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Arizona - The APWA in Arizona: Celebrating 50 Years of Service and Building the Grand Canyon State
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KAPALUA --- The PGA Tour season didn't start on Friday after all.
The first round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at the Kapalua Plantation Course was wiped out due to inclement weather, with intermittent rain that reached torrential levels and winds gusting to more than 40 mph. All of the scores posted were erased.
"We have decided to scrub this round, wipe it out completely," tour rules and competition official Slugger White said shortly after 2 p.m.. following a delay of 77 minutes. "No shots count. We are going to start the first round tomorrow morning. We will go off two tees to-
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Mark Wilson watches his shot off the Kapalua Plantation Course's first tee Friday before the opening round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions was called off due to inclement weather.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Golf fans huddle under umbrellas while seated in the grandstand on the first tee at the Kapalua Plantation Course on Friday.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Ben Curtis tees off in a downpour on the first hole Friday.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Rickie Fowler follows the flight of his drive off the first tee at the Kapalua Plantation Course on Friday, which would have gone down as the initial shot of the PGA Tour season if wind and rain had not wiped out the first round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Webb Simpson, shown being interviewed by Steve Sands of the Golf Channel, was atop the leaderboard Friday at 3 under par through seven holes when play was stopped.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Jonas Blixt watches his shot at the first tee Friday.
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Scott Stallings watches a drive Friday that began a 7-over-par performance through four holes, which was erased.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
morrow, try to play 36 holes, try to catch up."
Webb Simpson was the leader at 3 under par through seven holes, and Jonas Blixt was the only other player in the red, at 1 under through five. Scott Stallings was 7 over through four holes.
Simpson reluctantly said the decision was the right one.
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At Kapalua Plantation Course
Hole 1
7:30 a.m.-Rickie Fowler, Jason Dufner.
7:40 a.m.-Keegan Bradley, John Huh.
7:50 a.m.-Marc Leishman, Ted Potter Jr.
8 a.m.-George McNeill, Ryan Moore.
8:10 a.m.-Johnson Wagner, J.J. Henry.
8:20 a.m.-Zach Johnson, Hunter Mahan.
8:30 a.m.-Bill Haas, Nick Watney.
8:40 a.m.-Brandt Snedeker, Steve Stricker.
Hole 10
7:30 a.m.-Matt Kuchar, Webb Simpson.
7:40 a.m.-Ian Poulter, Jonas Blixt.
7:50 a.m.-Kyle Stanley, Scott Stallings.
8 a.m.-Ben Curtis, Mark Wilson.
8:10 a.m.-Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy.
8:20 a.m.-Charlie Beljan, Tommy Gainey.
8:30 a.m.-Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson.
"It stinks for me," he said. "I got off to a great start, but that's the way it goes. I'm sure they made the decision that's best for all of the guys. But the good news is, had a great start and playing well."
The first round is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with pairs going off of the first and 10th tees. No tee times were released for the second round.
Simpson said some luck was involved in his score.
"Honestly we timed a couple of the rains at the right time," he said. "(Hole) 5, the par-5, at one point I was going to lay up and then the rain stopped and I hit through it on the green. So a couple fortunate breaks in that regard.
"But you know, we are just trying to keep the ball in play and in front of us. I was able to make a couple of putts and that's what you have to do on a day like today."
The forecast from tour meteorologist Wade Stettner has a 60 percent chance of rain Saturday, with winds of roughly 25-35 mph.
"I can honestly say the forecast isn't real good, but maybe we will get lucky," White said. "That's the hope."
The outlook for Sunday is winds of 20-30 mph and a 20 percent chance of rain. Monday's forecast has a 30 percent chance of rain, accompanied by winds of 15-25 mph.
On Friday, the horn calling golfers off the course sounded at 12:46 p.m., soon after the end of a seven-minute delay.
The problem cited originally was that balls were not resting on the second green. One was reported to have rolled 15 feet after coming to a stop.
"Was it bad? Yeah, it was bad," said White, who noted that gusts reached 42 mph.
Ricky Fowler, the first player off the tee at 10:35 a.m., was 3 over par through eight holes. Playing partner Jason Dufner was 1 over.
"It was pretty crazy," Fowler said. "It came and it would roll in and back out, we saw some sun and then clouds of rain. We just had to wait some of it out, take what it gave you --- it was very tough times out there."
No player got through nine holes. The average driving distance on the 380-yard par-4 third hole was 220 yards.
Fowler said stopping the round was the right call.
"Yeah, it could have been probably sooner," he said. "Definitely with the last little bit with the suspension back to resuming play, then the next suspension, with the up and down there, if it would have been prior to that it would have been great.
"But yeah, after the kind of strong winds that came through and the weather, felt like it was a smart decision."
The last time a PGA Tour round began and was wiped out by weather was in 2005, in the second round of the Players Championship.
The only weather-related delay at the Plantation Course that former tournament chairman Gary Planos could recall came in 1995 --- 2 1/2 hours due to rain at the Lincoln-Mercury International. Planos also said the 1988 Kirin Cup at the Bay Course had its Saturday round wiped out by weather.
The 20 players who finished at least one hole Friday were a total of 27 over par in 89 holes played. Two groups did not finish the first hole and three pairings did not tee off.
"Obviously Webb is probably the only one that may be a little bummed," Fowler said. "He was obviously out there playing well and had control of his golf ball."
Fowler and Dufner both double bogeyed the par-3 eighth.
"I felt like I was playing pretty well up until we had to hit in some crazy weather on eight and I ended up making double," Fowler said. "Other than that, 1 over par felt like it was pretty good over seven holes."
Fowler said being in the first group was tough.
"We didn't want to hold guys up," he said. "I hit a good drive on three and it went 215 yards. Other than that, for the most part, I told my caddie, 'I really don't even need any numbers today.' It's more looking at the shot and seeing what the weather is, and just grab a club, pick the flight and hit it. Numbers were kind of irrelevant at times."

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David G. Schatz, PhD
Professor of Immunobiology and of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; Chair of Immunobiology
Departments & Organizations
Immunobiology: HTI | Lymphocyte Development
Cancer Center: Cancer Immunology
Discovery to Cure Internship
Faculty Research
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology | Immunology: B and T Cell Effector and Memory Cell Differentiation; Computational Immunology; Lymphocyte Development; Structural Analysis of Immune System Receptors and Effectors
Office of Cooperative Research
Dr. Schatz has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of
the mechanisms that assemble and diversify antigen receptor genes that encode
antibodies and T cell receptors.
He is best known for the discovery of RAG1 and RAG2, subsequent
biochemical insights into RAG
function and evolutionary origins, and the discovery of two distinct levels of
regulation of somatic hypermutation.
As a graduate student with David Baltimore, Schatz established an assay for the detection of V(D)J recombination activity and, in collaboration with Marjorie Oettinger, used this assay to isolate the Recombination Activating Genes RAG1 and RAG2, whose gene products constitute the vital, lymphocyte-specific components of the V(D)J recombination machinery. This discovery transformed the field of V(D)J recombination and stands as a seminal event in the field of Immunology. Schatz has since provided important insights into the mechanism of V(D)J recombination. Schatz and Martin Gellert co-discovered the ability of RAG1/2 to perform DNA transposition, with implications for our understanding of the evolution of the adaptive immune system and the mechanism of V(D)J recombination. Schatz has made important contributions to the field of somatic hypermutation, including the discovery of strand asymmetric spreading of mutations and the existence of two distinct levels of targeting of the reaction, one of which relies on gene-specific DNA repair: error-prone at immunoglobulin genes and high-fidelity at numerous proto-oncogenes. His laboratory remains interested in understanding the mechanism of regulation of V(D)J recombination and somatic hypermutation.
Schatz has co-authored over 110 articles, many in prestigious journals, and has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the Rhodes Scholarship, the Snow Prize (Yale University's top award to a graduating senior), the National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellows Award, and the American Association of Immunologists-BD Biosciences Investigator Award. He has been active as an editor and reviewer, serving as Co-Editor of the journal Immunity, as a member of the editorial board of a number of journals, and as a member and Chair of the NIH study section Cellular and Molecular Immunology-A. Schatz has also been very interested in graduate education, serving for many years as the Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Admissions for Immunobiology and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Program.
Schatz received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University in 1980, and a M.A. degree in Philosophy and Politics from Oxford University in 1982. His Ph.D. degree (1990) and postdoctoral training were done with Dr. David Baltimore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.
