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Parker Williams, A. and Hunt, E. R., Jr., Estimation of leafy spurge cover from hyperspectral imagery using mixture tuned matched filtering, Remote Sensing of Environment 82:446-456, 2002.
Winslow, J. C., Hunt, E. R., Jr., and Piper, S. C., A phenological model of the global C3 and C4 grass distribution with application to the United States Great Plains under a VEMAP climatic change scenario, Ecological Modelling 163:153-173, 2003.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., Everitt, J. H., Ritchie, J. C., Moran, M. S., Booth, D. T., Anderson, G.L., Clark, P. E., and Seyfried, M. S., Applications and research using remote sensing for rangeland management, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing 69: 675-693, 2003.
Parker-Williams, A., and Hunt, E. R. Jr., Accuracy assessment of leafy spurge detection with hyperspectral remote sensing, Journal of Range Management 56:106-112, 2004.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., McMurtrey, J. E., III, Parker-Williams, A. , and Corp, L. A., Spectral characteristics of leafy spurge leaves and flower bracts, Weed Science 52:492-497, 2004.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., Cavigelli, M., Daughtry, C. S. T., McMurtrey, J. E., III, and Walthall, C. L., Evaluation of digital photography from model aircraft for remote sensing of crop biomass and nitrogen status. Precision Agriculture 6:359-378, 2005.
Hunt, E. R. Jr., and Miyake, B. A., Comparison of stocking rates from remote sensing and geospatial data. Rangeland Ecology & Management 59:11-18, 2006.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., Daughtry, C.S.T., Kim, M.S., and Parker Williams, A.E., Using canopy reflectance models and spectral angles to assess potential of remote sensing to detect invasive weeds. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 1(013506):1-17, 2007.
Yilmaz, M.T., Hunt, E.R., Jr., Goins, L.D., Ustin, S.L., Vanderbilt, V.C., and Jackson, T.J., Vegetation water content during SMEX04 from ground data and Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:350-362, 2008.
Yilmaz, M.T., Hunt, E.R., and Jackson, T.J., Remote sensing of vegetation water content from equivalent water thickness using satellite imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:2514-2522, 2008.
Eitel, J. U. H, Long, D. S., Gessler, P. E., Hunt, E. R., Jr., and Brown, D. J., Sensitivity of ground-based remote sensing estimates of wheat chlorophyll content to variation in soil reflectance. Soil Science Society of America Journal 73:1715-1723, 2009.
Serbin, G., Hunt, E. R., Jr., Daughtry, C. S. T., McCarty, G. W., and Doraiswamy, P. C., An improved ASTER index for remote sensing of crop residue. Remote Sensing 1:971-991, 2009.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., Hively, W. D., Fujikawa, S. J., Linden, D. S., Daughtry, C. S. T., and McCarty, G. W., Acquisition of NIR-green-blue digital photographs from unmanned aircraft for crop monitoring. Remote Sensing 2: 290-305, 2010.
Hunt, E. R., Jr. and Linden, D. S., US Patent 7,911,517, Device and method for acquiring digital color-infrared photographs for monitoring vegetation. March 2011.
Wang, L., Qu, J. J., Hao, X., and Hunt, E. R., Jr., Estimating dry matter content from spectral reflectance for green leaves of different species. International Journal of Remote Sensing 32: 7097-7109, 2011.
Wang, L., Hunt, E. R., Jr., Qu, J. J., Hao, X., and Daughtry, C. S. T., Estimating dry matter content of fresh leaves from the residuals between leaf and water reflectance. Remote Sensing Letters 2:137-145, 2011.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., Daughtry, C. S. T., Eitel, J. U. H., and Long, D. S., Remote sensing of leaf chlorophyll content using a visible waveband index. Agronomy Journal 103:1090-1099, 2011.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., Hively, W. D., McCarty, G. W, Daughtry, C. S. T., Forrestal, P. J., Kratochvil, R. J., Carr, J. L., Allen, N. F., Fox-Rabinovitz, J. R., and Miller, C. D., NIR-green-blue high resolution digital images for assessment of winter cover crop biomass. GIScience and Remote Sensing 48:86-98, 2011.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., Li, L., Yilmaz, M. T., and Jackson, T. J., Comparison of vegetation water contents derived from shortwave-infrared and passive-microwave sensors over central Iowa. Remote Sensing of Environment 115:2376-2383, 2011.
Hunt, E. R., Jr., Doraiswamy, P. C., McMurtrey, J. E., III, Daughtry, C. S. T., Perry, E. M., and Akhmedov, B., A visible band index for remote sensing of leaf chlorophyll content at the canopy scale. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, in press (Jul. 27, 2012).


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Hello everyone!
Wiseguy, I already can't sing you enough praise! Thank you again, for all the positive feedback! I dont know why it takes a website community to make me feel better about myself...but its already helped so much.
I'm reflexing back to this morning, my W1D1....and I still cringe at how lame I probably looked, but get this...there was only myself out there at 6:30am, and a guy walking his dog.....he paced himself infront of me, and I didnt feel so alone out there...but it was so peaceful, can't believe at that moment; the entire city to seem asleep still....anyway, moral of my story, it was early enough to be out starting my c25k, and noone to make me feel insecure! LoL
I'm so excited at the range of people on here, in terms of weight, age, etc.... I guess I'm just glad not to be the only beginner in this, and the only overweight one...too bad we all didnt live closer to one another, lol...oh well!
I can't believe I'm going to say this next part, but I'm looking forward to doing W1D2...and so on and so forth.....I'm for once, excited about something exercise related!!!! And love reading all the feedback, so continue posting everyone!! =)
Started C25K on March 15/2010
"If you always do what you've always done; you'll always get what you've always got" ..so lets switch it up!
270 pounder and starting C25K tomorrow! Don't even have decent shoes yet, but I am starting anyway! As we used to say growing up, "here goes nothing!"
I am so excited to find this page. I am 32 y/o and 235 lbs. I completed W2D1 today and I have to admit that it wasn't too bad. However, I have heard that week 3 and 4 are the worst. I am running on a treadmill, so when I say "running" I am at 4.0. Does that count as running? My walking is b/w 2.8 and 3.0.
I am getting married in August and am using it as my motivation to get in shape!
I worry b/c my heartrate goes into the 160s when I run which causes the treadmill to beep at me b/c it is out of my "safe" zone. Is this normal for someone my size?
I am anxious to keep going.
Hey Castaway... Sure you do. You were born with the shoes you need.
It's Harvard... and you know them Hahvahd guys ah like wicked smaht and stuff ;-)
Complete 10/30/10
And then I let it all go again. More "restarts" than I can count but I haven't given up hope or trying yet. So who knows what's possible.
wide guy so glad to see others out there like me, few years ago on a dare i slowly got myself in what i called half way decent shape started off at just over 275 and a heavy smoker and did a half marathon, and fell in love with it ened up doing severle 5ks and even did some small sprint triathlons, then disaster, duirng a thanksgiving trukey trot i partially snapped an achilles, so after few years off and unfortunitly the weight came back, ive decided to get back at it, will i ever be a runner, no, but i perfer as john bingham states a penguin, a waddler, a wogger, point is no matter how fast or how over weight you are the main thing is jsut getting out there and trying your best and haveing fun the c25k is a great program what i started off with , i can proudly say that since comeing back after this and useing the program impleased that my walk/jog is in the area of 48/50 min for 5k but im haveing a blast and feelign better all the time, perhaps ill even finally stop the smoking, anxiously awaiting the 24th of april for the ky derby mini marathon to get here and give her my best shot, im shooting for a nice even 4:00 hrs anything better is even better my pr for it was 3:41:10 maybe ill make that.
good luck all you 200+ers and im proud to be one of you
papa johns 10 miler 4/3/10 2:27:55
wally bright bake off 1.5 MILE 5/18/10 18:08
melt down 7/17/10 1st 31:10:00 2nd 34:02 3rd 33:45
taterbug 30 mile ultra thon 11/6/10 unable to compete rather wait a year then get a dnf
start weight 1/1/10 274.01 2 packs a day, current 236.03 less than 1 goal 211.00 1/1/11 and no packs
What a great little group!
I did w1d1 yesterday. Today I didnt do anything. I know I should be adding more cardio (walking) to build my endurance, but I really do not want to burn myself out like I always do... also my shins are sore today. Anyone have any tips for what to do for that? TOmorrow I will tackle day 2!
I am really happy this group is here, I think it will really help push me through.
