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Should GNU/Linux distros allow commercial software repositories? Should they let users have access to non-free software? Is limiting the users choice to just free software limiting their freedom or preserving it? This is a tricky one... how do you see it?
What is a repository...?
Hi, I have to ask: what is a repository, actually?
I think you need to explain things better if you want people to write in forums, you really do.
A repository is a huge container of software. See here:
Have a look here:
Basically, your distribution will make several pieces of software available through their repository (or repositories!). Normally, there is ONE official repository, and other "not-quite-official" ones.
This makes installation _amazingly_ simple, especially because the repositories normally know about dependencies. So, if you install software A, but software A needs softwares B and C to work, the installer will deal with this without any trouble!
A simple matter of differentiation
This is really just a matter of differentiation. Some distributions have their reputation staked on very high levels of guaranteed user freedoms, others on ease of use. Clearly the first category (e.g. Debian) is going to prefer limiting distribution of non-free materials, while the second (e.g. Linspire) is going to prefer to facillitate them.
I use Debian myself. But I'd probably recommend a distribution that isn't afraid of non-free drivers to someone who's just trying out a GNU/Linux distribution. I'm willing to put up with the hassles associated with using 100% free software -- things like having to be choosy about hardware purchases and/or occasionally having to deal with buggy or incomplete support. But that makes sense, because these are hassles I'm prepared for -- I have sufficient training and experience to get around these problems, and because I value the reward for it, I'm willing to.
OTOH, most people aren't in my position. They just want things to work, and I think that's fair.
Allow them until they are no longer needed?
If we allow them, aren't we are more likely to get converts to FOSS. Then, once there is critical mass, won't we be at the point where proprietary options will no longer be needed, where they are superceded by FOSS alternatives or where they'll cease to exist?
We sacrifice a little freedom now so we can have a lot more or total freedom down the track.
Drivers: yes; Applications: No
I personally dislike repositories of non-free applications, but I understand the need for non-free drivers, firmware, codecs and similar software. In my view: Repo with Flash player and mp3 codecs → Good; Repo with the Opera Browser → Bad. After all, there's not much need for proprietary applications, FLOSS alternatives are just as good, most of the time.
Again it's about choice
Choice should be the key here. Non-free repositories should be available but (IMO) not by default.
In that way you are giving people the choice to run non-free stuff but you are making them very aware that this extra stuff may have different distribution and usage restrictions etc.
Assuming we are talking about drivers etc. putting them in a non-free repository may (and I mean *may*) prompt the hardware manufacturers to set the code free.
Example: two 3d graphics cards are available to a user, one has drivers in the free (default) repository and one in the non-free. A user buying the first one will likely recommend it as "works out of the box with Linux" to their friends. With the non-free one a user may well recommend it with the caveat "but you'll have to install the driver from the non-free repository". Whilst this is not a huge problem the second user may well go down the path of least resistance. (Well we can hope can't we).
Commercial softwares on GNU/Linux
The choice should be left to the user to use commercial software too. For one, limiting one to ONLY freeware is also a step against freedom of choice, which is a cardinal principle of the Linux community.
Secondly, it would be rather impractical to think that all Windows and Mac users will overnight shift to the Linux distributions. It would be better if the option to use commercial software over Linux distributions is there, to win over more and more people from other platforms. Giving them the option to use freeware parallel to their commercial softwares is a good way to win them over.


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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The words "Play Like a Champion Today" are plastered on the walls leading from the locker room to the field at both No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 8 Oklahoma, a rich piece of tradition the storied schools happen to share.


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In Their Own Words – My Dreams for You
This "In Their Own Words" is by Jennifer. Her daughter Sienna is 3 years-old and was diagnosed at 20 months. To read more check out her blog, Fingerprints of Autism.
The dreams that I had for you were many when you were growing inside me.
When I finally saw your precious face my dreams were coming true.
Slowly my dreams faded away as you started to spiral downward into a dark world.
When I realized you had autism my dreams were torn from me!
When we were fighting our way through the confusion of therapy and treatment my dreams were of healing.
When you started preschool my dreams were of acceptance, friendship, and fun.
Now when I think about my dreams for you they are the same as they were in the beginning!
My dreams for you never left me!
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
November 4, 2010 at 1:24 pm
I understand it and I love it, very beautiful. I'm very glad that she is coming along well.
November 4, 2010 at 1:53 pm
U expressed Ur thoughts & feelings SO-O-O well & simply that I couldn't resist thanking U 4 Sharing them! U R a WONDERFUL mom!! Sienna is 1 lucky girl 2 hav U!!!
November 4, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I have a 3 yr old currently in the process of being diagnosed, so I know exactly how you feel. Loved it!
November 6, 2010 at 9:47 am
Thank you, you put all my thoughts that I have held inside of me since realizing my 6 yr old son was autistic…..I am not afraid to dream anymore for him…..
November 8, 2010 at 3:08 pm
My oldest son was diagnosed at 23 months. Thank you so much for this beautifully written entry. It describes the emotions I've gone through with my son since his diagnosis.
November 10, 2010 at 3:42 am
My dreams for you never left me, that one line summed up all the emotions what a parents goes through discovering that their child is autistic.
November 12, 2010 at 2:28 am
my thoughts are with you i have felt the same since cale was diagnosed almost two years ago wow i just relized itd been that long. my dreams for him are still so strong my prayers are neverending and the little things give me hope. my husband is so sure he'll snap out of it,and my dreams for cale have to become real


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PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg city officials say situations like Wyndemere and Packard Court have taught officials to look for problems with developments before they are brought into the city.
Mayor Bob Newell said he believes Wyndemere to be the last problem area for the city in terms of new subdivisions not being brought up to code before being annexed.
"It's the last one that I am aware of," he said.
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Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell points to a development on Paul Street as an example of development done right. Officials say careful planning is needed to avoid future situations where subdivisions are brought into the city with sub-par roads or other issues. (Photo by Michael Erb)
The Wyndemere subdivision had been annexed by Parkersburg in 1999, but the streets were not finished by the developers and were never dedicated to the city. Now some officials are asking for the streets to be repaired and taken over by the city, but others are balking at the idea, pointing to the cost to repair the streets and a gate located at one entrance to the community.
A motion to allocate $34,000 toward the repair of Wyndemere's roads died for lack of a second last week at the Parkersburg City Council Finance Committee meeting. City officials say they will still bring the matter before the full council for a vote in the near future.
Willow Lane was dedicated in 2009 after lengthy debates, a lawsuit and thousands of dollars in work on the street. Most recently, city council approved a plan to dedicate Packard Court, a subdivision off Packard Street.
Parkersburg Development Director Ann Conageski said officials have learned some hard lessons in the past.
"Areas like Wyndemere gave us some important experience in issues we want to avoid," she said.
Conageski said the city has seen development on the business side in recent years, but not as much residential development. About five years ago, two of the most recent developments were completed: Avery Court near Avery Street and apartments along Paul Street in south Parkersburg.
Newell pointed to the Paul Street development as one which had been handled correctly.
"The developer worked with us every step of the way and did everything he was supposed to do," Newell said.
But Paul Street differed from Wyndemere, both in scope and circumstance. With Paul Street, a short but undeveloped existing city road was completed. Because it was work on an existing road, the developer did not need to dedicate the road to the city, but everything was done to city specifications.
Wyndemere, by comparison, stretches for miles and was outside of the city. When the development was annexed in 1999 the roads had not yet been completed and as a result were never dedicated.
Newell said dealing with development outside of the city still involves a lot of trust and communication between the city and the county.
"I believe there is better communication between the city and the county now than there has been in the past," he said, but added, "We haven't had the opportunity to take anything in that would have started in the county, not in recent years."
Newell also pointed to City Planner Rickie Yeager as a major difference between the issues of the past and the challenges of today.
"In the past our planning department never really had a planner in it," he said. "They didn't know to look at all of the things we are looking at today. We put a lot of trust in the past in developers to do what they said they would do, and they didn't.
"Now it is a lot more of the city taking the lead and being more involved along the way."
"With Rickie, besides having the experience which comes with the job over the years, he also is able to be up to date on new planning techniques," Conageski said. "This is his area of expertise."
Yeager was unavailable for comment.
Newell also said city engineers are now more involved in the development of subdivisions, particularly in how their streets are built.
"They have a lot of input on how the streets are going to be laid out," he said. "They pay attention to detail more than just the appropriate paperwork so the developer can get started."


