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verb[no object]
- You should return to dry land rested, relaxed and restored.
- He agreed to stay at the castle to be waited upon hand and foot and to rest up for their return to the Tower.
- The purpose of the holiday at the end of the year is to rest up and chill out after a busy competitive season.
- He rested his eyes then, thinking about everything he had just found out and how it would affect his future.
- He then went home, had dinner and rested his legs after an exhausting walk to church.
- We walked for a few minutes while he rested his legs and gave his arches a little break.
- And he was the first coach to make sure his best players were rested for the final minutes of a game.
- Such a lopsided assertion that you shouldn't rest players can be contradicted by considering any of the many times United rested players and still won.
- I understand the temptation to protect players but, given that we can play a maximum of only six games during the tournament, do we really need to worry about resting players?
- His body rests in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, a small chantry chapel adjoining the north choir aisle and only completed in 1969.
- The body rests among greenery, a symbol of life and rejuvenation.
- Isis looked long at the sarcophagus, if the legends were true the body of Osiris rested in the stone structure in front of her.
- I think that the matter might have rested there if it were not for the fact that many schools, and their teachers and students, felt cheated.
- After all, surely this organisation could put the matter to rest once and for all.
- So far as the Newsletter is concerned, I think it is probably best to let the matter rest for the time being.
- There were three solutions to this problem: fertilizing, rotating crops, and resting the land.
- The land was rested, abundant, and fertile; occupied by a people of calm dignity.
- In the Jubilee Year, too, the land was rested and no work done on it.
- Prosecution rested, you rested and the jury went out and came back.
- The District Attorney said last week that the prosecution would rest today.
- Both the defence and prosecution rested in the fifth day of the trial after Jones testified against him for a second time.
- For all other rifle events in the standing position, the rifle rests against the shoulder and the left arm can be supported on the chest or hip.
- He didn't rise when Hunter entered; he stayed in the cross legged position, his hands resting comfortably on his knees.
- Start from an almost flat position with hands resting behind head and elbows out to the sides.
- He adjusted his position to rest his arm against the chair beside him and motioned toward her.
- I then lay my arms out on the table, next to her elbows and rested my cheek against hers.
- He turned slightly to face her, resting his arm and elbow upon the back of the bench.
- Emmanuel looked around the room and caught sight of the pistols; his eyes rested on the weapons, and he pointed to them.
- Luke said with a frown, his blue eyes finally resting on the table in front of him.
- He scanned the bushes and his eyes rested upon a wisp of red at the base of a bush.
- The revenue base for this system rests upon a simple proposition - that consumers have no close substitute for the use of the land - based, wireline, circuit - switched, telephone system.
- Thus the moral/legal element in scripture (the halacha) rests upon a narrative base (the agada).
- Our current knowledge base rests on small studies and special surveillance systems, with a few examples of survey data.
- Consider this pragmatically, too - if you were in a relationship with somebody of dubious fidelity would you want to rest things on the hope that other women would turn him down when he wanted them?
- 'He appears to rest his confidence in a few people whose judgment corresponds to his gut instincts' he said.
- However, the company rests this view on the fact that so many more people get their news from the local newspaper, the local news show, and, to a lesser extent, other outlets.
- The ultimate responsibility rests with those who refuse to change racist structures and policies.
- Ultimate responsibility rests with the board, which was doubled from six members to 12.
- The ultimate responsibility for screening newborns rests with the attending physician.
- We cannot afford the luxury of cooling off periods, rests or breaks.
- Power was exhaustible and requires to be replenished by periods of rests.
- By the end of last year, he had nothing left in the tank, and he was planning a complete rest until he felt the urge to pick up a racquet.
- Each atom has an unchanging shape and size and a changeable degree of motion or rest.
- In the beginning in his omnipotence he created matter, along with its motion and rest.
- The three other rooms in the exhibition are devoted to food and drink, sleep and wakefulness, and motion and rest.
- The rests, fermatas and sudden dynamic changes help to provide an element of surprise.
- I need to practice listening to the rests - not only in my music - but also in my conversations.
- It is in a comfortable key with limited chromaticism, employs only basic syncopation and has frequent rests.
- The clefs, rests, and expression marks such as slurs and phrasing, even the thickness of the staves, make up a complex pictorial and typographical unity.
- As he progresses, he will also learn to distinguish various musical expressions such as time signature, rests, and tempo.
- Long drawn lines interspersed amid the text act as scripted silences, musical rests.
- The measure of five syllables is almost always inconvenient in utterance and should be broken up, by a rest, into two portions.
- This is a stylish and very practical telephone rest, which comes with a handy desk pen.
- There is a small hanging device in the receiver rest to prevent the receiver from falling when it is placed on the rest with the telephone mounted on the wall.
- Traditionally when a player uses the rest, the player's hands are quite close together.
- I was busy laughing at him as he was having to use all the furniture (extended cue, extended rest etc).
- Protect your furniture and your cues with this beautiful Luxury Leather Cue Rest with moveable arms and protective feet.
at rest
- Not moving or exerting oneself.Example sentences
- The definition later attracted criticism from Newton on the ground that it implied, incorrectly, that particles inside a moving body were at rest while those on the surface were not.
- 'Restless legs' are an unpleasant creeping sensation deep in the legs when they are at rest, especially in the evening and during the night.
- A pure arterial ulcer often has no edema, unless the patient with pain at rest keeps the leg dependent throughout the night for comfort.
- 1.1Not agitated or troubled; tranquil: he felt at rest, the tension gone if you think something's wrong, consult the doctor and put your mind at restMore example sentences
- Fortunately for Laurie, I'm here to set his mind at rest, for I happen to know that his projections are fundamentally flawed.
- If you had doubts about how riveting Manet's subject was to audiences of the time, the documentary section of the show set your mind at rest.
- The whole atmosphere was relaxed, which did a lot to set my mind at rest.
- 1.2Dead and buried.Example sentences
- But you also come across real mausoleums, like the cemetery, where on artificially formed hillside terraces over a thousand soldiers lie at rest.
- Her funeral mass was celebrated in the Church and she now lies at rest in Court Abbey cemetery within sight of her home.
- A large Celtic Cross stands in the middle of the plot and there too many of the Jones Family lay at rest underneath.
come to rest
- Stop moving; settle: the elevator came to rest at the first floorMore example sentences
- The golden coach bearing the Queen and her family came to rest close behind.
- The airplane came to rest, upright and on fire, on grass-covered soil, about 290 feet to the left of the departure end of runway 13R.
- It got nearer and nearer until it eventually came to rest in the centre of the park.
give it a rest
- informal Used to ask someone to stop doing something or talking about something that the speaker finds irritating or tedious.Example sentences
- But now can you please, please just give it a rest.
- I mean really, for goodness' sakes, give it a rest.
- You'd think they'd give it a rest at the weekend.
no rest for the weary
- see weary.
- 5
- Conclude one's presentation of evidence and arguments in a lawsuit.Example sentences
- He called no further evidence and rested his case.
- Lawyers argued over procedural matters about admitting evidence and then prosecutors rested their case.
- I don't think they'll make that decision until the prosecution has rested their case.
- humorous5.1 Said to show that one believes one has presented sufficient evidence for one's views.Example sentences
- And they cannot fail to call into question the motives on which the opponents of hunting claim to rest their case.
- The only other thing I can add… this is wonderful timeless music that really needs no introduction, its Ray Charles, and I rest my case.
- I will stick my thumbs in my waistcoat and quote the well-known phrase: 'I rest my case, m'lud John!'
rest on one's laurels
- see laurel.
rest (or God rest) his (or her) soul
- Used to express a wish that God should grant someone's soul peace.Example sentences
- MY dear old mum, rest her soul, was not a judgmental sort of lady.
- My father - God rest his soul - knew it would happen.
- To this day, the smell of stale ash reminds me of him, God rest his soul.
rest on one's oars
- see oar.
Old English ræst, rest (noun), ræstan, restan (verb), of Germanic origin, from a root meaning 'league' or 'mile' (referring to a distance after which one rests).
