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Thursday, April 19, 2012
The lesson of the elk leg
Since she became sick, I've been lackadaisical, letting her do what she pleases, as long as it's not dangerous to her.
Well, K has started taking advantage of my attitude. One example which is potentially dangerous is that she found an elk leg during a bike ride a few days ago and refused to leave it. She hid in the woods gnawing on it while I became increasingly panicked about where she was. Finally, she emerged from the woods looking guilty. I backtracked her paw prints in the remaining snow patches, and I found the elk leg.
Today, she peeled away from me at exactly the same spot as the day that she found the elk leg. Fortunately, I knew exactly where the elk leg was, and I marched down the slope to find K licking it. This time, I hung the elk leg in a tree so that K won't be able to reach it if she decides to visit it again.
As an aside, I recently saw my blog on an iPad for the first time, and I discovered that the photos get cut off because they're too big for the screen. Can you leave a comment if this affects you? I'll reduce the photo size if a lot of people are reading this blog from iPads or iPhones. Thanks!
44 comments:
- Khyra And Sometimes Her Mom said...
I'm glad to see K is channeling her Inner Sibe ;-)
- April 19, 2012 at 6:22 PM
- Bassetmomma said...
So K got some attitude did she! Ha! Just like kids, give an inch and they take a mile. Glad to see she's back to her recall. Very interesting seeing the elk leg hanging in the tree. I agree with you and K about heaven! :)
- April 19, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- Rama's Mama said...
I enjoy your posts and photos so much. Makes me long for the mountains...
- April 19, 2012 at 6:44 PM
- Lulu Louise said...
Wow, such beautiful photos, as always! K looks like she is enjoying every moment she can with you in the mountains. I'd love to come run in those mountains (although, we'd definitely have to do a lot of work on my recall, because there is no way I'd leave an elk leg! ;)
All the best!
- April 19, 2012 at 6:56 PM
- Lulu Louise said...
Wow, such beautiful photos, as always! K looks like she is enjoying every moment she can with you in the mountains. I'd love to come run in those mountains (although, we'd definitely have to do a lot of work on my recall, because there is no way I'd leave an elk leg! ;)
All the best!
- April 19, 2012 at 6:56 PM
- Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart said...
We're having similar troubles here, since Lilly got sick, but since she indeed has neuro deficits, it's hard to tell if she is being a stinky pete or if her brain isn't processing my requests. If it helps at all, your blog photos look fine in my Kindle Fire.
- April 19, 2012 at 6:59 PM
- Two French Bulldogs said...
I would keep things as normal as usually. She is one happy pup
Benny & Lily
- April 19, 2012 at 7:02 PM
- ♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥ said...
We love seeing her so happy. And it makes us smile to know that K can be a little naughty too:)
I read this blog on my iPad and the photos were all fine, even more crystal clear and beautiful than on the laptop.
- April 19, 2012 at 7:06 PM
- wendywoo said...
I do have trouble viewing your pictures on my iPad, but discovered that if I tap the picture, it enlarges, and I can see all of whatever you were saying was in it. At first, I couldn't figure out how you could see a coyote or a bear, and I was sitting there looking at woods...? But now it's not a problem. Don't change a thing, love your blog, all of you. Big ole' kisses to K and R!
- April 19, 2012 at 7:13 PM
- Barb said...
K lives to please you, the leader of her pack. I've been reading on an iPad a your photos at fine. You can adjust size of what you're reading with your fingers.
- April 19, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- GOOSE said...
Oh an elk leg is very tempting indeed. I'll be interested if that leg stays in the tree. K and the leap of joy, LOVE it.
- April 19, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Jo's World said...
Even on my PC it sometimes cuts off part of the photo, but all I have to do is click on the pic and I see the full size. I love the big size, so if you don't have to make them smaller, it would be fine for us. (I think it is just the template we use.)
Cheers and hugs,
Jo, Stella and Zkhat
- April 19, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
Hi KB
I guess K's sniffer was working overtime to find that elk leg!
I am sure she enjoys a little training now and then- so I think it all works out perfect.
We only have a PC- and everything looks fine to us.
- April 19, 2012 at 7:51 PM
- NCmountainwoman said...
I think you can be forgiven for giving K too much slack. That is our nature but in your neck of the woods I agree that you have to remind her you are still the pack leader.
- April 19, 2012 at 8:10 PM
- Fi from Four Paws and Whiskers said...
Reading on my iPhone now and no problems....
Thanks for your kind words on Poppy. She is fine :) sadly daughter in laws brain tumour has grown instead so back into the fight .
Thinking of you
- April 19, 2012 at 8:17 PM
- Trailblazer said...
That's awesome! Can't help but chuckle (we have a sort of naughty Great Pyrennese, and I know the guilty look that they have when they've done something wrong). K even looks atlittle sheepish in that picture you took of her next to the leg, as if she knows she's not supposesd to be even that close....
- April 19, 2012 at 8:33 PM
- Nola said...
Beautiful photos! Those poor coyotes will be crazy trying to get to that leg LOL! Sometimes I blog and visit on my iPhone, and sometimes the pictures are cut off, but it's nothing terrible!
Dachshund Nola
- April 19, 2012 at 8:41 PM
- jen said...
Ohhhhh....I love that second picture of K leaping over the log! The glint in her eyes is beautiful!
- April 19, 2012 at 8:58 PM
I usually read your blog from my iPad, and yes, the pics get cut off for me too! As Jo said, if you tap on the pic, they enlarge - not really a big deal for me! They are so wonderful it's worth tapping for!
Patty (Blogless)
- April 19, 2012 at 9:06 PM
- 24 Paws of Love said...
Good thing K was there to keep you in line! BOL!! I had the same problem (still do in some regards) with Blaze and Chance who were abused before coming back to us. I can't help but feel guilty or doing something against their will. For the most part I've been doing pretty good, but sometimes I still let things slip. But one thing about our dogs they always keep us on our toes. Isn't that great how it works both ways? :)
- April 19, 2012 at 10:21 PM
- Siku Marie, White Dog said...
It is hard to keep order when your world is filling up with chaos but the beauty of living life fully yet within your routine is that looking back, these times will be genuine not a last wish to visit disneyland. And in the trueness, the reality will become the comfort and memories that will sustain you. So say no when you must and set boundaries...live REAL life, not a fairy tale escape.
- April 19, 2012 at 10:51 PM
- Angus said...
Thank heavens dogs don't know about x-rays .
- April 19, 2012 at 11:01 PM
- Eileen said...
That's a great comment Angus.
You and K both have strong will powers...and I can just see the coyotes scratching their heads :-)
- April 20, 2012 at 12:07 AM
- Lindsjö taxar said...
Last picture of K is fantastic! Happy to hear that she´s so fit to go on your hikes. Hug hill is an amazing place, wish I could follow you there and take part of the great wildness you have.
The trial camera is great cant wait to see little ones...
Hugs from us all to you
- April 20, 2012 at 12:42 AM
- Mitch said...
Uh oh! Sounds like it's back to regular training for you, K! I'm glad you enjoyed your elk bone.
Love ya lots,
- April 20, 2012 at 3:52 AM
- DianeTaylor said...
Hi KB - thanks for the update. I do daily training but I always forget that dogs don't generalize commands. So lately I've been re-doing the "basics" but in different places (and doing them with my back turned or me being out of site). I am also trying to train Indy to walk with a loose lead. Oh Lord - that is proving to be such a challenge for me. Got any tips?
- April 20, 2012 at 4:47 AM
- houndstooth said...
