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'Do you wanna play tag?" asked a familar 9-year-old boy.
The surrealness of the question caught me off-guard as I looked around. The visual of headstone after headstone, including the one belonging to this boy's father, Sgt. Gary "Andy" Eckert, was unnerving.
"Myles, after you get your picture taken and your mom says it's all right, then we can play," I replied, watching the boy as he looked annoyed while having numerous photos snapped as he posed next to his father's tombstone. "I am going to do Jeremy's face now," Myles told the photographer, imitating my awful crooked grin from the Toledo Free Press headshot that accompanies every column of mine. As I chuckled under my breath, trying not to encourage him, the photographer tried to refocus the restless boy.
The stark contrast between his humor and the monument he was sitting on was not lost on me. The Eckerts — Myles, his mom Tiffany and sister Marlee — along with Lt. Col. Frank Dailey, were having their pictures taken at Andy Eckert's gravesite for this Toledo Free Press Military Yearbook, compiled by project editor Amanda Tindall. It was the first time I had visited the place where a single photo of Myles showing his heart by hugging a headstone set off a worldwide frenzy of paying it forward.
The Military Yearbook concept was inspired by the weekly magazines that showcase mugshots of local criminals. Two years ago, I reviewed a couple of these rags and was sickened by their commercial success. People are actually making a living exposing others at their worst moments. This issue was created because I was tired of seeing bad people as I pay for my gas and scratch-offs; it's a perfect foil.
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I am one of the fortunate; I have yet to lose a family member or friend to a war. When I made the call to TFP Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller pitching this idea two years ago, I knew it was something that could be beautiful. Seeing picture after picture of those who currently serve or have served in the two previous Military Yearbooks and reading the words that accompanied them confirmed the beauty of my dream.
Last year I was privileged to share a picture of my grandfather, Pete Zunk, during his time in Germany. His two years of military service gave Pete enough stories to fill every holiday and birthday over the past 60 years. I am alive and writing this because he came home.
It wasn't until recently that I came to fully comprehend the weight and meaning behind the word "sacrifice." I think as a society we use the word way too loosely.
After the cemetery photo shoot, the Eckerts, TFP Managing Editor Sarah Ottney and I ventured to the very place where Myles changed the world with a Post-It note. It was during this lunch that I learned what the word really means.
I watched a 10-year-old girl spontaneously erupt into tears after hearing her mom recount the story of saying a final goodbye to her dad at the Toledo Express Airport. Marlee's tears and the sadness behind them showed the pain she carries every day for a man she knew for only the first two years of her life. It was at this moment that I understood what price was paid and who was paying it.
Marlee and Myles Eckert are living their lives burdened by the price of our freedom. These beautiful children, with their oversized hearts, have no idea about war, foreign politics or diplomacy. They know the game of tag, how to give a great hug and are experts with a Cracker Barrel menu.
One day I hope they'll learn how they've inspired a nation to do something nice and unexpected for someone else. What better teachers than Gold Star children? One day I hope they understand they taught me what the word "sacrifice" means.
It has been an honor to share their story and I can't wait to write the next chapter.
This 2014 Military Yearbook is dedicated to all the children of those who never came home.
Jeremy Baumhower can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter @jeremytheproduc.
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Speaking exclusively to Sky Sports News, Everton chief executive Robert Elstone explained the reasoning: "We were very excited about the prospect of a young international Dutch player coming to Goodison, and the combination of a lot of hard work we thought we had the player.
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I am the mother of Jennifer Holsinger. She is the mother of three children, and a widow as of July, 12, 2012. I was outraged when my son-in-law was shot dead with precision markmanship by a young businessman over a claimed debt. Steven Holsinger was gunned down in front of my daughter as a result of two businessmen coming to my daughter and son-in-law's home and harassing them.
On July, 12, 2012, Robert Staker and his son, Tyler, came to my daughter's home and began engaging in harassment, menacing and taunting of Jennifer and Steve. Inside the home were three children, a newborn, three year-old and a nine year-old. The Stakers would not leave. They had no legal right to be upon the property. This was not a repossession because the Stakers had no lien, the debt was disputed and they had no court order.
I presumed that this would all be brought out into the open, but I now feel foolish for relying upon Mark Kuhn and the Scioto County Prosecutor's office. Mark Kuhn was asked if he would explain to the grand jury the Stakers did not have a lein or security interest in the lawnmower. He was asked to explain to the grand jury the Stakers had no court order or legal right to repossess my daughter's lawnmower. He was asked to explain to the grand jury that had the Stakers taken the lawnmower, they would be stealing. Mark Kuhn expressed that he was not going to turn this into a repossession case.
Three elements of self defense must be met and if they cannot be proven, the self defense argument is not available. Tyler Staker did not meet the three elements and is not entitled to the claim of self defense. He created the situation. He could have retreated.
Obviously Mark Kuhn did not want Tyler Staker indicted. Who testifies before the grand jury is the prosecutor's decision. Why would the grand jury not be informed Bob Staker and Tyler Staker had no right to "repossess" this lawnmower. Why allow Tyler Staker to come and cry before the grand jury when Mark Kuhn knew he was not entitled to a self defense instruction? Mark Kuhn knew that the relationship my daughter and deceased son-in-law had with the neighbor witnesses was antagonistic. There was a large pickup truck owned by the Stakers parked directly between the two houses and it was pitch black outside. Clearly, Mark Kuhn knew that what he was presenting to the grand jury was not going to lead to an indictment against these businessmen. Could Mark Kuhn obtain an indictment on "reckless homicide" at the very least?
