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The author of the acclaimed Sala's Gift delivers the definitive biography of Josephine Marcus Earp, a Jewish woman from New York who became the common-law wife of famed lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp. For nearly fifty years, she lived with the most famous lawman of the Old West. Yet Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp has nearly been erased from Western lore. In this fascinating biography, Ann Kirschner brings Josephine out of the shadows of history to tell her full story--a spirited and colorful tale of ambition, adventure, selfinvention, and romance reflective of America itself, from the post-Civil War years to World War II. How did this aspiring actress and dancer--a flamboyant, curvaceous Jewish girl with a persistent New York accent--land in Tombstone, Arizona, and steal the heart of Wyatt Earp? What inspired five decades of adventure-seeking that led from the Arizona Territory to Alaska to Hollywood? And what sustained her lifelong partnership with a man of uncommon charisma and complex heroism? Answering these questions, Kirschner offers a rare look at a woman's life on the frontier and sheds new light on the iconic gunfight that made Wyatt Earp a legend, revealing Josephine's place at its center. Lady at the O. K. Corral introduces a vivacious woman with a magnetic personality who was equally at home in the deserts of the American Southwest and the boomtowns of the Alaskan Gold Rush; in the opulent hotels of San Diego and San Francisco in the Gay Nineties; in rough mining camps, gaudy gambling casinos, racetracks, and boxing arenas; as on Hollywood back lots visiting Cecil B. DeMille and Samuel Goldwyn. Spanning more than half a century, this engaging narrative biography brings Josephine to the forefront of her own story and offers a fresh look at a remarkable era in American history.
Sala's Giftby Ann Kirschner
"Do you know why I write so much? Because as long as you read, we are together. "-- Raizel Garncarz (Sala's sister),April 24, 1941Few family secrets have the power both to transform lives and to fill in crucial gaps in world history. But then, few families have a mother and a daughter quite like Sala and Ann Kirschner. For nearly fifty years, Sala kept a secret: She had survived five years as a slave in seven different Nazi work camps. Living in America after the war, she kept from her children any hint of her epic, inhuman odyssey. She held on to more than 350 letters, photographs, and a diary without ever mentioning them. Only in 1991, on the eve of heart surgery, did she suddenly present them to Ann and offer to answer any questions her daughter wished to ask. It was a life-changing moment for her scholar, writer, and entrepreneur daughter. We know surprisingly little about the vast network of Nazi labor camps, where imprisoned Jews built railroads and highways, churned out munitions and materiel, and otherwise supported the limitless needs of the Nazi war machine. This book gives us an insider's account: Conditions were brutal. Death rates were high. As the war dragged on and the Nazis retreated, inmates were force-marched across hundreds of miles, or packed into cattle cars for grim journeys from one camp to another. When Sala first reported to a camp in Geppersdorf, Poland, at the age of sixteen, she thought it would be for six weeks. Five years later, she was still at a labor camp and only she and two of her sisters remained alive of an extended family of fifty. In the first years of the conflict, Sala was aided by her close friend Ala Gertner, who would later lead an uprising at Auschwitz and be executed just weeks before the liberation of that camp. Sala was also helped by other key friends. Yet above all, she survived thanks to the slender threads of support expressed in the letters of her friends and family. She kept them at great personal risk, and it is astonishing that she was able to receive as many as she did. With their heartwrenching expressions of longing, love, and hope, they offer a testament to the human spirit, an indomitable impulse even in the face of monstrosity. Sala's Giftis a rare book, a gift from Ann to her mother, and a great gift from both women to the world.
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If you had asked me how I felt on January 18, 2012 about the prospects for protecting the creative work of artists and innovative businesses in the wake of the internet revolt against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, my response might have involved some muttering under my breath and a request for a stiff drink. In the coming week, many who seek to exploit the work of creators without their consent will be looking backwards and celebrating last year's defeat of those bills. So one might expect advocates for artists and creators to be in a dour mood again, but there is ample cause for optimism among members of the creative community.
Perhaps the single most important victory to claim from last year's debates is that the intense publicity around the bills raised awareness about the very nature of creativity on the internet. Where earlier, little attention had been paid to the ways in which the adulation of "free content" could limit the flow of information on the Internet, and our freedom to choose with whom, and under what circumstances, we interact and share our data and our work, the day after the web protest a discussion was already brewing. In "The False Ideas of the Web" NYT Op-Ed internet researcher Jaron Lanier was one of the first to ask the important question of his colleagues:
"What did you think would happen? We in Silicon Valley undermined copyright to make commerce become more about services instead of content — more about our code instead of their files. The inevitable endgame was always that we would lose control of our own personal content, our own files. We haven't just weakened Hollywood and old-fashioned publishers. We've weakened ourselves."
And within the year, Instagram users – hobbyists and professionals alike – revolted when a change of terms for the free service allowed Instagram to sell photos commercially without attribution or compensation to the photographer: underscoring that, in the words of Stewart Brand, "information also wants to be expensive."
Among other notable conversations last year, were the ones artists were having with their audiences. In June, first generation indie rocker David Lowery wrote a letter to NPR intern Emily White that went viral. The entire letter is worth reading, and reading again. So much so, that the week it was published New York Magazine rated it "brilliant" on its Approval Matrix. But seeing as David and I are more or less of the same generation, I keep coming back to this one passage:
"Many in your generation are willing to pay a little extra to buy "fair trade" coffee that insures the workers that harvested the coffee were paid fairly. Many in your generation will pay a little more to buy clothing and shoes from manufacturers that certify they don't use sweatshops. Many in your generation pressured Apple to examine working conditions at Foxconn in China. Your generation is largely responsible for the recent cultural change that has given more equality to same sex couples. On nearly every count your generation is much more ethical and fair than my generation. Except for one thing. Artist rights."
But the reality checks did not come just from artists themselves. Meaningful conversations – in the form of full-length books, including Freeloading by Chris Ruen, and blog posts – were started by self-confessed, former Napster fans. And popular magazines showed that being indie rock royalty, with songs on the soundtrack of Twilight, appearances on The Colbert Show, selling out Radio City Music Hall, and being in the top 20 record sales in your genre doesn't even guarantee you a 450 sq. foot apartment in Brooklyn and health insurance.
The conversation is clearly just beginning, but thoughtful discussion with all of its ebbs and flows will serve us better than the talking points and slogans that dominated the legislative season of 2012.
Beyond just an evolving dialogue, it is notable too, that at least some of the goals of the legislation have been achieved through increased private and government action since the introduction of the first version of the bills in 2010.
