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Braun to attend benefit at 8-twelve for children at Froedtert
Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun will meet guests May 22 at 8-twelve MVP Bar & Grill in Brookfield at the inaugural benefit for the SURG Restaurant Group's Fund for Children.
The fund will supply toys and other items for children in emergency rooms or waiting rooms at Froedtert Hospital. SURG partners Michael Polaski and Omar Shaikh decided to set up the fund after the community's response to help the children who lost parents in the Azana Spa shooting in Brookfield in October. The fund would help children who are patients as well as children who are waiting for word about family receiving treatment at Froedtert, according to a statement from the group. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Video: Summerfest dancer Chris Briggs speaks about hobby, gives a lesson
There are a lot of different types of people at Summerfest — musicians, wild teenagers, families, music enthusiasts. And then there's 58-year-old Chris Briggs, who dons a tie-dye T-shirt and dances. And dances. And dances. He's boogied through the crowds every hour of every Summerfest since the late 1980s.
Briggs gets all sorts of reactions from fellow attendees: giggles, grumbles and even butt grabs. »Read Full Blog Post
OneRepublic with Mayer Hawthorne at Marcus Amphitheater
After five nights of sold-out and near-capacity shows at the Marcus Amphitheater, Summerfest returned from a single day's slumber Tuesday with OneRepublic — and entire sections of the amphitheater empty.
That speaks more to this year's exceptional Marcus lineup than to OneRepublic's appeal. The band, led by superstar pop producer Ryan Tedder (Beyoncé's "Halo," Adele's "Rumour Has It," among others) is having a great 2014 following years of strong singles, thanks to its biggest hit to date, "Counting Stars." And OneRepublic proved itself a worthy headliner for a crowd thrilled that the band extended its tour for one last show. »Read Full Article(1)
Nas, Switchfoot, Lake Street Dive, Los Lonely Boys, G. Love and Special Sauce and more
Rap and hip-hop have decisively entered middle age: some of each genre's older practitioners can, at live shows, commemorate their classic albums just as Springsteen commemorates his. »Read Full Article
Dinesh D'Souza's 'America' celebrates country, bashes critics
To paraphrase the description of Fred Astaire's dance partner, Ginger Rogers, conservative filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza does everything liberal filmmaker Michael Moore does, but in reverse.
They are the rubber and glue of political agitprop, a description that also describes contemporary political debate. »Read Full Article(8)
Melissa McCarthy's formula wears thin in 'Tammy'
Prolific Melissa McCarthy is no underachiever, but she may not be living up to her potential.
Unless she is, which explains why every movie she makes looks like the others. »Read Full Article(1)
'Earth to Echo' phones same number as 'E.T.'
Ever since "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" was released on VHS in 1988, home has been where the heartlight is.
But that hasn't stopped a galaxy of E.T. imitators, fronters, wannabes and poseurs from beaming onto movie screens over the past 25 years. I'm looking at you, "Mac and Me." »Read Full Article
Tuesday's Summerfest country pick: Kip Moore
A daily pick of the best country stars and newcomers at Summerfest
Kip Moore - 8 p.m., with special guest Blackjack Billy at the BMO Harris Pavilion »Read Full Blog Post
Where to watch U.S. vs. Belgium World Cup action
The United States takes on Belgium in the round of 16 — that just sounds better, and less cheap, than the knock-off round — at 3 p.m. today.
Can they keep the run going? Tune in on ESPN to find out, or check out Tap Milwaukee for places where you can watch World Cup action with some friends (including some you'll meet today). »Read Full Article
Chocolate Factory opens in Shorewood, its eighth location
The Chocolate Factory, the sub shop and ice cream parlor, has opened its eighth location, at 4330 N. Oakland Ave. in Shorewood.
It opened Friday. The Chocolate Factory's hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The number for the store is (414) 431-4713; the menu can be seen online. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Summerfest resumes, sailing, Historic Third Ward tour and more
After a daylong hiatus, Summerfest resumes with a packed schedule that will continue through Sunday. Today's a great day to attend because everyone (yes, everyone) gets in free from noon to 3 p.m. Before you arrive, don't forget to download the Best of Brew City mobile app for a pocket guide of Summerfest activities, food/drink and daily deals.
OneRepublic with Mayer Hawthorne and the American Authors headline tonight's Marcus Amphitheater show. If you'd rather check out general admission stages, try one of Journal Sentinel music writer Piet Levy's three picks for the day: Nas (10 p.m., Harley-Davidson Roadhouse), Lake Street Dive (7:30 p.m., Johnson Controls World Sound Stage) or Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (5 p.m., Uline Warehouse). See a full list of the day's 50-plus performances in Tap Milwaukee's Summerfest Section. »Read Full Blog Post


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Sallee Beneke is currently an Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education at St. Ambrose University. Sallee received her PhD in Special Education from the University of Illinois. Sallee has been a Resource Specialist for STARnet, Kindergarten teacher, director of a lab school, college instructor, master teacher, prekindergarten at-risk teacher, early childhood special education teacher, and childcare center director. Sallee has authored or co-authored books and published articles on the Project Approach, documentation of children's learning, science and oral language development, and calendar time in early childhood classrooms. Sallee can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree programs are transfer degrees, and are designed for students who intend to continue their educations after LCCC. Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees do not have specific majors, but can be tailored to apply toward a number of different majors at the bachelor's degree level at the LCCC University Partnership and other universities.
Students seeking the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree must complete the appropriate General Education/Transfer Module requirements as specified in the College Catalog.
Business and Entrepreneurship
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Tourism - Hospitality Major
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Computer and Digital Forensics
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Computer Applications Integration Specialist
Computer Information Systems - Software Development
Computer Information Systems - Network Communications Technology
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Assistance available with health insurance process
WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) has been designated a Certified Application Counselor (CAC) organization to assist the public with the health insurance marketplace process. Services are offered free of charge to everyone, not just patients of WMCHC physician practices.
WMCHC has appointed two full-time outreach enrollment coordinators, thanks in part to a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train and retain staff for this service.
To make an appointment or inquiry regarding the insurance process, call 570/251-6569, or 570/251-6554.
Meantime, the Wayne Library Alliance and WMCHC will present a series of general information sessions on the new health insurance marketplace—who is eligible, what information you need to have, what options you can choose from, when the deadlines are and more—to be held at the following libraries on the following dates:
Bethany Library, Saturday, November 9 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon,
phone 570/253-4349
Newfoundland Library, Wednesday, November 13 from 1 to 3 p.m.,
phone 570/676-4518
Hawley Library, Tuesday, November 19 from 4 to 5 p.m., phone 570/226-4620
Honesdale Library, Wednesday, November 20 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., 570/253-1220
Hamlin Library, Thursday, November 21 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., phone 570/689-0903


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Fireworks and more set for Fourth
Residents have many choices of events to enjoy this Fourth of July holiday weekend, from fireworks to concerts to community rallies.
Barbour County
The Barbour County Chamber of Commerce, the Barbour County Fair Association and the Barbour County Commission will again provide a complimentary fireworks display during the Independence Day weekend.
