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Samar Yazbek is a single woman in her 40s who lives with her teenage daughter. She loves the work of Jose Saramago and Arthur Rimbaud, and worries about making ends meet while awaiting payment for a book translation. She blogs daily on Facebook, watches the wedding of William and Kate on television, and considers herself an ardent feminist, secularist and urbanite.
But she lives in Damascus. And a casual comment about reform on her Facebook page – hacked by a desperate regime – results in a telephoned death threat within minutes. Her family – part of the Alawite establishment loyal to Bashar al-Assad – has disowned her for her support of anti-regime, pro-democracy protesters. And government security agents follow her every move.
Sleeping only a few hours a night with the help of Xanax, she moves through her days alternately numbed by the testimonials of horror she collects from demonstrators who have survived imprisonment and torture, and galvanized by an urgent need to tell their stories.
A Woman in the Crossfire is not an easy read. It was written in a hurry, and recounts the heady first 100 days of the "Syrian spring," which has since become a nightmare, with upward of 35,000 dead and half a million refugees. But it offers a unique window into the anguish of Syria: an intimate journey into the head and heart of a woman trying to maintain her sanity, humanity and, above all, love for her deeply wounded nation – from a tiny bugged-to-the-gills flat in downtown Damascus.
The only relief amid the litany of despair – and the verbatim transcripts of interviews with young men and women of all creeds who have been tortured, raped and stomped on by sadistic regime security agents – comes in the form of Yazbek's often lyrical reflections on her city and her homeland.
While wondering "how could armed men suddenly appear and start killing people?" she finds momentary respite in the familiar: "I step out onto the balcony and the lemon trees revive me. The place is calm for a few moments, then gunfire breaks out."
And yet, amid the grotesque stories of teenagers with missing faces hanging from meat hooks in underground dungeons, and bloody assaults on unarmed civilians and defecting soldiers alike, the most frightening thing in Yazbek's book is how the familiar turns menacing in a matter of minutes. "Shopkeepers morph into murderous security agents who gun down protesters; yellow cabs become abduction vehicles for regime thugs…"
At the same time, the familiar offers succour. A meeting with young women activists who remind her of her sisters cheers her immeasurably; refugees in Turkey from various clans and sects eat dinner together "like one big family."
The author notes that "what we write in novels is less brutal than what occurs in real life." Still she copes with the madness that surrounds her by falling back on her art. "I think of writing a novel about a sniper who watches a woman as she walks confidently down the street. I imagine them as two solitary heroes in a ghost town: like the street scenes in Saramago's Blindness."
Yazbek is at her best when she returns to her novelist's instincts, with a keen eye for detail and nuance. After catching a televisual glimpse of Angelina Jolie visiting Syrian refugees in Turkey, she writes, "My heart skips a beat. Syrians are now displaced persons; celebrities adorn themselves with them."
Yazbek's dangerous journeys recently earned her the PEN/Pinter prize for her courage. Yet she is a clumsy, if earnest journalist; her long verbatim transcripts come off, rather unfortunately, as one-sided. Not that there isn't enough damning evidence about the horror of the Syrian police state, but it wasn't that long ago that we were outsourcing torture to those same underground dungeons, hailing Assad as an ally in the "war on terror" and running puff pieces on Madame Asma al-Assad in Vogue magazine.
Yazbek's passion for a united Syria and her refusal to play the regime's "sectarian games" never fails, in spite of a letter she receives from a salafist saying, "Dear unveiled infidel, the Syrian revolution doesn't want an Alawite apostate like you in its ranks," and she still speaks from exile in Paris of a post-Assad "feminist revolution" in Syria. But with the Free Syrian Army made up of some dubious fundamentalist bedfellows, cynicism is easy.
Still, A Woman in the Crossfire remains a compelling, if somewhat frenzied testimonial to the suffering of a nation peopled by ordinary folk, fed up with corruption, who dream of a future "free Syria" that knows no fear.
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I can't believe the biased media coverage of Christopher Dorner's death in the burning Big Bear cabin. Dorner was accused of murdering Monica Quan and her fiance Keith Lawrence and two police officers. No trial found him guilty. Live coverage showed him trapped in the cabin without a chance to surrender. It was not much different from when blacks were lynched in city parks early in the last century and their bodies burned. The media is our fourth estate and a guardian of many of our freedoms. If the media cannot be fair and objective in reporting unpopular or controversial events, then our few remaining freedoms will diminish into nothing.
-- Bill Graham, Big Bear Lake
Police chief's statement draws appreciation
Re "Torrance police chief recounts how, why officers fired on truck" (Feb. 16):
Rarely do I take the time to write to the newspaper concerning articles. I want to commend Torrance Police Chief John Neu for making the effort to share the events that led up to the shooting at David Perdue in his pickup truck. I sensed a sincere apology for what happened on the morning of Feb. 7 on Flagler Lane near Beryl Street. I am a proud citizen of Torrance and endorse our West High graduate, Chief Neu.
-- Melton Nygren, Torrance
I-5 plan would bring more lanes sooner
Re "More freeway-toll plans? Slow down, Southern California" (Feb. 20):
In an online editorial on freeway toll lanes, the Daily News neglected to tell its readers a plan to build 13.5 miles of carpool lanes on the I-5 in the congested Santa Clarita area would deliver the project in 2019, about 30 years sooner than waiting for sales tax dollars to accumulate to pay for construction. In a first for L.A. County, a private company would build the lanes and recoup its investment, in part, with tolls. However, only vehicles with one occupant or two during peak hours would pay the tolls and be guaranteed speeds of 45 miles per hour. Buses, vanpools, motorcycles and car pools of three or more (two during off-peak hours) would not pay tolls. And drivers in the adjacent mixed-flow lanes would benefit because we're adding capacity to the I-5. And this will make traffic not only move faster but safer, as well. This is different from the ExpressLanes project on the I-10 and the I-110 where existing car-pool lanes have been converted into toll lanes. It's a unique approach.
-- Doug Failing, Metro Executive Director, Highway Program
Headline on Hagel story misleading
Why did you headline an Associated Press article "GOP foes: Vote should go on" (Feb. 18) when the entire article was about the GOP decision to let the vote proceed without delay? Did your page layout guy see "opponents of former Sen. Chuck Hagel's stalled bid ..." and the history of past delays to come up with this misleading, if not outright deceptive, headline?
-- Warren Scheinin, Redondo Beach
No campaign, so no action on gas prices
Gas prices going up? Not to worry. Remember a few months back the story headline in the Daily Breeze? It was headlined "Senators seek probe of rise in gas prices" (Nov. 28, 2012). Anyone see a follow-up? Oh, I forgot, the election is over.
