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Yes, that's right, Friday is Friday the 13th, considered, superstitiously, a fairly scary day. So to get everyone in the mood to be a little scary when it's not Halloween, we present five of the scariest books, which you should feel free to check out of the today, or buy from your local .
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Hartley's disciplinary record
Northampton Saints hooker Dylan Hartley has been hit with a two-week ban following his citing in the aftermath of their match with Ulster last Friday.
Hartley was reported to the European Rugby Cup by match commissioner Jean-Claude Legendre for striking the Rory Best with his arm during the Saints' 25-6 defeat at Franklin's Gardens. Hartley pleaded guilty to the charge and the judicial officer - Roger Morris - opted to hand the England hooker a two-week ban deeming the offence to be at the "low-end entry point".
The England hooker was handed a further week in recognition of his poor disciplinary record but Morris reduced the overall ban to two weeks following Hartley's "conduct during the hearing and guilty plea".
Hartley will now be free to play on December 24 and will miss the Saints' next two matches. He will sit out Saturday's Heineken Cup clash with Ulster at Franklin's Gardens and will also miss the Saints' Premiership match against Harlequins on December 22.
Despite being hit with the suspension, Hartley is likely to be relieved at the outcome as a ban for being found guilty of striking an opposition can range up to eight weeks. Had he been handed a suspension at the higher end of the scale, then he could have placed his 2013 Six Nations aspirations in doubt.
Prior to Thursday's decision regarding Hartley, Saints boss Jim Mallinder said of the incident: "He has been cited, we will be pleading guilty and we expect that he'll be unavailable this weekend," Mallinder told BBC Radio Northampton. "He's our captain and our talisman and it's a frustration to lose him.
"But it's competitive. He's come up against an old adversary in Rory Best and although it wasn't a massive incident, it was something. It's playing on the edge, but not going over it, and it's something all the players have to learn.
"We're disappointed but we'll take the punishment and it's an opportunity for other people. We've got Mikey Haywood who's played well in his absence and the experience for him to play against Best and the rest of that pack will be tremendous for him."
Elsewhere, Cardiff Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams has been suspended for five weeks following his red card against Montpellier on Sunday. Williams was sent-off for a 'tip-tackle' in the 24th minute of the match. The disciplinary hearing deemed it to be a mid-level offence which constituted an eight-week ban with a further week added as a "deterrent". But following Williams' "guilty plea, record and clear remorse" they reduced this to five weeks. He will be free to play on January 14, 2013.
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POWAY Chargers linebacker Steve Foley was shot near his home early Sunday morning following a traffic stop by an off-duty city of Coronado police officer.
Foley's injuries are not believed to be life threatening, said sheriff's homicide Lt. Dennis Brugos. The shooting occured on Travertine Court. The Chargers issued a statement confirming the incident: We have confirmed that linebacker Steve Foley was shot early this morning. We'll try to provide more information as it becomes available. Right now all of our thoughts are with Steve.
Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer, reached by the Associated Press, said, All we're worried about is that he's OK.
About 3:30 a.m., the off-duty officer started following a suspected drunk driver in the area of northbound Highway 163 and Highway 52, Brugos said. The vehicle was described as weaving and its speed ranged from 30 to 90 mph and nearly hit several vehicles, he said.
After stopping at a red light, the off-duty officer pulled beside Foley, identified himself as a police officer, and ordered him to pull over, but Foley drove away, Brugos said. Foley stopped again, and got out of his car, approaching the officer, according to police. The officer again identified himself, pulled out a gun, and ordered the suspect several times to stop, Brugos said.
However he continued to walk toward the officer, making the statement, 'That's a bb gun', Brugos said.
Foley then got back into his car and the off-duty officer followed him to a cul-de-sac in Poway, where Foley lives.
Foley got out of the car and started walking toward the officer, while his female passenger drove the car alongside him, Brugos said. The officer identified himself again and then fired a warning shot into the bushes, Brugos said. Brugos said the female then revved the engine and drove directly at the officer, by then out of his car; the officer fired two shots at Foley's vehicle. The officer was not hit by the car.
Foley reached into his pants with his right hand as he approached the officer and the officer fired at the suspect. Foley acknowledged he'd been shot, Brugos said, but continued to move toward the officer, who fired again. Foley then fell to the ground.
Foley was taken to a hospital and the female passenger was taken to the Poway sheriff's station for questioning.
No charges have been filed, Brugos said.
He said it was unclear whether Foley was armed.
The Coronado Police Department referred questions to the Sheriff's Department.
Foley has had previous run-ins with law enforcement. Last week, the San Diego County District Attorney's office said it would not pursue charges against Foley for an incident in April. He was accused of resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and being drunk in public after an altercation on a University City street about 1:30 a.m. April 21.
Foley signed with the Chargers as a free agent before the 2004 season, starting 13 games last season and missing three games with an abdominal injury. He tied for third on the team with 4½ sacks.Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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Good thing I don't have him on fantasy football!!!! I bet I know which Coronado PD Officer that was....LMAO!
