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Hello and welcome to the Friday Inteview-series. Here, I interview an interesting and inspiring member of the Linux audio community each week, trying to shed some light on the many great members of the community. Join me every Friday, and get to know the people in the community!
Hi, and welcome to the fourth edition of the Friday Interview! This week, we're joined by the creator of the Non tools, a modular digital audio workstation. I'm very happy to introduce the fourth participant of this series, interviewee #4: Jonathan Liles! Lets get started!
Introducing Jonathan Liles
Jonathan Liles, aka male, is a software architect from Memphis, TN, USA, currently living in Oregon, USA. He's the author of the modular DAW called Non.
His primary interest in Linux audio is the production of music, usually by conventional recording techniques, as opposed to electronic music. He wants to push the envelope on flexibility and performance, which he thinks are often considered to be mutually exclusive.
When he's not in the wonderful world of Linux audio, he likes to do different types of writing, photography, and also getting out in the wilderness of Oregon whenever he can.
Hi male! Thanks a lot for doing this interview! What's your real name and where do you live?
Thanks for having me. My name is Jonathan Moore Liles and I live in Portland, OR, USA.
What's your musical background like? What music do you like, and do you play any instruments?
My musical background is informal. I've been writing prose and poetry for a long time, but I didn't really start writing songs/making music until about 10 years ago. I saw a guitar for $1 at a yard sale and figured, "what the hell?". I bought it and soon learned that making something that sounds roughly like music wasn't nearly as hard as I had previously thought. I like music with meaning, and usually that means good lyrics and a voice that can deliver them.
I play a number of instruments to various degrees. Guitar, piano, violin, cello, misc. percussion. I'm by no means a master of any of these, but that's fine because to me the instrumentation is secondary and with digital audio I'm able to play small parts on each instrument and combine those into something that sounds more or less like a full band.
What's your history with Linux, and with using Linux for audio?
I've been running Debian GNU/Linux since about 1997, so 16 years. I probably would have started using it sooner, but all I kept hearing about it at the time was related to it being able to run X Windows, and I had zero interest in graphical user interfaces then. Before that I had been a CP/M and DOS user, and was deeply into the BBS scene.
I've been involved in Linux Audio for about 8 years I guess. I started out trying to record some music into Audacity instead of using my reel-to-reel tape deck. It was more or less a disaster–mainly because Audacity was the wrong tool for the job. Eventually I discovered JACK and was inspired by the flexibility it offered. I found Ardour and used that for a while. It had some issues but it worked for the most part. Then came the change to from GTK1 to GTK2 and the beginnings of Ardour2, and at that time usability went down hill very quickly and I found myself unable to produce music on Linux anymore. My eyes had been opened to the power of digial audio and multitracking, though, and I couldn't go back to just using the reel-to-reel. Around this time wrote some utilities for dealing with ALSA MIDI (lsmi, asspatch and midipus).
The Non tools
Could you talk a little about what the Non tools are, how they came about, and what the philosophy behind them is?
Sure. Non is a modular DAW where each major component is completely independent of the others and runs in its own process–connected via JACK. The philosophy is basically KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid). Non is meant to be fast, light and reliable above all else. Any feature that cannot be implemented in a fast, light, reliable way will simply not be implemented. Thus, the codebase of Non is small, currently around 43k lines of code. That's extremely small for any substantial program, much less a DAW, and I fully intend to keep it that way. And yet it is capable of doing a lot, including many things I never imagined myself.
Getting back to the history… Around 2007 JACK MIDI had just come out and I was frustrated with the sync issues I was having with ALSA MIDI sequencers (which were all there was at the time). I had been a seq24 user, but decided to write a sequencer from scratch designed from the ground up around JACK MIDI. That became Non Sequencer, and thus began the Non project. I continued struggling with Ardour and spent several months trying to track down the bugs and performance problems that were interfering with my activities. Eventually I came to the conclusion that the problems were architectural and couldn't be solved without some deep changes and that it would take less time to just write a new DAW from scratch. About six months later I released Non DAW. On the hardware I had at the time (a dual slot-1 PIII 400Mhz), the performance difference was impressive. With nothing to really compare it to, I had been thinking that doing any serious digital multitracking was going to require a serious hardware upgrade.
I was wrong, the hardware was quite capable of handling the workload. It was the software that had to change. The name Non DAW was a bit misleading though, as it was really just the timeline/arranger part of a DAW. I relied on external programs connected via JACK for other functionality. I had Non Sequencer for dealing with MIDI and I used SpiralSynthModular and LiveMix for plugin hosting and mixing. SpiralSynthModular was very flexible, but also a pain to set up–plus it had a tendency to crash a lot when using the JACK driver. LiveMix was more stable, but its QT GUI was extremely slow, and it had no way to accept gain or plugin parameter automation. Thus, I began work on writing Non Mixer. I appreciated the utility of having a standalone mixer like LiveMix, so I decided to continue with the modular theme and keep Non Mixer entirely independent of Non DAW.
The rest is history. Ardour, QTractor have continued to develop and improve in this period, other projects have fallen to the wayside, a few new ones have crashed and burned while at the same time projects have popped up to fill other niches, and the whole of Linux Audio in general has grown a lot. Proprietary DAWs have (finally?) come to Linux–and it's a shame to see how many people are willing to toss money at them but not willing to invest anything in the community that built the free/libre platform we have.
I use Non daily in my own work and will continue to push the project forward. There will always be a place for the fast and light, because even though computers now are far faster than they were 7 years ago, we always want to do more with them, and Non scales up and down better than anything else.
With Non, what are you currently working on, and what are your current future plans for it?
Well, my TODO list is about a mile long, but I'm currently working, with the help of fundamental (of ZynAddSubFX), generic filter response plotting, for any plugin, which integrates into Non Mixer's module parameter editor, and also a room simulator to improve the accuracy of ambisonic early reflections coming from the Spatializer.
As to my future plans, I'd like to get another release out. The last official release was over a year ago, and a huge amount of work has gone into Non since then. It doesn't matter much practically, as everybody who's serious about it follows the bleeding edge in GIT, but it's still something I'd like to do more often.
In the long term I'm interested in developing a way to better combine pattern oriented and linear sequencing workflows–part of this effort will likely involve splitting non-sequencer's engine off into a library that other programs can use. I'm also interested in developing a plugin API that can replace LADSPA with something more capable and *simpler*, if you can believe it. Improving workflow and integration in general is a goal of mine, but it's a big problem to tackle. Non Mixer's Spatializer and Spatialization Console have gone a long way towards taming massive mixes, and I'd like to continue to refine and extend that idea.
And in general, I plan to continue the to extend the Unix tradition of small, sharp tools into the world of Linux Audio. I've devoted nearly a decade of my life to this effort because I believe that tools that enable creativity should be open and free. I designed this software not only to meet my own needs but to meet needs that I haven't even imagined. To me, that is a primary goal. Catering to specific workflows is icing on the cake–but the cake itself should be one that everyone can enjoy. With the release of the Non Session Manager, I took a big step forward in integrating all of this Linux Audio stuff in a way that everyone can benefit from. This is just the beginning. I see Non not as just another DAW, but part of the glue and vital blood of a thriving ecosystem of free/libre audio software. I've spent a lot of time developing Non, but barely any promoting it, and that's something I hope to remedy. This conversation is a step in the right direction.
