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As if the news of a royal baby weren't enough, American Anglophilia is about to peak again with the long-awaited return of "Downton Abbey" to the PBS airwaves Jan. 6.
The return of the aristocratic Crawley clan and its stable of servants is cause for considerable delight among fans eager to learn what has become of the characters in a series with more dramatic turns than Mrs. Patmore's scones have currants -- and that's saying something.
For those not versed in Downton culture, Mrs. Patmore is the great house's head cook, and her food is featured in virtually every episode. It's only natural that fans would want to celebrate the new season with some glorious repast -- perhaps an afternoon tea party.
Of course, afternoon tea is more than just tea. It's a meal in miniature that typically includes savory finger sandwiches, sweet tea cakes and scones with jam or a tangy citrus curd. And really, what better to chase away the doldrums of a drizzly winter afternoon than dishing Downton over a hot cuppa? The Crawleys certainly would approve.
"I can't imagine a tea plate without cucumber sandwiches," says Cindy Thorpe, who runs Ben Lomond's 2-year-old The Quail and Thistle tea room with her husband, Danny. The couple is in the process of moving the tea room from their Santa Cruz Mountains property to Capitola, but Cindy still will make baked goods with apples and pears from their farm -- as well as apple and pear butter and elderberry jam to serve with her freshly baked scones.
The Thorpes had plenty of experience with tea before opening The Quail and Thistle. Danny estimates that they've visited 100 tea rooms in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States over the past decade.
"Afternoon tea is about small portions but a lot of variety, sort of like Spanish tapas," he says. "It's a sensory experience with a wide spectrum of flavors."
Historically, tea wasn't always so elaborate. According to Tom Standage's book "A History of the World in Six Glasses" (Walker Publishing, 2006), British tea gardens, which developed in the 18th century, served bread and butter as an accompaniment. The ritual became more elaborate as it morphed into a light meal to fill the void between breakfast and dinner, which frequently wasn't served until quite late in the evening in the homes of the wealthy.
There are plenty of sources of inspiration for a tea party worthy of Lady Cora's domain. The Crawley saga provided potent source material for Emily Ansara Baines' "The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook" (Adams Media, $21.95, 256 pages), which has a chapter on tea with classic recipes for Madeira cake, crumpets and smoked salmon tea sandwiches, a la Isobel Crawley. The series also spawned Pamela Foster's popular blog, DowntonAbbeyCooks.com, which includes recipes as well as tips on etiquette and tea service -- allow five savory and three or four sweet items per person, for example, and whatever you do, don't raise your pinkie when sipping tea.
More ambitious cooks or students of history might want to consult "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management." This volume, originally published in 1861, is what real-life Mrs. Crawleys would have used to instruct their staffs on what to serve for tea -- things such as tea cakes and biscuits -- but instructions in it are often vague compared to the step-by-step instructions in our cookbooks today.
Those who want to give their tea a modern, California twist might take a cue from pastry chef William Werner, whose patisserie, Craftsman and Wolves in San Francisco's Mission district, serves tea every weekday afternoon.
There's no chintz or flowery tidbit trays here. Werner serves his savory ginger-scallion madeleines, buckwheat crumpets and almond-elderflower tea cakes on a simple, wooden three-tiered serving stand that fits Craftsman and Wolves' modern look.
"We've had guys come in with their significant others and actually enjoy afternoon tea, because it's not dainty and frilly," he says.
According to Werner, even tea purists have been really happy with it, although Downton Abbey's acerbic dowager countess, played by Maggie Smith, may find it too avant-garde. She did, after all, find electricity to be unnecessary.
Tea and the rituals surrounding it -- both from a British and an Asian perspective -- are becoming more popular, says food anthropologist Linda Wyner, who runs Pans on Fire, a Pleasanton cookware store.
Both Wyner and the Thorpes agree that afternoon tea is more than just food and drink. It's also about the art of conversation and socializing.
"We don't follow a lot of ritual (surrounding food) anymore," Wyner says. "To sit down for an hour and do nothing but sip tea and talk about the day's events or world politics, that's what people aspire to -- to have that kind of leisure."
Well, that and a really good scone. With lime curd.
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We've always known British English and American English are two different languages. What they call a "public school" is a private school here. They wear jumpers, run in trainers and use loos, lorries and lifts on a daily basis. So don't get too excited if you're invited to high tea. It's the opposite of what you think.
Low tea -- or afternoon tea -- is the swanky one with the finger sandwiches, tea cakes and fine china. People dress up to enjoy this fancy tea service, which is often served on low tables, hence the name "low tea."
A high tea is a workingman's family supper, with tea and hearty meat dishes -- think steak-and-kidney pie -- served at high tables.
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The third season of this popular British series about the Crawley family and their servants launches at 9 p.m. Jan. 6 on KQED. Scan this code with your smartphone for a sneak peak.
Catch up on what you missed -- and Bates' fate -- via KQED's Season Two marathon, which begins at 10:30 a.m. that morning.


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VAIL, Colorado - A proposal to replace the clubhouse at the Vail Golf Club consistently pops up on town council agendas. Just as consistently, the discussions are delayed.
The clubhouse plan - originally part of a $9.4 million package of town improvements passed by town voters in 2011 - has turned into that package's most controversial elements. Golfers have complained about cutting length of the 18th hole, but the most vocal complaints have come from people who own homes near the course.
Initial plans for a new clubhouse - which dates to the 1970s, and which everyone involved in the issue says needs to be replaced - called for event space that could accommodate fairly large weddings throughout the spring, summer and fall.
Neighbors opposed to the idea say the plan is simply too much development for that area of town.
In a January interview, neighbor Sam Maslak said plans to hold as many as 120 events per season at the clubhouse - mostly weddings - would be a "massive, invasive increase" in the number of events at the clubhouse, an increase that doesn't fit in with the neighborhood.
Neighbors opposed to the plan have hired lawyers, and last year filed suit against the town and the Vail Recreation District to stop the project. District Judge Frederick Gannett in January rejected a town motion to dismiss the case.
Vail Town Manager Stan Zemler said the town's planning commission over the past couple of months has been listening to neighbors, as well as proposing some of its own ideas for the new clubhouse.
"It's pretty likely we'll come back with changes (to the plan) that are responsive to issues the planning commission and others have brought up," Zemler said.
The planning commission will take its next look at the plan at its March 28 meeting. Before that, though, Zemler said the town council will review some proposed changes at its March 19 meeting. Council members will provide comments on the proposal since the town is the developer of the project.
Jim Lamont, the director of the Vail Homeowners Association, said he hopes the delays in the golf course plan mean some sort of compromise with the neighbors is being hammered out.
"It's a very complicated issue," Lamont said, adding that he hopes that the town government's recent focus on economic development may be cooling off.
"Some people feel that certain aspects of (the town's focus) have gotten out of control," Lamont. "The frenetic pace brought on by survivalist economic pressures isn't needed any more."


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Hartford-Connecticut children are used to receiving report cards, but what about measuring the policies and programs meant to help them grow up safe, healthy, and successful? An online "report card" under development by the Connecticut General Assembly will help in doing just that.
Under legislation adopted in 2011, the legislature's Select Committee on Children is required to develop an annual Report Card to help the public evaluate state policies and programs affecting children. The legislation further requires applying results-based accountability (RBA) principles to the effort, so that anyone reading the Report Card can see exactly how well a program is doing in achieving its goals and where changes might be needed.
On Tuesday, September 11, the Connecticut Commission on Children heard a presentation on the progress so far in creating an interactive website for the Report Card at CTkidsreportcard.org. State Representative Diana Urban of North Stonington, who co-chairs the Select Committee on Children, led the presentation. The Commission also heard from leaders of the teams created to gather data for four key indicators: child health, safety, stability, and likelihood of future success. The teams drew their members from various government agencies and nonprofit groups involved in making things better for all children in Connecticut.
