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With the start of fall workouts this week, the Crowder baseball team is beginning its trek into a new season without a host of familiar faces returning — 17 to be exact — whom helped place last season's Roughriders into the No. 1 spot in the country for the first time in school history.
Of course, it's only fair to expect four-year colleges to come calling in an attempt to scoop those players up and bulk up their own programs, and the Roughriders were no exception. They'll now be taxed with replacing the talented group with what they hope is another strong recruiting class.
Perhaps the most daunting task facing the 2014 Roughriders is finding replacements in the rotation for starters Jon Woodcock, Preston Tarkington and Chris Caudle — all of whom have moved on.
Woodcock, a southpaw who finished second in the NJCAA in strikeouts last season, will pitch for the Division I Virginia Tech Hokies in 2014, while Tarkington signed with the Ole Miss Rebels. Caudle, meanwhile, is headed to the University of Central Arkansas. Closer Andrew Schwaab has taken his talents north to Columbia, Mo., where he's expected to be a key piece to the bullpen for the Missouri Tigers in 2014.
Despite battling injuries in his two seasons at Crowder, Roughriders reliever Cody Jackson, who, when healthy, was one of the best arms on Crowder's staff, has moved on to play at Arkansas State University, while left handed reliever Trey Watson will pitch for Columbus State University next year. Meanwhile, reliever Ryan Smith is set to pitch at Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University.
The pitching staff isn't the only position being picked through, however, as several key offensive starters for the Roughriders will also don new digs. All-American third baseman Tony Sandifer signed with the University of Central Missouri. Other starters to move on are shortstop Lucas Feddersen (Arkansas State University), first baseman Cody Althouse (Arkansas Tech University), catcher C.J. Webster (Northwestern State (La.) University), catcher/outfielder Sam May (Southern (La.) University) and designated hitter Matt Burgess (Arkansas State University).
Also moving on are key utility players Ashton Roberts (Henderson State (Ark.) University), Tyler Rusk (University of Central Missouri), Devin Perry (Florida A&M University) and Neosho native Jared Brown (Missouri Southern State University), who will be focusing on academics at Southern after injuries put a halt to his playing career.
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My parents made me wear Buster Browns.... No low-support Mary ks for me. But my heart belonged to penny loafers!ReplyDelete
I adore red shoes too! Love your new Repettos, you really did "win" them at that price. Funny, I posted a closet full of red shoes on my Pinterest "favorite things" board a while back. Also, the eyeglass sign is great!!!!ReplyDelete
Red is a typical Parisian fashion colour, there it is not possible to wear too much red. How come you win a box of Pierre Hermé macarons, yum.ReplyDeleteReplies
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That year (2 years ago) P Herme had a contest on Jour du Macarons
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I can't believe the price on those ballerinas!
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The cut marks go vertically up the side like height chart on the wall.
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Oh I love coincidences & finding many lately;just got in from my local TJ Maxx where I snagged the only pair of cute red leather sandals - made in Italia. So, I'm sitting at my desk trying them on again, et voila...you are waxing romantic about red shoes! Your shoes, and your painting are bellissimo BTW!ReplyDelete
Beware the nice wolf.ReplyDelete
That disguise can change on a dime once little Red Riding Hood is within reach!
N.C. Wyeth and his early Illustrator chums used red a lot in their paintings, as a focal point. Love the richness you captured in the Chocolate cake watercolor.
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet and so are your Red Shoes. :))I can't believe YOU left the bag behind either.ReplyDelete
Yes I had a pair of red ankle strap shoes when I was about 10. That's why I love them!ReplyDelete
Ah, just spent the last week shopping with mademoiselle la grande and it's ballerinas, white pantacours and RED. You have the eye as always, Carol. I should have come to you first for fashion advice!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Oscars Less White? There's No Shortage of Black Films in 2016
"The Birth of a Nation," "Southside With You" and Denzel Washington's "Fences" are among the notable movies ahead, many with black directors.
May 10, 2016, Tuesday
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A Conversation With: Director Mira Nair
On the filming of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," post 9/11 America and the "twin cities" of Delhi and Lahore.
April 25, 2013, Thursday
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Crossing Dangerous Borders
Against long odds, the director Mira Nair brings "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," a novel about a long cafe conversation with a possible terrorist, to the big screen.
April 21, 2013, Sunday
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Familiar Names Join the List for the Tribeca Film Festival
The newly announced features include movies from Richard Linklater, Neil Jordan, David Gordon Green, Mira Nair, Neil LaBute and Clark Gregg; documentaries about Elaine Stritch, Richard Pryor and Gore Vidal; and a nonfiction feature about Moms Mabley...
March 6, 2013, Wednesday
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A Conversation With: Costume Designer Arjun Bhasin
On having one foot in Hollywood and one in Bollywood, and being "picky" about new projects.
October 10, 2012, Wednesday
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Mira Nair discusses her film "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" at the Toronto International Film Festival.
September 15, 2012, Saturday
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Venice Film Festival: Audiences Cheer P.T. Anderson Film, Jeer Terrence Malick's Entry
At the Venice Film Festival, the audience unites behind "The Master," from Paul Thomas Anderson," and turns on "To the Wonder," from Terrence Malick.
September 3, 2012, Monday
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A View of the Queensboro Bridge, From India
A photo in T: Travel looked as if it were taken in New York's backyard. It turns out that astute observers are well aware of the kinship between the Queensboro Bridge and the Howrah Bridge in Kolkata.
November 29, 2011, Tuesday
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Indian Fiction Rising
Amitav Ghosh's latest historical novel, "River of Smoke" the second in a proposed trilogy about the 19th century opium trade in Asia, was reason enough for Delhi's intellectuals to celebrate the increasing popularity and success of Indian...
July 6, 2011, Wednesday
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Women in the Seats but Not Behind the Camera
In 2009 women came out in droves for movies made by and/or for them. Was there a similar increase in female directors? Not by a long shot.
December 13, 2009, Sunday
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Evan Gordon's buzzer-beating layup in overtime lifted Arizona State past Colorado 63-62 Saturday night.
Gordon's game-winner came after Spencer Dinwiddie's bucket with 8.3 seconds left had given the Buffaloes a 62-61 lead. Gordon finished with 14 points.
Jahii Carson's 18 points led the Sun Devils (19-7, 8-5 Pac-12), which won for the first time in four tries in Boulder and swept the season series against the Buffaloes.
Dinwiddie led Colorado (17-8, 7-6) with 24 points and Askia Booker added 17 to break out of a four-game shooting slump.
The game was tied at 52 at the end of regulation following a furious rally by Colorado from a 54-48 deficit with 1:19 left. The Buffs tied the game on Xavier Johnson's dunk with 2.5 seconds left and Carrick Felix missed a potential game-winner at the buzzer.
The Buffs went ahead 60-59 on Andre Roberson's jumper in overtime, but Carson's runner put the Sun Devils on top 61-60 and forced a timeout with 1:10 left in the extra period.
Dinwiddie missed a layup for the Buffs with a minute remaining. Gordon missed a 3-pointer but Jordan Bachynski grabbed the offensive board. Felix missed two free throws and the Buffs took the lead with 8.3 seconds left then watched the dagger fall through the hoop at the buzzer as the Sun Devils celebrated.
It was just the sixth loss in 48 home games under Colorado coach Tad Boyle.
The Buffaloes lost center Josh Scott to a head injury four minutes into the second half when he got tangled with Bachynski, who elbowed Scott in the head, sending him crashing to the floor. Scott, however, was the one whistled for the foul.
Dinwiddie capped an 11-0 run with a 3-pointer from the left corner to put Colorado ahead 22-15, but Gordon, who didn't start for the first time all year, got the Sun Devils going with a 3-pointer of his own and Arizona State finished the half on a 12-2 run to take a 27-24 lead into the locker room.
The Sun Devils were one of just a-half dozen schools that had used the same starting lineup all season, but after losing five of nine they shook things up Saturday, starting senior guard Chris Colvin in place of Gordon. They wanted Gordon to provide points off the bench and this also served to get Colvin his minutes early before the Buffs could send him to the line since he's a 37 percent free-throw shooter. Colvin had 10 points and six boards in a loss to Utah earlier in the week.