What can users do to contribute to Non? Users that cannot code, what can they help out with?
Users can contribute in many ways; artwork, design, documentation, troubleshooting, tutorials, videos and things of that nature are always welcome. Money helps too! I spend pretty much all of my free time working on this stuff. I'd love to be able to work on it more, but I just can't afford to. Of course, I enjoy just hearing from people who use Non and how it's helped them. Every now and then I hear from someone who's done a radio broadcast or mixed an orchestra with Non and that's rewarding for me because I never designed it to do that specifically–I just designed it to be as flexible as possible.
If people want to follow the development of Non, what's the easiest way for them? Do you have a Google+ page or similar?
The best way to follow the development is via GIT and IRC. Non has a mailing list which I occasionally post to.
I do have a G+ page at: https://plus.google.com/101248132798651706167/posts, but it's mostly photography.
Your music
Are you currently involved in any musical projects?
It can be found at http://jonliles.bandcamp.com/
What software do you mainly use when making music?
Well, first and foremost I use GNU/Linux (of the Debian breed). I don't even have another operating system in the studio. On top of that sits JACK. On top of that is the Non Session Manager, Non Timeline, Non Mixer and Non Sequencer. I use ZynAddSubFX a lot for organ and other parts and fluidsynth (via nedko's fluidjack) for SF2 (drums). Lately I've also been using LisaloQT+calfbox as an SFZ sampler. Ambdec and jconvolver are also in every mix, as I do everything in Ambisonics these days. I also use SoX here and there for manipulating wave files 'offline' and JAAA for peeking at frequency responses. I'm sure there are plenty of things I'm forgetting to mention (LADSPA plugins etc.). That's a complete, in the box studio composed entirely of free/libre software.
Is there any specific type of musical project you haven't done, that you'd like to do in the future if possible?
I think it would be fun to, one day, make a song that people could actually dance to. So far this has eluded me.
Final questions
Do you feel like anything is lacking in Linux audio today, and if so, what?
Most of what's lacking is just integration. This is the 'polish' kind of thing, a role that there's rarely a person to fill. I think we're still lacking a decent plugin API. LADSPA is very limited and LV2, while in some way 'extensible' (although one could just tack stuff onto the LADSPA API too and call that an extension), is, to put it mildly, at least as overcomplicated as it is overhyped. We're still missing a good sampler. LinuxSampler is an ugly beast with a bad license. Calfbox is the up and coming underdog, but there's still a long way to go and it seems to be a rather nebulous project anyway. We also need a few bits and bobs related to Ambisonics support–like an easy way to just playback b-format audio files without a lot of fiddling or an easy way to decode b-format to binaural with periphony. I have a wish list of things which could be added to JACK to improve integration–some of which are finally on the horizon.
But for the most part, everything anybody needs is there in spades (plenty of choices of DAW/Sequencer etc)–just not as integrated or easy to use as it could be. It's sure a hell of a lot more usable than it was even 5 years ago though.
What's your favorite free and open source plugin currently?
Interesting question. I don't really rely on plugins all that much. A touch of EQ or compression here and there and that's about it. I do use TAP TubeWarmth on vocals a lot. That and SC4 Mono and Fons' 4-Band Parametric Filter are the only plugins you'd be likely to find in my mixes these days.
Where can people find the non project, and where will you eventually publish your music?
The Non home page at: http://non.tuxfamily.org
When I finish the album I'm sure I'll post something about it on the website and G+ and elsewhere. I'm leaning toward bandcamp as a platform.
How can people get in touch with you the easiest way?
male at tuxfamily.org
Anything you'd like to add to the interview yourself?
Just this: Be free, have fun, and make music!
Thank you very much for the interview!
That was Jonathan Liles (aka male), of the Non tools. Thanks to Jonathan for participating, and thank you for reading! Check in next week for another interesting guest!


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THREE late second half goals gave Dorchester a 3-1 win at Harwell International to send them back to the top of Division 1, writes PHIL ANNETS.
Jamie Fleet scored first followed by two Josh McInnerney strikes. Alan Gray replied with an even later penalty.
Saxton Rovers won 2-1 at home to Wallingford Town courtesy of Louis Bloomfield's and Ryan Johnson's efforts. Connor Mattimore replied.
Liam Humphreys scored the only goal of the game as Faringdon Town won 1-0 at Long Wittenham Athletic.
Berinsfield lost 5-1 at home to Kintbury Rangers, for whom Scott Bowers may claim a hat-trick.
Charlie Allsop also scored, with Berinsfield conceding one, maybe two own goals as Kintbury returned to championship contention.
Berinsfield netted for themselves with a last-minute Mark Ingram penalty.
A 3-0 win at Marcham has moved Wantage Town A back level on points with Division 2 league leaders Abingdon United Res.
George Howard, Chris Roche and Liam McCullough were their three scorers. Shane McGowran and Mike Farrelly bagged a brace apiece for East Hendred in their 5-1 home win over Steventon.
Marc Reid grabbed their fifth, while Phil Richards netted the consolation for Steventon.
Blewbury held Division 3 leaders Kintbury Rangers Res to a 1-1 draw.
Pete Mewse scored Rangers goal, with Brendan Morris replying for the visitors.
Dorchester Res lost 5-1 at home to unbeaten Burghclere.
Joe Lawrence scored twice, with Rob O'Hagan and Kye Franklin grabbing one each and an own goal. Josh Axtell replied.
East Hendred Res went third in Division 4 after a 3-1 win at Grove Rangers.
Andy Pickering scored for the hosts, but goals from Jamie Hicks, Nathan White and Danny Sayer gave East Hendred the victory and lifted them above their opponents in the table.
Uffington United stretched their advantage at the top of Division 5 to 11 points following their tight 4-3 home success over second-placed Radley Res.
Jamie Glock, Ross Garcia, George Heath and Gareth Armishaw scored their goals, with Karl Goodenough (2) and Danny Warrollo replying in vain.
Stanford in the Vale Res won 2-1 at home to Grove Rangers Res courtesy of Tim Eltham's and Joe Griggs's strikes. Tim Harris netted for Grove.
Hagbourne United Res won the battle of the basement clubs 3-0 at Appleton Stars thanks to a Tom Pickering double and a Warren Ralph strike.
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MIAMI Ś A Florida man choked to death after downing dozens of live roaches to win a contest earlier this year in which the grand prize was a python, according to an autopsy released Monday.
Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach died as a result of ōasphyxia due to choking and aspiration of gastric contents,ö according to the report released by the Broward County medical examinerÆs office. It said his airway was obstructed by the roach body parts, which caused him to not be able to breathe.
ōThere is a flap called the epiglottis that is supposed to stop objects from going into the lungs,ö medical examiner Craig T. Mallak wrote in an email to the AP. ōUnfortunately, it doesnÆt always work. In the video you could see him trying to swallow and breathe at the same time. We canÆt do both simultaneously.ö
Lab tests for drugs came back negative. The death has been ruled an accident.
ōItÆs hard to even think about it,ö said Kim Crawford, co-owner of Busch Canvas & Interiors where Archbold worked for four years. ōIt does bring a little closure because not knowing always puts that question mark out there.ö
Crawford described Archbold as a ōsmart, good guyö who was ōreally good friends to people. She said a photo of Archbold and news clippings of the accident still hang in the main office.
