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I used this drop 4 times a day for little over a week for post op cataract surgery. The day after I stopped using it, I developed throbbing, redness and tearing in the affected eye. I have an appointment to see my eye surgeon tomorrow. Is this normal? I have dry eye syndrome as well and I read in the med literature that it should be used with caution with patients wiht this condition. What should ... Show Full Comment
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Been using this eye drop medication since my first cataract surgery nearly a month ago. My next surgery is Sept 24 in the right eye. Been doing post op drops 2x day since surgery in left eye and now start pre-op drops in right eye to prep for Sept 24 surgery. Yesterday and today, I have noticed my left eye being irritated for past 2 days along with redness. Any suggestions why this is occuring ... Show Full Comment
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PHOENIX -- As Thursday's Cactus League lineup suggested, Josh Donaldson is looking at a new role for the A's in 2014.
He drove in a team-best 93 runs for the A's last season, mostly batting third, fourth, fifth and sixth. He was in the lineup batting second against the Brewers Thursday, and that's likely to be where he fits in for Oakland moving forward.
The No. 2 slot isn't typically where teams put their most prolific RBI bat, so it says something about both the A's and about Donaldson that this is the current thinking regarding the third baseman's role in 2014.
He's flexible enough to fit most anywhere in the lineup, and if it means moving up in the order to give the club more right-handed punch near the top, so be it.
``I feel comfortable wherever Bob (Melvin) puts me,'' Donaldson said Thursday morning. ``He put me there last year some toward the end of the season and it seemed to work.''
For much of the year, Jed Lowrie and John Jaso hit second for the A's, but with the lineup struggling and Jaso out for the final two months, Melvin did an about-face and put Donaldson in the No. 2 spot on Aug. 27.
Donaldson, hitting .291 at the time, hit .343 the rest of the way to get his final average to .301. The A's went 22-8 in Donaldson's final 30 starts, 23 of which were made when he was batting second.
There are some upsides for the third baseman in that spot. He'd come to the plate a lot with Coco Crisp on first base, at which point the opposing pitcher and catcher would have to devote some of their time to prevent Crisp from stealing second. And if Crisp remains at first base, that means a huge gap between first baseman covering at the bag the second baseman pulled toward second, the better to shoot a ball to right field.
``I'm always going to give Coco a chance to run if I know he wants to be aggressive like that,'' Donaldson said. ``There were a number of times last year when he'd get to second base and I'd get a hit to bring him home,
``And I'm comfortable driving the ball to right field, so hitting into the hole there is OK.''
Asked if he'd rather hit 3-4-5, where he had 44 RBIs in 83 games last season, Donaldson demurred.
``I'll leave that call for Bob,'' Donaldson said. ``He's been very good for me here. I'll probably start the season in the 2 hole, but no one knows where I'll finish the season hitting.''

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ADEM sets website training session
Published: Friday, November 1, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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Residents can now file an environmental complaint or track the enforcement of a violation from any computer with an Internet connection.
Next week, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is going to show residents just how to do it.
ADEM, the University of Alabama and the city of Tuscaloosa have teamed up for a free training session on using the agency's website.
"Citizens can file environmental complaints electronically, review files and records of industries, and keep up with the permitting, inspection (or) enforcement actions just by logging on to the ADEM website," said Scott Hughes, chief of the agency's Office of External Affairs.
The free training session will be held Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Lackey Room of the Bryant Conference Center on the University of Alabama campus. The agency's website is www.adem.state.al.us/.
Hughes said ADEM has made "significant" strides in providing environmental information on its website, www.adem.state.al.us. The training session will focus on such topics as filing environmental complaints electronically and accessing information about environmental activities within local communities.
"I know a lot of the people in Tuscaloosa are heavily engaged in environmental issues, and I think this workshop would provide them with some valuable information," Hughes said.
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Dr. Carlo Mainardi has joined the team as chief medical officer for Park Ridge Health and medical director for Park Ridge Medical Associates, and will assume responsibilities on Dec. 3.
Mainardi, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R., has worked in health care management since 1986, most recently serving as chairman of Medicine at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and previously as vice president of medical affairs at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, N.J.
A board-certified rheumatologist, Mainardi has been active in the Arthritis Foundation's New Jersey chapter since 2004. He has been recognized as a top physician by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., Consumers' Research Council of America and New Jersey Monthly.
As chief medical officer, Mainardi will facilitate communication and coordination between medical staff and administration at Park Ridge Health, oversee the credentialing of medical staff and organizational compliance with laws and regulations, drive improvements in patient care and manage the application and development of research studies.
"We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Mainardi to our leadership team," said Jimm Bunch, president & CEO of Park Ridge Health. "We're confident his passion for excellence and unique skill set will be a great asset to Park Ridge Health and a benefit to our community."
Mainardi earned his medical degree at the College of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, and completed his residency and fellowships in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Loyola College.
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The following students from the area were named to the Columbia College–Lake of the Ozarks dean's list for the August-December 2012 and October 2012-March 2013 sessions.
To be included, a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a four-point scale.
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Kaetlyn N. Barlund, Courtney C. Doyen-Mcnally, Bryce A. Jones, Joel S. Wiese
Joshua L. Smith, Elizabeth A. Bax, Christopher P. Dreste, Jennifer M. Gerber, Ruby R. Dwyer, Veronica K. Puffinbarger, Amy S. Lee, Sasha L. Seaton, David J. Shepherd, Ronnie L. Welch, Paige T. Wood
Matthew R. Trusty, Tracie R. Martin, Melody L. Cochran, Christopher S. Cooke
Codi A. Walden, Crystal M. Wilson, Brittany N. Turnbow, Steven L. Turner, Kristen M. Goldsberry, Jory Cox
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Trista R. Vossman, Nichole Hanks, Tommy T. Hanks
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The UNDP Strategic Plan (2008-2013) positions capacity development as the organization's core contribution to development. Working in 166 countries, UNDP uses its global presence and experience to help nations strengthen their institutions by supporting the development of policies, processes, skills, knowledge they need to perform better and contribute to the achievement of national development goals.
UNDP researches, develops, champions and provides evidence-based capacity development approaches, methodologies and innovations. Customizing its advice and support based on the priorities of and requests from partner countries, UNDP works through a systematic capacity development process to help analyze what capacity exists, pin-point what can be strengthened, and advise on policy and investment choices that protect, retain and grow national capacity.
This approach is also firmly integrated into UNDP's thematic work on democratic governance , poverty reduction and achievement of the MDGs , crisis prevention and recovery , environment and sustainable development , and HIV/AIDS .
UNDP supports capacity development particularly at the institutional level because we believe that institutions are at the heart of human development, and that when they are able to perform better, sustain that performance over time, and manage 'shocks' to the system, they can contribute more meaningfully to the achievement of national human development goals. The diagram below illustrates UNDP's framework for defining, capturing, and communicating capacity development results.
Support is provided under the lead of the UNDP Country Office, and increasingly, through the UN Country Team. (Please see ' Who We Are ' – 'Services Offered' and 'Country Support' for details.)
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- Capacity is Development' Global Event Wrap Up by Kanni Wignaraja (UNDP) - Part 1
- 'Capacity is Development' Global Event Wrap Up by Kanni Wignaraja (UNDP) - Part 2
- 'Capacity is Development' Global Event Video Summary (8 minute version)
- Olav Kjørven, Director for UNDP's Bureau of Development Policy, on Capacity Development to Confront Climate Change
- Sanjay Pradhan, Vice President of the World Bank Institute, on the Challenges of Capacity Development
- Terence Jones, former Director of UNDP's Capacity Development Group, Talks about Capacity Development and Time
- Poul Engberg-Pedersen, General Director of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), on the 'Capacity for What'
- Eta Banda, Malawi's Minister of Foreign Affairs, discusses some of the key learning that took place at UNDP's 2010 Global Event


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I've been using PMS to stream movies to my PS3 for a while now, but I've recently begun to flesh out a separate HTPC build. Quick Question: does PMS actually utilize video cards? Or does it basically just run off of CPU and RAM?
