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There is no law against trying to catch a sucker with more money than sense! :>)
Guess they can wish!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
There is no law against trying to catch a sucker with more money than sense! :>)
Guess they can wish!
[quote=Kitzone]As a matter of fact, I need a couple of spool pins for the Pfaff 230 and they do have one that it seems they may sell the parts. Anyway, I have contacted them and we shall see.Originally Posted by FarmStitcher
Hi l live in South Australia were about are you[/quote]
G'day Elsie, I'm on the east coast, north of Sydney.
Was only joking (truly)!! Would never throw out a hint like that, sorry if I caused any confusion.Originally Posted by purplefiend
Nuther freebie. When I search CL, I just put "sewing". And there it was on the "free" section. Naturally, we had to check it out. A treadle Singer in the plain vanilla cabinet. Looks like perhaps a 27 with very silvered decals. Also included a puzzle box. This was one of those "its for free on the porch" ads.
DH also picked up a vintage girls bicycle, The Raleigh", that had the little basket and original bell. He knows someone who restores them.
Don't know if it is a curse or blessing when the thrift shop and estate sale folks want your name/phone in case they get a machine.
They really do have many that could be redone, but I don't like the 'Pick up only'. How do they ever sell all of those if they don't ship?Originally Posted by Kitzone
Another case of someone trying to sell something they don't know the value of...Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
I went back to look at the Japanese cloned 15 (the badged Sears Kenmore)today, money in hand, ready to buy. I had made my decision to get it, but sadly found it did NOT have it's cord or it's bobbin case. The person I talked to said it was her sister's, and she took my phone # so her sister could call me. I am hoping and praying she can find that cord and the bobbin case at her house, as both are very specific to this machine and it's dead in the water without them. WHAT A BUMMER...
[quote=tomilu]I contacted them about a spool pin too. Let's see if you or I get a reply :) Good Luck!Originally Posted by Kitzone

subset: commoncrawl


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We have just discovered a bug in PHP, which breaks some configuration if you
are using the
parameters.ini file for your configuration.
parse_ini_file() PHP function is buggy when used with the
INI_SCANNER_RAW mode (it is unable to parse a configuration like
foo="foo;foo", which occurs if you want tostore a DSN for instance:
The usage of the
INI_SCANNER_RAW mode has been introduced in 2.0.2 to fix
Boolean support in ini files. So, this patch have been reverted for now and a
new version of Symfony has been released (2.0.3).


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2014 could be the year for LG, especially if its upcoming G3 smartphone can win against the Galaxy S5 from Samsung. According to a new report from Korean-language site Kaver, the South Korean giant is preparing to launch its G3 smartphone in mid-May.
LG's G3 smartphone should feature a 5.5-inch 2K display (2560x1440), as well as a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera and either a quad- or eight-core processor - which should arrive as LG's Odin processor. Specs aren't everything, as we've seen with LG's dismal G2 sales in 2013.


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agenda 2014 – For a Better Year
Written by Katie on December 4, 2013. Permalink
If you need a kick in the pants to make next year better, maybe this agenda by Julie Joliat will be a good fit. Each week gives you a tip or challenge to complete, giving you a little reminder to change things up. Take a day off to do nothing… Bake some walnut bread… Watch a documentary, etc. There's plenty of room for notes and there's also useful information that's bound to come in handy: world maps, conversion tables, monthly planners and the like.
Purchase Information:Price: €21
Available from: julie joliat


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About "MAPS" by DesignbyProxy
Design by DesignbyProxy
Based on the Yeah Yeah Yeah's song "Maps" I thought it would be fun to play around with the Topography of Typography in a fittingly titled song.
1 color, possibly raised ink to feel the actual levels of the type.
other color options coming soon!
I dig the style!
i like it on white. $5
pretty sweet
Awesome. $5
sweet! 5$
Wow! My girlfriend will kill for this shirt! She loves this song!
i'm glad someone did the typography topography
I love that song so much, and you've made a great interpretation of it. A+ $5!!!
so sweet :D :D :D :D $5
awesome song! awesome design! $5!
Love the type!
supah sweet!!
thanks all. =D!
real cool idea! I'd love to see other colors, though- the green on green isn't my first choice.
Very cool!
cool! $5
Thanks all!
@ the uprising, that's nice and all but I had this design created even before that. see http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlnelson/2774293111/ look at the date uploaded. August 18 2008
Anyway, I just hadn't subbed it until now. So I don't know what you're getting at, but if you're trying to say I copied you, try again.
Dunno the song, but I enjoy the topotypo!
i want this
I'm hoping to get this printed somewhere....maybe requiring a little more work, but I might try to get it printed at DBH


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UPDATE: As reported over the weekend, Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield's rumored Nov. 1 show together at Great Scott has been confirmed, and the $20 tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon. New York's the Candles, a recent touring partner of Dando's, are the opening act. To get us all in the mood, two appropriate Dando/Hatfield mp3s have become available: a remastered "My Drug Buddy," which first appeared in the 1992 Lemonheads album It's A Shame About Ray, and "Waiting For Heaven" off 2001's God Bless The Blake Babies. Dig in.
DOWNLOAD: "My Drug Buddy," The Lemonheads [mp3]
DOWNLOAD: "Waiting For Heaven," The Blake Babies [mp3]
Here's the original post from Saturday:
Evan Dando was seen hanging out at Great Scott last night, and it now looks like the Lemonhead will return to play the Allston rock club in November. And he's bringing Juliana Hatfield on stage with him.
Dando and Hatfield will perform together as a duo for a Fenway Recording Sessions show on Nov. 1. Great Scott will officially announce the gig on Monday, and tickets are expected to go on sale Tuesday.
The two are also playing shows together at New York's Mercury Lounge on Sept. 29 and 30. When those shows were announced earlier this month, Dando released a statement saying "Juliana and I first met and started playing music together when we were 19. Since then Juliana has only gotten better and better. Now it's like playing with someone I'm a huge fan of and totally revere."
Hatfield chimed in with: "In the past when I worked with Evan, it was always in a strictly auxiliary capacity -- backup singing, bass playing -- but now that we will be on equal footing I think we can do a lot of damage. I've always thought that Evan was an underrated songwriter... his god looks and anti-establishment attitude have overshadowed his skills."


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A Life of Achievement and Service
When you think of the life of Roger Kennedy, the former director of the National Park Service who passed away at the age of 85 last week, you think almost immediately of the old adage that "they don't make 'em like they used to."
Kennedy defined the idea of a Renaissance man, a concept which today merely means multi-tasking, which is not the same thing.
Kennedy lived a life of service and only became the NPS director relatively late in his life when President Bill Clinton appointed him to the position in 1993. By that time, he had already become a noted attorney, historian, television news correspondent, radio journalist and author of 12 books on American history, architectural history and public affairs. His last book, in fact, was published in 2009, a work called "When Art Worked: The New Deal and Democracy."
He had served the nation and six presidents in various capacities, including Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Secretary of Health, and Welfare and the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The current NPS director, Jonathan B. Jarvis said that "Roger made it possible for everyone to have a stake in the national parks."
