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Oct. 26, 2011
CHICAGO – BTN will once again provide coverage of five Big Ten fall championships, including live broadcasts during the 2011 Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament, Big Ten Men's and Women's Soccer Tournaments and delayed coverage of the Big Ten Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships.
BTN will televise live the semifinals and final of the Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament at Penn State. Live coverage of the semifinal round will begin at 10 AM ET with the second game to follow at approximately noon ET on Friday, Nov. 4. The championship game will air live on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 PM ET. Five Big Ten teams appear in the latest national poll, including No. 7 Michigan, No. 8 Penn State, No. 11 Iowa, No. 17 Ohio State and No. 20 Northwestern. The Wolverines seek their second-consecutive and sixth tournament title overall.
The network will be in Evanston, Ill., for the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament, which has returned after a two-year hiatus. Live coverage of the semifinal round will begin on Friday, Nov. 4, at 2:15 PM ET with the second game to follow at approximately 4:55 PM ET. The championship game will air live at 4 PM ET on Sunday, Nov. 6. Penn State and Illinois are ranked No. 12 and No. 20 respectively. The Nittany Lions won the last Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament in 2008.
BTN also will televise live the semifinals and final of the Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament, hosted by the University of Michigan. Semifinal coverage will air live on Friday, Nov. 11, at 1 PM ET and approximately 3:30 PM ET. The final will be carried live at noon ET on Sunday, Nov. 13. Indiana is the Big Ten's top-ranked team at No. 10 nationally, while Michigan is the reigning tournament champion.
The network will offer delayed coverage of the Big Ten Cross Country Championships at noon ET on Friday, Nov. 11. The University of Illinois will host the event. The Big Ten has five nationally ranked men's teams, featuring two in the top 10 with Wisconsin at No. 2 and Indiana at No. 7. On the women's side, four Big Ten teams are ranked in the top 30, paced by No. 15 Michigan State. The Badgers have won the last 12 Big Ten men's cross country titles, and will be seeking their 45th overall championship. The Spartans' women's team will be aiming for back-to-back conference titles and its fourth championship overall.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC), the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Company's cement and concrete businesses in the Florida area to Cementos Argos for gross cash proceeds of $720 million. Vulcan is retaining all of its aggregates operations in Florida. As part of the transaction, the Company has entered into a supply agreement to continue to provide aggregates to the divested concrete facilities, at market prices, for a period of 20 years. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.
Concurrent with this announcement, the Company is initiating a tender offer to purchase $500 million of outstanding debt. A separate announcement released today outlines the details of this tender offer.
In addition, the Company exercised an option in December to purchase land containing 136 million tons of aggregates reserves in Southern California for $117 million. The Company previously operated this quarry under a lease which was scheduled to expire in 2017. This land purchase increases pretax earnings by eliminating a $7 million per year lease payment and, via a deferred like-kind exchange, allows the Company to defer approximately $37 million of cash taxes referable to the sale of land that is part of the cement and concrete assets transaction.
The completion of the asset sale to Cementos Argos and related restructuring and other transaction-related expenses will result in a pretax gain of approximately $210 million, or $1.00 per diluted share. The $500 million reduction in long-term debt via the tender offer will reduce annual pretax interest expense by approximately $33 million and will increase annual net earnings by approximately $0.16 per diluted share. The Company expects to record a one-time charge of approximately $0.37 per diluted share associated with the premiums paid above par value and the acceleration of previously deferred finance charges.
"Divesting these non-core cement and concrete assets, at a full and fair valuation, allows us to further enhance our financial strength and strategic focus as the leading aggregates producer in the fastest-growing regions and urban markets of the United States," said Don James , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"Since announcing our asset sale plan in February 2012, we have raised more than $1 billion in proceeds from the sale of non-core assets, including today's transaction and the future production sale agreements announced last year. With this capital, total debt will have been reduced by almost $800 million, including the tender offer announced today, and we will have invested more than $240 million to acquire aggregates quarries and reserves in California, Georgia, Texas and Virginia. We remain committed to building shareholder value through the execution of our core aggregates strategy."
The assets being acquired by Cementos Argos are located in Florida and south Georgia, and include Vulcan's Newberry, Florida cement plant, Tampa and Port Manatee cement terminals and grinding facilities, 69 ready-mixed concrete sites and 13 concrete block and building material sites. Combined, these assets generated approximately $153 million in net sales and a loss of $1 million in EBITDA for the 9 month period ended September 30, 2013. Vulcan is retaining its cement segment's ground calcium operations.
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) does not define "Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization" (EBITDA). Thus, EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to earnings measures defined by GAAP. We present this metric for the convenience of investment professionals and for shareholders who need to understand the metrics we use to assess performance. We use EBITDA to assess the operating performance of our various business units and the consolidated company. We do not use this metric as a measure to allocate resources. EBITDA adds back depreciation and amortization of $27 million to an operating loss of $28 million for an EBITDA loss of $1 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013.


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In a unanimous decision, the conservative Supreme Court of Georgia ruled on March 22, 2010 that the legislature's passage of a $350,000 damage cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases violates the state constitution's guarantee of a jury trial. The law was passed by the Georgia legislature in 2005 as part of its so-called "tort reform" effort. Non-economic damages refer to claims for things like pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and, in wrongful death cases, grief and loss of companionship. In its decision, the court said that the right to a jury trial encompasses the right to have a jury determine the amount that should be awarded in damages.
While this is excellent news for the victims of malpractice in Georgia, the court's decision unfortunately has no application in Colorado, where the legislature has limited non-economic damages to just $300,000 in medical malpractice cases. The Colorado Supreme Court, unlike its Georgia counterpart, has refused to strike down the Colorado damage cap provision.


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Walking away from the fray
I had written something about last week's Richard Stallman-Jono Bacon dustup over the weekend, but then realized that it would just be more-of-the-same on a topic upon which too much attention was being spent.
The tl;dr version of what I wrote, and then deleted (you're welcome), is this:
Richard Stallman — who is a great programmer and thinker, but who exhibited again why he's not fit for a leadership role in anything — once again threw diplomacy and tact under the bus, even though he is, to a significant degree, right on the shopping lens issue. But shunning Ubuntu, at its core, flies in the face of freedom — people should be free to use whatever they want as an OS, even if it allows others to see what one is doing (though smarter folks would realize how bad this is).
Meanwhile, Jono Bacon — rather than doing the smart thing by ignoring Stallman's blog post — drags out the tired Ubuntu policy of ad hominem response to any and all criticism, throwing in a FUD accusation for good measure, before — wait for it — offering what he considers an "olive branch."
Yawn. Wake me up when Ubuntu decides to make the shopping lens issue an opt-in rather than an opt-out.
The best writing I've seen on this comes from Benjamin Kerensa in his blog here. So I'll let Benjamin drive for now while I go take care of some more important things.
UPDATE: Jono Bacon writes an apology here.
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Wednesday housecleaning
Someone asked me why I haven't responded to some of the criticism hurled at me like monkey feces (his words, cleaned up, not mine) in the comments of my blog item about forking the Free Software Foundation.
It comes down to letting people who aren't me speak their minds, since I've done that already in the blog item. As an aside, you can tell which person had read the blog all the way to the end, because there's an addendum to it that only about 20 percent of the readers of the first item actually read. The lesson here? Read the whole thing before you respond.
To be honest, I tossed most of the juvenile and the libelous comments — those who posted the former, grow up; those who posted the latter, you're welcome, and bear in mind others may not be so kind.
But to put this to rest, let me address some recurring themes here, like
You have an agenda: You're right, I have an agenda: promote digital freedom. That's it, in three words. So when roadblocks are thrown up to divert progress on this front, I advocate positions seeking to remove them. Am I suggesting Richard Stallman has become a roadblock to progress for the FSF? You think?
You're appeasing your (corporate) sponsors: When you find any sponsors on this page, let me know. This blog is my own personal commentary on what's going on in the FOSS realm. Sometimes I'm right, and sometimes I'm not. Either way, it's my reporting on FOSS developments, and my opinion on FOSS issues, that you'll find on this page.
You're an attention whore: I was pretty happy just having the 200 or so daily views on this blog before the fork-the-FSF item. I have nothing to gain by having five-figure view stats here, and on the list of things that validate my life, this blog ranks fairly low. If you like the blog, thanks for reading it and I'm grateful for your subscription. If you don't like the blog, I'm sorry it doesn't appeal to you.
