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#include <AztecOO_StatusTest.h>
Inheritance diagram for AztecOO_StatusTest:
Public Member Functions
|virtual void
|PrintStatus (ostream &os, AztecOO_StatusType type) const
|AztecOO_StatusTest ()
|~AztecOO_StatusTest ()
Methods that must be implemented by any AztecOO_StatusTest implementation.
|virtual bool
|ResidualVectorRequired () const =0
|Indicates if residual vector is required by this convergence test.
|virtual AztecOO_StatusType
|CheckStatus (int CurrentIter, Epetra_MultiVector *CurrentResVector, double CurrentResNormEst, bool SolutionUpdated)=0
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|virtual AztecOO_StatusType
|GetStatus () const =0
|Return the result of the most recent checkStatus call.
|virtual ostream &
|Print (ostream &stream, int indent=0) const =0
|Output formatted description of stopping test to output stream.
Check convergence status: Unconverged, Converged, Failed.
This method checks to see if the convergence criteria are met. The calling routine may pass in the current native residual vector (the one naturally produced as part of the iterative method) or a pre-computed estimate of the two-norm of the current residual, or both or neither. The calling routine should also indicate if the solution of the linear problem has been updated to be compatible with the residual. Some methods, such as GMRES do update the solution at each iteration.
Implemented in AztecOO_StatusTestCombo, AztecOO_StatusTestMaxIters, and AztecOO_StatusTestResNorm.
Indicates if residual vector is required by this convergence test.
If this method returns true, then the ResidualVector argument to the Converged() method will defined. If this method returns false, then the ResidualVector may not be defined when Converged() is called. Some iterative methods do not explicitly construct the residual vector at each iteration. Thus, if this vector is not required, this vector will not need to be constructed if this method returns false.
Implemented in AztecOO_StatusTestCombo, AztecOO_StatusTestMaxIters, and AztecOO_StatusTestResNorm.

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By Martha Neil
An Illinois judge on Friday held a suburban Chicago reporter in contempt for refusing to comply with a court order to disclose how he got hold of confidential police reports about a double murder in Joliet in January.
Will County Circuit Court Judge Gerald Kinney also imposed a $1,000 fine, plus court costs, on Patch.com reporter Joseph Hosey and gave him 180 days to comply, the Southtown Star reports. Meanwhile, Hosey faces an additional $300-per-day fine for every day he does not reveal his source.
His lawyer, Kenneth Schmetterer, says he will appeal Kinney's ruling that Hosey is not protected by a reporter's privilege.
The state's journalism shield law "is there for a reason," he told the newspaper. "The Illinois courts have held the shield law exists to protect reporters from having to divulge confidential sources because it could have a chilling effect on the very important work journalists do."
The Society for Professional Journalists condemned the judge's actions.
"This is an absolute outrage and an affront to a free press and everything this nation holds dear," said SPJ President David Cuillier. "Why in the world would a judge go after a journalist just doing his job, when the reporter's work seems to have had no negative influence on proceedings? It appears to me that this judge has lost sight of the big picture."
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NORTH ANDOVER — Santa Claus paid his annual visit to North Andover early Saturday afternoon with lots of style.
Waving to thousands of jubilant fans from the top of Ladder 1, the Jolly Man was immediately preceded by a seemingly endless stream of dancers of all ages, clad in red, elflike outfits, from Nancy Chippendale's Dance Studios.
Indeed, many of the participants in the Santa Parade demonstrated their grace and agility by marching and dancing at the same time. North Andover School of Dance, Just Dance and Center for the Performing Arts each fielded an ample corps of steppers.
The Shriners, a Masonic organization known for both humanitarianism and boisterousness, provided a very audible presence.
Members of the Aleppo Shrine of Wilmington dressed as Minutemen fired numerous volleys with their muskets, while three of their colleagues delighted the crowd by driving miniature trucks — in varying directions.
North Andover and Methuen high schools have been known to oppose each other in football and other sports, but there was no trace of rivalry as the hometown's Scarlet Knights band kept everybody in step near the front of the parade, while the Methuen Rangers maintained the beat toward the end.
Something like 50 churches, schools, businesses and other organizations contributed floats to the procession, which took about 45 minutes to pass. The entry from the local Roche Farmstand, which featured humans disguised as black-and-white Holstein dairy cows on the back of a truck, was judged best and won a blue ribbon.
The second-place red ribbon was awarded to the Snoopy float while Kids Karousel, a local store that sells children's clothing, took third. The other floats received green ribbons.
"We grew up watching the Santa Parade," said Susan Crockett, who now resides in Haverhill but lived at 399 Main St. during her childhood. She made it a point to watch the parade from that same spot.
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That Toronto FC spent some money to sign a pair of Designated Players, Torsten Frings and Danny Koevermans, did not come as a big surprise to most of their supporters. This team has, if nothing else, shown a willingness to spend big money. The question Waking the Red poses is, Will it work any better than it has in the past?
The TFC experience seems to be one big ride, call it a roller coaster, a helter skelter, whatever, between hope and despair, that never actually manages to stop at any real tangible achievement. Whenever things seem to be getting too bad, when fans are staring to tune out, attendance, atmosphere and TV ratings are down, or supporters groups are getting testy, that's when MLSE will make sure that something happens. That's the position we all found ourselves in recently, and lo and behold, over two weeks before the transfer window opens, and they can actually play, the signings are announced, and we're back at hope.
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Mesa Police have arrested a 48-year-old man who they say broke in and burglarized a Fry's store while it was closed for Thanksgiving.
Robert Lheureux was captured on surveillance video inside the Fry's store at Main and Greenfield. He took TVs, iPods, video game consoles, and other electronics, valued at over $10,000, according to police.
He also allegedly made off with cash and cigarettes.
Officers who examined the video recognized Lheureux from a past case because of his distinctive tattoos.
Sunday, Lheureux was located and arrested. He denied stealing anything and said he was in the store to buy items and then left. But a search warrant was issued and inside his home, officers found some of the stolen goods.
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He eventually admitted to the burglary and said he had already traded some of the stolen items, detectives say.
