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CINCINNATI -- Tim Lincecum, playoff middle reliever.
The idea takes some getting used to, even if everyone around the Giants has been thinking and hinting about it for several days now.
That would include Lincecum himself, who took a flat and matter-of-fact approach Monday when I asked him about his official status as a reliever for this series.
"I'm not mad," Lincecum said in front of his locker after the Giants' brief workout at Great American Ball Park.
He didn't sound mad -- at least not mad at manager Bruce Bochy and the rest of the Giants' hierarchy.
Mostly, Lincecum sounded displeased with himself and the realities handed to him by the 2012 season overall.
Earlier, Bochy announced that Barry Zito will start Wednesday's Game 4 vs. Cincinnati if the Giants avoid elimination in Game 3, and confirmed that the Giants' plan all along was to keep Lincecum out of the rotation for this series.
So I asked Lincecum: With everything that you've accomplished for yourself and this franchise, doesn't this hurt your pride?
"No, you've got to earn it," said Lincecum, who won the N.L. Cy Young in 2008 and 2009. "And what I did in 2008 and 2009 means (nothing) today."
Lincecum used a much more colorful word than "nothing," by the way.
"I was prepared for it if he gave me a start," Lincecum said. "I was prepared for it if he gave me a bullpen opportunity. I was ready for either one of those."
Lincecum said he was proud of Zito for fighting back from some tough seasons to earn the Game 4 nod, and said, after Sunday's successful two-inning stint, he's ready to pitch in relief again whenever Bochy calls on him.
It's typical of this incredibly atypical player that Lincecum and Bochy both said that he might've had some of his best stuff coming out of the pen on Sunday -- on flash notice, after throwing a total of four warm-up pitches.
"It's a little different feeling than knowing you're going to start," Lincecum said. "You hear your name, 'Hey, get up.' That's probably the adrenaline that kind of hits you.
"But outside of that, it wasn't anything abnormal out there on the field. I didn't feel any different other than I was coming in in the middle of the game instead of the beginning."
In the bigger picture, though, Lincecum's ad hoc playoff status sums up an entire season of disconnection and disappointment for the former Face of the Franchise.
He has been displaced. Or more correctly, his own performance displaced him, and he may never be the pitcher he used to be.
"Sure, you have to look at what Timmy has done, but you have to look at the present and that's what we have done," Bochy said to explain choosing Zito for Game 4.
Lincecum is signed only through the 2013 season; and thanks to this dismal performance (5.18 season ERA), Lincecum's extended future with this team has to be in question.
Matt Cain is the staff ace, and Madison Bumgarner is a solid No. 2.
Buster Posey -- a catcher Lincecum apparently prefers to avoid -- is now entrenched as the team's pre-eminent player and clubhouse leader.
And Lincecum, an eccentric soul at all times and a man who turned down a reported $100 million offer from the Giants last winter, is a middle reliever with the season on the line.
I asked him if he's wondering about his future, too.
"Not really, because every year I've come in trying to work to become whatever it is, you want to call it 'the ace' or what not," Lincecum said.
"In my first couple years, I was trying to do my best to just stick on the team. And whether that's the No. 1 spot or the No. 4 spot, I really don't care.
"I think I said that in the beginning of the year. Doesn't really matter. We've got a staff full of guys that can potentially be aces on our team and pitch in that No. 1 spot and do well."
But you want to excel, right?
"Yeah, definitely I want to excel," Lincecum said. "But it's not about 'me,' it's not about 'that guy's taking my spot.' It's just that I've got to work harder."
Lincecum wasn't agitated when he said this, or mad, or sad. He was blunt, though, and he was serious. This isn't 2010 any more -- everyone was just reminded of that one more time.
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The day after in Amsterdam – via Amsterdamize on Flickr.
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Great shot. With your caption, that looks like two bikes that hooked up at a New Year's Eve house party and woke up slumped together, hungover, amid the wreckage of the party.
Good one, Brian :)
Boring reality would have it that those are my and my gf's bikes, parked outside our house at their usual spot, while we partied elsewhere…but we did wake up slumped together, hungover and witnessed this upon sticking our heads out the window ;)
Reminds me of the bikes [we left behind](http://www.flickr.com/photos/huggerindustries/4379011004/) in Amsterdam.

