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Register now for the 2015 Independence Day Parade (July 5th)
This years parade will be held on Sunday, July 5th. Lineup is at 4PM and the parade begins at 5PM. Rain date is Saturday, July 11th.
CLICK HERE to register
Congratulations to our Spring Raffle Winners!
Janet Gentry – $100.00
Jerry Finazzo – $300.00
Chris Suh – $700.00
D.L. Hale – $900.00
Jonathan Gionakos – $1,100.00
Buck Barber – $1,400.00
Gail Wyant – $1,700.00
Rod & Maggie Walker – $2000.00
Grand Prize
Leslie Hill – $11,360. ($16,000.00 minus taxes )
Christmas Parade – Sunday, December 7th
The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Christmas Parade will be held on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 3PM. Entrants will line up on Wayland Drive beginning at 2PM. The parade will travel from Wayland Drive to the Firehouse. Santa will be at the firehouse immediately afterwards for the children. Light refreshments will be served.
Congratulations to our Fall Raffle Winners
$100 Sal's
$300 Blair Anderson
$500 Charlotte Dollins
$700 Marsha Glendenning
$900 Linda Morris
$1,100 Jim Hartman
$1,400 Patty Cobb
$1,700 Diane Harvey
$2,000 Carol Conley
$16,000 Betty Ferneyhough
Fall Raffle
The fall cash raffle is on Saturday, October 11th. Grand prize is $16,000. After taxes the winner will receive $10,720. There will also be 9 cash consolation prizes. Only 400 tickets to be sold, tickets are $100.00 each.
Tickets can be purchased at ArborLife at the intersection of Crozet Ave/Jarman's Gap Rd. in Crozet, Monday – Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or from any Crozet Volunteer Fire Department member.
Passing of Former Chief
The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department is sad to report the passing of CVFD Lifetime member and former CVFD Chief Bubba Baber. Bubba passed away on the morning of August 1, 2014 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.
Mr. Robert Charles Baber
Robert Charles "Bubba" Baber, age 44, of Crozet died on Friday, August 1, 2014 at a local hospital. Born in Charlottesville on February 18, 1970 he was the son of Fay Funk Baber and the late Roger L. Baber, Sr. Bubba is survived by his loving wife of 23 years Tracey E. Baber; his son, Jacob L. Baber and his fiancée Amanda Collins; brother, Roger L. Baber, Jr.; sister, Lisa Jones; grandfather, Berlin Funk; mother and father-in-law, David and Joan Anderson; sister-in-law; Mary Mason; brothers-in law; Chuck Mason and David L. Anderson, Jr.; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. He was predeceased by his daughter Elizabeth Baber and grandmother Ruby Funk. He was a very selfless man, wonderful father, loving husband, doting son and caring brother. Bubba was a fourth generation volunteer firefighter with Crozet Volunteer Fire Department. He served 30 years with seven of those as Chief. He also served with the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2014 at Rockgate Cemetery, Crozet, with Chaplain Tammy James officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department and the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad. Shuttle service will be available from Henley Middle School, 5880 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, for those attending the service.
Congratulations to our parade winners!
Congratulations to the following winners:
Best appearing majorette: Dr. Shannon Franklin
Best appearing ATV entry: Valley Riders
Best appearing scout group: Cub Scout Pack #79
Best appearing Church/Civic Group:
1st: Crozet Baptist Church
2nd: Shriner's
Best appearing commercial entry:
1st: Curtis Heating & Air
2nd: Crozet Eye Care
3rd: The Southern Way Cafe
Best appearing antique/classic car:
1st: Robin Sprouse
2nd: Greg's Painting
3rd: The Lodge at Old Trail
Best appearing beauty queen/king: Miss Scottsville 2014 & Court
Best appearing honor/color guard: All American Honor Guard
Best appearing antique tractor: Clarence Morris
Best appearing band: Charlottesville Municipal Band
Parade entry with best patriotic theme: Crozet Baptist Church
Best appearing fire department: East Rivanna Vol. FD
Best appearing commercial pumper: Attack 1 – Charlottesville
Best appearing custom pumper: East Rivanna Vol. FD
Best appearing brush truck: Weyer's Cave VFD
Fire department coming the longest distance: Brandy Station VFD
Best appearing antique fire truck: '57 Mack
Best appearing heavy rescue squad: Western Albemarle 505
Rescue squad coming the longest distance: Rockfish
Best appearing ambulance: Rockfish #57
Best appearing tanker: T-26, East Rivanna VFD
If you won an award, please email: email@example.com to arrange for a time to pick it up.
The Crozet Volunteer Fire Dept. sincerely appreciates all who came to participate in the parade and support our community.
2014 CVFD Independence Day Parade
Friday, May 23, 2014 This year the
Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Independence Day parade will be held at 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 5, 2014. Lineup will begin at 4:00 P.M. at Crozet Elementary School and end at Claudius Crozet Park.
The theme for the parade will be, "Only in America" There will be field judging for Fire & Rescue apparatus at Claudius Crozet Park after the parade. Awards will be presented at 8:00 P.M. Food, beverages, and other festivities to include a softball game between the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department and the Peachtree Ball Coaches will immediately follow the parade. Fireworks begin at dark.
If you would like to be a part of the 2014 parade, please register at www.crozetfire.org/parade. Please submit your entry as soon as possible to ensure you are included in the lineup.
Lineup will be based on a first come basis. Horses/livestock will be placed near or at the end of the parade. Please note the following:
- As the weather is usually very hot in July, please make sure you/your group/organization stay well hydrated throughout the parade route.
- The walking distance from Crozet School to Crozet Park is approximately one (1) mile
- All entries with live animals are responsible for the immediate cleanup of their animals before, during, and after the parade.
- If you will be tossing candy or other items, please use extreme caution
- Please use caution when blowing loud sirens or horns.
- Reckless driving/behavior by participants will not be tolerated.
- There are small children in and along the parade route.
For further information please contact the Parade Coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com
Congratulations to our raffle winners
Sunday, May 11, 2014 The following CVFD supporters won raffle prizes during the Spring raffle:
Elwood Tyler, Jr.
Tim Henley
Rick Hartman
Jap Reuschling
Wayne Seal
Bill Parsons
Keith Ford
Betty Jane Kent
Daniel D. Shifflett
and our Grand Prize winner: Shirley Cogan


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The Trouble With Democrats
Find out more about A New Way Forward and its grassroots efforts to reform our financial system here. William Greider's new book is Come Home, America.
The governing party faced an awkward dilemma. People were hurting and furious at the government's generous bailouts for banks. But how could the Democrats do something for the folks without upsetting their friends and patrons in the banking industry? Democrats think they found a way. They are enacting a series of measures described as "breakthrough" reform and "unprecedented" defeat for the bankers. Only these achievements are more accurately understood as "reform lite." The house is on fire and Democrats brought a garden hose.
The Democratic Party is changing in some promising ways, but what's impressive is how much it has not changed. Does that sound harsh? I am relying on private judgments from Washington players regarded as the "white hats" on this subject--consumer lobbyists and other public-interest reformers, who for years have labored in frustration to enact laws that would restore equity and honest relationships to the out-of-control financial system. These organizations mostly endorse the Democrats' efforts and celebrate their "victories." But a few minutes of private conversation reveals their doubt and disappointment. "It's a good bill," they will say, then after enumerating the shortcomings add, "It's better than nothing."
