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It is a good story to tell at Thanksgiving, that holiday wherein we feast at the supper table but also dine on sentiment and reflection and holidays past, in remembrance of those who have left us. This year, Rich Leonard of Raleigh offers his five children and the larger Leonard clan in Davidson County and at points North, East, South and West a delightful helping of history. Their history. And without exaggeration, America's history.
Leonard, a federal bankruptcy judge by profession, is the author of 95 of the most charming pages you or your kids will read in this or any other year. "The House by the Creek" is a truth-based tale of his great-great-great-great-great-grandparents, German immigrants named Valentine and Elizabeth Leonhardt.
The story opens, in 1781, with Valentine Leonhardt, a hard-working and prosperous farmer who had made his way in America after immigrating from Germany, showing his 10-year-old son, Jacob, a secret. He had Jacob pull a log out of the wall in the family home in Davidson County, and revealed to him some hidden gold inside a hollowed log. His instructions were specific. Jacob was to protect the secret hiding place no matter what, because the Tories might be coming, after Leonhardt and his three sons left within hours for what would be known as the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
It is March. In a few months, George Washington will win the last significant battle of the Revolutionary War in Yorktown, Va. But the Gen. Cornwallis that Washington will defeat is aiming to cut the rebel army in half and Guilford Courthouse is part of the plan.
Leonhardt, who had helped rally other German immigrants to the rebels' side, is known to the Tories.
In Rich Leonard's story, Valentine Leonhardt's prediction to Jacob was right. The Tories did come, led by an evil-doer named Col. David Fanning, and they did demand food and money and anything the Leonhardts had that might be of use. Fanning left when Elizabeth Leonhardt pulled a gun on him.
"When I heard about how the log safe might be at the Museum of History here," Leonard said, "I thought ... now I have a story." His family, obviously long established in Davidson County, did not have much written history about their ancestors, but they knew about the log safe.
Leonard calls the book historical fiction, but he believes his story is likely to be largely true. "There was a Fanning, and he was evil," he says. "He was in the neighborhood, so to speak."
And he believes this distant grandmother was capable of pulling a gun on Fanning. "The women in my family are all very strong people," Leonard said. "They buried babies, lived through famine and depression and just went right on. And you'll notice that Elizabeth is always cooking and calling people to the table. That's what my grandmother and others have always done. During times of stress, everyone comes to the table."
Leonard recognizes that other long-time North Carolina families may identify with the story. "Absolutely," he said. "Many families have stories like this in their histories." The state was not an insignificant player in the Revolution.
He's included more than a few twists, and a sprinkling of humor, in his story. At one point, the rebels stop Fanning from hanging a man, and then force him to remove his clothes to give them to the rebels. This incident will stir in Fanning an anger he later will muster against Leonhardt.
Leonard finds whimsy in the log safe, about which he has heard too many stories to dismiss the scene between Valentine and his son, Jacob, as pure fiction. "It sounds funny," he said, "that the family's fate would be in the hands of a 10-year-old boy. But think about it: He may have thought that the Tories wouldn't go after a young boy, figuring he didn't know anything."
The only point at which he took a briefly questioning view of his ancestor was in considering that he went off to fight and left his wife at home with five young children. "That troubled me," he said. "But everyone in those days was doing that. And he knew Elizabeth could take care of herself."
The end of the story is tragic and unpredictable and it is not fiction. It will not be revealed herein. Leonhardt and his sons did fight the Tories and they came home. The Leonhardts prospered and multiplied. (Rich Leonard is descended from Valentine's son Michael.)
"I really wrote the story for my children and grandchildren," Leonard said. "I just wanted it for them. I wanted them to know where they came from."
Now they know. From pretty sturdy stock, indeed.
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June 13, 2013
John J. George
Resident of Santa Clara, CA, John George passed away on May 31, 2013, at the age of 69. He was born in Niagara Falls to Joseph and Grace George. He graduated from LaSalle Senior High School in 1962, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Niagara University in 1967. Later that summer, he married Melanie Wozniak and they moved to Omaha, NE where John received his Juris Doctor degree from Creighton University in 1970.
A job offer as general counsel for Executive Fund Life Insurance Company brought John, Melanie and their young daughters to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971. John opened his private legal practice in 1973 and continued to work as a trial lawyer and mediator, until his retirement in 2012. He also taught in the Stanford Law School Trial Advocacy program and in the Santa Clara University and West Valley College Paralegal programs.
John was a dedicated community servant who supported public education. In 1992 he created the Santa Clara Schools Foundation and served on its board for 19 years. In 2002 he incorporated the Santa Clara Teacher Housing Foundation, one of the first of its kind in the nation.
John is survived by Melanie, his wife of 45 years; daughters, Leslie (Chris) Kloes of Santa Clara, CA and Merrill (Brian) Turner of Santa Clara, CA; grandchildren, Caroline and Vincent Kloes; sister, Rosemary (David) Gleason of Greensboro, NC and brother, Joseph (Barbara) George of Niagara Falls.
Should you wish to make a donation in John's memory, please direct it to the John George Scholarship Fund, Santa Clara Schools Foundation, P.O. Box 1369, Santa Clara, CA 95052-1369; or to Hospice of the Valley, 4850 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124.