Education & Training
|Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1990)
|Postdoctoral Fellow
|Whitehead Institute and MIT
Honors & Recognition
MERIT Award, NIAID, NIHNational Institutes of Health (2007)
AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator AwardAmerican Association of Immunology (2004)
National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellows AwardNational Science Foundation (1994)
Cheryl Whitlock/Pathology Prize for the outstanding contribution to the fields of hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis by an individual during training. (1991)
Rhodes Scholarship (1980)
Snow Prize, Yale University's top overall award to a graduating studentYale University (1980)
Professional Service
MD-PhD Faculty Committee (2009)
Chair, NIH Study Section CMI-A (2008 - 2010)
Biological Sciences Advisory Committee (2004 - 2007)
Tenure Advisory Committee for the Biological Sciences (2004 - 2007)
Regular member, NIH Study Section CMI-A (2004 - 2006)
Editorial Board, Immunological Reviews (2003 - 2008)
Editorial Board, Immunity (2003)
Principal Investigator, NIH T32 Training Grant "Yale Interdisciplinary Immunology Training Program" (2003)
Co-Editor, Immunity Co-Editor, Immunity (2000 - 2003)
Medical School Tenure Slot Committee (1999 - 2001)
BBS Executive Committee (1998 - 2008)
Editorial Board, Molecular and Cellular Biology (1996)


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STATE?COLLEGE?- Penn State will have a new football coach "in a matter of days rather than weeks," Athletic Director Dave Joyner said Thursday, and the next coach will not necessarily have to have previous ties to the university.
"Our job is going to be to select the next great head football coach at Penn State and to get the best football coach available for Penn State University," said Joyner, who will chair the six-person search committee.
Penn State is looking for a new coach because Bill O'Brien resigned after a two-year stint to become head coach of the NFL's Houston Texans.
"We're happy for Coach O'Brien and this tremendous opportunity for him," Joyner said. "And at the same time we're grateful for the last two years at Penn State, and Bill laying a foundation upon a great foundation that already existed here."
That foundation once included Penn State setting the standard for stability in college football with Joe Paterno heading the program for 46 years. But the next coach will mark the fourth for the school in the past 26 months: Paterno was fired in November 2011, followed by interim coach Tom Bradley that year, followed by O'Brien in January of 2012.
It actually will be five coaches in that span if you include Larry Johnson, who has been tabbed as the interim coach for the time being until a new hire is made. Johnson is the team's longtime defensive line coach, and Joyner did not rule out him being a candidate for the full-time position.
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PSU football coach search committee
These six people will be responsible for hiring the next coach:
Dave Joyner, athletic director
Dr. Tom Poole, vice president for administration
Charmelle Green, senior woman administrator
Dr. Linda Caldwell, faculty athletics representative
Bob Warming, men's soccer coach
Wally Richardson, director of PSU Football Letterman's Club and a former player
Note: There are no Board of Trustees members on the committee. There were when Bill O'Brien was hired in January of 2012, but Joyner said the school now has a policy prohibiting board members and boosters from being on search committees.
"If Coach Johnson wants to get into this mix, he will be very much welcomed and will certainly get every strong consideration of someone of his stature," Joyner said.
Johnson said in a university statement he is "humbled by the confidence that Penn State has bestowed upon me during this critical time for the football program and honored to do my part to help Penn State."
While Johnson is overseeing the day-to-day operations of the team, the search committee will be looking for what Joyner called "the best coach available out there." He would not give specifics about criteria the committee will use but did say that "head coaching experience is a very desirable requisite."
O'Brien didn't have any head coaching experience when he was hired, but in two years he became a household name in football, and eventually the hottest coaching candidate around for NFL openings.
O'Brien made his first public comments about leaving Penn State on Thursday in Houston. See Page B1 for those remarks.
It was no secret that O'Brien wanted to become an NFL head coach, but Penn State did try to sweeten the deal for him in the past week with unspecified benefits.
"I thought that Penn State made every effort to, within our ability, to make it very attractive for Bill to continue as our head coach," Joyner said.
The AD also said, "I believe [O'Brien] always had Penn State's best interests at heart, and this is just something that came up that he couldn't pass up. We wish him well."
When it comes to the kind of coach the school will be seeking, Joyner said it should be someone of integrity who stresses academics and seeks to win championships.
It also will be important to the university that the next coach stay for a longer period of time to maintain a level a stability.
It's unclear how many coaches already have reached out to PSU about the vacancy, but the job apparently is in high demand.
"We have been contacted by a number of very prominent head coaches or their representatives," Joyner said without naming names.
Joyner would not address a question about whether he will try to remain AD once PSU President Rodney Erickson's term ends this summer. There's a strong chance that the person who will be leading the search committee, Joyner, will not have a job by the start of the next football season, and the new coach also will be reporting to a president who hasn't been hired yet.
Those elements could be troublesome to a degree in the search process, since most people want to know who their bosses are when they take a job.
"Transitions occur in programs all over the place at different times, and athletic programs survive and go on and move forward," Joyner said.
"My answer to that would be that Penn State's got a great tradition of great presidents and administrators, and I would say to any prospective coach that Penn State will continue with that great tradition no matter who is at the helm and who is head of the university."


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DELAND, Fla. – The Stetson men's tennis team fell to UAB 4-3, Tuesday at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, in a contest that came down to the very final singles match.
After winning two of three doubles matches over the home standing Hatters, UAB added another one to start off singles play and jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. Wins from Graham Ball (6-4, 6-2) at court No. 5 and Chester Espie (6-3, 6-4) at No. 6, tied things up at two apiece with three singles matches yet to be completed.
Following a Dragon victory on the No. 1 court, Cahit Kapukiran knotted the score up at 3-3 with a straight set win (6-3, 6-3) over UAB's Stepan Vancurik at No. 3. That meant the fate of the match rested on the shoulders of the players on the No. 2 court in Stetson's Laurynas Antropikas and UAB's Rafael Rondino.
After dropping the first set 6-2, Antropikas battled back in the second set but was edged by Rodino, 7-5, giving the Blazers the hard fought road victory.
"UAB was the better team in doubles today and that ultimately made the difference," said Stetson Associate Head Coach Christophe Noblet. "I thought we competed well in singles but UAB was stronger in the top three positions as well."
Stetson, now 6-8 on the year and 1-2 in A-Sun play gets back to taking on conference opponents with a home tilt against Mercer, Friday, Mar. 28 in DeLand. Match time is scheduled for 12 p.m. at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.


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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Verica Bread
It has been some time since I managed to shoot something for myself. Then yesterday I bought this bread, that is a very typical product from Verica, a small hamlet up in the Appennini mountains south of Modena, and I thought "hmmm, why not?". You can read more about this kind of bread here (in Italian language), suffice to say that is perfect to eat together with some good salami like prosciutto or ciccioli (cured pork rind made in Modena).
(Alessandro Guerani is a professional photographer specialized in food shooting. He lives in Bologna, Italy, and is available for assignments to create the images you always craved. Read the "About me" or contact him using the "Mail me" in the blog menu above.)
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- Miriam said...
Beautiful shot and lovely scale.
- February 27, 2011 at 5:46 AM
- Michael said...
Ciao Ale,
It's a beautiful composition. I have to say that I always find the colors in your images to be so incredibly appealing.
- February 27, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- Alessandro Guerani said...
Yeah, I felt in love with it the first time I saw it.
- February 27, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- clippingimages said...
lovely shoots :)
- February 28, 2011 at 11:08 PM
- Jann said...
This is a gorgeous shot~
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Law enforcement officers are looking for a state prisoner who walked away from a work release program in Shawnee County.
Department of Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay says 25-year-old David Kerth escaped Sunday morning. He is described as 5-feet-10-inches tall and about 200 pounds, with short brown hair and hazel eyes. No further details about how he escaped were released.
WIBW reports that Kerth was jailed in 2007 for a Douglas County robbery and entered the state corrections system for a 2012 probation violation. He was working at a Shawnee County processing plant as part of a state work release program.
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A drinking game where a couple must perform positions in the Kama Sutra in the backseat of a car within 20 seconds and are judged by the other passengers in the car. An unacceptable stance results in the couple taking a shot of alcohol, while an acceptable stance results in the remaining passengers taking a shot.
Man, who wants to play a few rounds of Backseat Sutra?!
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - We watched the ball drop on another year, said a fond farewell to 2012 and hello to new beginnings. Looking toward 2013, I reflect on a class I took last year from UC Irvine, called "Positive Leadership in Spa and Hospitality."