Fireworks will start promptly at 10 p.m. Friday at the Barbour County fairgrounds on Route 250 between Belington and Philippi. Gates will open at 7 p.m.
A free-will offering will be accepted at the gate for those who can help with the cost of the event. There is no charge for parking. Contributions also may be sent to the Barbour County Chamber of Commerce, 101 College Hill Drive, Box 2124, Philippi 26416.
Tucker County
Canaan Valley Resort State Park has a full day of holiday activities on Thursday. From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. a "Kite Making and Flying" program will be offered at the Nature Center, followed at 10 a.m. by a Bald Knob hike located the Bear Paw Ski Area. Wagon rides and marshmallow roasting activities will be offered beginning at 6 p.m., with registration at the Beech Club.
On Friday, Uncle Sam's Birthday Party, a long-standing tradition in Canaan Valley Resort, will be held. Proceeds from the elimination-style dinner support annual Tucker County Foundation grant and scholarship awards and Uncle Sam's Unrestricted Fund. For information or to purchase tickets call 304-478-2930.
On Saturday and Sunday, Canaan Valley Resort will offer Windfest. The Wings over Washington Kite Club will conduct kite building workshops for all ages. Along with the workshops, club members will demonstrate stunt flying, and fill the sky with their jumbo kites. For more information go to canaanresort.com.
On Saturday, the Tucker County Alpine Festival will present Celebration of the Arts, and will offer a free afternoon concert featuring the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra at Canaan Valley Resort Tube Park area. The public is invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets. The concert begins at 3 p.m., and gates will open at 1 p.m. Food and beverages will be offered at this event.
Saturday evening offers a fireworks display presented by the Thomas Volunteer Fire Department. Donations are appreciated. Firework activities begin at dark, around 9-9:30 p.m.
Upshur County
There are no public events planned for the Fourth of July in Upshur County. The West Virginia Strawberry Festival has opted for the second straight year not to stage a fireworks display, citing financial reasons. Officials canceled last year's display shortly after the June 29 storms wiped out power to many in the county.
Pocahontas County
Snowshoe Mountain is offering the Homegrown Arts & Music Festival, a celebration of the music, arts and culture of Appalachia and West Virginia, Friday through Sunday.
Those attending can experience the traditions of yesterday and enjoy the talent of today with a variety of vendors and bands. The event will feature musical entertainment from David Buhrman, Shane Meade and the Sound, The Chris Lane Band, Jordan Covington, The Carpenter Ants, The Boatmen, Fletcher's Grove, The Hackensaw Boys, Jason Hall and Bo McMillion.
On Saturday, Snowshoe Mountain will offer Community Appreciation Day. Residents from Pocahontas, Randolph or Webster counties can receive a free scenic lift ride, admission to Split Rock Pool and more activities and savings.
Lewis County
Stonewall Resort will offer the McFly Outdoors Summer Concert Series on Saturday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with country music by Rustic Highway and the folk country sounds of James Archer.
A fireworks show will take place at approximately 9:30 p.m. over Stonewall Jackson Lake. Some of the best views of the fireworks show can be found on the pedestrian boardwalk, which can be accessed a short walk from the Roanoke Activity Plaza.
There is a $5 per car admission fee to enter Stonewall Resort State Park on Saturday. Once inside the park grounds, there is no cost to attend the concert or fireworks.
Randolph County
The Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will present the 29th Mountain State Street Machine Car Show this Fourth of July weekend, as well as a fireworks display set for 9:30 p.m. Friday.
See Tuesday's edition of The Inter-Mountain for additional details.
Also, the West Virginia Patriots will present a God and Country Rally Thursday at noon at the Elkins City Park Main Pavilion.
The event will feature the Baptist Bible College Singing Patriots, patriotic music and speeches, drama reenactments and games and prizes for the children. Free watermelon, face painting and a dunk tank will be offered for everyone to enjoy.
The event will be offered rain or shine. Those attending may bring canned goods or paper products for the Rock Ministries Food Pantry.


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Jean Adams
New Glarus, WI/Madison, WI--Jean Ada Adams, age 83, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013 at the New Glarus Home. She was born Aug 27, 1929 in New Glarus, the daughter of Norma (Marty) and Wilbert Zweifel. She graduated from New Glarus High School and married Richard J. Retrum on May 1, 1949 and moved to Blanchardville and helped her husband farm and taught dancing in many communities including New Glarus, Mt Horeb, Darlington, Dodgeville, Janesville, Monroe and finally Madison and Sun Prairie. Jean received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Dance Council. She was very involved in the community and taught Sunday School, sang and directed the choir and Christmas programs and also directed and choreographed award winning 4-H musicals. Jean loved to go boating with her family and was an accomplished water skier. She was blessed with two children, Jo Jean of Madison and Richard Jr. (Sue) from Blanchardville. She was also married to Gerald Adams of Monroe in August of 1970.
Jean is also survived by 7 grandchildren, Jorene Leonard (Chris Grabowski)of Las Vegas and Joe Leonard of Wisconsin Rapids, Tonia and Corey Jorgenson of Wayzala MN, Jason and Jessica Retrum of Fitchburg, Rachel and Michael Droessler of Hazel Green, Natalie and Wade Wyse of Blanchardville, and Hans Retrum of Blanchardville. Jean also had 8 great grandchildren, Jozlyn Jean Grabowski, Johanna and Georgia Jorgenson, Kyleigh Retrum, Isaac and Cora Droessler, Evelyn and William Wyse. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Elaine Barlow and LouAnn Christensen and her brother John Zweifel.
Jean was a great teacher and taught thousands of children how to dance plus taught ballroom and country western dancing at Park Ponderosa Ballroom to thousands. She was proud that she could teach anyone how to dance. Her daughter Jo Jean and her worked together to create the dance company Wisconsin Dance Ensemble and produced many beautiful Nutcrackers and other ballets. Her costumes were spectacular. She loved being with her family and especially enjoyed her trips to Hawaii and New York and her home country Switzerland. She loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren as they were her inheritance, her pride and joy. The show must go on.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Swiss United Church of Christ, 18 Fifth Ave., New Glarus, WI with the Rev. Todd Hackman officiating with burial in the Swiss Church Cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Zentner-Beal Funeral Home, 29 Sixth Ave., New Glarus, WI.
In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the Jean Adams Endowment Fund, Dance Wisconsin for her love of dance at 6332 Monona Dr., Monona, WI 53716.
An online memorial with guestbook is available at www.bealfuneralhomes.com


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A traveling Smithsonian exhibit, exploring the connections between Americans and the food they produce, prepare and present on the table will open today at 2 p.m. at Eastern New Mexico University's Golden Library in Portales.
The exhibit, "Key Ingredients: America by Food" will run through April 4 and be connected with a variety of local events over its six week run.
The exhibition, traveling to 150 venues, details how food shapes American culture and how the food industry and its technology have changed throughout history.
All events are free and open to the public.
The exhibit kicks off at 2 p.m. in the Golden Library. The afternoon will start with an opening ceremony, a reception, a quilt-themed show and various presentations about food.
During the exhibit there will be a "Kids' Day" at 1:30 p.m. March 8 and several free movie nights with free popcorn, as well as a number of other events.