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Volunteers spruce up home for foster kids
6 About 50 sailors from Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton spent the day Thursday helping North County Lifeline spruce up a home for young men transitioning out of the foster care system.
The four-bedroom home is across the street from the nonprofit organization's campus in Vista. When the renovations are finished next month, it will be home to five young men, ages 18-24, who are leaving the foster care system but need some assistance.
The sailors helped clean, paint and repair the home, which previously served as the administrative offices for the agency, which provides a wide range of social services in the region.
Other sailors worked on smaller projects on the organization's main campus.
"We love it," Navy Chief Ellery Jett said about the volunteer work. "This is part of what we do. We're always looking for things to do for the community."
Each year, about 300 young people in San Diego County's foster care system turn 19 and no longer qualify for services, according to North County Lifeline. Many of those teens need support finding jobs and housing, and continuing their education. Without assistance, some of them eventually become homeless.
Countywide, fewer than 40 transitional housing beds are available to serve those youths, which prompted North County Lifeline to convert the Vista property, which it is now called the LifeSpring House.
The house will give these young adults easy access to the services the organization offers in its main campus, officials said.
"This is going to provide them with a bridge of support where they can learn self-sufficiency, life skills, get into college or whatever goals they have," said Michelle Lenkowski, Lifeline's executive administrative coordinator.
Thursday was not the first time sailors have given Lifeline a helping hand, Lenkowski said. Some of them were at the house last year to begin transforming the building from office space to a home by cleaning the front yard.
About 9 a.m., the sailors were breaking down several storage sheds in the backyard to make room for a patio area. Others were removing fallen branches and raking leaves on one side of the house.
Navy Chief Adolfo Gonzalez said he was happy to do the volunteer work.
"The whole community supports the military and the base," Gonzalez said. "So we love being able to support the community, and what better way than by looking out for these young men who are transitioning out of being foster children?"
Lifeline is seeking donations to furnish the home, including new or lightly used beds, dressers, nightstands, kitchen items and living room furniture.
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Renée Fleming has been described as "the Great American Soprano" and "the people's diva," so, why not? On Feb. 2, the opera star will sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.
She has majesty of voice, and she's got charisma. If this were another era, Fleming would be on national television all the time. That's the way it used to be for opera singers and classical musicians: Itzhak Perlman on the Ed Sullivan Show; Leonard Bernstein and his "Young People's Concerts" on CBS, into the 1970s. The Three Tenors became so ubiquitous that they were spoofed on "The Simpsons." Maybe you remember the episode: Homer morphs into an opera star and coaches Plácido Domingo, his "third favorite" in the group, after José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti.
In September, Fleming sang the Top Ten list on "The Late Show with David Letterman." (This was one of her lines: "What's this berserk thing / Miley Cyrus calls twerking?") During the Beijing Olympics in 2008, she lit into several arias at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. In 2009, she sang at President Obama's inauguration in Washington. I asked her about it a few months later, and this is what she said: "It was fantastic.... I had sung for the president once before, during the campaign, at the Al Smith Dinner. And he came over to me and said, 'Michelle and I are huge fans of yours, and you're on my iPod.' And I called home and told my daughters, and they just screamed."
You can't pigeonhole Fleming. As an undergraduate, she sang in a jazz trio. In 2010, she recorded "Dark Hope," an indie rock album. Now, on Feb. 2, you can watch her at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., as she pours her majesty into the National Anthem, right before the Denver Broncos meet the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 48.
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Sheriff's Office to pay for employees' degrees
Published: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 7:27 p.m.
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Lafourche Parish deputies will soon have a chance to get an associate degree in criminal justice from Fletcher Technical Community College on the Sheriff's Office's dime because of an agreement announced Thursday.
Under the system, the Sheriff's Office will pay tuition and fees for any employee who keeps a "C" average or better, starting in 2013.
"Our agency puts a strong emphasis on education," Sheriff Craig Webre said in a news release. "We are excited about our new partnership with Fletcher, and I believe it will help lead to an even higher level of public service."
Webre said he hopes the agreement will lead to a team that is more up to date on cutting-edge law enforcement technology and techniques.
Travis Lavigne, Fletcher's chancellor, said the program will be a boon to the school's instructors too.
"You will have people in the classroom who aren't just students studying it but are actually out there working those shifts day by day," Lavigne said. "They will be able to bring real-life situations to the classroom, to the instructors and to the other students."
Lavigne said criminal justice is a popular program at the school, and he expects the agreement to grow even further.
He said the school has ample space to house more students. The new Schriever campus unveiled this year has more than doubled Fletcher's square footage.
Lavigne said the school will hire additional adjunct faculty to meet the new demand.
"This is exactly the mission of our school," Lavigne said. "This is a community need, and it's our job to fulfill it."
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BERKELEY -- When things went badly for Sonny Dykes in his first year at a new job, he did the natural thing. Cal's football coach phoned his dad.
Spike Dykes, who spent 13 seasons at Texas Tech, wasn't the only coach who provided offseason counsel to Sonny Dykes as he tried to regroup after the Bears' 1-11 performance last fall.
"The hardest thing for me has been getting over it," Sonny Dykes said. "Because as a coach, that's your identity. That's who you are."
No one wants to look in the mirror and see 1-11, so after last season Dykes figured he'd benefit from the advice of coaches who have seen it all. He talked with the likes of Bill Snyder, Mack Brown, Bob Stoops and Dick Tomey, and his dad.
Their message: "You've got to believe in what you're doing," Dykes said.
Few coaches have had their self-belief tested more strenuously than Kansas State's Snyder, who in 1989 took over what Sports Illustrated once called college football's worst program. K-State had enjoyed just four winning seasons in the 44 years before Snyder arrived.
The Wildcats went 1-10 his first season.
"Our situation was such that even though we won only one game, that was one better than they'd won in the previous two years," Snyder said, referring to the Wildcats' combined record of 0-21-1 in 1987 and '88. "All we had to do was take a step off the ground and we'd made improvements."
K-State was 7-4 by Snyder's third season and after 22 years he is 178-90-1 and going strong.
"It was far more difficult for Sonny than it was for us," Snyder said.
That's because expectations were higher in Berkeley, where previous coach Jeff Tedford developed eight bowl teams in 11 years before his regime lost momentum. That only made it tougher for Spike Dykes to watch his son's team struggle week after week.
Spike never endured a season worse than 4-7 while compiling a record of 82-62-1 at Texas Tech.
"It was hard because you hurt for him," said Spike, 76, who spent this week watching Cal's spring workouts.
Sonny Dykes knows his father shared the disappointment of last season.
"The father-son relationship always trumps everything else. As hard as it was for me last year, I'm not sure it wasn't harder on him, just because he wants it badly for you," Sonny said. "He's going through what we (as family) went through all those years when I was younger, where you don't have any control over the situation."
Alluding to Sonny's past successes, including a 17-8 record his final two seasons at Louisiana Tech, Spike said his son didn't forget how to coach in one season.
"Every once in awhile all the wheels just fly off," he said. "When I had bad seasons, and I think this is what nearly everybody does, you self-evaluate anything you did. Where did we fail and how did we fail?"
Dykes did that and made changes that included replacing three members of his coaching staff. Foremost, he hired Art Kaufman to replace Andy Buh as defensive coordinator after the Bears allowed an average of 45.9 points per game.
"You're not looking for alibis. You're just looking for a way to get the pump to pump water," Spike Dykes said.
Tomey won 183 games in 29 seasons at Hawaii, Arizona and San Jose State, but said sometimes a season can "spiral out of control on you quickly."
He encouraged Dykes to forge ahead now that he's made necessary changes.
"He's had a great background and proven himself at a tough place in La Tech," said Tomey, who has known Dykes for 25 years. "He just needs to keep trusting his own instincts. I have great belief in Sonny Dykes."
Snyder understands the turmoil Dykes might be experiencing. After his first season in Manhattan, Kan., he was warned, "You better get out of there or you're going to be in insurance."
Snyder stuck it out and assembled nine seasons of 10 wins or more.
"I knew at that time we were going to be a good football team. I think Sonny feels the same way," he said. "In my dialogue with him he's been very, very positive. I think he's going to be fine."
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For the first time in 27 years, Eagle is looking for a new town manager.
"Last summer at the town board strategic planning session, the mayor and trustees recognized that one of the most important tasks ahead of us is to hire a new town manger to succeed Willy Powell, who has served the town for more than 27 years," said Joe Knabel, a member of the town board who is also serving on the town's manager search subcommittee.
The town formed the subcommittee, which includes five members of the current board and Powell. A consultant firm - Suiter and Associates - is assisting with the town manager search.
The opening was advertised locally and throughout Rocky Mountain regions. The deadline for applications was Jan. 15 and the opening drew a field of 40 applicants.
"Since that time, the subcommittee has been diligently reviewing the applications, resumes, and reference checks with the intent of narrowing the list of applicants to a more manageable group of leading candidates," said Knabel.
The next step in the process includes interviews with each of the applicants.
"The interviews and all the events leading to this time have been held in executive session to protect the identity of the applicants," said Knabel. "Once the leading candidates are further narrowed to a list of finalists that will be presented to the town board for consideration, the names of final applicants will become public knowledge."
During the next months the town board anticipates hosting meet and greet events for the finalists.
"This will be a great forum to meet each of the final candidates in a more relaxed setting," said Knabel. "Following the public forum, the town board will make a final decision for town manager.
The town is planning for a transition period between hiring the new manager and Powell's official retirement date.
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Melvyn Curtiss Wangberg, 68, of Palermo passed away April 21, 2012 in Oroville with his family by his side. Visitation will be held at Scheer Memorial Chapel, Sunday April 29, 2012 from 1 to 5 p.m. Services will be held at Scheer Memorial Chapel, April 30, 2012, at 11 a.m.
Melvyn was born August 3, 1943, in Oroville California to Inez and Donald Wangberg, of Paradise, California. Donald owned a rice farm in Richvale until he retired in the early 70's. Both his parents were extremely active and his father served on the board of directors at the Paradise Alliance Church.
Melvyn graduated High School at Biggs High School in 1961 and completed some college courses at Yuba and Butte Community College. He was employed as a Maintenance Supervisor at Koppers Industries for 33 years, he was also the Chief of the Palermo Volunteer Fire Company No. 72 until he retired in 2010. He also worked for Butte County Public Works for 6 years. He was a Butte County Volunteer Fireman Co. 72 for 30 years; Chief, Palermo Community Council Member for 27 years. He was also a Band Booster Member for 14 years, Ducks Unlimited Member, and a Harley Hog Member. Melvyn was a loving father and a husband of 41 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family and his Jack Russell, Rocky. He was an active member of his community and one of his greatest joys was being of help to others. He loved to hunt, fish, ride his Harley and spend time with his family. He has Received Fireman of the Year from the Oroville Rotary 1991, the Resolution of Appreciation and Commendation from the Butte County, Board of Supervisors in 1987 for his role in extinguishing the explosive fire at Koppers Industries. Served as Grand Marshal for the Las Plumas/Oroville Band Booster Festivo 1993 and also Served as Grand Marshal for the Palermo Field Day Parade 1998.
He was preceded in death by his parents Inez and Donald Wangberg, of Paradise and his brother Douglas Wangberg, of Oroville.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Wangberg, of Palermo, California; daughters, Susan Wangberg, of Alameda, California and Nancy Wangberg, of Chico, California; sister and brother-in-law Mary and Jon Dickey, of Paradise, California; brother Stan Wangberg, of Anderson, brother-in-law Royce Andes, of Biggs, California and brother Maurice Wangberg, of Juneau, Alaska.
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Kenya Seeks Nearly 500,000 T of Oil Products
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Kenya is seeking nearly 500 000 t of oil products for delivery over February to April, about 13% more than its last round of purchases, traders said on Monday.
The country's importers are looking for 126 221 t of jet fuel, 137 075 t of gasoline and 236 065 t of 500 ppm sulphur gasoil.
The tender closes on January 22 and is valid until January 23.
Kenya, which relies on imported fuel, last bought more than 440 000 t of oil products and 160 000 t of Murban crude for delivery over December to January.
In its latest tender, the country's gasoil requirements have gone up by nearly 25%, likely due to seasonal changes.
Kenya's economy is highly dependent on gasoil for transport, power production and farming, while many homes use kerosene for lighting and cooking.
Kenya's energy regulator said last week that it had cut retail fuel prices for petrol diesel and kerosene after the cost of crude oil fell marginally on international markets.
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Hendersonville man to be interviewed on Military Channel show
Published: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 1:46 p.m.
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Hendersonville resident and Vietnam veteran Nicholas Warr will be interviewed on the Military Channel's new "Ultimate Warfare" show at 10 p.m. Tuesday.
The episode features the Battle of Hue during the Tet Offensive in 1968. Warr served with the First Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment of the 1st Marine Division during the Battle of Hue, and he wrote the book "Phase Line Green: The Battle for Hue, 1968."
"Ultimate Warfare" takes a new look at some of the greatest battlefield conflicts in modern history, according to the Military Channel's website. The series uses cutting-edge CGI animation and interviews to bring a new perspective to each battle.
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CANONSBURG, Pa. - Chase Anderson of Mineral Wells has a major role in the independent film "Croaker," set for release Oct. 1.
Chase is 7 years old and a second-grader at Mineral Wells Elementary School.
"Croaker" is being shot in Canonsburg, Pa., near Pittsburgh. The story, billed as a "ribbiting tale," centers on the Sirko family that has fallen next in line to a 17th century curse.
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Chase Anderson, left, and Max Simms from a scene in "Croaker" being filmed in May by Fred Terling, producer/writer/director. Max plays Chase's older brother Florian Sirko in the movie.
The film begins with Chase, as Dimi Sirko, and three other youngsters playing on the railroad tracks. The first 10 minutes of Chase and the others set the stage for the rest of the movie as it moves 20 years forward, said Fred Terling, the movie's producer/ writer/director.
Terling describes "Croaker" as a thriller and not a horror movie. "It scares people but there is no blood," he said.
Even though it is a low-budget film, Terling said he is trying to put together a quality, character-driven production. The film's monster will move and there will be "cool" lighting, he said.
Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Denler has agreed to provide music for the film.
Terling credits Chase's mother, Kristy Anderson, with helping to get Denler involved with the movie. She placed a summary of "Croaker" on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDb, an online collection of information related to films, TV programs and video games.
Terling said Denler read the information about the film and contacted him, as did two other composers. "Kristy has been active with the production," Terling said.
Chase said it has been fun being part of "Croaker." He said he enjoys reciting his lines in the movie and being in front of a camera.
As the character Dimi, Chase said he has had speaking parts in four scenes with more filming slated for later this month.
"Chase is amazing," said Terling. "He remembers his lines and is focused. He is a very professional actor."
Terling believes Chase has a bright future as an actor. "You will be reading about him soon," he said.
Terling said he rewrote some of the film's script after meeting Chase.
Chase is building a resume of film work at a young age.
He is a featured extra in the independent film "Gabriel, which was filmed in February in New York City, starring Rory Culkin.
Chase is one of two lead characters in the short film "Hole to China" filmed in March and produced by students at Hofstra University on Long Island. Chase's character helps to pull his Chinese neighbor from the depression caused by losing his family/daughter in a fire, Kristy Anderson said.
He was an extra in the short film "The 911 Call in Pittsburgh" in June. Chase will be a principal character in the production company's next short film, "Garden City," said Kristy Anderson.
Chase has a part in the short film "Chasing Death," filmed in June in the Cleveland area.
In "Bad Old Days," shot in June for the Discovery Channel, Chase is filmed with his "mother" in an airport lobby while they wait to board a plane. The episode details the bombing of United Airlines flight 629 in 1955, in which 44 people were killed in the explosion, Kristy Anderson said.
Locally, Chase appeared in "The Wiz of the West" last year as part of the Missoula Children's Theater program at the Smoot Theatre.
Besides acting, Chase also enjoys playing soccer, running and singing at church. His father is Joe Anderson of Mineral Wells.