When are you going to start the fork? I said in the blog I thought it would be a good idea to fork the FSF. I didn't say I'd be the one to start it, nor does having the idea mean I'm required to start it. I have much in the way of FOSS projects to keep me busy, and I wasn't suggesting that I would be your "fearless leader." On the contrary: As 20th century labor leader Eugene Debs once said, "I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I led you in, some one else would lead you out." The moral of the story here is to think and act for yourself. If someone wants to act on this idea of a fork, by all means do.
What have you done for the FSF/Free Software? This is a bogus question, because even if I hadn't lifted a finger to promote free software, I'd still have the right to express an opinion on this issue. But let's entertain the question, with cookies and milk if need be. Here's what I've done for the FSF/free software: While a student at Cabrillo College in 2007-2008, I founded the Cabrillo College GNU/Linux Users Group — not a LUG, a GNU/Linux users group; this GLUG brought RMS to speak on campus; over the last several years, I have purchased multiple copies of "Free Software, Free Society" and have given them to those folks I thought would benefit from reading it, including a donation of two copies to the Santa Cruz Public Library (which had it in stock, but they could always use more copies); I drive a car with this license plate (and, incidentally, RMS has ridden in this car from Palo Alto to Santa Cruz, and from Santa Cruz to San Francisco International Airport); I started a local business in 2009, a consultancy that promotes the use of Free/Open Source Software in the small business/home office environment; I've also done a lot of other things that are too trivial to mention. Obviously this matters more to some than it does to me, but for those who asked, there you go.
So, how about we all move forward now, once and for all?
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Upon further review . . .
Well, that was interesting. Little did I know that a simple, albeit furious and impassioned, voicing of an opinion would spark such a huge debate and brand me, to combine various comments on the blog, as an idiot drama queen with a telephone pole stuck up my hind quarters keeping the door from hitting me on the way out.
You guys . . . .
But seriously, this is "Exhibit A" for the case that cooler heads should always prevail. With the benefit of the more thought-provoking of opinions in the comments, and after discussing the issue privately with several people whose opinions I respect (even when I disagree with them), allow me to clarify, add, emblish and otherwise append some of the things I wrote in the previous item, like:
— A glaring omission: While re-reading my blog post, it mistakenly reads like it's just Richard Stallman's statement on Steve Jobs that is the sole reason for my leaving the FSF. It's not. The statement about Jobs is just a tipping point in a list of several incidents where I, and others, have run into resistance, censorship and pariah-hood by merely questioning the FSF gospel over the years that I have been a FSF member. As an aside, an e-mail exchange with FSF executive director John Sullivan — some long and detailed, some not — allowed me to air my grievances, and I am grateful to him for lending a proverbial ear to hear these concerns. Sullivan's e-mail exchanges, as well as discussions with others, show there is room for change in the organization.
— A change at the top of the FSF leadership is neccessary and vital. A fork of FSF . . . not so much. In fact, I will admit that in the heat of anger and raising the idea of a fork earlier — "better than raising a knife," someone said in an e-mail — further discussion (mostly by e-mail, some by phone) point to a slight change of heart on my part; simply put, all options should be explored. Forking should only be a final option. From discussions I've had with current and former FSFers, there is already a fork — FSFE — but more importantly, I understand from others who share my frustration that there is a growing amount of room within the organization for the reforms that, in my opinion, would make for better leadership in, and progress on behalf of, the FSF.
Interestingly, the most compelling reason and argument not to fork is that it would essentially be reinventing the wheel. Changing it, as one would change a flat tire (as one person put it in a conversation), might be more appropriate. So I may be premature in floating the idea for a fork, and such as it is with the free/open source software world, that option is always there.
— How to praise someone's accomplishments when you disagree with them: Marcel Gagne probably wrote the best look at the passing of Steve Jobs from a FOSS perspective in a recent blog item. That beats quoting a Chicago mayor by several light years, and I wish I had written that item. Thanks, Marcel.
— One thing is clear: From the comments, there is a clear line — albeit a wide gulf — separating those who want to have a rational discussion or debate about this issue from those who are merely Kool-Aid drinking dogmatards who are no different, from a behavior standpoint, than the Apple cultists they despise. Thanks to each and every one of you for commenting and/or contacting me personally: To those who wanted a meaningful discussion, I appreciate the candor; to the others, thanks for the entertainment.
As an aside, I just found out that WordPress may have been routing some responses to the spam folder, where they're deleted. I noticed this when I pulled a response out this morning. So if you haven't seen your comment, that's probably what happened. If you want to try again, I'll keep an eye out for it. If not, that's fine too.
As Forrest Gump, would say, "That's all I have to say about that."
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Time to fork the FSF
If you've read this blog for any period of time, you would have noticed, at the end of the blog, a button for the Free Software Foundation marking me as Member No. 5030.
It is no longer there, and with good reason.
So today I resigned my membership in the Free Software Foundation, so I am no longer Member No. 5030. I did so because Richard Stallman no longer speaks for me after making a completely ludicrous, tactless and heartless remark regarding the passing of Steve Jobs.
You can read the three-paragraph post here. There has also been commentary about it by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols here and by Adrian Kingsley Hughes here.
Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier probably wrote the best commentary on the issue here.
Richard Stallman crafted an outstanding software license and wrote a outstanding treatise on free software in "Free Software, Free Society," of which I have bought multiple copies and have given to people I thought would benefit from reading it.
Few have had the huevos to publicly call him out on things he's done wrong or on miscues for which he is responsible, and those who have usually have faced a barrage of criticism from free software "advocates" who've attacked them with a zeal, ironically, reserved for Apple fanboys and fangirls. But the fact remains that Stallman's dogmatic attitude and peculiar behavior has been an anchor weighing down a significant degree of progress the free software movement could have made to date.
One could argue, "OK, so he made a mistake with the Jobs thing. Give him some latitude."
No. Not anymore. This is not the first time this has happened. From the GNU/Linux insistence to the "Emacs virgin" incident to a litany of other miscues that display a clear lack of leadership skills, it's time people stopped saying, "Oh, that's just Stallman being Stallman" and hold him accountable.
So I think it behooves thoughtful free software advocates to seriously consider forking the Free Software Foundation, and create a new organization; a more flexible, more responsible organization that marries today's technological realities to the possibilities and necessities — especially the necessities — that the free software paradigm offers society.
Call me a heretic if you like, and if you want to debate this rationally, I'm up for that, too.
In the meantime, I will keep advocating for free software as I always have. However, I will do so now independently and not as a member of the FSF.
[NOTE: An addendum to this blog item can be found here.]
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Sometimes the best response is a shrug
This week there was a sort of back-and-forth starting with Brian Proffitt in one blog item about Richard Stallman's somewhat verbose Guardian article and a response by Bruce Byfield in a blog item about how he notices that lately people are picking on the Free Software Foundation. This kind of tete-a-tete is normally custom made for my participation, and last night I had thought about jumping in with both feet and an arm.
But you know what? Never mind. Just never mind. I had a whole blog item written last night. I went to bed. I woke up this morning and read my item. Then I deleted it. It's just another "fuel, meet fire" situation that, despite my standard-issue remarkable and compelling prose (ahem), would have just removed focus from more important issues and would have created ill feelings.
So I'm just going to shrug, say "Ho-kay," and write about something else.
Before I do, however, I will say that I do think Brian is right when he says that the Guardian article is another FSF broadside against open source, and that I don't agree with Bruce's arguments that the FSF is being picked on. Let's look more importantly at the latter: The FSF does a lot of great things on behalf of software freedom, and does so with remarkably few resources. For this we are truly thankful. On the other hand, the FSF tragically has made an exact science of cultivating a "my way or highway" attitude (bring up dissenting viewpoints, as I have, and see how far you go), which makes its prevalent dogmatic stance a formula for organizational rigor mortis. For this reason alone (though there are others I won't go into here), the FSF hand-delivers invitations for criticism — some of it deserved, some not — rather than than being victims of attacks for whatever reason externally. For all the great things he has done, Richard Stallman is largely responsible for this culture of dogma and rigidity, and when some — not me, but others — equate the FSF to being the FOSS equivalent of the Taliban, I'd like to argue against that comparison but, honestly, I really can't.