In the sense 'to stop working or moving', rest is an Old English word from a root meaning 'league' or 'mile'—the reference was to a distance after which a person rested. The rest that means 'the remaining part' comes from Latin restare 'to remain', also the source of to arrest someone (Late Middle English), which you do by stopping them, and restive (late 16th century). Like reprieve, restive is a word whose meaning has been reversed. Its original meaning was 'inclined to stay still, inert'. It was then applied particularly to a horse which remained stubbornly still or shifted from side to side instead of moving on. From this came the current meaning of 'restless, fidgety'.
Words that rhyme with restabreast, arrest, attest, beau geste, behest, bequest, best, blessed, blest, breast, Brest, Bucharest, Budapest, celeste, chest, contest, crest, digest, divest, guest, hest, infest, ingest, jest, lest, Midwest, molest, nest, northwest, pest, prestressed, protest, quest, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-possessed, southwest, suggest, test, Trieste, unaddressed, unexpressed, unimpressed, unpressed, unstressed, vest, west, wrest, zest
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noun[in singular]
- What this means in terms of trade relations with the rest of the world remains to be seen.
- She stormed off somewhere and I didn't see her the rest of the night.
- We lost sight of them a short time later, and didn't run into them the rest of the night.
- The programmer bowed his head along with the rest of them but remained unmoved.
- The rest of the rules remain the same so any posts you find must be recent etc.
- The rest of us remained silent, watching Devin and Jonas and waiting for their cues.
verb[no object]
- Whatever the case, you may rest assured that his tone remains hauntingly elegiac at all times.
- So, when its time for bed, you can rest assured that you're in good company.
- He said their families can rest assured that their sons and daughters died for a noble cause.
and (all) the rest (of it)
- And everything else that might be mentioned or that one could expect: social security and pension and the rest of itMore example sentences
- I love crosswords - I love the cryptic clues and the obscure quotes from Shakespeare and all the rest.
- I bought her book, stocked up on butter beans, fennel and the rest of it, and fell at the first hurdle - when I discovered that her sweet-potato wedges were even more delicious with big dollops of full-fat mayonnaise.
- If this makes it worse what is going to happen in terms of our house insurance and the rest of it?
the rest is history
- see history.
Late Middle English: from Old French reste (noun), rester (verb), from Latin restare 'remain', from re- 'back' + stare 'to stand'.
In the sense 'to stop working or moving', rest is an Old English word from a root meaning 'league' or 'mile'—the reference was to a distance after which a person rested. The rest that means 'the remaining part' comes from Latin restare 'to remain', also the source of to arrest someone (Late Middle English), which you do by stopping them, and restive (late 16th century). Like reprieve, restive is a word whose meaning has been reversed. Its original meaning was 'inclined to stay still, inert'. It was then applied particularly to a horse which remained stubbornly still or shifted from side to side instead of moving on. From this came the current meaning of 'restless, fidgety'.
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James Vestal Call Sr., 91, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Carolina House of Lexington.
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Regan said Taylor had tattooed Parson in prison, but Parson didn't pay for his ink. Prosecutors say an argument ensued when Taylor tried to collect and a fight broke out.
MACON, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say two prison inmates have been sentenced for their roles in the 2011 fatal beating of a fellow inmate at Central State Prison.
Autopsy results showed that 23-year-old Justin Michael Taylor of Soperton died of blunt force trauma and strangulation in a Feb. 21, 2011 fight at the prison in Bibb County.
Reports say that Lance Allen Parson of Quitman pleaded guilty Friday to voluntary manslaughter. John Regan, a Bibb County prosecutor, said Parson was sentenced to 15 years.
Regan said Hugh Dorsey Barnard of Bainbridge, who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, was sentenced to 18 years.


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The U.S. Army Infantry
On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the formation of 10 companies of light infantry, creating the first elements of what we now know as the U.S. Armed Forces. From the beginning, the Infantry has borne the brunt of sacrifice for securing and protecting the freedoms of this Nation, our friends and allies. It is the "boots on the ground," armed with both rifle and bayonet, and owns the last 100 yards of the battlefield. The Infantry's seven values mirror the Army's: honor, integrity, duty, selfless service, personal courage, loyalty and respect.
While only one branch of the Army, it has accounted for more than half of all the Medals of Honor awarded. Members of the Infantry have suffered approximately 75 percent of the casualties in our Nation's wars. Fifteen U.S. Presidents, including Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower, served in the Infantry, all of whom saw combat action. Infantrymen have been called upon to fight all over the world in every sort of weather, over every kind of terrain and in every diverse culture.
The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center tells the Infantry's story and preserves its legacy.
National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act
The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 110-357) signed into law on October 8, 2008, requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 silver dollar coins in commemoration of the legacy of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. The coin designs are emblematic of the courage, pride, sacrifice, sense of duty and history of the Infantry. As authorized, the United States Mint is producing 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar coins in proof and uncirculated qualities. Surcharges from this commemorative coin program are authorized to be paid to the National Infantry Foundation.
Coin Designs
The obverse (heads side) design of the 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar features a modern Infantry soldier on rocky ground charging forward and beckoning the troops to follow, symbolizing the "Follow Me" motto of the Infantry. Inscriptions are LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and 2012. The representation of the contemporary soldier captures the essence of the Infantry's motto.
The reverse (tails) design features the crossed rifles insignia, the branch insignia of the Infantry. Inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE DOLLAR and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The insignia is a universally recognizable symbol of the Infantry, as all members wear it.
Both 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar designs were approved by the Department of the Treasury on July 19, 2011, at the recommendation of the United States Mint, after consultation with the National Infantry Foundation and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, as well as review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
Coin Specifications:
|26.730 grams nominal
|1.500 inches (±0.003) or 38.10 mm (±0.08)
|90 percent silver; 10 percent copper
|Mintage Limit:
|350,000 across all product options
|Place struck:
|United States Mint at West Point ("W" mint mark)


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Nick Cave is a 10.
He's the coolest of the cool -- a man who has defied popular trends while defining his own. He's equal parts style and substance, and he's managed that balancing act, the trickiest in all of popular music, for decades. He comes across larger than life on the concert stage, and he writes lyrics that, at times, reach Leonard Cohen heights.
For all those reasons, and many more, Cave is my pick as the hippest retro rocker coming to the Bay Area over the next few weeks. He brings his Bad Seeds to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Tuesday.
However, many other options are available, as the spillover from Southern California's mighty Coachella festival washes into the Bay Area in a big way this month. Many of the hipster acts, such as Cave, first came to fame decades ago.
How cool are these acts in 2013? It's time to rate the top offerings, some of which are also playing Coachella. I'll start with the cats who are nearly as cool as Cave and work my way down.
Johnny Marr
9 p.m. April 13, Fillmore, San Francisco.; $29.50, www.livenation.com
Plus: He was every bit as important as Morrissey to the Smiths. The guitar parts he fashioned in the '80s with that band -- clearly one of the most important modern rock troupes of all time -- are still being imitated today. He's done some relevant work since the Smiths, including rocking with Modest Mouse.
Minus: Marr's long-overdue solo debut, the recently released "The Messenger," isn't likely to add much to his legacy.
Cool score: 8
Jello Biafra
8 p.m. April 14, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco; $16, www.slimspresents.com
Plus: He led the Dead Kennedys, the greatest punk rock band of all time. He sang on "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables," the greatest punk rock album of all time. More than 30 years later, Biafra still hasn't lost his bite.
Minus: I'd trade everything Biafra has recorded over the past 25 years for one reunion tour with the Dead Kennedys. Unfortunately, that looks like it's never going to happen.
Cool score: 7
The Three O'Clock
8 p.m. April 17; Great American Music Hall, $30, www.slimspresents.com
Plus: The group was a member of L.A.'s "paisley underground" movement, which consisted of a bunch of '80s acts that combined psychedelic rock and folk in tuneful ways. That sound has proved to be very influential with modern bands.
Minus: The band's catalog is quite uneven. The Three O'Clock released two early winners, then dropped the ball once people started paying attention. The group is launching its first tour since 1988, but one should worry why it's taken the band this long to try and cash in on the neo-psychedelic craze.
