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MIAMI — The standing ovation had barely subsided when Adam Greenberg saw the second pitch of his major-league career – some seven years and three months after the first.
R.A. Dickey's patented knuckleball called strike, drawing boos from the larger-then-normal crowd of 29,709 at Marlins Park. Dickey then offered another knuckler which Greenberg swung at and missed, then another, and another swing and miss, Dickey's 230th strikeout victim of the season and surely the only one to receive another standing 'O', along with cheers from his teammates and a hug from Jose Reyes, on his way back to the dugout.
Greenberg had toiled in outposts from Jacksonville to Bridgeport over much of the past seven years, hoping for one more big-league at-bat. He finally got his chance on Tuesday night, pinch-hitting for Marlins left fielder Bryan Petersen to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning.
And though his celebrated at-bat was a short one (33 seconds, to be exact) against Dickey, the likely NL Cy Young winner, it didn't make his story any less uplifting.
"It was magical," said Greenberg. "The energy that was in the stadium is something I've never experience in my life, and I don't know if I'll ever experience it again ... It was awesome."
It was Greenberg's first at-bat since being hit in the head by the first pitch he ever saw as a major leaguer – a 92 MPH Valerio de los Santos fastball – on July 9, 2005, while with the Cubs against the Marlins at Dolphins Stadium. The Guilford product battled post-concussion symptoms, vertigo and other ailments in the ensuing years and bounced around the minors (including four seasons with the Bridgeport Bluefish) before getting this one-day opportunity with the Marlins.
"I'm very surprised how this has meant so much to baseball, and people in general," Marlins manager Ozzie Gullen, who doesn't surprise easily, said before the game.
The Marlins won the game 4-3 on Donovan Solano's bases-loaded single in the 11th inning. Greenberg was the first player to hop over the dugout fence and embrace Solano, his teammate for one day, at second base.
And when it was over, Marlins batting coach Eduardo Perez, who grew up in the game with his Hall of Fame father Tony Perez before going on to his own playing and coaching career, saddled up next to Greenberg in the clubhouse. Continued...
"I grew up in this game, from when I was a kid until now," Perez told him, "and that single moment was one of the greatest moments I've ever experienced on a baseball field."
Earlier in the day, Greenberg signed a one-day contract with the Marlins. It was worth $2,700. In his final season with the Bluefish in 2011, he earned $2,200 a month.
His new teammates tried to make Greenberg's arrival as routine as possible. He went through a rookie initiation ritual before the game that involved singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," some sort of dance routine with Miami reliever Heath Bell and a red, white and blue Speedo.
"I was completely humiliated, but it was awesome," Greenberg said. "They treated me like I a member of their team, like they would anyone else."
Still, there was nothing routine about this day. Throngs of reporters and cameramen followed Greenberg's every move during pregame stretch and batting practice. About 50 extra media members – including the 'Today Show', CNN, FoxNews and the MLBNetwork – were credentialed for the game, according to a team spokesman.
Greenberg he said he felt everyone in the ballpark rooting for him to get a hit – even the Mets.
"Maybe not Dickey," he noted. "He came after me like I expected him to, like a big-league hitter. He beat me tonight, but I expect to have another opportunity to face him."
Indeed, Greenberg is hoping for an invitation to spring training over the winter, perhaps with the Marlins.
Greenberg had numerous family and friends in attendance. His parents, Mark and Wendy, brothers Max and Sam, sisters Keri and Loren, wife Lindsay, aunts, uncles and cousins made the trip from Connecticut and all over.
His parents and siblings were at that fateful game in 2005, as well. The thunderous ovation Adam received as he walked to the plate Tuesday night brought tears to their eyes. Continued...
"That was pretty cool, pretty special," said Mark Greenberg. "It's a culmination of what this whole thing is – a great opportunity, a great gesture. He's a great kid, he's handled this really well. Everybody, I think, really related to him. Everyone enjoyed it. It was a great moment."
That Adam struck out hardly mattered to the family, though they were happy he didn't go down looking.
"(Striking out) isn't even an issue," said Lindsay, who's known Adam since fifth grade and is a fellow Guilford High graduate. "It's an uplifting story in general. Don't give up – that's the true meaning of his story."
Adam Greenberg never gave up. And after seven years of toiling from West Tennessee to Jacksonville, Wichita to Bridgeport, Adam Greenberg's hard work paid off Tuesday night at Marlins Park.
"More than anything, I'm so proud of him," Mark Greenberg said. "He's worked so hard, and he's never stopped working, never stopped smiling. The whole family is just incredibly proud of him."
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FTI Publications - Theses
The following theses have been published as UWFDMs. Over 155 Ph.D. candidates have been involved with the Fusion Technology Institute since its inception in 1971.
UWFDM-1289 Development and Use of Tools for Modularization of Activation Programs; Milad Fatenejad, December 2005 [Honors in Research thesis]. (48 pages, 880 kB)
UWFDM-1098 ALARA: Analytic and Laplacian Adaptive Radioactivity Analysis; Paul P.H. Wilson, April 1999 [Ph.D. thesis]. (131 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-1410 Environmental and Policy Analysis of Renewable Energy Enabling Technologies; Paul L. Denholm, December 2004 [Ph.D. thesis]. (277 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-1181 Life-Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Systems and Applications for Climate Change Policy Analysis; Paul J. Meier, August 2002 [Ph.D. thesis]. (161 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-1323 Monte Carlo Isotopic Inventory Analysis for Complex Nuclear Systems; Phiphat Phruksarojanakun, January 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (156 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-1353 CAD Based Monte Carlo Method: Algorithms for Geometric Evaluation in Support of Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Calculation; Mengkuo Wang, August 2006 [Ph.D. thesis]. (151 pages, 2.1 MB)
UWFDM-1412 Monte Carlo Adjoint Transport and Adjoint Activation for Biological Dose Calculations and Pathway Analysis; Amir Ebrahim Jaber, May 2012 [M.S. thesis]. (128 pages, 2.3 MB)
UWFDM-564 A Variational Calculation of the Trapping Current in a Thermal Barrier; X.Z. Li, January 1984 [Ph.D. thesis]. (89 pages, 2.5 MB)