Let me guess hes on my team right???"An Unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper
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This story troubled me when it broke yesterday. You are on Washington by the 163 (My Beat) and you are a Coronado artsy fartsy cop not in the plush settings of the island but floating in the jungle. You, for some reason, decide to chase a car that may only be a drunk for a vehicle violation in your own personal vehicle at speeds of up to 90 mph. You do not decide to contact Chips until the 163@52? wow that was quite a little haul. Then you pull beside the guy and ID yourself up in Poway?.........Some little Coronado rookie is going to be in big trouble and have a lot of "es"plaining to do....Kids, words of advice, if you see a vehicle driving like an asshole call the local PD report the vehicle, get the plate and continue on your way.....BE A GOOD WITNESS! I would bet dollars to donuts that this Coronado Cop is having second thoughts now about his actions......calm your temper let it go, your off duty.......
Brad- that is the first thing I thought when I saw this "would that not be sweet justice if it was that Idiot from CPD".....at any rate I already got mines from Coronado at the jail a couple of weeks ago
Well, I can tell you who's in charge of clean-up!
The girlfriend was arrested on attempted assault with a deadly weapon. She was the one who tried to run the officer down.Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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09-04-06, 02:43 PM #8Originally Posted by PDawg
I should find out more today at work...they didn't talk about it too much yesterday.
I was also stuck on a radio that didn't have eavesdropping access!Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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09-04-06, 03:11 PM #10Originally Posted by PDawg
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You got it....Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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Umm fired warning shots???? Dumbass is going to have lots of explaining to do.
At the end of the day he will be cleared by the DA, he had a right to act in his capacity, he had a right to stop Foley and make an arrest, he had a right to shoot Foley. The person he will answer to is his chief, did the end and the press outweigh his actions? from the outside looking in I would say no....
First off, I wouldn't try to stop a suspected drunk off duty. I have a phone and a brain, 911 works. To me that copper is a moron.
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09-05-06, 12:06 AM #16Originally Posted by chris2001Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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09-05-06, 04:13 AM #17Originally Posted by fscf3801
WTF was he thinking? If he noticed a poss. drunk driver why didn't he call it in with a plate, etc. MAYBE even follow from a safe distance & speed to give info. I can't beleive someone could be so foolish. Wait a minute, yes I can (we work with some tart tarts too). But a warning shot into the bushes?
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Hey Guys! Yea I agree that the cop screwed up big time! You should never intervene off duty unless you have too to save a life. You watch, he'll get screwed in court over this and probably fired.-"Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway."
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I've heard this agency is really tough on their officers - even when they cross every "T" and dot every "I," so we'll see how it all plays out.
Here's more on the story - the female was arrested, and she had a warrant in the system.
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09-05-06, 02:39 PM #20Originally Posted by PACMAN
If you're off-duty, it's best to drive with blinders on, espicially if you're out of your city or county. At best, simply call 911 on your cell phone and relay the information and be a good witness.
I'll bet that officer is going to be in a Heap O'Political Trouble.
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Sayville resident Linda Hynes, who has lived in the community for almost five decades, can remember a great deal of local history.
She reflects on the cow farm that operated on Broadway Avenue, having to move her 1969 wedding ceremony to a church in Patchogue because had burned down two years prior, and the popularity of stores such as Charlotte Shop and the Bohack grocery store on Main Street.
"I love it here, I wouldn't move for anything," said Hynes, 60, who raised her own family in the same house where she grew up.
Now, that same town has facilitated her new hobby – watercolor paintings. Starting in 2009, Hynes began coloring her way through 's adult education watercolor painting classes taught by Mary Jane Stevens, an artist and guidance counselor at the high school.
"This is a hard medium," Hynes said. "There's not a lot of room for error, you have to start light and work dark." If she doesn't follow those instructions, her paintings could start to look muddy, she said.
But after the artist finds her rhythm she admits getting lost in her paintings for hours. "What I like is the way you can make the watercolor do what you want once you find the technique you need," Hynes said.
Recently, three house paintings created by Hynes were on display in on Main Street.
Hynes has always enjoyed craftwork – quilting, stenciling, knitting and painting furniture – but just before retirement, she decided to really pick up the artist's palette. "You reflect when you get older," she said.
Hynes can remember first learning how to paint flowers and pumpkins, but after a friend challenged her into painting a portrait of her home as a birthday gift, her talents expanded into house and pet portraits.
Her process starts with several photographs of her subject, which she studies until she has a deep understanding of the angles and lines involved. For portraits, she then measures every aspect of the subject in the photo, calculating her portrait to an exact measurement. "If it's off just a little, it's not right," she said.
So far, she has painted five house portraits and three dog portraits, with more work in the pipeline. House portraits usually take three to four weeks to complete and start at $475, which includes the cost of framing and notecards displaying the photo. Pet portraits cost about $200 and take between two and three weeks to complete.
Hynes has yet to paint a portrait of a Sayville house, but hopes one will soon be in her future. Still, one house she won't paint is her own. "I don't think it's catchy enough," she said.


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Which horses qualify for this event? There are essentially 3 methods by which horses are ranked and entered: 1) Peformance in Breeders' Cup Challenge Races 2) Ranking by Point System, and 3) The ranking of each horse subjectively by a panel of major horse racing experts. In general, a maximum of 14 entries are allowed per race, with some races only allowing 12 participants. All Breeders' Cup Races are considered Grade I thoroughbred racing, which means the competition for end of the year honors is fierce.
Racetracks and Race Location History
2009 Marks the first time in Breeder's Cup History that the race will be held at the same location, Santa Anita Park, for two consecutive years. Churchill Downs has hosted the most Breeders' Cup races in history.