Eight parks were added to the national park system during his tenure and you can tell the eclectic nature of his interests and passions from the list, among them the Tall grass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas, the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in Massachusetts, the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.
During his tenure, he implemented a major restructuring of the Service while defending the Park Service against changes that would have undermined the system's mission. He insisted that the park system tell multiple and diverse sides of the American historical story, a stance that often came under fire. He was a futurist in the sense that he anticipated the emergence of the Internet as a major communication tool to tell the American historical story to a huge audience.
He resisted government cutbacks that would weaken the ability to tell an inclusive story of the history of America. In 2002, he warned that "The impulse to prune back the budgets and get rid of the newer parks was all code for 'let's stop paying attention to blacks, Hispanics, women.'"
Kennedy could always be seen during the time of his tenure wearing the familiar uniform of the NPS, something that critics saw as grandstanding, but something he did with a great deal of pride. Look at his life and writings; he had a lot to be proud of.


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Greetings earthlings, my name is Danny Hoover. I attend Valdosta State University in the Special Education/Early Childhood Education interrelated program. Future success depends on all of us, please join me for an exciting journey!
My formative years were spent in the Reading Capital of the World, where I learned to appreciate many different activities, especially volleyball. One of my favorite places to visit is Aurora, Colorado. My wife and I lived there for a year and we still enjoy to visit as much as possible.
I enjoy reading to and playing with my children, Chloe and Seth, more than
anything else in this universe. I want everyone to read
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There's a vendor out there that is drinking the Security Koolaid. To the point where that I can even see the telltale sign of a red tongue and a Koolaid mustache on their mouth. Now this isn't a vendor that you would normally think would be drinking the Security Koolaid… and it's certainly not the vendor you are probably thinking that I'm talking about…..
This is a vendor that… indeed may be setting the path for my Accounting Industry by being one of the first to step up to the bar and do the right thing. Dr. Jesper Johannson in his "Is that Application Really Safe" presentation talks about how accounting applications are some of the worst offenders for being a security minded application. And it's true. Here when we should be the bellweather of the industry..the shining light of best practices… the standard setter…. so many times I hear from folks that it's the "beancounter program" that makes them make compromises in their networks. Even my fellow CPAs… sorry guys, I have to beat up on ourselves… we really don't take the time sometimes to think about security. We want to get the job done for our clients and sometimes, like in any business, security has to take a back seat. We blindly email files containing sensitive data and never even think of what we're doing.
So when the other day I had a conversation with some folks from this Company… it was refreshing to hear in the phone call that they were drinking that Security Koolaid. And lots of it. To the point that they will be pushing us in the future….not us pushing them.
But you know something else…. don't just lay this in the lap of our vendors… as fellow Security MVP Harry Waldron pointed out … Security is spelled sec-U-R-IT-y. Security isn't just about "them" … it's about "You". "You are it." You are part of it. Part of Security. You are in fact the biggest part of the security piece… and without "You", this vendor can drink enough Security Koolaid to make them a sugar diabetic but it's not going to help secure your network, your data, your clients data. You have to help this process by being an aware end user and not blindly do stuff like we're doing these days. By setting up your network properly, configuring it properly. By having security policies, and set forth to your employees an acceptable use policy of what they can and cannot do on your network. "You" first have to help this process…it can't just be on the backs of vendors.
….so …guess which vendor I talked to the other day that is on their way to getting Security?
….wanna guess?
….give up?
….and no this isn't an early April Fool's day joke either… I'm serious here.
… I really and truly feel that this Vendor "gets" security and will be pushing us to "get" it too in the near future …
….the vendor is….believe it or not…. this one!
I can hardly wait.. it's right around the corner… RFC day…
I think this is a fav… http://klubkev.org/~ksulliva/rfc-april1/rfc1925.txt
(3) With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is
not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they
are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them
as they fly overhead.
I think we need to send this one to Eric Ligman
This document describes HTCPCP, a protocol for controlling,
monitoring, and diagnosing coffee pots.
Subtitled… okay MBSA 2.0 is closer…but I STILL cannot consistently scan my domain worth a darn…..
Okay so we already heard from a poster that he used a dll exclusion in the firewall…
So we went back into our Small business server firewall settings… and clicked on "define program exceptions"
And then on "Show" and added an exclusion exactly like this: %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\dllhost.exe:10.0.0.2:Enabled:WSUS Port so that it ended up looking like that:
(Remember I'm still on that old fashioned SBS IP addressing that we used to use in the 4.0 days) And now… on those workstations that are checking into the MBSA console..they are properly scanning the patch status… but I still do not have a consistent scan-ability of the network. Even when I added the extra RPC connectivity allowance like Level Platforms needs.
I'm still getting way too much of this error on some of the workstations…an then I'll scan again and won't get it for those same workstations…. I am scanning by netbios domain name… so why isn't this still working? Or I should say…consistently working?
|Why am I seeing error "Could not resolve the computer name: name. Please specify computer name, domain\computer, or an IP address."?
This error is common when scanning based on an IP address range. This is because MBSA will convert the range into a list of specific IP addresses for that range and attempt to resolve each IP address into the associated NetBIOS computer name. When that name resolution cannot be performed because the computer is switched off, or the IP address is not in use, this error will be returned.
The error can also happen when using a domain name of domain members are not accessible on the network, such as a laptop computer roaming outside the wireless network, or a desktop computer that has been shut down.
If you specify a DNS fully qualified domain name (FQDN) as the domain to be scanned, you will also see these errors. In that case, you need to use the NetBIOS compatible domain name.
But I'm not.. I DID put in the netbios based domain name…. and I kid you not.. many of the people I talk to say that they tried MBSA 2.0… couldn't get consistent scanning results… got frustrated and dropped using it…. because they too couldn't get it to scan through the firewall.
But this reminds me of an email thread I had today with a guy about keeping "some" network goo… as a balance between security and that managability that I need to have ….as while Dr. Jesper Johansson is talking about Server and Domain Isolation techniques… I'm sitting here poking holes in the firewall and knocking off the Strict RPC compliance in ISA server because I want…. no… I NEED to have managability of the network. I NEED to have a foundational bit of 'goo' that runs throughout my entire network so that I can scan them and get assurances that they have protections in place… I mean yeah… scan my SBS box and it says I have "Severe risks" …but right now.. the fact that I can't scan my entire network… I think ..means I have a bigger risk. I mean I know I can't do the Server and Domain isolation stuff the big server guys have to do… but it sure would be nice if I could scan the network with MBSA….
Stay tuned…. we're getting closer…..
So what's your IMF settings?
Some here are 6, archive, 2…. 5 would be better but gives a few false positives…
Some are reject =6, move to junk =4
Some use the IMF archive manager….some use the one from Hello
Delta airlines seems to get knocked out at 7… but putting it at 8 lets in too much gunk
…so what do you use?
Just a nice friendly reminder… that when us non big server land people start mucking around in group policy..your first step should be to do these steps….
Go down in the group policy management console.. in that bottom section….
