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Lycoming County Resource Recovery Manager Jason Yorks spent a recent morning standing on the slope of a county landfill waste field, performing an informal inventory in his head.
Yorks, who oversees the county's recycling services, was looking for materials that could have been recycled, but for one reason or another, ended up in the landfill.
"Here's a soda bottle. There's another soda bottle," Yorks said, pointing randomly. "You don't have to look hard. It doesn't take long to find."
To Yorks, the plastic bottles and jugs, newsprint, magazines, cardboard, glass bottles, aluminum and steel cans and other materials scattered about the landfill are potential entries in either column of an accounting ledger.
Recycled, those items are a source of revenue for county coffers.
Tossed out with the rest of a household's or business's refuse, they take up valuable landfill space that can cost taxpayers a bundle to replace.
Last year, the approximately 10,700 tons of recycled material processed at the county recycling center brought in almost $2 million, according to a spread sheet provided by Yorks.
Had it been thrown in the landfill, the space it would have taken is valued at more than $556,000.
Each cubic yard of landfill space is worth $52, which is the per ton disposal fee charged commercial trash haulers who deliver waste to the landfill, Michael Hnatin, county Resource Management Services engineer said.
The county recently completed a $7.4 million landfill expansion designed to extend the landfill's life.
The expansion included the construction of a new waste field for which the county began accepting waste in early March.
Without the expansion, the landfill's useful life would end soon, according to Hnatin.
"We would be close to capacity," Hnatin said. "We would have had a year or two left and we would have been done."
Work on another waste field is expected to begin this year and be completed in 2015. The cost of that field is yet to be determined, Hnatin said.
According to Yorks, for every ton of material taken out of the landfill's waste stream and recycled, one cubic yard of landfill space is saved. While some recyclable material such as cardboard and newsprint will decompose over time, some will not, Yorks said.
"The more space we're able to save in the landfill, the more we're able to extend the life of the landfill so we're not always building new waste fields or adding on to them," he said. "All (plastic bottles and jugs) are going to do is sit here. It's never going to break down."
According to Yorks, the county is doing the best it can to capture as much recyclable material as it can.
It operates 27 drop off sites strategically located throughout Lycoming County and offers curbside pick-up for the City of Williamsport, the boroughs of Montoursville, South Williamsport, DuBoistown, Jersey Shore, including Porter Township, Muncy, Hughesville and Picture Rocks, Loyalsock Township, Old Lycoming Township and parts of Lycoming Township.
The amount of material taken in last year was the least amount since 2001, when 10,300 tons of material was collected, according to a spread sheet provided by Yorks. The most material collected over the past 10 years was in 2006, when more than 12,000 tons of material was collected.
That material is processed at a 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art recycling center at the landfill, which is along Route 15 in Brady Township.
The county collects glass bottles - clear, brown and green - aluminum and steel (or tin) cans, plastic soda and water bottles and water, milk and laundry detergent jugs, magazines, telephone books, cardboard, chip board and junk mail at its drop off sites. Wood waste and vehicle tires and batteries are accepted during business hours at the landfill.
Chip board includes cereal boxes, soda cases, dry food boxes and paper towel rolls. Junk mail includes envelopes , credit card applications, flyers, glossy ads, office paper and notebook paper. Chip board and junk mail should be deposited in the drop off container reserved for cardboard, Yorks said.
Glass and plastic containers should be rinsed. Plastic containers should be flattened.
Glass items not accepted for recycling includes plate, window or automobile glass, Pyrex, ceramics, mirrors, television picture tubes, Fiberglass, china, earthen ware or pottery, drinking glasses or light bulbs.
Oil or anti-freeze containers and plastic food containers such as butter or cottage cheese containers are not accepted. Wax-coated containers such as orange juice or milk cartons are not accepted.
There is a charge of $3 for each automobile tire and $5 for each heavy equipment tire because the county pays a fee to disposed of the tires, Yorks said.
According to Wayne Benson, assistant county recycling manager, many people have good intentions when it comes to recycling, but do not understand what the county can and cannot accept.
"We've gotten children's toys, flower pots, plastic duct work, swimming pools, plastic jungle gyms, dog kennels and riding toys," Benson said, adding that none of those items are accepted by the center.
The recycling center, which was created in 1983, employs 19 people, including Yorks and Benson. The county Prison also provides about 20 Pre-Release Center inmates each day who work two conveyor-fed sort lines.
"The staff at the Pre-Release Center shares our goals," Yorks said. "They want to keep the people busy and productive. They make sure we have a crew every day and they do a phenomenal job for us."
According to Yorks, recycling makes sense from an environmental standpoint.
"It's the right thing to do," he said.
However, the success of a recycling operation hinges on the marketplace, he said. The county needs consistent buyers for the material it collects, he said.
A strong demand for some materials translates into higher commodity prices and more revenue for the county.
"If there is a strong market and the price per ton is high, you make more money," Yorks said. "But the market fluctuates. In 2008 and 2009, the market tanked on everything. You still have to recycle the material regardless of the market value of the material. You still have to collect it and you still have to keep it out of the landfill."
It was only a few years ago that chipboard went to the landfill, Yorks said.
"Now it fetches anywhere from $70 to $120 a ton, depending on the demand," he said.


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Gaming industry has increased substantially over the years. Whether it's gaming on consoles or on your PC, everybody is addicted to one or two games. However, one may find it difficult to find quality online games and shooting games. Shooting games, especially First Person Shooter (FPS) games, have become one of the most popular games amongst different genres. Teenagers and young adults become practically addicted to them and can't get enough of it. The evolution of playing games online with other gamers is the major factor for the increased number of time spent by people on gaming on a daily basis. Games belonging to other genres are also becoming popular due to their multiplayer ability. Online games have allowed gamers to showcase their skills and find competition.
Here is the list of popular online games and shooting games:-
1. Counter Strike
One of the most popular FPS games, and possibly the father of online gaming. The number of online gamers on counter strike is still up to date astonishingly high, considering the fact that it was released in 2000. Initially Counter Strike was merely an add-on version of the game Half Life and even the creators did not think that this game will become so popular. Counter Strike gamers have become skillful due to the amount they spend on the game. Hence, if you are new to gaming then it is advisable to go through the single player mode first and develop your skills.
2. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Another popular FPS game, which is popular amongst many because of its availability as it is free. Based on World War II, this game was released in 2003 and is famous for its mission objectives. In Wolfenstein players have to interact with each other by chatting on a consistent basis to complete objectives. This game requires more strategy than Counter Strike, and offers more game modes.
3. The Sims
A very popular online games where you get to simulate lives of virtual people. The Sims was released in 2000 and since has had 7 add-ons, including sequels The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. The success of Sims has been due to the record number of people that play it online. The Sims is also the best selling PC game in history with over 16 million sales. The Sims 2 is second with 13 million sales. The popularity of the game does raise curiosity for new gamers on the reason for its success.
4. World of Warcraft
The most popular game today, and holds the record for the number of players that play it online, has over 12 million gamers, who spend substantial amount of time on the game. WoW is referred as Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORG), and has a huge map probably the largest there has ever been. The objective of the game is to create an avatar and increase its abilities by completing objectives, missions, exploring the world etc. The things you can do in this game are limitless and that is why many spent hours on it.
These were some of the popular online games and shooting games. Whether you are a hardcore gamer or are new to gaming these games are definitely worth the look.

