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November 30, 2012 - Jim Price
…A healthy selection of live music options will be happening on area stages throughout this weekend and next week.
One of the spotlight events this weekend will be a benefit to help out an area musician battling cancer. Terry Welsh, a guitarist and singer for area rock group The Jam, is fighting stage 4 colon and liver cancer. Taking place this Sunday at the Reliance Fire Company Rec Hall in Philipsburg, the Brothers In Rock Against Cancer benefit will raise money to help Welsh with his medical expenses, as well as show solidarity and support for him and his family. Welsh's bandmates, The Jam, will perform, along with the groups The Lucky 13s and The Mockingbirds. Temptation Alley will perform between bands. There will also be a silent auction, door prizes and 50/50 drawings. Dinner will be available. The concert begins at 2 p.m., and all ages are welcome to attend.
Area punk rockers will be whooping it up at Aldo's this Saturday night, when a four-band bill hits the stage starting at 10 p.m. Pittsburgh's The Cheats headline the show, along with Altoona favorites Xs For Eyes, plus State College punks The Whatleys and The Company You Keep. The four bands are performing as part of the Movember & Sons Shaving promotion, an annual initiative to raise awareness of men's health issues like prostate and testicular cancer. Men, including members of the bands, were encouraged to grow moustaches throughout the month of "Movember," and seek out sponsors to support those efforts on behalf of Movember & Sons. This show provides a celebration to close out the initiative and a contest will be held to determine the best moustache.
And music fans who attend The Hurricanes' monthly first-Thursday show (with guest keyboardist Dave Villani) next Thursday night at Pellegrine's will have the opportunity to catch a young rising star. Based near Pittsburgh, Mia Z is an aspiring 13-year-old singer and songwriter who has already generated significant buzz throughout the Northeast with her vibrant singing voice, confident performing style and stage presence. She will perform several original songs during the evening, including material from her recently-issued debut album "The Beginning." The show begins at 9 p.m., and admission is free.
Here is a full listing for live music on area stages this weekend and the coming week:
Stephen Johnopolos at Raphael's Steakhouse, Altoona (starts 6:30 p.m.)
Yesterday's Classics at the Heidelberg Club, Altoona (members and guests, starts 9 p.m.)
Drew Dodson at Pellegrine's, Altoona
Phil Baskin at Trianon, Altoona
Half Tempted at Bavarian Hall, Altoona (Jamie Horton Benefit)
Michael O'Brian Band at Ye Old Kegg Inn, Portage
Songwriting Workshop with Hannah Bingman at Bedford Arts Center, Bedford (starts 3 p.m.)
Doug Whitfield at Raphael's Steakhouse, Altoona (starts 6:30 p.m.)
The Cheats, Xs For Eyes, The Whatleys, The Company You Keep at Aldo's, Altoona
The House Band at Shaw's Bar, Altoona
Half Tempted at Family Pizza & Pub, Altoona
Sunset Strip at Pellegrine's, Altoona
Radio Tokyo at 4D's Lounge, Altoona
Kyx at Belmar Hotel, Altoona
The Boomers at Bellwood Eagles, Bellwood (members and guests, starts 9 p.m.)
Emberstitch and The Felons at Glenn's Place, Claysburg
Felix & the Hurricanes at Huntingdon Elks, Huntingdon
R2B2 at Davey's, Hastings
Highway Divide at Yesterday's Party, Ebensburg
One Adam 12 at Jay's Place, Ebensburg
The Hawks Blues Band at Madhatters, St. Boniface
Flight 19 at City Hotel, Northern Cambria
Brothers In Rock Against Cancer Benefit (for Terry Welsh) at Reliance Fire Company Red Hall, Philipsburg; featuring The Lucky 13s, The Jam, The Mockingbirds and Temptation Alley (starts 2 p.m.)
Drum Circle at The Chatterbox, Portage (starts 2 p.m., free admission)
Felix & the Hurricanes at Shaw's Bar, Altoona
Eileen Ivers "An Nollaig – An Irish Christmas" at Rosenberger Auditorium, Juniata College, Huntingdon (starts 7:30 p.m.)
Ty Ayers (acoustic) at 4D's Lounge, Altoona
7th Gear at 4D's Lounge (upstairs), Altoona
Open Mic/Jam Night at Pellegrine's, Altoona (starts 9 p.m.)
Open Mic/Jam Night at Mugshotz, Gallitzin (starts 8 p.m.)
Steve Summerhill at Jethro's, Altoona (starts 7 p.m.)
Felix & the Hurricanes and Mia Z at Pellegrine's, Altoona
Tom "Ying" Yannitelli at Thirsty Dawg Taverne, Patton
(More shows may be added to this list as information becomes available. Feel free to check back.)
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Singer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Baskin, entertaining at Patton's Thirsty Dawg Taverne in September. Phil performs at the Trianon Bar & Grille in Altoona this Friday night.
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23 Awesome Food Ideas For Your LOST Finale Party
Walted Milk Balls
For the first two hours of the party, you are told how incredibly tasty these are supposed to be. Suddenly they are gone and no one speaks of them again.
Shepherd's Pie
This pie is always trying to make the party better, but the thing is, it can't fix every party it's at. The pie really just needs to let go and accept that it's just one pie. It's an important pie, yes, but it can't feed everyone. Sometimes it is okay to accept help from other pies.
Not Penny's Gravy Boat
I would actually not suggest putting this gravy on anything. Helping your appetite is not its... primary objective.
WAAAAAAAAAALTed Milk Balls
We'll bring this to the party again, because the party was not done with them yet. All this treat cares about is being with other similar candies, because that is its right. That is a CANDY'S right. They'll probably save a bunch of other snacks, but then get thrown away.
Pizza In Another Life, Brotha
This pizza reminds you of something, but... you can't quite put your finger on what that might be. It gives you the sinking feeling that this pizza does not belong to you, like you should be eating a different pizza. Somewhere else. Somewhen else. You eat it anyway.
Flan Of Science, Flan Of Faith
Some people at your party will eat this flan and some won't. It's not that they don't like flan, it's that they don't believe in it. All you have to do, though, is commit suicide and then everyone at your party will slowly start to believe in flan.
Shannon And Boone Totally Did Each Other: The Sandwich
This sandwich is all kinds of wrong, yet it tastes so right. You'd better savor it, too, because you only get one.
She Probably Blew Him, Too: The Bag Of Chips
Just like Shannon And Boone Totally Did Each Other: The Sandwich, only it's chips.
Pork, Steak, Chip Beans, Mixed Greens, Plenty Of Peas, Porridge, Stew
This hodgepodge of snacks is cursed. You see these foods wherever you go and eventually find out that each food corresponds to a scheduled appointment for eating candy with your significant other (AKA - Candy Dates).
We Were Brought Here For A Reason(able Amount Of Wine)
You know in your heart and soul that you should drink this wine. In fact, your whole life has been leading up to you drinking this wine. Just make sure you don't drink too much of it, though, or the darkness will escape and some very bad things will happen. Definitely don't drive.
Yule Log, Everybody!
This has a very memorable taste. Even after you're done eating this, you will have it stuck on your palate.
A Baby Polar Bear
This should not be at a party, for food or otherwise. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS DOING AT A PARTY?" you'll shout. We won't know where it came from for a couple more parties.
John Lox
They say this is filleted salmon, but it's probably just a red herring.
My Name Is Ginger Ale, And I'm A Mini Soda
Do not believe what is written on this tiny can of Ginger Ale. It is actually a 2-liter of Sprite.
Pig And Cheddar Fried Calzone
If your party guests are ever unsure about eating, just give them this food. Yeah, it's just a fried calzone filled with cheese and ham, but it's a surprisingly effective food if you want to get your nervous guests to eat what you truly believe they have to eat in order to survive the party.
Push The Mutton Every 108 Delicious
This is basically just sheep meat. If you eat it, nothing will happen. If you don't eat it, maybe nothing will happen. To play it safe, I would eat some of it pretty frequently. If people ask you why you're eating so much mutton, tell them you're "Just savin' the party."
"Die, Kate, You're Useless" Porcini Mushrooms
These mushrooms are actually poisonous. Do not eat them.
We Have To Go Mac (& Cheese)
This is the best food you've ever seen at a party. For the entire shindig you thought you were eating spaghettios, and then WHAM! You're all "HOLY SHIT I'VE BEEN EATING MAC & CHEESE THIS WHOLE TIME? THAT IS THE COOLEST FUCKING THING EVER! HOW AM I GOING TO WAIT 8 WHOLE MONTHS FOR MORE FOOD?!?!?" You theorize for 8 months on what the next food you eat might be.
Salad Jarrah With Bensamic Vincentgrette
This food just can't make up its mind. Sometimes the salad and dressing work really well together, but other times they work against each other (taste-wise). It will often disappear for days on end and then show up at the final hour of the party, just to make sure everyone knows they didn't kill the dog.
I mean "salad."
DHARAMEL Apples
These apples mean well, but they are in way over their stems. They will arrive in your mouth, corrupt your idea of food, and destroy your taste buds. Also, they only digest once. Everything else is just snacks.
