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House of Flags to be featured on UNC-TV tonight
Published: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 5:49 p.m.
COLUMBUS — Volunteers at the House of Flags Museum are looking forward to tonight's broadcast of "North Carolina Weekend" on UNC-TV because it highlights the museum's display of 280 flags.
Want to see it?
What: "North Carolina Weekend"
Where: UNC-TV
When: Thursdays at 9 p.m.; Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (repeat)
"I think this is great," said Jan Collins, a volunteer and one of 12 Tryon Estates Retirement-Life Community residents who inform the public about the flags inside the museum. The organization has a total of 22 volunteers.
The museum is in downtown Columbus next to the Polk County Historic Courthouse and promotes education, respect and etiquette for flags.
It initially opened in Green Creek in 2001 and moved to its new location on Gibson Street in November 2011.
"This, to me, is the best living American history class," Collins, a history major, said.
House of Flags volunteers contacted the public television station late last year.
A UNC-TV reporter visited the House of Flags on Jan. 26 and spent four hours filming and talking to volunteers, said Paul Sutherland, museum treasurer.
"I think (the program) will give us exposure well beyond anything that we've had before," said Sutherland, who is also a Tryon Estates resident. "It can't do anything but good for us."
Tryon Estates Executive Director Nancy McKinstry hopes the television program will attract numerous visitors and continue to showcase America's history for many years to come.
"Tryon Estates residents have been extremely supportive of the House of Flags because they truly believe in the mission," McKinstry said. "This dedicated group has supported the nonprofit museum by not only giving monetarily, but donating countless volunteer hours."
She said residents were elated when the Polk County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution on Jan. 7 in support of the museum being featured on "North Carolina Weekend," McKinstry said.
Deborah Holt Noel hosts the 30-minute show that highlights things to see and do across the state. It airs tonight at 9 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
"Viewers will see the House of Flags as a destination they ought to visit," Sutherland said.
For more information, visit www.houseofflags.org.
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Remmah=32- 3-1 Defoe
I love Martin Jol, but I want us to batter Fulham today. Lets hope Dembele puts in a performance of a season against his old club!
Remmah=32- 3-1 Defoe
joe=31- 2-1 Bale
I think the fact we played 4 games & 1 3rd of a game since they last played will take its toll on us.
also we just had 2 days rest & an away trip with extra time.
the team selection is very strange to say the least. disappointed defoe isn't starting.
think we should go for goals at home to teams like Fulham, rather than sacrifice a goal poacher for the hold up play of ade. I would have played them both.
sad lennon is out. but good news is that Dempsey is back on the bench.
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The Incline football team put up a fight against host Battle Mountain through one half Friday night, but injuries took their toll in the final two quarters as the Longhorns pulled away for a 40-0 win.
"The score was not indicative of how well we played," said Incline head coach Scott Conn. "Battle Mountain is a tough team, especially at home, but we played with them for one half. We just didn't have the horses to keep up with them in the second."
Incline (5-2 overall, 4-2 league) trailed only 7-0 at halftime. But two key injuries, to senior running back/defensive back Brendon Steinmeyer and sophomore tight end/defensive end Ben Snyder, put the Highlanders at a disadvantage. Both players left the game with potential concussions and were held out the rest of the way to be safe.
More bad luck struck the Highlanders in the third quarter, as senior receiver/defensive back Michael Wegener and freshman running back/defensive back Kelsey Philpott left the game with injuries. Then in the fourth quarter, junior lineman Kenny Savelieff was hit simultaneously by two players and left with a concussion.
"Losing five guys that are integral to your game plan hurts," said Conn, whose 17-player roster was down to 12 by game's end.
Senior fullback Sean Herrera led the Highlanders with 78 rushing yards on 21 carries, while Steinmeyer finished with 62 yards on eight rushes and Jack Clouthier had one catch for 28 yards. Quarterback Christian Biscotti was 3-of-19 for 26 yards, with no interceptions.
Battle Mountain is 5-2 overall and 5-1 in Northern Division III play.
Incline will host West Wendover (1-7 overall, 1-5 league) in its final home game this Friday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. The game is homecoming and senior farewell for the Highlanders, who can clinch their first playoff berth in 13 years with a victory, Conn said.


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A northern New York man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for using a farm tractor to ram a car with three parole officers inside.
Kip Banker, 45, was recently sentenced after pleading guilty in Clinton County Court to attempted assault of a police officer and criminal mischief.
Authorities say three parole officers were visiting at Banker's home in AuSable in April 2012 when Banker fled on a tractor.
When the parole officers tried to stop him, Banker forced their vehicle off the road. Two of the officers got out of the car and Banker used the tractor to pin one of them against a tree.
The officers fired their guns but no shots hit Banker, who was arrested a short time later.


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'Luck of the Irish' raffle returns downtown
Published: Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 7:28 p.m.
With the price of gasoline affecting everybody, five merchants in downtown Hendersonville have teamed up to offer a St. Patrick's Day promotion. Goldcrafters of London, Mike's On Main, Mountain Deli, Narnia Studios and RC Fisher Goldsmith are organizing a raffle with gas cards as prizes.
For every $5 a customer spends, he or she can enter to win up to $50 on an Enmark gas card. However, the maximum amount they can win is no more than they spent during the contest time period, which is March 11-17. A person who spends $5 can enter to win only a $5 gas card, but if they spend $42, they can win a $42 gas card.
Customers must show the receipt with the shop name on it to get a ticket. Participants will fill out their raffle tickets at Narnia Studios. Customers can wait until the last day to accumulate enough for the maximum prize.
Participating merchants will display door fliers. For more information, call 828-697-6393.
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Although California law allows drivers to send voice-activated text messages, a new study suggests they are no less distracting than texts typed by hand.
"I was surprised," said Christine Yager, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute researcher overseeing the study, released late Monday. "I expected less impairment than when one manually sends a text."
The problem, Yager said, is that engaging Siri or other applications can require several commands, and that even hands-free conversation takes a driver's eyes off the road as much as typing out a text. This can lead to lane-swerving and not spotting hazards ahead, including pedestrians and bicyclists.
The study was based on the performance of 43 participants driving 30 mph on a former Air Force base near the Texas A&M campus. Drivers first traveled the course without cellphones, then drove it three more times performing a series of texting exercises -- once using each of two voice-to-text applications (Siri for the iPhone and Vlingo for Android), and once texting manually.
"Siri is very interactive," Yager said. "It's a very back-and-forth process from start to end. Even a short phrase can take a long time."
Researchers measured the time it took each driver to complete the tasks, and also noted how long it took for the drivers to respond to a light which came on at random intervals during the trial runs.
Driver response times were significantly delayed no matter which texting method was used. In each case, drivers took about twice as long to react as they did when not texting.
Yet drivers felt safer when using a voice-to-text application than when texting manually, even though driving performance suffered equally with both methods.
Yager said the findings offer new insight, but only a part of the knowledge that's needed to improve roadway safety.
"Understanding the distracted driving issue is an evolving process, and this study is but one step in that process," she said. "We believe it's a useful step, and we're eager to see what other studies may find."
Other studies are coming. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety expects to begin looking at the same issue in the future. Spokesman Russ Rader said "the only thing somewhat parallel to this is the study IIHS did in 2005 looking at crash risk associated with cellphone use -- phones used to carry on a voice conversation."
That study found about a fourfold increase in crash risk when conversing on either hands-free or handheld phones. The study was unable to determine whether there was any benefit associated with hands-free devices.