UWFDM-1304 A Lunar Volatiles Miner; Matthew E. Gajda, May 2006 [M.S. thesis]. (112 pages, 2.6 MB)
UWFDM-1345 Spectroscopic Diagnosis of a Dense Hydrogen Plasma Source; E. Alderson, August 2008 [Master's thesis]. (111 pages, 2.7 MB)
UWFDM-1117 Neutral Particle Integral Transport in Inertial Confinement Fusion Systems Using Time Dependent Integral Transport Methods; K.R. Olson, December 1999 [Ph.D. thesis]. (268 pages, 2.8 MB)
UWFDM-1381 One-Dimensional, Time-Dependent, Integral Neutron Transport for Inertial Confinement Fusion; Carol S. Aplin, June 2010 [Ph.D. thesis]. (218 pages, 2.9 MB)
UWFDM-101 Cavity Formation in Aluminum Irradiated with Aluminum Ions; Mark Lauren Sundquist, December 1974 [Ph.D. thesis]. (72 pages, 2.9 MB)
UWFDM-1049 The Vibration of Perforated Hemispherical Shells; M.A. Sprague, August 1997 [B.S. thesis]. (62 pages, 3.0 MB)
UWFDM-921 The Effect of End Conditions on the Axisymmetric Vibrations of Cylindrical Shells; D.P. Adler, August 1993 [M.S. thesis]. (75 pages, 3.0 MB)
UWFDM-1303 Performance of a Low-Pressure, Helicon Driven IEC 3He Fusion Device; Gregory R. Piefer, December 2006 [Ph.D. thesis]. (176 pages, 3.6 MB)
UWFDM-849 Activation and Safety Analysis for Advanced Fuel Fusion Reactors; H.Y. Khater, March 1991 [Ph.D. thesis]. (129 pages, 3.7 MB)
UWFDM-1365 Hyperelastic Models for Granular Materials; Paul W. Humrickhouse, January 2009 [Ph.D. thesis]. (161 pages, 3.8 MB)
UWFDM-1278 The Detection of Explosives Using an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement D-D Fusion Device; Alex L. Wehmeyer, May 2005 [Master's thesis]. (113 pages, 4.1 MB)
UWFDM-357 Advanced Fusion Fuel Cycles and Fusion Reaction Kinetics; G. Shuy, May 1980 [Ph.D. thesis]. (156 pages, 4.2 MB)
UWFDM-720 Adaptive Mesh Techniques for Unsteady Multi-Gradient Problems in Computational Fluid Dynamics; Timothy James Bartel, January 1987 [Ph.D. thesis]. (141 pages, 4.3 MB)
UWFDM-993 Energy Balance and Lifetime Emissions from Fusion, Fission and Coal Generated Electricity; Scott W. White, October 1995 [M.S. thesis]. (96 pages, 4.4 MB)
UWFDM-640 Effects of Irradiation and High Heat Flux on the Lifetime Performance of Ferritic and 316 Stainless Steels; Bruce Bernard Glasgow, May 1985 [Ph.D. thesis]. (163 pages, 4.7 MB)
UWFDM-634 A Numerical Model for Simulating the Dynamic Response of an Inertial Confinement Fusion Cavity Gas to a Target Explosion; Thomas J. McCarville, December 1982 [Ph.D. thesis]. (183 pages, 5.2 MB)
UWFDM-356 The Impact of Plasma Wall Interactions on the Burn Dynamics of Tokamak Reactors; M.R. Gordinier, May 1980 [Ph.D. thesis]. (205 pages, 5.4 MB)
UWFDM-785 Vibration and Stability of Vertical Tubes Conveying Fluid Subjected to Planar Excitation; R.L. Engelstad, May 1988 [Ph.D. thesis]. (202 pages, 5.4 MB)
UWFDM-1210 The Production of 13N from Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion; John W. Weidner, June 2003 [M.S. thesis]. (139 pages, 5.6 MB)
UWFDM-420 The Effect of Microstructure on the Spatial Distribution of the Damage Produced by Ions in Solids; Hosny M. Attaya, May 1981 [Ph.D. thesis]. (213 pages, 6.0 MB)
UWFDM-1391 Robust Tracking and Advanced Geometry for Monte Carlo Radiation Transport; Brandon M. Smith, March 2011 [Ph.D. thesis]. (147 pages, 6.2 MB)
UWFDM-789 Computer Simulation of Ion Beam Mixing; Seunghee Han, December 1988 [Ph.D. thesis]. (203 pages, 6.2 MB)
UWFDM-1366 Novel Diagnostic Approaches to Characterizing the Performance of the Wisconsin Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Plasma; David R. Boris, July 2009 [Ph.D. thesis]. (221 pages, 6.5 MB)
UWFDM-855 Computation and Application of Atomic Data for Inertial Confinement Fusion Plasmas; Ping Wang, June 1991 [Ph.D. thesis]. (257 pages, 6.6 MB)
UWFDM-1035 Dynamic Effective Elastic Constants for Perforated Plates with Square or Triangular Penetration Patterns; D.L. Kaap, August 1997 [M.S. thesis]. (104 pages, 6.7 MB)
UWFDM-823 A Computational Model for Z-Pinch Plasma Channels; Osman Yasar, February 1990 [Ph.D. thesis]. (259 pages, 6.8 MB)
UWFDM-363 Kinetics of the Degradation of Type 316 Stainless Steel by Liquid Lithium; D.G. Bauer, June 1980 [Ph.D. thesis]. (205 pages, 6.9 MB)
UWFDM-353 Numerical Simulations of ICRF Heated Tokamak Plasmas; D.T. Blackfield, May 1980 [Ph.D. thesis]. (258 pages, 7.1 MB)
UWFDM-1415 Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of Negative Deuterium Ion Distributions in a Gridded Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Device; Eric C. Alderson, August 2012 [Ph.D. thesis]. (223 pages, 7.1 MB)
UWFDM-762 A Study of the Effects of Oxygen on Void Stability in an Ion-Irradiated Austenitic Stainless Steel; L.E. Seitzman, April 1988 [Ph.D. thesis]. (166 pages, 7.1 MB)
UWFDM-332 Radiation Effects in Molybdenum and Molybdenum-Zirconium Alloy; Kang-Yih Liou, December 1979 [Ph.D. thesis]. (205 pages, 7.5 MB)
UWFDM-637 A Comparison of the Response of 316 SS and the P7 Alloy to Heavy-Ion Irradiation; Robert Lee Sindelar, June 1985 [Ph.D. thesis]. (199 pages, 7.5 MB)
UWFDM-851 Molten-Lithium/Water Interaction Experiments: Explosive Reactions and Reaction Rate Measurements; S.W. Lomperski, May 1991 [Ph.D. thesis]. (191 pages, 7.6 MB)
UWFDM-1334 A Computational Parameter Study for Three-Dimensional Shock-Bubble Interactions; John Niederhaus, September 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (283 pages, 7.7 MB)
UWFDM-569 Radiation Damage from Heavy Ion Bombardment in High Purity Aluminum; Stephen Keith McLaurin, December 1984 [Ph.D. thesis]. (203 pages, 7.8 MB)
UWFDM-418 Radiation Induced Order-Disorder Transformation; R.H. Zee, May 1981 [Ph.D. thesis]. (220 pages, 7.9 MB)
UWFDM-1093 Net Energy Payback and CO2 Emissions from Helium-3 Fusion and Wind Electrical Power Plants; Scott W. White, December 1998 [Ph.D. thesis]. (182 pages, 7.9 MB)
UWFDM-1164 High Performance Computation and Database of Radiative Properties with an Interface for ICF Applications; Jiankui Yuan, December 2001 [Ph.D. thesis]. (189 pages, 7.9 MB)
UWFDM-650 The Adiabatic Theory of the Linear Hose Instability of a Relativistic Electron Beam Propagating in Resistive Plasma; K.J. O'Brien, September 1985 [Ph.D. thesis]. (256 pages, 8.0 MB)
UWFDM-932 Incorporation of the Simplified Hydrogen Generation Scheme into the One-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model, TEXAS III; John G. Murphy, January 1994 [M.S. thesis]. (223 pages, 8.2 MB)
UWFDM-1267 Diagnostic Study of Steady State Advanced Fuel (D-D and D-3He) Fusion in an IEC Device; Krupakar Murali Subramanian, December 2004 [Ph.D. thesis]. (258 pages, 8.5 MB)
UWFDM-1392 Spatial Profiling Using a Time of Flight Diagnostic and Applications of Deuterium-Deuterium Fusion in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Devices; David C. Donovan, May 2011 [Ph.D. thesis]. (337 pages, 8.9 MB)
UWFDM-465 Thermal Effects and Erosion Rates Resulting from Intense Deposition of Energy in Fusion Reactor First Walls; Ahmed M. Hassanein, March 1982 [Ph.D. thesis]. (335 pages, 8.9 MB)
