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adjective (longer /ˈlôNGɡər/ /ˈläNG-/, longest /lôNGɡist/ /ˈläNG-/)
- She is described as white, about 25, of medium build, with long straight brown hair.
- After a couple of lefts and a right she found herself in a long, straight corridor.
- She has long straight blonde hair, which she usually wears in a ponytail.
- How long is your garden?
- It came in a box about three feet long and two feet wide.
- The structure, constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, is 200 metres long.
- Anyone who misses the bus for the return journey must make the long walk home.
- Often his journeys involve long treks through remote regions, giving him time to look and think.
- The pilgrims had an extra long journey due to the extra security at the Airport.
- In Kenya, for instance, native women prefer to see female tourists in long skirts and sleeves.
- Her scathing glance slid over me, taking in the baggy shirt and long skirt.
- Though it was a good 75 degrees out he was wearing pants and a long sleeve shirt.
- Then they transfer the dye colours to it and roll out the substance into a long and thin shape.
- It was a room of narrow but long shape, with two glassless windows with wooden shutters.
- The walls were covered in sponges and a few anemones but the beauty of the cave lay in its long, narrow shape.
- One long Aberdeen ball upfield 30 seconds later and Riordan was to be harshly punished.
- Henry is at his best when receiving long breakaway ball which allows him to run at defenders.
- The hilly golf terrain favored his long ball.
- He was a long lean man with grey eyes.
- A long woman standing nearby was staring at us.
- Colleagues today paid tribute to their engine driver, who had made many friends during his long career.
- The author had a long career in journalism and his final post was that of executive editor of the European.
- Health problems need to be attended to and resolved or they can linger for a long time.
- The question was asked how long would it take to recoup the cost of parking meters when few people were using some of the places.
- My only question now is how long will I have to wait before house prices return to sensible levels again?
- The only question in her mind, was how long would it take for everything to work out?
- He candidly admits in the book he spent months on the couch and long hours with a marriage counsellor.
- Trapped in the house together during the long curfew hours, Marie spent her days making marmalade.
- She doesn't have a job and isn't allowed to go out, so she fills the long hours every day by teaching her kids how to swear.
- I'm a historian with a long memory and a sentimental attachment to my past.
- Although he affects a gentle demeanour, O'Leary has a long memory and his opinions can be acidic.
- The Parisian spectators have long memories and they do not like a bad loser.
- Don't be put off by the long list of ingredients: it is really easy to make.
- Despite a long list of honorary titles she has remained far from grand.
- I made a long list of promises to God of how good I'd be in future if only we could get this sorted out.
- How long is the book?
- The script, he says, is approximately 800-1000 pages long, the equivalent to eight to ten hours of dialogue.
- I've got a list of things about five sheets long to work on.
- The big problem with long vowels is that there is more than one way to spell the same sound.
- French long vowels always occur on stressed syllables.
- In French, Italian, and Scottish English long vowels occur in a narrow range of positions and in general do not affect meaning.
- Vocal delivery feels like a poetry reading, spoken as much as sung, but with long drawn syllables.
- A trochee is a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short.
- Let's assume that long syllables take just twice as long to say as short ones.
- Today is merely the start of a difficult but worthy process undertaken against long odds.
- Despite the long odds, she's hoping someone in the unemployment lines will take up the challenge.
- There was an element of ill luck, but every so often, as gamblers would tell us, long odds do come off.
- After all, back in the seventies, the long bond yield was up in the mid teens.
- For this reason, their value is often calculated by making reference to the long bond yield.
- Provided that restricted shares can be bought at a deep discount to market, it would make much sense for the group holding long shares to try and convert those shares into a far greater number of restricted shares.
- This is so because the central bank is on the long side of the bond market most of the time.
- When markets turn vulnerable, the enterprising speculator may this time decide to reverse his long position and go short.
- Traders are well advised to enter into a long position and place a protective stop below the latest low in the market.
- Long securities are such a good substitute for cash.
- Issuers who are unwilling to pay the price to sell these long securities can instead sell shorter maturities.
- They are long on opinions, but short on evidence.
- He is long on promises, but short on accomplishments.
- Both movies are extremely long on mystery and innuendo.
- He insisted that he had problems adapting to society after spending so long behind bars.
- A family business cannot survive for long without a family to run as well as own it.
- Then discuss it, but not for long, because this is a technique actors use to delay standing up and doing it.
- He blew two longs, a short and a long on the steam whistle as the train inched toward its top speed of 20 miles an hour.
- SOS is three longs, followed by three shorts, and another three longs.
- If the dollar rises, gold will face pressure and may need to shake out more of the weaker longs before resuming its rise.
- At this level we will accumulate dollar longs and warn buyers of gold stocks to watch out for a renewed decline if the dollar's seasonal pattern holds true.
- In a weekly uptrend, continue adding to longs whenever the force index turns negative; continually add to shorts in downtrends whenever the force index turns positive.
- The risk of the longs is that the price will fall.
- What this tells us is that the funds had begun to not only eliminate longs but were in the process of actually building a short position since the technical indicators had all flipped negative.
- Looking at the pattern of returns emerging from the whole portfolio - mixing up longs and shorts and any currency overlays - does not give enough information.
adverb (longer; longest)
- I will think long and hard before I give my number out again.
- On Booker shortlists, the preponderance of some subjects over others has long been a source of comment.
- They had long been sought by police in connection with a series of violent motorcycle thefts.
- Questions ranged from how long the baby had been on mother's milk to how often the baby fell sick.
- A key question is how long it will take for new policies to take effect.
- How long he can remain on the fence is a question for an uncertain future.
- We lost faith in pensions long ago.
- The men long ago stopped wearing tribal costumes.
- It's a particularly unfashionable old hat that ought to have gone to the charity shop long ago.
- Her father was a very important man in the city and he could not stay any longer no matter what his daughter wished.
- They will not keep you any longer than necessary.
- We won't wait any longer for this country's children have health care and a quality education.
- It's had a great spirit all season long and everybody came through for everybody else.
- The seniors told us, the new students, to do a lot of silly things all day long.
- All night long the hockey pictures gaze down at you sleeping in your tracksuit.
- Unfortunately we fell into that trap and started just lumping the ball long which isn't our style.
- Instead, he pulls ten men back and hoofs the ball long, to be chased or held up by a willing workhorse.
- The front two had little support other than balls knocked long to alleviate the pressure.
- The Belgian then began to get flustered and started spraying the balls long and wide.
- Too often Rio Ferdinand looked up and knocked it long because he didn't have an option.
- You can hit the ball harder and take a longer swing while minimizing the risk of sending the ball long.
as (or so) long as
- Ducks have been part of the village scene in Bledington for as long as anyone can remember.
- He said it was a great day for the town and one he would remember as long as he lived.
- I'm not sure when this one got started, but it has been going on as long as I can remember.
- The government maintains that it does not matter who provides the services so long as they are publicly funded.
- There are few moral limits imposed, so long as what happens is between consenting adults.
- The advantage of the essay question is that you can play to your strengths - so long as what you write is relevant.
be long
- Take a long time to happen or arrive: it won't be long before you're hooked sit down, tea won't be longMore example sentences
- It will not be long before you can buy network television programming without ads for a monthly fee.
- It may not be long before Americans see a new English hero.
- He knew the twelve o'clock train would not be long.
in the long run
- Over or after a long period of time; eventually: it saves money in the long runMore example sentences
- The project will both use a renewable source of power as well as save the university money in the long run.
- As well as improving performance, the new units would also save money in the long run.
- Although bosses admit the changes will cause teething problems they say it will work well in the long run.
long ago
- In the distant past: long ago an unmarried girl was considered her father's property her son died long ago [as modifier]: time has marched on since my long-ago youthMore example sentences
- Long ago when I was in high school, my baseball coach provided "oil of wintergreen" for our sore muscles.
- It might have been part of a pirate or a viking ship long ago.
