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SAN JOSE -- With the whiz of roller skates, the rhythmic thump of music and colorful lights flashing across the faces of skaters zipping around the oval rink, San Jose Skate epitomized the phrase "Let the good times roll."
But as the clock struck 11 p.m. at the classic, old roller rink, formerly known as two different Roller Palaces -- Golden State and then Aloha -- its doors will soon be shuttered forever following decades of entertaining skaters of all ages.
"It was my whole social life," said Jayre Dunn, who used to skate at the rink almost every night of the week as a teenager. "It was where I had my first crush. It was where I had my first fight -- my first and only fight. It was just a place the whole family could go."
Dunn even met her husband at San Jose Skate, who calls the place part of "her family's history."
On Saturday afternoon, standing near of the rink's edge tables, Belinda Bengford, 38, said she was sad to see San Jose Skate close. She noted, during the final hours at the rink, the table where she was sitting was her hang out spot when she was a skater kid.
"That's why I wanted to bring our kids and let them experience it," she said about herself and husband Marty and their two kids. "It's fun to watch our kids skate around here."
"I came here as a little girl, lots," said Belinda Bengford. "It's where I grew up."
Both Bengfords were frequent visitors to San Jose Skate in the 1970s and 80s, a spot for parties, celebrations and of course endless hours of skating and dancing on wheels.
"It was the cool place to go," said Belinda Bengford, "before the mall was cool."
Long closure
San Jose Skate's final closure has been years in the making. There had been several attempts to rezone the land for commercial or retail use, said Don Imwalle, whose real estate company bought the property in January.
Imwalle said the demand for a skating rink is still high -- just not a roller rink.
"There are more people skating now than ever, they are just choosing to do it on ice," he said. "With it closing, I thought there would be more nostalgia visits or occasional users who wanted to use it one more time. But there weren't. It just isn't a sustainable business in Bay Area real estate anymore."
Imwalle intends to make the property into a retail space, but his company has yet to find a vendor. He added that he is unsure what will become of San Jose Skate, but that he wouldn't be surprised if news soon spread that the skating community -- and the rink -- had a new home.
Even with such a long-shot hope, Kittie Buck, who is part of the Silicon Valley Roller Girls' "Hard Drivers" team, the closure puts avid roller skaters and roller derby teams in a difficult situation.
Practices have had to be relocated, she said, and the usualthree-day practice week has dropped to two days.
"We are homeless," she said. "Real estate is expensive. Places we like are out of our price range and places we can afford aren't right."
"We're all such go-getters, though, I think we are going to be fine," Buck added. "We want to see our league succeed, whatever it takes, wherever."
Dedication to the sport goes beyond the derby teams, especially for San Jose resident Britt Null, who brought her 3-year-old daughter Pearl to one of the final nights at the rink.
Null called herself a regular at San Jose Skate from the time she was 10 years old through her teens, spending every Sunday and her 15th birthday there.
"Standing at the door with all your friends and your skates, waiting for them to start the music, and everybody so anxious? Null recalled, "that was the moment."
In her memories, San Jose Skate will always embody good memories.
"It's a happy place and a good place," said Null. "It's all about the music and being on skates and rolling around."
More crowded
Joe Robles was at the rink Saturday with his daughter, his girlfriend and his girlfriend's daughter. He said that he took his daughter earlier this year to the closing of the Century 21 theater.
"It was the same atmosphere," he said.
The skating rink and the domed theater were parts of the San Jose landscape you thought would be "one of the things that would always be there," said Robles. "No, they won't always be there."
Robles said he was surprised there weren't more people at the rink on Saturday. At around 2 p.m., there were some 50 people skating. Erik Moody, a manager of the rink, said the facility had about 200 people skating at one time on Friday.
The rink tended to be a lot more crowded when he was a kid, Robles said.
"If you fell down, it was hazardous!" he said. "You would get hit."
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — With the crisp fall air at night Tahoe is definitely feeling fall like. Fall begins officially according to the calendar on Saturday and would be a great day to celebrate Tahoe style. We have so much to do at this time of the year and locals can partake of the many tourist attractions without leaving Tahoe.
I know that it is Street Vibrations weekend but even that will be over with soon. Be sure to take a trip around the new "gateway" into Incline Village and check out the beautiful roundabout. What a nice way to welcome visitors to our village. Thanks Don Kanare, other members of the team and all that supported this project.
The annual Incline Elementary School Jog-a-thon is Friday and always a good way to support our local schools. The annual event is to keep physical education in the school program. If you have not made a donation go online to www.justgive.org and donate to the PTA Nevada Congress, Incline Village or call Karen Vick at kvick702sbcglobal or 775-831-0485. Donations of all sizes help.
Start your weekend out with the Dog Days of Fall on Saturday at the Burnt Cedar Pool. Even if you do not have a dog, go watch the event and you will be in the mood for fun after that.
Golf continues to be a popular sport in the village and the courses look spectacular. Yes, we do have some hole-in-one news to report too. Congratulations to: Jay Andrews on the Champ Course on Aug. 26; Steve Schleisman on Sept. 8 at the Mountain Course; Christopher LaPierre on Sept. 2 at the Mountain Course; and Anthony Tartaglio and Margo Lalchandani on Sept. 16 on the Mountain Course.
Coming next weekend is the annual Tahoe Family Solutions Bowlathon at Bowl Incline. The event is from noon-5 p.m. and I know we will have several local celebrity bowlers in the event. Hint, hint: a few locals work at this newspaper. To sign up talk to Amy at 775-298-0044. They need individuals, teams and of course spectators.
Save the Date for the annual Tahoe Fall Fest. This fun evening at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Big Water Grille promises to be a "boot stompin' wild west" good time and is a fundraiser for Tahoe's Connection for Families. To purchase tickets or make a donation visit www.tahoefallfest.com or call 775-832-8230 for information.