"This has to be on background, OK?" one of the reformers said. "This crisis brought down the world economy and yet Congress still hasn't passed a bill making sure it doesn't happen again."
Julia Gordon, a lawyer with the Center for Responsible Lending, did not seek anonymity. "We have reached the moment to ask ourselves Rabbi Hillel's question: if not now, when?" Gordon said. "I fear we are letting this crucial moment pass without putting forward-looking rules in place to fundamentally change how mortgages are made and prevent predatory lending. Plus, when we look back at the foreclosure tsunami that devastated so many families, we're going to be ashamed that we did not fix the bankruptcy code to permit mortgage modification. That move alone could have prevented more than a million foreclosures, and while I predict we will revisit the issue in the future, it will be like closing the barn door after the horse has died."
If not now, when? That question ought to haunt the Democratic Party and President Obama, who has been missing in action himself on key issues. Congressional Democrats are responding to this epic conflagration with the same risk-avoidance tactics they learned during many years in minority status. In those days, they could always blame right-wing Republicans for blocking their good intentions. But whom do the Dems blame now that they have the White House and fifty-nine votes in the Senate and a seventy-eight-seat majority in the House? Their standard explanation for not doing more is, "We didn't have the votes." So when might we expect Democrats to achieve more? When they have eighty votes in the Senate?
The party's ideological intentions are being defined with greater clarity in these new circumstances, and so are the president's. It's still early, but the implications are ominous for other issues. If Democrats are reluctant to disturb the power of other major interests, it seems improbable that fundamental change will occur on healthcare, energy conversion or the restoration of work and wages. The problem now is the Democrats, not the Republicans. The party aids and protects its free-roaming entrepreneurial politicians and does not punish those who undermine the party's larger promises. When Republicans were in charge, they enforced party loyalty with Stalinist discipline. Democrats are the party of safe incumbents, weak convictions.
The much-celebrated "Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights" is a fresh example of how the Democratic Party tries to have it both ways--avoiding the tough votes while mollifying the folks. The credit card reform measure imposes new rules on the industry and does away with many of the most outrageous gimmicks bankers use to extract more money from debtors. Banks cannot raise interest rates retroactively on old credit card balances or pile on hidden fees or fail to give advance notice for rate increases. These and other changes are worthy.
The achievement seems less courageous if you know that Congress was largely ratifying the regulatory rules already adopted by the Federal Reserve last year. Or that the legislation gives the industry another nine months to gouge their customers before the new rules go into effect. Or that Visa and MasterCard, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase are free to raise future interest rates to the sky--without limit. That is the industry's intention, as bank lobbyists reported after the bill was passed.

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Q: For what should consumers be on the lookout?
A: If you've remodeled or expanded your office building recently, there's a good chance your insurance needs have changed. Whether you run an agribusiness or a traditional small business company, you may have made large purchases, such as machinery, computers or other equipment that should be incorporated into your policy. Accurate values mean you are adequately covered and it ensures that you aren't paying an excessive amount. Also, it is always best if you can bundle insurance policies together, including business insurance and car insurance for company cars. Insurers will often offer discounts for bundling policies, and buying with one company will make it less likely that your coverage will overlap while saving you time and money.


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Claudio J. Conti, DVM PhD.
Biographical Information
Dr Conti was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he got a DVM and PhD degree from the University of Buenos Aires, After two years training in human and comparative pathology in the Department of Pathology of the University of Colorado, he moved permanently to the USA and become an US citizen.
He joined M.D.Anderson Cancer Center in 1983 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Carcinogenesis and was promoted to full Professor in 1993. In 1999 he was awarded the HEB Professorship in Cancer Research. Dr Conti has also held administrative positions as Associate Director of the Science-Park campus and deputy chairman of the department of Carcinogenesis (1991-1994) and Associate Director of Departmental Affairs (1999-2008). He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the M.D.Anderson Faculty Senate as well as a member or Chair of several Institutional and National Committees.
Dr Conti is presently a Professor in the Department of Carcinogenesis. He also holds an Adjunct appointment in the School of Pharmacy (UT Austin) and is a Senior Distinguished Lecturer in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (UT Houston). In regard to his present administrative commitments, he is an Associate Director of the Community Outreach and Education Program (COEP) and Scientific Director of the Center for Research on Minority Health Disparities (CRMHP).
Dr Conti's research has been focused on the field of experimental pathology for more than 35 years and has worked for more than 27 years in animal models of carcinogenesis. In the last decade his efforts have been directed to genetically modified mice, particularly in models for skin, prostate and breast cancer. His major contributions have been in the fields of tumor promotion and progression, models for cancer prevention, cell cycle regulation and signal transduction as well as the roles of ras, myc and p53 mutations in carcinogenesis. More recently he has concentrated his research efforts in mammary cancer and in collaboration with Dr Fuchs-Young, he is studying the role of diet, IGF-1 and other risk factors in cancer susceptibility as well as the role of mitochondrial damage as a possible link between hyper caloric diets and cancer. In addition, in the last few years Dr Conti has been able to develop his interest in health disparities and in association with Dr Lovell Jones he has an active participation in studies carried out by the CRMHD. He has also collaborated with Dr Gimenez-Conti in the radio program "Hablando de Salud" (KOOP, Austn) dedicated to reach the latin community of Central Texas in subjects related to disease prevention.
Both formal teaching and training post-doctoral fellows and graduate student has also been a priority for Dr Conti. He has coordinated and taught courses for GSBS and UT Austin. He received commendation for his Excellence in Teaching in 1986, 1993,1996 and 1999. Trainees in Dr Conti laboratory have developed productive career in the academy, the government and the Industry, not only in the USA but also in four other conuntries.
Dr Conti is the author of more than 300 publications including books, book chapter, peer reviewed publications and invited review articles. He has also been the recipient of research grant from NIH, DOD and the American cancer Society.
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> Read more about Dr. Mukhopadhyay's research.
"Drugs, the Brain and Behavior" is co-authored by Dr. Carlton Erickson, the college's associate dean for research and graduate studies, and Dr. John Brick, executive director of Intoxikon International.
> Read more about Dr. Erickson's new book.
Andrea Gore is named to the SEBM Distinguished Scientist Award.
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REGION: New law bans cities from forcing businesses to use E-Verify
In March, Escondido joined several southwest Riverside County cities, including Murrieta, Temecula and Lake Elsinore, in adopting E-Verify in some form. Escondido requires it for companies doing business with the city. But the city has run into problems implementing the ordinance when some on the council raised concerns that it could discourage smaller companies from bidding on contracts and possibly drive up costs.
More recently, Escondido also ran into problems when tenants who receive rental subsidies through a city program worried they would be required to submit to E-Verify checks. The city attorney later determined the tenants did not have to submit to E-Verify checks.
Councilwoman Olga Diaz, who voted against the city's E-Verify ordinance, said the problems are a result of the council adopting policies without thinking through the consequences. Diaz said she supports the new state law. She said the city should now focus on its responsibilities and leave immigration policy to the federal government.
"Let's move on," Diaz said. "We tend to get distracted by these issues that are on the fringe.


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GenreSupernatural, Thriller
Release DateJanuary 18, 2013
MPAA RatingPG-13
Duration100 min.