But never mind.
Let's go from one train wreck to another, shall we?
One of the items that is high on the tech radar today is the fact that Hewlett-Packard is about to push Leo Apotheker off the top of the building (the sentiments of some board members, it's safe to say) and replace him with — I kid you not — Meg Whitman.
Meg Whitman. I would have prefered Slim Whitman — link to Wikipedia provided so the kids here don't have to Google him. So while you read who he is, get off of my lawn.
This Whitman-for-Apotheker swap has been described as a "hangover solution" in one ZDNet blog item, a sort of "hair of the dog" after an all-night bender where the first question is, "I did . . . WHAT?!" And the best decisions are usually not made when you're hung over. Hence we have Meg Whitman waiting in the wings when, according to people at HP, they have a very capable CEO choice in house with Ann Livermore.
While it would probably be best for HP to keep someone in house at the helm — that's one vote for you, Ann, over Meg — whomever takes over hopefully will say, with one of their first utterances in charge, "Remember what we said about dumping our hardware and WebOS? We take that back."
That would be nice, but on the whole that, too, probably deserves another shrug.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
The far and the wide
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A wide assortment of issues and items have cropped up in the last several days, all of which are newsworthy and most of which cry out for comment. On the latter, that's what I do. After all, they don't call it "commentary" for nothing.
So let's take a look at some of these digital news blurbs, like
RMS: Just say no to the Cloud: For once, I am completely and unequivocally behind the man behind the GNU. Richard Stallman wrote an article appearing in the electronic version of Der Speigel outlining the dangers of so-called cloud computing. It's fairly simple — your data, held remotely, is not really your data since you don't have possession of the drive that physically holds it. Yep, call me "old school" about this, and I'll thank you for it.
But why is it in Orlando? The release schedule for Ubuntu 12.04 is out and it looks like the UDS — that Ubuntu Developer Summit to the unenlightened — will take place at the end of October or early November, in Orlando, Fla., as usual. Why? Disney World? Who knows?
Who's on first? Though not a news item per se, Carla Schroder wrote an excellent piece on Linux.com about how to find out who and what is on your network. The Linux.com tutorials and "weekend projects" are generally top notch and very educational, and this one in particular takes one through how to go about doing some router spelunking.
Meanwhile back in the Sunshine State . . .: Florida is getting a lot of attention. Red Hat is holding its North America Partner Conference on Oct. 25-27 in Miami. That's about 240 miles south of Orlando, where the UDS will be taking place about the same time, possibly. It's a straight shot down the Florida Turnpike, if you're interested. According to the VAR Guy, "the event signals a shift for Red Hat, which previously lumped partners and customers together at the annual Red Hat Summit."
Now if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment to fiddle with a newly installed version of CrunchBang.
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(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
Don't fear the beard
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During the 2010 baseball season, the San Francisco Giants — the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants (yours truly never tires of saying that) — had a slogan, "Fear the Beard." Most of the pitching staff — relievers and closer Brian Wilson specifically — were bearded pitching machines mowing down opposing batters.
Historically speaking, the tech realm and beards have never been too far apart, at least for the men. As such, there are some in the FOSS realm who deserve special recognition for not only advancing free/open source software, but also for forsaking the razor and putting a hairy face forward.
This blog item deals with beards specifically, so those with FOSS's most awesome goatees — like Red Hat's Karsten Wade, freelance FOSS journalist Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier and Oregon State University Professor Carlos Jensen, all of whom would definitely get top honors in this category — aren't included here. Sorry, guys. Same with moustaches: For example, Mark Terranova's 'stache belongs in any facial hair Hall of Fame; a piece of work that would easily get him membership in The Village People — and I mean that in a good way (however, truth be told, when he's got a beard, Mark runs with the best of 'em).
Here is a sampling of what I find are the best beards in FOSS, in no particular order other than to say that if anyone got a first prize, it would have to go to . . .
Jon 'maddog' Hall: Despite getting a lot of input from those who think Richard Stallman should get top billing, sorry, RMS: Maddog takes the prize as the FOSS advocate with historically the best beard in the realm, to which picture at right will attest. Or you could look up Father Christmas in the dictionary and, chances are, you'll find maddog's picture with the definition. Despite recently going for the Sean-Connery-as-Indiana-Jones'-Dad look (see next paragraph) to go along with the 70 or so pounds he dropped — a great thing, indeed — Hall's beard has always been the standard of epic in the FOSS beard pantheon.
[Maddog, shown at left in his new closer cropped form, comments in response to an e-mail: "And for beards, I could NEVER understand why someone would want to put a very sharp instrument close to their throat when they are only partially awake. I have not shaved since 1969 . . . ." Also, to the youngsters out there, maddog has a message: "I am glad that you are twenty . . . I enjoy seeing your youthful energy and beauty, and some days when I wake up and I am stiff, I wish I was twenty again . . . but I only wish that for about fifteen minutes." Amen to that!]
Richard Stallman: Most people I've talked to about this have said, after they stopped laughing at the topic ("No, really, I'm writing on the BEARDS of FOSS . . ."), that RMS should have the top spot, and in lieu of Jon 'maddog' Hall's change in appearance, they might be right. The bearded face that launched a thousand tools to make the Linux kernel run, and launched a free software movement to boot, has been the one most commonly associated with free-as-in-freedom software. Not only this, he also sidelines as a saint — if you've never seen the St. Ig-GNU-tius schtick, check it out. I first saw this several years ago when Stallman spoke at UC Berkeley, and it never gets old despite being bearded (and I mean that in a good way).
Timothy Budd: If you are now, or have been, a student of computer science at a university, there's a chance you may have had a class with a textbook Timothy Budd had written. An associate professor of computer science at Oregon State University — Go Beavers! — Tim has written a dozen textbooks on object-oriented programming, data structures and Leda, a multi-paradigm programming language that yours truly admits to not understanding at all. Be that as it may, Tim's advocacy for FOSS during his time at OSU — he has had me as well as others speak to his graduate classes on FOSS — and his healthy crop of hair on his chin garners him a spot on the list. Besides, since he is well known by his students for his use of the term "Administrivia," he gets on the list by simple use of that bearded word alone.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols' beard is one that most FOSS users and advocates are accustomed to seeing on a nearly daily basis when reading the latest developments in Free/Open Source Software news. Whenever there's news to be delivered, the FOSS community can count on Steven being the one who brings it to us; not only this, usually Steven is first with the news, which should garner him the nickname "Scoop." Now writing for ZDNet as well, Steven gets what is rightfully more exposure in writing news that's important to us — and to everyone else, for that matter. Steven gets extra points for being a Asheville Tourists fan — the Tourists being one of the most unique mascot names for a baseball team in the country.
Me: In an unprecedented display of unabashed ego worthy of another Larry — the CEO of Oracle whom, incidentally, has what's trying to be a beard on his face, but not doing a very good job of it (but I digress) — I like to think that my beard would rank up there among bearded FOSS titans, not because of any accomplishment of my own — OK, the Lindependence Project . . . maybe — but just by the mere fact that it grows, with Wolfman-like speed, on my face. Herein lies the story: I'm a werewolf. Just kidding — I grew first grew my beard after Jerry Garcia died in Jerry's honor, but my family hated it. So I went back and forth between having it and not having it until making a pact with my family: Even-numbered years, a moustache; odd-numbered years, the beard.
I've missed a lot of people, which is where you come in: Who did I miss and why is should their beard be in the FOSS Hairy-Faced Hall of Fame?
[Photos of Jon "maddog" Hall, Timothy Budd and Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols used by permission. The photo of Richard Stallman was taken by Copyleft and appears here under the GPL and CC-Share-Alike licenses afforded by the photographer. I haven't decided to give myself permission to use my photo, but it's probably OK.]
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation. He is also one of the founders of the Lindependence Project.)


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Rockford Lions Club member Rock Wood was recently elected to become the district governor for Lions of West Michigan District 11C-1. The district governor is the highest-ranking Lions district position, and provides policy and program oversight and administrative support for clubs in 42 towns and cities throughout West Michigan.
Wood is a 12-year member of the Rockford Lions, and is the first district governor in the 50-plus-year history of the Rockford Lions Club. He is a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award recipient, the highest form of recognition for exceptional service to the district. Wood also was recently awarded the Lions International President's Award for outstanding global service for outstanding humanitarian service coordinating, among other projects, a local tree-planting campaign in which over 12,000 trees were planted at more than 50 locations by 35 Lions clubs, working with youth groups throughout West Michigan.