Mark Kuhn was asked before the grand jury met to emphasize the fact the Stakers had no right to be on the property. Mark Kuhn was asked to emphasize Tyler Staker and Bob Staker had no right to repossess anything because they had no security interest or lein.
This is a huge injustice and grief Jennifer, myself and Steve's parents suffer cannot be described by words. Then, with the facts set forth above, to have the Prosecutor's office instill confidence and belief in me that Tyler Staker will be indicted for intentionally trespassing onto my daughter's property and killing her husband and then have Mark Kuhn intentionally sabotage the proceedings is gut wrenching.
I want to thank the Portsmouth Daily Times for covering this senseless killing and reporting to the best of its ability. It is not the Daily Times' fault Mark Kuhn did not choose to inform the grand jury or newspaper of the fact the Stakers had no lein/security interest. The Stakers were trespassing. Assuming the Stakers had a right of repossession (which they did not), a legal repossession must be done without a "breach of peace." The Daily Times was not informed that Tyler Staker had no right to claim self defense or that the neighbors were not credible witnesses. Mark Kuhn, a trained and licensed attorney, knew these things.
I cannot tell you why Mark Kuhn handled this case as he did nor can I tell you why the Scioto County Sheriff's Office did not arrest Tyler Staker. I do not wish this episode on any other family in our community and hope those involved do some serious soul searching.
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Opened since 1978, Kmart on Bowman Road will shut its doors the first of the year. The liquidation sale began last week.
In the weeks prior, items in the store were marked down from 30 to 50 percent.
The aging, 130,000-square-foot Big Kmart in Mount Pleasant is located in a shopping center where many of the adjacent storefronts are empty. The 17-acre shopping center was sold last year in a $5.5 million deal, and Mount Pleasant had once identified the site as one of several that could be suitable for a new town municipal complex.
Kmart traces its roots to the 19th century, when the S.S. Kresge Co. was founded. The first Kmart opened in 1962, the same year as the first Walmart store, and in 1995, the home of the "blue light special," acquired Sears in an $11 billion buyout.
Last year corporate officials had not yet determined if the Mount Pleasant store would be a casualty of mass shuttering.
But signs indicating that everything must go was a sure signal last week.
"The Kmart store in Mount Pleasant will close to the public on a future date, which is not available at this time," said Howard Riefs, director, corporatecCommunications. "In the meantime, the store will remain open for customers. The store will begin its liquidation sale on Oct. 27. Store closures are part of a series of actions we're taking to reduce on-going expenses, adjust our asset base and accelerate the transformation of our business model. These actions will better enable us to focus our investments on serving our customers and members through integrated retail – at the store, online and in the home. The store in Mount Pleasant has 43 employees. They will have an opportunity to apply for positions at other Kmart and Sears stores," he added.
Riefs said that associates and managers are not permitted to talk with the media, therefore the Moultrie News was unable to obtain any comments.
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Montgomery County is already home to multiple wine festivals each year but the county now wants to also celebrate beer.
A bill will go before the General Assembly in January to give the county permission to host up to four beer festivals each year.
The legislation is one of nine local bills from Montgomery that seek to change alcohol regulations. The beer festival bill was requested by Delegation Chairwoman Anne R. Kaiser (D-Dist. 14) of Burtonsville on behalf of Montgomery County.
Currently, the county can host wine festivals each year, but not beer fests, said Kathie Durbin, division chief of the Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control.
Seven years ago, when the wine festival license was granted by the state, the county also sought the nod for beer festivals.
Somewhere between draft and approval, the word beer was removed, she said.
"Now beer is trending," Durbin said. "I think there were some folks at the time who were afraid of having a beer festival, afraid it was too high risk, too big and that only big companies would be there."
But the license the county now seeks to create for beer festivals specifies that the purpose must be to promote Maryland beer.
The bill would allow up to four festivals each year and would require the organization hosting to obtain a license as well as each vendor who serves beer.
Much as the wine festivals held locally, the beer festivals would celebrate local brews and products, Durbin said.
Montgomery is home to several brewers, including Baying Hound Aleworks and Gordon Biersch in Rockville, Growlers in Gaithersburg and Rock Bottom in Bethesda.
More craft breweries are expected to emerge, Durbin said, like Citizens Brewing Co., a craft brewery that Julie Verratti plans to open in Silver Spring next summer.
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Don't you just love reading? I adore the written the word. There is nothing like cozying up to a good book and rewarding yourself with the reverie of reading. One of the most OM-mazing stories I read this year was The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It chronicles the journey of a young man moving to NYC, his affluent cousin and the lovelorn neighbor he befriends. The book is full of twists and trysts and is one of the greatest American novels ever written. I adore it!
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COLUMBUS, Ga. — Seven USC Aiken baseball players have been tabbed to the 2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Team.
Four Pacers were named to the First-Team with sophomore Ryan Metzler, senior Bryce Baur, senior Bill Gerstenslager and junior Taylor Grover all collecting First-Team accolades. Three Pacers were tabbed to the Second-Team with sophomore Ty Barkell, senior Josh Miller and junior Derek Beasley Second-Team choices.