Representative Urban told the Commission that the Report Card is also crucial in ensuring the state spends tax dollars effectively. "In these times we need to be using the resources of our state to their best possible end," she said. And to do that, she added, "We need to be sure that we're using data to drive our policies."
Though the Report Card remains under development and contains limited statistical information now, it eventually will include much more, Urban said.
Commission Chairman George Coleman, who recently retired as acting commissioner of the state Department of Education, congratulated the Select Committee and its team leaders for their work so far. "Speaking as a parent and former educator, there's something really powerful about a report card," he said.
Connecticut Network (CT-N) video and documents from the presentation can be found on the Commission on Children website, at www.cga.ct.gov/coc/reportcard.htm.
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PALO ALTO -- Stanford University will not expel a student it found to have sexually assaulted a classmate off-campus this year, rejecting the appeal of the victim who said the school had treated him too leniently.
Instead, Stanford will allow the man to complete his senior year but withhold his degree for two years and prevent him from enrolling in a graduate program until 2016, a year longer than the original sanction, Stanford's vice-provost of student affairs wrote in a ruling delivered to the victim, Leah Francis, on Wednesday.
University administrators upheld an earlier decision that the man committed a sexual assault, but wrote that they didn't believe he was a threat to the campus.
"That makes no sense," said Michele Dauber, a Stanford law professor who has advocated on Francis's behalf. "A student who is responsible for sexual assault by force is a danger to the Stanford community by definition."
Francis, who -- along with her assailant -- appealed the initial rulings, said the confidential letter left her shocked and numb. It contained a graphic account of the incident that, she said, was painful to read and contained speculation and inaccuracies.
"I just feel the university is trying to crush me right now," she said.
Francis, who agreed to the publication of her name, had asked the university to reconsider sanctions that would allow her assailant to graduate this month. The man had appealed the finding of responsibility, saying he didn't commit an assault. His name has not been revealed.
She said she was shocked to learn in May that Stanford would allow a student it found responsible for sexual assault and sexual misconduct to remain on campus and graduate -- and, in the fall of 2015, return for graduate school, after completing a yearlong suspension from campus.
Dauber said the process dragged on far too long -- more than five months -- exposing implementation challenges as well as gaps in the campus policies she helped to establish.
"I really couldn't be more disappointed with the way this happened," Dauber said, "and it certainly isn't what I had in mind with the drafting of the (review process)."
Francis reported the incident to police in her hometown, she said, but no charges have been filed.
In the past week Stanford students have rallied around Francis, demanding better services for sexual assault victims, expanded education programs for undergraduate students and mandatory expulsion for those found responsible for assault.
Hundreds of men and women appeared at a demonstration last week to support her and bring national attention to the issue with a social media campaign, #StandWithLeah. This summer, a new student-government task force on sexual violence is expected to issue a proposal with similar solutions.
The students have planned another demonstration Thursday before the final Faculty Senate meeting of the year.
Francis and other activists note that Dartmouth now mandates expulsion for the most egregious sexual assault offenses and that last year, Duke made expulsion the starting point for those it finds responsible for sexual assault.
As colleges ramp up their penalties, some of the accused have responded with lawsuits, saying their rights were violated. Unlike criminal convictions, which require proof "beyond a reasonable doubt," campus disciplinary hearings typically find someone responsible of a violation if it is "more likely than not" it occurred.
Stanford is considering making expulsion the default sanction in sexual assault findings, said university spokeswoman Lisa Lapin. In a statement released last week, the administration also said it would seek student recommendations on how to improve sexual assault response and prevention.
"We regret any circumstance in which a student believes a process here at Stanford has not met their expectations," it said. " ... But we are always looking to improve what we do, and we genuinely welcome input from students on how we can do better."
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OAKLAND -- The A's might have found themselves their new mascot -- the Rally Possum.
Oakland ended a night of frustration with runners in scoring position when Derek Norris singled with the bases loaded in the 10th inning off former A's closer Grant Balfour to beat the Rays 3-2.
Norris' hit -- the A's first breakthrough of the night after stranding the bases loaded three previous times -- came shortly after a possum appeared in the corner of the outfield.
Whether it remains as a good luck charm or not is to be seen, but for one night the A's were happy to have it around. The win allowed Oakland to stay one game against of the Los Angeles Angels in first place in the American League West.
"I thought it was a really large rat, which would fit perfectly with the ways things have kind of shaped up the last few years," Norris said of the possum.
The possum isn't new to the Coliseum, according to starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija, who threw seven strong innings in a no-decision.
"He's been out before," said Samardzija, who's only been with the team for a month. "He was out when we were warming up before a few times. We're going to have to give him a name or give him a jersey."
The good vibes were back in the A's clubhouse after losing four of the past six games. This was their eighth walk-off win and second in Samardzija's six starts since being traded from the Chicago Cubs on July 5.
"It seems to be my M.O. since I've been here," Samardzija said. "I go out and throw some innings and then watch these guys put on a show at the end of the game. Once of these times I'm going to be out there to rip a jersey myself, but it's going to be a game I don't pitch in."
After spending the first six years of his career on losing teams in Chicago, Samardzija is clearly enjoying his time with the A's.
"I love this team," he said. "I love how they play. They don't quit. Every at-bat means the world to each guy and you see that in the emotions and how the react to each at-bat."
Monday could've easily served as more frustration for an Oakland team that's been scuffling at the plate and left a season-high 18 men on base. But manager Bob Melvin remained confident even after the team started the game 0 for 5 with the bases load.
"I'm thinking if we keep getting in that position, we're going to come through," Melvin said.
Norris was frustrated with his first-inning bases-loaded at-bat when he popped up, so that added extra satisfaction to his game-winning hit.
"I was really irritated with myself that I couldn't get a couple runs across when he was really struggling," Norris said of Rays' starter Alex Cobb, who walked the bases loaded in the first. "It was good that I could come up and finally get the game over with the plenty of opportunities that we had."
"I was excited to get it," Gray said of the award. "But it was really nice to have a nice month, especially after struggling the month before a little bit. So it's just really nice to get back on track."
Gray's the first A's pitcher since Barry Zito to win this award twice in one season. Zito was honored in August and September of his Cy Young Award winning season of 2001. No pitcher had won the award twice in an Oakland uniform at all since Mark Mulder (June 2002 and June 2004).
"Just to be able to get out there and actually throw a baseball for the first time gives you some satisfaction based on the hard work you've been putting in to get to this point," A's manager Bob Melvin said of Parker. "It was nice. It put a smile on everyone's face."
A.J. Griffin, also out for the year with an arm injury, inched closer to joining Parker in throwing a baseball. He's begun tossing a sock.
"It's a big step," Melvin said. "He was in a good mood too."
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Following in the footsteps of "Punisher" star Thomas Jane, "The Wolverine's" Hugh Jackman has released a video in support of Free Comic Book Day, which will be held Saturday at comic stores around the globe.
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Brett shares five things that hyper-critical comic book fans need to accept before seeing this year's slate of movies adapting or otherwise based on comic books.
Lee Pace in final talks to join "Guardians of the Galaxy!" New mutants join the fray for "X-Men: Days of Future Past!" A new look at the new Spidey costume for "Amazing Spider-Man 2!" Plus, "Arrow" & more!
A new Japanese trailer for "The Wolverine" has been released that focuses more on Logan's journey in Japan than on his ties to his past. Starring Hugh Jackman, the film opens July 26.
At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, 20th Century Fox rolled out its animation, comedy, action and drama slates for 2013 and 2014, ranging from "The Wolverine" and "Epic" to "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" and "Peanuts."
James Gunn comments on "Guardians of the Galaxy" rumors! More highlights from the "Iron Man 3" press conference in London! Hayley Atwell teases her role in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" & more!
