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Welcome to the Thursday club. The Daily Record news team have a big fat paper to talk about this morning, with all the latest news from across Scotland and the World Cup. Not so long ago the King of Spain announced his abdication from the throne and last night, the reigning tournament champions faced a similar reality. We'll have all the latest from Brazil, as well as your daily dose of news, sport, entertainment and weather to get you up to speed before you head out today. So sit back and make the most of the news coming to you for a change.
Good morning one and all and welcome to the Thursday edition of the Daily Record breakfast blog.
We've a big ole paper to get through this morning, but it's hard to dive in without paying mention to the complete collapse of Spain at the World Cup. Incase you didn't hear, the reign of Spain fell mainly on the playing field against Chile in a crushing 2-0 defeat to the south Americans.
We'll hear from Cher Lloyd in today's Entertainment section and one mother's mission to keep a killer who murdered her two children with a hammer locked up. Plus, all the biggest (and smallest) news stories of the day, along with a healthy mix of nonsensical chit chat. If you think you're up to the task, we'll be here until 10am so sit back, relax and let the news come to you.
Today's most read stories are still topped by yesterday's front page story.
Yesterday, we devoted much of the paper to the story that justice finally found John Docherty guilty of Elaine Doyle's murder 28 years after her death?
So, how did they manage to nail the killer?
John Docherty insisted there was nothing he could tell the detectives about the horrific crime that had haunted his home town for nearly 30 years.
But Detective Constable William Brandon knew he was watching a liar and a killer.
He cut to the chase. He told the killer that the DNA sample he had voluntarily given police months earlier was an exact match for DNA that had been left on Elaine's naked body.
Docherty must have known, at that moment, that he was doomed. But he kept up his act.
Watch the chilling video for yourselves.
Over in the world of sport, Celtic manager Ronny Deila has played down the prospect of any possible friction between skipper Scott Brown and new assistant boss John Collins.
Former Hoops and Scotland midfielder Collins was confirmed in the post yesterday, with youth coach John Kennedy also set to move up to a coaching role with the first team.
While at Hibernian in 2007, Brown was in a dressing room which agitated against Collins when he was Easter Road boss, with a delegation of players widely reported to have visited then chief executive Rod Petrie to voice concerns about training methods and team selection, despite the former Monaco midfielder having brought the Scottish League Cup to Leith.
Football bad boy Joey Barton spent the night on the floor at Glasgow Airport – and he wasn't very happy about it.
The millionaire star tore into EasyJet on Twitter after his flight from Gatwick to Belfast was diverted to Scotland.
And although the airline offered him a free hotel room in the city, he chose to bed down at the airport so he could get the first plane to Northern Ireland in the morning.
Joey, 31, tweeted: "Having to sleep on the floor of Glasgow Airport despite getting on the plane to Belfast? Fooking SleasyJet...
"I have never witnessed a bigger shambles in my life. Plane full of passengers diverted, young families with kids and one SleasyJet person!"
Four days of booze and debauchery in Amsterdam are a blurred memory for Paul Slane.
But during a career that held so much promise it's the former Celtic kid's antics in the red light district for which he continues to be best remembered.
Sweating his way through a training session at East Kilbride's K Park in the latest attempt to get back into the game it's clear the 22-year-old's daft-boy days are behind him.
Graphic pictures of him and a prostitute that went viral on Twitter remain a huge regret but Slane says telling parents George and Susan about his indiscretions is the start of what he hopes is the road to redemption.
He said: The worst thing was not about myself, it was putting my mum and dad through it.
Yesterday was touted as being the hottest day of the year in Scotland, and today continues the run of good weather but you'll be glad to know it's a little cooler - if there's one thing we're struggling with it's that still clammy warm air. Let's take a look at the outlook for the day ahead, as always it's courtesy of the MET Office.
- A bright dry day with some sunshine. Some cloud will build inland later in the morning though it will stay bright with the best sunshine along the Clyde Coast. Less warm and humid with light to moderate northwesterly winds. Maximum Temperature 22 °C.
Lothian and Borders
- A bright dry day with some sunshine. Some cloud will build inland later in the morning though it will stay bright with the best sunshine over Wigtownshire. Less warm and humid. Mainly light northwest winds, afternoon sea breezes in east. Maximum Temperature 22 °C.
Central, Tayside and Fife
- A bright dry day with some sunshine. Some cloud will build later in the morning though it will stay bright with further sunshine at times. Less warm and humid than of late. Light winds, with some afternoon sea breezes. Maximum Temperature 21 °C.
- A bright day with some sunshine at times, especially for Deeside and inland areas. Perhaps a light shower towards Moray Banff and Buchan. Cooler than of late with a moderate northwesterly breeze, fresh at first towards Fraserburgh. Maximum Temperature 18 °C.
- A bright day with some sunny spells at times the best of these from Inverness down the Great Glen to Fort William. Northwestern Highland and the Isles cloudier with perhaps a few light showers. Cooler, and breezy towards Caithness. Maximum Temperature 19 °C.
Here's a look at today's Baton Relay route through Dumfries and Galloway. It looks like it'll be a great day down in that neck of the woods, with stunning scenery and lovely locals to come out in support of the event. Who's all going?
07:30 Langholm
09:10 Gretna
10:00 Eastriggs
11:00 Dumfries
13:05 Castle Douglas
14:40 Kirkcudbright
16:05 Newton Stewart
17:25 Stranraer
Sounds like a lot of you are visiting the Royal Highland show today. If so, be mindful of the traffic - it's already getting busy!
Traffic now looking busy heading to the #RHShow. Particularly on the #M9 approaching Newbridge R/A and the #A8 towards Ingliston #edintravel— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) June 19, 2014
Today's @Daily_Record front page #scotpapers pic.twitter.com/VkY8qa8IGk— The Daily Record (@Daily_Record) June 18, 2014
Let's take a look at today's front and back pages of your Daily Record newspaper.
40 years ago, Alexander Millar battered his young victims to death at home with a hammer. Irene and John McMonigle were only 12 and 13 respectively when their lives were taken away from them.
In today's Daily Record, we hear from the sister of the victims, now 48, is prepared to stand up to the killer before he is able to walk free.
She says he should never be released.
Also in today's Daily Record, don't miss your chance to get £5 off Fresh fruit and vegetables at Morrisons with NO minimum spend, and pick up three pull-out supplements in todays paper: The fixtures for the 2014/15 Scottish Football season, the Punter and another World Cup Winner.
Today's @Daily_Record back page #scotpapers pic.twitter.com/h57DxG3aAX— The Daily Record (@Daily_Record) June 18, 2014
Today's back page is a tense affair today. It's Adios Amigos to the Spanish national team who suffered a second crushing defeat, this time at the hands of Chile. After just two games, the World Champions are certain to head home, despite having a world-class side of top notch players and other clichés.
Will they go the same way as France in 2002? Four years after winning the World Cup in 1998, the champions lost all three of their first-round matches. SURELY Spain can take Australia?
Too early for your eyes to combine words into sentences? Why not take in the big match moments in pictures?
A rape victim brutalised by an intruder in her own home yesterday warned sex beasts: "You can't hide from justice."
And she urged other victims to speak out to ensure their rapists are caged.
The mother of three, who spoke out after a spate of stranger rapes in Glasgow, will be at the High Court in Glasgow next week to see evil Scott Johnston sentenced.
Johnston, 19, admitted raping her in her own home in Mount Florida, Glasgow, last December and battering her repeatedly with an iron.
The woman – who feared for her life during the merciless attack – said: "I will be there to see justice done and I am glad that I went to the police, not just for me but for other women.
"The thought that this could happen to anyone else appals me. I would urge other victims to come forward and trust that rapists will be found. We can't let them away with it."
A university graduate ditched her job as a trainee solicitor and became a model after using her student loan to help pay for £10,000 of cosmetic surgery.
Pretty Katerina Christodoulou, 21, decided to temporarily turn her back on her legal career after using the cash to help get rid of her love handles.
Katerina, from Loughborough, Leics, decided to use the loan on body improvements, after her family agreed to support her financially both socially and going through university.
Former England international Ian Wright is understood to have flown home from Brazil after his wife and children were burgled at knifepoint.
It is understood four men armed with knives made their way into his north-west London home and held his wife and children before making off with personal possessions.
The 50-year-old pundit, who has been working for ITV at the World Cup, last night tweeted:
You won't get away with it!— Ian Wright (@IanWright0) June 18, 2014
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We are investigating an aggravated burglary at an address in north-west London after we were called at 9.20 last night.
