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Well, Christmas 2010 is over, and all the little tech toy devices have been connected, installed, and played with (or returned to the store from whence they came if they didn't clear those hurdles). This year was an amazing success. Three major computer-linked devices worked on the first try without a hiccup. And I have to at least say a word or two about Mattel's new Computer Engineer Barbie -- a purchase I must admit was a little silly, but my daughter does play with it.
Would you give a vegetarian friend a ham for Christmas? Would you give his children beef jerky so that he'll be forced to be the "bad guy" and take it away from them, or violate his own ethics? I don't think anybody I know would do that. And yet, the much less radical choice of using free software does not get so much respect.
It's been years since there have been any working Windows or Apple computers in our household. We all use Debian GNU/Linux, partly because it's easier to share resources when we're all using the same system, partly because of the practical benefits of free software, and partly because I like to put my money where my mouth is, and I think free software is much better for society. For the most part, this is the only system my kids have known at home, and they're all quite used to it, although of course, they do encounter proprietary systems at school.
There have been frustrations with incompatible equipment -- especially stuff they've received as gifts from family and friends.
Three-for-three on GNU/Linux Compatibility!
This year went pretty well on compatibility, though. I'm not sure if this is the result of better checking beforehand or if perhaps standards-compliance in the industry is improving. But I do want to share our success with three computer-linked devices:
- Polaroid a530 5.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
- SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 2 GB MP3 Player from Sandisk
- CAD U1 USB-Audio Dynamic Microphone
These are all fairly inexpensive devices that, nevertheless were implemented in standards-compatible ways so that they worked smoothly with our systems, which made my post-Christmas break much more pleasant and restful, I can tell you!
Both the Polaroid camera and the Sandisk music player support flash card memory (SD and Micro-SD respectively), which means that even if they didn't otherwise work, it would be possible to transfer data by transferring the cards.
More importantly, though, they both support the USB storage format internally. This means that if you connect them to your GNU/Linux based computer with the included cable, they can simply be mounted, just like USB pen drives. On our systems, in fact, they simply automounted, with no installation of any kind required. This made it easy to transfer images from the camera or songs to the player simply by dragging and dropping files in the file manager (Konqueror or Dolphin on our systems).
The microphone supports a different USB standard, which I only recently found out about, which is the "USB Audio" standard. This is apparently a pretty universal protocol now, and there are lots of microphones that support it. The one we have is an inexpensive off-brand dynamic microphone with a built-in USB interface sold by "CAD".
Installing the microphone was simply a matter of plugging it into a USB port and selecting it as the audio recording device in Audacity. The mic itself is of pretty decent quality -- I doubt it compares well to professional mics like the Shure, but I didn't notice any problems, and the sound is far and away superior to cheap computer mics. Dynamic mics are intrinsically more rugged, which is also an important consideration when buying for a kid.
The Sansa music player, though billed as an "MP3 Player", is actually capable of playing a variety of formats, including the most popular patent-free audio format, Ogg Vorbis. My teenage son had no trouble at all hooking the player up to his Debian machine and transferring the music files he likes to listen to. Now he's not tied to his desktop computer when he wants to listen to music, which means we see him a lot more!
"Computer Engineer Barbie": Archetype or Stereotype?
Last year, the news was that Mattel was going to make one, but they were actually for sale in time for Christmas this year. I'm sure this will be a little controversial, as Barbie usually is, but on balance, I think I approve of this doll.
It certainly shows a much higher level of free software awareness than I expected, in fact it was Elizabeth Krumbach's blog about this fact that prompted me to cave in to the hype and buy this for my daughter this year. Of course, it's really just part of the cardboard packaging, but I still thought a Tux was a nice addition.
So how does this Barbie rate on image issues? Well, Barbie's proportions have been a subject of much controversy for years. I have to say I find this a little silly myself. It's a bit like those people complaining that anime characters eyes are too big. Barbie, like the anime characters, is a caricature of a human being, not a realistic model -- so her features are exaggerated. It seems to me that any girl who expects to actually look that much like her doll has other issues that need to be addressed, so maybe the doll isn't really at fault (I suspect she would've had to have gotten a weight-loss obsession from sources other than Mattel to even notice this).
I thought it was more telling to see what Mattel's designers thought would define the look of a "computer engineer." I notice the fast food and the obligatory glasses (can't look smart without glasses, I guess). I suppose there's some truth to the bluetooth earpieces, smart phone, laptop, and the dual-headed workstation -- those are all accoutrements of the job.
Of course, if they had made this particular Barbie with a heavier build, that probably would've caused a lot more offense! It's probably true that being in a sedentary job is bad for your waistline (hasn't helped mine any), but we probably don't want to be reminded of that.
I also wondered a little about the name. There are "computer engineers", but that usually means "engineers who design computers." I think this Barbie is more likely a programmer or "software engineer". Maybe they were trying to keep it generic so as to include both professions?
Charity at Christmas
Well that was it for the material side of my Christmas this year, and although it has nothing to do with free software -- except possibly in the shared value of individual empowerment -- I think I will plug the charity gift I gave to all the adults on my list this year, which was The Heifer Project. As the name implies, Heifer is about buying livestock for rural people who need help -- the great thing about it is that, unlike many other charities, it doesn't build in dependency. Instead, it makes an investment in people, allowing them to provide for themselves.
As a gift it's satisfying because it's very specific -- you give money specifically towards particular livestock purchases (it's a little more complicated than that in reality, but I'll let you read the website for the details).
The charity gifts went over pretty well with my family -- they all seemed to "get it" and since they don't really need more stuff -- certainly not what I can afford, I think they appreciated the concept.
Some other charity gifts to consider for next year include: the Free Software Foundation which funds the development and promotion of free software, Software in the Public Interest which is the main funding body behind the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, the One Laptop Per Child project which aims to bring technological empowerment to many children around the world, and Ubuntu at Work (no relation to Canonical or the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution) which helps women entrepreneurs start businesses as a means of escaping poverty.
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Rockbox on Sansa
You can put Rockbox - http://www.rockbox.org/ - on your Sansa Clip+ and have almost fully free software DAP. Almost - because original firmware is needed for initial bootloader installation, but then you don't have to use OF anymore.
nice piece
It's good to praise up the successes of using gadgets with free software if only to show how simple is it when the devices are made properly (that is supporting the widest range of computer systems). The only ones that seem to cause me any issues are those which use custom (i.e. proprietary) protocols in an attempt to "simplify" the user experience. Usually this means trying to lock me into a web-based photo gallery or proprietary format.
On the subject of cameras we have three* in our household including two cheap ones (e.g. of unknown brands) for my children. Removable media is always the way to go with these as you can then also take advantage of not running the batteries down when transferring images by using a card reader. In addition to copying files over in Konqueror/Dolphin using Digikam to import the images is a great experience - particularly if you have users who don't always delete the images from the card afterwards and forget which ones they've already done next time ;).
I've recently been looking at Android tablets and the ones that instantly catch my eye support mass-driver under USB (which is most of them to be honest) or removable media for the reasons mentioned above.
Nice piece Terry
* four if you include the Flip video camera
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Removable media
Yeah, I really look for devices with standard removable flash modules, because those will almost always be compatible, even if the device itself won't behave properly.
I had a hard time finding cameras that were durable but used removable media. Most of the cameras with removable cards were "adult" cameras with lots of other features and, in particular, a very fragile optical zoom system. We made the mistake of buying one of those before -- it lasted a week before the lens jammed in a collision during some "experimental photography." Ouch!
This one is still a little too complicated (lots of menu options and buttons), but it still has relatively few moving parts, and the buttons are very durable.