"The Wolverine" gets split down the middle in new poster! Is Ted Kord set for an appearance on "Arrow?" Check out how the kill effects get made in "The Walking Dead!" Plus, "R.I.P.D." and more!
New footage from "Iron Man 3" drops! A possible first glimpse at the new Cap uniform for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier!" Anthony Daniels discusses "Star Wars!" Plus, "The Wolverine" and more!
After watching Fox's two trailers for its highly anticipated X-Men sequel "The Wolverine," CBR asks for your reaction to the new footage of Hugh Jackman's latest turn as Logan.
"The Wolverine" full-length trailer hits the web! Jim Carrey gets his own "Kick-Ass 2" poster! Rebecca Hall talks flashback sequence in "Iron Man 3!" Plus, "The Walking Dead and more!
After days of posters, photos and teasers, Fox has released two full-length trailers for director James Mangold's "The Wolverine" starring Hugh Jackman. CBR has the videos and dozens of screencaps.
Hugh Jackman poses in a city filled with debris as he holds a samurai sword while rain falls in the newest motion poster for James Mangold's "The Wolverine."
David S. Goyer discusses "Man of Steel" script motivations! New footage drops in anticipation of "The Wolverine" trailer! Marc Guggenheim teases A.R.G.U.S. for "Arrow!" Plus, "Ninja Turtles" casting & more!
Building up to the debut of the full-length trailer on Wednesday, Fox has released a 20-second teaser for director James Mangold's "The Wolverine" that's packed with action and some tantalizing story clues.
A six-second teaser for an upcoming "The Wolverine" trailer has hit the web, featuring a clawed Hugh Jackman, explosions, Viper and samurai swords. The full trailer hits March 27.
A first look at Viper in "The Wolverine!" Guy Pierce discusses Aldrich Killian in "Iron Man 3!" "The Walking Dead" teases its season three finale! Plus, "Thor: The Dark World" and more!
Two new posters from director James Mangold's "The Wolverine" show Hugh Jackman in berserker mode, while the latest photos from the Fox film turn the spotlight on Logan's leading ladies, Mariko and Viper.
Legendary X-writer Chris Claremont explains why he believes Marvel's X-Men have lost their uniqueness, why he's focusing on his prose career and what he expects from the "The Wolverine" and "Days of Future Past" films.
Hugh Jackman braves the elements in new "The Wolverine" photos! Ray Stevenson discusses Volstagg in "Thor: The Dark World!" Mark Millar teases "X-Men: Days of Future Past!" Plus, "Arrow" & more!
Blink and Colossus join the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" cast! A sneak peek at next week's episode of "The Walking Dead" hits! James Mangold teases more locales in "The Wolverine!" Plus, "Game of Thrones" & more!
"Kick-Ass 2" gets its first trailer! Tom Hiddleston discusses Malekith in "Thor: The Dark World!" Danai Gurira teases things to come for Michonne on "The Walking Dead!" Plus, "The Wolverine" and more!
Joss Whedon discusses cameos on "S.H.I.E.L.D.!" Geoff Johns explains Deadshot's return on "Arrow!" Seth Grahame-Smith gets tapped to polish Josh Trank's "Fantastic Four" script! Plus, "The Wolverine" & more!
Mark Hamill in discussions to return to "Star Wars!" Colton Haynes discusses bringing Roy Harper to "Arrow." A new look at Merle Dixon for the upcoming episode of "The Walking Dead!" Plus, "Ender's Game" & more.
Huge summer blockbusters like "Man of Steel" and "Iron Man 3" get the toy treatment at Toy Fair 2013 along with classic favorites like "Rambo," Back To The Future" and "Ghostbusters."
Judging from titles, trailers and interviews, 2013 is shaping up to be a grim year for genre films, ranging from "Star Trek Into Darkness" to "The Wolverine" to "Thor: The Dark World." But why?
A new image from director James Mangold's "The Wolverine" shows Hugh Jackman as a well-dress Logan on a mission. "I still don't think we've seen the definitive Wolverine," the actor teases.
Kevin Feige teases Happy Hogan's expanded role in "Iron Man 3!" Seth Gabel's Count Vertigo goes crazy in "Arrow" clip! James Mangold discusses tonal shift in "The Wolverine!" Plus, "Justice League" rumors & more!
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Sen. Joe Manchin spent much of last week traveling through West Virginia, discussing challenges facing our state and nation with his constituents....
The President and his apologists may continue to blame Bush but history will not share that view.
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I know how Manchin can help the people of WV. He can show them how to get fake college degrees for their kids just like he did for his own daughter! Parents will save thousands of dollars! By the way, I have trouble having faith in a man who helped his own daughter fake a college degree and never had the guts to admit it.
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The 20 F-16's to Egypt shows where Bam Bam's loyalties lie. The transmormation of the US is well underway. If you think things are tough now, it going to be nothing to what the US will look like in 4 more years.
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The real train wreck is the Republican Party which has been taken over by the "radical right" wing nuts. Every time a GOP elected official gets on FOX News they become afflicted by foot-in-mouth syndrom. Just when you think the Republicans can not say anything more shocking, they have to prove you wrong. The Republican Party has become the Party of Self Destruction!
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The unpaid for war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the unpaid for RX Medicare plan and the unpaid for "tax cuts over the past decade now need paid for." How do we pay off the trillions of debt that Bush and the republicans left for all of us to pay? That's the question that needs answered
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in-sur-ance (in shoor/ ans), n. 1. The act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved.
-- The Random House College Dictionary
What role do you think insurance will play in your life after you retire? We all know its purpose. After all, we carry coverage on our homes, our cars, and on our bodies. We use it to safeguard our assets and our family's income. On more than one occasion we've had to make claims on our policies, and they have saved us from paying large out-of-pocket expenses. While working, we usually carry policies for life, disability, medical, home, and car.
Here's the big question: Do any requirements for insurance disappear in retirement? Here's the big answer: Possibly. So it might be Foolish to see what we can expect.
We'll still drive and we'll still live somewhere after we retire, so automobile and home insurance policies are a given. We pay the premiums now, and we must continue paying them after we retire. They stay.
Life insurance is a different matter. At retirement, life insurance needs are usually far less important than they were while we were working full-time. At this stage of life, the kids are grown and gone. Now the only person to worry about is a spouse. A spouse certainly should enjoy the same standard of living after we're gone as when we're alive. Will insurance be needed to secure that standard? For Fools, probably not. That's because we have already provided for that spouse in our planning. In retirement, the departure of either spouse should have no effect on the ability of the other to survive comfortably for the remainder of that person's life. If that is the case, then perhaps all that's needed in retirement is enough life insurance coverage to pay for all final expenses and funeral costs. Coverage beyond that amount is unnecessary unless we're planning on leaving someone a large sum to remember us by. If needed, we could carry more insurance so the family could pay any estate taxes due, but that's a matter for discussion with an attorney. In most cases we shouldn't need large amounts of coverage. At retirement, then, we definitely want to look at our life insurance needs so we only carry the minimum coverage needed.
While working, most of us carry disability insurance to supplement our income in case we lose work because of sickness or injury. Sometimes we pay for that coverage, sometimes our employers pay for it. It protects our family income. But when we retire, we have no job income to protect. Therefore, we cannot find private disability insurance protection. All that's left for that purpose is Social Security. If we retire at age 62 or older, we are already receiving a Social Security payment, so a disability is moot. But if we retire younger than age 62, the disability coverage provided by the system may be important. That's because under Social Security we can retire for disability at any age. We can, that is, provided we have worked and received 10 years (40 quarters) of credit and have been covered under the system for at least 20 quarters (five years) out of the last 40 quarters (ten years) ending with the quarter in which the disability occurred.
