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The Silent Awakening
Tina Malia
If you haven't discovered Tina Malia yet, it may be because she's not that anxious to be found. Part of a countercultural collective of West Coast musicians, Malia is a sound engineer, producer, backup vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and producer on albums for an array of tribal-influenced and/or children's recording artists. Listening to The Silent Awakening is to feel a part of this loving community. Its the sort of music that invokes beautiful outdoor music festivals, running children with smiles on their faces, a setting sun, a cool evening breeze picking up, and parents uncorking a bottle of wine from their picnic baskets.
"Tempted by the taste of tomorrow / And the scent of yesterday," she sings on the title track over languidly chugging acoustic guitar chords. Strings and a marimba carry the chorus with Malia narrating her dreams of "wandering around for days / Illusions dusty haze." A sound somewhere between the wounded bird-pretty of Sarah McLachlan and the righteous folksy drive of the Indigo Girls is evoked on "All Roads" with its interlocked acoustic guitars, beautiful doubled vocals, and soul-shivering cello solo. Malia acknowledges the pain and ecological suffering of the world in "Heal This Land," but overall this is music to celebrate and make love to, not protest to. Songs like the gorgeous closer, "Walking Home," with its repeated vocal refrain, "We are walking home,' makes Malia's message clear: As long as we remember to love each other, we're going in the right direction.
Like the aforementioned McLachlan (to whom her voice is often compared), Malia has a keen ability to illuminate the hidden, innately tragic element at the heart of perfect musical beauty. Unlike her famous peers, however, Malia's music--with its touches of wooden flute, hammered dulcimers--is always one step away from a spirituality that transcends such sadness and/or pop stardom. Hence the Silent Awakening title: This is the music you want for your all-night experience of personal discovery and transformation--where every flower breathes with life, the sun speaks to the cells of your body like a mother to her children on their birthdays, and the sound of an acoustic guitar and a beautiful female voice can soothe and transport you past all limits of the self to the sort of space that is impossible to share with words. It's the sort of space where the only way to convey what you feel is to watch the laughing children and sway to the music.
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number of birds in each pixel on the radar screen is indicated by the color coded scale on the left side of the screen. In this case, deep reds and purples indicate larger numbers of birds. Notice that Lake Ontario and Lake Erie are outlined by bird activity. Since the image is showing migratory landbirds that are taking flight at the onset of nocturnal migration, we would not expect to see any migrant activity over the lakes. However, as the night goes on, we can see that the birds fly over the lake. Note that the line of colors running north-south through Lake Erie to the west of the radar location is a line of rain storms, and not bird activity.
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Even without any games played, Week 4 was about as crazy as we've seen. The wet Friday weather forced many games to Sunday and a few to --- gasp! --- Monday!
In the end, though, there was plenty of football played. And there were plenty of great games and performances to be had. Let's take a look back at Week 4:
Game of the Week: Partly because I was on the sideline and partly because it was simply a great game, Week 4's GOTW goes to Holyoke's 28-20 overtime win over West Springfield.
Both teams looked a bit slow in the first half but that all changed after halftime.
West Side came back to take a 20-14 and held that lead late in the fourth quarter. Holyoke found the end zone with 1:10 remaining as quarterback Jono Robert connected with receiver Dominique Padilla for a pretty score.
After West Springfield quarterback Terry Allen nearly found the end zone on what would have been the most miraculous play since the Immaculate Reception, we were heading to overtime.
Holyoke's Ben Taylor took the Purple Knights' first carry in OT into the end zone and Robert scrambled for the extra point. It was now the Terriers' try.
This is where the luck ended for West Springfield as Holyoke stuffed it three straight times. On the Terriers' last chance, Holyoke defended the pass well, denying any entry and taking the overtime win.
More from this game: Recap | Live Blog | Photos | Stats | Video
Player of the Week: It seems like his name is in the mix every single week, so it only seems right that Mahar running back Isaiah Jones is our Week 4 POTW.
Jones rushed for 219 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 12 carries in the Senators' 49-24 pounding of Mohawk. It should also be known that one of Jones' TDs was a 73-yard run. The sophomore also had a 50-yard run to set up the team's first touchdown, proving that Jones is clearly one of the area's best big-play producers.
Wow of the Week: A big congratulations goes out to the Amherst football team. After playing well in its first two games of the 2008 season, the Hurricanes, who went 0-11 last season, won their first game since a one-win 2006 season in fine fashion. Amherst blasted Commerce, 41-14, seemingly shaking off a number of demons with the win.
Zack Jackson led the way, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns while adding another score with a kickoff return.


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Brain Still Developing Well into Your Late 20s
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Many parents of 20-somethings worry that their offspring haven't yet found a career path, gotten married or become financially independent.
These parents should chill out, experts say.
Recent research into how the brain develops suggests that people are better equipped to make major life decisions in their late 20s than earlier in the decade. The brain, once thought to be fully grown after puberty, is still evolving into its adult shape well into a person's third decade, pruning away unused connections and strengthening those that remain, scientists say.
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Changes in how the legislative districts are drawn mean new challengers from different towns, and have even prompted some incumbents to change addresses.
Read Stephen Novak's complete report: New legislative district boundaries set up November contests for Warren, Hunterdon's representation in New Jersey Legislature.
Also, check out Bill Wichert's report: Hunterdon County Republicans face seven contested primary elections, Democrats fail to field candidates in more than half of the races.
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Jamie Dimon Says Regulations Will 'Stifle' Economic Growth
By Andrew Ackerman
New international bank capital standards known as Basel III are excessive and will "stifle" economic growth, J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said today.
Dimon said it is a mistake to believe that less economic growth, in part because of less lending from banks, is a fair trade-off to prevent another economic meltdown.
"I just think people should take a deep breath if they're talking about adding more capital at this point," he said, speaking at a conference hosted by institutional investors. "Remember, there is [already] far higher capital requirements, and more liquidity, resolution [authority], more regulators, more stress testing. So it's not just this one change that we're making."
The Basel III agreement, which will raise the minimum level of top-quality capital banks must hold to absorb potential losses to 7% of risk-weighted assets from 2%, are due to be phased in between 2013 and 2019.
Dimon said new regulations wouldn't decrease bank profits. Rather, banks would reprice their services to get a fair return on their capital.
Turning to the Dodd-Frank law, Dimon said the implementation of regulations for over-the-counter derivatives could prove too expensive and drive swaps business overseas.
"If I can't offer you a foreign exchange swap or credit derivative at a price that you like, you will do it elsewhere," he said. "And that could be Singapore."
He added: "They can't wait for us to do stupid things with" derivatives regulation.
While he supports moving OTC derivatives onto central clearinghouses, he noted it wouldn't eliminate risk with derivatives, just concentrate it.
Dimon visited Washington as lawmakers negotiate a funding resolution for the balance of fiscal 2011, which ends Sept. 30, as well as federal funding levels for fiscal 2012.
Dimon said he supports efforts to curb federal spending to reduce the deficit, but added that he believes wealthy individuals should pay higher income taxes.
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What began as a bar argument ended with a man seeking treatment at a hospital for stab wounds, Harrisburg City Police said. According to police, around 9:30 last night, two customers at the Uptown Grille, at North Third and Muench streets, were involved in the altercation.
Witnesses told police the stabbing victim, an unnamed 44-year-old who lives in Harrisburg's Midtown neighborhood, was drunk when he tried to start a fight with a smaller man at the bar. When the larger man brandished a straight razor, the smaller man disarmed him and forced him out of the bar, police said.
Police said the larger man later returned, walked up to the smaller man, who was seated at the bar, sprayed him in the face with mace and attacked him. Police said it is uncertain which man pulled a knife, but it ended up in the possession of the smaller man, who then stabbed the larger man several times.
