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I really liked the sith warrior story, other ones were good too, but sith warrior is #1 imo
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I really liked the sith warrior story, other ones were good too, but sith warrior is #1 imo
I just finished Chapter 2 on my Imperial Agent last night. The IA storyline has knocked my socks off and I have been very excited about it ever since I got to the end of Chapter 1. That being said, the IA storyline doesn't feel very Star Warsy. Its an awesome storyline and I could literally play this as a single player spy RPG, but it has so little of the Star Wars flavor in it that I think its not *the best* story in this particular game. If that make sense. x_X
I'm loving the Imperial Agent storyline so far. Although since it's my 3rd char that i'm leveling to 50, i'm kind of getting bored of going through the same planets again.
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Yeah, the only saving grace for my 7th character is going to be that its the Republic side, and I've level 2 Imperials since the last time I did a Republic character. So at least the story will be *somewhat* fresh. Still though, I'd love to be able to level a new class with only class / companion storylines.
gotta say, I just love the jedi knight story, full of twists aned epic confrontations, agent pretty much pales in comparison.
I dont really know why people love the agent story that much, probably because its the one with the least amount of "star wars" whil knight is 110% star wars with a blast
IA for the win. I will prolly replay a new IA when its free.
But yeah, I would say that as far as most important storylines are concerned, Jedi Knight is the most important Republic side and Agent is most important on Imperial side. Those 2 are definitely worth experiencing.
Played most of the classes by now and gotta say IA Story is the best for me. I love it!
Jedi Knight was supposed to be KotOR3, so that is obviously going to get some brownie points.
I enjoyed the Imperial Agent story but it was overhyped. The plot twists are predictable, suspension of disbelief only goes so far when I'm meant to be undercover yet still claim Taris for the Empire during the planet quests, the final twist seems tacked on for the sake of "oh shit guys it's the ending! We need a surprise!" It did however definitely feel like the most unique of the stories.
I have done all eight class story quests, and by far Jedi Knight is the best. After that Imperial Agent that is also a very good story arc.
The worst might be Sage and Trooper.
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I just finished the Imperial Agent storyline. Originally, I'd cast my vote for BH. Well, FORGET THAT! The IA story was so goddamn good! Especially the end!
Being an Operative allowed me to stealth past ALL the trash mobs. In PvP, I've been wrecking dudes in melee, where I normally prefer ranged dps or tanks. I would highly suggest anyone who still loves this game and hasn't done so to level an IA and see all of this amazeballs-level epic shit.
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Rubio Clarifies Hillary Clinton Comments: Not About Her Age
Sen. Marco Rubio said on Sunday that his recent criticisms of Hillary Clinton as a "20th-century candidate" weren't a veiled reference to the 23 year age difference between the two potential White House contenders.
"You can be 40 years old and be a 20th-century candidate," said the 43-year-old Florida Republican, a possible member of the 2016 GOP presidential field, on Fox News on Sunday.
Sen. Rubio said Ms. Clinton, 66, was incapable of addressing the modern and rapidly changing challenges facing America.
"We are going through the equivalent of an industrial revolution every five years and I don't think she or her party, and quite frankly, even some people in my party, have answers to that," he said.
Sen. Rubio made the 20th-century remarks in a recent interview with National Public Radio.

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Book Review: PURE BEEF Cookbook
July 18, 2012 in Book Review Series, Community Resources, Uncategorized
Book: Pure Beef – An Essential Guide to Artisan Meat
Author: Lynne Curry
Reviewer: Julie Hurst, grass farmer raising beef and sheep
Publisher: Running Press (May 15, 2012)
Review: I'll admit to a level of skepticism when a good friend gave me a copy of Lynne Curry's Pure Beef: An Essential Guide to Artisan Meat with Recipes for Every Cut. The popularity of the local food, farm-to-table movement has not gone unnoticed by cookbook publishers who have cashed in on the trend with many high-gloss, but ultimately unhelpful cookbooks that do little to change the way America has cooked for the last forty years. Pure Beef is not that book; it is an insightfully written, thoroughly researched, and mouth-watering exploration that connects cooks to the animal, the farmer, the butcher, and to the versatility and depth of the meat itself.
As an east-coast farmer who has raised, sold, and cooked 100% grass-fed beef for twelve years, I was thrilled to find that Lynne's book rang true to my own experience, even down to the personalities of the butchers we know and trust. Lynne understands that a basic knowledge of a beef carcass is key to building consumer confidence to purchase beef directly from the farmer or the butcher. And that with a little guidance, every cut of beef, especially those one will never find on a Styrofoam tray and wrapped in cling wrap at a big-box store, can be prepared in a delectable way. The strength of Pure Beef is that it both educates the consumer in a comprehensive, but not overwhelming way -providing the information needed to wean oneself from commodity beef found in supermarkets- and it provides delicious recipes for every cut, cheek to tail.
As a cook, I am excited to work my way through the wonderful variety of recipes, especially those of international origin. Lynne neither patronizes readers nor assumes the reader is highly experienced in the kitchen. She also provides substitution suggestions and recipes for her recommended sides. Every recipe we have tried, from Salt-Seared Steak to Jamaican Jerked Heart, has been exceptional.
As a grass farmer who raises and sells artisan beef, I am grateful for her comprehensive yet absolutely enjoyable effort to educate consumers.
Julie Hurst, Blue Rooster Farm
About the reviewer: Julie Hurst farms with her family in the Ridge and Valley region of South Central Pennsylvania. Blue Rooster Farm is a family owned and operated beef and sheep farm. "Our sheep and beef rotationally graze on pasture spring, summer and fall. During the winter they are fed hay purchased from neighboring farms. We do not fatten on grains or use synthetic growth hormones. Nor do we use antibiotics on healthy stock. In order to grow our beef quickly on grass and hay, we select for small-framed Black Angus cows and bulls. Our sheep are predominately North Country Cheviot – a hardy, flighty, stocky breed who give our Border Collie, Mac, a run for the money." Facebook
About the author of Pure Beef: Lynne Curry is a freelance writer, professional cook, mother and adventurer who can't stop thinking about food. Drawing on her experiences and insights using homegrown and whole foods—sometimes wild—she crafts stories of people, place and culture. A curious cook and baker, Lynne shares her creative, user-friendly recipes with the goal of bringing more people together around the table. She has published food articles in major newspapers, national magazines and websites and blogs at Rural Eating. Facebook | Twitter


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Our current research is centered around operator-theoretic approach to analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems, applications in microfluidics and (bio)-nanotechnology. The research topics can be grouped as follows:
In each of these topics, the research is characterized by pursuit of the key physical phenomena in a device or system followed by the abstraction of the mathematical problem (or problems) associated with it. We close the loop by applying the solution of the mathematical problem to explain the physical phenomena or design new concepts based on which devices can be built or improved.


