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Genre: Realistic Fiction
Number of pages: 228
What's the basic story line?
This book is about three children who are trying to find their place in the world during the Great Depression. Otis, who likes to tell jokes, lost his parents in a car crash. Willie, whose passion is boxing, has an alcoholic and abusive father who hurts him badly by maiming his hands. The two boys meet in an orphanage after Willie's mother sends him there to protect him from his father. The third child, Hibernia, is the daughter of a local minister. She dreams of becoming a nightclub singer, like her runaway mother. The children are brought together in the end to listen to radio coverage of the champion boxer Joe Louis.
Are the characters believable?
Yes, these characters are believable. There were many orphans like Otis during the Great Depression. Sadly, there will always be child-abuse victims like Willie as well. And there will never be an end to the people with faraway dreams and hope in their hearts like Hibernia. The book gives you a sense of what it was like to be an African-American child in 1936.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being best), how would you rate this book?
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Did I watch Nicks have 4 td's in 4 games? Yes. I saw a player dominate opposing cornerbacks. (See bucks game in 2012)
You must misconstrue my comments as insult or downgrading Nicks, when I have not done neither. I have given observations on what Cruz has done the past two seasons, and you can't argue any of my points are falsify. I even stated Nicks is the better player, but apparently you missed that. Both players benefit from each other, is that false? I also recall that 2011 playoff run Cruz had a stellar post season as well. But to your knowledge that is due solely on Nicks being on the field no?
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I don't think Cruz is racist, a diva, greedy, or anything extreme along those lines. Has he been annoying as hell lately? Yes.
My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David.
Week in and week out Nicks faces the best corner the other team has and they still have to double team him. When they are both on the field Cruz just has to beat the double team most times. Honestly, some teams chose to double Cruz in 2011 when he had his break-out season, but it didn't last long. Nicks would have field days when teams did this.
Teams can double team both Nicks and Cruz. That's what makes the #3 receiver, whether it's Randle or Murphy, or a TE or even back that much more critical. If any of them can consistently beat single coverage Eli will go to them all game and rack up huge yards


