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I use 184.108.40.206 on a MAC running 10.8.5
I can insert Umlaute with the text tool, no issue so far. I then can pdf or print. But after save, close and re-open the Umlauts are replaced with other weird signs.
I used "standard" for texting.
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What Does Genetics Have to Do with Treatment?
Finding appropriate treatments for autism is a challenge for families and clinicians alike. While behavioral treatments are an effective mainstay of therapeutic approaches, many individuals with autism benefit from the addition of medicinal interventions, particularly for problem behaviors, severe self-injury, and disruptive repetitive behaviors. A major impediment to finding effective treatment regimens is the fact that individual responses to the same medicine can vary greatly due to genetic background. Finding the most effective dose with the fewest side effects means slowly trying various doses, and possibly having to switch medicines. This is not only a challenge for the physician, but is also a confounding factor in large-scale clinical trials that aim to determine the overall effectiveness of a medication.
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I am a parent of a 28 years old A. person. I am writing this because I am desperate. My son lives in a group home. He was having some difficulties and we were in the process of finding a new place for him. Now he has developed a severe side reaction to his medicines. His body shakes so much that he can't even stand. He is in a wheel chair. bad part is that he can,t even eat solid food since he has difficulty swallowing. His doctor has stopped resperdal and seroquil but he is still taking depocot along with some med. for shaking. I am so scared and afraid for him. He was physically strong and to see him totally dependent on other people is devastating. Group home people are trying to get an appointment with neurologist but that may take some time. Is there anything we can do?I would appreciate if I could talk to somebody who has seen it all.
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4.2-17 Defense - Accord and Satisfaction
New June 1, 2012
The defendant claims that (he/she) does not owe any money to the
plaintiff on the contract because the parties have reached an
accord and satisfaction.
In this case, the defendant claims that (he/she/it) has
(paid to/performed for) <describe> the plaintiff and the
plaintiff has accepted that (payment/performance) in
satisfaction of the defendant's obligations under the contract.
In order for an accord and satisfaction to occur, there
must be a good faith dispute about the amount that is owed [or
about the existence of a debt] and that the plaintiff must have
understood that the (payment/performance) by the defendant was
made as full satisfaction of the defendant's obligations under
the original contract.
Therefore, if you find that the defendant offered
the (payment/performance) to fully satisfy (his/her/its) obligations under the
contract and the plaintiff accepted the (payment/performance) with that
understanding, then the defendant owes nothing further to the plaintiff.
The defendant bears the burden of proving accord and satisfaction.
Authority and Notes
Reference to consideration has been omitted.
The law is that an accord and satisfaction must be supported by
consideration. However, an accord and
satisfaction is sufficiently supported by consideration if it settles a monetary
claim that is unliquidated in amount.
Association Resources, Inc. v.
Wall, 298 Conn. 145, 187
(2010), citing County Fire Door Corp.
v. C.F. Wooding Co., 202
Conn. 277, 282 (1987). In County Fire
Door Corp., the court stated: "It may well be that an accord is enforceable,
even in the absence of consideration, if it is supported by a debtor's
reasonable and foreseeable reliance on a promise by a creditor to forgive the
remainder of an outstanding debt." Id., 281 n.2.
The charge should refer to consideration only if it is an issue.
Note that County Fire Door Corp., supra, held that when a
creditor knowingly cashed a check explicitly tendered in full
satisfaction of an unliquidated debt, it became bound by the
terms of settlement that the check contained.
Nevertheless, after County Fire Door Corp. was
decided in 1987, the legislature amended its codification of the
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) in 1991 to explicitly exclude
accord and satisfaction claims from General Statutes § 42a-1-2071
and enacted General Statutes § 42a-3-311, which expressly
governs accord and satisfaction claims based on the use of
instruments. See
Public Acts 1991, No. 91-304, §§ 37 and 111.
Accordingly, this charge should not be used for claims
based on the use of an instrument governed by the UCC.
In 2005, § 42a-1-207 was repealed.
See Public Acts 2005, No. 05-109.
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Midwestern Governors Sign Climate and Energy Pacts
November 21, 2007
Governors from six Midwestern states—Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin—and the Premier of Manitoba signed an agreement on November 15th that will lead to a regional cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions. The Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord commits the six states and the province to establish targets for greenhouse gas reductions and to develop the cap-and-trade system, all within the next year. The targets will apply to multiple sectors (not just electric utilities) and will be "consistent with the 60 to 80 percent recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change." Indiana, Ohio, and South Dakota also signed on as observers to the agreement, which will be fully implemented within the next two and a half years.
In addition, all of the above Midwestern states, as well as Nebraska and North Dakota, adopted an energy strategy for improved energy efficiency, increased deployment of renewable energy and low-carbon fossil fuel technologies, and carbon dioxide sequestration. Called the Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform for the Midwest, the plan places a heavy emphasis on renewable power and biofuels, including a goal for the region to draw on renewable energy for 30% of its electricity needs by 2030 and a goal for E85 (a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) to be available at one third of the region's filling stations by 2025.
The energy strategy also calls for establishing: a program to help each state government procure biobased products; corridors through the Midwest along which E85 will be available; a database and permitting and siting guidance for advanced bioenergy facilities; a regional initiative to address the electric transmission infrastructure needed to support wind power; and a regional initiative to develop transmission corridors that will support a variety of low-carbon energy resources. All of these programs and initiatives are meant to get underway during the first half of 2008. See the press release from Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, the greenhouse gas accord (PDF 281 KB), and the energy strategy (PDF 2.1 MB). Download Adobe Reader.


