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I'm trying to install Ubuntu 13.04, but am running into a specific issue, which I suspect may be a graphics issue, but am not sure.
I've downloaded the .iso, verified the md5sum, and burned it to a dvd, both on mac and lubuntu (using brasero).
I can boot from the CD, but I am required to hold/hit a key to enter the menu. However, when I try to install the new version of Ubuntu (I want a clean install) it does nothing other than present a blinking cursor at the top left.
I've checked dmesg for any issues that arose, but am not seeing anything helpful. Also, I ran a memory test, which showed no memory issues.
I'm currently running kernel 3.2.0-35-generic. My graphics card is ATI M64-S, Radeon X2300. HP 6910p.
Thoughts on how to debug this or, ideally, what the issue might be?


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Hollywood Guilds Join Forces With First Lady Michelle Obama and Military Families
An important conversation with First Lady Michelle Obama about her Joining Forces initiative and military family members who will share inspirational stories of service and sacrifice of active duty service men and women, veterans and the military families who serve alongside our soldiers. In response to the JOINING FORCES initiative launched by the First Lady and Dr. Jill Biden in April, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, and the Writers Guild of America, West formed a Joining Forces Inter-Guild Task Force to provide creative and production support for the program and to inform and inspire their memberships about the service of America's military families. Monday's discussion will shed light on the unique challenges military families face and showcase the families' strength, resilience and service to our nation. Participants will also discuss ways in which entertainment content can better reflect this American reality.
The panel, moderated by writer/director J. J. Abrams (Super 8, Fringe) and also featuring Army Wives creator Katherine Fugate, is co-sponsored by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), Producers Guild of America (PGA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW).
First Lady Michelle Obama will discuss these topics with military family members on Monday, June 13, at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) in the Writers Guild of America, West Theater in Beverly Hills. The panelists will be available for photo opportunities following the event.
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Army Wives creator and WGAW Board of Directors member Katherine Fugate
MORE:Every day, America's military families make remarkable sacrifices for our freedom and safety and serve alongside our troops. Join us as we explore opportunities to share the stories of military families through film, television, and digital media. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America West have formed a Joining Forces Inter-Guild Task Force to provide creative and production support for the Joining Forces program and to inform, inspire and engage with their respective memberships about the invaluable service provided our nation by America's military families. View PSA of the First Lady and Dr. Biden discussing the Joining Forces initiative at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-URRStJJ9E
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MANCHAMAR promotes environmentally-friendly policies through environmental measures, such as the use of water purification and recovery systems; the recycling of waste from materials used in the extraction and production processes (stone, which is used to get gravel and sand; woods, cardboard, metallic parts, etc.); and energy saving, by investing in condensers, reactors and apparatuses with low energy consumption. MANCHAMAR is also continually studying projects that increase the use of renewable energies, applying these to its production processes.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Judicial Council of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has finally released its assessment of the allegations against 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, stemming from the revelation last June of a website on which Kozinski had posted humorous and strange sexual material, and have essentially found Kozinski "not guilty" even while acknowledging that his actions "resulted in embarrassment to the institution of the federal judiciary."
The controversy began on June 11, 2008, when the Los Angeles Times published a story accusing Kozinski — who, although the chief judge of the 9th Circuit, was presiding (as is his right to do) over the obscenity trial of producer/director/retailer Ira Isaacs — of owning a website containing "images of masturbation, public sex and contortionist sex" as well as material with "themes of defecation and urination." In fact, there was little hardcore on the site, and legal blogger Patterico, a Los Angeles prosecutor, published an analysis of the material which debunked the harsh terms used by the Times in its descriptions, and concluded that just about everything on the site was there for its humorous rather than sexual content.
But that analysis was not published until several days later, and in response to the public hysteria over the revelation of the site, Kozinski suspended the Isaacs trial after three days of testimony, and two days later filed a motion to recuse himself from the proceedings, also citing the "manifest necessity" for a mistrial in the case.
Kozinski also requested that a judicial council be empaneled to investigate the various allegations of wrongdoing on his part, and U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts assigned that duty to the 3rd Circuit, whose judicial council finally delivered its report in late April, but whose contents were not revealed at that time.
However, as part of the judicial council's "memorandum opinion," Kozinski apologized to his peers and to the public, part of which the panel quoted in the opinion.
"I have caused embarrassment to the federal judiciary," Kozinski told the five-member council. "I put myself in a position where my private conduct became the subject of public controversy. While this was painful for me personally, my greatest regret is that I was identified as a federal judge, indeed, as a Chief Judge of the nation's largest federal circuit. And thus whatever shame was cast on me personally, it reflected on my colleagues and our system of justice as well. ... My unfortunate carelessness with certain files on my computer has embarrassed the federal courts. And for this, I am deeply sorry."
In fact, the panel determined that the material which formed the basis for the Times report was never meant to be made available to the public, but rather was contained entirely on a private server to which Kozinski believed only he and his family had access.
The server, which was maintained by the judge's son, a computer hobbyist, was found to contain, in a file marked "stuff," a total of 13,000 files, including about 7,000 family photos, with the sexual material forming only a small part of the total. Kozinski at one point told the judicial council that he considered the server to be a place where he could store materials, "like old things that I've sort of thrown into a room without looking at them ... I don't know why I kept them," and noted that he was not aware that the files could be accessed by the public.
"alex.kozinski.com was not set up as a public website as that term is commonly understood; there was no home page, no links, and none of the common indicia of a website," the opinion states. "alex.kozinski.com was a collection of files and subdirectories that was created so the Judge and his family and certain close friends could access them remotely using a web browser."
However, the existence of the server became public after Kozinski sent a link to a video of himself bungee jumping as part of a "tongue-in-cheek" message to Underneath The Robes, a blog about the federal judiciary. But with that URL revealed to the public, it became easy for others to search the rest of the server, which was not password protected, nor did it have any other security protocols.
Later, when Kozinski found that members of the public had accessed the server, he instructed his son to take some security actions to prevent access, but the panel concluded that those actions were not sufficiently effective — and in any case, that Kozinski was unaware of the extent of the public's access into the server.
"Against this background, we base our findings on the record of the Special Committee's investigation," the panel reported. "Some public reports have suggested that the Judge presented, or intended to present, the material in his stuff subdirectory as a website open to public browsing. This is incorrect; the record refutes any such characterizations. The material in the stuff subdirectory was plainly intended to be private and not to be presented as a public website."