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Hey all, on Saturday a group of people organized by DDi and Merriman Assoc. Archs got together for the first step of putting together a historical walking trail through the CBD inspired by Boston's Freedom Trail. The purpose is to guide and educate tourists and locals on the history that we have since all too often we are branded a young city, void of historical significance. Anyway, I was on the team for the Government district and while walking it I realized that so many facts that I took as common knowledge (in large part due to this forum) were news to the people I was walking with. I couldn't help but think we needed more forumers to be involved since I would argue we are among the most knowledgeable in the city. I have a few people that I absolutely want to be there (NJ, you were the first that came to mind), but its an open invite for the next meeting. I believe it will be a happy hour in a few weeks, though nothing is set in stone just yet. If anyone is interested or wants to know more, PM me or just keep watching this thread because I will update it as soon as I know more.
Dont think so. Its all been over email so far; however, that's a great suggestion that should be brought up at the next meeting. Would be a good way to get people involved as well as generate some traffic on the DDi website.
I stand corrected. What do I know though, Spire's only sponsoring it
Scream Town sounds like a waterpark or something.
Dallas should bring back the red light district.
If it's a red light district, hopefully it will be red LEDs.
So Scream Town predates Frogtown? Were there other red light districts in Dallas?
^Thanks! Wow, people sure liked their hookers here.
Any future plans to paint a line on the sidewalks like in Boston, or mainly printable material that guides you?
MC Toyer and Bill Strouse come to mind. They are sometimes on this board, but also on the DHS phorum.
Funny, how many different 'red light' districts there were over time.
- Just south of old red/can't remember if it had a nickname
- Westend, before the warehouses
- Uptown/Frogtown
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You need to track down a man by the name of Alex Troup. He's the expert on the Red Light district near the present day George Allen courthouse.
In regards to Doc Holliday, I thought he did his best work at Eagle Ford. In 1873, the Texas Pacific Railroad ran out of money for awhile and halted construction of the railroad, with the "end of the line" in Eagle Ford. That community briefly became a lawless reckless wild west town of a place straight out of the Tombstone movie. Cattle drives ended there where cattle were loaded onto the trains, cowboys were full of money and steam to blow off. Gunfighters, gunslingers, gamblers, prostitutes. John Wesley Hardin, the guy who once killed a man for snoring too loud, called Eagle Ford home for awhile.
Frank James, the brother of Jesse James worked at Sanger Brothers. Where El Centro is today.
From Elm Street, you can see the windows of the execution chamber where they hanged inmates.
Some of the archeological surveys done are pretty interesting. They are narrow in focus usually and only cover one plat of ground. This one, behind the present day Texas School Book Depository, over towards the DART tracks uncovered all sorts of things, including, in a very small area, 1,400 Indian arrowheads. Gotta remember that anywhere a high spot existed with a vantage point, people camped out. Guess pre-historic Downtown Dallas was a good camping spot.
This is one of the areas surveyed. There are other surveys, thick as phone books in some cases, for the freedman's towns in North Dallas and areas around the convention center.
Some of those arrowheads, like the Ellis point date to 1500BC-500BC. The Williams Dart points usually date back to 3000BC. I bet there are a lot more arrowheads buried down there.
Interesting information; thanks for sharing. I'll be sure to pass this along to the group.
Hey all, so the next step seems to be a little less inclusive than I had wished, but I'm hoping we will make info public before its all formalized so we can add anything that has been omitted. Anyway, so I'm captaining the section in the Govt District (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm..._Dallas,_Texas) and we are turning in the top 10 facts/figures/historically relevant anythings for the district by the 25th. As far as districts go, this has less than some of the others and we are struggling a bit to come up with 10 (or more!). Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Here's what we've got:
Golden Boy
I.M. Pei's City Hall (Robocop)
Santa Fe Terminal
Haggar HQ
Cemetery in front of the Convention Center
Lang & Witchell's Lone Star Gas Lofts
L&W 's Dallas P & L - first electronically welded W of the MS river
and that's about when we run dry. Some of these could be elaborated on (There's plenty on wiki for City Hall, Golden Boy so the less obvious points if there are any, same for Haggar in aloft) and I'm sure we are missing out on some red light district or historical sketchiness of some sort. Of course, anything family friendly is also appreciated haha. Thanks for your help, and I'm making it known that there are lots of people that know a lot about downtown who want to be involved so my guess is that after this info drop, there will be a list to publish and have people dissect (what I'm steering for at least).
Off the top of my head:
- Baker hotel implosion in 1980 was largest building implosion ever at the time.
- HQ of #11 on Fortune 500: ATT.
- Pioneer Plaza largest bronze sculpture in world (taken as a whole).
Little confused on what area you're looking for... the link to the Government District doesn't match up with the Civic Center District here: http://www.downtowndallas.org/documents/downtownmap.pdf
A few to start:
- Interurban building was one of the largest of its kind in the country, accommodating 24 interurban trains at one time
- Dallas Power & Light was the first electrically welded building west of the Mississippi
- Dallas Public Library contains one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence and the famously controversial "textured screen"
Basically we were given the Civic District but smaller (we don't have the convention center or from City Hall to the highway, I believe).
Did not know that about Baker or Pioneer Plaza, Hannibal, & thanks for reminding me about the Dec. of Independence, Noah! Was just talking about that a few weeks ago yet somehow it slipped my mind. Is there any historical relevance to the "Textured Screen?"
Ok, so my district is covered. Anyone have anything for 2001 Bryan (Bryan Tower) besides Doc Holiday's dentist office & the Ewing Oil HQ? A co-worker is only responsible for this building (our building) and we still digging.
Disclaimer: Not all of this will make it obviously, but we are compiling everything into a list and picking from there.
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Caught this on my facebook feed this morning (via a friend Thrillist): an artist's minimalist, "typographical" interpretation of Dallas's neighborhoods. Kind of cool, so I figured I'd share here.
Yeah I've seen those maps they are on Etsy for sale there is a lot of Art using Dallas as the theme on Etsy.com for sale. I recent bought some old Dallas hotel ads from a seller on Etsy. I now have a ad from the Dallas Statler, Baker Hotel and the Adolphus Hotel . The ad copy is quite funny to read and the pics of the rooms at the Statler just show you how hotel rooms are no longer that small and I am glad they are not.
"Don't make the mountain your enemy
Get out, get up there instead" - Various Storms & Saints.Florence and the Machine
What is the Edgewood Place neighborhood? Other than apartments with same name,I could not find a reference.
Here is a reference on the National Trust for Historical Preservation website that mentions Preservation Dallas and the Edgewood Place neighborhood. http://www.preservationnation.org/tr...hborhoods.html
"Don't make the mountain your enemy
Get out, get up there instead" - Various Storms & Saints.Florence and the Machine
Good find.
A good while back, an architect made for preservation dallas a pastel colored map of all the neighborhoods inside loop 12. They used to sell it, but the only copy i know of is hanging somewhere in the central library. The discover dallas portion of their website looks kinda like it - i just remember it being much more detailed. I heard he did a good bit of research on neighborhood boundaries - this was before the internet. Always wished i could get a hold of one of those.
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Urban Armadillos dig up downtown Dallas history, culture
Hey all, couple updates: We got a grant from AT&T a few months ago to start programming the trail (now called the Pegasus Urban Trail) and then Downtown Dallas Inc. gave us a grant a couple weeks ago to finish the development. We are making some final edits to the graphic design but be on the lookout for a release in the coming months.
Mark, Is there any thought of a digital, interactive version?
Will this be iPhone only? Or will Android-ers get some action also?
Sorry for the delay, but it is also on droid. We launched it a few weeks ago, and we've already eclipsed 2,000 downloads! (!). Also, before I move to London I am looking into a plan for getting physical landmarks of some sort at the locations. Have two months to put together my plan
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Our blue water submarine?
By V Sudarshan
Published: 25th August 2013 07:09 AM
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The loss of INS Sindhurakshak has brought focus on the pitiable state of our far too few submarines. We had six missile-capable subs. In terms of deployability, at any given time only 60 per cent are available, which means only four subs could have been deployed. Now one is gone. Now our operational availability is less than three. This is not counting the loss of trained men who went under in such a tragic manner. It takes two years for the crew of one submarine to get battle-ready. If there were six stations that our submarines would have operated from during war time, one is no longer there. This creates large gaps in our security. I am told that in another five years, 90 per cent of our submarines would have been decommissioned if you rate them in terms of normal life. But we will no doubt persist, as we do; another jugaad in the great Indian tradition of strategic planning.
A big silver lining will no doubt be glimpsed over the reactor of our "indigenously developed" nuclear submarine Arihant going critical. I am no expert on nuclear submarines, but people who are privately laugh at our nuclear submarine. That is because it is based on designs from the Sixties, which is half-a-century old. It is the same as the Chakra which we hired earlier. To leading questions, our nuclear gurus answer that "our nuclear submarine is completely made in India, designed, fabricated, executed by Indian scientists". Yet the Prime Minister has publicly thanked the Russians profusely for what is euphemistically being called "consultancy" work. The real credit should go to the Russians for their excellent super-mentoring-cum-monitoring on a Russian submarine with a Made in India mark. The Russians apparently were so heavily embedded in our nuclear submarine programme that every step that was taken was made possible only because of their behind-the-scenes omnipresence telling us which screw went where, how to weld this, do that...
You may ask: why quibble if the submarine works? The quibble enters the picture because after three more nuclear submarines, clones of the one that just went critical, have been produced over the next several years, we will still not have the ability to build a newer generation submarine from scratch. We simply don't have the expertise for design, its validation or choice of material for a next generation submarine. Nobody knows where all that will come from. Russians gave us Chakra on a platter. They have since moved on and are now in the Borei class of submarines, compared to which Chakra is a museum piece.
Our nuclear submarine can carry nuclear missiles that can travel 750 km. The radius of that kind of a range is pretty small. We can't fire a missile at China from the Bay of Bengal in this case, can we? The submarine needs to get pretty close to the Chinese coast undetected in order to pose a credible deterrence. How would you rate the feasibility of that happening undetected? The Chinese second-generation sea-launched intercontinental ballistic, the JL2, can deliver its payload, according to Wikipedia, 14,000 km away. Even if we discount that distance, it is evident the Chinese submarines need not traverse the Straits of Malacca in order to hit us anywhere they wish. They can hit us even as they sit pretty in the depths of the South China Sea. There is nothing we can do about that.
Sudarshan is most recently author of Adrift.
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SAN ANDREAS — A San Jose man has died of injuries he suffered two weeks ago in a vehicle accident in Arnold, the California Highway Patrol reported Thursday.
Kenneth Allen Healy, 21, was traveling west on Highway 4 near Lakemont Drive about 10:30 p.m. Nov. 13 when his car crossed the double yellow line into the eastbound lane, then overcorrected back across the highway, officials said. His 1990 Honda Prelude struck a traffic sign and a large tree.
Healy was taken by air ambulance to a Modesto hospital, where he died Wednesday.
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Intel Earnings: PC Buying, Internet of Things and Other Key Areas to Watch
Intel already said its second-quarter results will be better than expected. Now the question is whether the good times can last.
The big maker of computer processors has been suffering as consumers shift their spending to smartphones and tablets — markets where Intel chips have been largely ignored by hardware makers.
But businesses have stepped up their PC buying, Intel said in mid-June. The company projected it will post $700 million more in revenue than it previously expected—Intel's first positive revision to its financial forecast since the third quarter of 2009. Analysts now expect per-share earnings of 52 cents, up about 33% from a year earlier, on $13.7 billion in revenue, a rise of about 7%.
One often-cited factor is Windows XP, Microsoft long-outdated operating system. Microsoft ended technical support for that product in April, prompting many companies to finally upgrade their PCs to run more recent versions of Windows.
With that lift now factored into Intel's share price, investors will be watching the company's third-quarter guidance Tuesday and other comments that might indicate whether the PC buying binge will continue.
"Really the important issue going forward is how sustainable is that enterprise PC improvement," says Brian Fox, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Standard Life Investments, who oversees investments that include Intel shares.
Intel reports earnings after the close of New York trading Tuesday, and will hold a conference call at 5 p.m. ET. Here are some more things to watch:
Move to Mobile: Intel has been spending heavily to catch up in chips for mobile devices, offering subsidies to tablet makers that switch from chips based on ARM Holdings technology. While the red ink in that segment is bound to have recurred in the second quarter, a rise in revenue for that business would be a welcome shift.
Server Success: Intel's share of chips sold for servers recently reached 97%, and the cloud-style services offered by the likes of Google and Amazon.com have bolstered revenues. But Fox said investors would like to see double-digit percentage growth in that data center business in the second period–not a sure thing as other corporate buyers focus more on using their existing hardware more efficiently.
Rise of the Things: Intel last quarter for the first time broke out revenue from one of CEO Brian Krzanich's newest priorities: selling chips for an array of non-computer devices that are sometimes lumped together as the Internet of Things. Revenues rose a healthy 32% for that segment in the first quarter; analysts would like to see more signs that the new field isn't just a fad.
More from Moore: Intel prides itself on shrinking chip circuitry every two years or so, a cadence of technology improvement called Moore's Law, named after company co-founder Gordon Moore. But the latest generation of chips based on new technology are about six months late. Signs of a firm arrival date for those new processors would help bolster confidence in Intel's position.