- More credit card companies are engaging in best practices. In June 2011, major credit card companies and online payment processors (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, PayPal and Visa) reached an agreement on voluntary best practices to reduce sales of counterfeit and pirated goods by cutting off sites that distribute infringing goods from conducting financial transactions through these processors.
- More advertisers are engaging in best practices. On May 3, 2012, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) issued a statement of best practices to address online piracy and counterfeiting.
- Internet Service Providers, Movie Studios and Record Labels are collaborating on a Copyright Alert System. Under this system ISPs have agreed to notify users when their accounts appear to be used for illegal downloading activity and to impose real consequences on users who refuse to stop after receiving multiple notices.
- Google finally started considering whether sites are rogue websites when doing search rankings. In August, 2012, Google announced a change in its search algorithm that takes into account the number of "valid copyright removal notices" when determining the ranking of search results. In its announcement, Google indicated the goal was to help its users find legitimate sources of content more easily.
Of course, although significant progress has been made, more still needs to be done. As important as this progress is, it must be examined critically. Best practices are laudable, but meaningful only if they are followed. Notably, in recent weeks the Annenberg Innovation Labhas released research showing that despite industry approved best practices, Google and Yahoo!'s ad networks are still among the top networks feeding revenue to illegal websites that exploit the work of artists, creators and innovators without compensation.
But perhaps even this has a bright side; Annenberg's work was led by Professor Jonathan Taplin, a former board member of Public Knowledge, who in recent months has emerged as yet another thoughtful voice urging us to pause and reflect on what creativity on the internet would look like if we respected every creator's rights.
If reports are to be believed, these efforts to ensure all of us can find our place in the creative community either as creators, experiencers or ethical sharers of creative works can make a difference. As more artists and creators stand with their peers and highlight what is really happening on the internet, more people will listen and think twice. If there is a silver lining to the blackout, it has been the people who we have met this year: artists, reformed "pirates" academics and lawmakers who want to begin meaningful conversations about promoting creativity and ensuring it finds a place in all of our lives.


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Penn State is ranked No. 22 and Pitt came in at No. 25 in The Associated Press preseason poll released Saturday.
The Nittany Lions are one of four Big Ten teams in the Top 25. The others are Ohio State (No. 2), Wisconsin (No. 13) and Illinois (No. 20).
Penn State went 9-4 last season and returns 18 starters. The Lions open up Aug. 30 against Coastal Carolina.
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Pitt is one of three Big East teams in the Top 25, joining West Virginia (No. 8) and South Florida (No. 19). The Panthers kick off their season Aug. 30 against Bowling Green.
''The recognition is nice, but it doesn't change the focus or hunger this football team has,'' Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said. ''No bowl or championship is won in August. Our players understand that, and they know the next step in making our goals a reality is finishing up training camp strong and then getting ready for Bowling Green.''
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Build your own echolink linknode using the raspberry pi for 100 euro
Build your own echolink node using the raspberry pi for 100 euro.
Small unix devices like the raspberry pi, beaglebone, pogoplug and others are proving to be very usefull tools for all kind of ham related applications. They have been used in project involving D-STAR, rig-control and wspr server, for APRS node and other.
This project looks at another aspect of amateur radio: echolink.
The aim of this article is to describe how to create a complete echolink linknode using raspberry pi; complete for around 100 euro. The goal is to provide a platform to allow people to get their first experience with the raspberry pi, with interfacing computers and radios and with setting up ham infrastructure.
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Single Moms With One Child: The Lonely RealityChristine Coppa
My mom picked JD up from school and took him to the Jersey Shore at 2 PM yesterday. I am venturing to the shore tonight or tomorrow morning depending on work to celebrate the 4th and see the fireworks in Asbury Park, NJ. It was a very, very strange feeling not to have to rush to finish my work or email it to myself so I could finish it at home. I stayed a lil later and worked. Then I went to a Happy Hour with my two girlfriends from the office—another strange adventure. People in work clothes were drinking and eating passed appetizers. Guys had their ties loosened around their necks. The ladies room had a little basket filled with mints, deodorant spray, hair spray, tampons and peach lotion.
It's not like I haven't been to a Happy Hour since giving birth, but when you don't have to rush, rush, rush home to relieve a sitter, it's a different ball game. I sipped my drink with ease and ate some nibbles. I chatted with my girls about life and not Kindergarten. As the Happy Hour neared its end I started to feel anxious, though and I knew why.
Mom Confession: I Have Panic Disorder. It Sucks.
I would now have to return home to my empty condo. JD's Legos would be all over the floor. His milk cup would be next to my coffee cup in the sink where I left them—where I always leave them. JD wouldn't come rushing to the door, yelling, "MOM-MEEEEEEEE!!" I would have no one to bathe and my hands wouldn't smell like JD's shampoo and be wrinkly and soft. There would be no one to read to, talk to, cuddle with and tuck in. Whah, I couldn't take it. It was still light out. I texted a friend and met him at a bar close to my condo. See, the grass isn't always greener. I had another drink. We chilled. I prolonged. It was obvious. Then I made him sleepover because I was freaked out about staying alone in my condo and not because I was scared someone was going to break in and murder me—hell, I'm the almighty protector 24/7, but because I didn't want to be alone-alone, even though earlier in the day I was super excited about it. I missed my little guy and I'm used to my little guy. And being alone is fun, important and something I openly, admittedly enjoy sometimes (actually a lot of the time), but "my alone" is when my son is safe at school or sound asleep in his own bed. When he's not around, it's weird. It was also weird making my friend coffee this morning and not nuking mini pancakes and searching for a size 12 sneaker. Strange, strange life I lead.
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Boston vs. New York Yankees (12:05 p.m.). Red Sox rookie Tomo Ohka goes for his third straight win against Yankee starter Ted Lilly, who is making his debut.
Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays, hit three homers for the second time this season, as Toronto beat the Kansas City Royals 12-4.
Preston Wilson, Marlins, hit two home runs and had three RBIs as Florida beat the Montreal Expos 5-1.
Reggie Sanders, Diamondbacks, hit two homers, including one to win it in the ninth, as Arizona beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2.
Raul Mondesi, Blue Jays, had two home runs and five RBIs in Toronto's 12-4 win over Kansas City.
Sammy Sosa of Cubs, Tino Martinez of Yankees, Barry Larkin of Reds, Raul Mondesi of Blue Jays and Kevin Jordan of Phillies all hit grand slams to help their teams to victory Friday night.
Barry Larkin broke in with the Reds in 1986 and led all active major league players in at-bats (6,734) without a grand slam before connecting against Al Leiter to help Cincinnati beat the New York Mets 9-5 Friday night.