Cool score: 6
The Selecter
8 p.m. April 16; Regency Ballroom, San Francisco; $29.50-$32, www.axs.com
9 p.m. April 18; Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz; $20-$25, www.moesalley.com
Plus: In its early '80s prime, the British band was certainly one of the best 2-Tone ska revival acts. The Selecter's first two LPs, 1980's "Too Much Pressure" and 1981's "Celebrate the Bullet," are seen as defining moments in the genre. Also, vocalist Pauline Black was a major influence on the likes of Gwen Stefani.
Minus: Neol Davies, the man who wrote most of the Selecter's truly classic songs, is no longer in this band.
Cool score: 5
9 p.m. April 12; Regency Ballroom; $32.50, www.axs.com
Plus: Britain's OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) made some pretty fine synth-pop in the '80s. Its best-known single, at least in the U.S., is "If You Leave," which was featured in the 1986 John Hughes film "Pretty in Pink." Having weathered a 10-year-breakup (1996-2006), the band is back in action and making new music.
Minus: You could put all of the truly essential OMD recordings on one very short playlist. Also, retro charm only goes so far.
Cool score: 4
Molly Ringwald
8 p.m. April 16; Yoshi's San Francisco; $25, www.yoshis.com
Plus: Don't underestimate Ringwald's effect on modern rock. Her classic "Brat Pack" flicks of the '80s featured hip soundtracks, which helped popularize such bands as the Simple Minds, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Psychedelic Furs and OMD.
Minus: She sings jazz standards on her recently released debut CD, "Except ... Sometimes." The one thing the world definitely doesn't need is another formerly famous pop icon turning to the Great American Songbook to try and resurrect her career.
Cool score: 3"


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And it is definetly not Universal Binary.
Looks quite old and unmaintained, the homepage was modified last time April 29, 2005. However I haven't tried the application itself, so it might still be of some use.
This may also need a tag "VNC"


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Roger dominated the 'super match' in Seoul right from the start and defeated Rafael Nadal for the second time within less than a week with a masterful display in a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 exhibition match victory.
Especially the middle set had its moments of theatrics, including Roger taking a break to watch a big screen replay of a point won masterfully by Nadal by flying through the air to smash volleys at the net.
The two were all business in the third, holding serve for the first seven games. In the eighth, however, Roger broke his opponent thanks to a pair of unforced errors and a double fault before he ended the match emphatically with an ace.
There's only two word's to describe what you did last year, " you're amaising" congratulations for this exellent year and have fun on hollydays!
Roger, more than anything else, I want you to remain healthy and continue with the great form in which you have been so far.
a superb performance!
Congratualtions on a fantastic year. See you in 07. This coming year the French Open is yours.
Fantastic results for the year. Couldn't possibly be any happier than I am already for all the fantastic tennis you have performed this year. You and Nadal have a rivalry that is bringing so much pleasure and fun to the sport. Nadal is fantastic, he ha
roger federer equals the man........ any questions?????
YES! Rogi you're very incredible! After a terrible season( on phisical plane), after the GREAT VICTORIES in the Slams, in the several Masters, on Basel,your home, and finally the magic tennis showed in the Masters Cup in Shangai, you're still be able to p
Hi Roger!
You had a great year!!!.
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You had a great year!!!.
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WATCH: Alicia Keys & Maxwell - 'Fire We Make'
Posted April 24th, 2013 @ 3:29pm by Kelley L. Carter | CocoaFab
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Where is the water?!
Surely, you'll need to be cooled down after checking out this steamy, sexy video from Alicia Keys and Maxwell for her track "Fire We Make."
Alicia and Maxwell give major sexy everything in this music video set in a French Quarter hotel. That falsetto. Yes.
Check out what video director Chris Robinson did here!


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A event that I will never forget and still trying to remember.
Saturday, 08/10/1996
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
Soundcheck: Character Zero, The Old Home Place, Funky Bitch
Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, Poor Heart > BagAC/DC Bag > Fee[1] > Reba[2], IDKI Didn't Know, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, Rift > GinBathtub Gin, Cavern
Set 2: Wilson > DwDDown with Disease > SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Free, Fluffhead, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Whipping Post[3] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, HoodHarry Hood > ADITLA Day in the Life
[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Fish on vocals.
· Sunshine of Your Love tease in Scent of a Mule
Noteworthy Jams: Reba, Down with Disease, Scent of a Mule, Harry Hood
Average Song Gap: 19.26
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: My Friend featured Trey using his microphone stand as a slide. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Page teased Sunshine of Your Love during the Mule Duel. Whipping Post was played for the first time since April 20, 1993 (285 shows) and featured Fish on vocals.
Song Distribution:
4 Rift
3 Junta
2 Stash
2 Hoist
2 A Picture of Nectar
2 Lawn Boy
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Billy Breathes
1 The White Tape
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This show was part of the "1996 Summer U.S. Tour."
A event that I will never forget and still trying to remember.
The choice of cover songs surprised me too. A Day in the Life just about shocked me. Whipping Post kept the energy push on.
Oh, my friend, Andy, actually saw Mike biking through the Alpine Valley crowd. Funny.
This was a better show than a lot of the other live recordings I've heard lately. I wouldn't say it's my favorite live era for them, but this definitely outdoes what I heard in '98, any of the '00's shows, and '09. I don't know, for some fans that's probably not even saying that much.
We went to the free MMW show in Madison the night before so we got to Alpine Valley early. We paid some nice folks 20 bucks or something to camp on their back lawn. There was room for 20 or so cars. The only rule was we couldn't set up tents(ruin their lawn.) It was real nice out so that was no problem. As security was kicking people out we hopped the fence to our car, pulled out lawn chairs, an cracked some beers and watched the circus.
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Overall: this show changed my life. looking back on it they could have absolutely laid an egg and i wouldnt have cared, I was sold already. but remembering what i can and listening to it at this very moment. its still Everything I thought it was on that day when i was 15
I remember walking around the lot, beer in hand with ease, something that wouldn't be an easy feat for 16 year olds in the years to come at Alpine. Some guy in the lot later taught me how to open a bottle of beer with a lighter, something I'd never forget.
I ate my first ever, phatty garlic grilled cheese.
The My Friend, My Friend opener was killer, I'd love to see it as an opener again, more than any song! The album Rift always had a "wintery" quality to me, so seeing a first set dominated by Rift tunes set to a backdrop of the ski area that I learned to ski and board at was pretty sick.
Hearing Fee at your first Phish show is pretty sweet when your last name is Fee. Our lawn neighbors wanted proof so my brother and I busted out our ID's.
Whipping Post was funny from what I remember. I think Trey referred to Fishman as "the dork".
Contact > Fire encore? Only now do I realize how dope this was, even if Contact isn't exactly one of my faves.
To sum it up, incredible show. What I thought would be a regular rock concert turned out to be a party of epic proportions. All this plus 2 sets and a two song encore? What a deal for $27.50!!!!
I was sixteen years old at the time. Five of my friends, and myself crammed in my buddies 86' buick regal named "skunky". I think it was named that after the odors that came from it. Anyway, we drove from Peoria Illinois till we reached the town of East Troy. We stopped in the town at the square where everyone was chilling since it was early. We smoked and walked around. I remember a small drum circle in the center of the square, and a guy playing Fee on acoustic guitar.
We then left the town and made our way to the parking lot. This was my first time to alpine valley so when I saw the parking lot it seemed like it went on forever, which it did. We got a parking spot and then immediately went for a walk. We all did our our own little journeys through the lot and I picked up some shrooms and some of my friends got some lysergic. That being said, you know were this is going. BONKERS CRAZY!!!
We had all started tripping by showtime. Once the band took the stage you could hear trey with the my friend, my friend noodling on his guitar. For me, this was the ultimate phish song to hear live and perfect for the first, I might add. The energy kept building in that song, and then takes a crazy twist in the middle. The Wilson, Fluffhead, and Harry Hood noticeable highlights. I hardly remember the rest, but I know for sure I was on a journey through the cosmos. What a show! I hope that one day this will get a livephish sbd release some day. The audience copies floating around just don't give it justice. Everything was played perfect that night, or maybe it was just the shrooms. I don't know! You be the judge!
I was so clueless back then. I'd had no idea they'd be doing Clifford Ball just a few days later.