The Pacers led the Peach Belt Conference with seven All-Region selections. In total, 18 Peach Belt Conference baseball players were chosen All-Region.
The First-Team selections will move on to the All-America ballot.
Stiebinger selected for pair of tennis honors
USC Aiken men's tennis player Patrick Stiebinger was tabbed to the Capital One Academic NCAA Division II Men's At-Large District Three First-Team and the Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis All-Academic Team on Thursday.
The Capital One Academic All-America program is selected by CoSIDA. As a First-Team member, Stiebinger (Weiden, Germany/Wichita State University) is now eligible for Academic All-America consideration.
The honors give Stiebinger three academic honors in the 2013 season as he was also tabbed the Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Elite 15 Award Winner recently.
A junior, Stiebinger currently boasts a perfect 4.00 grade point average as a Business Administration major.
Three Pacers honored for academic efforts
AUGUSTA — Three USC Aiken women's tennis players were tabbed Honorable Mention Peach Belt Conference Women's Tennis All-Academic Team selections. USCA's Caitlyn Lawrence, Franziska Regel and Margot Simon were noted by the league office for their efforts in the classroom and as members of the USCA women's tennis team.
Lawrence ended her junior season with four wins in singles play. She claimed six wins in doubles. In the classroom, Lawrence currently owns a 3.706 grade point average as an Exercise and Sports Science major.
Regel closed out her junior campaign for USCA with 11 doubles wins. She posted 10 of her 11 wins in doubles at No. 2 doubles. She also claimed four singles victories during the 2013 season. In the classroom, Regel presently owns a 3.568 grade point average as a Business Administration major.
Simon was honored as the USCA women's tennis Most Valuable Player recently. She also received the USCA Student-Athlete Leadership award. Simon posted a team-best 14 singles wins in the 2013 season. She claimed seven singles wins in Peach Belt Conference action. She also picked up 10 doubles wins in her junior season. In the classroom, Simon currently owns a 3.404 grade point average as a Business Administration major.
Atkins selected as district All-Academic
USC Aiken golfer Matt Atkins was tabbed to the Capital One Academic NCAA Division II Men's At-Large District Three First-Team on Thursday.
The Capital One Academic All-America program is selected by CoSIDA. As a First-Team member, Atkins is now eligible for Academic All-America consideration.
Atkins garners the honor for the second consecutive year. He went on to claim Academic All-America accolades in the 2011-12 season. Atkins was also tabbed a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar last year.
A senior, Atkins currently boasts a 3.708 grade point average as a Business Administration major.
Atkins has twice been named Peach Belt Conference Golfer of the Week in the 2012-13 season (Oct. 11 and March 14).
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Beginning on Thursday, Nov. 1, the Ashe County Courthouse held a district court session.
The Honorable Michael Duncan was the presiding judge. The following cases were heard:
Derek Chad Anderson, driving while impaired, driving while license revoked, civil revocation of license.
James Ray Arnold, injury to personal property, obtaining property under false pretenses, chop shop activity, larceny of motor vehicle parts.
David Michael Bennett, shoplifting concealment goods, driving while license revoked, four counts obtaining property under false pretenses, operating a vehicle with no insurance, expired/no inspection, driving/allowing motor vehicle with no registration.
Vincent Lee Blevins, breaking or entering a motor vehicle, larceny after breaking/entering.
Dorothy Boyden, conspiracy to obtain property under false pretenses.
Robert Zachary Bratton, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to sell or distribute marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, possession of firearm by felon, defrauding drug/alcohol screening.
Christopher C Campbell, felony larceny.
Ashley Victori Dillard, possession of synthetic cannabinoids, maintaining vehicle/dwelling/place of controlled substance, contributing to delinquency of a juvenile.
Jeffery Lee Eastridge, two counts assault by pointing a gun.
Holly Kay Harrald, simple possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, two counts felony conspiracy.
Richard Michael Harris, misdemeanor larceny.
Rebecca D Hayworth, misdemeanor larceny.
Tonya Caroline Houck, larceny of a motor vehicle, felony larceny.
Michael Timothy Howell, possession of marijuana less than .5 to 1.5 ounces, possession of drug paraphernalia, maintain vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, two counts possession of a controlled substance.
Laura Ann Hughes, resisting a public officer, two counts felony conspiracy.
Kevin Dwight Hull, four counts breaking and or entering, three counts larceny after breaking/entering.
Chad Michael Johnson, larceny of a motor vehicle.
Matthew Noble Jordan, breaking or entering a motor vehicle, attempted larceny, driving while impaired, driving left of center.
Danny C Lawrence, felony larceny, possession of drug paraphernalia, carrying a concealed weapon.
John Derrick McCulloch, two counts breaking and or entering, two counts larceny after breaking/entering, habitual felon.
Charles A McGrady, injury to real property.
Juan Gabino Merlos, driving while impaired, no operators license, civil revocation of license.
David Arlin Miller Jr., breaking and or entering, larceny after breaking/entering.
Jenny Eller Pennington, simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance, designated lane violation.
Tracy Anne Perri, driving while impaired, speeding, civil revocation of driver's license, driving while license revoked.
Jimmy Dean Price, fraud disposal of mortgage property.
Lonnie Lester Price, misdemeanor larceny, two counts misdemeanor probation violations.