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A jury has acquitted an anti-foreclosure Occupy Homes MN protester of assault at a St. Paul law firm.
The Ramsey County jury Monday convicted 38-year-old Anthony Newby, of Minneapolis, of trespassing.
Newby was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to stay away from the law firm's offices and a paralegal who was injured in a protest at the firm last March. He also was fined $200.
Newby told the judge he looks forward to the day executives "who crashed our financial system" get the same amount of scrutiny he did.
Prosecutors said Newby grabbed the paralegal during the protest and pushed her. He testified he initiated no contact with her.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press (http://bit.ly/11MbzZJ ) reports about three dozen supporters sat in the courtroom during closing arguments.
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Market liberals are far more optimistic about the philanthropic and benign potential of human nature than are socialists .
A favourite optimistic nostrum of Ralph Harris, an influential trader in ideas who died last year, was: Dont worry, everything is getting worse. Optimistic, because his maxim was that the more dreadful political provision of services such as schools and hospitals, the greater the opportunity for reform.
Those of us who loved him will celebrate the life of Lord Harris of High Cross next Tuesday (20 February) at a gathering in Westminster at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), the organisation he ran for many years. We will have a merry afternoon for a jolly soul.
Harris touched the daily life of all of us. Who demolished the absurdity termed retail price maintenance, which meant retailers couldnt choose the price at which they could sell their wares? Harris has a good claim. The reform created the supermarket phenomenon and even gave Richard Branson his start in commercial life.
How was the tyranny of exchange controls relaxed? Harris harried the politicians. Who cajoled ministers to sell off the vast rusting hulks termed nationalised industries? And who dared to ask if trade unions were public bads rather than public goods? Harriss fingerprints are on all the most important free-market reforms of the 1970s and 1980s.
Yet he would not want his fans to dwell on the past. Our mission today is to apply liberal free-market ideas in the many areas in which they are still suppressed. Free-marketeers believe in a competent state. The government must perform some roles but as a referee, not as a player.
There are several areas which every political party now ducks where voluntary options can be far more diverse, rich and truly compassionate than the present statist alternatives.
It is a firm consensus that the National Health Service is inviolate. Yet it is a monster that devours ministers and billions. There are many options for change. One is to switch to health insurance it could be obligatory, like car insurance, but premiums would be behaviour-related and responsive, and those who couldnt afford them would be helped. There could be degrees of cover; a market would evolve and better and more efficient healthcare provided.
Most families in Britain are apprehensive about the inadequacies of their schools, which leave millions unable to read and write. It would be perfectly easy to create a true education market by converting every local education authority school into a trust or charity or even a company.
Parents could be given vouchers to redeem at any school of their choice. Breaking up conscripted schooling and giving parents and pupils the power to choose could be a highly popular policy as potent a vote winner as council house sales.
Most people assume those provisions titled social security are a natural role for the state. I disagree. Private provision of welfare could be far more benevolent than our present regime. Membership-based friendly societies could be far more effective. An active friendly society would really work at finding their members jobs and provide them with assistance in times of need. The government may retain a role in funding welfare services but need not provide them. Market liberals are far more optimistic about the philanthropic and benign potential of human nature than are socialists.
Similar arguments apply to pension provision. The state may assist through tax relief or other measures but the government should simply not be in the pension business. Individuals and families are far more prudent than the dreadful chain-letter system that is national insurance.
Taxes should be lower, based on a flat rate (rather than the current sharply graduated rates) and simple; the tax return should be the size of a postcard. Prisons should be entirely run by the private sector, which would be paid for reducing recidivism. The environment is best protected when in private hands so the Forestry Commission and redundant military lands should be sold.
The European Union has some tiny credentials as a liberalising force but it has decayed into a primarily protectionist and sclerotic lump. The preponderant liberal view is Britain should withdraw. Unilateral free trade with the world is a good rallying call.
There are several areas where our socialist heritage goes entirely unchallenged. Do we really need a central bank? Money could be supplied in the marketplace, as it used to be. One theme where free-market thought is all but frozen out is planning, which blights our towns and rural areas. The 1947 Town and Country Planning Act was a high water mark of socialism. It is time we relaxed local authority bossiness.
For 40 years after the Second World War politicians did as their civil servants advised. The man in Whitehall supposedly knew best. Now thinking has moved on. The real question is: does the state do anything well? Harris would not have been astonished at the ineptitude of the Home Office more perplexed at the acute conservatism of our political leaders and their residual faith in regulations and ever more bureaucracy.
John Blundell is Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum's success as a postseason reliever in 2012 came about in part because he was able to turn his brain off. Manager Bruce Bochy gave Lincecum just a few minutes of preparation time before each appearance, and Lincecum excelled while embracing a new, spontaneous style.
He didn't have that luxury this offseason when faced with free agency for the first time. At a media session Friday at AT&T Park, Lincecum said he struggled to plan his future in the weeks after the 2013 season ended. For a while, Lincecum even felt that future would take place someplace other than San Francisco.
Asked if he thought he was ultimately going to end up re-signing with the Giants, Lincecum smiled.
"Early in the offseason, no," he said. "But after I signed (the contract), yes."
The signature on a two-year deal was a relief for the Giants, who faced the possibility of entering the market with three holes in their rotation. It was a relief for Lincecum, too.
"I wasn't looking for a fresh start," he said. "You already get one every year. You get a new zero that you're ready to work with."
There weren't always a lot of zeroes on the scoreboard for Lincecum last season, when he went 10-14 with a 4.37 ERA. But the Giants front office feels those numbers aren't representative of Lincecum's current ability and put plenty of zeroes on a contract offer that Lincecum agreed to on Oct. 22, just a couple of weeks before he was set to hit the open market. The $35-million deal was one Lincecum didn't expect.
"It was one of those things where I felt I couldn't say no," he said. "This team wants you and wants you bad."
Lincecum said he was relieved to know that he would enter 2014 with a familiar manager, pitching coach, catcher and defense behind him. He was happy that he didn't have to answer questions about his future, too, and there had been plenty of them from family members and friends in the Seattle area, where Lincecum lives. (He's cautiously optimistic that the Seahawks will win on Sunday.)
"I had too much time to think about what was going on," he said. "Even if it wasn't that much time."
The Giants followed the Lincecum deal with a two-year pact with right-hander Tim Hudson. Lincecum already knows the first question he'll ask the veteran when they meet in the Scottsdale Stadium clubhouse.
"Yeah," he said. "How do you throw a sinker?"


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The matamata turtle's name is Spanish for 'I kill I kill'—a fitting name for a skilled hunter. Matamatas will sit on the bottom of a river and wait for fish or aquatic invertebrates to swim close and then they will quickly open their mouths wide, sucking in both water and prey. The turtles eject the water and swallow their food.
Because of the shape of the matamata turtle's shell, it can be camouflaged as it sits in the water and waits for its prey. The shell has several large knob-like protrusions, and will likely be covered with a layer of algae.
The matamata's head and the neck are big and flat, with many warts and ridges. Its snout is very long, which enables the turtle to breathe while being almost completely submerged.
While these turtles prefer to spend a majority of their time underwater, they are not very good swimmers. Instead, matamatas walk along the bottom of the pond or river, extending their neck and snout up to the surface whenever they need to grab a breath of air.
Matamata turtles reach sexual maturity at about age five, at which point the females may begin laying clutches of eggs on high ground near a river or creek. The clutches generally contain between 12 and 28 eggs, which will be incubated for about 208 days. Mothers do not care for their hatchlings, leaving the young to fend for themselves and find their own food.


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WILLIAMSTOWN - The West Virginia University Mountaineer brought a little West Virginia pride to Williamstown Elementary School Tuesday.
Jonathan Kimble, the WVU Mountaineer, spent the morning at Williamstown Elementary meeting with students. He spent 40 minutes with two groups of students (pre-K-second grade and third-sixth grades) in the gymnasium.
The tours are nothing new to Kimble, who said he made more than 400 appearances last year and is slated to visit seven elementary schools this week. Kimble has been to 46 of the state's 55 counties as the Mountaineer.
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Students sing "Country Roads" at Williamstown Elementary School in Williamstown, W.Va.
Kimble, a first-year graduate student in industrial and labor relations and sport management from Franklin, is in his second year as mascot for West Virginia University.
Kimble talked about his outfit and quizzed the kids about its contents. He also talked about being nice to teachers and students, avoid making fun of others and bullying.
Bullies don't get to go to West Virginia University, he said.
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Jonathan Kimble, WVU Mountaineer, reads students a story as part of a visit at Williamstown Elementary School Tuesday.
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Kimble joins students as they sing 'Country Roads.'
"They have to go to Marshall or Pitt," he teased.
Kimble asked students if they knew his victory dance.
"Is it the The Sprinkler?" a second-grade girl replied.
Kimble said he does push ups, noting he did more than 365 after the Mountaineers football game against Kansas (a 59-10 victory).
Kimble also posed for photos - with students and teachers - and signed autographs, including a few shirts. He closed by leading students in a "Country Roads" sing-along.
School system officials can't recall the last time the Mountaineer mascot visited a Wood County school.
Williamstown Elementary School Vice Principal Linda Brunicardi said one of the student's parents grew up in the same town as Kimble.
Krystal Kerby, a substitute teacher in the Wood County school system with kids at Williamstown Elementary, grew up in Franklin and knows Kimble. She contacted the university to set up a visit.
Kimble was impressed that kindergarten students greeted him with a serenade of "Country Roads."
"They knew all the words," he said.


