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Book Talk: A bearded lady and skinny man's love sparks novel
By Belinda Goldsmith
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - For U.S. writer Ellen Bryson it was the mental image of a group of bearded women that lured her into fiction and the extraordinary world of P.T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City in 1865.
Bryson said it was pure coincidence that her debut novel, "The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno," is being released around the 200th anniversary of Barnum's birth -- July 5, 1810 -- as it was about five years in the writing.
The novel is the unlikely love story between the world's thinnest man and the bearded lady on show at Barnum's museum that entertained the masses with freaks and oddities from around the world such as a woman giant and a man as bendy as rubber.
The museum burned down in 1865 from a fire of unknown origin and Barnum re-established it in New York but when it burned down again he took to the road instead, setting up his famous traveling circus. He died in 1891 at the age of 80.
Bryson, who did an MA in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University, said the American Museum proved to be a fascinating window on life in New York in the late 19th century:
Q: What sparked the book?
A: "I had an image of six bearded women standing in a circus tent yelling out their names. This image haunted me and so I started to do some research about bearded women. I found a picture of Annie Jones, a bearded woman who was shown by P.T. Barnum and that really started it."
A: So is the book based on her? Continued...

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Schubert on Schubert
Franz Schubert quoted himself quite a bit...and we'll hear a delightful set of variations on one of his songs inhis Fantasy for Violin and Piano.
|Concerto for 2 Trumpets in Eb
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|Fantasie for Violin & Piano in C, Op. 159, D 934
|Composer: Franz Schubert
|Soloists: Viktoria Mullova, violin ; Katia Labeque, piano
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|Daphnis et Chloe: Suite #2
|Composer: Maurice Ravel
|Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
|Conductor: Giuseppi Sinopoli
|CD/Album: Ravel: Bolero - Daphnic et Chloe / Debussy: La Mer
|Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 427644
|Africa, Op. 89
|Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
|Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
|Conductor: Andre Previn
|Soloists: Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
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|Record co./Cat #: EMI 49757
|Four Seasons: Winter (L'inverno) in f, Op. 8/4, RV 297
|Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
|Ensemble: Boston Baroque
|Conductor: Martin Pearlman
|Soloists: Christina Day Martinson, violin
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|Record co./Cat #: Telarc 80698
|Sing Lullaby
|Composer: Herbert Howells
|Ensemble: The Sixteen
|Conductor: Harry Christophers
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|A Spotless Rose
|Composer: Herbert Howells
|Ensemble: The Sixteen
|Conductor: Harry Christophers
|Soloists: Simon Birchall, bass
|CD/Album: Hodie, An English Christmas Collection
|Record co./Cat #: CORO 16004
|Composer: Peter Warlock
|Ensemble: The Sixteen
|Conductor: Harry Christophers
|Soloists: Patricia Forbes, soprano ; Margaret Phillips, organ
|CD/Album: Hodie, An English Christmas Collection
|Record co./Cat #: CORO 16004
|Il pastor fido: Overture
|Composer: George Frideric Handel
|Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
|Conductor: Raymond Leppard
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|Record co./Cat #: MHS (Musical Heritage Society) 512881
|Tragic Overture in d, Op. 81
|Composer: Johannes Brahms
|Ensemble: The Philadelphia Orchestra
|Conductor: Riccardo Muti
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|Record co./Cat #: Philips 422337
|Jubelfest Marsch
|Composer: Johann Strauss II
|Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
|Conductor: Erich Kunzel
|CD/Album: Ein Strausfest II
|Record co./Cat #: Telarc 80314
|O Magnum Mysterium (Motet: "O Great Mystery")
|Composer: Jennifer Higdon
|Ensemble: Handel & Haydn Society
|Conductor: Grant Llewellyn
|CD/Album: All is Bright
|Record co./Cat #: Avie 2078
|Sylvia: Ballet suite
|Composer: Leo Delibes
|Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
|Conductor: Ondrej Lenard
|CD/Album: The Best of French Ballet
|Record co./Cat #: Naxos 8.550080
|Symphony #87 in A, HOB 1/87
|Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
|Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
|Conductor: Neville Marriner
|CD/Album: Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 86 & 87
|Record co./Cat #: Philips 412888
|Concerto for Oboe d'amore in A, BWV 1055
|Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
|Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
|Conductor: Iona Brown
|Soloists: Heinz Holliger, oboe d'amore (Highnts Holliger)
|CD/Album: J.S. Bach - 3 Oboe Concertos
|Record co./Cat #: Philips 412851
|Un Ballo in Maschera: Posa In Pace ("A masked ball")
|Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
|Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
|Conductor: Georg Solti
|CD/Album: Verdi: Choruses
|Record co./Cat #: London 430226
|Piano Quintet in D, Op. 51
|Composer: Anton Arensky
|Ensemble: Ying Quartet
|Soloists: Adam Neiman, piano
|CD/Album: Ying Quartet - Anton Arensky
|Record co./Cat #: Sono Luminus 92143
|Roses de Noel Waltz ("Christmas Roses")
|Composer: Emile Waldteufel
|Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra
|Conductor: Michel Swierczewski
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by Cliff and Nancy Hill
Tuesday evening, July 13, the Kent County Road Commission held a public meeting on proposed improvements to 10 Mile Road between the County landfill entrance east to Childsdale Avenue. The purpose of the meeting was to provide information on proposed improvements along this portion of County roadway.
In 2011 the heavily trafficked and oftentimes-dangerous 1.4-mile stretch of road will be widened to five lanes, two lanes in each direction and a center turn lane, under a plan proposed by the Kent County Road Commission. The improvements will be very similar to those that in recent years were undertaken by the County on Northland Drive between Twelve Mile and Fourteen Mile Roads (M-57).
Compared to this year's Road Commission held meetings in Plainfield Township on proposed improvements to Belmont Road, this initial Ten Mile Road improvement meeting was civil. Readers may recall that a contentious group of Plainfield Township residents doomed the Belmont Road project to failure.
The meeting was held in the spacious sanctuary of Resurrection Life Church, conveniently located adjacent to the stretch of roadway much in need of necessary improvements to handle ever-increasing daily volumes of traffic.
An appreciative murmur rippled through the 100+ area residents in attendance when Wayne Harrall, Director of Engineering for the County Road Commission announced that, "A stoplight traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Wolven Avenue and Ten Mile Road."
Acknowledging the now difficult and oftentimes dangerous task of turning east or westbound off of Wolven onto Ten Mile Rd. Harrall also added, "The sightlines to the east would be greatly improved by raising the grade of a deep dip in the roadway by five to six feet thus eliminating a dangerous blind spot." It was also noted that, at Highlander, the five new lanes would begin to transition and taper into the existing three-lane configuration of Ten Mile Road at Childsdale Avenue.
No businesses will be affected because none front the particular corridor of road. Needing access, however, during construction is Resurrection Life Church and numerous driveways of private residences. Those concerned about having access to their homes or attending Resurrection Life Church services or its day care center were reassured that they would have free access during the reconstruction period. The road, however, will be closed to through traffic.
There are no current plans for a traffic light at Childsdale because traffic volume (on Childsdale) does not warrant it. Even though the new roadway will include curbs, no sidewalks or bike paths are in the plans at this time.
It appeared as though those present that evening were pleased that this much needed roadway improvement was finally on the drawing board and scheduled for after school closing in June 2011 through, hopefully, mid to late August that same year.
Longtime Algoma residents Jim and Bev Reeds, the developers of Algoma Center at the corner of Algoma and Ten Mile Roads, said, "We are both thrilled. We travel this stretch of road daily and oftentimes fear for our lives especially at the intersection of Wolven Avenue and Ten Mile Road. It seems the County is attempting to do everything they can, within an already tight budget, to make this stretch (of road) a safe corridor."
Rockford City Manager Michael Young's thoughts were, "The City would prefer a four-lane expansion with a boulevard but overall the Road Commission did a nice job with the design presented. The transition back down to three lanes at Childsdale will function well and we are very happy about the traffic light at Wolven. I will be working with the Road Commission during final design to see if we can have sidewalks installed between Highlander and Gibraltar Drives."
Cost of construction is estimated at $2.4 million, with $1.6 million coming from federal stimulus money and the County paying the rest.