What's the importance of that? Say I retire at age 50. I become disabled at exactly age 54. Looking backwards ten years, I see I have been covered under the system for six years, so I can begin drawing Social Security right now, without having to wait until age 62. Take the same situation but change the disability age (the age at which I become disabled) to 56. Now I only have four years of credit in the last ten. This means that I was covered for only 16 quarters, not 20, quarters out of the last 40. Therefore I am not eligible for Social Security disability. Worse, I must wait another six years before I reach age 62, at which time my Social Security retirement benefits may begin. Is that important? This Fool thinks so. If disabled, my living costs go up, so that extra cash could make a big difference in my ability to survive comfortably.
While working, we typically enjoy medical and health insurance coverage through a group policy available from our employer. Leave that job, and by law we can continue that coverage for 18 months. After that, we're on our own. Absent retirement for disability under Social Security, Medicare coverage does not begin until age 65. If we retire earlier than that, we'll still need that medical coverage, but an individual policy will be enormously expensive. That drain on the pocketbook requires extensive research and investigation to ensure both the availability and affordability of health insurance when we retire. Some employers allow retirees to retain group medical coverage in retirement. A group policy available through an employer will almost certainly be the cheapest and most comprehensive insurance available, but employers do not have to provide this coverage beyond the 18 months specified in the law. Health insurance for younger retirees is a huge problem that must be addressed. In some cases, it could very well dictate a longer working career than initially desired. Be Foolish and examine this issue closely prior to making a final decision.
When we reach age 65, Medicare coverage becomes available. While valuable insurance, it will not pay for everything. Thus, we must supplement that with additional insurance. These policies vary in cost and specifics, but they all conform to uniform coverage provisions dictated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. When we need that Medicare supplemental coverage, we must comparison-shop for policies to select the one that best fits our medical needs and pocketbooks.
Some Fools may want to consider long-term care insurance. These policies come in many forms, but all have one thing in common: they are not cheap. But neither is nursing home care in old age -- the average cost is $37,000 per year. Long-term care coverage is another area that must be examined closely before purchase. Remember: the younger you are at first purchase, the lower the cost.
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Definition of speculative in English:
1Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge: discussion of the question is largely speculative
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- Concerns about widespread inaccuracies in online health information are speculative and intuitive rather than based on robust research.
- They are entirely guesswork, speculative and based on unsound mathematics designed to promote the private healthcare system.
- Atwood uses the term speculative fiction rather than science fiction.
conjectural, suppositional, theoretical, hypothetical, putative, academic, notional, abstract;
tentative, unproven, unfounded, groundless, unsubstantiated
2(Of an investment) involving a high risk of loss.
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- Regulators fear that informal lending is fueling speculative investment in real estate and other sectors.
- Investment is highly speculative, in that bankable reserves have not yet been identified.
- A senior banker who did not wish to be named said there was no need to impose any additional controls on loans for speculative investments as would be needed for other kinds of investment.
risky, hazardous, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable
informal chancy, dicey, iffy
2.1(Of a business venture) undertaken on the chance of success, without a preexisting contract.
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- 'The days of ITspending on speculative ventures is gone,' he said.
- This enabled them to invest in major infrastructure projects as well as more speculative ventures.
- You too should stick with the well-worn franchise instead of the speculative venture.
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- Vernon said the amount of suburban office space being built speculatively is likely to decrease in the coming months as global economic growth slows.
- However the reluctance of developers to speculatively build and their ability to hold has prevented a significant decrease in value.
- Anyone writing speculatively about a future society must deal with the problem of work.
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Despite Troubles, Africa Beckons As Oil Frontier
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The Layton Corp. expects to invest $1 billion in sub-Saharan Africa over the next few years.
"It's really one of the last frontiers," said Daniel Layton, whose energy investment firm is making its first move into Africa.
The attraction hasn't changed since Anadarko Petroleum entered the continent 25 years ago: Energy companies follow oil and gas.
"In a resource- constrained world, finding large fields becomes more challenging," said Anadarko spokesman John Christiansen. "We see a lot of opportunities (in Africa)."
But in a region with a history of corruption, violence and political conflict, balancing risk and reward requires research, money and patience.
"Turmoil with insurrection, terrorism, piracy – those things all have to be taken into account before companies go to work in Africa or any place overseas," said Kerry Williams, an attorney with Chamberlain Hrdlicka who works with American companies operating in West Africa.
Some countries are safer than others; all say they want to curb corruption and violence.
"It's still pretty risky," Williams said. "As the countries start to develop oil wealth, it becomes imperative for the country to protect that wealth and the people developing that wealth, but it also … increases the turmoil and the acts that people will take to get a piece of the wealth."
Pitfalls include the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits payments by U.S. business executives to foreign officials to secure contracts; rules requiring payment in local currency rather than dollars; unexpected tax implications; and rules on exporting equipment out of the United States, he said.
New competition
It's hard to generalize about Africa because each country is different, said Bill Arnold, a professor of energy management at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business. He formerly worked at Royal Dutch Shell as director of international government relations and senior counsel for the Middle East, Latin America and North Africa.
But Arnold said common themes include emerging competition from China and ongoing problems with corruption and security, including theft from pipelines in nations where oil production is long-established, especially Nigeria.
Terence McCulley, the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, said during a recent trip to Houston that Nigeria's newly elected government has promised to tackle corruption. But he said it remains a serious problem, as does violence in northern Nigeria and the Niger Delta.
"The oil curse meant that from the '90s, Nigeria became a rogue economy," McCulley said. "The revenue from oil – that was all people were interested in."
The country has begun trying to diversify its economy and make it easier for citizens to see how oil money is spent, the ambassador said, but a 2011 effort to establish an independent regulatory agency to oversee the national oil company failed.
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After decades as West Africa's primary oil-producing nation, Nigeria suddenly has competition.
Ghana, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Angola are among the countries where companies are exploring or have reported discoveries of oil and natural gas. Huge deposits of natural gas have been discovered offshore in Mozambique, on the continent's east coast.
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Simone Farbus, Air Travel Manager at Asia Transpacific Journeys was a guest of the Tourism Authority of Thailand and China Airlines recently.
I was hugged by an elephant in the Land of Smiles!
The Land of Smiles is a designation that the Tourism Authority of Thailand has adopted as its motto. It's a nickname the country has deservedly enjoyed unofficially for decades.
My first trip to Thailand was in 1978 with a couple of friends—taking a Spring break from our busy government jobs in Hong Kong. For years I said it was the best vacation I had ever been on. I had never before traveled to anywhere quite as captivating or welcoming as Thailand.
Almost exactly 30 years later I returned this year, happy to find that the people were still smiling, the food was even better than I recalled, and the country as diverse and unique as I remembered.
It's easy to fully decompress in Thailand. I watched elephants paint better pictures than I could, spent an afternoon with tigers, sampled a dozen different fruits in the orchards where they grew (including the famous odiferous durian fruit), and watched the sun set over a still ocean, all in one day. Nowhere else can you get quite the variety of activity.
I traveled from the north to the south of an amazing country, captivated by its music and dance, its flora and fauna, its tastes and smells. When I returned with my many photographs my children asked me what the best thing was. "Being hugged by an elephant," I replied.


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During her tour of duty in Afghanistan from October 2010 to May 2011, Maj. Rose Griffith was the only female Marine in a 58-person post in an area of Helmand, Southern Afghanistan.
So she forged a bond with the only other girl on base — an Afghan dog the Marines named Claire.
"She stayed on the base. She also went out on patrol with us," Griffith said. Claire wasn't a pet, but a friend and companion.
When her tour ended, Griffith kept in touch with others at the post. She said smaller posts were starting to be closed down, and Claire and two other dogs were going to be left behind. With the help of British charity Nowzad Charity, an organization set up to rescue animals from Afghanistan, Griffith began the process of getting the dog out.
Griffith and her family members were able to raise $4,000 to transport Claire to her new home in Hendersonville. In August, Claire was taken to an animal rescue in Kabul, where she received care and shots. The dog then arrived in the United States Oct. 15, and Griffith was there to pick her up from the Atlanta airport.