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Matt Cain has been looking for the results he had in last season's second half, not a disappointing first half. On Monday, Cain turned the clock back even further.
Cain, the only pitcher in franchise history to throw a perfect game, didn't allow a base runner through five innings of the Giants' 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He struck out seven of 15 batters to walk to the plate before hitting a predetermined pitch count.
"He was really sharp, hitting all his spots," manager Bruce Bochy said. "He executed all his pitches from the first inning on. It was nice to see him have those easy innings and command the ball well. Just a great effort by him."
In eight spring innings, Cain has allowed just one base runner. Madison Bumgarner, Tim Hudson and Tim Lincecum are also working on spring shutouts.
"It's been something we all just kind of felt, even when we came into FanFest," Cain said. "The guys are just motivated, and they don't want (2013) to happen again."
Like Bumgarner a day before, Cain even picked up a single at the plate. As he ran down the line, he playfully stared into the home dugout, searching for Bumgarner.
"He was bragging about his hit," Cain said. "I just got lucky. (Jeff Samardzija) threw one into my swing."
"It became a zoo like normal," Cain said. "If you want to get TV time, just stay near him."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.


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Although I contemplated it a few times, I am not sure I saw the end coming - at least not this abruptly. The journey, which began nearly thirteen years ago, has been a good one. It's hard to imagine, but when I created my first web page in 1999 there were few genealogy websites other than RootsWeb. They offered free web space so I took a go at it and have never stopped. Similar to the county page formats, my sites included narratives of my direct family and their branches with easy-to-navigate links to census, biographies, obituaries, marriage, birth, death, and additional pages for headstone photos.
I began my first website, "Moore and Pilcher, the Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas A. Moore and Clarissa V. Pilcher," with the hope of connecting with other descendants. I knew I had unique and first-hand information from old family letters dating back to 1827 regarding my Mossman ancestors. Through this line I made a contact and friend, Kathy O'Connell, whose organizational skills and photo journaling are to be admired. I also received a great deal of information on T.A. Moore's sister, Cinthia, wife of John Harris, through descendant Carol Hodges who has also continued to maintain contact with me all these years. Glenn Pilcher kindly emailed me a CD containing nearly 200 headstone photos from the Winslow Pilcher cemetery in Fayette Co., Illinois. My Ballard cousin, Margaret Meredith Arrington, shared her family history which was equally as interesting as the lovely old photos, and from our first correspondence made me feel like family. I also must mention Connie Nisinger whom I "met" on Find A Grave. Over the years she has photographed countless headstones for me relating to these St. Louis families, and has become a friend who shares my love for felines and flowers.
Documenting my paternal line, I created the "Davidson and Arbuckle of Scotland" website. When I first started genealogy in 1990, I knew nothing more than the names of my dad's grandparents, so uncovering the births, christenings, and census records through the Family History Library and viewing them on microfilm prior to the days of internet, was quite a thrill. Susan Edminster, an Arbuckle descendant, was one of the first to contact me with additional information and has become a friend and fellow blogger. Her research is thorough and her videos are to be envied. I must also make mention the kindness of Walter Stewart of Cambridgeshire, who although not related, photographed my family headstones at the Old Alberlemno Cemetery in Scotland. What a special treat that was! If not for the website, I probably would not have been contacted by author Gerard Giordano. He found my webpages referring to my grandparents life on the Arizona dams, and in his book, "The Verde River: Bartlett and Horseshoe Dams, " devoted much of chapter seven to their story. Nothing has quite made me as proud as convincing my grandmother, Connie (Neagle) to respond to his inquiries because I know when she held that book in her hands, she also held some pride for her part in Arizona's history. She passed away just two years later at the age of ninety-nine.
"The Daily Branches of Clark County, Indiana" website was created during these first years as well, and is relative to my husband's maternal line. Since the Daily family was a pioneer family of that county and married into other early families, I made certain to follow all of the spouses' families and piece them together as well. Over the years, I have received hundreds of emails regarding these early families. Almost from the beginning I exchanged emails from Renee Daily Hill and David James. David has sent me copies of cherished old Mexican War letters from Matamoros, Mexico, as well as other old documents and family photos mostly via snail mail. We've enjoyed the journey and have uncovered some interesting items over the years including the speculation of John Smith being his biological great grandfather - a story I blogged about recently titled "Resurrecting the Memory of John Smith."
My fourth website, "The Peters, Early Settlers of Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan," has undoubtedly received the most traffic. My correspondence with dozens of researchers precedes my days on the internet with contributors such as Liana Brunell Trombley and Nancy Elder Petersen. Hal Peters and his brother John digitally photographed the book, "A History of Richard Peters of Halfmoon (now Clifton Park, NY) and his Descendants" by Leone Peters Kleinheinz and sent me a copy on CD. This book has been very instrumental in tracing the branches of the family, and included Mary "Polly" Peters who married Thomas Smith. The ancestry of this Smith family has long intrigued many, including Patty Furrer and Brooke Adams, who have each contributed information and photos. The Peters' website, however, would not have been complete or nearly as gratifying without the generous contributions of Carolyn McPherson, who shared old and new photos of Bloomville, New York, as well as the beautifully preserved album of her grandmother, Hannah (Rich) Peters. It's been a joy exchanging emails with Carolyn all these years. Her friendship, guiding force, and editing expertise have been instrumental in keeping me afloat on those occasions when all seemed overwhelming.
Although I had the privilege of receiving nearly a hundred letters from my dearest mentor, Uncle Eduardo Rossomanno, whose genuine love and affection strengthened the bond I felt toward our Italian heritage, it was the internet which tied up the loose ends of a lost family. Due to the language barrier, when my great grandfather, Armando Laratta and his wife Eleanora, had both passed away, letters between the family in St. Louis and our family in Southern Italy ended. Fast forward about six decades when I received an email from my cousin Adele, a great granddaughter of Armando's sister Antonia. Since I've always felt a deep connection to my Italian roots, I was overjoyed to receive that first email and always enjoy hearing from them. My deepest thanks and love to Adele, Antonia, and all the family in Crotone for the stories, documents, lovely gifts, and affection they have bestowed upon me. Baci, baci.
Having created four websites for each paternal and maternal family of myself and my husband, I would not have imagined there would be more, but in 2004, a Moore relation, Joyce Franz, shared with me a headstone of Solomon Slayback who was a veteran of the War of 1812. His daughter had married Isaac Cook Moore, the brother of my 2nd great grandfather, and his headstone had been photographed by Gene Beals who had researched all of the veterans buried in Glenwood Cemetery of Collinsville, Madison County, Illinois. After discovering the amount of research Gene had put into applying for and having headstones placed for each of the veterans, I offered to create a website so that the military data and headstone photos could be enjoyed by their descendants. This project then led to additional cemeteries in Collinsville and included soldiers who had participated in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish American War, WWI, WWII and the Korean War. In all, nearly 200 veterans had been given their own memorial page with as much information as we could obtain. As a bonus, I was honored to have received photo contributions of the foreign cemeteries by photographer Eric Dankbar of the Netherlands.
