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The U.S. stock exchanges have opened strongly this morning, following gains in Asia and Europe earlier today. The Bush Administration's ever-evolving bail-out plans are, as they say in the bidness world, fluid.
Barack Obama has opened a 10-point national lead on John McCain, according to The Washington Post. Some pundits think the race is even more lopsided in Obama's favor but that the mainstream media — either to gin up excitement over a "close" race or to not look like they're "liberal" and "in the tank" for Obama — are portraying the race as closer than it really is. We all know Obama is going to win, which will make these final few weeks of a long, negative campaign almost unbearable.
Speaking of unbearable, how about those Bengals?
I've been getting good feedback (as always) to our annual publication of the Project Censored report on stories the mainstream media missed in the past year. It's a good reminder that Americans aren't as informed as we should be, particularly on international issues, and another reason to be concerned as the the nation's major newspapers continue to struggle with economic pressure.
Enjoy your Monday and the beautiful fall weather.
I've been amused by the ads and notices running in The Enquirer lately promoting increased availability of the Nov. 5 Enquirer featuring the front page announcing that Barack Obama had won the presidency. Apparently they've had to go back and reprint more copies of that issue due to local folks' interest in having the paper as a keepsake.
The funny part, of course, is that The Enquirer endorsed John McCain for president. In other words, they told us not to vote for Obama, and after we ignored them and voted for him anyway they now want to sell us the paper that announced they were wrong and we were right. They're also selling coffee mugs and T-shirts printed with that Nov. 5 front page.
What would Joe the Plumber think?
As some Republicans continually try to peg Democrats as latte-drinking, sushi-eating "elitists" who are out of touch with ordinary Americans, here comes yet another example of their hypocrisy.
The Web is ablaze today with news that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has spent more than $150,000 on clothes and accessories for vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her family since August.
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a verdict by the 6th District Court of Appeals in Cincinnati that would have thrown a monkeywrench into newly-registered voters in the state having their ballots count in the presidential race. The Republican Party had sued to force Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner — who has made a name for herself by advocating for fairer and better elections in the state, cleaning up after her infamous predecessor, Ken Blackwell — to basically put on hold any new voter's ballot until discrepancies in their registration information were cleaned up. Brunner claims that those discrepancies are mainly minor clerical errors, while GOP officials claim they're part of a massive voter fraud effort by the Democrats.
When it comes to the Republican Party, once again the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing, leaving Ohio voters seriously confused.
Earlier this week the GOP was all over the board about its position on the first version of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout.Presidential nominee John McCain urged its passage while House Republicans revolted and defeated the measure. Then, House GOP leaders blamed the defeat on a partisan speech by Democrat Nancy Pelosi, only to have the Republicans who voted "no" insist her remarks didn't affect their stance. Even ultra-conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh made fun of the assertion and essentially told GOP leaders to grow up.
Now the Republicans find themselves speaking with forked tongues about changes in Ohio's election laws. A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a Republican appeal of a disputed early voting window that allows Ohio voters to register and cast a ballot on the same day, according to the Associated Press. The Ohio Supreme Court — led by a Republican majority — also upheld the early voting window in a decision the same day, as did another federal judge in Cleveland.
Cue the spin meisters at state GOP headquarters in Columbus.
In a mass e-mail sent to party faithful today entitled, "Stealing Ohio," State GOP Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine wrote, "The liberal courts just approved same-day registration in Ohio, and Democrats are planning to turn out thousands of new voters without any time to validate those registrations … We cannot let them steal this election."
DeWine's e-mail asks for contributions of $25, $50 or $100 to the party's legal defense fund, so it can continue challenging the legal decisions.
Nevermind that it was a GOP-dominated Supreme Court that upheld the change that allows the early voting window.
Nevermind that McCain's presidential campaign hasn't provided any details about how it thinks Barack Obama's campaign intends to take advantage of the window.
And nevermind that the early voting window was created because the Republican-controlled legislature passed a hastily-written law in 2005 that enabled all Ohio voters to vote absentee.
Another mass e-mail received today sent by McCain's campaign and signed by running mate Sarah Palin urges Ohio Republicans to make use of the early voting window.
"In these times of crisis, we need a tested, proven leader like John McCain," Palin's e-mail states. "That's why it's important for you to cast your ballot today in Ohio. Over the next five days, you can register to vote and cast your ballot for November's election at the same time."
Also, the e-mail offers a handy link to let voters locate the early voting center closest to them. But the early voting window debate isn't the only bit of manufactured outrage by increasingly desperate Republicans in the last 24 hours.
Some conservatives have criticized Gwen Ifill, the PBS reporter who will serve as moderator of tonight's vice presidential debate. They are worried Palin won't get a fair shake because Ifill is writing a book about black leaders that contains a chapter about Obama.
McCain mostly dismissed the criticism of Ifill Wednesday. "Frankly, I wish they had picked a moderator that isn't writing a book favorable to Barack Obama, let's face it," he told CBS News. "But I have to have confidence that Gwen Ifill will handle this as the professional journalist that she is."
Only problem is, McCain's campaign knew about Ifill's book when it approved her as moderator for the debate, and the book has been advertised on Amazon.com for weeks.
And these people say they're better qualified to run the country?
— Kevin Osborne
Why are you voting for Barack Obama?
Because he isn't Republican? His perspective? His experience?
Some campaign workers for independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader are conceding their choice for the Oval Office probably doesn't have a realistic chance at being elected. But they say Nader's platform of issues is what's truly important and are urging progressive voters to pressure the winners in this November's elections into pursuing his agenda.
As you've likely heard by now, former Secretary of State (and longtime Republican) Colin Powell announced on Meet the Press yesterday that he would be voting for Barack Obama for president. Powell made a strong and persuasive argument as to why Obama could be an "exceptional" president, praising his "intellectual vigor" as well the inclusive nature of his campaign and overall vision for America.