The local bowlers that participated in the BVL Tournament last weekend had a great time and congratulations to Mike Forstrom who rolled the high tournament game with a 266. Local bowlers reported that was not easy to get 9 pins so this was quite an accomplishment. Local bowlers that made the trip down the hill include: Ronnie Rector, Susan Herron, Mike Forstrom, Budd and Mark Milazzo and Jacob Hailey. Next up is the TFS Bowling Tournament at the end of the month so will look forward to more news from that one.
Happy Anniversary to Franny and Chris Bryan on Sept. 18. Congratulations to a great couple celebrating their 8th anniversary.
Birthdays to celebrate this week: Christine Duffy, Alicia Dumonte, Charlie Kent, Marge Sylvester and Richard Thomas on Sept. 21; Susie Lynnes-Parks and Deborah Scarborough on Sept. 22; Mike Chamberlain on Sept. 23; Shasta Bacon on Sept. 25; and Alexandra Henkle and Patrick McKeon on Sept. 26. Happy Birthday
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Lemuel "Lee" Osborne, 62, of Greencastle died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in ManorCare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Miller-Bowersox Funeral Home, Greencastle. Burial will be in Broadfording Church of God Cemetery, Hagerstown.The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
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OAKLAND -- David Lee coined the Warriors' newest catchphrase, and the power of the Internet has taken over from there.
It's #FullSquad -- a term born from a postgame interview session that has taken on a life of its own. It's likely to be on full display when the Warriors return home from their seven-game trip to play the Boston Celtics on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Lee was talking with reporters Dec. 27 after a win over Phoenix, the last home game before Golden State went on the road. He was asked about the Warriors' improved defense when he turned the tables and began asking questions himself.
"Our defense has been pretty good overall lately," Lee said. "I was looking when we have our full squad. WarriorsWorld dude, you have to tell me. What's our record, Jordan, with our full squad? What's our record? Full squad. When we have everybody? Does anybody know what our record is? When we've got Andre and Steph and everybody in the lineup? We're pretty darn good."
Lee was referencing Jordan Ramirez, the lead writer for the popular fan site WarriorsWorld.net. Ramirez said he was caught off guard when Lee dropped his name. He had to watch the video of the exchange again to figure out what happened.
"It looks like he looked down at my credential to see my name," Ramirez said. "It was definitely a big surprise, I wasn't expecting that."
It didn't take long that night for "full squad" to turn into #FullSquad, thanks to social media. The term has been used on Twitter more than 15,000 times since then, with most of those coming after the Jan. 2 win over the two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat.
That night, Lee interrupted Stephen Curry's postgame interview to drop in the line, "Hashtag Full Squad." Later in the locker room, Lee used it again.
"Hashtag Full Squad for sure," Lee said in describing the key to beating the Heat. "Everybody participated tonight."
Since then, it has become a regular part of the vocabulary when discussing the Warriors, particularly on Twitter.
"This would not be possible without the whole social media craze," Ramirez said. "The night of, it was intense. I didn't think it was going to get past the night of."
The phrase has become a good rallying cry and accurate description of the team's success. Despite Wednesday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets to end the trip and 10-game winning streak, the Warriors are 19-4 when they have their full complement of starters and key reserves, although one could argue injuries to Jermaine O'Neal and Festus Ezeli still have them missing important components.
Warriors coach Mark Jackson was asked on the trip by an out of town reporter what, other than health, was the key to his team's turning things around after a 13-12 start. Jackson's reply: "Health."
Versatile swingman Andre Iguodala missed 12 games because of a hamstring injury, and the Warriors went 5-7 with him out. The Warriors also lost all three games Stephen Curry missed in November (one to an ankle injury, two to a concussion).
Lee now laughs at the exchange that led to the creation of #FullSquad.
"It was such an innocent situation," he said. "I obviously wasn't trying to call anybody out, I was just trying to get the answer to the question. The other reporters took it and gassed it up pretty good.
"What it's kind of come to mean I think is that we're a team that plays together as a team. We need everybody to win, and we rely on everybody night in and night out. ... The joke has actually become a pretty meaningful statement that makes sense with our team."
WarriorsWorld.net is now selling #FullSquad T-shirts, and there's a decent bet there will be plenty of signs featuring the phrase when the Warriors take the court at Oracle Arena on Friday.
"The fact that people have made it into something to pump us up and get us going is really cool," Lee said.
Follow Jimmy Durkin on Twitter at twitter.com/Jimmy_Durkin.
friday's game
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13.97 It is part of the Defendants' case on justification that the statements made by Irving which are apostrophised by the Defendants as Holocaust denials are false in the sense that they are unsupported by the evidence. I have summarised in paragraphs 8.16 to 8.36 the reasons why the Defendants so contend.
13.98 I have already made findings that the evidence supports the following propositions: that the shooting of the Jews in the East was systematic and directed from Berlin with the knowledge and approval of Hitler; that there were gas chambers at several of the Operation Reinhard camps and that (as Irving during the trial admitted) hundreds of thousands of Jews were killed in them and that there were gas chambers at Auschwitz, where hundreds of thousands more Jews were gassed to death. It follows that it is my conclusion that Irving's denials of these propositions were contrary to the evidence.
13.99 There remains only the question whether the evidence supports Irving's claim that the gas chambers were a propaganda lie invented by British Intelligence. I have recited the rival contentions of the parties in paragraphs 8.31 to 8.36 above. There are three questions: firstly, did the British invent the notion that Jews were being killed by the Nazis in gas chambers; secondly, even if the British did not invent the story, did they disbelieve it and, thirdly, was use made of the story for propaganda purposes. As to the first question, Irving was unable to present any evidence that the British invented the story. It was provided to the Foreign Office by the secretary to the World Jewish Council, who in turn had received it from a source in Berlin. As to whether the British disbelieved the story, the only evidence to which Irving was able to point was the note made by Cavendish-Bentinck that there was no evidence to support the claim. That appears to me to be far cry from disbelieving the story. As to whether British Intelligence made propaganda use of the story, the evidence produced by Irving extended no further than second-hand accounts of BBC broadcasts about the gassing. There was no indication that British intelligence played any part in these broadcasts. In my judgment the evidence does not support the claim made by Irving.