The council also found that it was purely by chance that, when Kozinski asked for a trial over which to preside as judge, that he was given the Isaacs matter — thus debunking the commonly held belief that Kozinski had chosen that particular case to flex his judicial muscles.
"We find that the Judge's possession of sexually explicit offensive material combined with his carelessness in failing to safeguard his sphere of privacy was judicially imprudent," Judge Anthony Scirica wrote for the unanimous panel. "Moreover, once the Judge became aware in 2007 that offensive material could be accessed by members of the public, his inattention to the need for prompt corrective action amounted to a disregard of a serious risk of public embarrassment. We join with the Special Committee in admonishing the Judge that his conduct exhibiting poor judgment with respect to this material created a public controversy that can reasonably be seen as having resulted in embarrassment to the institution of the federal judiciary. We determine that the Judge's acknowledgment of responsibility together with other corrective action, his apology, and our admonishment, combined with the public dissemination of this opinion, properly conclude this proceeding."
As for Ira Isaacs, who became an unwilling participant to the entire affair, his motion for a verdit of acquittal on grounds of double jeopardy remains in progress. After two requests for extension of the deadline to file its response, the government finally did so in April, and Isaacs' attorney Roger Jon Diamond filed his response to the government's filing on June 17. No date for oral argument on the matter has yet been set by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which despite entreats from the Justice Department, still has jurisdiction of the case.


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International round-up
Eight Black Cats feature in midweek internationals.
Phil Bardsley and Steven Fletcher helped Scotland pull off a fine 1-0 victory against Poland in Warsaw on Wednesday evening.
Fletcher played the opening 45 minutes with Bardsley featuring for the final half-hour as Celtic midfielder Scott Brown scored the only goal of the game 13 minutes from time.
The second consecutive 1-0 win for Gordon Strachan's side continues the good progress being made by the Tartan Army as they prepare for Euro 2016 qualification which begins in September.
Elsewhere, Ki Sung-Yueng played 86 minutes as South Korea stepped up their 2014 World Cup preparations with a 2-0 win over Greece in Athens.
Park Chu-Young and Son Heung-Min scored the goals for Ki's side, who face a tough test in Rio having been drawn alongside Russia, Belgium and Algeria.
Meanwhile, Emanuele Giaccherini played the final 30 minutes as Italy suffered a narrow defeat to Spain in the Santiago Bernabeu.
The former Juventus midfielder replaced Thiago Motta in the second half just a minute before Barcelona striker Pedro scored the only goal of the game.
Also in friendly action were Seb Larsson and Jozy Altidore with Larsson's Sweden going down 2-1 to Turkey in Ankara as Mevlut Erding and Olcan Adin scored either side of Ola Toivonen's equaliser.
Altidore's USA were defeated 2-0 in Cyprus by Ukraine as Andriy Yarmolenko and Marko Devic scored either side of half time.
In youth international action, Charis Mavrias played 76 minutes for Greece U21 as they pulled off a remarkable 2-1 victory over Turkey in Katerini.
The Greeks were reduced to nine men inside just 25 minutes as Konstantinos Triandafillopulos and Stelios Kitsiou were dismissed after Emrah Bassan had earlier put the visitors ahead.
However, Greece pulled off an astonishing second-half comeback as Nikolaos Karelis and Andreas Bouchalakis notched to secure the win and, more importantly, keep their qualification hopes alive in group seven of the UEFA U21 European Championship qualifiers.
John Egan also featured in UEFA U21 Euro 2015 qualification as he played 90 minutes for the Republic of Ireland who went down 2-1 to Montenegro in Dublin.
Wolves defender Matt Doherty had given the hosts the lead before second-half goals from Luka Đorđević and Stefan Mugoša secured the win for Montenegro.


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A READER'S JOURNAL, Volume 1:
"Books are like mountaintops jutting out of the sea. Self-contained islands though they may seem, they are upthrusts of an underlying geography that is at once local and, for all that, a part of a universal pattern. And so, while they inevitably reflect a time and place, they are part of a more general intellectual geography. This book is no exception."
With these words Bruner starts off the Preface of this book. Bruner's books are also filled with mountaintops of insight that beckon us to visit and sit awhile, reflecting on all the territory we have traversed on the way to the summit. He refers to Gordon Allport's "methodolatry" as a "prevailing ethos of 'neat little studies'", what I would refer to as the idolatry of the method or scientific kitsch, the plastic flowers on the mantlepiece of science. Bruner asks a crucial question in the Preface, "...why is it necessary under all conditions for us to understand in advance of the phenomena to be observed -- which is all prediction is?"
The rest of his book he devotes to answering this question. His answers come in "The Proper Study of Man," "Folk Psychology," "Entry into Meaning," and "Autobiography and Self." The proper study of man is the study of folk psychology, Bruner claims, "Folk psychology needs explaining, not explaining away." Our stories are not stories of some objective Self, but are the very process by which we create Self. "The function of the story is to find an intentional state that mitigates or at least makes comprehensible a deviation from a canonical cultural pattern." Thus Self-forming stories are not kitsch, because kitsch involves mindless replication of canonical forms of culture. We come to see politics as kitsch enforced by guns, as Milan Kundera hinted at in his "Unbearable Lightness of Being." The paradox of Kundera's Grand March of Socialism is that the driving force of the non-canonical goals of cultural improvement can only disappear into the kitsch that invariably accompanies its success. The Grand March must inevitably terminate in the seedplots of coercion.
No one who reads Bruner can return to the flattened kitsch of information processing as the basis for our cognitive culture. One must look deeply into folk psychology and narrative for the roots of our cognitive and cultural cohesion.
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MWC: Huawei Ascend P2 top 10 most interesting features
We break down the best features of Huawei's latest flagship smartphone
BARCELONA: CHINESE PHONE MAKER Huawei has unveiled its Ascend P2 smartphone, claiming it is the most advanced 4G handset ever made.
If true this means that the Ascend P2 will be targeting the same premium smartphone market as the upcoming HTC One and speculated Galaxy S4.
While Huawei has in the past struggled to break out of its affordable smartphone niche, if half of Huawei's claims are true we're thinking it might have a chance, and here's our top 10 reasons why.
10) Emotion UI
Huawei has loaded the Ascend P2 with its own custom Emotion UI. The equivalent of Samsung's Touchwiz or HTC's Sense software, Emotion tweaks the device's core Android Jelly Bean mobile operating system, adding a host of new features.