"Personal possessions were stolen. The suspects are described as four black men aged between 18 and 25, with London accents, wearing dark clothing and hoodies obscuring their faces."
It's reported the former Arsenal striker dashed back from the World Cup after learning the gang had held a blade to his wife Nancy's throat.
A teenage boy remains in a serious condition after a freak accident left him hanging in a garage between "five and ten minutes", it was revealed.
The 13-year-old was discovered with his neck tangled in a rope after he fell from a ladder at the family home in the Gilmerton area of Edinburgh.
Police and a rapid response ambulance rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call soon after 1pm on Sunday.
The boy remains in a serious condition at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (ERI) where doctors are checking whether he suffered any brain injuries while being starved of oxygen.
His grandmother said he was "going to be OK" and is breathing on his own.
The dad of a sex-shame priest branded "Father Flash" has walked free on child abuse charges due to ill health.
Frail 81-year-old Donald MacNeil was accused of sexually abusing 13 girls over a 40-year period.
But the case was abandoned yesterday after lawyers argued he was too ill to stand trial due to bowel cancer which has spread to his lungs.
MacNeil's son Roddy, 54, was dubbed Father Flash after fathering a child with his married cousin and bedding another lover half his age.
The scandal-hit priest has returned to South Uist to support his ill dad.
In May, doctors told MacNeil snr he had six months to live.
Steven Gerrard last night warned England's players will be in for a terrible summer unless they save their World Cup campaign.
England face Uruguay in the Group D showdown with Uruguay in Sao Paulo tonight knowing defeat will send them home.
Gerrard firmly believes England have the tools to beat Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez's side and said: "We're going into this game, realising it could be a terrible, long, frustrating summer if we don't get it right on Thursday.
"That is the reality of where we are and we need everyone focused and right on it to perform individually and collectively, otherwise it will be a terrible summer.
Actors Brad Pitt and Peter Capaldi have given their personal backing to a campaign to restore Glasgow School or Art's Mackintosh building.
They have become trustees of the institution's appeal to raise more than £20million to repair the damage done y last month's fire.
Ptt is a fan of its architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and visited another of his designs, Hill House in Helensburgh, while filming World War Z in Glasgow three years ago.
Capaldi, the new Doctor Who, is himself a graduate of the art school.
He said: "There is no greater symbol of the artistic spirit of Scotland than the Mackintosh building.
"But more than that, it is a symbol of whre art belongs, rising as it does out of the heart of a great city."
Twisted killer John Docherty mingled with unsuspecting holidaymakers as he awaited trial over 16-year-old Elaine Doyle's murder.
The 49-year-old holed up in a holiday park in Argyll ahead of his conviction for the 1986 killing, according to court records.
Hunters Quay, two miles from Dunoon, offers breathtaking views of the Firth of Clyde.
In fact, on a clear day, Docherty would have almost been able to see the town where he carried out his brutal crime, with the old coastguard station at Greenock just visible across the water.
An unremarkable figure, the killer mingled among families and elderly caravan owners.
I don't know about you, but some mornings there's only so much murder, rape, genocide and death I can take before I turn to pictures of fluffy rabbits and Garfield cartoons. Luckily enough, there's a fair bit of good news coming out of Scotland too..
A heart-wrenching video of a young boy visiting his dad's grave on father's day and reading an emotional message from him in 'heaven' has gone viral.
The clip shows little Gino Valentine reading out the heartfelt message which he thinks was written by his late dad but was actually the work of his mum.
His dad Daryl Valentine died in January 2010, aged just 24.
On the film, made by his mum, Gino is seen leaving a Father's Day card at the grave with the message 'Dad, you're the best'.
Then Gino, aged eight, finds a white envelope addressed to him, underneath a heart-shaped stone.
His mother Gayle Valentine, who is filming the visit, asks: "What's it say?"
Anyway, now I've wiped a tear or three from the corner of my eye, let's move on to the Short Shorts. This is probably my favourite part of the morning. Not only does the Daily Record give you the biggest stories of hte day, but we also deliver the smallest stories too. Dive in..


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A man walks into a bar in a long, white wool coat and white hat and sits down. He buys the lovely lady to his right (who would be me) a drink and begins to indulge her in conversation.
He seems like a lovely person, but the outfit catches the lovely lady (me) by surprise. So what does a long, white coat and white hat say about a man?:
1. He's a pimp or wants to be.
2. He's read the latest issue of Esquire magazine and missed the section on what not wear.
3. He's a fashion rebel who ignores the old-school rule about not wearing white after Labor Day.
4. He's starring in a new musical – the grown man's version of Fox's hit show,"Glee."
5. He's setting a new winter trend for men and is working on a line of coordinating canes.
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Early poll results in Israel show the outcome of the country's pivotal election held Tuesday is still too close to call.
By 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, 76 percent of the votes had been counted, but only one seat separated Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's lead over rival Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
Livni claimed 29 seats in the 120-seat parliament while Netanyahu stayed right behind with 28, according to Israel's Channel 1 television.
Click play for more on Israel's elections with CBN News Senior Editor John Waage in Jerusalem. Also, watch his previous report on the elections here.
Several votes from soldiers across the country have yet to be counted and could ultimately determine the election's outcome.
Still, both leaders claimed victory early Wednesday.
"With God's help, I will lead the next government," Netanyahu told a crowd chanting his nickname, Bibi. "The national camp, led by the Likud, has won a clear advantage."
Meanwhile Livni, who would be Israel's second female prime minister if elected, offered her victory speech to supporters.
"Today the people chose Kadima," she declared. "We will form the next government led by Kadima."
Official results are expected to be released within the next two days, but because of Israel's election process, Israeli President Shimon Peres will have the final say.
Peres has one week to name a party leader from those in the election, then that party leader will have 28 days to form a government.
Usually, the candidate with the most votes is chosen by the president to form the 61-member coalition, but Peres does have the right to give the task to someone else.
Netanyahu has been widely favored as the person in a better position to lead than Livni.
Sources: Jerusalem Post, AFP, Associated Press
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Meet Woodinville's new city manager
Woodinville officials hope that Pete Rose brings a little of the "Medical Lake Miracle" when he comes to town at the first of the year as the new city manager.
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The tiny community of Stillwater was anything but peaceful Thanksgiving morning. "I woke up with boulders hitting the bedroom," said resident Bill Todd.
Celebrate the holidays in Woodinville
Thousands of lights, a laser show, a quintet, and Santa Claus' arrival will kick off the holiday season in Woodinville Dec. 11.


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Tennessee Williams Annual Review accepting submissions for 2017 issue
The Tennessee Williams Annual Review invites academic writing on all aspects of the Williams oeuvre, including his plays, poetry, prose, and correspondence. Studies of the productions of his plays and technical analyses of stagecraft and institutional issues are welcome, as is work on present-day productions of recently discovered and newly edited texts. The journal also routinely publishes brief texts that emerge from the ongoing examination of his literary records. Of particular interest is the history of the reception of Williams's work and public persona in the postwar Broadway renaissance and in the period roughly from 1940 to 1980, along with scholarship on the lasting effects of Williams's work on the cinema.


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It's been a little over five months since Cam Newton led Auburn to an improbable national championship win in a thrilling battle over Oregon.
That means two things.
First, the new season is slowly but surely approaching, bringing with it the joyous sounds of pads cracking, blowing whistles and fight songs.
And two, it's time to forecast who will face off in New Orleans on Jan. 9, 2012 for the right to take the Tigers' crown.
As with every new season, hopes of BCS glory are running rampant across campuses across the nation—with varying degrees of plausibility.
Among that core group of legitimate championship contenders, let's examine the 10 biggest and most interesting potential championship game matchups for 2012. Whether it's a similar or contrasting style of play, the next chapter in a heated rivalry or a matchup rooted in history, these 10 games would all be sure-fire blockbusters.
As a special bonus, we'll also add another that includes two darkhorse teams that have the potential to take the college football world by storm, much in the way Auburn did last season.
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MOBILE, Ala. — Dalton Filotei, 15, a ninth-grader at St. Luke's Episcopal School, has already found success on the football field during the school's inaugural season.
The 5-foot-7-inch, 145-pound wide receiver was invited to participate in the National Under Classmen World Gridiron Competitions in Charleston, S.C., during the last week in December.