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Holcomb wins 2-man race, ends European droughtThe Associated Press | January 19,2014AP Photo
Steven Holcomb, left, and Steven Langton pose after winning Saturdays two-man bobsled World Cup race in Innsbruck, Austria.IGLS, Austria Steven Holcomb regained his winning touch in Europe, just in time for the Sochi Olympics.
Holcomb drove to victory in a World Cup two-man bobsled race on Saturday his first win outside of North America in a two-man race since February 2007 when he tied for a win at Cesana Pariol, and his first in any European competition since prevailing in a four-man race in December 2009.
With the fastest time in each heat, Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton finished two runs at Igls in 1 minute, 43.72 seconds. Beat Hefti and Thomas Amrhein of Switzerland were second in 1:43.95, and the Russian duo of Alexander Zubkov and Dimitry Trunenkov were third in 1:44.00.
Last year we debuted the BMW M2 prototype and didnt fare so well. We finished 14th and had some troubles, Holcomb said. It was nice to come back this year and redeem ourselves. ... I think we showed the sled can be really fast, so Im excited.
Cory Butner and Chuck Berkeley tied for ninth for the U.S., while Nick Cunningham and Andreas Drbal was 15th. The U.S. Olympic bobsled team will be unveiled Sunday after selection meetings to finalize the mens and womens rosters.
Holcomb and Langton held the lead after the first run, then got off to a 5.13-second start time in the second heat slightly slower than their top rivals. But Holcomb made limited mistakes on the drive, the BMW sled kept picking up speed and wound up being the only sled to crack the 125 kph barrier in that final run.
It builds confidence when youre sitting in the lead, Holcomb said. A lot of people were critical of us last week, and we wanted to come back and show that were not out of contention.
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Chef Paul Prudhomme, the Guru of Gumbo, Puts the Flames Under a New Fad for Cajun Cookin'
The new Cajun chic began with K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, an unpretentious café that Paul Prudhomme, 44, and his wife, Kay Hinrichs, 40, opened in New Orleans' French Quarter in 1979. K-Paul's rich, piquant food attracted a devoted following, and soon lines stretched around the block. Capitalizing on Prudhomme's success, Cajun restaurants began proliferating about as fast as crawfish at spawning time. There are at least a dozen in New York, four in Washington, three in Chicago, four in L.A. and others sprinkled around the U.S.—an encouraging number, say restaurateurs, for a taste as specific and sophisticated as Cajun. Those who aren't dining out on these spicy delicacies seem to be cooking them at home: Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen (William Morrow, $19.95), with nearly 300,000 copies in print, was on the New York Times best-seller list for 13 weeks, extraordinary for a cookbook that doesn't have the names Julia Child or Fanny Farmer in the title.
Why the sudden hot spell? "When you've gone through your sushi phase and your salad phase, you get bored," explains L.A.'s Jake Ptasznik, owner of Orleans. "Then you start looking for something exciting to sink your teeth into." Sam Duvall, an owner of L.A.'s Ritz Cafe, another celeb hangout, thinks folks have finally found a stomach for "gut food." Then, too, the Louisiana World Exposition generated new interest in New Orleans and its savory charms.
Prudhomme, a 400-pounder who weighed 500 pounds when he was 15, does not blame his girth on the calories in Cajun. "You can be thin and be a great cook," he says. "I don't know what keeps me fat." But while he relishes his native cuisine, he also frets about the future. "My nightmare is that there are going to be drive-up windows with Cajun food," he says. In fact, there probably will never be a McCajun, since the recipes call for a subtle blend of fresh ingredients, complex seasonings and long, slow simmerings.
As Prudhomme explains it, Louisiana cuisine is a mix of two styles. Cajun is country cooking, brought to the Louisiana bayous by French settlers called Acadians (hence "Cajuns"), who were driven from Nova Scotia by the British in the 1700s. They used native spices—filé powder from the sassafras tree, bay leaves from the laurel, wild peppers—to flavor the bountiful fish and game. Creole is city food, a sophisticated New Orleans mélange of French, Spanish, Italian, African and American Indian cuisines handed down over the generations. Prudhomme's crawfish smothered in a dark sauce, called an etouffée, is Cajun, his mirliton (a member of the cucumber family) stuffed with fried oysters and topped with hollandaise sauce is Creole. "That's one of those kick-you-in-the-pants dishes, boy, I'll tell ya," boasts Prudhomme. "It has so many tastes, and every bite whops up on something else." His most famous dish, blackened redfish, a filet charred and smoked in a white-hot iron skillet, is, however, an original.
So is the jovial chef. A folk hero in Louisiana, Prudhomme has had his own television show for 12 years and is a regular guest on a New Orleans morning talk show. He was picked to head the state's delegation to last January's Inaugural. After a bash where he and his staff fed 32 different dishes (including oyster and brie pie and chicken smothered in black-eyed peas) to 990 Reaganites, he stepped out to shake hands with the President.
The White House is a long way from the Louisiana swamps near Opelousas, where Prudhomme grew up as the 13th and youngest child of sharecroppers. At 17, he opened a hamburger stand—which failed—then toiled as a busboy, cook and magazine salesman in New Orleans. Later, heading West, he cooked at truck stops and resorts for 12 years before returning home. In 1980 he left a high-salaried job as an executive chef and joined Kay in the running of K-Paul's.
Anxious to spread the gumbo gospel, Prudhomme dreams about opening a chef's school on a 100-year-old sugar plantation outside New Orleans. "Cajun makes you happy," he says. "It's emotional. You can't eat a plate of Cajun food and not have good thoughts."
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Well, I guess fans in Manchester can all take solace in the fact that their most bitter rival lost, too.
That's because for the first time since September 13, 2008, both United and City were held to zero points in an EPL match on the same day.
For a little perspective, the last time both United and City lost an EPL match on the same day, Shia LaBeouf was still relevant, capturing our hearts with such classics as "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Eagle Eye."
The last time both United and City lost an EPL match on the same day was during the season in which Nicholas Anelka led the league in goals and Liverpool finished second on the table.
So, yeah, Saturday was a somewhat odd day in the Premier League.
Let's take a closer look at what went wrong for the Manchester clubs.
|Home Side
|Home Score
|Away Score
|Away Side
|Aston Villa
|Manchester City
|Cardiff City
|Hull City
|West Ham United
|Manchester United
|West Bromwich Albion
|Crystal Palace
Aston Villa 3, Manchester City 2
A season removed from a 15th-place finish and near relegation, Aston Villa is putting together a very strong campaign. The Claret and Blue have now beaten Champions League sides Arsenal and Manchester City and sit in ninth place with nine points in six matches.
While the win over the Gunners came when Arsenal was most vulnerable, Saturday's defeat of City was a gritty, remarkable effort that truly showed this team's resolve.
Playing without Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor, Paul Lambert's side twice fell behind at Villa Park but never gave in.
Superb results and performances from Aston Villa & WBA to beat Man City & Man Utd. Great credit to both managers.— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) September 28, 2013
After Yaya Toure's strike put The Citizens in front 1-0 heading into the locker room, Karim El Ahmadi came out and equalized in the 51st minute following a beautiful piece of individual play and pass from Leandro Bacuna.
Edin Dzeko responded five minutes later to put City ahead, 2-1, but Villa once again responded, this time with a perfectly placed free kick from Bacuna that left Joe Hart helpless:
Two minutes later, Andreas Weimann capitalized on calamitous defending from Matija Nastastic, Vincent Kompany and Hart to punch in the game-winner, sending Villa Park into an absolute frenzy.
REPLAY: After a Joe Hart misstep, Andreas Weimann scores a breakaway goal to give Aston Villa the lead. #BPLonNBC - http://t.co/uR5ua1a9Ad— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) September 28, 2013
City looked up to the task on the attack, controlling 67 percent of the possession, completing 88 percent of their passes and firing off 21 total shots. Toure and Samir Nasri were especially impressive.
But in the end, atrocious defending from City, a dogged, implacable effort from Villa and some magic from the 22-year-old Bacuna in just his fourth EPL appearance were the difference.
Manchester United 1, West Bromwich Albion 2
The panic level at Old Trafford has reached a new high, and even that's a bit of an understatement.
Morgan Amalfitano got the scoring started for West Brom in the 54th minute when he made Rio Ferdinand look like a statue with a transcendent piece of individual play and chip over David De Gea.
Whose loss was worse?
Wayne Rooney, who was one of the few Red Devils who looked ready to play on Saturday, equalized moments later on a free kick.
West Brom came right back, however, as Saido Berahino put The Baggies ahead in the 67th minute after more weak defending from the side in red. Steve Clarke's side then defended well and held on with relative ease in front of a quiet Old Trafford crowd.
ESPN's Twitter feed summed up the rare result and United's now historically bad EPL start:
Seismic stat No1: This is West Brom's first victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford since 1978— ESPN.co.uk (@ESPNUK) September 28, 2013
Seismic stat No2: This is Manchester United's worst start to a league season since 1989-90 (when the Premier League hadn't been invented)— ESPN.co.uk (@ESPNUK) September 28, 2013
The Red Devils are 2-1-3 and sit in 13th place, tied with Stoke City and Newcastle with seven points.
Unsurprisingly following Saturday's flat effort, "#MoyesOut" was trending on Twitter.
It's hard to completely blame Moyes, but you have to think United under Sir Alex Ferguson would have found a way to at least equalize in the final 20 minutes with Robin van Persie coming on as a sub.
We'd have got something out of that under Fergie. Not a criticism of Moyes either, was just the Fergie factor. Odd lack of urgency too.— Doron Salomon (@DoronSalomon) September 28, 2013
Give West Brom credit. They now have eight points in six matches. But this was a very un-Manchester-United-like performance, especially at home.
Note: All stats courtesy of WhoScored.com