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President's Community Service Honor Roll Award
For the third consecutive year, Davenport was awarded membership on the President's Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This award recognizes Davenport's significant contribution to community service and academic service learning.
Davenport Students Honored for Service by Michigan Campus Compact
Nineteen Davenport students were honored at the state level for their commitment to serving the Michigan Community. Read more in the DU Hub.
Experiential Learning Course Designation
For the first time in Fall, 2011, several Davenport course sections will be designated in the course schedule as including an academic service learning or experiential learning projects. The designations look like this:
- HUMN 101: Arts & Culture SL (Service Learning)
- SOSC 201: Diversity in Society EL (Experiential Learning)
Faculty can propose that a course be designated as EL or SL in the year-long schedule by completing the EL & SL Course Designation Proposal Form.
College of Business Courses Partner on EL Projects with Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber of Commerce
DU's Mike Carey, Marketing Department faculty member at the Lettinga campus, helped to arrange a series of College of Business projects with small business owners and members of the Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber of Commerce. Student and faculty work from one of these courses was featured on p. 9 of the Chamber's May 2011 newsletter,


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OAKLAND -- Bartolo Colon survived a rare first-inning home run, and Jed Lowrie hit an even rarer first-inning home run as they combined to lead the A's over the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Friday night.
Colon, now 14-3, had thrown a shutout against the Angels his last time out, but Mike Trout put him in a two-run hole with a drive into the left field seats. It was just the second homer allowed by Colon in the first inning this season.
"You fall behind in the count, that's what's going to happen," Colon said through interpreter Ariel Prieto. "You've got to pay for something when you fall behind."
Colon didn't pay an exorbitant price. He didn't allow another run, and he enlisted the offense of Lowrie and the defense of Coco Crisp to beat the Angels for the second time in a week.
Lowrie countered for the A's with a solo shot in the first, added a tiebreaking two-run single in the second and singled again in the third to end a long July drought. A .309 hitter at the end of June, the shortstop was at just .178 for July before his 3-for-4 night.
The homer was the eighth of the season for Lowrie, none of the first seven having come in the first inning.
"It was a fastball I was able to put a pretty good swing on," Lowrie said. "It was a big deal for us in terms of momentum."
He would add to that, most significantly in the second inning when his two-run, two-out single off Angels starter Jerome Williams broke a 2-all tie.
The second inning began with Josh Reddick blasting a double, and after Eric Sogard fouled off a bunt try with two out, he tied the game with a single to left-center. Crisp's single sent Sogard to third base, and Crisp promptly set up Lowrie with a steal of second.
Lowrie, who had been looking for a breakout game after his average dropped to .283, was able to lash a single between the first base bag and first baseman Mark Trumbo, and both Sogard and Crisp scored for a 4-2 Oakland lead.
"Lowrie has been really consistent for us all year," manager Bob Melvin said. "It goes against the grain for us to watch him struggle."
Crisp's contribution came in the third inning when Trout, one of the fastest players in the league, decided to tag up at first base on a deep fly to center by Albert Pujols. Normally it would have been no contest, Crisp having one of the weaker arms around, but this time "my arm was feeling pretty good." So was his inner GPS. He threw the ball on a direct line to the second base bag, the ball getting to second baseman Sogard on one hop, and Trout was, surprisingly, out.
"I was surprised," Crisp said.
Colon was both surprised and delighted.
"That was the key to the game," Colon said. "Everybody knows that Coco doesn't have the best arm, but he put the ball right on the bag."
The A's went on to add two more runs when Stephen Vogt, recalled Thursday to fill in while catcher John Jaso takes seven days on the disabled list to deal with concussion issues, clobbered his second homer of the season.
Oakland carried the four-run lead to the ninth, but Jerry Blevins walked both men he faced and was replaced by Grant Balfour. It was the first game for Balfour since his streak of 44 consecutive saves ended Tuesday.
He allowed a wild pitch and a two-out, two-run single by Pujols before striking out Josh Hamilton to end it.
The A's wound up being the only team in the American League West to win Friday, so they are a season-best four games up on the Rangers and 11 games ahead of both the Angels and the Mariners.
Saturday's game
L.A. Angels (Garrett Richards 2-4) at A's (Tommy Milone 8-8), 12:05 p.m., FOX


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Mark Shuttleworth is going to be the next guest on my podcast where the idea is that YOU are the ones who ask the questions. To make this work we need your questions: send them in to [email protected] or read on for more contact information.
The format is simple: I get a guest (or guests) who has made a significant contribution to a particular community and then put out requests for questions from ordinary people like you and me. Once we've got questions we simply hold a conference call which I record, while trying to say as little as possible myself(!), where the questions are asked and answers given. It usually makes for a great listen and often results in some unexpected responses or ideas being put forward.
You can send in your questions in several ways: e-mail me at [email protected]; there's a contact form over at the website; you can even leave a voice mail at 0121 286 9845 (+44). If you really want just post them as a comment to this post and I'll be sure to keep an eye on it for any questions. However you choose to get in touch any and all questions are welcome!
I hope you'll enjoy listening to the show and enjoy coming up with your question.
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OK, I've just sent in a question about gNewSense and the prospects of an official Ubuntu variant being created which is completely free software. I thought the first episode about free software was really good. Keep up the good work!
GNU - free as in freedom
1* Is it possible to buy some small tiny bit stock of Cannonical?
I'm supporting Ubuntu very much but would also like to have some stock from Cannonical lets say 2 à 3000 € ... I think this company will become very big. By the way if I where rich I would do the same as Mark for the Free Software community!
2* Does Google invests in Cannonical?
Do you talk often to Richard Stallman who is the Ghandi of Software. I realy like Stallman's ethical views ... Although they arn't always very practical. I wonder how Mark thinks about Richard Stallman and what points does hé think Stallman is not correct. Does Marc dissagree on some points and what are his opinions.
Onno Timmerman
how much of your time
How much of your time in a day, week, month would you spend in managing the ubuntu proccess. And don't you ever get tired of all our Free Software evangilists?
