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While season 4 of Downton Abbey is already unfolding in the United Kingdom, American fans can only sip their tea and wait impatiently. Unfortunately, the crazy-popular British series doesn't return to U.S. TV screens until early January. To help ease the tension somewhat, into the breach strides San Francisco's Lamplighters Music Theatre with Upside-Downton Abbey, or The Lass That Loved a Chauffeur.
It's this season's installment of the company's annual parody/fundraiser, to be presented in the South Bay for the first time in the gala's 47-year history. The spoof of the award-winning soap opera will take place Nov. 24 at 4 p.m. at Mountain View's Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. There will be a champagne reception with the costumed cast and crew afterward, with audience members likewise encouraged to dress up.
"We have been building a fabulous audience in Mountain View over the last couple of years, a November date was available, so we decided to give our audience there the opportunity to see Gala in their own venue," says Sarah Vardigans, managing director of Lamplighters Music Theatre.
The show is set to the music of Gilbert and Sullivan, among others, appropriate since Lamplighters was founded to produce the pair's classic comic operas. Head writer Jonathan Spencer is quick to point out that Upside-Downton was very much a committee effort. About 10 "mad, crazy people" were responsible for all the zingers that will make sense no matter the level of the audience's Downton Abbey expertise.
"With our galas we try to provide jokes for all comers, from those who know the material well to those who don't know it at all," Spencer says. Directing Upside-Downton is Phil Lowery, last seen in these parts in October when he helmed the Lyric Theatre of San Jose production of Ruddigore.
Spencer, a Lamplighter since 1990, led the writing effort for one previous gala--It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Amazing Race Around the World in 79½ Days--staged two years ago. "For the last 10 years or so we've usually spoofed something hot in the media," he says. These include Mock the Vote for the 2008-09 season and You Can't Bite City Hall, a 2010-11 send-up of the Twilight craze.
Besides writing and singing, Spencer is an expert at costume capers; in his day job he's the production manager for the lavish Bracebridge dinner at Yosemite National Park. Every December the famed Ahwahnee Hotel is transformed into a 17th-century English manor for olde-timey fun. "It's a year-round production," he says.
One wonders what the dowager countess would make of someone with such a rigorous work ethic. That grande dame, played by Oscar winner Maggie Smith in the series, will be interpreted by F. Lawrence Ewing here, the only character who will be portrayed by someone of the opposite sex. Fittingly, according to Spencer, it was the first role to be cast.
Tickets are $58 to $83 at mvcpa.com or 650.903.6000.


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Mr. Short, your thoughts?
"I thought it was a magnificent performance," Short said in a phone interview. "I think every player dreams of playing in New York and having your best game ever. He had every thing clicking."
Short is one of the greatest scorers in Warriors history. He scored 59 points and 57 points with Golden State, both in 1984. Known for his high-arching "rainbow" jumper, he said if you teach someone how to shoot, you want them to look at Curry's form and technique.
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"Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers."
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From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende (Inés of My Soul, The House of the Spirits, Portrait in Sepia) tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny.
Born on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarité—known as Tété—is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. Though her childhood is one of brutality and fear, Tété finds solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and the voodoo loa she discovers through her fellow slaves.
When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770, it's with powdered wigs in his trunks and dreams of financial success in his mind. But running his father's plantation, Saint Lazare, is neither glamorous nor easy. Although Valmorain purchases young Tété for his bride, it is he who will become dependent on the services of his teenaged slave.
Against the merciless backdrop of sugarcane fields, the lives of Tété and Valmorain grow ever more intertwined. When the bloody revolution of Toussaint Louverture arrives at the gates of Saint Lazare, they flee the brutal conditions of the French colony, soon to become Haiti, for the raucous, free-wheeling enterprise of New Orleans. There Tété finally forges a new life, but her connection to Valmorain is deeper than anyone knows and not easily severed. With an impressive richness of detail, and a narrative wit and brio second to none, Allende crafts the riveting story of one woman's determination to find love amid loss, to offer humanity though her own has been so battered, and to forge a new identity in the cruelest of circumstances.
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"[An] entertaining sweep...The canvas contains no less than the revolutionary history of the world's first black republic...Allende revels in period details...Her cast is equally vibrant..." — New York Times Book Review
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"Epic scope and sweep…[Allende's] characters, linked by blood, love triangles and even incest, have a depth and complexity that…imbues the proceedings with a lushness bordering on magic realism." — Associated Press
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An entrancing and astute storyteller…In a many-faceted plot, Allende animates irresistible characters authentic in their emotional turmoil and pragmatic adaptability…while masterfully dramatizing the psychic wounds of slavery." — Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review)
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Community Feedback - to the question: Is EMV the answer to Payment Security?
Tapomoy Koley
Sr Associate - Projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions
Yes it seems so.
* The countries where EMV adoption is high the CNP fraud percentage share is increasing.
* The countries where EMV adoption is low is having more POS and ATM frauds.
Check out the European central bank press release and report:
a) http://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2014/html/pr140225.en.html
b) http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/cardfraudreport201402en.pdf?e50b929264594aabb07bba92a0a26b3f
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Alexandre Augusto
Incident Manager at Tata Consultancy Services
Yes I think so, but about risk percentage and fraud, its depend of which country we are talking about. For example, In Brazil the levels of fraud is too high and in the other way the security controls is also too high with also high level EMV adoption
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Paul Watson
Payments Solutions and Financial Services Consultant
As Mr. Koley points out, EMV is certainly plugging a security hole. Is it THE answer? Obviously not, as CNP transaction volume continues to grow. But, just because it doesn't plug every hole, doesn't mean it shouldn't be implemented. It is a very big hole!
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Christian McMahon
Product Manager at Merchant Link
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I don't believe EMV is a security solution, it's more of a fraud prevention solution (two different ideas). I think EMV will work very well in retail and somewhat in restaurant, but not so well in Hospitality/lodging since there are so many card not present transactions (reservations, back office, web payments, etc..) Further, I am unsure how fast EMV will be adopted without government fiat. My hospitality customers are largely waiting to see how much it will cost, what behavioral changes Americans must buy into, and whether the fraud risk benefits outweigh their internal network support and hardware costs. I still think that EMV + other technologies (such as tokenization, encrypted devices, and single use cards) combined are truer security.
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Tom Beck
Product Manager at TD Merchant Services
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If other countries are any indication, the answer is yes. But as other indicate, there are no "final" answers to payment security. It will always be a moving target.
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Michael Hopewell
Senior Consultant, PCI QSA, PA-QSA
If based on statistics, I think EMV is useful technology to reduce the rate of fraud. With regards to information security then this revolves around people, process and technology. Because of this, I would say that EMV is not "THE" solution to payment security as often there is a vulnerability due to people and process.
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Abraham Motana
Software Development
If I applied and utilized in earnest, it is secure, however the processes to acquire a transaction is acted upon by people; from the developer on the card acquiring device, a operator in a merchant, people involved in keys management etc. at any of those stages processes could be compromised, then your payment security falls flat. I think the true value can be measured by the secure payments vs the fraudulent ones.
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John Miglautsch
For 30 years, growing both sales and profits. Catalog and eCommerce companies are my sweet spot
Looking at adoption in other countries, fraud does move away from card-present situations. But eCommerce and Catalog companies should be working now to improve their encryption from end to end. Historically the fraud moves to internet attacks. Most of the merchants I talk with are not preparing for 2015.
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Bill Poletti
As noted earlier, EMV does nothing to address fraud in the growing CNP channels. It only addresses the shrinking face2face transaction channels. Fraud WILL and IS migrating to CNP.
I recently read an article on the quiet development of quantum computing solutions. It does not seem very far off. Though this might seem a little off-topic, quantum computing will end encryption as we know it. That will render the estimated U$31 billion in infrastructure upgrades for EMV a total waste.
I might have a "glass half empty" view and attitude, but EMV has been sold as the complete security solution which is clearly isn't. It will reduce fraud in a shrinking face2face acceptance market but meets no long term growth acceptance channels. It just gives a false sense of security to the average and sub-average cardholder.
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Bill Poletti
We will see more of this as EMV rolls out.
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Christian McMahon
Product Manager at Merchant Link
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So I've heard that the thieves migrate to the lowest hanging fruit (ie. from Europe, to Asia, to Canada and North America as each rolled out EMV) basically running to where EMV was not. I know they are not going to give up. They might focus more on card not present or will they double their efforts to try to crack the EMV magic. I've been trying to figure out what's the next "thing" after EMV? Obviously any technology will have to support mobile as it's growth in the payments space is on a tremendous upward track. Thoughts?
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Parama Raj
at Planet Payment Inc
There is enough to be earned by fraud now from the earlier technologies. When the focus shifts to EMV, in my opinion there are sufficient opportunities in EMV to result in significant losses. Advances in electronics since the introduction of EMV will enable fraud to effectively compromise EMV and then create havoc. Implementations of CHIP and PIN might not be as secure as it appears to be. Take the example of the photo card, very quickly it was shown that the fraud reductions reported were skewed.
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Enkelejda BALLIU (POPA), MSc
Banking Professional, Bank Card Management, Risk and Fraud Subject Matter Expert
Simple, No. EMV is the secure way for card present transactions always when is implemented correctly and combined with other measurements of preventing and/or detecting fraud. Yes, it is true the thieves have migrate they activity to non EMV countries. This because a cloned EMV card will be used through magstripe in a non EMV environement which is a pure magstripe transaction as the CHIP will not be read ( the cloned card will not have a chip so will be swiped or entered in ATM). This is the traditional way for them to secure fast cash. The criminals today aim to steel big data through data breaches, This is the fraud biggest trend. They will try to use them mostly in non EMV environemet. So it is important that the industry to implement unified security measures globally and imlementimg EMV in non EMV countries now is a must. If we cut the source of usage of the stolen data for me is crucial to prevent the data breaches. EMV helps a lot.
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Bill Poletti
And even AFTER the US implements EMV, there is still a huge non-EMV environment that will be exploited in CNP. EMV is ONLY effective in card present and only for a limited time. When quantum computing is developed, EMV will no longer be an effective tool against fraud. The Brazillian fraud case is an example of what will happen because cardholders will become complacent. After all, EMV has been sold as the complete security solution for bankcard.
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Bill Poletti
Parama - For 18 years, almost to the day, I have been pointing out that EMV is not the total solution. By 2000, it was obvious that the industry should not pursue EMV because of the booming e-commerce CNP growth. Retail face2face is shrinking by comparison. Now, EMV is being implemented globally and card fraud is starting to migrate to the path of least resistance. Everybody is pushing EMV, but ignoring CNP exploding fraud.
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Gary Smythe
President and Co-founder at Catalyst Card Company
It seems to me that the decision has already been made and that EMV migration has begun. The discussions regarding whether or not we should pursue this technology in the US are moot. Let's all work together to make the transition as successful and secure as possible, and let's tackle CNP to improve the entire environment. In other words, let's move on.
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Bill Poletti
Oh, the decision has been made. The marketers, consultant and vendors have sold it to the world. The lawyers will take over when it doesn't work as predicted.
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Soccer moms and dads may soon be driving in style. British sports-car maker Jaguar revealed a sketch that hints at how its new C-X17 concept vehicle will look–and the image looks a lot like an SUV. The company, a unit of Indian car giant Tata Motors, said it will unveil the concept on Sept. 9 during the Frankfurt Motors Show.
Jaguar said it created the C-X17 as a design study to introduce the new, modular aluminum architecture that is to become the foundation of the company's future stable of vehicles. The show car is designed to demonstrate how Jaguar could build a number of vehicles using the same basic chassis or platform.
The sketch also suggests the company famous for sleek, low-slung cars is moving into crossover designs. Other companies long known for turning out high-performance luxury cars, including Porsche, Maserati, Lamborghini and Bentley, are either developing new crossovers and sport-utility vehicles or expanding their current SUV lineups.
The growing popularity of high-end crossovers, have turned fast, pricey, off-road "trucks" into near staples for all luxury-car makers.


