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I want to call your attention, give a shout-out as it were, to some services and upcoming events.
Come visit soon – one of our locations or via our website.
The Library of Michigan has recently announced the "2015 Michigan Notable Books." This is a list of 20 titles, published during 2014, which are about or set in Michigan or the Great Lakes region, or are written by a Michigan author.
Titles include fiction and nonfiction for a wide variety of readers. All are selected with the intention of paying tribute and drawing attention to people, places, and things that relate to Michigan.
Again this year, several of the books have a Detroit theme or focus. I've read Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and have recommended it widely. It was on my "best of" list for 2014.
Nice to see Derek Jeter on the list with his middle-grade story, The Contract.
As usual, after seeing this list, I've added several titles to my list of "books to read sometime," especially those about Detroit. I think it is important for all of us to understand and appreciate Detroit's history and current challenges.
MeL… as in Michigan Electronic Library, which just celebrated its 10th birthday.
The resources in MeL, available to Michigan residents through the Library of Michigan, are wide-ranging. Preparing for a job or college entrance exam….there are practice tests. Kids and teens need homework help….there are many resources here as well as age appropriate games and activities. There are also legal, health, government, and jobs section as well as books and literacy links.
And, of course, there is MeLCat, a very popular interlibrary loan type service that allows users to search library catalogs from across the state and request items not in their home library.
I can't begin to convey the breadth of MeL in this brief message. It is worth a look even if you don't think you "need" something there. I'm confident you will find something interesting.
And, happy birthday MeL, and thank you Library of Michigan.
I caught up with some professional journals over the holidays and am just sharing a few interesting items I read:
Well, there is a study that will "prove" almost anything. I'm always interested in a new book about Lincoln in print or eformat. I read both.
Last week I wrote about looking back at 2014 with a focus on our millage renewal and several building changes that patrons and use patterns have told us have been successful. We also had some programming highlights in 2014.
Many of these services are described in detail on our website and in LINK, our quarterly newsletter, and through our biweekly enewsletter.
We have had a good year and are looking forward to 2015. Come visit soon – one of our five locations or our website.
Happy new year!
Year end bring a time of reflection. As I look back over 2014 for the library, many events and milestones immediately come to mind. Of course the first is the successful passage, by a strong margin, of our renewal millage in May. Our two millages are now in place for 17 and 20 years.
Several of our milestones this year, involved building projects which allowed us to expand public services. We created the "Story Place" by the children's room at Central from space that had been a materials sorting area for returned items. We now have a wonderful family friendly program and play space as part of the children's room.
A closet and storage area is now "The Hub," our digital lab on the third floor Central, and we rearranged furniture and added several displays of materials in the first floor rotunda. As part of that rearrangement, we were able to create a quieter reading and study area on the second floor. We also completed the expansion of the Clarence L. Miller Family Local History Room.
Changes at branches were less dramatic this year, although we now have a computer room at Eastwood, were able to put holds out for self-pick-up at Washington Square, and moved the teen space and created a reading area with popular books at Oshtemo. At Powell Branch, rental space within the Douglass Community Association, rainbows and sunshine continued to create a welcoming environment.
All of these changes have been well received by our patrons and have generated positive comments. Use has increased too.
I hope it has been a good year for you, even if it didn't involve any building projects! Come visit soon, especially if you haven't been here in a while and best wishes for the new year.
This can be a stressful, overly busy time of year. We've all read advice for reducing stress. Here's another one: uninterrupted reading, even "slow reading."
"Slow reading" is a return to reading habits of the time before cellphones, social media, Google….just sit in silence and read uninterruptedly. Reducing stress is certainly a benefit. Such reading time also enhances comprehension, deepens empathy, enriches vocabulary, and of course, provides pleasure.
The reading tips include going to a place with no distractions (turn off the phone and computer), and treat reading like something you deliberately make time for.
If folding this approach into this busy time of year just seems overwhelming, perhaps it will be a new year's resolution for you.
There is a new day designation, at least new to me……December 2 has been designated "Giving Tuesday." This has a nice ring as opposed to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
This is the time of year when we all receive many requests for donations from a wide variety of local, regional, and national organizations.