This meeting was the first of a series of open meetings before final plan approval. The next meeting, yet to be announced, will address environmental assessment concerns. Watch for an announcement in local newspapers or on a lighted roadside message board near the entrance of Resurrection Life Church.


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How did the grey squirrel arrive in the UK?
Here is an answer to all those questions on the Red squirrel, grey squirrel blog asking about the introduction of grey squirrels!
Grey squirrels (Scirius caroliniensis) are native to North America and were first released in the UK in 1876 in Henbury Park, Cheshire. It's not clear why they were introduced and the Victorians had no idea of the risks of introducing non-native species. Perhaps they were just a decorative and interesting "exotic" in the park; part of the fashion for collecting that the Victorians enjoyed so much.
There were further introductions around the country and it wasn't long before it became clear that they had taken to their new home like a duck to water (or a squirrel to trees). Within the space of 25 years, for instance, grey squirrels had colonised an area of some 300 miles between Argyll and Stirlingshire in Scotland.
Although they are bigger and have a reputation for being aggressive, they do not kill red squirrels and there is evidence that red squirrels were already on the decline because of loss of habitat and disease. The greys have just taken up the space vacated by the reds. The grey's success (there are about 66 greys for every red) seems to be down to the fact that they are more successful in competing for food. They are also prolific breeders with 2 litters a year of between 3 and 7 kits. This is why extermination programs have not worked – clear the greys out of one area and the neighbouring colonies just move in.
Grey squirrels also carry the squirrel pox virus which, although it doesn't seem to harm the greys, is a serious infection for red squirrels.
Current thinking on conservation for red squirrels is that the best route to boosting numbers is to encourage the habitats most suited to them. The Forestry Commission is working in partnership with various conservation bodies including the Mammal Trust at Kielder Forest in Northumberland.
23 comments so far
Ray Lee
22 June, 2008
It's good to read your level-headed article on the grey squirrel. My opinion, not necessarily shared by everybody of course! is that the red squirrel is native and "cute". I saw them in 1947 in Kent County, but are now extinct there. Perhaps the disappearance was due to grey squirrels but nobody knows…However, I don't see that attempts to totally destroy the grey squirrel will succeed. A lot of people like them (including me). I like the red squirrel too, but won't use it to symbolise any ignorance and anger in a long-running propaganda campaign for prejudice to an "alien" species introduced to this country a very long time ago.
Has anyone yet quantified, in cash terms, the effects of the destruction by the grey on timberlands? Has anyone quantified the effects on timber by the red squirrel, in the very unlikely event that should it become as frequent as the grey squirrel is presently? If people use the term "alien" as a reason for culling etc (much of which will be carried out by psychopathically-disordered persons, not authorised to carry out such a task) then we should include the Little Owl, stop rearing the alien pheasant for shooting (although it will still breed in the wild) and also turn our attention to certain plants and trees that were introduced.
It is in the nature of islands to lose endemic species- this has been well researched. We have developed a zoo mentality, where favourite animals (usually of the cuddly kind- not adders and creepy-crawlies)are protected at the expense of others.
I am for protecting the red squirrel on the basis that there is still hope to do so, but through a programme of common sense: in pockets or areas where this can be achieved. It can't be a national success. The grey squirrel is here to stay for a very very long time. We should live with it.
Mast and Mast Years | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog
28 November, 2008
[…] The hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), despite its name, is also partial to beech nuts. Squirrels (both red and grey) feed on beech mast and acorns. The breeding success of the dormouse and […]
Callum Price
11 April, 2010
I love red squirrels! It's so disappointing to see that their numbers have dropped over the past years.
North London store criticised for selling squirrel meat - Page 3 - Stormfront
3 August, 2010
[…] out I was talking a load of old bollards, it was the victorians who let them loose in the UK. How did the grey squirrel arrive in the UK? | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog That'll teach me for listening to people who think they know what they're talking […]
18 August, 2010
"I don't see that attempts to totally destroy the grey squirrel will succeed."
Try googling 'passenger pigeon' to see what humans can achieve when they put their minds to it.
You mention the damage grey squirrels do to forestry but do not mention the impact they have on wild birds, on whose eggs and nestlings they prey. That is the principal reason why I shoot them – 40 in 2007, 40 in 2008, 10 in 2009 and only five so far in 2010 (and those in January and February, none since) – a record which suggests that reducing their numbers and their eventual eradication from Great Britain is feasible.
21 September, 2010
Hi, its a great shame there not more Red Squirrels around the Uk, i actually live on the Isle of Wight where there are only Reds, we have no greys at all, they are so cute"….i think we are so lucky".
26 January, 2011
Hi. I have red hair my self and do love red squirrels. I think i drive my class mates mad by going on about them. Birds, badgers, hedge hogs, (is that how you spell it?) they are all amazing.
I would love to feed a squirrel, my mum did once. I am going to the Isle of Wight Festival this year and will have to go on a walk afterwards to see a red squirrel. I have never seen one in real life! Any tips on where a good place is to go??
As for the shooting grey squirrels, i don't agree at all with that, no matter what they have done, they don't deserve to be shot!
Mast and Mast Years | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog
28 February, 2011
[…] The hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), despite its name, is also partial to beech nuts. Squirrels (both red and grey) feed on beech mast and acorns. The breeding success of the dormouse and […]
3 March, 2011
hi, im personally a huge fan of the sweet little red squirrels, they are alot cuter than those horrible big grey ones, they're like rats, (except rats are more native). Red suirrels are alot more beautiful, and i do agree in shooting grey squirrels because they shouldn't be here in the first place, im sure grey quirrels do not want to be shot… in that case they should go back too where they came from and stay there. I am hoping someone is thinking of a scheme to send them back, i wouldn't mind them so much if i just found them where they belong, back in Northern America, i would probably find them alot sweeter, but i do not like the fact that they are wiping out our lovely NATIVE red ones!!!
PJC Consultancy
29 September, 2011
I have just wrote an article on the decline of Red squirrels, it is such a shame that these animals may no longer be apart a part of british heritage in time to come, along with the hedge hog who is in decline.
30 June, 2012
Actually, red squirrels were increasing when the grey arrived. They were once in decline due to habitat loss but during the 1800's, new woodland planting helped them and numbers increased. By 1900 there was a thriving population.
Red squirrels declined between the early 1900s and the early 1930s due to disease – squirrel pox and coccidiosis I believe. Squirrel pox was brought here by grey squirrels.
Woodland area has more than doubled since 1900, when red squirrels were doing well. The grey squirrel is the main threat, not habitat loss.
30 June, 2012
Ray Lee,
"Perhaps the disappearance was due to grey squirrels but nobody knows"
Perhaps? More like undoubtedly. Grey squirrels out compete reds for food and spread Squirrel Pox virus which both wipe out red squirrel populations.
"If people use the term "alien" as a reason for culling etc (much of which will be carried out by psychopathically-disordered persons, not authorised to carry out such a task) then we should include the Little Owl, stop rearing the alien pheasant for shooting (although it will still breed in the wild) and also turn our attention to certain plants and trees that were introduced"
People who trap and kill grey squirrels are not "psychopathically-disordered" for wanting to take action to help native wildlife.
Little owls and pheasants do no harm to wildlife. In fact, pheasant keeping actually improves habitats for wildlife. A lot of rare and endangered wildlife will be found in relative abundance on shooting estates because of habitat management and predator control which is carried out to benefit pheasants.
Some alien species can live here without harming wildlife. The grey squirrel is not one of these cases.
"It is in the nature of islands to lose endemic species"
Natural extinctions do happen but the red squirrel is not declining due to natural causes. It is entirely a result of human interference. Nature didn't start it. Nature shouldn't finish it.
"As for the shooting grey squirrels, i don't agree at all with that, no matter what they have done, they don't deserve to be shot"
We are not trying to punish the animals. We are trying to solve a problem which has been brought about by human interference.
Shooting and trapping are both humane methods of control. The animals are killed instantly with no suffering.
Bob Hollyman-Mawson
28 December, 2013
A few weeks ago I moved house from one area of Wales, GB, to another after suffering almost two years of sensory deprivation as a result of neighbours from hell. I have a small balcony; so threw a few nuts on it for the birds. The following morning, much to my delight, a grey squirrel appeared; so I continued to feed it and enjoy its antics and acrobatics. Then yesterday morning it was joined by its partner and they came again today. Their appearance has certainly made my Christmas!
