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Velocis Beta-3.0 Database Server
Manufacturer: Centura Software (Raima Corporation)
E-mail: email@example.com
Price: $7,695 (eight users)
Reviewer: Avygdor Moise
Before I tell you about Velocis, let me tell you about my company's system and why we need a database server. Itres Research Limited is a developer of the Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (casi), a multispectral imaging instrument that combines the sophistication of satellite geo-positioning systems (GPS) with the practicalities of aerial photography. The casi is used worldwide in a variety of applications, and is distinguished by its high precision and flexibility of use. The casi is a user-programmable, all-digital system that is easily installed in light aircraft. It operates in the visible and near-infrared range of the spectrum. This makes it an ideal camera for forestry, agriculture, environmental monitoring, land-use planning and water-purity applications. It is widely recognized as a valuable tool in remote sensing.
One of the more important features of the casi instrument is its ability to generate absolute radiance values from the scene. In simple terms, it can not only generate color photos, but it can also tell you the absolute spectral signature of the scene. Given that most plants, minerals and other land-based objects exhibit different spectral characteristics, it is possible to classify the type of vegetation and minerals present in the photographed scene, including estimates of densities, health and concentration.
Precision does not come without a price. The data collected has to be passed through a number of processing steps, including radiometric correction calibration, geo-correction (the projection of each image pixel to a unique earth coordinate), mosaic (the tiling of all image strips into a single photograph) and analysis (the interpretation of the image and creation of a data product).
Before one can make use of the data, it is necessary to obtain detailed information on the casi sensor (camera) used to acquire the images (e.g., when it was last calibrated, where the latest calibration files are located, etc.) and associated flight records.
When the data processing is complete and the final report is generated, it is also highly desirable to have the means to review the parameters and tools used to process the data. This is an integral and necessary part of the quality-assurance program.
Itres' processing power is based mainly on Red Hat Linux 5.2 and 6.0. There are a number of processing stations, each equipped with dual processors (400MHz per CPU) and each connected to a 100Mbps LAN (local area network). Access to the workstation is provided by personal computers, which (unfortunately) run Windows 95. Graphic services are provided through xwin32 (an X-Windows server for Win32) in conjunction with Samba file access.
All users of Windows 95 must have access to Microsoft's Office Suite 97, primarily for editing their mail. This led to an unfortunate side effect, the availability of MS Access—the Microsoft Database engine. The need for a database solution to the information processing was so great that a number of users created private MS Access databases, which contain important processing-related information and product inventory information. There is a storage requirements database, component inventory database, customer contact database, on-line help database, flight-planning information database and the list goes on. The unfortunate part is that those databases are located on personal computers and are not easily shared among users. We attempted to move the data to our main servers which run Linux, but we met with resistance for basically two reasons:
The appeal, effectiveness and ease of use of the MS Access database front end.
The average user is not attracted to UNIX.
As a result, we searched for solutions which would enable the average user to gain access to their databases using MS Access as before, while taking advantage of the capabilities of Linux as an effective file server.
We had a number of minimal requirements for a database server, and the Velocis database server 3.0 by Raima Corporation (now Centura Software) met all of them. The key features of Velocis that match our requirements are as follows:
Velocis application-server architecture supports multiple network communication protocols, including RPC (Remote Procedure Calls) and ODBC.
The Velocis application can launch and manage its own threads (starting with beta release 3.0), each thread controlling one or more Velocis "login" sessions.
Velocis client programs are included to give third-party ODBC database tools access to the Velocis database.
Velocis is available as both a client and a server for AIX, Linux, Solaris, BSDI, HPUX, Win95/98 and WinNT.
Velocis supports SQL 89 and a subset of SQL 92.
It comes with an extensive set of printed manuals (and a PDF version on CD-ROM), including User's Guide, Installation/Administration Guide, Reference Library and Language Reference (SQL and Native).
Velocis supports a number of database models: relational, networked and hierarchical and a combination of the three (which is how Velocis operates internally).
Velocis is a licensed product that is distributed on a CD-ROM or by download from Centura's web site. The cost of the license is proportional to the number of concurrent sessions supported. Without a license, it will support up to eight sessions for 60 days. During the demonstration period, Velocis is fully functional.
Velocis is a supported product, for a fee. The support includes product updates and consulting services in support of limited API development and product integration.
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Security: Yokogawa partners to add industrial firewall
Tofino security appliances accepted after rigorous testing
Yokogawa Electric Corp. has chosen the Tofino Industrial Security Solution as its first industrial firewall, giving Yokogawa's Centum CS 3000 production control system and Stardom network-based control system customers access to new security technology that is smart enough to create its own firewall rules based on observation of traffic patterns. The company also released an enhanced version of its Stardom network-based control system.
Jointly developed and marketed by MTL Instruments (part of Cooper Crouse-Hinds) and Byres Security Inc ., the Tofino Industrial Security Solution is designed for industrial control operations in critical industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, utilities, and power generation. Tofinos are small, industrially-hardened security appliances deployed throughout a refinery or industrial plant and centrally managed for a coordinated security approach.
Each appliance is placed in front of one or more mission-critical control devices, such as the Stardom industrial controller or sub-system interfaces of a Centum CS 3000 which run the open industrial protocols, and then tuned to meet the security requirements of those systems. According to Yokogawa, the approval of Tofino will give Yokogawa's SCADA and process control equipment customers the ability to deploy "defense-in-depth security" in industrial systems.
As Yokogawa's "Security Standard of System Product" guidelines note: "Threats of the security are under daily evolution. What is more, the threats of the security happen not only in the external networks like business networks, but also on process control network, which is an internal network. We have to get armed with the defense-in-depth strategy… [meaning] the protection measures composed of more than one security control to protect the property. By the use of this kind of multilayer measure, another layer will protect the property even if one layer is destroyed, so the property is protected more firmly."
Approval came after months of extensive testing and analysis. "The Yokogawa testing process is extremely rigorous," said Scott Howard, Byres Security development manager. "I was very impressed with the competence and level of focus displayed by the Yokogawa team — nothing went unnoticed or untested."
Eric Byres, CTO of Byres Security, added, "If companies want to meet the new ANSI/ISA-99 security standards, it is critical they divide up their plant operations into security zones and then protect each zone in the most appropriate manner. It is no longer good security practice or cost effective just to lump everything together behind one big firewall and pray that you are secure."
Howard said the Tofino Industrial Security Solution is "designed by control engineers for control engineers, so that they can focus on keeping a system reliable, yet secure, meeting or exceeding the available standards and regulations." PT Lim, Yokogawa global account manager for MTL Instruments, said, "Companies looking to achieve professional levels of cyber security and operational excellence for their industrial control networks will find the Tofino Industrial Security Solution a valuable asset, and a sensible investment for an uncertain future."
New controllers announced
Tofinos work with the latest version of Stardom controls, which include network templates that improve the reusability of applications, and support for the American Gas Association's AGA3, AGA7, and AGA8 standards (used in North America, South America, and Asia). The latter ensures correct flow measurement as gas is transported between drilling companies and distribution companies. A new data-logging function allows FCN/FCJ autonomous controllers to store control and field-instrument data for access via the Web.
