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Crosby can't win it for Penguins alone as Flyers take Game 1
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby announced Wednesday night to shellshocked Flyers and delighted Pittsburgh Penguins fans that he's back and in playoff form, after all.
Despite playing just 22 games during the regular season, and just 14 of them after making a dramatic return from an absence of more than three months due to concussion-like symptoms, Crosby scored a goal and assisted on another in a blowout first period for the Penguins.
What he couldn't do was prevent a four-goal comeback by the Flyers, who got two goals from Danny Briere and a game-winner by Jakub Voracek 2:23 into overtime as the Flyers opened the playoffs with a stunning, 4-3 victory over the Penguins at CONSOL Energy Center.
Voracek scored with the help of Matt Carle, who gained possession along the side boards and threw the puck on net. It hit Pittsburgh's Kris Letang and fell to the other side of the crease away from slipping and sliding Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who could only watch Voracek plant it into an open net.
"It was a huge game for us." Voracek said. "We were down 3-nothing. A lot of people didn't believe in us. But we came back and won it in overtime. So it was huge win for us and obviously one of the most important goals in my NHL career."
That completed a 4-zip run of goals by the Flyers that didn't begin until Briere's first goal in the second period.
It took just 3:43 before Crosby's first huge impact was felt. Sizing up a Pascal Dupuis rebound, Crosby beautifully backhanded it over goalie Ilya Bryzgalov's shoulder for a 1-0 Penguins lead.
Crosby had beaten Flyers defenseman Nick Grossmann to the puck, and he paid for that as Grossmann buried him on the scoring play. That would prove to be perhaps more significant than the goal, since Crosby showed no ill-effects whatsoever off the hard hit and fall to the ice.
Meanwhile, the ear-splitting noise level inside CONSOL increased a couple of more ballistic measures after the goal. That happened again when it went to 2-0, as dangerous defenseman Letang made a blind backhander of a pass to Jordin Staal, creating a 2-on-1 fast break.
Staal got it over to Tyler Kennedy, who easily beat Bryzgalov at 7:49. Continued...
Counting their schizo stretch drive, the Flyers have now allowed the opposition to score first in 11 of their last 13 games, and gain a 2-0 lead in eight of their last 13. Not many times have they let it go to 3-0 though.
"We have to stop it. I know we have to reverse it," Briere said. "But at the same time, this was a pretty special win."
First, Dupuis scored off assists by Steve Sullivan and Crosby to make it 3-0 in the final minute of the first period. It got louder into intermission.
And Bryzgalov said bears in the forest scare him? What about a crazy crowd, several of whom came appropriately costumed.
"There were like 70 bears," Jaromir Jagr said. "I was scared, too."
"I think we were a little in shock at first," said Brayden Schenn, one of six rookies in the Flyers' starting lineup. "We just had to weather the storm in the first period and we did in the first period. Then we battled our way back."
The Flyers found a friend, however, in a striped zebra linesman. At least that's how the Penguins fans and broadcasters saw it.
They howled out loud that Briere was offside when he started the Flyers' comeback with a goal 6:22 into the second period. It happened when Schenn (goal, two assists) sent Briere in alone and the Flyers' "Mr. Playoffs" beat Fleury to cut the lead to 3-1.
Claude Giroux was largely invisible the first two periods and Jagr's appearances consisted of missing on a breakaway and interfering with Crosby a couple of minutes into the third period.
"He hit me on shoulder first there," Jagr said. "He didn't have to do that. He can beat me any time skating." Continued...
The Flyers kept hitting back and at the 9:17 mark, Briere took a pass from Schenn and backhanded it home to cut the Penguins lead to a single goal.
"I think I surprised Fleury with a quick shot. Probably a goal he'd like to have back," Briere said. "But I'll take it."
Schenn would then complete the regulation comeback, tipping home a great power-play pass from the point by Scott Hartnell at 12:23.
All the while, Bryzgalov (25 saves) and the Flyers' penalty-killers kept the skilled Penguins at bay.
"Pittsburgh is a great team. They have great players," Bryzgalov said. "What we did today was unbelievable."
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Shawnee State University used a 14-0 first half run to build a 19-point lead and the Bears never looked back, cruising to an 85-70 win over the University of Rio Grande, Tuesday night, in Mid-South Conference men's basketball action at the Frank & Janis Waller Gymnasium.
The Bears, who dropped two of three meetings with Rio last season, improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the MSC with the win.
The RedStorm slipped under the .500 mark for the first time this season, dropping to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in league play.
Rio Grande trailed 26-21 following a pair of free throws by senior guard Kaleb Kimber with 9:56 left in the first half, but by the time the RedStorm scored again on a jumper by senior forward Turrell Morris with 5:48 remaining before halftime, Shawnee had built what proved to be an insurmountable lead.
Jeremy Bennington fueled the Bears' first half success, coming off the bench to score 14 of his game-high 22 points.
Rio, which trailed 44-29 at the break, committed 14 turnovers in the opening stanza and allowed Shawnee nearly as many offensive rebounds (11) as the RedStorm had total rebounds (15).
Things didn't get any better in the second half.
A jumper by freshman guard D.D. Joiner with 18:38 left in the game pulled Rio within 11 points, 44-33, but the RedStorm got no closer the rest of the way.
Shawnee State led by as many as 21 points twice in the second half.
In addition to Bennington's big night, the Bears got 17 points from Tyler Morgan, 12 from Ian Nixson and 11 from Tyler Boyles. Morgan also had four assists and three steals.
Joiner had a game-high 24 points in the loss for Rio Grande, but was the only RedStorm player in double figures. Junior forward Karl Moore narrowly missed a double-double performance, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds.