Experimental research using driving simulators indicates that phone conversation tasks, whether using handheld phones or hands-free devices, affect some measures of driving performance. Hands-free phones may eliminate some of the physical and visual distractions of handling phones or dialing, but the cognitive distraction remains.
The average number of text messages sent in the U.S. per day exploded from 31 million in 2002 to 6.1 billion in 2012. In January, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported that nearly 35 percent of drivers admitted to reading a text or email while driving in the past month and over 26 percent admitted to typing one -- trends likely to continue with the growing burst in smartphone technology.
The Texas A&M study was published during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, as agencies across the country are sponsoring public awareness campaigns to highlight the dangers of driving distractions, particularly those associated with cellphone use.
"We urge drivers to refrain from texting while driving on any equipment," said Jonathan Adkins of the Governors Highway Safety Association. "The safest thing to do is focus one's attention solely on driving."
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L.I.V.E. Symposium Program/Itinerary
The commitment to inclusion by Princeton Theological Seminary is reflected not in a specific project but in all activities of the institution. The Seminary has a strong stated commitment to diversity and to the importance of responding "to Christ's call for the unity of the church," as it "embraces in its life and work a rich racial and ethnic diversity and the breadth of communions represented in the worldwide church."
One of our initiatives is entitled: "The L.I.V.E. (Learning, Inclusion, Vitality, Exploration) Symposium ("Symposium"). This Symposium will be geared toward identifying thirty ministerial candidates from underrepresented domestic population groups from a wide spectrum of sources and intentionally inviting them to the Seminary campus for a 2 ½ day vocational exploration gathering. See L.I.V.E. Symposium program.
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Lightworks Open Source Available Soon – Not For Linux Yet!
Earlier today we received an email from EditShare, regarding their open source plans for non-linear editing tool Lightworks. Earlier this year, in April, EditShare had announced their plans to open source Lightworks, asking interested parties to sign-up to receive more information. Today's email was the first such email from the company!
The good news is that the first open source version of Lightworks will be released to the public on November 29th. The not so good news is that this will be for Windows only, and plans for a Linux version have been pushed back until "late 2011". Also worrying, from reading between the lines of the press release, is the fact that it would appear a great deal of essential codec support will only be available for purchase from the EditShare/Lightworks online shop.
Full text of the message from EditShare is as follows (take note of those asterix and the little note towards the bottom that says, "Options available through the Lightworks Store".)
Hello again, from the Lightworks Development Team
It has been an exceptionally busy few months as we move toward the first public release of Lightworks Open Source.
Since the landmark Lightworks Open Source announcement (April 2010), we've had over 1700 developers and 20,000 editors sign up for the program. With many new features close to finalization, we have embarked on a comprehensive beta testing program, putting Lightworks through its paces and the feedback we have received so far has been excellent.
Lightworks for FREE … just in time for the holidays!
It is with great pleasure that we take the first step in the roll out of Lightworks Open Source and deliver the free download to you! On November 29th, the free download will be available exclusively to those who have registered. An email will be sent to you with detailed download instructions.
Lightworks developers have been working day and night to develop a variety of enhancements for the new NLE.
Application Features
Capture and Playback
• Edit While Capture, Firewire, SD (analogue and digital), HD-SDI with optional I/O cards
• Full-screen, real-time SD, HD, and 2K preview playback on desktop display, Dual HD-SDI and DVI for Stereoscopic playback
• Resolution, format and codec independent editing
• Edit at 23.976, true 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, or 60
• Advanced multicam editing with unlimited sources
• Real-time effects in SD, HD and 2K
• Field or frame based varispeeds*
• Keyframe graphs
• Effects layers with node-based layering tool
• Multiple real time primary and secondary color correctors
• Multitrack audio mixer with full bus routing and multiple mixes
• Customization templates for Avid and FCP shortcuts
• Voiceover tool for adding narration directly to edit
• Shot sync – sync two sources for playback comparison
• Customizable BITC timecode and film footage overlays
• Support for 35mm 3-perf, 35mm 4-perf, and 16mm-20 and mixed film formats
• View feet and frames in edit
• View keycode and ink number
• 24-fps EDL import, export and conversion to and from 29.97 fps
• Import ALE, FLX, and CSV files
• Cut list, change list, optical list, pull list, dupe list
3rd-Party Support
• Inscriber Titlemotion, Boris FX, Combustion, After Effects, Premiere Plug-ins, Sapphire, Digital Fusion
• Support for any application that can exchange AVI, MXF and QuickTime files
• Advanced Shared Projects with real-time review*
I/O Support
• QuickTime, MXF, AVI, DPX, DV, DV50, DV100, H.264, Uncompressed, OMF, AAF
• Avid DNxHD*, Apple ProRes*, RED*, AVC-Intra*, AVCHD*, XDCAM HD*, XDCAM EX*
• Stereoscopic support for independent Left and Right files*
• Telecine 29.97i to 24p pull down removal
• 30fps and 25fps import to 24fps project
New Features
• New and intuitive user interface
• Basic wizard for user orientation
• Avid and FCP keyboard shortcut preferences
• Integrated help with indexed Lightworks User Guide
• New style 'bins'
• On screen console controls
• Full screen video on single or secondary displays
• Advanced EditShare Project Sharing*
• Native support for Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHD and AVC-Intra*
• Native support for RED R3D files and RED Rocket cards*
• 10bit and 16bit DPX support
• H.264 and AVCHD support for DSLR cameras
• Stereoscopic import and editorial support*
• Stereoscopic output through SDI and DVI (dual stream, side by side, anaglyph)**
• Native 2K resolution support
• Output through DVI in different resolutions up to 2K
• New project browser
• Windows 7 support (32bit and 64bit)
*Options available through the Lightworks Store
**SDI Output requires optional I/O hardware
Platform Support
We are still receiving questions regarding OS support for Lightworks. Currently, Lightworks runs on Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit, and Windows XP 32-bit. We are looking to port it to Linux and OSX, but this won't happen until late 2011.
Minimum Specifications
These are the minimum recommended specifications for running Lightworks optimally:
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• A PCI Express graphics card with 256MB memory or higher
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• Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows 7 (32 bit or 64bit)
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SAN JOSE -- Sandra Corona has gotten an explanation for why in a flash she lost her son and why her would-be daughter-in-law's life is hanging in the balance. But she'll never have a good answer.
Police say Adrian Corona embarked on a street race through the East Santa Clara Street corridor that ended in a violent crash that killed the 21-year-old San Jose native and critically injured his fiancee and a friend early Sunday.
"That wasn't him," Sandra Corona said of her son. "He doesn't ever race. I'm not sure what really happened."
What happened, according to a timeline assembled from family, friends and San Jose traffic investigators, was that around 1:30 a.m. Corona was eastbound on East Santa Clara Street in a Cadillac STS that belonged to 22-year-old Alejandra Andonaegui, his childhood sweetheart. Also in the car were 27-year-old Stockton resident Jackie Garrido, a longtime friend of Andonaegui, and another female friend.
They were heading home from downtown San Jose, where they had been taking in the night life, and came to a stop light. An unidentified car pulled up alongside them. Its engine revved in a tacit challenge.
Sandra Corona said that her son agreeing to such a gesture was out of character. But she did not challenge the police account that the two cars raced down East Santa Clara toward Highway 101 and that Adrian Corona lost control of the Cadillac near 24th Street as the other car, described vaguely as a red Nissan or Acura Integra-style car, sped off.
The Cadillac hit a sidewalk pole, then slammed into a tree so hard that nearly a day later a piece of 5-inch-diameter metal was embedded perpendicularly into the tree.
Amid the scene, a story of heroism emerged. Miguel Pargaz, 31, was walking along Santa Clara Street between 24th and 25th streets when he saw the crash.