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There were 47 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,372 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411.
Burglary, drug arrests, Stockton: Deputies responded to an auto burglary call in the 3800 block of East Main Street about 2:40 p.m. Sunday. A woman whose front driver's side window was broken described the burglars who took items from her car and their getaway vehicle, an orange and black Chevrolet Cobalt. Deputies located that vehicle a short time later with two men in the car matching the descriptions. During a search, deputies located illegal narcotics, authorities said. Jimmy Joe McBurnett, 41, was arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy and possession of heroin and methamphetamine. Kevin Dewayne Johnson, 25, was arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy, possession of heroin, methamphetamine and paraphernalia, and a parole violation.
Robbery: Two men walking two women to their car just after midnight Monday in the 300 block of South Pilgrim Street were robbed by four assailants, one armed with a gun. The four robbers got into a black four-door Buick and fled the area. The robbers were described as a Latino woman, 24, 5 feet 6 inches and 190 pounds with brown hair wearing a white shirt and black pants; a Latino woman, 25, 5 feet 6 and 140 pounds with brown hair wearing a white shirt and black pants; a Latino man, 25, 5 feet 8 and 130 pounds wearing a red sweater and black pants; and a Latino man, 25, 5 feet 8 and 140 pounds wearing a black sweater.
The California Highway Patrol did not provide an incident report Monday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 82 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday, including five vehicle accidents, 66 medical calls and one structure fire.
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Finally, yesterday, IndyCar fans had confirmed what had long been speculated or quietly known: that Pippa Mann, pairing with Dale Coyne Racing, was returning for another attempt at the Indianapolis 500.
Obviously, IndyCar fans online are pretty overwhelmingly happy with the news; Pippa has long made it a point to be one of the most accessible and engaged IndyCar drivers at both community events and social media. That sort of give-and-take and interaction is going to give a driver well-wishers, and that's certainly the case with Pippa.
Let's throw all considerations about how she and the other drivers will fare at Indy this year off to the side for a moment, because really, that's for a future discussion (and what a discussion we'll have!). What Pippa's continual communication about her efforts has yielded over the past few years has been a fan investment in the entire process. We've seen just snippets of what Mann has done to stay in the conversation, and just a hint of how hard and frustrating the disappointments have been along the way. In a sense, in social media communities, there's a feeling this time that one of our own has made it.
When you're young, you put drivers up on a pedestal. To a point, we still do, regardless of age. Talk to an old-timer about Eddie Sachs, Jim Hurtubise, or yes, AJ Foyt, and there's still that reverence, as if they aren't exactly real or human, as if they're part of an Olympian pantheon, demigods instead of mortals. I still turn into a babbling idiot around Rick Mears. Of course, we know these drivers are all too human, that as Jonnie Parsons said, they "are not wild and woolly characters who do not care if they live or die, nor are they clowns or speed-happy maniacs".
Obviously today's drivers, living in an era of micro-coverage, Twitter, and Facebook, are not precisely distant, remote figures among the clouds. And we know they have foibles and faults. But drivers who bring the warmth and outreach such as Mann does provide a sense of humanity and community. This person, whom you chat with online, whom you met at a party or event, seems more real to you. They aren't some remote 2-D image. People follow and pull for a person for simply that reason. And when you've seen a driver describe their battles, their ups, their downs, you know a bit more of just what signing that deal and getting to race means. You've seen the battling and clawing and scrapping to get this chance. In a sense, the girl next door in the virtual neighborhood gets to strap in and go 225+ mph in the course of getting a crack at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
That's when you really begin to get some sense of just what these drivers go through to do this. They're already willing to physically put it all on the line to scream through Turn 1 at Indianapolis, but leading up to that moment is months, years of mental anguish, start-and-stop false leads, disappearing promised funding, hours on the phone trying to make something, anything happen. It's something that weighs on the mind and soul continually, the effort to keep the dimmest hopes alive on nights in October and November, or crushingly bright days in May on the sidelines when it probably seems like you'll never race again. All of that effort, all of that emotion, all of that disappointment and euphoria and sleepless nights—that's all bundled into that moment, when it turns out, yes, I get to race. For every driver that gets to experience that payoff, there are countless others who do not, who never get the phone call. That makes the times it does work out all the more worthy of appreciation.
We're spectators, in a way, whether it's in the stands or following drivers on Twitter. Just as we don't see what's going in under the engine cowling while a car scorches past at Indy, we don't know the ins and outs and every intimate moment of a driver's life. But what we do get are these glimmers of understanding, these moments of illumination, that we're looking at something that's the sum of a Herculean effort.
My kids are 8, 5, and 4 years old, respectively. They don't understand racing politics, and they don't have to wade into the endless arguments over sponsorship, who should be in what car, or really what TV ratings are. They do, however, follow Pippa Mann—having met her numerous times at events both at and away from the track—and their common question is often, "Is Pippa racing?"
Usually, the response to that is "well, she's working really hard so she can!", but today, I can tell them she does have a ride. Maybe they get a little bit of a lesson of how persistence pays off, that hard work can lead to amazing things. Perhaps it's not something they fully realize today or even this year. But as a parent, I have someone I can point to, and tell my girls (and my son) "you can be these things. You can be kind and dedicated. You can be focused and fun. This person, whom you've met, is doing this incredible thing that your Dad and so many others would give up a right arm to do, because she worked hard, did her best, and did not quit". They can understand that, I think.
Soon, we'll see just what the field looks like for the Indy 500, and where Pippa Mann's place is in all that. With the deal signed, for the fans, the next step will be endless hours of speculation, debate, prognostication, and yes, drawing names out of hats. But for today, we can appreciate hard work paying off, and the story of someone from IndyCar's online community making good.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Pippa's Persistence, Personality A Valuable Lesson
Posted by Zachary Houghton at 7:40 AM
Labels: Dale Coyne, Indy 500, IndyCar, IZOD IndyCar, pippa mann
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Nice article Zach! Some good lessons and it's always nice to have someone get the ride that cares about the fans.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 1, 2013 at 11:02 PM
There's no better ambassador for Inday Car Racing today than Pippa. I'm thrilled to see her get an opportunity. I hope it leads to more opportunities for her. Indy car Racing needs drivers with a lot of class whether male or female. Good article Zach. Very well spoken.ReplyDelete
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE --Alpacas are South American cousins to camels and llamas. Their faces are cuddly cute, and their unique fleece makes a fiber that is warmer and lighter than wool and hypoallergenic so it doesn't itch.
We don't call wool sheep, but we do call alpaca fleece just alpaca. The fleece is shorn from both adult and baby alpacas and then processed into a fiber that is woven into garments that are ultra soft and ultra warm.
Cuzco Alpaca is Snowmass Village's newest retail shop to open at the Snowmass Center next to Joshua and Co. Hugo Vargas is the 39-year-old owner.
Vargas' grandmother was Italian, and her family settled in Peru when she was small. Vargas grew up in the United States and moved back to Peru when he was 13, staying until his 20s, when he graduated as a chef.
In Florida, Vargas worked for the Ritz Carlton hotel chain. Like so many stories we've heard from Snowmass business owners, a buddy from high school of worked for months to convince Vargas to try Colorado for one winter season. Finally, in the winter of 2008-09, Vargas moved to Winter Park and got hooked on snowboarding.
"My lifestyle completely changed after that first season in Colorado," explained Vargas as he pulled out a Florida license, which shows him much heavier. "The reason I keep this is to remind myself that my lifestyle has changed. I enjoyed that change and didn't want to leave after that."
But he decided to look at different parts of Colorado from Winter Park, and he found the Aspen Skiing Co. and Sam's Smokehouse. Eventually, he would also add bartending at the Viceroy Snowmass to his resume.
"I loved Snowmass right away," Vargas said. "The vibe, the people, the mountain. The mountain was big."
In addition to working the food and beverage industry in Winter Park, Vargas also started a side business: importing alpaca products from his native Peru and selling them at local farmer's markets and then the Vail Sunday market.
"The store is a longtime dream," said Vargas. "It came out of the right situation, and now I'm putting my dream into action."
He's enlisted his friend Christy Yoest to help him man the store during hours when he is working elsewhere.
Cuzco Alpaca takes its name from Cuzco, Peru. Cuzco was the city where the Incan empire had its main government. It is where his grandmother and her family moved to from Italy.
The decor of Cuzco Alpaca is pretty sparse, but don't let that fool you. Inside, you will find a range of women's, men's, and kids' clothing and accessories. Most of it has been made from alpaca fleece.
As we move around the small shop, Vargas hobbles a bit from a snowboarding injury, but he maintains a consistent dialogue as he shows me some of the many items Cuzco Alpaca carries and describes the different types of alpaca found in the shop.
We start with the men's coats, and I have never touched a sweater or material that felt lighter or softer.
"Alpaca is one of the softest fabrics in the world," explained Vargas. "It's a natural fiber that doesn't let the heat out and is hypoallergenic. These coats are made from baby alpaca, which is fleece that must come from their first shedding."
While there is some men's clothing at Cuzco Alpaca, there are more options for women. Scarves, pashminas, shawls, and blankets. Many of them are in bright, bold colors of Peru. And there are hats and scarves that come in the traditional Peruvian llama design.
Vargas demonstrates a scarf that doubles as a hat. He slips an end over his head and then wraps the remainder around his face and neck. A colorfully striped baby carrier would also make a perfect small dog carrier. Vargas points out purses, ponchos and long and short skirts in traditional Peruvian colors.
The ponchos are some of his biggest sellers, along with the alpaca blankets in the front of the store. He notes that the same blankets (which sell for $90) can be found in the city at a famous clothing store for about $350.
For kids there are small little hats called chullos, or matching scarf and hat sets. For dad, there are dress and ski socks made from alpaca. And for women there is silver jewelry.
Peruvian silver is mined at a higher level than Sterling silver (.950 versus .925) so it is slightly more pure. Cuzco Alpaca has silver earrings and other pieces of silver jewelry.
Steve Alldredge is the former associate editor/reporter for the Snowmass Sun. He now runs a local communications company whose clients include Related Colorado. He can be reached at