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A township man had about $150,000 stolen when two men broke into his house and robbed him at gunpoint Wednesday, according to a police report.
Just after midnight, two men forced their way through the front door of a house on Palmer Drive NW and took $60,000 in cash and $90,000 in casino chips.
The men knocked the victim the ground after they entered the home and, at some point, hit him in the head, acting Chief Ty Bissler said. The victim was treated at the hospital for minor injuries and released.
The aggravated burglary remained under investigation Thursday.
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Toxic Cosmetics: Poison Ain't Pretty
During the Italian Renaissance, many women applied arsenic-based makeup. There was method to their madness. The women made sure that their husbands got up close and personal with the arsenic … dropping dead not long after. It seemed an efficient way to dispose of unwanted men. Though there's little doubt that the makeup eventually took its toll on the wives too.


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Ensuring the security of our Nation's pharmaceutical supply chain
Conversations: Securing the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
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Millions of prescriptions are filled every year in the United States and the patients who depend on these medications must have confidence in their safety and authenticity. From manufacturing to delivery, the pharmaceutical industry complies with regulations set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other government bodies to ensure our Nation's pharmaceutical supply chain remains secure.
However, producers of counterfeit medicines are constantly looking for new ways infiltrate this system and there are serious health risks that could result by patients ingesting counterfeit medications
Maintaining a secure supply chain requires a regular reevaluation of established safeguards and procedures, and for this week's Conversations Forum, we have posed following question:
Are we doing enough to ensure the security of our Nation's pharmaceutical supply chain?
We look forward to reading the contributions on this topic, and encourage you to join the discussion by sharing your thoughts in the comments section.


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On the erotic appeal of the Lands' Nov 29 2007
These are images more invasive than any Victoria's Secret spread, because they don't inspire lust. This is a pornography of regret, and the longer you stare, the more seductive it becomes. These sixty pages are a self-pity trap; any sane lonely man would do well to avoid them.
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Kids' Nike Green Bay Packers NFL Rodgers Team Jersey
What better way to show your team spirit than to rock your very own replica jersey? This replica on-field NFL jersey is constructed of 100% polyester and features a V-neck design and strategic ventilation to maximize comfort and breathability. Of course, it features your team?s name on chest and favorite player?s name and number on the back in official team colors. No matter how old you are, it is never to early to start supporting your team. Wearing a jersey like this, there will never be any confusion about where your loyalties lie.