The library does not conduct an annual fundraising campaign nor send out a solicitation request. Our only fundraiser is our annual Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee to raise funds to buy books for distribution through our Ready to Read program.
Of course donations to the library are always welcome and greatly appreciated. There is a link on our website - look for "Support the Library" at the bottom of any page.
A donation can be designated for a specific collection, such as large print or children's; a location, such as your neighborhood branch; or a service such as Local History, Teens, or Ready to Read. Undesignated gifts are directed where they are needed most.
We appreciate if you think of the library when you are considering your year-end giving.
What a night for the 14th annual Great Grown-up Spelling Bee! THANK YOU to all the KPL staff who had a part in making this another successful year of raising serious money to buy books for kids through Ready to Read. It was fun. I can't begin to name everyone who had a part before, at, after the event BUT I will thank Mikki who pulled it all together so smoothly and the KPL spellers, Bill and Lolita, who won 2nd place in a spell down against Portage District Library, no less, and to Karen who did an awesome job as word
pronouncer. She must practice at home to be so smooth at this role. And our cheerleaders….great job with that 1980's look and moves. For those of you old enough to remember…..I think Lolita was channeling the Jane Fonda's work-out look!! Do we miss those days??
Well into the night, Neil Bremer the MC, asked how many were there for the first time. I was amazed how many hands went up. Although this event, now in its 14th year, is familiar to us, I think its longevity is partly due to attracting new folks each year.
Final numbers aren't in, but indications are we raised the "usual" amount of $20,000 or so. I call that serious money to buy lots and lots of books for kids.
Thank you KPL staff. We have reason to celebrate and be proud today.
Great job everyone!
I'm behind – I just read that October was National Reading Group Month. Oh well.
We are pleased to offer many services for readers, including book groups, in support of our priority of "reading, viewing, and listening for pleasure."
Our primary service for book groups is Book Club in a Bag: ten copies of the same book in one easy-to-carry bag, along with a reading group guide. We have a substantial list of titles and are always open to suggestions of new titles to add.
The new books lists and Staff Picks on our website are good reading suggestions for book groups or individuals. Our staff are sharing their favorites of 2014 with new lists being added frequently.
And finally, we hope the recently rearranged rotunda at Central and the new displays will make browsing new titles easier. Of course good reads aren't just new books; browse the stacks too or ask our staff for suggestions.
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Time change this week
May 30- The starting time for racing action this week at the Seymour Speedway will be moved back 1 hour, to 6 PM, starting this Sunday night, June 2 and for the remainder of the 2013 season.
This means that the pit will now open at 3 PM with the grandstand at 4 PM.
The weekly schedule will still boast six big divisions on the Sunday night programs. The Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders and Fastrack Late Models will do battle on the 1/3 mile banked clay oval.
Contractor's Supply and Equipment is the event sponsor this week. Last week 139 cars checked in and offered fans some fantastic racing.
Besides the great weekly racing there are four special events on the schedule yet this summer.
The second leg of the Summer Holiday Classic series returns on Sunday June 30 and will again feature the WDLMA Late Models.
The new Badger Stock Car tour event will kick off a three night series on Wednesday night, July 17. The tour continues on Thursday night at the Thunder Hill Speedway in Sturgeon Bay and wraps up on Friday night at the Speedzone in Oshkosh. The Seymour program will also have the IMCA Sport Mods on the schedule with racing starting at 7 PM.
The Badger Modified Tour comes in to Seymour on Sunday night August 4 along with the other regular divisions.
Labor Day weekend on September 1st brings the final Holiday Classic program and the final night of the regular season.
Summer is still trying to start but the racing action at the Seymour Speedway is hotter than ever every Sunday night.
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2-AE Rye in support and to try. Been passing by for months. Now is a swell time.
2-AE Rye in support and to try. Been passing by for months. Now is a swell time.
4x Jeff Rye NCF Canada
Excited to try.
I picked up my first two bottles of Rye today. Thanks to a tip from mbroo5880i, I was able to find a bottle of WT101 Rye for $21. I also picked up a bottle of Rittenhouse BIB DSP-354. I'm looking forward to trying them.
