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EA Says Pandemic Closed Because It Was Too Expensive, Not Bad Games
Did you play Lord of the Rings: Conquest? How about Mercenaries 2: World In Flames? Neither game was particularly well-received critically or commercially, so when Electronic Arts announced Pandemic Studios as a studio was being axed, the news was unfortunate but not necessarily surprising. EA CEO John Riccitiello said Pandemic's closing had...
Electronic Arts Committed To Pandemic Brand, Announces Mercs Inc
In the middle of writing up a story about superannuation discovering an early video for the currently unannounced follow-up to Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Electronic Arts decided to make the whole situation official. Mercs Inc, which EA says is very much a working title for the project, is currently in the early stages of development at...
Sessler's Soapbox: Goodbye Pandemic Studios
It was just yesterday that we all found out about the closing of Pandemic Studios, creators of the Mercenaries series and the upcoming The Saboteur. While there have been a lot of game developers shutting their doors recently, this one seems to represent something larger than a simple financial decision. Pandemic's publisher EA tried an...
'Mercenaries 2: World in Flames' Blow It All Up Again DLC For Free!
Pandemic Studios releases the Blow It Up Again DLC pack for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for free to Xbox Live. Available since last thursday early to PSN mercs, this DLC pack will work to extend the destruction of the EA & Pandemic sandbox shooter. "The DLC pack comes with a collection of new game play modes including Urban Rampage,...
Obama And Palin Coming to 'Mercenaries 2' As Playable Characters
Turns out that the rumors were true! Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are indeed coming to Mercenaries 2: World in Flames as playable characters in an upcoming update. Barack Obama and Sarah Palin in Mercenaries 2 Watch Larger Version of this Video Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb revealed the news just moments ago on X-Play in the Gaming...
X-Play Exclusive: 'Mercenaries 2' New Character Details
We began hearing rumors of two new characters in Mercenaries 2: World in Flames earlier this week and tonight, X-Play has the exclusive details straight from Pandemic. Tune-in to an all-new X-Play at 8PM ET to find out who you'll be playing as in Mercenaries 2 along with exclusive footage of the characters in action. Let's just say, one has a...
New 'Mercenaries 2: World in Flames' "Total Payback" Update Trailer
Pandemic Studios brings new characters, worldwide Co-op, cheats and and other fixes with the "Total Payback" Update. The update will be available for the Xbox 360 on Oct. 13th with the PS3 update following Oct. 20th. The sandbox third-person shooter Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for the PS2, PS3, PC, and Xbox 360 is available...
'Mercenaries 2' Getting Free Update For Cheats, Characters, And More
EA and Pandemic are going to throw some free-update love at all your Mercenaries 2 gamers with their "Total Playback" update, which will include: Cheats: Infinite ammo, infinite health, and unlock all weapons, vehicles, and airstrikes Six new playable characters: Blanco, Fiona, Ewan, Eva, and more Cross region co-op: Play...
'Mercenaries 2' Demo Goes Live, PSN
Did you pick-up a copy of Electronic Arts's action title, Mercenaries 2, when it came out a couple of weeks ago? Oh no you didn't? Well if that's the case, you can download a demo out now via the Xbox Live Marketplace and Playstation Network And check the review of the title: Watch Larger Version of this Video Source
U.K. 'Mercs 2' Gas Giveaway Tanks
Electronic Art's video game Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, out now for the 360 and PS3, is set in the oil-nation of Venezuela, so, to promote it, EA gave out free fuel at a station in Los Angeles. Worked out great! Folks got a free tank, pumped by a dude in a Mercs 2 costume, EA got some press--everyone was happy. Things did not go so smoothly...
"Oh No, You Didn't" Released Free
If you watch a lot of G4 you no doubt have seen the commercial for Pandemic's Mercenaries 2 featuring a song called "Oh No, You Didn't." And you do doubt want it for your iPod/Zune. Ask and ye shall receive: Over the weekend Pandemic posted a nearly three minute long version of the song complete with extra verses and a...
'Mercenaries 2' Gives You Free Gas
In celebration of the launch of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Pandemic Studios is giving away free gas at a Los Angeles petrol station until the pumps run dry. What started at 6AM this morning is still causing a huge line to snake down the street and cause traffic jams all around the pit stop at 8489 Beverly Blvd. The "Petrol to the...
New 'Mercenaries 2: World in Flames' Media
In these new screens and trailer from EA & Pandemic's sandbox shooter extravangaza, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames; we're all politely reminded why we should ALWAYS make sure to pay our mercs. Enjoy the fruits of your plunder when the game goes live August 31st for PC, PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Launch Trailer ...
Hilarious 'Mercenaries 2' Commercial
We know you've seen this Mercenaries 2 commercial on G4, but it's too good to not post on the web. The game releases on August 31st for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PC, and Xbox 360 and was developed by Pandemic Studios. EA will publish the open-world shooter. Get ready to blow everything up! Watch Larger Version of this Video
'Mercenaries 2' Co-Op Gameplay Walkthrough Video
There's no question that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is looking awesome, but you don't know about the co-op gameplay, do you? We want to fix that. To do so, please apply one viewing of the following video from EA and Pandemic, which explains all the great ways to blow stuff up with your friend in this open-world shooter. Watch Larger...
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Water rescues turn into training opportunities
2 false alarms in 2 weeks
Despite two water rescues in the last two weeks that both turned out to be false alarms, authorities say people should never hesitate to call 911 if they see something suspicious.
"I don't see that being a waste of resources," said Onalaska Fire Chief Don Dominick.
"I think it's great in this time and age that people don't just neglect it," he added.
Onalaska firefighters, along with the Campbell Fire Department, Brice Prairie Fire Department, and the La Crosse Dive Unit, spent 2 1/2 hours Friday night searching Lake Onalaska. The search came after two long-time residents reported a flashing light they thought might be a boater in distress.
"Not only was it flashing but it was intermittent, like someone was trying to signal them," said Dominick.
No distressed boaters were even found.
The weekend before, crews spent several hours searching the Mississippi River after a truck driver reported what he thought was a tipped over canoe near the I-90 bridge. That search also turned up nothing.
"It's a little bit frustrating but I would rather do that then read in the paper the next morning about a boater who's been missing for two days and nobody even called it in," said Kevin Kappauf, the training officer for the La Crosse Dive Unit.
The all-volunteer organization was involved in both recent water rescues.