The lessons I learned in this course were invaluable and I wanted to share them with you today so that you may too be more apt to live a positive, balanced life both personally and professionally.
Tony Robbins once said, "You must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course of your life forever ... the very next movie you see or book you read or page you turn could be the one single thing that causes the floodgates to open, and all of the things that you've been waiting for to fall into place." Will 2013 be the catalyst year for you?
Positive thinking began with the book "The Power of Positive Thinking" by Norman Vincent Peale, published in 1952. The idea of positive thinking picked up major steam in the 1970s and has continued to be a popular new age prescription for whatever ails you.
The positive thinking movement continues today, culminating in recent years with the massive success of "The Secret", a book and movie, which recommends tapping into the "law of attraction" to attract good things in your life simply by thinking about them.
Another way to attract what you want out of life would be to create a list of goals you would like to achieve in the year and create a strategy or action plan for each goal. Typically, what one puts out into the universe is returned; with a little desire, work and effort anything is possible. How can you relate positive thinking into making your dreams a reality?
Positive thinking proponents argue that positivity is a powerful factor in our health and recovery from illness as well. Positive psychology has also found a strong link between happiness and health but seeks to understand the limitations of this relationship. Positive emotions seem to help more with prevention than with cure, and more with lifestyle illnesses than with genetic or environmental ones. Positive emotions help build our social support network, encourage more positive lifestyle choices and buffer us from the negative health impacts of stress.
As we apply the things we've learned this year, savor the memories of experiences and enjoy the cumulative effect of another year of growth. Feeling joy and thinking positively nourishes us and gives us more reserves to deal with difficulties when they come along. Besides, in experiencing our own joy, we in turn radiate that toward others as we interact with them, making a contagious and virtuous cycle; the easiest way to "pay it forward", as I like to think of it.
I hope everyone had wonderful holidays and were able to spend time with your loved ones and friends. I'm wishing you nothing continued joy and success in the New Year.
If there are any topics you would be interested in reading about, please contact me at the address below. Happy New Year and remember to think positive thoughts!
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Q: I'm dating a woman who's wonderful in every way. Our relationship has been going on for about six months now and the conversations we have are getting deeper and deeper. I've learned things about her that I'm a little uncomfortable with.
We have extremely opposite views on politics and government. I consider myself to be somewhat of a liberal and she's more conservative, and it's becoming an issue. Civilized debates turn into hot-headed arguments, and it's taking a toll on our relationship. I do love her and want this to work.
Do you think our strong opposing views will be a deal-breaker?
– C.K., Lockport
A: This kind of difference in opinion is only a deal-breaker if you make it one. Obviously, the two of you don't agree, but that isn't always a bad thing. It's fine to have your own personal views, but there's no reason to talk about them all the time. Of all things, don't let politics and government get in the way of the love you have for one another. Agree to disagree and move on. The next time an argument presents itself, change the subject or simply let her know you'd rather not talk about it with her.
However, if it gets to the point where your opposing viewpoints are seriously limiting the amount of conversations you can have, that is a problem. You both have to be comfortable enough to verbalize your opinions without getting defensive or argumentative. This goes for all opinions, not just political issues. Learn how to argue with one another in a healthy way whenever you disagree.
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Q: My boyfriend has recently asked for some space. He's really busy with his job and pursuing higher education. I, on the other hand, don't have many obligations right now, as I'm done with school and am in between jobs. I'm always checking my phone to see if he's returned my texts or calls, and it's causing me stress. He tells me that I need to knock it off and stop being so needy because it puts more pressure on him when he's already got a full plate. How can I stop being so needy? Does wanting space mean he's losing feelings for me?
– N.W., Buffalo
A: I don't think he's asking too much for a bit of space. Spending all day texting and calling the person you're with can feel like a chore after a while. Let him do his thing and try not to take it personally. He's not breaking up with you, he just is overwhelmed.
My advice would be to get out of the house and leave your phone at home if you can, or in the car in case of an emergency. Spend time with friends and family, so you're not always tempted to look at your phone. You need to realize that part of being in a healthy relationship is being able to spend time apart without feeling anxious or constantly wondering what the other person is doing.
Continue your job search, make some new friends, take up a new hobby, or join a gym. Think of it not as your boyfriend wanting to hear from you less, but instead wanting to make that communication more meaningful.
Try to figure out why you're needy to begin with, and then address it. It will benefit all of your future relationships.
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I had to kitbash my Luke Skywalker figure with my Darth Vader figure because Luke was missing a hand.
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To modify any project and crap it up with non-stock parts, often with interesting results. Use of existing or scrap pieces (from just about anything) is usually prefered to fabrication of new ones.
My mechanic had to kitbash my two non-working autos into one working auto. We call it "Frankencar."
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There are 3 main ways to execute a python script.
1) Interactive Prompt
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*How you execute the code also depends on the version. Code written for python2.x may not always execute without traceback errors in python3.x. So the syntax is NOT always the same, nor not always importing the same modules. If your not sure how to find your version, check here. The differences between the two versions can be found here. You may also have to change your IDE's settings to select a different python version from the default, if you have multiple python versions installed.
Interactive Prompt
This is mostly used for experimenting and testing. Although you can write out long codes here, you should switch over to a file if you plan to write more than 3-5 lines. An IDE or file would be more appropriate and easier. The >>> is the prompt for interactive mode. What you type here is python code. Unlike the other methods of executing python, It will be executed right after you hit Enter, upon each line. The only time it does not execute after Enter (or each line) is when you are defining a function or class or a loop, for example. The ... will indicate that you are inside the block of what you are defining. **Some IDE's do not have the ..., in which it is advised to find a different IDE at that point. Once you finish writing the code inside the block, you must hit Enter twice, where it will execute and take you back to the >>> prompt depending on what you are defining.
The reason the interactive prompt is for testing is because:
1) it will execute upon each line or after the definition of a loop, class, function, etc.
2) Once you exit the interactive prompt, what code you wrote in it, is gone. There is no saving the code.
The other two methods of executing python code will save a file with your code in it.
Adding python to the PATH environmental variable. This process will allow you to execute python from any directory and execute a python script anywhere. If you plan on just putting the py file in the installation path, then you can bypass this.
In Windows 7 or less than, Click on Start Menu -> (on search) type: "command prompt". A Black icon "cmd" or Command prompt" will show up. Or open c:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe which will do the same. In windows 8, just type "cmd" in the menu, which should enable search, and pull of an icon of hte command console. This is a DOS prompt. You can do everything you can do normally on the PC in this DOS prompt with commands. The text before your cursor is the directory you are currently in. The command "cd" will change your current directory to the string after. The command 'dir' will list the directories in that directory that you are in. PythonXX should be in the directory C:\PythonXX (where XX represent the version you have downloaded). Once in the directory: type "python" to execute the interactive prompt.
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Python 3.2.3 (default, Apr 11 2012, 07:15:24) [MSC v.1500 ...
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
If you see ">>>", then you are in in the python interactive prompt.
However this will only execute python code in the directory C:\Python32.
Are you getting this Error?
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python is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
This will make the Python executable runable from anywhere, not any script. If the script lives in a different directory than where you are at, you still need to change to that directory, or give the full path of that file to execute it.
To make python execute in any directory in Windows. You have to add python to the PATH environmental variable. To get there:
[Window 7] My Computer (right-Click) > Properties > Advanced System Settings > Environmental Variables > Under System Variables > double click Path > append python directory path to this, separated by semicolons (see below). Click OK to all the windows you have up.
[Windows 8] Go to Metro or Start and just type in "Advanced System Settings" > Environmental Variables > Under System Variables > double click Path > append python directory path to this, separated by semicolons (see below). Click OK to all the windows you have up.
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For the example above using Python32. In environmental variables there is a path varaible already existing
i changed the path variable from:
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So i appended to the variable
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After that, OK out of all those windows, kill the command console and get a fresh command console with the same method you did before. However, this time, you will notice that you can change directory into any directory, and the command python will pull up the interpreter. An easy indicator that you were successful.
an example output:
before setting the path:
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'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\metulburr>cd Python32
Python 3.2.3 (default, Apr 11 2012, 07:15:24) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> exit()
C:\Users\metulburr\Python32>cd ..