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In my quest this year to find some of the more fascinating cocktails in the Bay Area, I started with a classic close to home: the Ramos Gin Fizz made at Singlebarrel, the speakeasy-style saloon in downtown San Jose.
Singlebarrel is a bar known for its quirks and distinctiveness, but even here, the Ramos Gin Fizz stands out. The famed cocktail is served only from 5 to 6 p.m., when business is at its lightest, because it is shaken for a jaw-dropping eight minutes to produce its heavenly, light froth. You certainly could drink it in less time than it takes to prepare, but it's a drink that needs to be savored.
Visiting Singlebarrel is like stepping into a different era. You enter near the corner of San Salvador and South First streets, through an unmarked door usually manned by a guy in an old-fashioned flat cap and suspenders. He will check your ID and give you the drill about how the bar works (you may hear this spiel a few times, if there's a line, which is often). From there, you descend a shadowy staircase and pass through velvet curtains to the low-lit bar, which looks as if it were lifted out of the 1920s.
The bartenders are trained to lead you through the sparse chalkboard menu of regular cocktails, or they may make a recommendation based on your preferences. Singlebarrel has made its name serving vintage cocktails, or occasionally ones that put new twists on old recipes. But there's no monkeying around with the Ramos Gin Fizz.
On a recent visit, co-owner Cache Bouren delighted in telling me the history of the cocktail. It was created at New Orleans' Imperial Cabinet Saloon in 1888 by Henry Ramos, and it soon rivaled the mint julep and the Sazerac as a signature drink of the city. Though he brought the drink to other establishments he owned, Ramos kept the recipe a secret until the onset of Prohibition. Figuring he'd made his last gin fizz, the bar owner -- some reference books assert that it was his brother -- allowed the recipe to be published in a New Orleans newspaper as a gift to a thirsty nation.
You can find it listed as a New Orleans Gin Fizz in the famous "Savoy Cocktail Book" (first published in 1930) and as the Ramos Gin Fizz in "The PDT Cocktail Book," an excellent source on craft drinks that came out in 2011. Variations abound online and in other books, like one using orange juice that's featured in Anthony Dias Blue's "The Complete Book of Mixed Drinks" from 1993.
Bouren says the drink and the labor involved in preparing it embody the mood and craft consciousness he wanted to express through Singlebarrel. Ramos abhorred drunkenness, Bouren said. "They were all about quality cocktails and enjoying yourself at a bar." Bouren would serve it all night if it didn't take so long to make.
Two ingredients set the Ramos Gin Fizz apart from other fizzes: egg whites and orange flower water. The latter ingredient was much more difficult to find before BevMo and specialty kitchen stores such as Williams-Sonoma became common. Because of potential salmonella risk in using raw egg white in a drink, many bars that attempt the cocktail use a substitute, but Bouren sticks to the original recipe.
Orange flower water -- a distillation of the blossoms of the fragrant "bitter orange" -- is the ingredient that makes or breaks the drink. Only a few drops are required to provide the hint of orange flavor, which is further bolstered by the use of fresh lemon and lime juice. Bouren says he's seen bartenders use too much, which overpowers the flavor of Hayman's Old Tom Gin and sends the cocktail into Orange Julius territory.
Then there's the shaking. Back in the drink's New Orleans heyday, Ramos employed a legion of "shaker boys," thick-armed men whose primary job was to vigorously mix the ice, egg, cream and other ingredients into a light foam. At Singlebarrel, the bartenders start with a dry shake of the ingredients, then add ice and hand it off to a shaker. He holds the silver shaker by each end around head height and pumps it back and forth for the required eight minutes.
Bouren said he experimented to find the optimum shaking time, noting his disappointment when he ordered the drink at a New Orleans bar and saw the bartender give it only a standard jiggle. "At six minutes, it wasn't quite ready," he said. "I couldn't really tell a difference between eight minutes and 10 minutes, so I went with the one that got the drink done more quickly. Anything over 10 minutes, you're just warming it up with your hand."
It's poured into a tall, narrow glass -- and there's almost always some left over in the shaker to top off your glass. "Just like a milkshake when you were a kid," another customer said to me.
I've got a feeling it's a shake that would make Ramos proud.
The drink: The Ramos Gin Fizz at Singlebarrel
Price: $12
Where: 43 W. San Salvador St., San Jose
www.singlebarrelsj.com; 408-792-7356
Open 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday
What: The Ramos Gin Fizz at
Price: $12
Where: 43 W. San Salvador St.,
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www.singlebarrelsj.com; 408-792-7356
Open: 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday


