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Taller slides are in the offing when Splash Amarillo opens for the season Saturday.
"The launch is being moved up about 20 feet," said Paul Johnson, who owns the water park with his wife, Sherrill. "We're raising the tower up 30 feet, and the speed slides are going to come off from an intermediate level, which is going to be higher."
The Johnsons are saving the top tier of the extended tower for a future ride. To raise the tower one level would have cost almost as much as to raise it two, Paul Johnson said.
Fresh gel coatings on the slides will make them extra zippy this season.
"This year, we're hoping that we don't need the speed mats," he said. "They'll be slick enough to use them like they are body slides."
Splash Amarillo, 1415 Sunrise Drive, will operate from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, weather permitting. Though the attraction will be open Memorial Day Weekend, its official opening will be June 2, according to its website.


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THE government has "strongly condemned" Israel's decision to build 3,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and, for once, its position is correct, balanced and morally justified. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows that continued expansion of the settlements on land captured during the 1967 six-day war will eventually make a "two-state solution" to the conflict nigh on impossible.
He is abusing Israel's strategic value to the West in the region by ignoring allies' pleas for restraint and thereby increasing tension in an already highly volatile part of the world. The tragedy is that his main motivation — there really is no practical alternative to the two-state solution other than perpetual war — is domestic political considerations.
Israel goes to the polls next month, and while Mr Netanyahu's Likud party is on track to win, helped in no small measure by the army's recent bombardment of Hamas rocket launch sites in Gaza, rightwing orthodox religious groups have considerable influence in Israeli society. They demanded a firm response to the United Nations's (UN's) de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood on November 29, and what better way to keep religious zealots on side than to revive settlement plans that would help scuttle the two-state solution they reject?
Likud's politicking plays into the hands of radicals on both sides and is deplorable, but the Palestinian Authority's insistence on pressing ahead with symbolic UN recognition was equally unwise — its leaders were urged by European diplomats in particular to delay the UN vote until after the Israeli election, but this advice was ignored. Now there is a risk that new Jewish settlements will be built in the sensitive E1 sector of the West Bank, bisecting the territory and cutting most of its Palestinian residents off from East Jerusalem, the planned capital of an independent Palestinian state.
Mr Netanyahu's move was no doubt also motivated by anger at the fact that many of Israel's traditional allies supported the Palestinian motion. Israel sees itself as an island of democratic modernity in a sea of Islamic extremism, and it cannot understand why Europe in particular, which has suffered its share of terror attacks by Islamic extremists, doesn't support it unconditionally.
SA's Department of International Relations and Co-operation expressed concern over the inability of the UN Security Council to take meaningful action to move the Middle East peace process forward.
This raises the question why this is the case.
The answer is that Mr Netanyahu is not far from the mark when he points out that Israel has long been one of few reliable allies to the West in the region. The Cold War may be over, but the battle for global influence is still going on behind the scenes. Just as the civil war in Syria has become a proxy for the religious wrestling match between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the rivalry between the US and Russia, so Israel continues to provide a useful buffer between East and West.
It is no secret that US President Barack Obama opposes Israel's appropriation of Palestinian land for new Jewish settlements, but he has up to now been restrained by his own precarious political position and the fact that the US Congress controls the purse strings and its Republican majority is ideologically biased in Israel's favour.
However, as a second-term president who has just won re-election with a greater than expected majority, Mr Obama is now in a position to show the courage of his convictions. He should call Mr Netanyahu's bluff and warn him publicly that if one more Jewish home is built on Palestinian land, the US will no longer use its Security Council veto to protect Israel from sanction. This may the best opportunity Mr Obama will get to contribute meaningfully to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Timberland High School students, along with their biology teacher Christine Nichols hosted a Pancake Breakfast at Applebees in Moncks Corner on Jan. 18.
The high school students not only raised enough profits for a field trip but also were given the opportunity to grow and learn. Everybody who helped to make the fundraiser a success is greatly appreciated.
St. Stephen Festival
The annual St. Stephen Catfish Festival is scheduled for March 28, 29 and 30 for 2014. Plans are being made for the best festival yet.
If anyone is interested in being a vendor, contact Cindy Wadford at 567-3565 or 567-4755. Lamberts Catfish and Barbecue has already signed up and will be one of the vendors.
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Super Smash Bros. Characters We Would Like to See
It is about the time to deliver the new Nintendo console WiiU and apparently, rumors show that is already in progress a new sequel of one of the most outstanding fighting games: Super Smash Bros.
Fortunately Nintendo is no longer limited to the series "Only Nintendo", have lately been including other titles, which were previously exclusive to Nintendo like Metal Gear Solid and others who have been new members from different company, Sonic from SEGA. Upon selection of people always we think of a character from Nintendo NES or SNES era, which we draw much attention, and of course we would like them to be a new inclusion in our large catalog of characters.
Here is a list of people, being famous and having formerly belonged to the family of Nintendo, it will bring us happiness to see them here:
MegaMan Saga
It would be great to see him having the ability to change armor and use between 5 and 10 different types of attacks using this fantastic character, thats a yes. What attracts me the most is specifically the wide range of attacks that have this character to bring to the next installment of SSB. Perhaps Dr. Willy may be playable, so it will bring an aura of competition among the contenders.
Castlevania Saga
Previously, Castlevania was one of the preference of those games that felt attracted to the adventure, mystery, horror and vampire hunting. The last delivery for Nintendo was Castlevania Order of Ecclesia and Castlevania Judgement, which is similar to Super Smash Bros. itself, but only with characters from the same saga. What better than to relive the action and terror with Simon Belmont, Trevor Belmont (Ralph C. Belmont) and co-Castlevania 3: Alucard, Grant and Sypha, perhaps even Dracula or Death can be included. Simply revive the old friendship between Nintendo and Castlevania, so unconventional, would ensure more fans to the next delivery.
Getsu Fuuma Den
Even knowing that not many people know this game, i opt to mentioning him. Getsu Fuuma Den (The Legend of Getsu Fuuma) is a video game based on a real Samuria from the 16th century, was released for the Famicom console in Japan only. The game is very similar to NES Castlevania, Konami its the publisher, and offers the story of a samurai who avenges his brother at the hands of a demon dragon called Ryukutsuki. The idea of ??bringing it to the next installment of SSB is the simple fact that like most characters, he use a sword, he is agile, and above all of it, offers a fresh look to the catalog of characters, which are indeed a bit reused.