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Big scare — Bomb threat when bank robber shuts down Silverdale Way
In the end, there was no bomb. But for more than an hour, employes of the Silverdale branch of KeyBank, the police responding and the gathered crowd thought there was.
On March 15, Bremerton resident Manda Jo Hoem, 34, allegedly drove to the Silverdale Way bank branch, parked her silver Chevy and shortly after 2:30 p.m., entered the bank mangers office claiming to have a bomb. Though, nearly every employee and customer was unaware of the robbery under way, Hoem allegedly demanded $50,000.
The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, Bremerton Police, SWAT and bomb squads and the FBI were all on the scene before the conclusion of the robbery attempt. With everyone out of the bank, including the manager, police began to work with Hoem. An hour-and-a-half would pass before police finally pushed Hoem to the ground and covered her with a police riot shield as she exited the bank to turn herself in.
While the exact nature and construction of the fake bomb used in the ruse has not been released, police said exposed wires coming from Hoem's clothing added to the verbal threat.
Evidence collected at the scene included a $15 children's toy called "bionic ear" from Spy Net.
Charged with robbery in the first degree, Hoem was arraigned in Kitsap County District Court last week and held on $500,000 bail. Her next appearance is scheduled for March 29.
While responding to the call of a bank robbery, police were suprised to find the alleged robber still in the bank when they arrived. Bank business looked to be going on as usual when Kitsap County sheriff's deputy Clinton Bergeron arrived. He reported asking a departing bank customer if a robbery was underway. "He said 'no,'" Bergeron said. Bank employees also said that the bank was not being robbed when asked by police.
According to police, bank employees said no robbery was underway, but that an "upset" woman was in an office with the bank's manager. As police stood just outside the manager's office and motioned for the manager to come out, she sat there. Bergeron said he mouthed the words "does she have a bomb?"
"She mouthed back 'yes," he said.
The bank robbery response changed and the bomb squad was called as the owners and patrons of Our Place Bar and grill next door were warned to evacuate and businesses across Silverdale Way were advised to keep clear of large plate glass windows for fear of blast debris. Silverdale Way was shutdown from Bucklin Hill Road to Linder Road and a bomb robot was deployed.
During the robbery, police and sheriff's deputies surrounding the bank and carried AR-15 semiautomatic assault weapons as they mostly hid behind vehicles. Many were clearly nervous and handled their weapons as if it were their first time. One deputy struggled with his loaded weapon when trying to shoo-off a person walking through the controlled corridor. A Bremerton patrolman handled his rifle as he chased a blowing piece of paper down the road during the standoff.
Reports from witnesses listening to pocket scanners and smartphone scanners on the scene said that a woman walked into the bank with a bomb. Many on the street passed along a story that Hoem had walked into the bank and placed a bomb on an employee's neck demanding money.
At some point during the robbery, the mother of one, told the bank manager that she was being forced to rob them by four men, according to court documents. To ensure she did the job, the men were watching her son at his Port Orchard school on Mullinex Road. Hoem was to get $50,000 from the bank and give the money to the men during a meet up at the East Bremerton Wal-Mart on Wheaton Way, according to court documents.
In response, police ordered a lockdown at the Mullinex Ridge Elementary School in Port Orchard as soon as they learned the name of Hoem's son. Shortly after, police released the school saying there was no threat.
"We had no credible information about anyone being at the school that would have caused abnormal alarm," said deputy Ben Herrin.
While at the school, police learned from the boy's father that Hoem had mental problems and was taking medication.
Following Hoem's arrest, a bomb technician entered the bank and left several times before police began to slowly return the busy commercial corridor to normal.
A group of pet shop employees at Naturally 4 Paws said that as police began to fill the strip mall parking lot authorities entered the store, caring AR-15 rifles and warned them to get away from the windows.
"They were worried about shrapnel," employee Matt Hornburg said
From a safe room in the back of the pet store, Hornburg said he was able to find about what was going directly across the street by checking Facebook on his smartphone.
Nino Bokuku, 37, said he got off work at the Olive Garden at 3 p.m. and traffic was backed up on Randall Way. He parked his car in the parking lot of Grocery Outlet, across the street from KeyBank, and was later told by a sheriff's deputy to move his car further away.
"He told me the area needed to be cleared. It's surprising to me that something like this would happen in the middle of the day," Bokuku said.
Nearby businesses evacuated or closed for the day.
Sharon Turner, 59, who had intended to go shopping at Grocery Outlet thought that there was a car wreck that had caused all the traffic backup.
"You never think nothing like this would happen," she said. "I've lived here all my life."
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For a moment, the stands of Death Valley, usually loud enough to register on the Richter Scale, were nearly silent.
It was a marked contrast to the usual spirited and raucous nature of the fans at an LSU home game and a poignant juxtaposition to the life of the man being honored by the moment of silence.
Shelby Holmes, 38, was not known for being silent, but for his laughter and jokes, his smile and thoughtful acts of kindness, according to those who knew him even a little.
Before the LSU Homecoming game on Saturday, LSU gave a short tribute and moment of silence for Holmes, a former LSU student who interned for the university's sports information department.
He was shot multiple times on Monday night a half-mile from his home in Old South Baton Rouge. Three days later, the well-known LSU Tigers and New Orleans Saints superfan died from complications.
Holmes still had his wallet on him when his body was found, and Baton Rouge Police said as of Friday, there were no leads in the case.
The Baton Rouge River Center, where Holmes worked, has created a memorial fund for Holmes, who lived with his mother, Dorothy Chissell, and cared for her and his three younger siblings. As of time of publication, $2,069 of the $50,000 goal has been raised.
Friends of Holmes say they alternate between sorrow and anger about Holmes' shooting death.
"I have my days of sadness. I have my days of anger, too," said Carl "The Cat" Dunn, one of Holmes' best friends, who had known him for almost 20 years. "How can people live with themselves (and) murder innocent people in this city?"
Dunn, also a huge fan of the Tigers and Saints, met Holmes when their paths crossed at various games and events surrounding their favorite teams.
"He was full of life and never had a cross word to say about anyone. He was always the life of the party... He always had a smile on his face," said Dunn.
Another friend, Andree LaPointe, said she will remember most about Holmes "that he was just joyful about everything. He was a very happy person. Once you met him and became friends, you were friends for life."
When the two went on a road trip to Arizona to attend an LSU game, LaPointe drove the entire way because Holmes never learned to drive.
"But he sang songs, played disc jockey, entertained me and made me laugh the whole time. He never went to sleep. Most people would've gone to sleep, but he kept me company...He was an all-around good guy," LaPointe said, adding that Holmes would give anyone anything "except give you a ride home because he didn't have a car, but he'd find a ride for you."
These sentiments are echoed again and again in conversations throughout the Baton Rouge community and even throughout social media. A Facebook page, Justice for Shelby, was created as a place for friends and family to share their memories, pain and photos of the beloved victim. It is also a place to bring awareness to Holmes' death in an effort to bring his shooter(s) to justice.
"A shot to the head? Come on, it's not fair," said Risha Dunn, Carl Dunn's wife. "He was a lovely man...I am heartbroken."
The man who was known for giving was taken from them, his friends said, in what they describe as a "senseless act of violence."
"He's just been taken from us way too soon," Carl Dunn said. "Way too soon."
Anyone with any information about Holmes' murder is urged to contact the Violent Crimes unit of Baton Rouge Police at 225-389-4869 or Crimestoppers at 225-344-7867.