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(I'm french, please excuse my bad english).
I would like to know if there is a plugin to stream "what's going on my pc screen" to my ps3. (something like VNC but without control)
So I could play my PC game on my TV without moving it.
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I tried to install today a new perl 5.12.3 using perlbrew on a new Ubuntu 11.04 virtual machine. To my surprise, it failed with a lot of compiler errors. Luckily, I found a blog post about it by Kim Jin. The problem turned out to be that perl's configuration script was not able to properly detect the new system libraries location to compile Perl (i.e. libc.so, libm.so, ...etc).
In previous Ubuntu versions, the default system libraries were under the /usr/lib directory. In version 11.04, this location is now architecture dependent /usr/lib/{architecture-name}. So on 64-bit x86 systems, it is /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu and on 32-bit x86 systems, it is /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu.
So if you need to install a threaded perl on Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit via perlbrew:
perlbrew install perl-5.12.3 -Dusethreads -Dplibpth=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
And on 64-bit systems:
perlbrew install perl-5.12.3 -Dusethreads -Dplibpth=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
Update (Steffen Müller): This has already been fixed in Perl 5.14.0 release candidate 1.
Update (Dave Rolsky): Perlbrew will automatically apply relevant patches if you install the latest Devel::PatchPerl (0.32) as part of its build process.


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The easy South Shore trail is the best hike. The scenic portion starts at South Bay Picnic Area and is 2 mile 1-way. Almost at the exact geographic middle of California, Millerton Lake State Recreational Area is 20 miles northeast of Fresno. Many people stop by the park on their way to the famous Yosemite National Park. The lake's cool blue water offers a pleasant escape from the summer heat of the central valley. The park is dominated by the massive lake and popular among water sport enthusiasts and boaters. There are some hiking opportunities and the best hike is the flat and accessible South Shore trail. Also called Winchell Ridge Trail,the easy and smooth hike offers unobstructed, spectacular view of the lake. The multi-use trail is very family friendly for both hiking & biking. It starts at the Blue Oak Picnic Area, follows the contours of Winchell Bay and ends at the Marina at Winchell Bay. The first two miles run parallel to the road and therefore not very interesting, hence most people start at the South Bay Picnic Area. From South Bay Picnic Area to the Marina is about 2 mile one way and 4 mile round trip. Almost the entire trail hugs the shoreline, visitors have good opportunities catching a glimpse of the bald eagle soaring over the blue lake as well as other water fowls. The trail is constructed on rolling hill with grassland, chaparral and oak woodland environments. The hills are green in the spring and fall from rain and brown in the dry hot summer.


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%gosta 9{ezus Chief Charlo of the Salish VOLUME 17, NUMBER 25 A news pubtication of the Saiish and 'Kootenai "Tribes of the ^fathead Indian H(eservation THE HUNTING MONTH Chief Koostatah of the Kootenai NOVEMBER 9,1988 Tribal Council votes to open gambling talks at state's request The Tribal Council voted Nov. 2 to go ahead and begin talking with the state about the future of certain kinds of gambling on the Reservation. Tribal Chairman Mickey Pablo said that the state Department of Commerce wrote to all the tribes in Montana, encouraging them to open negotiations under the new Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, signed into law last month. Vice-chairman Fred Matt said the Council voted to follow through on the Commerce Department's request to contact the governor due to concern over the economic impact of the law locally. The vote to negotiate means that existing games — cards, electronic machines and the state lottery — will be allowed to continue while negotiations toward a Tribal-state compact proceed. Pablo said the Council still doesn't like the new rules, but they're the law now. The law requires states and tribes to negotiate and enter compacts before certain kinds of gambling can take place on reservations. Traditional Indian games remain under sole Tribal authority. Games illegal under state law are now prohibited on reservations, as well. Pow wow talks cover funding, philosophy 10 « * o ¦on li IS o. i Seventy-five percent of the Arlee pow wow committee - - Lee Ann Matt and Phillip and Debbie Paul - - met with members of the Tribal Council at two meetings to ask for support of the annual 4th of July weekend celebration. Speaking first at the Oct 27 meeting at the St. Ignatius community center, and again the following day in Pablo, Matt said she heard the Council had voted to not fund the pow wow next summer because its dancing for money wasn't cultural. Executive Secretary Joe Dupuis explained that the money wasn't cut out, but rather was set aside for repairs to the pow wow grounds. Matt acknowledged that while the repairs were badly needed, the committee couldn't afford to lose the $8,000 -10,000, which covers about one-third of the event's expenses each year. The event's other revenue sources - - bingo proceeds, concessionaire fees and non-Indian spectator admission fees - - just aren't enough to pay all the bills, she said. Charging people to watch the dancing didn't sit well with her anyway, she noted, because it turned the pow wow into a sideshow for tourists. Fred Matt, Tribal Council vice-chairman, countered that it also didn't seem right that the membership's money was going to support non-Salish and Kootenai dancers who, in effect, spend the summer on the pow wow "circuit". It's the prize money that attracts the large number of dancers, though, she answered. It's not even big money compared to other celebrations, she (Concludes on page two)
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People are so mad at Richard Sherman.
That's fine. He's a perfect villain. He's a formidable foe who relishes the role. Boo him. Root against him and his Seattle Seahawks. Point out the flaws in his game. Remind him of the times he's been burned. Point out better players. Even tell him to shut up and play.
Those are all acceptable responses to a bragging victor. But to call him classless, deem him an embarrassment and an idiot, is an unfair and misguided assessment.
This is sports. This is entertainment. Part of (modern) competition includes the element of banter and verbal jousting. In any event, it's a stretch to use trash talk in sports as a barometer for one's character. But it's especially inaccurate for Sherman.
Don't let liberty of his tongue shock you into casting him as a degenerate. You've got the wrong guy.
Sherman is a rose that grew from Compton. A straight-A high school student who earned a degree at Stanford. He's invested so much into developing his talents that he's grown from an unheralded college player to one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.
That is worthy of celebration and respect for the character, work ethic and perseverance it took to defy such odds. That isn't negated because his braggadocio bubbles over into the public domain. Don't confuse the performance with the person. Where he's from, people sell drugs, rob and kill. But he rose above it. He isn't a dumb jock who rode the wave of his athleticism. This dude is an intelligent, thoughtful man.
Monday in Tacoma, Wash., his Blanket Coverage Foundation gave out children's books, educational toys and shoes to underprivileged kids. He's no menace to society, just to NFL offenses.
That guy you saw giving the epic postgame interview/monologue is a professional athlete. He's playing football in the way that's fun for him, probably the way he learned to compete growing up.
It's a bit hypocritical to attack him for playing the antagonist in a show he didn't create.
Sherman didn't start the trend of promoting individuals over the game, marketing personalities along with the play. He didn't create television channels and websites to chronicle every storyline, or create the appetite for information about pro athletes' hobbies, girlfriends and fashion.
Sports has morphed into a year-round, multibillion reality television show because of fans' insatiable appetite for genetic marvels to perform heroic feats of athleticism. The Truman Show with athletes. And he's great in the black hat. That perspective should be maintained.
Perhaps this whole situation underscores the need to revisit long-held notions of class and professionalism. Handshakes and polite words about your opponents are indeed sportsmanlike gestures. But they are inherently superficial.
Is Sherman more unsportsmanlike for speaking bluntly than Jim Harbaugh is for regularly going ballistic on the sidelines? Why is the latter passion and the former disrespectful? Is it because society is still grappling with young, African-American athletes bringing urban life to the mainstream?
Yeah, his choke sign is no longer PC. And he may have violated the NFL fraternity bylaws by making a private beef with Michael Crabtree public. But those are misdemeanors at most.
Players such as Sherman -- talented, brash and liberated -- bring some extra flavor to it all. Like hot sauce on fried chicken.
That's the irony of it. So many claim to prefer people to be themselves. But in sports, many want athletes to be cut a certain way or it's a problem. But who wants every player to be like Tom Brady? What would be the appeal if all the interviews were handled like Peyton Manning's?
Sherman was raised in a different environment around different people and took a different route to the NFL. He shouldn't have to shake off the culture that made him who he is, suppress the edge and arrogance that got him this far. It only adds to the overall appeal.
Who among us can't wait for the next 49ers-Seahawks, Sherman-Crabtree matchup?
It requires knowing Sherman to draw conclusions about his personhood, to estimate his worth.
If he has children he refuses to raise or he was involved with drugs, if he stopped playing hard and wound up on the police blotter, then all bets are off.
But as long he's just talking trash and being his wild and crazy self, he's fine. It's hilarious. It adds a layer of drama and intrigue. And if he winds up an all-time great, he'll earn a spot next to Muhammad Ali, Deion Sanders and Gary Payton.
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ENGS 20: Introduction to Scientific Computing
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This course introduces concepts and techniques for creating computational solutions to problems in engineering and science. The essentials of computer programming are developed using the C and Matlab languages, with the goal of enabling the student to use the computer effectively in subsequent courses. Programming topics include problem decomposition, control structures, recursion, arrays and other data structures, file I/O, graphics, and code libraries. Applications will be drawn from numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, root finding, matrix operations, searching and sorting, simulation, and data analysis. Good programming style and computational efficiency are emphasized. Although no previous programming experience is assumed, a significant time commitment is required.
Students planning to pursue the engineering sciences major are advised to take ENGS 20. Students considering the computer science major or majors modified with computer science should take COSC 1 and COSC 10. Enrollment is limited to 50 students.
Blended Classroom: Professor Petra Bonfert-Taylor talks about her blended classroom teaching methods for ENGS 20, in which students watch short lectures at home and work through programming exercises in class.