As a participant in the Combine Camp and the All Skills Competition, Filotei won three of the four skills competitions; was awarded the MVP wide receiver at both events; and was crowned the Combine King.
Filotei said the coaches told him he won the combine wide receiver award because he was very coachable, ran precise routes and had outstanding hands with a lot of athletic ability. "I won the Combine King because I was first in one event and finished among the top three in the other events and had the best all-around stats at the Combine."
The camp, which lasted about three hours per day and included drills, practice and competition, gave him a chance to see how he compares to some of the best athletes in his age group from throughout the country.
"The drills were the 40-yard dash, pro shuttle, bench press, vertical and broad jumps," Dalton said. The atmosphere at the combine was intense, he said.
NUC is the longest-running underclassmen event and the most respected combine and football camp in the country. Founded in 2005, NUC was formed to create a focused environment that allows freshmen, sophomores and juniors to showcase their skills and talents for college recruiters and recruiting organizations.
Since its inception, more than 50,000 athletes have passed through NUC events and more than 2,000 athletes have received Division I scholarships after first attending an NUC event.
The St. Luke's football team, coached by Eddie Guth, finished 2-6. Filotei said one of his proudest moments was when his team defeated A.L. Johnson, 38-12. "All of our hard work paid off when we made history with our first victory," he said.
Because of family tradition, one might think Filotei would be all about baseball. His father, Bob, is a minor league baseball scout for the San Diego Padres and former professional player. Bob's brother, Jim, was a star first baseman at the University of South Alabama.
Jim Filotei Sr., Dalton Filotei's grandfather, accepted an invitation to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds out of high school in Trenton, N.J., although he failed to make the club. He coached both of his sons in baseball and once was named the Amateur Coach of the Year in Pennsylvania.
The Filotei athleticism includes Jean Filotei, Dalton Filotei's grandmother, who was an all-star athlete in softball, field hockey and basketball. She was inducted to the Pennsbury high school Hall of Fame in Levittown, Pa., in 2000.
At St. Luke's, Dalton Filotei also runs track and is a middle infielder for coach Tim Becker on the baseball team. He wears number 14 on his football and baseball jersies. His twin sister, Jordan, plays volleyball at St. Luke's and is a member of the Mobile Storm, a travel volleyball team based out of Mobile.
The twins cheer each other on at all athletic events, which included the holiday trip to the NUC football camp.
"My entire family supports me in everything I do and have faith in every decision I make," Filotei said. "Where I am today is because they push me to be the best I can be and want me to succeed."
"Academics come first; no pass, no play, that's the Filotei way," said Bob Filotei. "In eighth grade, Dalton decided to skip a few homework assignments. We contacted coach Guth and we made Dalton have mandatory study hall every morning with coach Guth for a few weeks."
Bob Filotei said his son realized that even small choices he makes can impact him in a positive or negative way. "He has to have an education to fall back on when his football career is over," he said.
Guth said he is proud of how far Dalton has come as well as his accomplishments at the Combine: "He never says no to anything we ask and you never have to ask him twice."
Gail Filotei, Dalton's mother, said her son has always been competitive and driven. "We have continuously supported Dalton and encourage him to always give 100 percent to everything. He is learning cooperation, team work, time management and sacrifice for something bigger than him," she said.
Because Dalton's father is a professional baseball scout supervisor, people assume he pushes his son to play baseball, she said. "We have told Dalton from the time he was small that he can play any sport, and if decides to hang up the baseball glove, we will support his decision. Although it gets a little hectic at times, at least we know where he is when he is playing a sport and staying out of trouble," she said.
Filotei gives extra credit to his father and grandfather Kenny Harris for inspiration and dedication.
"My dad always tells me that the harder I work, the more it will pay off," Filotei said. "My Papa, who comes from Leaksville, Miss., to watch all of my football and baseball games, has always believed in me and has taught me to control my future and not let my future control me."
Filotei is serious about academics and would like to attend a Division I school, possibly Auburn University. "I like math and want to be an engineer and would like to maintain a 3.5 GPA or higher," he said.
"I have a goal to play on the Under Armour All-American team my senior year," Filotei said. "Then, I want football to cover my education, graduate from a Division I college and play in the NFL."
Football is a game of trust and teamwork, and you have to work as a team to win as team, Filotei noted. "You need to be surrounded by people who love the game and never give up, because it can change on a dime."
(This story was written by Joey Warner, Press-Register correspondent.)


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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Auburn's 2014 recruiting class is beginning to shape up thanks to a strong April push which resulted in seven commitments during a 12-day span.
The 12 total commitments make up the second-best class in the country behind Alabama, according to the 247Sports national rankings.
During Thursday's River Region Tiger Trek stop at the Alcazar Shrine Center in Montgomery, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said he feels his program is ahead of where it was this time last year in terms of recruiting.
Of course, taking over a 3-9 team and sending it to the BCS National Championship in your first season helps too.
"Last year was completely different," Malzahn said. "We were trying to sell a dream and a vision of what where we wanted the program to go.
"This year we had success on the field, so it definitely helped."
Auburn's commitment tear began April when Madison Academy athlete Kerryon Johnson pledged to the Tigers over Alabama and Florida State. Offensive lineman Bailey Sharp and safety Ben Edwards and made their commitments a few days later while on the Plains for the A-Day Game.
Since the spring game, offensive linemen Marquell Harrell and Kaleb Kim, athlete D'Anfernee McGriff and defender Jordan Colbert also came on board.
The Tigers have shown no signs of slowing down as the staff continues to chase elite prospects at multiple positions. If the trend continues, the program could eventually haul in one of its better classes in recent memory.
Watch Malzahn's full press conference in the video above, and stay tuned to AL.com for more news as Tiger Trek 2014 continues.
AL.com's Julie Bennett contributed to this report.


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NBA Players' Union Asks Judge to Throw Out League's Lawsuit
The union representing National Basketball Association players asked a judge to dismiss a league lawsuit seeking to have a court declare that its player lockout doesn't violate antitrust law.
The NBA sued the National Basketball Players Association in August, claiming the union was threatening to use antitrust litigation to extract better terms in contract talks.
At a hearing in Manhattan federal court today, a lawyer for the union asked a judge to throw the case out, claiming there's no legal conflict for him to determine at this stage.
"They're asking you to do something unprecedented and inappropriate, and you should respectfully decline," Jeffrey Kessler told U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe.
The hearing came a day after the NBA season was scheduled to begin. NBA Commissioner David Stern last week announced that a breakdown in negotiations between the two sides had forced the league to cancel all of the games scheduled for November. The move means the NBA will have a shortened season for only the second time in its 66-year history.
The league and the players' union started mediated talks on Oct. 18 to end the lockout.
Jeffrey Mishkin, a lawyer for the NBA, defended the league's request for a declaration from the court.
'Concrete Dispute'
"There is a real, live, concrete dispute here that's not hypothetical," he told Gardephe.
The judge called some of the league's allegations "very thin."
The NBA claims in its suit that the union has threatened on more than two dozen occasions to give up its role as the exclusive bargaining representative of league players.
A so-called decertification can pave the way for antitrust claims against the league, such as those filed by National Football League players after their labor talks broke down in March.
"It's like taking a loaded gun and putting it on the table," Mishkin argued, referring to the union's actions.
"If they're putting a gun on the table, it's not clear they have any bullets in it," Gardephe answered.
The two sides are discussing how to split money from a league that had about $4.3 billion in revenue last season. Stern has said the league's 30 teams collectively lost at least $300 million in each of the past three seasons. The case is National Basketball Association v. National Basketball Players Association, 11-cv-05369, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).


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It's not every day that you see a cat happily trotting on a noisy treadmill with his tail in the air. But Mr. Gregory Xavier Pibb isn't just another cat, and he's not just trying to keep trim for his adoring fans. The 9-month-old foster cat is the official mascot of the Washington Humane Society (WHS) and is blossoming into a celebrity who demonstrates the shelter's unique behavior and training approaches to help animals overcome fears and build confidence. But it doesn't stop there — Mr. Pibb also is the star of WHS' humane education and training efforts with children, foster parents and military veterans alike. He even takes time out of his busy schedule to help socialize rescued cats. He's an icon in-the-making, and, with his tuxedo coat always clean and shiny, he's ready for the spotlight.
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Hendrick Motorsports is known not only for having some of the top drivers in the sport, but also the best crew chiefs.
And most of them were groomed by the organization, rising through the ranks and learning how to lead and race the Hendrick way.