DHARMALADE On Toast
Just like DHARAMEL Apples, only it's toast and jam.
Don't Tell Me What I Can't Fondue
This melted cheese dip didn't use to be melted. It used to be a sad, hardened, angry cheese. Then it arrived to the party and got melted, finally fulfilling its potential. It is made with smoked muenster.
Desmond's Time-Traveling Corn, I Guess
You can try this in many varieties, but the best one is probably Corn On The Constant. Try to eat it quickly, because it'll disappear for a long time, even though it's always listed on the invitation as a "regular food."
Franks And Beanses
This mix of hot dogs and beans could easily have been really awesome. Unfortunately, it's way too cheesy and corny and just when it's starting to be a pretty good food, a door hits it in the fucking face.
Daniel's Faradanish
This pastry has all the answers, in terms of "what's a good danish to have at a party?" At first it's the kind of food that makes you feel very relaxed, because whatever happens at the party happens at the party and there's nothing you can do to change it. The problem is, eventually you kind of wish you were at a different party, because the danishes all have the wrong fruit. That's right; someone forgot about the berry-ables. Unfortunately, the danish is suddenly eaten by the woman who baked it.
Daniel Frito-Lays
Like Daniel's Faradanish, only it's chips again.
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Carnegie Mellon Chamber OrchestraRonald Zollman conducts Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge by Benjamin Britten, Sellinger's Round by Michael Tippett, and Symphony No. 35 in D Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.02/17/2013Time: 7:30 pmCarnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Young Artists Competition Winners RecitalThe Westmoreland Symphony Young Artists Competition Winners Recital will feature 4th through 12th grade classical instrumentalists and vocalists who reside or study in Westmoreland County.02/17/2013Time: 3:00 pmLocation: Performing Arts Center, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PAwebsite
East Winds Saxophone QuintetSymphony East presents a lunch and music program with a saxophone quartet from the East Winds Symphonic Band. Reservations: 724-327-429502/18/2013Time: 11:00 amLocation: Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church, Murrysille, PA
American IdiotDirect from Broadway, the musical American Idiot tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Based on Green Day's album of hits including "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "21 Guns," and the title track, this show is directed by Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), choreographed by Steven Hoggett (Black Watch) and orchestrated by Tom Kitt (Next to Normal).02/19/2013 - 02/24/2013Time: variousLocation: Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
BowfireBowfire features the top violinists and fiddlers on the continent in an electrifying performance, taking its audience on a musical journey involving great sound, choreography, dramatic lighting, set design, and costumes. 02/20/2013Time: 7:30pmPasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PAwebsite | map
ChessIn the midst of the Cold War, Freddie Trumper of the USA and Anatoly Sergievsky of the Soviet Union face off in a world championship chess tournament. The two men, with the reputation of their countries at stake, prove weak in the face of love and loyalty. Released first as a concept album in 1984, Chess has a critically acclaimed score by ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson. Directed by Scott Wise.02/21/2013 - 03/03/2013Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Spring AwakeningDirected by Tomé Cousin with Musical Direction by Thomas Douglas, Spring Awakening fuses the 19th century German expressionist ideas of Frank Wedekind with the modern angst and energy of the pop-music scene. This Tony award-winning musical follows a group of adolescent students as they struggle with sexual repression and double standards from teachers and parents, leading to more confusion and pain. (Contains adult themes and profanity.)02/21/2013 - 03/02/2013Location: Chosky Theater, Purnell center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Cabaret 2013This restyled event showcases the versatile Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artists in Broadway numbers, novelty songs, show tunes, and hilarious surprises. The Opera's George R. White Studio becomes an intimate New York City-style cabaret, and emcee and pianist Mark Trawka brings his devilish sense of humor to each performance.02/22/2013 - 02/26/201302/22 - 8:00 pm02/23 - 8:00 pm02/24 - 2:00 pm02/26 - 7:00 pmLocation: Pittsburgh Opera, 2425 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Whispers of Light: A Story of HopeA world-premiere ballet by Maria Caruso in two acts, in tribute to The Highmark Caring Place. With an original score by Nancy Galbraith, the ballet is based on stories of the children themselves, examining the grieving process of children who are experiencing the loss of a parent or loved one.02/22/2013 - 02/23/2013Time: 8:00 pmLocation: Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Dialogues of the CarmelitesDuquesne's Opera Workshop (Guenko Guechev, director) presents Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelites."02/22/2013 - 02/24/201302/22 - 8:00 pm02/24 - 2:00 pmLocation: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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on November 30, 2012 - 11:30 PM
If the Buffalo Bills and safety Jairus Byrd have started contract negotiations, it's news to him.
An ESPN.com report Friday said the team and Byrd's camp – he's represented by agent Eugene Parker – have opened talks.
"I've talked to my agent, but it hasn't been about that," Byrd said after practice. "He'll tell me what's going on. … We communicate. He just kind of lets me focus. I'll let him handle that."
Byrd is in the final season of his rookie contract. He's second on the team with 64 tackles, leads the Bills with four interceptions, has three forced fumbles and two recoveries.
"If everything works out, I have no problems with Buffalo," Byrd said. "But I know around this time, it's about business."
The Bills could keep Byrd's services by applying the franchise tag, which would pay him the average of the top five-highest paid players at his position.
That number for safeties in 2012 was $6.2 million.
"It's exciting," Byrd said about the possibility of being a free agent for the first time. "Everybody is excited about that possibility, but I'm just trying to finish this season and then go from there."
If Byrd were to re-sign, he made it clear what he'd be looking for.
"We just have to win. That's the biggest thing, just winning. ... And I want to be somewhere I'm wanted, too. I want to be wanted here, and if that's the case, then I have no problems with Buffalo, Coach [Chan] Gailey. Everyone is great here."
Former Bills Andre Reed and Steve Tasker are among 27 semifinalists for the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot.
Reed has been one of the 15 finalists the past six years, while Tasker has never made it past the semifinal stage. The finalists will be announced in January.
Bills receiver Donald Jones missed practice Friday and is questionable for Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of a calf injury.
"We keep trying to get it out, but we haven't been able to do that yet," Gailey said of tightness in Jones' calf. " ... Missing practices like he has, parts of two and then an entire one, it hurts us, but if he can play, he would know what to do. That's not an issue."
H-back Dorin Dickerson also missed practice to attend a funeral and will be available Sunday. Defensive ends Mark Anderson (knee) and Chris Kelsay (neck) already have been ruled out.
The Bills list cornerbacks Aaron Williams (knee) and Justin Rogers (foot) as questionable, along with defensive tackle Spencer Johnson (illness) and fullback Corey McIntyre (ankle). Thirteen players are listed as probable.
Jacksonville ruled running back Maurice Jones-Drew (foot), defensive end Austen Lane (foot) and cornerback Derek Cox (hamstring) out. Receivers Justin Blackmon (groin) and Cecil Shorts (hamstring) returned to practice Friday after missing Thursday and are expected to play, according to Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey.
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Dipping Into Classics
A bottomless mimosa is a beautiful thing on a Sunday morning, but it could be just as lovely on a Wednesday. At least, that's what Chef Shlomi Biton was thinking while developing the menu for Mezetto, which opened on the Lower East Side this fall and offers brunch daily.
In addition to libations—in flavors like peach and passion fruit ($15)—Mezetto has a "new Mediterranean" menu, said Mr. Biton, who grew up in Israel. "It's my take on things I grew up with and things that are local and interesting."
Try the falafel buns—served like sliders in Asian-style steamed buns with a pickle salsa ($9). The dish is just one example of Mr. Biton's take on the classics. "Falafel is an Israeli landmark, but the pita is boring," he said.
Other small plates include the Mezetto trio with hummus, roasted eggplant baba ganoush and labane, a yogurt dip ($16) and butternut-squash risotto with pumpkin dust ($12). The grilled avocado salad with clementines ($12) makes a bright starter.
For more traditional brunch fare, try the eggs benedict with crispy pork belly ($13) or the green-eggs variety with kale and hollandaise made with harissa, a hot-chili oil ($11). The granola and yogurt ($9) is a lighter option and comes with a dried-fruit chutney.
Mezetto, 161 E. Houston St. near Allen Street; brunch served daily between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; 212-933-4587.
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There may never be a better or more special Curve team than the 2010 Eastern League championship squad, and that club was well represented on the Pirates' roster Saturday.
"It's an honor to come back here and play this game today, especially for the guys that have been here before," Bucs pitcher Jeff Locke said. "It's a lot of fun to be back."
Locke is one of five members of the Pirates who played on that Curve championship team in 2010. Pitchers Jared Hughes, Justin Wilson and Tony Watson and infielder Josh Harrison also are on the Bucs' roster, and all of them played key roles in helping claim the first professional title in Altoona history.
"To be back is definitely exciting, just to relive some of those moments," Harrison said.
The 2010 season included historic moments such as Stephen Strasburg pitching in Altoona in his minor league debut and Andy Pettitte pitching here for Trenton in the EL Championship team.
As special as those moments were, the Curve team that took the field every day was every bit as special. It was an outstanding team in every way, one that could win any type of game and posted an 82-60 record before beating Harrisburg and Trenton in the playoffs to capture the league crown.
