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Despite an electric opening against the higher-ranked Boston Celtics, The Chicago Bulls have now lost their last three playoff games in a row. Even though the Bulls had to begin their postseason on the road, they shocked the home crowd by beating Boston in back-to-back games at TD Garden. Unfortunately, they went on to lose two games in Chicago and last night's clash in Boston. Will the Bulls be able to recover from the defeat and go on to win the series? Find out in Game 7 on Sunday, April 30, at TD Garden. Tickets are on sale and available for purchase starting at prices as low as just $103.
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The Chicago Bulls are in the midst of a winning streak as they head into the playoffs. They won their last two regular season games, and they beat the Celtics in game one of the first round of playoffs. After falling behind in the first quarter, the Bulls pulled ahead to head into halftime ahead. After remaining close, the Bulls ultimately won 106-102. The Bulls play the Celtics at least three more times as the two compete for the best of 7. You do not want to miss out on any of the playoff action, so be sure to secure your ticket to one of the games now. The next three games are scheduled for the 18, 21 and 23. Prices start at $59.
The Chicago Bulls are getting slightly lucky heading into the final game of regular season. They need a win in order to advance to the NBA Playoffs. Fortunately, the Bulls will get that opportunity against the injury-riddled Brooklyn Nets. With the opponent sitting six players for various reasons, Chicago should be able to dribble their way to the postseason. If they win Wednesday's game, the Bulls' first appearance in the playoffs would occur on Sunday, April 16. No matter which team they play, you won't want to miss the kickoff of postseason at United Center this Sunday. Tickets are on sale and available for prices starting as low as $49.
The Chicago Bulls ended their four game winning streak when they lost to the Knicks on April 4 in what was a crucial game for their playoff changes. Nikola Mirotic had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jimmy Butler scored an impressive 26 points. However, the team as a whole shot just 38.1 percent. They are now just a half-game ahead of Miami and tied with Indiana for the seventh spot of the conference. The Bulls take on the 76ers and the Nets on the 6 and 8 before heading home for their final two games of the regular season against the Magic and the Nets on the 10 and 12. You can still get tickets, with prices starting at $32.
Although they have not looked their best in recent games, the Chicago Bulls are still fighting for a chance to appear in the upcoming NBA Playoffs. They made some headway on Sunday night, when they visited BMO Harris Bradley Center to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Although the home team held a two-point lead at the end of the first period, the Bulls went on to seize the victory 109-94. With only three games left in regular season, Chicago needs all the support they can get from fans. Watch them as they host the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, April 1. Tickets are currently on sale and available for $42 and up.
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Except for one crushing defeat against the Houston Rockets on the road, the Chicago Bulls have looked outstanding in their last several games. They added an impressive win to their 26-26 record on Monday night when they hit the road to take on the Sacramento Kings. The Bulls started out with all of the momentum in the beginning of the game, but the home team came charging back to give Chicago a major scare. Fortunately, the Bulls managed to keep the edge and win the game 112-107. Catch them when they return to United Center on Valentine's Day, February 14, to host the Toronto Raptors. Tickets are available for $22 and up.
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The Chicago Bulls are fighting tooth and nail for a position in the NBA playoffs this year. Currently they are barely contenders for the playoffs by being in the eighth and final seed in the Eastern conference. On Monday night the Bulls hit the United Center in Chicago to play against the Charlotte Hornets. It was a close matchup for the entire first half, but thanks to Jimmy Butler scoring 52 points, the Bulls were able to complete the win for their home crowd. The Bulls will play next on Saturday, January 7 against the Toronto Raptors. Tickets are still up for grabs and start at an affordable $28 each.
The Chicago Bulls are on a concerning downswing this week, making it harder and harder for fans to remember some of their big wins this season against teams like San Antonio and Cleveland. Tuesday, the Bulls fell 94-99 to Minnesota, and that was followed by back-to-back losses to Milwaukee on Thursday and Friday. The downhill slide has dropped Chicago four points to No. 14 in this week's power rankings, and they will try to rally this week as they head out for the next two games on the road. The Bulls return to the United Center on Monday, Dec. 26, against the Pacers. Get tickets now for only $27 and up.
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qdel didn't work for me - something about the job being in an invalid state for that operation.

 All the jobs involved were on a system that was very loaded (8 cpus, all at 99% usage). I suspect the heavy loading of the system caused delays in communication which in turn caused some sort fo message time out.

 Prentice

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 Sent: Wed 3/1/2006 12:45 PM
 To: Bisbal, Prentice; firstname.lastname@example.com
 Subject: RE: [Mauiusers] completed jobs still shown in queue

 We se the same behavior periodically. We are running torque-1.2.0p1 and maui-3.2.6p11. Not only is this an anoyance, but it also prevents maui from scheduling jobs on those nodes. Most of the time you can qdel them.

 Stewart

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 Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:03 AM
 To: firstname.lastname@example.com
 Subject: [Mauiusers] completed jobs still shown in queue

 I have 4 simple jobs stuck in my queue. The jobs ran to completion, but they are still shown as being in the queue:

 $ showq
 ACTIVE JOBS--------------------
 JOBNAME USERNAME STATE PROC REMAINING STARTTIME

 3183 pxxxxxx Running 1 00:46:01 Wed Mar 1 09:44:58
 3184 pxxxxxx Running 1 00:46:04 Wed Mar 1 09:45:01
 3185 pxxxxxx Running 1 00:46:04 Wed Mar 1 09:45:01
 3186 pxxxxxx Running 1 00:46:04 Wed Mar 1 09:45:01

 4 Active Jobs 4 of 22 Processors Active (18.18%)
 1 of 7 Nodes Active (14.29%)

 A tracejob shows that these jobs completed and exited w/o any errors:

 $ tracejob 3186

 Job: 3186.hw-emperor.lexpharma.com

 03/01/2006 09:43:38 S enqueuing into batch, state 1 hop 1
 03/01/2006 09:43:38 S Job Queued at request of
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 03/01/2006 09:45:02 S Job Modified at request of
 email@example.com
 03/01/2006 09:45:02 S Job Run at request of email@example.com
 03/01/2006 09:45:33 S Exit_status=0 resources_used.cpupercent=0
 resources_used.cput=00:00:00 resources_used.mem=5408kb
 resources_used.vmem=9280kb
 resources_used.walltime=00:00:30

 Any idea why these jobs are still shown in the queue? What is the best way to get rid of them?

