists. Charlotte Warsecke scored eight for the Huskies.
Joburg-Lewiston 50 Gaylord St. Mary 48
Johannesburg-Lewiston made a major push in the third quarter to hand Gaylord St. Mary its first setback of the season, 50-48.
The Cardinals reeled off a 19-3 run in the third quarter after trailing 29-26 at halftime.
"It was a total team effort," Joburg coach Heather Huff said. "The scoring was evenly distributed."
Madison Showerman led the Cardinals with 11 points and six rebounds, while three other players scored seven or more.
Abby Schlichter pitched in eight points, nine rebounds, four blocks and four assists, while Brittany Cherwinski added seven points and four boards, and Hannah Huff had seven points and nine rebounds.
Chrissy Smith led St. Mary (4-1) with 15 points and Sarah Long added 11.
Joburg (5-0, 3-0 Ski Valley Conference) travels Tuesday to Bellaire.
Suttons Bay 53 Northport 31
Deedoskah Stonefish scored a game-high 19 points to lead Suttons Bay past Northport 53-31.
Jane Hursey added 11 points, Andrea Emery grabbed 16 rebounds, Delaney Kaufman added eight points and 15 boards and Hannah Steed pitched in nine points and four steals.
Autumn Huck paced Northport with 15 points.
The Norse (1-3) travel Friday to Kingsley.
Bellaire 45 Inland Lakes 39
Katie Thornton scored all 15 of Bellaire's fourth-quarter points in a 45-39 victory over Inland Lakes.
She ended up with a game-high 22 points and added seven rebounds and three assists.
Leighten Koepke put up eight points, five steals and six assists for the Eagles (3-0, 2-0 Ski Valley), who travel Friday to Forest Area.
Sandra Bischoff led the Bulldogs with 13 points.
Onaway 42 Central Lake 22
A big second-quarter spurt put Onaway in control during a 42-22 Ski Valley Conference victory over Central Lake.
The Cardinals led by only three after the first quarter, but reeled off a 16-6 second-quarter to lead by 13 at the half.
Emily Estep led Onaway with 10 points.
Allie Hines paced Central Lake (2-3, 0-3 SVC) with nine points.
Onaway (3-2, 1-2 SVC) hosts Inland Lakes on Friday.
Ellsworth 36 Alanson 24
Ellsworth used balanced scoring to ring up a 36-24 Northern Lakes Conference victory over Alanson.
Tara Essenberg scored 10 points for the Lancers (2-2, 2-0 NLC), who host Harbor Light on Monday.
Kendra Warner added nine and Kari Steenwyk eight.
Allena Kilpatrick led Alanson with nine points.
TC Central splits double dual meet
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Four Trojan wrestlers racked up wins by fall: James Westenbarger at 199 pounds, Jutice Korson at 140, Andre Pappas at 160 and Josiah Lopez-Wild at 189 in his first match this season after suffering a should injury.
Elk Rapids topped Central 48-18 in Central's other match. The Elks topped Kalkaska 27-12.
Mancelona drops pair of dual meets
Mancelona had four wrestlers win by pin in a 40-30 setback to Lake City.
Tristan Waters had a 14-second win by fall at 215 pounds, while Keegan Richardson notched a 43-second pin at 285.
Noah Burrough (119) and Tevin Nygrin also had first-period pins, and Noah McDaniel added a victory.
Pine River topped the Ironmen 71-0.
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Availability: The Opera Residence
Standard Apartment, 1 BedroomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 1 infant)
Standard Apartment, 2 BedroomsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)
Apartment in Brussels (City Centre - Grand Place) near La Grand Place
This apartment is located in Brussels (City Centre - Grand Place), close to Jeanneke Pis, La Grand Place, and Cathedral of St. Michael. Also nearby are Belgian Comic Strip Center and Manneken Pis Statue.
Property Features
The Opera Residence provides wireless Internet access (surcharge), tour/ticket assistance, and self parking (subject to charges).