Rio shot the ball well enough to win, hitting 28 of 58 shots overall (48.3 percent) and eight of its 16 three-point tries, but the RedStorm were outscored by 13 points at the free throw line, committed 24 turnovers and was outrebounded 44-37 — including 18 offensive rebounds for Shawnee.
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"One out of three people over 65 fall, and it's the single largest cause of injury that brings people to the ER."
Dr. Frank Dubeck of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield explains why our bodies react to falls differently as we get older.
"What keeps us upright are three systems: our vestibular system, your equilibrium which tells you you're not moving, you have your eyes that reinforce what your ears are telling you, and when those disconnect you really feel disoriented. And then you have your sense organs in your legs that tell you what position you're in and whether or not you're starting to go left or right. Now when all those are working that's great but as we get older, the eyes aren't as good, the nerves aren't as good."
Dubeck says the life expectancy decreases greatly when falls happen, especially if it leads to a broken hip.
"Someone with a broken hip spends a lot of time in bed risk for pneumonia, bed sores, blood clots, etc. Even if they get fixed they don't return to the level of function that they were before and now their balance is even worse," says Dubeck.
But there are things we can do- and we can help our parents, grandparents, other relatives and friends do to prevent falls.
Dr. Dubeck says, "Stay active, do what you can for your strength; you want to look at your home environment, you want to get rid of clutter."
Inspect the home not just for clutter, but for areas that our not well lit. A higher electric bill costs a lot less than a medical bill from a fall. Another thing Dr. Dubeck suggests is stretching. Every morning when you wake up, especially when you hit fifty years of age, it's important to stretch to stay limber.
"If you fall stiff you're most likely to break something, " says Dubeck, "so just practicing sitting down in a chair, [and] just kind of slumping into the chair rather than cautiously letting yourself down--you're training your body that as you go down to relax your muscles."
While it's not something he believes will ever go away, Dubeck says with more education and awareness we can lessen the problems associated with falling among the older population.


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The video shows the first version with the ID-20 as the reader.
Step 1: Materials
- Sharp GP2D120 Proximity sensor
- 125KHz RFID reader (e.g. ID-innovations ID-20, SEEED studio RDM630, Parallax)
- 1.25" diameter 125KHz RFID tag (or as large as can be worn comfortably on the animal's collar. Tag size influences read range. Bigger is better in most cases)
- Arduino Duemilanove
- 1 adafruit motorshield
- 3 Pushbuttons
- 1 Toggle Switch
- 5 100-220Ω Resistors
- 4 10kΩ Resistors
- 1 Red LED
- 1 Green LED
- The material for the enclosure (such as cardboard, wood or plastic)
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-Having built this I can appreciate the extensive work landmanr did in developing the feeder.
-I used this project to break myself into learning about and using the Arduino. Having gone through this, I do not recommend this as a project this complex for a first-time Arduino project. Better to start with something simpler to break yourself in. Or, be prepared to take the time with this project to learn the ins and outs of the Arduino.
-Landmar was very helpful in answering a bunch of questions for me. If you decide on this project and you run into obstacles feel free to ask me for help as well as landmar.
-The RDM6300 RFID reader has been discontinued. I am using the ID-20.
-Other posts in this forum refer to a cat door and a cat feeder in the design stage that work with the cat's implanted RFID chip. When I can find out just how that is done, I will probably upgrade my feeder to do that.
The following link goes to pictures of my feeder. Being the nerd that I am I like stuff with flashing LED's, so incorporated several LEDs that glow to indicate various functions.
If you saw the pictures, I'm sure it isn't lost on you that my unit is boxy and mechanical looking. This is the kind of thing my mother would not let me keep in the house when I was a teenager. This, as opposed to landmar's unit, which is smaller and decorated with designs.
I am presently in the cat-training stage. I will post a video of the feeder in action when it is in full-swing.
Regarding the indicator lights: My background is in electronics, and I have just started learning about writing sketches for the Arduino family. Thererfore I used electronic means to implement the LEDs instead of coding, which would have been a simpler, more elegant solution. But it is what it is. With that expalined, the next link takes you to a shot of the schematic of my unit.
The picture is not large enough to show much detail. I can send a full-size copy if anyone would like. Send me a message from this site.
Like I said, at our house we are in the training stage. The cat without the RFID tag succeeded in breaking into the unit, so I had to reinforce it. The cat with the tag acts very suspicious of the thing. I'm not sure if it's me training the cats or them training me, I'm confident that we soon will be living in harmony with this machine.
They get into cupboards above the kitchen surface and we've never caught how they do that...............BUT.....the reason for the child locks was they could get IN to the fridge, but not get out.
So after mild frostbite twice we had to come up with something that they couldn't reach.
But they can destroy anything with food in it that isn't made of steel!!! One nearly drowned in our 5ft high hexagonal fish tank, got in, couldn't get out. Now has four velcro strips coz two they could work.....
We live with Ninja cats!
Had a timed feeder......had to upgrade the motor and lock and put a couple of tiles on it coz they worked it out in 48hrs!
Don't have children,but have trigger locks on my guns for the same reasons!!!
Anyone who could come up with an ARMOURED feeder PLEASE inform!!!
I wouldn't trust them with a frag grenade!!! Never seen two team cats like it, I'm ex-mil and if they were human would love them as part of a 4 man team!!!
Solutions welcome!
Armoured, timed, cat feeder wanted!!! One week good as could put blue freezer packs beneath!
Did you put child-locks on the cupboards to?
I'd keep them from grenades too! They would have the in pulled in a matter of hours at most.
Drop me a line at my handle here -0 g mail & we can discuss it.
Would it be feasible to replace the Arduino Duemilanove with an Arduino Uno?
I realize this is the instructables.com site and the idea is to do it myself, but I am a desperate woman in need of something like this now (before my cats make me crazier). Is there anything commercial that performs this?
