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2012 Red Hat Innovation Award Winner: Cornell University Chooses Red Hat Storage for Demanding High-Performance Computing Environment
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Cornell University's Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) required a highly scalable and reliable storage solution for its clients' data-intensive research projects in high performance computing environments.
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"With Red Hat Storage, we were able to dramatically avoid expenditures with a low-cost software solution, while keeping our current infrastructure in place." - James VanEe, IT Director for the Institute for Biotechnology and Life Science Technologies, Cornell University
Cornell University's Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) required a highly scalable and reliable storage solution for its clients' data-intensive research projects in high performance computing environments.
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Founded in 1865, Cornell University is the largest university in the Ivy League, with more than 20,000 students from every state and 120 countries around the world. Offering a unique combination of renowned scholarship and democratic ideals, Cornell mixes practical subjects with the classics and is the most educationally diverse member of the Ivy League. The Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) was founded in 2007 to help the university with high-performance computing initiatives to support data-intensive research efforts across the university, government, and industry. An early adopter of emerging technology, CAC enables scientists around the world from a variety of disciplines to accelerate research success. CAC operates 15 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® high-performance computing clusters, and is known for its expertise in analyzing the usability of large-scale computational systems and for developing, managing, and evaluating training and education programs.
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Because the Institute for Biotechnology and Life Science Technologies brings together university scientists conducting research in biology and the physical, engineering, and computational sciences, "the collaborative nature of the Institute and its research produces extremely large amounts of data," said Steven Lee, CAC systems consultant.
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Additionally, Cornell can now provide scientists access to data without being limited to standard file systems. Red Hat Storage allows them to work more easily with unstructured data. "Selecting a solution with a global namespace allowed us to eliminate administrative and data management overhead, saving a significant amount of time and cost," noted VanEe.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State University hosted the 20th annual Golden Nole Awards banquet Wednesday night at the University Center Club in the Tom & Ginny Futch Ballroom. The Student Athlete Advisory Council (S.A.A.C) hosted the great event to honor the contributions Florida State student-athletes made on the field, in the classroom and in the community that often go unnoticed but are never unappreciated.
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This regular column is for Dungeon Masters who like to build worlds and campaigns as much as I do. Here I share my experiences as a DM through the lens of Iomandra, my Dungeons & Dragons campaign world. Even though the campaign uses the 4th Edition rules, the topics covered here often transcend editions. Hopefully this series of articles will give you inspiration, ideas, and awesome new ways to menace your players in your home campaigns.
If you're interested in learning more about the world of Iomandra, check out the wiki.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The gaming group was shy two players, leaving the party without its two defenders. The remaining players were understandably hesitant to throw their characters into harm's way. Luckily, I had an idea — a goal the players could accomplish with minimal bloodshed if they were clever.
The Wednesday night group had a lengthy "to do" list of stuff to accomplish before the end of the campaign. One of the tasks near the top of the list was to hunt down Sea King Senestrago, who had gone into hiding. Senestrago's fleet had ambushed the other Sea Kings during a summit in neutral waters, but the heroes intervened and stormed Senestrago's flagship. In the wake of this latest defeat, Senestrago fled on dragonback to one of his secret island strongholds, which the heroes found and plundered. Again, Senestrago escaped, after which the trail went cold. Other important matters came to the fore, and the pursuit of Sea King Senestrago slipped farther down the "to do" list.
Although the party had more pressing matters, I decided the time had come for the Sea King Senestrago storyline to resurface. The session began with a doppelganger spy in the party's employ telling them about a theft of 15,000 platinum pieces from a warehouse belonging to Sea King Kalas. What did this theft have to do with Sea King Senestrago, you ask? Well, early in the campaign, the PCs heard rumors that Senestrago's poor leadership had resulted in the defection of several of his captains to rival Sea Kings. It turns out the defections were orchestrated by Senestrago himself. One of these defectors, flying under Sea King Kalas's flag, plundered her warehouse and set out to deliver the stolen funds to Senestrago so that he could begin to rebuild his shattered fleet. The party's doppelganger spy caught wind of the betrayal, and the characters now had the means to find their elusive quarry. All they needed to do was find this errant sea captain and follow him straight to Senestrago. Unfortunately, the captain's vessel had not made port since the theft, so its exact whereabouts was unknown.
Through their spy network, the characters discovered that the elusive captain — a half-elf named Rance Urvilgar — had a beloved younger sister named Lydia who owned a successful tavern on a backwater raft-town called Underkeel (which, incidentally, is ruled by a crafty pseudodragon named Dart). Based on some well-reasoned advice from their well-informed doppelganger spy, the player characters decided that they could capture Lydia, use a Sending ritual to get in touch with her brother, force a confrontation, and blackmail Urvilgar into divulging Senestrago's location. The rest of the game session was unscripted. The heroes visited Lydia's tavern and gave her every impression that her brother was in danger. Captain Urvilgar, in turn, was given the impression that his sister was the one in danger, and this deception led to a confrontation between the party's flagship and Urvilgar's ship. Unwilling to risk Lydia's life and unable to match power with the heroes' well-armed vessel, Urvilgar eventually caved and told the heroes what they wanted to know.
Not everything went as planned, however. The players decided they wanted the platinum coins that Urvilgar had stolen and hidden in a booty safe (a small extradimensional vault) aboard his ship. They allowed Urvilgar and his first mate — a tiefling henchwoman named Violence — to return to their ship unsupervised to retrieve the platinum in exchange for Lydia's safe return. While Urvilgar retrieved the stolen booty, Violence secretly used a sending stone to warn Senestrago of the imminent threat to his life.
don't mind leading the player characters by the nose once in a while, and my players don't mind it either provided I play by certain guidelines. What are these guidelines, you ask? I'll get to that in just a moment. But first, let me clarify what I mean.
There are times, I've noticed, when my players (and by extension their characters) aren't sure what to do next. They have a "to do" list, but it's not always easy for them to prioritize which objectives or quests are the most crucial or time-sensitive because they don't necessarily have all the information they need to make the call. Moreover, some of the stuff on their "to do" list is keyed to specific characters, such that if certain player characters are absent, it's hard to justify moving forward on those particular quests. Once you omit the character-specific quests, it can still be a challenge for a short-handed group to decide what to handle next. Fortunately, my players don't freak out if I give them a gentle nudge in one direction or another. They trust that I will nudge them toward something fun.
There are also times when players can't reach consensus on what to do next, and a nudge from me can settle the matter or provide a little direction (or "divine intervention," if you prefer). The alternative is to let the players spend twenty or thirty minutes debating or arguing over which item on their combined "to do" list takes precedence and why . . . which, incidentally, isn't necessarily a bad thing if they enjoy this sort of discussion.
Finally, there are times when a particular story arc comes to an apparent dead end, and the players have no clue how to get their characters back on track without the DM providing some clues or additional information to set further events in motion.