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Record, Edit, Export to iTunes. Itâs the easiest and most intuitive way to record internet radio.
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With its high-performance database, Snowtape is able to store thousands of radio stations for you to choose from. You can search for a particular station or sort the list by e.g. genre and bandwidth. You can also add any radio station onto your favorites list to help you quickly find the right station for your current mood.
Instantly Record the Program
Snowtape is able to cut the recordings at audio track boundaries automatically. Snowtape can identify potential commercials or interludes. With the built-in track editor you can cut out any interfering audio you do not wish to be exported.
1-Click Export to iTunes
Simply click the "Export to iTunes" button and the audio track is encoded to high quality AAC audio and saved right into your iTunes. Album artwork and track titles are automatically exported as iTunes Audio Tags and get incorporated directly into the audio track during export.
Import Internet Playlists
Snowtape can import .PLS and .M3U internet playlist files as well as .Webloc URL files. Simply drop your files onto the radio list or choose "Import Files" from the application menu. You can also provide Snowtape playlist or stream URLs. Snowtape checks every URL and only imports those that work.
Drag & Drop iTunes Radio
As a bonus, Snowtape also understands items coming directly from iTunes.
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radioshift supports program listing schedules and the ability to subscribe and record from the radio station's schedules so you can set it up to automatically download your favourite radio broadcast every time it airs. http://osx.iusethis.com/app/radioshift
It looks like their support form leads directly to dev/null.
Too many free ones out there to list...save your money.
Great UI, bad quality recordings.
I tried this attracted by the well designes UI but found out this software is indeed a "recorder": it plays the radio stations and records the audio output as uncompressed AIFF files, instead of capturing the original MP3 or AAC audio losslessly. That means you would need to recompress the audio if you want to keep it as MP3 or AAC with the obvious quality loss.
@ beringse:
Snowtape won't be free when it will come out of beta. And the price will be around $29, as you may read in the developer's website. (I'll stick with FStream.)
Thanks for the great app!
I'm using this app since the first beta and it gets better and better with each release. Once started with it, you won't use iTunes for internet radio anymore. Promised.
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- Cal, Stanford and SJSU football: News, links and dates
With season openers a month away, here are key dates for the Cal, Stanford and San Jose State football teams. (Game times Pacific.)
Aug. 1: SJSU opens training camp
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Aug. 4: Stanford opens training camp
Aug. 16: Stanford open house (public practice, autograph session, etc.)
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Aug. 23: Golden Bear Day (autographs, etc.)
Aug. 28: North Dakota at SJSU (7 p.m.)
Aug. 30: Cal at Northwestern (12:30 p.m.)
Aug. 30: UC Davis at Stanford (1 p.m.)
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Nina Paley's "Sita Sings the Blues" is becoming a huge critical success, and may even succeed financially, which is unusual for any independent film, but virtually unprecedented for free culture films ("Sita" was released under the CC By-SA). There's only one sad thing about this for free software fans, and that's that "Sita" was made using proprietary software, and the "source code" is in a proprietary format: Adobe Flash's "FLA" format, to be precise. Paley has posted these files on the Internet Archive, but she doesn't know how to translate them into any free software friendly format (and neither do I). Can you help?
Like Sita trapped by the evil Ravana, the source data for "Sita Sings the Blues" is trapped in a proprietary file format which makes it very hard for derivatives to be made using free software tools. Want to help rescue it?
There's no question that Flash is the leading tool for free culture animators at this time. I wish I could say it was Synfig or KToon or some other free software tool, but it isn't. "Sita Sings the Blues" is only the most visible case.
It would be extremely beneficial if there were a way to migrate such animations from their existing proprietary homes into free software friendly formats so that they can be extended upon and derived from as their authors hope they will be. Doing this would likely increase the number of animators using the free tools, as they would have a way to migrate their previous work to the new platform.
Animation standards are not very standard, as it turns out
This is not such an easy task, though, as I discovered when I went looking for tools to convert the data. Animation standards are not very, well, standard, as it turns out -- much like desktop publishing standards 20 years ago.
It would be nice to be able to flat-out convert an FLA file to a SIF (Synfig Animation) file, but just being able to extract the animation cels from an FLA in SVG format would be a huge step forward.
What is FLA format?
"FLA" stands for "FLash Animation". It is the "source" format for animators using the Flash animation application to create their animations. It is, however, apparently a proprietary, binary file format.
According to the Wikipedia Adobe Flash page:
.fla files contain source material for the Flash application. Flash authoring software can edit FLA files and compile them into .swf files. The Flash source file format is currently a binary file format based on the Microsoft compound file format.
Naturally, you'd want to know what the "Microsoft compound file format", this appears to refer to Microsoft CFBF:
Compound File Binary Format (CFBF), also called Compound File for short, is a file format for storing numerous files and streams within a single file on a disk. CFBF is developed by Microsoft and is an implementation of Microsoft COM Structured Storage.
Yes, at this point my eyes are beginning to glaze over. Hopefully there are hardier folks among my readers, because the plot thickens: COM Structured Storage.
Presumably, the contents of this compound file are vector representations of the "cels" or individual frame drawings for the animation, additional metadata or timing information, and sound files. It's probably quite complex.
Leads for conversion tools
I couldn't find any free software application or library that was intended to access FLA files to extract resources from them. Ironically, there was much more information about how to extract SVG data from "SWF" -- the "compiled" format from Flash (I presume this is because you need this to be able to write viewers for Flash animations).
Here's what I found though, as a quick start for anyone interested in researching this problem:
- Description of SWF-to-SVG process
- A web service to convert SWF to SVG: Convert Flash into SVG
- A package for extracting SVG from SWF: Flash Exploit
- A library for doing a number things with SWF: SWFTOOLS
- Converting SVG into Synfig Animation Format: Svg2Synfig
- The GPL Flash Library is produced by Swift Tools, who presumably would know more about this.
- Two GPL libraries for processing Microsoft COM formats: GSF and pole.
Toolchain, library, application, or service?
It's not clear to me which is the right strategy for approaching this problem. One could use Flash itself to generate SWF files, then use one of the above tools to convert the SWF to SVG format. This would presumably lose some information compared to accessing the FLA directly -- but the tools do seem to be better developed.
If you know more about how to solve this problem, please leave a comment below
On the other hand, one might start by writing a compound format reader and exploring what the contents of an FLA file are.
And of course, it's also possible that the solution is already out there, and I just haven't been able to locate it.
This is where you come in. If you're reading this, and you know some more about how to solve this problem -- please leave a comment below and some sort of lead that could be used to find out more.
For a set of FLA files which need converting, check out the ones for Sita Sings the Blues Files, which are free-licensed (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0).
It's available in OGG & more...
It's available in OGG, h.264, mov (QT), & DVD ISO (unencrypted) for video. This is in a number of resolutions, including 480p through 1080p (h.264), and available uncompressed (QT). I think the OGG video is SD res/quality. In just audio: wav, flac, ogg, & mp3.
I'm guessing you didn't try google and if you did, you didn't check the 2nd link down (googled "download sita sings the blues").
Anyway, yes flash sucks. But don't go knocking something (like Sita) before doing a little research.
Please pay attention: This article is about converting the source data of the Sita film from its original Flash-specific proprietary format to a free source format.
Examples of the latter include SVG and SIF format.
The video is of course available in a variety of free formats, and the original source format (FLA) has been made available by the author.
No one is "knocking" Sita!
More on source data...
When I said that Nina Paley didn't know how to convert the files, I wasn't guessing -- I asked her about it, and she said she didn't know how to do it (but would like to convert them). This article is an attempt to pursue the problem further so as to help her out with that problem. I will of course, also be attempting some other channels.
The reason we want source data for the film is the same reason you want it for a piece of software -- it would allow you to make derivatives and reuse the materials in more complex ways.
For example, it is possible to create art composed from Sita by freeze-framing the video and carefully selecting elements from it with Gimp. But the image quality will generally be low, and you're limited to compositions that actually occur in the film.
The FLA on the other hand, contains vector representations of many of the animation "cels" which are used in animating the film. Being able to extract these and work with them directly would enable extraction of arbitrarily scaled, high-quality artwork. It also gives you the same kind of compositional freedom that the artist had when she put them together to make the film.
If Paley herself were to attempt to create further derivative works from Sita, or use elements in later works created using Synfig, she would need this capability. Not being able to do it means that she is "locked in" to using proprietary Flash software to do her animations.
and there's always bit torrent
Since it's legal to redistribute the film, just get it from a torrent site, like the one with the pirate ship and what not.
Erratum: Hanuman -> Ravana
Um, I appear to have made a slip of the brain... it should read "the evil king Ravana", not "Hanuman". Hanuman is a "good guy" in the story -- the monkey king who finds Sita.
Apologies. (It's fixed now -- Thanks Tony!).


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Today I want to just give you a pill, but I'm sure that even if is short this article will save a lot of time to someone who, like me, has this requirement.
Having a machine with Linux and various IP (which can be IPv4 and / or ipv6) and a Squid Proxy Server configure your browser to use that proxy on one of these IP and go out from that server with the same IP and not with the default ip .
This can be useful if you have services that require 1 specific IP to be allowed, or if you want to give the proxy server to different people and still be able to trace what they do.
To achieve this we'll use the ACL, Squid has very good ACL's (Access Control Lists) built into the squid.conf file, allowing you to lock down or control the access by names, IP's, networks, time of day, actual day. Remember however that like every firewall the more complicated an ACL is, the slower Squid will be to respond to requests. Continue reading »