According to court documents, Lheureux is out on bond in connection to another theft case. He is a convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing deadly weapons.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has faced persistent challenges in managing its grants, which constitute over one-half of the agency's budget, or about $4 billion annually. These challenges include achieving and measuring environmental results from grant funding. It is easier to measure grant activities (outputs) than the environmental results of those activities (outcomes), which may occur years after the grant was completed. In 2003, EPA issued a 5-year strategic plan for managing grants that set out goals, including identifying and achieving environmental outcomes. This testimony describes persistent problems EPA has faced in addressing grants' environmental results and the extent to which EPA has made progress in addressing problems in achieving environmental results from its grants. It summarizes and updates two reports GAO issued on EPA's grant management in August 2003 and March 2004.
EPA's problems in identifying and achieving environmental results from its grants persist. The agency is still not consistently ensuring that grants awarded are clearly linked to environmental outcomes in grant workplans, according to GAO's analysis and EPA's internal reviews. For example, EPA's 2003 internal reviews found that less than one-third of grant workplans reviewed--the document that lays out how the grantee will use the funding--identified anticipated environmental outcomes. Not surprisingly, given the lack of outcomes in grant workplans, the Office of Management and Budget's recent review of 10 EPA grant programs found that 8 of the grant programs reviewed were not demonstrating results. Furthermore, not every EPA program office has yet developed environmental measures for their grant programs. EPA's progress in addressing problems in achieving environmental results from grants to this point has been slower and more limited than planned. While EPA had planned to issue an outcome policy--a critical ingredient to progress on this front--in 2003, the policy's issuance has been delayed to the fall of 2004, and will not become effective until January 2005. In the meantime, EPA has issued a limited, interim policy that requires program offices to link grants to EPA's strategic goals, but does not link grants to environmental outcomes. Furthermore, as a result of the delay in issuing an outcome policy, EPA officials do not expect to meet the 5-year plan's first-year target for the goal's performance measure. The forthcoming draft policy we reviewed appears to be moving EPA in the right direction for addressing environmental outcomes from its grants. For example, the draft policy emphasizes environmental results throughout the grant life cycle--awards, monitoring, and reporting. Consistent and effective implementation of the policy will, however, be a major challenge. Successful implementation will require extensive training of agency personnel and broad based education of literally thousands of grantees.
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Environmental Regulation:EPA Should Improve Adherence to Guidance for Selected Elements of Regulatory Impact AnalysesGAO-14-519: Published: Jul 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Aug 11, 2014.
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Drinking Water:EPA Program to Protect Underground Sources from Injection of Fluids Associated with Oil and Gas Production Needs ImprovementGAO-14-555: Published: Jun 27, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 2014.
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Coastal Zone Management:Opportunities Exist for NOAA to Enhance Its Use of Performance InformationGAO-14-592: Published: Jul 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2014.
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Helium Program:BLM's Implementation of the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013GAO-14-751T: Published: Jul 15, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 15, 2014.
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Climate Change Adaptation:DOD Can Improve Infrastructure Planning and Processes to Better Account for Potential ImpactsGAO-14-446: Published: May 30, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 30, 2014.
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Pesticide Safety:Improvements Needed in EPA's Good Laboratory Practices Inspection ProgramGAO-14-289: Published: May 15, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 2014.
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Freshwater:Supply Concerns Continue, and Uncertainties Complicate PlanningGAO-14-430: Published: May 20, 2014. Publicly Released: May 22, 2014.
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Chemical Safety:Actions Needed to Improve Federal Oversight of Facilities with Ammonium NitrateGAO-14-274: Published: May 19, 2014. Publicly Released: May 21, 2014.
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@kcchiefs are you guys really tweeting pictures of random game photos after one of your players just committed suicide??—
Greg Davis Jr. (@Klarity_) December 01, 2012
Earlier today, linebacker Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs reportedly shot his girlfriend before committing suicide. At 1:00 p.m. ET, the team's Twitter account sent out this tweet:
The Chiefs are still scheduled to play the Panthers tomorrow.
Here's the "Photo of the Day" that accompanied the tweet:
Who felt it was a good time in KC to tweet ANYTHING!? RT @kcchiefs Photo of the Day – PANTHER CRUNCH – ow.ly/i/1b9fd—
Marcel Picard (@marcelpicard) December 01, 2012
The tweet was quickly and quietly deleted. Was it a scheduled tweet?
Scheduled auto tweet? RT @kcchiefs: Photo of the Day – PANTHER CRUNCH – ow.ly/i/1b9fd
More Photos – ow.ly/fEuQU—
Steve Giglio (@stevegiglio) December 01, 2012
If so, hopefully the Chiefs' social media team has scheduled tweets turned off now. Although the Chiefs clearly have today's tragedy occupying their minds right now, many fans were appalled.
Not a good look for the @kcchiefs account with their photo tweet. It's probably scheduled and a lot going on, but still not a good look.—
David Lesky (@DBLesky) December 01, 2012
.@kcchiefs probably best if you guys .didn't tweet. Looks really bad—
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@kcchiefs do you really think that's appropriate right now?—
syrup (@syrup46892544) December 01, 2012
@kcchiefs how can you tweet photos promoting tomorrow's game right now? That's pathetic. Whoever runs your Twitter account should be fired.—
Colby Higgins (@Colby_Higgins) December 01, 2012
@kcchiefs seriously? Horrific Tragedy Today and you send this out.Take a break. Coming from a family that has season tickets since 1968!—
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While immediate reaction was not very forgiving, some Twitter users are a lot more understanding.
@TwitchyTeam I think it's terribly unfair to castigate #Chiefs for tweets they likely created & scheduled to auto-tweet before tragedy—
Seculuminesce (@L_Allen_) December 01, 2012
@TwitchyTeam I'm sure it was a scheduled tweet, and I'm sure twitter was the LAST thing on their minds today. @kcchiefs deserve a pass here.—
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MIAMI, Fla. – The FGCU women's golf team wrapped up the final round of play at the Hurricane Invitational on Tuesday afternoon, hosted by the University of Miami at the Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club in Miami, Fla. Sophomore Megan Van Etten (Trinity, Fla./J.W. Mitchell HS) was the top finisher for the Green and Blue in the 85-player field.
Improving their team score by 11 strokes in Monday's second round, the Eagles continued to lower their mark, shooting a 326 in Tuesday's final round to place 15th with a three-round total of 338-327-326/991. After 54 holes, tournament host Miami (306-291-321/918) and No. 16 Ohio State (308-297-313/918) needed a two-hole playoff to determine the tournament title, and the Buckeyes outlasted the Hurricanes to earn the team trophy over the 16-team field.