What about eating? Anyone making changes there? I am having a hard time changing my habits, but I know I will have to!
one lil trick have i used would get horrible shin splints in the past is to freeze some styrofoam cups with water, then right after my walk/run i would use them to give myself an ice massage on my shins and the knees rit eally helped wiht the day after soreness also works great for the quads, if you get acheing arches i have frozen 20 soft drink bottles and used them right under my arches and rolled my feet back and forth over them a few mins
papa johns 10 miler 4/3/10 2:27:55
wally bright bake off 1.5 MILE 5/18/10 18:08
melt down 7/17/10 1st 31:10:00 2nd 34:02 3rd 33:45
taterbug 30 mile ultra thon 11/6/10 unable to compete rather wait a year then get a dnf
start weight 1/1/10 274.01 2 packs a day, current 236.03 less than 1 goal 211.00 1/1/11 and no packs
Mikey's tip about ice massage is a great one. Most PT's use it. Paper dixie cups work too. Like $3 per 100 cups.
As for food , start "simple. Just log it. every bit. See where you really stand. Eventually you'll need all that data anyway to figure out not only how much, but WHAT you eat. don't sweat what ahead of time.. Do it for a week as honest and simple as [possible. Tally it up later. You might be way too much, or even too little . It's a great exercise
Complete 10/30/10
And then I let it all go again. More "restarts" than I can count but I haven't given up hope or trying yet. So who knows what's possible.
I love this! 230 lbs and want to re restart jogging and when I say restart I mean from like 5 years ago restart. LOL I was reading some of the tips, great ideas! Esp re shin splints, until I read that I forgot how badly I used to get them and I weighed 70 lbs less back then!
I am itching to start this but am recovering from a pretty badly torn ligament in my ankle. I don't know how long recovery will take but walking even for a few short hours is extremely painful.
It's so disapointing that it happened literally the say before I was going to start!
Excited to hear stories and gain lots of tips. Keep em coming!
MissMiss99 - first off congrats on your upcoming wedding! We are both around the same running/walking rate and trust me if you are anything like me that is a great acheivement! I did W2D1 yesterday and was at a 4.0 at my run and 2.8-3.0 on my walk and I thought I was a champ! You know what's funny is you said you are starting at 235 to get in shape for your wedding but I was at 235 when I got married and am trying to get down to that.
I agree with everyone WideGuy great job on the site. It really makes me feel better knowing there are others out doing the same thing in similar shape around the same days! It's like our own little running group!
After reading this thread the past few days I finally decided to post something. I'm 25, 6'4" and weighed in yesterday at 291 lbs. I played sports in high school but was never in great shape. When I got to college I put on the freshman 15 and the sophmore 15 and have never been the same. My wife and I had our first child 5 weeks ago and we have both been inspired to lose weight and get in shape. I'm doing WeightWatchers and C25K to lose 50 lbs by the end of summer. I started W1D1 on Monday and it went surprisingly well. I felt like I had more energy at work and am ready for W1D2 tomorrow. My goal is to run my fist 5k on Memorial Day and maybe a 10k sometime in the fall. I've never enjoyed running but it feels like something has changed this time. Thanks to everyone here for motivating me to keep going.
Hello everyone. It's so nice to find a group like this. I am Jan, 5'7" and weigh 230 pounds. I started with W1D1 yesterday and I was lieterally gasping for breath at the end. I want to lose 60 pounds and I want to lose half of that by December when I visit my family. I have always been scared of running and I feel that if I can conquer that, I can do whatever I want.
I can relate 100% with Reaves...I was about 230lbs this past summer, and we had our wedding in Las Vegas..in August!!! omg it was brutal, the 110 degree weather! LoL.....I hate looking at my body in our wedding pictures, but it was still a fantastic day, nonetheless! =)
I do W1D2 tomorrow, and I'm pumped!!!
Started C25K on March 15/2010
"If you always do what you've always done; you'll always get what you've always got" ..so lets switch it up!
I am right there with you. I am a 45 year old who weighs 228 at 5'4. The weight is not only embarrassing but keeping me from doing the things I love to do. I am a Pre-K teacher who adores my job and my students but my weight makes my feet and legs hurt so badly at night that I can barely be the mother and wife I need to be.
I wear Nike Shox because they seem to be better for my back. If anyone knows anything better please let me know.
Any suggestions for a download for a newbie that needs to begin crawling my way back to being healthy??? I am going to walk in a 5k in about 3 weeks and just hope to make it through.
Ha my wedding was in Texas the state of endless summer and humidity!
I really like the ideas about the frozen cup and am wondering if my boss will think I'm nuts or running a fever if I have ice bottles under my feet. Had to pop two aleve because my hip is so out of whack after yesterdays run. I really hate taking pills but the pain is where I don't think ice can help it. I'm hoping it gets better for my W2D2 tomorrow session
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- Nov 9:
- TCAL-Stone Division roundup: Hercules clinches TCAL-Stone title
- DVAL roundup: Clayton Valley tops Northgate, claims outright title
- WACC roundup: Castro Valley shuts out Berkeley
- EBAL roundup: Foothill beats rival Amador Valley 41-14
- Nov 8:
- BVAL football roundup: Freedom becomes playoff eligible with win over Liberty
- East bay football roundup: Washington beats Irvington to wrap up MVAL title
- East Bay high school/community college scoreboard for Friday, Nov. 8 events
- De La Salle High football team crushes California
- Friday night's East Bay high school football scores
The Campolindo High football captured its third straight outright Diablo Foothill Athletic League championship and a completed an undefeated regular season for the second time in three years with a 50-24 win over Dublin on Friday night in Moraga.
The Cougars are also in the running for the No. 1 seed in the North Coast Section Division III playoffs.
Campolindo (10-0, 6-0 DFAL) built an early lead thanks to juniors Tyler Petite and Jack Shurtz. Petite caught first half touchdown passes of 32 and 26 yards from senior quarterback Andrew Zolintakis, while Shurtz returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown.
The Cougars led 29-3 at the half and coasted the rest of the way, though the Gaels (3-7, 1-5 DFAL) put up a good fight in the second half, matching Campolindo touchdown for touchdown.
Running back Darrell Millinder led Dublin with 195 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 19 carries. Cougars' running back Nick Fadelli rushed for 101 yards and one touchdown, adding a 99-yard kick-off return in the fourth quarter.
Zolintakis finished with 259 yards passing and three touchdowns.
Miramonte 56, Alhambra 28: Quarterback Drew Anderson shredded Alhambra, throwing for 333 yards and six touchdowns in the first half.
The Matadors (8-2, 5-1 DFAL) played on a short field the entire first half. Their first scoring drive of 50 yards consisted of two completions to Dominic Paoletti, the second a 36-yard touchdown. Seven of Miramonte's scoring drives were no more than 51 yards.
Anderson completed 18 of 24 passes. Paoletti caught five balls for 160 yards and three scores. Anderson also threw touchdowns of 2 yards to Will Fuller and 40 yards to Grant Miller.
Alhambra's Josh Evans did connect on a 65-yard touchdown pass to Monte Cabrera early in the second quarter, but the Bulldogs (2-7-1, 1-5) were otherwise held under control. Miramonte held the Bulldogs to 14 yards rushing in the first half, and the Bulldogs hurt themselves further with four first-half turnovers, including a fumble recovery for a touchdown by the Matadors' Kevin Booze. They sacked Evans three times, twice by Tyler Tasker.
Evans finished with 220 yards passing and 47 yards rushing, including second-half touchdowns of 1 and 5 yards. Cabrera caught four passes for 99 yards.
-- Steve Dulas, correspondent
Las Lomas 48, Dougherty Valley 14: With four touchdowns in the second quarter, the Knights ran away from the visiting Wildcats in the final game of the regular season.
Running back Jack Kane got the scoring going with a 17-yard burst with 11:17 remaining before halftime. After Dougherty Valley's Michael Pangelinan responded with a one-yard touchdown, Las Lomas (6-4, 4-2 DFAL) scored three straight touchdowns to close the half.
Late in the second quarter, the Knights forced Dougherty Valley to punt which resulted in great field position for Las Lomas. With six seconds remaining before halftime, quarterback Shawn Hessler connected with Johnny Marinchak for a 38-yard touchdown and the rout was on from there.
The Knights scored on the opening possession of the second half when Zack Fulks broke through for a 52-yard score. Dougherty Valley (4-6, 1-5 DFAL) turned the ball over on downs on the ensuing possession before Marinchak scored his second touchdown of the game, a 34-yard pass from Hessler.