I can't believe that K's secret is out! lol I think it's good for people to know that even a very solid dog can have moments of misbehavior. It reminds everybody that they have to remain vigilant!
I think your photos are beautiful, but if you have to make them smaller, I'll still enjoy them!
- April 20, 2012 at 5:16 AM
- FURKIDSMOM said...
We can understand why you would back of on the training but we also can see how important it is. K seems to be very happy!!
The Florida Furkids
- April 20, 2012 at 6:52 AM
- Casey said...
Oh my, I just love that jumping for joy picture! Your pics are always amazing. I'm just in awe.
- April 20, 2012 at 7:08 AM
- Lovable Lily said...
An Elk Leg? We prefer turkey ourselves (tee~hee~hee.)
Again, I feel like we are right there on Hug Hill with you all. BEAUTIFUL!
Lily Belle
- April 20, 2012 at 7:16 AM
- browndogcbr said...
Hi Y'all,
Wanted to stop and say hello! How are y'all doin'?
My Human is havin' problems solving why my posts have stopped posting automatically. Sigh :(
It's meant I'm not gettin' around to keep up with everyone.
If my Human ever figures Blogger out, maybe she can figure out how to post photos that a viewer can enlarge.
Hope y'all are havin' a great week!
Y'all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
- April 20, 2012 at 7:23 AM
- Sammie and Avalon said...
Gorgeous photos, as always - giggling over puzzled coyotes! (Momma hung a deer leg we found in the mts. near Capitol Reef last week and we wouldn't give it back!) I think you're right about consistent training when dogs go offleash a lot, although I can completely understand backing off from all that. Am most impressed by K's resilience and energy; she is simply amazing and just so beautiful and expressive!
Big Hugs xoxoxo
Sammie and Avalon
- April 20, 2012 at 7:25 AM
- Wild Dingo said...
Elk leg in the tree! OMG! that is so funny! and K is hilarious for doin' whatever she pleases...so UNLIKE a nice choco-lab. Guess we all have our days, huh?
The coyotes...there gonna be like WTF? how am i supposed to clean that up, when it's up there? and just what kind of monster would do that? K's looking good. I'm so sorry about the news of it spreading. I'm so glad she's livin' it up. no place i'd rather be than in the mountains in nature.
hugs to you and your fur family!
- April 20, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- Snowcatcher said...
I just scroll to the bottom of the page on my iPhone and hit "View Full Website" so I can see the whole photos. Because I don't want to miss a single one. And that works just fine for me.
I can't say I would have done anything differently if K was my dog. I think I'd have eased up on the rules, too, except, as you say, if she wanted to do something that could be dangerous for her. I kind of giggled at the leg in the tree even before you mentioned how coyotes may react because I (humorously) thought of it as nature's answer to Nightmare Before Christmas.
- April 20, 2012 at 10:09 AM
- 3 doxies said...
OH what magnificent fotos!
I can sees hows your mondset gots slack withs da trainin' and all but don't beat yourself up. Wheres you lives training is crucial cuz K do be off leash. But uh, hows in da world is them coyotes gonna gets dat leg, hope they has a good plan.
I'm not on an ipad but my blog looks totally different on Explorer then it does in Firefox.
- April 20, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Tammie Lee said...
it is a tender dance when we get sick and how we treat and are treated. thank you for sharing your story. you are so good at photographing your dog friend! Beautiful images.
- April 20, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Ms. ~K said...
Spending some time taking in your beautiful photos...
Just wanted you to know we are heading out on another cross-country RV adventure, destination- Oregon Coast. We'll be gone a couple of months...please don't forget us, and pls know you will be in my thoughts!
Kit and The Pups
- April 20, 2012 at 1:20 PM
- Brenda's Arizona said...
Photos are perfect , always. And don't be hard on yourself... Nothing beats every breath we take.
- April 20, 2012 at 3:27 PM
- STELLA and RORY from Down Under said...
KB, sorry but I had to laugh (in a good way). Boy oh boy, I must admit we all went pretty slack with the training when Oscar was sick. We even allowed him to sleep on the couch, something he had never been allowed to do!!! You do as you think best. K will follow your lead. Wonderful photos again. Thanks for sharing this special time in your life. No worries, and love, Carol (and Stella and Rory) P.S. Rory reckons he might still have reached the elk leg in the tree hehehe.
- April 20, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- NanaNor's said...
Hi, Of course I'm really missing our mountains but enjoying the beauty of the Pacific ocean. I was wondering about your training-if you took classes near you when you first get a pup or just have trained so many that you work on your own. After we get back from vacation, we will begin our hunt for our next furbaby-and thus start training again. All our other dogs were adult rescues but I want to have a well behaved pup this time...any suggestions?
Hugs, Noreen
- April 20, 2012 at 6:35 PM
- Summit the Super Mal said...
Greetings from Iowa~
You K is just beautiful and has a soul that touches many. I hear your amazement over K's continued verve given her diagnosis. It truly is a blessing that our wonderful companions "don't walk (or run) on their x-rays". She clearly just does what she loves.
Best wishes to you all for many more beautiful days.
(Summi's Mummi)
- April 20, 2012 at 7:37 PM
- Jed and Abby in MerryLand said...
Mama always slacked off, too, under the same circumstances. But there was no off leash mountaineering involved, so the risk calculation was different.
Some little tree dwelling carnivore or omnivore is going to think it stumbled on Heaven's waiting room when it finds that nice elk leg up high where it's safe from the larger predators. And eventually gravity will have its way and the coyotes will at least get the bones.
Do not use iPad or iPhone or any of that stuff. We like the larger photos. Is there a way for viewers to adjust the picture sizes themselves on their individual machine?
Jed & Abby
- April 21, 2012 at 10:00 PM
- Merlin Wylt said...
I think everyone who has dealt with the terminal dog goes through the whole spoiling thing. On my guy's last Christmas Eve he stole an entire baked brie off the coffee table, which was something he would NEVER have even thought of doing when he was healthy. Like you I'd stopped enforcing the basic rules like "your nose does not belong over the coffee table" and he kept pushing to see how far he could go. They are a lot smarter than us at times! LOL
- April 22, 2012 at 3:04 PM
- BJackie said...
We were the same with Abby. Since she got bone cancer when she was only 15 months old (and still not fully trained to not jump up on people) she never did learn! I kept trying to train her not to, but people would see her with that missing leg (and also see how joyous she was) and say, "It's ok!" Then they'd pet her and love her and reinforce her unwanted behavior. It's so hard to not spoil them.
Hang in there. It seems you have the right attitude - every day is indeed a gift.
[And, yes, the pics get cutoff on my iPad, but as others mentioned, I just tap/page through them.]
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In the wake of universe-altering "Secret Wars" news, Axel Alonso helps navigate how the soon-to-be altered Marvel terrain will affect readers.
Marvel's "Secret Wars" will be waged on "the last remaining fragments of dead universes" in the "Battleworld" titles.
Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort provide further details on what the combination of the Marvel Universe and Ultimate Universe means to readers.
The Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe are on a "Secret Wars" collision course, and Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort explain what that means.
Axel Alonso takes a "Star Wars" victory lap, talks why Jason Aaron was Marvel's first choice to write the series, Run the Jewels variants and more.
Mahmud Asrar and Skottie Young provide artwork for a pair of covers riffing on the hip-hop duo's logo.
Axel Alonso talks "Ant-Man" #1 and the teaser trailer for the film of the same name, "Uncanny Inhumans" and plenty more.
Marvel EIC Axel Alonso discusses the year ahead, including Disney/Marvel collaborations, "Uncanny Avengers" and the looming "Secret Wars."
