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Hands in his pockets, Rebus turned to face Cafferty. They were old men now, similar builds, similar backgrounds. Sat together in a pub, the casual onlooker might mistake them for pals who'd known one another since school. But their history told a different…
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There is no detective like DI Rebus - brilliant, irascible and endlessly frustrating both to his friends and his long-suffering bosses. For over two decades he has walked through the dark places of Edinburgh . . . Now Rebus's life is revealed through this…
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It's been 25 years since Alfred Chalmers was convicted of the gruesome murder of four young women in Edinburgh. Isobel McArthur, Scotland's first Chief Constable, was the woman responsible for putting him behind bars, but the case has haunted her ever since.…
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The very first Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author. 'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you...?' 'That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now…
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REBUS IS BACK. The superb No.1 bestseller from 'Britain's best crime novelist' EXPRESS A series of seemingly random disappearances - stretching back to the millennium. A mother determined to find the truth. A retired cop desperate to get his old life back...…
The second Inspector Rebus novel from 'Britain's No.1 crime writer' DAILY MIRROR. A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead…
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SUNDAY TIMES No.1 bestseller Ian Rankin returns with his gripping new Rebus novel. Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his shoulder. A 30-year-old case is being reopened, and Rebus's team from back then is suspected of foul play.…
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From bestselling Ian Rankin, winner of the 1997 CWA Macallan Gold Dagger for fiction for Black & Blue, come the early Inspector Rebus novels, gathered in one volume for the first time. KNOTS & CROSSES: Two girls have been abducted and brutally murdered. Now a…
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Rebel officials announced Thursday they had captured Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's foreign minister.The news comes amid an intense manhunt by opposition forces to capture Gadhafi along with other top officials in his regime. Rebels believe they're within a week of closing in on the strongman, who they believe to be hiding out in his hometown of Sirte.
The city is located 250 miles east of Tripoli and is perhaps the last bastion of Gadhafi loyalists.
Rebel leaders insist they would give Gadhafi a fair trial, but Western observers are not so sure. Based on the unveiled animosity some rebel soldiers have displayed toward the dictator, some believe their apprehension is not unfounded.
In Tripoli's Martyr's Square, formerly Green Square, a crowd honoring the dead waved the opposition flag and celebrates Eid al-Fitr, the closing holiday of Ramadan. It's the first holiday in 42 years without Gadhafi in power.
"Thank God this Eid has a special flavor. This Eid we have freedom," Adel Kashad, 47, a computer science engineer in an oil company, told Reuters.
"Libya has a new dawn," he added.
After several of Gadhafi's family members fled to Algeria, many Tripoli residents expressed their anger at the evidence of lavish lifestyles they left behind.
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Another challenge for the rebels - water. It's in desperately short supply in Tripoli, where the opposition claims the reserves were sabotaged by Gadhafi. With temperatures in the triple digits, it's a problem they hope to solve soon.
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5 More Inappropriate Books for New ParentsLauren Hartmann
After reading Babble's 10 Most Inappropriate Books for New Parents last week, I was inspired to share some inappropriate books of my own.
It seems that there are endless lists of books that you "must read" if you're going to be the "perfect parent". But, this list isn't like that. Thank goodness these authors had the forethought to write some books that can give parents a good laugh when they feel like they're at the end of their parenting rope.
Because, while all parents love their children and really do want the best for them, sometimes you've just gotta take a little break and laugh for sanity's sake.
(Check out more Inappropriate books for new parents here)
Monsters Eat Whiny Children 1 of 10This is the cautionary tale of what happens to little children who whine. They get eaten by monsters as whiny child burgers or in salads with homemade cilantro dressing. A humorous way to teach that whiny child of yours a lesson.
Baby, Mix Me a Drink 2 of 10I'm sure many a parent has wanted a stiff drink at the end of an exhausting day spent with their infant. Well, Lisa Brown, author of this book, suggests putting your little one to work by teaching them to mix you a drink. This book is one of six in the series called "Baby Be of Use" and it will take the boredom out of board books.
The Perfect Baby Handbook 3 of 10A perfectly satirical take on the minutiae of child rearing that keeps anxious new parents up at night. Dale Hrabi covers topics on everything from 52 flawless baby names to co-pooping that will have you laughing instead of worrying for once.
If These Boobs Could Talk 4 of 10This book actually has useful information about breast feeding, but it's peppered with amusing anecdotes that will help you find the humor in breast feeding. As you read you'll learn important information like "How to console a rejected breast" and "Bad times to breast feed" (i.e. while competing in a bowling tournament) that just might give you the encouragement to keep on breast feeding.
Pat the Zombie 5 of 10A spoof on the classic childhood favorite "Pat the Bunny", but in this darkly funny version, it's all about zombies and instead of Judy reaching to touch daddy's cheek, she can stroke the zombie's decaying jaw. Very educational should a zombie apocalypse befall your child.
Raising The Perfect Child 6 of 10
What To Expect When Your Wife's Expanding 7 of 10
Naptime is the New Happy Hour 8 of 10
expecttheunexpected09 9 of 10
sippycups10 10 of 10
1. Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Eric Kaplan
2. Baby Mix Me a Drink by Lisa Brown
3. The Perfect Baby Handbook by Dale Hrabi
4. If These Boobs Could Talk by Shannon Peyette and Adrienne Hedger
5. Pat the Zombie by Aaron Ximm and Kaveh Soofi


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- Introduction to Networks.
- Ethernet.
- InfiniBand.
- Wireless Networks.
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).
- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).
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- Grid and Cloud Computing.
- Data Centers.
- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
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What does: "file core*" tell you about the executables that were
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About a year ago1The Journal published statistics showing the prevalence of typhoid fever since 1906 in those cities of the United States having over 100,000 population. The cities so considered number fifty-one and include nearly one-fourth of the population of the country. The fact that sanitary improvements have been inaugurated in some localities as the result of the interest which has been aroused by the facts published in The Journal is sufficient justification for summarizing the typhoid conditions for 1913 in the same cities:2
It is a matter for national congratulation that the largest city in the country has reached so satisfactory a condition in its typhoid death-rate (New York, Table 1), recording as it does in 1913 not only the lowest typhoid rate in its history (7 per one hundred thousand population), but also a rate that compares creditably with
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OROVILLE – The Oroville City Council heard several items from Chris Branch, the city's director of Community Development, at their Tuesday, Nov. 18 council meeting.
Oroville Council hears from Community Development Director
Invitation to Thanksgiving dinner
OROVILLE – Free Thanksgiving dinners are being offered in Oroville and Chesaw this Thursday and everyone is invited to come in and share the holiday with family, friends and neighbors.
Tonasket Criminal Justice measure wins by single vote
OKANOGAN – If Tonasket's Criminal Justice measure were a horserace, it would be a photo finish and it looks as though the self-imposed tax of 0.1 percent has won not by a nose, but by a whisker.
Hospital Administrator presents two-pronged nursing home strategy
TONASKET – Citing the need to discuss "the elephant in the room," North Valley Hospital District Administrator Linda Michel outlined a dual plan to cope with continuing financial losses at the North Valley Extended Care nursing home facility at the Thursday, Nov. 13, board of commissioners meeting.
Oroville approves 1% increase in Ad Valorem tax
Railroad collector makes donations, including 'speeder' to Depot Museum OROVILLE – The Oroville City Council sprinted through their Tuesday, Oct. 4 meeting with the main accomplishment of the night passing a one percent increase in the ad valorem taxes for the 2015 property tax revenues for the city and the EMS Levy. One percent is [...]
North Valley Hospital prepares for Ebola
TONASKET – With the arrival of Ebola Viral Disease to the United States, North Valley Hospital District is responding quickly with a mandatory education and training session for our nearly 230 member staff. Although the chance of Ebola reaching Okanogan County is unlikely, we feel that it's very important to circumvent the problems that the Texas hospital incurred with staff being unprepared to handle patients with Ebola and want to mitigate any risk there may be to our staff and community.
Concerns about Emergency Management Plan addressed
Tonasket adopts resolution after Miller visit TONASKET – Tonasket city council member Scott Olson had had questions about Okanogan County's Emergency Management Plan that he wanted answered before the city signed off on a resolution that would include Tonasket as part of the plan. That was in early September; Emergency Management's Homeland Security Coordinator, Scott [...]
Recent fires emphasize need for emergency preparedness
OROVILLE – Scott Miller, manager of Okanogan County Emergency Management, appeared before the Oroville City Council to discuss the importance of the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, especially in light of the recent devastating Carlton Complex Fires.
Kinross Forum and Workshop Wednesday, Oct. 29
OROVILLE – On Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. there will be an Open Forum and Workshop at the Oroville High School Commons discussing the closure of the Buckhorn Gold Mine in 2015.
Candidates attend forum in Oroville
OROVILLE – Candidates seeking local county, state and federal offices were invited to Oroville last Thursday, Oct. 16 to introduce themselves and tell voters why they should cast a ballot in their favor.