Room Amenities
Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature kitchens, sofa beds, and wireless Internet access (surcharge).Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
The Opera Residence Amenities
- General
The Opera Residence features tour/ticket assistance. High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Total number of rooms - 18
- Number of floors - 5
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access ( $4.00 EUR / per night )
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Self parking (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Kitchen
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Iron/ironing board
- Sofa bed
- Dishwasher
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at 7 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:The front desk will be closed daily from 7 PM - 11 AM.Special Instructions: Please contact the property ahead of time if you are planning to arrive after 7 PM.Check-in for this property is based at a different location, Rue du Marché aux Poulets 33, 1000 Bruxelles. The front desk will be closed daily from 7 PM - 11 AM. Guests must contact the property ahead of time to arrange check-in. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
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I ain't a Dr, but, I've heard enough to Know these are 'normal' side effects that Should diminish disappear w/in 4-6 weeks, But, Itching is a Serious side effect. Not to be taken lightly by Nurse or DR. Seek another Opinion! Don't waste your money on a Quack or Ignorant Staff!
I Know it's Rough having to deal w/ Not Driving. But, Honey, you Are Breaking the Law! And every time you have gotten behind the wheel you were a possible Hazard to Yourself & Others'! Consider the Positive! No Vehicle Payments, Costs: Registration, Insurance, maintenance, gas. Chek out 'electrical' scooters/bikes. (Under Tips ) Much Safer. Or find friends to 'share' ride. It can be done. You are in a college town!
I recommend you seek a Support Group, too. Chek out our Resources: epilepsytalk.com & epilepsyfoundation.org links have more Info as to where they are Located. Talk w/ a school Counselor. They can work w/ your Teachers. Give you extra time for work/tests. Get homework to you for missed classes. More info on epilepsyfoundation site. Tab: Living & Coping Or just use Search. You don't have to be a member of these Sites to read Info! I believe our Epilepsy Health Center covers school issues, also.
In the Long Run, you will regret,"living with the Seizures". Seizures Do Damage the Brain. And could lead to more frequent episodes as you get older. Best to find Control while you are still 'young. And if meds Aren't the answer, then, do some 'homework'/Research on 'alternatives'. Links in Resources/Tips.
Keep in touch. Know we care. Remember Knowledge Is Power. Positive Note: Some of the Greatest Minds in History Had/Have Epilepsy! :0 HUGS!
Love Candi
Thank You for your quick response. I appreciate it. And the extra Info. It helps to know what your interests/situations are. I do hope your meds reach therapeutic level soon & side effects diminish. I do know a good diet & less stress will help eliminate side effects, too. Plus, help your meds work better. Because they metabolize better/faster.
I'm sure the infection created enough stress to trigger the seizures again. Hopefully w/ the addition of Tegrestol you will regain control. If Not, Keep trying new Meds, treatments, therapies.
Later. HUGS!
Love Candi
HI candi. she could always see if she is a god candiate for the VNS. I saw the word aura pop upand thouth that maybe she has partial szs. maybe she can bring that up at her next visit wiwth her doc, and I could talk about it with her now if she wants to know aobut it or what it is or does.
IT helped me.
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It is known as the Vagus Nerve Stimulator. Nancy can tell you more. It is usually recommended for PPL who have Frequent seizures that are uncontrolled by meds. It can be used w/ meds, also. As w/ any treatment for EP, "What works for one, may not work for another". It is All 'Trial & Error'. You need to ask your neuro if he/she thinks this treatment is an option for you.
Since your new bouts were brought on by an infection, I would seriously consider cheking into foods/supplements that are used to rid the system of toxins. Chek out dogtorj.net. Use Search This Community Tool if you need a Link.
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hi mom,
the VNS is a device that is implanted in the chest much like a pacemaker, and has a lead that is run right up the inside of your neck that has a incision so they can gain acsss to the Vagus nerve to winde the 2 electrodes around the nerve along with winding the anchor around the nerve as well. The device fires off regualr impuses of electicity every 5 minutes for 30 seconds and adn goes up the brain stem to the brain to help stabalise that neurons that would or might potentionaly cause a sz. there is a lead wire that comes off teh device as well that the elctricity travels along to get to the electrodes to the brain.
IT does NOT hurt when it fires, but the most common side effects are coughing, hoarse voice, and swolling problems when it is firing.
There is NOTHING to be afraid of. IT does not hurt. THey take it up VERY slowly to get to the theapeutic level of 1.75 amps. I am at 2.25 amps with a magnet swipe of 2.50 amps.
my neuro is not going to move it up any more. he is keeping me where it is.
there is a VERY high powered speicail magnet that comes with it after you get the device and when you feel one coming on or an aura as well you can run that magnet over the VNS and it will stop the sz or aura in its tracks. If it did not work the first try you have to wait 30 seconds to give the sz a chance to run itself out. If it did not di it then you have to run it again and if it did not do it then you have to just let it run its course.
somtimes you can seto t off unintentionally and then you have to say tha in your diary so he does not think that was not a sz.
