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Deputies are still looking for three men believed to be involved in a kidnapping and robbery at Augusta's Riverwalk earlier this month.
It's the latest in a string of recent crimes at Augusta's popular tourist attraction that's affecting those who like to work out there.
Lots of folks come to the Riverwalk to run, walk, or ride a bike...but now many say they will only come during the day, if at all, because they no longer feel safe.
"Oh, I would not come down here at night," says Augustan Iris Padgett.
For 14 years, Iris has exercised alone on the Riverwalk...but now she carries pepper spray.
"Just in case, you never know," she says.
She's one of hundreds who frequent the downtown trail each week, and she's concerned about an increase in crime there.
Similar concerns are causing Kelly McGinley to change her workout routine.
"I run later in the afternoon, instead of early in the morning, say 7 or 8, because there are not too many people down here, so the more the people, the safer I feel," she says.
After dark is when authorities say most crime is happening. In the last two months, several assaults have been reported. Most recently, there was a kidnapping turned ATM-robbery near the marina. We've been showing you surveillance pictures from the bank...it's led to one arrest, but there are at least three male suspects still on the loose.
"We issued arrest warrants for the third guy and are following leads for others, trying to bring all five subjects to justice," says Sgt. Richard Roundtree of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
Some are also concerned about vandalism. Up until about two weeks ago...this was a water fountain.
"There been a fire in the trashcans; the monument down there, they have destroyed it, broke it into three pieces," Iris says.
And while authorities don't seem to know exactly who's causing all the trouble, folks we talked to seemed to have a good idea.
"There was a group of kids here being real rowdy the other night, teenagers, that was a little disconcerting, and they might have been the ones that hurt the couple that was here," Kelly says.
"I really do think it's some of the younger kids," says Iris.
If you have any information about any of the recent crime at the Riverwalk, you are asked to call the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
We're told there are officers who often patrol this area at night, but because this is such a spread out area, most folks say that doesn't make them feel safe
Here's some advice to stay safe: Always be aware of your surroundings. Try to go out in pairs. And if you are approached by someone and feel uncomfortable, try to get someplace where there are more people.


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Forty-six years, seven months and seven days.
Dennis Neverve knows precisely how long he has worn a Palo Alto Police Department uniform. It's a record and one that won't be broken anytime soon, even as the 70-year-old hangs up his badge and revolver for good. Friday was his last day on the job.
"Not knowing what was going to happen. I think that was what really spurred me on -- the challenge of not knowing how I was going to have to apply myself," Neverve said during a recent interview at the police station.
This is the second time Neverve has retired from the police department. He stepped down in 1997 after 30 years as a full-fledged officer. But he immediately returned to the force as a reserve officer.
Neverve knew from an early age that he wanted to work in law enforcement. In Morgan Hill, he lived across the street from the police chief, who let the then-13-year-old accompany his officers on calls.
"He let me do ride-alongs before ride-alongs were even considered," said Neverve.
Neverve applied to half-a-dozen police departments when he turned 21. Palo Alto was the quickest to respond. On July 3, 1967, police Chief William Hydie swore him in as an officer.
"I thought, 'I'll work for Palo Alto for a few years, get my foot in the door, then maybe transfer to another agency,'" Neverve said. "Well, 46 years later ... I've had a wonderful and exciting career."
The police department was very different then, Neverve said. He spent several months patrolling the city on foot before attending a two-week, in-house academy. These days, officers spend up to a year learning the ropes before they hit the streets on their own, said Lt. April Wagner.
"When I came on, it was, 'here's your badge,' and away you went," Neverve said. "There was no field training."
Officers didn't have portable radios. Instead they used dimes to call into dispatch every hour. Neverve said the dimes were painted red so that they could be returned to the police department.
Recruits were also responsible for purchasing their own gear, including uniforms and weapons. Neverve has carried the same Colt Python .357 Magnum for the entirety of his career.
Equipment is now issued by the police department and semiautomatics are the weapon of choice. Neverve never gave up his revolver. As a range instructor, he saw too many semiautomatics fail.
"A revolver, unless it's falling apart, never jams and they're always going to go off," he said.
The six-shooter -- just one step removed from Dirty Harry's iconic weapon -- only adds to Neverve's old-school appeal, said Sgt. Wayne Benitez, who supervises the police department's 10 reserve officers.
"It's really like having a legacy around," Benitez said about Neverve. "You look at the service stripes on his sleeve and you see nine of them. Each one of those hash marks represents five years of service. ... Just the impact that has to a younger officer is incredible."
Wagner also praised Neverve's work ethic.
"Denny is a model of dedication and service," she said. "He's always ready to volunteer his time. It's rare and it's been really nice to see for so many years."
Neverve held several positions in the department over the course of his career but he spent the lion's share -- 24 years -- in patrol. Management, he said, never held any interest for him.
"I liked the streets," he said. "You could be your own cop on the street. You could stop people and you didn't have to give everyone a ticket. In supervision, you lose that ability to be yourself."
As much as he loves the job, Neverve acknowledged there have been low points. He pointed to the death of Gene Clifton, a fellow officer who suffered a fatal gunshot wound while serving a warrant in 1971. The two were good friends who played pool and poker together.
"I had seen tragedy and death already," Neverve recalled. "But that one hit home real hard."
He didn't think twice, though, about switching careers.
"I always felt that, yeah, my badge could be hanging up there too," Neverve said. "That's the nature of police work."
Forty-six years, seven months and seven days. It's a long time, he said. Only police Chief Dennis Burns, Animal Control Officer William Warrior and a handful of retired per diem dispatchers come anywhere close.
"I don't think my record will ever be broken," Neverve said. "I didn't do it for any kind of a record. But maybe it'll be an incentive to someone else."
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US Tells Americans to Get Out of Yemen
(NEWSER) – American concern about the threat of an al-Qaeda attack is only intensifying. The State Department today ordered all non-essential government employees to leave Yemen, and it urged all American citizens there to do the same, reports Reuters. The development comes after news reports revealed that one of the key pieces of intelligence prompting all this concern were intercepted messages between al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri and the leader of Yemen affiliate al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Nasser al-Wuhayshi. Other developments:
- Drone strike: A suspected American drone strike killed four members of al-Qaeda traveling in a car in central Yemen overnight, reports the BBC.
More stories from Newser:
- Al-Qaeda Chief's Order to Attack Sparked Terror Alert
- Musharraf a No-Show at Murder Indictment
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Horse>Silent is too fast, but fun to hear finally. A second Maze and Rift are better tonight. Weigh is great! Love this song. Horn is good, Mike sounds great tonight. A few bad notes here and there. New Fishman material too, theme and Neil Diamond are as funny as ever.
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I am downloading a wwe video that is mp4 format.
I had no problems before. But, all the sudden when I try to get the video to play. I get a data corrupted issue and or (the folder could not be access. the content may have been deleted from the media server.)
So, I have windows ultimate, I have tried this with divx and getting the similar issues.
I am trying to stream the video to my ps3 from my computer.
So, naturally I did some testing.
Other videos i have that are the same format are working just fine.
The video works fine on the computer.
I just uninstalled ps3 media server and reinstalled it.
I re created the folders and added them back in.
That didn't work.
Some times I notice in my ps3 window I get a DLNA error code that flashes up in a while.
But, like I said I have other videos that are playing just fine. I watched a movie the other night with it.
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The controversy over a proposed $3.2 million traffic and pedestrian upgrade at the intersection of Seventh, Greene and Pike streets continues after Marietta City Council heard some last-minute objections to the upgrades from members of the business community last week.
And those concerns may carry enough weight to sink the project entirely.
Among the businessmen addressing council last week was Marietta oral surgeon Dean Bobbitt, who said he's having a new office facility built at a complex in the 1300 block of Greene Street.
"I spent many months looking at suitable locations for myself and my partner to put our business," he said. "I think this plan will definitely create an inconvenience for everyone, and it is worthy of further consideration."
Others, including fellow dentists Bret and John Frye and Austin Rehl, had similar comments.