Family time: Five creatures to spot on an autumn walk - The a2 Milk Company
23 October, 2014
[…] rapt with attention! The most common type of squirrel by far in the UK is the grey squirrel, a non-native species introduced to the UK during the Victorian era. If you live in Scotland, Ireland, or the Isle of Wight, however, you might be lucky enough to spot […]
Steven Kelly
16 February, 2015
Oh, the forests they're going to do conservation in, are these the same ones this government tried to sell just to make a political point? Not that they belonged to them anyway.
f smith
5 May, 2015
love red squirrels
7 July, 2015
Hang on a second. We have both grey squirrels and red squirrels here in the States and the reds seem to compete successfully. Why is it different over in the UK?
7 September, 2015
CJ – it's because the American Red Squirrel is a different species to the Eurasian Red Squirrel. The American Red will have evolved alongside the Grey Squirrel, whereas our Eurasian Reds haven't and are susceptible to the squirrelpox virus that the Greys carry.
Project 2: Week 7 summary – gracepulfordjournalism
6 March, 2016
[…] surname, C. (2008). How did the grey squirrel arrive in the UK? co.uk, http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/how-did-the-grey-squirrel-arrive-in-the-uk/# [accessed 21st January […]
Project 2: Week 3 Proposal script and recee. – gracepulfordjournalism
19 March, 2016
[…] surname, C. (2008). How did the grey squirrel arrive in the UK? co.uk, http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/how-did-the-grey-squirrel-arrive-in-the-uk/# [accessed 21st January […]
Andrew Bennett
7 April, 2016
I'm nearly 50 years old, British through and through… never seen a red squirrel in the wild , never wanted to… I've seen them in pet shops in France, "tatty" looking things with silly tufts on their ears… I have always known and loved greys …Like almost all British people they are the squirrels I grew up with and my children have grown up with …Leave them alone ! They've been here over a century and a half. That must be thousands of generations in squirrel years.. that's native enough for me… I wonder how many of those who support slaughtering the poor things just because of the colour of their fur would be clearing our cities of human immigrants if they had the chance… it's eco fascism….
Leprosy outbreak hits Britain's endangered red squirrels | Love Nature
10 May, 2016
[…] squirrels have long been under siege from their grey cousins, which were introduced to Britain in 1876, for no apparent reason whatsoever. Greys are more successful at breeding and competing for […]
Cass Jade Foxley
15 August, 2016
My faith has been restored in human nature. I have a visiting grey squirrel. Thank you, this thread has made my day…☺
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All the great players Kobe, Wade, Lebron have proven far more than CP3, yet people rank CP3 like he is on there level.
That's why i always called Melo overrated when people were comparing him to Lebron and Kobe
CP3 is good, probably the best Pure PG in the game but i would rather have Rose in my team personally.
On the Knicks right now I would take Rose. Raymond Felton has the whole middle of the court to work with, Rose would easily average 25 on this team with Chandler.
But when it comes to pure point guard, I think Rondo is the best. Nobody runs an offense for his teammates like Rondo.
My mama said pray for them ****** that hate
They just wanna be in your place.........
Shine on shine on shine on them ******
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Its from last year but it does well enough Debunking the mith
Rondo has improved his confidence and shooting % on his J this year. If everything else remained the same he'd clearly be top 5. However his on the ball D is pathetic this year, far worse than any year as a pro. Part of it is a weak defensive back line with only KG being any real threat, but more of it is his effort which is piss poor. If he thinks that's how a leader acts he's way off.
The three problems the Celts have this year are:
- garbage depth at the 4/5
- too many new faces not integrated into any cohesive whole
- KG stepping back into the shadows on leadership to make room for Rondo and stepping back in minutes because he's in his 18th year and is now at very end of his career. Sadly Rondo is no leader, and no amount of KG, PP, Doc, or DA saying he is makes him so.
BTW CP3 >> Rondo every step of the way.
6/27/09: We expect [Rondo] to play by the rules and be a leader as a point guard. We need him to be more of a leader, Ainge said. There were just a couple situations where he was late this year, I dont know if he was sitting in his car, but showed up late and the rest of the team was there. We have team rules and you have to be on time. He was fined for being late, he said he was stuck in traffic, and its just unacceptable.
told you all since 2010 he was a toolbag.....
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And If so how do you think he directly compares with Rondo.
I think rondo is still better but id personally rather have holiday if i where starting a team (more than likely a personal bias)
Despite our Disagreements you seem Knowledgeable enough where i feel the need to ask your opinion on the matter.
I really don't care if people think cp3 is a better pg then rose though, because rose is a better player then that flopper.
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I feel like there is a thread bashing Rondo like every couple weeks... You either love him or hate him...
He's top 5.
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013
PHOTO: PENIS OF A RAPIST cut WHILE Trying TO RAPE an UNDER AGE GIRL...Viewer Discretion Advised...
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yes it should my GF got raped a year ago and well all the sick bastards ut there diserve this.ReplyDelete
no they dont deserve this because even though they have done a terrible crime, no one deserves this not even them. just put them in prison for life because when they die they will go to hell and thats good enough, mutilating someone is just sick and wrong. the people that did this will go to hell as well. matthew 7:12 "...do to others what you would have them do to you..." and it is possible to get raped by a woman too if you didn't know.ReplyDeleteReplies
hmm .. Prevent is better than cure! This makes the other guy who dreamed of raping women with temporary satisfaction to think twice, and the woman will be safe from killed (murdered rapist to avoid evidence of rape) and the baby will not be born of rape results in order to avoid embarrassment!!Delete
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Designed for NEN access - Viral Contagion is a maths resource with a difference.
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London Grid For Learning launches a new resource which teaches maths skills in the real world context of broadcast engineering.
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Amber Alert canceled, girl found safe
Tanya Ruiz found running through field near area she was reported missing
HURON/FRESNO, Calif. - An Amber Alert was canceled on Monday after a three year old girl was found running through a field near the area she was reported missing from on Sunday evening.
An Amber Alert was issued for Tanya Ruiz after CHP said she went missing from her mother's car around 7:45 p.m. Sunday in Fresno County.
Her mother said she was leaving for the store when she realized she left her wallet inside. She strapped Tanya into her car seat and went back into the house.
When she returned to the car, Tanya was gone.
The girl was found safe on Monday morning, there was no more information available regarding her condition.


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Last winter a friend who had never killed a banded duck claimed 2 banded greenheads the same day. One was 7 years old and flew in from Alberta. The other was banded a year earlier about one mile from where we killed it.
My own wierdest is the one I claimed after I found a bald eagle eating the greenhead wearing it.


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I have read for hours between today and yesterday and here is what I think I know as well as what I think I need to know. Please help. Yes I am an idiot. I am okay with it
I have a 1983 XL600R with worn out leaky seal and springs. I hate repairing stuff without doing an upgrade and have decided I want a set of USD forks.
It seems that a set of forks from a CR125 or CR250 are the best choice for my bike. I don't know for sure but I think the 125 ones will work best as my bike will remain mostly stock (heavy pig) but I am only about 170 lbs. There will be a passenger on occasion but not for trail riding. If a CRF or something is a better choice I am open to options since I have spent nothing on the conversion yet.
I don't care about preserving the speedometer so I want a whole front end with the wheel/brakes/etc. I'll put on a Vapor system when it's time.
I bought this turd for a bike to put to work on and play with on the weekends. I ride the twisties and live in the sticks so it needs to be versitle. It will keep knobby tires until later on if I go full tard... the bike a mean.
I put an email in with EMIG racing as it seems that having him change the stem on the CR triples is the easiest way to fit a front end on a different bike.
For those of you who have personal experience in this conversion....
What BS did you run into that you did not expect that bit you in the ass?
Who did you work if you sent it out?
I have seen some decent writeups but nothing had specifics about where to get conversion bearings or things like it or parts numbers.
Please help me out. I will take one for the team and do a very detailed writeup with part number and prices and vendors when done. If I simply missed the writeup that is exactly what I need..... get me a link and I will flog myself on your behalf.