-- Bob Kircher, Rancho Palos Verdes
Questions about professor in fund-misuse case
Re "Cal State Long Beach professor who allegedly misused scholarship money to step down" (Feb. 19):
Let's see, tenured Cal State Long Beach film professor Brian Alan Lane decided how much of a share 12 students should get from $47,574 in scholarship funds; determined that one student be awarded $31,700 in scholarships, and then funneled all the money into one account which Lane controlled. When this was discovered, CSULB management made a deal with the professor which permitted him to continue to work until 2014, then retire and ride off into the sunset with a taxpayer-paid pension. What is missing from the article was how much money was recovered, What did he charge to manage the funds? Did CSULB President F. King Alexander conduct a criminal fraud investigation? Was the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office notified? Alexander has an obligation to ensure that university funds properly are used in a proper manner.
-- Dan Miller, Lakewood
Is there a 'change' candidate for pope?
Re "Pope is a constant in a changing world" (Feb. 16):
The headline captures the problem precisely!
-- Karl Strandberg, Long Beach
It's not Obama's fault; it's military policy
Re "Disrespecting military heroes" (Letters, Feb. 20):
Letter writer Isaac Oshana should get his facts straight before bashing President Obama. Anybody who has served in the military knows that if you don't retire at 20 years, you aren't entitled to benefits including pensions and health care. This Navy SEAL spent 16 years in, not 20. So he is not entitled to the benefits offered to those who retired. It has nothing to do with any administration.
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We pastors are good at our individual faith. Really good.
We can pray.
We can read.
We can introspect.
We can "interpret."
We can do a "quiet time."
We can study.
We can exegete.
But we pastors aren't so good at sharing our faith. I mean, we can share it from stage. Woven into generic illustrations that describe "a" faith journey. But it's too easy to hide behind our beautiful masks.
It's time to acknowledge that we all deal with junk. Sometimes it's a product of our own doing. Sometimes it's from someone else.
But that beautiful mask you've constructed is still a mask, hiding who you really are.
Quit hiding. It's not doing you any good. Nor is it doing any good for those you lead.
Your messy story paints a beautiful picture of grace, mercy, hope, and love. No need to hide.
You need Gospel community, just like those you lead do.
Gospel community offers you refuge that the secrecy of your beautiful mask would like to keep hidden.
"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!" – God (Isaiah 43:1)
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Re: st: mixed effect model and autocorrelation
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Panel commands in Stata (note: only "S" capitalized!) usually accept unbalanced panels as input.
-glamm- (remember the dashes!), which you can download from ssc (by typing: -ssc install gllamm-), allow for the option cluster, which at least partially corrects for autocorrelation. Here you can find an useful intro on both the command and mixed models http://www.unc.edu/~skolenik/stata/gllamm-demo.html
But: are you sure that you need a multilevel mixed-effects command? -xtmixed- would be very useful e.g. in trying to predict a region level dependendent variable using region- and country-level independent variables, where regions are nested within countries. If you need something else, other commands may turn to be more useful and/or may allow for more options. An Kit provided useful suggestions for these cases.
At 02.33 12/10/2007 -0400, [ISO-8859-1] Ola Sjöberg wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>This is the first time I try to post a question on the Statalist, and I
>hope someone out there can help me to understand my perhaps somewhat
>naive question.
>I have an unbalanced dataset, covering 15 countries over 20 years. As
>usually with time-series data, there is significant autocorrelation that
>I somehow need to take into account. One option for analyzing this data
>would be what I would call "pooled time series regression", or the xtgls
>option in STATA. These models would allow me to take into account the
>autocorrelation. Another option would be a multilevel mixed-effects
>model (xtmixed), which I understand have some nice features: it can
>accommodate unbalanced data, and it will estimate variance components at
>different levels (over time and between countries).
>Now to my question: How should I think about, and understand, the
>autocorrelation in the mixed effects model? With my (somewhat limited)
>experience with time-series data, I need to somehow take the
>autocorrelation into account. How is this done in a mixed-effect model?
>Since years are nested within countries, will the estimated standard
>errors be valid?
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Franchises Among Top Seven Overrated Investmentsby
This is a post by guest blogger Don Sniegowski, the founding editor of the daily franchise news site BlueMauMau.
Fall is when many franchising firms crank up the volume to get the attention of prospective franchise buyers. This time around, as the economy bottoms out, there are a lot of people out of work who are hungry for opportunities to start a business. Raining on the franchising parade are veteran small business editors Kelly Spors and Kevin Salwen, who are sounding the unusual warning that buying a franchise is one of the seven most overrated business investments. Here are a few crucial paragraphs to consider from their article:
The idea of being handed a proven business plan without the uncertainties and headaches that come with building a business from scratch is understandably alluring. But too many people don't understand the risks associated with franchising and sign restrictive franchise agreements without thoroughly researching their franchisor and their contractual obligations, says SCORE's [Ken] Yancey.
Some franchisors, for instance, allow franchisees to open stores too close together, over saturating the market. Or they simply require their franchisees pay so much in royalties and fees or other operational costs that it's very difficult to be profitable. Beyond that, when a franchisee fails, a franchisor may make it extremely difficult and costly to get out of its contract.
It's a myth that franchises are far more successful than independent businesses. A 1995 study by a researcher [Professor Tim Bates, urban economist] at Wayne State University found that 62% of franchises were open for business after four years, compared with 68% of independent businesses. And franchises were also found to be less profitable in those early years."
The last paragraph is particularly of interest. Besides professor , the Small Business Administration, which oversees its government-backed loan program for small businesses, has also been and franchise buyers that its experiences show that generic franchises fail more often than independent small businesses. "Despite the popular view that franchisees are much more successful than non-franchisees, SBA's experience with defaulted loans does not support this," the Administration's Office of Inspector General reported.
There are some good choices out there, but just because a business is a franchise doesn't mean that you're ahead of the game.
Don Sniegowski is the founder and editor of Blue MauMau, a daily business news site for franchise buyers and owner-operators. Previously, he led global field operations and franchise development for a quick-print franchising firm. Sniegowski also helped lead global publishing efforts for trade publisher Global Sources Media and led Asia-Pacific retail and operations for Franklin Covey.


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The Sharing the Dream grant program, funded by MetLife Foundation, began in 2004 after the annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher revealed a significant disconnect between the ways in which principals and other members of the school community view their schools and relationships with one another.
As Sharing the Dream enters a new decade, principals are being asked to define community in broader ways that can build global awareness. The new emphasis on global connections grows out of findings from the most recent MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Collaborating for Student Success, which found that 71 percent of teachers and 75 percent of principals believe that preparing students for competition and collaboration in a global economy is very important for improving student achievement.