I do salute your inventiveness and everyone's successful modifications.
Thank you for any insight.
I just want to add important notes regarding safety:
Cat collars are dangerous, as cats have been known to be strangled when the collar catches on something. Fortunately there are snap-away collars available that will un-snap if the cat gets caught on something. Available in pet stores.
Another safety note: DO NOT depend on this or any other mechanical device to feed your catters when you're away for an extended period of time. Mechanical/electrical devices can and do fail, leaving the cat with nothing to eat.
Really cool project. I have some expired drives and will soon use one to build this project.
Do you think the RFID implanted in the dog/cat 's neck will work?
NOTE: There may be some changes and improvements coming.
However this circuit does work and you can build it as shown.
The PCB Shown below is Available from me, or make it yourself.
It Measures 2.75" by 1.1"
This circuit uses one tuned coil for on the door and just a single wire loop
on the animals collar.
When the two coils come close together, it produces a signal that can cause
a an LED to light and also trips a solenoid to unlock the door so it can open.
Since all these doors are somewhat different, I leave The Solenoid and Mechanical
Parts of this design for you to figure out.
The Main Advantage of this unit is it does Not Require any Battery on the
animal, as is the case with most store bought devices for this purpose.
The Single turn coil can be joined with plugs so it can be removed easly.
But if the plug comes apart or has a poor connection, the door won't open.
So Better yet, make it Just Barely big enough to slip over the animals head,
and Solder it to make a solid loop, than tape it to the animals collar.
And the Larger the diameter of this coil, the Greater the Sensivity will be.
Also Important, the Cat or Dog door and the surroundings "Can't contain any
large pieces of metal".
(This circuit is also a Metal Detector and This detector see's the Single Loop
of wire as a solid piece of metal.)
Additionally, the coil on the door needs to be mounted in such a way that the coil
on the animal can actually get almost inside the coil on the door.
Possibly a Round or Rectangular Extension, outward from the door will be
needed to accomplish this.
Either way, the coil on the door will probably need to be mounted a few
inches from the door.
Ideally the coil on the door will have an inductance of about 150 uH.
My Inductance calculator can determine this for a Round Coil.
Trying to find a Clever way to do this with Two Cats. One Fat the other always Hungry
I haven't tried it, but I suppose you would have to add something like this to rfid():
int tag1[5] = {2E, 0, CA, EB, 81};
int tag2[5] = {2E, 0, CA, EB, 80};
for (i=0; i<5; i++) {
if (code[i] != tag1[i])
And then anytime you're in a timer loop that the door is kept open, check the reader once in a while and if the result==2, you say MoveDoor(CLOSE);
hopefully that helps
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It's no surprise that young workers play a crucial role in meeting the labor needs of the restaurant industry. According to our friends at the National Restaurant Association, over one in four adults got their first job experience in a restaurant. However, the labor force participation rate for younger workers has been experiencing a steady decline over the past decade. In recent years these individuals have, in large measure, voluntarily opted out of the workforce. For those individuals who are looking for jobs, more and more are finding themselves on the sidelines as unemployment skyrockets and job creation remains scarce. A proliferation of young workers is especially vital to Quick Service restaurants. While this industry segment has fared better than many during the economic slowdown of recent years, younger workers continue to feel the squeeze of a buyer's market when it comes to labor. Let's take a look at how these workers have fared in the job market in recent years… According to our research, 60% of hourly workers in Quick Service restaurants are aged 25 or less. At the start of 2008, 54% of newly hired entry-level managers at fast food restaurants were under 25. In the third quarter of 2009, that number had dropped to 46%. Since the start of 2008, unemployment rates for workers in this age range have soared and the hourly turnover rate for Quick Service has plummeted nearly 30% in the past twelve months. As a result, the market is being flooded with experienced and able workers. We've seen the tenure level of terminated workers for the industry as a whole rise 20% during that time and on the hiring side, the experience level of newly hired assistant managers is 12% higher than it was at the start of 2008. While young workers are a key component of the foodservice labor force there are currently a) fewer job openings, b) a supply of older, experienced workers, and c) public policy concerns which discourage hiring inexperienced workers (minimum wage hikes and the looming prospect of card check in particular). You add these up and it is a recipe for high unemployment for young, inexperienced workers.
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i never got it was a joke and i was always like "What the hell is the ingredient!"
THE MAP HMMMM THE MAP THE MAP THE MAP *boing*
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yep. a real screw the audience ending.
and i was only 7 or 8 at the time so i didn't understand
I was like six, I felt so cheated.
i was like 9. i felt jusssst right.
I always got it, but felt it a dick move even at 12.
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I remember when they first invented chocolate. Sweet, sweet chocolate. I ALWAYS HATED IT!
This gave me a good laugh just now, wish I could've found a better version.
I love how their persuasive, customer flattering "is your mother home" to a ninety year old gets her to coax out her actually alive mother.
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yeah i really didn't expect it first time round, or expect her to look like that. it is quite disturbing.
To this day I think she's a dried-up fish sperm.
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V is on now, best joke?
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Ah, make out reef. Good times, good times.
Eh, I got my DVDs. It's always rewarding to catch old Spongebob on good old TV though.
Its on Nicktoons right now.
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Miss Appear is the best superhero name ever.
I'm partial to The Quickster.
damn. not on my nick.
only ytv and nick show episodes where i am.
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My wife and I sit on an 8 foot platform and want to put a pair behind us as a monitor feeding forward. Yes it feeds the house that way and we are currently doing that with a pair of JBL EON speakers. Aesthetically it looks better than standing forward.
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We want to sit the speakers on the floor withotu a stand and have them face forward without the upward tilt. The platform is about 5 feet higher than the audience so that puts the speakers at ear level. We don't want to raise them due to aesthetic reasons.