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All Sorts of Weird Stuff offers news and information about George R.R. Martin, in particular about his A Song of Ice and Fire series.
"When I was young, I read all sorts of stuff. One week it would be Lovecraft, the next Vance. It was all imaginative literature, or as my dad called it 'Weird Stuff.' It was all 'Weird Stuff.'"
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Wednesday's letters: Too much capitulation
Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 3:14 p.m.
Sen. Lindsey Graham is up for re-election in 2014, and we need to vote him out of office. Barack Obama seems determined to destroy America. But Obama is impotent without the complicity of Congress. If Senate Republicans stick together, they can prevent votes Obama needs to put incompetents in positions of authority.
Enter Graham. He always talks tough but never walks the talk. When the chips are down, Lindsey capitulates and gives Obama whatever he wants.
The latest example is Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel. Hagel believes Israel is the prime source of tension in the Mideast. He and Obama believe we should negotiate a settlement with Iran. Both fail to appreciate the extreme security threat to America posed by Iran, particularly if it obtains nuclear weapons.
How many Americans must die from terrorist attacks before they get it? How can we sit back and let Iran, the greatest exporter of terror in the world, obtain nuclear weapons? How can we ignore the fact that its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is a radical Islamist who is intent on destroying the "Little Satan" (Israel) and the "Great Satan" (America)?
Ahmadinejad believes the arrival of the 12th Imam (the savior) is imminent, and it's his mission to eliminate all infidels from the world in preparation for the 12th Imam's arrival. How can Hagel and Obama think negotiations will work with that? Ahmadinejad is motivated by faith. There is nothing we can offer.
We need someone in Washington who will stand up to Obama and stop his ill-advised radical policies. It's obvious Graham is not that person. We need action, not talk. We need more backbone and less mouth. We need leadership, not empty rhetoric.
Douglas Adee
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Definition of glyph in English:
1A hieroglyphic character or symbol; a pictograph: flanges painted with esoteric glyphs
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- I even spent an afternoon studying a book devoted to drawings of various Goddess symbols and glyphs found on ancient artifacts.
- In addition to the pure luxury of the items in the tent, and the canvas itself, everything in the room crawled with magic symbols and glyphs.
- The mat is charged with odd symbols and glyphs arranged in a circle between two concentric rings.
1.1Strictly, a sculptured symbol (e.g., as forming the ancient Mayan writing system).
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- An extinct script, such as Egyptian hieroglyphs, Babylonian cuneiform or the glyphs of the ancient Maya of Central America, may strike us as little short of miraculous and bizarrely different from our own alphabetic scripts.
- But until recently, when linguists like David Kelley were able to translate Mayan glyphs, we knew very little about the Mayans.
- It was understood that a large percentage of the glyphs on any given Maya monument were dates - dates, moreover, that placed each object within an elaborate and incredibly precise series of calendrical cycles.
1.2 Computing A small graphic symbol.
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- Topics covered are: fonts, size, color, leading, kerning, tracking, paragraph spacing and alignment, hyphenation and composition, glyphs and special characters.
- To get around them, senders have resorted to representing these words using other characters and punctuation as glyphs to create letter and word shapes that our smart eyes and brains can discern, but stupid junk mail filters can't.
- In April 1997, Xerox said that Palm, then owned by US Robotics, had infringed that patent when it released Graffiti, a series of 'shorthand' symbols drawn instead of real character glyphs.
2 Architecture An ornamental carved groove or channel, as on a Greek frieze.
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- According to glyphs carved on a stone altar, Yax K'uk Mo arrived at Copán on 8 February 427, five months after his coronation on 5 September 426.
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- Many of his statements have a universalizing character: thoughts on glyphic markings on earliest African rock art, on the wall patterning of Great Zimbabwe and on cattle-keepers' interests in ornamentation in eastern Africa.
- Most of the thousands of stamp seals that have been found are masterpieces of glyphic art, showing the large animals of northwestern India in miniature relief.
- Delphin font is glyphic or inscriptional - used solely for setting the title.
Late 18th century (sense 2): from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē 'carving'.
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My husband, Gary, and I have been avid Vail skiers for 25 years. We look forward to our two weeks in heaven every year. I've long said that the worst day on the mountain out here is better than the best day on the mountain back east, and it's absolutely true.
Over the years, we've seen phenomenal conditions and not so much so, but we've always had a great time and felt safe on the mountain - until this season.
First and foremost, the obvious absence of Yellow Jackets has resulted in a dramatic increase in out-of-control skiers and snowboarders.
In the two weeks we've been here this year, we have only seen three Yellow Jackets, and they were all positioned in the same place at the same time: the final chute into Lionshead by the gondola last Sunday afternoon.
Not once did we see anyone of any authority at any of the "slow" signs anywhere else on the mountain in all this time. Instead, we saw skiers and snowboarders catching air and straightlining at breakneck speeds right past the "slow" signs.
It has been even worse elsewhere on the mountain. For the first time in decades, the sounds of skiers and snowboarders coming up behind us is often frightening.
In years past, there were signs at the bottom of the mountain detailing how many passes had been taken away from out-of-control skiers. Those signs have disappeared. Is that because there is no longer any presence on the mountain to identify those skiers and snowboarders?
Secondly, in my opinion, the new grooming restrictions have seriously negatively affected the skiing experience. I've read all the commentary and letters to the editor in the Vail Daily, and I understand why some may have supported the changes, but it's just not working.
Unless you're on the mountain by 10 a.m., there is no corduroy to be found. Especially with conditions as they have been this season. Host days we've been skiing runs that have been virtually skied off by noon. Not fun.
I'm not quite "old" yet, but I'm not a 20-something anymore, either. I'm a solid intermediate skier, but I don't bounce when I fall.
My husband and I have been looking forward to skiing Vail for many years to come, but I have to say that if safety is no longer a priority, we may have to look elsewhere. I've been told daytime grooming has been cut because of "potential" hazard. One episode in 50 years is not a strong case for this argument. And reducing the presence of Yellow Jackets is not only a real hazard, but it's a very real danger.
I love Vail - the mountain, the village, the restaurants, the activities, the shopping. But one place I don't want to visit, despite its stellar reputation, is the Vail Valley Medical Center.
I am hopeful that Vail Resorts will take a good, hard look at some of its current practices and make safety a No. 1 priority again by restoring the high-profile visibility of Yellow Jackets and grooming the mountain to its optimal level.
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Around 50 area children from grades K-4 were in attendance during the second weekend of Royals Buddy camp held at Sweetwater Elementary School. Members of the Lake Region State College men's basketball team were at the camp to help out.
Campers were taught proper shooting technique, dribbling skills and different types of passing among other things. Royals head coach Joe Kittell said that he is glad that his team can give back to the community.
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POSITION: Defenseman
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BIRTHPLACE: Winnipeg, MB, CAN
DRAFTED: CHI: 2002-54 overall
Conn Smythe Trophy (1)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (2)
|Posted career-best numbers in the 2009-10 regular season with 14 goals, 55 assists and 69 points … Matched his career best with 55 assists in 2013-14 ... Has led Chicago in average ice time for nine consecutive seasons ... Is one of six defensemen in franchise history to reach the 30-point mark in seven or more seasons and one of three to record two seasons of 60-plus points (C. Chelios, D. Wilson) ... Recorded a regular-season career-high ice time of 34:32 on March 9, 2011 at TBL ... Recorded a career-long eight-game point and assist streak (10A) from Nov. 19-Dec. 3, 2013 ... Notched playoff career bests in assists (15) and points (17) during the 2010 postseason … Won the gold medal with Team Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics … Named to two NHL All-Star Games (2008, 2011) … Two-time winner of the James Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman (2010, 2014) … Won the Stanley Cup in 2010 and 2013 with Chicago.
|2013-14: Awarded the 2014 Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman ... Paced team blueliners and ranked second among NHL defensemen with 61 points (6G, 55A) in 79 regular-season games … Ranked sixth in the league and matched his career high with a club-most 55 assists … Ranked seventh among league blueliners with 198 shots on goal … Led the team in ice time for the ninth consecutive season with 24:38 TOI per game … Recorded a career-long eight-game point and assist streak (10A) from Nov. 19-Dec. 3, the longest assist streak on the team … Reached the 40-assist mark in 46 games, the quickest for a defensemen in franchise history … Posted his 300th career assist on March 16 vs. DET … Named the NHL's Third Star for the week ending Dec. 1 … Shared sixth among NHL defensemen with 12 multi-point games … Missed one game due to illness (Jan. 23) ... Registered 11 points (4G, 7A) in 19 Stanley Cup Playoffs games … Ranked second among team defensemen in scoring … Ranked sixth in the NHL with a team-high 27:49 of average ice time … Equaled a playoff career high with four points and three assists in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round vs. STL on April 27, and was one of only two NHL defensemen to record four points in a single game during the postseason.
2012-13: Paced team defensemen and shared fourth on the club and 12th among NHL blueliners with 27 points (3G, 24A) in 47 regular-season games … Shared fifth on the team and eighth among NHL blueliners with a +16 plus/minus rating … Shared fifth among NHL defensemen in assists … Recorded 31 penalty minutes, including a career-high 19 PIM on Feb. 5 at SJS … Posted five multi-point games, including two three-point outings … Registered a season-high three assists on March 25 vs. LAK, including his 300th NHL assist … Appeared in his 600th career game on April 12 vs. DET … Skated in a season-high 30:30 on April 20 vs. PHX … Shared third among league defensemen with 13 points in 22 postseason games en route to the 2013 Stanley Cup championship … Shared first on the team and seventh in the league with 11 helpers … Shared third on the club and sixth in the NHL with a postseason career-best +10 rating … Registered 40-plus minutes of ice time in back-to-back games (40:12 on Jun 8 vs. LAK; a career-high 48:40 on June 12 vs. BOS) ... Missed one game due to suspension (June 6).
2011-12: Led team defensemen with 36 assists and 40 points (4G, 36A) in 74 regular-season tilts … His 36 helpers tied for third overall on the team … Became the second defenseman in Blackhawks franchise history to record 30 or more points in six of his first seven NHL campaigns (C. Chelios) … Ranked fifth on the club and second among blueliners with a +15 rating … Tied for first in the NHL with a team-high 26:53 average TOI, the sixth consecutive season in which he led Chicago in ice time … Paced Blackhawks defensemen with nine multi-point efforts … Led club blueliners with 162 shots on goal … Shared fifth among league defensemen with 48 takeaways … Led Blackhawks defensemen with four goals and a +19 rating and ranked second with 19 points (4G, 15A) at the United Center … Collected the 200th assist of his NHL career on Nov. 18 at CGY ... Tallied six points (2G, 4A) over a five-game point streak from Nov. 10-18 ... Registered a season-high six blocked shots on Jan. 31 at VAN … Notched a career-high four assists on March 20 at CBJ … Missed three games (Nov. 3-6) due to injury … Missed five games (March 25-April 1) due to suspension … Registered one assist in six postseason appearances vs. PHX in the Western Conference Quarterfinals … Led the league with a postseason career-high average TOI of 30:15.
2010-11: Ranked second among club defensemen with seven goals, 38 assists and 45 points and was one of two Blackhawks to skate in all 82 regular-season games … Led the NHL for the first time in his career with 26:53 TOI per game, his sixth straight season pacing Chicago in TOI … Shared fifth among NHL defensemen with 56 takeaways … Finished second among team blueliners with nine multi-point efforts, including one three-point outing … Voted by fans as one of two starting defensemen for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game … Collected one assist for Team Lidstrom in his second career All-Star appearance ... Tied a Blackhawks season high with a +4 rating on Jan. 12 vs. COL ... Netted his first shorthanded goal of the season and fifth of his NHL career on Nov. 26 at ANA ... Registered three assists on Oct. 29 against EDM ... Recorded a season-high 6 SOG twice … Logged more than 30:00 TOI 13 times, including a Blackhawks season-high 34:32 on March 9 at TBL … Netted a team-best four goals and tied for the club lead with six points (4G, 2A) in seven games vs. VAN in the WCQF … Logged a team-high 26:55 TOI per game … Notched the GWG in Game 4 at the United Center on April 19 … Registered a playoff career-high four points (2G, 2A) in Game 5 at VAN on April 21.
2009-10: Won the 2010 James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman … Ranked second on the team and among NHL defensemen with a career-high 69 points with career bests in goals (14) and assists (55) … Posted the most points by a Chicago defenseman since 1995-96 (C. Chelios, 72) … Led league blueliners in goals (10), assists (38) and points (48) at even strength … Ranked second among NHL defensemen with 15 multi-point outings … Led league defensemen and tied for third overall with five shorthanded points (1G, 4A) … Led team blueliners and ranked eighth among league defensemen with a +21 rating … Ranked second on the club with 143 blocked shots … Tied a Blackhawks season high with a +4 rating on Nov. 25 at SJS and on Jan. 7 at BOS … Paced the club for the fifth consecutive season and ranked second in the league with an average of 26:35 TOI per game … Collected the 100th assist of his NHL career on Oct. 14 against EDM … Recorded a multi-goal game in a three-point night on Jan. 7 at BOS ... Registered assists in seven consecutive games from Dec. 18-29, the longest assist streak on the team during the season and the longest point streak of his career ... Collected a season-high three assists twice (Nov. 19 at CGY, Nov. 25 at SJS) ... Logged more than 30:00 TOI eight times, including a Blackhawks season-high 32:40 on March 14 against WSH … Finished second among NHL defensemen with 17 points (2G, 15A) in 22 postseason tilts en route to the 2010 Stanley Cup championship … Ranked third on the Blackhawks with a career-best 15 assists in the postseason … Recorded three multi-point outings … Established a postseason career high with three points (3A) in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final vs. PHI … Paced blueliners and ranked seventh overall in the postseason with 61 SOG.
2008-09: Led NHL defensemen and tied for fourth overall in the league with a career-high +33 rating … Shared the lead among team defensemen with eight goals and ranked second among team blueliners with 36 assists and 44 points in 77 regular-season games … Led the Blackhawks in TOI for the fourth consecutive season, averaging 25:34, seventh most in the league … Posted points in five straight contests from Jan. 11-31 (1G, 5A) … Posted a season-high +4 rating on Jan. 6 vs. PHX … Tied a career high with three assists in his only three-point outing of the season on March 22 vs. LAK … Recorded 13 multi-point performances … Tallied the overtime winner on Dec. 19 at CGY for his 100th career NHL point ... Logged a season-high 32:00 TOI on Oct. 18 at STL … Missed four games (Jan. 16-21) due to injury, snapping a streak of 273 consecutive games … Missed the regular-season finale on April 12 as a healthy scratch … Collected six assists and 10 PIM in 17 games during his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut … Ranked second on Chicago in TOI (24:38) and third in blocked shots (30) … Tallied his first career postseason points, dishing out two assists in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals vs. VAN on April 30 ... Tallied an assist in three straight games from April 30-May 5 (4A) ... Shared the Blackhawks lead with five assists during the WCSF.
2007-08: Played 82 regular-season games, the second consecutive season in which he appeared in every Blackhawks contest … Paced the team and ranked second among NHL defensemen and fifth overall with a +30 rating … Led the squad for the third straight season with 25:33 of average TOI, over 4 minutes longer than the next closest player … Logged a season-high 34:14 TOI on Jan. 8 vs. MTL … Skated in his 200th career NHL tilt on Dec. 30 vs. LAK … Paced team defensemen with 12 goals and tied for first with 32 points … Served as the lone Chicago representative at the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta, the first of his career, on Jan. 27 … Notched a season-high two points five times, including dishing out a season-best two assists twice … Tallied a point in a season-long three straight games from Feb. 2-7 (1G, 2A).
2006-07: Led team defensemen with 29 assists and 31 points while skating in all 82 regular-season tilts … Paced the squad in average TOI (23:35) and blocked shots (148) … Awarded his first career penalty shot on March 30 against CBJ.
2005-06: Made his NHL debut and appeared in 81 regular-season contests with Chicago, posting 21 points (9G, 12A) … Ranked second among NHL rookie blueliners with a team-best 23:25 average TOI and shared fourth among NHL first-year defensemen with nine goals … Skated 24:18 in his NHL debut on Oct. 5 against ANA … Accrued a career-high 79 PIM.
2004-05: Recorded 17 assists and 26 points in 79 regular-season games with the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals … Posted the only hat trick of his professional career on Feb. 18 … Racked up 14 PIM and was held scoreless in six Calder Cup Playoffs contests.
2003-04: Made his professional debut in 75 regular-season games with Norfolk, posting seven goals, 25 points and 44 PIM … Made his professional postseason debut, accruing two points (1G, 1A) in eight tilts.
2002-03: Split the season between the Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets and the Central Collegiate Hockey League's Michigan State ... Amassed 46 points (11G, 35A) and a +32 rating in 37 regular-season games with Kelowna … Added 14 points (3G, 11A) in 19 playoff outings with Kelowna …. Opened the season with Michigan State, posting three goals and five assists in 13 contests.
2001-02: Recorded 15 points (3G, 12A) and 18 PIM in 41 games with Michigan State.
2000-01: Played in 60 games for Penticton of the British Columbia Hockey League, accruing 64 assists, 82 points and 61 PIM ... Appeared in nine playoff games for Penticton, registering 10 points (4G, 6A) and 18 PIM.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Led Team Canada at the 2012 World Championship with 10 assists and 11 points in eight games … Recorded a +7 rating … Averaged a team-high 22:28 TOI … Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver … Tied for 10th in the tournament and second among defensemen with six points (6A) … Led Team Canada with an average of 20:44 TOI per game … Finished second to Chicago teammate Jonathan Toews on Team Canada with a +6 rating … Skated for Team Canada at the 2008 World Championship, accruing two assists and 6 PIM in nine games.