ōItÆs just a tragedy.ö
Archbold died after downing the bugs as well as worms in the Oct. 6 contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach, about 40 miles north of Miami.
Messages left with the storeÆs owner and his attorney were not immediately returned.
Archbold became ill shortly after winning the contest and collapsed in front of the store. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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US Mint Taken to Task for Outsourcing Bullion Blanks and Attitude
Four witnesses testifying before House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology agreed that the US MINT loses at least one third of their bullion coin sales because they cannot meet demand.. "The Mint has taken steps to address its supply difficulties by adding additional capacity, but it still struggles to meet demand, particularly for the silver eagle bullion coins," Terence Hanlon, president of Gage Metals, a Dallas-based precious metals dealer, told the lawmakers.
Ross Hansen, found and CEO of the Northwest Territorial Mint said he was able to acquire the Medallic Art Company, a former primary producer of silver blanks for the Mint, because government officials decided to take their business somewhere else. Currently, the primary supplier of silver bullion blanks is the Coeur d'Alene Mint in Idaho with the First Mint of Australia as back-up.
The fact U.S. precious metal coin blanks were being purchased from Australia incensed several members of the subcommittee. Hansen suggested, "It should be made in the United States, not overseas. We're providing American jobs."
"We could supply all the blanks the U.S. Mint would ever need," he declared.
Beth Deisher, editor of Coin World, told the subcommittee, "The quality of silver, gold and platinum bullion coins produced by the U.S. Mint is exceptional. However, the marketing of these coins is sub-par and is often disruptive to the marketplace."
"Most of the Mint's problems in marketing bullion coins are rooted in an ongoing failure to understand who its customers are and why they purchase bullion coins," she observed.
"Marketing multi-year bullion coin programs appears to be an arena in which the Mint continues on a self-destruct path," Deisher said, "in which mistakes made in the first year of offering dramatically reduce sales potential for the remainder of the program."
"The most current example is the Mint's decision to produce only 33,000 of each design of the 5-ounce .999 fine silver versions of the 2010 America the Beautiful quarter dollars," she noted, adding the program is supposed to be an 11-year investment program honoring five national parks and historical sites annually.
Although the program was approved in December 2008 production did not actually begin until Sept. 21, 2010. "Despite the Mint's earlier announcements suggesting 100,000 of each of the five designs would be available to the market, five days before sales to the public were to begin, the Mint disclosed it would instead produce only 33,000 for each of the five bullion designs beating the 2010 date for distribution through its established network of authorized purchasers," Deisher said.
"But again, we have low mintages that smack of contrived rarity, without thought or concern about the long-term consequences of these extremely low mintages," she asserted,.
Deisher also told the representatives that "every time there is a new collector product offered and you go to the [U.S. Mint] website, people sit there for hours trying to get in and you can't." The situation is so bad "people will pay people who will sit for hours and hours trying to get into the site."
"Some people are able to sit by their computer during business work hours and purchase in quantities, thereby shutting out others," she asserted. "Those who successfully obtain the coins race to eBay to sell them at exorbitant prices and high profits."
The veteran coin editor suggested the U.S. Mint encouraged the speculation by limiting some coins to one person per household. She quipped that dogs, cats and other beings have acquired their own addresses and households in order to get around the Mint's limits.
While her publication covers major mints all over the globe, Deisher said she finds the problem only occurs at the U.S. Mint.
Meanwhile, Hanlon suggested, "Congress could give a further competitive edge to the American Eagle bullion products by adjusting the capital gains tax treatment of these investments [from 28% to 15%] to make them on a par with securities."
"By lowering the rate, Congress could substantially boost the market potential for the America Eagles," he advised. Hanlon believes bullion sales could easily increase by 30% to 50% to meet investor and collector needs.
"I believe investors would welcome the Mint's resumption of the production of the platinum Eagles this year, which the Mint halted at the end of 2008," Hanlon suggested.
He feels the anticipated introduce of a palladium American Eagle coin this year will bring a new dimension to the Mint's offering. "It will offer investors an attractive price point in relation to gold and platinum, with different supply/demand factors for the metal."
Ranking subcommittee member William Clay, Jr., D-Missouri, noted that no staff members of the U.S. Mint were present at Thursday's hearing.
Subcommittee Chairman Ron Paul, R-Texas, said the situation at the Mint is a "reflection of what we are doing to our money," in particular what he termed a "huge debasement of our currency."
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The US Mint after all is a government agency. Their inefficient and half-hearted approach to doing their job is no different than the workers in our other Federal agencies. Turn the production of US Bullion coins over to a group of private mints with production bonuses in place and see how much more efficient the process becomes. However, I think the buyers in the know concerning the collapse of our fiat money supply are buying and will continue to buy whatever coins the US Mint can produce at virtually any price. See Why You Must Buy Silver Now http://survivalus.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-you-must-buy-silver-now.html
Don't fret over this. All that is happening is a following of the George Soros theme of destroying the US money system. Its quite simple really. Just destroy the US from within. Kill our currency and the rest will die too.
What do you expect from incompetent government employees? Nothing new here. It's a reflection of the bungling, incompetency rampant in the WHOLE government arena. Federal, state, local governments, at the taxpayers expense, waste, loot, and defraud Americans at a rate of historical porportions.
I have never understood why the Mint needs the so called "Authorized Dealers" to distribute their issues. Surely the Mint could sell all of their offerings directly to the public without the help of the authorized handlers. Does anyone think that Mint really needed the "Appointed ones" to distribute the paltry (in mintage) 5oz silver quarter dollars???? I wonder how much GREASE is paid (and to whom) for the continuance of this incredibly monopolistic policy. Soon our misfit leaders will call for a new North American coin to replace the "Slug" that they are minting now.


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The Pittsburgh Penguins have activated defenseman Kris Letang from injured reserve, according to an announcement by the team on Tuesday afternoon.
Letang has been out of the lineup since sustaining a lower-body injury against the Boston Bruins on March 17. The unspecified injury has forced Letang to miss three games.
During morning skate, Letang stated that he was a game-time decision for Pittsburgh's game against the Montreal Canadiens and Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review stated on Twitter that Letang appeared as though he was going to play.
While the team has yet to officially announce his status for the contest, his activation from injured reserve improves the odds that he will be playing.
In order to make room for Letang, the team assigned defenseman Simon Despres to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. In 24 games this season, Despres had registered two goals and five assists for seven points.
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Hi everyone,
I'm reading PHP & MySQL Novice to Ninja (5th edition) 2012.
I've installed MySQL and PHP in my Mac OS X Lion (10.7.5). And I'd like to check the following:
- Installing PHP (p. 407):
1. In the Finder menu bar, choose Go to folder and type /private/etc/apache2, before clicking go.
2. In the Finder window that opens find the httpd.conf. This is the Apache configuration file. By default, it's read only. Right click the file and choose Get info to open the file properties. Scroll down to the bottom of the httpd.conf info window to find the sharing & permissions setting. By default the settings are disabled. Click the lock to enable them. Enter password. To make this file editable, change the value in the Privilege column for everyone to Read & Write.