Terry Allen Rash, driving while license revoked, inmate possession of tobacco, driving while impaired, failure to comply with license restrictions, civil revocation of driver's license, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding.
Michael L Reed, two counts obtaining property under false pretenses.
Crystal Deann Robinson, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, speeding, driving while license revoked.
Stephen Tenney, two counts obtaining property under false pretenses.
Stormi Tenney, obtaining property under false pretenses.
Kim Marie Waln, three counts obtaining property under false pretenses.
Christopher B Walters, assault on a female.
Joseph Dean Wilcox, breaking and or entering, larceny after breaking/entering.
Larry E Williams, driving while impaired, speeding.
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Inside DreamHack, the 12,000-computer LAN party
- By Sebastian Anthony on November 30, 2011 at 1:04 pm
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NOC: Network Operations Center
http://www.mrseb.co.uk Sebastian Anthony
Yea, sorry — that wasn't as clear as it should've been. I know what a NOC is — I just don't know why DreamHack would have a 'temporary NOC' (or why it would look like that…)
Glenn Stephens
Someone's got to manage a network that size, and there's going to be equipment failures at some point. You'll need a NOC to find/fix such failures.
However, setting up NOC was likely the last thing they thought of, hence why it's stuck in a corner.
Andy Foster
Considering the magnitude of this event, the complexity of the infra infrastructure required to support it, its history, the fact there are no reported major hiccups, I doubt that a NOC was the last thing they thought of.
Brendan Lawson
+1! Looks like it's stashed in an inconspicuous location. I doubt they would want to draw attention to the location…..
http://ymb.jaiku.com Mike Bradshaw
it is only operational for the setup and during the event == temporary
And, as Glenn says, someone needs to check that everything is up. The photo of the network equipment racks showed quite a few devices, those all need monitoring.
They also may want to find who is taking all the bandwidth! Geeks will use every last bit of available bandwidth and a bit more ;)
Why it looks like that, why spend time on making things look pretty, you will only be there a few hours.
Remember, everything that is setup needs to be taken down
http://profiles.google.com/tomas.thelander0 Tomas Thelander
I live in Sweden and I've been to Dreamhack twice, Winter 2008 and Winter 2010, and although I'm not that much of a gamer, it's every bit as awesome as one would expect.
One small correction though, it is *not* acceptable to fall asleep at your computer (although it's not uncommon), and if someone in the crew should see you he/she will wake you up and direct to the the sleeping hall. This is because in case of a fire, it is dangerous to have sleeping people amongst many thousands of potentially panicking people.
http://www.mrseb.co.uk Sebastian Anthony
Ha, I wondered if this was the case. At the UK LANs (which I attend), you're forbidden from sleeping at your desk for the same reason.
But there's quite a few photos of people sleeping at desks, and people in 'sleeping suits'… so I figured it was a fairly common thing :)
I'll update the story, thanks!
Arthur Wikström
Then I'd like to correct Tomas because as I have been to 11 Dreamhacks (since -06) now and works as part of the crew I can tell you that you are allowed to sleep AT your desk but NOT underneath it for the same reasons stated above me.
It is perfectly fine to sleep on the keyboard and I've done it several times when I have attended the event.
http://twitter.com/0M4RIC4 Omar Emad Emara
Lucky you :P
http://twitter.com/0M4RIC4 Omar Emad Emara
Lucky you :P
http://twitter.com/0M4RIC4 Omar Emad Emara
Lucky you :P
http://twitter.com/0M4RIC4 Omar Emad Emara
Wow..that is really cool,12k PCS on single network
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NOC = Network Operations center. It was probably set up last minute, or when something eventually broke or malfunctioned.
http://twitter.com/DHulth David Hulth
Hate to be this guy, but..
1. It is allowed to sleep at your computer, as long as you sit in your chair. It is not allowed to sleep under the tables.
2. The picture labeled "NOC" actually shows the "working area" for our 30 ppl strong network-crew, and the real noc-part is just below the camera in the picture and consists of 4 screens showing status of both the core-routers, servers and services and all the access-switches on the tables (around 500 of them).
The tech-booth is not for participants and is therefore "hidden" behind anonymous white walls, during the party we act as third-line-support. And the NOC isn't the last thing we think about ;)
oh, btw, i'd be happy to answer any questions, just hit reply :)
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http://www.mrseb.co.uk Sebastian Anthony
Hello, Mr Hulth :) Thanks for stopping by and clarifying a few things!
I think I may have to attend the next DreamHack and do some proper investigating — and some proper LANing!
http://twitter.com/DHulth David Hulth
You really should, Dreamhack is an amazing event, and if you want "the dreamhack tech tour" just give me a shout :)
Andy Foster
David (forgive the possibly ignorant questions, I am not that familiar with DreamHack outside of gawking at the pictures)
1. Is DH a full time job, a gig or a hobby for you? How about the others in the crew? Do you guys work in the network engineering field in your Real Jobs?
2. How does managing a network like this compare to, well, any other network? Does anything operate on the scale of something like this? It seems bigger than anythign I have ever seen but are there other corporate networks/clouds/warehouses that would be comparable?
3. How far before each event do you guys start planning and provisioning?
http://twitter.com/DHulth David Hulth
Hi Andy!
For most of the 500 persons who are Dreamhack Crew, this is a "hobby", everybody works volunteering without any economical compensation. With the exception of the team that takes care of cleaning, which is pretty obvious: P When it comes to the tech-crew many of us work with the networks, some on Internet service providers, others are consultants on IT companies.