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During the spring and fall seasons when residents are busy working on their lawns, Concord Public Works is busy flushing our 130+ miles of water main. Flushing is routinely conducted in spring and fall because the demand for water tends to be at its lowest and cold weather is not an issue.
Water mains are flushed for several reasons. It allows hydrants to be periodically used and identified for maintenance or replacement and provides an opportunity for tests to be done to determine if water flow and pressure are sufficient.
Most importantly, flushing enhances water quality. It allows sediment built up in the water mains, especially dead ends and low-flow areas, to work its way out of the system. The high velocity of water causes a scouring action that draws the sediment out. Left alone, this sediment may cause discoloration when water flow changes, ultimately making its way into customer's homes.
Iron and manganese, which are naturally present in Concord's groundwater, cause the sediment and color. It is recommended not to ingest (drink, cook, or prepare baby formula with) discolored water, but it is safe for activities such as bathing and dishwashing.
Every neighborhood gets flushed roughly every other year. Additional flushing is conducted if sediment historically has built up in certain neighborhoods or if a large amount of customers in a certain area have had problems. A well-designed flushing program does not require water to flow from every hydrant. Our goal is to flush water mains, not hydrants.
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LONDON — A decade removed from his undefeated seasons at De La Salle High School-Concord, Maurice Jones-Drew is marooned on a winless Jacksonville Jaguars team.
"It's different now obviously than it was in high school," Jones-Drew said earlier this week. "But I have the same mindset: we have a chance to win every game. It doesn't matter who we play."
The Jaguars (0-7) play Sunday at Wembley Stadium against a 49ers team that's won four straight and boasts a 5-2 record.
Jones-Drew is in his eighth — and potentially last — season with the Jaguars. He's in the final year of a contract paying him nearly $5 million this season, and he could be moved by next Tuesday's trade deadline.
An offseason resident of Danville's Blackhawk region, Jones-Drew speaks loyally of the Jaguars: "As an organization, you have to go through tough times to appreciate wins.
"Right now that's what we're going through. We're all fighting for what we feel is right."
They're battling a young roster that's switched quarterbacks — Blaine Gabbert to Chad Henne — under first-year coach Gus Bradley. All their losses this season have been by at least 10 points.
Jones-Drew, 28, is their most accomplished player. He's their all-time touchdown leader (78) and ranks second behind Fred Taylor by about 3,724 yards. His 7,584 yards rank fifth among active running backs; the 49ers' Frank Gore is second (9,386) behind the Falcons' Steven Jackson (10,215).
"He's still kind of the bell cow," defensive tackle Justin Smith said.
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio added: "He's so different than most running backs that you see. Most running backs that are shorter are quicker and darters, and this guy, he's big. If he was six foot, he'd be 250 pounds."
A left-foot injury sidelined Jones-Drew the final 10 games of last season. "Just getting back in the rhythm after being off for about a year," Jones-Drew said. "It's starting to click now and we've got to get it going. This is a tough game to do that but we're up for that challenge."
While he embraces that task over here this week, Jones-Drew wouldn't want to relocate here for a London-based NFL team.
"I'm not going to lie. That's a long flight to go if you have an away game," Jones-Drew said. "I'm a Bay Area guy and I go home every offseason. What is that, 14 hour flight? That's a tough one to get back to my home in California."


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GPG Keychain Access
The GPG Keychain Access is an Application to generate and manage GPG Keys.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: keychain , encryption , security , cryptography , gnupg , openpgp , pgp , gpg , mac
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@parimbi : The latest release (1.0b1) does include executable code for both PPC and Intel processors.
No PPC-Support anymore?
In case anyone is concerned, the current version of GPG Keychain Access works much better than previous versions referenced in previous comments. Version 0.8.7 is 64-bit and works great on Snow Leopard.
Just fyi: this is a new Snow Leopard (64bit) compatible version. As a result the version number has changed.
This application is about as reliable as it is pretty.
Never worked for me since I switched to Leopard. Support is nonexistent.
Its companion, GPG File Tool, only accepts passphrases on the third time you paste it from a text editorâ"don't you dare actually typing it: it won't work and you'll panic, afraid that you've forgotten your key.
Makes you think about using the (expensive) PGP toolset.


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A Gulfport man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for abusing a 2-year-old girl while he was her caregiver.
Circuit Judge Larry Bourgeois sentenced Daniel Wayne Byers on Thursday after a Harrison County jury found him guilty on two counts of felony child abuse.
District Attorney Joel Smith told The Sun Herald that the jury in the three-day trial deliberated less than two hours before reaching its verdicts.
Smith said Byers had taken the girl to Garden Park Medical Center on Sept. 4, 2011, because she was in severe pain. The girl was diagnosed with a fractured femur and had bruises and scrapes on her head, neck, chest and back side of her body.
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A man who posed as a Walmart employee is on the run after he flashed a unsuspecting female shopper last week. The woman reacted appropriately: she immediately hit the suspect in his dick.
The woman told police that she was shopping at the Walmart Supercenter in Anderson, California when a "heavyset, balding" young man approached her. Initially, the woman thought the man worked at the store because he was "pointing out where items were located in the store." The ruse, however, did not last long. One of the items the man eventually pointed out was his "exposed genitals."
The woman "immediately reacted" by striking the suspect in his junk, causing him to quickly flee from the store. Walmart shoppers of California, beware: The suspect is still on the loose.
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The International War Crimes Project
Beginning in 1996, the Center participated in an arrangement with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, under which New England Law | Boston students provided legal research and analysis to the war crimes prosecutor on issues pending before the Tribunal. Issues ranged from the contours of command responsibility to the interpretation of the Genocide Convention. Members of the Public International Law and Policy Group provided the students with guidance and research assistance, and members of the law school faculty supervised and edited the final work product before it was provided to the Tribunal. New England Law | Boston is one of a handful of law schools in the world with this arrangement with the international prosecutor. Since its establishment, this program provided more than 100 legal memoranda and hundreds of thousands of pages of supporting research to the international prosecutor. The Tribunal cited a memo by a New England Law | Boston student in a published decision. This program was supported by a grant from the Open Society Institute, a branch of the George Soros Foundation.