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LIVERMORE -- Years after the abuse ended, Christina Kuper still bears scars.
Burn marks on her hand and stomach, which she said were caused by an ex-boyfriend, still prompt questions from her three young boys.
Over a decadelong, on-again, off-again relationship that began when she was a teenager, Kuper says a boyfriend abused her, first verbally, then escalating to physical attacks.
Blaming herself for the treatment, Kuper said she lied to her family until she "couldn't continue to hide certain things." One incident brought her to the breaking point.
"There was a tussle," she said. "I was pushed down on the couch and punched in my face and across the jaw. ... It wasn't the first time, it was just the last time I could deal with it."
She was left with bruises, swelling and scratches. Kuper's father called police, and not knowing what to do next, searched online and found the Tri-Valley Haven, a Livermore shelter for battered women.
"I was scared," she said. "Without them, I don't know what my father and I would've done. ... They helped me with everything."
Kuper's initial fears were eased by a member of the Haven's legal team, who prepared a restraining order and accompanied her to court. The Haven reimbursed Kuper for medical expenses, and allowed her to use the shelter until she could get on her feet.
But the story didn't end there. Even after counseling, she eventually reunited with her boyfriend who remained, she said, "abusive in every form."
"I thought I loved him," she said. "It wasn't until I had a son with him (in 2004) that I realized I can't do this anymore. ... I couldn't continue to take the yelling and the arguments."
Through it all, she kept in touch with the Haven's counselors. They explained that, although some women return to their abusers, she needed to break the cycle. Their help enabled her and her son to move away from Dublin.
Years later, Kuper returned to the area to be with her current husband, with whom she had a son; and a third son she welcomed from her husband's previous marriage. Inspired by her experience, Kuper, now 32, is pursuing a law degree and attends Las Positas College. She often volunteers at her sons' school and is working on a relationship between her oldest son and his biological father -- who has since completed domestic violence counseling. She says they are on "cordial terms."
Finally in a positive place, Kuper credits the Haven for giving her strength to move on.
"When I was weak, they were there to help me. ... Without them, I wouldn't have had the guts to follow through the way I did."
Founded in 1977, the Haven serves thousands each year with counseling and legal services, a 24-hour hotline, self-defense classes, a food pantry, a homeless shelter and the area's only rape crisis center.
"Our services are pretty intensive and comprehensive," said Executive Director Ann King.
The nonprofit depends on contributions. An anonymous donor recently made a $125,000 pledge that must be matched by June's end.
The $6,000 Share the Spirit grant will go for gifts and food for families at the Haven's "Holiday Warehouse," which serves about 800 needy clients.
"It's such a huge undertaking," King said. "We have families like Christina's every day."
Kuper said her experience with the Haven made her want to give back and teach her sons about helping others. Each month they collect food, clothing and toys for the Haven and other groups.
"It fulfills (the feeling of) being able to give back to people that may have been in a place I was years ago," she said.
Contact Jeremy Thomas at 925-847-2184 or follow him at Twitter.com/jet_bang.
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Legislation Introduced To Ban Oil Tanker Traffic On B.C.'s North Coast
Emma Pullman | December 14, 2010
By Emma Pullman • Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:18
Today, Vancouver Quadra Liberal MP and former B.C. Environment Minister Joyce Murray introduced legislation in Canada's House of Commons that would formally ban oil tanker traffic in B.C.'s North Coast. Bill C-606 comes days after a successful House of Commons motion demonstrated support for a legislated ban on oil tankers.
Though the motion carried, the victory was only bittersweet because the motion passed is not binding, and merely calls on the Tory government to legislate a formal ban. The Conservative government maintains that a ban is unnecessary since a long-standing, informal moratorium on oil tanker traffic and all offshore oil and gas activity has been in effect since 1972. Yet last year, the Harper government quietly affirmed that it is not legally bound to maintain a moratorium on oil drilling off the coast of British Columbia. The government determined that the 1972 ban doesn't technically apply to oil-tanker traffic. To date, eight Canadian prime ministers have upheld the moratorium, but that could all change. The B.C. government is currently lobbying the federal Conservative government to revoke the ban. Opposition parties fear the Tory government will allow the ban to be lifted in order to profit from growing Asian energy markets.


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I have problem with jumpy plugin to view XBMC on my PS3 (I don't see any folders in jumpy bookmark on PS3).
I've installed XBMC, PS3Media Server, Plugins: PMS Encoder, Jumpy and Jumpy loader, and Python
I tried everything but i have an error: ImportError: No module named py4j.java_gateway in jumpy.log so i think that is the problem.
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There is one on the Ribbonsoft site but it seems to be for a different version.
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On the front page of the Devils Lake Journal for Thursday, March 21 you will find what's "Coming in print," what's only found on our website today and a whole lot more.
Coming in print: Friday features state tourney coverage on page 6 PLUS Cyprus continued . . .
Only on the Web: New blog post today from "Meanderings."
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Seattle Seahawks talkative cornerback Richard Sherman appeared on Wednesday night's episode of "American Muscle" on the Discovery Channel, and he went right back to his confrontation with 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree near the end of the NFC Championship game.
"It's much more of just I don't like the dude," Sherman, the former Stanford star, said in the episode that was viewed early by USA Today. "You know what I'm saying. And I think he's sorry. So it's really what it comes down to."
Sherman tipped a pass in the end zone intended for Crabtree that was intercepted, sealing the Seahawks' trip to the Super Bowl. Sherman ranted to Erin Andrews about Crabtree moments later.
"It's just about him, it's just about Crabtree," Sherman said on the show. "It's not going to be something that goes away. I hope to play him every year for the rest of my career and choke him out. There's not much else I can say about the subject."


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Alexander Hamilton To Get A Hip-Hop Musical
The Tony-award winning writer and star of "In the Heights," Lin-Manuel Miranda, will reunite with that show's director, Thomas Kail, for the Public Theater's "Hamilton," producers said today. The show tells the story of the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Mr. Miranda will play Hamilton, whose story he has scored with hip hop.
In a performance at the White House in 2009, Mr. Miranda sampled one of the songs, which was part of a "concept album" he was writing about Mr. Hamilton at the time, he said.
"He was born a penniless orphan in St. Croix, of illegitimate birth, became George Washington's right hand man, became treasury secretary, caught beef with every other founding father, and all on the strength of his writing, I think he embodies the word's ability to make a difference," Mr. Miranda told the audience (which included President Obama and the First Lady.)
He then rapped the song (in character, as Aaron Burr, who shot and killed Mr. Hamilton in a duel in 1804.)
"How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore /and a Scotsman/ dropped in/ the middle of a/ forgotten/ spot in/ the Caribbean/ by Providence/ impoverished and squalor/grow up to be a hero and a scholar/ the ten dollar founding father without a father/ got a lot farther/ by working a lot harder/ by being a lot smarter/ by being a self starter…."
Performances begin on January 20, 2015, and will run through Sunday, February 22. The show is inspired by the book "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow. The Public will produce along with Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, and Jill Furman.
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On Exhibit October 9, 2015 - September 3, 2016
This DAR Museum exhibition explores how citizens of the new United States maintained a connection to the Revolution by saving and creating objects.
The DAR houses two historic document collections: The Americana Collection and the NSDAR Archives.
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Roger Tjosvold, 80, of Granite Falls, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park as a result of an automobile accident. Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 27 at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church, with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Roger Ordell Tjosvold was born April 11, 1932 to Conrad and Ann Tjosvold. He was baptized and confirmed at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. He graduated from Granite Falls High School and worked on the home farm.
On June 11, 1955, Roger was united in marriage to Belva Sederstrom. They were married for 53 years. They had three children: Pam, Sara and Jon.
Roger earned a nest egg to start his business by custom farming. He opened the original Tjosvold Equipment on County Road 5 and progressed to the current location on Highway 212. Roger's profession allowed his gregarious personality to flourish. He lived to tease and took every opportunity with children, dogs and unsuspecting waitresses.
Roger's prize possession was his family. Whether it was cabin time at Lake Koronis or a card game at the kitchen table, family and togetherness brought him his greatest joy.
He is survived by his children: Pam (Joe) Limke of Albuquerque, NM, Sara (Rich) Svir of Lino Lakes and Jon (Jennifer ) Tjosvold of Granite Falls; grandchildren: Katie, Derek, Nathan, Travis, Hallie, Nicholas, Tyler, Lauren and Jack; siblings Beverly (Duane) Mattheis, Paul (Ann) Tjosvold and Curtis (Pat) Tjosvold; and several close extended family and friends.
Roger was preceded in death by his wife Belva Tjosvold; parents Conrad and Ann Tjosvold; and numerous aunts, uncles and extended family.
Arrangements were with the Wing-Bain Funeral Home of Granite Falls.
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Bruegger's Bagels Makes a Landing at Cincinnati Airport [1]
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Bruegger's Bagels will open in Concourse B at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) on December 13.
The new location features the full Bruegger's Bagels menu of freshly baked bagels and other items that offer easy, on-the-go options for hungry travelers.
"CVG is thrilled to once again partner with Bruegger's Bagels to offer our customers a unique dining option in Concourse B," says CVG vice president for commercial management Paul Hegedus.
The 1,280-square-foot CVG Bruegger's Bagels will offer travelers a different approach to typical airport fare. Everything on the menu is handcrafted, including the bakery's New York–style bagels baked fresh on-site each day; its signature made-in-Vermont cream cheese; and its custom-made breakfast and lunch sandwiches and salads.
For guests who need a pick-me-up, the bakery will also serve up fresh-brewed coffee and espresso made from high-quality, 100 percent Arabica beans from around the world.
Bruegger's Bagels was previously located in CVG's Terminal Two, but that location closed in May 2012 when the Terminal ceased operations.
In addition to the new Cincinnati location, the bakery welcomes air travelers at Pittsburgh International, Cleveland Hopkins International, and Raleigh-Durham International airports.
"Our new location at CVG will be a welcome sight for travelers looking for fresh dining options," says Bruegger's Bagels president David Austin. "Whether it's for a fresh-from-the-oven bagel, just-brewed coffee, or made-from-scratch sandwiches and salads, we look forward to serving guests in our comfortable new bakery in Concourse B."