The Buffs were coming off an emotional 71-58 thumping of No. 9 Arizona on Thursday, after which Boyle implored his team to bring as much energy into the game against the Sun Devils as they brought in routing the Wildcats in front of a frenzied crowd. Associate Athletic Director David Plati said it was the loudest he'd heard in 35 years in Boulder.
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SAN JOSE -- The best teachers know that the world is their classroom -- or at least that their neighborhood is.
That's pretty much how Independence High School teacher Stuart Briber found himself leading two dozen students across King Road last week to the massive Therma manufacturing plant about a mile from the school. The idea was to help his engineering students answer that oldest of student questions: Why do we have to know this stuff?
"I think mostly it's to give them some vision, so they realize the importance of what they're doing, to see the application, so they maybe work a little harder, care a little more," Briber says while munching on a sandwich in Therma's cafeteria, which is an elaborate rendering of a French village.
Brilliant. I've written before about the little ways schools, teachers and valley companies have worked to get or keep kids interested in careers in science, technology engineering and math -- the so-called STEM subjects. Sometimes it doesn't take much. Just a spark, a two-second epiphany, an experience that might mean nothing today, but years from now produces that "aha" moment.
Engineering is hard. It's three parts math and 10 parts perseverance. It takes dedication and the willingness to study long and hard. If engineering is your thing, though, there is nothing quite like it: tackling huge -- and sometimes microscopic -- problems; building things that have never been built; trying and failing over and over again until one day you don't fail.
"I remember when I was a student, you'd get these dumb math things of putting squares and circles together and all that junk," says Joe Parisi, an engineer and president of Therma. All of which, he says, has kids saying, "I'll never use this stuff. What am I learning it for?"
A chance meeting at a red light between Briber, who bikes to school, and a biking engineer from Therma led to the tour of the plant. "We had a 30-second conversation," Briber says.
Engineer: What do you do?
Briber: Engineering and physics teacher.
Engineer: You should come see our place.
And that's pretty much how Parisi, 79, ended up shepherding the engineering students through his 300,000-square-foot sheet metal factory, past welders and laser cutters and machines that could crush a car if they had to.
"The liability of having all those kids," Parisi says, momentarily questioning his own sanity. "You know what? Once in awhile you have to step outside the box and do what you believe in and not worry about it, because really, those kids need it."
It was worth the risk. Therma is a happening place. While the company specializes in designing and making heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems, if you can make it out of sheet metal, they make it. The kids started in the engineering department, a bright, open room dominated by a scale replica of Michelangelo's "David," where engineers and designers translate a customer's needs into a set of digital plans laid out on high-power computers.
"They've got tons of RAM memory," James King, a piping expert tells the students. "They've got dual solid state hard drives. I'd rather they steal my car than steal my laptop. The laptop is probably worth more than the car."
The students asked questions: Is it hard to keep projects on schedule? Don't you get stuck?
"As a student you develop the mindset that I have to find my own answer," Soniya Chopada, Therma's engineering manager, tells the kids. "And that's not always the most efficient way."
Adds Parisi: "It's important, if you don't know something, ask -- and get somebody to help you out once in awhile. Don't be afraid, is what I'm telling you."
And they weren't. As the students moved out to the factory floor with its soaring ceiling and space-age machines, the questions persisted. What do you need to know to do this work?
"Geometry. Trigonometry. Five years of trade school," says Scott Carstairs, vice president of manufacturing. Some college courses would help. "Then push yourselves to continue to learn," he adds. "You should continue to learn forever."
The morning tour is a crash course in careers. Not many high school students get the chance to see the ways math leads to engineering leads to manufacturing -- and to jobs that in some cases come with six-figure salaries.
"Through this you see a lot of how engineering works," says Independence senior Kevin Chang, who is on a team in Briber's class that is designing a rain shield for bicyclists. "It's nice to see something tangible. It adds to the insight of what engineering is."
Deney Martinez-Rivera was taken by the way engineers at Therma transform an idea into a product, but she added that she's more of a hands-on person.
"Welding seems interesting," says Martinez-Rivera, 18, who added that she's interested in seeing more women in the trades. "They said there are a lot of skills involved."
Oh, and one more thing about welding, Martinez-Rivera said.
"You can't be afraid of fire."
Yet another lesson from the field trip to the factory down the street.
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I chose to develop my starter differently than the way Mr. Reinhart suggests. I'm following a technique recommended by fellow bread baking apprentice Paul, from Yumarama. This starter uses (wastes) much less flour over the length of time it takes to mature than does a traditional starter. I just hate wasting flour, don't you?
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Back to the recipe at hand. This week I tackled the Pain de Campagne recipe. I'll admit, after last week's fiasco with the Pain a l'Ancienne, I was feeling intimidated. I needn't have worried. This bread came together like a charm. The dough was easy to work with and aside from my usual forming and slashing struggles, this challenge came off without a hitch.
I opted to use pumpernickel flour over the whole wheat and it really added a nice touch of "grain" flavor to the finished bread. I made half of the dough into dinner rolls and then because every whipstitch I think I'm artistic, I tried my hand at the decorative scissor snipping Mr. Reinhart suggests. Though they didn't turn out hideously awful, I don't think the fine folks at Panera are going to be beating down my door any time soon requesting me to work for them.
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CDL Welcomes New Research Leader, Dr. Shahryar Kianian
Dr. Kianian has been selected as the Research Leader for the Cereal Disease Research Unit in St. Paul., MN replacing the former Research Leader, Marty Carson.
Dr. Kianian has been engaged in improvement of wheat for the past 15 years. Prior to joining ARS, Dr. Kianian was on the faculty at North Dakota State University, where his research focused on different means of improving wheat and identifying the tools needed to make this process more efficient. Dr. Kianian has been the leader in the use of radiation hybrid (RH) mapping to generate high-resolution physical maps. His research also identified and mapped quantitative trait loci from wild type and wheat land races which imparted resistance to Fusarium head blight. He is author or coauthor on over 80 peer-reviewed journal publications, numerous edited proceedings, and book chapters. Dr. Kianian is recognized nationally and internationally as an authority of wheat genetics, alloplasmic, and genomics research. He has been frequently approached to train others in the use of radiation hybrid mapping technology, provide consultation and advice on the application of this technology, and has received numerous invitations to present lectures, organize meetings and write book chapters on these areas. Dr. Kianian received his BS in Biological Sciences from UC-Irvine, and his PhD in Genetics from UC-Davis. He was a postdoctoral scientist in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota prior to joining North Dakota State University.
Dr. Yue Jin awarded Siehl Prize of Excellence in Agriculture
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Marty Carson, Research Leader Retires
Marty Carson, Research Leader for the USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, retired September 30, 2011. More info.
North American Rust Workers Meeting - St. Paul, MN
The annual North American Rust Workers (NARW) Meeting was held on June 12th in St. Paul Minnesota in conjunction with the 2011 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Technical Workshop (June 13-16) at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in downtown St. Paul.
Presentations from the NARW meeting
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Dr. Yue Jin - 2011 Emerald Honors Research Leadership Award
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Passing of Dr. Don McVey
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The USAID-funded MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) is a global multimedia initiative produced by the MTV EXIT Foundation and supported regionally by USAID's Regional Development Mission for Asia in Bangkok. The program provides awareness-raising activities for youth and vulnerable populations to prevent human trafficking. Public awareness activities are a key component of the broader effort to counter trafficking in persons in Asia, and are carried out with partner governments, local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society. This initiative operates throughout Asia with the support of USAID, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the international NGO WalkFree. The $8 million public-private collaboration has leveraged $100 million in contributions from other donors.
USAID and AusAID are together awarding a new four-year, "Phase IV" of the MTV EXIT Asia campaign to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. This $11 million agreement will establish a partnership in which USAID will contribute approximately $5.5 million to AusAID for MTV EXIT. Secretary Clinton announced Phase IV during her visit to Australia in November 2012 for the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial.