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So much politiking from a non-fan of V/T, hmmmm
So much politiking from a non-fan of V/T, hmmmm
PAIRS FREE SKATE - VIDEOS (By Starting Order)
Warm-Up Group 1
1. Anastasia MARTIUSHEVA / Alexei ROGONOV (RUS) Long Program
2. Narumi TAKAHASHI / Ryuichi KIHARA (JPN) Long Program
3. Paige LAWRENCE / Rudi SWIEGERS (CAN) Long Program, 2nd Copy
4. Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR (USA) Long Program, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
Warm-Up Group 2
5. Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER (USA) Long Program, 2nd Copy
6. Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG (CHN) Long Program, 2nd Copy
7. Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN (CHN) Long Program, 2nd Copy
8. Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV (RUS) Long Program, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy, Interview
Medal Ceremony
Overall Result, Segment Result, Protocols
And for their height issue, he is 3 years older than she. As we know that girls reach their puberty earlier that boys. If Sui continues to grow, there's no reason why he stops growing.
The competitive situation between S/H and P/Z is favoring the latter, with 21 points lead in Nationals. Sui had a serious problem with her blade. Although the highest score of international competitions weighs more than that of the nationals(70%: 30%), S/H stills have to beat P/Z at least 10 points in Internationals.
As for the terrible performance of this pair, news confirms that Han has got a bad fever arriving in Japan and is sent to hospital right after the LP. I hope him welll.
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NEWS (I think?), re Sui/Han:
Han has been feeling ill, according to the ISU's official recap of the FS.
Sui/Hans program to Kalinka included a quadruple twist, a throw triple Salchow and two level-four lifts, but they made several errors including her falling from a lift. The three-time World Junior Champions received 101.19 points and slipped to third at 171.32 points. It was not a good competition for us. Yesterday I started having a headache and a fever. I ended up getting up at 2 am and couldnt go back to bed until 5 am. I had to be on the 6 am bus. Im feeling very bad, Han explained.
is anyone else having trouble viewing Denney/Frazier video link?
I feel much better after I know that too. I really love this pair and hope they will be on the podium in the future include the WC and OG. I feel weird since Han Cong made nearly no mistakes in the competition these years. A GP can't make him that nervous and awkward. Must be some reason there.
Poor Sui/Han...I hope Han gets better soon, and that Sui wasn't hurt too much from all those falls. Eek. It seems like he probably didn't have the strength to lift/throw...
V/T- It's amazing how they do what they do. Their throws, to die for...omg. I can watch those throws over and over on replay.
They obviously know they're good though- and he's not the most humble person I hear...
They have a lot of confidence going into the OG- and that's probably the most important factor: To know that you are good and the judges like you.
Still not a fan of V/T's FS but there's no denying they are in a league of their own.
I recently noticed when you start to type "Barbara Fusar-Poli" into google, the first three suggestions that pop up are "Barbara Fusar-Poli stare," "Barbara Fusar-Poli death stare" and "Barbara Fusar-Poli glare."


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Worship Schedule:
"Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
they are ever praising You." Psalm 84
Sunday Morning Activities
Worship: 9:00 a.m.
(Holy Communion is offered on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.)
Adult Bible Classes:
Sunday School (preschool-high school): 10:30 a.m.
Midweek Activities
Bethesda School Chapel: Wed. at 8:45 a.m. through the school year
Older Workers in the Lords Service: Check the calendar
Choir Practice: Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Lutheran Womens Missionary League: 1st Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
Ladies Guild: 2nd Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Special Midweek Worship Services are held during
Advent and Lent each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Soup Suppers are served preceding each
Wednesday Worship Service beginning at 5:00 p.m.
The philosophy of worship at Bethesda Lutheran Church is summed up in Pauls words to the Corinthians when he said, "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified," and in his letter to the Romans when he said, "I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes."
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is He who made us, and we are His;
We are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise;
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.
For the Lord is good and His love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.
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[QUOTE=Neckhammer;1077079]Are you an aspartame shill that has worked your way up in posts just to make your move now?
I'm very paranoid after having my naive illusions shattered by RSQueen on the other thread...... what is this world coming to!!![/QUOTE]
LOL, I do not know RSQueen, and I am not an "aspatame shill" either, I just find it a bit entertaining that many people seem to make conspiracy theories and worry about "chemicals" including aspartame that are completely safe. I do not even care about aspartame, it's just a component in a sugarfree soda that I like and have been drinking for years and I don't want to ingest any harmful food products either. Maybe an idea to worry less and live more? :D


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Tim Minchin with probably the best Christmas song ever written:
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Saturday, 25 December 2010
White Wine In The Sun
Tim Minchin with probably the best Christmas song ever written:
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Thursday, 11 November 2010
At The Going Down Of The Sun
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Rest in Peace comrades.
And the full poem from Laurence Binyon:
For The Fallen
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our
To the end, to the end, they remain.
Laurence Binyon
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Sunday, 7 November 2010
Atheist Cartoons - More Paperwork
Sad but true. Read more!
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Labels: Catholic, Christianity, Humour, Morality, Religion, Scandal
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Science Saved My Soul.
Most thought provoking. Read more!
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Labels: atheism, Big Bang, Christianity, Creationism, Darwin, Evolution, ID, Intelligent Design, Origins, Religion, Science, YouTube
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Myth Busted
No long introduction to this one, just a simple link to an article by Al Stefanelli at the Birmingham Atheism Examiner Refuting the myth that Hitler, Stalin and Pol pot were atheists.
An exceptionally well written piece. Read more!
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
You can't beat a bit of Jesus and Mo to get right to the heart of the matter. Read more!
Monday, 20 September 2010
Random Judge Quote #1
The promulgation of law for the protection of a position held purely on religious grounds cannot therefore be justified. It is irrational, as preferring the subjective over the objective. But it is also divisive, capricious and arbitrary. We do not live in a society where all the people share uniform religious beliefs. The precepts of any one religion – any belief system – cannot, by force of their religious origins, sound any louder in the general law than the precepts of any other. If they did, those out in the cold would be less than citizens; and our constitution would be on the way to a theocracy, which is of necessity autocratic. The law of a theocracy is dictated without option to the people, not made by their judges and governments. The individual conscience is free to accept such dictated law; but the State, if its people are to be free, has the burdensome duty of thinking for itself.
(Lord Justice Laws cf Gary McFarlane -v- Relate Avon Limited 29 Apr 2010)
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Raadi Park is one of the best examples of park design in the history of Estonian manor parks. The oldest plan of Raadi Manor Park, which has survived until today, dates back to the middle of the 18th century.
The current Raadi Park consists of two parts: -the Upper Park – a part of the historical Raadi Manor Park dominated by the original regular solution; -Lower Park – dendropark where the main emphasis was on the multitude of species. This part is under a network of paths that cuts the dendropark into smaller parts of different shape.