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Women who get large amounts of the vitamin folate from food and supplements have a sharply lower risk of developing high blood pressure, according to researchers from Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in a study of 150,000 women. Women age 27-44 who consumed at least 1,000 micrograms of folate per day were 46% less likely to develop hypertension than women who consumed less than 200 micrograms. Women 43-70 saw a less pronounced yet significant 18% reduced risk of high blood pressure after consuming 1,000 micrograms of folate each day.
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Elevated homocysteine diminishes the ability of nitric oxide to dilate blood vessels, stimulates the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, alters the elastic properties of blood vessel walls, and increases oxidative stress. Subsequently, it is believed homocysteine contributes to elevated blood pressure. Correcting high homocysteine levels with folate, vitamins B12 and B6 could be a useful therapy for addressing hypertension say the authors.
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Essential hypertension in adolescents is associated with lower folate and higher homocysteine levels, and with signs of insulin resistance. Data suggests that hypertension in young individuals may be a part of early manifestation of insulin resistance syndrome, and that disturbed folate and homocysteine metabolism may play a role in the early stages of hypertension.
Additional studies are underway to further demonstrate whether folate intake or lowering homocysteine levels have a consistent direct, causal role in lowering blood pressure or a consistent ability to reduce risk for hypertension.
Intake of more than 1000 mcg/day of folate can hide symptoms of B12 deficiency. A blood test can measure serum B12, or see if methylmalonic acid is elevated as a proxy for functional B12 shortage. Oral supplementation with 1000 mcg/day of B12 corrects or protects against most cases of deficiency (except those due to metabolic or serious malabsorption issues). If untreated, B12 deficiency can result in nerve damage.
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Yahoo puppet monitors are ignoring spam. None of us, who follow the guidelines set out by the Yahoo's "Terms of Service" are allowed to post links unless "white listed". Apparently Yahoo has white listed spam links. There is some under the table "spamola" going on here, maybe to have a newly re-decorated executive suite nursery. For most middle class Americans that would be more than a year's salary provided they are still employed (until the banksters and the politicos destroy the value a year from now). But what else should we expect when the company's top dog is a Democrat. Check out her (Melissa Mayer's) donations to the BHO campaign for El Presidente.
Sorry. Yahoo doesn't "white list" Internet links for reference to the above.
Some of you who read this must be thinking that the authors of this message are taking some extraordinary risks of being "deleted". Consider the following:
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
In case no one has noticed, a new word has been created, "spamola".
The word, "spamola", does not exist as yet in any dictionary, but it should. It is a combination of "spam" and "payola". Payola is recognized as paying surreptitiously for broadcasting , usually music, as if broadcast free of charge because of its popularity, when in fact it was a case of pay for broadcast.
Therefore, "spamola" is the practice, in this case by Yahoo, to disregard obvious spam as if it is free advice, when in fact it is payment of a commercial bribe so posts would not get deleted for having links disallowed by those who "do not pay for play" (highly illegal in the case of broadcasting music). Thus the word, "spamola".
Take the lead of the HapiWondrers. All these executive suite hot-shots will react to is if they are shamed, or you can just roll over and contemplate your poverty stricken future due to the linkage existing with all manner of bankster inspired manipulators.
The Hall of Fame inductees for Yahoo spam include Motley Fool and Sucking Alpha.
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The blue color in hostas is generated by light reflecting off a waxy substance covering a green leaf. As the season progresses and that waxy coating is degraded by exposure to sun and rain, hostas tend to lose their "blueness." Thus, blue hostas grown in sheltered environments (i.e., less sun exposure) will tend to retain their blue color longer than those exposed to harsher conditions.
At the nursery we divide clumps every two or three years to increase our stock. We perform this function in the spring shortly after the "bullet" stage...when the divisions have just begun emerging from the ground. Try to salvage as much of the root system as practical. After the clump is dug, we wash the roots so that we can see where to divide....otherwise you may cut too many roots. We use sharp kitchen knives to perform the actual division...using a size that fits the size of the hosta. Most hostas have a basal plate of hard tissue between the foliage and the roots. Try to cut through only this basal plate area...and avoid cutting off roots. We generally transplant immediately after division, although sometimes we'll allow the plant to "harden off" for a day or so. The hardening off process may reduce chances of rot....but we rarely have this problem even when transplanting immediately.
In general, it is best to wait until a newly planted specimen has put out new roots before applying fertilzer. An exception is timed release fertilizer which may be applied to new plantings. For our established hostas we feed with a balanced granular fertilizer (13-13-13) in the spring before the leaves have fully emerged. After the leaves have emerged we recommend using a balanced water soluable fertilizer. If you use granular fertilzer after the leaves have emerged, try to ensure that none of the granules stick in the foliage....most fertilzers will burn the leaves. Generally, a good overhead watering will wash the fertilizer off the leaves. If you have access to well rotted animal waste compost you may add this to your beds....but keep the compost from hilling up on the plant's growing tips as this promotes rot.
The four main pests most hosta gardens face are deer, rabbits, voles and slugs/snails. We've tried most of the common deer deterrant methods...and none of them work....although one of our customers maintains a product called Plant Skydd works well for her. We're convinced that only fencing is effective and that solution is rarely practical. Luckily deer are browsers and generally just take a nip here and a bite there. However, they will occassionally shear a clump. Deer have a definite preference for fragrant hostas...we suspect they're "sweeter." Dogs can also be effective guardians of the hosta patch.Rabbits can be captured or killed in traps. Generally the only time we have trouble with rabbits is early in the spring when the leaves are just emerging. Once the plants mature we rarely see rabbit damage. Again, the common methods of deterrant (human hair, blood, soap, fox urine, etc.) have not been effective for us.Voles (and perhaps field mice) are our biggest pest problem. They burrow under the roots and eat not only the fibrous roots but the basal plate as well. Generally, this damage is performed in the winter when the plants are dormant. Most of the plants damaged in this way will live but will be much reduced in size. If you suspect voles, dig the plant and examine the roots. The lack of roots will be obvious and the rodent's teeth marks on the basal plate are frequently visible. Luckily, voles are fairly easily controlled by putting poison seed (which can be obtained in most garden centers) in their holes/burrows. Snakes are also fond of small rodents.Slugs (and in some parts of the country, snails) eat holes in the hosta leaves and are the most commonly described pest affecting most gardeners. They are also easily controlled by the regular application (about every three weeks) of slug bait which may be obtained at most garden centers. We have not used slug bait at the nursery for about ten years now. We have a small pond which produces lots of toads and frogs and these helpful creatures, in addtion to our wild turkeys, keep the beds slug free. Slugs may be controlled by hand picking as well. A few small flat boards placed strategicallly throughout the garden, but with a little space under each, will attract the slugs since they like to hide. Just look under the boards every couple of days and remove and destroy the slugs. If you're more adventurous you may stalk the garden at night with a flash light and catch the slugs on your hosta plants (generally on the underside of leaves). Some people swear that putting small bowls filled with beer in the garden (buried so that the rim is not an obstacle to the slug) attracts these noxious creatures. They then drown in the bowl. We know this method to be effective....but very messy.It must be kept in mind that regardless of all the above discussion about pests, hostas are just about the hardiest and most trouble-free plant you can have in your garden.
We use a number of potted hostas in our home gardens. Each spring we fill the pots with compost and then plant the selected speciman....usually a clump. If compost is not available you'll want to make sure the planting medium has some form of time release fertilizer included or added, since watering frequently (which is usually required for potted plants) leaches nutrients. Clay pots require more frequent watering than plastic pots. In the fall we remove clumps from the large pots (5 or 10 gallon pots) and replant the hostas at the nursery. For hostas planted in smaller pots, we sometimes bury the entire pot in the ground....ensuring the soil level in the pot matches the surrounding soil level. Thus, the plant is ready to go the following spring without experiencing transplant shock. Some of our Southern customers have told me they refrigerate potted hostas in December to fool the plant into dormancy and then take the plant out in February at which time the plant will emerge from its dormant state.