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
refresh the console
after setting the path:
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Python 3.2.3 (default, Apr 11 2012, 07:15:24) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on wi
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> exit()
C:\Users\metulburr>cd C:\
Python 3.2.3 (default, Apr 11 2012, 07:15:24) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on wi
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> exit()
To do that in command prompt:
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set PATH=%PATH%;C:\My_python_lib
Open a Terminal. It does not matter what directory you are in. If you have both python2.x and python3.x installed, you can use either interactive prompt by a number. "python" is the default for your OS. The default may be python3.x in some distros (currently now is gentoo and arch)
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metulburr@ubuntu:~$ python
Python 2.7.3 (default, Aug 1 2012, 05:14:39)
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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metulburr@ubuntu:~$ python3
Python 3.2.3 (default, May 3 2012, 15:51:42)
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
depending on your linux distro and time as more and more distros use python3.x as default in the comming years, python3.x may be default where python referes to 3.x and python2 referes to 2.x
An IDE is just a fancy text editor. That's it. It does not perform magic tricks. You can accomplish the same without ever installing an IDE. See below for Command line / Terminal as this does just that. The bare bones of an IDE just creates a file and puts your text in that file, with a button to execute it. There are numerous IDE's. The only difference is preference. Some are free and some are not, but give out a free version that will work.
Each IDE is different in how you configure it, execute code, etc. Some have a run command, and F# key, Ctrl+b, etc. to execute the python code. Some will open a terminal/console with for the output, some will have embedded terminals, and some will have their own area for output. Some will have all of these options, some will have only a few of these options. All IDE's can be re-configured to your liking.For example: If you don't like that F5 runs your code, you can change the keybinding to Ctrl + b, or vice-versa. If you want an embedded terminal in the IDE and the IDE doesn't do it by defualt, chances are there is a plugin for that IDE that will allow it. And so on and so on.
What is IDLE? IDLE is just only one of the numerous IDE's. Just because python on windows comes with IDLE, does not mean python needs IDLE to run. It is there for beginner's convenience. Also by most programmers, it is also considered one of the worst IDE's too. It shall be fine for beginner's though. You can research why with a google search later, or run across the reasons yourself as you progess in programming. For those that stick with IDLE, IDLE starts you off with the python interpreter. This is not a command line! It is just a GUI form of the python interpreter that you can also get in the command line/terminal. It confuses a lot of beginner's because they think they click new window, write their code, and run their code in the python interpreter, thinking it is a command line or terminal. File -> New Window creates an empty file in the same way that Notepad does. And Run -> Run Module executes this code. The output of the code (at least in IDLE) is displayed amongst the python interpreter as opposed to a terminal, AKA ('>>>'). And the python interpreter is there for a quick one liner tests here and there, not to run the code you saved in the new window.
*IDLE is also one of the IDE's that does not show the ... in the embedded interpreter for indentation. It is advised to find another IDE or use the command line, if you use the interpreter a lot.
If you are confused on the process of using an IDE, or if you still think python requires idle to run, then install some other IDE's and use them for awhile. Try at least 5 of them out. In addition to that, open and write a file in notepad, and execute it in the command prompt. Then create a file, write in the file, and execute that file all in the command prompt all without using an IDE or GUI text editor. At this point you may start to understand the concept.
Command Line / Terminal
More often than you think, people will not use an IDE. In this case you open any text editor you want, write code, and when you save it you save it with the file extension of ".py". An IDE is just a fancy text editor, that's it! You can use anything, Gedit, notepad, IDLE, whatever to write the code. All IDE's have a way of quick run, but you can also run them from the terminal/DOS as shown below.
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For Windows simplicity: put this test.py file in your directory that you started the interactive prompt: for example of the path:
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and example of the same path executed:
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c:\Python32>python test.py
Then you open a Terminal/DOS prompt and change directory to your test.py and write this:
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python test.py
The same as before like with the interactive prompt, but this time we add a argument and the argument is your .py file.
So in short, you can either change to the directory that the file lives in and execute it from there:
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C:\>cd C:\my_python_lib
C:\my_python_lib>python.exe test.py
or you can execute it from any directory if you give the full path of the file:
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C:\>python.exe C:\my_python_lib\test.py
Does your program when executed just flicker and then go away? Most Windows users have got accustomed to double clicking an icon and have it execute. To adjust the program for double clicking, the basic method is to add the builtin input to have it ask the user for "nothing" to assure that the user must hit ENTER before the program closes out. raw_input() for Python 2.x and input() for Python 3.x. Just put this after your program at the end of the file and it will restrict the program to prematurely exiting. This is however only effective if you plan to execute the program by double clicking it. If you use a command line/Terminal to execute the program, you do not need the input function as the command line will still allow you to view the output of your program even after exiting, as you just get the users prompt when it exits.
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metulburr@ubuntu:~$ touch tester.py
metulburr@ubuntu:~$ vim tester.py
metulburr@ubuntu:~$ cat tester.py
print('this is a test')
metulburr@ubuntu:~$ python3 tester.py
this is a test
This example shows the creation and execution of a one line python script. 'touch tester.py' creates the file, although vim will create it anyways. 'vim tester.py' opens one of the numerous text editors. Remember, you can use anything. 'cat tester.py' shows the content of the .py file that i wrote in it, in vim. 'python3 tester.py' executes the script I made with python3.x. 'this is a test' is the output of that program executed.
Command line commands
It depends on what OS you are on as to what the commands are. Some basics are:
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cd something
to change directory to the the directory something (assumeing the file is named 'something'). Of course if that file was nested in another file, you first have to change to that directory (file), then to this one.
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to list the current directory contents in LInux
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to list the current directory contents in Windows
Interactive prompt help()
while in the interactive prompt, you can use the help function to show the documentation for that specific module. For 3rd party modules you have installed you must import it and then help(your_module), it will show a description, classes, functions, version number, author. For builtins it will show class and methods and description of each method, etc.
default help screenclass, methods,
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import module and help()
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>>>from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
>>>import urllib
show me the documentation for strings
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show the specific method s.find()
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show all modules installed for this version of python
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Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE). A list of of IDE's and info about them.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) - an IRC channel that is friendly and helpful
When you ask a question the first time, if no one is chatting, wait for up to maybe 2 hours before closing out as to give us time to see it. 3 Minutes is not enough as we are not sitting there all day staring at IRC waiting every second for everyone to ask questions.
IRC in Browser
SERVER: irc.freenode.net
CHANNEL: #python-forum
Official python site
Python tutorials
Download python versions, tutorials, information
Information for python, for example PEP 8 is guidlines for style in coding Python.
Online Interpreter
Test Python without installing it
Porting Guide
Check the different modules for 2.x versus 3.x
Modules ported to Python3.x
View 3rd party modules and see if they have been ported to Python 3.x yet. Even if the module you are looking for does not support Python 3.x, there may be methods to tinker it to work, BETA testing, etc. that you can use to get it working still. Google and research and you just might be surpirsed what people have accomplished.
Some 3rd party modules
Web framework for python.
Lightweight web framework for python
Parse HTML with Python
GUI Libraries for Python. There is also tkinter which comes with python (most of the time)
2D gaming Library for python
3D Library
package your apps with their dependencies
package your apps for Windows users
Avoiding massive elif statements
the first example shows elif statments as you would learn them in any tutorial, the second however shows the same thing done but with no elif statments. It does the same thing but reduces the code and makes it more debugable in the future.
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choice = input('enter a number')
if choice == '0':
print('you chose zero')
elif choice == '1':
print('you chose one')
elif choice == '2':
print('you chose two')
elif choice == '3':
print('you chose three')
print('out of range/invalid')
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user_choice = {'0':'zero','1':'one','2':'two','3':'three'}
choice = input('enter a number')
print('you chose {}'.format(user_choice[choice]))
except KeyError:
print('out of range/invalid')


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Brad Pitt will have audiences laughing out loud as a knucklehead fitness employee in Burn After Reading, but what makes PEOPLE's two-time Sexiest Man Alive chuckle in real life?
"My kids," Pitt, 44, told PEOPLE at the Toronto International Film Festival gala screening Friday for his new Coen Brothers comedy also starring George Clooney.
Speaking of his kids with Angelina Jolie, newest additions, eight-week-old twins, Knox and Vivienne, are great, he added.
"Everyone is healthy," said Pitt. "No sleep though."
He added to reporters: "Sleep is something you long for, but it's alright. We'll get it."
Despite the lack of shut eye, costar and Oscar winner Tilda Swinton advises Pitt not to worry. As a mother of twins herself – 11-year-old daughter Honor Byrne and son Xavier Byrne – she tells him: "It gets easier! And it's true."