A major concern for residents and businesses in the Norwood district is that the proposed intersection improvements would prohibit traffic from turning left from Seventh onto Greene Street, forcing drivers onto the four-lane Pike Street and taking them well out of their way to access homes and business locations in Norwood.
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About the project
Funding breakdown for proposed upgrades at Seventh, Pike and Greene streets:
Total project cost-$3,266,188.
Total local match-$389,637.60.
Federal Wirt, Wood, Washington Interstate Planning Commission funding-$504,150.40.
Ohio Department of Transportation safety funds-$2,372,400.
Intersection crashes over four-year study period:
Property damage only-88 (22 per year).
Injury crashes-17 (4.25 per year).
Majority (37 percent) of crashes occurred at the Seventh and East Greene Street intersection.
Estimated daily left turns from Seventh onto East Greene-1,000.
More project is information available at www.pikegreene7th.com
Source: City of Marietta
And businesses aren't the only entities that would be impacted.
"It's going to be a problem for us because our Head Start buses would have to go up Pike Street to Acme, then take Acme to Phillips Street, and even our small buses would have difficulty making a left onto Phillips, which is a very narrow street," said David Brightbill, executive director of Washington-Morgan Community Action, which operates the Head Start facility on Phillips Street.
He said the school buses would have to continue north on Acme Street to Greene Street, then take Greene back to the western end of Phillips Street and make a sharp left turn in order to access the Head Start school building.
"We run two to three buses that make at least four trips per bus to and from the school every day," Brightbill added. "And we bus preschool children from all over the city."
He said anything the city could do to keep the left turn from Seventh Street onto Greene Street open would be helpful.
"Personally I think they should work on adjusting the signal lighting at that intersection before they consider moving ahead with this project," Brightbill said.
The proposed preliminary design alternative for the project, which is supported by the city engineering department, would include dual left turn lanes for northbound traffic from Ohio 7 onto north Seventh Street as well as dual left turn lanes from north Seventh Street onto Ohio 7 north.
The current left turn from north Seventh Street onto Greene Street at the Speedway store would be eliminated and there would be a right-turn only from Greene onto Seventh.
A signal-protected left turn lane would also be provided for southbound traffic on Ohio 7 to turn onto south Seventh Street. A pedestrian island would also be installed at that location.
Other improvements include the installation of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant signalized pedestrian crosswalks and curb ramps across Ohio 7 as well as across Greene and north Seventh streets.
In addition, the alley that now exists along Hardwood Center Drive and old Pike Street, just east of the intersection, would be improved to a two-lane corridor between Greene and Ohio 7 to provide access to businesses located in that area.
Some Norwood area businesses several blocks from the Seventh, Greene and Pike intersection say they would also be impacted by the elimination of the left turn from Seventh onto Greene Street.
"We're all concerned about this, and I just want them to leave the intersection as it is," said Mary Eddy, owner of the Norwood Tavern at 935 Greene St.
She said not allowing traffic to make that left will force current customers to drive out Pike Street, then turn north on Acme to get back onto Greene Street where her business is located.
"Right now people will often stop for a couple of beers on their way home from work, but if they have to drive out Pike Street they'll just bypass us altogether," Eddy said.
In addition, she noted that semi trucks delivering beer to the tavern can't turn around after a delivery if they're facing west on Greene Street, so the trucks must travel to the Seventh Street intersection where they can currently make a left turn to get back onto Ohio 7.
The proposed intersection upgrade would also not allow a left turn from Greene onto Seventh, forcing the trucks to turn right on Seventh Street toward the Marietta College campus and downtown area.
"And I'm sure the city doesn't want those trucks driving there," Eddy said. "I think the city could spend $3.2 million in a more useful way."
Chris Marple, co-owner of the Valu Vacs vacuum repair shop at 933 Greene St., had mixed feelings about the proposed intersection change.
"It would be more convenient for our customers (to be able to turn left onto Greene from Seventh Street), but on the other hand the improvements would make it safer for people traveling in this area," he said. "We could lose some exposure but it would cut down on the traffic on this end of Greene Street. A lot of school children walk through here, and traffic can be crazy during the mornings and evenings."
Just up the street, Eric Oiler is owner of the Norwood Antique Mall on the corner of Greene Street and Colegate Drive.
"We want everybody to be safe," he said. "And I'm located on the corner, so I get a lot of customers coming from Colegate Drive as well as from Acme and Greene streets. But no left turn from Seventh onto Greene would have an impact on Norwood residents."
Questions have also been raised about the impact of a flood on the intersection. Longtime Norwood resident Louise Gwinn told council members last week that Pike Street is under water when flooding occurs in Marietta's south side.
"When it floods, Greene Street is the only way people can get to their homes in Norwood," she said. "How will anyone be able to get into that area if that left turn is eliminated?"
Sheila Huck, who works at the Boart Longyear office on Greene Street, agreed.
"I live in Beverly, and our offices were located in the Kardex complex in Reno during the 2004 flood," she said. "When I came through town, Pike Street was flooded, and Greene was the only street that didn't flood. Traffic was bumper-to-bumper and backed up onto Seventh Street at the (Seventh, Pike and Greene) intersection."
Marietta city engineer Joe Tucker said if floodwaters covered Pike Street, a detour would have to be established at the intersection that would temporarily allow a left turn from Seventh onto Greene, if the intersection project is completed as currently proposed.
Businesses located in the immediate vicinity of the intersection were contacted by the city engineer's office when the project was first proposed, and some of those business owners attended public meetings to learn how the intersection upgrades would impact them.
But Councilman Denver Abicht, D-at large, said last week was the first time he had heard objections from so many businesses located farther out in the Norwood district, although there have been several open public meetings held on the issue by both the Ohio Department of Transportation and city council.
"And it surprised me that so many people waited until the last minute," he said. "It was a real shock to hear from those businesses. But that intersection is used by everyone in the city, not just those who live or work in Norwood."
Abicht said the majority of people he's talked to say they would be OK with the project if the left turn from Seventh to Greene can remain.
Except for Councilman Roger Kalter, D-1st Ward, whose district includes the Norwood area, most of the other council members had not reached out to businesses beyond the Seventh, Pike and Greene intersection, and only spoke with those who showed up at public informational meetings about the project.
Those businesses have included representatives from Apex Feed and True Value Hardware, Food 4 Less and Speedway.
But Councilman Harley Noland, D-at large, said he had gone to the area businesses numerous times to discuss the project's potential impact.
"That's why I have voted against it," he said. "It's not a surprise to me that business owners are concerned."
During a straw poll of council members taken during a streets and transportation committee meeting last month, Noland, Kalter and Councilman Tom Vukovic, D-4th Ward, said they would vote against the intersection project as proposed, while Councilmen Abicht, Mike McCauley, D-2nd Ward, Michael Mullen, I-at large, and Steve Thomas, D-3rd Ward, wanted to see the project move forward.
But Thomas said Thursday that he was rethinking his support for the project after hearing from business owners last week.
"It's a little different situation now," he said. "I want to do what's best for my consituents, so I'm looking at both sides of the fence."
Thomas said although he, too, would like to see the left turn remain open from Seventh to Greene Street, he supported the rest of the project because it included installation of Americans with Disabilities-compliant curb ramps and safe crossing signals for pedestrians.
"I'm on the fence right now, and want to hear more before I make a final decision," he said.
Mullen, McCauley and Abicht said they, too, would wait until yet another public meeting is scheduled to receive more comments on the proposed project.
Abicht said a date for that meeting has not been set at this time as he's asked city engineer Joe Tucker to contact officials at the Ohio Department of Transportation's central office in Columbus to see if there is any possibility to obtain a design exception that would allow the project to be completed without eliminating the left turn from Seventh to Greene.
During a streets committee meeting in January, Tucker noted he had requested the design exception from ODOT's central office, but was told the left turn would have to be eliminated due to sight distance issues that exist in that area.
If ODOT cannot allow the exception, Abicht said he will likely recommend not moving forward with the project.


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Opera makes it quick and simple to find the information you want. With features like tabs, popup blocking, an integrated search field, and the ability to remember the sites your visited in a previous session, you control your browsing experience. Opera blocks viruses, spyware, and phishing web sites, too. All while being shockingly fast!