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jamescho84 wrote:for gods sake zenne, stay in the fog :] gmv
You knocked me out of it, you damned penguin!
EDIT: You must be a good luck charm...for now. ;D
Re: DANGER! cupcake
I REALLY REALLY like the shirt and design (whatstheirname was right, the colors are awesome!), but this is more for gluttony, not greed.
bumpass wrote:Wouldn't this be more fitting for "gluttony" and not "greed"
sventyfour wrote:gluttony and greed... pretty interrelated, plus they both start with the letter g.
I agree with bum-pass on this one. I mean, gluttony and greed have their own sins specified, so the difference can't be considered negligible when deciding on/off topic.
Re: Oooo Shiney!
how do i vote for t-shirts i really need help can someone help me!!!!!
mjc613 wrote:I think this shirt is more about saving the environment than about greed.
Agreed. Selfishness, definitely. Greed? Not so much. Unless you work in the concept of someone collecting greenhouse gases or something--but that's just weird. You're so weird!
Re: So Hungry/Greedy He Could Eat A Horse?
This is perfect. The perfect analogy for your average, tub o' butter, gluttonous American. I hope this one wins, I hate having to wait to buy cool woot shirts.
molerner wrote:I agree with bum-pass on this one. I mean, gluttony and greed have their own sins specified, so the difference can't be considered negligible when deciding on/off topic.
I'd suggest that the definition of greed probably will include gluttony (i.e., greed for food).
Re: The Tycoon of ICE
I wish the color wasn't baby blue. I'll probably buy it anyways.
peanutpie wrote:E-gads, how did your submission get past me, Skaght! Solid gold again. :D
Solid gold. HIlarious!
kylemittskus wrote:I love this shirt but please please please change the color and resub.
the reason its blue to show that the setting is during the night
Re: Piggy bank hunting
It's a good design, but I believe there may be too many colors. If you did a more animated version of it, it would be great!
Re: Greedy Conquistador
Top notch design, i love the skeleton!!
Re: Love of Money
excellent color selection! good luck
ATho1100 wrote:how do i vote for t-shirts i really need help can someone help me!!!!!
At the top left of the big picture, there is a button that says I'd want one. Click it.
thanks lol, i no im not going to win lol but i want to get into desighning t-shirts
Re: There can be only one
I would totally wear this. Ridiculous and awesome.
ejseader wrote:And I got over 60 votes before you rejected it, so at least there are some people who believe in Free Speech...
I don't think this has anything to do with free speech so much as what is appropriate according to the forum rules.
Josephus wrote:I wanted it to be- but she had a sleepover, and no school Monday, so another sleepover, so I'm not sure I'll see her agian before Monday. So I just did it myself. That'll teach her, if it does well. It's in the style of Miss Laura...:^)
Nya to you. Besides, my dragons' heads are slimmer and longer, and theres a curve on the snout. Plus the neck is different.
bluchez wrote:FWIW, I think this rejection just illustrates the fact that people should be more up front with their non-original sources. I felt it was pretty obvious that the older shirt used a clip art monkey (but never felt like embracing the flood of negative responses that I would receive had I mentioned it), and after seeing this entry immediately assumed that it was using the same clip art, and not that it was a copy. I could of course be wrong here, but I think this seems more logical then that one was traced from the other. However, since the artists of both entries failed to mention that they were using clip art and indicated their legal rights to use the images, this entry got the axe. (If I am wrong and this was traced from the previous entry, then sorry or the rant, but shame on you.)
The lack of disclosure actually prevents my votes, at times. Specifically, in this derby, I would love to see some of the dragon sources that were used. There are a couple of high ranking dragon entries that I would only vote for if I knew how much original work was involved. Nothing against the artists, but I've just seen too much copied, traced, or unoriginal work to vote for things that look too detailed without confirmation of what is original.
Blu, you mentioned sources for the dragons. Mine in particular has none. Dragons are one of the few things I draw completely out of nowhere. Over in the chat I can link you to the in-progress drawings though. ^_^
very cool. got my vote. good luck!
Re: Shell Competition
Definately top-3 material. I think I was 5th to vote last night, but figured it would be a hard climb to the top -- at this pace though, there's hope! Well done kp!
You can't. You need to buy something from any woot site first.
jamescho84 wrote:hahha, man you crack me up. hahahaha <3
I always really enjoy your submissions and I appreciate that you are an artist and not just a clip art or text person. This shirt just isn't doing it for me and I think its connection to the theme is tenuous.
jenny78 wrote:This doesn't show greed at all. It looks like something a really obese person might wear to remind them to stay off the sweets. I hope it gets rejected.
No one ever said woot voters knew what they were doing. Really, most people say the opposite. Any uproar to the contrary is against "mean-ness" and comes from being unable to break from the status quo.
The derby is a lot like the introduction to the opposites in You Can't Do That On Television, except the Opposites went by a certain set of rules. The derby is just wacky.
aerodino wrote:I used to have a T-shirt, custom made, with two red stars on the chest. And this was during a point in my life when I was going bra-less! I loved it.
That's not saying much about yourself there killer.
AttilaTheMom wrote:this is so ridiculous I HAVE to vote! hahahaha!
Do you really? It's not really overly greed-based, and seriously, is anthropomorphic candy corn an idea one shirt company needs to print twice?
Super cute, GMV. Yay for the fog!
kylemittskus wrote:I always really enjoy your submissions and I appreciate that you are an artist and not just a clip art or text person. This shirt just isn't doing it for me and I think its connection to the theme is tenuous.
Tenuous? How about you being a little more open-minded. The theme is greed.....you cannot see it?? Look at it again, especially the Pimp Penguin (ok, I had to rope in the young 'uns)....He is all about the ice, nevermind the laboring -penguins. Thats why I referred to it as Penguin Blood Diamonds earlier. No blood involved, but most would get the idea if they saw the flik
What color shirt is this supposed to be? Royal??? Sure looks like no color Woot offers.
Did you give this blue whale nostrils and a human mouth?
Re: I Claim This Land for France!
You need to have purchased something from a Woot site to vote on shirt designs.
Finally, it is exposed, he's really a pimp penguin. Pimps are always greedy.
This has nothing to do with the First Amendment. Your design has sexual innuendo most people will find not appropriate. Even if you went with the donkey, that may have gotten you rejected quicker since that may be correlated with bestiality. Btw, most people wouldn't have understood your message of greed but rather something having to do with sex. Seriously, an elephant humping a car. Or maybe Spitzer comes to mind.
This design so perfectly embodies the topic that I don't understand how it could possibly not get into the top three! I wish I could think of (and execute) something like it. Great job!
Re: Greed and Chocolate
nice, son!
Re: take take take
Great idea and great execution!
Quite a lovely design - even if it doesn't seem particularly greedy. I love the shirt.
kylemittskus wrote:Ok. But he doesn't have that much. He has a suit and a nice walking stick and a monocle. And didn't you say this shirt was ugly anyway? (Which I agree with).
No, I didn't say that.
How is off topic? The tooth fairy is so greedy she can't wait for the teeth to fall out so she pulls them out!
The small image is probably costing you votes. The higher quality jpg you posted is great
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Original post made by Confused., Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Apr 1, 2013
On the one hand, there is Olivia Sanwong, who on her candidate webpage says she worked at The Hopyard after she graduated from college.
But on LinkedIn, it says she was a lecturer at Bangkok University for one year after college who " Developed lecture material and taught courses in Computing, Mathematics, and English. "
But on the Boston UCLA webpage it says...after college she spent a year traveling all over the world: Web Link "The year in between graduating from UCLA and moving to Boston, she had a fun-filled year working and traveling all over the world.
Which is it?
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a resident of Downtown
on Apr 1, 2013 at 10:10 pm
Hi, thanks for the question --
Here is a quick summary of the time period in question:
* September 2000 - finished undergraduate studies at UCLA
* October 2000 - started contract at Bangkok University in Thailand
* April 2001 - finished contract at Bangkok University in Thailand
* April to May 2001 - traveled throughout Southeast Asia
* May to August 2001 - worked at The Hopyard
* August 2001 - traveled to Boston and Europe
* September 2001 - started job based in Boston
Hope this clears things up!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 1, 2013 at 10:33 pm
That's why people post things like the above by confused. If confused was really researching the candidates confused might learn about Olivia's stellar education and her current business experience. If confused spent time talking to Olivia it would be apparent that this is a woman who loves her hometown, understands government and represents an entire group of people who currently have no voice on this city council.
I want my voice heard. I want my issues represented. I have looked at the other candidates and I am voting for Olivia.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 1, 2013 at 10:59 pm
Actually 'feeling threatened?' I have no idea what you are talking about. I was looking at the Registrar of Voters website here Web Link that shows the ballot statements and reading what the candidates said.
I also don't know what this part means about 'disrupt existing systems': It says: "I have spent my entire career exploring the technologies and business models that not only disrupt existing systems, but also create transformational innovation." I thought 'disrupt' had a negative connotation.
I also went the candidate's webpage to see what was said about what was referred to in the candidate statement: "economic development, population growth, urban design, fiscal sustainability, and the environment" in the Alameda County ballot booklet.
When I looked at the web page for the candidate, I saw this list below and there did not find any further information on the City Council priorities listed other than a one word description.
- Civic Innovation
- Technology
- Economic Development
- Fiscal Sustainability
- Nurturing our Shared Cultural Values
- Education
- Urban Design
- The Environment
Are the links broken? I saw only one active link about Fiscal Sustainability and when clicking it talked about an Oakland hacking event. I'm also wondering what a City Council candidate's platform is about that includes doing something about "Population Growth."
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 2, 2013 at 6:18 am
Hi, thanks for the additional questions.
Let's take this conversation offline. Why don't you email me and we can set up a telephone call. You can reach me at Olivia (at) vote4olivia (dot) com
Look forward to hearing from you!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:52 am
So I looked at Olivia's web site and it says Olivia has been a member of the community since 1981. But looking at what's posted above, its pretty clear she has not been a resident of the community since 1981 since she took a job in Boston and it looks like she worked at least 2 years there if not more. This seems to be overstated.
a resident of Country Fair
on Apr 2, 2013 at 10:31 am
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 2, 2013 at 11:25 am
Olivia, if you're going to get into the nasty world of politics, even at the small-town local level, you'd be well-served by understanding that nothing is "offline" for you anymore, including this discussion. Welcome to a world where every aspect of your life is now on full public display, like it or not.
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 2, 2013 at 7:01 pm
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Based on the information posted above and at the attached links, you have all the information you need to vote for any of the other candidates. Either Olivia is not ready for prime time, or she's trying to play the residents of our city. In either case, there are several other qualified candidates who have lived in our city full time for years......
a resident of Mission Park
on Apr 3, 2013 at 1:40 pm
lcc-ridgerider is a registered user.
Olivia - Please do not take it offline. As an undecided voter, I would love to see your reply.
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Current cosmological theory rests on a disturbingly small number of independent observations
Michael J. Disney
Almost a century ago, Einstein's general theory of relativity posited that matter and energy could bend spacetime. This idea was philosophically attractive because it removed the need to worry about cosmic boundaries if the universe closed back on itself.
Unfortunately (or so Einstein then thought), general relativity implied that the universe would have to either collapse or expand. So in 1921 he found room in his theory for a new free parameter, the so-called "cosmological constant," an arbitrary antigravity term that would put a stop to all that. Ironically, the observers who were examining faint nebulae (distant galaxies) at the time discovered that their spectra were dramatically redshifted—hinting that on its largest scale the universe was expanding after all.
In 1965 Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson stumbled accidentally onto the cosmic background radiation, a microwave whisper arriving from all directions of the sky. As cosmologists interpret it now, they were observing optical radiation emitted by the gas of the universe when it was hot (3,000 degrees Celsius), opaque and relatively young (300,000 years old), redshifted through the enormous factor of a thousand by subsequent cosmic expansion. They were looking into the past with a vengeance and seeing the remnants of what astronomer Fred Hoyle dismissively called the "Big Bang." From then on, the expanding universe was accepted, usually without question, as a natural explanation for the microwave background.
At the same time, astrophysicists sought to understand the origin of the elements. It seemed that most had formed from the fusion of pristine hydrogen inside stars and then had been expelled into general circulation when those stars exploded as supernovae. However, some of the lighter elements, in particular helium, deuterium and lithium, would have had to form much earlier, during the first minutes of the Big Bang. The theory of Big Bang nucleosynthesis did a fair job of predicting the relative amounts of most of these substances, lending more support to the notion of an expanding universe.
Robert Dicke meanwhile noticed a worrying paradox in the Big Bang model: Opposite sides of the cosmos look very much the same, even though they had never been sufficiently close to equilibrate—indeed they had never been sufficiently close for any kind of information (which is limited to the speed of light) to travel between them. This difficulty was virtually unadmitted until 1981, when Alan Guth suggested a vague conceptual solution called "inflation": a slow start to expansion, followed by a rapid acceleration. The necessary causal contacts could then have taken place when the universe was young but not yet flying apart too fast. If inflation actually happened, sufficient stretching during that period of rapid acceleration would have lowered the local curvature today so that it would look flat to the observer, even if it wasn't so on a much larger scale (just as the Earth looks flat to someone with a limited horizon).
At about this time in Holland, Albert Bosma discovered that spiral galaxies are spinning far too rapidly to be held together by the mutual gravitational tugs of their observable contents. Astronomers concluded that there had to be far more dark than ordinary, visible matter around to keep galaxies (and galaxy clusters) together. Most cosmologists welcomed the possibility of such dark matter, because it might be lumpy enough to get the galaxies formed in the early universe—another serious problem for theorists. The apparent uniformity of the cosmic background radiation had cosmologists struggling to figure out how the present uneven structure of galaxies and clusters evolved out of such a smooth beginning.
They thus posited the existence of primordial "seeds" of unknown origin, which somehow survived the early, hot era when radiation would tear material things apart. Cosmologists argued that these seeds would grow over time, finally collapsing into the galaxies seen today. A type of dark matter that ignored radiation ("cold dark matter") would be the ideal stuff for such seeds. It could condense into lumps, thereafter dragging the much lesser amounts of ordinary matter in afterwards, matter that would eventually light up as stars. By the 1980s the theoreticians' universe was entirely dominated by such invisible material.
Meanwhile, observations of distant supernovae in the late 1990s told an astonishing, almost shocking, story. The results suggested that the expansion, far from being slowed by gravitation, as was expected, had instead accelerated. Moreover, this acceleration had started only in comparatively recent times (7 billion years ago). The physics responsible for this seeming acceleration is entirely unknown and goes under the deliberately inscrutable name "dark energy," which may or may not have something to do with Einstein's cosmological constant.
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Welcome to Park Royal Cancun
Park Royal Cancun - Beachfront All-Inclusive Resort
288 luxury guest rooms and beach that seems to go on forever. There's more to a Cancun vacation than the fact that you get more.
Cancun is about remembering and seeing something familiar for the first time. Cancun is about all the little things that add up, and that you can finally look back on.
A Cancun vacation is about the first time and the last time, and we've got an entire staff not only happy to help you to remember, but happy to have you back.
Yes you can. In Cancun.
What's a Park Royal vacation include?
A turquoise sea and a thousand year old Mayan temple. Two magnificent swimming pools. Two restaurants and three lounges and plenty of space on some of the most magnificent beachfront anywhere in the Caribbean, maybe in the Americas.
With all that room, there's also volleyball on the beach, aerobics in the pool and organized games and activities - if you're game. It's a vacation easy to custom tailor because it already includes much more than the essentials.
There are munchies all day, a kids' pool and a kids' activity program. There are luxury padded hotel mattresses, marble bathrooms and then there's almost no limit to how much you're going to like this holiday.
Full Time R & R for the Whole Family!
The Park Royal takes special care to provide engaging entertainment, live performances and everything from Karaoke and Dancing to Bingo. Kids get crafts, superheroes, organized beach adventures and as much time to play as they can possibly ask for.
Watersports include Scuba, Snorkeling, Kayaks, Hobby Cats, Sunfish Sailboats, Pedal Boats and Windsurfing, all available on the beautiful Nichupté Lagoon. On the hotel grounds, guests take part in Pool Aerobics, Beach & Pool Volleyball, Beach Soccer and Physical Training & Conditioning as well as plenty of interactive games and mixers.
All Inclusive Plan
The Park Royal Cancun All-Inclusive plan allows guests to enjoy:
- Unlimited Meals at two outstanding restaurants
- Unlimited Drinks for Adults & Kids at 3 inviting bars
- All Day pool and deck refreshments
Daily activity programs include everything for adults and kids. There's beach and pool volleyball, live entertainment and bingo. Kids' Beach & Pool activities last all day with Super Heroes, crafts and games. Plus grown-ups get:
- Pool DJ and games coordinator
- Catamarans, Sail Boats & Kayaks
- Snorkeling & non-motorized water sports
All taxes and gratuities are included so you can visit every area of the hotel and grounds and leave your wallet locked safely in your room.