Not entirely sure if I understand your question here… To manage the network, we have a team entirely dedicated to support (both hardware, software and network problems), they act both firstand second line when a participant has a problem. The actual network team is acting third line and implements more advanced troubleshooting. We have a NOC (network operations center), which is manned around the clock when we are in "event mode", with a person from the various groups in tech-crew (access, core & services).
Usually we start to plan about two months before we are on site at Elmia and start building in the halls, most of the planning is done online, where we have meetings on IRC, and around 1-2 weeks before the build starts we have a meetup and eat dinner, watch a movie and then start to install and configure the big Cisco Routers :)
Much of the networking equipment is borrowed from various manufactures, including Cisco, and the value of it all is around $7 million usd.
http://www.mrseb.co.uk Sebastian Anthony
You didn't tell him whether 13,000 devices is large for a LAN or not! I guess there are VPNs that are larger (Microsoft has 92,000 employees, for example), but for a LAN in a single geographic location… it must be one of the largest in the world.
I noticed the drop leg tool pouches on the picture of the crew. Would you know where I could get one of those? I do data cable pulls for a living.
http://profiles.google.com/techie.geek.girl Tracy Fortune
Maybe women players decide against this sort of venue precisely due to the "inflatable" women?
It definitely is insulting & disgusting to women…I think the "powers-that-be" have already decided to not include women- going by this one instance alone…
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4ZE5MTUOVK37BK7UJTFI7ZSIA4 daniel sanders
I think you should get over yourself. My wife who is a gamer thought it was hysterical because.. she has a sense of humor and does not have a stick the size of texas stuck up some rear area like you seem to.
Life is to short to go around so pissed off about everything.
http://www.facebook.com/Arkcon Yash Vardhan
Awesome!! Its really awesme!!
Joseph L.
Gotta have multiple VLANs config'd, probably 1 vlan per X amount of rows. The ARPs and other broadcasts from 12,000 hosts would bring a flat network to its knees.
http://twitter.com/DHulth David Hulth
We know how to design large networks ;) The biggest issue always is to get the users to use all bandwidth we have :P


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Wayne Allen
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) reported late Tuesday night that an oversized vehicle struck an overpass on County Road (C.R.) 7 (Junior Furnace-Powellsville Road) at U.S. Route 52 in Scioto County causing structural damage.
"The overpass was inspected today (Wednesday) by our bridge engineers and inspectors. There was a team of people working on it today," said Kathleen Fuller, ODOT District 9 spokeswoman. "There has been some damage to the support beams on the outside edges of the bridge. The center beam is fine but the outside beams have been compromised."
Fuller said the beams on the outside edges of the bridge have been bent as a result of being struck by an unknown oversized vehicle.
"The overpass is still structurally sound but there has been some damage to a couple of the support beams," Fuller said.
Fuller said, in the coming months ODOT will put a project together for a contractor to repair the damage to the bridge.
"A contractor will have to do a heat straightening project, we've done these before when we get bridges that are damaged, this is a very typical project," Fuller said. "We did this type of project in Lawrence County last year."
Fuller said none of those decisions have be made and the process of determining project details will likely take a few months.
She said it's still uncertain what actually struck the bridge causing the damage.
"We are assuming it was an over height vehicle of some sort. We are investigating this, trying to determine what struck the bridge. We will work together to try to determine what and who caused this to happen," Fuller said. "No one has come forward saying, 'I hit your bridge and here's why'. Obviously it was some sort of over height type of vehicle."
Fuller said there has been no damage to U.S. 52. She said in the late afternoon today County Road 7 will be reopened to one lane of traffic.
"We will put up a temporary signal, we are going to move traffic to the center of the bridge. Because, it was only the outside beams that were bent or damaged. We can safely reopen that center lane," Fuller said.
She said the bridge will stay one lane until they can get a project to get it repaired.
"There is no early estimates available as to what it will cost to repair the damage," Fuller said.
The bridge, which is situated on C.R. 7, crosses over U.S. 52 at the route's 35.72-mile marker near Franklin Furnace approximately four miles west of the Scioto-Lawrence County line.
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Stirring hornets' nests is not something I necessarily enjoy, but occasionally I find myself—stick in hand—the buzz and bustle of an angry swarm rising up all around me.
I'd like to blame it on some mischievous alter-ego, some prankster self working against my better judgment and self interest…but then I imagine that's not entirely true. Whatever the case, I wrote a bit of a hornet-nest-stirring-post yesterday that ended up, thankfully, as something of a learning experience.
In that post, I tried to argue that the PS4 architecture was different enough from anything we've seen or are likely to see any time soon on the gaming PC market, and that comparisons between the two are essentially apples to oranges. Of course, given that we don't have a working PS4 to test, these comparisons (and subsequent musings) are even more hypothetical.
I made a few mistakes in yesterday's piece, foremost among them the headline which, understandably, ruffled some feathers. I also overstated the benefits of the PS4′s APU and GDDR5 memory. I think a lot of it remains to be seen, but I definitely painted too rosy a picture.
As I said in my post yesterday, I wasn't trying to say that the PS4 will be "better" than PC, but I think I did give off that impression. In fact, I don't believe that calling something "next-gen" is the same as calling it "more powerful."