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Wild Things closing its doors but will continue online business
CONWAY - After 30 years of making and selling high-end outdoor apparel and gear, Wild Things, Inc., is shuttering its doors in North Conway and moving their business online.
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PASADENA -- A small, bronze plaque embedded in the Rose Bowl's concrete wall greets visitors to the legendary stadium, marking its designation as a National Historic Landmark.
Stanford fans might find it -- and the benefits of an ongoing $152 million renovation project -- difficult to spot when their football team meets Wisconsin on New Year's Day in the 99th Rose Bowl game at the historic stadium.
But that plaque is the first thing Darryl Dunn, the Pasadena stadium's general manager, points to as he walks through, explaining why the ambitious makeover has swelled dramatically in both cost and duration.
Only three other stadiums in the country share National Historic Landmark status: Harvard Stadium, the Yale Bowl and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Walk inside, though, and the history of the Rose Bowl shows. In one section, the red paint on rows of seats is fading. In another, the concrete is stained with rusty orange-brown streaks.
"What we're trying to do -- what we've been doing, not trying -- is making the Rose Bowl viable for the future," Dunn says.
That goal has been delayed by funding shortages and construction delays, as the project's price tag has soared to more than $180 million.
That full version won't happen until around 2015 -- well after the 2014 BCS Championship and the 100th edition of the Rose Bowl Game.
"This isn't just a football stadium," says Dunn, looking out as the Southern California sun shimmered on week-old grass. "In many ways, it is hallowed ground."
Even the Sistine Chapel needed a restoration. As the Rose Bowl aged, officials feared that it would be left behind in the stadium-building race. When talks of other grand blueprints sprung up in other corners of Los Angeles County, Pasadena didn't want to risk losing its clout or historic pride -- a fate that had snared other venues.
The Orange Bowl, the longtime home of the University of Miami, was demolished in 2008. The Cotton Bowl still stands, but lost its game three years ago to Cowboys Stadium, 20 miles west.
If the Rose Bowl hadn't decided to renovate, Dunn fears it might have lost out on the BCS bowl rotation, and eventually even UCLA home games. Its history as the site of Super Bowls, World Cup championships, Olympic soccer gold medal games and outdoor concerts featuring the Rolling Stones and U2 would be soon forgotten in the crush.
Newer Los Angeles stadiums -- if built -- would eventually get the business -- possibly even the Rose Bowl Game itself.
"You have to give credit to the city to continue to invest when temptations are across the country to scrap the original stadium for more modern ones," says Pasadena City Manager Michael Beck. "I think there's been a creative balance."
Renovation proceeded with five main goals: ensuring public safety; enhancing fan experience; improving facility operations; developing revenue streams; and maintaining national landmark status.
The problem was that no one foresaw a litany of increased costs. From bid overruns to increased labor costs to missing historical construction drawings, the Rose Bowl Operating Co., which Dunn heads, saw its bills quickly multiply. Two months ago, the company even discussed potential litigation against a fired contractor.
The stadium's national landmark status presented particular challenges. For example, the berm beneath the press box was considered part of the historic landscape; extra time and money was spent on trying to figure out ways to preserve it. After further analysis, unstable soil conditions forced the project team to dismantle the berm and work directly from the concourse level.
Dunn says that while he does not regret pursuing the project, he wishes they had established greater contingency.
"Pretend you have a 90-year-old house," he says. "Imagine all the behind-the-scenes stuff you have to do. It's huge."
Dunn believes in the project and urges patience.
Stanford fans will see a new scoreboard and video screen. A new press box pavilion has a control center and broadcast room. Four tunnels each on the north and south ends have already been widened from roughly 61/2 feet wide to nearly 15 feet. Work still remains, such as removing rows of unused seats and installing a hedge and field-level entrance for fans in lower-level seats to use.
Tournament of Roses president Sally Bixby said her organization maintains strong ties to the storied stadium and wants to see those ties continue.
"The Rose Bowl is an iconic facility," she said. "We're invested in preserving it."
Started: Jan. 10, 2011
Bulk of project to be completed by: Jan. 1, 2014
Original estimated cost: $152 million
Current estimated cost: $194 million
Current Funding Gap: $54 million
1897: City of Pasadena purchased 10 acres of land in the Arroyo Seco area.
1921: Tournament of Roses Association begins construction of Rose Bowl stadium.
1922: Stadium completed. First football game played in the Rose Bowl.
1923: Rose Bowl is officially dedicated.
1949: Stadium is enlarged to seat 94,410, a $335,000 improvement.
1992: The Rose Bowl is designated as an engineering landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
1993: $2 million renovation of the Rose Bowl is a gift from World Cup USA 1994 Inc. to the city of Pasadena. The field is widened to 224 feet and lengthened to 345 feet. Permanent ramps are installed for the disabled. New seating capacity -- 100,184
2011: The Rose Bowl begins a $152 million renovation, including a new premium seating pavilion, widened tunnels and new LED video board. It is the largest investment in the history of the iconic structure. The majority of improvements are slated for completion before the 100th Rose Bowl Game and the next BCS National Championship game in January 2014. When complete the stadium will seat about 88,500.


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ARNOLD — Two children were treated at a hospital for minor injuries Monday after a collision between a school bus and a Chevrolet Tahoe on Highway 4 in Arnold.
The California Highway Patrol reported that a 1992 Thomas school bus operated by Vallecito Union School District was stopped to pick up students about 7:40 a.m. just east of Oak Circle and Highway 4.
The CHP report said that a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Sarah Bilchak, 19, of Berkeley, briefly stopped behind the school bus, but then after a few seconds pulled across the double yellow line to pass it.
The CHP said that due to icy road conditions, the Tahoe went out of control and struck the right rear of the school bus.
There were 29 students on the bus at the time.
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quote: This means 3 things.-You need a connection to get into a game.-You can't loan games to friends.-You can't buy a used game without going through M$. (Which they haven't released details on yet)
quote: 1- More than likely you will only need a connection once when the game is installed to validate. Probably through a serial key of some sort. 2- Yeah that does kind of suck 3- This doesn't really seem like that huge of an issue, what is the problem?
quote: 1- No, go read Harrisons comments, he clearly says that you will need to sign into your account to play a game that you've bought. He specifically says that a connection is needed at the start of gaming.
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quote: Do I need to by a $500 dedicated console and a $75+ piece of media to use Steam? That's apples to oranges
quote: I can only vote with my wallet
quote: My favorite line of that article is that these new measures would stop one person from buying a game and passing it to all his friends so that they can install it... This is bull sh*t plain and simple.
quote: Don't forget: YOU NEED TO SIGN IN WHEN YOU WANT TO PLAY YOUR GAME :)
quote: Under the model of allowing users to install the game to the hard drive and play from disc, there has to be a new form of authentication, otherwise you can simply allow anyone to run your copy of the game. Even with a one-time verification during install, nothing prevents you from walking to a buddies house, signing in, installing the game, and switching accounts. Piracy would go insane.
quote: Why is this such a huge deal? There are no fees required to use an xbox live silver account. If you have an internet connection at all this should never ever be a problem. Auto logon when the console turns on and you're done. Steam has been doing this for years and nobody seems to have an issue with it.
quote: I don't know why you keep comparing XBOX to Steam. Steam is a service. XBOX is a ~$500 piece of dedicated electronic merchandise. The two are very different.When you make a huge investment in a piece of hardware, it should not behave like a service.
quote: Sorry, but this is pure BS and it almost seems that you are trying to confuse people.
quote: I don't know why you keep comparing XBOX to Steam. Steam is a service. XBOX is a ~$500 piece of dedicated electronic merchandise. The two are very different.
quote: MS is going after the used game market, plain and simple. As a result, XBOX users lose A LOT of liberty in how they use their device. This has NOTHING to do with piracy or creating a better user experience.
quote: they finally figured out that Infinity would drain their naming selection