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HS BASEBALL RUNDOWN: Notre Dame loses; Spring-Ford moves on
The Notre Dame baseball team saw its season come to an end on Thursday, while Spring-Ford earned a date in the PIAA 4A state semifinal round.
The Crusaders lost to defending PIAA 2A state champion Loyalsock 4-0 in the quarterfinal round in Pine Grove.
Kyle Datres, a North Carolina recruit, fired a one-hit shutout and struck out 11 for Loyalsock.
Notre Dame ends its season at 21-5.
The Spring-Ford Rams beat PAC-10 rival Methacton again on Thursday, and this one vaulted them into the PIAA 4A state semifinal round.
The Rams beat Methacton 3-2 at Neumann University in the PIAA 4A quarterfinals.
Spring-Ford had also beaten Methacton in the regular season and again in the PAC-10 Championship game.
The Rams then beat Parkland 2-1 in the first round of the state playoffs.
Spring-Ford will face either Hazleton or La Salle College in the state semifinal round on Monday.


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Swollen Folders
I have a very strange problem with my FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB external HDD, only about the half of it is actually occupied, 200-250 GB, but Windows says no more than 10 GB are available. And so says Linux. But when I checked it with my pal's Mac, it showed the adequate picture, about 50% free disk space.
It all happened last Spring, I got into a really weird situation on-line, I thought my computer was hacked or infected. I was unwise enough to have the external drive connected once in a while when being on the Internet. And at some point I noticed I ran out of space dramatically. I couldn't detect any suspicious / unknown folders. They just all (or some of them) had swollen to about twice its normal size. I tend to think a couple files might have been deleted but the rest appear to be OK.
The disk itself is still 465 GB as it should. I thought about buying another HDD, but I need to figure it all out and find the cause, so it never happens to me again.
Unfortunately, I had very little time trying it on Mac after the accident, it would have been right to check the exact sizes of folders and some files as to compare later.
I deleted some files and noticed that more space was freed. E.g. 5 GB instead of 1.5 GB. But the trick never worked again. So I have to put up with a few GB which is not OK. :smileysad:
The drive has been tested for viruses by numerous antivirus progs, no problem. SeaTools short tests are OK.
I have never run backup apps on it. That is, to my best knowledge.
Posting this at SeaGate forums wasn't helpful.
Could you help me out, please?
THANK YOU! :smileyhappy:


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This is one of the easiest types of tournament to organise. The advantages are that it produces a unique winner in the smallest possible number of games, and that games in each round can be started as soon as the players have finished their previous game. There are various disadvantages:
The principle here is that a simple knockout tournament is accompanied by a losers' tournament, in which all players who have lost exactly one game participate. The winners of the two tournaments then play off to determine the overall winner.
This system only works perfectly for numbers of players of the form 2 to the power of 2 to the n, (e.g. 16), otherwise there will be an odd number of players in the losers' section for at least one round, and byes will be necessary.
It shares the advantage of the simple knockout that the draw for each round is automatically complete when the previous rounds results are known. Furthermore it guarantees that all players will get at least two games, and that three quarters of them will get at least three.
For 16 players, it takes two extra rounds to produce a result, but if there is time, the final game between the winners of the two sections can be replaced by a best-of-three match, so that everyone has to lose twice to be eliminated.
This system is recommended for use in one-night lightning tournaments, either as club events or as incidental entertainment during congresses lasting more than one day.
The idea here is that nobody is eliminated; after each round players with exactly the same sequence of results are matched together.
This system ensures that everybody gets plenty of games against roughly equal opposition, and can be used to arrange all the players in order, though ordering is pretty arbitrary, especially around the middle of the list.
The usual ordering system is to give the losing finalist 2nd place, the losing semi-finalists 3rd and 4th, the losing quarter-finalists 5th to 8th etc., but this method puts a high premium on winning early - in a 32 player tournament the player placed 8th has won 2 out of 5 games, while those placed 9th and 17th have 4 out of 5.
Players are divided arbitrarily into zones, within each of which all play all, and then the zone winners play off to produce a final winner.
This type of system is easy to organise, and players will know in advance who their opponents will be. This may be considered important for the World Football cup, but seems pretty irrelevant in go.
Mathematically, this is an incredibly inefficient way of finding the best player. The larger the zones are, the more inefficient it becomes. The problem is that after two or three games, players with widely differing results are being matched against each other, and such games are unlikely to provide any new information.
This system is only recommended for lightning tournaments with more than 16 players - it is only in lightning tournaments that the small saving in time gained by knowing who your next opponent will be is worthwhile.
All players start equal, and in each round players with the same number of wins play each other.
This is the ideal system for an even game tournament in which there are too many players for an all-play-all. Details of organisation are exactly as for the McMahon system described in sections 8 and 10. (The McMahon system can be thought of as a generalised Swiss system.)
Ties at the end of the tournament can be resolved either by Sum of Opponents' Scores (SOS) or by cumulative sum of wins. Neither of these methods is completely satisfactory, and playoff games should be used for important places if time permits.
In this system, the tournament is divided into a set of completely separate Swiss type tournaments, one for each range of strengths. Since most players prefer to have a chance to play against stronger opposition if they do well, this to be a poor alternative to the McMahon system, and since it offers no compensating advantages it is not recommended.
All players play all other players (for 6 or 8 players). One player stays still and all others revolve around him, to play the games in the minimum number of rounds.
All players play Swiss except the top 8 or 16 who play a knockout to determine the winner; the losers return to the Swiss section. This is best suited for a handicap event.
There are many of these. They usually start as a Swiss or McMahon, and end up with a top group splitting off into a knockout. There are also schemes that mix three systems such as Swiss, followed by groups and a knockout. Generally these are only appropriate to longer events.