The all-time leaders in Breeders' Cup wins are:
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|Book Review
By Rama Gaind
PS News Books
Stories of Love & War: From the Collection of the Australian War Memorial
By Rebecca Britt (New Holland, $35.00, hardback, 395 pages)
The pain of longing for a loved one can be excruciating, but when it's told against the backdrop of war, the heartbreak is sometimes difficult to fathom.
Canberra-born Rebecca Britt presents memorabilia that tells heart-wrenching and poignant stories, both past and present, of lovers separated or brought together by war in this beautifully illustrated book.
Based on the travelling exhibition she curated, she captures the intensity of the emotional journeys through the "intangible" personal stories of generations of Australian servicemen and women. Through significant items they left behind, vivid stories are told of their private triumphs and despair, the sweethearts they left behind or the ones they met while serving.
Every letter, photograph, momento, ephemera, treasured gift and work of art in the Memorial's collection tells a personal, moving story of love and war. They will pull at your heartstrings and reverberate emotionally.
While conflict is unpredictable, it is also divisive and destructive by its very nature. One may argue that in times of battle one of the strongest emotions to prevail is love. The need to be wanted, to share intimacies and to simply experience life is intensified in war and separation.
Rebecca Britt outlines "a typical story of the Second World War" with her grandparents Fran and Roy being "just one couple amongst so many whose lives were utterly transformed by the war…"
Some Stories of Love & War are sad and others end happily. Battery Sergeant Major Norman Ellsworth died on 4 August 1917 before he could pursue his love interest after being severely wounded at Zillebeke, Belgiun. David Ryan of Walcha in northern NSW, an airman, married Iva Windover and they were together until he died at 86 years of age.
"This book celebrates the passion and excitement of love during conflict, and acknowledges the longing and loneliness of those separated. War has delivered grief to countless homes across Australia, but the human spirit is resilient."
That sentiment is just as true today with Australia's current military commitments overseas.
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Obama Begins His Equal Pay Assault Against McCain
by Todd Beeton, Mon Sep 15, 2008 at 07:42:22 PM EDT
You knew it was coming.
The equal pay for women issue was everywhere in Denver. As I wrote then, the Tuesday of the convention may have been the official "women's day" but considering how often the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act made it into speeches, whether in the California delegation breakfast, the EMILY's List gala or inside the Pepsi Center -- you'll recall that even Lily Ledbetter herself was there, it became crystal clear that the Obama campaign saw this issue as their ace in the hole with women voters. Back in April, Republicans killed the bill in The Senate where a cloture motion only received 56 of the required 60 votes to proceed to debate. John McCain didn't show up for that vote but later said that he would have opposed the bill if it had gotten an up or down vote.
The Obama campaign has turned his opposition to it into an ad now playing in Virginia (h/t Ben Smith.)
Watch it:
Notice how they turn McCain's opposition to this bill into more evidence that he is "out of touch with the economy." Also, I have to say, I know using black and white to depict ones opponent is pretty much political advertising 101, but I really like the sort of tinted B&W effect the McCain shots have here. It has the impact of reinforcing McCain as "olde fashioned" and, as Paris would say, from the "olden days;" it feels almost as though the footage is from news reel footage shown in movie theatres in the early 20th century or perhaps even from a silent film. They should use that more. It almost singlehandedly frames McCain's age not as a health issue but instead as a "from the past" issue and, hence, a step backward; by extension it casts Obama as the future, in a word, "change."
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I am sure that most you are well aware many pre-season polls have our beloved Huskers in their Top 10. There is even a #1 spot for us here. I break down my feelings headed into the season after the jump.
I am a die hard fan, I am talking womb to tomb but I don't think we should start off as #1 I do believe we have more than enough talent, desire, and coaching ability to get there but it most certainly should be and will be earned by a hungry group of Huskers that deserve everything they earn along the way.
Offense: I know there are skeptics but really we should be much improved. I have faith that there is a reason Zac Lee was playing even with an injured throwing arm Coach Bo is not an idiot but any means. I want it to be known that traditions at Nebraska including names for our different corps are returning in full force that said the "Pipeline" will be operational and Roy Helu and Rex Burkhead will both benefit and have great seasons, we will put points on the board. We have receiving talent, Niles Paul had an amazing 19.9 YPC last year, Curenski Gilleylen showed flashes of his talent, and Mike McNeill TE, one of the best in the country is now playing the receiver position as well. I am excited to see what Taylor Martinez (T-Mart) is capable of doing but I am not going to write about anticipation alone.
Defense: BLACKSHIRTS! They are truly back and I know everyone from the outside looking in is saying "you lost Suh you are nothing without him", well while I truly respect the SUHPERMAN and the GREAT talent he was he was just one person playing with 10 other guys on his side. I know there will be times we will miss him but Jared Crick is no slouch no matter how much others want to believe his success was built off Suh's game play. If that were the case then why didn't every team we play run to the right? Only makes since if you are shut down in one direction take an alternate route thats just some of my crazy Nebraska logic. We have a slew of very capable young talent at LB we have CB's Prince Amukamara and Alfonzo Dennard that would be welcome on any team in the country, I would go as far as to say there are a few NFL teams that wouldn't mind them wondering on their fields they are lockdowns. Look for the defense to be just as hot of a topic in 2010 as they were in 2009. Oh and Jared Crick...........Already on a Heisman Watch List!