- It's way too late but these children should have been adopted by capable parents long ago.
the long and the short of it
- All that can or need be said: the long and short of it is that he got himself muggedMore example sentences
- I'm just somebody serving food and that's the long and the short of it.
- He's shell shocked, is the long and the short of it.
- And then the long and the short of it was that we went back to where we stayed and there was no sign of her back there.
long in the tooth
- Rather old.Originally said of horses, from the receding of the gums with ageExample sentences
- His gaggle of girlfriends all seem suspiciously long in the tooth to qualify as high-school students.
- 'I felt we were getting a bit long in the tooth,' he said.
- I'm only 29 so I hope that doesn't make me long in the tooth, I started driving a logging truck when I was 17.
long time no see
- informal It's a long time since we last met (used as a greeting).In humorous imitation of broken English spoken by an American IndianExample sentences
- Mark, the instructor who I've mentioned before in a post said hi, and asked where I was… long time no see.
- I never stopped to say hello, long time no see.
- Sweetie, long time no see, where have you been hiding?
not by a long shot
- By no means: we're not there yet, not by a long shotMore example sentences
by no (manner of) means, not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not
- So, this story's not over yet - not by a long shot.
- But the party's not over yet babe, not by a long shot.
- I wasn't a deranged killer yet, not by a long shot.
not long ago
- Recently: not long ago he came across a rattlesnake outside his houseMore example sentences
- You may not be aware that her father died not long ago.
- Not long ago such a demand would have seemed both radical and unfeasible.
- Not long ago, bicycles were the main mode of transportation here.
take the long view
- Think beyond the current situation; plan for the future.Example sentences
- He had held many of his views since early adulthood, and he took the long view.
- Conservative strategists taking the long view must already be realizing the next election, generally expected just a few months from now, could turn out disastrously for the new party.
- It would seem that in this one unique instance the government is taking the long view.
Old English lang, long (adjective), lange, longe (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lang.
The long referring to length and the long meaning 'to desire' are unrelated, though both have ancient Germanic roots. The phrase long in the tooth was first used to describe horses, and comes from the way you can estimate a horse's age by looking at its teeth: if the gums have receded and the teeth consequently look very long, you know the animal is rather old. See also gift. The background to long time no see, would nowadays probably be seen as politically incorrect. It was originally an American expression and arose in the early 20th century as a supposedly humorous imitation of the broken English spoken by a Native American. This dubious past is long forgotten and the phrase is now freely used on both sides of the Atlantic. See also arm
Words that rhyme with longalong, belong, bong, chaise longue, Geelong, gong, Guangdong, Haiphong, Heilong, Hong Kong, Jong, King Kong, mah-jong, Mao Zedong, Mekong, nong, pong, prolong, sarong, Shillong, song, souchong, strong, thong, throng, tong, Vietcong, wrong
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verb[no object]
- He ached for her and longed to show her that he loved her and that he wouldn't leave her.
- She laughs and says she has longed for the ring for a great time and wished to take it.
- She had longed so eagerly to charm, to be desired, to be wildly attractive and sought after.
Old English langian 'grow long, prolong', also 'dwell in thought, yearn', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch langen 'present, offer' and German langen 'reach, extend'.
The long referring to length and the long meaning 'to desire' are unrelated, though both have ancient Germanic roots. The phrase long in the tooth was first used to describe horses, and comes from the way you can estimate a horse's age by looking at its teeth: if the gums have receded and the teeth consequently look very long, you know the animal is rather old. See also gift. The background to long time no see, would nowadays probably be seen as politically incorrect. It was originally an American expression and arose in the early 20th century as a supposedly humorous imitation of the broken English spoken by a Native American. This dubious past is long forgotten and the phrase is now freely used on both sides of the Atlantic. See also arm
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The quarterback class of 2012 was a historical group topped with Luck — Andrew Luck.
The quarterback class of next week's NFL draft will arrive in the large shadow cast by last year's rookie passers, burdened by the expectations created by Luck, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson and the rest.
"Those guys changed expectations for many quarterbacks, let alone rookies," West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith said. "Those guys stepped right in, including Russell (Wilson), and were leaders from Day One. That's the one thing I took from it. No matter what age difference, where you come from or what pick you are when you're taken for that role as a quarterback in the NFL, you have to lead by example. That's the thing all those guys did.
"They set the bar very high. I want to be one of those guys that step in and do the same thing."
Last year's rookie quarterbacks drew draft day comparisons to the fabled class of 1983 that included John Elway, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino — all Hall of Famers. Luck, Griffin and Wilson led their teams to the playoffs as first-year starters.
Five rookie quarterbacks started their teams' openers in 2012 — the big three, along with Miami's Ryan Tannehill and Cleveland's Brandon Weeden. Before the season was over, two more rookies had made starts — Nick Foles for Philadelphia and Ryan Lindley for Arizona.
Into that swirl steps a group of draft prospects surrounded by questions, with no clear franchise quarterback among them. Some scouts have said they don't believe there is a quarterback prospect in this draft worthy of a first-round grade. Many of those scouts, though, say Smith could be a top-10 pick next Thursday.
"I haven't personally discussed it with the other quarterbacks, but I think it's something that can add a little motivation," said North Carolina State's Mike Glennon, who was Wilson's backup with the Wolfpack. "I try not to really listen to all of that. I know what's being said, but I think more I just want to prove myself and prove that I belong at the next level and that I can be someone that a team can win with."
Elway, now the Broncos' executive vice president of football operations, says one of the most difficult things for a rookie quarterback to adjust to is having the job. Dealing with the criticism, the life-in-a-fishbowl profile and the expectations that come with being a starter can be every bit as difficult as the countless on-field adjustments that have to be made.
"Just making it through that first year with your confidence intact is huge," Elway said. "Not everybody is up to that challenge. A lot of times, what happens that first year is a big part of the difference of why some guys make it and some guys don't."
The scrutiny will only intensify for this year's group. Teams that use a first- or second-day pick to select a quarterback without a clear No. 1 option already at the position will be implying the rookie can be the starter.
The public's most recent point of comparison will be the likes of Luck, Griffin, Wilson, Tannehill and Weeden — all 3,000-yard passers in 2012. Luck set a rookie passing record with 4,374 yards. Some talent evaluators believe where this year's group falls on the draft's historical calendar will greatly influence its development. An already tough road has a few more bumps in it.
"I think that's something that's going to be looked toward this year," said Syracuse's Ryan Nassib, who played for recently hired Bills coach Doug Marrone with the Orange. "That rookie of the year was really a tight race. I was fortunate enough to watch four of those rookie quarterbacks' film. They really did a great job. I was surprised to see what game plans they had for some of them, what plays they were executing from a rookie level. They really weren't playing like rookies. That's the type of level rookies are expected to play at nowadays."
Said Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley: "Those guys came right away and played and made their marks, won playoff games. There's always going to be that comparison, whether it's just or unjust. I don't feel like there's any pressure on my part to live up to them. I know every situation's different. Whatever a player's going into is going to be different from what they went into last year. I don't feel there's any need to live up to what they lived up to. I have my standards, and hopefully those are high enough."


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'Mandela' Co-Star Naomie Harris on What Surprised Her About Winnie
Actress Naomie Harris says she's always terrified of watching her own performances, but in her new film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," she found herself tearing up rather than looking away.
"I thought, you can't cry at your own movie. Stop!" she said. "It's a really beautiful film and the thing is, it's not just about it being a film. It's bigger than that. It's a piece of history that we're encapsulating in two-and-a-bit hours."
In "Mandela," Harris plays Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela (played by Idris Elba). Her portrayal includes Winnie's charming first encounters with a young Mandela, being separated from her children and forced into solitary confinement, and helping steer the anti-apartheid movement while her husband was imprisoned.
The actress, 37 years old, recently talked with Speakeasy.
Did you meet with Winnie Mandela as part of your preparation for the role?