These include everything from customisable profiles to nifty pages animation when moving between screens.
9) Super slim
Measuring just 8.4mm thick, the Ascend P2 is a slim device, making the 9mm-plus iPhone look downright tubby. Yet despite the Ascend P2 being slim, Huawei has still managed to load it with some pretty impressive technology, including a quad-core processor.
8) Processor
In the past the Huawei phones in the UK have had dual-core, not quad-core processors. This meant that while cheap the Chinese firm's handsets didn't have the same cutting edge quality as those of its competitors like Samsung and HTC.
Looking to fix this Huawei has loaded the Ascend P2 with an unspecified quad-core 1.5GHz processor. While we haven't had a chance to thoroughly put the Ascend P2 through its paces, during our hands-on we found that the upgraded muscle made the smartphone feel significantly faster than its predecessor, the Ascend P1.
7) Price
Huawei announced that the Ascend P2 will cost a modest €399 in Europe. While the cost of the Ascend P2 in British sterling has yet to be confirmed, even if it's a dead match and handset costs £399, it'll still be great value for money, priced at nearly £200 less than an Apple iPhone 5.
6) Magic touch
It's no secret that we really like the Nokia Lumia 920. The phone bristles with innovation. However, while we love the handset's custom Pureview camera technology and its ultra bright Clearblack display, our favourite touch was the ability to use the device while wearing gloves.
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It's tempting to think of marriage as old-fashioned. Why not just live with someone and be done with it? Yet it survives. All kinds of practical benefits seem associated with being married, writes Alain de Botton
New research by Marriage Foundation shows that marriage significantly improves the self-esteem of teenagers and improves their life chances. Children with parents in a stable long-term cohabiting relationship did not see any benefit.
Other Responses
The Association of Muslim Lawyers:
"The AML is pleased to announce its support for The Marriage Foundation; an organisation launched earlier this month by High Court Judge, Sir Paul Coleridge."
Welcomes Marriage Foundation
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) warmly welcomes the launch of the Marriage Foundation. As a society, we can no longer afford to ignore family and relationship breakdown when its associated social and financial costs are so high. The Foundation will provide a national champion for marriage and will promote healthier relationships which are less likely to break down.
Since 2006, the CSJ has emphasised that one of the key drivers of poverty and poor outcomes for children neglected is family breakdown - whether this is due to divorce and separation, dysfunctional parenting or father absence.
This Government has made an admirable commitment to turn around the lives of 120,000 of our most 'troubled families' before the end of this Parliament, but they have neglected to provide any robust support for marriage which was promised by the Conservatives in Opposition. This is in spite of the evidence that children born into families where parents are married, and hence have put their relationship on the more solid footing, are far less likely to see them split up.
The Millennium Cohort Study shows fewer than 1 in 10 married couples had split by the time their child is 5, compared to more than 1 in 3 who were not married. Census figures show that 97% of all couples are still intact by the time their child is 15 were married. The CSJ has always rejected a moralising stance and the Marriage Foundation's mission to raise public awareness of the benefits of marriage and encourage people to access help at all stages of their relationships is the approach this country needs.
People across the social spectrum aspire to marriage yet the poorest have to overcome the highest financial and cultural barriers to achieve it. Supporting marriage helps people fulfil their aspirations - that makes it a vital issue of social justice.
Response to the launch of the Marriage Foundation
Responding to the launch of the Marriage Foundation, Sarah Caulkin, Interim Chief Executive of Relate, said:
"We welcome the launch of the Marriage Foundation and in particular the support that prominent Judges from the Family Division are giving this issue.
"At Relate, we witness on a daily basis the often devastating impact that relationship breakdown can have, especially if children are involved and we would urge people to come to us sooner to talk through their problems to help stop the cycle of relationship breakdown.
"Yet a high degree of stigma still exists in this country around accessing help for relationship difficulties. More needs to be done by the sector as a whole to shift people's perceptions so that they feel willing and able to get support.
"However, Relate also urges caution on looking at marriage as a panacea. Our relationship structures are ever evolving and we need to be extremely careful not to focus on the status of the relationship, and instead concentrate on the quality. What's important for the wellbeing of society as a whole is that relationships, in all forms, are accepted and supported to enable stability and happiness to flourish."
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• Relate's services extend beyond couple counselling to family counselling, counselling for young people, online counselling, sex therapy and informal workshops
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A representative for "The Big Bang Theory's" Simon Helberg recently confirmed that the 33-year-old star and his wife, Joycelyn Towne, 37, welcomed their second child, a boy, on April 23. The baby's name is Wilder Towne Helberg. Wilder will be keeping his big sister Adeline, 2, company.
Although the proud parents, who married in 2007, managed to keep the news secret from much of the world, they did spill the beans in a Reddit Q&A on June 12. The couple wrote, "made 2 babies and 2 films in the last 2 years."
Helberg is best known for his role as Howard Wolowitz, the big buckle belt wearing former ladies man wannabe, on CBS's hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory." Prior to reaching success on "The Big Bang Theory," Helberg, who is also gifted as an voice impressionist appeared on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," " Arrested Development", "MADtv" and "Less Than Perfect."
This is certainly added good news for the California native whose hit CBS show has been extended for at least another three seasons. It would be interesting to see Helberg's character Howard become a dad on the series. Helberg has been a part of "The Big Bang Theory" since it's premiere in 2007 and the smash series is constantly recognized for its brilliant comedy writing and outstanding cast.
"The Big Bang Theory" also stars: Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Melissa Rauch, Kunal Nayyar, Kevin Sussman and the loud scratchy voice of Carol Ann Susi as Howard's demanding mother Mrs. Wolowitz.


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9 Ball Pool allows you to play pool on your computer. The objective is to sink the 9th ball, and you must always hit the lowest numbered ball on the table first. The game uses advanced artificial intelligence to stimulate a real opponent.
Ball Maze is a highly addictive logical game. It's goal is to guide the ball through the maze, changing it's trajectory by placing extra blocks on the board.
Finally - a pool table that will fit into any home! Play 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball, cowboy or golf pool in eight exotic environments. Crisp 3D graphics make you feel like you're right on the felt. And you'll be amazed with the game's super-realistic physics.