It's easy for a campaign to drag, so when I lead players by the nose, it's seen as an attempt (elegant or ham-handed, depending on the execution) to overcome inertia and provide momentum. That said, my players rarely need my help; most of the time, they are self-motivated and can pick a direction or decide on a course of action with little or no DM intervention. Leading them by the nose is something I do only rarely, and that's probably a good thing.
I can tell when I'm leading my players by the nose: the campaign becomes much more "scripted" as things begin to happen without the characters taking an active hand in the unfolding events. In the case of my Wednesday night campaign, the characters had reached a dead end in their quest to find Sea King Senestrago, so I used an NPC to feed the party some information.
I could've given the friendly doppelganger spy the exact location of Sea King Senestrago, but where's the fun in that? Leading players by the nose doesn't mean circumventing the adventure. If the goal is to help players "find the fun," the last thing I want to do is take away all of the challenges, complications, roleplaying opportunities, and suspense. Instead, I offer them another chance to catch Senestrago . . . if they play their cards right and everything goes as planned. Well, the truth is, nothing ever goes exactly as planned, and that's part of the fun.
To catch Senestrago, the characters had to travel to Underkeel, negotiate with the raft-town's pseudodragon overlord (who enjoys parties, and perches like a parrot on the shoulder of an ex-pirate captain who lost his marbles), trick Lydia into helping them, pretend to hold her hostage to force a confrontation with her seafaring brother, and convince Captain Urvilgar to give up Senestrago's whereabouts. These weren't options that I forced on them; in fact, I assumed they would simply kidnap Lydia and hold her hostage, but instead they tricked her into thinking her brother was in danger, which incentivized her to be cooperative. I also figured they'd resort to violence to pressure Rance Urvilgar into divulging Senestrago's whereabouts, but they used innuendo and intimidation instead, allowing them to accomplish their goal without ever once drawing swords.
Here, as promised, are the guidelines I follow when leading my players by the nose:
If my players are going to allow me to lead them by the nose, they need to trust that I will make the experience anything but dull. My players must also trust that the journey will be worth it in terms of pushing the campaign forward. There's no point nudging them toward nowhere.
If following my lead is going to result in the characters falling into a trap, the players will be less inclined to follow my lead next time, and that's ultimately counterproductive. The trap idea can work, but the players either need to suspect a trap from the outset and try to work around it, or I need to drop big clues along the way to foreshadow whatever betrayal I have planned. Both are risky propositions, I'll tell you right now, which is why the general rule stands.
The last point is very important. When running a heavily scripted encounter designed to nudge the player characters in a particular direction, some DMs make the mistake of putting words in the characters' mouths or — gods forbid! — dictating that characters take specific actions. Unless the characters are possessed, dominated, or otherwise under DM control, that is not the DM's role, and this kind of "leading by the nose" is sure to elicit player contempt.
Next week, assuming I don't get any other bright ideas, I plan to discuss the extent to which I rely on plot devices — by which I mean events that need to happen regardless of the PCs' actions or decisions — and how much I love and loathe them.
Until the next encounter!
—Dungeon Master for Life, Chris Perkins


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By Katie Dahlstrom Assistant Editor
The Clinton Herald
---- — CLINTON — The federal government has awarded the city of Clinton nearly $450,000 to pay for a new fire and rescue boat that will cost almost $600,000.
The Clinton Fire Department will receive $448,000 in funding from the Department of Homeland Security's Port Security Grant Program. This funding was competitively awarded and will be used to help replace a fire and rescue boat.
"We count on our firefighters and first responders to protect our families and communities," Congressman Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, said when he announced the grant late last week. "I am pleased that the Clinton Fire Department is receiving this funding, which will ensure they have the proper equipment to respond to all disasters and allow them to continue to keep our river safe and commerce flowing."
Clinton Fire Chief Mike Brown said the new boat will benefit the area by increasing the department's capacity to protect not only citizens who live along and use the Mississippi River, but also infrastructure such as the U.S. 30, Iowa/Illinois 136, Iowa/Illinois 52 and Union Pacific Railroad bridges and the levee. It also will be used in the case of an emergency at the number of private businesses that line the Mississippi River in Clinton and surrounding areas such as Archer Daniels Midland, The Quad-City Nuclear Generating Station, 3M, Vertex Chemical Corporation and ARTCO Fleeting.
The boat will replace the Clinton Fire Department's current boat, which the city has owned for roughly a decade and offers only a fraction of the firefighting capacity the new boat will offer.
"The most notable thing in our application was that the Coast Guard felt we were fairly under equipped to handle a major emergency along the river. This is something we need, but we could never go to the taxpayers and ask them to pay for this," Brown said. "This new boat we will be able to use in multiple jurisdictions and will allow us to be better prepared."
The grant is a 75-percent match, meaning the city will start an aggressive mission to obtain the remaining $149,538 needed for the new boat. Officials plan to approach the Clinton County Development Association, companies that could benefit from the boat and other potential funding partners to reach the $597,538 goal.
"Anytime Clinton receives money from the federal government is a great day. It's nice to know that the government recognizes Clinton's importance on the Mississippi River," Mayor Mark Vulich said. "We are going to look under every rock we can to get the funding."
After receiving the funding, the city will be close to a year from seeing the new boat. Officials will need to complete final vessel specifications, issue a request for proposal and develop standard operating guidelines, among other steps.
A boat of this kind can take up to six months to build, Brown said. He hopes to have the new boat in the water by next summer.
The Clinton Fire Department in conjunction with Clinton County Emergency Management, Clinton County Emergency Planning and Preparedness Committee, Clinton Police Department, Gateway Area Hazardous Entry Action Team, Illinois MABAS Division 30, Camanche Fire Department, and the Clinton County Sheriff's Office pursued the project. Specialty teams that will benefit include Search and Rescue, SWAT, Hazardous Materials Operations /Technical, Water Rescue, Port Security and Marine Domain Awareness programs.
The vessel will primarily operate out of the city of Clinton marina.


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The acquisition of Ben Bishop left some cock-eyed at first, but his play has put him among the best deadline-day acquisitions.
Recapping the 2012 NHL Trade Deadline, and more stories about the Ottawa Senators
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The Ottawa Senators have acquired goaltender Ben Bishop from the St. Louis Blues.
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George H.W. Bush in Intensive Care
George H. W. Bush has been in Houston hospital since Thanksgiving.
Friends of former President George H.W. Bush are worried that his health may be in a dangerous decline.
Bush, 88, is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital, where he was admitted November 23. He spent Christmas at the hospital and hasn't been able to shake off a cough, and, more recently, a fever. Doctors have placed him on a liquid diet so he gets the nutrients he needs and can rebuild his strength, family friends say.
[MORE: Painful Cough Keeps H.W. Hospitalized]
One concern, they add, is that Bush may contract pneumonia, which can lead to very serious complications in people his age.