StudioUniversal Pictures
Official Siteclick here
REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]
Cast and Crew
DirectorAndres Muschietti
ProducerGuillermo del Toro, Barbara Muschietti
ScreenwriterAndres Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti
- Jessica Chastain as Annabel
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Lucas/Jeffrey
- Megan Charpentier
- Daniel Kash
- Isabelle Nelisse
- Javier Botet
- Jane Moffat
- Julia Chantrey
- Jayden Greig
- Sydney Cross
Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
Five years ago, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished from their suburban neighborhood without a trace. Since then, their Uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain), have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home.
As Annabel tries to introduce the children to a normal life, she grows convinced of an evil presence in their house. Are the sisters experiencing traumatic stress, or is a ghost coming to visit them? How did the broken girls survive those years all alone? As she answers these disturbing questions, the new mother will find that the whispers she hears at bedtime are coming from the lips of a deadly presence.


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Flatwoods, West Virginia
|Flatwoods, West Virginia
Location of Flatwoods, West Virginia
|Coordinates: 38°43′17″N 80°39′11″W / 38.72139°N 80.65306°WCoordinates: 38°43′17″N 80°39′11″W / 38.72139°N 80.65306°W
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|West Virginia
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|0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2)
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|1,066 ft (325 m)
|Population (2010)[2]
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|• Estimate (2012[3])
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|Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
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Flatwoods is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States located about one mile from exit 67 of Interstate 79.
The area immediately around the exit is known as Sutton Lane and has been extensively developed in recent years, largely due to the community's central location within the state and easy accessibility to I-79. The area now features a convention center, amphitheater, KOA campground, driving range, outlet mall, truck stops, hotels, gas stations, and many fast food restaurants. A favorite local diner is "The Waffle Hut," which is open 24 hours a day.
The population of Flatwoods was 277 as of the 2010 census.
Although first incorporated in 1902, maps show the existence of Flatwoods as a town in 1873,[6] and a church was established by a pastor named John Clark at the community there as early as 1830.[7] The West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad extended a branch through Flatwoods in the late 1800s.[8] Later, the line was taken over by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Flatwoods was a halfway point on the B&O Railroad's Clarksburg-Richwood branch, approximately 62.6 miles from the Clarksburg terminal, and 59.1 miles from the Richwood terminal.[9] The town also served as the origin of West Virginia & Pittsburgh Railroad's Sutton Branch.[8]
The community became nationally known for the Flatwoods monster UFO incident which occurred on September 12, 1952.
Flatwoods is located at 38°43′17″N 80°39′11″W / 38.721374°N 80.652957°W (38.721374, -80.652957).[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.66 square miles (1.71 km2), all of it land.[1]
2010 census[edit]
As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 277 people, 109 households, and 74 families residing in the town. The population density was 419.7 inhabitants per square mile (162.0/km2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 192.4 per square mile (74.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.3% White, 0.4% Asian, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 109 households of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the town was 41.2 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
2000 census[edit]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 348 people, 146 households, and 102 families residing in the town. The population density was 328.7 inhabitants per square mile (126.8/km2). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 148.3 per square mile (57.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.13% White, 0.57% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, and 2.01% from two or more races.
There were 146 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town the population dispersal was 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $35,250. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,025. About 11.4% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "White's Toopographical, County, and District Atlas of West Virginia, Counties of Calhoun, Gilmer, Braxton, Lewis and Upshur (with Weston) 1873". David Rumsey Map Collection. Cartography Associates. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Sutton, John (1919). History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia. Parsons: McClain Printing Company. p. 234. ISBN 978-0870126215.
- ^ a b "West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad". wvrailroads.net. wvrailroads.net. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Fergusson, Jim. "West Virginia Railway Station Lists" (PDF). Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists. Jim Fergusson. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.


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Earnhardt Jr. wins rain-delayed Daytona ahead of big crash
Slammers rally to beat Wild Things in ninth
Lloyd scores 3, U.S. defeats Japan for World Cup title
Cole posts majors-leading 12th win, Pirates beat Indians
Bandits steal two from Rebellion
Rohanna finishes fifth at Tullymore Classic
4 Royals elected to start All-Star Game; Reds' Frazier, too
All-Williams matchup headlines Monday's action at Wimbledon
Travel vs. rec: Baseball no longer a simple game
Greece enters uncharted territory after referendum 'no' vote
Published: March 8, 2013
Farm Bureau conference
Several Washington County Farm Bureau representatives recently traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau's National Legislative Leadership Conference. Doug Bentram, John Scott, Jamie Finch and David Bentram attended meetings and discussed various agricultural issues, such as the Farm Bill, agriculture labor, immigration reform, defining waters of the United States in the EPA's proposed "guidance document" and the Clean Water Act permit to apply pesticides, with Congressmen Tim Murphy and Mike Doyle. From left are Murphy, Finch and Bentram.
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School meeting at Houston High criticized for causing "chaos" in suburbs
Unified Shelby County School board member Diane George is angry that several members called a meeting at Houston High last Sunday and failed to notify the others.
"I think it's unethical. I think it's wrong. We are trying to work together and do the best we can. We don't need additional chaos," George said Tuesday.
She is particularly annoyed that the meeting happened in her district. She represents Collierville voters. Houston High draws students from Germantown and Collierville.
According to Tennessee Sunshine law, two or more board members may not meet without public notice of the meeting.
Board members David Pickler, Mary Anne Gibson and Joe Clayton hosted the meeting to give "the people of Germantown an opportunity to express their opinions on the impact of the proposed budget cuts on Shelby County," Pickler said.
"There was no business conducted. There was no agenda."
He said, the "town hall meeting" was announced on Facebook and through word-of-mouth after the Houston High principal "graciously offered" the use of the school's auditorium last Wednesday. More than 300 people attended.
Pickler also said the budget handouts parents received were printed in his office at his expense.
The full school board held budget hearings on Monday and Tuesday last week in Memphis. The auditorium was packed both nights.
The Sunday meeting, Pickler said, was to accommodate people who could not attend the budget hearings due to "family obligations or travel constraints."
"We had a great discussion," Gibson said. "Parents of Shelby County love their children and want their children to have all the tools to make sure they can be successful in life."
Parents came from across the suburbs, including Arlington and Bartlett.
Board member Sara Lewis agrees that all board members should have been notified.
"I didn't know anything about it until I read it in the paper," she said. "The people I've talked to said it turned out to be a pep rally. I don't know what it was but it seems we have descended into chaos."
Others say the meeting was a way to fan discontent in the suburbs, signaling to legislators the need to lift the statewide ban on municipal school districts. That bill is expected to be introduced in Nashville Wednesday.
Gibson said she had received no complaints from board members, but emailed an apology to board members Tuesday afternoon:
"With the recent coverage of the town hall meeting on Sunday, I feel the need to apologize for not inviting the entire Board to participate. I wasn't aware that I needed to."
"No apologies are necessary for me," board member David Reaves replied. "I understand the intent," he wrote, adding that "we" will be calling a similar meeting in several weeks in the northern part of the county.
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That's the cool thing about this dance program-no mat is required-just the WiiMote, ripost. Of course no mat to cushion the family members ROFL.
Thanks for the reminder, I will be ordering some stuff from Amazon and will add this game to my order.
OK, I have to try this game, then.
I have an old PS2/PC dancing mat (USB), can I use that?