UWFDM-919 Irradiation Behavior of Bonded Structures; M.H. Hassan, August 1993 [Ph.D. thesis]. (242 pages, 9.0 MB)
UWFDM-219 A Poloidal Divertor Model for Tokamak Fusion Reactors; A. Mense, January 1977 [Ph.D. thesis]. (265 pages, 9.1 MB)
UWFDM-255 Protection of CTR First Structural Walls by Neutron Spectrum Shifting; Halil Ibrahim Avci, July 1978 [Ph.D. thesis]. (322 pages, 9.4 MB)
UWFDM-238 A General Model for the Analysis of the Transient Radiation Damage Environment from Pulsed Thermonuclear Radiation; Thomas O. Hunter, July 1978 [Ph.D. thesis]. (346 pages, 9.5 MB)
UWFDM-1226 The Fusion of Advanced Fuels to Produce Medical Isotopes Using Inertial Electrostatic Confinement; B.B. Cipiti, May 2004 [Ph.D. thesis]. (182 pages, 10.0 MB)
UWFDM-460 The Impact of Inelastic Deformation, Radiation Effects, and Fatigue Damage on Fusion Reactor First Wall Lifetime; Robert David Watson, December 1981 [Ph.D thesis]. (369 pages, 10.0 MB)
UWFDM-642 Effects of Thermal Annealing and Ion Irradiation on the Properties and Microstructures of Copper Alloys; Steven John Zinkle, May 1985 [Ph.D. thesis]. (271 pages, 11 MB)
UWFDM-358 Fusion-Fission Systems Analysis and the Impact of Nuclear Data Uncertainties on Design; M.Z. Youssef, May 1980 [Ph.D. thesis]. (339 pages, 12 MB)
UWFDM-436 Effects of Heavy-Ion Irradiation on the Phase Stability of Several Copper-Base Alloys; Robert W. Knoll, August 1981 [Ph.D. thesis]. (305 pages, 12 MB)
UWFDM-154 A Dynamic Rate Theory for the Response of Metals During Steady State and Pulsed Irradiation; Nasr M. Ghoniem, September 1977 [Ph.D. thesis]. (353 pages, 12 MB)
UWFDM-1337 Experimental Investigation of the Shock-Induced Distortion of a Spherical Gas Inhomogeneity; Devesh Ranjan, December 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (193 pages, 13 MB)
UWFDM-1406 Nuclear Fusion of Advanced Fuels Using Converging Focused Ion Beams; Brian James Egle, December 2010 [Ph.D. thesis]. (226 pages, 13 MB)
UWFDM-280 The Effect of Nickel and Nitrogen on Void Formation in Vanadium; Randy George Lott, July 1979 [Ph.D. thesis]. (196 pages, 13 MB)
UWFDM-1095 Trapping and Diffusion of Helium in Lunar Materials; Kimberly R. Harris-Kuhlman, December 1998 [Ph.D. thesis]. (298 pages, 14 MB)
UWFDM-287 Dynamics of Newtonian Annular Jets; D.D. Paul, January 1979 [M.S. thesis]. (72 pages, 15 MB)
UWFDM-1260 Mechanical and Microstructural Changes in Heavy Ion Irradiated Metals; David Hewson Plantz, December 1990 [Ph.D. thesis]. (185 pages, 15 MB)
UWFDM-825 Effects of Heat Treatment and Irradiation on a Manganese-Stabilized Martensitic Stainless Steel; Robin Dawn Griffin, March 1990 [Ph.D. thesis]. (114 pages, 18 MB)
UWFDM-674 The Thermal Response of Structural Materials to Intense Energy Deposition; Dennis Croessmann, February 1986 [Ph.D. thesis]. (232 pages, 18 MB)
UWFDM-1325 Detection of Highly Enriched Uranium and Tungsten Surface Damage Studies Using a Pulsed Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device; Ross F. Radel, May 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (203 pages, 19 MB)
UWFDM-364 Kinetics of the Degradation of Type 316 Stainless Steel by Liquid Lithium - Appendices; D.G. Bauer, June 1980. (451 pages, 19 MB)
UWFDM-563 The Effects of Implanted Hydrogen and Helium on Cavity Formation in Self-Ion Irrdiated Nickel; Daniel Bernard Bullen, May 1984 [Ph.D. thesis]. (216 pages, 21 MB)
UWFDM-783 Microstructure of Ion Irradiated Nickel and Nickel-Copper Alloys; Lu-Min Wang, December 1988 [Ph.D. thesis]. (196 pages, 25 MB)
UWFDM-275 Depth Dependent Damage in Heavy-Ion Irradiated Nickel; John Barry Whitley, August 1978 [Ph.D. thesis]. (226 pages, 26 MB)
UWFDM-645 Void Nucleation and Phase Stability in Heavy Ion Irradiated Materials; D.L. Plumton, August 1985 [Ph.D. thesis]. (304 pages, 26 MB)
UWFDM-1379 Experimental Parameter Study of the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability; Bradley J. Motl, December 2008 [Ph.D. thesis]. (152 pages, 27 MB)
UWFDM-182 Heavy-Ion Induced Void and Loop Formation in High Purity Vanadium; William John Weber, December 1977 [Ph.D. thesis]. (222 pages, 33 MB)
UWFDM-688 Effects of Thermal Annealing and Ion Irradiation on the Microstructures of HT-9 Ferritic Steel; Ji-Jung Kai, May 1986 [Ph.D. thesis]. (294 pages, 35 MB)
UWFDM-1377 Effects of Helium Ion Implantation on the Surface Morphology of Tungsten at High Temperature for the First Wall Armor and Divertor Plates of Fusion Reactors; Samuel J. Zenobia, June 2010 [Ph.D. thesis]. (238 pages, 38 MB)


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POMEROY — Meigs County Auditor Mary T. Byer-Hill is warning property owners to beware of companies offering to assist with valuation appeals.
Tax Compliance Services, LLC of Cleveland is one of several companies mailing letters to area residents saying they could be overpaying their taxes because "the County" value of their property might be in error.
"I have seen solicitations that say owners could be overpaying by thousands of dollars", said Byer-Hill.
Some mailings offer "specialized property technology" to examine county property tax records. Auditor Byer-Hill said that owners can do the research on their own and can file an appeal for no charge with the Board of Revision (BOR).
The BOR is a three-member board which includes a County Commissioner, the County Treasurer and the County Auditor.
She noted that no one can offer a "guarantee" or "a very high likelihood" of a value reduction.
"Promises of 'risk free' filings are extremely misleading. Each case is considered on its merits and the BOR can increase a value", she said. "Filing a BOR complaint is the initiation of a legal proceeding. Potential filers are urged to carefully review the instructions we provide to best present their case," she added.
"We often advise homeowners to contact a realtor who is active in the area for an independent opinion of their value as a first step," she said. "They can also review recent sales of comparable properties on our website www.meigscountyauditor.org."
"The information is available and easy to access," said Byer-Hill. "Why pay some out-of-town company to provide what anyone can get at no cost?" she asked. She said similar letters have been mailed to property owners in counties across the state.
Byer-Hill completed a full appraisal in 2010. The current values became effective with the first tax bill in 2011. Owners who believe their value is inaccurate should make sure their BOR complaint forms are received by the Auditor's office by 4:30pm on March 31.
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Griffith College Limerick (GCL) accountancy student Jitka Pechancova has placed first in the world and first in Ireland in her recent Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examinations. Jitka achieved this accolade for her performance in the Foundations in Financial Management (FFM) exam, placing first ahead of almost 2,600 other students who completed the exam worldwide. She also placed first in Ireland for her results in the Foundations in Taxation (FTX) exam.