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The death of a 65-year-old Oakland County man has health officials urging Michigan residents to minimize the risk of being bitten by mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes carry the West Nile virus, the apparent cause of the man's death. He hasn't been publicly identified. But news reports say he was a Ferndale resident who died Tuesday at a Madison Heights hospital.
The Department of Community Health says 13 probable West Nile cases have been reported statewide.
Most people bitten by an infected mosquito don't get sick, and most others see only flu-like symptoms. But a small percentage contract encephalitis, a potentially fatal infection of the brain.
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The First Presbyterian Church of St. James opened their doors Wednesday Oct. 3, for their annual Scotties Fair fundraiser.
"We've been doing Scotties Fair for about 25 years now," said stewardship committee member Mary Shupe. "It was started as a project by the Presbyterian women, and since then the stewardship committee has taken over."
Menu items included beef and chicken sandwiches, baked beans, potato salad, and pie.
Booths were set up surrounding the dining hall displaying books, vegetables and other homemade goods that were being sold to benefit the Heifer Project.
"The Heifer Project is run by an international group that provides livestock all over the world," said Shupe. "Half the proceeds will go with the group and the other half will stay with the church."
The fair takes the stewardship committee about two days to set up and takes place every year on the first Wednesday of October.
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The Indian Wells Valley Water District Board of Directors voted 5-0 Monday to send the remaining $2,500 to the Inyo-Mono Regional Water Management Group for funding-replenishment assessment.
The district had originally budgeted $10,000 for the IRWMG and had $2,500 remaining in that budget.
Director Leroy Corlett, who represents the district, said the group requested the funding to get it through the next couple of months before it gets any new grant funding from the state.
"The state Department of Water Resources receive grant requests from everybody all over the state," he said. "To make it easier for them, they divided the state into 13 regions called integrated water-management groups. We are in the Inyo-Mono regional group."
Board President Don Cortichiato said if the district chose not to participate in the group, it would not meet one of the requirements to receive state grants.
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TVsJust because you left the house, doesn't mean you don't want to be able to watch your shows or even catch up on some movies. That means you need to have a television set of some sort or possibly a screen onto which you can project what you want to watch. Camping World can help you with either one.
Today's flat screen televisions have become increasingly affordable. That means that you can put your television up on the wall saving floor space for other things. A projection unit needs a screen of some sort and they store up very compactly. Either way, make sure that you have some sort of system to secure your AV equipment so it remains secure, even as you travel.