I only met her once because she's a very busy woman. So I had done a lot of research by the time that I had met her. We had already started filming. I watched a lot of unedited footage of her, interviews, documentaries about the Mandelas and apartheid generally. Reading books like Anne Mare du Preez Bezdrob's biography of her, Emma Gilbey's "The Lady" – very interesting books because they had completely different takes on who she is. One paints her as almost a saint, the other one literally as the devil. Also, meeting people who had experiences of spending time with her. So by the time I met her I had kind of formulated my own idea about who she was and her story. But I wanted to hear from her about how she wanted to be represented. I thought if someone was portraying my life, I'd have very strong ideas about how I wanted to be seen. She was incredibly generous because she just said "Look, I trust you. You're the right person for this role. You've done your research, so you portray me as you see fit. I'm not going to tell you how to play me." That just gave me free rein. That's a gift as an actor.
What were your impressions of Winnie when you met her?
She's a very different woman now. The points I'm portraying her in her life, she was the most political, she was the most angry. She's 76 now, she's an older woman. She's a lot calmer. She's found some sense of peace within her own heart. She spends a lot of time gardening. She's still a political being and when you get her on the subjects of politics, she has very strong ideas about where South Africa today should be, where it should be heading to. But she is different to the woman that I am portraying because it's many decades later.
What did you learn about Winnie that you didn't know before?
It was finding a lot more understanding for Winnie. When you start to research Winnie, as I said she polarizes people. People like to portray her as warrior-like, very aggressive, and like to list some of the heinous things she's done or been accused of. That's all true but what I found fascinating was to research why. How does someone become the warrior, the survivor, the fighter? What surprised me was the level of brutality that she suffered. Mandela himself endured a week of solitary confinement and he said it was one of the worst things you could ever do to a fellow human being. He couldn't take it for more than that. Winnie endured that for 18 months and she was taken away from her children. She then was sent off to Brandfort – one day the police turned up and they literally cleared out her house, no explanation, plunked her children on this cart and sent her off to Brandfort and she was exiled from coming back to Johannesburg. She was sent somewhere four hours away, with no friends or relatives and they all spoke a completely different dialect. When you find out those kinds of things then you can understand much more why she became who she did. It's not about sanctioning or forgiving that, but you can find understanding.
Your scenes in which Winnie comes out of the solitary confinement are remarkable. After what she's suffered, she still shows strength and fires up the crowd.
It was almost like you throw her against the wall and she becomes even more powerful. The brutality made her fearless because she talks about the fact that when she was a youngun and first met Mandela, she was very charismatic and charming. The kind of woman who lights up a room. But she was shy. Having her husband taken away form her but more importantly suffering the brutality of the police, made her become the warrior strong woman. She almost fed on it in the end. She turned on the police and she realized – in the same way Mandela does with the people who he's negotiating his release with, he realizes that they're afraid of him. Winnie realizes the police are afraid of her and they cant' touch her as well because the eyes of the media are on her. It was tapping into all of that.
Do you feel Winnie Mandela has been largely misunderstood?
I think what has been done has been trying to encapsulate Winnie in a few words or paragraphs even. I don't think that does justice to the woman. I think people are very unable to maintain duality in their thought process. They can't maintain the fact that actually she was a huge part of the anti-apartheid movement and a huge part of why Mandela has stayed in the consciousness of people for 27 years. Also she's the woman who broke Mandela's heart and she did a lot of heinous acts as well. That's what it means to be human, that we are capable of immense good and capable of immense bad.
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April 6, 2016 - The 2016 archaeology excavation season is upon us! Read about the archaeology team's plans for excavating Nelly's Kitchen and the last South Yard slave dwelling this summer.
March 9, 2016 - This past summer, visiting descendants of the enslaved community worked with archaeologists and made a unique discovery in the South Yard: a pipe bowl with a Masonic symbol on it.
December 31, 2015 - The Montpelier Archaeology Department has completed their summer field excavations, revealing the location of two smokehouses!
Much has changed since America's Founding. Certain reforms, such as the secret ballot, have diminished the chances of blatant electoral bribery. Then again, other changes have transformed the political campaign from a discreet mixture of secret deals, lavish hospitality, and personal loyalties into a very noisy national pastime, a chronic pestilence, and a multi-billion-dollar industry.
It is said that there are only two elections in Washington, D.C.: the last election and the next election. The summer of 2015 has not yet come to a close and already the next presidential election seems to be getting into full swing—more than a year before Election Day! As the esteemed members of the electorate rev up (or steel themselves) for another season of mudslinging, robocalls, and Super PACs, it might be interesting to hearken back to elections of yore. How do the political campaigns that we experience today compare to those that James Madison was familiar with?
July 20th, 2015 - Tonight at 10:30 pm EST, the The Montpelier Foundation's Archaeology Department will be featured on the National Geographic Channel's Metal Detecting Program, Diggers.
July 17, 2015 -- Do subsidies to individual industries really create jobs and promote national interests generally, or do they corrupt government, serve only the interests of well-heeled and well-connected businesses, and increase income inequality? This debate has a long history in the United States.
June 23, 2015 - Although many of the specific issues relating to today's redistricting fights are unique to our own time and place, the underlying principles (as well as the underlying political dynamics) have been with us from the beginning.
June 11, 2015 -- Elizabeth Chew, Ph.D. will join James Madison's Montpelier as its new Vice President of Museum Programs. Beginning on August 24, Dr. Chew will oversee all of the organization's curatorial and educational programs in addition to spearheading research, archaeology, and acquisition initiatives.
June 6, 2015 - Montpelier hosted 16 of the nation's premiere scholars at its first annual Roundtable on James Madison and the American Constitution.
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VAIL, Colorado - One of the true Vail Valley champions of volunteerism on all levels was recognized for her numerous contributions to others Saturday, when Cookie Flaum was honored by the Vail Valley Foundation as the 2012 Ernie Bender Volunteer of the Year.
The award, named for the dedicated long-time race crew volunteer who passed away in the summer of 2000, was presented at Vail's Golden Peak during the annual Korbel American Ski Classic festivities.
"Volunteers are truly the backbone of this valley," said Vail Valley Foundation President Ceil Folz, "and we are incredibly fortunate to have such committed and selfless people like Cookie as an integral part of our community. In addition to the time and dedication that she brings to each and every organization and program she touches, Cookie is a true ambassador for the Vail Valley and is most deserving of this award."
A resident of the Vail Valley for over 30 years, Flaum has volunteered for numerous Vail Valley Foundation events dating back to 1995. She is also currently a member of the Volunteer Committee for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Additional volunteer commitments include serving as a board member for the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, while also heading the Education Committee and offering her time to the festival's after school piano program for children.
Flaum is also active with the Literacy Project, serving as vice president and board member for 10 years, while currently tutoring middle and high school students. The Town of Vail's Art in Public Places board, the Barbara Treat Foundation, the Advisory Board of Colorado Mountain College and the Women's Foundation of Colorado also benefit from Flaum's generous donation of her time and talents.
Previous volunteer credits include the National Committee for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. from 2007-2009, the Shaw Outreach Team and the Community Cancer Coalition Board.
Flaum will join previous Ernie Bender Volunteer of the Year Award winners that include the Bender Family (2000), Dave Ozawa (2001), Barbara Treat (2002), Dick Pownall (2003), Bill Douglas (2004), Tenie Chicoine (2005), Fred Haslee and Jim Sanders (2006), Susan Frampton (2007), Kathryn Benysh (2008), Cheryl Jensen (2009) and Doris Dewton (2010). No award was presented in 2011.
The Ernie Bender Volunteer of the Year Award is a project of the Vail Valley Foundation. For additional information on the Foundation, call 970-949-1999 or visit www.vvf.org.


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LOS ANGELES -- The full list of Sharks playing with "bumps and bruises" won't be known for at least another day or two, but Logan Couture acknowledged Tuesday night that he has been playing with a sprained ankle since Game 3.
What impact did it have on his play?
"Zero," Couture said.
The Sharks' leading goal scorer this season, Couture left Game 3 four minutes into the second period after getting tangled up with Kings forward Jeff Carter. Couture came back for one shift in the second period, skated an even nine minutes in the third, then scored the overtime winner for a 2-1 San Jose victory.