"Following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever, President Bush was admitted to the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital on Sunday, where he remains in guarded condition," Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath explained in a public statement. McGrath said Bush's doctors are "cautiously optimistic about the current course of treatment."
The former president, who served one term from 1989-1993, was described by McGrath as "alert and conversing with the medical staff, and is surrounded by family." His wife Barbara has remained with him, and he has had visits from his sons, former President George W. Bush, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Neil Bush, and daughter Doro.
Bush has been using a wheelchair in recent months because he has a form of Parkinson's Disease, which has damaged his legs.
[PHOTOS: Obama Visits Military Base for Christmas]
On a personal note, my wife Barclay and I had dinner with George, Barbara, and Doro Bush during an Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2 last summer. (I had covered his successful 1988 campaign and his presidency for U.S. News.) He seemed a much weaker version of his once-vigorous self but remained in good spirits. He was an active presence on the ship, dining in one of the Queen Mary 2's restaurants reserved for top customers and elite passengers, and attending the evening entertainment shows, where he was always greeted with an ovation. Friends say his health has deteriorated since then.
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August 1, 2014
February 27, 2013
The man responsible for a nine hour standoff in Fluvanna County now faces additional charges.
James Kardos now faces charges of shooting a gun inside a home,and resisting arrest.
He also faces charges in Charlottesville for allegedly assaulting a woman in the city, before the standoff.
The standoff happened Friday night at the home of Kardos' father in the Lake Monticello neighborhood.
Police evacuated the neighborhood and spend nine hours negotiating with Kardos.
Just after midnight, police stormed the house and took Kardos into custody without any complications.


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Third Noel Indoor Tournament
December 20-22, 2013
Divisions: U8-U19; Boys & Girls
Entry Deadline: December 10th, 2013
Entry Fee: U8-U9 =$125; U10-U16 = $150; U17-U19 = $175
Format: 5 v. 5 (including goal keeper)
- Team Registration - (closed)
- Indoor Tournament Rules - (updated 12/5/13)
- Team Liability Release Form - (needed for check-in)
- 2013 Schedule
- Tournament Hosting Papers
- Tournament Results - FINAL RESULTS
Schedules: Please be advised, web schedules are always subject to last minute changes; official schedules will be handed out at check-in.
Tournament Headquarters: Girls headquarters will be at the West Community Center, Boys will be at the South Community Center.
Team Check-in: Will be at the Tournament Headquarters (Girls at West, Boys at South). Teams should check-in at least one hour before their first scheduled game but may check in earlier.
Team Check-in Form: This form is required to check in your team and must be accompanied by an official roster, player passes, medical release forms, and travel authorizations if you are from out of state.
Field Key - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and the South & West Community Centers
- W1 & W2 are West Community Center Fields -
The West Community Center is connected to West Middle School off of Sioux San Drive. Which is off of West Main... Map
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The South Community Center is connected to South Middle School on Indiana Street. Indiana Street is just off of 5th Street just short of the hospital... Map
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By Michael Schaffer Managing Editor
The Daily Iowegian
---- — Four Centerville Community School District school teachers with 132 years of on the job experience will retire at the end of the current school year.
Retiring are Lincoln Elementary teacher Leanne Cortesio, with 33 years, secondary teacher Paula Gray, with 31 years, elementary teacher and preschool principal Kathy Cossolotto, with 29 years and K-12 teacher Marcia Meller, with 39 years.
The retirements were announced and accepted by the Centerville Community School District Board of Education during their regular meeting April 8 at the Administration Office on North Main.
Other personnel changes to take effect at the end of the school year pending a suitable replacement approved by the board included resignations submitted Nic Belloma, varsity girls' basketball and Shawna Jacobsen and Shelley Cranston, both junior high student council sponsors. The resignation for Emilie Logston Harwell, junior high eighth grade volleyball, was effective March 19.
The board in other business heard:
As a FYI, Tony Ryan, school district superintendent, said discussions are ongoing with local law enforcement and health care providers concerning the planning for school building safety.
The school district attorney is working to sell the now-vacant school buildings to the cities of Mystic and Cincinnati.
The high school and alternative school graduation ceremonies are set for 2:30 p.m. May 19 at Lakeview Elementary.


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Interesting to see what cars everyone has had in in their driving days.
My two:
Fiesta ST
Golf GTI
Interesting to see what cars everyone has had in in their driving days.
My two:
Fiesta ST
Golf GTI
This was my first little car! Got it when I was 17 and then it fell apart half way through my 1st year at uni! So had to get something to drive around in, so got the A3. Original plan was to get a GTi after uni but that's not happening now.
2006/2008 - 52 Peugeot 206 1.4 LX, Platinum Silver
2008 - 04 Audi A3 8P1 2.0 TDi (140) Sport, Mauritius Blue
2013 - 2010 Audi B8 S4, Quartz Grey
Seat Ibiza Cupra PD160
06 Audi 2.0 PD140 Sport TDI Quattro S-LINE.
Old engine 330 bhp @ flywheel 263 bhp @ wheel 490 lb torque. Audidriver write up HERE
Now stripped and playing with an uprated Cryo treated engine fitted with bigger turbo,water/methanol,uprated injectors etc etc.Wanting 400 bhp and 500 lb torque.
Other car 500+ bhp MK4 Golf R32 turbo.
Well my S3 replaced my A3
which replaced my fiesta ZS
2009 Suzuki GSXR1000K9 SE in White
2012 Triumph Speed Triple R in Black
2012 RS3 in Racing Mica Blue
2012 A1 TFSI in Misano red (shared with mum)
I had a nissan almera 1.5 with a full retrim and sound install (had a alpine f1 status headunit and processor), I was really into my sounds before, im gonna take it easy with the s3 lol
Audi S3 8P2 | Merlin Purple | Black Optics | Recaro Bucket Seats | Privacy Glass | Bi-Xenon Adaptive Headlights | Bluetooth Phone Prep. | MTM Stage 2 | Milltek TBE | ITG Stage 2 Induction Kit | Odyssey Racing 40 Battery | Rev D DV | Denso IK24 Spark Plugs | RS4 Pressure Regulator Valve | TTS Engine cover | To do: Autotech HPFP
my current car which will be replaced by an A3
which replaced
Air, OZ, Tarrox, on a TDI
Old car!
New car!
thats a nice looking mk5
2009 Suzuki GSXR1000K9 SE in White
2012 Triumph Speed Triple R in Black
2012 RS3 in Racing Mica Blue
2012 A1 TFSI in Misano red (shared with mum)
My A3 replaced by petrol hungry stage 2 Beetle Turbo
which replaced
which replaced
which replaced
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B6 1.8T Avant s line gmbh
Without a doubt the best car i ever had and streets ahead of my A3. Every conceivable extra as std including Brembo's . sadly missed .......