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Man #2: me too
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Construction is continuing apace for the Airbus-supported Aeroscopia museum in Toulouse, France, which will put the spotlight on European aviation's past, present and future following its public opening in early 2014.
Aeroscopia will be located at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport – which also is home to Airbus headquarters – where it will display the "Heritage" collection of historical aircraft and play a role in protecting these, and other, vintage planes.
After its opening, Aeroscopia visitors will be able to board and visit three milestone aircraft: a flight test Concorde supersonic jet, an open Super Guppy transporter and an A300 – which is the world's first twin-engine widebody, and the cornerstone in Airbus' commercial jetliner family.
Over the past six years, Airbus has contributed 3.5 million of Aeroscopia's total 15.5-million-euro budget, and sees the museum as being complementary to its own heritage department. The already-successful Airbus tours in Toulouse also will move to Aeroscopia, and the museum team is hopeful they can equal the annual tally of 150,000 visitors.
Jean Pinet, founding member of the "Terre d'Envol" association that played a key role in championing Aeroscopia, said the museum's progress hasn't always been smooth and that support of the air transport sector and local politicians has proved crucial.
"I'm happy that the project happened at all after such a complicated and lengthy gestation," he added. "Toulouse deserves a museum that is worthy of its contribution to aviation's past, present and future. It's served as a reminder that one should never give up the fight for a worthy cause."


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MPA Degree: Application Requirements for MPA Program
To be eligible for admission to the master of public administration program applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale (or submit good GRE scores).
Applications which meet the above minimum standards will then be reviewed by faculty. Students who don't have the required prerequisites may be admitted conditionally and begin taking classes. Not having the prerequisites does not impact an admission decision. For full admission applicants must have successfully completed the following prerequisites:
- one undergraduate political science course in American politics/government or graduation from a U.S. high school;
- one undergraduate course in microeconomics or a market economics survey course (other than macroeconomics); and
- competence in Excel Spreadsheet and basic computer competence.
A grade of C (2.00) or better must have been earned for each undergraduate course used to meet these prerequisites. Students may be granted conditional admission to the program, which permits enrollment in up to 12 semester hours of prescribed PAD courses during the first full academic year. Full admission to the program is required before students can enroll for more than 12 hours creditable to the MPA. degree.
For more on prerequisites, including examples of appropriate coursework, please see this page.