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Viola Thomas passed away earlier this week. She was recently named Ms. Alabama Nursing Home Association 2012. Prior to that, she was named most beautiful at Willow Trace Nursing Home in Butler. Viola Thomas was 92-years-old. Funeral services for her will be held this Saturday at noon at Northside Church of Christ in Butler.
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by Julie Besonen, 05/07/2014
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Parmys Persian Fusion
125 First Ave., 212-335-0207, East Village, Manhattan
More Persian than fusion, Parmys is owned by an Iranian brother and sister, Amir and Mojgan Raoufi, who realized their mother's recipes were too good to keep to themselves. Compelling introductions include kashk-bademjan, a spread of eggplant, caramelized onions, yogurt and mint, and soothing red lentil soup brightened with a spritz of lemon. A range of meaty and vegetarian stews are bobbing with unexpected ingredients like pomegranate, crushed walnuts, shoestring potatoes and tiny dried limes that are best broken up and dispersed. (They're too pungent to digest whole, so don't make the mistake of popping one in your mouth.) Lunch features a bargain two-course menu for $9.95, served alongside basmati rice and warm pita with pickled vegetable salsa. The exposed-brick and plum-hued space is supplemented by a 20-seat dining room next door, which can be reserved for private parties.


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Annual McClung Museum Shop Holiday Sale
Enjoy 30 to 75 percent off all merchandise at the McClung Museum Shop during the annual sale from November 15 to 22. The annual sale is a chance to complete early holiday shopping, and to save on toys, books, artwork, gifts, and jewelry, including items by renowned jewelry designer Charles Albert, and local artist Manya Pirkle.
Proceeds from the sale support the museum's educational programs, which reach thousands of K-12 students in East Tennessee and the region each year.
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Hi all,
I'm a first-time poster here. This community is awesome, and I'm excited about all I'm going to learn here!
I made this map last night after looking at Flawed's tut about using difference clouds, light filters, and such to create realistic terrain. After completing the map, I realized the buildings are WAY to big for the surrounding scenery.
I like the feel of the map, and I'm curious about any comments or suggestions you may have to help me improve. I'm open to looking at other tuts and will continue to do my own research, but I'm sure there are lots of you that know some tips you could share, and I'm all ears!


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randigpanzrall introduces by the northern german "Moin Moin" what means "Hello, Good Morning, Welcome, Hi etc.)
I´m here to see all the great works from people who are interested in cartography and who have lots of fantasy for that. Creating an own world and always developping the skills and detaillation I expect some great influences from this community. Let´s see, when the first post of a map could be realised.
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By Rob Knies
December 15, 2010 9:00 AM PT
When it comes to the ancient Chinese board game of Go, a certain cliché has gained near ubiquity. The game, the saying goes, takes just minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master.
That's a shorthand way to describe the game's deceptive simplicity. Go is played on a square grid of equidistant parallel lines overlaid with a second set oriented at a right angle to the first, creating a series of intersections. Competitors place playing pieces, called stones, onto the points of intersection in an attempt to surround and capture the opponent's stones. At a glance, Go appears rudimentary, almost childlike, belying intricate strategies and tactics that can rivet one's imagination—and, in some cases, change one's life.
Markus Jost knows all about the latter. A few years back, he was a young developer, fresh out of the University of Zurich's computer-science program, writing Java enterprise applications for a major Swiss bank. But the financial world held few thrills for the young software engineer. In a word, he was bored.
Now, three years later, he finds himself the lead developer for The Path of Go, a computer-based, narrative-driven version of the venerable East Asian favorite. With the game, developed by Microsoft Research Cambridge, being released to the public Dec. 15 as an Xbox Live Arcade title, Jost has shaken his ennui.
"I plan to continue developing games for years," Jost says. "It's fun, it's challenging, it's creative, and customers are happy about what you're selling them. That makes me happy, too."
Go: minutes to learn, a lifetime transformed.
Joaquin Quiñonero Candela, senior applied researcher for Microsoft adCenter, is delighted, too. Quiñonero Candela, who leads a team embedded within Microsoft Research Cambridge, served as producer/project manager for The Path of Go, soon to be ported to Windows Phone 7.
Developing a broadly accessible computer version of Go was no trivial undertaking. More than a decade after computers demonstrated the ability to defeat chess world champions, Go remains one of the key challenges for the field of artificial intelligence. Chess, for example, can offer an initial set of 20 potential moves. On a standard, 19x19 board, Go offers 361. That complexity makes Go difficult to program efficiently.
In addition, the game has a unique history and ethos, one at odds with typical first-person shooter computer games whose raison d'être is to destroy the enemy. The precise origin of Go is unknown, but the game was popular 2,500 years ago, and Chinese emperors are understood to have taught the fundamentals of Go to their children as part of their educational rigors.
"In many western games," Quiñonero Candela says, "there's a clear notion of 'the game is over because I have destroyed my opponent,' whereas there's a notion of honor in Go. If I know I've won a game, there's no need to humiliate my opponent."
That sort of thinking has guided the development of The Path of Go, in everything from research into artificial intelligence, which began years before Jost became involved, to the name of the Xbox Live Arcade game itself.
"I suppose the reason why we chose The Path of Go," Quiñonero Candela told the video-game website Joystiq in March, "was because we wanted a metaphor for the process of learning. It really feels like a journey."
That journey is enhanced by the story mode of the new title—and is reflected in the extensive effort it took to produce a welcoming challenge for prospective players.
Thore Graepel, senior researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, is a longtime Go enthusiast and has worked on Go artificial intelligence for years, along with Ralf Herbrich, Microsoft Research Cambridge-based director of FUSE Labs.
Graepel and Herbrich also were the masterminds behind TrueSkill, a skill-based ranking system for Xbox Live. TrueSkill, which is designed to identify and track the expertise of gamers for the purposes of placing them into competitive online matches, has been incorporated into The Path of Go.