Special Teams: I am reserving this section for only one player.........ALEX HENERY, I cannot believe how under appreciated this kid is in all of College Football he is commonly found on the media's 2nd and 3rd team rosters. ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?! This kid is clutch, cool as a cucumber, and any other descriptor you want to use for someone you know will pull off what most see as impossible, hell if my prediction about QB is off let him take the snaps ok that maybe a little far but I would have faith for the first couple anyway.
Please feel free to give me your take or opinion I appreciate your feedback positive or negative.
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The Westford Academy girls' basketball team defeated the defending state champion and reigning Grey Ghost Classic champion Golden Warriors of Andover over the weekend, and the Ghosts followed that up with a championship of their own on Tuesday.
Westford defeated Wachusett 60-50 in the championship game of this year's Acton Toyota Grey Ghost Classic, adding that title to their regular season DCL championship honors.
"This was a great win for us, because Wachusett beat us on a last second shot earlier in the season, so it was nice to get a little revenge," said head coach Russ Coward. "They are an excellent team, and we really struggled to move the ball on offense, but our defense played well and Cathryn Sennott took over the game for us."
The Ghosts finish their regular season on Thursday night at 5:30 against Bishop Feehan. They will be the #3 seed in the Division 1 North Sectional tournament if they win and the #4 seed if they lose.
Running Tally by Quarter
Wachusett 9 19 41 50
Box Score (Field Goals - Free Throws - Points)
Meghan Kibblehouse 1-2-4
Cathryn Sennott 6-2-18
Bailey Mongillo 1-0-2
Christina Nowak 3-0-6
Hannah Hackley 4-5-15
Sam Hyslip 6-3-15
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Mountain Crest Gold Lager - Mountain Crest Liquors
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Alberta (Canada)
1.45/5 rDev -28.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1
330ml bottle. Taking one for those who should know better, including myself!
This beer pours a hazy medium straw colour, with one finger of foamy white head, which leaves some random specks of lace around the glass as it recedes. It smells of sweet, sugary cooked corn, of the canned variety, even though this beer ain't - clear bottles, a much better idea. The taste is more of the same - sweet, cloying corn mash, a bit of buttery alcohol, and some nondescript, overburdened bitterness. The carbonation is on the low side, the body medium weight, and corn syrup-smooth. It finishes in the same abhorrent vein - sweet, cooked veggies.
Between the obvious heritage obfuscation, and the bottom of the heh, barrel product quality, this is definitely DamnGrossBeer...
Serving type: bottle
12-05-2010 00:32:38 | More by biboergosum
2.8/5 rDev +37.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Another CANned beer from CANada for the CANQuest (TM)! Happy happy, joy joy! CAN you dig it?
From the CAN: "Craft brewed with [CAN]adian 2 row malt; Please drink responsibly; Never drink and drive; If you are pregnant, avoid alcohol; Brewing Tradition Since 1845; DamnGoodBeer.ca"
My pour created two fingers' worth of rocky, bone-white head with lousy retention. Color was a lemon-yellow with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled like a typical adjunct lager, slightly sweet with underlying notes of corn and cereal. I had no idea when I embarked on the CANQuest (TM) that I would become so familiar with the style. I now know it when I smell it, though. Mouthfeel was medium with a standard adjunct lager taste - slightly lager-sweet but masked by whatever adjuncts they throw into the mash. It was not unpleasant, but it was also a-dime-a-dozen. Finish was a simple reminder of why I am not a fan of the style - very little there and what was present was not terribly appealing.
Serving type: can
07-08-2010 18:56:29 | More by woodychandler
2.81/5 rDev +37.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
I got this after taking the brewery tour at Minhas. This pours a clear, pale yellow color with a foamy, off-white head. The scent is mostly of grassy grains. There is a pretty good punch from the grain flavor but it doesn't exactly make for a good taste. Drinks a little chewy and finishes slightly bitter and chalky. A nice step up from Budweiser, but that's about it.
Serving type: bottle
03-12-2013 07:02:59 | More by Lemke10
1.71/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 1.5
From a 6pack after a tour of Minhas Brewery.
Poured into shaker pint; pale straw yellow, clear, with a single finger white head that fades quickly but leaves relatively nice lacing.
Smell is that same Minhas bouquet; a hint of malt, and then a slap of grassiness, corn, and sugar.
Taste is...awful. It's like someone left a glass of instant iced tea out in the sun and it fermented slightly. Corn and sugar everywhere, sickly sweet and somehow manages to assault your entire mouth even though it's not even 5%.
Mouthfeel is thin.
Overall, another drain pour. I mean, I was expecting it to be bad, and I was still impressed by the level of terribleness this beer achieves. This took work.
Serving type: bottle
12-13-2013 05:53:02 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead
2/5 rDev -2%
04-11-2014 19:27:17 | More by Lgarciaosuna
1.5/5 rDev -26.5%
12-09-2012 05:57:33 | More by Akrat
Mountain Crest Gold Lager from Mountain Crest Liquors
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The Redskins filled out their coaching staff today by hiring veteran coach Chip Garber to the defensive quality control position.
