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Nearly four years have passed since the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, and families of the victims are again wondering: How much longer will their legal battle with the airline drag on?
Frustrated by delays caused by Pinnacle Airlines' bankruptcy case in Manhattan, family members filed a motion Friday to lift a court-ordered stay on their wrongful-death suits against the airline.
Lawyers contend that the stay, which is part of the airline's bankruptcy protection, has caused progress in the families' lawsuits to grind to a halt.
They also contend that a trial in the case, once planned for later this year, may have to wait until 2015, which would be six years after the Feb. 12, 2009, crash that killed 50 people.
"We have asked the bankruptcy court to force the airline defendants to stop hiding behind the bankruptcy shield and come out and face the families who lost their loved ones in this avoidable catastrophe," Terrence M. Connors, an attorney for some of the families, said in a statement.
Most of the families in the Flight 3407 case have settled their claims – sources say the settlements are in the area of seven figures – but about 18 of the original 49 suits remain unresolved.
Unlike the bankruptcy case, the wrongful-death suits are being handled here in Buffalo by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
In their motion Friday, the families outlined a series of reasons their litigation should be allowed to move forward, including the belief that Pinnacle may be ready to emerge from bankruptcy protection.
Hugh M. Russ III, an attorney for several families, said the airline recently announced plans to that effect but offered no firm timetable.
"The families are frustrated and tired of waiting," Russ said in a statement. "The four-year anniversary of the crash approaches in less than a month. How much longer do the families have to wait?"
Pinnacle, the parent of Colgan Air, the regional carrier that owned the twin-engine turboprop plane that crashed, declined to comment on the families' move to end the stay and resume their litigation.
Their suits against the airline stem, in large part, from a federal investigation that blamed the crash on pilot error. The families have tried to make the case that Colgan's pilots were not well-trained and that Colgan required pilots to fly despite illness and fatigue.
Russ, who filed the motion on behalf of all the families, suggested in his papers that the court's stay has given Pinnacle an "unfair advantage" in its litigation with the families.
The court papers say the airline has manipulated the stay to avoid acknowledging "that the circumstances of the crash should give rise to punitive damages."
They also note that "no doubt exists concerning what caused the crash" and that it's time for Pinnacle to acknowledge liability and move forward with the wrongful-death suits.
"Additional time has passed for the families, the fourth anniversary of the crash approaches within one month, and the families are no closer to resolving their claims," the court papers state. "The prejudice the families experience increases with each passing day."
Pinnacle filed for federal Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April after indicating that it was having cash-flow problems. Unfortunately for the families, the bankruptcy filing in Manhattan resulted in a mandatory stay on the pending lawsuits in Buffalo.
This is the second time the families have asked the bankruptcy court to lift its stay. An earlier request, made in June, was based on the assumption that Global Aerospace, Colgan's insurer, would ultimately be responsible for any damages awarded in the lawsuits.
The court rejected that request.
The plane that crashed in Clarence was owned and operated by Colgan but flew under the Continental Connection banner. Continental, which has since merged with United Airlines, contracted with Colgan to operate Flight 3407.
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This article describes how to create a passback using GAM tags. For information on creating a passback using Google Publisher Tags (GPT), see this help article.
Passback line items are used with third-party advertisers for a number of reasons. Primarily, passback line items return a house ad or other remnant ad within DFP when the third-party doesn't have an ad to serve or when this ad doesn't meet the minimum CPM agreed upon with the third-party.
Before beginning this process, you should have generated a passback ad tag in DFP to which remnant or house inventory is targeted. The third-party should then take this ad tag and traffic it in their network as the lowest-priority ad, one that will serve if no eligible ads are found.
How to set up a passback
You have two different options for setting up a passback:Set up passback line items using a unique ad unit
To use a unique ad unit solely for passback trafficking:
Ensure that you have no run-of-network line items in your network. For this procedure to work, all of your network's line items must be explicitly targeted to an ad unit or placement.
To make a line item run-of-network while still using pass backs, target it either to a placement that contains all current ad units or all ad units directly.
Create an ad unit to be used when a passback is served. (Learn how to create ad units)
Target all remnant line items to this ad unit. Ensure that none of these line items contain creatives with third-party redirect code, as this can result in an infinite loop of server calls.
Create a tag that will be passed back to DFP in case the third party doesn't have any remnant line items. Include the pass back ad unit you just created in that tag. Give this tag to your third party to traffic as the lowest-priority eligible ad in their network. You need only give them the body of the ad tag, not the headers.
When this tag is passed back to DFP, only the remnant line items you specifically targeted to the pass back ad unit will be eligible to serve to it.
If you'd like to set up passback line items without using a dedicated ad unit, try the following approach, which uses key-value pairs:
Create a unique key with two different values to be used when a passback is served. For example, you could create a 'Redirect' key with the values 'true' and 'false':
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This ensures that your remnant line items will be eligible to serve to both of the ad tags you'll be creating below. (Learn how to apply targeting criteria to a line item)
Target the line items that will redirect to the third-party ad network only to the key-value
Make sure the ad tag on your page contains the key-value
red=false. This will be the first ad request to DFP. Both your remnant line items and the line items that will redirect to the third-party ad server will be eligible to serve to this ad tag.
Create an ad tag that includes only the key-value
red=trueand give it to your third party to traffic as the lowest-priority eligible ad in their network. This ad tag will be passed back to DFP if the third party doesn't have any remnant ads. This will be the second and final ad request to DFP.
Only your remnant line items will be eligible to serve to the ad tag passed back to DFP.
More informationHow passback ad serving works
Below is a diagram of how passbacks work in DFP, which is useful for understanding this process.
A page makes an ad request to DFP for an ad using the DFP ad tag on the page.
DFP returns a line item containing third-party code.
The page uses the third-party code to make a request to a third-party ad server.
Non-passback scenario: If a matching ad is available, an ad is served from the third-party ad server.
If no matching ad is available on the third-party ad server, the server returns (i.e. passes back) the DFP ad tag that you have provided your third party.
The page makes a second ad request to DFP using the passback tag contained in the third-party ad.
A house ad or other specifically targeted line item is returned from DFP.
To avoid looping, you must take the appropriate steps when using passbacks to make sure that the subsequent ad requests that are passed-back from the third-party ad server to DFP are unique and therefore do not call that same third party for an ad. Looping happens when steps 3-6 in the diagram above repeat indefinitely, which can cause your web page not to load properly.
We suggest using one of the following strategies to ensure that all ad requests used in the passback are unique:
- Use a unique ad unit just to handle passbacks.
- Use a unique key-value to handle passbacks.
We do not recommend using passbacks for the purposes of daisy chaining. In this process, you'll call to DFP for an ad and DFP will return a third-party redirect; if the third-party doesn't have an ad, it will passback the ad call to DFP, which will then call to a different third-party for an ad. This process continues until an ad, rather than a passback tag, is returned by a third-party. Lining up several third-parties like this to try to fill inventory in order to get the highest CPM from competing networks is called a daisy chain of ad calls.
Daisy chaining is not recommended for several reasons. It can increase discrepancies between DFP and the third party; daily discrepancies of up to 20% are considered normal for each link in the daisy chain, and these discrepancies can quickly compound. This setup can also increase the probability of looping.
In addition to DFP, AdSense and Ad Exchange can provide your network with remnant ads that have greater value than ads served using passback method.
