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#113380 - 10/10/03 01:20 PM Our survey says...?
old hand
Registered: 03/16/00
Posts: 1004
Loc: London, UK
Hi all
Jussy, as we called her, was a giant of a woman (at least to us little minnows in her class in college), and she had, to say the least, her idiosyncrasies. One of them was punctilious, but possibly old-fashioned, pronunciation. Some of her ways in this regard did influence me, and I'm wondering if anybody else uses these pronunciations, or feels guilty for not doing so.
The one in particular I'm interested in is the word trait which Jussy always pronounced 'tray'. I've noticed that in most dictionaries 'tray' and 'trate' are noted. But does anyone today use the silent 't' version any more?
the sunshine warrior
#113381 - 10/10/03 01:40 PM Re: Our survey says...?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13803
AHD4 says it's from Old French into ME.
I'm no expert on OFr pronunciation (although I have some CDs that may have some singing in that language) but I suspect that a silent t on the end is a modern affectation. But even if it was silent in OFr I see no reason to keep it so in MnE, given its cleansing period in ME.
#113382 - 10/10/03 04:54 PM Re: Our survey says...?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 03/15/00
Posts: 11613
Loc: Louisville, Kentucky
Hi, Sweetheart; I have never heard any person who was speaking English pronounce it tray. Though I can see where someone who is a native French speaker might. But I don't think it's correct to drop the T sound in English, because from what I have found, both languages got the word via Latin. Witness: Gurunet-- [Middle English, shot, from Old French, something drawn, shot, from Latin tractus, a drawing out, line. From the Dictionnaire Universel Francophone-- II. 1. Action de tirer, de tracter. Cheval, bête de trait. In my own mind, these do not constitute proof, but I still think I'm right. (!)
#113383 - 10/11/03 04:03 AM Re: Our survey says...?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 07/20/03
Posts: 3230
Loc: Te Ika a Maui
I always say tray, as that pronunciation was taught me by my late and much-lamented maternal grandmother, of sainted memory. She also taught me the difference between "can I" and "may I", and lectured me on the poor quality of The Stones' later albums when measured against their earlier works. The "tray" thing started as an affectation, and became a totally unaffected habit, that also reminds me of my Nana every time I use it._________________________
noho ora mai
#113384 - 10/11/03 08:36 AM Re: Can I?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13803
In my youth I and my mates were lectured aplenty about the difference between may and can by parents and teachers, none of whom practiced what they preached. The only time anyone in my hearing used it properly was in the game Mother, May I.
#113385 - 10/11/03 08:41 AM Re: Can I?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/24/02
Posts: 7210
Loc: Vermont
since I teach middle school, I get to play that game all the time. my response to "can I go to the bathroom?" is usually, "I hope so, otherwise you're going to get very large and explode. and that won't be pretty." kids just love this stuff..._________________________
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#113386 - 10/11/03 09:24 AM Re: Can I?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13803
And do you listen to yourself when you use it your own self?
#113387 - 10/11/03 09:36 AM Re: Can I?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/24/02
Posts: 7210
Loc: Vermont
listen to yourself
actually, yes. when I can..._________________________
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#113388 - 10/11/03 09:41 AM Re: Can I?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 03/15/00
Posts: 11613
Loc: Louisville, Kentucky
There'd never be a situation where you'd say, "May you ...", would there?
#113389 - 10/11/03 09:56 AM Re: May you?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 04/03/00
Posts: 10538
Loc: this too shall pass
May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
-Robert Heinlein
May you live in interesting times.
-a curse
#113390 - 10/11/03 10:00 AM Re: Can I?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 6296
Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
The silent 't' from French is observed when we refer in the States to 'cafe au lait.' I've never heard anyone refer to it as 'cafe au LATE.' There are probably other examples, too--Yoplait yogurt? I've never heard anyone say "YoPLATE" yogurt.
But trait = TRAYT? Never heard that one.
#113391 - 10/11/03 10:07 AM Re: May you?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 03/15/00
Posts: 6511
Loc: lower upstate New York
What's that called, tsuwm, a subjunctive imperative?
#113392 - 10/11/03 10:08 AM Re: May you?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/24/02
Posts: 7210
Loc: Vermont
may be._________________________
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#113393 - 10/11/03 11:59 AM Re: May you?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13803
a subjunctive imperative?
The term in Latin grammar is hortatory subjunctive.
#113394 - 10/11/03 04:51 PM Which tray?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/11/01
Posts: 2636
Loc: Caribbean
Max says he got that tray from his Nana. Is it embossed, silver, jappaned, hand carved? Is it dainty or can you carry tea service for six on it? Could it be an antique Coca-Cola tray?
#113395 - 10/12/03 09:04 PM Re: Can I?
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 618
Loc: Australia
Psychologists and Psychiatrists, at least up here, insist on pronouncing it 'tray'. Unfortunately, this means I now pronounce it as such when referring to (usually DSM criteria for personality) features of a patient, more often in the plural 'trays'.
I'm pretty sure I still use 'trates' the rest of the time.
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Apartment for 2 people in the Latin Quarter
Size27 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
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- Family/child friendly
- Disabled access
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|rue des Ursullines, 75005 Paris, France
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In the heart of the capital and near the famous Latin Quarter you can walk in the Luxembourg Gardens, stroll along docks of the Seine or visit the Pantheon. You can discover the shops of old books and enjoy many plugged restaurants in the area. This is a very central location, ideal for access to the different attractions Parisien .
At the 1st floor , this apartment has a living room with a open kitchen and a bathroom . The apartment has lots of charm and the decoration is very nice. Completely refurbished .
- Fully equipped kitchen with ceramic hob , microwave , integrated fridge freezer, toaster, kettle , coffee maker as well as dishes , pots, cups and glasses .
- Bathroom with shower , WC.
- Living room with sofa, TV and a coffee table.
- An ironing board and iron are available
Towels and linens are provided as well as cleaning . An efficient heating system ensures a steady and comfortable temperature in the apartment.