Final Fantasy Saga
Of course. Who would not want to see a Final Fantasy character in SSB. Not that we'll play Dissidia, but would like to see the characters from the first deliveries for Nintendo. Whether Firion, Guy, Cecil Harvey, Cloud, Tifa, any characters even including Lighting. The Final Fantasy series provide a wide range of characters and new adventures to the next delivery, not only because of the large number of characters but by the extent of gaming history.
Bomberman Saga
Another Nintendo classic. Like the previous, it will offer a fresh look at the catalog of characters. Bomberman is a character that evolved into a sympathetic character, even if it was not intended to show it like that in their first deliveries. One of the favortie of many is Bomberman 64, which gave a twist to the saga, taking it to the field of 3D games.
Ninja Gaiden Saga
Ryu Hayabusa, we could decorate him as one of the most famous ninja, but the most famous, in video games. Since its first release Ninja Gaiden for Nintendo has proven to live up to be included in the catalog of the new release for SSB. Not only does his admirable sword, but his style of attack and defense.
Contra Saga
There are no words to describe what it would be used such a character. It would be very similar to Snake style to use weapons, but in the end would be an excellent adherent, perhaps it can be added one of the aliens that appears on Contra 3.
Double Dragon Saga
No doubt we need one of these tough guys in SSB to save Peach or Zelda when Link and Mario are not. Double Dragon was one of the Beat-Em-Up more prominent in video games and one of the founders of Beat-Em-Up for excellence.
Kabuki Quantum Fighter
Probably hardly anyone Know this game, but you might like it when you see it, especially if you like Castlevania. It is much like Castlevania and Getsu Fuuma Den. It is about the Colonel O `Connor, who has transferred his brain into a binary code to enter the computer that handles the security of the planet Earth, which was attacked by a virus. By entering this, he takes the appearance of his ancestor, who was an actor of Kabuki (Japanese folklore). It would be good idea to include this character, not just for new players Meet the NES classics, but having the same characteristics of video games like Castlevania, Mario, Metroid, will offer the same fun that we already have.
Secret of Mana Saga
The game that implements real-time battle with RPG elements. The range of characters will not be like Final Fantasy, but just bring Randi or Purimu, we would make everyone happy.
Bionic Commando
Known in Japan as Hittora no Fukkatsu: Toppu Shikuretto (The Resurrection of Hittler: Top Secret) is another classic from Nintendo which was not as famous as expected, but is still a character which would bring a lot of fun to SSB due to the purpose of his bionic arm.
I know there are many other characters that should or could be included, the truth is that while the range selection of characters to be higher in the next SSB, the better the sale and the fun we have.
Here is a picture that was leaked on the Internet, is in my Twitter/TwitPic account: @ larales9 displays the name of the game: Super Smash Bros. Universe, which will not only be for WiiU but for 3DS as well.
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Hudson County voters have one more hour to cast a ballot in today's special U.S. Senate election to determine who finishes the term of the late Frank Lautenberg.
Democrat Cory Booker, the Newark mayor, has led in all polls, mostly by wide margins. His main challenger, former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, seeks to become the first Republican elected to represent New Jersey in the Senate since 1972.
Jeffrey Chiesa, formerly the state attorney general, was appointed by Gov. Chris Christie to temporarily fill the seat until the winner of today's election is certified.
Lautenberg died on June 3 at the age of 89.


text: Dear Mark Seaborn: Way to go! A capability-secure variant of Python would be very interesting! Note that Ecru has a Python bridge. By the way, the PyPy folks are making good progress on their implementation of Python, and one of their interests is what they call "restricted execution". http://codespeak.net/pypy/dist/pypy/doc/home.html The PyPy codebase might make a better base for your work than the CPython codebase. For one thing, the CPython developers have already considered and rejected several capability security projects and other restricted execution projects, so they may be less encouraging to you. Also, PyPy is very cool. It has amazing animated graphs of its compilation process, for one thing. :-) Regards, Zooko


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Local grocery stores have pulled a gelato product off the shelves because of a possible salmonella contamination.
Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets say they have stopped selling 16 ounce Talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato.
Giant and Martin's says all sell by dates are affected in the Talenti recall, but they have not received any reports of illnesses.
Talenti said this recall is being initiated because the peanut butter used in the product is supplied by Sunland, Inc., which has issued a national recall of some of its products due to possible contamination with salmonella.
According to the company, the product was distributed to retail stores throughout the United States between September 2011 and September 2012 and is packaged in clear, plastic One Pint (473ml) containers with UPC code 1 86852 00094 5 printed on the back of the container and "Best By" date range of 3/21/13 through 3/26/14 printed on the bottom of the container.
To date, the company has not received any reports of illnesses attributed to Talenti Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup gelato and the recall does not include any other flavors.
If you have purchased the product, officials say to throw it away and bring your receipt back for a refund.
Consumers with questions can call Talenti Gelato at 612-455-8104 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST.


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BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3
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Turtle Diary
LOCATION Turtle Bay
RENT $803.30 [rent stabilized]
SQUARE FEET 264 [studio in 1920s walk-up]
OCCUPANTS Thomas Aveni [graphic production and digital designer]
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Park is right near here. I adore Dag. He was the second United Nations secretary-general. What a peacekeeper! He died in 1961 when he went to stop the fighting in the Congo and he and 15 others perished in the night when their plane crashed near the border between Katanga and Northern Rhodesia. I've always been taken with Dag but I couldn't sit in the park because it was raining. Which then brought me to the Japan House, which is all black with dribbling fountains inside, so I meditated a bit and adjusted the insole in my shoe. You are so lucky to live near the U.N.the center of international excitement. I haven't been since I was a kid, on a field trip. I grew up in Smithtown, Long Island
If I lived here, I'd go all the time. I remember the gift shop from my youth. I got miniature carved wood camels and they were linked to each other with small gold chains. There used to be 60 nations who were members and now it's 190-some. There's no room in the Secretariatwell, it is pretty thinonly 72 feet thickso the Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki is designing a $330 million addition. Security's pretty intense now. I park my car on Beekman Place. I know all the doormen around here. We save each other parking spots. I moved here in 1995.
The World Trump Tower, all mirrored gold. I wanted to visit the World Bar, but you have to walk up all these stairs. [I look around.] You don't have a lot of possessions. Yeah.
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You do live here, don't you? Sometimes I stay in Florida for a month. My friend Ellen has a place in Hollywood, near Ft. Lauderdale.
You don't have any books. I love to purge.
You do have these two enlarged magazine covers with women on them. One was from a party I went to. The other was out in the trash.