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The AIDS Research Advisory Committee (ARAC) meets three times a year to advise and make recommendations to the directors of NIAID and the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) in all areas of biomedical research on HIV/AIDS related to the mission of DAIDS. ARAC provides broad scientific, programmatic, and budgetary advice; reviews DAIDS progress and productivity; helps identify critical gaps in research; and reviews/approves all concepts for new initiatives.
The AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee (AVRS), formerly known as the AIDS Vaccine Research Working Group (AVRWG), assists the National Institutes of Health in developing a comprehensive research program aimed at expediting the discovery and development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine.
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Organized Chaos
There's a term I learned from a designer called "organized chaos." It's a well-thought-out mess. When things are curated without perfect lines and right angles. Or in this case, an art directed home that looks far from art directed. It's…organized chaos.
This is not to suggest that hoarding is the next big trend. But rather, don't feel the need to edit your home so much. You may end up with a happy apartment filled with (dare we say it?) clutter.
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Gallery blooms in downtown Vista
6 Nearly a year after opening in downtown Vista, the ArtBeat on Main Street gallery has become a hub for local artists and art lovers, and is now setting its sights on wine lovers and foodies.
After recently gaining city permission last week to sell wine, ArtBeat is planning to add a cafe inside its space at 330 Main Street.
"I just think it's going get better and better," said Kait Matthews, ArtBeat's co-owner. "We just want it to be a positive space for people who are interested in art and artists."
On Tuesday, the City Council approved a cabaret license that will allow the gallery to sell wine and offer live, acoustic music during monthly artist receptions. Although there is no set date, the cafe could open in August, said Kris Petersen, also a co-owner.
Local artists praised the gallery as part of the city's downtown renaissance, along with the various restaurants, shops and pubs that have opened along the quaint corridor in recent years.
"I'm so excited about this gallery and these two gals are just amazing," said Carole Lee, an artist and Vista resident of more than 60 years. "Among all the other things that are happening in downtown, it just seems that all of a sudden Vista is blooming."
Matthews and Petersen decided to open ArtBeat last year after the Vista Art Foundation lost its lease with its another space, Gallery 204. Both women were members of the gallery and wanted to open a new place where artists could continue to exhibit and sell their work.
"We just decided that we needed a place to hang our art and we wanted to incorporate other artists," Petersen said. "And really we got exactly what we wanted."
Petersen, who specializes in abstract painting, said she studied art in Florida but put her work "on the back burner" to raise her daughter in the 1970s. She took up painting and studying again about nine years ago, she said.
Matthews, a native of Toronto, studied art in Orange County and specializes in illustrations.
Petersen said she met Matthews during a homeowners' association meeting about four years ago, shortly after Matthews moved to Vista.
Peterson decided to show Matthews around town and the two became friends.
The gallery they started now features the art of more than 30 artists, including painters, photographers and jewelry makers.
Within the gallery's 3,800 square foot space, there is a boutique, an outdoor patio and some smaller showrooms.
On any given day, there are workshops for aspiring artists, professional artists hanging their work on the walls and even morning yoga classes.
"I love this space," said Margaret Chiaro, an Oceanside artist and yoga instructor, who had just finished a yoga session on Friday morning. "It's beautiful and it's a cooperative so everybody pitches in."
For more information on the gallery, visit www.artbeatonmainstreet.com.


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RECAP: Oilers hang on to beat 'Hawks in wild 6-5 game
Oilers race out to 4-0 lead in the opening period then beat Chicago in regulation
Sunday, 03.10.2013 / 9:12 PM MT / Cenovus Game Story
By Marc Ciampa - edmontonoilers.com
CHICAGO - The Oilers came into tonight's game looking to end a lengthy scoreless slump after being shut out in their last two games in Detroit and Nashville respectively.
They got all that and more in a high-scoring affair that saw the Oilers defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 when all the dust settled.
"I thought it was just a great effort," said captain Shawn Horcoff, who had a goal in his first game back into the lineup. "I thought guys won battles. They really peppered us for a bit there but they're a good team. It's not so much that we sat back they just made plays."
The Oilers raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first period but Chicago chipped away at it and, coupled with an injury to Devan Dubnyk in the second period, created a nail-biting third period.
"There were instances where we could be a little more patient with the puck and change our play under certain circumstances to alleviate pressure but we're young and we'll learn," Horcoff continued. "We'll be better in that area going forward."
The loss was only Chicago's second in regulation all season long (in 25 games) and second straight. It was also Chicago's first regulation loss on home ice where they were 11-0-1 heading into tonight's contest.
Sam Gagner had a pair of goals to lead the way for Edmonton, who had five different players put up two points.
"We're obviously not happy with the way the trip's gone as a whole, especially the last two," said Gagner. "We wanted an emotional response and we realized that we have to be better. We have to play that way on a consistent basis. For us, it's a great way to get on a roll here and we have to do the same things to make us successful."
About two minutes into the game, Teemu Hartikainen muscled his way to the net for a couple of shots on goal in-close in what was the best early scoring chance of the game for either side.
That momentum carried over to the very next shift. Mike Brown scored on a wrist shot from the top of the left circle to give the Oilers an early 1-0 lead.
The goal by Brown was his first as an Oiler and first since February 29, 2012 -- a 23-game scoreless drought.
30 seconds later, Sam Gagner had a great chance in the slot but just narrowly missed the mark as the Oilers continued to attack. The puck then cycled back to the high slot where Magnus Paajarvi fed a pass over to Gagner at the left side of the net. This time, Gagner made no mistake, rifling it past Blackhawks starting goaltender Ray Emery for Edmonton's second of the game, 36 seconds after Brown's goal and only three minutes into the game.
Shots on goal nearly nine minutes into the game were 7-2 for Edmonton as they got off to their fastest start of the season.
Just before the opening period's midway point, the Oilers extended their lead to 3-0. Ryan Whitney pinched down low and was spotted by Taylor Hall with a seeing-eye pass across the ice. Whitney made no mistake, firing a wrist shot behind Emery.
The Whitney goal chased Emery from the net as he was replaced by Corey Crawford.
Jamal Mayers drops the gloves and goes after Mike Brown but the Oilers forward doesn't comply. The result is a Mayers penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct and Oilers power play.
The Oilers made it 4-0 20 seconds into the power play. Whitney spotted Gagner cruising up the middle. Gagner slipped in behind the Blackhawks defence and decked out Crawford for the goal.
Shots on goal after the first period of play were 12 to 5 for Edmonton.
Just past the five-minute mark of the second period, Dubnyk skated out to play the puck but was beaten to it by Patrick Kane. Kane then skated along the side boards before driving to the net and put the puck past the lone defender, Ryan Whitney.
Two minutes later, Jonathan Toews beat Jeff Petry wide and skated in behind the net before spotting Hossa in the slot. Hossa put the puck in to narrow the gap to two.
On the very next shift, Nick Leddy took a holding penalty, giving Edmonton their second man advantage of the game and an opportunity to steal back the momentum.
On the penalty kill, Hossa plowed into Dubnyk on a scoring opportunity for the Blackhawks. Dubnyk made a nice save, kicking out his left pad but was shaken up on the play. He needed to be tended to by the Oilers training staff and was replaced in goal by Yann Danis.
"We know they're a good team and we knew they weren't going to give it to us," said Danis. "They came hard and I expected that. I just tried to take it one shot at a time and not to get too carried away with what was going on."
After the game, head coach Ralph Krueger gave an update on Dubnyk's status.
"Devan Dubnyk, it was a safety call now," he said. "We don't see any signs of head injury. We don't see anything but a situation where there was a lot of risk in putting him back in there because it's an injury with that impact it needs some time overnight before we assess him in the morning. We don't see anything serious yet."
The power play continued as Horcoff was stationed in front of the net and converted a feed across the ice by Nugent-Hopkins to get the Oilers a three-goal lead once again at 5-2.
The momentum continued to go Edmonton's way. Hemsky broke in all alone on Crawford and tried the deke but just missed the mark. Duncan Keith slashed Hemsky on the play and received two minutes for his efforts.
On the ensuing man advantage, the Blackhawks skated down the ice on a two-on-one shorthanded opportunity. Danis made the first save on Hossa and the rebound by Brookbank but the puck then went in off Brookbank's chest and found its way into the back of the net.
The Oilers got that goal back in less than a minute. Nugent-Hopkins fired a shot from the left circle that was redirected into the back of the net by Hall.
The scoring parade continued 1:06 later. Brent Seabrook took a feed from Kane and fired it past Danis to draw the Blackhawks back within a pair once again.
Shots after two periods were 26 to 21 for the Blackhawks.
Smid hammered Andrew Shaw into the boards away from the play and received an interference penalty as a result, giving Chicago their first power play of the game six minutes into the third period.
About 90 seconds into the man advantage, Dave Bolland spotted Kane at the right circle where he made no mistake, wristing it past Danis to draw the Blackhawks to within a goal.
With 7:45 to play, Danis made a nice save off Brookbank from point-blank range off the rush and on the same play, Nick Schultz was penalized for playing with a broken stick to give Chicago the man advantage with a chance to tie the game but the Oilers penalty killers and Danis were able to step up and maintain the one-goal lead.