For 2012-2013, NAESP and MetLife Foundation awarded 25 elementary and middle school principals with $5,000 each to create globally oriented schools and international learning communities, and to engage children in transformative, multidisciplinary experiences and service learning projects that will help them succeed in the interconnected world of the 21st century.
2012-2013 Winners:
Beardslee Elementary School
Ms. Jennifer Janetzke, Principal
Duarte, CA
Century Elementary
Mrs. Cindy Cochran Principal
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Cascade K-8 Community School
Ms. Triah Pham, Principal
Shoreline, WA
Harriet Gifford Elementary
Mr. Joe Corcoran, Principal
Elgin, IL
Harrington School
100 South First Street
Harrington, WA
J.S. Clarke Elementary
Dr. Ruby Scrogggins, Principal
Shreveport, LA
Lyndale Community School
Mrs. Ossie Brook-James, Principal
Minneapolis, MN
Harris Elementary School
Ms. Karen MacBeth, Principal
Woonsocket, RI
Whitney M. Young Jr. Elementary
Mrs. Mary Minyard, Principal
Louisville, KY
Laurel Ridge School
Mr. Nick Rousos, Principal
Fairfax, VA
Lake Region Middle School
Mrs. Tonya Arnold, Principal
Naples, ME
St. Albans Elementary School
Ms. Joan Cavallo, Principal
St. Albans, VT
North Elementary School
Mrs, Natalie Webb, Principal
Morgantown, WV
Stetser Elementary School
Mrs. Janet Baldwin, Principal
Chester, PA
Hinsdale Elementary School
Mrs. Ann Freitag, Principal
Hinsdale, NH
Prairie Vale Elementary
Mrs. Michelle Anderson, Principal
Edmond, OK
Emily G. Wetherbee Elementary
Mrs. Colleen Lennon, Principal
Lawrence, MA
Rees Elementary
Mr. Paul Baez, Principal
Houston, TX
Southwest Academy Magnet School for Science and Engineering
Ms. Karen Barnes, Principal
Baltimore, MD
Union East Elementary
Ms. Gretchen Sukdolak, Principal
Cheektowaga, NY
Harrington School
Mr. Jacob Bang, Principal
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Free square dance lessons begin Jan. 17
Square Dance Lessons
Free square dance lessons will be available at the Roswell Adult Center, 807 N. Missouri Ave., beginning Jan. 17. The lessons will then be every Thursday 6:30-7:30 p.m. Come join the dancers, "Enchanted Squares," a group of 50-60 fun loving neat people. Regular attendance each week is about 20-30. Lessons will last for about three months. For more information, contact Richard Hoover at 623-8353 or 420-8706.
Woodmen of the World
The Woodmen of the World Fraternal Society in Roswell will have their regular dinner meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. at Kwan [auth] Den Restaurant, 1000 W. Second St. Please note the change of meeting time from 6:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. this year. The Woodmen of the World donates many flags to nonprofit organizations. If you belong to such a group and need indoor or outdoor flags, contact us. For information on how to obtain flags or to learn more about Woodmen of the World, call 347-2628.
Morning Garden Club
The Morning Garden Club will meet Thursday, Jan. 10, at 9:30 a.m. at Patsy Miller's home, 4004 South Springs Loop. The program will be "Hummingbird Species" presented by Bill Flynt, photographer and board member of Friends of Bitter Lake.
Chapter B
Chapter B, P.E.O. will meet 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan.10, in the St. Andrew's Church parish hall. Hostesses will be Jo Lynne Phinizy and Nancy Peterson. A Founders' Day program will be given in celebration of the January 1869 founding of the P.E.O Sisterhood at Iowa Wesleyan College. For more information call 622-5069.
Chapter Z
Chapter Z, P.E.O. will meet on Thursday, Jan.10, in the home of Hetty Hasekamp with Ann Carson as co-hostess. The program will be "The Suffragette Movement in NM" by Mimi de Cognets. For further information, please call Hetty at 622-7368 or Ann at 937-8658.
Genealogical Society
The Roswell Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, Jan. 10, at 1:30 p.m. at the Wilson-Cobb History & Genealogy Research Library, 301 S. Richardson Ave. Guest speaker will be Whitney Blair from La Luz. She will be discussing the application process for the Daughters of the American Revolution, plus applications for other national heritage societies. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. For more information, contact Kay Lewis at 622-0967.
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The sheriff's Emergency Response Team was notified, along with personnel from the National Parks Service and the sheriff's Aviation Unit, Portillo said.
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Europe Stocks End Lower
European stocks ended lower. London's Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 index finished down 48.50 points, or 1.15%, at 4,177.40, following lackluster performance in the U.S. In Paris, the CAC 40 lost 34.67 points, or 1.05% at 3,256.69. Germany's DAX index was down 56.90 points, or 1.63% at 3,443.19, despite the Ifo Business Confidence index rising to a 14-month high.
Asian markets finished mixed. Japan's Nikkei 225 index added 55.93 points, or 0.54%, to finish at 10,332.57. The market was trading weaker in the morning, due to continuous profit taking in banks, construction, and brokerage firms. Selling by corporate pension funds, those planning to return the substitute investment portion to the government as early as September, were also reported. However, the market started to recover in the afternoon.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index shed 10.29 points, or 0.10%, to close at 10,753.93.
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He has only two cooks in a small kitchen in the Cornish resort of Rock, from where he can peer across the Camel Estuary into Rick Stein's dining rooms in Padstow.
Now, though, Nathan Outlaw has overtaken Britain's best-known fish chef, TV presenter and his former mentor - at least in the culinary stakes.
The Michelin Great Britain and Ireland Guide 2011 has awarded his small, self-financed Restaurant Nathan Outlaw two stars for its sympathetic handling of simple dishes such as cod with tartare sauce and clams, rating it among the top 20 in Britain and Ireland.
For Outlaw, 32, the award in the 100th anniversary edition of the British Michelin guide is a recognition of his status as a rising star.
Some critics have already ranked his nine-table restaurant at the St Enodoc Hotel as among the elite in the UK.
Last year the Good Food Guide rated it the fifth best in the country and the single best for fish.
By contrast Stein, who trained Outlaw 13 years ago - and on whose customers Outlaw can spy with binoculars on a clear day - has no Michelin stars, despite his prime-time ubiquity and reputation.
Derek Bulmer, who helped edit the Michelin guide, said he had been keeping an eye on Outlaw for a decade.
"He has a particular flair with fish," said Mr Bulmer, who retired last year after 30 years.
"He doesn't overcomplicate. He knows when a dish is finished."
Outlaw trained with Stein for two years as a teenage novice. When he was there he not only discovered a love of fish cookery but met pretty front-of-house staff member Rachel, who later became his wife. The couple have two children.