The next generation of Yokogawa's Centum distributed control system (DCS) is scheduled for release in June. Sidney Hill, Jr., executive editor of Manufacturing Business Technology (a Control Engineering sister publication) says the operator console—or human-machine interface (HMI)—is the most visible change. The interface on Centum VP is much more graphic-oriented, making heavy use of colors and animation, but it also gives operators access to information they could not get before, such as Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley PLCs or historical databases.
For more on the Tofino security appliance, see Peter Welander's article .
--edited by Renee Robbins , senior editor, Control Engineering Daily News Desk
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First let me say, WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME ! ! ! ! IMT certainly knows how to throw a party ! Mark and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire trip and the tour was spectacular ! You were right, we loved Spain and the Don Quixote Tour was a tour not to be forgotten. The time spent in Toledo was extremely well timed as we were in the midst of the Feast of Corpus Christi. What a festival that was ! Everywhere we went was special, the accommodations were superb and the foods were outstanding ! It is hard to pick a favorite as each place will be remembered by its own events. Chano was outstanding and certainly knew the places to go, the things to see and the history behind it. Tomas couldnt have been nicer or more helpful (since I had to ride in the van for awhile having a pinched nerve in my neck). Two thumbs up to Chano and Tomas ! We had a great group to ride with, we had a lot of laughs and we made some good friends.
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Scientology® pages index | Contact
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Please note that words with an asterisk (*) are defined at the bottom of this page! Only first appearances are indicated.
The coming into being of this page was a direct result of an interference basically because it was adjudicated by OSA International (headquarters of the Office of Special Affairs of the Church of Scientology located in USA), that my Scientology pages were not found to be proper and therefore required some sort of handling. For this reason I was called in to come and see the Director of Special Affairs (DSA) of the local organization in my place of residence. This was in mid-2004.
I was given a detailed list (8 pages) of instructions of matters that were found improper. Various of these queries I found being rather agreeable, and so I corrected these. It involved various rewrites, rephrasings, some data removed, better explanations given, and so on. Some other queries however I found were violating my rights. And I thus forwarded my protests to the local DSA, I even formulated these in a report I wrote at the time. There was simply no way in that I would let some outer entity dictate in detail what I can and can not discuss on my pages. Anyhow, I worked on this together with the DSA and we came to an agreement. He send a report up to OSA Int about what had been achieved, and I never heard about it again. For some time afterwards I kept the local DSA informed about more sensitive additions to my Scientology pages. This was my own initiative. I thought it was smarter to let him know at forehand, instead of getting complaints afterwards again. But there was never any problem since then.
A word about criticism ... , what it means, what it doesn't mean, and its actual ramifications
It could be said to be the ability to 'discriminate', 'the ability to make or see a difference between or to distinguish'. It is necessary to discriminate, to criticize or to analyze an actual situation or problem. If you do not do this, you will be unable to do an evaluation and therefore you will be unable to accurately reverse a bad situation or to handle a particular problem, or to handle in such a way that the same unwanted situation or problem will not come to bother you again.
'Communicate or not communicate' ('To be or not to be')
I think it is obvious that I have chosen to communicate ...
A consideration about policy and policy letters
Many policies were written at such a time that organizational structure of how to run such were in actual development. Its purpose was to offer an exact solution to handling any kind of adversities, a solution that gave a desired result. Now, what would you do if this policy letter channel did not work, what could you do if you have reported matters and things did not change or some situations did not get handled as they should have been. Keeping Scientology Working would also mean that you inform your fellow Scientologists to enable them to actually take notice of prolonged non-survival situations. Of course you first would attempt to handle things while using the channels that presently exist in the organization, but if this does not get the desired result one has to find other means to get corrections implemented.
There is a practicality about policy. It needs to be able to reverse unwanted, undesirable and non-survival tendencies or situations. Any of these policy letters were written at a certain time and developed in accordance to some problem or situation that then existed. But as ever the times they are a-changin', policy that once worked and was sufficient in some past distant era may not necessarily work equally well in present time. The organizational line-up may also have changed.
It remains being true however that in 1970 we actually had sufficient with policy about "how to run orgs", and this is basically what policy was developed for. "It took 20 years to find out how to run orgs." LRH (from HCO PL 24 Sept 70 "Issues – Types of").
Criticisms (1a): Overview of commonly (mis)used citations from L. Ron Hubbard exercised within the Church of Scientology
If you are involved with Scientology and you are being critical about some matters, you may get referred to any of the below listed quotations. There is the tendency to use these quotations arbitrarily for any given situation. We will look at some of these that are frequently referred to and attempt to find out what they are about. You have to study the references in full to fully understand where L. Ron Hubbard actually talks about and relate the data to the proper target. It is so very easy to take quotations out of contexts, and then they start to be used for something they were not aimed to be used for.
This has to do with the "attainment of one's standards", and how these are realized. This could be said to be a specific target. Attainment also has to do with accomplishing something in the physical universe, meaning that there is action involved. Criticizing or complaining in this instance is referred to as something verbal and thus not effectively doing something to actually improve.
Criticisms (1b): Various critique received from churchgoing Scientologists about my Scientology pages
Since I started putting my Scientology pages out on the Internet I have had various responses. Some of these were Scientologists from a local Church of Scientology that figured that I should not be critical about anything when discussing Scientology. Quoted were various references from L. Ron Hubbard which they thought supported their stance. I discussed various of the very usual ones in foregoing chapter. I have chosen 4 additional kind of criticisms that I received and are offering them here together with my defence. The criticisms are exactly as I received them, my responses have been adjusted only at a few places.
Apparently some evaluation needs to be done here.
The US copyright law does not say anything about some percentage of some page on some website. It talks about percentage in relation to the original copyrighted work.
I also have the legal right to express my 'personal comments, interpretations' etc.. In addition people are not stupid, they in fact are very well able to come to their own conclusion and separate correct from incorrect, truth from untruth. Don't underestimate people! The fact remains that those who are antagonistic towards Scientology do not approve of my website.
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Northern Kentucky health officials are seeing an alarming trend this flu season; more people have to go to the hospital. Statistics from last week showed one in four people who had the flu required hospitalization.
The Northern Kentucky Health Department District Director Lynne Saddler says fighting the flu is hard on the body.
Cincinnati will begin making changes to its garbage collection system starting next week. That's when workers will begin distributing 65-gallon trash carts to about 90,000 residents. That process will take until at least August to complete.
A 75-year-old Symmes Township man charged with illegally casting an absentee ballot for his deceased wife last fall has asked a Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge to place him in a diversion program, thus avoiding jail time.
Russell Glossop was charged with voter fraud after mailing in an absentee for his wife, Betty Ann Glossop, who died on Oct. 1 last year. She had requested an absentee ballot in August. The absentee ballots were not mailed out until Oct. 4, three days after her death.
Glossop is one of three persons charged with voter fraud.
Manager of Team USA in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Joe Torre will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Reds opening day, on Monday. In a release, the team announced the gates will open three hours before game time at 1:10 PM.