With AdSense and Ad Exchange, you can control delivery via a minimum CPM at a given priority range. For example, if you have Adsense/Ad Exchange competing at priority 12, and other ads at that priority have a .25 CPM value, DFP would only serve these ads if they can deliver a higher value impression.
You can use passbacks with the Google Publisher Tag (GPT). Asynchronous tags can be passed along without additional changes, but synchronous tags require a small change to the
<head> portion of the tag. A sample complete synchronous passback tag is provided below:
<script type='text/javascript'>
googletag.defineSlot('/network_ID/ad_unit', [728, 90], 'div-gpt-ad-random_number-0')
.setTargeting('key', 'value');
<div id='div-gpt-ad-random_number-0'>
<script type='text/javascript'>
div IDs must be unique within the tag.
The guidelines above are not guaranteed to work across every combination of browser, ad server, and ad tag type and are not a supported use of the product. Work closely with your web developer to implement them if you decide they are the proper fit for your needs.
If your passback partner is using the legacy DFP platform or another that treats the '/' character as a relative path, please remove the character from the
defineSlot line before sending the tag:
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So Bad It's Good – Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
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Have you ever wondered what would happen if a fast food restaurant was built on a sacred Indian burial ground? Probably not, but don't worry — the good people of Troma Entertainment have already thought of it for you, and they even put it in musical form! The providers of countless oh-so-badly-good classics, most famously The Toxic Avenger series, Troma delivers a film that fits in with all of its malformed brothers and sisters while providing a leap forward in terms of quality.
Beyond its 'zombified Native American chickens' logline, the film revolves around Arbie (Jason Yachanin) and Wendy (Kate Graham), two high school sweethearts who are forced apart when Wendy goes off to college. When Arbie goes back, months later, to the 'Tromahawk' tribe burial ground where he and Wendy shared their last night, he finds that 1) a giant corporate chicken joint has built over the burial ground and 2) a group of protesters is boycotting the restaurant, led by a dirty college hippie and her new lesbian lover, Wendy (oh my!). Angry over the perceived betrayal by Wendy, Arbie gets a job as a counter girl (yes girl) at the restaurant and suffers the brutality and gag-inducing uncleanliness of coworkers and customers alike.
Yet it's not long before the ghosts of the disturbed burial ground and the billions of chickens slaughtered by the company seek revenge on the hapless hero and his crew and begin killing customers and staff. Concerned that any mention of the deaths will hurt publicity for the grand opening, the Colonel Sanders-esque owner of the restaurant keeps the deaths under wraps until soon protesters and customers alike are turned into zombie chickens. But not before Arbie meets his future self and a man has sex with an uncooked chicken, because why not?
This is not a film of subtlety. This is a film that floats messages, themes, and parallels about as well as anvils. One minute there is a mocking of false corporate patriotism and protester hypocrisy, the next minute blood geysers and naked breasts. Doing away with inhibition and restraint, the film delights in poking fun at anything and everything political, social, racial, gendered, and polite. It appears that writer/director Lloyd Kaufman (who also makes an appearance as a mysterious chicken mascot) had a rule that as long as someone found it funny it got in the movie.
This drive to include everything funny is also the film's greatest weakness. When the chicken zombies take over the restaurant, the humor outlasts its welcome as the chickens find ways to dismember and fry up humans like your favorite fast food items. Rather than find creative methods to kill off characters ad nauseam, the film could have used an extra musical number or two to help compensate for the song-heavy first half.
One has to appreciate though, that with so many great gags and lines crammed into a movie, that some of these might naturally miss the mark. Don't let a few bad jokes dissuade you, this is a very solid film from people who have shaped cult movies for 30 years. Whether you're a hardcore Troma fan or just want a silly and direct movie, Poultrygeist satisfies that bad movie craving.
Ian Abell is a junior Film & Media Arts and English major at Temple University. Whether it's an old Scorsese or that cool movie your best friend filmed at a gas station, Ian wants to see it, discuss it, write about it, and put up a blog post about it.


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I realize as we grow up that I'm chasing my childhood, sometimes forcing traditions just so I can feel like I used to feel, even if it's just a whiff. Even if it's a half-a-second of recognition. Realizing that our lives are not like one big flat puzzle but rather layers and layers of puzzles, and that piece yesterday when I wanted to spend the morning at Mommal's having breakfast and cooking all my side dishes in her kitchen. Making it bustle, filling her house with people like it used to be. That was for somewhere deep down, near my heart.
And we watched the Macy's parade, and then headed to my Mom & Dad's. We ate so much food, and it was so good. After lunch Ivy and my niece Abby floated down the stairs in beautiful dresses. Twirling and tea partying. They pretty much refused to take them off until it was time to go.
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ANDOVER – A Hartsville man was charged with driving while intoxicated after state troopers found his car overturned in a ditch on County Road 31 Wednesday night, officials said.
Troopers based in Amity received a report about the overturned car at about 9 p.m.
They arrested the alleged driver, John E. Stebbins, 62, of Hartsville for DWI and issued tickets for other vehicle and traffic infractions.
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When 8-year-old Alex Jamison could not wake up his pregnant stepmother on a recent morning he took a course of action that saved her life.
Alex was at his Goose Creek home when he found his stepmother on the floor and unresponsive. He called out to try to wake her and shake her several times. After being unable to reach his dad on the phone, he called his biological mother's phone and she told him to call 911, which he did from the house phone.
Alex put both the cell phone he used to call his mother and the land line he used to call 911 in loudspeaker mode and held them about two inches apart so his mother could explain the situation to dispatchers.
Rescue crews were able to transport Kim Jamison to a local hospital the morning of Feb. 25, Alex's mother Latonia Pearson said.
The Goose Creek Fire Department "Team A" responded to the call.
On March 6, members of GCFD Team A and Fire Chief Steve Chapman honored Alex for his brave work in calling 911 at the right time.
Chapman gave Alex a certificate, a baseball cap and firefighter's patch during a ceremony attended by the Team A firefighters and about 15 others at Trident Baptist Church which houses Trident Baptist Academy, where Alex is a third-grader.
"Hopefully it will inspire other students to be prepared," Pearson said regarding Alex's quick actions.
"Alex did the right thing, he called 911," Trident Baptist Pastor Michael Haynes said.
Chapman made Alex an honorary fireman for the day as he handed him the gifts while the two stood by the pulpit.
"We do a lot of rescue calls," Chapman said. "We rely on people in the community to call 911 when there's an emergency. Last week Alex Jamison's mother became very ill. Alex took it upon himself to call 911."
Alex and a handful of his peers got an up-close look inside two fire rescue trucks in the church parking lot following the ceremony. Alex asked firefighters several questions about the trucks and being a firefighter.
The morning of the emergency call, Kim Jamison gave birth to a baby girl named Randi Kay Jamison shortly after 10 a.m., according to Shameka Wright, Alex's aunt, who was present at the March 6 ceremony.
Wright said the day before the ceremony Alex's stepmother was starting to awaken from her induced coma. Chapman told the audience that doctors said Alex's stepmother should recover.
When asked about getting honored and getting on stage Alex replied excitedly: "It was great. It was like, whoo!"
"I'm just very proud and emotional at the same time," Alex's father Randy Jamison said after the ceremony. "I said, take care of your mom and little sister when I leave. He did just that.
"That was beautiful what [the fire department] did. That means a lot to him and all of us."