Matching a team-low round of 76 in the finale, Van Etten finished in a share of 43rd on the leaderboard with a score of 85-79-76/240.
Also supplying a 76 on Tuesday, senior Fabienne Haremza (Wildermen, South Africa/Glenwood House/Lamar University) supplied a 79-93-76/248 to place in a share of 54th, alongside freshman Chelsea Guoynes' (Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City Central HS) score of 85-76-87/248.
The four-member FGCU squad was rounded out by freshman Georgia Price (Winchester, England/Fort Myers HS), who held a split of 74th with a three-round card of 89-79-87/255.
Topping the individual leaderboard, Georgia State's Charlotte Lorentzen earned medalist honors with a 74-73-72/219.
FGCU will return to the course on Thursday, March 15 for the first 36 holes of the 54-hole Snowbird Invitational, hosted by Northern Illinois at the Pebble Creek Golf Club. Results and recaps from each day of the tournament will be available at www.FGCUAthletics.com.
FGCU Final Results
T-43. Megan Van Etten – 85-79-76/240
T-54. Fabienne Haremza – 79-93-76/248
T-54. Chelsea Guoynes – 85-76-87/248
T-74. Georgia Price – 89-79-87/255
Final Leaderboard
T-1. No 16 Ohio State – 308-297-313/918*
T-1. Miami – 306-291-321/918
3. Georgia State – 305-305-316/926
4. Kennesaw State – 299-310-319/928
5. Campbell – 313-306-310/929
6. Longwood – 307-320-311/938
7. Michigan – 314-306-323/943
8. Georgetown – 317-307-323/947
9. Daytona State – 325-313-322/960
10. Oral Roberts – 313-313-335/961
11. James Madison – 337-308-319/964
12. Kansas State – 315-316-335/966
13. Arkansas State – 310-322-335/967
14. Boston College – 330-323-320/973
16. Princeton – 333-332-346/1011
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The Rise of the Programmable Data Center 22
from the why-have-people-do-it-when-we-can-not dept.
Is it just me or is this literal nonsense?
All data centers are made out of inherently programmable machines. In fact, the vast majority run at least a little custom code. What's the alternative to a "programmable" data center? A finite state data center? The article itself doesn't really justify the term either. "We use virtualization to make data centers more managable." Really? Welcome to the 2007. "Holistic administration"? We use pink crystals to lower disk fragmentation.
Maybe I'm just old now. I was afraid of that.
You can keep posting it, but unfortunately I think most of the slashdot audience has no interest in content that actually originates from slashdot. If these were actual in-depth analyses and not just lightweight sponsored PR fluff - you'd possibly get more interest. For the most part, though, it feels like a strained and artificial attempt at pushing advertisements as tech content.
I understand there needs to be a monetization strategy, but you don't want to pick one that's likely to drive away the people you're trying to sell to.
OT? Possibly, though I'd argue that I'm on-topic of the larger issue when it comes to these posts.
This seems like it could be of interest to people that are designing and building datacenter infrastructure. I remember when topics like this were a lot more common on Slashdot. As the readership has become less skilled, content like this has become less frequent.
Yeah, but such content would originate from people and places that had actual background and experience doing it - and wouldn't have the feel of regurgitated PR.
It's not the subject matter that's the problem.
Yeah, SMI-S was supposed to save us from vendor tool lockin for the storage sector, never happened. The SMI-S layers are so complex and the API so flexible that by the time a third party can understand how to control the product via SMI-S the array is either obsolete or the internal management piece has changed enough that the effort is worthless.
"datacenter" once had a reasonably well-defined meaning: a physical location where computers were maintained. but in the context of this article, it has come to mean "the entiity of what is _in_ the machineroom, and everything about how everything works".
for instance, to me, a datacenter consists of one or a couple of HPC clusters. each cluster is fairly standalone (though possibly with shared filesystems, etc). there's not a lot of reconfiguration to do: I don't want anything reprovisioned, because ever
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I haven't heard much about the Apple Tablet, but I guess publishers have been briefed, and now the rumor is that it will be out in time for Christmas.
The Washington Post reviews the B&N eBookstore, and there's not a ton of love, with digital rights management continuing to be a giant blister in the ebook world. I personally think B&N gets it right with some social DRM - allowing you to lend or resell your books if you're willing to share your credit card number with recipients - but then flounders by limiting your reading to software and devices it approves.


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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. � Max Jacobsen scored 13 points, including a go-ahead bucket in the key with 18 seconds left, and Northern Arizona edged Grand Canyon 63-61 on Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak.
Demetrius Walker hit two free throws with 40 seconds left to tie it at 61 before Jacobsen's late go-ahead bucket. Grand Canyon (5-4) then had a chance to tie or win, but Northern Arizona's Len Springs blocked the shot attempt, his fifth of the game. The Lumberjacks (3-7) secured the ball and ran the clock out.
Jacobsen also hit a big 3-pointer, his first of the season, to give Northern Arizona a 59-57 lead with 2:01 left.