WIFI Internet access and TV included. It's possible to book a private parking close the apartment.
From Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Orly airport you can reach the apartment directly with the Luxembourg station which is a five minute by foot .
The neighborhoof is also well served by buses that will allow you to move quickly in Paris .
For late arrivals , there is an extra charge of EUR 20 between 20h and 22h and after 22h EUR 40 .
A deposit of € 200 is required to cover any damage or repairs in the apartment. The deposit must be paid by credit card on arrival day with our mobile payment terminal (the sum in question is not loaded but "pre-authorized" like renting a car for example).
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Beautiful apartment in a great central location! It has everything you need and is the perfect size. The bed is very comfortable and I love the apartment's quirky and clean decor. My only critique is that the shower drain was quite blocked and so the water would fill up quickly at the bottom, and the water would sometimes change temperature... But this was not a big deal to us. :) <3
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
A good apartment, in a very good location. The apartment is quite small but was perfect for what we wanted. The interior is a good standard with a fridge, microwave and hob and a modern bathroom. It also has an iron and hairdryer which isn't mentioned on the site.
The area has plenty of good bars and restaurants and the ones we visited were very good quality and reasonably priced especially compared to the more touristy areas.
The main Metro / RER station Chaletlet - Les Halles is less than a five minute walk away and the Metro stops on the Rue de Rivoli are also close by.
Overall very pleased and would definitely recommend a stay.
A very good location with the metro station right on the corner. Very practical when being in Paris.
Appartment was very nice and cosy and the view just as nice (fourth level/ no lift though).
Too bad you can't park in front of the building. You can only station for a little while (to leave luggage for example). Therefore, check your preference for parking (if you are with the car) beforehand.
Regards, Oana and Hans Schippers (the Netherlands)
We actually stayed in a different studio since there was a mix-up of reservations. However, the hosts were very nice and the new Studio was even bigger and nicer.
The location of the apartment is very convenient and it's easy to get around from here.
However, the overall price-performance ration is pretty bad.
It is superfically clean but every corner is very dustry, especially around the bed!!! The shower was cold or even ice cold at most times, only by the end of the week I stayed here I got some warm water!!!
And also the contact and information prior to my stay could have been a little better. I never received any feedback for my complaints!
So looking at the price for the 7 days I stayed and what I got for it I'm sure there are better places to stay at!
Nice apartment, great location, very well stocked kitchen, no fuss at all
the apartment is placed well for visiting Paris - it is possible to walk from there to see the City - but public tranportation is also very ggod from there. Everything you need in terms of restaurant ect nin the area.
The welcoming was not very good. We waited outside to be received but no one came to see us. It was not possble to reach jeremy by phone - and his assistant was not to confident with directing us over the phone. But at the end we found the place - and it the place was good.
A nice apartment in a nice surrounding. We have had a good contact with Jérémy and it was great that we could use the apartment already from 11 am (to put our luggage in). Unfortunately we had to leave the apartment on the departure day before 11 am and there was not a possibility to leave our luggage in a separate space. The apartment is nice, the sleeping couch in the living room a bit hard and you should be aware of the fact, that the bar on the ground floor will give some noice disturbance early in the night.
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GMO labeling is good for state
At a recent meeting of the Rutland Chamber of Commerce, Gov. PeterShumlin restated his longstanding support for labeling genetically engineered foods. It is currently estimated that 75 percent of processed foods on Vermonts store shelves are produced with GE ingredients.
And yet, the governor, once again, voiced his concerns about H.112, a bill that would require food manufacturers to label GE food products sold in Vermont. The governor is worried that biotechnology corporations will follow through on their public threat to sue Vermont in federal court if it passes GE labeling legislation.
In fact, the evidence in support of mandatory labeling of GE foods is far stronger today than it was in 1994 when a Vermont law requiring labeling of milk products from cows treated with a genetically engineered bovine growth hormone was challenged by food industry corporations and overturned by the court.
The House Agriculture and Forestry Committee recently concluded weeks of hard work in evaluating evidence and facts pertaining to H.112. The committee heard wide-ranging testimony from legal experts, scientists, farmers, state and federal officials, and diverse industry and public interest organizations. It reviewed legal briefs, scientific studies and federal regulations.
On March 1, at the conclusion of its work, the committee voted 8-3 to pass H.112. It found that the risks posed by GE products to human health and to the environment are poorly understood and poorly regulated. In its findings, the committee concluded that the State should require food produced with genetic engineering to be labeled as such in order to serve the interests of the State to prevent inadvertent consumer deception, prevent potential risks to human health, promote food safety, protect cultural and religious practices, protect the environment, and promote economic development.
We urge the governor and others to read H.112 and carefully consider the committees full set of findings before they judge the legal merits and ethical aspects of this labeling legislation.
At the meeting in Rutland, a member of the chamber voiced opposition to H.112 because the sales of products made by Vermont food producers who use GE ingredients may be harmed. This is a concern that has been raised by others, including some in the governors administration.
The committee considered these concerns and heard testimony from a number of Vermont food manufacturers some expressed opposition and others supported the legislation. It looked into the availability of non-GE alternative ingredients that manufacturers who use GE components might wish to use in their products, as well as opportunities for Vermonts farmers to produce non-GE products to meet increased market demand.
The committee found that a UVM poll reported that an overwhelming majority of Vermonters want GE foods labeled. National polls of consumers have shown similar levels of support. Not surprisingly, consumers have not been content to wait for federal or state action to require labeling of GE foods offered for sale. Recent industry-funded surveys of natural foods consumers show that sales of non-GE foods are expanding rapidly and that over half of these consumers plan to increase their purchases of non-GE foods in the future. Many, if not most, specialty foods manufacturers in Vermont and elsewhere market their products in food co-ops and natural foods retail outlets.
In its findings the committee also concluded that: Requiring that foods produced through genetic engineering be labeled as such will create additional market opportunities for those producers whose products are not produced from genetic engineering. Such additional market opportunities will also contribute to vibrant and diversified agricultural communities.