Not picture of my actual cars, but these are some of the highlights, the rest were boring
Still miss her, a bit. Quite a lot of fun those GTi's.
Last edited by Ben H; 4th February 2010 at 19:47.
S3 Sportback S-Tronic (2010) - Brilliant Red
Technology Pack (RNSE 2, Bluetooth, 6-CD stack), BOSE, roof rails, 2 child seats and 310bhp
My 206 GTi 180 ...
Car: Phantom Black A3 2.0 TFSI S-Line BLACK EDITION, 3-door, manual
Love the gti 180's!! Great little cars. Used to work at the ryton plant in my summer hols!!
2000 AMK S3, Revo'd, forge 007p, B8's, H&R's, tarox g88's, ferrodo ds2500's, and in the fastest colour
I have just bought my A3 today! This is my first post to show what has come before it...
My last few cars starting with the most recent before the S3
Revo Stage 2+ - Miltek Non Res Turbo Back Exhaust - Evoms Intake - Autotech Fuel
Pump - Forge DV - Sachs Clutch - BSH Engine/Gearbox Mounts - BSH PCV Mod - RS4
FPR Valve - Airlift Performance Struts With Adjustable Top Mounts & Droplinks with Accuair Management - H & R Anti Roll Bars - 42 Draft Designs Shifter Bushes - BBS E28 Magnesium Motorsport Wheels - Piano
Black Optics Grill & Fogs - Piano Black Door Mirrors - Carbon Fibre Front Splitter & Rear Diffuser
then the 3.2 A3 as we have a baby so need 5 doors (Maserati Gransport is next on my shopping list though)
2007 A3 sportback - 3.2 V6 - Ibis white - fully loaded - for sale
Even the standard car was incredibly rapid: 0-100 in 14 secs. I never had the modified car timed, but it was definitely in Audi RS territory once on the move.
S3 Sportback S-Tronic (2010) - Brilliant Red
Technology Pack (RNSE 2, Bluetooth, 6-CD stack), BOSE, roof rails, 2 child seats and 310bhp
Do you guys get these new A3/S3's on finance or are you all rich?
A3 2.0TFSI quattro Sportback Lava Grey | | GIAC K03 Extreme Map | Autotech HPFP | RS4 Fuel Regulator | Neuspeed P-Flo | BSH PCV Fix | MV Sport DP | S3 Intake Cam | 285 BHP & 320 lb Ft Torque
Votex Kit | TD Pro race 1.2 | Schwarze Audi Rings | Alu Rails | Sachs Clutch | H & R Now gone. Current- A5 Cab 2012
Got tired of driving a truck!
Current car
Last car was a 330cd
Before that another 3.2!
And before that a Cupra R
And before that an Accord type R
S3 Sportback S-Tronic
2010 R36 Saloon in Biscay Blue
2008 Red S3
2005 A3 3.2 quattro S-line Sportback dsg Avus silver
2005 A3 3.2 quattro Sport Sportback dsg Black
Just a small few of my loves...All were wrecks and restored by me cept the last one..
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Audi S3 - current car 21 yrs old
Skoda Fabia VRs - (owned 6months) 19yrs old
VW Lupo GTi - 2nd car (owned 6months) 18 yrs old
VW Lupo Sport - first car (owned +year)17yrs old
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My Corsa was my pride and joy!!!
Currently driving a 55 plate Ford Mondeo ST. But as Arnie once said...
I'll be back!!!
Cant post pictures as haven't got any here, but my S3 replaces an S4 cabriolet with Full Milltek non res system which i adored, which replaced a Porsche Boxter which i also loved to bits!
"Dont get me wrong. Ugly girls need loving. Just not by me."
My R32.....
Meteor S3, APR Stage 3, APR HPFP, Milltek TBE, LOBA/Sach's Clutch, Bilstein PSS10's, H&R ARB, Gen4 Haldex PP, EVOM's DV & CAI, Forge TB with Pro-Alloy IC, BBS CK 19" My S3
this was my baby before i got the s3! absolutely loved this car! especially the colour, never showed scratches! just looked wet all the time! not to mention it was f***in fast! and handled pretty well!
to my great upset the guy i sold it too (he lived round the corner from me) has just got rid of it, so i can no longer go and check on it to look and reminisce
It was fully loaded but with half leather (wish i done this on s3)
full aero kit
GTT s/c pulley
GTT twin bearing idler pulley
GTT optimised bypass valve
NGK high temp iridium sparkplugs
GTT strut brace
GTT induction
GTT crank pulley
GTT oil catch can#
GRS intercooler
H&R lowering kit
Milltek cat back - with GTT re-route
o.z superleggers 18" with toyo proxes
that was about it! i cant find any pics after the drop (the last thing i did to it) but this was it before...
Gone but not forgotten......
S3 - Phantom Black - Black Optics - Most Extras
Mods: Revo Stage 2+ - 18" BBS ch/Michelin PS2 - Recaro OEM Buckets - Milltek TBE NonRes/Sports Cat - Evoms Intake - APR hpfp - H&R Springs/ARBS F&R - Sachs Clutch/Luk DMF - AP Racing 6 Pot BBK - 10mm Spacers - Black Rings
Mods To Do: Full Retrim - MY11 RNSe - Coilovers- Plenty Carbon
Alot of nice cars there and bikes i may add, thats some value of bikes you have owned Paddy.
Seems to be alot of young guys in S3's these days.
I am going to put a post on the general thread about the restoration of the NCR race bike soon. :-)
Thats impressive, good work
Get it posted up would be interested to see that.
A3 3.2 V6 S-Line | Brilliant Black | Full Votex Kit | 18" Cades Bern / 19" Bentley 5 Spokes in flat grey with 215/35 Falkens | Custom Code Remap
V-Maxx coilovers | Remus exhaust | Pipercross Viper | Goodridge Brake Lines | RNS-E | Bluetooth | FBMFSW
Previous VAGs: 99 S4 Biturbo | 06 Golf GT TDI | 08 A4 S-Line TDI PD140 | 02 Passat 4.0 W8
Other toy: Suzuki GSX-R750 K3 Black/Silver
Leather arm rest for sale | S3 mirror covers for sale | 09 3dr tail lights wanted | Twin grills wanted PM me!


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Big biz news out front today, and deserves to be:
- 'A runaway train' of soaring costs - Jonathan D. Epstein/The Buffalo News
If you felt sticker shock when you opened up your health insurance packet from your employer, you were not alone.
Western New York workers will see their insurance premiums rise by as much as 20 percent next year. And there's no sign of it getting better soon.
"It's getting worse," said Gregory D. Leifer, director of life insurance and employee benefits at Scott Danahy Naylon Insurance Brokers. "It's a runaway train, and people don't see it ending." ...