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Could this be another example of a startup that got away? Fate Therapeutics, which started in Seattle six years ago with backing from Arch Venture Partners and others, has filed to raise up to $69 million through an initial public offering. The company is now based in San Diego, led by Christian Weyer who joined… Read More
Venture capitalist Mark Ashida takes reins at cloud storage startup Symform
Well, here's one job you can score if your venture capital firm starts to wind down: Take over the CEO post at one of your portfolio companies. That's what is occurring at Symform, the cloud storage and backup startup which just last week scored $3 million in fresh funding. Today, the company is announcing that… Read More
National Association of Realtors invests $3M in cloud storage startup Symform
The venture capital arm of the National Association of Realtors today announced that it is investing $3 million in Symform, the Seattle cloud storage and data recovery startup founded by former Microsoft engineers Praerit Garg and Bassam Tabarra. Total funding now stands at $20 million, including the recent investment from Second Century Ventures as well… Read More
Seattle VCs honor one of the region's 'founding fathers'
Chad Waite has been an important fixture in the Seattle venture capital community for 25 years, joining OVP Venture Partners well before the region boasted tech giants with names like Amazon.com, Expedia and F5 Networks. To many in the industry, Waite is one of the founding fathers — the grand poobah if you will —… Read More
NanoString lands $15.3M for genetic analysis system
NanoString Technologies continues to rake in new capital, announcing today that it has raised $15.3 million from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and AllianceBernstein Alternative Investment Management Group. Existing investors, including Clarus Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, OVP Venture Partners, GE healthymagination Fund and BioMed Ventures, also participated in the financing. The deal follows a $20 million financing round… Read More
OVP Venture Partners to close after nearly 30 years
The message on the Web site of OVP Venture Partners kind of says it all: "We are not currently accepting business plans." After nearly 30 years of evaluating startup companies throughout the Pacific Nortwest, the Kirkland-based venture capital firm has decided to toss in the towel. Luke Timmerman at Xconomy has the scoop, reporting that… Read More
Cloud storage startup Symform raises $11 million
There's been a steady stream of venture capital activity in Seattle enterprise software companies in recent weeks, from the $50 million round for Apptio to the $19.5 million round for Opscode. Now, here comes another big deal. Symform, the Seattle cloud storage startup, today is announcing $11 million in new financing led by WestRiver Capital… Read More
With defense work growing, Adapx scores $3 million
Adapx, whose Capturx software for digital pens is used by the military and corporations such as Carnival and Microsoft, has raised an additional $3 million in funding from existing investors OVP Venture Partners, Paladin and Pelion Ventures. The financing follows a $5 million round that the company closed last May, and brings total funding to… Read More
MicroRNA startup Groove Biopharma scores $6 million
It's been a bit slow in Seattle venture capital circles in the past few months. But some of the region's leading biotech investors are doing their part to pick up the pace as Groove Biopharma today is announcing $6 million in second round of financing. Backers of the company, housed at the biotech business incubator… Read More
Adapx wins $1.65M DARPA contract to bring speech and sketch to battlefield plans
Seattle startup Adapx has won a $1.65 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to incorporate speech and sketch into battlefield planning maps. The contract follows a similar deal inked in October with the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command which allows commanders to speak and sketch their plans into battlefield simulators. Adapx… Read More
NanoString lands $20 million
NanoString Technologies, a maker of genomic analysis tools, has raised $20 million in venture capital financing in a deal led by GE, BioMed Ventures and former Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer. Existing investors Clarus Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and OVP Venture Partners also participated. The money will be used to grow the company's life sciences tools business,… Read More
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[Editor's note: Gerry Langeler of OVP Venture Partners shares an excerpt from his new book "Take the Money and Run: An Insider's Guide to Venture Capital."] How to Avoid a "No" from a VC: People The old saying in the VC business is investors invest in three things: people, people and people. There's more than… Read More
Cloud storage provider Symform adds $1M, plans HQ move in Seattle
Symform, which made some waves earlier this week when it announced a new referral program in which customers can earn up to 200GB of free cloud storage, has pulled in an additional $1 million in venture capital financing. The cash infusion follows the appointment of Matthew Schiltz — formerly of Powerit, DocuSign, General Software and CourtLink… Read More
Lucid Commerce scores $8M to tell TV advertisers if campaigns are working
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What a long strange trip it has been: Highway 12 Ventures to wind down new investing
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Matthew Schiltz sure gets around. The Seattle technology executive just three months ago was named CEO of Powerit Solutions, a Seattle company whose software is used to increase energy efficiency at industrial companies. Now, Schiltz has landed a new gig, taking over the CEO role at online storage upstart Symform. Schiltz, who previously served as… Read More
Digital pen software maker Adapx inks $5 million round
Adapx, whose software powers digital pen technologies so workers can easily collect data in the field, has scored a $5 million venture capital investment that it will use to expand into new areas and enhance products for the Department of Defense. All existing investors participated in the round, including OVP Venture Partners, Paladin Capital Group… Read More
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DataSphere Technologies may specialize in hyperlocal advertising. But the Bellevue company is undergoing what can only be described as … hypergrowth. The company, which raised $10 million from OVP Venture Partners, Fisher Communications, Ignition Partners and others last fall, said today that it plans to open a new facility in Tempe, Arizona with room for… Read More


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Had a great visit to Whistler and loved the suite. It is a little bit smaller than it seems in pictures but that was no problem for us. We were very pleasantly surprised with the large patio - but, would have liked more furniture for us to sit and enjoy, and maybe a little table. Would definitely come back and recommend to a friend! Can't wait to try the new salt water pool too!
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We are a group of 5 couples that takes a ski trip every year and we look for a large beautiful large home with 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms with hot tub and great kitchen. This house was perfect for us and one of the best we have ever stayed at. In a quiet upscale community with much privacy facing on the golf course. Excellent wi-fi. One of the first places we have been that was perfectly maintained and our picky group had no complaints about anything. 1. Kitchen was extremely well equipped with cookware and appliances and was very large to allow multiple cooks in the kitchen at once. We cooked 5 meals in during our week stay. Dining table was large and worked perfectly for our group dinners. 2. Hottub was new and wonderful. It was built-in to upper deck which made it convenient and wonderful for soaking after long day of skiing. Jets were very strong. View over the golf course and Whistler mountain was great. 3. Lori was very responsive to all our calls--a pleasure to deal with. She gave us great advice on restaurants and things to do. The concierge service was nice and they had our lift tickets on the kitchen counter when he arrived. 4. House was clean and immaculate. Master bedroom upstairs was huge. Heated floors in bathroom were an added bonus. Four other bedrooms are on bottom level. 5. Huge garage that fit two cars. Great ski storage and boot room off the garage. 6. Wonderful fireplace with an abundant supply of great wood. Great sitting area around fireplace and looking out on golf course and the mountains. 7. About a ten minute drive to town and the ski slopes and restaurants--easy to do everyday. 8. Loved Araxi restaurant in Whistler (recommended by Lori We went there for a wonderful dinner one night and then went back two afternoons after skiing for the $15 for 12 oysters on the half shell. 9. Don't miss the Olympic cross country and ski jump mountain about 30 minutes away. We did a 90 minute showshoe hike was wonderful. We saw US and Canadian ski jumpers preparing for the Olympics. 10. Whistler and Blackcomb ski mountains were wonderful. Not a great snow year but still a great time. New cross mountain gondola makes navigating the mountains much better.