Wildcats quarterback Umar Farooq found Sam Tarasow for an 88-yard touchdown in the third quarter but the deficit was too big to overcome by that point.
Hessler finished 6-for-12 passing with 114 yards and three touchdowns. Fulks led all rushers with 168 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns.
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It's not dead. I still lurk the fuck out of it, just work these days won't allow me time to post. And when I get home last thing I want to do is turn on a computer. But that's just me.
I think the song is real nice. I fucks w it.
The forum lights back up when Sage releases music. Being here since it was the Non-Prophet forum, I've seen it in slumps like this. Kids now are too ADD for forums so the newcomers are lacking a bit.
Kids simply can't read and are borderline socially retarded. Damn video games, I say.
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I like this track a lot, both for being a sassy posse cut and for the drums. Really nice work there, Buddy. Also, Prolyphic seems to have stepped it up a notch, which I really appreciate. I'm starting to get excited about this album!
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AUGUSTA, Ga.---He's Augusta's top cop, responsible for more than 700 employees and a budget of nearly $50 million.
We've seen him so many times over the years in his official capacity as Richmond County Sheriff...but what's Sheriff Ronnie Strength really like?
Is he grooming someone to be the next sheriff, like he was groomed by the sheriff before him, Charlie Webster?
And what was it like providing security for James Brown's funeral, one of the biggest events ever in the city?
"It was a great success for us," Sheriff Strength said. "We did not have a single incident. We're talking 10,000 people down there, everything set up in three days, and not a single incident we had to respond to where there was a problem."
Richard Rogers: "What was it like providing security for Michael Jackson?"
Ronnie Strength: "We got him in, got him out. It was pretty easy. People were great too. They knew it was a funeral, not a concert for Michael Jackson but a funeral for James Brown and his family. People took note of that and that made it easy for us."
RR: "Was he wearing a bullet proof vest?"
RS: "No, he wasn't. We got him out of the car, in and out. Several of us were close enough to take care of any problems that came up."
RR: "We have celebrities here every year. Talk about security for the Masters."
RS: "We do a lot of behind-the-scenes things we do not discuss for security reasons. People know it's going on...they just don't know where it's going on."
RR: "I can't remember a more serious crime involving a player than Tom Lehman and the gunshot fired into his car last year. What was going through your mind that night?"
RS: "Of course, when we identified who it was, we had to find out if he was a target or a random shooting where he just happened to be in the car."
Turns out it was random. A close call for this veteran sheriff, who admits he was groomed for the job by former sheriff Charlie Webster.
RR: "Are you doing that for someone else? Who's next in line?"
RS: "You know, I haven't...six years off is a very long time. There are some great guys in the agency that could come in, be elected and do a great job."
RR: "Do you think we'll see a black sheriff follow you?"
RS: "Sure, absolutely. I've got three or four black officers who would make excellent sheriffs if they want to be sheriff."
And what about the woman behind the badge?
That would be Patti Strength.
She worked in Charlie Webster's office years before her husband became sheriff.
RR: "Every law enforcement family handles this differently, but how do you handle the danger of his job?"
Patti Strength: "I just don't think about it...that's about the best thing you can do."
RR: "You're not a worrier?"
PS: "No, no."
RR: "Kiss him and send him off?"
PS: "That's it. 'See you later.'"
But for Patti and Ronnie Strength, "later" means the LEC. Patti works for the juvenile courts.
RR: "How is it working in the same building together?"
PS: "It's fine. He's on the second floor and I'm on the first, so we see each other at lunchtime. We go to lunch together, that's it."
Patti says the lawman we all know is a different man at home, lounging in his favorite chair with his faithful friend, "Tanner".
"A lot of people don't know...he likes to cut up. He's witty. He does have a softer side nobody sees."
We appreciate Ronnie and Patti Strength sharing that slice of home life with the rest of us.
As for his future?
Ronnie Strength will run for sheriff one more time when his term ends next year, so retirement for him would be six years away.


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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi will look to improve upon its quick start in Southland Conference play beginning Friday when the team hosts Southeastern Louisiana at Chapman Field. The two teams will play at 6 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday with a 1 p.m. start on Sunday.
The Islanders are 9-8 overall on the year and 2-1 in league play after the first weekend of conference play. The Lions are 13-5 on the year, and 1-2 in Southland games. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi did not play any games this week, while SELA is coming off of a two-game sweep of #21 Mississippi State during midweek play.
The pitching rotations for the two teams will feature Adam Hoelscher against Joseph Koon on Friday, Tim Keller vs. Jordan Hymel on Saturday and a matchup of Daniel Minor and Josh Janway on Sunday afternoon.
Hoelscher is 4-1 on the year with a 3.12 ERA, while Koon comes into the series at 2-0 and a 2.65 ERA. Keller is 0-2 on the season with a 3.27 ERA vs. Hymel at 2-1 and 2.65 ERA. Minor has a 3-1 record to go along with a 1.29 ERA, tops among Islanders starters, while Janway is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA.
Offensively, Eric Weiss is hitting .316 and Kyle Danford bats at a .263 clip to lead the team. Danford leads the team in RBI with 10, while Weiss and Jonathan Gonzales are tied for second with seven RBI apiece.
Brock Hebert and his .439 batting average lead the Lions, while Jonathan Pace (.375) and Ladd Rhodes (.362) are also hitting above .300 on the season. Pace leads the team in RBI with 13, while Cody Gougler and Harry Slade each have 12 for SELA.
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SCCA Clinical Studies: Phase 1 Program
PF-04449913 for Hematologic Malignancies (UW09021)
A Phase 1 Study To Evaluate The Safety, Pharmacokinetics, And Pharmacodynamics Of PF 04449913, An Oral Hedgehog Inhibitor, Administered As Single Agent In Select Hematologic Malignancies
|Study ID
|Hematologic Malignancies
|Phase I
This study examines the effect of a small molecule inhibitor to the Sonic Hedgehog pathway on select hematologic malignancies. Part two of the study will examine the effect of this inhibitor in combination with dasatinib.
Eligibility Criteria (must meet the following to participate in this study)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with select advanced hematologic malignancies who are refractory, resistant or intolerant to prior therapies. They may be newly diagnosed and previously untreated, but not eligible for standard treatment options, or for whom standard therapies are not anticipated to result in a durable response.
- ECOG performance status 0 to 2
- Adequate organ function
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with active CNS disease
- Patient with active malignancy with the exception of basal cell carcinoma, non melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ cervical or skin cancer
- Active GVHD other than Grade 1 skin involvement
- Known malabsorption syndrome
- Patient has an active, life threatening or clinically significant uncontrolled systemic infection
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The Apostle John said, " Beloved, now we are the sons of God." He didn't say by and by we are going to become sons of God. He said we are that now, today, this moment.
" Now we are the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shallsee him as he is"
Ernest Holmes
Source: This Thing Called You
Contributed by: Darren
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Jerry Lewis pops in at 'King of Comedy' screening
Published: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 6:50 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 6:50 a.m.
NEW YORK - The Tribeca Film Festival has ended on a royal note with Jerry Lewis showing up at the 30th anniversary screening of "The King of Comedy."
The 87-year-old comedian-actor walked out to thunderous applause after the screening Saturday, joining co-star Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese.
Lewis answered questions about the making of the film and he brought the audience to laughter with a tale about a guy he met on a subway train.
In the movie, Lewis plays a talk show host kidnapped by a deranged comedian played by De Niro.
De Niro founded the festival with producers Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff as a way to rebuild the neighborhood where the World Trade Center fell in the 9-11 attacks.
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- Sep 29:
- By the numbers: Oakland Raiders vs. Washington Redskins
- Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen says he came close to playing Terrelle Pryor
- Raiders' Rashad Jennings shines as McFadden's fill-in
- Poole: Oakland Raiders can't expect Darren McFadden to stay healthy
- Oakland Raiders lose to Washington
- Oakland Raiders vs. Redskins: Pryor inactive, Flynn to start
OAKLAND -- The proof was everywhere on Sunday, the details were glaring, and the proper pained conclusion was beyond question.
Terrelle Pryor isn't just the Raiders' best quarterback, he's the only one.
He's it, and Matt Flynn absolutely isn't.
If nothing else, the Raiders' gut-shot 24-14 loss to Washington at the Coliseum proved one franchise-focusing thing:
By not playing Sunday, Pryor loomed larger than he ever has and maybe ever will, and by playing the way he did, Flynn has never seemed smaller.