"Nobody was going to stop that team from winning," Locke said. "It was as competitive and talented of a baseball team that I ever played on in my life up to that point."
Perhaps the only disappointing thing about that season was that the team won the championship on the road in Trenton, so the home fans didn't get to celebrate with the players. Some fans did, however, as a large group made the trip to Trenton.
"My best memory was when we actually won the championship in Trenton, there were a ton of people in Curve gear rooting for us at that game," Hughes said. "It's one of those things where you don't really expect it when you go on the road in the minor leagues to have your home fans there, but we won that championship, we actually had people that were celebrating with us in the stands."
Wilson was fantastic in the postseason that year and was named MVP of the EL playoffs.
"Winning," Wilson said of his memories of 2010. "Everything's better in any kind of season when you're winning. Everything's real fun, everyone gets along a little bit better, and everyone usually plays a little bit better, too.
"That was an extremely fun year. We had some great players on that team, and we all played well together."
There are 10 former Curve players on the Pirates this season. The others: outfielders Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte and Jose Tabata, third baseman Pedro Alvarez and second baseman Neil Walker.
Several of them talked about how strange it felt being in the visitors' clubhouse at PNG Field, but they also recalled fond memories of their time in Altoona. The memories are especially sweet for the members of the 2010 championship club.
"It's some of the most fun I ever had in the minor leagues," Locke said.


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The movie comes out in theathers this year!! I love "L"!!! ^___^
thats coool
i love L too does anyone knowwhere to watch the movie onlinebesides youtube "blood isnt enough..."
i now one i had it rote down but idk where it is but you can watch it on myspace i think i watch anime on there! ^_^
i now one i had it rote down but idk where it is but you can watch it on myspace i think i watch anime on there! ^_^
what's this movie about? does it continue after Death Note 2 -The Last Name? i though that was the end of it, but evidently not."The choice we're making now may be one of evil as well, for we call for peace, but with weapons in our hands."
there is 3
This movie, from what I've read and saw on the trailer from the DVD of The Last Name is that this movie takes place before L's Death in the Last name. "You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever! "
i thought he died like right after kira did. interesting thanks."We reconciled and then we embraced. And ever since then, we've been mortal enemies."


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5 Ways Methamphetamine Can Make You a New Person
Some of you read about how meth addicts stole all of the possessions of another Cracked columnist and you were probably thinking, "Wow, methamphetamine must be some pretty awesome stuff to make somebody want it so bad they'd steal all of Brockway's furniture! I want to try some!"
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Brockway's "furniture."
Well, I live in a rural part of the country where meth is the national pastime. Most people around these parts have family, friends or acquaintances who have vanished into Meth Town, winding up dead, in jail or just toothless and looking like their heads had been deflated. At this point, when I log onto Facebook and try to track down old classmates and find they haven't signed in for a few years, I just assume meth got them.
So for those of you who don't have as intimate a relationship with the drug as I do (no, that doesn't mean I'm on meth), let me run down some of the wonderfully unexpected side effects.
Goodbye, Shyness!
Let's say that I knew a guy named ... "Bill." Sounds good.
Bill was always socially awkward. He was the kind of guy who just couldn't quite bring himself to get out that opening "hello" around women. But meth changed all that, baby!
After his very first line, Bill suddenly gained the ability to speak. A lot. He joined into conversations about everything, whether he knew something about the subject or not. Even if he didn't know the people he was talking to. And once he was in the conversation, he would continue to talk until every word that could ever be said about that subject had been exhausted. And then he would continue for twice that long.
Sometimes, Bill would just sit and talk to the radio for hours.
And people love being around a person who takes the burden of speaking off of their shoulders and just fills in every millisecond of silence with rapidly spoken, half-shouted words. It allows them to take a break. To just sit back and learn.
I once had to fix Bill's computer, and during the repair, he talked about the movie Waiting for three and a half hours. The movie itself is 94 minutes. It would have actually been more efficient for him to simply perform the movie instead of telling me about it, but this way I learned why each scene was the "funniest shit you will ever fucking see, I swear!" Because Bill explained it.
I'm pretty sure he may have blown Ryan Reynolds at some point in his life.
And you know his newfound social skills must have worked, because the dude always had company. As it turns out, users stick together. They share the same interests and hobbies, all of which are meth. Bill never had to worry about getting lonely or bored at 4 a.m. and calling his meth-using friends. It was usually a case of them already being there from two days ago, still trying to wrap up the first sentence they started last Tuesday.
"... so the fish couldn't suck inward because the cake batter was too thick, and ..."
My (totally hypothetical) friend didn't have to worry about being a good host and providing enough food, either. Or maybe he had to keep some extra pudding around just in case, since it's easy to chew. You see, thanks to meth ...
Losing Weight Was Never So Easy
Bill had a weight problem in high school. At 6' 2", he would fluctuate between 170 and 300 pounds. For you non-American readers, that means he went from tall and skinny to tall and fat pretty regularly. But once he discovered meth, that all changed. That shit is a miracle weight-loss drug.
The last time I saw him, Bill was 130 pounds, and he achieved that 170-pound loss without a single minute of exercise. You see, meth gives you an unnatural amount of energy, so on top of his metabolism being skyrocketed into deity level, everything he did was performed three times faster than normal. One time, I watched him do the dishes so hard they caught on fire. Since it produces so much energy, the body thinks that it's been fed, so it stops sending out those annoying signals telling you to drop what you're doing and go eat.
Though I guess I should point out that not all of that weight loss was fat. Some of it was teeth. I don't know how much teeth weigh, but it's got to account for something, right?
Methamphetamines cause teeth to rapidly decay and eventually fall out. Meth dries out your mouth, which destroys your gums. It also makes you clench and grind your teeth, so much that they crack. Also, there is the fact that meth seems to turn off the part of your brain that worries about hygiene, period. As tooth-destruction methods go, it ranks right below "a hammer" and just above that Edward Norton curb stomp in American History X.
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Yeah. That's some sexy shit right there, bitches.
Regardless, that was just one more thing he didn't have to worry about. Brushing teeth takes time, and when you're on a schedule as tight as Bill's was, you need every free second you can squeeze out of a day. And this is no doubt part of what kept him in such incredible shape. If you don't have the ability to take in the calories in the first place, it makes it that much easier to avoid ballooning back up to 300 and having to start the cycle all over again.
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"Shit, looks like it's time to hit the ol' meth."
It Turns You Into a Chemical Engineer
Bill didn't graduate high school because overall, he was too fucking stupid to breathe on his own without illustrated directions and someone to read them to him (hypothetically). Obviously that means he never went to college.
The last time he entered a school, they just tore the whole damn thing down.
But Bill found that he apparently did possess chemistry skills that take some people years of college level education to pull off. See, the great thing about meth is that you don't have to import it from Colombia or even try to find illegal plants to cultivate. You can make that shit with bottles of stuff you find at the hardware store. This means that the line between user and producer of this particular drug disappears, which means that addicts like Bill routinely attempt (while high) a chemical process that creates more than a dozen deadly gases as byproducts and spontaneously causes explosions. You can guess the type of hilarity that routinely ensues around these parts.
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God, that gets funnier every time I look at it!
Now, you would think that a guy like Bill would be intimidated by the prospect of performing a task that even a professional chemist would only attempt with robotic arms operated behind bulletproof glass. Not to mention that his only equipment would be the random shit he found near his trailer. Fortunately, it's meth to the rescue!
See, one of the side effects of meth use is a sense of false confidence and inflated self-esteem, bordering on euphoria. Hell, he's probably way more explosion-resistant than those dumbasses who died last week!
The average meth addict envisions himself as the entirety of this group.
Are you grasping the recipe for Wile E. Coyote type shenanigans here? You're literally combining boundless energy, false confidence and explosive chemicals. Welcome to the meth party, baby! Shit's about to get loud.


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A Valentines Day Story from Tumbleweed
"These Tumbleweed Houses look great Joe...but good luck finding a girl to live with you!"
Happy Valentine's Day, Tumbleweeders! Today we bring you a special story of one of our newest members, Joe Coover, and the role Tumbleweed Tiny House Company played in his meeting the love of his life.
Joe Coover has been a dedicated fan of Tumbleweed for over a decade. What started as a curiosity and novelty idea soon grew into a passion for tiny living. After traveling abroad during university, he found a small apartment under 200 square foot and started saving for his future home. He had almost everything figured out...almost.
Breanna was beginning her last semester at college when she got a message from Joe on an online dating website. She'd put in her profile that "If you love Tumbleweed Tiny Houses, stop what you're doing right now and send me a message." As a fellow tiny house lover, Joe did just that. They exchanged witty and whimsical e-mails for a few days when, without a word, she deleted her account. Hopeful Facebook searches ensued to no avail since all Breanna had was an artsy picture of her feet. It seemed the Universe didn't have it in the cards for Joe and his Tumbleweed sweetheart.
Three long months went by for Joe with no contact from Bre. Then one beautiful spring morning, Joe was unusually early for work. A familiar girl in a white dress crossed in front of his car at the stoplight. Half a block down the road, he realized it was the tiny house girl. He knew, while a bit awkward, it was his only chance.