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Opera Unite is interesting for file sharing with friends, except its 'resume' function doesn't seem to robust: doesn't resume after Opera has been restarted, no auto resume? (Like a bittorrent client would do if the source goes back online)
Wonderful browser!
DISASTER!!! Yet Opera is fast or even superfast - still it can not handle and process some importent web pages of infrastructual governmental genre. Opera claims that governments can't code/tag the web pages well enough, but that's not true. Many pages are valied CSS2/3 and HTML - still you may not see some parts of those pages AND you may not log in on some pages. So therefore I do perfere Safari or Camino instead.
10.10 is the current version, however AppFresh is saqying that 10.50 Alpha1 is current. While this may be true, not everyone likes to be on the BLEEDING edge! Isn't there an option to ignore pre-release versions? If not, there should be.
It's a great full featured browser no doubt about this but lack of password export or keychain integration makes it worthless on Mac. I now use Google Chrome.
You can find plenty more here, including some that look like Safari.
(I had to use tinyurl and split the comment in two, due to the 400 characters limit. Maybe urls shouldn't be counted toward the comment length?)
@marcus Entr'acte is a quite popular Mac OS native skin.
I'm using Vistera 3, because I find its buttons more elegant.
I've hidden most of the buttons to keep the look simple (and if command L would pop up the location bar with the current address, I could hide the address bar, and have all toolbars hidden).
@jarosia Where can I find these beautiful Opera themes of which you speak?
I love opera, rendering engine is fast, sure out of the box it doesnt look the best, there are better themes for it that make it look more native.
It might not fit well with mac os x but it's fast, configurable, and lightweight. And that's all I needed to make it my default browser
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Tuesday, May 22, 2012
EVANS, Ga. -- The emails and calls are still coming into our newsroom about the Potter's House.
Earlier this month, the woman behind the 7-month program some call a miracle opened her doors to News 12. It's the first time cameras have ever been inside, but soon, there might be another first.
Our area is now one step closer to having the second Potter's House, but it can't happen without your help.
"Lord, I am on the news, and it's not for being wanted?" Lisa Hensley can barely get those words out without laughing, but the reason for her trip to Augusta is very serious.
As she chuckles, you can see her spunk. Lisa has a lot of life in her for someone who says she wasn't alive for years.
"I was dead as far as most people were concerned, but here I sit," she said.
Lisa is sitting on the back sun room in a home in Evans, two and a half hours away from the Potter's House. It's also a world away from the person she used to be: a drug addict and a prostitute. Five years later, Lisa is returning to spread her light in a dark part of her own past.
We first introduced you to Lisa when News 12 traveled to Milner, Ga., but Lisa's story is scattered all over the country. She has more than 30 arrests on her record. Most of those are felonies.
"I ended up in Augusta, Ga., believe it or not, from Arkansas, " Lisa said. "That's where I did my first piece of crack -- Augusta, Ga. I will never forget that, all the days that I live."
For years, crack kept her behind bars.
"It's really sad when you see your release date coming and think, 'I don't want to go because I know what's going to happen to me when I leave here.' No one teaches us how to walk it."
It was only after Lisa crawled through the doors of the Potter's House that she learned to stand again. Cherrie Burdeshaw taught her and hundreds others how to put one foot in front of the other.
"They are ordinary people, just like us, that made wrong choices," Cherrie said.
Cherrie wanted to help them make it right, so 12 years ago she bought a house. It was a free place where women released from jail could go, if they needed a place to stay. .
People asked Cherrie if she was nuts.
"People thought, 'Wow. You're going to do that? You don't know what you're getting yourself into, you know. I mean, they may steal from you. They may kill you. You don't know what they're going to do.'"
What they did was change. More than a decade and two houses later, it's still free, and it's still happening. You can see it in the before and after pictures. Cherrie's program, which she insists isn't rehab but instead a Christian discipleship program, lasts seven months. The change is not overnight, but the change is permanent. Almost all the women who graduate from the Potter's House make it.
Lisa has been sober for more than five years.
"Within the first month, I told the Lord when I stepped on the front porch, I just felt it. I've been looking for this place my whole life," she said.
Then one day, at an open house for the Potter's House, Lisa turned around, and the son she abandoned when he was 5 years old was there.
"It wasn't right, but praise God, I didn't take him on that road I went on, because there's no telling if he'd even be alive today," she said.
Now, he's in her life.
"God brings things full circle," Lisa told us almost two months ago at the Potter's House. She had no idea at the time those words would be prophetic.
Fast forward seven weeks, and Lisa is touring a home in Evans on Full Circle Drive.
"I'm back, but I'm not carrying a pipe; I'm carrying the good news. I'm carrying the answer. I'm carrying hope," she said.
It's hope Sally Gray has had for years. As president of Augusta Day Aglow, she's been reaching out to women in jail for decades.
"I haven't walked where they've walked, but someone that has and has come out of it can speak to them in a way I can't," she said.
Sally's ministry has joined forces with another local ministry called iCare to help these women turn their lives around and get their families back. The two groups invited the women of the Potter's House to come to our area and share their secret of success with some in the community, including Judge James Blanchard.
Now, Augusta Day Aglow and iCare want that hope to arrive sooner rather than later.
"One thing that has to happen first is the right house mother. And I believe that it will be someone that has been through Cherrie's program."
Plus, they need a house and the money to run it. Sally is willing to open the doors to her home as a temporary place, but she'd like her horses to always be a part of the program.
"It's just a personal goal of my heart to see these horses help women heal," she said.
Lisa, a former house mother at the Potter's House grew up riding horses, so here on Full Circle Drive, she feels at home passing along ideas for our area to have its own home to help women.
"I thank them for it. Because I was one that was saved. My family thanks them for it. My son thanks them for it. My grand-baby thanks them for it."


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12 July 2010
Readercon Book Haul
A more comprehensive Readercon post will appear soon, but for now, here are some of the items I came home with, either from the dealers' room, from friends, or from a used bookstore I visited with Eric Schaller, Liz Gorinsky, and Brian Slattery...
The old green Harvard Classics book (which is in good shape and cost $1!) is Emerson's Essays and English Traits, which I got because I don't have a complete copy of English Traits, and I've just been reading about it in Nell Irvin Painter's The History of White People. The book to the right of it is an advance copy of The Wonderful Future That Never Was, which will be published sometime around October. The galleys are in black & white, though the finished book will be in color and include a poster. The layout is marvelous, the text a heckuva lot of fun, so this is one you'll want to order dozens of to give to your friends and family during the holidays. Here's a snapshot of one of the interiors, just to give a sense of some of the layout (some pages have much more text, but this one was photogenic):
I'm really looking forward to seeing a full-color finished copy. And now for some more books that pretty much speak for themselves...
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I'm a big fan of Junot Diaz. His portrait of the cruel dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in Republica Dominicana is awesome. And that is only a footnote in his book about Oscar Wao. Tolkien stuff: Mordor in the Caribean.ReplyDelete
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The Last Samurai doesn't get nearly as much attention as it deserves.
Joanna Russ took a class from Vladimir Nabokov. Meaningful? Who knows.
Even though I already own it, I'm strangely jealous to see the Avram Davidson book in your pile. I think it's because it took me a while to track down a copy. It's one of my favorites of his.
Trouble with the Davidson is that you have to decide whether to read the stories in ToC order or in order of publication. See, the second half of the book comprises stories published earlier, with a much different tone and in a less fantastic genre.ReplyDelete
I once heard a scholar at MLA say that, to understand Oscar Wao, she had to ask a male colleague to explain all the Jack Kirby references. Surely there's plenty of younger female readers who could do that?
Yes, Josh, you're absolutely right -- I was just thinking about that, actually. I've got a copy of the old paperback with the pre-1980s stories, and have read most of it, but my memory of any of the details is hazy, and I was just looking at the book and thinking ... hmmmmm.....ReplyDelete


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CORPUS CHRISTI - Throughout the summer of 2012, GoIslanders.com will look back at the best moments and athletic performances from the 2011-12 school year.