There was only one complication — Claire's seven puppies were born Oct. 21.
"A friend volunteered to take care of the dog while I was away (at training)," Griffith said. "And then she was taking care of eight dogs."
Of the seven puppies, all but one has been adopted, and Griffith wants to find him a home.
"We call him Noah, but his nickname is 'Fluffy Butt,' because he's just so fluffy," Griffith said with a laugh. Griffith said Noah gets anxious around new people.
"We've been trying to introduce him to all these strangers (to alleviate the fear)," Griffith said.
Afghan dogs are unique. They are raised to be guardians and will protect herding animals as well as people. They have a deep bark to scare off predators and get pretty big.
"Claire is 65 pounds, but she's skinny," Griffith said.
Griffith, a Marine reservist for 13 years, is currently stationed at Camp Pendleton in California. She will be sent back to Afghanistan in February to serve for a year. She's originally from South Dakota, but settled in Hendersonville after serving on Marine bases in North Carolina.
"I ended up living there because of the mountains," she said.
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The sentencing has been postponed for the man found guilty of murdering a College at Brockport student.
Alex Kogut was brutally beaten to death in her dorm room back in 2008. She was 18-years-old.
Two months ago, her boyfriend, Clayton Whittemore, was found guilty of second-degree murder. He was scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday, but sentencing has been pushed back to August 5.
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Yarn Profile: Rowan Cotton Braid
First Impressions
The composition is risky and original. A large strand of loosely spun fiber makes a zigzag pattern back and forth, held precariously in place by five parallel chains of finer fiber. The yarn slides inside each stitch on the chain rather than being woven or spun into place, keeping the material loose and flexible, if not a bit more fragile. I'll explain more in the Knitting Up section.
Cotton Braid is currently available in eight shades that blend white and assorted summery colors. For this review I used Van Gogh, a delicious blend of orange and wheat.
Knitting Up
As the chains come undone, the zigzagging core is extended to become a flat, straight, uninspiring mess. The only thing holding the core in its zigzag shape are those chains.
This also means you can pull the zigzag core completely loose from the yarn, creating a giant external loop and a flat mess of core and binder fibers.
So why bother knitting with such a precarious yarn, you ask? Because it produces an amazing fabric that has the visual appeal of large-loop terrycloth and the elasticity of knitted fabric.
Depending on your taste, it's either weird or fascinating—but definitely unusual.
After you've tied the knot at the end of your yarn, my next piece of advice is to cast on extra loose. The yarn has no elasticity, and the knitted fabric expands significantly as you knit—so a tight cast-on row can't be tugged into proper form later.
Next, keep your eyes on your work, because your needles won't always clear the entire strand of yarn. They may stab through the center of the braid by mistake, or they may pick up a corner of the zigzag core from the next stitch. If this happens and you don't catch it for a few rows, you'll have an enormous loop protruding from your fiber.
I figured out how to fix it, though: In the stitches surrounding the loop, pull the core out at regular intervals. The surface is so loopy and chaotic that soon all the slack will be taken up and nobody will be able to tell the difference—even if you haven't restored the zigzag to its true original pattern.
Blocking / Washing
I blocked the swatches, pressing them in a towel to remove excess moisture. My previously fluffy, three-dimensional opalescent fabric had become flat and dull. The question was, would they perk back up when they dried?
Fortunately, the answer was yes. From a reasonable distance, I couldn't tell the difference between my unwashed and washed skein.
But it's also based on the fact that the yarn's core strand is loosely spun with a very short fiber staple length. The looser the spin and shorter the staple, the less there is holding all those fibers in place.
Gently pinch and pull at that portion of the yarn and you'll see for yourself—a small bit of fibers will come off in your fingers. The more this happens, the more blurred and worn the fabric appeared.
I've already mentioned that the yarn is inelastic. In the wearability department, this means that there is no fiber memory to help the yarn bounce back into place after it gets stretched with wear.
If you make a reasonably long sweater (i.e. not cropped) out of Cotton Braid, the weight of the fabric will produce what I call the bell syndrome: the weighty fabric will pull tightly at your shoulders, growing then wider and bulkier as it reaches your waist and sleeves. Only routine washing and reblocking will help remedy this situation.
The yarn's relatively short lifespan gives it an added element of decadence, especially if you consider that each skein retails for $9.95. Many of Storey's lighter patterns only require six to eight skeins ($59-$79), but the Palm Beach pool robe weighs in at 25 skeins, or almost $250.
Stylish or not, that may be a bit too decadent for this knitter's budget.
Yarn name
Cotton Braid
Fiber content<
68% cotton
22% viscose
10% linen
8.5 to 12 stitches per 4 inch square using US 11 to 17 (8-12mm) needles—in other words, you pick!
Average retail price
Where to buy online
The Knitting Garden
Weight/yardage per skein
50g / 55 yards
Country of origin
Manufacturer's suggested wash method
Dry clean or hand wash in soap flakes; do not soak; cool rinse; do not wring; short spin; do not leave wet; reshape and dry flat away from direct sunlight; use damp pressing cloth.
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This venue is absolutely stunning. The first view of the stage I caught as I crested the hill at the back of the lawn took my breath away. The lawn slopes fairly steeply to a short set of terraces, and a fairly tight front of stage floor area. The backdrop to this is a surreal tapestry of channeled scab-lands, razor sharp coulees, columnar basalt cliffs, the mighty Columbia River, and an enormous sky.
Two geologic events have the primary responsibility for sculpting this unique terrain. The first was a massive outpouring of lava which began about 17 million years ago and lasted for about 10 million years. The second was a series of catastrophic floods that occurred near the end of the last Ice Age. These floods swept across the area as they churned from their source near Missoula, Montana to their final destination in the Pacific Ocean. It was a land of stark beauty born of fire and flood; it was thus a fitting venue for my first exposure to '97 Phish, which was frequently molten, tumultuous, and overwhelming.
Night one: while delirious from the breathtaking venue, the music was a near afterthought until "Wolfman's Brother" got me personally introduced to the "Cow Funk" sound and the new and improved Mike Gordon. "Divided Sky" at the most gorgeous outdoor venue in all of North America"...I mean come on people. Ultimately "Split Open and Melt" was the point at which the jam flood finally let loose, and this one, like the Missoula Flood before it, explored each and every channel of the scab lands behind the stage.
The second set of the first night of this run is still one of my all-time favorite Phish moments. As the lights went down, it seemed many members of the crowd were not where they wanted to be. To rectify this they scampered up or down the people-sized Habitrail paths that lead to or from the lawn. The band's visual of this from the stage must have been amusing; the "Three Blind Mice" tease before "Down with Disease" that it elicited certainly was. The "Diseezer Redux" (see the 11/27/96 Seattle show) that followed was alternately frenetic and bouncy or slow and funky. I got my "Tweezer" so the rest of the set was gravy. The encore "Harry Hood" was just plain GORGEous. In my mind, the glow-stick jam that emerged from the womb of the Great Went "Harry Hood" was conceived at the point where Trey asked Chris to kill the lights so we could get down with the outdoor vibe and the starlight. And get down with it we did.
Night two: security related buzz kill on the way into the venue; consequently I spent the first half of the first set trying to reconcile the loss of a cherished gift. Despite a decent "Bathtub Gin," and my first live exposure to both "Dirt" and "Vultures," two songs I just love now, it took a surprising "Twist" and a chance meeting with a "Fluffhead" to finally get me out of my bout of disappointment and self-resentment. With my focus on the music restored, the rest of the night was a blast. This second Gorge show was one of those times for me when the personal experience associated with the show distorts the perception of the music. As I left the show I was convinced the first night was better. Upon subsequent reevaluation of the two, I sometimes lean the other way. It is all about set and setting I guess. In the Gorge, I feel there is no better setting. However, the mindset I have carried into it hasn't always been the best. The lesson here is simple: with Phish, if you aren't having fun, you really only have yourself to blame.