"Listen, Matt didn't play well and we have to move on," coach Dennis Allen said of Flynn's shaky performance.
"We have to get better from that, so hopefully we'll be ready to go for San Diego (next Sunday)" when Pryor is expected to be back.
On Sunday, Pryor was held out as a precaution after suffering a concussion a week earlier, and the result was a Raiders offense that plunged into a deep, dark chasm.
Of course, Pryor is far from a finished product and may not even keep this job beyond 2013. He's a wild-card, a dynamic question mark.
But for now, Pryor is the only quarterback who gives the Raiders hope, and Sunday the hope was not in uniform.
The care Allen and his staff took to keep him under wraps on Sunday is another sign: They can't risk damaging their best quarterback, so they kept him out Sunday.
So Pryor watched from the sideline in a black sweater, cheered wildly when the Raiders went up 14-0, and then was helpless while Flynn and the rest of the team imploded.
There were terrible Flynn throws. There was the egregious Flynn interception that David Amerson returned for a touchdown to cut the Raiders' lead to 14-10.
There were the seven times Flynn was sacked, some of them because of quarterback indecision, Allen said.
And there were boos from the Coliseum crowd -- constant, angry, loud and undeniable.
"Yeah, it's hard not to hear it," Flynn said. "You just try to focus on your job and do what you can. It's definitely hard not to hear."
Flynn's stats: 21 for 32 for 227 yards and a touchdown to Mychal Rivera to finish a great early drive to go up 14-0 after the Raiders had earlier scored on a blocked punt.
Then Darren McFadden and Marcel Reece both were lost to injuries, Flynn started getting swamped by the Washington pass rush, and the whole Raiders offense buckled and broke.
And the boos came.
"Yeah, that's not cool at all," tackle Khalif Barnes said of the Flynn cat-calls. "The guy puts in a lot of blood and sweat and he prepares hard and he works hard. It's never just one guy.
"I really don't like when that goes on. He's not the sole reason of what happened today.
"I could've done some things I could've done better. A lot of guys could've done some things they could've done better. We all take ownership. It's never just on one guy."
Sometimes home-crowd boos are silly and irrelevant. Sometimes they're just mean and reckless.
On this Sunday, the boos were the logical primal scream of Raider Nation: No more Flynn! (Who by the way is making $6.5 million this season and was brought in initially to be the starter. Whew.) Without saying it exactly, I think after the game Allen was essentially in frustrated agreement.
If Pryor can't play Sunday or if he is hurt again later, I think we'll see current third-stringer Matt McGloin at quarterback for the Raiders, not Flynn.
"Obviously, I don't think he saw the field very good today," Allen said of Flynn.
"I think he was obviously part of some of the sacks that we gave up in the game. It was a tough situation for him to go into, obviously with the loss of McFadden and Reece, that didn't help him out any ... Offensively we didn't get it done, and that's really the bottom line."
To his credit, Flynn stoically answered every question at his locker Sunday. But he still looked a little shell shocked and sounded washed out.
Did he agree with Allen's assessment that he wasn't seeing the field?
"I don't know -- I felt like I was seeing things fairly well," Flynn said. "I didn't think I wasn't seeing the field well. Just didn't make the plays."
He played, and no Raiders fan wants to see him do it again. Pryor didn't play, and the Raiders have to hope and believe he'll be ready Sunday, and into the future.
Because suddenly this whole franchise rides on Pryor's shoulders, at least for now. There is no other quarterback worth playing, or watching, or cheering.
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July 29, 2009
News 12 at 6 O'clock
AUGUSTA, Ga--- Her name alone has sold out concert halls around the world, but this week, Jessye Norman is back in Augusta and ready to take the stage again.
She will be performing with a group of four friends, DeAdre Aziza, Damien Sneed, Wycliffe Gordon and long time recital partner Mark Markham, who all have connections to Augusta.
It's a benefit to raise money for her school, The Jessye Norman School of the Arts on 739 Greene Street. The concert comes during a time of deep budget cuts for schools, which is especially troubling for the opera superstar.
"I know, and that's the reason the school is so important," Norman says, "and why support of the community for the school is so important because we are the adults who pay for the schools and the education our children should be having- we're allowing these important things to fall away from the curriculum and we shouldn't do that."
The concert is this Friday at 7:30pm at St. Pauls Church on Reynolds Street and there are lots of ways to get tickets. You can call 706-877-0411. Or stop by the school on Greene Street between 10am and 1pm. Tickets will also be sold at the door on Friday evening at St. Pauls.
The tickets are $100 for the concert and that covers dessert and a champagne reception. High school and college students with student I-D pay $35. All the money raised benefits the Jessye Norman School of the Arts.
To find out more visit: www.jessyenormanschool.org


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Florence O. Johansen, 88, of Devils Lake formerly of Esmond, passed away on Saturday evening, August 16, 2014 at her home in the loving care of her dear family and Altru Hospice.
Funeral services for Florence will be held on Thursday, August 21 at 1 p.m. at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, ND, with burial in the Devils Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home on Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of services.
Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
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Party in Gray ends in shooting
Published: Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 11:59 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 11:59 a.m.
One man was shot Saturday afternoon during a fight near the Lucky Mart in Gray that involved nearly 100 people, authorities said.
Deputies responded to calls about the fight near Bayou Blue Road and West Park Avenue about 2:30 p.m., Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said. When deputies arrived, they heard multiple rounds of gunfire.
While searching for the source of the gunfire, participants in the fight began to scatter, the sheriff said. One man, a 23-year-old from Schriever, fell to the ground with a gunshot wound to the buttocks area.
Witnesses said there had been a large party with more than a hundred people attending, according to the Sheriff's Office. Witnesses told deputies that several people arrived and allegedly began an argument with partygoers, and several people began firing at each other.
The victim was transported to a local hospital where he underwent surgery, authorities said. He is expected to recover from his injury.
An investigation is ongoing. If anyone has any information about the shooting, contact the Terrebonne Sheriff's Office at 876-2500 or Crimestoppers at 1-877-903-STOP. You could receive a reward.
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The 2014 Australian Open Winner Li Na! Not only did this superstar's tournament appear almost effortless, but her style did as well. Na pulled together the always-versatile Nike Dri-Fit top in white and magenta knit skirt for comfort and flexibility.
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WACO, Texas – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's team ran to a 10th-place finish, while the women came in 14th on Friday during the 2013 South Central Regional Cross Country Meet in Waco, Texas.
"The men had a very solid race," head coach Shawn Flanagan said. "I was really pleased with how they ran. They finished in the top 10, so we finished in the top 25 percent of the entire region. The three freshmen were solid. We have almost everyone back next year because Jason and Justin are seniors but have another year of eligibility left. We are really excited about the future of this program."
As expected, Philipp Baar was the top runner on the men's team, posting a time of 31:09.5 to finish in 26th. A little more than 10 seconds later in the challenging 10k race came senior Justin Adame, who was the second Islander across the finish line to place 32nd with a time of 31:21.0.
A fellow senior was next for A&M – Corpus Christi, as Jason Garcia also finished among the top 50 out of a 149-man field, coming in 46th in 31:56.5.
Two freshmen for the Islanders finished right beside each other. Edgar Martinez came in 72nd with a time of 32:34.4, while Cesar Gonzalez was one place behind just four seconds later.
Also running for the men were Daniel Guerrero, another freshman, and Justin Adame who finished with a time of 33:27.2 and 33:39.2, respectively.
Once again Arkansas and Texas occupied the top spots in the men's race. It was an extremely tight race with the Razorbacks finishing with a score of 34, while the Longhorns were just three points back at 37. The two teams that finished ahead of the Islanders at the Southland Conference meet, Lamar and Stephen F. Austin, took the third and fourth overall team spots. Rice rounded out the top five with a score of 167.
"We were the fourth conference school across the line, right behind SFA which was our goal to get," Flanagan said. "We had four girls run solid races today. Cecy really had a good race. I was really happy with Cecy going out like that. Vanessa had her best race of the year, so I think it's something we can build on."
In her final race with the Islanders, Cecilia Jones led the women's team one more time. She finished in the top 50 and ran a personal best in the 6k, coming in 48th with a time of 22:05.4. She was the sixth overall runner out of the Southland.
After being the sixth runner on the team across the line during the conference meet, Vanessa Galindo was the second one for the Islanders on Friday, finishing in 75th with a time of 22:46.2.