Garber has coached for 28 years but this will be his first NFL job. He spent last year with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
A native of Winchester, Va., Garber played for the Terps from 1975-77 and has coached at North Texas, Hofstra, VMI, Minnesota (where Jim Zorn was the Gophers' quarterbacks coach), SMU, Kentucky, Mississippi State and TCU.
The Redskins also announced the re-signing of cornerback Byron Westbrook, who has spent the last two years on the practice squad.


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|'Wheat Day' held to educate growers on various topics
|Written by BILL RYAN Sentinel Farm Editor
|Wednesday, 26 June 2013 09:04
HOYTVILLE - Bread, cereals and countless other consumer foods and goods begin in the wheat fields throughout Wood County.
On Thursday dozens of area growers attended the "Wheat Field Day" held at the Northwest Agricultural Research Center on Range Line Road near Hoytville.
Among the topics was "Rain, Fungicide, Scab and Vomitoxin" by Pierce Paul, of the Department of Plant Pathology of the Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center.
Pierce educated those in attendance about how the timing of fungicide application effects the control provided.
Pierce said the best time for application is at flowering; however studies have shown "you can still get good scab control two days, four days or even six days after flowering."
He explained there is sometimes need to apply later because it is worthless to apply during rainy times as the fungicide well just be washed away and/or diluted.
He also made sure the growers were aware that even under the best circumstances, there will only be 60 percent efficacy.
"Even when you apply fungicide you are still going to have scab and vormitoxin," Pierce said.
He noted the importance to remember you are only going to minimize the problems.
One of the other sessions was called "The Good and the Bad Insects in Wheat," presented by Ronald Hammond, entomologist with OSU Extension.
Hammond talked to those in attendance about various insects which can attack the wheat in their fields. In speaking about the cereal leaf beetle he stressed that in scouring the fields, it is most important to check the flag leaf.
"The flag leaf is the most important leaf on the plant," Hammond said.
For those not familiar, the flag leaf would be the first leaf below the head of the plant where the actual wheat can be found.
A serious infestation would take on an orange glow to the wheat field; however the feces of the beetles end up sticking to the insects and they quickly turn brown.
He said this pest was a very challenging problem 30 years ago and has now resurfaced. One of its characteristics is to seriously defoliate the leaves.
The beetle can seriously defoliate a field.
He explained one of the reasons why the beetle has resurfaced is that the parastoids designed to keep it under control are not as effective as they once were.
Hammond said that might be traced to "global warming" as the parastoids mating is not aligning with the beetles cycles and thus are not as effective at controlling the beetle.
"Everything has to mesh together for the parastoids to be effective.
When checking the fields, even one beetle per flag leaf is sufficient to warrant treatment.
Hammond also spoke briefly about the Army worms. His best advice is if these pests arrive late enough in the growth, they won't seriously harm the yield.
"What at first may look like they are feeding on the heads, they are actually going up to the heads to die," Hammond said.
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Fayette County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the Saturday robbery and beating of a North Page man and expect to make arrests by the end of the week, Fayette Sheriff Steve Kessler reported Tuesday in a press release.
The victim, Donald Walker, told police he was at home Saturday evening when a female acquaintance came to his house and asked if she could speak to him privately.
Two men then forced their way into Walker's home and began beating him with wooden clubs and demanding money.
When they were able to find only a small amount of money, the woman took Walker's truck keys and fled the area in his Chevrolet Colorado, according to the release.
The two men drove away in a silver Dodge Neon, Kessler reported.
Police discovered Walker's truck in the Page area the following day, and deputies have identified all three suspects.
Walker was treated for several lacerations to his head at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, then released.
Deputy J.M. Browning is investigating the robbery and asks that any information on the crime be reported via phone to the sheriff's office at 304-574-4216, Crime Stoppers at 304-255-7867, online at http://fayettesheriffwv.net or on Facebook at "Fayette County Sheriff's Department."
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By Michael Kinney
The Norman Transcript
SHAWNEE — Southmoore has turned to Katelyn Brown for every big game the team has played this year. And the senior hurler has repaid them with big-game performance after big-game performance.
In four games this postseason, Brown has yet to yield a single run. That included Friday, when the SaberCats defeated Broken Arrow 6-0 in the semifinals of the Class 6A state tournament.
The victory landed the 'Cats in their first-ever fastpitch title game. It also gives Brown a chance to pay back rival Moore for one of only two blemishes on her record. Moore defeated Southmoore 4-2 a week before the postseason began.
"We are where everybody wants to be," Southmoore coach Jeff Small said. " We are right there in the finals. We are not afraid to play those people from the east side of town, I will tell you right now. They beat us 4-2 and Katelyn probably had one of the worst pitching performances she's ever had this year."
In that loss to Moore, Brown (21-2) walked seven, hit one batter and allowed three hits. The Southern Nazarene commit hopes to have a better outing today when the teams take the field at 6 p.m.
"I think it's very cool since they are a rival," Brown said. "Moore is a good team. One thing they never do is give up and they always come back in the end. So we have to finish strong, just like they do."
Against the Lady Tigers, it was Southmoore who came out swinging when Sydney Sherrill crushed a two-run bomb in the third inning to open scoring.
"When I got up there, I was really looking for an outside pitch," Sherrill said. "She threw me one, I got a little bit of it and it was a foul ball. The next pitch I just had a feeling it would be an inside pitch. So I just swung and it went."