For information, contact Merlene Olmsted at 562-2075 or e-mail email@example.com
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What: Smithsonian exhibit
Where: Eastern New Mexico University's Golden Library in Portales.
When: 2 p.m. today through April 4
Mondays through Thursdays — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sundays — noon to 8 p.m.,
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The Polar Express Holiday Show
The holiday tradition of a huge, family oriented outreach production presented by Rhonda's FooteWorks continues in the North Country- but with a "little twist". Instead of bringing back "A Holiday Surprise", Director Rhonda Foote has decided to bring the classic "Polar Express" to life on a local stage. And, the biggest addition? Another local group whose performances serve their community: Stage Notes. The Stage Notes singers will perform the beloved songs from The Polar Express live as Rhonda's FooteWorks dancers take the stage. Even the youngest of each group is featured, as Stage Notes Jr. will be featured in "Frosty The Snowman", danced by the studio's Mini Star Company (age 5-8). A pre-show performance by the studios Tots and PreSchool students will also be sung by Stage Notes Jr, reminding us all that "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town". Rumor has it that The Man In Red will make an appearance after each show. The shows will be presented on Saturday, November 30th at the Immaculate Heart High School in the auditorium. Shows are at 2:00 and 7:00 pm. The 2:00 p.m. show will be interpreted by Aldebaran Interpreting Services for the hearing impaired community. General admission is $6.00 and the event is a Yellow Ribbon event; show military identification and admission is $5.00. Suggested attire for this event is holiday pajamas! Profits from ticket sales will go directly to Daimon and Seeley Tuttle. The three- year old and eight month old sons of John and Tiffany Tuttle, Gouverneur, both suffer from a rare disorder, yet to be precisely diagnosed. This disease has left them both legally blind, and Seeley also faces several other medical challenges. The family travels all over the country seeking the best medical care for their young sons. Funds raised at the door and via the large silent auction in the lobby will assist with these costs. For advance sale tickets, or to donate to the auction, email firstname.lastname@example.com. For further information, visit www.rhondasfooteworks.com


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Without your support, the zoo would not be able to provide the Mid-Michigan area with the safe, fun, educational and beautiful experience that it does.
In 1987, the Saginaw Valley Zoological Society formed and took over management of the zoo from the City of Saginaw in April 1996. The zoo is classified as a non-profit, 501-C3 organization.
The beautiful expansions and capital improvements at the zoo are possible because of the generous support of local foundations. The care and feeding of the animals at the zoo and the day-to-day operations are funded by zoo gate admissions, Zoo Store, concessions, and beginning in 2016 a Saginaw County millage.
There are many ways to support the Children's Zoo!
Memberships to the zoo are a great way to enjoy the zoo at tremendous savings while supporting the zoo's programs and operating.
The zoo welcomes donations in many forms. General donations, which also includes memory or honorary donations and train and carousel fund donations are a great way to show your support. Donations to the zoo's endowment fund are also encouraged, to ensure that the zoo will be able to provide future generations with family-oriented fun and education.
Corporate donations and event sponsorship donations are also ways to help the zoo provide the events and programs that are so popular.
Other ways to support the Children's Zoo include purchasing Engraved Bricks, our Adopt-an-Animal program and volunteering at the zoo. The zoo also has a Wish List that you can help replenish.
To better secure the future of the zoo, planned giving through a will, trust, gift annuity or life insurance is another way to be sure the zoo is here for future generations. Tax benefits apply, so consult your financial planner.
2016 Saginaw Valley Zoological Society Board of Directors
|Jennifer Jaffee
|Michael Kelly
Vice Chair
|Sandra Worner
Recording Secretary
|Tara Girard
|Elissa Basil
Immediate Past Chairperson
|Judy Weldy
Board Advisor
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Dave Case
|Julie Kozan
|Jim Theisen
|Carol Lechel
|Sherrie Fritze-Harris
|Mary Sue Markey
|Carrie Houtman
|Kevin Schultz
|Katie Kelly
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Spooky Friends Gift Tin
This gift tin is filled with ghoulish treats will feed all of your favorite scary characters! Choose our Traditional that is filled with Cheddar Cheese, Butter and Brown Sugar Caramel or our 6-way which contains Nutty Caramel, Brown Sugar Caramel, White Cheddar, Cheddarific, Kettle, Chicago Chic ®. What a memorable ways of sending Halloween wishes.


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Martika LA was spotted on MySpace in 2009 where her musical talent and mixed heritage beauty (She is part Ghanaian, Greek, British and Dominican) saw her fast-tracked into girl group RD aka Ruff Diamondz. With RD she recorded and sang for two years, supporting JLS on tour and playing to tens of thousands of fans.
Since departing the group she has been focused on writing and recording new material. Now armed with a new sophistication and mature sound, Martika LA gears up for her debut album release in 2013. 'Give Me Your Love' is released 12/12/12 on Soko Records.


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The eight humans were biologists. Even with their training ringing in their ears (don't feed the wildlife!), they took to him. They talked softly to him. They named him Al and called him over.
Within 24 hours he was sitting in their laps, enjoying pancakes and ham trimmings. But he was not a pet; he had never done this before at the lodge. And he hadn't flown in from somewhere else where he might have learned this. He was just a few weeks out of the nest.
This was a smart bird. He could read human body language and took the risk of approaching a different species than his own. His brain and his behavior allowed him to be a survivor.
Ravens are large cousins to the crow. The whole crow family, called corvids, includes not only crows and ravens but jays, magpies and nutcrackers. All of these birds are exceptionally intelligent and highly social.
Corvids are so social that they are usually found in groups, sometimes numbering in the thousands. The group develops a hierarchy but they still work together and share food. They learn from their parents and from their peers. They recognize potential danger and don't hesitate to voice their opinions.
A gang of crows will mob hawks and owls, screaming 'bloody murder' until the predator leaves. Perhaps that is why a group of crows is referred to as a "murder" of crows!
I read about a Canadian farming community that was beset by a huge flock of crows. Over a half a million birds threatened the townspeople's livelihood, and the mayor declared war on the crows. The next day, the hunters went out to shoot crows. One crow was shot. Just one. All the rest flew off. And they must have communicated among themselves about the incident. Because, thereafter, all crows in the area flew around that community's fields! If they did fly over them, it was at an altitude too high for birdshot.
Some members of the crow family are especially adept at using tools to get food. One crow named Betty took a piece of wire (she'd never encountered wire before) and bent the end into a hook in order to fish a basket of food from a long transparent tube.
There are also anecdotes of crows dropping clams on a stretch of road (actually a ferry exit) and waiting, yes WAITING, until the unloading vehicles actually ran over the clams, releasing bits of sweet, sweet clam meat. And by then, the lane was empty of cars as the other lane loaded on to the ferry. Is that not smart?
How can something with a bird brain have language, memory, insight, use tools and solve problems? Corvids also show wrath, play and even become avian delinquents. There is a lot more going on in these birds' brains than we previously thought.
In the last few decades, scientific research into the neural anatomy of birds has revealed surprising abilities. We share many of our human capabilities with certain birds, in particular the corvids and the parrots. Even our brain's size relative to our body weight is similar. Our brain is 1.9 percent of our body weight. Crows' brains are 1.4 percent. Compare this with a blue whale whose brain is only 0.01 percent of its body weight.