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen hosted a ribboncutting event at its Illinois Avenue location. Of the Oak Ridge store, which opened in mid-October, Sam Smith said guests have been 'quite a mix of folks ... It's been great.' In addition to other menu items, Popeyes offers calorie-friendly 'naked strips' which Smith recommended.
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DENVER, Colo (KKCO) In a research paper by Devin G. Pope of the University of Chicago and Jaren C. Pope of Brigham Young University, the authors state: "Walmart often faces strong local opposition when trying to build a new store. Opponents often claim that Walmart lowers nearby housing prices.
"In this study we use over one million housing transactions located near 159 Walmarts that opened between 2000 and 2006 to test if the opening of a Walmart does indeed lower housing prices."
The researchers found that a new Walmart store increases housing prices by between 2 and 3 percent for homes located within half a mile of the store.
They also found that the values of houses located between half a mile and one mile from the store rise 1 to 2 percent.
The increase in values was even more pronounced for those 86 cases in which the new store was a Walmart Supercenter.
The researchers stressed that through a number of statistical tests they were able to conclude that the data support a casual interpretation — that is, the opening of the Walmart store directly led to the rise in housing values.
Walmart currently operates more than 4,400 retail facilities in the United States alone, and employs almost 1.4 million people. Surveys indicate that 84 percent of American households shop at Walmart in a given year, and 42 percent report they are regular Walmart shoppers.
"The benefits to quick and easy access to the lower retail prices offered by Walmart" and to the stores that "naturally agglomerate nearby," the authors conclude, "appear to matter more to households than any increase in crime, traffic and congestion, noise and light pollution, or other negative externalities that would be capitalized into housing prices.
"This result is useful to policymakers that consider passing zoning regulations and other laws that could affect Walmart's ability to build new stores within their jurisdiction."


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Steve Nash
1st LeBron James
2nd Carmello Anthony
3rd Stephen Curry
4th all of 09 UNC at Chapel Hill bball players
Rajon Rondo
I'm tired of hearing these comparisons between Kobe and LeBron, when LeBron was still in primary school, Kobe was already playing in the NBA, so now when LeBron comes into the league you can't compare the nowadays Kobe to nowadays LeBron you have to compare nowadays LeBron to Kobe years ago.
Thats why i think LeBron has the potential to become the best player in the history of the NBA, Kobe will only play for another 3, 4 maybe 5 years in the nba, but lebron still has his entire career in front of him.
LeBron is my favorite player in the NBA because he works hard, he's passionate and he is not selfish with the ball
I like Lil' Nate.
Wow thanks for all the replies guys.
No doubt that boy Jrue! Play and look alike. Followed by Jameer Nelson, and cannot forget Melo!
My favorite nba player would be d.rose.I have never seen a player that can make crazy shots like that in the paint.#D.Rose is #1
Steve NASH!!
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STANFORD -- Chiney Ogwumike was dominant, as usual.
What was unusual was how Stanford's All-America forward did it Sunday in the Cardinal's 89-67 victory over Oregon State.
Ogwumike scored 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the fourth-ranked Cardinal (13-1, 2-0 Pac-12), which has won 12 straight. But with Ruth Hamblin, Oregon State's 6-foot-6 sophomore center, patrolling the paint, the 6-4 Ogwumike could not play with her back to the basket as she typically does.
"I think this is the first time Chiney's scored 31 points facing up in all her time here," Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. "We know she can do it, because she does it every day in practice. But today she showed that she can score on the block. It was a great opportunity for her to show she's got more."
It was the senior's second straight 30-point, 10-rebound performance -- she had 33 and 14, respectively, in Friday's win over Oregon -- and third in her past four.
Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said opposing teams have to pick their poison when figuring out how to defend Ogwumike, who did not attend the postgame news conference.
"What do you do with her?" Rueck asked. "I thought Ruth was a pretty good matchup down low. If you go small against her, she beats us there and hurts us inside."
Freshman guard Lili Thompson added 19 points -- nine on 3-pointers -- for Stanford. Junior forward Taylor Greenfield added 13, and senior forward Mikaela Ruef chipped in 10.
Ogwumike scored 10 of Stanford's points during its game-opening 19-2 run and 17 before the midway point of the first half. Oregon State (8-6, 0-2), by contrast, scored nine points in the same span.
The Cardinal led 34-9 before the Beavers went on a 14-6 run to pull within 17. After leading 50-30 at the intermission, Stanford let the Beavers get within 13 when freshman guard Sydney Wiese hit a 3-pointer with 6:05 remaining but otherwise kept OSU at a seemingly comfortable distance throughout the contest.
"We delivered the knockout punch right off the bat and were able to keep them down the rest of the game," VanDerveer said.
When Ogwumike scored her 14th and 15th points with 12:13 remaining before intermission, she moved past Jayne Appel into fourth place on Stanford's all-time career scoring list. Ogwumike, who became the Pac-12's career rebounding leader on Friday, now needs just 486 points to become the conference's all-time scoring leader as well. Former Cardinal star Candace Wiggins holds the mark of 2,629.
On top of everything else, Ogwumike had six assists and three steals, both game highs.
"Chiney's our anchor," VanDerveer said. "She does whatever we need her to do -- inside, outside, rebounding. She's awesome."
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Firing a Shrek-size salvo over rival Amazon's bow, video-streaming service Netflix (NFLX) said Monday that it was teaming up with DreamWorks Animation to air new shows and movie releases, further altering the television-viewing landscape as viewers increasingly look to the Web for entertainment.
The news, which drove shares of both companies higher, promises good things all around: For Netflix, which withdrew earlier this year from its programming partnership with Nickelodeon, the deal means more online offerings to grab and hold on to customers, especially younger ones, who are trading traditional television for streamed content over laptops, tablets and smartphones. For DreamWorks, the creator of "Shrek," "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda," the multiyear marriage will help it reduce its dependence on major movie releases at a time when a single box-office flop can sink a company's stock. And for viewers, the collaboration means more viewing options on more platforms.
"This deal represents a major expansion of what's already a phenomenal relationship," Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, said in a statement, "allowing us to bring beloved DreamWorks characters to the 40 countries where Netflix operates and setting the stage for us to innovate together as we expand into new markets."
Netflix shares closed up more than 7 percent and DreamWorks shares were up 4 percent on Nasdaq.
DreamWorks said the multiyear deal, which involves more than 300 hours of programming, is a cornerstone of a major initiative to expand its TV production and distribution.
The companies did not disclose the value of the deal or the length of the contract, the biggest that Netflix has signed for original programming.
In a note to clients, analyst Michael Pachter with Wedbush Securities questioned how much of the shared content would truly be original and wondered whether Netflix can make money from its push for original content.
But Netflix spokesman Jonathan Friedland said the content deal, the biggest ever in the company's history, is groundbreaking and that the content is brand new.
"This programming has never been seen before and it's all based on DreamWorks Animation movies or its classic characters," he said. "And because this is a global deal, we can launch these shows in the 40 countries we operate in all at the same time, which is rare in this industry."
Online streaming companies such as Hulu and even chipmaker Intel (INTC) all are spending lavishly on content as they try to establish bulkheads in the burgeoning market for movies and TV shows delivered over the Internet. Amazon, for example, wrote its biggest-ever check this month for a subscription-streaming deal, securing hundreds of mostly children's TV programs from Viacom for its Internet video service.
Netflix and DreamWorks issued a news release saying the deal makes "the world's largest Internet TV network the premiere home of new original series from the award-winning creators of global box-office hits."
As the online-streaming pioneer, Netflix has been aggressively trying to win over new subscribers in recent months, offering original series such as the Kevin Spacey drama "House of Cards" and bringing back the cult TV comedy series "Arrested Development" in May. By allowing viewers to see all 15 episodes of that show in one sitting, Netflix is tapping into a growing trend of viewers binge-watching TV series online and through DVDs.