Every Wednesday, we will bring you one of the top 10 individual performances, with Mondays bringing the year's top 10 moments. Be sure to keep tabs on GoIslanders.com throughout the summer to celebrate all the great moments.
Top Moment #5: Dance Team Takes Title at ADTS Nationals
The Islanders showed their classiness and sassiness and just what they were made of at the ADTS Nationals on March 24. The Islanders topped Northwestern State, which finished just one point ahead of the Islanders at last year's competition.
"I am so proud of our team," Head Cheer and Dance Coach Melanie Lowry said. "All of our hard work this year paid off with today's result. The girls worked so hard and they have earned the right to say that they took first place at nationals. This is a great day for Texas A&M - Corpus Christi and our dance program."
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi scored a 286 at the event. Northwestern State was first runner up at the competition. Soloist Irene Cornejo finished third at the event among 14 individuals among all divisions. The Islanders also collected fifth place in the academic championship for their performance in the classroom.
Top Performances:
June 13 - #10: Ryann White Leads the Field Through First Round of Rio Verde Invite
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July 18 - #5: Greta Cecchetti Scores Big Against SFA
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June 18 - #10: Women's Basketball and Men's Basketball Sweep Turkey Tuesday Doubleheader
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July 16 - #6: Volleyball Makes Program History with Win over McNeese State
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You never forget your first.
Whether it's your first car, or your first significant other, or your first day of college, they say you never forget your first. That's not always true, of course, but I do remember my first: Softlanding Linux Systems, one of the earliest GNU/Linux distributions, and progenitor of the Slackware distribution. It came on a few dozen floppy images, and took forever to install.
Jump into the Astonishing GNU/Linux Time Machine, and via the magic of qemu and iBiblio, you too can experience the earliest days of GNU/Linux. It'll only take an hour. I'll have you back by supper.
Before we go, inspect your equipment
Everything I do here assumes you have installed qemu in the canonical fashion for your distribution. I also assume you are relatively comfortable using a terminal. So, launch a terminal, and see if you have qemu installed by issuing this command:
~$ which qemu /usr/bin/qemu ~$
Keep in mind the '~$' (dollar sign) is my terminal's prompt. Your prompt may be different. You only type the 'which qemu' part. If qemu exists, you will get back the path to qemu, as in the example. If you don't get back a path, that means qemu is probably not installed, and you must install it before proceeding.
That's it. Once you are sure qemu is available, we can continue. Please watch your step as you board the time machine. After we depart, there may be some turbulence, or you may experience disorientation. This is completely normal.
Choose your destination
SLS was originally released in September of 1992. Version 1.02 was released in April 1993. This is the version I first downloaded and used, and learned how to love computers again. Based on the 0.99p6 Linux kernel, it came with 1 boot floppy image, and 29 directories that were sized to be copied to floppy disks. A DOS utility called "rawrite" was used to create the boot floppy.
Fortunately, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, we don't have to sit through the grueling floppy shuffle. Please don't be disappointed.
One of the great GNU/Linux sites back in the day was Sunsite, at ftp.sunsite.unc.edu. Much later, it was renamed "iBiblio." That site still contains a wealth of historical information. For instance, it stores a bunch of historic GNU/Linux distributions for your enjoyment.
So let's enjoy ourselves.
Although there is an SLS 1.03 directory on iBiblio, the a4 disk seems to be incomplete. That leaves us with the 1.05 distribution, released in April 1994, which ran on a Linux 1.0 kernel. However, even though it's not quite as entertaining as running the 0.99 series, it's still quite a step back in time. So, let's create a work directory, and download a slice of history.
~$ mkdir history ~$ cd history ~/history$ wget -rc -nH --cut-dirs=5 -P install \ ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/distributions/sls/1.05
My prompt specifies I'm in the history directory. Again, you will probably have a different prompt. Also, note the '\' backslash at the end of the line. That's a signal that the line doesn't really end. For posting purposes, I broke the line in two. You could quite easily write the entire line as, "wget -rc -nH --cut-dirs=5 -P install ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/distributions/sls/1.05" and it'd work just fine.
If this step is successful, you'll see a lot of stuff go by as wget downloads the entire contents of the SLS 1.05 directory. The contents will end up in the ~/history/install directory, which is just where we want it. The download will take about 15 minutes on a fast connection, and much longer on a 2400 baud modem.
Once the download is complete, copy the boot image to a safe place. We need to do this, as the SLS installer will overwrite our boot floppy, which just happens to be the install boot image. So, issue this command:
~/history$ cp install/a1.3 sls-boot
This creates a copy of the boot image into the current directory. If you peek inside the 'install' directory, you'll notice another file named a1.5. This is exactly like the a1.3 image, only it's for a 5-1/4" floppy. The a1.3 is for a 3.5" floppy. We will, of course, work with the cutting-edge 3.5" technology.
We have one last step before engaging the time machine. We need a fake hard drive as an install target. We create the image thusly:
~/history$ qemu-img create sls-1.05.img 200M
Journey with me into the past
Assuming everything went as expected, you now have the install sources, and the install target. Now you can finally fire up the time machine:
~/history$ qemu -hda sls-1.05.img -hdb fat:. -fda sls-boot -boot a
There you have it! GNU/Linux in all it's 1.0 kernel goodness. Welcome to spring of 1994. Inhale deeply. Do you smell the hope, the promise, the possibility?
Now it's time to install the system on your fake hard drive. We have started qemu with a blank drive image as hda, the current directory (which contains the SLS install files) as hdb, and our copy of the SLS boot image as the floppy disk. Our first task is to partition hda.
At the prompt, login as "root" and run this command:
softland:/# fdisk /dev/hda
You'll want to create a primary partition and make it bootable. At the prompt, enter "n" (without the quotes) for a new partition. It'll be a primary partition, so enter "p" when it asks. We want partition number 1. The first cylinder is 1; the last cylinder is the maximum number allowed (mine was 406). Once back to the "Command (m for help):" prompt, type "a" to make the new partition active. Remember, the partition number was 1. Finally, enter the "w" command to write the partition table to disk.
Once back at the root prompt, type "exit" to leave the root shell. You'll be asked to log in again. This time, log in as "install".
From the menu, choose option 2, "Install from Hard Disk." You are installing from /dev/hdb1, of type "msdos." When it asks for the subdirectory name, just hit the enter key.
Now it's time to specify the install partition. Select the "Setup Linux Partitions" option, number 1. Specify the /dev/hda1 partition for use as root. The install program will warn you that all data will be lost. Hit the enter key to proceed. The install program will create an e2fs filesystem.
Now (finally!) it's time to install. Select the "Done" option, number 7. Tell it you want to install the entire distribution, option 4. Then, sit back and be amazed at how quickly an entire GNU/Linux distribution installs itself in 1994.
You still have to answer some questions. Do so to the best of your ability. Don't worry: at this point, there's little that can happen that isn't easily recovered.
One last thing: once your SLS installation reboots, you'll want to login as root (no password required), and re-install lilo, like this:
1:sls:/$ liloconfig
Choose option "2" to install lilo with GNU/Linux as the only operating system.
That is the SLS 1.05 installation process, in a nutshell. Now that the system is installed on your disk image, you can boot directly into SLS like this:
~/history$ qemu sls-1.05.img
Welcome back to 2007
That's it for our quick excursion back to 1994. If you're feeling adventurous, there are other old GNU/Linux distributions waiting to come back to life. Download Yggdrasil or MCC, or even pre-historic versions of Red Hat or Debian.
I hope you've enjoyed this little tour into the past. Perhaps you've learned something of where it all started, perhaps become a little more understanding of us cantankerous old-timers. You'd be bitter too, if you had to create and swap out 30 3.5" floppies just to install an operating system.
You youngsters today, you don't know how good you've got it.
