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CodeStock -- local developers unite
The East Tennessee .Net Users Group is hoping to attract developers and IT folks from around the region to an event it's calling CodeStock that starts at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at Pellissippi State Technical Community College and will feature the gamut of latest and greatest developments in programming and IT.
According to the event website, Codestock.org, "This is not a trade show with slick salesman giving prepared demos--this is a gathering of real programmers learning about the latest in technology from each other." Speakers will come from Microsoft, O'Reilly Publishing, INETA, Scalable Development, Wintellect and other companies to talk shop in sessions like, "SQL Server Performance Tuning 101: A Developer's Perspective," "LINQ for SQL - CRUD!," and "10 Open Source Tools You Should Use."
Here's a link to the full agenda. Here's a link to the local group.
TVA drawing down water on lakes
To keep cool water flowing for habitat needs and power plants further downstream, TVA has increased the flow through Chickamauga Dam from 13,000 cubic feet per second to 25,000 cubic feet per second.
The increased flows will continue continue at this rate until an unrestricted drawdown begins after Labor Day, further lowering reservoir levels already 10 feet below normal for this time of year.
"As the river water gets warmer during the summer, we have to increase the flow to protect water quality and aquatic habitat and to provide cooling water for the power plants downstream," said TVA Senior Vice President of River Operations Janet Herrin. "Unfortunately, this will result in lower water levels in the tributary reservoirs."
Full release here:
Thoughts on Bellefonte
It was a long hearing Wednesday, punctuated by references to regulations (or, rather, "regs" to the initiated) and a slew of acronyms I'm still learning.
A few observations that didn't make it into today's story:
There was a good deal of banter over whether or not the anti-nuke groups challenging Bellefonte's construction should be allowed to enter arguments at all after failing to meet a midnight deadline on June 6, after receiving an extension from the NRC to file their complaints.
Tug-o-war over Bellefonte
Three groups sparred over a ream of issues related to the construction and start-up of two new reactors at TVA's Bellefonte site. About eight hours of arguments in front of three Atomic Safety Licensing Board judges on issues from the very broad to the mundane are boiled down in a story we ran today on the hearing.
Here's a press release the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, one of the objecting parties, issued on the hearing last night:
FCC to punish Comcast
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-to-2 yesterday in favor of punishing Comcast for blocking its customers' ability to use a file sharing program that allows the exchange of large amounts of data.
A final vote won't be taken until Aug. 1.
Here's the story from AP:
Money for Tennessee ag
Tennessee could receive nearly $1.2 million if FY2009 bill that passed the senate appropriations committee last week becomes law. Here's the full release from Sen. Lamar Alexander's office.
SAIC to grow by 150
SAIC is relocating one of its divisions to Oak Ridge and will add 150 new jobs. Read our story here. Here's the release sent out by SAIC this morning:
A song for hay
A new aid organization has been set up to aid local farmers struggling with drought and the high cost of feed and fuel. The group is holding an inaugural concert featuring Aaron Tippin on Friday at the Walters State Expo Center. Here's the story:
Cable providers sign anti-porn memo
Cable operators serving 87 percent of homes in the United States will take additional voluntary measures to limit the distribution of child pornography on the Internet under an agreement among the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the National Association of Attorneys General.
Full release here from Comcast, one of the parties to the memorandum of understanding.
C&J signs new network provider
Corryton-based computer services company Logistix Technologies is now the primary network services provider for Coulter & Justus of Knoxville.
Here's the full release:
NC TVA trial setup
Here's an AP story previewing North Carolina's air quality lawsuit against TVA. The trial begins tomorrow in Asheville.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The natural haze that seems to hang over every ridgeline gave the Great Smoky Mountains their name. But North Carolina's top attorney argues that the increasingly opaque atmosphere is thick with unhealthy smokestack emissions - and that the Tennessee Valley Authority is largely to blame.
The state's public-nuisance lawsuit against the TVA begins Monday in Asheville, putting the coal-fired power plants of the nation's largest utility on trial in the mountain range that North Carolina argues has become a crime scene. Several expert witnesses are expected to testify in a case that assesses public health, economics, environment and the role utilities should play in curbing damage to all three.
Court strikes down Clean Air rule
A North Carolina appeals court has ruled in favor of electric utilities including Duke Energy on new interstate clean air rules set up by the Bush Administration.
The Clean Air Interstate Rule required 28 mostly Eastern states to reduce emissions that form fine particles and ozone, which can travel hundreds of miles on the wind. The EPA had predicted the rule would prevent about 17,000 premature deaths a year. Full story here from the Charlotte Observer.
Tomorrow, a federal judge in Asheville will begin hearing testimony in a North Carolina lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority in which the state claims pollution from TVA's coal-fired power plants in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama negatively impact the state's public health and environment. More here on that case.
Energy audit offer extended
TVA is extending its energy audit program until September. Each Valley resident who completes a do-it-yourself home energy audit, available at receives a free conservation kit that can save $2 to $4 on average monthly power bills, depending on individual energy use.
Read full release here:
iPhone launch today
Customers drooling over the new, and cheaper, iPhone wait before opening time at the AT&T store in Turkey Creek. They started lining up about 3 a.m., according to Jim McHargue, director of AT&T wireless sales for central and east Tennessee. Virtually all the phones are sold out at AT&T stores around Knoxville, he said. Here's the AP story about the launch.
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Browns Ferry shut down
TVA shut down its Browns Ferry Unit 3 early this morning to repair a steam leak. See story here.
Quadrcycle anyone?
Sen. Lamar Alexander is backing a bill that would approve funding for a study to evaluate the potential savings in oil costs from increasing road privileges for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, or NEVs, four-wheeled vehicles that can go up to 35 mph.
If you're unfamiliar with the term NEV, they're basically a souped-up golf cart. Here's a shot of one I found posted by GreenCar.com.
According to the release, Tennessee enacted a law on July 1st to allow NEVs with a top speed of 35 mph to use roads where the speed limit is 40 mph. Montana and Washington are the only states that have such laws. Currently, all other states follow a 1998 federal law that only allows NEVs on roads posted at 35 mph or less.
Here's the full release from Alexander's office:
Power hike requested for Browns Ferry
TVA wants to crank up the power at its three nuclear units at Browns Ferry, according to a report in the Tennesseean.
TVA has petitioned TVA to boost power by 15 percent at the plant, according to the article, and questions have been raised regarding the safety of such an upgrade.
Power hike requested for Browns Ferry
TVA wants to crank up the power at its three nuclear units at Browns Ferry, according to a report in the Tennesseean.
TVA has petitioned TVA to boost power by 15 percent at the plant, according to the article, and questions have been raised regarding the safety of such an upgrade.
Knoxville unveils first Energy Star home
Yesterday the city of Knoxville cut the ribbon on its first Energy Star-certified home project on Selma Avenue.
The home is owned by Ollie Goolsby and was rebuilt through Community Development's Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program. The program is designed to help low and moderate income homeowners rebuild or renovate their homes.
The house cost about $2,000 more than a non-Energy Star home to build, according to city spokesman Randy Kenner. He said Goolsby's previous utility bills for a two-bedroom house were $150-$300 month, totalling about $2,800 a year. In her new house, if she keeps the thermostat at 68 degrees in the winter and 78 degrees in summer, Goolsby will pay less than $1000 a year on utilities in her new, three-bedroom home.