Chad Knaus, Alan Gustafson and Steve Letarte all worked their way through the system at Hendrick and now are successful crew chiefs for Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Crew chief Kenny Francis came to Hendrick with driver Kasey Kahne.)
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Next up is Greg Ives, who worked under Knaus on Johnson's No. 48 team, helping it win five of its six Sprint Cup championships. Now Ives will become a Hendrick crew chief himself next season, taking over Earnhardt's No. 88 team when Letarte moves on to NBC.
That, Knaus said, is the Hendrick way.
"I think it's very important to do that," Knaus said Friday at Pocono Raceway. "The reason is every race team, every organization, has a culture. There is a way of living life within those campuses. I think if you do that and you get the right people and you train them, they are going to be productive and they are going to be successful in your company and it's going to help the longevity of your company.
"I think it bodes well for new people coming in. When you have a new mechanic, a new fabricator, a new engineer that walks in the door and they have goals and aspirations of being a car chief, a lead engineer or a crew chief he knows that he can attain those if he applies himself. That is what we try to foster at Hendrick Motorsports. I think it has worked out over the years."
Ives was the lead engineer under Knaus until 2012, when team owner Rick Hendrick sent him to Earnhardt's JR Motorsports team to help the Nationwide organization that Hendrick co-owns. He led Regan Smith to two victories last season, and has guided rookie driver Chase Elliott to three wins and the lead in the points standings this season.
Knaus said Hendrick's affiliation with JRM is designed to create a farm system that feeds the organization with both drivers and crewmen. Ives is the first big graduate of the program. He will return to the 48/88 shop where he learned under Knaus.
"Greg is obviously a very good fit with me and the rest of the team at the 48/88 shop," Knaus said. "He worked his way up from a mechanic to a chassis set-up guy to the No. 48 lead engineer and won championships with us. I think that from that standpoint it's really a no-brainer."
Knaus calls Ives a "good guy" and a "family man." He said both teams are excited to see him return to the shop where the 48 and 88 teams work together.
"They are all excited. Greg is a friend of everybody. We love Greg," Knaus said. "We have seen him come as a young man, get married, have kids, grow, turn into a crew chief, win races in the Nationwide Series, lead the points over there. Everybody is really excited to have him back.
"… Much like Steve and Alan and myself, Greg has gone up through the system. Everybody knows him, everybody respects him. He understands the Hendrick way. I think it's going to be a great thing."
Having worked with the No. 48 team, Ives will be a natural fit, Knaus said.
"Greg understands how we work," he said. "We work with a three-person task force between the two crew chiefs and (team manager) Michael Landis to make the decision and the directions that we go in our shop — what we do with our racecars and how we approach life. I think Greg understands that and he will willingly come in and be a part of that.
"Our goal is to keep that No. 88 car running up front, hopefully win the championship or finish second in the championship between us and the No. 88. We have got to focus on that. We have to pay attention to what we are trying to do this year. Try to get the teams to stay together intact and move on to 2015 without any problems."
Johnson said it's important to continue the continuity between the 48 and 88 teams.
"Obviously we were very concerned about Steve's departure and who that individual is that comes in and that there is a good energy and a good bond between the 48 and the 88," Johnson said. "It's going to be hard to recreate the magic we've had with Steve and Chad to kind of take on different roles. In a sense, it's kind of been a good cop, bad cop in our shop where Chad will whip on the guys and Steve will come by and smooth it out, I hope, when it's over.
"Our shop works very well together. To protect that environment, there was a very short list of guys to take over the 88 crew chief role. I was hopeful it would go Greg's way and very happy that it did."


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James Lent: The Man at the Piano
Inside, the blood-red walls are accented by soft lighting, black leather stools and white shuttered windows. The focal point of the room is a black piano framed by mirrored paneling. Six nights a week, six different pianists of various styles and personalities entertain the mostly over-50 crowd. For those who sing, the atmosphere is a welcoming one, allowing a decidedly mature group to belt show tunes, croon jazz standards, or wail the blues.
If there's one night that stands above the rest, it's Friday. Each week, classically-trained pianist James Lent employs his persuasive talents to coax singers of all ages and genres up to the mic. The fun grows steadily. Arriving at 9 p.m., Lent, slight and handsome, approaches the piano, quietly seats himself and prepares his first selection. Usually, it's Gershwin's immortal "Rhapsody in Blue." Occasionally, it's Debussy's "Clair de Lune." During the holiday season, it might be Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite." But whatever the choice, Lent melts into his opening notes with class, grace and ease.
But elitists beware: Lent will invariably segue into Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville," the theme song from TV's The Brady Bunch, and even the Doris Day chestnut, "Que Sera, Sera." Patrons have only one defenseto sing along. And, of course, that's the idea. For Lent, it seems, is on a mission: to get the room rocking.
Lent's singing isn't his first talent. Still, he can ably carry a tune, his voice charming and infectious. The singers who follow tackle everything from Johnny Mercer to Journey. Sprinkled in between, is Lent's own arrangement of "The Pink Panther Themes," as well as irreverent takes on the most beloved of classics, including "Oklahoma!" ("Old Glaucoma!").
Indeed, with Lent helming Friday nights, life truly is a cabaret.
Lent came to the bar in 2002, before which, he was already a deeply respected concert soloist, teacher, and graduate of Yale University where he earned his doctorate of musical arts degree in 2000. That same year, he released his highly-acclaimed debut CD, Blue (Self Produced, 2000). Lent's numerous piano awards include prizes in the National Chopin Competition, the Salon de Virtuosi Awards, and the title of Top Instrumentalist in the World Championships for the Performing Arts in Burbank, CA. Lent continues to perform locally and throughout the world. Yet despite his prodigious talent, he remains a thoughtful and self-effacing man.
All About Jazz: So you're a native of Houston.
James Lent: Yes.
AAJ: What's it like for a highly-gifted Jewish boy to grow up in Texas?
JL: I never felt that Jewish when I was growing up. It was something my family pushed upon me when I was eight or nine. I took Hebrew classes for a few weeks...it seemed my grandmother was more a part of making me Jewish than anything. Her priorities seemed to shift and it seemed the whole Jewish thing became much more in the background by the time I was 10 or 11. And then piano sort of overtook that. [laughing] Piano became my religion over being Jewish!
AAJ: Do you have any siblings?
JL: I have a younger sister.
AAJ: In the liner notes for your terrific CDwhich I'll get into lateryou mention that your great-grandmother held the distinction of being the only other pianist in your family. I found that surprising. Anyone else in your family musical?
JL: Not at all; she was the only one. She died in 1991, I believe, when I was in my sophomore year in high school. I inherited her Steinway piano. She was a large part of my sticking with it during times when I wasn't sure. I started playing piano when I was eight, and the first year it was like I was soaring faster than the speed of light.
My parents didn't understand how I got from book one to six of Edna Mae Burnham in a year. I just ate it up. It was fascinating to me. And it was largely due to our neighbor across the street who had a piano. I mean, we didn't have a piano!
AAJ: Really?
JL: No. And our neighbors next door had a son and daughter who were taking piano lessons. So watching them got me intrigued. Then I got a little electric keyboard for Christmas that played one octaveone note at a time. And it was only a little bit more than a week when I was picking out tunes from the radio and playing them. My parents would say, "Oh, I recognize that." And I was just doing this by ear.
The neighbor across the streetshe was a lovely retired ladyoffered to give me lessons for practically nothing. I was having daily lessons. Two years of that. And I have to say that, for a beginner, there's no better way to start than daily lessons because it's such a complex language, that if you don't have someone who's investing everyday into making sure you're on the right track, once a week's not going to cut it. And I loved the attention!
This was during a period in Roseville, California. I also spent some time in Tempe, Arizona, then I was back in Houston by sixth grade. There was some instability in my family. Music was a great escape from all that. Having two years of immersion was the most amazing thing in the world.
I studied for five years with my next teacher, who was of Russian descent and had Julliard training. He was intensely inspiring. After that, I went to Houston High School of the Performing Arts and started studying with a teacher who was producing all the competition winners. And that's when I started to become very competitive as a pianist. And then competition piano kind of took over from then until the end of my degrees at Yale.