Right mouse click on Group Policy Objects…
Ensure you've clicked on "backup all" …or at least the one you are mucking with…
And make sure it says this:
Because while you are attempting to put in the registry keys for MBSA..and you've obviously screwed something up…. so it looks like this….and when you go to edit it and it looks like this….
Which in turn gives you that error…. you can at least restore the policy from the backup you just made… granted you will go "Oh #%@#$ for a split second as you momentarily think you've horked yourself good as you can't get back into the very template you've screwed up…
As with everything in life.. make sure you have a backup…..
(stay tuned… MBSA still not working…)
Okay big server land people…..why isn't there an 'edit' key in the Group Policy Object Editor?
In the group policy…you type these GUID thingys in by hand?
I mean …really… you never make mistakes when setting up group policy settings or something? So why no edit button? You guys think typing this stuff in by hand builds character or something? I mean look at the gunk I need to type in there… and for the record… when giving us SBSers instructions on group policy..don't assume that all of us have been in there enough to know that when typing in a new key we will truncate the "HKEY_LOCAL part and just need "MACHINE" up there…..
\Endpoints REG_MULTI_SZ "ncacn_ip_tcp,0,n"
Yuck .. I have to manually type in MACHINE..wack… Software.. wack… yadda yadda
2. Configure Windows Update Agent to use this static custom port by setting a registry key as follows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\AppID\
Endpoints REG_MULTI_SZ "ncacn_ip_tcp,0,n"
(where n is the port number you have decided to use.) You may also configure the endpoint using the Component Services application in Control Panel. The Windows Update Agent – Remote Access endpoint is located under the path Component Services\Computers\My Computer\DCOM Config. Right-click and select Properties, then use the Endpoints tab on the Properties page to configure the static port.
And why do instructions like this assume that once we get to Component Services section…. in the control panel…that we'll even have a clue of what to do when we get there? I mean like look at this:
Okay.. I see the static endpoint in the Dcom protocol …but.. now what.. do I need a protocol sequence of connection-oriented TCP/IP? I guess so but the instructions don't say to mess with that….but gang….don't assume that we've been under the hood before and when giving instructions.. be specific…because if there's anything else in there… we're going to ask and wonder if we need to select anything….
P.S… skip the GUI? Edit the text file? Import them from the command line? Are you insane? …excuse me… what do you think I am…. a big server person?
Brian Kruse has made a new post: re: MBSA 2.0…so what am I missing?.
Ran into this myself…after going through the KB article I finally found someone's post that led me to try the following which worked on a non-ISA system so it may or may not work with ISA. I added an exception to the GP firewall settings to allow C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dllhost.exe to accept requests from the server only. You'll have to use %windir%\system32\dllhost.exe in the GP since the : won't work. Hope that helps!
It's pretty obvious from posts out here that none of us have gotten this to work natively on the SBS box… and there won't be a new release to get this to work… we need to adjust the firewalls to get it to work…. stay tuned as I'll get the definitive answer on this….
MBSA 1.2….just went…scanned bam…bing done.
MBSA 2.0 with the XP sp2 firewalls..even with my modfications for additional managment…either MBSA doesn't find the machines….or when it does find them… it can't scan the windows catalog due to firewall issues….and of course we really don't want to turn off the firewalls at the workstations…..
…and so the instructions are as follows to get MBSA to work are below ….
I got the COM hotfix .. I think (I mean right? it's in 05-051.. I don't have to edit or flag with extra keys to get those extra COMy things installed right?
And it sounds like I need to deploy that registry key?… so like.. can I ask a stupid question… I mean I know us SBSers have our own policy and all that…but it seems to me that other than this issue with MBSA it's kinda of a decent group policy template for everyone to suck down and use in a network… so why isn't that reg key policy already to go inside of every Windows 2003 server that would be used to control any XP sp2 firewall? I mean like why isn't there a blonde "install this to decently manage, patch and control your network" adm template that would just be there for a typical firm?
Does anyone have MBSA 2.0..not three mind you… scanning consistently on a SBS 2003 with ISA 2004 that didn't add this group policy registry key..and if so how did you do it?…Otherwise I'm about to add another setting to the default SBS group policy for XP sp2 firewalls.
Please refer to:
MBSA 2.0 Frequently Asked Questionshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsa2/qa.mspx
Please search for the question:
How can I scan a computer that is protected by a firewall?
Generally, there're 3 steps to complete the task. Step 2 is optional in
case there's any unmanaged computers which does not belong to your
domain. For your convenience, I copied the steps here:
Step 1: Review system requirements
MBSA cannot scan a remote computer protected by a firewall unless the
firewall is configured to open the ports that MBSA uses to communicate
with the computer. The Windows Update Agent implements a remote scanning
interface based on DCOM. The account being used to scan must possess
local administrator rights. The computer must also be configured to meet
the following conditions:
– The Server service, Remote Registry service, and File and Print
Sharing service must be running on the remote computer.
– The required ports must be open on the firewall.
– The Windows Update Agent must be installed and the Automatic Updates
service must not be disabled.
Remote computer scans are performed using TCP port 135, a dynamic or
static DCOM port, and ports 139 and 445. In a multi-domain environment
where a firewall or filtering router separates the two networks, TCP
ports 135, 139 and 445 and UDP ports 137 and 138 must be open in order
for MBSA to connect and authenticate to the remote computer being
scanned. You must allow these ports to be open on the remote firewall if
a personal firewall is being used.
Note: The use of DCOM for remote scanning through Windows Firewall on
all versions of Windows XP may require a post-SP2 hotfix as described in
Microsoft Knowledgebase article 895200, "Availability of the Windows XP
COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 9". Customers may now obtain this fix by
installing the COM+ update (KB 902400) using these procedures:
1. Download the update from
2D7-8E57-58656A3FB2F7 on the Microsoft Download Center.
2. Copy the update to the computer you are updating and open a command
prompt on that computer.
3. Run the update using the command line options described in KB article
824994 (specifically, the /B:SP2QFE command line option). Doing this
will install all of the Windows XP COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 9 fixes,
in addition to the fixes released in the security bulletin MS05-051.
Step 2: Configure Unmanaged Computers
DCOM allocates a dynamic port by default, but a firewall blocks access
to these ports unless explicitly opened by using the following
1. Open port 135 and a custom port in your firewall (some firewalls may
allow port 135 by default). The port you select should be checked to
ensure it is appropriate, or not associated with other applications.
2. Configure Windows Update Agent to use this static custom port by
setting a registry key as follows:
C345492}\Endpoints REG_MULTI_SZ "ncacn_ip_tcp,0,n"
(where n is the port
number you have decided to use.) You may also configure the endpoint
using the Component Services application in Control Panel. The Windows
Update Agent – Remote Access endpoint is located under the path
Component Services\Computers\My Computer\DCOM Config. Right-click and
select Properties, then use the Endpoints tab on the Properties page to
configure the static port.