Jim Thome went hitless in five at-bats, striking out twice as his average dropped to .128 (6-for-47) for the season in Cleveland's 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. ... Mets ace Al Leiter gave up eight runs - tying his career high - on six hits and two hit batsmen in three innings. Leiter's record fell to 0-3 as the Mets loss to the Reds 9-5 Friday night.
Sammy Sosa hit his sixth homer in 12 games and his fifth career grand slam as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Friday.
Tino Martinez became the fifth player in history to hit a grand slam in seven straight seasons as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1. Willie McCovey did it in nine straight, and Vern Stephens, Gil Hodges and Cecil Fielder did it in seven.
Rick Ankiel, whose postseason wildness last year put his future in doubt, walked five and hit two batters before leaving in the fourth inning as the Houston Astros beat the Cardinals 10-1 on Friday. Ankiel allowed five runs on five hits.
Brad Radke pitched a seven-hitter and became the season's first four-game winner as the Twins beat the White Sox 4-1 Friday night. The Twins are 12-3 - their best mark through 15 games since the 1972 team had an identical start.
Baltimore starter Willis Roberts pitched six strong innings in his first major league start as the Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-3 Friday night. The rookie gave up one run and five hits while striking out four and walking two. Roberts had appeared in six games as a reliever this season. He had pitched just one game in the majors - with Detroit in 1999 - in his first eight professional seasons.
Darren Oliver won his fourth straight game as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-6 Friday night. Oliver joined Minnesota's Brad Radke as the only four-game winners in the major leagues.
Dodgers ace Kevin Brown worked 6 1/3 strong innings on Friday night in a rain-soaked 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. The start of the game was delayed 27 minutes by rain, and the first five innings were played in a steady drizzle.
Texas shortstop Alex Rodriguez homered for the second straight day, giving him six homers this season - all against Oakland. The Rangers beat the Athletics 9-6 Friday night.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-4 to stretch his hitting streak to a major league-high 15 games as the Mariners beat the Angels 4-1 Friday night. ... St. Louis rookie Albert Pujols' single to left drove in the Cardinals' only run in a 10-1 defeat to the Astros. He extended his hitting streak to 13 games.
Oakland starter Gil Heredia lost his fourth straight game and has yet to record a win this season. He gave up six runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings as the Rangers beat the Athletics 9-6 Friday night.
San Francisco closer Robb Nen threw 11 straight strikes to help record his fifth save as the Giants beat the Brewers 3-1 Friday night.
"These guys have been so hard on me. After I hit that double in Pittsburgh, Juan Castro put a 25-pound weight in my locker. (Michael) Tucker and Junior (Griffey) were all over me. Every time I hit a home run in batting practice, (Sean) Casey says, that's where you're going to hit your granny. I think everybody enjoyed that." - the Reds' Barry Larkin, on the first grand slam of his career.
April 22 1876 - In the first National League game played, Joseph Borden of visiting Boston beat Philadelphia 5-4.
1898 - Theodore Breitenstein of the Cincinnati Reds and James Hughes of Baltimore each pitched no-hitters. Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0.
1915 - Pinstripes first appeared on Yankees uniforms.
1934 - Chicago's Lon Warneke pitched his second consecutive one-hitter, beating St. Louis and Dizzy Dean 15-2.
1955 - The Athletics won their major league debut in Kansas City with a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers before a standing-room crowd of 32,147 - the largest paid crowd for any event in Kansas City.
1959 - The Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs with only one hit in the seventh inning of a 20-6 rout of the Kansas City A's. Johnny Callison had the hit - a single. Chicago got 10 walks in the inning - five with the bases loaded - and Kansas City made three errors.
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1970 - Tom Seaver of the Mets struck out the last 10 Padres he faced for a 2-1 victory over San Diego. He gave up only two hits and finished with a total of 19 strikeouts, tying Steve Carlton's major league record.
1982 - The Atlanta Braves' major league record for the fastest start was stopped at 13 straight victories as they lost 2-1 to the Cincinnati Reds.
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Acer Aspire 5810TG
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Reviews for the Acer Aspire 5810TG
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A large yet portable laptop, offering good quality but a disappointing battery
The Aspire 5810TG is a good laptop, that will suit commuters wanting a larger machine. It lacks the power and battery life of the other laptops here, however, although its impressive quality and comfort round off the specification and compensate somewhat.
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330: Lower clocked Radeon 4530 with a current consumption of 7 Watt (according to AMD). Supports DirectX 10.1 and Avivo HD for HD video acceleration.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
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Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
Power efficient low voltage processor based on the Penryn 3M core that features all Penryn functions like Virtualization and Trusted Execution.
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15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
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When you combine a stock that is up more than 30% with fundamentals that are getting worse, you have a recipe for a disaster. Safeway (UNKNOWN: SWY.DL ) shareholders have seen their stock jump from the low twenties to more than $30 a share in just the last few months. While the company's sale of its Canadian operations provides a windfall of cash, the core numbers just don't look good.
A tough business made tougher by the company
Safeway announced its intention to sell its Canadian operations for a net of about $4 billion , and understandably investors got excited. With about $2 billion expected to pay down debt, and $2 billion earmarked for share repurchases, the stock has done very well.
In the short-term this is good news. Once we get past this event, the remaining company has some challenges that are hard to overlook. The first and most obvious is that the company's operating margin is lower than a few of its peers. Considering that the grocery business is extremely cutthroat, a company with a low operating margin is fighting an uphill battle.
In the most recent quarter, Safeway managed an operating margin of less than 1%, which was down from nearly 1.6% last year. By comparison, Kroger (NYSE: KR ) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) are two big players in the grocery business, and with margins of better than 2.5 % and 5.8 % respectively, Safeway isn't playing in the same league.
As you might imagine, Safeway's huge disadvantage when it comes to operating margin comes with a price. In fact, the company's lower margin actually sets off several falling dominoes.
Even at half of this cost, this could be a problem
It's possible that investors expect that $2 billion less in long-term debt will make Safeway a much stronger company. While there is no doubt that paying down debt is strategically important, maybe investors don't realize how troubled Safeway's balance sheet is today.
Prior to any debt being retired, Safeway's interest expense used more than 78% of the company's operating income in the most recent quarter. The second challenge facing Safeway is that even if it cuts its interest expense in half, the company would still use nearly 40% of its operating income on interest.
If investors don't think this is a big deal, consider that neither Kroger nor Wal-Mart uses more than 17% of its operating income on interest. With a large percentage of income being used on interest, Safeway has less than its peers to use on dividends, share repurchases, and growth investments.