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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is highlighting a fundraising phone call former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis made to a department employee as evidence that the Obama administration has a history of illegal fundraising activities.
During a Wednesday Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Issa played a recording of a voicemail message from March 2012 that he said Solis left on the phone of a Labor Department subordinate asking the person to contribute to Obama's re-election campaign, Organizing for America, at a restaurant that Friday.
"Hi, this is Hilda Solis calling, um, just calling you off the record here. Wanted to ask you if you could, um, help us get folks organized to come to a fundraiser that we're doing for Organizing for America for Obama campaign on Friday at La Fonda at 6 p.m.," she says on the recording.
"... There are a lot of folks that we know that are coming but wanted to ask you if you might help contribute or get other folks to help out," she said. "I would encourage you to call this number, [inaudible] -- that's his assistant -- at [phone number] and you can call [the attorney] yourself who's a good friend, an attorney, good friend of mine, at [phone number]. And it's for a Friday event at La Fonda [inaudible] we're just trying to raise money to show that we have support here in [inaudible]."
Allegations that Solis, currently a candidate for Los Angeles County supervisor, solicited subordinates to raise money for Obama's re-election campaign was the focus of a criminal probe.
A complaint sent to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency that investigates allegations of administrative violations of fundraising rules by federal officials, triggered an inquiry. It alleged that Solis left a voicemail message on a subordinate employee's government-issued Blackberry in which she asked the employee to contribute toward and assist with organizing others to attend a fundraiser for Obama's re-election campaign.
The Hatch Act prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice president and other high-level officials, from engaging in partisan political activity, and specifically bars employees below the policy-making level in the executive branch from engaging in "any active part" in political campaigns.
While Solis would be exempt from the Act, her subordinates most likely would not be.
Solis abruptly resigned her Labor Department post in early 2013. She left Washington with $50,000 to $100,000 in legal debts, according to her final personal financial disclosure form, which she was required to file upon resigning her post.
She listed the debt, which amounted to 25 to 50 percent of her gross annual salary of $199,700, as "legal services" to Sidley Austin, a top white-collar law firm located in downtown D.C.
Issa, as chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is looking into the Obama's administration's taxpayer-funded political campaign activity. Last week Issa subpoenaed David Simas, the director of the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, to testify before the committee.
The White House Tuesday night said Simas didn't have to comply because his activity is legal and "the committee has been unable to point to any indication that [he or his office] has violated the Hatch Act."
After playing the recording, Issa recessed the panel to "assess its course of action in regard to Mr. Simas' refusal to appear," a panel spokesman said in a statement.
In his opening statement, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and the ranking member on the Oversight committee, said Simas should not be compelled to testify.
"Mr. Simas is a senior adviser to the president. And everyone on this committee knows the doctrine of separation of powers," he said. "We do not simply haul in one of the President's top advisers at will. There must be a valid reason, a predicate, a justification, some evidence that this official engaged in some type of inappropriate activity."
Cummings says Issa recessed the hearing because during his opening statement Cummings played his own video of Issa pledging, during the panel's first organizational meeting in 2011, to hold votes on controversial subpoenas.
During Wednesday's hearing the committee was scheduled to hear from Carolyn Lerner, the director of the Office of Special Counsel, which is charged with enforcing the federal Hatch Act.
In written testimony ahead of her appearance, Lerner said she had identified no inappropriate activity by the White House office.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest would not comment on Solis' voicemail, citing an ongoing law enforcement investigation.
He also would not say whether the White House plans to exert executive privilege in refusing to allow Simas to testify, arguing instead that Issa has undermined the committee's credibility by issuing so many subpoenas.
Earnest accused Issa of "throwing out subpoenas like candy on Halloween" and said the practice has "caused people to tune the committee out."