Jamison said he hopes this will help other kids become aware of when to call 911.
"It encourages him more now to continue those methods," Jamison said. "We ask everyone to keep the family in their prayers. I thank God. He put these wonderful people here to do their job. God be the glory."
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The use of E. coli for manufacturing therapeutic proteins is an economically attractive alternative to mammalian cell-based production. E. coli grows fast, has no demanding culture requirements, and produces high protein yields. Additionally, the purification process does not involve virus-clearance steps, which usually results in significantly lower costs per gram of product. These advantages make E. coli the system of choice for the production of proteins that do not need post-translational modifications.
Traditional E. coli expression involves the recovery of the product as intracellular inclusion bodies that require refolding. Frequently, the efficiency of the refolding step is very low and only small amounts of correctly folded protein are recovered.
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The primary recovery of recombinant proteins secreted into the culture supernatant usually encompasses centrifugation steps for cell separation and a series of filtration techniques for clarification, such as tangential flow filtration and depth filtration. The main goal of this filtration cascade is to remove cells or cell debris before starting the chromatographic sequence, to prevent clogging the first column, and to avoid unpredictable elution profiles.
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While these process-related impurities are efficiently removed, the product is recovered at high titers with negligible losses and the clarified supernatant is used without further conditioning for capture chromatography. By sparing additional conditioning steps such as dilution, depth filtration or diafiltration, the overall process performance is improved in terms of higher yields, minimized processing time, and reduced cost of goods.
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There is no doubt that Mary Wilson's passion for helping young girls realize the importance of becoming active in sports is both genuine and heartfelt.
The wife of Buffalo Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr., herself a former tennis star, on Saturday offered words of encouragement to more than 230 inner-city Buffalo girls, ages 9 to 12, in the Bills' Healthy Zone Fieldhouse. She also was there to receive an award for her work with the Western New York Girls in Sports program, which she founded in 2004 and has run since then.
"My mother inspired me to do this. She taught tens of thousands of girls to do sports," Wilson said of her mother, a former physical education and English teacher. "When I was 12 years old, my mother took me off the football field and put a tennis racket in my hand. I played tennis for 50 years and now play golf."
Her main message to the girls on hand for her program's annual clinic: "Find a sport, fall in love with it and play it the rest of your life."
Wilson was honored with the 2012 President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership Award – one of 47 individuals and organizations across the country to be honored for making sports, physical activity, fitness and nutrition-related programs available in their communities.
"It means more than you can imagine because my mother inspired me," she said. "I would like for girls to have more opportunities to play sports and learn to play on a team, learn to lose and win graciously."
Many praised her for her dedication. She, in turn, thanked the 100 volunteers and partnership organizations that help with the program and its clinics.
"Mary Wilson is one of those rare people who has translated her passion – for sports and athletics – into life-changing service to the community," said Michael Weiner, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County president, who presented her with the award.
"She is a natural athlete, and studied physical education. She has coached and taught tennis, and has been a competitor in national tournaments and a member of several international cup teams representing the United States."
Bills officials also praised Wilson and spoke of how her girls sports program complements the NFL's PLAY 60 initiative, encouraging kids to be active for at least 60 minutes daily.
"Mary Wilson's enthusiasm in leading the Western New York Girls in Sports program has had a profound impact on girls in our area and continues to change lives in a positive way," Mary Owen, Buffalo Bills executive vice president of strategic planning, said in a prepared statement.
"We were thrilled to be able to nominate Mrs. Wilson and we look forward to continuing the Girls in Sports program," she added.
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Wilson also taught high school physical education and coached tennis.
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Ade is being humble about the app he mentions at the end of this interview. I've seen it ... and it's freakin' cool. Ade's PhD is in Physics, so use your imagination The fact he has it screaming on high-end multi-core GPUs even multiplies the coolness factor. There are other cool aspects of the app too, but I'm sure he'll mention those in his Summit talk.
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Yup, I suppose showing proof that salaries have increased almost two fold since the last lockout is just an opinion. Please keep going back to that though. If my salary doubled in the last 6 years, I would be pretty downtrodden.
Your claim that the players have fared far better is your opinion, nothing more. It remains a very sweeping and unsubstantiated opinion at that. The reality is it's just not that simple.
In the meantime, the asset you talk about is about $240 million, which means the profit of $4-$5 million per season equates to about 1-2% of the asset. Going to tell me that you can't get a better return on investment elsewhere?
As I said before, I am backing out of this discussion. Its readily apparent that the numbers if they don't line up to the NHLPA method of thinking, they are incorrect or "unsubstantiated opinion". Lets face facts here, I am not going to be sitting on the same fence as you are. Probably never will. Both sides have had a hand in this lockout and the situation we are in today. It must be nice to live in a fantasy land where the NHL is entirely at fault while the NHLPA walks on water, but I don't have the luxury of having that dream.


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LISBON - The county will have one new commissioner and a new state representative in January.
Republican Tim Weigle, who currently serves as Unity Township trustee, ousted Democratic incumbent John Payne and beat out Independent John Wargo with 48 percent of the vote.
The three-way race was split mostly between Payne and Weigle who shared most of the votes, and Wargo, a former Democrat, finished with 14 percent, according to complete but unofficial results Tuesday night.
Payne has served as commissioner since January, when he replaced Penny Traina who stepped down to take a job in the private sector. Wargo, a former commissioner and state representative, was a registered Democrat until this year, and the party change may have influenced his results at the polls.
Weigle's public service dates back 22 years, when he was first elected township trustee, and he is
a current member of the county Port Authority.
He has said he wants to bring a "business mind set" to the board of commissioners, ensure the shale gas boom is managed in a way to protect the public's health and safety, and work with the county sheriff to combat the county's drug problem.
While voters favored the Republican candidate in the commissioner race, they turned toward the Democrat for state representative, with Nick Barborak chosen to replace Craig Newbold.
The race was tight most of the evening, with Barborak at 51 percent and Newbold at 50 percent shortly before 10 p.m.
Once final results were in, the incumbent from Columbiana seeking a second term was defeated by Barborak by a less than a 1 percent margin.
Barborak earned 50.4 percent, with Newbold earning 49.5 percent of the vote.
Barborak is currently county treasurer, a position he has held since 2007. He has said that as state representative he will focus on building the local infrastructure, which happens through improving the condition of county roads and making wireless Internet access available.
Although he and Newbold shared a passion for non-partisanship, they differed on the state's projected deficit (Newbold said it was at $8 billion while Barborak said it wasn't as high as that). The two also sparred on more than one occasion in public forums, and even exposed each other for paying late taxes.
Barborak has also said "the No. 1 issue is jobs and loss of jobs" and that he is in favor of granting tax credits to local businesses willing to create jobs. A stipulation would be that if no job creation occurs, the credits are given back.
Republicans were also favored in the second commissioner race and for county sheriff, with Jim Hoppel and Ray Stone retaining their positions.
Hoppel will begin his fifth consecutive term in January after earning 55 percent of the vote against Democrat Joe Csonka, who has not previously run for a county office. He has served as Center Township trustee since 2004.
Hoppel has said he would like to see at least two new deputies on the county sheriff roster, and that he would reinstate the county economic development director position, which was eliminated in the early 2000s as a cost-cutting move.
Stone has served as county sheriff a little more than four years and beat Democrat John Soldano, who has ran for the office four times.