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Derek Hough And Lauren Conrad Double Date With Julianne Hough And Ryan Seacrest
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The Hat Sisters
John Michael Gray and Tim O'Connor design the breaktakingly bold brims they sport at fundraising events and P-town tea dances and sell their creations at the annual AIDS Action holiday auction. Whether in black tie or evening gowns, the Hat… read more»
The Third Annual Boston Against AIDS Benefit
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Cactus Ball, for the benefit of the ICA. Picture proper Bostonians wearing cowboy boots and two-stepping in the aisles of Filene's. read more»
AIDS Benefit
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The "Jewel in the Crown" Party at the Charles Hotel
Beneficiary WGBH was the real jewel, though, for having sponsored the series. read more»
Photographer Clint Clemens's Christmas benefit for the Home for Little Wanderers at his Newbury Street studio.
Harvard University's College Fund Team
It'll exceed its goal of $250 million by nearly $100 million. read more»
The Night for Tony Conigliaro at Symphony Hall
Dionne Warwick entertained as creatively as she networked, bringing Sinatra and Hamlisch to Boston. read more»
The Boston Pops' June benefit, which raised a hefty $405,000 from Boston's corporate community, and featured a surprise interlude from First National's Dick Hill, who rose from his seat for a little Saint-Saëns on the clarinet. read more»
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By MICHELLE MERLIN Special to the Record-Eagle
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---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Dead birds are nothing new to Julie Melottie. Her job requires her to see plenty of them, and the fall season often finds her sifting through flocks of feathered remains.
Melottie is a lab technician for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife disease lab in Lansing, where among other chores she conducts tests to determine whether birds have fallen victim to avian botulism.
She performed such a test on Tuesday to determine what killed bald eagles collected from Leelanau and Manistee counties.
She's bracing for more tests, particularly among water birds like gulls and the iconic loon, if this season's avian botulism outbreak is anything like what occurred in 2012.
"Last year was a big year it," Melottie said.
Avian botulism killed tens of thousands of birds around the Great Lakes region since the 1950s, and more than 10,000 in 2006 and 2007 alone. Each year, corpses of infected loons wash up on the beach along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Benzie and Leelanau counties, often in late October and early November. Last year volunteers reported finding 580 dead loons along that stretch of Lake Michigan.
"You'll see birds that are severely affected will have wings out, laying on the beach, and (their head will be) bobbing down or their bill will be touching down in the sand," said Dan Ray, the project leader for avian botulism monitoring at Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Scientists believe invasive mussels may be to blame. Mussels filter lake water, which allows sunlight to penetrate deeper into the lake and cause thick blankets of algae to grow. As the lower layers of algae decompose, they provide the perfect environment for Type-E botulism bacteria to grow and produce a toxin.
The bacteria eventually enter the food chain, infecting the invasive gobi fish, which the birds eat.
Botulism eats away at birds' nervous system, first affecting their ability to close their wings and then progressing to the point where they have trouble breathing and their hearts fail. Most affected waterfowl swim offshore to seek protection from predators, but the move kills them when they can no longer hold their heads above water.
Thousands of birds can wash ashore some years; other years, such as 2008 and 2009, few signs emerged of a botulism infection.
Ray said anyone who observes dead or afflicted birds should stay away and call a local authority. Ray and others at the National Park Service try to bury the birds to keep scavengers and pets from becoming infected, since botulism travels between organisms through consumption.
It's too soon to tell what sort of year 2013 will be, though August death rates were half what they were last year. Experts hope cold nights and cool water temperatures will push the birds to migrate south faster, avoiding major infection.
Unlike mussel-filtered water, the science is still unclear. That's why there are several studies being performed by the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service to learn more about the toxin.
"We need to know more about how the toxin is getting from these microorganisms into the food that the loons eat," said Sheridan Haack, a research hydrologist at the USGS Michigan Water Science Center.
Haack is working to analyze the gene that causes the bacteria to be toxic. Another USGS study based in Wisconsin is trying to determine where in the lakes the birds are picking up the bacteria.
"If we understand what's happening, how the toxin is getting into the birds and understand more about why we sometimes have outbreaks and other times we don't … (T)hen we might have a better chance of seeing if there's something we can do to keep the birds from acquiring this toxin," Haack said.


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AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage's Cabinet suffered a loss Wednesday as the chief of the state's Marine Resources agency tendered his resignation.
Norman Olsen, who signed on as the head of the Department of Marine Resources in January, abruptly announced he was leaving his post after meeting with the governor Wednesday.
Olsen said he resigned after a meeting at which an aide for LePage told Olsen he would be polling his detractors after Labor Day. Administration officials told Olsen several weeks ago they had received complaints that Olsen wasn't listening to people in the industry, but the officials wouldn't reveal who was doing the complaining, he said.
At the meeting, Olsen said LePage and two of his staff members gave Olsen an ultimatum.
"They reaffirmed, yes, Labor Day, that's the crunch time. If you don't get the numbers, you'll have to leave," Olsen said. "I said that's an impossibility. I was three-quarters of the way to the door, I turned around and hauled out a letter of resignation and said you might as well have this because you've set me up for mission impossible. And I said, 'By the way, I don't like being threatened.'"
That was at about 9:15 a.m. Later in the day, Olsen issued a statement suggesting that he was being forced out by the governor and his team. At issue: Olsen said his pledge for complete transparency rankled some in the governor's office.