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1. A fistfight.
2. The activity of fighting with the fists.
Uh, do you want to keep running your mouth or do you want to step outside and shoot the ones with me?
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Merck & Co. published two studies in the journal Nature that provide evidence that genetic susceptibility to obesity involves changes in entire networks of genes and is not limited to mutations in specific genes.
In two related studies, Merck and collaborators report finding a core group of genes that have a causal relationship to disease traits including three previously unknown genes. They used large-scale analyses of data on DNA variations, gene-expression patterns in disease-relevant tissues, and clinical data to identify molecular networks underlying metabolic disorders.
In the first study, Merck researchers and colleagues from the University of California at Los Angeles used liver and fat tissue samples from mice to identify genetic variations associated with obesity, diabetes, and atherosclerosis. The authors then constructed gene networks and identified core groups of genes in these networks that were causally related to relevant traits associated with obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Based on various analyses, the authors identified and experimentally validated three novel genes causally related to obesity-associated traits: Lpl, Pmp1l, and Lactb.
The second study, which was based on methods developed in the mouse study, involved researchers from Merck, deCODE Genetics, and the National University Hospital in Iceland. The team constructed gene-expression networks associated with obesity traits using blood and fat tissue samples and clinical data from more than 1,000 people in Iceland. A gene-expression network constructed from human fat tissue contained a similar core group of genes found to be causally related to obesity in the mouse study.
Both studies were published in the March 16 issue of Nature.
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Rosso Fiorentino, Graaf, and More
Jason Serinus mentioned the Rosso Fiorentino Florentia loudspeakers ($99,995/pair) in his report on the Graaf amplifier in the Avatar Acoustics room below. This four-way speaker enclosure features aluminum front panels and glass side panels and weighs 361.5 lbs. The midrange and treble units are mounted in an open baffle, while the top-mounted woofer and the twin 12" subs are mounted in sealed enclosure. The subs are driven by a 1500W amplifier and the sensitivity is claimed to be 89dB.
I listened to a very well-recorded track with vocal and acoustic guitar, which, to my astonishment, was by metal band Whitesnake. I was more comfortable with The Police's "Every Breath You Take," which sounded equally fine on the Avatar systemuntil my listening was interrupted by Sarah Tremblay (left) and Carolyn St-Louis (right) from Montreal's SSI show.


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December 14, 2011
Free breakfast and lunch programs provide a major boost to learning results
If there's one dramatic no-brainer in our collective desire to see kids' classroom performances improve, it's this: to feed the mind, first feed the body.
For half a century now, scholarly study after scholarly study has found that hungry or ill-nourished kids are at a disadvantage when it comes to the mental demands of classroom learning.
From India to South America and from the United States to the United Kingdom, teachers observe the striking impacts that good nutrition has on school attendance, classroom alertness, learning ability and, perhaps equally important, on social development.
In one Peruvian study, researchers noted wryly that in addition to the "significant and positive effect on short-term memory, arithmetic and reading comprehension" observed in students participating in a school breakfast program, one unexpected "negative" appeared – kids in the break-fast group spent less time with their teachers and more time on the playground during recess.
In one school breakfast program, U.S. researchers noted that lateness fell by eight per cent during the first three months, suspensions for disruptive behaviour fell by half and the average academic performance for all students in all grades and across all subjects increased sharply.
When similar schools were compared, those in a program providing all students with a nutritious breakfast saw a five-point increase in the percent-age of students scoring at or above the satisfactory level of achievement.
Researchers who reviewed scientific literature on the effect on the mental functions of children and teenagers concluded that a nutritious breakfast positively influenced learning ability and behaviour and appeared to play a role in the prevention of learning and behavioural disorders, in particular attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
On the other side of the ledger, children who arrive at school hungry make more errors, have slower memory recall, have lower math scores and are more likely to repeat a grade.
In British Columbia, where the Breakfast for Learning pro-gram has been operating since 2001, the organization reports that among schools qualifying for nutrition funding, 85 per cent reported improvements in student attention spans, 80 per cent noted tardiness declined and 82 per cent said student behaviour improved.
So, if you want an almost overnight improvement in test scores in mathematics, reading and the other foundations of future learning, make sure every child in every class-room has had a simple, nutritious breakfast and gets a similar lunch.
However, the B.C. Teachers' Federation tells me that despite commendable community and provincial government support for meal programs, delivery is inconsistent. Nor is there a consistent process for families applying for existing meal program subsidies. Some families are reluctant to apply because there's a perceived stigma. In some schools, teachers voluntarily bring food and use their personal resources to surreptitiously dole out granola bars to make sure hungry kids get fed.
In Vancouver, I'm told, there are 11 breakfast programs and no funding comes from the school board although, as I say, there's much commendable work by volunteers and com-munity groups.
Having looked through the evidence in preparing to write this piece in support of The Vancouver Sun Children's Fund and the Adopt-a-School initiative, I'm now convinced that school nutrition is such a quick and profound fix that we would get by far the biggest bang for our buck by finding stable long-term funding for a universal free breakfast and lunch program in every public school.
Part of it, of course, involves mobilizing community resources, part in motivating government to coordinate a sustainable structure, part in educating both children and parents about the value of good nutrition. But most important is simply making sure that the learning furnace is properly stoked while the learning is taking place.


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Day 119
Roll Me Over
3 shots out of 5
Only a couple more days until my Year of Cocktails will be a third over. I feel like I've made a dent in the world of cocktails.......but I do know that there are MANY more out there for me to try! I am so grateful for those of you who are taking this journey with me. Whether you are trying some, all or none of my cocktails and merely reading along as I take my adventure, I Thank You!
I gave tonight's cocktail 3 shots out of 5. I think all of the different flavors just kind of blended together in this one. It's not a yucky flavor, but since you are supposed to put the exact same amount of all of the liquors and liqueurs in this cocktail.......it kinda tastes like none of them in particular. I will absolutely finish this one, but I don't think I'll be making it again anytime soon. So I guess roll me over to tomorrow night's cocktail!
Here is the recipe for a Roll Me Over:
- 1/2 oz light rum
- 1/2 oz dark rum
- 1/2 oz coconut rum
- 1/2 oz banana liqueur
- 1/2 oz orange liqueur
- 1/2 oz melon liqueur
- 3 oz pineapple juice
In a shaker, fill 3/4 with ice and add rums, banana, orange and melon liqueurs and pineapple juice. Shake it up real good and dump the whole thing into a tall glass.
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Here's to a big mix up of alcohol!!
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On Jul 27, 3:40 am, linux-tek
> I'm stumped by this gdm error/warning message in /var/log/messages. It
> doesn't specify what library is missing. However, I'm able to login to
> the desktop without any problems. I thought if I updated the gdm rpm the
> message would disappear but it did not.
> I've searched many a website and forum without finding a specific answer
> to this problem. The other strange thing I see is that gdm has two
> processes running once I enter the desktop. Maybe this could be the
> cause, I don't know, just a guess. How can I eliminate this second gdm
> process at startup? What could be the thing that is spawning it?
> # ps -ef | grep gdm
> root 2188 1 0 03:28 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
> root 2254 2188 0 03:28 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
> root 2258 2254 2 03:28 tty7 00:00:08 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -br -audit
> 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt7
I found a answer in RedHat Bugzilla.
Bugzilla Bug 221835: gdm[XXXX]: (null): cannot open shared object
file: No such file or directory
Comment #1 From ..... on 2007-01-08 09:28 EST [reply]
that's a harmless warning related to the smart card code. It should
only be printed if debugging is enabled though.