Wood noted that the Lions International is the largest service organization in the world, dedicated to serving the community, with an emphasis on serving the needs of the visually and hearing impaired. In addition, the Rockford Lions Club (established in 1954) is one of the largest and most active Lions clubs in West Michigan, with more than 70 members who raise funds to support more than 15 groups/programs, such as Rockford Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, D.A.R.E., Leader Dogs for the Blind, Michigan Eye Bank, North Kent Community Services, Shop With a Cop, Sight Seer Radio, and many others.
Not only does Wood serve the local community through the Rockford Lions Club, he currently serves as a member of Optimist International (Greenville club), the Courtland Township Planning Commission, and the President Gerald R. Ford Boy Scout Council Board of Directors, which oversees the administration and activities of the Boy Scout troops and Cub Scout packs of West Michigan. Wood has also organized or volunteered for over 200 state-licensed charity events and serves many other charitable and nonprofit organizations.
Wood's professional accomplishments as an attorney for the law firm of Dickinson Wright in Grand Rapids include being listed among the Best Lawyers in America and by Michigan Super Lawyers for multiple years. This past year, he was honored as the 2012 Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year: Grand Rapids Litigation-Banking and Finance.
When asked what his main goal for governing the Lions district forward was, Wood responded, "To increase both membership and service to our communities and to involve youth in community service."


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Mean machine: BMW reveals its M3 coupe DTM racer concept ahead of its return to the race series in 2012 after an 18-year absence.
21 July 2011
By HAITHAM RAZAGUI
AFTER an 18-year hiatus, BMW will return to the European Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft (DTM) race series next year with an M3 Coupe-styled race car.
The Bavarian marque's comeback means touring car fans will once more be able to enjoy the spectacle of the big three German premium brands in a three-way battle on bitumen.
Hans Werner Aufrecht, co-founder of AMG and chairman of DTM's umbrella organisation ITR eV said: "I am personally looking forward to again seeing the three premium brands of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz competing against each other on the race track. Our fans have waited a long time for this."
Indeed, competition has already started, with BMW's off-track arch rival Audi announcing its switch from A4 sedan-styled race car to one based on its facelifted A5 coupe – on the same day BMW released pictures and details of its M3 DTM following the car's debut in concept form at a DTM show event in BMW's home town of Munich.
Audi released computer renderings of its 'R17'A5 DTM car but says they "merely suggest" what it will look like. Fans will have to wait until the Frankfurt motor show in September to see the real thing.
Audi R17 DTM racer.The move from sedan to coupe-styled racers from two of the three competing manufacturers begs the question: Will Mercedes-Benz enter a C-class Coupe next season?
DTM regulations stipulate the use of a 4.0-litre, 90-degree angle petrol V8 and BMW claims its 353kW M3 DTM racer can sprint from 0-100km/h in "about" than three seconds, on the way to a 300km/h top speed.
The 2011 Mercedes-Benz C-class is more powerful at 368kW and both Benz and BMW trump Audi's 340kW effort, which the company says is being carried over from the existing A4 DTM "nearly unchanged".
New rules for the 2012 DTM season force all competitors to use certain standard components, reducing costs for entrants and making the cars more closely matched.
All cars in the 2012 season must be built around a new carbon-fibre monocoque featuring six energy-absorbing crash structures and a steel roll-cage to protect drivers from the force of impacts and reduce the likelihood of fuel tank rupture – because the tank is integrated into the monocoque.
Audi Sport head of technology Martin Mühlmeier explained: "Up to now, a bearable side force of 80kN at a specified point has been required, whereas for the 2012-specification vehicles 360kN across the whole length of the sidewall is now required.
"This means that the monocoque has not only been reinforced at a certain point but across the entire length."
Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz cooperated with DTM to develop and agree on the new regulations. Mr Aufrecht said he has "the greatest respect" for the three competing manufacturers, who have "put their own interests aside in favour of this cause".
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I recently dove into figuring out ways to get rid of the 4 comcast rental boxes I have and switch to an HTPC whole home setup. There are so many software options to choose from that I am completely lost. MythTV, XBMC, WMC, openelec, mediabrowser, etc etc etc.
Top priority is smoothly working live TV in every room along with DVR functionality. If possible, I would also like to be able to use the same setup to stream all of my saved media (music, pictures, etc). I will most likely be using HDHR prime and HDHR plus for tuners. (I can always get internal tuners if those are recommended)
I have numerous computers with varying performance capabilities that I can use for backend.
Frontend is where it gets tricky. Ease of use and remote control options are key. Ideally I'd like to purchase a number of raspberry pi's, but based on what I've read they're hit/miss on live TV performance. Any other low power/small/cheap setups that are recommended for frontend?
Sorry folks, I know this has been asked a bazillion times but every thread i could find had different suggestions and I couldn't get any sort of consensus on the matter.
Thank you!!
I'm currently working to get rid of all but 1 of my Comcast cable boxes (so I can keep On-Demand),
This allows one channel guide and one recording list for all the multiple TV locations for LiveTV and recorded TV. It also allows to to view lots of other content on your network.
I actually run my win7-WMC machine as a virtual machine (headless) on my VMware server, but it should also work as a real physical machine for you.
If you can get MythTV to work with whatever internal tuners you want, you only need to install OpenELEC (which is XBMC by the way) on four NUC devices (1 for each comcast box) and install the MythTV plugin on each box and you're done...
The challenge is getting MythTV to work... the OpenELEC part can be completed in 15 minutes for all four NUC boxes...
You can put all the media you want to share on the same box that is running MythTV, and use NFS to share media to all NUC boxes...
TVHeadend is another good one if you cannot get MythTV to work...
TVHeadend is light weight and easier to set up than MythTV, and also has an XBMC plugin...
I wouldn't recommend anything windows... M$ is crapware in this arena...
Good Luck
Does MythTV handle the encrypted channels from Comcast ? All Comcast channels are now encrypted (no clear QAM), I'm not referring to the Premium channels.
What do you do you do for a channel guide with MythTV ? With WMC it is provided for free, and all NUC clients use the same guide and recorded TV list so no duplicates occur.
I like openELEC very much, MythTV not so much.
Network tuners like HD Homerun Prime are much better than internal PCIe based or usb tuners, IMO.
There are two issues to separate: encryption and digital rights management. Tuners like the HDHomerun Prime with a cable card decrypt cable channel content. DRM flags (Copy freely, Copy once, Copy never) then determines whether you can record them. Some cable franchises plaster copy restrictions on channels that, in theory, should not have them. I don't know about Comcast in your area.
What do you do you do for a channel guide with MythTV ? With WMC it is provided for free, and all NUC clients use the same guide and recorded TV list so no duplicates occur.
In North America, MythTV users should use SchedulesDirect for guide info ($25/year). SD is a cooperative venture supporting a variety of open source projects and provides accurate listing information for 2 weeks or more in the future. Well worth it. Myth refreshs the guide info daily and, of course, maintains a recording history so you don't have to record duplicates.
I like openELEC very much, MythTV not so much.
Network tuners like HD Homerun Prime are much better than internal PCIe based or usb tuners, IMO.
Donno much about openELEC; MythTV is very strong in using your recording rules to capture as much of your desired content as possible and making it available throughout your home network.. If Comcast has reasonable policies in your area, the HDHomerun Prime is a popular choice with Myth. You can get user support from the forum and the wiki:
thank you all very much for the responses, so it seems either MythTV or windows are the way to go. What do you suggest for the main server computer and the "set top boxes"? I will never use the server PC at all except to store content. Low power is probably ideal since I imagine it has to be on all the time? I think I have an intel E2160 computer sitting around not being used with either 2 or 4gb of ddr2 ram. will this be good enough?(power management options such as wake from sleep never seem to work correctly for me).
Think Raspberry pi is an option for either of your suggestions? Only reason I'm stressing the pi is specifically for power consumption. If there are really low power alternatives I am all ears! I would hate to have a fully functional 150W+ htpc running in every room if I can avoid it.