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What Others Are Saying About the Wyden-Ryan Effort to Save and Strengthen Medicare
Last week, Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Paul Ryan unveiled a new bipartisan plan to strengthen Medicare and offer expanded health choices to all Americans. Opinion leaders from across the political spectrum were quick to hail the plan as a breakthrough that could pave the way toward saving and strengthening a critical program that millions of seniors rely on.
Wall Street Journal editorial: The Wyden-Ryan Breakthough
"This is an important moment because it shows that the serious entitlement debate is taking place within the camp of choice and incentives, not the Obama status quo... The brutal math is that Medicare spending has been growing about three percentage points faster every year than the overall economy for the last quarter-century and is now the main driver of the fiscal crisis. Mr. Obama has ruled out any structural reforms and his only fallback is the command-and-control technocracy that continues to fail and will ultimately harm patient care. The Wyden-Ryan deal shows that smart liberals prefer a different future."
Washington Post editorial: Healing Medicare
"In the maelstrom of dysfunction and partisanship better known as the 112th Congress, it is always surprising and gratifying when lawmakers from opposing parties manage to work together. That is particularly true when their collaboration involves an issue as politically charged and substantively complex as Medicare. So we begin by congratulating Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for having the tenacity to try again, with a revamped version of Medicare reform unveiled last week."
The Oregonian editorial: Wyden's very bold move
"Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden put healthy spark back into national politics this week by joining Republican House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan in proposing Medicare reforms that would allow elder Americans to choose between government-backed medical services and equivalent care offered by competitive, private insurers. It's called bipartisan compromise of the kind missing from Congress' paralyzing debt-crisis battles, and it could very well help to get our government moving again."
Racine Journal Times editorial: Bipartisan Medicare Plan Worth a Look
"Wyden-Ryan isn't perfect—no plan that can get through Congress will ever be—but it's likely to be our best chance at getting both parties to come together. If Democrats and Republicans can't agree on something along the lines of Wyden-Ryan, Medicare reform is dead. On the other hand, if it succeeds, Wyden-Ryan may turn out to be one of the most significant legislative initiatives of the decade."
National Review editorial: The Significance of Wyden-Ryan
"Yesterday's announcement that Democratic senator Ron Wyden and House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan have teamed up on a bill that would shift Medicare to a "premium support" model — instead of getting insurance from the government, seniors could receive a subsidy to spend on a private plan — is a bombshell with far-reaching implications. To begin with, this is very bad news for Democratic political consultants. For months now, they have been salivating at the prospect of turning the 2012 election into a referendum on the evil "Ryan plan" to "end Medicare as we know it."
"The president, to his everlasting shame, signaled that this was the Democratic game plan when he attacked Ryan and all House Republicans for having the courage to advance entitlement reform. Among other things, the president essentially accused the GOP of pushing an un-American reform model that would deny health care to poor and sick seniors. That's going to be a much harder sell now that Senator Wyden — a liberal from a deep-blue state — has signed on to Ryan's vision for Medicare."
New York Daily News editorial: Paul Ryan & Ron Wyden's Medicare Reform Holds Promise
"Reactions were typical of Washington. Partisan Democrats groused, knowing their ability to demagogue this issue had just taken a hit. White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said, "The Wyden-Ryan scheme" — note the cleverly derisive word — would "end Medicare as we know it for millions of seniors." Baloney. The only thing certain to end Medicare as we know it is the status quo of Medicare itself."
James Pethokoukis, AEI: Medicare Reform Plan – An Antidote to Financial Armageddon
Yuval Levin, National Review: Another Step toward Medicare Reform
"This joint venture will be of much help in combating the Democrats' scare tactics on Medicare. It is a great sign for the potential of real Medicare reform, and another extraordinary feat in a year of great achievements for Ryan. He has more or less singlehandedly moved conservatives to exactly the right place on entitlement reform, and now he seems to be starting to build a broader coalition for it too."
Joe Klein, Time Magazine: Wyden-Ryan: A Move Toward Health Care Sanity
"This is excellent, creative progress. It's only a beginning. It doesn't fully address the cost containment issue at the heart of Medicare. It doesn't fully address the excesses of fee-for-service medicine. But it does recognize that you can't simply repeal Obamacare–that the health care system has to be reformed if we're going to get our deficit problems under control. It also is clear evidence that there are compromises to be had, if politicians eschew cheap politics and begin thinking about the greater good."
Howard Gleckman, TaxVox Blog: A Medicare reform plan that just might work
"On a day when Washington partisans couldn't even figure out (yet again) how to keep the government running, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) did a remarkable thing: They announced a bipartisan plan to fix Medicare, probably the most contentious of policy issues. And, amazingly, what they came up with might just work. Their design, called premium support, isn't new — it tracks fairly closely to an idea that's been pushed by health economists for years and one proposed last year by former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin and former Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici (R-N.M.)."
Michael Barone, Washington Examiner: A Democrat Reaches Across the Aisle on Medicare
"Ryan-Wyden represents a major step forward in public policy and gives hope that the Medicare entitlement can be rendered sustainable…Wyden shows that at least one Democrat, even in campaign season, is more interested in good public policy than in politics."
Avik Roy, Forbes: Why Wyden-Ryan is a Game Changer on Medicare Reform
"Wyden-Ryan isn't perfect—no plan that can get through Congress will ever be—but it's likely to be our best chance at getting both parties to come together. If Democrats and Republicans can't agree on something along the lines of Wyden-Ryan, Medicare reform is dead. On the other hand, if it succeeds, Wyden-Ryan may turn out to be one of the most significant legislative initiatives of the decade."
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Hello everybody, my problem is the following : I have french acoustic models for sphinx3 and I try integrate them in pocketSphinx.
I already try pocket Sphinx with english acoustic model and there was no problem.
My command is :
pocketsphinx_batch \
-adcin yes \
-dict /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/DESDHIS-2_sphinx.dico \
-hmm /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120ci \
-ctl /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/ca-fr.ctl \
-cepext .raw \
-cepdir /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/cepstra \
-fdict /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120.filler \
-lm /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/DESDHIS-2-Interpole.sphinx.trigram.DMP \
-wip 0.8 \
-lw 12 \
-hyp res.trn
And I have an error message :
INFO: mdef.c(520): Reading model definition: /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120ci/mdef
INFO: bin_mdef.c(157): cd_tree: nodes 176 wpos start 0 ci start 4 lc start 176 rc start 176
INFO: tmat.c(204): Reading HMM transition probability matrices: /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120ci/transition_matrices
INFO: acmod.c(108): Attempting to use SCGMM computation module
INFO: s2_semi_mgau.c(985): Reading S3 mixture gaussian file '/home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120ci/means'
ERROR: "s2_semi_mgau.c", line 1015: /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120ci/means: #codebooks (129) != 1
INFO: acmod.c(121): Falling back to general multi-stream GMM computation
INFO: ms_gauden.c(198): Reading mixture gaussian parameter: /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120ci/means
INFO: ms_gauden.c(292): 129 codebook, 1 feature, size
INFO: ms_gauden.c(198): Reading mixture gaussian parameter: /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120ci/variances
INFO: ms_gauden.c(292): 129 codebook, 1 feature, size
INFO: ms_gauden.c(369): 0 variance values floored, 0 zero-variance components removed
INFO: ms_senone.c(157): Reading senone mixture weights: /home/pocket-sphinx/pocketsphinx-0.5-fr/bref120ci/mixture_weights
INFO: ms_senone.c(208): Truncating senone logs3(pdf) values by 10 bits
INFO: ms_senone.c(272): Read mixture weights for 129 senones: 1 features x 32 codewords
INFO: ms_mgau.c(124): The value of topn: 4
INFO: feat.c(849): Initializing feature stream to type: '1s_c_d_dd', ceplen=13, CMN='current', VARNORM='no', AGC='none'
INFO: cmn.c(142): mean[0]= 12.00, mean[1..12]= 0.0
INFO: dict.c(232): Allocating 20 placeholders for new OOVs
ERROR: "dict.c", line 556: '=PLCHLDR0=': Unknown phone 'SIL'
ERROR: "dict.c", line 243: Failed to add DUMMY(SIL) entry to dictionary
FATAL_ERROR: "batch.c", line 381: PocketSphinx decoder init failed
If you have any suggestions , thank you very much.
PS : excuse me for english mistakes but I am French and I don't speak english very often.
--- (Edited on 7/24/2009 4:08 am [GMT-0500] by Visitor) ---
add -dictcase yes to the list of the arguments. use cmu sphinx forums and search there tpo get answers like this one.
--- (Edited on 7/24/2009 4:41 am [GMT-0500] by nsh) ---
thank you for your quick answer.
I have no longer the previous problem but I obviously a new problem :
For each word of my dictionnary, I have the following message :WARNING: "ngram_search_fwdtree.c", line 115: Filler word 202 = accompagne(2) has more than one phone, ignoring it.
Seemingly, Sphinx confuses the filler and the the dictionnary but I don't know why.
I am going to find an answer on the CMU Sphinx forum.
--- (Edited on 7/24/2009 7:01 am [GMT-0500] by Visitor) ---
Did you succeed to migrate the french sphinx3 acoustic model on pocketsphinx?
--- (Edited on 5-October-2009 4:28 pm [GMT+0200] by laurent) ---
I'm wondering that i'm also facing same problem and adding the -dictbase 'yes' in etc/feat.params does not help me anymore. Would be greatful to get a reply.
--- (Edited on 6/1/2010 1:33 am [GMT-0500] by Visitor) ---
Great! it's done. Thanks nsu. :)
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Same problem with simple following pocketsphinx_continuous command :
pocketsphinx_continuous \
-hmm /home/tom/Documents/build/sphinx/lium_french_f2/ \
-lm /home/tom/Documents/build/sphinx/french3g62K.lm.dmp \
-dict /home/tom/Documents/build/sphinx/frenchWords62K.dic \
-adcdev text.wav
dict.c(232): Allocating 20 placeholders for new OOVs
ERROR: "dict.c", line 556: '=PLCHLDR0=': Unknown phone 'SIL'
ERROR: "dict.c", line 243: Failed to add DUMMY(SIL) entry to dictionary
--- (Edited on 4/19/2012 4:46 pm [GMT-0500] by ) ---
I'm using lium files (http://www-lium.univ-lemans.fr/fr/content/ressources).
"means" file alway return an error by s2_semi_mgau.c :
"s2_semi_mgau.c", line 1011: /home/tom/Public/sphinx/lium_acoustic_models/parameters/F2/means: #codebooks (5725) != 1
Ressources files provided are to be used with sphinx 3.x, are compatible with pocketsphinx ?
--- (Edited on 4/21/2012 4:01 am [GMT-0500] by ) ---
Hello. LIUM models are compatible with pocketsphinx. Please use latest pocketsphinx version to avoid issues like described. Pocketsphinx-0.7 works just fine
Please download french acoustic models from cmusphinx website, not from the old location. Our website contains all the models we have in a single location. Models are kept up-to-date.
--- (Edited on 4/22/2012 14:31 [GMT+0400] by nsh) ---
Yes, thank you : ubuntu pocketsphinx version is quite old, sorry.
Is it possible to train pocketsphinx ? Does it lead to better results ?
--- (Edited on 4/26/2012 4:24 pm [GMT-0500] by tom) ---


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Kiwi software company Bucky Box today globally launched software aimed at helping to level the playing field between small farmers supplying directly to consumers and large supermarket chains.
The web-based application was launched with local vegetable box schemes in New Zealand, Australia and Mexico.
Food-box schemes act as a go-between for farmers, by delivering boxes of fruit, vegetables or meat directly to consumers' doors.
Bucky Box helps food-box delivery companies to take care of the IT, administration and the operational side of things, including subscriptions, packaging and delivery logistics, plus billing and invoicing.
Bucky Box founder Will Lau said the software was simple, easy to use and received great feedback from schemes within New Zealand and internationally.
"The local food movement is already in full flight around the world especially in the countries where food has become highly industrialised."
Lau said Bucky Box held private trials with food-box schemes in Wellington and a small town near Sydney.
He said 200 schemes worldwide, mainly in the United States and Britain, had shown an interest in the software.
"We've differentiated ourselves from other sites because we're providing this software worldwide. Other sites are country-specific, so only people in the UK can use a UK site."
The team is also interested in trialling the technology in India to see if it would work in a less technologically developed country.
"It's cost somewhere between half and three-quarters of a million dollars to develop this."
He said most of this investment was made during Bucky Box's time with Wellington incubator Enspiral.
The company would donate two-thirds of its profit to local-food movement organisations, educators and researchers.
Bucky Box charged $19 per month for small start-up schemes which had less than 100 customers. Larger ones in first-world countries were charged $69 per month.
However, Lau said schemes in Third World countries, including India, would pay one-eighth of this.
"We're trying to make pricing as low as possible, while still making enough to optimise our business."
Most of the advertising was carried out through social media in order to "connect with our customers".