That's fine up to there. Then says (p.408):
3. Back in the finder window for the apache2 folder, right-click in the background of the folder window and choose get info to open the folder's properties. As in the previous step, set the Sharing & Permissions settings from everyone to Read & Write.
What I don't understand is what folder should I double click here as the apache2 folder has many folders inside.
When I finished the installation I then went on to "your first php script" (p.21)
I saved the today.php file in /Library/Webserver/Documents but got a window in Komodo saying:
"There was an error attempting to save today.php. Permission denied.
That's why I was going back over the installation.
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On the other hand, all motion is relative, and there are indeed a number of fans freely admitting today that they have stopped in their tracks and will refuse to follow TREK into next May or beyond, without even giving the final film a fair look.
Indeed, those fans are leaving themselves behind in self-exile. It's their right to do so, naturally, but that choice is not TREK's fault nor the new filmmakers' responsibility.
And why are we doing that? Because the product is unsatisfactory. Who's responsible for the quality of the product? Oh, yes, that's right -- the filmmakers.
When an automaker produces an unpopular vehicle, no one claims it's the public's fault that it doesn't sell. Abrams has as much as admitted that he's not producing this film for Star Trek fans. That's like Ford coming out with a car, but, oh Gosh, they're not making it for people who like cars. Claiming that people who like cars are to blame if it doesn't sell is about the equivalent of what you're doing here, and it makes absolutely
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The Covington Domestic Violence Task Force (CDVTF) was formed in June of 2004 by Victoria Throm and Curt Lindsley. In September 2006, the task force became incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Victoria is the Personnel and Human Service Analyst for the City of Covington and a survivor of domestic violence. Curt is a former resident and pastor and now lives in Nashville, TN. Both Curt and Victoria saw the need to provide awareness education to the community and business leaders promoting healthy relationships while giving support to victims of domestic violence, and conduct fundraising projects to further these goals. Victoria is the Director and CEO of the Covington DVTF.
In the fall of 2006 Victoria presented the idea of a Purple Light Nights® campaign to the Covington DVTF for October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Knowing that purple is the symbolic color of domestic violence the task force embraced the unique concept and the Purple Light Nights® campaign was conceived. Victoria's vision and goal was to see purple lights shining across the country and across the world.
Over the next nine months the task force 'labored' over the development, marketing, ordering, and processing of the campaign. Victoria shared the idea with the Domestic Violence Task Force Collaborative (made up of eight neighboring cities), local service clubs, the Chamber of Commerce, members of the medical field, the media, businesses, elected officials, and the Washington State Attorney Generals Office. The campaign was well received by everyone and in October 2007 the Covington DVTF gave birth to Purple Light Nights®.
The Purple Light Nights® name and logo have both been approved for Federal trademarks of the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force. The purpose of the trademark is to create a brand that will unify the campaign in order to be recognized around the world. The goal is to grow the campaign world-wide so purple lights will be seen on porch lights or business windows in every country. We believe that by promoting the Purple Light Nights® campaign, we will send a consistent message, providing an opportunity to develop public awareness of domestic violence issues and build on healthy relationships.
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I agree with the review above me. He is extremely hard to please, but when you do something and he likes it, you will feel like you're on top of the world. I also think he really cares about his students, even though he puts up a tough exterior.
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According to recent comments made to Eurogamer by Infinity Ward producer, Mark Rubin, upwards of 1.2 and 1.3 million users are consistently logging on to Call of Duty 4 on Xbox Live, worldwide, every day of the week. To top this, according to Rubin, the PS3 and PC numbers are even higher.
"There's even more on the other platforms [PS3 and PC], but we just don't have the same numbering system. Overall, even without the other consoles, we are beating the competition. PS3 numbers are monstrously huge. No other game has come close, either online current, or total unique users in a day," he told the site.
For a while it was neck and neck on Microsoft's service between Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4, but over the past few months the Activision published shooter has pulled incredibly far ahead of the pack. This growth is bound to continue on all formats even more so as Infinity Ward are gearing up to released a map update for the game.
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Reporter: Melinda Zosh
Amherst Co., VA - For so many in Amherst Co., seeing downed trees everywhere is getting really old.
A tree fell right next to Archie Towler's house.
"It fell all around the house but luckily didn't nothing fall on it," said Towler. Towler says it blocked the road for about 12 hours.
"They just pushed it, and angled it here in this yard to get across the road," said Towler.
Public Safety Director Gary Roakes has worked non-stop since Saturday. He says the power caused some communication problems.
"We wanna make sure we keep all our generators fueled up so we can maintain communication with emergency services in Amherst County and within the region," said Roakes.
Cedar Gate Rd. in Monroe is one of the hardest hit areas in the county. Several trees have completely taken down power lines. It could take crews several more days to clean up the mess.
"It was something like I've never seen before," said Towler.
The old Amherst County jail is a cooling center and shelter. Charlene Bolling and her mom Dorothy Peters are happy to take advantage. Peters celebrated her 95th birthday on Saturday.
"She said 'I've never been to jail' so we did get a picture of her behind bars!" said Bolling.
About 15 volunteers are helping out at the jail. Dozens have sought shelter here, even sleeping in the old cells.
"We'll keep it open as long as there are people coming in that need assistance and a place to stay," said Maj. Alfred Rose of the Amherst Co. Sheriff's Dept.
Gary Roakes says transmission lines that feed the area are significantly damaged and that's one of the main reasons why it's taking so long to get power back.


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will be hosting Jameson Night at the Franklin Southie on Thursday, March 11 from 8pm to 2am. The event will feature $6 Jameson Cocktails, $9 Jameson Shot & a Shouts, $5 Bar Snacks (starting at 9pm) and Jameson Giveaways (while they last!). Franklin Southie is located at 152 Dorchester Avenue in South Boston. For more information go to franklincafe.com.


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Fancy Ball Gown Silhouettes to Flatter Your Figure
The wedding dress with a ball gown silhouette might be the perfect figure-flattering option. Its full skirt is exceptionally forgiving, especially if you're a little self-conscious about your lower body. But don't you worry; we have the perfect dresses just for you. The classic ball gown can help to define a wider waistline, cover a heavier bottom, and transform you into one dreamy fairytale queen. Our editors at MODwedding have selected 15 of the most divine wedding dresses with ball gown silhouettes.
Top Image: Gown by Jim Hjel
Wedding Gowns by Lazaro (Spring 2013) via Dan & Corina Lecca Photography
Whether you'd prefer a strapless sweetheart neckline or short lace sleeves, the ball gown silhouette is charming and classic.
Left: Wedding Gown by Monique Lhuillier (Spring 2013) | Right: Wedding Gown by Zuhair Murad for Rosa Clara (Winter 2013)
Left: Wedding Gown by Alvina Valenta (Spring 2013) | Right: Wedding Gown by Le Spose di Giò
A skirt full of lovely tulle is a special element of the ball gown style. When selecting a skirt, pay close attention to the designer's gathering and beading methods.
Wedding Gown by Jim Hjelm
Wedding Gowns by Lazaro Bridal
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If you're more of a glamour girl, then a beaded bodice might be the route to take. Such a style could really work well with your ball gown. Just be sure not to over do it with flashy jewelry.