Wrong a crow, and it will remember. One man learned this the hard way. His wife fed the crows and enjoyed their antics. He did not. One day he threw a rock at the flock of crows. Thereafter, the crows followed him on his walks, scolding him. They pooped on him. They pooped on his car, but not his wife's car. Even when he parked his car in his wife's spot, the crows selectively pooped on his!
Likewise, show a crow a kindness, and it will remember. One lady rescued a fledgling crow and put it on a low roof. She also put a can of cat food up there. The crows realized that she was trying to help them, placate them. They watched her but never ever scolded her, mobbed her or pooped on her.
Sometimes, the crows themselves will show kindness. One couple observed a starveling kitten walking through their yard. The kitten was accompanied by a crow. The crow was finding worms and bugs and giving them to the kitten to eat. The couple adopted the kitten, but the crow stayed too. Every morning for years, the crow would knock on the back door and wait for the kitten to come out and play!
Another gentleman regularly prepared delicious crow food (chicken skin, pet food, bits of eggs) and daily placed it on a feeding platform in his back yard. The crows always came. One day, he asked the flock, "How come I always bring you things, and you never bring me anything in return?" I am sure he didn't expect an answer. But later that day he looked at the empty feeder and saw a tiny purple object on it. Upon examination he found it was a candy heart, of the Valentine's Day kind. It was worn but it still clearly had the word "LOVE" on its surface. Doesn't that give you the "weebie-jeebies"?
Other gifts followed: A special twig. A cylinder of concrete. A flower. The gentleman saved them all. One day, the gifts stopped. He noticed that one of the crows in the flock was no longer there.
Could all of this just be coincidence? Maybe.
We don't have too many American Crows in Bee County. The southern boundary of their range in Texas was believed to be Medio Creek. But I have seen them beyond that. Watch for them! And remember how smart they are. In fact, they are probably watching you!


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March 5, 2004
(Springfield, Ill.) State Schools Superintendent
Robert Schiller Friday released the first round of grants
for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Partnerships
(IMSP) program, targeted to benefit nearly 1,000 teachers
in 130 high-need school districts.
The discretionary grants offer additional training to
teachers to enhance their content knowledge and skills
in both math and science. The initial recipients reflect
partnerships between regional offices of education, public
school districts, universities and national science laboratories.
The learned teaching methods are intended to drive student
achievement in those two core areas.
The Illinois Math and Science Partnership program
opens doors for teachers by joining them with experts
in mathematics, science and engineering, said State
Superintendent of Education Robert Schiller. By
sharing talents, resources and facilities teachers will
be better equipped to improve student achievement in mathematics
and science in areas of our state with the greatest need.
The competitive grants will require participants to attend
two-week institutes this summer and four follow-up sessions
during the 2004-2005 school year. Participating teachers
will become part of a statewide research team that will
test their newly acquired skills in their classrooms.
Teachers will also be asked to evaluate their new teaching
methods and report their successes and/or suggestions
for refinement.
The grants are federally funded through Title II, Part
B of the No Child Left Behind act.
Illinois appropriation for 2004 is slightly more
than $3,200,000 with approximately $5,200,000 anticipated
for the next cycle of grants. The release for the new
Request for Proposals is tentatively scheduled for early
The first cycle of the program culminates in the April
2005 with special recognition at the State Capitol, during
which each participant displays the diversity of their
partnership portfolios.
The ten coordinating offices and their partnerships are:
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Tractor crash critically injures Bennington manJuly 18,2013Tractor crash sends man to Albany
BENNINGTON A local 84-year-old man was critically injured in a crash on Carpenter Hill Road about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to Lt. Lloyd Dean of the Bennington Police Department.
Felix R. Lecours, 84, of Bennington, was driving a Ford F250 pickup truck that crashed into a tractor, police said.
Lecours was not wearing a seat belt and needed to be extricated from the truck with the jaws-of-life extrication tools. He was taken to the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington and then flown to the Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center with critical, life threatening injuries, Dean said.
After a preliminary investigation, police believe Lecours was driving north on Carpenter Hill Road from Pownal into Bennington.
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The USS Jenolan (NCC-2010) was a Federation Sydney-class transport that was in service with Starfleet in the late 23rd century.
In 2294, the Jenolan was carrying passengers to the Norpin colony when the ship experienced an overload to one of its plasma transfer conduits. When the captain brought the ship out of warp, it hit the gravimetric interference caused by the gravitational field of a previously uncharted Dyson sphere.
The ship conducted a standard survey of the surface. Having discovered hundreds of communication arrays, Jenolan hailed the sphere. This inadvertently activated one of the sphere's docking tractor beams. The beam attempted to lock onto the ship, but only managed to cause the ship's systems to overload and aft power coil to explode.
Effectively disabled, the ship was caught in the gravity well and crashed onto the northern hemisphere, killing all but two of her crew. The ship itself sustained moderate structural damage, along with heavy damage to its memory core and main drive assembly. Additionally, its inducers were melted and its power couplings were wrecked.
The survivors, Ensign Matt Franklin and passenger Captain Montgomery Scott, were unable to devise a means of escaping the sphere. To maximize the probability of surviving until rescue, they placed themselves in suspended animation through an ingenious modification of the transporter pattern buffer by locking it in a continuous level 4 diagnostic, and feeding it power from auxiliary systems.
The Jenolan's distress call was not received until seventy-five years later, when the USS Enterprise-D discovered the sphere crash site and detected a very low power signature from the Jenolan. An away team boarded the Jenolan and discovered that life support was still barely functioning and the transporter was still online. By this time only Scott's transporter pattern was still intact and only he was rematerialized.
While the Enterprise continued to investigate the sphere, Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge and Captain Scott returned to the Jenolan to retrieve the sensor data gathered during the initial scan of the sphere. Necessary repairs were made more difficult as some of the repair equipment from the Enterprise could not easily interface with the much older components of the Jenolan.
Recovery of the data became secondary to restoring the impulse engines when the Enterprise failed to answer hails. The engineers proceeded to perform a series of jury-rigged repairs to the ship's impulse engines, including the shunting of the ships deuterium from the main cryo pump to the auxiliary tank, and were successfully able to make a week's worth of repairs in less than three hours. Following the Enterprise's ion trail, the Jenolan's short-ranged sensors determined the larger ship's point of entry into the sphere.
To help the Enterprise escape La Forge and Scott brought the Jenolan to a stop within the sphere's hatch, using the ship's shields to prevent the hatch from closing. However, the strain disabled the Jenolan once more, preventing it from moving out of the way so the larger ship could pass.
The Enterprise then beamed off the engineers and destroyed the Jenolan with two photon torpedoes just before the two collided, clearing the path and allowing the Enterprise and her crew to escape unharmed before the hatch closed once again. (TNG: "Relics")
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The Jenolan model was a reuse of the transport shuttle from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, albeit flipped upside down and with a bridge module and 23rd century style warp nacelles added. The original model was built by Bill George at ILM. (Michael Okuda, "Departmental Briefing Year Six - Production", TNG Season 6 DVD special feature)
The Jenolan was named for the Australian tourist attraction Jenolan Caves, visited by Naren Shankar and episode writer Ronald D. Moore following a Sydney convention. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
The name was Jenolan in the script and in a computer screen readout seen in the episode; however, it was misspelled Jenolin on the model and Jenolen in the closed captioning and subsequent entries in the Star Trek Encyclopedia.