Kappauf says the least reliable tips usually come from people driving through the area.
"We ask that you stay there. If we show up and somebody drove by (and left), we have no idea what the person is talking about or where to look," said Kappauf.
Both Kappauf and Dominick say the only thing they can do is use the false alarms as live training opportunities.
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Western Sullivan Library gets budget approved, new director and trustees
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The Western Sullivan Public Library's 2012-2013 budget has been approved by the voters. Also on the ballot were three board of trustees positions. All three candidates were approved. They are returning board member Pam Reinhardt and two new members, Sui-Ling Ruiz and Barbara Winfield. All three will serve five-year terms.
The library also has a new director: Kristin White, who will oversee all three branches. White hails from Eastern Tennessee, but has spent the past 11 years in the Upper Delaware region. Her first library job was as a clerk at the Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library in Hancock, and in 2007 she was offered the director's position at the Roscoe Free Library in Roscoe.


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Tigers trip Bearcats
Logan Phillips fired in 20 points as Elkins used a strong first half to defeat Grafton 64-52 Tuesday night in Big 10 Conference action at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium.
The Tigers jumped out to an early 17-7 advantage on a Tyler Shreve jumper with 1:55 left in the first quarter, and went on to build a 19-10 lead after the first quarter.
Elkins (10-5) extended its lead to 21-17 on a Brandon Roth layup with 3:50 left until intermission.
The Bearcats answered back on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit 24-22 on a Alex Gabbert jumper with 1:35 left in the half, but wouldn't get any closer the remainder the game, as Elkins finished the half on a 5-2 surge to build a 29-24 lead at halftime.
"I thought we had good scoring balance in the first half," Elkins coach John Lawson said. "We got some good open shots and knocked them down."
The Tigers' Braden Hammond hit one of his five 3-pointers of the game to ignite a 16-9 run to start the second half, as Elkins increased the lead to 45-33 with 1:44 left in the third. The margin was 50-37 after three quarters of play.
The Bearcats wouldn't go away, however, as Gabbert hit a pair of treys in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 56-46 with 4:35 left.
Phillips answered with a jumper that started an 8-6 game-ending run for Elkins.
Hammond followed Phillips in scoring with 15 points, while Brandon Roth chipped in with 12 points for the Tigers. Tyler Shreve added seven points.
"I was happy with the win tonight," Lawson said. "I thought we got a little too comfortable on defense, but we made some adjustments at halftime.
"Grafton has a good team with some good shooters, and they will be a tough team to beat down the road."
Joe Christopher had 20 points, while Gabbert finished with 11 for the Bearcats.
Grafton will host Buckhannon-Upshur at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for a Big 10 Conference matchup.
Elkins will return to action at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for a league game, and remain on the road vs. Lewis County on Feb. 5.


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Too many first rounders...Nets slightly lose on that deal because this team isn't guaranteeing a championship. Their starting 5 is good and strong overall but Miami is still #1.
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Kevin Garnett will agree to trade to Brooklyn and Celtics are sending KG and Paul Pierce to the Nets, league sources tell Y! Sports.
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Nets will send Kris Humprhies, Gerald Wallace, Keith Bogans (sign and trade), first-rounders in '14, '16, '18 to Cs for KG/Pierce.
Jason Terry is also sent to the nets
OH MAN, knicks in for some hurt next season
Too many first rounders...Nets slightly lose on that deal because this team isn't guaranteeing a championship. Their starting 5 is good and strong overall but Miami is still #1.
they hold onto marshon brooks also, will resign blatche
The Nets mortgage their future for one season of hope...why?
High risk, high reward!
Can't knock them for swinging for the fences but when they are eliminated from the playoffs next year this looks Isiah-esque
Here's the thing...I'm really scared if this move is made and The Nets had a vacancy in coaching because coaches would line up for it, they could have gotten Phil to coach this team or they could have gotten Van Gundy (either) or Sloan....look Kidd will get better each year he coaches, but his players will steadily decline! Not the most ideal match..
We also should have learned from The Lakers last year about how these great teams on paper do not always materialize!
Remember Shaq,Kobe,Payton,Malone? underachievers and they had Phil coaching them!
Can Pierce and Garnett stay healthy?
How bad does this deal look if they both retire after next season?
How passionate is Pierce after being traded for the first time in his career?
How well do KG and Pierce respond to a rookie coach?
Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce, really?
Do you keep Blatche or Evans?
I hate that this gives Nets fans some hope and I can feel the trolls patrolling our site as we speak, but really not that scared about what it produces, Knick hatin analyst will make this seem like its the best deal ever and they will be celebrated but honestly not scared to go head to head with our current lineup!
Prediction 52-30 with a loss in 2nd round...
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Damn! Jason Kidd put together a great coaching-staff out of players during Draft-Night ....
The Nets came to draft-night to forefill a purpose ....
The Nets own the 2013-14 Atlantic Division Title from draft-night moves ..
we have to make some strong offseason & regular season moves to top the Nets...
Couldn't we have offered Amar'e (his contract better than Wallace) and three picks too? I just wonder why we couldn't even grab a high second round pick? Any chance we get Rondo?
I think kidd is the weak link here and the fact he has to make all those pieces work. Plus lots of injury risk with that roster.... Knicks had the second seed last year and it didnt mean anything in the end. Knicks just need to focus on being playoff ready next year....
Really? Pierce/Garnett barely worked with the team first PG in Rondo and now Brooklyn expect it to work with a me first PG in Williams? I don't know who pulled this deal, but it's probably the dumbest decision of the decade. And those three picks... another PR move.
This has fail written all over it. The NYets will start off the season great sort of like we did and these pieces will break down toward the end of season (again sort of like we did). Y'all remember how invisible PP was in the playoffs? Well expect more of the same and prolly sooner in 2013-14. Add to that a newbie coach (no disrespect JK). I am not ready to throw the division banner to them just yet...we still got this!!!
I want rondo. Is t.c. and Felton enough?
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Deals at 31 restaurants for 10 Days in Tosa, which kicks off Monday
Monday marks the return of 10 Days in Tosa, in which 31 Wauwatosa-area restaurants will offer $5, $10 or $20 deals to diners.