If your hosta order arrives at a time that makes it difficult or inconvenient for you to plant them quickly we recommend you refrigerate them. First, unwrap the plants to determine if the roots are still moist. If they are, rewrap them and refrigerate as is. If the roots are dry soak them for a few hours in tepid water, then re-wrap them....being careful to make sure they are just damp and not soggy. Be very careful to ensure there is no moisture on the leaves. The length of time you may successfully refrigerate hostas is directly related to how far the leaves have emerged. If the hosta are in the "bullet" stage...just starting to emerge from the ground...they may be stored for several weeks. If the foliage is more mature you'll have to plant them after a few days.
All hostas grow better with some shade. The ideal shade condition is high, dappled shade. Conversely, hostas will NOT do well in continuous dark shade....such as that provided by low growing evergreens. Green and gold hostas will generally take more sun than blues. The same hosta will look different when grown in sunny versus shady conditions. In general, the more sun a plant is exposed to, the lighter the colors will be.
Hostas will tolerate a fairly wide range of soils. However, they prefer good tilth conditions and a neutral to slightly acid pH. We amend our yellow clay with course sand and LOTS of compost. Since compost tends to disappear we try to add more every couple of years or so.
Of course, the smaller varieties need to be planted closer together than the larger varieties. In general, we find that planting the Large types about 30-36 inches apart will result in a "filled-in" look in a couple of years. Planting Medium varieties about 18-24 inches, Smalls about 12-18 inches and Dwarfs 6-8 inches apart will achieve the same result in most cases. Please keep in mind that some varieties reproduce faster than others and some spread faster than others too. These suggested spacings will achieve a "ground cover" look....but if you're trying to create a "specimen" garden you'll probably want to increase these spacings so that the individual plants can be appreciated without the distraction of being cheek to jowl with their neighbors.
Streaked hostas are generally unstable. This means that the plant will eventually change into a different form if left undisturbed. Usually such plants will change into a light color edged variety, a light center type or will develop solid color leaves. Examples of such hostas are: 'Dorothy Benedict,' 'Sweet Standard,' 'Fascination,' 'Galaxy,' and 'William Lachman.' In some cases the new form has been registered as a separate variety. For example, the cream edged form of 'Dorothy Benedict' is 'Nifty Fifty' and the all blue form is 'Janet's Joy.' Streaked hostas may generally be preserved in this form by periodically digging the plant and removing any divisions that do not conform to the desired streaked look. However, such plants will never achieve the huge size of varieties that are left undisturbed for many years.
Hostas Demonstrating Full Sun Tolerance Potential(Suggestions taken from the American Hosta Society and Home Gardeners' Recommendations)Yellow Hosta: August Moon, Gold Regal, Golden Sculpture Rising Sun, Squash Casserole, Sum and Substance, Sun PowerYellow Variegated Hosta: Gold Standard, Inniswood, Regal Splendor, SundanceFragrant Hosta: H. plantaginea, Aphrodite, Fragrant Bouquet, Fried Green Tomatoes', Guacamole, Honeybells, Invincible', Royal Standard, Summer Fragrance, So Sweet, Sugar & CreamWhite Variegated Hosta: H. undulata Albomarginata, Francee, Minuteman, PatriotGreen Hosta: Invincible, Pearl Lake
We have many clumps in our home gardens that have been undisturbed since 1989. However, if a hosta is not doing well in one location it sometimes helps to move it. In any event, hostas are best transplanted in the spring. We prefer to move them in the "bullet" stage....i.e., when the divisions are about an inch or two above ground and the leaves are still tightly wrapped. They should be replanted at the same depth they were growing in the old location. Obviously, you should try to preserve as much of the root system as you can. If you don't plan on dividing the clump, try to keep the root ball intact as you move it.
When exposed to high heat and direct sunlight mature hostas will need at least an inch of water per week. However, in more normal conditions established clumps can generally go for several weeks without water. Obviously, dwarf and small hostas with their shallower roots will need more frequent water than larger varieties. In addition, newly planted hostas, regardless of size, need fairly frequent watering until their root systems become established. Hostas will tolerate some standing water but if that condition lasts for more than a couple of days rot may develop.
Hostas need a period of dormancy, brought on by colder weather (and perhaps decreased light). Click here for a plant hardiness zone weather map. We prefer to remove the foliage in the fall, after it has died back. Leaving the foliage intact over the winter can provide a home for rodents and insect pests. In climates involving a frequent freeze/thaw cycle (like Illinois) hostas may heave. For the medium and larger varieties this usually is not a big problem. But dwarf and small hosta may die when their root systems become exposed. Thus, we recommend covering the smallest hosta with a couple of inches of compost (or peat moss) so that if they heave they'll find themselves in a friendlier environment. Then in mid or late March before the leaves start to emerge, we gently rake off the compost.
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What Alberto Gonzales Should Have Learned in Kindergarten
Teachers are always looking for those opportune moments in time when real life provides a chance to give students a rich example to consider. For those who teach history as well as those who seek to teach the development of character, there has perhaps been no greater opportunity to teach about American government or about ethical decision-making than to follow the recent issues surrounding Alberto Gonzales.
When he resigned last Friday, Gonzales put an end to several months of speculation regarding his future. His tenure as Attorney General was fraught with mis-steps and his inability to separate loyalty from right and wrong. As the man expected to be the symbol for the rule of law in America, the inability to separate loyalty from right and wrong will make him a future case study for those who seek to teach ethical decision-making.
If there were any doubts as to whether or not Gonzales was capable of handling his leadership role at the department of justice we need only turn to his own words. There was the obvious, "public service is honorable and noble" and the not so obvious, "I have lived the American dream" as he referred to where he had started in life. But in direct indication of his inability to grasp his true role, Gonzales also stated his "worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days."
Could a son insult the man who raised him any more? His father was said to be a hard-working immigrant, a construction worker who provided for his family until his death in a work-related fall in 1982. The father of eight children built the family home that would have only two bedrooms, lacked hot water, and was without a telephone until Alberto was in high school.
In fairness to Gonzales, his words were no doubt meant to honor his father. Yet, one should ask, what was a good day for his father? A day of honest, hard work and a job well-done? Building a home and a life for a wife and eight children? Taking pride in doing what was right and then raising a family to do the same? Watching his son achieve things a father could only dream of?
As a father, all of those moments would transcend the material side of life. Alberto may have money today. Alberto may also have risen to a position of extreme power. But he leaves under a cloud of suspicion that features a real perceived lack of integrity. He also leaves with the clear indication that he was not up to the job he was asked to do, lead the justice department of the world's greatest county.
Yet somehow he says his "worst days as attorney general have been better than his father's best days?" In uttering those words, Alberto Gonzales probably revealed more about himself than at any other moment in his public life.
Unfortunately, they are the words of someone who simply does not understand what being a public servant truly means. And with his choice of words, Gonzales manages to insult his father, a man who apparently actually understood what it meant to be a leader, and all others who toil with integrity outside the public limelight.
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- 1 Rockwell { 09.02.07 at 9:57 am }
Of course, this was not meant as an insult. I think folks in Gonzalez' family will see it as Alberto honoring his dad.
But you are right, it is very revealing. It reveals that some in government and some in the privileged classes don't value hard manual labor. How many of them will truly think about the tough jobs that keep this country going this weekend as many are out enjoying the Labor Day barbecues?
I think many were insulted by this because it reveals how America's class structure works, even for someone who was able to vault ahead in that system.