Axel Alonso takes stock of the Marvel releases that had an impact in 2014, including "Ms. Marvel," "Death of Wolverine" and the female "Thor."
Axel Alonso talks Spider-Woman's new outfit, why "Secret Wars" was the right choice for Free Comic Book Day and the fallout of the Sony leaks.
The collection will compile Jack Kirby's most iconic Marvel Comics work from across four decades in their deluxe "Adamantium" format.
Peruse new interiors from Marvel's "Wolverines" #2 by Alisson Borges, "Daredevil" #12 by Chris Samnee and "Silver Surfer" #8 by Mike Allred.
Axel Alonso returns from an editorial retreat to discuss G. Willow Wilson signing exclusively with Marvel, "Star Wars" sales & "AXIS" revelations.
Axel Alonso returns to talk the new "Howard the Duck" series, the #SaveStorm campaign, "Ultron Forever," "Star Wars," "Preacher" on TV and more.
In Marvel's latest "Next Big Thing" conference with comics press, Nick Spencer, Axel Alonso and Wil Moss talked the new "Ant-Man" series.
Axel Alonso talks the major news coming out of Marvel's February 2015's solicitations, plus "Spider-Woman" and "Superior Iron Man."
Axel Alonso discusses the recent "Secret Wars" Battleworld reveal, the upcoming debut of "All-New Captain America" and much more.
Have the hints been there all along? CBR looks through the last few years of Marvel comics and finds clues of a "Secret Wars" long game.
A panel of Marvel Digital experts, including EiC Axel Alonso and writer Sam Humphries, discussed new digital endeavors at NYCC 2014.
Axel Alonso discusses how Marvel's new movie announcements -- especially "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel" -- relate to publishing, plus "Deathlok" & more.
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Read more:Emigrants should have a vote in upcoming general election
With the election date in Ireland finally set for February 25, Irish people are gearing up for what is one of the most significant general elections in the history of the State. Party manifestos have been drawn up, campaigns are being rolled out and soon the entire country will be littered with election posters as every available lamppost in Ireland becomes a platform for a political mantra.
But as people cast their ballot papers, a universal murmur will echo around the world as the countless number of Irish emigrant voices go unaccounted.
Under current Irish law, if you are an Irish citizen living abroad you cannot be entered onto the register of electors. Postal votes are limited to Irish diplomats and army officials stationed abroad.
Hundreds of thousands of emigrants who have recently left Irish shores forfeited their right to vote in elections at home upon departure. For people who have emigrated within the last 18 months, and remain registered at their old address, the only option available is to fly home to vote.
Here in the U.S. citizens abroad are afforded the right to vote by postal/absentee ballots. The U.S. government devised a special program to support those who are abroad during elections. The Federal Voting Assistance Program states that U.S. citizens can vote absentee in any election for federal office if the citizen is 18 years or older.
In the U.K., citizens abroad can vote in both general and European elections for up to 15 years after moving abroad, as long as the citizen is registered to vote.
Germany, Spain, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are just a few of the other countries that offer their expatriates the right to vote.
Many argue that citizens living abroad forgo their right to vote and should not have a say in the future of a country where they no longer pay taxes.
Kevin Dillon, originally from Sallins, Co. Kildare, and now living in Washington, D.C., agrees with this sentiment.
"I don't believe that Irish emigrants should have a vote in Dail (parliament) elections. We do not pay taxes to the state and do not have to live directly with the repercussions of our electoral decisions," he told the Irish Voice.
Despite this, Dillon does regret missing out on polling day at home, but reflects that this is the existence of an immigrant.
"I am a little annoyed at missing out on a lot of things in Irish life but that is the tragedy of immigration, the price we pay for being Paddys on the road. It's annoying when you have to leave by necessity more than choice," he says.
Originally from Crumlin, Co. Dublin, Lyndsey Fay made the move to Canada 16 months ago as a result of the downturn and is frustrated she cannot vote.
"Personally, I think it's disgraceful that we can't vote. Probably because I see myself as a 'temporary immigrant' in that I intend to return home in the next few years, and so I believe I should have a say in the forming of the next government, because the main reason that I'm currently living abroad is due to the failings of the current government, " she told the Irish Voice.
Fay made the point that modern technology means that Irish emigrants are very informed about the situation at home.
"I feel that this diaspora is in a different position to previous generations. Modern technology and instant information allow us to be informed of the up to the minute happenings at home. So the disconnect that may have existed before between expat and home no longer exists, " Fay said.
"I know that some people use this argument of disconnect to undermine my right to vote. However, I am still a citizen of Ireland and have only been out of the country for just over a year. How disconnected could I be? Who is to say that you or I aren't as well informed as some Irish citizens living at home who will vote?"
Leaving Ireland at the end of this week, Rebecca Glynn is heading to Australia like so many other Irish. With people more politically aware than ever, she is aggravated to be losing her vote.
"It's particularly frustrating considering the fact that this upcoming election is the most critical in the history of the state," she says.
"It's of the utmost importance that the Irish people exercise their right to elect a competent government that can pull us out of mess that we are currently in."
Like the thousands of Irish leaving, Glynn is doing so out of necessity, with the hope that Ireland's economy will improve in her absence.
"I am traveling abroad in the hope that the economic climate will be more favorable by the time I return. How can I ensure that will happen if I can't exercise my democratic right to elect the individuals into power who can make that happen?" Glynn asks.


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One driver was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Route 62 Monday morning that caused an SUV to overturn and roll.
Joyce A. Baltic, 53, of Ravenswood, was the driver of a 2008 Toyota 4Runner SUV headed north on Route 62. Auvielle Anderson, 20, of Gay was the driver of a southbound 2006 Volkswagen Jetta sedan.
At 10:23 a.m. in a sweeping curve just north of the Jackson County Farm, the Jetta crossed the center line causing a collision which resulted in the SUV overturning and rolling.
Baltic escaped injury despite her SUV rolling, while Anderson suffered an injury in the Jetta.
Deputy B.J. Varney of the Jackson County Sheriff's Department investigated.
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"Modern Family" star Ariel Winter is going to school.
Which is kind of a big deal, since it will be the first time.
The 14-year-old is enrolled in a private high school in the Los Angeles area, and will start attending classes later this month, according to TMZ. Up until now, the child star has always been privately tutored.
It's another big chance in the girl's life, since a judge took guardianship over her away from her mother Chrystal Workman last fall. Ariel is currently in the care of her older sister, after allegations of emotional and physical abuse were made against Workman.
TMZ quoted sources as saying hat producers of "Modern Family" are "thrilled" and will happily schedule shoots around the girl's classes. Of course they're thrilled. They used to allegedly have to sneak her food on the set when her mother didn't let her eat.
So ... food, high school ... things are looking up.
The website said Ariel has been "flourishing" in her sister Shanelle Gray's home, where the rules are strict. Sources said Ariel's happier than ever, and producers have noticed a big, positive change in her mood.
Ariel's attorney and father now have control over her considerable finances -- she earns $75,000 per episode -- as per an agreement hammered out last month.
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HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana used a 22-7 second-half run to pull away in a 67-55 victory over the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi basketball team on Saturday night at the University Center. The Lions (7-8, 1-2 Southland) placed four players in double figures in the win, led by DeShawn Patterson's 14, as head coach Jim Yarbrough collected his 200th career victory.
Myron Dempsey led the way for the Islanders (2-14, 1-3) with 12 points, while Chris Hawkins-Mast scored 11, his seventh straight game in double figures. Roosevelt Johnson had a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards, while Elgin Bailey (11) and Jeremy Campbell (10) hit double figures as well.