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My decision to join Go Media after graduating college was pretty simple. It went something like this:
"I won't be happy doing anything else knowing
the team at Go Media is creating amazing things."
Well, I had no idea that the adventures in store would be as wonderful as they turned out to be.
In the last four years, I've had the privilege to participate in the move-in to a beautiful warehouse studio, conversations and relationships with all of you reading this, the evolution of Weapons of Mass Creation from an ad campaign to a cutting-edge design conference, a folk-punk band with Go Media partner Jeff Finley, dozens of advances in the Arsenal product line, the birth of an industrial design studio by Chris Comella (2nd Shift), the encouragement and support to fulfill the dream to build a recording studio (Bad Racket), and the chance to work on a dream project: build the ultimate project management tool (Proof Lab).
I'll be leaving renaissance Cleveland and Go Media in April to do product design for Copilot, a tech startup in San Francisco. As you can tell, the decision to leave was NOT easy, but one of the most important lessons I learned here is to do uncomfortable things. I am young and life is long. I expect our paths to cross again, and look forward to it.
Of all the things that have happened, the mentorship and camaraderie are the most memorable. It hardly needs said, but the people at Go Media are amazing, passionate, skilled, kind, wise – I could go on, but I won't! Before our newest family member, Marissa, was officially hired, she said something like "Bill seems a like a great guy to work for". All I could say was "…and it's all true!". Every day at Go Media, including this one, the passion, talent, wisdom, ambition, and work ethic of the people here have kept a candle lit in my chest.
As if this post hasn't been syrupy enough, I'll close by saying my years at Go Media have been the best of my life. I'll never forget the kindness shown to me here, and I can't wait to see what surprises the team comes up with next.


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Sherrilynn Grosso worked as a surgery room technician for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Grosso operated a cardio pulmonary bypass machine, which sustains the life of the patient during open-heart surgery by circulating the patients blood and maintaining blood pressure and body temperature. Grosso is a Type I diabetic and also suffers from Hypoglycemic Unawareness Syndrome (HUS), which can cause a person to pass out without any warning signs whatsoever. If Grosso were to pass out while operating the cardio pulmonary bypass machine during an operation, the patient could suffer irreversible injury or death. At all relevant times, the Hospital was aware of Grosso's condition. It was also aware that Grosso had recently returned from her own surgery, and was on a diet that made it more difficult to maintain her blood sugar levels.
On July 31, 2008, Grosso was seen lethargic and sleepy while operating the bypass machine during a patients bypass surgery. After an investigation, Grosso was terminated for appearing to sleep on the job. Grosso sued alleging that her termination interfered with her FMLA rights. Grosso argued that her she was unable to perfom the functions of her job because she had a hypoglycemic attack during the July 31 bypass operation. She claimed that her periods of unconsciousness were, in fact, periods of FMLA-qualifying leave due to her own serious health condition- diabetes. The Hospital moved for summary judgment, arguing that Grosso failed to give the Hospital notice of her intent to take FMLA leave. The Court agreed with the Hospital.
In detetermining whether an employee provided adequate notice of the need for FMLA-quaifhying leave, the Court noted:
The critical question is how the information is conveyed to the employer reasonably interpreted. An employee who does not cite to the FMLA or provide the exact dates or duration of the leave requested nonetheless may have provided his employer with reasonably adequate information under the circumstances to understand that the employee seeks leave under the FMLA.
The Court rejected Grosso's argument that, because the Hospital knew enough about her diabetes and personal surgery, the events of July 31, 2008 (passing out while operating the bypass machine during a patent's surgery) constituted notice that she was seeking FMLA leave to cover her periods of unconsciousness. The Court found that Grosso never mentioned leave to her supervisors and the circumstances do not she she indicated leave to them. The Court also found that allowing Grosso to leave the operating room to take breaks and get food to control her blood sugar did not constitute notice to her employer that she needed leave to cover her periods of unconsciousness while operating the bypass machine. The Court also noted that, by indicating she was "fine" in response to a colleagues query during the bypass operation, Grosso indicated that she did not need leave.
The Court awarded summary judgment to the Hospital on Grosso's FMLA interference claim.
Comment: For me, the decision is interesting in terms of constructive employee notice of the need for FMLA leave in situations where the employee is unable to provide verbal notice because of the serious health condition - in this case, diabetic-related unconsciousness. The Grosso Court appears to require something more in term of notice than prior knowledge of the condition, a few routine requests to leave the operating room for brief periods without any indication of a problem, particularly where the employee has stated that she was "fine" when asked.
The case is reminicent of the decision of the Seventh Circuit in Byrne v. Avon Products, Inc., 328 F.3d 379 (7th Cir., ), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 881 (2003). In that case, the employee was also incapable of requesting FMLA leave due to his serious health condition (depression). Byrne was also terminated for sleeping on the job. The Seventh Circuit held that Byrne was excused from giving his employer notice of his need for FMLA leave to cover his depressive episodes due to his condition. The Court also held that, even if that were not the case, a dramatic change in behavior alone could put the employer on sufficient notice that the employee may need FMLA leave to shift the burden of inquiry to the employer.
Here, Grosso's conduct was not a dramatic change in behavior, but, ironically, in line with the known symptoms of her serious health condition- unanticpated periods of unconsciousness. For me, the key difference between Grosso and Byrne is that, in the former, the employee gave assurances that she was fine when, in retrospect, she was not. Byrne, in contrast, never asserted that he was "fine" as he was never asked about his condition by employer before being terminated. For the Grosso court, the employee's assurance that she was fine trumped any suspicion that she was not the employer may have had. That is, courts will not presume that an employee with a known serious health condition needs leave for that condition in every instance.
Note that the court in Grosso did not hold that an employee must always articulate their need for FMLA leave. Rather, the court looked at all of the attendent circumstances to determine if the employee gave notice- actual or constructive - of the need for FMLA leave. Employers need to keep that in mind when determining if an employee may be requesting FMLA leave even though they failed to ask for leave of any kind.
Grosso v. UPMC, No. 10-0075 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 9, 2012) http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/pennsylvania/pawdce/2:2010cv00075/95715/59


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Ukiah Daily Journal
Activity may be picking up at the Palace Hotel soon as the Mendocino County Air Quality Management District is close to allowing debris removal to begin again.
Robert Scaglione, acting air pollution control officer, said this week that a new consultant hired by Eladia Laines to oversee asbestos removal was approved, but Laines and contractor Norm Hudson needed to pinpoint what area they would be targeting.
"We need a map identifying the specific areas where they will be removing debris," Scaglione said, explaining that the work was likely focused on the ground floor, in the restaurant and concession area.
Early last year, the Ukiah City Council first considered a resolution that would allow its Public Works Department to take over abatement of the Palace Hotel, including possible demolition of the decaying structure.
Since then, Laines has given the council monthly updates on her attempts to rehabilitate the building, both to get it up to code and possibly bring commercial activity back there.
Debris removal did begin last year, but was abruptly stopped because of the lack of proper permits. Laines then hired a contractor to oversee asbestos and lead removal and MCAQMD gave its approval, but the contractor resigned in December and the approval was rescinded.
Once the MCAQMD gives the OK, Laines can apply for a building permit from the City of Ukiah. She is expected to give her next update to the council at its April 17 meeting.
Justine Frederiksen can be reached at email@example.com, on Twitter @JustFrederiksen or 468-3521.


text: It's the penultimate issue of The Death of Comic Book Guy! Marge believes that the Android's Dungeon may very well be haunted, while Lisa delves into the mysterious past of the Comic Book Guy, discovering his secret origin. Nelson finds a new purpose in life, the milkshake machine at the KrustyBurger gets clogged, and Bart fabricates his grandest practical joke ever!