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Just a few days ago, our country celebrated its 238th anniversary. For many, July 4 is more than just outdoor picnics, displaying fireworks or a holiday from work. It is a time to give special thought to what it means to live in a democratic and free society — what it means to be an American.
Most of us in this country have never experienced combat or war. We take our freedom for granted because we have never known what it was like not to have freedom. It is all too easy to criticize the government or legislators for decisions they have or have not made or for laws that might inconvenience us.
But ask one of Amarillo's refugees who has recently escaped persecution in his or her native land what it means to be an American, and he or she might tell you that it means having a safe place to put down your head at night or having hot and cold running water and electricity.
Ask a young female student who has escaped from Chibok, Nigeria, what it means to be an American, and she might tell you it means being able to attend school and get an education without fear of being kidnapped by terrorist groups such as Boko Haram (whose name roughly means "Western education is forbidden").
Ask a relative of a soldier who is fighting in the Ukraine what it means to be an American, and he or she might tell you it means knowing you can voice criticism of the government without fear of being imprisoned or killed.
Ask a refugee from Bosnia what it means to be an American, and he or she might tell you it means having a court system where you are innocent until proven guilty and knowing you have the right to trial by a jury.
Ask a student from Saudi Arabia what it means to be an American, and he or she might tell you it means being able to leave your house without fear of being attacked by nerve gas.
America has always been and continues to be a nation of immigrants; a place where those seeking shelter from life's storms can find freedom, security, and opportunity. And for many years, America was viewed as a "melting pot," as each newly-arrived group of immigrants adjusted to life in the new country. Customs, traditions, and language of the native country were cast aside, giving way to a blending of cultures. Immigrants often changed their names so that they would sound less foreign. "Rothchild" was shortened to "Child" or "Roth." and "Goldberg" became "Gold."
Recently, however, assimilation has been replaced by pluralism and the combination of cultures, faiths, ethnicities and races can be more accurately described as a "patchwork quilt." Third and fourth generation Americans are choosing to return to their roots and preserving their native identities. Certain times of the year are set aside for remembrance of native cultures.
In September, those of Hispanics descent celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, and in February, African-Americans observe Black History Month. Late in January or early February, the Vietnamese mark the New Year, and those of Islamic heritage observe Ramadan, the month in which Muslims believe the Quran was revealed.
Walking down the street, it isn't unusual to see Indian women dressed in saris, men in sombreros or Muslim women wearing burkas or veils. If you attend a high school graduation, the names of Valedictorians or honor students are often Patel, Nguyen, Mohamed, or Martinez — names that proudly reflect the country of origin.
All Americans are familiar with the Pledge of Allegiance, and when reciting it, you state that our country stands for "liberty and justice for all."
Do we have this ideal state? Undoubtedly, the answer is no, but the universal liberty and justice that we strive to achieve serves as a beacon of light, and we follow a path that is illuminated by its glow. Social progress rarely follows a steady upward trajectory, and for every three steps forward you take two in a backward direction. In America today, minorities are over-represented in the criminal justice system, immigrants are exploited in the workplace, gays and lesbians encounter discrimination and women still have not achieved equal pay for equal work.
And yet, we are further along than we were 238 years ago when we first celebrated Independence Day.
Here in Amarillo, Jewelle Allen, an African-American, can remember when blacks were forced to sit at the back of buses, had to use separate drinking fountains and schools were segregated. Betty Solis, long time principal at Glenwood Elementary School, can remember a time when children were not allowed to speak Spanish in the schools, and Michael Timcisko, Director of PASO, can recall when gays and lesbians feared losing their jobs if they revealed their sexual identity.
We cannot know or project what the future will bring or what kinds of a society our children and grandchildren will grow up in. Certainly cyberspace has eliminated the barriers that used to separate countries, and what seems foreign today will probably be commonplace tomorrow.
At the same time, certain American values remain constant, and all Americans can appreciate and cherish their freedom, knowing that the differences of beliefs, the diversity of religious faiths and the multiculturalism are what define what it means to be an American. These are the characteristics that make our country the greatest of nations.
Myrna Raffkind is chairwoman of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition and is retired from the behavioral sciences faculty at West Texas A&M University. She lives in Amarillo and volunteers with many nonprofit groups.


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Carrot Souffle
Carrots can be very dull. In this carrot souffle recipe, they take on a sparkling new personality.
Yield: Serves 4.
- 4 medium carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 4 eggs, separated
Scrape and slice the carrots. Cook in boiling water to cover, with 1/2 teaspoon salt, until tender. Drain and mash. Force through a fine sieve or whirl in the blender. Measure; you should have 1 cup.
Melt the butter or margarine in a skillet. Blend in the flour. Gradually add the milk and cook, stirring, until smooth and thickened. Add the second 1/2 teaspoon salt and the 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cool slightly.
Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Set aside. Beat the egg yolks until light and lemon-colored. Add to the cooled mixture. Add the carrot pulp and blend. Fold half the egg whites into the carrot mixture. Gently fold in the remaining whites.
Butter a 2-quart souffl


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EBENSBURG - Central Cambria quarterback Will Seymour stepped under center late Friday night with 2 minutes, 55 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
He had no timeouts to use, and his Red Devils were trailing Cambria Heights by four.
Seymour then completed 7-of-9 passes for 64 yards to set his offense up inside the Highlander 30.
But the play called by coach Bill Corrente that would set up the Devils' game-winning touchdown did not require Seymour to take to the air.
Instead, on 3rd-and-1, Seymour turned and handed the ball off to Kerry Kirsch, who took the ball 26 yards to the 2. More importantly, he got out of bounds with 37 seconds remaining.
"I could see what the defense was giving us. I knew, at the time, that was the right play," Seymour said. "Coach Corrente had that look in his eye. If he said something, I was going with it. Because when he gets in the groove, you have to listen to him because he knows what he's doing."
Kirsch's run set up Seymour's 2-yard touchdown run on the following play and cemented the final score at 10-7 at Central Cambria Stadium. It was Kirsch's only carry all night.
"We saw that sweep open," Corrente said. "They were reeling a little bit, they weren't getting set. So we thought we could get in the kid's hands who knew could run it. We thought, if anything, he'd get out of bounds to stop the clock."
The late score erased a lead that the Highlanders built in the third quarter, when running back Josh Fees scored from 42 yards out on the first play from scrimmage after a Red Devil punt.
Central Cambria's Colby Crimmins had the only other points of the game on a 32-yard field goal with 33 seconds remaining in the first half.
"Offense was hard to come by for both teams," Highlanders coach Jarrod Lewis said. "Two good defenses, two evenly matched teams fighting really hard on this one."
Cambria Heights held a slight 12-yard advantage in total offense at the half. However,
Central Cambria totaled 252 yards at the end of the game, Heights 226.
Seymour finished 12-of-25 with 122 passing yards. Stephen Davis was his leading receiver, hauling in six catches for 57 yards. Scott Bauer led the running game with 48 yards on seven carries.
Fees led the Highlanders with 102 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries. Quarterback Richard Legros completed 2-of-6 for 15 yards, throwing three interceptions. Heights threw four interceptions Friday, Tanner Ambrisco picking two and Trevor Zearing and Davis each one. The Devils fumbled the ball four times, but only lost possession once.
"We didn't play our best football, but it feels great to get out with a W," Seymour said.
Central Cambria (3-1) travels to cross-town rival Bishop Carroll next week, while Cambria Heights (1-3) travels to Forest Hills.
Cambria Heights0 0 7 0 - 7
Central Cambria0 3 0 7 - 10
Second quarter
CC-Crimmins 32 FG, 0:33.
Third quarter
CH-Fees 42 run (Johnny Galinis kick), 4:47.
Fourth quarter
CC-Seymour 2 run (Crimmins kick), 0:37.
RUSHING: Cambria Heights-Fees 16-102, Dennis Link 16-52, Joe Davis 6-38, Legros 9-25, Cody Baker 1-0, Team 1 (-6). Central Cambria-Bauer 7-48, Ryan Duman2-31, Kirsch 1-26, Steven Pennington 5-20, Seymour 5-11, Brian Young 2-2, Team 3-(-8).
RECEIVING: Cambria Heights-Shawn Lacue 1-13, Baker 1-2. Central Cambria-Davis 6-57, Matt Leary 2-26, Ambrisco 3-26, Young 1-13.
PASSING: Cambria Heights-Legros 2-6-3-15, Eddie Link 0-1-0-0, James Baum 0-1-1-0. Central Cambria-Seymour 12-25-0-122.
INTERCEPTIONS: Cambria Heights-none. Central Cambria-Ambriso 2-10, Zearing 1-0, Davis 1-0.
First downs1411
Passing (comp.-att.-int.)2-8-412-25-0
Yards passing15 122
Total yards226252