"At the Maine Fishermen's Forum in March, I addressed completely and transparently every question put before me by an audience of some 400, including many members of the press and the Marine Resources Committee," Olsen wrote in the statement. "The governor told the same gathering, 'Commissioner Olsen is in charge.'
"Regrettably, while I have maintained my commitments, the governor's office has not maintained its resolve.
"Since then, the governor and his senior team have repeatedly given private audiences to groups and individuals objecting to my open discussion of the issues," Olsen said. "While legitimate fishing industry representatives wait months for appointments, a single vocal individual with wild accusations can get through the door within days. A group with a photocopier can generate a hundred letters of complaint.
"I learn about such meetings only when these individuals go back to their colleagues, or their fellow lobster zone council members, or, frankly, my own DMR staff, to draw from three known cases, to say that they got to the governor and he's going to fire the commissioner."
Olsen also implied that attempts to resolve the matter through communication failed, as he was not allowed access to the governor.
"Instead of backing me in our joint aims of managing Maine's marine resources for the benefit of the entire state," Olsen wrote, "the governor and his senior team cut me off. As a commissioner of the state of Maine, I had to wait six full weeks, from early May to late June, to get a meeting with the governor on time-critical issues of resource management worth tens of millions of dollars to the state."
Olsen's departure was confirmed by the administration, which issued a short statement thanking the outgoing commissioner for his service. Officials declined to elaborate, saying only that Olsen was not asked to leave and that his resignation was unexpected.
Olsen said he had been committed to the governor's agenda of creating more jobs, making agencies run better and prioritizing responsibilities for the limited resources available.
He was in the midst of a top-to-bottom departmental review, which he said "bred some discontent" among some DMR employees while other employees were glad to see the review of what he called a "partially dysfunctional" department.
But he said he couldn't continue on the job after being told it hinged on the results of a LePage staffer surveying people who had complained about him in secret.
"The governor said if the result is positive then he'll hold a joint press conference with me and announce his strong support for everything I'm doing and I'll be secure in the job," Olsen said. "And then (LePage's staffer) broke in and said if it's not, then you'll have to go. So my job depended on a telephone poll conducted by a single staffer, which I found a little bizarre."
Gary Libby, a shrimp, lobster and groundfisherman based in Port Clyde, said Wednesday the lobster industry had reacted coolly to Olsen's speech at the annual Fishermen's Forum held in March. During the speech, Olsen expressed a willingness to change the Maine law that prohibits groundfishermen from keeping and selling lobsters caught in their nets.
The lobster industry has fiercely opposed such a change, arguing that it would decimate the fishery.
According to Libby, lobstermen at the annual meeting erupted in anger after Olsen said he would consider changing the state's by-catch law.
"They jumped up and yelled at him and told him he was going to ruin the industry," Libby said. "They were heckling him. I don't know if that was the reason for his resignation, but that was what he was dealing with. It was pretty hostile, I thought."
Gerry Cushman, who also fishes out of Port Clyde, acknowledged that Olsen's stance on the groundfishing policy was unpopular with the industry. Cushman also said that some lobsterman had expressed their displeasure to the administration.
"Other than the groundfishing issue, I didn't have a huge problem with him," Cushman said.
The Maine Lobstermen's Association declined to discuss Olsen's resignation. The MLA instead issued a press release thanking LePage for standing with the industry.
"We are certain the governor's heart is with the industry and that his administration will ensure that the state is in the best position possible to keep our lobster fishery strong," the statement read.
Fisherman Libby was disappointed that Olsen was leaving.
"I thought he was a nice change," said Libby, adding that Olsen showed interest in reviving the groundfish industry and the Portland Fish Exchange.
Olsen was one of LePage's first Cabinet picks, having been appointed by the governor soon after his inauguration. Olsen was regarded as one of the most qualified commissioners in the Cabinet.
A Cape Elizabeth native, Olsen came to the administration as a fourth-generation commercial fisherman. He later worked in a variety of national and international posts, including the New England Fishery Management Council and later as an associate coordinator for counter-terrorism for the U.S. State Department.
It appeared early on that Olsen and LePage were in sync on policy. The governor has expressed a desire to revitalize the seafood processing industry and long-term management of fisheries, goals that Olsen supported.
According to the the administration's statement, Olsen's resignation was effective immediately.
Patrick C. Keliher, who was previously acting deputy commissioner of Marine Resources, was sworn in as Olsen's replacement and will serve in an acting capacity while the search opens for a new commissioner.
In his statement, Olsen expressed regret that he was not able to perform his duties. He also said he was concerned about the future of public resources and those who try to preserve them.
"I leave with regret for the people of Maine, who have allowed public resources to become the private domain of a select few, and especially for those other Mainers who have been prevented from earning a living," Olsen wrote.
"Finally, I regret leaving that portion of DMR employees who, in the face of their supervisors' and colleagues' intransigence and willful disregard of the state's greater interests, try their hardest to manage our state resources and enforce our laws for the benefit of all Mainers," he wrote. "To them, I give my heartfelt thanks and my best hopes for avoiding the retribution that they are even now facing."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Just drove home with a new 2013 CX-9 AWD, with tech package for $35k and 60 months at 0%, not including TTL. Took a while to negotiate 5 dealers down to that price via email. What a beautiful car! Now, I just need to master the thousands of controls and the voice navigation. Any recommendation on accessories? Floor mats?