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"Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope too can be given to one only by other human beings." –– Elie Weisel
When did we decide that Scrooges and skinflints should be in charge?
All around me I hear doomsayers predicting an economic collapse that will envelope the whole planet, insisting that we all have to tighten our belts (especially the poor and middle class), preaching austerity or exhorting the jobless to accept any job, even if it doesn't pay a living wage or it crushes the soul.
The problems we face cannot be solved by politicians and CEOs. They have too much invested in the status quo to see it change. So they use the most potent weapon they have: to kill people's hopes and dreams.
Crushing hope is the ultimate power trip, because hope is as elemental to human survival as air, water and food. However, if you let someone steal hope from you, it's not that they now have it. It is that you've voluntarily surrendered it.
Hope can be renewed by developing a clarity of purpose, a commitment to action, and the confidence that comes with making a difference first for yourself, then for others.
Hope is the realization that you only have one shot at life, so you want to make the most of it. I believe each of us has the right to fully live our own individual potential, and with this right also comes the responsibility to help others fully live theirs.
If our "leaders" can't get us out of this mess, whose job is it?
It is time for us entrepreneurs to step up to the plate.
As an entrepreneur we live on hope. To be willing to invest sweat and savings into building a future is borderline insane these days. But we do it, willingly and passionately. Because we see a solution to one piece of the puzzle, and then plow forward to make change happen.
If the 1% wants to preserve the status-quo by killing our dreams, then it is up to us solos and micro-business entrepreneurs to rekindle hope by igniting the imagination, focusing the resources and stimulating the massive action required to overcome the huge obstacles we face.
Humanity cannot afford to lose hope. This means that you and you and you and I must, at a certain point in life, stop investing our time and talents serving other people's agendas, and start living our own. This is the calling of the entrepreneur.
I, for one, am not prepared to throw in the towel in despair. I take it on as my personal challenge to promote hope by actively living my full potential through how I'm building my business and encouraging others to live their dreams and passions through businesses of their own.
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1. Re: ReplicaWriteException when opening StoredClassCatalog on Replica nodeGreybird-Oracle Aug 4, 2010 5:30 PM (in response to 770456)Hi,
Before we reply with more information, could you please post the complete stack trace?
2. Re: ReplicaWriteException when opening StoredClassCatalog on Replica node770456 Aug 4, 2010 5:35 PM (in response to 770456)Using bdbje version 4.0.103
JVM: 1.6.0_20-b02
[java] com.sleepycat.je.rep.ReplicaWriteException: (JE 4.0.103) The current state is:REPLICA. The node transitioned to this state at:Tue Aug 03 14:28:28 PDT 2010
[java] at grid.service.command.sleepycat.SleepycatHA.setupDatabases(SleepycatHA.java:239)
[java] at grid.service.command.sleepycat.SleepycatHA.startup(SleepycatHA.java:119)
[java] at grid.service.command.sleepycat.SleepycatDataAccessor.<init>(SleepycatDataAccessor.java:52)
[java] at grid.service.command.C2DataAccessorFactory.getC2DataAccessor(C2DataAccessorFactory.java:15)
[java] at grid.service.command.C2Controller.<init>(C2Controller.java:55)
[java] at grid.service.command.CommandService.init(CommandService.java:52)
[java] at grid.Main.main(Main.java:50)
[java] Caused by: com.sleepycat.je.rep.ReplicaWriteException: (JE 4.0.103) The current state is:REPLICA. The node transitioned to this state at:Tue Aug 03 14:28:28 PDT 2010
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.rep.txn.ReadonlyTxn.lockInternal(ReadonlyTxn.java:61)
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.txn.Locker.lock(Locker.java:453)
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.dbi.CursorImpl.put(CursorImpl.java:1204)
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.Cursor.putAllowPhantoms(Cursor.java:1799)
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.Cursor.putNoNotify(Cursor.java:1756)
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.Cursor.putNotify(Cursor.java:1689)
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.Cursor.putInternal(Cursor.java:1626)
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.Database.putInternal(Database.java:1186)
[java] at com.sleepycat.je.Database.putNoOverwrite(Database.java:1109)
[java] at com.sleepycat.bind.serial.StoredClassCatalog.<init>(StoredClassCatalog.java:125)
[java] at grid.service.command.sleepycat.SleepycatHA.setupDatabases(SleepycatHA.java:184)
3. Re: ReplicaWriteException when opening StoredClassCatalog on Replica nodeGreybird-Oracle Aug 4, 2010 7:42 PM (in response to 770456)Thanks for the stack trace. On first look, this is a bug in JE. The StoredClassCatalog should not attempt to write to the catalog unless this is necessary. We will confirm this with a test, and supply a fix in the next JE release.
I believe a workaround is to open the catalog DB for read-only access -- use DatabaseConfig.setReadOnly(true) -- on the replica. This means that when a replica is elected master, you'll have to close the catalog DB and then re-open it for read-write access, close and re-open the StoredClassCatalog, and also recreate any other objects dependent on the catalog, such as SerialBinding objects.
If this workaround is not acceptable to you, and you don't want to wait for the next JE release for the fix, please let me know and we'll work with you to get the fix to you as soon as it is available. Also, if you have Oracle support, be sure to let me know so we can prioritize accordingly. You can contact me over email: mark.hayes at the o.com.
Thanks for reporting this, and sorry for your trouble.
4. Re: ReplicaWriteException when opening StoredClassCatalog on Replica node770456 Aug 5, 2010 5:16 PM (in response to 770456)Updated my code as per your instructions and that seems to have fixed the problem.
When creating a DatabaseConfig instance, I check my current state. If I am a master, I invoke DatabaseConfig.setReadOnly(false) otherwise DatabaseConfig.setReadOnly(true);
Any time there is a state transition (ie MASTER -> REPLICA), all databases are closed via the Database.close() method and reopened with a new DatabaeConfig object initialized as described above. Reopening the databases also includes reinitializing all EntityBindings and StoredMaps.
Thanks for your help and quick response.