Among the restaurants are the new BelAir Cantina, 6817 W. North Ave. ($5 guacamole and $10 combos of two tacos or tamales, rice, beans and a margarita) and Eddie Martini's, 8612 W. Watertown Plank Road ($20 three-course lunch). »Read Full Blog Post
Spoiler alert: Characters' deaths are piling up
It's deathwatch time for shows on the bubble, such as "Community,""The Mindy Project,""The Crazy Ones,""Dads,""Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,""Revolution," and recently introduced "Crisis,""About a Boy,""Believe" and "Resurrection."
Killing a show by canceling it is one thing. But killing major or recurring characters on a popular show is a dramatically complex development that can alter the dramatic structure of a show and its character development. »Read Full Article(8)
G. Love performing at Potawatomi Bingo Casino Saturday
G. Love & Special Sauce's new song "Too Much Month" is a pretty relatable tune these days, with frontman G. Love (Garrett Dutton) singing about "not enough money for the end of the month."
So, as we approach the end of the month, go ahead and spend your hard-earned dollars to see G. Love & Special Sauce anyway at Potawatomi Bingo Casino's Northern Lights Theater, where Love performs Saturday. »Read Full Article
Betty Brinn Children's Museum event lets kids get close to nature
The Betty Brinn Children's Museum, 929 E. Wisconsin Ave., is hosting an Outdoor Recreation Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.
For kids, this is a chance to meet some cool bugs, take part in Kohl's Wild Theater, meet Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl and work on some crafts. »Read Full Article
Choreographer asks: Shall we dance, stranger?
How many times have we been invited to "interact" with art, only to be offered an unremarkable touch-screen experience or a comment card, some drab marketing ploy designed to make us feel like we are a part of things. Great art always engages, often making the term "interactive" unnecessary.
Still, in the case of choreographer Morgan Thorson, it seems apt. For her new work, "Journeyman," she'll find a stranger at a party, and through a conversation craft a solo dance missive. Thorson will perform her piece for her new acquaintance and collaborator privately, then publicly as part of a weeklong performance festival curated by Alverno Presents called "Solo Flight." »Read Full Article
Canadian handyman Red Green to visit South Milwaukee
Our neighbors to the north have a fine comedy history. The Kids in the Hall. SCTV. Trailer Park Boys. Jim Carrey. (OK, that last one is debatable.)
Then there's Red Green, who deserves a place on that list of Canadian comic gems. The colorful parody of home-improvement shows ran for 300 episodes, from 1991 until 2006, not just on CBC Television in Canada, but stateside on PBS. »Read Full Article(3)
Four Nations Ensemble, Labelle add accent to Early Music Now
New York-based Four Nations Ensemble presented a French baroque musical buffet Saturday at UWM's Zelazo Center.
As part of the Early Music Now series, the group performed a mix of baroque instrumental and vocal/instrumental music, joined by soprano Dominique Labelle. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Rep's 'History of Invulnerability' not so super
In one of the better moments in "The History of Invulnerability" — the clunky and largely lifeless play that's landed with a thud at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater — Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel is visited in his dreams by Michael, his long-abandoned son.
"It seemed ridiculous," Michael movingly reflects, "how nothing could ever hurt Superman...he's not human." »Read Full Article(9)
Pizza Man and Jack's American Pub begin serving brunch
Two brunches debuted this weekend: at Pizza Man, 2597 N. Downer Ave., and at Jack's American Pub, 1323 E. Brady St.
Pizza Man, which also started weekday lunch last week, serves brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. »Read Full Blog Post(2)


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by Anton Shilov
Gigabyte Technology, one of the world's leading mainboard makers on the planet, on Tuesday unveiled its new P55A family of mainboards that feature rather exclusive capabilities, including USB 3.0, Serial ATA-600 as well as boosted power for demanding USB devices.
Gigabyte P55A family of motherboards is based on Intel P55 core-logic set and supports Intel Core i5 or Core i7 central processing units (CPUs) in LGA1156 package, dual-channel DDR3 memory, two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots for graphics cards, improved power supply circuitry for CPU, solid-state capacitors and other generally typical peculiarities of high-end platforms.
The main advantage that Gigabyte P55A mainboards provide is called "333 Onboard Acceleration", which is a set consisting of NEC Electronics' USB 3.0 controller, Marvell 88SE9128 Serial ATA-600 controller as well as ability to boost power supply for USB-powered devices by three times.
At present there are not a lot of devices that take advantage of Serial ATA-600 or USB 3.0 devices (one external USB 3.0 drive from Mitsubishi as well as several SATA-600 drives from Seagate), but going forward more and more products will start to incorporate new interfaces, which will allow owners of Gigabyte P55A motherboards to seamlessly upgrade their hard drives or peripherals and improve performance of their systems while ensuring 100% compatibility. Moreover, ability to boost USB output wattage should allow even the most power hungry devices, which might have been designed not in accordance with USB standards, to work correctly.
"Gigabyte is excited to be able to introduce our latest 333 onboard acceleration technologies on our market leading P55 platform. Through close cooperation with several industry leaders including NEC Electronics Corporation, Marvell, and Seagate, Gigabyte is able to provide our customers with several next generation data transfer and storage technologies that will have a far reaching impact on how people interact with their digital media for many years to come," said Tony Liao, associate vice president of marketing at Gigabyte.
Gigabyte positions its P55A-series of mainboards for technology enthusiasts and overclockers. Memory circuitry of the motherboards has been optimized for speeds up to 2200MHz and higher, besides, the board naturally features a set of instruments to overclock microprocessors as well. Moreover, Gigabyte's GA-P55-UD6 motherboard currently holds the world's record highest memory frequency of 3459.6 MHz.
Gigabyte P55A family will include seven mainboards. Pricing of the platforms will depend on exact configuration as well as region.


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Public art for Liberty?
July 17, 2013 —
The 14-foot-tall statue called Ed was temporarily installed in front of the Stray Cat Gallery on Route 17B in Bethel. Now, supporters of sculptor Zac Shavrick would like to have the sculpture displayed for a time at a prominent location on Main Street in the Town of Liberty.
Louie Petraglia, the co-owner of the popular village eatery Floyd & Bobo's Bakery and Snack Place, turned out to the town meeting on July 15 to ask the town board for permission to display the sculpture on Main Street for four to six months. The bakery is located next door to town hall, and the lawn of the town hall is elevated about three feet above street level and surrounded by a massive stone wall.