This piece of software allows you to play a game of pool with your friends on the same computer (hot-seat) or over a network. The design of the game is pretty standard, much like other pool games available on the market. There are different modes available for playing (in trial version there are only 8-ball and Bonus modes) as well as the possibility of changing the cue and table.
Incredible Ink is an original arcade game for all ages. The game includes two modes Escape and Break all. In Escape, you have to draw ink lines to guide the ball to the exit, whereas Break all is a kind of arkanoid game in which you have to draw ink lines to make the ball bounce on them and break all objects. To draw an ink line, you simply have to right - click your mouse.
It's also possible to play against computer-controlled opponents with varying skills or against another person in a single match, or over the Internet or a local network. The Ball physics are different on each table and include English, jump shots, and accurate movements.
Bounce Quest is a game, in which you will need to guide balls from one point to another. The Elders have chosen you as their Wizard Master, and you will have to clear your land from any dark clouds. To achieve that, you must collect all the magical energy, that is scattered all around.
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D puzzle game that focuses on Physics, by playing on simulations of gravity, mass, or kinetic energy. Within each level, you are challenged to guide a ball from a predefined starting point, so that it should hit the stars placed in the target area. Nearly all objects on the screen, including the ball, are simulated so as to follow the rules of gravity.
Pool 'm Up is a pool simulation game.
Pool´m Up is a straightforward pool game with a few added things. For instance, if you shoot a ball down a pocket with the Dommelsch logo, you will receive one of three kinds of jokers. These let you sabotage your opponent's balls in three different ways. For example you can make one of your opponent's ball stick firmly to the table.
Live Billiards is a 3D game that excellently simulates multiple pool games in your computer in a 3D environment with realistic sound. It comes with an integrated online competition feature, thus maintaining the realism of pool championships in style of the real life.
DDD Pool is a fantastic and realistic 3D pool game that provides hours of fun and enjoyment. The game features incredible graphics and a nice music, which make you believe you are at a bar playing pool. It includes many playing modes: Practice, Eight-ball and Nine-ball modes, and two challenge timed modes in which you have to put all the balls in the pockets quickly.
Polar Golfer is a funny golf tournament simulation.
Polar Golfer has so much talent that he whacks the ball with just one paw!
Guide the ball in mid-air and steer it on the putting green with your mouse in order to get score points to unlock Polar Bowler's friends with your high scores.
Acrophobia Ball 2 is a successful sequel to the challenging Acrophobia. For those who are not familiar with it, you are guiding one really unbalanced ball which is rolling along various constructions. Metal pins and wooden floors of various design are waiting for you.
iPool provides highly accurate physics in a 3D environment ensuring the utmost realistic playing experience. The game play is quick to learn and highly addictive. Only the latest version will connect to the game lobby. Refer to the Getting Started section for the basics on learning to play iPool.
In this physics platform puzzler you have to guide Morpho Ball through the levels and reach your girl friend, your special skill: you can resize the ball! Help the Morpho Ball to save his girlfriend. He can move change the size to complete his task.
Guide your ball past all the obstacles in 3D with Roll On. Roll your ball past all of the obstacles to the goal. The goal is pointed to by the arrow. Do not roll off the platform and avoid the deadly obstacles. Once you are out of balls the game is over. Move slowly. Move your ball slowly and steadily, avoid getting out of control.
Billiard Kings is a new game with a special style and character. You will find in Billiard Kings all popular games in one package: Pool: 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14/1-Ball, Cowboy-Pool, One Pocket, Snooker, Russian Billiard, Pyramide, English Billiard, Carambolage, and 5 Pins.
Everyone is familiar with a brick breaker game. The game where you control and guide your ball to break some bricks. It is a classical game that will never die. But this Fancy Brick Breaker is an improved version. It has a bunch of new figures in it and it is a lot more interesting and fun to play.


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Two-A-Days Continue For Minuteman Football
Aug. 16, 2010
AMHERST, Mass. - The Minutemen continued with double sessions of practice on Monday with an early practice at 9 a.m., followed by a 3:30 p.m., time in the afternoon. Senior defensive back James Carven was honored with the blue MVP jersey before practice started on Monday. The Minutemen are geared up for the Jets-Giants preseason game on Monday night as three former UMass players will be in action: Victor Cruz with the Giants and James Ihedigbo and Vladimir Ducasse with the Jets.
Here is a video update from Coach Morris as the second week of practice begins.
Also on Monday, the Sports Network/Fathead.com Preseason Poll was released and UMass is listed among "Others Receiving Votes" with 45 votes. The Minutemen open the season against the preseason No. 4 William & Mary Tribe with a 3:30 p.m., kickoff on Sept. 4. Defending national champion Villanova is the preseason No. 1, but they are the only CAA team UMass doesn't face in 2010.
Also ranked from the CAA are No. 6 Richmond, No. 10 New Hampshire, No. 15 James Madison and No. 16 Delaware. The Minutemen are also slated to play No. 25 Holy Cross in the second game of the year on Sept. 11.
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Yes, indeed. U.S. athletes have not only been setting goals, they've been achieving them.
When the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) established its Best in the World vision in 1997, there was little indication that it was possible. However, over the last month, U.S. skiers and snowboarders have shown a diversity of success unlike anything in the past.
It began innocently enough in mid-January when teenager Arielle Gold scored an upset win in halfpipe at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships in Quebec.
It continued in early February as Ted Ligety won the World Championship in super G. A few days later he took the super combined. And he capped it off with gold in giant slalom. Not to be outdone, teen Mikaela Shiffrin won gold in slalom. Together with Julia Mancuso's bronze in the super G, it gave the U.S. Ski Team the medals title the first time a non-European team had won that crown in history.
A few hundred miles away in Davos, Switzerland, Kikkan Randall and her cross-country teammates watched in wonder as Julia, Ted and Mikaela wrapped up their five medals.
She was right.
In the heart of the Italian Dolomites, U.S. nordic skiers had their own World Championships to remember. Park City's own Sarah Hendrickson kicked it off with gold in ski jumping. Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won the team sprint and the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team set itself up with a strong morning on the jumps to take bronze in the team event.
Americans winning nordic medals? Hendrickson's gold was the second in three women's jumping championships for the USA, and the U.S. Nordic Combined Team won Olympic gold (Billy Demong) and silver (team) in Vancouver in 2010. But Randall and Diggins' win in the team cross-country sprint that was a first! What made it even more special is that the two came to the stadium in Lago di Tesero that morning as the favorites and they came through.