I'd say the Wii U is next-gen, also, for similar reasons but also because of its use of asymmetrical gameplay with the Wii U gamepad. It isn't a graphical power-house, but it's very much "next-gen."
PCs don't have "generations" in quite the same way, which is why I wrote yesterday that "it's hard to top PC gaming with its adaptability, openness, and future-proofing." They constantly evolve, and that's one of their huge advantages and, ironically, one of their disadvantages as well (from a development perspective, at least.)
In any case, to clarify things from yesterday:
The PS4 will not outpace gaming PCs; rather it's being built with necessary sacrifices in mind to keep costs down and efficiency up. The fact is, the PS4 doesn't need to be a top-line gaming PC and nor can it afford to be. It will have reasonably powerful components, reasonably low overhead in the OS, and provide developers with the ease-of-use they didn't have with the PS3.
Because there will be just one PS4, developers will be able to program directly for it rather than for a wide variety of PCs and their disparate hardware, and over the years this will allow developers to truly harness its full capacity—something we've seen with both the Xbox 360 and PS3 this generation. The GDDR5 in the PS4 may have higher latency, but I suspect developers will find ways to take advantage of its idiosyncrasies. This will not make PS4 better than PC; indeed, PC specs will quickly improve while consoles remain stagnant. But hardware isn't everything.
In the mean time, comparing PCs and the PS4 is an exercise in futility, not only because nobody owns a PS4 yet but because their architecture is not the same and the way developers will program for each will be different. Sure, you could probably come close to the same specs with a gaming rig, but even then you won't have the same OS, the same controller, or the same games. That doesn't make one better than the other, but we won't be able to even cost-compare the two until Sony announces a price.
Finally, the real determining factor for any system's quality is its catalog of games. If the PS4 has games you enjoy, it will be a great system. The PS3 didn't have a ton of great content in the beginning, but that has changed. Even just looking at the exclusives for 2013 you can see how much Sony is pushing unique content. It's that unique content that will make or break next-gen systems, not their graphics.
The same rule applies to PC, and often works in PC's favor. After all, we're on the cusp of what is quite likely a PC gaming renaissance. Kickstarter, digital distribution, lower development costs—the barrier to entry for PC is lower than for consoles, and has led to the proliferation of many incredible games, many of which—like FTL and Hotline Miami—are hardly graphics-intensive beasts.
I probably did speak too authoritatively in my post yesterday while overstating the benefits of things like GDDR5 and the APU, and I think I did a poor job at conveying the ideas I was trying to convey; the headline alone made it sound like I was propping up the PS4 at the expense of gaming PCs, which was not my intent.
The point is, no platform is necessarily "superior" than another; indeed, when I write comparison-style pieces between platforms I'm usually writing for parody's sake (see, for instance, my "Why you should buy a PS3/Xbox 360" articles.) I think the spectacle these articles garner is instructive.
At the end of the day, when it comes to video games and the systems they run on, I say the more the merrier (within reason.) There are downsides to exclusive content, and to the expense developers and publishers face making games across platforms, but I still believe that the competition drives better games, more innovation, and is an overall net benefit for gamers.
In the end, it's all about the games.
P.S. I received a lot of great responses yesterday via email and the comments. Aside from some good ol' fashioned ad hominem the informed arguments were really educational. I might post some of these in a follow-up post to broaden the perspective further.
P.P.S. I want to clarify also that I'm not fully in agreement with all of my critics. We don't know how the PS4 is being engineered precisely, or how it will take advantage of the GPU and the GDDR5 memory. This is where the architecture is truly unique, and where we could see really interesting things with the higher bandwidth (higher latency be damned.) I'll try to dig deeper and do a longer piece on this very question. But I would not discount the PS4′s use of GDDR5 or an APU so quickly.
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Timothy Geithner sat still, subdued, as civil-rights and housing advocates took turns presenting a brutal reality check to President Obama's Treasury secretary. The administration's housing programs, they said, were ill-conceived, had failed woefully, and would be indefensible in an election year. From her seat around the long oval table at the center of Treasury's ornate Diplomatic Reception Room, Janet Murguia, president of the nation's largest Latino-rights organization, delivered a blunt ultimatum: Make dramatic changes to your housing program, or the National Council of La Raza will be unable to carry Obama's message to Hispanic voters in 2012.
It was clear that Geithner had lost the room—and, beyond that, the meeting served as proof positive that the administration had failed in the larger struggle to help homeowners who had been under siege for years. The White House's failure to appease La Raza on such a critical issue underscored how an economic sore spot could metastasize into a crippling, even devastating, political vulnerability as the election year approached.
But that day at Treasury, Jan. 13, 2011, was part of a slow but significant shift in Obama's approach to the housing crisis. And, critically, it would include a change in policy management, as Gene Sperling would move from Treasury into the West Wing and advance a campaign to heal political wounds and to rewrite a story of undeniable failure.
The turnabout followed three years of tepid, halfhearted, and conflicted policies driven by a desire among Obama's most senior advisers to avoid political risks and insulate the financial sector from further losses. It was a disastrous approach that did little for a market in free fall or for the millions of Americans still underwater and facing foreclosure.
National Journal spoke with more than two dozen sources involved in creating and implementing the Obama administration's many housing initiatives, from Election Day 2008 to the present. The result is a story of missed opportunities, competing priorities, out-of-whack expectations, and a few subtle, yet noteworthy, successes—all impelled at least as often by political, rather than economic, calculations.