"I ran and tried to get to the car," Pargaz said.
He, his brother and a friend used a piece of crash debris to break a rear passenger window and pulled out Garrido and the other passenger. Then they grabbed fire extinguishers from another neighbor and from a VTA bus that stopped near the scene.
Ignoring bystanders' calls to stay away from the flaming car because of the risk of explosion, the three put out the fire.
"But I couldn't pry the front door open," said Pargaz, who exhibited signs of shock as he spoke Sunday night. "There was no way to get them out."
Rescue crews sheared the top of the car to reach Adrian Corona and Andonaegui. The 21-year-old Corona, a Mount Pleasant High School alum and aspiring truck driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. Andonaegui, a medical assistant and Independence High School alum, and Garrido were transported to area hospitals where they are listed in critical condition. The fourth passenger escaped major injury.
Dozens of mourners descended on the crash site Sunday evening to form a candlelight vigil for the victims.
"It is just devastating," said Rose Navarrette, a friend of Corona's family who attended. "These are good kids. It's a tremendous loss."
On Monday, Sandra Corona stood in the Evergreen neighborhood home where she lived with her son -- the eldest of five siblings -- and reflected on the losses, present and future.
"He told me that he was going to move out, start his own family. He had his goal set, was really excited about it," she said. "He was a very kind person with a big heart."
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Clinique cares about your pearly whites, they really do. The megalith brand scanned their lipstick collections for blue-based shades (they make teeth look a zillion percent whiter), and created a new, smile-brightening collection! Available online and at counters, the flirty-as-hell shades run the gamut from Peach Pop to Raspberry Glace.
Clinique "For A Brighter Smile" Lipsticks, $18, clinique.com
The OG of smile-brightening products, this kit comes twenty-eight strips that gently erase surface stains and buff teeth to their shiny, brilliant best. He won't know exactly what you've done differently, but he'll know you look dazzling.
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United Way of McPherson County is working to build a stronger community by addressing issues related to health, education and income. We believe conversations and intensive listening are the best ways to understand the real problems and move beyond short-term solutions. Community change can be accomplished through broad participation and collaboration. We encourage McPherson County residents to be involved with their community through giving, advocating and volunteering. By working together we can make a larger impact on the issues at hand.
When you're having a really bad day, what kind of food do you eat? In the movies it's common to see women gravitating toward chocolate or a tub of ice cream. Men tend to consume lots of alcohol. I have to admit when I'm feeling down there aren't many foods that make me feel better.
It's difficult to put much effort into cooking when your mind is full of disconnected thoughts and you are worried about what tomorrow will bring. Tonight as my spirits were down I recalled childhood moments that somehow brightened the moment. Funny, those memories all occured in the kitchen long, long ago.
My mother entrusted me with the beaters from her hand mixer each time she baked a cake. My tastebuds tingled as I licked the thick, chocolate batter. In late spring, I relished my mother's homemade cobbler prepared with sour cherries picked from a tree in our back yard. And then there were the very rare moments when my mother lifted me up onto the kitchen counter. She then filled a fragile apertif glass with creme de menthe, and I was allowed one small sip.
I guess you could call those my comfort foods of long ago.


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Cuts: When Stitches Are Needed
Topic Overview
It is important to determine if your wound needs to be closed by a doctor. Your risk of infection increases the longer the wound remains open. Most wounds that require closure should be stitched, stapled, or closed with skin adhesives (also called liquid stitches) within 6 to 8 hours after the injury. Some wounds that require treatment can be closed as long as 24 hours after the injury.
Wash the wound well and stop the bleeding, then pinch the sides of the wound together. If the edges of the wound come together and it looks better, you may want to consider seeing your doctor for treatment. If treatment may be needed, do not use an antiseptic or antibiotic ointment until after a doctor has examined the wound.
The location and type of wound also affects how soon it should be treated.
Treatment by a doctor is more likely to be needed for:
The types of wounds listed above usually need an evaluation by a doctor but may not always need to be closed by a doctor.
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Quote: I did some checking this afternoon on the Federal Election Commission's database of financial contributors to political candidates. Within minutes I found that Harold W. McGraw III, the Chairman, President, and CEO of Standard & Poor's parent company, is a big money contributor to lots of Republicans.
Repeat recipients of McGraw's largess include Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, something called the Bush-Cheney Compliance Committee, and many more Republicans. He primarily gives his big money donations to PACs and Republicans, although a few Democrats have benefited as well. He has never given any money to the Obama campaign nor any to the Democratic Party.
Gee, how convenient. Standard and Poor's issues a politically biased rating with a $2 trillion error. Republicans wave that rating around like Moses just brought it down from the mountain as verification of their defamation about the Obama presidency. And the head of the company making those ratings happens to give money to the likes of Mitt Romney and the Republican Party.
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Let me first say I am not a hardcore tech person so if my language is a bit off I am sorry.
I just installed the latest version of the PS3 media server. I selected the folder I wanted to share off my external hard drive, which is hooked into my DIR-655 router. The name of the folder is I:\video. I am able to see the sub-folders under on the PS3 but none of the files are showing up in any of the sub folders. The file extensions are .avi. I did not make any changes on the media server, other than sharing the folder mentioned. Is there something I need to do to get the files to show?


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Wofford basketball: Preview capsule
Published: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 12:24 a.m.
Wofford at Davidson
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Belk Arena; Davidson, N.C.
Records: Wofford (4-5), Davidson (4-4)
Radio: 910 AM, 1440 AM, 105.7 FM
Top scorers: Wofford — So. G Karl Cochran (16.7 ppg., 4.3 rpg., 23 steals); So. F Lee Skinner (12.4 ppg., 7.0 rpg., 20 assists); Fr. G Spencer Collins (9.9 ppg.). Davidson — Jr. F De'Mon Brooks (16.3 ppg., 6.3 rpg., 14 steals); Sr. F Jake Cohen (11.8 ppg., 5.6 rpg.); Sr. G JP Kuhlman (10.0 ppg., 28 assists).
Notes: Wofford has won two straight, both at home, 70-55 against Winthrop and 54-42 Wednesday against Gardner-Webb. Skinner led the way with 19 points. … Davidson is coming off a 73-69 loss Wednesday at home against Charlotte. … Davidson was made the heavy favorite to win the South Division of the Southern Conference by media members (28 of 30 first-place votes) and coaches (11 of 12). … The Wildcats went 2-1 in the Old Spice Classic, beating Vanderbilt and West Virginia before losing to No. 17 Gonzaga on ESPN2. … Brooks was Southern Conference player of the month for November. He averaged 17 points and six rebounds. … Davidson has won 10 of the last 13 meetings with Wofford, including the past three. The Terriers won three straight before that. … Davidson is the top 3-point shooting team in the Southern Conference, averaging 41 percent. Wofford has the second-best 3-point defense, allowing opponents only 28 percent. … After scoring in double figures (averaging 12 points) in four of the first five games, Collins has done it once in the past four games (averaging 7 points).
Next: Wofford plays four more on the road, beginning Dec. 18 at Jacksonville. The Terriers also travel to Xavier (Dec. 22), Virginia (Dec. 30) and Tulane (Jan. 4) before returning home for a Jan. 8 game against Appalachian State.
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Yesterday, May 1, I saw a Facebook post by an academic I've known for… a long time. He teaches history in an east coast college and advertises himself as a "labor historian."
He, or somebody, had filched the classic "We can do it!" WWII poster of a working woman flexing her bicep and appropriated it to promote International Workers' Day. He urged everyone to "honor labor."