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JACKSON, MI – Convicted cop-killer Eric John Knysz, before he was found hanging in his prison cell, apparently left notes asking God's forgiveness, expressing a need to "get out of here now" and stating his life was over at 20 while telling someone "yours doesn't have to be."
MLive Muskegon Chronicle used the Michigan Freedom of Information Act to obtain Michigan State Police investigative reports on Knysz's apparent suicide. While the investigation remains open, the department responded with reports through Tuesday, May 6.
The Michigan Department of Corrections has denied a FOIA request for its critical incident report, citing the state police's open investigation.
A corrections officer found Knysz around 3:30 p.m. April 14 hanging in the Jackson, Mich., prison cell in which Knysz was confined alone. Knysz was kept alive on life support at a hospital until April 17, when life support was removed so his organs could be harvested.
Knysz, 20 when he died, was convicted of the first-degree murder of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield II. According to evidence at his trial, including his own recorded confession, he shot the 43-year-old Butterfield in the head Sept. 9, 2013, at a traffic stop on a rural Mason County road.
Knysz was sentenced April 8 to life in prison without chance of parole. He was transported April 10 from the Mason County Jail, where he'd been kept on suicide watch, to the MDOC's Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, where he wasn't. He hanged himself four days later.
Here are some key elements from the police report and supplements by State Police Detective Sgt. Michael A. Church, who drew this conclusion from his investigation: "Upon interviewing MDOC staff and examining the scene, this was very clearly a suicide attempt."
Despairing notes
Investigators didn't find what the detective called "a true suicide note" in Knysz's cell but did find several handwritten notes that, in the detective's words, "contemplate suicide." The notes contained some misspellings.
On Knysz's bed was written, "I hope you can forgive me Lord."
Also written, apparently by Knysz, was this: "My life is over at just 20. Yours doesn't have to be. Stop f---in around an start a family an stop breaking the law."
The report doesn't indicate whom that was addressed to, but Knysz's wife, 21-year-old Sarah Renee Knysz, is serving a prison sentence of two to five years for helping her husband flee after the shooting. On Dec. 25, 2013, she had a baby boy, believed now to be in the care of her family.
On the back of a sheet of 8 ½" by 11" paper containing information for incoming prisoners were numerous short, handwritten notes including: "Father if you accept my decision I will be with you tommrow evening. I (hope?) and prey that you do and have mercy on my soul."
On another sheet of paper titled "Health care request" was listed this problem or symptom: "I need to get out of here now."
Towel over his eyes
According to the police report, Knysz was found hanging from a light fixture in a corner of his cell, a white towel tied around his face and covering his eyes. The detective concluded Knysz had torn a long strip from his light-blue bed sheet, braided it into a noose, attached it to the fixture and hanged himself.
An autopsy conducted April 17, the day Knysz died, showed no signs of trauma or injury other than the ligature marks around his neck, the detective reported. Knysz did not appear to have any defensive or offensive injuries, and the interior of his skull showed no sign of head injuries, according to the police report.
The final autopsy report and toxicology reports were still pending as of May 6, when the detective last updated his report.
Alone in a place he killed to avoid
Knysz was confined to his cell in the prison's Special Management Housing Unit, on Egeler's ground level, because he'd been convicted of a high-profile crime, the detective reported.
There were no inmates in the two cells to either side of his. That is, the two cells on the left of his and the two on the right were all vacant.
No other inmates could see into his cell. The view from above was blocked by a catwalk.
According to testimony at his trial in Ludington, Knysz's murder motive was fear of going to prison. He was driving on a suspended license – a suspension due to end less than six hours later – and he reportedly feared the truck he was driving would therefore be seized and searched, leading to discovery of concealed weapons, a felony.
Before and after
According to corrections officers interviewed by state police detectives, a sergeant had spoken to Knysz at 3:07 p.m. Knysz reportedly seemed fine then, with no indication he was suicidal. Another corrections officer reportedly saw him one or two minutes later and told police nothing was out of the ordinary.
A corrections officer making rounds at 3:30 p.m. saw Knysz hanging by the neck. He radioed for assistance, and six officers, four medical personnel and a supervisor responded, according to the police report.
An ambulance transported Knysz to Allegiance Hospital in Jackson, where he was placed on life support without hope of recovery. He was declared brain dead at 2:45 p.m. the next day, April 15. The Jackson County Medical Examiner's office told the detective that would be the time of death shown on his death certificate.
Knysz was taken into surgery at around 10 a.m. April 17 for organ harvesting. Life support was removed around 10:30 a.m., and his "official time of clinical death" was 10:36 a.m. April 17, according to the police report.
John S. Hausman covers courts, prisons, the environment and local government for MLive/Muskegon Chronicle. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter.


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Descendants of John Nelson
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN NELSON was born Abt. 1795 in South Carolina, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870. He married SARAH Y. ?. She was born Abt. 1796 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1880.
Notes for JOHN NELSON:
1850 Montgomery Co., AL census; Dist. 2; p. 165B; HH 206/206:
John Nelson, age 55, farmer, b. GA
Sarah Y., age 54, b. SC
John B. SPEAR, age 9, b. AL
1860 Montgomery Co., AL census; Dist. 2; Ramah P.O.; p. 122; HH 923/878:
John Nelson, age 65, farmer, b. SC
Sarah, age 64, b. SC
John SPEAR, age 21, b. AL
1870 Pike Co., AL census; Briar Hill P.O.; p. 428A; HH 118/118:
William GAMBLE, age 28, farmer, b. AL
Sarah NELSON, age 73, b. SC
Mary A. SPIER, age 13, b. AL
In 1880 Sarah is living with her dau. and son-in-law, William C. & Elizabeth Hays.
In the 1830 Montgomery Co., AL census there are only 2 Nelson's that could possibly be Elizabeth's father: Robert and John. There is no Robert in 1850 at all, could he have moved or died, could he be John's father or Elizabeth's brother? Elizabeth named her first son John and her third son Robert.
Child of JOHN NELSON and SARAH ? is:
2. i. ELIZABETH C. NELSON (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1816 in North Carolina. She married WILLIAM C. HAYS March 24, 1837 in Montgomery Co., AL, son of WILLIAM HAYS and MARY ?. He was born March 13, 1814 in Columbus Co., NC, and died January 03, 1878 in Alabama.
Please see my Hays Home Page for Elizabeth's descendants
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Baldwin, Maui High to meet for fifth place at state baseball
May 10, 2013 - Robert Collias
One day after their state-title dreams died, the Maui High and Baldwin baseball teams advanced to the fifth-place game of the Wally Yonamine Foudnation state baseball tournament at Maehara Stadium.
Baldwin beat Kailua 7-5 behind a complete-game 11-hitter from Noah Apolo.
Maui High beat Waiakea 3-1 behind a complete-game six-hitter from T.J. Molina.
The MIL foes meet for the sixth time this season Saturday at noon.
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Professor Celia Taylor and LLM Alum Diego Parravicini Selected to Participate in Research Effort
March 01, 2011
Two individuals with University of Denver Sturm College of Law ties have been asked to participate in Sustainable Companies, an Oslo, Norway-based effort aimed at finding out how to integrate environmental protection in the decision-making in companies with the aim of contributing to sustainable economic development. Professor Celia Taylor and Diego Parravicini, a 2009 LLM graduate of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Graduate Program and now an attorney with the Buenos Aires-based firm of Beccar Varela, will participate in the effort. Please click here for more information.
Alan Gilbert, Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Interior, to speak March 1
February 23, 2011
Alan Gilbert is currently serving at the Department of Interior as the Senior Advisor to Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar for the Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions. He will speak on March 1 from 12-1pm in 259 at the Sturm College of Law on the topic of working at the Department of Interior.
LLM Student Luis Antonio La Rosa Airaldi Reports About ALI-ABA Environmental Law Course
February 22, 2011
Luis Antonio La Rosa Airaldi, an LLM student from Peru, reports from the 41st Annual ALI-ABA Environmental Law course he recently attended in Washington, D.C. Please click here for more information.
South American LLM Students Speak About Practicing Law in Chile and Peru During Latin American Week
February 20, 2011
Three current LLM students from South America spoke to a Latin America Week event about practicing law in Chile and Peru. Please click here for more information.
The Federal Budget and Funding for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects
February 18, 2011
A timely and fascinating overview of the federal budgeting process as it relates to funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency was provided yesterday at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law by Drew Willison, Vice President, Public Policy and External Relations for Battelle, which operates the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) located near Denver.
Justice Brian Preston to speak on Feb. 18
February 17, 2011
Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court in New South Wales, Australia, will speak on February 18 at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in room 125 from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
New Student Group FARM Discusses "Food Integrity" at First Meeting
February 11, 2011
A new student group — Food, Agriculture and Resource Management Law and Policy Group (FARM) — held its first meeting recently. For more information please click here..
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Announces Two Major Scholarship Programs
February 10, 2011
The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) has announced two important scholarship programs that are open to University of Denver Sturm College of Law full-time students. For more information, please click here.
"The Next West: 20th Anniversary Land Use Conference" to be Held at Sturm College of Law March 3-4,
February 04, 2011
The latest offering in the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Conference series — "The Next West" — will take place at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law March 3-4, 2011. For more information, please click here.
Interview With Nigel Haigh, An Expert on European Union Environmental Policy Making
February 03, 2011
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Nigel Haigh, one of the foremost experts on environmental policy making in the European Union. Click here to read more about Mr. Haigh and to see the video.