He has remained friends with Stein, who has written the foreword for his book Modern British Seafood Cookery, due to be published this year.
"He always told me to keep things simple and tasty and that's what I try to do. I don't think Rick is into Michelin stars," Outlaw said, adding: "There are no other Michelin-starred fish restaurants in the UK, which is pretty peculiar for an island."
Frenchwoman Helene Darroze was the only other new two-star addition for her restaurant at The Connaught in London, which had been run by Gordon Ramsay.
Ramsay himself kept his three stars at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, and earned a new one for Petrus - but lost a Bib Gourmand recommendation (which highlights restaurants offering 'good food at moderate prices') for his bistro Foxtrot Oscar.
There are 143 new starred restaurants in the guide, including 12 new one-star restaurants, among them Curlew in East Sussex and the Black Rat in Winchester.
Summer Isles in the Scottish Highlands lost its star, as did Deanes in Belfast.
The four three-star restaurants remain Ramsay's eatery, Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck in Bray, the Roux's Waterside Inn, also in Bray, and Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester in London.


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Columbia police find two men with guns using proactive patrols
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Columbia police landed two arrests Thursday using proactive patrols in an area designated a "hot spot."
Officers arrested Chad Thomas and Dushane Griffith near Rice Road for unlawful use of a firearm around 12:40 a.m Thursday.
They were stopped for walking in the middle of the street, but police claim they also found loaded pistols without a permit.
Sergant Joe Bernhard said, "Neither one of them have a conceal and carry permit. They found Chad Thomas was a convicted felon and the second one had a controlled substance."
"Some places will be a hot spot for a while, we'll do proactive patrols... the problems will go down and then we will have to put our resources somewhere else", Bernhard said.
Paula Schneider, a resident of the area, said, "I want to be proactive and make this a place or a neighborhood where kids can play at the park and people can just live in peace."
She said, "There's always justice in the end I feel."
Chad Thomas has served time before. Both men are still in the Boone County Jail.


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Bruce Snyder wrote: >> >> ??? lost you here - are you saying rewrite Tomcat and Jetty because >> they implement the standard J2EE management interface and Geronimo >> doesn't ? > > > The statement above is absolutely correct! No it isn't. Geronimo DOES implement the standard J2EE management interface. It has to, its part of the spec. > Geronimo is the long pole in the tent here. The two examples we're > discussing (Jetty and Tomcat) both already utilize JMX - the standard > for managing Java applications and components. > First sentence in the spec: "The Java Management extensions (also called the JMX specification) define an architecture, the design patterns, the APIs, and the services for application and network /management and monitoring/ in the Java programming language." There is big a difference between using JMX as it was intended for application and network /management and monitoring/ and using it as a component framework. As David & Jules described, Jetty has its own component model and provides MBeans that bridge between it and JMX allowing Jetty components to be managed. The challenge with deep integrating Jetty into Geronimo was differences in the component model between Jetty (factory components) and Geronimo (IoC) rather than anything to do with JMX. The result that was a direct interface between Geronimo container and Jetty components, which allows those components to be exposed to management transparently /in a manner chosen by the container/ and hence independent from how the kernel is implemented. The integration also allowed support for the separation between build- and run-time environments allowing pre-packaged deployment and reducing the runtime resource footprint. I'm no expert on Tomcat internals but AIUI, Tomcat 5.x uses JMX as the basis of its component model with all components inheriting from JMX aware base classes and all inter-component interaction being sent through JMX. As a result, Tomcat is coupled to JMX not just for management but also as a core part of the component architecture. It is possible to run TC5 without JMX (IIRC at least one commercial organization has done that) but not easy. I believe this hard coupling between component architecture implementation and management is flawed. Let me put it another way, I don't think anyone would seriously consider using SNMP for application architecture. > It seems to me that Geronimo needs to meet in the middle on this > issue. Requiring apps that have already implemented JMX to jump > through the hoops of a custom managment implementation does the > Geronimo community no good. I think that there should be a way to > bring apps like this into the Geronimo managment fold in an easy > manner or Geronimo needs to bridge the gap between a separation of > the two. > There is nothing to stop a JMX instrumented application from being hosted in a Geronimo kernel, one that is JMX based or one that isn't. As demonstrated by the current Tomcat integration, you can host an application that uses JMX as a component framework in the same MBeanServer as a JMX-based Geronimo kernel and have common management through JMX. As Jeff observed, the *DEBUG* console displays all MBeans be they Geronimo components or others; this is probably a bug as it would be more consistent if it only displayed Geronimo components. The *Geronimo Debug Console* only supports operations on Geronimo components as it is using the Geronimo kernel interface and not the underlying JMX implementation. But then its a debug tool not a management console. Any true management tool has access via JMX to both Geronimo and non-Geronimo MBeans, allowing an admin to do as much damage as JMX security permits. However, none of this really has anything to do with the original thread which is about integrating the Spring application component framework with the Geronimo system service component framework. -- Jeremy
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Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only begotten child of the late pop icon Whitney Houston, has been out of sight in the weeks since her mother's funeral took place in Newark, NJ last month but today we learn that she will be making her reemergence into the public eye on March 11 when she sits down to be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on Oprah's Next Chapter. Oprah managed to score the first interview with Bobbi Kris since her mother's death, a feat that will likely benefit Oprah's struggling OWN network greatly. Click below for all the known deets about this upcoming first interview with Whitney's daughter.
Oprah Winfrey still has it. She has snagged an exclusive interview with the late Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, for Oprah's Next Chapter airing Sunday, March 11 at 9 p.m. In addition to Bobbi Kristina, Winfrey will speak to Houston's sister-in-law and manager Patricia Houston, and brother Gary Houston. According to a release from the network, "Bobbi Kristina shares personal memories of her mom and how she would like the iconic superstar to be remembered. The family also addresses the rumors and speculation surrounding Houston's death." Before the interview at 7 p.m., OWN will re-air its special, Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview, which features the singer's 2009 interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Winfrey's own personal memories of the star.
Wow, this is a great get for Oprah and the OWN network. I know there is GREAT interest to hear from Bobbi Kristina … not only for the first time since her mother's death but, really, for the first time ever. I don't recall that Bobbi Kris has ever been interviewed on TV before (not by herself) … but I could be wrong. I can't even imagine the pain that poor Bobbi Kris is still going thru with the loss of her mother. I really hope this interview with Oprah will help with her healing process. I'm not kidding, I'm really interested in watching this interview. Do you think YOU will tune in to watch as well?


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How much playtime (human playtime) should a kitten be getting?
I just got a kitten a few weeks ago and she could not be any more playful! Thankfully, I am a very active and have tons of energy so I am able to keep up with her.