Netflix will premiere the new DreamWorks shows in all territories where it operates. The first is expected to be available in 2014.
Until now, DreamWorks Animation's primary focus has been the release of about two costly movies a year. Its success record is strong, but one miss can send its stock price plummeting, as was the case late last year, when "Rise of the Guardians" severely underperformed expectations; the company eventually took an $87 million write-down tied to the film.
Wire services contributed to this report. Contact Patrick May at 408-920-5689; follow him at Twitter.com/patmaymerc.
Netflix-DreamWorks Animation deal
What: An agreement to share 300 hours of new shows and movie releases from DreamWorks
How long: "Multiyear" (neither company would comment on the length of the contract)
When: Content airs beginning in 2014
Where: In the 40 countries where Netflix operates
Sources: Mercury News reporting; Netflix; DreamWorks Animation


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Blogged by Heidi Swift, covered elsewhere, and from last week, but a good story just the same at a time with the sport is fighting itself. I've also hoped for something like this to occur in races with climbs …
Hat tip as well to Podium Insight and Lyne for doing a great job covering the NRC and US scene.
It's a skateboard with a wheel bolted on; no it's a foot scooter; or maybe a block of wood with a caster, a wheel, and a sleek carbon shroud?
Whatever it is, it's a fun break for today and from le Tour.
Fucking dopers. That's all I have to say.
David Millar's well-written post on the topic.
Marco Pantani was Ricco's idol. He wanted to be like him and climb like him, much of his riding style was based on him. When he would attack on the climbs, he would attack in the drops because that is what Pantani did. He wanted to win on L'Alpe d'Huez because that's where Pantani won. He wanted to win the Giro by attacking the most, because that's what Pantani did. He had forgotten that Pantani doped and cheated.
My CSC teammate Frank Schleck is one of the best endurance cyclists in the world. Did he miss out on a Stage 10 win? Saunier Duval's Juan Jose Cobo and Leonardo Piepoli broke away from Schleck and dueled to the finish of the stage as Piepoli took the win. But will people question their performance now that the entire team is out of the Tour because of Ricco's test result?
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The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) helps parents become leading advocates for children. It is designed by the American Leadership Forum, Leadership Greater Hartford, and the Connecticut Commission on Children.
The cornerstones of the program are respect, validation and a belief that when the tools of democracy are understood, the public will become active participants in communities.
Parent leadership is the capacity for parents to interact within society with purpose and positive outcomes for children.
The public is increasingly alienated from government. Most parents are deeply concerned about the impact of schools, community and the environment on their children, but don't know how systems function or how decisions are made within the public policy and budget domains. A democracy toolkit is needed to develop the skills of civic leadership.
PLTI has these goals:
Parents are offered leadership training that includes:
The course ends with a local graduation and a statewide graduation where participants receive diplomas from the Secretary of the State.
The 20-week course also includes instruction on:
Adults raising children including mothers, fathers, grandparents, stepparents parents. But you don't need to be a parent to be in the class, just care about improving systems for children.
Parents, children and communities benefit. Parents gain self-confidence using their skills as change-agents within communities. Children benefit when parents participate more in their lives as advocates and decision-makers. Communities benefit as parents use their tools of democracy in civic initiatives.
Some values in the structure of the PLTI include parent leadership developed through trust, participation, skills building, hope and expectation. These ingredients offer parents, who seek to create change for their children and others, a ladder towards leadership through unique features:
PLTI is intergenerational
The PLTI recognizes that multiple generations raise children. The program offers leadership training to parents and grandparents. The children attend dinner and participate in child care while their guardians are in class. This parent-child participation in leadership enhances children's visions of their own potential to effect change.
PLTI expands its circle of effect.
Parent graduates serve as mentors for the next class of students. Parents participate, advise, speak and mentor other parents and programs seeking to work with parents as partners. The Design team which sponsors the PLTI initiative in the community also helps bring about change.
PLTI selection is parent-based.
Parents are selected on individual merit based on their application and interview. Some applicants are self-referred. Others are referred by PLTI graduates, religious institutions, schools or community agencies. The PLTI strengthens a diverse constituency of parents who can access and utilize community assets to meet parent-defined goals.
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News 12 This Morning / Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Transitioning from the military back to civilian life can be hard, but Georgia Health Sciences University is trying to make it a little easier with a new program.
It's called the Green to Grad program and is helping veterans go back to school. It's all part of a federal grant they received. They're trying to make it easier for veterans to get into programs at GHSU by offering a special set of admission criteria and transcript review.
"If they weren't this way I wouldn't be able to do what I'm doing," said Wesley Vaughn. He is an Army veteran and now a Physician Assistant student at GHSU.
The 34-year-old father of three was injured in the military and when he got back, he wasn't quite sure what to do.
"Not everybody in the military has a civilian counterpart job," explained Wesley. "Like for me, as a combat heavy engineer, there's not a lot of bridges that need blowing up in the southeast so I had to pick another career."
Picking that career became much easier thanks to GHSU.
"You find out really quickly that either you're gonna get an education or you're not gonna do a whole lot as far as making career choices so they've been able to help facilitate that to me which has been a great blessing to me and my family," he said.
Now, the Green to Grad program is working to help get more veterans into the PA program.
"We're trying to increase instead of our one person that we traditionally have that was a returning veteran we're looking at up to 10% of the class," said Program Director Bonnie Dadig.
The new program allows them to take life into consideration, instead of just grades. For example, they'll consider course work not completed because of a deployment and skills learned in the military.
"We're looking at different ways to use the army credits they gained for different training," explained Dadig.
"You know most places take a four year degree, but they're able to work with soldiers and work with veterans and get them in here," added Wesley.
For him, it's changed his life. "It's just been an absolute godsend for me and my family and I want to make sure that other veterans coming behind me have that opportunity," he said.
So that is what he did. Wesley actually wrote letters to help apply for the grant because he wants all vets to have the opportunity that he is getting right now.
This is the pilot program, but they are planning to do the same thing throughout the whole school. They say these guys deserve these opportunities and they also have a lot of skills that transfer over well. It's things like working under pressure and just medical training they receive in the military that make them good PA's or medical students.


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I know the last post for this was a while ago, However after spending some time generating thumbnails for all my video files, being able to create a thumbnail for "Movie" "TV" etc. folders would be awesome. Please please please include this in the next update
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SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Boston, MA, USA
DRAFTED: PHX: 2005-105 overall
|QMJHL First All-Star Team (2006) Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (2006) Canadian Major Junior Defenseman of the Year (2006) Played in NHL All-Star Game (2011, 2012) Traded to NY Rangers by Arizona with Chris Summers and a 4th round choice in 2016 Entry Draft for John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, later traded to Calgary Calgary selected Oliver Kylington) in 2015 Entry Draft and future considerations, March 1, 2015.
|2013-14 Highlights
Appeared in all 82 games and extended his consecutive games played streak to 385 games (fourth among active players heading into 2014-15)...Served as an alternate captain for the fourth straight season...Led the Coyotes in scoring and ranked tied for fifth among NHL defensemen with 8-45-53...He was one of four NHL defensemen to lead his team in scoring (Karlsson – OTT, Weber – NSH, Kronwall – DET)...His 45 assists ranked third among NHL defensemen and tied for 13th overall in the NHL...He led all NHL blue liners in power-play assists (28) and was tied for the most power-play points (31)... Only four other NHL players (Backstrom – WSH, Ovechkin – WSH, Crosby – PIT, Giroux, PHI) had more power-play points... Finished second on the team in TOI/game (24:08) and shifts/game (27.3)...Led the team in power-play TOI...Finished second on the team in shots (241) and ranked third among NHL defensemen...Had 13 multi-point games...Recorded 1-1-2 at LAK, Mar. 17...Posted 0-2-2 vs. CGY, Mar. 15...Recorded 0-2-2 and his 200th career assist at WSH, Mar. 8...Posted 1-1-2 vs. CHI, Feb. 7...Recorded a five-game point streak (0-6-6) from Jan. 14-22...Notched 2-1-3, including the GWG, vs. EDM, Dec. 31...Had 1-1-2 vs. NYI, Dec. 12...Dished out two assists at CHI, Nov. 14...Had two assists vs. WSH, Nov. 9... Posted a five-game point streak (1-8-9) from Oct. 22-31.