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My wife and I have saved enough to pay around 30k cash for a new vehicle. We have decided (unless something crazy happens) on the 13' CX-9 Touring in Dolphin Grey Mica. We are near Orlando and currently own a Mazda (although loyalty incentives ended).
My wife would be interested in the Tech package. She REALLY wants the bose system and we would have Sirius installed with or without the package. She also likes the idea of the moonroof (even though I think it is a leak waiting to happen) and I would like the remote start.
The problem is I don't really want to go too far over our budget for options that aren't really needed (especially since we started by looking at the Sport and realized we could probably afford the Touring.
Any thoughts?
Last August I bought a 2012 CX-9 touring AWD in NJ for $28,590 plus tax and fees. It did not have any options other than wheel locks, all weather floor mats, cargo net and roof rails. I did not get the loyalty rebate, but I did get a large dealer incentive since I did not take the financing option. The purchase price was almost $6000 below MSRP.
I think a price of $30K out the door for the options you want may be unrealistic. The Bose option is expensive. Consider dropping the moon roof and the remote start. The prices may be better in August as the model year begins to wind down and incentives are introduced.
jkipster Posts: 64Have you checked to see the dealer inventory in your area? You should be able to see through Edmunds.
I was told by a salesman that the Mazda3 was their high volume bread and butter. So if a CX-9 has been sitting on their lot for awhile, you may get a good discount on it. And in my (limited anecdotal) experience usually the higher priced cars with more options end up sitting on the lots longer.
Send some feelers out through email, see what they are quoting, and wait them out.
We are in Denver area and about to buy a 2013 CX-9 with 0% 60-month financing. From initial emails with dealers my best quote on a Sport with Power Seat package is $28,990 + $499 dealer fee + 4.25% sales tax (based on my home location) = $30978. The same dealer is offering me the Touring with Technology Package for $33,221+$499 dealer fee + sales tax = $35,493. These prices include $1250 cash holdback currently offered by Mazda with their 0% financing. There are other dealers in the area with comparable stock at slightly higher initial quotes. Are these good prices and how much more do you think they can come down? Our interest in the Touring is for the 3rd row speakers, power lift gate and nav system (don't mind cloth Sport seats) so struggling with whether the Touring price is worth it.
rickieb Posts: 2Thanks to all those who post their lease prices on Edmunds.
I'd like to do the same. I received the following lease prices this past weekend on a base CX9 Touring with NO extras or packages.
Monthly payment - $316
Money down - $2355
I had $2000 equity in my existing CX9. After taking this into account and after a little negotiation I got:
Monthly - $255
Money Down - $2165
I was exceedingly happy with this deal.
Note - this is a 2013 and Mazda seem to have some meaningful incentives.
Ended up getting 2013 Touring AWD Black/Black w/tech package with no money down, 0% financing for $32,721 + $499 dealer fee + local sales taxes. Buying at end of month (Aug 30) seemed to help considerably. Unfortunately the sales taxes are based on the MSRP. Now just have to figure out how to keep our new black car clean and looking good!
Purchased from Koons Mazda Silver Spring, MD today. Black Touring with Sand interior. Only options were all-weather mats, wheel lock and cargo net. Beat most offers by $1k+, and a close competing offer by $200+
$30,728 included (VA 4%) taxes, tags, titling. Used our own financing through Navy Fed.


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Man caught on camera with dog charged with abuse
A Milwaukee man faces six criminal counts after a pet owner told police she saw him sexually abusing her dog over on a home security monitor.
Jose Mora, 58, is charged with two counts of dognapping, two counts of sexual gratification, cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct, all misdemeanors.
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Maribel Sanchez was at home in the 1500 block of S. 9th St. shortly after noon on Friday when she noticed something on the surveillance monitor in her kitchen, which displays a live feed from a video camera in the garage.
She told police she was shocked to see Mora apparently "raping" her German sheperd. She shrieked and called her mother, who told police she also saw the abuse on the video screen.
Sanchez began screaming the dog's name and running to the garage, she told police. She confronted Mora and told him she'd seen what he did, but he laughed and said, "You didn't see nothing." When she pointed out the security camera, he said the dog had jumped on him Sanchez had merely seen him pushing the dog away.
Mora then went back to work leveling patio tiles, but Sanchez called police. They arrested Mora, and took swabs from his mouth and his groin, and seized his underwear as evidence.
The dog was taken to the Milwaukee Emergency Center for Animals for treatment, observation and photographs.
The complaint states that after initially denying the offenses, Mora admitted to police that he molested the dog twice.
"The defendant also stated that he was sorry for what he had done and expressed concern that he may be capable of doing other inappropriate or harmful things sexually given he acted out on his thoughts with the dog," the complaint states.
Mora is scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday.
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TO THE EDITOR: Dyspeptic thoughts of Ronald Reagan, given the passing of his demagogic doppelganger, Margaret Thatcher, and the hyper-partisan distortions and Schadenfreude of teapubliclowns, whose hypocritical attempts to attach the suffix "gate" to any perceived Democratic transgressions prove that the scandalous see scandal everywhere.
The mythos of Reagan, a conservative construct of lies, was intended to galvanize a visionless GOP by elevating a Brylcreemed Charlie McCarthy to political sainthood in order to consecrate their ideological agenda.