When Scott materialized in the Jenolan's transporter chamber, the transporter effect, rather than being Next Generation standard or even that seen in the 23rd century films, was a re-creation of the transporter effect used in the original series.
"Relics" contained an oddity in technology – while the shields of the Jenolan held the Dyson sphere hatchway open, the Enterprise was still able to beam Scott and La Forge from it before it was crushed. It has been well-established that transporters could not operate through shields. It is speculated that the vessel's shields were only active on the sides that were holding the hatchway open. It is also possible that Scott or La Forge simply transmitted the shield frequencies to the Enterprise, allowing the transporter beam to penetrate the shields. Alternatively, the Jenolan's shields may have been weak enough or outdated enough that the transporter was able to penetrate them.
The novelisation of the episode establishes that Scott and Franklin were on the bridge when the crash took place- Scott having volunteered his services after discovering the sphere due to his experience-, with the ship's captain and engineer dying in the accident, while the rest of the retiring officers were killed when the ship's residental quarters suffered a hull breach in the crash, all of them suffocating before Scott or Franklin could regain consciousness and let them out.
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It's so hard to tell people what works in a relationship. The only way to truly know you've succeeded is to realize on your deathbed that you're still together, and you haven't said, "Get that life-sucking piece of shit out of here so I can die in peace." From that standpoint, and my long line of failed attempts to not make a woman run screaming in the opposite direction, I can't even pretend to give advice on that. But what I can do is warn you about the almost biblical signs of oncoming doom, like ...
How It Ends
You've been talking to your boyfriend for over 10 minutes, and the most response you've gotten has been "Mmmhhmmm" and an occasional annoyed glance away from the TV when some cheap bastard snipes him from across the map. You put your foot down and ask, "You haven't heard a word I've said, have you?" He shoots out an irritated sigh and repeats your last two sentences back at you like a court stenographer with roid rage, adding, "You cheap, cheating motherfucker! How does he even see me from back there?" Pissed off, you leave the room and call your mom to vent.
Later that night, you walk up behind him while he's pecking away at his computer and put your arms around him. He casually turns his cheek for you to kiss, never taking his eyes off the screen, and doesn't even appear to notice when you walk away. You're going to bed. He's not.
Also, your bed is ridiculous and has too much shit on it.
This has been going on for months, and you just don't understand how it got this way. He used to be so affectionate. You held hands everywhere you went. You'd lie around on the couch together and watch movies. You'd kiss and say "I love you" two dozen times a day. Everywhere the two of you went, you crop-dusted crowds with a sickeningly sweet, kissy-face vapor trail that left entire sections of town bent over and vomiting bile. What happened?
How It Sneaks Up on You
What happened was the "push-pull dynamic," and given enough time, it's virtually unavoidable. It works like this:
Your favorite food is lasagna (if it's not, just insert your favorite food and pretend you have a soul). You have it about once a month because it's expensive and kind of a pain in the ass to make, but when you do, you can just eat that shit for days. Out of the blue, an uncle dies and leaves you some money and a shitload of mozzarella cheese -- so you start making it every day. About four days in, you're thinking, "Man, I love lasagna, but I desperately need a break from it." But since your fridge is packed from top to bottom with it, you continue. By the end of the second week, you not only don't consider it your favorite food, you actively hate it.
"If you want my attention, lasagna, maybe you could put on some makeup every once in a while."
The same thing happens in a relationship, because people are designed to need those occasional breaks. When they don't get that alone time, that balance between the two people becomes just a little lopsided and begins to tip, making one person feel like they have to put in the emotional work while the other becomes increasingly withdrawn, because they need that alone time to recuperate.
How to Avoid It
Though fixing a relationship is usually a two-way street, this is one of those rare cases where one person does have to shoulder the brunt of the work. Ironically, that happens to be the person who was doing all the work in the first place, and it's as simple as it sounds: They need alone time -- give them alone time.
"A little better. But do you have someplace a little more isolated?"
See, the beauty of the push-pull dynamic is that it works both ways. If the person hasn't completely checked out of the relationship, once you step back, they will eventually step forward. In the link above, they tell you to picture it as a physical space that a couple fills with emotion at equal levels. When one person pulls back, the other tries to compensate by giving more.
It's why a guy can break up with a woman and immediately run through the streets, screaming, "FREEDOM!" But one month later, he's calling her in a fit of drunken tears, begging her for another chance. When the bond was severed, she pulled out her emotional investment, and over time, he felt that tidal influence telling him to fill it.
You have to remember that one of the key elements to keeping a relationship interesting is keeping that "new car smell." When you're clinging to each other 24/7, you start to hear the same stories and see the same routines, and boredom sets in like a goddamn fungal infection. Occasional time to yourself allows you both to experience different things, which in turn allows for new conversations. Things you can share with each other, but don't necessarily experience together.
"So then I was like, 'White power? More like white powder!'"
3Being Too Controlling
How It Ends
You've been a couple for a year, and your boyfriend keeps bringing up the idea of marriage. While you're sure you'll someday be ready, you're just not quite there yet. Finally, he has enough and sits you down for "the talk," where he puts it all on the line. "This is the last time I'll bring it up. If we're not married by the end of the year, I'm pulling out and moving on."
What he doesn't realize is that the message he just sent wasn't "I want to marry you." It was "I want to get married." That's a huge difference when you're talking about making a spiritual and legal commitment to another person. That idea eats at you for a few weeks, and finally, you decide that the worst decision you can make in a relationship is to continue it (or in this case, progress it) via an ultimatum. So you set his house on fire.
Issue resolved, baby.
How It Sneaks Up on You
This one always starts small and builds slowly over time. Let's face it: If your first date is filled with moments where the other person is demanding things like "You order the fish, or this date is over," it would last about four minutes. No, this is something that is introduced in the same manner that you ease into a cold pool on the first day of summer, or bring up the topic of anal sex.
While shopping, you'll hear small "suggestions," like "You'd look really good in this shirt. Why don't you get this one instead of the other one?" Later, it morphs into "You're going to wear that out to dinner? No, go put on something nice." Then it gets to be a regular thing with that person picking all of the restaurants, movies, games, etc. without asking for your input. If left unchecked, it eventually leads to the flat-out ultimatums. "It's either your friends or me. Your choice."
"But ... who's gonna draw dicks on my face when I pass out from a vodka bender?"
How to Avoid It
The biggest thing to keep in mind when dealing with a controller is that they feed on power struggles. You have to engage them in a way that isn't coming off like you're trying to control them. That starts an automatic fight, because regardless of the issue you're discussing, the only thing the controlling person wants is control. If you're willing to stay in that relationship, the only way to get past it is to skip the minor bullshit ("You need to stop shitting in the sink") and go straight for the heart of the beast ("I can't be in a relationship where my actions are laid out by another person").