However, I get tired faster than she does. We will play for HOURS (running around my apartment, jumping up on bed and couch, playing fetch... the list goes on) and I was curious how much attention/playtime is sufficient?
She is the only kitten/cat in my household so I am her main source of entertainment.... If I play with her for about 4-5 hours a day and let her play with her toys on her own time, does this sound like enough exercise/play?
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When I was rescued from under my neighbor's deck, my meowmie played and talked with me constantly. It was never enough. I was about 12 weeks old at the time. However, a lot of playtime is also learning time. If I got "too crazy" and started biting or clawing, Meowmie taught me that this was not acceptable, and this was also part of playtime. Us little ones can get really riled up with playtime. The more you give us, the more we want and we can get really out of control. We need to learn that when you need a rest that we need to entertain ourselves, and we will not learn how to play by ourselves if we always have YOU to entertain us. So that's why Meowmie bought me lots of toys and a scratching post to amuse myself. As we get older, we will calm down and you shouldn't worry about that. We're not sick or anything, just getting older. But if we bond with you, we will be your BFF and that's a bad thing. Just make sure that with the playtime we also get some life lessons!!
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American rate lift fears weigh on fund flows
The party seemed to be waning for some popular investments for the latest week, with traders trimming exposure to American-based funds injected in utilities stocks, developing-market bonds as well as gold as Lipper data revealed on Thursday.
Investors' repositioning in the week through August 31 kicked in as remarks by some monetary policymakers seemed to suppose that an American interest rate lift might soon be in the cards.
According to Lipper data, investors have already withdrawn up to $585 million from precious-metals commodities funds, including the SPDR Gold Shares, the greatest weekly outflows for those funds since December.
Emerging-market debt funds recorded approximately $51 million in outflows, a tiny figure, though we're observing the category's first withdrawals since mid-June after a couple of weeks of market losses. Additionally, riskier high-yield junk bond funds reported up to $387 million in outflows over the weekly period, right after three straight weeks of attracting new funds.


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Catherine Burns of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and David Birney of "Summertree" were chosen yesterday as the winners of the Clarence Derwent awards for giving the season's best nonfeatured performances.
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Chancy Times for Casino Companies
Based on research done during a recent visit to Las Vegas, Standard & Poor's Equity Research's fundamental outlook for the casinos and gaming industry continues to be negative.
Though the private equity boom in the sector led to significantly higher valuations, we see high debt loads compounding difficulties from economic weakness. Debt-to-EBITDA ratios for casino/gaming companies that file public financial information with the Securities & Exchange Commission rose to 7.5 in the 12 months ended June 30, 2008 from 4.5 in 2002, according to Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services, which operates independently of Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services.
With cash flows declining, debt-burdened properties need to keep occupancies high and at the same time cut costs to remain in compliance with debt covenants. However, deteriorating service levels could make that difficult, and we expect price discounting to intensify. We expect lodging revenue per available room, or RevPAR, declines of 5% to 8% in 2009, but we see those of casino hotel rooms falling more.
Little Flexibility at the Low End
At the higher end, capital requirements to fund large projects, such as those at MGM Mirage (MGM), ranked 3 STARS (hold), and Las Vegas Sands (LVS), ranked 2 STARS (sell), have led to ballooning debt levels. We see discounting exacerbated by high-end operators, including Las Vegas Sands, which have publicly committed to keep occupancies high at the expense of rates.
Operators with newer or recently refreshed properties are likely to have lower capital expenditure requirements and more flexibility in discounting, but middle and lower-market operators, hamstrung by older properties and very little product differentiation, will likely have to compete on price. We note that during our visit, a room at the high-end Bellagio was available for $160, far lower than the $250-plus rates it charged during flush times.
Over the past several years, a growing convention and corporate meeting business added to growth in Las Vegas, as did the move to attract a more upscale clientele. We estimate about 60% of 2007 revenues came from sources other than gaming. Year-to-date through September, convention attendance has fallen 3.9%, with total convention room nights occupied dropping 13.1%. With convention business more profitable and visible, we think softness in this segment will have a disproportionate economic impact.
Conspicuous Consumption is Out
We believe 2009 will continue to be challenged by a weak employment outlook, high consumer debt levels, eroding net worth from falling house and stock prices, and the baby boom generation approaching retirement age. Standard & Poor's expects the unemployment rate to rise from 6.5% in October to more than 8% in late 2009. Household debt hit a record 139% of disposable income at the end of 2007 and the savings rate fell below zero in 2006. The Standard & Poor's forecast is for the savings rate to rise to 4.2% in 2009. We expect competition to be fierce, as companies selling consumer discretionary items fight for a shrinking share of consumers' wallets.
With belt-tightening in corporate America and consumer budgets contracting, we think conspicuous consumption will fall sharply. And no destination exemplifies conspicuous consumption more than Las Vegas, in our view. Although the ultra-wealthy aren't as likely to be affected by a recession, we believe a large proportion of Las Vegas' incremental growth has been driven by aspirational customers. As those customers pull back and the wealthy restrain spending, we look for fundamentals to worsen.
A stroll through the high-end shops at Wynn Las Vegas and the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian showed several stores with items 50% off, while discounting was not nearly as dramatic at middle-market malls. Purveyors of luxury goods are not immune to the downturn, as witnessed by recent announcements from Louis Vuitton—a label that prides itself on not discounting—and Christian Dior to cut prices in Japan to boost sales, and layoff announcements at Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin.
Concerns About Room Expansion
We have greater concerns about the vast majority of planned Las Vegas Strip room capacity additions that are targeted at high-end customers in the next couple of years. Additions include 2 STARS-ranked Wynn Resorts' (WYNN) Encore Suites (more than 2,000 rooms in late 2008), MGM Mirage's CityCenter (more than 6,000 rooms in late 2009), and Harrah's expansion of Caesars (more than 600 rooms in mid-2009).
However, casino companies, including MGM Mirage and Las Vegas Sands, are cutting costs to improve cash flow by eliminating layers of middle management and consolidating and centralizing shared functions. According to MGM, it has booked $225 million in annualized savings and is looking for another $150 million to $160 million in cuts in 2009. Las Vegas Sands is targeting more than $60 million to $70 million in savings in Macau and $100 million in Las Vegas.
In our opinion, MGM is several steps ahead of Las Vegas Sands in terms of cost-cutting, and we think it has more options to improve its balance sheet. MGM is looking at Las Vegas Strip and non-Strip property sales as well as pure land sales. Casino property sales are problematic in that buyers must get regulatory approval, which may not afford the best price, and challenging capital markets have resulted in a scarcity of funds to execute transactions.
Back from the Brink
Las Vegas Sands' recent $2.1 billion equity and preferred debt issuances and revision of its global development project pipeline have stabilized its financial condition for now, in our opinion, but we wonder if the company can cut its costs fast enough to offset deteriorating conditions in Las Vegas and Macau.