"This is the most incredible day of my ski career so far," said Randall. "We've been looking forward to this race all year. We've been talking about it and the whole team has been helping us get here."
Hearing stadium announcer Kjell-Erik Kristiansen call Randall into the stadium and seeing her ski unopposed to a gold medal caused time to stand still for American cross-country racers and fans.
"That was so incredible, seeing that clean snow in front of me and crossing the line," she said. "I tried to be stoic and stand up for a while but my legs were pretty dead. That moment when your teammate comes running out and it starts to sink in that you're World Champions: it's incredible."
One athlete who is no stranger to titles is Kelly Clark, the 2002 Olympic halfpipe snowboarding gold medalist. A decade later, Clark is still dominant in her sport. But a year ago she saw her sweet 16 win streak snapped at the Burton U.S. Open, which attracts the top riders in the world. This year she made sure, dropping in on her first run to clinch gold a record sixth Open crown, leading a USA sweep of the women's podium while Shaun White and Louie Vito took gold and bronze for the men.
It's been an amazing two months for U.S. skiers and snowboarders, with Sochi just 11 months away. And for a season finale, the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships are underway in Norway.
Best in the World. It's quite a goal!
One of the most experienced communications professionals in skiing, Tom Kelly is a veteran of eight Olympics and serves as vice president, Communications, for the Park City-based U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. A Wisconsin native, he and his wife Carole Duh have lived in Park City since 1988 when he's not traveling the world with the team.


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Samuel B. Luckett writing to Elder T.J. Bazemore, on the death of Elder Bazemore's young daughter.
Your brief message of 19th is just to hand and I write you at once. How small was the card and few your words, but O! How great the sorrow it contained. What can I say that will bring relief to the stricken household? Nothing, except to assure you that once more we weep with those who weep, and for you we turn our poor petitions to Him whose custom it is to come down to this earthly garden to gather lilies to be transplanted to a fairer clime. "My father is the husbandman" says our incarnate Lord, and while every plant not planted by Him shall be rooted up, the planting of His own right hand shall be given immortal bloom in paradise where Jesus is. And yet how crushed we are to see them go! Dear bereaved ones, how true it is that no chastening for the present seemeth joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. O, that blessed "nevertheless" ! The chastening was a battle – a conflict of bitterness and pain, but the "fruit" will be peaceable and satisfying at the last.
But I am not writing to the young seeing the first dark shadow of life's checkered path. This is not your first sorrow, nor the hundredth! Long since, you learned that we live in a land of mourning. Storm and tempest and rolling wave sweep the sea while desolate paths intermix o'er the icy earth and burning sand, while blighted hopes and ruined plans remind us not to set our affections on the earth where moths corrupt and thieves break through and steal. We must cross the dark faced river to escape the wilderness where drought and scorpion and fiery serpent contend with us for possession.
Your dear Mamie has crossed that river, and while those of you remaining have other sorrows yet to drink, no tremor of pain will evermore be hers. This removal of one so dear to you will unloose one more earthly tie and be to you anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil. Trials like this make earth's beauty fade and increase the attractions of the everlasting kingdom. I pray it will be so with you and your sorrowing dismembered family; and that waiting faith and abounding hope find a resting place in your hearts. There should be sweetness mingled in your bitter cup, my brother, as you call to mind that sweet event seven years ago, when perhaps with beating heart and trembling hand for love's sake you laid your own dear child in the mystic grave that Jesus filled. Like Him, she became the inmate of a second grave, and "today" is with Him in paradise!
We grieve for you dear friends, and tender our loving sympathy. We mourn with you from an experimental knowledge of your present trial. On one of those rounding hills on the outskirts of the city of St. Joseph, overlooking the "mad Missouri" that goes sweeping by, out first born child and her baby brother repose in dreamless sleep; while in another quiet spot, where many kindred rest, close to the beautiful Ohio, lie another brother and sister where nothing can break the slumber that hath bound them. And here at this place, still another brother and sister will no doubt moulder into dust, and there await the cry of our descending Lord, the voice of the archangel, and the trumpet of God. One of them, our dear Jessie, already lies "under the stone" – a dear girl, like your own, kind, gentle, and meek, and whose twenty-four years had made her a sweet, intelligent, companion for us. We trust she too, was a Christian. Many and many are the dates and pencil marks on the margin of our Bible made by her when reading its pages. On our return from the beautiful cemetery, and while sitting in the room that seemed so dark and desolate, move by some impulse, I know what from whence, I opened a large volume, that I had not looked into for a year and saw for the first time on the fly-leaf the following lines of her own penmanship:
"Beyond the smiling and the weeping I shall be soon; Beyond the waking and the sleeping Beyond the sowing and the reaping I shall be soon! Love, rest, and home! Sweet home, Lord, tarry not, but come!" Jessie
Yes, beloved friends, our dear, dead children are beyond these earthly changes. They are free from any of the vicissitudes that may come to us.
Forgive me to alluding to these fadeless memories of bygone years. Every heart has put them there as "pictures of silver" by life's mysterious wand. I meant to have comforted you and have only succeeded in making myself sad. I pray that the Good Samaritan will pass your way and diffuse His oil and wine upon your bruised hearts. To Him your tears are richer than earth's poor rubies, for with such as these the unknown woman washed our Savior's feet. The Lord is even now making up His jewels, and, like Mordecai, we should rejoice that the King has chosen our children.
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Olympic Training Center
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Pikes Peak Cog Railway
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Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
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Western Museum of Mining and Industry
The mission of the WMMI is to educate the public about the history and continuing contributions of mining in the American West through its collection, restoration, exhibition and interpretation of artifacts related to mining, metallurgy and their support industries. The emphasis of WMMI's collection is placed on the technology and technological history of metal mining and metallurgy, as well as the social history of the American Mining West.
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Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
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I have a 5 x 5 matrix:
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I have a 5 x 5 matrix:
cdsSpread5yrs =
But after doing a row extract, why is it displaying as a column?
Think of it this way, a matrix is a rectangular set of elements:
Now if I ask Mathematica to plot on matrix form both
What you can do is that when you need to extract stuff write it out
This way you retain the information of whether it's a column or a row you are dealing with.
(And yes of cause in the first case
Well, to answer you comment
I just wanted to say that Mathematica is really a very flexible language (may be too flexible:)
If you do not like something, you could always write little code to customize things.