Earlier the Reds Community Fund will sponsor a Charity Block Party on Joe Nuxhall Way and Freedom Way. That starts at 11:00 AM.
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Ventura County government will earn royalties from methane gas products sold by the operators of Simi Valley Landfill under an agreement approved Tuesday.
Waste Management Inc. agreed to share up to 3% of gross revenues earned through the sale of methane-generated electricity to Southern California Edison. Landfills create methane gases, which can be captured and used for energy.


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Emily Kai Bock, the Montreal-based director behind Grimes' "Oblivion" video and one of FADER's 12 to Watch in 2013, profiled Mykki Blanco, Angel Haze and Pro Era member C.J. Fly in a documentary about New York rap, premiering this week online and at the Sundance Film Festival. The film's a part of New American Noise, a six-part series about music scenes across America, funded by Nokia, set to air on the Sundance Channel. What's above is just a short taste of Kai Bock's episode, via Nowness, but it's really a pleasure to watch. Bock's pans are patient and dreamy, seen from the perspective of the quietly wide-eyed friend at the side of the huddle, and their warmth suits the rappers' mushy voiceovers about the renewed vitality of rap's underground. For more on Bock's subjects, read FADER's Angel Haze feature and watch FADER TV's starring Blanco and C.J. Fly, below.
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Brilliantly shot.
This looks so damn good. Emily's one of the better contemporary directors/visualists, and she's only geting better.
Looking forward to the full episode and the others in this series. And this covers some of the better NYC rappers still coming up.
Beautifully shot and makes me anxious for the warm weather to return to the city but damn, an NY rap doc full of rappers who aren't from NY. I wish I was surprised. Quality artists all around regardless.
emily's steadycam adventures in the ghetto, sponsored by nokia. yawn.


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Colonial Memorial Chapel
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Linda Renae Roberts Gosey, 54, of Orange, Texas died on November 26, 2012 at Baptist Orange Hospital in Orange, Texas.
Mrs. Gosey was a life long resident of Orange, Texas. She was a faithful member of Start Light Church of God in Christ where she served as a choir member along with other ministries of the church. She was a 1977 graduate of Lutcher Stark High School in Orange and also had attended Lamar University in Orange. She was employed at Pine Hurst Nursing Facility for many years.
Home going celebration will be at 12 noon on Tuesday at Starlight Church of God in Christ located at 2800 Bob Hall road in Orange, Texas with Pastor E.B. Lindsey officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 am til time of service. Interment to follow at Hollywood Cemetery under the direction of Colonial Memorial Chapel.
She leaves to cherish her precious memories her father, Olan Wilson of Orange, Texas., her mother, Lola Roberts of Orange, Texas. Two sons, Jacory and Jamel Roberts both of Orange, Texas. One daughter, Trenae Roberts of Orange, Texas. Three brothers, Larry Roberts of Kaleen, Texas, Walter Roberts of , Nacodoches,Texas and Ivory Roberts of Houston, Texas. Two sisters, Patrice Ivory of Orange, Texas and Sabrina Barnett of Houston, Texas.
She also leaves behind 3 grandchildren and a host of family and friends.


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Brian Martin, an employee of the Kingston Highway Department, dumps a load of salt and sand into a plow truck Thursday. (JASON SCHREIBER/Union Leader Correspondent)
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A blizzard warning was posted for coastal Rockingham County beginning at 2 p.m. Friday and lasting until 4 p.m. Saturday. Heavy snow and winds gusting 45 mph or higher could create white-out conditions.
Winter storm warnings were issued for inland areas.
The storm, expected to move in this morning, could drop anywhere from 12 to 24 inches of snow across the state, with the highest amounts in southeastern areas and lesser amounts to the north and west, said Tom Hawley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
The storm threat forced some schools to close, wreaked havoc for air travelers and prompted some towns to postpone their annual deliberative sessions.
Coastal flood watches were also issued.
"We'll be mindful of that and try to spread the word to folks in low-lying areas," said Hampton Police Chief Jamie Sullivan, also the town's emergency management director.
With astronomical high tides, a 2.5-foot storm surge and wind-whipped seas building to 15 to 30 feet, Hawley warned coastal residents to take precautions.
"I think there could be some serious concerns on the coast. They should have a plan in place on how to deal with that," he said.
The places most vulnerable to flooding are the main beach area along Ocean Boulevard and back streets along Ashworth Avenue, Sullivan said. Splash-over and debris in the road could also create problems, he said.
"The folks down at the beach are well aware of what the flooding does to those particular areas," Sullivan said.
Downhill fast
Light snow is expected to start early this morning and pick up in intensity through the afternoon, Hawley said.
"By late afternoon, between 4 and 6 p.m., things will go downhill pretty fast. My advice is to stay home and watch it," Hawley said.
If 20 inches falls in Concord, Hawley said this storm would deliver the fifth-highest total on record.
Concord's biggest snowfall on record was 27.5 inches in the Blizzard of 1888. That storm is followed by 22.5 inches in a December 2003 storm and 22.2 inches in the Halloween nor'easter of 2011.
"This could certainly end up being a Top 10 for Concord and certainly southeast New Hampshire," Hawley said.
Meanwhile, utility companies warned customers to prepare for possible power outages from the wind and snow damaging trees and power lines, although forecasters said the snow would be light and should just blow off.
Public Service of New Hampshire said it planned to open its emergency operations center today, while also adding more line crews in the Seacoast and southeastern areas. Hampton-based Unitil and other power companies took similar steps.
$75,000 an hour
While the storm could make some roads impassable, state and local highway officials said they'll have extra crews on hand.
When a storm hits all of New Hampshire, the state Department of Transportation puts more than 700 plow trucks on the roads to maintain the 4,600 miles of state highways, DOT spokesman Bill Boynton said.
Snow removal on state highways for a typical eight-hour storm with two salt applications costs approximately $600,000, or about $75,000 an hour, Boynton said. The cost includes all state equipment, hired equipment, labor, fuel, salt and sand.
Local road crews spent Thursday attaching their plows and loading their trucks with sand and salt.
Kingston Road Agent Rich St. Hilaire lined up two extra trucks and put others on standby to help the dozen he normally has on the roads during a storm.
"We can handle an inch or two an hour, but three or four inches an hour is difficult," he said.
St. Hilaire urged motorists to get off the roads by 7 p.m. Friday and asked that those snowblowing and plowing their driveways not leave the snow in the roads.
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By Greg Morcroft, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. financial stocks traded narrowly mixed Friday and the bellwether sector-tracking ETF was lining up for a loss for the week.
The recovery that isn't
The economy still may not have achieved a sustainable recovery and in fact is much weaker than most people think. AP Photo
Shares of Dow Jones Industrial Average component Travelers Cos. /quotes/zigman/455344/delayed/quotes/nls/trv TRV -0.84% fell 1.1% following a downgrade to equal weight from overweight at Morgan Stanley.
American Express Co. /quotes/zigman/217470/delayed/quotes/nls/axp AXP -0.32% shares fell 1.3%.
Both firms were among the Dow's biggest decliners, and weighed down the blue chip index.