It couldn't have been a worse time to introduce himself. Joe was looking sketchy in his undershirt and dirty car. He had no option but to honk to get the girl's attention. Breanna later admitted that she was a little wary when the first words out of Joe's mouth were, "Do I know you?" "I…don't think so," she replied, certain he was laying down a pickup line.
She didn't remember him at first glance because he had cut off a full foot of hair since the photos she had seen, but when he mentioned he was a magician, everything fell back in place. Joe opted for the no-pressure approach by giving his number to Bre with hope that she would give him a call.
One week later they were dating. Soon after, his 200 square foot apartment had one more and they thought they couldn't be happier. On the contrary, almost two years later, Joe got his dream job in Sonoma, CA working with Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. What could make this love story even better this February 14? Why, it's also Breanna's birthday! We're having birthday cake, but however you choose to spend the day, we hope you enjoyed our Tumbleweed love story.


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More than 150 federal and state agents raided The SCOOTER Store headquarters in New Braunfels, Texas, on Wednesday, CBS News reported. As of this writing, the agents are still there. According to CBS, most workers were told to leave while a few select employees were asked to stay for questioning. All were ordered out of their offices and cubicles, and away from their desks and work stations. They were told to leave them just as they are. Reportedly, none of the workers will be allowed back into the headquarters while the company is under investigation.
The raiders included members of the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, the FBI, and the Texas Attorney General's office.
A video shot by an exiting worker shows an agent telling workers, "Please exit the building when you have your personal belongings. There's an exit right here."
One worker asked, "Is there any way we can know what's going on?"
An unseen official answered, "We're executing a federal search warrant, sir."
As the employees exited the building, they were handed flyers with contact information for the FBI.
Outside the building, SCOOTER Store employee Ed Silvestry stood in the parking lot and said, "I pray to God that everyone's OK, and that they find employment if this place shuts down."
In an interview last year, former employees told CBS News that the company's main, if not only, goal had nothing to do with helping patients. Rather, increasing profits was the company's raison d'être. In order to best accomplish this, bullying doctors into writing as many prescriptions as possible for the "product" was the tried and true method and just worked best and most effectively.
Former SCOOTER Store employee Brian Setzer agreed, saying that the company's objective was to "bulldoze [doctors] and get them to get the paperwork done."
Special correspondent for CBS News Jeff Glor asked Setzer, "So people could get those wheelchairs?"
Setzer replied, "Yes."
"Even if they didn't need them," Glor said.
Setzer said, "Yeah."
The reason law enforcement was attracted to the SCOOTER Store is that for years Medicare had rarely verified whether the chairs prescribed by doctors were, in fact, a medical necessity for their patients.
The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services has released this damning report, which documents that a full 80 percent of Medicare payments for The SCOOTER Store power chairs are "made in error." That means that 80 percent of the approved chairs go to people who do not need them, or who cannot prove that they need them.
The numbers are staggering. According to the report, from 2009 to 2012, The SCOOTER Store overbilled Medicare by as much as $108 million.
Furthermore, three former SCOOTER Store employees told CBS News that the company used a "ranking system" for doctors. A doctor's rank was based on whether he or she would prescribe chairs, and how many they would prescribe.
The company also had a program specifically designed to obtain chairs for people whom doctors had previously disqualified as ineligible. Setzer, the former employee, says that "program" consisted of making constant, annoying phone calls, sending hundreds of emails, invading doctors' websites and social media outlets and contacting their contacts, and actual live visits to doctors' offices until they were eventually, finally worn down into submission and agreement.
Setzer: "I'd get a call, 'Well, can you go in to get him to do this? Could you get him to do this.' I couldn't feel right in my heart to do that."
CBS' Glor asked Setzer who was asking him to do this.
Setzer: "Corporate office."
Glor: "Even if you knew they didn't need it. And this happened a lot?"
Setzer: "Oh yeah. They pushed the docs so hard that they didn't want anything to do with you."
In its own defense, The SCOOTER Store told CBS News (off camera) that its main goal was the improvement of the quality of life for senior citizens and the disabled. They employ a "rigorous internal screening process -- including a Medicare-required, face-to-face doctor examination -- disqualifies 88 percent of those seeking Medicare or private insurance reimbursement for power mobility devices."
The state and federal agents' evidence collection is expected to take several days
Interestingly, The SCOOTER Store agreed to pay back $19.5 million last year. Apparently, that is just the beginning of what could result in more payments…and prosecution.
We have all seen those ubiquitous TV commercials of happy, smiling seniors whizzing and whirling around in their new SCOOTER chairs, right? They are depicted as playing ball with the grandkids, trekking on down the sidewalk to the store, etc. "And at no cost to you!"
I often wondered how the company managed to do that -- provide these very expensive chairs free to so many people on low and/or fixed incomes. Well, as this investigation continues, we will get some answers, hopefully.
Yet and still, in a purely practical (and selfish) sense, I am actually relieved that the problems with The SCOOTER Store involve "only" financial shenanigans. Why? Because I or my relatives may someday need such a chair. The problems here do not seem to be related to the chair itself. I mean it has not been alleged to have caused injury or death to users -- just that, as usual, the American taxpayer is being ripped off. So what else is new?
At least the chair seems to perform as advertised. And that's a good thing.


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I suspect not much will change at the top, since it's the first time in a month we didn't lose a No. 1 team either atop the polls or the BCS rankings. But much will change after that thanks to losses by Michigan State and Mizzou.


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Harold B. "Butch" Gilliland Sr., 64, of Sycamore, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family.
Mr. Gilliland was born Nov. 22, 1947, to the late Franklin and Sally (Hahn) Gilliland. He first married Virginia Rose and she preceded him in death. He later married Sandra Oakleaf, and she survives in Sycamore.
Other survivors include two daughters, Malinda Gilliland and Mary Jane Gilliland; two sons, Franklin Gilliland and Harold B. "Howie" (Melody) Gilliland Jr.; two stepsons, Dale Daugherty and Dean Rose; two stepdaughters, Billie Witchie and Wendy Fox; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Gilliland worked for Jury Construction, Nevada, for several years and was a member of Sons of American Legion Sycamore Post No. 250.
It was Harold's wishes to be cremated and have a private memorial service at a later date. Engle-Shook Funeral Home and Crematory, Tiffin, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care Engle-Shook Funeral Home, 135 N. Washington St., Tiffin, OH 44883, (419) 447-1221, or to Wyandot County Hospice, Upper Sandusky.
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Creating games and more with Ren'Py
No major coding experience required: Gaming and more with Ren'Py
Ren'Py, created by Tom Rothamel (@renpytom on Twitter), is an a open source tool for developing visual novels. Visual novels are the computer game equivalent of a "Choose Your Own Adventure" novel. Writing a basic game script is super simple and adding in game/programming logic (using variables, if statements, jumping to a different section of the script, etc.) is not very hard.
Writing a Ren'Py script is only a little more difficult than writing English. It is more like writing a theatrical play with stage directions than writing computer code. Though, if you want to make something more advanced, Ren'Py is built in/on Python, so Ren'Py can do just about anything Python can do.
Here is an example of a very basic game script:
label start:
"It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue."
"Adventurer" "Who said that!?"
"Grue" "I did, I'm your friendly neighborhood grue."
"Adventurer" "It's not very 'friendly' to eat people."
"Grue" "I'm nice enough to warn you first, ain't I?"
"Adventurer" "Oh bother, I wish I had brought my lantern..."
This example doesn't have any real interaction, and doesn't have any graphics, but it is a complete and valid Ren'Py script. A real game would set up backgrounds and character images, define characters (so that it isn't necessary to type out the character's full name every time they speak), and, most likely, actually have the user interact with the game, instead of just reading.
Ren'Py is cross-platform, and the SDK and games can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux (x86 & x86_64). Though, unfortunately, game makers don't always release versions of their game for all three operating systems. There is also a build tool, rapt (Ren'Py Android Packaging Tool), to build Ren'Py games for Android. Rapt needs to be downloaded separately, if you want to use it. The SDK has built in support for the Editra and jEdit text editors, and you can download either one automatically if you select it on the Ren'Py SDK's preference screen. You can also set it to use your system defined text editor if you would prefer to use a different editor to write Ren'Py scripts.
If you can write, you can use Ren'Py, no major coding experience is needed. Granted, you'll make a prettier product if you happen to have some artistic skills, but it isn't a deal breaker if you aren't a GIMP guru. Ren'Py's documentation is very good, so there no significant barrier to entry on that front. If you want to bring in a fancier feature based on programming logic, the documentation shows how to do that without being overly technical. Plus, you can learn by reading the scripts of other people's games (though some games, especially the commercial ones, place their scripts into an archive making it harder to read them, but not impossible). You don't need to be an IT wizard to use Ren'Py, you just need creativity. And if you need more help, you can always ask in the Lemma Soft Forums, Ren'Py's official forums.