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Israel´s leftists are very upset over the report filed by an official committee that states Judea and Samaria are not "occupied territories." The committee was headed by Supreme Court Justice (ret.) Edmund Levy, and included Judge (ret.) Tehiya Shapira and Dr. Alan Baker as members.
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Pro-Arab Peace Now also said that the report was "pre-ordered" by the right, "which exerted pressure to establish the committee and made sure to stir about and determine its makeup." The group added: "There is no reputable jurist in the world who will agree to take notice of the political manifesto that the committee wrote as if it were a serious report. The determination that there is no occupation proves that the committee´s members live in perpetual denial and if they were asked to, they might also have been willing to determine that the earth is flat and the sun rises in the west."
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Emissions trading with updated grandfathering. Entry/exit considerations and distributional effects
Allocation of free emissions allowances may distort firms' incentives or have adverse distributional effects. Nevertheless, Böhringer and Lange (2005) show that in a closed emissions trading scheme with a fixed number of firms, a first-best outcome can be achieved if the base year for allocation is continually updated (i.e. updated grandfathering). In this paper we examine whether updated grandfathering alters the entry and exit conditions for firms compared to pure grandfathering, and how the distributional effects are affected. We find that updated grandfathering functions surprisingly similar to pure grandfathering: First, the incentives to entry and exit are identical under the two regimes. Second, the total value of free quotas to existing firms, based on emissions before the system starts, is identical under pure and updated grandfathering. In both cases, higher prices under updated grandfathering exactly match the shorter time period with free allowances. The only difference occurs when there is some combination of auction and pure or updated grandfathering, in which case the total value of free quotas will always be highest under pure grandfathering. Entry and exit incentives are still the same.
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- Ahman, Markus & Burtraw, Dallas & Kruger, Joseph & Zetterberg, Lars, 2007. "A Ten-Year Rule to guide the allocation of EU emission allowances," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 1718-1730, March.
- Löschel, Andreas & Lange, Andreas & Hoffmann, Tim & Böhringer, Christoph & Moslener, Ulf, 2004. "Assessing Emission Allocation in Europe: An Interactive Simulation Approach," ZEW Discussion Papers 04-40, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Karsten Neuhoff & Markus Åhman & Regina Betz & Johanna Cludius & Federico Ferrario & Kristina Holmgren & Gabriella Pal & Michael Grubb & Felix Matthes & Karoline Rogge & Misato Sato & Joachim Schleich, 2006. "Implications of announced phase II national allocation plans for the EU ETS," Climate Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(4), pages 411-422, July.
- Christoph Bohringer & Tim Hoffmann & Andreas Lange & Andreas Loschel & Ulf Moslener, 2005. "Assessing Emission Regulation in Europe: An Interactive Simulation Approach," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 4), pages 1-22.
- Rosendahl, Knut Einar, 2008. "Incentives and prices in an emissions trading scheme with updating," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 56(1), pages 69-82, July.
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THR just checked in with even more casting news for the Eli Roth produced flick Clown. According to the site Peter Stormare (Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters, Fargo) and Laura Allen (From Within, The Collective) will also star.
They join the previously announced Andy Powers, Christian Distefano, Elizabeth Whitmere, and Matthew Stefiuk.
Jon Watts is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher D. Ford. It became an Internet "thing" when a spoof trailer circulated back in 2011. In the film "a loving father dons a clown outfit, wig, bulbous nose, and pancake makeup to entertain at his son, Jack's (Distefano), sixth birthday after the clown-for-hire is a no-show. Unable to take off the clown garb, dad's personality changes in horrific fashion. He and his family race to break the curse of the evil outfit before he undergoes a complete transformation into a homicidal killer with over-sized shoes."
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Motorsport's Premier Awards Announced
25 May 2014
Motorsport's Premier Awards Announced
Five individuals were recognised for their outstanding contributions to motorsport in 2013-2014 at Saturday night's annual MotorSport NZ (MSNZ) Awards dinner, held this year in Dunedin. Also included in the presentations was recognition of distinguished service, volunteering, membership and media excellence.
"It's my great privilege to honour these award winners," said MotorSport New Zealand president Shayne Harris. "These members have made a huge contribution to our sport, both on the national and international stage."
The Jim Clark Trophy, which recognises the driver who has demonstrated excellent performance and sportsmanship, was awarded to Mitch Evans. In announcing the award, Mr Harris said: "Mitch is one of our brightest stars; he won GP3 championship in 2012 and is currently racing in his second year of GP2, the feeder series for Formula 1."
Rally Founders Trophy is presented to a driver who performs with distinction during the rally season and displays the qualities of a true sporting ambassador. The 2014 recipient is Hayden Paddon, whose extraordinary year included winning the 2013 New Zealand Rally Championship for a third time and becoming the first-ever Kiwi to secure a professional WRC contract.
The Steel Trophy, which recognises the most outstanding junior (under 21) driver, was presented to 2013 Formula Ford winner James Munro, who claimed the championship in his debut year. The 17-year-old racer was also the top of the class in the 2013 Elite MotorSport Academy, finished seventh in this year's Toyota Racing Series – against a strong international field - and is currently competing in the Formula Masters China Series.
The Lupp Trophy is awarded to a competitor from Classic and Historic racing, who has demonstrated exceptional levels of sportsmanship, vehicle presentation and who embodies the very spirit and values associated with the Classic and Historic movement. This year there were two recipients: Dale Mathers – the co-founder and coordinator of the prestigious Historic Muscle Cars - and Gary Johnstone, a prominent member of the Canterbury Car Club and organiser of the Skope classic race meeting.
Other awards presented on the night included:
Motorsport Media Personality of the Year Award Scott McLaughlin.
Volunteer of the Year Allan Coker (Christchurch).
Technical D'Honneur John Wigston (Auckland).
Member D'Honneur Eric Mallard (Auckland)
Membership of Honour Hella New Zealand Ltd.
Distinguished Service Awards were presented to: Craig Finlayson (Feilding), Kim Fisher (Auckland), Bevan Gerrard (Invercargill), Dennis Green (Auckland), Errol Hewlett (Gore), Grant Hirst (Auckland), David Loughlin (Tauranga), Dennis Martin (Palmerston North), Bryce Platt (Auckland).
Special Award was presented to Peter (PJ) Johnston (Auckland).
Certificate of Outstanding Achievement presented to 'Mad' Mike Whiddett (Auckland).
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The only-known poem written by late British politician Sir Winston Churchill in his adult age goes under hammer at Bonham's auction house in London.
The poem was discovered by Roy Davids, a retired manuscript dealer from Great Haseley in Oxfordshire, who said that it "is by far the most exciting Churchill discovery I have seen".
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The ieee80211_* files in the ipw2100 were partially based on the hostap source, with any HW specific code pulled out. It handles Tx and Rx right now for BSS, IBSS, and MONITOR mode, supporting wep, etc. It doesn't have all the hooks needed for the host based AP mode that Host AP currently has, nor does it support wpa yet.
We're also using the stack for the ipw2200 project (which we hope to get another snapshot release out soon) We've been talking about pulling ieee80211 into its own project as others have expressed an interest in using it in their drivers as well.
The general goal for the ieee80211 stack has been to be able to take an skb from the xmit handler, fragment and encrypt that skb, and provide that list of those 802.11 fragments to the driver for transmission. On the Rx side, the ieee80211 stack expects a standard 802.11 data frame which it then performs any decrypt / defrag and then passes up to the kernel.
Additional frame code is slowly being added to ieee80211 to support handling of probe response / beacons to manage scan results, etc. and provide default WE handlers for exposing that information.
ieee80211_wx provides some generic implementation for the WE handlers that every driver has to implement the same way.
We're currently working to clean up ipw2100 and ieee80211 code for submission to netdev for discussion and hopefully inclusion in the future. The ieee80211 code is still being heavily developed, but its usable. If anyone wants to help out, or if folks feel its ready as-is to get pulled into wireless-2.6, let me know.
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'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' to 'Cosmopolis': Robert Pattinson's Career Evolution (PHOTOS)
Not only has the 26-year-old managed to work alongside Academy Award winners such as Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz, but he's also a box office darling thanks to the highly successful — and not to mention records-shattering — Twilight franchise.
Now, Pattinson taking on a heavier role as the male lead in Cosmopolis, the newest film from critically-acclaimed director David Cronenberg.
How are critics reacting to the actor's latest role?
So far, Pattinson has received mixed reviews. While the Huffington Post claims the "dull actor" is "reduced to a piece of furniture," some have applauded his bone-chilling performance in the philosophical drama.
"The good news is that he's actually good — or at least utterly believable — in Cosmopolis," The Daily Beast's Geoff Berkshire writes. "As young billionaire Eric Packer, Pattinson delivers a tightly controlled and impressively self-assured performance. With the performance free of the overwrought mannerisms — the weird faces, the emotional outbursts — that give his critics most of their ammunition, the biggest complaint one could have about Pattinson's work here is that it's too restrained."