So in both cases, and others, can you override the speaker settings detected by the speaker "level?"
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I should have been more clear. If you are using Line 6 link to connect the speakers then the L&R inputs will be summed to any speaker in the horizontal position. So to use "stereo wedges" you must connect them via their analog inputs. If you want to utilize Line 6 link, you will need to send a 2 channel monitor mix to the pair of wedges.
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Settings are at best, sferisch and maximum projection range.
At last I've tried a trial version from PTGui to exclude the possibilty that it had something to do with the software.
I was very surprised that PTGui created the panorama without any error.
I use a canon 550D, sigma 8mm 3.5, Nodal Ninja R1 at 7,5 tilt.
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it shows the 3D Editor Window.
More interesting would be the project properties->Projection->Input Filed of View values for both testpanos you show in your screenshot. the result shown in your screenshot can be a result of using a non 360"x180" image and using full spherical projection with a non 360x180 image... so lets say its 176 instead than it could be looking like yours...
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"Most of the time when an industry begins looking to make a major investment, they get a newspaper usually a month in advance to look at what the problems are, what kind of healthcare is available, if there are any outstanding issues, and if the town and county are getting along," said Jackson.
With that in mind, Jackson has made a concerted effort to work with the county as much as possible. That decision has already paid off in an agreement for the town to get all its gas from county pumps.
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In addition, Jackson said he and the town council are "working hard with the county to make the I-77 area attractive to a chain restaurant."
In regards to that, Jackson said he has contacted the Virginia Department of Transportation concerning signage that will alert travelers to the businesses available in Hillsville. The signage will advertise fuel, food and lodging.
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Jackson also has a proposal in the works for the mapping of the town's water and sewer lines, which would allow the town to "isolate and repair a leak in a more efficient manner."
Another project will also begin soon, upgrades to the water treatment facility. A deal has already been struck with the county to provide water to town citizens while the facility is inoperable. Those upgrades will, of course, cost money, but are "important to meet the safe water act," said Jackson.
Money is always a topic of discussion with a town the size of Hillsville, and Jackson said he will remain alert for any funding the town can use to upgrade and improvements its facilities and services.
"Every opportunity we have, we're going to be looking at grants and funding sources," said Jackson. "You have to keep up with it on a daily basis, and try to match the needs of the town with whatever funds are out there."
In his short time in Hillsville, Jackson said he has found encouragement in the dedication of the town council and town employees.
"The town council is a very good one. They are engaged and all are focused and interested in meeting the needs of the community. They have a true love for Hillsville and want to provide services at the lowest cost possible. The town staff is one of the best ones I've seen, and I've seen a lot of staffs," he said.


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For the queer couple seeking a romantic haven, the island of Maui is waiting to welcome you with bright rainbow leis. From snorkeling, to whale-watching and lounging on a remote gay beach, Maui is paradise found.
With a population of less than 150,000 people, the gay scene is much smaller on Maui than in Oahu, but there's a small, tight-knit LGBT community and a lot of great activities geared toward the gay tourist.


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a long, slender, styrofoam pool toy approximately two to three inches in diameter, frequently having a hollow core Much to the dismay of her friends, Jenna blew into the hole on one end of her woggle, causing water to spew from the other end and onto Morgan's shoulder.
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A Woggle is the small ring (which is usually plastic) in which a scout puts their neckerchief and tightens it Scout Leader: Sarah Brown, Where Is You're Woggle
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A word describing the sounds of fellatio during vigorous facial intercourse. Such as the suction and slirping of her throat and/or cheek against his penis. "She {woggled} him so hard his {penis} fractured."
"That {stripper} is {woggling} him in the corner." "A {woggle} was in order when Candice rubbed up on Cletus's {crotch} during his {lap dance}." |
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The best word in the world! Woggle means anything and everything, however it is usually translated to mean something dirty, or people think it means something dirty even when you are simply refering to the brushing of your teeth! "Alexa! Stop woggling in public!"
"ANA! You KNOW you're not supposed to woggle in public restrooms!" "Ellie! Stop woggling Erin!" |
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A dance of excitement, usually performed when something goes well or when you're right about something Ryan did a little woggle when he found out he was right
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A racist term refering to a group of african people, or 'wogs'. It is extremely offensive, however can be used by black people to greet others. Oh my god! There's a huge woggle headed this way! better lock the car!
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A part of a seat belt in a car which the belt clip attaches too.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- We're learning more information about the assignments for the hundreds of extra law enforcement officers in Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention. While many of them are in uptown Charlotte providing extra security, others are out patrolling Charlotte streets, handling calls unrelated to the DNC.
From Chicago to Apex and everywhere in between, hundreds of out of town officers are in Charlotte this week helping out with the Democratic National Convention.
Winston-Salem sent about 100 officers, many of them stationed throughout center city.
"A little exciting on one end of the spectrum and a little exhausting on the other end," said Natoshia James from the Winston-Salem Police Department.
CMPD called on officers from across the state to help. They say with an event this large, there's no way one department could handle it.
"With everything going on uptown, obviously they've planned for the best and worst events uptown," said Lt. Fred Newell from CMPD. "We want to make sure we plan for everything, contingency plans out here in the divisions as well."
Plans still include day-to-day patrols. CMPD enlisted some of the out of town officers to help in other divisions where they shifted officers to cover convention events.
"The day in day out workings of what we do. We've got other agencies riding with us as we're out answering calls," said Newell. Some officers are in their cars, others riding along with CMPD. They may wear different uniforms but they have one goal: Protect every citizen no matter their location.