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Actor, writer and director Ken Campbell is best known for his extraordinary one-man comedy shows such as The Furtive Nudist, Pigspurt and Jamais Vu.
Theatre Stories opened in 1997 at the Royal National Theatre, a mixture of new material and highlights from previous shows. Campbell's solo pieces started as pacy autobiographical rambles which spiralled off in all sorts of seemingly random and unconnected directions. Staging was simple with at most a backdrop and a few key props. As the story unfolded, all the diversions and odd pieces of associated information started to link up with each other in the most impossible fashion. None of the individual pieces of information stood out as invented, but the number of coincidences was absurdly funny and very satisfying. It soon became clear that far from being random, Campbell's stories were cleverly and tightly constructed.


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Losses aren't fun for anyone, but as fans sometimes we forget that no one works harder or spends more time preparing to win than those directly involved. Today's media session was brutal, but necessary to help give answers to the fan base. Doege answering questions about playcalling, and frustration, D.J. Johnson very solemn, and Coach Tuberville answering questions for over 30 minutes (most sessions with him last 15-20.) and getting really in depth about the process of gameplans and the process of play calling. It was very interesting, granular stuff if you paid attention and really listened. I applaud all three for standing up at the podium on a day when that couldn't have been easy.
On the most frustrating part of losing to Texas:
"The fact that we were so close to winning the game. I think we had great opportunities to score touchdowns, and we didn't --had to settle for field goals. I think if we were to convert those into touchdowns, I think it would have been a different ballgame. I think that was hard, just because it seemed like we were so close, we were on the goal line, we were on the 3-yard line a couple times, and we couldn't punch it in, or a penalty happened and we were set back 15, 20 yards. That was hard -- it was hard to do it just because we had the opportunity to win the game, and we just didn't finish, and that's something we had been preaching on as a football team is finish drives, finish in the red zone, finish games, finish quarters, and it just kind of came down to finishing and we didn't get it done.
On how this team responds:
"I think we have a really good football team, and I think what's good about this football team is we really like each other. It's not just a bunch of guys that come in this building and all of a sudden they're a football team. We're a football team out of this building. I think everybody understands that we still have an opportunity, like I said, to go to a really good Bowl game. Maybe we didn't win the Big 12, maybe that opportunity is kind of out the door. But we still have a great opportunity to do something special and a great opportunity to send the seniors out on the right note, and we just need to prepare well like we've been doing. I think we've been doing a great job of practicing and preparing for football games, and we just need to -- when the lights come on, we just need to make plays."
On how much freedom he has checking at the line of scrimmage:
"I don't have the freedom to just check out of any play. But we do have tags such as if we have a run play called, we'll tag it with a pass play, and whether the defense gives us a certain look then we'll go with it, whatever plays best. If the run play is best, we'll run the ball, if the pass play is best we'll run the pass. I can't ever check into a pass."
On what this team could do differently to stay positive:
I think we do a really good job of preparing and a really good job of practicing, so I don't think we need to change anything on that end. I think we need to continue doing what we're doing. I think just on game days, the energy level could be a little better. I think on the sidelines guys can bring a little more energy for the guys that aren't playing, and I think it's huge for us to know that -- and learn from these past three games when a negative play happens to overcome it, and the next series of offense we need to go score, the next series of the defense, knowing we're going to get a three-and-out or create a turnover instead of if we don't do this it's going to snowball on us. I think the past two games that's the biggest disappointment I see in this football team is when a sudden change happens we need to either weather the storm or take advantage of something that's been given to us.
DJ Johnson –
On how much losing to Texas and if being from Austin makes it sting a little more:
"I don't know if it really affects me as much being from Austin. That doesn't really play a part of in it. It's just being a senior and knowing what we wanted to accomplish this season, three losses was never in our sight. We never thought about having those three losses. It's huge. It's a huge impact on us, on me personally, because I know I wanted to get at least one win away from those guys before I graduated. It's a difficult loss, but as we have to do, we have to continue to just move on, go to the next game, continue to play hard, continue to play as a team and play together."
On how he thinks the Red Raiders performed in their 5 games in a row against ranked teams:
Not like we liked. We didn't want to come out this way. We wanted to make sure that we were up. As I said, our goal was to come out undefeated this season. That was the most important thing for us, just to make sure we win each game and play each game. We weren't able to do that. We did fairly well. We did a lot better than anyone anticipated of us, so with that, that's huge for us. We were able to overcome a lot of adversity and a lot of doubts, and people not really giving us a chance. I mean, that's huge in that perspective. But from our perspective we didn't achieve what we wanted to achieve."
On how important the next game is to set the tone for the rest of the season:
"It's the next game. I mean, every game is like that. There's not one game that goes by where we're not thinking that it's around a game or it's an important game or the biggest game of the season. Like I always say, if you lose one game, that affects the season. Every game we go into, we go into with the mindset that this is the biggest game because it's the next game and it's the most important game because it's the next game, and if we lose this game then we're one step further away from what we're trying to accomplish. So yeah, we're going into this game and we're going to make sure that we go in there and prove to ourselves that we're still capable of doing what we wanted to do and prove it to the rest of the world."
Coach Tuberville:
On how not to let Texas "beat you twice" :
"Well, there's not a whole lot you can do other than talk about it and try to get a good game plan in and try to get everybody focused. The seniors yesterday, they were obviously down, and as we talked as a group and then as a team, it's one of those things that we can -- if we can fix the problems, we can control it. So we don't really worry about who we've played. We haven't done that all year long. We worry about what we do and what we can do and where we can get better." We know what we need to work on and the things we need to get better at. This will be a different game also this week playing at 11:00. That's a tough game to play. The fans are usually not usually as quite as into it as they were the game last week, so we've got to do a lot of motivational things from the standpoint of coaches and players and seniors and get everybody upbeat early in the week, forget about last week and go to this game and try to play much better than what we've played."
On how the playcalling from the previous game is evaluated:
"On Sundays we take every drive, whether it's nine drives, 10 drives, 11 drives, and we go pretty much through -- we don't go play by play unless we feel like it was a point in the game where it was a deciding factor. But we go runs, passes, right, left, deep, how many screens we ran, how many draws, then what side did we run, right or left. We do that mainly for self-scouting, but we also do it for how we set other plays up, did we do it the right way. We look at formations, did we put enough formation into the boundary, personnel. So we do all of it; we go through every bit of it in terms of trying to dissect what we called was right or not. Neal calls the plays, but most plays are called two or three plays in advance of what you do because you try to set things up -- any offensive coordinator worth his salt is a guys that knows what he's going to call, he plans it for the next drive, what formation he wants to run, what personnel, what has worked in the past, do you want to go right or left, and we go back and look at that. Did we change enough, did we get in too much of a pattern. So it's all broken down scientifically, and then we put it all in a computer and we keep it -- in other words, if we start from the 20, if we start from the 30, if we start from the 40, we keep numbers in terms of field position of where we started the first play from, and so a lot of it goes -- I mean, it's way over my head in terms of just thinking about it. But I can understand it a lot more by looking at it on paper, and that's the reason we put it on paper."