No surprise that this number is going down
The third challenge facing Safeway is that the company's high interest expense and declining margins are leading to lower operating cash flow. Looking at operating cash flow, the best way to compare companies is to look at the sum of net income plus depreciation. Adding these two figures together helps avoid some of the accounting changes that don't affect bottom line cash flow.
Using this core operating cash flow figure, Safeway reported a decline of more than 13 % last quarter and a decline of almost 2% in the current quarter. If we look again at Kroger and Wal-Mart, both companies reported increases in core operating cash flow in their most recent quarterly reports.
The biggest problem
With a low margin, high interest costs, and declining cash flow you might expect that Safeway's stock would sell at a discount to some of its peers. Kroger and Wal-Mart each sell for around 14 times 2013 projected earnings. Both companies are expected to grow earnings by around 9%. This means that Safeway's competitors carry price-earnings-growth ratios of about 1.5.
Analysts expect Safeway to grow earnings faster than these peers at about 12% over the next few years. However, investors have a right to question this assumption. In the last four quarters, Safeway has missed estimates by more than 40% on average. Even if the company only missed estimates by half this amount in the future, estimates of 12% growth would have to be cut to around 9%.
Given that Safeway sells for over 30 times this year's estimates and nearly 19 times next year's estimates, investors expect a lot from the company. Given the multiple challenges facing the company, this stock looks like less than a safe way to make money on the grocery business.


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Roy Robert Angell, Jr. Ret. Navy, 73 passed away peacefully on June 9, 2013, Sunday at Carson Tahoe Hospital. Born in Bronx, New York to Margaret Funican and Roy Milton Angell Sr. and is survived by his wife, Mary Angell; daughter, Donna Angell; and son, Daniel Angell.
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A man who prompted two New Hampshire school districts to issue warnings to students and parents was caught by authorities in Connecticut, according to Nashua police.
Craig Shertzer was arrested by Connecticut State Police around 7:30 p.m. Thursday near Hartford, according to several law enforcement officials.
Officers say they are still waiting on more details from the U.S. Marshal's Office about the exact details of the arrest.
Nashua police and federal authorities had warned that Shertzer, 44, may be headed to New Hampshire after allegedly committing several crimes in Florida.
Shertzer was wanted on aggravated assault and grand theft charges in Florida. Police in New Hampshire say he has several connections in the Nashua area and may be headed there.
Both the Manchester and Nashua school districts issued warnings to parents and students to be on the lookout for him.
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PITTSBURGH - Jaromir Jagr helped Pittsburgh win two Stanley Cups, and he was the NHL's top scorer five times during his days with the Penguins.
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To them, he is Public Enemy No. 1, having spurned the club's $2 million offer last June after his agent had said Jagr's "heart is in Pittsburgh."


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READING -- An eastern Pennsylvania police officer fired after mistakenly killing a fellow officer during a shootout nearly a decade ago will be eligible for a $36,000 annual pension in June, according to records reviewed by a newspaper.
Reading's mayor and police chief said 39-year-old James Palange qualifies for the pension because he remained on paid suspension for six years while appealing his termination, the Reading Eagle reported.
He had 13 years on the force, counting the suspension time, more than the dozen needed to be vested.
Mayor Vaughn Spencer and Chief William Heim both declined to say what took so long, saying it was a personnel matter.
In June 2004, three undercover officers were trying to arrest Andrew Smith, 24, in connection with an earlier shooting.
A shootout began, and Palange pulled up on what he said appeared to him to be rival gangs firing at each other. He opened fire, and one bullet ricocheted and killed officer Michael Wise II, 32, of Myerstown, who was in the car.
Palange was fired but appealed, saying he didn't know undercover officers were in the area.
He took his dismissal to arbitration and received his salary and benefits during the appeal that dragged on until 2011.
Haim said the pension stemmed not from arbitration but from a June 2011 settlement after negotiations between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police. Neither the police union nor Palange, who has since taken a job as an officer in nearby Mohnton, were available for comment.
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Condemning the ill-treatment meted out to Devayani Khobragade, a senior diplomat serving in the Indian Consulate General in New York by the US authorities, the All India Officers' Forum and the Dalita Sthree Shakthi held a silent protest outside the US Consulate here on Monday.
It may be recalled that on Thursday, soon after the lady diplomat had left her daughter at school, she was handcuffed and whisked away by the New York police for her alleged visa fraud in hiring a domestic help from India.
Expressing their displeasure over the US government's harsh treatment, the members of the Forum held placards that read "Is this your (American) culture, treating women in such a way" and "Big Brother (the US Government), don't humiliate our sisters."
It is really undemocratic of any nation that arrests a diplomat, who enjoys diplomatic immunity, in such way, Forum's president N Siddoji Rao said. "We are extremely unhappy the way our woman diplomat has been treated in America. Is the US government ignorant of immunity that diplomats enjoy from getting arrested?" he asked.
The present incident brought to fore, the racial discrimination against Indians and more importantly against Dalits even in the US, as the diplomat in question belongs to Scheduled Caste and a Dalit woman rights activist, said G Shankar, secretary, Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Caste Association.
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This is a discussion on [News] Linux OLPC Proving Lots of Fun in American Home - Linux ; Feature: Hacking the XO laptop ,----[ Quote ] | We recently wrote about the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) initiative and | specifically the XO laptop. Basically, the XO is a $200 laptop specially | designed for use in developing ...
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| We recently wrote about the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) initiative and
| specifically the XO laptop. Basically, the XO is a $200 laptop specially
| designed for use in developing nations. The laptop instantly recognizes other
| XOâs and connects to them, forming a mesh network, which then enables
| collaboration and even shared internet access in areas that traditionally
| canât afford laptops and/or connectivity to the internet. Theyâre also
| specially designed for viewing in bright sunlight, and are incredibly
| durable. Weâre already hearing about the positive impact these laptops are
| having on small villages, and more are being delivered daily.
XO laptops find application as census number crunchers
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| The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project may find new takers in India.
| Developed for and used so far in schools, the low-cost XO laptops â priced Rs
| 7,200- 8,000 â are learnt to have generated interest in Census of India, that
| is considering using these for collecting data, say sources. Â* Â*
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| The laptops are also equipped with a microphone, long-range Wi-Fi and Linux
| as operating system.