Mine isn't quite as old
I have my first linux install *CD* --Slackware3.0 CD --with the platypus on the front (there was no Tux back then). It came with the 1.2.13 kernel and as much software as they could pack onto 2 CD's. You still had to make boot floppies. It was harder then. The booklet that explained everything LInux came with it --a slim 30 pages. I had to do quite a bit of research to figure out how to build a new kernel, and add command line paramaters to the install floppy to get the install cd to actually load (interrupt in unexpected places caused more problems back then), and I had to hack the kernel to tell it that my cd's interrupt was somewhere non-standard. So my first taste of Linux had to include hacking and building a kernel (which I had never done before either). Great fun that! Beside the old disk, I have a copy of ubuntu edgy eft (11 years separates them)! The old stuff worked though, even X windows (FVWM).
Something missing?
I downloaded the files and created the disk image, but when I issue:
$ qemu -hda sls-1.05.img -hdb fat:. -fda sls-boot -boot a
Qemu complaints and sends next message:
$ qemu: could not open hard disk image 'fat:.'
I'm running Debian 3.1 with a 2.6 kernel
"I'm running Debian
"I'm running Debian 3.1"
Well, in that case, you're already running an ancient operating system.
Not the only extant copy
FWLIW, I made an SLS Bochs image and included the installation boot disks with it, in 2002, IIRC. It's SLS 1.X, running Linux 0.99pl???
It's available on Sourceforge, in the Bochs disk images. qemu-hdd should turn it into a qemu disk image.
Share and Enjoy!
Wesley Parish
how can i copy a qemu img to a partiton that boots from grub?
i have a number of iso's that i can install to img files with qemu, and then run them from qemu, following this page's example. so far i only did the freedos install, following some other example from the web. i wanted to boot it straight from grub, for faster performance. so i tried to use partimg and dd naively to install the img to a hdd partition, but this was not booting from grub, and made the partition table unreadable from a variety of programs. so i had to repartition the hdd and start all over. i don't know much about the internals of partitions.
this is just to avoid the complications of burning the isos to cdrom, installing directly through qemu instead.
Very cool
I got a working system, including e.g. gcc. I couldn't get X working, or change the password. However, it's great in general to look back like this for some perspective. Thanks.
Running X
To get X11 running, you'll have to edit the XF86Config file. There are still web pages devoted to that.
The chipset emulated by qemu is the Cirrus Logic dg5446. Unfortunately, the version of X11 shipped with sls 1.05 doesn't support that chipset. So, you have to use the VGA driver, not the SVGA driver.
The password issue is interesting. I just tried to change my password in the emulator, and it refused to authenticate root after that. So: I don't know the answer.
If you're more daring, try this on real hardware
I'm currently getting SLS to run on a Compaq Presario 1210 - an ancient laptop that has had all kinds of personality disorders as it jumps among Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and whatever low-resource uber-legacy Linux distro or Unix flavor I'm in the mood for some week.
X doesn't work out of the box, which is expected; it's complaining about the X binaries not being present in my current PATH variable, so I'll have to go hunt that down (or maybe X didn't install properly...). Some tweaking of XF86Config is, I imagine, also going to be necessary.
What I do find very interesting is that Wine is built-in; SLS is the only distro I've encountered that includes Wine.
I've changed root's password, but I haven't tried logging in after that, so I'll give that a whirl and see if I'm running into the same issue of root not authenticating.


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A Shawnee man with an outstanding warrant for possession of juvenile pornography was arrested in the Oklahoma City area when police tracked him to a home after he didn't arrive by plane on return trip from the U.S. Virgin Islands, authorities said.
Chad Pope, commander of the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's warrants team, said Jullian Ramon Ahumada, 32, was arrested in what became a joint operation between the local warrant team, U.S. Marshals, along with Oklahoma City and Moore police.
Ahumada had a Pottawatomie County arrest warrant issued Aug. 29 when a felony charge of possession of juvenile pornography was filed, court records show.
The arrest warrant in that case was adopted by the U.S. Marshals Service Metro Fugitive Task Force, Pope said, adding the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office is a part of that task force.
Pope said authorities learned that Ahumada was reportedly flying into the Oklahoma City airport Thursday night.
Pottawatomie County Warrant Deputy Danny Columbus went to Oklahoma City to work with police and marshals there in an attempt to arrest Ahumada upon his return to Oklahoma.
The group, working undercover surveillance at the airport, learned that Ahumada apparently took a plane from the U.S. Virgin Islands into Dallas, Pope said, but he didn't arrive in Oklahoma City through his connecting flight.
"But his luggage did," Pope said.
Further investigation overnight led authorities to track Ahumada to an address in the Moore area, where he was located and arrested, Pope said. Instead of taking a flight, Ahumada apparently drove to Oklahoma City from Dallas. Pope added.
Ahumada was transported and booked into the Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center, where he remained jailed Friday evening on a $5,000 bond.
His next court date in the pornography case hasn't yet been scheduled.
Watch for any updates.
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Although less than 2% of the nation's drinking water plants use membranes for filtration, Manitowoc Public Utilities in Wisconsin and the Kennewick Public Works Department in Washington are using the technology to produce additional clean water without significant additional expense.
Located in one of the state's highest-growth areas, the Milwaukee suburb of Manitowoc was treating 10 mgd with slow sand filtration. To keep pace with population growth, the utility decommissioned the filters and built a new plant that uses submerged membranes to purify water.
Then the utility signed an agreement with the Central Brown County Water Authority to provide 8 mgd. Because the new plant couldn't provide that much, the utility retrofitted the mothballed filter basins to accommodate a 20-mgd submerged membrane system. The system is so compact that an additional 20-mgd capacity can be added without expanding the plant's footprint.
The $8.5 million retrofit took 18 months to complete. Water from Lake Michigan is prescreened before it flows into the membrane basins. A small amount of chlorine is added to the effluent for disinfection, and the water is stored in a clear well before being pumped 65 miles to the authority's distribution network.
Besides maximizing the plant's footprint, the new system reduces staffing requirements as well as chemical usage and residuals production, and simplifies process adjustments during changes in raw water quality.
Although drinking water plants have used membrane filters since the late 1980s, the technology wasn't accepted until the early 1990s. Few managers want to be the first to try out any new technology. But with the systems producing water that meets the EPA's Long Term 2 (LT2) Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (see table on page 37), more managers are choosing membrane systems for both new construction and upgrades.
In most cases, the capacity of existing media filters can be greatly extended without building a new facility. Expansion is limited only by the amount of water that can be brought to the facility and the capacity of the existing infrastructure.
Most media filters are limited to a filtration rate of 5 gallons/minute/square foot (gpm/ft2) or less. Submerged membrane systems, on the other hand, achieve equivalent filtration rates greater than 15 gpm/ft2, increasing capacity by three times when the entire filter box is reused.
Not all existing media filters are good candidates for conversion, however. Certain plant configurations may require complex pipe work and ancillary system designs that may not provide the level of access for maintenance or inspection expected in a modern water treatment facility.
Conversion is easier when the new membrane filters can fit within the existing hydraulic profile with minimum modifications to the existing concrete, or when modifications don't prevent adjacent media filters from operating while the membranes are being installed.
About four years ago, the Kennewick Public Works Department doubled the capacity of its 7.5-mgd filtration plant in the same footprint despite limited space in the pipe gallery.
The department selected engineering firm HDR to investigate three options for expanding capacity: build a mirror-image of the existing plant, use a high-rate sedimentation/filtration process, or use submerged membranes in place of the existing granular media filtration process.


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YK_Ho wrote:I tried setups form these thread too (viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7894)
Problem I have is, if I used the original Mencoder from 20.410, 20.412 or latest Beta ver.
I can play most of my MKV (Dolby, DTS, AAC) but some with FLAC cannot play.
After I patched the Mencoder sets from that thread.
I can't play my MKV with DTS no matter what (I tried every setting suggested, still can't get it worked).
But the rest of mine work.
I also tried the MKVtoolnix (3.4.0), doesn't help me much neither.
By the way, most of source are animations but I disabled all subs.
Did you also patch the ffmpeg and mplayer files as well? Also, this person is using a community build and not the official beta so that may be worth a try as well if you haven't done that.
Also, there is a flac.exe file in the directory of the current beta. There doesn't appear to be a version number. Could this be something of issue? Perhaps this file needs an upgrade too?