Couture said his ankle was frozen that night and before every game so that he was able to not miss any more than the 14-minute stretch of the period in which he was hurt.
But even though the calls this series have helped his team more than it has hurt it, Sharks coach Todd McLellan said before Game 7 that he would like to see that rule changed.
"I do think it's too punitive. We ask the referees to impose their discretion on every penalty call. Was it a hook, wasn't it a hook? What was the severity of it?" McLellan said. "This is one that's black-and-white for them. I think they're a very talented group of people. They're very capable of making a judgment call on that situation."
The Sharks did lose Game 2 after a call against Marc-Edouard Vlasic gave the Kings a 5-on-3 power play that led to two late Los Angeles goals. But the Sharks also benefited from the same call in Games 3 and 6, leading to two San Jose goals in contests that San Jose won by 2-1 scores.
McLellan said he preferred letting the four officials on the ice huddle to make the determination if clearing the puck into the stands was intentional or not.
"I feel like I've worked very hard and definitely caught a break this year in getting this opportunity," Kearns said before the game. "I'm just trying to take full advantage of it."
Kearns averaged 7:17 ice time and has been credited with 12 hits in a fourth-line role in six postseason games entering Game 7.
"I know these opportunities don't come around too often for guys, and I know there's a lot of guys who would love to be in my place," he continued.
Injuries to Scott Gomez and Adam Burish moved Kearns into the lineup at the start of this series and he did not miss a game even after both returned.


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Any serious, committed user of GNU/Linux who hasn't heard about the Microsoft/Novell deal has either been slightly dead or at the bottom of an Albanian tin mine shaft wearing a particularly sturdy pair of ear muffs.
Seriously though, the digital wires have been humming back and forth with the original story and the chain-reaction stemming from it. Is it all a storm in a teacup, an over-action? And, does it really matter to the mere, humble end-user like me? I think that it does matter.
It matters because, if you are a typical GNU/Linux end-user like me, you may have found your way to it after enduring the progressive miseries of Windows. In my case, the culprit was the notorious Windows ME. By the time I was ready to jump the proprietary ship, the monitor was heading towards the unopened window. Once I was able to compute in pleasure, stability, ease and security, my interest turned more and more to the ethics, philosophy and politics of free software.
I came to realise that this was the guarantor of the technical aspects I took for granted but as the saying goes, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance and whilst this may be a dry, tedious business it is as necessary as pension planning. Nobody likes it but come the day when they present you with the retirement clock and you are looking down the financial gun barrel...
So, who has been saying what? Nicholas Petreley, a former editor of Tux Magazine. He was near inchoate with anger and did not pull his punches. He wasn't the only one. The Samba team also laid into Novell, as did Petreley, for putting short-term business gain before the long-term interests of the Linux community, which has given freely to Novell many of the GPLed tools we all take for granted. Meanwhile, over at the ever dependable and informative conduit at Groklaw, Novell was accused of getting cute with the GPL and Eben Moglen is reported as saying that the upcoming GPLv3 will be re-drafted to make the Microsoft/Novell deal a violation of the GPL. Bruce Perens was unequivocal in his condemnation: Novell was the new SCO.
When names of such quality and recognition are speaking out so vehemently and with much greater knowledge and experience than me, I'm inclined to sit up and take notice. You don't need to be classed as an FSF purist or ideological bigot to see that something is happening here that concerns all GNU/Linux users which, if left unchecked, will lead to further attacks on free software.
Think I'm exaggerating? Well, if you don't believe me just look at the reaction of a certain Mr Steve Ballmer. Barely had the ink dried on the deal, which the spin told us was to protect Novell customers from action by Microsoft for infringement of their patents, when Ballmer immediately started to crow that other Linux users could owe his company money for using its intellectual property! Excuse me while I reach for the Imodium. Here's a little puzzle for you Steve: rearrange the following words—black, calling, pot, the and kettle. At least Novell hit back very quickly and refuted Ballmer's interpretation. The words "constructive ambiguity" spring to mind, a term that implies the issue is being fudged.
Perhaps I am being too naive or too cynical. I'm not an IT professional or a business consultant and ill-equipped to tease out the machinations and tactics of large corporations but like most other GNU/Linux users I know that Microsoft is (in)famous for retailing an inferior product and deploying a lot of FUD in doing so. It may come as a something of a surprise therefore to discover that Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical/Ubuntu fame has been accused of spreading FUD too! He made a pitch to Novell developers to jump ship and join the Debian-based distro. I read some of the reactions. They were unanimously hostile.
Well, that was quite an interesting tour of the current furore. Doubtless the story will continue and we will all have to decide whether or not to have a SUSE uninstallfest. What did I do? Sorry, but I'm not saying lest I make a fool of myself. I'll sit on the fence for the time being and keep a watching brief on what the experts decide to do and recommend. In the final analysis, if you have the inclination and the skills you can always fork off and develop your own distro or contribute to someone else's efforts.
As a parting note, I will make this observation: when Warren Buffett donated his billions to Bill Gates' charity to dispose of at his will, Gates gave Buffett his first edition of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Perhaps someone should have underlined the following passage: "men of the same trade seldom meet together, even for the purposes of amusement, but the conversation turns into a conspiracy against the public". Need I say more?
Adam Smith, Freedom and the GPLv3
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. For Smith, monopolies were only one of ways by which regulation could restrict the freedom of self-interest. Smith was opposed to hampering freedom through the imposition of all types of overbearing regulation. Torvalds is onto something when he says the beauty of the GPLv2 is the simple quid pro quo. What Stallman, Moglen and company are envisioning for the GPLv3 is also a "conspiracy against the public". They may talk about freedom but they don't walk the walk.
What is freedom ?
> What Stallman, Moglen and company are envisioning
> for the GPLv3 is also a "conspiracy against the public".
Really ? How is that ?
The process is open, the intentions are clear.
Please point to us where's the conspiracy, so that we don't die stupid.
> They may talk about freedom but they don't walk the walk.
If you are not allowed to murder or rob someone on the street ... does that mean that you are not free ?
Real freedom, according to many, is the presence of laws that protect your freedom from others.
And btw ... if we have today reliable Free and open source Software it has little to do with Tolvards.
And I would take his word with a grain of salt ;)
> The process is open
Stallman and Moglen will do exactly what they want to serve their agenda. It has nothing to do with the public. Well, only in the sense that they believe "nanny knows best".
> Real freedom, according to many, is the presence
> of laws that protect your freedom from others.
You should read Smith before quoting him. Laws can cut both ways but I think that's probably lost on you.
> reliable Free and open source Software it has little to do with Tolvards.
How well do you know this person "Tolvards"? If it is the person I think you mean, I can understand why you might hold that opinion given that you equate Freedom with having a couple of guys telling you what you can and cannot do.
The four freedoms
One thing I don't understand about your comment is how the GPL3 is a "conspiracy against the public". What will the GPL3 do that is conspiracy?
>They may talk about freedom but they don't walk the walk.
The FSF has always been about the four freedoms. Their agenda is to educate the world about the four freedoms as well as facilitate the development of free software. To help with this goal, they developed the GPL which was intended to keep free software as free software. Up until recently, version 2 of the GPL has served the free software community very well. The reason why Stallman wants a new license is because recent events have shown us threats that WILL deprive us of the the four freedoms for the software we write.
Time for Novell to Go
It is time for the Free Software community to completely expel Novell from any association among our number. We can no longer afford to be seen in their company.(See " Novell puts MS code in OOo" http://thelinuxadvocate.blogspot.com/)
Novell are now one of 'them', not one of 'us'.
One cannot sit down at the negotiating table with Satan without losing their soul, not to mention their business if they are so foolish as to lay that on the negotiating table as part of the attempted deal. This, Novell has done.
The aims of Microsoft Corporation are diametrically opposed to our own.
We aim to provide free software to all, and we provide our own hard work, free of charge, in the selfless interest of attaining that goal. We welcome and encourage all groups who are working to attain similar aims.