Currently, there are over 500 games developed using Ren'Py. They vary in length, age appropriateness, and, admittedly, quality. However, with 500 examples to choose from, there is certainly something there that could provide that spark of imagination for you to create something yourself. Some of the best examples of what Ren'py is capable of are the commercial (non-free) games, like Loren The Amazon Princess (a fantasy RPG) and Planet Stronghold (a sci-fi RPG), both from Winter Wolves, and Matches and Matrimony (a Jane Austen inspired relationship game) by Reflexive Entertainment. Demo/trial versions of all three games are available to download; though many of the free games are excellent as well.
Creating with Ren'Py isn't limited to games. It could just as easily be used to write presentations, learning objects, or virtual tours. If, for example, a library wanted to create a virtual tour featuring a cartoon version of the library's mascot showing children around and teaching them how to use the library, Ren'Py is an excellent tool for accomplishing that task. All it would take is a selection of digital photograph of the library, at least one image of the library's mascot (more if they want to some animation), and a script. If the library wanted, they could even write a quiz for the children to take at the end of the tour. One excellent example of someone already using Ren'Py in a novel manner is Teachings of the Buddha, which is a presentation of sixteen Buddhist sutras. With the technological barriers to entry so low with Ren'Py, the only real limit is your imagination. Download the SDK and create!
I think it would be great to have Tux the Penguin explain open source to people using Ren'Py to create the presentation. Any takers?
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Great post Joshua, thanks for sharing. At first I thought this was 'just another' gaming platform. But I quickly came to another conclusion while following some of the links to renpy.org. As you state at the end of your post, Ren'Py could be used at schools, libraries, museums and more. Mix presentation with gaming elements.
Oh my gosh, this is so awesome! I had no idea this even existed. This makes me want to hole up with my computer for a long weekend and create my very own visual novel. I am bookmarking this post for sure, and when winter settles in, and the days get shorter, I'm going to dig into this and see what I can do. Thanks for teaching me about this, Joshua!
I've been using Ren'Py for about a year an a half, and I'm really enjoying it. I think it has a lot of potential as a teaching tool, and am currently working on an educational title with it myself.
I want to add that the forum linked in the original topic is a wonderful resource. I've found the community there to be very helpful, and despite the large number of people, they are very welcoming to new people of any skill level.
My daughter, a college freshman, has been using Ren'Py for two years. She found out about it while studying Japanese language in high school. She's used it to create history projects, japanese culture presentations, as well as games.
The documentation is excellent. I'm hoping even more people find out what a fabulous educational tool Ren'Py is.


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A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting an altar boy, officials said Thursday.
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced the arrest Thursday of the Rev. Robert Brennan.
According to WPVI, Williams said the alleged abuse happened between 1998 and 2001 at the Resurrection of Our Lord Church in Northeast Philadelphia when Brennan, now 75, was an assistant pastor there.
The victim came forward in January 2013 and reported the incidents to officials at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Williams said.
WPVI reports that Williams said Brennan was arrested in Maryland and is now being held there pending extradition to Philadelphia.
Brennan faces charges of rape, deviate sexual intercourse and other offenses.


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Domestic markets to face slower growth
Domestic markets to face slower growth
Over the next decade, the majority of new opportunities in dairy product sales will come from Asia and other developing markets.
Meeting domestic consumers' needs and expanding interᆳnational dairy markets were the unofficial but prevailing themes at this year's Dairy Forum hosted by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA). The Orlando, Fla., gathering included a record 1,000-plus attendees which were a mix of dairy processors from around the globe along with some U.S. dairy producers.
A pair of co-workers speaking at different times during the forum agreed that overall fluid milk consumption will continue to grow. However, that expansion would be tipped towards developing markets as fluid milk sales continue to slump in the U.S. and other mature markets.
"Globally, fluid milk sales will grow 2.4 percent annually," said Charles Brand, a vice president with Tetra Pak. "It will be led by emerging markets. There are 2.7 billion consumers living on $2 to $8 a day. As incomes grow, these consumers will become the new middle class," said Brand, noting these people want to add dairy protein to their diets.
In a presentation the next day, fellow Tetra Pak co-worker Libby Costin agreed, "Fluid milk consumption in developed countries is declining by 0.3 percent annually while it is growing by 3.4 percent in developing countries. Of that growth, 92 percent will be found in 10 developing countries," said Costin, noting that India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Russia and Mexico rank as top sales areas.
When looking at all dairy products, Asia will also be a bedrock for new sales opportunities. "Sixty-three percent of the growth in dairy demand will come from Asia," said Fiona Hutchinson with New Zealand's Fonterra.
Servicing these markets will not be easy due to milk procurement and packaging issues. At the moment, more loose or home-processed milk is sold around the globe than milk that is pasteurized and sold in containers. "By 2014, packaged milk is set to surpass loose milk sales for the first time," noted Tetra Pak's Brand.
"The milk equivalent of two to three times of the U.S. milk production will transfer into the processed category in the coming decade," added Torsten Hemme of the International Farm Comparison Network Dairy Research Center.
While it has been difficult for U.S. processors to expand fluid milk sales, yogurt has shown tremendous upside and remains a relatively untapped market.
"In the Netherlands, consumers eat a cup of yogurt each day. In the U.S., that number hovers between a cup each week to one cup each month," said Costin. "As commute times to work go up, more people are eating on the go," she said, noting yogurt helps to fill that market space.
Connie Tipton, IDFA's chief executive officer, expanded on that notion quoting Harry Balzer, chief industry analyst from the NPD Group.
"If you understand yogurt, you understand what this country wants from its food suppliers. It wants a food that satisfies breakfast, lunch, supper; it can be the snack, it can be the main dish or it can be the side dish," said Tipton, requoting Balzer.
The biggest success story in the yogurt category has been Chobani. It went from a startup company to market leader in just 6-1/2 years.
"In 2007, Chobani shipped 6,000 cases of yogurt and processed 100,000 pounds of milk weekly," noted Kyle O'Brien, executive vice president of sales with Chobani. "Today, we send out 2 million cases and use 30 million pounds of milk each week," he said.
With that market expansion, the company has captured 18 percent of the U.S. yogurt market and is now New York's largest dairy manufacturer. Chobani just completed a processing facility in Idaho. It took 326 days to build and will employ 400 people when it is fully on-line.
When looking to global markets, the U.S. remains a relative newcomer on the international stage. "There are not a lot of U.S. companies going overseas to invest," said Dalyn Dye, president of Hoogwegt's U.S. division. "We must remember more growth is happening elsewhere and we must do a better job beyond our shores."
The growth in dairy has been astounding, and it shows no signs of slowing. "In 1996, there were 11 companies around the globe that exceeded $3 billion in sales (U.S $)," stated Benoit Rouyer with French-based CNIEL. "In 2011, that list expanded to 27 companies."
While many dairy products have upside potential, cheese may slow. "Global cheese sales will grow slower this decade than they did in the previous decade," said Rabobank's Tim Hunt. "In Europe, cheese sales will grow at 1 percent or less. It is a mature market."
Volatility to persist
While sales opportunities abound, everyone from dairy producer to processor has felt the impact of greater volatility which shows no signs of subsiding.
"The last six years were the most volatile years in dairy ingredient pricing," stated Hunt. "In fact, there has been more than a 20 percent variation in prices each of the last six years. That only happened once in the decade prior to this time period."
"The time of cheap milk is over because costs around the globe are rising," noted Hemme. "In fact, New Zealand and Australia are no longer in the low-cost category."
The U.S. market has evolved a great deal in the past three decades. "In the 1980s, the government purchased 13 percent of dairy production through the price support program," recalled Ed Gallagher, president of dairy risk services for Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). "Fast forward to today, we now export more than was sold under the price support program in the 1980s."
The Farm Bill's Future
During a very spirited panel discussion, lobbyists representing dairy processors and producers shared their insight on a potential long-term farm bill. "You are not going to sign a five-year lease on the farm bill until we have a federal budget," predicted Tyson Redpath who is a former staffer for House Speaker John Boehner and now with the Russell Group.
"The effort to tuck the farm bill into last minute legislation has come to pass," Redpath went on to say. Fellow panelist Harry Katrichis of The Advocacy Group chimed in along the same lines, "There wasn't one hearing on dairy policy in the Senate of the 112th (last) Congress."
Both of those panelists represented organizations that were not in favor of the Dairy Security Act's supply management or production disincentives (word choice depends on one's position) in times of heavy production.
"Have we forgotten that we agree on these significant reforms in the Dairy Security Act (DSA) because we are so caught up fighting about the stabilization program?" asked panel moderator Ruth Saunders with IDFA. "We should focus on what is attainable," answered Katrichis.
"The term supply management has a 1980's look to it. Folks need to rethink that term," countered Jackie Klippenstein with Dairy Farmers of American (DFA). "We need producers; ending up with three producers in some states supplying milk will not be good for this industry," explained Klippenstein.
"Federal dairy legislation always leads to more," cautioned Redpath when discussing supply controls in the DSA. "That is why many fear that component of the Dairy Security Act."
"We must remember dairy is uniquely different and should not be treated like other commodities," Klippenstein retorted. "We (dairy farmers) don't get to store our commodity long-term like crop farmers."
This article appears on page 119 of the February 25, 2013 issue of Hoard's Dairyman.