Are you trying to kill-off the Debian project? Is Ubuntu going to be compatible with Debian stable releases in the future?
Is Canonical ever going to give the Ubuntu name and trademarks to the Ubuntu Foundation or is this going to be your ace in the sleeve?
Do you know you have the same initials as one proprietary software company? Is it incidental that you both aspire for world domination?
Compiz/beryl inclusion
The plan is to have a compiz/beryl included in a future version of Ubuntu.
Will Ubuntu include one of them as it is? Or will it be heavilly modified to fit into a 'Ubuntu look'?
Will there be usability studies/tests to take the best out of compiz/beryl and leave what is distracting?
Or will you wait until one of them finally do this and then include it in Ubuntu when it is polished?
Canonical's participation to Open source projects
Ubuntu's policy is to not developp programs, just use what is available.
Red Hat, Novell and others are participating a lot to open source projects (compiz, OpenOffice). Ubuntu is young and not yet profitable, but do you plan to participate more when is starts to make money?
Ubuntu's bug triage process
Ubuntu bugs are incoming A LOT faster in the bugtracker than they can be processed at the moments... are they plans to resolve this?
How is the finance of Ubuntu. Is the 10 mil. $ enough to run Ubuntu the comming years. Ubuntu is growing and has more bug reports etc... Can the current staf handle it. Or does it need more money injections?
What about 10 years from now!
Bill&Melinda Gates foundation
What do you think of the Bill Gates' way of being a philantropist by making a lot of money through closed source software and donating a part of it to charity through the Bill&Melinda Gates foundation?
What is your opinion about Bill Gates and Microsoft?
Hardware , ready for linux sticker.
I would like to ask the introduction of a " Ready for linux- Kernel 2.4.10 or above "
sticker on hardware. That would be great for the users. For example i have got an Usb Flash Pocket Pen Drive that say's on the package ; Support for Linux Kernel 2.4.10 or above without device driver. So it works out of the box with Ubuntu. This is what we need
, so we dont have to sweat it out at an local computer shop , in fear of buying an useless thing that just does not work with linux. Also i would like to know if Ubuntu will be as an oem on Dell in the netherlands. As Dell is making an move in this direction, of supporting linux on one line of their computers.
Thank you very much and keep up the good work.
Linux newbie -- ubuntu/mepis?
Dear Mr. Shuttleworth,
As a newbie to Linux jargon I can't quite figure out what the relationship is between the two. As a Mepis user, it seems to be something worth understanding, so I'd love to hear some type of illustration which explains the Mepis-Ubuntu (or Ubuntu-Mepis!) dynamic, such as father/son, or landlord/tenant or something layman-y. (My examples are intentionally simplistic.) I read an article on the subject, http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7900729752.html
and kinda grasped the idea that Mepis is "an Ubuntu-derived distro," but what does that mean for me as a Mepis user? Which leads to:
Is there any advantage to the Linux newbie in using Ubuntu? (Long-time expert pointer-and-clicker, I first tried openSUSE last year after getting up the guts to finally try to dual boot my machine, but it was HORRIBLY complex and none of my DVDs worked! I searched around and tried Mepis, and got nice tips during installation, like "Don't websurf as the root user!" which I hadn't known in SUSE.) Though Mepis is much easier for me than SUSE, is Ubuntu better for hardware compatibility, or ease of use? (For example after hours of sifting through bulletin boards for help, I find a fix which requires writing scripts, something I haven't the faintest notion of.)
I'm reading as much as possible but it's slow going and I find myself still using Windows more than I'd like because I can't operate some applications in Mepis.
Thanks in advance if you have time to answer. -z in japan


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Not so fast my friends, here are findings I discovered and a test case.
webpage: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independe ... eforterra/
streaming url: http://movies.apple.com/movies/independ ... _h.480.mov
internal video url: http://movies.apple.com/movies/independ ... a_h480.mov
(see a small difference in file names)
Apple uses fladh rtmp(?) streaming protocol, its a simple binary file where internal video link can be read.
VLC: can read streaming url which is good, produced 75MB file
MEncoder: cannot read streaming url, we must give it the internal video file url. Very unfortunate issue, produced 25MB file, a bit faster to transcode
But none of the streaming engines work properly for Apple trailers and after few commandline testings I think found the reason. Apple .mov files use 2997/125 fps (23.976) setting. MPEG1/2 encoder does not support it, a fraction 24000/1001 (23.97603...) is a perfect match and supported one.
I had to use fps=24 VLC option then was able to transcode. Default PS3MS vlc command is unable to identify the original non-mpeg2 supported fps. This is not an exact fps match but I don't know how to give a full match to VLC program.
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set source=http://movies.apple.com/movies/independent/battleforterra/battleforterra_h.480.mov
set VLC=C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
"%VLC%" -I dummy %source% :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,fps=24,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=ts,dst="output.mpeg"}}
Here is Mencoder command line it supports 24000/1001 fps setting so its a perfect match. But as you can see we must give it the internal video file url, I had to take it from the streaming binary reply. Original PS3MS command puts -nocache, -format dvd, ac3 audio, -of lavf argument but it failed on my testings. I modified a command line and changed audio to mp3. I think its -nocache parameter alone failed.
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set source=http://movies.apple.com/movies/independent/battleforterra/battleforterra_h480.mov
set MENCODER=C:\projects\PS3MediaServer\ps3mediaserver\win32\mencoder.exe
%MENCODER% %source% -prefer-ipv4 -of lavf -ovc lavc -oac lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vbitrate=4096:threads=2:acodec=libmp3lame:abitrate=128 -ofps 24000/1001 -o output.mpeg
* VLC command line should force fps=XX command line argument if source video uses mpeg1/2 non-supported fps
* VLC breaks the pixel aspect ratio field, video is played distorted, should force aspect ratio in a command line
* MENCODER command line must not have -nocache parameter
* MENCODER can only use the internal video file url
We cannot parameterize streaming settings per videofeed source, so as for now Apple Trailers don't work with PS3MS default command lines.