2012-13 Highlights
Appeared in all 48 games and extended his consecutive games played streak to 311 games (sixth among active players)... Named an alternate captain for the third consecutive season...Led the Coyotes in scoring and ranked tied for fourth in the NHL among defensemen in points with 10-20-30...His 10 goals tied for third among NHL defensemen...Led the team and was tied for fourth among NHL defensemen with five power-play goals...His three GWGs were tied for the team lead and ranked tied for second among NHL defensemen...Led the team in shots (130) and ranked second among NHL defensemen...Led the team and all NHL defensemen in home scoring with 8-15-23...His 54 penalty minutes led the team... Had six multi-point games...Recorded two assists in the regular season finale at ANA, Apr. 27...Matched a season high with three assists vs. COL, Apr. 26...Scored the GWG on the power play vs. SJS, Apr. 24...Scored a goal at CGY, Apr. 12... Notched two assists vs. DET, Apr. 4...Scored two goals including the GWG vs. LAK, Apr. 2...Notched the GWG at NSH, Mar. 28...Scored a PPG vs. STL, Mar. 7...Had a PPG vs. ANA, Mar. 4...Scored a goal vs. MIN, Feb. 28...Had a season-high 30:21 TOI at EDM, Feb. 23...Posted the GWG vs. CGY, Feb. 18...Registered three assists and a season-high nine shots vs. CBJ, Feb. 16...Scored a goal and had a pair of assists on Jan. 28 vs. NSH.
2011-12 Highlights
Appeared in all 82 games for the third consecutive season for PHX…Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 11-32-43…His 43 points ranked 14th among NHL defensemen…Led the team in TOI/g (22:20) and ranked second on the team in assists (32), power-play assists (11) and power-play TOI/g (3:27)…2012 NHL All-Star…Had seven multi-point games…Scored a goal at STL, Apr. 6…Collected his 30th assist of the season vs. SJS, Mar. 10…Scored his ninth goal of the season at CBJ, Mar. 6…Four-game assist streak from Feb. 23-Mar. 1…Netted a goal at DAL, Feb. 7…Collected 0-2-2 vs. COL, Jan. 16…Collected an assist and was a plus-3 vs. NYI, Jan. 7…Posted a four-game point streak (2-2-4) from Dec. 3-8…Netted the GWG at NSH, Dec. 6…Collected 0-2-2 vs. DAL, Nov. 26…Recorded 1-1-2 vs. ANA, Nov. 23…Collected 0-2-2 at BUF, Nov. 19…Collected 0-2-2 vs. NJD, Oct. 27…Recorded 1-1-2 at ANA, Oct. 23…Skated in a career high 31:04 TOI and had two assists at SJS, Oct. 8…2012 Playoffs: Ranked second on the team in postseason scoring with 1-8-9…Led the team in assists (8) and plus/minus (plus-5)…Registered 1-1-2 in five games of the WCF against LAK…Scored a goal in Game 5 of the WCF vs. LAK, May 22…Collected two assists in the WCSF against NSH…Collected five assists in the WCQF against CHI…Picked up two assists in Game 2 vs. CHI, Apr. 12.
2010-11 Highlights
Appeared in all 82 games for the second consecutive season for PHX…Posted career highs in assists (48), points (59) and penalty minutes (68)…2011 NHL All-Star…Led the team in assists and was second among all NHL defensemen in assists…Third among all NHL defensemen in scoring…Ranked first on the team in TOI/g (24:22) and was second on the team in blocked shots (103) and penalty minutes (68)…Ranked third on the team in plus/minus (plus-12) and SOG (199)…Tied for the team lead in power-play points (3-23-26)…His 24 power-play assists ranked sixth best in the NHL among defensemen and his 26 power-play points were eighth best…Had 11 multi-point games…Posted a team season-high plus-4 rating at ANA, Mar. 13…Skated 30:06 vs. VAN, Mar. 8…Skated 30:24 vs. DET, Mar. 5…Scored 10th goal of the season at CHI, Feb. 27…Matched a career high with three assists vs. ATL, Feb. 17…Recorded a career high 10-game point streak (3-12-15) from at CBJ, Jan. 11 to at SJS, Feb. 1…Had career high nine-game assist streak (0-12-12) from at CBJ, Jan. 11 to at COL, Jan. 26…Named the NHL's Second Star of the Month for Jan. (3-14-17)…Set new career high in assists (30) vs. NSH, Jan. 18…Posted sixth career three-point game (1-2-3) vs. TOR, Jan. 13…Tallied three assists vs. LAK, Dec. 29…Posted a career high nine shots vs. FLA, Dec. 4…Skated a career high 30:38 vs. FLA, Dec. 4…2011 Playoffs: Had a team-high five assists in four WCQF games vs. DET…Averaged a team leading 25:50 TOI/g…Recorded three assists in Game 2 of the WCQF at DET on Apr. 16.
2009-10 Highlights
Set new career highs in goals (12), assists (29), points (41), games played (82), penalty minutes (45) and plus/minus (plus-16)…Led all Coyotes defensemen in scoring…Ranked 23rd in scoring among all NHL defensemen…One of four Coyotes players to appear in all 82 regular season games…Finished with 10 multi-point games…Recorded two assists vs. EDM, Apr. 3…Collected a goal and two assists in 4-3 SO loss at NSH, Mar. 25…Scored two goals in win at DET for his first career multi-goal game, Jan. 26…Scored the GWG in 3-2 win vs. LAK, Dec. 26…Tied career high with three assists at TOR, Dec. 16…Scored the GWG vs. PHI, Nov. 21…Collected a career high three assists in win at CBJ, Oct. 28…Registered a goal and an assist for his first points of the season in win vs. BOS, Oct. 17…2010 Playoffs: Appeared in all seven playoff games vs. DET…Recorded 2-3-5 to rank tied for second on the team in postseason scoring…Collected two assists in Game 6 win at DET, Apr. 25…Scored a goal in Game 2 vs. DET, Apr. 16…Scored a goal and added an assist while making his playoff debut in a Game 1 win vs. DET, Apr. 14.
2008-09 Highlights
Appeared in 69 games with PHX, recording 4-26-30 and 37 penalty minutes…Set career highs in games played (69), assists (26), points (30) and PIM (37)…Ranked second among Coyotes defensemen in scoring and ranked third on the team in power-play points (1-12-13)…Finished with four multi-point games…Registered two assists vs. ANA, Apr. 11…Recorded a two-game goal streak (2-0-2) from Jan. 18-20…Collected 1-1-2 at VAN, Jan. 15…Logged a season-high 23:59 TOI and recorded an assist at STL, Dec. 6…Set a new career high by recording his 13th point (assist) at LAK, Dec. 2…Put together a career high three-game point streak (0-3-3) from Nov. 15-21…Had two assists in win vs. FLA, Nov. 8…Scored a goal in season-opening win vs. CBJ, Oct. 11.
2007-08 Highlights
Appeared in 43 games with PHX, recording 5-7-12 and 14 penalty minutes…Ranked second among Coyotes rookies in PP goals (4)…Also played in 30 games with San Antonio (AHL) and finished with 1-14-15 and 80 penalty minutes…Re-joined the Rampage for the Calder Cup playoffs and appeared in five contests…Appeared in 27 of the Coyotes' final 31 games…Recorded a season-high 24:22 TOI vs. SJS, Mar. 25…Notched his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist as well as a season-high six shots vs. LAK, Mar. 20…Collected a point in back-to-back games with an assist vs. OTT (Mar. 8) and a goal vs. ANA (Mar. 11)…Made his first career penalty shot attempt vs. NSH, Feb. 10 (no goal)…Scored a goal and logged 15:00 TOI at VAN, Jan. 11…Scored his first career NHL goal in a 3-2 win at PHI, Dec. 18…Made his season debut with the Coyotes at NYR, Dec. 16…Recalled from San Antonio (AHL), Dec. 10…Ranked second among Rampage defensemen in points (13) and assists (12) at time of recall.