Unfortunately, this personality is an extremely hard one to live with, and if you aren't emotionally equipped to handle it, it may actually be better to close up shop. Regardless of what you think of Dr. Phil, the man hits it right on the head when his weird-looking face says, "Ask yourself, 'What is it costing me to be in this relationship?' If the answer is your dreams, identity or dignity, the cost is too high." It all depends on your level of commitment and ability to confront the problem head-on. And your willingness to deal with sink turds.
"Hey, what the- OH, YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
Don't take what I'm saying as "You should dump that controlling asshole and go out with Trevor!" I'm just giving you a heads-up -- you have some pretty big issues to deal with if you stick around, and they won't go away on their own. Controlling people don't just wake up one day and say, "Wow, my actions are affecting others in a negative way. I should really change that about myself right now. Here I go."


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Barrow Raiders (12) 18 Sheffield Eagles (14) 20
Although Raiders lost by such a small margin, their commitment, and especially their defence was a "pleasure" (in a strange way) to watch.
Eagles were playing their 4th game in 15 days ( 3 in the last 10 days ~ in the last 3 games scoring 133 points (including 23 tries) and conceding only 40 points) and there were two outcomes possible from this encounter today. Either Eagles would continue on the try scoring trail or they would have their normal tough game at Craven Park where Raiders seem to pull out all the stops and fight to the end.
The result was the latter. I have not seen a Raiders team play so well under pressure and the tackling in general was of a very high standard, except for the high tackles!! (which the inept referee J Cobb (who appeared just out of nappies) failed to register on the radar) There were , in my opinion, one or two of the Raiders players who had serious problems with losing their dummies, especially McGilvray and Casey, who didn't like being tackled or being pulled up for a mistake. Harrison and Campbell were work-horses along with Brennan who was superb in both defence and forcing the attacking play.
Whereas Sheffield , who looked jaded, (and were) tried hard to break the stubborn wall that confronted them. Eventually on the 4th minute, the deadlock was broken with a well worked drive on the Eagles line.and #14 scoring the try . With #21 scoring the conversion on 4 mins..
NOW MY FIRST GRIPE .............. due to the poor PA we were unable to hear the names of the players and when we looked for reference in the programme the players were only numbered 1 to 17 with no squad numbers and it will only be when I refer back to the last Eagles game at Don Valley will I get the names of the scorers etc...............i believe this needs rectifying especially as the programme gives " a team" which often is nothing like the one which runs out on the pitch.... Gripe 1 over.....
Quentin Laulu-Togagae (#1) then eventually started his attack on Menzie Yere's scoring record for this season and added one to his total on 16 mins, and this score made it scoring at least one try in the last 10 games this season, bar 1. His 6th consecutive game of getting on the score sheet!! Dom Brambani (#7) strangely missed the kick, as his record in all games this season is 80%. The travelling band of Eagles supporters did not have to wait too long for Q to go in for his 2nd of the day on 22 min., which Dom Brambani again failed to convert, but credit to Raiders who were not giving in too easily and they maintained pressure and scored another good try on 28 mins. Raiders continued their pressure and good defence against the inept refereeing on J Cobb, who seriously needs to go back to school and swat up on the rules.... perhaps he is sitting his GCSEs this week with the touch judges needing a visit to specsavers. Again the pressure Eagles were exerting paid dividends and Q went in for his hat-trick try and his 21st try of the season (and his 76th try in 72 games). Brambani converting this one at last and taking his points score this season to 201.
The half-time hooter came when both teams were showing signs that they both wanted their cup of tea and slice of orange! Raiders , a deserved, 12, Eagles , a hard fought , 14.
Penalty count at half-time was Raiders 3 Eagles 3. Drop Outs : Raiders 1 Eagles 3 .. [This demonstrating the pressure Raiders were exerting]
The 874 spectators were treated to a hard fought 2nd half, not helped by the inept display of the merry whistler and his flag waving chums. There were only 2 tries scored in a defensive 2nd period and the ex-Raiders star of 80+ games for Raiders and playing his 85th game for the Eagles, #9, AAndrew Henderson, went over for his customary power try on 57 mins which Dom Brambani converted,.
Raiders were not giving in and although they looked extremely weary, they kept going and Raiders #16 scored with 7 mins left on the clock and #21 converted, giving the supporters of both teams something to do to get behind their teams. With further incredulous refereeing decisions going against both sides and some strange penalty calls throughout the match, including a vast number of missed calls or confusing against both sides there were no more scores and the result for Eagles kept them at the top of the Championship, but only just and Raiders, who were possibly the better team on the day, lost by only 2. They could have won it if certain players had not constantly held down, even after warnings, and had played rugby instead of being petulant. Casey was an example of this, particularly close to his line.
Penalty count 2nd half; Raiders 5 Sheffield 6. Drop outs : raiders 1 Eagles 1.
I awarded the merry whistler 5/100, and was informed by supporters of both teams, that that was generous!!
Un-named Raiders supporters suggested that I must put some stats on here, and my reply was that few were taken as there was no way I could do anything re interchanges because of the poor PA system, but some would appear!!
Comments made by Eagles players:
That was a hard match and Raiders could have won easily if it hadn't been that we had to win.
That is the best pitch we have played on all season and although a little hard was in great condition.
We are so tired after all these games and the travel, but we do not roll over easily.
That ref was abysmal and was too influenced by the crowd. [Raiders fans were right to shout at his decisions, or lack of them, most of the time, but some calls for forward pass and off-side were a joke especially when they were 70 yards from the play......... that's my comment!]
Raiders should not be bottom of the league with a performance like that.
Finally.....Gripe 2........ I think that halifaxjohn must have been at the game as one spectator, not wearing Raiders colours, was more concerned about how many Eagles fans there were at Don Valley against Barrow (in a cup match) and the fact that we have played a series of 8 games when 7 were at home, includes 2 Challenge Cup and a Northern Rail Cup match and fans cannot keep forking out. He never actually mentioned the good game we had just watched.
Some Eagles stats !!: Menzie Yere (#3) 95 tries in 127 games, and 23 tries in 19 games this season.
QLT : 21 tries in 19 games in this season
Dom Brambani 93 goals (and 2 tries and a drop goal) in 19 games this season and he played his 96th consecutive(in the two spells) game for Sheffield v Raiders and whist playing for Dewsbury and then joining Eagles has played in 94 consecutive (unbroken) games .
Sorry can't do any other facts from Raiders v Eagles apart from that was the 24th meeting since Barrow voted for us in 1999. Eagles have won 14. 10th meeting at Craven Park and only the 4th time Eagles have won!!


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% make readmes
You may want to go grab some lunch while the command does its thing. When it's finished, you'll have a new file called /usr/ports/README.html. Open that file in your favorite web browser and you'll find some very handy hyperlinks. First, there is a link to the FreeBSD handbook, which can be accessed either offline from your hard disk, or online from the FreeBSD web site. Next, there is a link to the Porter's Handbook. If you've ever wondered at the magic behind a port's Makefile or had the urge to make your own port, this is the file to read.
