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Definition of left-handed in English:
1(Of a person) using the left hand more naturally than the right: a left-handed batter
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- It's one thing to be able to draw a gun, but it's another thing to be able to do it with your left hand if you're not left-handed.
- One thing I can't do is forge his signature, largely because he's left-handed and I'm not.
- He didn't understand why everyone was so interested to see him write, and the judge pointed out that he was left-handed.
informal southpaw
1.1(Of a tool or item of equipment) made to be used with the left hand: left-handed golf clubs
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- At the time of writing, there are very few left-handed instruments being stocked in York.
- Now the interesting bit is that the left-handed ones have hooks, and the right-handed ones have ridges.
- Even though I grew up in Canada, where there are more left-handed golfers than in the States, left-handed equipment wasn't readily available.
1.2Made or performed with the left hand: my left-handed scrawl
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- He wasn't at all strong at left-handed techniques, whereas Keziah had been told from a very early age that there were no lefts and rights in fighting.
2.1(Of a screw) advanced by turning counterclockwise.
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- The screw arm has right-handed threads on one side of the brass wheel and left-handed threads on the other.
2.2 Biology (Of a spiral shell or helix) sinistral.
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- Recent structural experiments have suggested that the domain may also contain left-handed polyproline helices.
- In fact, a wide range of structural proteins have coils in which two or three helices are wound around each other to form a left-handed superhelix conformation.
- It customarily refers to the number of monomers in one turn of actin's left-handed helix.
2.3(Of a racecourse) turning counterclockwise.
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- It is a left-handed, wide track suited to powerful gallopers and is seen as being flat and fair.
- We are hoping that he will be happier at Cheltenham with its left-handed track and a bigger hill.
- A left-handed track, it is situated on the Welsh side of the border with England.
3.1(Especially of a compliment) ambiguous.
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- It may seem a left-handed compliment to say The Industry Standard was by far the best and most professional of this lot, but I mean it sincerely.
- There is nothing Mosley takes for granted about Wright, giving what might be a left-handed compliment in saying Winky sometimes fights to the level of his competition.
- What I just said could be considered a left-handed compliment.
backhanded, ambiguous, equivocal, double-edged;
dubious, ironic, sardonic, insincere, hypocritical
With the left hand: a significant number play the game left-handed
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- Schaffer had Murray hit left-handed every other day before home games for about three weeks.
- Michael twisted painfully out of the way and swung his sword left-handed in an awkward but powerful arc.
- He bowled the following season left-handed and even bowled three regionals as a lefty, but had no luck.
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- Researchers have posed various theories about the causes of left-handedness.
- Right- or left-handedness then develops, with the dominant hand achieving better fine motor skills and greater strength.
- Having written about left-handedness in the past, I knew that in less enlightened times left-handed infants were often forced to use their right.
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Nice identity work from Montréal studio Studio Point. Taking over the smallest commercial space in Montréal and next to one of the most popular subway stations in the city, a barista serves his customers an espresso, americano or latte directly on the street. Love that custom typeface!

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Judge refuses to toss gay Calif. veteran's lawsuit
Lawsuit brought by lesbian Army veteran and her wife can move forward over DOJ objections
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a lawsuit brought by a lesbian Army veteran and her wife over the denial of disability benefits can move forward over the objections of the Department of Justice.
U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall refused Monday to dismiss Tracey Cooper-Harris' challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and to two other laws that make same-sex spouses of military veterans ineligible for benefits available to straight spouses.
Although the Justice Department under President Obama is refusing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, the department had asked for the case to be tossed out on the grounds that veterans' claims can only be heard by a special veterans' court.
Cooper-Harris suffers from multiple sclerosis. The Department of Veterans Affairs has denied her application for additional money and disability benefits that married veterans are entitled to receive.
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Re: "Super Storms, here they come,"
by Tim Lydon, Writers on the Range, Dec. 7
Tim Lydon in his 12/7/12 article entitled "Super Storms, here they come" claims that Hurricane Sandy as well as last year's giant storm near the Alaskan coast were "strikingly similar, and both point to a climate destabilized by fossil fuel emission." He has cherry-picked two cases, but what does the totality of the data show? The data for Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) from 1972-2012 shown in www.energytribune.com/64549/hurricane-sandy (which includes Sandy in the 2012 data point) shows that the 2012 (ACE) was markedly lower than the average for that 40-year period. Here is prof. William Grey, of CSU, one of the world's most distinguished meteorologists on the subject: "The longest recorded period of no major (category 3,4,5) hurricane landfalls in the U. S. has occurred during the last several years (2006-2012). We have also had 20 fewer major U.S. hurricane landfall events in the last 47 year period (1960-2012) than we had during the earlier 47 year (1919-1965) period. And this decrease occurred during the time of rising CO2 levels". Where is the destabilization Lydon is talking about?
Lydon then goes on to regurgitate the rogues gallery of climate change "talking points": "warming oceans and rising sea levels" as "observable phenomena driven by the atmospheric build up of greenhouse gases." Again, what do the data actually show? In www.climate
4you.com" target="_blank">class="NormalParagraphStyle">4you.com October 2012 update, you will find that global sea surface temperatures like near-surface air temperatures have been essentially constant (or even decreased slightly) over the last 10 years. Lydon's suggestion that the observed current sea level rise of about one-tenth of an inch in one year's time can have any significant effect on a storm surge of 15-20 feet in a day's time is clearly absurd.
The climate change echo chamber of environmental activists that Lydon and his fellow "Writers on the Range" are tuned in to is no less fact deficient than the right-wing, reactionary echo chamber of the Fox News network that we liberals detest. For some authenticity, integrity and a breath of fresh air, the reader is referred to the recent open letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations. It was signed by some 130 of the world's most knowledgeable and distinguished scientists (including Prof Grey) and is available at www.tinyurl.com/bv8n2tl. That letter tells it like it is:
"The incidence and severity of extreme weather has not increased.....the hypothesis that our emissions of CO2 have caused or will cause dangerous global warming is not supported by the evidence."


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PORTLAND -- Robin Lopez is the perfect player on the perfect team in the perfect town.
"They've welcomed me with open arms," the former Stanford star said of his first season as starting center for the Portland Trail Blazers. "It's a weird place, weird as hell. And I'm weird as hell. So it goes hand in hand."
Blazers coach Terry Stotts said he's never worked with a player quite like the 25-year-old, who identifies himself on his Twitter profile as "The Screech Powers of the NBA," a nod to the nerdy character from the old sitcom, "Saved by the Bell."
"There's not very many people like him," Stotts said. "Keep Portland Weird ... there aren't too many towns that have that slogan. Portland's a perfect fit for him and vice-versa."
Lopez has been just as good a fit for the Blazers, who took the NBA by storm by winning 22 of their first 26 games and are 28-9 overall.
The 7-footer averages 10.3 points and a career-best 8.4 rebounds, but his value extends beyond the numbers.
"Guys love playing with him," Stotts said. "He's selfless. The most important thing to him is the team. He's very much a competitor and that's rubbed off on the entire team."
Lopez's role is pretty much the same as it was during his Stanford days, when twin brother Brooke was considered the more skilled offensive player and Robin was content to stay in the trenches. His frontcourt running mate now is power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who is gaining momentum as an MVP candidate.
"Do the dirty work, provide some interior defense, get some rebounds, take some pressure off LaMarcus," Lopez said of his assignments. "It's nothing different, really."