Combatting Wildlife Trafficking
USAID supports the fight against wildlife trafficking through the Asia's Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) Program. Under ARREST, USAID will support a new public awareness campaign in three key Asian countries to reduce the purchase and consumption of endangered wildlife species. ARREST addresses the illegal wildlife trade in Asia by reducing demand for illegally traded wildlife and other natural resources, strengthening law enforcement capacity to deter the illegal trade, and reinforcing and sustaining regional learning networks and partnerships. The new consumer demand-reduction awareness campaign will be launched in Thailand in late January 2013, with subsequent launches in Vietnam and China.
The campaign will feature opinion leaders from all sectors of society — including government, business, sports, and entertainment — and will run as public service announcements in television, print, and Internet media. The ARREST implementing partner, FREELAND Foundation, is designing and conducting the campaign with other Asia-based civil society groups that are part of the ARREST Program, and in partnership with government agencies and media corporations in Thailand, Vietnam, and China.
USAID also supports INTERPOL to combat the trafficking of wild tigers and their parts. Project PREDATOR is an INTERPOL project designed to support countries in their governance and rule of law with respect to conservation of wild tigers. Project PREDATOR develops governmental support by holding high level police, customs and wildlife enforcement seminars and encourages the use of modern intelligence-led enforcement practices to maintain the rule of law with respect to tiger conservation.
With support from USAID, INTERPOL's Project PREDATOR will finalize trainings and preparations with the Royal Thai Police and in other tiger range countries in East and South Asia to carry out "Operation Prey", which will target the illegal trafficking of wild tigers and their parts. An operation is comprised of stimulating the intelligence flow and supporting intelligence management and analysis that enable national officials to carry out their enforcement mandates. The Chiefs of Police of INTERPOL's member states, including those from tiger range countries, have officially endorsed this effort.
Trade and Investment
USAID manages the ASEAN Technical Assistance and Training Facility (TATF), a collaborative and flexible assistance program that provides technical support and training through the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN's sectoral bodies in all three ASEAN pillar communities, including political-security, economic, and socio-cultural. The ultimate goal of TATF is the development of a secure, prosperous, and democratic Southeast Asia, promoting greater cooperation and understanding between the people of the United States and ASEAN. TATF provides a whole-of-government implementation model that works with various U.S. Government entities to support ASEAN integration, including collaboration with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of Commerce to support the ASEAN-U.S. Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement and cooperation on standards with the U.S. Department of Energy to support ASEAN-U.S. and energy cooperation.
Upcoming TATF activities include a seminar in Burma to support the country's full integration into the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and capacity building the Government of Burma must undertake to be ready to join the AEC in 2015. A follow-up seminar is planned in Burma that will address the country's chairmanship of ASEAN in 2014, focusing on how the country can better prepare for, and optimize its role as an effective ASEAN Chair. The audience for both seminars will consist of Government of Burma officials, the private sector, and civil society.
Disaster Risk Reduction
The Asia-Pacific region is the world's most natural disaster prone region. To help Asian countries mitigate that risk, USAID supports regional programs that assist with disaster preparedness and response. USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance is partnering with non-governmental organizations on six programs in Burma, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The programs seek to reduce risks for vulnerable coastal communities by enhancing warning systems, increasing community disaster preparedness and knowledge, and reducing exposure to hazards.
In Indonesia, USAID will support installation of tsunami sirens in areas that lack public warning systems, a community radio station to reach all 62,000 residents in 33 villages, distribute more than 800 radios to Indonesian coastal communities, establish Community Based Action Teams in coastal communities, and train nearly 300 members in search and rescue, radio communication, relief distribution, and other disaster response skills and other activities.
In Vietnam, USAID will support introduction of community-based disaster preparedness and risk reduction measures, such as evacuation mapping and drills, training of approximately 300 local officials in disaster management and risk reduction, integration of DRR into primary schools curriculum, and teacher training.
In Burma, USAID will support the review and development of land use planning guidance, with a focus on coastal communities, training of 300 carpenters on disaster resilient construction and green building concepts, retrofitting and upgrading of existing cyclone shelters in 10 communities, and other activities.
The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) is an interagency initiative led by USAID in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2011, PMI was expanded to include the Greater Mekong Sub-region to support malaria control in affected border regions in six countries in the Mekong region: Burma, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam
PMI anticipates procuring and distributing 625,000 long-lasting insecticide treated bed/hammock nets, 1,500,000 multi-species Rapid Diagnostic Tests to scale up and fill gaps in diagnostic testing, and 750,000 ACT treatments. PMI also will provide support to distribute these commodities, train and supervise health workers and village malaria volunteers, strengthen behavior change communication strategies for malaria prevention and control at the community level, and build necessary capacities to monitor progress toward country and regional malaria goals.
The PMI is a core component of the Global Health Initiative. Since 2005, the PMI in the Greater Mekong Sub-region has supported national malaria control programs at the national and community levels to work toward containing drug-resistant malaria. This year, Thailand, a Greater Mekong leader in malaria control and in line with USAID's procurement reform agenda, approached USAID to request direct funding for selected activities.
The new government-to-government agreement reflects the commitment between USAID and the Royal Thai Government's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Department of Disease Control, Bureau of Vector Borne Diseases. The agreement will empower the Thai MOPH to more efficiently implement U.S. Government resources for community-based, border-area malaria control activities and drug efficacy studies. This two-year agreement focuses on sub-regions with documented cases of artemisinin resistance along the border areas of Burma and Cambodia.
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As the victim advocate for the Marietta City Law Director's Office, Jackie Harris is the main line of support for victims of domestic violence, assault, stalking, menacing, harassment and other violent crimes.
In her position, Harris helps victims throughout the process of prosecuting a crime's perpetrator. Whether it be giving the victims case information, advocating for them in court, providing information about their legal rights, getting their input about sentencing or helping to recover costs, Harris supports the victims throughout the process.
"I attend court with the victims. I help them get protection orders. I call them with court dates and updates about their case," explained Harris of some of her many duties.
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Jackie Harris, victim advocate for the Marietta City Law Director's Office, acts as an emotional support system and an advocate for justice for victims of violent crime.
Harris also acts as the line of communication between the victims and the prosecutors.
"I report back to prosecutors what the victims' concerns are and what they want the outcome to be," said Harris.
Harris has been the city's victim advocate for eight years. She graduated from Marietta College with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She first started working with victims of domestic violence at EVE, Inc. in Marietta, before being hired by the city in 2004.
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Age: 33.
Occupation: Victim advocate, Marietta City Law Director's Office.
Duties: Provides emotional support, legal information and advocacy for victims of violent crime, as well as writes and maintains her own grant.
Interests: Boating, traveling, shopping, rooting for The Ohio State University and her dog Chloe.
Prosecuting Attorney Timsi Pathak, who handles the domestic violence cases for the city law director's office, said Harris is an invaluable part of the office.
"She makes our job easier because she is able to act as a liaison with our victims. She works with the victims to get the information we need to prosecute," said Pathak.
City Law Director Paul Bertram agreed that Harris is an indispensable employee.
"Jackie is very important. She helps counsel these people and helps prepare the law directors for their testimony in very emotional and highly charged situations," said Bertram.
Though Harris works with the lawyers to try to get a resolution that will give the victims closure, it does not always work out that way.
"The hardest part is when the outcome does not match what a victim would like to happen," said Harris.
Harris has seen hundreds of victims, young and old, male and female, go through the court process during her tenure as the city's victim advocate. Knowing what they have been through and helping them relate that to the court can be emotionally strenuous, but Harris said being in the court room to support the victims is the most rewarding part of the job.
"It is important to be there as a support system for somebody," said Harris.
Harris also enjoys attending seminars that keep her informed and up-to-date about her field. Two weeks ago she attended the Victims of Crime's National Conference in New Orleans.
"You pick from different workshops. They can do legislative updates on the law, or seminars on new research and new therapies," explained Harris of the conference.
On top of her many other responsibilities, Harris also writes and maintains the grant for the city's Victim Information Program.