The faux father of conservatism was a false prophet, an amiable simpleton, lazy and unprincipled. Perfect for co-opting by oligarchal interests and the evangelical right.
Their snake oil disguised a program for a corporatist national security state with upward transfer of wealth, gutting of social programs, fomenting racial and cultural divides and a bloated military useful for starting wars but not finishing them.
When considering today's problems, the past is prologue. Remember the Reagan years, not for his words, but his policies. They ushered in an era of greed, excess, inequality, willful ignorance and neglect.
Selling biological and chemical weapons to Iraq. Arming funding and training Islamic militants in Afghanistan, securing the future of Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban, Central American death squads. Iran, Contra, S&L debacle. 241 servicemen dead in Beirut. Photo-op invasion of Grenada. Ignoring AIDS. Supporting apartheid. Turning us into a debtor nation. Bitburg. No. 1 in farm foreclosures, bank foreclosures, and personal bankruptcies. Poverty levels increased 30 percent. Most corrupt administration ever, with 100 criminally charged. Union busting. Nuclear Pakistan. (Tip of the iceberg, folks.)
Teapubliclowns, lacking capacity or inclination for reasoned thought, ignore such venalities, pledging fealty to his gipperness.
And revere him for what he didn't do: cut taxes, shrink government, end the Cold War and restore America's greatness.
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TO THE EDITOR: Saranac Central School Class of 1973 will have its 40th class reunion the weekend of Aug. 15, 16 and 17.
We would like information to contact the following if anyone can help: Paul Caouette, Cathy Collins, Steve Cook, Arthur Kyea, Jeff McBride, Mark Palmer, Judy Rabideau, Richard Recore, Norma Stage, Gary Rock, Carol Thompson, Scott Cringle, Ken Davies.
For more information, contact Candy (Goddeau) Noel at 293-8035 or Sherry (Lamora) Goslin at 492-2434.
Pet bans
TO THE EDITOR: My son and I are both disabled.
In the paper, all the apartment ads we see say "no pets, no smoking." The smoking doesn't bother me. The pet thing does bother me.
I have a 9-year old Shih Tzu. It was my mom's. She passed, and she's the one thing I won't get rid of. That's the last thing I have of my mom's.
She's a very good dog. She weights 12 pounds.
I'm looking for a two-bedroom in the city. The prices are unreal.
It's sad. People like us are on a fixed income and just hope they will go down on their rent and accept a small dog like we have. My son needs the dog. We both would be lost without her. Not even dogs do anything people do.
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League City's red light cameras will be turned off and the city will stop issuing tickets today after the city council approved an agreement Tuesday to end the city's camera contract.
Last year, the city's residents voted to end the red-light camera program once its contract with Redflex Traffic Systems ran out in 2014.
But on Tuesday night, the city council unanimously approved an agreement to pay Redflex about $424,430 to end the camera contract by July — about a year and a half ahead of schedule.
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With respect to cell processors, a single 1U server configured with two 3.2GHz cell processors can cost up to $8K while two Sony PS3s cost approximately $600. Though a single 3.2 GHz cell processor can deliver over 200 GFLOPS, whereas the Sony PS3 configuration delivers approximately 150 GFLOPS, the approximately tenfold cost difference per GFLOP makes the Sony PS3 the only viable technology for HPC applications."Sony still subsidizing US military supercomputer efforts" (Ars Technica, thanks Rob Rader!)
26 Responses to "Department of Defense orders 2,200 PS3s"
Nukemjoe says:
"… but doesn't this break some DMCA law or something?"
Nope. At most, you're violating your warranty.
No company can dictate how or what after market modifications you make to "real" (read: physical) property. You cannot change their software, but the hardware is always fair game and how you use it is entirely up to you.
Anonymous says:
I think it has been said before, but the "new&cheap" PS3s are lacking the ability to run a guest OS on them. So they will have to splosh out more money for the old models or use dev-kits (which are nor cheap btw) … or of course just buy cell blades from IBM, like everybody else does.
Anonymous says:
I don't like that the DoD is using my favorite gaming platform for its probably sinister purposes…
Sludge says:
LAN Party!
toolbag says:
Your (if you're American) tax dollars at wor-…..wait, the DoD actually did something on the cheap? What's probably happening behind the scenes is Sony is lobbying for a secret deal where the DoD ends up buying two dozen crappy ps3 titles for each console.
ackpht says:
At $300 USD a clip, that comes down to just under $2M USD, or enough to fund operations in Iraq for four minutes.
Anonymous says:
Even given the generous assumption that the DoD bought the first three-hundred at launch price you are off by over a million.
(2,200 * 300) + (336 * 600) = 861,600
It wouldn't even be close if they bought those launch consoles on eBay.
vert says:
First off… who let the spammer in?
I think it's great that the DoD is actually trying to save money, but doesn't this break some DMCA law or something? Couldn't Sony go sue crazy and say that the DoD is intentionally breaking IP security on the machines?
Anonymous says:
I was under the impression that the newer (slim)PS3s could not have Linux installed on them. I suppose the gub'ment has ways around that, but it's funny to think how it would be an easy Christmas for many fed employees if they purchased without realizing that.
shiva7663 says:
I think 2200 PS3s would be better used if they were distributed to military day rooms (and other similar locations) to help boost the morale of the troops.
InsertFingerHere says:
do you want to play a game ?
certron says:
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?