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German Shepherd Dog Forums (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/)
- Training Our Puppy (basic) (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/training-our-puppy-basic/)
- - What age to start basic commands? (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/training-our-puppy-basic/483905-what-age-start-basic-commands.html)
What age to start basic commands?
Whats a good age to start working on basici commands such as sit, stay, down, etc?
Anytime! It's never too early to start those basics
I started my girl on the the minute I got her at 8 weeks and we used it as a game :)
The day they come home! :)
I started with Lisl at eight weeks.
Totally agree. The day they come home. We use food rewards & lots of happy talk. They should love it.
The first thing I taught when I got my puppy is she gets treated almost every time when she stares into my eyes and learning to keep the stare on the eyes rather than the treat to get the treat. The sit, stay, down etc came later after she learned to stare at me rather than the treat. The first few months was mostly working on just the stare. She was too bubbly to pay attention to me to learn anything else. The stare calms her down.
I started nikko at 7 weeks not to much of a success but some what ..he is now almost 4 months and he sits,stay,down,hold,heel and hes 90% potty trained ..so go ahead and start now and enjoy the momemts
Definitely start right away, and just be patient. We were amazed at how quickly Sandor picked up commands. He's 4 1/2 months and knows sit, wait, paw, down (inconsistently). He's also really good with sitting at crosswalks (we live in the city), and sitting when he see's other dogs approaching. He knows leave it (and does most of the time) and drop (and will allow you to open his mouth to get things). He will sit and wait for food and treats. He just had surgery so we are doing some free shaping with him, working into a spin command.
I start my pups before they leave my house. Can usually start some type of training, usually just a sit for a treat at 5-6 weeks. Work in a down as well. No reason not to.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the construction of two new massive fences along the southern border of the nation that faces Egypt. The new barrier is specifically aimed at African migrants who seek refuge and work opportunities in Israel. According to the prime minister, "we are talking about a strategic decision to guarantee the Jewish and democratic character of the state of Israel." However, he did promise to allow special cases of dire need from being able to enter Israel. Tzahi Hanegbi, chair of the Knesset foreign affairs committee told the media: "The infiltration of the migrants is threatening the very existence of Israel and its character. The country defines itself as both a Jewish and democratic state, something its leaders believe depends on maintaining the country's present clear Jewish majority."
These comments are rather ironic given that when Jewish migrants fleeing from Nazi Germany sought refuge in other European countries, the very same words were said by French or Dutch or Danish leaders. Even more ironic is constant reminders by current Jewish leaders how the world of the 1930s failed the Jewish people.


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These arty Japanese rockers say they sought to impart a hopeful vibe on Dum Spiro Spero in an attempt to fortify their countrymen following March's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. Judging from the slithering jab-and-pummel of cuts like "Juuyoko" and "Shitataru Mourou," though, Dir En Grey were more interested in depicting Mother Nature's unpredictable temper: These ominous minor-key workouts routinely change direction on a dime, not unlike a tornado or a hurricane. You do get the occasional wisp of wonder from frontman Kyo's high, searching vocals, as in the strangely beautiful "The Blossoming Beelzebub." But its calm precedes a discomfiting storm. MIKAEL WOOD
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Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook P7010
Hardware specification (FSC Data Sheet)
Processor: Intel Pentium M ULV 753 1.2 Ghz [1]
Lifebook p7000 / p7010 service manualp7000 / p7010 service manual
p7000 / p7010 disassembly manual
p7000 / p7010 assembly manual
Service manuals for p1000, p1500, p2000, p5000, p7000 and p7120
FreeBSD 6.2 / 6.x on Lifebook P7010When you are running FreeBSD on your own sweet fujitsu p7010 laptop you might find these tips and patches useful to make it work as you want to...
Xorg 6.9.0 (Intel i852GM/i855GM GMCH)So you got Xorg running but the resolution does not look as good as it should? There is a patch you need to run to get that crispy 1280x768 resolution on this sweet 10 inch monitor. Compile and run this patch before starting X.
gcc -o 1280patch 1280patch-845g-855gm-865g.c
./1280patch 3c 1280 768
If you want an xorg.conf fast you could use this one.
agp0: <Intel 82855GME (855GME GMCH) SVGA controller> port 0x2430-0x2437 mem 0xd8000000-0xdfffffff,0xd0000000-0xd007ffff irq 11 at device 2.0 on pci0
agp0: detected 8060k stolen memory
agp0: aperture size is 128M
Xorg 6.9.0 and DRI/DRM (Intel 855GME i810/i915)Kernel modules drm and i915drm needs to be loaded with kld_load or compiled into the kernel.
Install /usr/ports/graphics/dri/ port.
> glxgears
6624 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1324.721 FPS
6628 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1325.584 FPS
6616 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1323.003 FPS
Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI) is an interface used in the X Window System to securely allow user applications to access the video hardware without requiring data to be passed (slowly) through the X Server. Its primary application is to provide hardware acceleration of the Mesa implementation of OpenGL. It has also been adapted to provide OpenGL acceleration on a framebuffer console without an X Server running.
Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) is a component of the Direct Rendering Infrastructure, a system to provide efficient video acceleration.
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Upgrading Xorg 6.8.2->6.9.0: At first when upgrading from Xorg 6.8.2 I got the following error message when trying to run glxgears:
i915 DRI driver expected DDX version 1-1.5.x but got version 1.4.1
libGL warning: 3D driver returned no fbconfigs.
libGL error: InitDriver failed
libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
What I needed to do was just to deinstall dri-devel and install dri port instead.
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drmsub0: <Intel i852GM/i855GM GMCH>: (child of agp_i810.c) on agp0
info: [drm] AGP at 0xd8000000 128MB
info: [drm] Initialized i915 1.4.0 20060119
Tv-out / S-VideoWorks but gets underscan. More info to come.
Audio (Avance Logic ALC203 AC97)What you need to do is just run 'kldload snd_ich' or you might considering to compile the kernel with 'device sound' and 'device snd_ich'. If the audiolevel is very low try running 'mixer ogain 100'
pcm0: <Intel ICH4 (82801DB)> port 0x1800-0x18ff,0x2080-0x20bf mem 0xd0100c00-0xd0100dff,0xd0100800-0xd01008ff irq 11 at device 31.5 on pci0
pcm0: <Avance Logic ALC203 AC97 Codec>
Wireless (Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG)Enable wireless by installing iwi-firmware from ports. Then run something like the following commands. More information about the firmware and configuration can be found here.
'sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/iwi.sh start'
'iwicontrol iwi0 -d /boot/firmware -m bss'
MFC iwi update: Sync with if_iwi.c 1.35, if_iwireg.h 1.12, if_iwivar.h 1.11, Lots of changes. This version now requires net/iwi-firmware-kmod. I highly recommend 'making world' if your using the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG.
Connecting to Wi-Fi Protected Access areas can be done by creating /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf and running the commands:
'kldload -v wlan_acl wlan_wep wlan_ccmp wlan_tkip' or compile kernel. 'wpa_supplicant -i iwi0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
wpa_supplicant is a free software implementation of an IEEE 802.11i supplicant for Linux, BSD and Microsoft Windows. In addition to being a full-featured WPA2 supplicant, it also has support for WPA and older wireless LAN security protocols. Supported features include:
* WPA and full IEEE 802.11i/RSN/WPA2
* WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK (pre-shared key) (WPA-Personal)
* WPA with EAP (WPA-Enterprise)
* key management for CCMP, TKIP, WEP (both 104/128 and 40/64 bit)
* RSN: PMKSA caching, pre-authentication
iwi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG> mem 0xd0202000-0xd0202fff irq 11 at device 13.0 on pci1
iwi0: Ethernet address: 00:12:f0:0d:f5:70
CPU Frequency Thermal ControlLoad the kernel module cpufreq or compile it in your kernel. Then use powerd. Add the following to rc.conf if you want it to start when booting up.