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A Raspberry Pi / JavaFX Electronic Scoreboard Application
By Jim Connors-Oracle on Dec 22, 2012
As evidenced at the recently completed JavaOne 2012 conference, community excitement towards the Raspberry Pi and its potential as a Java development and deployment platform was readily palpable. Fast forward three months, Oracle has announced the availability of a JDK 8 (with JavaFX) for Arm Early Access Developer Preview where the reference platform for this release is none other than the Raspberry Pi.
What makes this especially interesting to me is the addition of JavaFX to the Java SE-Embedded 8 platform. It turns out that at $35US, the (not so) humble Raspberry Pi has a very capable graphics processor, opening up a Pandora's box of graphics applications that could be applied to this beloved device. As a first step in becoming familiar with just how this works, I decided to dust off a two year old JavaFX scoreboard application, originally written for a Windows laptop, and see how it would run on the Pi. Low and behold, the application runs unmodified (without even a recompile).
The video that follows shows how an ordinary flat screen TV can be converted into a full screen electronic scoreboard driven by a Raspberry Pi. The requirements for such a solution are incredibly straightforward: (1) the TV needs access to a power receptacle and (2) it must be within range of a WiFi network in order to receive scoreboard update packets. The device is so compact and miserly from a power perspective, that we velcro the Pi to the back of the TV and get our power from the TV's USB port. If you can spare a few moments, it just might be worth your while to take a look.


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CHARLESTON - A Par Mar in Parkersburg was the highest fundraiser in a program by the West Virginia Oil Marketers and Grocers Association with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in August that raised $168,507 to help grant the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening conditions,
Par Mar Convenience Stores, headquartered in the Mid-Ohio Valley, sold wish stars at its locations across the state and raised $21,382.50. Out of all association members participating, Par Mar's Division Street store in Parkersburg raised $2,552, the most of any single retail outlet participating in the campaign, Jan Vineyard, president of the association, said.
"Our members, as well as the West Virginia public, truly get behind these efforts to help our children," she said. "The results of our August Make-A-Wish Foundation campaign and our April Children's Home Society effort prove this out. This is all about making a difference in a child's life and we are very appreciative of the public who graciously supported this effort."
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From the left, Marissa Pedro, regional manager for Make-A-Wish Southern West Virginia; Jim Oppe, board chairman of the West Virginia West Virginia Oil Marketers and Grocers Association and owner of Parkersburg Foodland Stores; Marti Riggall of the association; Traci Nelson of the association; and Jan Vineyard, president of the association.
Vineyard said that all the funds raised through the Make-A-Wish Foundation campaign will go to the southern and northern West Virginia Chapters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and will be used solely to grant children's wishes.
Wish stars were sold for one dollar at nearly 600 OMEGA-member convenience and grocery stores across the state from Aug. 1 Aug. 30. Little General Convenience Stores sold the highest number of wish stars and single-handedly raised over $23,000.
In addition, a golf outing was held at Stonewall Resort on Sept. 26, where many corporate sponsors, such as Little General Stores, ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing, Marathon Petroleum Co., Maxum Petroleum Co./One Stop, Sledd Co., Prima/7-Eleven, Par Mar Stores and others, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the cause.
"Make-A-Wish opens up a world of possibilities for children with life-threatening medical conditions and asks them to dream the unimaginable. We then work to make the impossible come true not just a nice experience for a day, two days or a week, but a life-changing experience that improves the quality of life for the child and his or her family," Marisa Pedro, regional manager for Make-A-Wish Southern West Virginia, said. "With O.M.E.G.A.'s help, many more children in our region will have this opportunity. We are very thankful for their participation."
The association has raised more than $259,000 in 2012 for organizations that help West Virginia children and more than $1.5 million since 2003 for charities that improve the health, safety and wellbeing of West Virginia children. an organization representing convenience stores, independent grocers and petroleum marketers across West Virginia, in conjunction
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BELPRE - The start of the 34th annual Apple Butter Stir-Off took place Saturday in Howes Grove Park in Belpre.
Saturday's events included the Belpre High School Band and Little Miss Apple of Your Eye Contest.
The stir-off is always held on the first weekend of October, and this year people welcomed a nice change, a cool and sunny day.
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Mark Nutter stirs apple butter in Belpre on Saturday during the Belpre Apple Butter Stir-off at Howes Grove Park in Belpre.
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The admission-free Belpre Apple Butter Stir-off includes rides for children, crafts and fun.
Willene Bacon, event co-chair for the Belpre Lions Club, said the event was off to a better start compared to last year, when it suffered a weekend of rain. She said it was a more of a chilly day than most people expected on Saturday, but the event was still bringing a large crowd thanks to some sunshine.
"It's been slow," she said. "Cooler, but still better than last year."
Bacon said the Stir-Off was being run a little differently this year. Guests were not charged admission, but there was a chance to win money, gas and grocery cards by purchasing raffle tickets.
"We have kids' games, a carnival, and instead of charging at the gate we have a raffle," said Bacon.
First place prize of the raffle was a cash prize of $300, while second place was a $200 gas card and third place was a $100 grocery card.
Susan Dennis, a volunteer from Pioneer Presbyterian Church of Belpre, said the church and Boy Scouts Troop 91 help make and donate the apple butter each year and split the proceeds. The Scouts use their earnings for individual boys' accounts to be used for summer camp and other projects. The church uses the proceeds for general projects.
In the past, their combined efforts have made about 220 gallons of apple butter each year.
Dennis said there are two kettles for church volunteers and guests to stir during the day. She said the Scouts pick, prepare and cook the apple sauce. The mixture being stirred at the festival includes that apple sauce, along with sugar, cinnamon candy and oil.
"It's been an ongoing project for both of us (the church and Boy Scouts)," said Dennis. "Older people share their stories while the kids try."
Jars are provided by the two groups, and volunteers form an assembly line to fill them with the delicious finished product. One volunteer uses a pan or scoop to pour the apple butter into each jar, another wipes the jar clean with a towel and lastly a lid is put on the jar to seal it up and sell it to the next customer. If the apple butter doesn't sell out at the event, the groups can sell it all year.
Dennis said organizers like to remind people of the old fashioned history of apple butter. Through the combined efforts of the church and Boy Scouts, they have provided the apple butter for over 17 years.
Bacon said along with the crafts and prizes, entertainment is provided each day at the Stir-Off, which concludes today. The schedule of activities includes:
* 11:55 a.m.: President's Welcome
* Noon: Buckeye Travelers
* 1:30 p.m.: Taylor Sams
* 3 p.m.: Plan B
* 5 p.m.: Closing


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At the Sochi Olympics, the prospect of terrorists setting off a conventional bomb laced with radioactive materials has been a real security concern and a focus of media reportage. Radical Islamic separatists from Chechnya, Dagestan, and elsewhere have given notice of a "surprise package," presumably referring to radioactive metals, possibly including plutonium, stolen from a Russian nuclear power station in the southern region of Rostov several years ago.
Host officials are taking the threat of such a "dirty bomb" seriously, remembering when Chechen rebels left a substantial quantity of cesium 137 wrapped in conventional explosive in a Moscow park in 1996. Luckily, that device was not detonated. But just in case, Russian president Vladimir Putin has set up a 25-mile-wide, 60-mile-long "ring of steel" around Sochi. It is full of tens of thousands of army personnel and police, along with vast numbers of bomb-sniffing dogs, robots, metal detectors, drones, and even surface-to-air missiles, at a cost of nearly $2 billion for security alone.
Although the Sochi Olympics have served to emphasize them, worries about nuclear terror are not actually new—at least, not to Bulletin readers.
Nearly 40 years ago, a Bulletin article by law professor and disarmament expert Mason Willrich reported that security for US fissile material stockpiles was insufficient. That May 1975 article also quoted an Atomic Energy Commission report foreseeing the possible rise of "urban terrorist groups in this country ... likely to have available to them the sort of technical knowledge needed to use the now widely disseminated instructions for processing fissile materials and for building a nuclear weapon. They are also liable to be able to carry out reasonably sophisticated attacks on installations and transportation."
In a December 1975 letter to the editor, Forrest R. Frank elaborated on Willrich's article, agreeing that "there is a possibility, however remote, that [safeguards over nuclear materials] might fail or be overcome and that nuclear theft or nuclear terrorist acts might occur."
"It took the international community several years at the cost of hundreds of casualties and tens of millions of dollars in property losses to come to grips with the problem of airplane hijackings," Frank concluded. "I do not believe we can afford the costs of a single episode of nuclear terrorism or nuclear theft. I fervently hope that we do not need such a stimulus to take seriously the problem of trying to cope with such acts."
Editor's note: The full archive of Bulletin print issues—from 1945 to 1998 and complete with covers and other illustrations—is available here.