2006-07 Highlights
Appeared in seven games with PHX, collecting two assists…Had an assist in 18:09 TOI at EDM, Oct. 23…Picked up his first NHL point (assist) at NSH, Oct. 14…Made his NHL debut at DET, Oct. 11, notching 19:57 TOI…Reassigned to San Antonio (AHL) on Oct. 30…Played in 66 games for the Rampage, recording 6-27-33 and 97 PIM…Led all Rampage defensemen in points (33), assists (27) and tied for first in goals (6)…Ranked third on the team in penalty minutes (97)…Represented San Antonio at the AHL All-Star Game.
2005-06 Highlights
Recorded 25-59-84 and 109 penalty minutes in 66 games for Moncton (QMJHL)…Named Canadian Major Junior Defenseman of the Year…Honored with Emile Bouchard Trophy as QMJHL's Best Defenseman and Telus Trophy as the league's Defensive Player of the Year…Named to QMJHL First All-Star Team…Led all CHL defensemen in scoring and ranked second in assists (59) and tied for second in goals (25)…Led QMJHL defensemen in assists and points while tied for second in goals, tied for third in PPGS (15), and fourth in plus/minus (plus-50)…Ranked second overall on Moncton in assists and third in points…Honored as QMJHL Defensive Player of the Month for November…Named QMJHL Defensive Player of the Week three times during season…Led Moncton to first-place finish in QMJHL and to Memorial Cup final…Scored three goals in five games during Memorial Cup, including two goals in the championship game.
2004-05 Highlights
Named New England prep school First Team All-Star at Cushing Academy.
International Career
2010: Represented the United States at the IIHF World Championship in Germany...Recorded 1-3-4 in six games to rank tied for third on the team in scoring...Also ranked tied for third in scoring among all defensemen in the tournament.
Nickname is "Yans" ... Favorite player growing up was Ray Bourque...Credits his father for having the greatest impact on his hockey career...Enjoys playing golf in his spare time...Would like to be a fire fighter if he weren't a hockey player...Favorite non-hockey sports team is the Boston Red Sox...Other favorites include: chicken parmesan (food); "Modern Family" (TV show); and "The Town" (movie)...First job was as a paper boy...Keith and his wife Kristyn have two daughters: Mila and Lola.


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Months ago, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin warned heads of West Virginia state agencies many of them would have to cut spending during the coming fiscal year. A budget gap at one time estimated at $200 million will have to be closed.
But the governor himself has been reminded of how difficult it can be to lessen or eliminate spending on some very popular programs.
During the summer, reductions in a program to help pay child care costs for many lower income West Virginians were announced. After an outcry arose, Tomblin backed away from some of the cuts.
Then this month he retreated again. Tomblin said he will delay changes that could have ended state child-care aid altogether for parents and guardians of about 1,425 children.
In June state officials proposed eliminating child care assistance for families with incomes at or above 150 percent of the federal poverty level. That would have meant cutting off help for a family of four with annual income of about $34,575 or a single mother with one child and income at or above $22,700.
That isn't much, given the cost of living.
Many of those receiving state child care assistance - especially single parents - use it to enable them to hold jobs. Eliminating the aid would make it much more difficult for them to work.
At the time, state officials were worried shortfalls in federal funding for the program would make it impossible to avoid cuts. But this week, Tomblin said he plans to find enough money to keep the program going at least through next spring.
The governor has made a wise decision, one state legislators should support.
It is clear lawmakers and Tomblin will have to make hard choices on state spending in order to keep the budget balanced. That probably will mean cutting back on or eliminating some popular, worthwhile programs.
But the child care assistance initiative makes it realistic for some parents - again, especially those without spouses present in the home - to work. Programs that encourage West Virginians to hold jobs instead of relying on public assistance should be maintained as long as possible. Again, legislators should support the governor and work hard to find money to sustain the program during the next fiscal year.


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Genre/Subjects: Drama, Family Issues
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Mother, I Love You, which follows a young man who makes a series of bad choices and ends up in trouble, is a kind of modern-age Latvian version of The 400 Blows. Twelve-year-old Riamonds lives with his single mother in an apartment in Riga. While she works as an obstetrician, he is often alone; when they are together they are more like roommates than mother and son.
Raimonds rides a scooter to school, plays saxophone in the band, and plays Wii, but he also has a mischievous streak. He hangs out with Peteris and explores the luxury condo his mother cleans. The boys steal the key so they can return to the apartment. They tease the girls at school, leading to a write-up from the school counselor, which Raimonds, terrified of his mother's reaction, destroys. His resourceful way of wriggling out of these problems only leads to worse, and soon he is being investigated by the police for petty crime.
Newcomer Kristophers Konovalovs, chosen from a thousand boys to play Raimonds, nails the subtleties of the 12-year-old mind: he makes one bad decision after another, yet to him these choices make complete sense. Director Janis Nords captures his emotions pitch-perfectly—we feel the fear of punishment as seen through Raimonds's eyes, his fear of his mother's reaction more than that of teachers or even police. With its nuanced emotions of a boy on the cusp of adulthood, at once wanting to stay close to his mother yet become a part of the larger world, Mother, I Love You garnered prizes at this year's Berlin and Los Angeles film festivals, and is on the Oscar track.
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A pedestrian standing in the eastbound lane of MacArthur Street was killed Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle near U.S. 177.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Tyson Wright's report shows the accident occurred just before 7 p.m. on MacArthur Street, slightly west of U.S. 177 in Pottawatomie County.
The pedestrian, Ellis Talmasey, 55, Tecumseh, died at the scene from head, chest and leg injuries, the OHP reported.
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imatopos wrote: Micranot: Ouch--those rheorical skills are indeed on fire my man! If I had known about your training, I might have thought twice about posting.
Just so you know, and you would know this if you had bothered to read carefully, I wasn't making any arguments--I simply asked questions to the people who were making arguments (and lodged a few sarcastic putdowns in between questions). If you want to go head to head with me in a real debate on these issues, PLEASE do. It would be nice to hear a decent argument in defense of your position. By the way, ask your dad what an ad hominem fallacy is so that you avoid using them in the future. You also might want to know what red herrings are because both of your responses are riddled with them. And oh yeah--anecdotal? where did I wax anecdotal? And ill-advised diction? where did I employ it? As for waltzing in, I'm not quite sure how else to enter a message board. I post here all of the time (comparatively speaking), and have been here for ages (again comparatively speaking--I've been here for a couple of years). In the future, I'll consider beginning with "permission to speak" posts.
As for me going back to school, I'm afraid that's not going to happen any time soon. But you are right about one thing--I do wish I was in college as a student. I spent a lot of time there a while back, but it's all over now. It's kind of sad--after you earn a PhD, they tell you to leave, so I had to go. The real irony is that I earned my PhD in philosophy, specializing in ethics and philosophical anthropology and yet I seem to know nothing about the massive amounts of knowledge you've obtained in your Bioanthro 300 course. Man, did I miss out! You know, the real bitch about this is that I actually co-teach a similar course to the one you describe. I better go do my homework before my next lecture . . . And the biggest bitch of all is that I've taught symbolic logic every year for the past six years and as it turns out, according to you I don't know logic either! I definitely got screwed in my education somewhere. I'm just glad I was able to secure a tenure-track professorship and publish articles and books in this field before someone found out. Mr. Micranot, will you keep my secret safe for me? Tell your dad I said "sup." I'm out.


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A member of the Reds has been questioned by police.
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto, who started in Monday's Opening Day game, has been talking with Sharonville police.
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TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Before North Tahoe High School's Ski Academy program was established, top skiers had to choose between a rigorous public education and competing in high-level competitions. Due to strict attendance rules based on government funding for attendance, some students were forced to leave the district for private schools or home schooling options if they wanted to pursue their skiing careers.