That has directly translated to greater production by Aldridge, who is averaging 23.6 points and 11 rebounds.
"He'll keep one or two guys off the boards and it allows other guys, like LaMarcus, to get rebounds," Stotts said. "More than the Xs and Os and what's happening on the court, it's the chemistry he's provided with LaMarcus."
Lopez came to Portland in a trade from New Orleans and said he knew during September workouts that the team had the makings of something special. The Blazers, also featuring Oakland native and reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard, began clicking well before the season began.
"It doesn't always (translate), but the way we were playing on the floor," Lopez said, "that was something different, that was something unique."
Few players demand the description "unique" the way Lopez does.
He collects comic books, loves the 1985 movie, "Goonies," and gained attention last month for yanking an "Afro" wig off Pistons mascot "Hooper," whom Lopez decided was making fun of his hairstyle.
"That was totally on him," Lopez said. "That was self-defense on my part."
Lopez entertains Twitter followers with a range of eclectic notions. In recent posts:
Stotts applauds the fact that Lopez has hobbies and interests beyond the court, and said his teammates are respectful.
"He's different, but in a very good way," Stotts said. "He has a good heart. He wants to do the right thing. He's a good teammate, which is really one of our strengths."
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New Jersey farmer gets political with corn maze
Published: Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 6:57 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 6:57 a.m.
CHESTER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey farmer has cut the faces of Republican Gov. Chris Christie and his Democratic challenger into a corn maze to highlight the state's gubernatorial election.
The corn was planted in June at the Stony Hill Farm in Chester.
Owner Dale Davis tells Newark's The Star-Ledger newspaper (http://bit.ly/13Fl0kE ) he chose the maze to get people interested. He says everybody recognizes Christie but he doesn't know whether a lot of people would recognize gubernatorial rival Sen. Barbara Buono (BWOH'-noh).
Christie is far ahead of Buono in public polls and leads among nearly every demographic group. He's seen as a viable contender for the 2016 Republican nomination for president.
The Morris County maze will open to the paying public Aug. 31. The election is Nov. 5.
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Created by a quartet of renowned choreographers commissioned by Dance St. Louis, PNC Arts Alive "New Dance Horizons" will be performed as part of the Campus Performing Arts Series at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall located at 10th and Main streets on the Missouri S&T campus in Rolla.
"New Dance Horizons" brings together choreographers Victoria Marks, Jessica Lang, Pamela Tanowitz and Gina Patterson with St. Louis-based dance companies Saint Louis Ballet, Leverage Dance Theater, MADCO and Common Thread Contemporary Dance Co. to create world premiere productions.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for youth. The first 75 tickets for Missouri S&T students with student ID are free. Additional university student tickets are $10. Tickets are available online or from the Leach Theatre Box Office. Box office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 573-341-4219 for more information.
Leach Theatre will offer discounted tickets through its Back Row Club one hour prior to the event, should tickets remain for the show. The seats in the last row of the theater will be sold for $10 each prior to the performance.
The performance is sponsored by public radio station KMST. Additional funding for the Missouri S&T Campus Performing Arts Series is provided by the Missouri S&T Endowment for the Performing Arts.
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ANTIOCH -- Like music to their ears, members of the Deer Valley High School band marched to the award podium an abundance of times this season.
At the Delta Band Review, the Wolverine Marching Band snagged four awards; in Elk Grove, two; at the Santa Cruz review, one; in Lodi, two prizes; and at a recent parade in Oakland, yet another.
Director and Deer Valley teacher Larry Widener is keeping humble with humor.
"We are not exactly taking over the world, but we are definitely moving in the right direction."
But he's rightly happy with the scores, which have been "considerably higher than in recent years. My section leaders work them pretty hard."
Along with Widener, Brittany Bennett guides as Color Guard director, and John Shoemaker is the percussion instructor.
Widener, though, said the real news here is Zach Spaulding, the "amazing" drum major, who's strutted away with an award at every event.
"He's only a junior," Widener said. "He's very talented. He plays any instrument I ask him to.
"He's beaten students with many more years of experience and much more private training. Not only that, but he is a confident leader and a great conductor."
In his third year of marching band, this is Spaulding's first year as drum major.
He's been involved in music since he was in second grade, with his first band experience as a trumpet-playing fourth-grader.
Since then, he's learned to play the French horn, trombone, euphonium, piano, percussion and "recently attempted to tackle baritone saxophone."
Spaulding said there are countless exciting "and beneficial aspects of participating in band."
"The music is always an amazing part, and being able to do what I love and improve on what I do. But, in marching band, specifically, the most enjoyable parts are the people and atmosphere. We are all working together, striving toward a common goal to perform our best.
"I've made so many close friends, and I am really thankful for that."
The junior said Widener has taught him and the others myriad music-related topics -- from history to mics to random tidbits.
"He's also taught us how to treat each other (in band and in) everyday life ... (helping) us live in a happier and more comfortable environment."
Spaulding credits the three instructors for the band's winning season, but "also the determination of the band members has resulted in better scores as well." Beyond the awards, Widener is proud his students are involved in a variety of activities, including leadership, sports, choir, dance, drama and clubs.
And he truly enjoys his students playing local events, "especially Veterans Day and Memorial Day. I think these are very important for our community and crucial that our youth be involved."
In addition to the marching band, Widener also directs the school's jazz ensemble, the percussion ensemble and the Dozier-Libbey High orchestra.
At Deer Valley since it opened 17 years ago, Widener has a foundation of winning. As a Pittsburg High student, his band director was the well-respected and beloved Orrin Cross.
"I was one of Orrin's kids. I took from him the desire to be entertaining and to plan ahead for anything and everything," said the 1980 PHS grad.
"There is never just one big thing. This job is like juggling honey badgers."
Now that the marching band season is over, the group is preparing for its annual fundraiser -- a crab feed/tri-tip dinner on Feb. 2 at the Antioch fairgrounds. Tickets are $45 call. For more information, call 925-756-6788.
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The first real race of the America's Cup challenger series was a runaway for Emirates Team New Zealand even before it hit the starting line on San Francisco Bay on Saturday.
Kiwi skipper Dean Barker trapped Italy's Luna Rossa during the prestart maneuvers and then accelerated, gaining a five-length lead approaching the starting line perpendicular to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Team New Zealand's high-performance, 72-foot catamaran rose up on hydrofoils, and the rout was on.
The Kiwis were so dominant that they had finished and were doing a flyby of America's Cup Park on Piers 27-29 when the Italians were still approaching the sixth of seven marks.
"It's different, isn't it, to actually have two boats together," Barker said. "It's nice to have the Luna Rossa guys out there. It can only make you better."
It was the first time in four races that two wing-sailed AC72 catamarans were on the course at the same time.
Italy boycotted last Sunday's opening race while awaiting an international jury's decision in a rules spat. Team New Zealand sailed around alone to collect a point.
The Kiwis did the same thing Tuesday, as did the Italians on Thursday, when their scheduled opponent was Artemis Racing. Swedish-based Artemis Racing has yet to launch its second boat after the capsize of its first boat May 9 that killed British sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson.
Saturday's race was the opener of the second of five round-robins in the Louis Vuitton Cup. Team New Zealand leads the Italians 3-1.
Artemis hopes to begin sea trials of its second boat within the week.
Team New Zealand's winning margin was 5 minutes, 23 seconds, but Luna Rossa was officially tagged with a did not finish. Boats must finish within five minutes of the winner or be ruled a DNF.