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The Warriors don't want to be talking openly right now about things that might not happen and opining about trading players they might not actually really want to move, so until the brain trust emerges, let's zero in on one specific question: Why?
Why are Joe Lacob, Bob Myers and Mark Jackson (and Jerry West and Peter Guber and everybody else) so gung-ho about going after Dwight Howard when A) it seems quite unlikely that they'll actually get him; and B) Dwight has a bit of an unstable reputation?
What I've been told: The Warriors believe Howard, unique among all other NBA players not named LeBron or Durant, is someone who can be expected to retain superstar value at least through the life of a new four-year contract.
He's a pure Franchise Center. Franchise Centers are immensely valuable, and that supersedes everything.
For the Warriors, that's why it's worth taking a shot at convincing Howard that this is the right spot for him to win NBA titles ... and for the GSW brass to look a little coldhearted with the rest of their "great locker room" that is now suddenly up for grabs, metaphorically ...
It's why it's worth it to the Warriors to go ahead and allow the names of Andrew Bogut (for sure) and Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson (if that's what it would take for the Los Angeles Lakers to do a sign-and-trade) to float out there as movable pieces in the quest for Dwight.
By the way, I'll repeat that I'm not a Dwight guy, and I think it's a large error to pin a franchise's fate to unpredictable personalities and proven complainers.
I personally wouldn't offer Barnes or Thompson in any sign-and-trade package that also includes Bogut (who would have to be in the deal), because I think the Warriors can build with those young wing players and already have Bogut and Stephen Curry in place.
But there's a reason that Dwight has been allowed to undermine several coaches and still retain this kind of value:
He's pretty much worth it and will be for at least four more years. Just ask the Lakers, who haven't gotten much good from Howard but are still using every avenue to try to persuade him to stay.
So, yes, I understand the raw value determination here.
Beyond that, when you're filling out a roster, you'd figure a lot of free agents would like the idea of playing with Howard and Curry.
It's not a lock that Howard will be as valuable in 2017 as he is now, but given his size and skill set, it's not a terrible bet.
The point is, Howard is still only 27 -- he won't turn 28 until December -- is a career 57.7 percent shooter, and it's not like he had a major dip last season.
Despite lingering injuries (which obviously are a concern if they're still lingering), Howard averaged 17.1 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 76 games last season. He also shot 57.8 percent while playing 35.8 minutes per game.
Even with Limited Dwight, the Lakers were a far better team with him on the floor than when he was off -- it's not even close.
Howard is, was, and for the foreseeable future will be one of the three or four most intimidating (and effective) defensive players in the game, and one of the four or five best overall.
I don't think he's worth Bogut plus Barnes and/or Thompson, but I see why the Warriors might think so.
It's a long, long, long shot for the Warriors -- to convince Dwight and then convince the Lakers -- but if you're wondering why the Warriors would bother ... this is why.


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By George Marston, Newsarama Contributor
The Avengers now a billion-dollar movie franchise along with being one of the flagship titles of Marvel's publishing line are about to get even bigger.
In the Marvel NOW! era of Avengers, starting in December with a new #1, it's been established that incoming series writer Jonathan Hickman is planning on growing the team to around 18 active members, in a book that's scheduled to ship biweekly.
We know quite a few already some or all of the six movie Avengers (Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow), Captain Marvel, Shang-Chi, Falcon and Spider-Woman. Plus at least a couple of new characters, along with some characters who have never before been Avengers.
That last bit is plenty ripe for guessing, but it does beg the question what characters are left that haven't been Avengers yet? With solo acts like Wolverine, Spider-Man and Daredevil all part of the team, along with those previously associated with other teams like X-Men's Storm and the Fantastic Four's Thing the list of who hasn't been an Avenger is a lot narrower than it used to be.
Of course, the Marvel Universe is a big place, and there are still a lot of prime candidates, and here are 10 of them. (Albert Ching contributed to an updated version of this story.)
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OK, so, this one's a little tricky. While the Punisher is one of Marvel's most popular characters, he's never really been a team player, and his few forays into organized heroics have ended, shall we say... poorly.
Still, he's a high-profile participant in Marvel's ongoing continuity, and while his penchant for extreme violence sets him far apart from the mainstream superheroes that make up teams like the Avengers, there have been brushes with the team, like his involvement with Captain America's resistance in Civil War and his subsequent attempt to adopt Cap's identity that hinted at a possible eventuality where a semi-reformed Frank Castle avenges more than just the death of his family.
It's a little too far out to even be called a long shot, but when it comes to comics, even the most unlikely scenario has the possibility of coming true though seeing as how he's targeting the Avengers in the recently released Punisher War Zone teasers, they'll probably need to have a serious talk before offering him a membership card. But hey, what's a more sacred comic book tradition than "fighting before eventually teaming up"?
It's been said that every character on the Marvel NOW! teaser illustrated by Joe Quesada is there for a reason, and most are pretty easy to figure out. Silver Age Jean Grey is there because of All-New X-Men. Nova and Rocket Raccoon are there because the cosmic characters are being integrated into the larger Marvel Universe, as seen currently in Avengers Assemble. Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Wolverine, Spider-Man and Hulk are there because, duh.
But what about the Invisible Woman? Sure, she's one of the longest-running Marvel heroes, and also one of their most prominent females (and the only character on the teaser besides Jean Grey without a Y chromosome). But why her, and not the rest of the Fantastic Four?
It's as good a guess as any that she might end up on an Avengers team in the near future, which is pretty much the ultimate promotion within Marvel at this point.
(And, yes, her and Mr. Fantastic were a part of the Avengers once, very briefly, but we're guessing that stint was short enough that she'll still be considered a newbie in terms of long-term active membership.)
Ken Hale, a.k.a. Gorilla Man, may be another long-shot candidate for membership in the Avengers, but after a teaser showed him standing among such classic members as Captain America, Thor, and Black Widow, there was much speculation that Marvel's 2010 Heroic Age would see the character joining one of the four resulting teams of Avengers.
While his espionage background sets him perfectly among the ranks of his usual cohorts, the Agents of Atlas, it's been established that the new Avengers team will cover just about every corner of the Marvel Universe, meaning it's not impossible that Gorilla Man's time in the majors is still on the horizon.
After all, who doesn't want an ape with a machine gun covering their six?
While the Spirit of Vengeance's latest incarnation all but failed to take hold with fans, the concept of Ghost Rider has been one of Marvel's most recognizable icons for decades. While that time has seen the character join teams like the Defenders, the Champions, and even the substitute Fantastic Four, he's never really even come close to joining the Avengers.
Still, with longtime holdouts like Daredevil, and Ghost Rider's former Defenders teammate Dr. Strange finally joining the team over the last few years, it seems like it's only a matter of time before characters as iconic as Ghost Rider are tapped for the roster.
He may be a little weird, or even kind of goofy, but the fact remains that not only is Beta Ray Bill a rival for Thor in terms of power, and one of the few beings deemed worthy of lifting mighty Mjolnir, but he's also got a fervent fanbase who are ever pushing for the character to take his place among Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
It's a little surprising, with the number of times Thor has taken leave of the Avengers, Bill has yet to be tapped to fill that power gap. With fan speculation abounding that the next Thor film will see the titular Asgardian taking on cosmic threats in the reaches of space, those same fans are clamoring to see the Korbinite warrior on the big screen.
Keeping that in mind, the time may be right for Beta Ray Bill to join one of the various teams of Avengers, or perhaps even the main squad.
Though his current status quo seems to be "evil and dead," given the character's history, it's almost a certainty that it'll only be a matter of time before those two little speed bumps clear out of the way of a comeback.
Also, given the recent surge in popularity for Warlock's last team, the Guardians of the Galaxy, it seems likely that we'll see the character returning sooner rather than later. In past years, Warlock has worked closely with the Avengers, fighting alongside most of Marvel's heroes throughout several conflicts revolving around the Infinity Gauntlet.
With the recent appearance of Warlock's nemesis Thanos in both the Avengers film, and Avengers Assemble, Warlock's membership with the Avengers seems like a strong possibility.
Maybe it's kind of cheating to go for a two-fer, but the duo of Cloak and Dagger are rarely seen apart, and Avengers membership for one would almost certainly mean membership for the other.
Nick Spencer and Emma Rios's recent miniseries saw a surge in popularity for the fan-favorite duo, and their involvement in Spider-Island had them fighting alongside the Avengers, and not for the first time. Granted, the pair have had their share of difficulties, not the least of which involved Mr. Negative swapping their power sets, a change that is still in effect.
However, the fact remains that the Avengers, either singularly, or as a team, have often turned to the pair in times of crisis, such as Civil War, and Spider Island. It seems distinctly possible that the team will someday realize the value in having the duo around on a full-time basis.
Though it's rather unlikely that Cyclops will be joining the Avengers anytime soon, given that he recently declared "no more Avengers" in Avengers vs. X-Men, there was a point when it wasn't so far-fetched to think that he'd make the jump someday.
With other iconic X-Men such as Beast, Wolverine, and even Storm currently serving as Avengers, it seems like a natural progression for the self-appointed leader of Marvel's remaining mutants to take a spot among the larger superhero community. It even seemed like it was about to happen when Cyclops formed his "extinction team," and joined forces with the Avengers to contain a host of intergalactic criminals.
Scott's brother Havok is poised to become leader of Uncanny Avengers in the "Marvel NOW!" era, which officially makes Cyclops the Avengers no matter how unlikely AvX is making it appear at this point in time at least in the realm of possibility. It would certainly be a surprising ending to Avengers vs. X-Men.
Not only one of Jack Kirby's favorite creations but one of Marvel's most popular characters, it seems odd that the cosmic explorer known as the Silver Surfer rarely finds himself in contact with Marvel's flagship team.
Sure, he was a founding member of the Defenders, but it seems like every time the Avengers have a membership drive, the Surfer finds himself back in the employ of his creator, the world-eating Galactus, which pretty much precludes him from consideration.
Still, the Surfer has a level of cosmic power that is almost unrivaled by other heroes, which could be a valuable asset to the Avengers, especially considering the type of threats they've recently faced, including the cosmic entity the Phoenix. Though the Surfer might not find himself with the Avengers any time soon, given his profile in the Marvel Universe and the current elevation of cosmic characters, there's always a chance.
Believe it or not, despite the number of times he's worked alongside them, manipulated them or fought against them, Nick Fury has never been an Avenger (unless you count the recent miniseries Avengers 1959).
Though the original version now appears to be mostly retired, there's no doubt that Marvel has big plans for Nick Fury Jr. formerly known as Marcus Johnson, and introduced in the Battle Scars miniseries. He's on the Marvel NOW! teaser image, and was depicted in a Comic-Con teaser released earlier this week.
Both the Ultimates version of Nick Fury and the one portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the movies are closely associated with super-teams, so it would seem to be a natural fit to give the new Nick Fury (clearly inspired by both of those characters) a major role in the new Avengers including, potentially, full membership, a first for any Nick Fury.