GCL students Laura McDonnell from Dooradoyle and Catherine Maher from Kilmallock, Co. Limerick also received worldwide placings in their ACCA exams. Laura placed 2nd in Ireland and 8th in the world in the FFM exam and Catherine achieved 3rd place in Ireland and 10th in the world in the FTX exam. Click here for further details and Irish Independent article.Posted on 31/07/2012 by Niamh


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FACELESS [screenings: PARIS, Gaité de Lyrique; LINZ Ars Electronica Centre] This CCTV sci-fi fairy-tale FACELESS was produced under the rules of the Manifesto for CCTV Filmmakers '. The manifesto states, amongst other things, that additional cameras are not permitted at filming locations, as the omnipresent existing video surveillance (CCTV) is already in operation... DVD available at amazon.co.uk and ambient.publishing |
The Rule This three-minute film by Manu Luksch explores the contemporary art of pole dancing and its image in society through Elena Gibson, one of the genre's celebrated performers. The soundtrack includes Elena's accounts of cornerstone events in her relationship to pole dancing. |
In The Year of the Fire Dog [VIENNA] 12. 04. 2013 - 22. 04. 2013 Visionen der Medienkunst 2 - DEN KOSMOS FERN SEHEN - Fakes und Facts aus der Programmindustrie, produced by FLUSS and Medienwerkstatt Wien.works by Isabella Bordoni and Manu Luksch & Mukul Patel, in response to the practice by German cult TV producer Alexander Kluge. -> In The Year of The Fire Dog |
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Kayak Libre Kayak Libre is this year's recipient of the Marianne.von.Willemer Award for Digital Media 2012. Canal trips by kayak taxi. The fare is a conversation... |
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The ceiling of the room is freckled with brightly colored shapes and deep beats swim through the crowd.
Silhouettes stretch across the dance floor where shiny shoes reflect glimmers of strobe lights and disco balls. As the night grows longer, the outfits gracing the party graduate into more daringly creative statements.
This is not just a club event; it is an answer to a prayer in a city full of people that long for an end to a clichéd club scene. It is a place where alternative cravings can be satisfied with indie music and style — it is The Workout.
"I didn't think that we could throw a successful party, we were always just flirting with the idea," says Eric Belladonna, founder and promoter of The Workout. Belladonna, a self-proclaimed dreamer, hosts his monthly soirée every first Friday of the month at Agenda Restaurant & Lounge on First and San Salvador streets. Here partygoers aged 21 and over pay $5 to get in and $5 per well drink.
And Belladonna's dreams won't fade with the morning — they become reality with the help of friends and an undying desire to bring a different scene to San José culture.
"There's this great group on Facebook called 'San José's Lame Because you're Lame,'" says Belladonna. "I love it because it's true. If you can't come up with something to do, it's your responsibility to do something about being uninspired."
Belladonna's inspiration comes from big city San Francisco: full of nightclubs for "weird" people such as his friends and himself. But instead of trekking an hour away, they have brought a little taste back home.
Referred to by regulars as a place for great underground music, The Workout features some of the finest disc jockeys in the Bay Area, including DJs Basura, Art Thief, Rokwell, Kid Love and Johnatron.
"It's fun because we have a great following," says Michael "DJ Basura" Boado, a San José native. "A lot of people come and support us. We do remixes and there's a good vibe here."
Boado's sets include mainstream artists such as crowd favorite Cee Lo Green, and thumping indie dance hits from Crystal Castles and La Roux.
Following suit, John "DJ Johnatron" Sagouspe of Oakland adds electronic music to the mix, living up to the party's unconventional reputation with songs from the Bloody Beetroots and Fake Blood.
"I was the weird kid into electronic stuff while all the other kids were still listening to hip-hop and metal. I didn't really fit in," says Sagouspe.
As a place where eve-ryone shares the same appreciation for the genre, it seems that The Workout is the perfect stage for his style.
Kimmy Nguyen, a San José resident and employee at popular vintage clothing shop Black and Brown (on the Alameda), says she's been coming to the party since it began.
"It's fun to see familiar faces and our friends and to support a good party," she says. It's very comfortable here. I think over the years the atmosphere and crowd has become a little more eclectic and it's really fun."
Arizona native Brett Tracy may be unfamiliar with the San José area, but The Workout has become part of his monthly routine.
"[The Workout] is in a town where there's not a lot of options for decent places to dance to good music," says Tracy.
The band of misfits that Eric Belladonna thought he and his friends once were, turned out to be regular kids hungry for something outside of the box, just like their personalities and their spirits.
"The party made itself," says Belladonna. "It was an explosion of stars that somehow made something because it wasn't meant to happen. It's not because of us — it's because of the people that come here and the environment that created itself. We got really lucky."


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On a dark autumn night with only a waning crescent moon lighting the sky, Cora made her way up from the subway and onto the streets of the city. She feared going out at night. But her desire to attend the meeting of her women's political action group was stronger than her fear.
Her confidence boosted by the high pitched emergency whistle she wore around her neck, the canister of chemical spray in her purse, and her recently completed beginner's course in Karate, Cora weaved her way among the men congregating on corners and the homeless shivering against the buildings and lying on top of the subway grates.
As she continued walking she became conscious of footfalls behind her, shuffling steps accompanied by a rhythmical pounding. Cora quickened her pace, too frightened to turn around and see who might be following her. When she had to stop for a red light and traffic, she was petrified. But, she consoled herself, at least there were other people in the cars passing by.
When the light turned green, Cora and the bag lady crossed the street, Cora walking briskly ahead once more. But as she proceeded down the block to the building where the meeting was being held, Cora heard a old, cracking voice behind her saying, "Wait, young woman, I want to speak with you."
Cora went on, ignoring the bag lady who she assumed wanted to hit her up for a dollar or two.
Turning to go into the building, she heard again the words, "Wait, young woman," but this time the voice was strong and commanding, frightening her further. Quickly she reached out to open the door to the building. But it would not budge.
"Cora," the commanding voice said once more, "wait for me."
Cora was confounded. How did the woman know her name? She whirled around to confront her.
The old woman stood before her, wrapped in what appeared to be a black blanket, her cane poised on sidewalk in front of her.
"Who are you and how do you know my name?" Cora asked.
"I am the one who seeks you. I know your name as I know many things," the woman said, her voice cracking once more.
Thinking that the other voice must have been fear making her imagination run wild, Cora withdrew a dollar from her purse and held it out to the woman to get rid of her.
But the woman only laughed and said, "I have no use for your money."
"What do you want then?"
"I want you to listen to me. For I have secrets to tell."
"I'm sorry, I have to go to a meeting. I'm already late," Cora said, trying and failing again to open the door to the building.
"Yes. You are late," the woman said. "Thousands of years late. But there is still time."
Cora felt exasperated. Here was this probably harmless but crazy lady harassing her and she couldn't open the door to the apartment building. She looked in vain for a telephone to call the apartment and get buzzed in.
"I can help you," the woman said, pounding her cane on the sidewalk.
"I know how to get into the building. But first you must promise me a promise."
"You must promise to take me to the meeting."
"Why do you want to go to the meeting? You don't even know what kind of meeting it is!"
"If I can guess what kind of meeting it is, will you take me with you?"
Cora felt like she was in middle of a fairy tale--and it was pretty grim. But if the old woman knew how to pick the lock or something, Cora figured it was worth a try. So she agreed that if the woman could guess what kind of meeting it was she would take her along.
The woman laughed and exclaimed, "It is a meeting about power. A meeting about women and power!"
Cora gasped, "That's right," as the old woman walked past her and pushed open the door with her cane.
Holding the door for Cora, the woman said, "Are you coming in?"
An astonished Cora walked into the building and went with the woman into the elevator, pushing the button for the third floor. Again she asked the woman for her name.
"My name is a secret," the woman replied, "And anyway, you wouldn't be able to pronounce it."
"Then how can I introduce you?"