(I'm sorry, I have to be pedantic about the quote, only because it is burned into my memory: "Shall we play a game?" Still chilling and exciting after all this time…)
Anonymous says:
In completely unrelated news the Department of Defense has ordered 2,200 copies of Modern Warfare 2 for 'research' purposes.
The Chemist says:
I wonder how fast their load screen is for Devil May Cry IV.
Trent Hawkins says:
the Ps3s arrived on the same day that Modern Warfare 2 shipped… coincidence?
fr4nk says:
Ars Technica should know that the singular unit is a GFLOPS, not a GFLOP.
Giga-floating-point operations per…
Chuck says:
1. Someone will complain: "Hey! The Department of Defense is engaging in wasteful spending buying all those video game systems!"
2. The Departement of Defense will pass along the numbers referenced above.
3. Someone else (or possibly the same people) will complain: "Hey! Sony is underpricing their products! This is against capitalism, and yet another sign that this country is plunging headlong into socialism. I'm utterly disgusted that an American corporation is engaging in this practice." (And yes, they'll forget that Sony is based in Japan.)
4. Sony reluctantly raises the price on the PS3.
5. PROFIT! (Then loss.)
jessemoya says:
Wait, wait, wait… you're trying to tell me the US Government is sacrificing a bit of convenience for an option that is ten times more cost efficient?
Ok, I give up: what's the catch?
Kimmo says:
Maybe it's starting to dawn on the US government that it's broke?
mechko says:
Actually, I don't believe Sony will be suing for violations. In fact, I think Sony supports the use of PS3 clusters as supercomputers, as long as it's by a large company.
Also, a PS3 computing cloud is much more energy efficient than a traditional super computing array.
Also, my guitar is vibrating every time I cough :(
peternz says:
I knew it! Video games DO lead to violence!
stevew says:
Stanford University likes PS3s. Stanford is running a distributed computing project, Folding@home, that includes 38.000+ PS3s. Currently the PS3s are over a petaflop see: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats Mine's been contributing for ~660 days (2640 units 4/day). {Windows, Linux and Mac can help fold proteins too!}
Anonymous says:
I completely get it. Ever play MSG III? There's some great games out there that would provide tactical training on the cheap.
Anonymous says:
If PS3s are folding protein at Stanford, can I make my old Dreamcast at home fold my laundry? Thanks if you have any info.
Anonymous says:
Cool, now if only the Civil Air Patrol was to do that, the cadets would go nuts!
boomer6966 says:
Sinister or benign the bottom line is that for a savings of $3600USD we lose 50 gflops by buying PS3′s. And yet if DoD buys from IBM directly they get bent over and hosed for those extra 50 gflops…
The US is involved in two wars and a major manufacturer is way overcharging them… that boys and girls is called "War Profiteering" and is against US federal law.
IBM should be prosecuted. (Never liked those short sleeve shirts with ties guys anyway.)


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The design plan to redevelop Douma Elementary School has been approved by the Ottumwa school board
The project, with a total budget of $4.9 million, will renovate the entire building to serve as the district's new kindergarten and first-grade learning center on Ottumwa's south side.
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The 12th Global Conference on Ageing of the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) on the theme "Health, Security and Community" was successfully held on 10-13 June 2014 in Hyderabad, India.
More than 300 delegates representing 49 countries participated - exploring, discussing and recommending actions on several sub-themes, inclusive of rights of older people; noncommunicable diseases; disability and ageing; quality of care and standards; income security; labour and workforce participation, age-friendly cities and communities; and innovations in care.
During the Conference, the WHO Kobe Centre organized and presented in a symposium on "Driving Innovation for Ageing Populations: Results from WHO-commissioned studies of the needs of older persons for medical and assistive devices in 8 Asian countries" on 12 June 2014. WKC Director Ross also presented on vaccine use by older populations in a plenary presentation.
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The WHO Kobe Centre (WKC) organized an open forum on "Innovation for Ageing Populations – Addressing the challenges of frailty and disability –" in Kobe on 24 June 2014. The Forum was attended by 76 participants coming from multiple sectors (i.e., hospitals/clinics, industry, research, universities, local governments, etc.).
At this forum, a WHO expert and three Japanese experts (disability; assistive technology; community-based rehabilitation; and prosthetics and orthotics education), presented their respective framework, evidence-based body of work and strategic recommendations in moving forward on addressing current and emerging frailty and disability in ageing populations through innovations in assistive technology.
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The 7th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF-7) was held 4-11 April 2014 in Medellin, Colombia. During the Forum, the WHO Kobe Centre held two networking events:
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Short, but zippy, fact I found out this morning, while researching a piece on mosquitoes and malaria.
I've always sort of wondered what the interaction between mosquito and parasite is like. I've often seen the relationship described in a way that implies mosquitoes are ignorant of the larger human drama playing out in their digestive tract--as though they're basically just a parasite Fed-Ex. Sure, you're getting some bad news, but that's not really the mosquito's problem.
Turns out, though, there's some fairly decent evidence that, while not really being in the mortal danger we humans are, mosquitoes infected with malaria parasites aren't exactly the picture of insecty good health, either. I've spent most of the day talking to researchers at the Imperial College in London, the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the University of California Mosquito Research Program. They say that, while still controversial, there seem to be a least a couple of ways malaria bites the proboscis that feeds it.
First, infected female mosquitoes lay fewer eggs than their healthy sisters.