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Barbara Park, whose childrens books starring Junie B. Jones, a 6-year-old dispenser of abundant opinions, Runyonesque wisecracks and dubious syntax, have sold tens of millions of copies and delighted all but the most grammatically puritanical parents and teachers, died Friday at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was 66.
The cause was ovarian cancer, her publisher, Random House Childrens Books, said.
Aimed at beginning readers and illustrated by Denise Brunkus, the Junie B. series comprises nearly 30 titles. The books have sold more than 55 million copies in North America, according to Random House, and have been translated into a dozen languages.
If almost any of Ginger Rogers tough-girl characters had been portrayed as a child, she would have been much like Junie B. In the very first book in the series, Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (1992), Parks young heroine bursts onto the page fully and irrepressibly formed:
My name is Junie B. Jones, she declares in the opening sentence. The B stands for Beatrice. Except I dont like Beatrice. I just like B and thats all.
At the start of the book, Junie is about to begin kindergarten, which, as she sagely observes, is where you go to meet new friends and not watch TV.
Park kept Junie in kindergarten for a nearly a decade, through a string of predicaments set forth in Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake (1995), Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed (1997), Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook (1997) and other titles.
Then, in 2001, came a watershed moment: Junie B., First Grader (at Last!).
As reviewers often remarked, it is no small trick for an adult to write convincingly in the first-person voice of a child, but Park said that to her surprise, Junies voice came almost unbidden.
Within the first four sentences, I discovered I had a character who hated her middle name, she told the trade magazine Publishers Weekly last year. By the second page, I knew she was a wild child, who big surprise had not yet mastered the Queens English. And when I finally finished the book, I thought maybe I could write one or two more. I was a little low with my expectations, apparently.
Junies diction is characterized by an imperfect grasp of English grammar: she favors superlatives like bestest and funnest and past tenses like runned and thinked.
While some parents and educators howled that Park was leading young readers into a den of syntactic iniquity, the widely prevailing view, as the trade publication Booklist wrote in 2002, was that the books were sassy, hilarious and insightful.
Barbara Lynne Tidswell was born on April 21, 1947, in Mount Holly Township, N.J. After attending Rider College in Lawrence Township, N.J., she earned a bachelors degree in history and political science from the University of Alabama.
Park began publishing childrens books in the early 1980s. She soon developed a reputation for handling weighty subjects with a light touch and often bittersweet humor.
Her first published book, Dont Make Me Smile (1981), is the story of a 10-year-old boy whose parents are divorcing. In later titles, she explored remarriage, a grandparents descent into Alzheimers and, in Mick Harte Was Here (1995), the death of a sibling.
Parks survivors include her husband, Richard A. Park, whom she married in 1969; two sons, Steven and David; a brother, Brooke Tidswell; and two grandchildren.
Among her other books are Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (2002) and Junie B., First Grader: Boo and I Mean It! (2004).
The most recent title in the series, Junie B., First Grader: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff), appeared last year. It leaves Junie exactly where Park wanted her: forever 6.
If I keep working her up the ladder, shell become responsible, Park told USA Today in 2004. I dont want her to become cool, to be too good a citizen.


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Original post made by Anonymity or illusion? on Jul 13, 2008
Yesterday I had a conversation with someone who had an interesting perspective on one of the current topics. I suggested that he share it in a post. He said he would not because the weekly can see where the posts are coming from. Are these posts anonymous or not?
While some are angry about the ability of the community to share thoughts and information anonymously it has taken power away from the few that used to control information through fear of reprisal. The things that in past were said in whispers, in small in-the-know groups, can now be shared. It is unfortunate that these posts are limited to the smaller readership of the blog forum. Why did the Weekly stop the column that gave a summary of the blog in the hard copy PW?
Is the anonymity an illusion?
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Sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh...NOTHING is confidential or anonymous on this planet.I SUGGEST THAT YOU FRIEND JUST SIGN IN AND SPEAK FOR HIMSELF/HERSELF. Otherwise, Shut Up!
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Cholo my favorite poster you give me such laughs you naughty troll!
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How are you doing Texans?Massive hurricane nears Category 3 strength with winds of 110 mph, threatens to swamp parts of Texas.
Hurricane IKE
How are you doing Texans?Massive hurricane nears Category 3 strength with winds of 110 mph, threatens to swamp parts of Texas.
I hope all the fellow all the fellow SE Texas/SW Louisiana posters are safe.
This Texas resident (not a native) --- doing fine, but I'm 300 miles away from the coast.
The Galveston Bay area is getting it rough as of now. Winds gusts up to 105 MPH (168 kph).According to the Weather Channel, the Eye is right over Galveston Island/Galveston Bay at 2:10 am Saturday (Central US Time, GMT -6). Storm surge of about 11 feet in most spots. The surge topped the sea wall. Galveston County CH is under 6 feet (1.8 meters) of water. As of about 1 or 2 hrs ago, Houston's Hobby Airport recorded sustained winds of 83 MPH (133 kph) I stayed up to watch The Weather Channel for the Landfall. Significant power loss in the area.
Tomorrow: Inland Hurricane Warning for areas due north of Houston to about 150 miles (250 km) inland. Dallas-Ft Worth, NE Texas, and NW Louisiana will have an Inland Tropical Storm Warning, starting 3 Hrs from now (it's farily calm now). So I'll have something to wake up to (grrrr).
Canceled my first orienteering meet, scheduled for this afternoon. Yep, I decided orienteering is something to check out (racing with a map and compass, finding objects). Well, time for me to shut this down,,so I can shut my eyes.
Will take care here, even if only lots of rain and only 25 to 35 mph (40 to 65 kph) winds (gusts to 50mph/80kph)
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My brother-in-law decided to stick it out in his mobile home in Dickinson, TX (between Galveston and Houston). I hope that worked out well for him. Not sure how much input sis-in-law had in that decision.
I left for Dallas on Thursday. While it took me longer than usual to get here, the evacuation was much better than Rita.
I'm sure my home was damaged, but hopefully not flooded.
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the latter one is latest.
looks quite vicious. i hope for the best, for all. thinking of you.
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According to some Bulliten Board posters on one of the local TV News sites the Clear Lake Area, where NASA is, did not flood. Some areas even have power. Lots of broken tree limbs, but not much else. The local weather stations reports about 60-75 mile an hour winds with gusts to 90s.
Looking at the wind direction, which was from the North in my area, it appears that most of Houston was on the west side of Ike.