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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Ottawa, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: undrafted
|2011-12: 56th all-time amongst defensemen in points (125-380=505), T-54th in goals and 58th in assists… Sharks all-time leader amongst defensemen in points, goals and assists...2nd amongst League defensemen in with 252 shots, which set a career high…8th amongst League defensemen in points (9-39=48), which were fifth most overall on San Jose…T-14th amongst League defensemen in power play points (3-14=17)…3rd on the team in blocked shots (137)…His +10 plus/minus rating was his best since he was a +23 in 2003-04…Has been a plus player in all four seasons as a Shark…Recorded his 500th career point on his first of two assists vs. Colorado on March 26. He became the fourth undrafted defensemen in League history to record 500 points joining Borje Salming (787), Steve Duchesne (752) and Brian Rafalski (515)…His goal on March 20 at Los Angeles made him the highest goal-scoring d-man in team history…His goal on Feb. 17 at Carolina tied him for the franchise lead in goals by a defenseman with Sandis Ozolinsh (46)…Missed game on Feb. 8 due to flu…Named Brocade "Sharks Player of the Month" for January…Had 15 PIMs on Jan. 31 vs. Columbus in his 800th career NHL game…Set team season-high with 9 shots Jan. 23 at Edmonton…Had back-to-back three point games (1-5=6) on Jan 7 – 10…Posted an assist in the season opener on Oct. 8 vs. Phoenix.
CAREER 2010-11: Third consecutive season recording 50-plus points…Among NHL leaders: second in time on ice (26:14), T-7th amongst defensemen in points and T-6th in shots (199)…Recorded his first career Gordie Howe Hat Trick (12th in franchise history) with a goal, assist and fighting major on April 4 vs. Los Angeles…Franchise leader in points by a defenseman (assist on March 15 at Chicago). Became just the fourth player in the NHL to lead two different franchises in points by a defenseman...Missed six games due to injury (upper body) Feb. 25 - March 10…Drafted by Team Staal for the All-Star Game and registered an assist in a team-high 21:54 of ice time in his second ASG…Played his 700th game on Dec. 2 in his hometown of Ottawa and posted his 100th assist as a Shark…His seven-game point streak from Nov. 6-18 tied his career high (eight points, six assists)…Posted two assists vs. Tampa Bay, his former team, on Nov. 6…Playoffs: Led all defensemen in points and assists and was T-2nd in goals…Had five multi-point games…Recorded two assists in WCSF Game 7 vs. Detroit…Had his third multi-point postseason game in WCSF Game 3 at Detroit.
2009-10: Fourth among League defensemen in points, T-5th in assists and T-4th in goals…Fourth in the League in average time on ice per game (26:12)…Tied his career high with 43 assists, the most ever by a Sharks defenseman…Recorded 300th assist on April 4 at Colorado and 400th point on March 25 vs. Dallas…Missed six games due to injury (upper body) Jan. 23-Feb. 4…Scored 100th goal at Phoenix on Dec. 31…Playoffs: Third amongst defensemen in points and second in shots (47)…Assisted on the first five goals in the WCF vs. Chicago…Three assists in Game 1 of the WCSF vs. Detroit on April 29 tied the franchise record for defensemen in a single game…Scored his first goal of the postseason with a power play tally just 1:12 into the game in WCQF Game 4 vs. Colorado…Recorded two assists in WCQF Game 2, including one on the game-winning overtime goal...Olympics: Won a gold medal with Canada and was tied for the team lead amongst defensemen in points.
2008-09: Sixth among League defensemen in points, T-5th in goals and eighth in assists...T-6th among League defensemen in shots (213), T-12th in power play goals (eight) and T-4th in power play points (8-24=32)...Made his first All-Star Game appearance on Jan. 25 and posted two points (a goal and an assist)...Scored a game-winning, overtime goal on Oct. 18 vs. Philadelphia — his first goal as a Shark and his first three-point night with the team (1-2=3)...Posted one assist in his each of his first two games as a Shark...Playoffs: Tied for team lead in goals.
2007-08: Only appeared in 37 games…T-3rd on Tampa Bay in power play points (14, two goals and 12 assists)…Led team in time on ice per game (27:24)…Inducted into the Miami University (Ohio) Hall of Fame…Returned to the lineup after missing 36 games (wrist surgery) and scored two goals on Jan. 24 vs. Ottawa.
2006-07: NHL Second Team All-Star…Set Tampa Bay franchise record for goals by a defenseman…Led the team in power play points (37)…Ranked second in the NHL for ice time (2,218:07)…Scored his first shorthanded goal on March 13 at Toronto…Recorded his first career hat trick and had a career-high four points (three goals and an assist), tying the Lightning franchise record for goals and points in a period, on Dec. 23 vs. the Rangers…Playoffs: Posted one assist and two PIM in six games.
2005-06: Selected to the taxi squad for the Canadian Olympic team…Had a career best seven-game assist streak from Nov. 27-Dec. 15 (eight)…Playoffs: Led team in ice time per game (25:53).
2004-05: Played with Djurgardens in Sweden.
2003-04: Led team defensemen in points…Set career high and finished second among team defensemen in plus/minus (plus-23)…Averaged more than 22:00 of ice time for the third consecutive season…Playoffs: Helped Tampa Bay win the Stanley Cup…Scored his first playoff goal and first playoff power play goal in ECSF Game 4 at Montreal.
2002-03: Led team in average ice time (24:30)…T-2nd on team in plus/minus…Fifth among NHL defensemen in points and T-5th in assists…Playoffs: Recorded first playoff point (assist) vs. Washington on April 12.
2001-02: Acquired by Tampa Bay on Jan. 7…Made Lightning debut on Jan. 8 vs. Dallas.
2000-01: Finished third among Florida defensemen in goals, assists and points.
1999-00: Named AHL Second Team All-Star…Played for Team Canada in 2000 AHL All-Star Classic.
1998-99: Began year with Kentucky (AHL) before joining Florida…Second Team AHL All-Star…Named to AHL's All-Rookie Team…Started AHL All-Star Game on Jan. 25, notching two assists…Made NHL debut on Feb. 18 at St. Louis.
1997-98: Set Miami-Ohio (CCHA) record for most career assists by a defenseman (107)…Ended college career among school's all-time leaders in assists (second), points (ninth) and game-winning goals (seventh)…NCAA West First Team All-American…Finalist for Hobey Baker Award…First Team All-CCHA…Named CCHA's Best Offensive Defenseman…Tied for team lead in scoring…Led team in plus/minus (plus-7)…Highest-scoring defenseman in CCHA.
1996-97: NCAA West First Team All-American…Named First Team All-CCHA…Led Miami in assists while finishing second in points.
1995-96: Posted 27 points (seven goals, 20 assists) in 36 games with Miami.
1994-95: Named to CCHA All-Rookie Team.
PERSONAL: "Boyler" lists these favorites: Indian (food); Hard working (personal quality in others); Oysters (food refuses to eat); Ping pong champion (hidden talent); Golf (sport besides hockey); Rick Tocchet and Brian Leetch (hockey idols); New York City (favorite road city); Chicago Blackhawks (non-Sharks jersey); Slap Shot (hockey movie); Family Guy, Conan (TV shows); Vanilla Sky (movie); Peter from Family Guy (TV character); Faith No More (band)…If he wasn't playing hockey he would want to be the lead singer of an alternative band…His fantasy hockey team name would be the "Boilermakers"…If he could have dinner with a group of people from history he would Conan O'Brien, Pamela Anderson, and Neil Armstrong...Biggest influence on his hockey career was former coach Craig Ramsey…equipment he pays the most attention to is his stick…Favorite hockey moment was winning the Stanley Cup in 2004 with Tampa Bay Lightning…If he could change one rule he would want to add the red line back…Thinks Jason Demers is the funniest teammate…Best teammate he's ever had in his career was Darren Rumble…Feels he is the smartest guy on the Sharks and is the best-dressed…Thinks Logan Couture is the best teammate under pressure…Best thing about his hometown of Ottawa is that it is a great place to raise a family.


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Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few; Dont lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools. Robert Hunter
I just added this to the store....
Dave Martell's Core Set of Sharpening Stones + The Art of Knife Sharpening DVD 2-Disc Set
Borked Dave.
Chewie's the man.
On topic: Nice addition with the dvd. Very helpful starting out. It answered a lot of questions.
Starting this harvest I'm a starving startling artist/
Lyrical arsonist it's arduous spitting this smartest arsenic/
I hope so but likely not.
I want, but can't have Id buy, but its not available...anyone want to sell their used set? PM me please.
This is my current setup. Been working great for a novice like me :-)
I might have to bite the bullet and order the kit from the site we shall not speak of and get the 3k dave speaks of from JKS...and hopefully I dont put down the 6 month payment plan on the Nakiri hes offering :
The Beston 500x is what's missing from the set, we won't have them in until the New Year because some large US knife dealer bought up all the maker had. Sorry about that.