With a Cannes Film Festival flick under his belt, Pattinson can look for more success as Twilight's final installment, Breaking Dawn – Part 2, hits theaters Nov. 16, 2012.
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Last week I asked a fellow collector is he was attending the Arizona car auctions. He said that, instead, he was staying home and watching wrestling on TV. Many collectors must wonder if the only way to buy or sell a collector car any more is at an auction. There are so many auctions now it's hard to believe that there are actually that many collector cars available. In fact, some of these cars seem to be perpetually for sale; they appear in one auction after another. Nowhere is all of this more apparent than in Arizona in January, where all of the major car auction companies are now conducting auctions. Thousands of people head to Arizona to take in one or more auctionsBarrett-Jackson, RM, Gooding, Russo & Steele and Kruse. (I may have missed someone.)
Although there are some great cars in these auctions there are also a plenty of cars to avoid. If ever the Latin phrase Caveat Emptor applied, this is it! When considering a car at auction it's absolutely imperative that you do your homeworkor as some folks like to say your due diligence. I have first-hand experience as both a buyer and seller at high-end auctions. Learn everything you can about the car prior to the sale. If you have any doubts about certain aspects of a car, bid accordinglyor don't bid at all. I once bought a car that had been judged nearly perfect by a national car clubonly to discover that everything that had been done to the drive train, including the motor, was cosmetic. It was a tired car that needed major mechanical attention. Had I made a couple of strategic phone calls prior to the sale I would have learned more about the quality of restoration on that car. I learned my lesson. (In fact, the best auction houses will tell you the same thingdo your homework.) If you enjoy the auction scene, have funbut proceed cautiously.
It's that time of year when throngs of enthusiasts and their letters of credit flock to Scottsdale for the bevy of collector car auctions happening this week. Barrett-Jackson is the most highly publicized with about a zillion hours of coverage on the Speed cable network but there are actually several other auctions being held around Scottsdale at the same time. RM is a mainstay at the Arizona Biltmore with a fantastic array of large American Classics and historic European sporting vehicles. Gooding moved in last year and has already come close to trumping RM at their own game. The three ring circus and flash of Russo and Steele is something to behold while the entry level collectables at the Silver Auction at Fort McDowell are accessible to just about anyone. And, despite everyone's predictions over the past few months, Dean Kruse has figured out a way to do an auction in Arizona this year also.
If you're a car guy*, Scottsdale in January is a rite of passage; something you should do at least once in your life. Watching it on television is fun, but there's nothing like being there. I've convinced my wife to go with me this year and I can't wait to hear what she thinks about the events. Anyone care to share their thoughts and predictions about the collector car auction scene, especially in today's economy?
First, a disclaimer¦I am only a pseudo car guy*. My everyday driver is a Saturn Vue, I do not own a classic, and I can't tell you what year ANY car is by looking at the headlights, taillights, windshield or fenders. But, while my knowledge is limited my appreciation is great.
In my younger days my interest in the classics was limited to Mustangs. I'll admit these are still near and dear to my heart but over the last few years, thanks to some friends who knew it was time for my horizons to be expanded, I have been introduced to some of the most beautiful automobiles ever produced. I am star struck traveling to the wonderful car shows that are held every summer in northeast Ohio. Someday I will make my way to Amelia and Meadow Brook but with Stan Hywet and the Glenmoor Gathering so close to home I'm in no hurry. These events draw spectacular cars from around the country and I am always amazed at how many find their way home to garages in our area. My automotive education is far from complete but I am thoroughly enjoying the journey.
The all important December car sales numbers are in and Ford is the big winner. Unit sales increased more than 30% over December, 2008. All in all, this capped off a banner year for Ford sales relative to the rest of the industry. Toyota, Honda and Nissan all showed double digit increases over last December's sales but the other two major U.S. manufacturers registered sales declines. General Motors sales were down nearly 6% and Chrysler showed a 4% decrease.
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In oil-producing countries, low oil prices can be a boost to renewable energy
February 16, 2016, 1:37 p.m. by Sami Grover
Do the math: If you're making less money on exports, you need to export more and use less oil close to home.
Has a professional soccer player just revolutionized the energy industry?
February 4, 2016, 8:50 a.m. by Sami Grover
Mathieu Flamini has been keeping a secret: He's developing a viable alternative to oil.
Even BP admits it: Some existing oil reserves are unburnable
October 17, 2015, 7:52 a.m. by Sami Grover
As the world moves away from fossil fuels, oil companies are trying to reposition themselves.
Could the carbon bubble ruin your retirement?
May 14, 2015, 10 a.m. by Sami Grover
Remember the subprime mortgage bubble? The carbon bubble might be our next $6 trillion nightmare.
Shell says the end of the oil era is 2070
October 18, 2013, 4:03 p.m. by Jim Motavalli
Shell's futurists spin scenarios of a worldwide turn to electric vehicles and hydrogen power.
Black skies: This is what happens when an oil refinery loses power
April 17, 2013, 2:36 p.m. by Shea Gunther
This is what the skies over Beaumont, Texas, look like whenever one of the local refineries loses power.
Impact of Keystone XL pipeline examined in new e-book
April 10, 2013, 3:12 p.m. by John Platt
Washington Post energy correspondent Steven Mufson traveled the 1,700-mile path of the controversial tar sands pipeline.
Crude oil prices have dropped, so why is gasoline still so expensive?
February 25, 2013, 2:51 p.m. by Jim Motavalli
Consumers are paying an average of $3.78 per gallon, which is some kind of record for this time of year. If there's plenty of product on the market, and oil futures can go into a big sell-off, gas prices should be falling. Here's some likely reasons they aren't.
U.S. to become the world's biggest oil producer, but hold the applause
November 12, 2012, 12:37 p.m. by Jim Motavalli
By 2030, America could surpass Saudi Arabia in terms of crude output. That's great for energy independence, but it's not all good news.
A closer look at the Romney-Ryan energy plan
August 24, 2012, 1:36 p.m. by Jim Motavalli
Rather than achieving energy independence through a mix of renewables and fossil fuel, the Republican team is betting heavily on new oil drilling. The big problem: We don't have all that much oil.
Alec Baldwin slams Sen. Inhofe on Twitter
March 19, 2012, 5:51 p.m. by Michael d'Estries
Actor takes to social media to call out the Oklahoma Republican and his close ties to the oil industry.
The trouble with 'carbon bombs'
February 21, 2012, 4:18 p.m. by Chris Turner
A new study shows Alberta's oil sands are nowhere near the climate terror that coal is. Which is a kind of relief, because we have a market-ready substitute for coal power up and running already.
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A closer look at yellowing leaves on plants can help gardeners get to the root of the problem.
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These nutritional powerhouses can flourish in your yard or in containers.
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Thu Dec 6, 2012, 12:39 PM
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NASA-NOAA Satellite Reveals New Views of Earth at Night
Scientists unveiled today an unprecedented new look at our planet at night. A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, shows the glow of natural and human-built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before.
This image of the continental United States at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The image was made possible by the satellite's "day-night band" of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires and reflected moonlight.
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC
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Many satellites are equipped to look at Earth during the day, when they can observe our planet fully illuminated by the sun. With a new sensor aboard the NASA-NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite launched last year, scientists now can observe Earth's atmosphere and surface during nighttime hours.
The new sensor, the day-night band of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), is sensitive enough to detect the nocturnal glow produced by Earth's atmosphere and the light from a single ship in the sea. Satellites in the U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program have been making observations with low-light sensors for 40 years. But the VIIRS day-night band can better detect and resolve Earth's night lights.
The new, higher resolution composite image of Earth at night was released at a news conference at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco. This and other VIIRS day-night band images are providing researchers with valuable data for a wide variety of previously unseen or poorly seen events.
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1. That continental map is nice
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Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:27 PM
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2. Wow
South America and Africa are almost completely unlit. Australia, surprising to me, is also mostly unlit. Canada was another surprise. India was a surprise to me on how lit up it was. I think you could overlay dollars or the per capita wealth on the map and see where most of the money is.
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3. An animation of the Black Marble views from Phil Plait's YouTube channel
Phil recommends setting for high definition and full screen.