Here's the rest of the release;
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A Verizon Wireless study ranks Tennessee as the "textiest" state in the Southeast. for sending and receiving the most text messages per month.
Nashville easily ranked first among cities with most text messaging in the state, sending and receiving 819 million messages from January to April. Knoxville ranked number two, with more than 420 million text messages during that same time period, while neighboring Chattanooga earned third place with 408 million text messages.
The study revealed an increase in text messaging among the company's Tennessee customers by 520% from April 2006 to April 2008. Here is a breakdown of cities in the state:

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QUIET If you're talking when a band is playing we'll tell you to shut up.
SHUT UP No-one paid to listen to you talking to your pals. If you want to talk to your pals when the bands are on, please leave the venue.
Last time the crowd ignored the signs; this time they didn't need them. People were much quieter, more attentive. This was not just because the audience was smaller, but because the music was so different. Last time this was a "noisy gig" room with loud, free-form improvisation by Elliott Sharp and Christian Marclay; this time the punters were quietly focused on pianist Daan Vandewalle as he played the first four of Stockhausen's Klavierstücke – brief, meticulous, distilled works that require full attention to be appreciated. The type of music played will change the nature of the audience's response to the performers, even in the same room with largely the same type of audience.
Ben, you wrote:
"Stockhausen always saw himself as at least an equal peformer when controlling the sound projection of his tapes"
This is, in part, a ruse, as the compensation tables at GEMA reward a tape piece with very little money, but if a live performer is "required" to do a mix, then the fee is several times larger, in addition to the fee the composer can demand as a performer from the presenter. While in some case, a live mix might be useful, in too many pieces the live mixer is either a mime or compensating for a poor recording mix.
Yeah, I passed up my opportunity to pay 36 quid to see Stockhausen in the flesh a couple of years ago when he "performed" the tape-only version of Kontakte in London. And he muffed it.
I'll have to remember this trick, to make sure I get paid!
On the other hand, I can see the need for a composer (or musician who knows what they're doing) being on hand to mix the tape when playing with live musicians – I've seen several cases where just relying on the regular sound guy on the PA has screwed things up.
I can believe Stockhausen's preparations are over-elaborate (10 mics for 2 players?), but can also believe that this excess is necessary to his art.


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Women's Gymnastics
#3 UCLA hosted their first home meet of the season Sunday and came away with a 196.375-193.675 win over Arizona. Bruin gymnasts set career highs in 16 events, including six on the floor and Vanessa Zamarripa won the all around as the Bruins improved to 1-1 on the year. UCLA gymnasts won three of the four events contested. In the vault, an Arizona gymnast won the even, but Bruins took places 2-4. In the uneven bar Anna Li picked up the win as UCLA took the top four spots. Mizuki Sato won the floor exercise and Bruins finished in first, second and third and Aisha Gerber won the balance beam as the Bruins took the top five spots. The Bruins compete next on Friday when they visit Cal St. Fullerton and Sunday when they host Cal.
Men's Volleyball
Following a disappointing opening weekend that saw the Bruins lose two of three and drop to #8 in the rankings, UCLA lost another match before picking up their first MPSF win of the year. On Wednesday the Bruins hosted #2 Cal St. Northridge and were swept 30-18, 30-27, 30-22. They rebounded on Friday though and swept #9 UC Santa Barbara 33-31, 30-28, 30-28 to improve their record to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in MPSF play. The Bruins continue conference play this week as they head to Long Beach on Wednesday to host the #7 49ers before returning home to play UC San Diego on Friday.
Women's Basketball
Nikki Caldwell's Bruins continued Pac 10 play this week with a trip to the Grand Canyon State where they came away with a split. First, the Bruins were blown out by Arizona St. 68-44, but they responded with a fantastic defensive performance to earn a 10 point win over Arizona. Doreena Campbell had 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists and the defense held the Wildcats to 23.4% shooting to come away with a 48-38 win. The Bruins (12-4, 3-2) return to Pauley Pavilion this weekend as they'll host the Washington schools on Thursday and Saturday.
Women's Tennis
#3 UCLA had individuals and doubles teams in action last weekend, including the team of Andrea Remnyse and Yasmin Schnack who won the National Collegiate Tennis Classic. The pair beat a Stanford pair in the final after beating USC's top pair in the semifinals. The entire team will come back together this week as they kick off their season with a visit from Cal St. Northridge on Wednesday and a trip to Malibu to play Pepperdine on Friday.
Men's Track and Field
#24 UCLA opened their indoor season last week in both Flagstaff, Arizona and Seattle, Washington. In Flagstaff, three Bruins achieved NCAA provisional marks, two in the shot put and one in the pole vault. In Seattle, Kyle Shackleton was the top collegiate finisher as he finished fourth in the 3,000 meters. The team is off until the 30th and 31st when they return to Seattle for the UW Invitational.
Women's Track and Field
The women were also in Seattle, but unfortunately nobody acheived a NCAA provisional time. There were some solid showings though as Krishna Curry set an lifetime best and finished second in the 800 meters and Camila Dencer finished second in the 400 meters. The women are also off until the 30th and 31st, but instead of returning to Seattle, they'll go to Idaho for the Bronco Invitational.
Women's Water Polo
Adam Krikorian's women's water polo team enters yet another season with a national title shot as they come in at #3 this year. They will begin their season in Ann Arbor as they compete in the Michigan Invitational with games versus Bucknell, Indiana and #10 Michigan.
Men's Tennis
#4 UCLA enters this season with high expectations and they'll have their chance to begin living up to those expectations when the season opens this week. The Bruins will host BYU on Thursday.
Women's Swimming and Diving
#16 UCLA jumps back in the pool this week after a week off when they host Washington on Saturday.
Calendar (all times pacific)
Wednesday, January 21
Women's Tennis vs. Cal St. Northridge, 1:30 pm- LA Tennis Center
Men's Volleyball at Long Beach St., 7:00 pm- Long Beach, CA
Thursday, January 22
Men's Tennis vs. BYU, 1:30 pm- LA Tennis Center
Women's Basketball vs. Washington St., 7:00 pm- Pauley Pavilion
Friday, January 23
Women's Tennis at Pepperdine, 1:30 pm- Malibu, CA
Women's Gymnastics at Cal St. Fullerton, 7:00 pm- Fullerton, CA
Men's Volleyball vs. UC San Diego, 7:00 pm- Pauley Pavilion
Saturday, January 24
Women's Water Polo vs. Bucknell, 5:15 am- Ann Arbor, MI
Women's Water Polo vs. Indiana, 10:15 am- Ann Arbor, MI
Women's Swim and Dive vs. Washington, 12:00 pm- Men's Pool
Women's Basketball vs. Washington, 2:00 pm- Pauley Pavilion
Sunday, January 25
Women's Water Polo at Michigan, 11:30 am- Ann Arbor, MI
Women's Gymnastics vs. California, 2:00 pm- Pauley Pavilion
Ticket information for all sports can be found here while facility information and directions for all sports can be found here. GO BRUINS!!!


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Pilot killed in London helicopter accident flew for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
12:34pm Friday 25th January 2013 in Local news By Annette McIntyre, Reporter
The helicopter pilot who died in an horrific crash in central London had previously worked for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Peter Barnes, 50, was killed when the helicopter he was flying crashed into a crane and plummeted to the ground in thick fog.
Tributes have been pouring in for the pilot, described as "one of the best", whose stunt flying had featured in a Bond film.