EDIT: wow what planet have I been on. didn't even catch what your NUC reference meant until i googled it lol. I think this would most definitely be the way to go, but at over 200 bucks a pop it isn't worth the money for me. raspberry pi is still my top option if it works properly. Or chromecast???
Do any of you guys have multi-room setups that you can give me an example of that is easy to use for non-techies in my family and that won't break the bank
I'd suggest testing a Pi as an XBMC playback device before sticking to that decision. While they are a neat concept, they end up being used a lot like netbooks were. They are "just shy" of meeting most peoples needs, and end up being "hardware" in search of a purpose
The bay-trail NUC would be a better choice, or the Asus Chromebox if there is a true way to get it to boot a linux distro without having to do something ridiculous like pressing "Ctrl+D" or it boots to Chrome instead. The Asus Chromebox is otherwise the cheapest given the inflation that memory has seen these days. Fortunately you only need 2GB per machine, so a good deal on a NUC may get you better hardware for the same price if you use 2GB ddr3 and a USB3 8 or 16 GB flash drive to boot. Although the 2955U should be up to the task of standard and HD playback just fine.
The biggest detriment that keeps most from using a Pi for this scenario is the slow menu and skin performance, so that's why I would suggest trying it out. Nobody's going to want to embrace the change if it feels like you are navigating a powerpoint presentation to view your libraries and change channels
Also, I'd highly recommend OpenELEC for the HTPCs. Can't beat the simplicity. I'm not sure which distro they started with when they set out to create an "XBMC embedded Linux entertainment center" but you get all the benefits of linux (smart resource usage, runs quick from usb 3 drive, low ram requirements) along with an appliance like OS that feels like nothing more than your XBMC front end.
Rather than setting up myth and hooking openelec into that, I'd suggest using W7 for your server and install serverwmc. A couple notes on this
The biggest detriment that keeps most from using a Pi for this scenario is the slow menu and skin performance, so that's why I would suggest trying it out. Nobody's going to want to embrace the change if it feels like you are navigating a powerpoint presentation to view your libraries and change channels
I don't find that to be the case at all with my Pi, the menu performance is more than acceptable, although I haven't tested it with live TV. The Gotham version of XBMC has gone a long way in being more CPU friendly with the Pi.
I'm heavily invested into MythTV, and I'm always looking at ways to make the frontends smaller and cheaper. I'm always looking at ways to integrate MythTV better with my needs.
Here's what I found. If Live TV and recording playback is your primary focus, stick with MythTV for both your backend and frontends.
XBMC is slick, but MythTV does it really well also, plus it handles your live TV and recordings. Then you're not fumbling with multiple interfaces.
Comcast in Chicago allows all channels to be be played and recorded, except for premium channels (HBO) with cable card. I can't speak for other areas of the country, but surprisingly, Comcast is the most friendly with the HDHomerun Prime.
For a backend, use your most powerful available computer. Especially if you're streaming to multiple frontends. My MythTV backend operates as a frontend, backend, but also a Subsonic music server so I can stream my music library to my iPhone/iPad and other devices/computers. I'm doing that with a Core 2 Duo with 4 GB of RAM. I have one other frontend that's constantly on. Seems like the computer handles everything fine, but would I suggest going smaller? Probably not.
MythTV is not the most friendly program to set up. If you've never done it, prepare to pound your head on the desk for awhile. There's a lot that's not very intuitive. The MythTV developers don't have a marketing department to go through their processes to make them more user friendly. So you end up with incoherent ramblings of brilliant people.
I don't suggest prepackaged MythTV distros like Mythbuntu. I also don't recommend the route I eventually took, which was Arch Linux with MythTV built into it. Start with a simple Linux distro like Mint XFCE and add MythTV from the repository and go from there. You'll have a much easier time getting it running that way.
sorry for the late response got busy with work, being a salaried employee is harsh lol. I will take all of your feedback into consideration. I bought an HDHRP (but really wanted to wait for the new version that is still not out yet). I also decided to buy a PI for now so I can test it out in my bedroom. I figured if it works okay for me then I can tolerate the slowness, and I can get a better performing frontend for my non-technical family members.
I think initially just to test out all the equipment i'll be going the WMC route since I already have 4 desktops available with W7 installed and I have a family pack license for W7 that I can put on a fresh build if I decide to.
If i'm satisfied with the results, I'll start tinkering with the MythTV/XBMC options. If i'm not satisfied, then i guess comcast chicago will take my money again
Thank you all very much!
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Friday's draw for the UEFA Champions League set up some tantalizing round-of-16 matches: David Beckham's AC Milan against his old team, Manchester United, and Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan against his old team, Chelsea, among others.
For the first time, each of the legs will be spread over two weeks, so
only two games will be played each day.
Feb. 16/March 10
AC Milan vs. Man. United
vs. Real Madrid
Feb. 17/March 9
Porto vs. Arsenal
Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina
Feb. 23/March 17
Olympiakos vs. Bordeaux
Stuttgart vs. Barcelona
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1 bedroom on mezzanine, sleeps 2
Situated in a quiet and leafy square in the oldest part of Port Grimaud, with spectacular views across the Canals, this apartment is literally just a few seconds from the beach and within a short stroll of the market place, restaurants and little boutiques. It faces Southwest, so you can sit in the apartment, gazing at the fabulous view, glass in hand and sunbathe until the sun sets behind the mountains.
A spacious living room with 2 comfortable large sofas
A dining area with a table and four chairs.
A kitchen fully equipped with dishwasher, refrigerator,microwave oven and gas hob.
Bathroom with powerful shower.
An attractive mezzanine floor with double bed with views of the water.
Free residents parking - you can off-load luggage outside the apartment and then, using the plastic parking permit which is left inside the apartment, park the car just a 5 minute walk away.
Other nearby villages: Within short driving distance, there are the medieval hill-top towns of Gassin, Grimaud and Ramattuelle. Further a field there are many famous towns such as Grasse (perfumes centre), Cannes/Nice and the Cotes D'Azur, Aix en Provence. For those interested in walking there is a coastal path that runs for many kilometres around the beaches and headlands. Nearby there are many activities available nearby, so whether you want to relax quietly, explore or have an action packed holiday there is plenty here to chose from.
Other Activities: boating, snorkeling, glass bottom boats, canoeing, mini golf, karting, water parks, fun fair, bowling, casinos, wine tasting, galleries, markets.
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A room with a view
What a lovely place to stay and what a view. I have been going to port grimaud for years and found this apartment a great place to relax in and watch the world go by. Huge windows lovely comfy sofas to lounge in wine in hand nibbles close by. What more could you want, a short stroll to the centre or the beach. Newly refurbed bathroom and all amenities available in the kitchen to make for a super holiday. I would definitely recommend this stylish apartment.
Superb property with stunning location
We have just returned from what can only be described as a stunning week at the property.
The location is possibly the best in Port Grimaud being just far enough away from the crowds but close enough for a short stroll to enjoy the the shops and restaurants.
Watch the yachts passing by in the afternoon with the sun coming through the large windows or take the 2 minute walk to beach and free water taxi's.
The facilities are superb and impeccable with a really spacious lounge / dining room.
If you forget the supermarkets are closed on a Sunday as we did, there is a Spar in the main square in St Tropez (15 mins by car) which is open for the essentials.
Thanks Sally for the superb communication prior to us leaving and info about the area.
Steve and Nicki
An Idyllic Retreat
I have stayed in this apartment many times over the past few years - it is one of my favourite holiday destinations. The property is ideally located in a quiet area of Port Grimaud with an outlook onto the entrance to the marina. The property is well equipped / maintained and always clean on arrival. I particularly love the free use of the water taxis and the evening strolls around the main square and beautiful streets and alleyways. The beach is lovely and couldn't be more convenient.
Excellent location
This apartment is situated at the beginning of the waterways in Port Grimaud village and we could watch all the different boats coming and going. The apartment was clean, comfortable and well equipped. We were on the first floor and had big windows overlooking the water that opened out to let air in. As it was hot we could safely leave these open night and day. It was a short walk, about 7 minutes, to walk to the main square and only a few minutes to the beach. We ate in Le Plaisancier and Rialto Pizza and had good food at reasonable prices. The ice cream parlours are also very good. We had a great time and the owners were easy to communicate with. Would thoroughly recommend their lovely apartment
This apartment was as listed. It was well situated to look over the water to see the boats coming and going. We thought we would miss a balcony but the large windows were more than adequate. The kitchen was well equipped for our needs. We liked Port Grimaud. It truly represented an old fishing village.