Lessons to Learn from the OLPC
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| 1- Cheap is good
| 2- People donât need a lot of power
| 3- Linux please
| 4- Flash storage is key
| 5- Make it efficient
| 6- Hand crank!
| 7- Donât skimp on the features
| 8- Make it rugged
| 9- Make it look cool
| 10- Itâs a tablet, too
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| For a regular laptop, this would be the paragraph about its problems, its
| deficiencies. But the thing is, there arenât any problems with this computer!
| Congratulations, OLPC. Youâve done it. Or will you come out with yet better
| laptops? Is that even possible? Weâll have to see...
(Video) OLPC Interface Walkthrough
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| Previously known as the $100 laptop, the OLPC boasts a 500mhz
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| Again, to compare the OLPC to today's notebook is missing the point of the
| XO. It's intended as a sturdy, self-contained introduction to technology (and
| to the Web) for children in developing nations. They haven't played with
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| Without the OLPC effort, they may not have a laptop at all--and this one at
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| Sugar is basically designed to store every operation result as a "Journal."
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| pressed. The XO also automatically recognizes a USB memory device if it is
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Whereas these observations enriched significantly our knowledge of East-Central European communism, our project would propose approaching the topic from the opposite side. What role did the everyday practices play in the justification of the socialist dictatorships? To what extent and which ways did these contribute to the stability and authority of these regimes?
There are two possible ways to approach this problem. The first one, which may be called a "history of ideology" perspective, would focus on the ways the political centre used the everyday activities of ordinary people to justify its intervention. For instance, many of these regimes employed – and often produced – marginal social behaviour connected to youth, ethnic and cultural minorities or women to argue for measures against hooliganism, social parasitism or cultural backwardness.
The second possible direction would examine how everyday experiences helped to accept the dictatorships. Case studies would analyze the perception of social and cultural mobility, of the improvement of public supply (shopping) or the experience of predictability and certainty among certain groups. Our project, while aims at re-constructing the perspectives of ordinary people, would shift the regular focus of these studies. We would like to pay less attention to the conflicting and different interpretations that could be noticed between the interest of the state and the population and concentrate our efforts to depict a more complex picture. Reflecting the experiences of everyday people the proposed project would reconstruct the expectations towards the socialist governments that helped to justify their rule. The collection of essays would analyse the ways these expectation were generated also by the party-states, the subsequent attempts to meet them and to use them as justifications for the interventions of the authorities.
An important aspect of the proposed volume is the investigation into the more active role of everyday practices in the justification of the socialist dictatorships. How everyday forms and ordinary patterns of exclusion, marginalization or dominance created space and opportunity for the authorities to intervene, namely to exercise power? How did the everyday practices of social distancing, the acting out of ethnic and cultural prejudices, the prevailing of dominance in localities, schools, factories, mental asylums, or the apparently innocent attempts to settle private quarrels about noise, purity and order enable the authorities to interpret and produce identities according to ideological logic? How did these everyday mechanisms of dominance function in the sites of ordinary life? What was their relationship to the structure of political power?
Which concepts motivated ordinary people when publicly articulated their opinion on order and normality? What were their expectations towards the "right power", "good governance"? When did they consider the state's actions justified and legitimate? What were the commitments and limitations of "proper authorities" in ordinary ways of thought? How were these understanding enacted in everyday practices?
Proposals for contributions should include a 500 words abstract consisting of the description of the objectives of the essay, its methodological and theoretical context and its source-base. The deadline of submissions is 29 October 2007. The first drafts of the manuscripts of 10,000 words are expected by 3 December 2007. Following the review process a discussion workshop for accepted manuscripts is to be organized in Poland in February 2008 with two readers assigned to each paper. The final manuscripts have to be sent by 15 March 2008.


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It is January and an excellent time to begin listening the voice of the customer (VOC). Regardless of whether or not your focus is consumer-based or B2B market research your customers (both existing and prospective) have something to say. Are you listening?
If you do not have a formal VOC program you are not alone, nor should you fear getting a program started. Yes, there are costs involved, but the question remains: what are you missing out on by not incorporating customer feedback into your marketing and business efforts? The simple answer is lost opportunities to gain market share and the ability to contain costs. Both of these actions are critical if your organization is to grow in an otherwise sluggish economy. In fact, it is when growth is difficult to come by that investments in voice of the customer are the best prescription.
Why you may ask? When the economy is growing significantly, company revenues will grow almost in spite of themselves. However when there isn't a growth wave driving increased sales and profits, incremental gains must come from increased cost consciousness and market share gains. These can only be achieved if you are fully aware of what matters most to your customer segments.
A VOC program should include both qualitative and quantitative research components. These can be supported by an online survey program such as Cvent, any of the numerous online qualitative research tools, as well social media listening. An effective VOC program must focus on key market segments and what drives their purchase process. It also must include input from your employee base. As Zig Ziglar would say, "Not everyone is in sales, but everyone can impact a sale."
Employees from sales, fulfillment and even finance have insight into what customers are thinking. Hence it is critical to include employee feedback into your VOC program.
Yes it is January and it is cold outside, but the customer, their opinions, and their dollars do not hibernate in the winter. Now is the time to begin exploring ways to incorporate their voice into your marketing, product development, customer service and operational processes.
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It was a week marked by exits in Gotham, as a major tuner folded and a high-profile artistic director served notice.
After several days of negotiations, X-rays and deliberations, the producers of "Busker Alley" dropped a plan that would have seen Gregory Hines dance Tommy Tune's numbers in the musical until the star's broken foot healed. Though Hines had agreed to the plan in principle, he was unable to commit to more than an eight-week engagement, and reports held that Tune's injury was serious enough to make it unlikely he would be able to reclaim the role in that short a time.
Without a name dancer to keep the show afloat, producers Barry and Fran Weissler made official late last week what had been expected when Tune broke his foot during a performance in Tampa on Oct.1: "Busker Alley" was gone for the season. Also as expected, it looks like the St. James Theater, where "Busker" was to have begun previews Oct.19, will be booked with a spring revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," starring Nathan Lane and directed by Jerry Zaks.
What the future holds for "Busker" is anyone's guess.
'We're not going on now, which is all I can really say," a despondent Fran Weissler said Oct.12, calling the latest move a "postponement." "What happens next depends on Tommy's healing."
Of course, it also depends on the availability of a theater big enough to house a major musical, and whether the producers will be able to reassemble a company that has now been disbanded.
While Tune was keeping his chartreuse cast aloft, Don Scardino was in Connecticut, doing the same for the cast of Diane Shaffer's "Sacrilege," the Broadway-bound Ellen Burstyn starrer (review, page 106). But at Playwrights Horizons, where Scardino is completing the last year of his four-year contract as artistic director, a successor was being announced: Tim Sanford, currently the company's associate artistic director and literary manager, takes over the a.d. spot Jan. 1, when Scardino assumes the new title of director in residence.