"I don't need to be introduced," she said, "for they already know me in their hearts. But if they ask, you may simply say I am a friend."When Cora and her friend arrived at the meeting, it had already begun. Taking seats in the back near a window, they listened as one woman spoke of trying to gain political power, as another spoke of gaining power over their own bodies, and as a third spoke of obtaining equal pay for work of comparable worth. As her ancient friend nodding her head in agreement with all that transpired, Cora was saddened and angered that such a woman had come to be wandering the streets without a home. And as Cora felt love toward the woman whom before she had feared, the woman turned to Cora and smiled and Cora smiled back.
The meeting had progressed to new business and the president was asking if there were any additional matters to be discussed.
The old woman winked at Cora, whispering, "Now I must speak." Then she stood up and all who were there sat in wonder.
"Yes, what is it?" the president recognized her.
"Greetings sisters," the old woman said. And to Cora's amazement it was not in the cracked old woman's voice, but in the strong, commanding voice she had thought she only imagined.
The old woman made her way to where the president sat at the front of the room. Then, setting her bag in front of her, she said: "I am happy to be at your meeting tonight for I have sought you for a long time."
She waited as the women whispered nervously among themselves and then said, " Listen to me and I will answer all your questions." The room quieted and she continued, "First I will tell you that I agree with all you have said here tonight. And I sympathize with your quest for political power, for your right to control your own bodies, and for your right to equal pay for your work. Too long have you worked harder and been paid less. Too long have you worked in your men's homes and been paid nothing. For they told you to be happy that you were being taken care of when in truth you were being taken advantage of."
"Right on," several women shouted.
"But I come tonight to tell you of a greater power than that of money or politics. It is the power that underlies all other power, and until you understand it, you will never be fully free."
"But before I tell you this secret I ask that you do something for me."The women leaned forward in their seats, entranced now by this bag lady spouting rhetoric.
"When I tell you this secret, I want to be able to look into each of your faces, to see my reflection in your eyes. So I ask you to move your chairs so that you are sitting in a circle around me."Like so many eager school children, the women moved their chairs around their teacher. Then, standing in the middle, she removed her black blanket and spread it on the floor revealing a silver luminescence. On her shimmering blanket, she stood before them now in a tattered lavender dress and necklace of clear crystal that danced with light.
She waited again for them stop whispering and then said, "Hear what I tell you this night:"Though they call it politics,yet do their laws begin in their denialof Her.And though they call it economics,yet do their policies start in their devaluation of Her. Know then that the power you seek is not power over,but rather power withinwhich flowsfrom She who has been with you from all time,from She who is with you tonight.And be assured that their power to rule you comesonly from the petty power of their god.But Hers is a greater power.And Her power is your power.For just as they have made the male god to ruleover Our Great Mother,so they have justified their rule over you.Know from this that personification is political.And thus the yoke of your oppression is their denialof She who is the Source of all life.Know also that as you seek to change your worldI am with you.Have the courage then to change even what seemsimmutable,implacable,fixed as the stars.For just as the fixed stars are trulyin flux,So can the unmovablebe moved.For I am the greatest change;I am the change that changesnot. I will be with you and all who return to me.For as you liberate me,so shall you be set freeand the balance of the universe berestored."
And although the women did not understand all that She said, they were moved by Her words, even those whose reason led them to believe that the bag lady was probably a little crazy.
And the woman smiled at them as a grandmother would smile at her daughters' daughters. And She said to them in a voice that was neither cracked nor commanding but mild and filled with love: "Will you do one more thing for me?"
And the women whispered together, "Yes."
"Please take the hand of your sister and let us sit together in joy and in peace and feel the power that is within each."
And Cora reached out to the woman on her left and clasped her hand and so it continued around the circle until the woman on Cora's right took her hand. And Cora could feel a tingling, like a gentle electric current, traveling from the others, through her, and out again to the other women.
And standing in the center, the woman traced a circle around Her with the cane, saying: "May the circle ever be unbroken." And as She spoke, a spiral of light began spinning at her feet and continued upward around her body until it encircled her head. The women watched in wonder as the spiral spun faster and faster until all that was visible in the center of their circle was the cone of spiraling light. Suddenly Cora shouted, "She has come!" And with her shout did the spiral vanish and gone also was the old woman from their midst.But as the women unclasped hands, Cora glanced out the window to see a bag lady walking down the street and tapping her cane under the crescent moon.
Copyright © 1989 by Judith Laura. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
From Judith Laura's first book: She Lives! The Return of Our Great Mother: Myths, Rituals, and Meditations.
Judith Laura is author of three Goddess spirituality books and two novels. The second enlarged edition of her book, Goddess Spirituality for the 21st Century, is Winner of the USA Best Book Award 2009 in the comparative religion category. Her most recent book, Goddess Matters, was reviewed in the Winter 2012 issue of Goddess Pages and has received 2 finalist awards (in Spiritual: General" and "Women's Issues" categories) from the International Book Awards 2012.
Her novel, Beyond All Desiring won three awards. Her Goddess writings have also appeared in the journals WomanSpirit, SageWoman, Broomstick, Matrifocus, and Goddess Pages. Material from her Goddess books has been included in the "Dancing the Goddess Home" ritual of the Goddess 2000 Project, A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual, and the anthologies SageWoman Cauldron, A Pagan's Muse, and Talking to Goddess. Her fiction and poetry have been published in a variety of print and online journals.She blogs as Medusa n http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/ More info about all this and more at her website, http://www.judithlaura.com/
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- Shepherd FAQ
- About Shepherd?
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Using Shepherd
- How well is Shepherd working?
- Is there a log file somewhere?
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About Shepherd?
What is Shepherd?
Shepherd is an attempt to reconcile many different tv_grab_au scripts and make one cohesive reliable data set.
How does it work?
It works by calling a series of scripts that grab data from a large variety of sources, and then analysing the resulting XML data sets and determining which of the many is the most reliable. Postprocessors are used to augment the data sets with additional information (e.g. movie information from http://www.imdb.com, HDTV programming from http://www.dba.org.au etc.).
When switching between data sources, Shepherd's reconciler also tries to ensure that programme names are consistent. e.g. if you're used to recording a programme called "House" yet a different data source names it as "House, M.D.", Shepherd is smart enough to remember the original name and substitute it. No configuration is necessary to enable this; it happens automatically.
Shepherd is designed to be future proof, never requiring manual intervention once initially installed and configured. Shepherd will automatically update itself with fixes, enhancements and additional plugin components as and when they become available.
The shepherd_logic wiki page contains a more complete technical description of the various stages of Shepherd and how it works.
How can I get help or ask a few questions?
Feel free to join our mailing list by sending an email with "subscribe shepherd <email>" in the body to majordomo@…. Once you've joined, you can post to the list by emailing shepherd@….
Can I contribute?
Absolutely. Shepherd is a community project and is the result of countless contributors. If you wish to enhance some functionality within Shepherd (e.g. write a new postprocessor), implement some new fancy reconciling logic, implement a new grabber or just help out in answering questions or contributing to Wiki documentation, feel free to help!
Which operating systems does Shepherd support?
In theory, Shepherd (and its underlying components) will run on any operating system that supports Perl, as all scripts are currently written in Perl.
In practice, the developers all use Linux and MythTV, and that is what is known to work.
No effort has been put into making Shepherd work under Microsoft Windows or Windows Media Centre Edition, although it really shouldn't be too hard to get that working if anyone was motivated enough to do so.
Is Shepherd legal?
Some of the grabbers used by Shepherd read web sites that say they don't want their data used in PVRs, but that doesn't mean it's illegal. Shepherd doesn't copy or distribute data, but rather allows individuals at home to read it via their PVRs. It operates in the same manner as a browser, sending HTTP requests and formatting the resultant HTML for display in a manner appropriate to the user.