Captain Barnes was a pilot with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) several years ago, flying out of Leeds Bradford airport on life-saving missions.
A spokesman for the organisation said they were saddened to hear of the tragic loss.
"Captain Barnes had previously flown with the YAA as one of our pilots a few years ago and was very well respected among our crew and staff," he said.
"Our thoughts and sincere sympathies are with the families of all those involved in the tragic incident."
Captain Barnes was regarded as one of the UK's most experienced pilots. He died in the accident on Wednesday last week along with Matthew Wood, 39, who is believed to have been walking to work at the time.
Twelve people were injured and buildings caught fire as burning wreckage fell into Wandsworth Road, South Lambeth.
Police said it was a miracle more were not hurt when the helicopter fell onto the busy rush-hour streets.
The crash happened at 8am near Vauxhall Station after the AgustaWestland 109 Power helicopter hit a high-rise crane at The Tower, One St George Wharf, one of Europe's largest skyscrapers.
Mr Barnes, from Berkshire, who has piloted helicopters for films such as Die Another Day, was alone in the aircraft amid thick cloud when it clipped the crane.
Aviation expert Simon Mitchell, a friend of Mr Barnes, told ITV's Daybreak: "As an industry, your peers judge you as well and I think everybody in the industry would accept that Pete was one of the best.
"He was larger than life. Some characters are a little bit introverted and other guys are out there and fill a room, and Pete was one of those guys."


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Well, it's not a Cliff Lee signing nor a Zack Greinke trade, but they're Reds transactions just the same. From Baseball America:
Cincinnati Reds
Signed: OF David Cook, OF Welinton Ramirez
Corner outfielder David Cook has solid defensive tools and raw power, but he's spent much of his career at Double-A and is now 29. He slugged 25 homers for the '09 Double-A Birmingham Barons in the White Sox system, and he's fared quite well against lefty pitchers in Double-A in the past two season (.840 OPS last year and .941 in '09), suggesting some platoon possibilities if he makes his way to a big league bench.
Cook, by the way, is a native of Columbus. A ninth-round pick of the White Sox in 2003, he spent most of last season with Houston's AA affiliate in Corpus Christi where he went 11-36-.245/.337/.406. Cook swiped seven bases in nine tries. He also got 30 plate appearances in AAA.
Ramirez, 23, is from Azua, Dominican Republic, from where the Blue Jays signed him in 2006. He plays all three outfield positions, but mostly saw action in right last season. At High-A Dunedin, Ramirez went 9-49-.237/.271/.373 and stole 12 bags in 18 attempts.


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Happy Columbus Day Chicago! The city will hold its 60th annual Columbus Day parade on Monday at 12:30 p.m.
The parade begins at Columbus and Balbo and will head north to Monroe.
Admission is free.
It is also a federal holiday, so a number of public services are impacted.
Federal, county and city offices are closed. There's also no regular mail delivery.
Chicago public schools are open Monday, but most parochial and suburban schools are closed.
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Portland honours Titchfield SCQ team
PORT ANTONIO, Portland — Members of the Titchfield High School Challenge Team were yesterday recognised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Portland branch, for their performance in the Television Jamaica School Challenge Quiz.
Titchfield, which was runner-up in both the 2011 and 2012 finals of the competition, was hailed as unsung heroes of Portland, and members of the team, including teachers, were presented with trophies -- courtesy of Express Award -- at a civic ceremony held here in the parish capital.
Earlier in the day, the police, cadets, members of the fire brigade, and scouts participated in a colourful parade, while tributes were paid to the country's national heroes at the ceremony.
Among the officials in attendance were Justice of the Peace Desmond Goulbourne, who represented Custos Roy Thompson; Member of Parliament Lynvale Bloomfield (East Portland); Councillor Derron Wood, who represented MP Daryl Vaz (West Portland); and Mayor of Port Antonio Councillor Benny White.
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Lancaster Striders race, a big win for Trinity Pantry
BY: Metro Source Staff | November 01, 2012
LANCASTER- It certainly was a community effort. The Lancaster Striders sponsored a quarter marathon (6.5 miles) road race Saturday, Oct. 27. The success of their event depended on widespread involvement and a success it was, despite the rainy weather.
The Striders pledged net proceeds from the race to Trinity Pantry.
Paul Schaefer, president of the Lancaster Striders and race director, reported that the race, run out of Westwood Park on neighboring roadways as well as the Heritage Trail, attracted more than 175 runners.
The town made certain that the roads were in good condition for the racers. The Lancaster Police and Town Line Fire Department provided traffic control. And the Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps was on hand in case of emergency.
An astounding 50 to 100 volunteers registered runners, prepared and conducted a basket auction, handed out water, and cheered on the stalwart participants. Scores of local businesses and individuals donated food, water and items for the basket auction.
"Everyone associated with Trinity Pantry extends a heartfelt thanks to the runners, walkers, basket preparers, direction givers, and well wishers who turned out for the race," said Betsy Moll, volunteer director of the Trinity Pantry. "The Lancaster Striders are to be congratulated. Theirs is a gift from the community to the community, packaged with careful planning and delivered just where it is needed and much appreciated."
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I, like many, am concerned about the puny defensive tackles we have, so I wanted to see how Meeks' philosophy of undersized, quicker tackles panned out in Indy. I assume someone has pointed all this out before, somewhere, but his run defenses were really bad.
Colts Defense
2002 - Run (20th), Total (8th) - He inherited the 25th run defense, and 29th overall defense, so that's a pretty good start.
2003 - Run (20th), Total (11th) - Ok, went backwards a little there.
2004 - Run (24th), Total (29th) - Uh oh ...
2005 - Run (16th), Total (11th) - Decent recovery!
2006 - Run (32nd), Total (21st) - Uh ... instant firing imminent? Apparently not ...
2007 - Run (15th), Total (3rd) - Whoa! Where'd that come from?
2008 - Run (24th), Total (11th) - Back to mediocrity.
So, on average he oversaw the 19th run defense, and the 13th overall defense. Is that really the commitment to defensive excellence we're looking for? Our offense is a run first offense. That requires a stout defense to go along with it. Without a stout defense, they'll fall behind in games and have to abandon the running game to catch up.
I was fascinated how he was able to pull off that 2007 season, and it was what I predicted, a lot of turnovers. They were 2nd in picks, and 7th in fumble recoveries. Fluke seasons like that happen to every team now and then. Just ask the Saints.
So, in short, I believe Meeks will destroy our defensive line and leave us battered and bruised for years after he gets canned. I only hope it happens before he does something like spend a first round pick on a 280 pound defensive tackle.
Edit: Here's a few more statistics.
Colts Defense (Points Allowed)
2002 - 7th
2003 - 20th
2004 - 19th
2005 - 2nd
2006 - 23rd
2007 - 1st
2008 - 7th
Colts Defense (Interceptions)
2002 - 26th
2003 - 14th
2004 - 9th
2005 - 9th
2006 - 20th
2007 - 2nd
2008 - 11th
Panthers Defense (Points Allowed) (higher/lower than Indy's)
2002 – 5th (two spots higher)
2003 – 10th (ten spots higher)
2004 – 15th (four spots higher)
2005 – 5th (three spots lower)
2006 – 8th (fifteen spots higher)
2007 – 15th (fourteen spots lower)
2008 – 12th (five spots lower)
So, as you can clearly see, Indy's defense under Meeks was not consistent in points given up either. In fact, the Carolina defense was much more consistent. Meeks averaged the 11th ranked defense in points given up, and Carolina's old scheme ranked 10th. Meeks' defense was either really good, or really bad. Carolina's defense was ranked in the top half of the league every year. You can also see that the interceptions he created with his scheme was not consistent, so to say that was the upside of his bend but don't break cover-2 scheme is inaccurate. Besides that, Carolina ranked 1st in picks in 2004, and 4th in 2005, so turnovers aren't new to this team. The old scheme could produce them. I'm sorry, did Indy ever rank 1st in picks while Meeks was the coordinator? Huh? Let me look at the chart above.