IT is meant for intractable or refractory szs that do not respnd to meds and are very hard to control.
teh typoes of szs it covers are All types of partial szs, T/Cs and Abcences.
But.... there is the rule of thirds. What may work for one may not work for another. It may work GREAT for some, work part for aothers or not work at all for the last thrids.
IT works GREAT for me. I started responding to it in about 6 months, IT is supposed to tkae up to about 18 months for most people to begin to respond to it or to get the most efficey out of it.
it takes almost ALL insurances, and that includes everything liek the OR the people in teh OR the decvie etc.
just do NOT whatever you do DO NOT pick at your neck. It may cause the lead to come loose from the device and then you may have to have another surgery to reconect the lead to the device.
they do wear dowm. They laston average from 1-5 years.
mine died just before 3 years and had to ahve it replaced on August 25th of last year.
thatsurgery only takes about 10-15 minutes.
it hurts but they numb it up and give you pain killers for it.
it hurts for about a week. You can not lift any thing over 15 pounds for the rest of your life.
never laie on either side or your stomach that can casue it to pop out. Lie on your back only. I know eiasr said than done.
do NOT bend doonw for one welk after it had been impanted I never under stood that one at all. put ice pn it and your left shoulder ,
I hope that helped you slome if you want to talk to me you can. I would be willing to carry on a conversation on here for you to answwer your questions about it. it you want to.
Blood Pressure. My GP said No, when he noted my Low Blood Pressure. Although I could have swore an 'episode' I had was a seizure. My knees/legs turned to gel, slid to the ground, eyes rolled back (I could still feel/hear everything. I mite have passed out for a second or two, but, was OK by the time my friend got to me.) My Neuro Insisted I start keeping track of my blood pressure, so maybe there is a Link. My GP don't know much about seizures. Claimed if I wasn't convulsing, it wasn't a seizure.
Weight Loss is not an issue that I know of. Usually, it is a side effect of our meds or an underlying medical issue.
Seizures increase during Mthly? Go to Resources. Catamenial Seizures for More Info! Yes, Hormone fluctuations Can trigger Seizures! My DD & Sis are Prime examples! Sis opted for Homeopathic MD & was placed on Modified Atkins Diet (for Diabetes & EP), progesterone & Vitamin D3 for Severe Depression brought on by EP. Daughter has Finally achieved Control w/ Topamax & Lyrica.
If you are Still experiencing Any Type of Seizure activity, after 6 weeks of any Anti-epilepsy Drug, tell your neuro & Insist that he tries you on another med or alternative treatment.
We are here for you. But, if you want to go to a Live meeting, also, call the Support Group & Ask about 'share rides'. Maybe a Caretaker, who attends meetings, will be available.
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The blood pressure falling too fast from sitting up after lying down or sitting up to fast.
IT might be convulsive Syncope. Where she would pass out and convulse a little bit from having a lack of O2 to her brain. but not really ahving a true sz.
O dpn not know
I found out a Long time ago, that my Phenobarbitals were responsible for Blood Pressure Highs & Lows. Routine test went sky hig & nurse left in a rush when I said my arm hurt. I was hospitalized overnight. Nothing Wrong! Asked Doc why that happened. He didn't Know! So, I asked the male nurse on duty a question. Can my meds &/or supplements cause problems w/ blood pressure. He went & checked his PDR & sure enough, there was the Info in Black & White. My DR just kept signing the release papers & didn't say a Word.
You need to find a way to get your Blood Pressure Normal! High or Low Pressure can Trigger seizures. Weight Loss? Same Problem w/in the past 10 yrs. It's like a YoYo. My DR ran tests told me I was OK. Changed DRS. Same Opinion. It ain't rite. So, I tried some Carnation Instant Breakfast & Gained Weight. At least 10 lbs in a mth. Now, Hubby makes me a recipe of the drink he found online. Mix w/ milk & tastes chocolate/vanilla Gooood!
Don't sweat the Medical Bills. Pay Only what you can afford. $20 a mth always satisfied my Medical Bill collectors. Just call & tell them what's what.
Of course Stress is Too Much. Stress ( especially sleep deprived stress) Can/Will Trigger seizures, too. Again, Find a way to Chill! Did ya Know Marijuana can Lower the Blood Pressure? Works for Some. Hang in there. How many more weeks B4 trial & error phase w/ meds is Done?
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