That was all Brown needed. She had a no-hitter going through five innings when the rains started to come down. BA's Maegan Rollow broke it up with a slow rolling bunt single in the top of the sixth inning. Brown then walked the next two batters to load the bases with two outs.
Rachel Trapp came to the plate with a chance to do some serious damage but Brown was up to the challenge. She struck out Trapp to end the threat, which brought a roar from the Southmoore fans.
"Honestly, at that point, with the rain, I was just trying to throw strikes," Brown said. "Give the defense a chance to get the outs for us."
That seemed to open the flood gates. Sherrill, Brown and Trenity Edwards combined to knock in four runs in the seventh to put the game away.
Southmoore will send Brown (21-2) to the mound today to face-off with Moore's Jenna Lewis (24-1). The Lions are seeking their third fast pitch championship while the SaberCats are looking to haul in its first.
"I know they are a good ball club," Small said. "But we'll come out we'll be ready to play. May the best team win tomorrow."
Moore 4, Mustang 1
Sierra Crick was in near tears Thursday. Even though her Moore Lions had won their quarterfinal game, the sophomore outfielder wasn't happy with her performance.
Crick came into Friday with two things on her mind. Get Moore into the state championship game and show her team that she can be counted on. She did both as the Lions defeated Mustang 4-1 at The Ball Fields at Firelake in Shawnee and earned a spot in Saturday's championship game.
"It's a really big deal for all of us," Crick said. "We worked our butts off trying to get here. From day one to right now is what we came to work for."
Unlike the quarterfinals, Moore didn't allow their opponent to jump on top of them first. This time they threw the first blow when Kristen Prieto smashed a two-run homer over the left field fence off Mustang's Jayden Chestnut. MHS led 2-0 in the first inning.
"She just left it in my sweet spot," Prieto said. "I just knew I was going to be there and I was going to swing. It felt good off the bat and it just went."
Crick brought the Moore fans to their feet with her defense in the second inning. The senior left fielder sprinted into foul territory to catch a pop fly that looked like it was going to land on the outside of the fence. But she reached over the fence and snared it with the tip of her glove for the out.
"I tried to step it up from yesterday," Crick said. "I t was a really tough day for me yesterday. It was not one of my best days. I tried to come back and prove to my team that I am still a part of this whole thing."
From that point on, with the help of her defense, Jenna Lewis mowed down the Broncos with relative ease. She didn't allow a single batter past second through the fifth.
But in the bottom of the sixth, Mustang's Katelyn Fisher led off with a double down left field line. Hailee Milburn laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Fisher to third.
Two batters later, Laci Joyner hit a ground ball to Sable Hankins at third and she wasn't able to corral it in on time and Fisher scored.
Leading 2-1 in the top of the seventh, Crick came to the plate with runners on second and third and only one out. She hit a towering fly to center that allowed a run to score. Brianna McArthur added to the lead with a bloop single that plated Caitlin Hall and gave the Lions a three-run advantage and put the game away.
"It's amazing to come through for my team and get them back to the 'Ship and redeem ourselves from last year," Prieto said. "We just have to play our game. And when we are on, we're on."
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By Jim Wallace - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – The Dougherty District Attorney says it's time for law enforcement and city leaders to host a "State of Albany Meeting" on violent crime gripping the community.
D. A. Greg Edwards says because of the rash of recent business robberies and burglaries and rise in community fears, law enforcement and community leaders need to come to terms on the real state of crime in Albany."We want to make sure that we have information made available to the public about where we stand with violent crime. And I want the community as a whole to come in and help us all deal with abating violent crime," Edwards said.
Edwards says he knows people are concerned and frightened by this rash of violent crime, and will announce plans for his state of Albany crime community meeting soon.
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It's not just the readers who're exuberant. Judging from the newspaper headlines (i.e. iiNet slays Hollywood in landmark piracy case -- Sydney Morning Herald), there's plenty of joy in the newsrooms, too:
From IT News:
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft representing the film industry, has been ordered to pay iiNet's costs. iiNet chief executive Michael Malone estimated that these costs add up to around $4 million... Summarising a 200 page judgement, Justice Cowdroy found iiNet users had infringed copyright by downloading films on BitTorrent, but he found that the number of infringers was far less than alleged by AFACT.Pretty fantastic, though Judge, you might want to rephrase that last bit -- BitTorrent also isn't responsible for the infringement. Here, let me fix that for you: "Copyright infringement occured as result of user who infringed copyright, not the Internet itself."
More importantly, Justice Cowdroy said that the "mere provision of access to internet is not the means to infringement".
"Copyright infringement occured as result of use of BitTorrent, not the Internet," he said. "iiNet has no control over BitTorrent system and not responsible for BitTorrent system."
And here's the Sydney Morning Herald:
Neil Gane, executive director of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, which brought the case on behalf of the studios, said ... "[W]e believe this decision was based on a technical finding centred on the court's interpretation of how infringements occur and the ISP's ability to control them."Ah yes, technical findings, as in, technically, your theory that ISPs have a duty to spy on all their users and shut down anything that you don't like was technically incorrect, because it is a technically insane idea.
iiNet wins! Film industry's case torn to shreds (IT News for Australian Business)
iiNet slays Hollywood in landmark piracy case (Sydney Morning Herald)
ISP iiNet beats studios in movie piracy case (The Australian)
iiNet slays Hollywood in landmark piracy case (The Age)
(Thanks, Michael, Jarrad, Itsumishi, Flux, Mark, Hapalochlaena, Neil, Gabe, Lab Monkey and Pete!)