- 2 Lisa { 09.04.07 at 11:48 am }
I think your last paragraph perfectly captures Alberto Gonzalezs and perhaps GW as well. The sense of entitlement and inability to perceive the sacrifice of others is truly outrageous. As I said over on the Rant and Reason site even in leaving he seems to be setting things up to assist Bush by creating chaos, rather than trying to do what's right for the country. Although if he had had the country in mind he really should have left office back when the torture memo's were leaked. That would have shown some of the courage that our leadership seems to be lacking.
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This fall for the first time in about a decade, a new organization or business will be in the current location of Infinity Visual and Performing Arts.
Infinity is located at 115 E. Third St., but will be moving across the street to the ground floor of the Lynn Building at 301 E. Second St. The musical organization is moving for more space to fit its increasing membership.
With the group's planned move, Sam Teresi, Jamestown mayor, said city officials are seeking parties interested in moving into the 8,695-square-foot space. When Infinity started its lease with the city-owned complex, there was space for two businesses or organizations.
"When the other tenant left, Infinity leased the other space in the building too," he said. "It has been fully renovated during the past several years with a new utility system, district heating and a new air-conditioning system."
Teresi said the city is mainly interested in finding one tenant to rent the entire space. However, if two quality tenants are interested the area could be renovated back to its former look with a central entrance, a shared common area and two separate office spaces.
"We will negotiate with any tenant who wants do their own improvements or wants us to do them," he said. "We have several parties who have shown interest in the space. One in particular is showing a lot of interest in the space."
Teresi said city officials are gearing their search toward an organization or business that will complement the downtown arts and entertainment scene.
"That is our hope and priority, but at the end of the day, it is a financial situation so we want a tenant in the building," he said. "Twenty-five thousand (dollars) is generated a year (by the location) to benefit city taxpayers."
Teresi said Infinity leaving the space is bittersweet because they city doesn't want to lose the organization as a quality tenant, but city officials understand it is great the musical group needs more space.
"We understand the growth of Infinity as an organization is a positive thing with them having outgrown the space in the parking ramp and we are happy for them that they found a good fit in downtown Jamestown that positions them well as an organization to continue to grow in the future," he said.
Anyone interested in leasing the location can call Vince DeJoy, Jamestown development director, at 483-7541 or Jim Olson, city clerk and financial services director, at 483-7581.


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A family escaped a fire that spread to their house from a garage late Tuesday night in Marshalltown.
The Marshalltown Fire Department responded to the garage fire at 10 S. Third St. at approximately 11:15 p.m.
Scott Budge was on the computer in the home when he saw a red light from what he thought was a brake light from a car.
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"I went outside and saw the garage was up in flames," Budge said.
He woke up his mother, Susan Page, and they grabbed their dogs and left the house unharmed. Budge also lives in the home with his fiance, Sherri Benoit, who was at work at the time of the fire.
Fire Chief Steve Edwards said preliminary estimates indicate $25,000 in damage between four structures involved in the fire. A cause has not been determined, but an investigation is underway by the fire marshal, he said.
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The Marshalltown Fire Department is shown on scene of a fire at occurred at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at 10 S. Third St. A family that was at home when their garage caught fire was able to evacuate safely.
Sherri Benoit points to damage done at the garage of the home she lives in with her fiancée Scott Budge, left, and Budge's mother, Susan Page. Budge and Page made it out of the home unharmed and Benoit was at work at the time of the fire late Tuesday night at 10 S. Third St.
Edwards said the fire in the garage spread to the house and also caused damage to a neighboring garage at 209 W. Church St. and siding on a house at 207 1/2 W. Church St.
"It's an older house with multiple roof lines on it and the fire got into the house and spread," Edwards said. "Once it got into the house it took us a little bit to get it under control."
The fire crew was on scene for approximately four hours.
Also damaged in the fire were power lines that supplied the House of Compassion, 211 W. Church St., and three nearby houses.
The House of Compassion was closed Wednesday, but Alliant Energy crews restored power by 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Page rents the home at 10 S. Third St. from a friend in Cedar Rapids and hopes to purchase it. While the damage to the home was unsettling she said she hadn't had time to fully process the event.
"It hasn't hit me yet," she said.
Edwards was hopeful that house could be rehabbed and wouldn't be a complete loss, but said it was too early to tell on Wednesday.


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there is a tray where the old slave cd player goes. can be found in salvage yards or the stealership. i am sure someone will chime in with a pic.
Does anyone have pictures of their truck with a aftermakret deck? I want to put a new cd deck in my truck and take out the cd player and radio. Do they make trays to put where the old stuff goes?
there is a tray where the old slave cd player goes. can be found in salvage yards or the stealership. i am sure someone will chime in with a pic.
yeah id like to see some pictures
i will snap a few when the old lady gets home.
I will also try to get a few later. When I installed mine, I planned on buying the oem tray where the old cd player was. However when I pulled the cd player out I realized that it leaves a tray already, plus its a little bigger then the tray would be that you put it.
So in other words, even if you don't get a tray there will be a place to put misc items where the old cd was.
Yeah toss up some pictures and maybe i can answer some of my own questions i have about this.
here's mine. Pioneer headunit with the little cubbie hole replacement where the oem slave cd player was
1998 z71, 5.7L 350, 4wd- 6k HIDs
tilt the steering wheel all the way down, set e-brake, drop shifter into low, pop dash bezel out, unhook what needs to be, take slave cd player out, push cubby hole in. there are no tools needed. should take about 5 min.
I may have to do this soon too. Part of the problem is the led's are going out in the factory deck, and at night I have to feel around to skip songs or whatever, and now recently the cd player itself is getting harder and harder to take a cd. Keeps saying 'error' and spitting it back out.
Tape player still works though. Last trip to the dunes the tape adapter worked great hooked up the an ipod.
I have been craving some better sound quality though too.
96 Silverado 5.7 2500 4x4 ext-cab L-B, 89 firebird 3.4, 75 Dodge 4x4, and a few others
i did a kenwood head deck from
and rockford power speakers... 2 ways upfront and 4x6 in rear... soon to have sub and amp
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95 K2500 5.7 336k SOLD
06 Trailblazer LTZ
Subs are my next thing. I thinkI Ill have to go with a slim sub and box will i not?
hey. ive been lookin for that cubby hole. do you know if there is a way to get gauges to fit in there???
where can you get the cubby hole
where did you guys get those recessed after market cd player kits? I got mine from wally world and its a pos. It sticks out and just looks awful.
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Thus, Kael probably wouldn't have much use for Rodney Ascher's intriguing new documentary Room 237, which suggests that The Shining is, despite its relentless use of the Steadicam, about a lot more than tracking—a whole lot more, in fact (to be fair, Kael made note of Kubrick's metaphysical aspirations, his deliberate attempts to mystify the viewer, and how everything in the film—right down to the tracking patterns—are thematic). For fans of Kubrick's oeuvre and The Shining in particular, Room 237 is a journey down a rabbit hole worth taking, as the film immerses us in alternately fascinating, compelling, absurd, and frightening theories about what, exactly, The Shining is (or might be) about. Far from a boiler-plate adaptation of a best-selling Stephen King novel about the experiences of an isolated family taking care of a possibly haunted hotel during the bleak winter months, Kubrick's singular horror film is, in the words of the film's five interviewees, an elaborate puzzlebox of hidden and coded meanings that are ripe for exploration and explanation if you look at the film from just the right angle (or freeze just the right image, or watch it in the proper order, or ...). Of course, the fact that all these theories are in conflict with each other is strong evidence that The Shining's meaning is in the eye and mind of the beholder, although each interpreter presents his or her understanding of the film as absolute fact—something they are "sure of" and we should be, too.