Some have raised the point that Indy did not focus enough on defense, and that's why Meeks was not able to do as well as people think he could. However, his first year at Indy the whole draft was defense, except for one 6th round pick. In 2003-2007, the majority of each draft was defensive. In 2005, not only was the draft primarily defense, the top 3 picks were defense. So, clearly it was all on Meeks' scheme as to why that defense never stabilized. One person raised the point that while they did draft defensive players, they didn't grab up defensive free agents. I don't know about that, and I'm not going to spend an hour checking. Regardless, while Carolina has grabbed up defensive free agents in the past, this is a team that builds primarily through the draft, and I think Meeks had plenty of draft picks to work with at Indy.
One other point that has been raised is that the defense Meeks is using at Carolina is more of a Fox/Meeks blend than exactly what Meeks ran at Indy. That's open for debate. Right now, I would agree. Louis Leonard is not at all the kind of defensive tackle Meeks would've had at Indy. He never had a starting defensive tackle more than 300 pounds even. However, I do think Meeks is slowly moving towards what he did while with the Colts. He brought in Ed Johnson, who played with him at Indy. We only have one run stuffing tackle, Leonard. Everette Brown is a mirror image of the defensive ends he had at Indy. It's open for debate whether he'll revert completely to his old personnel, but I think it's very risky only carrying one run stuffer on the roster.


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I don't even know where to begin with this boy! We couldn't be more proud and excited for him. For 3 weeks he and the other boys have been on break from school. Usually Isaac stays with us on his breaks, but we thought that it would be good if he stayed 1 week with his family. He has an aunt and uncle that live in town here. They care for his younger brother, Theo and older sister Emmy while she is on break. This is where he will stay on breaks when we go back to the US. So three weeks ago he stayed with them and he loved it! He had the opportunity to share the Bible verses he had been memorizing. They couldn't get enough and asked for him to teach them everyday. He shared the gospel with them and how you can only go to heaven by believing in Jesus and not by doing good things or being a good person.
Then about a week ago Isaac took a moto taxi home from VBS and was able to witness to him for 30 min! The driver had asked what the muzungus (white people) where teaching him, and Isaac responded, "About God." The driver then proceeded to ask more specific questions which lead into a great discussion about Christ! The driver said that the most important thing to him was money, but Isaac shared what he had learned and that God should be most important. The driver asked if he would come over to his house and teach him about God. How amazing that God is using him to reach the unreached–and someone that is way older than him!
Today when we went to visit the boys at Wisdom School (where they board), Isaac was holding a Bible study with his friends. There were about 15 boys all sitting in desks (including Emmanuel, Theoneste, and Shema) with their Bibles opened and attention on Isaac. He is such a leader! They were reading Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." He was breaking down the verse and explaining it to them. He said they get together every night and study together.
Isaac shared a lot with us the night before he went back to school. This is the first time he has really opened up with us about his past. I can't even tell you how amazing it is to hear his testimony. Being only 13 years old, the things he has gone through is unimaginable. And through all this his faith in God stayed strong and is what brought him through. He first learned about Christ when he was about 6 years old and was shown the Jesus Film. He knew then that he wanted to follow Christ and didn't waiver even when times were tough.
Thank you all who have prayed for Isaac over the past year that we have known him. God is truly going to use him and is already using him in great ways. It's exciting to think what the future holds for him.
A question asked many times to young children: "What do you want to be when you get older?"
Isaac's response: "I can't know, I will be whatever God wants me to be."


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Why I Play Paintball
It feels like paintball has been a part of my life forever. I've been in so many games, been shot so many times and had so many adventures that it's really impossible to remember them all. There is one part of the game, though, that simply doesn't get old.
I recently took a group of over a dozen boys from age 12 to 17 to play paintball. Some had played a few times before, some had never played and none were regulars. We played on some private land under a large canopy of trees a few hundred feet across with a nice stream winding through the middle. The evening was hot and humid, a few of the paintball guns were having issues, the ground was kind of muddy, but nobody cared. We played for a few hours before heading off to get some pizza. Despite none of the games really being, in my mind, particularly remarkable, the boys kept talking about what had happened and constantly rehashed and re-evaluated their decisions on each game.
If you've spent much time with teens and near-teens, you know that between 12 and 17 there's a world of difference. What I love about paintball is that it brings them together. Very few other activities have the chance to bring all sorts of people from different backgrounds, different ages, different professions and different locations. In the end, everyone is just playing a game with friends. Playing and having fun with friends - that's why I play paintball.
My Favorite Things
The song "My Favorite Things" randomly popped into my head. While humming along, I started to think about paintball and what parts of it represent my "favorite" parts of the sport. I came up with a list, but I should point out that it's not listed in any particular order. A few of my favorite things include shooting paintball guns, strategy, tinkering, teamwork and friendships. It's amazing how many things I love to do are represented in one sport.
What are your favorite things about paintball?
Introductory Gear
Everyone has to start somewhere with paintball. Many players' first experience comes with rental equipment at a field or by playing with borrowed gear on an outlaw field. In either case, a significant part of the first paintballing experience is the gear that is used. If a player spends all day with a gun that is chopping paint or doesn't fire at all, then they will likely leave with a bad taste in their mouth. A problem with this, though, is the accompanying challenge that most rental equipment and loaner guns are not the highest quality. How, then, do you make sure a player has a good experience while still not breaking the bank on equipment? I have a few suggestions.
One of the quickest ways to ruin a first time paintball experience is when the player can't see. This usually occurs with a mask that fogs. If possible, provide new players (and all players, for that matter) with a thermal lens that is less likely to fog.
Beyond the mask, choose a gun that shoots well and is reliable. Players can deal with a gun that isn't perfectly accurate, but a gun that doesn't fire consistently when the trigger is pulled can really turn people off to the sport. While there's no gun that is perfect, Tippmann 98s are often a good choice (though individual guns may have problems) because of their reliability. A disadvantage, though, is that these guns are relatively heavy. For younger or smaller players, a Spyder or Azodin may be a good option. In fact, most newer, entry-level guns perform adequately for an average game of paintball. Older guns that were designed for the entry-level player have a tendency to chop paint and I generally wouldn't recommend them.
One other option is to let the new player try out something a little nicer, such as an intermediate gun. The player will likely have a very good experience with the higher-end gear. One slight concern is that if they do go and purchase their own equipment, they may find that the gear they buy will be a downgrade.
In the end, the goal for a first-time paintball player is to make sure they have as good of an experience as possible. If you are introducing someone to the sport of paintball, provide them with equipment that will work, work well and will not be a hindrance to players wanting to play again in the near future.