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31 Responses to "Awesomely awesome Australian copyright news: scrappy ISP beats Hollywood fatcats"
teapot says:
Stephen Conroy and these AFACT clowns have no interest in helping Australians. They use technical language to seem knowledgeable, but anyone with any understanding of technology knows these dinosaurs are in over their heads. They are nothing but bumbling, foolish men who are hunting for the almighty $. Lucky that the internet never forgets – Neil Gane & AFACT's barraster, Tony Bannon SC, need their reuptations dragged through the dirt. Thank the imaginary omnipotent being that our courts did the right thing in this case.
Here is my little contribution to the hatred these fucks deserve:
teapot says:
Anyone interested in telling Mr. Gane what they think of his recent failure may find this link useful.
Anyone interested in telling Mr. Bannon what they think of his recent failure may find this link useful.
cubicblackpig says:
As one door opens, another closes.
Or something.
Orky says:
Funny how on one hand, you guys slam the RIAA/MPAA and their equivalents in other countries, and on the other hand, you take their money and run their ads.
I'm not actually criticizing you guys, I mean, hey, they probably paid a lot for the ad, and you guys have bills to pay, and it's just a website ad, and the movie seems pretty cool, and their website is entertaining, so, why not?
But still. MPAA! RIAA! Bad! Bad! Right? Ooh… money! Money good!
So, why can't we comment on the ad? Apart from the usual whining (see earlier in my post), you'd get a pretty interesting discussion about the legality of reposessing artificial organs (I think it would be highly illegal), or about the commercials during the infomercial (funny sex, and torture violence).
So… when will we be able to find a torrent for this movie?
Hirsty says:
Yes and huzzah!
Anonymous says:
But…. 4,000,000.00 is not a bet most ISPs are willing to take. If faced with a slight possibility of defeat, would you still let Hollywood take you to court or would you bow your head?
This needs more than judge rulings: it needs legislation to prevent trolls like AFACT from carrying on.
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toyg says:
@cubicblackpig, the Kookaburra case is shameful. A copyright troll (completely unrelated to the author's estate) buys the rights to a very popular children song years after the author died, then goes after a pop band, wins millions that the band will probably be unable to pay, and all along it has the gall to paint itself as "the underdog"…
These bastards are like the "Happy Birthday" owners, a bunch of money-sucking parasites, the perfect example of everything that's wrong with modern copyright laws.
musicman says:
Indeed, it was only 2 days ago that I bemoaned my country, and now I am happier. But cubicblackpig and toyg are correct – 2010 – 1934 = 76 years. Way beyond reasonable time for copyrights. Am calling shenanigans, let's hope they appeal.
Anonymous says:
> making movie costs
Obama wants the banks to cut the super wages
i suspect someone is billionaire also in the Holliwood business
so i dont think its a matter of cost of production, but more of how many Villas 20000 people (managers actors etc) have in Beverly Hills, with luxury over luxury after luxury
to make a movie it costs ?
to make you rich it costs (to us)
this is what they defend, waving with their hands the 'copyright' thing
i do have a Dvd collection, all original movies
but i bought them at low price (i will never, i think, spend much for a NEW movie, ill wait few years)
sell at reasonable prices
the people will pay
the piracy will die
Anonymous says:
A very small victory until the real game changer comes along: the ACTA. That'll bring laws that overhaul the obligations of ISPs so they have to police their users over only allegations of copyright infringement without recourse through the courts. And no doubt this course of action will only be open to the industry groups… not individuals or independents who seek to protect their copyrighted works.
Itsumishi says:
Hooray! Someone in power in my country has made both a sane and fair decision on a technology issue.
Now I can cross that off my list of stupid technology moves Australia has made or is likely to make.
Classified animations of young popular cartoon characters as child pornography.
Created a giant, expensive, ineffective, easily abused (by those in power), non-transparent mandatory filter on the internet.
Decided ISPs should violate their users privacy and become 'the internet police' on behalf of the international entertainment industry. Cross that off the list
Decided an R18+ rating system would somehow make it easier for young children to get a hold of games not suited to them, whilst denying the right of adults to chose which entertainment they consume.
efergus3 says:
Happy dance, happy dance! Now if we can only get some judges in the US who see it that way.
dooglio says:
Getting something for free that you should pay for is called stealing.
Ah but the problem with your sentiment is that copying stuff isn't stealing. Theft happens when you deprive someone of the use of their property without their consent. The studios were not deprived of the use of a movie if it was copied to someone else–they still have the original. If you broke into their computers and copied it, well there is the act of trespassing. If you broke in and physically stole the master copy, then yes that's theft. But theft of a copy of a copied file? No. Not unless the owner was deprived of its use.
I believe the mantra is, if it can be copied, it will be.
f sharp a sharp infinity says:
It's genuinely good news and has very much sold me on wanting to move my business over to iinet so it's probably wound up as good advertising for them.
Can this decision be used as a precedent in US cases now?