Stone was chosen over Soldano by 55 percent of the vote. Some of his prior achievements include purchasing bullet proof vests for deputies with grant funding, replacing old handguns with new at no cost, and securing a $47,900 grant for new laptops and a service to run driver's licenses for warrant checks to be installed in the cars.
Linda Bolon will be returning to her former position as county treasurer, after winning over Republican Eldena Gearhart who is currently a Middleton Township trustee.
A Democrat, Bolon was treasurer from 2000 to 2006 before being elected state representative. After two terms she lost the representative position to Craig Newbold in 2010.
She previously said that she wanted to come back to the county because she believes Democrats will remain in the minority in the state legislature for the near future and she dislikes not being able to get things done.
Her past experience as treasurer resulted in the updating of the office computer system and streamlining other operations.
She earned 56 percent of the vote, while Gearhart took 44 percent.
A Democrat who beat incumbent Craig Brown in the March primary election, Brenda Dickey Myers will not be the county's next recorder.
Republican Theresa Bosel will take the position held by Brown since 2004. She won the election by earning 51 percent of the vote. It was her first run for county office, and Dickey Myers' second run. The Democrat ran for county commissioner in 2008 but was defeated.
Bosel has said she wants to bring more efficiency to the office and address the high amount of traffic there. She also wants to help foster a relationship with Chesapeake Energy to see the oil and gas boom benefits realized locally.
She has most recently worked as director of marketing and public relations at The Orchards of Foxcrest in Chester. She currently helps her husband operate a wood-cutting business.


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TYRONE - Bobby Dawson scored a pair of goals for Tyrone as the Golden Eagles improved to 6-5-3 with a 4-1 win over Central in high school boys soccer Tuesday.
Eric Trexler scored the Scarlet Dragons' lone goal.
Central0 1 - 1
Tyrone 2 2 - 4
First Half: T-D'Angelo (unassisted), 14:12; T-Dawson (Shetler), 23:50.
Second Half: T-A. Bartlett (unassisted), 5:40; T-Dawson (K. Bartlett), 38:55; C-Trexler (unassisted), 39:15.
Records: Tyrone (6-5-3); Central (0-11).
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DAVIDSVILLE - Zach Franks scored twice as Hollidaysburg defeated Conemaugh Township.
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First Half: H-C.Miller (T.Miller), 37:11; H-Franks (C.Miller), 4:51.
Second Half: H-Franks (Hann), 37:52; CT-Wilson (penalty), 35:29.
Records: Hollidaysburg (10-3); Conemaugh Township (9-2-2).
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EVERETT - Tanner Ott and Jonas Bequeath scored two goals apiece to lead Northern Bedford to a shutout win over Everett.
Tanner Russell and Coltin Ebersole also scored.
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First Half: NB-Ott (Bequeath), 19:33; Russell (Brunner) 25:48; Ott (Ebersole), 35:48.
Second Half: NB-Ebersole (Bequeath), 14:56; Bequeath (Ebersole), 16:07; Bequeath (unassisted), 24:59 .
Records: Northern Bedford (11-2); Everett (1-10).
Bisons run past McCort
BEDFORD - Sam Felix had two goals to lead Bedford past Bishop McCort, 4-1.
Steven Stroup and T.J. Johannson also added goals for the Bisons, while Caleb Grimes, Garrett Thomas and Stephen Calhoun had assists. Adam Wood scored for Bishop McCort. Bedford also won the junior varsity match, 3-0.
Lions fall to Beavers
DuBOIS - Ian Yount scored three first-half goals, as DuBois defeated Altoona, 3-0.
Ryan Hayes got the shutout as DuBois' goalie, improving its record to 10-5. Altoona is 6-6-3.
Great Commission8
Centre Christian0
BELLEFONTE - Kyrstin Johnson scored three goals to lead the Great Commission girls team to a shutout win over Centre County Christian.
Great Commission's Jaissle McCoy and Kansas Klock scored two goals apiece, and Megan Stuart also scored. Sarah Clark was the winning goalie.
Great Commission is 12-4
Great Commission4 4 - 8
Centre Christian 0 0 - 0
First Half: GC-McCoy (unassisted), 19:37; Johnson (Holton), 17:35; Klock (McCoy), 17:11; Johnson (unassisted), 15:16.
Second Half: GC-Klock (unassisted), 31:45; McCoy (unassisted), 30:05; Johnson (unassisted), 19:21; Stuart (unassisted), :28.
Records: Great Commission (12-4); Centre County Christian (6-6).
Altoona juniors down Tigers
HOLLIDAYSBURG - Evan Cardoza scored two goals, and Jake Deterline made 19 saves in goal to lead Altoona past Hollidaysburg, 3-0, in junior high boys action.
Matt Cowan also scored scored for Altoona, which is 9-3-1.
Lady Lion juniors win
HOLLIDAYSBURG - Mykenah Lynn-Massar scored three goals for the Altoona junior high girls team in its 7-3 win over Hollidaysburg.
Megan Vigne, April Leandri, Paris Haugh and Eva Azeni also scored for Altoona, as it improved its record to 9-3-1.


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custom php based matching function
I've been wondering if its feasible to make a php based core function only matching program. I dont want to use regex but make a custom matching function which could be implemented in a custom parser for xml. My ideas so far is to use file_get_contents() to provide the file as a source, then get the full length of characters of the file and then iterate using a for loop to search for every matching instance of the needle in the haystack. Any ideas how one would go about doing this with the ability to tokenize then matches? I know reinventing the wheel but regex can be complicated and does not suit context-free grammar parsing. The parser in question would read a files, transform it into php code thats serialized when its stored and then either matches the instances of the elements of builds a php code tree view of the xml doc.
Re: custom php based matching function
I found that using file_get_contents() and storing it as a variable and then use strlen() on that variable will give me the length of the files since its stored as a string, all that would be next is to give it commands to ignore white space and the ability to recognize new lines, it would probably be a multi-pass function that does checks for new lines first and then does the matching so I can possibly add the feature to count new lines.
Re: custom php based matching function
Why do you want to reinvent the wheel? PHP is already an XML parser, even a DOMDocument library for html ...
Re: custom php based matching function
Because the saying "why reinvent the wheel" shows a lack of wanting to understand how things work and that your statisfied with the current ugly syntax of regex. If we never try to reinvent the wheel then we would never find better solutions to the same problem and programmers are problems solvers. The parser in question would one, read a directory for language definitions, two parse those files and convert then into an array and save them as either a txt file or a php file for performance, and then allow you to replace instances of the language in other files with what you what it to be. It would replace the confusing regex preg_match() and preg_replace() syntax with something that easier. I know using the dom extension would be great for xml but my parser would be for mark up languages in general like bbcodes, xml, and html. Thats what i want to make a php based matching function that easy to use and does not require the users of it to remember tedious signs and symbols for replacing and matching. If I can get it working at a good enough speed I might make it a php extension, I'm using C pattern matching source code as a start point since C and php share similar functions. If you have any ideas it would greatly be appreciated in helping me with the pattern matching/string matching program using php string fucntions.
Please check error on my script this is working on my computer server
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I found a site with a php example in a short sense but I need to tweek the code to work better and faster
Once its doen and working right I'll release it here for those who want to test it.
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HTC says it purposefully made multitasking broken on the One X
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1. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Gee, I wonder if the GS3 will be unable to multi-task, too.