Nationwide, employers expected their health insurance costs to rise by 10.1 percent in 2011, if they made no changes to their plans, but by just 5.9 percent after adjustments, according to a survey by Mercer Health & Benefits. A similar survey by Towers Watson said plan changes would lower the expected increase to 8.2 percent.
Locally, rates will rise by up to 20 percent for Independent Health and HealthNow and by up to 12.5 percent for Univera. Employers are growing less willing to absorb those increases, as the cost of benefits comprises more than 10 percent of payroll, according to Compdata Surveys. ...
- 'Obamacare' not the cause of Colorado rate hikes - Colorado Independent
- Five strategies to tame health care spending - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Why Employers Aren't Rooting for Health Care Reform to Die - The Atlantic
- Why I will stay far away from cliffs from now on - The Huffington Post
- Nearly 59 million lack health insurance: CDC - Reuters
- Employers plan for hikes in health insurance rates - Rochester Business Journal
- Connecticut Doctors To Oppose Anthem's Proposed Rate Increases - Hartford Courant
- Online information on health insurance rates readily available to Californians - Los Angeles Times
Not everything's going up:
- Mortgage rates again decline to record lows - AP/Buffalo News
The mortgage rate bar is even lower, but few homebuyers are making the jump.
Rates on fixed mortgages again fell to their lowest levels in decades this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday, after the Federal Reserve unveiled a massive bond-buying program to help spur economic growth.
That marked more than a half-year of record lows. But housing activity has still faltered.
- Battle for shoppers' dollars pushes convenience, discounts - AP/Buffalo News
From Sears stores open on Thanksgiving for the first time to free shipping from Wal-Mart, the battle for holiday shoppers' dollars has begun in earnest. ...
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that typically kicks off holiday shopping, is not only being marketed as "Black Friday week," but for a growing number of stores, "Black Friday month."
- Retailers offering early discounts, so late shoppers could lose out - AP/Buffalo News
Speaking of "sticker shock":
- George Pyle/The Buffalo News
taggedConsumer protection | Current Affairs | Health Care | Labor agreements | The Economy


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Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 7:36 am
Immediately after last week's election, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced the state would not be setting up its own health insurance exchange. Next door in Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback announced that Kansas will have no involvement in running a state exchange either. The moves open the door for increased federal involvement in health care in staunchly Republican territory.
Originally published on Thu November 15, 2012 3:34 pm
Toothbutter: noun. Butter spread so thickly as to reveal teeth marks upon biting.
The fact that this word exists in the Danish language should help to explain what politicians were up against when they introduced the "fat tax" just over a year ago. This is a country that loves it some butter (and meat, and all things dreadful to the arteries).
Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 1:55 pm
President Obama meets with labor leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss how to steer clear of the so-called fiscal cliff. It's the first of many meetings aimed at avoiding automatic tax increases and spending cuts at the beginning of the new year.
A week ago, the president proved again that he and his team are good at winning elections. The question now is whether he can translate victory at the ballot box to success in shaping policy.
Originally published on Wed November 14, 2012 3:36 pm
The Virgin Mary is one of the most familiar icons of Christianity. For centuries, artists have depicted her on everything from backyard statues of a rosy-cheeked innocent to paintings of magnificent Madonnas hanging in museums all over the world. But few writers have taken up her story or tried to create their own version of the events of her life.
Now, Irish writer Colm Toibin does just that. His novella, The Testament of Mary, raises questions about the life of Jesus' mother and the stories that laid the groundwork for the creation of a church.
Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 5:02 am
In February 1932, the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression. Franklin Roosevelt was plotting a run for the White House. And in northeast Pennsylvania, the Morris Run Coal Co. had just finished drilling a 5,385-foot-deep gas well on a farm owned by Mr. W.J. Butters.
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Athens last month, a few Greek Army reservists in fatigues greeted her with chants of "Get out, Nazis!" Like other Greeks, they are furious over the drastic budget cuts Germany and other eurozone countries are demanding in exchange for billions in bailout loans.
The protesters compared the situation to Nazi Germany's brutal occupation of Greece during World War II, when more than 400,000 Greeks died.
Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 1:33 pm
Last week's election may have settled the fate of the federal Affordable Care Act, but its implementation after months of uncertainty has caught many of the players unprepared.
Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 1:15 pm
Hurricane Sandy left a long trail of destruction across the New Jersey shoreline. And it did a lot more than just flood houses.
In towns like Seaside Heights and Belmar, Sandy wiped out the boardwalks that line the beach. In places like these, boardwalks served as the commercial center knitting the towns together, and residents are wondering where to go from here.
Until two weeks ago, the boardwalk was the place to hang out in Belmar, N.J. Ann Summer was walking along the water with her husband this weekend.
Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 8:22 pm
It's an old problem and an old code — "don't snitch." And it exists everywhere.
But in Chicago, where homicides and shootings are up significantly this year, that old code is leaving a rising number of violent crimes unsolved. Chicago Police Department statistics show arrests are being made in about 30 percent of shooting homicides, while close to 80 percent of nonfatal shootings are going unsolved.
When police can't find and arrest the perpetrators, they worry that the shooters will soon shoot again.
Witness Protection
Originally published on Tue December 4, 2012 7:30 pm
Virtually everyone agrees that allowing the nation to fall off the fiscal cliff would be a bad thing.
Government programs would be cut, taxes would rise significantly on a majority of Americans, and according to the Congressional Budget Office, the economy would fall back into recession.
But get this: Even if all of those things happen, there would still be a budget deficit.


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Big fun with a little camera
Just because the profile is slim doesn't mean Panasonic skimped on image quality. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Featuring the high-performance Venus Engine VI, beautiful images are possible in even low-light situations. With the 4x optical as well as 4x digital zoom, with a combined total of 36x zoom, you'll be in on the action even if you aren't in the middle of it. When it comes to automatic shooting, Panasonic's Lumix DMC-F5 delivers. The technology combines six detection and correction functions to deliver clear, beautiful images, every time. While Auto Focus tracking locks onto and maintains focus on moving subjects, optical image stabilization reduces image blur. Digital red-eye correction and Face Detection combine to produce stunning portraits, and Intelligent ISO control helps optimize exposure under different lighting conditions. Finally, an Intelligent Scene Selector automatically configures camera settings for a variety of common shooting conditions. Sharing photos and video on Facebook and YouTube is just as easy with Image Uploader — and no special software is needed.
In the box:
DMC-FH5 camera, battery charger, battery pack, AV cable, USB cable, hand strap, CD-ROM.
Recommend (August 01, 2011)
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Reviewed By: P. B. - Bethesda, MD
Love the product and the service!!! Will continue to shop with this vendor.