Quiñonero Candela joined Microsoft Research Cambridge in 2007, reporting to Graepel, and quickly found himself entranced by Go and the artificial-intelligence work his predecessors had pursued. He also found himself fascinated by the then-new XNA Game Studio, a programming environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio to create Xbox games. In an effort to heighten awareness of XNA in the academic community, he organized the Silicon Minds Challenge, a competition among aspiring game developers that required the use of XNA Game Studio.
Among those intrigued by the competition was avid gamer Remo Zehnder, who happened to work alongside Jost in Zurich.
"I needed a change," Jost says, "and a friend convinced me to enter the challenge in 2008."
Jost and Zehnder submitted a game called iSheep, in which a sheepdog must herd a flock of sheep into a pen. It opened some eyes—and the two were named one of five winning teams in the competition.
"They created a fantastic game," Quiñonero Candela says. "They got a window into what they could achieve with XNA.
"That made me realize that creating a game was not impossible. We had these brilliant guys who won the competition. I thought: 'This is feasible. It will be tough, but we can do it. Let's go for it!'"
As Silicon Minds winners, Jost and Zehnder became eligible to interview for internships at Microsoft Research Cambridge, which they did, successfully. It didn't take long for Quiñonero Candela to put them to work on a new project: to develop a game for Go aficionados—and newcomers.
"Microsoft Research," Quiñonero Candela notes, "is a place where you grab talented people and enable them to do wonderful things."
Developing a computer Go game was not novel; high-performance-computing games for expert players have been around for a while. But the game is hard to program for a broad audience, requiring extremely intricate artificial intelligence to make it challenging. The complexity of the game—given the larger number of potential moves and the difficulty of defining appropriate evaluation functions for those potential moves—posed a significant hurdle.
Zehnder eventually returned to the financial world, although he did play an integral role in the development of 3-D graphics used in The Path of Go's user interface. But Jost stuck around, eventually becoming an agency contractor, based near Zurich, for Microsoft Research Cambridge and serving as lead developer on the project.
"Markus always had a game developer inside," Quiñonero Candela says. "He's the kind of guy who has played every game he could since the early days."
David Stern, an applied researcher working for Herbrich, joined the effort to write the artificial-intelligence engine for The Path of Go. Under the supportive supervision of Graepel and Herbrich, the team went to work in earnest.
Microsoft Research, of course, isn't in the business of game creation. But this particular project offered intriguing research opportunities. It was a way to extend artificial intelligence to a new domain and to gain an abstract test bed to study key artificial-intelligence principles. The results of that research could be shared with the Xbox Live Arcade community, and the algorithms thus derived could be applied not only to other games, but also to large-scale machine-learning projects. For example, Quiñonero Candela says, the work could help to model consumer behavior in online services and could assist automated planning.
"There is a continued effort in doing research in the field of artificial intelligence for Go," Quiñonero Candela says, noting that Graepel is a leader in that effort and that Stern wrote his Ph.D. thesis on such work.
Two key approaches helped drive the game development. One was the use of Monte Carlo machine learning, which calculates the expected game outcome for a given board position by playing simulated matches. But again, there's that complexity factor.
"The number of different states of the board for Go by far exceeds the number of atoms in the universe," Quiñonero Candela chuckles. "Given that, what do you do? You find clever ways of partially exploring that immense universe. How clever you are at exploring the parts will determine whether your artificial intelligence is good enough.
"There's an algorithm called Upper Confidence Intervals Applied to Trees that is an efficient way of exploring the game tree, of avoiding the exploration of branches that are not worth exploring because you can already predict what's going to happen."
The Monte Carlo technique was combined with pattern recognition.
"We train the machine-learning program on a quarter-million game records of expert Go players," Quiñonero Candela explains. "Go players will tell you that certain shapes you can form on the board are good. In fact, calling a move 'good shape' is one of the biggest compliments you can give to another Go player. We thought we could learn those shapes from a massive collection of expert games. We built an automatic predictor for expert moves, a system that, trained on a wealth of past games, will map certain patterns to the moves an expert would play. It uses that to rank the patterns.
"It gives a positive weight to a pattern in the sense that, if this pattern was present, the probability of an expert making that move is higher, and vice versa for lousy patterns. You combine that with the exploration of the game tree to prune away the stuff that was worthless, then focus on the patterns that are promising. The combination of these two systems gives us playable, fun artificial intelligence on a modest architecture."
Also playing a key role were several key technologies:
The Path of Go features a set of environments in "story" mode: a collection of five 3-D scenes, lovingly rendered, during different times of the day. As the novice player advances from morning to night, he or she will meet a Go grand master at a temple in the morning, cross a lake guarded by a female guard, cross a hanging bridge at the top of a small mountain, enter a mysterious cave, and reach the top of a mountain at night. Each scene, naturally, involves a bit of Go playing and learning.
"We created this whole story," Quiñonero Candela says, "where you start with a basic tutorial that shows you the board and how to place stones and gives you some basic concepts about capturing stones. The exciting bit is the five stages."
He should know. He authored most of the text for the story.
"One of the craziest things I've done," Quiñonero Candela laughs. "I had some long nights writing all those dialogues word for word."
The game also features a local mode, in which you can compete against a friend or against the game's artificial intelligence, and an online version, for social play or for a ranked match using TrueSkill.
On a suggestion from the Xbox Live Arcade team, the game also deploys Xbox Live avatars that represent competing players.
"It's your own avatar," Quiñonero Candela says. "However you've customized it, that's what you take with you into the game. If you're playing against someone online, you can make certain gestures. If you think the other player made a very good move, you can applaud. It serves to make the game more personal."
Another unique feature for computer Go gaming—one familiar to those who play chess and Go by mail—is the play-by-message functionality, which enables asynchronous game play, a first for Xbox Live Arcade.
"People are not necessarily always online," Quiñonero Candela notes. "If they are not—if I'm playing a game and I need to catch the bus to work—I can save the game and pick it up later. I can make a move even if the person I was playing is not online."
The game developers did have to conquer particular challenges en route to the project's completion.