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An apartment complex melee Sunday night in Rosemont led to a man being stabbed in the leg and another being arrested for firing shots into the air, a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department spokesman said.
The sheriff's department first responded to an apartment complex in the 9500 block of Cassandra Way after a caller reported a fight between five or six women at 6:43 p.m., Dep. Jason Ramos said.
The deputy didn't see anything major happening, and left. A few minutes later, the department received another call saying there was a large group of men and women fighting, Ramos said.
He said it appeared that during the first fight, a woman left and returned with a group of people "to try and get some 'revenge.' "
"Then an update came in that someone was stabbed," Ramos said in an email. He said the victim was stabbed in the leg, and was uncooperative with deputies at the scene.
"As several people fled the scene in different vehicles, a guy in a maroon Dodge Magnum fired some gunshots off (nobody was hit)," Ramos said.
The car was stopped around 7:13 p.m. near Mayhew Road and Micron Avenue, and the five people inside were detained.
"A gun was located under the front passenger seat, where 22 year-old Demonte Wallace was sitting," Ramos said. "It was determined that Wallace was the one who had fired the shots off, and he was arrested and taken to jail (he later posted $25,000 bail and has since been released)."
Ramos said it was hard to gauge how many people had been involved in the fight on Cassandra Way, but estimated it ranged somewhere between five and a dozen people.


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Skean Dhude
February 26th, 2013
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Everyone knows the story that if you put a frog in boiling water it will just jump out. Putting it in cool water and then raising the temperature until it is boiled seems to be the way to cook frogs. I donŌĆÖt know if that story is true but it seems to fit our situation. We have a status which we may be unhappy with but then it is made slightly worse. Do we do anything about it? No. We just carry on. Then a little bit later it gets just a little bit worse again. The temperature is slowly being turned up. The best example was the fuel blockade. We screamed and shouted and then something was done. Now the fuel costs are well above the value that triggered the blockades but we all sit and do nothing.
It actually makes me wonder if we will ever reach the stage that we will be involved in riots. Maybe those that are having problems with social security payments, those that are being persecuted by the DWP and those that live in inner cities will be the only ones to riot. Mainly because their changes are coming so quickly that they are being heated too quickly to stick to the metaphor. There is little that can be done to slow that down as they are simply running out of money. In the more affluent areas and for those that are in employment then the heat is just turned up a little bit more. We wonŌĆÖt do anything but whine.
How long can we go along like this? There is talk about September being a key date but with the borrowing still going on with little sign of an ending and the stock exchanges reacting positively to everything that the government is doing I wonder what will be the trigger. After all there are several examples of what a crash does over the last 100 years or so and although I was expecting this one to be one of the worst I am now wondering after listing to people talking whether anything would actually motivate the people to do anything. I originally envisaged that there were plans for troops and plod in the streets but after seeing them being cut to the bone and still the screw is┬Ātightened┬ĀIŌĆÖm not even sure there is any joined up thinking at the top.
IŌĆÖm now just seeing a large proportion of the country simply not having enough to live on and they, instead of turning on those better off, turning on their own and breaking into their┬Āneighbors┬Āand sticking to the local area. Sure there will be spillover but nobody will want to go to far until it is too late and they wonŌĆÖt have the strength to do so. Only the affluent that live close will be impacted as gated communities are not that secure without quick response from Plod.
I now just donŌĆÖt see a mass exodus from the cities. I simply see people starving in their bed and a few, more feral types, raiding their┬Āneighbors┬Ā That will keep them going for a while until the stocks run low but they will then be too fixed in their ways and too uncertain to take the leap into searching the countryside. For one they will want to return when it gets dark and who will defend their property when they are gone?
I think we credit these people with more ability than they have although I think it is right we do so. We must not underestimate what they can do. I just donŌĆÖt see it though. The more I listen to people the more I see them just getting warmer and warmer in the water.
Of course if it all blows up and there is a sudden collapse then the burst of hot water could change it all. So IŌĆÖm not changing my plans. I just now think the risk has decreased slightly.
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Yes we are…good isn't it lol
Funny map. The Orkney and Shetland islands are in the wrong place ha ha ha. BTW frogs are clever so no you can't cook them with the above method. The french cook with frogs but they are already dead before being tossed into the sausepan.
BTW did you hear the one about the angry frog? He was hopping mad. Rib-it rib-it rib-it!
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Contributor
I cover tax: paying tax is painful but reading about it shouldn't be.
Last night, the power came back on in our house, following an outage due to Hurricane Sandy. We were lucky to have the power back on so quickly: our power company, PECO Energy, called Sandy "the most damaging storm in company history." Many of my friends are still without power and have been told that the outages could last for several days.
We also had little harm at our home: some flooding, water in the house and cosmetic damage to the exterior. It was inconvenient and scary but we weathered just fine.
We are so lucky compared to those who have suffered truly devastating losses, especially at the New Jersey shore. It was surreal to watch the storm play out in real time on Twitter and Facebook as businesses, homes and community centers literally washed away. While I am grateful that there was not more damage, the impact from the storm is indeed significant. Estimates place the total cost of property damage and lost business at $10 billion to $20 billion.
I know that many of you, like me, want to know what you can do to help out. Giving money in times like these can be tricky since in addition to making sure your dollars are used wisely – and get where you intended for them to go – there can be tax considerations.
(As per usual, this is the part where I often get hate mail about how folks should give to charity regardless of a tax deduction. Of course they should. And statistically, the majority of Americans do. That said, the deduction exists and it makes sense to keep the rules in mind if you want to help and claim the deduction. So with that brief disclaimer, I'm continuing on…)
Here are a few tips to keep in mind when helping out during Sandy:
In addition to donations of cash, what else can you do?
My go-to girl at the Shore, Jen Miller, says that she's heard that many local fire departments are asking for Gatorade (call before you buy and send!). If you've heard of other specific requests, please let me know by leaving them in the comments below or message me on Facebook or Twitter.
Additionally, many blood drives were canceled as a result of the mega-storm and donations of blood are much needed. You can't claim a tax deduction for giving blood but it sure is a terrific way to help. Find your nearest donation center here.
Finally, I know it sounds hokey but folks who have lost their homes and memories could use a little cheer. If you're in the market to write a handwritten note or two and send it to fire departments, schools and churches to offer your well wishes, I would think that would be most appreciated. I think we always like to hear that we're not alone.
If you can help in any way, please do. To quote the Boss:
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own
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It is always a very sad thing to see the mass amount of damage that can be caused by natural disasters. My God parents live in Delaware, and they were affected by Hurricane Sandy, and although they are safe I am able to empathize with those affected by the hurricane. Although I am a college student without very much money, this article helped me realize how no charitable act or act of kindness can go unnoticed. Whether it is writing a letter, giving blood, or giving a call to my family and friends to keep there spirits uplifted, it all lays a helping hand in the recovery after this disaster. I will be looking into what charitable organization I can give something to, even if not a significant amount. I am glad you included the bit on the tax benefits of charitable contributions, because even if your giving for reasons totally excluding tax deductions(like myself), it is still good information to know and can be useful. Thanks for the article.