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By BOB LATTA
Record Sports Editor
Reel the ole time machine back to Friday, Aug. 31, 2012.
It might as well have been Friday the Thirteenth, the way it turned out.
The headline on the pregame story of the season grid opener against Halstead read: "Swathers To Start Season Against Dangerous Dragons".
It turned out to be rather prophetic.
Late in the fourth quarter, the Swathers led 26-24. They had retaken the lead in a seesaw game with only 2:40 left.
But the Dragons had one last gasp left.
They methodically marched down the field to the Swather 16-yard line. That was where Dragon quarterback Jonah McKee lost his helmet. According to the rules, he had to leave the field for at least one play. There were nine seconds left in the game.
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Shortly before a 752-foot oil tanker collided in the fog with the Bay Bridge last week, the pilot of the huge ship changed course in a risky maneuver that placed the vessel into a difficult turn even as strong currents swirled around the bridge towers.
The new information, revealed Monday in interviews with the Bay Area News Group, points to pilot error, although thickening fog, a faulty beacon and dangerous currents also appear to have contributed to the accident that raised fresh questions about oil tanker safety in the bay.
Just why 61-year-old pilot Guy Kleess changed course as the Overseas Reymar neared the bridge Jan. 7 is still unclear. With limited visibility amid shifting fog, Kleess set course to sail between two towers near the middle of the bridge as the tanker headed to sea.
But then -- like a truck driver switching lanes while coming into a toll plaza -- he maneuvered the tanker into a last-minute turn and tried to go through a different opening.
"He originally reported to go through Charlie-Delta and then changed," said Capt. Peter McIsaac, president of the San Francisco Bar Pilots. "The Coast Guard is doing a full investigation. I can't speculate why."
The towers of the Bay Bridge are identified by letters on nautical charts. Kleess, a former Exxon oil tanker captain who has sailed professionally for 36 years, including 1,200 trips on the bay with large ships, had planned to go through the opening between the "C" and "D" towers, but then for reasons still unknown, veered east as he approached them, and tried to sail between the "D" and "E" towers instead.
"You are going across at a fairly acute angle. It's not an easy maneuver to do," McIsaac said.
The ship, the Overseas Reymar, sideswiped the "E" tower at 11:18 a.m., causing a large scrape down the ship's hull and several million dollars damage to the bridge and the ship.
On Monday, Coast Guard officials said Kleess, along with the Overseas Reymar's captain and crew, passed drug and alcohol tests. Also Monday, Kleess' attorney refuted that fatigue was a factor.
Kleess, who rents a home in San Francisco but also has homes in Wyoming and Maryland, had been in the Bay Area since New Year's Day and had not been on duty for 39 hours, according to pilot records.
"He was well rested," said his attorney Rex Clack, of San Francisco.
The accident was the second time a large ship collided with the bridge in the past five years. In 2007, the cargo ship Cosco Busan hit the "D" tower, spilling 53,000 gallons of bunker fuel into San Francisco Bay, oiling 69 miles of shoreline and killing thousands of birds. The Overseas Reymar was empty, having unloaded millions of gallons of crude oil at the Shell refinery in Martinez the night before, but the accident has raised major concerns among environmentalists, the shipping industry, marine safety officials and the Coast Guard. Had the ship been full of oil, it could have created an ecological disaster.
"Any time you take a large ship like this in tricky currents and make last-minute, unplanned changes in course, that's a recipe, potentially, for trouble, particularly when you are close to a bridge," said Bob Bea, a former Shell oil tanker captain and engineering professor emeritus at UC Berkeley.
Worse, the ship went under the Bay Bridge as currents quickly accelerated due to a falling tide in a condition known as a "maximum current." In 2007, Bea said, he nearly crashed his 34-foot sailboat into the same tower during similar conditions.
"It's like encountering black ice on a roadway," said Bea. "Suddenly you change direction and velocity quickly and have to recover equally quickly. If you are hemmed in by two big trucks, well, we've got a problem, Houston."
A critical part of the investigation by the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board, Bea said, will be learning why Kleess changed course. It could have been a mechanical failure on the ship or its radar, he said, or miscommunication with the crew and captain, who are based in the Philippines, or simply a mistake in judgment at a time when the Coast Guard said visibility was only a quarter mile because of fog.
A radar beacon on the bridge that shows sailors the midpoint between towers "C" and "D" was discovered not to be working after the accident. The $45,000 device, known as "racon B," is one of three such beacons on the bridge, and is owned by Caltrans.
"These things last for many years but not forever," said Caltrans spokesman Will Shuck. "When they do break down, we replace them. That's what we are doing now."
Asked whether the broken beacon might have caused Kleess to become confused, or concerned enough by the fog to change course, Kleess' attorney, Clack, said he didn't know.
"We're looking at the effect of navigational aids being out," he said. "But at this point it would be premature given the level of our investigation to speculate."
Shipping pilots are experts who help captains bring large ships into the bay and negotiate local conditions. They typically work one week and have the following week off.
Kleess had not sailed for 39 hours before boarding the Overseas Reymar at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, McIsaac said. The ship sat at "Anchorage 9," an area just south of the Bay Bridge where oil tankers and other large ships often park while refueling and taking on food for crews, when Kleess sailed up on a small pilot boat. He relieved another pilot who had sailed the ship late Sunday night and early Monday morning down from the Shell Martinez dock to Anchorage 9.
Coast Guard spokesman Dan Dewell said Monday the investigation could take months.
"The Coast Guard and NTSB investigators are looking into all possible factors that might have contributed to the accident," he said. "We're trying to determine what happened and how to avoid a recurrence."
Paul Rogers covers resources and environmental issues. Contact him at 408-920-5045. Follow him at Twitter.com/PaulRogersSJMN.


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In August, as suspicions about the scope of Syria's chemical weapons program came to light, a Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman acknowledged his country's willingness to use its horrific chemical weapons against any would-be foreign invaders. It is precisely the kind of disquieting remark that clearly demonstrates the urgent need for sustained attention to the long-term success of the international Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). But if the convention is going to be effective, member states of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will have to challenge themselves to move beyond the backward-looking, article-by-article review that their Open Ended Working Group has conducted so far over the last few months and move toward a more strategic, forward-looking approach -- one that paves the way for a successful Third CWC Review Conference in April 2013 and, more important, for a successful CWC implementation thereafter. Crucial to this goal will be securing the buy-in of as many state parties as possible and then reaching agreements that balance a number of competing interests.
In the run-up to the Second CWC Review Conference in 2008, the working group held preparatory meetings over the course of 18 months, but the group was not perceived as being inclusive enough by the members of the Non-Aligned Movement. As a result, halfway through the first week of the review conference, the Non-Aligned Movement produced a competing and heavily annotated version of the working group chairs' original text -- a version that more accurately reflected the movement's concerns. Unfortunately, in order to reconcile the numerous differences between the two texts, a rather slow negotiating process was adopted by the Committee of the Whole of the Conference. Additional facilitators were appointed by the conference president, and, in the final days of the conference, a small group of 15 to 20 states party to the CWC were still discussing consensus language for the final declaration in a parallel process to the committee's work. The outcomes of these parallel negotiations were then presented -- in a take-it-or-leave-it fashion -- to the rest of the states on the Saturday morning after the official end of the review conference, at approximately 4 a.m. Unsurprisingly, this led to many frustrations among the those that were excluded from the parallel process.
This kind of political drama is exactly why achieving as wide a buy-in as possible from states is important throughout the process: in the on-going run-up to the 2013 conference, throughout the conference itself, and especially during its end game. Buy-in is important not only for procedure, but also for substance. To this end, there are three broad norms that the review conference should particularly embrace as officials endeavor to create comprehensive buy-in.
Non-acquisition of chemical weapons. This may sound like a no-brainer; after all, destruction and non-acquisition of chemical weapons is a primary goal of the CWC. However, continued buy-in into the non-acquisition norm will depend significantly on progress in two areas. First, there must be a commitment to the non-acquisition of toxic chemicals for weapons' purposes -- other than riot-control agents, which are to be used only in narrowly defined circumstances. In other words, so-called "incapacitating chemical agents" need to be addressed by the Third CWC Review Conference in a substantive way. Second, there must be assurances that the sites most likely to circumvent the non-acquisition norm are not misused for such a purpose. That is, the verification regime for so-called "other chemical production facilities" must be strengthened.
Internalization norm. Currently, 87 states have legislation in place that is considered to cover all key areas of the CWC. A slightly smaller number of CWC states parties -- around 80 -- have received industry inspections. While there may not be a complete overlap between these two categories, it's reasonable to assume that a fairly large overlap exists. That being the case, about half of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons membership is implementing all key areas of CWC obligations and also has regular interactions with inspectors; the other half, meanwhile, risks being left behind. The 2013 conference presents an excellent opportunity to issue an urgent call for greater buy-in into the internalization norm, including internalization of chemical safety and security. This also needs to go beyond states parties and their chemical industries and must extend to practicing chemists, many of whom need to be educated about the CWC and about the dual-use potential of their work.
Adapting to scientific and technological developments. The CWC does not exist in a scientific and technological vacuum and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons does not operate in one. All review conferences are tasked to include any new science and technology of relevance to the CWC in the review of the operation of the convention. In addition, there is a subsidiary body -- the Scientific Advisory Board -- available to assist the director general of the CWC and to keep state parties abreast of scientific and technological developments. What is needed is a greater acceptance of the notion that a scientific and technological review may actually have implications for state practice in future CWC implementation -- whether in relation to toxic chemicals on the CWC schedules or in the practical aspects of industry inspections. So, the review of science and technology needs to be complemented by adaptations to current implementation practices where required.
The review conference needs to adapt to other changes as well: A balance must be struck between reviewing the operation of the CWC thus far and looking ahead to guide the operation of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for the next five years and beyond. Given the changes in global science, technology, and security environments, the temptation to only spend time reviewing past performance must be resisted. Given that around 75 percent of declared chemical weapon stocks have been destroyed, the Third CWC Review Conference, more so than the previous two, needs to produce strategic guidance for CWC implementation in order to ensure the treaty's continued relevance. Thus, officials at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons need to balance CWC goals of non-acquisition and international cooperation and assistance with the fact that 25 percent of chemical weapons still need to be destroyed. In addition to these, this summer's revelations surrounding the Syrian chemical weapons program serve as a reminder that some of the states still outside of the CWC regime might enter it as possessor states. In light of this possibility, encouraging buy-in from all states parties -- including the Non-Aligned Movement nations -- and balancing competing aims has never been more vital.