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The Total Control Batting Ball is the first ball developed for the Fastpitch Softball and Baseball hitters to develop strength and extension through the hitting zone and provide instant feedback to the hitter.
Before the TCB Ball, coaches and players used numerous types of balls for warm-ups and hitting practice. The 16 inch softball, basketballs, softballs, tennis and league balls. None of these gave a true indication on how the hitter made contact with the ball and required ample hitting area or expensive batting cages and nets.
Now you can use the TCB Ball in any location, from the gym to the field.The TCB Ball is TRULY AMAZING....
Over 3500 team are using the TCB and the TCB ATOMIC BALL in year round practices and warm ups to develop strength and bat speed through the hitting zone.
If You Want To Hit The Ball Harder and further then ever before, Hit the TCB Ball and see the amazing difference.
-- Underhand soft toss directly to hitters
Hit it square or on the center line of the ball, the shape remains round.
If hit off center, feedback is instant by changing to a donut shape.
Spinning up or Dropping down depending on location of the contact of the ball.
Spins Flat if you pull off the ball on an inside out swing.
-- Perfectly Weighted By Design.
This design gives optimum resistance to the muscles used when hitting a softball.
Builds - WRIST, FOREARM and TRICEPS muscle strength.
Requires Drive and Extension through the ball.
-- The TCB Ball requires only:
25' x 25' area to do full hitting practice.
GREAT for those tight pre game warm up areas.
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Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia
Who knew that Princess Leia would turn out to be Meg Ryan's BFF in When Harry Met Sally? She's also appeared on "Weeds", "30 Rock", "Entourage", and "The Big Bang Theory".
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A body builder, he played the physical form of Darth Vader while James Earl Jones was the voice. But Prowse appeared in a few other films including A Clockwork Orange (1971).
Ford has had leading roles in many films including Indiana Jones, Blade Runner, Ender's Game, Anchorman 2 and a ton more.
Hayden has appeared films like Awake, Life As A House, and Jumper. He has been in a relationship with his Jumper co-star, Rachel Bilson, since 2007, and the couple welcomed a daughter in 2014.
Forever Chewbacca. He's stuck with his character over the years. He returned for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
After starring in all 6 Star Wars films, you can hear his voice on "The Clone Wars" on Cartoon Network. He returned for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
After playing Luke, Hamill has done a ton of voice over work, including the voice of The Joker in "Batman: The Animated Series." He also returned for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
After evilly ruling the galaxy, McDiarmid has had a number of roles, including playing Dennis Thather in the Margaret Thatcher biopic, Margaret.
We'll just always remember him as "little Anakin" because he has stayed away from acting since his Star Wars days.
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After The Phantom Menace, you Ray could be seen in flicks like "Sleepy Hollow," "X-Men," and the G.I. Joe movies, among others.
Following his R2 D2 days, Kenny pursued a career in comedy. He returned for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
His role as Obi-Wan got him a omination for Best Supporting Actor in 1977. In 2000, he passed away at the age of 86 from liver cancer. He had a brief voice cameo in The Force Awakens.
She's still a Queen today - of Hollywood that is. Portman has gone on to star in roles in films like No Strings Attached, The Other Boleyn Girl, and Black Swan, among a long list of others.
He's practically a household name with films under is belt like Kill Bill, Vol 2, Coach Carter, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Since his Star Wars days, Billy has done plenty of film and television work. He's appeared in moves like Batman, Undercover Brother, and more.
After his role of Jar Jar Binks, Ahmed has appeared in a number of films and TV Shows, including popular Nickelodeon show "Big Time Rush."
Mr. Star Wars himself. He's won tons of awards over the course of his career, and the Star Wars movies are definitely the most notable. In 2012, he announced his semi-retirement, focusing on small independent films instead of huge blockbusters.
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VOLUME 14 NUMBER 9 THE MONTH OF CHOKECHERRIES SEPTEMBER 5, 1985 'Straw vote' this Saturday may select new Poison Council representative Tribal members are invited to Poison this Saturday (Sept 7) at noon to hear speeches and cast advisory votes on who should replace Poison Council member Teresa Wall-McDonald, who resigned August 27 to take a job with the BIA. The Tribal Council agreed August 23 with the wishes of about 60 people who had attended a district meeting the previous evening that the Poison Council seat should be filled for the four months left of the term, and that the membership would be involved in the selection process. The advisory vote will take place at the Flathead Lake Senior Citizens Center near the courthouse. The Council will consider September 10 appointing one of the top two vote-getters as chosen by the membership at large Saturday. Wall-McDonald explained at the August 22 district meeting that the Tribes had no rules about replacing impeached, resigned or deceased Council members except for what the con-(Concludes on page five) Council finally decides on $300 per capita payment All Tribal members caught up on their payments to the Credit office or Tribal Court will be receiving a $300 per capita payment sometime after September 12. The Tribal Council voted to make the distribution near the end of its August 23 regular business meeting after Executive Treasurer Vern Clairmont asked what should be done with the $4 million or so due from the Montana Power Company early in September. (Concludes on page two) s 8 sì Important notice for Tribal member readers: Council votes to charge members for Char-Koosta Unless you send in $10 before October 3,1985, this may be your next-to-the-last issue of The Char-Koosta News. The Tribal Council voted 8-1 August 27 to require each enrolled Tribal member to pay $ 10 towards the $22 cost of a year's subscription to the Tribal newspaper. Non-Indian subscribers will continue to pay $22 a year. Please fill out the coupon on page three and send it with a check or money order for $10 payable to "Char-Koosta News" (P.O. Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855). To repeat Only those enrolled Tribal members who have sent in $10 by October 3, 1985, will receive The Char-Koosta News after October 1, 1985. Those members choosing not to pay the 46% charge by the deadline date will be deleted from the circulation list (For details about this move and other budget news, please see the story on page three)
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I can appreciate someone who uses Excel because they need certain formulas that Numbers doesn't contain, but for the vast majority of people, Numbers will work great. (And a lot of Excel users won't admit it, but Numbers does a good bit of the higher order stuff just fine.)
About 6 months ago I decided to stop using Excel and start using Numbers exclusively, it took me a while to adapt, but now I'm very happy with Numbers and I've only had to fall back on Excel when dealing with relatively large csv/xls files (>2MB).
I'm still a bit confused about the interface. I don't understand why we should sacrifice horizontal spreadsheet real estate for the worksheets and styles column and the inspector. It's a little cramped on my macbook.
I hate to say it but it is really Mickey Mouse compared to Excel and Neo Office. It is really only good for making pretty tables and has some astonishing limitations - like not being able to freeze part of the window and scroll down the rest to keep titles in view.
Numbers is cute and, in keeping with Mac's worldview, much of the emphasis is on presentation. If you need serious number crunching, NeoOffice is better (which is considerably better than Office 2008, btw). However, for simple stuff, Numbers is easy and pretty.
Numbers is great. I have also set up my monthly and annual budgets and it was simple. You really have to forget what you know about spreadsheets (Excel) as this is almost a new way of looking at spreadsheets. I think Numbers (and Keynote) are worth the price of iWork.
A wonderful app. It's actually fun to work with spreadsheets this way. Also, I ditched Cha-Ching immediately; Numbers had all I need for my small business accounting needs.
I was really looking forward to this but it runs very slowly with a 6 sheet document on an imac g5 -- NeoOffice is actually faster & smoother. :(


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Last night, we told you about Watson, the IBM-created, Jeopardy!-playing computer, currently engaged in a three-day battle against former champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. The category for tonight's final clue was "U.S. Cities." How did Watson do? Badly!
Ha! Stupid computer! What a loser! HUMANS 4 LYFE!