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Ok, I've tried searching through already existing posts but found nothing related to my specific problem so I thought I'd ask. I have a file that's .MKV with imbedded subtitles that show up as "Track 1" on VLC (not English or whatever). The file has Japanese audio and the subtitles are in English if that matters. Anyways, I've set my settings to this:
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NYSE Busts Trades as Anadarko Falls to Penny
A sharp drop that drove Anadarko Petroleum to a penny in the last second of trading Friday exposes a vulnerability in trading rules adopted last month to curb sharp stock swings.
Andarko's stock fell from over $90 a share to as low as one penny in fraction of a second and then recovered, closing up $2.22, or 2.5%, to $90.03, according to FactSet NYSE Euronext canceled all trades executed below $87.56 that took place between 3:59 p.m. EDT and 4:00 p.m., according to an alert sent to traders at 4:42 p.m.
Last month, exchanges launched a framework to curb sharp stock swings. The so-called limit-up/limit-down system does away with single-stock circuit breakers set up by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the wake of the "flash crash" on May 6, 2010, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 1,000 points in a few minutes.
Limit-up/limit-down is designed to prohibit wild price swings by allowing defining valid trades only in within certain price bands. For Anadarko and other large stocks, the range is 5% above or below the stock's five-minute moving average.
But the rules didn't take hold Friday because the one-year pilot program is rolling out in phases, and doesn't apply to stock moves that take place in the final 30 minutes until Aug. 1, according to the SEC.
"One of the gaps in limit-up/limit-down is that it does not apply in the last 30 minutes," said James Angel, a professor of finance at Georgetown University. "We have so many contracts tied to closing prices that you've got to get it right: mutual fund pricing is based on the close, as is the value of your account."
The new limit-up/limit-down rules did away with NYSE's own program to curb swings on its own exchange. So-called "liquidity replenishment points" were removed by NYSE at the request of the SEC. NYSE criticized the SEC for ending the program, saying that they benefited investors.


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Following Valentine's Day and the shelves piled high with those heart-shaped boxes of candy, I have been thinking about the pleasure cacao trees have given the world.
The fruit of the cacao tree are large football-shaped pods, each containing up to100 seeds. Cacao seeds are the basis of all chocolate. The seeds, or beans, are very bitter, but the pulp that surrounds them is sweet and when it is allowed to ferment, the bitterness of the beans is reduced and they develop a heady chocolaty aroma.
Back in 1999 when Michael Burgess first began working at Hartley Funeral Home, little did he know one day he would end up owning and operating the business.
With a degree in Sports Administration from Limestone College, he worked in his field of study for about a year before his uncle Jerry Hartley offered him a chance to learn the funeral business. He accepted the job and spent most of his time maintaining the landscaping of the funeral home while learning firsthand about the business.
"Snow snow on the ground
Sun is sinking down down down
Trees trees covered in white
People gasp at the sight."
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Saturday , Feb. 16 we stood by the kitchen windows gasping and gaping as a surprise snowstorm swirled around us.
By 5 p.m. it seemed that we were in the middle of a blizzard with near white-out conditions.
By late Saturday afternoon, Feb. 9, the 20-yard metal dumpster between the Daughters of the American Revolution monument at Buford Battleground and the monument placed there during the 226th anniversary was full of brush and yard debris for the second time.
An inspection of the 2-acre property shows a few sawed-up limbs on the ground that wouldn't fit into the dumpster.
There are also several mounds of fresh-raked leaves on the back of the tract near a barbed-wire fence where cattle do what cattle do.
Would you like to spend an elegant evening in support of the arts?
On Saturday, Feb. 2, the Lancaster County Council of the Arts will host its biggest fundraiser of the year.
The 18th annual LCCA gala, entitled Art & Soul, promises an evening of dancing with silent and live auctions to support Lancaster County's art programs. The black-tie-optional event begins at 7 p.m. in the Bradley Arts and Sciences Building on the University of South Carolina Lancaster campus.
Nestled in the woods of Van Wyck, Carol Leedy weaves a basket in the shop across the driveway from her home.
For nearly 30 years, the 68-year-old Ohio native has been handcrafting reed baskets – from extra-small key holders to a three-basket storage unit – with homemade black walnut stain, her own dyes and embellishments like buttons and feathers. Her prices range from $12 to $100.
"Busy hands are happy hands," Leedy said. "It's a stress-breaker, and it keeps me from kicking the dog. I've always been very crafty."
Dennis and Susie Nichols carefully plan their landscaping to make sure there is something blooming year round at their home.
While that's easier said than done, the Nicholses stay on track. They plan their work and work their plan.
Right now, the mums at 1909 Sardis Road are slowly fading, but perky pansies are ready to claim the show.
Even a few summer annuals continue to have blooms, a sure sign the Nicholses give their plants plenty of TLC.
When it comes to decking the halls in advance of a holiday party, there's nothing quite as festive as creating homemade decorations with the family.
From handmade ornaments to shimmering trees, your party guests will catch that holiday spirit when they see the special décor created just for the event.
To help get you started, the inspiration experts at the Jo-Ann Craft Stores have shared the following holiday craft ideas.
Traditions of the current season include cooler autumn weather, falling leaves of gold, aroma of turkey roasting, Black Friday sales and Clemson and Carolina fans showing their school spirit. Only one thing is missing from this list – the B&B Craft Show.
Celebrating its 32nd year, the B&B Craft Show promises to offer one-of-a-kind hand crafted gift ideas just in time to kick off of the holiday shopping season.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Stephen Curry nearly notched a triple-double in leading the Warriors to a 104-96 win at Detroit that lifted them to a season-high 13 games over .500.
After the Warriors grinded out their fourth win in a row since the All-Star break, their record moved to 35-22 to mark the latest point in the season the team had reached that high point in Curry's five NBA seasons.
But Curry, whose 19 points, eight rebounds and nine assists helped push aside a Pistons comeback, was far from satisfied.
"Our expectations are higher than that," Curry said of the Warriors' matching their high of 13 games over .500 last season. "And it's a good checkpoint for us to keep that upward trend, but we're not satisfied with that.
"It's nice to know after my five years this is the best we've been, so that's a good feeling, but we want more."
Red-hot Golden State, which has the Western Conference's longest current winning streak, is hoping to once again use a long eastern trip to improve its position in the standings.
The Warriors got off to a good start by cooling down the Pistons, who shot 29.8 percent from the field in the second half and were unable to make a field goal in the game's final four minutes.
Curry and Klay Thompson, who was 8 for 12 from the field to also finish with 19 points, took advantage with shots down the stretch. And in a display of his overall ability on a night when he was 3 for 9 from long distance, Curry grabbed an offensive rebound and kicked the ball out for a Steve Blake 3-pointer that gave the Warriors the lead for good at 92-90.
"We're a defensive-minded team, and that's the key," said coach Mark Jackson, whose team rebounded after allowing Detroit to score 62 first-half points. "That's why our act travels."
The Warriors displayed their grit as well. Andrew Bogut played in his first game in three weeks since beginning to feel shoulder inflammation and contributed four points and seven rebounds. With David Lee (stomach flu) sidelined, Jermaine O'Neal started and again delivered with 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots.
"I like the way we won it, because it's not going to necessarily be flashy and fun every single night," O'Neal said. "If we're going to have a chance on really competing for a championship, these are the type of games you're going to have to win in the playoffs.
"These games like this build the character, build the image of our team. We want to be a defensive team."
The Pistons did find success with 54 points in the paint, many coming on easy dunks. Greg Monroe scored a game-high 23 points, with Josh Smith and Kyle Singler adding 18 points apiece.
Rough stretches for the Warriors were quickly corrected because of the play of their bench, which was led by Jordan Crawford's 15 points -- his best game with Golden State -- and Harrison Barnes' 11 points.
Crawford has raised his level of play since the arrival of Blake in a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers, allowing the Detroit native who also arrived in a midseason deal to take on more of a scoring role.
"A high-basketball-IQ player is easy to play with," Crawford said of Blake.
The Warriors have five games left against Eastern Conference teams on their trip, and getting this win to reach 13 games over .500 actually reminded Curry of all the wins they might have had at home before the All-Star break that went for losses instead.
"It kind of makes it frustrating, because we could have been here in better position," Curry said. "We only can control what's ahead of us, and that's what we're doing."