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Monday, August 11, 2014
Charleston Southern's defense shined against a still-developing passing game Sunday at Buccaneers' first intra-squad scrimmage of fall camp.
The Bucs' veteran defensive line headlined by preseason All-Big South selections James Smith and Dylan Black attacked the backfield and led a host of defensive stands. Linebackers Zac Johnson, Jermichael Bailey and safety Demaris Freeman followed suit with several big hits of their own.
"I thought there was some really good competition on both sides of the ball, and positives to take away," CSU head coach Jamey Chadwell said. "I was a little disappointed with the ball being on the ground a few times. It was wet and humid, but that's something we try to really emphasize is not turning the ball over.
"Our young guys got to get out of practice and into a game-type environment which is good for them. Productive overall, thankful we got it in because it gives us some good video to watch and learn from."
Chadwell and the Bucs' coaching staff have used the early weeks of fall camp to ramp up the intensity and attitude throughout the team. After winning 10 games last season, the second-year head coach says the Bucs' experience and veteran leadership is a welcomed addition this offseason.
"I think attitude's been a huge positive," Chadwell said. "There's an excitement and a maturity. There's guys who know what we have to do to prepare and they have done a really good job of trying to lead the younger guys along."
Junior quarterback Austin Brown and sophomore Kyle Copeland both led scoring drives Saturday. Brown hooked up with junior wide receiver Alex Cruz in the back corner of the end zone for one of the day's top plays. Chadwell says he hopes to see more consistency at quarterback as the season approaches.
"We've been up and down," he said. "There's too much inconsistency, so we have to take that step mentally and stop making some mistakes that are drive-killers. It's only practice 10 and we've seen a lot of looks, so it will come along."
Chadwell was pleased with the performance of his running back unit that features returning starter Christian Reyes, as well as sophomore Ben Robinson and senior Zach Frazier.
"We feel great about where we are at running back," Chadwell said. "We've got some good depth and a nice mix of veterans and some excitable talent if we can get that excitable talent to know what to do and get them on the field where they can do some things. I think it's going to be a very good situation for us at running back."
Charleston Southern will host its second scrimmage and media day Aug. 16.
The Bucs kick off the regular season Aug. 28 at home against Point.
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ELKINS - A Beverly man was arrested Thursday for allegedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl, police said.
Jared Michael Iseli, 20, was charged with two counts of first degree sexual assault. Iseli was arraigned by Randolph County Magistrate Rob Elbon and was being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $150,000 cash bond as of presstime.
According to the criminal complaint, prepared by Senior Trooper S.E. Hevener of the Elkins detachment of the West Virginia State Police, officers received a complaint from a man Monday saying his 11-year-old daughter had been sexually assaulted, and had been taken to United Hospital Center in Bridgeport to be examined by a sexual assault nurse examiner.
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Police spoke to the girl's parents, who said their daughter left their residence early on Sunday morning, and was eventually located not far from her house, according to the complaint. The parents said their daughter told them she had snuck out to meet a male subject, later identified as Iseli, the complaint reads. Police were able to obtain Iseli's phone number from the juvenile's phone, according to the complaint.
The girl told police she snuck out of her home on Sunday and Iselie picked her up, driving her around for several hours with another male in the car, and then took her to his residence, the report states. The girl said Iseli told her he was tired and went into his bedroom; she said she followed and they had sex, the complaint states.
The girl said Iseli took her home afterward and told her he had to drop her off at "the bottom of her road," advising her that "if he got caught, he would go to jail," the complaint reads.
The girl told police she also had sex with Iseli on Nov. 29, according to the complaint.
On Wednesday, officials spoke to Iseli, who told them he met the girl at a park in Elkins and had maintained contact with her via Facebook and text messages, the complaint states. Iseli told police he had sex with the girl on two occasions, and said she told him that she was 13 years old, the complaint states.
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TWC9: Phone Updates, BizSpark graduation, PDC Videos and WCF
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And for the record, Dan LOVES candy corn
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Unfortunately many PDC videos are out of sync when downloaded i.e. Pablo Castros OData session. It begins ok, but after some time it loses synchronization and is unwatchable
@wisnia: Yes, the video team is aware of this and is re-encoding every video. The live video sync should be fine though
you're missing a link to Greg Duncan's session list above:
just simple question
what is the difference between wmv-high and mp4-high
cause the mp4 is larger in size than wmv and both look the same to me
which the highest quality?
@athman:Maybe it's not about the quality but the target of the files. They may look the same but you may not be able to put a WMV file on your portable like you can with MP4 file.
@markheath: Thanks Mark! added in link
@athman: we have the mp4 for stuff like html5 and portable devices
The Mp4 encoded at 480 x 272
The WMV-HQ is typically encoded at 1280 x 720
HQ has more than 7 times the resolution of the MP4 version
mp4 also have a version of High Qualtiy as it also have the low quality
i ask because i saw the mp4 is larger than wmv which i thought it will be better but i didnt recognise any difference thats why i confuse
but what abt the codes when the speaker gives a demo both doesnt show it well as it was for last year in pdc09
i try download the future of VB and C# and the codes in the demos was not clear
@Dan:Any dates on when the videos will be reencoded?
@Clint: So with HQ you could see Dan's untrimmed nose hair.... OK... I will avoid HQ
@Minh: You know you want to see them
@Dan: I now have a strange urge to see em haha
@athman: we currenly only encode mp4 at the 480 x 272 profile. HQ videos with large resolution is useful for screen capture and being able to read code.
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HERSHEY - As Ben Wyland reached the bag, it became clear first base wasn't completely secure. Later, it turned out second was loose, too.
Brian Donnelly made sure that was never a problem.
District 2 runner-up Council Rock South scored three times in the first inning. That was all the Golden Hawks needed, because Donnelly, a senior right-hander, held Altoona to one hit and two baserunners in bringing an end to the Mountain Lions' longest season, 4-0, in PIAA Class AAAA high school baseball semifinal playoff action at a Hershey Area High School's Memorial Field on a breezy Monday afternoon.
"It was the difference in the ballgame, whether it was first inning jitters or what,'' Altoona coach Tom Smith said after the Lions finished the year 17-6 and advanced beyond the state quarterfinals for the first time. "We just couldn't generate anything offensively.''
Donnelly raised his record to 10-0 as Council Rock South improved to 22-2 and punched its ticket into Friday's state final against Philadelphia's LaSalle College at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in University Park. Christian Helsel's double was the only hit Donnelly surrendered, and Wyland reached on an error but was erased on a double play.
Anthony Lombardo and Wyland pulled a couple of deep flyballs to left field, but those got caught up in the wind and stayed in the park for outs.
"He was hitting the spots. He wasn't overpowering, and he didn't have a crazy curveball or anything. He was just hitting his spots and getting us out,'' said Lombardo, who entered the game batting .333 with 10 doubles and 25 RBIs but wound up 0-for-3 with two flyouts against Donnelly.
Donnelly, a Rider recruit, only struck out four, but he got the first two batters of the game swinging to set the tone and then let the solid defense behind him do the rest.
"I felt pretty good today. Earlier, in the district tournament, I felt I wasn't able to control my fastball. I wasn't able to locate it. One game, I threw one curveball and threw all fastballs the rest of the game,'' Donnelly said. "Today, I was able to locate and spot my offspeed stuff, too. That helped a lot.''
"He just threw strikes,'' Smith said of Donnelly. "He was pretty confident up on the mound, and, when you get a three-run lead or a four-run lead, you're pretty at east. But I think they've been pretty strong pitching-wise all year.''
For the most part, Helsel was Donnelly's equal. Altoona's Ole Miss recruit, coming off back-to-back complete-game pitching wins in the playoffs, only gave up six hits and two walks while striking out seven. He fanned the side in the fourth.
However, three of those Golden Hawk hits were consecutive singles after a walk and a sacrifice started off the bottom of the first inning, resulting in three runs that were more than enough for Donnelly.
Council Rock South also benefited from an errant pickoff throw and a wild pitch in its first at-bat.
"Give them credit. They stepped up there,'' Smith said.
Helsel only allowed six Hawks to reach base after that, and one of those was erased on J.D. Green's great throw to Lombardo to tag out pinch runner Sean Whelan trying to score to end the fifth inning.
Helsel said he didn't feel nervous.
"I made a couple of mistakes, and they capitalized on it,'' Helsel said. "That's all they needed. They did a good job.''
In fact, all three of Council Rock South's first-inning hits came to the opposite field on 1-2 or 0-2 counts. Donnelly's sacrifice bunt was on a 1-2 count, as well.
"[Helsel's] got a good arm. Once we got to two strikes in the count, we just buckle up the chinstraps and battle,'' said Hawk cleanup hitter Jeff Miller, the only player on either team with more than one hit who drove in a third-inning insurance run on a double. "You can't look for a certain pitch with two strikes. You just have to adjust, and we adjusted really well today.''
Council Rock South's entire starting lineup is comprised of seniors, six of whom were starters of the team that made it to the PIAA quarterfinals last season. This class of Golden Hawks has a winning resume, too: They captured the state Little League title and almost went to the Little League World Series and later took home a state American Legion baseball crown.