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• Australia Marriage Index 1788-1949 covering New South Wales (1788-1945), Northern Territory (1870-1913), Queensland (1829-1935), South Australia (1842-1937), Tasmania (1803-1919), Victoria (1836-1920) and Western Australia (1841-1950)
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The Ryerson Index This index to death notices appearing in current Australian newspapers also includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries. This ongoing project currently contains over 4+ million entries from 222 newspapers.
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This fall, Blair Underwood stars in "Ironside," an NBC reboot of the classic police drama that featured Raymond Burr as a paraplegic detective.
But viewers shouldn't expect many similarities between the new show and the "Ironside" that aired from 1967 to '75.
Besides the title, the fact that the title character is a detective and in a wheelchair, "everything else is re-imagined," Underwood told reporters here at the TV critics press tour.
One of the chief differences is the personality of Ironside himself. As portrayed by Underwood in the pilot episode, he's a gruff and very intense guy who demands a lot of himself and his team.
"He's kind of a bad ass," Underwood said. "In terms of his bad-assness, he's a great character."
The character is also very self-sufficient. There are no handles on his wheelchair and he doesn't get much assistance in making his way around. That aspect of Ironside, said Underwood, is derived from the show's technical adviser -- a man who was paralyzed at the age of 19 in a skiing accident and has gone on to lead an extremely independent life.
"A lot of what you see in this portrayal of Ironside is inspired by him," he said.
Underwood, who had never before played a character in a wheelchair, acknowledged that the role presented a big learning curve for him.
"It's something I had to delve into and continue to delve into," he said. "Our job is to make you believe it and to be as authentic as possible."
Along those lines, a producer was asked if any actual paraplegics were considered for the role. They were not, he replied, because the series will feature many flashback scenes showing Ironside before his injury.


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Short BiographyEric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D. is the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a position he has held since late 2009. NHGRI is the largest organization in the world dedicated solely to genomics research, and aims to advance human health through genomics research. Previously, he served as the NHGRI Scientific Director (2002-2009), Chief of the NHGRI Genome Technology Branch (1996-2009), and Director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (1997-2009). While directing an independent research program for almost two decades, Dr. Green was at the forefront of efforts to map, sequence, and understand eukaryotic genomes, including significant, start-to-finish involvement in the Human Genome Project.
Now, as Director of NHGRI, Dr. Green is responsible for providing overall leadership of the Institute's research portfolio and other initiatives; this requires significant coordination with other NIH components, funding agencies, and research organizations. In 2011, Dr. Green led NHGRI to the completion of a strategic planning process that yielded a new vision for the future of genomics research, entitled Charting a course for genomic medicine from base pairs to bedside (Nature 470:204-213, 2011)
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Welcome and thank you very much for staying with us! I am delighted to introduce myself as the General Manager at the Helvetia & Bristol and I wish to assure you of our commitment to render your stay in Florence as pleasant as possible. Do not miss Chef's Enzo authentic Mediterranean cuisine in our Hostaria Bibendum restaurant.
Enjoy your Florentine vacation!
Insider Tip
- Across from the Helvetia and Bristol, Palazzo Strozzi is the largest of Florence's 15th-century palaces. Construction took 44 years, and the owner watched its construction from a small house on the square. At the main entrance, corner lamp brackets bear original (and rare) Renaissance ironwork designed by popular artisan of the time, Niccolo Grosso.
Hotel Overview
What to Expect:
- This hotel is set one block from Via Tornabuoni - the "Fifth Avenue" of Florence (upmarket shops, cafes, and restaurants). Through crystal doors, a fireside lobby showcases antique furnishings and 16th-century paintings. The terra-cotta floor is topped with Asian rugs, and velvet sofas with brocade pillows complement leather high-back chairs, marble-topped end tables, and walnut bookcases. Long the retreat of the artistic rich, present clientele includes fashion designers and musicians; primarily vacationers.
Amenity Highlights:
- A 19th-century bookcase houses a small library of books in English, Italian, French, and German. There is also a discreetly hidden video-library (every room is equipped with a video player and stereo system).
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Each of the 67 guestrooms at Helvetia and Bristol offers an authentic experience surrounded by traditional Florentine sensibilities and stunning views of the hills of Fiesole. Elegant and uplifting, furnished with inlaid armoires and antique tables, splendid lamps of Chinese porcelain and bronze, walls hung with artworks, a profusion of gossamer lace, silk and brocade, Carrara marble and Jacuzzi tubs.
Room Amenities:
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Bidet
- Blackout drapes
- Cable/satellite TV
- Cassette player
- CD player
- Climate control
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Hair dryer
- Handheld shower
- Housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Internet access - dial-up
- Internet access - surcharge
- Massage - available in room
- Minibar
- Non-smoking rooms
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Rollaway beds
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Soundproofed rooms
- Television
- Turndown service
- Wake-up calls
- Welcome amenities
- Window opens
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Originally built for 19th-century aristocrats, The Helvetia and Bristol is set 200 meters from the Duomo, across from Palazzo Strozzi. It is also one block from Via Tornabuoni, one of Florence's most famous shopping streets. Guests have included artists and authors such as Giorgio De Chirico, Igor Stravinsky, and Luigi Pirandello.
Amenities include a small library of books available in English, Italian, French, and German. There is also a discreetly hidden video-library. The hotel offers concierge service, 24-hour room service, and secretarial services. Small (6-7 people) and medium-size meeting rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Babysitting/Childcare
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business services
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- Coffee in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
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- Internet access in public areas - dial-up
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Library
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting room(s) (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
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- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Secretarial services
- Security guard
- Shoe shine
- Technology helpdesk
- Tour assistance
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Wedding services
Number of rooms:
- 67
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaways and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
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Hostaria BibendumThe H&B ,Hostaria Bibendum, serves a contemporary culinary experience. The menu offers tempting Mediterranean dishes that enhance the genuine ingredients to give diners the pleasure of rediscovering home-grown flavors. Meals are accompanied by the finest national and international wines as recommended by the young Restaurant Manager Andrea Tempestini. The Chef Enzo Pettè with more than 15 years of experience, also offers an opportunity to prepare authentic, seasonal Italian dishes - recreating ancient customs and traditions into a grand contemporary feast.