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Respectfully receiving critical feedback is a key skill for a happy and healthy relationship. The ability to temporarily put aside our own feelings and our own way of seeing the situation, and truly listen to our partner's feelings and perspective, allows us to safely air grievances, and work through conflicts. Without that safe space, the love and goodwill of a relationship runs the risk of being burned up by resentment and anger.
No one, however, likes to be criticized. No one likes hearing how they are disappointing the person they love. No one likes feeling blamed, misunderstood or under-appreciated. And so a lot of us are experts in defense - both in defending ourselves and hitting up against the defenses of our partner. Do any of these defense tactics, for example, sound familiar?
1. Placating. Critical feedback is tuned out and brushed over. "Yes, dear, okay, honey, whatever you say."
2. Invalidating. One partner tries to convince the other person their complaint is not legitimate. "Why are you making such a big deal out of this? Are you just trying to find things to be upset about? This isn't even a real problem."
3. Chronic postponing. If one partner brings up a complaint, the other person continually finds a way to put off the discussion. "You are really bringing this up now? I'm way too busy right now to talk about this."
4. Guilting. Critical feedback gets diverted when the recipient turns the conversation around to his or her own feelings and fears. "Why are you being so mean to me? How do you think that makes me feel?" There also might be crying, pouting, brooding, disconnecting emotionally and/or physically, or even acting out in self-destructive ways.
5. Globalizing. Instead of focusing on the actual issue a partner is raising, the other person turns it into something huge and global, as a way to obscure and avoid the issue. "I am such a disappointment, I never do anything right. You are never satisfied."
6. Narrowing. Instead of addressing the deeper issue, excuses and reasons about a specific incident are used to close off the critical feedback. "I didn't feel well this morning and couldn't focus on anything. I had to work that night. I was late because there was a traffic jam."
7. Bullying. Intimidation is used to stop critical feedback. This could be raising one's voice, pounding a fist on the table, or making vague or concrete threats about what might happen if the other partner continues to try to talk about the issue.
8. Ignoring. In the face of criticism, one person just walks out of the room or house or simply ignores the other partner when he or she tries to express a complaint.
9. Transferring responsibility. The partner who is being criticized passes the responsibility back to the other partner. "You are just too sensitive, too critical, never happy." "Maybe if you acted differently, I would be different." This responsibility transfer can even be in the form of pointing to the feedback itself as the cause of behavior. "Maybe if you didn't nag me so much, I would do more of what you ask."
10. One-upping. Critical feedback is deflected by turning the conversation into competitive grievance one-upmanship. "I can't believe you are upset. I am upset. You do so many things that bother me."
11. Stonewalling. One partner shuts down any conversation involving critical feedback by stating that he or she is too rigid to even discuss possibilities for change. "That's just the way I am. Live with it. This is what you signed up for when we got together. If you can't accept me for who I am, there's the door."
12. Denying. The critical feedback is flatly denied. "I didn't do that. I didn't say that."
13. Neutralizing. The person receiving the grievance "neutralizes" the criticism by explaining his or her intention is being misunderstood. "I wasn't trying to upset you. I don't think you should be mad at me when I was only trying to be helpful."
Awareness brings growth
Bringing awareness to your own defense tactics, and being able to recognize and name your partner's defense strategies, are essential in moving toward healthy communication and a healthy relationship. This awareness allows you to begin challenging your own defenses, work on becoming strong and patient enough to listen openly to criticism, and practice standing your ground when you start to feel derailed by the skilled defensiveness of your partner.
Be prepared, however, for a bumpy road forward. Dismantling our defenses is ridiculously hard work. Even if the feedback is given in a reasonably respectful way (which is a big if, and certainly must be addressed in order for a couple to move toward healthy communication), our defensive patterns are deeply ingrained.
So when you, or your partner, make even a slight shift toward openness, celebrate the moment. Allow yourselves to feel the thrill of being strong enough to disarm defensiveness and respectfully hear criticism, and remind yourselves to treasure the deep security of having a relationship that can hold safe space for the reality that, no matter how hard we try, sometimes we upset and disappoint the people we love.
- Danielle B. Grossman, California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, specializes in relationships, loss, anxiety, codependence, and addiction. She works in private practice and consults by phone. Contact her at 530-470-2233 or www.truckeecounseling.com.