What was HTC thinking? Like their competition needs to shut down some of the main advantages of Android for their Skins???
Whatever. Be interesting to see if this hurts them or not.
76. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
i think its just a goodwill gesture from HTC to help SAMMY with even more sales for 2012. good luck HTC.
S3 all the way:)
77. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
that just helped kill any interest I remotely had in the phone. camera issues and no multitasking? no thanks.
I bet they implemented it to help save battery since its a bit under sized for the device.
83. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
so does this happen to the One S as well?
84. Sackboy117 (Posts: 178; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
No the One S has actually proved much less laggier than the one x. . . .and it also has a better camera based on the review. . . . wtf
85. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
im not talking about lag or anything like that....im talking about multitasking. and both X and S have the EXACT same camera, both are equal in every way. and the X isnt laggy either way...
2. hobble (Posts: 130; Member since: 11 Oct 2011)
I love how this article ends with a shot at HTC. And as someone who has run ICS on about four phones, none of them official releases, in all versions I've used you can change the amount of programs you let run as background processes. Can you not do it on "official" versions of ICS?
25. sprockkets (Posts: 1611; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
I can second this. The stock version of android offers this option on the Gnex. Someone just needs to check the develop menu.
68. Forsaken77 (Posts: 553; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)
I think if the programs are running in the background you can "restrict background processes" to limit apps that run in the background. I don't believe there's a way to enable background processes because they're supposed to already be enabled as part of the core functionality of the Android os. It looks like HTC went ahead and dismantled that feature to prolong battery life. I bet the phone was getting real bad battery life and that was the only way to extend it.
78. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
there is a difference between apps running in the background that u used and background sync processes. the HTC and the ics function you are talking about both limit active apps that you started.. not background sync apps.
3. WakaFlakaD (Posts: 481; Member since: 30 Apr 2011)
53. HTCFreak (Posts: 156; Member since: 17 Jul 2010)
It isn't even that bad with apple devices. Pages don't need to reload when the task was on the background, and with games, you just need to tap on resume and you can continue your game. So HTC... why? Is 1GB of RAM not enough?
4. kindahipdude (Posts: 48; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
I used to be stoked for the new HTC phones, but now I'm gonna wait a little longer and get the SIII. They do stuff like this, they brag about Beats and don't give you headphones anymore, they have sucky browsers and texting apps...Samsung actually tried to improve the user experience which is why I'll go with them.
61. belovedson (Posts: 988; Member since: 30 Nov 2010)
I finally got to check this phone out and i am not impressed. Off white and ceramic feeling just doesnt work for me i hope the sprint version comes out soon it looks nice
5. a1000smiles4u (Posts: 84; Member since: 24 Apr 2012)
thank you htc
u made my decision easy
galaxy s3 all the way
6. chapizzo (Posts: 116; Member since: 13 Sep 2011)
With all that ram, HTC can't provide real multitasking???????
10. a1000smiles4u (Posts: 84; Member since: 24 Apr 2012)
dr dre using all the ram :P
12. BuckeyeCadet86 (Posts: 77; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
considering that sense probably needs just about all of the available memory, it doesn't surprise me that the One X can't do multitasking.
7. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Maybe that's why the One X is being held up at customs; they made it more like the iPhone with their multitasking "solution."
28. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
its also quite apple of them to say "ur multitasking wrong"
31. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Snorfle. Yes, i just made up a word. That was funny. :)
32. sithman (banned) (Posts: 299; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Don't put apple in it. Htc jus f'd up, own up to it.
8. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
HTC just keep shooting themselves on the foot...
11. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Apart from the lack of an SD card slot, this is really the only flaw I see in the One X.
21. WirelessCon (Posts: 309; Member since: 11 May 2010)
The lack of an SD card was a huge flaw, so will this no multi-tasking nonsense.
The design aesthetic is beautiful, but I need more storage to even be viable, and the cloud is not an option.
82. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
dont forget that it has camera issues right now as well and a tiny battery
9. theBankRobber (Posts: 681; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Multitasking is one of Androids pros, only way I see this as a positive is for better longer battery life.
48. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
if an app has to restart from scratch every time it is called, it will actually decrease battery life. multitasking on Android != multitasking on a PC.
13. Xquisite (Posts: 87; Member since: 23 Apr 2012)
This isn't that much of a deal breaker for me. But I'm on Verzion, and since Verizon isn't releasing a HTC One X variant, I'll have to go with the S III if they get it.
14. WirelessCon (Posts: 309; Member since: 11 May 2010)
So you can't listen to a music app and browse the internet at the same time?
You can't browse the internet while calling a friend?
At&t is okay with this?
24. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
The article says htc made apps will background normally. So yeah you can use the media player to listen to music and do anything else. And yeah you can be on a phone call and browse the web. The dialer and player are htc made...well htc modified anyway...
That's my theory as it is.
42. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
You are right, sir. Music still runs fine in the background, as will calls, but most everything else gets aggressively killed.
62. wendygarett (unregistered)
Michael, Im currently using oneX... and I really dont understand what does the video telling me... and I cant find anything wrong on my multitask... is it fully malfunction? or lags? Can PA provide a video about the problem of multitask?
81. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
I'll check to see if someone has a One X to put it together, but there are other videos on YouTube.
The basic idea (which is explained in the article) is that multitasking just doesn't hold the app in memory in the background. Apps are aggressively killed, so apps have to reload when you switch to them.
67. rd_nest (Posts: 1593; Member since: 06 Jun 2010)
@ Michael : Does SGS3 have the same problem??
80. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Just the One X as far as I know.
15. CWBAlfredo (Posts: 28; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Actually a deal breaker for me. I hope they issue a fix!
17. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
The way they put in it isnt a problem in their eyes.
16. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
There is nothing more annoying than web browsing then getting a text, responding to the text and going back to web browsing just for it to completely reload. Doesnt sound bad at first but trust me itll get on your nerves in no time.
22. WirelessCon (Posts: 309; Member since: 11 May 2010)
Yep, that's really annoying, HTC better get a fix out there.
Maybe 2GB RAM is indeed needed in the future, S III isn't going to cut it 9 months down the road.
2 year contracts are evil.
39. Hemlocke (unregistered)
The Japanese variant of the S3 is rumored to be launching with 2GB of RAM, as is the LG Eclipse LTE.
27. NLiveris (Posts: 12; Member since: 13 Feb 2012)
100% agreed. Watching that video made me uncomfortable. Real bad, HTC. Inexcusable.
33. ph00ny (Posts: 1234; Member since: 26 May 2011)
This is the exact reason why i dumped my original iPad. Got tired of tabs reloading when i switch back and fourth
40. jan25 (Posts: 470; Member since: 26 Feb 2012)
completely agree too. never liked how HTC One series's browser performed. now to hear about the multitasking issue is inexcusable, and i was once an HTC fan. i still think Sense looks way better than TW but then practicality comes first.
18. nytonyv (Posts: 10; Member since: 23 Apr 2012)
i dont understand how this is a "crippling" feature for the htc phones yet when apple started doing this with their "real multitasking" iphone 3gstuvwxys or whatever the hell stupid letter combination it was everyone oohed and aahed like it was the second coming. apple called it "smart multi tasking" and battery saving memory functions and yet when another company does the same thing its a deal breaker. i dont see a problem with this as its an lte capable phone (again something apple cant do) so the internet should be loading rather quickly. my biggest concern would be the extra data used to reload web pages and apps and re transmit data and how that effects ur data lkimit.
19. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
Because its Android. Android has TRUE MULTITASKING.
44. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
The difference is in which way you're going. Apple went from having no multitasking at all to having the limited multitasking, so that's a step up. HTC took the Android system which has proper multitasking and borked it with over-agressive task killing/memory management.
The data used for reloaded pages is one concern, but say you're looking at our site and in the middle of commenting on a post. Say you have to jump out of the browser for a second to check something, but when you come back the page reloads and all you've written is lost. That's real trouble.
63. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
The iPhone always had multitasking on native apps. It added it on 3rd party apps with ios 4.
"proper multitasking"??
Umm yea sure
Apple's solution is better
72. SleepingOz (unregistered)
In denial as always taco! Multithreading ain't multitasking! And how is it better?
20. k1ng617 (Posts: 264; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
Wow what's the point of Android if you can't even have background tasks? It's like going back to the OG iPhone, and the One x has a gig of ram for what then?
23. WirelessCon (Posts: 309; Member since: 11 May 2010)
One gig of RAM ain't enough. Too bad the S III won't have that much either. I may have to wait for the next Nexus to see an actual breakthrough.
26. humandroid (Posts: 58; Member since: 11 May 2012)
Michael H article...
29. yougotkilled1 (Posts: 167; Member since: 27 Apr 2011)
Once there is a work around to unlock the boot loader on the AT&T version, it's custom rom time.
30. APPLE_R0YALLY (banned) (Posts: 73; Member since: 08 May 2012)
WE SAY® the problem is HTC Sense is a ram hog.....!? It takes up 600mb of ram just to run it along with Os. WE SAY® here it is-
System 58 mb
Phone 28 mb
HTC Sense 72mb
HTC weather 23 mb
HTC bgp 24 mb
Google process 29mb
Android settings remote 34 mb
Process acore 36mb
Settings 42 mb
Notes 23 mb
Nfc 23 mb
Maps 24 mb
HTC acount 23 mb
Flex net 23 mb
Clock 23 mb
Lock screen 23 mb
System ui 35 mb
HTC Sense input 34 mb
Ftp server test 34 mb
Bluetooth map 23 mb
People 25 mb
EYE® say 1gb ram is no way enough.....!?
WE® $till have another 10 apps left to install.....!?
35. hung2900 (Posts: 956; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
Oh you know when S3 released I saw a variety of comments from HTC fanboys like "TW is ugly, gimme Sense 4.0", "Sense 4.0 is much more better", "TW runs huge of background apps"... And now is that what they need from Sense?
34. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Eh, tbh I never liked the look of Sense and this just makes it worse. Why make such a powerful phone then cripple it? I'm gonna stick with Motorola and Samsung.
36. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
So, they purposely broke multi-tasking to boost battery life - kind of sneaky.
There are devs out there that give the users the option of doing this on custom ROMs, such as AXIOM RAZR.
Perhaps, this should be an option for all Android models.
45. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
and all HTC really had to do was put in a bigger battery, which should have been possible since the phone doesn't have a removable battery.
55. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
I completely agree. If you're going to make the battery non-removable you better put in a large battery. I would love to see more manufactures using 3300 mAh batteries like the one in the DROID RAZR MAXX. I think battery life is one of the most important aspects of a phone because who really wants to be carrying around a charger all day.
37. GENARAL.LEVY (banned) (Posts: 93; Member since: 17 Apr 2012)
1gb ram come on Htc. it needs 2gb muppets.


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Let the speculation begin. Here is a rundown on top head coaching candidates who could be on the Buffalo Bills' radar in the wake of Monday's firing of Chan Gailey:
Jon Gruden, 49, ESPN broadcaster. Gruden won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay and went 95-81 in 11 seasons as head coach in Tampa and Oakland. He's the sexy hire who will be pursued by many.
Jay Gruden, 45, Cincinnati offensive coordinator. Gruden worked on his brother's staff in Tampa for five years and spent 12 years coaching arena football. He has done a good job with Andy Dalton the past two years.
Bruce Arians, 60, Indianapolis offensive coordinator. Arians won two Super Bowl rings in Pittsburgh. He was Steelers offensive chief for five years. He did a great job as interim head coach with the Colts this year.
Mike Zimmer, 56, Cincinnati defensive coordinator. He has 13 years experience as a defensive chief, the last five with Cincinnati. Aggressive. Fiery. His Bengals have been in the top seven three of the last four years.
Ken Whisenhunt, 50, ex-Arizona head coach. Went 49-53 with the Cardinals the last six years. He took the Cards to the Super Bowl in 2008. A good offensive mind who couldn't find a QB after Kurt Warner retired.
Mike McCoy, 40, Denver offensive coordinator. He has run Denver's offense the past lour years. He did a great job getting the most out of Tim Tebow last season and worked with Peyton Manning this year.
Doug Marrone, 48, Syracuse head coach. Marrone worked as Jets O-line coach and was Sean Payton's offensive coordinator in New Orleans from 2006 to 2008. He's 25-25 in four seasons at Syracuse.
Ray Horton, 52, Arizona defensive coordinator. Won a Super Bowl as a player and two as a Steelers defensive backs coach. Tutored under defensive guru Dick LeBeau as a player and coach.
Perry Fewell, 50, New York Giants defensive coordinator. Fewell was passed over by the Bills in 2010 and won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants last year. Would he grant the Bills an interview after getting snubbed last time?
Russ Grimm, 53, ex-Arizona offensive line coach. A Hall-of-Fame guard, Grimm has coached offensive line the last 16 seasons. He's an executive presence who would get players to play hard. The Bills had some interest last time.
Dirk Koetter, 53, Atlanta offensive coordinator. He's near the top of the "hot assistant" list and reportedly is on the radar of the Eagles, Chiefs and Browns. A former head coach at Boise State (26-10) and Arizona State (40-34).
Chris Petersen, 48, Boise State head coach. An innovative offensive mind, Petersen is 84-8 at Boise. Might not want to leave. He signed a deal in February that pays him $2.2 million in 2013.
Kyle Shanahan, 33, Washington offensive coordinator. He's the son of Washington's head coach who seems destined to get a head job some day. Already has coached nine NFL seasons, with a lot of good people.
Greg Roman, 40, San Francisco offensive coordinator. Smart play-caller for Niners coach Jim Harbaugh. He has 15 years experience in the NFL. He was the roommate of Atlanta personnel chief David Caldwell at John Carroll.
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Think outside the medicine box and kitchen cabinets to all the rooms of your home. Items that go beyond the bottle are electronic products containing coin-sized batteries, single-use laundry packets and carbon monoxide emitters such as generators and furnaces.
This month on Recall Roundup. Fitbit recalls Fitbit Force activity-tracking wrist bands. Sears and Kmart recall Kenmore oscillating fan heaters and Bodum recalls glass coffee presses.
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Admittedly, it was with some trepidation that Judy and I accepted an invitation to visit Horse Stamp Inn, a new luxury bed-and-breakfast about three and one-half hours south of the Lowcountry.
Judy's equestrian experience is pretty much limited to a few minutes on a docile horse at a Wisconsin summer camp, back in the days when girls still wore poodle skirts and circle pins. As for me, the last time I'd been close to galloping horseflesh was while tearing up my losing tickets along the rail at Santa Anita. Roy and Dale, we're not.