Just because I get intensely irritated by the kind of intellectuals and academics who would do anything for the working class – except join it, I left a comment.
I said, "Good idea! How about everyone honor labor by listing all the jobs we've done that involved demanding physical labor. Mine are: waiter/bartender, garbageman, framing carpenter, bucking hay in season, sewage treatment plant operator, and in between journalism gigs I drove a grain truck for harvest."
Dead silence.
At any rate, I got curious and looked up a few things about the date. For one, nobody remembers but April 30- May 1 is the ancient Celtic festival of Beltane that used to mark the beginning of summer. Great bonfires were built and cattle driven between them to be purified by the smoke. Everyone would douse their house fires and relight them from the sacred bonfires.
In the 19th century May 1 was promoted by socialists (my academic acquaintance is a socialist), communists, syndicalists, and anarchists as a day to honor labor. The day was chosen to commemorate the date of the Haymarket Square bombing in Chicago in 1886. (Which actually happened on May 4, I don't know why the date was changed to the first.)
During a demonstration a bomb was thrown at police by person or persons unknown, killing seven of them. The police returned fired on the crowd, killing four.
In the aftermath, eight radicals were tried, four executed and one apparently committed suicide in his cell in a particularly grisly fashion with explosives.
For well over a century this was considered the judicial murder of innocent people for the crime of having unpopular opinions, until historian Timothy Messer-Kruse dug up an awful lot of evidence that seems to show that the trial was quite fair by the standards of the time, and if any innocent people were executed, it was because their lawyers were more interested in making points than oh, say preparing a defense. You know, that thing lawyers are supposed to do?
At any rate, eight years later in the aftermath of the Pullman Strike of 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed the bill declaring the first Monday in September Labor Day, unofficially marking the end of summer. The date was chosen specifically to avoid any association with May 1.
Nonetheless May 1 remains a labor holiday in over 80 countries world-wide.


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After years of failed appeals for his conviction in the 1971 murder of Susan Randall, of Manchester, N.H., Robert Breest, formerly of Lowell, has pinned his hopes for freedom on DNA testing of dried blood taken from under the dead woman's fingernails.
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On the front page of the Devils Lake Journal for Wednesday, August 27 you will find what's "Coming in print," what's only found on our website today and a whole lot more.
Coming in print: The latest from the LEC Board Meeting plus upcoming events
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Now hear this: 5 best bets for live music this weekend
Published: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 3:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 3:23 p.m.
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Who's playing locally
Mr. Frank's Sazerac, Grady V's American Bistro at the Bayou Country Club, 900 Country Club Blvd., Thibodaux
French Bred Band, El Paso Mexican Grill, 602 N. Canal Blvd., Thibodaux
DJ Juice, 9 p.m., Hard Racks Sports Bar, 131 Neptune Court, Houma
Bayou Pride, 6 p.m., Bayou Delight Restaurant, 4038 Bayou Black Drive, Bayou Black
Charlie Miller, 6:30 p.m., Fremin's, 402 W. 3rd St., Thibodaux
Couche Couche, 8 p.m., Jolly Inn, 1507 Barrow St., Houma
Todd Adams, 9 p.m., Vino!, 656 Corporate Drive, Houma
Randy James Duo, 7 p.m., Bocat's at Cypress Bayou Casino, 832 Martin Luther King Road, Charenton
Cupid and Patrick Henry, 9 p.m., Rox at Cypress Bayou Casino, 832 Martin Luther King Road, Charenton
Bandit for Downtown Live After 5, 5-10 p.m., Courthouse Square in downtown Houma
Josh Garret, 10 p.m., Piazza Bar at Peppers Pizzeria, 541 Corporate Drive, Houma
Southern Boyz, 10 p.m., R&R Corral Lounge, 227 Howard Ave., Houma
Bayou Pride, 6 p.m., Bayou Delight Restaurant, 4038 Bayou Black Drive, Bayou Black
DJ Juice, 9 p.m., Hard Racks Sports Bar, 131 Neptune Court, Houma
Todd Adams, 9 p.m., Vino!, 656 Corporate Drive, Houma
Randy James Duo, 7 p.m., Bocat's at Cypress Bayou Casino, 832 Martin Luther King Road, Charenton
Chris Ardoin, 9 p.m., Rox at Cypress Bayou Casino, 832 Martin Luther King Road, Charenton
Born on the Bayou, 10 p.m., Piazza Bar at Peppers Pizzeria, 541 Corporate Drive, Houma
Reaux Shambo, 10 p.m., R&R Corral Lounge, 227 Howard Ave., Houma
Pot 2 La., 9 p.m., Spahr's Seafood Restaurant at the Ramada Inn, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma
Tet Dur, 2 p.m., Cajun Country Event Center, 2639 La. 182, Raceland
Jazmine, Flanagan's Creative Food and Drink, 1111 Audubon Ave., Thibodaux
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Something is always happening at the Cajun Country Event Center. Tet Dur will perform from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. This 500-person auditorium with an elevated stage is often home to social events, parties, concerts and any other event that draws a crowd. For information about future events, visit www.cajuncountryevents.com.
Downtown Live After 5
Courthouse Square in downtown Houma
A special Downtown Live After 5 is scheduled for the H.O.G. Rally this weekend. Downtown Live After 5 has entered its 12th season of free monthly outdoor concerts held the last Friday of the month through November. Monthly performances feature sounds from bands with roots in rhythm and blues, country, swamp pop, rock and more. This month, the local band, Bandit, is set to take the stage at 7 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Houma Downtown Development Corp., was started as a way to bring people back to downtown Houma and show them the restaurants, stores and night spots that were in their backyard. Houma's Downtown Live After 5 started in March 2002 as an effort to revitalize interest and activity in downtown Houma. Members of the Downtown Business Association suggested holding outdoor concerts in the city after seeing similar events in Lafayette, Baton Rouge and other places across south Louisiana. The series attracts a group of 200 to 300 people a month. Admission is free. For information, call Anne Picou at 873-6408.
R&R Corral Lounge
227 Howard Ave., Houma
If having fun is your thing, then the R&R Corral Lounge is the place to be. Southern Boyz is set to play some of your favorite hits at 10 p.m. Friday. The group plays a mix of swamp pop, southern country and old rock 'n' roll. Reaux Shambo is set to take the stage at 10 p.m. Saturday with a $5 admission.
Piazza Bar at Peppers Pizzeria
541 Corporate Drive, Houma
Houma's Piazza Bar isn't holding back anything for the load of live music they have lined up Friday and Saturday. Josh Garret takes the stage at 10 p.m. Friday, with Born on the Bayou set to perform at 10 p.m. Saturday. Peppers Pizzeria was founded in 1997 with one thing in mind: to create the perfect pizza. Great food, great hospitality and great fun is guaranteed. Peppers is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Sundays. For information about future events, visit www.pepperspizzeria.com.
Spahr's Lounge at the Ramada Inn
1400 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma
Spahr's Restaurant is ideal for some good Cajun cuisine. Spahr's is the place to go for great food and great hospitality. Pot 2 La. bring their sounds to the stage Saturday night at the Houma restaurant. Hours of operation are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Sundays.
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The Bay Area theater scene has been ablaze lately. Major houses from the American Conservatory Theater and Berkeley Rep to TheatreWorks have skyrocketed to national prominence. The region has also become a launchpad for Broadway, giving birth to hits such as "Wicked," "Memphis," "American Idiot" and "Legally Blonde."
But all that razzle-dazzle can blind theatergoers to the depth and breadth of our theatrical ecosystem. There are legions of great small companies out there that may never win a Tony award but regularly deliver unforgettable works of art.