Petraglia said, "We thought it would be nice to have it up in the air, overlooking Main Street where people could enjoy it from all directions." He said after the piece was displayed for a time, he and his partner in the effort, Akira Ohiso, the editor of Green Door Magazine, would seek other artists who might like to display their work in the same location.
Ohiso said, "My readership tends to be people with an arts or literature background, and the sense that I'm getting is there are people here who would like to see some public art on Main Street."
Petraglia said the two businesses would take care of insurance matters.
Council member Maurice Gerry said the piece was certainly an "eye catcher," but that "people seeing it might slow down and stop, and that would not be a good place to slow down and stop." He said that the new mini-park that the town recently created, off Main Street, would be a more appropriate place to display public art.
Council member Dean Farrand said that if the sculpture were displayed in the park he would be more concerned about security issues.
Supervisor Charlie Barbutie said he would move the process forward by looking into the insurance question.
Allison Ruef, the communications specialist for the Liberty Central School District, spoke in favor of displaying the sculpture on Main Street. She said, "Public art starts conversations; it instills pride; it's a destination. Public art sends a message. Zac is a 2005 graduate of Liberty High School, and he'd probably have a much better chance creating art somewhere else, but he chose to stay here and create art here. Allowing Zac's art to be displayed on Main Street sends a message: it says we are progressive, we are evolving, we provide a place for art to exist and be seen, and we support Liberty graduates."
Shavrick has a sculpture garden opening on July 25 at his studio on Butrick Road in the Town of Bethel.


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Web application development is the perfect 95 percent solution. It's very easy to develop a simple HTML frontend to something like PHP or Rails, to deliver data to and from a MySQL database. You can even give it a more desktop feel by using Ajax tools. But that last five percent, the ability for desktop applications to work offline, was missing from the web world until the release of Google Gears.
I look at Gears a lot like Ajax, it's a small set of new functionality that takes traditional web pages and moves them one step toward having a complete desktop feel. There are three new elements that Gears brings to the table:
Google has made all of this available as a quick one package download to the client that works on both Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Covering all of these APIs in a single article, at any depth, would be too much. So I'm going to concentrate on the database portion of the API which provides access to the simple and easy to use SQLite database.
Before I get into the example, let me cover a few basics about the database portion of the API. First, much like the XMLHttpRequest object, access to the database is restricted to pages within the same schema, domain and port. So, for example, a Gears database created by the code on http://mydomain.com/index.php can be accessed by code on http://mydomain.com/anotherpage.php. But that same database could not be accessed by code on the http://anotherdomain.com/anotherpage.php, because the domain is different. This is really a security measure to ensure that malicious code doesn't get access to the data stored in the client-side database.
My example will use just the basics of the database: the creation of the database and a table within it, the addition of new rows to the table, and the query of the table.
It starts with a simple content management site. This site has a database with a set of articles. The Gears-enabled frontend can browse the articles offline because those articles are stored locally in the Gears database after they are transferred to the client using Ajax. This is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. The relationship between the Gears-enabled client and the web server
The server component is on the lefthand side. The articles.php page talks to the MySQL database containing the articles and returns an XML blob containing the articles, their IDs, titles, and contents.
The local side of the equation is on the righthand side. The web browser loads up the index.html page from the server. This page then requests the articles using Ajax, stores them locally in the Gears database, and updates the display with the article titles.
The reader can then disconnect from the Web and read articles all day long, working with just the data in the Gears database. Then when she reconnects she can resync, get the new articles, and continue browsing on or offline as she chooses. Even better, she can close the browser window, close the browser, or even reboot and still have access to the articles located in the Gears database without syncing to the site.
The code starts with the database for the server side to host the articles. The MySQL schema is shown in Listing 1.Listing 1. articles.sql
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS article;
CREATE TABLE article (
id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
title VARCHAR(255),
content TEXT,
PRIMARY KEY( id )
It's a pretty simple schema with the automatically generated ID for the article, title, and content of the article.
I create the database and add the schema to it using the command line shown below.
% mysqladmin create articles
% mysql articles < articles.sql
The next step is to make a simple entry form in HTML so that I can add some records to the database. This form is shown in Listing 2.Listing 2. articleform.html
<form action="articleadd.php" method="post">
<input type="text" name="title">

<textarea name="content"></textarea>

<input type="submit" value="Add Article">
The PHP script that the form talks to, which adds the article to the database, is in Listing 3.Listing 3. articleadd.php
$db =& DB::Connect( 'mysql://root@localhost/articles', array() );
if (PEAR::isError($db)) { die($db->getMessage()); }
$sth = $db->prepare( 'INSERT INTO article VALUES ( null, ?, ? )' );
$db->execute( $sth, array( $_POST['title'], $_POST['content' ] ) );
Thanks for adding this article.

Would you like to add another?
This script uses the PEAR DB module to connect to the database and execute the INSERT statement to add the row.
If you don't have the DB module installed you can use the
pear command line script to install it using the following statement.
% pear install DB
This will download the code for the module and install it automatically in the correct location. Sweet! To test out this article entry form I'll navigate to it in my Firefox browser, and I get something like Figure 2.
Figure 2. Adding an article about Google Gears
From there I enter in a small fragment of an article about Google Gears and hit the Add Article button. That submits the data, and I see something like Figure 3.
Figure 3. After I have added the article
To get started with the Gears portion, I need to create one final server element, and that's the XML feed that will be consumed by the Ajax script on the client. This articles.php script is shown in Listing 4.Listing 4. articles.php
header( "content-type: text/xml" );
$db =& DB::Connect( 'mysql://root@localhost/articles', array() );
if (PEAR::isError($db)) { die($db->getMessage()); }
$res = $db->query( 'SELECT * FROM article' );
while( $res->fetchInto( $row ) ) {
<article id="<?php echo($row[0]); ?>" title="<?php echo($row[1]); ?>">
<?php echo($row[2]); ?>
Once again I use the DB module to talk to the database and get all of the articles. I then use loop to write out the article tag for each of the articles. This article tag has the ID and title of the article as attributes, and the content of the article as text inside the node.
If I run the script on the command line I see the following output.
% php articles.php

Apple Computer is going to release the iPhone on June 29th at 6PM.

Google, Inc. of Mountain View California has released a new toolkit for web developers...

I added another article about the iPhone just to make it interesting, and maybe pick up a few Google hits.