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Seven Springs: Alley Cats Vol. 3
Adding to the cred of The Streets is another Seven Springs edit making those who meddle with inbounds metal wish they were in the state of Penn. Riding from Danny Vogel, Zack Yourd, Clint Cooper, Jordan Soohy, Kevin Kobasa, Andy Davis, Jordan Fox, Jeremy Anderson, Drew Opalinski, Peter Pape, Ian Macy, Kevin Breen, Steve Weatherly, and Nate Nalevanko.Read More


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Invest your time better when desiging a site
You already know that Joomla is a versatile platform with a theming system that provides great features and flexibility. As a Web developer working on your own projects or a client site, you also already know that it's a great idea and the best use of your time to invest in purchasing a professional template to build upon. When you do this, you don't have to focus on laying out the groundwork for your web-design project, because the template will take care of that. Instead, you can spend your time on the small details, the customization, the incorporated features, and the site design.
The Joomla theme market is huge, so it's important to go into the process with a list of features, requirements, and theme characteristics that will work best for your needs, skill level, and the particular project.
The path to becoming a successful web entrepreneur and freelancer takes a great deal of time and effort. Your friends and colleagues are good sources of advice, but you also want to hit the books during the course of your research. From marketing to work-life balance, there's plenty of resources out there for web entrepreneurs and freelancers who want to get the most out of their unconventional careers.
1. The 4-Hour Workweek
Once you've constructed your well-designed, responsive website, your users need to be able to spread the word about what they find there. Providing social media buttons is the basic method of encouraging people to share your content with their social media networks, and it's important to understand the best practices for posting these buttons. Here is an overview of social media buttons, to help you get started:
Are you writing "Benefit-Driven" Copy?
Or, are you boasting about your product's features? Believe it or not, it is way harder to write copy for your customers than it is to write copy describing your products. And it is way easier to fall into the trap of "feature-driven" writing than "benefit-driven" copy. Here are some tips to help you know the difference.
When a customer has a problem, you have an amazing opportunity to help him/her out. If you write "benefit-driven" copy, you certainly stand a higher chance to differentiate yourself from the gazillion providers that are out there competing with you. Why? When a customer realizes that you truly understand his NEEDS or WANTS, you are setting yourself appart.
You already know that this world is about competition and standing out. To stand out you MUST push your boundaries. Sorry, no other way around--especially if you are in the game of web development / design.
You may be familiar with Seth Godin's best-seller "Purple Cow (Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable)". If not, I highly recommend you read the 143-pager.
The basic concept behind it is how to differentiate yourself from the rest by being remarkable. If you see a black-and-white cow, there is nothing remarkable about it, BUT if you see a purple-and-white cow, THAT is different! I ask you: "How many purple cows have you seen?"
Freelancing is a great way to recognize yourself and become your own innovator. Yet, with the freedom and joy that come with being a free agent, also come challenges. Freelancing is all about connections, with your client first of all, and then with the globe via your client. Establishing good rapport with a client to ensure future business is a MUST if you have to deal with customers directly. Here are some principles to achieve this.
You've spent countless hours making your website into the best marketing tool it can be. A good website will engage, entertain, and entice your readers to covert. Just make sure you aren't making these common web design mistakes that will totally undermine your efforts and cost you money.
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You have about 4 seconds to grab your readers' attention – so make those seconds count. These days, people are constantly bombarded with information overload. Your readers will move on pronto unless something makes them want to stay. Don't prattle on and on about your company's goals or embracing innovation in your industry. Tell your reader exactly what you have to offer them and why they want it. Don't leave readers confused about your objective with weak statements that don't really mean anything. Nail it on the head from the get-go with strong, active language. Give your readers a reason to stick around and learn more – and do it quickly.
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If you have set up a blog, intranet, or Internet website then no doubt you have had to contend with the question of which solution to use for your Content Management System (CMS) requirements. Your initial research may have resulted in your selecting WordPress (WP) as your CMS system of choice, however given the added benefits of Joomla, it is worth reassessing your initial decision and taking the additional effort to migrate to Joomla as the benefits of this platform are significant.
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Both WP and Joomla are free, open source CMS solutions that continually evolve to meet current market trends and ensure that any bugs or security compromises are quickly dealt with. Both solutions have active, supportive communities and are SEO friendly; and both solutions are easy to work with and have site-bridging options.