Paintball Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is not very popular to talk about. Not only do people not really get excited to have another sportsmanship lecture, but they don't go and read about it on their own. (I know that because I can look at page views of my articles, and sportsmanship articles are never very popular - similar to safety articles.) It is, though, something that people need to be reminded of, so here I go again.
Sportsmanship is a big deal in sports. It refers to how players interact with other players and how they act on and off the field. It's also a big deal in Paintball. Particularly when players carry a paintball gun that can literally hit someone from a hundred feet away, they need to be good sports and play the game as it was meant to be played. This means that you play fair, play nice, treat others, and yourself, with respect, and you always play safe. Sportsmanship is not simply a one-time event, but it is a process where you continually try to better yourself without belittling anyone else.
To look at it from another side, nobody likes a poor sport. People that are unsafe, unfriendly, overly competitive or simply too full of themselves are not fun to play with or to be around. People who come just because they think its an excuse to party or come to show off their manly abilities are not good for other players or for the sport.
Equipment Maintenance: A Necessary Evils
A somewhat unique aspect of paintball, compared to other sports, is the sophistication of the equipment that is required to play the game. Even an extremely basic setup requires a gun with many moving parts, a hopper, a mask and a tank filled with high pressure CO2. A higher-end setup will likely include a motor in the hopper, a high pressure air tank (basically a small scuba tank) and a sophisticated circuit board in the gun. Because paintball requires these complicated parts working together in harmony, you have to keep everything running in peak condition, which requires some effort.
The key to taking care of your paintball gun is to take the time, get the right tools and just do it right. After a day of playing, it's really easy to throw everything in your gear bag and forget about it, but you just need to adjust, maintain and fix when the problem arises. Of course, you could choose a simpler setup that requires less maintenance, but even the most basic guns will require regular lubrication and new o-rings. If you have an electronic gun, don't forget to have batteries with a full charge. And whatever you do, make sure to keep your gun clean at all times.
Paintball maintenance isn't all that much fun since it's the grunt work of tinkering. It is, though, something that has to be done. Take care of it and your equipment (and your performance on the field) will thank you for it.
Warming Up
Most people think of warming up as it relates to getting ready to play a sport: stretching, jogging, etc. For me, though, warming up means that it's getting ready for paintball to begin. Not in a matter of minutes or hours, but in a matter of weeks or months.
I'm well aware that people in the south and along the west coast of America generally never have a time of the year when they can't regularly play paintball in the great outdoors, but for those of us that live in the Midwest (and many other parts of the country and world), there's a long period when paintball is hard to play due to the cold. In fact, in Ohio where I live, there are about four months of the year (middle of November to the Middle of March) when paintball is almost impossible to play. It's not that it's too cold and snowy that whole time, but on the few days when it is a bit warmer, the field is so wet that it turns into a soggy mud puddle by about the second game.
Because of the long winter, it always gives me a little breath of fresh air when I can sense that the season is finally changing. It's not that there's just a warm day, but there's something in the air that makes it feel like the end is in sight. With the warming up period, it really feels like the weather is warming up for paintball season. Just like you warm up before you play, the season is getting ready to begin.
I'm excited.
Paintball in Nature
There's a lot to like about paintball. Action, adventure, exercise, strategy, tinkering, etc. One of the overlooked sides, from my perspective, is that paintball encourages me to get out and enjoy nature. While there are indoor paintball facilities, I prefer to go outside where there's the wind, sun, trees and grass. I, like many Americans, spend most of my working hours indoors and when I do go outside, it's often in my backyard or around town, where I'm constantly surrounded by well-developed modern society. When I go to a woodsball field, though, I have a chance to experience a more natural environment. While the game of paintball itself is not very conducive to studying nature, the time between games and before and after is a great time to be in environment. In fact, I quite enjoy increasing my time before playing by a day and camping the night before playing. It's a great opportunity to connect, for a time, with nature.
Paintball in 2013
Another year has come to an end, but paintball carries on. No one knows for sure what's in store for paintball in the coming year, but here are a few things that you might consider for you. The first, is to try out some new equipment. If you're a new player and using the same mask that came with your first gun, I highly recommend an upgrade. Otherwise, it's time to look for a new gun. There are many models to choose from, but make sure you try to get a good deal and save money, and get one that suits your playing style.
Another thing to try in the New Year, is to experiment with a new kind of paintball. If you are primarily played outlaw paintball in your neighbor's backyard, try out a speedball game. If you are an expert at tournament paintball, go to a large scenario game. If you only play in the mountains, go to a professional field and try one of their many games.
One last thing to try, is to invite someone new to the sport. The strength of paintball comes from its numbers, and the best way to get people to play, is to invite them and ensure that they have a wonderful first experience. Anyone can play the sport, so think of people that you wouldn't normally invite to play, and you just might find a new paintball buddy to last a lifetime.
For whatever comes the New Year, I wish each of you a wonderful year of paintball to come.
Thankful for Paintball
During November, like most Americans, my thoughts are brought towards Thanksgiving and thinking about what I'm grateful for in my life. Paintball has played a significant part of my life, so I thought that I would think about what parts of paintball I'm thankful for.
The first thing that I'm grateful for is the friendships I've made through paintball, and, coming in second, the memories of the games I've played. Thinking about the game itself, I love the action, the movement and the strategy. Then, to complete the experience, I love the equipment: tinkering with gear, upgrading guns and creating my own style.
All in all, I like just about every part of paintball (except how pricey it can get) because it, as a whole, is a lot of fun. Why are you thankful for paintball? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Keep Paintball Safe
Paintball is a very safe sport. Actually, let me make a caveat: paintball is a very safe sport if you wear your mask. There are occasionally other injuries in paintball, but the serious ones are basically always from someone who took off their mask and got hit in the eye (or someone not using a barrel cover when they should). Also, if you properly chrono your gun, then you will even eliminate serious welts. When people follow the rules, paintball is a great, safe way to pass your time.
Why, then do I harp on safety all the time? It's because too many paintball players aren't very interested in it. They have a "it won't happen to me attitude" and they do stupid/illegal things with paintball guns that can end in really bad results. I've been around paintball for quite a while now and I know how much people like to be told, time after time, to be safe. But, since players, as a whole, still break the basic safety rules, it bears repeating, again, and again, and again.


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JOHN CURTIS - Daily Union Sports Editor
SHELBYVILLE, IL. — Stew-Stras Jr. High basketball hosted Okaw Valley on Monday and posted a sweep. Stew-Stras 7th won, 28-17, and Stew-Stras 8th won, 37-36.
The Comet 7th grade took a 6-2 lead early, but Okaw fought back and cut the lead to two points at the break, 11-9. Stew-Stras struck back in the 3rd and established a6-point lead heading into the 4th, 19-13. Stew-Strasheld the momentum late and extended their final margin with a 9-4 run.
Burton scored a game-high 15 points for Stew-Stras with seven field goals. Hagerman led Okaw with 10 ponts, including a trey. Smith made five free throws for the Comets
Stew-Stras 28, Okaw Valley 17
Stew 6-5-8-9--28
Okaw 2-7-4-4--17
Stew stats: Burton 15 (7 FGs, FT), Kerby 5 (2 FGs, FT), Smith 5 (5 FTs), Tabbert 3 (FG, FT). Team FGs 10. Team FTs 8.
Okaw stats: Hagerman 10 (3-2s, 1-3 pt FGs, 1 FT), Coleman 3 (FG, FT), Bland 2 (FG), McGill 2 (2 FTs). Team FGs 6 (1-3). Team FTs 4.