"I know everybody complains. I complain about run-pass ratio sometimes, and we do keep run-pass, right, left on the sideline where I can look at it. I'll ask them when the defense is on the field how many runs we've had, how many passes, how many deep throws, have we thrown enough to Eric Ward, have we played enough tight end sets, two backs, all those. Neal gets criticized more during the game than he does afterwards because I give him my input. So do the other offensive coaches. So it's all looked at very thoroughly as you go through a game as well as going into a game and after the game."
On the process of putting a gameplan together:
Well, we put the game plan together, and you have two of them, you have run and pass, and then you break the pass down, whether it's play action or drop back, and you do the run, whether it's a one back-run or a power run. You break it down. And we watch film and put it all together, and you have Chad Scott that's pretty much in charge of the running game along with the offensive line coach during the week because you can't watch it all, and then you get all together on Tuesday before you go to practice starting tomorrow and then you kind of put the running game together, what are the best plays, what the offensive line coach feels like the best play, what Chad Scott feels like the running backs can do, whether it's short yardage or long yardage. Same thing in the passing game with Cumbie and Mainord, and then Neal kind of -- he kind of goes back and forth and puts his two cents' worth in, as well as I do, and then you get that in, you run it all week long, practice it, then you get in the game, and I don't like anybody talking on the phones with the coordinator calling plays. Worst thing you can do is have a head coach and assistants hollering in your ear because I've done that before, I've had to call in and you've got to actually do it yourself. It's got to be one guy, one thought, but the thoughts of other people come whether it's time out or whether you're off the field. And so what we do is the offense comes off the field, they sit down and we go through every play and every defense that we saw against that formation, what they ran. Defenses are called versus formations and down and distance. So we go through that and we talk about the -- why that worked or didn't work, and we critique it and break it down, and okay, do we need to run the ball more, do we need to pass the ball, do we need to play action more the next time we get the ball, do we need to go after a corner, do we need to go after a linebacker. There's a lot that goes through it. Offensive coaches do not watch the game when the defense is on the field nor does the defense watch when the offense is on the field. All your work is done between. But when the offense is on the field, there's one guy that makes the decision.
Now, Neal will ask me, run or pass, Coach. If this play doesn't work, if it's 3rd and 5, do you want to run it, do you want to pass it and I'll give him my thought. But then he gets the last call. He knows a lot more about it than I do because I'm over on the defensive side and a lot of times I'm not even watching the game, I'm listening to the defense and trying to help them. There's a lot of thought that goes through it. It's not just let's run this one this time. There's a lot of knowledge that goes into every play that's called. And then again, he's got to try to set them up. You've got to set up play action, you've got to set up run, and you set it up with formations and you try to get them lined up in a way that you can take advantage. Texas did a good job of moving tight ends, formations, moving, and you saw us, we were running -- we were just trying to get lined up. That's their philosophy of offense is trying to get you lined up wrong and get gaps. I don't care about getting people lined up wrong. We want to know where they're at and we want to be able to block them and make the play work. it's easier for me to sit back and -- after the offense comes off the field, Neal, what did you call that play for. It's easy for me to say that, but it's a lot harder I'm telling you when you're there calling and you've got about 30, 40 seconds to make that decision. That's the reason we go freeze a lot of times. You'll see us line up, we'll get down and we're all looking at the formation and we'll have one guy in the press box giving Neal the front and one the coverage, and Neal, they're going to be in zero coverage, they're going to bring five, and then he'll call a play. We'll match a play to that. That's what you look on your call sheet. It's more than just run pass, it's a lot more complicated than that.
On the thought process of whether or not to kick a field goal or go for it on 4th down:
Yeah, we kind of look and it's kind of like being out in the middle of --for instance, there was one time we were around the 35 or 40 yard line going in in the first half, and I decided not to go for it. You've got to look at the momentum of the game and how you're playing, and do you need points, do you need motivation, do you need the momentum. So like the second half we went for 4th and 8, and in the first half we didn't go for a 4th and 5. So there's just -- you just have to kind of go by your feel of the players and do they need a boost, do we need to get the fans more involved, do you need to get the momentum back, is it getting away from you. I think a lot of those little things go into it.
But kicking field goals is a little different. When you drive, for instance, 60, 70 yards and you get down and you've got 4th and 3 or 4th and 4 you have to take points most of the time because it's a huge blow to your offense to come out empty, and it's also that for your defense. It's more mental than it is anything else. That's kind of how I do it. I've looked at how several people do it, and it's just kind of a feel thing of when you want to kick an onside kick or run a trick play. There has to be a feel in terms of what the sideline is like and how the momentum is going and do you need that extra shot of adrenaline.
On why Tech wasn't able to run the ball against Texas when other Big XII teams were successful:
"I don't know. The other teams, of course we looked at all of it, and a lot of times when people ran the football, they caught him at the right movement in terms of they run a lot of twists and things, and for some reason we didn't catch them in as many twists. They didn't twist as much in this game as they had in the past. That's really what got them in trouble against West Virginia. They were trying to rush the passer and they were just handing off to 13 and he was just running right by them. We didn't run it quite as well, but we're not as good a running team as some people, either. We don't live and die off our running game. If we get 150 yards a game that's pretty much what we would have hoped at the beginning of the year. If you don't live off that, we're not an offensive line that's going to get in a three-point stance and knock you off the ball, that's not going to happen until we say we're a running team, we're going to be a passing team second, but we don't want to do that. We think that the players we've got, we can do better throwing the football. And if you say we're going to go in that game and we're going to run it 80 percent of the time because we hadn't stopped the run, I just --that would have never worked. Just the mentality of what we do and our running game is not much of a power running game. And then when we lose our fullback and tight end the two, three previous weeks before that, that's hurt us, also. We do want to be a running team. We want to run the ball close to 50 percent of the time. But our big plays and our winning is going to come from throwing the ball and throwing it down the field."


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I was just looking at this quote from another thread:
"Of what significance is this today? It means that by the fall of 1963 mankind has dwelt upon this earth 5,988 years. Does this mean, then, that by 1963 we had progressed 5,988 years into the 'day' on which Jehovah 'has been resting from all his work'? (Gen. 2:3) No, for the creation of Adam does not correspond with the beginning of Jehovah's rest day. Following Adam's creation, and still within the sixth creative day, Jehovah appears to have been forming further animal and bird creations. Also, he had Adam name the animals, which would take some time, and he proceeded to create Eve. (Gen. 2:18-22; see also NW, 1953 Ed., footnote on Vs. 19) Whatever time elapsed between Adam's creation and the end of the 'sixth day' must be subtracted from the 5,988 years in order to give the actual length of time from the beginning of the 'seventh day' until now. It does no good to use Bible chronology for speculating on dates that are still future in the stream of time."
(All Scripture is inspired of God and Beneficial, 1963, page 286)
My question is this: did the Society not use the All Scripture book during the Theocratic Ministry School (or any other meetings) during the period of 1966 to 1975, when the hopes regarding 1975 were being built up?
As long as I can remember, the All Scripture book was a "constant."
It seems really weird that if they WERE using this book, the congregations were still able to overlook a basically irrefutable line of reasoning to kibosh 1975 (not knowing the gap between Adam's creation and the end of the sixth day, which, even using a 7,000 years interpretation, could be a LONG time), PLUS the statement that "It does no good to speculate..."
(Btw, I always loved the phrase "the stream of time" when I was a Witness. It sorta gave me the chills to think that we were at the End of Time, so to speak, in our "generation." Oh well.)