For the foreseeable future, Harris plans to continue advocating for violent crime victims.
"They don't have an attorney, so they don't know what to expect. I'll be here to help them feel more at ease with the whole process," said Harris.


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75th American Abstract Artists Anniversary Exhibition
2011 is the 75th anniversary of the American Abstract Artists, an artist-run organization founded in New York City in 1936 to expand ideas and promote the exposure and understanding of abstract and non-objective art. To celebrate the anniversary of this historic organization, an exhibition of installations by three of its current members--Lynne Harlow, Marthe Keller, and Rossana Martinez--will take place in the Carole Bieber and Marc Ham gallery. Each of these artists creates installations with textiles and their works are often collaborative with dancers.
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Vincent Thomas (VTDance) performs with several of his Towson University students and faculty members in reflection and response to the art installation Fluid. For the first performance at Towson University, he interviewed each of the artists and choreographed a piece that interacted with the art installations, expanding and deepening the visual interpretation of the viewer. This will be the second time dancing with the Fluid installations. The new version of the dance will be specific to the DCCA space. (www.vtdance.org)
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October 6 Brooklyn-based artist Marthe Keller will discuss her work included in the exhibition, FLUID: A 75th American Abstract Artists Anniversary Exhibition.


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There are new mandatory water restrictions in place for those in the 32 water districts handled by San Joaquin County government. They are:
• Addresses ending in even numbers can irrig...
There are new mandatory water restrictions in place for those in the 32 water districts handled by San Joaquin County government. They are:
• Addresses ending in even numbers can irrigate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
• Odd-numbered addresses can water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
• No outdoor irrigation is allowed on Mondays.
• Draining and refilling of pools require approval from the county Public Works Department.
• Buckets must be used when washing vehicles, and rinsing must be limited to three minutes.
These are on top of existing water restrictions, including prohibiting irrigation between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. To report violations, people can call (209) 468-3000 or go online to sjgov.org/GORequest.
STOCKTON - The continuing drought prompted local officials to declare a state of emergency and impose mandatory water restrictions in parts of the county, including unincorporated areas near Stockton.
The restrictions put in place by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors at its meeting Tuesday limit landscape irrigation to three days a week and list other requirements for filling pools and washing cars.
"The drought continues, and there's no relief in sight," board Chairman Bob Elliott said. It's at the point where "everyone needs to do their part to conserve as much as they possibly can to get through this situation as best we can."
The move institutes relatively tough restrictions in the area but applies only to water districts handled by the county government. The largest is in Lincoln Village, with 1,777 households and other facilities connecting to the water system.
The rules approved on a 5-0 vote are among the most stringent in the county, though supervisors are not the first to take relatively aggressive action. The conservation measures followed emergency regulations issued by the state last month ordering water suppliers to implement mandatory conservation measures.
Last month, the county introduced a new ordinance that built on existing, permanent conservation measures and laid out the framework for increasingly severe restrictions on water use during an emergency. The board voted to institute the new ordinance before voting to impose the first of four stages laid out in the new ordinance.
Violators could see their water pressure reduced, their water turned off or fines of up to $1,000. But enforcement starts with a warning.
The goal is education and compliance, not penalties, Public Works Deputy Director Fritz Buchman said. Enforcement will be mostly complaint-driven, he said. "If we get complaints or maintenance notices something, we may take enforcement action."
First, however, the county will send out letters to all its customers to let them know of the changes, though the new rules went into effect immediately on Tuesday, he said. The rules cover 32 water districts with a total of 5,968 connections, according to the Public Works Department. Most connections are to homes.
Mountain House residents are not included in that number, but they now face 20 percent mandatory reductions in water use. It's not lip service; residents must file appeals if they will not be able to meet that goal, said Gabe Karam, interim director of the Mountain House Community Services District. Outdoor irrigation in Mountain House is now limited to three days per week.
Residents have responded, Karam said, slashing their water use 21 percent in July 2014 compared with July 2013, he said.
About 50 homeowners in the 4,000-home community have filed appeals to the 20 percent goal, he said. An example might be if another person moves into an existing household, increasing water demands.
"We have amazing residents here, and they're doing everything they can to help us meet the ordinance," Karam said.
In Tracy, city officials on Tuesday will consider a less aggressive measure that would limit outdoor watering to 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. Typically, that's a voluntary measure, officials there said. This is the first time since the drought of the early 1990s that it will be mandatory.
Stockton has its own rules, allowing watering only between 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. But that's a status quo measure that is in place every summer, drought or no.
Even people who don't face mandatory restrictions should know it is important to conserve water, Supervisor Ken Vogel said, noting that he has heard from some farmers and residents in rural areas of the county who have had to dig deeper to reach groundwater.
"It's affecting all of us," he said.
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Senators Maria Cantwell of Washington state, Democratic chair of the subcommittee, and New Hampshire's Kelly Ayotte, the top Republican, worried about the loss of service to smaller cities.
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Roughly 400 friends and family attended Philip Seymour Hoffman's funeral on Friday in New York, People reports.
Among those in attendance at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan were his former co-stars Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, Amy Adams, Laura Linney and Julianne Moore. Spike Lee, Meryl Streep, Justin Theroux, Joaquin Phoenix and Ethan Hawke were also there to mourn the actor alongside his partner Mimi O'Donnell and their three children.
Philip Seymour Hoffman to be digitally recreated for Hunger Games
The Oscar-winning actor was found by a friend on the bathroom floor of his apartment Sunday morning with a syringe in his arm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No cause of death has been determined because an autopsy has come back inconclusive, and police are still currently investigating. Approximately 50 bags of heroin and other drug paraphernalia was found in his apartment. Additional tests, including a toxicology report, will be performed, but may take weeks to receive results.
A large memorial service is expected later this month.
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SAN JOSE -- The most critical decision facing Todd McLellan as the playoffs loom is where to play Joe Pavelski -- and James Sheppard might help the Sharks coach find the answer.
On the drawing board, Pavelski was penciled in as San Jose's third-line center, giving the Sharks the potential for scoring depth most teams dream about. On the ice, however, he was moved to left wing on a line with Joe Thornton and Brent Burns after the December injury to Tomas Hertl. There, Pavelski has nailed a career-high 34 goals, tying him for third best in the NHL.
No coach wants to break that up, but McLellan remains committed to his belief that his team has its best chance to win with three lines generating offense. And barring the return of Hertl this season -- something the team hasn't ruled out -- that might mean re-examining Pavelski's role.
Enter Sheppard.
For the past two seasons, Sheppard has been someone to plug in as a third- or fourth-line wing when injuries required it or his play warranted it. These days, his play at center between Tommy Wingels and either Raffi Torres or Marty Havlat warrants it.
"That slot is important," McLellan said this week. "We're trying Shep there, and maybe the answer has been in our locker room and we just haven't tried it before. He seems to be playing with a little more authority, more involved in the game, which is a good thing for him and a good thing for us."
Sheppard, who has five points in his six games since the Olympic break, recognizes the opportunity he has in an inconsistent season in which he has been a healthy scratch 12 times.
"Yeah, I'd like to be established," the 25-year-old Nova Scotia native said. "Being in that role is definitely an honor."
Sheppard entered the NHL with much promise when the Minnesota Wild made him the ninth player taken overall in the 2006 draft. But after a knee injury and falling out with the front office, he was traded to San Jose for a third-round draft pick in August 2011.
His knee kept him on the sidelines for another year, but Sheppard played 32 games with the Sharks last season and 51 in this one. If he wanted to play more, McLellan has indicated in the past, Sheppard needed to raise his own expectations.
With the Sharks deep at center, Sheppard has not played many games there until now. But that was his junior hockey position and where he thinks he may be a better fit.
"I find I can recognize plays better when I'm playing there," Sheppard said. "Sometimes there's just different situations on the ice where I can read better."
Faceoffs were a concern for McLellan when he shifted Sheppard to center a week ago, as he had lost three-fourths of his 32 draws this season.
"Right now we're not as apt to pull him out of that situation," McLellan said before Tuesday night's game. "We're forcing him to take them and feel that pressure a little bit. He's working on them in practice. But he'll get better."