The Islanders scored the first point of the night with a Dempsey free throw, but that was their final lead of the night, as the Lions responded with a 17-3 run to make it 17-4 with 11:57 to play in the opening half. The Islanders started 1-for-11 from the field in the contest. The visitors got out of their funk, as they responded with a 9-4 run to cut down the deficit, with a Terence Jones three at the 7:54 mark making it 21-13. The Islanders cut it to 23-17 on another Jones three at 6:57, but Daron Populist knocked down back-to-back threes to pull the Lions ahead 29-17 with 5:23 left.
From there, the two teams traded baskets to make the score 32-21 in favor of the home team. But the Islanders closed the half on a 5-0 run, with Kennon Dvorak knocking down a three and Jones burying a jumper from just inside the arc to send the Islanders to the locker room down just six at 32-26. After their slow start from the field, the Islanders finished the half hitting 9-of-14 to sit at 40 percent for the stanza.
The two teams traded baskets early on in the second half, with the Islanders able to trim it to four at 35-31. But that's when the Lions went on their fateful run. They started with a 9-0 run to push the deficit back to double digits at 44-31 with 12:45 left. A Hameed Ali three broke the string, sending the Islanders on a quick-hit 5-0 run, as Jason Smith followed with a fast-break layup to make it 44-36. A Dempsey bucket inside cut the deficit to just six at the 11:10 mark.
But from there, the momentum slowed, as the Lions pushed back with a 13-0 run of their own to make it 49-38. Elgin Bailey delivered a huge blow, converting a three-point play after an airballed three, to make it a 52-38 advantage for the home team, their largest lead of the game to that point. A Quin Cooper three from the top of the key followed, and Southeastern was up 55-38 with 6:16 remaining. DeShawn Stevenson followed with a steal-and-layup to balloon the lead to a game-high 57-38 before the Islanders finally struck back
A Chris Hawkins-Mast free throw snapped a scoreless string of 5:19 for the visitors. The Islanders chipped away at the lead bit-by-bit, but Southeastern was able to hit its free throws down the stretch to emerge with the victory.
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STOCKTON – Police didn't report any gunplay Thursday evening, but when it comes to pepper spray and frying pans, that's another story.
A would-be 16-year-old robber picked the wrong employee to threaten as he tried to steal some items from a business in the 6100 block of Pacific Avenue around 4:40 p.m. Thursday.
According to police, the juvenile started taking several items down from a display case and was told to stop by the employee. Instead, he told the employee he needed money, then pulled out a can of pepper spray and attempted to spray the employee. The employee took the young miscreant to the ground and held him until police arrived.
The juvenile was arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery, according to a report.
Around 7 p.m. Thursday, two men got into an argument in the 200 block of North San Joaquin Street. Police reported that one of the men used a frying pan to strike the other man in the head. They are looking for the assailant, described as a 20-something with dirty blond hair last seen wearing a purple shirt.
The condition of the victim was not reported.
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The iPhone 5S may be the "most forward thinking" smartphone ever, as Apple (AAPL) likes to call it. But you'll be forgiven if you can't tell the difference between it and its predecessor at first glance -- or even after playing around with it for a while.
That's because the changes Apple made between last year's iPhone 5 and the new phone are either subtle or under the hood. If you were hoping for something radically different from Apple, this isn't it. And if you were hoping that the company was going to address some of the long-standing complaints about the iPhone, such as its relatively small screen size or its insufficient battery life, you'll have to wait until next year -- or beyond.
That said, the iPhone 5S remains among the best smartphones on the market. But its most significant new features will take time to realize their full potential.
Take, for example, the new phone's fingerprint sensor, its hallmark new feature that is built into its home button. Once you train the sensor, which Apple calls Touch ID, to recognize your fingerprint, you can use it in place of a passcode to secure your phone.
It takes a couple of minutes to teach Touch ID to recognize a particular fingerprint. You can configure it to recognize up to 10.
In my tests, the sensor worked fairly well. Although it seemed to recognize my thumbprint only about half the time at first, it improved over time. But even when it failed, it wasn't too annoying -- the sensor takes only a second or two to read your print, so it doesn't take very long to retry, and I found it usually got it right the second time around.
The bigger problem with the Touch ID is that unlocking your phone is one of only two functions it has right now. The other is that you can also use it instead of a password to authorize your purchases in Apple's books, music and app stores.
It's not hard to imagine that Touch ID might be used in the future to verify purchases in stores other than Apple's or to log into your financial or social media accounts. But right now, that is just a potential a use of the Touch ID.
Another big change with the iPhone 5S is an internal one: Apple has replaced the 32-bit A6 processor that's in the iPhone 5 with a speedier 64-bit chip it dubs the A7.
At least in benchmark tests, the A7 is plenty fast. It blew away not only my iPhone 5, but also Motorola's brand new Moto X.
But in real-world usage, its speed wasn't readily apparent. The new iPhone didn't launch apps or load Web pages significantly faster than last year's model. In fact, the only time I really noticed a difference in speed was when I exported a movie I edited in iMovie to my camera roll, but that's not something that most people are going to do every day. However, it's likely that developers will take advantage of the faster chip with new, more sophisticated apps.
The iPhone 5S also has several cool new camera features, among them a slow-motion video mode and a burst shooting mode. The burst mode in particular is great, because it will keep shooting 10 pictures a second until you stop pressing the button or you hit 999 shots. I wish Apple had added more features to the burst mode -- such as the ability users have on Samsung's phones to combine photos to create one with the best facial expressions -- but the much greater number of burst shots you can make with the iPhone and the sheer speed of the burst mode are both pretty impressive.
The camera comes with a bigger sensor that is supposed to be better able to shoot in dark environments. I found the difference to be minor. Apple has also included with the iPhone 5S a new two-tone flash that's supposed to more naturally illuminate subjects. I found it worked moderately well; skin tones were a little truer to life than in flash pictures taken on the iPhone 5.
Like last year's model, the iPhone 5S looks sleek and feels solid. It retains the same four-inch screen that Apple introduced with last year's iPhone 5.
The new phone ships with iOS 7, Apple's revamped operating system, which offers a much cleaner, refreshed look and delivers some long-awaited features.
Overall, the iPhone 5S offers modest changes, although some may become more important in the future. If you have an iPhone 4S or earlier, it represents a great upgrade. If you already have an iPhone 5, though, I'd wait for the iPhone 6.
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What: Apple iPhone 5S
Likes: Bright, vivid screen; new Touch ID sensor quickly reads fingerprints to unlock device; new camera has superfast burst mode; slow-motion video mode and a two-tone flash that offers more true-to-life colors in flash photos; new processor
Dislikes: Battery life remains the same as last year's model; several new features, including the new processor, offer more theoretical than practical benefits; screen is small compared to Android rivals; Apple charges a pricey premium for extra storage space.
Specs: 64-bit, dual-core processor; 1.2 megapixel front and 8 megapixel rear cameras; four-inch, 1136 x 640 display.
Price: With a two-year contract, $200 for 16GB model, $300 for 32GB model, $400 for 64GB model
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I have recently run in to a problem, where a set of files for a show, do not show up on my PS3. All my other shows, and movies show up, just not the ones for this specific show. They play on VLC on my MacBook Pro that is running the latest version of Mavericks, and the 1.90.1 for PS3MS.
The files are in .mp4, .mkv, and .avi. I have tried re-encoding them using Handbrake to H.264, in .mp4, and they still do not show up. I have moved them to different folders, and still nothing.
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EP says no to patents on breeding
11.05.2012 - The European Parliament has adopted a non-binding resolution to exempt conventionally-bred plants or animals from patents.