The food marketplace is clearly changing. Those food producers who anticipate and respond to these changes will be well-positioned to gain new customers both in Vermont and elsewhere. This is why Ben & Jerrys and Lake Champlain Chocolates are now transitioning their products to be free of GE ingredients.
Other companies may, or may not, choose to do likewise. (Ben & Jerrys will soon announce workshops for Vermont food producers who are interested in learning more about how to make this transition.)
The state of Vermont has the opportunity, once again, to lead the nation in addressing an important problem that affects the daily lives of its citizens. Enactment of GE labeling legislation will not only be good for Vermont, it is also the right thing to do.
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GV Now
Students earn competitive Gilman scholarships to study abroad winter 2014
Posted on December 10, 2013
Five Grand Valley State University students have earned nationally competitive scholarships to study abroad through the Benjamin A. Gilman International program for the winter 2014 semester.
The students received a combined total of $20,000 in scholarship money. To be eligible for a Gilman scholarship, students must be a U.S. citizen, study in a country that is not Cuba or on the State Department's travel warning list for at least four weeks, and meet other financial need criteria.
Below are 2014 winter Gilman recipients, their major, country where they will study, and hometown:
• Michael Dykstra, physics, Peru, Hopkins;
• Anna Harris, biology, Costa Rica, Harrison Township;
• Mary Hoekje, Spanish, Chile, Traverse City;
• Janissa Rodriguez, international business, Costa Rica, Grand Rapids;
• Rebecca Vu, allied health sciences, Thailand, Hudsonville.
The next campus deadline for the Gilman Scholarship is February 25, 2014 for students looking to study abroad in spring, summer, or fall 2014, or academic year 2014/15. Students are encouraged to work on the scholarship application well in advance of the campus deadline, and may schedule an appointment to meet with Amanda Cuevas, director of the Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships at (616) 331-2699 or by stopping by 230 Mary Idema Pew for assistance.
Details about the Gilman scholarship program are online at www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program.


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Children encounter advertising in many forms - TV, radio, billboards, magazines and newspapers - and new kinds of advertising are developing all the time. For example, advertising can occur in movies, on the internet, in emails and in text messages.
It's important for young children to learn that advertisers are trying to make you buy something. Their advertisements are trying to influence the way you think or change your mind about something. And advertisers aim to present their goods in the best light and might not be accurate. For example, commercials can make things look better than they really are.
When you talk with your children about advertising, you can help them learn the difference between advertising messages, and other media messages that are designed to entertain, inform or educate.
Advertising affects children in different ways. How children react to ads to can depend on several things, including their age, what they know or have experienced, and how much opportunity they've had to question and talk about what they see in the media.
The table below offers some general ideas about how children might react to ads depending on their age.
Research suggests that the more TV a child watches, the more toys that child is likely to want and ask for. Also, children might take more notice of ads when they're watching TV alone.
Teaching your child to understand and deal with advertising will help in the longer term, but it won't necessarily stop pestering. No matter how well you teach, your child will still ask for things you don't want her to have. After all, even grown-ups often want the things they see in ads, even if they don't need them, can't really afford them, and know they're not as good as the ad says.
Young children (under five) can believe what advertisements tell them, and can't tell the difference between advertising messages and the TV show they're watching.
One way to get around this is to limit the amount of commercial TV your young child watches. If your child has a favourite program on commercial TV, consider recording the program so your child can watch it without the ads. You could buy a DVD of your kids' favourite show rather than letting them watch it – and ads – on TV. Borrowing DVDs from your local library is also a good option.
For school-age children, the most important thing you can do is talk about ads. For example, encourage your child to think about what ads are trying to say. Focus on the ads that your child sees most often – for example, TV ads or ads in magazines or brochures.
Two questions can help get your child thinking:
Here's a list you could use to help your child spot some common advertising strategies. You could even turn it into a game with older children. For example, they could get a sticker each time they spot a strategy being used.
Brucks, M., Armstrong, G.M., & Goldberg, M.E. (1988). Children's use of cognitive defences against television advertising: A cognitive response approach. Journal of Consumer Research, 14, 471-482.
Kline, S.L., & Clinton, B.L. (1998). Developments in children's persuasive message practices. Communication Education, 47, 120-136.
Peterson, L., & Lewis, K.E. (1988). Preventative intervention to improve children's discrimination of the persuasive tactics in televised advertising. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 13, 163-1
Pine, K.J., & Nash, A. (2002). Dear Santa: The effects of television advertising on young children. International Journal of Behavioural Development, 26, 529-539.
Roedder-John, D. (1999). Consumer socialisation of children: A retrospective look at twenty-five years of research. Journal of Consumer Research, 26, 183-213.


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Poetry Friday: The Oral Tradition of the AinuFriday, November 25th, 2011
The Ainu are the indigenous people of northern Japan. I have been reading about them lately through books like Kayano Shigeru's The Ainu (Tuttle Publishing, 2004). Kayano Shigeru, who died in 2006, was himself an Ainu and worked tirelessly to preserve and disseminate elements of Ainu culture to the world.
The Ainu had an oral tradition of tale-telling and one of their oral tales or songs known as kamuy yukar is translated into English by Kyoko Selden and given here on the website of the Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. As typical of many oral tales, it is presented as poetry. As it explains on the website, kamuy yukar are songs of gods and demi-gods. This particular story is of the wind goddess, Pitatakamuy and her encounter with the demi-god Okikurumi. It is a revealing tale insofar as it shows how the Ainu relate to their deities — they relate to their gods not just with reverence, awe and respect but they also challenge and chastise the gods for wanton and destructive behaviour! I remember being surprised by that when I read The Song of the Cicada by Shizue Ukaji, another Ainu writer and storyteller. The old woman swept away in the typhoon gets angry at the goddess who has caused the terrible typhoon much like the demi-god Okikurumi becomes angry with Pitatakamuy.