In the year following, I volunteered to create another military oriented website for Gene for the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans, Nelson A. Miles Camp No. 610. Following this, I created two additional websites; Brant Military Hospital - Burlington, Ontario, Canada; and the 93rd Aero Squadron, Third Pursuit Group, First Army A.E.F. - all which I continued to update and maintain knowing they had been helpful not only to the descendants but to scholars, researchers, and illustrators Allen D. Toelle and William Boucher, the latter whose WWI Aviation Pictorial History website is beautifully informative.
Also of use to many students and historical researchers, has been my "Early St. Louis" website which I began in 2007 in hopes of learning more about the associates of Joshua Pilcher, the fur trader and Indian Agent who succeeded Manuel Lisa in the Missouri Fur Company, and William Clark as Superintendent of Indian Affairs. A most fascinating man, I have dedicated a blog of the same name and shall continue to add information on that blog as I continue my research.
There is no way to list all the people who have emailed me, the authors, or dozens who had contributed to the websites. I am sure there are those who offered significant amounts of data who I have failed to mention, but please know how important each of your contributions have been to me and others over the years. Without sounding like a braggart, I'd like to express how proud I am of all we were able to offer the world wide web, and as a researcher how much it meant to see my links and name show as author or authority of a subject in newspapers, school papers, historical and genealogical society websites and newsletters, forums, websites, and books. It's been a honor, and retiring the websites will no doubt be life altering after spending 8 to 10 hours each day researching, answering emails, and adding data which ultimately amounted to more than 2500 separate webpages and nearly 10, 000 files.
It's hard to say goodbye to so many years of research, so hopefully you have not minded indulging me in paying a small tribute to those who shared so much. Best wishes to each of you in your research, and may some of my research tips and stories included on this blog be of value to you.
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I had no expectations going into Beautiful Creatures. I had known of the book by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, which the film is adapted from, solely due to going to now extinct Borders and asking "hey, my roommate's daughter really likes Twilight, but she's read those books like five times now, what's similar?" The very knowledgeable "booktista" led me to a wall of teen fantasy novels and picked up a very nice looking cover labeled Beautiful Creatures. Reading the synopsis then, I thought it was perfect!
That's a cool cover, right?
Like the book, the movie, Beautiful Creatures, is a coming of age story that revolves around Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich) who is feeling displaced in space and time in middle of nowhere Gatlin County, about to start his senior year in high school. After just losing his mother to a car accident and his father to bed-ridden grief, he doesn't really care about anything except leaving Gatlin, that is until he meets Lena Duchannes, an outsider and supposed witch or the preferable label, "caster" (Alice Englert), and everything changes for Ethan. Entering the supernatural world of the Duchannes' family, led by Lena's uncle, the patriarchal enigmatic and dangerous Macon Ravenwood (Jeremy Irons), Ethan braves unknown forces and dangers to be with Lena, who on her 16th birthday will either be claimed by the light or darkness, a family curse that only their love can break.
It contained everything I needed to fulfill her tweenie heart:
Supernatural teen trying to deny true nature. Brooding regularly. Check. Regular teen obsessing over supernatural teen. Looking confused regularly. Check. A star-crossed love between the two. Repressed sexual urges. Everyone warning the regular teen to stay away from supernatural teen for their safety and well-being. Check, check.
At least you don't have to worry about me biting you, huh?
Uh, what's wrong with that?
The pop culture zeitgeist dictates that we focus on vampires, zombies, and ghosts. I thought, "are witches even cool still?" I mean, we had The Craft, Practical Magic, the CW show Charmed, and a smattering of witches in the Harry Potter series, yet we also had Season of the Witch, the low-rated and quickly cancelled Eastwick, and to a lesser extent, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, which all seemed to have been received poorly. And, I haven't gotten the memo on witches, but if any film were to change that, I believe Richard LaGravanese's written and directed Beautiful Creatures is the one to do it.
This is acting, Kristen.
Comparing the film to the Twilight films puts Beautiful Creatures in a bad light, because for every vacant stare from Edward Cullen, you have a soulful quip from Ethan Wate. That's exactly what this movie does right, it's not an empty vessel of boring characters or themes. There is a lot more going on with this story than the trailer or synopsis suggests. From the get-go, when Ethan first mentions Kurt Vonnegut's protagonist from "Slaughterhouse-Five," Billy Pilgrim, you know that this isn't going to be completely devoid of intelligence. The fact that the main characters actually read literature and poetry show that these aren't just dumb individuals in lovey-dovey infatuation. They have goals besides being each others' be all, end all worlds, a major gripe I had with the Twilight movies. The supernatural aspect is just the platform instead of the show. This is why Beautiful Creatures isn't only a fun film, but one that makes you care. By the time Ethan cries out Lena before the credits roll, you will find it hard to keep yourself seated and contained.
This is also due to the strength of the lead actors, Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert, who carry the film better than the more established Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart ever did with the Twilight films. With little to no major credits to their names, they sell us their love and we buy it, because it's ORGANIC, and organic is just better. That's how the love story develops: organically, not forced. It contains everything that love comes with, the frustration, the insecurity, the jealousy, and the passion, and their chemistry evokes enough pathos from the material that you really stop caring about all that witchcraft crap and want to cherish the scenes of the two just being teens like it was a bad episode of Degrassi.
Pound it, guys....come on, don't leave me hanging...
In addition to the main leads, Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson chalk it up with their characters. They are having a blast and you can tell with their performances. By all means, these are not challenging roles for the two veteran actors, but they levitate the lines, seething with supercilious and spurious intent, yet keeping it from ever getting silly. Viola Davis definitely gives the most understated performance in the movie, but it is heavy, giving weight to all her scenes with any of the characters.
Even Emma Thompson would've been a better Venom than Topher Grace.
While the film did seem long, the payoff is that the characters are better developed and I think writer/director Richard LaGravanese knew the trade-off. He would rather have some tender moments in his script that really didn't push the story forward than only scenes that served the plot. If that's horrible screenwriting, then maybe they should revisit The Hunger Games and see what happens when you remove substance for structure, keeping only the skeleton of the story and removing the vital organs.
In the end, the film is not perfect, definitely having some unnecessary cheesy lines to explain to the audience what just happened or a strange soft focus on a lot of the close ups (or maybe I'm just going blind), but it's definitely better than the multitudes of films targeting the pre-teen and teen demographic. The good thing is that if this film doesn't do great at the box office and this is the only one made of the four-book series, then it's not a loss because the film stands as a whole, instead of part of a whole, that will probably just continue to tell same stories over and over to milk the money teat of moviegoers.
I heard the 1st Captain Underpants book is being adapted into a trilogy.
Let this one cast a spell on you and spend the $14 to see it at the theater.