"We probably ended up almost where we thought we'd be, probably a little bit worse off," Luna Rossa helmsman Chris Draper said. "We had a couple of issues around the course. We're reasonably content."
Draper said a problem with the rake system on the reaching leg to the finish meant the boat couldn't foil, which contributed to Luna Rossa finishing more than five minutes after the Kiwis.
"It was a pretty major issue," he said. "It's my fault."


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Named for Native Americans who lived in the area for hundreds of years, Occoneechee is on the John H. Kerr Reservoir, better known as Buggs Island Lake, and is popular with anglers and boaters. Facilities include cabins, campsites, an equestrian campground, picnic shelters, an amphitheater, a playground, boat ramps, and a private concession offering boat rentals and snacks. Occoneechee Marina offers a fuel dock and boat slips with water and electric service for annual rentals. Six slips are available for rent to overnight camping and cabin guests. The park also has 20 miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding. The visitor center and museum introduce visitors to Native American history and the indigenous Occoneechee people.
Providing 24-hour access Virginia's largest lake, three boat ramps open the door to 48,000 acres of fishing, boating and aquatic recreation. Forty-eight campsites are available for tent and RV campers. Some sites are right on the shoreline, providing easy fishing and boating access. The park also has 13 cabins that allow guests to enjoy the comforts of home as well as beautiful views of the lake. An equestrian campground with 11 sites and 11 covered horse stalls offers easy access to the park's trail system. Occoneechee also has picnic areas near the lake, a playground, boat rentals and a lakefront amphitheater.
8 a.m. – dusk.
From I-85, take Route 58 West Exit at South Hill. Park is located on Route 58 one mile east of Clarksville.
Its address is 1192 Occoneechee Park Road, Clarksville, VA 23927-9449; Latitude, 36.626101. Longitude, -78.524101.
Drive Time: Northern Virginia, three and a half hours; Richmond, two hours; Tidewater/Norfolk/Virginia Beach, three hours; Roanoke, two and half hours
2,698 acres. Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir), 48,000 acres. Panhandle Area is 1,900 acres.
There are 11 cabins, two lodges 48 campsites for tents and RVs, and 11 equestrian campsites. Water view sites by reservation only. There are no designated swimming areas at this park. Boat launch is free for campers. Most campsite areas are shaded. For information on availability of overnight accommodations, particular park amenities or to make a reservation, you can reserve online or call 1-800-933-PARK. Click here for park fees.
Click here to visit a Flickr photoset of typical cabins and lodges at the park. Cabins and lodges vary; any given dwelling may not match what's shown in the photos.
Click here for details on reservation cancellation and transfer policies. A fee is charged per pet per night for cabin stays.
Cabins and Lodges: Weekly rentals, which are required for these facilities during prime season, start on Saturday or Sunday. No bed rentals. A two-night minimum stay is required the rest of the year, however in prime season guests who wish to stay less than a week may call 30 days prior to desired arrival date to see if there is vacancy for two-night minimum stay. Cabins and lodges are open year-round and may be reserved up to 11 months in advance.
Lodges: Occoneechee has two 6-bedroom lodges. During prime season, both lodges are rented for week-long stays. L009-SAT stays start on Saturday and L012-SUN stays start on Sunday.
Each lodge has:
Cabins: During prime season, cabins 1-6 rent weekly starting on Saturday; cabins 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13 start renting on Sunday.
Total sites of each type: Two-bedroom frame, 6; two-bedroom frame water-view, 3; three-bedroom frame, 1; three-bedroom frame water-view, 1; six-bedroom lodge, 2
Site Types
Two-bedroom frame – two-bedroom frame cabin, sleeps six maximum, one queen bed, two sets of bunk beds (sleeps four); no bed rentals.
Two-bedroom frame water-view – two-bedroom frame cabin, water-view, sleeps six maximum, one queen bed, two sets of bunk beds. (Cabin 11, which is universally accessible, has a queen bed that sleeps two, a fold-out queen sofa bed that sleeps two and bunkbeds that sleep two. No bed rentals.
Three-bedroom frame – three-bedroom frame cabin, sleeps eight maximum, one queen bed, two single beds in second bedroom, two sets of bunk beds (sleeps four) in third bedroom; no bed rentals.
Three-bedroom frame water-view – three-bedroom frame cabin, water-view, sleeps eight maximum, one queen bed, two single beds in second bedroom, two sets of bunk beds in third bedroom; no bed rentals.
Six-bedroom lodge – six bedrooms, sleeps 16 maximum, three baths, universally accessible, two bedrooms with a queen size bed in each, two bedrooms with two single beds in each, and two bedrooms with two sets of bunk beds in each; no bed rentals.
Total: 11 cabins; two lodges
Total sites of each type: Standard, 3; EW, 33; StdWaterview, 6; EW Waterview, 6
Site type:
Campground B
B Green EW 35ft: Electric and water; RVs up to 35 feet allowed only in Campground B (no exceptions); various equipment; no sewer. Accepts outlets for 20 and 30-amp current. These sites are not on the lake.
Campground C
C Purple Std 30ft: Various equipment, no hookups; RVs up to 30 feet only.
C Blue EW 30ft: RVs up to 30 feet in Campground C (no exceptions); various equipment; electric and water hook-ups. Accepts outlets for 20 and 30-amp current.
C Red Std-W 30ft: Waterfront sites for various equipment with no hookups; RVs up to 30 feet only (no exception).
C Orange EW-W 30ft: Waterfront site for various equipment with electric and water hookups; RVs up to 30 feet (no exceptions). Accepts outlets for 20 and 30-amp current. These types of sites are in Campground C only.
Total campsites: 48.
Occoneechee Equestrian Campground: Eleven 100 by 24-foot campsites with electricity; eleven 12 by 12-foot covered stalls (not specifically assigned). This campground operates from the first Friday in March to the first Monday in December. Check-in is 4 p.m., check-out is 3 p.m.
One vehicle in addition to RV or horse trailer, popup or two small tents; maximum occupancy is six people per campsite. The campground is designed mainly for self-sustaining horse trailers and RVs, but equestrian customers with other camping equipment are welcome. Trails are open but may be in poor condition after heavy rain. The park is stabilizing the trails with material to prevent such conditions in the future.
Camping Lodge (bunkhouse) – Two-night minimum; no full-week requirement. The two-room lodge has seven bunk beds, a refrigerator, a microwave, a coffeepot, and heating and air conditioning. A small front deck and a large (12 feet by 24 feet) covered back deck with two picnic tables are just outside the building. Cooking and smoking are not permitted inside the lodge. This facility is not sold 11 months in advance; it goes online in January each year. Check-in is 4 p.m., and check-out is 10 a.m.
The transfer deadline policy and cancellation and pet fees are the same as those for cabins.
About 3.1 miles of walking trails wind through woodlands throughout the park. Two self–guided interpretive trails introduce visitors to the Terrace Garden-Occoneechee Plantation site and the Tutelo Birding-Wildlife Trail. The park also has 20 miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding.
The park has no designated swimming areas.
Boat slips still available! Click here for a flier or click here to apply for a boat slip.
Buggs Island Lake and connecting Lake Gaston are famous for the number and size of fish there. Striped and largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and perch are plentiful. Three boat ramps provide motorized and non-motorized boat access to Buggs Island Lake. A Buggs Island Special Pass that covers boat launching and parking for Occoneechee and Staunton River state parks is available. Call 800-933-PARK for more information. Pontoon and fishing boats, including safety equipment, can be rented at the main boat ramp from Clarksville Marine Rentals Inc.