Brandie Garcia (22:54.9), Regina Salinas (23:03.5) and Ashley Mills (24:08.0) rounded out the scoring for A&M – Corpus Christi. Jasmine Boutte was the final runner across the line for the Islanders with a time of 24:10.3.
For the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).
Men's Team Results (10k):
1. Arkansas 34
2. Texas 37
3. Lamar 110
4. Stephen F. Austin 154
5. Rice 167
6. North Texas 185
7. Texas A&M 217
9. Baylor 239
10. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi 249
11. Houston 271
12. Central Arkansas 271
13. Arkasas – Little Rock 317
14. Sam Houston State 413
15. Houston Baptist 417
Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Men's Individual Results:
26. Philipp Baar 31:09.5
32. Justin Adame 31:21.0
46. Jason Garcia 31:56.5
72. Edgar Martinez 32:34.4
73. Cesar Gonzalez 32:38.3
99. Daniel Guerrero 33:27.2
106. Jacob Abrego 33:39.2
Women's Team Results (6k):
1. Arkansas 33
3. Texas A&M 116
4. Texas 132
6. Baylor 162
7. Lamar 190
8. Arkansas State 225
9. North Texas 242
10. Central Arkansas 244
11. Rice 256
12. UT Arlington 296
14. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi 386
15. Houston Baptist 431
Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Women's Individual Results:
48. Cecilia Jones 22:05.4
75. Vanessa Galindo 22:46.2
80. Brandie Garcia 22:54.9
116. Ashley Mills 24:08.0
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App Store
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It's just turning into another iTouch app store - developers are just porting their shoddy 640×960 iPhone apps to mac, complete with their misleading suffixes like "App FREE". And casual users are eating it all up and keeping the shit on the top of the Top Charts. I'm sticking with sites like iusethis.
Nice app. Very simple and intuitive interface (although the positioning of the traffic lights is a bit inconsistent with other apps). A fun way to stumble upon new apps, many of which are free. Would be nice to be able to uninstall apps via the app store, and also to try apps before buying.
Pretty invasive, IMHO. I want to control my apps and not leave it to Apple. The store only recognizes some of the software I've already got installed while not recognizing most of the software I have installed. Plus there's no way to trial most of the software.
Don't like it. Won't use it.
Sequence to my previous post:
I found a solution to update Twitter from version 2.0 to 2.0.1. I have uninstalled version 2.0 and then I downloaded and installed version 2.0.1 from the App Store.
But I suppose that my problem was caused by some bug in the App Store.
I'd like to know if someone else had this problem too.
It's impossible for me to update the apps purchased in the (Mac) App Store.
After I sign in, I go to the "Purchases" section and I get the info that there is a update available for Twitter. When I click on the "Update" button, I always get this message:
"You have updates available for other accounts.
Sign in to (null) to update applications for that account."
I have no other account in the App Store. So, I don't understand what's happening here.
Could someone explain this?
And how to update the apps purchased in the App Store?
The main problem for me is the fact that you cannot try the apps before buying.
The ability to buy individual apps out of iLife & iWork is a really nice touch.
Nothing spectacular so far... and honestly the prices for the apps for what they are most are WAY OVERPRICED right now. Very simplistic silly utilities priced over $20.
I'll give it time to see where it goes but right now it's nothing special.


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About the Book
"A lush novel, rich with tension and intricately woven, believable characters. Myers clearly loves the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Congo—and you will love this book. I did!"<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
—Mary Alice Monroe, bestselling author of Last Light over Carolina
With The Witch Doctor's Wife, Tamar Myers delves into her personal history as the daughter of Christian missionaries in the Belgian Congo. Rich and alive with the sights and sounds of the continent—as exciting, evocative, charming, and suspenseful as Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels—Myer's unforgettable excursion to colonial Africa recalls Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, even the Academy Award-nominated film Blood Diamond. Award-winning author Carolyn Hart raves: "Mesmerizing….The Witch Doctor's Wife will long linger in the hearts and minds of readers. Authentic. Powerful. Triumphant."
From beloved mystery writer Tamar Myers comes an enthralling tale of duty, greed, danger, and miracles in equatorial Africa.
The Congo beckons to young Amanda Brown in 1958, as she follows her missionary calling to the mysterious "dark continent" far from her South Carolina home. But her enthusiasm cannot cushion her from the shock of a very foreign culture—where competing missionaries are as plentiful as flies, and oppressive European overlords are busy stripping the land of its most valuable resource: diamonds.
Little by little, Amanda is drawn into the lives of the villagers in tiny Belle Vue—and she is touched by the plight of the local witch doctor, a man known as Their Death, who has been forced to take a second job as a yardman to support his two wives. But when First Wife stumbles upon an impossibly enormous uncut gem, events are set in motion that threaten to devastate the lives of these people Amanda has come to admire and love—events that could lead to nothing less than murder.
Richly evocative, written with warmth and humor, and based on the author's own experiences, Tamar Myers's The Witch Doctor's Wife is an unforgettable African journey with a spellbinding mystery at its heart.
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Critical Praise
"Myers' charming sense of humor lightens the darkness of her subject (murder, of course!)." — Rock Hill Herald, South Carolina
"Only an author with an intimate knowledge of the Congo—its people, landscape, and culture--could write a novel with such confidence and authority. This is a lush novel, rich with tension and intricately woven, believable characters. Myers clearly loves the Congo—and you will love this book. I did!" — Mary Alice Monroe, bestselling author of Last Light over Carolina
Tamar Myers' mesmerizing novel of mid-twentieth century Congo plumbs passion, despair, and courage. The Witch Doctor's Wife will long linger in the hearts and minds of readers. Authentic. Powerful. Triumphant. — Carolyn Hart, author of Dare to Die
Myers draws on her own experiences as the daughters of white missionaries living in the Belgian Congo for this dazzling novel full of authentic African lore....This marks a major breakthrough for Myers as she displays storytelling skills... — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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- On Sale: 10/20/2009
- Pages: 320
- List Price: 6.99 USD
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Hey guys I am new here just downloaded PS3 Media Server. I have read just about all the threads and searched the internet and am still having trouble getting the server to recognize the PS3.
My setup is wrt54g router. My macbook is set to 192.168.1.101 (which port forwarding is set to 5001) PS3 set to 192.168.1.102.
On the PS3MS I have forced the IP to en1 (since my Macbook is using wireless as well) and to the corresponding IP.
I have enabled port forwarding for 5001. My Mac firewall is set to accept PS3MS. PS3 is using wireless connection. PS3 connects to internet fine.
On the PS3 it says UPnP - N/A is this an issue? Also I am not able to ping from my Mac to PS3 would this be an issue as well?
If you have any suggestions that might help that would be great. I know this issue has been discussed a lot but I believe I have tried most of the suggested. Thank in advance for any help.


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Friday, July 29, 2011
Black Bean Zucchini Soup
Actually, zucchini is kind of a non-taste vegetable. It is nicely loaded with nutrients, but it really brings little to the table as a stand alone vegetable as far as taste is concerned. However, it's a real sucker for soaking in other flavors and that makes it a perfect vegetable to add into a soup or casserole just to add nutrition. (Here I'm putting on my boxing gloves for all you people who INSIST that vegetables be liked for what they are and are against hiding them in other dishes.) I'm sorry, but I think certain foods are meant to be blenders, binders, and taste bud bloomers instead of being stand alone foods. (You don't make your kids eat plain garlic, do you????) Zucchini falls into that category for me. It blends into the background nicely while picking up the flavors that are intended to star in your recipe. There is absolutely no point in making your toddler "enjoy" zucchini by itself, when you can put it in something else that they really do enjoy. Shredded zucchini can be added to everything from muffins, to pancakes, to soup, to casseroles, to burgers, to ..... Infinity And Beyond. Buzz Lightyear likes to freeze his shredded zucchini in quart or gallon-sized bags and then make Mr.& Mrs. Potato Head zucchini fritters for their anniversary. But I digress...
Black Bean Zucchini Soup
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1 carrot, 1" dice
2 medium zucchini, 1" slice
1 red bell pepper, seeded, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
salt and pepper
a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
2 1/2 cups tomato juice
4 cups chicken stock
1 TBSP cumin
2 tsp Mexican oregano
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
OPTIONAL: one container Secret Ingredient (found in your grocery store in the dairy section by the sour cream and chip dips)
In large soup pot combine all ingredients except OPTIONAL. Bring to a boil and let simmer until all veggies are tender, about 30-40 minutes. Remove from heat and in batches, puree soup in blender. Return soup to pot and stir in Secret Ingredient if desired.