The Ainu have a rich oral tradition of poetic tale-telling, but little of it has been translated into English. However, this is slowly changing with the efforts of a variety of scholars and students of the culture. I've discovered a wonderful blog called Project Uepeker: Introducing the Ainu Oral Tradition to the English-Speaking World that is chock full of information about Ainu culture in English. In fact, it was at this blog that I discovered a new book called Ainu Spirits Singing: The Living World of Chiri Yukie's Ainu Shin'yoshu by Sarah Strong (University of Hawaii Press, 2011), a study and translation of Ainu kamuy yukar as originally translated into Japanese by Ainu writer Chiri Yukie. I hope more developments like this keep happening and that word gets around about the oral storytelling traditions of this indigenous people of northern Japan.
Poetry Friday this week is hosted by Heidi at My Juicy Little Universe.


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April 23, 2013 —
Monticello police with the assistance from the new York State Police Special Operation Response Team (S.O.R.T.) and the new York State Police Aviation Unit executed a 'No-Knock" search warrant at 4:50 AM to 13 Edward avenue in the village of Monticello on Monday 4/22/13.
Arrested were the following father and his 2 sons: Eric Ivan (48), Conner Ivan (25) and Dustin Ivan (26) all of 13 Edward Avenue Monticello.
The defendants were each charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd and 3rd degrees, 3 counts of misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree, conspiracy in the 5th degree, growing cannabis, criminally using drug paraphernalia, unlawfully dealing with fireworks and unlawful possession of marihuana.
Investigating officers recovered 4 rifles, 5 shotguns, a sawed down shotgun, 3 handguns guns, ammunition, marijuana plants, unlawfully possessed fireworks and various drug paraphernalia's. One of the handguns which was a .380 caliber Sig Sauer model P230 was reported stolen from the state of Florida in December of 2010.
The defendants are currently being held in the Monticello Police lockup awaiting an arraignment later this evening in the village of Monticello Justice Court. The Sullivan County District Attorney's Office also assisted the Monticello police with the investigation.


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You've hooked a nice fish. Line is peeling off your reel, adrenaline is flowing, and you start to fear you'll lose the fish, a big one no less. If you want to increase your odds of landing a good fish, stop thinking you might lose it. It's only a fish. Relax.
The hard part is done, fooling the fish. Sure, we all want to get the fish to hand, maybe get a quick photo and then release our quarry to live another day. To do that, more often than not, requires the right mindset. Forget about "playing" the fish. We played with the fish when we were presenting our fly, now you want to land it.
The fish gave us our fun. Now, at the very least, we owe our quarry the respect of safe handling so he can be set free with minimal harm, if any. Though we might have felt some stress in the frustration of getting a fish to take our fly and the nervousness that could come with landing a nice fish, we need to reduce the stress on the fish. Of paramount importance is keeping hands free of the gills and keeping the fish in the water.
You should use the right rod, one not too light for the strength or size of what you're fishing for. Also use the heaviest tippet you can get away with. With these in place you need to use them to their potential. Use the midsection of the rod. The midsection will let you put more pressure on the fish. I often see anglers using just the tip of the rod. That softer, flexible section gives fish the advantage. There's simply not enough resistance to quickly land a good fish.
A safe-enough-to-do-at-home experiment is to string up your rod, tie a 5x or 6x tippet to a six or eight ounce weight, and then with your rod, lift the weight. The result will surprise you. Use heavier weights and see what happens. It's hard to break off a fly caught in something by just using your rod. It's easier to break the line by pulling on it or giving a sudden jerk to the line. It's the same with a fish on the line. Keep the pressure steady by slowly lifting the rod and reeling down toward the fish, always ready to let go of the reel handle when there's a sudden surge. Don't use the reel to winch the fish in.
Using a rubber or rubber-coated landing net is easier on the fish's scales and skin coating. Avoid knotted nets. The knots in those inexpensive or old-style nets are damaging to the fish's eyes. A good net is good for the fish. It allows you to land the fish without having to tire it out too much, resulting in better recovery on release. Rubber nets can be used as an aquarium of sorts, holding the fish in the current until it's recovered and swims from the net on its own.
Being in control of a hooked fish increases the odds for additional hookups by not having the fish zipping all over and spooking other fish. If there are other anglers nearby, it's just common courtesy not to spook the whole pool. Sometimes, an angler who's hooked a decent fish will walk downriver trying to "keep up" with the fish. If others are fishing downstream it's just plain rude, since it will disturb the water they're fishing, unless it's truly a gigantic fish, one the size seldom seen in the water you're fishing. Walking a fish also takes the pressure off. With no pressure, the fish is resting and you lessen your chances of landing it. Lose the fear of losing fish, and you'll find you'll do less fish walking.
So we got some of the quirks out of the way, the fish is reasonably beat, but not beat to death, and now it's in the net. Keep the fish in the net and in the water while you remove the fly. Barbless hooks make that easier and put less stress on an already stressed fish. Keep the fish in the water until it's recovered enough to swim away on its own. If it needs a little "push" it's not ready yet.
If you want a picture and you're alone, take the picture with the fish in the water. Bank shots in the grass are the kiss of death. If you're with someone else, keep the fish in the water and net while your buddy gets ready, focused and framed. Then on the count of two, quickly lift the fish, supporting it by the tail and under the pectoral fins, take the shot and put the fish back in the water. This process should take no more than two or three seconds. The shot you get is the shot you get. With some luck, the picture came out fine. With time and experience, the pictures come out fine more and more often.
[Capt. Joe Demalderis is a partner in Cross Current Guide Service & Outfitters with offices in Milford, PA & Hancock, NY. In 2010, he was the 2010 Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide of the Year.]


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Guest Lecturer Dr. S.V. Srinivas
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 3:35 PM
3:35 p.m.