Go Online
var db;
function sync()
new Ajax.Request( 'articles.php', { method: 'get',
onSuccess: function( transport ) {
var articleTags = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName( 'article' );
for( var a = 0; a < articleTags.length; a++ ) {
addArticle( parseInt( articleTags[a].getAttribute('id') ),
articleTags[a].firstChild.nodeValue );
} } );
function initializedb() {
if (!window.google || !google.gears)
try {
db = google.gears.factory.create('beta.database', '1.0');
} catch (ex) {
alert('Could not create database: ' + ex.message);
if (db) {
db.execute('create table if not exists articles' +
' ( article_id int, title varchar(255), content text )');
function showArticle( id )
var rs = db.execute( 'select content from articles where article_id = ?', [ id ] );
var found = 0;
while (rs.isValidRow()) { $('elContent').innerHTML = rs.field(0); rs.next(); }
function showArticles()
while( $('elArticles').rows.length > 0 )
$('elArticles').deleteRow( -1 );
var rs = db.execute( 'select * from articles' );
while (rs.isValidRow())
var elTR = $('elArticles').insertRow( -1 );
var elTD = elTR.insertCell( -1 );
elTD.onmouseover = function() { this.style.background = '#eee'; };
elTD.onmouseout = function() { this.style.background = 'none'; };
elTD.id = rs.field( 0 );
elTD.onmouseup = function() { showArticle( this.id ); };
elTD.appendChild( document.createTextNode( rs.field(1) ) );
function addArticle( id, title, content )
var rs = db.execute( 'select * from articles where article_id = ?', [ id ] );
var found = 0;
while (rs.isValidRow()) { found++; rs.next(); }
if ( found == 0 )
db.execute('insert into articles values (?, ?, ?)', [id, title, content]);
The beginning of the example shows the minimal HTML table that lists the articles on the lefthand side, and the currently selected articles on the righthand side. The rest of the example is a lot of JavaScript to do both the Gears and Ajax work.
The Gears work starts with initializedb, which opens the Gears database and creates the articles table within it. The last thing initializedb does is call
showArticles. The
showArticles function updates the display by reading the contents of the Gears database using a SELECT call and creating
 elements for each of the articles.
The sync function, which is called when the reader presses the Go Online link, does the Ajax work. It uses the Ajax.Request function to call articles.php on the server. It then breaks up the XML returned from articles.php and calls
addArticle with each of the article tags.
addArticles method first looks to see if any articles are in the database with the given ID, if there are, then the request is ignored. Otherwise, it adds the article to the database using an INSERT statement.
Once all of the articles are added in the sync function, the
showArticles function is called once again to update the display to match what's in the database.
When I first go to the page it's blank with the exception of the Go Online link because the Gears database is empty. When I hit Go Online I see something like Figure 4.
Figure 4. The Gears page showing the list of articles
I then click on one of the articles and the
showArticle code is called to replace the righthand side of the display with the content of the selected article. This is shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5. After clicking on the recently added Google Gears article
OK, so that's the rudiments of a Gears-based approach to client-side content caching.
To make the synchronization a bit more sophisticated I can, have the client request just the new articles that have appeared since it last checked. To do that I need to upgrade the articles.php page as shown below to accept an optional
'sinceid' URL argument.
$sinceid = 0;
if ( array_key_exists( 'sinceid', $_GET ) )
$sinceid = $_GET['sinceid'];
$res = $db->query( 'SELECT * FROM article WHERE id > ?', $sinceid );
If specified the script would only return articles sequenced after the particular ID. I can then upgrade the client page to get the maximum ID in the database, and pass that to the script as shown in Listing 7.Listing 7. index2.html
function sync()
var rs = db.execute( 'select max(article_id) from articles' );
var lastid = 0;
while (rs.isValidRow()) { lastid = rs.field(0); rs.next(); }
new Ajax.Request( 'articles2.php?sinceid='+lastid, { method: 'get',
onSuccess: function( transport ) {
var articleTags = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName( 'article' );
for( var a = 0; a < articleTags.length; a++ ) {
addArticle( parseInt( articleTags[a].getAttribute('id') ),
articleTags[a].firstChild.nodeValue );
} } );
This demonstrates how you can use SQL functions in SELECT statements just like you can in MySQL or other production quality databases.
As with any solution, Gears has both positives and negatives. The feature set is the obvious positive, as there is currently no other widely available offline alternative to developers. But this doesn't come without costs:
The example I've shown in this article gets around most of these problems by being unrealistically simple in its approach. That's a necessity in an article this short. But a production use of Gears will likely run into some, if not all of these issues.
Google has gifted web developers with a lightweight offline solution. And developers have already started to embrace it by creating JavaScript helper libraries around it's core features. There is so much potential for what can be done now that we have an offline solution. The final article in this two-part series will show more of Gears' potential using several techniques for offline data entry.
Jack Herrington is an engineer, author and presenter who lives and works in the Bay Area. His mission is to expose his fellow engineers to new technologies. That covers a broad spectrum, from demonstrating programs that write other programs in the book Code Generation in Action. Providing techniques for building customer centered web sites in PHP Hacks. All the way writing a how-to on audio blogging called Podcasting Hacks.
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Posted on November 23, 2013
For the second straight week, the Grand Valley State football team was on the winning end against rival Saginaw Valley State. This time it was in the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Lakers beat the Cardinals, 40-7 at Lubbers Stadium November 23.
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December 19, 2012 —
The question of whether or not Hawley is an impoverished town was food for discussion for the approximately 50 people who attended the Hawley Borough Council meeting on December 12.
Investors in the Hawley Silk Mill want the borough to designate an area around the Silk Mill and the downtown area as "distressed," which would allow the borough to adopt an ordinance that in turn could take advantage of the state's Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act (LERTA). The investors are asking that the borough then approve tax abatements for the Silk Mill over five years.
Tax abatement could also be sought for other new businesses in the designated area outside the Silk Mill. "There is lots of room for development," said Justin Genzlinger, one of the Silk Mill investors. He said that attracting new business to Hawley would provide revenue to the borough. He called the Silk Mill "a field of dreams."
Councilwoman Mary Sanders said to Genzlinger, "I would love to make your dreams happen," but expressed concern that if the tax abatement were granted, the borough's budget could not be balanced without a tax increase.