Nonetheless, we directed our trusty GPS to get us to Waverly, Ga., which, it turns out, is roughly equidistant from Savannah and Jacksonville. Although it's only a few miles off I-95, the Horse Stamp at first glance looks like an ante-bellum mansion, set as it is down a quiet state road at the end of a long, straight driveway bordered by wood-fenced pastureland and fronted by an impressive, multi-tiered fountain.
Pulling up to the long, cool verandah and the inn's front door, it became immediately apparent that the Horse Stamp is hardly a historic renovation. In fact, the building – once a very large private home – is only a decade old. However, within and without, innkeepers Tom and Kris Hutcherson have created an ambiance that harkens back to a slower, earlier time when getting away to a country hostelry really did mean peace, quiet and contentment. While the inn has every modern convenience available at most classy hotels – and then some – modernity is not the first word that comes to mind when stepping into the Horse Stamp's handsomely-appointed great hall.
The Hutchersons, an attractive couple who moved to Georgia from Colorado, make no bones about what their inn means to them and to their guests - a warm welcome, outstanding accommodations, excellent home-cooked food and the sense of being on vacation but still in a friend's gracious home.
All of the rooms are named for famous race horses. Ours was the Seabiscuit, fitted with a tall king bed, a spacious bath/dressing room and a wide verandah overlooking the property.
Attention to detail was evident throughout. And, there's a comfortable interior elevator for guests to reach their second floor rooms.
Not long after our arrival, we enjoyed our fist cocktail hour with the Hutchersons and the other guests. Each evening, the inn offers wine, cheese and dips and the innkeepers like to join in the relaxation and conversation.
Breakfasts at the Horse Stamp are authentic and ample, including such specialties as an egg casserole – the eggs freshly laid by the inn's resident hens - with veggies, three cheeses and sausage or Kris' Georgia Peach French Toast topped with hot peach sauce and served with applewood smoked bacon. As was true of happy hour, the innkeepers are lively participants. They cook in their enormous eat-in kitchen while guests watch and chat.
While the Horse Stamp Inn is its own rustic world, there's plenty of other local attractions a short drive away. Golfers will enjoy the Love Design/Fred Couples Signature course at Sanctuary Cove. Relaxing exploration along the nearby Satila River is afforded by the inn's 21-foot pleasure boat, helmed by Capt. Tim. And, the beaches at St. Simon's Island and Jekyll Island are only about 30 minutes away.
As for dining opportunities outside the inn, the Hutcherson's will be happy to steer you to Cap'n Stan's Smokehouse in Wyndham.
A legitimate downhome joint with mostly outdoor dining on well-worn picnic tables, this place provides ribs, oysters, brisket, smoked chicken, smoked Boston Butt and more, plus atmosphere. Cap'n Stan was once a top men's fashion model, whose portfolio included shots in which he's a dead ringer for "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm. Still a striking man, these days he's more comfortable in faded bib overalls genially working the enthusiastic crowd or pulling his own chair right up to the little bandstand where excellent local musicians offer continuous country, bluegrass and country pop selections.
At the other end of the spectrum, at least in terms of elegant presentation and cuisine is Halyards of St. Simon's Island. A full-service restaurant in its own right, Halyards has successfully catered numerous weddings and special events at the inn, so we were treated to a dinner of their fare which included one of the best shrimp and grits we've ever tasted, served in a martini glass, fork tender filet mignon in a Bernaise reduction and a chocolate dessert more deliciously rich than any mere mortal deserves.
Quite a few of those weddings and special events at the inn also included the services of Emily Burton a warm but no-nonsense young women who dropped by to share with us some examples of her top-quality work in fashions, flowers, couture and stylings for memorable weddings and other gala events.
Obviously, we were not alone in being impressed by the inn, its ambiance and services. Just a few of the comments in their guest book from visitors as far away as Massachusetts and Kansas included: "What an amazing place" "Our stay was magical" and "You gave us the best wedding we could have asked for."
So, if thundering hoofbeats aren't readily apparent at the inn, what's with the name? Legend has it that cavalrymen during the War of 1812 would have their steeds stamp down the high grass so that they'd have a nice clearing in which to hold their Sunday church services.
That's not to say that horseplay is totally absent at the inn. There is a beautiful resident horse roaming the pastures. Her name is Belle Fleur, a mahogany Morgan/quarterhorse mare standing more than 16 hands with a background that includes dressage training. She's not ridden much these days, but she's a delight to watch. And, for the price of a nice, fresh carrot or half a bright, red apple, she'll be your new best friend, at least as long as the treats don't run out.
No question. Belle Fleur definitely puts the "horse" in the Horse Stamp Inn, Now, if she only could have given us a tip on this season's Kentucky Derby. For rates, reservations and other details go to www.horsestampinn.com.
Bill Farley is a freelance writer.
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Fiscal cliff deal helps but effects will still be felt
The dreaded fiscal cliff created more than enough headaches for the new year. But now that a deal has been reached, will there be any hangover for pocketbooks?
The tax hikes will hit high-income households -- and working households will see 2 percent less in their paychecks as a payroll tax break comes to an end in 2013. That can add up.
Here's a look at what else is ahead:
-- For 2013, the 2-percentage point break on payroll taxes has an immediate hit to everyday spending, taking about $100 billion out of the U.S. economy in 2013. If you're making $1,000 a week, this tax hike means that you'd have $20 less a week in your pocket in 2013.
-- Social Security taxes will apply to up to $113,700 of wages in 2013. The limit had been $110,100 of wages in 2012.
For some higher-paid taxpayers, the changes in the rate and taxable wages mean an extra $2,425.20 in payroll taxes in 2013.
The Social Security payroll tax is going to be restored back to the full 6.2% for employees.
-- Some middle class tax breaks remain in 2013.
A few specific tax breaks are going to be extended for five years now, as part of the fiscal cliff package -- the higher-education related American Opportunity Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, according to Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business.
Luscombe noted that the bill also would permanently extend alternative minimum tax relief with inflation adjustments to the exemption amount.
-- A 39.6 percent tax rate will be added to tax brackets and apply to wealthy families.
Taxable incomes above $450,000 for married couples filing joint returns will face the 39.6 percent rate in 2013 -- up from 35 percent.
The higher rate would apply to earnings above $400,000 for singles.
President Barack Obama had wanted to raise the top tax rate on individuals making more than $200,000 a year and families making more than $250,000 from 35 percent to 39.6 percent.
Luscombe noted that the compromise means that fewer households will be hit by the new 39.6 percent rate.
Luscombe said one positive is that tax brackets are to remain in place and not face sunset provisions in upcoming years, as well, which provides more certainty in tax planning.
-- Some tax changes will hit other families, too.
A phaseout for personal exemptions will make a comeback in 2013, as well as a limit on itemized deductions for higher-income households.
Limits on itemized deductions, for example, will start when an individual has an adjusted gross income of $250,000 and a married couple filing a joint return has an adjusted gross income above $300,000. The limit comes into play when adjusted gross incomes exceed those thresholds.
Alan Gallatin, tax practice leader for Grant Thornton in Southfield, noted that if a married couple had $310,000 in adjusted gross income a 3 percent hair cut would apply to $10,000 -- or could reduce itemized deductions by $300 in this example.
The amount of itemized deductions is not reduced by more than 80 percent. Certain items, such as medical expenses, investment interest, and casualty, theft or wagering losses are excluded.