Step 3: Configure Managed Computers
Use Group Policy to deploy specific administrative firewall and COM+
settings to target computers. You may use the Group Policy editor to
create the needed configuration settings as documented in "Deploying
Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2",
in the section entitled "Deploying Windows Firewall Settings With Group
Windows Firewall Settings: The following Windows Firewall settings
should be used:
– Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception. Used to
enable remote configuration using tools such as Microsoft Management
Console (MMC) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
– Windows Firewall: Allow file and print sharing exception. Used to
specify whether file and printer sharing traffic is allowed.
– Windows Firewall: Define port exceptions. Used to specify excepted
traffic in terms of TCP and UDP ports. In this step, define the same
ports as you selected for unmanaged computers and from the system
requirements step.
Additional details on the settings available within the administrative
template for Windows Firewall have been documented in "Using the Windows
Firewall INF File in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2" the sections
labeled "Enabling Remote Administration" and "Adding Static Ports to
Windows Firewall's Default Exceptions List".
COM+ Settings: The COM+ endpoint registry settings for the Windows
Update Agent can be configured as a Group Policy registry policy object.
Guidance on how to create a policy for this is located in the Microsoft
Knowledgebase article 323639, and includes a generic sample that you can
modify. When doing this, you must base the policy registry key on the
C345492}\Endpoints REG_MULTI_SZ "ncacn_ip_tcp,0,n"
(where n is the port
number you have decided to use.)
Note: When using this method, be aware that additional administrative
template settings may be needed in order to remove this registry setting
when the functionality is no longer desired.
So I turned on a workstation…one that hadn't been on in a while… and kinda forgot about it… and tonight I was checking the ISA logs to see why the MBSA 2.0 wasn't scanning the network like it should (long story…still in investigation…stay tuned to the blog) and I realized that every minute or so there was this "heartbeat" in the ISA logs.
….what tha? says I and I start looking at the computer it's coming from…
So visions of OH MY GAWD I HAVE A TROJAN I'M OWNED …. I'LL BE LICKING STAMPS UNTIL THE DAY I DIE INFORMING CLIENTS THAT MY NETWORK HAS BEEN OVERTAKEN BY ZOMBIES SENDING OUT PHONE HOME MESSAGES TO SOME FOREIGN COUNTRY LOCATED IN……hang on…let me check who's IP that is…… THE TERRORIST COUNTRY OF…..hang on lemme look this up on Arnis… THE TERRORIST COUNTRY OF…Atlanta, Georgia?
OrgName: Internap Network Services
OrgID: PNAP
Address: 250 Williams Street
Address: Suite E100
City: Atlanta
StateProv: GA
PostalCode: 30303
Country: US
Okay so I calm down enough to realize that the 'heartbeat' I'm seeing is a leftover..old… left to expire from not being paid…but not yet uninstalled…the way we remoted into one pc a few years ago install of …
Yup… "Gotomypc".
While it may have been an expired account.. it had a red X in the corner… it was alive enough to do a heart beat out to the Gotomypc/Webex servers.
Just a FYI… clean up those kinds of programs on computers…..
A connected USB floppy disk drive does not work when you press F6 to install mass storage drivers during the Windows XP installation process:
I have a server.. it has no floppy drive. Now if I want to have SATA drives or something… I need to ensure that I can hit F6 during the install and get the drivers on the box…but … hmmmmmm may need to warn someone about the fact that there might be times that you can't use a USB floppy… at least on a XP machine. Wonder if the same is true for a 2003 box?


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Last weekend, I was in Vienna to do text coverage of the Grand Prix, where Marcin Staciwa and his Mono-Blue Devotion deck claimed the trophy. With the Standard qualifier season for Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx beginning next week, and the upcoming Grand Prix in Dallas/Fort Worth also in the Standard format, I figured it would be a good time to analyze some of the data from that tournament and share my thoughts on the Standard format.
But before I get to that, let me share some good news: last Thursday, the day before I flew to Valencia, I successfully defended my PhD thesis and received my doctoral degree! So, you can now rightfully call me "deck doctor." My PhD thesis, entitled "Resource Pooling Games," combines the mathematical fields of cooperative game theory and queueing theory. It doesn't include direct applications to Magic, though it includes a funky example about Wizards sharing a Black Lotus to illustrate new models and theorems. If you're interested to learn more, you can read it here for free.
Grand Prix Vienna Number Crunching
Back to Magic. On Sunday, I went through all available Day 2 deck lists and noted the deck archetypes for each player. The metagame breakdown revealed that Blue Devotion and Black Devotion were the most popular decks on Sunday in Vienna.
Fortunately, I can do more with that data than just make a metagame breakdown. By combining the player-archetype data with the Day 2 standings and results, I was able to calculate the average number of points that each archetype scored on Sunday, as well as matchup percentages between the popular archetypes.
Let's start with the average number of points that each archetype (with 7 or more pilots) scored on the six Swiss rounds on Sunday. 9 points would be the average if no one would draw or drop, but since those things do happen, 9 points is slightly above average.
The big surprise here is that Mono-Black Devotion did not perform well. Indeed, there were 0 Gray Merchant of Asphodel in the entire Top 16 of the event. After Owen Turtenwald took down Grand Prix Albuquerque with Mono-Black Devotion, the players in Vienna came prepared. Some built decks around difficult-to-answer threats like Blood Baron of Vizkopa and Assemble the Legion. Others made only minor tweaks to their decks, such as adding Last Breath to answer Nightveil Specter, or adding an extra copy of Bident of Thassa to turn every Judge's Familiar into a powerful threat. One way or another, this was not the weekend for Mono-Black Devotion.
The decks with the best Day 2 scores were Mono-Blue Devotion, Azorius Control, and Red Devotion, even though none of them posted truly impressive numbers. In fact, almost every deck posted between 8 or 10 points as their average Sunday score, and the differences between the decks were small. This indicates that most of the top Standard archetypes are relatively close in power level and that all of them are tuned against each other. This, in turn, suggests that play skill (and not deck selection) will be the most important factor in who wins a tournament.
Accordingly, for the upcoming PTQ season, I would recommend everyone to pick a deck early and focus on gaining experience with that deck. Learn how to play it well, familiarize yourself with all the interactions, and gain a thorough understanding of all the matchups and sideboarding strategies. Of course, you should keep track of the changing metagame and make a few tweaks to your deck every now and then, but do not "ride the metagame wave" by picking a new, slightly better positioned deck every week. Experience and comfort with a deck is more important. Sure, by sticking to a given deck, you may encounter weekends in which your deck may be poorly positioned in the metagame, but you're still gaining valuable experience. Just bide your time and wait until the metagame becomes filled with favorable matchups again, which is bound to happen eventually. Once the time is right, your experience and knowledge of all the matchups should carry you to victory.
Next, let's take a look at the matchup percentages between the four most popular archetypes on Sunday in Vienna.
I clustered together Mono-Black Devotion and BG Devotion in one category, and I did the same for Esper and Azorius. After all, these decks are relatively similar, and this way we get a larger sample size.
Most of these outcomes are in line with my expectations, although the matchup between Mono-Blue and Rw Devotion is not that lopsided in my experience. Interestingly, the data above suggests that Mono-Blue—especially if it contains multiple copies of Bident of Thassa—has the upper hand against Mono-Black. However, most of the matchups appear very close, which further supports my advice to focus on gaining experience with one particular deck, rather than switching to the best-positioned deck every weekend.