And what kind of dad does she think her movie star friend is? "He's fantastic," said Swinton. Costar John Malkovich chimed in: "He was very doting with his daughter during shooting on a couple of days I was there. He's very much a present parent."
Pitt and Jolie have six kids total contributing to the giggles: Maddox, 7, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, and Shiloh, 2.
Brad Pitt's Kids Make Him Laugh, Long for Sleep
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The race for New York's 27th Congressional District is supposed to be about Democratic Rep. Kathleen C. Hochul and Republican challenger Chris Collins.
But two debates between the candidates this week have been dominated by someone else: President Obama.
Collins headed into debates Tuesday and Wednesday with a strategy to link the freshman congresswoman to the president, while Hochul sought to define herself as an independent voice who has broken with Democrats on several issues.
The reason is reflected in the most recent poll of the district, which found more than half of the voters view Obama unfavorably. Outside Erie County, the president's popularity is even worse, with 57 percent of those polled saying they did not view the president favorably compared with 39 percent who did.
"I don't work for President Obama," Hochul said Wednesday during a 30-minute debate at WIVB-TV studios that will air again Sunday morning. "I work for the people of this district, and that's why they sent me to Washington to be their independent voice. I have broken with the Democratic Party on many issues. I don't agree with the Republican Party on other issues."
Hochul's voting record tallied by Congressional Quarterly shows she voted last year with the Democrats 81 percent of the time, while voting for Obama's agenda 78 percent of the time. That's less than other Democratic representatives from Western New York.
But national Republicans who have paid to air commercials in the district have sought to link Hochul to Obama.
Collins was on the same page during the debates this week. "Mrs. Hochul is pretending to be someone she's not," he said Wednesday. "She's pretending to be independent. She is in lockstep with Barack Obama. She supports Nancy Pelosi."
Hochul on Wednesday sought to draw a clear line between herself and Obama, pointing out that she supports the Keystone XL Pipeline, which the president has opposed, and that she voted with Republicans on a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget.
She also said she does not support a portion of Obama's health care law that calls for $716 billion in reduced Medicare payments during the next 10 years, with most of the savings coming from lower payments to Medicare providers.
"If there was an opportunity to vote up or down on those cuts today, I would do it," Hochul said.
The health care bill was approved before Hochul took office. She supports the law and has voted against attempts to repeal it but believes some portions of it can be fixed. Collins supports repealing the law – a point he made repeatedly during the two debates.
At one point during Wednesday's debate, after hearing Hochul disavow the planned reduction in future Medicare payments, Collins countered by welcoming her to join the Republican Party.
"From what I'm hearing from Mrs. Hochul, I'd suggest she register as a Republican," he said, "because she sure talks an awful lot about how she disagrees with Barack Obama on this, that and the next thing."
Hochul pushed back on questions that sought to define her support of Obama, telling Collins that he was attempting to polarize people and questioning why it mattered to voters in the district that she plans to vote for Obama in November's election.
"I will work with whomever is in the White House," Hochul said. "If Mitt Romney is in the White House in January, I guarantee you're going to take pictures of me going to visit Mitt Romney, 'cause that's the kind of individual I am. I don't polarize. I don't denigrate someone because of a party label."
The debate, which aired on Channel 23 Wednesday night, touched on a range of issues – from the Second Amendment to whether religiously affiliated employers should be required to provide coverage of birth control for workers. The debate will air again at 11:30 a.m. Sunday on Channel 4.
Both candidates said they strongly supported gun rights. Both have been given an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association, with Hochul picking up the organization's endorsement.
Collins said he does not support a mandate that religiously affiliated employers provide birth control and said the solution is to repeal the Obama health care law. Hochul said she reached out to the secretary of Health and Human Services to seek a religious accommodation after the mandate took effect. The accommodation allows those organizations to rely on a third-party insurer to offer the coverage.
Hochul also sought to paint Collins as a candidate who would be unwilling to compromise with Democrats if elected.
"I've always been a compromising individual when it comes to getting things done," Collins said. "The private sector, that's what I spent 30 years doing."
Hochul countered, "Saying it's so, doesn't make it so, Chris."
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David Fred Canterbury, 60, of Arcadia, went to meet his Savior at 10:47 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.
David was born July 6, 1952, in Fostoria, to the late Marvin and Gladys (David) Canterbury. He married Diana Beckman Aug. 29, 1970, and she preceded him in death April 27, 1986. He then married, Karen Hoepf April 16, 1988, and she survives in Arcadia.
He is also survived by one daughter, Machelle (Jim Kelly) Canterbury of Shelby Towniship., Mich.; and two sons, Christopher Canterbury of Grayton and Eric (Ruthie) Tong of Arcadia. He was preceded in death by a sister, Myrtle Clark and also survived by a brother-in-law, David (Barbara) Clark; nephews, Richard and Greg Clark; a mother-in-law and father in-law, Dale and JoAnn Hoepf; four brothers-in-law, Paul (Jil) Hoepf, Greg (Sue) Hoepf, Kevin (Cindy) Hoepf and Scott (Sandy) Hoepf; three sisters-in-law, Sharon Hoepf, Bonnie (Marty) Miller and Janice (Jim) Naderer; nine grandchildren, Michael, Brice and Alex Johnson, Christopher and Diana Canterbury, EJ, Caleb, Jordyn Tong and Mac; and several nieces and nephews.
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David retired from The City of Findlay as an electrician Aug. 1, 2012. He was an active member of Trinity Baptist Church, Findlay, where he served as a trustee and directed the singing in the Jr. Church for many years. He was a GTO enthusiast, a Lake Erie fisherman and a woodworker. He loved lighthouses and enjoyed traveling to see them. David enjoyed spending time with his family and was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at Coldren-Crates Funeral Home, 205 W. Sandusky St., Findlay, OH 45840, (419) 422-2323.
His funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Trinity Baptist Church, Findlay, with visitation one hour (10-11 a.m.) prior. Pastor Michael Spann will officiate. Burial will follow at Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery, Findlay.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Baptist Church Missionary Fund.
Online condolences may be made via www.coldrencrates.com.


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The flow of foot traffic at the Charleston City Market paused Friday morning for an award ceremony, recognizing vendors who sell locally based products.
Mayor Joseph Riley awarded 69 artisans and 47 sweetgrass basket weavers with a special ceramic tile featuring the City Market seal to display that certifies that their products are locally made.
"I want you all to know how proud I am of you and your hard work and your contribution to this city," said Riley. He said that such a vibrant market area contributed to Charleston being named the No. 1 tourist destination in the country.
Recipients of the award crowded around a tent where the mayor was speaking, but eventually made their way to shaded areas to avoid the muggy morning air. They wore name tags identifying themselves before accepting their tiles and leaving to set up their individual stands for the day's customers.
Leola Wright has been weaving sweetgrass baskets for 52 years. She was taught the art by her mother who used the baskets as a means to support her nine children. Wright said she has taught all six of her kids how to weave the baskets to preserve the generational history of the art.
"It's great to see how the city cares about the art and the people who do it," said Wright, proudly showing off the tile she had been given minutes before.
Michelle Black has been working at the Market for the past nine years selling fused glass jewelry and acid etched artwork on copper. She said the awards were a sign that the city appreciates the vendors' hard work.
"It means a lot because making something from scratch is really tough," she said.
Black said that renovations at the market made it easier to work and helped attract more people, saying it doesn't flood as often since they raised the floor.
Mary Lou Ranson sells glassware decorated with vibrant, hand-painted designs at the Market. She said she likes to add a little pizzazz to things people need and was overwhelmed by the city's recognition of her work.
"It means the world to me," said Ranson, who's been at the Market since 1984. "It's fabulous they recognize the work we put in."
Ase and Stu Zablow have been selling their Southern Sisters cookies at the Market since 1987. Ase describes Stu as a "naturalist," an inspiration for their ingredients.
"Our recipe is based on an old, antebellum recipe," said Stu, explaining why their cookies contain no artificial preservatives.
Farther down the aisles was Charlie Shelton, working in place of his wife, Susan, at Susan's Pressed Flowers. The couple met at the Market while Susan was working there with her mom. "I came along shortly thereafter," Charlie said, lightheartedly. Now the couple has been working at the Market for 30 years.
As far as what it felt like to have his and his wife's work recognized by the city, Charlie said one word summed it up — "validation."
The awards went a long way in promoting locally produced goods, something Michelle Black thinks will help boost the profile of the Charleston area.