Do you have address and names to the fire departments, schools and churches we can send these letters too? Please let me know, as I would love to do this and get my child involved! And let her preschool know also. Thanks!
Here in New Jersey, people are still reeling from the devastation of Sandy. The storm may be over but the recovery has barely begun. Roads are blocked, power lines and trees are down, grocery store shelves are empty, and many are wondering where they will find their next meal. You can help out by going to www.YouGiveGoods.com and keyword searching "Sandy" to donate to any of the many Online Food Drives set up on the site to help those in need.
It is really important to know where your money goes when you donate. "only contributions to qualified tax-exempt charitable organizations are deductible – donations to individuals don't count". Recently, there is a student come to our apartment ask us to donate money for some children organization in hospital. After i read this article, i feel we were not " be smart". And I know that this donation for me is not deductible.
In my opinion, this tips is really useful for donor. The donation have three types: cash, non cash property, and times. "Cash is king", for donor the contributions of cash made to qualified domestic organizations can deduct as itemized deduction. "Stay put", no deduction is allowed for the contribution of services. "Do your homework", no deduction is allowed for the contribution not be to a qualified domestic nonprofit organization or state or possession of U.S. or any subdivisions thereof. Therefore, this tips is really useful.
In my opinion, this tips is really useful for donors. The donation have three types: cash, non cash property, and time. "Cash is king", the contributions of cash made to qualified domestic organizations can deduct as itemized deduction. "Stay put", no deduction is allowed for the contribution of services. "Do your homework", no deduction is allowed for the contribution be not to a qualified domestic nonprofit organization or state or possession of U.S. or any subdivisions thereof. Therefore, this tips is really useful.
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— ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta has cleared the way for a section of Georgia's tough law targeting illegal immigration that had been blocked to enter into effect.
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Thrash on Monday issued an order adopting a judgment on the law by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a ruling before the law was set to take effect in July 2011, Thrash had issued preliminary injunctions that blocked some parts of the law pending the outcome of a legal challenge to the law filed by a coalition of activist groups.
A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit in August ruled that a part of the law that authorizes law enforcement to verify the immigration status of criminal suspects who fail to produce proper identification should be allowed to go into effect. Thrash's order, which showed up in an online filing system Tuesday, seems to indicate that law enforcement agencies can immediately begin enforcing that section of the law, said lawyers in the case.
The 11th Circuit panel left in place Thrash's injunction blocking part of the law that makes it illegal for someone to knowingly harbor or transport an illegal immigrant during the commission of a crime. That section of the law remains blocked under Thrash's new order.
The order issued Monday does not resolve the lawsuit filed by the activist groups challenging the law. It merely addresses the preliminary injunctions.
"We're going to be monitoring the implementation of the show-me-your-papers provision in Georgia very carefully," said Karen Tumlin, a lawyer with the National Immigration Law Center, referring to the law enforcement section of the law. She said they'll gather evidence on how the law is interpreted and enforced to use in seeking a permanent injunction of that section.


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ENID, Okla. —
Mike Gundy had 5.5 million reasons to accept a reported offer to be Tennessee's new head football coach.
That's tempting, even if you are making $3.2-plus million as Gundy is at OSU, making him one of college football's highest-paid coaches.
But he might have had 5.5 million reasons to turn down the offer.
Tennessee might have a rich history (alma mater of Peyton Manning and Johnny Majors) and a 100,000-seat stadium, but right now it's not Gundy's "New York Yankee job.''
There's a reason the job was open: Derek Dooley was fired after going 15-21 over three seasons and 4-19 in the Southeastern Conference.
Ditto for Arkansas, which had reportedly sought Gundy, too.
Why go some place which was 4-8 this season and will be graduating its star quarterback?
Gundy doesn't need to go to a place where he has to rebuild. He's had some hard knocks (4-7 and two 7-6 seasons) before finding his place among the Big 12 elite.
He's the Frank Broyles (Arkansas legend) and Gen. Bob Neyland (Tennessee legend) of OSU football, being the school's all-time winningest coach as well as the only coach to take the Cowboys to a Big 12 title.
He has 17 starters back next season and OSU will be one of the few Big 12 schools with a proven quarterback. Make that three proven quarterbacks — OSU was the first conference school to have three quarterbacks throw for more than 1,000 yards.
Landry Jones will be gone from the Sooners and OU has to visit Stillwater in 2013. Ditto for defending champion Kansas State. OSU has to go to Texas, but the Pokes have back-to-back wins in Austin.
OSU football has never been on sounder financial footing. T. Boone Pickens' money has helped OSU come close to parity with OU and Texas. They are nearly filling an expanded 60,000-seat stadium.
Surely, Gundy and OSU athletic director Mike Holder can settle some differences.
Actually, Holder should be commended for scheduling a game with Mississippi State in Houston next season. That gives OSU a game in a rich recruiting area against a good, but beatable, SEC team. A win over a Mississippi State team could pay off later in BCS standings. It could get national attention. One can understand about not over-scheduling, but games like Savannah State last year didn't help the Cowboys any.
Gundy, if he ever wanted to leave, would have better options in the future anyway. Look at the jobs that could be open.
Mack Brown might not be long for Texas if he has another 8-4 season (or loses his bowl game). He's been given the dreaded vote of confidence by the UT administration.
Former OSU coach Pat Jones said if there was a vacancy, one of the first calls could go to Gundy. Texas, with its resources, might be the best coaching job in football.
Lane Kiffin can't be in the best security at USC. Is there a place with more blue chippers than Los Angeles?
Then there's Nebraska, which will have a new athletic director with Dr. Tom Osborne retiring.
That could be a concern to Nebraska coach Bo Pelini, whose team was blown out by five-loss Wisconsin in the Big 10 championship game. Nebraska may not have won a conference championship in this century, but they are Nebraska, and Gundy knows the territory, having faced the Huskers as both a player and a coach.
Let's hope Gundy stays at OSU. I believe he was sincere when he called it his "New York Yankee job,'' when hired in 2005. He bleeds orange and black (or whatever color uniform OSU is wearing). He needs to retire at OSU, not some other school.
Campbell is a News & Eagle sports writer.


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Börja med att byt föräldrar på det första barnet så att det blir du och din sambo. Om du använder FTB så högerklicka på barnet och välj Föräldrar och sedan Ersätt föräldrar.
Det finns en bugg i FTB som lämnar kvar den okände fadern men den brukar försvinna när man avslutar programmet och startar upp det igen. Man får då ett meddelande att programmet hittade fel i datat men det är inget att bry sig om för när du fortsätter så försvinner den okände fadern och allt är som det ska.
Klicka på personen du vill radera, då kommer personenens profil upp till vänster.
Där ser du ett "kugghjul" under rutan "Visa profil"
När du klickar på kugghjulet så får du upp en meny och där finner du valet "Ta bort denna person".
Jag har vid flera tillfällen försökt skapa kartor med anknytning till släkten, utan att lyckas. Meddelandet säger bl.a. "Exception 00413E6C". Vad är fel och vad ska jag göra för att få fram kartor?