Who are your neighbors? A lot of doors have American flags. This building looks like where someone would have a secret hideaway. I've seen models come in and out, but they're just transient models. The woman before me was here for 17 years. She's Asian. She used to work at the Waldorf. Then she moved downstairs because she was tired of walking up the stairs. Here's a list of what I thought would be interesting to you. [We look at the list.]
Ginger. You know, from Gilligan's Island. She walks her dog around here.
Is she glamorous? You can still tell she's a movie star.
Ray Liotta. He has a light-yellow Rolls convertible that he parks on the street. He's so hysterical. I've seen him in slippers at three in the morning running out to get cigarettes. I always say hello.
Cindy Adams. She was downstairs in Summit doing a review.
There are so many dark, grown-up, expensive restaurants here. Probably for U.N. officials having affairs, though I'm sure Dag never did. You listed the Fu Bar. It's a hangout on 50th Street. You can go play pool. When Ellen from Florida comes up, we go.
Then there's Katharine Hepburn's apartment. One of those townhouses with hidden gardens on 49th. There's a For Sale sign in front. Not too many people I know could come up with 3, 4 million at this point. The double-deckers come by every five minutes. We could throw water balloons at them if we wanted to. Greg Brady's on the list. He's ridiculous. He was at some party. It was actually closer to the theater district. I don't think he qualifies for this neighborhood. I've taken my mom to see Broadway shows. The bus goes west on 49th. Every Sunday, I'm at my mother's on Long Island. I mow the lawn. [We discuss some more names on the list.] I go to Spring Street to visit my friend. If the parking situation here is bad, I go down there for an hour.
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When I first got my cell phone about three years ago, I had a pretty rough experience with AT&T Wireless in which I had to call up and complain about three or four different times as they basically wrangled $50 out of my for phones that should've been free. Since then, since the service was decent and I was pretty lazy, we've never left AT&T Wireless as it went to Cingular and then back to AT&T Wireless (our phones still have the AT&T Wireless logo's, the part that hasn't rubbed off). In that time we've been using the same $60/mo family plan program for 550 minutes (plus 200 bonus minutes [3] just for asking) but it's time for a change.
It's time for a change because my phone is starting to die its slow painful death and the speaker is getting a little difficult to hear. So I went online to see what the upgrade would entail and the system told me that I would have to call in. I called in and discovered that not only were the free phones pieces of crap, but that I'd have to pay more for the same service, plus I'd really not get any preferential treatment because I'd been a long customer of them. It's experiences like this that make regular consumers like me not care about being loyal to a company. It's not a bad experience, it's just that loyalty isn't rewarded at AT&T Wireless so I'm not going to be loyal to them. (I can't say I'm surprised)
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Two men are hospitalized in stable condition after a fight over a deer carcass in northeastern Pennsylvania.
State police said Jason Frey, 33, of Bethlehem, told troopers he shot a deer on Saturday, then tracked it to a property in Lehman Township owned by 48-year-old Anthony Contino Sr.
Authorities said when Frey approached Contino, he said the deer was his and told Frey to leave the property.
A fight broke out between the men and others.
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Maybe if your computer is constantly indexing the storage. It's really simple to turn it off for certain hard drives, etc.
But other than that, the amount of storage you have is going to have a pretty small impact on the overall speed of your computer.
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what does that mean? and how can you tell if thats happening on your laptop/pc?
If on the other hand you can generally find your own files then you can disable it, or tell it just to index certain places (Right click on the drive in My computer, go to Properties and untick the indexing checkbox at the bottom of the properties window)
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I honestly can't imagine a single person who would require 2000 Gigabytes for a home computer. It really baffles me that manufacturers are putting these massive hard drives in their PC's when they probably know full well that it will never fill up past even 10%. I saw a very good deal recently on a computer that had great specs but a 2 TB hard drive. I could not bring myself to buy it because I knew how much space would be wasted, and that would frustrate me to no end.
Also you've got to bear in mind that some of these computers are used by people who run companies or whatever.
In other words, some people's careers require a lot of space. I mean, say you're some CEO with a lil laptop. It makes life so easy if you can carry loads of stuff on a laptop as opposed to having to upload and download stuff onto the same laptop due to its lack of space.
I hope this makes sense. But I can see your point, there's only so much a teenage nerd in his mother's basement can download before even he realises that it's too much :P
In terms of games, just had a look at my Steam folder..
Shogun 2 takes up 25gb, Lead 4 Dead 2 another 13, Portal 2... 11gb.... Fallout New Vegas: 9gb. Fallout 3: 8gb. Sonic Generations... 8.5gb.
These swiftly add up! In total, my steam games come to just under 200gb.
So, yes. I could quite probably easily fill a 2tb hard drive if I downloaded the remainder of the games on my account....
I have 500GB and I've hit the max many times over the years...so I probably think I'd be able to make use of a 2TB HD.
2TB really is nothing in these days...music, tv series, movies, porn, photos, games, everything
I'm a computer technician and needs to take backups of entire disks, which can be tens or hundreds of GB's each
(Original post by python05)
Indexing is a process that speeds up file searches on your computer by keeping an updated record of where everything is. It does regularly scans through, and is quite handy if you search for things a lot.
If on the other hand you can generally find your own files then you can disable it, or tell it just to index certain places (Right click on the drive in My computer, go to Properties and untick the indexing checkbox at the bottom of the properties window)
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HAIKU - To help with funding, a nonprofit organization that aids children and adults involved in foster, adoptive and guardianship relationships will be opening a thrift store in Haiku on Friday.
They have submitted a request for county funding for $22,500 - $2,500 less than its appropriation in the current fiscal year. The status of the request has not been determined as yet, said Alda St. James, executive director of the nonprofit organization.
The Keiki Kokua Thrift Store will be open every day in the Haiku Marketplace, Suite 157B. Hours are Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 5 p.m.
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Jane Eldridge (from left), Alda St. James and Sunny Tremont check the quality of the clothes on the rack as the Keiki Kokua Thrift Store readied for its "soft opening" on Friday. The new thrift store is located at Haiku Marketplace, Suite 157B.
Items for sale include assorted sizes of blouses, shirts, skirts, jeans, gowns and even wedding dresses. There also are baby items, shoes, jewelry, toys, blankets, books, DVDs, backpacks, small furniture and knicknacks.
Rosemary Widener, the manager of the thrift store, said store staffers wanted to sell furniture as well but the 940-square-foot space they have is too small. She was lamenting the lack of storage space for the items already donated.
Friday will be a "soft opening" for the thrift store; a grand opening is planned for a later date, said Widener.