Installing Shepherd
How do I install Shepherd?
See the Installation page.
How important is it to install the optional Perl modules?
Some of Shepherd's grabbers require additional Perl modules to be installed, without which they won't function. They are listed as "optional" because Shepherd does not rely on any individual grabber to do its job; instead it draws on as many or as few of its available grabbers as necessary to acquire guide data for the time period and channels you want.
Sometimes Shepherd can do this with a single grabber. More commonly, it employes multiple grabbers and combines their results.
Generally speaking, Shepherd can perform very well even if some of its grabbers are disabled or unsupported (i.e. missing modules). However, it will probably perform more efficiently, reliably, and possibly more accurately if you can enable all of its grabbers.
Using Shepherd
How well is Shepherd working?
A summary of Shepherd's performance can be viewed by:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --status
In particular, note the last line, which tells you the percentage of wanted data it acquired. If it's less than 100.00%, Shepherd wasn't able to completely data for all your channels over the next 7 days. If you haven't enabled all of Shepherd's grabbers, you will probably benefit from doing this.
If Shepherd is grabbing 100% of wanted data, then enabling additional grabbers may be unnecessary. However, doing so will still improve Shepherd's ability to tolerate a grabber failure, may allow it to run faster and use less bandwidth, and may improve its data quality.
Is there a log file somewhere?
Yes, in the log/ subdirectory of your Shepherd installation (usually ~/.shepherd/log/).
Can I make Shepherd always use a particular grabber?
Yes, with the "--grabwith <grabber(s)>" option. This will make Shepherd run the specified grabber(s) first, and then any others as needed to fill any holes remaining in the data. For example:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --grabwith oztivo,sbsnews_website
Note that the task of determining efficient grabber selection is usually best left to Shepherd. Using this option may make your Shepherd slower, more bandwidth-hungry, and return less rich data.
Can I set some default options?
If you want Shepherd to always be called as if it was sent a particular command-line option, you can use:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set shepherd:<option>
For example, this would make Shepherd always run as if called with the option "--grabwith=abc_website":
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set shepherd:grabwith=abc_website
If you want to add multiple options they all need to be set with one command otherwise the final command will override any previously set commands. For example to add both "--notquiet" and "--grabwith=abc_website" :
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set shepherd:notquiet:grabwith=abc_website
You can also set default options for any component, e.g.:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set abc_website:do-extra-days
Can I grab more than 7 days of data?
Yes, although it's a little kludgy at the moment. Some grabbers / data sources support more than 7 days of data: abc_website offers up to 28 days of ABC & ABC2, while southerncross_website can do 7-18 days of Southern Cross/TEN in some regions.
You can enable this via the component setting:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set abc_website:do-extra-days
This instructs the abc_website grabber to fetch extra days. However, it does not guarantee that Shepherd will ever call that grabber. If the extra days is especially important to you, you could also ensure that abc_website is always run:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set shepherd:grabwith=abc_website
Note that as mentioned above, this restricts Shepherd's ability to fetch the best possible data in the most efficient way.
You can disable the setting by:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set abc_website
Can I specify different configuration files for Shepherd to use?
No. Shepherd always expects to use the same configuration file (usually ~/.shepherd/shepherd.conf). If this is a problem for you, please let us know.
My high definition (HD) channels are missing programs?
You must setup standard definition (SD) channels for the HD channels to be populated. The HD channels are only populated with known HD programs. The idea is to have both SD and HD, and increase the priorty of HD channels, so programs record as HD when available. Some stations do upscaling from SD to HD; you could record the HD version but the SD version is at least half the size for the same detail. Also some stations run a program of sceniary in a loop; if you recorded their HD channel you would miss your program. If you want all programs populated on the HD channel, use the SD xmlids for the HD channels. If any programs are missing from the HD channels and are known to be HD, please let us known on our mail list.
Some of my guide data looks wrong. How can I diagnose the problem?
Because Shepherd employs many different grabbers, the first step is to figure out where the dodgy data came from. If you're interested in a particular time, you can use the "--ancestry" option to see how Shepherd put together guide data for a particular time. For example, to look at the ancestry of data for next Tuesday from 10:30pm - 11pm:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --ancestry "tuesday 10:30pm+30"
This will print out relevant guide data obtained during Shepherd's last successful run from each component. What you want to do is find the earliest point at which the timestamps are wrong.
- If the data looks wrong in a grabber, it's either a problem with the grabber itself or the grabber's data source.
- If the data looks fine in the grabber, but is bad in the output of a reconciler, postprocessor, or Shepherd itself, it's a Shepherd problem.
Either way, armed with this information you should be able to get further help from the mailing list.
The --ancestry option requires the Perl module File::Find::Rule. You can install it with the command:
sudo cpan File::Find::Rule
or, for Debian-based distributions:
sudo apt-get install libfile-find-rule-perl
Shepherd works when I run it from the command-line, but not automatically via mythfilldatabase.
Make sure you've created the symbolic link from tv_grab_au to Shepherd, and that the following command points to your Shepherd executable:
ls -l `which tv_grab_au`
If it points somewhere else--for example, if you have an old tv_grab_au script from a previous grabber in /usr/local/bin/--you should delete/replace this with the symlink to Shepherd.
Further information may be gleaned by running mythfilldatabase from the command-line and looking for any error messages between the "-----Start/End of XMLTV output----" lines.
When mythfilldatabase runs (SVN release of mythtv, mythtv 0.21 and later), I can't see what Shepherd is doing
Starting with MythTV 0.21 and SVN release around February 2007, mythfilldatabase (by default) adds '--quiet' onto the command-line when calling the tv_grab_au script. To negate this, you can use Shepherd's "--notquiet" option. You can make this a default by:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set shepherd:notquiet
To disable this, use:
~/.shepherd/tv_grab_au --component-set shepherd
How can I prevent mythfilldatabase adding unwanted channels to my video sources?
Make sure mythfilldatabase (not Shepherd) is invoked with the "--update" option, so it will not add any missing channels to your video sources. (This can be an issue if you have video sources that receive different sets of channels.)
My guide data is listed against the wrong channels inside MythTV.
It's important that the XMLTV IDs you assigned to channels in Shepherd match those you assigned in MythTV. It doesn't matter what each XMLTV ID is, just that they match. For example, if in the mythtv-setup Channel Editor you have "ABC Melbourne" set to an XMLTV ID of "abc.free.au", you should also specify this as the XMLTV ID for the ABC channel in Shepherd:
tv_grab_au --configure
Which timezone should I set MythTV to? Auto, None, +1000?
Usually it doesn't matter. Shepherd will look up MythTV's timezone setting, compare this to your system clock, and ensure everything lines up.
If you're running Shepherd on a different box to MythTV, though, set your MythTV timezone to "None."
Shepherd assumes that your machine's timezone has been set correctly for the region you've selected. To check this is the case, make sure these commands both display the correct time and timezone for the region you're using Shepherd for:
perl -e 'use POSIX; print POSIX::strftime("%z %x %X %Z\n", localtime(time));' date "+%z %x %X %Z"
If you need to set your machine's timezone, Debian-based distributions can use the 'tzconfig' command (run as root). The TZ environment variable could also be set to correct any differences. Add in ~/.profile (to make it user specific), /etc/profile (to make it machine wide), eg:
TZ="Australia/Brisbane" export TZ
You will need to log off and back in to pick up the change.
Note: A common timezone problem (unrelated to Shepherd) is when times are out in MythWeb?, but correct in the rest of MythTV. This is because PHP5, unlike PHP4, requires you to explicitly set a timezone in php.ini:
In a terminal, type:
sudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
Within gedit, Search > Go to line > 603. Change the line from:
;date.timezone =
date.timezone = Australia/Adelaide
... or whatever is appropriate for your location. Make sure to remove the semi-colon (comment)!