Boating: Available year-round. Motorboats are allowed. Three boat launching ramps are available for access to Buggs Island Lake for both motorized and non-motorized boats. Call 800-933-PARK to purchase an annual boat launch passport. Click here for park fees.
Pontoons, single and double kayaks, and paddle boards, including safety equipment, may be rented from Clarksville Marine Rentals at the main boat ramp. On weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day, it's open 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and by appointment at all other times during the year. Boats must be returned by 6 p.m. Thirty gallons of gas are included in the pontoon rental. Call 434-374-2525 or 434-374-2755 to make reservations.
The park has a 10-target outdoor range. Guests must bring their own equipment. Daily parking fees apply.
Horses are allowed on the Panhandle Multi-use Trail. Equestrian camping is available. See the camping section above for information about overnight horse facilities here. There are no horse rentals. State law requires that visitors carry a copy of a negative Coggins report with each horse brought to the park.
The Occoneechee Panhandle Area provides public hunting for those with a valid state hunting license; you must register at the area's access gate.
Click here for the park's trail guide.
The park has two shelters that can be rented from 8 a.m. to dusk (all day). Call 1-800-933-PARK to reserve. Shelter users may use the volleyball area, and the park lends volleyballs as well as horseshoes. The shelters are available for rent from the first weekend in March through the first weekend in December. Parking fees are not included in the rental (see above for details). Click here for park fees.
Cancellation policy: No refund within 14 days before reserved date. Before then, there's a cancellation fee.
Shelter 1 (small): Accommodates up to 35 people comfortably. Parking at the shelter is limited to eight cars, but parking is also available nearby at boat ramp 2 and the amphitheater. It has lights as well as electrical outlets and is near the playground, which makes it ideal for kids. It also features horseshoe pits, a trail leading to a beautiful lakefront view and a modern restroom facility.
Shelter 2 (large): It accommodates up to 100 comfortably and is near the playground, horseshoe pits and restrooms. Parking at the shelter is limited to 20 cars, but parking is also available nearby at boat ramp 2 and the amphitheater. This shelter is universally accessible, has lights and electrical outlets and is on the left just past the visitor center.
None, but the park rents family lodges that may be used for small retreats and get-togethers.
Camper registration. Also, the center features Native American history, "The Occoneechee Story," a living hut and artifacts. Also within is a year-round gift shop featuring Native American merchandise, t-shirts, hats, souvenirs, postcards and educational material.
There are several nearby in Clarksville.
The closest laundry facility is nearby in Clarksville.
None at this park.
Overlooking the lake is an amphitheater with a partially covered stage. There are benches that accommodate up to 120 people. Two earthen terraces allow additional seating.
Click here to view all parks' events, festivals, workshops and interpretive programs.
Pontoons, single and double kayaks, and paddle-boards, including safety equipment, can be rented at the main boat ramp from Clarksville Marine Rentals, Inc. On weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day, it's open 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and by appointment at all other times during the year. Boats must be returned by 6 p.m. Thirty gallons of gas are included in the pontoon rental. Call 434-374-2525 or 434-374-2755 to make reservations.
The Occoneechi Indians lived on an island near what is now the park until 1676. The strategic location enabled them to play a major role in the fur trade up and down the East Coast. When Europeans arrived, the tribe's influence was at its peak, and their language was commonly used in trade.
Bacon's Rebellion abruptly ended their prominence in 1676. This armed rebellion is considered to be the first to occur in the New World. It began when Nathaniel Bacon's plantation was raided by Susquehannock Indians, who had been displaced from their home to the north. Bacon asked Virginia Gov. Berkley to raise a militia and retaliate. Berkley denied the request so Bacon raised a militia, in violation of the governor's wishes.
In pursuit of the Susquehannocks, the militia encountered the Occoneechi at their island home. Fearing indiscriminant treatment by Bacon's militia, the Occoneechi offered to fight the Susquehannocks themselves. The Occoneechi defeated the Susquehannocks. Upon returning home, however, a conflict erupted between the Occoneechi and Bacon's men over spoils and the fate of the captives. The conflict decimated the Occoneechi, and remaining members of the tribe moved south to an area where Hillsboro, N.C., now stands.
In 1839, William Townes built Occoneechee Plantation built here. The 3,100-acre plantation occupied much of what is now the park as well as Occoneechee Island. The house and many features of the plantation were on land through which Plantation Trail now passes. The plantation was sold to Dempsey Graves Crudup, who lived there with his family until the house burned down on Christmas Eve in 1898. Candles on a Christmas tree probably caused the fire.
In 1947 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began building the John H. Kerr Dam. It was completed in 1953, and the land flooded, forming the John H. Kerr Reservoir, more commonly known as Buggs Island Lake.
In 1968, the state began leasing the land of Occoneechee State Park for recreational use.
The Friends of Occoneechee State Park is a group of volunteers registered with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to support the park, its staff and park users. The citizen support organization (CSO) group's mission is to identify and promote activities to conserve, enhance and interpret the park's natural, cultural, scenic, historic, educational and recreational resources. Learn about or join the friends group or send an email note.
Master plans must be written for parks before they're built. The plans are updated at least once every 10 years thereafter. The plans cover the size, types, infrastructure and locations of facilities as well as the site's special features and resources. Three public meetings are held during the initial development of each plan. Click here for this park's master plan.
Virginia State Parks are great places to discover and reconnect with the wild world. Bring a camera and share your captures with the world. But please don't disturb or get too close to the animals. The park is, after all, their home. Here are a few recent natural encounters others have had at Occoneechee State Park.
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Over the weekend, several people in our area have been involved in ATV accidents, with one resulting in a death. ATVs are considered a good way to have fun, but some folks say it's not the activity that is dangerous, rather it's people who do not adhere to strict rules.
Eighteen-year-old Brandon McCranie has been riding his all terrain vehicle for two years. He says although these four wheelers can be fun they can also be dangerous.
"I was doing donuts on the road the rear wheel caught on a pole of sand it doesn't take much, but it wasn't anything major," says Brandon.
But that was a different story Friday. A Gadsden County man died from injuries resulting from an ATV accident, and less than 24 hours later, a 17-year-old and his passenger were injured in an accident.
Winn Pepples is an ATV dealer he says before selling one of these four wheelers he makes sure his buyers understand some important rules.
"You never carry a passenger on an ATV, they're specifically designed for that in addition these people did not have proper protective gear on it is required for dealers to provide information to folks purchasing ATVs," says Winn Pepples.
The state of Florida does not require folks to wear helmets, but Pepples say it's a necessary tool to protect drivers from head injuries. Pepples says he would like to see a mandatory safety program instituted in Florida for folks who buy these ATVs so that folks can get proper training.
These ATVs are made for one person, adding a passenger makes it difficult for the driver to maneuver the vehicle and that can cause the ATV to tip over easily. The end result can be disastrous.
All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) Safety
Proper Riding Posture
Recommended Sizes for Age
Source: www.cpsc.gov (Consumer Product Safety Commission Web site) has contributed to this report.


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Zombies, vampires and cakes shaped like the creepiest of clowns? Here's a little Halloween inspiration for this season of trick-or-treat.