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3 sheets gelatin
2 cups cream
½ cup sugar
1 vanilla bean, split & scraped
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups Riesling
2 Tbsp. honey
1 cup golden raisins
2 ounces pine nuts, toasted
In a bowl, add gelatin sheets and cover with ice cold water. Allow to sit until softened.
In a sauce pot, combine the cream, sugar and vanilla bean. Bring to a simmer and remove from heat.
Squeeze out the water from the gelatin and add gelatin to cream mixture. Add buttermilk and stir to combine.
Strain and pour into 8 (4-ounce) ramekins or other desired container. Refrigerate until set.
In a small pot, combine wine, honey and raisins. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Remove raisins from liquid and reserve. Reduce liquid to ¼ cup. Allow to cool and combine with raisins.
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VINCENT - The Warren Warriors are beginning to assert their dominance in the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League.
The Blaine Maddox-coached squad easily defeated long-time nemesis Chillicothe by a score of 72-46 in Vincent Friday night.
The Warriors, now 7-1, jumped out to a 17-9 lead in the first quarter, and would lead 37-19 at the half.
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Warren's Evan French, right, plays pressure defense against a Chillicothe ball hander during SEOAL boys' basketball action in Vincent Friday night. The Warriors won 72-46.
On a team that has featured several stars this season, this was Dylan Leffingwell's night to shine. The senior football standout scored a team-high 18 points and was a force in the paint all game long. Sophomore Michael Hall and junior Evan French each chipped in with 14 points apiece, while junior Reece Patton contributed 10 markers.
Overall, the Warriors shot a smoldering 29-for-51 from the floor for a percentage of 57. They committed just 10 turnovers in the contest while grabbing 20 rebounds, 10 from Hall.
It was a nice answer for Warren, who was coming of its first loss of the season less than a week earlier to Upper Arlington.
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Warren 72, Chillicothe 46
Chillicothe 9 10 18 9 - 46
Warren 17 20 18 17 - 72
Eddie Wells 1 0-0 3, Tommy Bolte 2 0-1 5, Carl Harris 0 3-4 3, Nate Rosenbauer 2 1-2 5, Tim Beard 2 0-1 4, Zach Johnson 9 6-6 26. TOTALS 16 10-14 46. 3pt goals: Wells 1, Bolte 1, Johnson 2
Dylan Leffingwell 8 2-4 18, Evan Yabs 1 1-2 3, Adam Lang 2 0-0 4, Blake Kidder 0 2-2 2, Danny Pannell 1 0-0 3, Michael Hall 7 0-1 14, Evan French 5 2-3 14, Marshall Church 1 0-0 2, Andrew Drayer 1 0-0 2, Reece Patton 5 0-2 10. TOTALS 31 7-14 72. 3pt goals: Pannell 1, French 2
Warren stats
Shooting: 29-51; Turnovers: 10; Rebounds 20 (Hall 10)
JV: Warren 51, Chillicothe 46
Warren (7-0): Kidder 25
Chillicothe: Harris 14
Next game: Warren at Belpre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
The Warriors are back in action today at 7:30 p.m. when they travel to Belpre to take on the Golden Eagles in a non-conference matchup.
Warren also won the junior varsity matchup by a score of 51-46. The JV team, led by Blake Kidder's 25 points, is now 7-0 on the season.
Monroe Central 88, Caldwell 65
WOODSFIELD - The Monroe Central Seminoles picked up another Pioneer Valley Conference win by a score of 88-65 over the Caldwell Redskins Friday night.
Monroe Central was led by Korey Lafferre's 23 points and Cameron Jorris' 20 points. Brian Duffy contributed 10 points, while Josh Guiler and Levi Brown each chipped in with nine points apiece. Kordell Antill added eight markers.
The Redskins were led by Jonathon Wiechman's 22 points. Justin Figel and Tanner Baker each pitched in with 12 points apiece.
Catholic 77,
Wirt County, 73
ELIZABETH, W.Va. -Parkersburg Catholic misfired on 11 of its 25 free throw opportunities in the game, but it hit the ones that counted down the stretch during the Crusaders' 77-73 win over host Wirt County Friday night.
The Tigers' Kalob Bell scored a game-high 24 points and teammate Austin McVey chipped in 16, but it was not enough as Parkersburg Catholic placed four players in double figures in upping its seasonal mark to 7-1 with a home game against Doddridge County slated for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Trailing by 11, 66-55, with 4:22 remaining in the game, the Tigers went on a 7-0 run to pull to within four, 66-62, with three minutes left to be played. Bell got things rolling with a short jumper in the lane and followed that with his third triple of the game to make the score 66-60 with 3:44 showing on the clock.
After an offensive foul whistled on the Crusaders' Brady Kurucz took away a deuce from the visitors, Wirt's Jeremy Kirby made it a four-point game when he put back a missed jumper by Mark Cunningham.
Kurucz, who finished with 17 points for the Crusaders, hit a layin off of a Payton Sturm feed and then made good on a pair of free throws to push the margin back to eight, 70-62. But, the Tigers were far from finished.
An exchange of buckets kept the deficit at eight before five straight points from McVey-a triple and a pair of free throws-pulled the hosts to within three, 72-69, with 38 seconds left in the game.
The margin dropped to two, 73-71, after PC's Sturm made good on 1-of-2 from the line and Wirt's McVey connected for both of his shots from the charity stripe.
But, that would be as close as the Tigers would get as a pair of free throws by Jake Ullman and Jake Boice's 2-of-4 from the line were more than enough to offset J.T. Smith's rebound bucket.
Leading the Columbia blue and white to its seventh win of the season was Joe Padden with 22 points. Ullman chipped in with 20 and Sturm finished with an impressive double-double (11 points, 10 assists).
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5|25: Celebrating Five Years of Autism Science Day 18: Unmet Medical Needs Documented for Autism Families
In a study published in the December 2008 issue of Pediatrics, researchers surveyed families of children with special health care needs and reported significant differences between those families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those with other special healthcare needs. Families of children with special health care needs whose children had autism reported less access to key health care and family services, along with greater financial problems and less overall satisfaction with their child's care.
Using data collected through the National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), researchers compared information reported on children with special health care needs that also had autism to either those that did not have autism or those that had different emotional, developmental or behavioral problems. All families in the survey responded to a series of questions regarding health care experiences, family and financial impact, as well as demographic variables and insurance coverage. The results clearly demonstrated that children with special health care needs with ASD were more likely to have problems with access to care resulting in unmet medical needs. These included difficulty receiving referrals and special health or family support services.
The magnitude of these differences was lessened when compared to children without autism who had emotional, developmental and behavioral problems; however, families of children with ASD still showed a higher increase in unmet needs for specific health care and family support services even in comparison to these families, probably because children with autism often have multiple concurrent health needs. Also, although all of the families surveyed had children with special health care needs, those with ASD were in the unique situation of needing additional income to cover the child's medical expenses and having to provide more time at home. In fact, parents of over half of the children with special health needs with ASD reported having to stop or reduce employment because of the child's needs. Overall, the result was greater financial burden on the families of children that had special health care needs with ASD.
This study is the first to document the unique challenges, financial burdens, and family employment consequences of ASD in the context of other children with special health care needs. While much effort is underway to identify the causes, treatments and cure for autism, this study suggests that major health care reform, including national quality improvement initiatives, is needed for children with emotional, developmental and behavioral problems, especially autism.
Did you know? To address one of the unmet medical needs of greatest concern to families, in November 2009 Autism Speaks sponsored a symposium that brought together leading physicians and researchers to address the pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment of gastrointestinal problems of children and adolescents with ASD. Over 160 individuals attended the symposium held in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Presenters discussed strategies for optimizing GI health in children with ASD including screening and assessment of GI problems, nutritional and dietary concerns, and approaches to treatment. Researchers recognized that ASD is a complex disorder that affects the whole body and GI conditions should be viewed in this context. Promising research areas include further exploration of the connection between the gut and brain, a better understanding of the microbiome of children with ASD, and the role of the immune system in GI conditions.
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Alexander Ramsey Park, the largest city park in Minnesota, has been one of Redwood Falls's biggest attractions for over a hundred years, and it's not finished growing and improving yet. Every year, the Friends of the Park hold a fundraiser to gather money for park improvement projects. Among the most recent: the extensive remodeling of the zoo area and river walkway. Current planned improvements include a quarter-million dollar upgrade of the Zeb Gray shelter near the park's west entrance, and improved signs and trails. This year's Ramsey Park Jamboree will be held Wednesday, June 11 at the Redwood Area Community Center from 4-8 p.m. Among the activities planned: • Vogels Exotic Animals shows throughout the evening • Silent auction • Blue grass and fold music by the Puddle Jumpers. • 4-H petting zoo • Antique tractor display • Rich-Nes alpacas on display • Kids games and Bound Around Inflatables (.25 cents per ticket, or $10 wristband. • Performances by the Redwood Dance Center. In addition, Tersteeg's grill will be serving from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Other vendors will have root beer floats and cotton candy. Support the continuing park improvements and have fun at the jamboree Wednesday evening!
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STOCKTON - An early morning two-vehicle collision Saturday in the southeastern reaches of Stockton downed a power line, spilled hazardous materials onto a roadway and set a truck on fire, but both drivers were able to exit their vehicles with no more than moderate injuries.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when 32-year-old Luciano Yanez of Stockton ran a red light in his 2011 Ford and struck a semitrailer driven by Michael Blair, 59, of Roseville.
Blair's vehicle came to a stop after striking a utility pole, with a live power line landing on the truck, officers said. The cab of the truck caught fire, and the fire spread to the entire truck.
When officers arrived, Blair informed them he had just left the nearby Stockton Intermodal Yard near Arch and Austin roads, and his truck was carrying potassium hydroxide, a corrosive.
A hazardous-materials team was called in to clean the scene, and the fire could not be extinguished for several hours because of the downed power line, the CHP reported.
Yanez had been drinking, the CHP said, but was not under the influence at the time of the crash and was not arrested. Yanez suffered minor injuries and Blair suffered moderate injuries, the CHP said.
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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- The talk of Savannah River Site furloughs is now reality, and some downtown Aiken businesses are worried.
"What we've heard from our customers is that they may have to cut back a little bit. I think they're still going to shop, but they may not shop as much," said Danny Minolfo, manager of Lionel Smith, Ltd.
As 2,500 SRS workers are reduced from 40-hour to 32-hour workweeks, Minolfo, who sells fine men's clothes, is already planning inventory changes.
"Maybe bring in a little less," he said. "Maybe a bigger selection but, maybe, less of it."
J. David Jameson, president of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, sent a letter out to chamber members last week, which warned them on the furloughs' overall impact.
"A lot of time people hear, 'Oh, somebody's going to move from 40 hours to 32 hours. That's pretty bad.' But they don't think. That's 20 percent of that person's salary multiplied times 2,500 people, and it begins to add up," he told News 12.
Jameson is doing the math. He estimates the community will lose $15 million over the next two months. He says if there's no fix soon, thing could get even worse.
"Well, what I said to our members is that when SRS has a cold, the surrounding community's have pneumonia, and I believe that to be true."
But what's the problem?
For one, Jameson says the site is facing a budget shortfall. On top of that, the sequester is bearing down, too.
"Headquarters has been asked for months to do the proper reprogramming to get the budget straightened out for Savannah River Site, and it has failed to act," Jameson said.
Now, Congressman Joe Wilson, R-S.C., has sent another letter to the Department of Energy asking for the same thing: a quick fix to the furloughs and shortfall.
"There are funds that can be, through reprogramming, shifted around," he told News 12.