An Update for Red Devotion
The deck that I plan to be playing with until the end of January (i.e., until the release of Born of the Gods) is not coincidentally the deck that I have most experience with: Red Devotion with a splash of green. In other words, the deck that Team ChannelFireball ran at Pro Tour Theros. It had fallen out of favor since the Pro Tour, but I think it is [ccProd Hammer of Purphoros]Hammer[/ccProd] time again. In Vienna, Red Devotion as a whole posted an impressive average of 9.3 match points on Sunday, and it carried two players to the Top 8. Both lost in the quarterfinals, but it was still a breakout performance. The deck remains inherently powerful, as the tag team of Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and Burning-Tree Emissary allow for explosive and broken draws, irrespective of what other people are playing.
Moreover, the recent surge of Sphinx's Revelation decks means that Red Devotion might actually be fairly well-positioned right now, as these decks tend to have trouble with a fast aggro curve, haste creatures, and tough-to-answer Gods, weapons, and planeswalkers. I would even expect a popularity increase for Esper and Azorius Control in coming weeks, which makes the metagame even more hospitable for Red Devotion. Indeed, Esper and Azorius Control performed well in Vienna, and they are likely a good choice for people who want to beat Mono-Blue Devotion. As waves of Mono-Blue Devotion flooded the top tables in Vienna, I'd expect many people to turn to a deck that has a good matchup against it.
Moreover, the Azorius Control deck from Stanislav Cifka (with Last Breath maindeck and Archangel of Thune in the sideboard) and the Esper Control deck from Robin Dolar (with Dimir Charm maindeck and Pack Rat in the sideboard) were arguably the decks in the Top 8 of Grand Prix Vienna with the most innovative card choices. Last Breath is an excellent answer to Nightveil Specter, Master of Waves, Frostburn Weird, and Pack Rat. Pack Rat itself is a good addition to the sideboard of Esper. It doesn't care about Gainsay and presents an impossible dilemma for Mono-Blue Devotion players: either commit a lot to the board and lose to Supreme Verdict, or hold back creatures and lose when Pack Rat comes down to make an army. In the coming weekend, I would expect many people to try out these new toys and to sleeve up Azorius or Esper Control.
So let's beat them with this list:
[deck]Main Deck
13 Mountain
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
4 Stomping Ground
4 Temple of Abandon
1 Rakdos Cackler
4 Ash Zealot
4 Boros Reckoner
4 Burning-Tree Emissary
4 Fanatic of Mogis
4 Frostburn Weird
4 Stormbreath Dragon
2 Purphoros, God of the Forge
2 Hammer of Purphoros
3 Domri Rade
3 Mizzium Mortars
3 Firedrinker Satyr
3 Mistcutter Hydra
2 Anger of the Gods
2 Skullcrack
2 Chandra, Pyromaster
1 Mizzium Mortars
1 Shock
1 Ember Swallower[/deck]
The main deck is almost exactly the same as the deck I played at the Pro Tour, with a few changes. Before I discuss them, let me give a quick shout-out to Ben Stark, who independently made roughly the same changes as I did.
Compared to the Pro Tour version, Mizzium Mortars replaced Xenagos, the Reveler and one copy of Purphoros, God of the Forge. Although the 4-drops are good against slow control decks, the removal spell is exactly what the deck needed to shore up the matchups against creature decks. Mortars is one of the best possible answers to a board consisting of, say, Cloudfin Raptor, Tidebinder Mage, Thassa, God of the Sea, Master of Waves, and five Elemental tokens. With Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, overloading Mizzium Mortars is easily possible on turn 4 or 5.
By cutting Xenagos, the Reveler, I could also cut the horrendous Gruul Guildgates. Having cut down the number of green sources, I also reduced the number of Domri Rade from 4 to 3. Besides, you never want to draw multiples anyway.
The final addition to the deck is a singleton Rakdos Cackler. The underlying theory is diminishing returns. It can help to begin the game with a Rakdos Cackler on turn one, but the deck is very tight and you don't want to draw them late. The first copy of Rakdos Cackler in the deck increases your chances of drawing at least one Cackler in your seven-card opening hand from 0% to 12%, whereas the second Cackler only increases those chances from 12% to 22%. With those numbers in mind, I didn't want to cut anything else for the second copy. By the way, I chose Rakdos Cackler over Firedrinker Satyr because it is better against the field as a whole, even if the latter is better versus slow control decks. The 2/1 is in the sideboard against those decks.
The sideboard differs greatly from the one I had at the Pro Tour, and that's because Mono-Blue and Mono-Black have taken over the format since. Mistcutter Hydra plus Anger of the Gods is the plan versus Mono-Blue. Firedrinker Satyr plus Skullcrack is the plan versus Mono-Black.
Why Green Over White?
While most Red Devotion players (including Manuel Cecila and Johan Prinzell in the Top 8 of Grand Prix Vienna) are splashing white rather than green, I chose to stick to the original green version. The main reason is the mana base: most white versions only have access to 9-10 white sources, and that's not a lot. You will sit with an uncastable Chained to the Rocks in hand at least once a day. You could play more copies of Boros Guildgate, but additional lands that enter the battlefield tapped can screw up your curve and slow you down. Green, on the other hand, is much easier on the mana for one simple reason: Burning-Tree Emissary. Turn 3 Emissary into Domri Rade is an excellent sequence, and the white version cannot do that. Now don't get me wrong, I like Chained to the Rocks, but until Boros-Tree Emissary gets printed, I think the green version is superior.
And when it comes down to it, Domri Rade may actually be a better fit for this deck than Chained to the Rocks. Domri increases your devotion to red, thereby turning on Purphoros, God of the Forge and Fanatic of Mogis. Domri allows for some insane fighting tricks in combination with Boros Reckoner, providing both tempo and card advantage. Domri digs you deeper toward a game-ending Fanatic of Mogis or Stormbreath Dragon, which is essential in games that go long. And finally, Domri Rade is a huge threat against Esper and Azorius, whereas Chained to the Rocks is typically a dead card.
There are other reasons to play white, of course. Assemble the Legion, which is incredible against Mono-Black Devotion, is one of those reasons. Mono-Black Devotion has no way aside from Thoughtseize to deal with it, and it wins the game in short order—the tokens can even tap down Desecration Demon. However, after the miserable performance of Mono-Black Devotion in Vienna, I would expect some panicked deck switches, so I would focus more on blue decks. Mistcutter Hydra is a great sideboard card versus Mono-Blue Devotion, and it pushes me toward green. Mono-Blue Devotion is not completely without answers to it (they can chump-block with Mutavault or a [ccProd rapid hybridization]Frog Lizard[/ccProd] token, they can bounce it with an overloaded Cyclonic Rift, or they can just win the damage race), but it is certainly very powerful against them.