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Netflix bags 1 million subscribers in the UK and Ireland
Internet movie-streaming service Netflix announced today that it has hit the million-subscriber milestone in the United Kingdom and Ireland within seven months of launching in the region, faster than any other region in which it has launched.
A Netflix statement pointed out that this is less time than it took Twitter, Facebook and Fourquare to acquire a million users worldwide, though those services were starting from scratch. Unsurprisingly Netflix neglected to mention Dropbox and Spotify, which gained their millionth subscribers after seven and five months respectively.
Yet the rate of uptake will surely give pause to rival service Lovefilm. The Amazon-owned movie rental site offers DVD rentals by post as well as online streaming to its 2 million subscribers in the UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Netflix only offers DVD rentals in the US.
In an interview given to the UK's The Telegraph newspaper on Saturday, Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings made clear that he continues to see the big-name movie and TV content offered by BSkyB as the main threat to Netflix.
"We will be really aggressive in our bidding [for content]," Reed told The Telegraph. "It may be that we win in the first round. It may be that it takes two or three years, but we're incredibly confident that we will win the bidding for some of Pay 1," Pay 1 being the first window for on demand streaming on a pay per view basis.
The aggressive line on content acquisition follows the aggressive marketing campaign that accompanied the launch of Netflix in the UK and Ireland. "Our international losses are nearly $100m a quarter," Hastings added. "We are investing heavily in acquiring customers but that's what you need to do if you want to take on Sky. Sky is a powerful, formidable competitor."
Netflix plans to expand to Scandinavia before the end of the year.
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Philadelphia, PA (August 22, 2013) – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which helps victims of union coercion, just released a special legal notice geared to informing Philadelphia-area construction workers of their rights.
The Foundation issued the legal notice in the wake of extensive media reports of union violence and harassment perpetrated against Post Brothers Construction and other nonunion construction employers' work sites in the Philadelphia area. The reports allege that Philadelphia Building Trades Union militants are at the heart of this despicable activity.
The Foundation encourages Philadelphia construction workers to learn about their rights from independent sources and posted the special legal notice for workers on its website at http://www.nrtw.org [1].
The Foundation notes that employees have the right under federal labor law, and local criminal and civil laws, to work in an environment free from union threats, violence, and coercion. And the Foundation is offering free legal aid to Philadelphia construction employees targeted by union violence and harassment.
"The National Right to Work Foundation stands ready to defend the rights of workers who want to work to support themselves and their families free from union thuggery and intimidation," said Patrick Semmens, Vice President of the National Right to Work Foundation. "No worker should ever be forced to join or pay dues to an unwanted union just to get or keep a job."
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Spate of Suicides Vexes Gun Range
ROYAL OAK, Mich.—On a September day last year, a physician walked unaccompanied into Target Sports, a big gun shop and shooting range here, rented a gun, pointed it at himself and fatally pulled the trigger.
Then, four days before Christmas, another Target Sports customer, a 23-year-old Royal Oak woman, fired a single shot to her head while on the indoor gun range. She died later at a local hospital. One evening a month later, a third visitor fired a gun into his chin at the range and abruptly left the store before police tracked him down nearby. He survived his injury.
City police say there have been five suicides and two attempts since 2001 at Target Sports, and the recent string has this well-to-do Detroit suburb on edge. Residents and local officials are treading carefully through what they see as a local tragedy, trying to steer clear of the national gun debate that has erupted since December's mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
Royal Oak's City Commission took up the issue Monday. For now, city leaders are forgoing additional regulation of the gun range, opting instead to seek its voluntary cooperation with suicide-prevention efforts.
"There is such a heightened awareness after Newtown, and I don't think the city of Royal Oak wants to get in the middle of some battle over gun rights," Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison said.
Millions of Americans visit gun ranges every year for target practice, and suicides at ranges are rare. But they do happen. Ranges in Florida, Arizona, Wyoming, Virginia and Maryland, as well as at least two others in Michigan, have reported incidents over the past 12 months.
At a typical gun range, a walk-in customer generally can rent a firearm to practice at a range without any of the training, waiting period or background checks required for a gun purchase. Local laws vary, but gun stores aren't necessarily required to check a renter's identification or have him or her fill out paperwork or write down a name, according to law-enforcement officials and gun-store owners. At Target Sports, renters must be 21, present identification and sign insurance waivers indicating they aren't legally prohibited from handling guns.
The incidents at Target, and the ensuing publicity, have left Ray Jihad, the 43-year-old owner, shaken. He said he worries that putting suicide-prevention pamphlets in his store might give people ideas about killing themselves. "The city has been good to me so far, and I'm willing to work with anyone," he said. "But still, I can't get into the mind of everyone who walks through my door."
At greatest risk for potential suicide, gun dealers and law-enforcement authorities say, are first-time renters who walk into a store alone without their own firearms.
Cathy Barber, director of a suicide-prevention campaign at the Injury Control Research Center at the Harvard School of Public Health, studied incidents in New Hampshire and found that about 8% of gun-related suicides there came soon after someone had bought or rented a gun at a range. She and others in the state worked to put gun retailers together with suicide-prevention advocates to distribute literature at gun stores. Maryland is using that same approach, and similar efforts are under way in Tennessee, Colorado and Missouri.
"It's not our job to analyze people, but we can help spread the word," said Ralph Demicco, owner of Riley's Sport Shop in Hooksett, N.H.
Royal Oak's commission began debating the issue at a public meeting last month. Local gun owner Sandra Wilkins called for stricter safety policies and the presence of certified officers at ranges. Commissioner Peggy Goodwin wanted city staff to explore whether Royal Oak, which has had just five homicides since 2001, needed stricter gun laws.
Write to Matthew Dolan at email@example.com
Corrections & Amplifications
There were 11,101 fatal assaults using a firearm in the United State in 2011. A chart in a previous version of this article incorrectly said there were 15,593 such deaths.


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Falwell forgives Perry on Gardasil, calls critics hypocrites, rules out Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The chancellor of the world's largest Christian university, Jerry Falwell Jr., offered Rick Perry absolution this morning over his effort to require HPV vaccines for preteen Texas girls. Whether that quells the anger among social conservatives at Perry, or deflates the attacks from presidential rivals, remains to be seen.
"Gov Perry addressed it well," Falwell said while awaiting Perry's arrival at Liberty University, founded by his late father, Moral Majority founder Jerry Falwell. "I don't think it's an issue that should be held against him."
Perry says he regrets failing to seek approval from the Legislature before signing a 2007 executive order requiring Gardasil shots for girls, to protect them from a virus linked to cervical cancer. Rep. Michele Bachmann and others accuse him of pushing the policy as a favor to drug maker Merck, a campaign donor that employed former Perry chief of staff Mike Toomey – who now runs a super PAC dedicated to elected Perry president – as a lobbyist.
"I don't think you'll find a candidate in the world that hasn't made some mistakes. He's said all that needs to be said," Falwell said. "You can't expect any candidate to be perfect."
As for why so many religious conservatives continue to hammer Perry over the issue, Falwell drew on the book of Matthew for a caution against hypocrisy: "They ought to cast out the beam in their own eye before they judge somebody for the speck" in their eye.
Falwell isn't endorsing anyone in the presidential race but said that any of the eight contenders who participated in the GOP debate Monday night in Tampa would be better than President Barack Obama "with a couple of exceptions….I don't think Ron Paul or Jon Huntsman are electable."
The 8,000-seat Vines Center is filled with students for Perry's appearance at the weekly convocation.
Falwell also called it "gutsy" for Perry to talk about secession, saying it shows he's real – "a candidate that's willing to say things that a polished politician" might not. "I just thought that was a gutsy thing to say, and I admire him for saying it." He also said that while he would oppose a national DREAM Act, he's not concerned that Perry enacted — and continues to defend — instate tuition for children brought to this country illegally. "They have issuse down there that we don't understand, because we're not on the border," he said.