The organization that fills the gaps in service for foster care and helps parents and children in adoptive, guardianship and other nontraditional families had received $25,000 last year from the county, said Widener.
Opening the thrift store is an effort by Keiki Kokua to "show that we are doing something on our own" to be self-supporting, she said. The nonprofit organization is working to have the county funding restored and looking to garner grants.
Keiki Kokua fills a "big hole" in the state foster care system, offering referrals to foster parents and children and helping them fill out forms, said Widener. Keiki Kokua also provides needed items such as suitcases for children, who have their belongings in trash bags as they travel from home to home.
The nonprofit organization, started more than five years ago by Jim and Alda St. James, also provides college scholarships and a newsletter, organizes two social gatherings annually and runs a Kokua Line to answer questions from the parents, guardians and children. Keiki Kokua also helps with referrals to child care providers, who offer reduced rates and other businesses that have free or reduced cost items.
"Children and parents know they can come to Keiki Kokua when they need help," Widener said.
The nonprofit organization provides help to children and parents involved in foster, adoptive and guardianship situations. Keiki Kokua also aids grandparents raising children and other relative caregivers and former foster youth who are making the transition into adulthood.
For more information on Keiki Kokua, the thrift store or to make a donation, call 573-4972. Store volunteers are also needed.
Information is also available at the Keiki Kokua Web site at www.keikikokua.org.
* This story includes corrections from the original published on Wed., Feb. 18, 2009. It incorrectly reported the status of county funding for the organization and also included an incorrect phone number.


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Situated over 3,000 miles from the nearest continent, Henderson Island (Pitcairn Group, UK Overseas Territory) is one of the most remote islands on the planet, and the world's last large limestone island still in a near-pristine condition.
Uninhabited, and with almost no human influence at all, this remote paradise is home to over 55 species found nowhere else on earth, including four unique land-birds: the Henderson fruit-dove, Henderson lorikeet, Henderson rail and Henderson reed-warbler. The island, a global stronghold of the gadfly petrel group, is also the only known breeding site of the endangered Henderson petrel - amongst the most truly oceanic of all birds.
The island's beaches, meanwhile, provide crucial nesting habitat for endangered marine turtles. Combine this with nine plant species, eight species of snail and dozens of invertebrates all endemic to this island, and it is clear that Henderson is one of the crown jewels of UK biodiversity. Indeed, it is a designated World Heritage Site, making it one of the planet's greatest natural assets.
Despite being remote and uninhabited, Henderson's unique biodiversity is currently under threat due to the presence of introduced Pacific rats. Evidence from fieldwork has shown that 95% of petrel chicks are killed within just one week of hatching (over 25,000 chicks a year). Since petrels lay only one egg in a clutch, this level of predation is simply unsustainable.
Seabird numbers have dropped from an estimated 5 million pairs before rats arrived to just 40,000 pairs today, and the Henderson petrel is being driven towards extinction. The rats are also likely to be reducing populations of marine turtles and other wildlife on Henderson, and suppressing the vulnerable populations of Henderson fruit-dove, lorikeet and rail.
During August-September 2011, the RSPB, in conjunction with the Pitcairn Islands Government, undertook a ground-breaking operation to restore Henderson Island. At 43km², Henderson was the largest tropical or sub-tropical island ever to be subject to a rat eradication operation, and the third largest island yet treated in the world (at that time). The project was also the first time an aerial eradication operation had been conducted from the deck of a ship, and saw Henderson rails successfully bred in captivity for the first time.
However, seven months after the 2011 eradication operation took place, a monitoring expedition confirmed that rats are unfortunately still present on Henderson Island. There is more work to do to save Henderson's unique wildlife.
The RSPB is committed to working to save the Henderson petrel from extinction. Eradicating rats from Henderson Island is still the best hope for this and other endemic species and to restore this isolated tropical island for all of its nature. The Henderson Island operation was ground-breaking in many aspects, and we are committed to continuing our pioneering efforts.
Mike Clarke, Chief Executive of the RSPB, said: "While everyone involved in the first attempt was bitterly disappointed to learn that our efforts to eradicate rats from the island failed, we are still committed to working with the Pitcairn community to restore Henderson Island World Heritage Site and if possible, eradicate rats from the island.
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The Hit Austin Powers Flicks Have Brought the Swinging '60s Back into Focus, but Most of Those on the London Scene Three Decades Ago Have Learned to Oh, Behave
Twiggy, model
"When she came in she was a very ordinary kid, sort of unkempt and disheveled," recalls Edward Sexton, who dressed Lesley Hornby, 16, for her first photo shoot in 1966. But after hairdresser Leonard cropped her long tresses, what emerged was Twiggy. The Cockney sprite was termed "the face of 1966" by London's Daily Express—and her knock-kneed, 5'6", 90-pound frame set the fashion standard on both sides of the Atlantic.
Never mind the Beatles—this was Twiggymania, complete with lunchboxes, dolls and dozens of magazine covers. "The only scary bit was I did get mobbed a couple of times on that first trip to America," Twiggy, now 49, recalls. "The experience was kind of devastating for her," attests pal Tony Walton, a set designer. "Everybody felt they owned her." Long before the waif look of the '90s, Twiggy made being thin in. "I was laughing with Kate Moss the other night," she says, adding that she never dieted in those days. "She was saying, 'I get so bored with people blaming me for being skinny.' And I just laughed."
Twiggy fell in love with acting in 1970 while starring in the movie The Boyfriend. At age 20 she retired from modeling and began acting full-time. She is now appearing in the Off-Broadway musical If Love Were All and lives in England with her husband of 11 years, director Leigh Lawson. (She has a daughter, Carly, 20, from her first marriage and a stepson, Jason, 22.) "I loved it," she says of modeling, "but it was a long time ago. It was great, and it gave me my break, but it's the past."
PETULA CLARK, singer
"They say if you can remember the '60s, you weren't really there," says Clark, 66—adding that in her case, memory lapses are due strictly to jet lag. While London was swinging, the Epsom, England, native was embodying its spirit in Europe and the U.S., performing smash hits such as 1964's "Downtown." The singer and actress (1968's Finian's Rainbow) lived in Paris with her husband, French music publicist Claude Wolff, but often hopped the Channel. The mother of Bara, now 37, Kate, 32, and Patrick, 25, ducked the parties but not the duds. "I used to do Carnaby Street," she says. "I seemed to be wearing lots of mauve."