This is a list of the top 10 theaters you've never heard of that you really should. These are the hidden gems that don't get all the ink. Of course, it's impossible to include every company that deserves a spot, but here are 10 favorites -- listed in alphabetical order -- that should be on your radar.
Arguably the finest small theater in the Bay Area, this Berkeley jewel produces an intoxicating combination of lesser-known classics ("Eccentricities of a Nightingale," "The Long Christmas Dinner") and cutting edge new plays ("Body Awareness," "Collapse") performed by some of the best actors around. Don't miss Mark Jackson's revival of the Max Frisch cautionary tale "The Arsonists" (through May 12).
Details: 2081 Addison St., Berkeley, 510-843-4288, www.auroratheatre.org
This audacious little company tackles challenging fare with aplomb. Next up, the troupe is reviving Oscar Wilde's infamous 1891 one-act "Salome." It runs May 2-26.
Details: Cue Productions Live, 1835 Colfax St., Concord, 800-838-3006, www.b8company.com.
This always provocative company has made its name with daring new works from celebrated authors such as Dave Eggers, Denis Johnson, Octavio Solis, Luis Alfaro, Erin Cressida Wilson and Naomi Iizuka. Forging an intense sense of intimacy with its audience, the thoughtful troupe also boasts some of the best acting you've ever seen. Don't miss the border drama "The River" (through May 4), a world premiere from Richard Montoya of Culture Clash fame, directed by Campo Santo stalwart Sean San Jose.
Details: A.C.T. Costume Shop, 1117 Market St., San Francisco, http://theintersection.org
A brave small troupe that dares to scale epics such as "Angels in America" and "August: Osage County," this company knows no fear. As part of its 30th anniversary season, City Lights is tackling Brian Friel's modern adaptation of Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," through April 21.
Details: 529 S. Second St., San Jose, 408-295-4200, www.cltc.org
The Magic made its name as the home of iconic American playwright Sam Shepard in the '70s. After struggling with issues of money and identity, this once-illustrious theater has made a huge comeback under gifted artistic director Loretta Greco. Memorable recent shows include Linda McLean's riveting "Any Given Day" and Sharr White's haunting "The Other Place." Check out the regional premiere of Julie Marie Myatt's moving "The Happy Ones," directed by Jon Moscone of Cal Shakes, through April 21.
Details: Fort Mason Center, third floor, San Francisco, 415-441-8822 or 415-441-8822, http://magictheatre.org
Celebrated for its hot blend of new works and solo shows, such as long-running hits by Dan Hoyle and Charlie Varon, the Marsh now qualifies as fertile artistic ground on both sides of the Bay, with venues in San Francisco and Berkeley. Brian Copeland's moving solo "The Waiting Period" returns to the San Francisco venue later this month.
Details: 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco; and 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, 510-704-8291 or 415-826-5750, http://www.themarsh.org.
This up-and-coming troupe has quickly established itself as the place to go for sparkling new plays such as Annie Baker's "The Aliens" and Stephen Adly Guirgis' "The Mother ... With the Hat." Edgy comedies are the sweet spot, which bodes well for its production of Neil LaBute's "reasons to be pretty," which runs through May 11 at the Playhouse.
Details: 450 Post St., San Francisco, 415-677-9596, www.sfplayhouse.org
San Jose Stage has made its name for muscular productions of modern classics from Martin McDonagh's "The Lonesome West" to Shepard's "Buried Child" and Conor McPherson's "The Seafarer" in its intimate downtown venue. Now the troupe is bringing Jane Austen's late gem "Persuasion" from page to stage. Directed by Kenneth Kelleher, it runs through April 28.
Details: 490 S. First St., San Jose, 408-283-7142, www.thestage.org
One of Berkeley's best small theaters, Shotgun is known for being hugely ambitious. From Tom Stoppard's epic "Coast of Utopia" trilogy (running through April 20) to a gorgeous revival of Georg Büchner's "Woyzeck," this fun-loving company delivers extremely high aesthetics in a hip venue (it's green-powered and serves yummy apps) with a party atmosphere.
Details: Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley, 510-841-6500, http://shotgunplayers.org
Literary adaptations are the stock-in-trade with this top-notch company. Over the years it has brought classic stories from page to stage without messing with a single world. It's unparalleled theatrical alchemy from Edith Wharton ("Xingu") and Upton Sinclair ("Oil!") to Siobhan Fallon's "You Know When the Men Are Gone." Next up, Zona Gale's "Sodality" is part of the company's 20th anniversary celebration (Aug. 14-Sept. 15).
Details: Z Space, 450 Florida St., San Francisco, 866-811-4111, http://zspace.org/w4w
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Custom Assertion in OWSM - OES, OSDT (Oracle Security Developer Toolkit) & OWSM - 11g
By Prakash Yamuna-Oracle on Aug 14, 2012
Another quick note on OES, OSDT and OWSM. As I have mentioned in a previous post here, OWSM provides an Extensibility Guide that allows customers to build custom policies and custom assertions.
So the question is: When should one have to build a custom assertion in OWSM 11g?
The short answer is when something is not supported in OWSM directly.
Here are a few scenarios:
a) If you want to build say OES integration for fine grained authorization based on content. OWSM in 11gR1 as of the writing of this post does not provide OES integration, but you can build an OES integration using the custom assertion support in OWSM 11g.
Here is an example that illustrates OWSM-OES integration using the custom assertion support in OWSM 11g. There is another example in the OWSM Extensibility Guide.
b) Another example would be - if you want to build OAuth support to secure your services with OAuth. OWSM 11g currently does not have OAuth support - but if you wanted to secure your services with OAuth - you could build a custom assertion to do the same.
c) Or you want to use a particular canoncalization method (ex:. The OOTB policies, assertion templates do not provide the flexibility of implementing your own canoncalization method) or want to use particular security transformations.
d) You wanted Liberty support in OWSM, etc.
In the rest of the post I will focus on building custom assertions that require a particular type of signing or encryption.
Custom Assertion, Signing, Encryption
Now one of things one has to worry about when building a custom assertion that deals with signing, encryption, etc is what XML security toolkit to use.
As you will notice - the OWSM Extensibility Guide does NOT provide any APIs that you can use for signing, encryption, etc.
The good news is you can use OSDT (Oracle Security Developer Toolkit) that actually exposes a lot of APIs to perform various XML security operations including signing, encryption, decryption, signature validation, etc.
Here are some doc pointers to OSDT:
Here are some OSDT javadocs:
Web Services Security: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/apirefs.1111/e10678/toc.htm
XML Security: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/apirefs.1111/e10680/toc.htm
JCE Crypto APIs: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/apirefs.1111/e10697/toc.htm
SAML related APIs: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/apirefs.1111/e10675/toc.htm
Liberty APIs :http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/apirefs.1111/e10670/toc.htm
Note: The combination of OSDT and OWSM Extensibility Guide provides you a really powerful APIs and toolkits to build various types of security policies that deal with either XML security or Web Services (SOAP) security.
WARNING: You really need to know what you are doing when using these APIs. These are fairly low level APIs and the docs expect the developer using these APIs to be extremely knowledgeable about security technologies and concepts and how to use the various low level building blocks.
Hopefully this provides some guidance on how one can use OWSM custom assertion and OSDT to build various types of policies in OWSM.


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By Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels - Home of Drake the DU Dog
A well-rounded hunter retriever is best developed when provided a balanced diet, not only in the food he consumes, but also in the training experiences he encounters. The art of retriever training includes striking a productive, logical, progressive balance in a dog's training regiment. Dwelling exclusively on just one skill for extended periods can diminish other previously established skills. Furthermore, this oversight will likely result in a bored dog displaying lackadaisical performance. Successful training methodology involves balance in its structure.