One of the most interesting choices made by Ascher, a commercial and music video director making his feature debut, is the decision to leave the film's subjects completely off-screen. Thus, even though we hear in detail the personal reminiscences and complex analyses of The Shining presented by Bill Blakemore (a veteran foreign and domestic affairs correspondent), Geoffrey Cocks (a history professor), Juli Kearns (a playwright), John Fell Ryan (a recording artist), and Jay Weidner (an author, filmmaker, and hermetic scholar), we never see their faces. There are no talking-head shots, no traditional interview set-ups—just disembodied voices ruminating over various scenes from The Shining, some of which have to be slowed down frame by frame and zoomed in order for us to see the crucial detail that is, for whoever is speaking, key to the film's ultimate meaning. In a way, the subjects' lack of on-screen presence renders them abstract, subsuming their humanity into their fevered interpretations of a horror movie, which makes their analytical endeavors both more fascinating and more ridiculous.
Yet, even at their most strained, the theories propounded throughout Room 237 make for compelling intellectual fodder (it's the kind of film that literally demands a post-screening debate over coffee and cigarettes). The attention to seemingly minute details such as a poster in the background, or the placement of containers on a shelf, or the shift in direction of patterns in the carpet, or the sweater worn by a major character insists that we recalibrate our perception of the cinematic experience, moving inward from the surface narrative into a complex world of hidden-in-plain-sight signs, symbols, and metaphors that may have been purposefully planted (Kubrick was well known to have been fascinated by the use of subliminal advertising) or may be simple coincidence or continuity error.
The theories range greatly, and some of them hold our attention because they have genuine merit. For example, the argument that The Shining is at least in part about the genocide of Native Americans has always held some sway in my mind, regardless of which direction those Calumet baking soda cans are pointed in the dry storage room. On the other hand, some of them truly strain credulity, such as the over-the-top notion that Kubrick was indeed involved in faking the moon landing, 2001 was an elaborate test run for the special effects passed off as a major motion picture, and The Shining is actually a coded confession of his secret activities (every conspiracy theorist's wet dream). It's all there in little Danny's USA rocketship sweater, after all. Of course, maybe that was just part of Kubrick's twisted sense of humor, as he could have very well been toying with the rumors about his moon-landing involvement, of which he was undoubtedly aware. I found myself most intrigued by the seemingly ridiculous, yet gripping proposition that The Shining takes on its true form when simultaneously projected forwards and backwards with the two images superimposed. The manner in which sounds and images from different parts of the film happen to correspond visually and thematically is genuinely eerie, even if in the back of my mind I am quite sure it is call just coincidence. (Or is it?)
As should be clear by this point, Room 237 is ] a film for a limited audience of conspiracy theorists and Kubrick fanatics. It will hold little interest for those who haven't seen The Shining at least once and found themselves baffled, frustrated, and/or enthralled by the way Kubrick took a haunted hotel story (one of the oldest cinematic horror tales in the book, dating back to the silent era of Georges Méliès) and turned it into a philosophical rumination on the eternal nature of human evil and violence (if that's your interpretation, of course). Ascher, who also edited the film, keeps it consistently lively and engaging, mixing extended clips from The Shining with the humorous deployment of imagery from other Kubrick films (particularly Eyes Wide Shut) to illustrate various points. You might not buy into some or all of what is presented here, but after watching Room 237, I can all but guarantee that you'll never look at The Shining the same way again.
Overall Rating: (3.5)
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We all know that Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers are going to put up incredible numbers like usual, considering that they are the elite quarterbacks heading into 2012.
However, there are some quarterbacks who have the potential to really tear things up in this upcoming NFL season.
In 2011, we saw quarterbacks Cam Newton and Matthew Stafford perform out of their minds, and no one really saw the numbers they produced coming.
With that being said, here are five quarterbacks who can have surprisingly impressive 2012 seasons.


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Multiple Vendor AgentX++ Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Agent Extensibility (AgentX) Protocol was designed to address interoperability issues with extensible SNMP agents. AgentX++ is a C++ implementation of the AgentX protocol. It is one of several C++ based SNMP libraries developed by Frank Fock. For more information refer to the URLs below.
Remote exploitation of an integer overflow vulnerability within AgentX++, as distributed with multiple vendors' products, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the AgentX master process.
This vulnerability exists within the AgentX::receive_agentx function. If an attacker sends a request specifying the maximum 32-bit integer as the payload length, adding one will cause an integer overflow, resulting in the allocation of a "0" size buffer. Since an attacker can send as much, or as little, data as they wish, they can overflow the allocated heap buffer by an arbitrary amount.
Exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the running AgentX master process. In order to exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be able to connect to the AgentX master port, usually TCP port 705. No authentication is required.
The privileges with which this process runs varies in other situations. In order to listen on ports below 1024, root privileges are required. The master agent included with RealNetwork Helix Server v12 does not drop privileges after opening this port.
Although the issue is present in the Windows version of Helix Server v12, it is not exploitable due the implementation of the "recv" function in Winsock. In Windows, the "recv" function buffers incoming data, and will return a "WSAENOBUFS" error when a request is made for more bytes than will fit in the buffer. No data is read in this case.
iDefense confirmed the existence of this vulnerability in the following environments:
RealNetworks Helix Server v12 on Linux RealNetworks Helix Server v12 on Windows 2003 SP2 AgentX++ source code v1.4.16
All products utilizing the AgentX++ library are suspected to be vulnerable. Helix Server and Helix Mobile server versions prior to 14.0.0 are vulnerable (11.x,12.x and 13.x series).
iDefense is currently unaware of any workarounds for this issue.
RealNetworks Inc. has released a patch which addresses this issue. For more information, consult their advisory at the following URL. http://www.realnetworks.com/uploadedFiles/Support/helix-support/Securi tyUpdate041410HS.pdf
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CVE-2010-1319 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problems.
11/03/2008 Initial Vendor Notification
01/14/2009 Initial Vendor Reply
04/15/2010 Coordinated Public Disclosure
This vulnerability was discovered by Joshua J. Drake of iDefense Labs.
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JACKSON, MI – Some youngsters might wrinkle up their noses at being told to pull out a notebook and write a letter.
That's not the case at Jackson's McCulloch Academy of Technology and Science. Pulling out their pencils and notebooks means they're writing to pen pals.
Yes, in this age of technology, Camille Pace's 28 fourth-graders are communicating with Jackson College teacher education students the old-fashioned way in a program that's teaching both sets of students some valuable lessons.
"Some of the students who didn't want to write now can't wait to write," Pace said. "They can't wait to see what their pen pals have written, and they can't wait to write back."
Jackson College teacher education instructor Mary Belknap, Pace and students from both schools are sharing the program's success with Michigan's State Board of Education in Lansing on Tuesday, April 8.
"It's amazing to me the things that can happen when kids are put in the right learning environment," Belknap said. "I love this, and I can't get over how such a simple thing can make such a difference in a child's life."
The pen pals communicate with composition books that are traded back and forth through the school year.
"I write about my science project and our field trips and things going on in school," said 10-year-old Tyson Cole. "It's good practice."
The younger students' writing skills, such as sentence structure, spelling and grammar, have improved, Pace said. Belknap's students – all aspiring teachers – also get a real-life taste of what their futures may hold.
"I would use this program," said JC student Jennifer Cooper of Jackson. "The children are really willing to befriend us as pen pals and I have seen dramatic improvements, primarily in responses to questions."
Having a pen pal has given 10-year-old Zylia Murray a glimpse into college life.
"I ask questions about Jackson College because I want to go there someday," she said.