With "Downtown," Clark—who had sung for World War II troops as a child—became the first British woman to hit No. 1 on U.S. charts, then notched 15 straight Top 40 singles, including "My Love" and "This Is My Song." In the '70s, she turned to the stage; she is now touring the U.S. as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
Between tours, Clark nests with Wolff, 66, in their Geneva flat or French chalet. She saw the first Austin Powers ("It was very funny—I'd forgotten how London used to look"). But "you can't minimize the '60s by saying it was just about fashion and music," she muses. "Nothing was the same after the '60s."
MICHAEL CHOW, restaurateur
"Different decades have different cities," muses Chow, 60. "The '20s was Berlin, the '30s Paris, the '50s Rome. The '60s was London."
And the cuisine was Chinese. Mr Chow, the glitzy Knightsbridge restaurant the Shanghai-born former art student opened in 1968, quickly became a mecca for mods with the munchies. Mick Jagger, Julie Christie and the Beatles all dined regularly. "I remember Paul McCartney banging on the table singing 'Back in the USSR' as he was writing it," says Chow.
Chow, sent to British boarding school at age 12, set out to "out-chic everybody," he says. Trendoids thronged later Mr Chow outposts in L.A. and New York City, and artists such as Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel and Keith Haring painted Chow's portrait.
After a '60s marriage to model Grace Coddington, Chow wed trendsetting jewelry designer Tina Lutz, who died of AIDS in 1992. (Their daughter China, 25, starred in '98's The Big Hit; son Maximillian, 22, is in college.) He, current wife Eva Chun, 43, a fashion designer, and their daughter Asia, 4, live in L.A., where his latest eatery, Eurochow, opened in June. As long as his restaurants bustle, Chow says, he doesn't miss the '60s: "The environment is different, but the essence is the same."
DAVID BAILEY, photographer
As famous for dating beautiful women as he was for photographing them, Bailey, now 61, brought swinging London into sharp focus with his stylish portraits of the era's icons, including girlfriend models Jean Shrimpton and Penelope Tree and pals Mick Jagger and actor Terence Stamp. The nattily dressed Bailey, who was married to actress Catherine Deneuve from 1965 to 1970, regularly partied with the rich and fabulous at London's Ad Lib club. "You'd sit between John Lennon and [Rudolf] Nureyev," Bailey shrugs. Says interior designer Nicky Haslam, who worked with Bailey at Vogue in the '60s: "He set the trend."
The son of an East End tailor father and a machinist mother, Bailey continues to shoot, and he has just completed directing a feature film, The Intruder. Splitting time between his London studio and a home in the Devon countryside that he shares with his fourth wife, former model Catherine Dyer, and their three children (Paloma, 14, Fenton, 12, and Sasha, 5), Bailey has left his swinging days behind. "I'm not very nostalgic," he admits. "I mean, I loved the '60s. But everything got better."
RICHARD LESTER, director
"I went to lunch at Buckingham Palace once, in 1968, wearing Cardin bedroom slippers, a flowered, frilled shirt and a bright-green suit," recalls Lester, now 67. The same cheeky spirit had infected four mischievous moptops in A Hard Day's Night and Help!—and turned the films' innovative director into a virtual fifth Beatle.
The Philadelphia native had made TV shows and three movies when he was tapped to bring Beatlemania to the screen. Filming in London for the '64 and '65 films, he says, "was terrifically fun and terrifically hard. By the time you'd finished the first take, 2,000 kids would have turned up—and the police would say to us, 'Piss off, we can't have this kind of disturbance.' "
Lester later directed such U.S. films as 1976's Robin and Marian and Superman II and III. Wed since 1956 to choreographer Deirdre Vivian Smith (they have two children) and retired with homes in London and Spain, he cherishes his time in '60s London, he says, for the thrill of being "at the center of the universe."
JEAN SHRIMPTON, model
As '60s lore has it, during a publicity tour of Australia for a fabric company, model Shrimpton found there wasn't enough material for a dress she was planning to wear. "Make the outfit a bit shorter," she told the dressmaker. "No one's going to notice." In fact, the dress, which ended four inches above her bare knees, riveted the world. The mini was born.
Raised in a middle-class family in Buckinghamshire and educated by Catholic nuns, Shrimpton, now 57, "turned the fashion industry on its head," says then-rival model Celia Hammond. "She looked like a real woman instead of the established models with gloves and bags and little pillbox hats." But even at the height of her fame, the model known as the Shrimp was "incredibly unstarry," says then-Vogue staffer Nicky Haslam.
In 1974, Shrimpton moved to rugged Cornwall, where she met and married Michael Cox (they have a son, Thaddeus, 20). The couple now run a 300-year-old hotel, the Abbey. "It suits me down here," Shrimpton told David Bailey in 1998. "It is nice to be at the end of the world."
VIDAL SASSOON, hairdresser
"The Duchess of Bedford would be sitting on the stairs, because the place was packed," says Sassoon, 71, recalling his '60s salon. "It was full of people from the theater and society but also nurses and housewives. We cut out elitism."
Not to mention the fuss of the perm, tease and bouffant. "At that time hair was dressed," he says, "but with my cutting a woman could wash it and it would fall back into place." The innovation proved revolutionary, as did Sassoon's new shapes, including the super-short gamine cut worn by Mia Farrow. Hair's undisputed It man, Sassoon mingled with the Beatles at parties, and though he never cut their hair, "it was our look," he says slyly.
Sassoon grew up poor in East London. After a stint in the Israeli army he returned to London and in 1954 opened a hair salon. He put down his clippers in 1974 and now lives in L.A. with wife Rhonda, 48. (He has four grown children with his former wife, Beverly.) As for his hometown, "London is more hard-edged now," he says. "It doesn't have the soul of the '60s."
MARY QUANT, fashion designer
If the '60s were a Youthquake, Quant's fashions did a lot of the shaking. Others may have sold similar abbreviated skirts and candy-colored tights, but "Mary Quant had 'the look,' " says scenester Frankie Leigh, now a publicist in Los Angeles. It shocked some. "There were bowler-hatted men," the designer says, "bashing on the shop window."
The daughter of London schoolteachers, Quant married art-school classmate Alexander Plunket Greene in 1957 (he died in 1991; their son Orlando is 29), and the London clothing and cosmetics boutique they opened soon became the epicenter of fashion. "John [Lennon] and Paul [McCartney] used to drop in to buy things for their girlfriends," Quant recently told Britain's The Independent. "The girls in the studio fainted." As the '60s waned, Quant didn't. Today she runs shops in London, Paris and New York City, plus more than 200 in Japan. Though '60s fashions are hot again, don't expect her to dwell on the look that made her famous. "Fashion is about tomorrow and change," says Quant, who lives alone in Surrey, outside London. "I always want something new."