Those are certainly two good ones to start with, and they couldn't be much more different. Hope you enjoy!
Have a couple of WT 101's in the bunker but found some today and started to pounce ( even though I'm in pre-KBF moratorium ) until I saw the price $47.50!!!! Needless to say I passed after I had the clerk confirm the price.
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MLB Dugout Heroes
UPDATE: This game has been shutdown and is no longer available
MLB Dugout Heroes Overview
MLB Dugout Heroes is the first full-fledged Baseball MMO and it's a home run! The graphics might be cartoony but this is no knock off; the entire MLB rooster is represented accurately, including all teams from the American and National Leagues. The gameplay mechanics are simple enough for the casual player to learn in about ten minutes through the tutorial, but team management is detailed enough to keep the hardcore fans satisfied. Players only really control the pitcher and batter with limited control of the other players on the field, but there's enough variety to keep things from getting too dull. With the experience and nuts (currency) earned through matches, players can grow their players' stats or purchase new players, equipment, or skills. While the multiplayer aspects are the most interesting, players can play against the computer in four difficulty settings.
MLB Dugout Heroes Screenshots
MLB Dugout Heroes Featured Video
MLB Dugout Heroes Review
By Erhan Altay
After a long production cycle, MLB Dugout Heroes was finally made available to the public in late March of 2009. While not all features were readily available during the open beta, MLB Dugout Heroes still managed to impress. The game's publisher (Games Campus) worked closely with the MLB and was able to acquire the appropriate license to use authentic team and player stats. The cartoony graphics help mask the mediocre graphics of the game, but anyone interested in baseball or sports in general should give this game a chance.
Pick a Team
Since baseball is a team sport rather than an individual one, there is no character creation per se – instead players chose a team name, then select one of the major league teams that play on either the American or National Leagues. All the official teams are present, with all the real players and stats, so be sure to pick your favorite team. I'm not a sports guy myself, so I just went with the Pirates because their name rocked. The teams are broken down into several categories by division, so if you don't see the team you like, be sure to look through the other divisions. That's really all there is to character creation. After selecting a team, you'll have a chance to view the players that make up that team so you can review their stats and either change your selection or confirm.
Batting Practice
After selecting a team, players will be taken to the batting tutorial where a couch instructs players on how to hit the ball. The controls are very straightforward when batting; move the mouse around and click when you want to swing. The pitcher will try to confuse you with fast, slow, and curve balls, but it shouldn't take long to get a feel for the timing. The next step of the tutorial is pitching practice, which I found a little bit more complicated. Pitchers decide where to aim the ball, either within the batter's reach or out of it, in an attempt to get them to swing at what would normally be a 'ball.' There are several pitching styles (curve, fast, smart, slow) and after choosing a style and location, pitchers must hold down the mouse while a small slider bar appears on the screen. Getting a handle for pitching took me a few minutes (as you can see from the tutorial video below) but once it ticks in your head, you'll be good to go.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game…
After this short tutorial session, players are pitted against a computer-controlled team to get their first glimpse at gameplay in MLB Dugout Heroes. Before the game starts, you have the opportunity to decide which players will be on the field and can shuffle around their positions. My lack of knowledge beyond the basics when it comes to baseball kept me from tinkering with the starting lineup, but if you know what you're doing, there's plenty to pour over in the pre-game. The game follows standard Baseball rules, one team bats while the other plays the field. Only the batting team can score points and they keep playing until they accumulate three 'outs.' I'm not going into all the rules of baseball, as I hope everyone has picked them up either from television or during gym class during their schooling. Luckily, as long as you know the basics, you're good to go with MLB Dugout Heroes. The only positions you really have to play are pitcher and batter. All of your team members run on their own, whether on the field or after hitting the ball. The only control you have over your field players is what base to pass to after picking up the ball. This is done by either clicking the base icon with the mouse or hitting 'D' for 1st base, 'W' for second, 'A' for 3rd or 'S' for home.