The approach remains haunted by a primal decision made almost immediately after Obama's economic team took office. Although the federal government would spend reams of cash to stanch, to some degree, the losses suffered by the financial sector, the auto industry, and state and local governments, suffering homeowners would see no such relief, at least not on a widespread basis. Their bailout never arrived. It appears that the administration simply didn't have the stomach for it.
The housing market was in its second full year of deterioration when Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election. But that was far from the only crisis on the block. The financial sector was imploding, and preventing a full collapse on Wall Street commanded the attention of President Bush in his final stretch. At the same time, as credit dried up, employers began to shed workers, sloughing off 700,000 jobs a month in late 2008.
Some of the early members of Obama's transition team began as quickly as Nov. 5 to grapple with these crises, starting to work on everything from the first-time homebuyer credit to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the economic-stimulus package. They also decided which of Bush's initiatives would live on, and in doing so brought holdovers from Secretary Henry Paulson's Treasury Department into the discussion—including people central to the housing effort who would stay into the first years of the Geithner reign.
Housing clearly was an area where Obama's team thought it needed to take quick action simply to stop the bleeding. "Housing was 30 months in the hole when Obama was elected," said Peter Swire, a member of the transition team who, after the inauguration, became one of the economic officials leading the effort. "The first goal was to stabilize."
To its credit, Obama's policy group recognized just how unprecedented the crisis was, and that realization helped to elevate the discussion about solutions to the highest levels, placing decision-making authority in the hands of Lawrence Summers, who would be director of the National Economic Council, and Geithner. Others, such as Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and bank regulators, were called to the table inconsistently. Treasury was the department running the nation's housing policy.
But the task was enormous—and enormously complicated. The economic team was committed to some form of government intervention, but it could find little consensus on the scope and scale necessary for that effort to succeed. Compounding the problem, the deterioration of housing markets throughout the country, and of the U.S. economy overall, accelerated between the election and Inauguration Day.
Niraj Chokshi contributed contributed to this article.
This article appears in the March 24, 2012 edition of National Journal Magazine.


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STLE's 2013 trade show in Detroit, a major component of the society's annual meeting, is sold out - months earlier than years past.
All 78 single booths and the three SuperSized booths have been reserved. STLE is starting a wait list and looking to add booths to the event.
If you are interested in reserving a booth, please contact STLE national sales manager Tracy VanEe at 630-922-3459, email@example.com. Tracy will make every effort to accommodate your needs.
STLE's 68th Annual Meeting & Exhibition is May 5-9, 2013, at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. The exhibit, which typically doesn't sell out until March or April, occurs May 6-8.
The annual conference, the premier technical event for the lubrication engineering and tribology research communities, features some 400 technical-paper presentations, 12 education courses, the exhibition and an unparalleled international networking opportunity.
If you plan to attend the show, you are urged to make your meeting registration and hotel reservation now. The fastest way to do is at www.stle.org.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
The Land of Israel is a special, sacred place for those who believe in the Bible. Like the ingathering of the Jewish people into the land of Israel, the restoration of the land itself is the unfolding of prophecy.
When Israel's restoration began, the land was largely barren. Today it is fully of lush green forests lovingly planted by the Jewish National Fund. There is still much work to do. What better way to participate in the restoration of the Land of Israel than by planting a tree.
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The staff of Israel Today traveled to the Carmel Mountain region in northern Israel in February 2012 for the dedication ceremony of the "Israel Today Forest".


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Home > Membership & Services > Students > Competitions
IEEE offers a variety of competitions, locally, regionally, and globally, to IEEE Student members and Graduate Student members. Competitions offer students the opportunity to develop professionally and technically. Many IEEE competitions provide a way for Student members to connect to the global IEEE community and impact humanity through the creative application of technology and engineering. Get involved, have fun, and take the challenge. You might just win some prizes and recognition from your peers around the world.
IEEE Presidents' Change the World Competition
Show how you can change the world by developing a unique solution to a real-world problem using engineering, technology, science, computing, and leadership skills to benefit your community or the world. Explain how you have made a positive impact for humanity, and you can win.
Winners will receive awards ranging from the grand prize of US$10,000 to runner-up prizes of US$5,000, US$2,500, and US$1,000. Winners of the top prize will also be invited to accept their award in person at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in August 2015.
See official competition rules (PDF, 281 KB) for more information on eligibility, requirements, prizes, judging, and deadlines.
Submission deadline: 31 January 2015
IEEE offers a multitude of student competitions annually, sponsored by a variety of IEEE units, including the MGA Student Activities Committee and various Societies. Take a look at some of the offerings for IEEE Student and Graduate Student members. New contests are added frequently, so check here often.
IEEE Societies offer students the opportunity to submit papers to recognize technical, written, and verbal communication skills. These paper contests offer students the opportunity to showcase their technical knowledge through recognition and awards. Frequently, students are invited to attend and present their paper at a conference sponsored by the Society, exposing students to the technical community beyond the university. The ability to network with experienced professionals in the industry is invaluable when students begin their job search following graduation. Review the paper contest offerings by IEEE Societies and Regions and submit a paper today.
There are a variety of other student competitions offered by industry partners for students that focus on technical and engineering topics. IEEE is not responsible for any aspect of these competitions and only lists these as a courtesy for IEEE Student members.