We're certainly looking to another visit to this apartment next year. Thank you Sally for being so helpful.
Best Location in Port Grimaud
We couldn't have wished for a more beautiful Honeymoon get away.......
Such a truly amazing location within Port Grimaud, you couldn't get better.The beach was directly behind the apartment, the boat to St.Tropez was a stones throw away, and the walk into the center of Port Grimaud was also a pleasant stroll.....
The apartment was better than described, with a superb bathroom/kitchen and relaxing spacious living area.
We were concerned that the apartment didn't have a balcony, however with both windows opened fully it was just the same as sat out on a terrace/balcony.
The apartment was immaculate, and well laid out. we could have easily stayed for a month and not feel claustrophobic.
It was extremely hot when we visited, in the 30's. And with no air con we did have to sleep with the fans blowing on us all night, which took some getting used to the noise. [hence only 4 stars and not the 5 given] But for the money we paid per week we could hardly complain, we we're practically living in 5* luxury accommodation [just minus the air con]
This apartment defiantly exceeded any expectations we had and we would book again in a split second.
Communication when booking and whilst in Port Grimaud was also very good.
Will be recommending to friends/family
Activity and Interests
Port Grimaud - 'Venice in Provence' Port Grimaud is a scenic and tranquil coastal town in a magical setting overlooking the Gulf of St Tropez. Small boats are available to explore the charming shops and restaurants in and around the town's characteristic waterways. Port Grimaud holds markets twice a week where you can buy excellent local produce and crafts and there is a supermarket complex at La Foux, just a mile's drive away. Water taxis are available to take you to St Tropez, where artists display their work and designer shops and restaurants line the quaint old streets or you could hire your own speedboat for the short trip across the water.
Prices and Availability
Rental rates
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Event Price
3 Jun 2017 - 23 Sep 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
30 Sep 2017 - 16 Dec 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
My Standard Rate
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
Additional pricing information
|Refundable Damage Deposit
|Linen and Towels for 2
security deposit £150 per week.
Owner's Cancellation Policy
- 12
- Available
- 12
- Unavailable
Property Type
- apartment
- Luxury
- Romantic
- Hair Dryer
- Parking
- 4 Ring Stove
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Hob
- Toaster
- Dining Area
- Books
- Books - Fiction / Non-fiction
- Television
- not suitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair inaccessible
Location Type
- beach
- waterfront
- bay
- marina
- restaurants
- winery tours
Leisure Activities
- beachcombing
- sight seeing
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- groceries
- hospital
- laundrette - serviced
- medical services
Sports & Adventure Activities
- fishing
- jet skiing
- paragliding
- sailing
- diving
- snorkelling
- bay fishing
- swimming
- tennis
- water skiing
- wind-surfing
Floor Area
- 40 m²
- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- 1 Bedroom, Sleeps 2
- Bedroom 1 - 1 Double Bed
- Bedroom is on an open mezzanine.
- Gated Community
- Self-catering
House Rules
- Max. occupancy: 2
- not suitable for children
- pets not allowed
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Stony Brook, N.Y. – The New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse honored the No. 20/18 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team for a banner 2014 campaign at halftime Sunday's game vs. Chesapeake. The game was played at LaValle Stadium, where the #Seawolves knocked off then- No. 19/19 Albany, 7-1, for a second straight America East title May 4, and aired live nationally on CBS Sports Network.
Led by head coach Joe Spallina, who is also the head coach of the Lizards, the Seawolves won a program-record 17 games in 2014, including a 10-8 win over Towson in the NCAA Tournament May 9.
With 60 percent of the team's goal scoring from 2013 lost to graduation, Spallina reloaded with some of the top-performing rookies in the conference and country. The Seawolves placed a league-high four players on the America East All-Rookie Team in Long Island natives Dorrien Van Dyke (Northport, N.Y.), Courtney Murphy (Shirley, N.Y.), Kristin Yevoli (Massapequa, N.Y.) and Alyssa Guido (Rocky Point, N.Y.). Van Dyke, who led freshmen nationally with 68 points, was named America East Rookie of the Year, first-team all-conference and to the ILWomen.com All-Rookie Team. Joining her on the ILWomen.com All-Rookie Team was Murphy, who paced Division I freshmen with 61 goals.
In a year that saw the young offense take shape, the Seawolves received one of the best season-long performances in NCAA history from their defense. Stony Brook yielded 5.31 goals per game, breaking its own national mark from the 2013 season, and held opponents to single-digit goals in 19 of 21 games.
Senior goalie Frankie Caridi, the nation's leader in goals-against average (5.17) and save percentage (.542) for the second consecutive year, became Stony Brook's second Tewaaraton semifinalist and third IWLCA All-American. ILWomen.com and Lacrosse Magazine named Caridi Goalie of the Year, and the America East coaches dubbed her Defensive Player of the Year. She and junior midfielder Michelle Rubino were named to the IWLCA All-Region First Team.
Stony Brook will return 90.8 percent of its goal as it looks to play deep into May next season.


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Milford, Matamoras and Port Jervis got hit with a powerful storm on the afternoon of July 2. The rain and wind knocked out power to thousands of customers served by Orange & Rockland Utilities. Brian Altomare of LugLess on (an aptly named) Water Street in Milford had to bail out his store several times until the storm dissipated. This weather pattern has repeated itself with strong bursts in some areas ever since.
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text: http://sport.idnes.cz/budu-se-pripr...e-p92-/sporty.asp?c=A100512_141522_sporty_fil translation: Tomas to train overseas in summer "It's time to try something new" he said to himself. The olympic season wasn't exactly succesfull for Tomas and that prompted him to some radical changes.The European Champion of 2008 decided to atleast temporarily cancel the cooperation with trainers Vlasta Koprivova and Michael Huth. Instead of going to Oberstdorf to prepare himself for the upcoming season, Tomas decided to have a look overseas. "I decided, that I want to try out the system of training they use overseas. I don't know if this will be good or bad for me, that's why I first want to try it. I will go to a couple of places and try it out" said Verner The main difference will be that he won't have a trainer all to himself. Untill now he always had 100% attention from the trainer. "Canadian/American attitude is that there is a trainer, but just supervise and make appropriate cofrrection when they see a problem. For the rest the girls and the boys just skate and focus by themselves." said the 23 year old figure skater about the difference between Europe and the USA. His trainers Mrs. Koprivova and Mr. Huth are at peace with his decision. "They understand me and we didn't part in a bad way. With Mrs Koprivova I anyway still work together. I will be on ice with her in May and June and then I will fly away" said Tomas. However he does not know yet if he will stay there or return to his trainers here in Europe. "I don't know if I will like it overseas or not. When I will like it there, I will stay there. If not, I will come back here and train with my old team. " said Tomas He will come back from training in the US and Canada at the beginning of september. The exact program now is that he will try out in Toronto, New Jersey and Detroit. "I will be at every location for about a week or 10 days. I want to try out everything, so I can see even off the ice, how everything works." said Verner, who at one point even train with legendary coach Brian Orser, coach of Olympic gold medalist Yu-na Kim. Verner also decided to work on the psychological aspect, which failed him already a couple of times. "I am taking more extreme steps than I ever did. I didn't wanna tell everyone about it though untill now. I started to work with a person now who doesn't really have the classical approach to this problem" said Tomas. The new method will involve training, not sitting, or so he heard. "We will see what it will bring me. I still have a month and a half and I have really high expectations of this" Said Tomas. His new psychologist otherwise devotes his time to boxers and wrestlers. In summer tomas will work on his new programs. "I want to enter the new season with a new SP and LP. I don't want to keep anything for last season and it will be like a whole new beginning." said Tomas.


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Ecuador's re-elected Correa vows media and land reforms
By Eduardo Garcia and Brian Ellsworth
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa vowed on Monday to press ahead with laws to control the media and redistribute land to the poor as he looks to deepen his socialist revolution after a resounding re-election victory.
Correa, a pugnacious 49-year-old economist, trounced his nearest rival by more than 30 percentage points on Sunday to win a new four-year term. He has already been in power for six years, winning broad support with ambitious social spending programs.
His re-election triumph could set him up to become Latin America's most outspoken critic of Washington as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is struggling to overcome cancer.