Baseball is Not for the Impatient
Baseball may be a popular pass time in the United States and parts of Asia but it is certainly not for the impatient. In real life, there are nine innings (every time the teams switch sides, it's a new inning), but thankfully this can be set as low as three in-game. The first practice match against the computer isn't set at three, but I couldn't tell you what it is set at since I quit out of it before the end. Obviously, playing against the computer is not as much fun as playing against a live opponent, even though there are four difficulty settings (intro, rookie, AMA, and Pro.) But this first match does give new players the opportunity to test what they've learned and see the game's graphics for the first time. MLB Dugout Heroes has cartoony graphics that still manage to make the players and stadium decent. Nothing about the graphics will blow you away; in fact the limited graphic options may be an annoyance. The maximum resolution is 1024×768 and graphic details can't be improved much.
A Game for the Masses
The flip side of the rather bland graphics is that the game requires low system requirements and can be played on a broad range of computers. The simple appearance and basic gameplay mechanics make MLB Dugout Heroes one of the most accessible MMOs I've played. Eve non-gamers shouldn't have trouble figuring this one out after a few minutes. All players start with a decent chunk of the in-game currency called 'nuts' and more are earned for completing the tutorial, playing matches, and completing certain objectives. Each individual member of your baseball team gains experience and higher ranks in various skills; slowly putting together your dream team of players will surely keep baseball fans hooked on this one for some time to come. As of early April during the open beta, many features were not yet available (such as ranked league play), but these should be added within a month or two. I'll use my final words to warn players of the odd voice clips in the game – the cheering you hear in the back ground during matches is actually a recording of real life cheering for the Korean National Team. The referee also calls out in a thick Korean accent which might sound odd to Westerners.
Final Verdict: Good
MLB Dugout Heroes is simple to pick up and play baseball MMO that will appeal to all fans of the sport but is unlikely to impress outsiders. What it lacks in graphic and gameplay detail it makes up with in in-depth team management and an authentic MLB roster.
MLB Dugout Heroes Videos
MLB Dugout Heroes Character Creation
MLB Dugout Heroes Tutorial
MLB Dugout Heroes Official Trailer
MLB Dugout Heroes Gameplay Footage
MLB Dugout Heroes Links
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MLB Dugout Heroes System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows XP
CPU: Pentium 4
Graphics Card: GeForce 4 / Radeon 9000
Recommended Specifications:
OS: Windows XP / Vista
CPU: Pentium 4 or better
RAM: 512 MB or more
Graphics Card: Nvidia Geforce FX5200 or better


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Boxes of meal packets are stacked in Mountain Brook, Ala., Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Members of the Mountain Brook High School symphonic band raised money to provide meals for orphanages in Haiti and to pay for a trip to New York for a band competition. The band assembled and packed the meals Sunday. (Mark email@example.com)
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If you want your idea to be innovative, you need to hit the right mix of novelty and familiarity, a new study shows.
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CNN — Rocky and Adrian are set to give their regards to Broadway.
A stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning movie is scheduled to open on the Great White Way in February.
Sylvester Stallone, who has portrayed the titular boxer throughout the decades starting with the 1976 film, serves as a producer on the "Rocky" musical, which opened in Germany last fall.
"Ragtime's" Tony-winning duo, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, have composed the score, and Thomas Meehan ("Hairspray"; "Annie") handled the book.
As Meehan told the New York Times in 2011 ahead of "Rocky's" German opening, the production itself has had "a long gestation period, but it's come to be a work that we're really proud of. There was some worry early on --- could we really make a musical out of a boxing picture? Could you make Rocky sing and dance? But when we did the reading, people were very impressed."
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Bryce Harper enjoyed one of the best big-league seasons ever by a teenager.
As we transition into offseason mode, we'll start by breaking down the Nationals' roster by position (infield, outfield, catcher, rotation and bullpen) this week and examine where things stand at season's end and where things might stand moving forward. Today's position: Outfield…
Stats: 81 G, 344 PA, 5 HR, 31 RBI, .300 AVG, .387 OBP, .440 SLG
2012 salary: $13 million
Contract status: $16 million in 2013, $20 million in 2014, $21 million in 2015, $21 million in 2016, $21 million in 2017, free agent in 2018
Where he fits in: After a frustrating debut season and after missing three months this season with a broken wrist, Werth finally got to enjoy playing in D.C. (and D.C. finally got to enjoy watching Werth play). The biggest key to his success: Embracing the leadoff role and becoming a potent force atop the lineup. The question now is whether he'll be back in that role next year or whether the Nationals want to add a more traditional No. 1 hitter. Given his skill-set and the makeup of the rest of the projected lineup, it probably makes sense for Werth to stay right where he is in 2013.