Microsoft are one of the most ruthless corporations in the world, and aim to establish an absolute global monopoly by any foul means possible, with the aim of supplying the most expensive software their monopoly position will allow them to charge. Microsoft Corporation aims to destroy all other software groups because they present a threat to Microsoft's absolute monopoly aspirations.
Microsoft Corporation is composed of a greater number of very expensive corporate and patent lawyers than programmers, and the low standards of their ultra-expensive software products dutifully show it.
We are only composed of programmers and users, with very few, if any, lawyers, and the high standard of our free software dutifully shows it.
Microsoft, and all profit-driven corporations, know that they must eventually lose out to the high standards of free software being produced by our ideologically pure aims, and they rightfully recognise us as their most deadly enemy in spite of all their billions of profit-dollars.
For this reason, the Free Software community must recognise that Microsoft is our worst enemy, who will stoop to any legal trickery imaginable to destroy us, and absolutely eject any group that attempts any serious negotiations with them
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It is hard too understand how two mature companies such as Microsoft and Novell could jointly exercise a great joint effort to create a loop hole in GPLv2, then crawl into it.
1) They each know what they did in advance.
2) Each sees an occasion to use the work of others for profit.
3) Each created a legal back door to use without public knowledge.
4) The Spirit of the GPL gives each the benefit of doubt. Now there is no doubt from any right thinking person.
5) When you make money quickly and effortlessly some innocent person will loose that amount that you have gained.
6) No moral fiber was considered on either side of Microsoft and Novell companies.
7) Both Microsoft and Novell are willing to sell code given in good trust for their own pockets.
8) All that approve of this union are once again, only considering themselves and their personal gains. Each approval has a self interest attached. If you do not believe this, just read each blog that does approve and you will see it is self-serving.
9) Microsoft and Novell are each guilty of the above, then should we shoulder the responsibility of the outcome?
You can not possibly give me Windows Vista or SuSe for free.
I will pay for what software I use to the people who are trusting me to do so. I will demonstrate more character than the cruel injustice happening to Free/Open Source distros.
Kenneth R Hughes
They can't charge us for progressing.
If you were to ask a random person "Would you like to see the whole world working together for the benefit of everybody", what do you pre-guess the answer to be? And if you do ask somebody, were you right?
That the open-source co-operation/development model has gotten Microsoft to do what they currently might think they're doing is only the beginning. It doesn't matter that they have an "army of fitters" (people that perceive computing to be only Windows because that is all they have learned thus far).
That open-source has beaten Microsoft hands down on software quality, global co-operation, and democratic behaviour to date is only the beginning.
I look forward to the next stage when the open-source communities, with their deeper knowledge and fair ethics, develop together in marketing and support.
That day is not far away, and all that Microsoft can do thus far is make public noises about promising not to attack one small element of us.
Divide and conquer won't work Mr. Ballmer. Threats won't work. And we see you cannot change your ways.
Now, back to my original question .....
Re: They Can't charge us for Progressing
I chose to reply directly to this one comment, however my comments apply to every set of comments here. And I want to apologize in advance for my long-winded rant here. I can say for certain that some of the people at Microsoft use as much Linux and Open Source programs as some of you do. I can also say for certain that the actual 'programmers' and most of their development teams do want to make quality products. And in some (IMHO most) cases they succeed. You're equating the entire workforce at Microsoft with the words of a few people who speak.
I'm a strong advocate of Open source and Free Software (both free in cost and free in 'freedom of speech'). Do I agree with the Microsoft/Novell deal? Nope. Not at all. Do I swear off Microsoft as the Great Satan? Nope. Not at all. Microsoft is doing the same thing that RedHat, Novell, IBM, HP, Canon, Kodak, Johnson & Johnson, Ford, Toyota, and every other company on the face of this Earth is doing. They're trying to make money. Granted, they are stealing IP from other companies. But, look at one of the options in KDE (in fact it's the option I have set up on my Debian desktop). You can have KDE start up looking almost EXACTLY like Windows XP's startup. If you want to throw stones, then KDE is stealing Microsoft's IP by using the same startup screen. Yes, I know Microsoft probably stole it from Apple. Which leads right back to my earlier statement about throwing stones.
I have said before, and will say again. If I could find a program (e-mail client) that can download every e-mail message from my hotmail/msn accounts, then I would switch over to Linux full-time. I'm not talking about screen rippers, but programs that can get all 120 pages of e-mails. Yes, I know. I shouldn't even be using hotmail or msn. Hmmmm. My ISP (who bundled my msn account with their service) may or may not care if I use it. But, I'm paying for the msn account, whether I want to use it or not. And since it's cheaper then the other ISP's in my area, I'm not going to fork out more money as a matter of principle. Unless someone else wants to pay the difference, since some of us live on tight budgets.
I beta test for Microsoft, along with other companies. Does that make me in league with Satan? I would hope not. Since I run my web server on Linux, using Apache. I could very easily set it up on IIS. In fact, it would have been easier to set up my web server on IIS and have everything working out of the box. But, I chose to set it up on Linux. As for my beta testing, it's really simple. I don't care who the product is for (or who the manufacturer of the product is). If I can help them to make it better, then I will. Isn't that what most of you are doing with Linux and Free Software? I know that it's what I'm doing.
For those of you who switched (or are dual-booting) to Linux from Windows, I present this question. Overall which one was easier to learn and use? I'm not talking about crashes and BSOD's or the occasional virus (which are around for Linux and Mac OS as well) or spyware. I'm talking about just starting the computer, and using it. Installing programs, and running things. If you say Linux is, then I'd love to know what distro you're running. Especially since it's the one that has installers for every program you want or use.
Finally, I love the constant complaining about BSOD's and crashes with Windows. And the constant quote of "cleaning all of the viruses and malware off of the computer". I've used Windows for the better part of 10 years (and DOS before that). I've had three viruses on my computer. All three of them, I knew I infected myself, and I prevented them from spreading. I've had some ad-ware on my computer. But nothing that made my computer stop running, or require a reformat or other extreme methods to fix. Oh wait.. I did install Xupiter one time. That trashed my computer within about 30 seconds. But, I don't think that it was something that could be attributed to Windows. More likely, it was something that was attributed to XUPITER.
My point is this. And this point holds true, regardless of whether you run Windows, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS, or any other Operating System. If you get infected by anything (or your customers get infected by anything), it's because you (or your customers) didn't do enough to protect yourself. For the people who will reply here that they are protecting themselves by dropping Windows, and going with Linux, I say this: In a few years, when there are as many viruses and malware attacking Linux as there are Windows, then I want you to come back here and tell me "I'm protecting myself by dropping Windows and switching to Linux." Right now, I want you to look at how secure Linux and Mac OS is, compared to Windows. You'll find three things. 1) They are all insecure. 2) No one is looking at Linux or Mac OS as 'potential targets' and 3) The only difference between the insecurity of Linux and Windows is the amount of time it takes for a fix. Although there are still issues in Linux that have been around for years. Just like there are issues in Windows that have been around for years.
Finally (and I know if you're still reading at this point, you're breathing a huge sigh of relief). Some of you would love to see a world that has only Linux and Open software, without Microsoft or Windows. Just like some people would like to see a world where it's just Microsoft and Windows, with no open software. The truth is, the world is going to have both. Businesses, Schools, and even homes will have both. Get used to it. Get over it. Instead of talking about how great Linux is over Windows, and how Microsoft and anyone who even considers the possibility of liking their products, is in league with Satan, try fixing your problems. Standardize Linux. It's totally stupid that only one or two distros (that I know of) can install using either .deb or .rpm files. EVERY distro should install using whichever file you have. If you're developing programs, then you need to develop them for both formats. Read this next sentence carefully and pass it on....
********** The easier that you make it to install and use programs that the average person will want, the easier it will be to convince the average person to switch to Linux. ************
You're not making your job any easier. So, get on the ball.