Next, there is a list of hyperlinks to each of the subdirectories in /usr/ports. Don't let the simplicity fool you. Select a subdirectory and one of its applications. I'll click on Editors->AbiWord2. The resulting page contains hyperlinks to the port's description, web site, and maintainer's email address, as well as the email address of the ports mailing list. It also contains a list of all of the port's dependencies. Granted, all of this information was already on your hard drive, but you can't beat accessing it via one bookmarkable web page that is available offline.
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Another handy trick is making a package repository. This can be both a time- and bandwidth-saver if you need to install software on multiple machines in a network. It is also ideal for installing software on server machines, as you don't have to install the entire ports collection just to install your required applications.
Pick a machine in your network to contain the package repository. Only this machine will need the ports collection; it won't be required on the rest of the machines in the network. Start by creating a directory to hold the packages:
% mkdir /usr/ports/packages
Then create the packages you need. Here, I'll create two packages:
% cd /usr/ports/www/lynx
% make package
% cd /usr/ports/mail/getmail
% make package
When you use
make package, two things happen. One, a package is
created and stored in a subdirectory of /usr/ports/packages.
Second, the port is installed on the local machine, if it hasn't already been
installed. If you don't want to keep the application installed on the machine
acting as the package repository, simply type
make deinstall once
the package has been created.
Once you've populated /usr/ports/packages with the packages
required by your network, set up an NFS mount to share the package repository.
The easiest way to do this is with
stand/sysinstall. On the
machine holding the packages:
% /stand/sysinstall
Networking, and then
server. You should see the following message:
Operating as an NFS server means that you must first configure an /etc/exports file to indicate which hosts are allowed certain kinds of access to your local file systems. Press
[ENTER]now to invoke an editor on /etc/exports
Unless you've changed your default editor, /etc/exports will be
opened in
vi. The default file contains some example syntax. I
added this line to my file to reflect the network ID used on my network:
/usr/ports/packages -network 192.168.2.0 -mask 255.255.255.0
Once you've saved your changes, you can reboot to initialize the NFS server. If rebooting isn't an option, follow the directions in the handbook. Then, ensure the NFS server is listening for requests:
% sockstat | grep nfs
root nfsd 3973 tcp4*:2049 *:*
Next, you'll need to create NFS clients on each machine that is to use the
package repository. This time, in
/stand/sysinstall, choose
NFS client instead of
NFS server. You won't be
prompted for anything; you'll just check off the box. Once you've exited the
utility, type:
% nfsiod -n 4
Then, check to see if you can access the package repository. In my example, 192.168.2.12 is the machine containing the packages:
% mount 192.168.2.12:/usr/ports/packages /mnt
% ls /mnt
All Latest ipv6 mail python www
You'll note that subdirectories were created for
www/lynx. The ipv6 and python
subdirectories were for dependencies of those packages. The All
subdirectory is quite handy:
% ls /mnt/All
getmail-3.1.7.tbz lynx-126.96.36.199d.tbz
I'll now try to add a package:
% pkg_add /mnt/www/lynx-220.127.116.11d.tbz
Once I receive my prompt back, I'll check that the application did indeed install:
% pkg_info | grep lynx
lynx-126.96.36.199d A non-graphical, text-based World-Wide Web client
If you're used to installing ports, you'll find that packages don't install their dependencies for you. Rather, they complain when one is missing. For example:
% pkg_add /mnt/mail/getmail-3.1.7.tbz
pkg_add: could not find package python-2.2.3_2 !
Educate your users simply to install the dependency first (in this case,
python-2.2.3_2), and then install the desired package. Also, when a
user is finished, remind them to
cd out of the NFS share and
unmount it:
% cd
% umount /mnt
Okay, what else can one do with ports? I've already shown you one way to
view a port's dependencies using
make readmes.
Another way is to do this:
% cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp
% make pretty-print-build-depends-list
This port requires package(s) "XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_5
aalib-1.4.r5_1 cups-base-188.8.131.52 cups-pstoraster-7.07 expat-1.95.6_1
fontconfig-2.2.90_3 freetype2-2.1.4_1 gettext-0.11.5_1
ghostscript-gnu-7.07_3 gimp-print-4.2.5 glib-1.2.10_9 gmake-3.80
gtk-1.2.10_9 imake-4.3.0_1 jpeg-6b_1 libiconv-1.9.1_1 libijs-0.34
libtool-1.3.5_1 perl-5.6.1_13 pkgconfig-0.15.0 png-1.2.5_2
tiff-3.5.7_1" to build.
The ports collection also includes a search feature. This is extremely useful, especially if you already know what type of application you want and wish to know which ports are available to fulfill that need. For example:
% cd /usr/ports
% make search key=dvd | more
The result will be a list of all ports dealing with DVDs. Here is the first result in the search, to give you an idea of the information that can be gathered:
Info:Makes a DVD file structure from one or more MPEG2 streams
B-deps:expat-1.95.6_1 gettext-0.11.5_1 gmake-3.80 libdvdcss-1.2.5
libdvdread-0.9.4 libgnugetopt-1.2 libiconv-1.8_2
R-deps:libdvdcss-1.2.5 libdvdread-0.9.4 libgnugetopt-1.2 png-1.2.5_2
The "B-deps" are the build dependencies, while the "R-deps" are the run dependencies.
If instead you just want to search for a port's name, use
name= instead. For example, if I know I want to build Netscape and want
to see which versions are available, this will do the trick:
% make search name=netscape | more
If you find the search facility useful, it is a good idea to first run
make index to ensure your ports index is completely up to date.
This is another command that takes a while, so don't execute it if you're in a
Let's move on to
man pkg_info. This utility is used to display
the currently installed packages and ports on a system. Unless you've read this
manpage before, you're missing out on a lot of useful switches.
When using
pkg_info, you can use
-a in combination
with other switches to gather information on all installed software.
Alternately, specify the name of the particular application you wish to gather
information about. For example:
% pkg_info -ac
shows the one-line comment of every installed application, whereas:
% pkg_info -c lynx-18.104.22.168d
will show the one-line comment for
lynx-22.214.171.124d. If you'd
rather read the long description, use
-d instead of
If you're like me and hate typing, or, for that matter, remembering the
version number of an application, include
% pkg_info -xc lynx
The above command will show the one-line comment of every application that
starts with
lynx. Besides saving your memory cells for other
purposes, it's an excellent way to find out if more than one version of
lynx happens to be installed on your system.
After installing a port, it's useful to see if there were any messages, as
these often contain configuration instructions. For example, in my previous
article, I showed you one way to see the message for
/usr/ports/mail/messagewall. Here's an alternate method:
% pkg_info -xD messagewall
A very useful switch is
-L, as it gives the full pathname to
every file that was installed with the application:
% pkg_info -xL lynx | more
Information for lynx-22.214.171.124d:
From the output, I now know that
lynx installed with a manpage,
that the location of the application itself is
/usr/local/bin/lynx, that there is a default configuration file,
and that there is a directory containing documents regarding
Usually, I'm not interested in every file that was installed. Since the ones
I'm concerned with are usually at the top of the list, I usually pipe the
output to
head instead of
% pkg_info -xL lynx | head
Before uninstalling an application, it is always a good idea to see if any
other packages require that application as a dependency. For example, you've
pkg_info | more and see this application:
You think to yourself, "I don't remember installing, or even ever using, this application. Maybe I should just get rid of it." This command will tell you if it was instead installed by another application that you do need:
% pkg_info -R ORBit-0.5.17
Information for ORBit-0.5.17:
Required by:
Ahh, looks like this application is useful, after all. But, don't worry. If
you did try to uninstall this application,
pkg_delete would
complain because it is required by those other applications. However, it is
always nice to be aware of these things ahead of time.