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Erie TV news personalities talk Ron Burgundy, 'Anchorman 2' allure
When Ron Burgundy first appeared with his polyester suit, retro coif and unmistakable mustache in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," it was hard to take the whole thing seriously.
"I remember thinking that some of the jokes in the movie would be probably funnier to people who knew the business than people who didn't," said Sean Lafferty, a news anchor for Erie's WJET-TV with a real mustache. "Now, looking at all the attention that 'Anchorman 2' is getting, I guess I was wrong."
Thanks to a growing fan base, a newly released sequel and recent promotional antics, Burgundy is back and bigger than ever.
The Scotch-swilling, womanizing news anchor (played by Will Ferrell) and his macho pals first appeared in 2004's "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," a broadcast news comedy set in 1970s San Diego. The film's plot pitted Burgundy's male news team against their station's new ambitious female journalist, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate).
In "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues," now in theaters, the beloved Burgundy and his crack team — played by Applegate, Steve Carell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd — have gone their separate ways. But when an opportunity comes to take on the nation's first 24-hour news channel based in New York, the team reassembles for an epic — and classy — return.
Mark Soliday, anchor and producer for Erie's "12 News Today" on WICU-TV, is a huge fan of Ferrell and "Anchorman."
"Honestly, it's probably one of my top couple favorite movies of all time," he said. "I've seen it hundreds of times."
"Honestly, it's probably one of my top couple favorite movies of all time," he said. "I've seen it hundreds of times."
Despite its star power, the first "Anchorman" wasn't an instant success.
"When we were shooting the first one, we had no idea it would be this much fun and this popular," Carell said in Paramount Pictures' "Anchorman 2" production notes. "Broadcasters saw it and didn't embrace it immediately, but they've since come to regard it as their movie, which is great."
The film and especially the Burgundy character now resonate with audiences — and the media — in a big way.
It's hard to miss all of the "Anchorman 2" ads and buzz-generating stunts, including actual news broadcasts featuring "Anchorman 2" cast members performing as their characters.
It's hard to miss all of the "Anchorman 2" ads and buzz-generating stunts, including actual news broadcasts featuring "Anchorman 2" cast members performing as their characters.
Ferrell's Burgundy has recently appeared across most forms of media. The character co-anchored North Dakota's KXMB-TV nightly news on Nov. 30, and also interviewed Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning on ESPN's SportsCenter on Dec. 5.
Carell's dopey Brick Tamland helped meteorologist Laura Tobin with the Dec. 11 weather forecast on London's morning program "Daybreak."
Boston's Emerson College even renamed its journalism school the Ron Burgundy School of Communication for one day, prompting an appearance from the mustachioed anchorman.
Burgundy has also been seen in a Dodge Durango ad campaign and as a contributor to other news outlets, including a blog for Huffington Post.
Such promotional antics, which take time away from informative news reporting, sometimes cross the line.
"I think it was embarrassing," said Brian Sheridan, lecturer for Mercyhurst University's College of Communications and a former WFXP-TV anchor. "Local news struggles enough with credibility.
"There is a place for a little bit of personality, but when that's the main focus, then I think you have a problem."
But others in the business see Burgundy's appearances as fun and perhaps even spark interest in the profession.
"Especially when you talk about a comedian like Will Ferrell, I think everyone understands that it's tongue-in-cheek and that it's out there just for fun," Lafferty said. "I don't think it hurts us."
A lot of the jokes in "Anchorman" hit close to home for local television news journalists — some of whom plan to get together with co-workers and see "Anchorman 2." Soliday, who's eager to see the sequel, said some of the TV news mishaps in the movie are entirely possible.
"I produce my own newscast, so if there's an extra question mark on the Teleprompter, it's my own fault," said Soliday, referring to a specific scene in "Anchorman."
But unlike Burgundy — portrayed as a self-important local celebrity who simply reads from a Teleprompter — real local TV anchors don't have the luxury of just walking into the studio, getting their makeup done and appearing on camera.
"We're expected to be working the whole time, whether it's developing a story, or whether it's using contacts to get the facts straight," Lafferty said. "It's definitely not the way it's portrayed — how he comes in and sits in an office and waits for someone to hand him a script."
The plotlines in "Anchorman," including the rivalry between competing stations and the internal newsroom battle of the sexes, are far-fetched by today's standards, according to local anchors.
When weekend anchor Lisa Adams started her broadcast career in 1978, she said she didn't struggle as a female reporter. In fact, the WICU-TV newsroom was a nurturing environment full of opportunities, she said.
"Bit by bit, I stepped into more responsibility, so I kind of felt like I earned the respect along the way with each new opportunity," said Adams. "I was probably treated more like a daughter by some of the veterans who I had watched growing up."
And local anchors said they've never come across a larger-than-life TV news anchor quite like Burgundy, though Lafferty has noticed more eyes drawn to his facial hair lately.
"I think it's funny that Will Ferrell's character draws so much attention to mustaches, that vestige of days gone by for many people," Lafferty said. "I guess in some circles they've been making a comeback as far as facial fashion goes."
Just don't expect him to play a jazz flute solo or start ending his broadcast with "Stay classy, Erie" anytime soon.
"I don't know if those people still exist," Soliday said. "Things have changed so much. The days of just showing up with salon-quality hair and reading the news are kind of over. Those sorts of old-school thought processes are history, and now we can look back on them and laugh."
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Daily transaction leagues are gaining in popularity in fantasy baseball. With that in mind, I'll try to give the best pitchers to start on a given night if you're looking to stream starters. Here's a look a Thursday's games:
Texas (Ogando 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 0-0), 2:20 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 2-1) at Seattle (Iwakuma 2-0), 3:40 p.m.
Arizona (Corbin 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 2-0) at Cleveland (McAllister 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 0-1) at Baltimore (Mig. Gonzalez 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Sale 1-1) at Toronto (Dickey 1-2), 7:07 p.m.
San Francisco (M.Cain 0-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-1), 1:10 p.m.
Texas (Ogando 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 0-0), 2:20 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-0) at Colorado (Garland 1-0), 3:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Teheran 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 2-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Miami (Fernandez 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Here are the players to target:
Must start
Justin Verlander against the Mariners is a no-brainer. … David Price is a must-start as well. … Matt Cain, Adam Wainwright and Cole Hamels also are lineup musts.
Good bet
Jon Lester is a good call against the struggling Indians. … Julio Teheran should get the call against the Pirates. … I like Alexi Ogando against the Cubs if, for no other reason, that they should win.