An exceptionally talented director with strong connections in film and television, Scardino was nonetheless seen as a problematic choice for Playwrights. He had replaced Andre Bishop, who had moved on to Lincoln Center Theater after turning Playwrights into one of the country's most celebrated nonprofit theaters. Scardino cultivated a new generation of writers, who fared less well than their predecessors with critics and audiences.
Scardino also negotiated a controversial development deal with Amblin Entertainment, under which the Steven Spielberg company commissioned a series of new plays in return for a first refusal option on the scripts. While some viewed the deal as a sellout to Hollywood, others hailed it as a valuable link between new writers and the commercial world. Scardino will continue to head the Playwrights Horizons-Amblin program.
Almost from the beginning, Scardino was torn between the full-time demands of Playwrights Horizons, a $4 million-a-year operation, and his desire to work outside the company. He is a regular director of TV's "Law and Order," and recently directed the season opener of "Homicide."
"He's such a good director, but he felt torn, and the organization was beginning to suffer," said playwright A.R. Gurney, whose "Later Life" – staged by Scardino – provided Playwrights with its only commercial hit during the director's tenure. "I know Don has tried to steer the offerings toward less conventional works," Gurney added. "Subscribers expected one thing and got another."
"Last year was extremely difficult for me and for the company," Scardino said last week. "My creative life was getting away from me. One play per year at Playwrights wasn't enough, and the institution needs a full-time person in the chair. It seemed like we would both be better served if we found a better position for me."
Sanford joined the company in 1984 and became literary manager the following year. In 1994, he also became associate artistic director. As the company celebrates its 25th anniversary season, Sanford's goal, he said, will be to continue seeking new work, as Scardino, Bishop and founder Robert Moss had done before him.
"There is a generation of writers waiting to be discovered," Sanford said. "Theater is about relationships. I've established some, and I intend to take advantage of them. You have to be on guard; you have to be vigilant, and it's a big challenge. I watch a writer develop; making it happen is exciting – you never know what's going to click."


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keepin' that pimp hand strong.
I wish he was my doctor.
Foo! Dr. Pimpslapowitz makes house calls. But you betta' have his MONAY!
Hahaha! It's nice to know he has a steady second income. 🙂
Why is the baby connected to her large intestine?
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Rough start by Mike Fiers could be last in Brewers rotation
Philadelphia — After giving up seven runs in less than two innings Sunday, Mike Fiers may have thrown his last pitch for the foreseeable future in the Milwaukee Brewers' starting rotation.
Fiers' dreadful start was the difference in a 7-5 loss the Brewers could have won if not for the early and deep hole their pitcher dug for them.
After the game, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke indicated a change would be made at Fiers' spot in the rotation, perhaps with a call-up. While starting pitching is a problem at Class AAA Nashville, the Brewers' second-round pick from 2010, Jim Nelson, has pitched well at Class AA Huntsville.
"We'll discuss that (Monday) and figure out what we'll do there," Roenicke said. "There are a few options."
Fiers, who put the Brewers in immediate arrears by giving up a first-inning three-run homer to Domonic Brown, was candid about his struggles.
"I just feel like it was bad pitching on my part," he said. "I let them get up early. That's tough on a team when starting pitching doesn't get it done in the first inning. It doesn't give a team a chance. Just bad pitching.
"We battled back. We definitely could have won this game, and I made it tough for us. It makes it even worse on me to think...I don't even know the word...a gutless performance for not bearing down and getting the outs I needed to get."
Asked about possibly losing his spot in the rotation, Fiers said, "I'm not making a good case for myself with a performance like this. It's embarrassing to me."
He said his biggest mistake was not following the scouting report on the red-hot Brown, who crushed a 3-1 pitch from Fiers out of the park for his eighth home run in nine games.
Fiers, who was 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA last season as a rookie, is now 1-4 with a 7.25 ERA.
"It's life and conviction with his pitches," Roenicke said. "I talk about confidence. Last year when he came up, he was confident. He knew he could throw the fastball past hitters."
In failing to sweep the Phillies for the first time on the road, the Brewers could not pin it all on Fiers.
In the second inning, Jeff Bianchi committed his second error in two games to open the door for two unearned runs.
And in the top of the ninth, the Brewers loaded the bases but could not push across the tying runs with pinch-hitter Martin Maldonado popping out in what had been Ryan Braun's spot in the order. Braun was double-switched out of the lineup earlier when Roenicke made a pitching change.
The Brewers had their best chance in the eighth, when they finally got dominant starter Cliff Lee (11 strikeouts) out of the game and attacked the Phillies' weak bullpen. The bases were loaded for Jonathan Lucroy, who hit what was first ruled a grand slam and his fourth home run of the series.
But upon review, umpires ruled the ball hit the fence just below the left-field pole. Lucroy was given a three-RBI triple that pulled the Brewers to within three runs.
"I thought it was the right call," Roenicke said. "To me, it looked like it hit the fence."
Again, the bullpen was superb in not giving up a run after Fiers left with two out in the second inning. But again, the canyon dug by starting pitching did nothing for the Brewers' bottom line.


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How do I write a program in Assembly Language that displays four tables n, 3n, 7n, Fn
***Welcome to the Program!***
n 3*n 7*n Fn
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0 0 0 0
1 3 7 1
2 6 14 1
3 9 21 2
4 12 28 3
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and n needs to go all the way to 11 and so does the rest of the table. Fn is Fibonacci numbers that is F0=0, F1=1, and Fk = Fk-1 + Fk-2 for k>=2. The calculations must use previous results instead of just adding n+n+n+n so on and so forth. The program needs to be algorithmic on n. The only allowed check is to see if n exceeds 11. Do not use any variables at all.
I have no idea where to start, go from, or finish this thing, help on anything or even writing if for me would be greatly appreciated. Even if you don't write it for me maybe something similar to it that I can go off of. Thanks all
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Yep, I was eating near 5,000 primal calories sometimes and it resulted in a slowed rate of weight loss. Now that I've cut back I've started losing weight again but I'm hungry!
Yep, I was eating near 5,000 primal calories sometimes and it resulted in a slowed rate of weight loss. Now that I've cut back I've started losing weight again but I'm hungry!
I began this Primal journey on December 30th, 2009 and in that time I've lost over 125 LBS.
Occasionally. That's why I'm limiting nuts and fruit. I use fitday to keep myself in check.
I have a definite inclination to eat primal foods without restraint. I'm especially fond of some semi-primal favorites like dark chocolate and almond butter. But with frequent IFs, it all seems to even out for me.