Just Dance is a really fun party game. But you should have some sense of rhythm. Playing with up to four players makes the game an awesome party experience.
J'aime bien ce jeu.
The wife and kids love playing this game more than any other. I haven't tried it myself. Last week they asked for Just Dance 2 and since it was ALL of them, I had to go and get them a copy. More songs (some of them from the GaGa woman and such) and more variety.
I still don't get it, I guess that while they play I'll have to stand in the corner, with a pint glass in my hand, it reminds me of my youth!! LOL
I picked up this game a while ago, and it INSTANTLY killed rockband2 as the drunken party game. Girls of all ages love it, and all my guy friends that have tried it enjoyed the game.
I am not ashamed to say, as a 30 year old kid, I love the game. As of this writing, I am undefeated at JD1. JD2 is way more difficult. They are both great games.


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With week-to-week increases for each of its shows on the night, ABC ran neck-and-neck with CBS for #1 on Friday in Adults[Read-More]
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TV Ratings Friday: 'Shark Tank', 'Last Man Standing,' 'The Neighbors' & 'Undercover Boss' Up, 'Hawaii Five-0', 'MasterChef Jr.' & 'Blue Bloods' Down
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Chop well; add cracker meal and 1/2 cup water gradually.
Slice remaining onions and carrots.
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A benefit task system implements a policy for allocating resources to yield some benefit. The method implemented may be applied to a variety of problems, and the benefit may be either tangible (e.g., profit) or intangible (e.g., customer satisfaction). In one example, the method is applied to server allocation in a Web site server "farm" given full information regarding future loads to maximize profits for the Web hosting service provider. In another example, the method is applied to the allocation of telephone help in a way to improve customer satisfaction. In yet another example, the method is applied to distributed computing problem where the resources to be allocated are general purpose computers connected in a network and used to solve computationally intensive problems. Solution of the Web server "farm" problem is based on information regarding future loads to achieve close to the greatest possible revenue based on the assumption that revenue is proportional to the utilization of servers and differentiated by customer class. The method of server allocation uses an approach which reduces the Web server farm problem to a minimum-cost network flow problem, which can be solved in polynomial time. Similar solutions are applicable to other resource allocation problems.
1. A computer implemented method of resource allocation to yield benefit comprising the steps of:
generating an input matrix of customer demands for resources indexed by customers and time period where a benefit function is known in advance; and
producing from the input matrix an output matrix of allocations of resources to customers to realize a benefit, wherein said output matrix is indexed by customers and time periods;
during a time interval, reallocating a resource from a first customer to a second customer and making the resource unavailable to any customer during the time interval that the resource is being allocated to the second customer, wherein the step of making the resource unavailable comprises including a step of making the resource which is a server unavailable to any customer during the time interval that the resource is being allocated to the second customer, wherein the time interval is set to equal a non-negligible amount of time required for the server to prepare to serve a new customer.
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This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/000,320 filed Dec. 4, 2001, by Tracy J. Kembrel, Robert Krauthgamer, Baruch M. Schieber, Maxim I. Sviridenko and Jayram S. Thathachar for "Dynamic Resource Allocation Using Known Future Benefits" and assigned to a common assignee herewith. Benefit of the filing date of the prior application is claimed by the inventors.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to benefit task systems and, more particularly, to a policy for allocating resources to maximize some benefit. The invention may be applied to a variety of problems, and the benefit may be either tangible (e.g., profit) or intangible (e.g., customer satisfaction). In a specific example, the invention has particular application to server allocation in a Web site server "farm" given full information regarding future loads to maximize profits for the Web hosting service provider. In another specific example, the invention can be applied to the allocation of telephone help in a way to improve customer satisfaction. In yet another example, the invention may be applied to distributed computing problems where the resources to be allocated are general purpose computers connected in a network and used to solve computationally intensive problems.
2. Background Description
Web content hosting is an important emerging market. Data centers and Web server "farms" are proliferating. The rationale for using such centers is that service providers can benefit from economies of scale and sharing of resources among multiple customers. This benefit in turn translates to lower cost of maintenance for the customers who purchase these hosting services. Web content hosting services are structured in many ways. One of the most prevailing ways is outsourcing: the customers deliver their Web site content in response to HTTP (hyper text transfer protocol) requests. Service providers will use "farms" of commodity servers to achieve this goal.
One of the components in the payment for such a service is "pay per served request". Thus, one of the main objectives of the service provider is to maximize the revenue from served requests while keeping the tab on the amount of resources used. Ideally, the allocation to a Web site should always suffice to serve its requests. However, due to a limited number of servers and the overhead incurred in changing the allocation of a server from one site to another, the system may become overloaded, and requests may be left unserved. Under the assumption that requests are not queued, a request is lost if it is not served at the time it is requested. The problem faced by the Web hosting service provider is how to utilize the available servers in the most profitable way, given full information regarding future loads.
Similar considerations apply in the cases of computer servers and telephone support centers. Telephone support centers typically are computer controlled telephone networks having a number of technical support, order support and customer service support operators. These operators are resources that must be allocated to customers who call in. Computer software is used to answer telephone calls and direct the calls to the appropriate pool of operators. In this application, the operators are the resources to be allocated. The wait time that a customer experiences is inversely proportional to customer satisfaction and, therefore, it is important to allocate resources in such a manner as to minimize customer wait time and increase customer satisfaction. In this application, customer benefit is the intangible benefit which is sought to be maximized.
In yet another example, the resources to be allocated are general purpose computers used to solve computationally intensive problems. In this environment, multiple computers can be used concurrently to solve a problem faster than a single computer can solve it. The computers would be connected in a network which may include the Internet. It has even been proposed that personal computers connected to the Internet might constitute resources that could be employed in solving such problems. It is anticipated that a market for such services will become standardized to some extent, so that the computer cycles become a commodity (resource) available from multiple vendors.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method for resource allocation given full information regarding future requirements.
It is another object of the invention to provide a method for resource allocation to achieve close to the greatest possible benefit based on the assumption that benefit is proportional to the utilization of resources.
A method of resource allocation is based on a minimum-cost network flow problem, which can be solved in polynomial time. In the practice of the invention, the resource allocation problem is modeled mathematically. In the model, time is divided into intervals. For the Web server farm problem, the assumption is made that each site's demand is uniformly spread throughout each such interval. Server allocations remain fixed for the duration of an interval. It is also assumed that servers are reallocated only at the beginning of an interval, and that a reallocated server is unavailable for the length of the interval during which it is reallocated. This represents the time to "scrub" the old site (customer data) to which the server was allocated, to reboot the server and to load the new site to which the server has been allocated. The length of the time interval is set to be equal to the non-negligible amount of time required for a server to prepare to serve a new customer. In current technology, this time is in the order of 5 or 10 minutes.
Each server has a rate of requests it can serve in a time interval. For simplicity, all rates are assumed to be identical. Due to practical concerns (mainly security constraints placed by customers), sharing of servers at the same time is not allowed. That is, customers share servers only in the sense of using the same servers at different times, but do not use the same servers at the same time. Thus, even in case of overload, some of the servers may be underutilized if they are allocated to sites with rates of requests lower than the servers' rate.
Each customer's demand is assumed to be associated with a benefit gained by the service provider in case a unit demand is satisfied. Given a fixed number of servers, the objective of the service provider is to find a time-varying server allocation that would yield benefit gained by satisfying sites' demand. Since in the problem solved by the present invention future demand of the sites is known, a polynomial time algorithm is, used to compute the optimal offline allocation.