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Reform of the Employment and Welfare Administrations - the Challenges of Co-ordinating Diverse Public Organisations (Stein Rokkan Centre for Social Studies, 2006-12)This paper addresses one of the most comprehensive structural reforms in recent Norwegian administrative history: a merger of the employment and national insurance administrations, combined with more formal collaboration ...Working paper
Regulating Regulatory Organizations: Controlling Norwegian Civil Service Organizations (Stein Rokkan Centre for Social Studies, 2005-09)This paper describes the regulatory agencies in Norway as part of the population of Norwegian state agencies by focusing on who controls and on what is controlled and how. We analyze whether regulatory agencies are ...Working paper
Regulation of Nematostella neural progenitors by SoxB, Notch and bHLH genes (The Company of Biologists Ltd, 2015-10-06)Notch signalling, SoxB and Group A bHLH 'proneural' genes are conserved regulators of the neurogenic program in many bilaterians. However, the ancestry of their functions and interactions is not well understood. We address ...Journal article
Regulatory Agencies – the Challenges of Balancing Agency Autonomy and Political Control (Stein Rokkan Centre for Social Studies, 2004-12)In this paper we focus on the dynamic interplay between increase in autonomy of regulatory agencies and political control of those agencies. The general research issues are the weak empirical foundations of regulatory ...Working paper
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The relationship between socioeconomic status and waiting time among elderly men in Norway (Stein Rokkan Centre for Social Studies, 2012-12)We investigate whether socioeconomic status affects hospital waiting times for elderly men when controls for severity and supply/choice variables are included. Socioeconomic status is measured by small area level education. ...Working paper
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Reorganizing the Welfare State Administration: Partnership, networks and accountability (Stein Rokkan Centre for Social Studies, 2008-05)This paper addresses the big welfare administration reform in Norway. The reform is a merger of the employment and national insurance administrations into a new employment and welfare administration, combined with more ...Working paper
Resistance and heat-transfer laws for stable and neutral planetary boundary layers: old theory advanced and re-evaluated (Royal Meteorological Society, 2005-07)The planetary boundary layer (PBL) resistance and heat-transfer laws express the surface fluxes of momentum and heat through the PBL governing parameters. Since the late sixties, the dimensionless coefficients (A, B and ...Journal article
Resolving the upper-ocean warm layer improves the simulation of the Madden-Julian oscillation (Springer, 2014-09)Here we show that coupling a high-resolution one-column ocean model to an atmospheric general circulation model dramatically improves simulation of the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) to have realistic strength, period, ...Journal article
Resource-oriented music therapy for psychiatric patients with low therapy motivation : protocol for a randomised controlled trial [NCT00137189] (BioMed Central, 2005-10)Background: Previous research has shown positive effects of music therapy for people with schizophrenia and other mental disorders. In clinical practice, music therapy is often offered to psychiatric patients with low ...Journal article
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'The revolt of the medievalists'. Directions in recent research on the twelfth-century renaissance (Routledge, 2006)This historiographical article contains two basic parts. First, it discusses recent approaches to the twelfth-century renaissance in the last two decades by focusing on some selected themes. These themes basically derive ...Journal article