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Health insurance can be confusing, particularly for people who've never had it before. There is so much terminology to learn and many different plans to from which to choose. Below we try to help break it down for you.
Where to go for help?
The Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (KAMU) is organizing the state's largest effort train counselors called "navigators" to provide one-on-one guidance through the government's online enrollment site known as the "exchange" or the "marketplace". These navigators will help explain different policy options and check if your income qualifies for subsidies. The Kansas Insurance Department has also set up an interactive website to walk people through the enrollment process. The goal is to give you a clear understanding of the differences in plans and an estimate of your total cost for coverage.
Coverage isn't free
Even the poorest participants will have to make a small monthly payment toward their health insurance. That amount will be determined by your income relative to the federal poverty level.
Tax credits, or subsidies, are available for those who earn between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level. For a family of four that's between $23,550 and $94,200. The more you make, the smaller your subsidy.
Types of coverage
In Kansas, ACA coverage will be offered through two providers, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas and Aetna, which recently absorbed Coventry.
There are four tiers of plans, bronze, silver, gold and platinum. The lower tiers may have lower monthly premiums and higher out of pocket expenses. The Gold and Platinum plans cost more upfront, with lower out of pocket expenses later.
Cost for coverage
Example: A family of four in Sedgwick County with a husband & wife in their mid 30s and a total income of $50,000 can expect a total monthly premium of $562 for a silver plan. That family is eligible for an advance tax credit of $282, which brings their monthly out of pocket expense to $280.


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First of all thanks again for a great update. All my DTS encoded files are now properly streamed as DTS to my receiver, and the program works like a charm.
I have these two little problems:
I am on Vista Ultimate 64bit. Every time I run PMS since the last update the system asks me to reinstall JRE, although it is already installed. I have searched on the forums, downloaded another PMS.exe from some other similar thread, and I am using that now, but this still happens. Any suggestions?
On the other hand, when streaming a 1080p, DTS encoded *.mkv, I sometimes have some glitches in the sound. Looking at the display option on the XMB I see that this happens when the bitrate jumps from the usual 60ish Mbit max for video, to a strange sounding 200-300Mbit. The file itself is okay since it is not glitched when watching it in GOM Player. I am on 100Mbit Ethernet right now, would a move up to Gigabit fix this? This would be a matter of slotting in another Gigabit switch downstairs, I already have one upstairs, so that wouldn't even be too expensive. Also, is it normal that the maximum throughput for my network in PMS is usually up as 75-78 Mbit, but after these glitches happen, PMS reports it at 140-150Mbit - which is impossible.