Interestingly, the model can be cast as a more general benefit task system. In this task system, we are given a set of states for each time, t, and a benefit function. The system can be at a single state at each time, and the benefit for time t is a function of the system states at times t−1 and t. The goal is to find a time varying sequence of states that yields benefit. That is, at each time t, we need to determine to which state should the system move (and this will be the state of the system at time t+1), and we gain the benefit that is determined by the benefit function. Similar to the server farm model, the benefit function is known in advance.
It can be shown that benefit task systems capture also benefit maximization variants of well studied problems, such as the k-server problem (see A. Borodin and R. El-Yaniv in On-Line Computation and Competitive Analysis, Cambridge University Press, 1998) and metrical task systems (see On-Line computation and Competitive Analysis, cited above). Thus, our results hold for these variants as well, and show that the benefit variants of these problems may be more tractable than their cost minimization variants.
The foregoing and other objects, aspects and advantages will be better understood from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the drawings, in which:
Although the invention is described in terms of a specific application to a Web server farm, this explanation is by way of example only. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the invention may be applied to other applications. Among those applications are the customer telephone support problem and the allocation of computers to computationally intensive problems already mentioned. The Web server farm problem will serve to provide a concrete application of the invention which can be applied to other resource allocation problems.
Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to
The first function block 21, obtain current and forecasted per-customer demands and revenues, is outside the scope of the present invention. We assume some forecasting mechanism is used to determine the projected demands and benefits. As will be explained in more detail, the present invention is the algorithm for deciding what the allocations should be based on a given forecast; i.e., function block 23, compute new allocations. Allocations are made based on the result of this computation.
Suppose that we are given s Web sites that are to be served by k Web servers. (For simplicity, we assume that all servers are identical.) Time is divided into units. It is assumed that the demand of a Web site is uniform in each time unit. Each server has a "service rate" which is the number of requests to a Web site each server can serve in a time unit. Without loss of generality, we normalize the demands by the service rate so that a server can serve one request per time unit and demands of a site may be fractional. A Web server can be allocated to no more than one site at each time unit and it takes a time unit to change the allocation of a server.
A problem instance consists of the number of servers, k, the number of sites, s, a non-negative benefit matrix, bi,t, denoting the benefit gained by serving a request of site iε[1 . . . s] for time step t≧1, and a non-negative demand matrix, {di,t}, denoting the number of requests at site i for time step t. The goal is to find for each site iε[1 . . . s] a time varying allocation {ai,t} of servers, so as to collect benefit, as follows. The allocation must satisfy that for each t,
In the offline solution of this problem according to the present invention, we are given the complete demand matrix, {di,t}, and we need to compute the complete allocation {ai,t}.
The Web server farm problem is a special case of the generalized task system benefit problem. In this problem, we are given (i) a set of possible states Ut for each time t≧0, and (ii) a non-negative benefit function B whose domain is ∪t(Ut�Ut+2), that denotes, for each time t≧0, the benefit that is accrued (at time t+1) by the transition from a state Ut to a state Ut+1. The goal is to choose a state st for each time t so as to collect benefit
In the offline version of the problem, all the state sets and the benefit function are known in advance.
Observe that the Web server farm problem can be cast in this setting by identifying each possible allocation of servers to sites at time t with a state Si, t, and defining the benefit function B(Si, t, Sj, t+1) to be the benefit gained by changing the allocation at time t from the one represented by Si, t to the allocation at time t+1 represented by Sj, t+1. (In a sense, the set of states for all times is the same.) The number of states is exponential in the number of servers k, so the states and the benefit functions are implicit and follow from the more succinct representation of the Web server farm problem. For example, the values B(si, t, sj, t+1) are not listed explicitly, and any single value can be efficiently computed when necessary.
The offline Web server farm problem can be solved in polynomial-time. We reduce the Web server farm problem to the well-known minimum-cost network flow problem, which can be solved in polynomial time. See, for example, R. K. Ahuja, T. L. Magnanti and J. B. Orlin, Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications, Prentice Hall, 1993, and W. J. Cook, W. H. Cunningham, W. R. Pulleyblank, and A. Schriijver, Combinational Optimization, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1998. The following theorem states this result.
Theorem 1. The offline Web server problem can be reduced in polynomial time to a minimum-cost network flow problem. Hence, it can be solved in polynomial time.
Proof. Recall that the input for the minimum cost network flow problem is a directed network, two special vertices called the source vertex and the sink vertex, an amount of flow to be injected to the source vertex, and a non-negative capacity and a cost for each edge. The goal is to find from all the flows from s to t that respect the edge capacities and are of size k, one that has a minimal cost, where the cost of a flow is the sum, over all edges, of the product of the flow on the edge and its cost.
In fact, we describe below a reduction from the Web server farm problem to the analogous maximum-cost network flow problem. The latter problem is essentially the same as the minimum-cost network flow problem (and thus can be solved in polynomial time), since the edge costs are not restricted in sign, i.e., they are allowed to be negative. We remark that in our network, all the paths from s to t are of equal length, and therefore another way to guarantee that all costs are non-negative is to increase the costs of all the edges by the same sufficiently large number.
The outline of the reduction is illustrated in
Let di, t, 1≦i≦s, 1≦t≦T, be the demand matrix. We construct nodes n 1≦i≦s, 0≦t≦T, along with nodes ft, 1≦t≦T. As best shown in
We also construct edges of infinite capacity and cost zero from ni, t−1 to ft and from ft to ni, t, for each 1≦t≦T and each 1≦i≦s. These represent the movement of servers from one site to another. (We use an intermediate node ft to keep the number of edges linear.)
Finally, we construct a source into which we inject flow k, with infinite capacity zero cost edges to each ni, 0, and a sink with infinite capacity zero cost edges from each ni, T.
It is not hard to see that an integral flow of cost C in this network corresponds to an allocation {ai, t} with benefit equal to C, and vice versa. It is well known that since all the edge capacities are integral, there is minimum-cost (or maximum-cost) flow in the network that is integral, and that, furthermore, such a flow can be efficiently found. This implies an efficient algorithm that finds the optimal allocation {ai, t}. Note that the size of the network is linear in the size of the input for the Web server farm problem (i.e., the size of the demands matrix {di, t}), and thus the running time is the same as that of the best algorithm for minimum-cost network flow.
Returning now to the drawings, the computation of new allocations (function block 23 in
While the invention has been described in terms of a preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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Math skills called ticket to hot career
Ivona Grzegorczyk, academic coordinator for the mathematics and computer sciences programs, designed the course work specifically to meet the modern mathematician's career needs. Thus far, 20 students have registered as math majors at the new campus.
"The way we put our curriculum together here is that the students learn something that is applicable to today's world," Grzegorczyk said.
Students interested in teaching are taught the current high school curriculums. Math majors wanting to work in security systems or with biologists will take classes to guide them directly through their emphasis.
The job options open to math majors after graduation are more diverse than ever.
For instance, Grzegorczyk said, one of the areas needing math people most is biology.
"There's a big market in biogenetics," she said. "There are a lot of companies in California and there's a need for people with this sort of background."
To answer that need, students may choose to take biostatistics or research design and data analysis, which teach math students the language of the genetic biologist and how to organize and use the vast amount of data collected by those in the field.