Against Toronto, Sheppard justified McLellan's faith by winning 11 of 15 faceoffs. Over the past three games, he has a 57 percent success rate.
But Sheppard's most impressive numbers as of late are in the scoring columns. Of his 13 points this season, he needed 43 games to get the first six and only eight to get the next seven.
That spark is what could make Sheppard the answer on a third line that needs to both chip in offensively and be tough to play against. While Torres and Wingels often provide the big hits, Sheppard has the size at 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds to play physically as well.
Sheppard likes the versatility he sees in a third line that has him between Wingels and Torres, who sat out the Toronto game with what McLellan described as general soreness.
"Raf's such an interesting and unique player that he can kind of do it all," Sheppard said. "Tommy's the exact same way. Hopefully I can carry the puck through the middle, dish off to those guys and get some plays off that."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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Agricultural Communities for Adults with Autism
This is a guest post by Gene Besinger. Gene is a parent advocate on issues affecting adults with autism.
"Agricultural Communities for Adults with Autism" is the name of a new alliance of the two dozen or so existing agricultural communities (and several in formation) spread across the country.
For some adults with autism, agricultural communities can be a very important lifespan option that elegantly and simultaneously addresses the two largest issues facing our community: a 95% unemployment rate and severe housing challenges for many adults with autism. These challenges were highlighted in detail by the recent Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism initiative, led by Autism Speaks and partner organizations. If you aren't familiar with this effort, please visit the website to learn more. (www.afaa-us.org).
Everyone in an agricultural community has an interesting, stable, meaningful job of their choice. For example, some manage and staff community supported agriculture (CSA) programs (several of our communities have highly successful ones), there are many livestock related tasks available, some adults choose to be farmers by growing food, some maintain machinery and equipment. All the jobs are driven by individual choice, interests, and ability. Many of our adults enjoy an active lifestyle and outdoor tasks, some prefer indoor jobs.
Housing is also a very tough issue for adults with autism. Nearly 80% of people with autism aged 19-30 live in their parent's home versus 32% of typical young adults. High costs and the lack of safe, good choices are a big reason why. We can help solve this issue for some adults. But we can't keep up with the demand.
Every single one of our communities has a huge waiting list. Turnover rates are near zero. We get daily inquiries from people all around the world who would like to have the option of a model like one of ours. In spite of this huge, demonstrable demand, new agricultural communities are very difficult to get off the drawing board. This strikes us as a big policy problem that needs fixing.
We've created our organization because we think there ought to be two hundred or more communities in the U.S., not two dozen. We're sharing best practices with one another and helping people navigate the considerable roadblocks to new community formation.
Our communities range in size from 4 to 30 beds. Most have day programs and jobs for adults from nearby areas. None of us are "institutional" or "congregate" in the sense of the large multi-hundred bed DD communities that many activists want to see closed down. We cannot be large because large simply doesn't work for most adults with autism. In fact, many of our current residents tried that route and either didn't do well or got kicked out due to behavioral issues.
We believe that rural community based solutions and person centric planning and funding should be available to those who want it. Most adults in our communities live in individual apartments in a few on-site four to five bedroom single family homes. Our sites range from a few to over a hundred acres. Our farms and homes are mostly within walking distance to small and medium sized communities. We're not isolated outposts at the fringes of civilization, as some wrongly assume; we're highly integrated members of our non-urban communities.Our residents and our many day program participants shop, recreate, worship, and interact with our neighbors on a regular basis.
If you have interest in learning more about "Agricultural Communities for Adults with Autism", please contact the folks who started it all here in the United States 25 years ago (and are still going strong), Bittersweet Farms, just outside Toledo, Ohio. Vicki Obee-Hilty, Bittersweet's terrific Executive Director, and her staff will put you on an email and conference call list. www.bittersweetfarms.org
Family Services provides resources and information. If you have a question, contact the Autism Response Team today. If you're concerned that your child may be affected with autism or if you've received a diagnosis, browse the Tools for Families section, where you'll find our 100 Day Kit, and the Autism Video Glossary. If you'd like to do a quick search for service providers near you, selectFind a Local Resource and browse the Resource Guide.
November 4, 2010 at 4:03 pm
What a WONDERFUL idea! 200 instead of 12: AWESUM!! If U need funding, I Recommend applying @ the Pepsi Refresh Project in the $250,000.00 category!!! Pepsi gives $1,300,000.00/ MONTH 2 GRRRRRRR8 ideas "Like" Urs!!!! Grants R given by # of Votes earned, so let me know if U apply & R accepted, so I can Vote 3 X/ day 4 U, & giv U pointers on HOW 2 solicit enuf Votes 2 WIN!!!!!
November 5, 2010 at 10:13 am
I am very pleased to see this information. The potential for a quality adult lifestyle exists in this model. I hope that more farms are formed as word gets out.
November 5, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Barbara – We have a lot of variations on the basic model but, unfortunately, not too many new communities will be built unless people are able to overcome a ton of obstacles…intitial capital raises for land purchase and construction, regulatory issues like state licensing and zoning, and the ability of residents to access waiver or other stable funding. If that weren't enough, toss on top of that some opposition within our community to multiple bed constructs and a bias for urban or suburban solutions only, then you get a sense of how hard the roadblocks are to get around.
This very deserving group outside Boston is struggling mightily to create a permanent community and are doing seasonal day programs in the meantime:
But this new group was able to get it done this year:
Besides Bittersweet, noted above, two of our oldest organizations are:
As I studied and researched this option and visited sites, I discovered a common denominator…smiles. All around. That says a lot in my mind. If you encounter parents or adults with autism in your practice who are interested in this option, please direct them to contact http://www.bittersweetfarms.org to get on the list to receive regular updates.
November 8, 2010 at 1:48 pm
TY, Dadvocate, 4 telling us about SMILES being the common thread! Made ME smile! I can't think of a better criteria 4 judging!! :)
November 5, 2010 at 7:05 pm
The agricultural community concept fascinates me as well. I think it's great you're sharing best practices to facilitate expansion.
Have you heard of the Camphill organization? http://www.camphill.org
I wrote about them on my blog as well. http://dudeimanaspie.blogspot.com/2010/10/village-of-disappearing-differences.html
November 7, 2010 at 8:20 pm
I have studied them but think they are different from our models. A lot of that has to do with staffing ratios. I like them and a some of our folks use some things from their model but it's not a seamless translation as I see it…but I could be wrong.
November 9, 2010 at 5:38 am
The Camphill model relies on idealistic young people who work instad of military and other service and for the love of hsloping ohter humdan in need. The system seems to rely on rahter high funcitoning disbaled infividuals whose self help skills are assumed adn who can get ready for breadfast and other tasks themslevesl. The fomar model for adults with autism takes into consideration those who need their everyday living siills taught and reenforced to them and in additont teaches them other skills. No one is left behind so to speak. We need to be almost one-on-one to make a differnec in the lives of those with classic autism and at the same time allow for enough choice for htose who are less needy. The big uniting factor is open space and most of our kids' love of that space and the acitivites it affords: walking, anomial care adn work/leisur options that are nature based or craft based. Opend space allows for freedom, safety and progress within their agri;horticultural community while also offering the option for those who wish to do so to branch out into the community at large.
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ORLANDO, Fla.--Jim Harbaugh joined the Colin Kaepernick Contract Chorus on Wednesday and then, as usual, Harbaugh started soloing and took over the whole song.
"I think we all know what Colin's earning potential is," Harbaugh said at the NFC coaches media session on the final day of the league's annual meetings.
So, Jim, what's the salary figure Kaepernick should get in a new contract extension from the 49ers?
"Pretty much know what the numbers are," Harbaugh said with a smile.
To that point, Harbaugh declared Kaepernick is "one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL," which starts the bidding at something close to $18 million a year.
Harbaugh's comments followed similar statements by CEO Jed York and general manager Trent Baalke about their desire to extend Kaepernick's deal, which currently runs through the 2014 season.