In the prime-time affair it was a battle royal that came down to a 1-point difference for the home team.
Okaw took a 10-8 lead in the 1st and the two teams matched each other in the 2nd with 10 points each. Stew-Stras trailed 20-18 to start the 3rd, but won the 3rd, 10-7, and claimed a slim, 28-27, lead heading into the fateful 4th.
The heavyweights went at it down to the wire matching each other with nine points each, as Stew-Stras held on to the 1-point margin and the win.
Kessler was high-point man again for Stew-Stras with 17 points on eight field goals and a free throw. Garrett Fritz led Okaw with 14 points and Cody Drake had 10. Austin Harshman had six for Okaw, while Kramer and Thies had six each for Stew-Stras.
That would have left Okaw up 30-29. But four Stew-Stras role players scored eight more points and the three other Okaw scorers had just six, leaving Okaw one point short on the scoreboard.
Stew-Stras 37, Okaw Valley 36
Stew 8-10-10-9--37
Okaw 10-10-7-9---36
Stew stats: Kessler 17 (8 FGs, FT), Kramer 6 (3 FGs), Thies 6 (2 FGs, 2 FTs), Quast 2 (FG), Koester 2 (FG), Hansen 2 (2 FTs), Clark 2 (2 FTs). Team FGs 15. Team FTs 7.
Okaw stats: Fritz 14 (6 FGs, 2 FTs), Drake 10 (4 FGs, 2 FTs), Harshman 6 (1-2, 1-3 pt FGs, 1 FT), Yarnell 3 (FG), Bunfill 3 (FG, FT). Team FGs 14 (2-3s). Team FTs 6.


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New York Sun By A. BALLA October 18, 2007
Growing up in Astoria, Eric Outcalt had a view that included the General Motors Building, the Sherry-Netherland Hotel, and the Williamsburg Bridge. Now, he owns them.
"I bought them all," he said. "Three bucks each." Don't count the 47-year-old Mr. Outcalt, who lives on Long Island and is a finance director at a car dealership, among the city's real estate tycoons: He purchased these properties through Weblo.com, a virtual universe where copies of real world assets are traded for real money. For those familiar with the idea of such Internet domains, Weblo may seem similar to Second Life, which opened in 2003 and boasts 10 million users operating in a multimillion-dollar virtual economy. Weblo's cofounder and chief executive, Rocky Mirza, is adamant that his site is different because Weblo is a copy of the real world, whereas users build the Second Life world themselves.
"Everything you buy here already exists in the real world," he said. Described as "Monopoly on steroids," Weblo has accumulated about 60,000 users since its launch in December 2006. Players such as Mr. Outcalt make money by having other players click on the advertisements that are featured on their property pages, and by selling their assets for a profit. The Web site receives 5% of each sales transaction and makes a profit through membership fees and money stemming from the initial sales of copy assets. The price of a copy property is based on factors including the Internet usage rate in the area the real asset is located, and the number of Weblo users viewing the virtual asset page.
I wonder if I can buy Herman Miller?


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For the second time in just a month, an Illinois Senate committee has approved the legalization of same-sex marriage.
The legislation will move to the Senate floor after a positive nine to five vote by the Executive Committee. Democrats hold a 40-member majority in the Senate and claim to have the votes needed to pass the bill over to the House.
The committee had previously voted in favor of the legislation in early January, but a vote was put off because supporters were afraid they did not have enough votes.
The legislation was re-worded afterward at the insistence of Republicans, to clarify that places of worship do not have to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies.
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(WLNS) - Making sausage is not the prettiest sight.
"This is a whole pork shoulder. We're not using trim, we're not using body parts. We're using fresh clean meat," says Brandon Decker as he prepares meat for sausage.
Decker, a manager at Mert's Meats in Okemos says often sausage gets bad wrap. People think it's dirty. Decker says that may have been true in the past, but today most sausage is made from very clean meat.
"We inspect it thoroughly, the pork that we put into the sausage is good enough to eat like any other piece of pork," said Decker.
What does sausage have to do with this story? We'll get there. For now we'll transition from the kitchen to the courtroom.
"Anytime someone sues the state it goes before the court of claims," explains Judge Rosemarie Aquilina.
From tax cases to the governor's nerd-fund, the court of claims handles a variety of suits against the state.
Since the 70s these cases were brought exclusively before Ingham County Circuit Court Judges like Rosemarie Aquilina.
"Most of the state agencies are in Lansing, it's their headquarters. If there's an action against them and you need people to respond they're right there," said Bruce Timmons.
Timmons worked on the legislation that brought the court to Lansing in the 70's.
He says the move was practical, and you could make a strong argument that nobody knows Michigan judicial policy better than he, in fact he wrote a lot of it.
"I retired after 45 years with the legislature. I started as an intern back in 67', 68', and I've dealt with court issues almost the entire time.
Fast-forward thirty-five years to this past November, our current legislature decided to undo Timmons' work.
"When someone sues the state of Michigan, why do the judges only come from Ingham County, this doesn't make any sense to me?"
Senator Rick Jones says only three percent of the state elects Ingham County judges, they shouldn't make rulings that affect the entire state.
He introduced a bill to change that.
"So I came up with allowing the Supreme Court to select appeals court judges. Four would be selected, and one at a time they would serve as the court of claims," said Jones.
But Judge Aqualina cried foul.
She and the four other judges who handle these cases are elected in a democratic district.
She, along with some democratic state lawmakers say Jones' bill was an attempt to take certain cases away from her court, and hand-deliver them to the supreme court, which is controlled by republicans.
"They want to rig the courts, they want to stack the courts, they don't like what's coming out. It is sending a message to judges that if the legislature doesn't like what we do, they're going to take away our ability to rule," said Aquilina.
I asked Jones if he was just trying favorable rulings for Republicans he gave a resounding…
"No. in fact I've never been critical of the court of claims judges," said Jones.
But even Bruce Timmons, a lifelong Republican himself, says he's not buying it.
"I opened it up and read it and I said what is going on here," Timmons said.
Timmons testified against the bill before a house and senate committee.
"This strikes me as not right. I don't know of any instance in the time I've covered this issue, which is forty-five years, where there has been action by the legislature to take a case away from a judge and give it to another judge. That's in effect what these are doing," Timmons said.
Despite the objections, the bill passed both chambers and the governor signed it within a matter of two weeks. It took affect right after it passed.
"I think it's an appropriate thing to do because it was really about getting better representation across the entire state," said Governor Snyder.
Timmons says he doesn't know exactly how it all came together, and he isn't sure he wants to.
"There are two things you don't want to see being made, sausage and laws. In this case it's an indignity to the sausage," said Timmons.
Which brings us back to Brandon Decker at Mert's Meats.
"We use fresh clean meats," said Decker.
"Absolutely," responded Decker when asked if sausage processors have "cleaned up" their act.
If you ask Timmons, sausage makers are looking better every day.
In November, it took our state legislature just two weeks to change an entire court system in place for 35 years.
"They want to rig the courts, they want to stack the courts, they don't like what's coming out because we follow the law," said Rosemarie Aqualina, Ingham County Circuit Court Judge.
Aquilina was one of a five Ingham County judges who handled lawsuits brought against the state's government.
That is until the new court of claims bill passed, which allowed the state supreme court to take certain cases in her court, midway through, and hand them to a different judge in the appeals court.