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WISE Va. - UVa-Wise will enter its final season in the NAIA and in the Mid-South Conference in 2013. The Cavaliers are coming off a season in which the club posted a 24-26 overall record and an 8-12 mark in Mid-South play.
Head Coach Hank Banner's squad saved its best for last in 2012 as the team advanced to the semi-finals of the Mid-South Conference Tournament before losing 6-2 to regular season champion Lindsey Wilson College.
This season, the Cavs are scheduled to play 17 of the season's first 22 games away from Stallard Field. UVa-Wise will open the season on Friday when the team travels to Reinhardt University for a three game set. The club is scheduled to play its home opener on February 16 when future conference foe Urbana University visits Wise for a three game series. The Cavs will begin league play on March 1 when the team visits the Bears of the University of Pikeville. Overall, UVa-Wise has 50 games scheduled in 2013, including a nine game home stand from March 29 – April 10.
Veteran pitching coach Doug Bates will be charged with the duty of replacing the 230 innings that were lost through graduation and attrition from a year ago. Senior Justin Wilson returns as the ace of the pitching staff. A year ago, Wilson hurled a team-high 74 innings while also leading the team in earned run average, 2.43 and batting average against, .208.
The 2.48 ERA ranked the St. Paul, Va. native seventh in the Mid-South. Milligan College transfer Cody Compton will receive an opportunity to join Wilson in the weekend rotation. A junior, the left handed Compton split time between the bullpen and rotation at Milligan. In 2012, he struck out 19 hitters in 29.2 innings of work in addition to collecting two mound wins. Sophomore Ben Coffman may be poised to secure a slot in the weekend rotation as well. As a freshman, Coffman pitched 26.2 innings surrendering just seven extra base hits. He started six games in 2012, earned two wins, and fanned 19 hitters in his inaugural season. Junior Josh Massie is the only other returner who started a game for the Cavs in 2012.
Spending most of his time in the bullpen, Massie compiled a 4.70 ERA in 7.2 innings while also striking out seven. R.W. Payne and Ryan Ward return to anchor the bullpen after both players had a successful 2012. Payne posted a .237 batting average against and a 2.53 ERA in just over 10 innings. Meanwhile, Ward limited hitters to just a .261 average en route to a 2.91 ERA in his 21.2 innings. Ward tied for the team lead in appearances, 19, while also notching a win and a save with his submarine delivery. Danny Bates will make the transition from the field to the mound in 2013. A three pitch pitcher, the junior right hander can consistently throw in the upper 80's while commanding his fastball low in the strike zone.
Unquestionably, the strength of the team appears to be at the plate. Brett Hylton and Tommy Meier return for their senior season after each player earned Mid-South All-Conference accolades as a junior. Hylton led the team in home runs, nine, runs batted in, 44, total bases, 92, and in slugging percentage, .554. Meier led the club in average, .373, hits, 69, runs, 39, on base percentage, .459, and stolen bases, 11. The duo either scored or drove in 132 of the team's 234 runs last season.
In addition, Hylton and Meier were superb defensively; Hylton led the team with four outfield assists while Meier committed only two errors en route to a league leading .993 fielding percentage. Chaz Hall, Kirk Jennings, and Brian King also return for their senior season in a Cavalier uniform. One of the more durable players in the history of the program, Hall has started in 120 games entering his senior campaign. As a junior, the middle infielder joined Meier as the only player to start all 50 games. Jennings possesses a powerful bat and the ability to play first base in addition to seeing time at designated hitter. Through three seasons, Jennings has blasted six home runs and produced 43 RBI. Widely regarded as the top defensive first baseman on the team, King brings a career .302 average into his senior season.
The Chantilly, Va. product led the team with 14 doubles and finished second on the team in RBI with 31 as a junior. Sophomore Steven Allen will look to avoid injury in 2013; a year ago, Allen scored 14 runs and collected four doubles in just 29 games. The second baseman is also willing to take a walk which is evident by his nine walks in just over 100 plate appearances in 2012. The sophomore tandem of Brandon Fletcher and Matt Murphy will see more playing time this season after getting their feet wet with a combined 62 at bats as freshman.
Recruiting Coordinator Erik Lemley's work could provide major dividends in run production and experienced talent. Ryan Apodaca joined the club this fall after two seasons at Chesapeake Community. The 5'8 Apodaca has the ability to play all three outfield positions and will be given the opportunity to earn a starting nod in the outfield.
Transfer Tyler Hutson is set to provide another power bat for the team. The 6'0, 250 pound first baseman started in all 50 games for Milligan College in 2011 en route to producing 30 RBI and a .287 batting average. The team also added former highly touted baseball prospect and quarterback Tye Marshall to the roster this winter. Marshall will split time between the field and mound in his return to the diamond. A versatile player, Marshall can play middle infield and in the outfield while possessing enough talent to garner significant playing time at any defensive position or on the mound. In addition to Marshall, Nick Impellizzeri enrolled at UVa-Wise following the fall semester after playing at Shepherd University. Like Apodaca, the athletic Impellizzeri will compete for a starting outfield position.
The 2013 Cavs are predicted to finish ninth in the Mid-South according to the conference's preseason poll that is voted on annually by the league's coaches. Defending regular season champion Lindsey Wilson College is the preseason favorite while Georgetown College and Cumberland University also received first place votes.
In 2013, the league will hold an eight team tournament beginning at the end of April, teams finishing 9-11 in the regular season standings will not participate in this year's tournament.


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Dave Dyer's sports high school sports wish list: Artificial fields, more NH-Mass. battles ...
Yes, I know it's past Christmas, but now is the best time to reveal my latest wish list for local sports.
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As we continue the 10th birthday cele-bear-ation of the Build-A-Bear Workshop® Huggable Heroes® program we asked 2010 Huggable Hero Jourdan Urbach to share his tips on helping young people who want to make a difference get started.
At 21-years-old, Jourdan is a Julliard-trained concert violinist, a recent graduate from Yale and the National Director of the Jefferson Awards for Public Service. His commitment to give back and eventually become a Huggable Hero started when he was seven-years-old.
Jourdan Urbach: I've known since I was a young child that I wanted to use my passion for music and playing the violin to help others. My advice to anyone who wants to give back is to first look at your talents and skills and build a plan from there.
No person is too young or too busy to make contributions to those in need. An easy tip I like to share with kids looking to give back is to expand on an existing idea you have or contribute to another current project, rather than starting from scratch. Maybe you have an idea that would turn an existing project into something that will return awesome results. Networking, along with making friends who are like-minded and interested in helping others, can provide a real boost to your efforts. Keep an open mind to those around you – develop and foster relationships with potential mentors that will be there for you throughout your service initiative or entrepreneurial journey.
As young people, we have opportunities that are not available to most adults – we have the luxury of less being expected of us and of course, our charm. For example, I got my start at the age of seven when I wrote a letter to Dr. Fred Epstein, the leading pediatric neurosurgeon in the 1970s, because I was inspired by his work. The average person's letter may not have been passed along to Dr. Epstein, himself, but because I was young and interested in a very mature topic, I stood out. Dr. Epstein eventually became one of my greatest mentors and encouraged me to found the organization, Children Helping Children. See, it just takes one tipping point to get you started!


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A home alarm system is a good way to protect your family. But where you live could affect the level of your safety. In a special assignment, News 12 is on your side to explain how flaws in the system mean a burglar can get in and out of your home before police ever arrive.
It takes intruders five to ten minutes to break in. But it can take up to forty-five minutes for police to arrive. So why the delay? Home security systems are monitored in different towns and often different states than your home. And some counties are quicker to respond than others.
Burglars broke into more than 5,400 homes last year in Aiken, Richmond and Columbia Counties. Carlton Wilson doesn't want to be part of that statistic. So he has an alarm system to keep his wife and two children safe.
"Here you are in the middle of the night, you wake up, your husband is not there. And you wonder, is somebody in the house?" Wilson said.
He knows the facts, because he installs systems for a living.
Captain Clay Smith and the Columbia County police respond to 10 alarms every day. Most of them are in the daytime because many people are at work. They don't always rely on the alarm companies command centers because they can be slow to call.
"A lot of times we get a call from the neighbors before we get a call from the alarm company. And we'll have a car at the scene prior to the alarm company calling us," Capt. Smith said.
Systems typically have a master control panel with door and window sensors, motion detectors, and a keypad. If the alarm goes off, the security company calls. If no one answers, the police are notified. But roughly ninety percent of the calls they get are false. This number goes up during storms and some weekends.
When police arrive, they should check doors, windows and possibly enter the house if they can find the owner's designated key holder.
General Manager Dedric Badua from American Guardian Security Systems says response times and the thoroughness of the search depends on who shows up.
"If an intruder comes in with the system activated, the siren goes off immediately. Typically, no one sticks around for the siren," Badua said.
Many builders install screws that are between a half-inch to an inch and a half into the deadbolt. But if screws of this size are not strong enough, and if an intruder tried to kick the door in, the entire frame would come off. So, some security companies recommend a three-inch screw.
Some other problems are broken glass and motion sensors do not always come standard, so intruders can get in by breaking the window. That's a big worry for Carlton Wilson.
"The room where the parents are is way on this side of the house and the children's rooms are on the other side of the house," Wilson said.
Families like his depend on the police to get there quick so they don't become another statistic.
Richmond County leads in residential burglaries with close to 4,500 last year. Aiken County came in next with around 900 and Columbia County had a little over 250.
Columbia County and Aiken County have an average response time of about four minutes. Richmond County did not give an average number, but an officer said it depends on what is going on, and sometimes it takes around fifteen minutes.