The Winter GardenRestaurant with original stained-glass, conservatory-style roof. Rare "cotto" floor tiles from Southern Italy; mirrors on the walls. Adjoins Belle Epoque bar. Artists such as De Chirico and Boccioni used to meet here to discuss the Avant Garde. Fine Italian cuisine includes some Tuscan specialties. À la carte dining offered. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served. Afternoon tea is also offered (pastries).
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the Helvetia and Bristol hotel; fees may apply.
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"Wipeout" (8 p.m., ABC): On this week's edition of the human demolition derby, it's the Bachelors taking on the Bachelorettes. We assume that no roses will be exchanged.
"True Blood" (9 p.m., HBO): As the final season continues, Sookie (Anna Paquin) turns to unexpected sources in search of a miracle. Meanwhile, Bill (Stephen Moyer) recalls the inexorable forces that led him to his marriage 170 years earlier.
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By Steve Dalton on Aug 22, 2013
Oracle OpenWorld (OOW) 2013 is shaping up to be a break-out year for Oracle Advanced Controls. Among other highly-anticipated events, we are very pleased to announce that Mary S. Schaeffer, publisher and editorial director for Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow (AP Now), will be co-presenting with Cisco Systems at a session entitled "Top 10 Advanced Controls for Procure-to-Pay to Improve the Bottom Line" (session ID is CON8814).
Mary is a nationally recognized accounts payable expert. She is the author of over 15 business books, most focused on accounts payable issues, as well as a monthly newsletter and a free weekly e-zine. She speaks regularly at industry events, one-day seminars, conferences and online events.
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Organizations that have made the most progress in shifting away from manual controls are adopting advanced control solutions and showing what a difference those controls make, says Mary. "Controls are more critical than ever with regards to the accounts payable process. Luckily, technology can now play a larger role in helping organizations with these controls, helping reduce erroneous payments and preventing fraud," Mary says.
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SUNNYVALE -- Yahoo (YHOO) Mail users will see a redesigned interface within the next few days, CEO Marissa Mayer announced Tuesday.
In the first major change to a prominent Yahoo service since Mayer arrived to lead the company in June, the company's webmail offering is being redesigned to cut clutter, make it faster and offer a consistent design on both PCs and mobile gadgets, the CEO said in a blog post.
"We've redesigned the new version of Yahoo Mail with speed in mind -- getting through your emails is faster than ever before. We've also made your inbox more intuitive and easier to navigate, allowing you to focus on what matters most: your messages," Mayer wrote.
Mayer has pushed the importance of Yahoo's mobile offerings, so ensuring that mobile access to email offers a similar experience to desktop usage was an important part of the redesign, she said. The new Yahoo webmail offering includes redesigned apps for smartphones using Apple's (AAPL) iOS -- its first stand-alone app for Apple's ecosystem -- as well as Google's (GOOG) Android operating system.
"Because mobile is everything these days, Yahoo Mail now has a consistent look and feel across devices," she wrote Tuesday.
Vivek Sharma, who manages Yahoo's webmail and instant message offerings, told Reuters that the mobile push is part of the company's effort to stay relevant with a new generation of users.
"Most of the new users, especially young ones, are using mobile Internet devices. So the first order of things is to make sure there are native experiences for them," Sharma said.
Yahoo's webmail service competes with Google's Gmail and Microsoft's Outlook.com at the top of the webmail heap. ComScore reports that Yahoo is still the leading webmail service in the U.S., though it ranks third globally. The company's lead in the U.S. is slipping, however: ComScore reported last month that Yahoo email users fell 16 percent year over year nationally and 7 percent globally.
A new look for Yahoo is important in the competition with Google and Microsoft, as Gmail's look and feel -- developed when Mayer was still an executive at the Mountain View search giant -- has been widely praised, and Microsoft completely revamped its webmail service this year, changing the name from Hotmail to Outlook.
"This looks like a nice feature set. It certainly looks like it will be a cleaner experience for email users," Forrester Research analyst Shar VanBoskirk told Bloomberg News, though she also said, "I don't think this in itself will be what saves Yahoo."
Mayer has been building the Sunnyvale company's mobile team through acquisitions, using a cash hoard collected from the sale of part of Yahoo's stake in Chinese Internet giant Alibaba. Yahoo purchased Stamped, a New York startup co-founded by Google veteran Robby Stein, to form the backbone of the company's mobile product development, then picked up San Francisco-based OnTheAir last week to add to the team.
Mayer said in her first earnings conference call with reporters, in October, that her major focus would be on mobile technology, calling "a focused, coherent mobile strategy" her top priority in leading the company.
Wall Street seems to be happy with the priorities Mayer has stressed so far, with the company's stock price hitting levels unseen since 2008. The company's stock rose to yet another 52-week high Tuesday, jumping as high as $19.63 before closing at $19.52, a 0.5 percent daily gain, which is Yahoo's highest closing price since the recession. Since Mayer was appointed CEO on June 16, Yahoo's stock has gained 24.8 percent.
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Have a good show people!! :(
Have fun on Saturday you lucky lucky dogs. I know you all will. I really wish I could go because Ive never seen you perform, Sage. This would be the perfect show to see. At least Im going to see Lauryn Hill tonight which is kinda cool........I guess.
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hello?! of course it's cool. have fun for me. she's so ill. i was expecting people to give all these harsh reviews on her because she so easily becomes vulnerable and is so strong with her convictions. but that's not the case, critics took the unplugged show quite well and gave some dope reviews on it. big props to lauryn hill.
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She is ill. But Im feeling Sage's music so much these days that Id pick his show over almost anyones right now.
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think about it this way ...
you can always see sage at another show ...
but lauryn VERY rarely performs.
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yeah. what tattooedhands said.
sage performs 50 shows a year, lauryn rarely ever performs.
the unplugged album is amazing.
Fri Jul 12, 2002 11:33 am
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This is true
...but Sage hates coming to my country. I dont know why.