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BELPRE - Two people early Saturday morning were charged with drug offenses by the Washington County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Task Force and the Belpre Police Department.
The arrests occurred around 2:15 a.m. at 705 Elm St., Belpre, after an undercover operative purchased 5 grams of crack cocaine, the sheriff's department reported. Two 17-year-old juveniles were present during the transaction and witnessed the sale of crack cocaine, the department said.
During the arrests, officers recovered their money and numerous pills, a crack pipe that tested positive for crack cocaine and a small amount of marijuana, the department said.
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Authorities on Saturday arrested two people in Belpre on drug offenses, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. The agency released this photo of evidence of crack cocaine from the arrest.
Kenneth A. Stephens, 25, 370 10th St., Parkersburg, was charged with trafficking in crack cocaine, a third-degree felony, in an amount greater than 5 grams in the presence of a juvenile, the department said. Stephens has previous arrests for felony theft and domestic battery and violence, the department said.
Keri Ann LaFatch, 34, 705 Elm St., Belpre, was arrested for possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, fifth degree felonies, the department said. She admitted to owning the crack pipe, the department said.
LaFatch also was held on an outstanding warrant from Athens County for possession of cocaine, the department said. She has prior arrests for possession of a controlled substance, theft, writing bad checks, fleeing and eluding a police officer and contempt of court, the department said.
LaFatch and Stephens were taken to the Washington County Jail and incarcerated in lieu of bond pending an appearance in Marietta Municipal Court on Monday. Additional charges may be filed concerning the pills after they are identified and tested, the department said.