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Plan ahead for trips to and from the Eastside this weekend. It's time for another full closure of SR-520 from Montlake Blvd to I-405 in Bellevue, from 11pm Friday to 5am Monday. Expect heavy traffic on I-90 as a result, especially Sunday evening before the Sounders playoff game at 6pm.
Crews will use the closure to set 18 concrete girders for the Bellevue Way overpass. These girders are up to 147 feet long and weigh up to 271,000 pounds. For comparison, the leetle beam in the photo above from last month's closure — a meager 85,000 pounds.
WSDOT crews will also be out Sunday morning giving the Montlake Bridge it's annual vacuum bath. The left lane in each direction will be closed from 6:30am – 11:30am while the large pits under the counterweights are cleaned out. The work is noisy due to large "vactor" trucks sucking up leaves, dirt and whatever else collects in the bridge's nether regions.


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There were 53 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,484 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Weapon arrests: During a traffic stop at California Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard about 11:20 p.m. Sunday, officers discovered a handgun and arrested Domingo Alvarez, 28, and Nereyda Alvarex, 26, on suspicion of weapon charges.
Stolen auto arrest: Officers located a suspected stolen vehicle being driven near Kentfield and Bianchi roads about 3 a.m. Monday and stopped the driver following a short foot pursuit. The passenger fled the area. Richard Cerventez, 40, was arrested on suspicion of auto theft.
Robbery: A 16-year-old boy was sleeping at 3 a.m. Monday when two robbers entered his residence in the 2800 block of Jayden Way, struck him in the head with a metal rod, placed a pillowcase over his head and bound his hands and feet with wire. They demanded jewelry and ransacked the residence before fleeing in an unknown direction. They were believed to be males from 16 to 19 years old.
The California Highway Patrol did not provide an incident report Monday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 108 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday, including five vehicle accidents, 79 medical calls and three structure fires.
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US court declines to hear Bailey's appeal
Brandon football player killed in 2001
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Deric Bailey, who was convicted in the shooting death of 16-year-old Brandon High School football player Ryan Evans.
Bailey was sentenced to life in prison in Hinds County in 2009. He was found guilty of shooting Evans in 2001 at a Jackson convenience store. The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld his conviction in January.
The defense contended Evans, who was white, acted irresponsibly by coming from Brandon to a high-crime area in Jackson to buy cigars. And, the defense said, Evans used a racial slur against Bailey, who is black.
Prosecutors said Evans was getting the best of Bailey in a fight and Bailey didn't want to be shown up in front of his friends.
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An aspiring screenwriter put his script and laptop in a briefcase and dropped it off at an agent's office in Los Angeles. But the police thought it was a bomb and blew it up. If his script were half as good as this news story, he might have had a chance.
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The writer, who was not identified by the police, left the briefcase at the Above the Line Agency in Beverly Hills on Thursday morning, with instructions to deliver it to one of the agents.
But the staff at the agency became suspicious, the police said. The man had been pestering an agent in the office to read his work. No one had asked him to leave the script, much less a briefcase. Besides, the case was locked. A security guard took the case to a nearby alley. The police were called.
Then, Ka-BOOM. Could you imagine the tagline for the movie, though, if it were ever made? "The script that's literally causing a firestorm in Hollywood!" Ugh, sorry. Gonna put that joke in a briefcase and leave it at an agent's office.


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Conspiracy theorists are suggesting that the decline in the jobless rate last month from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent is the result of political manipulation.
Career government officials, economists and even some Republicans say the charge is nonsense.
Unemployment numbers are produced by several dozen people at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The experts work under tight security and without White House input or supervision. The data used by the BLS is collected by Census workers who interview Americans in about 60,000 households or visit them door-to-door.
The conspiracy theories erupted after former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, a Republican, tweeted his skepticism five minutes after the BLS announced the unemployment rate at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Welch charged that "these guys from Chicago will do anything." Florida Congressman Allen West called the report "Orwellian."
But former BLS commissioner Keith Hall, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, says the numbers of "very trustworthy" and would be impossible to manipulate.
Both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are using today's jobs report to bolster their campaign arguments.
The unemployment report comes as a boost to the president, who called it a sign that the economy is "moving forward again." Cheers erupted from the crowd at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., when Obama noted that the jobless rate is now at its lowest level since he became president.
Obama said the report shows that the country has made too much progress to turn back to the policies that he says led the nation into an economic crisis.
Romney said with more than 12 million people still out of work, the country continues to struggle through "tough times" and he says president Obama's policies have failed to help. A 7.8 percent unemployment rate is "not what a real recovery looks like," Romney said.