Fully updated answer
Seeing the excellent solution by jVincent below, I thought I should re-write eveything again to make this easier and more directed answer.
To obtain the same display as one can with Matlab, follow these 2 simple steps
Each time you want to disply a single
With the above simple rule, now Mathematica will print the same thing as Matlab (and it looks even better since it uses
ps. I do not consider this as answer, since I using jVincent solution to show how to use it only. jVincent deserves the credit for this.
The reason why you get that output can be understood by looking at how Mathematica deals with matrices and what the
A matrix is a list of lists
A simple list is neither a row nor a column
A simple list is just a collection of elements and cannot be transposed like a row/column. Indeed, you can see for yourself that it does not have a second singleton dimension which is necessary for a row/column vector.
(Note: these apply to ragged lists too, but I'll not address that here.)
Contrast this with the behaviour for a row/column vector:
You can see that these have the second dimension and can be transposed back and forth. However, you can:


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Duration: 1hr 33min
The son of a Colombian banker, photographer José lives abroad in New York. While visiting his family back home for the Christmas holidays, he is reunited with a streetwise old flame and reacquainted with the casual violence that mars his country. Within days of his return, José is beaten and kidnapped, his captors demanding an exorbitant ransom from his parents. Aware that the local police would do more harm than good, Jose's frantic parents enlist the aid of a covert American special operations team to recover their son alive. Jose's father is soon forced to make an unsavory deal with a Colombian warlord in order to secure the million-dollar payment. Meanwhile, Jose remains bound, gagged and blindfolded in an abandoned warehouse in the rainforest, contemplating what he assumes is his imminent murder.
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America Ferrera, David Sutcliffe, Roberto Urbina, William Atherton, Tony Plana
- Directed by Jose Antonio Negret
- Produced by Brett Etre
- Written by Jose Antonio Negret
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Train Reading: Lehman Was Good, for the Lawyers
Verizon sells record $49 billion of bonds – WSJ
One of the few economists who got it right is starting to get recognized, posthumously – NY Times
The fees from Lehman's bankruptcy filing? $2 billion – Bloomberg
The real lessons of Lehman: Don't be stingy with the regulating – Chris Whalen, via Breitbart
As it seeks a sale, BlackBerry hires Perella Weinberg as an adviser – MoneyBeat
A musical interlude: The Grateful Dead; Whiskey in the Jar – YouTube
Twenty-five iconic images from Sept. 11 – National Geographic
How did comedians respond to Sept. 11? Two examples:
- Saturday Night Live's opening from its first show back – Yahoo Screen
- The Onion's first issue after Sept. 11 – The Onion


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College Hockey:Vermont Trounces St. Francis Xavier In Exhibition
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Led by Torrey Mitchell's three-goal, one-assist effort, six skaters had multi-point games as the No. 19 Vermont Catamounts breezed past St. Francis Xavier 10-3 in exhibition action at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday.
The Cats were paced by a tremendous game on special teams. UVM went five-for-10 with the man advantage, and Mitchell added a shorthanded tally for good measure.
Vermont took control of the game from the outset, scoring three times in the first as all three came from special teams. Ryan Gunderson got things started at 4:09 on the power play, batting home the rebound of a Corey Carlson shot from the left point for the first UVM goal of the season.
Just 70 seconds later, killing a penalty, the sophomore Mitchell picked off a pass in the offensive zone, made a terrific move, and slid the puck under St Francis Xavier goalie Tyson Kellerman, while he moved from side-to-side .
Chris Myers, another player who will be counted on to fill the scoring void left with the graduation of 48-point man Scott Mifsud, stretched the lead to three just eight minutes later. He dug the puck out of the right-wing boards, skated unmarked, and ripped a wrist shot past Kellerman — again on the power play.
In the period, the Cats speed seemed too much for the X-Men to handle. Much of the period was spent in their zone and the X-Men only managed four shots to Vermont's 16 through 20 minutes.
"I'm seeing some really good things just out of their own creativity, which we can now build from," Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon said of his offense.
Mitchell added his second of the night eight minutes into the second, rifling a cross-ice feed cleanly past Kellerman for a 5-0 advantage.
Then four minutes later, on an extended five-on-three, Carlson, the highly touted freshman from Two Harbors, Minn., got on the board pouncing on a loose puck down low. He fired a wrister that somehow sneaked through the goaltender.
Sneddon singled out the play of Carlson, Dean Strong, and Peter Lenes.
"They were terrific," he said. "I really liked what I saw out of those guys."
As the period wore on, the game got chippy. After the 10-minute mark, St. Francis's Ryan Mackay was whistled for a major for hitting from behind and given a game misconduct.
At 16:41 Art Femenella hit an X-Man and was given a misconduct of his own. That gave St. Francis its first goal of the night. Ryan Desrosiers converted a feed from Ryan Salvis in the final minutes of the power play. That cut the lead to five going into the third.
The final stanza saw the X-Men get two more, but at that point it was too late. The Cats added goals from Strong on the power play, Baron Becker, Mitchell's third of the night, and Tom Collingham.
Kellerman finished with 31 saves, while sophomore Joe Fallon made 13 before giving way to little-used Jeff Hill for the final six-plus minutes. Hill went untested in his mop-up duty.
St. Francis was 0-for-eight on the power play.
That was another reason St. Francis coach Brad Peddle was disgusted with his team's play, and found no positives in its poor showing.
"We got completely outworked," he said. "Our guys weren't ready to match the intensity that UVM brought. We got some discipline problems. … They just wanted it more."
"The one real highlight," Sneddon said, "was, we're in shape. We've got incredible speed and I really liked our jump."
Vermont next plays at the Nye Frontier Classic in Anchorage versus Michigan Tech on Friday and Alaska-Anchorage Saturday.
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College Hockey:Rumpel stops 28 as Wisconsin blanks Denver
You would expect Wisconsin's big players, like Justin Schultz or Mark Zengerle, to make the decisive play, but defenseman Jake McCabe made a move worthy of a star forward and Sean Little made a diving tap-in for the game-winning goal in Wisconsin's 1-0 win over Denver in game one of their WCHA series. Denver is now 1-13 overall in the postseason against the Badgers.
"I have no answers on that for you," said Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves. "I know tonight was a battle right down to the last second. I thought that getting to the third period in a zero-zero game, that's where we wanted to be. It was a matter of us trying to manufacture some offense. We did what we needed to do; that's just one step. Our job is not complete by any stretch of the imagination."