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Does anyone have any info. or pointers to documentation for a S-100
card that came from a Z-100? It is identified as a "256K Dynamic
RAM" (PN 85-2898-1). It has two 8 position dip switches (lower left
and lower center right) and a number of jumpers (six at center left
and a five position set of jumpers dead center in the board). The 8
position dip switch at the lower center right is next to a 74LS688, so
I suspect that it is not a regular memory board, and might be a RAM
disk instead? Why else would there be an identity comparator?


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Occupy Wall Street spread excitement around the globe and raised serious questions about options for sustainable democratic change. What often passes for modern democracy usually bears little resemblance to the grand ideas of theorists and activists over the millennia. Let's challenge ourselves to learn about fundamental and sustainable democratic social transformation and experiment in LIVING IT. What can we come up with ourselves in our own unique "class" environment? This course features online study plus a retreat at Camp Merrowvista in Tuftonboro, NH. Bring your musical instruments, favorite texts, and a willingness to explore! Camp Merrowvista is 1 hour north of campus at an eco-educational, experiential learning site where we will LITERALLY practice the core ideas of radical/sustainable democracy. A special team of camp leaders will help us take the academic frameworks of democratic theory and translate them into activities in order to test, live out, and experiment with the key concepts.
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Windows 8 – 60 Million Licenses SoldSubmitted by Administrator on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 3:07pm
At the 11th Annual J.P. Morgan Tech Forum at CES 2013 today, Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller announced that Windows 8 has sold 60 million licenses to date. This continues to be in line with Windows 7 and represents the cumulative sales of Windows 8 including both upgrades and sales to OEMs for new devices.
We have seen a significant increase in the number of Windows 8 certified systems since general availability at the end of October. There are now more than 1,700 certified systems for Windows 8 and Windows RT. I suggest reading this post from Nick Parker putting the spotlight on several very cool new Windows 8 PCs announced by our OEM partners this week at CES.
This week we also highlighted strong growth in developers building for Windows 8. Since the opening of the Windows Store the number of apps has quadrupled and we passed the 100 million app download mark – just two months after general availability.


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October 1-15: Still Smokin'
While longer nights and remnant soil moisture laid down in September brought healthy doses of morning dew, the moisture was not enough to stop the "heat train" of surface southerly flow underneath a stubborn ridge of high pressure deep into the atmosphere through the first half of October. A shallow cool front dropped temperatures into the 70s to lower 80s during the weekend of October 10th and 11th, preceded by locally heavy rainfall from Brownsville to the coast on the 9th. Outside of that, the heat beat went on. Daytime temperatures between October 1st and 9th ranged through the 90s, and nights held in the sweltering upper 70s to lower 80s. The shallow front that broke the heat on the 10th was a memory by the 13th, as readings soared once again, this time breaking 100°F at McAllen/Miller Airport on the 14th and 15th, setting more daily records in a year full of them. In 2009 thus far, the century mark has been reached or exceeded 78 times; more than 25 per cent of all days through October 16th! For continuous updates of climate data, click here.
October 16th and Beyond: A Real Change?
Though few expect truly chilly weather to come crashing in and taking up residence in October, the period from October 16th through 19th will feature pleasant days with plenty of sunshine for most, and comfortable evenings with a little nip in the air each morning as temperatures fall into the 50s and 60s for all. A brief warm up through the 22nd may drop down again by Friday, October 24th and continue into the first half of the following weekend. One thing's for sure: The upcoming week will be a nice spell of weather to get outside and enjoy!


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Ryder Cup 2016: Guide to the American team desperate to end their losing run
The Ryder Cup, one of the truly great events in world sport, takes place at Hazeltine this week. Yahoo Sport's Nick Metcalfe profiles the American team that will take on Europe in Minnesota, looking to win the contest for the first time since 2008. A safe pair of hands, particularly after the slightly erratic performance Tom Watson served up at Gleneagles two years ago. More »Nick Metcalfe - 4 hours ago
Michael Phelps told Ryan Lochte to 'not do anything bad' before Rio incident
Michael Phelps said he talked to Ryan Lochte before his incident at a Rio gas station and told him to "keep his head on straight." More »Sporting News - 4 hours ago
Olympics-Winter Games negotiations stalled says NHL
By Steve Keating TORONTO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The chances of the National Hockey League shutting down to allow players to compete at the 2018 Winter Games continue to dim, said NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly on Tuesday as the decision deadlines fast approaches. Daly, one of the chief negotiators in the Olympic talks, refused to handicap the chances of the NHL being in Pyeongchang, South Korea, saying only that he was less optimistic than Rene Fasel, when told the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president had pegged the odds at 50-50. "So on the basis of that I would say, I'm more negative today than I was two weeks ago." NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was less forthcoming but backed his deputy pointing out that negotiations were currently at standstill with no firm dates set for resuming discussions. More »Reuters - 4 hours ago
Nike turns in solid quarter after Olympics
Nike reported earnings per share, bolstered by share buybacks, at 73 cents, compared to 67 cents a year ago and well past the 56 cents analysts had predicted More »AFP - 5 hours ago
Ryder Cup 2016: Thomas Pieters looks ready for pressure; Henrik Stenson helps rookie
Thomas Pieters looked calm and cool during his practice round Tuesday at Hazeltine. More »Sporting News - 8 hours ago


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KAHULUI - Chentelle Lee Kehaulani Reyes and Benjamin-Jacob Malahininuiokalani Rowland were married on Aug. 16, 2008, at Lanakila Church in Kahului.
The ceremony was performed by the church's associate pastor, the Rev. Hyland Chang.
The bride is the daughter of Bill Kahalekai of Wailuku and Keone Reyes Duarte of Kihei. She graduated from the Kamehameha Schools in 2001, then earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Chaminade University in 2005.
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CHENTELLE and BENJAMIN-JACOB ROWLAND
The groom is the son of Daniel James Rowland III of Wailuku and the late Theresa Rowland. He graduated from Baldwin High School in 2000.
The maid of honor and the best man have been friends of the bride and groom, respectively, for nearly 20 years.
The maid of honor was Kalena Eaton, and the bridesmaids were Sierra Duarte (sister of the bride), Brandi Ferguson, Kaniau Kai'anui and Nicole Alatasi.
The best man was Salter Kekona. The groomsmen were Kory Kahalekai (brother of the bride), Michael Rieta, Hana Kaili and David Bailey.
The flower girl was Danesa Rowland, niece of the groom, and the ring bearers were Lamakuokana'auao Kahalekai, nephew of the bride, and Ka'imi'ikeku'oko'a Kahalekai, a brother of the bride.
The reception was held at the Kihei Community Center; about 550 people attended.
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Video: Autistic boy, 11, hysterical in back of squad
The boy screamed and pounded his head against the seat while cops looked for his mother
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Editor's Note: Anyone parent will find it hard to watch a child attempting to hurt himself in the back of a squad car, so for me and for many others, this video is not easy to watch. However, by every indication from the dash-cam video in the below item, the officers of Livonia (Mich.) Police Department should be commended for their outstanding effort to defuse a difficult and dangerous situation. The boy — who is considered by his mom to be "severely Autistic" — was caught by police as he ran toward traffic on a busy street. In apprehending the boy before he got to that street, they very likely saved his life. Because he was exhibiting violent behaviors, he was handcuffed and belted into the back seat of the patrol car while the officers tried to find the boy's mother, who was nowhere to be found. The boy was unharmed because of the careful work of these cops, and we at PoliceOne commend every officer who takes such care in coming to the aid of ASD subjects.
LIVONIA, Mich. — A Livonia mother is lashing out at police, criticizing them for the way they treated her severely autistic 11-year-old son.
Julia, who asked that we not use her last name, showed Action News police dashcam video of her son, Victor, in a patrol car May 2nd. The 11-year-old was taken into custody after running away from Riley Middle School.
The video shows the 11-year-old handcuffed in the back seat of the squad car hysterical – screaming and banging his head against the window.
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Spread: colorado state by 5.5.
A pair of 9-2 teams will meet very late on Sunday night for the Las Vegas Classic Championship.
colorado state knocked off portland by 18 to advance to the title game, 73-55.
In case you were concerned about the Hokies playing on back-to-back days with a short bench, fret not. The rams go just three deep so they will be tired, too. Although they did have a less stressful game on Saturday.
The rams, like bradley, have great balance. All five starters average 9.7 ppg or more. Colton Iverson, a 6-10 senior, leads the rams in scoring with 14.3 ppg and also gets 9.3 rebounds.
Pierce Hornung averages over 10 rebounds for csu and had 24 points and 11 rebounds on Saturday, despite being just 6-5. So Tech will have to do a good job on the boards.
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The game will be on CBS College Sports at approximately 11:30 PM EST after the consolation Scotch game at 9.