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How To: Get The Perfect Tan
Your Quest To Become A Bronzed God This Summer Starts Right Now (And Here's How To Get There)
With the risks involved in tanning today, there is no way to tan safely, but there are ways to tan relatively safely and minimize the risks of sun exposure. The sun may be great, but if you don't take the necessary precautions with your summer skin care while tanning, then you're increasing your chances of the following risks (among many others):
— Skin cancer
— Premature signs of aging, such as wrinkles, sun spots and sagging skin.
— Painful sunburns
Yes, yes, I know, these days, we have to use protection for everything, from bedroom activities to outdoor fun. But that doesn't mean we still can't bask in the sun and look great.
So here are some ways to help you get that perfect tan, while minimizing the risk.
Tanning OutdoorsIf you're tanning outside:
Wear sunscreen. Sunscreen is an absolute must. Would you go scuba diving without a mask? Sunscreen has an SPF factor, which is the number of times you're being protected by the sun's harmful UV (ultraviolet) rays (the strength of the barrier), while sunblock is a stronger shield that literally blocks you from most of the sun's UV rays. This means that sunscreen still allows you to get a tan; it just makes tanning more gradual and prevents you from burning.
Re-apply. You need to apply sunscreen approximately 20 minutes before going outside, and re-apply if you go into the water, even if your lotion is waterproof.
Do not use baby oil. Baby oil is literally asking the sun to radiate your skin and fry you, and is the equivalent of having sex with a woman who definitely has STDs
Do not get burned. Speaking of getting burned, people erroneously believe that a burn will fade away into a nice tan. This could not be more false. A burn will cause your skin to become all blistery and splotchy (since a sunburn means you have broken blood vessels), and your skin will just peel away to reveal the next layer.
To avoid getting burned:
— Avoid the sun's peak hours of the day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
— Cover up and avoid wearing dark colors
— Use sunscreen even in the water (water actually attracts the sun)
Think gradual tanning. The best attitude when it comes to tanning, is to think gradual. You will not get a great tan in one day, but you will after several days of being exposed to the sun. Don't overdo it — a human lobster doesn't look appealing to anyone.


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Police search for stolen trailer
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 12:36 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 12:36 p.m.
Polk County deputies say a trailer was stolen from a home on Ridings Road in the Chesnee Community Wednesday. They are seeking the public's help in locating the trailer and the suspects believed to have snatched it.
The enclosed trailer contained cleaning equipment and machinery, according to investigators.
The Sheriff's Office has received additional information from a neighbor who witnessed the trailer being taken around 12:30 p.m. March 20. The witness told detectives that a 1980's-1990's model gold Cadillac (with a trailer hitch) pulled the trailer from the residence and was followed by a 1970's model white Camaro with a wrecked front end.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Bryan Wilkins with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office day or night with information involving the vehicles and/or trailer.
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STOCKTON -- The San Joaquin Delta Community College District Police Department on Thursday released a sketch of a man who is wanted for sexually assaulting a woman in a stairwell on campus.
The attack occurred about 11:55 a.m. Oct. 9 in the southeast stairwell on the second floor of the Cunningham building, officials said. The assailant walked up behind the victim, grabbed her buttocks and fondled her breasts, police said. The victim fought back and the assailant fled, running down the stairwell.
The assailant was described as a black man 25 to 30 years old standing 5 feet 10 inches tall with brown eyes, police said.
He was last seen wearing a dirty black pullover sweatshirt with front pockets, tan cargo pants and black Converse tennis shoes with white laces. The victim told police the man had "dirty" teeth, bushy eyebrows, acne and body odor.
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An Elkins woman convicted of embezzling more than $100,000 from an Elkins business had the remainder of her jail sentence suspended Wednesday in Randolph County Circuit Court.
Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong suspended 38-year-old Rogina Faye Helmick's one-to-10-year prison sentence and imposed a five-year period of supervised probation after Helmick's attorney, James Hawkins, filed a motion for reconsideration.
According to a previous report, Helmick allegedly stole $107,956.46 over a two-year period from her then-employer, Select In-Home Services. Helmick pleaded guilty to one count of felony embezzlement on April 5, 2012.
Hawkins said that Helmick had paid $3,833 in restitution since June 2012.
"This is a person who will do everything in her ability to make this matter right," Hawkins said, noting that Helmick had no criminal history and "good family support."
Hawkins said that in order for his client to expedite that rate at which she could pay restitution, she needed to be out of prison and gainfully employed.
"How long has she been incarcerated?" Wilfong asked Hawkins.
"Seven months," he said.
"The concern I have and have had is that time she's incarcerated needs to be equal to the seriousness of the offense," Wilfong said. "I'm going to suspend the remainder of her sentence and put her on a five-year period of supervised release."
Addressing Helmick, Wilfong said, "I want you to know that the reason I'm doing this is because I want you to have the opportunity to pay restitution, and that restitution must be consistently and regularly paid."
Also on Wednesday:
- Samantha Ashley Armentrout, 22, of Elkins, appeared for a bond violation hearing; Armentrout's bond had been set at $50,000 cash, property or surety. However, Armentrout allegedly violated her bond Dec. 26 by returning home - rather than reporting to jail - after she was kicked out of a drug rehabilitation program.
Armentrout's attorney, William T. Nestor, said Armentrout was accused of leaving the premises of the rehab center to go to an adjacent homeless shelter.
"She got scared and she took bad advice and she went home," Nestor said. "It's not like she went to Tuscaloosa, Ala.or San Francisco, Calif.."
Wilfong modified bond to $50,000 cash only.
"A condition of her bond was that if she was discharged from rehab in any manner, she was to go to jail," Wilfong said. "But she didn't go to jail; she went home."
Armentrout was indicted on three felony counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm, two felony counts of assault during the commission of or attempt to commit a felony, two felony counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and two felony count of conspiracy to commit possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. Armentrout allegedly shot Timothy Meyers Jr. in the back near his right shoulder blade on May 31; Armentrout had allegedly been attempting to demonstrate that a pistol was unloaded, according to a previous report.
- Joe Michael Bragg, 27, an inmate at McDowell County Correctional Facility, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of conspiracy, in exchange for the state dismissing three remaining felony counts of conspiracy.
Bragg is a co-defendant of Brian Allen Simpkins, 29, a Northern Correctional Facility inmate. Bragg and Simpkins were involved in an elaborate plot to smuggle illegal drugs, tobacco, lighters and other controlled substances into Huttonsville Correctional Facility in April 2011; the two were inmates at Huttonsville at the time.
The three individuals who attempted to transport the contraband to Bragg and Simpkins - Henry Martin Woody, 26, of Nitro; Karena Davis, 32, of Nitro; and Sara Lynette Cantrell, 33, of Lesage - were sentenced in October and November.
Wilfong asked Bragg why he was opting to plead guilty.
"For one, I am guilty," Bragg replied, "and also, there were other people involved who didn't play as big of a role and never had a criminal record, and they received pretty stiff punishments.
"I don't want to be the one to back away from when it's pretty much me that did it," he said.
The penalty for felony conspiracy is one to five years in the state penitentiary. Bragg's sentencing is set for 9 a.m. Feb. 8.
- Valerie Jacque McIntyre, 23, of Elkins, pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy; in return, the state dismissed the remaining charges pending against her, which included two felony counts of conspiracy and three felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance.
When Wilfong asked what she did that made her guilty of conspiracy, McIntyre said she called a confidential informant to see if he was on his way to pick up the cocaine her boyfriend - Robert Lee Scott - was allegedly selling.
"So you were making a call on behalf of Mr. Scott, who was selling cocaine?" Wilfong asked.
"Yes," McIntyre replied.
The penalty for felony conspiracy is one to five years in the state penitentiary and a fine of up to $10,000; McIntyre's sentencing is set for 9 a.m. Feb. 8.
- Scott, 33, of Elkins, was taken into custody after violating his bond by testing positive for marijuana and suboxone, a drug used to treat opiate addiction, and failing to check in with Randolph County Community Corrections.