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Just released the Game Development Room today.
It features a real time integrated chat and a code box where you can send code quickly between users using the Code Box, located on the right side. You can get help or even give help here.
Its fairly rudimentary right now, but if you guys would leave some comments and suggestions I would happily integrate the ones I can.
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Source Code
Version 4.000 Source code.
The source code for GDR has been released. Feel free to use it, but please, don't upload the exact game. I've open sourced it for the intent of learning, and not profit.
Download Link
Sound Control: Now a button in the bottom right corner
Silence a user: (Moderators, Admin only) /silence UnknownGuardian or click red button next to their username
Ban user: (Admin only) /ban
Fake Ban User: /banUser (glitch….)
4.001: All checks moved serverside, more secure. Added lots more mods. Kong API submission now works.
4.000: /santa
4.000: Beta game tab is now public. Link to your game in development to receive feedback.
3.008: Illegal to type "v" in chat. Added protection against mutliple unicorns in a single message.
3.007: Added highscore for /unicorn. Added user sites section in Links Tab.
3.006: lobstershow is not a mod anymore.
3.005: Fixed excessive stat reporting. (Collected 6000+ unique stats. Shrunk to ~20)
3.004: lobstershow is mod, scrollbar bug fixed. Now doesn't snap to top.
3.003: Added a passkey for regular connection so users can't hack together their own client and use my service.
3.002: Permaban system added.
3.001: Reconnection Bug fixed. Redirects to correct room now.
3.000: Sort of major change, so new update num. Kong mods = still orange. Elected mods = regular colors, but still can silence. Also fixed reconnect bug that reconnects after I kick everyone. >.>
2.011: Fix Code box, BobTheCoolGuy, wolfheat are mods
2.010: Auto-Reconnect Try #2.
2.009: Due to the sad fact that some people that like to visit GDR also spam a bit while I'm off, I've added extra code to limit users known to have this problem to max 150 words per message, rather than the 500 for everyone else. Also added some debug text. PM me the message if you got it. And tell me if you were chatting recently to when the error popped up.
2.008: Fixed a PM bug where links and code box data broke. Also added command checks and the game will notify you if you type it in the wrong area. Also fixed tabs in codebox, so they work like a regular text editor
2.007: Clickable in chat links. Just make sure to use http:// in front. Helps prevent spam and such a bit.
2.006: Disassociative now has moderator powers. This may or may not be temporary.
2.005: Scrollbug fixed, though its now harder to copy and paste what other people said.
2.004: Auto reconnect Downgraded. Version does not work.
2.003: Private messages introduced. Use the same way kong does, with "/w Username"
2.002: Small bug fix with Kong username checking, and removed a null bug when Kong returns a 500 internal server error. (But they seem to have fixed that)
2.001: Better chat. Coded in FD. Nicer looking in general. User authentication on the server. Code Database is separate from time database. NOTE: Stay at least 10 minutes the first time you enter or your time will be lost.
1.017: BraydenBlack now has mod privileges.
1.016: Small errors fixes everywhere. Trying to lower the average of 20 errors per day down. Just added some checks on the code box and shortlinks to make errors occur less. Also the odd bug that randomly kicks everyone should be gone, since I added some try catch blocks.
1.015: Small minor updates everywhere. Sanchex is now is now a mod.
1.014: Better userlist. Smaller, mods + game dev are at top. Non-kong mods but in game mods given orange. Kong Submission of correct time, and database saving of time working. /code shortlink is removed. just post the shortlink in chat and it recognizes it. Shortlinks now have an @ in the beginning of them too.
1.013: Better chat shortlinks. They are now colored, and you can type words after them.
1.012: The Link Box is no longer based on XML. It failed to load for some people, so I just hard coded it.
1.011: Timer Adjusted to look nice. OCD Fix: User joins with code box open, messed up depth. Now fixed.
1.010: Post code shortlinks in chat with "/code shortlink" then others can click on the shortlink and it automatically loads it in the codebox.
1.009: Userlist graphics improved
1.008: Major links section improved. Slowly working on the graphics guys ;)
1.007: Sound Added. Mute: /muteSound Unmute: /unmuteSound
1.006: Timestamp added.
1.005: Developer has power to disconnect all users from server immediately. Helps with updates and such. Code is almost fully commented, and ready to be published.
1.004: Code Scrollbar now works, using textfield.
1.003: User scroll list is smaller, links are now relocated.
1.002: Syntax Highlighter added. Also, supports some html tags in chat. These tags will be disabled if abused.
1.001: I've added code to prevent multiple rooms, fixing the lonely people rooms.
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Arrest made in CVS robbery
Published: Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 8:54 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 2:38 p.m.
SARASOTA - Early this morning, Sarasota police arrested a man they say robbed the CVS pharmacy at 3709 N. Tamiami Trail Sunday afternoon.
Tony L. Lynch, 38, of 3365 Saul Stars Court in Sarasota, was charged with one count of robbery without a weapon.
He was taken to the Sarasota County jail, where he remains held without bail.
Sarasota Police are searching for a man who robbed a CVS pharmacy Sunday afternoon.
Shortly before 5:45 p.m., the robber implied he had a weapon and robbed a cashier at the store at 3709 N. Tamiami Trail. He is described as a white male in his 40s, about 6 foot 1 inch with a medium to muscular build. He wore a black T-shirt, black shorts and white tennis shoes. He took the cash register drawer and fled in a pickup truck with a flatbed.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Sarasota Police at (941) 954-7070.
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Five good turkey hunting tips
JULIAN For all you challenged turkey hunters out there – you know who you are -- I'm offering myself up as an example of a turkey hunter who made all of the usual mistakes as a beginning turkey slayer.
I did it all. I shot a gun without ever patterning it (and of course missed the first bird I ever fired at, sorry Charlie Ryan). I moved when turkeys were approaching. I set up looking one way when a bird came in behind me because I didn't check out the terrain around me. I've left a great spot after calling for hours, only to walk into an oncoming bird moving in silent.
To me, successful turkey hunting can be broken down into five important talents.
Know your gun. Know the terrain you're hunting. Hunt where you've found sign of turkey. Learn to work all the calls, particularly a mouth call. And finally, and maybe the most important, be patient and sit as still as a rock.
Let's start with the gun. I replaced the improved cylinder choke on my old 12-gauge Remington 11-87 with a full turkey choke and am putting more shot in the kill zone, the neck. I also added a TruGlo Gobble-Dot fiber optic sight for better visibility in low light. Experiment with barrel chokes and different ammunition to get the best pattern. Practice at 25-, 30-, 35- and 40 yards to see how your gun patterns. Check the number of holes from the BBs in the kill zone. I like No. 5 shot, but have used No. 4s and No. 6s.
Checking terrain is a matter of figuring out which route the bird will take on final approach. Look for well-worn grass trails they might travel with deer. Check for turkey scat in the grass, tracks or wing marks from them dancing in the dirt. The spring hunt is about the show, the Big Dance. It's not about stalking these birds and gunning them down, or worse, popping out of a vehicle or off an ATV and shooting them. If they don't answer your calls, they win.
It's a simplification, but hunt where there are turkeys. If you have access to private property where the birds are known to roost on or around, consider yourself the luckiest hunter in the world. Otherwise, there's no shortcut to finding birds on public land. I do more of this in Pennsylvania than California. I know you have to hike to get away from other hunters. Try using locator calls like a crow call, owl call or even a shock gobble. Turkeys hate crows and owls and will gobble back at them. Avoid the shock gobble in areas where there might be other hunters. Last thing you need is another hunter hearing a gobble and closing ground on you thinking you're a big ol' gobbler.
Learning to use a call properly is an art. Wooden box calls or pot calls (glass or slate) are the easiest to master. H.S. Hunter's Specialties has a great Combo Raspy Old Hen that features box, pot and mouth call. Steve Howe of Pure Strut Custom Calls makes a fine slate over glass call.
To be a true turkey hunter, a member of the Tenth Legion author Tom Kelly writes about, you must master the mouth call. Primos has a great CD that will take you through techniques and sounds to learn it. I put that in my CD player every spring to tune up my calling. When a big gobbler is closing in on you, the only thing you want in your hands is your shotgun.
Have fun, be safe and ethical and turn a junior hunter on to this great tradition.


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Quote: i never said they were written simultaneously, just within a 100 years ... John seems to be the last written gospel, and he was the longest living disciple. there is an obvious development in Christianity like any religion, even within 30 years of the Resurrection. of course there would be a difference, ask police what happens when four different people recite the same event during questioning ... people see and emphasize different things. at any rate, these things have been out in the open for almost two centuries and it hasn't seemed contradictory to a lot of us.