We think it is very vulnerable to increased competition in both markets, with Wynn's Encore opening later this month and 3 STARS-ranked Melco Crown Entertainment's (MPEL) City of Dreams casino, resort and entertainment complex on the Cotai Strip in Macau, which opens in mid-2009. Las Vegas Sands' monetization efforts hinge on the sale of noncore retail space in Macau and Singapore, which is expected to yield $1 billion to $3 billion.
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Miss Margaret Roberts, B.A. B.Sc. (prospective Conservative candidate) will now have a say in the shaping of Conservative policy, as she has been appointed to the Party's national executive.
First news of the appointment was given by Miss Roberts at Belvedere Conservative Club on Tuesday, when she addressed a meeting to combine Belvedere women's section and the recently-formed men's branch into one ward organisation in readiness for the next General Election.
The candidate told members that personalities alone did not win elections—that could not even be said of Mr. Churchill. Much depended on efficient ward organisations and the work between elections.
Success in Bexley and Chislehurst depended to a certain extent on the strength of Conservatism in the Dartford constituency; if they did not put up a concentrated opposition the Socialists would be able to spare support for the marginal districts.
Commenting on the Schuman Plan, Miss Roberts said international understanding could not be founded on suspicion, but what else would the Labour policy statement breed, for a Labour Party said one thing and a Labour Government another.
One could not underestimate the seriousness of the situation, and it could well facilitate an election. That meant the Divisional Party would need money, for it cost £3,000 to carry on the Divisional organisation and an additional £900 for an election.
Miss Roberts emphasised: "At the moment the Socialists are slowing up on their left-wing schemes, but if they are returned for another five years they will bring them back with force."
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Sen. Ed Jones (D-Halifax), 62, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 following a battle with cancer.
Jones served three terms in the North Carolina Senate, where he represented Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Perquimans counties. He also served one term in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Jones spent most of his career as a North Carolina Highway Patrolman before being elected Mayor of Enfield.
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"James led the re-capitalisation of the company during the global financial crisis and was instrumental in improving the company's relationships with its debt providers and major shareholders," the current Pacific Brands chairman Peter Bush said in a statement on Wednesday.
It is the first official appointment for Mr Ling who retired as chief executive of the Trans-Tasman building materials group in September last year. He moved back to his home town in Melbourne and was succeeded by Mark Adamson.
Meanwhile, Mr Goddard has more than 25 years of retail experience including lengthy tenures at Myer and more recently David Jones where he assisted with the transition of Paul Zahra as the new chief executive.
Pacific Brands chairman Peter Bush said Mr Goddard had overseen all aspects of premium branded multi-site operations.
"He possesses a very sounds understanding of Pacific Brands' portfolio of brands and has been able to observe over time the issues facing the business from a retailer/customer perspective," Mr Bush said.
Pacific Brands shares closed 2.3 per cent higher to 88¢ a share while the broader market closed down.
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Despite just two years in elected office, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is emerging as one of the early heavyweights in the fight for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. One reason might be a résumé that reads much like that of George W. Bush. Both men had famous fathers. Both are strong proponents of conservative family values and causes. And both went to Harvard Business School before plunging into business and sports.
Romney arguably outdid Bush in those two arenas, earning a fortune as CEO of venture-capital firm Bain Capital Inc. and then rescuing the scandal-plagued 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games. "This is a guy of extraordinary talents who is ready for the biggest challenges in the world," says Staples Inc. (SPLS ) founder Tom Stemberg, an ardent Romney supporter.
Maybe. But first, Romney must resolve an agonizing dilemma: whether to run for reelection in 2006 or devote his energies to a quest for the Presidency. That's a problem facing a number of other Presidential possibilities, including Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Governors Tom Vilsack (D-Iowa) and George E. Pataki (R-N.Y.). Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, the Democratic front-runner, is also up for reelection next year but is considered a shoo-in.
For Romney and the others at risk, it's a high-stakes decision. Holding office gives a candidate instant credibility, visibility, and fund-raising prowess -- as then-Governor Bush demonstrated in 2000. But lose a reelection, and you're toast. Just three years ago, for example, Georgia Governor Roy E. Barnes saw his 2004 Presidential dreams disappear when he was upset for reelection by Republican Sonny Perdue.
Romney is in an especially tough position, simultaneously trying to govern liberal Massachusetts while courting the Republican base. Romney ran as a moderate reformer who downplayed his Mormon values. But to win the GOP Presidential nomination, he will have to woo evangelicals who have far-right views on taxes, gay rights, abortion, and other issues.
In fact, Romney is already in hot water. His speeches to the conservative faithful in key primary states such as South Carolina have been alienating voters at home. Romney's unfavorable ratings are up, and his job-approval numbers are down. "If he runs again, he will face a much tougher fight," promises Philip W. Johnston, chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. Indeed, a new poll shows Romney trailing Attorney General Tom Reilly, the probable Democratic nominee, 49% to 40%.
Things could soon get a lot uglier. Romney is about to square off with the state legislature over embryonic stem-cell research. Senate President Robert Travaglini, a Democrat, predicts that in late March the legislature will pass his bill allowing so-called therapeutic cloning of stem cells. But Romney says such cloning would create a Brave New Nightmare in which "a genetically complete human being is brought into being...[and then] manipulated and experimented upon like so much research material." Although Romney supports some stem-cell research -- including the use of embryos created in in-vitro fertilization clinics -- he vows to veto Travaglini's bill.
That has put the governor at odds with the state's biotech industry and Harvard, which last year created a Stem Cell Institute. "Romney is sacrificing the economic future of Massachusetts and the health care of the American people on the altar of political expediency," charges Democratic activist Steve Grossman, president of Boston's MassEnvelopePlus.
Another showdown is looming on gay marriage, which became legal last year after a ruling by Massachusetts' highest court. This fall the legislature will decide whether to give voters a chance to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage but allow civil unions. Although polls show rising acceptance of gay marriage and civil unions, Romney says neither is acceptable.
Romney wins high marks from many execs as a reformer who tackled inefficiencies and patronage. "He has made major strides in bringing more professionalism to state government," says Stephen J. Adams, CEO of the Pioneer Institute, a Boston think tank. Yet even business faults some of the governor's remarks to out-of-state Republicans.
Romney has said being a conservative in liberal Massachusetts is like being "a cattle rancher at a vegetarians' convention." He insists he meant no harm, but "that has not gone over well here," says Brian Gilmore, executive vice-president of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the top business lobby. "People already have the perception that [this] is a difficult place to do business."