She doesn't hide her objections.
"This is the beginning of the dismantling of the justice system in Michigan," said Aqualina.
"This is judge-shopping in its worst form," said Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic Leader of the Michigan Senate.
Many democrats, including Senator Whitmer, believe the real motivation behind the Republican sponsored bill was to cherry-pick certain cases and put them into the hands of the state Supreme Court, which as they point out has a Republican majority.
"Is it to take the nerd fund questions out of the Ingham court so they can hand pick who determines them? Yeah, I think that's exactly what's happening here," said Whitmer.
"It's been more than thirty years, why now?" asked Six News Reporter Joe Khalil.
"Because some of the most important cases are coming down. We have the bankruptcy case, we have the open meetings act violations, we have teacher pensions. We have all sorts of cases in front of all five of us," Aqualina said.
But if this law was such a miscarriage of justice, why weren't more judges outraged like Aquilina?
The answer was unsettling. Six News obtained emails sent among dozens of circuit court judges,
Showing many thought if they stayed quiet about the court of claims bill, lawmakers would reward them with higher salaries.
"We currently are hoping for our first pay increase in over ten years. Adjusting the compensation is more important to the administration of justice than senate bill 652." says circuit court judge Charles Johnson in an e-mail.
Former president of the judges association Lita Popke says in another e-mail
"We do have legislative issues, most notably is our current strategy to restructure how judges are compensated. We cannot afford to jump into a legislative train where we may negatively impact an issue of concern to our membership."
And this from Oakland County Judge James Alexander, in an e-mial first reported by the Detroit Free Press, "If yall want to engage in a suicide mission that will impact our ability to get compensation so be it. Count the votes. You may not like it but its big boy politics."
I spoke with Judge Alexander who told me lawmakers didn't promise he'd get a raise in exchange for keeping quiet, he says he just assumed if he spoke out, he wouldn't get one.
"Count the votes. People were opposing something that was very obviously going to go through the legislature. You pick your fights, you pick the ones that could be helpful or that you can win. This one we couldn't win. That's what I meant," said Alexander via phone.
All of the judges denied getting a "sweet deal" from lawmakers, but just two days after the court of claims bill passed, Housebill 5153 was introduced, to raise the salaries of those very same judges.
"I understand why it creates some degree of suspicion," said State Rep. John Walsh who sponsored the bill. Walsh acknowledges the timing of his bill seems like a big coincidence, but denies ever making any back-door deals with judges.
"No one in this legislature including me as the bill sponsor could've promised anyone action for neutrality or support on the Ingham County matter or any other matter."
To Walsh's credit, we searched but found no evidence of any direct link between the legislature and these judges.
But the fact remains, these people whom you elected to administer justice, evidenced by these e-mails decided to put their legal ideals aside in exchange for the possibility of a few more bucks in their pocket.
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Policy & Law
When the FBI seize took control of the digital black market Silk Road, it also seized control of a bunch of money: about 26,000 bitcoins, a virtual currency that approximates cash on the internet. Bitcoins are worth about $122 each, which means the government is sitting on a pretty pile of cash. So why are enraged users sending the federal agency Bitcoin donations?
It's possible to attach text to Bitcoin transactions using the site Blockchain.info, where messages are streamed for the public to view. It's not hard to locate a single wallet with so many coins, and someone has already renamed the FBI's wallet "Silkroad Seized Coins." Users are now sending microdonations ranging from .000001 BTC to .0001 BTC, which are worth fractions of a penny, but really serve as the vehicle for messages.
"Prohibition doesn't work. Stop ruining peoples' lives."
In the wake of the Silk Road closure and the arrest of Ross Ulbricht, the man accused of running the site, people have a lot to say. The messages contain gems such as, "Prohibition doesn't work. Stop ruining peoples' lives," and "Members of the FBI, are you more interested in control or in justice?" One user sent along a link to this sassy picture of Xhibit. Others were more specific: "Hey computer geek, who control this address. Ross Ulbricht is not the bad guy, you are a bad guy."
Attaching a message to a Bitcoin transaction as a political statement is actually tradition. Using a different method, the creator of Bitcoin embedded a cryptic message to the very first bitcoins: "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks." That message is now stored forever in the blockchain, the public history of all transactions done in Bitcoin. The text, a news headline, has been interpreted as a political statement as well as a timestamp.
The question of what the government is going to do with its newfound Bitcoin wealth is an interesting one. The FBI filed a civil forfeiture complaint for the Bitcoins and other assets, just as it would in any crime involving property of value. But the agency isn't quite sure what to do with the Bitcoin once the trial is done. "This is kind of new to us," an FBI spokesperson told Forbes. "We will probably just liquidate them." That statement is likely to make some former Silk Road customers want to cry; some had as much as $30,000 sitting on the site at the time it was seized. At least now they have a way to express their aggression.
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The nation's grocers met in Washington Friday to talk about how they can be kinder to the environment.
Safeway is switching all 1,000 of its trucks to cleaner burning fuel. California is considering charging 15 cents every time a customer asks for a plastic bag. Sara Lee says it is building a bakery run entirely by a windmill.
The bottom line is that the food companies say they want to join the effort to go green because they are realizing that being good to the environment is also good for business. For example, consumers love the new concentrated detergents and it's not just about less plastic.
Cal Dooley of the Grocery Manufacturers Association says, "You can put a lot more of those packages of that detergent that's concentrated on a palette, in a truck, that again has significant savings in the fuel and the transportation."
The grocers say that the real challenge is that busy consumers want smaller items on the go and packaged individually and that takes more plastic which is not environmentally friendly.
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F-1 Student's Directions for Application for Extension of Stay
This checklist will assist you in preparing your application for an Extension of Stay.
You need to submit to the ISSS:
* Academic Advisor's Form for Extension of Stay – You and your advisor need to answer all questions on the form. Your advisor is the only person who can complete the Advisor's Section of the form. If your advisor is not available contact us at email@example.com
* Financial Documentation: Financial documentation can be brought to the ISSS office, sent as an email scan or faxed to the attention of Karen Keefe-Guzikowski, at 607-777-2889. Originals of these documents must also be mailed to our office.
Financial Documentation can be any of the following, or a combination:
§ Recent personal bank statement (issued within the last 3 months)
· Your full name must be on the statement as account owner
§ Certificates of Deposit Statement in your name
§ Funding Letter covering the period of the extension from your academic department or program
§ Stock Certificates in your name
* If you have a financial sponsor, such as a parent or relative, you need to submit:
§ Sponsor's recent bank statement
§ A letter or affidavit of support in English from sponsor stating their relationship to you and confirming that they will support you while you are a student at Binghamton University (see below for an example of a Letter of Support)
· Letter or Affidavit of Support must be current
§ If your financial sponsor is a permanent resident or a US citizen, and lives in
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· Proof of Sponsor's Certificate of Deposit
§ Sponsor's Stock Certificates
* If your sponsor is faxing a bank statement or other financial documents to us they must attach a cover sheet that includes your name noting that the document is for your extension application. We cannot match the financials to your extension application unless the sponsor tells us the name of the student they are supporting.
- After you submit the Academic Advisor's Recommendation form, we will e-mail you the
financial amount you need to document.
- If you have dependents in the U.S. your financial documentation must also show support for them
- Your application needs to be complete (advisor's recommendation form and all necessary
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- Applications submitted after the suggested deadline will be in a long processing que.