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I Put You There: User-Generated Content and Anticircumvention
Rebecca Tushnet
Georgetown University Law Center
August 2, 2010
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, Vol. 12, pp. 889-946, 2010
Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 10-49
This Article discusses recent rulemaking proceedings before the Copyright Office concerning the anticircumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). During these proceedings, non-institutionally affiliated artists organized to assert their interests in making fair use of existing works, adding new voices to the debate. A proposed exemption for noncommercial remix video is justified to address the in terrorem effect of anticircumvention law on fair use. Without an exemption, fair users are subjected to a digital literacy test combined with a digital poll tax, and this regime suppresses fair use. The experience of artists (vidders) confronting the law illustrates both the perils of modern copyright lawmaking and the promise of greater artistic involvement and advocacy. Vidders and other fair users can use the rulemaking process to achieve at least partial access to the power of the law by forcing policymakers to confront the people whose speech is threatened by ever-greater copyright protection.
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Checkered Alphabet Index of Free Letter Charts
For cross-stitch or filet crochet, adaptable for other needlework.
These charts are free for personal, noncommercial use only.
|Letter A
|Letter B
|Letter C
|Letter D
|Letter E
|Letter F
|Letter G
|Letter H
|Letter I
|Letter J
|Letter K
|Letter L
|Letter M
|Letter N
|Letter O
|Letter P
|Letter Q
|Letter R
|Letter S
|Letter T
|Letter U
|Letter V
|Letter W
|Letter X
|Letter Y
|Letter Z
Initial Pillow: When made with yarn in filet crochet, a single letter will make a nice size for a pillow front with your family initial.
Both red and black squares are solid mesh: When using the charts for filet crochet, the red squares are treated the same as the solid black squares (each is crocheted as a solid mesh). Some of the letter charts also have some green squares, which are also crocheted as solid mesh. This way the same chart is interchangeable for either cross-stitch or for filet crochet.
To determine starting chain for name doily in filet crochet:
Working from the bottom up: On each letter chart page, I've given the starting chain for that letter chart. I always give the turning chain separately, so add together the starting chains for each letter you are using (without the turning chains of chain-3 for first dc and chain 2 more for ch-2 of first open mesh), then add one turning chain of 5 chains to your total. See an example.
Working sideways: Every chart is 22 squares high, so when working sideways, your starting chain (for a 4 dc mesh) is 67, plus 3 (counts as first dc), plus 2 more (counts as the ch-2 of first open mesh) for a total starting chain of 72. Begin with a dc in the 9th chain from the hook (first open mesh made).
Finishing touches for name doily: When you have crocheted the main piece with the letters, crochet in rounds around the outside edge, adding an edging of your choice. There are a variety of free patterns for edgings on this site: A List of Free Patterns for Crocheted Edgings
To determine finished size of filet crochet piece: Each letter chart page has instructions for filet crochet. The height of each chart is the same throughout. Look up the finished sizes for the weight of yarn or size of thread you are using and add up the width given for each letter you are using in your filet piece. This will give you an approximate finished width for your full piece (your gauge may vary so finished size may not be exactly the same).
About the Charts: I recharted the letters, added the red and green color and added all of the filet crochet instructions. -- Sandi Marshall. The alphabet was originally printed in the vintage book Manual of Crocheting, No. 5 by Mary E. Fitch, in the year 1915 (copyright has expired). Charts in the 1915 book had no instructions and were in black and white only, with no light lines indicating outline of squares where two or more filled squares were grouped together (just solid black areas).
Terms of Use: These new charts and my instructions are copyright by Sandi Marshall, licensed to About.com, Inc. You may print out each letter chart page for your own personal use. You may give finished items made from these charts as gifts, but may not sell those items. Per copyright law, please do not distribute the charts by reproduced copy, do not post the charts anywhere on the Internet or otherwise redistribute these charts and instructions. If others would like to have these charts and instructions, please give them the URL of this page so that they may come here for themselves. Thank you.
URL for this page is http://crochet.about.com/library/bl1alphabet.htm -- That's bl(one)alphabet.htm (thought I'd explain, in case the letter l (L) and a number 1 (one) look the same in the typeface you're using on your computer).
For more charts, such as animals, flowers and birds, see:
Index of Free Charts: http://crochet.about.com/library/blfreecharts.htm
Crochet Homepage: http://crochet.about.com


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Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Cranford Chronicle during the week of Nov. 5-9, 2012.
Things to do in Union County on Sunday, Nov. 11
• St. Anne's Concert Series will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, at St. Anne's Church, 325 2nd Ave. in Garwood, 908-789-0280, ext. 10; parishofstannegarwood.org.
Olfary Guiterrez will perform Spanish Latin American Art Romanzas accompanied on classical guitar by Francisco Roldan. Olfary Guiterrez is a cantor and director of Hispanic Liturgy at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Suggested offering is $10; $5 for seniors and students.
• Azure Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will host a baked ziti dinner catered by Perrotti's of Cranford and a Christmas Bazaar from noon to 3 p.m., on Nov. 11. The cost is $12 adults; $6 children under 10. It will be held at the Masonic Temple, 478 South Ave. East in Cranford. The menu consists of baked ziti with meatballs, salad bar, Italian bread, homemade desserts, coffee and tea. For reservations, call Hettie at 908-276-5736. Proceeds will benefit Cranford charitable projects.
• On the Hamilton Stage at UC PAC, The Art Of Jazz with pianist Luis Perdomo, on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m.
Tickets: $19. Purchase tickets at the UCPAC Box Office at 732-499-8226 or online at UCPAC.org. The UCPAC Box Office is located at 1601 Irving St., Rahway.
• Rahway Recreation Sports Card Collectible Show will be held at the Rahway Senior Citizen Center, 1306 Esterbrook Ave, Rahway (on corner of W. Milton Ave.) on Sunday, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is $1 and children under 10 when accompanied by an adult are free.
• The Rahway Veterans Central Committee will host the Annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11, at the monuments located at St. Georges Avenue and West Grand Avenue in Rahway. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. and Mayor Rick Proctor will welcome all to the ceremony and dedicate a wreath from the city of Rahway. For more information, call 732-381-8028.
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Gary T. Latterner, 52, Milligans Cove Road, Manns Choice, died Sunday evening at UPMC Bedford Memorial.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late William "Sonny" and Anita "Jean" (Radcliffe) Latterner. He married Elizabeth A. "Beth" Bockhouse on Aug. 19, 2000.
Surviving are his wife; three stepsons: David C., Brandon L. and Daniel T. Grant, all at home; a sister, Darlene Skrupa of Gallitzin; and three brothers: Mike of Cresson, Bryon of Gallitzin and David of Elmora.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Chris.
Gary was a 1977 graduate of Penn Cambria High School. He was proud of his service to his country, first in the U.S. Army and then for 20 years in the National Guard, during which time he was deployed in 2003 to Kosovo as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Gary was employed as a corrections officer at Smithfield State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bedford. He was known as an outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, archery, fishing and four-wheeling.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at Mickle-Geisel Funeral Home, Schellsburg. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bedford, Pastor Ryan Viands officiating. Interment will be held at Madley Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the NHS Autism School, 1012 Eighth Ave., Altoona, PA 16602. Checks should be made out to the NHS Foundation with "In Memory of Gary Latterner" in the memo line.
Online condolences may be made at www.geiselfuneral.com.


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It didn't taken Steve Richards long to make a difference at Mood Media Corp.
The Altoona native was named president and CEO of the company in September and under his leadership, Mood, based in Austin, Texas, has established itself as a leader for delivering integrated in-store music, digital signage, advertising messaging and scent solutions, to more than one thousand global brands, in 470,000 client sites, reaching 150 million people daily, according to a company press release.
"He re-cast the vision of the company and identified very critical deficiencies and plans to address each," said Tom Garrett, Mood chief financial officer, who has known Richards since 2008 when Garrett worked as chief financial officer at PRC in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Steve Richards, president and CEO of Mood Media Corp., stands outside his office in Austin, Texas. The Altoona native's company delivers integrated in-store music, digital signage, advertising messaging and scent solutions to more than one thousand global brands, in 470,000 client sites, reaching 150 million people daily.
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Steve Richards, president and CEO of Mood Media Corp. gets to know new employees in his Austin office. "One Team" is a central theme for Richards and Mood.
"Within 90 days of coming on board, the company completely re-built the senior management ranks without one dollar of executive recruiting fees. He outlined the plans to execute cost savings, re-organization, sales build and to make the company all it can become by maximizing the power of our global asset base and channeling focus and energy to the right endeavors and objectives," Garrett said.