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Last week, representatives from the private sector, governments, and NGOs all over the world met at the Rio+ 20 summit in Brazil to look at progress since 1992's Earth Summit and to set new goals for building a sustainable future.
Much of our planet is still astoundingly beautiful and is able to sustain us with the food, water, oxygen, and climate that we need to thrive. But we cannot take this for granted: the litany of threats is well-known — climate change, overfishing, deforestation, and pollution of the air and oceans are all irrevocably changing the world around us for the worse, and in ways that will impose huge economic costs.
We have a tendency to throw up our hands in despair at these problems — they seem so all-encompassing and threatening, and so difficult to address. In fact this is wrong. All these problems are manifestations of a few easily remedied shortcomings in our economic system:
Pay full costs, including external costs. Most important is our failure to insist that we pay the full costs of our activities. We generally do pay private costs, which include the cost of labor, buildings, and capital. But we rarely pay and are often oblivious to external costs. Greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels and fertilizers running off into the oceans and destroying marine life are two of the most global and damaging external costs of quotidian activities like heating and cooling our residences and growing our food. They are real economic costs, just as much as the associated labor and capital costs, and should be in our budgets, in our profit and loss statements. Economists refer to this as internalizing external costs, and it's one of a small number of prerequisites for solving our environmental problems. The polluter pays principle — the idea that whoever produces pollution should pay for it — speaks to these issues.
Tightly define property rights. Another gap in our economic armory is our failure to define property rights for important environmental goods. Nowhere is this more important than with fisheries. Everyone's property is no one's property, the old adage says, and it's right: fish stocks need to be managed, and to be managed they have to be someone's responsibility — someone has to act like an owner. When solutions such as catch shares or transferable quotas have been adopted the effects have been dramatic. In some cases these practices have delivered a tenfold increase in fish stocks with a commensurate explosion of yields — more food for us, more income for fishing communities, and a healthier marine environment.
Recognize the economic value of nature. Natural resources are immensely valuable to us. Sometimes this is obvious, as with oil or gas or gold or diamonds. But there are other resources that are in fact more important to us in the long run that the marketplace doesn't currently value and economists and accountants don't value either. Snowpacks, watersheds, and aquifers are all an integral part of the system that supplies us with water for drinking and growing our food, so they are hugely valuable assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Yet they don't appear on any balance sheet and are rarely thought of as valuable in public decision making, so we tend to destroy them. We have a nasty habit of destroying whatever doesn't have a dollar sign in front of it. We need to recognize the value of natural assets beyond those that are easily monetized.
Move beyond GDP as a measure of economic performance. If we pollute and then spend money cleaning up, GDP rises. If we need to build sea walls to protect from rising sea levels, GDP rises. But if we deplete irreplaceable natural assets such as forests, there is no charge against GDP — as there would be under generally accepted accounting principles if a corporation depleted its capital assets. Clearly GDP sends the wrong signals.
These four steps, all of which are easily implemented, will remedy gaps in our economic system and remedy what economics texts call market failures. They would improve the efficiency of our economic system, solve most of our environmental problems, revolutionize the relationship between humanity and the natural world, and give the planet a new lease on life.
Geoffrey Heal is the Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise in the Finance and Economics Division and a Bernstein Faculty Leader at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School.
Professor Heal's forthcoming book, Whole Earth Economics, expands on the four steps he offers here to remedy the shortcomings of the market economy and ensure long-term economic and environmental prosperity.
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Geoffrey Heal, Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School, is noted for contributions to economic theory and resource and environmental economics. He holds bachelors (first class), masters and doctoral degrees from Cambridge University, where he studied at Churchill College and taught at Christ's College. He has also taught at Sussex, Essex, Yale, Stanford, École Polytechnique, Stockholm and...