Been thinking of you. I hope you all folks are Ok.
Btw, what´s the real situation in Galveston [since the news media seem to be pretty unreliable with their end-of-the-world tales]?
Stay well.
saronsong i'm sorry you couldn't open it. it said the same for me after link/test, but i refreshed it and it's been fine.
here are a couple i saved from early hours today. they open with MS windows / fax viewer (on mine).
and this, about two hours ago.
y'all in our thoughts....
From the news reports and what I know of Galveston, it looks like it survived. Lots of flooding, but nothing excessive.
So, MOCR is okay? Thank goodness!
My BIL and SIL are OK in Dickinson. Some damage to the garage and barn but nothing major. Not sure if they have any power.
We were planning to ride it out; our home is in Zone B and can (in theory, anyway) handle a 1 or 2. However, Thursday morning Ike was forecast to reach Cat 3 by landfall, with 20' storm surge. A mandatory evac was called for Zone B.
So, I left work and hurried home to board up and get out to Fort Worth.
The evac was easier this time... fewer people leaving. But, there were still some problems with traffic snarls. No contraflow this time, and it showed. We averaged 50mph on I45, and did have some stop and go periods, too. (Some people should just stay off the roads at times like these; they can't handle it.)
We stopped for dinner in Huntsville and spoke with a couple from NoTex who had gone to La Marque to evac their boat.
We'll head back as soon as they'll let us. Based on reports on the KHOU site, our area did fairly well... tree limbs down, fences down, some roof damage... and some areas still have power (seems to be those with underground lines, which we have).
We were able to watch a KHOU live feed on Direct TV, so we got to see the guy in a teddy bear costume walking Seawall Blvd Friday evening, and the guy flying a kite outside the KHOU studios later that night.
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Hi Jim,
Hope all is well for you and all.
May this be the last storm to weather for this season.
Best regards, Dan
I was worried about you Jim. Glad you posted.
A huge pine forest should not be in a hurricane zone! People compare East Texas with the Pacific Northwest, but without the mountains.
We had several trees snap and fall, as the tall pines tend to do that. I live about 50 miles from the gulf due north, and the outer bands here were at least 60-70 mph sustained, and we were probably 60 miles from the eye.
After Gustav just grazed us recently, and now Ike's near miss, I sure hope the next one is not the bullseye!
All in all, not near as intense as Rita was for us here in East Texas. Still without power however.
I talked to the ex this morning. She made a trip to her home which is in Clear Lake too. She said a tree hit her chimney and a little water got inside, but it was wind driven rain and not flooding. Since she's at a lower elevation and closer to the water than I am, I know I don't have any flooding. I do however have two big trees near my house. Hopefully they are still standing.
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Great that I'm not from Texas.
I think your response in this thread is not called for, we are lucky we don't live in a country that doesn't have any serious hurricanes, but we worry for others who are suffering because of the bad weather they have to endure every year.Originally Posted by alexvorn2
I am glad Tinaa and Jim are ok. Nice to hear from you guys.
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Thanks, Chrissy, for your comments. Having grown up mostly in hurricane country, and having spent a few more years there as an adult, including trees landing on my roof during a hurricane..., I thank you.
Neverfly - thanks for the comic relief. I didn't know you placed personal ads in Canada... Anything promising?
It wasn't this one?
The real art of conversation is not only saying the right thing at the right moment but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the most tempting moment. -- unknown
Your welcome Mugs.
The real art of conversation is not only saying the right thing at the right moment but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the most tempting moment. -- unknown
It's nice to hear that all of you are fine despite the Calamity.
I'm thinking of you all.
Allow me to throw in my best wishes as well.
I was supposed to fly down to the Johnson Space Center today, but my trip was canceled days ago in anticipation of Ike.
Had my flight been a few days sooner I would have been stuck down there as well.
Hope everyone's okay and luck is with you all in Texas.
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The sewer plant in my town got flooded and is out for a few more days. Because of that, city officials are not lettig anyone back into the city. You can visit, but not stay. Still no power.


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Summary: "A Syria of Their Own" (correspondent: Thomas Morton) - The ongoing civil war in Syria has been covered extensively in the media. While the Free Syrian Army, Bashar Al-Assad's forces and the myriad of jihadi groups have dominated the headlines, one group, the Kurds, remains largely unmentioned. The Kurds are an ethnic group trying to carve out their own state in the four countries where its population lives: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. While they've had some luck in gaining autonomy in Iraq, Kurds in the Western-most tip of Syria are using the chaos of the civil war to gain their own little statelet. Thomas Morton goes to the frontline of the battle for a Kurdish state to follow the story of Syria's forgotten ethnic group. "White Gold" (correspondent: Vikram Gandhi) - Believed to cure a spectrum of ailments from colds to cancers, rhino horn has been coveted in Eastern medicine for centuries. While demand curtailed in the wake of international efforts to curb the wildlife trade, recently there's been a severe resurgence in rhino poaching. Over the past seven years, killings have increased 5,000%. Pound for pound on the black market, rhino horn now goes for more than the price of gold and cocaine. Vikram Gandhi traces the trade from Southern Africa to Vietnam to understand this illicit phenomenon. (TVMA) (AC,AL,GV)
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Sam-O-Set Shores Lakefront Rental in Higgins Lake
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- sleeps 8
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Perfect cottage for year around vacationing. Enjoy the most spectacular view of Higgins Lake and Treasure Island from this charming lakefront cottage in the quaint Sam-O-Set neighborhood. Enjoy the private beach and dock with a lift for pontoon and run about. Ideal for snowmobilers, ice fishermen and boaters!
Comfortably decorated with hardwood floors. Fully furnished livingroom with stone fireplace. Large television with dish network. Two private bedrooms offer full and queen beds; two lofts for additional sleeping quarters. Kitchen equipped with gas stove, large refrigerator and icemaker, coffeepot, microwave and family sized crockpot. Dishes, flatware and pots and pans stock the spacious kitchen.
Minutes from snowmobile trail heads, local stores and restaurants!
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Greg Sparks or Jeannie Barrett 517-667-0248
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Family Pets Welcome!
Deck with outdoor seating and firepit
Barbecue Grill
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Private Beach and Dock with lift
Quality linens, blankets and pillows
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Clean well stocked kitchen
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NFC East Spin cycle: Redskins claim first division title since 1999
The Redskins are in the playoffs and everyone else is home for the rest of the holidays. Surprised? So are we.