Halloween Wars: Food Network's quirky four-episode Halloween competition returns to the airwaves just in time to amuse and, er, educate you with a multitude of creepy themes and horrifying sweets. The show is hosted by Justin Willman of "Cupcake Wars" fame and judged by professional cake decorators as well as celebrity judges, including stars from "Saw," "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries." (They may not know much about food, but clearly, they've got the blood factor down.) The show, which airs at 9 p.m. Sundays, kicks off Oct. 7 as five teams of cake decorators, pumpkin carvers and confectioners vie to make edible evil clowns. Vampires are up on Oct. 14, followed by "Science Gone Wrong" and "Zombie Wedding." Details: www.foodnetwork.com/halloween-wars.
Hostess with the Mostess: For sheer over-the-top Halloween euphoria, there's just one place to go, Hostess with the Mostess. This entertaining-focused blog is a fount of detailed, clever theme party ideas from the pros -- special events coordinators, caterers and designers -- and the occasional average joe. But the Halloween ideas are particularly fun. They include how-tos for making glowing lanterns, as well as decorating and culinary tips for Day of the Dead, mad scientist and other party ideas for kids or adults. Find it at http://blog.hwtm.com/occasions-ideas/halloween.
Our Halloween archives: If you're looking for inspiration from the past -- including the adorable meringue ghosts, spider truffles and Great Pumpkin cookies we featured in a spread on Halloween-themed cookie exchanges a few years ago -- you'll find it in our special Halloween archive at www.mercurynews.com/halloween. In addition to recipes and food-related tips, the archive includes pumpkin carving how-tos, ideas for your Halloween party play list, creepy horror flicks, 2012 costume trends and a map of the Bay Area's best haunted houses.


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- Aug 18:
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- Jahi McMath: Family calls state report 'B.S.'; new medical record details emerge
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- Jahi McMath: State releases report on Children's Hospital Oakland's handling of patients
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- Jahi McMath: Complete text of letter from brain-dead girl's mother
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- Jahi McMath 'much better,' her mother says
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- Jahi McMath: Is it safe to have tonsil surgery at Children's Hospital Oakland?
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- Jahi McMath video claims to show her feet and toes move
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- Jahi McMath: five similar brain death legal cases
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- Jahi McMath: Girl given breathing, feeding tubes, attorney says
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- Jahi McMath: Streetfighting lawyer takes heat, death threats for brain-dead Oakland girl's family
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- Jahi McMath: Family says brain-dead teen's body may be too deteriorated to save
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- Jahi McMath: Brain-dead teen's family moves her from Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Timeline of events in case of brain-dead Oakland teen
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- Jahi McMath: Mom can remove brain-dead daughter from hospital, judge rules
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- Jahi McMath: Terri Schiavo group secretly leading transfer efforts
- Jahi McMath: Hospital fights in court to remove brain-dead girl from ventilator
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- Jahi McMath: Statement of Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Mom and lawyer say only remaining option for brain-dead girl is a New York care facility
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- Jahi McMath: Family, attorney release letter addressing critics
- Jahi McMath: Family trying to raise money to get 13-year-old airlifted out of state
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- Jahi McMath: Children's Hospital Oakland agrees to release brain-dead girl to long-term care
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- Jahi McMath: 2 years ago, a girl wound up severely brain damaged following similar surgery
- Herhold: At bottom, the Jahi McMath story is a tale of a mother's guilt
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- Jahi McMath: A mother's undeniable love is lost in divisive battle
- Jahi McMath: Judge denies petition to keep girl on ventilator past Dec. 30
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- Jahi, her mom and 13 days at Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Medicine's ability to keep a heart beating complicates how death is perceived
- Oakland: Emotional letter from Jahi McMath's mom to keep daughter 'warm'
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- Family of Oakland girl on ventilator furious after meeting with hospital officials
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- Jahi McMath prayer vigil: 'God knows we want a miracle'
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- Oakland girl, 13, declared brain-dead after tonsil surgery
OAKLAND -- Exactly a week after Jahi McMath arrived at Children's Hospital Oakland for a routine tonsil surgery, family members were gathering by her bedside Monday night to await doctors' final word on whether there would be any hope of taking their 13-year-old home.
The routine surgery ended in what her mother said was Jahi's worst nightmare: never waking back up. The bubbly teen from a large Oakland family was declared brain dead last week. More family members gathered to visit Jahi late Monday, before she underwent one last test to see if she had any chance of recovery.
The results of the test, Jahi's family said, will determine whether or when doctors will take the teen off life support.
"At this point it's not up to us (to decide whether to keep her on life support)," her uncle, 27-year-old Omari Sealey, said. "It's so hard for my family. It's so hard for me because her heart is still beating. It's the most helpless feeling to know there's nothing else you can do."
Late Monday, after confirming that the family had convinced a doctor to perform an EEG test to check for any signs of brain activity, Sealey added: "We haven't given up hope. We believe that we still have a shot."
Sealey said earlier Monday that the hospital had made the decision to take Jahi off life support, despite the family's objections. The hospital administration sought permission from Jahi's family to speak to the media on Monday, but the family denied the request. Laws prohibit the hospital from speaking in detail about patients unless permission is given.
"We can say that, as whenever we see a medical or surgical complication, we are reviewing her case very closely," Chief of Pediatrics David Durand said in a brief statement. "Our hearts go out to her family, and we want to support them during this extremely difficult time."
Jahi's family has said they are seeking legal counsel as hospital officials review the case.
Jahi went in for surgery Dec. 9 for what was supposed to be a one-night stay, according to her mother, Nailah Winkfield. When Jahi came out of surgery, she appeared healthy and alert, and was eating a Popsicle, her mother said. The girl was talking and reading notes before blood began pouring from her nose and mouth, she said.
Jahi later went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced brain dead by Thursday, the family said.
Outside of the North Oakland hospital on Monday, Winkfield pleaded for answers from a hospital staff she said has been obstinate and rude during the family's quest for information. The family said hospital staff have asked family to leave the facility and have refused the family's request to meet with hospital administration.
Handwritten notes that Jahi wrote after her surgery -- one read, "Am I OK?" -- are missing too, family members said.
People at E.C. Reems Academy of Technology and Arts, where Jahi is one of 27 eighth-graders, spent the week "praying for a miracle," said Lisa Blair, the school's chief operating officer. Jahi is well known at the tiny East Oakland public charter school, which she has attended since kindergarten; she was recently elected to serve as a judge on the school's student council.
"She is a wonderful little girl," Blair said. "I watched her grow up."
Her family has not left her side during her hospital stay, including Sealey, who has slept in Jahi's room.
"She was my baby," Sealey said. "She was the sweetest girl. She always smiled. All she did was smile and laugh."
Outside the hospital Monday, Winkfield, Jahi's mother, repeated one of the last things Jahi said to her: "Mom, don't cry." Winkfield told reporters she was out of tears.
"As compassionate as (Jahi) is and as caring as she is you would think the hospital could show her some compassion. Her worst fear was not waking up and now she's up there, not waking up."
Staff writer Erin Ivie contributed to this story. David DeBolt and Rick Hurd cover breaking news. Follow them at Twitter.com/daviddebolt and Twitter.com/3rdERH.


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Summit Habitat for Humanity will donate 10 percent of its Restore's gross sales during January.
"While there will always be pressing needs in our local community, the shock of Sandy on so many makes this contribution the least that we can do from here," the nonprofit group stated in a recent release.