First, let's review a few of the previously established basic truths about dog training methodology:
These assumptions have been established in many of our Wildrose training articles. Now let's add balance in training structure:
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Inshore shrimp season to close Thursday
Published: Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 5:53 p.m.
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Spring inshore shrimp season will close Thursday at 6 a.m. in area waters.
The closure affects the remaining portions of Timbalier Bay, Terrebonne Bay, Lake Pelto and Pelican Lake where the season had been extended, the state Wildlife and Fisheries Commission says. The closure also will apply from the Louisiana-Mississippi state line west to the eastern shore of Bayou Lafourche.
Officials say data collected in recent weeks by state biologists indicate increased quantity, distribution and percentage of small, juvenile white shrimp within these waters. The closure aims to protect these developing shrimp and provide opportunity for growth to larger and more marketable sizes.
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Reaching New Heights
While I was researching and writing this month's cover story on energy drinks, it occurred to me that there are few other consumer products that have been as creative, even ingenious, in their use of marketing.
Energy drinks didn't get to be where they are today—one of the fastest growing, most vibrant beverage categories—just by fulfilling a need state, though that has certainly been a very important key to their success. After all, many consumers today, in all types of demographic groups, have come to rely on their daily energy drink for that extra bit of mental alertness and energy each day. To many of them, a cup of coffee is sort of their grandfather's drink.
But a big part of the reason they feel that way is because of the category's superb marketing. Energy drink companies have created excitement around their products that is unmatched by other beverages, and most other consumer products. Sure, other beverage companies like Coke and Pepsi are known as marketing powerhouses. There are few companies that can compete with them. But some of the smaller energy drink companies have taken marketing to a whole new stratosphere—literally.
For example, you must have been asleep under a rock this past October if you didn't at least see some mention of the Red Bull Stratos project. Felix Baumgartner, sponsored by Red Bull, broke the world record for the highest and fastest jump in history—an incredible 24 miles. First, he rode in a space capsule attached to a 850,000 cubic meter helium balloon to a record-breaking altitude of 36,576 meters (120,000 feet). On his way down he broke the sound barrier at speeds near 1,110 km/h (If you haven't seen the footage, it's available on YouTube.) Red Bull financed the project and its logo was plainly visible for all to see on uniforms and the space capsule itself.
What a marketing coup for Red Bull! The company always has made this type of breathtaking, daredevil marketing a central part of its brand identity and that has been part of its genius—and its success. And now, thanks to Baumgartner's jump, it is part of history as well.
Yes, even Coke and Pepsi can probably learn a thing or two about marketing from some of the energy drink companies. It's one beverage category that continues to push new boundaries in CPG marketing.


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Andy Carrol needed for start of next season ?
Think Louis Suarez 10 match suspension six coming at start of next season really does put Andy in the frame to come back and prove hes the man and make himself an indispensible Anfield HERO !Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Would it be good to have him back? Maybe. Can he fit in? I'm not so sure for reasons I and others have already given. What's to stop west Ham buying him. The amount is already agreed, they've just got to come through on the deal. Personally I would rather have Jordan Rhodes - even more than Remy.
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Tend to agree with you on whether Andy would fit in or not. I just look at what we did on Saturday and ask if it was AC rather than Sturridge leading the line would we look better, worse or about the same?
I'm a fan of AC, and really did want him to work out with us last season. But I've got to ask does his style of play, which is effective if the side is built around it, fit with how we play now? Sturridge was effective not just because he was clinical, but because he had great movement getting himself open. The second goal it was a wonderful layoff to Courtinho then rather than stand around and admire his work, it was quickly move to receive the return pass and set up Henderson for a tap in. Even the Borini goal, was some clever movement in the box to move back away from the goal to get himself wide open for Downing's cut back. Andy is powerful, in the air or on the shoulder of the last defender. He's also got one heck of a shot, but does he offer the movement we saw Saturday?
I don't want to write AC off, however I'm just not certain he is the ideal fit, especially considering both how we're playing right now, and as Loki says who might be available this summer. But I'd give him the preseason, see how he does, and see if he can make an impact. I'm sure Andy does not want to be an impact only player, but he'll need to prove he can be part of a plan A. But in the meantime if we get offers or WHU want him under the terms already agreed I think we have to look at them, and maybe move on while wishing the big man good luck in the future.
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The one thing our Reds lack......especially on corners and set pieces.....is a large tall physical prescence to head crosses effectively. If Andy can fill this role , and he DID NOT in his previous stint with the club......then he can be a valuable weapon for Liverpool. The lad needs to be more aggressive , needs to bully his way to goals.
At any rate....Hammers have stated that they will only go 10 Mil. If that is in fact the case then bring him back to Anfield and hopefully he will use his physical tools more effectively this time around, But DO NOT sell him for 10 Mil. If they'll double that then OK.....coin to spend on new blood. If I'm misinformed on the asking price then please let me know. But don't let him go cheap.
It's certainly an opportunity for the big man. It's going to be such an important close and pre season for us.
- Carroll needs to prove himself or leave
- New blood needed. Quality needed to boot.
- Sort Suarez out one way or another
- Continue to remove dead wood from the squad.
- keep control of the wage bill
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Carroll has had golden opportunities in the past to make a name for himself and secure his spot but failed to do so.. Hence why he was loaned outto see if he would improve. He's too inconsistent.. I bet he still moves as well as a statue.. our style is about passing and quick movement on and off the ball.. Carroll can't play that way..


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The Brookfield High School basketball teams are on winning streaks for both the Dogs and Lady Dogs. The Brookfield girls are on a four game streak, while the boys are on a two game streak. Both of these streaks, of course, include last night's Conference wins.
Last night at home, the Lady Dogs started off quickly against Mark Twain in their first Clarence Cannon Conference game of the season.
Miranda White scored five of Brookfield's first seven points, in a frame which saw the Lady Dogs amass a number of steals and assists. A number of the varsity players saw time in the quarter. After one quarter was in the books, the Lady Dogs led 19-8.
Sydney Thompson and Sassie Matzen had back-to-back steals to start the second quarter for Brookfield. Matzen cleaned up underneath the boards, netting a number of putbacks en route to 13 total points in the game.
"It was rough inside," said Matzen. "I'm just glad we got to play as team, together, no one was selfish."
Late steals by Samantha Gonzalez and Bailey Parks helped keep the Lady Dogs on top by 41-10 at the half. Brookfield allowed only two points in the second quarter.
In the boys game, the Dogs responded with a hoop by Neeley after an opening bucket from Mark Twain. Still, the Tigers drained four three-pointers to open up a sizable lead on the home team. After one quarter, Brookfield trailed 26-14.
Liebhart drained a pair of free throws to start the second quarter for the Dogs. A trifecta of three-pointers by Mark Twain countered the Dogs inside game, and kept Brookfield down 44-26 at the half.
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Late-September Tests Showed Health-Care Website Failing
Top government technology experts suggested in the days before the Oct. 1 HealthCare.gov launch that the system was failing some performance tests and could successfully handle only about 1,200 users at the same time, newly released emails show.
White House Chief Technology Officer Todd Park expressed concern about a system overload in one late-September email but also, in a comment that may seem jarring in light of subsequent events, said the technology team deserved "massive kudos" for making "incredible progress."
The website crashed repeatedly in the initial weeks after Oct. 1. More recently, the Obama administration has said it is making progress, but users say they are still having trouble, especially in the final stages of signing up for private health-insurance plans.