The green version doesn't have access to Boros Charm. This counter to Supreme Verdict allows you to dump your hand against Esper without having to worry about sweepers. However, I dislike that it forces you to keep two mana open at all times. On turn 4-5, I'd rather jam a planeswalker, Purphoros, Hammer, or other big threat. In a deck filled with threats that cannot be swept by Supreme Verdict anyway, I'm not convinced that Boros Charm is what you want to be doing. I'll stick with green.
Matchups and Sideboarding
Mono-Blue Devotion is not a great matchup, especially if they have Master of Waves, but it's far from unwinnable. You can still go over the top with Stormbreath Dragon (which notably cannot be chumped by Judge's Familiar) and you can still clear the board with Mizzium Mortars. In this matchup, Rakdos Cackler, Hammer of Purphoros, and Purphoros, God of the Forge are not great, so I would board these out for Mistcutter Hydra, Anger of the Gods, and Mizzium Mortars. Because you don't want too many green cards in your deck, you can also cut a copy of Domri Rade when bringing in Mistcutter Hydra. For game three, if you see them foolishly blocking red creatures with Master of Waves after sideboarding, you could bring in Skullcrack to punish them in those situations.
Mono-Black Devotion is a fine matchup. Desecration Demon is one of their best cards, but Domri Rade along with Boros Reckoner or Purphoros, God of the Forge can take it out. They'll take over the long-game with Underworld Connections and Gray Merchant of Asphodel, so be aggressive. The sideboard allows for an even more aggressive approach: come out of the gates quickly with Firedrinker Satyr, and use Skullcrack to prevent them from getting back in the game with Gray Merchant of Asphodel. To make room, I would take out a few copies of Purphoros, God of the Forge (it is difficult to achieve devotion against their discard and creature removal spells), Stormbreath Dragon (they have too many efficient two-mana removal spells), and Frostburn Weird (not exactly aggressive).
Esper or Azorius is a good matchup. Just be careful not to overextend into Supreme Verdict, and hold on to Fanatic of Mogis to pick off Jace, Architect of Thought. Board out all Mizzium Mortars and a few Boros Reckoners, and put in Firedrinker Satyr and Chandra, Pyromaster. I don't like Mistcutter Hydra against Esper, but it is pretty good against Azorius, as they lack Doom Blade and typically have more countermagic.
In the mirror match, it all comes down to board presence. Never let your opponent build up to a big Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx if you can help it, and be careful to play around an overloaded Mizzium Mortars. You don't board much—just put in the last Mizzium Mortars and the Ember Swallower, and take out the singleton Rakdos Cackler and a Hammer of Purphoros.
Against Mono Red Aggro or White Weenie, you take the control role after sideboard. Board out the Rakdos Cackler along with a selection of slow Gods, Hammers, and planeswalkers. Put in every last removal spell plus the humongous Ember Swallower. Preserve your life total whenever you can, sweep their board, and take over the late game. Chandra, Pyromaster comes in against white weenie, but not against mono-red aggro unless they have Foundry Street Denizen or Young Pyromancer.
When everyone has different opinions on decks and matchups, I like to look at the numbers. Those numbers suggest that, at the moment, Red Devotion is performing better than Black Devotion, even if many matchups in Standard appear to be quite close.
May you all look at these nine cards by turn three:
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Ash Zealot
Burning-Tree Emissary
Burning-Tree Emissary
Burning-Tree Emissary
Fanatic of Mogis
Fanatic of Mogis[/draft]
Thanks for playing.
Join me next time, when I'll give my picks for the worst decks that have ever won a Pro Tour. Unsurprisingly, many of them are are from 1996. When compared to the powerful, synergistic decks in Standard nowadays, deckbuilding has indeed advanced quite a bit over the years.


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By DOTTY NIST
In response to complaints from the public over the past few years about groups engaged in fund raising on county roads, Walton County has now approved an ordinance regulating roadside fund raising.
The ordinance received final approval at the Jan. 14 Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) meeting at the South Walton Annex.
A policy previously in place had required a permit in order for groups to conduct roadside fund raising, but there had been instances of groups skirting that requirement and others that were part of the policy. Other practices by fund raising groups that had raised the ire of the public were participants holding up traffic and groups enlisting children to collect donations from the roadside or even while standing in the road.
Most of the complaints had involved activity on CR-30A, a roadway that tends to become congested during the summer months, especially on weekends and holidays.
The ordinance approved at the Jan. 14 meeting does not allow permits to be issued for fund raising on CR-30A or at any intersection of that county highway. It also specifies that no one under the age of 18 may participate in roadside fund raising activities.
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The Roadside Fund Raising Ordinance was approved unanimously with little discussion at the BCC meeting, and no one came forward to provide public comment on the ordinance.
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I would like to get a double mag holder but would like a good one. I would like some input on what i should look for.
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I would like to get a double mag holder but would like a good one. I would like some input on what i should look for.
Either a Rosen 5DM or a Rafter S are the two I can recomend. They both are the same style and ride well and conceal well. Rafter S is a little cheaper.
are from Fist, Inc...and are IWB.
That said...
I have ONE OWB for my 4" Kimber with one single mag holder and one double mag holder. All work well and all three are from Galco.
Stay armed...stay safe!
Do the right thing!!!!! Get a double mag pouch, holster and belt made at the same time. Any holster artist on this forum can do a great job for you.
I use many different types. I do like Highnoonholster.com double mag holder. They are adjustable for different sized double stack mags or a different one for single stack mags. They ship in 3 days for in stock items.
Check out Gary's double pouch with a forward rake. I recently started using one and like it a lot.
Lou Alessi's is the best I have ever used. I have them from Sparks, Rosen, Kramer and Brommeland but Lou's is the best with Sparks coming in second!
I would also like to see a snap on/off design like the way Lou does the CQC/S.
Thanks, Mike
Thanks for the feedback. In answer to your question, we put a forward rake on all of our mag pouches because if you actually need to use one, odds are that you be crouching at the time . The forward rake makes it much faster to draw a mag from that position. If the mag bases are digging into your "gentlemanly figure", I would suggest putting base pads on them to alleviate the problem.
As far as a snap-on mag pouch goes, we've got one in the works. I just need to get caught up before I put any more time into finalizing the design.
Again, thanks for the input.
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Procedure: University Leave
Purpose: Provide paid time off for illnesses, vacations, and personal reasons. The University Staff Leave Plan combines three types of leave - annual, sick, and family/personal - into a consolidated leave program, giving employees more flexibility in how they use their time off. In many cases, University Staff will be able to use their accumulated leave bank for more vacation days. No one will lose time already accrued. Classified staff who switch to University Staff status can bring their accrued annual leave into the University Staff System. For A&P Faculty who switch to University Staff status, the number of annual leave days could be higher than their current allotment, depending on the years of employment.
Leave Accrual and Carry-over
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(The above tables do not include paid holidays, which range from 11 to 15 per year.)