Second, it looks like infected mosquitoes might have trouble sucking blood. Gregory Lanzaro, Ph.D., director of the UC Mosquito Research Program, says there's been some research showing that malaria damages mosquito salivary glands, basically keeping the host from slurping down a full meal. Chronically un-satiated, the mosquito would end up having to bite more victims to get a proper dinner. That's good news for malaria, which needs a human habitat in order to grow up and reproduce. A mosquito that eats from more people is a mosquito that gives malaria a better chance of not ending up like a parasitic Peter Pan. Or, to look at it from our perspective, a mosquito that's carrying malaria is a mosquito that's more bitey and, thus, more likely to spread malaria to more people.
The mosquito POV? Probably a lot like being on a diet. Forever. Is it time to eat again yet?Discuss
16 Responses to "Being a Parasite Vector Isn't All Puppies and Unicorns"
JoshuaZ says:
So if we could make mosquitoes that were immune or strongly resistant to malaria shouldn't they outcompete the malaria bearing mosquitoes?
A New Challenger says:
As a fan of alliteration, I must congratulate you on "parasitic Peter Pan."
Anonymous says:
The flies which transmit sleeping sickness are similarly choked by the protozoan parasite that causes it. They have to eat more frequently and have longer meals, so they become better vectors.
Anonymous says:
For those who haven't, I recommend reading Zimmer's "Parasite Rex"; google books or Amazon. I enjoyed it while hiking in Borneo, even if it did make me a bit paranoid/squeamish…
Maggie Koerth-Baker says:
Keep an eye on National Geographic News, then. I've got an article that should be up there tomorrow (I believe) that will interest you.
Chrs says:
@#10, my thoughts exactly. If carrying the parasite is a disadvantage, it's possible that engineering mosquitoes (which are usually at a disadvantage to start with due to long-term lab breeding) could actually work.
tuckels says:
Your articles continue to be wonderful, Maggie. (Even when they're full of parasites and hairless animals).
Brainspore says:
As long as we're hearing so much about parasites I'd love to read a bit about the fungi that inspired my moniker. Too similar to the entry on zombie crabs, perhaps?
Maggie Koerth-Baker says:
As I hit "Save" it occurred to me that maybe I'm making myself out to be a little creepy.
Tomorrow: Fluffy kittens & feel-good facts.
Takuan says:
Anonymous says:
I hope now people will stop hating mosquitoes and focus on the disease. Our poor flying buddies are not evil, they're just trying to deal with malaria the best way they can.
nyrath says:
I seem to recall that the parasite Toxoplasmosis causes a type of brain damage in its mouse host. The damage makes the mouse fatally attracted to cat urine. This has apparently come about because Toxoplasma only reproduces in the gut of cats.
So again, for the poor mouse parasite vector, it isn't all puppies and unicorns.
michaeldelves says:
Hi. I work at Imperial on Malaria you must have been talking to my colleagues. You're right to say that malaria parasite infection puts the mosquito at a disadvantage. The flip-side of my colleagues' research is that this shows that producing half-baked antimalarials (or not taking the correct dose), whilst reducing the infection in the mosquito actually makes it fitter, happier, live longer and so infect more people.
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@ Nyrath #5:
I don't know if there has been much legit study on the subject, but some have postulated that many of the so-called "cat ladies" (who compulsively collect as many of the animals as possible) are also victims of Toxoplasmosis. It would go a long way toward explaining how anyone could live among the stench created by hundreds of poorly-kept felines.
Anonymous says:
Not sure if this is of interest but there's the suggestion of the reverse: that being infected with malaria can attract mosquitos.
Nadreck says:
This is why I've always felt that anti-malarial research should concentrate on curing the mosquitoes instead of the people. After all, if you cure one species you cure the other and you can try all sorts of radical procedures without having to muck about with informed consent forms for the test subjects. You get more generations in a shorter amount of time to see how things turn out in the long term too.


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Last week, I read an interesting item in The Gazette about Martin Drake.
He'd been arrested and stood trial.
Seems he failed to shovel the snow outside his real estate office in Colorado City.
Yes. The story was about that Martin Drake.
Before Martin Drake was a electric-generating plant more famous for generating headlines and heated debate over its future, there was a man who sold real estate, served 22 years on the Colorado Springs City Council and was honored with a power plant in his name as credit for his foresight in securing water resources and ensuring a cheap power supply through creation of a city-owned electric utility.
The item was in our Back Pages column, which moved recently to page B2 of the Local & State section.
I love the Back Pages, a daily feature that reports brief news headlines from 100, 75 and 50 years ago.
It often includes names or events that resonate across the decades. Like the Jan. 23 item on Drake.
In a few sentences, I learned Drake was a resident of Colorado City before it was annexed into Colorado Springs in 1917 and that the town was serious about snow removal.
Drake and an associate, Frank Wolff, were "ordered into police court" to face charges. They were acquitted after they convinced the court of "a defect in the ordinance under which they were arrested."
So I looked up Drake and learned he was a native of Lawrence, Kan., who moved with his parents to Colorado City in 1878 at age 4. Not long after his snow trial, he got into banking and within two years was president of First National Bank.
A political career followed and he was elected to the council in 1921, finishing second in the race to George Birdsall. (Interesting footnote: Birdsall's name would one day adorn the power plant on North Nevada Avenue.)