The new emails were released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
One email at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, from a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services employee said "currently we are seeing performance degradation starting around 1100-1200 concurrent users." The email also suggested that only a portion of the website had been tested and that functions like the ability to compare insurance plans had not been tested. The email was sent to Henry Chao, the agency's deputy chief information officer, and others.
"It is important to remember that these emails are one piece of a number of ongoing discussions up to the launch of HealthCare.gov on Oct. 1," a CMS spokeswoman said in a statement. While some website troubles were expected, "we did not anticipate the degree of the problems in the system," she said.
CMS is the government agency assigned to develop HealthCare.gov, the insurance portal that serves people in 36 states. After the initial troubles, the White House brought in a team of technology experts and has pledged to make the site functional for the "vast majority" of users by the end of November. The website has been improving in recent weeks and has been able to handle about 25,000 concurrent users at the same time.
Overall the emails–which are blacked out in parts and don't necessarily show the complete dialogue–suggest a mad scramble to get HealthCare.gov up and running by Oct. 1.
An email from staff sent on Sept. 26 raised concerns about testing results, saying "we ran several performance and stress test cycles….but the results are not good or consistent."
Mr. Chao forwarded that email to other CMS employees and at least one of the contractors on the project, saying that it looked like the "bar" was set at 10,000 concurrent users. He predicted about 50,000 people would be using the system during peak times after it was launched. Mr. Chao said the system needed a set of tests "to find the breakpoints now."
Mr. Chao wrote, in all capital letters, "I do not want a repeat of what happened near the end of December 2005 where Medicare.gov had a meltdown" and added, "this is to get your attention if I didn't have it already."
Mr. Park, the White House chief technology officers, sent an email on Sunday, Sept. 29, to Mr. Chao and Michelle Snyder, CMS's chief operating officer, asking about testing of the federally facilitated marketplace. Mr. Park wondered whether the team was confident that the site could handle 16,000 concurrent users, a figure he said might rise to 60,000-70,000 users with new hardware.
"What happens after the 16,000/60,000-70,000 threshold is reached? Is there gradual degradation of response time for users? Rapid degradation? Immediate crashing?" Mr. Park asked. He struck a cheerier note at the end of the email, writing: "Massive kudos again for the incredible progress the team is making."


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United States Department of Agriculture
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Cotton Ginning Research
1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
The objective is to develop and test a non-contract, online method of predicting the moisture content of seed cotton in the overhead section of the ginning plant. Having an accurate measure of seed cotton moisture content would greatly aid the ginning plant in managing dryer temperatures.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
Knowing the moisture content of the seed cotton as it comes off the trailer or module would help the ginner manage dryer temperatures more efficiently. Using insufficent heat may not adequately dry the seed cotton, resulting in poor cleaning and ginning in the worst case, may cause choke-ups and possibly damage the machinery. Using too much heat can cause static problems that also may cause choke-ups, and it can make pressing a bale more difficult. But more importantly, too much heat damages the fiber, making it brittle and more prone to breakage. The aim is to use only enough heat to obtain a seed cotton moisture content of 6-7% prior to ginning.
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Craft with your Franklin fan and create a cool paper decoration they can keep on display in their bedrooms
Watch Franklin and Friends on Nick Jr.
Print the Franklin Hanging Decoration Templates on card stock paper or print and affix to cardboard.
Cut out all the pieces. Take one image and glue or tape string onto the back (Don't cut string, as you will need to attach more images to it. See photos for reference). Be sure to leave about 5 inches of string free for hanging. Once string is attached to the back, cover with corresponding image. This will leave with you a doublesided image. Continue attaching the other printables in this fashion.
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Deer too near and that means ticks galore in Hanover
Hanover — The deer are everywhere, and apparently so are the ticks. At least that's what Hanover resident Priscilla Weismann, 81, told Town Manager Julia Griffin early last week.
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Stepfather Recalls Beatings: 'This Is for Your Own Good'
Cesar Rodriguez clenched his right hand into a loose fist and reached over his left shoulder to demonstrate how he routinely would strike his stepdaughter, Nixzmary Brown, 7, on the upper back to discipline her. ''I probably used all my force,'' he said yesterday in an interview in jail on Rikers Island. Mr. Rodriguez detailed an approach to discipline that involved hitting the girl, locking her in a room and binding her to a chair all night to keep her from misbehaving. ''I told her, 'This is for your own good,' '' he recalled.


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My general thoughts are they came out smoking and I really liked the first set as it flows really well and nicely balances vocal duties. The second set is so incomplete its just too hard to say much about it. But as for the first set at least, this was an on night for the band in 1989. Theres not really much on the recording in the way of improvisation, but as stated, half of the show isnt represented on tape. There is nothing here that is must hear material, but if you love Phish and want a different 89 show to check out besides the rightfully classic 8/26/89, the first set is a good mid 89 representation.
Set I
Oh Kee Pa > Suzy is the perfect start to any show IMHO. Although Fishman is not flawless in this Suzy, he still tears it up. Dissolves wonderfully into TMWSIY. Two instrumentals in the first 3 songs of the show, nice! This is just beautiful. The expected segue into Avenu Malkenu. Great energy. Smoking. Trey quickly counts off and weve entered Gamehenge via AC/DC Bag. Next is a brief dedication to two Dartmouth students for winning the Phish quiz (they go unnamed on my copy), one of whom apparently has graduated and seems is not even present. PYITE. Trey runs into some problems here, which I think it can be forgiven, as according to phish.net stats, this is the second version ever of this incredible tune. This would have floored me if I had been in attendance. It was played 4 more times in 1989 and then not again until after Page scored his baby grand in 93, when the Landlady/Punch dance was unveiled for the first time by Trey. Trey just nails his solo in Rocky Top. Scorching. Just as Im noticing a great back and forth flow of songs sung by Trey and Mike, Page steps up to the plate with his vocal lead for Bold as Love. Perfect timing. Just ask the axis, he knows everything-g-g-g. Hilarious. Mango. Ok, great. Very jazzy feel. Loving everything Trey and especially Fish are doing. Lizards. And were back in Gamehenge. Mike would probably say Trey is playing too many notes leading up to his solo, Id tend to agree. Again, quickly forgotten by the typically gorgeous composed solo part of the tune. Mikes. Again, love the back and forth vocal sharing. H20 and Weekapaug are missing off my copy and that ends the first set.
Set II
Split, A-Train, Divided, Gin is all that exists from set two and is the opening stanza. To my ears everything is played well. Sandwiching A-Train in between Split and Divided really showcases their diversity. I really love the jazz standards and you can hear it come out in a lot of their playing from this era. About the only things I didnt like was during the outro Gin segment when Trey intentionally plays behind the beat, as he will often do. One of those things that I find hard to enjoy on an early sbd recording like this because theres just so much of Treys attack in the mix. This is something that just sounds much better in concert or on an audience pull than a sbd copy. Although I know what Trey is trying to do, it doesn't play back well.


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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Bee Research
1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
To develop, design and initiate a "community of practice" for honey bees as an extension website. The National extension Initiative is a USDA-REE Extension Service effort to provide internet-based collaborative environment for information exchange.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
University of Tennessee will work with extension to develop a "community of practice" for honey bees.
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If you travel on Monroe Avenue in Brighton, you'll want to know about a road closure.
The entrance ramp from Monroe Avenue in the eastbound direction to Interstate 590 south will close Thursday night for six to eight weeks. Crews will be reconstructing the interchange.
Drivers will need to turn left on Allens Creek Road, right on Clover Street and right onto Monroe Avenue westbound to the on-ramp just beyond Allens Creek Road to I-590 south.