"The biggest development challenge was the Xbox Live integration," Jost says. "Xbox is a really complex platform to develop for, compared to a phone, for instance, because you have removable storage devices, user profiles that can change while a game is played, trial mode, Xbox Live integration such as achievements and leader boards, and our unique message-play mode. Combining all this and making the implementation stable enough to pass all the testing and the technical certification requirements took a lot of time. XNA was a big help, though, and made it possible for just one person to deal with all that."
The effort was not the work of just a few people. Quiñonero Candela credits a number of individuals from the Xbox Live team, such as Scott Brodie, the initial producer, who lobbied for the use of avatars. He was succeeded by Nick Ferguson, who made some "brilliant" contributions to the game design. Chad Long, test manager, suggested the addition of message play and was aided by software-test engineer Jeremiah Armstrong.
"I'm very indebted to these people" Quiñonero Candela says, "for their amazing contributions to the game."
Such teamwork has helped create a game that has a more natural feel—and thereby is more broadly accessible. The vast majority of newcomers will find The Path of Go a distinctly alluring challenge.
"I am very proud of the overall look and feel of the game," Quiñonero Candela smiles. "I'm also proud for us to contribute a very nice, evergreen game to the Xbox platform.
"Go has an incredible beauty, and I am very proud that, through the Xbox vehicle, we are going to be spreading to the world—especially the western world —this amazing game."
Stern concurs.
"It is fantastic," he says, "to see our research being put into such a beautiful product that will be released to the public. I hope it helps to spread the word about the fascinating game of Go."
And then there's Jost, whose Go experience has taken him from the houses of finance to the galaxy of gaming.
"I like the fact that it looks very polished and that the functionality is so rich," Jost says. "There's not a single feature that we didn't implement.
"Why does that make me happy? Because it offers more than many other games that were developed by big teams, and I did all the development work by myself. That makes me proud."


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Hello, I just upgraded from 3.0 to 3.1 on FC4 with no errors or problems. The only thing I see is I had to run the ssh key commands to get the queue monitor to work. My question is this. I see email being deferred. It is all mail I sent to the same person outside the network. It gives no reason in the gui why it is defered. I tried to flush them and it still is deferred. I used to be able to send him mail. His mail server is up and functioning properly. The reverse lookup using 'host <ip>' resolves properly to my mail server. Any ideas?
Also, is there a way to view the messages that are being filtered out as spam as the admin? I want to be able to see the messages and keep track of how it's working etc. How can I view them without logging in as each individual user?
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That commercial is old. I dont even know what it was about. I didnt get hurt on the treadmill when it happened I put my legs on those things beside it so I wouldnt fall. The belt went to the side.
I dont think that I am going to the 3rd show only the 2 but thats still cool. That is cool how did you manage to get seats front and center? In Louisiana I had 2nd row in front of Jerry and noticed one seat in front was empty so i jumped over and stood at the rail. When is your show? Are you doing vip?
Lol. I dont really pay attention to what i eat. I normally like seafood or chicken but I am not a chicken. i would rather be a donut. Have you seen that commercial its like you are what you eat where the people have a donut around them yeah thats me. A big pink donut with sprinkles is what they have on the commercial I just like glazed donuts. I dont like to run outside and yeah that would be embarrassing if you fell outside. Then you would fall and cant get up. jk I dont know. I had a treadmill and it broke while I was runnin on it so I went and got an eleptical I just dont like it. I think that I need a treadmill instead then I will run.
I am going to the Arizona and Colorado shows but since I am not going to the Grand Prairie show I am thinking of Alabama one but not sure on that for sure yet. I need to work more I just dont know cause I need GA thats the only place to be at a Papa Roach show is front row. (with a head band in Iowa for sure) Lol What shows are you going to?
oh no I didnt that thats what you were implying. Nope I didnt take it that way. I am a fatty. I eat lots of sweets tho. And my stomach does hang not far but its out there. Lol jk jk. I can joke. Yeah, i have had the same issue with weight. I have always been skinny like a toothpick is what people called me but now I am not skinny. I am now called thick whatever the fuck that means. I would rather be just called fat. Thats more straight up. I like straight up. Thank you for saying all that nice stuff. I do think that I need to lose weight tho I just want it to fall off and not to do the work yet. When I get fatter then I will want to do the work or when my pants tear again. I lost 30lbs 3 years ago cause this dude I went to high school with had told my friend that I was pregnant so she called me and asked me what I was going to have the only thing i wasnt prego just fat so I decided to run and watch what I eat but now I just eat whatever. I even went on a cupcake diet once i would have a cupcake on the way home from work everyday then I wanted 2 then one day I ate 6 cupcakes and these are not small cupcakes so the day I ate 6 I got sick and now I dont eat cupcakes anymore. Maybe tomorrow. Cause they are so good. Lol I will take a picture of one the next time I go get it.
Its funny you say that i am getting round. Lol my stomach anyway. I want to lose it I just dont want to do the work yet so I dont think I am ready to lose weight right now. I know I have to want to lose it first. I am getting fat.
You should have still boned just gave everyone a show. That would be bad ass. Oh wait wont the cops give you some ticket or something. I dont know never done that.
I was at work today headed home but talking and when I saw a tweet about vips been added I took off and yep they are there. I am going to 2 shows. I need vip for those. I get paid on friday so I will get vip for one that day and Donald is getting the other one today hopefully. Spring, Tx is 4 hours away. Those shows always or almost sell out. I am not going to that one. The one in Grand Prairie, TX is 4 hours away too and that one is the one on my moms bday I am not sure but that one is coming up fast so I need to make up my mind fast. I dont know what to do. I have the days off from work but no tickets and still thinking of wether to go or not.


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As someone who has crashed a number of solution installs*, I always smile when I see all those "Success" results in the rows on the screenshot.
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The charity exhibition Hit for Haiti, which was formed by Roger Federer to raise funds for the earthquake-ravaged country, was held today at Rod Laver Arena and turned out to be a tremendous success.
The sold-out event raised $159,000 from ticket sales and public donations while Maria Sharapova donated $10,000 to support the efforts. Tournament organizers expect the total to increase.