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"Is everything gonna be okay, Mommy?"
Alyssa Douglas glanced from waves crashing against the shore in a rhythmic whoosh to the darkening sky to the tiny, worn cottage that was once the yellow of daffodils. Lump in her throat, she offered a smile to her worried four-year-old clutching his Braveman action figure in his little fist. "Everything will be great, Joey. We'll have a new life and so much fun you won't know what to do. I promise."
A promise she'd do everything in her power to live up to.
Joey pushed his glasses up on his nose, his squint telling her he was still worried.
It would take time, but she hoped with all her heart that their move to Rainbow Lake would help him grow into the happy four-year-old he could be.
She dragged her baby's car seat from her Escalade and tucked Robbie's blankets to shield his face from the cold wind. Grasping the carrier in one hand, she headed for the cottage, the roar of the lake filling the deepening dusk.
She hardly recognized the lake as the same one she'd befriended as a child. No doubt, it liked summers better than Novembers, too. Her fingers clumsy with anticipation, she unlocked the door and walked inside, a heavy pine scent hitting her.
Joey wrinkled his nose. "It smells funny."
"It's cleaning solution. The man who takes care of the cottage must have used it after I let him know we were coming." The living room wasn't as big as she remembered. The furniture looked more worn, the rugs older, more faded and the walls needed fresh paint.
But with the faded slipcover on the sofa reminding her Gram had let her help sew it, the same confidence settled over her that always had when she'd stayed here during summers as a child. Gram's cottage was exactly where she needed to be. On her own. Away from the generous people who'd made her and her boys their "project" this past year.
Not that she hadn't needed their help. She didn't know how she would have survived without it. And she'd always be grateful.
But she didn't need it anymore. Now, she needed to get back on her feet and learn to stand on her own without everybody, especially her parents, rushing in to help her at every turn.
She wished Gram were still here.
She blinked away the sting of tears and shut the door against the wind, effectively muffling the lake's fury. She only hoped Gram's determined, positive vibes still lived within these walls. She needed that energy and strength to get established and find a job and child care before her parents came for Christmas. She didn't know any other way to convince them to stop worrying about her and the boys.
She set her sleeping baby's car seat in the once-plush green velvet chairthe chair she'd curled up in as a kid to paint or read or daydream. Gram had encouraged daydreaming, a secret Alyssa had kept from her parents. She smiled through her tears.
Robbie didn't stir. He'd been sleeping since she'd pulled off the road and nursed him, and she needed him to keep napping until she could get Joey settled. Shivering, she tucked the blankets more snugly around her baby. Winter in the drafty cottage in northern Wisconsin was going to be a whole different thing than it had been in the comfortable colonial they'd left behind in Madison.
"Joey, come help me build a fire, okay?" She perched on the hearth and began to lay wood in the fieldstone fireplace, Gram's lessons on fire building sifting through her mind. "You can hand me the smaller pieces."
Joey dropped to his knees beside her. "Why doncha turn on the fire like at home?"
"This fireplace is different. It burns real wood." Had he understood her explanation that the house he'd always lived in would soon be somebody else's home?
"What are those for, Mommy?" He pointed.
Jamming the kindling Joey handed her under the logs, she spied two long, shaved sticks leaning against the fieldstone, a memory warming her. "Gram and I used to put marshmal-lows on the end of those sticks and toast them over the fire."
He studied her face. "Can we do that?"
She heard the timid plea in his voice, as if he expected her to be too busy. Her heart ached for him. She'd been too busy a lot. .with her high-risk pregnancy, then the new baby and now, their move. "We can do anything we want to, and that includes toasting marshmallows. I packed a big bag in the trailer just for us."
She crumpled some of the yellowed newspapers on the hearth and stuffed them around the kindling, then struggled with the lever to open the flue. It finally gave with a rusty clank, breaking two of her fingernails in the process.
A perfectly good manicure down the drain. It's a small thing, Lissa. Gram had always chided her concern over things Gram identified as unimportant. A couple of broken nails certainly qualified. Alyssa took a long match from the box on the mantel and struck it against the side of the container.
Nothing. She struck it again. And again. Still nothing. She tried another match with similar results. They'd need to snuggle to stay warm if she couldn't get a fire lit.
She'd brought warm blankets for their beds, but the drafty cottage was obviously too much for the old furnace. Besides, she'd promised Joey toasted marshmallows. "Let's see if we can find better matches in the kitchen."
"'Kay." Joey jumped up and scurried at her side.
Snapping on the light switch, she walked into the whitewashed beadboard room, her boots clicking on the worn linoleum. One glimpse of Gram's battered, round table set off memories of sharing homemade lemonade and chocolate chip cookies. Such treats had followed lessons on building a fire, chopping wood, fishing or catching fireflies. Memories she wouldn't trade for the whole world. She hoped she remembered enough to teach Joey how to fish and catch fireflies come spring.
"Is this the kitchen?" Joey looked around as if expecting the room to open up like their spacious one in Madison had.
"This is it." The kitchen was even smaller than she remembered. Was it big enough to expand the table for Christmas dinner? Did Gram have table leaves? She'd have to look for them.
She quickly moved to the fifties stove. Would the oven hold a turkey? Did the stove even work?
"Where are the matches, Mommy?"
"Matches?" She looked at Joey. "Right." She pulled out a drawer and felt around until she grasped the familiar tin box. "Here they are, exactly where Gram always kept them."
"Is she here?"
"Gram?" Gram was here. Alyssa could feel her. What she wouldn't give for one of her warm hugs. But no matter what she felt, she couldn't confuse Joey. "No, honey. Gram died this past spring."
"Did she go to heaven? Like Daddy?"
"Yes, she did." She waited for another question. She hoped it wasn't about heaven. Heaven was a mystery she had no idea how to explain. To him. Or to herself.
But instead of asking a question, Joey turned and zoomed into the living room. "Come on, Mommy. Let's start the fire."
Relieved there would be no questions she didn't know how to answer, at least for the moment, she followed him and knelt at the hearth. She struck a match and touched it to the newspapers inside the firebox. Holding her breath, she watched a flame flicker into being and begin to build. "Yay, we have a fire." She pulled the screen shut and stood. "I'm going to bring in some things from the car."
"I wanna go with you," Joey whined.
How long would it take before he stopped worrying she'd never come back? Like Cam. "I need you to be brave and stay by your brother. Can you do that?"
He nodded in his anxious way.
When she pulled the door open, the crash of waves vamped to full volume. She shut the door behind her, buttoned up her wool jacket and headed into the wind.
She fished her keys out of her jacket pocket, unlocked the padlock on the U-Haul trailer and climbed inside. Reaching across Joey's sled and her bike, she grabbed the grocery bags. She set them on the ground outside, then climbed back in the trailer and found blankets, Robbie's Pack 'N Play and Joey's bag of books. She'd wait until morning to unload the rest.
Leaving things stacked near the U-Haul for another trip, she picked up the grocery bags and strode to the cottage. The smell of something burning drew her eyes to the chimney. Black smoke puffed into the night. Good. The fire was building in the fireplace. Soon, they'd be cozy and warm.