The construction is part of the $2.5 million safety project to improve Monroe Avenue between Westfall/Allens Creek Roads and Clover Street in Brighton.
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Topic: Help your Miracle along !
A man who trusted in God for a miracle to save him from drowning, drowned anyway, to which god replied, why didn't you get in to the boat I sent you?
It's the same as being on the right train track but never getting any where, because you didn't get up off the seat.
Miracles can happen if we choose to help them along.
One for Marion,while she enjoys her family.... Im Himmel gilbt's Kein Bier, So trinken wir es hier. LOL Hi Marion , hope your having a wonderful time, you deserve it.
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Last year Michael Fassbender, 35, the Irish-German actor who grew up in Co. Kerry from the age of two, became the most sought after screen actor in Hollywood, and it looks like the public is finally catching on.
This week Fassbender stars in Prometheus, director Ridley Scott's prequel of sorts to 1979's Alien. Fassbender is a revelation in the role, delivering an inspired and acidly funny performance that steals the film right out from under the lineup of big names and Oscar winners like Charlize Theron he shares screen time with.
For sci-fi fans (and for most movie goers) Prometheus is already the most anticipated film of the summer, and I'm delighted to report it's entirely worth the wait. It's an epic return to form for the director who brought us classics like Blade Runner, Alien and Thelma and Louise, and although Fassbender plays a human-like robot called David, he has created the most complex character in the film.
The thing that is most obvious watching his performance is how much fun Fassbender is having in the role. Being a machine has its perks, it turns out.
If you are capable of processing a dizzying amount of information while simultaneously spinning a basketball and cycling a bike, you can start to make your human counterparts look a bit thick. In the early scenes of Prometheus Fassbender looks like a big kid in a high tech toy box.
"It was definitely a lot of fun," Fassbender tells the Irish Voice. "We started at the beginning with all of David's scenes when I started on the film. He's in control of the ship while the humans sleep through the long space journey and he has to entertain himself."
There's a hint of sadness in the character though, especially when he has to acknowledge the one thing he doesn't possess that humans do -- a soul.
"To prepare for the role I watched Sean Young playing a replicant in Blade Runner and I saw a slight sadness there. There was a sort of quality to it I liked and that was definitely in the mix," Fassbender said.
Prometheus begins with the crew from Earth reaching an alien planet that may hold a clue to the origins of life on Earth. The robot David, played by Fassbender, has been the only working crew member as the humans have been held in hibernation during the long voyage. David wakes them one by one as they approach their destination and they begin their descent to the strange planet.
"I like the idea that my character could be designed by a human, programmed by a human and created to exhibit human behavior," says Fassbender.
"I wondered if he would start to develop personality traits himself? There was this big question mark written into the character that Ridley wanted, to the point where the other people on the ship begin to ask themselves, is he messing with me? Hopefully the audience will ask themselves too."
But David, who in part seems to be modeled on pop star David Bowie circa his Station-To-Station era, isn't just a glorified butler. He can also be deeply unnerving, and Fassbender is particularly good at switching between humor and genuine menace.
When the humans land on the new planet and start to pick up on clues that suggest they might have been as carefully designed as David is, the gulf between robot and human being starts to get alarmingly smaller. Fassbender allows his robot character a certain satisfaction in the idea that his makers may be no better than he is himself.
"If you've been designed by somebody it makes sense to enjoy seeing that they may have been designed by somebody. It's one in the same thing," he says.
But it's an eerie thought, and Prometheus is at its best bringing us face to face with some of the biggest questions out there.
"Prometheus asks age old questions, like where did we come from, who's our creator, if we could meet them what would we ask them?" explains Fassbender, explaining why he wanted to play his role in the film.
"It's just so nice to be a part of film like that with all the elements and all the players."
Fassbender's success as an actor was critical at first, and then it became financial. That means that he doesn't have to live in a one-bedroom apartment in a gritty part of London anymore, but he chooses to, because it reminds him of where he came from and who he is.
Some Irish movie stars get famous and instantly lose the run of themselves, but with his laser focus on his work and what's most important to him Fassbender isn't going to be one of them. It's probably because he took his time getting famous and he remembers the pitfalls.
When he was a teenager Fassbender just wanted to be what many other Irish boys do -- a rock star. "I always wanted to be in a rock and roll band, that was always my dream. It plays into my vanity," he says.
"So I don't always try to plan too much ahead now to be honest because it never seems to work anyway, but I'll just see what comes along."


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November 13, 2006
They're here almost every day of the week, training just overhead.
They're flying over our neighborhoods, schools and shopping centers.
Tonight, in a News 12 Special Assignment, you'll see who's behind this mystery in the sky.
They are hard to miss.
The enormous V-130 is the military's workhorse, hauling everything from beans to bullets to our troops fighting overseas.
"It's the workhorse of the Air Force," Maj. Rob Light told News 12. "Probably the best aircraft ever built."
But this is no war zone...this is Augusta.
Air Force crews are flying here to practice dropping things out of the planes. What they learn here in Fort Gordon's drop zone will save American lives in the war zone.
Maj. Light and Capt. Lance Avery are part of the ground crew out of Dobbins Air Force Base in Atlanta. They're here to make sure the training goes according to schedule.
Once they set up the target, all the air crew has to do is calculate the air speed, adjust for wind conditions, and then push out the load at just the right moment.
They train with sandbags, but they can drop just about anything.
"It's a sandbag or it's a 3500 pound concrete block, or a Humvee or a tank," said Maj. Light. "It's all the same for the guys flying the airplane. It's just different for the guys throwing it out the back."
And once they tossed out the load and cleared the drop zone, they headed for Bush Field, practicing maneuvers that let them to get in and out of enemy airspace quickly.
"We escape away from the enemy, then set up for an approach back to friendly territory," Maj. Light said.
Turns out Augusta is friendly territory for the Air Force. The crew from Dobbins comes here the most, but they're not alone.
Not by a long shot.
Maybe you've seen a big, white, unmarked Boeing 757 in the sky. It's from Andrews Air Force Base.
And Shaw Air Force base in Sumter sends F-16's into airspace southwest of Augusta. They use a training area known as the Bulldog MOA, or Military Operations Area, between Augusta and Waynesboro.
But it's the massive C-130's flying here from Atlanta you'll see the most.
"It really helps us to get away from Atlanta--get a low level environment over here, not so restrictive," Maj. Light said.
The Air Force may love it here...but is it safe for the rest of us?
"Now the guys we're training always have 'adult supervision', as we call it. They may be a 23-year-old second lieutenant right out of pilot training...but there's a 38-year-old major instructor pilot in the other seat, hands available if they need to. But these guys are good."
So, how good are these guys at what they do? This should make you feel a little better.
We watched as one plane made its run at over 145 miles an hour. The sandbag landed just about ten feet from the big orange target--very close!
Capt. Avery's crew is the only one ever to actually hit the target.
And remember, those sandbags represent the food or equipment our troops on the ground need to accomplish their mission.
"We're supporting them," Maj. Light said. "That's why we're training: to support the Army guys on the ground."
Here's a little more information about how they try to avoid the areas where most of us work and live.
The crew from Dobbins will fly over Fort Gordon, do the maneuver at Bush Field, and then swing wide around the city, making the turn to do it all over again north of Augusta up around the lake.
They take their training very seriously, and they were happy for us to take away some of the mystery of what they're doing overhead.
Some of you may have noticed they were flying around Augusta again today. It was for the same drill...and they practice here at night too, because in the war zone, they'll make most of their drops at night.