Besides biomathematics, Grzegorczyk has identified and organized nine other areas of emphasis for her majors: computer science within mathematics; cryptography, which is the study of codes used in the security industry; mathematical physics; actuarial science/economics; business management; cognitive sciences, which involve a psychological component to mathematical projects such as advertising and statistics; education; applied mathematics; and digital design.
Jobs may be available to undergrads, in the form of work study programs and internships with many area companies. Grzegorczyk has been working out details with more than a dozen area labs and offices looking to participate in the university's math program.
Also, her program allows for work-study credit to help those students already in careers in which mathematical principles can be applied.
"They can use the work they already do for scientific analysis. It will help people already working," she said.
Grzegorczyk said research has shown that math majors are some of the happiest people in their careers.
"People with mathematics degrees are usually (ranked) at the top of the job satisfaction surveys, which includes how well they are paid and how interesting the job is," she said.
Her curriculum is deep and diverse in its offerings, which may be daunting to somebody else building a mathematics program, but Grzegorczyk said she enjoys the challenge.
"I think we need to start great. You do the best you can and be the best in what you're doing and then we'll attract good people," she said.
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Ethiopian Rebel Group Says It's Holding Two Abducted UN Workers
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia's rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front said it is holding two World Food Programme workers who have been missing since May 13 and plans to hand them over to the United Nations agency.
"We have the two WFP workers," ONLF spokesman Abdirahman Mahdi said in a phone interview from London today. "We will hand them over to the United Nations or any other relevant body as soon the conditions on the ground allow us to."
The pair went missing in the eastern Somali region after an attack on their convoy in which one worker died and another was injured, according to the WFP. The government and the ONLF, which has been fighting for self-determination of the Ogaden area of the region since 1984, accused each other of carrying out the armed ambush.
The WFP doesn't have any confirmation that its two staff members have been freed, Judith Schuler, the agency's spokesman in Ethiopia, said in a phone interview today from Addis Ababa. "The search for them is ongoing."
The ONLF said it attacked a prison in Galalshe, about 395 kilometers (245 miles) east of the capital, Addis Ababa, where the WFP workers had been detained after being abducted by Ethiopia's army. The two were among hundreds of people freed from the jail following clashes early yesterday morning that resulted in "heavy" casualties for state forces, the banned organization said in an e-mailed statement.
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"It's an absolute lie," Communications State Minister Shimeles Kemal said in a phone interview from Addis Ababa today. "The group is fractured into factions and the majority of factions are involved in peaceful negotiations. The hardcore element is splintered and trying to attract publicity by making false statements."
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's administration signed a cease-fire with a faction of the group in October and released 402 ONLF fighters from prison in January.
Shimeles said in the past two days, Ethiopian special police ambushed an armed wing of the ONLF about to attack Galalshe and killed more than 70 fighters. Three policemen were killed in the incident, he said.
The government last month issued an appeal backed by aid agencies for $75 million to provide emergency help to 2 million people in the south and southeast of the Horn of Africa nation amid a drought. Emergency deliveries have resumed in some parts of the region after they were suspended following the attack, Schuler said.
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REALLY bad jobs...
I just got back from work, and today was the straw that broke the camels back. I'm in a really bad work enviroment, I'll post more when I can say more. I'm sad because I quit a job I really liked and went to this one because they promised more hours.
I'm pretty bummed though, so anybody feel like sharing their storys of really bad jobs/workplaces?
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Subbing to come back to later when I'm not exaughsted after a 12 hr work day (ugh!!) but I just wanna say I'm sorry you're unhappy & I entirely get it. Just remember to do what's best for you & that youre worth much more than to be treated badly.
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Nothing worse than a crappy job...that is where you spend most of your waking hours unfortunately!
When I am not on my phone and can type efficiently...I would love to share about my experience in a bullet factory...lol
I'll share my current experience in a couple weeks. I am just very paranoid about the internet, haha, and don't want to be in an even worse situation than right now.
My job is pretty gucci- warm office, computer to check HF all day and a nice pay check to pay for Duffy's vets bills, but if there is a will, there is a way.
Worst I've had is as a 14yo was a paperround in winter with a broken foot.
Now, for Christmas dinner I made a huge fuss about having to peel the poo sacks out of the prawns.. then realised someone out there has to do this job, so shut up pretty quickly :S
Any job is better than no job in my eyes though...
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Dunkin Donuts is HORRIBLE.
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I worked at a petstore, and it was the worst job I ever had. One of my jobs was to clean out the dog crates, so when I was spraying down the crates with the hot water sprayer, the poop water would spray in my face, and stick to my makeup so I felt like I had dog poop on my face all day, yuck, Then when I cleaned out the bird cages, the cockatoos would bite me with their sharp beaks and make my fingers bleed. The owner was a pervert who made me uncomfortable, and the wife was a witch! She was be dishonest or ignore some body's constant calls, or do something wrong, and make us employees call up these angry people and take the heat for her mistakes. She was very big busted and she would walk around with no bra on under her shirts, so you could see you know what all day in front of the customers. They sold dogs with Kennel cough and then we could get calls from the new owners saying that now their other dog got kennel cough from these dogs. They asked me to come in to a meeting on my off time, without the intention on paying for us to be at the meeting. They actually sounded surprised when I asked if I should clock in for being at the meeting. They didn't know how to run a business, ugh it was a nightmare all the way around. I was glad to be done with that job.
Okay I'm sorry but what does peeling the poo sacks out of the prawns mean? Haha, I got a weird mental image.
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By Tony Curtis. Last Updated: 01/04/07 2:45pm
Northampton Saints produced a sensational display to reach the semi-final of the Heineken Cup with a 7-6 victory in Biarritz.
Few had given the Saints a hope of avoiding a heavy defeat, let alone knocking out last season's finalists in their own backyard.
However, despite battling against relegation from the Guinness Premiership and having lost twice to the French side in the group stages, Northampton produced one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history.
Robbie Kydd scored the only try of the match with a 60m interception try - converted by Carlos Spencer - however the win was built on a gutsy and disciplined defensive performance.
French scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili scored two penalties for the hosts, however, try as they might, they just could not find a way across the Saints tryline.
Despite facing long periods under pressure, Northampton kept their cool and scoring chances were at a premium.
In fact it took 38 minutes before the first points were on the board, with Yachvili, who had already missed one attempt at goal, slotting over a penalty.
Both sides had their moments in the first half, with half-breaks for Bruce Reihana and Kydd coming to nothing for Saints, while the Biarritz packed a constant threat when rumbling forward.
However the second half saw Northampton move up a gear as they pushed the home side back - but, with Spencer missing a penalty, it seemed their best chance had gone.
And Yachvili made them pay when he doubled his side's advantage on the hour-mark, just seconds after having hit the post with another penalty.
But Yachvili then had a hand in the Saints try as his pass out was intercepted by Kydd, who sprinted 60m to score.
Spencer kept his cool to slot over the conversion, leaving Saints 13 minutes to hold on - and how they did.
With Biarritz throwing everything at Saints, a heart-breaking score seemed a certainty - however, the visitors dug in heroically, while Spencer and Reihana used the kicking game to go effect to try and lessen the pressure.
Biarritz's best chance came with two minutes left as they worked an overlap on the left, however Imanol Harinordoquy knocked on with Saints defence stretched. The chance had gone, and so had Biarritz's hopes of victory.