Strasbourg – Although these patents are an important tool for the transfer of technology, the Parliament fears that "excessively broad patent protection can hamper innovation and progress and become detrimental to small and medium breeders by blocking access to animal and plant genetic resources". Therefore, the Parliament called on the European Patent Office to exclude products derived from conventional breeding, such as anti-carcinogenic broccoli or high-yield dairy cows, and all conventional breeding methods from patenting. It also wants the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the EU continues to exempt breeders from its patent law on plant and animal breeding. The non-legislative resolution was adopted by 354 votes to 192, with 22 abstentions.
"This is a huge success for all farmers, breeders and consumers who are concerned about the monopolisation of our food resources," says Ruth Tippe from the coalition "No Patents On Seeds!". Despite this, industry experts warn, that the motion might hamper the development of genetically modified crops or animals. The European Parliament therefore asked the European Commission to report "on the development and implications of patent law in the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering" and to examine the impact of the patenting of breeding methods on the breeding and food industry.
The relevant European patent law dates from 1998. De jure it is impossible to receive patent protection for conventionally bred or genetically modified plant and animal varieties. Environmental Groups such as No Patents On Seeds claim that there is a loophole however: In the past, the European Patent Office protected gm-modified crops on the grounds that only the breeding process could not be patented, but the product regardless.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-02/ep-says-no-to-patents-on-breeding.html


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Apply @ Fire Prevention Division, 620 SE Madison, 3rd Floor. M-F 8:00 AM-4:30PM. Provide copy of operator's pyrotechnic license. Provide site plan. Provide proof of insurance or bond in the amount of $500,000.
Instructions for Fireworks permit for sale within the city limitsApply for $280.00 permit at City Clerk's office, 215 SE 7th St., 785-368-3940, M-F 8:00AM - 5:00PM. Provide site plan of stand location and area.
Consumer Fireworks are allowed to be sold with the EXCEPTION of Metal Sparklers and devices classified as Bottle Rockets. Provide MSDS sheets (to be maintained on site).


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6.5-6 Unlawful Restraint in the Second Degree -- § 53a-96
Revised to May 20, 2011
The defendant is charged [in count __] with unlawful restraint in the second degree. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of unlawful restraint in the second degree when (he/she) restrains another person.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Intent to restrain1
The first element is that the defendant specifically intended to restrain <insert name of person>. A person acts "intentionally" with respect to a result when (his/her) conscious objective is to cause such result. <See Intent: Specific, Instruction 2.3-1.>
Element 2 - Restrained
another person
The second element is that the defendant restrained <insert name of person> by moving (him/her) from one place to another, or by confining (him/her) in some place in such a manner as to interfere substantially with (his/her) liberty. There is no requirement that the movement be of any specific distance or that the confinement last any specific period of time. There need not be any movement at all -- the person could be confined by preventing (him/her) from leaving a place where (he/she) was.
Element 3 - Without consent
The third element is that <insert name of person> did not consent to the restraint. <Insert as appropriate:>
<If person is an adult:> Consent must have been actual and not simply acquiescence brought about by force, fear, shock, or deception. The act must have been truly voluntary. Consent may be express or you may find that it is implied from the circumstances that you find existed. Whether there was consent is a question of fact for you to determine. The defendant has no burden to prove consent. The state must prove the lack of consent.
<If person in less than sixteen or an incompetent person:> Without consent in this case means by any means whatever,2 including acquiescence of the person, if (he/she) is (a child less than sixteen years old / an incompetent person) and (the parent or guardian / person or institution having lawful control or custody of (him/her)) has not acquiesced in the movement or confinement.
In summary, the state must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant 1) specifically intended to restrain
<insert name of restrained person>, 2) restrained
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of
unlawful restraint in the second degree, then you shall find the defendant
guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to
prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the
defendant not guilty.
1 Unlawful restraint is a specific intent crime. State v. Salamon, 287 Conn. 509, 570 (2008).
The "any means whatever" language was intended "to protect young children and
incompetent persons from being kidnapped when the victim agrees to go with the
kidnapper because of promises of favors or gifts. A competent adult's actual
consent to the restraint would negate lack of consent if not induced by
deception, force, fear or shock; in other words, with no compulsion or
deception. . . . The 'any means whatever' language should not be given in an
instruction when . . . the victim is a competent adult." State v. Benjamin,
86 Conn. App. 344, 355 (2004).


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I found the basket on 17 burned from someone lighting their coors light box on fire...so put the word out...it's monkey season, and I love me some monkey!
I'll be stalking the vandals (just ask Lenny - you won't even know I'm there!) and I won't hesitate to get the police involved!!
The days of complaining are over!
I plan on posting signs on both CI and CII giving everyone fair warning...pass it on and spread the word.


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I've been holding my tongue since Jan. 2, but now I've got to say "Oh, come on!"
On the 2nd, Dallas Stoller, who is apparently new to our community, penned a letter to the editor wherein, rather than falling contritely on his sword for what he termed "pass lending," instead postured his crime as his "attempt at a kind gesture."
Really? Oh, c'mon!
The facts, apparently, are these.
The aforesaid Mr. Stoller, new to Happy Valley, had a friend in town. Apparently, they enjoyed days of "thick powder" when the rest of us were riding hard-pack. Out of pure benevolence, Stoller gave his chum his pass. Dreaming of first tracks, Mr. Stoller slept through his alarm to his apparent "horror."
Not wanting his bestie to miss first tracks by something as pedestrian as buying a lift pass, and there not being even five minutes to spare to do so (after all, who the heck could suffer "second tracks"?), Mr. Stoller, instead, in act of saintliness gave his BFF his pass to use in his stead while he faithfully labored for some unnamed employer.
The kindness is overwhelming.
But the tale of sacrifice is not yet done.
His friend refused. That's right, refused. At least in my mind, I see it as a Scarlet O'Hara moment, limp wrist to brow, a pained deep sigh, a poignant moment of memorable drama. But Mr. Stoller overcame her, not wanting his friend to "shell out extra money on a full price pass." What's more, he assured her resolute companion, "the scanners don't actually check the passes."
Right. They're there in droves with scanners in their mitts for the ambiance and good cheer. What they're really checking is the box scores. And anyway, even if "they don't really check" does that make scamming the resort company OK?
Mr. Stoller goes on to characterize his particular species of larceny as an "un-heinous crime." By his lights anyway. He was, she claims, simply giving his pal a "gift." He mentions not at all the "gift"she intended to give was stolen, but what the hey; why get bogged down in messy details?
And at last, towards his utterly remorseless narrative, reality bites. Apparently, his bud got her keester hauled off to jail and then was levied a "hefty fine." And the local constabulary simply couldn't divine the philanthropy in Mr. Stoller's act of selflessness and kindness. Rather than rewarding him for his charity he was instead banned from the mountain. The indignity!
He goes on ... "I never realized my kind gesture would become a heavy burden for both me and my friend."
Ok, Dallas, "Wah." And now some law.
What it is, my friends, is theft by deceit. Dressed up for a day on the ski hill, you can call it "deceptive use of a ski facility."
Theft by deception is, essentially, where a person obtains property or services of another by deception with intent to deprive the person thereof.
I'll spell it out, employing the convenient example of Mr. Stoller and her friend.
I, the friend, pretend (spell that, "attempt to deceive") Vail Resorts into believing that I am the divine Mr. Stoller. But I am, alas, his mate, not he. In so deceiving the resort company, I intend not to pay for the services it offers, vis-à-vis the relative ease of getting to the top of the ski hill it maintains at what I am sure is considerable financial risk and cost. Simply, I intend to steal the services of the resort company by pretending I am someone else.