But Correa will have to balance his desire for an agenda similar to Chavez's radical socialism with a need for pragmatic negotiations with foreign investors to raise Ecuador's oil production and spur the mining industry.
He focused on his socialist reforms on Monday, saying he'd push through legislation that has been blocked by opposition leaders in Congress.
"The first thing we'll do is to push through key laws that have been left to wither as a way of hurting Correa, but this has actually hurt the country," Correa said in an interview with regional television network Telesur.
Those include a proposed land redistribution drive to give terrain deemed unproductive to poor peasants and setting up a showdown with large banana and flower producers, much the way Chavez took on Venezuelan ranchers during a decade-long land expropriation campaign.
Correa's plan to create a state watchdog group to determine if media have published inappropriate content also echoes Chavez's controls over television and cable broadcasters, and would extend Correa's vitriolic fight with opposition media. Continued...


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With all of those statements you list, you are definitely around the wrong people.Originally Posted by Euclidean
How do you think our great grandfathers would see us?
They would probably look at us with the same disdain that is commonly used when "country people" come in contact with "city people". They would probably shake their head in disgust....
How do you think the ghost of Jim Bowie feels about Texans not being able to possess a Bowie knife?
He would probably wonder why he ever wasted his time and put his ass on the line for what we have become.
How can we insult our veterans this way?
It's easy when society becomes backward. Our society now makes certain they protect the rights of the criminals and turn their backs on the rights law abiding citizens. It's the same society that insures they "rehabilitate" those that have broken our laws and ignore those that have risked their life on our behalf. We tolerate too much that we shouldn't and don't tolerate what we should. I hate it.


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my favorite videogame death :P
Only plays Magic DPS Classes, Healers and Machinist/Engineers.
Playing MMO: FFXIV (Balmung)
Waiting On: FFXV, KH3, Tree of Savior, RE:FFVII · Saving For: New Computer
Summer break is coming up for me. Maybe it's time to dust off my PS1 and replay FFIX or finally beat FFVIII.
I actually want square to bring this style back. They could polish it up a bit, but they should get rid of the crap they did with FFXIII, and probably FFXV to.
and yeah i love the bright colors in FFX. and this whole world that looks untouched by mankind because it gets destroyed by sin. lots of nature and almost no machine :P
i prefer final fantasy to either be all nature, or the oposide.. rusty and filty like, like in FF7 :P
ff13 looked too shiny and clean to me with the exception of gran pulse. and 15 seems to follow a similar path. a futuristic city where everything looks clean and serious.
im not really good at explaining but u get the idea ;p
my favorite videogame death :P
Gonna play this until Dark Souls 2 releases on steam. I remember that i was hyped for it and i completely forgot about it .
also the ps3 version runs on 1080p
also i read vita struggles to maintain 30fps with lots of characters onscreen. either way both the ps3/vita versions are a huge improvement overall
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my favorite videogame death :P
So while the ps3 version runs on 1080p, on a bigger screen it still won't look as great as on a smaller screen with the same resolution. Basicly the ps3 version gets stretched out the bigger your TV screen is, while the vita version gets cropped in. Now if you were talking about comparison between Vita TV, then I could kind of see your point. There's no patch for vita TV yet, though.


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At a modest press conference in his high school's library, the five-star defensive tackle prospect from Cardinal Mooney put pen to paper and signed his national letter of intent stating his desire to play football in Columbus. Flanked by his parents, John and Renee, Simon sat at a round table that seemed ill-equipped to handle a player of his size.
"Today's a great honor that I'm entering the Buckeye family," he told BuckeyeSports.com just before faxing his letter in. "I'm real excited about that. It seems like I've been waiting for it for a while. It's exciting that today is finally the day."
With that, the state's Division IV defensive player of the year was officially a Buckeye. The day was almost anti-climactic for a player like Simon, who had first issued his verbal commitment to the program one day after Christmas, 2007.
Since them, Simon said he has kept in touch with other members of the class of 2009 as it eventually grew to 25 members.
"I keep in touch with a lot of them weekly," he said. "They're all very excited."
The Buckeyes are excited about landing a player with Simon's physical attributes. Listed at 6-3, 265 pounds, he is one of three five-star prospects as ranked by Scout.com in OSU's class.
"I'm honored by that fact," he said. "I'm hoping to make a big impact, but I feel that we're all equal in the recruiting class. We're all coming in fresh as freshmen so we're all going to have the same opportunity."
A viewpoint like that is not surprising for a player like Simon, Mooney head coach P.J. Fecko said.
"It's been well-documented how good he is on the field and what an athlete he is and all those things, but I think that the one thing that's going to be sorely missed is how John is off the field," he said. "John is a quality person with high character and a great leader. When you have those types of things for a guy off the field, those are the parts that are really missed."
Simon said he is hoping to make a quick impact when he gets to Columbus by impressing the coaching staff with his physicality and work ethic – the two traits OSU's coaches told him they admire in him.
Fecko said he feels that Simon will be able to fit nicely into head coach Jim Tressel's program.
"I think he's going to be highly successful," he said. "It's a great mix. The program that Coach Tressel has down there and the things that they do, John fits well. John is an ultimate team player, a highly disciplined person, somebody that is very dedicated to his team and somebody that's going to be successful."
In addition to Tressel, OSU defensive line coach and defensive coordinator Jim Heacock helped recruit Simon for the Buckeyes.
"He's just a great coach," Simon said. "You could tell he's just a hard worker. He really gets after it every day. That's a big reason why I chose Ohio State."
An alumnus of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Simon will be joined at OSU on the defensive line by another five-star talent in Garfield Heights, Ohio, end Melvin Fellows.
"That would be great," he said. "We're really looking forward to getting after it and hopefully playing side by side."
In addition to his relationships with a number of the players set to attend OSU this fall, Simon said he grew close with quarterback Tajh Boyd before he committed to Clemson as the two played in the Army game. Despite the fact that Boyd spurned the Buckeyes for the Tigers, Simon said the two stay in contact and that he does not begrudge Boyd's decision.
"I was close to Tajh Boyd and I still am even though he committed to Clemson," he said. "He had a great game. We're all very close. I feel like we're a family already coming into Ohio State.
"He has to pick what's best for him, and I really respect that. I think he made a great decision so he's very excited about it. I support him all the way."
As for himself, Simon said he feels there is still plenty of work to be done before he can be considered a player worthy of his five-star ranking.
"I can improve everywhere," he said. "I'm just working hard right now, trying to improve all attributes of my game so when I get to college I'm ready to go."


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here is my car, hopefully this works( I don't really know how to post pics)
MY mods:
Engine: Turbo Xs cat-less up pipe, Tsudo stainless cat-less down pipe.(YES EBAY! 30,000 miles old and no problems, great fit) Apex-i N1 cat back, Turbo Xs RFL BOV, OEM Sti intercooler(with 1-1/4in tilt), samco intercooler hoses, Homemade intercooler wind splitter, Sliencer removal w/K+N air filter, Ported throttle, Ported intercooler elbows, 3/16's mod(if that counts) walbro 255lph fuel pump. Billit aluminum "dog-bone mount", homemade solid trans. mount.
Suspension: Perrin adj. rear swaybar w/links, front lower H-brace(froget the brand but was a more expensive one)
Exterior/Interior: Painted stock headlights, Painted side-markers, Stock rims "bronzed", Badge-less, B+M short shifter w/bushings, Auto-meter boost gauge(matches factory gauges) mounted on steering coulmn cover.