Anonymous says:
You missed the judge's best quote! I want to print this and frame it.
"The law recognises no positive obligation on any person to protect the copyright of another"
Spikeles says:
For those who care:
Full legal text of the ruling
The Judge also said: "although it must be recognised that the BitTorrent system can be used for legitimate purposes as well.".
If you read the full text it really shows the Judge understood the technology and how it works, and generally what was going on.
Anonymous says:
probably cause the judge downloads full length movies from iiNet also
Anonymous says:
#7: Even if he does, that don't make the decision wrong. Read the judgement.
And quoting a quote:
#4: "You missed the judge's best quote! I want to print this and frame it.
"The law recognises no positive obligation on any person to protect the copyright of another""
The most fun part is that they are gonna pay!
realgeek says:
@ #3, IANAL, but my understanding is that US ISPs are already not liable for their users' actions, much to the chagrin of the Hollywood cabal. That hasn't stopped most ISPs from sending warning letters to their users on Hollywood's behalf, though.
What would be nice is if someone at Comcast wakes up and realizes that by offering to act as copyright cops of their users (all in the name of a right and just cause, of course, when they're really just trying to cut off bandwidth hogs), they may be inadvertently exposing themselves to litigation. Why? US ISPs have enjoyed freedom from prosecution by saying that it's infeasible to them to police all their users' activity. Encrypted transmissions are enough to prove that. If Comcast breaks the status quo by saying that they can in fact police their users, then whose fault is it when some infringement takes place?
libraryboi says:
Hollywood fatcats? So they're making too much money?
It costs a lot to make movies. They are the product of the studio that produces them which has every right to make as much money as it can. Watching films and listening to music is not an entitlement that allows you to decide to pay if you feel like it.
Getting something for free that you should pay for is called stealing. This used to be considered immoral but not so much these days. Uploading a copy to a file-sharing site and making it available to possibly the entire world does not constitute sharing which is a common defence for this behaviour.
None of this legal action would be necessary if individuals would respect the property of others rather than selfishly wanting everything for themselves. There was a later BB post about a comic speculating on the total collapse of civilization. We're witnessing it.
robulus says:
libraryboi cautioned informatively "Getting something for free that you should pay for is called stealing."
Oh goody! I get to link to this!!!
Anonymous says:
None of this legal action would be necessary if individuals would respect the property of others rather than selfishly wanting everything for themselves.
Yeah, because — as everyone knows — the studios would never stoop to anything as heinous as not respecting another's intellectual property or resorting to subterfuge to avoid paying a fair price for something they desired.
Mazoola says:
None of this legal action would be necessary if individuals would respect the property of others rather than selfishly wanting everything for themselves.
Yeah, because — as everyone knows — the studios would never stoop to anything as heinous as not respecting another's intellectual property or resorting to subterfuge to avoid paying a fair price for something.
strangefriend says:
And to give another example, Disney stole the Lion King from Osamu Tezuka's Kimba the White Lion
BB crew: I do think it would be interesting if yall gave yer opinion of this REPOMEN flick. It looks cool.
Antinous / Moderator says:
Hollywood fatcats? So they're making too much money? It costs a lot to make movies.
Studio execs pocket hundreds of millions every year. Poor people get shaken down for thousands that they can't afford based solely on unproven accusations of downloading. Your attempt to position yourself as the guardian of pubic morals would be laughable if it weren't so reprehensible.
Jerril says:
libraryboi – You seem to have confused what everyone's happy about. If I sell you a car, and you use it to run over someone's grandma, I did not murder grandma. Heck if I sell you the GAS to put in a car, which you use to run over grandma, I'm STILL not a murderer.
The court here is recognizing the same sort of relationship – the ISP is not the copyright infringer, nor are they a copyright infringement enabler. Attempting to paint the ISP as culpable in any way is not in the legal interests of copyright holders, any more than MADD (mothers against drunk driving) suing everyone who ever sold gasoline to a guy who then got drunk and ran over grandma would be honestly in persuit of safer streets. It would instead be a blatant attempt to grab money.
Just like this case was.
aeon says:
Cheering from the green and rainy side of the Tasman too: New Zealand's copyright laws are pretty similar but AFACT becomes NZFACT (but still the same bunch of losers) so they've effectively lost credibility here too.
Anonymous says:
"Can this decision be used as a precedent in US cases now?"
Whilst not binding on US Courts, it is of pursuaive value to the extent that the US and Australian copyright/ISP laws are comparable.
"AFACT, the Hollywood front organization that brought the case, will have to reimburse iiNet's AU$4,000,000 legal bill."
This may not entirely be true. Under Australian costs laws, the usual order for payment of legal costs by the loser is for payment at rates set in the rules of the relevant court. The Court rates are vastly lower than what commercial law firms charge. iiNet will probably only get 60-70% of their actual costs back.
That said, the Court does have the power to order AFACT to pay the whole amount in some special circumstances, but not being aware of the full history of the matter I do not whether this is a possibility or not.
Anonymous says:
Great decision, but let's not get carried away here folks – this is a Federal Court judgment based on existing law. AFACT will no doubt lobby the Government to legislate to overturn this decision. The battle has been won but the war continues.
Orpheus84 says:
Heheh. Based on a technical finding, eh? So iiNet is technically correct. Which is the best kind of correct, according to Futurama.


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