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"No. To me, anothers life is a different value to me. My life is a different value to them. Prices are not universal, and one thing sells for more or less than another.
And just because it is said does not make it true. You may be nice all your life and end up trodden into the dirt, felled by your own disliking for resistance.
Well, there is hardly any reason to hurt yourself, is there now? Everyone does good for themselves, deep in their mnids. It pleasures them. It saves them from karmic resurgence. If you didn't enjoy doing good, in any way at all, I don't think you'd do it."


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An evening of music, dancing and desserts, a first-time fundraising event for the Summit High School music program, takes place Thursday at the Silverthorne Pavilion.Summit High School's jazz band and chorus will perform swing and ballroom music, along with the local band, Swing Crew. There will also be a silent auction and dessert tasting and contest. "We thought it would be a chance for the jazz band to get out there and perform for the community," said Linda Shea, director of instrumental music at Summit High School (SHS). "It's also an event where people will have the opportunity not just to watch, but to participate and dance too. And it is an event for the whole family. This is a way to raise money too, since we have a limited budget. I think the idea of including the silent auction will help us a lot."The silent auction features items donated by local businesses including ski rentals, ski goggles, an Arapahoe Basin season pass, clothing, massages, acupuncture sessions, haircuts, chiropractics, pediatric dental care, dance instruction, taekwondo instruction, recreation passes, a Frisco Adventure Park pass, pet supplies, oil changes, car detailing and more.According to volunteer organizer Thekla Schultz, donations have covered all of the event's expenses already, so the funds from admission tickets and the silent auction are going exclusively to the music program, helping with the purchase of musical instruments, for example. "We've been working on this for a couple months and just found that people are so willing to donate. It's been remarkable," said Schultz.Guests can refuel their energy by tasting desserts provided by supporters, including pumpkin cheesecake, vanilla bread pudding with chocolate sauce, brownies, candy, cake, fudge, chocolate mousse, vanilla Bavarians, assorted cookies and other creme desserts. These delectables are part of a dessert competition, and are accompanied by an Italian soda bar, coffee and tea.For kids ages 3-12, there's a supervised dance floor. Healthy snacks, fancy stage lights, a disco ball, hula-hoops and other toys and amenities should keep them busy while mom and dad enjoy the evening. And if anyone does not have a dance partner, not a problem. Making sure everybody has a good time, event organizers created "come dance with me" signs available to call a dance host to the rescue. The idea for the event, called Dancing & Delectables, came from Thekla Schultz and her husband Merle. Now volunteering at the high school, the Schultzs came from a community in Northern California that organized a similar event for their local band, so when they moved to Summit, they approached Shea with the idea of hosting something similar in the county. "There's been recently a lack of swing and ballroom available in Summit County so this is a great opportunity for people who like to do that kind of dancing," Thekla Schultz said. "Even if people don't enjoy dancing they can come enjoy the music and the food." The Schultzs have also been volunteering to teach an after-school swing dancing program at the high school. Twelve or so students are regular participants. "We are swing dancers and have been dancing together about 10 years," Schultz said. "It's so much fun we wanted to come pass it on to young folks."Recently, the students did a news clip with Summit County TV. "The kids are wildly enthusiastic on the clip," Schultz said. At Dancing & Delectables, the band will play - but when it's not playing, many of its members will be on the dance floor. "People will enjoy the live music," Shea said. "It will also be fun for us to perform with professionals. This is a unique event and swing music is uplifting and exciting. ... my hope is that a lot of people will show up and want to do this again, and that the event creates more swing dancing opportunities in the county."
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Well the journey from seed to harvest this year regarding peppers was long and often times uncertain due to weather conditions. Too cold, too much rain and lack of sunlight slowed the peppers greatly. Many farmers across Ontario had to plant a second crop of peppers this year to make up their losses and to have peppers for you the consumer. There were many days I spied black trays of dirt praying for any signs of life. It wasn't until late May when sprouting began in earnest and some varieties didn't sprout until June, a few didn't germinate at all. Next year I will start the peppers 30 days earlier than this year. Oh it's the farmer's life for me, I wouldn't want to do anything else, so if waiting a few more months for peppers has to be – so be it. All the more sweeter!
According to the Marconi seed cultural notes Marconi is an Italian heirloom prized for extremely sweet, large red fruits. Plants produce 3-lobed tapered blunt-tipped fruits that measure 3″ at the shoulder and up to 12″ long. Excellent for using green, in fresh in salads, and also for frying. 70-90 days from transplant.
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Some peppers were ready for harvest September 17th, 2011. There are four more plants with dozens of unripened peppers as of this date. I would suspect they need another four weeks to harvest. Normally from seed to harvest these peppers should take 150-160 days but this year they needed a longer growing time at 210-240 days. Proving 2011 was a poor year for peppers in Windsor Ontario, at least for my Marconi's. Long red Cayenne peppers seemed to do just fine.


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SAN ANDREAS - Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital President Craig Marks on Wednesday announced that the hospital has changed its name to Mark Twain Medical Center.
Last year, Catholic Healthcare West changed its name to Dignity Health. Both St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton and the hospital in San Andreas are part of Dignity Health.
Marks said that "medical center" is a more appropriate name for the facility, because it is "much more than just a hospital."
Mark Twain is the only hospital in Calaveras County and also operates a number of community clinics.
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SAN JOSE -- Despite the San Jose Repertory Theatre's aggressive efforts to cut costs, refinance debt and boost revenues, its financial auditors continue to question whether the troupe that has been one of the city's major investments in downtown revitalization can survive past August.
The Rep's latest financial audit noted that "the Theatre has taken substantial measures to reduce its operating costs, defer or eliminate certain programs, and continue to streamline production costs" and that its board "continues to support special fundraising efforts designed to pay down debt and secure additional working capital."
But the audit added that "there can be no assurance that these actions will be sufficient" and cited concerns that "temporary funding" provided by board members "cannot be relied on for future years."
"Based on these uncertainties, there exists substantial doubt about the Theatre's ability to continue as a going concern" beyond August, said the audit, completed in December by the San Francisco firm Burr Pilger Mayer for the Rep's fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2012.
Auditors have been doubting the Rep's year-to-year survival as a "going concern" for years now. The Rep teetered on insolvency in 2006 before the city agreed to a bailout allowing the troupe to borrow up to $2 million from San Jose's general fund, with the limit shrinking over 10 years and a requirement to repay outstanding balances. The troupe continued to struggle with repaying the debt.
But during the Rep's most recent fiscal year, San Jose officials agreed to convert that $2 million bailout to a 25-year term loan, lowering annual costs by spreading payments over a longer period. City officials said it was a more realistic repayment schedule that would allow the Rep's survival.
Nick Nichols, the Rep's managing director since 2006, attributed the latest audit's doubts about the Rep's survival to a lack of cash reserves. Throughout its history, the Rep has covered its costs through fundraising, but "in the eyes of an auditor that's uncertainty," he said.
The Rep is trying to build a cash reserve of $150,000 to $200,000 to reassure auditors about the organization's long-term viability.
Though the recent audit indicates the Rep owes a balance of $1,964,999 to San Jose, with annual repayments scheduled to jump from $50,000 through 2014 to $65,000 in 2015 and $81,819 for the following two years under the 25-year agreement, city officials aren't worried.
"We monitor them on a monthly basis," said Kerry Adams Hapner, the city's director of cultural affairs. "They have aggressively and successfully reduced expenses. They're still actively seeking community support. They're continuing to do very good work on the stage. Ticket sales are doing very well. I feel personally optimistic about the Rep and its future."
Founded in 1980, the Rep operated out of the Montgomery Theater until it moved into its $24 million, 584-seat blue cube-shaped auditorium in downtown's Paseo de San Antonio in 1997. Built with $20 million in city redevelopment funds, it's now named after former Mayor Susan Hammer and her husband, Phil, who had fought to get it built. The troupe has enjoyed rent-free use of the building with the city subsidizing maintenance and providing annual arts grants from hotel tax receipts.
Like many city-assisted arts groups, the Rep has struggled in an economy wracked by repeated recessions after the bursting dot-com and housing bubbles.