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International Ski Jumpers Compete at 108th Norge Tournament this Weekend
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It's that time of year when awe-inspiring athletes from all parts of the world converge on the 150-tall Norge Ski Jump in Fox River Grove. Norge Ski Club is hosting its 108th Annual International Ski Jumping Tournament at noon on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 26 and 27. The jump is located at 100 Ski Hill Rd., about 3/4 miles northwest of the Route 14 and Route 22 intersection, in Fox River Grove. Norge is the longest running ski jump club in the country, its members say, and every year draws the world's top jumpers to its tournament. The event also attracts a large, jovial crowd of spectators - some adorned by Viking helmets and other attire to honor the club's Norwegian heritage. Come out and watch U.S. ski jumpers compete against …
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What are your plans for Labor Day weekend? Below are some suggested local activities as well as Labor Day events across the state!
Labor Day fun in New London County
Watch artists in action at the Meet the Artists & Artisans Labor Day Show (Mystic): The show features nationally juried fine artists, sculptors, photographers, and graphic illustrators who create their works on location, while handcrafters demonstrate bird carving, weaving, glass making, and jewelry assemblage. Experience the thrill of the creative process as you watch artists and artisans make their magic.
Spend the weekend touring lighthouses at the Sentinels on the Sound event (New London): All Three Sisters of New London Harbor - New London Harbor Light, Ledge Light and Avery Point Light – will be open for the public to tour inside the towers. Other activities include special lighthouse excursions (some by boat), shoreline bicycle tour, lighthouse cake competition, and performances.
Labor Day fun in New Haven County
Check out the ODYSSEY Greek Festival for a unique cultural experience (Orange): ODYSSEY is a four-day celebration of Greek food, music and culture that features authentic Greek cuisines, live music and dancing, a marketplace, folk dance performances, church tours, children's activities and much more.
Quassy Amusement Park or bust, the Carload Labor Day deal is here (Middlebury): from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 3rd everyone in the car receives an all-day pass that includes rides and waterpark. Honk if you love Quassy!
If you love to run, check out Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race (New Haven): Registration is now open for the 20K, 5K and Kids Fun Run and the first 6,000 entrants receive t-shirts. There will be live music on the course, family-friendly activities and a post-race Labor Day celebration on the New Haven Green!
Labor Day fun in Middlesex County
If exciting contests are the thrill you seek, then Haddam Neck Fair is for you (Haddam): The fair will take place August 31- September 3, 2012 and will feature tractor pull contests, baking contests and more. You can also enjoy arts and crafts, photography, stage entertainment, livestock, and tons of baked goods.
See the fall birds descend on Connecticut on Tree Swallow Spectacle River Cruise (Haddam): The twilight river cruise departs from Eagle Landing State Park and heads south to an area where up to 250,000 Tree Swallows come to roost for the night. Bring a picnic dinner and watch as these birds converge just before sunset, perform a ballet and then dive down into the reeds to sleep for the night.
It's the beginning of fruit festivals galore at Lyman Orchards (Middlefield): Major League Baseball's greatest rivalry comes to life in the new four-acre Yankees vs. Red Sox Corn Maze opening today! Or come out to pick-your-own fruit and try Connecticut's best apple pie.
Labor Day fun in Windham County
Be a part of the celebration at the 152nd Woodstock Fair (Woodstock): Held every Labor Day weekend, the Woodstock Fair is a tradition you don't want to miss! The fair comes chalk-full of fun with activities like the Ghirardelli Chocolate Championship, a three legged race, karaoke, a blueberry pie eating contest, tractor pulls and so much more.
Labor Day fun in Hartford County
The Riverfront U.S. Title Series Powerboat Race promises excitement for all (Hartford): World record racers from around the country will compete in a high performance race with speeds reaching 120 miles per hour! Nothing is more exciting than seeing the blur of boats thundering across the surface of the water into their first turn!
Labor Day fun in Litchfield County
Get in some family camping time at White Memorial Family Campground (Litchfield): Enjoy one last outdoor adventure with the family before the weather gets cold. The Windmill Hill campground has 18 sites in the shelter and the quiet of the woods and is only open through Labor Day!
If racecars are more your speed, check out the Historic Festival 30 (Lakeville): August 31- Sept. 3 more than 300 vintage race cars will fill the grounds of Lime Rock Park, the Midway will be alive with activities, a famous collector will bring some terrific cars, meet a famous racing personality - and the racing on the track is non-stop.


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Rural California Farms Need Fiber to be Fertile
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/rural-california-farms-need-fiber-be-fertileIn yet another reminder that fiber optics and wireless are complementary, not substitutes, we just read about rural California farms needing better telecommunications that the big companies have refused to provide. This article offers a good introduction to why farms need access to the Internet. Modern farming takes advantage of gains in communications technology –… Continue reading


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September call-ups
- OF/1B John Bowker was re-called from Triple-A Indy. The Pirates received Bowker during the trade deadline in which they sent Javier Lopez to the Giants for Bowker and Joe Martinez.
Bowker was batting .313 in 25 games in the Pirates organization with seven doubles, two triples, four home runs and 10 RBI's. He has a .367 OPS, .571 SLG and .939 OPS. In 76 total games this season, Bowker batted .314 with 18 home runs and 46 RBIs.
- Joe Martinez was re-called on Sunday, September 5th from Triple-A Indy.
Martinez was acquired from the Giants, along with John Bowker for reliver Javier Lopez on July 31st. Joe was used in the starting rotation for the Indianapolis Indians.
In seven games with Indy, four of them starts, Martinez allowed 18 earned runs in 28 1/3 innings. He struck out 18 and walked seven.
"He's a kind of guy that we look at as a starter candidate down the road," manager John Russell said. "He's a guy that can give you some depth."