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Nice Landlady to start off with right into a rocking Llama. Forbin is good tonight with a great story too. Page and Mike do their best to be specs, and other things, to follow along with Trey's descriptions. Mockingbird, however, is not that tight at all. My Sweet One has a long intro again. Sound adjustments or tuning? Good Leo solo. Reba has a few rough spots in the middle from Trey. It also sounds like he gets cut off by Fish at the apex of his solo leading to a weak ending. IDK has a cut in it, maybe first tape flip, and features Fish on trombone. The begining of Stash is cut off. People are starting to clap along with Fish during the drum break parts, it's the first time I've heard it this loud anyway. Pretty good Stash. Mango is good but, not great. I could go for more Mike please! Poor Heart is good and a ripping Chalkdust makes for a good closer.
Curtain is a good opener for second set. Good but, not great. Not sure what they are teasing again during the Possum intro. Lots of foolishness during Possum as usual for this tour. Pretty good Guelah. Coil is ok, a little loose but, what sets this one appart is the crowd singing Happy Birthday to Page while he is soloing at the end. Great stuff! ATR has a few rough spots tonight. Brother is getting more rare. This one is a little long and just as crazy as the others. Following up with another crazy song, Sanity is not quite up to par but, still funny. Leading us into the Fishman section, Trey introduces him as "the man who has no mind to loose." Fish makes fun of Page for playing Happy Birthday to himself on piano, and goes on to introduce the ages of the band members and Paul. Fish's section ends with HYHU again. Sparkle is ok. Hood has some loose spots but, is ok. Good Cavern closer.
Page gets to wrap up his birthday show with a nice Lawn Boy and his raunchy scat part in the middle of GTBT. Good solid double encore.
Good show tonight, not the greatest but, solid. Maybe a bit too much fun celebrating with Page? Interesting note that the other review on here said it was five bucks to get in! My spring 1993 ticket was $14. How times have changed.


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Cleora Nelson, 85, of McPherson, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at McPherson Hospital. She was a retired elementary school teacher. She had been a McPherson resident since 1990, formerly of Bonner Springs, Goddard, Emporia and Clements.
She was born on Feb. 13, 1928, in Leavenworth, the daughter of George and Helen (Duncan) Kley. She graduated from Gem High School in 1947 and received her bachelor's degree from Emporia State Teachers College in 1963.
On June 10, 1949, she was united in marriage to Robert R. Nelson in Emporia. He preceded her in death on Aug. 5, 2010.
Cleora was a member of the McPherson Free Methodist Church and McPherson Association of Retired School Personnel.
Survivors include: her sons, Philip Nelson and wife, Carolyn, of McPherson, and James Nelson and wife, Julie, of McPherson; daughter-in-law, Marsha Nelson of Bonner Springs; seven grandchildren, Stephen and Elizabeth Nelson, Rebekah Nelson, Michelle (Nelson) and Jeff Sussenbach, Megan (Nelson) and Matt McPeak, Rachel (Nelson) and Joshua Woods, Jeremiah Nelson, and Valisha (Nelson) and Eric Buselt; and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son, David Nelson.
A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at McPherson Free Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Griffith and Rev. Deborah Somerville officiating. Burial will be in the McPherson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Stockham Family Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Memorial donations may be given to the McPherson Free Methodist Church or Central Christian College of Kansas in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460. Personal condolences may be sent to the family at www.stockhamfamily.com.
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OSPIRG will host a panel discussion on hunger and homelessness in Ashland at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14.
The event at the Hawthorne Classroom at the Cascade Complex on the Southern Oregon University campus is open to the public.
Keith Haxton and Kristi Wright, of Legalize Sleep; Aaron Fletcher of Homefree Hostels; and student representative Oneta Cantlon will be on the panel, and will discuss organizing a shelter for Ashland's homeless population. Organizers said participant can learn about area homelessness and can participate in the discussion.
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BEAVER CREEK - The Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek has announced that tickets are on sale to the public for its full winter season. The 15th anniversary milestone season includes categories of concerts, Broadway, dance, classical, family shows and comedy. Among the biggest names this season will be Michael Bolton, Linda Eder and The Beach Boys in December, followed by Lewis Black in January, whose comedy act has quickly sold out at the Vilar in previous seasons. "For our 15th anniversary season, we're celebrating with some new names, as well as some old favorites that valley residents and visitors have asked us to bring back," said Kris Sabel, executive director for the Vilar Performing Arts Center. "This is one of our favorite times of year, as we release our schedule and receive feedback on the shows our fans can't wait to see. We look forward to ramping up our show schedule in the coming weeks."The Vilar will also pay tribute to legendary icons Michael Jackson and the Beatles with two tribute bands - Who's Bad and 1964 the Tribute, respectively - in January. Other valley favorites such as Spamalot in the Broadway category and comedy pet acts in the family category are back by popular demand. And while many familiar names are on the list, some less familiar artists are making their way to the stage as well, including quirky folk trio The Shook Twins, rising folk superstars Delta Rae, and modern jazz vocalist Cyrille Aime. "We're thrilled to bring an element of the unexpected to the Vilar this winter with our artists. I encourage people to step out of their comfort zones this winter and come witness some incredible shows," Sabel said. "And what's more, we're about to announce a huge name to our series that we hope will blow everyone away. It's the biggest name to come to the Vilar yet, and we're delighted to be able to recognize our 15th anniversary with a major show."Details on that big show and other performances that have yet to be announced will be released soon; tickets for all other performances are on sale now and available online at vilarpac.org, by phone at 970-845-TIXS or in person at the VPAC Box Office in Beaver Creek.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -- Stay safe on the streets by deciding to drive without distraction.
Today, the Grand Junction City Council will declare November Decide to Drive Month, with the help of School District 51, St. Mary's Hospital and Rocky Mountain Orthopedics.
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Nearly 2.3 million people were injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2008.
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Tonight's riveting "Breaking Bad" episode -- "Ozymandias" -- delivered the awful news many of us were expecting: Hank (along with his partner Gomez), met his sad demise in the desert.
What we weren't quite ready for was the utterly horrific dissolution of the White family.
This was gut wrenching, almost sickening stuff. "Breaking Bad," of course, has delivered a lot of hard-to-watch sequences over the years. Murders. Bombings. Poisonings. ... But to see Junior finally learn the truth about his father -- and to see Walt turn against Skyler and his family in utter rage ... Well, that was almost too much to take.
When Marie and a tearful Skyler first tell Junior about his father's drug-lord ways, the kid is initially incredulous and incensed.
"You're completely out of your mind," he says. ... "This is B.S.!"
But moments later, Junior sees his father for who he really is. They arrive home, where Walt is frantically packing and orders them to do the same.
This, however, is where Skyler's loyalty finally runs out. She wants to know where Hank is and she's convinced that Walt killed him. We're talking family now. Her sister's husband. She is no longer that cold-blooded "Skysenberg" who told Walt that Jesse was expendable. This is the end of the line for her. She has come to her senses.
Walt does his best to keep her toeing the line. He tells Skyler that he still has $11 million left -- that they can still go away and start a new life. But she's not buying it.
Skyler grabs a knife, wields it in Walt's direction and yells, "Enough! Get out!"
The ensuing scuffle makes for tense, gasp-inducing viewing, and when Walt watches Junior call the cops of him, he reacts as if that knife pierced his heart. In Walt's eyes, Skyler has truly crossed the line. He abducts Holly and flees.
And to think that there have been well-chronicled legions of Skyler-haters among "Breaking Bad" fans. Pretty shameful. I wonder what they are thinking at this point.