As a member of IEEE, you'll receive access to select content, product discounts, and more.


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According to Aiken County Sheriff's Office reports:
A Warrenville woman living on Jackson Street reported on Saturday that someone had made debit charges to her SRP Federal Credit Union bank account via the Internet from an unknown location without her permission. She said she had canceled her debit card and frozen her bank account.
A North Augusta woman reported on Saturday that someone attempted to enter her home on Radio Station Road through the back door but didn't get inside. The responding officer observed glass in the door to be broken.
An Aiken woman reported on Saturday that an air conditioning unit was missing from her home on Connies Way.
An Aiken man who lives on Barway Drive reported on Saturday that a Graniteville woman took his 2000 green Dodge Durango SUV from outside his residence without his permission. He also said his vehicle keys and cellphone were missing from a pants pocket.
An Aiken woman reported on Saturday that a burgundy Club Car golf cart was taken from outside her residence on University Parkway.
A Warrenville man reported on Saturday that someone knocked over the mailbox at his residence on Schley Street. He said he heard a loud noise and laughter followed by screeching tires, but did not see the subject or the vehicle that was involved in the incident.
A Warrenville woman reported that her 2004 Chevy SUV was missing from outside her residence on Project Road. She said she had left a window cracked because her vehicle's locks had been "messing up."
A 35-year-old Gloverville woman reported on Saturday hearing a gunshot outside her residence on Lawana Drive. Two female witnesses told the responding officer that they saw a white Ford truck coming down Lawana Drive and heard the occupants arguing. They also said they saw the vehicle stop and one of the occupants fire a gun. The responding officer found a 9 millimeter shell casing in the roadway.
A 45 year-old Gloverville woman reported early on Sunday morning that she heard three gunshots outside her home on Lawana Drive. She said didn't see anyone when she looked out a window, but when she walked outside she saw a hole in the passenger side front door of her 2006 silver Nissan Maxima. When the responding officer opened the passenger's side rear door of the vehicle, a projectile fell on the concrete driveway. The responding officer also observed a second projectile on the ground and noticed two more holes in the bottom trim of the vehicle below the rear passenger side door. The responding officer then found a third projectile on the driveway beside the rear passenger side door of the car. The officer also found three spent .40 caliber shell casings approximately 60 feet away from the vehicle.
A suspicious fire involving a vehicle was reported on Saturday on Highway 78 in Aiken. When the responding officer arrived, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and all identifying marks had completely melted away. The responding officer believed the vehicle to be a Chevy Trailblazer and observed an empty Budweiser beer bottle that appeared to be fresh nearby.
A 55-year-old Batesburg woman was arrested on Saturday and charged with criminal domestic violence, first offense, after allegedly striking a 56-year-old man with a wooden back scratcher during an argument at a house on Holley Pond Road. The responding officer observed visible bleeding marks on the man's arms.
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Department of History & Non-Western Cultures
Leslie Lindenauer, Martha May, Burton Peretti, Joshua Rosenthal, Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox (Chair), Michael Nolan, Jennifer Nugent Duffy (Associate Chair), and Tai Lucas.
Not pictured: Surekha Davies, Kevin Gutzman (Grad. Coordinator), Abubaker Saad, Patricia Lerner (Secretary)
224 Warner Hall
181 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810
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Welcome to the web site of the Department of History and Non-Western Cultures at Western! The department offers undergraduate and graduate students a range of courses on the human past. Over 300 undergraduate and graduate students are currently enrolled in our major programs.
Danbury, Connecticut is an ideal location for exploring the past. It has been the site of Native cultures for millennia. The city was a colonial outpost, Revolutionary War battle site, and center of the US hat-making industry. Today, the greater Danbury and What's New York City areas provide unmatched museums, historic sites, research centers, and internship opportunities for History students.
Western's history majors receive a first-class liberal arts education and learn to think and read critically, write well, and plan and execute complex projects. A History degree prepares students ideally for a career in primary or secondary education or for graduate study in law, business, and humanities. Our alumni have succeeded in these fields and in others.
Dr. Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox, Chair


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Top This: Pizza del Papa (à la Keste)
At Kesté on Bleecker Street, chef and owner Roberto Caporuscio combines roasted, pureed butternut squash with grated smoked mozzarella and creamy ricotta to create the "butternut squash cream" for his Pizza del Papa. The pizza is then topped with pools of gooey smoked mozzarella, marinated artichokes, roasted red peppers, and fresh basil. All that on Kesté's perfectly bubbly, airy, chewy Neapolitan crust? Man, we just had to make this one at home! More


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The Pullman São Paulo Ibirapuera is located next to the largest urban park in São Paulo (Ibirapuera Park) and close to the city's main business and leisure centers, just 3.1 miles (5 km) from Cogonhas Airport (CGH) and 15.5 miles (25 km) from Guarulhos Airport (GRU). The Pullman São Paulo Ibirapuera is ideal for business meetings or for family vacations.
- Check-in:15:00
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- . Pullman Welcomer
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- . Complimentary mineral water in the room
- . Free accommodation and breakfast for 1 child under 3 years old (staying with his/her parents). For children aged between 3 and 6, accommodation and breakfast is free. For children aged between 6 and 12, accommodation and breakfast is half price.


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