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- Jul 9:
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- Bay Bridge's steel bolt failures reveal inadequate metallurgy expertise, experts say
- Bay Bridge: Opening of new span to be delayed for weeks or months
- Jun 12:
- Bay Bridge: Open new span with or without bolt repairs, experts say
- May 29:
- Will the new Bay Bridge open on time?
- Bay Bridge bike path bolt repairs completed months ago
- May 28:
- Bay Bridge suspense continues
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Bay Bridge executives failing to produce basic written reports
- May 24:
- Roadshow: I-580's extra lanes leave no median for BART to Livermore
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- Bay Bridge bolt maker says report 'exonerates' it from blame
- May 22:
- Details emerge on who picked steel for Bay Bridge that later broke
- May 21:
- Gov. Jerry Brown: Bay Bridge 'not going to open unless it's ready'
- May 8:
- Live coverage: Bay Bridge bolt fix to cost $ 5 million to $10 million
- May 7:
- Bay Bridge: Caltrans to reveal how it will fix bolt problems on span
- California Gov. Jerry Brown breaks silence on cracked Bay Bridge bolts
- Bay Bridge technicians 'listen' for cracking in the steel anchor rods
For all their talk of transparency and welcoming outside review, officials in charge of building the new Bay Bridge continue to mislead the public and dismiss experts who disagree with them.
Some commission members are frustrated. They're tired of learning about construction problems from newspaper investigations and then receiving the officials' substandard briefings.
With a planned Labor Day opening uncertain, the bridge remains plagued by questions surrounding the broken rods, similarly galvanized bolts elsewhere on the span, faulty welds and corroded steel tendons in the roadway. The issues raise concerns about bridge durability and strength to withstand major earthquakes.
The officials in question comprise the three-member Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee, created by the 2005 state legislation. They are the executive directors of the state Department of Transportation (Malcolm Dougherty), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (Steve Heminger) and the California Transportation Commission (Andre Boutros). It's Dougherty's department, known as Caltrans, that's responsible for day-to-day construction oversight.
Following revelations about the rod fiasco, the officials promised to seek -- and later received -- agreement from the Federal Highway Administration to independently review their investigation of what went wrong and to "double check" that their recommended solution "is the best and safest possible."
That didn't happen before Caltrans moved ahead with plans for a huge metal connector that will replace the failed rods. Workers have already begun chipping away at a concrete pier that will hold it.
It was under questioning by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Wednesday that Heminger and Dougherty revealed they had bypassed the highway administration. They suddenly claimed they never intended to include that repair in the federal review.
Despite repeated assurances that they will not cut corners to meet the Labor Day opening, Heminger said timing was a concern in the decision to install the metal connector without federal input. "We're operating on a very accelerated schedule here," he said.
Meanwhile, Caltrans continues investigating what caused the rod failures. That brings us to Thomas Devine, a UC Berkeley professor and former chairman of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Yun Chung, a respected retired Bechtel metallurgist. Both prepared unsolicited analyses critical of Caltrans.
Under questioning Wednesday, Caltrans' Toll Bridge Project Manager Tony Anziano, said both metallurgists were subsequently contacted: "We've had an opportunity to invite both out to the project, have a conversation about their reports, get some input from them with respect to their views, let them know what we are doing in terms of our testing program, try to get some sense of if they thought we were on the right track. And I think in both instances, they thought that we did."
Chung and Devine have a different perspective: they both say they met only with Anziano, who is a lawyer, not an engineer. (Chung said Anziano canceled three appointments before meeting.) They hoped to talk with Caltrans engineers about the technical aspects of their analyses, but that never happened.
"It was more PR," Chung said. "This is just stonewalling tactics. I'm very disappointed in the whole process."
That's not surprising. The oversight committee repeatedly puts spin before substance, relying on last-minute PowerPoint presentations to the commission rather than the written reports that should be provided. San Francisco Supervisor David Campos, a commission member, insisted Wednesday on advance reports in the future.
The continuing struggle for meaningful information raises questions about what else officials are hiding. So much for transparency and building public trust.
Daniel Borenstein is a staff columnist and editorial writer. Reach him at 925-943-8248, email@example.com or at Twitter.com/BorensteinDan.


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Spartanburg man arrested on multiple drug charges
Published: Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 9:57 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 9:57 p.m.
A Spartanburg man was arrested on multiple drug charges based on undercover drug buys, an incident report states.
Walter Lee Long, 38, of 319 Carnahan Drive, was charged with three counts each of distribution of cocaine base (crack cocaine) third or subsequent offense and distribution of drugs near a school (E.P. Todd Elementary), according to arrest warrants.
The incident report states that investigators arranged an undercover drug transaction through an informant for crack cocaine earlier this year.
Investigators searched Long's home and found marijuana, crack cocaine, a scale and a gun, the report states.
Long remained at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility Thursday on a $120,000 bond.
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MARIETTA - After a year and a half of silence, the thunderous sounds of bowling balls and crashing pins can once again be heard at Pastime Lanes, the quirky upstairs bowling alley that has been a Marietta tradition for 75 years.
"It is just a shame that it has been sitting closed. We have gotten so many phone calls and inquiries," said Rick Coley, vice president and general manager of Promanco, which owns the building and reopened the lanes.
The building has undergone lots of modernization in recent years. Under the management of Vienna resident Russ Mercer, the alley was upgraded to an automatic score keeping system and saw the addition of gutter bumpers, laser lights and a stylish, new interior in 2005.
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Manager Russ Mercer bowls at the newly reopened Pastime Lanes. The bowling alley, which has been a downtown Marietta fixture for around 75 years, closed in May 2011. (Photo by Jasmine Rogers)
But the small, 7-lane bowling alley still retains all the charm that has made it a favorite, well, pastime, for so long, said Mercer, who was brought back on to manage the newly reopened lanes.
"This may be the only bowling alley in the area that still has an above ground ball return," said Mercer.
Most bowling alleys use an underground ball return. The above ground return is a classic bowling feature, and children are delighted and sometimes a little frightened by it, Mercer said.
"The kids love it, but sometimes they think it isn't going to stop," he mused.
Though it is small compared to some modern, 100-lane bowling alleys, Pastime Lanes is home to a lot of very big memories. Pastime Lanes first opened in the mid-1930's on Third Street in Marietta. But when the original owner got tired of the alley flooding, he moved it to its current, second floor location, said Mercer.
For some, Pastime Lanes was a first job. For others, it was much more. For Marietta resident Dick Clatterbuck, 73, it was both.
Clatterbuck began working at Pastime Lanes in 1954, at the age of 14. The job was the beginning of a lifelong love of bowling. But more importantly, it was also where he met the true love of his life, his wife Marge, he said.
"She bowled down there, too, in the league with her sister and some friends," said Clatterbuck.
Since Clatterbuck worked as a pinsetter, he had a definite advantage in getting her attention.
"I was still in the pit and she sent the ball down. Well I sent it right back up the alley. Not up the ball return, right down the alley," he said.
The surprising gesture must have worked. Clatterbuck and his wife have been married 51 years.
Those are the kind of memories Coley is hoping the alley will bring to a new generation.
"It's a really intimate, fun thing," he said.
The lanes officially opened Nov. 2, so Mercer could test the waters and ensure all the equipment was still in optimal condition.
Though no date is set for an official grand opening party, Mercer said he has already been hard at work creating bowling leagues and reaching out to local youth organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club. A Tuesday night league, which will begin Nov. 27, has already been formed. Two Thursday leagues are also in the works.
"I want to pack this place up," said Mercer.
There are no set hours yet for the business but Mercer said he is often there and people can come in to bowl.
After the official grand opening, hours will run 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Starting Monday, individuals interested in setting up parties, joining a league, or simply finding out more information will be able to reach the business at 374-7240.