But Harbaugh took it further, spending much of his session detailing exactly why Kaepernick is worth mega-money and why the 49ers' passing-game struggles in 2013 weren't the QB's fault.
All in all, it was a virtuoso Harbaugh good-mood performance, 57 minutes of kinetic energy, open answers and rat-a-tat conversation, including ...
"(Kaepernick) deserves that, that's what he deserves," Harbaugh said of the top spot in the payroll. "That's what the market pays for that job, and nobody attacks it more than he does. Nobody wants to be great like he does."
"I could notice it, especially in practice," Harbaugh said of the injury. "(Kaepernick) doesn't verbalize it and says he's fine, says he's going to play through it. Which I respect.
"I mean, if it ever got to the point where I felt like it was hurting him, or an injury could be worse, or he was hurting the team, then I would step in."
Kaepernick didn't miss a single practice or game in 2013, Harbaugh pointed out.
Because defenses were swamping Anquan Boldin, Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis, Harbaugh said, and nobody else got open for Kaepernick.
Harbaugh added it's up to the coaches to design better plays and the 49ers to find a better third receiver.
"There was a stretch there last year where he didn't have (open receivers) -- and he played through it," Harbaugh said of Kaepernick. "And never an excuse, never a bony finger of blame toward anybody.
"There were definitely times where we just were not getting guys open for him. ... There was tough sledding at times."
"So-called experts that you're talking about (as Harbaugh dropped into a thin nasal voice), 'Oh, the 1, the 2, the 3, the 4 ...' " Harbaugh said, calling out hypothetical read progressions with a fierce laugh. "Uh, you know, they're not sitting back there in that pocket. ... Let's move on. Before I get emotionally hijacked."
"We didn't want to see Colin get hit 12 times a game," Harbaugh said. "Thought four or five maybe, that's it. That was a conscious effort."
The QB-run plays weren't put back in heavy rotation until the 49ers' stretch drive, Harbaugh said.
On Tuesday, both Baalke and York acknowledged there are competitive tensions within the management structure, but that it's inevitable with strong, successful personalities such as Harbaugh and Baalke.
"We don't like to talk about it that much (as) 'Trent and Jim,' you know?" Harbaugh said. "This is a team effort here."
Harbaugh has two years left on his contract, and York said Tuesday that he intends on signing Harbaugh to an extension at some point.
On Wednesday, asked directly if he'd like to remain with the 49ers beyond 2015, Harbaugh was emphatic.
"I love coaching this team, I love the players, I love the coaches and the organization that I serve," he said. "And want to be here for a very long time."
After the formal session was over, Harbaugh asked me if the meetings had been interesting enough to justify my trip.
The answer: Yes. The Raiders are tremendously interesting, and the 49ers have Harbaugh, who always knows precisely what he's doing, who he's helping, and how to make it more and more interesting.
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Can someone tell me how I would transcode the mpeg4 / divx to Xvid? As in what I would change to force it to do this? Then I can test that on the TV.
These currently work and don't need transcoded. It plays directly from PMS > Vizio TV.
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"The Gettysburg Address" will be the program when the Custer Memorial Association sponsors its annual celebration of General George Armstrong Custer's birthday celebration and also continues its observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
This year's celebration will be held Dec. 14. This is a change from previous birthday observances which were held the first Saturday in December. The evening will start with the dinner meal served at 5:30 p.m. at the New Rumley United Methodist Church.
After the dinner and birthday wishes, President Abraham Lincoln (portrayed by Gerald Payn) will speak on the Gettysburg Address in the Custer Museum and Center. Payne's program will narrate events leading up to the historic speech delivered Nov. 22, 1863.
Payn, of Wooster, is one of 200 men in the National Association of Lincoln Presenters. He has been a Lincoln presenter since 1999. Mr. Payn will be accompanied by his wife, Marilyn, who will play Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.
The dinner will be hosted by General Custer (portrayed by Rick Williams). Women of the New Rumley United Methodist Church will serve the meal. Dinner music will be performed by Herman Neimeyer.
Door prizes, provided by area businesses, will be awarded along with a 50/50 cash drawing.
Following President Lincoln's address, an auction of Custer related memorabilia and other items from area businesses will be held.
Cost is $15 per person. The deadline for reservations is Dec. 6. Seating is limited. For reservations and more information, call Charles Conrad at 740-945-6415 or Dave Rose at 740-945-3744.
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A man was caught stealing packages off of a woman's porch during the daywhile she was at home.
Police said the thief's child might have been with him during the crime.
Shirelle Green said she ordered clothes and iPad covers from Amazon.com only to watch the packages get stolen from right under her nose.
But what really tugged at her heartstrings was what she heard when she watched the security camera video.
A child was telling the man to hurry up.
"When I hear the little girl in the car screaming, 'Daddy, daddy,' I was (angry) that you would do something like that with a child in the car," Green said.
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The city of Blue Ash is apologizing for a series of fireworks blasts that startled area residents.
The city said that just before 3 p.m. Monday, a Blue Ash company celebrated its achievements with a private fireworks display at the Cooper Creek Event Center.
But factors such as the cold air, bare trees and low humidity caused the fireworks to be louder than anticipated, startling those in and around the area.
"The City apologizes for any confusion and concern this may have caused to any residents, business members, and those in surrounding areas, and will reconsider similar requests in the future," the city said in a news release.


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ASA Newsroom > Which Industries Employ Statisticians?
It's All in the Genes: Statistics as a Tool in Modern Genetics
Mark Yang, University of Florida
Statistics is the science of making conclusions under uncertainty. For example, can we prove that smoking causes cancer? No, because we see many smokers who never develop cancer. The relation is uncertain at the individual level. Nevertheless, it is still useful if we can establish that data show smoking and lung cancer to be highly correlated. To reach this conclusion, we need statistics.
Humans have long known that characteristics can be passed down through generations, but exactly how this is done is less clear. Though we say "like father like son," we also have observed that some children are very different from their parents. Because of this uncertainty, geneticists have used statistics as a tool since the very beginning of this science. Mendel's law could be verified only in a statistical sense. According to him, in a population with approximately 11% blue-eyed individuals, one brown-eyed parent and one blue-eyed parent will tend to produce brown-eyed offspring in the ratio of three to one, but this can be verified only by means of statistical studies of observed offspring.
Traditionally, genetics has been used in the process of plant and animal breeding to produce desirable characteristics in offspring. But many important traits that benefit humans, such as milk from a cow or sugar from sugar cane, are controlled by genes and the environment. Whether the success of agriculture is due mainly to the selection of seeds or fertilizer and pest-control is open to debate. (Similarly, there is a constant debate on whether the prolonging of human life is due mainly to medicine or the rise in living standards.)
When all factors are combined, how to select the most beneficial parents to breed the next generation is a challenging statistical problem. It turns out the best choice not only depends on the individuals, but also their parents, siblings, relatives, and the environments in which they live. Complex statistical models help sort out the environmental effects from the genetic, allowing sound decisions to be made about breeding. Thanks (partially) to statistical analysis, we can enjoy better food products every year.
One of the most important topics in modern genetics is locating the gene responsible for a disease or characteristic. Once a disease gene is found, we may discover what is lacking due to the abnormal function of this gene and, consequently, have a clue as to how to treat the disease. Moreover, we may be able to replace the gene by gene therapy or genetic engineering.
To find a gene is not easy. The human genome has 3,000,000,000 DNA codes, and each gene has in the neighborhood of 10,000 codes. Locating a particular gene is like finding a one-yard long section in a 170-mile highway. Moreover, this particular section does not stand out as special if we are driving along that highway. We have to find it indirectly from its expression, called phenotype, in a living organism. Biochemists have found many markers in the human genome and other living organisms. These markers serve as landmarks, similar to the mileage sticks along the highway.
When the gene passes from parent to child, the markers adjacent to the gene pass with it. By tracing the family pedigree on the disease phenotype and marker pattern, we may be able to identify the marker, which is adjacent to the gene, and consequently locate the gene.