Wedding Gowns by Lazaro Bridal
Wedding Gown by Michael Cinco
Wedding Gown by Michael Cinco
Wedding Gown by Michael Cinco
We've seen more and more belted ball gowns, and they are a hit! In gold or silver, a belt can really accentuate your ball gown look with a modern twist.
Wedding Gown by Michael Cinco
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So you've seen several of MODwedding's favorite ball gowns. Are you a fan of any of our featured designs? Leave us your ideas below, and feel free to "Pin" your favorite gown to your inspiration board.


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Times Square Stanley Cup Photos
Pics of the 22-foot Stanley Cup fountain in Times Square. Taken by myself as a co-worker friend and I made the pilgrimage. The Cup itself isn't engraved, but around the base are lists of each winning team. You can get up close to it if you want to wait on line. It will be there (at 47th and 7th) until Friday. (click the title and you can see the slides)


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NHL Central Scouting: 2013 Draft Expected to Rival 2003
Interesting article. The 2013 draft is expected to be very deep in the 1st round, to the extent that every team has a chance to draft a good player in round one. The comparision to 2003 is a downer, however, and that was the year virtually every team drafted an elite player, some two, and the Isles took Robert Nilsson.


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Brand new Maschine Tutorial site from saintjoe and knocksquared now open!
Exclusive membership community, exclusive resources, videos, downloads, and more.
check it out MaschineTutorials.com
Posted on 31 January 2011.
Brand new Maschine Tutorial site from saintjoe and knocksquared now open!
Exclusive membership community, exclusive resources, videos, downloads, and more.
check it out MaschineTutorials.com
so glad the site is up but gotta wait till friday to become a member thanks see u then
@tony, it's all good bruh! we not going anywhere! thanks for checking it out yo!
I'm gonna have to check that out and see whats up.
Congrats on the site.
@Madbull Studios, thanks bro!
great job man
@cristina, thank you
congrats on the site
@e j, thanks!
This is the SH**. Machine 1.6 and MaschineTutorials.com = GAME OVER!
@Mean Gene, hahaha, thanks bro!
Joe. Finally. Been waiting on this site since you first announced it was under development. Congratulations my dude. This could not have come at a better time. Between family and the gig, had some time to sit down with 1.6 today. Found out that I can't (or haven't yet figured out how to) input notes to the sequencer from the plug-in via the (or any) controller. I can easily input notes from the piano roll screen but that's it for now. Anyway man, I told you I'd be here and lo and behold, here I be! Again, BIG CONGRATS on the site! Keep it up Joe, big things ahead for you family. ONE!
@GedaBlaq, dope fam, thanks for the support, make sure you ask your questions too if we need to do a custom video for ya we will
I wish you the best on your new site venture. I'll refer some friends to it and may just join myself. By the way will you be having some sort of "guest apperance" tutorials or perhaps even a live webcam Q&A session? That would be hot, hopefully not overwhelming.
Peace..and congrats!
@Jamari, thanks bruh. We do have a few "guest tutorials" in the works but not sure about the live cam thing, not really my style but you never know what the future holds
@saintjoe, one thing I would like to ask/know (I forgot in my last post): would there by chance be a "bundle" type of membership option? Whereas as opposed to a 1-month membership, there would be the opportunity for a multi-month subscription (3/6/12) with a possible discounted rate for the bundled purchase? I understand it's early for Knock & yourself..the thought just popped in my head (it may drive membership volume as well).
@Jamari, not at the moment, decided against it to keep the initial commitment low, that way if you only want to stay a month you only pay for a month, etc. I've had many customers ask for this type of option today but in the end I think it's better to keep it low and monthly.
@saintjoe, I feel ya'..it was just that "what if" bug I get from time to time. I'll most likely get on board after the spring semester, classes @ NJIT is no joke on the brain cells or wallet for that matter *lol*
@Jamari, yeah I feel ya yo! Never hurts to ask…we'll be here when you done with your semester homie!
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@01halo, yeah we are currently moving to a dedicated virtual server with only our site on it, webhost couldn't handle the site in it's current state so we had to go dedicated. Will be back up asap.
Great job saint job!…Maybe I could use the Maschine in the new Torq 2.0 as a plugin cause i've tried on other plugins and it worked or just run it thou my interface then get the sound . Hey I no this is something different then were talking about but let know if there is any vocal software out there that has at least two to four inputs and two to four outputs with effects. The new Torq 2.0 DJ software will be out in feb and I would like to pull up a vst plugin then run vocals in to it while artistes' perform. I thought of a foot pedal processor also or maybe use both so I can freak out my crowd. You know it would be cool to have a multi effect vocal processor with several mic inputs sort like a mix board, But with separate foot pedal wire connections. Each artist could set their own settings and have their control of things. It also could used in other things such as theater plays and more.
@DJ Jambone, interesting concepts there man! Not sure how many vst you can open in Torq, you may want to look at something like nectar from izotope or the mouth from NI.
Hey Joe
This site looks exciting and I which you all the best with the venture. I'll have to get on broad in a couple of months time when I have a gap in my schedule so I can make the must of the site.
Keep me in mind bruh!
@everythingbutthegirl, thanks for the support as always!
All I have to say is: DOPE. Congrats to you and Knock on the project. Of course I'm gonna jump on board as soon as is back up and running!
@Emiliano, thanks fam, we appreciate the support, it's even more popular than we anticipated!
working hard to get it back online on the new server, thanks!
How long do you think you'll be down?
@GedaBlaq, hopefully not too much longer but I can't say as it's in the hands of the hosting company to get our server setup and data moved.
Understood. I'll be watching from the shadows….. cloaked. lol
@GedaBlaq, ahaha, no doubt!
I subscribed on paypal then it just went to home never got to make an account…… but i paid
@PumKinHeDD, you paid with an echeck…paypal holds those for a few days and that's why it didn't trigger a registration page on the site because paypal didn't tell my site to do so. Let me look into it and see about manually finishing your registration.
@saintjoe, I Appreciate that man after i while i was figuring that was why haha. Will Paypal link me to registration after it goes thru?
@PumKinHeDD, just be on the lookout in your email, it will come from my site not paypal
@saintjoe, alright thanks man ill be on the look out. Thanks again.
@PumKinHeDD, no doubt, you should have it now fam.
The site back up yet?
@gedablaq, yessir!
Still having server problems? I can't pull up the site.
@Yungtung, no sir, sites been up since Wednesday night. Thanks!
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People in California had quite a scare Wednesday evening. A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook southern parts of the state. There were no reports of any damages or injuries. It was centered eight miles northeast of Anaheim, where a red carpet premiere was under way for the new Cars Land attraction at Disney's California Adventure. Several attendees tweeted they felt it. They described it as a single quick, sharp jolt.
Lance Armstrong is returning to the United States. New accusations of performance-enhancing drug use, from the U.S. anti-doping agency, prevent Armstrong from competing in a triathlon in France this month. He has until June 22 to file a written response to the charges. He says he's innocent.
It was the tweet that got the Twitter-verse all atwitter this week. A picture of a naked Kim Kardashian look-alike nibbling on fruit from a room service trolley in a fancy hotel room. The photo was shared on boyfriend Kanye West's Twitter account. Apparently it wasn't Kardashian in the photo and it had nothing to do with West. They're just the latest in a long list of celebrities to fall victim to a hoax on the social networking site.