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I re-watched the WB series Birds of Prey. It's based off the DC comics by the same name starring leading ladies, Batgirl, Black Canary, and Huntress. The show has an older Batgirl as Oracle; Black Canary's telepath daughter Dinah; and Huntress, daughter of Batman and Catwoman.
So why was it cancelled after 13 episodes?
The writing was bad. The villainess would cackle her plans to ridiculous metahuman henchmen, never truly touching upon what she actually wanted. To take over New Gotham? Ok, but why?
It was so painfully cheesy as to be cringe-worthy. Helena (Huntress) was a bit too flat to be interesting. Plus, every time she enters a fight, there's an obvious CG zoom in to her eye going all cat-like. We know she's Catwoman's daughter, but since when did Catwoman have that annoying trait?
I think the worst element was the psychiatrist Harleen Quinzel who turned out to be (Spoiler!) Harley Quinn, the Joker's sidekick/lover. As soon as it is revealed who she is to the viewer, it seems that all Mia Sara's acting skills were thrown out the window. Whether this was due to the acting or script or direction, I don't know. But soon she's making it incredibly obvious that she's a villain. Even her voice changes.
Then you've got Dinah, the teen, the progeny of the Black Canary. Why didn't they just use...the Black Canary? One can only wonder if Dinah was merely a gateway to get teenage viewers interested in watching the series, like Wendy and Marvin in Super Friends (circa 1973).
The show relied heavily on CG for battles and the city backgrounds--which was distracting. Perhaps if it was done today, they could in fact CG the crap out of the sets to make it look like New Gotham. And there's another facet I have a beef with. Why "New Gotham"? If you're going to use all Gotham-related characters, just put them in Gotham!
Perhaps what irks me the most about Birds of Prey is wasted potential.
The series did end with quite a fun fight scene in the women's headquarters, although this part too is laced with camp (like awkward Power-Rangers-esque sound effects and slow mo, and the inexplicable way the characters can leap up to a second story with no superpowers to speak of).
A DVD was released in 2008, so fans could rejoice. However this good news was dampened by the fact that many of the songs, including the rockish theme song, were replaced by far inferior tracks.
If I were to re-start this show (which the source material deserves), the baddies would be more believable. I wouldn't rely so heavily on CG. Each of the main characters would have more personality traits to make them realistic. Oh, and I wouldn't have such emphasis on the love interest for each female character, which made it feel more like 90210 or Dawson's Creek than a superhero show.


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July 14, 2010
DOE Awards $92 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects
DOE announced on July 12 that it awarded $92 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for 43 cutting-edge research projects that aim to dramatically improve how the U.S. uses and produces energy. DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is coordinating the work in 18 states. The research projects are designed to accelerate innovation in green technology while increasing U.S. competitiveness in grid-scale energy storage for renewables, power electronics, and building efficiency. The latest round of ARPA-E grants focus on three research areas: Grid-Scale Rampable Intermittent Dispatchable Storage (GRIDS), Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT), and Building Energy Efficiency Through Innovative Thermodevices (BEET-IT).
GRIDS projects seek the affordable, large-scale energy storage needed to enable widespread use of wind and solar power. This program is searching for revolutionary new storage technologies that exhibit energy, cost, and cycle life that is comparable to that of pumped hydropower but which are modular and can be widely implemented at any location across the power grid. Ultimately, technologies developed through this program will be scalable to the gigawatt and gigawatt-hour levels of power and energy capacity. On one GRIDS project being funded, General Atomics and the University of California, San Diego will collaborate to develop a novel flow-battery technology that pumps chemicals through the battery cell when electricity is needed. The battery revolutionizes a century-old, lead-acid battery technology to achieve the low cost, high efficiency, and reliability needed for use on the electric power grid.
ADEPT is focused on dramatically improving the efficiency and cost of power conversion and switching, which are among the main causes of electrical efficiency loss across the electric power grid and in electrical applications from cars to computers. ADEPT projects explore integrated circuits that incorporate high-voltage transistors and high-performance magnetic materials. For example, Cree, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer, is exploring silicon carbide power modules for grid-scale power conversion. This project will develop advanced transistors for electrical substations that can make the electrical grid more flexible. With advanced transistors, electrical substations could replace today's massive distribution transformers with suitcase-sized electronic transformers.
BEET-IT will focus on cutting building energy consumption. Structures now consume 40% of U.S. primary energy, that is, energy embodied in resources prior to undergoing any human-made conversions, and account for 40% of U.S. CO2 emissions. New, more efficient methods of cooling represent a great opportunity to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. Battelle Memorial Institute will research the absorption-osmosis cooling cycle and will develop a new air conditioning system that uses water as a refrigerant and salt as the heat absorber. The system uses reverse osmosis to efficiently separate water from the salt solution. This project will receive $400,000 in funding. These awards complete ARPA-E's grants under its Recovery Act funding, which in three rounds since last year has selected 117 projects for $349 million in funding. See the DOE press release, the project selections (PDF 459 KB), the technical descriptions (PDF 545 KB), and the ARPA-E Web site. Download Adobe Reader.


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Could be the start of something big for some of these guys. The Giants organization has realized the ballpark and this league is pitcher friendly
And again the organization has sent some of their best young arms to town including first round draft pick Chris Stratton. But to lead the young talent you need the right guy in charge. This year that falls on Mike Goff. He's been around baseball a long time at all levels of the game. There's something about class a that really intrigues him.
"The younger kids, I've always enjoyed this level, much more then the upper levels" said manager Mike Goff "Strictly from the, they keep me young. They keep me hungry, they don't let me miss a beat every day and like I tell them from day one, I don't expect you to do anything I don't do."
"You know, they know what they're talking about" said pitcher Chris Stratton " A lot of San Francisco's talent in the big leagues is home grown. So just being here with all these coaches, so I'm just listening and try to soak up everything I can and that's what I'm really trying to do."
It's not just players who get promoted in the Giants organization. Heck, a few years ago Roberto Kelly was managing here, then ended up on the Giants staff. Andy Skeels and Dave Machamer, two other guys who are now managing at higher levels.


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Duke Energy won't be repaid $10 million for DNC
Published: Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 4:15 p.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy will not be repaid a $10 million line of credit it guaranteed the city of Charlotte to host the Democratic National Convention last year.
The nation's largest utility confirmed Thursday that it will not be repaid, The Charlotte Observer reported.
Duke had indicated in November it did not expect to be repaid. The utility said it can claim the money as a business expense for tax purposes. Duke shareholders will pay $6 million of the cost.
Duke spokesman David Scanzoni says the $10 million took 1 penny off Duke's earnings for last year, when it earned $1.7 billion.
"That's a (large) sum of money, but it did not have a large impact to shareholders," Scanzoni said.
Duke's Jim Rogers says the company's support was good for the city. He said Duke would have made the same offer if the Republicans had met in Charlotte.
"At the end of the day we'll do our best to get our money back," Rogers had said in January. "But if we don't, it's just a contribution we're making I think for the greater good of our community."
The DNC host committee struggled to raise money for the meeting under the rules imposed by the White House that banned corporate cash contributions. A month after last year's convention, the committee had raised about $24 million of its original goal of about $37 million.
Duke also donated $1.5 million in in-kind contributions for office space, furniture and other expenses.
The utility also gave about $4 million to a separate fund that could accept corporate money to put on parties boosting the city.
Duke has said it expected no favoritism from the Obama administration, noting it has agreed with Democrats on some issues and with Republicans on others.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi cross country and track and field teams have signed three to National Letters of Intent, director of cross country and track and field Shawn Flanagan announced today. Regina Salinas (Corpus Christi/Incarnate Word), Samantha Hardin (Denison/ Montgomery) and Joel Gracia (La Joya/Juarez Lincoln) will join the 2012 fall recruiting class.
"We're very happy to have signed these three athletes," Flanagan said. "I think they are definitely going to help us out across the board and they have a lot of potential to help us out in cross country along with indoor and outdoor track and field. On the women's side, we have some seniors who will be graduating so we are happy to have these two added to the women's team."
Salinas ran at the 2011 Islander Splash and clocked a time of 12:19.00 in the two mile, improving her finish of 12:50.30 from 2009. She set a personal-best record of 11:35.20 in the two mile at the UTSA Invitational to place seventh. She placed second in the two mile at the TAPPS State Cross Country Championships and at the UTSA Invitational in 2010.
Salinas posted a new personal record in the 5000m at the Nike South Invitational on with a time of 19:46.90 as a junior. She also set a personal-best time in the 3200m at the TAPPS State Cross Country meet to place third. Salinas joins current distance runner Alexandria Rossi from Incarnate Word.
Hardin placed first in the two mile at the Lufkin Coke Classic on October, 15, 2011. She posted a third-place finish in the two mile at the Montgomery Moonlight Madness as a junior with a personal-best time of 12:00.00. Hardin marked a personal record as a junior in the 3200m at the Region 3-4A Meet to place fourth with a time of 11:27.02 and placed third in the 1600m with a time of 5:16.43. She clocked a time of 5:04.87 in the 1500m at the Rice University Victor Lopez Classic in 2011 and finished a with a personal-best time of 10.53.33 in the 3000m.
Gracia is a regional qualifier in cross country and track. He posted a personal-best record in the 5000m at the UTSA Invitational with a time of 16:07.70. He recorded a three-mile personal record of 17:08.50 at the Edcouch-Elsa Invitational as a sophomore. Gracia will join current distance runner Angel Banda from Juarez Lincoln High School.
"Each one is different and will bring something different to the team to make us that much stronger as a team next year," Flanagan added.