Room 2105, Harrison Hall
Dr. S.V. Srinivas, professor of Indian culture and society at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., presents "Cinema and Social Inequality." As an expert on Indian film stars and fan clubs as cultural performance, he is teaching about India through the medium of Indian films and literature. Srinivas is also the author of "Megastar: Chiranjeevi and Telugu Cinema after N.T. Rama Rao," which was published by Oxford University Press in 2009. Sponsored by the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence and School of Media Arts and Design; free.


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Salem girls lose on the road
LOUISVILLE- Salem's girls basketball team dropped to 4-11 overall and 3-8 in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference with a 48-29 loss at Louisville on Wednesday.
The Quakers trailed 20-10 at the half and 34-17 after three quarters.
Louisville is 12-5 and 9-1 in the NBC.
Louisville won the jayvee game, 33-26.
Complete stats were not reported.
West Branch 52,
Marlington 34
ALLIANCE -Melinda Trimmer had 16 points as West Branch carved out another Northeastern Buckeye Conference win by topping Marlington 52-34 on Wednesday.
West Branch (14-2, 8-2) has played five of its last six games on the road.
Marlington falls to 1-14, 1-9.
Pavn Heath added 11 points for the Warriors who were up 29-12 at the half.
Erica Johnson had eight rebounds.
West Branch won the jayvee game, 39-6.
The Warriors host Salem on Saturday night.
W. BRANCH SCORING: Brittany Bryte 2-0-6, Kyla Sharp 0-0-0, Melinda Trimmer 5-4-16, Emily Menegay 0-0-0, Kaylee Manning 0-0-0, Pavin Heath 3-4-11, Amanda Linhart 1-2-5, Allie Garrett 0-0-0, Paige Walsh 0-0-0, Taryn Hahn 3-2-8, Erica Johnson 2-0-4, Lea Bock 1-0-2. TOTALS: 17, 12-17: 52.
MARLINGTON SCORING: Penird 4-0-9, M. Hall 0-0-0, Bitzell 2-3-8, Rodgers 3-2-8, Mayle 1-2-4, Powers 2-1-5, Loy 0-0-0. TOTALS: 12, 8-12: 34.
Three-pointers: West Branch 6 (Trimmer 2, Bryte 2, Heath, Linhart), Marlington 2 (Penird, Bitzel).
East Palestine 35, Southern 29
SALINEVILLE – East Palestine blanked Southern Local in the second quarter on the way to a 35-29 win Tuesday night.
Brooke Gedeon led the Bulldogs with 15 points.
East Palestine improves to 3-11 on the season. Southern had its four-game winning streak snapped to move to 8-7.
The Bulldogs went on a 9-0 run in the second quarter to take a 15-10 halftime lead. The lead was trimmed to 20-18 after three quarters. Gedeon scored seven points in the fourth quarter to help the Bulldogs pull away.
Kati Hipsley topped the Indians with 15 points. Rachel Coil collected nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. Emily Jenkins added five rebounds.
Southern won the reserve game, 28-26. Sarah Phillis and Beckah Phillis both scored six points for the Indians.
Both teams will play today with East Palestine hosting Crestview and Southern Local entertaining Leetonia.
EAST PALESTINE SCORING: Marisa Gorby 0-0-0, Kelsey McKim 0-0-0, Brooke Gedeon 7-1-15, Hannah Hall 2-0-4, Haley Hall 1-0-2, Courtney Weber 3-1-7, Logan Gatchel 1-2-5, Abby Fuller 1-0-2, Carson Rutledge 0-0-0. TOTALS: 15, 4-13: 35.
SOUTHERN SCORING: Kati Hipsley 6-2-15, Emily Jenkins 1-1-3, Susan Bratt 0-0-0, Rachel Coil 0-2-2, Natalie Utt 1-4-6, Brittany Webber 0-0-0, Beckah Phillis 1-1-3. TOTALS: 9-40, 10-18: 29.
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Twenty-five Foster Grandparent volunteers in Hamilton, Bradley and McMinn counties participated in an educational campaign to share basic character traits with students in their classrooms.
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Community partnerships were formed that made our campaign possible. Impact tools included a timeline for sharing, diary entries to document experiences, a participation and reward chart, bee sticker awards, pre and post volunteer surveys and a station coordinator survey for assessment.
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Christopher Deedy defended his decision to use deadly force during his second day on the witness stand.
While the deputy prosecutor attacked the special agent's assessment which called Kollin Elderts' death a shoot-or-die situation.
Day 19 of the Deedy murder trial was filled with some emotional testimony from the special agent.
"Have you seen this video before?" asked deputy prosecutor Janice Futa about the McDonald's surveillance video taken on the night Elderts was killed.
"I've seen this video hundreds of times. I see it when I close my eyes and try to go to sleep. I never stop seeing this," said Deedy.
Deedy claimed he had no other choice but to pull out his gun during an escalating confrontation at McDonald's in November 2011.
He testified even though he wasn't being attacked, his friend was -- by Elderts and Shane Mederios.
"I did not have any other level of force to stop them from the deadly force they were using against Adam and could use against me," said Deedy.
After pulling out his gun and firing a shot, Deedy said Elderts then knocked him down and began raining blows. Deedy claims not to have felt the punches.
"I could hardly feel them. I was so focused on staying alive, trying to control my gun and not die," stated Deedy.
Under cross examination, Deputy Prosecutor Janice Futa questioned why the incident escalated in the first place.
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"No," Deedy replied to both questions.
If no crime was being committed, Futa repeatedly asked why Deedy didn't leave as Elderts got more upset at him?
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She also reminded Deedy about the state department's policy of being armed while drinking.
"While armed Department of State agents are prohibited from consuming alcohol beverages," said Futa.
"That is correct," replied Deedy.