Stats: 139 G, 597 PA, 22 HR, 59 RBI, .270 AVG, .340 OBP, .477 SLG
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- Joe Seamhead - Oct 16, 2012 at 9:48 PM
As to people that want to move Harper, I can only ask, "Why?" It would be a waste to move that speed, arm,and developing talent at the position to RF, or the gods forbid LF, especially taking in to consideration Bryce has made it clear that he feels much more comfortable in center.
- baseballswami - Oct 16, 2012 at 9:53 PM
So the rotation next year – Stras/Gio/JZim/Det and the mystery date? I am so hoping that Det comes out of the chute looking like he did last Thursday. When he has his head on straight and is on his game he is ridiculous. I think I am only now appreciating what he did to the Cards hitters.I think he will be better off if he knows going in that he is a starter and it's his gig. He should be bringing in some confidence from this season. Sure, he had some head slap moments – but who didn't? Lohse is one of those guys that on paper might not look all that great but he gets the job done. He is effective. I think EJax moves on to his next team in the pitching carousel. Oooops. I forgot we were supposed to talk about outfielders today. It's been up since 7 am and I felt like everything has been said. Pitchers and catchers tomorrow? So I am early?
- feelanau - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:08 PM
But if Morse goes, does "Take On Me" go with him?
- NatsNut - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:29 PM
Now THAT would break my heart. What I love about the crowd singing it is that nobody orchestrated it; it was completely organic. On the other hand, there's a bit of an association of Game 5 with the song now too. =/feelanau said…But if Morse goes, does "Take On Me" go with him?
- peric - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:56 PM
I am against making a blockbuster trade regarding our outfield unless we get a very good starting pitcher out of the deal. Just like before it'll be for a starting pitcher … likely a left-handed one. If they need OF they can trade some of what they have (to get the left-handed starter) and sign one of the more attractive free agents.The Nats are pretty well set except for pitching where, in the NL East, that improvement has the most value bar none.
- peric - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:58 PM
As to people that want to move Harper, I can only ask, "Why?"Only if he "grows" Seamhead. Remember, he has just today turned 20, he could still grow to be as tall as his 6'6" brother. In other words he could end up looking more like Michael Morse as he ages … not the body type of your typical CF.
- feelanau - Oct 16, 2012 at 11:01 PM
I admit that mid-season I Googled the lyrics so that my "organic" singing would be correct, if not lyrical. Alas, I too was at Game 5 and the "Aha Moment" was awesome — until it wasn't.
- Joe Seamhead - Oct 16, 2012 at 11:11 PM
peric, you made me smile thinking of a 6'6" Bam Bam! hHonestly, though, if he keeps his speed and athleticism, I'd have no problem with him in CF if he grows to 7 feet. I didn't see Morse play as a SS when he came up, but somehow I seriously doubt that he ever was in Harper's dexterity class.
- peric - Oct 16, 2012 at 11:29 PM
see Morse play as a SS when he came up, but somehow I seriously doubt that he ever was in Harper's dexterity class. He weight at least 20 pounds less than he does now but the height made playing shortstop problematic … its better to be closer to the ground playing MI and third base … CF is more about covering ground … the suspicion by the FO is that if Harper grows he will get more than a bit slower … not slow enough to preclude the outfield just CF.
- Feel Wood - Oct 16, 2012 at 11:30 PM
feelanau said… But if Morse goes, does "Take On Me" go with him?They need to divorce Morse from that song anyway. The Michael Morse Karaoke At Bat is always his worst AB of the game. He's often out even before the singing is done.Make Take On Me the seventh inning stretch song, like Sweet Caroline in Boston or Thank God I'm a Country Boy in Baltimore. Then in 20 years people can hear it and wonder why.