But North Tahoe High School (NTHS) listened to parents' concerns and in 2007 the Ski Academy started as the result of a collaborative effort between the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, parents, teachers, community members and ski organizations.
The NTHS Ski Academy offers competitive skiers the opportunity, through flexible scheduling and specialized support, to train and compete at a high level while benefiting from all the attributes of a comprehensive high school. It offers WASC accreditation and a variety of classes, including multiple college prep, Advanced Placement and A-G-approved offerings, along with expert teachers, thorough college and career counseling, diverse social interactions and extracurricular opportunities including clubs, athletics, and participation in student leadership.
"The academy's goal is to give students the ability to continue to compete at an elite level in the sport they love, while still receiving a college prep education and experiencing their irreplaceable high school years," said parent liaison Johanna Monforte. "It's the best of everything our community has to offer."
Like competing nationally, attending the Academy takes a lot of self-discipline and motivation. NTHS principal Joanna Mitchell said that enrollment in the Ski Academy is a supported decision, starting with the family meeting with counselors to develop an academic plan for the student.
Currently there are 18 students in the Ski Academy, up from 11 when the program first started.
"The faculty has been great," Mitchell said. "Since this program started the teachers continue to develop an understanding of what these kids need. Their flexibility and support is awesome - they are very encouraging of the students to be successful, both in school and in competition."
Students in the Ski Academy compete at various levels - from racing in the Far West programs, Junior Olympics, Nationals, Junior Worlds and even World Cup competitions in their respective disciplines.
In the program, students can arrange to have up to three of six class periods a day unscheduled. These unscheduled periods can be at any time throughout the day in order to support the student's training needs. Some NTHS students train in the morning and come to school late, while others leave at lunch to train in the afternoon.
Students can then schedule other classes through Coldstream Alternative High School, Sierra College or other IS/online programs. Students are required to maintain a minimum 2.8 GPA to participate in the program. Ski Academy students are consistently ranked highly amongst their peers and are consistently represented amongst the valedictorians each year.
Two seniors in the program, Nico Monforte and Jessica Tidd, are NTHS co-valedictorians this year.
"Ski Academy is a great option for students competing at national levels," Tidd said. "It gives us the flexibility to miss school for races, travel and training, but we are still able to be involved in and enjoy the activities and sports public school has to offer."
Though the Ski Academy program was originally designed for and targets competitive skiers, other students are welcome to use it to support their other athletic or artistic endeavors. NTHS has served alpine, freestyle, big mountain and Nordic skiers, as well as snowboarders through the program.
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2011 (JUNIOR): Made 11 appearances out of the bullpen … went 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA … struck out eight in 11 2/3 innings of work … struck out three in 1 2/3 shutout frames against Indiana (2/25) … punched out the side in a perfect inning at HBU (3/1) … struck three men out in 1 2/3 innings at UTPA (3/8) … tossed a perfect inning at UT-Brownsville (3/22) … had two strikeouts in two shutout frames against McNeese (3/26) … threw three shutout innings against Texas - Pan American (4/12).
CHABOT COLLEGE: Played two seasons for Steve Friend at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. … twice named Second Team all-conference and All-Academic … went 5-1 with a 3.44 ERA as a sophomore in helping Chabot to a 28-8 record and the 2010 CCCAA NorCal Super Regional … had a 6-1 mark with a 3.24 ERA in 2009, punching out 58 men in 58 1/3 innings.
HIGH SCHOOL: Won three letters for Eric Anderson at Arroyo High School in San Lorenzo, Calif. … was named HAAL Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-HAAL and team MVP in his senior season … set school records for strikeouts (91), wins (11) and appearances (17) … helped team to 23-3 record, the HAAL Championship and a runner-up finish in the NCS Championship … also played both football and basketball in high school … earned First Team All-HAAL honors at tight end … was named to the All-Academic Team in all four years of high school.
PERSONAL: Alexander Gregory Jack was born on March 22, 1990, in San Leandro, Calif. … son of Maria and Greg Jack … has a sister, Sophia … intends to major in business-finance.


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Funeral services are pending at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Arrangements will be with the Wing-Bain Funeral Home of Granite Falls.
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Time to get on with the move. Giving up Windows is like kicking a drug habit. It's easier to take the path of least resistance and keep using. If quitting proprietary software was a twelve step program—although, let's not push the analogy too far—maybe after admitting we were powerless over our proprietary programs, coming to believe that a Higher Power could restore us to Freedom, and so on and so forth, maybe we'd... make a searching and fearless inventory of cross-platform free programs we could run on Windows first so that a new operating system wouldn't be entirely alien when we finally sobered up and moved to GNU/Linux?
Or something like that.
Hi! I'm new around here. First I'd like to say thanks to Free Software Magazine for inviting me to start a blogging account. I have minimal free software credentials but I think this works for the angle I'm pursuing: how to make the switch to free software.
(In the interest of shameless self-promotion, I'll point out that I'm also writing about this and related topics in my blog: http://www.movingtofreedom.org/.)
Where I've been and where I'd like to go
I'm not here to bash Microsoft. (Well, not that much, anyway.) I like using Windows and many other proprietary programs. I'm comfortable in my Microsoft world: productive with the operating system and applications that I use today.
But I've been interested in the free software movement since first learning about it in 1998. The idea of using GNU/Linux was immediately appealing to me, yet I've failed to start using it in several attempts over the years. The switching costs have been very high: mainly the time to learn the new OS and migrate all my programs and data. I know Windows very well and feel helpless when confronted with a Linux box of my own to administer.
Still, I kept reading about free software and using free programs when available on Windows. I've come to believe strongly in the principle of free software. Even if it gave me a good buzz, I knew I needed to quit Windows.
This summer I read Free Software, Free Society and it pushed me over the edge into taking action (again!). I'd previously read some of the essays included in the book and other articles by RMS, but this time I really felt inspired to not only start using it myself but to be more vocal in promoting the free software movement. Will I succeed this time? I think writing about the migration is one way to reinforce the process. Don't let me fall off the wagon again!
Onward and upward
I look forward to writing in excruciating detail about the principles of the free software movement and a free society in the weeks ahead, but for today let's start by talking about practical and measurable steps to freedom. As mentioned above, one thing we can do to prepare is start using free software on Windows. (Same goes for the Mac, obviously, but I'm going to talk about what I know.) I've been using Firefox for a few years now and several months ago switched from Eudora to Thunderbird for email. More recently I started using OpenOffice.org. These are all great applications and it's good to know they'll be there on GNU/Linux when I cross over. It's kind of like packing up boxes for the move.
Now let's work on preparing the new home. It's not that hard to install a GNU/Linux distribution on a machine, but then what do you do? It's easy for me to procrastinate going in there and getting my hands dirty. Where do I want to start? What is the first step? So many applications, so much data.
Maybe it would help to begin with a more limited goal. And I've found one, which I'll introduce with some background:
Clinging to the old ways
Last year I purchased an old IBM P3 with Windows 2000 on it for $100. Eeyore was mainly being used by my wife for web browsing (including web email) and for working on Excel spreadsheets from her work. I hadn't intended to move that machine to GNU/Linux right away, but then recently it started acting up. I didn't want to invest the time in troubleshooting and fixing it, but I also wasn't prepared to move it to GNU/Linux. So like a junkie going for a fix, I tried reinstalling Windows. I guess I just wasn't ready to commit to freedom.
Then the reinstall didn't go so well. This was unusual. Let me back up and defensively proclaim that I'm not a serial reinstaller. Windows 2000 and XP have been stable for me and I've almost always been able to work my way through OS problems without resorting to starting over. When I have installed Windows, it's usually pretty straight-forward. I was suspicious in this case of a hardware problem. Again, I didn't want to expend a lot of effort on an old machine and a platform I was trying to leave behind.