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June 13, 1972
Philadelphia, PA US
includes: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Bring It On Home, Since I've Been Loving You, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, That's the Way, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Dazed and Confused, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (medley).
Approx. 7 minutes of 8mm footage exists.
Press Review: Led Zeppelin's Music Needs the Spectrum
A lot of people complain about the Spectrum as a place to hear rock music. Much better, they say would be an intimate place where the sound could come through bell-like, unsullied by reverberation off 17,000 people and massive concrete walls.
The Led Zeppelin concert last night at the big hall, however, pointed up what a fallacy the anti-Spectrum reasoning is, for some groups at least. The histrionics of the band members, the awesome pretension of their loudness and stage antics, made it clear that several elements go into "superstar" concerts.
First, of course, is the music. To fill a hall the size of the Spectrum (which last night held 16, 847 persons), huge amplification systems are needed. Every little instrument, even the hi-hat on the drum kit, must have a microphone place next to it.
What happens then is that a little sound, such as a tambourine being shaken, becomes a mighty apocalyptic noise, louder than if the sky were to fall. Everything, in other words, gets bigger and louder and seemingly more important.
Then, the ambience of the hall and the people in it is important. With about 17,000 people on hand, rock-festival-like hassles are inevitable. That sense of hearing the concert, "in spite of" the surroundings make everything seem that much more delicious.
And the huge throng, which carpets the mammoth hall, makes demands on the musicians for showmanship and song selection that no one could possibly fulfill.
With everything magnified so much – the sound by amplification, personal gestures by the necessity to telegraph meaning to an enormous room, audience reaction and demands by the sheer number of people in the hall – it's no wonder that rock stars have to live lives of overblown profligacy off stage.
Only the sanest and most secure – like George Harrison – can keep things at a human level within their aura, and let them blow up to unreal proportions once beyond the stage lip.
Led Zeppelin is led by Jimmy Page on guitar…. Page is lightning fast and slick as a whistle. And he's inventive too. His interest in the capacity of his instrument was demonstrated last night when he used a violin bow to work an organ-toned sound out of the guitar.
Page's guitar sound is perfectly matched strangely by vocalist Robert Plant. Sexier on stage than even Mick Jagger, Plant pointed up the complement of his voice and Page's guitar by trading off licks with Page – who would play three notes on his guitar and Plant would sing them back.
Making up the rest of the group are John Paul Jones on bass and organ and John Bonham on drums. Jones plays a melodic bass, a necessity with an under-instrumented band. Bonham brought down the house with a 20-minute solo that got him so worked up he abandoned the sticks and started beating the drums with his bare hands.
Zeppelin played for two-and-a-half hours last night, a rarity. But the overall impression was that they sailed flashily and mightily, but failed somehow to engage, working below the level when the brain gears in. (Bulletin – W. Mandel, June 1972)
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you could hear a pin drop
We had terrible seats for this concert and wandered around the Spectrum. Eventually I sat on the balcony, legs through the bars, feet dangling literally over the stage (yes, security was very lax).
LZ IV had been released just a few months prior, and Stairway to Heaven was an unknown entity... until this concert.
Nobody had ever seen a double-necked guitar, and certainly no one had ever heard a song like Stairway before -- a madrigal journey leading to an epic crescendo.
The band delivered the angst and the ecstasy and at the end of the song...
Quiet. You could hear a pin drop. All along the balcony, swooping the curve of the hall, people sat, slack-jawed. They had never heard anything like this before.
Jimmy and Robert exchanged looks. Jimmy shrugged.
From the back of the hall, somebody came to the present moment, and clapped. The Spectrum erupted. We had experienced genius and the Muse and cheered.
Later that summer, I was gravely ill w/ a 105 degree fever. My mortality was pressing on me, and the radio was my tether to this world. At the crisis point, Stairway to Heaven came on, and I was back at the Spectrum at this magic moment. I resolved that there was much more music and happiness to come in my life... and by the end of the song, my fever had broken.
I did thank the DJ... but always wanted to thank Led Zeppelin for the healing power of their music.


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The preliminary hearing for a Rio Linda resident charged with the RV hit-and-run death of a West Sacramento man started on Monday.
Joshua Neil Anthon, 31, was sought after Michael Ray Anderson, 55, died in November from being struck by a motor home in front of the Low Cost Liquor store located at 960 Sacramento Ave. in West Sacramento.
Officers responded to the store after being told that an argument took place between the occupants of a recreational vehicle, Anderson and others.
Anthon is being charged with murder, along with an enhancement for using a "dangerous or deadly weapon," which in this case, was the RV. He also faces charges of attempted murder on the three people Anderson was with before he was struck by the vehicle.
Anderson's nephew, Ricky Andreas, was there that night and recalled the events leading up to death of his uncle during the preliminary hearing.
Andreas, his uncle, and two of his cousins went to Low Cost Liquor three times on Nov. 7, 2013, he said. Each time they purchased sodas and alcohol. The third time they went, they walked from Andreas' residence in West Sacramento, and they noticed the RV parked outside the store.
At that point during the night, Andreas described himself as "buzzed" and said he heard loud music coming from the RV. He said that when he and the three others were leaving the liquor store to head home, Anthon, who was shirtless, opened the RV door and talked to them in an "upset" voice.
Deputy District Attorney Michael Vroman asked if there was anyone else in the RV. Andreas said that he saw a woman inside as well.
Pamela Nicole McKee, 33, was initially identified as a person of interest in the case. The court reviewed the case and declined to file any charges against McKee, releasing her from custody, according to a statement from the District Attorney's Office.
During his initial testimony, Andeas did not recall what happened moments before his uncle was hit. During the cross examination, Andreas told defense attorney David Dratman that when the group left the liquor store on foot, he heard the door slam and the RV start. It was not until he heard the screeching of the tires that he looked back to find the RV driving toward them.
"By the time I looked up," he said. "It was too late." His uncle was the only one of the group that was hit. Still underneath the vehicle, the RV was briefly stuck on a curb, and reversed "just enough to get off the curb," rolling off Anderson's body. The RV then left at a high rate of speed.
Andreas and his two cousins waited by Anderson as paramedics arrived at the scene, but they were unable to resuscitate him.
Dratman continued his cross examination by asking about the conversations and interactions that took place.
Andreas, who was asked in several different ways, said that he "tuned out" what Anthon had said to the group and did not remember anything specific.
Dratman was also worried with how Andreas and the group approached the vehicle, and on what side of the RV they were on when Anthon appeared in the doorway to talk to them.
Andreas said that he did not approach the door of the RV until Anthon came out of it, and even then he did not say anything to him, ignoring Anthon.
The lengthy preliminary hearing is scheduled to continue at 9 a.m. on May 12 in Department 4.
Contact Sarah Dowling at 530-406-6234.


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"I thought the Olympics was in England," my son wondered. Good question. Names of countries were a topic of conversation around the living room last night while we watched the athletes file in. We love the Olympics as a family and plan a big meal based on the host country. We decided to do an Irish dinner, since Northern Ireland is in the United Kingdom, and part of our family heritage. So, with potatoes from our garden, corned beef (simmered in Guiness Stout), and gluten-free soda bread, we enjoyed the opening ceremonies.
After the show, the parade of nations began. Why did China come under "C", even though it's officially the People's Republic of China, not to be confused with the Republic of China aka Taiwan, while North Korea came under "D" for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (The use of the word "Democratic" made me snort my Earl Gray.) Then there was some country that came under "F" because they started their country's name with the Former…. Unfortunately, looking at the official list, I can't find it. We all came to the conclusion that anything that made your country march earlier was what you claimed.
Back to my son's question. We discussed that England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales were part of the UK, but then we got stuck on exactly what Great Britain was. Then we all tried to think of anything about Wales. I only knew that Tolkien based much of Elvish and Middle Earth folklore on that culture. And that's all we got.
This morning I found this handy-dandy diagram. Along with the post, it was very helpful. A little learning with the games!


text: Nice site. I have two Chevy vehicles that are bi-fuel. They run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline. Both are factory installed conversions - 2003 Chevy Cavalier and 2003 C2500HD Silverado. I will be searching around for some questions that I have. If I can't find the answers already posted, then I will definitely ask. Thanks for the site.


text: Hey folks, this is my first post here. I'm currently driving a ford f150, and was raised a ford man. but with 193xxx miles and near 20 years on the clock my "hillbilly hotrod" is showing her age. Not to mention it'll be difficult starting a family with a single cab truck. I haven't been very impressed with my ford built options for its replacement. What did impress was the 1996 k1500 I test drove. It got sold so i'm still on the hunt. I drove a 1999 gmc sierra recently that was amazing, but I have no experience with the gmt800, and little with the gmt400. I'm looking for a later gmt400 our an early gmt800, so what's your alls experience past a test drive.