While each team had a fair number of shots in the first period, none of them were particularly strong scoring chances, except one Wisconsin shot that rang off the post halfway through the period. Each team had one power play, but neither was able to generate any sustained pressure with the opportunity.
"I thought that in the first period, the territorial edge was with Denver, and I thought that 'Rumps' was really calm for us," said Eaves. "Gave us a chance. Usually your best penalty killer is your goaltender, and 'Rumps' was."
Denver carried more of the play in the second period, in part due to getting three separate power plays, but was unable to convert. Wisconsin too was held without much on its lone power play, though Schultz demonstrated his prowess on an end-to-end rush that resulted in a good chance for the Badgers. The Pioneers best chance came in the waning seconds of the period when Dustin Jackson broke in on a two-on-one with Drew Shore, but Jackson was unable to deflect Shore's pass past Badgers goalie Joel Rumpel.
"I got asked this question about how did it help that we played them a few weeks ago, and I said that the power play, top five in the nation, and our penalty kill has been struggling, but we shut them down that weekend and we shut them down tonight," said McCabe. "We just have a lot of confidence. We took too many penalties tonight. It was just a great effort. Guys were blocking shots, moving their feet. It was great to see."
The play started to get more nerve-wracking in the third period, with both teams getting solid scoring opportunities, though Wisconsin carried more of the play. Wisconsin's Joe Faust was robbed on a chance coming down the slot by Juho Olkinuora, while Jason Zucker raced up the right side of the ice on a partial breakaway, only to have his shot go wide of Rumpel.
"We had our chances to score; I thought we had good opportunities on the power play, but we didn't execute very well," DU coach George Gwozdecky said. "Our pace and our speed were good, but in the third, we were tightening up a little. Olkinuora had good night for us, but we just couldn't score. But, this is a series and we have to get ready for tomorrow night."
It appeared that the game might be headed for overtime, but McCabe carried the puck up the left side boards and made an incredible stick-handling move to get around defenseman John Lee near the left circle, then threw the pass into the slot. Little was racing down the ice, and he dove at the puck, knocking it past Olkinuora before he ended up in the net himself at 14:10.
"I saw (Mark) Zengerle do it against Minnesota, and he made it look easy," laughed McCabe. "I had speed, and getting down the wing I was thinking about shooting it, but I had actually did that the time before I came down the ice, so I tried to slide it through."
"It seems like a lot of times in playoffs, it's an unsung hero, a guy that is just a hard worker and does his job, and he had his stick on the ice and McCabe put it on his stick and he was able to redirect it past the young goaltender," said Eaves.
Denver had one or two good chances in the final minute, including one by Drew Shore off a faceoff with three seconds left, but Rumpel preserved the win.
"We've been doing some pretty good things for a long time," said Eaves. "It started down the road in North Dakota. We didn't win either of those games, but we did some good things there. We feel like we've been going in the right direction for a while now, and now we're reaping some of the benefits."
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Let's face it, cabin fever can get the best of us.
It got to me last week when the Christmas trimmings were all put away, and we'd said goodbye to the last of our family, and eaten up all the leftovers.
I started fantasizing about things way beyond my abilities: a 45 day cruise to Australia was top on my list.
Doable? Hopefully, one day. But that day will have to wait a bit while I have other obligations to tend.
So what can I do in the here and now without breaking the bank, or shirking my duties on the homefront?
One nice thing about living in central New York is the Turning Stone Casino.
There is always something going on there: you can try playing a few slots while sipping a cranberry juice, or even a beer (yes, they now serve alcohol at the Turning Stone).
You can check in to one of the resort hotel rooms and take advantage of the pool, hot tub, sauna, restaurants and entertainment.
And there is quite a bit of entertainment these days with the opening of Exit 33. Besides Lava, a younger set's dance club, complete with red velvet...everything...you now can enjoy a country atmosphere at the Tin Rooster, eat barbecue, and dance to the tunes of some of today's popular western stars. You might have friends in low places, but that's OK at the Tin Rooster!
Or, step up into a classier Turquoise Tiger where you can sip lovely drinks, lounge on comfortable sofas and chairs, and listen to some jazz piano...stay a little longer and your senses might be somewhat assaulted by a rather bawdy burlesque routine. But it's all in fun.
One of my favorite new restaurants at the Turning Stone is the Upstate Tavern. It's unpretentious, more like a sports bar, but not overbearing. If you don't want to sit near six-foot TV screens to watch some sports game, which I don't, you can choose to be in a quieter spot along the windowed walls that look down on the main thoroughfare of the casino and choose from a hearty menu complete with appetizers like Keller's Killer Fry Bread (a Native American staple) and spinach dip, classic fried oysters, Poutine (potatoes topped with everything but the kitchen sink), or maybe a locally grown, and delicious, salad if you're trying to be good. For a luncheon entree, I like the Shaved Beef on Weck, served au jus for dipping. For dinner, try Utica shrimp riggies, or a classic pot roast. You might even like Clint's Summer Camp Fish Fry, or some good old mac 'n cheese...emphasis on the cheese.
Your favorite drinks are on tap at the Upstate, too. It's a casual atmosphere with decent prices.
If the devil is burning a hole in your pocket, or you just won big at the Who Wants to be a Millionaire slot game, try the TS Steak House, top floor of the Tower, offering Panoramic views of the Mohawk Valley, cigars in the smoking parlor, and some dynamite food and some dynamite prices. But, well worth it for a special occasion.
Or, grab a salad and a hotdog down at the vendor's in the main hallway of the Casino. I've done that, too.
The idea is to get out amongst some people and blow the stink of winter doldrums off of you. Buy a cup of coffee, sit down near one of the water fountains and people watch. You'll never be bored...and you might even appreciate the quiet humdrum of home after the noise, hustle and bustle of the Turning Stone.


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In the Netherlands this winter, police unveiled their latest method for detecting illegal indoor pot gardens: they look for rooftops with melted snow.
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Organizations that recognize the importance of leadership skills and invest in training personnel are more successful, equipped with happier employees, and are making a positive social impact in our communities. Leadership skills, in fact, can be and should be taught in today's workplace. Not all people are exposed to the level of leadership that is needed in order for positive change and success. It is time for organizations to invest in building leadership capacity with all employees.