The pen pals are meeting at Jackson College on Monday, April 14 for lunch and a tour of the campus.
"We get as excited to read what they write as they do with us," said Jazzy Parks of Jackson, a JC student who hopes to someday teach fourth-grade. "This isn't a worksheet. It helps you learn where the students are in their studies first-hand."
Besides helping them with reading and writing, the JC students also have quizzed the McCulloch students on multiplication tables by writing story problems in the notebooks.
"It has been cool to get to know the kids and see what they can do and what they get excited about," said JC student Matthew Moyer of Adrian. "I've definitely learned a lot."
— Know of a unique or interesting classroom or project in any Jackson County school? Let me know about it for this In the Classroom feature, which runs weekly during the school year. Contact Leanne Smith, education reporter, at 262-0720 or email@example.com.


text: Angel Yau, a NYC based solo sketch comedian, storyteller and filmmaker. She started her comedy career unintentionally when she ran for her high school election. (There was a song involved that rhymes with her last name.) Her performances were apart of the Seattle Sketchfest, NYC Underground Comedy Festival, Philly Sketchfest, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival and Calgary's Funnyfest which makes her an international performer. She currently jokes around NYC and LA. She was on the UCB Beta Team, SCRAPS and now on the UCB Digi Team, LASH. She is still a very shy girl who will awkwardly ask if you can let her use your laptop charger because her laptop constantly is out of battery.


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Week in Photos: High School Sports Moments (Week of March 31-April 6)
The spring season officially got started this week - enjoy some high school sports photos selected from the Post-Gazette from the week of March 31-April 6.
(Photo: Portia McBride put up impressive numbers for the Elizabeth Forward softball team last season, going 17-8 with a 1.90 ERA and 166 strikeouts while earning all-section honors. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: North Allegheny's Zech Nachazel knocks the ball away from Butler's Jamison Smith during a game last week. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Second baseman Devin Kelosky is one of many experienced seniors returning for Riverside this season. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Sam Fragale is one of seven returning starters for Seneca Valley. Peter Diana/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Wayne Hydak is a returning starter who will pitch and play first base for Serra Catholic. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Colin Kaye, the defending WPIAL Class AA singles champion, returns as Sewickley Academy's No. 1 singles player. Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette.)
(Photo: Samantha Gibson, a student at Trinity Christian School, has earned a scholarship to Central Arkansas for the heptathlon. Special to the Post-Gazette.)


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Both BrightHand and Julie at The Gadgeteer have reviews of the new color Palm OS Clié from Sony. Pocket PC-friendly BrightHand gave it an Editor's Choice nod, while Julie liked it a lot but said it wouldn't displace her iPAQ. Check them both out, then you decide. VisorCentral also has an interesting thread talking about various Clié models and the fact that the Clié S320 is selling for $189. Prices are dropping!
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LITED 6301 Reading Recovery Teacher Clinical I -- 3 unit(s)
Participants in this course will develop understanding and expertise in: administering and analyzing the Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement, teaching Reading Recovery children, and understanding the theoretical basis of Reading Recovery instruction. Prerequisite(s): Students must be hired for the position of Reading Recovery teacher in a school. (Fall)
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• Look ahead for opportunities to share community Thanksgiving celebrations
Tribune staff
The annual thanksgiving donation program gave out 202 baskets to serve 672 people on Saturday, a count that matches with last year in terms of the baskets, but an increase in the number of individuals it served.
The Kachemak Bay Lions Club Annual Thanksgiving Basket Program serves families and individuals in need by providing turkeys or hams and all the fixings for the annual meal. Coordinator Fran Van Sant said the community was its consistently generous self in the many donations that came in, and the volunteer help.
Kachemak Bay Lions purchased 150 turkeys and received the rest in donations. Below are opportunities to join others at community meals:
• Caribou Family Restaurant, 672 East End Road, offers its annual free traditional Thanksgiving dinner. They will start serving at noon, and continue until the food is gone. Diners may bring a side dish, but it is not required. Donations will be accepted for the Homer Community Food Pantry.
• VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point holds a Thanksgiving dinner starting at 3 p.m. Thursday. Bring your favorite dish, or just yourself. For more information, call 235-4101
• Refuge Chapel, 397 East Pioneer Ave., offers a free turkey dinner with all the fixings. Serving starts at 1 p.m. Thanksgiving Day.
• Homer Elks Lodge, 215 W. Jenny Lane, serves a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from noon-3 p.m. Thursday for Elks members, guests, veterans, active members of the military and their families. The cost is $10; children, veterans and active military eat free.
• Land's End Resort on the Homer Spit will have their annual Thanksgiving Buffet feast from noon – 5 p.m. Call 235-0406 for more price and information.
• Alcoholic Anonymous hosts a potluck across the street from Don Jose's. The Thanksgiving Day potluck begins after the noon meeting and they will remain open until 10 p.m. For more information, call 235-6822.
• Homer even offers an opportunity to make sure the annual stuffing doesn't result in weight gain: The fourth-annual 5K Turkey Trot starts at 10 a.m. Friday at Two Sisters Bakery. You don't have to jog if you don't want to. It's a "run, walk or stroll" around town the morning after Thanksgiving. The run is sponsored by the Kachemak Bay Runners, with food donations to the Homer Food Pantry acting as an entry fee.
Christmas opportunities to volunteer
Even before Thanksgiving Day was over, Shari Daugherty and her team of elves were gearing up for the annual Share the Spirit Program. Get into the season by helping to share in the spirit of volunteerism and giving. Daugherty said they need a lot of helping hands and generous donors.
Share the Spirit: Monday opened the application process for the annual Christmas food basket and gift-giving program. Pick up an application at human service agencies, such as the Homer Food Pantry, Salvation Army, Head Start, WIC or any other agency that can verify an individual or family's need. You can also pick up an application at your local church. Applications will be accepted until Dec. 14.
• Monday also marked the first day Adopt-a-Family applications were made available at Wells Fargo, at the entrance of the bank. This is an opportunity to anonymously adopt a family to play secret Santa for, providing gifts based on information about gender, ages and sizes.
• The Christmas Food Drive runs from now until Dec. 20. Look for the big red barrels at Fritz Creek General Store, Kachemak Wholesale, Safeway, Save U More and Ulmer's. These businesses collect perishable foods for the Christmas baskets.
Daugherty said they also gratefully collect homemade canned foods, such as salmon and jelly. Each container must be labeled and dated, or it will not be included in a basket.
"In addition to being holiday-specific — like cranberry sauce and yams — what's really important to keep in mind is providing canned foods that are meals," she said. "We need things like ravioli, mac and cheese, tuna and chili."
• Giving Trees start going up after Thanksgiving: These gift trees will be displayed at First National Bank Alaska, Homer Bookstore, Kachemak Gear Shed, Safeway, Timeless Toys, Total Office, Ulmer's, Wells Fargo Bank and Alaska USA Federal Credit Union. Take an ornament bearing a child's name and purchase a gift to return to the Wells Fargo Tree by Dec. 20.
• The annual Share the Spirit Spaghetti Feed is Dec. 11, and acts as a fundraiser for Share the Spirit. Homestead Restaurant owners Rick and Sharlene Cline stepped up to volunteer as this year's coordinators. Businesses can call 235-7466 to place orders for delivery or pick up at the Elks Lodge. The Spaghetti Feed will serve both lunch and dinner, with the Homer Chamber of Commerce luncheon taking place upstairs. Raffle prize drawings and Christmas entertainment will spice up the Homer tradition.
• Lots of helping hands are needed for wrapping gifts and packing food baskets on Friday, Dec. 21. Things get underway at 9 a.m. in the Homer High School Commons. Daugherty said volunteers don't need to call ahead, and if you can't get there at 9 a.m., just come when you can.