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Spend a little quality time with dad this Father's Day! What better way to celebrate him, then by hanging out! Whether it's a fun day in the sun, or catching the latest summer blockbuster, check out a few ideas below to celebrate the day, together!
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Wake up to melodious music right at your bedside, by installing the Sony FM radio that is sleek and useful.
A clear display simplifies tasks for you. The 0.9 inch display window shows you the time in single display format in LED/LCD green color.
The radio is capable of receiving both FM and AM (MW) signals. You can tune into your favorite channel at any time during the day and enjoy all that the broadcast production has in store for you.
Set the alarm and snooze endlessly on the extendable snooze. You may set a sleep timer as well.
The FM radio is powered by an AC battery and has sufficient power back-up. The clock functions on the battery, though the FM does not require a battery to function.
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|AC, Battery
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|1 Year Sony India Domestic Warranty, including only manufacturing defects and services, and not the defects caused due to mishandling.
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Warranty does not cover any external accessories (such as battery, cable, carrying bag) damage caused to the product due to improper installation by customer, normal wear and tear to magnetic heads, audio, video, laser pick-ups and TV picture tubes/panel, damages caused to the product by accident, lightening, ingress of water, fire, dropping or excessive shock, any damage caused due to tampering of the product by an unauthorised agent, liability for loss of data, recorded images or business opportunity loss.
|470.2 g
|Width x Height x Depth
|155 x 64.5 x 150 mm
|Output Power
|150 mW
|Display and Controls
|0.9 inch LED Green LED Display
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|Power Backup, Extendable Snooze, Sleep Timer, AC Power Cord Functions as an FM Antenna, Battery is Used for A Clock
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Nov 19, 2014
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Listed at Sony India site for 1490/-
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Mar 28, 2014
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Rajeev Suvarna
Nov 3, 2012
Does not support 12-Hour format. Battery backup is lousy.This is an elegant piece of clock radio which I bought based on my experience in the US.
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May 1, 2012
Flimsy product from sonyNow I understand why I should go to the store to check the product first, before buying on flipkart. The product is made of cheap plastic. The speakers are bad. The tuning a pain.
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May 17, 2013
Mediocre Product, but lacks basic things.I finally got myself an alarm clock after a lot of research on the internet, but there aren't a lot of options for which one to buy. I bought sony one just because of the brand name and nothing else.
Mar 25, 2012
Good radio, only drawback being manual tuningThis is a very good radio. The sound quality and loudness is excellent. Reception is clear.
Aug 18, 2012
Happy with the Sony ICF-C218 FM RadioI needed a watch / alarm clock and that's exactly what I got. The radio was an added bonus.
Kuldeep Singh Chauhan
Jan 30, 2014
over all good1. I bought this for watching the time during night when lights are off. And believe me this thing has done this job nicely.
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Jan 26, 2013
Not a product review but a service/feature review from FlipkartDespite the drawback discussed widely here, It looks to be a nice product assuming a proper usage etiquette.
Jonardon Boarh
Jul 12, 2012
No 12 HR Display FormatIt is a nice product. Don't worry about the build, it's good. And if you are expecting stereo sonic on a FM clock, this is not for you.
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Jul 5, 2012
A fantastic find!This is an amazing find on Flipkraft. Such are products that you do not find easily in the market - the kind of things you used in the old days gone by. It is such a refreshing change from today's high-tech gadgets where everything is crumbled into a single mobile phone!


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SENIOR (2012): Injury sidelined Romero for the majority of his final collegiate season, being able to play and start in just six of SCU's 19 contests ... was three-year starter in the Bronco backline, and started in each of the first five games of the Broncos' 2012 campaign, vs. Cal (Aug. 24), at Duke (Aug. 31), vs. North Carolina State (Sept. 2) and vs. No. 3 Creighton (Sept. 7) ... returned from injury to appear in two more games, first at St. Mary's (Oct. 3) and later at Portland (Oct. 12).
JUNIOR (2011): Turned in another solid season for Santa Clara, playing and starting in all but one game ... his 1,593 minutes played ranked sixth on the team ... part of an outstanding Bronco backline which posted nine shutouts ... helped Santa Clara get off to a 6-1-3 start and earn a national ranking of No. 18 ... the Broncos posted wins over Stanford (Aug. 27), No. 14 Cal (Sept. 16) and tied No. 6 UCLA (Sept. 2) ... SCU also won five straight games to close out the season to challenge for the WCC title ... they finished with the league's best overall record, 11-5-4.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Made an immediate impact at Santa Clara helping the Broncos win the 2010 WCC Championship ... started in all but two of the team's final 19 games, missing one with injury ... played 1,612 minutes, which ranked fourth on the team ... was highly praised by head coach Cameron Rast on his play as the Broncos' center defender.
COLLEGE: Attended the International University of the Americas in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2009-10 … played with the exclusive U-21 Barrio Mexico club program … team captain on the U-21 national championship team, claiming the Alto Rendimiento Division title ... decided to transfer to Santa Clara, beginning in the fall quarter of 2010.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Liceo Laboratorio, focusing on science … played with the Municipal Tibas club team … won the Asociación Nacional de Futbol (ANAFA) U-18 championship with Tibas … selected team captain.
PERSONAL: Son of Victor Romero and Carmen Castro … three older siblings, Daniel, Adrian and Claudia … plans to study computer science and engineering at Santa Clara … majoring in Computer Science and Engineering.


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Robert Kee: History of Ireland` – No Surrender` (Episode 2)
January 29, 2013
Nora Connolly
In episode two Robert Kee adroitly negotiates his way through a myriad of propaganda while separating myth from reality. This episode explains why modern Ireland became such a troubled and polarised nation. He does not pull his punches; atrocities are graphically outlined, making for uncomfortable viewing. Kee begins with the `Flight of the Earls` September 1607, when Hugh O`Neill and his entourage went into self imposed exile. O`Neill the last Gaelic/Catholic leader in Ireland, had after his rebellion with England, lost all authority in his own country. We are reminded that O`Neill was made an Earl by the English Crown, an example of what eminent Irish historian RF Foster calls "the Janus-face of Ireland". When O`Neill departs, the enormous area of land under his possession in Ulster (hitherto the most Gaelic/Catholic region) was grabbed and forfeited to the English Crown. Donegal, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan and Armagh colonised or planted with largely Scottish settlers. Plantations had occurred in other parts of Ireland but this was the most successful because of its geographical proximity to Britain. Read more of this post