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Characterizing the Local Food Environment in Albuquerque, New Mexico: A Dual Perspective of Retailer and Consumer
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/13097
Characterizing the Local Food Environment in Albuquerque, New Mexico: A Dual Perspective of Retailer and Consumer
Lenzer, Kathryn
Duvall, Chris
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Zandbergen, Paul
Carr, John
Carr, John
University of New Mexico. Dept. of Geography
Degree Level
This research used local produce as a way to investigate the construction and meaning of the local food environment by food retailers and consumers in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The research consisted of three components. First, the observed local food environment was defined through store surveys that were conducted in 193 food retail outlets and farmers' markets in the Albuquerque study area. These surveys were performed in order to collect information, through signage and other advertising materials, about how retailers defined "local" produce. The subsequent qualitative text analysis on these materials allowed for several themes to emerge that characterized the observed local food environment. Spatial themes included natural, political, radial and conceptual boundaries, while embedded value themes included environmental, social, economic, cultural and quality values. Second, these resulting themes were combined into a Likert scale questionnaire that collected attitudes from consumers about local food in order to understand how the local food environment was perceived. Through the analysis of survey responses, consumers' attitudes towards themes found in the observed local food environment were evaluated. Consumer questionnaire responses were given an overall score and then categorized based upon the stores at which the consumer bought produce. Third, consumer responses were linked back to their appropriate retailer category to conclude if attitudes about local produce were affected by where the respondent shopped for produce. Results indicate that there are many similarities between the retailer-defined and consumer-perceived definitions of local produce through the use of spatial criteria and embedded values, but these definitions are variable and the motivations for retailers and consumers to define various criteria of "local" are different. Additionally, although consumers do not appear to receive information regarding meanings and definitions of local produce exclusively through the retailers at which they shop, both retailers and consumers display a need to have some sort of defined space as "local". However, despite this need to define a space as local, a stark absence of cartographic visualization was found within retail outlets to communicate the spatial meaning of local.
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Complete 2011 Meet-by-Meet Results
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Seven Ivy League women's track & field athletes turned in marks worthy of top 25 rank among all NCAA Division I competitors during the first month of outdoor competition. Those standout invididual performances, along with many other solid times and marks so far this season have led to seven of the eight Ivies earn rank in the first regular-season USTFCCCA Regional polls, released April 5.
Princeton tops the Mid-Atlantic Region while Penn comes in at No. 7. In the Northeast Region, Cornell opens the season at No. 1. Harvard is No. 6, Columbia is No. 7, Dartmouth is No. 9 and Yale is No. 10.
The Tigers and Big Red combine for four of the League's seven top 25 performers. Cornell's Kim Standridge holds the highest current ranking, currently listed at No. 12 in the 800m run following a 2:07.78 time at the Titan Twilight on March 25. Teammate Janel Parker is ranked No. 24 in the event after running a 2:08.78 at the Titan Twilight. The third Big Red athlete making the list is Molly Glantz in the 400m hurdles. Glanzt holds the current 24th best time, 59.36, which she achieved on March 19 at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invite.
Princeton's Emma Ruggiero is currently ranked No. 17 in the hammer throw after a toss of 194-3/59.21m on April 2 at the Princeton Sam Howell Invitational.
Columbia's Sharay Hale, the Female Outstanding Performer at both the 2010 and 2011 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships, ran a 54.05 400m dash on April 1 at the 2011 Florida Relays, currently the 22nd fastest time in the nation. Hale also leads all Ivies with a season-best mark of 24.20 in the 200m dash, also achieved at the Florida Relays.
Rounding out the Ivies with top 25 times are Harvard's Claire Richardson and Dartmouth's Abbey D'Agostino, both in the 5,000m. Richardson achieved a time of 16:22.15 on March 31 at the Colonial Relays, good for 18th in the nation. D'Agostino holds the 19th fastest time, 16:23.50, set on March 25 at the Raleigh Relays.


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**rears sold fronts only**
3 years ago I was planning to bag my girlfriends MKIV so we bought these used HPS struts from Kevin at AAC along with a brand new set of rear bags. We never installed any of it due to the breakup so this stuff has been sitting around. Looking to sell the fronts for $500, perfect for anyone trying to do a budget build on a MKIV. More pictures can be taken if needed just pm me on here, leader lines do come with the bags but the viair black face gauges do not. I had these struts out today and everything looks fine on them, there is just one rub spot(on the metal) where it looks like someone was running too wide of a wheel but it's just cosmetic. Looking to get $500 or best offer.
EDIT: Also selling a brand new set of SMC 3/8" valves with mounting brackets. The cheapest 3/8" valves you can get from bagriders are asco's at $32 a peice. The SMCs are listed at $35 a peice which would make this a $280 set at retail. I'm willing to part with them for $200 shipped.


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Just Some Apple Cases
No big deal. Just a few Apple cases. Certainly not the tipping point that will turn Apple from being a successful company to a legitimate world power. Don't sweat it. Just keep buying Apple stuff. Because why? Because it's cool! And then please remain calm as the iPolice enforce new privacy settings in your neighborhood.
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Rigoberto González on Three Poetry Contests that Seek to Remedy
The Los Angeles Review of Books has Rigoberto González discussing the merits of the poetry contest within the context of a more diverse literary landscape–the winners of three contests in particular serve "as antidotes to the underrepresentation of minority poets."
The first of these to be featured is the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, steered by Letras Latinas, an initiative of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, which chose Laurie Ann Guerrero for A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying; second, the longstanding Asian-American poetry organization Kundiman, who, along with Alice James Books, picked Matther Olzmann's Mezzanines; and third, the Carolina Wren Poetry Series, which "demonstrates a clear commitment to this mission, selecting works by poets from diverse communities including women, ethnic minority, and LGBT authors. L. Lamar Wilson's Sacrilegion is shaped by a black gay identity."
González reviews in full each of the books. Here's an excerpt from his thinking on Sacrilegion:
Wilson's contribution begins with poems that cover a part of the journey when every gay man becomes aware of his difference and its dangers: school bullying because he plays games for girls in "Woe Unto Sons," the unsettling recognition of the self in the body of another gay relative in "Family Reunion, 1993," the innocent homoerotic fantasies that become not-so-inconsequential in the era of AIDS in "It Could Happen to Anyone: A Letter to the Boy." But it's with the poem "Resurrection Sunday" that Wilson's voice and skill reaches an extraordinary pitch.
"Resurrection Sunday" weaves two visual encounters that shape the speaker's understanding of himself as a black gay body: one is a homoerotic film in which a white director is instructing a black male to perform auto-fellatio; the other is a photograph in the book The Anatomy of a Lynching, in which victim Claude Neal (accused of raping and killing a white woman in 1934) is shown hanging from a noose, his murder made more vulgar because first he's castrated as part of the public spectacle. In both images, "A man holds his penis in his mouth." The poem navigates between the two obscenities — one a sexual exploitation, the other a desecration, both acts of racism. In that journey back and forth, the speaker must locate himself as an object of desire, informed by his Otherness, and claim the subjectivity of his black male identity, which is eroticized and feared by the white gaze. In other words, he must mature into a sexual being aware of the the temptation and threat of his masculinity
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As a stunning turning point, "Resurrection Sunday" sets a tone that endures through the end of the book, even as Wilson shifts directions occasionally into the portraits and praises of the lives of women such as Henrietta Lacks, Lucille Clifton, and the important women in his life: his mother, grandmother MaMary, and MaMary's sister, Tudda. The mother becomes particularly essential to the speaker's identity formation. Refreshingly, the story of the relationship highlights acceptance and support, which makes the mother's cancer all the more tragic: "You didn't turn me away when I said His name is Johnnie / & I love him, & you never said Brown boys can't be sissies, baby, / though I wish you had, since now a lump the size of the head / of a tack may take away the only one who hasn't recoiled / at what comes naturally to me."
Wilson claims an important political/social responsibility and does it well: to write about the black gay male experience conscious of his time. . . .
González also underscores the significance of his own review when he draws the books together:
Carolina Wren Press's stress of the word "quality," Letras Latinas's affirmation that it will "nurture the various paths" of Latino poetry, and Kundiman's selection by committee, are efforts to secure the best work from specific communities, that is, to make sure that the smaller competition pool and precisely-defined guidelines attract manuscripts of literary merit. The future success of these processes, however, will become evident in the critical reception of their award-winning books.
Tags: L. Lamar Wilson, Laurie Ann Guerrero, Matthew Olzmann, Rigoberto Gonzalez
Posted in Poetry News on Friday, May 17th, 2013 by Harriet Staff.


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Some people must be smoking there lunch.
This a charitable foundation, no different than any other athletes foundation. It is run by a professional company that manages charities. In reading the eligibility requirements. Looks like a way to drum up fans for the Stillers.
"ELIGIBILITY: K-9 units of police and fire departments in Pittsburgh, PA and in the city of each regular season away game for the Steelers in the 2012-13 season are eligible. The 2012 cycle will also award grants to two cities anywhere in the U.S. that would not otherwise be eligible (must be non-NFL market cities) if the Steelers go to the playoffs."