"There are those who would literally lose their homes," she warned, reiterating what seemed to be the concern of the entire council. "We're stuck between a rock and a hard place. I've seen it in other towns—the elderly are forced to move out and sell their homes to younger residents." The complexion of the town would be completely revamped in a way Sanders felt would be unhealthy.
Tax collector Barbara Middaugh said such a tax increase would be "the tipping point for some people. There's more struggling than people are aware of."
Resident Benjamin Baker, who lives on a fixed income, spoke of the potential hardships he would face if a tax increase were to come to fruition. "I know I can't afford a tax increase," he said, "and I know a lot of other people who can't afford one."
With the five-year abatement, the borough could lose up to an estimated $34,000. Attorney Anthony Waldron, another Silk Mill investor, presented the council with a sample ordinance that could be used to adopt the tax abatements.
Genzlinger said, "You know the old adage, you have to spend money to make money." He said that if the Silk Mill were vacant, the taxpayers would still have to pay for it. He went on to name numerous parcels of land that he said, if developed, would provide much-needed revenue for the area.
His vision is to see more residential and commercial development in the borough, and reminded those in attendance that, for the most part, people did not foresee that Northampton College would ever set up residence in Hawley. He touched on the fact that dormitories for the college may be in Hawley's future.
Hawley council president Don Kyzer said to Genzlinger, "We appreciate what you're doing."
Michele Rojas, vice president of the council, said perhaps grant money could be used to soften the burden on taxpayers.
Kyzer said that only through expert testimony would the council get a better idea about whether the area is "impoverished and destitute." He said that if a hearing were to take place, there would have to be expert testimony from developers, private enterprise and the planning committee among others.
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Caitlyn was 8 lbs 7 oz at birth and Monday at her 6 month check up she weighed in at 15 lbs 5 oz. At her 4 month check up (I am pretty sure it was her 4 month check up, but it seems like it wasn't that long ago) she was 14 lbs 14oz. Her height is in the 75th percentile and weight is 35 percentile.
Up to this point she has been ebf, altho she did try cereal one time a few days ago.
The dr said she is doing fine, but that I need to start feeding her solids as breast milk will no longer be enough to sustain her.
Do I have to start feeding her solids? We have a lot of allergies in our family, so wanted to wait as long as possible before starting them.
Should I be concerned about her slow weight gain?
She nurses on demand and has a good number of wet/dirty diapers every day. During the 11 hours I am gone during the day she eats between 3-5
4 oz bottles depending on the day. Once I am home she nurses frequently (almost non stop ) until we go to bed. She nurses several times during the night with the last feeding at 5 am before I go to work. She then gets her first bottle when she wakes up between 10 am - noon and I get home between 6:30-7:30.


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As political candidates answer endless variations of the same questions in pursuit of elected office, we can't help but be reminded of our own often-torturous experiences on job interviews.
Would you ever ask an interviewer for a cigarette? Or send your sister to meet a potential employer in your place? Or arrive with a bird on your shoulder?
Disastrous job interviews happen to even the best candidates. You can often sense the interview is slipping rapidly downhill: The interviewer loses interest, becomes openly hostile or tries to shut down the interview after 10 minutes.
So you've been hearing that voice again, the one that says you're not doing what you were born to do. That may be true, but how do you figure out what you should be doing?
When the going gets tough, your coworkers can be the first to get on your last nerve.
If you ask human resources people how to get out of a rut, they may dutifully present you with a career ladder that demonstrates how ...


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Linguine with Silky Mushroom Sauce
Time Prep: 5 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Servings Total: 4 servings
What You Need:
½ lb. linguine, uncooked
1 pkg. (1/2 lb.) sliced fresh mushrooms
½ cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
½ cup (1/2 of 8-oz. tub) PHILADELPHIA Chive & Onion 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese
2 cups baby spinach leaves
Make It:
COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
MEANWHILE, heat skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 8 min. or until lightly browned. Add broth and cream cheese spread; mix well. Add spinach; cook just until wilted.
DRAIN pasta; toss with sauce. Season with fresh ground black pepper.
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Judges blast Indiana, Wisconsin gay marriage bansap photo
Ruth Morrison, center, a retired Indianapolis Fire Department battalion chief, talks to a reporter after attending a hearing before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on the challenges to Indiana and Wisconsins gay marriage ban Tuesday in Chicago.
CHICAGO Federal appeals judges bristled on Tuesday at arguments defending gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, with one Republican appointee comparing them to now-defunct laws that once outlawed weddings between blacks and whites.
As the legal skirmish in the United States aboutsame-sex marriage shifted to the three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, more than 200 people lined up hours before to ensure they got a seat at the much-anticipated hearing.
While judges often play devils advocate during oral arguments, the panels often-blistering questions for the defenders of the same-sex marriage bans could be a signal the laws may be in trouble at least at this step in the legal process.
Attorneys general in both states asked the appellate court to permanently restore the bans, which were ruled unconstitutional in June. Its ruling could affect hundreds of couples who married after lower courts tossed the bans and before those rulings were stayed pending the Chicago appeal.
Gay marriage is legal in 19 states as well as the District of Columbia, and advocates have won more than 20 court victories around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the federal government to recognize state-sanctioned gay marriages last year.
The Supreme Court has yet to take up a case, but Utah and Oklahomas cases were appealed to the high court and Virginias attorney general also has asked the justices to weigh in. Appeals court rulings are pending for Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, while appellate court hearings are scheduled next month for Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, and is expected soon in Texas.
Richard Posner, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, hit the backers of the ban the hardest. He balked when Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General Timothy Samuelson repeatedly pointed to tradition as the underlying justification for barring gay marriage.
It was tradition to not allow blacks and whites to marry a tradition that got swept away, the 75-year-old judge said. Prohibition of same sex marriage, Posner said, derives from a tradition of hate ... and savage discrimination of homosexuals.
Posner, who has a reputation for making lawyers before him squirm, cut off Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher, just moments into his presentation and frequently chided him to answer his questions.
At one point, Posner ran through a list of psychological strains the children of unmarried same-sex couples suffered, including having to struggle to grasp why their schoolmates parents were married and theirs werent.
What horrible stuff, Posner said. What benefit to society in barring gay marriage, he asked, outweighs that kind of harm to children?
All this is a reflection of biology, Fisher answered. Men and women make babies, same-sex couples do not... we have to have a mechanism to regulate that, and marriage is that mechanism.