The Georgia Department of Transportation denied an application by Georgia chapter of the Ku Klux Klan to be a part of the adopt a highway program. Officials were quoted saying "encountering signage and members of the KKK along a roadway would create a definite distraction..."The KKK fought a case like this in 2005 in Missouri and ended up getting its highway sign.
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(WXOW) - Division two and three college football teams put the finishing touches on their 2012 seasons on Saturday. For UW-La Crosse and Winona St. that meant two completely different things.
UWL had a chance to finish their year with a 5-5 record, but would have to beat defending national champion UW-Whitewater to do so. The Warhawks also entered Saturday's game winners of the last nine meetings between the teams.
Whitewater opened the scoring with a Desmin Ward 27-yard touchdown run, but neither team would score again before the half. The Warhawks led 7-0 at the break.
In the second half, three UWL turnovers became 17 Whitewater points. La Crosse failed to score, ending the season with a 24-0 shutout loss. The Eagles fell to 4-6 on the year.
On the other hand, Winona State looked to wrap up the regular season toward the top of the NSIC. They trailed, though, 10-0 to Concordia (St. Paul) early in Saturday's game.
The Warriors fought back starting with a beautiful 36-yard touchdown pass from John Teigland to Sean Hertz. Rayon Simmons Jr. added a pair of scores--one rushing, one receiving after that to help put WSU on top.
The Warriors prevailed in a dogfight winning 49-31 over Concordia. The win means WSU finishes the season third in the conference at 9-2.
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Shmoop's March Madness is back, and we've got an Elite Eight fighting for their place as best book ever.
Vote your hearts out and stay tuned for our Final Four to be announced on Wednesday.
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World Lit
Far from fearing the Ides of March, Shmoop embraces March Madness. But just because we have no idea how to throw a free throw doesn't mean we can't participate in all the collegiate fun.
Enter: Shmoop's March Madness. We're putting your favorites* toe-to-toe until we get to your favorite novel. Make sure you get your favorite to the finals by voting early (and often). New brackets will come up on Mondays and Wednesdays, so come back and see which of your favorites has made it through to the next round!
*To prevent an Internet mob from raging about how their fav didn't make the list: these books are the top 16 viewed lit guides from Shmoop. Maybe your fav will make it next year!
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After as much anticipation as a Hunger Games movie, the College Board finally announced the major changes they'll be making to the 2015 PSAT and 2016 SAT. David Coleman, College Board President, said the changes are being made to better align to students' high school curriculum and really show what students have learned and how that will apply to their prospective college classrooms.
So what's in store? Shmoop's here to break it down:
Given that there are over half a dozen bullet-points on that list, Shmoop understands that students (and teachers) need a steady hand to hold in these confusing times. Thankfully, this isn't the first time Shmoop has had to revamp its Test Prep to meet new standards.
Here's why students and teachers can continue to count on Shmoop:
That said, stay tuned for Shmoop's SAT: The Sequel. We promise it'll be even better than the original.
Teachers with Shmoop licenses can now assign and schedule SAT & ACT math quizzes for free.
Thanks to the new and improved Math Shack, students have a personal trainer to help them bulk up their brains so they're strong enough to face the SATs and ACTs. Teachers with SAT or ACT Prep licenses from Shmoop, one of the world's largest digital publishers of test prep materials, online courses, and education guides, can now assign a Math Shack quiz packed with an infinite number of reps and drills to turn their students into varsity mathletes.
Infinite number of quizzes
The library of rules boasts over 200 topics and concepts, which comprehensively covers everything that's included in the SAT and ACT–including Geometry, Algebra, Functions, Numbers & Operations, and Data Analysis. Teachers can schedule a time for individual students to complete personalized quizzes that focus on stubborn problem areas like linear equations, coordinate planes, and negative exponents. Teachers can also assign new quizzes with a mix of hard and warm-up question sets from the same topic without fear of plateauing–all questions are randomly generated, so the odds of getting the same quiz twice is the same as getting struck by lightning.
Math Shack analytics
Once students complete their Math Shack quiz, they can easily submit it to their teachers at the click of a button. While quiz takers can't see the answers until after the due date, teachers get immediate results and can view the areas of improvement needed for students by topic (wrong answers are written in red–they're old school over at Shmoop). Students also get awarded 'Shmoints' based on the number of questions they answered correctly to foster some friendly competition in mathleticism.
Licensed accounts get it for free
To start assigning Math Shack quizzes right away, all Shmoop accounts with either an SAT or ACT Prep teacher license can log in and click 'Create Classroom' from the Profile page. The 'Assignments' tab has the option to 'Create Assignment' and generate as many Math Shack quizzes its teachers desire. Get started today by logging on to Shmoop.com!
For teachers who don't have a Shmoop account but want to help their students grab the y-axis by its tail and turn it on its head, visit Shmoop.com today to purchase their SAT or ACT product.
2013, man. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of Prince George Alexander Lewis, it was the age of Miley "Twerking" Cyrus. But most importantly, it was the season of studying, which meant it definitely was the season of Shmoop.
A lot's happened at Shmoop in the past year. We're not the little learning guide site of yesteryear anymore; we're bigger, badder, and better than ever, and it's all thanks to you. If you ask for it, we'll build it. That's just how we roll.
So we've put together the ultimate list of what you've loved this year at Shmoop. Check below to see if your favorites made the list!
70% of Americans view college education as very important, and your embracing of our new College 101 guide makes us think y'all are part of that 70%. We wanted to make a resource that helped students at every step of the process, from deciding where to apply to applying for financial aid to deciding on which school to attend, and we're so excited that you've found it to be as happening as we'd hoped. Your fav page? Personal statements. We personally think you all rock.
Here's hoping you get into all the places you applied to this spring!
Maybe it was the movie, maybe it was that dystopian lit is still as hot as ever (see below: Courses), but your top Lit picks this year all were from the Hunger Games trilogy. Go Team Katniss!
Top Literature Guides
Unlike our Lit Guides, your favorite Teacher Guides aren't trendy. They highlight those well-loved classics that will never leave the classroom—not even if you tried to pry them away from us with a crowbar.
Top Teacher Guides
One of our favorite parts of Shmoop is that we work closely with students, teachers, and administrators to help make learning possible. We wanted to make it easier than ever for schools and districts to get the information they need and the products they want, so we launched our Enterprise Site and Self-Serve Check-Out. We also launched our Twitter especially for educators, @Shmoop4Schools, to keep you up-to-date with the latest Shmoop stuff and education headlines.
We revamped our Essay Lab this year and boy, did you guys notice! Now complete with a Writing Guide, as well as options for writing literature essays or college personal statements, our Essay Lab is better than ever and, most importantly, more popular than ever. Keep on writing!
One of our biggest projects this year was getting our Online Courses (aka ShMOOCs) into your waiting hands and eager classrooms. We've been floored by your response and can't wait to bring you even more in the new year!
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When we were looking at our Test Prep resources, we realized we wanted to make them even more fun and useful. The answer to this realization? Math Shack, an auto-generating, endless math game where you can master topics and gain Shmoints (and, most importantly, glory). We're rolling it out into a lot more of our test prep, but those of you who have used our SAT and ACT are already active users and dare we say lovers of the Math Shack.