There are a number of leadership theories, leadership books, leadership styles, and leadership experts. Training employees in leadership skills has never been more effective and efficient. With technology, organizations can offer leadership training in various venues. No longer can the boss claim there is no funding for leadership training. It is time that employees demand the investment of training in a skill that will have potential industry changing effects.
The job of a leader is to motivate the followers to work toward an agreed upon goal. However, before the leader can even begin the motivation process, a number of skills must be fully developed. The organization's leader must be able to build relationships with others using leadership skills such as listening, empathy, persuasion, etc.
Leadership is a complex role that requires skills that place organizations, families, groups, etc. in a position of success. The process of becoming a great leader is never ending. Continued education and professional development will allow leaders to be up to date with knowledge that will help organizations achieve goals and experience success. In order to improve your leadership skills, consider the tips that follow:
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February 27th, 2012
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December 8th, 2011
Contributed by Trevor Meyer I recently took a listen to Luise Pop's single, "Black Cat." This four piece is based in Berlin and Vienna. "Black Cat" is a truly enjoyable song. The song has a multifaceted range, featuring crescendos, decrescendos, tempo increases and decreases, and a nice bouquet of harmonies to boot. This is the […]


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Dear Jake Gyllenhaal,
Hey! Hope you're doing well. So, I just want to say how attractive you looked today at the Madrid premiere of your movie, Enemy. I'm really excited to see Enemy. I mean, you playing identical people–one of whom is evil–sounds really exciting.
I mean, everything you do is exciting. You're a really talented actor. And that beard looks very snazzy on you. You grew it for your new movie Everest, right? That movie should be pretty magical. So, umm, what's up with the man bun?
Now, maybe it's just me Jake, but I can't get into the man bun. Like sure, it didn't look entirely horrible on Jared Leto at the Golden Globes. And it could look worse on you on the red carpet. But I just, eh. What if we tried beard with short hair? Would we like that?
Guess we'll just have to wait and see. I assume that all the hair will be gone when you're done shooting Everest. Anyway Jake, I love you. And if you want, you should launch the gallery to check out photos of yourself. Thanks for being awesome dude. You're a gem.
Love always and forever,


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Dakota Lynn Contant, who was born Nov. 19, 2001, at Clarksville, died
Monday, March 4, 2002, at her home.
She was a daughter of Jessica Cowan and Zachariah B. Contant, both of
Ozark. Other survivors include one brother, Colton Taylor Wade Contant
of the home; maternal grandparents, Brenda Cowan and Harold Phillips of
Hunt and Amanda and Johnny Cowan of Altus; and paternal grandparents, Cliff
Contant and Elaine Contant of Ozark.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel
with Chaplain Robin Hood officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Cliff Contant, Harold Phillips, Michael Stansbury and
David Cowan.
Dimie Roberson Woosley, 94, of Van Buren, sister of Vola Jaggers Montgomery
and Sula Garrett, both of Clarksville, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at
Crawford County Hospital.
She was a daughter of the late Will and Josie Rogers Davis, widow of
Troy Roberson and Stoy Woosley, retired LPN, and member of the Assembly
of God Church.
Other survivors are two daughters, Violet Knox Coppinger of Van Buren
and Velda Jo Randall of Ozark; four grandchildren; several great-grandchildren,
great-great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel
in Ozark with burial in the Highland Cemetery at Ozark.
Donald Wayne Young, 69, of Clarksville died Tuesday, March 12, 2002,
at his home.
A native of Vermont, Ill., he was a son of the late Wayne and Dora Darling
Young, Methodist, Marine veteran of the Korean War, mine construction employee,
and was preceded in death by one daughter, Rita Jane Bohanan; and one sister,
Darlene Tippey.
Survivors are his widow, Louise Young; one daughter, Anita Horger of
Waller, Texas; two sons, Darrell Young of Wright, Wyo., and William Young
of Macon, Mo.; one brother, Jim Young of Marble Hill, Mo.; one brother-in-law,
Robert Tippey of Illinois; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
The body was cremated.
Local arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Elizabeth (Betty) Shanteau Michelski, 74, of Waukegan, Ill., died Tuesday,
March 12, 2002, at Waukegan, Ill.
A native of Little Rock, she was a daughter of the late Dwight and Dallas
Baskin, graduate of Waukegan Township High School and retired from Illinois
Bell where she was a member of the Pioneer Club. She also did volunteer
work at Victory Memorial Hospital.
Survivors are two sons and one daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Charlotte
Shanteau of Beach Park, Ill., and Mark Shanteau of Milwaukee, Wis.; one
brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Tekla Baskin of Naples, Fla.; four
grandchildren, Deryk, Noel, Cameron, and Suzanne; two nieces; and three
A memorial service was held at 8 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Congdon Funeral
Home in Zion, Ill.
Iberia English, 84, of Ozark, sister of Herbert Eugene English of Clarksville,
died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Ozark Nursing Home.
She was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Yates Eng-
lish, native of Franklin County, and a former employee of the Red Cross
and secretary for the state department.
She is survived by one other brother, Kenneth Wayne English of Ozark;
three nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Graveside services and burial were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9,
at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Smith with Rev. Jan Akins and W. B. Powell
officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Fentress Mortuary
of Fort Smith.
Pallbearers were Gary English, Keith English, Jeffrey English, Brandon
English, Brad English and Jack Whitson.
Joe Porter, 94, of Clarksville died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Crawford
County Hospital.
He was a member of the Church of Christ, Army veteran of World War II,
retired dry cleaners employee, son of the late Guy C. and Tommie King Porter;
and was preceded in death by three daughters, Faye, June, and Joan.
Survivors include his widow, Estelle Gould Porter; one son, Alvin Porter
of Knoxville, Tenn.; one stepdaughter, Earlene Domerese of Van Buren; one
stepson, Don Doss of Van Buren; two sisters, Doris Vernelle Church of Fort
Worth, Texas, and Helen Hill of Farmington; two brothers, Wilson E. Porter
of Booneville and Tom B. Porter of Fullerton, Calif.; several grandchildren;
and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the Clarksville Church of
Christ with John Ballard and Mike Eppinette officiating.
Burial was in Harmony Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral
Pallbearers were James Clark, Kinney Denton, Flynn Kinman, Myron Been,
James Horn, and William Rutledge.
Pallbearers were James Clark, Kinney Denton, Flynn Kinman, Myron Been,
James Horn, and William Rutledge
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