"I think he has had a dramatic impact. He very quickly put a plan in place to stabilize the business and grow the top and bottom line," said Ken Eissing, president of Mood Media North America.
"What he did from day one was develop a theme of one team, one plan and one goal," Eissing said.
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Name: Steve Richards
Age: 51
Position: President and CEO of Mood Media
Education: 1980 graduate of Altoona Area High School; 1984 graduate of Penn State with a bachelor of science degree in business. Completed executive education programs at Penn State, Duke University and the University of Virginia.
Family: Wife, Shelby; and son, Ryan, 15.
Quote: "If you are in a flagship store and see the visual across the front of the store, it is ours. We are at the leading edge of every retail location."
Throughout his career, Richards, a 1980 graduate of Altoona Area High School and a 1984 graduate of Penn State, has taken pride in transforming underperforming companies to achieve their greatest potential through revenue growth and profitability growth.
"I am one of the most persistent people. I have a never give up attitude," Richards said.
Richards spearheaded transformations at both Transworld Systems in St. Louis and PRC.
At Transworld, where he served as president from 2005-08, Richards said he authored and delivered a complete company turnaround by achieving record revenues, earnings and earnings as a percent of revenues and drove earnings growth of 51 percent.
"We achieved record revenues three of the four years I was there; we increased profits of the company," Richards said.
He then moved on to PRC where he served as chief executive officer from 2008 to 2010.
"They had gone through a bankruptcy. I became CEO to transform the business a month out of coming out of bankruptcy. We went from shrinking to growing revenues and increased the profitability of the business," Richards said.
Richards, who said he and his brother, Craig, were both Altoona Mirror paper carriers while growing up in Eldorado, became interested in the communications field when his mother worked for Bell of Pennsylvania in Altoona.
After graduating from Penn State, he started his career at AT&T where he worked for 14 years handling various marketing and sales assignments. He also was selected for AT&T's exclusive Management Leadership Development Program.
"AT&T was the foundation for my career and gave me the opportunity to broaden myself," Richards said.
He then moved on to Excel Communications, where he was senior executive vice president and chief marketing officer, then to RMH, where he served as chief marketing officer and executive vice president for the Telco Division, and then to Transworld and PRC. He then moved on to Muzak, which merged with Mood Media in 2011.
Before becoming president and CEO of Mood Media, he was president of Mood North America and CEO of Muzak.
High school friends and college roommates Dave Mercer and Dan Lawruk remember Richards well.
Mercer said Richards was in his wedding party, and he was in Richards'.
"Steve is always upbeat. On my wedding day he called my wife and mother-in-law and asked them if they needed anything or if he could do anything for them. He would give you the shirt off his back," said Mercer, a Wells Fargo financial adviser in Allentown.
"He was always a very extremely passionate about his work, family and life," said Lawruk, president of Lawruk Realty.
"He was a hardworking and creative thinking student, and I know that has carried through to his working career," he said.
Neither Mercer nor Lawruk are surprised by Richards' success.
"He treated his studies like a full-time job. He was a straight A student. He was very driven and motivated - that is why he is a CEO," Mercer said. "I would have been surprised if he didn't achieve this amount of success."
"Steve's love of life is what I have always admired, always positive and never accepting something couldn't be accomplished," Lawruk said.
C. Richard Shaffer, Richards' high school history teacher, also remembers him from Altoona Area High School.
"The most prominent thing I remember about Steve is that he came from a tremendous family," Shaffer said. "I just loved the kid. He was so down to earth and respectful."
Those who work with Richards also speak highly of him.
Garrett called Richards "incredibly talented and incredibly driven."
"He is a great leader who others want to follow. I admire Steve for the ability to cast a powerful vision and then enroll very talented people needed in key roles to deliver the vision. Steve is demanding, believes in personal accountability across the organization, expects results - and he is also enormously fun," Garrett said.
Richards said his parents, Elizabeth and the late Had Richards, were his role models while growing up.
"I treat people with kindness. I encourage that in any organization. I also am very organized; that was one of the skills of my mother. I blended those attributes with persistence in a caring and engaging way, and that has helped me to succeed," Richards said.
Richards said he enjoyed growing up in Altoona but only gets back home once or twice a year.
"It was a small town with a very friendly nurturing environment and was a nice place to grow up. I go to Texas Hot Dogs and the Meadows when I get back," Richards said. "I miss Penn State. I would like to get back for more football games and enjoy the campus."
Richards, 51, has no plans to slow down.
"I am still pushing hard. I still have a lot of energy. There are a lot of opportunities that will keep me going and having fun," Richards said.


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I've got two laptops running an all updated Windows XP Home and a self built
no name desktop running Vista Ultimate and these two laptops do not see the
desktop on a wireless network based on a D-link DIR 635 wireless router.
I have run through all that is mentioned here:
When trying to install LLTP I've got a message saying that there already is
a newer version installed. That's probably because this installation is made
for XP XP2, not SP3 which is previously installed.
Right now while I write this I have five computers running and the XP
laptops are not showing on my Vista Ultimate desktop. They are, however,
showing on two laptops running Vista Home Premium.
All Vista computers are running the same user with the same password.
The XP laptops are running two different users.
File and Printer sharing are activated on all computers.
Somebody whispered in my ear that this could easily be fixed with a small
download for MS.
If he meant the LLTP installation he didn't know, but in that case it didn't
Is there anybody here that knows of such a file?
This has been of no problem just a few weeks ago. The problem suddenly
appeared without any warning just a few weeks ago.
What I wonder now is what can be wrong?
Is the problem situated in my Vista Ultimate desktop, or in the two laptops
running XP?
What can I do to get those two XP laptops to connect with my Vista Ultimate
Zadig Galbaras


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Pic nabs Sakura Grand Prix
Israeli helmer Nir Bergman's childhood drama "Intimate Grammar" won the 23rd Tokyo Film Festival's Sakura Grand Prix on Sunday, eight years after Bergman won the honor for his feature debut "Broken Wings."
Based on David Grossman's novel, "Intimate Grammar" is set in Israel in the 1960s and is a coming-of-age pic about a boy who doesn't want to become a man like his hard-shelled father, a Holocaust survivor, and stops growing for three years.
The special jury prize, the fest's second prize, went to Kaneto Shindo's WWII homefront drama "Post Card."
The 98-year-old helmer accepted the award — and the applause of the crowd at the Roppongi Hills theater complex's main theater — saying that the pic would be his last in a six-decade directing career.
The award for director went to Gilles Paquet-Brenner, the French helmer of "Sarah's Key." The pic, about an American journalist researching the Holocaust in France, also scooped the audience award.
The actress prize went to China's Fan Bingbing for her work in "Buddha Mountain," which also won the best artistic contribution prize, while actor honors went to Wang Qian-yuan for "The Piano in a Factory."
In the Winds of Asia-Middle East section the award went to Korean helmer Shin Su-Won's film-within-a-film "Passerby #3" while special mention was awarded to Chinese/Malaysian youth drama "The Tiger Factory."
The best picture award in the Japanese Eyes section for local indie pics, went to Koji Fukada's contemporary dramady "Hospitalite."
The Toyota Earth Grand Prix for best eco-theme pic went to Canadian docu-maker Kevin McMahon's "Waterlife," while the Toyota Earth Grand Prix special jury prize was awarded to Joseph Vilsmaier's mountaineering pic "Nanga Parbat."


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What I would say about Half & Half is to try their ice milk drink with honey boba and either their grass jelly, coffee jelly, or pudding. It's their signature drink, where I've yet to find anywhere else in the SGV. Truthfully, their boba milk teas are really just OK. I prefer the boba drinks at Ten Ren/Tea Station much better.
So, to answer the title of the post: No, Half & Half does not have the best boba in the U S of A. Although it has some nice flavor options (Lavender, rose flavored milk tea), in an area of tough Asian food competition, it really doesn't stand out to the pack. My recommendation is that, if you do venture out in the SGV in need of something sweet, come here for 2 things: The ice milk (my favorite is the pudding one), and the brick toast. Trust me on this one.
Oh, as a side note. Don't get the food here. I just don't recommend it.
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- Taste: 3.5 out of 5
- Decor: 4 out of 5
- Service: 3 out of 5
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In a round of budget cutting a year ago, the Jefferson Parish public school system jettisoned the message alert system it used to notify parents and employees about emergencies, closures and even some routine procedures.