But still my dependency controlled me. I saw that Dell had some cheap computers for sale in the $300-$400 range that came installed with (of course) Windows XP Home. I thought maybe I should get one to take over Eeyore's duties. I wasn't thrilled about the idea of having XP Home instead of Pro, but I rationalized that it was just for Internet and spreadsheets maybe I could live with it. It would be so much easier to get it and be done with that machine until later, at which time hopefully some distribution of GNU/Linux would run on the hardware...
No. This is just so wrong. First of all, it's clinging to the Windows teat. Secondly, I haven't been very happy with the last machine I bought from Dell and don't want to give them any more business than I have to at the moment. It would be like going back to an abusive partner. (Dell: "Trust me, it's going to be different this time.")
No, really, onward!
So, I've decided to try putting Ubuntu (or possibly Xubuntu) on that box. All it needs to do is run Firefox and OpenOffice.org. I've verified that OO.o Calc will handle the spreadsheets. I like having this narrow set of requirements -- it seems much more manageable.
Maybe the box is dying, in which case I'll have to consider the next step. Despite my earlier temptation, I don't want to spend even $300 on a new machine right now. It seems like I should be able to dig something up for much less or even for free. And that's one of the joys of free software, that if I do try to reanimate some old machine I'll be able to throw an operating system on it for nothing, and I'll have options if it's not the latest and greatest hardware.
I hope I can stay with the program this time. However, if quitting Windows represents sobriety, why does the thought of using free software seem so... intoxicating?
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More like an abusive relationship
The drug habit analogy is an interesting one. I'll have to give it some more thought. Personally I have been fond of saying that the continued use of Windows is analogous to living in an abusive relationship. The parallels are striking.
Ha! --> "You have trouble ending the relationship, even though you know inside it's the right thing to do."
Thanks for your comment and the link. I agree with your disclaimer on that page (it is yours?) -- I had some concern about offending some people that might think I was making light of drug addiction and abusive relationships. That wasn't my intent at all, either. I don't know that the addiction analogy is all that great but it gave me some mileage in writing about the move.
When I switched...
I was kind of lucky, because I was using a combination of Sun Solaris and Macintosh "system something or other" on what I guess was a "G4" in 1998-99[*] at work, so I was only using my home system for play anyway and had no particular motivation to be Windows compatible. After an incredibly depressing ordeal at trying to download a copy of Debian "Slink" over dialup, I realized the incredible value-for-money of cheap mail-order CDs.
Then I installed the system. It was pretty awful as a desktop, but I was intrigued by some of the "Unix" software that I could run which used to be inaccessible to me. Especially all those free compilers (I had suffered a lot trying to pay for compilers on DOS and Windows on "academic discounts" and the like). I mostly program for fun, not profit, so I was pretty hesitant to pop out hundreds of dollars for a compiler even before I realized there was an alternative.
But I just bulldozed my way through, and managed to get it to do the things I needed most. I used the (non-free) Netscape browser for a long time, until Mozilla finally caught up in performance (i.e. went to 1.0).
The desktop experience has improved enormously since then, of course.
[*] Clearly, I was not the one who picked Macintosh as the work platform. There was nothing especially wrong with it, but I've never been a particular fan of Macs, mainly because they've always been pricey. However, Solaris and Mac platforms have been very popular in the scientific community for a long time (because they are nice, and someone else is usually picking up the tab!).
I know how you feel
I started my journy into Linux a few years ago on an old AMD K6-400 that had finally given up the windows ghost. One of my admin friends loaded up Debian and while I loved the system I hated the fact that I didn't know how to administer it.
I bought a HP laptop soon after and after Windows got taken out by a particuarly bad case of Spyware I decided I was going to try out linux. I wanted a 'starter' distro to play with found the Xandros 3.0 Open Circulation edition and installed it. It was much better then installing windows and I learned a lot from it. I could administer my own system and I even was productive.
Once I got my feet wet with Xandros I felt confidant enough to handle a "main" distrobution and switched to Fedora Core 4. WOW! I loved the freedom I had. It worked great and I could do things in Linux I could only dream about on windows (like surf the net without spyware crashes :) ).
I've learned a lot about Linux just because I dived into it. That's the best way to do it. Take "Eeyore" and give him a spin under linux. Just remember, you have to find the Distro for you (and Eeyore if you have hardware issues). If you don't like Ubunut, try Mepis. Mepis isn't your cup of tea, give SUSE a shot. It's a bit uncomfortable to begin with but it's worth it. After a few months you won't miss windows and after a year you'll really wonder WHY you used it in the first place.
And when your trying to figure out if it's worth it...go shopping for a new PC. Just the whole "No windows CD for you" thing is enough to make you scream.
Linux is a much better way to go and if you have friends who can help you...more power to you. Either way, give it a shot. You'll be glad you did.
Ubuntu vs. Xubuntu
I'd suggest using Ubuntu or Kubuntu if you're looking for a beginner's system, as the respective graphical environments Gnome and KDE support, for instance, setting up the printer and other system settings. XFce on the other hand (in Xubuntu) doesn't try to be more than a window manager and doesn't have such utilities, which makes some administration tasks harder for the beginner. (I still prefer XFce to the others, but that's just me.)
Thanks, Robin. I probably will try Ubuntu first. (Soon, hopefully!) No printer to set up on this one, but still.
Let your wife and kids try a LiveCD first, Scott!
Dear Scott, preparing for a migration is like preparing for your wedding - a lot of details you haven't thought about and everyone has an opinion. :-)
OpenOffice.org 2 is not Microsoft Office
GIMP is not Adobe Photoshop.
GTK 2 with XP theme is not Windows XP
Kontact or Evolution is not Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express
Mozilla Firefox is not Microsoft Internet Explorer
Tremulous is not Halo.
Printers/scanners/other periferals need drivers - do have them?
Don't get me wrong - migrate - just without the migraine. Prepare the whole family.
Most of the above software is available for Microsoft Windows, so install that and live with it for three months - yes, three months. Using either Cygwin or a LiveCD, let your family try to do what they normally do - how to find files, what menues to navigate, where is that extra hard drive if it is not mounted and how to mount it. The hardest part is probably the introduction of privileged/unpriviliged users. On Windows XP it's completely broken, on GNU/Linux it works like a charm, but if you don't know it is there and assume Windows-pre2000, they're in for a nasty surprise.
Don't surprise the family who love you now. They cannot install none-GNU/Linux binaries and assume they will run. Muvee, copyprotected WMA files, fun/popular utilities don't work. WINE will probably suck a lot of the time, then again you may be lucky. You need have the alternatives ready BEFORE they get angry because this or that DOESN'T WORK, DAD! You don't want Microsoft Windows back on that machine before dinner, do you? Do you know enough, or do you need to educate yourself a bit more? LiveCD, LiveCD, LiveCD - and a paper notebook! :-)
Installation wise, a dual-boot with Microsoft Windows as the first alternative, autostarted after 3 seconds if GNU/Linux is not chosen, will probably be a good idea AFTER A BACKUP. I would have chosen openSUSE 10.1 myself, because you're up and running in 15 minutes, but Ubuntu is probably a very good choice too.
Good luck, Scott!
I know it's only in beta and just barely gotten it's feet wet but maybe you could try Freespire on Eeyore? Freespire comes in a LiveCD as well so it will cost you literally nothing to try. That said, I have not tried it myself but I do have a CD ready to give it a go! :-)
Just wanted to add my .02 about U/K/Xubuntu and my experience. I've been using Kubuntu for just over a year now as my exclusive desktop. As many have already stated, you'll wonder why you didn't jump in much sooner.
Unfortunately, Eeyore is dead. Thanks for mentioning Freespire. I had heard of the other member of the Spire family, Lin, but not the bastard stepchild, Free. It was interesting to read about both at Wikipedia.