Hell to the yes. I have crazy emotional overeating/binge eating tendencies while I manage to stay in control most of the time, when I lose control all hope is gone. I have absolutely zero cravings for non-primal fare but nuts and nut butters, fruit and dark chocolate are my weaknesses. I tried the whole "don't keep x in the house so you can't eat it" and rid my kitchen of nuts and nut butters. One night I had a huge craving for nuts and nothing would make it go away so I was reduced to picking the syrup-drenched almonds out of a box of granola bars I found in the back of the pantry....... it was quite sad. I grew up in a family of big eaters - my grandparents nearly starved to death as children during WWII so to them everything else is irrelevant as there's food in the house. And if there is food in front of them, they'll keep eating until it's all gone. (Fortunately this is in the old counry and tends to be mostly primal fare - lots of animal meats and fats and absolutely no processed food) so there is no obesity in my family but my parents and I have picked up those eating attitudes and they are mighty hard to break. Even after 6+ months on PB I am still struggling with telling my brain NO.
I have a tendency to undereat unless I focus on it. I'm a recovering scrawny nerd, though.
Give me liberty. Exploration of other options will be vigorously discouraged.
Wondering something sciencey? Ask me in my Ask a Biochemist Thread
I'm like Molecular Grokologist (though not nearly as smart) I think especially on workout days I don't eat enough. I use my school's gym so I'm also taking classes those days, I fill one tupperware with whatever I made that day and that's all I'll eat until I head back home. I feel I sometimes eat under 2000 primal cals on workout days and maybe it should be more. I need to just start getting more meat in there...
I was probably down to 1500 calroies a day a year ago. Not that I needed to lose weight, but I had made the connection that eating too many carbohydrates, even whole grains, fruit, legumes, etc gave me acne, but I also thought that fat was the devil. Since I discovered real eating a few months ago it has been like I was just released from a concentration camp. Or at least it feels like that. I'm probably at 3000+ calories and only weigh 130 pounds, although I do exercise so maybe I have a bit more of a need. Still, I feel like a glutton sometimes.
Lesson learned!
i second the hell-to-the-yes.
i tend to over eat semi-primal foods, though. like the grain-free, low-sugar baked goods i make. i usually give the most of them to friends, but only after a short binge on the bastards.
i've been known to over eat primal foods, though... bacon, i can just keep eating it until the bacon in the house is gone. avocados, eggs, fruits.. it's difficult because humans weren't meant to have unlimited access to foods, so we've never really had to control ourselves before.
i need better control. i love to eat. gimme the fat fatty foods. yumz!


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Impatient for spring
March 18, 2013 - Rob Weaver
Normally, I love winter weather. But the sign outside Grand Rental Station today was the last straw.
"We rent heaters," it read.
We're not superstitious, but my wife and I decided to take action this morning. She plans to take the heavy comforter off our bed, which we use during the cooler half of the year, and trade it for the lighter-weight bedspread we begin using in the spring. I plan to shave my winter beard.
Maybe that will prompt a change in the weather pattern, so we can at least have temperatures that aren't 10-15 degrees below average. While the icy roads this morning nixed the idea of riding a motorcycle to work, I also could pull the hardtop off the Jeep and use the soft top.
I'm even willing to let the fire go out in the wood-burner. But not till next week -- or whenever springtime weather truly does arrive. My calendar says spring begins Wednesday. The forecast calls for snow.
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I Learned My Lesson the Hard Way.
My family and I were going on a 10-day Mediterranean cruise. Breaking every rule in the book, we packed like carnivores at an all-meat buffet. Our oversized bags included stuff for every possible scenario—except the one where the airline loses all of our checked luggage. Yep, 10 days, no luggage.
It was one of the best trips we've ever had. Rather than a cabin strewn with half-emptied luggage, mounds of toiletries, and cascading piles of shoes, ours was neat and uncluttered.
How'd We Do It?
The first thing I did was contact our cruise line, Holland America. They said they had cocktail dresses and a tux we could use for our "fancy" nights. (I also learned something interesting—they rent these on the ship.) They graciously offered to comp these if our luggage didn't show. The ship also had a fascinating room of "lost & found" clothes. It was filled with stuff people left behind and never requested back. They said we could borrow anything from this room we needed. (This took care of PJs and sweaters/sweatshirts.) They also offered to do our laundry daily. (I got the feeling they were used to the lost luggage scenario.) Being on a budget, I gave strict orders. Everyone could buy two bottoms and three shirts. Fortunately, I had the policy that everyone wear their "walking shoes" when they're flying, so only one additional pair of shoes needed to be purchased. Some underwear, socks and minimal toiletries rounded out our "ensembles."
Not only was the uncluttered room a benefit, the "what to wear" decision-making process in the morning was so simple. We basically rotated outfits…one on our bodies, and one in for cleaning (we gave them to our cabin steward the evening before or first thing in the morning). Our clean clothes were then waiting on our beds each evening when we returned from our day of sightseeing. (This is another great tip I learned to make packing easier and lighter.)
We had a couple of days in Rome which, as luck would have it, is probably one of the most expensive cities in the world to purchase normal stuff (think 12 bucks for a pair of white tube socks). Even taking the train out to a distant shopping mall didn't help much.
Here Are My 9 Tips to Packing Light...
- Your Suitcase. No matter how big the bag is, most of us can somehow fill it up. Your bag should never be larger than what you can manage easily by yourself (lugging through streets, trains, etc.). If you can manage to just take a carry-on, all the better. No worries about lost luggage.
- Just Your Favorite Stuff. We all want to pack that dress that looks great, but since it's a bit uncomfortable, you rarely wear it. You'll find that, on vacation, you lean toward your comfy clothes. Don't pack something you wouldn't wear at home.
- Check the Weather. If it's been 80 for the past month, don't bring along cool weather clothes "just in case." Pack for the appropriate weather. If it tends to be rainy a lot, a trench coat is a good idea. Hot and sunny? Pack your favorite hat and cool, cotton clothes. Beaching it? Don't forget a cover up and bathing suit.
- Easy Maintenance. Don't pack stuff that looks like you've slept in it when it comes out of your suitcase. Wrinkle-free clothes are the way to go. New breathable fabrics make low-maintenance clothes comfortable as well.
- Shoes, Shoes and More Shoes. You only need three types of shoes…walking (if you're sightseeing), flats, and heels or dress shoes (I often forgo the heels and opt for black flats that work day or night). You can throw in flip flops if you're beaching it.