The verbal attack that Walt later delivers over the phone to Skyler is extremely vicious. Instead of taking a remorseful stance, he calls the woman who, at one point, was ready to back him, a "stupid bitch." And there is talk of her "disrespect" and of how, if she doesn't toe the line, she will "wind up just like Hank."
But it becomes clear that this is another grand performance by Walt. He realizes that the cops are listening in on the call and this is his effort to take full blame for the carnage wreaked by Heisenberg, while taking the heat off Skyler. It's his last humane act for a family he has destroyed.
In the waning moments of the episode, Walt leaves baby Holly at a fire station and declares that "I've still got things left to do." He boards that red van that Jesse was supposed to take and heads off to who knows where.
Some random thoughts:
-- RIP, Hank. He was a gruff, take-no-crap guy until the end. When Uncle Jack asks, "Should I let you go?" Hank responds with a "Go (screw) yourself." He departs the world as a hero.
-- Walt's jaw-dropping, anguish-filled reaction of Hank's death was breath-taking, and Bryan Cranston nails the scene once again.
-- "Sorry for your loss." ... Wow. Todd. You really are an unfeeling robot.
-- So much for Jesse "being family." Right before Uncle Jack's gang hauls Pinkman away, Walt just has to tell his former partner, out of spite, that he watched Jane die -- that he could have saved her, but didn't. One last sucker punch.
-- The clash between Walt and Skyler brought back memories of the famous "Whitecaps" episode of "The Sopranos" when Tony and Carmela went at it with vicious fury. This was even more horrifying to watch.
-- Anna Gunn, as usual, was spectacular in all her despair.
-- Kudos to director Rian Johnson, and the episode's writer, Moira Walley-Beckett. They were at the top of their game. One of the best "Breaking Bad" episodes ever.
-- The episode title, "Ozymandias," is taken from the Percy Bysshe Shelley poem of the same name. The poem is a caution against empire-building hubris. In a trailer for the series released earlier this year, Cranston read the entire poem.
Here it is:
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away".
Contact Chuck Barney at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.ChuckBarney, or Twitter.com/chuckbarney


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CrockPot Corn Bread Stuffing Recipe
Day 318.
Dude. I so love my crockpot. It has gotten me to think out of the box, and I now have a refrigerator full of 2! TWO! kinds of perfect crockpot stuffing.
I think I need to bronze the crockpot after this year.
I've never had cornbread stuffing before, so I turned to the master: Paula Deen.
The Ingredients.
--8 x 8 pan of baked cornbread (I used the Whole Foods 365 brand of GF cornbread mix)
--4 slices of toasted bread (I used the GF Food For Life brand in the pink bag)
--2 cups celery, chopped
--1 large yellow onion, diced
--3 beaten eggs
--1/4 cup butter, melted
--1 T poultry seasoning
--1/2 tsp salt
--1/2 tsp pepper
--2 cups chicken broth (or vegetable!) --and another 1/4 cup if desired, later
The Directions.
I changed Paula's recipe quite a bit, but tried to keep the basics exactly the same.
I used a 6 quart crockpot. If you only have a 4 quart, toss the stuffing together in a huge mixing bowl, and then transfer to your 4 quart.
Bake the cornbread according to package directions (or by all means, make it by scratch!)
If you have a few days to let it go stale, do that. Other wise, cut into slices and bake at 300 degrees until toasty (along with your bread slices). It took about 30 minutes in my oven.
While the cornbread is toasting, chop up the onion and celery. Put the pieces into your crockpot. Add the seasoning.
Melt butter in the microwave, and mix together with 3 beaten eggs. Stir well into the veggies and seasonings in the crockpot.
Cut the cornbread and toasted bread into cubes, about 1/2 inch square.
Toss the cubes of bread and cornbread well with the ingredients in the crockpot.
Pour in 2 cups of broth. Stir gingerly to combine. The cornbread will break up more than the bread did in the other stuffing, but try to keep a few pieces whole for texture.
Cook on high for 2 hours. This can be on warm successfully for up to 2 hours.
If you'd like a more moist dressing, add another 1/4 cup of broth before serving.
The Verdict.
Tasty. Delicious.
I think we have a new member at our dinner table this Thanksgiving!
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The municipal utility for Austin, Texas, sold more than 58 million kilowatt-hours of electricity from renewable sources in 2006, holding onto its top spot in the United States for utility sales of green power, according to DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). More than 600 utilities across the United States offer voluntary green programs to their customers, according to NREL, which released its annual ranking of the leading utility green power programs on April 3rd. For the fifth time in a row, Austin Energy leads the pack for total sales. A key to the utility's success is that its fixed-price program is protected from changes in utility fuel prices. As a result, Austin Energy is currently offering the best deal in the country for its green power: participants actually receive a discount, paying 0.13 cents per kilowatt-hour less than the average Austin Energy customer.
Other leading utilities include Xcel Energy, which has the greatest number of participants in its program at 63,028. Helped by its huge size, Xcel Energy has led that category for the past four years. On the smaller end of the scale, the municipal utilities for Palo Alto, California, and Lenox, Iowa, lead the nation in terms of the percentage of customers participating in their program. Both municipal utilities achieved a customer participation rate exceeding 16 percent, and both have been industry leaders for the past four years. See the NREL press release and the top ten lists of utility green power programs (including links to earlier lists) on the Green Power Network Web site.


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Soundcheck: Wading in the Velvet Sea, It's Ice
Set 1: Ya Mar, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Farmhouse, First Tube, Carini, Dirt, Vultures, Sparkle, On Your Way Down, Beauty of My Dreams, Stash, Train Song, Billy Breathes, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope
Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike'sMike's Song -> HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, MistMountains in the Mist, LxLLimb By Limb, CaspianPrince Caspian > Julius
Encore: Misty Mountain Hop[1]
[1] Warren Haynes.
· Super Bad tease in Also Sprach Zarathustra
Noteworthy Jams: I Am Hydrogen (highly recommended), Weekapaug Groove (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 50.65
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Warren Haynes (Guest)
Notes: On Your Way Down was played for the first known time since August 12, 1989 (1,006 shows), although it had been teased as recently as the summer of 1997 (see July 23 and August 16). Trey teased Super Bad in 2001. The encore featured a guest appearance from Warren Haynes.
Song Distribution:
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3 Billy Breathes
2 A Picture of Nectar
1 The Story of the Ghost
1 Stash
1 Hoist
1 Rift
1 Lawn Boy
1 The White Tape
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This show was part of the "1999 Fall Tour."
However, Hydrogen falls apart quickly, and the band does not hold it together. The latter half of the composed part is Coventry-bad. They can't even hook up on the last line to the outro. Even the start to Weekapaug is goofed because of this. Quite unfortunate, and very embarrassing for them. I honestly can't believe people clapped after that. It was very awkward to listen to.


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104.At 13.48 Gray J finds that Irving "fails to quote his [Ribbentrop's] immediately following comment that he at least knew about it [the Holocaust]".
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106.As the Defendants' experts and Gray J pointed out, Irving omitted the following words:--
"On the other hand, judging from his Last Will, one mustsuppose that he at least knew about it, if, in his fanaticism against the Jews, he didn't also order [it]."
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How One Missouri Town is Helping Residents Save Money and Energy
Residents of St. Peters, Missouri, are seeing several improvements in their community thanks to a $512,800 DOE Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG). The grant, which is funded by the Recovery Act, has allowed the town to implement three energy efficiency programs that will save residents and the city money, while reducing energy waste. They accomplished this goal through a programmable thermostat giveaway, a community-wide CFL distribution, and the establishment of a community nitrogen station.