Save, exit gedit, and restart apache:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
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Pat Shurmur switches gameplan to 'other stuff' (Browns notes)
CLEVELAND — From the moment he got to work Sunday morning, Browns head coach Pat Shurmur knew his original game plan was going to have to be revised on the fly.
Rain was falling in sheets at Cleveland Browns Stadium and the wind was blowing at up to 20 miles-per-hour out of the north-northeast.
While the air temperature was in the low-40s, the rain and wind made it feel more like the mid-30s.
"I typically get here and walk out on the field. The rain was pretty steady and from what I was told, it was going to happen for the rest of the day," Shurmur said after the Browns gutted out a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Chargers.
Shurmur said the Browns came into the game with plans "to be a little more aggressive throwing the football. But we changed gears and you always have enough plays to get to other stuff."
The "other stuff" for the Browns was putting the ball in hands of rookie halfback Trent Richardson.
Richardson responded with a career-high 122 rushing yards on 24 carries. He notched the game's only touchdown on a 26-yard run in the first quarter.
"I'm still thawing out now," a smiling Richardson said. "This was football weather."
Rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden harkened back to his days as a minor-league baseball pitcher when asked about the weather.
"I haven't had a game like this since 2006, when I was (in the Kansas City Royals' system)," he said. Continued...
Shurmur recounted his pre-game message concerning the challenges to be faced in lousy weather.
"I told the guys, 'Let's go out there for three hours and 15 minutes and just play this thing like a bunch of kids playing in the rain,'" Shurmur said.
The Chargers are based in a city with some of the best weather in the country. Their coach, Norv Turner, said the weather proved to be "a bit of a factor" in Sunday's game.
"I think when we got here and the game started, you understood this was the type of game it was going to be," Turner said.
Jim Brown speaks
The Hall of Fame running back was holding court in the Browns' locker room after the game. He had words of high praise for Richardson.
"Trent is showing a lot of heart and a lot of talent. You saw what he can do (Sunday)," Brown said.
Brown also spoke about Richardson's intangibles.
"He is a leader, even at this early stage of his career," Brown said. "Trent's work ethic and attitude will be great for the team and the whole city."
The influence of new Browns' owner Jimmy Haslam also caught Brown's attention. Continued...
"He's brought a spirit here we haven't seen in a long time," Brown said.
Halfway home
The Browns are 2-6 after Sunday's victory, one game worse than they were at the same point last season.
Browns safety T.J. Ward thinks this team is on the upswing after winning two of its last three games.
"Our expectations are to continue to win," Ward said. "We feel ourselves getting better every week. We're learning how to finish games in the last two minutes. That is so important."
Drops galore
It wasn't surprising that receivers on both squads had some issues catching the ball.
The most egregious of the flubs rested on the shoulders of Chargers wide receiver Robert Meachem. In the third quarter, the six-year veteran was in the clear and seemingly headed for a touchdown when a perfect pass from Philip Rivers fell from his hands to the ground.
"I took my eyes off it," Meachem said. "I thought about scoring first before I caught the ball. Big play in the game."
Question further about the glaring mistake, Meachem didn't mince words. Continued...
"It hurts bad," he said. "I feel like you make the play, the game's over."
Wet, cold and peeved
Rivers openly expressed displeasure with misplays by teammates on numerous occasions.
After getting knocked to the ground by blitzing Browns safety Ward in the first half, Rivers left the field jawing at veteran center Nick Hardwick.
In the second half, TV cameras caught Rivers yelling and gesticulating after normally sure-handed tight end Antonio Gates failed to pull in a high but catchable ball that clanked off his hands.
Injury report
Browns reserve defensive end Emmanuelle Stephens left the game in the first quarter with what was described as a neck injury and did not return.
"He's fine. We'll se how he progresses," Shurmur said.
The Chargers lost return specialist Richard Goodman when he suffered a hamstring injury on the opening kickoff.
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Updated: October 25, 2009
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The young backup who comes from nowhere to make big play after big play for the Dallas Cowboys is the storyline made famous by Tony Romo. Now, he's leading Miles Austin down that same path.
Austin proved his incredible performance in his first career start was no fluke by catching six more passes for 171 yards and two long touchdowns, sending Dallas to a 37-21 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday that the Cowboys hope shows they're no fluke, either.
Dallas (4-2) had been alternating wins and losses, needing overtime to beat Kansas City last time out. Now the Cowboys have consecutive wins and this was their first against a winning team.
It also was their best overall performance, with Romo having fun without making any careless mistakes, the defense making Matt Ryan miserable and the special teams breaking the game open with a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown by Patrick Crayton.
Coincidence or not, Dallas is 2-0 since Austin became a starter. Could this turn into the same kind of boost the Cowboys got when Romo burst onto the scene in 2006?
Austin is an undrafted guy in his fourth season who'd done little more than special teams the first three years, all of which follows Romo's script. With Terrell Owens gone, the fast kid from Monmouth College showed he could be the new deep threat with a team-record 250 yards and two touchdowns against the Chiefs, and backed it up Sunday with touchdowns of 59 and 22 yards.


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"While the region is out of the immediate crisis, we are still contending with the effects of the long-term drought," said David Moore, SWFWMD's executive director. "The May rainfall helped, but the summer rainy season hasn't begun. We're going to monitor conditions closely over the next month before easing any of the restrictions."
The region received above normal rainfall in May, and aquifer levels are in the low normal range, lakes are still averaging between 2-5 feet below the lowest normal readings. Lake Manatee levels have held steady at 39 feet recently, about three feet above historical averages for this time of year according to John Zimmerman, Manatee County deputy director of utilities.
"The real importance of extending these restrictions is, we're all part of this regional system," Zimmerman said. "SWFWMD wants to make sure the Manatee County system will be strong when we come out of the rainy season. We need the aquifer system to recover also."
Under the Phase III restrictions, Manatee County is required to fine property owners who use irrigation systems during unauthorized days. First-time violators could be subject to $110 in fines and administrative fees. A second violation could result in a $210 fine. A third violation could cost $550 and a potential court appearance.
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When the communications revolution meets the energy revolution meets the social revolution
We're already in the communications revolution, and when that really hits the upcoming energy revolution, i.e., green tech, renewables, etc.; it will merge together and manifest as a social revolution. The social revolution will likely make governance and business more free-distribution-oriented, and will largely be driven by automation.
Although automation will "steal people's jobs", it will be used to provide an abundance of goods and services to the people for free ... because the people will make it so. The 1% will have limited power during and after the revolution. In fact, the 1% will likely join the 99% due to the logic inherent in the new production/distribution system, as well as the fact that the 1% will also have the same access to the necessities of life as anyone else. In fact, they'll potentially have access to much more than even their life as a billionaire could provide. But that's an aside. The consequence is that there will be a shrinking of the money system, as people will no longer require it to acquire what they need in life.
From the social revolution - and aided by technological automation - the people will start to implement and use more cooperative-type business models, and they will go directly to the physical resources, in order to produce social projects that have intrinsic benefits for society as a whole. These cooperative business models will mostly bypass the money market systems as much as possible. Again, those who currently 'own' the physical resources of the world will likely relinquish their control for a multitude of reasons. Ever wondered how much of a burden it must be to control entire resource deposits? Especially if the motivation to do so is essentially lost when all your human needs are already being met?