<Pretty old, make world if using less then 6.2-PRERELEASE>
I'v had some doubt in the speedstep frequency control for some time now. I noticed that the fan was coming on a lot more often then what it did when running windows. So I did some research about it and found out that the CPU frequence/voltage tables were not in /src/sys/i386/cpufreq/est.c. After mailing the maintainer cperciva and handing him the correct datasheet he easily added the correct voltage and cpu frequency. Hopefully it will get merged into RELENG_[56] before FreeBSD 5.5 and 6.1 are released.
If you want to use it right now you can download est.c(CVS log for est.c) to /usr/src/sys/i386/cpufreq and go to /usr/src/sys/modules/cpufreq and run 'make clean all install' and load the cpufreq module with kldload cpufreq.
</Pretty old, make world if using less then 6.2-PRERELEASE>
est0: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> on cpu0
p4tcc0: <CPU Frequency Thermal Control> on cpu0
Synaptics TouchpadThe touchpad works great with FreeBSD. If you like to use the scrollbutton you need to add 'hw.psm.synaptics_support=1' in /boot/loader.conf. Make sure you have 'Option ZAxisMapping 4 5' in xorg.conf
There is now a synaptics port in ports. With this, more advanced features of the synaptics touchpad becomes available. You still need the the same info in loader.conf as above and then change some settings in InputDevice section of xorg.conf.
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Protocol" "psm"
Option "Device" "/dev/psm0"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
synclient lets you change your Synaptics TouchPad driver for XOrg/XFree86 server parameters while X is running if you enabled SHMConfig "on" in your XOrg/XFree86 configuration.
psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0
psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
psm0: model Synaptics Touchpad, device ID 0
FreeBSD ScreenshotI did not find any fluxbox theme that I liked so I took some standard theme and made some changes to it and here is the result. If you would like to use it you can download it here. Just extract it in your .fluxbox directory.


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March 12th, 2011, 21:25
Completed it. Combat is still pretty tactical on higher difficulty levels, but the lack of tactical view and increased speed of combat makes Nightmare more frustrating than challenging.
Spoiler –
Most difficult fight
The most difficult fight I bumped into was the High Dragon (only found one). It pretty much ate my party on my first attempt.
I generally like the frost spells a lot. They add a nice frozen effect that others can take advantage of. Beyond that, I actually found mages somewhat disappointing - single target crowd control is virtually useless now (too many enemies), as are single target debuffs. Only a few fights have boss monsters worth putting a lot of debuffs on (dragons etc). Mage area damage is still decent, but several of their talent trees have more debuff than damage spells.
Dual wield rogues have immense damage on single targets, but they tend to be hard to keep alive unless you protect them a lot. Ranged rogues work out just fine though, as they have similar damage, but can stay away from enemy cleave/area attacks.
Work out well whether they're tanks or damage. Probably the most consistent damage dealers, especially when facing waves of enemies (which you do most of the time). Not as good on big bosses though, as they tend to run out of stamina quickly when they're not constantly killing (they have a talent that restores stamina when dealing killing blows).
As for combos? Usually pointless, as you face waves that require more area damage than single target damage, but on bosses it's quite nice. It's really quite simple though: You have a few types of debuff (stagger etc) applied by different classes that the other classes can take advantage of. In most cases you don't even have to specifically cater to the debuffs as a lot of them are applied through rather basic attacks like shield bash and cone of cold.
Edit: By the way, we do have a Dragon Age 2 forum here on the Watch.
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Last night, we embraced the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler in the place in our heart that we used to hold for Cowell and Kara DioGuardi. Wait, did people actually have a place in their heart for Kara? (Check out our premiere recap here!) Tonight, Seacrest, in his spray tan nature, takes us down to the heart of Louisiana. Don't forget to join us each and every Wed/Thurs for our live blogging Idol threads in our FORUMS! So let's see what other Steven-isms we find tonight, which 15 year old girl he'll hit on, what song will we be subjected to for the montage of crappy singers, and how many times Randy says "dawg?" Answers to all those questions and more below, so what're you waiting for?
Tonight we got a peek at 7 of the lucky Golden Ticket holders and I'll go out on a limb to say this bunch was better than the 11 we were lucky to witness last night. But more on them later. Plus, there was no silly montage of horrible singers on my TV tonight. More importantly, no Miley Cyrus. And Idol fans, we have gone 3 hours without a certain teeny bopper audition *cough*JustinBieber*cough.* Speaking of Bieber, does anyone else get the idea that this year producers are looking for the next teen sensation? Between the age limit and countless auditions shown of the teens, are they trying to warm America up to embracing the next J Bieber or Miley?
Was it just me or was Steven Tyler a little bit more discombobulated tonight? I mean, he had his fair share of Steven-isms, didn't really hit on a young girl, and still had some questionable grammar, but last night's editing made me forget about Simon Cowell. Tonight, once … and yes, just once … I found myself wondering where he was. But then the whole panel showed emotion and I remember how nice it was to have three judges passionate about music. Yes, even the dawg knows what he's talking about sometimes.
In one hour's time, Idol only subjected us to 2, yes only TWO, "sob stories." Dare I say, Paris's story actually tugged at my heartstrings and was one of the very few contestant stories that actually pulled me in. In all seriousness for a second, seeing J.Lo drawn in to her story like that was refreshing in my eyes. Sure, that last scene with J.Lo walking up to meet Paris's daughter was probably planned, but it was a nice touch. Anyways, let's get into tonight's Golden Ticket winners and see was NOLA had to offer.
Jordan Dorsey: The night kicked off promising with this 21 year old piano teacher. Facing the judges in what I'm sure was a deliberately tight shirt for J. Lo, Jordan took the traditional "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and jazzified it, New Orleans style. Definitely a solid contender this season, who wants to bet on how many times we might see him behind a piano if he makes it to the main stage?
Sarah Sellers: Season 10's Adele. Damn did this woman have that raspy, jazzy voice fit with some soul. It was love at first sight for Tyler and this luscious lipped gal. Spinning some R&B on a Dylan classic, Sarah easily sold her talent to the judges and America. Catch that pun? Aren't I clever? It's a wonder they don't pay me for these columns. This large lipped friend of ours brought out the best Tyler-ism so far. "You had me sold from the second you laid eyes on me." Now if you can comment and tell me what that means, you win the grand prize. What is the prize? I'll get Kara to write her next big hit just for you. I'm sure it'll include something about shooting for the stars and living life with no boundaries. Just ask Kris Allen. (Remember him, Season 8's winner?)
Jovany Barreto: You knew it was BOUND to happen that we'd get a J. Lo. & Marc worshiper. Well, we got him tonight. Oddly enough, he was able to convince (easily, I might add) Randy and Tyler to spice things up a bit. Why he didn't work on getting Jennifer to join in on the fun, I'll never understand. How many of you were happy to see the dawg's belly button? Or were you too drawn to Steven Tyler's abs? Did anyone else think this guy probably belonged on yesterday's Jersey auditions? 'The Situation' resemblance much? All in all though, this dude's got pipes.
Jacquelyn Dupree: To top the judge's lovefest trifecta, Idol was gracious enough to bring us Jacquelyn, whose uncle was actually Randy Jackson's football coach back in the day. Now, did you really think Randy could say no to her after that? Lucky for him, her cover of "I'll Stand By You" was worthy of a golden ticket and maybe even more. And no, Steven Tyler, I wasn't talking to you.
Brett Loewenstern: You know Idol was bound to touch the bullying issue. I'm just surprised it didn't happen last night. Carrot Top's twin, aka Brett Loewenstern, spoke out about being OK with being different and shared his comfort with being who he is. Take that bullies! Working the falsetto on "Bohemian Rhapsody," Loewenstern wowed the rocker judge and probably amazed America with his developed singing voice compared to the "I haven't reached puberty yet" talking voice.
Jacee Badeaux: In keeping with the theme of showcasing why lowering the minimum age to 15 was a great idea, it was time to bring out Jacee. By the looks, you didn't expect such a solid, sweet voice from the stocky young teen. What really comes to mind with this performance is a Susan Boyle-like touch (thanks Yakksters for that comparison!). Not quite the same shock and awe factor, considering Idol prepared us for it for 3 commercial breaks in advance, but you get the picture. Taking an Otis Redding classic and breaking it down the way he did … not many 15 year olds can tackle that with such ease and grace.