Let me point out something else. Theft by deceit is, uh ... theft. As in stealing.
Didn't your momma teach you nothin'?
As an opportunity to teach Mr. Stoller what he apparently did not learn at home, let's try to get at this another way.
Deceptive use of a ski facility is a misdemeanor in the state of Colorado. By the way, that it is a misdemeanor suggests it is illegal. Deceptive use of a ski facility can result is punishable by fines of as much as $1,000 and up to 180 days in jail.
Hey, Dal, maybe next time roll on out of bed. Or else your friend can suck it up and get second tracks instead of first.
Hey, one last thing; stealing is stealing. Most religions and most moral codes I know of don't make a fine distinction between stealing small or stealing big or give you a Mulligan when you steal from a big guy rather than a little one.
Mr. Stoller, it's illegal and it's wrong. And by the way, except in your own mind, perhaps, you're not the heroine of this story. You're plain and simple dishonest. And attempting to call it something else just doesn't float.
Rohn K. Robbins is an attorney licensed before the bars of Colorado and California who practices in the Vail Valley with the law firm of Stevens, Littman, Biddision, Tharp and Weinberg LLC. His practice areas include business and commercial transactions, real estate and development, family law, custody, divorce and civil litigation. He may be heard on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on KZYR radio (97.7 FM) and seen on ECOTV 18 as host of "Community Focus." Robbins may be reached at 970-926-4461 or at either of his e-mail addresses, email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Where pie is king, a contest to decide the ruler
Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 6:31 p.m.
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Think of Pinecraft, Sarasota's Amish and Mennonite community, and what's the first thing that comes to mind?
Second annual Pinecraft Pie Contest, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Everence Federal Credit Union, 3407 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota. Judging begins at 11 a.m. Free and open to the public; free chili and pie for all.
2013 Pinecraft Pie Contest Judges
Sherry Gore, cookbook author ("Taste of Pinecraft" and "Simply Delicious") and publisher of "Cooking and Such" magazine
Todd Emrich, CEO of Yoder's Restaurant and Amish Village
Henry Detweiler, owner of Detweiler's Farm Market
Charles Schelle, editor Sarasota Patch.com
Ruby Sommers, Der Dutchman Restaurant
No, not tricycles, suspenders or linen bonnets.
"Pie and this community just go together," says Kjell Purnell, managing director of Everence (formerly Mennonite Mutual Aid), a credit union and ministry that caters to Mennonite communities across the country. "It's just a natural fit."
That was the catalyst for last year's inaugural Pinecraft Pie Contest, an open-to-the public event hosted by Everence, a company looking to build community cohesiveness — one bite at a time.
"Anyone is welcome to enter," says Lee Miller, Everence's church relations representative, "as long as they don't go to Yoder's and buy one."
This is a community that takes its pie seriously, which calls for a stringently adjudicated process. Panelists rate each pie from 1 to 10 based on presentation, taste/flavor and general impressions. They must also complete this sentence: "I remember this pie because . . ."
Among the phrases elicited last year: "It tastes like Christmas." "Perfect sheen!" And, "What's the secret ingredient?"
That last was in response to Claire Miller's unusual mulberry pie, which took home the honors in the fruit category. Not surprisingly, the distinctive ingredient remained a mystery.
"They don't tell," says Sherry Gore, a cookbook author and 14-year Pinecraft resident who says she is "all about pie." Gore has been prepping all week for her return stint as one of five judges. (Last year's panel included the late legendary baker, Amanda Yoder.)
"Being a pie judge is not as easy as it sounds," says Gore, who says she has pie for dessert a minimum of four nights a week. "I've been eating lettuce and water all week to get ready."
Last year's contest drew 21 entries and 42 homemade pies (each contestant must submit one pie for judging and a similar one for eating) in three categories — fruit, cream and one-crust — and dozens of hungry pie-lovers. More cooks and tasters are expected this year.
Though she will show up empty-handed as well as with an empty stomach, Gore has become quite a pie baker herself. She learned from one of Pinecraft's best: Fannie Yoder (no relation to Amanda), who was for 20 years the owner of Fannie's Country Cooking outside Tulsa, Okla. Yoder was a contestant (though not a winner) in all three categories last year and Gore says the best pie she ever tasted was one Yoder once served her that brought tears to her eyes.
"And apple isn't even my favorite," says Gore, who claims to ooze cherry pie filling (her favorite) if hugged too hard. "It brought tears to my eyes."
A tight-lipped Yoder agrees to revealing two trade secrets: "Always use Crisco, that's No. 1. No store brands. And use an oven thermometer. Even 25 degrees can make a difference."
Outside of that, you're on your own. It doesn't hurt to be Amish.
"A lot of it is experience," says Yoder, who planned to spend "oh, maybe an hour" making her entries Friday morning and had no idea just what they would be 12 hours before showtime. After years of cutting shortening into flour with her hands, she adds: "I do it all by feel."
As for winning, that's not so much the point; Purnell says the idea is just to bring the community members closer together, part of his company's mission.
In fact, a contest of any kind — much less one that focuses on a skill women of this community are renowned for — is very unusual among Mennonites. While everyone hopes their pie is well-liked, Gore says modesty, an ingrained community value, dictates a deferral of any acclaim.
So what should you say if you just happen to win?
Advises Yoder: "It's not any better than yours."
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Whether a seasoned chef or microwave maven, hundreds of culinarily curious individuals converged at Marietta College's Dyson Baudo Recreation Center Thursday night for the eighth Taste of Home Cooking School.
"I'm hoping there's something new for everybody tonight," said Taste of Home culinary specialist Cheryl Cohen.
Cohen, who has been hosting Taste of Home cooking schools for six years, had plenty of recipes in her repertoire Thursday, whipping up 10 dishes during the two-hour event.
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Taste of Home culinary specialist Cheryl Cohen, right, along with helper Nick Shotwell, brings the cherry sauce for her chicken paillard to a boil Thursday night during the eighth Taste of Home Cooking School at Marietta College's Dyson Baudo Recreation Center. The event drew around 500 attendees who learned to make several recipes and enjoyed samples and demonstrations.
JASMINE ROGERS The Marietta Times
"We're gonna teach you a little French cooking and show you just how easy it can be," said Cohen as the succulent smell of chicken paillard with cherry sauce and parsley rice took over the large room.
Trying all the new recipes is what draws Sandra Brown, 69, of Mineral Wells to the Taste of Home events, she said.
"I've been here and Ripley both," said Brown, who brought her friend Kathy Collins to the event as a birthday present.
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About the Taste of Home Cooking School:
- Around 500 people attended the eighth cooking school at Dyson Baudo Recreation Center Thursday night.
- Sponsored by The Marietta Times, Food 4 Less and Warren's IGA, the school featured Cheryl Cohen, a Taste of Home culinary specialist.
- More than 20 area vendors displaying everything from fresh produce to purses and from chocolate to cooking tools took part.
"I've never been to one. I work in a school system as a cook, and I thought it might be nice to get some ideas," said Collins, 54, of Freeport, W.Va.
Marietta resident Cherylann Cox, 54, was enjoying her first Taste of Home experience from the front row thanks to her daughter, 34-year-old Missy Lutz.
"She's my mom and she deserves to have something nice done for her," said Lutz.
Cox loves to cook, and said she was most looking forward to the cooking segments.
It is a good trade off, added Lutz, who is expecting a baby in August.
"I like to eat," she said with a smile.