Congrats to all involved - good fun, great cause!
More images from the exo below. Click here to watch some of the play.
UPDATE: It looks like the amount raised by the event has increased to $185,000!
[Photo(s): Getty, AP, Reuters]
Sunday, January 17, 2010
(UPDATED) PHOTO OP: Hit for Haiti a huge success
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- SouLKidJanuary 17, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Is that Serena sitting next to Clijsters? I'd like to know what they talked about(thats if they talked).ReplyDelete
The pictures are amazing. Looks like they had plenty of fun while hitting for Haiti. lol @Nole acting a fool like always :-)
Serena and Kim got along well the whole night, and Serena laughed when Andy made cracks about 'the incident': a linesman called a foot fault on him, so Roddick turned around and informed him to be careful because Serena was around. She was laughing her ass off. They all made fun of themselves the entire event.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 17, 2010 at 5:05 PM
AWESOME event -- too many great one-liners to even start.ReplyDelete
I think my favorite part was Rafa and Kim running in unison.
Also, Serena's outfit was really pretty -- she looked quite slim at the waist and tres cute delicate detailing on the skirt.
Everything about Hit for Haiti -- perfection, most of all support for the victims!
- AnonymousJanuary 17, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Amazing, all the tops were awesome! Novak was funny as hell, Rafa was his usual sweet self and Roger gracious as ever. The girls too! They should do this more often...ReplyDelete
I'm tripped that the players got a chance to relax...and that they did this cool charity.ReplyDelete


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ISU Beats Oklahoma State in Triple OT Thriller
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The Cyclones were able to take sizable leads early in each half, but OSU fought back on each occasion to eventually take a lead. It was ISU who had to battle back and force overtime. The Cyclones got a four-point lead in the first overtime, but the Cowboys were able to rally and tie it up. The Cyclones had a chance for a last shot, but Monté Morris lost the handle on his baseline drive and was unable to get a shot up, leading to a second OT.
Down 89-86 with 15.9 seconds to go, Kane got a big rebound off a Matt Thomas missed 3-pointer and fed Naz Long for his first 3-pointer in over two weeks with 1.4 seconds left to tie the game and force a third overtime.
After empty possessions to start the overtime, Morris found Hogue open from 18-feet to put ISU back ahead at 91-89. Le'Bryan Nash, who carried OSU through the second overtime, drained a 14-footer of his own to tie it back up at 91-91. After a Melvin Ejim missed jumper, Marcus Smart powered his way inside for a lay-in to restore Oklahoma State's lead at 93-91.
After both team missed 3-pointers, Kane got himself back to the free throw line and converted both shots to tie the game again at 93-93. Nash re-stored the Cowboys lead with another tough lay-in to make it 95-93. Hogue missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession to give the Cowboys another chance to put the game away. However, Brown lost the handle on his way to the hole and ISU was back on the run.
Long faked a drive to the hole and kicked it to Morris who nailed his first 3-pointer of the night to restore the ISU lead at 96-95 with 39.5 seconds remaining. Brian Williams got lose underneath the hoop, but Nash's feed was just a little out of reach and, gave ISU the chance to increase its lead. Long was the man who made his way to the line, putting away both free throws to make it 98-95 Cyclones with 21.8 seconds to play.
The Cowboys got a quick two on a Markel Brown dunk to make it 98-97, the Cyclones then lost the in-bound pass to give it back to Okie State. Smart posted up Kane, but missed on the fadeaway. Hogue secured the rebound, but Williams was able to tie him up with 1.9 seconds left and the possession arrow favoring OSU. Nash got a look on the baseline, but it bricked off the rim and the Cyclones left victorious.
Keys to the Game (in regulation)
Iowa State took a 36-32 lead into halftime and started out the second half the same way they did the first half: through Georges Niang. The sophomore scored the first four points of the half, which was later followed by a Melvin Ejim 3-pointer to give ISU its biggest lead of the game at 46-37.
Oklahoma State slowly chipped away throughout the second half before tying the game back up at 61-61 on a lay-in by Marcus Smart. The Cowboys re-took the lead on their next possession on a pair of Markel Brown free throws.
OSU put together a few five-point leads, but the Cyclones re-took the lead via two Kane lay-ups and a big 3-pointer from Matt Thomas to make it 71-69 in favor of the visitors. Smart hit two free throws to tie it back up, but it did not last long as Kane drained a free throw to make it a one-point game for ISU. Ejim made it 74-71 for ISU with a lefty hook shot.
Kamari Murphy's put-back dunk reduced the ISU lead to one. Niang missed on a drive and fouled Brown going for the rebound, putting an end to his night. Brown restored the OSU lead at the stripe at 75-74 in favor of Oklahoma State.
Ejim took it hard to the hole to draw a foul and evened the game back up at 75-75 with 44 seconds left after making one of two free throws.
Dustin Hogue made the biggest play of the night on defense as he rejected Le'Bryan Nash on a post-up to give the Cyclones one final shot in regulation. Kane fired a 3-pointer off the mark and Ejim slammed home the put-back, but it game after the buzzer and the game headed to overtime.
Cyclone Game Ball Goes to…
DeAndre Kane. The senior just missed out on a triple-double in the triple overtime game. The senior finished with a team-high 26 points on 10-of-22 shooting, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Kane had the challenge of going up against the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year in Marcus Smart and put up one of the best efforts of his career.
Honorable mentions to Melvin Ejim, who had his seventh double-double of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds, Georges Niang, who contributed 17 to the ISU cause without playing in any of the overtimes after fouling out and Naz Long, who came off the bench and made the clutch 3-pointer to force a third overtime and the two free throws that turned out to be the game-winner.
Cyclone Notes
*Melvin Ejim started his 111th career game, putting him in a three-way tie for fifth in school history with Ron Harris (1981-84) and Barry Stevens (1982-85).
*Ejim passed Jeff Grayer (1985-88) for fourth in school history in career rebounds. Ejim now has 918 career boards.