Paris Tassin: And we've reached our last Golden Ticket winner of the night. With the back story that tugged at America's heartstrings, leading most Idol viewers to cry for at least the second time in as many nights, Paris did was most Idol auditioners don't – pick a song not only relevant enough to showcase your talent but relevant enough to show your passion and impact on your own life. I couldn't have picked a better written, emotional song than Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home" for Paris's story and she made sure we knew that. Her rich tone, stunning looks, and strong passion, brought Lopez to tears, speechless almost.
Well fellow Idol worshipers, that brings us to the end of the 2-night Season 10 premiere. Joining our ticket holders from above are 30 other NOLA glories who proved the city is not cursed. Be sure to join us next week when Idol hits Milwaukee in our live blogging threads! So what'd you think about tonight's episode? Have any favorites that stood out? Let us know!


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City Would Pay for Court-Ordered NYPD Monitor
If plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the NYPD's stop and frisk policy prevail, a likely outcome would be the appointment of an independent monitor. If so, the city will be the one footing the bill.
The cost of hiring an auditor has run other cities at least $1 million a year – and in New York City, which has the largest police force, it would likely be higher, experts said.
"It is a tremendous cost. … These things go on for several years," said Philadelphia's Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey, who headed Washington, D.C.'s force when it hired a federal monitor in the '90s.
But some municipalities have reported that the cost was partially offset by a drop in the number of civil lawsuits filed against their police departments. New York City paid more than $151 million to settle claims against the NYPD in fiscal year 2012, according to the city comptroller's office.


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We now offer two courses at our new venue - Abbey Home Farm
Have you ever wondered how cheese is made? Would you like to learn? Why not discover the fascinating art of cheesemaking on one of our cheese courses. read more
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An one day beginners course will teach you how to make dairy products such as soft cheese, yogurt and butter. The course is intended to be relaxed yet informative and we hope a lot of fun! Numbers are restricted to seven, allowing for a degree of flexibility and attention to individuals needs.
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In a bit of a pinch. Wife's Traverse is in getting its 4th timing chain set diagnosed as bad, so we are down a car.
Today my Gates K080220 22" 8 rib jack shaft to blower belt decided to shred. It was about 9 yrs old and has about 80k miles on it, and about 2 yrs ago made some contact with a wire harness so had a wear spot in it, so I got about as much out of it as can be expected.
In the belts defense, it was still intact with 3 ribs remaining so not too shabby. The only damage is it cut the pressure sensor hose, but that hose was too long anyway. :)
Ok, so it was 5:30 EST. I called Magnuson, got the part #, and then called the local parts store like the Magnuson tech said to do b/c "it is a common part". After a few minutes, the parts guy said, "good luck, that part is not listed". A quick google search showed that as early as 2009 that Gates part was hard to find, as in not available in any catalog.
I can get it from Lingenfelter for $35 + ship, but in the morning hope to get one from a local Magnuson dealer in the Detroit area and avoid waiting until next week.
Tonight I cut what remains of the belt off the rear when checking for any damage.
My question is:
Any reason I can't drive the car in "grandma put-put" mode over to which ever shop has the part? My thinking is that as long as the throttle is not floored and the intake stays in vaccuum, the bypass remains open and it shouldn't matter that the blower isn't spinning.
I should be pulling in the same amount of air with or without the Maggie connected.
Therefore, I should be able to make a nice easy 15 mile trip to which ever shop to get the belt, correct? As long as I stay in "closed loop" I shouldn't be asking those 60lb injectors to fire any more than usual is my thinking. I would just avoid open loop.
Next question is besides X amount of throttle what other inputs would put the system into open loop so I can avoid doing so?
Thanks for any feedback,
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A blog by Southern writer and historian Dale Cox, Civil War Florida shares information on and discusses the events of the Civil War in Florida. Topics of interest include troops, battles, skirmishes, campaigns, raids, forts, naval actions, ships, soldiers, officers, books and historic sites.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Battle of Station Four - Cedar Key, Florida
One of the most interesting of the sharp military encounters that took place along Florida's coastline during the War Between the States was the battle that took place at Station Four near Cedar Key on February 13, 1865.
The Battle of Station Four took place at the end of a Union raid into Levy County that penetrated as far as Clay Landing on the Suwannee River and the community of Levyville. Headed by Major Edmund C. Weeks of the 1st Florida U.S. Cavalry, the Federal column composed of 186 men from the 2nd Florida U.S. Cavalry and 200 men from the 2nd U.S. Colored Troops had seized 100 head of cattle, several wagons, 13 horses and five prisoners of war. The Union troops also liberated around 50 slaves.
As the raiders began to withdraw from Levyville, however, they were attacked by a small detachment of Confederate cavalrymen, the advance guard of a force of 146 men being hurried forward by Captain J.J. Dickison. The famed "Swamp Fox" of Florida, Dickison had been ordered to pursue the Federals and despite the fact that his men and horses were exhausted from a just concluded operation in eastern Florida, he did so with enthusiasm.
The battle lasted for roughly four hours, with both sides taking casualties and both sides over-estimating the size of their opponent. The Confederates finally ran short of ammunition and fell back slightly, a move that also gave the Federals a chance to fall back across the trestle into Cedar Key. As a result, both sides claimed victory.
The site of the battle is now marsh and woods along the shores of Number Four Channel near the modern Highway 24 bridge which links Cedar Key to the mainland. To learn more about the battle, please visit www.exploresouthernhistory.com/stationfour.
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Monaco announce Falcao deal
Monaco have announced that they have reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Colombian international forward Radamel Falcao.
The 27-year-old, who has signed a five-year contract, will move to the Ligue 2 champions for a reported fee of £50million.
"We are proud to have secured one of the best players in the world and confident he will help Monaco regain its rightful status," said Monaco president Dmity Rybolovlev.
"We are absolutely delighted that Radamel Falco has accepted the challenge of coming to play for AS Monaco."
With the signing of Falcao, the French outfit has already taken the fourth high-quality player under contract. Prior they have signed Porto duo James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho as well as Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho.


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Dec. 5, 2012
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FRESNO, Calif. --- Fresno State's Hannah Prigge was named the Mountain West Diver of the Week for the second week in a row, this time for her first-place finishes in the dual-meet at San Diego State.
Prigge, who hails from Rocklin, Calif., won both springboard events in the Bulldogs' tight loss to San Diego State, 133-128, on Dec. 1. Prigge scored an NCAA qualifying mark of 284.40 to win the 1-meter springboard and a 315.30 on the 3-meter board, also an NCAA qualifying mark. Both scores rank as the third-highest recorded at the Aztec Aquaplex.
Prigge currently ranks eighth in the Mountain West with her 1-meter season best score of 284.40. In the 3-meter she ranks seventh with her score of 315.30 and Prigge still holds the top score in the Mountain West for the platform dive with a 243.75.
The Bulldogs have a month away from competition before they resume again on Saturday, Jan. 5 at CSU Bakersfield. It will be a double-dual meet against CSUB and UNLV.
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Just had to share this Leopard Print "M" with the Fuchsia border that I completed a little while back. By sharing ideas and photos by email, the bride-to-be and I got in sync and designed this amazingly unique Monogram Cake Topper for her wedding cake. It was a blast to create! And best of all, she loved it when she received it in the mail! We'll have pics of it on her cake later this year, but for now, here is a pic I took.
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Cutting okra & tomatoe plants back
Also, if you know the same thing for tomatoe plants?
Both seem to be taking off to the skies!! This has happened 2 years in a row. I know I can get more crop if kept cut back. But don't know the proper way. : (
Okra I have no idea about as I have never grown it.
Water Water water is all I do. They have come to a slow ripening stage cause its sooo hot. Live in East Texas heat wave. Thanks for tips everyone.
Right now, my plants, planted in late June, are about 5 feet high, and while no ripe tomatoes are present yet, I have 70 golf-ball or larger tomatoes on the Early Girls (with significant amounts more to come) and about 1/2 that number on my Romas. The Romas are somewhat shorter, I suppose due to the fact that they're determinate, but they do seem to have started to kick in in the past week and are standing about 3-1/2 feet high so far.
I just wish I'd been able to dig the garden earlier than I was able, to increase my crop and have some ripe ones already.