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Yes, Netburst really was that bad: CPU architectures tested
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Processors | August 3, 2011 - 02:11 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Netburst, architecture
It is common knowledge that computing power consistently improves throughout time as dies shrink to smaller processes, clock rates increase, and the processor can do more and more things in parallel. One thing that people might not consider: how fast is the actual architecture itself? Think of the problem of computing in terms of a factory. You can increase the speed of the conveyor belt and you can add more assembly lines, but just how fast are the workers? There are many ways to increase the efficiency of a CPU: from tweaking the most common or adding new instruction sets to allow the task itself to be simplified; to playing with the pipeline size for proper balance between constantly loading the CPU with upcoming instructions and needing to dump and reload the pipe when you go the wrong way down an IF/ELSE statement. Tom's Hardware wondered this and tested a variety of processors since 2005 with their settings modified such that they could only use one core and only be clocked at 3 GHz. Can you guess which architecture failed the most miserably?
Pfft, who says you ONLY need a calculator?
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Netburst architecture was designed to get very large clock rates at the expensive of heat -- and performance. At the time, the race between Intel and its competitors was clock rate: the higher the clock the better it was for marketers despite a 1.3 GHz Athlon wrecking a 3.2 GHz Celeron in actual performance. If you are in the mood for a little chuckle, this marketing strategy was all destroyed when AMD decided to name their processors "Athlon XP 3200+" and so forth rather than by their actual clock rate. One of the major reasons that Netburst was so terrible was branch prediction. Branch prediction is a strategy you can use to speed up a processor: when you reach a conditional jump from one chunk of code to another, such as "if this is true do that, otherwise do this", you do not know for sure what will come next. Pipelining is a method of loading multiple commands into a processor to keep it constantly working. Branch prediction says: "I think I'll go down this branch" and loads the pipeline assuming that is true; if you are wrong, you need to dump the pipeline and correct your mistake. One way that Pentium Netburst kept high clock rates was by having a ridiculously huge pipeline, 2-4x larger than the first generation of Core 2 parts which replaced it; unfortunately the Pentium 4 branch prediction was terrible keeping the processor stuck needing to dump its pipeline perpetually.
The sum of all tests... at least time-based ones.
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Now that we excavated Intel's skeletons to air them out it is time to bury them again and look at the more recent results. On the AMD side of things, it looks as though there has not been too much innovation on the efficiency side of things only now getting within range of the architecture efficiency that Intel had back in 2007 with their first introduction of Core 2. Obviously efficiency per core per clock means little in the real world as it tells you neither about raw performance of a part nor how power efficient it is. Still, it is interesting to see how big of a leap Intel made away from their turkey of an architecture theory known as Netburst and model the future around the Pentium 3 and Pentium M architectures. Lastly, despite the lead, it is interesting to note exactly how much work went into the Sandy Bridge architecture. Intel, despite an already large lead and focus outside of the x86 mindset, still tightened up their x86 architecture by a very visible margin. It might not be as dramatic as their abandonment of Pentium 4, but is still laudable in its own right.
You should have thrown up an Atom and Llano CPU for good measure.
I had a p4 3.2ghz net arch cpu and it was fast as f at gaming but now its crud. Just goes to show how game programing has advanced to the point of massive prediction allgirithims, Just adding to latency:(
PS. Looks like AMD may have a better future in the desktop gaming market:) well lets HOPE so anyway <.
Limiting the system to 3 GHz is just nullifying the test in my opinion.
The newer architectures can handle far more because they do things so much faster and multi-core design is a MAJOR aspect of the innovations in pc hardware development. Single-core testing again, nullifies what seems to be a reasonable explanation.
For the sake of comparison, It would be marvelous to see a price/minute or performance graph as well to show launch prices, or pricing 6 months after launch compared across each generation.
It actually doesn`t nullify the test, it just measures something else. This says nothing about the performance of any part at any given point in time... just *what* they do to get higher performance.
Compared with the modern CPU, any CPU of the Netburst era is verry slow. That was the technology at that point. I doubt that an FX-55 or even the FX-57 (top CPUs at that time) will change something in this chart.
Netburst was indeed bad when launched, but in time became competitive with AMD and even if Netburst was launched in the time when AMD made Athlon / Athlon XP. Netburst continued to keep up with AMD in apps (not gaming) even when A64 launched.
In my opinion Netburst wasn't so bad at all, but was far away from what intel was capable to make / produce in those years.
So you've got a 2005 Netburst against 3 years later AMD at the nearest comparison...
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- The use of the anxiolytic herb kava has caused toxic liver injury in Western countries and economic problems in South Pacific Islands due to tthe regulatory ban on kava. This analysis shows poor quality of kava raw material as a cause for its toxicity and suggests preventative measures by going back to the traditional use of kava for the sake of the patients and the South Pacific economy.
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PLT Modules and Separate Compilation
For my summer job this year, I'm programming in Common Lisp; this is the first time I've used the language for anything more than toy examples. The experience has given me new appreciation for the PLT module system and how it enables separate compilation.
Lisp has a package system, of course, but it's not the same thing. It's primarily a tool to make sure that the symbols in one part of the program don't collide with the symbols in another part (unless you ask them to). Packages aren't about abstraction: while you can specify which symbols are exported from the package and which aren't, that's just a suggestion that's not enforced by the language.
(You'll notice, by the way, that I used the word "symbol" and not "identifier," which is the more common term in the study of programming languages, in the previous paragraph. That's deliberate: the Lisp package system works on symbols, not identifiers, so it also affects quoted, literal symbols. In my experience, this is sometimes helpful, sometimes a real pain, and usually completely unexpected. But that's a topic for another post.)
Also, there's no real relationship between Lisp packages and files. One package can be spread across multiple files, and one file can contain code in several different packages.
All this means that separate compilation in Lisp is a real problem. There is a system, ASDF, that attempts to address this need. (For more details, consult the closest thing to a homepage that I could find for ASDF.) I'm no expert on ASDF, but essentially the programmer specifies the dependencies between source files, in a set of files that exist parallel to the Lisp source. (ASDF does support grouping source files into larger chunks and specifying dependencies between those chunks, but as far as I can tell that's largely a convenience thing.)