As we still can not see new posrings in the FTB forum, I suggest that you put new postings here instead.
the Swede in Spain
Jack, the new posting on FTB forum ARE there adn can be seen-- its just that they are on the LAST page of the forum-- Seems that MH smart team- cant or will NOT fix it.
But for the rest of us-- just head to page 6 of the forum FTB- and all the newest posts are there.
my oh my the situation is unbelievable --and it has been so for a while--come on myheritage get the forum correct that is WAHT THE USER wants.....
My grandma was born in the late 1800's and from what I have found in researching this, there were many children that when one parent had died and the other was near death/dying, the remaining parent would find a new home for their child.
Also would be nice to know how to add step-siblings.
Any help would be great!
Thank-you in advance!
If you use Family Tree Builder there is a option to handle parents of a person. There you can set them as Biological, Adoptive or Foster parents.
If you have the biological parents now, you can add the Foster parents as Adoptive and then change them to Foster parents.
Maybe the same functions for the WEB tree.
Hope this will help you.
Best regards
Thanks! I'll look for that
So far all I see are the options to;
Add another partner
Add Brother
Add Sister
Add Son
Add Daughter
and the box that has the usual options of edit details, view this persons branch, connect to exhisting person, remove connection, delete this person, add photo and manage photos.
So far I am not seeing the parents of person. I am going to just add them to my tree and say that Anna is their daughter and see if that works ::crosses fingers::
In Family Tree Builder; Tree view; in the 'card' of the child; right click, which brings up the Edit Details menu box.
Hover over Parents; left click on Manage Parents.
Click on the arrow on the right of the Relationship box (which box probably shows Natural before you click the arrow).
Then you can choose Natural, Adopted, or Foster.
Thanks, Anders, I had never noticed that. Some time I will look at one or two I know are adopted/ whatever.
But I will have to see if that can be kept private as I think the details are not generally known in the family. If that can't be done I will add the information as a Private Note.
For WEB trees, there is no such option.
FTB and WEB are fundamentally different.
Best regards, fps
I think I found the answer myself - I simply deleated the person from my tree.
Closed the system down, rebooted, reinserted the person with a correct email address.
Export them as GEDCOM-files and import that GEDCOM to the tree you want to create as the main tree.
I may be wrong here, but I think if you do that - export 4 gedcoms and then merge into ONE. will that surley casue you to have duplicates of many.
Tehn the process of "merging" will be a husge issue as it is one of the operation sthat FTB cannot handle- its a manual action.
Seek more advice BEFORE you proceed.
Yes you will have duplicats IF the same persons are in ALL the merged trees. BUT MFT has a function where you can check the duplicats efter merging and delete them
I might have missunderstood this but I thought that poster had 4 DIFFERENT trees she wanted to merge.
Someone related to me via familytreedna asked about my familytree, but they are not a member of myheritage. Is it possible to download my familytree into any kind of file that I can send to others?
Dear Mr.Jakobsen,
Thank you for your post here on the forum.
To send you familiy tree to your relation you will need to carry out the following instructions.
In Family Tree Builder, go to File > Manage Projects. Select your project and click "Export Package". This conveniently prepares a single zip file containing your family tree plus all its related photos (very useful for backing up). Save it in a location on your computer that you will remember.
If the zip file is small (less than 2MB) you can just email it to them directly.
Otherwise, if it is a large file, please go to www.wetransfer.com. Just and click on the ' ' symbol in the upper left-hand side of the window. Find the zip file you just created and upload it.
Hoping this has proven useful to you.
Kind Regards,
MyHeritage Team.


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So I went to see Pacific Rim today.
Totally Kick-@$$ man!
Doesn't suffer from the "shaky-cam" that plagued ManOfSteel.
A little cheesy here and there, and loaded with cliche' lines.
But what the heck, I'm sure nobody expected Shakespeare out of this flick.
Nothing to really complain about this movie except 2 things:
1st - I wish that Guillermo DelToro would have done the Transformers movies.
2nd - Out of ALL the giant robot animes out there
the ONLY one that Pacific Rim gets compared to is Neon Genesis Evangelion?
Ever since the previews and trailer came out months ago,
I have noticed a rather common theme running throughout the
YouTube and even DA "comments" regarding this film.
That being
.many of those notes and comments seems to like to compare
Pacific Rim to the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Comments state things more or less like:
-Guillermo DelToro watched NGE,
-This movie was heavily influenced by NGE,
-Looks like they made a live action NGE.
(not directly quoting
comments were "more or less" like this)
I'll not claim to have seen every giant robot anime ever made,
but I have been watching these types of shows since I was a kid.
I can say with certainty that I have seen a lot.
and also that I really disagree with the PR/NGE comparison.
Comments like those above, really make me scratch my head to no end,
and kind of make me wonder if whoever wrote them
may not have ever seen ANY other giant robot anime besides NGE.
If anything....I'd compare it to Mobile Fighter G-Gundam.
Now PR definitely does not use the "SuperRobot" type of mecha designs
seen in the likes of Gurren Lagann, Mazinger, GetterRobo, GaiKing, etc.
I'd say that PR's "Jaeger" mech designs seem a little more liken to the Battletech, MechWarrior paper & pencil/pen RPG games of old.
I'd also say that any anime influences seem to come more from
MS Gundam, Patlabor, Macross, and even a little bit of BigO and GunBuster.
I am aware that these shows didn't have giant monsters in them,
but I am only referring to the (robot) designs.
Well maybe not GunBuster.
That mecha actually did fight giant monsters.
(giant space cockroaches
..for real)
I think Patlabor did too once, in at least 1 of it's 2 or 3 movies.
In addition, GunBuster overall really did lean a little more toward the SuperRobot genre too.
But I think it should be mentioned that GunBuster, also used 2 pilots for operation
.as seen in PR.
(Heck, GB is bigger than any of the Jaeger mecha seen in PR.
and would probably have been the only one needed to wipe out any and all of PR's Kaiju)
NGE's "EVA" mechs were not even true 100% mecha.
They were part
Cyborg monster/mechs really, ala'Godzilla universe's own Gigan, Mogera, and even one of the later MechaGodzillas.
In addition, NGE's EVA mech designs were not really as
industrial looking
in the way that PR's Jaeger mechs were.
(that's just how I describe it)
When NGE's EVA mechs moved around, you never really saw a lot of any moving machinery/parts.
When PR's Jaegers mechs moved, you pretty much see all the servos, pistons, gears hydraulics clearly visible.
PR's mechs were also not piloted be whiny teenagers,
even if some of them had similar.
issues as seen in NGE.
PR's Kaiju designs also do not seem to me to be even remotely similar or like
any of NGE's "Angels" (the Kaiju equivalent in NGE for those that may not know).
If I had to compare PR's Kaiju designs to anything
then it would be to the "Zoanoids" of the Guyver manga and anime.
Of course in this case, the Kaiju wouldn't really be "Kaiju" anymore
because they would no longer be giant.
If PR's Kaiju were shrunk down to (about) human size,
they would fit into the Guyver show just fine.
If Guyver's Zoanoids were enlarged up to giant Kaiju size,
they would also fit right into PR just fine.