18 comments:
- Rosemary & Garlic said...
How does the secret ingredient fit into THE DIET? I am back on Weight Watchers myself.
- July 30, 2011 at 4:57 AM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
Anne Marie: dang it, I knew somebody would call me on that. Actually, the amount of the secret ingredient per serving isn't too much and since I didn't use any other fat, I absolved myself from that diet sin.
- July 30, 2011 at 6:08 AM
- jrmom said...
OH this sounds fabulous!!! Will be making this tomorrow...thank you!!
- July 30, 2011 at 6:22 AM
- June said...
Wow - this looks delicious Mags and you know we love the secret ingredient! I'm so with you on the uses for zucchini - it really is a "non" kinda' like eggplant.
- July 30, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Just wondering what it would taste like not being pureed? I'm a chewer by trait and don't enjoy soup without chunks. What is your thought? Hope all is well with you.
- July 30, 2011 at 9:58 AM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
Nancy: I think it would work to make the soup without the black beans, puree it, and then add the beans.
- July 30, 2011 at 10:02 AM
- Carolyn said...
Since I follow you on Google, I don't know how I missed that you were posting again. Just wanted to say I am glad to see it and so glad to hear that you are doing well!
- July 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM
- Velva said...
Soup sounds delightful to me. I think this is a great way to use zucchini (its like a gift that seems to never stop giving in the summer.)
Very healthy. No doubt delicious.
- July 31, 2011 at 8:44 PM
- Laurie@The Baking Bookworm said...
Sounds great, Mags. I'm a total sucker for soup any time o year. So comforting! And I agree with your take on zucchini. While I love eating it and cooking with it, it's not the star of the show but a great supporting character!!
- July 31, 2011 at 10:10 PM
- Shelby said...
Love the secret ingredient!
- August 1, 2011 at 5:26 AM
- The Mom Chef said...
I think this looks awesome and I've adored the French onion dip version of your secret ingredient for years. Unfortunately, no matter how it's masked, Dudette's zucchini spidey-senses work too well and it's impossible for me to get the vegetable by her. Curses, foiled again.
- August 1, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- The Fajdich Times said...
Soup sounds wonderful! Enjoy your week:)
- August 1, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- stephchows said...
ooo this is perfect I have about 1 dozen of those bad boys sitting on my counter from our CSA! love the secret ingredient... and buzz reference :)
- August 1, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Sue/the view from great island said...
This looks great, especially since the zucchini are forming a log jam in my fridge. Looks pretty healthy, too, the 'secret ingredient' notwithstanding!
- August 3, 2011 at 7:10 AM
- Debbie said...
Oh this sounds wonderful. A great soup!
- August 4, 2011 at 6:25 AM
- saltandserenity said...
Yum, I'd like to eat zucchini fritters with Mr and Mrs Potato Head. Soup looks great.
- August 5, 2011 at 3:25 AM
- Karen (Back Road Journal) said...
A great way to get vegetables into the diet of a non vegetable eater. I think you could turn this into a good chili as well and really fool them.
- August 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Figs and Artichokes said...
I have never come across your secret ingredient before. When I go to the store tomorrow I will see if it is there. I happen to really like zucchini so this recipe speaks to me!
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STOCKTON – Three people traveling south through Stockton on Highway 99 were shot at early Sunday morning near Arch Road by the occupant of another vehicle that came up fast behind them. Two of the travelers were struck by gunfire, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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According to a report, the victims were returning to their home in Central California from Nevada at 2:37 a.m. when they came up on the Arch Road interchange in southeast Stockton. They were driving in the left lane at about 65 miles per hour when an unknown vehicle came speeding up behind them, moved to the right lane and held its position just to the rear of their vehicle. That's when the shooting took place. The suspect vehicle then sped away.
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Now that the pitched fight over the Public Records Act is over and the law preserved, one might wonder why Gov. Jerry Brown, Sen. President Darrell Steinberg and Sen. Mark Leno started such a mess in the first place.
Given Brown's career opaqueness, it's not surprising that he tried to turn the lights out on local government. Because once cities and counties could go dark, the next logical step would be state agencies and claims that California couldn't afford their transparency, either.
The supposed cost reductions by stopping reimbursement to the locals for PRA-related costs fluctuated, but $20 million seems a good discussion point. Pennies under the couch cushions, really. Budget dust.
Make no mistake. Brown's plan was about nothing other than making it more difficult to obtain records and hold government accountable. That Leno, D-San Francisco, a one-time supporter of open government, went along with this and claimed that nothing would really change, that people could still attain access without the hammer of the law, was pathetic.
Jim Ewert of the California Newspaper Publishers Association used the most accurate word possible to describe what was going on. Brown was out to "eviscerate" the Public Records Act. The governor's handmaidens, Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and Leno, fell in line.
Don't worry, they claimed, making a law a "recommended best practice" wouldn't change anything. If you believed that Pollyanna gibberish, I have the deed to the new Bay Bridge right here and will entertain bids, broken bolts and other issued exposed by public records included.
The Public Records Act is already a weak, loophole-ridden law. The saddest part in this melodrama is that we are only back to even. The evisceration didn't happen. But the lack of robustness that remains is appalling. The dirty truth is that no one in government has to give you anything they don't want to.
Push them, as I often do, and you get called a bully. Sue them and they will bury you in paper. Write about them and you are presenting only one side.
Of course, pursuit of government probing is best served by adversarial dealings. We, at least I, am not here to play patty-cake. But it's not like the public and journalists have much in the way of weapons. Yet, rather than working to strengthen the law and reduce the ludicrous exemptions that bureaucrats and their lawyers can claim to keep their secrets, energies were expended just to preserve the status quo.
The only Democrat to challenge Brown and tell the truth was Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, who later got reamed by Steinberg for his intellectual honesty. Leno, I am told, also ripped into open-government advocates for their criticism.
The law that they attacked on Brown's behalf has helped expose the Bell scandal, teacher sex abuse, and thousands of public dollars spent in a Houston strip club by Port of Oakland officials.
Still, PRA requests can often be a mess, especially when officials are steeped in the twin demons of ignorance and arrogance. Examples abound.
Let's start with Hercules City Manager's Steven Duran's response to a request for salary data last year. "The City is not required to perform a research project," he wrote. He somehow thought that line met the act's requirements that a determination about a request -- what records a government has and how they will be released -- be given to the requester within 10 days. Hercules finally coughed up payroll records months later.
Then there's Cordilia Fire Department Chief Jay Huyssoon, who responded with this little ditty when asked for the salary data: "I am not familiar with any law that states I must give sensitive information to a group of individuals who may be terrorist in nature or scam artists." His department has ignored three years of requests for compensation records.
And that's what happens to a reporter, one who deals with the law on a daily basis and files hundreds of requests a year. The experience of people far less versed in this than I am is much worse when they dare to ask their government for hard and fast records.
In the midst of all the Sacramento hoopla, I spoke with Mary Williams, an Orville resident who last year had the audacity to request salary records from a parks district. She got shot down repeatedly and eventually asked me for advice. I recommended a lawyer, and after a few more months, Williams finally got what she wanted.
"It's hard enough as it is to get records. I would hate to see the Legislature make it worse," she said. "I had to hire an attorney and pay out of pocket. The public shouldn't have to do that. They just kept saying no."
No. If it had been left up to Jerry Brown, would have been the new yes.
Thomas Peele is an investigative reporter for this newspaper and teaches public records at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at Twitter.com/thomas_peele.


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The AVAglio study investigating Avastin (bevacizumab) plus radiation and temozolomide chemotherapy (Merck's Temodar) in newly diagnosed brain tumour patients has met its co-primary endpoint of a significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with radiation and temozolomide chemotherapy alone. No new safety findings were observed in, and adverse events were consistent with those seen in previous trials of Avastin across its approved tumour types.
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ANTIOCH -- Police officials will host a meeting on Saturday aimed at discussing public safety issues with residents, particularly prevalent issues in the city's growing Latino community.
A Spanish-language version of the Coffee with the Cops program will be held 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Church, 1313 A St.
Police Chief Allan Cantando said a goal of the meeting is "to address the needs of all Antioch citizens," by helping them overcome obstacles such as language barriers and misunderstandings of what the department and officers do.
"We want all residents to be part of the solution in reducing crime," said Cantando, who will use a translator from Contra Costa Superior Court at the meeting.