It's at this stage when the question will arise: "Do we have the resources and technology to do x, y or z project?" instead of the arbitrary "Do we have enough money?" The idea is that millions of unpaid workers (including you and me?) will work on these types of gargantuan projects together, for no monetary incentive. All workers and all people in general, will be provided with the necessities of life for free, through the use of automated systems. So what is their incentive? Their incentive to work will hopefully be based on an intrinsic motivation to the project at hand - i.e., they will have a genuine interest and motivation to bring the transnational evacuated tube train concept or skyscraper farms, etc., into reality. And these will be just two of thousands of technological wonders that will be made as a transition to a highly advanced, civilized and moneyless world.
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Designers who enjoy using the graceful characters found in typefaces such as Trajan and Charlemagne should be thankful that Carol Twombly strayed from her initial artistic endeavors. During her childhood in New England, Carol spent much of her time exploring various artistic disciplines. Settling on sculpture, Carol followed her architect brother to Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Once there, however, she decided that graphic design would be a more practical course of study. About this decision Carol says, "I discovered that communicating through graphics - by placing black shapes on a white page - offered a welcome balance between freedom and structure." Though graphic design became her career focus, Carol hasn't abandoned her other artistic pursuits, which include basketweaving, drawing, painting, and jewelry making.
One of her RISD professors, Chuck Bigelow, and his partner, Kris Holmes, gradually introduced Carol to the world of type design. Working during summer months in their studio, she began to understand the intricate process of designing type. In addition to editing letters on an early digital type design system, she gained valuable experience by drawing outline letters on vellum, inking them in, and then tacking them to a wall where she would view them through a reducing glass.
After graduation from RISD and a year spent working in a Boston graphic design studio, Carol accepted an invitation from Bigelow to join a small group of students in a newly formed digital typography program at Stanford University. The program, since discontinued, awarded Carol and her colleagues Masters of Science degrees after two years of study in computer science and typographic design. Carol continued to work for the Bigelow and Holmes studio for the next four years and, during this time, entered her first type design in an international competition sponsored by Morisawa Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of typesetting equipment. To Twombly's surprise and delight, she won first prize in the Latin text category, and Morisawa subsequently licensed and marketed her design under the name Mirarae™. Soon after, Carol began working for Adobe Systems and in 1988 became a full-time type designer in the Adobe Originals program.
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After the previous troubles on the train to everywhere, the unsolved mystery caused the specific track to be decommissioned. However, the trans-hyper-inter-contra railway needed another track, and ended up creating the Universal Train. The derailers and the trainwreckers, however, in the intervening milennia or so ended up falling off the radar. However, many more groups showed up in their stead. Normally, it was just two people with string in hotdogs threatening the train, but sometimes, as in this case, the mafia were much more effective than before...
This is a Trainwreck mafia. This means that:
-The game will start night zero.
-Every night, you will receive a new role.
-Your alignment will not change.
-Every day, send in a new set of at least two roles if you are still alive. If you are dead, or not playing, then you can send in roles as well. Because why not.
From the original thread:
-Do not PM other players about this game unless your role specifically allows it! All such PMs must also be sent to me so I can keep track of what you're scheming.
-There may be more than one scum faction.
-There may be a Jester on some days.
-There may be a serial killer on some days.
-Heck, there might be anything whatsoever on some days!
-I may make ridiculously unbalanced setups on some nights, just because I can.
-Do NOT confirm whether or not you sent in a role.
-A word of advice: Don't make assumptions about alignment based on a role name! I assigned the alignments before assigning the roles, so roles that sound heroic may actually be scum, and vice-versa.
-When somebody dies, all roles they have held on previous days will be revealed.
Also, this game is not serious at all. Have fun; what else can be done?
So, to sign up, please post that you are in and send in t least two roles to get us started. Well, with that, let this trainwreck begin!
Sign Ups:
1. A Killer Cuppa Tea - Mafia - Killed, N4
2. A Procrastinating Writer - Mafia - Lynched, D2
3. absoluteCertaintyParanoia - Town - Broke up, D4
4. anacreon - Town - Killed, N0
5. armoredSkunk - Town - Crashed, N2
6. BlazerC - Town - Slapped to death, D4A
7. curiousCat MODKILL TARGET - MODKILLED, N4
8. DecidedlyDevious - Town - The bad Hitler takedeth away, D4
9. Doofaeus - Mafia - Chocked on an apple, D2
10. Dragon Fogel - Mafia - Silently Assassinated, D3
11. El Ninja Monkey - Town - Lynched, D4
12. fivexthethird - Town - Meat Cleavered, D2
13. Foerumokaz - Mafia - Killed, N0
14. Fragowump - Town - Chewed Up, D2
15. GenetiXientist - Town - Crashed, N2
16. Granolaman - Town - Killed, N3
17. InoxFy - Town - Killed, N0
18. jwlkMasterBlade - MODKILL TARGET - MODKILLED, D3
19. LegendaryQ - Town - Killed, N1
20. LilaCaffeecrepuscularDissembler - Mafia - Smited, D2
21. MathGirl227 - Mafia - Shot, D4A
22. Mirdini - Town - Karkat Lynched, D1; Returned to the Dead, D4
23. Mister Visceral - Town - Lynched, D3
24. mr_y_not - Town - Killed, N0
25. Palamedes - Town - Slashed, D4A
26. Red709 - Purple - Dissolved into the SHADE - D2
27. Schazer - Mafia - Permanently Abducted by D3
28. seastormjt - Town - Killed, N3
28a. seastormjt - Serial Killer - Mysteriously Returned, D4A; Lynched, D6
29. Solaris - Town - Karkat Lynchee, D1; Returned to the Dead, D4
30. Sruixian - Wijzo - Uwjvlghvd, O7
31. TehPilot - Mafia - Killed, N4
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text: Completely rebuilt in 2005 this elegant, sophisticated Cape on just under a level acre with designer, heated pool and stone patio is a unique property in Rowayton. The state-of-the-art kitchen with its custom cabinetry makes cooking a delight. Antique nautical light fixtures throughout are in keeping with this seaside community. Convenient to the Rowayton village, train, schools and beaches.


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Amid tropical greenery, home to iguanas and brightly coloured birds, a Resort that combines African exoticism with South American exuberance.
A vast array of activities await you on this island, an hour's boat ride from Salvador da Bahia.
Family Resort welcoming children of all ages, with children's club facilities from 4 years. This Village offers the following children's facilities
> Mini Club Med® (from 4 to 10)Accommodation according to the level of comfort you choose.
> Find out moreOur Resort welcomes children of all ages, with children's club facilities for the various age groups, run by professionals.
●Dedicated areas, specifically designed for their needs
●Equipment designed with a view to comfort and safety
●Opening hours that allow parents to make the most of their day and evening, or feel free to go off for a day's excursion*
● A structure that combines innovation with 40 years of experience, based on the respect of each child's desires and biological clock
●G.O®s with a passion for their job
● Numerous activities for all ages: sport, creative activities and games.
For information: the children's and teens clubs are open all week, except Sundays.
Club Med Baby Welcome for babies up to 23 months - available in most of the Family Villages if the service is reserved at the time of booking.
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Free practice:
, Beach volleyball
, Football
, Squash
, Volley ball
, Waterpolo
, Paddle tennis
, Cardio and weights room
Initiation group lessons:
, Archery Academy
, Aquafitness
, Fitness Academy
, Sailing Academy
Table tennis, Demonstration cookery lessons, Main swimming pool, Children's swimming pool, Lounge and festive evenings.
> Find out moreFull board throughout the stay including wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner. Open bar and snacks (at the restaurant) at specific times during the day and night.
> Find out moreYour package includes return flights and transfers to and from the Resort.
All prices are per adult, based on twin share room booking. (Room type is based on availability.)
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Speak to our dedicated Club Med travel advisors
1300 855 052
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