What sites are out there that are trying to standardize Linux???? Do you know, and do you have links? Are you doing ANYTHING to help those sites to succeed? Or are you just sitting on the bench, and whining about how you have to clean other people's computers, because they won't switch to Linux? If I was a developer or a programmer of any merit, I would be doing whatever I could to make the Linuxbase or the GNU projects work. I'm not, so I'm trying to put a fire under the butts of those of you who are...
Putting on my fireproof suits, because I know that a flame war is coming... As always, I could be and probably am wrong on some of this. Feel free to correct me constructively. I'll be happy to learn something new, if you'll be happy to teach me.
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Honestly, Linux was easier
Honestly, Linux was easier to understand. That's because its designers actually want me to understand what I'm doing with it.
Windows was easier for me to simply let it do whatever it wanted to do without consulting me. I don't consider that "learning to use" in any meaningful sense, so I discount it.
After a few hours, I can have a Linux system doing what I want. Likewise, after a few hours, I can have Windows system doing what Microsoft wants me to be allowed to do.
Discounting the lack of ethics in Microsoft's business practice on the grounds that "they're just trying to make money" is encouraging moral irresponsibility. I'm trying to make money too, but I'm not willing to do what Microsoft does to get it.
I have no illusions that IBM or Red Hat is without fault ethically, but I think in the grand scheme of things they are -- at least currently -- behaving more ethically than Microsoft. And that does count for something.
However, much more to the point, I don't have to believe Microsoft is "the Great Satan" to be annoyed and hostile towards it. Microsoft is a hazard and a great danger to individual freedom. It really doesn't matter if that's malicious or accidental. It is a circumstance which must be countered.
I don't hate rattlesnakes, nor blame them for their poison or their behavior. But I'll kill one just the same, if it's a threat to my children. It's a natural enemy, that's all.
Microsoft: An Impost On Business And Society In General
A number of points Patrick makes, concerning the operation of open software versus Microsoft, are true enough.
When Open Office 2.0 was first released I installed it onto an old laptop with Debian 'Sarge', and an old Windows 98 partition, so I could run Frontpage(another area where open software is noticeably lacking). In the Windows partition I only had to click on the Open Office.exe and it installed itself in about 5 minutes flat. In the Debian partition I had to struggle to get a recalcitrant Alien to agree to convert the RPMs to Debs, along with a general reluctance for the OS to get the office suit up and running, without considerable frustration. Getting OO 2.0 up and running on my Mandrake desktop machine was yet another frustrating can of worms. So Patrick's criticisms of open software are perfectly valid.
Yet, a couple of years earlier, I had deleted the original Windows XP off of that same laptop, and hadn't regretted replacing it with a free software OS for one single second.
When we consider Microsoft, we are not simply looking at another commercial software company trying to keep its head above water in the dog eat dog world of commercial enterprise.
Microsoft is the biggest software corporation in the world, bar none.
Microsoft didn't get to this position of world dominance because it built a better mousetrap. It got there via the exploitation of the most cunning and ruthless business and legal strategy, not by the inherent quality of the software it was trying to flog.
Look at it this way. You go down to the car yard to buy yourself a nice new Corvette. You go to take a look at the motor, but the salesman tells you, "Sorry mate, the hood's welded shut because of all the secret patented engine equipment that has to remain hidden because you might try to copy it,"
The thing sounds OK, and lots of flashing graphics come up on the dashboard to assure that its working OK, so you decide to buy it.
"Sorry mate, but the corporation doesn't actually 'sell' cars, they only 'lease' them to you under strict agreements of license."
So you figure it might still be worth all this BS just to listen to that ZO6 motor starting up each day and the thrill your wife and kids will get out of driving it.
"Other users," he says. "well, for a special deal costing less than the leasing price of three Corvettes you can also let your kids drive it as well. But, if you want your wife to be able to drive it too, it might be better if you paid our special Corporate License Fee for 'Extended Usage', which will only cost you about the license fee for five Corvettes, and, for minimal extra individual charge, each user can obtain individual access to our special Bulk Users Privileges Package, with such handy extras as 'Door Lock', 'Starter Motor', 'Gear Box', 'Brakes' and 'Steering Wheel' being password activated at no further cost." This is typical of the crap deals offered to business organisations who want to use Microsoft.
Not only that; you also get an OS that spies on itself, and tells their corporate lawyers and accountants whether all your leasing agreements are paid up to date and reports on the software payments of other users of Microsoft with whom you might happen to have any online dealings.
If you tried to sell cars with the same ridiculous terms attached as a Microdaft OS, you would be out of business in two days.
Apparently reputable business managers go out and tie themselves up with such unworkable and expensive deals. Go figure.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Aspen Leaf Interiors, a Truckee interior design studio, was notified by Mountain Living they have been added to the magazine's list of top interior designers. The list includes 125 of the most talented and influential designers in the West. The list can be found at www.mountainliving.com/article/top-mountain-architects-designers-0.
The design team of Aspen Leaf did not apply for the honor. They were notified by e-mail by the Mountain Living team they were to be featured in the 2012 Top Mountain Interior Design guide. The achievement is signified by a logo that now appears on Aspen Leaf's website.
Aspen Leaf describes their design approach with their clients as unique and personal. Each design is individually tailored to each client, and not one design is ever replicated. Their design objective is to create eclectic rooms that focus on the client's taste. Designs vary from rustic, to contemporary, to modern.
"When we design for our clients, we use their aesthetic to enhance their personal taste and point of view in collaboration with our design vision," said Marcio Decker, an Aspen Leaf interior designer.
Original artwork by Decker hangs on display in the Aspen Leaf design studio. Decker recently received his Certified Interior Designer (CID) status, and his work with Aspen Leaf this year scored him a nomination for interior design professional of the year by the Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe (CATT).
"We've been very busy - we're currently working on over a dozen projects," said Decker.
Mountain Living isn't the only publication that has taken notice of Aspen Leaf's work. Aspen Leaf will be featured in the "Watch for" section in the November/December issue of Design Bureau, a Chicago-based design publication that is circulated internationally. The publication can also be viewed at www.wearedesignbureau.com.
Aspen Leaf has been in operation in Truckee-Tahoe since 2004, and their rise in the interior design industry is yet another accomplishment that brings pride to the town of Truckee.
Aspen Leaf Interiors is an award-winning Truckee based interior design agency that serves a clientele of both Reno, Nev. and Tahoe. The Aspen Leaf design team has produced award-winning projects locally and nationally. The Aspen Leaf design studio is located on 10075 W. River St., Suite B, Truckee, CA 96161. For more information visit www.aspenleafinteriors.com or call 775-342-3477.


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Controlling Stress and Cardiovascular Health
Lower your cardiovascular risk: Control stress. Some people cope with stress by eating unhealthy foods, overeating, smoking, or drinking, all of which can increase cardiovascular risk. Stress can also cause a temporary increase in blood pressure and heart rate. The next time you feel tension taking over, sit back and look at what's bothering you. Does it really matter? If you're faced with a big problem, talk it out with family or friends. Stay close to the supportive people in your life.
Learn to relax
To reduce stress, you need to practice daily relaxation. Here are a few ideas:
Make special time for yourself each day to read a book, listen to music, watch the sun set, or do anything that makes you feel calm and peaceful.
Use your favorite kind of exercise as a perfect way to release tension.
Practice time management by giving yourself enough time to get things done.
Keep your sense of humor! If you can laugh at yourself and the crazy things that happen each day, you'll stay happier and healthier.
Try deep breathing or meditation. Also, many libraries and bookstores have audio files or CDs that may help you relax.
Imagine stress away. When you're feeling stress, stop what you're doing. Imagine a peaceful scene—a warm beach or rolling green hills, for example.
Identify what triggers stress for you and plan ahead to avoid or prepare for those triggers.
If you need more help with coping, try joining a support group. Sharing problems with others can help you handle the big stresses in your life.


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MONTGOMERY, Ala.— At the request of Secretary of State Beth Chapman, the Alabama National Guard has sent information regarding new military voting procedures to all deployed commanders.