Although Latinos now make up about a third of the city's population, most residents don't or wouldn't attend the normal quarterly Coffee with the Cops meetings, Mayor Pro Tem Mary Rocha said.
"It's not that they don't care, it's that they don't feel a connection," Rocha said. "It's important to have the chief come out and try to gain that trust, present himself and say I'm here to hear you. Then, maybe they'll want to get involved."
The first Spanish-language-focused Coffee with the Cops drew about 200 families, Rocha said. Having it at the church provides an additional comfort level for families, she said.
Saturday's meeting will start with an initial introduction and overview of the city's crime issues, followed by an informal question-and-answer session.
Cantando said he will also give an update on a possible program to help reformed gang members remove tattoos from their face, hands and face, a topic that came up at the first Spanish-language Coffee with the Cops meeting last October.
Rocha hopes one result from the meeting is encouraging Latino residents, especially those in the neighborhood near Antioch Middle School, to band together and form Neighborhood Watch groups.
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Wednesday was the deadline to file to run for village council, township trustee and board of educations seats in Washington County, and a number of incumbents decided not to seek re-election in November.
None of the three Frontier Local Board of Education members whose terms are up at the end of the year will be on the ballot. Jeff Knowlton, Jeff Lauer and Bryan Oliver did not take out petitions to run.
"I've been on there eight years," Lauer said. "It's time to slow down and spend time with my grandkids. ... It's somebody else's turn."
Knowlton and Oliver could not be reached for comment.
Assuming their petitions are certified, four district residents will vie to take their turn on the board - Lawrence Township residents Kurt Bohlen and Gale DePuy II, Newport resident M. Todd Collins and former board member Daryl Bowersock of Wingett Run.
In addition to the board seats, the district will have a 9.19-mill emergency levy on the November ballot.
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Barlow Township - 1.5-mill fire and emergency medical services levy (replacement).
Fearing Township - 2-mill fire and EMS levy (replacement).
Frontier Local school district - 9.19-mill emergency levy (additional).
Marietta Township - 0.5-mill fire and EMS levy (renewal).
Muskingum Township - East Muskingum Fire District, 2.5-mill fire and EMS levy (replacement).
Muskingum Township - West Muskingum Fire District, 4-mill fire and EMS levy (replacement).
Watertown Township - 2-mill ambulance or EMS or both levy (additional).
Lawnsdale Bar & Carry-Out - Sunday sales, 10 a.m. to midnight; wine, mixed beverages and spirituous liquor; Dunham East precinct only.
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Aug. 26 - Deadline for write-in candidates in nonpartisan races to file (4 p.m.).
Oct. 1 - No-fault, absentee voting begins.
Oct. 7 - Last day to register to vote for the general election.
Nov. 5 - Election Day.
Source: Washington County Board of Elections.
Longtime Belpre City Schools board member Rod Hineman is also not seeking re-election, something he announced in December of 2011. Neither is Lisa Perry, who has been on the Fort Frye Local Board of Education for the last four years and previously served two other terms. Neither returned calls seeking comment by deadline.
The other incumbents in Belpre, Fred Meredith and Leonard Wiggins, did file to run again. They will face current Belpre City Councilman Bob Wallace, I-at large, and former board member Bobbi Simmons.
Elected to council in 2011, Wallace previously served on the board of education three times and was principal of Belpre High School for 19 years. He said he just feels "more comfortable" on the school board.
"I know a lot more about education than I do about city council stuff," he laughed.
Fort Frye incumbents David White and Johnna Zalmanek have filed to run again. The other candidates in that race are Whipple resident Lloyd Booth and Lowell resident Stephanie Lang.
All three Marietta City school board incumbents whose terms are ending - Don Atkins, Karen Burton and Wendy Myers - filed to run again, as did local businessman John Lehman.
Former Warren Local Board of Education member Willie Holbert has thrown his hat in the ring again, along with three incumbents - Bob Allen, Bob Crum and Sidney Brackenridge. Former Warren High School Principal Dan Leffingwell had taken out petitions for a possible run, but said recently that he decided he would not have the time to serve given the responsibilities of his new role as superintendent of Noble Local Schools.
Unlike the other districts in Washington County, the Wolf Creek Local Board of Education has two seats on the ballot, not three. Incumbents Joe Campbell and Roger Doak have filed to run again, as has Waterford resident Cheryl McCutcheon.
Villages, townships
The county's five villages each have four seats on the ballot, but only two of them have enough candidates to fill those seats.
Beverly had six candidates file - incumbents Jay Arnold, Kandy Baker, Beth Kenyon and Jim Ullman, along with former Mayor Clem Beidenbach and Christine Lemal. Incumbent Thomas Burchett was the only person to file for the vacant seat on the village's Board of Public Affairs.
All four of Macksburg's council members whose terms are up filed, and unless someone files to run as a write-in by Aug. 26, Ted Dobbin, Sally Frye, Dorothy Pack and Tina Williams will be unopposed in November.
Lowell and Lower Salem each had just one person file to run - Brian Wilson and Mark Greathouse, respectively, neither of whom is an incumbent.
Incumbent New Matamoras Councilman George Addlesburger and Nicole Rinard were the only candidates to file for that village's council.
Councilman Howard Byard is one of three New Matamoras council members who did not take out petitions. He said he was disappointed to see so few people running.
"I've had 10 years on council, and I'm 80 years old. I just want to rest," Byard said. "I'd like to see some of the younger people get in, but I don't know what's the matter with them."
If a council has empty seats, the other members appoint people to fill them. If that doesn't happen within 30 days, it's the mayor's responsibility. The mayors of Lowell and New Matamoras would also be responsible for filling vacancies on their boards of public affairs, for which no candidates filed.
Each of the county's 22 townships has two trustee seats open, and all of them had at least two candidates signed up to run, with many having three or more. Wesley Township had nine candidates file.
Ballot issues
There will be six levies in addition to the one for Frontier Local Schools, all of them for emergency services.
Only one - a half-mill fire and emergency medical services levy in Marietta Township - is a renewal, meaning the others fall under a change in Ohio law included in the 2014-15 biennial budget bill.
A provision in the bill eliminated the state's 12.5 percent rollback on personal property tax levies. While existing and renewed levies are grandfathered, new or replacement levies will no longer have $12.50 of every $100 covered by the state, meaning residents will have to pay the full amount.
Barlow Township residents are currently paying a levy that was voted in at 1.5 mills. As property values have increased, the effective rate has dropped to 1.44 mills for residential and agricultural property and 1.4 mills for commercial and industrial. Because the township is seeking to reset the levy to 1.5 mills, the amount it raises will change and the levy is considered a replacement.
Barlow Township Trustee John Hannan said that means the levy would cost the owner of a home valued at $100,000 an additional $8 a year compared to the current rate. He said he hopes residents will continue to support the levy.
"We have a very good department out here," Hannan said. "I'm amazed that volunteers are so generous and caring (for) the community."
The eighth local issue that will be on the ballot gives voters in the Dunham East precinct the choice of whether to allow sales of wine, mixed beverages and spirituous liquor between 10 a.m. and midnight on Sundays at the Lawnsdale Bar and Carry-Out off Veto Road.


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Just as was the case two years ago these are presented chronologically. I wrote down a lot more than this, to be clear, but these were the most quote-worthy things. Also, as in 2009, some of them confirm things we already think about commercial open source (or in some cases data management), others were interesting ways of expressing old ideas:
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PARKERSBURG - With the start of the summer tourism season Wednesday, people boarded the Island Belle sternwheeler to tour the Blennerhassett Island mansion.
Although it was a weekday with people at work or in school, Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Superintendent Matt Baker was still pleased with the turnout of guests to the island.
"Everything has been going real well," he said. "(Wednesday) was a little slow for our first day."
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Florida resident Dennis Wright boards the Island Belle sternwheeler at Point Park Wednesday as the Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park opened to visitors for the summer tourism season.
The park reported having around 58 visitors Wednesday.
"We have been blessed this spring in that the river has really been treating us well," Baker said. "This time of year, you never know what the river will be doing day to day."
Baker said school group trips will increase today and Friday and throughout the rest of the month.
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Doug Wright of Alexandria, Va., and his brother Dennis Wright from the Orlando area were staying at North Bend State Park and saw a brochure for the island park.
"I am working in town as a telecommunication trainer," Doug Wright said. "I had the day off. This is my first time in Parkersburg. We had beautiful weather so we thought we would give it a try."
"This is my first time on the Ohio River," Dennis Wright said.