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Lynn Ellzey, president of the Terrebonne Retired Teachers Association, presents a $1,000 scholarship to Courtney Nicole Clement, South Terrebonne High School senior, at the association's May 9 meeting.
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Defense wins championships, which is a good thing because Kentucky boasts one of the NCAA's best defensive units.
In his first year as the everyday shortstop in 2012, Matt Reida helped direct a defensive attack that shattered the school-record with a .976 fielding percentage.
Known as a slick-fielding shortstop with a speedy, line-drive approach at the plate, Reida started all 63 games as a sophomore while hitting No. 9 in the order.
The Russiaville, Ind., native won the starting gig after a heated battle with J.T. Riddle for to replace Taylor Black before the 2012 season. Reida was viewed as the consistent, rangy shortstop with an ability to dominate the average play, while Riddle was a tremendous asset at second base with his arm strength and knack for making a spectacular play.
"Pitchers have a lot of confidence in our defense," Reida said. "They know that if they give up a hit and then can get a ball on the ground it is going to be two outs, especially with J.T. and I up the middle. There aren't many balls that go up the middle that we don't turn or have a chance to turn a double play on. It gives pitchers a lot of confidence. When the middle infield is making play after play up the middle, it gives everyone a lot of confidence."
The combination of Reida and Riddle up the middle for the Wildcats formed a dynamic duo. Reida fielded .958 with 13 errors in his 63 starts, with his 195 assists ranking as the third-most in UK single-season history. Riddle meanwhile sported a .974 fielding mark with eight errors in his 63 starts at second base, totaling 129 assists.
"J.T. and I really have a lot of fun playing together," Reida said. "It could just as easy be me at second base and J.T. at shortstop. As far as our range, J.T. makes every play at second base, and I am pretty consistent at shortstop. There aren't too many guys that are together that make more plays than J.T. and I. We have been playing together for a while and we trust each other. We feel like we are as good as anyone in the country.
The two middle-infield standouts combined to turn 36 double plays on the year, ranking among the Southeastern Conference leaders.
"After the summer, it was pretty obvious that guys just don't turn double plays at second base like J.T. does," Reida said. "He can do that better than anyone else can and we are lucky to get to play with him."
Reida got to see Riddle perform from a different perspective during the summer, as he joined eight of his teammates in the prestigious Cape Cod League for the Harwich Mariners. With nine UK players in the Cape or with the USA Collegiate National Team, the Wildcats tied for the NCAA lead.
"All nine guys really proved themselves over the summer and obviously 'Cousi' led Team USA in hitting," Reida said. "Nationally everyone saw that Kentucky had a really good year and then we all had really good summers. That showed the country that Kentucky baseball wasn't a one-year thing. We have really good players here. All of our guys did a really good job as the summer went in proving that we belong."
While playing shortstop every day during the summer, Reida ranked third in the CCBL in defensive assists, with Riddle leading the circuit.
"The Cape Cod was awesome," Reida said. "For me it was about proving that I belong. I didn't get a contract up there until after a regional, so it was for me about proving that I belong to play with those guys, the best talent in the country. Every day you are facing the best. In other summer leagues, you might face a midweek pitcher every other day but in the Cape it is a Friday-night guy every game. It is tough. It taught me to play with those guys and be competitive at that level."
Named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, given to the nation's best shortstop, Reida was a weapon for UK in resparking the offensive attack in the nine-hole as a sophomore. He hit .239 in 213 at bats, with 31 runs, eight doubles, one triple, two homers, 22 RBI and four steals.
After collecting two, two-out RBI as a freshman in his 40 games and 27 starts, Reida carved out a reputation as a two-out hitter in 2012. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound left-handed hitter drove in 12 two-out runs and charted 23 two-out hits as a sophomore.
"It goes back to playing with an approach and a plan going into each at bat," Reida said. "As long as you stay in the process and stay just about winning, that is all that matters. You aren't worried about your last at-bats or anything else, as long as you stay in the moment and force guys to make mistakes you can take advantage of that moment. We took advantage last year in a lot of situations and capitalized on them."
One of Reida's big knocks came as the second-ranked Wildcats hosted No. 1 LSU in a late April tilt with conference-title implications. In the series rubber match on Sunday, with the game-tying run on second base in the sixth inning and LSU lefty specialist Chris Cotton on the mound, Reida spanked a double down the rightfield line to tie the game and set up Cousino's game-winning RBI double.
Reida is often described as a hard-nosed, feisty competitor who lays it all on the line in each game. Now as a veteran and a two-year starter, Reida is tasked with helping maintain a strong team chemistry from UK's memorable 2012 season.
"Team chemistry, especially in college sports, is a huge factor," Reida said. "Obviously our basketball team talks about being your brother's keeper, and it goes the same way for us. As long as you can trust the guy next to you it is always going to push you to get better. For the freshmen infielders, if they look at J.T. and I, and we are each the hardest workers, they are just going to understand that is what they have to do and that is what they are a part of. If your team chemistry is tight and everyone is working hard, it only strengthens your weakest link and brings everyone together."


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House of the Week: And the Winner Is…
Three new contenders vied for the title of "House of the Week." Watch this video to see which home readers chose as the top abode:
Bursting with Ideas in California: Armed with a shoe box full of ideas collected over the years, the owner says the 'walls kept moving' during the construction of this estate. Some of his notable additions: a palm tree in the master bathroom, a "Scarface"-inspired spa, and an old-timey entertainment theater.
Off the Grid in Hawaii: A Californian bought this 20-acre ranch in Hawaii to raise chickens, ride horses and find adventure.
A Home with Space Just to Be: Nan Wier has spent almost 50 years using her Upper East Side townhouse to enjoy New York City and 'do as I please,' she says. But now she's ready to settle elsewhere, and the home was recently listed for $7.28 million.


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Xboxhdm2.2 (USB Edition) - Final Release - Updated 24-10-2011
This is Xboxhdm2.2 with a bugfix on the bootloader. It reverts back to grub4dos. FreeDOS also fixed.
Xboxhdm2.2 is designed to help you rebuild your XBOX HDD using a USB flash drive. It can also help you un/lock your XBOX HDD.
Main architect: ldotsfan
Dual boot/testing: scullc
Script developments: fwz
Download here - 156mb
Xboxhdm2.2 is primarily designed to boot from USB flash drives.
The tool is designed for advanced users as it assumes you are already familiar with xboxhdm.
It may not work at all and may thrash your drive. Ensure you already have an eeprom.bin and can recover with the original xboxhdm.
HDD start up times will be greatly extended if you have a locked HDD attached, although this is markedly reduced when un/locking using FreeDOS/ATAPWD or if IDE detection is turned off in your BIOS.
Additional features over old version:
Boots from USB.
Integrated dual-booting allows for Linux & DOS tools to co-exist to get your HDD un/locked.
Any of the 4 IDE connections may be used now to connect Xbox HDD. CD-ROM drive not needed (if you can boot from USB).
No reboots between HDD rebuilds and locking.
Linux ISO building no longer required.
Quick use/set-up:
Extract xboxhdm2.2 to the root of your USB flash drive.
Populate the /hdm/C folder with the M$ Dashboard files.
Populate the /hdm/E folder with any chosen files (games saves etc) that you require installed.
Place your "eeprom.bin" file in the eeprom folder located on the root of the flash drive if you intend to un/lock.
To install the multiboot, download grub4dos Installer (ver 1.1) & follow the install instructions from Section 1.
That's it! Reboot using the USB drive and if all gone well, you should see the boot screen.
Xboxhdm2.2 was developed from XboxHDM2 (USB Edition) & covers much of its features.
If you intend on using the stable Xboxhdm2.1 then here are some quick install instructions.
Some help files located in a "help" folder on the root of the USB stick. This may assist with you advanced un/locking techniques & basic use of xboxhdm2.2.
To access FreeDOS/ATAPWD un/locking tools - select FreeDOS in the boot menu & press enter twice. Navigate to the FreeDOS folder using DOS commands (cd freedos).
This is a final personal build & is unsupported as the tool is no longer being developed. But it works
Have fun with it.
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William Paterson is the choice of highly motivated students who come here to unleash their potential and pursure their dreams. As a mid-size university with nearly 11,500 students, we are large enough to offer extensive learning resources and impressive facilities, yet small enough to provide personalized attention and small classes that average just 19 students. With our highly recognized faculty and campus-wide support system, we help our students devlop and strengthen the skills they need to achieve success.


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Country singer Kevin Sharp, who overcame a well-publicized battle with cancer and went on to record a number of hits, has died. He was 43.
The Associated Press reported Sharp's sister Mary Huston said he died at his mother's Fair Oaks home at 10:49 p.m. Saturday of complications from past stomach surgeries and digestive issues.
"He had a strong heart, that's what kept him alive, (but) I'm so happy for him, that there's no more suffering," said Huston, who cared for her brother since his return home to Northern California last Friday after 10 weeks in the hospital.
Sharp made a splash in 1996 in the country scene with "Nobody Knows," a single on his debut album, "Measure of a Man." He released two other albums, "Love Is" in 1998 and "Make a Wish" in 2005.
Sharp was born in Redding in 1970. While in high school, he was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. He overcame it after two years of chemotherapy and radiation.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation helped plant the seeds of Sharp's career by granting his wish to meet Grammy Award-winning music producer David Foster, who gave him career tips. Sharp later became a spokesman for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and wrote "Tragedy's Gift," a 2004 book about fighting cancer.
Sharp struggled from past stomach surgery and residual issues from his aggressive cancer treatment the past several years, the Associated Press reported.
"His dream came true through music, and he touched thousands of lives, and he helped heal the soul of people dealing with cancer," Huston said.
Sharp is survived by five brothers, two sisters and his mother.
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- Flu in California: Not yet peak season, and deaths approach last year's total
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- Flu vaccine shortage at Bay Area hospitals, pharmacies
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- Swine flu is back in California -- and it's starting to kill again
Swine flu may sound funny, but it is no joke. The H1N1 strain of the virus invading California and other parts of the country has already proven deadly.
Hospital emergency rooms throughout the Bay Area are showing increases in the number of people reporting flu-like symptoms. And although this is just the beginning of the flu season here, a woman in the East Bay and one in the South Bay already have died. Several other deaths have been reported statewide.
Just in case our point isn't obvious yet: Get a flu shot. Really. Now. Even if you're young and healthy, this strain of virus is nothing to fool around with.
Health officials say it appears similar to the one that ran rampant in 2009. In the 2009-10 flu season, 284,000 people -- including 657 Californians -- died from swine flu worldwide.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the flu is in full swing in many parts of the country. The latest CDC figures from the final week of 2013 show significant flu activity in 25 states, especially in the bigger ones such as New York, Texas and Illinois.
Classic flu symptoms include aching body, fever, headache, sore throat, nasal congestion, runny nose and extreme sneezing. But anyone who has been afflicted with this particular strain of flu knows that each of those symptoms, which may sound like a common cold, manifest in exceptionally aggressive and uncomfortable ways. And did we mention they can kill?
During the 2009 outbreak, many people did not get a flu shot because of a shortage of vaccine. But vaccine is plentiful this year, and it's available not only at hospitals and clinics but at many pharmacies and even grocery stores. There is no good reason not to get a shot.
At particular risk are older adults, children under 5 and anyone who has heart or lung disease, diabetes, asthma or who may be pregnant.
The CDC advises everyone to get a flu shot each year and take additional preventive action by washing hands and avoiding contact with sick people. But it's important to know the signs of the flu and treat them immediately. See a doctor and take all the medication prescribed.
And don't even think about treating this flu as something to "power through." It is neither heroic nor admirable to show up at work or school with it. It is stupid for you and inconsiderate of others.
This is all common sense, but it's amazing how widely it's ignored from year to year. So we're trying again. Get a shot.