Comparison Specifications
- Resolution: 16.1-megapixel / Venus Engine VI / 1/2.33" CCD image sensor / Primary color filter
- Memory: 70MB built-in memory / Support for SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards
- Zoom power: 4x optical zoom / 4x digital zoom / 16x combined zoom, 36x combined zoom with Extra Optical Zoom
- Shooting modes: Intelligent Auto mode / HD movie mode / Scene modes
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- Scene modes: 18
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- Editing: Resize / Trim
- Continuous shooting: 4.6 fps in High-speed Burst Mode (reduced resolution) / 5-image maximum
- White balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, Selectable White set
- Color effects: Standard / Vivid / Natural / Black & White / Sepia / Cool / Warm / Happy
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- Lens: 28mm - 112mm focal length (@35mm equivalent) / LUMIX DC VARIO lens, 6 elements in 5 groups / Macro zoom
- Aperture: f/3.1 - f/20
- Shutter speed: 8 - 1/1600 sec range / 15, 30, 60 sec in Starry Sky mode
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- Exposure: Program Auto Exposure
- Self-timer: 2- and 10-second delay
- File format: JPEG (DCF/Exif2.21), still images / QuickTime Motion JPEG, video
- PictBridge support: Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF
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Dimensional Specifications
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- 1 lb
Panasonic DMC-FH5S Warranty Details
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Not exactly 'rural'
Regarding the Aug. 25 news story, "Apex OKs rezoning for pricey project in rural area": Not!
When we bought out in the "rural" environment, there was nothing but a farm behind us, plenty of unspoiled acreage a good distance from any city or town life. We thought we were out in the middle of nowhere, and that was the way we wanted it.
Now we have high-class subdivisions behind both sides of our "rural" subdivision and a new school going up in the front of the subdivision and constant noise from construction vehicles.
If the town boards think this is keeping Apex rural, they should look up the meaning of "rural." Apex, like all other towns in the area, has forgotten that there are people who enjoy not being anywhere near civilization. But town boards must enjoy allowing the building of homes where residents are able to stick their hands out of kitchen windows to ask neighbors for a cup of sugar or can cut their lawns during halftime of a basketball game.
And us "rural" folks have to look at that. Rural Apex? Not!
Terry Kelly, Apex


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---- — TROY — Senior Joey Kramer recorded five points to lead the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team to a 7-5 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action from East Campus Stadium.
With the win, the Cardinals improve to 1-0 on the season, while the Engineers drop to 0-2.
"Obviously, it was our first time out," Plattsburgh coach Ryan Cavanaugh said. "We didn't have any scrimmages before and RPI is a really good team, a quality program and we were nervous. Our first time out, you don't really know what you're going to get."
Seniors Brett McClelland and Kramer scored goals 1:13 apart in the first quarter to give the Cardinals an early 2-0 lead. Kramer also earned an assist on McClelland's first of the year.
Rensselaer answered back at 5:38 of the opening frame, when sophomore Colin Fortuner stuck home an unassisted tally for his second of the season. Junior Mike Hicks then pulled the Engineers even at 2-2 with 41 seconds to go in the quarter.
McClelland netted his second of the contest – just 33 seconds into the second quarter – to regain a one-goal edge for the Cardinals, but RPI senior Eric Valero retaliated 2:15 later to knot the game at 3-3.
The game remained tied at the half, with RPI holding a 17-12 advantage in shots and a 21-17 edge in ground balls.
Plattsburgh State scored the first four goals of the second half, including two in the third quarter by Kramer and freshman Brendan Damm. Early fourth-quarter tallies from McClelland and Kramer pushed the Cardinals' lead to 7-3 with 11:19 remaining in the game.
Valero then scored two straight times to pull the Engineers to within 7-5 with 2:19 to go but that was as close as RPI would get in Wednesday's contest.
"The beginning of the game we had some breakdowns, offensively and defensively, but we coached through that and the guys worked hard through that," Cavanaugh said. "We made some adjustments.
"It was certainly a battle of composure. Lacrosse is a game of momentum, and we were able to control momentum and control possession of ball."
Kramer finished the day with three goals and a pair of assists. Sophomore Nick Parrella also picked up his first point of the season, earning an assist on Kramer's third-quarter marker.
With a strong offensive effort in the second half, the Cardinals outshot the Engineers, 43-36, and finished the day with a 43-36 advantage in ground balls. Plattsburgh won 10 of the 16 face-offs, including six in the second half. The Cardinals went 0-for-3 in extra-man opportunities while RPI was 1-for-5.
Plattsburgh State senior netminder Gordie Gehring made eight saves and collected two ground balls in picking up the win, while RPI junior Alex Castronovo had 10 stops to go along with three ground balls.
"That's a team (RPI) that last year I think was ranked ninth in the nation," Cavanaugh said. "They're down a little from last year, but still a quality program. It just shows how much our program has grown.
"It was a great team win."
The Cardinals hit the road this weekend for two more non-conference games, starting with a matchup at Farmingdale State Friday at 3 p.m. Plattsburgh State wraps up the weekend trip on Sunday with a 1 p.m. game at Fairleigh Dickenson University – The College at Florham.
Plattsburgh 7, Rensselaer 5
Score by periods:
Plattsburgh 2 1 2 2 — 7
Rensselaer 2 1 0 2 — 5
Plattsburgh scoring- Kramer, 3 goals, 2 assists; McClelland, 3 goals; Damm, 1 goal; Parrella, 1 assist.
Rensselaer scoring- Valero, 3 goals; Fortuner, 1 goal; Hicks, 1 goal; Colligan, 1 assist; Crow, 1 assist; Overend, 1 assist.
Shots: Plattsburgh 35, Rensselaer 29.
Ground balls: Plattsburgh 43, Rensselaer 36.
Face-offs: Plattsburgh, 10-16; Rensselaer, 6-16.
Clears: Plattsburgh, 16-21; Rensselaer, 15-22.
Extra-man opportunities: Plattsburgh, 0-3; Rensselaer, 1-5.
Saves: Gehring, PSU, 8; Castronovo, Ren, 10.


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Springsteen played the song he came up with, prompting the crowd in a call-and-response and offering sheepish explanations for the lyrics between verses. "When I got to the second verse, I was having a hard time finding words that rhyme with Obama," Springsteen said. "You run out of those real quick."
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GLASGOW — A suspect was arrested just before midnight and charged in relation to the Fountain Run death Kentucky State Police had been investigating Tuesday.
Roger G. Mansfield, 53, had been found dead by the Fountain Run Police Department, which had been called to do a welfare check at his residence and contacted KSP shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday after making the discovery, according to a KSP press release.
At 11:47 p.m., 25-year-old Kassey Russell of Fountain Run was arrested at KSP Post 3 in Bowling Green, according to the statement from Billy Gregory, public information officer for KSP Post 3 in Columbia. Detectives developed information throughout the course of the day that led them to Russell, who was found at a local hotel in Bowling Green; KSP personnel from Post 3 initially arrested Russell on an unrelated warrant prior to charging him with murder, all according to Gregory's press release.