- Color Coordinate. Choose a color scheme and carry it through. Black is great because it doesn't show dirt and is more forgiving on wrinkles. Mixing and matching will go a long way. White as a secondary color is always perfect. For example: black shorts, black Capris, black skirt, black sweater or jacket, and a white skirt or Capris, white shirt…and then throw in a couple of various colored shirts and you've got several looks. There's no need to pack shorts, Capris and skirts in multi-colors, as it's likely you'll end up just wearing the black anyway.
- Take Advantage of Laundry Services. If you're like most of us, you've got your favorite item. Mine is a pair of these comfy black Capris that are perfect for either sightseeing or pairing with a nice shirt for dinner. These are a mainstay, and I always plan to wear them often when traveling. I just get them cleaned and pressed every couple of days.
- Make a List. Somehow, putting it on paper will give you a better idea of how much you're actually bringing. If you're bringing more outfits than you can possibly wear in the time frame you're traveling, it's way too much.
- Carry on Important Stuff. Meds, money, IDs, favorite cosmetics, phone, iPods and cameras should always be in your carry-on.
If You're Packing for Kids, keep it to what they know and like...jeans, khakis, etc. And don't forget the backpacks, or you'll end up hauling all their stuff around.
- EXTRA TIP: Lost or Stolen Passport? If it's stolen, contact the local police so that you have a record of the crime. Then contact the local embassy or consulate to alert authorities that your passport or visa is no longer in your possession. They will also help you obtain a replacement. Consular personnel at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad and in the U.S. are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide emergency assistance to U.S. citizens.
- EXTRA TIP: I Learned this Years Ago from the Today Show. Scan or Xerox all of your important documents, including your passports, driver's licenses, credit/debit cards (both sides), medical insurance info, itinerary and booking confirmation numbers, etc. Provide a hard copy or thumb drive to someone you implicitly trust (such as a family member). If your wallet or purse is stolen (containing some of these valuable items), you'll be able to quickly replace or cancel them. This will save you a great deal of time and frustration when trying to track all this information down.
Packing Lighter has Many Benefits.
Now that the airlines charge for extra bags and weight, it's fiscally sound to keep it light. You'll also have space to bring back some of the keepsakes you're likely to buy.
But perhaps the biggest benefit, in my experience, is that it keeps it simple. When I have tons of clothing, it simply takes much longer for everyone to get ready in the morning or evening. Just a couple of choices (for everyone traveling) will actually save you time in the long run...and give you more time for the fun stuff!
Weird Stuff Found In Unclaimed Luggage…
WE'VE ALL SEEN IT—some poor bag riding solo around the carousel, looking completely forlorn. It kind of boggles the mind that anyone would forget that they started their journey with a huge bag in tow. This luggage ends up at the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, AL. Here are some of the strange things they've found.
- Full suit of armor (granted, it was a replica)
- Violin from the 1770s—it resides in the Unclaimed Baggage Center Museum.
- $250,000 Naval guidance system
- Lots of ancient Egyptian artifacts
- A live rattlesnake
- 5.8-carat diamond packed in a sock
- 40.95-carat natural emerald
- A camera designed for use on a NASA Space Shuttle—as with the Navy's guidance system, the center dutifully returned the camera to NASA.


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Radio Astrobiology: Considering Convergence
Radio Astrobiology: Considering Convergence
Join us for Astrobiology Magazine's latest podcast: "Naked Astrobiology," with our host Simon Mitton. In this interview with Simon Conway Morris, a paleontologist renowned for his insights into early evolution, they discuss the role convergent evolution has played in the complexity of life. As outlined in his newest book, "Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe," Conway Morris says there may be a limited number of forms and solutions available in the universe to achieve the chemical and biological needs of life.
Clicking on the title "Radio Astrobiology:Considering Convergence" or on "Naked Astrobiology" will launch the podcast program.
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In many ways, Frank Maldonado embodies everything that makes Seton Hall Prep, No. 5 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, an elite team.
So it was fitting the senior center fielder's fingerprints were all over yesterday's 3-2 triumph over a game Union High squad.
Maldonado, who will play at Pitt next year, made up one-third of Seton Hall Prep's stellar defensive outfield, was hit by a pitch to help catalyze a rally and delivered the game-winning RBI single as the West Orange school escaped an upset scare at LeMatty Field in Union and improved to 16-0 on the season.
"Frank is a hard worker," said Seton Hall Prep coach Mike Sheppard, Jr. "He's been in a little bit of slump of late, so I am happy to see him get the big hit. He had a real big catch in the outfield (on a well hit ball). He does a nice job for us."
Maldonado's two-out RBI single to left field in the top of the seventh, plating Tim Hoehn, was the dagger for a plucky Union squad that managed just two hits for the game and none after the second inning, but had been able to tie the game at 2 in the bottom of the sixth thanks to a steal of home by Doug Carter off a first-and-third situation.
"This (16-0) start had been a product of how hard we worked in the preseason," Maldonado said. "I feel like we really haven't even clicked on all wheels yet. As long as we keep getting better every day, the only team that is going to beat us is ourselves."
Union led, 1-0, after an RBI double by Jonathan Brignoni in the bottom of the second. But Seton Hall Prep quickly got two runs back in the third. After Hoehn and Mark Venice opened the inning with back-to-back singles, Maldonado was hit by Union starter Will Sangster to load the bases. Seton Hall Prep catcher Pat Gardner then took advantage with a two-run single to put the Pirates ahead, 2-1.
The score stayed that way until Union (6-7) got runners on first and third with two outs in the sixth thanks to a walk and an error.
The runner on first, Brandon Rodriguez, took off to steal second. Seton Hall Prep elected to throw down, and Union's runner on third, Carter, got a good enough jump to bring home the tying run.
And if that wasn't enough momentum for the upset-minded Farmers, more came in the seventh, when center fielder Denzell Boyd ran down a deep fly ball off Venice's bat for a diving catch, saving a run and giving Union the second out of the inning.
But Maldonado picked his outfield mate up moments later, punching a base hit to give Seton Hall Prep the decisive run. Kevin Mahala then came on for Seton Hall Prep in relief of Brandon in the seventh and retired Union in order to register the save.
Brandon (4-0) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits with three strikeouts, two walks and a hit batter. He retired nine straight batters at one point.
Brignoni took the loss for Union, falling to 0-1. Sangster went five innings, allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks. Mike Meola also pitched a scoreless sixth for Union.
"We got the pitching effort that we needed," Union coach Frank Napolitano said. "But we made a couple of mistakes that gave [Seton Hall Prep] the confidence they needed. It's good to know we can hang with one of the top teams in the state."
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