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yo Paco did you give your girl some rock candy?
Heat seeker! T.C.Sによって 2008年04月15日(火)
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A derogatory term for someone who is stubborn.
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THE University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is in danger of losing one of its highly rated research departments because of a breakdown in relations between the professors in charge of the department and university management.
Deputy vice-chancellor for advancement and partnerships Rob Moore said on Monday the Wits Centre of Material and Process Synthesis's (Comps's) future was in jeopardy because one of its head staff and founders is leaving this year. The centre has been deeply involved in work with industry but Wits has argued that the administration of this work has been poor.
"We wanted to downsize Comps, but Diane (Prof Diane Hildebrandt) did not provide us with a plan of how best to do so and now she has resigned and we need to sort out a complicated situation at the faculty (of engineering)," Prof Moore said.
He assured Business Day that students studying and using Comps would be able to finish their studies on schedule, even if Comps is closed in the near future.
A 2012 Infrastructure Sector Research survey by Landelahni Business Leaders Amrop SA found 74% of local construction companies were struggling to fill engineering roles. Of the 511,564 enrolments in engineering disciplines from 1998 to 2010, only 14% graduated.
Comps was founded in 1998 by professors Hildebrandt, David Glasser and Michael Moys to reduce financial dependence of research on grant-awarding foundations and to enhance scientific expertise through consulting, corporate training and process development with industry.
Prof Hildebrandt, a highly regarded B+ rated scientist, resigned earlier this year. Prof Moore said it was difficult for Wits to have to lose a key scientist.
"We would not want to part with a researcher of Ms Hildebrandt's talent easily. We have high respect for her. However, over the past few years, she and people in charge of Comps have made it difficult for us to deal with some of our industrial partners. This has led to legal disputes," Prof Moore said.
Prof Hildebrandt told Business Day she was set to join the University of SA. "I understand my research and projects have been seen as too risky and advanced in terms of the technology used," she said.


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BALTIMORE -- It took Alex Rodriguez all of six minutes -- and exactly one pitch - to show the Yankees what they've been missing.
Rodriguez hammered the first pitch he saw from Orioles pitcher Jeremy Guthrie into the left field seats to give the Bombers a 3-0 lead. Before the crowd's boos could even reach full throat, Rodriguez was trotting around the bases.
Been said a lot. But it's never boring with this guy, is it?
I think he's ready to play, don't you?


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Thank you to all of you who made it out to this unique event and a giant thanks to our speaker Lan-Chi Lam, Interactive Design & Strategy Manager for Metro Communications for sharing her process and thoughts about turning to the digital arena to improve public transportation in Los Angeles.
Photos of the event are now available here:
Kind regards,Angel Anderson
Hi Folks,
I'm researching options for improving public transportation websites,
particularly bus transportation. I've found most city sites to be
lacking, but have found some nice mapping, real-time route information
on the Chicago CTA site and onebusaway.org for the Seattle Metro area. Google maps integrates well with mobile, particularly the iPhone and
has a bus routing feature for many cities.
Has anyone found anything they feel has been a great experience that they can share?
Jennifer Hoppenrath
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Pa. sells new license plates to honor veterans
HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvanians can display their support for military veterans with a new specialized license plate. The "Honoring Our Veterans" plate costs $35, and nearly half that amount will go to a trust fund. The money will fund grants to service organizations for veterans and other charities. The plates are illustrated with a bald eagle and an American flag.


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A weekend trip to my parents has revealed more than one old video game system. Like most Americans growing up in the 1980s and '90s, my progression through gaming systems was as natural as puberty. And thanks to my parents' inability to throw away anything with any form of sentimental attachment, I can still take a stab at some of the greatest golf games to ever grace a video screen.
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I don't have to look far to to see the earliest incarnation of EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf on PlayStation One--the last system I owned while still living with my folks. Far from the only golf game I lost countless hours to, I've decided to take a quick, non-comprehensive look back at some of my favorite classic golf video games. Everything noted here is pre-Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis (sorry Sonic-heads), starting with, hands-down, the best golf video game ever made.
Ninja Golf for the Atari 7800
It's ninja's playing golf, fighting between shots. Enough said.
Before Atari dominated the video game world, many companies took their turn trying to become the technological leader. One of the first post-Pong systems was the Odyssey. I was lucky enough to play on an original Odyssey system thanks to my dad holding on to his. It's the best thing since the Commodore 64.
Computer Golf! for Magnavox Odyssey 2
Around the same time as Atari came it's lesser-known contemporary (the Sega to it's Nintendo), Intellivision. This is the first video game system I ever owned, and it's weird, phone-like controllers with silver directional discs hold a special place in my heart. As does this game--one of the first ever licensed by the PGA.
PGA Golf for Mattel Intellivision
It could be argued that Atari started the modern video game revolution. At the very least it allows me to use cliche phrases like, "I remember when Atari did that 20-years ago." And for golf games, it all started with Mini Golf up until they perfected it with the aforementioned ninjas.
Various golf games for Atari
Which brings us to Nintendo, the pinnacle of the pre-64 bit gaming world. Because of it's long run as the leader of video game technology, there are too many examples to share. The original, of course, is NES Golf, which features a life-like Mario (possibly the only known human-like Mario depicted on NES?). The list is long, including many incarnations of Jack Nicklaus titles, which spawned off-shoots by Greg Norman and Lee Trevino, and quite possibly my favorite classic golf game of all-time, Bandai Golf Challenge Pebble Beach*.
Various golf games for Nintendo
*Bandai Golf Challenge Pebble Beach is my favorite, not because it was the first Pebble game, but because of the amazing music that plays throughout every...single...moment. Just try watching this without singing the theme repeatedly.
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MILROY - Donna B. Sheetz, 77, of Milroy, died at 11:35 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, in State College.
Born Feb. 15, 1935, in Burnham, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Kathleen (McCardle) Benner.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Sheetz Sr., on May 3, 2002.
Donna is survived by: her children, Joleen Aurand and husband, Jeffrey, of Milroy, Joseph L. Sheetz Jr. and wife, Danielle, of Milroy, and David Sheetz and wife, Ellen, of Reedsville; grandchildren, Tucker, Cassandra, Katelyn, Adam and Emma Sheetz; siblings, Robert Knepp, of Burnham, John Knepp and wife, Donna, of Burnham, Geraldine Furner and husband, Kenneth, of Milroy, and Christine Soccio and husband, Robert, of Burnham.
She was a graduate of Shippensburg State Class of 1957.
Donna was employed as a fourth grade teacher at Derry and Highland Park schools in the Mifflin County School District, retiring in 1997.
She was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church and the Teacher's Union.
A memorial service for Joseph L. Sheetz Sr. and Donna B. Sheetz will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, at the Heller-Hoenstine Burnham Funeral Home, 108 First Ave., with the Revs. Vicki L. Elmer, Marshall Deckard and L. Ed Moore officiating. Interment will be in Birch Hill Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Donna's memory can be made to the Salem United Methodist Church, 3437 New Lancaster Valley Road, Milroy, PA 17063.