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Oakley's Olympic gold medalist Shaun White and Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler took the top podium spots Saturday as the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix kicked off at Breckenridge Resort.
In the women's competition, Bleiler threw out a crippler, frontside alley-oop to a frontside 540 truck driver finishing with a backside 540 and frontside 900, earning her a score of 45.3.
"It's nice to win the first contest of the season," Bleiler said. "It's always great for confidence. I've been riding the past couple of days and early season is always hard for me because it takes me a little while to get back to that level I was riding at [the end of last season]. I was able to step up today and it feels good to overcome that battle."
In the men's competition, White's entry came as a surprise. But according to him, not planning to compete took the added pressure off.
"This year I'm just trying to have some fun and not really put too much pressure on things and so I wasn't going to do the event. Then, I just knew, I was here, I felt good and I just went for it," said White, who also led the qualifying round Friday. "It was more fun I think because there wasn't really pressure thinking about it the whole week."
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On the afternoon before , Albert Kirchmayr was mid-way through the second busiest day of his year. The first being the actual holiday itself.
"I would say about 80 percent of people wait until the last day," Kirchmayr, the epononymous owner of , said with a laugh.
While the store is usually open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and closed on Sunday, Kirchmayr extended the weekday hours to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and was open on Feb. 12 to accommodate the increased demand. He also brought in more staff members to help out with customers.
"After 25 years, we know what we're doing," he said with a yawn.
In addition to his , Kirchmayr caters to an overwhelming number of new faces each Valentine's Day.
"This is when the men come out in droves," he said.
One of his most reliable customers is a man who, for the past five years, has come in a few days before Valentine's Day to have the store create a chocolate broken heart structure for his ex-wife. Kirchmayr said he bakes the structure to purposely crack in the middle.
"[The customer] always asks me if other men ask for this," he said. "I say, 'no, you're the only one.' He thinks it'll catch on with other men."
But what's really popular around Valentine's Day are truffles and other chocolates held inside an edible container. Kirchmayr also expects that a third of his sales this holiday will come from chocolate-covered strawberries.
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Fourth. That was where the Valdosta State football team was ranked in the first Division II Super Region 2 rankings, released Monday afternoon.
The Blazers are ranked fourth after starting the season with a 6-2 overall record and a 5-2 record against Division II competition.
"I thought we would be about three or four," Valdosta State head coach David Dean said. "If you look at the national rankings, we are the third ranked team in the South Region. So I figured we would be somewhere in there around three or four."
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) leader Miles is ranked No. 1 in Super Region 2 with a 7-1 record against Division II schools. Mars Hill is ranked second with a 5-1 record against DII competition, followed by West Alabama, who is 4-1 against Division II teams.
Carson-Newman is ranked fifth and Fort Valley State is ranked sixth. Both teams have 5-2 records against Division II competition.
The top six teams in the final region rankings, set to be released Sunday, Nov. 11, will make up the playoff field.
The top two seeded teams will receive bye weeks in the first round, while the third seed will host the sixth seed and the fourth seed will host the fifth seed. The playoffs begin Nov. 17.
"The thing is, it is going to change," said Dean of the rankings. "We have three weeks left in the regular season, so a lot of those folks are going to play each other and have tough games yet to play. All we can do is take care of ourselves."
Lenoir-Rhyne (4-2), Wingate (5-3), Newberry (5-3) and Albany State (5-3) round out the top 10 of the rankings.
The Blazers visit Gulf South Conference newcomer Shorter Thursday night in the GSC Game of the Week.
With such a quick turnaround, the Blazers couldn't afford to take a day off, and practiced Sunday and Monday night under the lights at their practice facility.
"I was very pleased," Dean said of practice. "I was really surprised that we came out with the spunk and the fire that we did. I thought, coming off three emotional games and a very physical football game from the day before, I thought we would have to be pulling teeth a little bit. And it was actually pretty good. I was pleased."
VSU will practice again Tuesday afternoon before holding a walk through Wednesday afternoon. The Blazers will depart for Shorter on Wednesday evening.
With the region rankings being released hours before Monday night's practice, the Blazers now understood where they stood in the aspect of earning a playoff berth.
"Our players know what is at stake now," Dean said. "They put themselves in a position to be in the playoff hunt. I'm sure when they find out they are ranked in the top six of the region that will create a little bit of juice."
Saturday's 59-41 win over rival Delta State, the Blazers' first victory over the Statesmen since 2005, was a physical football game. Several players left with injuries.
Dean said offensive lineman Edmund Kugbila is questionable for Thursday's game, while wide receiver Quin Roberson (neck) is out, along with defensive lineman Andrew Lauritsen (ankle) and defensive back Xavier Crane (broken arm).
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Covering the worlds of data security, privacy and hacker culture.
As the Israeli army rains shells on the Gaza strip Thursday, it's also gone on the offensive online, posting videos of its attacks on Hamas targets and live-tweeting its campaign. Now the hacker group Anonymous has responded with a digital bombardment of its own.
In a series of attacks it's calling "OpIsrael," Anonymous went on a spree of website defacement and takedown attacks Thursday, calling on members to flood forty sites with junk web traffic designed to knock them offline and defacing websites including the privacy firm Israeli Security Academy and a blog the group described as belonging to the Israeli Defense Forces. "We Anonymous will not sit back and watch a cowardly Zionist State demolish innocent people's lives." reads one message posted to a defaced site, along with an image of smoke rising over what appears to be a Palestinian city.
Perhaps a bit hyperbolically, the message added, "We have taken down your top security and surveillance website."
Another message on a hacked site attributes the attack to Pakistani Anonymous hackers: "The people of Pakistan are always supporting the brave people of Gaza, we love you!"
Update: As the Gaza conflict continued over the weekend, Anonymous has ramped up its tactics to attack hundreds of sites and spill tens of thousands of Israelis' data.
Anonymous Twitter accounts provided links to what they described as an Anonymous Gaza Care Package with tools for staying online if Israel cuts Internet service the Gaza Strip during its military action. Another hacker group, Telecomix, provided its own detailed instructions in English and Arabic for using dial-up connections, a technique it first suggested during the Egyptian Internet outage surrounding the Arab Spring protests there last year.
"To the people of Gaza and the "Occupied Territories", know that Anonymous stands with you in this fight," reads a press statement from the hacker group. "We will do everything in our power to hinder the evil forces of the IDF arrayed against you. We will use all our resources to make certain you stay connected to the Internet and remain able to transmit your experiences to the world."
Gazan and Israeli forces have traded volleys of fire over the last day, inflicting damage on both military and civilian targets. By CNN's latest count, three Israelis and 13 Palestinians had died as a result of the conflict.
Anonymous' attacks, as usual, achieve more as propaganda than in actual damage. Most of its target sites seem to have remained online, and several downed and defaced sites seemed like random low-hanging fruit: A manufacturing an export company and a real estate law firm, for instance.