"We're all in this together," she said. "We need to support local suppliers as much as possible."
The ceramic tiles, featuring the City Market seal, that were handed out Friday to vendors using local products.×
(Left to right) Stu Zablow, Elaine Warner, and Stu's wife Ase, of Southern Sisters. They've been selling all natural cookies made from an Antebellum recipe at the City Market since 1987.×
Leola Wright has been weaving sweetgrass baskets for 52 years. Her mother taught Leola and her eight siblings the art, and she has since passed it down to her six children.×
Charlie Shelton at the stand of Susan's Pressed Flowers. He met his wife Susan at the City Market and the two have been selling their products there for 30 years.×


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Our engagement photo18 years ago...He still keeps this in his wallet.18 years ago today to be exact. The wedding bells rang for my beloved and I. I am pretty lucky, he's really good to me and to our daughters. He puts up with me, my fabric and vintage 40's era stuff obsession, my moody days, my bad days and my silliness. We have a lot of fun together, and we laugh a lot, mostly at ourselves! I put up with him, his obsession with super-heroes, Gi-Joe, action figures, sports, his moody days that I like to call MAN-O-PAUSE, his stupid humor, and he complains a lot sometimes. It could be worse for both of us.
This all begs the question--- how do our children put up with us??? hmmm there is one to ponder. I guess they have no choice really, so we all laugh at each other a lot.
Our little girls- 8 years ago, also in his wallet
Marriage-- definitely not the easiest thing I have done in my life, but well worth the trouble, the trials and the benefits are limitless.
Many of our older friends, say we are nothing but babies still--- oh brother! Gimme a break already. After 20 years together, we are now the same age his parent's were when we met. We have been together longer than we lived before we met. We were 18 and met in college, became friends, then he pursued me, I caved and we fell for each other. Many of our younger friends cannot believe we are this old--Hahahaha! It's not old unless you believe it's old. Fortunately they think we are younger-- but still think it is weird we have been married for so long. I guess I think it is a bit weird too-- seems like a pretty long time 18 years. Sure doesn't feel that long-- I think that is a good sign!
I am blessed, I am grateful, I am humbled daily, thank you Lord.


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H7N9 has now been detected in domesticated birds including pigeons, chickens, and quail. Now that the virus' lethality is established, great concern exists regarding its transmissibility among humans. [© Lars Christensen - Fotolia.com]
As the New York Times reported on Saturday that a sixth person has died from a mysterious avian-borne virus, Chinese officials advised its citizens to avoid live poultry, and slaughtered more than 20,000 birds at a wholesale market in Shanghai.
The Chinese government was responding to the detection of H7N9 in a pigeon, the first time the flu has been detected in domesticated birds including pigeons, chickens, and quail.
And scientists have warily watched, as they recall the model for bird flu, the H5N1 virus, which became lethal when it moved from birds to people. Since the lethality of H7N9 is established, great concern exists regarding its transmissibility among humans.
In a CDC briefing to CIDRAP News, CDC director Tom Frieden, M.D., said there has been no person-to-person transmission and no epidemiologic link between any of the cases so far. But, he added, "There are two families where there was illness in the family around the time of a confirmed case, and those situations are being investigated by Chinese authorities to see if there was person-to-person transmission."
He further noted that, "with a contagious flu virus, you would expect to find 20 or 30 cases among 100 close contacts of an infected person, but none have been found in the Chinese contact investigations so far. In addition, many or most of the cases have direct contact with live poultry," he added.
As of April 7, China reported a total of 21 cases of human infection with H7N9 flu, all in the eastern part of the country. Most of the 21 have become severely ill, and six of them have died; however, milder infections may be going undetected.
There could be additional infections both among animals and humans in other regions, and authorities have stepped up measures to monitor cases of pneumonia with unexplained causes, said Liang Wannian, director of the Chinese health agency's H7N9 flu prevention and control office.
These numbers, health officials say, are particularly worrisome because although the virus has infected a very small number of people, it has killed or critically sickened a high proportion of them. And while its virulence is worrisome enough, WHO officials said that genetic evaluation of the H7N9 virus shows it has the ability to mutate readily, saying "analysis of the genes of these viruses suggests that although they have evolved from avian (bird) viruses, they show signs of adaptation to growth in mammalian species."
To deal with the outbreak and head off a worse scenario, the Chinese government has launched a full-court press to detect infection sources and taken public health measures. Although some, according to the times, asked why it took so long to publicly announce the outbreak of the H7N9 virus, public health experts have commended the government for responsiveness and transparency in the five days since officials identified the first victims.
Experts say the virus appears to respond to existing influenza medications like Tamiflu and Relenza, and in the U.S., the CDC said it had begun working on a vaccine for the new flu.
Since the H1N1 swine flu pandemic of 2009, in which drug makers took six months to develop and distribute effective vaccines, manufacturers have been stepping up efforts to produce shots faster to deal with the rapid spread of disease. According to Michael Shaw, Ph.D., associate laboratory director in the CDC's Influenza Division, it will take at least a month to create the seed vaccine, even though the agency is building a synthetic version rather than waiting for a virus sample to arrive from China. Because China has posted the genetic sequences of the virus on public databanks, synthetic genes encoding the virus's outer spikes in a laboratory can be built, and they can be attached to a viral "backbone," one that has already been proven to grow well in laboratory and in the sterile chicken eggs in which flu vaccines are made.
Once produced, the CDC says, the vaccine will be tested in ferrets; then the animals will be challenged with flu to see whether they become ill. Ferrets have been used extensively in influenza research because the pathogenesis of the influenza virus in ferrets is very similar to that observed in humans. Contact ferret models have also been used to evaluate transmissibility of the influenza virus in humans in order to determine the pandemic potential. Making flu vaccine seed strains using reverse genetics is nothing new, as 29 approved vaccine candidates have been made in this way, Dr. Shaw said. Those include 22 H5 vaccines, three H9, and four H7, he added.
Experts from around the world are in daily talks about the threat posed by a deadly new strain of bird flu in China, including discussions on if and when to start making a vaccine. But any decision to initiate mass production of H7N9 vaccines will be a tough decision to make. Jeremy Farrar, D.Phil., infectious disease expert and director of Oxford University's research unit in Vietnam, said, "It is an incredibly difficult decision because once you make it you have to change from making seasonal flu vaccines and go to making a vaccine for this virus." And dedicated manufacturing of a vaccine against H7N9 vaccine could cause shortages of vaccine against normal season flu.
Vaccine manufacturers include Sanofi Pasteur, the world's largest flu vaccine manufacturer, said it was in continuous contact with the WHO through the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), but it was too soon to know the significance of the Chinese cases.
CDC says it continues to monitor the situation closely, coordinating with domestic and international partners in a number of areas, including gathering more information to make a knowledgeable public health risk assessment and developing a candidate vaccine virus. CDC also is reviewing posted genetic sequencing of the new H7N9 viruses and assessing possible implications in terms of the viruses' transmissibility and severity.
Dr. Shaw told GEN that, "The biggest public health concern at the moment is that the virus has already adapted to infecting humans, and that it has mutations that suggest it has infected mammals sometime in its evolution. But, it's reassuring that it's not moving from human to human thus far. Also, the human and avian sequences we have from China show us that the virus is still mutating; it hasn't stabilized and could still change."
Right now he said, the Chinese have checked more than 600 contacts of patients and all those individuals have been negative for the virus. "But," he added, "we are in a situation where we think it is in our interest that we have a vaccine candidate ready for production if needed. Sustained human spread would be the trigger to widespread production, and having a candidate vaccine virus ready to go that has been tested is important."
And right now, he said, the policy is "watchful waiting while putting the pieces in place for a vaccine rollout should it be needed."
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - The community has answered the call by the town of Truckee for input on the possibility of doing away with plastic checkout bags.
As of Thursday morning, 850 responses had been received by the town on a survey inquiring about the level of support for a potential plastic bag ban and fee on paper checkout bags. About 69.8 percent of responders supported the ban, 23.4 percent were against and 7.6 percent were undecided, said Nichole Dorr, the town's recycling coordinator.
For community members: www.surveymonkey.com/s/CXTQYRC
For business owners: www.surveymonkey.com/s/2FBT7VJ
Dorr said she is "blown away" by the number of responses the town has received since last Friday, with 600 surveys being taken the first two days.
"That first initial response has been amazing," she said, adding that over the past few days responses have been trickling in at a slower rate.