More troublesome to Romney's Presidential hopes is that one of his proudest accomplishments -- closing a $3 billion budget deficit without raising in- come or sales taxes -- is being undercut by complaints from business. Romney says that he raised revenues simply by "closing loopholes." But Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Assn., says that those "loopholes" added up to some $500 million. "That is a major tax increase," says Widmer, "and clearly a reversal of the progress made in shedding the 'Taxachusetts' image."
For now, Romney promises only that he'll decide whether to seek reelection by this fall. But most political observers are betting that he'll bow out. Like many of his potential competitors, Romney will probably conclude that he has to give up his day job to develop the fund-raising network and national organization he'll need to win the big job.
By William C. Symonds in Boston, with Richard S. Dunham in Washington


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Compared to modern vehicles and trick coilover suspension systems, leaf springs don't look as high-tech and as fancy, but there's a great deal of science behind their design. The leaf spring dates back hundreds of years. The modern leaf spring was invented in the early 1800s, automobiles were manufactured with them until 1989, and they are still used today on trucks, trains, and heavy-duty applications.
Just about anyone with moderate mechanical skills can replace a set of leaf springs. It's a swap that can easily be completed in the driveway, and we could fill volumes with leaf-spring science, progressive rates, tuning, axlewrap, and do's and don'ts. While we were at T&J Performance Center in Orange, California, we watched as they replaced a set of leaf springs on an old worn-out Jeep CJ.
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Shannon and I were taking a spin around Target not long ago when we spotted this product and decided it must have been invented by a fellow mom because it's pure genius. It's an "artwork display and storage frame", which basically means it's like a regular photo frame only this one has a front door on a hinge that lets you open it up quickly and put in the latest piece of artwork created by your kids. We love how accessible it is!
Most of the time, we moms have the best of intentions when it comes to framing the pictures our kids draw for us at school. But then we get busy with the zillion things we have to do every day and the special artwork never finds its way into a frame.
This is one of those products that makes it easy to simply insert the latest drawing or painting and keep the others stored right inside the frame so they don't get misplaced. If your kid is old enough, he or she could probably even swap out the pictures themselves. You could buy one for each kid and create your own little art gallery in a hallway, kids room or wherever.
According to the Target website, the frame is out of stock online but we found one in the Fayetteville Target store just a few weeks ago. It's the ReStyle brand and measures 12×16 and can also be used to frame a picture/drawing that is 8×12 because it comes with a mat.
We also saw a very similar frame to this one in the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Pleasant Grove Road in Rogers, so you can check there as well.
Once your display storage frame fills up with masterpieces, check out this idea for storing your kids' artwork on a long-term basis. Click here to see how we created a book of kids' artwork using the Shutterfly photo book process. It's easy! We promise.


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Atari: From the beginning, part 2
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Second of all, we would shoot full-motion video of all of our in-game characters, a la Mortal Kombat. This would mean casting, travel down to LA to shoot against a blue screen (this was before the industry standardized on green screens -- I know, the history of it all!), and constant reshoots. Agonizing detail to come.
Third of all, we'd devised a rather ingenious (as we thought) idea for in-game advertising: billboards within the virtual space of the game. Players, traversing the city, would walk, drive, or fly past advertising emblazoned across and above buildings, just like in real life. No other game had done this by that time, and we thought we'd invented a particularly crafty addition to the standard marketing model. Who knew that it was an idea ahead of its time?
BIWN was going to be packed with references, in-jokes, and pop culture to the nth degree. We were psyched to start, we had the green light, and everything seemed as rosy as the light from a pixelated explosion. If only we knew exactly how apt that metaphor would prove to be in the months to come.


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A reliable source informs that Tatiana Volosozhar is trying out with Niklas Hogner(former pair skater for Sweden together with Angelika Pylkina) They are currently practicing in an ice hall in southern Sweden.
The test skate will be held April 17th in Stockholm. If it fares well, the Swedish FS federation has promised to support them economically and help Tatiana to get a Swedish citizenship before Sochi 2014.


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10 Relationship Rules You Should Break
8 years in the making and now that I'm ENGAGED (sorry still can't get over it) you gave some really great marriage advice. But what about rules you're SUPPOSED to break?
Should you always vaca together? Not go to bed angry? How about always being truthful?


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St. Omer is a large town 45 kilometres south-east of Calais. Longuenesse is a commune on the southern outskirts of St. Omer. The Cemetery is approximately 3 kilometres from St Omer, beside the Wizernes (Abbeville) road (the D928), at its junction with the Rue des Bruyeres. There is a large car park to the rear of the cemetery.
St. Omer was the General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force from October 1914 to March 1916. Field Marshal Lord Roberts died there in November 1914. The town was a considerable hospital centre with the 4th, 10th, 7th Canadian, 9th Canadian and New Zealand Stationary Hospitals, the 7th, 58th (Scottish) and 59th (Northern) General Hospitals, and the 17th, 18th and 1st and 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Stations all stationed there at some time during the war. St. Omer suffered air raids in November 1917 and May 1918, with serious loss of life.
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The 'What's My Name' hitmaker - who was assaulted by the 21-year-old singer, her then-boyfriend, in 2009 - explained while she recently had the terms of her five-year restraining order against the star relaxed, it doesn't mean the pair will ever "make up".
She said: "It doesn't mean we're gonna make up, or even talk again. It just means I didn't want to object to the judge. We don't have to talk again ever in my life. I just didn't want to make it more difficult for him professionally.
"What he did to me was a personal thing. It had nothing to do with his career. Saying he has to be a hundred feet away from me, he can't perform at awards shows, that definitely made it difficult for him. That was the only thing it was going to change, so I didn't care."
The 23-year-old singer also admitted while she has come to terms with the fact that she won't be able to please everyone with the way she handled the situation, it was a "very vulnerable" time in her life and she didn't want people to feel sorry for her.
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Maybe something like this, using black duct tape: How to Make a Duct Tape Drink Koozie
[P] Discussion relating to dash cams such as the Blackvue or GoPro and blackbox-style recording devices.
Maybe something like this, using black duct tape: How to Make a Duct Tape Drink Koozie
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This is my Radar Detector. There are many others like it, but this one is mine. My Radar Detector is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my Radar Detector is useless. Without my Radar Detector, I am useless. I must use my Radar Detector actively. I must evade my enemy, who is trying to ticket me. I must detect him before he shoots me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my Radar Detector and myself are defenders of my community, we are the masters of our enemy, we are the saviors of my life. So be it, until there is no speed limit, but freedom to speed. Amen.
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The 1961 Missouri Valley College football team was Coach Volney Ashfords last undefeated team going 9-0-1 on the season. The only blemish in their record was a 7-7 tie with Southwest Missouri State (Springfield). The Vikings finished the 61 season as M.C.A.U. Conference Champions and ranked No. 19 in the NAIA. This team was Coach Ashfords only team to go undefeated and not be invited to a bowl game.