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3.7-20 Presumption of Agency - General Statutes § 52-183
New June 1, 2012
In Connecticut, we have a statute called the
"presumption of agency" doctrine, which provides that if the driver of a motor
vehicle is not the owner of the vehicle, the driver is presumed to be the agent
and servant of the owner and driving the vehicle in the course of (his/her)
employment, unless the defendant proves otherwise.
This makes the owner of a car driven by the owner's agent liable to the
same extent as the driver unless the owner proves that the driver was not
authorized to drive the vehicle or was not driving the vehicle in the course of
(his/her) employment. In this case,
<name of defendant owner> presented evidence through which (he/she)
attempted to prove the driver was <insert as applicable:>
not authorized to drive the motor vehicle
not driving the vehicle in the course of (his/her) employment.
It is up to you to determine whether the evidence presented was sufficient to do so. If it was, then
<name of defendant owner> cannot be held liable. If it was not, then you must find <name of defendant owner> liable to the same extent as the driver.
General Statutes § 52-183; Matthiessen v. Vanech, 266 Conn. 822, 837-38 (2003).
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SAN DIEGO -- You could sum up the Raiders season in the 12 plays that were run after officials ruled Rod Streater hadn't held on to what looked to be a 39-yard touchdown pass late in Sunday's 26-13 loss to the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium.
When replay officials upheld the no-catch with 4:46 to play, the offense continued to fight its way toward the end zone -- getting in its own way with two penalties but eventually ending up with fourth-and-5 at the 6-yard line and 59 seconds to play.
In the end, Matt McGloin's desperation heave in the face of a blitz slipped through the hands of Marcel Reece in the end zone, and the little engine that couldn't had lost five straight games and seven of the last eight.
"We're fighting our butts off, and we're close," center Stefen Wisniewski said. "But we don't quite seem to make the play when we need to in the fourth quarter."
San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers completed 19 of 29 passes for 201 yards with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Keenan Allen, Ryan Mathews rushed for 99 yards on 25 carries with a 7-yard scoring run, and Nick Novak converted field goal attempts of 27, 48, 28 and 33 yards as the Chargers (8-7) remained in wild-card contention going into the season finale against Kansas City.
The Raiders (4-11) scored on 5-yard run by Darren McFadden and had field goals of 20 and 42 yards by Sebastian Janikowski heading into their last game at home against Denver.
McGloin was 19 of 36 for 201 yards and had a costly interception after the Raiders' Mike Jenkins had intercepted Rivers. The pick by Eric Weddle at the Oakland 20 set up Mathews' touchdown in the second quarter.
The Raiders were given 10 points on unforced San Diego errors in the first half. A shotgun snap Rivers never saw was the catalyst for a 58-yard drive resulting in McFadden's touchdown run. A muffed punt by Allen set up Janikowski's 20-yard field goal -- with the Raiders failing to produce a touchdown despite having first-and-goal at the 2-yard line.
Any concern felt by players on one-year contracts or coaches worried about their jobs was not alleviated by the manner of defeat. There were too many penalties (12 for 73 yards), too many third-down conversions by the Chargers (6 for 11) and too many missed opportunities.
Raiders coach Dennis Allen's job will be up for review two years into a four-year contract, with general manager Reggie McKenzie meeting with the staff and reporting to owner Mark Davis. How Davis reacts, given he has no history in the coach-removal business as his late father did, is anyone's guess.
"I can't speak for how anyone else thinks or feels," Allen said. "I can only speak for me. Every day we're trying to win a game. That's what my focus is, that's the only focus I can have. It would be selfish of me to think any other way."
Asked if the coaching staff and much of the personnel could be shipped out, Wisniewski acknowledged it was possible.
"I really don't know what they're thinking," Wisniewski said. "I've got another year here, so I'm going to show up to work. I don't know who the coach is going to be, but whoever it is I'll support 'em and do my best to lead whatever players are still here."
McGloin believes there has been no snowball effect regarding concerns for the future contributing to poor performance.
"Not in our facility. That's stuff we can't control, and we can't worry about that stuff," McGloin said. "We have one game left, and another week of practice."
"That's part of the business," safety Charles Woodson said. "There are a lot of teams going through the same thing. When the season is over, what's going to happen is going to happen."
Veteran linebacker Kevin Burnett tried to be philosophical.
"It's good to be living, to have another day to come out here and play the game that I love," Burnett said. "Other than that, it pretty much sucks right now. I don't know how else to put it."
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.
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PORTSMOUTH — On April 24, 2012, an employee of the Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth was fatally injured when a plastic keg he was cleaning with pressurized air exploded.
In the aftermath of the accident, investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration visited Redhook's facility to document the circumstances. They recently released the following photographs: (story continued below photos)
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The remnants of an exploded plastic keg are seen inside the Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth following an accident that left a worker dead in April 2012.
Protective eyewear is seen on the ground near the spot where the keg ruptured.
The bottom half of the keg is seen resting on a conveyor belt near the keg purging station.
The bottom half of the keg is seen close up.
The two halves of the exploded keg rest approximately 20 feet apart.
The top half of the keg is seen up close. The keg was owned by Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Texas, according to OSHA investigators. It was delivered to Redhook in error as part of a shipment of empty kegs being returned.
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The keg split into two halves at the middle seam, striking 26-year-old employee Benjamin Harris in the head and chest.
The accident took place at about 7 a.m. in a storage and supply area of the Redhook facility, which is located beside a brewery and pub at Pease Tradeport.
The keg involved in the accident was manufactured by a company called Plastic Kegs America. It was not owned by Redhook. The keg was delivered to Redhook in error as part of a delivery of empty keg returns. Harris was emptying the keg in order to stack it on a pallet when it ruptured.
In the wake of the accident, some brewery owners began to cast a wary eye toward plastic kegs. Foster's has documented at least four other instances in which products manufactured by PKA have exploded at breweries. An instance was also documented on the website of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
PKA has not been found at fault in connection with the Redhook incident. OSHA did issue citations to Craft Brew Alliance, Redhook's parent company.
OSHA concluded the brewery's keg washing equipment was operating at a pressure that exceeded the maximum threshold recommended by the manufacturer of the plastic keg. The keg was rated with a maximum pressure of 60 pounds per square inch (PSI), according to OSHA investigation documents.
Stainless steel kegs, the standard vessel used in the brewery industry, are also commonly rated at a maximum pressure of 60 PSI, according to OSHA.
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19 June 2007
The Young Writer
At first, it was a nostalgia trip. I remembered a few of the stories and poems, remembered where I had been when I wrote them and what I was thinking. But for the most part, I had forgotten them. And for good reason. Once the nostalgia wore off, terror set in -- terror that anyone might ever read these things. They are talented, yes, and even precocious and impressive, but despite all that they are utterly and completely awful. Yes, I was an excellent writer for my age. No, I was not a good writer.
Last year, in a wise and valuable post, John Scalzi told teen writers: "Right now, your writing sucks." Not everyone took that to be a good thing to say, and recently he added some more thoughts. In 2005, Justine Larbalestier wrote something similar, and equally valuable, and has also recently reflected on it. [Update: Ben Rosenbaum offers a somewhat different view.]
I wish I'd been able to read John's and Justine's advice when I was younger, though I doubt it would have done any good. I was certain I would win a Pulitzer, or, better yet, a Hugo by the time I was 18. I also thought the first rejection letter I got from Gardner Dozois at Asimov's was written specifically to me.
Arrogance in a young writer can be a good sign, though, because it suggests they won't let rejection deter them. There was a part of me that knew the story I sent to Ellen Datlow at Omni was not the greatest story ever written and would probably be rejected, but I thought it had a pretty good chance at least of being among the top ten stories she received that month. (I expect -- I hope! -- it never made it to her desk.)
At what point does persistence in the face of adversity move from being admirable to being insane? I started sending stories and poems to magazines once I discovered Writer's Market in fifth grade. That was more than twenty years ago. As much as I wanted publication, and fame and fortune and everything that goes with it, usually I didn't write just to get published, but instead to discover what I could do, to surprise myself, to play around with words and ideas. The hope for publication was a strong one, and sometimes it overwhelmed my other reasons for writing, and when it did so, the writing became particularly lifeless, particularly empty.
I did manage to get published and have some successes at a young age -- a story I wrote when I was twelve and published at fourteen still occasionally gets excerpted or reprinted, but that story was an anomaly, a perfect mix of a particular sensibility writing about a particular subject at a particular time. I wrote it entirely for fun, with no thought of publication until later. And it doesn't suck. (Are parts of it embarrassing to me now? Sort of. I'm proud of its success, but it's definitely a story written by a kid. That's its virtue, really.) I thought that story's success meant I had passed over a certain threshold and would now only write good stories. Nope. I had a few more small successes, but for the most part everything I wrote over the next fifteen years was not very good. There were many reasons for that -- too much focus on becoming a publishable writer and not enough focus on becoming a writer worth reading; a tendency to write in all sorts of different genres and modes, making progress in any one genre slow; a lack of life experience to draw on to give what I wrote depth and resonance.
Eventually, I got to the point where I had enough skill to more or less know when a story worked or when it didn't, and I have developed some techniques for helping a story that doesn't work get closer to working. But it's not infallible. I just read a draft of a story I wrote last fall, a story I knew was unfinished and needed some revision, but which I thought was pretty good on the whole. Actually, it needs a complete overhaul, because, well, it sucks.
At 31 now, I am not the writer I thought I would be when I was 15. I needed the dream to carry me along and get me through the rough terrain of adolescence, but eventually I realized that my interests and talents are not the sort to bring that dream into any kind of reality. Four or five years ago I stopped writing to try to create a career, to try to catch up to the expectations I'd set for myself when I was a teenager, to try to get published wherever and however I could. Instead, I tried things out and took on projects that seemed like they'd be fun or stimulating. There was a time when I wanted fame and the adulation of crowds, I wanted to be the best, but I'm actually really uncomfortable with adulation and get far more enjoyment from being part of a community of readers and writers than from any sort of competition.
I've thrown out a lot of things as I get ready to move to New Jersey, but I'm not throwing out those manuscripts. They are a part of me, a monument to hours and hours of passionate work, a testament to old aspirations. I will never be -- and don't want to be -- the writer my young self yearned to become, but that's okay. I don't want to preserve the naive dream; I want to preserve the pure pleasure of manipulating words and telling stories, the pleasure that has propelled me when I have been most honest with myself.
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At 31 you are still a young writer, in my opinion...ReplyDelete
Rilke: 'The point of life is to fail at greater and greater things.'ReplyDelete
Great essay. It's amazing the amount of passion this debate stirred up.ReplyDelete
Once everybody calms down, they'll realize that this debate has generated pages and pages of advice for young writers--that's the most important thing to remember. Thanks for collecting all the responses in one place.
I am always suspicious of anyone who is quick to belittle and disrespect their early (I won't say "attempts at") writing. Methinks they protest too much; it reeks of insecurity.ReplyDelete
I think you are on the right track with your choice to value your older works without being constrained by them.
- Anonymous6/21/2007 3:04 AM
In referring to your stories and poems, you said, "They are talented, yes, and even precocious and impressive, but despite all that they are utterly and completely awful."ReplyDelete
Of course, stories and poems are not talented, but rather display talent. I guess you still haven't learned to write.
Dear anonymous,ReplyDelete
Get a life.


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Former New Orleans technology chief Greg Meffert pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to two corruption charges.
Meffert was charged last year with conspiracy, bribery and public corruption in a sweeping 63-count federal indictment. He is expected to plead guilty to bribery and depriving citizens of honest services and filing a fraudulent tax claim.
The charges stem from allegations he gave kickbacks to former business partner Mark St. Pierre.
Media reports said Meffert agreed in principle to a deal to reduce charges against him and his wife, Linda, in exchange for cooperation in the government's case against St. Pierre.
Meffert was expected to plead guilty in front of Judge Eldon Fallon on Monday afternoon.