Scott was previously indicted on four felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance and three felony counts of conspiracy, and appeared in court Wednesday morning for a pre-trial conference.
At that time, Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Parker and Scott's attorney, James Hawkins, said they were on the cusp of tendering a plea agreement that had not been "fully consummated" to the court.
Wilfong continued the conference until the afternoon; however, in the interim, McIntyre's testimony that Scott was selling cocaine - as well as additional discovery Parker provided to Hawkins that afternoon -spurred Hawkins to ask that the pre-trial conference be continued until 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Wilfong granted the request and, noting Scott's positive drug test results, ordered that his bond be adjusted to $10,000 cash only.
- Stacy James Wise, 23, of Elkins was placed on 10 years of intensive post-release supervision after Wilfong agreed to suspend his sentence of one to five years in the state penitentiary.
Wise pleaded guilty to one felony count of third-degree sexual assault in September.
At his sentencing hearing in November, Wilfong instructed Wise's attorney, Richard Shryock, to file a motion for reconsideration of the one-to-five-year sentence.
Shryock told the judge the time Wise had served in prison "has given him much-needed perspective."
"He's had quite a rough time, being away from his family during the holidays," he said. "(Wise) had to be moved several times because of threats made against him. And I believe he's genuinely remorseful."
Wilfong said she'd asked Shryock to file the motion for reconsideration of Wise's sentence because she had planned to grant it.
- Wilfong granted a continuance in the case of 62-year-old Richard Clive Devine, who was previously indicted on first-degree sexual assault, among other charges, as part of a 16-count indictment.
Devine's attorney, James Hawkins, said that given "the very serious nature of the case," he felt he needed to partner with a co-counselor to mount a proper defense; however, the two attorneys he had asked to help him - Christopher Cooper and Dorwin Wolfe - each had a conflict of interest and recused themselves from the case.
Wilfong granted the motion and appointed attorney Russell Stobbs to assist Hawkins.
Parker told the judge that it was unlikely the prosecution and defense would reach a plea agreement.
"I think this is going to be resolved through trial, rather than through an agreement," Parker said. Devine's three-day trial has been scheduled for March 20-22.
- David Hartley, 33, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of entering without breaking. Hartley confessed to removing "junk" to sell as scrap metal from a Highland Park residence on May 24, 2012, and June 26, 2012.
Each count carries a possible penalty of two to 10 years in the state penitentiary; sentencing is set for 9 a.m. Feb. 8.
- Louis James Thurston, 65, a former inmate at Huttonsville Correctional Facility, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of battery on a government representative. Thurston confessed that he had "argued and fought with a correction officer" on June 5, 2012, at Huttonsville while he was experiencing a bout of depression.
The possible penalty for battery on a government representative is up to one year in the state penitentiary and a fine of up to $500. Thurston's sentencing has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Feb. 21.
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because they are reporting whats happening?
come on... i couldve told you yesterday that you'd hear about this today.
its a common sense move on saddam's part.
barlow wrote: BBC are now reporting "rumour" on oil feilds being set alight in Kuwait.
I suppose they are going to confirm these stories before stating them as fact, unlike some other trouble rousing networks.
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Yes dear.
The BBC are still saying that there is no actual confirmation of this from any official channel.
That means that they are not reporting it as fact, either because Fox say its true, or because some smart arse on a message board "guessed" it would happen.
hugh grants hooker wrote: and nobody will fight you for it.
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The object of Crazy 7 is to obtain a winning symbol combination by spinning the reels.
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- Click Bet One or Bet Max to select the number of coins you wish to wager. Each click on the Bet One button adds another coin to the bet.
- You can also bet by clicking on the corresponding column in the paytable (the leftmost column bets one coin, the middle column bets two and the rightmost column bets three coins). The reels will start to spin automatically.
- Clicking Bet Max increases the number of paylines to the maximum – that is, three lines – and spins the reels automatically.
- Click Spin (if you did not press Bet Max or use the paytable ), or click on the arm, to spin the reels.
- If the reels show a winning combination after they stop (along the payline), you win according to the paytable.
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Increase or decrease the coin value.
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Bet one coin or increase the bet by one coin (up to a total of three).
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Spin the reels.
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Your account balance. This is the money you can use to play the casino games.
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Clicking this button opens the Cashier window, where you can make deposits and withdrawals, see your transaction history, etc.
- Play for Real Money
This button appears only in Fun or Offline Mode. Clicking it will take you to the Real Money account creation page. If you already have a Real Money account, it will take you to the Play for Real Money login screen.
- Menu
Some popular functions are united under the Menu.
Clicking History (unavailable in Offline mode) will open the game history window, where you can see the details of recent game rounds.
Options allows you to change audio quality and various gameplay settings, and Help opens the help article that you are reading right now.
Online Support lets you contact a customer support specialist, if one is online.
- Autoplay
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Exit the game (applicable only for the download version of the game).
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McIlroy, Woods Fall in 1st Round of Match Play
Published: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:59 p.m.
MARANA, Ariz. | The snow is gone from the Match Play Championship, and so are Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods.
In a stunning conclusion to what already is a bizarre week on Dove Mountain, Shane Lowry of Ireland made a 4-foot par putt on the 18th hole to eliminate Rory McIlroy in the opening round of golf's most unpredictable tournament.
It was the third time in the last four years the No. 1 seed went home after one round.
Moments later, Charles Howell III finished off a fabulous round in cold conditions by defeating Woods on the 17th hole. Howell, who had not faced Woods in match play since losing to him in the third round of the 1996 U.S. Amateur, played bogey-free on a course that still had patches of snow and ice after being cleared Thursday morning.
The match was all square when Howell hit a wedge that stopped inches from the cup on the 15th hole for a conceded birdie. Then, he holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th and went 2 up when Woods badly missed a 12-foot birdie putt.
"I had nothing to lose," said Howell, who started the year outside the top 100 in the world and hasn't qualified for this World Golf Championship in five years. "In this format, match play is crazy. He's Tiger Woods. I was lucky to hang in there."
The final matches were played in near darkness, and they could have stopped after 15 holes. Woods wanted to play on, even though Howell had the momentum. Woods was 2 under for the day, and neither of them made a bogey.
"We both played well," Woods said. "He made a couple of more birdies than I did. He played well, and he's advancing."
McIlroy, the No. 1 player in the world, built a 2-up lead early in the match until Lowry rallied and grabbed the moment by chipping in for birdie on the par-3 12th and then ripping a fairway metal to within a few feet for a conceded eagle on the 13th.
Lowry missed a short par putt on the 14th, only for McIlroy to give away the next hole with a tee shot into the desert and a bunker shot that flew over the 15th green and into a cactus. But the two-time major champion hung tough, coming up with a clutch birdie on the 16th to stay in the game.
McIlroy nearly holed his bunker on the 18th, and Lowry followed with a steady shot out to 4 feet and calmly sank the putt.
Stacy Lewis Leads LPGA Thailand at 9 Under
CHONBURI, Thailand | Stacy Lewis shot a 9-under 63 in the first round Thursday to take a three-stroke lead at the LPGA Thailand.
The American had an eagle on the par-4 third hole, then added four more birdies on the front nine at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course. She had two more birdies before a bogey at No. 16.
The 2012 LPGA Tour player of the year then birdied the last two holes to finish three strokes ahead of Karine Icher (66). Inbee Park, Amy Yang, Catriona Matthew and Gerina Piller were four strokes behind in a tie for third.
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Vintage 2013
Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation Napa Valley
Vineyard Designation Rutherford
Alcohol % 12.9
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Tasting Notes The 2013 vintage was a superb vintage. The unusually long season, moderate temperatures without a major heat spike, and lack of rains made for one of the best vintages in recent memory. An early spring bud break allowed our vineyards to get a two-week head start on the vintage, and the lack of frost meant that yields were excellent while the longer growing season allowed for full ripeness. The wines from this vintage will be outstanding in quality, and the 2013 Sauvignon Blanc is no exception.