Before the cooking show and at intermissions, attendees enjoyed samples and product and service demonstrations from dozens of vendors with booths set up around the room.
Michelle Crum, of Whipple, raved about her new discovery.
"The wine purses. They are the most awesome thing here. I'm going to buy one," said Crum, 46, as she checked out the many options offered by Moundsville, W.Va. business, The Bag Lady.
Crum, and her mother, 70-year-old Jane Cox, were also scoping out possible recipes for Crum's daughter's upcoming graduation party.
"The Broughton's ice cream was delicious. That was a favorite," added Jane.
Vendor Amanda Sams was offering samples of milk chocolate cinnamon dusted almonds and chocolate covered espresso beans from her local Dove Chocolate Discoveries business.
"It's nice having a cooking show to get experience from. There's been a lot of foot traffic and I've noticed a few people who are not even from this area," said Sams.
Sams' new home-based chocolate business offers chocolate tasting parties, premium chocolate products not found in stores, and more, she said.
The Marietta Times co-sponsored the Taste of Home Cooking School along with the Food 4 Less and Warren's IGA supermarkets.
"I always enjoy visiting with customers and friends and showing off any new items," said Food 4 Less manager Bucky Lee, who were giving out many samples including Cuties, tiny California Mandarins.
Those in attendance also received take-home samples and a cookbook which showed how to prepare several of the dishes in the Taste of Home cookbook, including all 10 featured by Cohen at the event.


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Types of Numbers
Rational Numbers
Integers are fine and dandy, but not everything in this world works out to a perfectly even whole number. That pair of boots you've had your eye on may not be exactly $64. That recipe may not call for exactly 1 cup of sugar. And good luck finding a book in the library using the Dewey Whole Number System.
Take a look at the problems below, and see if you can solve them by using only integers.
Sample Problems
1. Divide 25 cookies between 5 people. How many cookies does each person get? Answer: 5, assuming Santa isn't in the building.
2. Divide 100 pennies into piles of 10. How many piles do we have? That's 10. Make cents?
3. Divide 3 cheesecakes between 4 people. How many cheesecakes does each person get?
First of all, are you not aware of the obesity problem in this country? Are there no carrots in this hypothetical refrigerator?
Okay, so we can't answer this question with a whole number, because each person gets of a cheesecake. The number is an example of a rational number: a number that can be written as the quotient of two integers. Mathematicians say a rational number can be written as a quotient p/q where q is nonzero. We call p the numerator and q the denominator. When we write a rational number in the form p/q where q is not equal to 0 or 1, we call it a fraction. The reason we can't have q equal 0 is because we'd be dividing by 0, which gives us an undefined number. Go ahead—just try looking up 0/0 in the dictionary. You won't find it. And if we divide it by one, we've just got ourselves a whole number, and not a fraction. In this case, we don't even have to worry about minding our p's and q's.
Fractions are examples of division problems where we simply don't carry out the long division. We just let the two numbers kinda hang out there, one in the top bunk and one in the bottom bunk. They could use the rest. You could, too, if you spent so much of your time getting divided up into smaller pieces like that.
Even though we don't write integers as fractions, they're still considered rational numbers. This is because we can think of all integers as a quotient with a denominator of 1. For example, we can write 5 as 5/1, 11 as 11/1, and -25,693 as -25,693/1. Note that this doesn't necessarily work in reverse, as not all rational numbers are integers—for example: 5/2. This is the only example we could think of, but since there's literally an infinite amount of rational numbers where this is the case, we probably weren't trying very hard.
Not only can we think of 5 as 5/1, but we can also write it as 25/5, or 50/10. Similarly, we can write 10 as 100/10, or as 10/1. As you can see, there are many different fractions that can be used to express any particular rational number. We'll talk later about how to tell when two different fractions are representing the same number, but don't worry your little head about that for now. Just close your eyes, go to sleep, and dream of puppies and rainbows.
All right, so switching gears...why can't the denominator q be zero?
Think about it this way. If you have 3 cheeseburgers and divide them between zero people, how many cheeseburgers does each person get? First of all, who made you the Grand High Cheeseburger Distributor? And second, how come you don't get any? That seems sort of cruel.
Third, and more to the point, if there aren't any people at all, what does it even mean to "divide the cheeseburgers among people?" This question doesn't make sense. We can put zero into 3 any number of times that we want and still have plenty of zero leftover! This number just can't be defined by any single value.
If that example didn't drive the idea home, here's another. If you have p pennies and put them in piles of zero pennies each, how many piles do you have? No matter how many piles of zero pennies you have, you'll still have zero pennies. Which is depressing, because you're never going to be able to afford the latest, greatest, and dreamiest smartphone at this rate.
Even infinitely many piles of zero pennies will not get you to the right number. So this doesn't make sense either. Hope that makes sense. That it doesn't make sense, we mean. Oy.


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, May 2, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- Jack Hostettler loves downtown Aiken.
"A lot of great things down here," he said, while strolling down The Alley. "And this is the heart of Aiken."
He says the blood flowing through that heart is small businesses. Hostettler manages one nearby.
"What is downtown like if you've never been to downtown Aiken before?" asked News 12 reporter Chad Mills.
"It's quite charming," Hostettler said. "Very charming, actually. Very pleasant. Very welcoming. Very homely."
But just a few weeks ago, Hostettler says that wasn't the case. On March 28, a middle school party disturbed what's normally a quiet, tranquil downtown.
"Downtown Aiken! I just saw a little kid flick somebody else off! This is horrible! What is this!" says Hostettler in an iPhone video that he recorded during the incident.
The 40-minute video, shot around 11 p.m. that night, shows a large group of juveniles on the streets around the Municipal Building in Aiken. At one point, some flash gang signs. Others can be heard cussing in the streets. Yelling dramatically, an adult, who isn't seen, talks about a fight.
Hostettler says after the young men and women danced inside a nearby building, many of them took to the streets.
"One thing led to another. Words were exchanged. From words then became physical contact. Physical contact digressed to violence and negativity -- a bunch of negativity," he said.
Hostettler says even though many of his customers left, others were afraid to leave his business.
"They done ran our customers away," he says in the video. "They didn't allow us to make money."
He says what's more frustrating is that this party started in the Municipal Building, Aiken's City Hall. City Council meets upstairs, but downstairs, a conference room is frequently rented for meetings, wedding receptions and parties.
That night, the downstairs conference room was rented from the City of Aiken for six hours for only $350.
An Aiken Department of Public Safety report reads, "Dispatch received multiple calls in reference to fights." According to the report, one juvenile ran from a victim with a black collapsible baton but was arrested. Another fight broke out nearby on Newberry Street.
"Several subjects assaulted a subject in the parking lot behind Pizza Joint," it reads.
Hostettler says only when the police arrived did The Alley clear up.
"It looked like they were running from the police," he said.
News 12 sifted through two year's worth of Municipal Building Conference Center rental agreements. News 12 found out that the group who rented City Hall on March 28 also did on Dec. 27 of last year. A damage report from that event says, "two fire alarms were pulled," "called public safety and fire department," "fight broke out," "party stopped."
An attached incident report says police responded to fights because of that event, too.
"Reporting officer responded on foot and upon arrival observed approximately 100 juveniles standing on the side walk and in the roadway in front of City Hall," the report reads.
It says one juvenile ran from the officer, a foot chase occurred, and then he was pushed to the ground and handcuffed.
"Once on his feet, the subject began yelling profanities at the [reporting officer] and towards the crowd," it says.
News 12 showed the reports and the video to newly-elected City Councilman Philip Merry.