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Yarn Profile: Summer Tweed
First Impressions
This lightweight silk/cotton blend has been spun to achieve a very raw, tweedy texture similar to that of oatmeal, with an equally dry, almost powdery texture.
Although there are a few natural, earthy colors available, the majority are bright and obviously artificial.
Knitting Up
The texture and smell may not have been that knitterly, but the yarn itself knit up extremely well. Stitches moved smoothly and snaglessly from needle to needle, appearing steady and even in the knitted swatches.
By the very nature of its spin and fiber composition, Summer Tweed has absolutely no bounce or elasticity. You'll want to maintain a relaxed tension so you'll have room to ease your needles into each stitch. For the same reasons, be sure to cast on and off loosely.
There were small brown papery flecks in the yarn, many of which ended up on my lap by the time I was done knitting.
Blocking / Washing
The swatches lost most of their peculiar smell in the wash. With a little careful prodding, they dried in perfect form.
The fabric relaxed and flattened without any change in gauge.
The washed swatches became much softer, yet they didn't lose their dry papery feel. The more I thrashed them, the softer they became.
There's no bounce or fiber memory to this yarn, so most garments will require periodic reblocking.
I still think its oatmeal-like texture could have used a more earthy color treatment. Fluorescent green and tangerine orange seem a little out of place.
Summer Tweed would perform beautifully as a fitted lightweight summer tank top or short-sleeved sweater. I can imagine the elbows wearing thin prematurely on any long-sleeved sweater, however.
Considering Summer Tweed's silk content and the designer origin, contrasted with its pre-aged look, the $7.95 per 118-yard skein price is reasonably fair. But because of the disconnect between the yarn's look and feel (at least initially), I strongly recommend you touch it yourself before you buy.
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Summer Tweed
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30% cotton
16 stitches and 23 rows per 4 inch square on US 8 (5mm) needles
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Jon Levenson, Albert List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard Divinity School, has a new book out in which he questions the concept of "Abrahamic Religions," in other words, that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are united in the common ancestor of Abraham. In Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of Abraham in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Levenson demonstrates that each of these religions view Abraham in different ways and have different traditions associated with him. I thought I would post several resources that relate to the publication of this significant book:
First, Jewish Ideas Daily published an interview with Levenson concerning Inheriting Abraham.
Second, reviews of Inheriting Abraham include Walter Brueggemann's in The Christian Century, Peter Monaghan's in The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Martin Jaffee's in The Jewish Review of Books.
And, here is a lecture that Levenson gave at the University of California Santa Barbara in which he addresses this topic. Professor Levenson was kind enough to send me an electronic version of the handout that he used for this address which will make it much easier to follow along with the texts that he cites. Dr. Levenson pointed out that his views are now more refined and nuanced since this lecture (which was given in 2006) but it is still a very good summary of his take on this topic. Enjoy.


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Harmony Presents has started Gazebo Gatherings at the gazebo garden at AMSkier each week with stories for children, crafts for all ages and live music.
On Wenesdays they have storytelling for children, crafts, face painting and special guest appearances. On Thursdays they feature all-ages crafts and music and on Fridays they have Open Mics.
"Its all free, simple fun for anyone in the community to enjoy," said Jill Carletti, owner of Harmony Presents.
They are also beginning First Friday Open Mic at the Cocoon Coffee House each month.
Anyone interested in coming to the Gazebo Garherings just needs to come to the AMSkier gazebo garden located at 209 Main Avenue. If the weather is bad, they will cancel by 10 a.m. and post on the Harmony Presents Facebook page. Participants may want to bring a sun umbrella.
More information may be found at www.silkmillharmony.com.
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The Grohe 13 617 is only available in a chrome finish.
does it come in a brass or bronze finish?
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This model is just the tub spout you would need the handle trim and rough-in to complete installation.
Does it come with any plumbing, valves, etc. Also, how can I get handles?
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The Grohe 13 617 is a 12" spout which should give you at least 5" of play.
Can you use this for a wall mount with a soaking tub? If so, what else would you need? How close to the wall would the tub need to be?
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Today's letters: Gun legislation
Published: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:04 p.m.
To the editor: Apparently, I just dont understand.
The Senate rejected expansion of background checks for the sale of firearms at gun shows and through online sales by a vote of 54 to 46, the 46 being the number of no votes. Is 46 suddenly a larger number than 54? (And, yes, I know what cloture is.)
Why can we hold someone who has nuclear technology responsible if he sells it (or gives it) to someone who later uses it, but we cant do the same to someone who sells (or gives) a gun to someone else who not only uses it, but shouldnt have had it in the first place?
Is the only thing that stops a bad guy with a bomb a good guy with a bomb?
Do the words well regulated that are in the Second Amendment mean something, or are they just illogical government-speak?
Why are someones rights under the Second Amendment more important than my rights under the First, Fourth and Ninth amendments? Do I have to buy a gun to be entitled to all my other rights?
I guess Im just confused.
Gary Gilchrist
Mills River
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To the editor: April is Parkinsons Awareness Month. Every nine minutes, someone is diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. Chances are great that someone you know, or will know, has Parkinsons disease. Close to 1.5 million people have this disorder in the United States alone.
Lets work together toward finding a cure. The Parkinsons Unity Walk in New Yorks Central Park is the largest grass-roots fundraiser for Parkinsons disease research in the country and will bring thousands of people with Parkinsons, their families and friends, to walk together to raise funds for research on April 27, and 100 percent of donations go to research. Donations are tax deductible. In 2012, close to 10,000 people raised more than $1.5 million for research. For more information, see www.unitywalk.org.
The Brevard-Hendersonville Parkinsons Support Group meets at Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church monthly. For more information, call 828-862-8820.
Jane Orwoll
Growth stages
To the editor: I have never seen so much fear about what the government is or is not going to do to its own people. If you look at history, you realize that all powerful countries go through growth stages, kind of like kids:
Birth: We need to be free and independent from our parent country. They are the enemy. (1776.)
Childhood: Everyone wants to destroy us because of what we have! Other countries are the enemy. (1812-1950.)
Adolescence: Our own government wants to destroy us! We are the enemy! (1950-Barack Obama.)
Adulthood: We are a true superpower; we can handle those who want to destroy us. Death to our enemies! (TBD.)
Old Age: No one will ever destroy us! We have no enemy! (TBD.)
Death: Oh. We were destroyed. We did have enemies. (A few hundred years from now.)
This process takes hundreds of years. Right now, we are in the teenager phase of our growth: awkward, unable to make a rational decision.
Things will be fine. The Republic will still be standing in the morning.
Chris Petrella
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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team will play away from Chapman Field for the first time this season on Tuesday when they head to Houston to face UH. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. at Cougar Baseball Field
The Islanders are 3-1 on the season after splitting games on Saturday against Nebraska Omaha and sweeping the Sunday doubleheader at Chapman Field. Houston is 3-0 after a sweep of visiting Delaware this past weekend.
For the Islanders, right-hander Daniel Minor will get the nod on the mound. Minor saw two innings of action against UNO last weekend, tossing two innings of perfect baseball, allowing no hits or walks while striking out four-of-six batters he faced.
For Houston, lefty Matt Hernandez will get the start. The junior pitched one inning for UH against the Blue Hens, giving up no hits without a walk or a strikeout.
The two transfers will square off in the evening contest with the Islander looking to pick up the first road win of the year, while Houston looks to remain unbeaten through four games.
Live stats for the game can be viewed by visiting www.UHCougars.com, while a CoverItLive! event will be available through www.GoIslanders.com.
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by Allen Ginsberg
Howl Introduction
In A Nutshell
Note: Before getting into the details of Howl, we believe it is important to provide the following disclaimer. We here at Shmoop agree with one of Howl's earliest advocates, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, that the poem is a work of "redeeming social importance." In this guide, we do not sidestep or gloss over the most controversial parts of Howl, as that would detract from the experience of learning about it. If you find so-called "foul language" and frank discussions of sexuality and drug use to be offensive, this might not be the poem for you.
The story of the first public reading and publication of Howl has acquired mythic importance and may count as one of the major events in 20th century literary history. In 1955, Allen Ginsberg was living in Berkeley, California, having moved from New York. He had recently quit his job as a market research assistant. One of his major accomplishments in this field was the writing of a killer jingle for Ipana toothpaste (source). By this point in his life, Ginsberg had already traveled widely, been kicked out of school for writing obscenities on a window, taken many drugs, been arrested, graduated from Columbia University with a literature degree, come out as gay, had a visionary experience involving the British poet William Blake, undergone therapy at a psychiatric institute, lived with a mentally unstable mother, mingled with the most famous poets of the day, and much more. Howl is intensely influenced by all of these events.
Ginsberg dedicated Howl to Carl Solomon, a writer he met during the eight months he spent at the Columbia Presbyterian Psychiatric Institute. Ginsberg had been deeply disturbed to learn that Solomon had undergone shock therapy to treat his depression (source). Ginsberg believed that madness was often mistakenly used by middle class society to explain genius or brilliance. The third section of the poem is addressed directly to Solomon.
Ginsberg recited Howl aloud for the first time at an informal event at Gallery Six, a small art gallery in San Francisco. The reception was overwhelming. More than 150 people showed up and drank out of jugs of wine distributed by fellow Beat writer Jack Kerouac (source). (You can listen to Ginsberg read Howl on Poets.org.)
The buzz surrounding the event caught the attention of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a poet who founded the now-famous City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. Ferlinghetti published Howl in 1956, but it was declared obscene by the government, particularly for its depiction of gay men. Ferlinghetti won the trial, as the poem was declared to be of "redeeming social importance" (source). The controversy surrounding Howl launched the Beat movement into the public consciousness, and it was a major inspiration for the 1960s sub-culture. Along with Jack Kerouac's On the Road, it is the most famous literary work to come out of this movement. Ginsberg also wrote a "Footnote to Howl" in 1955 that is worth reading.
In terms of subject matter, Howl is exactly what the title suggests. It's a raw, aggressive, painful, sad shout directed at the culture that Ginsberg believed had destroyed many of his best friends. Chances are you have never read anything like it. The poem was never meant to be the kind of work that would be picked apart by scholars in universities. It was meant to be a shot of adrenaline straight into the listener's bloodstream. Many of the cultural issues it discusses remain controversial even today. For example, in 2007 a New York radio station was prevented from airing a reading of the poem because of worries that it would receive huge fines for each of the poem's "dirty words." What's even more ironic: the reading was set to mark the 50th anniversary of the Howl censorship trial, in which Howl was declared to be not obscene (source).
Why Should I Care?
Howl has been beloved by free spirits and political radicals ever since it was published. But what if you're not one of these types? What if you don't have any secret Communist leanings? Do you have to be a hippie, a hipster, or a Beatnik to enjoy this poem? We think the answer is a resounding no.
You can look at Howl as a history lesson in disguise. It throws you headlong into Beat culture, which, though small compared to the mainstream culture, was enormously influential. You've probably heard plenty about the 1960s, along with the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, Woodstock, and the Merry Pranksters. The Beats came before that time. They arrived at the party about ten years ahead of schedule and set the tone for the counter-culture. In Howl, you get a grand tour of the Beats' universe in a poem that seems to travel a thousand miles per hour. At a fraction of the length of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, Howl nonetheless takes us to just as many places. Chicago! Arkansas! Paterson, New Jersey! Denver! Tangiers! Along the way, we meet all sorts of people and partake in religious visions galore.
As for the question of Ginsberg's opinions on sex, drugs, and politics, they definitely aren't mainstream. But you shouldn't feel like he's judging you, or that you should be judging him. One of Ginsberg's great poetic idols was Walt Whitman, who also had strong opinions but also said, "I contain multitudes" and who tried to identify with just about everyone in the world. Ginsberg's big problem with mainstream society was that he felt it demanded that people conform to some arbitrary idea of what's "normal." Howl isn't about telling people what to do or think. It's about creating a community that allows people to be themselves, without having to worry about being judged. Maybe for you, "being yourself" means traveling in boxcars and running naked through the countryside. Or maybe it means wearing a suit and taking classes in accounting. Either way, we think the poem's message is, "If you're cool with that, I'm cool with that."