Reid's time in Philadelphia comes to an end
The Eagles announced the end of Andy Reid's 14-year tenure of head coach on Monday morning.
Giants rout Eagles in Reid's expected finale
Eli Manning threw five TD passes in the Giants' 42-7 win over Philadelphia on Sunday in what might have been Andy Reid's final game as the Eagles' coach.
Eagles' Kendricks shows strength on weak side
The Eagles moved Mychal Kendricks to the weak side once the wide-9 was scrapped, and he has played better.
Wednesday's 60-second rant: Vick can resurrect career once more
Michael Vick's Eagles career could end after Sunday's start. But bank on it: His career will begin somewhere else as a starter in 2013.
Eagles sign DT Dixon, place QB Foles on I.R.
The Eagles signed DT Antonio Dixon to a two-year contract and placed QB Nick Foles on injured reserve.
Eagles QB Foles has broken hand, won't play
Eagles QB Nick Foles broke his hand in Sunday's loss to the Redskins and will not play in the team's season finale against the Giants.
NFC East Spin cycle: Setting up a D.C. showdown
The Giants can't win the NFC East. But the Redskins and Cowboys both have a shot to claim the division, and they both could make the postseason.
Redskins beat Eagles, extend win streak to six
Robert Griffin III threw two touchdown passes and the Redskins held on to beat the Eagles 27-20 Sunday for their sixth straight win.
Asomugha's options: Redo deal or be cut
CB Nnamdi Asomugha could return next season, but not at the massive salary he's scheduled to make.
The greatest sack season ever
Two players are chasing Michael Strahan's sack record this season. However, neither is having a better year than Reggie White did in 1987.
Eagles sign TE Moore
The Eagles signed TE Evan Moore to the active roster, the team announced Thursday.
Key matchup: Eagles QB Nick Foles vs. Redskins pass defense
In Thursday's key matchup, we take a look at the Redskins' key battle with the Eagles in Philadelphia.
Eagles place TE Harbor on I.R.
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Pa. prosecutor: Steroids found in Garrett Reid's room
An investigation into the fatal heroin overdose of Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Andy Reid, revealed there were steroids in his room the day he died.
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Coleman has landed on injured reserve for the Eagles.||||||| Coleman will miss the Week 17 finale against Washington with a biceps injury.
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LAGRANGE, GA (WTVM) - UPDATE: The 4th of July should be for families to spend time together celebrating, but after a series of tragic events, that isn't the case for one LaGrange family. Instead the loved ones of Tonya Bray are planning her funeral.
Tonya Bray's body is currently at the Georgia State Crime Lab undergoing an autopsy. Her family has made plans to hold a funeral for her Saturday at 1 o'clock at the New Community Church on Davis Road in LaGrange. If you would like to send donations and gifts, Lakes-Dunson-Robertson Funeral Home in LaGrange is handling the arrangements.
LaGrange Police are investigating a murder that took place Sunday morning that left a mother dead and landed her long-time boyfriend in jail.
Sunday morning, just before 10 o'clock, the LaGrange Police Department responded to a car accident near the intersection of Berryhill Circle and Ragland Street. A female victim was found dead in the driver's seat, but upon further investigation, police say it wasn't the accident that killed her.
They tell us 37-year-old Tonya Bray had been shot in the head. She was transported to the West Georgia Medical Center where she was officially pronounced dead.
As officers were working the crime scene, Jeffery Jones turned himself into police and told them he was responsible for killing his long-time girlfriend Tonya Bray. Police say he explained that he drove up beside her car and shot her before her car veered off the road and crashed.
New details indicate she was shot during a car chase down Ragland Street. Witnesses tell police a green car, driven by Jeffery Jones, was chasing Bray's silver car, and firing several shots.
We're told the couple had been together for 18 years and had a child together.
Jones has been charged with murder and is being held in the Troup County Jail. The LaGrange Police Department is still looking into what lead up to this 4th of July weekend murder.
Tonya Bray was the mother of Quan Bray, a former Troup County High School receiver and Auburn University football player. Quan is currently an incoming freshman at Auburn after finishing his high school football career playing for his uncle Charles Flowers at Troup County. Quan's Auburn bio also lists Jeffery Jones as a parent along with Tonya Bray.
Auburn head coach Gene Chizik issued a statement, "Our thoughts and prayers are with Quan and his entire family during this extraordinarily difficult time. This is a terrible tragedy, but the Auburn Family will support Quan in every way possible throughout the grieving and healing process ahead. Quan is a great young man with a bright future, and we will be there for him every step of the way."
News Leader 9 will continue following this story.
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Lake Erie College Presents Murder Mystery Comedy "Are You Sure?"(Painesville, Ohio) – The Lake Erie College Theatre Department invites you to attend a murder mystery comedy by award-winning writer Sam Bobrick. "Are You Sure?" will be performed April 19-21 at 7:30 p.m. and April 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the C.K. Rickel Theatre in the Royce Hall for the Fine and Performing Arts. The play is directed by Lake Erie College Assistant Professor of Theatre Dr. Jerry Jaffe.
"Are You Sure?" is a puzzle of mystery combined with madness and perception. A pick of the week, LA Weekly called the play "a clever and literate theatrical Rubic's cube." The story follows a love-hate relationship between Caroline, played by community actress Addy Frazer, and David, played by Lake Erie College junior Richard Keay, who seemingly plot to torture and murder each other. The supporting cast includes senior Haley Carter and local actor Gaz. The sets and costumes are designed by 2007 alumna Julie Harter and lights by area set designer Michael Breeze.
The bizarre family represents ex-husbands, mistresses and servants, in addition to various ensemble members to add to the chaos. Lieutenant Anderson, played by Instructor of Education and Director of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Matt Theisen, solves the case of the murdered Stefanie, played by junior Jessica Drake.
"Are You Sure?" will be senior Haley Carter's last production before her graduation this May. She recently directed one of the College's short plays The Talking Bone, and starred in other productions such as God, Maskerade and Requiem.
"I have enjoyed being a part of the College's theatre productions. Dr. Jaffe always finds unique and exciting plays that test our characters by immersing us in different roles," said Carter.