- D'Gourds - Oct 17, 2012 at 5:37 AM
Stay pat in the OF. Stay pat in the IF. Stay pat in the bullpen. Sign R.A. Dickey to a three year contract! Can you imagine a Strass, Z-mann, Gio, Dickey and Det rotation? OMG would that be great?
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"The turnovers have to stop," Willamina coach Tim France said. "They hurt us, and they make our offense look less talented than it is. If we eliminate, or cut down the turnovers I think we can perform up to our full potential."
That full potential France talked about showed two weeks ago in a 36-6 win over Gervais. In the win that secured the Bulldogs a first round playoff game, Willamina still turned the ball over twice, but it was an enormous improvement from the previous two games.
"That was a relief," France said. "Granted, we still had turnovers, but the number was way down from the previous weeks and that alone put us in a better position to beat the Cougars."
France said it gave the defense more confidence to go after the ball.
"It pumped them up," France said. "Not just because they got more rest, but because they knew the offense wanted to win. So they went out and got the ball back for the offense."
A motivated Willamina defense brought more aggression and forced four Gervais turnovers. This wasn't the case the previous two weeks against Horizon Christian and Dayton.
Willamina had a combined eight turnovers vs. the Hawks and Pirates. With the two against Gervais, it brings the total to 10 turnovers in three games.
After the win against the Cougars, the Bulldogs began to master the art of controlling possession.
"We thought we were getting the hang of it," France said. "Controlling our possessions and ball security. All of our work in practice on basics and ball security was paying off."
The nasty turnover bug that slowed Willamina over the last month returned in its first round playoff game vs. Coquille. The 24-13 final was a Bulldog win, but it came at a price.
The Bulldog offense surrendered the ball to the Red Devil defense six times but managed to come away with the win. France admitted it wasn't a good start to the playoffs.
"It wasn't one of our best games," he said. "We relied too much on our defense to keep our lead and our hopes of winning the game alive."
The Bulldogs were lucky to escape Coquille and get another shot in the quarterfinals vs. Dayton. It is the Bulldogs first trip to the quarterfinals since 2008.
The key to success for Willamina will once again rest on the shoulders of the defense.
"They deserve more credit," France said. "We're fortunate to be a good team on both sides of the ball and when one side struggles, the other side tries to pick them up."
It's the defense that has been a remedy for the turnover-happy Bulldog offense. The Willamina defense has surrendered 148 points this year, which is second in the WVL, and the Bulldogs will be facing the top defense in the league. The Pirates have given up 85 points this season which means the defense surrenders just over nine points per game.
"That's why they're No. 1," France said. "They are able to shut down offensive drives which can be very discouraging to offenses and that allows their offense to take control."
France continued: "We've played them once and know what they do and we talk a lot about getting the basics right. For a game like this it's no different. The approach is literally one play at a time."
France said it's when teams forget about that game plan that Dayton is able to take control and dominate.
In a game this important, with two teams that are equally strong on both sides of the ball, the outcome will be determined by which team makes the more costly mistake.
"We've had our fair share of mistakes lately," France said. "But we're not ready to stop playing yet and that's all the motivation we need for a game this big."


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Members of the Sanford High School cross country team that placed eleventh out of 33 Class A teams are Emily Dupuis, left, Alexis Rhine, Capt. Ellie Garnsey; Capt. Hannah Cusack; Sarah Wright; Catherine Ledue; and Cassandra Tremblay.
SANFORD—Sanford High School Sophomore Catherine Ledue finished her rookie season with an impressive 17th place finish at the state Class A cross country meet recently.Other Sanford finishers included Cassandra Tremblay who finished in 49th place, and Sarah Wright who finished 60th. Next was Hannah Cusack who placed 71st, Ellie Garnsey, 85th, Alexis Rhine, 94th and Emily Dupuis who finished 103rd.Sanford coach Nate Smith felt the girls had a solid season. "I was impressed with the overall performance of the team this year and also with the leadership shown by my captains Hannah Cusack and Ellie Garnsey.In a home meet with county rivals Massabesic, Marshwood and Noble at the end of the regular season, the Sanford girls placed third behind first place Massabesic and Marshwood
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Hey there! How's life?