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Great review of the Sage Francis & B. Dolan show in Houston at Fitzgerald's on April 27, 2012.
Written by John Seaborn Gray
April 27, 2012
The last time Sage Francis came through Houston, he played at the House of Blues' Bronze Peacock room. In case you aren't familiar, Sage is a heavily antiestablishment rapper with a stiff shot of anticorporatism thrown in, so needless to say the Bronze Peacock with its $9 Shiner Bocks and Citibank merchant booths was not a great fit.
Friday, he played at Fitzgerald's, and the difference was immediately palpable.
The vibe of the place was much more suitable, not just from the fact that the lighting is better and there's not as much asinine art on the walls, but from the audience. Simply put, kids who love music go to Fitzgerald's.
Nearly everyone in the crowd was singing along, and we've seen no better example of what a difference an audience full of true fans makes, as opposed to the ever-present cluster of brosephs at the House of Blues who evidently are only there to eat overpriced appetizers, guzzle expensive Bud Light and yell drunkenly at the artists.
Unlike last time, Sage didn't have to tell anybody to shut the fuck up. Venue: Yep, it's that important.
A rapper named Thurogood opened up, and apologized for starting his show ten minutes late. If you regularly attend hip-hop shows, you know this is a pretty goddamned hilarious thing to apologize for. Rocks Off is not familiar with Thurogood [check here -- ed.], and his set was pretty brief, but all in all he did a fine job of waking everybody up and getting them primed for the headliners.
That's what an opener does, right?
B. Dolan was next. Having seen him twice now, we can say that we've seen few performers capable of switching from playful and amiable to truly scary in such a rapid and natural way. Chatting with him before his set (and talking up Houston's own B L A C K I E as a potential opener), we found Dolan to be as nice a guy as you could ever meet, and that carries over to his onstage persona.
His skill, however, lies in tempering this niceness with savage, biting lyrics that run the gamut between absurdist humor and apocalyptic tragedy. He took the stage with a hangman's noose around his neck, which was a humorous accessory...right up until the point that it wasn't.
Every now and then, he would shift from court jester to cackling demon, laughing at the doomed world instead of with it. It was engrossing as hell, to say the least.
He also yanked a guy up on stage for maybe the goofiest dance battle Rocks Off has ever seen, so it wasn't all dramaturgy. Go see this guy if you get a chance, seriously. Performers like this are few and far between.
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Mt. Spokane's legendary Kan Jam Freestyle Festival has played host to a Rail Jam, Slopestyle, and Big Air contests the first weekend in February for the past 10 years running. Each year record numbers of competitors and spectators have turned out to watch the freestyle action similar to X-Ga…+ Read The Story


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STOCKTON – Officers with the Community Response Team and San Joaquin Countywide Multi-Agency Gang Task Force had a busy Thursday afternoon and evening pursuing criminals, taking guns and drugs off the street and making six arrests, according to Stockton Police Department reports.
Around 4:15 p.m. Thursday near 10th and B streets in southeast Stockton, officers conducted a traffic stop, conducted a search and discovered a large amount of crystal methamphetamine for sale. David Sigala, 27, was arrested on suspicion of drug charges.
Two hours later at William Moss Boulevard and Klemeyer Circle in Weston Ranch, officers made a traffic stop and arrested passenger Perry Thomas, 21, on suspicion of weapons charges after a loaded and concealed .45 caliber handgun was found in the car.
At 6:24 p.m. just a few blocks away at Carolyn Weston Boulevard and Manthey Road, officers made another traffic stop and arrested passenger Jimmy Rider, 20, on suspicion of weapons charges after a loaded sawed-off rifle was discovered in the car.
Officers attempted to pull over a dirt bike at William Moss and EWS Woods boulevards at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, but the rider failed to yield and led his pursuers on a 1-mile chase reaching speeds up to 50 mph before he abandoned the bike and fled on foot. Officers caught up and arrested Terrance Adams, 18, on suspicion of multiple traffic charges.
Just north of Van Buskirk Park around 10:50 p.m., patrol officers checked out the occupants of a vehicle parked in the 600 block of Houston Avenue and discovered they were in possession of a loaded handgun and suspected illegal drugs. The officers arrested Vincente Maya, 18, and Oscar De Leon, 18, on suspicion of weapons and drug charges.
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Kim Potter, a ranger with the White River National Forest, was honored recently for her work in the field of bird conservation at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference.
Potter is a member of the Black Swift Migration and Wintering Grounds Investigation, a group from Colorado recognized with the Research and Partnership Award at the conference in Washington D.C. for its study of the rare bird.
The group recently used a "bird-backpack" - a lace fitting around the swift's wings and body - to track its wintering habits. They discovered the species travels more than 4,000 miles from Colorado in the winter to a remote rainforest location in western Brazil.
Potter, of the Rifle Ranger District, and Jason Beason, of the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, accepted the award on behalf of their group.


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'Nymphomaniac': A Preview of the New Lars von Trier Film
COPENHAGEN– "Nymphomaniac," the latest work by Danish director Lars von Trier, is drawing plenty of attention for its provocative trailers and NSFW advance clips. Now the filmmaker has revealed what's really in the movie.
As you might expect, the film has no shortage of sex scenes. You will see Charlotte Gainsbourg getting spanked in one scene in the movie and in another having sex with Shia LaBeouf, who later will have intercourse with Mia Goth – but only after she has been in bed with Gainsbourg.
Pretty much every major character in the movie has sex at one point or another in the four-hour movie, the latest release from von Trier's production company Zentropa.
"Provocation has been part of Zentropa's strategy since its very beginning. Lars von Trier stands for artistic movies which should be anti-bourgeois and if he makes a sex-film, that would be even more titillating. Hence all the media attention," said Anne Mette Lundtofte, author of a book about Zentropa.
In advance of its release,"Nymphomaniac" has been called "film porn," a "sex-epic," and a "porn-drama."
But after seeing "Nymphomaniac" at one of its very first previews in Copenhagen, it's clear that although sex is a major part of the movie, it's not whole story.
In a classical porn movie the sole reason for a plot is to give the viewer a slight pause between sex scenes.
"Nymphomaniac" does have a real plot–it's about a woman's sexual journal. In the beginning Joe (in her young years played by Stacy Martin and by Gainsbourg when older) together with her friend B. (Sophie Kennedy Clark) wanders around in a train and chases the men sitting in the compartments. The two girls have a competition: the one that gets the most men during the trip wins a bag with chocolate sweets.
In general, apart from scenes with oral sex, the onscreen activity is not as graphic as in adult fare (In addition, unlike in real porn, body doubles are used). Also, the film often portrays sex as a mechanical, unemotional act. Von Trier seems to want to show that appetite for sex is human, but that it also sometimes makes humans act inhuman.
Like in other movies by the Danish director, such as "Antichrist" or "Dogville," things get worse and worse towards the end of the film which closes with the kind of ambiguous note you won't find in porn movies.