The key thing for separate compilation, of course, is the dependencies. With ASDF, the programmer specifies those manually, and then ASDF basically does a topological sort such that if file a depends on file b, then ASDF ensures that a is compiled and loaded before b is compiled, and again before B is loaded. (This should start sounding a little familiar to folks who've worked in the area where PLT's modules and macros intersect.)
So far, so good. Unfortunately, there are a couple of problems with this setup. First, the dependencies between files are specified outside the language. This means that, if you happen to forget one, the results are not well-defined. If ASDF happens to choose an order that's consistent with the dependency you left out, everything will just work, and you won't have any indication that there's a problem. If, however, it doesn't, then you'll get random "undefined function" and "undefined symbol" errors---if you're lucky (at least in SBCL, the implementation of Common Lisp that I use at my job). In PLT, by contrast, inter-module dependencies are part of the language, so the compiler will always give you an undefined-identifier error when it tries to compile a module in which you've forgotten a require form. Big win, in my opinion (although we could argue about whether this should be an error or a warning, and whether the compiler should report lots of errors or just one before giving up completely).
Second, because ASDF lives outside the compiler, it can't be very smart about how macros affect separate compilation. I don't fully understand this, perhaps because the folks who've been mentoring me at my job haven't thought it worth the time to explain it to me fully. But it appears that, if you change a macro that's used in other files, or change a function that's called by a macro at expansion time, you have to do the effect of a make clean in a distressingly large number of cases. This is a real problem when you've got a large source base (~200K LOC, I think) and you're trying to speed up builds, as we are, and it's especially problematic if you're trying to run unrelated parts of the build in parallel.
I've certainly griped about the complexity of the interaction between PLT's modules and macros in the past. But after this summer, I have to say it's awfully nice to have a module system that Just Works for separate compilation. Nicely done, Matthew.
(I've pointed the folks at work at Matthew's ICFP 02 paper, but as that technique requires a lot of support from the compiler, and we don't have the resources to add the necessary support to SBCL ourselves, I don't know that it'll be more than a "wouldn't it be nice if we could do that?")
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Kari Iverson spent months traveling around the world. Get her tips on what to see and do in Ecuador.
Ecuador is geographically plentiful. Although it is only slightly larger than Colorado it can be divided into four different regions -- the coast, the Sierra (highlands), the Oriente (East, Amazon region) and the Galápagos Islands.
Located in the Sierra on the slopes of Pichincha, an active volcano, sits the capital, Quito, at 9,350 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains. The quaint colonial character has been preserved in the historical city center (Centro Histórico) while the rest of the city has grown to be a modern cosmopolitan city.
Begin your visit to Quito by sight-seeing in Centro Histórico, where you can wind through the cobblestoned side streets leading to beautiful courtyards. Make sure to visit the Palacio de Gobierno/Palacio Presidencial and La Catedral Metropolitana (Metropolitan Cathedral) in Plaza Grande (also referred to as Plaza de la Independencia), the Plaza of San Francisco, the Museo de Arte Colonial, Cerro Panecillo -- a hill that stands over the old city with a statue, the Virgin of the Americas, on top.
As you wander the narrow streets make sure to stop and try different food along the way. Taste a warm quimbolito, a traditional sweet of Ecuador wrapped in banana or canna leaves. I was wary to try them at first, but after one bite I was hooked.
Another treat that is a must to try is an humita. Humitas are made from fresh ground up corn, cheese, sugar and cream, milk or butter depending on the recipe. Then they are steamed in a corn husk. It is a long process to make humitas, but well worthwhile.
Continue wandering through Quito by making your way to the TelefériQo, a gondola lift running up the East side of Pichincha Volcano. It takes you to nearly 13,000 feet where you will be overwhelmed with beautiful views and high enough to touch clouds.
Other attractions in Northern Quito include the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (stadium) where national and club fútbol (soccer) matches take place. Across the street is Parque Carolina. Quiteños (people from Quito) spend time playing soccer, volleyball and jogging in the park. In many ways, the park is similar to Central Park in New York.
You can see where bullfights take place during the Fiestas de Quito, a celebration for the foundation of Quito, at the Plaza de Torros.
Traveling even farther North, you will reach la Mitad del Mundo -- or Middle of the World. There is a line marking where the equator is – it is surreal to jump from one side of the hemisphere to the other. There is also a museum dedicated to Ecuadorian culture.
Tasting more Ecuadorian cuisine is a must. Soup is called sopa, caldo or locro. It is a major part of Serrano cuisine and is served before almost every lunch. There are many different types of soups. One soup that is particularly memorable is fanesca. Fanesca is a rich soup served only during Holy Week, the week before Easter. Nearly every imaginable ingredient goes into fanesca -- fish, eggs, cheese, corn and more.
Ceviche, usually made from shrimp or fish, is also a popular dish. It is served in a tomato/citrus based sauce with patacones, thick slices of double fried plantains, popcorn or tostada on the side. People often enjoy it with a cold beer.
On the weekends families and friends gather for a parillada (barbeque) where they will eat anything from chicken to cuy (guinea pig), a specialty in Ecuador, to fritada (fried pork) served with llapingachos (potato patties filled with cheese), potatoes or mote (corn that has been boiled, cooked and peeled.
Enjoy the Ecuadorian culture and if time permits venture to the Amazon's basin in the Oriente, the colorful markets in Otavalo, the playa (beach) in Guayaquil or Esmeraldas or even the Galápagos Islands. Get ready to meet some of the friendliest people you will ever know and enjoy every moment while in Ecuador.


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After a prayer and a delicious meal of brisket and all the trimmings, Live Oak Chapter VP Charles Castellow opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to our American Flag, Pledge to the Texas Flag and our SAR Pledge. He then introduced our guest speaker, Michael Hurley.
Hurley is a regional sales manager for AFLAC Insurance Company. He is a member of the Victoria Chapter of the SAR. Hurley had done genealogy on his family for 20 years. His ancestor was a colonel in the 1st Virginia Infantry. He is also a member of the Military Stars & Bars and the Sons of the Confederate Veterans. He has participated as a colonial, French and Spanish reenactor in historical ceremonies.