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Hinojosa's exit
No doubt, Michael Hinojosa's exit from DISD is a blow to his credibility. Even though people leave jobs all the time, and we shouldn't be naive about that fact, he told the district after not getting the Las Vegas job that his heart was in Dallas.
I'm disappointed because I think Hinojosa still had the chance, with the right school board, to put in place some greater reforms, like linking a teacher's evaluation to their students' performance in the classroom. He had been part of a group that the Dallas Regional Chamber assembled to look at school districts around the country. And during two of those trips, which I went on, he spoke favorably about various reforms. I was hoping that he would put them in place here.
I've never seen Hinojosa as being a passionate reformer like Michelle Rhee was in Washington or Joel Klein had been in New York. But neither was he a foot-dragging education union guy. He was somewhere in between the two.
I often wished for more of the Rhee/Klein approach, but the fact is he put in place some important reforms:
1. He focused on recruiting and hiring stronger principals. That included signing onto a Bush Institute pilot program to develop leader/principals.
2. He put in place "principles of learning" that clearly emphasized academic rigor, accountable schools and high expectations. I often saw those principles outlined in a chart when I visited campuses.
3. He set up a superintendent's learning community that put the district's worst schools under his watch. That spoke to his commitment to turning them around.
4. He collaborated with the Dell Foundation and Gates Foundation to get more real-time data about student performance into the hands of principals, teachers and parents. He was a passionate believer in using data to help guide instruction.
5. He signed the district up with the Gates Foundation to work on the best ways to measure a teacher's effectiveness. Gates has been on the cutting edge of this work, and Hinojosa signed on as a way to help develop more effective teachers.
Those are five big areas in which he made a difference. And, to me, they are the kind of reforms that are at least equally important to his legacy as the disappointing manner in which he departed. I think it would be wrong to evaluate Hinojosa's tenure simply upon the way it ended.


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Crohn's disease is most often diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 25, the period that also happens to be the peak of a woman's fertility. For women of childbearing age who live with Crohn's, their fluctuating condition and the drugs that manage their flare-ups may persuade them to believe that pregnancy is not a viable option.
Can You Get Pregnant?
The good news is that within the same age demographic, women living with Crohn's are just as likely to get pregnant as women living without Crohn's. That said, factors that can inhibit fertility include scarring from pelvic surgery, especially in cases of extreme procedures such as a total colectomy a surgical removal of the large intestine.
Should You Get Pregnant?
From a health standpoint, women of childbearing age should try to conceive during a period that their Crohn's symptoms are stable and under control.
Consult with your gastroenterologist and your obstetrician about the pros and cons of continuing medication throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Timing and Tending Your Pregnancy
You'll want to pause before you attempt to conceive and wait for your Crohn's to go into remission.
Support your body by consuming a nutritious, vitamin rich diet, with the addition of folic acid. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate, a B-vitamin found naturally in a variety of fruits and vegetables. Because many plant foods that contain folate—such as beans, broccoli, citrus fruits and peanuts, to name a few—can be problematic for the digestive tracts of women with Crohn's disease, folic acid is recommended as a necessary supplement.
Folate or folic acid intake is suggested for the period before conception as well as throughout pregnancy. Among its many beneficial properties, folate helps build DNA and RNA, making it crucial for the early rapid cell division phase of pregnancy, protects the DNA from mutations that develop into cancer, and prevents anemia.
Pregnancy & Crohn's Treatment
Once you become pregnant, create a healthcare trio of specialists, namely your gastroenterologist, obstetrician, and general practitioner. Because the nature of Crohn's increases your chance for such complications as miscarriage and preterm delivery, your team should follow your progress as a high-risk obstetrics patient.
Drug regimens to treat Crohn's warrant special attention for women who want to conceive. Obstetricians may recommend ceasing Crohn's medications for the health of the fetus, but the change of drug regimen may affect the mother's disease symptoms.
Gastroenterologists may advise staying on the course of Crohn's treatment by not interrupting a successful drug regimen.
Because you have to consider your health as well as your baby's, involving both the gastroenterologist and the obstetrician before conception takes place encourages that you construct the best plan to medically manage Crohn's for the duration of the pregnancy.
Although some medications that treat Crohn's are responsible for causing birth defects, the majority have been proven to be of low risk and safe for pregnant women. Certain medications, however, such as sulfasalazine, prescribed to control inflammation stemming from Crohn's disease, can affect the efficacy of folate. Consult with your healthcare team about getting the proper dosage. Folate deficiency can lead to low birth weight and premature babies, as well and slow a baby's growth. Neural tube defects that lead to malformation are another risk of folate deficiency, and can cause spina bifida, a spinal disorder, and anencephaly, a brain disorder.
Women with Crohn's are capable of vaginal delivery, unless they're experiencing active perianal disease symptoms, in which case a cesarean section is recommended. C-sections are the best delivery option for Crohn's patients with an ileal pouch anal anastomosis (J pouch), also called a bowel resection, because they can avert future incontinence issues and protect sphincter functionality.
The Genetic Factor of Crohn's
Genetics do play a role in developing Crohn's disease. Ashkenazi Jewish populations are anywhere from three to eight times more likely than non-Jewish populations to develop Crohn's, although so far there is no test that can predict who will get it.
Europe and North America report the highest incidence of Crohn's, followed by Australia, Japan, and the tip of South America.
Urban populations also report a higher incidence of Crohn's than rural populations, which suggests an environmental link to developing the disease.
Cigarette smoking is connected to Crohn's flare-ups, and worsens the disease to the point of increasing the need for surgery. Expectant mothers with Crohn's who smoke should quit immediately.


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Indiana Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
The Indiana Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) has been cancelled this year due to low enrollment/participation.
The Indiana Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) will be held on the campus of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College from March 3-5, 2016.
Registrations (for both participants and sponsors), abstracts, and research papers must be postmarked or received electronically on or before January 25, 2016.
Register Online: All attendees must register online by January 25, 2016. Click here to register.
Submit Your Abstract or Research Paper: Abstracts and research papers must be submitted separately by January 25, 2016. They must be completed according to the same guidelines as those for the National JSHS. Submission guidelines and instructions.
Once again this year, the Indiana JSHS will have a poster session for any student who would like to present their research in a non-competitive format.
What is JSHS?
JSHS (www.jshs.org) is a science, mathematics, and humanities research competition open to high school students in grades 9-12 who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
It is funded by a military grant from the Research Offices of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force; the grant is administered by the Academy of Applied Science in Concord, New Hampshire ( (603) 228-4520).
We encourage groups of students to attend as observers and will invite approximately 20 students to make oral presentations. Presentations are given before a group of peers, teachers, and judges. This year the Indiana Regional will also have a poster session for any student who would like to present their research in a poster format.
General Schedule of Symposium
- Thursday Evening: Check-in and poster set-up at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Le Fer Hall Ballroom from 6-8pm.
- Friday: Morning and afternoon oral presentations; Poster show late afternoon; Dinner; Guest Speaker.
- Lunch and dinner provided.
- Saturday Morning: Final oral presentations; Symposium evaluation; Award announcements.
- Lunch provided.
InJSHS Future Dates
The following are the anticipated dates for InJSHS in the coming years:
- March 9-11, 2017