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January 19, 2006
In just a few weeks some of you in Columbia County will have to temporarily pick another library. Gibbs Memorial will close its doors to become a part of a new state of the art facility. News 12 is on your side with a preview of the new outlet for education.
It's down to a little bit of cleaning at the new Columbia County library.
"Looking around now, everything looks great, carpet, furniture's being moved in, books will be moved in the next couple of weeks," said Stacie Adkins.
The last week in February, Gibbs Memorial Library will be moving into this new, bigger building.
"The library is two levels," Adkins said.
When the shelves are here, new reading choices will be, too. This room is a soon-to-be heritage and genealogy room about Columbia County.
"There is gonna be so much more to offer in the library. The Performing Arts Center is gonna be a different venue for them. It's a state of the art facility," Adkins said.
80,000 books are at Gibbs Memorial Library. 20,000 more will be added to the new one and with five times the amount of computers, workers expect to see many more people coming to the library.
The Performing Arts Center will hold almost 300 people. An outdoor amphitheatre seats 700 and another 300 in the grass area.
"A lot of people are gonna be very curious, just to see the building and see all the things were added. Yeah, it's just gonna explode businesswise," said Christina Rice, Library Director.
Library Director Christina Rice is looking forward to new faces and being a part of a better facility to educate people in the county.
"Well, we've got one of the best school systems in the area, the library will continue to support and grow with it," Rice said.
Checking out and checking in to what's new in the county.
Other highlights? A café and self-checkout.
Mark your calendar library goers. Gibbs closes February 27th for good. You can visit the new library on March 27th. It's at 720 North Belair Road. A preview gala will be held this weekend. Call (706) 868-3484 for tickets.


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I just finished my entire highschool career today. I have been a varsity swimmer for four years, and the swim team captain for my Junior and Senior year of highschool. I joined Cross Country my Junior year, and made varsity Senior year with a 5k PR of 18:53. I also picked up the hobby of cycling, and rode my first 14 mile bike ride last week in 55 minutes. I really want to get into triathlons, and get very fit over the summer before I go to college. My goals are too finish one marathon, a couple sprint triathlons, and a bike race (95 miles). The only problem I have, is motivation. Highschool is over, no summer homework this time, I just got the assistant manager at the movie theater so I will be getting 30 hours a week, and I am going to my favorite college University of Wisconsin-Madison. So I have the mindset of relaxing everyday that I am not working, and enjoy the feeling of graduating highschool and the hard work paying off. Nobody I know cycles, does triathlons, or trains for marathons. So every time I swim laps early in the morning, I am by myself. Everytime I go for a bike ride, I am by myself. And everytime I go for the runs, its just me, myself, and I. So I start to slack on training, and not do anything for 4 or 5 days, then go for a long run, and rest again for 4 or 5 days. My first sprint triathlon is June 12th. I am not worried about finishing, but I bet if I trained 5 times a week, I would be able to get top ten in my age group (19 and under). How do you stay motivated? Tips for someone like me that does not have a training buddy? Training tips for a beginner? Recomendations on training programs? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Alex
Any local bike or running clubs you could join? Some bike shops offer weekend group rides, so check around. Even though you do a Tri on your own, learning to ride in a pack will do wonders, especially if it's a friendly-competitive group that sometimes simulates race conditions with attacks, chases and sprints.
Another suggestion is a gps device of some kind and an app like 'mapmyride.com' so you can compete against yourself. Just don't get into the trap of trying to set a PR every time!
Do you ride just to get out and feel the wind? Forget about training and pace and times. Just have fun! If it's a chore, you need motivation. If you enjoy burning your legs off sprinting up a hill, that's motivation enough.
The problem with riding with a local group, is I don't know their skil level. They meet at a local gym almost everyday according to the bike shop, but what if they ride at 20 mph average or something crazy fast?
then you will ride faster. send them an email and see if they have a ride that suits you. definitely check out the local tri/cycling clubs they are mix of hardcore and funcore athletes.
I say put the money down on the race that can help motivate you when you know it is going to happen
I also like sites like dailymile (and beginnertriathlete., trinewbies.com and even here) where you log youworkouts and there online support
goals for 2011:
break 19minutes for 5k
break 2:42 for olympic triathlon probably Anthracite olympic
break 3:16 for marathon ( a long shot but it's fun putting yourself out there)
+1 for Daily Mile. Great site if you need a little extra motivation. Also consider posting your workouts on facebook to give yourself extra reasons to push.
So you ride with them as long as you can. And next week you come back and ride a bit further. You will earn a TON of respect for coming back to do it again. Every group I've ever ridden with, it's very rare that a newbie finishes with the group. It's not even just a matter of fitnes, but knowing the ride. If the pack is going fast, and you let a bit of a gap open up, you won't catch back on unless they slow down. So you learn to not let gaps open up. It takes practice. And DO tell them you're new. There will probably be some more experienced people who will keep an eye out for you and give you a hand if you get dropped. Or help you fix a flat. Or give you advice on eating/drinking. I know it can be intimidating to be the loner joining an established group, especially one with a competitive undertone. But trust me, take the plunge, and you'll make some great new friends. Oh, and when you do finish the ride, some of them will more then likely hit the coffee shop afterwards. The post ride coffee chat can be the best part.
I know my advice is cycling specific, but that's my background.
Here's your motivation:
You sound a lot like me when I was in high school. I hadn't gotten into cycling, but I was a swimming focused guy who did occasional cross country runs. I was in ridiculous shape... 6'2", 185... less then 5% body fat. Right at the junior national cut in 5 different swimming events. My 5K run was probably more of a 20-22 minute range.
But I lost motivation once my swimming career was over (I wasn't swimming collegiately). Stopped exercising much except in spurts. Started ENJOYING college life once I got there. Once I graduated from college I worked at a desk and had/have very little daily activity... meanwhile still eating like I did in my high school days when I was exercising like a demon.
End result... before I started working out as a beginning triathelete again at 31 I was a 255 pound ex-swimmer.
Down in the low 230's now and celebrating sub-35 minute 5K's... but you don't HAVE to let it happen. You're still young... you're still at your peak.... DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU.
It's a slow slide from an active life to a non-active one... but after 13 years you can easily end up weighing 70 pounds more without realizing how it happened. And it's not necessary... all you need is to keep doing what you're doing. So when you think about skipping a workout... think about your self with a slightly less flattering hairline and a big honking gut hanging over your belt (or if you're a female perhaps something else equally unflattering)... and get off your behind and onto the bike/into the pool/running up the road.
It's much easier to keep fit when you're already there then to regain fitness when you let yourself go. Don't give it up due to simply not having someone to exercise with. It's so easy to let your motivation fade away... so picture yourself older and fatter and KEEP GOING.
Thanks for the advice everyone. I made an account on dailymile.com, and it looks interesting. Also, I went to the local bike store and got the schedule of when bike groups meet and where. After hearing what everyone has to say, I think I will ride with the medium to fast groups, and just hang on. Thanks!
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Musketeer Gripweed, led by Jason Downing - or Reverend Monkey Paw Patterson, as he is called - takes the stage at three20south in Breckenridge tonight with its "American revival stomp shake ass holla" music, as the Reverend describes it.
"We draw from a lot of musical styles from Delta blues to Southern rock. Our inspiration is love and our motive is to bring love to people through music," Downing said. The band's name comes from the 1967 movie, "How I Won the War," featuring John Lennon.
Performance art comes part and parcel with Gripweed's act, with the live show centered on Downing as Reverend Monkey Paw Patterson, who promoters describe as "a wild-eyed pioneer preacher armed with gasoline, straight razors and hellfire" capable of whipping crowds into "a near-religious frenzy." Fans move their own "monkey paws" - an open hand with clenched fingers - to the beat.
In that vein, Downing promises a show that lends itself to testifying, and one that has "more live intense energy than the crowd has ever seen."