*Ejim posted his seventh double-double of the season, the 29th of his career.
*Georges Niang scored in double figures for the 19th time this season and 41st time in his career.
*DeAndre Kane posted his eighth 20-point game of the season, and has scored in double figures in 18 of 21 games this season.
*Kane hit at least three 3-pointers for the second time this season, the other coming against Boise State on Dec. 25 in Hawaii.
*Sherron Dorsey-Walker played in his first game since at Texas on Jan. 18.
Fan Tweet of the Game
Georges Niang has some great #oldmangame I mean that as a complement. @CycloneMBB
— Wally Szczerbiak (@wallyball) February 4, 2014
On Deck
Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum Saturday for a game against TCU. The Cyclones and the Horned Frogs play at 3 p.m. in a game on the Big 12 Network.


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Abusive head trauma/inflicted traumatic brain injury or AHT (also called shaken baby/shaken impact syndrome or SBS) is a form of inflicted head trauma.
AHT can be caused by direct blows to the head, dropping or throwing a child, or shaking a child. Head trauma is the leading cause of death in child abuse cases in the United States.
Unlike other forms of inflicted head trauma, abusive head trauma results from injuries caused by someone vigorously shaking a child. Because the anatomy of infants puts them at particular risk for injury from this kind of action, the vast majority of victims are infants younger than 1 year old. The average age of victims is between 3 and 8 months, although these injuries are occasionally seen in children up to 4 years old.
The perpetrators in these cases are most often parents or caregivers. Common triggers are frustration or stress when the child is crying. Unfortunately, the shaking may have the desired effect: although at first the baby cries more, he or she may stop crying as the brain is damaged.
Approximately 60% of identified victims of shaking injury are male, and children of families who live at or below the poverty level are at an increased risk for these injuries as well as any type of child abuse. It is estimated that the perpetrators in 65% to 90% of cases are males — usually either the baby's father or the mother's boyfriend, often someone in his early twenties.
When someone forcefully shakes a baby, the child's head rotates about the neck uncontrollably because infants' neck muscles aren't well developed and provide little support for their heads. This violent movement pitches the infant's brain back and forth within the skull, sometimes rupturing blood vessels and nerves throughout the brain and tearing the brain tissue. The brain may strike the inside of the skull, causing bruising and bleeding to the brain.
The damage can be even greater when a shaking episode ends with an impact (hitting a wall or a crib mattress, for example), because the forces of acceleration and deceleration associated with an impact are so strong. After the shaking, swelling in the brain can cause enormous pressure within the skull, compressing blood vessels and increasing overall injury to its delicate structure.
Normal interaction with a child, like bouncing the baby on a knee, will not cause these injuries, although it's important to never shake a baby under any circumstances because gentle shaking can rapidly escalate.
AHT often causes irreversible damage. In the worst cases, children die due to their injuries.
Children who survive may have:
Even in milder cases, in which babies looks normal immediately after the shaking, they may eventually develop one or more of these problems. Sometimes the first sign of a problem isn't noticed until the child enters the school system and exhibits behavioral problems or learning difficulties. But by that time, it's more difficult to link these problems to a shaking incident from several years before.
In any abusive head trauma case, the duration and force of the shaking, the number of episodes, and whether impact is involved all affect the severity of the infant's injuries. In the most violent cases, children may arrive at the emergency room unconscious, suffering seizures, or in shock. But in many cases, infants may never be brought to medical attention if they don't exhibit such severe symptoms.
In less severe cases, a child who has been shaken may experience:
Many cases of AHT are brought in for medical care as "silent injuries." In other words, parents or caregivers don't often provide a history that the child has had abusive head trauma or a shaking injury, so doctors don't know to look for subtle or physical signs. This can sometimes result in children having injuries that aren't identified in the medical system.
And again, in many cases, babies who don't have severe symptoms may never be brought to a doctor. Many of the less severe symptoms such as vomiting or irritability may resolve and can have many non-abusive causes.
Unfortunately, unless a doctor has reason to suspect child abuse, mild cases (in which the infant seems lethargic, fussy, or perhaps isn't feeding well) are often misdiagnosed as a viral illness or colic. Without a diagnosis of child abuse and any resulting intervention with the parents or caregivers, these children may be shaken again, worsening any brain injury or damage.
If shaken baby syndrome is suspected, doctors may look for:
What makes AHT so devastating is that it often involves a total brain injury. For example, a child whose vision is severely impaired won't be able to learn through observation, which decreases the child's overall ability to learn.
The development of language, vision, balance, and motor coordination, all of which occur to varying degrees after birth, are particularly likely to be affected in any child who has AHT.
Such impairment can require rigorous physical and occupational therapy to help the child acquire skills that would have developed on their own had the brain injury not occurred.
As they get older, kids who were shaken as babies may require special education and continued therapy to help with language development and daily living skills, such as dressing themselves.
Before age 3, a child can receive speech or physical therapy through the Department of Public Health/ Early Intervention. Federal law requires that each state provide these services for children who have developmental disabilities as a result of being abused.
Some schools are also increasingly providing information and developmental assessments for kids under the age of 3. Parents can turn to a variety of rehabilitation and other therapists for early intervention services for children after abusive head trauma. Developmental assessments can assist in improving education outcomes as well as the overall well-being of the child.
After a child who's been diagnosed with abusive head trauma turns 3, it's the school district's responsibility to provide additional special educational services.
Abusive head trauma is 100% preventable. A key aspect of prevention is increasing awareness of the potential dangers of shaking.
Finding ways to alleviate the parent or caregiver's stress at the critical moments when a baby is crying can significantly reduce the risk to the child. Some hospital-based programs have helped new parents identify and prevent shaking injuries and understand how to respond when infants cry.
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome offers a prevention program, the Period of Purple Crying, which seeks to help parents and other caregivers understand crying in normal infants. By defining and describing the sometimes inconsolable infant crying that can sometimes cause stress, anger, and frustration in parents and caregivers, the program hopes to educate and empower people to prevent AHT.