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May 10th, 2012
Win a 3-Day Wellness Retreat in Sonoma!
Enter to win a 3-Day Wellness, Wine, Yoga & Cycling Retreat in Sonoma with Manduka Ambassador Silvia Mordini! Head on over to the Sonoma Sweepstakes and enter for a chance to win! No purchase necessary. Valued at $699.
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April 10th, 2012
Check out Steve Gold's Upcoming Events!
Be sure to see if Steve will be in your area soon! You do not want to miss out on such a wonderful musician!
Rock Your Shakti with the Radiance Sutras featuring Steve Gold- Lorin Roche - Camille Maurine
April 13 Prana Yoga Center, La Jolla, CA
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Tadasana Festival - Yoga and Music with Steve Gold, Elena Brower, Shiva Rea and Kia Miller
April 20-22 in Santa Monica, CA
Steve Gold performs:
Friday April 20th 10-11:30 AM w/ Kia Miller at the Yoga Works Tent
Friday April 20th 2:30-4:30 AM w/ Elena Brower at the Yoga Works Tent
Sat. April 21 8pm Healing Concert at Naam Yoga
See Details: here
Deepak Chopra's Seduction of Spirit Retreat with Steve Gold, Snatam Kaur and Beth Nielson Chapman
April 22-28
La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA
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Steve Gold Live in Concert - So Much Magnificence!
April 28
Soul of Yoga, Encinitas, CA
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Mantras For Manifestation "Let Your Heart Be Known" - workshop with Steve Gold
May 5
Private Residence, Solana Beach, CA
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Yoga For Hope - Los Angeles with Steve Gold, Shiva Rea, Sara Ivanhoe and Annie Carpenter
May 19
Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CA
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Lightning In A Bottle Festival with Steve Gold, Tony Giuliano, Kia Miller and Tommy Rosen
May 24 - 28
Silverado, CA
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April 9th, 2012
Yoga Gives Back at Omkar108!
Join this very exciting and unique event hosted by LA's Omkar108 for Yoga Gives Back. Philip Goldberg, an author of American Veda, will shed light to the influence of yoga to the world with amazing footage of G Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Rama Daas, and more! Following his talk, there will be a very soulful kirtan concert by Guru Premt - a wholesome experience beyond daily asana practice!
Tickets to attend are $25, which includes lunch and Zico water.
Buy tickets, or donate here: firstgiving.com/fundraiser/omkar108yoga
For the cost of one yoga class, you can change a life.
For more information about Yoga Gives Back, visit yogagivesback.org
March 21st, 2012
The South Bay Rocks! Operation Shanti
Join Los Angeles-based yoga teacher Garth Hewitt for this fund-raising event to help Operation Shanti build a new orphanage in Mysore, India. The donation-based yoga class will be held on March 31st from 3-5pm at the Hermosa Beach Community Center; all levels are welcome! There will also be an After Party with a DJ, food, an auction, and a raffle to follow, from 5-7pm.
Please pre-register for this event by signing up at garthhewittyoga.com or losangelesrocksoperationshanti.wordpress.com.
Operation Shanti's Mission is...
To directly improve the lives of exploited, at-risk, destitute children and the forgotten, suffering elderly, enabling them to become "beacons of light" and share the same gifts of peace, goodwill, and generosity with others for the rest of their lifetimes.
We help the poorest and neediest children and elderly, and the forgotten destitute, with the basic human needs: food, shelter, medical services and educational assistance. As we believe that every human can and should stand on his/her own, we are there to help the destitute begin to help themselves.
Take your yoga off your mat - register for the event and participate in change!
Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/#!/LARocksOperationShanti
March 20th, 2012
Steve Gold Tour Dates
Check to see if Steve Gold will be in your neighborhood over the next few weeks! If so, you do not want to miss out on the opportunity to attend one of his Live Music Yoga Classes! Event schedule and details listed below. Or for more details, visit: www.somuchmagnificence.com
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
4 Elements Yoga Shop & Studio
Live music yoga class - 5:30-9 PM
424 NE 4th Street
McMinnville Oregon 97128
Price: $45-$55
4 elements in partnership with R.Stuart & Co. Wine is blissfully happy to offer an evening of community built around live music, sweet yoga, and delicious food. Yoga practice set to live music from 5:30-7 at 4 elements followed by a vegetarian soup and supper at R. Stuart & Co. from 7:30-9. $45 (wine is an additional $10). For more information about the event please email: email@example.com or call 503.687.1750. Space is limited to only 25 guests.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Flow Yoga Hood River
Live music yoga class - 6-8 PM
118 Third Street
Hood River Oregon 97031
Price: $25.00
Bhakti Yogi Steve Gold will be sharing live music yoga classes, a concert, & a workshop at Flow Yoga Hood River.
Join Flow Yoga Hood River on March 22nd for a live music yoga class with Steve & Adi.
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Flow Yoga Hood River
Concert - 7:30 PM
118 Third Street
Hood River Oregon 97031
Price: $15.00
Steve Gold in Concert
7:30-9:30 pm.
Saturday, March 24th, 2012
Flow Yoga Hood River
Live music yoga class - 8:00 AM
118 Third Street
Hood River Oregon 97031
Price: $25.00
Live Music Yoga class:
Steve & Steph
$25 ($10 special event fee for Flow memberships)
Saturday, March 24th, 2012
Flow Yoga Hood River
Mantras for Manifestation Workshop - 1 PM
118 Third Street
Hood River Oregon 97031
Price: $45.00
MANTRAS FOR MANIFESTATION Workshop
Mantras, literally instruments of thought, are vibrations realized in sound that can help us recreate our inner world, re-connect with our divine nature and align with our soul's deepest desires. During this BlissShop, we will learn how we can explore the use of mantra and music as tools for manifestation. Everything is vibration – our thoughts, our body, our emotions, the worlds seen and unseen. We all have the power within us to shift our experience by consciously determining the frequency of our own vibration. Please bring paper, pen, water and an open heart.
***Sat, March 24th 1-4 pm $45***
Sunday, March 25th, 2012
Be Luminous Yoga
Live music yoga class - 4:00-6:00 PM
900 Lenora, Suite 128
Seattle Washington 98121
Price: $25.00
Live music yoga led by Scott and Michael
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Haute Yoga Seattle
Live music yoga class - 9:00-10:45 PM
2131 Queen Anne Avenue North S
Seattle Washington 98109
Price: $25.00
***Benefiting Yoga for Hope***
JL Chiemingo will be teaming up with the magnificent STEVE GOLD to host a SPECIAL LIVE MUSIC CLASS/EVENT at hauteyoga QA. 100% of the donations and entry cost will go to Yoga for Hope. Yoga for Hope benefits City of Hope - a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. There is limited space. Class will be March 26th 9:15pm - 10:30pm. IMPORTANT: This is a NON HEATED class in order to accommodate the LIVE MUSIC. Minimum Donation: $25
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Bala Yoga
Live Music Yin Yoga Class - 7:00-08:30 PM
9750 NE 119th Way
Kirkland Washington 98034
Price: $25 or $20 for members/early birds
Live Music Yin Yoga class with Michael Baiocchi.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Mandala Yoga Community
Live Music Yoga - 5:45 - 7:00 PM
55 NW Minnesota St.
Bend Oregon 97701
Price: $25 advance, $30 at the door
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Mandala Yoga Community
BlissSongs Concert - 7:15 PM
55 NW Minnesota St.
Bend Oregon 97701
Price: $15
BlissSongs event is a unique opportunity to celebrate the wondrousness of uplifting each other through group singing. No prior singing or musical training is necessary. Only a willingness to be open to the waves of bliss coming in!