Thank you
Hi! Thank you for your thoughtful comment and good advice. In this case I'm fortunate that so far my wife is the only other one who uses this computer, and she really does stick to web browsing and spreadsheets. She has started using OO.o Calc on Windows and it's going ok. She did comment that one of the conveniences that Excel offers wasn't there so I need to investigate to see if there is a similar feature available. I need to be responsive to this most important "user" :-)
I have a baby daughter but she is a few years away from using a computer. (Although I did have her hammering on the keyboard the other day.) This poor kid will be relentlessly indoctrinated in the free software ideology, but I hope I don't turn her in to one of those kids that is so political at a young age. She needs to have fun and not worry about the politics for a good dozen years or so. If I do my job well, she'll be fluent in both GNU/Linux and in Windows and will wonder why anyone would want to use Windows if they had any choice in the matter. And hopefully not be unbearably smug about the whole thing. And of course, I realize that none of my plans will go the way I imagine.
Hey Scott, that's a fun read, thanks! I feel I'm in a similar situation, having used Windows for over 10 years. I also use and advocate free (as in speech) software whenever I can (Firefox, Thunderbird, oOo, Eclipse, Audacity, Miranda, etc.) and run Ubuntu on a spare machine at home so I can play with it. The one thing that's always kept me from making the switch is the jerky-window-interface, the undesirable tearing-windows effect that's been haunting me since I first started my Linux adventure little over a year ago. My desktop just feels sluggish compared to XP. I've tried out all sorts of desktop environments (KDE, Gnome, Xfce & Blackbox) on different machines (also dual booting with XP on my 2.8 Mhz 2GB machine). Roamed lots of topics at the Ubuntu forums and tried different guides and howto's. As much as I learned from all that, it hasn't solve my problem. It just never feels as responsive as good ol' Windows does. I do have high hopes for Compiz & XGL, and I heard it will be supported in Edgy Eft, so perhaps that will do the trick for me.
Anyway, thanks for the article!
I am no expert. But... I moved to Linux *because* Windows XP was sluggish! I found Linux much, much faster and more responsive.
Maybe you had a problem with your video drivers? I don't know. I am no expert. But... well, I just wanted to say that I had the OPPOSITE experience!
Hi, ap. You're welcome and thanks for your comment!
I really like the feel of the Windows interface. It feels polished to me, compared to what I first see when I experiment with GNU/Linux GUIs. I think part of it is from not being familiar with the new environment. I don't know about the tweaks and shortcuts that are available. So I expect some issues to be resolved by learning how to use Gnome or KDE or whatever. But I also expect some things just won't work as well.
For the most part with free software, I think it is as good and better as its proprietary counterparts, but I also think there are going to be some sacrifices to be made. GNU/Linux doesn't have to do everything I do today in the same way -- I'll still make the switch.
True, windows is a hard
True, windows is a hard habit to break. I'm new at this free software thing so I don't really have a lot to say about this. But thanks to you, I'm slowly learning what's best to use. Give me a couple of months and I'll be kissing windows goodbye! Thanks and keep up the good work!


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Pearl M. Grzeszczuk died on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at the age of 79, after a long illness at Alpine Nursing Home, Little Falls.
Pearl was born on Aug. 25, 1934, in the town of German Flatts, the daughter of the late Martha Belle Lowell and Carl Grzeszczuk Shaver. She graduated from Mohawk High School and lived in East Herkimer for over 50 years. Mrs. Grzeszczuk had worked at Remington Rand Co., Folts Homes in Herkimer and took care of her many friends at the Union Tools Co. in Frankfort.
Pearl's hard work, kind heart and generosity were an inspiration to her family and friends and those who knew her. She was a lover of animals and gardening.
She is survived by her older brothers and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John (Anita) Shaver of Herkimer, Mr. Theodore "Ted" Shaver of Mohawk, and Eleanor Currie of Mohawk and Norwich, and her children, Kathleen A. Gillette and husband Frank of Liverpool, Steven K. Lowell of Springfield, Mass., and David Grzeszczuk and wife Lorie of Canastota. Also the many grandchildren and great grandchildren who brought joy into Pearl's later years. She will be also greatly missed by her many friends in Herkimer.
Pearl is predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Anthony, on July 21, 2013, her brother, Carl R. Shaver "Dickie," and her granddaughter, Melissa A. Gillette, on Nov. 14, 1989.
Calling hours for Mrs. Grzeszczuk will be on Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Fenner Funeral Home, Inc., 115 Court St., Herkimer. A funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. in Oak Hill Cemetery with the Reverend Janet Gleason, pastor of the First United Methodist Church Herkimer and Little Falls officiating.
The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Alpine Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Little Falls.
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Alyssa Thomas added 17 points for the Terrapins, who bounced back from a 71-56 loss to No. 5 Duke on Monday night. Maryland has won 13 consecutive games against the Tigers. The Terrapins (20-5 overall, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) have not lost to Clemson since a 63-61 setback on March 7, 2003, in the ACC Tournament.
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Hawkins, who leads the ACC with 19 points per game, scored nine consecutive points, Chloe Pavlech made a 3-pointer and the Terps opened a 26-12 lead with 7:32 left in the first half. Clemson eventually settled down and scored seven consecutive points to end the half, cutting the margin to 33-25 at the break.
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WASHINGTON, W.Va. - Attendance at area gun shows and what people are looking for has not changed since the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., say local gun show participants.
Cheryl Hagerman, co-owner of On Target Shows LLC and the On Target store in Washington, W.Va., said the shows locally have not been affected by the events in Newtown. On Saturday they were operating a gun show as a fundraiser for the Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department at the department's fire station on Harris Highway. The show concludes today.
Hagerman said there have been no changes requested by those who run the shows or those who exhibit. Nothing was different from shows they had over the past several years at the fire station, she said.
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Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Thank You from a Lil' Yid
You fine group of Lily Whites and Fab and H,
Yahoo seem to be intent on destorying this board, so I have had to reply in this way.
The first 10 days have been a real experience, amazing but more exhausting than living in a perpetual derby match.
SB, thanks for the links, I have a baby grow on its way and some rather fetching branded baby shoes!
Fab, I will be here to ensure my dear little boy is not subjected or tempted by the likes of you or his mischevious Unkles, who have already bought his a gooner baby bottle, which has found its way intot he neighbours rabbit hutch as a water dispenser.
Thank You, all of you.
I am genuinely touched by your comments!
Lets hope Dexter continues to bring us good luck and we breeze past Inter and the Pool, not going to be easy games, but I am ever optomistic about our chnaces! Lets hope Ade puts in a performance akin to the one we witnessed at Newcastle last season! I recorded the NLD, so in years to come I can show him the first game we ever watched together went the right way, the lily white way!
Huge Love x x x
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I'll have everlasting memories of cuddling up with our really young kids - with them 'scrunched' up on my chest listening to the heart beat.
Keep the memories Joe, so they quickly grow up bringing smiles to your face in so many different ways
I think Dexter is a lucky charm after last night.....
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A Yahoo! User Mar 8, 2013 09:45 Flag
Maybe that should have read "They grow up so quickly" JL goes time sure flies by as they grow. Every one who has children will remember how fast they grow up, doesn't seem that long ago my daughter was born yet she'll be 31 next Saturday. Get's married in October!!!
The older you get, the quicker time flies by, make the most of what you have while you have it.
Anyway after that nostalgia back to more with last nights great game. Just one more memory of Great Spurs nights in European football.
Splendid comments fro a very proud dad, Joe, and rightly so. Now look, tell young Dexter to keep his nose clean and get him out in the garden with a football soon as he's upright. Tell him about your influential mate up north here, H, and we'll have on the St James turf soon as possible.
FABONGRASS FABONGRASS Mar 7, 2013 19:15 Flag
Glad to hear everything is going well with regards to Dexter and yourself Joe. I think Arsenal even felt obliged to let Spurs win for once in their sorry existance. Be sure that Dexter pays paryicular notice to the first half hour or so of the game when he watches, you know, the bit when Arsenal were running rings around Spurs on their own ground (again!), growing ever confident, just before Spurs surprised even themselves, and got lucky.
PS. Get him an Arsenal shirt Joe and free him from the misery you suffer, you know it makes sense.