Lale Geer, assistant superintendent of operations, said he missed having the service this year when he asked to transmit a message about busing plans as the school year approached but learned the school system no longer had that option for channeling information.
Arguing it is a crucial function, Geer asked Jefferson Parish School Board members to restore it, and the board agreed last week.
"That's a must," Geer said. "It's another way of getting information out to the parents."
Geer estimated a service provider could establish the system for about $39,000, which is about $20,000 less than previous versions.
He said officials are working on details, including how to manage mass messages and how to create groups for targeted notices to specific sets of employees or school populations.
If one school is closed because of a building problem or disruption from a localized storm, for example, officials could issue information just to people who work in or attend that school.
The system could incorporate automated telephone messages, text messages, faxes and email.
"We need to communicate," said School Board President Michael Delesdernier, who sponsored the proposal to reinstate the service. "The worst thing you can do is have a school close down and you have a kid sitting out at a bus stop not getting picked up."
Geer said he hopes to have the messaging mechanism running in the next few weeks. Classes resumed Monday. Hurricane season is at its peak.
The move follows another emergency-minded decision the School Board recently made, setting a specific return date after a hurricane evacuation.
That policy states that the school system will resume operating on the third day after officials open the parish for the public to return, which also is information that could be relayed through the electronic alerts.


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Wednesdays at 4 PM in Eckhart 202.
Optimal prediction methods compensate for a lack of resolution in the numerical solution of time-dependent differential equations through the use of prior statistical information. I will present a simple derivation of the basic methodology, emphasizing nonlinear aspects. I will show that perturbation theory provides a useful device for dealing with quasi-linear problems, and provide nonlinear examples that illuminates the difference between a pseudo-spectral method and an optimal prediction method with Fourier kernels. Along the way, I will explain the differences and similarities between optimal prediction, data acquisition, and duality methods for finding weak solutions. (Joint work with A. Kast, R. Kupferman and D. Levy).
Kolmogorov shear flow has been a investigated in the context of generation of 2D turbulent flow in both physics and geophysics. More recently, Kolmogorov shear flow has been revisited for its richness in various dynamical behavior. In this study we impose a stablizing temperature gradient onto the Kolmogorov shear flow and investigate the weakly nonlinear dynamics of this system. In addition, we also explore the limit of large Peclet number cases (small molecular diffusivity) and the nondiffusive limit. In the nondiffusive cases, the dynamics reduce to internal layer boundary dynamics and we will derive the amplitude equations for the internal boundary layers.
The possibility is discussed in both analytical and numerical terms of a finite time singularity forming in the 3D incompressible Euler velocity field represented by $$ {\bf U}(x,y,z,t) = \left\{u(x,y,t),\,v(x,y,t),\; z\gamma(x,y,t) + W(x,y,t)\right\} $$ which is confined in a box of infinite extent in $z$ with periodic cross-section in $(x,\,y)$. Recent numerical simulations by Ohkitani and Gibbon provide evidence that a finite time singularity may develop in regions of negative $\gamma$. We discuss these results and the analytical issues surrounding them. The rapid amplification of regions of negative $\gamma$ accounts for the relatively large size of the corresponding full three-dimensional vortex that opens out just prior to its breakdown. A theorem of the same type as that of Beale, Kato and Majda is also proved where it is shown that $\int_{0}^{t}\gamma(\tau)\,d\tau$ controls any singularities that occur. This involves the modification of a two-dimensional logarithmic inequality of Kato.
In this talk I will discuss recent work concerning some asymptotic formulae, that, among other things, permit very efficient identification of small internal objects from boundary measurements. The boundary measurements could for instance be steady state electric data (voltages and currents) or they could be time harmonic electric- and magnetic data (corresponding to nonzero frequency, and the full Maxwell's equations).
We show that the length of the longest increasing subsequence of a random permutation of length N behaves statistically as N becomes large like the largest eigenvalue of a random Hermitean matrix. This is joint work with Jinho Baik and Kurt Johansson.
We will sketch a proof of (a correct version of) the Aubry-Andre conjecture on the metal-insulator transition for the almost-Mathieu operator. We will also discuss other recent results on nonperturbative localization for related models.
Automatic Differentiation (AD) is an algorithmic method of computing numerical values of derivatives, either high order derivatives of a function of one variable (the focus of this talk) or low order derivatives of functions of many variables. It is neither symbolic nor approximate, and is as accurate as the computer. AD is remarkably fast and accurate; its application to initial value problems for systems of ODE appears better than RK and other numerical methods. It also applies to implicit ODE's and to DAE's. The talk will cover how AD works, and how it may be applied. There will be a demo of the speaker's "ODE" software package
The shaded energy-momentum diagram, a novel way to present the global phase space structure of low dimensional near-integrable Hamiltonian systems will be presented. Then, the appearance of a parabolic resonance will be explained, and it will be demonstrated that its appearance causes strong phase space instabilities in two degrees of freedom systems. Implications to higher dimensional systems will be presented. The subject will be presented in the physical context of a simple model for the motion of weather balloons. We use the parabolic-resonance instabilities to explain field experiments that show that the averaged poleward velocity of high altitude weather balloons may, on rare occasions, be much higher than the observed averaged poleward winds, while their eastward velocity is much slower than the observed averaged eastward winds. Collaborators: N. Paldor, Y. Dvorkin, A. Litvak-Hinnenzon.
A method of constructing scalars, differential operators, and pseudodifferential operators on a manifold, that have a transformation law under conformal mappings.
Creating and pricing options is one of the most important and challenging tasks of financial engineering. In this talk I explain why path-dependent options are needed in practice and show how to price them from a unified viewpoint based on PDE tools such as similarity reductions and probabilistic tools such as Levy's local time.
Consider a compact set $X \subset \Rm^n$ of Hausdorff dimension $D$. A classical result of Marstrand and Matilla says that for an almost every linear projection of $X$ into a subspace of dimension at least $D$ Hausdorff dimension is preserved, i.e. Hausdorff dimension of $X$ and its image are the same. Now consider a compact set $X$ in a Hilbert space $H$ and its image under linear projection into a finite dimensional space. It turns out that preservation of Hausdorff dimension under projections is {\it{no longer true}}. Namely, for any $D$ we construct a compact set of Hausdorff dimension $D$ in the real Hilbert space $l^2$ such that for {\it all} linear projections $\pi$ of $B$ into $\Rm^n$, no matter how large $n$ is, the Hausdorff dimension of $\pi(X)$ is less than $2$, no matter how large $D$ is. Regularity property (like Whitney's embedding theorem and H\"older exponent of the inverse map) of projections of fractal sets from an infinite-dimensional space to a finite-dimensional space will be discussed.
One of the pressing problems in the analysis of reaction-diffusion equations is obtaining accurate and reliable estimates of the error of numerical solutions. Recently, we made significant progress using a new approach that at the heart is computational rather than analytical. I will describe a framework for deriving and analyzing a posteriori error estimates, discuss practical details of the implementation of the theory, and illustrate the error estimation using a variety of well-known models. I will also briefly describe an application of the theory to the class of problems that admit invariant rectangles and discuss the preservation of invariant rectangles under discretization.
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I thought I'd do a round up of my favorite free coloring books. These are great to order for your shoeboxes!
Milk Matters: You can order 1 in English, 25 in Spanish
You Can Be A Nurse: I don't think there's a limit on these.
FEMA Fire Safety Sesame Street Coloring Books: You have to register first, but it only takes 30 seconds.
Save Our Species Coloring Book, Create Less Waste, and Mission Sunwise Books from EPA: Go to this search form and then type in "coloring book" Find the 3 coloring books I listed on the resulting list and then check the box next to the items you want (they must have the USPS Eagle logo next to them in order to get by mail.) After you've selected the books you want, click on the "add to your collection" button. You'll be taken to another page where you'll have to select your books again, then click on show order form. A little complicated, but it goes quickly.
25 Responses to Order Free Coloring Books
FRANCES says:
Hi! Thanks so much for posting these! I was able to order them.
Mindy says:
Thank you for this information! There is a limit on the nursing coloring books of 50 English and 50 Spanish.
Gina H. says:
Thank you! Love those freebies!
Sally says:
the nursing coloring books have a limit of 50. I ordered 50 Spanish ones and 50 English ones.
Mark says:
I ordered 10 of the nursing ones last year and they never arrived. It's worth a shot, though.
Don't forget, you can also make your own coloring books, or include coloring pages printed free from online.