Been away from forums since God knows how long xD
Thanks sak. I'm 21 now weeeeeeeee.
When will you be updating your manga? =O
Mouse's leave sounds like another school-related self-ban. I guess I'm not so special anymore.
Speaking of which, I might take one up in a couple weeks again.
Edit: Well, I was wrong. He had a cancer scare.
TOO much.... Like over 20. lol.
Yeah, I didn't recognize it. Haven't watched family guy in like 2 years.
lol...no coolwhuip??
hey, I found the bunies hideout
btw, what happened to mouse?
I think mouse needed some time away.
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On the other hand, are there any ideas how to attract more developers to contribute the open graphics stack?
Of course I can only speak for myself and I consider the threshold to enter this "business" to be really high.
To be honest, I wouldn't even know where to start. Reading the specs? Start to understand the available code first?
Lowering this threshold by some introductions and tutorials would be great imho.
Not sure the current devs agree. After all someone would need to write them.
Those blog posts by Alex were worth a read.
This must be a joke. I can't think anything else."I've said this a few times over the years so hopefully this won't come as a surprise, but I wouldn't be buying high end cards yet if I was only planning on using them with the open source drivers, even if I could magically run the Intel open source stack on AMD or NVidia hardware."
Of course I understand that with limited developing capacities you can't have any feature of new graphics cards at release time, at least currently. May be better in the future.
But this comment is a slap in the face of anyone that owns, like me, a laptop with the 2008 released HD3200. I am still not able to use the open source drivers on this four years old hardware, which is neither high-end nor nor a recently released GPU, just because it overheats my machine and sucks out the battery in no-time. I don't care about performance or feature completeness, as long as something that is such basic for a mobile machine as power-consumption has issues that are known for a long time and are still not resolved.
Basically this means to me: If you want to buy AMD and use open-source you have to find the few GPUs that are working correctly. That is a serious show-stopper.
bridgman: If the 2D DDX based on Gallium3D works well, are there plans to backport it to VLIW4 (Trinity) based architectures?
Do you plan to take advantage of Trinitys UMA based nature?
Also, could you please elabortate a bit what the current state of 2D acceleration of Catalyst is?
There have been some articles on phoronix about some magical switch to turn on a new acceleration architecture, but beside some disappointing benchmark results and rendering corruptions, nothing new has been posted here on phoronix.
Seriously, other than maybe some bug fixing I don't *think* there should be any backporting required. We haven't really discussed it internally but I expect we would want it to work on Trinity as well.
No in the sense that (a) I don't think we have done enough experimentation to have a good feeling for added costs of cache flushing and remapping vs saved costs of copying and (b) I don't know if there is any unreleased info required to take advantage of it so (c) we don't have a priority or plan for it yet.
I think it's fair to say that at minimum we would do some testing, figure out if any additional programming info is required, and try to get that info released. If the initial testing goes well we would probably try to push out finished code.
Note that one of the devs may already be on top of this; it just hasn't bubbled up near the top of the priority stack yet.
- the acceleration related to the magical switch (AAA, sometimes referred to (incorrectly) as Direct2D because some of the low level routines were shared with Direct2D) has been enabled by default for a while, maybe a year or more
- some additional accel functions have been added for browser accel, but I don't know any details
- the variability in results seems to be related to conflicts between triple-buffering (Tear-free desktop) code added to the Catalyst driver and similar functionality in Compiz and other compositors -- too many things were turned on by default so the result was really slow
I don't know current state, ie whether compositors or Catalyst have changed defaults or whether tweaking is still required in some cases to get everything playing nice together and not being too conservative. I have seen some "ohmigod it just works" posts but not a huge number so guessing that tweaking is still required at least with some common combinations.
What happened in MUX A+A PowerExpress support beyond Linux Catalyst 11.8?
Is there any chance that that PowerExpress support once again become functional soon?
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Somersworth Housing Authority hires attorney to investigate thefts
Saturday, January 19, 2013
SOMERSWORTH — The Somersworth Housing Authority has hired attorney Joseph McKittrick to dissect exactly what went wrong to allow the theft of $920,000 by former Finance Director Lisa Reid.