- On Septemeber 7th, the Pirates re-called OF Alex Presley, OF Brandon Moss, SS Pedro Ciriaco, C Jason Jaramillo, RHP Brad Lincoln, LHP Justin Thomas, RHP Brian Bass and RHP Steven Jackson from Triple-A Indy.
Presley was hitting .323 with 12 home runs, 84 RBIs and 13 triples in 135 games between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A this season.
Moss was batting .260 with 22 home runs, 96 RBI and 32 2B.
The Pirates acquired Ciriaco from the Arizona Diamondacks along with Chris Synder for Bobby Cox, D.J. Carrasco and Ryan Church. He was hitting .281 with nine 2B, and six RBI in 32 games with the Indians.
Jaramillo, who played 28 games with the Pirates this season was batting .239 with one home run and 13 RBI in 25 games for Triple-A. In the majors this season, Jason had an average of just .148 with one home run and six RBI.
Lincoln was the Pirates Number one pick in the 2006 Player Draft. He went 1-4 in nine starts with the Bucs this season. In Triple-A Indy Lincoln was 7-5 with a 4.12 ERA.
Justin Thomas spent the 2010 season bouncing up and down with both the Pirates and AAA. In 54.1 innings, Thomas had a 2.48 ERA.
Bass pitched only six innings with the Pirates this season. For the Triple-A Indians he had a 3.26 ERA through 69 innings.
Jakubauskas pitched just 2/3 of an inning with the Pirates this season due to getting hit in the head from a comebacker in his start against the Astros. When healthy, Jaku had a 5.09 ERA through 40.2 innings pitched.


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According to the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department:
Jonathan Cole Collins, 18, of Ga. 341 in Flintstone was arrested for theft on Feb. 5.
Collins remained in Catoosa County jail on Monday with a bond set at $5,000.
On Feb. 4, officers with the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department and deputies with the Walker County Sheriff's Office were dealing with questions surrounding a school bus that had mysteriously disappeared from one elementary school and had shown up at another.
The bus, No. 77, was left on the lot of Battlefield Primary School at 2204 Ga. 2 (Battlefield Parkway) in Fort Oglethorpe by the driver about 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 1.
"The theft was discovered by the driver when she returned to the lot to retrieve it on Monday morning Feb. 4," officer Mitchell Moore wrote in the report. "The loss was being reported to the shop manager at virtually the same time a Walker County Sheriff's deputy was calling to report that the bus had been recovered."
The bus was recovered on the lot of the Chattanooga Valley Elementary School, about eight miles away in Walker County.
It was also discovered that Collins had just been released from the Catoosa County jail on Friday, Feb. 1, after serving two weeks for a misdemeanor drug charge.
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Today we are talking to one of the most alluring and anomalous recording stars on the rise all about this week's stateside release of her sophomore album, BOYS DON'T CRY, a tribute to male songwriters of the 1970s - the ethereal Rumer. Discussing many aspects of this new release, as well as her previous studio work - such as her Burt Bacharach Christmas EP - Rumer sheds some light on what makes her such an arresting and intriguing performer to follow for the enthusiasts of intimate, revealing, performance-based artists around the world, as she herself reveals the early influences - Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Karen Carpenter most of all - that have shaped the unmistakable sound she continues to perfect on this moody, subdued and intoxicating new cover album. Plus, Rumer offers forth candid recollections of participating in recent gala concert presentations - none the least of which would be her superb "A House Is Not A Home" on the PBS Burt Bacharach edition of IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE - as well as recounts her own favorite performances, performers and albums and what she plans for the future; another new album is already in the ether! Additionally, Rumer also shares her thoughts on GLEE, provides amusing anecdotes about famous friends like Daryl Hall and Duffy, compares the recording industry now to the era BOYS DON'T CRY pays tribute to, recalls reactions to her dynamic new covers of these rare pop gems - all of that as well as much, much more!Rumer's BOYS DON'T CRY is available now. More information can be found at Rumer's official site here. Magic MomentsPC: You are so unique. What can you tell me about your performance style and your major influences growing up - you have cited Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand in particular; why them?R: Well, when I was younger I had brown hair and brown eyes and all my Brothers and Sisters had blond hair and blue eyes so I wanted them so I could be like them, too, but then when I saw EASTER PARADE starring Judy Garland in that role, with brown hair and brown eyes, I really found that I could particularly relate to her. I just thought, "Well, she's different and I'm different, so that's what different people do: they sing." PC: How revealing.R: Yeah, so, Judy Garland quickly became someone I really related to from that point on - someone who, honestly, I modeled some of my behavior on a little bit; she's like a role model to me. And, the music? You can't deny all those fantastic lyricists and those fantastic composers and arrangers who wrote those lilting, beautiful, dreamy melodies - you know, melodies that really sweep you off of your feet; melodies to make you swoon.PC: She introduced so many remarkable standards.R: And, besides the music, not to mention the costumes, the sets, the decadence, the Technicolor-ness of it all - creating this world of beauty, really; all to lull you into a dream. So, that became the aesthetic that I was drawn to from then on.PC: It really shaped your whole perspective.R: It did. And, then, Barbra? Stunning - just stunning. [Pause. Laughs.] She doesn't need an introduction, really.PC: To say the least. What is your personal favorite Barbara album?R: Oh, I love LAZY AFTERNOON. PC: Isn't that an absolutely amazing album?R: It's absolutely amazing - amazing. I have it on vinyl and I really enjoy sitting there with the vinyl and reading all of her funny comments on each song - and then on the jacket it says, "In case you noticed, I cut my nails so that I could learn to play the guitar." [Laughs.]PC: What a sacrifice for her art!R: If you look at the picture on the front, she has short nails; if you look at the picture on the back, she has long nails, and she actually put an asterisk with the note about it. If you have it on vinyl, you