Samuelson echoed that, telling the hearing that regulating marriage including by encouraging men and women to marry was part of a concerted Wisconsin policy to reduce numbers of children born out of wedlock.
I assume you know how that has been working out in practice? Judge David Hamilton responded, citing figures that births to single women from 1990 to 2009 rose 53 percent in Wisconsin and 68 percent in Indiana.MORE IN Wire NewsUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. Full StoryTroubling as the details of the McLaren Report were, a news item out of Russia earlier this week... Full Story
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Sunny daysNovember 12,2013
Controversy brewing about one of the latest proposed solar projects in the state is rife with ironies.
Plans by the energy developer groSolar call for a solar array with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts on a parcel of land in Rutland Town. It is a form of industrial use customarily welcomed in that community, making property productive, adding to the grand list.
In fact, an argument could be made that the solar project is an inadequate use of the land.
Rutland Town has long prided itself on its record as a friend of business. It is home to numerous industries and commercial enterprises that are an important economic engine for the region.
If the community were really pro-business and pro-growth, it would encourage a more intensive industrial or commercial use a factory or a big box store. The town has no zoning in order to smooth the path of development and allow landowners to do what they want with their property.
With recent progress in the development of solar power, the Vermont landscape is taking on a new look. Vermonters might be of two minds about the result. More and more, motorists rounding a bend in the road may see fields of solar panels in orderly array, angled toward the sun, producing electricity. Often, the sight produces a smile of satisfaction from the feeling that Vermont is doing its part in addressing the climate crisis. The aesthetics of solar farms are also appealingly sleek, geometric, modern.
Others might round the bend and grimace at the sight of another field given over to industry. Energy production is not the traditional use for our productive agricultural lands. Turning acreage over to solar projects may take farmland out of production, placing an industrial scar on what would have been bucolic countryside. The question arises about how much land will have to be consigned to solar panels to make a significant contribution to the energy mix.
Every project has its negatives. Wind in Vermont has provoked fierce opposition because of the damage done to fragile mountaintop ecosystems and because of the presence of giant wind towers looming over nearby residences. A biomass project proposed for North Springfield has encountered difficulty lately in the report of a Public Service Board hearing officer that truck traffic needed to fuel the plant would be excessive.
So far the harm from solar panels would seem to be limited to the way it would impinge on the views of nearby residents. On the scale of things, that seems like a narrow sort of harm. Not in my backyard is a legitimate complaint that must always be considered, but it need not always be heeded. Someone is always impinged when change occurs when development leads to economic progress. The balance between the private cost and the public good must receive close attention.
In the case of solar development, the public good is enormous. Supporters of solar energy development including President Obama and Gov. Peter Shumlin have long argued that sustainable energy will be a job creator and a boon to the economy. And addressing the climate crisis is a paramount issue of our time. Each individual project each 2.3 megawatts must be thought of as part of a wave of change that will add to a meaningful sum of sustainable energy.MORE IN EditorialsProtesters converged on a bank in Montpelier early this week to show their solidarity with the... Full StoryPhil Scott will take office next month after winning with a margin of 51.11 percent to 43. Full StoryIdeologues and partisans work from the outcome backward. Full Story
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Most expensive colleges in America
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This is release 1.4.0 of SafeKeep, a centralized and easy to use
backup application that combines the best features of a mirror
and an incremental backup.
What's new in this release:
- Add the ability to store script files on either client or server.
- Rewritten snapshot creation to remove use of "rbind".
- Automatic cleanup on next run after an abort.
- Support of LVM tagging for snapshots.
- Better handling of messages and tracebacks.
- A number of other code cleanups and bug fixes.
- Updated minimum Python support to Python 2.3.
Many thanks to Andres Toomsalu, Ken Bass, Joe Steele and Alexander List
for the fixes that made this release possible, and to Dimi Paun for his
continual work with SafeKeep.
Sources and binaries are available from the following locations:
- RedHat EL/CentOS 4,5,6 Fedora 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16:
- Ubuntu Dapper, Breezy, Hardy, Lucid, Maverick, Natty, Oneiric and Precise:
Note: The Debian packages are not yet available. They should be uploaded within
the next few days.
- Source:
The GPG Signing Key can be found in the following location:
with fingerprint:
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uid SafeKeep (Signing Key) <safekeep-devel < at > lists.sourceforge.net>
sub 1024g/6AA3270F 2012-02-17
NOTE: The minimum version of Python now supported is Python 2.3. If you
require support of an older version of Python, then you should select an
earlier release of Safekeep.
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#91029 - 01/04/03 12:25 PM seeking paradoxical words
Registered: 01/04/03
Posts: 2
Loc: Chapel Hill, NC USA
I'm collecting a list of paradoxical words, that is, words that in some sense contain their own contradiction. The word "exoteric" (AWAD 10/22) is a good example: It is essentially an antonym of "esoteric" and means "not limited to an inner circle of select people, suitable for the general public." However, I suspect that only a small inner circle of select people ( i.e., AWAD enthusiasts and similar word lovers) know what exoteric means. The word "exoteric" is therefore esoteric.
Please post any other words of this type that you may know, including a brief explanation of why they are paradoxical. I will post the complete list of submitted words to the AWAD forum.
If you know of a list of paradoxical terms in English that someone else already has compiled, please let me know where to find it.
David Schwartz
Department of Neurobiology
Duke University Medical Center_________________________
David Schwartz
Department of Neurobiology
Duke University Medical Center
#91030 - 01/04/03 01:37 PM cabbage [wink]
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#91031 - 01/04/03 01:40 PM Re: seeking paradoxical words
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 13858
Dear dschwartz65:
An interesting question. In searching for something that might fit, a found a site about
oxymorons you might enjoy browsing. Some of them are debatable, but that could be
the interesting part.
#91032 - 01/04/03 02:43 PM Re: seeking paradoxical words
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 13858
Another URL possibly of interest:
Also look up old thread about "enantiodromic"
#91033 - 01/04/03 03:24 PM Re: seeking paradoxical words
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if I apprehend (yet another!) David's question correctly, he seeks not words that can be defined in two nearly opposite senses (self-contradicting, enantiodromic)*, but rather words such as those in column one of the "cabbage puzzle"--non-selfdescriptive (heterological) words; e.g., monosyllabic, adjective.
one of my favorite words which exhibits this quality is orthoepy, which has the meaning "the customary pronunciation of words"; orthoepy has two accepted pronunciations.