"The of the City of Aiken should not be paying to provide extra police, because a few bad apples have spoiled the whole thing for everybody else," he said.
"We brought this to your attention. Is it troubling?" Mills asked.
"Absolutely," Merry said. "To know that it's happened more than once, with the same group of people, tells me that we haven't addressed it yet, and I think we need to."
On the rental agreement for the Dec. 27 party, the city placed a sticky note on top of it.
"This is the one with the problem," it reads.
However, since that party, there was party on March 28 (which police were also called out to) and another middle school party has been booked for June 6, too.
"We've had that building for rent for, gosh, years, and just by shear numbers, unfortunately, there are some folks who don't know how to conduct themselves in the downtown, and we've dealt with those on a case-by-case basis," said City Manager Richard Pearce, who says he didn't know about the disturbances until News 12 questioned him about them.
News 12 asked Pearce if the middle schoolers will be permitted to party at City Hall again. News 12 never got a "yes" or "no" answer, but Pearce did say that the city will look into the incidents.
According to the rental agreements, Alisha Barnes sets up the parties. She says she's not affiliated with the school district in any way, but middle schoolers and some high schoolers attend the events. She says her daughter, who attends the University of South Carolina, owns the business that sets up the parties, FT^2 Productions. She says her other daughter help promote the events locally.
"To get right to it, did any of these parties get out of hand?" Mills said.
"No, the actually party did not get out of hand," Barnes said. "We've had 22 parties."
Barnes told News 12 that the fights did not happen inside the doors of City Hall. She says they happened outside where she has no control.
"I can't stop kids from cursing, and if they leave off the premises, I ask them not to leave, and we try to secure them there, and if they leave, I can't be responsible for them if they leave without my permission," she said. "It's a safe environment, a fun environment. There's not really anything for kids to around here."
Barnes says she hired security, and she says the fire alarms weren't pulled by party-goers. She says one juvenile later told her he may have pulled one accidentally. However, after this investigation, Barnes says she's reassessing her plans to use the Municipal Building for these parties in the future.
Hostettler hopes that happens.
"I have an idea. How about stop renting out the Municipal Building. Stop running away our business!" he says in the video.
"You obviously didn't have to come and talk to us. You didn't have to take that video and post it on Facebook, but why did you? Why did you want to speak out?" News 12 asked Hostettler.
"I come to downtown Aiken often. As a patron myself of the downtown district, that's something I wouldn't want to come to. I don't want to see that. It's horrible," he says.
Meanwhile, the City of Aiken is considering plans to use taxpayer dollars to improve the City Hall's conference center. The $1.5 million project would allow around 300 people to use the meeting space at once. There were plenty of questions from council when the proposal was first discussed weeks ago. Now Councilman Merry says he has even more questions.
While the vast majority of rental agreements show events were incident-free, others listed damage. A birthday party on Jan. 20, 2012, resulted in a fight within the conference center. One party-goer was even tased by another according to an incident report. Another event on Feb. 11, 2011, resulted in a fair amount of damage to the City Hall building. A damage report says cigarettes littered the outside area, the floor inside had spills all over it, and vomit had to be cleaned up in more than one place.
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After earning the No. 1 seed and receiving a bye in the first round of the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament this week, the No. 15 ranked Crowder Lady 'Riders have been patiently awaiting their turn to make a run in the 2013 playoffs.
They'll have their chance in the spotlight at today as they'll take on State Fair, the fifth-seed, in the semifinals of the tournament at 5 p.m.
That Lady Roadrunners (20-9, 4-4 Region 16) advanced to the semis after edging fourth-seeded Mineral Area, 67-64, on Tuesday in Park Hills, Mo.
Crowder (25-5, 9-1) will enter the contest without one of its top performers in sophomore point guard Sarah Sagely, who's out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. On the flipside, the Lady 'Riders recently returned sophomore Veronica Amos to the lineup after being slowed by injuries throughout the season.
These teams have a history, as well, with everything this season tilted in Crowder's favor, so far. In two meetings the Lady 'Riders have prevailed both times with an 82-72 victory at Bob Sneller Gymnasium on Jan. 23, and more recently an 85-73 win in Sedalia, Mo., on Feb. 13.
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He was more than an officer and a gentleman. He was a scholar and a poet, and he was Marietta's first teacher.
Anselm Tupper was one of the 48 original pioneers who made their way along the rivers and mountains of New England to the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers to establish the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. He's buried in Marietta's Mound Cemetery.
"He was a man of intellectual ability, and especially in mathematics had the reputation of being a good scholar," according to "Williams' History of Washington County, 1788 to 1881." "He is said to have a refined and polished address and was of fine personal appearance and military bearing. ... He was the favorite of the officers of the garrison (Campus Martius), especially of Colonel Sproat," and was quite the poet.
In one incident, Sproat and Dr. Story, the minister, were engaged in a race, and Story left Sproat in the dust. To commemorate the event, Tupper wrote:
"It was a point, they all gave in,/Divinity could outstrip sin."
As is the case with many of the pioneers who settled Marietta, Tupper also had an impressive American Revolutionary War record. As a young boy of 11, he enlisted and joined Capt. Robert West's Chesterfield company, assigned to Col. John Fellows' regiment (17th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment), after the first shots were fired in 1775 at Lexington and Concord, Mass. Anselm's father, Benjamin Tupper, was already major.
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Anselm Tupper
Born Oct. 11, 1763, in Easton, Mass.
May 1775: Enlisted at the age of 11.
1779: Appointed adjutant of Col. Ebenezer Sproat's regiment.
Sept. 1, 1780: Promoted to lieutenant and adjutant in the 11th Massachusetts Regiment.
1786: Ohio Company of Associates founded.
April 7, 1788: The 48 pioneers, including Anselm Tupper, arrived in Marietta.
September 1788: Tupper served as juror on grand jury of the first civil court in the Northwest Territory.
1803: Tupper was the second officer the vessel Orlando, built in Marietta.
Died Dec. 25, 1808. Buried in Mound Cemetery.
In 1779, Tupper was named adjutant in the regiment of fellow pioneer Col. Ebenezer Sproat. Later that year, Anselm was promoted to ensign at age 16
Although the rank of ensign is today a naval term, it would be the equivalent of a second lieutenant, said Scott Britton, executive director of The Castle in Marietta.
"It's hard to imagine taking orders from a 16-year-old," Britton said. "They obviously had a lot of respect for him."
Tupper even had the honor of getting a recommendation from Gen. George Washington.
"He's in with his father, who has experience before the Revolution," Britton said. "Part of that was due to his upbringing. You don't get the recommendation of George Washington just because of who your dad is. A lot of that was well earned on his own merit."
After the Ohio Company of Associates had been formed by Rufus Putnam and Benjamin Tupper, the father-and-son team took on a survey of the Seven Ranges in the Ohio Country. That area covers today's Monroe, Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson, and portions of Carroll, Columbiana, Tuscarawas, Guernsey, Noble and Washington counties.
In fact, according to "Williams History of Washington County," Tupper and John Matthews were the only ones of the original 48 to have seen the area around what would become Marietta.
Near the fortification of Campus Martius, the pioneers dug a well 80 feet deep to supply the settlers with water. Near that well, Tupper placed a large sundial he made. It wasn't until 1788 that Tupper's parents and other siblings arrived at the Marietta settlement.
Once Campus Martius was built, Anselm Tupper was put in charge of all the defense of the garrison.
"That says a lot about his merit, not his father's," Britton said. "Out of all the seasoned military men (Rufus Putnam, Ebeneezer Sproat etc), they chose Anselm Tupper to protect their families."