The two planned to visit the Blennerhassett mansion and other sites on the island.
Cristes Magnani and Dave Ganoe of Salisbury, Md., were first-time visitors to the island.
"I am originally from Gallipolis, Ohio," Magnani said. "I wanted to go home and visit my parents graves.
"We were staying in Marietta. I have always heard of Blennerhassett Island so we wanted to see it. This was the first day of the season and it worked out well. There were not a lot of people so we had a great time."
The two went through the mansion and took the horse wagon ride.
"It was wonderful," Magnani said. "It was really historical."
"It was fascinating," Ganoe said. "I was particularly interested in the connection between Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett. I thought the mansion was really exquisite."
Ganoe was impressed with how helpful everyone was from the docents on the island to the crew of the Island Belle.
Baker said the park has upcoming events, including the Rendezvous on the River May 8-11. Sponsored by West Virginia Muzzleloaders Association, the event has reenactors creating a fur trader era camp when this area was wilderness.
The park staff is working on creating evening programs to make the park a destination for out-of-town and local visitors.
"It is by far a very unique experience as far as the state park system is concerned," Baker said of the park. "You get to ride the sternwheeler to the island. People can also learn about the local history and the history of West Virginia."


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Roger opened his quest for a seventh season-ending tour title, looking like the man to beat again. The Champ lost only eight points on his serve under the roof of the O2 Arena while converting four of his nine break points in the event that features the top eight players in the world and going on to win 6-3,6-1."I still had some little things I had to work through the last couple of days. Really since yesterday, I feel fine," Roger said."It's my third trip to London this year. The other two were pretty good and I hope something similar is going to happen this week. It's a great atmosphere, I'm happy I played so well because Janko's a great player also. I had a great year and great summer, I gave everything I had and it worked. It was a great season but its not over yet - I hope I can keep it up here. There are many things I cannot achieve any more as I cant go back in time, I'm happy with how my career has gone. You only have one chance and I think I am making the most out of it but hopefully I have more left in the tank".
Roger had won all five of his previous meetings with Tipsarevic and, with the Serb having no impact on his opponent's serve, the first set was over in 30 minutes.Tipsarevic staved off two break points in the third game of the second set, but Roger kept dictating play from the baseline and he finally induced a miscued forehand from the Serb to break for a 2-1 lead.Scenting blood, our Champ delivered the killer blow with a blazing forehand for another break that ended any hopes of a Tipsarevic revival.The 31-year-old already has a record six titles in this season-ending event after winning the tournament for the last two years and he looks in the mood to complete a hat-trick on the evidence of this emphatic Group B victory over the Serbian eighth seed in just one hour and eight minutes.
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PARKERSBURG - Reports that one-time U.S. Sen. Carte Goodwin ruled out a bid to run in 2014 have many in the Democratic Party unsure of who would be the best candidate to replace U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller.
Local Democrats said the picture also is unclear to them as to who would be the best candidate to run against U.S. Rep. Shelly Capito, R-W.Va., for the Senate seat in 2014.
Harold Brown, chairman of the Wood County Democratic Executive Committee, said he thought Goodwin would run. But now that he has ruled out a run, Brown said it may be too early to speculate on who may be the candidate.
"It may be too early to speculate," he said. "Just because Capito deemed this is the right time to announce does not mean it's time for the Democrats."
One other possible candidate is U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., who has represented southern West Virginia since 1977. Brown said Rahall does have a strong base in the state.
"At party gatherings he is quite popular; it would be a dark horse thing for him," Brown said.
Jean Grapes, a Wood County Democratic executive board member, said she thought former Gov. Gaston Caperton would run and would be the best candidate, but since he has stepped aside, she said she is not sure who would be the best candidate.
Grapes said there have been no discussions between the state party and the counties regarding a candidate.
"It may be too early, but that will take place," she said.
Grapes said the best candidate would be someone who would run on the platform of wanting to see Congress move forward. Grapes said she thinks the current situation in Washington may hurt Capito and help the right candidate win the seat.
"Someone who understands the Congress should not be so divided and to make things happen would be the best," she said. "Anyone who would run on that platform would win. The people of West Virginia understand we have trouble because of differences of opinion and Congress is at an all time low approval rating."
Jane Burdette, Wood County Democratic executive committee board member, said she has heard rumors but nothing is definite on possible Senate candidates.
"I've heard a number of names passed around since Democrats like to talk about who is the best candidate," she said. "A couple of them are in elected positions so I will not talk about them."
Burdette said the rumors about Caperton or Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin running do not seem possible. She said Rahall is well known but she does not think he would want to make the move to the Senate?
Burdette said she thinks the best candidate should be somebody willing to compromise on situations, not hold to strict Democratic or Republican beliefs.
"Someone willing to negotiate and willing to compromise for the betterment of everyone," she said "I think it is a little too early; everyone is just getting through the 2012 elections and they want to take a few months off from campaigning."
Tomblin, who was elected to his first full term in November, said he is not interested in pursuing a seat in the U.S. Senate at this time.
"I have been blessed with the wonderful privilege of taking the oath of office as governor. I'm honored to have this tremendous opportunity to serve the people of West Virginia. I look forward to spending my next four years as governor making West Virginia a better place to live, work, and raise a family."
Goodwin was quoted by the Associated Press as saying he is not interested in running for the Senate. He said his desire to raise his two young children with his wife pre-empted any serious thought of an election campaign.
"I don't feel like working in D.C. and seeing them on weekends," Goodwin told the AP. "It's just not something that appeals to me at this stage of my life."
Goodwin has ruled out running for Capito's seat as well, the AP said.
Now with his family's law firm, Goodwin told AP he's not swearing off a future run entirely.


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OAKLAND -- You hear it at least three or four times a game when the A's play at home these days -- a rhythmic chant that generally starts in the right field corner.
"I believe in Stephen Vogt," it goes. "I believe in Stephen Vogt."
It's a takeoff on the ESPN commercials for the World Cup. The commercial's refrain -- "I believe that we will win" -- has the same number of syllables and same inflection as "I believe in Stephen Vogt."
"It did start about the time I began playing some in right field," Vogt said, "and I'm just guessing it had something to do with the World Cup going on at that time."
There is much for the A's and their fans to believe in when it comes to Vogt. He wasn't on the opening day roster because the A's opted to experiment with a setup of two left-handed hitting first basemen, Brandon Moss and Daric Barton.
That ended in May, when Barton was designated for assignment and Vogt, who had been the starting catcher in all five games of the American League Division Series last October, was recalled from Sacramento. The A's already had two healthy and productive catchers, John Jaso and Derek Norris, so Vogt, an outfielder/catcher by trade, has been getting his starts where he can -- behind the plate, in right field, even at first base.
It didn't matter where manager Bob Melvin put him. Upon his recall, Vogt went on the best offensive spree of his career. Through the end of a career-best 12-game hitting streak July 12, Vogt's average was .371. And the more he has hit, the louder the "I believe in Stephen Vogt" chants got.
He was at first base Sunday and was splendid at the plate, where he walked, singled twice and doubled, collecting his 18th RBI along the way. And during every at-bat, the believers made themselves heard.
"It's pretty cool to be in the batter's box and hear that," Vogt said. "It's an honor to have a stadium chanting for you. It's cool to have the fan base behind you and to be up here contributing a little bit."
But finding at-bats for Vogt is about to get more difficult for Melvin. With Josh Reddick (knee strain) eligible to come off the disabled list Tuesday and Coco Crisp (neck) seemingly on the mend -- he has played the last three games -- the situation for Vogt will change, even with his .364 batting average.
"I really don't know what's going to happen when Reddick comes back, but obviously he brings a lot to the table," Vogt said. "I know that the left-handed at-bats are going to become more scarce. Whatever role is given to me is the one I'll accept and go with.
"My No. 1 goal is to help contribute to winning. And if that means playing first, right, catching, pinch-hitting, whatever the role comes up to be, I'll accept it and go with it. That's just who I always have been."
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Police say one man was hospitalized after an assault at the same motel, but authorities don't believe the incidents are connected.
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The service of Holy Communion and Tenebrae, an ancient liturgy meaning A Service of Shadows, will be at 7:30 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, five miles north of Springfield, off of Route 555, on Pleasant Grove Loop.
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Comic-Con got up to full speed Thursday at the Convention Center. Downtown filled up with people dressed as their favorite characters. Evin Van Outrybe as Gambit from X Men and Tom Roy as Wolverine make their way to the Convention Center.
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