can have it big and look close to see those details. I love stuff like that.PC: Rupert Holmes wrote some fantastic material for that album, as well - "Widescreen", in particular.R: Oh, he's fantastic - I love Rupert Holmes and Barbra. I think their relationship is so unique - you know, she heard "Widescreen" and then wanted to work with him and they had this passionate, creative relationship doing various album projects together. There obviously was something really passionate and great between them, though, even if they ended their working relationship or whatever.PC: Who are some of your favorite current or new artists?R: Oh, well, I love the new stuff I've heard from Duffy's new album, of course - she's a good friend of mine and I just think she is so talented and amazingly gifted; she's amazing. I love Paolo Nutini, too - I think he's really, really good. I'm not really into that much contemporary music, though, to be quite honest.PC: What can you tell me about working with Burt Bacharach on your recent EP featuring a cover of "Alfie", as well as "Some Lovers", a new song he wrote with Steven Sater for a musical.R: Yes. Steven Sater was working with Burt Bacharach on this musical and they asked me to sing a couple of songs from it - one was called "Hush, Hush", which I actually thought would be perfect for Barbra; another was "Some Lovers". So, they gave me the music for both and I recorded them and sent them back and they liked it so we released an EP of "Some Lovers". I actually released a 7-inch vinyl of that - you can find it online. PC: You created the artwork yourself for that, did you not?R: Yes, I did - I do everything myself for my albums; all the art.PC: You are very detail-oriented.R: I really am - I really am. PC: Where did the concept for BOYS DON'T CRY arise out of - performing songs originally popularized by men in the 1970s?R: Well, I'll tell you what it was: I was living in a hippie commune and there was this German lady who didn't speak very much and who was always walking up and down the hallway. So, every now and again, we'd all sit in the ballroom and we'd sing songs and tell stories and read poetry and so forth, and, one night, this lady, who was very shy, got up and sang this song - it was just so beautiful and I was really relating to it. So, I said to her when she was finished, "What is that beautiful song?" And she said that she was a huge Paul Simon fan - a total Paul Simon freak who knew everything he ever did; otherwise she was quite shy, but when she talked about that it revealed her true passion. So, I found out that it was "Long, Long Day" from ONE TRICK PONY. PC: No way!R: I know! I was like, "Really? That's what it was?" And, so, she took me upstairs to her room and she played me "Long, Long Day" from ONE TRICK PONY and I was just like, "That is absolutely beautiful." So, when I went back to London, I dug it out and I recorded it with my producer and we put strings on it and piano on it and it became a big track. Then, suddenly, I thought, "I really want to do a whole album like this," - you know, find songs that may not necessarily have been the most popular at the time, with a few exceptions, and polish them off and present them to the world with a little bit of fairy dust on them.PC: What are your thoughts on Laura Nyro? I sense a kinship.R: Oh, well, you should - I just adore Laura Nyro; I love her. [Pause. Sighs.] PC: Do you intentionally hold back and yearn to explore more diverse sounds like she did in any way, do you think?R: I find it very important to keep things steady - you know, it's not the best time to get very experimental, when you are just getting to know people and people are just getting to know you, you know?PC: Best to make things amenable from the get-go.R: Yeah. I am a fan, as well, so I know what it's like. And, while I can put on ELI [AND THE THIRTEENTH CONFESSION] and just sit there with an open mouth, I am not sure that everybody would feel the same way; I don't know if everybody would get it.PC: "Sara Smile" is a track that people may be slightly more familiar with thanks to Hall & Oates - was that included as a means to give the audience a familiar hit or two?R: "Sara Smile" - I actually told Daryl that; I didn't want to do it. I mean, I sang it live and I just loved the song, but I didn't want to put it on the album at first because people were too familiar with it. But, then, the record company was like "No, no - we want a hit! We need a hit!" And, so, I was like, "No! No, this is an obscure covers project!" But, it ended up on the album.PC: What about "Be Nice To Me"? Has Todd Rundgren given you any feedback on it? It's a very effective cover.R: I asked Daryl to send it off to him because they are acquaintances, but I don't know if he has yet. I know that Todd is a Laura fan, though - you know the shuffle section of the song? PC: The bridge.R: Yeah, it's a bit of a Laura shuffle, I think, isn't it? PC: Definitely.R: When I sang it, I wanted to bring out the Laura in it - I hope he notices that if he hears it.PC: How did "Soulsville" by Isaac Hayes end up on the album? It's a bit of a departure - was it your idea?R: It actually wasn't! That was my producer's idea to do that song. When he first asked me, I said, "I can't sing a song about black people! What do I know about the ghetto and what this song is about? I don't think black people would appreciate it very much if I did this. Me singing Isaac Hayes?" But, then, I realized that a singer's job is to be the storyteller, so if the story comes across without anyone thinking of the gender or the culture of the person singing then you have done your job. So, it was an exercise in how to tell a story for me with that song.PC: Paul Williams is another of the 1970s singer-songwriters you take on with BOYS DON'T CRY. Have you spoken to him about it? R: I have! I have met Paul and he was fantastic - he really likes the song. PC: Have you seen him in Brian De Palma's indescribable horror movie musical THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE?R: Oh, that freaks me out! [Laughs.] I can't say I enjoyed that. I mean, it was a funny movie, but I think it's mainly for boys! PC: You might be right.R: I really love the stuff Paul did with the Carpenters and Barbra the most - and "The Rainbow Connection". Speaking of musicals, though, my producer, Steve Brown, writes musicals - he has been called the British Stephen Sondheim, actually.PC: What high praise!R: He actually has a letter from Stephen Sondheim on his wall that says, "Dear Steve Brown, as you may know by now, I saw your show last night and I was just blown away by your work. It is very rare indeed that I hear rhyme scheme that delineates character in such a manner. Your show