Hurley gave a presentation on a Revolutionary battle on Kings Mountain in South Carolina. This American victory led to the surrender of General Cornwallis nearly a year later at Yorktown, Va. in October 1781.
General Henry Clinton was the commanding general for all British forces in the Colonies. His headquarters was in New York City. His second in command, General Cornwallis, was on maneuvers in the South, by orders of Clinton, to wipe out any bands of rebel militia and gain the support of Loyalists in the South.
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Historians consider the Battle of Kings Mountain to be the 'turning point in the South' in America's War for Independence. The victory of Patriots over Loyalist troops destroyed the left wing of Cornwallis army. The battle also effectively ended, at least temporarily, the British advance into North Carolina. Lord Cornwallis was forced to retreat from Charlotte into South Carolina to wait for reinforcements. The victory of the Over Mountain Men allowed Gen. Nathaniel Greene the opportunity to reorganize the American Army.
When British General Henry Clinton learned of his men's defeat at King's Mountain, he is reported to have called it, 'the first link of a chain of evils' that he feared might lead to the collapse of the British plans to quash the Patriot rebellion. He was right. American forces went on to defeat the British at Cowpens. A little more than a year after Kings Mountain, Washington accepted Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, Va.
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Couple's 2 sets of twins born two years apart to the day
Two sets of twins share Jan. 28 birthday
Statistics show three out of every 100 births deliver twins.
Vickie and Curtis Eberle aren't statisticians, but they're crunching the numbers after Vickie delivered twins Monday, two years to the day since she gave birth to their first set of twins.
"It's very much more demanding," said Vickie Eberle. "You're thinking, 'OK, whose diaper did I change? Who ate last? Did I do it twice?'"
The Prairie du Sac couple's first set of twins was born two years ago.
"We're set for probably five or six more years of two car seats," Curtis Eberle said.
"I just know that once you have twins, it's a greater chance of having them," said Vickie Eberle.
The chances are greater when a person has given birth to twins before, and families have multiple sets of twins more often than some may think.
But what makes the Eberles' situation rare is that the couple's two sets of twins share the same birthday -- Jan. 28.
"Even having the same birthdays for just singletons is rare," said Vickie Eberle. "It's just got to be astronomically rare for having twins on the same day."
People can calculate the odds and find probabilities, but the Eberles said they're content just to count their blessings.
"I just feel like I'm blessed to be able to have these children and raise them, and that that the good Lord is giving us what we need," said Vickie Eberle.
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Long game + blow out score = Loopy Keith
"With all the pitching changes, my scorecard gets very pretty."
Man, SNY's Keith Hernandez was getting bored, antsy, and just plain nutty last night as the Rockies blew away our Metsies. I've got some priceless videos of Keith's heaving sighs, but until they're up and live, here's some loopy Keith dialogue to get you through the day.
Gary Cohen got it right, by the way, Keith. If you only knew!:
Keith: For all you, maybe half a dozen people who are at home watching, that are interested in this.
Gary: I think you underestimate the size of our audience, that continues to hang on your every word.
On the Fourth of July, and Keith's wussy dog, Duncan. (Score = 15-5, Rockies):
Keith (out of nowhere): I'm worried about my dog tonight. It's firecracker night, and he doesn't like firecrackers.
Gary: You have your dog in the ballpark?
K: No, we got people over the house. Friends that are staying at the house. And Duncan just does not like Fourth of July.
G: Oh, you mean back at home!
K: Yes, so I called Dom, who's watching Dunky and staying over, and I said, now you just be very gentle with Dunky. He gets very skittish on Fourth of July. I wish I could be there to comfort him, but you know, I gotta work.
G: Just a working dad. (Two and two to Tulowitzki) Well, one of my dogs, Riley, hides when there are thunderstorms. I can imagine how'd she'd do with fireworks.
K: Yes, well Dunky's 95 pounds and all male, too. And he's a wuss when it comes to thunder and firecrackers.
G: You should be there to comfort him. (And Tulowitzki takes ball three.)
K: We don't let him sleep on the bed. You can imagine a 95 pound dog on the bed. That's not happening. We didn't let that when he was a puppy. But that's the one night of the year that Duncan gets—he usually sleeps at the foot of the bed, on the rug. He gets on my side, up as close to my face as possible.
G: I think it's so sweet that you call him Dunky.
K: He is Dunky.
On Keith's vision impairment. (Score = 17 to 6, Rockies):
K: Where's the batting averages on the scoreboard? Am I missin' something? I see at bats, runs, hits, home runs, RBIs, where's the average?
G: At the top.
K: Oh. Am I a blind bat?
G: Right there.
K: I'm as blind as a bat.
On a lengthy Lo Duca at bat in the 9th:
G: I mean, this is very unusual, for this point in this kind of a game, to have this kind of at bat.
K: Like Bruce Willis here.
G and K in unison: Die Hard.
G: What's the new one? Die Hard and…
K: And like it, or whatever.
G: And go down laughing?
Go down laughing, indeed, gentlemen.
I'll work on a mini Hernandez clip fest, but in the meantime, here's Tootsie Keith's beautiful wife Kai, his youngest daughter Mary, and his granddaughter (by eldest daughter Jessie, whose back we can see) Maggie. Lucky guy!
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Gotta love Keith. As much as I wanted to tune out last night, his dialogue was priceless. You never know what's gonna come out of his mouth.
Loved Daddy Keith, too when Mary lifted a cold one– "Ooooh, she's drinking a Budweiser. Ohhh Mary. Oh well, she's twenty-three, I can't tell her anything anymore."
Strange experience last night– felt like I was getting the stuffing clocked out of me repeatedly, while laughing my @$$ off.
Keith was in rare form going on about his pooch "Dunkey" – very funny. But I have to admit Gary is my favorite. I laugh all the time with Gary. He actually is the perfect companion to playfully spar with Keith.
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Oh, wait 'til you see what I've got in store for tomorrow! Clip fest!