But the online attacks draw attention to the Gazan side of an information war in which Israel has been unusually aggressive: In the days leading up to its attack, the official Israeli Defense Force twitter feed has provided a constant stream of messages about its offensive in the region as well as Israeli civilian and military casualties caused by Hamas rockets fired from Gaza. Its tweets have linked to aerial videos posted to YouTube, showing the assassination of a Hamas leader and the bombing of what the IDF described as a "rocket warehouse." By the IDF feed's latest count, it had attacked 250 terrorist sites in retaliation for 274 rockets launched from Gaza, in addition to 105 intercepted by its "Iron Dome" missile defense system.
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---- — Q: My son wants to grow a really big pumpkin this summer — I think he got the idea after seeing all the giants last year at the Topsfield Fair. I think I've convinced him that those are really one-in-a-million, but he still has his goal of a Halloween-sized pumpkin. Can he do this in a normal backyard that is very sunny? We've already started some seeds that are supposed to be giant pumpkins indoors in individual pots.
A: Yes, I'm sure that with some work, he can grow his own Halloween pumpkins. Does he know that there are also pumpkins that aren't orange and grow in many sizes, and even some unusual-shaped ones?
Pumpkins are a warm-weather crop, so don't be in a hurry to move your tiny plants outside. You can warm up the garden soil by covering it for a few sunny days with a piece of black plastic. Dig in some well-composed materials from the compost, remove the plastic sheet and transplant your seedlings, being careful not to disturb roots. Fertilize weekly with an all-purpose fertilizer.
Good luck to your son, and tell him that the winners at Topsfield are experienced growers who have tried to win the prize for many years.
Q: Now that it's getting warmer, I'm anxious to remove my garden mulch. When can I begin removing the layers of mulch around the garden? I'm beginning to see green sprouts appear.
A: Go to it! You can certainly remove a covering around the perennials — you've probably already pulled the mulch off the first crocuses and snowdrops — but even if you don't, they will survive.
The whole purpose of mulch is to temper the temperatures. Sunny days and subfreezing night cause the soil and roots to heave. Heaving causes damage. Plants that have heaved up from the ground can be gently replaced, but don't step on them. Instead, gently dig and replace them at their proper growing depth. Be especially careful of peonies and irises, which are shallow rooters and shouldn't be covered with too much soil. Remove mulch from tender shoots very carefully, by hand.
If you used compostable mulch like grass or leaves, it could be left to compost right on the bed. You won't have to completely remove it, but pull it back from the base of the plants to prevent rot and insect damage.
If you used hay as mulch, it probably hasn't rotted enough to leave it. Move it to the compost heap, where it can continue decomposing for a few more months, then bring it back to the garden.
Q: Everything seems to be sold for large gardens — seed, plants, fertilizers — and they're things I would really like to try if I could get a smaller size. I've written to several companies, but they can't seem to help. Can you offer any suggestions?
A: This is the time of year to choose a "garden buddy" — someone in your neighborhood with whom you can share plants, seeds, garden materials and even some specialty tools. You'll save time and gasoline on trips to the nurseries and share information as you go through catalog s and trips out for supplies. Choose a first-time gardener, or someone who has knowledge to share about a specialty like roses or lilies. It might be wise to set budgets so there are no misunderstandings.
Q: My neighbor walks her dogs past my house every day, sometimes more than once. She is a very caring dog walker, picking up all solid matter, but there's no way she can control the wet spots, which appear to be happening in the same spot every day. Now I'm beginning to see dead grass in the area. What can I do?
A: First, don't be too quick to blame. Maybe it's not only your neighbor's dog's fault — other dogs follow suit and may have used the same spot, over and over.
As a fix, remove the spot to a depth of 4 inches, fill it in with fresh top soil and reseed, or buy a piece of healthy sod. You'll have a perfect lawn instantly. In either case, cover the damaged area with horticultural lime. Lime neutralizes the acid in the urine and will prevent the area from turning color, if caught in time.
You could also put up a sign that says, "Not a doggie park."
Q: My corn plant, an inside plant, has grown so tall it really needs to be cut back. The leaves are only coming out of the top foot of the plant. I haven't cut it back in the past because it has bloomed every winter. Suggestions?
A: Decide how much of a new plant you want to be left with. Cut the main stem back, remove two or three leaves and root the piece in water — or dip the cut end in a rooting compound and root it in peat or sand. Either way, be patient. Roots will form, and you're on the way to a new corn plant.
You will have to give up on the wonderful but seldom-seen flowers — usually, corn plants take years to flower. The bare remaining stem might sprout if given good care.
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While you're out around the garden on the first sunny days, don't go out without a pad and pencil. Inspect the garden and begin list-making — what has broken and will need pruning, and what will have to be replaced.
North Shore Gardener by Barbara Barger is a periodic feature of Friday's Living section. Reach Barbara at email@example.com or write c/o Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St., Gloucester, MA 01930. Previous North Shore Gardener columns can be found at www.nsgardener.com.


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FSU Laying Off the Hitting in Practice
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- No. 3 Florida State (5-0) practiced for two hours this afternoon as they began preparation for Saturday's contest against No. 21 Georgia Tech (4-1). FSU practiced in shells (shorts, shoulder pads and helmet) instead of their usual Tuesday full-pad practice.
"We didn't do much hitting today," said head coach Bobby Bowden. "We wanted to be careful about the pounding, we hit it hard last week."
Freshman tailback Davy Ford had the big plays of the 11-on-11 scrimmaging. Ford, who will start for the first time Saturday, broke runs of 40 and 20 yards against the No. 2 defense. The No. 1 defense did not give up a score in the 11-on-11 action. LB Demetro Stephens recorded an interception in skeleton drills.
"All the tailbacks ran well today," said Bowden. "Ford looked good. Before the year's over, I would like to give every tailback a start. They are making good progress. I feel more confident running the ball now than I did."
Coach Bowden also said that Lamarr Glenn was moved to No. 1 fullback, citing his impressive blocking last week.
Georgia Tech comes to Tallahassee with a 3-0 ACC mark, its best since the 1990 national championship season, after defeating NC State Saturday.
"This is the best Georgia Tech team since we've been in the conference," said Bowden. "Their depth is better and they are well coached with George O'Leary. They are balanced on offense and their quarterback (Joe Hamilton) is very dangerous running the football."
TE Carver Donaldson suffered the only injury of the day as he will have X-rays on the fourth finger of his right hand to check for a break. LB Theon Rackley (right ankle sprain), DT Corey Simon (cervical burner) and S Shawn McCorkel (strained right hamstring) sat out of practice. Simon and McCorkel are doubtful for Saturday's game. OG Donald Heaven, CB Samari Rolle and S Shevin Smith were held out of contact today.
Saturday's contest in Tallahassee is scheduled to kick-off at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.