I still like to avoid games at Colorado, but it's not a bad matchup for the Rockies against the Mets. … I like starting anyone against the Marlins, but untested Tony Cigrani is too much of a risk for me, that also puts Jose Fernandez in the neutral column. … Carlos Villanueva has an 0.64 ERA. Expect it to rise against the Rangers. … Yovani Gallardo is struggling, but he should start to turn things around. I wouldn't count on their bullpen to help him out. … R.A. Dickey and Chris Sale both have been slow to start the season. I'd wait another start before counting on them.
Jeff Locke has a 4.09 ERA, but he faces a tough Braves' lineup. … I can't trust Phil Hughes and his 10+ ERA.
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As the Federal Reserve began the first of a two-day meeting today, investors continued to bid stocks higher. As of 12:45 p.m. EDT the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) is up 38 points, or 0.25%, while the S&P 500 has risen 0.34% and the NASDAQ is 0.6% higher. Many believe the Fed will announce the start of a gradual drawdown of its bond-buying program tomorrow, but stocks are continuing to rise because the market has been preparing itself for this move for a number of months. Most investors feel that a small amount of Fed "tapering" is priced into the market and that the Fed will need to begin paring back its $85 billion-per-month bond-buying sooner than later so the economy can gradually learn to stand on its own.
Another date many investors are waiting for is Oct. 1, when the Obamacare health insurance exchanges open up for business. As we inch closer to that day, the Dow's health care stock, UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH ) , begins to fluctuate more and more. Yesterday the stock was up 0.85%; today it's down 1.18%. Investors clearly don't know whether the exchanges will be a good thing for the company. UnitedHealth has only joined a few of them, opting to sit on the sidelines in other states to wait and see how things play out. Shareholders of any of the health insurance companies should be ready for a few wild days leading up to Oct. 1.
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Hayden Olds and I teamed up last Thursday to catch what Olds says is the only tarpon landed from Mobile Bay this year. The estimated 100-pound fish ate a dead pogy on the bottom off Point Clear shortly after high noon.
Since then and despite a bunch of fishing by him and others, Olds told me Wednesday that few fish have been seen and none hooked, let alone landed.
Olds and I have fished together three times in three years and have landed a tarpon each time. He says I'm the lucky charm, but truth be told, he just knows what he's doing. It gets better every time, too.
Speckled trout are trying to push above the Causeway on the east side of Mobile Bay while the Mobile River remains good up to the Spanish River.
Redfish appear to have spread out on the flats across the upper bay just below the Causeway. I've also heard decent reports of flounder around the I-10 Bayway bridges over the Blakeley and Tensaw rivers.
Andrew Carter went into John's Bend earlier in the week trying to catch redfish and instead started hammering small specks. None of them were legal, but Carter said they were thick along the grass edges.
With white shrimp being pushed into the lower Mobile-Tensaw Delta on these big tide swings, it's not a surprise that specks are with them.
Those big tide swings ease over the weekend and it's going to be just about flat Saturday and Sunday, but that doesn't mean fish already in the rivers won't bite.
There's always some kind of current to be found above the Causeway and chances are that's where the fish will be.
The west bank of the Mobile River above Chickasabogue Creek is holding specks, reds and the occasional flounder.
I also heard reports that specks are being caught in Bayou Sara and around Twelvemile Island. A few flounder and redfish are mixed in.
Specks are still coming from Dog River at night and the wrecks in Mississippi Sound and rigs in Mobile Bay when the weather allows.
Bass fishing continues to be good, but the high tides have pushed the fish back into the woods where they can gorge on crawfish and bugs, making it harder to catch them when the water falls out.
Bream fishing should remain stable as long as insects keep falling from trees lining deep-water creeks.
I heard water 4 to 6 feet deep along the clearcuts off Mifflin Lake is holding bull bream. Globe Creek and Knapp Lake are also producing bream and the occasional crappie.
Despite the weak tides, the weather looks to be improving for the weekend. Light north winds should lay things down in Mobile Bay and off the beaches.
Fishing off the Gulf State Park Pier is still in a bit of a downturn, but quite a few Spanish mackerel are being caught along with the occasional king mackerel, bull redfish, mangrove snapper and flounder.
Now that the bluefish hordes have moved off, there are more alewives, threadfin herring and Atlantic bumper (crazy fish) showing up.
A rise of more than 10 feet on the Alabama River caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette could be impacting our area by Saturday. The Tombigbee River is not forecast to jump appreciably, so any impact on fishing should be short-lived.
I haven't heard much from the offshore guys since snapper season closed.


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CLEVELAND -- Jim Tressel has not been contacted by the Cleveland Browns about their coaching vacancy.
On Thursday, he found a way to reach out to them.
Ohio State's former coach, who remains wildly popular in his home state, told a Columbus radio station that while he has not had any discussions with the Browns, "it doesn't mean that I don't have any interest in the NFL."
Appearing on 97.1 FM, Tressel didn't rule out the possibility that he could be a coaching candidate sometime soon.
"I think it's going to be an interesting time in the next few weeks, the next month, and I wouldn't count anything out," said Tressel, who made the appearance to promote an autograph show.
The 61-year-old spent 10 seasons at Ohio State, where he led the Buckeyes to a national title before he was fired for failing to report violations by some players. Tressel is currently a vice president at Akron, but sounded as if he's itching to return to coaching. He's been watching bowl games and the NFL playoffs with keen interest.
The Browns are nearing the end of the second week of their coaching search. They've interviewed at least four known candidates: New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, Arizona defensive coordinator Todd Bowles and Green Bay quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo.
McDaniels removed himself from consideration on Wednesday
ESPN reported that the Browns will interview San Diego offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt on Saturday. Whisenhunt, who is also reportedly in the mix for the vacancies in Detroit and Tennessee, had two interviews with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner last year before they hired Rob Chudzinski.
It's interesting Whisenhunt would agree to three interviews in the same week the Chargers are preparing to play Denver on Sunday in the AFC playoffs.
Whisenhunt, who led Arizona to a Super Bowl, was thought to have the inside track at taking over the Browns a year ago, but the team instead hired Chudzinski, who was fired following a 4-12 season.
Banner had said it was unlikely the Browns would meet with any previous candidates.
"I don't think there will be anybody from last year's search who will be a candidate this year," he said on Dec. 30.
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ARKANSAS AT ALABAMA: The Tide may have been looking ahead when it lost to Northern Illinois last week but that setback surely left Bama players a bit shell-shocked and Bama fans questioning new head man Mike Shula. Look for Houston Nutt's boys to take advantage. Arkansas 27, Alabama 21.