Even so, it remains a key element in the city's effort to revitalize a downtown that had suffered in the 1970s and 1980s from suburban growth. A 2011 study showed the Rep draws about 75,000 visitors to downtown San Jose and contributes $9.1 million annually to the local economy, Hapner said.
Should the Rep fail, San Jose would either have to spend $685,000 a year to run the theater while searching for a new entertainment company or $105,000 to maintain a shuttered building.
Nichols acknowledged that after posting an operating surplus in the previous fiscal year, the Rep ended the most recent year with a loss due to unexpected maintenance costs on the aging theater building and weak fundraising offsetting a banner year in ticket sales. This year, fundraising is on track, though ticket sales have been slightly off, he said.
But Nichols, excited about the return of The Flying Karamazov Brothers to the Rep, expects that in the next couple of years, the troupe will have built up enough reserves to convince auditors that it will remain a going concern for the foreseeable future.
"I'm cautiously optimistic," Nichols said. "We've done a lot of the hard work that needs to be done."
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Pit bull owners, attack victims offer clashing perspectives on breed
Riverside County supervisors today authorized the Department of Animal Services to proceed with drafting a proposed ordinance requiring owners of pit bulls to sterilize their dogs, with some exceptions, for the sake of public safety.
"We're not asking you to ban the breed," Animal Services Director Robert Miller told the Board of Supervisors. "We're asking for reasonable regulations to help us encourage people to do the right thing."
Animal control officers are called out to capture and impound all manner of vicious dogs, Miller said, but pit bulls are by far the worst type.
In just the first three months of 2013, at least three serious pit bull attacks have been reported countywide. One of the victims was mauled to death. All of the victims were women over 75 years old.
Supervisor John Tavaglione said he urged the Department of Animal Services to draw up proposed regulations targeting pit bull owners after an 84-year-old Jurupa Valley man was killed by a family pit while sitting in his wheelchair last year.
"I have no doubt there are many responsible dog owners," Tavaglione said. "But there are many in our communities who are not responsible with their dogs. Those are the ones we need to go after."
Miller said the pit bull population countywide ranged into the tens of thousands, while the total number of pit bulls licensed in the county is around 120.
"The population is out of control," he said. "Twenty percent of the dogs we impound are pit bulls and pit bull breeds. We deal with a lot of `powerhouse' breeds. But pits do the worst damage."
He noted that the dogs are "over-muscular" and typically have "over-developed broad jaws" that allow for clamping down on a object or person for "a half-hour or hour."
According to Miller, the adoption rate on pit bulls in county shelters is the lowest of any breed. The vast majority are euthanized.
Beaumont City Councilwoman Brenda Knight told the board she had been attacked by pit bulls in two separate incidents.
"Something that doesn't get mentioned enough is that these dogs bite differently. They're like sharks," Knight said. "They rip, tear and shred. The attacks can be brutal."
Riverside-area resident Michelle Randall recalled how her Aussie shepherd was savaged by a neighbor's pit bull, which inflicted permanent injuries from which the woman's dog suffered for months before dying.
"Pit bulls are genetically engineered to fight," she told the board. "They may be `just the sweetest thing,' but at their genetic heart, they're bred for one purpose."
Pit bull owners countered that the dogs can be trained to be more aggressive, and it was unfair to broad-brush the breed as inherently vicious.
"You can sensationalize any breed," said Riverside resident Aurora Chavez. "It's not right to blame an innocent dog. Go after the owners. It's their responsibility to control the dog's behavior."
Michelle Chavez of Riverside, a pit bull breeder, said imposing mandatory sterilization would "promote underground dogs."
"People will hide the dogs or they'll dump the dogs," Chavez said. "We understand there's a problem. But there needs to be more education."
Each supervisor indicated he was amenable to an ordinance aimed at controlling the pit bull population. However, several supervisors insisted that any proposed regulation contain language specifically exempting some pit bull owners from a mandatory spay/neuter requirement, including individuals who use the canines as service dogs to cope with disabilities.
Supervisor Marion Ashley sought a "model ordinance" that cities might follow. A county ordinance would only apply to unincorporated communities.
"We'll come up with it and then go sell it," he said.
Any proposed ordinance would be the subject of at least two public hearings before the board.
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Rhinitis is a condition that involves a constant runny nose, sneezing, and nasal stuffiness. When these symptoms are not caused by hay fever or allergies, the condition is called non-allergic rhinitis. One type of non-allergic rhinitis is called vasomotor rhinitis.
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Those traveling between Belpre and Marietta on Ohio 7 can now shave some travel time off their drive.
This year's second round of speed limit increases in Ohio-the result of legislation passed earlier this year-went into effect Sunday on some rural divided highways, rural expressways, and rural freeways.
The four-lane portion of Ohio 7, which runs south from Marietta, saw a jump in speed from 55 mph to 60 mph. And while not all drivers who live or reside near the affected road have noticed the change, those who have seem to be enjoying the faster ride.
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Traffic breezes past Veto Road on Ohio 7, where the speed limit recently increased from 55 mph to 60 mph.
"For me, I like it because when I'm on the road I'm always in a hurry," said Doug Lang, owner of Lang Outdoor Power Equipment just off Ohio 7.
While Lang does not see the change affecting business, several customers have mentioned they like the change, he said.
The change will affect business for area trucking companies, where time means money.
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The speed limits on 607 miles of Ohio roadways increased Sept. 29.
The speed limit changes were the result of legislation passed earlier this year in Ohio.
Rural divided highways now have a 60 mph speed limit.
Rural expressways without traffic control signals now have a 65 mph speed limit.
Rural freeways now have a 70 mph speed limit.
The four-lane portion of Ohio 7, which runs south from Marietta, is considered a rural divided highway and now has an 60 mph speed limit.
Source: The Ohio Department of Transportation
"We think it's a good thing," said Dennis Coe, Marietta terminal manager for R&J Trucking which is situated along the highway. "We're federally mandated to only travel so many hours a day. If we go a little faster, we can travel a little further."
The five miles per hour increase might not seem like a lot, but it is enough that people should adjust their driving habits accordingly, said Lt. Randy Stackpole of the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
"People need to put more distance in between them and the car in front of them to account for the extra stopping distance," noted Stackpole.
Also cars coming from one of the many intersecting roads need to be wary when crossing or merging onto Ohio 7, he said.
"People might not realize that other cars are closing in faster than they used to," said Stackpole.
Veto Road resident Betty Born, 79, said she did not have any problem crossing the southbound lane of Ohio 7 when taking her dog to the veterinarian Tuesday morning.
"It's not really harder (to cross Ohio 7). I think people were going that fast anyhow," said Born.
On intersecting Bramblewood Heights Road, Colleen Reid said she and her husband had not noticed the posted change and do not anticipate it being a problem.
"I don't think we'll mind it. We don't drive that much," said Reid.
The newest changes follow a round of speed limit increases that went into effect July 1-raising Ohio's longstanding 65 mph interstate speed limit to 70 mph.
Though it is too early to tell whether the change has contributed to any statistical differences involving accidents, drivers should always be wary, said Lt. Carlos Smith of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
"We're always going to aggressively enforce the speed limit and we ask drivers to obey the new posted speed limit," said Smith.
Other nearby highways with speed increases as part of the Sept. 29 changes include portions of US 50 in Washington and Athens counties and US 33 in Meigs County.


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The former owner of a Manchester 7-Eleven has given up the keys to his store, but he has retained an attorney to continue to battle the convenience store chain in court.
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Pianist Jodi French will present a program of virtuosic music, including Bach's "Liebster Jesu in A Major" and "English Suite No. 2 in A Minor," Mozart's "K 3 Allegro" and "K 400 Allegro," Beethoven's "Sonata No. 15 in D" and Gregory Stone's arrangement of Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the Music Recital Hall on the Southern Oregon University campus, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Admission is $15; free for students. See www.sou.edu/performing arts or call 541-
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How to Avoid Getting Sliced in Short Track
When short-track speed skating resumes on Thursday, there's one thing to keep in mind: accidents happen. They're pretty much inevitable when five or so people skate in a cluster at over 30 miles per hour. The problem is that they're not using the dull-bladed rentals from your local rink. These skates come with blades barely a millimeter thick and more than a foot long.