Your love of our new ShmoopTube makes us think that this moving pictures business might actually become a thing. With hundreds of videos for Test Prep, Literature, Math, History, and much, much more, ShmoopTube has become your favorite place to get your funny fix.
This year we finished putting up test prep for every single AP exam. That's right: whether you wanted to take AP Music Theory or AP Computer Science, Shmoop had the goods. As the AP standards continue to change, you can rely on Shmoop to have your back and give you resources you can trust.
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Much like Baby Fish Mouth, the Common Core is sweeping the nation. And given the popularity of our Common Core Resources, you are well off to a great start when it comes to implementing them in the new year. Next year we'll be breaking down even more Common Core Standards—middle school math, here we come!—so stay tuned.
Did your favorite Shmoop not make the list? Share with us in the comments what you love about Shmoop and what you hope to see in the future. We might just make your dreams come true in 2014!


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Boo, breakups: Even when they're musical instead of romantic, they're still so super-sad. Which is why we're sorry to report that Jackson Rathbone, the only member of funk-rock group 100 Monkeys who also moonlights as a vampire in his spare time, has ended his four-year relationship with the band he helped make famous.
Jackson tweeted out the news yesterday, along with a vague promise of continued music-making elsewhere. (But will his new musical projects involve mustachioed puppets?! Because we have come to expect them! And we will not go puppet-less!!!)
And it looks like Jackson isn't the only one leaving the band, as pal Jerad Anderson is also hanging up his Monkey tail. Personal and career demands are to blame for the guys' departure (Jackson is having a baby after all!). But for fans of 100 Monkeys who can't bear the idea of never seeing their favorite band back together, the official statement from the remaining members does include an open invitation for Jackson and Jerad to come on back for the occasional show, so maybe this isn't goodbye forever! And 100 Monkeys are continuing to work on new music, so keep your ears peeled for that!
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Allerton CofE Primary
Tutor: Winston
Bramley Primary
Tutor: Winston
Bramley St.
Peter Primary School
Cookridge Holy
Trinity Primary School
Greenhill Primary
Primary School
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Stanningley Primary
Tutor: Graham
Swarcliffe Primary
Tutor: Martina
Valley View Primary
Westwood Primary
Whingate Primary
Woodlesford Primary
Cath Harbrow,
Headteacher, Bramley St Peter's C of E
Primary School - "Chess in Bramley St
Peter's has surpassed my expectations. I had
thought that our children would learn to
play chess and that it would be a great
skill for life - being able to forward plan
and think beyond what can be seen. However,
our children learning chess has enabled them
to have self control, they not only enjoy
chess but really look forward to when you
come along.
It has taught
perseverance thinking logically and also
taught them how to lose! The class that are
learning to play chess has many challenges -
some learning, some behaviour and some
concerning low self esteem (put together
with some children having to learn English
as an additional language) - they are not
only coping well with learning to play chess
but are coping well with the challenges of
learning beyond chess.
I am so grateful that
our school had the chance to take part in
chess in schools that I wish to have this
opportunity for the next school that I am
going to in September. Thank you once again
for everything CSC have achieved with us
this year."
MP Rachel Reeves
visits Valley View School Chess Club
14 October 2011
Next week, two pupils
from Valley View school will join
schoolchildren from across the country in
Parliament, for a Chess in Schools event
with Gary Kasparov and Nigel Short. In
advance of their visit, Rachel today visited
Valley View School to meet the students
learning chess, and to play against 12 of
them at once!
Although none of them
quite managed to beat Rachel, all the pupils
had a great time, as did Rachel;
"It's great to see young
people engaging in chess, which helps to
build their problem-solving and logic
skills, as well as being great fun. I'm
looking forward to next week, when I'll be
able to host some of my local schoolchildren
in the Parliamentary event."
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Anusha Stewart Foundation'.
Leeds MP takes on primary school youngsters
11th October 2012
MP Rachel Reeves takes on
Annabelle Waterhouse at St
Peters School Bramley, Leeds.
She's used to thinking one step ahead in
Parliament but Leeds MP Rachel Reeves swapped politics for
pawns for the day.
The former junior chess champion tested
her wits against youngsters from St Peter's Primary School,
in Bramley, during eight games of simultaneous chess.
Pupils at the school have been learning
how to play the game since the start of term as part of an
initiative to help boost their education.
The scheme is run by charity Chess in
Schools and the Community which aims to teach youngsters
about the game for one hour each week as part of the
Full Yorkshire Evening Post report ...
Photo - Simon Hulme
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Polynauts do Pax - AGAIN!
Hey Polynauts-
I'm back, and I'm slightly better than ever (if you consider removing an organ an improvement that is). And I'm here to herald the coming of Pax East, and what will hopefully bring with it a flood of Polynauts ready for good times.
Those of you who attended Pax Prime probably heard about the Polynauts meetup, and I want to know what you would like to see (if anything) at a Polynauts meetup for Pax East 2014!
For those that missed the meetup at Prime, there was a scavenger hunt, prizes, trivia, and a lot of hugging incredibly claustrophobic Polygon staffers. WHO'S IN FOR ROUND TWO?
I want to hear your likes, dislikes, wants, dreams, and probably also your fears since those are good to know too. Note: I am not trying to seduce you, just find out how we can get you to spend some quality 'getting-to-know-you' time as a happy loving Polygon family.
So yeah, maybe I'm trying to seduce you a little bit, just not in a weird gross kind of way.
Comment here if you'll be at Pax East, or wish you could be, with your ideas for Polynauts at Pax!


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SHREVEPORT, La., (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities in Shreveport have resumed their search for what could be two bodies that fell from the train trestle across the Red River near the downtown area.
Fire Chief Louis Johnson says the engineer of a Kansas City Southern train said he did see someone on the tracks around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
When railroad officials moved the train from the possible spot of collision, there was no evidence of any human injury.
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The World's best opened up the Quiksilver Pro France in barreling 3-5 foot La Graviere.
Mr. Reynolds put his wildcard to good use and caused the upset of the day with a win over current ASP WCT No. 2 Joel Parkinson and Bede Durbidge.
"The waves were pretty fun out there when they came through," Reynolds said. "It's nice and spread out so Joel and Bede were kind of down on their own peak and I was up on my own peak which is always nice. I'm not much of a hassler. Competition is fun for me and I don't put pressure on myself to do well. I do like to see how I perform in this environment though and that's why I do these."
Kelly Slater also won his heat with some impressive tube riding on the same quad that got him to the top of the podium at Trestles.
"Well I didn't back-up my result in Fiji with one in Tahiti," Slater said. "It's tough at this level. There's no doubt about that. I always enjoy France though. I've been coming here for so long that it really is like another home for me and I feel really comfortable out there. I was surfing on that same quad I surfed in the Final at Lowers last week and it's been feeling really good so if it stays like this I may stay on it."
Round 1 was almost completed, but with conditions turing sour through the early afternoon, event organizers opted to call competition off for the day following Heat 9.
Visit the Quik Pro France website for heat draws, news, videos and much more.