Can't say anything about Okra, as I've never grown it.
fwiw, seandogue, I'm curious, are your toms grown under shelter?
Yeah, indeterminates will continue to grow as long as the season lasts, they're properly watered and fed, and very important...they're properly supported.
I've experienced it on stubbier trellis systems, but I'm not too fond of allowing them to fold-over, since the stems get pinched and often will tear or break due to the strain, and they seem to stall out once they've folded.. idk, maybe it's because we don't get full sunlight in my forested area but I prefer to keep them growing vertically as high as I can get them to. a step ladder if necessary to pick the fruit, I don't care.
Happy growing, Percy Thrower! ;-)
Hmm...have you ever tried Early Girl or Better Boy? (Can you get Early Girl or Better boy in the UK?) They're both high producers, as long as you feed on schedule and keep their soil nice and soft. And as I recall, you're a producer of compost, which Tomatoes seem to love. (methinks it's the acid)
Even a few plants will produce quite a few fruits.
I'll check on the tomato varieties you talk about and place my order. We get through amazing amounts of toms, frankly I'm embarassed not to have grown them before now.
While the weather can be quite different from North/South UK, I have read many times how a small polytunnel 'oop 'ere North can be so useful as to nearly double a crop. I wonder if you might enjoy such a boon?
Now my wife has threatened divorce if such a structure appears in our garden but then again, I am keeping rabbits and chickens when she said no - lol!
Frankly, we're a bit surprised it's been setting fruit as well as it has; it's in the sunniest corner of a pretty thoroughly shaded yard.
I weave the stems into the "rungs and use a length of twine to support heavier sections by making a loop around the stem under leaves off the rungs.


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"It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea..." Edgar Allan Poe
Nothing like hands-on learning!
I'm so glad you mentioned they were beef kidneys...I'd be on the couch, too!
Jacob - I want to make sure it doesn't feel like school.Pixel - Thought I'd best mention that!
No worries - unless you happen to be a cow!
Interesting that they are wearing masks when working with the cow kidneys but not gloves. I think I would do the opposite......Bob
They didn't have to wear the masks, they just wanted to.
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The Man Who Transformed Arsenal
After Bergkamp finally appeared, and quiet Bergkampian family greetings had been exchanged, I walked him to the Highbury car park and begged him to give me an interview one day. He was reluctant, he explained. Amsterdam's local newspaper had once run an article headlined, "Does Dennis Bergkamp like girls?," which identified him as the only Ajax player without a girlfriend. Since then he'd been wary of journalists.
Bergkamp rarely spoke during his career, yet you always knew that this most intelligent of players had something to say. That's why his marvellous new "non-autobiography" is such a gift. Much of the value comes from the book's frank interviews about Bergkamp, conducted by his co-writer David Winner with the likes of Wenger, Johan Cruyff, and many of Bergkamp's Arsenal teammates. It all takes you back to an era that began that night at a now-demolished Highbury: a time when a transfer changed a club — even a league — and perhaps, in a tiny way, a country.
Bergkamp celebrating one of his first Arsenal goals in the 1995/96 season
It's hard today to remember how sorry a club Arsenal was that summer of 1995. Its nickname was "Boring, Boring Arsenal." Its two best players, Tony Adams and Paul Merson, were alcoholics (Merson, who titled his own autobiography How Not to Be a Professional Footballer, had myriad other addictions, too). The club's longtime manager, George Graham, had recently been sacked for taking "bungs," i.e. pocketing money on transfers. His successor, Bruce Rioch, says in Bergkamp's book: "I've had players come to me before training in tears because they're thinking of committing suicide." Adams adds: "In 1995 I wanted to die. I didn't give a shit about Dennis Bergkamp." On a pre-season tour to Sweden, after a hard day's training, Bergkamp went for an evening walk with his wife and was surprised to see "eight or nine Arsenal players sitting outside a pub, drinking beer."
In short, Arsenal was a good fit for drab mid-1990s London, a city where houses were cheap, pubs were ugly, "Cool Britannia," was just breaking through and there wasn't much to do at night after 11 p.m. unless an Arsenal player happened to crash his car into your front garden.
Bergkamp says in the book, "Something I often wonder about is: what were Arsenal thinking? Before I came it was 'Boring, Boring Arsenal'. Then they buy me and David Platt… What did they have in mind for the future?" It seems the new Arsenal originated in the head of the club's vice-chairman, a dapper London businessman named David Dein, who in the early 1990s had already been instrumental in creating the Premier League.


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Casa Sea Gate is a delightful 4,000 square foot, 4 bedroom and 4 ½ bath, two story oceanfront villa located in the heart of Akumal, which lies 60 miles south of the Cancun Airport. The charming Casa Sea Gate is situated on a stunning rocky coastline and is only a three minute walk to the magnificent beach of Akumal Bay. Akumal Bay offers many services such as dive shops, restaurants, two small grocery stores, an internet station, a kid's club, money exchange and several lovely boutiques. The spectacular views from Sea Gate with its ideal location makes it a perfect family vacation villa ~ a true home away from home!
Upon entering the driveway, which provides private parking, the first view to captivate your attention will be the gorgeous, tropical bouganvillia bushes growing up the front of the villa by the pool. These beautiful flowers, with their eye-popping colors, enhances the cheerful poolside atmosphere which boasts a large 21' x 21' square foot swimming pool. The spacious poolside area offers plenty of outdoor seating for the whole family, an outdoor table and hammock underneath a shady palapa, and outdoor speakers in which to enjoy your favorite music. Only a few feet away from the pool is the charcoal grill and outdoor fryer which will satisfy any outdoor cooking enthusiast. If you would prefer to relax and have the catch of the day prepared for you in your very own villa, this can be arranged as well. Gregorio, the caretaker, is also a phenomenal cook and is available to offer his service twice daily, for breakfasts and dinners, while his lovely wife, Margarita, assists him in serving the meals.
From the pool, step into the cozy, combined living and dining room areas with views of the Caribbean Ocean. This magical view entices you to step through the sliding glass doors off of Sea Gate's living area and take pleasure in the incredible sight and sound of the waves crashing on the rocks and the warm smell of the sea breezes. Only a few feet away, closer towards the ocean, is an ample-sized pergola perfect for napping in hammocks while relaxing to the sounds of the sea.
Returning through the sliding glass doors and to the left of the dining area is the spacious, fully equipped kitchen complete with a dishwasher, a breakfast bar with four chairs, an internet connection, fax machine and printer. A large safe for storing valuables is located in the oversized pantry and a half bath is conveniently situated near the door which offers the easiest access to the pool. Adjacent to the kitchen is the comfortable, air conditioned TV room with ocean views, Satellite TV with DVD player and a selection of movies as well as a stereo system with a selection of CDs.
On the far end of the living room is the downstairs guest bedroom which offers a king size bed, gorgeous sea views with its own patio and an en suite bath with stand up shower. The unique stairway off of the living area leads to the three upstairs bedrooms. The first bedroom is the childrens' room which has two double beds and a single bed. It also has its own bathroom and is perfect for the children with a large shower tub, skylights and playful wall decorations.
To enter the other two bedrooms, step outside onto the lovely outdoor terrace with pool and jungle views. This is the perfect spot for relaxing in the comfortable patio chairs or on the built-in couch while gazing out at the magical sunsets over the lush, green jungle. From here, the first bedroom is the expansive master bedroom which boasts a stunning brick-domed ceiling, a king size bed, a reading sofa, a large balcony with hammocks and extraordinary sea views, surround sound speakers and a huge full bath with stand up shower. The other bedroom located off of the outdoor terrace offers a king size bed, a roomy balcony with unforgettable ocean views and its own en suite bath with skylights and a stand up shower. All four spacious bedrooms feature air conditioning, ceiling fans, as well as their own balconies with superb Caribbean views.
Last but certainly not least, the upstairs staircase off of the outdoor terrace leads to the third level rooftop observatory with built-in seating ~ a perfect place to watch the breathtaking sunrises over the sparkling turquoise waters! From here the views are second-to-none. Enjoy a 360 degree view of the vast, blue Caribbean to the east, Akumal Bay the south, Half Moon Bay to the north and the lush, green jungle to the west.