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT AUBURN: After hammering Vanderbilt two weeks ago and enjoying an open date last weekend, the Tigers should be well rested for this game ... well, maybe GAME is too strong a word. Auburn 42, Western Kentucky 7.
FLORIDA AT KENTUCKY: My heart says to pick Kentucky because of its excellent coaching staff and star QB Jared Lorenzen. But my gut tells me this is the kind of game the Wildcats always find a way to lose. Florida 31, Kentucky 24.
LSU AT MISSISSIPPI STATE: LSU might well be the best team in the Southeastern Conference. Mississippi State may well be the worst. The only cowbell-clanging to be heard this week is when they slap against the thighs of Bulldog fans as they hastily leave the stadium at the start of the fourth quarter. LSU 31, MSU 14.
TEXAS TECH AT OLE MISS: Eli Manning is a brilliant talent but his supporting cast isn't providing a whole lot of support. Texas Tech 34, Ole Miss 31.
SOUTH CAROLINA AT TENNESSEE: The Vols could be a little flat after an emotional win at Florida but the Gamecocks don't have the offensive capabilities to take advantage. Tennessee 23, South Carolina 7.
GEORGIA TECH AT VANDERBILT: Vanderbilt is coming off a lopsided loss to Texas Christian, Georgia Tech off a lopsided loss to Clemson. Both will be mad but only one will get redemption. Georgia Tech 31, Vandy 17.
ARKANSAS AT ALABAMA: Northern Illinois didn't do Houston Nutt's squad any favors by toppling the Tide last week in Tuscaloosa. A similar performance by Bama tomorrow and this game won't even be close. If that happens, Mike Shuler's honeymoon may come to an abrupt end so this is a critical contest for Alabama's football program. That should be enough to keep this one close, but an improved Arkansas aerial attack is making it tough for teams to stack against the run. Arkansas 24, Alabama 20.
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT AUBURN: After a tough opener against Southern Cal, the Tigers have had a trio of games against less than formidable foes Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and now Western Kentucky. This should be another confidence booster for a team some projected to win a national title but has struggled to a 1-2 start. Next week is a different story. Auburn 45, Western Kentucky 7.
FLORIDA AT KENTUCKY: After last week's loss to Tennessee Florida Coach Ron Zook (pronounced Zuke) made the change to true freshman Chris Leak at quarterback. How he performs in this hostile setting will likely determine the outcome. Kentucky looked sharp last week at Indiana, but every team looks sharp against Indiana. Florida's talent level appears to great for the Wildcats to pull the upset. Florida 38, Kentucky 27.
LSU AT MISSISSIPPI STATE: After picking Mississippi State to beat Tulane and Houston, I'm off the Bulldogs this week. This has all the signs of a letdown game for LSU, but MSU doesn't appear capable of taking advantage. The Bulldogs look to be in a state of total disarray and the only state worse than that to be in is Mississippi. LSU 40, Mississippi State 17.
TEXAS TECH AT OLE MISS: What this game lacks in glamour in should make up for in competitiveness. Eli Manning is a big-time talent and the Rebels are at home. That's enough to pick Ole Miss 34, Texas Tech 31.
SOUTH CAROLINA AT TENNESSEE: After already writing reams about this game, I'll make this one simple. Tennessee 31, South Carolina 18.
GEORGIA TECH AT VANDERBILT: Both teams boast gold helmets and high academic standards but not a wealth of football talent. Vanderbilt has been fairly tough at home but this is too good an opportunity for victory for the Yellowjackets to fall short. Georgia Tech 30, Vanderbilt 24.


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The new endeavor from the crew behind the Low Brow Lounge, Pause Kitchen and Bar on North Interstate Avenue, brings much needed fresh grub and a full bar to an area dominated by fast food and greasy spoons.
Open since early December, Pause is located in the boxy building that formerly housed the all-ages hip-hop club Wax. The space has been reimagined in a warm way—with plenty of comfy, stylish booths, hanging lamps and a freshly laid patio.
Christiaan Erasmus, formerly of Fratelli, has put together a big, bold menu where cassoulet ($10) and steak frites ($10) French it up alongside American standbys such as hot-link mac 'n' cheese ($10).
A little incongruous, yes, but the something-for-everyone attitude prevails, making the nonsmoking Pause a true family-friendly destination. Kids are even treated to free pasta with butter and cheese until 10 pm, at which point they get the boot.
Small plates make up much of the menu. The pound of clams ($12) in a tasty garlic and herb broth with white beans and spinach, served with bruschetta, is a flavorful, hearty start. Sliders ($3, two for $5)—tiny burgers topped with melted cheddar and served with house-made sweet pickles—are juicy but, like the bread for the bruschetta, a little over-charred. Bonus: As a nod to the low brow, Pause boasts an "Every Day Special": That's two sliders, fries and a Flying Dog Pale Ale all for $7.
Still thirsty? The bar is fully stocked, the wine list short and to the point, and the draft selection bursting with micros and imports ($3.50), plus domestics ($2.50).
The meatloaf ($10), loaded with spiced pork and beef and served with light and perfectly whipped potatoes, pancetta gravy and garlic-sautÉed broccolini, vies for best option on the menu. The cassoulet ($10), served simmering in a terra cotta dish topped with bread crumbs, has good intentions but falls short with too many beans and not enough fatty meat.
Soups and salads are nice and varied. The crimini mushroom and celery-root salad ($7), a quintessential winter salad supposedly drizzled with truffle oil, is tasty but on the scant and over-salted side. Other options include a roasted beet salad with fig vinaigrette ($6) and a Caesar ($5, $9 with grilled chicken or steak).
A true bone to pick: The kitchen needs to slow down and take some extreme measures (hair nets?) against the bone shards and salad twist-ties we found in our food.
On the forgiving side, Pause has a commendable lineup of high-brow ingredients—housemade duck confit, marsala-poached pears, fig vinaigrette—with low-brow prep and cost. And the space is inviting to young and old, hip or homely. Its ever-changing desserts ($6) are house made and nightly specials are indeed special. And that's all worth a full stop.


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Bill Cunningham wrote:
> I have searched the net and found much info on how to uninstall grub.
> And it's always with fdisk/mbd or the xp options. Does grub itself have
> any uninstall options? I know there's grub-install to install grub but
> will it not uninstall itself?
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Vocabulary terms for Basic Editing: Lesson 2
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Find Command
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Find and Replace Command
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