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Depardieu Visits Chechen Capital
MOSCOW – Newly minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu began his weekend at Democracy Street and ended it dancing with a Chechen strongman.
The anti-tax French-born actor started a whirlwind tour of his new homeland by picking up residency papers for his new address at 1 Democracy Street in the industrial city of Saransk before flying by private jet on Sunday to the Chechen capital of Grozny for a heroes' welcome from the once-war-torn Republic's president Ramzan Kadyrov, who has long been accused of abuses by human rights groups.
"As you all know, there has been much talk about how the Chechen Republic is a difficult region, but I wanted to come here and see it myself. Chechens — they are a very proud and ancient people. You have a very strong folklore," the 64-year-old star of 'Green Card' and 'My Father the Hero' told Interfax. He then sat down to a meal of Chechen delicacies and attempted the traditional dance, the lezginka, footage of which was given ample time on state television.
Mr. Depardieu has been embroiled in a highly public fight with the France's Socialist government over a proposed 75% tax on millionaires which led him to request citizenship in Russia – where there is only a 13% flat tax — late last year. His request was personally granted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who cited Mr. Depardieu's contributions to Russian culture, particularly his 2011 portrayal of the mystic Grigory Rasputin.
The day before his Chechen adventure, Mr. Depardieu was greeted by singers and dancers in traditional dress in Saransk – capital of the Mordovian Republic, which was known for its Soviet-era gulags – where he officially registered at the home of a friend. He told reporters he plans to open a restaurant in the city of 300,000 about 400 miles east of Moscow and would "visit often." He also hopes to build a small house in the countryside nearby.
Not to be outdone, Mr. Kadyrov offered Mr. Depardieu a five-room apartment to convince him to settle in Grozny instead of Saransk.
Seemingly touched, Mr. Depardieu said he hoped to make a film about the rebuilding of Grozny following two bloody wars.
"I want to explain how one man could build a city all over again in five years. I am sure that really happy people live here. To dance and sing like Chechens you have to be genuinely happy," Mr. Depardieu said, according to the Interfax newswire.
Mr. Kadyrov wrote in a comment next to photos of his meeting with Mr. Depardieu, posted on Instagram, that the project will be an American-English-French-Russian collaboration called "Heart of My Father," and will be filmed in Grozny with local actors.
Mr. Depardieu had previously visited Grozny in October to help Mr. Kadyrov celebrate his 36th birthday. A year earlier a number of foreign celebrities, including actress Hilary Swank and action star Jean-Claude Van Damme, became the target of scorn from human rights groups for making paid appearances at Mr. Kadyrov's 35th birthday bash. Ms. Swank responded by giving the money to charity and firing her manager.


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16 Year Old at ASCO Demonstrates Why Curiosity Is Our Best Weapon Against Cancer
16 Year Old at ASCO Demonstrates Why Curiosity Is Our Best Weapon Against Cancer
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There are many great tools on display at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting that are being used to better understand and attack cancer: genetic information, carefully crafted immunotherapies, antibody-drug conjugates. But the most important tool is the one often taken for granted: curiosity.
All discoveries start with a simple question, such as the one that high school sophomore Matthew Lana posed to his father, Primo Lara Jr., a medical oncologist and researcher at the University of California-Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, over dinner: "How do young people with lung cancer do?" The response from the elder Lana: "Why don't you find out?"
So Matthew did. He checked published research, but found that answers were inconsistent. Matthew wasn't satisfied. His question hadn't been answered. But he was still curious, and with the help of his father and others at Davis, he began sorting through data on thousands of patients collected as part of California Cancer Registry, analyzing survival trends across a range of different factors.
This weekend, 16-year-old Matthew presented his data showing that age was linked to better outcomes in lung cancer patients, with the largest analysis of its kind ever performed. One innocent dinnertime question from a teenager to his dad has moved the state of science forward.
Matthew isn't the only one asking questions: there are literally thousands of pieces of research on display at the meeting, each one providing an answer to a question someone was curious enough to pose. That's the fuel that keeps all medical research going forward.
Of course, researchers know that science isn't about asking – and answering – a single question. Every answer provides the opportunity for another question. Matthew's not fully satisfied that he knows enough about the impact of age on lung cancer, and Matthew and Primo are already talking about looking again at the registry to see if they can tease more insight from the data. After all, he's still curious.


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Bruce Jenner wasn't invited to the big wing ding surrounding Kim Kardashian's engagement to Kanye West.
Maybe they were afraid the fireworks might melt all his plastic surgery.
TMZ reported Jenner wasn't invited to West's proposal party Monday at San Francisco's AT&T Park, despite the fact that the rest of his family was there. He also reportedly had no idea the rapper, who planned every detail of the extravagant event, was going to propose to his stepdaughter.
The website said Jenner was the first person Kardashian called after she got the ring. It wasn't clear if he was left off the guest list because of his separation from Kris Jenner or because of his supposed rocky relationship with West.
In May, Jenner said on "Extra" the 36-year-old West was never around.
And ... is that supposed to be a bad thing?
"I have only met him once," Jenner told host Maria Menounos. "He's never ... he's not around. He was in Paris the whole time writing, and he just hasn't been around."
It's almost as if he was hiding out in Malibu, playing with model helicopters and trying to get away from one of those Kardashian women.
According to the Huffington Post, Jenner said he wasn't "that excited" last year when West and Kardashian started dating. RadarOnline.com reported Jenner was worried about her jumping into a relationship so quickly after splitting from ex-husband Kris Humphries.
We'll see if Jenner gets to go to the wedding, which E! News reports is "going to be huge."
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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True-to-Life Snow in the Lynx Diorama
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A multi-video series about the restoration of the dioramas in the Jill and Lewis Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals, now on amnh.tv and on the Museum's YouTube channel, documents their renovation. In this post, the third in a series, we share one of the videos, which explains how Museum artists re-created snow for several dioramas, including the Canada Lynx and Varying Hare's.
Our Global Kitchen: Brazilian Urban Farms
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Six exquisite miniature dioramas in the new exhibition Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture illuminate diverse methods of farming around the world—including in cities. Learn more about the diorama set in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
SciCafe: Mapping the Evolution and Spread of Languages
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Human languages first appeared between 30,000 and 100,000 years ago, but the question of how languages spread and evolve is still under investigation. In this podcast from a recent SciCafe, join Museum curators Peter Whiteley and Ward Wheeler as they discuss how techniques used in genetic analysis are being applied to anthropology, language shifts, and key patterns in social evolution.
Museum Scientists Analyze Recently Fallen Meteorites with 3D Scans
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Meteorites that fell from an asteroid impact that lit up the skies over California and Nevada in April are showing scientists just how complex an asteroid surface can be. A new study published in Science this week by an international research team, including scientists from the Museum, reports that this space rock is an unusual example from a rare group known as carbonaceous chondrites, which contain some of the oldest material in the solar system.
Taste Gingerbread and More at Our Global Kitchen Exhibition
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This holiday week and next (December 20-December 31), learn more about how to make gingerbread houses at the working kitchen in the Museum's new exhibition, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture.