Experience Akumal and the Riviera Maya at its finest while soaking in all of the captivating qualities of Casa Sea Gate and its surroundings. It truly is your home away from home in paradise!
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2017 Jan 7 - Apr 21
2017 Nov 18 - Dec 15
Villa Accidental Damage Fee $45 usd is required
2017 Apr 22 - Aug 25
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2017 Aug 26 - Nov 17
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2017 Dec 16 - Jan 6
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Katie Holmes & Suri's Morning Steel City Starbucks Run
Grabbing an early morning pick-me-up, Katie Holmes and adorable daughter Suri Cruise were spotted at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Starbucks today (October 6).
The always-stylish mom and tot duo kept it casual for their a.m. coffee run, with Katie wearing a white sweater, skinny jeans and black booties while 5-year-old Suri kept warm in a black blanket over her pale-colored dress and blue sandals.
Just last week, the two ladies joined family patriarch Tom Cruise - who's in town shooting a movie called "One Shot" - for a visit to Wexford, Pennsylvania family fun spot Soergel's.
The orchard is a community favorite, especially this time of year. Soergel's offers an array of Fall activities, including apple picking, pumpkin patch and seasonal-inspired restaurant items.
Enjoy the pictures of Katie Holmes out for a early morning walk to Starbucks with Suri (October 6).
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I see your point.
I think the single most important factor is screen resolution. This has a strong effect on the card performance. There's really no point in spending hard money on a graphics card is i'm running a 1440x900 screen, for instance. Most entry level cards (~ $100) fill that screen resolution quite nicely. If there is a need to play certain heavy duty games, I'd certainly suggest a card in the middle middle (150 to 200 USD) for piece of mind. So when I see someone bragging about their > $300 card on such low resolutions, I'm left with a smile.
So what then? Well, most of the problem is a certain "moar is better" culture that surrounds the gaming community, coupled with lots of misinformation and an almost pathological vulnerability to the placebo effect; "I swear I play better at 120 fps than at 80 fps!" (a physiological impossibility).
I won't deny anyone the pleasure of spending money on something really cool and powerful. Pride is a good thing. But then, for some reason, people try to get all sorts of justifications to this behavior. They shouldn't! It's perfectly fine. But they do anyways. And it's those justifications that create myths and misinformation.
But up the screen resolution (and the type of games one plays, or the work they do on the computer) and things start to become more justified. At 1920x1080 certain games will simply not run well on low end cards. Gamers want their games to run at the top settings because these do affect the quality (the beauty) of what one sees on the screen. At that resolution they can't do this with modern games on a $100 card and some will still have some troubles with a $200 card.
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NEW ORLEANS – One of the pillars of coachspeak is the persistent reminder to players to overcome adversity.
Don't let what happens around you impact what you do on the field. Stay focused on the task at hand.
As much as coaches lean on that, it wouldn't make a lot of sense if they didn't live it themselves when an unforeseen obstacle pops up.
That might not be what Steve Kragthorpe and Greg Studrawa had specifically in mind way back in August, but the two LSU coaches couldn't have been better examples of why that cliché fits so well.
How they've handled adversity is a huge reason why the No. 1-ranked Tigers (13-0) get a shot at destiny when they tangle with No. 2 Alabama (11-1) on Monday in the BCS National Championship Game.
And make no mistake, the adversity Kragthorpe encountered wasn't for the faint of heart. Maybe not quite life or death level, but certainly quality of life is involved.
By now, of course, the story of Kragthorpe's personal adversity is well-documented. Last spring and summer, he just wasn't feeling right and after a series of visits to a doctor and extensive tests he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The layman's description of Parkinson's is a brain disorder that creates tremors and rigidity that affects movement and coordination and can make every-day functions – including walking – a major challenge. In football parlance, that's potentially devastating.
To a man who has been around football all his life, the ailment could have been a professional death sentence. Instead, Kragthorpe chose to stand and fight and keep doing what he loved.
There were adjustments that needed to be made, of course. Hired as the offensive coordinator last January, Kragthorpe went to Les Miles and was raw and honest when he told his new boss he couldn't move forward with that task. At the same time, he made it clear he wanted to stick around and contribute in any way he could.
So Miles, after an emotional meeting with Kragthorpe, went to Studrawa, his offensive line coach since 2007, and asked his fellow gregarious Ohioan to take over as the offensive coordinator. Studrawa's first concern was for Kragthorpe's well-being, but he accepted the challenge because – like any of the LSU coaches who had been around for the 2010 season – he knew this team had a chance to be special.
So Studrawa and Kragthorpe adjusted and adapted, as did the other offensive coaches: Receivers coach and passing game coordinator Billy Gonzales, running backs coach Fran Wilson and tight ends coach Steve Ensminger.
As the transformation took root, something happened – perhaps something that should've been predictable considering who the coaching staff patriarch is. Instead of the offensive staff fraying at the edges under pressure, a chemistry was forged.
|Greg Studrawa
"There was no structure, no chain of command when we all started working on what was going to work for this team," Studrawa said. "That room was wide open. If you had an idea, you threw it out, we all wrote it down and thought about it. Nobody was standing there saying 'I want this or I want that.' It was a bunch of guys working together toward one goal."
Miles' personality is a big reason the suddenly shuffled offensive staff made things work.
Don't misunderstand: The personable and sometimes goofy Miles is still the man in charge and he won't hesitate to make that clear. But Miles has never been the locked-down, robotic taskmaster that some head coaches can be.
"He's a stickler for getting things done now, but he's also a person" Studrawa said. "He's a human being. He'll talk about your family. He makes it personal. There's a human side of it when we're all in it together."
That human side is a major reason Kragthorpe has been able to manage his situation. It helps that Miles is a family man who has been through his own health scare – a cyst on his brain that required emergency surgery in 2001.
As much as anything, though, Miles' leadership and a pretty damn good team gave Kragthorpe the two things he needed most of all.
He said the two best cures for him are winning and laughter. He's gotten plenty of both this season.
"When you win those games, it's a lot of fun," Kragthorpe said.
Kragthorpe also hasn't had the breathing room to feel sorry for himself.
His wife Cynthia has battled multiple sclerosis for several years and that exacerbates his personal battle. But sharing a life-changing ailment has also drawn them even closer together.
|Cynthia Kragthorpe (right) has battled MS for years.
"If I ever want sympathy, I don't go home to get it," Kragthorpe said, adding that he and his wife make it a daily point to make each other laugh.
"She's tough and unselfish."
There are difficult days for sure. Kragthorpe said that while the Parkinson's doesn't prevent him from doing his job, it does make it more difficult to function at times. The side effect of rigidity is especially problematic if he sits still for too long.
Long days – a coach's companion – and road trips can be very challenging.
All along, though, Kragthorpe has plowed ahead.
"We all get concerned about him," Studrawa said. The two have forged a strong friendship the last several months. "There are those moments at the end of these long 12- or 14-hour days you work as coaches when you look back at him and you can tell he's struggling. It gets past 8 o'clock and it gets pretty tough for him.
"You know, on those days when I'm starting to get tired, I think I want to go home and sleep and I say to myself 'You selfish son of a … That guy is fighting this disease to make this team better and you want to go home and take a nap?' It brings you back to reality and is really inspirational and makes you want to work that much harder. The kids see that, too, and they feed off of it."
|Steve Kragthorpe
As time has gone by, Kragthorpe has gradually begun to gain the upper hand in his battle. His doctors have attacked the disease with medication, some of it experimental, to find a balance that works for him.
The tremors are only slightly noticeable and his coaching impact hasn't been derailed at all.
"Coach Kragthorpe's impact on me has been amazing," senior quarterback Jarrett Lee said. "I played the best football of my life this season because of him."
A lot of LSU's success can be tied back to Kragthorpe and Studrawa and how they approached the hurdles they faced.
And it's a relationship that will apparently stay in place.
Asked if he plans on being back in 2012, a smiling Kragthorpe quickly said "Looks like it. I'm hopeful. We'd better play well Monday, though."
Studrawa reiterated Sunday that he will return as the offensive coordinator as well.
And why should anything change now?
After all, the Tigers will look to add the finishing touch to arguably the best season in LSU football history on Monday and those two men have been ideal examples of what overcoming adversity means.