One method that may help is author Dr. Harvey Karp's "five S's":
If a baby in your care won't stop crying, you can also try the following:
To prevent potential AHT, parents and caregivers of infants need to learn how to respond to their own stress. It's important to talk to anyone caring for your baby about the dangers of shaking and how it can be prevented.
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Date reviewed: June 2008
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Ocala's Sullivan siblings continue strong USTA start
Published: Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 6:30 a.m.
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FUN CAMP: College of Central Florida will host a two-day camp for youth 6-12, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Kids will play baseball-type games (baseball, waffle ball, home run derby, kickball, etc.) with an emphasis on fun and sportsmanship. Camp is limited to first 60 kids. Fee is $75. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
PITCHER/CATCHER CAMP: CF will host a camp specifically for pitchers and catchers, ages 9-17, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Camp is limited to first 16 pitchers and first 16 catchers. Fee is $45. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
HITTING CAMP: College of Central Florida will host a hitting camp for youth, ages 9-17, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Thursday. Camp is limited to first 24 to register. Fee is $50. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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CAMP PATRIOT: Camp Patriot Basketball Camp will be held next Monday through Thursday at the College of Central Florida from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The camp is for boys and girls ages 8-18. The fee is $100. For further information visit www.camppatriotbasketball.com or call coach Tim Ryan at 427-7435.
JUNIOR MAGIC REGISTRATION: Junior Magic basketball will register youth, ages 5-15, for its upcoming season from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the E.D. Croskey Recreation Center or online at www.recreationandparksocalafl.org . Program starts Jan. 7. Fee is $35. Call 401-3920.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Junior Magic basketball is currently seeking volunteers to serve as coaches for its upcoming season, which begins Jan. 7. Call 401-3920.
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Insidious (2011)
Insidious SynopsisThe creators of Saw and Paranormal Activity team up to reinvent the haunted-house genre for a new generation with Insidious, paying tribute to such horror classics as Carnival of Souls, The Exorcist and Poultergeist, Renais (Rose Byrne) and her husband Josh (Patrick Wilson) are still unpacking boxes in their familys new home when she first senses a sinister presence. Eerie events steadily escalate into supernatural attacks, until one day their oldest son slips into a mysterious coma. Renais and Josh abandon their ghost-ridden home and attempt to heal their broken family, turning to an unorthodox expert in supernatural occurrences (Lin Shaye). They soon discover: It's not the house that's haunted.
Insidious comes from the writer-director team of Leigh Whannell and James Wan (SAW) and is produced by Oren Peli, Jason Blum and Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity). The film stars two-time Tony nominee Patrick Wilson (The Watchmen, Little Children), two-time Tony nominee Rose Byrne (28 Weeks Later, Damages, Golden Globe winner Barbara Hershey (Black Swan), Lin Shaye and Ty Simpkins.
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Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Andrew Astor, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson
Written by: James Wan, Leigh Whannell
Directed by: James Wan, Leigh Whannell
Produced by: Oren Peli, Jason Blum, Steven Schneider
Length: 102 min
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Some of the America's greatest hunting and fishing is within 100 miles of the border with Canada and Mexico: The Maine North Woods, the Boundary Waters of Minnesota, the Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge and Bob Marshall Wilderness of Montana, as well as the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge; to name just a few. Congress is now considering a poorly worded, overreaching bill that could seriously impact habitat, hunting and fishing access and opportunity across border land states. The legislation is known as the "Border Bill, (HR 1505) and gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immunity to 36 federal environmental regulations ranging from the Wilderness Act, to the Clean Water Act, to the National Environmental Policy Act. Under HR 1505, DHS would have authority to do anything deemed necessary for national security (including shut down access or open up lands to motorized traffic) on all federal lands within 100 mile of the border. Sportsmen like you would have nothing to say about it. buck
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Trainer Jeff Metz starts off his title defense with a 5-win day in the season opener.
AUBURN, Wash. (April 12, 2014) – Jeff Metz, who created a big splash by winning the title in his first season at Emerald Downs last year, apparently means business in his title defense.
The 47-year-old Metz saddled five winners Saturday to equal the track and state record for most training wins on one card shared by Tim McCanna (2010), Doris Harwood (2009) and Jim Penney (1968 and 1998).
In fact, the wins came in bunches throughout the day as Emerald Downs launched its 19th season of live racing on a sunny, windy afternoon.
In addition to the exploits of Metz, jockeys Eliska Kubinova and Rocco Bowen rode three winners apiece, and defending riding champion Isaias Enriquez rode two winners.
Metz, however, etched his names into the record books with a dominant showing by his stable. He led all trainers with eight runners Saturday, compiling a 5-2-0 record that culminated with a 5 ¾-length victory by Attempt in the nightcap for $5,000 claiming maidens.
"I knew I had a lot of live shots, but I didn't know it was going to be this kind of day," Metz said. "I've had a few three-win days but this is the most I've ever won in one day."
Metz had an inkling when Thatsthewayweroll ($4.20) and Reflective Glory dominated the second race, drawing 6 ¼ lengths clear of third-place finisher Cherokee Chelsea in the maiden claiming race for 3-year-old fillies. From there, things really took off as Redsolocup ($14) romped by 4 ¼ lengths in race three for 3-year-olds, Always the Same ($12.20) drew clear for a 1 ¼-length win in for older $3,500 claimers in race six, and San Sebastian ($5.40) rallied to defeat older $2,500 claimers in race seven.
Metz didn't have starters in the eightH or ninth races, but Attempt, a 5-year-old maiden making his 12th career start, drove to the lead into the turn and drew clear late for the victory in race 10.
"Last year, I learned what would work here and what kind of horse would fit in this track's program," Metz said. "I love it here. I don't understand why people don't bring more horses here."