Bobrick has written many plays, TV shows and movie scripts. His first television script, written for The Andy Griffith Show, won the Writers Guild Award. In addition, he won two additional Guild Awards and received an Emmy nomination. Bobrick wrote and produced episodes for shows such as Get Smart, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Gomer Pyle USMC, The Flintstones, Bewitched and several others. He also created the long-running series Saved by The Bell, currently in worldwide syndication. Feature films Bobrick is noted for include Jimmy the Kid, The Last Remake of Beau Geste, and Norman, Is That You? Bobrick's most recent play, The Pyschic, won the 2011 Edgar Award for "Best Play by the Mystery Writers of America."
General admission tickets are $5 and are available by calling the Lake Erie College box office at 440.375.7455. No reservations are necessary. Royce Hall for the Fine and Performing Arts is easily accessible from the Lake Erie College campus, 391 W. Washington Street, Painesville. Free parking is available at the Gillett Street entrance.


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Remembering Hackensack and Gloucester
As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame that hold a number of lessons learned related to command management, operations, building construction principles and building...
As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame that hold a number of lessons learned related to command management, operations, building construction principles and building performance, fire behavior and the ever present dangers of the job.
Take the opportunity to learn more about these events, and expand your insights and knowledge base.
Take a moment to reflect upon the supreme sacrifice made by these heroic firefighters and the messages that lay within the pages of the incident case studies, reports and summaries.
There's a lot of practical safety and operational information on these events along with a tremendous volume of information in the various text books on strategy and tactics, incident command and building construction.
Learn from the past so we don't repeat it. Remember- NO MORE HISTORY REPEATING EVENTS!
The Hackensack Ford Fire & Collapse occurred nearly ten years AFTER another tragic LODD event involving a bowstring truss roof collapse; the August 2nd, 1978 FDNY Waldbaum's Fire, Brooklyn, New York that took the lives of six FDNY firefighters.
- Street Smarts for Safety and Survival…………Stay safe.
- Additional Relevant Safety considerations, HERE and HERE
Twenty-Three Year Anniversary Hackensack Ford Fire and Truss roof collapse, Hackensack Fire Department. July 1st, 1988
Pause to remember our brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice twenty-three years ago, on July 1st, 1988 and the lessons learned from this event.
On July 1, 1988 Hackensack's Captain RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, Lieutenant RICHARD REINHAGEN, Firefighter WILLIAM KREJSA, firefighter LEONARD RADUMSKI, and Firefighter STEPHEN ENNIS lost their lives at Hackensack Ford when a bowstring arch truss collapsed entrapping them in the area below.
The five firefighters were in the structure, a bowstring truss building, when the roof suddenly collapsed a 60-foot square section of the building's wood bowstring truss roof collapsed, and an intense fire immediately engulfed the area. Williams, Kresja and Radumski were killed instantly, and four other firefighters escaped. Reinhagen and Ennis survived the initial collapse and found refuge in a tool room where they spent the next 13 minutes calling for help.. . despite heroic rescue attempts, succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Approximately 90 minutes after the collapse, firefighters located the bodies of their fallen comrades.
Three (3) building factors contributed to the collapse of this bowstring trussed roof:
• Alterations that consisted of a heavy ceiling of cementitious material on wire lathe;
• Auto parts storage in the attic; and
• The Fire burned for a significant length of time and was well advanced prior to detection.
• This roof collapsed 35 Minutes after the initial units arrived.
• CAPT. RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, Engine Co. No. 304
• LIEUT. RICHARD REINHAGEN, Engine Co. No. 302
• F/F WILLIAM KREJSA, Engine Co. No. 301
• F/F LEONARD RADUMSKI, Engine Co. No. 302
• F/F STEPHEN ENNIS, Rescue Co. No. 308
Hackensack, New Jersey Fire Fighter Fatalities July 1, 1988
Five fire fighters from the Hackensack, New Jersey Fire Department were killed while they were engaged in interior fire suppression efforts at an automobile dealership when portions of the building's wood bowstring truss roof suddenly collapsed. The incident occurred on Friday, July 1, 1988, at approximately 3:00 p.m., when the fire department began to receive the first of a series of telephone calls reporting "flames and smoke" coming from the roof of the Hackensack Ford Dealership.
Two engines, a ladder company, and a battalion chief responded to the first alarm assignment. The first arriving fire fighters observed a "heavy smoke condition" at the roof area of the building. Engine company crews investigated the source of the smoke inside the building while the truck company crew assessed conditions on the roof. For the next 20 minutes, the focus of the suppression effort was concentrated on these initial tactics.


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"Unprecedented" means almost surely massive scholarship reductions and a multi-year postseason ban that would effectively cripple Penn State for years to come.
CNN's recent exposure of a potential cover up at Penn State has lead to more articles by sports writers calling for more punishment. They're only making things worse.
Joe Paterno, who was diagnosed with lung cancer shortly after being dismissed as football coach, has passed away.
"We have visited with Penn State security and we understand they are enhancing their security efforts for Saturday's game and are taking extra precautions to ensure that all players, coaches and fans are treated in a respectful way. We also appreciate that there is a student-led effort at Penn State to respectfully welcome Nebraska fans to Beaver Stadium and into the Big Ten Conference. We know that our fans will reciprocate and display good sportsmanship toward Penn State's fans and players." With that, it's game on for the Huskers on Saturday.
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A 67-year-old man stabbed a 58-year-old man outside of the at 13217 New Hampshire Ave. Thursday because the man thought the victim had cut in line, police said.
Officers were called to the scene at 2:18 p.m. Thursday.
The suspect was waiting in line when he observed the victim step in front of him to complete his business, police said. The victim had previously been working with a postal service employee and had stepped aside to finish some paperwork. He was motioned back to the counter by an employee, police said.
The suspect interpreted the action as cutting in line, police said, and waited outside of the post office under the vestibule for the victim to come outside. When the suspect spotted the victim, he attacked him, police said.
Two female postal workers tried to break up the fight, according to police, and at least one of the employees pepper sprayed the suspect.
"The actions of these employees may have saved the life of, but most definitely assisted in preventing further injury to, the victim," police officials wrote in a press statement.
Police found the victim suffering from "multiple" stab wounds when they arrived at the scene.
Police found a suspect about a mile away, near the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Route 29. His name has not been released because he has not been formally charged.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.