Chapman recently made changes to ensure military voters have sufficient time for their absentee ballots to be counted in the upcoming primary election on March 13th. Chapman ordered corrective measures in accordance with the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act to address those instances where, for various reasons, county Absentee Election Managers were unable to transmit Federal ballots not less than 45 days before the March 13, 2012 primary election.
The new rule, initiated and implemented by Chapman, expands the time for processing absentee ballots by 8 days and was necessary due to the unexpected inability of some Absentee Election Managers to transmit Federal UOCAVA ballots 45 days or more before the election. Chapman cautions that although the time period for receiving UOCAVA ballots has been extended, all military and overseas voters should return their ballots as soon as possible to ensure their timely receipt.
"I will use the full extent of my powers to extend the time to accept these ballots and make sure each of these votes is counted," said Chapman. "The men and women serving in our military, who are defending democracy, must be able to participate in it fully and without any barriers or hindrances. It's the least we can do."
Secretary Chapman has been a strong state and national advocate for our nation's military and their right to vote, including testifying before Congress on the issue. She also created and chaired Alabama's Military and Overseas Voting Task Force.


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They're making their pitches.
"I want to be the number one place in the country to do business," says Lansing mayor and democratic gubernatorial hopeful Virg Bernero.
They're convincing the constituents.
"Economic development is one of my wheelhouses. I love economic development," says Ann Arbor businessman and republican candidate Rick Snyder.
And they're doing it in front of one of the most influential crowds in the state-- the business community. At the West Michigan Policy Forum, both Snyder and Bernero talked to business leaders for 45 minutes each. We spoke one-on-one to Bernero afterward.
"I wanted to tell them I'm the pro-business mayor. I've gotten results. It's easy to talk about bi-partisanship and balancing budgets. We've done it in Lansing," Bernero says.
And at an event later on in Grand Rapids, we heard from Snyder.
"We need to get to the point of having a government that's responsible, giving great customer service and shows a return on investment to its citizens," he says.
At that second event, Snyder also unveiled his proposal to eliminate the Michigan Business Tax, and instead institute a six percent corporate income tax.
"I'm encouraged by what I hear," says Art Van Elslander, founder of Art Van Furniture. He says he sees promise in both candidates, talking first about Bernero.
"I thought he was very good. I think Rick did a wonderful job as well," he says.
Jim Dunlap, president of Huntington Bank Michigan says, "They're committed, they're passionate, they care-- I don't have any suspicions about their intent whatsoever."
Of course, the crowd and media were quick to inquire about the debate drama going on between the two candidates.
"I'm going to have coffee with him," Snyder says, joking that they had their moment during Snyder's town hall Monday in Westland, when Bernero showed up and was invited to participate.
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School officials ask to delay school report card change
Published: Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
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BREVARD — Transylvania County Schools adopted a resolution earlier this week requesting that legislators delay by one year the assignment of A-F grades to North Carolina schools. The letter grades are scheduled to be included in the N.C. School Report Cards for the 2013-14 school year.
Since 2001, the Report Cards have provided information on school systems and individual schools' class sizes, attendance, student performance, safety, access to technology and materials, number of and licensure of teachers, graduation rates and more, to satisfy state and federal school reporting requirements.
According to the N.C. School Report Cards website — operated by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction in collaboration with the North Carolina Education Research Council and the Governor's Office — the Report Cards issued in late 2014 for school year 2013-14 will assign letter grades to each school as part of the assessments.
The TCS Board of Education wants to delay the A-F letter grades a year, since potential changes to Common Core State and N.C. Essential Standards could mean an adjustment period in schools that could be negatively "graded" or reflected in a Report Card letter grade.
"There is legislation that has been introduced for the short session that may or may not change some standards or requirements," particularly in the Common Core for Language Arts and Mathematics, said Superintendent Jeff McDaris.
"Like all schools systems, we have invested a great deal of time and resources to prepare for the new state standards. If these are changed, then it potentially creates confusion and a change in curriculum," he said. "If that turns out to be the case, then it would be our preference to delay the (Report Card) grading until we know more specifically what it is we will be graded on."
The board voted Monday to adopt the resolution, which was presented to Sen. Tom Apodaca and Reps. Chris Whitmire and Chuck McGrady on Tuesday.
"I don't believe there will be a delay in this year's legislative session, but our local legislators graciously accepted the resolution for consideration," said McDaris.
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Ducks and geese follow ancient pathways from their breeding grounds to wintering areas, an epic journey that has amazed mankind for millennia. Each fall, millions of waterfowl migrate south to warmer regions in search of food and habitat. We don't know for certain how ducks and geese navigate during migration, but scientists believe the birds take cues from the position of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky; geographic landmarks like rivers and mountains; and magnetic fields invisible to the human eye.
Banding research helped waterfowl managers map the major migration corridors followed by ducks and geese, which are known today as flyways. For management purposes, North America is divided into four flyways—the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific.
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People are so funny.
Seriously. Sit back and just watch and listen the next time you're out and about. They may not mean to be funny. They just are.
If it isn't the snippets of conversations, it's how they relate to each other or how they react to a situation.
Now I'm an observer, by nature, because people fascinate me. And I feel like sometimes I have a front row seat to the show.
My day job finds me each day in the lobby of a rental condo building in Beaver Creek. I get to see and hear it all.
One of the things that never ceases to amuse me is when people don't think something through, so they do or say things that are rather obvious if they were to step back and take a look through a set of non-vacationing eyes. I giggle quietly inside, so as to not offend, every time we are asked if our outdoor pool is heated.
"Yes, it is," I answer, silently adding that if it weren't it would be a skating rink surrounded by lounge chairs. We don't have a zamboni, so we decided to heat the water instead. It was a tough choice, though.
The lobby level of the building where I work is actually one flight up an open grand staircase from the front entrance. There is a constant stream of people, including those navigating in ski boots and occasionally those with a stroller, who get off the elevator at the lobby level, then walk down the stairs to get to the exit. Or huff and puff up the stairs every time they come in on their way to the elevator, commenting on the lack of oxygen each time they do so.
Now don't think I sit there sadistically watching them suffer. It's just that in most cases, I'm not given an appropriate opportunity to point out to someone that the elevator actually goes all the way down to the ground level. It's hard to do this without making a guest feel foolish. And the concierge gods would take away my headset if I broke the cardinal rule and made a guest feel bad on vacation.
I have an odd reaction to people walking through the lobby wearing a robe. I realize they are typically headed to or from the hot tub, so it's perfectly normal and acceptable, but perhaps because the lobby is my workspace, I find it very strange when someone comes up to my desk and starts talking to me, standing there in a robe, sometimes with it falling open, exposing their swimsuit beneath. Imagine if you will, that someone strolled into your office in a robe and started talking business with you. See? This is the reaction I have!
In my mind it's out of context. But to them, it's completely normal. They're on vacation, enjoying themselves, guard down. Cracks me up.
Last winter we had a three-generation family staying in our lodge. Father, son and two grandkids, ages 3 and 5. This was by far the loudest family I had ever met, and this from someone who has been told on more than a few occasions to turn down the volume of her voice.
They had no qualms about yelling across the lobby for their children, to talk to each other in highly elevated tones from the lower lobby to the upper lobby via the open staircase, the kids frequently announcing at top volume for all to hear that they had to go to the bathroom.
I walked down the hall past their condo and could hear the bellowed conversation as clearly as if I was in the room with them, the grandfather asking repeatedly, "Jordy, do you want to play horsey?" And the son answering, repeatedly, "Dad, he doesn't want to." They made me smile every time I heard them coming.
One half of a cellphone conversation is always good for a chuckle. People on the phone often forget they are in a public place and the things that come out of their mouths can be taken out of context for my amusement.
The other day, a man paced the lobby talking animatedly and loudly, his words echoing throughout the open space so much so I could not ignore what he was saying. He kept insisting, "Well, I can show you mine. ..."
I finally glanced over at my colleague to see if I was the only one hearing this to see her shoulders shaking with stifled laughter.