After its 2011 debut album, "Dyin' Day," Gripweed released "Straight Razor Revival," featuring Luther Dickinson from The Black Crowes and North Mississippi Allstars, this year. "Through our music we hope to wake people up," Downing said. "We are trying to have a revival and share our music with people." The band has been touring Colorado and heads to California in October for the Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival.
"We value our relationships with each other and being good to those around us above all else," said Downing, who chose a mutt out of all dog breeds to describe the band, the members of which he said come from diverse backgrounds and "are extremely loyal to our families and friends [and] generally just happy to be alive."
The Westword described the new release as "razor sharp."
Musketeer Gripweed has supported acts such as Trampled by Turtles, North Mississippi Allstars and Tedeschi Trucks Band and performed festivals including South by Southwest, the Old South Pearl Jam Festival in Denver and New West Fest in Fort Collins.
As to what kind of show concertgoers can expect, Downing said: "Ever been to a tent revival? What other band boasts a frontman who dresses like a Civil War era preacher and acts the part? There's a message to the music: it doesn't take any money to make the world a better place; treat each other with a little more kindness, compassion and respect; it will happen for free."
At the end of the day, however, Dowing admits: "We are just a rock n roll band; so come out to the show and you tell us."


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- Jul 18:
- Defendants found guilty in Richmond High School gang rape trial
- Richmond High gang rape case: The verdicts are in, will be read on Thursday
- Jul 12:
- Defense attorney asks jury to convict man of lesser charge than gang rape in high school assault case
- Jul 8:
- Attorneys rest in Richmond High gang rape trial; closing arguments start Wednesday
- Jul 1:
- Richmond High gang rape defendants left DNA at crime scene, scientist testifies
- Jun 25:
- Pinole man admitted to touching Richmond High gang rape victim, police interrogation video shows
- Jun 17:
- Richmond High gang rape victim takes the stand
- Jun 13:
- Man convicted in Richmond High gang rape testifies about former co-defendant's role in attack
- Jun 12:
- Richmond High gang rape recalled by witness and convicted attacker
- Jun 5:
- First responders detail arriving to scene of Richmond gang rape
- Jun 4:
- Father of Richmond High gang rape victim: "It was a horror."
- Jun 3:
- Defense: Wind could have transferred defendant's DNA to used condom in Richmond gang rape
MARTINEZ -- A former Richmond High School student testified Thursday that the day after a sophomore girl was gang raped on the school's campus in 2009, three of his acquaintances were "laughing and joking" about how they participated in the assault.
"I was uncomfortable talking about the situation because it made me feel like that type of thing should never happen at any schoolhouse...," a 19-year-old man said as he twisted and fidgeted in his chair at the dual jury trial for 20-year-old Pinole resident Marcelles Peter and 22-year-old Richmond resident Jose Montano.
The witness, whom this newspaper is not naming because he fears retaliation, was the first youth to take the stand at the trial where the defendants are each facing life in prison on charges that they participated in the Oct. 24, 2009, gang rape that occurred in a dark campus courtyard after the victim left a homecoming dance and began drinking with a group of boys.
The witness said he was a high school freshman when, the day after the gang rape, he heard Peter say he penetrated the girl with his fingers, Montano say he had sex with her and Ari Morales say he urinated on her. Morales, 19, of Pinole, and 22-year-old Richmond resident Manuel Ortega took plea deals in the case and were sentenced to 27 and 32 years, respectively.
Two other men are awaiting trial, and a number of males whose DNA was connected to the crime have never been identified.
The 19-year-old witness said he was at home the night of the gang rape, although questions from both the prosecutor and the defense attorneys indicate he originally told a Richmond police detective -- in a videotaped interview -- that he saw at least a portion of the assault and that he and another boy "tried to help" the victim by picking her up and placing her on a bench. He also told the detective he saw some "skaters beating her up," according to a defense attorney's question.
On the stand Thursday, the 19-year-old testified that the Richmond police detective "tried to put words in my mouth."
"Like on TV, when they say 'badgering the witness,' that's what he was doing," he said. "He tried to make it sound like I was there, but I wasn't."
While what happened to the girl made him feel "upset" and "emotionally baffled," the witness said he didn't want to talk to the detective back then, and he didn't want to testify at the trial.
When asked why, he said, "because I was sort of afraid of what might happen."
The jurors on Thursday were shown a photo of the victim before she went to the dance that night and was beaten, raped and sexually abused for up to 2½ hours after becoming sick from drinking brandy. Looking more like a girl than a woman, she stood smiling in her new, sparkly purple dress.
When police found her just before midnight, she was nude except for the dress twisted and bunched above her waist. She was covered in scrapes and bruises and was suffering from head trauma and a near-fatal blood alcohol level of .35.
The trial resumes Tuesday with testimony from crime scene investigators.
Contact Malaika Fraley at 925-234-1684. Follow her at Twitter.com/malaikafraley.


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I'm Mohsen, a PhD student working with Prof. Ralph Johnson at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Ralph is a co-author of the seminal book on design patterns (GoF) and his research group has a history of important contributions to IDE's.
Our team [1] is studying how developers interact with the Eclipse IDE for evolving and maintaining their code. We found some Eclipse project files at the source code repository of ps3mediaserver. This probably indicates that some of you use Eclipse for Java programming. Therefore, we are inviting you and would greatly appreciate and value your participation and help in our research study.
To participate you should be at least 18 years old and use Eclipse Helios for Java development. As a participant, we ask that you complete a short survey and install our Eclipse plug-in called CodingSpectator [2].
CodingSpectator monitors programming interactions non-intrusively in the background and periodically uploads it to a secure server at UIUC. To get a representative perspective of how you interact with Eclipse, we would appreciate if you could install CodingSpectator for two months. Rest assured that we are taking the utmost measures to protect your privacy and confidentiality.
If you are interested, you may sign up at <http://codingspectator.cs.illinois.edu/ConsentForm>, which contains our consent form with all the details and procedures of our research study.
Your participation will help us greatly as we try to better understand how developers interact with their IDE's so we can propose improvements which fit better with their mindsets.
Thanks in advance for your time! Please do not hesitate to contact me (email@example.com) if you have any questions or comments. More information can also be found at our FAQ [3]. Feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who might be interested in participating in this study.
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I did not include a log because this is a how-to question...
Version: 1.90.1
When I try to stream a video_ts folder on U.S. model BDP-s370, the non-transcoded title reports a "corrupt or unsupported file" error. The m2ts transcoded option plays fine but I cannot seek due to the transcoding process.
For fun, I extracted the main DVD title to test.mpg with Video Redo. Playing test.mpg exhibits the same behavior; the resulting stream is m2ts with no ability to seek.
But when I fill in the "skip transcode for extensions" box in the GUI with the "mpg" extension, test.mpg plays as a native mpeg file and I can seek.
To the point: is it possible to directly stream video_ts folders (or iso) to the BDP-s370 without transcoding to m2ts so I can seek forward/backwards?
Since PMS reports the client is a Sony Blu-ray player, I assume it is using the (unmodified) SonyBluray.conf which appears to be configured correctly for my model.
Below is a snippet.
# Supported video formats:
Supported = f:mpegps|mpegts v:mpeg1|mpeg2 a:ac3|dts|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/mpeg
Supported = f:mpegts v:h264|vc1 a:ac3|dts|dtshd|truehd|aac|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts
######### Comment/uncomment the sections below according to your region/model-year #########
######### 2010-11 US MODELS (Sony BDP-Sx70/80) ONLY:
Supported = f:mp4|m4v v:mp4|h264 a:ac3|dts|dtshd|truehd|aac|lpcm|mpa|mp3 m:video/mpeg
Supported = f:avi|divx v:divx|mp4 a:ac3|lpcm|mpa|mp3
Thanks for your help.


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