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The University of Hawaii women's basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped Thursday with a 71-61 loss to Pacific in Stockton, Calif.
Kendall Rodriguez scored 18 points for the Tigers (13-3, 3-1 Big West).
Shawna-Lei Kuehu and Kamilah Martin each scored 18 points for the Rainbow Wahine (7-9, 3-2).
Molokai High alumnus Kalei Adolpho had three points for UH and tied for the team high with seven rebounds. The Rainbow Wahine held a 44-29 rebounding advantage, but committed 27 turnovers.
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Guests will get to sample food and drinks from 20 or more Homewood restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and caterers at Thursday's 10th annual Taste of Homewood.
This year's event takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Rosewood Hall in SoHo Square.
Among the participating vendors are:
The Baskits, Brio Tuscan Grille, Budweiser, Campus Dining Inc. at Samford University, Collage Catering & Cafe, DoDiYos, Dreamcakes, Edgewood Catering Co., Jackson's Bar & Bistro, McAlister's Deli, McCormick & Schmick's, Nabeel's Cafe & Market, O'Henry's Coffees, Out Takes, Papa Murphy's Take'N' Bake Pizza, Pastry Art Bake Shoppe, Pepsi/Buffalo Rock, Piggly Wiggly. Ruth's Chris Steak House, Savage's Bakery.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.
Advance tickets are available at the Homewood Chamber of Commerce in the Homewood Public Library at 1721 Oxmoor Road, and at Four Seasons Antiques & Art, Harmony Landing and the Homewood branch of BB&T bank.
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Flood Insurance Basics
The one-year anniversary of last year's horrific floods is almost upon us. For many Coloradans, it was an experience that taught us that anything could happen. Everything from horrible property damage to extreme kindness and heroism from our neighbors and friends happened right before our eyes. It also made many of our customers more aware of the need for flood insurance. Before you go out and purchase a policy, we thought we would lay out the basics for you to consider.
What Do You Need?
Where are several different types of insurance. These include dwelling insurance, which is for residential and other small properties; and general property insurance, which covers rental properties, small businesses, and larger homes. There are also special policies for larger companies and industrial businesses.
In addition, you should look into where you sit on the flood map. Many Coloradans qualify for preferred-risk policies, which have low premiums because you are not in a high-risk area. You may also qualify for these policies if your home has been built or retrofitted to be more resilient against floodwaters.
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Your coverage goes into effect 30 days after you purchase it. Thus, if it is not a good idea to buy a plan when the snow starts melting; instead, buy it before the runoff begins or the rainy season starts.
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"It's awesome, I'm glad I can be a part of it and I'm glad they can get another player from Houston," said Taylor. "It shows what kind of high school football is down in Houston."
But what would lead a kid from Texas to leave the state, traveling 1,100 miles north?
"It shows they have a lot of good things to offer, things that people can't turn away from," Taylor said of Northwestern. "It's hard to say no to a great school like that."
The Woodlands (TX) High School product gave Northwestern his verbal commitment shortly after a weekend visit.
Taylor was sold on Northwestern when he and his family toured campus and the football facilities. During the visit, Taylor met with the players and coaches, where he already felt like a member of the team.
"The players were all really accepting, they seem like great kids," said Taylor. "You can tell the coaches brought in high-character players by how they took me in and spent the day with me. I had fun, I just liked them a lot. The coaches are awesome, they made me feel at home. I never felt out of place."
Taylor's recruitment from Northwestern began during the spring during spring practices in Houston. Area recruiter Randy Bates was impressed by his versatility, scouting the two-way standout as a superback. Bob Heffner joined the recruiting effort, along with head coach Pat Fitzgerald.
Taylor built a strong relationship with the Northwestern coaches and admires how the program is run, namely how the importance of academics are stressed within the football program.
"I really liked how the coaches really focused the players on academics," said Taylor. "Just the character from the players met. I loved the coaching staff, that was a big part of my decision. I love the campus of Northwestern, everything about it."
Taylor can now prepare for his senior season with his verbal commitment in the books.
"It's awesome, I really think I made a great decision with a great school," he said. "It's awesome, feels great."
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Old Man Winter huffed and puffed in a big way across Western New York on Sunday, but the bitterly cold windstorm didn't blow down anything major.
Temperatures dipped into the 20s and a few flurries were seen in the morning, as high winds hammered the region throughout the day.
Wind gusts averaged about 60 mph at the height of the storm early Sunday morning, with the National Weather Service reporting a peak of 61 mph at Buffalo Niagara International Airport at 4:51 a.m., while the Dunkirk lighthouse experienced 69 mph winds for the highest gust in Western New York.
The winds diminished by late Sunday and weren't expected to be a factor today – though bitter cold will be.
Despite Sunday's high winds, there were no major incidents. Plenty of small branches were down, as well as some roof shingles, but damage was otherwise minor, according to local police agencies. Power outages were scattered throughout the area.
National Grid USA initially had about 12,000 customers without power at about 9 a.m., but workers had reduced that to 4,000 by mid-afternoon and expected to have most power restored by around 6 p.m., said spokeswoman Karen Young.
The major areas hit were Batavia, Albion, Fredonia and Dewey, with affected customers "scattered through those areas," she said, adding that most of the problem was due to tree limbs coming into contact with power lines.
The worst single incident appeared to be a moving car struck by a falling tree branch on down Abbott Road in Orchard Park. Janice Rayner, 64, of Orchard Park, was driving her 2004 Chrysler between Route 20A and Armor Duells Road about 9:30 a.m. when it was hit by the branch. She was not hurt.
"She got lucky," said Orchard Park police Lieutenant Bruce Dearborn. "It hit the top of her car and smashed the front windshield. The branch poked through the roof of the car."
A parked car in the town also was hit by a tree branch, also on Abbott Road, he said.
No damage was reported to homes in the town, but a power pole was blown over in the southern end of town, near Gartman and Chestnut Ridge roads.
In Amherst, the wind knocked down a power line near Sheridan Drive and Bailey Avenue, but power crews fixed it quickly.
Several transformers caught fire early in the morning in Cheektowaga, including behind the Hampton Inn on Anderson Road and behind the WalMart at the Thruway Plaza, but the fires were quickly extinguished. Residents also lost power near Genesee Street near the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, but "that came back on, too," said Cheektowaga Police Dispatcher Rick Renner.
Lancaster police reported several power lines and trees down, with NYSEG crews responding.
Similarly, East Aurora police cited "a couple of power outages here in the area, but nothing major," according to a dispatcher.
The southern part of Erie County had "a bunch of stuff, but that's to be expected," said an official at the Erie County Sheriff's Office, adding that it was "just little stuff."
"All of our roads that were closed are open now, but we've had trees down, wires down, all over the county," said a Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department dispatcher. In particular, Route 62 was closed in the Town of Ellington and Route 5 was closed between Dunkirk and Silver Creek, but both reopened.
Cattaraugus County had some wires down and minor accidents, but no road closures, a dispatcher said. Niagara County reported nothing at all.
National Weather Service meteorologist Jon Hitchcock said the winds stemmed from a very strong area of low pressure that passed just to the north, across Ontario and Quebec, generating winds out of the southwest over Lake Erie and across Western New York. With the lake a flat surface with no interference, the wind "kind of accelerates up the lake," with speeds 10 to 15 mph stronger in the Buffalo area than further away from the water.
The winds diminished during the course of the day, with gusts peaking at about 35 m.p.h. in mid-afternoon, and were expected to "really slack off" by nightfall, he said.
He said the wind will give way to simply bitter cold temperatures over the next few days, with highs in the low 20s today and just the teens on Tuesday and Wednesday. Lows will be single digits.
"It's going to be the coldest air we've seen so far this winter, and probably for a couple of winters," he said.
Precipitation was minimal. There was a "very brief period" of light rain and snow before daybreak today, but it "didn't amount to much," Hitchcok said. However, there's since been some lake effect snow across ski country, probably several inches, and he said there will be more snow over the next few days in southern Erie County and the Southern Tier, with some areas possibly seeing a foot of snow by Wednesday.
The city and immediate suburbs, however, will see just "light nuisance snow, enough to make the roads slippery at times."
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The IMF Hotline staff take thousands of myeloma-related calls every year from patients and their family members around the world. In the second of the Myeloma Awareness Month 2010 teleconferences, they discuss frequently-asked questions in four major topics:
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