In other words, they're pretty serious knives in disguise. And when someone takes a tumble, there's no telling where they'll go. So here's your short-track speed skating guide to not getting sliced up.
1. It's all about the suit. Since the last Olympics, cut-resistant suits made of ballistic nylon or Kevlar or a combination of both have become standard issue in the sport. They cover skaters from their necks to their extremities, which are protected by cut-proof gloves and boots. They also wear headgear similar to bicycle helmets. "So from head-to-toe, I'm cut-proof," Dutch skater Freek van der Wart said. "But my face isn't cut-proof."
2. Short-track can be pretty intimate. In the middle of the pack, skaters are constantly patting each other on the shoulder, the back, and the rear end. But they aren't just being friendly. It's about letting your competition know where you are. Because deliberate obstruction moves are mostly illegal, giving the guy in front of you a warning is a good way to create some space and, more importantly, prevent him from cleaning you out.
3. If you have to fall, there's a right way to do it. Make sure your feet are up and your blades and you lead with your shoulder when you skid off into the padded wall. The last thing you want is an ankle turn and your own blade coming back at you. Worse still is crashing with someone else. "If you're going into the wall with someone, you don't know where your blades are," British skater Jon Eley said. He would know: in 2012, he had a blade go right through his boot in a crash and sever a tendon. "You can't predict what's going to happen."


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PHOENIX -- The A's are trying to set new standards at second base and shortstop this Cactus League season, and one game into it, the reviews are good.
One review of second baseman Jemile Weeks was particularly good.
"He's an All-Star second baseman, I know that for a fact," Milwaukee's second baseman said as the Brewers escaped with a 2-1 win over the A's in the Cactus League opener.
The speaker was the Brewers' Rickie Weeks.
"That's my brother," Jemile said after being told of Rickie Weeks' bragging. "That don't count."
It may count for something, since Rickie Weeks was an All-Star in 2011 and knows what it takes. Jemile was a rising star that same year he debuted with the A's but fell on hard times in 2012, including a demotion to the minor leagues in the midst of a pennant race in August. Now he's trying to climb back.
"I've been there, we all have," Rickie said. "But he's got a very strong mindset. I tried to help by telling him what I'd gone through."
In addition to his mindset, Jemile Weeks also owns a nasty backhand flip. With Jesse Chavez pitching in the second inning, Jemile broke to his left to make a diving stop of a ball hit sharply by Jean Segura. Not only did Weeks track the ball down, but he made a dead-reckoning toss to a player with whom he has scant acquaintance, A's shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima.
If Weeks wins the five-man competition for second base this spring, he and Nakajima, the import from Japan, will be working together a lot. And on this play, at least, they looked like they were in sync.
"Perfect," was the way Nakajima described the throw from Weeks through an interpreter.
"I had to trust him and throw where I thought he'd be," Weeks said. Nakajima was spot on, then got off a one-hop throw to first baseman Brandon Moss to complete the double play.
"I thought he looked good, smooth," manager Bob Melvin said. "That was a nice little double play when Weeksie made that throw. The double play ball was hit pretty hard."
Melvin gave high marks to the approach of both men at the plate. Weeks doubled in his first at-bat while Nakajima was 0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout.
"(Nakajima) was not trying to pull homers, he was getting some good looks and taking some pitches," Melvin said. "He's learning the opponent. On first impression, he looked good today."
Nakajima said he was a little nervous, but getting a walk in the top of the first inning and getting a grounder in the bottom of the first erased some of the jitters.
"I feel good to get the first experience," Nakajima said. "It was good to see live pitching. The more games I play, the more comfortable it will be."
Weeks, who has a history of putting together good spring numbers, said he was going to follow the advice of Rickie, who told him after his double to "stay right there" with his swing.
"I changed something last year," Weeks said about moving from the Cactus League to the American League. "I'm not going that route this year."
And in summing up his approach to trying to win a job that he had locked up 12 months ago, he said, "You're getting ready for now instead of getting ready for later."


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Swimming and diving completes first day at Terrier Invite
Nov. 19, 2011
Boston, Mass. - The Stony Brook swimming and diving teams wrapped up day one at the Terrier Invitational on Friday night in Boston, Mass. After 10 events, the men's team sits in ninth place, while the women are in seventh.
The men's 200 freestyle relay team of junior Hajime Ichikawa (Scarsdale, N.Y.), senior Ed McIntyre (Laurel, N.Y.), junior David White (Flemington, N.J.) and senior Sean Conway (Oakdale, N.Y.) took seventh in 1:26.81. The women's quartet placed 11th in 1:38.75, but were only .70 seconds away from taking fifth in a tightly-contested event.
Sophomore Allison Zelnick (Troy, Ohio) grabbed another top-10 finish for the Seawolves in the 50 free, placing 10th with a time of 24.23.
The Terrier Invitational will continue Saturday and Sunday on the campus of Boston University.
The Seawolves are one of 10 teams competing on the men's side, including Columbia, Yale, Northeastern, Boston University, UMass, New Hampshire, Boston College, Drexel and Central Connecticut State. Eight competitors (including Stony Brook) are vying for the meet title on the women's side: Yale, Boston College, Boston University, UMass, Drexel, Bryant and Holy Cross.


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Board of Public Utilities general manager Tim Maier reported to the McPherson City Commission on Monday of an increase in winter water consumption.
Maier said he wished to advise the public of how winter water consumption can affect their bills.
The water consumption of an individual is typically measured in units from water meters near the residence, with sewer charges based on units of water used.
During the winter months, however, Maier said water meters are often covered to prevent freezing. The last reading before those winter months, Maier said, is in November, with the meters not being read again until March.
The winter water bills are based on prior usage.
In March, the meters are uncovered and read. The bills are divided by the four winter months.
If customers use more water than the average payment, their monthly bills will go up in spring to make up the difference.
Because of the drought, some customers are watering their lawns and using more water during the winter.
Maier said he wanted to alert the public they may see higher bills in the spring because of this.
To prevent the increase, Maier recommended to simply be aware of outdoor water usage during the winter months.
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Well all I can say is OMG... I have just been through Part 1,2 and 3 and Im blown away by everyone's collections! I feel like the poor glass collecting relative now! I may post some pics at some stage, there wont be many LOL And now everyone on here has scads of money or are excellent bargain hunters? Please tell me there is hope still out there for the budget collector to get some awesome items... :spls:
Presumably Leni the vases are of Leda :24: :24: :24:.Intriguing, no one seems to have created a black swan - as we get here in Australia. They would make a stunning piece of work with the bright red beak and the white feathers nearer the tail.Ross
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English teacher Kimberley Gilles put off grading two piles of "To Kill a Mockingbird" essays to staff a phone bank Sunday and urge San Ramon voters to approve Proposition 30, the tax hike to help stabilize California schools and government, and a local bond measure.
Susan Canty of Los Altos Hills has been living and breathing Proposition 38, another tax measure to increase state school spending. This week, she was urging Mountain View and Los Altos PTA volunteers to spread the word among members.
Teachers such as Gilles, 56, and parents such as Canty, 55, all hope to save education from potentially devastating budget cuts, but each camp is crusading for only one of two tax measures offering different tax solutions. If both propositions 30 and 38 pass, only the one winning more votes will go into effect.
The state's largest teachers union has dispatched platoons of teacher-campaigners, aiming for each of the state's 10,282 public schools to get a visit. The union is stumping for Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown's initiative for a quarter-cent sales tax and an increased income tax on the wealthy, to avoid massive midyear cuts.
"Nothing is more effective than a one-on-one conversation," said Eric Heins, vice president of the California Teachers Association. "Our members are very motivating."
With only a fraction of the budget and organizational expertise, the state's largest parent organization is rallying its officers to support Proposition 38, bankrolled by civil rights attorney Molly Munger, to lift California from the cellar among states in per-pupil spending by imposing a sliding-scale income tax increase.
On Proposition 30, "I decided a teacher's voice needed to be heard," said Gilles, 56, who said likely voters were receptive to her pitch when they heard she was a teacher. She told them, "The children you see walking down your sidewalk need your financial involvement."