Anyway....dont worry, Ill have fun tonight.
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Im going to be there fo sho....ill be the one without underwear
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i was thinking the same thing... its ashame not one underground emcee can keep it real.... whats the deal $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
and attitude why me
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I'll be seeing Lauryn Hill at the Smokin Grooves Tour. But as for the show tomorrow, anyone know what time it's at?
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Alexander and Alestria is the imaginative tale of the dramatic love affair between Alexander the Great and Alestria, queen of the Amazons, when both are at the height of their powers. Shan Sa, bestselling author of Empress, brings the familiar figure of Alexander the Great to new life, entwining his historical legacy with an imagined relationship that explores the compelling clash of western and eastern cultures.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
A brilliant yet ruthless savage conqueror and poet exhilarated by the world's wonders, Alexander first meets Alestria on the battlefield—shocked to discover his adversary is female and mesmerized by her fierce, dazzling loveliness. At last, the legendary king has found his equal in this indomitable Amazon queen who has been taught since childhood to abhor men and repel all invaders. Alestria, in turn, cannot resist Alexander's strength and beauty, and they unite in deeply passionate, intensely problematic love—pursuing a remarkable destiny against a vast backdrop of warfare and political turmoil that stretches from Greece to Egypt, and across Persia, deep into the mysterious kingdoms of India.
Acclaimed author Shan Sa brings Alexander the Great to richly imagined new life, entwining his historical legacy with a fantastic love affair set in a time of war between Western and Eastern civilizations.
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Critical Praise
"A dramatically imagined tale of a love affair between Alexander the Great and Alestria, queen of the Amazons. . . . Written with the unironic portentousness of an ancient myth, the novel nonetheless has modern and moving insights into such hot-button topics such as violence and gender." — Washington Post
A sweeping, heroic romance. . . . Fascinating details about Alexander's world and about the legendary Amazons, who, if they existed at all, might have been his contemporaries -- and equals. — Publishers Weekly
"Sa, author of Empress (2006), takes a huge historical leap in this entertaining fictional biography of Alexander the Great. . . . Romance, action, and intrigue combine to set the stage for a pageturning romp through alternate history. — Booklist
"This reimagining of the life of Alexander the Great by the author of Empress would be a good choice for book groups, contrasting well with Stephen Pressfield's The Virtues of War. . . . She writes here as a poet, blending image, action, and character in a rhythmic stream." — Library Journal
"Told in the extravagant voices of Alexander and Alestria, and of Alestria's confidante Ania. . . . Strewn amid the pageantry and clamour are fascinating details about Alexander's world and the legendary Amazons, who, if they existed at all, might have been his contemporaries—and equals." — Finch's Quarterly Review Blog
"Imagine a romance between Alexander the great and the queen of the Amazons and you have Alexander and Alestria, by author Shan Sa." — National Examiner
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- On Sale: 09/15/2009
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Friday's snow day may have been old hat for students who have spent their lives in the Mid-Ohio Valley, but it was a brand-new experience for 16-year-old Hassan Marafie.
"I've seen snow before, but I've never seen it snowing," said the student from Kuwait, attending Circleville High School this year through American Field Service, the country's oldest student exchange organization. "We don't get any snow in Kuwait."
The prospect of a couple inches of snow on top of Thursday's snowfall led school districts throughout Washington County to close for the day. That disrupted plans made for the AFS winter orientation, which brought 37 foreign exchange students staying around the region to Marietta for the weekend.
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On Friday, Richard and Elfrieda Ratzlaff sweep and shovel snow from the sidewalk and steps of their home located on Washington Street in Marietta.
"I was worried the snow day might be a problem, but it turned out to be something awesome," said Monica George, 17, the president of Marietta High School's AFS Club.
The exchange students had been scheduled to visit and interact with students at Marietta and Parkersburg South high schools and Williamstown and Kanawha elementaries, but with classes canceled, George, Marafie and students from Italy, Thailand and Germany took advantage of the inch-and-a-half of snow that fell and went sledding in Reno instead.
"I liked this much better. I loved this," said Luca Bravin, 18, from the Italian island of Sardinia.
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Saturday: 30 percent chance of snow showers in the morning with a high near 30.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a low around 11.
Sunday: Partly sunny with a high near 36.
Sunday Night: 30 percent chance of snow with a low around 28.
Monday: 40 percent chance of snow/rain with a high near 43.
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Level 2: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Only those who feel it is necessary to drive should be out on the roadways. Contact your employer to see if you should report to work.
Level 3: All roadways are closed to non-emergency personnel. No one should be out during these conditions unless it is absolutely necessary to travel. All employees should contact their employer to see if they should report to work. Those traveling on the roadways may subject themselves to arrest.
Bravin had been sledding before when he was younger, but it doesn't snow where he's from. Friday was Marafie's first experience with sledding - as well as playing the party game Apples to Apples and the video game Rock Band.
The weather wasn't all fun and games for residents of the Valley, with local law enforcement reporting several minor crashes as a result of slick conditions.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office raised the snow advisory Friday afternoon from a level one to a level two, advising people who didn't have to be on the roads to stay home.
The snow started in Marietta later in the morning, and didn't reach the New Matamoras area until early afternoon. Calvin Becker, Washington County highway superintendent, said he thinks the timing of this storm made dealing with it easier.
"The timing seemed to be good for us because there weren't as many people on the roads," Becker said. "We were waiting for it and able to get out there and treat the roads."
Marietta resident Elfrieda Ratzlaff and her husband Richard weren't bothered by the amount of snow from Friday's storm.
"We are originally from Montreal so this isn't much snow for us," Ratzlaff said.
Snow remains in the forecast, but there is only a 30 percent chance of snow Saturday afternoon and a 30 percent chance Sunday evening before temperatures warm up, according to the National Weather Service.
Becker did advise people who will be driving in situations such as this to be cautious.
"It's really the same old thing, make sure you leave a few minutes earlier, keep more distance between other vehicles and drive a little slower," Becker said. "Four-wheel drive helps but it isn't always the answer in poor conditions."