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The Veterans History Project
of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Conducting interviewing and videotape of Veterans stories while they served
The Project collects first-hand accounts of
U.S. Veterans from the following wars:
World War I (1914-1920)
World War II (1939-1946)
Korean War (1950-1955)
Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Persian Gulf War (1990-1995)
Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)
In addition, those U.S. citizen civilians who were actively involved in supporting war efforts (such as war industry workers, USO workers, flight instructors, medical volunteers, etc.) are also invited to share their valuable stories.
How did the Veterans History Project start?
The United States Congress created the Veterans History Project in 2000. The authorizing legislation (Public Law 106-380), sponsored by Representatives Ron Kind, Amo Houghton, and Steny Hoyer in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senators Max Cleland and Chuck Hagel in the U.S. Senate, received unanimous support and was signed into law by President William Jefferson Clinton on October 27, 2000.


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We hear time and again that we'll need to feed 9 billion people in 2050. But what else will change in the next 38 years?
We attended the Illinois Agricultural Communications Symposium last week, organized in honor of the University of Illinois Ag Communications' 50-year anniversary. The daylong event started off with a long-term look from Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, vice president of strategic planning for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington, D.C. think tank. Tuttle spoke about topics outside of agriculture and gave us the seven macrotrends to watch.
Population: According to CSIS, the world will have 7.7 billion people in 2020, 8.3 billion in 2030, 8.9 billion in 2040, and 9.3 billion in 2050. Of course, the more people the planet holds, the more our resources will be stretched. The numbers also project that 2050 will represent a tapering off of the population growth. In 1950, life expectancy was 46.6 years. In 2017, it will be 69.3, but 2050 will add just seven more years to be 76.3.
The year 2008 also represented a big shift in the world; it was the first time more people lived in urban areas than rural, 51 versus 49 percent. By 2050, that will shift all the way to 70 percent urban and 30 percent rural.
Resources: Today, we make 5.3 times the food on only 1.4 times the input of 1910. We already have 925 million hungry people, with 65 percent of those in seven developing countries; China and India are among the group.
Today, there's a big difference in water use per person. Liters of water used per person per day:
575 United States
135 India
68 China
We'll need 30 percent more water by 2050.
Technology: One of the biggest changes in the world will be technology, as it affects everything else. Did you know that an iPhone has more technological firepower than the entire U.S. air defense had in 1955?
We now have 6 billion cellphones on the planet, up from 90 million in 1995.
Economics: Today's buzz revolves around economics with the U.S. debt and economy, the E.U. debt crisis, and the recent worldwide recession. The 800-pound elephant in all of this is China. But Tuttle reminded us that Asia isn't being born, it is returning to power. Tuttle explained that Asia has typically been a larger world power than it had been during the past 100 years.
Obviously, NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) has increased trade in North America, doubling it from 1999 to 2009. But in the same time, inter-Asian trade tripled.
Information, security, and governance are the three other trends to watch. Agriculture will need to keep up with all seven as the world progresses. But where that progress will come from and which country leads the charge is still up for debate.


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German Shepherd Dog Forums (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/)
- Health Issues (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/health-issues/)
- - Hyper-Sensitivity to fleas.. (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/health-issues/443161-hyper-sensitivity-fleas.html)
Hyper-Sensitivity to fleas..
This is the diagnosis for Midnite and his itchy skin with fur loss problem. Not a flea or any signs of flea dirt or bites on him. He just can't have them in his environment:( The vet recommended cleaning the house from top to bottom and treating the yard. She also recommended limiting him to a small area, well I'm not liking that, I got a yard for the dogs to enjoy. I chose not to go with a commercial chemical spray but something called Mosquito Barrier that is a strong natural garlic spray. I can't do anything with it because we are looking at rain all week and I need 24 hours without rain. I also got a natural flea and tick spray with cedar oil in it, which also works on skin issues like hot spots, etc. they did give him a steroid shot so I have time to clean everything. I am going to use the DE in the house in the carpet and upholstered furniture. The good news is that Midnites diet is working , he is down to 87.5. Only about another 8 pounds. I didn't think it was working and I just started noticing the difference, so of course he had blood work with thyroid panel just to make sure it's the diet not an illness.
My family has a 12 year old Black Lab who to this day has really bad flea problems, he started losing fur when he was 7, and went down hill since. Since we live in the south in the summer it gets really bad. To help prevent it we clean the house and give oral and topical flea medication. We also bath in oatmeal and flea control shampoo twice a month and this help a lot he has his hair back and is better. I hope this helps!
I tried the natural method for fleas and ticks. Actually was using Springtime Bug Off garlic for several months straight then Rusty ended up getting fleas. This was the first Fall we had him he was about 7-8 months. I got rid of the fleas fast (I did use DE in the house and in the yard - still put it in the yard and think it works very well) but it wreaked havoc on his immune system / his skin was a MESS and the fleas had been long gone. I know the mess those stupid things can cause on some dogs:( He also ended up with a steroid shot just to give him temporary relief. At that time I ended up switching him to raw and after a few months he was back to normal.
Hate to say it but that made me so scared of a flea bite that I ended up using Frontline on him during the peak season. No fleas since. I hope to try a natural method again in the future because I just hate the thought of chemicals - as a family we are careful with what we eat and the products we use.
Just last weekend my husband got DE down in the yard. Give that a try.
When I put it in the house when he had fleas I got it along the baseboards and then went back a week later and vacuumed it up- was careful to bag the remnants. I know some people have put DE on the dog - I found it to really dry the skin out.
Good luck - poor guy dealing with the stupid fleas - glad to hear he's getting a better waistline:)
I did put the DE on him and I'm now wondering if that wasn't part of the problem to begin with. That stuff is dusty and I could feel it in my lungs. I have treated all upholstered and carpeted areas with the DE inside, I'm waiting for rain to stop so I can work on the outside. He is getting nexgard this month, I will do the topical if needed for the poor guy.
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Edit: Plus there are other ways of killing people. Wouldn't make a difference. Like you said, people are evil.
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It would of been funnier if you said ill crush you at the neck with my bear arms. hahaha i crack myself up.


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This truly is rich.
I hope Bob gets back on his feet, HAPPY NOW?!?!
This truly is rich.
I hope Bob gets back on his feet, HAPPY NOW?!?!
Very poor judgement on the part of their HC, Trainers and Medical Staff. He was clearly injured (not hurt) and very ineffective for two full quarters prior to the final twisting injury that finally put him out for good and either that play or the one just prior (the sack) did the real damage to his knee. Had the people being paid to not go with their feelings at the time and emotion of the moment that could have been avoided. Now he has to try and make a comeback from a second major reconstruction including the LCL this time. 2/3 of the players coming back after two times never fully recover. Sad day in Washington. They may have sacrificed their franchise QBs next 10-12 years of potentially ProBowl and SB seasons for a few quarters of a 2013 playoff game. Not that big in the overall scheme of things. Sad
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
**** the Redskins....


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The public sale of tickets for the NCAA Division III women's basketball Final Four to be hosted by Hope College next March will begin on Thursday, Nov. 1 from the DeVos Fieldhouse ticket office.
The semi-finals and final of the prestigious small college tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, March 21-22.
Season tickets holders have already purchased more than 600 tickets for the tournament, according to athletic ticket manager Anne Bakker.
Tickets can be purchased for one session or for both. The single session ticket costs are: reserved adult $15, general admission $12, student general admission $10; two sessions: reserved adult $25, general admission $20.
The DeVos Fieldhouse ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets may be purchased using a credit card by calling 616-395-7890.


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Elizabethton woman charged with stealing 'antique massager'
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Police say an Elizabethton woman has been charged with breaking into a home and stealing an antique pelvic massager, leaving her wallet behind.
Police said 45-year-old Tamatha R. Blevins of Elizabethton took the "plastic or latex" antique from a home on December 27. She was arrested on Wednesday.
The homeowner told police someone forced open the back door of the house and took the massager, a U.S. Navy SEAL tactical knife and a glass jar containing over $500 in loose paper and coin money.
The homeowner says he found a wallet with Blevins' driver's license and Social Security card inside, along with two credit cards and a check book in Blevins' name.
Blevins is scheduled to appear in Sessions Court on Feb. 14.


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