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Shasta Yoga Center
Live Music Yoga & BlissSongs Concert - 6PM
Mt. Shasta California 96067
Price: $25
Let the rhythm of your heart dance to the wave of bliss songs, out-sprung from the divine source. Mona Therese will lead you through a practice of breath, asana and deep relaxation accompanied by the loving vibrations of Steve Gold's heart opening music. The yoga class will be followed by singing and harmonizing in community.
Advanced registration is recommended for this special event. Please contact Mona Therese at 541-499-5064 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
Urban Flow Yoga
Live music yoga class - 1 pm
1543 Mission Street
San Francisco California 94103
Price: $40.00
LOVE WARRIOR with Stephanie Snyder and Live music by Steve Gold
Proceeds to benefit Headstand: Yoga for At-Risk Youth
1:00-3:30 pm
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2012 has, so far been a positive year for wineries around the world. While it may be a little too early to speak of the wines being made in the northern hemisphere, European and North American wineries have already begun reporting that their harvesting season has been generally very good, and are predicting to continue with the kind of successes they saw in 2011. However, 2012 has been something of a late year for France, due to unpredictable weather throughout the summer, and the grapes were ripening considerably later than they did in 2011 (which was, admittedly, an exceptionally early year). French wineries are claiming, though, that this could well turn out to be advantageous, as the slow ripening will allow the resulting wines to express more flavour and features of the terroir they are grown in. The southern hemisphere has seen ideal climatic conditions in most of the key wine producing countries, and Australia and New Zealand particularly had a superb year, in particular with the Bordeaux varietal grapes that grow there and which love the humidity these countries received plenty of. Also enjoying a fantastic year for weather were wineries across Argentina and Chile, with the Mendoza region claiming that 2012 will be one of their best vintages of the past decade. Similar claims are being made across the Chilean wine regions, where Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon had an especially good year. These two grape varietals also produced characterful wines on the coastal regions of South Africa this year.
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I'd like to see the nasty boys get inducted and Paul O'Neill
these are the guys who are in
I'd like to see the nasty boys get inducted and Paul O'Neill
these are the guys who are in
I'm not a huge Dunn fan but I do think he should be im the Reds HOF when he's done
I was thinking about this over the weekend and looked up that website to see who was in. The Nasty Boys are way over due. Randy Myers, especially should be in. He should be next. If they wanted to do all three at once that would be fine with me too.
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The Nasty Boys would be good for 2015 - 25th anniversary of the 1990 championship.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."
I thought I'd look back at some of the older eras of Reds history to see if there are any glaring omissions. I don't have much time at the moment, but the Reds HOF lets you sort the members by their debut year. I was struck by the leap from Ewell Blackwell to Joe Nuxhall. That's only a 4 year gap since Nuxy debuted at 15 years old in 1946. Nuxy is followed chronologically by Big Klu, who started in 1947.
Again, I haven't put a lot of time into this and I'd be interested to hear from those who are much better versed in the club's history than I am, but one name that surprised me was Elmer Riddle. I'm not certain he belongs, but he meets the criteria. He had two really good seasons (1941 & 1943) but his 1942 season was sandwiched between those. During that period, he went 47-26 with a 2.76 ERA. I have no idea what league average was during that period. Just glancing at his other stats viewed through today's lens, they don't look spectacular, but I don't know what the points of comparison are for that era either. In '41, he led the league in winning percentage, ERA (2.24) and ERA+ (160). In '43, he led in wins with 21. Obviously the 1942 thru 1944 seasons were the prime of the war years, so the competition was lessened.
As a Red, overall he was 52-34 with a 3.20 ERA over eight seasons, so outside of those three years, he was nothing to write home about.
I was also surprised when I was playing around with the sort features on the HOF site, only one pitcher from the 1919 club is in the Hall (Dolf Luque). That surprised me, but looking at that squad, really some of that year's pitchers had a career that year (Ruether and Salee), but one name that could be considered would be Hod Eller whose five seasons with all with the Reds with a 60-40 career.
I think in the end, neither should be there, but they were the only two names that surprised me given the sometimes low bar of the Reds hall.
Some of you other history specialists, what do you think?
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I'd have to say no to O'Neil. He really didn't accomplish much in a Reds uniform. He got good after he donned the pinstripes.
And the Nasty Boys....you've got to look at them individually. All three in? Not so sure. Their Reds tenure wasn't exactly lengthy.
And Dunn...he's a lock.
~edit~ I went back and looked. Meyers was here for 2 seasons. Charlton for 5 seasons. Dibble for 6 seasons. And O'Neil, 8 seasons (really 6 though) and only one of those seasons did he top .800 ops. I might go for Charlton & Dibble, but I'd pass on the other 2 for sure. Even Charlton & Dibble are boarderline IMO.
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Parenthetically, which of the current Reds do you think will get in? Votto and Phillips, of course... Cueto and Bruce are on their way if they continue at their present level...Rolen and Arroyo are the tough calls in my book.
"In baseball, you don't know nothin'"...Yogi Berra
Looking at the requirements for the Reds HOF, Randy Myers is out. He only spent two years in a Reds uniform and the minimum requirement is three.
Rob Dibble had 88 saves as a Red. He's uh....well a flaky personality but he was a really good reliever for a few seasons. He should be in.
Charlton was a reliever and starter. He had about 29 saves and won 27 games as a Red. He's more iffy for sure. But considering he was part of that threesome he should be in.
Also I wouldn't mind if they gave a waiver on that three year requirement to put Myers in. That trio was awfully good for that one season and made them a World Champion.
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Rolen is a no. Not long enough as a RED.
Juan Castro, on the other hand...
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."
BTW, the Reds have been doing a very good job of drawing forward the Reds from the 1880's era. I think there are now five or six from those teams which were very good. I have asked the Reds when they're going to put the 1882 Championship season (our first league season, then in the American Association which is considered a major league).
For that matter, as an aside, I've asked them when they'll retire Edd Roush's "number" (he never had one) ala the Giants retiring the "numbers of Christy Mathewson and John McGraw.
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How about Gus Bell?
Last edited by Dan; 06-25-2012 at 01:06 PM. Reason: Apparently I missed Gus Bell being inducted before I was born
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- Power: 5W
- Input voltage: AC 85~265V, 50 60Hz
- Input current: 0.3A
- Output: DC 12~17V, 300mA + -3
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Power Supply for Sony PS3 Slim 200/220/250/270 (Pre-owned)
- Power supply unit for Sony PS3 Slim - Replacement your old or damage one - Input: AC 100~240V 3.2-1.2A 50 60 Hz - Output: 12V 18A 5.5V 0.9A - Compatible with 200 220
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Leadway LOCK10 Universal Car Remote Keyless Entry w/ Trunk Release / Indicator - Black (10~14V)
Color: Black Brand: Leadway Model: LOCK10 Quantity: 1Piece Material: ABS Power Supply: 10~14V
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Ultra-Slim CHEERS H6 Bluetooth V4.0 Stereo Headset w/ Microphone - Black + Silver
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