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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- News 12 has received a statement from the Georgia Department of Labor about sequestration's possible effects on Extended Unemployment Compensation.
"The Georgia Department of Labor has received no specific details from the U.S. Department of Labor stipulating how much or when possible reductions to Extended Unemployment Compensation would occur, as a result of sequestration.
'We're waiting for the federal government to provide the information we must have in order to financially plan how to best serve the people of Georgia under these circumstances, just as our Georgia businesses need Washington to make a decision, so they can make their financial plans for the future,' said State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. 'It's very frustrating.'
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STOCKTON - A man was shot around 12:45 this morning in the 7700 block of Peppet Tree Drive in Stockton, police said.
The 36-year-old man told police he was dropping off a friend when he was chased off by a bat-wielding bald man in his 30s.
The victim left but returned a short time later, when the same assailant jumped into his vehicle with a shotgun and fired.
The victim was hit in the shoulder but police said was not cooperating with further investigation.
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From the daily grind at Fort Gordon to the daily grind in high school. Last month, Janet Hicks retired as Fort Gordon's commander, taking a job at Augusta Prep. News 12 shows you how Janet Hicks is handling students of a different kind.
In the halls of Augusta Prep, there's a new sheriff in town. Actually, it's retired Major General and Fort Gordon's commander Janet Hicks.
"The students are just typical high energy, high speed, low drag teenagers. But they're very focused. Most of them know what they want to be in life," Hicks said.
Hicks is the new head of school, or principal, of Augusta Prep's high school. While leading 5,000 troops at the Fort, she's now handling 180 high schoolers.
"All of them are young people on the verge of being full grown adults. These kids will just bring out the energy in you and they're wonderful young people," Hicks said.
So what's the word on the street? Do students salute?
"I just call her Ms. Hicks or ma'am," said senior Austin Smallwood.
"It was kinda mixed feelings before she came. I grew up in a military family so I knew what to expect. No pushups, but a really good leader," said senior Lisa Higgins.
"Really easy to talk to and you don't have to worry about her being too strict," Smallwood said.
The third week of school for these two seniors, now at ease with Janet Hicks calling the shots.
And just last weekend, Janet Hicks went white-water rafting with the senior class on the Ocoee River. Just a few students were overboard, but we hear Ms. Hicks stayed put in the boat.


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The Alabama Department of Transportation will perform bridge maintenance on Interstate 20/59 southbound at mile marker 64 through Friday. Work will require an inside lane closure. Stationary and slow-moving vehicles will be present in the work zone. Motorists can expect delays of 15 to 30 minutes.
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Pennsylvania's Capitol took on a more festive look Thursday with an annual ceremony to turn on the lights on an enormous Christmas tree.
Gov. Tom Corbett hit the switch on a 20-foot Douglas fir donated by a Christmas tree farm in Lehighton.
This year's theme is "Home for the Holidays," honoring soldiers serving away from home and those back from deployment.
The tree is decorated with 800 lights and more than 300 ornaments made by 67 senior centers in the state.
The tree will be lit through Jan. 8.
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160.When giving a summary at 7.115 of Roth's views (received at second hand, and not tested by cross-examination) Gray J does not mention that Irving produced to the Court colour photos of the fumigation chamber at Auschwitz, showing that the blue cyanide stains had permeated right through the brickwork.
161.Even if the concentration of cyanide required to kill 500,000 human beings is less than the concentration required for routine delousing of garments, Roth's suggestion that cyanide produces a surface reaction which will penetrate no further than one tenth of the breadth of a human hair appears to be irreconcilable with the evidence of the colour photos of the fumigation chamber.
162.It is, moreover, a matter of common knowledge, which can easily be proved by the production of real evidence if the Court of Appeal declines to take judicial notice of it, that plaster is a very rough, porous and coarse material. It defies common sense to accept that a gas such as hydrogen cyanide will not penetrate into such material deeper than a few fractions of a millimetre.
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SAN JOSE -- San Jose State's Travis Johnson was named one of four Capital One Academic All-District 8 defensive linemen.
Johnson, the active career leader in sacks among Football Bowl Subdivision players with 30.0, met the nomination criteria by possessing a minimum grade-point average of 3.30, having at least one year at SJSU and being an important member of the Spartans team.
The senior kinesiology major from The King's Academy-Sunnyvale is in the top 10 in the country in both tackles for loss with 17.0 and sacks with 11.0. His 30 career sacks ties the SJSU and Western Athletic Conference career records.
The Spartans have three games left on their regular season schedule and a potential bowl game to give him more opportunities to take sole possession of those records.
Johnson advances to the national ballot with an opportunity to be named an Academic All-American. He's one of 32 players on the ballot.
Carr has experienced neck soreness after taking a hit to the head in the Spartans' win over Idaho. He did not suffer a concussion. Compounding the issue is that Carr has dealt with a cold this week. He did not practice Thursday and figures to be a game-time decision.
"We're going to make sure he's OK," MacIntyre said. "He didn't have a concussion, but you just want to make sure there's nothing there. It's not worth the chance. Right now, we feel like he can go. We'll take him and we'll see how he's feeling game day."
Ogburn has missed the past three games with a strained hamstring, suffered against Utah State. He travelled and suited up against Idaho, but didn't see action. He was available in an emergency situation in that game.
"We're taking him and if he keeps feeling good, he'll get some playing time," MacIntyre said.
Ogburn's absence may be most noticeable on special teams.
"His best attribute is kickoff coverage and punt coverage," MacIntyre said of his starting cornerback. "He's a great corner, but he's a difference maker (in special teams). I don't know if I'd like to run him down on hopefully a few kickoffs and a few punts too many times."
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Judge accepts drug trafficking plea
Was defendant going to sell cocaine, or use it?
January 29, 2013
A plea agreement for a Summit County man came to a grinding halt in Washington County Common Pleas Court Monday when the man claimed that cocaine found during a February search warrant was for......
Marietta police and Judge Lane do a great job...gotta change the laws in order to keep violators in jail. They are out on the street too soon.
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Surprised the judge did not ask the defendent about his future plans for education, training or EMPLOYMENT.
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If he admits that the drugs were for resale, chances are the buyers came to him. Therefore it is almost a certainly that the child was in the home when at least some of the dealing was being done. Now tell me again why the mother still has custody. And the law enforcement here usually does a heck of a good job, it's just too bad that there is so much pleas dealing going on from the prosecutor's office.
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Thugs that move here to Marietta are just that they think it's a small town and the police are hicks and don't known anything.It's a huge surprise to them when they get caught but they really stand out in town it's not to hard to watch what their doing.
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Why would they put children in jail and throw away the key?
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I just feel bad for the children involved. They need to put them in jail and throw away the key.
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I know about these two people ... They are both known drug dealers (among other things). The woman and her child re-located here (from the Akron area) and he moved in with her shortly after he was released from his last prison stint (he has been in and out of prison for years).
As usual, these two menaces to society will probably get off easy. You can bet your bottom dollar that as soon as they are free ... either together or apart ... they will be back to running their drug and prostitution rings and "doing business as usual."
To bad we don't have a law that would ban people like these from ever returning to Washington County!
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