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In spring semester of her junior year Winona Hawker-Boehnke'14 went on an off-campus program to Jordan to learn more about the U.S. role in the Middle East. Earlham has about 20 off-campus programs located throughout the world, allowing students a remarkable opportunity to get more out of their education beyond just what they learn in a classroom.
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Remember "Draw Something"?
It was a game that was so successful it essentially spurred Zynga, at the time one of the hottest consumer Web IPOs of the year, to buy the company behind the game for more than $180 million.
"Draw Something" is a modern version of "Pictionary," where users guess a word based on a drawing sent to their smartphone or tablet.
But soon after Zynga acquired "Draw Something," the game faded in popularity as most do. The games industry is a hits-driven business, and requires developers to constantly be testing and releasing new titles to sate the short attention span of gamers, especially when it comes to smartphone games.
Things weren't looking good for Zynga's fated acquisition of "Draw Something." That was until late last month, when Zynga released a sequel for the game, which became widely available as the company discussed its downbeat quarter and upcoming transition year.
Now, "Draw Something 2″ has been topping the Apple App Store for the better part of the week, and is among the top-100 grossing apps on the App Store, according to AppData.
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Zynga is able to "cross-promote" its games to all of its players, which often serves as a good explanation for a game becoming quickly very popular and then fading rapidly.
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GYPSUM - The junior was big on Senior Night as Eagle Valley wrestling pulled the upset against Rifle Thursday night in Gypsum.
Eagle Valley's five active seniors delivered as usual on their night, and junior Davey Madrid had the biggest win at 145 pounds as the Devils knocked off No. 8 Rifle, 46-31. Eagle Valley won six of the 11 matches contested with the Devils getting two forfeits and the Bears one.
"(Rifle is) a solid team," said Eagle Valley senior Joey Sanchez, who started the night with a pin at 195 pounds. "Our coaches have been praising them in practice. They're No. 8 in rankings. It's great win for us. I can't say more about our team."
"That's cool. That's a good night," said Devils coach Ron Beard, who is not quick to praise. "Rifle's tough as heck."
Rifle's strength is in the lighter weights, primarily 120-145 pounds, while Eagle Valley's seniors in the heavier divisions are the heart of its lineup. The Devils or the Bears had to score an upset in one of their opponents' areas of strength to tip the dual, and that's where Madrid came up big.
The Devils led 18-6 after Sanchez and Andy Armstrong (220) had pins and Eagle Valley's Jay Bullock got a forfeit at 106. At heavyweight, Rifle's Jose Prado had needed just 1:15 to finish Eagle Valley's Xavier Mendoza.
Rifle started to roll with two pins - Cary Ebeler (113), Oscar Ruelas (120) - two wins - Isaac Rider (126) and Coy Zang (132) - and a forfeit at 138 (Dallas Rohrig).
The Bears led, 31-18, and Madrid was having problems with David Fujita, trailing, 4-0, in the first period. Madrid was bleeding out of both of his nostrils, and the match was stopped for him to be patched up.
"I think it kind of woke me up a bit," Madrid said. "I kind of realized that I had to get going."
The junior did that, quickly reversing his bout with a takedown of Fujita and a 3-point near fall. Madrid pinned Fujita at 1:31.
"Davey should get his picture in the paper for that," Beard said. "That's a turning point in the dual, 145s. He did a good job."
Andrew Vigil delivered a major decision against the Bears' Alex Rivas, 12-2, at 152. With Eagle Valley getting a forfeit at 160 pounds, it was up to seniors Cole Nielsen (170) and Ty LaFramboise (182) to close the deal. Devils fans will take that scenario any day.
Nielsen and LaFramboise got six points each with pins as the Devils' seniors were 5-for-5 on pins.
"It was a good match," Rifle coach John Wisniewski said. "Eagle Valley has great upper weights. They're fantastic."
Wisniewski quickly and correctly pointed out that this is only practice until regionals in February in Montrose. On the other hand, this was a big win for the Devils, especially after dropping a dual to Palisade earlier this week.
Another subtle factor was that Rifle did not get pins at 126 and 132. Rider and Zang did win their matches. But Eagle Valley's Chris Comroe dropped a 10-4 decision to Rider, while Zang recorded a 10-2 major decision against Rafael Gurule. That was seven points, instead of 12. Combine that with Madrid's comeback at 145 and that was the difference.
"I always preach to my boys what wins duals, 'Pin or get pinned,'" Wisniewski said. "Unfortunately for us, it was bad night for us. Hats off to Eagle Valley."
The Devils head to Northglenn for a tournament this weekend, while the Bears host their home tournament, The Rumble in the Rockies, Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
Sports Editor Chris Freud can be reached at 970-748-2934 or email@example.com.
Eagle Valley 46, Rifle 31
195 - Joey Sanchez, Eagle Valley, pins Oscar Tovar, Rifle, 5:06
220 - Andy Armstrong, Eagle Valley, pins Omar Lema, Rifle, 1:47
285 - Jose Prado, Rifle, pins Xavier Mendoza, Eagle Valley, 1:15
106 - Jay Bullock, Eagle Valley, forfeit
113 - Cary Ebeler, Rifle, pins, Jacob Griffin, Eagle Valley, 1:32
120 - Oscar Ruelas, Rifle, pins Lane Dobransky, Eagle Valley, 5:34
126 - Isaac Rider, Rifle, dec. Chris Comroe, Eagle Valley, 10-4
132 - Coy Zang, Rifle maj. dec. Rafael Gurule, Eagle Valley, 10-2
138 - Dallas Rohrig, Rifle, forfeit
145 - Davey Madrid, Eagle Valley pins David Fujita, Rifle, 1:31
152 - Andrew Vigil, Eagle Valley, maj. dec. Alex Rivas, 12-2
160 - Riley Rowles, Eagle Valley, forfeit
170 - Cole Nielsen, Eagle Valley, pins Tony Galaviz, Rifle, 4:25
182 - Ty LaFramboise, Eagle Valley pins Clayton Coombs, Rifle, 2:57