Again, I am only referring to the (monster) designs.
I have seen NGE multiple times.
(It is one of favorites, but not my only one)
Other than that PR and NGE are both giant robot Vs giant monster type shows,
I just cannot see why the comparison.
.wait a minute
.I suppose there is only one other thing that does come to mind:
-In episode 9 of Neon Genesis Evangelion,
there was a scene where 2 EVA pilots in 2 separate EVA robots,
were fighting a monster, while moving in perfect sync and cadence with each other.
(This maneuver was never used again in the rest of the NGE series)
-In Pacific Rim
the 2 Jaeger pilots, in a single Jaeger mecha,
move in perfect sync and cadence with each other, for normal operation.
I'm sure this Journal entry will offend all the NGE fans out there.
(Let the hate-mail commence I suppose)
But go out and catch Pacific Rim, it's a hoot!
And please go out and watch other giant robot anime BESIDES NeonGenesisEvangelion.


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This evening of live cabaret is included with your General Admission ticket to Christmas at Callanwolde.
Tour the Gothic-Tudor mansion and then grab a table in the courtyard to enjoy a perfromance from Marsha DuPree (December 7) and Libby Whittemore (December 14).
Light refreshments will be provided with wine and beer available for purchase.
Tickets may be purchased online or at the door.


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Enid News and Eagle
ENID, Okla. —
Joseph Wayne Hladik and Jennifer Lee Kruse were married at 1:30 p.m. May 5, 2012, at The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colo. Father Michael Bodzioch officiated.
Parents of the couple are John and Marcia Kruse, Selden, Kan., and Dennis and Sandy Hladik, Enid. Grandparents are F.W. "Bones" and Ruth Pieschl, Selden, Kan.; the late Lawrence and Josephine Kruse; Beatrice Hladik, Hennessey, and the late Henry Hladik; and Leroy Sparks, Enid, and the late Ruby Sparks.
Attending the bride were Renee Cash, Holly Creamer, Dawn Stuckey, Meg Nelson, Muffie Kruse, Kayla Meurisse, Kennedy Meurisse, Emery Benson-Hladik, Lindsey McCartney, Morgan McCartney, Carley McCartney and Grace Lohman.
The groom was attended by Ash Bowen, John Hladik, Greg Hladik, Stephen English, Jeremy Kruse, Grayson Nakamura and Luke Lohman.
Ushers were Kaden Meurisse, Corey Kenner and Travis Gower.
After a honeymoon trip to Munich, Germany, and Kalithea, Greece, the couple live in Stillwater.


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When I reviewed Sage Café, not long after the restaurant opened in 2003, I was charmed by the casually romantic jewel box of a dining room and by the warm hospitality of owner/host/waiter Ramin Jahannia. I was even more impressed by the refreshingly different vegetarian fare turned out by his mother and partner, Homa Jahannia.
But I'll confess that I was skeptical of the eatery's long-term survival. The Triangle has historically not been kind to strictly vegetarian restaurants, and the fact that Sage's offering was interwoven with Homa Jahannia's native Persian cuisine placed it in an even more specialized niche.
I needn't have worried. In the eight years since its opening, Sage Café has done so well that its owners have been emboldened to add "Vegetarian" to its name. Homa Jahannia recently built on the restaurant's success with the opening of Jahan, an international market, nearby.
And I'm happy to report after a recent visit, the food at Sage is as delightful as ever. Freshness and scratch preparation are still hallmarks, from daily changing soups to salads such as the colorful cornucopia of organic mixed greens, sprouts, cinnamon-roasted walnuts, raisins, shredded carrots and sesame seeds in a creamy dill dressing I thoroughly enjoyed. You can transform any salad into a meal by adding grilled tofu or tempeh, or choose from entrees such as vegetarian lasagne or soy chicken cutlets in a mild curry.
If anything, the offering has expanded somewhat over the years, and now presents a global sampling of flavors from gnocchi arrabbiata to Caribbean style black beans over rice with avocado, spicy grilled tofu and plantains. But the soul of the menu is still Persian, represented by exotic temptations ranging from bud-m-joon (a saffron- and cinnamon-scented medley of vegetables that lives up to its nickname of "eggplant paradise") to Homa Jahannia's still richly rewarding vegetarian take on the classic pomegranate-sweetened poultry stew, fesen-joon.
So it turns out I'm not a very good market forecaster. I'll gladly settle for being a satisfied customer.


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By JONATHAN GREENE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLAND,Va. —
In basketball, there are some nights were it feels like there is a lid on the hoop and nothing will fall.
The Bland County Lady Bears experienced that first hand Wednesday night as their shots just would not fall in a 47-16 loss to Grayson County at Bland High School.
"It's a big win. It's the second night we traveled in a row," Grayson County head coach Tiny Funk said. "We were at Graham last night. We caught Bland on bad shooting night and we did what we're supposed to do.
"We took care of the basketball early, got some easy shots and put the ball in the hole. We got out to a big lead which made it a little more comfortable for us."
The Blue Devils (15-4) raced out to a 14-point lead after one and led 34-4 at the half. Their advantage over the Lady Bears (3-13) grew to as many as 35 in the second half.
"We've played so well the last few games," Bland County head coach Jason Lambert said. "The other night at Northwood, we gave one away. We led the whole game, shot the ball well and I know they were disappointed with losing. I guess I was naïve, because I felt like coming in we were on a roll.
"Looking back, I feel like we thought as long as we show up we'll continue to play well. That intensity we've had over the last few games wasn't there. If we don't play with that intensity, we can't compete. One thing we can control every night is our effort.
"We've got to come and give more of an effort than everyone else. I felt like our effort wasn't there especially in the first half. They out-hustled us, out-played us. We took good shots, but the intensity level wasn't there."
Camryn McGrady and Meredith Frost helped Grayson County open a big lead in the first quarter. The two combined for 16 points with 10 coming from McGrady.
The Blue Devils led 16-0 before Bland County got on the board near the end of the quarter. After several good looks throughout the period, Tara Holbrook banked in a jumper with 20 seconds left.
"It's real nice," Funk said of building a big lead. "We have six sophomores and freshmen. We go throw growing pains ourselves.
"We've not been in this situation much where we've got a big lead. Coach Lambert does a great job with those kids. It was just one of those nights where they couldn't find the basket and it benefited us."
Bland County's shooting struggles continued in the second quarter while Grayson County continued to covert on their end.
Sarah Eller took a steal in for a score then added a jumper. McGrady followed with back-to-back jumpers from the top of the key to make it 25-2 midway through the second.
The Blue Devils lead grew to 32-2 prior to a putback from Bland County's Tori Smith.
Both teams went to a mix of their starters and bench in the third and fourth quarters.
"It's real good, because the kids on my bench contribute tremendously," Funk said. "They work hard in practice every day and it's real nice when they get to play in the game. I feel bad when they don't get to play.
"Sometimes it just doesn't work out. It's real nice to give them a reward and they played hard tonight. They did some really good things."
In the second half, the Lady Bears played evenly with Grayson County. A three from Alyssa Harris was Bland County's only score of the third, but they put up nine points in the fourth quarter.