Truckee resident Lisa Wandzell-Levonian wrote to the Sierra Sun, stating that she is 100 percent in favor of a plastic bag ban.
"I can't help but think that the world would be so much more beautiful without the plastic bag trash everywhere, including the Truckee River and Lake Tahoe," she said.
She went on to say that she takes part in Truckee Day, a town-wide street cleanup day, every year, picking up "many" bags.
"I also pick up trash on my walks and hikes, and I can always find plastic bags anywhere I hike," she said.
Longtime Truckee resident Mimi Hagen, who also participates in Truckee Day with her husband, said, "Plastic bags seem to make it to Donner Historic Park, our streets and up on the pushed snow mounds. We all need to recycle."
While Truckee resident Eve Auch said she normally uses recyclable bags for her groceries, she would not like to see a plastic bag ban.
"I recycle every single plastic bag I get ... by using them as liners for small garbage cans around the house," she said. "I carry them double bagged when I walk my dogs. I even put vegetables from my garden in them for giving to others."
Out of the 850 responses, 75 percent stated they reuse plastic checkout bags, Dorr said.
An Olympic Valley resident who preferred not to be named, said he, too, reuses plastic bags for a variety of purposes.
"This is a huge convenience and we would not like to lose it," he said.
As for business-owner reaction, Dorr said of the 33 who have taken the survey, many have questions, especially regarding a possible fee for paper bags and the potential impact on business.
"This is a tourist community," Auch said. "How many people do you think will come in for the wonders of Truckee and bring their own recyclable bags? It isn't going to happen."
North Shore resident Mike Clauss, who is in support of the ban, said tourists are familiar with the concept since the law is in effect in other cities and communities.
Other communities with a ban on plastic bags include San Francisco, San Jose and mountain tourist destinations such as Aspen, Colo.
South Lake Tahoe is also working on an ordinance that would prohibit retailers from providing plastic bags at checkout and charge at least 10 cents per paper bag. A first reading of the ordinance will take place at next Tuesday's City Council meeting. If passed, a second reading and potential adoption will occur at the Feb. 5 meeting, said Susan Alessi, city clerk.
Dorr said the town intends to reach out to other communities, especially small mountain tourist communities, that have successfully passed a plastic bag ban to learn the potential business impacts of such an ordinance and lessons learned.
As for the impact on locally generated business, a few comments sent to the Sierra Sun indicated they may shop more in Reno as a result of a ban.
The Olympic Valley resident said he and his family currently do most of their grocery shopping in Truckee, since the town's markets are their local favorites.
"A plastic bag ban would probably slightly reduce our grocery shopping in Truckee," he said. "We go to Reno more often now because we have close family that moved to Reno recently, and we would probably buy more groceries in Reno, since we will be there anyway."
"Truckee has that reputation of being a high-price tourist town," said Truckee resident Sharon Cagle. "I do shop local, but sometimes it's cheaper to go to Reno, and a lot of Truckee people do go to Reno for gas, food, clothing and also to doctors. ... If prices keep going up, I feel all of our businesses will be impacted."
Dorr said the town intends to reach out to the local business community to answer its questions and concerns.
"We're still interested in getting additional feedback, especially from the business community," she said.
Two surveys - one geared toward community members and the other toward business owners - are currently available online and can be filled out until the end of the month.


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Against the Blackhawks last weekend, in one of the biggest games this season, he had the most hits of any Red Wings player in any game all year — six. Kindl also had three shots and no goals allowed.
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Kelby Mullen, Zach Meyer, Lucas Hatton, Derek Wilkins and Conner Wylie all started in the winter as the Sullivan County boys basketball team won a program-record 23 games and reached the state tournament's second round. A year ago, all five helped the team capture the school's first district championship in any sport. All five are excellent basketball players.
They also are good baseball players. And that quintet knows how to make history in that sport as well.
All five were key members of last year's baseball team which set a program record for wins, won the program's first playoff game and came within an out of beating state finalist Montgomery in the district semifinals. Now they, and the other Griffin baseball players, want another piece of history. They are seeking to become the program's first to reach districts in consecutive years.
"I tell them all the time I'd love to see them do it for themselves, do it for the school, do it for the coaches, but just do it," Sullivan coach Walt Tubach said. "We want them to be that first team in history to go to back-to-back playoffs. I just don't think they know how good they can be."
Sullivan started showing how strong it can be Thursday when it defeated perennial District 4 Class A power Muncy, 2-1. Meyer threw a complete-game three-hitter and Hatton scored what turned out to be the winning run in the third inning after drawing a two-out walk and stealing second. It was just the tonic the Griffins needed after starting 0-3.
Sullivan has a strong core back from last year's 13-win team and showed promise in those games, but stranded too many runners against teams that are a combined 8-3. Meyer, however, dominated Muncy, the defense played a flawless game and Derek Farrell hit a huge, momentum-shifting home run as the Griffins broke out against a strong team that has reached the postseason every year this century.
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1. South Williamsport (4-0)
Talk about an impressive opening statement. The Mounties, replacing six starters from last year's state qualifier, downed defending District 4 Class AA champion Loyalsock, 9-5 Friday and have beaten three of the district's premier teams thus far. South has outscored four good teams, all .500 or better, 42-6 and is playing well in all facets. South became just the second District 4 team in 24 games to beat Loyalsock and showed as much about its toughness as talent, overcoming an early three-run deficit. Pitchers Tyler House, Billy Rummings and Cody Nelson all have been solid with the first two going 4-0 and Nelson allowing just one run in six innings. South is the only unbeaten team remaining in the rugged HAC-II.
2. Montoursville (3-1)
Nobody likes to lose but a 5-2 opening-day loss at Shikellamy might have been a good wakeup call for the Warriors. They stranded 12 baserunners that day but have surged since then. Montoursville hits well throughout the lineup and also has a nice bench. The Warriors also are hungry and now are taking nothing for granted.
"We had high expectations for the season and that really brought us back down to earth," catcher Cameron Ott said after going 2 for 2 with a home run against Jersey Shore. "It really humbled us and we knew we had to get better and just have to keep working hard and improving."
3. Loyalsock (3-1)
The Lancers took a tough loss to Jersey Shore last year before rattling off 14 straight wins. They are loaded with talented players and time will tell what they take from Friday's loss. Loyalsock scored 42 runs in its first three wins, taking each game in five innings. Jimmy Webb went 3 for 4 with a grand slam and six RBIs in a 16-2 win over Mount Carmel.
4. Williamsport (4-0)
The Millionaires are enduring a long layoff before hosting Bald Eagle Area Wednesday for their first in-state game. That will make it 13 days since Williamsport last played, beating West Springfield, Va., 9-8. Williamsport's lone game last week against Danville was rained out. The Millionaires came from behind to win their last two games.
5. Jersey Shore (3-1)
The Bulldogs have been hit hard by injuries, losing four starters already. Those players might miss a week or so but should be good for down the stretch. Before playing Montoursville, Jersey Shore had shutout three straight opponents. Chris Glunk has not allowed a run in two starts and Dylan Hamm has been solid in relief. Catcher Christian Rishel has two multi-hit games and went 2-for-2 against Montoursville while reaching base all three times.
Player of the Week
Joey Gardner, Lewisburg
The senior is at the heart of Lewisburg's resurgence and was outstanding last week. Gardner went 7-for-9 with a home run and two doubles.
Game of the Week
Loyalsock at Hughesville
Wednesday's game is the renewal of what has become a terrific rivalry. Hughesville was the only HAC-II team to beat Loyalsock last year and has split three straight series with the Lancers. The Spartans have struggled some early, but have the talent and manpower to be a title contender and this should be a good one.
"It feels good. This is one of the best teams around so this helps a lot," Meyer said. "After this we should be flying high now."
Before last season, Sullivan had not reached the playoffs this century and had done so just three times in program history. The Griffins started 7-3 then lost five straight but peaked at the right time and won five of their next six games while avenging two previous losses against Muncy. That experience taught them that while they might lose some games, as long as they keep improving throughout the season good things can happen.
That was big entering Thursday's game. Tubach told players on the bus ride from Laporte to forget about that 0-3 start. The only focus was Muncy. Before last season there was not much of a past anyway so why focus on that? The future is what Sullivan is thinking about now.
The Griffins want to keep making history but they don't want to think about history. They were trail blazers last year and now they want to keep moving forward, they want to keep breaking new ground.