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With the threat of war in Iraq, skittish gas companies are raising prices at the pump.
This can cause a financial strain for the average motorist, but imagine having to fuel an entire fleet of school buses.
Leon County's school buses hit the road before dawn all gassed up and ready to go. By the time they get to school, they are running on empty
"I have to fill up everyday, because my run is real long and I have to fill up," explains Loretha Simpson, a Leon County bus driver.
Once their run is over and they make it back to the bus barn, it's time to top off the tank.
With gas prices at an all time high, if you think filling up your car is bad, try footing the bill for one of these buses
Leon county spends almost $1 million a year in fuel alone, to carry 13,000 students nearly four million miles.
"When you see significant increase which we've seen because we drive so far can have a devastating impact on our budget," says Bill Montford, Leon County Superintendent.
Since December Leon County has had to dish out an extra $500 a day to cover the increase in fuel cost, and keep these buses on the road. Which means other programs may get left in the dark.
School officials say the bus service is a vital part of the school system they can't afford to cut, so they will have to look for other ways to cut corners.
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A Simple NFS File Server
It has been said that "'best' is the enemy of 'good enough'". The Network File System (NFS) may be a good example. It's often overlooked in favor of more capable (but more complex!) resource sharing software like Samba, which can network easily with Windows computers. But if you have a home LAN with a lot of GNU/Linux machines on it, you don't need Samba. NFS will do just fine, and it's very simple to set up. I've been using this configuration for about 10 years now (essentially since I started using GNU/Linux in the first place).


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WASHINGTON (AP) " The Pentagon is seeking $200 million in the 2017 budget for counterterrorism operations in Libya and other portions of North and West Africa, but Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that Libyans must take the lead in eliminating the Islamic State threat in their country.
BALTIMORE (AP) " The Latest on Adnan Syed's retrial request in a murder case explored by the popular "Serial" podcast (all times local):
Almost everyone who pays attention to politics is aware by now that Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican presidential hopeful, embarrassed himself on the debate stage the other night by reciting four times in short succession a nasty little spiel about �...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) " Alligators have been used as shoes, briefcases, university mascots, lunch and now, authorities say, a deadly weapon.
BALTIMORE (AP) " An alibi witness who was never called, cell phone data that was misrepresented and other legal failures justify a new trial for Adnan Syed, his defense lawyer argued Tuesday, closing an unusual hearing prompted by a popular podcast...
BOSTON (AP) " A wind-driven winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to Cape Cod fell short of forecast snowfall totals and spared the Northeast the widespread power outages that had been predicted.
WASHINGTON (AP) " Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday, telling lawmakers that a small group of violent extremists will attempt to overcome the...
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) " Hillary Clinton braced for a potential loss in New Hampshire, the site of her 2008 comeback, seeking to deny rival Bernie Sanders a big victory in the nation's first presidential primary and a springboard into a competitive...
BAGHDAD (AP) " Iraqi government forces have regained full control of Ramadi after pushing Islamic State group fighters out of the city's outskirts, according to Iraqi security forces and the U.S.-led coalition. The announcement, more than a month...
WASHINGTON (AP) " The Latest on the worldwide threat assessment from U.S. intelligence agencies (all times local):
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Jamaica Kincaid's mesmerizing new novel, "See Now Then," can be read by simply absorbing what's on the page. That is how I read the first two-thirds of the book, Kincaid's first novel in a decade, telling the story of a marriage whose toxicity is killing both partners.
Or it can be read as a fable about a doomed family, an effect heightened by the protagonists, Mr. and Mrs. Sweet and their two children, Heracles and Persephone (whose names are borrowed from Greek mythology).
Kincaid has crafted a series of stream-of-consciousness reveries in which all four characters reflect on their lives in a New England town, their garden and the streets, forest and mountains beyond.
The author gives us countless exquisitely crafted, but free-roaming, sentences describing the beauty to be found in even a loveless marriage. As Mrs. Sweet looks down on the infant Heracles in her arms, Kincaid writes: "oh his mouth was as wide as the sun's, that very sun that rises up above the universal horizon and then covers the sky for a while, a while being a day, and to witness this event the sun rising up from the horizon and covering the expanse of the sky for the time it does, is a very definition of being alive."
Such scenes pulse with so much life that one feels as if they could be read in any order, with each random morsel generating joy over Kincaid's wondrous, soaring, brave prose.
Consider the special delight in Mrs. Sweet's visions of Heracles: The boy plays with "Myrmidon" soldiers he's collected from Happy Meals; while in the womb the imprint of his heel can be seen under the skin of Mrs. Sweet's belly; and finally he becomes "a young black man, whatever that might be, and even now, whatever that might be is not certain."
But farther into the book, the domestic complications begin to lose their magical, allegorical qualities and feel more like comments on the nastiness of a real-life marriage.
I started reading "See Now Then" with little knowledge about Kincaid's personal life. But after 130 pages, I went to the Internet and -- spoiler alert! -- discovered that the author was married for many years to a composer of classical music -- just like the fictional Mrs. Sweet. Kincaid and her now ex-husband lived in a New England town with their two children, a son and a daughter. And like Kincaid, Mrs. Sweet is a writer born in the Caribbean nation of Antigua. Mrs. Sweet is also working on a book called "See Now Then."
Viewed through the lens of basic facts about Kincaid's life, "See Now Then" offers quite a different experience. As fictional characters, the Sweets live in the protective bubble of a work of art: We are moved by their experiences but don't feel the bitterness that comes from watching real people hurt themselves. Reading the novel, however, as a semi-autobiographical account of a real marriage can feel uncomfortably voyeuristic.
What is one to make of the scene where Kincaid imagines Mr. Sweet wanting to drop his newborn son, Heracles, and watch him "fall to the ground, his body intact except for his head, his brains scattered all over the floor of the delivery room"?
If the book really is a thinly veiled memoir, that suggests Kincaid chose the name Persephone (a Greek goddess kidnapped by the king of the underworld) for the Sweets' daughter to express a very personal, private hurt.
What is beyond dispute is that "See Now Then" can be celebrated for its linguistic feats and artistic vision, but one will surely come away hoping that it represents art, not life.
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Book your room at Anderson Ocean Club and Spa by Oceana Resorts
Get an overview of this hotelMyrtle Beach high-rise with day spa, adjacent to beach
Oceanview hotel
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, this Myrtle Beach high-rise condominium is less than 2 miles from Broadway at the Beach shops.
Pools, fitness center
The Anderson Ocean Club and Spa by Oceana Resorts offers indoor and outdoor pools, a lazy river, spa tubs, full-service spa, and a fitness center.
High-speed Internet
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Anderson Ocean Club and Spa by Oceana Resorts2600 N Ocean Blvd Myrtle Beach SC 29577-3239
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The Anderson Ocean Club and Spa by Oceana Resorts, a Mediterranean-inspired condominium tower in Myrtle Beach, is adjacent to the beach. The shops, restaurants, and nightclubs of Broadway at the Beach are less than two miles away. The Myrtle Waves Water Park is three miles from the property.
Hotel amenities at the Anderson Ocean Club and Spa by Oceana Resorts include a 24-hour front desk and concierge services. A computer station is available for guests. The full-service spa offers massages and other treatments. The hotel's restaurant, Magnolia's at 26th, is located across the street from the tower.
Guests have the option of swimming indoors or outdoors. The outdoor pool area includes a lazy river, a heated indoor children's pool, and an oceanfront pool bar serving cocktails, beer, and wine. A large fitness center is on site.
The Anderson Ocean Club and Spa by Oceana Resorts is a smoke-free property and suitable for children. Complimentary wired high-speed Internet is available to guests.
Valet parking (surcharge) and complimentary self parking are available in the resort's garage a block away. There are a limited amount of parking spaces.
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Children's pool
- Computer station
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- Lazy river
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 22
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Pool sun loungers
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Television in common areas
- Total number of rooms - 304
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 2007
Family Friendly Amenities
- Children's pool
- DVD player
- Free Wi-Fi
- Indoor pool
- Kitchen
- Lazy river
- Microwave
- Outdoor pools
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Washer/dryer
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Digital TV service
- Dishwasher
- DVD player
- Flat-panel TV
- Free local calls
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Phone
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Shower/tub combination
- Stovetop
- Washer/dryer
Where to Eat
Magnolia's at 26th - A country-style buffet serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily and featuring home-grown vegetables. Located across the street from the Anderson Ocean Club and Spa.
The B Bar - Oceanfront pool bar serving cocktails, beer, and wine.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the property; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Skydiving nearby
Spa Services
This beachfront spa offers a wide range of treatments to guests. Services include body treatments, body wraps, body scrubs, facial treatments, manicure and pedicure, and massages. Advanced reservations are required for massages and treatments.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Prenatal massage
- Sports massage
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 25
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Parking height restrictions apply
- Deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Valet parking fee: USD 15.00 per day
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.