Back Pages is compiled by my friends at the Pioneers Museum and I asked director Matt Mayberry about how items are chosen.
"When researching, we scan for names and events that would echo in today's world," Mayberry said. "I did Back Pages myself for years. It's always fun whenever you find somebody who we revere today or think of as a landmark. It's humanizing the past. And that's what we do at the museum."
His crew did it again on Jan. 17 when the 50-year-ago item announced the retirement of Roy J. Wasson after a 39-year career at School District 11, including 21 years as superintendent.
Wasson was a legend in District 11. He'd taken over during World War II and guided the district during the turbulent war years and post-war boom with its explosive growth.
Before his teaching career, Wasson was a decorated pilot during World War I.
He was so beloved that his D-11 board surprised him in 1958 by naming the district's new "northeast high school" in his honor.
Yes, it's the same school now facing closure.
Funny, isn't it, how things like that happen.
He was the symbol of smart growth and honored with a school bearing his name. Now, just 50 years later, the school is deemed excessive due to declining enrollment and shifting populations.
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Original recipe yields 1 standing rib roast
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Rinse the roast, and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle black pepper and rosemary over the top and sides of the meat, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the rock salt with the flour, and slowly work in 3/4 cup of cold water or as needed, about 1 tablespoon at a time, to make a sticky paste. Place a 1/2-inch thick layer of the rock salt paste into the bottom of a roasting pan. Lay the meat, ribs down, onto the paste. Lay the bacon strips over the top of the roast. Smear rock salt paste liberally all over the roast, coating the top, sides, and bottom of the meat. Reserve about 1/4 cup of the paste.
- Bake the roast in the preheated oven until seared and brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the roast from the oven, and check for holes in the paste coating; repair with reserved paste. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Return the roast to the oven, and cook until browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat, not touching bone, reads 130 degrees F (54 degrees C) for medium-rare, about 1 more hour. Remove the roast, and allow to stand for about 30 minutes. Temperature will rise to 140 to 145 degrees F (60 to 65 degrees C) as it rests.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the mushrooms until browned and their liquid has almost evaporated, about 15 minutes. Stir in 6 cups of cold water, and whisk in the au jus gravy mix until smooth. Stir in the red wine. Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring constantly, until the sauce has thickened.
- To serve, break off and discard the salt crust from the meat; slice, and serve with mushroom gravy.
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Had this New Years Eve and it was great. Did not need any seasoning at all just some black pepper. Excellent!
Very very good. Backed off some of the salt as it soaks in pretty good and does not need any additional It was tender and kind of fun for the kids to laugh at the "helmet" that formed over the meat.
Delicious! Everyone loved this one! Will make again.
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Shogun's cardio woes are overstated. Most of the fights where he gasses, his opponent is just as gassed as he is, leading me to believe that his cardio issues are a direct result of his aggressive fighting style.
When he fought like Machida, against Machida, for 5 rounds he didn't gas and actually looked fresher than Machida did. So I do believe that Shogun trains hard and is in good shape, it's just that he throws 100 percent power shots that drain his energy quickly.
In the first fight Rogerio had the upper hand early, and dropped Shogun with a hook (I'm thinking a right hook) but Shogun came back and outlasted Rogerio. He won the decision mainly from Rogerio's guard, as it's pretty difficult to beat him any other way. One of the best fights ever as I remember it
i hate to say it but: if shogun starts to gas, nog will throw body shots until the cows come home and take it. perhaps even by tko.
shogun has heart and an iron chin, but being gassed and eating body shots is something else altogether.
It would be a good fight, Their first fight was a great...
Machida vs. Shogun TUF Brazil made a lot more sense... but now that Machida looks to be getting another title shot. They need something for Shogun... Why not?
Nog has better boxing than Shogun, but I dont see him as having the speed or power to really exploit Shogun. Ill take Shogun most likely by UD or TKO... Depending on which Shogun shows up and how long the fight is..(3 or 5 round)
Maybe give the winner a rematch with Hendo... A fight they have both been looking for, but Dan wouldnt take.
I think Little Nog would be an interesting fight, his standup isn't a joke, he's a beast on the ground (unless you're gonna hold him down). I think his boxing is more technical and he has a good chin, just like his brother. Shogun is a winnable fight for him and Little Nog is a losable fight for Shogun. It would be a great war. Of course Shogun cold consider 185 and fighting for the title........
ouch, is dana hinting that shogun is only do "interesting" fights now?
overall, i'm interested in the fight but not really in the show. shogun's training intensity is suspect. and while diet nog can bring in some great coaches, he's not exactly mr personality.
i still wish they would do a season which revolved around training and diet - that stuff is so popular in the mainstream now, i think you'd get a tough of new viewers to hear a dolce or similar pontificating to the team
im willing to watch btw love the sig
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Willing To Coach TUF: Brazil Vs. Shogun
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Willing To Coach TUF: Brazil Vs. Shogun
Nogueira, the "little" brother of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, told the Brazilian news outlet Tatame recently that it would be "a dream" to coach TUF vs. Rua.
"I would love to, it'd be awesome," Nogueira said. "It would be very good to me and it would be a rematch of (a) 2005 fight, which is something people wanna see."
Rua earned the win in that meeting during the Pride Grand Prix tournament. "Big Nog" was a coach on TUF vs. Frank Mir.
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