Eligibility: Full and part-time (20 – 40 hours per week) salaried University Staff – Executive and Senior Administrative Staff, Managerial and Professional, and Operational and Administrative, and University Law Officers
Important: Employees hired effective July 1, 2006 and after are considered University Staff (excluding Faculty appointments). University Leave is allotted at the beginning of each new plan year (begins with the first day of the pay period which includes January 1 (known as Pay Period 1) and ends on the last day of the pay period preceding Pay Period 1 of the following year). New hires or re-hires will receive leave for the leave plan year in which they are (re)hired at a pro-rated rate based on the date of hire or re-hire. Part-time salaried employees earn leave at a rate proportionate to their part-time status.
Requesting Leave:
Non-exempt University Staff are required to track leave in 15 minute increments. Exempt University Staff are expected to fulfill the duties of their position regardless of hours worked. Exempt employees are paid an established annual salary and are expected to fulfill the duties of their position regardless of hours worked. Therefore, exempt employees are afforded the option of tracking leave taken in increments of 4 hours (half days). Part-time exempt University Staff and exempt University Staff working an alternate work schedule are afforded this same privilege of tracking leave taken in increments of one-half of their daily work schedules.
Employee's responsibility:
- Inform supervisor according to departmental procedures of request for University Leave and time away from job (as far in advance as possible)
- Manage time away from work, time worked, and leave usage in a way that demonstrates accountability to the entities (taxpayers, Board of Visitors, fees paid by students/faculty/staff, grants, etc.) funding the employee's salary
- If the absence is for illness, inform supervisor daily according to departmental procedure of status
- Inform supervisor of any change of plans that affect the leave request
- Provide verification of illness if required by department
Supervisor's/Department's responsibility:
- Approve the use of University Leave and time away from job
- Give prior notification to employee if verification is needed for an illness
- Have employee, timekeeper, supervisor, or designated representative enter leave on the on-line timecard by selecting the leave type – University Leave
- Make corrections by submitting a paper timesheet to the UHR Leave Center
- Manage staff's time away from work so that business needs are met, ensuring accountability for the expenditure of salary dollars
UHR's responsibility:
- Provide information and counseling regarding University Leave to employee and department
- Verify and ensure the appropriateness of supporting documentation
- Ensure that time and leave are entered appropriately
General Leave Details
For each employee, the entire annual accrual will be available for use at the start of each leave year, prior to actually accruing the hours. This provides employees with maximum flexibility in their use of leave time. If an employee leaves the University during the course of the year, the time used and the time accrued are reconciled. Leave accrued, but not used, is paid to the employee in the pay period following the last day of employment. Leave used but not accrued is either subtracted from the employee's final paycheck, or invoiced through Accounts Receivable if the amount owed to the University exceeds the net amount of the final paycheck.
There is only one type of leave, so all leave is available for carry forward.
In the University Staff Leave Plan the maximum number of days that could be carried forward is equal to one year's accrual amount. The carry-forward hours serve as the beginning balance on to which the next year's annual leave time is added.
For those Classified staff who move into the University Staff HR Plan with annual leave balances in excess of the employee's carryover limit in the annual leave plan, the excess amount will not be lost. Please contact the HR Service Center for more details.
The University Staff leave program will pay University Staff for those "use-or-lose" hours at 50 percent of their value once the amount of annual leave goes beyond the maximum hours allowed for carry forward. To receive this cash-out, employees must have used a minimum of 10 days during the leave year. This minimum usage requirement is intended to encourage employees to take some time off to relax and rejuvenate.
Cash-out payment may be received as taxable income or it may be deposited into a tax-deferred savings plan.
The University Staff Leave Plan will continue other categories of leave from the State system, including: Compensatory & "Comp Special" Leave, Recognition Leave, Civil and Work-Related Leave (was Administrative Leave), Educational Leave, Emergency/Disaster Leave, Leave to Donate Bone Marrow or Organs, School Assistance and Volunteer Service Leave, Leave Without Pay, and Military Leave. These types of leave do not "accrue" an as employee entitlement but are available for use as needed. For example, if an employee must serve on jury duty or volunteers for the Day of Caring, that time is allowed in addition to the University Staff Leave Plan and is not deducted from leave.
Holidays are awarded separately and are not included in the annual leave accrual.
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A company has been fined more than $77,000 after dumping up to a million tyres at a Waikato property, but the man responsible has allegedly fled to Australia.
This week the Hamilton District Court fined Ross Britten Ltd $77,600, despite its sole director, Ross Britten, not being in court for the sentencing.
The Waikato Regional Council investigated the company, and found that over a period of years Britten was paid to pick up old tyres from tyre outlets in Auckland, council investigation manager Patrick Lynch said.
Instead of disposing of the tyres correctly, he was using his own earthmoving equipment to bury a large number of them at a Naike property, near Huntly.
Council staff executed a search warrant at the property and uncovered thousands of tyres, many sitting in or below ground water.
Records showed Britten had collected up to a million tyres over a period of six years.
"Disused tyres are a huge problem for New Zealand. Every year there are four million automotive tyres to be disposed of in this country,'' Mr Lynch said.
"They can be a real threat to the environment. When stored en masse above ground they're a terrible fire risk. When buried, and particularly when they're exposed to water, they can start to break down and discharge harmful contaminants.''
Mr Lynch said although the company involved had been fined, Britten was still to face personal liability action.
It was thought Mr Lynch had fled to Australia to avoid the court case.
"Though he has been convicted, he left the country before he was sentenced. The court has issued a warrant to arrest Mr Britten that I imagine will be executed if and when he returns to New Zealand.''
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Shadows On The Sage-Slope
In the cloudy, threatening, waning summer days shadows lengthened down the
sage-slope, and Jane Withersteen likened them to the shadows gathering and
closing in around her life.
Mrs. Larkin died, and little Fay was left an orphan with no known relative. Jane's
love redoubled. It was the saving brightness of a darkening hour. Fay turned now
to Jane in childish worship. And Jane at last found full expression for the mother-
longing in her heart. Upon Lassiter, too, Mrs. Larkin's death had some subtle
reaction. Before, he had often, without explanation, advised Jane to send Fay
back to any Gentile family that would take her in. Passionately and reproachfully
and wonderingly Jane had refused even to entertain such an idea. And now
Lassiter never advised it again, grew sadder and quieter in his contemplation of
the child, and infinitely more gentle and loving. Sometimes Jane had a cold,
inexplicable sensation of dread when she saw Lassiter watching Fay. What did
the rider see in the future? Why did he, day by day, grow more silent, calmer,
cooler, yet sadder in prophetic assurance of something to be?
No doubt, Jane thought, the rider, in his almost superhuman power of foresight,
saw behind the horizon the dark, lengthening shadows that were soon to crowd
and gloom over him and her and little Fay. Jane Withersteen awaited the long-
deferred breaking of the storm with a courage and embittered calm that had
come to her in her extremity. Hope had not died. Doubt and fear, subservient to
her will, no longer gave her sleepless nights and tortured days. Love remained.
All that she had loved she now loved the more. She seemed to feel that she was
defiantly flinging the wealth of her love in the face of misfortune and of ate. No
day passed but she prayed for all--and most fervently for her enemies. It troubled
her that she had lost, or had never gained, the whole control of her mind. In
some measure reason and wisdom and decision were locked in a chamber of her
brain, awaiting a key. Power to think of some things was taken from her.