may very well be the first good British musical. Congratulations, Stephen Sondheim." PC: What show was that letter in response to?R: SPEND, SPEND, SPEND.PC: That was very well-received.R: It was a hit - and, he also did the musical version of the film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. PC: A perfect topic for a musical.R: Yeah, he is super-talented. When I met him, he had never made an album before; never. But, he understood things theatrically - like, when I came to him with a song by Aretha, he could bring three dimensions to it, especially in the way that he played. So, he really embraced my love of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand and Broadway and all of that - we really connected on that level; that's the undercurrent of all of our work in the studio, our love of theatre and musicals. PC: It really comes through on your albums and also your live performances. Have you ever considered singing some Sondheim? "Send In The Clowns" seems like a perfect fit.R: Oh, I love "Send In The Clowns" - I would love to do that.PC: Tell me about performing the classic Bond theme at the BBC John Barry tribute, "We Have All The Time In The World".R: I screwed that up! I came in at the wrong time - I thought it was a massive disaster; I missed the cue! I remember I walked out from the stage in my gown and said "I need to leave right now," and just went right out the door to the nearest pub. [Laughs.]PC: You are too self-critical! In juxtaposition to that experience, was the PBS White House Bacharach concert a particular thrill to participate in for you? R: Oh, yeah. I mean, it was laced with fear - it was terrifying. But, now, looking back, it's easily the most exciting thing I've ever done.PC: How do you prepare for performing at an event like that?R: You have to pray - pray, pray, pray, pray, pray. Pray to angels. Pray to God. Pray to Buddha, too, if you want! [Laughs.] Pray, pray, pray.PC: Do you have a vocal warm-up? Is your instrument delicate?R: Well, I do some warm-ups before I go out onstage, but nothing too complicated - I do very simple warm-ups. Mainly, it's a spiritual thing for me - psychological and spiritual. The focusing in prayer warms me up more than anything.PC: Do you meditate?R: No, I don't - I just don't have the patience for it.PC: You have developing this project for a few years, correct?R: Oh, yeah - five years! PC: That's a long gestation. R: It's been a long road.PC: What material was most painful to lose along the way?R: So much - I still cry about "Low George"; I still mourn it. I also did "Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters" and that kills me to have lost that.PC: That's one of Elton John's finest songs. Has he heard your version of it, even if it didn't make the final cut?R: Well, we really didn't finish it in the end - we might finish it someday and it might appear as a B-side, though, at some point.PC: Any others?R: Randy Newman's "Rosemarie". PC: How does the final mix of the album represent who brought what to the table, song-wise?R: Well, it's about half and half - half the songs were brought to me by my producer and half I thought of on my own. PC: Was the Neil Young cover your choice?R: Yes. The Neil Young song was one that I wanted to do - I actually produced that track by myself. PC: Do you enjoy exploring that side of the process?R: Well, I am getting better at it - it's very labor-intensive, but it's very rewarding, too. It's very hard work, I'll tell you that!PC: Is it true you spent a year just fine-tuning the production on your first album?R: Yes, it is. You know, I think that with the way the market is and how everything is just really disposable now, I think that it is really important to create something of quality.PC: Especially with the decline of hard copies.R: If you get the hard copy of the album, you'll see how much work and energy I put into all of that - it's not much appreciated anymore, sadly. The 12-inch is really pretty, I think.PC: What's next? Is it true you already are working on the next album?R: Yes, I am - I have about five songs now. We are turning the music into color now - it's going to be the soundtrack to my journey towards happiness right now.PC: Original songs? Cover songs? A mix?R: I don't know yet - I know I want to put Laura Nyro's "American Gun" on that, though. PC: Will you be performing in America anytime soon to promote the album?R: Oh, I love performing in America. I am not sure what we are going to do yet, but we will see how it goes. We will see how people respond to the record and then we will go from there.PC: Would you like to appear on THE VOICE or AMERICAN IDOL at any point to perform?R: Well, I like watching those shows, I can tell you that! [Laughs.] I wouldn't mind going in and watching a session or going in to coach, but I don't know if I would want to be on them myself - I'd perform on them, though; I'd have no problem with that. I wouldn't want to be judged or any of that, though!PC: Of course not. What are your thoughts on GLEE?R: I've actually not seen GLEE, but I met Ryan Murphy, the guy who created GLEE, backstage at a human rights and gay rights thing. I remember I looked at him and I said, "Are you nervous?" and he was looking over a speech he was about to give. He said, you know, "I just want to get it right." And, I said, "Me too!" And, then he went on and he did a great job and somebody said to me after that, "Do you know who that just was?! That was Ryan Murphy!" PC: Would you like to appear on GLEE someday or in an acting capacity of some sort?R: Never say never! I went to acting school, you know...PC: What roles did you perform that you remember best?R: Well, I was Jack's Mother in INTO THE WOODS! [Laughs.]PC: Some beautiful songs in that score.R: Yes - there are. It's a great, great musical. PC: What about Shakespeare?R: Yes, I did Shakespeare, too. I did THE TEMPEST; MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. I love Shakespeare.PC: Would you consider an all-Bacharach album someday?R: Oh, definitely - I love that song "Hasborough Heights", especially. I love his albums with Dionne [Warwick].PC: What were the most influential albums to you growing up besides those?R: Definitely Joni Mitchell's HEJIRA. Laura Nyro's ELI. Judee Sill HEART FOOD. HORIZON by the Carpenters. There's a few.PC: Whose overall sound do you liken yours to most closely? Karen Carpenter?R: Oh, yeah - I love her. "Happy", especially - that's my favorite.PC: BOYS DON'T CRY is a tall, cool drink on a hot summer day. Thank you so much for this today, Rumer.R: This has been great, Pat - you are great fun talking to. I really appreciate it. This was lovely. Bye bye.
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