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Foothills officer-involved shooting latestUPDATED 10:40 PM MDT Mar 21, 2014
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they've been there about a month.13 --- 4:01 I had a call, i think it was 3 weeks ago cause they had a verbal altercation out there. 4:07 FOR THE FIRST TIME... THE CALL THAT LED POLICE TO WHERE JAMES BOYD WAS LIVING. BOYD WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE EARLIER THIS WEEK. TONIGHT, A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED FROM THE OFFICER'S PERSPECTIVE. AS WELL AS.... MORE ABOUT WHO THE BOYD WAS. THIS IS VIDEO FROM AN OFFICER'S HELMET CAMERA; AS THE SUSPECT AGREES TO SURRENDER, POLICE MOVE IN, AND SHOOT BOYD SEVERAL TIMES WITH ASSAULT RIFLES. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER REGINA RUIZ BEGINS OUR TEAM COVERAGE BY TAKING US THROUGH THAT FOOTAGE. SUSPECT JAMES BOYD AGREES TO END A 3 HOUR STANDOFF AND WALK DOWN THE HILL. FIRST, HE MAKES SURE POLICE WILL KEEP THEIR WORD. Don't change up the agreement. I'm going to try and walk now. Don't try to harm me. If you keep your word, I can keep you safe BOYD HANDS ARE EMPTY. HE PUTS ON HIS BACKPACK. REACHES DOWN TO PICK UP A THERMOS, PUTS IT IN HIS RIGHT HAND. AND GRABS A BLUE BAG IN HIS LEFT HAND. JUST AS HE TAKES HIS FIRST STEP TO WALK DOWN. officer: "do it." loud bang is heard OFFICERS SET OFF A FLASH BANG FILLING THE AREA WITH SMOKE TO DISTRACT BOYD AS A K-9 RUSHES HIM. THE QUESTION POLICE REFUSE TO ANSWER WAS WHY THEY FIRED THE FLASH BANG, WHEN BOYD HAD ALL OF HIS BELONGINGS AND STARTED WALKING DOWN THE HILL. INSTEAD, POLICE TOOK ACTION. Officers: get on the ground now, get on the ground. AT ONE POINT, BOYD REACHES BOTH HANDS INTO HIS POCKETS AND PULLS OUT WHAT APPEARS TO BE KNIVES. A SECOND LATER, multiple shots fired. A BARRAGE OF SHOTS ARE FIRED. KOAT HAS DECIDED NOT TO SHOW VIDEO OF THE ACTUAL SHOOTING. BOYD FALLS TO THE GROUND. HERE'S HOW IT PLAYED OUT IN REAL TIME. stand off situation Do I believe it was justified shooting? Yes, If you follow case law Garner vs. Tennessee there was a directed threat to an officer. A-P-D SAYS IN THE SECONDS AFTER THE FLASH BANG, TWO TASERS WERE FIRED. THE OFFICER BEHIND THE K-9 HANDLER WITH AN ASSAULT RIFLE--FIRES FIRST AT CLOSE RANGE. THEN THE ASSAULT RIFLE CLOSEST TO THE CAMERA--FIRES MORE BULLETS. It was when the K-9 officer was down directing the K-9, that the suspect pulled out two knives and directed a threat to the k-9 officer who had no weapons drawn, he was handling the dog. ULTIMATELY, 15 SECONDS AFTER BOYD AGREED TO SURRENDER AND TOOK HIS FIRST STEP TO COME DOWN THE HILL. HE'S SHOT AND LYING ON THE GROUND. OFFICERS TELL HIM TO PUT HIS HANDS UP. HE MOANS: please don't hurt me any more. SAYING PLEASE DON'T HURT ME ANYMORE AND TELLS OFFICERS HE CAN'T MOVE. REGINA RUIZ KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. HERE'S WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE OFFICERS WHO FIRED THE SHOTS. THEY'RE ON LEAVE TONIGHT. DOMINIQUE PEREZ IS A MARINE WHO RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART FOR HIS SERVICE IN IRAQ. HE'S BEEN WITH APD FOR 8-YEARS. KEITH SANDY USED TO WORK FOR STATE POLICE, BUT WAS FIRED IN 2007 FOR ALLEGED FRAUD. SANDY WAS AMONG FOUR STATE OFFICERS, ACCUSED OF DOUBLE- DIPPING; GETTING PAID TO TEACH CLASSES, WHILE ALSO BEING PAID BY THE STATE TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES. THE D.A. NEVER PROSECUTED. EVENTUALLY SANDY BECAME A KEY MEMBER OF THE VICE UNIT. HE IS NOW A DETECTIVE WITH APD'S REPEAT OFFENDER PROJECT WHO DEALS WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS OFFENDERS. A-P-D ISN'T SURE WHEN THE TWO WILL RETURN TO WORK. WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED. HE WAS 38-YEAR OLD JAMES BOYD. A MAN WITH A VERY LONG CRIMINAL HISTORY... THAT INCLUDED FIGHTING WITH POLICE AND STRANGERS ... USING KNIVES, HIS FISTS AND BOX CUTTERS.
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- Children's Home campus outside Paragould, Ark., is changing lives of needy children.
- Extension Service and 4-H programs educating and fostering bonds.
CHILDREN'S HOME IN Paragould, Ark., makes extensive use of Extension and 4-H programs. Among those overseeing the residents are Kisha Clayton, left, and Gary Cupp.
Life skills
Down the hill, in the school building, a teen-aged boy, unhappy at some minor slight, is venting during a closed-door group therapy session. Although unable to see in, Cupp stands outside the door smiling, clearly pleased at the boy's high-pitched argument, his systematic laying down of the facts. "This is what we want. He's not going over the top with confrontation. He's sticking to the rules and learning how to explain his unhappiness in a positive way. If he leaves here with that skill, mission accomplished.
"We want our children to excel. But that has to happen in the right context – through relationships, through the process of learning to deal with issues in the proper way. We must equip them for a bright future, so they can get out of their previous situation."
Such life skills, Cupp and colleagues have found, are easier to teach if the children work with animals. Thus, the importance of 4-H and Extension programs to the operation.
"We began integrating ag programs into what we do 15, or more, years ago. This area is very well-respected around the state for its 4-H program. We're blessed by the Extension office here. They foster a team mentality and make sure everyone shares and helps each other – 'Hey, if there's something that can be done to help someone else, do it.'"
Allen Davis, Greene County Extension staff chair, has been along for the whole ride. "The 4-H program at Children's Home started off with just livestock. Rabbits were brought in, the kids began showing cattle. Then, they began raising sheep – 10 or 15 ewes. They showed those and, later, goats."
All the hogs and steers shown by the residents eventually end up in the facility's food pantry.
"We have a system worked out," says Davis. "There are signs above each of the hog pens – those have all kinds of information written on them: weights, feed. All of that is aimed at trying to get the hogs ready for shows.
"Now, our main livestock thrust is in showing hogs. That fits into the Children's Home program well. Many of the residents may not be on campus for long but they're still able to work with the animals. We've found that it's very important for their well-being."
Broilers are also raised on site. "We're actually doing a feed research demonstration," says Davis. "There are two sets of broilers in the same room. One set is being fed a probiotic additive to see if the birds have an increase of muscle mass or growth."
The Extension office also teaches the residents other things including parliamentary procedure. "That prepares them for running meetings, running a business. We're teaching food preservation workshops once a week. The children learn to can pickles, green beans or tomato juice and the like. There's also a garden that we've done demonstrations in."