*self-contradicting words have been discussed in these pages to some degree in the past.
(for that matter, heterological words have come up in a couple of threads, notably this one: http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=6120)
#91034 - 01/04/03 09:54 PM strange loops are everywhere
Carpal Tunnel
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Loc: Worcester, MA
http:// wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=6120)
Isn't this another incarnation ofwhat is officially called Russell's Paradox? There are classes which include themselves, and classes which don't include themselves - to which one does the class-of-things-that-do-not-include-themselves belong? (Substitute "catalog" for "class" if it makes it more concrete.)
#91035 - 01/05/03 08:21 AM Re: strange loops are everywhere
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to which one does the class-of-things-that-do-not-include themselves belong?
It belongs to the Gödelian Just-cause-we-wrap-our-tongues-around-some-sounds-doesn't-mean-we-know-what-we're-talking-about class.
#91036 - 01/05/03 04:24 PM This satement is false.
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 08/06/01
Posts: 6943
Loc: Worcester, MA
Right! Go to the head of the class!
But it really is Russell's Paradox
#91037 - 01/05/03 08:50 PM Re: seeking paradoxical words
Registered: 01/04/03
Posts: 2
Loc: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Many thanks to all who have posted ideas so far. Deliberately self-contradictory terms (e.g., sophmore), and logical conundrums (e.g. Russel's paradox) are great fun, but i think I have something different in mind, namely, instances where the paradox is not built into the word or phrase but arises from a particular social context. In other words, while "sophmore" will always be an oxymoron, "exoteric" will be paradoxical only as long as its use remains limited to a small circle of people. If, for example, William Safire were to write a column about "exoteric" being a paradoxical word, the word would no longer be paradoxical, or less so anyway.
There may not actually be very many such words. I hadn't given the matter much thought until I came across 'exoteric' the October AWAD posting.
David Schwartz
Department of Neurobiology
Duke University Medical Center_________________________
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#91038 - 01/05/03 09:50 PM Re: seeking paradoxical words
old hand
Registered: 09/03/01
Posts: 872
Loc: Birmingham, Alabama
Neato construction,
Mr. Dschwartz, but I fear that lingual constructions that you feel exist will be found to be as rare as ticks on a turtle. Think a minute. What grouping of thought concepts could be arranged so as to have an inadvertant conceptual gravitation towards paradox. You'll agree not many. But think about it, your question ...
While "sophmore" will always be an oxymoron, "exoteric" will be paradoxical only as long as its use remains limited to a small circle of people
is in itself paradoxical.
In the absolute, David, that is true. But do you have time to find another?
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The health of former Eastern New Mexico University football coach Bud Elliott has significantly improvement since being hospitalized last week following a fall at home.
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Elliott was ENMU's coach for 11 seasons before retiring at the end of the 2004 campaign. He spent 48 years as a head coach, the last 37 of those at the college level.
SATURDAY'S RELATIVELY EASY 28-0 Lone Star Conference crossover win at Southwestern Oklahoma may be just what the doctor ordered for the Greyhounds after losses by a combined 79-12 margin in their first two games.
Except for a short touchdown drive set up by an interception, the Hounds managed at least one first down on every possession. Meantime, the defense had little trouble containing the Bulldogs, holding Southwestern to 204 total yards.
"We had a really good week of practice," said ENMU junior safety J.J. Ortiz, who was in on six tackles and had a pass breakup. "We could tell by watching film that they weren't the caliber of the first two teams we played. We went in knowing we had to just take care of business."
THE RETURN OF ALL-LSC South wide receiver Derrick Hunter from a knee injury made a significant difference. So, too, did the return of senior cornerback Corey White, who played only a few plays the previous week against Southeastern Oklahoma because of an ankle injury.
"It was nice to see Corey back out there roaming around," ENMU coach Mark Ribaudo said.
As far as White going back to returning kicks, Ribaudo said that remains up in the air for the time being. "I don't know if we're ready to let him do that again," he said.
RIBAUDO SAID FROM what he's seen on film so far, Midwestern State, West Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Kingsville all look like "really good teams" in the South.
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MARTINS FERRY – During its Wednesday meeting, city council ratified a tentative agreement between the city and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Ohio Council 8, Local 1260 on a three-year contract covering approximately 48 service employees.
The representatives agreed to a modification of several articles, including hours of work, seniority, discipline, sick leave, union dues, discrimination/coercion, and vacation scheduling. Bargaining unit employees will receive wage increases of 45 cents per hour effective May 1, 2013, 50 cents per hour effective May 1, 2014, and 55 cents per hour effective May 1, 2015.
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Thanks went to State Attorney General Mike DeWine for providing funds for the demolition of dilapidated houses. Code Administrator Betty Suto noted that $4,200 remains for the project.
Council motioned to allocate up to $5,000 out of the permanent improvement fund to refurbish the city park fountain.
Park District Manager Larry Deaton reported that the sidewalk along the rec center has settled and water damage is being done on a wall. Estimated cost of work to replace the sidewalk is $2,400.
Pool cleaning will begin this week.
Thanks also went to Georgi Riser and the swim team parent organization for raising $1,300 for the pool. A pancake breakfast will also be held at the rec center May 18, 9 a.m. to noon.
Council passed the 2012 residential property maintenance code.
Council held the second reading permitting a recreational vehicle park in the industrial park area.
Flag planting on Riverview and Walnut cemeteries will begin May 20, 5 p.m.
Development Director Kathy Wade-Gagin acknowledged Martins Ferry High School's Step Up program, which volunteered time and fundraising efforts to benefit the park.
Auditor Rita Randall reported beginning work on the 2014 budget. A public hearing for the budget is legally required.
Council noted that the Civil War Roundtable will hold a presentation at the American Legion during the Picnic in the Park. Also, the Belmont County Tourism Council was thanked for providing a $2,000 grant for Picnic in the Park.
The street committee met to look into available funds for paving. It will be necessary to apply for grant funding.
The finance and ordinance committee will meet Friday, 6 p.m.
The cemetery committee will meet May 7, 6 p.m.
Council received a letter of thanks from State Rep. Jack Cera, 96th District, for the city's support in the effort to restore local government funds.
All are invited to the National Day of Prayer celebration today at noon at the corner of Hanover and South Fifth Street.
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