"We've been in big games. That helps a lot when you are playing in a game like this,'' Donnelly said. "You know how to handle it. Even if you get down early a run or two runs, you have the experience to know that you can get runs. You don't press.''
Altoona's biggest threat came in the fourth, when Helsel lined a lead-off double to right field. However, Donnelly got Green and Lombardo to fly out before retiring Wyland, the Mountain Lions' cleanup batter, on a groundout to second.
"He got our two-three-four guys out with a runner on second. He was pretty solid,'' Smith said. "We knew we were going to have to scratch and claw. Falling behind 3-nothing sort of hurt us. There was still a lot of game left. Defensively, we held them to four runs. We were still in the game.
"We played hard. We put the ball in play. We just couldn't get base hits. They made the plays.''
ALTOONA (0): Helsel p 301, Green lf 300, Lombardo c 300, Wyland 3b 300, Fink 1b 200, Sinisi 2b 200, Oswalt cf 200, Berardinelli ss 200, Stayer rf 200. Totals - 22-0-1.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH (4): Fitzgerald 2b 210, Donnelly p 211, DeStefano lf 211, Whelan pr 000, Miller rf 312, Callahan c 301, Gross 1b 300, Coleman 1b 000, Price cf 201, Chaykin 3b 300, Wright ss 300. Totals - 23-4-6.
Altoona000 000 0-0 1 2
Council Rock South301 000 X-4 6 1
E-Helsel, Chaykin, Wyland. DP-Council Rock South. LOB-Altoona 1, Council Rock South 4. 2B-Miller, Helsel, Price. RBI-DeStefano, Callahan, Miller. SAC-Donnelly. SB-Donnelly,Price 2.
Altoona: Helsel (L)-6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO.
Council Rock South: Donnelly (W)-7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO.
HBP-By Helsel (Price). WP-Helsel.
Umpires: Dan Baker, plate; Shane Petry, first; Robert Snelbaker, second; Rick Anderson, third.
Team records: Altoona (17-6); Council Rock South (22-2).


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Allegations that some residents at state homes for the mentally and physically disabled have been abused will be investigated by the Legislative Audit Council.
The issue
The Legislative Audit Council last week approved a requested audit of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs that will address allegations of client abuse raised in 20 questions submitted June 7 by three lawmakers.
"Allegations are just allegations but that's why we have the audit council," said former state Sen. David L. Thomas.
The concerns were raised by people including family members and facility workers, he said.
"There have been a lot of questions about that agency. We were dealing with allegations and we want to get them off the table," Thomas said.
The audit request, signed by five lawmakers, is dated May 23. In a follow-up request dated June 7, Thomas, who subsequently lost a bid for re-election, and two other lawmakers submitted a list of 20 questions asking the LAC to address allegations of abuse at Department of Disabilities and Special Needs residential facilities.
"In DDSN residential facilities and county DDSN group homes, how severe and widespread are client abuse and neglect?" states question No. 4.
Other questions seek a response to allegations of improper use of physical restraints and theft of client funds and personal property.
The LAC approved the audit request in a meeting last week in Charleston.
State Reps. Jim Harrison and Rita Allison also signed the letter seeking answers from the LAC about the allegations at DDSN. Harrison, who is retiring as a lawmaker to take a job as a state code commissioner, said he had no specific information about client abuse at the agency. Allison, a Republican from Spartanburg, deferred to Harrison and Thomas on the 20 questions in the June 7 letter that seek answers to the allegations about DDSN.
State Rep. Gary Simrill, R-York, one of the five lawmakers who signed the original audit request, said he was told of the allegations by lawmakers who have received complaints from constituents about some DDSN facilities. The audit was approved as a way of shining a light on the allegations to prove or disprove them.
"The audit process works well," he said.
LAC Director Perry Simpson said his staff would contact the trio who submitted the 20 questions and ask for more specifics on the issues and allegations raised. He said that the audit will take up to nine months.
Eva Ravenel of Charleston, a member of the DDSN Commission, declined to comment on the upcoming audit and referred questions to Director Beverly Buscemi, who could not be reached.
Agency spokeswoman Lois Park Mole said the audit is a routine follow-up to one done a few years ago. As for the questions raised about whether there is client abuse at DDSN, she said: "It doesn't say that this is happening. The work of the Legislative Audit Council will be to review the validity of accusations that are made."
At DDSN, the health, safety and welfare of clients is job No. 1, she said.
DDSN serves more than 32,000 people who have intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. About 85 percent of those served live at home or with family, compared to 52 percent nationally, the agency said in its latest accountability report.
The department has 1,900 employees. Its residential centers providing 24-hour care include the Coastal Center in Ladson as well as the Midlands Center, Pee Dee Center and Whitten Center.
The agency ranks 13th nationally in a study published this year by United Cerebral Palsy that measures ability to create meaningful and community-inclusive lives for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to the accountability report.
Last spring, the department conducted a series of eight "stakeholder" sessions including family members, provider staff and advocates.
"Stakeholders generally believe that the DDSN system works well," the report states.


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One parent to another: "We had to buy the Grand Crayon because Susie thinks she is in love with her coloring books."
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Her activity of choice? An old-fashioned carousel ride underneath the Eiffel Tower.
And to enjoy the moment, she made sure the entire Kardashian clan was on board, with Kourtney, Kylie, Khloé, Kendall and Mason – plus both Kris and Bruce Jenner, and Bruce's son Brandon Jenner and his wife, Leah Felder – joining her for a 25-minute jaunt Wednesday evening on the world's most romantic amusement ride.
With one eye on the rain, Kim made sure her nearest and dearest were well looked after, telling the ride operators, "I need everything to go OK. This is their first time at the Eiffel Tower."
Despite being dressed in high heels, the Kardashian ladies clearly enjoyed themselves, asking for not one but two rides. But even they had to call it quits when rain of biblical proportions descended.
The only one missing was Kim's husband-to-be, Kanye West. Maybe he forgot to pack his raincoat?


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April 10, 2013
Dr. Gene Torisky, associate professor of philosophy in the Saint Vincent College department of philosophy, part of the school of humanities and fine arts, gave an invited presentation entitled, Frey on Suicide, at a memorial tribute to R. G. Frey (1941-2012), professor of philosophy at Bowling Green State University on April 6. "R. G. Frey was an internationally known utilitarian theorist who taught in the Ph.D. program at BGSU for decades," Dr. Torisky commented. "He also served on my doctoral dissertation committee. At this colloquium, 12 former advisees presented posters on Frey's and their own work to an audience of current BGSU philosophy faculty and graduate students, then shared their personal and professional remembrances of their mentor." "In several articles published over 20 years, Frey argued that suicide may be defined very simply as intentional (knowing and willing) self-killing," Torisky continued. "Reasons that are often given to excuse individual cases – she was sacrificing herself for others, he had no real choice – are rejected, and Frey maintains that the circumstances of the death of the ancient philosopher Socrates should lead us to describe him as a deliberate suicide too. Frey concludes that the case of Socrates proves that suicide need not be ignoble or undignified." In his poster presentation, Torisky provided a systematic critique of Frey's position on Socrates, focusing on a weakness in Frey's consequentialist definition of intention. He then applied the same analysis to people who jumped to their deaths from the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001, concluding that while Frey is correct that suicide has a harmful amount of stigma attached to it, it is mistaken to call the deaths of the 9/11 jumpers suicides.
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A 30-year-old woman died in hospital after being shot, at least once, in the upper body Wednesday night.
"The event occurred on Pacific Avenue near George-Leclaire, that's in Lachine," said Constable Daniel Lacoursière of Montreal police. Police later confirmed she was shot while sitting in the driver's seat of a white SUV.
Police got a call about gun fire around 10:30 PM, and when they got to the scene, they found a vehicle parked on the street, and inside was the woman gravely injured, she was prononced dead in hospital.
"I feel terrible because I don't know if the murderer lives in my building, or what, I feel scared," a neighbour who lives in the apartment building in front of where the murder occurred said.
The investigation has been transferred to the major crimes division, but there is no motive for the murder. Investigators were meeting with neighbours Thursday morning.
No arrests have been made.
This is the fifth homicide in Montreal this year.
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STEUBENVILLE - National media flooded the city after a group referring to itself as "Anonymous" targeted the case of two Steubenville High School student-athletes charged with raping a 16-year-old Weirton girl, and officials on Thursday addressed the unsavory portrayal the area has since received.
"We're getting calls from all over the country from people calling us 'pigs,'" said longtime Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla. "I don't give a damn what someone in Washington or Colorado thinks. People in this county know they've got a good sheriff's department."
Malik Richmond, 16, of Steubenville and Trent Mays, 16, of Bloomingdale are facing rape charges in connection with the alleged incident. Mays also has been charged with the illegal use of a minor in nudity-related material. Their attorneys have denied the charges in court. Their trial is scheduled to begin on Feb. 13 before visiting judge Tom Lipps.
In his tenure as sheriff, Abdalla mentioned, the department has investigated more than 50 murders that resulted in convictions and arrested more than 200 people for committing sex crimes against children. He contended that in this case, however, some members of the public believe there is a scandal in the sheriff's department.