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No, it wasn't former MVP Jimmy Rollins. It was left-handed pitcher Dontrelle Willis, a friend of the longtime Phillies shortstop.
But then, a few days later, Rollins was back on board. He agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract with a vesting option for a fourth year at $11 million.
"I see you all know by now. Gotta deal with me for three or four more years!" read a tweet on Rollins' Twitter account.
Rollins has been one of the faces of the franchise, his brash boast before the 2007 season that the Phillies were the team to beat in the NL East - instead of the defending division champion New York Mets - marking a turning point for the Phillies.
The team has gone on to win the last five division titles, with historic comebacks late in the '07 and '08 seasons, as well as a World Series championship in 2008 and the NL pennant in '09.
The three-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner earned the NL MVP in 2007 and is fourth on the team's hit list, though his production has dropped off in recent seasons.
He hit .268 with a .338 on-base percentage, 16 homers, 63 RBI and 30 stolen bases last year.
Rollins was the latest free agent shortstop to sign a multi-year contract this offseason, though he was only the second to remain with the same team from last season, along with the St. Louis Cardinals' Rafael Furcal.
Jose Reyes jumped to the Miami Marlins while Alex Gonzalez went to the Milwaukee Brewers and Clint Barmes signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Willis, whose one-year deal became official when he passed a physical, is set to fill an important need on the Phillies pitching staff. The 29-year-old will be the veteran complement to fellow left-handed reliever Antonio Bastardo in the bullpen.
After his career was derailed by sudden ineffectiveness at age 26, Willis got back on track last season in Cincinnati and thrived at getting left-handed hitters out. They hit just .127 against him.


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The Chicago Interactive Design/Development meetup group presents:
User Experience and Design - What¹s next for the Web?
A common topic with an uncommon speaker, Chris Bernard, User Experience
Evangelist at Microsoft
Microsoft isn¹t a typically common company Web developers and designers
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the advent of the Ribbon in Office 2007, user experience focused platforms
such at Silverlight, Windows Presentation Foundations and Surface and with
recent introductions of new professional design tools Microsoft is quickly
becoming a part of design conversation in major design communities, design
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of Adaptive Path, Frog Design and Schematic.
Join Chris as he talks about how recent trends in design are shaping both
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Chris spent the last 16 years working in the realms of broadcast, motion
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Recap | 54th Rice Invite Photo Gallery
Tulane vs Rice (3/18/2012)
3/18/2012 at Houston, Texas (Jake Hess Tennis Stadium)
|Singles competition
|1. Sam Garforth-Bles (RICE) def. Idan Mark (TLN) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
|2. Christian Saravia (RICE) def. Shaye Wali (TLN) 6-1, 6-4
|3. Joe Young (TLN) def. Jonathan Chang (RICE) 6-4, 6-3
|4. Michael Nuesslein (RICE) def. Iain Sneddon (TLN) 6-2, 6-2
|5. Philipp Seifert (RICE) def. Adam Bernstein (TLN) 6-3, 7-5
|6. Rodrigo Rappaccioli (TLN) def. Leif Berger (RICE) 6-2, 6-4
|Doubles competition
|1. Idan Mark/Joe Young (TLN) def. Christian Saravia/Justin To (RICE) 8-5
|2. Shaye Wali/Rodrigo Rappaccioli (TLN) def. Michael Nuesslein/Jonathan Chang (RICE) 7-6
|3. Sam Garforth-Bles/Leif Berger (RICE) def. Adam Bernstein/Takuma Ohashi (TLN) 8-2
|Match Notes
|Tulane 8-5; National ranking #63
|Rice 10-5; National ranking #64
|Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,4,6,5,3,1)
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The University of Hawaii baseball team lost for the 11th time in 13 games on Saturday, held to six hits in falling 5-0 to Cal State Fullerton at Murakami Stadium in Honolulu.
J.D. Davis went 5-for-5 for the Titans (37-5, 11-3 Big West), ranked fourth in the nation by Baseball America.
The Rainbows (9-28, 4-10) were shut out for the sixth time this season.
Justin Garza (9-0) went eight innings for the win.
Matt Cooper (2-6) allowed three runs - one earned - in three innings.
The teams have split the first two games of their series, which is to finish today.


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An illustrated guide to New Zealand s remarkable wildlife.
An ancient land isolated by vast oceans, New Zealand is home to many fascinating creatures. From a prehistoric reptile to one of the world s largest insects, you ll discover some of the most unusual and impressive species on our planet. Featuring stunning illustrations and text by the award-winning wildlife illustrator Sandra Morris, this book will double as the perfect reference for the home or school and as a beautiful gift book
Sandra Morris is an author and illustrator from New Zealand. She gained her Masters in Fine Arts in 1990 where she completed her first picture book, One Lonely Kakapo, which won her the Russell Clark award for illustration in 1992. She has since written and illustrated Discovering New Zealand Birds, which was a finalist in both the Aim Children s Book Awards and the Non Fiction Library awards. Sandra also holds a Graduate Diploma in Plant and Wildlife Illustration from the University of Newcastle, Australia. It was while she was in Australia that she developed a love for field sketching and this work has been exhibited in museums and galleries. Sandra also runs her own illustration agency promoting New Zealand illustrators overseas. 'Sensational Survivors' has been named as a finalist in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2011- Non-Fiction category. Sensational Survivors is a finalist for the LIANZA Children s Book Awards 2011 in the Elsie Locke (Non Fiction) Award.
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Non-Fiction category - Finalist
Imprint: WALKER BOOKS AUST
Distributor: Harper Collins Distribution Services for Australia and New Zealand
Binding: NON S
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Dimensions: 215 x 287mm, 48pp
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Australian RRP: $18.99
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Get Ripped: Week Six
The final week was here! Four more hours of exercise and I would have completed the programme.
I still felt great but I'd come across a couple of issues after moving in to my uni house.
Firstly, a hefty £147.63 outset in Tesco was needed to stock up on healthy food to keep me going.
My lung capacity has increased - I could now hit about 35 lengths of a 25m pool in about half-an-hour.
Secondly, the lack of space in a shared fridge meant it was difficult to fit such things as my pack of 20 salad tomatoes.
In the gym I felt as strong as ever. I'd got to the point now where I knew most people and couldn't actually go without a cheeky few minutes conversation with the instructors (this did increase the whole time of my trip – I made sure I didn't subtract it from my actual training time).
Also, due to the fact I would be on holiday in a week, I decided to finish my gym sessions with sit-ups.
Meanwhile, in the pool, I'd especially noticed how much my lung capacity had increased – something I hadn't even thought about when I started the plan.
I could now hit around 35 lengths (of 25m) in about half-an-hour, depending on how tired I was from the gym sessions.
Granted, cooking for one is boring but it gives you the freedom to eat whenever you want.
My stomach was ripped, my whole body was defined and overall my cardiovascular fitness felt the best it ever had. This may have affected my awesome five-a-side form and could be the reason I'd started banging in so many goals!
Now I was back to the uni lifestyle it didn't mean my diet or training had slumped. In fact, it helped.
Granted, cooking for one is boring, but it gives you the freedom to eat whenever you want. This meant my diet was near-perfect for the week – small meals, healthy snacks, huge amounts of protein and still no carbs after 6pm.
I thought I'd do the final week of the programme flat out. May as well go out with a bang, eh?
I decided not to have a cheat day in this final week due to the fact that two days after finishing the programme, I'd have a week of drinking in Zante ahead of me (which would also be slightly detrimental to training).
I thought I'd do the final week of the programme flat out and on the final day, I had a HUGE gym session followed by the most tiring swim I've ever done. May as well go out with a bang, eh?
Unsurprisingly, it totally knocked me out and I slept most of the flight out to Zante (probably a good thing seeing as it was at 4am!).
In a strange way, I really enjoyed the whole programme. I feel great and I'm really happy with the results. I will definitely keep going with ALL aspects of it – especially the healthy diet.
If it all sounds a bit too good to be true, try the program yourself and you'll understand what I mean.
If you want to know anything about the program or any other questions, feel free to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Hope you enjoyed reading – I may be back soon!