The authority hired McKitterick to do a thorough examination after an auditor's report concluded a number of internal controls were missing within the authority that allowed the theft to occur. Officials estimate that over a six-year span, Reid stole $920,000 from the authority.
The Housing Authority has been saying little about the absence of Salinger after the Board of Commissioners unanimous vote in December to place her on paid leave.
"The board is very fortunate to have someone step in and do the job she (Evans) is doing. After such a disruption to the system, we are managing," said Crichton.
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That experiment, the Fed's massive buying of paper assets, mostly U.S. Treasury bonds, was aimed at driving interest rates and bond yields down further - to promote borrowing and spending in the private sector to parallel the stimulative buying and spending by government.
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The web comments on the floods in Sri Lanka
The web comments on the floods in Sri Lanka. The people of South Sudan continue to cast their votes in the country's referendum. And a former model displays the footballing skills of a professional.
Floods in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka under water! Northern and eastern parts of the country have been hit by torrential rain for one week now, causing heavy flooding and claiming numerous victims. This catastrophic situation is being widely discussed online.
Dozens of amateur videos like these ones have appeared on sharing sites and show, amongst other things, how rising water levels have made the roads difficult to use. These spectacular images were mostly filmed in Batticaloa one of the hardest hit regions, and give an idea of the magnitude of the bad weather.
And as is often the case in this type of situation, the web is also being used to keep people informed or coordinate emergency relief operations. An interactive map has been created on Google Maps and in just a few clicks you can obtain information on the most affected regions or the areas which are most at risk. And because the information is regularly updated, web users can also find out where temporary shelters for victims are located.
The emergency services are hard at work trying to get help to victims. In this video uploaded by the Sri Lankan air force, we see soldiers carrying out a rescue mission, in which they saved 54 people who were trapped by the rapidly rising waters.
Finally NGOs at the scene are also mobilizing and are calling upon web users the world over to show their generosity towards the victims, there are now reportedly over 1 million people affected in the country. Some of the organizations, like « Caritas Internationalis », have already begun distributing food and drinking water in several of the worst affected areas, as we see in these Flickr photos.
South Sudan referendum
Since Sunday, voters in South Sudan have been casting their vote in the independence referendum. This historic ballot ends on the 15th of January and the people seem to have understood its importance. The people of South Sudan have turned out en masse to have their say, as illustrated in these photos available to view on Flickr which show the long queues outside the polling stations.
John Jada Youngo, from Renk, in the south east, voted on Sunday and says here how happy he is to have participated in this referendum which will determine the future. In this video, he also asks his fellow citizens and the authorities to respect the result, no matter what the outcome is.
Lee Crawford is in no doubt as to the outcome. On his blog rovingbandit.com, this American economist and expert on South Sudan says that voters will choose independence. But he thinks the challenge will begin once the new state is in place. He explains that the future government will have to deal with a budget policy for the first time and will have the difficult task of creating a new currency and battling inflation.
Some locals meanwhile fear the electoral process could be hindered. One site devoted to the referendum, 'sudanvotes.com' , reports that South Sudan referendum officials are criticizing the authorities and complaining of hunger. They are asking for a 10 % advance of their salaries to buy food, and are threatening to disrupt the vote if this does not happen. Some election officials made the same demands last year during the general election and protested by keeping away from work.
Sonido ambiente
Film artists singing in unusual places in Buenos Aires: this is the project launched by Argentine web site sonido ambiente.tv. We see the group Mompox for example performing their song Pony in a well-known cinema in the country's capital. The site has just one simple rule: all the recordings must be done in one take.
Wikileaks stories
Video games inspired by current affairs and in particular the diplomatic cables leaked by Julian Assange. This is what the site Wikileaks Stories.com has on offer. Several games are available, like Leaky World, in which web users have to build reliable networks and stop any information being divulged…
Video of the day
Sylvie van der Vaart used to be a model and is currently a presenter on German television and footbally-speaking, she is quite a match for her husband Rafael, who plays for Tottenham in the English premiership league. Well this is what this video leads us to believe. We see the wife of the Dutch international footballer, demonstrating her footballing talents … in stilettos. Camera trickery has been used and this is probably part of a viral advertising campaign.