In the $18,900 Muckleshoot Tribal Purse for older sprinters, Kubinova guided the Roy Lumm-trained Fist Full of Green to a neck victory over Perfect Night in 1:03.37 for 5 ½ furlongs on a fast track. Camp Granada, the 2-to-5 betting favorite, led to deep stretch but was caught by Fist Full of Green and Perfect Night in the final strides.
A 5-year-old California-bred gelding, Fist Full of Green is 4-2-3 in 13 lifetime starts with earnings of $50,197. Owned by Lumm, Mort Robbins and James and Linda Kirschman, Fist Full of Green earned $10,395 for Saturday's victory.
NOTES: Poly Squat ($10.40) and jockey Jose Zunino prevailed in the 2014 opener, overtaking 1-to-2 betting favorite Supreme Ballerina in mid-stretch for the win in 1:10.43 for six furlongs. Trained by Chris Stenslie for One Horse Will Do Corporation and Dr. Michael Konecny, Poly Squat was coming off a 19-month layoff and is now 2-0-2 in seven career starts. . .River of Aces ($4.20)—the first horse on the track when training began February 1—improved to 6-for-13 lifetime with a front-running victory in race five under Kubinova for trainer Charles Essex. A 5-year-old Washington-bred mare owned and bred by Dean Essex DVM, River of Aces also won on opening day two years ago and is 4-for-6 at 5 ½ furlongs. . .Race five runner-up Stephanie Plum was attempting to win on opening day for a third consecutive year. . . Lotta Attitude ($3) won the meet's first maiden special weight event, powering to a 1 ½-length victory in 1:02.99 for 5 ½ furlongs under Juan Gutierrez for trainer Blaine Wright and owners John & Janene Maryanski and Riverbend Farm. A 3-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Sharp Humor, Lotta Attitude compiled two seconds and a third in maiden special weight company at Golden Gate Fields last fall. One of those races, a second beaten a neck by Uzziel on November 23, gained luster Friday when Uzziel scored an $86.20 upset in the Santa Paula Stakes at Santa Anita. . .Live racing continues Sunday with an 11-race card at 2:15 p.m.


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- When iPhone established the connection to ZCS for the first time, all the zimbra contatcts were imported correctly.
- If i change or create a new contact on zimbra desktop, the changes will not be reflect on iPhone
- If i change a contact on iPhone the changes will not be reflected on Zimbra server.
- If i create a new contact on iPhone it will appear on Zimbra server, but future changes will no be reflected.
On iPhone configuration, Fectch New Data > Push is set to ON. I have tried both Manual and Periodic Fetch, but the behaviour is the same.
Have any one an hint about what the problem can be?
Appreciate any help
I access ZCS trough a a Cardav account
Have a iPhone 4 version 4.3.5 (8L1)
and ZCS server elease 7.1.2_GA_3268.UBUNTU10_64 UBUNTU10_64 FOSS edition.


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We unveiled our latest IBM SmartCloud services and software to do just that:
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- IBM has ported SAP, ERP, and all database applications to our SmartCloud platform, which has about 200 million users globally.
- A new private cloud portfolio that helps clients build entry-level clouds, move from virtualization faster and with better management tools.
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Adoption by enterprises has yet to live up the hype surrounding the consumer cloud market. As IBM knows, enterprise clients are much more conservative because their revenue, reputation and supply chain are closely related to the performance and security of their infrastructure. Our clients are not in a situation to swipe a credit card, cross your fingers and trust that things will be OK. That is why companies like Kaiser Permanent, ING, Citi and Lockheed Martin and many others are working with IBM.
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If you are an IT professional and want to ensure you have the skills necessary to develop and deploy cloud applications, take a look at the technical articles and events available at the IBM developerWorks Cloud zone. We will be rolling out a Tech Talk series on cloud this month to give you the tips and tools you need to do your job. Join the IBM developerWorks Cloud group to connect with peers and discuss the projects you have underway, share ideas and collaborate with IBM cloud experts.
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Japan's Toyota fined $1.2 billion for defrauding its customers
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday
announced the agreement reached with Japanese car giant Toyota, which required
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FREEPORT (WIFR) -- From Our Dogs to Their Dogs: A War Dog Tribute by Therapy Dogs International – Freeport and Roaring with Kindness! from Open Bible Learning Center captured this year's top spots – and a $500 donation for each organization – in the FHN Community Festival of Trees.
Therapy Dogs' tree was named the judges' top choice of the year, and Open Bible's tree garnered 1,116 votes to win the People's Choice top prize. All of the trees remain on display at the Freeport Public Library through Friday, Dec. 28. Prize winners – both the panel of judges' choices and the People's Choice winners – will be marked with a sign.
This year's Community Festival of Trees drew 24 entries, and a record-high total of 2,127 People's Choice ballots were cast from December 2 – 16.
The judges chose Not a Hand Out, But a Hand Up by Habitat for Humanity as their second-place winner. Habitat for Humanity will receive a $300 check. The Lincoln-Douglas 2nd and 4th Grade Reading Buddies tree, All I Want for Christmas is … My Two Favorite Books! earned 230 People's Choice votes and a $200 second-place check.
The Stephenson County Association for Home and Community Education nabbed the judges' third prize and a $150 check for their tree No Act of Kindness is Ever Wasted. The creators of the People's Choice third-place winner, Newell Rubbermaid Relay For Life, will receive a check for $100 for their tree No One Has to Walk Alone, which had 172 votes.
The volunteer judges for this year's Community Festival of Trees were Freeport Art Museum Director Jessica Caddell; FHN Cancer Center Director Sue Hartje; FHN Memorial Hospital Gift Shop Coordinator Sally Kahler; and Jill Collin, a member of the Freeport Public Library Board of Trustees.
The Community Festival of Trees is part of FHN's 21st annual Festival of Trees celebration. Each year, FHN sponsors a full slate of activities in November and December for the Festival of Trees, from this year's CasiNO TO CANCER Holiday Gala and Singin' at the King to the Holiday Movie Series to a flurry of Santa visits at Freeport Public Library.
For more information on the Festival of Trees or FHN, visit www.fhn.org.