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Q I read that you were looking for more favorite bumper stickers. My all-time favorite is: "I'm spending my children's inheritance." Sure I'm not the only fan of this one.
Lynn Granath
San Jose
A No, you're not. Here are some that make us laugh and others that make us cringe.
Q My favorite bumper sticker was one that said, "I AM working for food." Lots of people liked it.
Della Phillips Smith
A Has me smiling.
Q My favorite bumper sticker is: "Treat her like a thoroughbred and she won't be a nag." It has worked at our house for 60 years now!
Lyman Taylor
A This may be my favorite.
Q I just saw a topical bumper sticker that I thought was worthy of the space it occupied: "Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones do."
Amanda Lundie
A Point made.
Q I was a nurse in a trauma emergency room for many years and saw some really bad road rash. My favorite bumper sticker is "Dick drank. Dick drove. Dick died. Don't be a Dick."
Lee Heathorn
Santa Cruz
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Q My opinion on bumper stickers is summed up beautifully by a joke from comedian Demetri Martin:
"A lot of people don't like bumper stickers. I don't mind bumper stickers. To me a bumper sticker is a shortcut. It's like a sign that says 'Hey, let's never hang out.' "
Bob Pfahnl
San Jose
A And ...
Q Although I've never sported a bumper sticker on my cars, I appreciate seeing humorous stickers. Here is my top three bumper sticker list:
3. Use an Accordion, Go to Jail -- IT'S THE LAW!
2. My Karma Just Hit Your Dogma.
1. My Son Is Inmate of the Month at San Quentin Federal Penitentiary.
John Rodman
San Jose
A And ...
Q I couldn't agree more with Santosh Ghirnikar about the proliferation of annoying bumper stickers. However, in that light, I would pick this one as the best, seen by a friend in L.A.: "PLEASE DON'T TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF." That says it all!
Mark Foote
San Jose
A It is creative.
Q The worst bumper sticker award goes to "Baby on Board". What in the world does that have to do with anything? ... I have always disliked the "Baby on Board" signs.
Bob Lamb, Eric Brandt and many more
A Waaaaaah!
Q "I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I will defend your right to stick it."
Ann Turner
Menlo Park
A And ...
Q My favorite bumper sticker: "It's too bad closed minds don't come with a closed mouth"!
Jill Johnson
A Ouch!
Q I hate "My Grandkids Are Cuter Than Yours" ones.
Lois Grace
San Jose
A Wonder if I will feel that way when our grandkids arrive.
Q My favorite bumper stickers:
1. Don't honk -- I'm pedaling as fast as I can!
2. HORSES PASS GAS stations.
My least favorite: Romney/Ryan 2012.
Mark Robichek
A I am not touching that last one, but I love the comment about horses.
Q I have one of Mr. Roadshow's "Be a Thinker, Use Your Blinker" stickers. I have had many great comments about it and it keeps me mindful to use my blinker too. It is being very well received.
Anne Garcia
A Now that is my favorite bumper sticker!
Look for Gary at Facebook.com/mr.roadshow or contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-920-5335.


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Hey guys and gals,
I'm having this issue where my home network involves a router and a switch.
My PS3 and Xbox work perfectly fine on the same and opposite sides of the switch from my PC.
However, my Samsung Blu-Ray Player (BD-C5500t) will not be detected by PS3 Media Server if they're on opposite sides of the switch.
All of my IP's are locked to MACs. The Blu-Ray Player is always 192.168.0.107 and my PC is always 192.168.0.199.
Everything is wired. Nothing is wireless.
I've switched Gen Conf > Force Network on Interface to my PC Network card, nothing changed.
My PS3 and xbox have traded places many time and both always work.
Green = Works
Red = No PS3 Media Server, Internet Connection is fine.
This is driving me nuts.
I can ping it, and it returns fine too.
Any ideas as to why this would occur?


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Webspace Server - Customizing the Default Landing Page
By Srikanth Konjarla on Apr 12, 2009
When a user is successfully authenticated against the Webspace server, user will be presented with a page which is known as "Default Landing Page". Which defaults to user's private page (can be configured to a default page for all users with default.landing.page.path). If user is redirected to login page while attempting to access a page (webspace URL to be more specific) then user will be redirected to the original URL upon successful authentication.
In some cases, it is desirable to have a different "landing page" for different users. For example, a company would like to land all the customers to a page other than the employees. This requires more granular configuration for landing page. Though the configuration is not available out of the box, the webspace server provides with option to customize and configure the landing page of a user or can be determined dynamically.
This is possible by writing a custom java class for Post Login hook. I have put together a Wiki with sample code.


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Sept. 3, 1998
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bault will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception on Sunday, Sept. 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest J. Hogue celebrated their 60th anniversary Saturday, Aug. 21 with a family dinner at Lure Lodge.
Daris Arnold attended the annual Asgrow Seed Co. LLC dealer meeting July 27-29 recently.
Clarence and Jessie Page Benningfield will celebrate their 69th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Attorney Ellen Torregrossa-O'Connor, left, holds the hand of former "Melrose Place" actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer, 40, of Hopewell Township, N.J. as the jury in her trial returns a verdict on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 in Somerville, N.J. The jurors convicted Locane-Bovenizer of vehicular homicide, but acquitted her of a more serious charge, aggravated manslaughter, in the 2010 accident that killed a 60-year-old woman. Somerset County prosecutors said Locane-Bovenizer's blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit when the crash occurred on a dark two-lane road in Montgomery Township. The defence conceded she was driving under the influence. But her lawyer claimed a woman was chasing her after an earlier accident, forcing her to speed. (AP Photo/The Star-Ledger, Robert Sciarrino, Pool)