"If you can't get there until noon, that's OK. There's plenty of work for everyone to do," Daugherty said. "We need all the volunteers we can get because we'll be putting it all together in one day." One crew packs baskets while another crew wraps gifts.
• On Dec. 22, food baskets and gifts will be distributed from the Homer High School loading dock, on the west side of the building. Daugherty said applicants are given a specific time to arrive to collect their packages so that people don't have to stand in line in the cold. She needs volunteers to help distribute these as well.
And don't forget that it's not just individuals who make a difference in sharing the spirit. Office groups, service groups or friends can team up to make a difference by signing up for specific tasks.
For more information on any of these events or with questions, call Share the Spirit, 235-7466.
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text: North of Motovun on the other side of the Mirna valley, Grožnjan (Grisignana) is an ancient hill village that was severely depopulated during the Italian exodus after World War II and given a new lease of life in the 1970s when many of its properties were offered to artists and musicians as studios. There's also a summer school for young musicians, many of whom take part in outdoor concerts organized as part of the Grožnjan Musical Summer (Grožnjansko glazbeno ljeto; w hgm.hr), which takes place every August. Indeed high summer is the best time to come, when most of the artists are in residence and a smattering of galleries open their doors. Outside this time, Grožnjan can be exceedingly quiet, but it's an undeniably attractive spot, with its jumble of shuttered houses made from honey-brown stone, covered in creeping plants. The town's battlements command superb views of the surrounding countryside, with Motovun perched on its hilltop to the southeast, and the ridge of Mount Učka dominating the horizon beyond it.


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The discounts can be huge when you bid on jewelry auctions
The discounts can be huge when you bid on jewelry auctions, but it is still important that you read all of the information that is given in the auction and if you have any questions, be sure to ask them. You want to be completely sure of what you are getting before you bid, as your bid cannot be removed without a great deal of trouble in most cases. A little time spent researching the item and reading through the detailed description is essential to get the best deal possible.
Wedding day is approaching and a great way to get your significant other a big diamond and/or a bridal set is by considering seized jewelry. You can take advantage of someone else's criminal activities to get jewelry at a significantly reduced price. Just imagine the joy that your fiancé will show when you are able to present her with the diamond of her dreams! It can be made financially possible when you bid on jewelry auctions that offer seized jewelry for bidding.
No matter what stones or metals that you like, there are pieces of seized jewelry that will fit your style and wants. The key is to find the pieces that you want the most and then bid on them. Be sure you set a maximum bid for yourself, so as not to get caught up in the bidding fun. It can be a competition at points, so you want to do it with your full faculties intact to ensure that you do not overspend or spend over the value of the jewelry piece.


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PROS / The satellite imagery support is a wonderful feature.
CONS / A barometric altimeter and electronic compass would be a nice addition.
VERDICT / This rugged unit has a lot to offer, but some users may miss the card reader.
While we generally prefer handheld GPS devices that can accept a user's data cards, the GPSMAP 62 has quite a lot to offer. This unit has a battery life that puts some GPS systems to shame, for instance. There is also its high-sensitivity receiver to consider.
The GPSMAP 62 comes with a worldwide basemap with shaded relief as well as photo navigation capabilities. With photo navigation you can download pictures from a Garmin site and GPSMAP 62 will guide you to the sites pictured.
When you are ready to add to the basemap, it is fairly easy to buy more maps based on your interests. There are marine maps and road maps and even custom maps readily available.
This unit supports BirdsEye Satellite imagery, which is a wonderful way to view the world. The clarity and detail of these high-resolution color images will amaze you – for a price. They're not free, but the annual subscription fee will be well worth it to help you get access to these wonderful images of the world from above. The detail in these images could be helpful to a number of different types of GPS systems users. Hikers and campers will be able to find trails and clearings for campsites, geocachers can glean information about terrain in their target areas, and hunters can scout places for standards.
You can load geocache details straight onto the GPSMAP 62. No need to write it all down and input it yourself. This will save time and trees.
This design does not feature a touch screen, but this will only be a drawback for some users. There are still plenty of outdoor enthusiasts that prefer buttons on GPS systems controls. The screen is backlit, so viewing it at night will not be a problem.
This unit has accuracy levels that are comparable with others in our lineup – within 10 meters of your exact location about 95 percent of the time.
These GPS systems have a pretty impressive battery life. You will get about 20 hours out of just two AA batteries. It's nice not to have to worry about batteries constantly when you are on a great outdoor adventure.
Unfortunately, these GPS systems do not accept SD cards. There is quite a bit of onboard storage, but allowing SD cards would make storage essentially limitless. Also, this unit lacks an electronic compass and a barometric altimeter. We had come to expect these features, as most of its competitors in the GPS system arena offer them, but the GPSMAP 62 does not. This unit's sibling GPS systems, the GPSMAP 62st and the 62s, offer a lot of what was missing on the one we considered, but they cost quite a bit more.
Each user has unique adventures in mind when shopping for GPS systems. The GPSMAP 62 offers a high-sensitivity receiver, good battery life, worldwide basemap, geocache-friendly features and a high level of accuracy. It lacks things like SD card compatibility, a barometric altimeter and an electronic compass. However, this system is particularly rugged and may be especially well suited to backpackers who need to find an accurate reading regardless of heavy tree cover or deep canyons.


text: Tuesday 29, January: Benetti has once again successfully launched another yacht again. This time it is production yacht number 11 from their Benetti Classic branding or BC 111. The new launch also represents their first black colored hull from the Benetti yard in Viareggio Italy. According to Benetti, it was the owners who clearly wanted a black hull for this yacht and resulted in some form of history being made for Benetti. The black hull works well with this size yacht and will make her stand out against all the other Benetti Classic models roaming the oceans. Beverley was built with the owners having the charter market in their minds-eye. Therefore massive emphasis, attention and detail were placed upon the design of the interior. Beverley's interior was designed by Geraldine Darlington. Various luxurious fabrics complement the loosely placed furniture and emphasize the clash between modern arrangement and classic feel. Benetti suggest that the interior is commanded by hues of orange and red, black and brown, therefore resulting in a warm ambient interior environment. The ensuite bathrooms beckon attention with rich materials like onyx coupled with emphasis of a preponderant white and honey style. The floors did not escape the luxurious endeavors of her owners as they are clad in teak, wenge and dark cherry. Beverley's owners also incorporated quality wood finishes to the cabinetry. They ended up choosing a widely utilized wood but none-the-less, a beautiful wood in, cherry. This pervades in the cabinets and paneling throughout the interior. Couple this with the red, orange, black and brown hues; an interior that flows in harmony with its accents was born. Here are some statistics on the Benetti 120 Classic line: LOA: 120' BOA: 26' Draftt: 6' Displacement: 220 tonnes Engines: 2 X CAT C30, 1,550 BPH Generators: 2 X Kohler 55 KW Speed: 16 knots (max), 15 knots (cruise) Fuel Cap: 38,000 l Range: 3,300 NM at 11 knots Main Tender: 1 X custom Pascoe For more on the Benetti Classic, Beverley travel to the builder's website at: http://www.benettiyachts.it/news/mcms/docs/Varo%20BC111%20Beverley%2001.02.08%20inglese.doc http://www.benettiyachts.it


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This gun shooter is truly the fastest shooter in the world if not the fastest gun ever. You can see in this video how he hits 5 targets in under ONE second. It's mind bogglingly amazing to see him draw his gun, and destroy each individual target. Don't blink because you'll miss the hole thing! Enjoy this video of the fastest gun shooter in the world!
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