Unfortunately, the gene's expression is usually not clear cut. For example, many people with a diabetes gene may never develop diabetes, and many with a normal gene develop diabetes. Obviously, statistics is needed in gene hunting under this kind of uncertainty. With intensive statistical effort, many disease genes have been found, such as those for cystic fibrosis and certain breast and colon cancers.
Everyone has heard of the human genome project. It is to lay out the 3,000,000,000 DNA codes in the whole human genome. We may say the blueprint of constructing a human being from a fertilized egg to a full-grown person is there. But to understand how it works is a challenge of the 21st century. How do these codes work together? We hope that one day we can decipher the whole genome function. Without this full understanding, any genetic engineering on the human genome would be too risky.
We know the genome contains not only useful genes, but also a lot of useless codes called junk DNA. At this moment, we still have no sure method to identify the gene portion in the genome. There are rules to identify genes, and there are exceptions to the rules. Due to this type of uncertainty, statistics plays a key role in human genome research.
Two mysteries that arouse people's deepest curiosity are the origin and evolution of the universe and life. Where did life originate? How did it get here? Is this process so likely that there should be many intelligent species like human beings, or it is so unlikely that we are the only intelligence in the universe? We have no answers yet, but we-possibly the only intelligence that knows to ask this question-have the obligation to find out.
Several years ago, the journal Science did a survey asking leading scientists what the hottest research topic in the 21st century will be. The overwhelming answer was genetics. It seems they have confidence that the mystery of life can be solved quicker than that of the universe. The genomes of living organisms provide a clue on how living organisms evolved in the past. Can we piece the puzzle together? There were so many random events in the past that no deterministic equations can provide us the answer. We need statistical help.
In summary, we see that statistics is useful in almost every branch of modern genetics. However, we do not want to overemphasize its importance. Modern genetics can no longer be handled by a few disciplines. In addition to the traditional biomedical sciences, chemistry, physics, and computer and information sciences are all key players. Statistics is only one of them, but an indispensable one.


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STOCKTON - The California Highway Patrol's Warrant Service Team served a search warrant and found a fugitive hiding in the attic of a home in the 8300 block of Colonial Drive about 7:30 a.m. Friday, authorities said.
David Ellis, 38, escaped after being involved in a traffic collision during a CHP pursuit March 15, officers said. Inside his vehicle, officers found two .45-caliber magazines. Authorities identified Ellis as the driver, but officers were unable to locate him at his previously listed address.
Through a tip to the Stockton Police Department, authorities learned Ellis could be found at a home on Colonial Drive, the CHP said. Ellis was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, resisting a peace officer and other crimes, authorities said.
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Great news for our project that people are interested in our cause. In less than one day more than hundred people joined the Bull Shark Diver page on Facebook.
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NEWMARKET — Before his arrest last month, a local man accused of trying to kidnap a toddler in Maine was decorated with numerous medals for his service in the U.S. Air Force.
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|Length Overall
|18' 2''
|Dry Weight
|1425 lbs.
|8' 0''
|Tested Weight
|3' 2''
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
|31 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
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|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
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|1 x 150-hp Mercury OptiMax
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|Room for a crowd to fish
|Easy to read instruments
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Designed for the Fishing Family
By Capt. Robert Smith
Today's family is really getting into the sport of fishing and the Smoker Craft 182 Pro Mag is designed to deliver fishability and ease of use. Since the family usually has a lot of gear to bring along, the 182 has a lot of storage to put it away. She carries a wide beam for stability and safety and has a stern livewell for bait or to keep the catch fresh all day.
Starting at the bow, the 182 Pro Mag has a raised casting deck so you can see out over the fish and room for a casting chair to be added on a post. A storage bin is in the starboard side. The bow light is stowed in clips on the bottom of the lid so you don't have to rummage around looking for it when the night descends on you. There is also a livewell over on the port side in the bow so you don't have to run all the way back to the stern when the fish take your bait and you reel in an empty hook. Smoker Craft has a good idea with the cord pass-through on the front of the helm so you can keep your trolling motor batteries topped off easily. On our test boat we had a Minn Kota V2 with tethered foot control mounted on the upper deck in the bow.
Heading back to the cockpit, you pass through a high full-framed windshield with center walkthrough. This model has three pedestal seats. You can move the companion and aft seat around in five different locations with one in the bow, one in the stern and three in the cockpit. I found the companion side location to be a bit close to the dash and would like to see the base further back or the seat to have a slide adjustment. In the top of the companion dash was a handy tackle box for your favorite lures. Just below, you have a large dry glove box to store wallets, licenses, sunglasses and lotions. Under the dash you have room to store some tackle boxes vertically as well as a place to mount one of the trolling motor batteries and has a snap-in cover to hide it.
In the center between the helm and companion stations and in the deck of the bow casting deck is an unlit front loading rod locker. This locker has room for up to 8 of your favorite rigs and room to store more tackle boxes.
The helm station is a modern design with easy to read instruments. The three spoke wheel has Sea Star hydraulic assisted steering making this rig easy to handle by anyone. Analog gauges included tachometer, speed, fuel and voltage. A Ritchie compass is on top, and our boat had a Lowrance X125 to the right to maintain a watch for fish and bottom conditions. Power switches are aircraft style paddle switches with blue lights to make identifying what is on at night easy. Room for a second trolling battery and charger is under the helm behind a snap in cover.
Setting up the casting chairs leaves the cockpit wide open for work. Snap in carpet softens the floor or leave it home when fishing and make cleanup after the day a snap. The heavy duty sides also have good toe-kick space for leverage when working the fish. The oil reservoir is stored in the port box in the stern while the cranking battery is mounted in the starboard box. Between them is a huge splashwell for the Mercury 150-hp Optimax on our test rig. The livewell is fitted with a Flow Rite livewell system to keep the bait and catch lively. Flip down drinkholders are in the front of the stern wall below the casting chair.
The 182 Pro Mag is 18 feet 2 inches length overall. Her beam width is a stable 96 inches with a side depth of 38 inches and interior depth of 27 inches. Her dry weight is approximately 1,425 lbs. and she is rated for a maximum capacity of 1,625 lbs. of people, engine and gear. The 182 is rated for a maximum of 150-hp outboards as tested, and has a 31 gallon fuel capacity.
It was quite windy on the inland lake we tested on, but I was impressed with the quietness of the ride in this aluminum rig. She has good turning radius with little slip or blow out and still has a boost of speed when you pour on the coals near top end. I found her top speed to be about 49mph at 5500rpm and her cruise speed to be around 25.1mph at 3000rpm. At cruise, you can expect about 124 miles on a full tank.
If you have been looking for a family fishing rig that is modern looking and comfortable, the Smoker Craft 182 Pro Mag sure better be on your list.
|Marine Electronics
|Battery Charger/Converter
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|Deck Warranty
|Treated Floor w/ Lifetime Warranty
|Price as Tested
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.


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This is a discussion on Deploying PHP with FastCGI and OCI8 extension for iPlanet Web Server 7 - Solaris Rss ; Well, some one recently asked in our forums to how to get PHP working with Oracle iPlanet Web Server and Oracle Database. So, here is a quick write up on how I got this done: First, let us download Oracle ...
Well, some one recently asked in our forums to how to get PHP working with Oracle iPlanet Web Server and Oracle Database. So, here is a quick write up on how I got this done:
First, let us download Oracle Instant Client package - Basic and Oracle Instant Client package - SDK Client for your respective platform from here . I am assuming here that I have downloaded and unzipped this file in my home directory.
When I uncompressed this client library, I noticed that Oracle Client library is missing a symbolic link. Not sure, if this is a deliberate or a simple overlook from our Oracle Instant Client team. In any case, we will need create a missing symbolic link so that PHP is able to build with this Instant Client library.