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.16, Kai Otton (AUS) 11.03, Taylor Knox (USA) 7.00
Heat 2: Jadson Andre (BRA) 9.04, Adriano De Souza (BRA) 8.70, Damien Hobgood (USA) 8.20
Heat 3: Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 12.70, John John Florence (HAW) 11.67, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 6.86
Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 12.06, Dusty Payne (HAW) 7.74, Tiago Pires (PRT) 4.16
Heat 5: Dane Reynolds (USA) 10.66, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 9.90, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 5.40
Heat 6: Mick Fanning (AUS) 14.50, Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 12.10, Travis Logie (ZAF) 8.56
Heat 7: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 14.83, Kolohe Andino (USA) 12.97, Josh Kerr (AUS) 10.00
Heat 8: Brett Simpson (USA) 11.67, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 10.70, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 7.83
Heat 9: Michel Bourez (PYF) 10.43, Owen Wright (AUS) 8.30, Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 5.77
Heat 10: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Heitor Alves (BRA), Adam Melling (AUS)
Heat 11: Julian Wilson (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Kieren Perrow (AUS)
Heat 12: Gabriel Medina (BRA), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Surfing his own peak up the beach, Dane had plenty of space to do his thing…and win a heat.
Kelly rekindling his relationship with the French beachies and earning a ticket to Round 3.
You can be sure that current ASP World Title leader, Mick Fanning, is going to put his best foot forward.
Losing his Round 1 heat local favorite Jeremy Flores will be surfing with a vengeance when competition resumes.
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Tarragon Breaded Chicken Breast (249 Calories) With Cauliflower Mash (47 Calories)
Makes 1 serving
4 oz chicken breast
Egg-white wash
2 tbsp panko bread crumbs
2 full tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
1/2 cup roasted cherry tomatoes (see recipe from omelette)
Cauliflower Mash
2 oz of non-fat cream cheese
2 tbsp non-fat Greek yogurt
Butter flavoring
Large head of cauliflower
1/4 cup skim milk
1 tbsp parmesan
Sea salt and pepper
Directions for Chicken
Dip chicken into egg white. Combine tarragon, panko and grated cheese in bowl and mix well. Coat chicken with bread crumb mixture. Broil chicken at high heat until thoroughly cooked. Top with cherry tomatoes.
Directions for Cauliflower Mash
Steam the cauliflower and place in bowl with milk. Add all of the above ingredients and whip until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.


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In another comment thread, I wrote:
In order for the Court to have standing to hear the suit—because if it were a tax, it could not be heard until the "tax" kicks in, which I believe wouldn't be till 2014—the Court had to consider it not a tax, which they did. They determined that for that purpose they would go by what Congress called it. However, for the purpose of deciding on its constitutionality, they would switch hats and call it a tax and therefore constitutional.
Sort of like light is sometimes a particle and sometimes a wave. Except this isn't physics.
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Semi-dwarf on Citation rootstock.
Zones: 5-8
Chill hours: 800
Harvest: July 7 - July 22
Looks: Fruit is large and red-skinned, the inside yellow and freestone.
Personality: Rich tangy flavor, high scorer on taste tests. Dave Wilson's Taste Test Top Scorer.
Facts of note: One of the hardiest nectarines.
Highly recommended for very cold (sub-zero) temperatures.
Because it's late blooming, chances are better for a reliable crop in cold winter or unpredictable spring climates.
Prof. E.M. Meader of the New Hampshire Experimental Station crossed the well-known Nectarest with Merideth to get Mericrest.
Pollination: Self-fruitful
Excellent eating fruit, a peach without the fuzz. Very vigorous. Similar to peach in cultural requirements. Requires pruning and thinning for consistent, quality crops. Dislikes high humidity. Moderate fertility and good drainage a must. Susceptible to peach leaf curl, brown rot, and oriental fruit moth. Trees are 2 years old and should begin to fruit in their 3rd year. Citation Rootstock is tolerant of wet soil, induces early dormancy in dry soil, is very winter hardy, resists root knot nematodes, and produces a 12'-18' tree. By pruning you can keep your tree at any height.
Please Note: Although most of our bare-root trees arrive to our warehouse in mid-December, there are a few varieties -- Mulberry, Pecan, Persimmon, Quince, and Walnut -- that will not arrive until mid-January. If you order any of those varieties along with varieties that arrive in mid-December, your order will be delayed for shipment until mid-January unless you ask us to split your shipments and agree to pay any additional shipping charges resulting from two separate shipments.
Check out our Fruit Tree Harvest Chart to plan for successive harvests.
This is a tasty, tangy nectarine. I like a lot of tang to my nectarines and this strikes the perfect balance for me between tang and sweet. My tree didn't produce huge fruit, but they were intensely flavorful.
This variety is everything you'd want in a nectarine and the best part is it's fairly late blooming and cold hardy. My tree is five years old now and in a really tough winter, I'm talking snow the last week fo May, it only lost a few branches when in many parts of the area entire peach and nectarine trees were dying. I haven't had a big problem with curly leaf even with minimal spraying and I've had no other observable pest and disease problems with it.
The tree when I got it was big and beautiful and has grown very well and strongly.
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I've installed ffdshow-20040808 and the official Matroska codec pack (with the Morgan Stream Switcher). However, when I try to play a certain .mkv file in Media Player 9, only the audio plays, not the video. What am I missing??? Is my file corrupt? How do I check/fix it?
I tried playing the file in ZoomPlayer and TCMP. In ZoomPlayer, I get an error saying that either the file is corrupted OR I am missing codecs. When I open the file in TCMP, the program immediately crashes.
I've tried to play other .mkv sample files, but I either get error messages saying I'm missing something (without telling me what) or the program crashes.
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Hey, im trying to play a .mkv file, and i cant find any program to play it. Suggestions anyone?
Feed the file into videotoolbox to determine the codec(s) you need. (don't use gspot or avicodec -videotoolbox is the only program that will read matroska at this time)
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(11/20/12) - The memory of a 2-year-old little girl was burning bright in Metamora Township Tuesday night.
Friends and family lit candles and lanterns to remember Lily Furneaux. The 2 year old was murdered two years ago on Nov. 20, 2010.
Renee King was sentenced to life in prison for the murder and sexual assault of Lily, who was her stepdaughter.
More than 200 people came out Tuesday night to remember her. They're taking a stand against child abuse.
"I woke up this morning and lived every second of the day two years ago like it was yesterday. As a grandparent, I not only hurt for the loss of my grandchild, I hurt for my daughter because when your children hurt, you hurt," said Lynette Furneaux, Lily's grandmother.
Lauren Furneaux still remembers that phone call she received the night her daughter died.
"I got a phone call saying that there was an accident and to get to the hospital right away and by the time I got there, she was gone, and we later found out that she died of over 20 multiple blunt force trauma to the head," she said.
Lauren hopes sharing Lily's story will help prevent this from happening to another child.
Everyone is letting Lily's memory live on by singing Christmas carols and lighting candles.
"I think it's amazing. Lily has a lot of supporters and her family has a lot of supporters. Big support system," said Kim Ceccarbilli who was at the event.
"We are going to make a difference in her name and nobody will ever forget Lily and we're going to save children's lives and I will fight until my dying breath to do that," Lauren said.
Sky lanterns were set off. They serve as a reminder of an angel gone too soon. Even though Lily is gone, her family says her light shines bright.
"If you can see child abuse happening, speak up because you never know, it could save a life. It could have saved Lily's. We didn't know who to talk to so speak up if you can," said Michael Farneaux, Lily's uncle.
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