-- The stock market could have another good year. Stock gurus aren't looking at another strong year like 2012 -- where the average return for U.S. stock funds was about 15 percent through year-end, according to Morningstar's preliminary report.
That compares with an average loss of 2.38 percent for U.S. stock funds in 2011, according to Morningstar.
Christopher Ruth, chief market strategist for Comerica Asset Management Group, said he sees some room for upside for stocks overall in 2013, particularly because the U.S. economy is showing signs of resiliency.
But he warned that investors shouldn't expect average 15 percent gains for their mutual funds, like last year. "I don't think that will get repeated," Ruth said.
Market watchers warned of more uncertainty ahead, too.
"Many political observers are bracing for a very contentious fight between the Obama administration and Congress regarding the debt ceiling limit," Ruth said.
"Therefore, while stock investors are currently enjoying a 'relief rally,' they need to prepare themselves for the potential of more market volatility."
Diane Swonk, chief economist and senior managing director for Mesirow Financial, said Wednesday that the impact of the deal is likely to have a smaller economic drag than some initially expected.
If the political brinksmanship continues, though, she warned that could hurt.
"Uncertainty is our enemy in a still-fragile economy," Swonk said.
Many economists continue to say a recession is not in the cards right now, even though the economy won't be robust. Not bad news, but not really great, either.
The fiscal cliff deal reached this week is likely to cause about a 2 percent drag on the nation's gross domestic product -- hitting mostly in the first and second quarters, said Robert Dye, chief economist for Dallas-based Comerica Bank.
But it could have been worse with a 4 percent drag or more, based on earlier forecasts, if tax hikes had been more extensive.
"I expect the U.S. economy to feel somewhat sluggish through the first half of this year," he said.
Dye now estimates that real GDP growth for the first quarter will be about 1 percent and can range from flat to 1 percent in the second quarter.
"I believe that the compromise budget bill passed by the House does not automatically throw the U.S. economy back into recession, but the odds of recession in 2013 are elevated, well above normal," Dye said.


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How do you feel about the NSA cell phone and email scandal?
I'm sure the only "Americans" that get spied on have something to hide. This is not something new for petesake!! I for one do not have anything to hide so it does not bother me in the least. All these do gooders that think their privacy was or is invaded is horse hockey. They will be the first to cry foul when a new bomb threat or people are killed and mamed with terriosts threats. This is not the 1950s people!!! If I was this young mans family I would be ashamed and turn him in myself.
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EAST LIVERPOOL - The city police department should have its own K-9 unit by next spring after six months of fund raising efforts provided enough money to purchase a dog and train an officer.
The Veterans City Council initiated the project in May, starting a fund raising campaign that brought in $7,000. Since that time, the East Liverpool Patrolmen's Association has also stepped up to the plate, along with city officers and other individuals, to continue the fund raising.
As of Friday night, with the completion of a benefit concert, enough money has been raised to start the program, according to Chief John Lane, who also officially announced Monday that Patrolman Chad Tatgenhorst will serve as the K-9 handler.
The dog will be purchased from Shallow Creek Kennels in Sharpsville, Pa., the same kennel that produced St. Clair Township's K-9 team of Patrolman Chris Davis and his canine partner Axel and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation K-9 team of agent Kim Nusser and his canine partner Bo, both of which have responded numerous times to calls from the city police department.
The cost of the canine, its training equipment and six weeks of training for Tatgenhorst with the dog is nearly $13,000. An additional cost will be incurred from the purchase of a specially-equipped cruiser for the K-9 team.
Lane said St. Clair Township paid $8,000 to outfit its cruiser, plus the cost of purchasing/leasing the vehicle.
"We have enough to order the cruiser," Lane said Monday, explaining the department must have the vehicle in hand before it will be accepted into the training program.
"We can't just throw (the dog) into the back of a Chevette," Lane emphasized. The vehicles are equipped with special window packages, for example.
In addition, he said a kennel must be installed at the Tatgenhorst home for the canine that is secure, and there will be the obvious veterinarian bills to be paid. A donor has offered to pay for the canine's food as it does for St. Clair's dog, Lane said.
Tatgenhorst had approached Lane soon after he assumed the chief's position, advising that, should a K-9 team ever be implemented, he would like considered as the handler.
Soon after, Lane was approached by the Veterans City Council about the fund raising campaign.
In addition to Friday's concert, a dog walk at Thompson Park and the sale of t-shirts have helped raise funds.
If all proceeds as planned, Tatgenhorst will begin training in April. The breed of dog has not yet been determined, but German shepherd dogs and Belgian malinois are commonly used by K-9 teams.


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IP-Centric SOPC implementation of a WCDMA baseband modem
Rintakoski, Timo
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Issue date: 2003-03-12
University: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto
Faculty: Tietotekniikan osasto
Department: Digitaali- ja tietokonetekniikan laitos
The need for high-performance, low-power and low-cost systems for wireless communications is driving silicon technology towards higher speed, higher integration and more complex functionality. This higher speed and higher integration leads by the end of this decade to the so-called Deep Submicron (DS) technology that will provide chips with billions of transistors. Chips will no longer be stand-alone system components but "silicon boards" encapsulating complex system knowledge, implemented in novel, heterogeneous architectures at the process-memory level. Time-to-market and low Non-Recuring Engineering (NRE) costs are key issues in successful System-on-a-Chip (SOC) designs. The current abstraction level is not sufficient for modern SOC designs. The current abstraction level is not sufficient for modern SOC designs, and thus a higher abstraction level is a necessity in modern SOC designs. The traditional Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) development flow goes from specification through synthesis and place and route to actual physical chip fabrication. For future SOC designs this is far too slow and causes high NREs. One progressive solution to fast time-to-market and low NREs is to use Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), that are manufactured as standard products. The use of such devices leads us to the concept of System-on-a-Programmable-Chip (SOPC). In these Platform FPGA type approaches the processor block can be implemented either as a hardcore next to the logic elements or as a softcore on the actual logical elements. This SOPC term is also called System-on-a-Reprogrammable-Chip (SORC) or Programmable System-on-a-Chip (PSOC). As specifications are moving toward higher abstraction levels and the technology is moving into deep submicron, the gap between these elements is ever widening. DS physics causes that power and performance are dominated by wires instead of gates. This means that on-chip networks and the global clocking in the chip must be taken into special consideration. One solution to decrease this physical gap is the use of reusable Intellectual Property (IP) blocks, since they are offering an efficient link between Register Transfer Level (RTL) and deep submicron layout structures. The IP blocks have also a great effect on the time-to-market issue.This thesis presents IP-centric SOPC implementation of a Wideband Code Division Multiple access (WCDMA) baseband modem. This presented implementation is based on the issues of IP blocks, SOPC and a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device. The correlator and the code generators for the modem were implemented as IP blocks and the NIOS softcore processor was used as controlling device. The main target in this implementation was as much as possible the computation power of the control processor is left for other purposes. Thus the IP blocks can rather be treated as hardware accelerators or co-processors.The modem was implemented on an Altera APEX EP20K200EFC484 device. This implementation took 27% (2245/8320) of the Logical Elements (LE) of the chip. The NIOS processor uses 1360 LEs and the IP blocks use 885 LEs. The controlling software was written in C-language. The control program left about 90% (54/60 MIPS) of the computation power for other purposes. /Kir10
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