Meanwhile, abiding a day of judgment, she fought ceaselessly to deny the bitter
drops in her cup, to tear back the slow, the intangibly slow growth of a hot,
corrosive lichen eating into her heart.
On the morning of August 10th, Jane, while waiting in the court for Lassiter,
heard a clear, ringing report of a rifle. It came from the grove, somewhere toward
the corrals. Jane glanced out in alarm. The day was dull, windless, soundless.
The leaves of the cottonwoods drooped, as if they had foretold the doom of
Withersteen House and were now ready to die and drop and decay. Never had
Jane seen such shade. She pondered on the meaning of the report. Revolver
shots had of late cracked from different parts of the grove--spies taking snap-
shots at Lassiter from a cowardly distance! But a rifle report meant more. Riders
seldom used rifles. Judkins and Venters were the exceptions she called to mind.
Had the men who hounded her hidden in her grove, taken to the rifle to rid her of
Lassiter, her last friend? It was probable--it was likely. And she did not share his
cool assumption that his death would never come at the hands of a Mormon.
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A 5-year-old passenger was trapped under a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer SUV after being ejected when the vehicle rolled multiple times on Interstate 75 in Grant County.
The Dry Ridge Fire Department was successfully able to raise the vehicle to retrieve the child, who suffered multiple fractures in both legs.
Kentucky State Police dispatch received the call about the single-vehicle crash near the northbound 162 mile marker around 3:30 p.m. Feb. 12.
The Dry Ridge Fire Department and deputies from the Grant County Sheriffs Office were dispatched to the scene.
The open position Grant County Parks and Recreation director could be filled as early as next week.
"Little League starts March 15 and you have practice and everything," said Judge-Executive Steve Wood. "We're going to fill this position by the first of March."
The role became vacant after former director Tabatha Clemons was elected county clerk in the November 2014 general election.
The county advertised the job in January and received about 10 to 12 resumes, according to Wood.
Two well-respected Black citizens of Dry Ridge were Percy and Maude Porterfield Rice. Percy was born on Feb. 1, 1882 in Utal, Alabama. When Percy was asked how he happened to come to Grant County, he said he started traveling from Alabama to St. Louis, then to Denver, Colorado, back to Cincinnati and finally ended in Grant County in 1914.
A month into office, newly elected Dry Ridge Mayor Jim Wells hit the ground running in his new role as leader of the city.
Despite his term not officially starting until Jan. 1, Wells was busy meeting with business owners, council members and residents in December to develop a priority list for the next few months.
Improvements to the Brent Spence Bridge corridor could be closer to reality, but those improvements likely will come with drivers paying tolls.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Ohio Gov. John Kasich jointly announced Jan. 28 a goal of creating a cost-savings plan for the project between Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati.
The bi-state, bi-partisan commitment unveiled includes:
• Lowering the project's price tag through innovative solutions in design, construction and financing
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skyscrapers, New York.
The 27-year-old actress looked stunning in a black Michael Kors mini-dress as
she made her way to The Late Show with David Letterman last night.
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She wore her long blonde tresses loose, sported a natural face of make-up and
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The night before, the Mean Girls star has been in the Big Apple at the
premiere of new movie, Les Miserables.
In the film, set in 19th century France, Amanda plays Cosette, the daughter of
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The Legacy of Cain HTML version
26. Helena's Diary
The event of to-day began with the delivery of a message summoning me to my father's
study. He had decided--too hastily, as I feared--that he was sufficiently recovered to
resume his usual employments. I was writing to his dictation, when we were interrupted.
Maria announced a visit from Mr. Dunboyne.
Hitherto Philip had been content to send one of the servants of the hotel to make inquiry
after Mr. Gracedieu's health. Why had he now called personally? Noticing that father
seemed to be annoyed, I tried to make an opportunity of receiving Philip myself. "Let me
see him," I suggested; "I can easily say you are engaged."
Very unwillingly, as it was easy to see, my father declined to allow this. "Mr. Dunboyne's
visit pays me a compliment," he said; "and I must receive him." I made a show of leaving
the room, and was called back to my chair. "This is not a private interview, Helena; stay
where you are."
Philip came in--handsomer than ever, beautifully dressed--and paid his respects to my
father with his customary grace. He was too well-bred to allow any visible signs of
embarrassment to escape him. But when he shook hands with me, I felt a little trembling
in his fingers, through the delicate gloves which fitted him like a second skin. Was it the
true object of his visit to try the experiment designed by Eunice and himself, and deferred
by the postponement of our dinner-party? Impossible surely that my sister could have
practiced on his weakness, and persuaded him to return to his first love! I waited, in
breathless interest, for his next words. They were not worth listening to. Oh, the poor
commonplace creature!
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said. The writing materials on the table attracted his attention. "Am I one of the idle
people," he asked, with his charming smile, "who are always interrupting useful
He spoke to my father, and he was answered by my father. Not once had he addressed a
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INDIO - Rodriguez, star of the 2012 Academy Award winning documentary "Searching For Sugar Man," overcame the Gobi Tent's sound issues and a lack of communication with his bandmates to put together a rewind-worthy set.
Detroit's Rodriguez, real name Sixto Rodriguez, released two albums in the 1970's titled "Cold Fact" and "Coming from Reality" that weren't successful but they later gained traction in South Africa where people thought he had died. The backstory is chronicled in the film "Searching For Sugar Man."
Inside the Gobi Tent on Sunday, Rodriguez was walked to the stage microphone by two women before he performed "Climb Up On My Music." Temperatures were more than 90 degrees inside the tent but Rodriguez initially performed in an all black outfit complete with coat and hat.
At times, the singer was inaudiable over audience members talking which seemed to occur because of a bad microphone. But before many of the songs, Rodriguez could be seen communicating with another guitarist attempting to tell him what song was next. This lack of set communication shouldn't occur at a festival like Coachella but the audience did not seem to notice.
Rodriguez performed crowd pleasing songs like "I Wonder" with the lines "I wonder how many times you've been had/And I wonder how many plans have gone bad/I wonder how many times you had sex/And I wonder do you know who'll be next" and afterward told the crowd "I wonder but I really don't want to know" to laughter.
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Come experience an event that Austin Monthly magazine deemed to be one of the best things to do during the summer in Austin! Set on Lady Bird Lake on the river boat Pride & Joy, Bats & Beers aims to connect brewmasters, chefs and engaged Austinites to explore creations and collaborations centered around remarkable beer and food.
This edition of Bats & Beers will proudly showcase Adelbert's Brewery and their Belgian inspired ales. Creating enticing food dishes to match will be chef John Bates from the now famous Noble Pig, purveyors of artisninal sandwiches. Come aboard this unique beer-and-food culinary adventure and let your taste buds explore the possibilities while the beautiful downtown Austin skyline sparkles around you.
Note: Tickets must be purchased in advance. You must be 21 or over to attend the event. IDs will be checked at check-in.
**The boat departs the dock at 7pm, sharp! Arrive early so you aren't left on the dock without a beer in your hand.
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208 Barton Springs
Sunday, August 5, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CDT)
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