Smith and Danielle Russo each hit free throws then Samantha Garland score on a putback and free throw. Russo added a basket and Erin Brinkley finished off the scoring with jumper.
"I think the second the score was 13-12," Lambert said. "He still played his starters and we competed. We were giving more of an effort. This group understands we're still missing shot, but defensively, we're competing.
"It was night and day difference between halves. They've got to understand they have to do that constantly. Like I said, if it was me who didn't have them ready, I take full responsibility. It will not happen again."
McGrady paced the Blue Devils with 16 points. Frost had nine points and Eller finished with eight. All 10 players for Grayson County scored.
Russo, Smith, Harris and Garland each had three points for Bland County.
"With this group, I've babied them at times. I've thrown temper tantrums at times on them," Lambert commented. "To be honest, it's been a horrible year me coaching them, because I haven't found what motivates them at times. As a coach, that is what you're supposed to do. It's a fine line with this group and I've not done a good job. They know they have to work hard."
Both teams will be back in action Friday with Bland County visiting Graham and Grayson County traveling to Galax.
At Bland High School
Meredith Frost 9, Sarah Eller 8, Autumn Halsey 2, Mary Meier 2, Lydia Flippin 2, Camryn McGrady 16, Emily Hart 4, Brady Cassell 1, Taylor Cannaday 1, Madison Shupe 2. Totals- 17 13-20 47.
Danielle Russo 3, Tara Holbrook 2, Tori Smith 3, Alyssa Harris 3, Samantha Garland 3, Erin Brinkley 2. Totals- 6 2-7 16.
Grayson County.......................16 18 5 8 – 47
Bland County.............................2 2 3 9 – 16
3 pt field goals: GC none, BC 1 (Harris). Fouled out- None.


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International deliveries are among the services impacted by the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan following last week's earthquakes and tsunami. FedEx has restarted flights to and from Tokyo's Narita airport and is accepting inbound shipments except for perishable goods. FedEx has also suspended ground deliveries in eastern Japan.
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New "American Idol" judge Mariah Carey showed off her curvy figure at Friday night's BMI Urban Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The songstress was named BMI Icon for her "indelible influence on generations of music makers." Several stars performed Carey's hit songs, including Karen Clark Sheard, who sang "Anytime You Need a Friend," Eric Benet ("One Sweet Day") and Fantasia Barrino, who performed "Hero."
Carey later thanked the performers "for doing something so beautiful with the songs I wrote,'' adding, "I'm so humbled by this moment because a lot of people still don't know I write my own songs."
Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj were also among the prizewinners. Drake and Lil Wayne shared the night's top award, Urban Songwriters of the Year, while Minaj's song "Super Bass" was named Song of the Year.
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Combing Columbus: Photogenic Drawings for the Bicentennial
Bole's sculptural materials tend to be geologic in origin, and she works in drawing and book arts as well. Her sculpture tends to be funereal in content, shaped by her lineage experienced in the urban decay of her hometown of Cleveland. Recent exhibitions with catalogues available include "Of Other Spaces" curated by James Voorhies at Columbus College of Art and Design and a solo exhibition, "Dear Little Twist of Fate", at the Aronoff Center Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati. The Greater Columbus Arts Council published a set of catalogues by artists who were recipients of the Dresden Germany Exchange—Bole is part of the set. She has exhibited in the United States, Russia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Germany and has lectured extensively about her work and the numerous artist residencies she has attended and organized. Bole's many grants include six Ohio Arts Council grants, an Andy Warhol Foundation grant (through Women's Studio Workshop), a Greater Columbus Arts Council grant, and an NEA grant through Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago. Mary Jo Bole has lectured widely throughout the US. She was faculty in the Department of Art, The Ohio State university, from 1992–2011.


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The University of Texas-Pan American staff employees were honored during the 16th annual Staff Employee Awards May 21.
Employees were recognized for length of service and meritorious contributions. Also honored were employees who retired during 2003.
"The main function of a university is the teaching and learning function. We are the one's that facilitate this teaching and learning," UTPA President Dr. Miguel A. Nevárez said.
|UTPA President Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez, far right, greets staff employees to the 16th Staff Employee Awards Ceremony May 21. Also pictured from left to right is Roland S. Arriola, vice president for External Affairs; Dr. John Edwards, vice president for Enrollment and Student Services; and James R. Langabeer, vice president for Businees Affairs.
Sixty-one employees were recognized for five years of service to the University; 29 employees for 10 years of service; and 15 employees for 15 years of service.
Also recognized were 13 employees who have been with the University for 20 years; seven for 25 years; four for 30 years; and one for 35 years. Each received a certificate, pin and a UTPA memento.
The UTPA Staff Senate also presented awards to nine employees who were nominated by their peers and whose performance was exemplary.
John H. Patton, UTPA assistant director for Physical Plant, received the Outstanding Suggestion Award.
"John's idea of building a thermal energy service system and changing energy providers has saved the University $1.1 million for the last 12 months," said James R. Langabeer, vice president for Business Affairs.
|Linda Helgeson, third from the left, UTPA Human Resources, received the President's Excellence Award. Also pictured is James R. Langabeer, vice president of Business Affairs; UTPA President Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez; Frank Wagner Jr., director of Human Resources.
The Meritorious Service Award was given to individuals whose performance and/or dedication is beyond that normally expected. This year the recipients were: Maria I. Infante, Computer Center; Rita G. Reyna, Office of the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services; Edna Zambrano, Student Businees Services; Carol H. Kory, Library; Maria I. Tijerina; Office of the Vice President/provost for Academic Affairs; Maria G. Gilpatrick, College of Science and Engineering; Leticia Y. Benavides; Bookstore; Wilson Ballard, Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs; Elia E. Lopez, Office of Comptroller; and Lydia Aleman, Office of the Vice President for External Affairs.
The Distinguished Service Award was given to two employees this year, John F. Heiden, Rehabilitation Services; and Joe J. Loya, University Police Department. They were both honored for their acts of courage, selflessness and dedication so outstanding as to clearly set them apart from others.
|UTPA Vice President James R. Langabeer, right, presents Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez, UTPA president, with a very special retirement gift during the staff awards ceremony.
During the ceremony, Nevárez was also honored for his 23 years as president. He received a framed UTPA Bronc Jersey and a retirement gift including a wheel barrel and tools to use at his ranch in Mexico and a hug from Bucky the Bronc.
For a complete listing of all UTPA staff employees who were recognized, log on to http://w3.panam.edu/www/personnel/STAFFAWARDSWEB.HTM


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February 20th, 2012Tecumseh Shop Carries Gifts For all Occasions by Arlene Bachanov
Tecumseh, MI – For a long time, Lisa Mattison Roberts and her family had wanted to own their own store, even to the point that as they lived in various places around the country, they took notes on the shops they came across.
The dream finally came true when Roberts and her mother, Ann Mattison, opened Rock Paper Scissors at 102 W. Chicago Blvd. in downtown Tecumseh.
Rock Paper Scissors carries gifts for any occasion, from "hostess gifts to baby gifts to everything in between," Roberts said.
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