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Before the robbery, the victim saw a man and woman sitting in a vehicle as she went inside the business. According to the report, when she returned the man was sitting in the rear seat of her car. At that point, he put a silver handgun to her back and robbed her before fleeing in the other vehicle driven by the female suspect. Both suspects were believed to be in their 30s.
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BAYOU CORNE — The sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish continues to grow.
John Boudreaux, director of the Assumption Parish Office of Homeland Security, said roughly 5,000 square feet of land sloughed off into the sinkhole Tuesday morning, and that by the afternoon, the land-loss had grown to an estimated 7,500 square feet.
Boudreaux said he hadn't measured the sinkhole, but it possibly could cover as many as 9 acres after the 75-foot-by-100-foot parcel of land crumbled and fell into the slurry hole on Tuesday.
The sinkhole was discovered south of La. 70 on Aug. 3, causing more than 150 residences in the area to be evacuated.
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Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
Set 1: CoilThe Squirming Coil, Uncle Pen, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Ya Mar, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > BowieDavid Bowie, Lawn Boy > Possum
Set 2: Sweet Adeline, DividedDivided Sky, Caravan, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, MSOMy Sweet One, LizardsThe Lizards, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, GTBTGood Times Bad Times
Encore: HYHUHold Your Head Up > Whipping Post[1] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, GolgiGolgi Apparatus
[1] Fish on vocals.
· Take the 'A' Train tease in David Bowie
· What I Am tease in Whipping Post
Average Song Gap: 3.46
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: The Bowie intro contained 'A' Train teases from Trey. Whipping Post featured Fish on vocals and a What I Am (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) tease.
Song Distribution:
5 Lawn Boy
5 Junta
2 Stash
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
2 The White Tape
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "1990 Tour."
Divided Sky is okay. The beginning is a little sketch here and there, but good for the most part. Trey isn't perfect in the jam/build section, but most of his long notes hold really well, with a couple of exceptions. Very well played Caravan - I haven't heard this in a while. Page gets down in My Sweet One. Good Lizards. YEM starts off pretty shaky. Trey seems to be struggling at the beginning of the jam and the jam turns out to be very short. Vocal jam is pretty average. Doodie. I liked the Curtis. The Fish show in Whipping Post. Golgi to close it out.
This is pretty much just a standard show. Nothing too great, but nothing too awful either. 3 stars


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Scott Weiland Responds to Stone Temple Pilots' Firing
News that Stone Temple Pilots had fired frontman Scott Weiland came as news to Weiland, according to a statement posted on his Facebook page.
Earlier in the day, a terse statement posted on Facebook said the California-alt rockers had split with the singer: "Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland — no further information is available at this time."
A statement posted later on Weiland's Facebook page said: "I learned of my supposed 'termination' from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press."
"Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of its biggest hits, but that's something for the lawyers to figure out," the statement said.
It's unclear whether Stone Temple Pilots plans to continue with another singer, or whether this spells the end of the band. It wouldn't be the first time: Stone Temple Pilots split in 2003 after releasing five albums, including the multiplatinum LPs "Core" in 1992 and "Purple" in 1994. The band reunited in 2008 for a 65-date summer tour and released a new self-titled album in 2010.
A publicist for the band and Weiland didn't return a request for comment.
Bands firing singers is not all that uncommon. Among other examples, Van Halen over the years has fired David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone; while Yes sacked Jon Anderson and INXS fired J.D. Fortune twice. Velvet Revolver, the band Weiland fronted during STP's hiatus, was planning to fire him when he beat them to it, announcing onstage in Scotland that the band was in the midst of its final tour. (They later reunited for a one-off gig last year.)
Weiland's former Velvet Revolver bandmate Slash said last year that he had heard Stone Temple Pilots had fired Weiland. The singer yesterday told Rolling Stone that the guitarist didn't know what he was talking about.
"STP has not broken up," said Weiland, who begins a solo tour Friday. "I haven't quit. I haven't been fired."


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- The hotel's famous "Death by Chocolate" experience is a chocolate lovers dream with decadent treats such as chocolate cheesecake and chocolate pizza served buffet style. The event is held weekly on Monday evenings (subject to change).
Hotel Overview
What to Expect:
- Set in a landmark Edwardian building, this luxury hotel opened in 1914 as one of the Canadian Pacific Railroad hotels. Blending old-world elegance with modern touches, the hotel features a dramatic lobby with marble columns, chandeliers, and artwork. Business executives and tourists appreciate The Fairmont Palliser's city center location near restaurants and attractions.
Amenity Highlights:
- After a day of sightseeing, guests can sip cocktails in The Oak Room and sample classic regional cuisine in The Rimrock restaurant. On Sundays, the hotel features a gourmet brunch with live piano music. Additional amenities include a spa and a health club with an indoor pool, spa tub, and steam room.
133 9th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta, T2P2M3
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Airport:Calgary International YYC
This eight-story hotel has 407 guestrooms and suites, all with traditional furniture in rich colors, high ceilings, windows that open, and ornate moldings and detailing. The unique E shape allows all rooms to receive natural light. Beds have down duvets.
Amenities include desks with cordless dual-line telephones and high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Minibars, coffeemakers, and cable TV are also included. Bathrooms have robes and vanity mirrors. Complimentary cribs, compact refrigerators, and humidifiers are available upon request.
Fairmont Gold rooms offer additional amenities including access to the Fairmont Gold Lounge with complimentary beverages and hors d'oeuvers, buffet breakfast, and complimentary high-speed Internet access.
Room Amenities:
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes
- Cable/satellite TV
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Desk
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - surcharge
- Iron/ironing board
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Microwave (on request)
- Minibar
- Multi-line phone
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway beds
- Turndown service (on request)
- Video-game console
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
- Window opens
Property Amenities
Located in the heart of downtown Calgary, this luxury hotel is within walking distance of retail shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Guests enjoy complimentary access to the health club, which includes and indoor pool, spa tub, steam room, and fitness center with cardio and strength-training machines. A restaurant and bar are on site, and room service is available 24 hours. Other conveniences include an on-site spa, a concierge desk, a business center, and babysitting/childcare.
The amenities listed below are available on site; fees may apply:
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Business services
- Concierge desk
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Fitness equipment
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shop or newsstand
- Health club
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Laundry facilities
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Meeting room(s) (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Shoe shine
- Shopping on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Technology helpdesk
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
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Rollaway beds 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.
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The RimrockServes three meals daily (closed Saturday and Sunday for lunch). Decor features hand-tooled leather pillars, an original mural, and a heritage fireplace. View of grand lobby. Serves classic regional cuisine including prime rib. Features a breakfast buffet. Reservations recommended.
The Oak RoomStylish bar and lounge with leather wingback chairs and vaulted ceilings. Serves cocktails, beer, wine, champagne by the glass, and tapas. Features live jazz on select evenings.
Sunday BrunchLavish buffet served in the grand lobby. Traditional brunch fare with fresh seafood and rich desserts. Features live piano music. Reservations required.
The Fairmont Palliser offers a health club with an indoor pool, a spa tub, a steam room, and a fitness center.
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September 14, 2011
DOE Promotes Electric Vehicles in 24 States, D.C.
Owners of electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf should benefit from a DOE program designed to boost EV use.
DOE announced on September 8 that 16 projects will support activities in 24 states and the District of Columbia to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in communities across the nation. Seven additional projects in seven states will help prepare college students for careers designing and building advanced vehicle technologies.
DOE's Clean Cities initiative, which builds partnerships to reduce petroleum use in transportation, will award $8.5 million to communities that will boost community planning for plug-in EVs and charging infrastructure. Funding recipients range from communities with extensive EV planning experience to those that are eager to begin but lack the resources to do so. These one-year projects will help communities address their specific needs, which include updating permitting processes, revising codes, training municipal personnel, promoting public awareness, or developing incentives, and each project will create a plan that will be publicly available so that other stakeholders can learn best practices. See DOE press release, the list of Clean Cities' award winners, and the Clean Cities website.
DOE's Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) initiative will award $6.4 million over the course of five years to support seven centers of excellence at American colleges, universities, and university-affiliated research institutions. The awardees will focus on three critical automotive technology areas: hybrid propulsion, energy storage, and lightweight materials. By funding curriculum development and expansion as well as laboratory work, GATE allows higher education institutions to develop multidisciplinary training. As a result, GATE promotes the development of a skilled workforce of engineering professionals who will overcome technical barriers and help commercialize the next generation of advanced automotive technologies. For example, Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, will comprehensively train, educate, and equip the next generation of research scientists and engineers to address technical challenges and respond to opportunities unique to medium- and heavy-duty hybrid vehicles. See the list of GATE winners and the GATE website.