Jessica says:
Really? I'm so surprised. I order these every year and they always come. Try again!
Mark says:
Not sure why. As I recall, they ask questions like what organization the coloring books are for. I used our church as the organization. Don't know if that made any difference.
The half-size coloring books we made turned out so well, though, that we'll probably repeat those.
Dagmar says:
Thank you. I just ordered 4 different coloring books I will add to the ones I bought on clearance after xmas. I am a nurse, so I especially liked that one. Thank you for the tip.11:)
Mark says:
If you include a letter in the box, you might want to mention that you are a nurse. The coloring book would have that much more meaning for the child who gets it. 🙂
Julie says:
Has anyone tried ordering more than one copy of the coloring books on the EPA website? I notice that you have to write up an explanation of why you need the quantity that you want. Do you think they would find it a valid reason to use them for OCC? It's not like you're going to use them for educational purposes to kids in your community, so maybe it's not good to order more than one of each?
Mark says:
I would be honest about it, no matter what. But they may not know what OCC is, so you might just explain that your church/organization is assembling gifts to give (free of charge) to needy kids in the US and abroad and who is doing the sending – something like that. You can let them make the call about whether giving the coloring books to kids in other countries is an OK use for them. It's possible they just want to make sure you're not ordering the books to resell them.
Dagmar says:
i wrote what i was using them for, and received them without a problem . nice coloring books. thank you for posting this. 🙂
Lori says:
The FEMA website will only allow me to order 1 english and 1 spanish fire safety sesame street coloring books, is that right? When I registered I checked the no affiliation box is that right?
Sabrina says:
FEMA let me order 5 english and 5 spanish.
Sue says:
Milk Matters CB – still available
You Can Be A Nurse – still available. order magnets, too!
Sesame Street CB – one per 365 days per address. preschools can order in larger quantities.
Save Our Species, etc -quantity of one unless you ask for more and explain the reason such as for 5-9 year old children.
another option for CB – if your grocery store such as Publix has free CB for the children – ask your children/grandchildren to sacrifice their copy and put it in a shoe box rahter than keep it to color.
another option – ask families to print coloring pages and include them in the shoe boxes. know of a printer who would make copies for low or no cost?
it's not too early to beging praying and packing shoe boxes for national collection week 2013!
marion says:
The only ones I can get now are the nursing ones. Boo Hoo!
Actually, the nursing ones are my absolute favorite ones!
Marion – this is a very old post from 2012. We have updated this list.
Go here for the 2014 list http://www.clipwithpurpose.com/coloring-books/
carol says:
I did receive the nurse and fireman coloring books I give them to my grandkids for a xmas gifts they make nice gifts
Tammy Clarson says:
all 4 websites are expired.
THis is a very old post from 2012, the information is 3 years old. Most of the items we post are available for a limited time.
Debbie Beaver says:
Send me all the free stuff in them mail 322 E 3Rd St Luverne All 36049
We don't send out items ourselves. We post deals that you will have to click on and order for yourself. However, this is a very old post and I am not sure that many of the links work anymore, I'm sorry to say.
Kathy Bumgarner says:
Please mail coloring books to the address below,
3906 Holden Place,
Hudson, NC 28638
Kathy Bumgarner
Hi Kathy. I write the blog "Clip with Purpose". Thank you so much for visiting my blog!
I only write this blog and I posted links for people to follow to the sites directly who have free coloring books. I am not the website that supplies free coloring books. I am only a blog that lists all kinds of deals, sales and crafts.
If you would like to order free coloring books, you must click on each of the links and order from each site directly.
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Personally, I wish Shanny would have stuck around till he was done. I think it is at least argueable if not certain that his contributions were more vital to our championships than Osgood's. #14 would look great up there.
Ps...my bad if this has been discussed 10 times already. It was just kind of strange to think of they did, it would probably be opening night next season.
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In the race for president, Sen. Barack Obama labels himself as an agent for change, saying he's been a reformer for years. But some in his political hometown of Chicago are saying "not so fast."
While Obama grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia, his political birthplace is Chicago - a city known for its machine politics and Illinois - a state known nationally for government corruption.
Political experts say Obama has not been able to bring about fundamental reform in Illinois. In fact, he's allied with some of the state's most notorious politicos.
Chicago Tough
A recent McCain TV ad shows Obama saying "in terms of my toughness, look, first of all I come from Chicago." The ad goes on to make the point that Obama has formed powerful connections with some of Chicago's most corrupt politicians. It's a story the local media has followed for years.
"The McCain strategy is a wise one," said Chicago Sun-Times reporter Chris Fusco.
Fusco investigates state and city government for the Sun-Times. He and other members of the Illinois media say the national press is missing an important story--that corruption still exists in Illinois and Chicago politics--and Obama refuses to directly challenge it.
"Right now, what Sen. Obama appears to be doing from a political analyst standpoint is he's playing the safe card," Fusco said. "You know Mayor Daley's a popular figure in Chicago, despite his corruption troubles."
Illinois' long-term corruption issues have spawned a veritable watch-dog industry, including the Better Government Association. When it comes to corruption, BGA Executive Director Jay Stewart says, "we have a severe problem here."
Chicago's Political Machine
Stewart says Chicago's political machine, run by Mayor Richard Daley, is the state's engine of corruption. For years the city's media has chronicled how city workers are told to get out the vote to keep their jobs and how city contractors must make campaign donations to keep their contracts.
"If you go over to the federal courthouse building the last five or six years," Stewart began, "you'll see a steady flow of state and local elected officials, government employees, contractors--all going to jail for public corruption, trying to rip the public off in one scheme or another."
Obama himself even told the Sun-Times in 2005 that city hall corruption investigations gave him "huge pause" about supporting the mayor. But in 2007, he endorsed Daley's re-election bid. Weeks later, Daley backed Obama for president.
"The mayor's powerful. If you anger him you're going to suffer the repurcussions," Stewart said. "So I think a lot of politicians take a pass on it and Senator Obama has never been that kind of politician to take on Chicago corruption."
Political Family Tree
Besides Daley, Obama's political family tree includes Tony Rezko. Rezko was the senator's personal friend, fundraiser and now--a convicted felon. Rezko also helped Obama buy his home.
"Real estate transactions are perfectly legal. The problem with that one is at the time Obama buys the real estate from Rezko it's well-known that Tony Rezko is heading toward a federal indictment," Stewart explained.
Obama has admitted his relationship with Rezko showed bad judgment. But he calls Illinois Senate President Emil Jones his political godfather. Jones is widely viewed as a Machine insider.
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger also belongs on the family tree.
In 2006, Obama refused to endorse the reform candidate Forrest Claypool in the primary for Cook County Board president. He then endorsed Stroger, the son of a well-known Machine politician, in the general election.
"That was an opportunity where Sen. Obama really could have wielded some of his growing political influence and helped Claypool out in a race against an entrenched Machine incumbent," Fusco said.
Chicago Strategy
Today, the Chicago Machine lives on in the presidential campaign. Long-time Daley strategist David Axelrod is now Obama's chief strategist.
The Obama campaign turned down a CBN News interview request for this story. But the campaign's response statement to the McCain ad points out Obama's ethics reform legislation during his state senate days.
Republican state Senator Kirk Dillard sponsored the bill and worked with Obama.
"His contribution as a constitutional lawyer was very helpful," he said. "I give the man credit. I was the lead sponsor. He was a co-sponsor."
Critics call the legislation small potatoes. But watchdog groups note it was the first reform bill in Illinois in 30 years.
Cindi Canary, director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, explained "before that law you could call a legislator out of the chambers and hand him an envelope of cash and that was okay."
When it comes to good government legislation in Illinois - Canary, Stewart and others say Obama can take credit. But new laws alone don't clean up corruption, or make a reformer.
"Did new laws get enacted and did Sen. Obama play a role in enacting those laws? The answer is yes," Stewart began. "Do we still have horrible, horrible, horrible corruption in Illinois? The answer is yes."
Reformer Grade?
Today, Dillard gives Obama a "C+" as a reformer.
"He was once probably in the good solid 'B" category, but when you have Tony Rezko, a convicted felon, as your next-door neighbor, you passed on having a real reformer elected as your home town Cook County Board chairman, and the fact that you're not a part of it or product of it but you've embraced the Chicago Machine - I don't know how you can get much higher than a 'C+' or 'B-,'" Dillard said.
That grade may be understood in Illinois, but not in much of the country, which is still getting to know Obama and his home state.
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