Ratings 90 points - Best Buy - Wine & Spirits Magazine
Winemaker Notes "This 2013 Sauvignon Blanc showcases the pleasing influences of a warmer growing season and the reliable Long Meadow Ranch house style. Careful vineyard and winery practices protected the wine's freshness and complexity. The nose and palate offer enticing fruit (kiwi, pineapple, honeydew melon, white mulberry), floral esters, and varietally true minerality. The entry is soft and pleasing while at the same time exceedingly clean and sufficiently crisp. The progression presents late impressions of Meyer lemon zest, sea spray, and fresh-cut pippin apples. The finish lingers with persistent softness, nectar texture, and surprising apricot fruit sweetness. The wine is classically dry, perfectly ripe, and refreshing. Enjoy while young."
Food Pairing Notes Classic pairings include crab cakes, grilled salmon, goat cheese, bruschetta, and margarita pizza


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State Autism Health Insurance Laws Should Be a Part of a National Benefit Package
This blog post is by Stuart Spielman, Senior Policy Advisor & Counsel for Autism Speaks.
At the request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is undertaking a study on "essential health benefits" – the benefits that must be provided by insurance purchased through the competitive marketplaces created under the new healthcare reform law. The IOM will be holding public hearings in Washington on January 13th and 14th to consider the policy principles that should be taken into account in defining specific elements of the benefits package. The IOM has sought comment on a number of questions, including the methods the Secretary should use in evaluating state health insurance coverage laws for inclusion in the national benefit package. Autism Speaks has recommended that the Secretary judge these laws by the following principles:
- Efficacy in improving benefits and services to populations at risk of poor health outcomes. For individuals with disabilities, state health insurance coverage laws can remedy coverage determinations that reflect bad health policy. Arbitrary decisions regarding medical necessity, denials based on artificial distinctions between habilitation and rehabilitation, and faulty judgments that specific treatments are experimental can entirely shut out vulnerable populations from access to health care.
- The benefit of a law relative to its cost. Market decisions regarding coverage may place undue emphasis on short-term economic costs rather than longer-term gains. A broad-based calculus should be used when evaluating state health insurance coverage laws: extended life, reduced disability, and improved community integration should all be considered when evaluating laws that affect people with disabilities. A required benefit that enhances a child's ability to live safely at home and diminishes special education and social services costs pays for itself.
- Continuity of care. Americans, particularly disabled Americans, make fundamental choices based on health care. They decide where to live and for whom to work with an eye on benefits and services. State health insurance coverage laws influence their decisions. These laws, which are often the result of years-long efforts by mothers and fathers and children, deserve deference, as people continue to rely upon them. Failure by the Secretary to include in a national essential benefits package laws that protect people with disabilities would reduce their coverage and jeopardize their health.
These principles underscore the value of state autism health insurance coverage laws. The burdens of autism are exacerbated by gaps in insurance coverage that result from the denial of benefits for proven treatments. Children with autism are more likely than other special needs children to delay or forego care entirely. Their families have greater out-of-pocket costs, diminished work hours and lost income, and more negative health plan experiences.
Twenty-three states have responded to the challenges faced by individuals with autism and their families by requiring comprehensive coverage. Cost analyses suggest that the long-term benefits of autism health insurance laws will be substantial relative to their modest cost, which is often estimated at less than .5% of premiums. Millions of Americans now rely on these laws to establish a standard of care.
Existing state autism insurance coverage laws remedy the failure of the market to provide effective coverage for a significant public health challenge. Judged by any standard – justice, cost to benefit, or maintaining quality care for a vulnerable population –these laws should be integral to a national essential benefit package.
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PHOENIX -- The A's had some hopes, privately expressed, that right-hander Bartolo Colon would speak with the media, and perhaps with his teammates, about his 50-game suspension for a positive drug test that began last year.
But when pitchers and catchers -- and quite a few position players -- reported to Phoenix Municipal Stadium for the first day of spring training Monday, it didn't happen.
Colon's teammates seemingly could not care less.
"I don't need to hear (an apology) from him," closer Grant Balfour said. "And we can't hold a grudge. He's our teammate, and we'll be right there with him."
Colon tested positive for testosterone and was suspended Aug. 22. He was the only true veteran in the A's rotation, and he was missed, although you wouldn't have known it from the team's performance after his departure.
Colon hadn't been around his teammates since then -- until Monday.
Brett Anderson, one member of the rotation who stepped up in Colon's absence, said he is glad to see Colon back in green and gold.
"Bartolo had a lot of success last year for us," Anderson said. "We can't be mad or hold a grudge.' "
In fact, the opposite is true. The A's missed Colon, they like him, and they are happy to have him back.
"We know Bartolo, and he knows us," pitcher Jarrod Parker said. "We don't need him to prove (anything) or make any statements or anything like that. We know who he is and how good he is on the field, so we are not pushing him for anything. I know he's going to address us, and he'll do it as he wants to."
The 50-game suspension included the final 45 days of the season and the postseason and will carry over to the first five games of 2013. After that, Colon, 39, figures to slip back into the rotation for his 16th big-league season, presuming nothing more comes from a recent report in which he and other major leaguers, including Alex Rodriguez, were linked to a performance-enhancing drug operation in Miami.
Manager Bob Melvin was asked if he would like to have Colon publicly say he was sorry or privately address the team.
"I haven't talked to him yet," Melvin said, sidestepping the issue.
A case can be made that Colon's suspension cost his teammates money and advancement in the playoffs. As a veteran who was having a solid season (10-9, 3.43 ERA including 4-1, 1.57 in the five starts before his suspension), Colon was in position to be a factor in the postseason, where the A's lost in five games to Detroit.
On the other hand, in Colon's absence, the Oakland rotation went 22-11.
The A's could have let Colon go as a free agent, but they elected to sign him to a one-year contract, so it is obvious general manager Billy Beane and his staff aren't holding grudges.
And whether or not he talks to the media, to the team or both, Colon should know his teammates are on his side.
"I love Bartolo; he's awesome," Balfour said. "I just gave him a hug right there and said, 'I'm glad they signed you back.' He was a huge part of our team. That was a misfortunate thing toward the end of the year.
"You think to yourself, 'Hey, if we had had him ... ' because he's a great player. He was missed. He's a strike-throwing machine. I've got no hard feelings. It's over. It is what it is. You can't hold grudges on people for the rest of their life."
"He was great for us with the Red Sox," Crisp said. "He could really help us here."
"I'm looking to make 30-plus starts," Anderson said. "I feel great."
"Bob Melvin came up to me last week and told me not to worry about that," Nakajima said. "He said 'You will be the primary shortstop' and Jed Lowrie will be the utility guy."


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Like him or not, Jay Leno knows cars. On �Jay Leno�s Garage,� his web TV show, Jay expresses his passion for everything automotive while showing off his far-reaching and marvelous collection of classic cars.
On the subject of Jaguar�s 2014 F-Type, the comedian succinctly summed up: "It's like a Mustang that went to college at Oxford."
Forget your old impressions of Jaguar: overpriced, fancy cars owned by people who don�t know what tuning�s about. Plus low resale value. The F-type will turn that thinking on its head.
Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company Tata Motors acquired the high class British Jaguar in 2008 from Ford Motor Co., but the world�s been waiting for a better Jaguar for almost 40 years. The new F-Type makes Jaguar sexy again.
The successor to the E-Type, the car Enzo Ferrari described as the "most beautiful ever made,� has a wild streak. It��s powerful, dynamic, muscular and modern.
It�s Jag�s first sports car in decades though it boasts four seats, rear-wheel-drive, a soft-top and no manual transmission.
It�s chunkier, too, with a wide-mouthed grilled and thin rear lights. Inside it�s roomy and posh with a bit more than you might expect from a luxury car such as copper accents rather than chrome and air vents that pop up when turned on. Push the key fob to unlock, and the door handle slides open to invite you inside.
And, then there�s the sound. The F-Type roars to life like an American muscle car yet handles like a panther.
Three supercharged engines are available, a pair of 3-litre V6s with 340 or 380bhp and a 5-liter V8 with 495bhp. The V6 hits zero to 60 in 4.8 seconds. Long live the F-Type!


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