- [sriramn@sriramn:~:$] unzip instantclient-basic-linux32-188.8.131.52.zip
[sriramn@sriramn:~:$] unzip instantclient-sdk-linux32-22.214.171.124.zip
Now that we have got Oracle Instant Client downloaded and set up nicely let us go ahead and download PHP from here. Here, I am trying to download and use PHP 5.2. However, if you wanted to use PHP 5.3, you could do the same as well :
- [sriramn@sriramn:~:$] cd instantclient_11_2
[sriramn@sriramn:~/instantclient_11_2:$] ln -sf libclntsh.so.11.1 libclntsh.soNow, let us download PHP from php.net and try to compile with PHP/FastCGI support as shown below:
- [sriramn@sriramn:~:$] tar jxvfp php-5.2.13.tar.bz2
[sriramn@sriramn:php-5.2.13:$] cd php-5.2.13
[sriramn@sriramn:php-5.2.13:$] ./configure --prefix=~/php-52 --enable-fastcgi --enable-force-cgi-redirect --with-oci8=instantclient,~/instantclient_11_2 && gmake && gmake install
- Finally, to configure Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7 with PHP, you will need to download Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7 from hereand install . Please refer to this screencast, if you need help in installation. Once the installation is completed, let us run the following commands to successfully configure and run PHP scripts within Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.
Now you will need to edit your PHP.ini to provide your Oracle Database connectivity information to connect to Oracle Database from PHP running as FastCGI within Oracle iPlanet Web Server.
- [sriramn@sriramn:~:$] cd ~/sun/webserver7
Ensure that Oracle iPlanet Web Server's Administration Server is running :
Now, let us create a new configuration within Web Server 7. For more understanding on what is a configuration, please refer to our documentation in here.
You will need to provide the appropriate hostname of your machine for --server-name= argument
[sriramn@sriramn:webserver7:$] ./bin/wadm create-config --user=admin --http-port=80 --server-name=sriramn php
Considering that I plan to only use to PHP within this configuration, I have disabled the bundled Web Container . It is up to you to decide what will be your requirements.
[sriramn@sriramn:webserver7:$] ./bin/wadm disable-java --user=admin --config=php
Now, let us configure PHP as FastCGI . Here, you will need to change appropriately to reflect your PHP location. This setup is expecting your php.ini to reside under your PHP installation directory/lib/php directory.
[sriramn@sriramn:webserver7:$] ./bin/wadm create-mime-type --user=admin --config=php-cgi --extensions=php,php4,php5 --vs=php-cgi magnus-internal/php
[sriramn@sriramn:webserver7:$] ./bin/wadm create-fastcgi-handler --user=admin --config=php-cgi --vs=php-cgi --mime-type=magnus-internal/php --role=responder --app-path="/home/sriramn/php-52/bin/php-cgi" --app-env="PHPRC=/home/sriramn/php-52/lib/php" --app-env="LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/sriramn/php-52/lib/php"
# Finally, deploy this configuration to create an instance and followed by starting it.
[sriramn@sriramn:webserver7:$] ./bin/wadm create-instance --config=php sriramn
[sriramn@sriramn:webserver7:$] ./bin/wadm start-instance --config=php sriramn
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How technology is changing journalism
Category: Design / Editorial, Web / Design,
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Posted: Jul 16th 2014
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A really interesting article about Scoop, the new CMS used by the NY Times. It highlights some of the major changes technology and the explosion in devices is having on modern day journalism.


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Did you really think we wouldn't have a Pattinson/Stewart story today?
Hey, we have mouths to feed.
Robert Pattinson was on Thursday's "Today" show, trying to promote "Breaking Dawn Part 2." Which has some girl in it he supposedly likes or something.
"Yesterday, I had asked Kristen (Stewart) if you and she had gotten back together," "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie informed Pattinson. "She said, 'Keep them guessing.' So I'm going to ask you."
This should work ...
Pattinson playfully replied, "I want to ask, because we get asked it all the time. Who is actually asking? Is it in your contract?"
Yes it is, Page 2, Paragraph 5: "Always be an annoying busybody."
Guthrie joked that it is (see?) before bringing up one of the other downsides to fame--the ever-popular nickname.
"I don't understand what the nickname culture is," said Pattinson referring to the media calling him R. Pattz. "If I could figure out a way to get rid of that, it would be amazing because it does sound like an antacid tablet."
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The McDonald County Mustangs used a strong second quarter to knock off the East Newton Patriots, 55-47, in a boys varsity basketball game on Friday at McDonald County High School.
Trailing 9-6 after the first quarter, the Mustangs went on a 16-5 tear in the second period to grab 22-14 halftime lead. The teams were deadlocked in the second half, as both teams closed with 33 points.
"I was really proud of our kids in the second half," Patriots coach Kyle Fields said. "I was proud of them and how we competed. We were able to attack the basket in the fourth quarter. They didn't quit, they kept fighting."
The Patriots cut the deficit to three points (47-44) with under a minute to go in the game, but they couldn't get a stop and the Mustangs went on to ice it at the free throw line.
"We had some turnovers in the second quarter and couldn't buy a basket," Fields said. "We had some easy and open shots, but couldn't get them to fall. There in the fourth quarter we couldn't get a big stop when we needed one."
Tyler Sherwood led the Mustangs with 15 points while Drey Fickle had 12, Pablo Alvarez eight, Drew Harmon five, Tyrel Lett six, Daton Aubrey three and Josh Serr six.
Bryce Zimmerman led the Patriots with 18 points while Deion Clark had 10, Rocky Liveoak seven, Owen Bennion two, and Colby Thomas, Zach Deman and Sam Swartz four each.
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text: Preparation is often one of the most important aspects of a successful hunt. Bass Pro Shops carries a full line of Game & Trail Cameras so you can keep the animals and their movements on your radar. With a wide range of cameras and accessories from trusted manufacturers, Bass Pro has a Game Camera for every price range and need. You may also be interested in a Security Box, Card Reader, Mounting Kit or other Accessories.


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Suite Dreams Inn is a boutique hotel and guest house nestled in the heart of the tranquil Casa Marina neighborhood of Old Town Key West, Florida, just blocks from Higgs Beach and a 10 minute walk or 5 minute bike ride to the world famous Duval Street.
Our distinctive Key West Guest House offers 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom suites. Suites include private entrance, living rooms, well equipped kitchens or kitchenettes, comfortable king and/or queen beds with designer bed linens and flat screen TVs with cable.
Take a dip in our sparkling, heated, lagoon style dipping pool to relax and unwind. The secluded tropical garden at our boutique hotel is perfect for reading a newspaper with your morning coffee or enjoying a good book with an afternoon cocktail.
Suite Dreams Inn combines tropical elegance with casual comfort to help assure our guests have the ultimate island getaway. You will feel a world away from the mainland with all of the comforts of home.
Suite Dreams Inn is available for large groups or families interested in booking the entire guest house. We can accommodate up to 18 guests comfortably. For booking multiple suites, please contact us for details and pricing.
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- 1001 Von Phister St. Key West, FL
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Gioacchino Rossini(29 February 1792 — 13 November 1868)
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mossman1120 wrote:I am trying to write a small application that will repackage a MKV with a h264 video and DTS audio into a m2ts with h264 video and DTS with the LPCM headers. I was trying to figure out how you did the conversion but my Java skills are a bit limited. Would anyone be able to provide me some help on how to covert the audio? Thanks in advance.
Raptor399 wrote:FFmpeg can probably do that out of the box, no Java programming required.
ExSport wrote:Raptor399 wrote:FFmpeg can probably do that out of the box, no Java programming required.
He wants DTS embedded to PCM stream (PS3 hack) what ffmpeg don't support I suppose.
Anyway FFMPEG maybe supports DTS muxing but there are lot of threads that final file is incompatible with HW devices:
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Ed. note: We've covered riding in the rain and after hearing from our readers, are gathering Cold Weather Riding tips into a post. Well-timed with this essay Patti Dobrowolski, CAT 4 women's Development Team Captain (and visualizer), WOW wrote for us. Whether your riding urban, commuting to work, racing, or training, these tips should help.
Baby It's cold Outside
In the PNW it is finally getting cold out and I always have to remind myself about what's different when riding in the cold. I came from Colorado where it gets "frickin" cold but it often has a lovely sun in the sky and it is dry, so as long as you have a face mask on, you're set. Seattle, just slightly cold but really, really wet.