The highlight of the season was a 39-6 victory over William Jewell College. A significant fact about the 1961 season is that Coach Ashfords staff consisted only of himself and two student assistantsRichard Duke Haskell and Chuck Nichols.
Eleven Vikings from the 1961 team were named to the All-Conference teams that year: Larry Norton; John Sikora; Walt Houseman; Steve Martin; Fred Fugazzi; John Ibarra; Harry Bradley; Frank Loeffler; Mickey McLellan; Jay Heil; and Chuck Stephens. Seven members of the 1961 team have been inducted to the Missouri Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame: Ron Porter; Wayne Howell; Chuck Stephens; Fred Fugazzi; Dwain Hall; Joe Avena; and Mickey McLellan.
The 2011 season marks the 50th anniversary of Coach Ashfords last undefeated team, the 1961 Missouri Valley Viking football squad.
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I'm sure everyone does not do this. I use cypress components coated (outside) with 100% Tung oil. I like the natural look and the bees seem to approve too. How long they last is yet to be seen.
I use CN bottom boards and outer cover rims.
I'm liking Polyurethane exterior varnish. Makes the boxes waterproof and looks good.
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I was meaning does everyone do this sort of preservative method for coating your boxes
It says in this book that the copper based preservative is toxic to bee's so I was wondering what other people use?
Do people still use a primer then paint over it all?
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Making the boxes waterproof is one way of preserving the wood.
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Try kayaking for a good time on the Pine
With historical significance and an abundance of wildlife, the Pine River has a lot to offer. Locals are now starting to revive the river's use by locals.
Official DNR maps record the length of the Pine at 59.2 river miles stretching from Pine Mountain Lake in Backus, all the way to the Mississippi. Each stretch of the river has a different personality, some are narrow with bogs, some wide with sand and gravel bottoms. The river has a lot of unused potential.
Recently, Jim Bergquist began consigning his kayaks at Wireless Woods and JJ's Trading Post in Pine River. Bergquist purchased Crow Wing Kayaks from Stearns Manufacturing in Brainerd in September. He has begun negotiations with Doug Taylor of Action Entertainment. Taylor would like to begin leading historical entertainment tours of the Pine from the Pine River Dam to highway 15 near Upper Whitefish Lake.
"There's a very intriguing little excursion. We could go the whole distance, or with busy schedules maybe they want more of a 45 minute to an hour," Taylor said. "I would research and look for something that has the most entertainment value so we can give people the best time possible and make the trip as valuable as possible."
Recently, Taylor took a trip down the Pine in a kayak to test the feasibility of his tour idea. Bergquist provided the kayaks and discussed the possibility of furnishing rentals for the excursions. The results of the trip were positive.
"If somebody called me tomorrow and wanted to take five people down the river, I could arrange it tomorrow," Taylor said. "To set that up I don't find it something that's much of an inconvenience. All of our equipment is right in Pine River and it should be up and rolling pretty quick."
Michelle Holden has a lot of experience in river kayaking. She has kayaked the entire Crow Wing River, and the Mississippi River from the headwaters all the way through half of Iowa. She and a friend, Jeanette Wolmut, started their local kayaking hobby with the Pine River 13 years ago.
"We actually did the whole thing from Backus from the Pine Mountain Lake all the way to the Mississippi River, but that's not recommended, and for good reason," Holden said. "I would suggest you start somewhere closer to Pine River where the river gets a little wider, like even somewhere near Harriet, before Norway, somewhere right around there."
"It's very narrow, and there's places that there's some floating bog type areas where you're not exactly sure where the river is, so it gets a little dicey," Holden said. "After Brockway it gets a little dicey. Also, by Caddis Creek it's really small. You have quite a few little portages, little cement dams and that kind of stuff. Being from Backus we thought we'd try, and we did it, we survived it."
Pine Mountain Lake to Lake Hattie the river is narrow, interrupted by roads and dams. This first stretch requires portaging. From Hattie to Norway Lake the river widens and has fewer interruptions.
The stretch from the Pine River Dam to Upper Whitefish Lake, the route taken by Taylor and Bergquist, is wider, clear, and constant. There are a few minor rapids, but the river is shallow, rarely reaching four feet in depth.
"The main part from Pine River to Crosslake is beautiful," Holden said.
From Crosslake and south the river is rural with a sand and gravel bottom. The river offers the opportunity for kayakers to bird watch, swim, and fish. All of this should be done with private property in mind, as many sections of the river have no public property.
According to Holden, the Pine River is a high quality option for kayakers to take simple day trips.
"When we did the Pine River we did day trips. We didn't do any camping. We were close enough to home that we could have a car on each end or have somebody pick us up," she said.
There are also sparse camps established along the river by either the DNR or private rental campsites. Some of these even offer picnic cooking areas and bathrooms. Most of them can be found on the DNR's water trail map of the Pine River, available online or at local information centers and DNR offices.
"The DNR does put out a really nice map," Holden said.
The maps label dams, rapids, public property and shore fishing locations.
Kayaks are becoming more locally available. ALCO, in Pine River, carries two varieties of beginner kayaks. There are some resorts that carry kayaks for their guests, and Chlebecek's Riverview RV park has offered canoe rentals and shuttle services to the general public for years. Starting this summer, they added four kayaks to their offerings.
"Sometimes the river isn't really high. During the middle of the summer it gets pretty low. Then it isn't navigable with the canoes. Otherwise you portage them all the time," Jeff Chlebecek said. "Most of the time, depending on the weather, it is navigable for a kayak."
"It really is great fun, and it's really and underused gem I think," Holden said. "In Cass County and Crow Wing county, I think a lot of people don't think about it, because if they want to go somewhere they go to the Boundary Waters or something, but just for day trips you can get a lot of really nice paddling in a day around here."
Over all the Pine is a shallow river that runs in a leisurely pace. According to Taylor, Bergquist, Holden and Chlebecek, this makes it a safe place to kayak. The current even ensures that kayakers don't have to work hard.
According to the DNR, Minnesota has the most mapped water trails in the nation. The current of the Pine River can help kayakers travel at a rate of 2-3 miles per hour depending on weather conditions. Kayakers should always travel with other kayakers, bring water, wear life jackets, and never litter.
During early spring conditions, Holden suggests that spare clothes should be packed in dry bags, as hypothermia is a bigger danger on this river than the rapids.
For more information on kayaking the Pine River, you can visit http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/podcasts/wt_pine.html for a DNR podcast, http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/pineriver/index.html for a map and historical information, or rent "Paddling Northern Minnesota: 86 Great Trips By Canoe And Kayak" By Lynne Smith Diebel from your local library.