The city, which is ranked by CNN's Money magazine as one of the best small cities in America, prides itself on having a "Green City" philosophy. This includes getting the community active and involved through energy conservation outreach and education. After the city received its EECBG funds in 2009, it set to work organizing energy efficiency giveaway events for residents. During the three events that followed, St. Peters was able to distribute 600 Energy Star programmable thermostats and 60,000 CFL light bulbs, and convert 230 vehicles to nitrogen-filled tires. See the Energy Blog post.


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2.6-10 Third Party Culpability
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There has been evidence that a third party, not the defendant, committed the crime[s] with which the defendant is charged. This evidence is not intended to prove the guilt of the third party, but is part of the total evidence for you to consider. The burden remains on the state to prove each and every element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.
It is up to you, and to you alone, to determine whether any of this evidence, if believed, tends to directly connect a third party to the crime[s] with which the defendant is charged. If after a full and fair consideration and comparison of all the evidence, you have left in your minds a reasonable doubt indicating that the alleged third party, <insert name of third party>, may be responsible for the crime[s] the defendant is charged with committing, then it would be your duty to render a verdict of not guilty as to the accused, <insert name of defendant>.
In State v. Arroyo, 284 Conn. 597, 608-609 (2007), the Court considered for the first time "the standard to be applied to a defendant's request for a jury instruction on third party culpability evidence when such evidence has been introduced." After reviewing the rules governing the admission of such evidence, the Court concluded that the same standard should apply when determining whether a defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on third party culpability. "[I]f the evidence pointing to a third party's culpability, taken together and considered in the light most favorable to the defendant, establishes a direct connection between the third party and the charged offense, rather than merely raising a bare suspicion that another could have committed the crime, a trial court has a duty to submit an appropriate charge to the jury." Id., 610. "[E]vidence that establishes a direct connection between a third party and the charged offense is relevant to the central question before the jury, namely, whether a reasonable doubt exists as to whether the defendant committed the offense. Evidence that would raise only a bare suspicion that a third party, rather than the defendant, committed the charged offense would not be relevant to the jury's determination." Id., 609-10. See State v. Baltas, 311 Conn. 786, 809-14 (2014) (evidence that third party was at the crime scene not sufficient to provide a credible alternative explanation for the substantial forensic evidence against the defendant); State v. Berger, 249 Conn. 218, 234-38 (1999) (discussing the relationship of third party culpability to reasonable doubt in a case in which the state's theory was that the defendant and the third party acted together).
On the admissibility of third party
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denied, 287 Conn. 909 (2008) (strong physical resemblance between defendant and
third party); State v. Guess, 44 Conn. App. 790, 811 (1997) (motive of
third party); State v. Alvarez, 216 Conn. 301, 304 (1990) (relevancy and
hearsay considerations); State v. Delossantos, 211 Conn. 258, 270, cert.
denied, 493 U.S. 866 (1989) (third party's culpability not inconsistent with
defendant's guilt); State v. Echols, 203 Conn. 385, 392 (1987)
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'Breaking Bad': Is Laura Fraser Going to Belize?
Laura Fraser, who portrays uptight business executive and methylamine supplier Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the final season of the hit series "Breaking Bad," erupts in laughter when asked if her character is going to be sent to Belize. "Who knows? Maybe."
When pressed for details on whether her character will end up dead — in last Sunday's episode, lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) uses Belize as a euphemism for murder in a conversation with chemistry teacher turned meth king Walter White (Bryan Cranston) — the 37-year-old Scottish actress demurs and says, "No comment."
She does say that she was surprised by how the series ends (there are six episodes left, including tonight's show). "I didn't see it coming, I really didn't. I wasn't able to guess 20 pages before…so yeah it's surprising, devastating and wonderful," Fraser says during a phone interview from Glasgow, where she's on holiday with her 7-year-old daughter, Lila, spending time with family and friends while her actor husband, Karl Geary, is filming a movie in Ireland.
But assuming that Lydia lives, what does she think her character would be doing down the road? Fraser replies, gamely: "Instead of winding down, I think she's gonna spin and spin and wind herself up to such a high-pitched frequency that she's actually just gonna combust. And they would have to restrain her. She's a danger to herself and others… Put her in a psych ward or maybe she should start taking downers," she says, laughing, her native accent a far cry from the American-sounding Lydia.
So does that mean Lydia lives after all? Not necessarily: "This is just all in my mind," Fraser says.
She describes Lydia as morally bankrupt and deranged, but says the character "makes me laugh, just because she's so absurd… She's so self-righteous and sanctimonious and there's something just so irritating about her that if she were a balloon you'd just want to pop her…. I feel like she's going to implode and I kind of want to just give her a cuddle to kind of calm herself down."
In playing the part, Fraser says, "I'm not trying to make anyone sympathize with her… that's how she was written. To me, I felt like she's supposed to be somebody who gets on your nerves. She's supposed to be somebody who drives you mad if you knew her in real life."
She adds, "I don't think Lydia would want me to do the favor of making her sympathetic."
But Fraser says her character can't be all bad and totally annoying, "otherwise she'd just be unwatchable."
So it helps that the show's writers highlight incongruous details like Lydia looking baffled when she discovers she wore mismatched shoes to work or refusing to look at the corpses of a meth-manufacturing crew whose massacre she had just orchestrated as she navigates her way back to her car. "I was quite taken aback when I read it. That was a new low," Fraser says of that scene from the Aug. 18 episode.
Fraser says wrapping up work on the series wasn't as emotional for her as it was for the rest of the cast, since she joined the show just last summer. "I kind of feel like an observer. I'm not a long-term member of the 'Breaking Bad' family. It was kind of an end-of-term, end-of-era feeling, incredibly sad. They absolutely loved working with each other."
She wasn't familiar with the series before she sent a videotaped audition for the role of Lydia, and she met the cast for the first time only after she was hired. She then binged-watched the previous episodes. Fraser said she learned she got the part by email because her agent and her manager in the U.S. couldn't reach her by phone. She and her husband had taken their daughter after school to their favorite pizza haunt in Brooklyn, where they lived at the time, and they were in a dead zone area where calls couldn't come through. She celebrated by ordering more pizza and another diet soda (she doesn't drink alcohol).
Fraser says she's enjoying "totally slacking" in Scotland and doesn't know what's coming next. She has a couple of films coming out, including "Wish You Well" with Ellen Burstyn. "I'm not worried, for once. I normally am but I feel very happy not to be working right now." Getting another job in a couple of months "would be perfect, when the money runs out," says Fraser, who is scheduled to return to the U.S. in October and calls upstate New York home.
It was there that she practiced her American accent to portray Lydia. "I practiced and listened to Americans and asked people if I was slipping to correct me and recorded myself and talked to myself like a maniac walking around outside in the woods." Lydia's nervous, brittle manner "just came with the writing and the situations that they put Lydia in. It just kind of flowed. That's just what came out when I did Lydia. I went with it."
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Just wondering how pms is on a macpro?
I am looking to run windows xp 64 bit and osx but want to run pms on osx and handbrake for all my conversions..
what issues are we having with pms and mac?
i am going to be running my mac wired until i get my wireless card, then maybe run it wireless (wich would be better?)
I have 2 ps3's 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs,
will have a 2.8 8 core so it will hopefully be a power house!!
any and all help will be appreciated,
any screen shots of pms on a mac?