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Dave and Cindy Love may appear as normal citizens were you to meet them in the street today, but just last weekend they were royalty. The dynamic local duo were chosen as Ullr King and Queen for the 50th annual Ullr Fest, striding about Breckenridge in long furred capes and ornate Viking hats. The coronation was the latest event marking their long history with the town and the community.
Cindy, originally from upstate New York, first arrived in Breckenridge 34 years ago, on a whim.
"My girlfriend and I decided to come to Colorado for the summer; that was 1979," she said. Though they had only planned to stay for the summer, "we liked it. We didn't want to go. We wanted to stay, so I stayed."
Like most young people who move to Breckenridge, Cindy worked as a waitress for a while before becoming involved in banking. She's been doing it for more than 30 years and is currently the vice president of Centennial Bank.
Dave moved to town about 17 years ago, but said he has been visiting Breckenridge ever since 1961. Originally from Colorado Springs, Dave would come up to the county for skiing and skied in Breckenridge in the very first year that it opened. It was much different back then, he said, nearly half the size it is now and the roads were unpaved. He also attended Breck's very first Ullr Fest.
"It was much less elaborate," he said, in comparison to this year.
Not only was he present at the first celebration, but it was his uncle who was crowned king of the festival.
Though he had previously worked as a journalist, when Dave moved to Breckenridge he opened Love Bagels. He first sold bagels directly from his store, then later turned his business wholesale. Now he supplies coffee shops and cafes all over Summit County with bagels, including his favorite - parmesan peppercorn.
Though he used to be an avid skier, Dave said he doesn't do it all that much anymore.
"I was never much good, but I was always fast," he said with a laugh.
Cindy admits she does cross-country skiing more than downhill these days and prefers to be accompanied by her dogs, Sam and Abby. Both agree that golf is a favorite pastime and that they love going to the Breckenridge golf course during the summer. They also enjoy traveling, both around and outside the country.
"We like the beach, we love the beach," Cindy said. "When we're not in the snow, we like to be at the beach." Growing up near Lake Ontario, she said that the Great Lakes are a favorite destination of theirs.
The Loves are also involved in the community, volunteering and attending events. Cindy sat on the Breckenridge Resort Chamber board for a number of years and is now a BRC ambassador, which means she attends many events and social functions.
"I just tag along with her," said Dave.
Mostly, though, no matter the time of year, they are in love with Breckenridge, not only for its natural beauty but the community that surrounds it.
"The sense of community, that's the main thing," said Cindy when asked why she likes Breckenridge so much. "People just go out of their way to help each other. It gives you a really good feeling."
"Wonderful people, they really are," Dave agreed.
"Everybody knows everybody. It's awesome," Cindy added.
To become king and queen of Ullr Fest, the two people must be nominated by community members and then approved by the BRC. Though Dave said he was surprised at being chosen, Cindy merely grinned.
"It's something I've wanted to do for a really long time," she said.
The first step after being chosen was to be fitted for crowns. Or, in this case, horned Viking helmets. Local artist Lauren Lewsadder makes new king and queen helmets every year. This year's were in gold and black (for Dave) and gold and white (for Cindy), adorned with snowflakes and a golden "50" at the back to represent the golden anniversary. All in all, impressive finery, but at a price.
"The helmets were heavy," said Dave.
"Seriously, it weighed a ton," Cindy said of her queen helmet. "She did an amazing job."
The helmets have now retired to a place of honor upon a shelf in the Love household, mementos of their favorite part of Ullr Fest - the parade.
"I enjoyed the parade. It was a very different perspective when you're on a float riding down the middle of the street," Dave said.
As they made their way down the street, they tossed presents out to the crowd - individually wrapped bagels.
"Everybody that knows us, they're like, 'We want a bagel!' Then people would be like, 'I got a bagel ...?' then somebody else would be like 'I'll take that!'" Cindy said, laughing as she remembered watching locals' and tourists' reactions to their prize. "You could see it from the float, it was pretty funny."


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An armed man was caught on video robbing an Uptown business Saturday.
The robbery happened about 8:04 a.m. at the Rite Aid at 3401 St. Charles Ave. Saturday.
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Police said the suspect entered the business armed with a gun and ordered store employees to hand over the money.
Once the employees complied, police said the suspect fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash.
The incident was captured on surveillance video.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.


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Texas Tech coach Pat Knight used a 12 year old boy as an example after his red raiders missed about 15 lay ups during a recent game. During a team huddle, while the game was in progress, Knight pulled a 12 year old from the stands and and asked the 12 year old if he could make a lay up. The boy said yes so knight told his team if a 12 year old can do it why cant 18 to 21 year olds do it.
Is this a good strategy or bad coaching move?
i think it is a stupid coaching move. Of course the kids can make layups of else they would not be playing high division one basketball. I think he was trying to isend a message but it was just not the right one.
They get scholarships to make lay ups. I like the move. Light a little fire underneath these kids. Pull their head out of the backsides.
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I dont like the tactic i would like to see the 12 year old make a layup against a 6'8 defender. If it was wide open layups that is one thing. There are just nights when the shots dont fall. You should know that first hand gerolz when your patent move is just not smooth enough
it has never let me down, but this must be a consistent problem if he had a take such drastic measures during a game.
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I think mr. knight might have to look at himself in the mirror to prepare his team better. He cannot go to those measures to prove a point. I really wonder what the texas tech adminstration thought about his tactic.
Those Knights, following in the footsteps. I hope he throws a chair across the floor next time.
i guess the apple does not fall far from the tree with the knights
I think I like the Bobby Knight school of coaching. Light a fire under the kids, whether its throwing a chair, punting the basketball, choking a kid during a game, I think it all works.
I wonder why some kids wanted to play for Coach Knight. Considering how he coached and the antics he used. I would have never. Was he anything like coach k cherokee?
Thats funny because coach K was an assistant for Bobby knight at army. So coach K is a prodigee of Bobby and I know he hold Bobby in high regard. I think kids want to play for Knight because he is a winner, he was three national titles, more than that bum from Carolina Dead Smith.
yo yo Cherokee thats a low blow. I almost went to Carolina and possibly played for Dean Smith but he said i needed a smoother finger roll. I would never play for Knight he would get on my nerves.
I guess your smooth baby hook wasnt good enough for Coach Smith.
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Your picture looks like it is mj doing a finger roll. I guess his roll was smooth enough for coach smith.
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USA, 1984, 93 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Action/Adventure, Cult, Music, RomanceLanguage: English
Plays Friday & Saturday, July 12th & 13th at 10pm in The Watching Hour!
Archival 35mm presentation - Romance and violence collide in this rock 'n' roll fantasy set against a background of highly stylized urban decay. A sexy female singer (Diane Lane) is kidnapped by a gang of vicious bikers and her cool, laconic ex-boyfriend (Michael Pare) must come to her rescue. The pounding soundtrack features songs by Stevie Nicks, The Blasters, Ry Cooder and others. Also starring Willem Dafoe and Rick Moranis. Directed by Walter Hill (The Warriors, 48 Hrs).
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Screenwriter: Larry Gross, Walter HillPrincipal Cast: Diane Lane, Willem Dafoe, Michael Pare, Rick MoranisUS Distributor: Universal Pictures
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