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In my quest to eat a healthy, mostly-vegan (no dairy, occasional eggs – for now, anyway) diet, I've been doing a lot of cooking and baking. I'm having a blast experimenting with different recipes and have found some delicious new favorites. To be honest, other than an occasional cheese craving, I haven't felt deprived at all, and I'm feeling better than ever (and have fairly easily lost 12 pounds so far).
I've found that I can Google a favorite food and add "vegan" to the search and there is almost always a vegan version of whatever I am craving – sometimes more delicious than the traditional recipe! I have two favorite vegan cooking blogs: Oh She Glows and Your Vegan Girlfriend. Your Vegan Girlfriend gave me a nacho "cheez" sauce, so I can eat my beloved nachos, and super-healthy snickerdoodle blondies. Oh She Glows has become my go-to for new recipes. Spinach artichoke dip is my new potluck contribution, and this past weekend I made two amazing recipes: roasted tomato pesto (which I can't stop eating and have already made a second time) and roasted tomato, onion, and garlic coconut soup. Lick your bowl good. I put the pesto on pizza and topped with Daiya mozzarella – so good! – and ate on whole wheat penne. Having it on pizza again tonight and I can't wait.
I've done a little experimenting on my own as well. Inspired by a vegan spinach florentine recipe (I am forgetting where I found it – will try to remember to add link later), I decided to try a vegan penne alla vodka. I looked up a recipe and followed it, substituting plain, unsweetened coconut milk for the heavy cream, and fresh basil for the oregano (I just like basil better). So delicious! I have made, and devoured, it twice, and plan to make it again soon.
I have also experimented with black bean brownies. I tried one recipe from Your Vegan Girlfriend, which was good but not quite there for me. I found another recipe (another source that is escaping me right now) that used bananas instead of tofu, so I tried that, but omitted the cinnamon and added coffee instead. Success! And only about 85 calories each. Seriously!
All this experimenting is fun and keeps me from feeling deprived. I love feeding my body healthy, wholesome meals, as it is a way to show myself some love, in addition to the love I show through running.
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The overarching themes in this year's document are:
- the importance of self-assessment - that is, taxpayers understanding their obligations and meeting them voluntarily. Inland Revenue also sets out the steps and actions carried out to help taxpayers comply; and
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Lookin' for a place to study!
Ah, finals week. Last week I blogged about how I've been keeping myself motivated, so this week I figured it'd be best to talk about where most students are during those times when they aren't playing Borderlands. I also just finished typing a really big paper, so… PHOTOS!
The first place I love doing half work / half not-work is the Academic Commons. It's great because 1) It's right by Jazzman's, perfect access to unlimited coffee and 2) It's right below the library, so it's easy to trick yourself into thinking you can get work done here. During finals, it's pretty packed. There's not a lot of outlets, so I thought if I bring a power supply and charge a plug in for a pastry of my choice, I'd make millions! (of food). Also, it's great for group projects, which is mainly the kind of people you meet here… Each one of them with their eyes screaming, "I HATE GROUP PROJECTS GAH WHY AM I IN THIS CLASS." It's fun to watch, terrible to be a part of.
The next place is of course the library. Each level is progressively more quiet. 2nd floor is still relaxing and there's a lot of open space. 3rd floor — I feel like no one really works on the third floor. But it's a good place for "friends who want to study around each other but separately." Fourth floor there are private rooms with a small window and a closed door, open tables for everyone, and even a secret conference room that's never used but always open and great for studying / hanging out and playing music while doing some work. I like the open space – you feel like people are judging you if you aren't working. On the fifth floor, there are a lot of person cubby areas, just you, a window, and a wall. These are almost always filled during the week.
Your dorm is a good place to study – a lot of the dorms have study rooms now for just that. Plus kitchens have tables that as freshman are never used, and of course, your own desk could be a study space too.
And there's the Science Library… If you cough, those chemistry majors start mumbling about what chemicals they would combine in order to silence you for good… No, I'm kidding. But the Science Library in Sackler is definitely a great place for even quieter studying than the 5th floor of the library, and the students who go here are always very motivated.
But in the end, the
best most often used study space is right outside of class before the exam.
Good luck on finals, Clarkies! Where do you study?
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Definition: A blood clot that forms deep in the tissues of the body, typically in the lower leg and thigh. Having a c-section or even being postpartum makes it more common. Compression boots, and early walking after surgery can help prevent the formation of the blood clot, which can break away and go to the heart, brain or lungs causing death.
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A daily digest of IT blogs. Richi Jennings curates the best bloggy bits, finest forums, and weirdest websites… so you don't have to. Catch the key commentary from around the Web every morning.
According to Brian Marshall of Gleacher & Co., Apple will take an annual refresh path for its tablet, just as it has for the iPhone. ... April, a year after the original's launch.
Analysts and bloggers have been speculating ... [about] the next-generation iPad ... a thinner form factor ... a higher-resolution display. ... Marshall said the second iPad will be essentially the same as the first ... [but with] two cameras. ... That would let iPad users run FaceTime.
Apple will introduce a "World iPad" based on one of Qualcomm's multimode CDMA-GSM chips.
It will be thinner ... lighter. ... LiquidMetal technology ... carbon fiber.
Based on the potentially multi-core ARM Cortex A9 chip ... [or] Apple may even leapfrog the A9 and go for ... ARM's 'Eagle'.
The display will be higher-res.
It will sell millions. ... I'm expecting ever-more aggressive prices.
The Apple iPad 2 might be on sale in April of 2011. ... Apple have already named three suppliers for printed circuit boards for the new product ... [says] information from Taipei. ... Four additional suppliers could be added around February 2011, say various other sources, meaning that the product could very well be produced in the first quarter.
Apple releases updates for the iPhone every 12 months. ... No reason to believe Apple wont ... with the iPad. ... [It] enables the company to maximize its revenues as the fanboys buy each new release for the (sometimes major, sometimes minor) feature upgrades added.
I dont think very much will change, to be honest. [It] will probably be marginally thinner and lighter ... and a camera or cameras are surely a must. .... Would anyone actually use their iPad 2 as a digital camera? Probably not. ... All those people who resisted the lure ... in order to wait for the sequel can finally buy in. ... Assuming they havent bought a different tablet (of which there are many) by that time.
When the iPad came out, I decided to wait for the second generation before putting down that kind of money. I wish I hadn't.
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Bennett Imboden and Michael Dunn of the Western Boone Track Club have qualified for and will be going to the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships.
The meet will take place July 23-29 on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
The event is put on by USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body for the sport and the same organization that selected the U.S. Olympic Team that will compete in London later in just a couple of weeks.
Imboden and Dunn qualified for the national championships by finishing in the top 8 at the Indiana Association meet in Fort Wayne in June.
From there, they had to place in the top-five sports in the Region 7 Meet (Indiana and Ilinois) in the beginning of July.
The competition takes place in two-year age divisions, with Imboden competing in the Intermediate division (athletes born 1996-1997) and Dunn competing in the Youth division (athletes born 1998-1999).
Imboden will be competing in the intermediate decathlon. He qualified out of the regional meet with a score of 3,090 points.
The decathlon consists of 10 events contested over a two-day period.
The events include: 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, and 1,500-meter run.
Dunn will be competing in the youth high jump.
He goes into the national championships with a personal best jump of 4-feet-9.75-inches.