"I have a tremendously good group of boys here and they just need some more confidence because they can be really good," Tubach said. "Those (first three) games are in the past and we're looking ahead now."
Listen to a lot of stat nerds out there and they will tell you that a pitcher's win-loss record reveals little about him. They can use Muncy's Kenny Koch to back their claim. Koch is 0-2 but has thrown as well as any District 4 pitcher. In two games, Koch has allowed just five hits in 11 innings while striking out 25.
Both times, however, Muncy scored just one run and lost to Montgomery and Sullivan County. Koch was brilliant against Sullivan, striking out 15 and scattering three hits in 6 2/3 innings. He surrendered just one earned run but again took the hard-luck loss.
The sophomore right-hander has electric stuff when his curveball is moving like it was Thursday. He throws hard, spots his pitches well and appears to be settling into a comfort zone after last year's solid debut season. Oh yeah, Koch also is an excellent catcher with a big-time arm and is a dangerous hitter, too. He does not have the wins yet, but if Koch keeps playing like he has early, Muncy might get a lot by season's end.
"When he's throwing like that he's tough and when it warms up he will get better," Muncy coach Chris Persing said. "He's a phenomenal catcher. Dawson (Fox) (2-0) does a nice job too and we have to pick their spots and give them a break behind the dish with those guys pitching a lot."
Montoursville has been unable to play at Giles Field due to poor field conditions. The Warriors (3-1) can use the outfield so the outfielders receive a steady dose of flyballs. It has not even been able to practice infield there because things have been so bad. Basically, the only time infielders receive practice is during pregame warmups.
Despite all that, Montoursville has won three straight and thumped two-time defending District 4 Class AAA champion Jersey Shore, 12-1, Friday. The Warriors have won those three games by a 38-1 margin and scored 38 straight runs before Jersey Shore scored a fifth-inning run. The infield is still a work in progress due to lack of work but the offense has been on a rampage, and pitchers Pierce Ranck and Andrew Null have not allowed a run in three straight starts.
The bonus for Montoursville is that it will be playing a lot of home games down the stretch. It has the potential to compete for a HAC-I championship and a homefield advantage late in the season could be a nice boost.
"They've been taking good approaches and bringing a positive attitude even when we can't practice on our field because it's a mess. We can't practice on our field and they're still positive," Montoursville coach Travis Wurster said. "We're lucky enough that we can use some indoor facilities but we really just haven't been fielding the ball much. We'll get there with fielding and right now we haven't had to do a whole lot which is nice because we're haven't really been prepared for it."
St. John Neumann sophomore Ryan Reid is building well off a strong debut season. Reid is 9 for 12 in his last three games and he threw a complete game in Neumann's 6-5, 8-inning win over Sullivan County last Wednesday. He struck out 12 in that game and also went 3 for 5 with two RBIs ... The young Knights (2-2) are showing a lot of fight, winning or taking a lead after trailing 9-2 and 11-3 in two games ... Lewisburg (3-3) is off to its best start in years. The Green Dragons thumped Warrior Run, 15-4, Friday and delivered 15 hits. They have had at least seven hits in all six games and have nice wins over Central Mountain and Montgomery ... Wellsboro had its first outdoor practice Saturday. It also happened to be its first game. Despite no time outside, the Green Hornets excelled and blanked Coudersport, 10-0. Brandon Owlett was one of three pitchers who combined on a three-hitter and also tripled twice.
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A few weeks ago (see Can't we do better?), I posed the question "What do you think can be done about cyclist safety?" in response to a question from C.S., who asked
I received many responses from Legally Speaking readers; however, none of the responses directly addressed C.S.'s question about what his club can do, so I posed the question again (see A time for thanks): What steps can a club take for bicycle advocacy? What can a club do to improve bicycle safety, protect vulnerable road users, and stop aggression against cyclists?
This time, I received a handful of responses. This points to an interesting problem. We all have our own ideas about what an individual cyclist can do to be safe — ideas which can sometimes be the subject of intense debate amongst cyclists — but it seems that few, if any of us, have given thought as to how we can organize to advance our cause, and what we would ask for once organized. Perhaps that is the nature of cycling — although we all love cycling, we sometimes have very little else in common. Given that, perhaps it's not surprising that we might not always agree on what needs to be done.
And yet, we all apparently do agree that something needs to be done, even if we haven't quite figured out what that something is. And maybe that agreement is a start. With that in mind, let's take a look at some of the comments that came in.
First, C.W. wrote to District Attorney Charles Branson regarding his decision not to file vehicular homicide charges against the driver who killed Lt. David Dillon. Mr. Branson wrote back to C.W., who wanted to share the response with me:
Many attorneys, including myself, might disagree with Mr. Branson's interpretation of Kansas case law. One of the elements that is needed to prove vehicular homicide is a "material deviation" from the standard of care that that a reasonable person would observe under the same circumstances. While the Kansas Supreme Court has indeed said that this "material deviation" requires something more than simple negligence, it has also been quite clear that gross negligence is not required—a material deviation falls somewhere in between.
Thus, simply failing to notice a cyclist on the road, while negligent, does not rise to a "material deviation." But what if the driver fails to notice a cyclist on the road because the driver is simultaneously adjusting the radio while talking on the cell phone—is that level of distraction still only "simple negligence"? Or is it something more than simple negligence? Does it fall somewhere between simple negligence and gross negligence? District Attorney Branson apparently believes that it does not amount to anything more than simple negligence—even though there is nothing in Kansas v. Krovvidi to support that belief. Inattentiveness alone, without something more, is not a "material deviation" from the standard of care a reasonable person would observe. However, in Lt. Dillon's death, there was "something more" than inattentiveness—there was simultaneous operation of two different electronic devices. Does that amount to the "additional aggravating factors" required by the Kansas Supreme Court? According to the Court,
Under District Attorney Branson's interpretation of Kansas case law, operating a motor vehicle while simultaneously talking on the phone and adjusting the radio does not amount to more than simple negligence. Perhaps that reflects a recognition that the average driver is so distracted by electronic devices, personal grooming, and other activities that distract from driving that doing so does not amount to a "material deviation" from the standard of care of a reasonable person—or at least, the average person. Perhaps it reflects a pragmatic recognition that a jury composed of distracted motorists would not be likely to find that a fellow distracted motorist materially deviated from the standard of care of a reasonable person.
But perhaps it's also an abdication of duty. If the District Attorney is unwilling to argue that distracting oneself by talking on a cell phone while adjusting the radio satisfies the "additional aggravating factors" the Kansas Supreme Court is looking for, then the District Attorney may in fact be establishing that such behavior is nothing more than simple negligence by sending the message that drivers won't be prosecuted for vehicular homicide if they kill somebody while busy distracting their attention away from the road with electronic devices.
This gets to a point G.K. made about sending a different kind of message:
G.K. isn't the only reader who believes that society needs to send a message to those who willfully distract their attention away from the road:
I also received a response from an attorney who believes that District Attorney Branson interpreted the law incorrectly, but nevertheless made an understandable decision, and as other attorneys (including District Attorney Branson) have argued, lays the blame for the situation at the feet of the legislatures:
Not every reader, however, agrees that the laws must be changed. Offering a different perspective, S.I wrote:
S.I. has touched on a point addressed in a New York Times article on distracted driving—everybody's doing it. And as long as everybody's doing it, it's not likely to be taken seriously, even when it results in fatalities.
Of course, there was a time when drunk driving was socially acceptable too — everybody did it… until the victims of drunk drivers organized and convinced the public, and the legislatures, and the criminal justice system, that drunk driving ought to be treated as a serious offense. But what about S.I.,'s argument that drunk driving is fundamentally different from distracted driving? Is it fundamentally different, or is the difference one of perception rather than reality?
We know that driving while using a cell phone results in a level of driver impairment equivalent to a .08 blood alcohol content — in other words, if you're on your cell and driving, you're impaired as you would be if you were DUI. Of course, as S. I. points out, distraction sometimes happens without our even being aware of the distraction. But nobody makes a phone call — or applies make-up, or reads a newspaper — without being aware that they're doing so. Driving inattentively and failing to notice that the light is red—an issue discussed in Kansas v. Krovvidi — is an entirely different situation from being willfully distracted. The question raised by the cases of Lt. Dillon and Dr. Farrar, and countless others before them, is whether we as a society are willing to continue to tolerate those drivers who willfully distract their attention away from the road.
Dec. 5, 2008
(Research and drafting provided by Rick Bernardi, J.D.)
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