What happens if you go a little install-crazy and end up with more applications than disk space? Use the size switch to determine how much space an application's files are using. Send the output to either a pager:
% pkg_info -as | more
or to a file that you can read at your leisure:
% pkg_info -as > sizes
You'll then have an idea of which applications are using the most space so that you can decide which ones are worth uninstalling. Remember, you also have the comment switch and the dependencies switch to help you in your decision.
Yet another way to find out what software is installed on your system is to
pkg_version | more
will list each installed application, in alphabetical order. You'll note that each application is followed by one of these three symbols:
=: the application is up to date.
<: there is a newer version of the application
>: your index may be out of date.
So, to determine which applications require upgrading:
% pkg_version -l "<"
Note that you need to place quotes around the
<, or your shell
will complain about a missing name for your redirect. If you don't receive any
output, congratulations! All of your applications are up to date. If you do
receive some output, you know which applications require an upgrade.
Alternately, this command will show all applications that are out of date:
% pkg_version -L "="
man pkg_version if you didn't catch the difference between
-l and
If you prefer a more verbose output than
>, try this command:
% pkg_version -v | more
Usually, you run
pkg_version after using
/usr/ports/net/cvsup-without-gui to retrieve the latest ports
updates. (See The
FreeBSD Handbook's
cvsup section.) If for some reason you're
not using
cvsup, you can still check your installed ports against
the latest ports tree:
% pkg_version -v ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/INDEX \
| more
Note that that command is one long line. Alternately, use
-l or
-L with that URL to find your out of date applications.
All of the utilities mentioned in today's article came with your FreeBSD system. In the next article, I'll cover some ports that add even more functionality to the ports collection.
Dru Lavigne is a network and systems administrator, IT instructor, author and international speaker. She has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux, and BSD systems. A prolific author, she pens the popular FreeBSD Basics column for O'Reilly and is author of BSD Hacks and The Best of FreeBSD Basics.
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Carrom Free Throw Duel Basketball Game System
Product Information:
Bring the arcade to your basement with the Carrom® Free Throw Duel Basketball Game System. Go head to head with your opponent while the scoring unit keeps track of points, declaring the winner when the timer hits zero. Game includes 6 basketballs with a pump and is crafted with durable materials.
Click here for additional information relating to the Manufacturer's Warranty.
- Hoops are cold-rolled, powder-coated steel rods, reinforced with crossbraces
- Game designed using 1" thick, 16-gauge black powder-coated steel tubing for durability
- Game may be folded with simple removal of 2 clevis pins
- Ball return is Rip-Stop, double stitched
- Game includes 6 basketballs and pump
- AC adapter included
- Scoring unit tracks cumulative scores
- Counts 2 points per throw for 20 seconds and 3 points per throw for the remaining 10 seconds of play
- Includes realistic audio sounds
- Automatic shut-down after 5 minutes of inactivity
- Intended for indoor use only
- Not intended for use by children under 13 years old
- Assembled dimensions: 83'' x 41'' x 81''
- Model: 752.69
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Customer Reviews:
Rated 2.8 out of 5�by 8 reviewers.
Rated 1 out of 5�by disappointed unhappy im sorry to say but this item is definately not worth the price. had to order online so i really couldnt get a good look at the construction. i was thinking for this much money its got to be a well constructed. ITS NOT!!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!! im very, very disappointed, i never espected this from a Dicks item. i wont be shopping at Dicks anymore, you used to get what you paid for!! not anymore. February 17, 2016
Rated 3 out of 5�by mmar OK This was a Christmas present so you can image how excited my children (4 children ages 8 to 12) were when they saw the box along with the possibilities of playing basketball indoors. The score counter broke within a week after my children started using it. I am currently trying to order a new one. Regretfully I wish I had not purchased this Basketball game system at all. January 30, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5�by Spoondog Great Fun! The Carrom Free Throw Duel Basketball Game is constructed of all metal tubing bolted together with nylock nuts. The backboard is a sturdy composite wood and the electronic score counter is plastic. The game is sturdy and easy to assemble, and very fun to play. The instructions are fairly easy to understand, although the diagrams could be larger and clearer on some of the steps. The weak part of the entire game is the electronic score counter. The counter attaches to the back side of the backboard and extends outward from the back side about 2", This allows it's housing and electrical input fitting to contact the wall whenever a shot hits the backboard or rim. If you place the game with its backboard up against, or near a wall, the electrical input fitting from the power supply to the score counter will break inside the housing rendering it inoperative. I found this out the hard way and had to order a replacement score counter. In the future, I will make sure the game is not resting against a wall and will also attach soft foam padding to the backboard around the score counter to cushion any shock from the balls hitting the back board and forcing the game against a wall. Be aware, on some floors the game will slide backward as shots are attempted. Take precautions to prevent the game's score counter from making contact with the wall. All in all, this is a great product and is of much better quality than any other similar product I have seen and/or played. It costs a bit more, but is well worth it. January 9, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5�by peachchick DON"T BUY We purchased this product for our boys for Christmas. It seemed sturdy and fun to play but the electronic scoreboard didn't even last all of Christmas Day. We called the number on the brochure that came with the product and they said the product was made in China and that they were unable to get parts to repair the scoreboard. The lady said she is sad everytime they sell one of these games because she knows they will be getting a call that is has stopped working. We called Dick's and they said they would take it back, so we returned it. It is very disappointing that the scoreboard was so cheaply made, because otherwise the product would have been great. January 8, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5�by hoops fan Easily put together and loads of fun! We would have given five stars for this product except for fact that the metal flanges that hold the nets to the metal hoop have been breaking off. I will be contacting Dicks for replacement of hoop. January 7, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5�by bdg1492 Great structure but poor electronics I purchased this with a 50% of coupon. In my mind it is definitely not worth the list price of $300. The material and structure are sound and the assembly reasonably simple. The counting mechanism is poorly designed and built. As I plugged it in the power socked got dislodged - poor quality. Additionally it is not counting correct all the time, it has a sleep function to save energy (which is nice) that you can only get it out of by pressing a reset button on the back or cycling power (not so nice). I am also thinking that getting the double hoop is not ideal. Even my 9 year old has trouble standing in front of it with his friends. January 6, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5�by brokrn legs disappointed bought the more expensive one because reviews had said it was easy to put together and was sturdy. took 3 hours to put together and within 2 days legs broke that support the frame. December 31, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5�by Suzy Q Go For It! We read several reviews before settling on this product which may be slightly more expensive than some but worth it! Assembly was a snap and the quality shows. We are confident the hoops wont bend or weaken and that we will have it for years to come. Thank you! November 25, 2012
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