But the chimney glowed oddly orange against the darkening sky.
Something was wrong. Her boys Dropping the groceries, she raced for the door.
Ben Cooper hung his leather jacket on a peg in his laun-dry/mudroom and tried to distinguish what the charred stink was that his kitchen fan couldn't keep up with. Had Hope tried to cook a recipe she'd picked up in family living class again?
He guessed he shouldn't be surprised. The tried-and-true had always been too boring for her. Maybe whatever she'd burned wouldn't taste as bad as it smelled. Holding that thought, he headed for the kitchen. "Honey, I'm home."
"How's it goin', Dad?" Hope's dark, curly head stayed bent over one of the pots on the stove. In her usual after-school attireworn jeans with holes in the knees, one of his old gray sweatshirts that fit her like a tent and bare feet no matter the weathershe fiercely stirred whatever was burning as if she thought she could still save it. "Digger sounds excited."
"Probably checking out the car and trailer parked next door. Funny, thought, Clyde said Emma's granddaughter would arrive next week."
"Did you see anybody?"
"Nope." Trying not to let the scorched-food smell get to him, Coop thumbed through the day's mail stacked on the island counter, a return address giving him a nudge of optimism. He slipped a finger under the flap, shook the letter from its envelope and skimmed words of praise for the church Reclamation Committee's ambitious undertaking to turn an unused building into low-income housing.
Finally, he homed in on "Unfortunately, economic considerations leave us no choice but to decline your invitation to contribute. Perhaps at a future time "
He blew out a breath. A vague promise of future support sure wouldn't pay for the lumber and fixtures they needed to make the Burkhalter Building into apartments.
Hope carried a pan around the center island, wooden spoon bouncing against the side with each step. "You'd better be hungry 'cause I made lots of beef Stroganoff."
Burned Stroganoff? He could hardly wait. He tossed the letter on the counter with the rest of the mail. Digger's barking outside was getting under his skin. "What is that dog making such a racket about? I'd better get him. Last thing we need is Mrs. Hendrickson calling Sheriff Bunker again."
He strode to open the back door and whistled.
Dig finally came panting around the corner, but instead of trotting into the house he turned and ran away, yipping excitedly and glancing back at Coop as if he expected him to follow.
"What has you so agitated, boy?" Coop reached for his jacket. "Be back in a minute."
"Does he smell like skunk?"
Noting the disgust in her voice, he shrugged into his jacket. "I think he learned his lesson about skunks."
"I hope so. I don't think we have any tomato juice to pour over him. Not that it helped much."
She was right about that. Living with a dog sprayed by a skunk was an unpleasant experience best not repeated. He pulled the door closed and strode in the direction his dog had disappeared. "Give it up, Dig. I hope you haven't rooted out a bear because if you have, we're both in big trouble."
What was that smell? It sure wasn't skunk.
It was something burning.
He rounded the corner of his house. Smoke rode the wind and billowed from the old cottage next door. Fire flashed from the chimney. "Well, will you look at that? She set the chimney on fire."
Grabbing his cell phone from his belt, he punched 9-1-1 and took off at a dead run. Directing the dispatcher to the cottage, Coop raced past the Escalade and trailer, dodged a pile of stuff on the ground and jumped over spilled groceries. Replacing his cell, he thundered onto the porch, pounded on the door and shoved it open. A bad-smelling, dark smoky haze filled the place. "Where are you?" he yelled.
A baby's cries came from somewhere, probably the kitchen.
Adrenaline slamming him, Coop shot through the room toward the cries, the kitchen doorway appearing in the gloom.
"Don't let go of my hand, Joey," a woman's voice said urgently. "The back door is stuck or something. We have to go through the front door to get out."
"But more smoke is in there," a child whimpered.
Coop strode toward the shadowy figures taking shape, swept the kid into his arms and grasped the woman's smooth hand. "You have the baby?"
"Then let's go."
"I dropped Braveman!" the kid hollered, twisting to get free.
Coop gripped the boy tighter, peering through the haze for a small animal of some kind. "Who's Braveman?"
"My superhero."
"Then he should be fine, right?" Smoke stinging his eyes, he made for the door. The baby's cries echoing eerily in the haze, they broke onto the porch. Cold, fresh air smelled mighty sweet. They thumped down the few steps.
The woman set the baby carrier on the ground and fumbled with the security strap, the baby's crying almost covered by the wind.
Coop wrangled himself out of his jacket and wrapped it around the shivering kid in his arms. "You okay?"
The boy coughed, tears rolling under his glasses and down his cheeks. "Braveman's in danger," he wailed.
Coop glanced up at the black smoke rising into the sky and decided Braveman was on his own for the time being. "Don't superheroes love danger?"
The little guy gave a serious nod.
"Well, he's probably doing great, then."
The woman tried to cuddle her infant inside her jacket. "I need to call the fire department," she said over the baby's crying.
"I already called them."
"Oh. Thank you so much."
Coop helped her grasp blanket ends whipping in the wind and tucked them tightly around the infant. The woman's face was shadowed by the night, but her exotic scent drew him in and commanded his attention. With those high heels, she could almost look him in the eye. He liked that.
"I'm sorry to be so much trouble." Swaying to comfort her baby, her deep sapphire eyes fired off enough damsel-in-distress signals to tweak every protective nerve he owned. Her teeth were even chattering.
"Glad to help." This wind had ice in it, and her lightweight jacket was clearly built for style rather than warmth. "My house isn't far away."
"Your house?" The woman sounded as if she hadn't considered what she'd do beyond getting out of the smoke.
"Come on." Hanging on to the squirming kid, Coop scooped up the empty baby carrier and strode across the yard Clyde kept mowed and trimmed. The woman caught up and jogged beside him, the baby still crying his heart out. He sure did have a great set of lungs.
"My brother is really, really scart."
"I'll bet he is." This kid was probably plenty scared himself. "But everybody's safe, so there's no reason to be scared."
"Braveman's not safe." Coughing, the kid turned himself into a squirming octopus trying to wrench himself out of Coop's arms again.
Coop hung on.
The woman looked over her shoulder. "Something is wrong with the chimney."


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I failed driving test
I failed my driving test…. yes, REALLY!!! For these 2 weeks of my driving in the US I began to feel like the master of the roads but they just failed me!!! I was so confident that I decided to go to 911 driving school for the test and this school in run by police officers… On the roads people here drive terribly – they don't use signals at all, the don't turn on lights when it's dark, some women do make-up while driving or eat donuts :P How could I not feel comfortable having such comparison?? ;)
I have bad experiences passing my driving test in Poland as well – I passed in the 4th attempt. My last exam wasn't better then my previous attempts, the instructor was just nicer, that's all. But I lost my nerves on that and I'm loosing them again now…ehh
The examiner (police officer) has remarks to everything – I was driving too slow, too fast, too close, too distant… seems like it wasn't his best day! What's more, he told me that I can sign in for my next exam with him (I'll even get a discount!) he'll show me everything and I'll pass next time for sure. But NEVER EVER with him again! I'll go to another school, run by normal people, not policemen, brrrr. At least I did the written part of test for 100% :P
Weekend is coming and I hate policemen!!!