Gilles is volunteering her time. Others, like San Jose teacher Kevin Thompson and Jennifer Thomas are partly on the CTA payroll, working to persuade colleagues to not only support, but also campaign for Proposition 30 and against Proposition 32, which would ban union deductions from paychecks.
Both campaigns aim to bring home the intensifying threat to education. San Jose Unified had to cut $15 million to balance this year's budget. "We'll lose another $14 million instantly just to stay solvent," Thomas warned as she spoke after school last week to about half the teaching staff of Hacienda Elementary in San Jose.
"We're asking you to share that information with your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors," he said.
The snappy presentation with just enough detail appeared to do its job; after half an hour, teachers picked up "Proud educator and voter" and "No on 32/Vote/Yes on 30" pins. They asked for lawn signs; CTA had so far sent out only "No on 32" ones.
Since August, a brigade of eight teachers has targeted each campus in the other 30 school districts in Santa Clara County. One of the campaigners, Thompson, found a capable classroom substitute so he could devote half his time to campaigning, with the CTA reimbursing the Union School District for his absences.
CTA spokesman Mike Myslinski would not say how much the union has budgeted for the political campaign.
"It's a grim future for my students if something doesn't happen," said Thompson, who's in his 22nd year of teaching. "Educating my colleagues is the only thing I can think of that is more important than educating my kids."
Although potentially having broader reach on the ground, the PTA campaign appears less organized, lacking the crisp edge of the union operation. With television ads launched only last week, Proposition 38 supporters have struggled to make inroads amid staunch Proposition 30 support and hostility from teachers, the Democratic Party, newspaper editorials and others often counted on as education's allies. Even the League of Women Voters declined to endorse it, remaining neutral instead.
Talking points are filtering both from the state PTA down to the school level, and in reverse as well. Nancy Krop of Palo Alto has created a PowerPoint she's presenting at Palo Alto PTA-sponsored events and covering the dismal and complex reality of state school funding. "This is a project I've been working on for three years," she said, when she lived in another district and was shocked to find her then-first-grader without art, music and PE. "Why," she asked then, "is my son's generation going to get a much worse education than mine did?"
Campaigners for both propositions 30 and 38 go to lengths not to bad-mouth each other's initiative.
When asked about the governor's initiative, Krop responds, "40 percent of voters will vote no on any new revenue measure." If the remaining 60 percent of voters splits, neither proposition will win a majority, she tells her audiences, "You do the math and figure out what you think is the right thing to do."
Likewise, Thomas tells teachers, "Now is not the time to raise taxes on the middle class," but adds, "You decide which one looks best for public education."
Teacher Gilles tells people she's not opposed to the goals of Proposition 38. "It's hard for me to turn away from the PTA." But she also fears the midyear cuts that will be triggered if Proposition 30 doesn't pass.
She doesn't discuss the measures in her English classes nor leave leaflets in the classroom. But she wears her campaign button every day.
Contact Sharon Noguchi at 408-271-3775. Follow her at Twitter.com/NoguchiOnK12.
Prop. 30:
Raises income taxes by 1 percentage point on individual income exceeding $250,000, 2 percentage points on income between $300,000 and $500,000, and 3 points on income of more than $500,000. Extra tax would be in effect from 2012 to 2018.
Raises state sales tax by a quarter cent from 2013 to 2016.
Prop. 38
Raises income tax, progressively, starting with a 0.4 percentage point hike on those with taxable income of more than $7,316, with the highest boost -- 2.2 percentage points -- on those making more than $2.5 million. Tax hike would be in effect from 2013 to 2024.
Revenue raised
Prop. 30
An average of $6 billion annually when both the sales and income tax are in effect through 2016, with revenues dropping slightly in the final two years.
Prop. 38
An average of $10 billion annually.
Prop. 30
Revenues would raise the Proposition 98 guarantee, which means more money for schools, but revenues would also be used to balance the budget.
Prop. 38
For the first four years, $6 billion would be used for schools, $1 billion for child care and preschool and $3 billion for debt payments. From 2018 to 2025, larger shares go to schools, child care and preschool -- and debt payments would decline.
If both initiatives pass, the one with the most votes will take effect.
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My normal, everyday, "it's all good" attitude is going to be put on hold for awhile while I jump on my "What the hell happened in Philly?" soapbox.
Setlists are good indicators as to what was going on with any given night. The way songs flow off one another, whether there be a pause or segue, certainly can lead one to believe it may not be the greatest of shows. This show was no exception. A less than average setlist, and an absolutely horrible musical showing by four guys I hold to a very high standard, one that even I can digest an average show and say I had a great time.
There was absolutely near nothing going on this time in Philly. They didn't even try to take Simple tune anywhere. Taste was one of the worst three versions I have ever heard. Trey could not save this tune to save his life on this night. Makisupa -> Buffalo Bill was, pure and simple, a self indulgent non-musical Phish moment. They had absolutely no interest in getting anything musical out of these two tunes. You have to understand, I love Tom, as much as anyone. But it's not necessary for him to come out on stage for this. It completely took from the entire musical experience. Trey was more focused on his Tom spiel than he was on playing the damn tunes. It was the tenth Buffalo Bill ever (my second), and they use it as a vehicle for some hokey story about Tom writing this tune in 1969. Honestly, who cares? Actually... I care, I just don't want to hear about it in the middle of a Holiday Run show at the Philly Spectrum that I just drove 1000 miles for. Tell me about it in the next book!
One thing that I came to realize after being force-fed this ridiculous attempt at entertainment was, at least Robert Hunter was wise enough for thirty years not to get into the way of the fans time with Jerry on stage. He knew that even though he wrote the tunes, the fans were there to hear Jerry sing the tunes, not Robert Hunter. I go to Phish shows to hear Trey sing Buffalo Bill, not Tom Marshall. I don't care when he wrote the song, I just want Trey to sing it. Tom was so badly off key I just had to stand there and shake my head.
I thought that Bowie would be the point where they were going to attempt to save the show, but then I realized it was such a bad night, even the Bowie was terrible. Who would have ever thought a Bowie could be bad? I had yet to hear a bad Bowie until this night in Philly. I won't go into details, just try to make it through this; you won't listen to it twice, I guarantee it.
Then they threw in the towel. They paused after a terrible Bowie and Trey walked over to Page, then Fish, then Mike, and I actually thought they were talking about a way to salvage this whole thing, but they came back with Strange Design. I think Trey must have said something like, "Guys, I'm having a real bad time up here, it's just not happening, let's wrap this up with Strange Design and Character Zero". During Zero, I just stood there almost with a tear in my eye.
I am not in any way a spoiled Phish fan. That is not what this review is about. I can take an off night, or an average show, but this was plain pathetic.
Trey needs to take his head out of Dave Matthews ass and start thinking about Phish, the most important thing in any of their lives. If you take your eyes off anything that is anything in your life, whether it's your family, your career, your hobbies, or any of your passions, you will most certainly lose your edge, or lose focus when you go back to it.
I am very concerned that these guys are far so wrapped up in the umpteenth solo project that they sometimes forget how to be Phish. I would almost bet Trey has been working a lot harder on preparing for the new Dave Matthews rock star guitar gig than he has about what puts him in the lifestyle he has become accustomed to.
Lastly, I absolutely love Friday. And I don't even mind it as an encore. I was under the pavilion having a religious moment during that tune this past summer at Deer Creek. I have thoroughly enjoyed most everything from 2003 up until this point. 2003 has been an excellent comeback year, I can go on and on about what I love about 2003. But this Philly show was a very bad experience.
And since I'm on a roll, will someone tell me if they can find a worse segue than the AC/DC Bag->First Tube from Nassau?
Sorry for all the negativity, I just love these guys way too much to let them off the hook on this one. We deserve better. We're way too good to these guys.


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WALNUT CREEK -- Mayor Kristina Lawson said Tuesday that she is "seriously considering" running for retiring Rep. George Miller's seat in November.
State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, has already announced his intention to run for the 11th Congressional district seat that will be vacated by Miller, who announced Monday he will not seek re-election to the seat he has held for 40 years.
Lawson, in her first term, was elected to the City Council in 2010. In December, she was appointed mayor. She is up for re-election in November.
A land use attorney, Lawson is a partner in the San Francisco law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips. She lives in Walnut Creek with her husband and two young children.