"People are going to believe what they want to believe," Abdalla said. "They're going to continue to say cover up. If God could come down from heaven and tell people there's no cover up, they wouldn't believe it."
Steubenville Police Chief William McCafferty said his department has been diligent in its handling of the case since the girl's parents reported the alleged crime at department headquarters in August.
"I know my department did nothing wrong," he asserted. "If everybody lets the court do its job and waits until they run their mouth, all the details will come out."
Although two 16-year-olds were arrested, some believe additional people were responsible for the alleged rape. As a result, some have speculated that police were guarding the Big Red football team. On Thursday, McCafferty called that notion "utterly stupid."
"That's got to be one of the most idiotic things I've ever heard - that anybody would risk their job to protect a high school football team," he said. "Who would do that?"
Earlier this week Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said his office did not grant immunity from prosecution in exchange for the testimony of witnesses who photographed and videotaped the Weirton girl on the night she allegedly was raped.
At a preliminary hearing in October, three other Steubenville student-athletes testified for the prosecution, saying they witnessed the defendants perform sex acts on the girl. One of the boys admitted to making a video of the alleged crime, while another confessed to taking a picture of the girl while she was unconscious and naked. None of those boys has been charged with crimes.
Walter Madison, defense attorney for Richmond, asserted Wednesday the state agreed not to charge the witnesses in exchange for their cooperation with the prosecution of the defendants.
"There was immunity given," Madison said. "They were granted immunity in exchange for their cooperation."
Adam Nemann represents Mays and could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but he has echoed Madison's claim about an agreement between the witnesses and the prosecution.
"We've made no deals with anyone," DeWine responded Wednesday.
Jane Hanlin, Jefferson County prosecutor said early today, "I am aware of Attorney General Mike DeWine's statement to the media that no offers of immunity were made by his office to any individuals or witnesses in this matter. I would like to add that at no time did the Jefferson County Prosecutor's office offer immunity or plea offers to any individual or witness."
Hanlin in August recused herself from the case because she said she personally knows individuals involved in the case.
City Manager Cathy Davison did not return calls seeking comment Thursday, but she was one of those behind SteubenvilleFacts,org - a website launched in response to the rampant rumors surrounding the case. The site is dedicated to disseminating the "real, factual story" about the alleged crime and investigation, it states.
Wells Academy was being praised one year ago for having the best test scores among Ohio public elementary schools. On Tuesday, Wells and all other city schools were placed on lockdown following an online threat of violence over the handling of the case. The district has since increased security at all schools.
"We have 2,450 kids in our school district, so hopefully one incident does not define us," Steubenville City Schools Superintendent Michael McVey said of the national media attention aimed at the high school.
McVey acknowledged that some parents may feel obligated to remove their children from Wells, which is housed in the same building as the high school, or other district schools out of fear of reprisals. The Steubenville Cyber Academy offers K-12 curriculum to any student learning from home, he pointed out.
School administrators will review records today to determine if the threat affected attendance or enrollment. McVey said he will release that information next week.
The Catholic Diocese of Steubenville also commented on the negative publicity the city has received over the case in a statement released Thursday from Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton, who was appointed in July.
"In recent months, the Steubenville community has attracted local and national interest in a context no community desires," Monforton acknowledge. "However unwelcome, we cannot and should not ignore our attention to these events and those involved. As we approach the court date for the case of alleged rape, hurt, shame and concern are abundant among all involved. Sides have been taken and emotions are visible for all to see. Our community is in need of justice and healing as best as can be determined by our civil means.
"Silence has proven an ineffective salve to ease the pain and suffering of social or familial wounds," he continued. "In these troubling days, self-reflection and prayer can be the most effective catalysts to guide our conduct and to nurture healing. As members of the human family, let us place ourselves in God's presence, requesting him to guide all involved in this case and the entire community of Steubenville through his mercy and his healing love. God will not abandon us and only wishes that we remember to turn to him in this and in all difficult times."


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Undergraduate students earning baccalaureate degrees from Westminster must complete a minimum of 36 hours of coursework at the college. In addition, undergraduate students must complete in residence:


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Oprah's Book Club 2.0
Just released today (so new, it isn't even in our catalog yet!) is The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, the debut novel by Ayana Mathis. This book has gotten some good reviews, including a glowing review from the often hard to please New York Times reviewer, Michiko Kakutani. But what makes this book especially noteworthy? One word: Oprah.
Yep. In case you missed it, last year Oprah renewed her book club, renamed Book Club 2.0 and chose Wild, Cheryl Strayed's memoir of her redemptive and inspring through hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.
This year Oprah chose something completely different, but no less interesting sounding. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is about a young African-American woman who during the Great Migraration leaves Georgia and settles in Philadelphia. Hattie's struggles and those of her children are interwoven in twelve narrative threads coming together to paint an intimate picture of a singular family, but also that of a greater nation. Sounds great. I can't wait until it hits the library shelves!
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noun - refers to one's good fortune in arriving at a bus stop moments before the bus comes, reducing wait time to almost nothing
I had great busluck on the way to work--it pulled up just as I walked to the stop.
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success and lack thereof when using the bus system. when your bus or busses are right on time, or they happen to be a little late when you're late too, that's good bus luck. when you just miss them or they show up late, that's bad bus luck.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/pygame/comments ... os_x_1094/
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ImportError: /usr/local/lib/python3.2/dist-packages/pygame/base.cpython-32mu.so: undefined symbol: PyCObject_Check
This error means you are running pygame 1.9.1 under python3.x. Which has some problems. Actually i have no idea what this error means, but it means have fun with getting pygame to work with python3.x. There are some methods to getting this to work, but i found pygame 1.9.2 pre works without modification. I found the modification to 1.9.1 would work in Ubuntu, but not in Arch, whereas pygame 1.9.2 pre worked in every distro i tried.
1) Download the latest pygame 1.9.2 pre and extract it
https://launchpad.net/debian/experiment ... rce/pygame
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sudo apt-get install mercurial
hg clone https://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame
2) if you already installed 1.9.1, and installed it under python3.x, then remove it:
in directory: ( replace python3.2, with whichever version you have
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sudo rm -r pygame
sudo rm pygame-1.9.1release.egg-info
3) install python3 pygame dependencies:
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sudo apt-get install python3-dev python-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libsdl1.2-dev libsmpeg-dev python3-numpy python-numpy subversion libportmidi-dev libfreetype6-dev
(which some are not python3 pygame dependant, but whatever)
for example if you do not download python3.dev you will get this error:
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src/pygame.h:75:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. error: command 'i686-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1
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Hunting dependencies...
SDL : found 1.2.14
FONT : found
IMAGE : found
MIXER : found
SMPEG : found 0.4.5
PNG : found
JPEG : found
SCRAP : found
PORTMIDI: found
PORTTIME: found
AVFORMAT: not found
SWSCALE : not found
FREETYPE: found 2.4.8
Warning, some of the pygame dependencies were not found. Pygame can still
compile and install, but games that depend on those missing dependencies
will not run. Would you like to continue the configuration? [Y/n]:
will display that some games may not work, etc. yatta yatta, hit y for yes. Although make sure SDL is found, MPEG, IMAGE, FONT. i have not yet came across a game that i couldnt run, yet, with these two that were not found.
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metulburr@ubuntu:~$ python3
Python 3.2.3 (default, Oct 19 2012, 20:10:41)
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import pygame
if you get the prompt, you are good to go.
EDIT: well i get sick of redoing this with every ubuntu distro, so this now replaces theis whole thing as it does more than just pygame https://github.com/metulburr/distro_setup
I tried the latest python 3.3 with Pygame 1.9.2 and it failed, however python3.2 worked with it. So you may have to tinker around with the versions possibly.
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sudo pacman -U *.xz
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metulburr@rch ~/Downloads/python-pygame-hg $ python
Python 3.4.0 (default, Mar 17 2014, 23:20:09)
[GCC 4.8.2 20140206 (prerelease)] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import pygame
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An American citizen, arrested in October for plotting a terrorist attack in Denmark, has pleaded guilty to helping plan the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 170 people.
On March 18, 2010, Chicago resident David Coleman Headley, 49, pleaded guilty to conducting extensive surveillance of the Mumbai headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement and other locations targeted by suspected members of Pakistani-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) during the November 2008 terrorist attacks.
Headley, who provided members of LET with pictures, videos and descriptions of the various targets in India, was arrested on October 3, 2009, on charges stemming from another terror plot in which he planned to attack the offices and employees of a Danish newspaper that had previously printed controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Canadian citizen Tahawwur Rana, 48, who is also a resident of Chicago, has been implicated in the Denmark plot and the Mumbai attacks as well. Two weeks after Headley's arrest, federal agents arrested Rana and raided the Chicago offices of First World Immigration Services, an immigration company owned by Rana.
Since his arrest, Headley has cooperated with federal authorities investigating both the Danish and Indian terror plots. Although Headley faces a maximum sentence of life in prison or death, the Department of Justice agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for his guilty plea. Rana faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years in prison if convicted.
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