I love people. They are hilarious.
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ALAMEDA -- Having delivered on a training camp pledge to be better against the run, the Raiders can make a statement at the midway point of the season by shutting down the NFL's leading rusher.
LeSean McCoy, who has 733 yards on the ground through eight games, has looked at the film and doesn't expect the yards to come easily when the Philadelphia Eagles visit O.co Coliseum on Sunday.
"I'll tell you what, it seems like they all have a big motor," McCoy said of the Raiders defense in a conference call with Bay Area media. "They know who they are. They're a big, athletic group. They play well together. It's going to be a tough game. They play extremely well against the run. I'm curious to see what happens."
Opposing backs often go out of their way to build up their opponent, but in McCoy's case, the numbers back him up. A sieve against the run for the past 10 years, the Raiders are ranked sixth in the NFL, giving up 89.9 yards per game.
The Raiders are giving up just 3.6 yards per carry, fourth in the league, and haven't given up more than 78 yards to any individual runner.
The last time the Raiders went an entire season giving up less than 100 yards per game rushing was 2002, when opponents gained 90.8 yards per game and Oakland won the AFC championship.
A year ago, in the season's eighth game, Tampa Bay rookie running back Doug Martin rushed for 251 yards against the Raiders, scored four touchdowns and became the first running back in NFL history with three touchdown runs of 45 or more yards in the same game (45, 67 and 70 yards).
Lamarr Houston is the only starter who remains (with Tyvon Branch out with an injury) from that game, and the new players have executed what Raiders teams have talked about for years but failed to accomplish.
Mainly, the Raiders play fundamental run defense. They set an edge, turning runners back inside to waiting tacklers. Players don't stray from assignments and remain in the proper gaps. Most important, they swarm to the ball, so when one player misses a tackle, another is there to clean up.
"When a team is going to come in and try to run the ball on you, you have to have the mindset they're not going to have success," defensive end Jason Hunter said. "Guys are working hard on it at practice, making sure they're in the right places, and on Sundays just playing with passion and aggression."
McCoy comes in with just 103 yards on 33 carries in his past two games, losses to Dallas and the New York Giants.
Raiders coach Dennis Allen points out those games occurred when Philadelphia's quarterback situation was unsettled, with Michael Vick and Nick Foles suffering injuries and rookie Matt Barkley forced into action.
Foles will start against the Raiders, having been cleared after a concussion. The fast-paced no-huddle Oregon-style offense brought in by coach Chip Kelly depends heavily on McCoy.
While no-huddle systems are normally associated with passing, Raiders defensive coordinator Jason Tarver said, "They do a good job of staying balanced, run and pass. This is a running offense."
McCoy is averaging 4.7 yards per carry, and Allen calls him "a home run threat every time he touches the ball."
Conversely, the Raiders haven't given up a run of more than 19 yards all season. Philadelphia hopes to break through by getting McCoy into space.
"If you get a piece of him, hold on," middle linebacker Nick Roach said. "He's about as shifty as you'll see, and he's fast, too. You need to get a lot of bodies, a lot of guys swarming him to go get him and bring him down."
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.
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Company Proposes Ocean Energy Projects in Six States
A company that intends to install a wave energy demonstration system at Grays Harbor in Washington State has applied for preliminary permits for wave energy projects off the coasts of six other states: California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company LLC holds a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its project off the coast of Washington, and it applied in late October for preliminary permits for seven sites—two in California and one in each of the other five states. On November 28, FERC accepted the applications and opened a 60-day public comment period, catching the company off guard with its rapid response. The FERC notice drew media attention in Rhode Island, and on December 8, Burton Hammer, the company's president, published a letter on the Grays Harbor Web site, apologizing to the affected state and local officials for failing to forewarn them about the projects. See the Grays Harbor home page.
Grays Harbor plans to use jack-up platforms, similar to this oil drilling rig, to support wave energy facilities and offshore wind turbines. Enlarge this image.
Aside from the drama of the application process, the Grays Harbor proposals also have interesting technical aspects. The company is planning to install wave energy projects on relatively mobile platforms called jack-up rigs, which are used by the oil drilling industry. The rigs are towed out to sea and their support legs are jacked up, just like some types of car jacks, until the platform is suspended above the ocean. To capture the wave energy, the platforms will feature oscillating water columns, which can be pictured as long tubes that are closed on their top ends, with their bottom ends submerged below sea level. As waves pass each semi-submerged column, they cause the air inside to be alternately compressed and decompressed. Turbines connected to the top of each column let air pass in and out, spinning the turbines to generate electricity. Grays Harbor is proposing to mount the columns in the legs of the platform. The company is also proposing to mount wind turbines on the platforms, although that would require a separate permitting process. Grays Harbor expects each platform to have a generating capacity of 10 megawatts. See the technology description on the Grays Harbor Web site.


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Dr. Aldrich chairs New York State's September 11th Workers Protection Task Force, and is a member of the Mayor's World Trade Center Medical Working Group, the CDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, and FDNY's WTC Scientific Advisory Committee.
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ALAMEDA — Taiwan Jones entered the NFL three years ago with visions of running away from defenders and dancing in the end zone after touchdowns.
Things haven't quite panned out that way, but Jones is making the most of his role as a backup cornerback and key special teams player.
"He's done an outstanding job," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "He's one of the best special teams players in this league right now."
Jones spent most of his time the past two seasons biding his time, waiting for his chance to show what he can do as a running back.
That chance never materialized, with Darren McFadden and others getting almost all the carries and Jones buried on the depth chart. He channeled his energy into special teams.
Jones also made it clear to Allen that he was willing to play anywhere, do anything to get on the field more, even if it meant a position change.
Hence, Allen converted Jones to cornerback, a position Jones played some in college.
Jones is making progress as a cornerback, but it's special teams where he is making a name for himself as one of the best at sprinting downfield on punts and kickoffs and tackling returners before they realize they're even in Jones' sights.
"After making a tackle, that's when I see the defense running on the field and they feel good about the field position," Jones said. "That makes me want to work that much harder."
Jones said his career hasn't unfolded the way he imagined, but he's plenty satisfied with the niche he has carved out.
Allen said Jones' attitude is every bit as important to his success as is his superior speed.
"The first attribute for any special teams player is to understand the importance of it, and understand what that role is on the football team and how that can help this team win games," Allen said. "Taiwan Jones loves to play football. He's embraced that role."
-- Raiders special teams play is gaining plenty of recognition for its well-roundedness. Allen said he's still waiting on the return game to get untracked.
Jacoby Ford's longest kick return through six games netted 30 yards. On punt returns, 30 of the Raiders' 96 yards came on one Phillip Adams return.
Ford said the time is coming when he and Adams are going to bust off long returns and ride that momentum the rest of the season.
"It's one of those things where you just keep plugging away at it," Ford said. "Eventually you break one. ... As soon as you hit one, everything just starts clicking everywhere."
-- Allen limited practice Tuesday to young players and those in need of extra work as the Raiders head into their bye week.
That meant only 36 of the 61 players on the active and practice squad rosters participated in on-field drills. The 25 others got in some work in other capacities.
This represents a departure from last year, when all healthy players practiced before the bye week.
"It was important for the veteran players to get some time to really take care of their bodies and get themselves back healthy and ready to go for next week," Allen said.
-- Wide receiver Rod Streater said he and others appreciate quarterback Terrelle Pryor being accountable. At the same time, they make sure Pryor knows that not everything negative is his fault.
That's easier said than done, though, given the way Pryor is wired, Streater added.
"It will bother him for a little bit," Streater said, "but once he watches film and he sees exactly what he needs to correct he gets over it. But he's a perfectionist so he's going to want to work hard and make no mistakes."
-- The Raiders practice Wednesday, then the players are excused until Monday.
Allen said he wants his players to enjoy their down time, yet remain focused on the big picture.
"We've got to ... understand that when we get back rolling, we've got to have our body and our mind ready for the stretch run of the season," Allen said. "That will be critical for our success moving forward."
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders.