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EGG-ART signifies a ludicrous way to operate with the egg as a material basis to create digital graphics – but it is not quite sure in any moment whether I am doing something with the egg or the egg is doing something with me… In the first case, I am the creatress of EGG-ART, in the second one the egg itself is the focus of art. Anyway – all who perceive EGG-ART should make their own decision!
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Mixed Pakoras - Savory Fritters
Recipe by Honeybeee
These are 'any time snacks' and taste particularly good on a cool rainy day with a hot cup of tea or coffee! Enjoy!
Top Review by mianbao
The amount of water given in this recipe seems to be way off, at least for the besan which I was using. Since it also describes the consistency, compared to hot cake batter, I was able to avoid watering down the batter too much. I used cumin instead of ajwain in this, and wasn't very happy with the overall seasoning. It seemed as if something was missing. JMO
Ingredients Nutrition
The batter
- 2⁄3 cup besan (Black chickpea flour/gram flour)
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ajwain or 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chili
The vegetables
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/6 th of an inch rounds
- 2 onions, same as above (do not separate rings)
- 10 medium spinach leaves, stems removed
- 4 florets of a cauliflower, sliced into 1/6 th of an inch thickness
- 4 green chilies, slit lengthways on one side
- oil, to deep fry pakoras
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- Sift together besan, baking soda, salt and paprika.
- Add all the other ingredients, taking care that there are no lumps in the mixture.
- The batter should be only slightly thicker than pancake batter.
- Adjust quantity of water accordingly.
- Pour oil, about 2 inches deep, in a wok/frypan and heat it really hot.
- Dip vegetables one by one in the batter and carefully slide them in the hot oil.
- Deep fry till golden brown.
- Serve hot with ketchup or coriander chutney.

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RHODES (Mar. 29)
The final draft of the Israeli-Transjordan armistice pact was submitted today by acting United Nations Palestine mediator Ralph J. ?unche to both the Israeli and Transjordan negotiators .at a joint meeting which lasted for nearly three hours.
Reuven Shiloah and Col, Moshe Dayan of the Israeli legation, and Sidki ?andi, of the Transjordan deputation, returned this afternoon to their respective capitals to consult with their governments on a few outstanding points. Today's session also considered a memorandum, made available earlier by Bunche to the Jews and Arabs, dealing with the "various divergencies" still at issue and proposing possible solution.
Both sides apparently are favorably inclined toward the mediator's proposals and it is expected that the formal signing of the armistice agreement is only a matter of a few days. According to one source, the chief unsettled question is still whether or not the Arab triangle in central Palestine is to be regarded as a separate front in the terms of the agreement. It was also understood here that the success of today's meeting was largely attributable to Shilcah's and Dayan's private negotiations with the Transjordan, delegates.
Earlier, it was reported that the draft armistice pact provides that Aqaba as well as the entire western Negev along the international border remain Israeli territory and that Jewish forces in the sector will be equalized to the joint strength of the British and Transjordan forces. Israeli lines in the Hebron area, it was also reported, include Ein Gheddi and the potash plant in the southern Bead Sea region.
(A dispatch from Tel Aviv reported tonight that the armistice agreement with Transjordan may be signed immediately following the return of Shiloah and Dayan to Rhodes. At the same time, a government spokesman categorically denied that any meeting had been or will be held between Israeli leaders and King Abdullah of Transjordan)


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Like any addict, I found ways to bypass my intentions of limitation. I manipulated my way into "one more period," until I discovered I no longer needed to. By the time the Sabres had beaten the Flyers in double OT on Saturday night, my mom was as into the playoffs as my grandma, recruited the night before. I'm still wondering where Grandma learned about no-touch icing. I think my family may be secretly Canadian. And who knew OLN could be so tolerable, well, minus the occasional loss of coverage and volume issues. "I pinch!" Don't you just love those Element ads? At least they kept me entertained through the technical difficulties. I won't be viewing quite as many of them now that we've ordered Center Ice at my mom's. Hey, it's only $49 for the playoffs! Sure, I could have just gone back to my apartment but it's much more fun to watch these games with my tribe.more
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The magnetic hard disk drive has become the foremost data storage device for computer applications based on cost, capacity, performance, and miniature form factor. Although it is a mechanical, rotating disk storage device, power requirements are minimal, usually a few watts; reliability over a wide range of operating environments, from below 0°C to well over 100°C, is excellent; and costs are less than $0.01 per megabyte. Throughout its 46-year history, hard disk drives have been the recipient of significant technological innovations which have added to the usefulness of this device, and data density on the disk surface, areal density, has increased nearly 35 million times in this period.
The principal magnetic components in a drive are the media or disks, and a recording head that reads and writes data. These data are recorded in the form of magnetized regions on the media within a deposited thin film of magnetic alloy normally consisting of chromium, cobalt, platinum, and a fourth component as boron. Data are distributed geometrically on a series of concentric rings, or tracks, whose location has been predetermined by a process called formatting. Along these tracks, bits of data are magnetically written by an inductive element in the head, and subsequently sensed or read by the giant magnetoresistive element that is an integral part of the head structure.


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While working at StudyRoom, the social learning network for online students, I recently faced a very difficult-to-debug problem that ended up being caused by a race condition between different parts of a distributed system. In this article I'll take you through the steps I used to isolate, debug, and ultimately solve the issue. I'll start off with some context on our systems architecture.
The Architecture
At the core of StudyRoom are "rooms" that students connect to in order to see, chat, and collaborate with their peers. Each room is managed by a "room server", which accepts WebSocket connections from each client connecting to the room, and routes messages among them as needed.
Each room server can handle multiple rooms, but it is critical that a room be managed by one and only one room server, or the room's clients won't be able to see and communicate with each other. To handle this, we also have a "master server", which connects to a Redis database that stores mappings of room IDs to the room servers that handle them. Before connecting to a room, the client tells the master server the room ID, and it replies with the IP address of the room server that handles that room. The client then initiates a new connection to the given room server. This is a form of client-side load balancing because the connection is initiated from the client directly to the selected server, not routed through the master server or other server-side load balancer.
The Problem
A few weeks ago, I received the first report of what our users called "ghost rooms". Users were not able to see other users that they knew were in the room at the time. In some cases, when they sat down at table in rooms (which are load-balanced as separate "rooms" from the main room), they could see users there that were not in the main room.
Our server status report confirmed that the same room ID was active on multiple servers, and both had a significant number of users connected. In the Redis database, the room ID was assigned to one of the two servers. This raised the question of why any clients connected to the other server for that room ID.
Early Hypotheses
My first hypothesis was that the room-to-server mapping was expiring. The Redis keys that store these mappings are set to expire every 10 minutes to keep the database clean and ensure that an assigned server going down doesn't make a room permanently inaccessible. Each room server refreshes the time-to-live value of all rooms currently active on it every minute to prevent them from expiring, which could cause this situation of the room being reassigned to another server. But upon examining the TTL values of the relevant keys during ghosting incident, it was clear that the server was refreshing the key as expected.
My second hypothesis was a race condition in clients requesting a server assignment for a room for which there is not yet one. If the server tries and fails to get the current assignment for both at the same time, it would generate and store a new one for both at the same time, which could be different. However, I had already thought of and accounted for this possibility when writing the original assignment code. Here's a simplified version:
server = r.get(key)
if server is not None:
return server
server = _get_best_server()
if r.setnx(key, server):
return server
else: # The key was created in the meantime
return r.get(key)
The key here is the Redis
SETNX command. It set a key, if and only if it does not yet exist, and is guaranteed to be atomic. Thus, in the condition described above, only one server assignment would be inserted into the database; the other
SETNX would fail, and the master server would get and return the server assigned in the other request.
Nevertheless, I decided to perform a stress test against this behavior to ensure it really worked, since it seemed to be a perfect explanation for the issue. I wrote a script that would hammer the master server with nearly-simultaneous requests for a random room ID, and ensure that all requests received the same server:
from datetime import timedelta
from tornado.httpclient import AsyncHTTPClient
import tornado.ioloop
import random, sys
def run_test():
PATH = 'http://localhost:9001/connect/testsession%d' % random.randint(1, 100000)
l = []
def get(url, callback):
c = AsyncHTTPClient()
c.fetch(url, callback)
def callback(data):
if len(l) == 2:
if l[0] == l[1]:
print 'OK', l
print 'FAIL', l
tornado.ioloop.IOLoop.instance().add_timeout(timedelta(seconds=0.00001 * random.randint(1, 100)), lambda: get(PATH, callback))
tornado.ioloop.IOLoop.instance().add_timeout(timedelta(seconds=0.00001 * random.randint(1, 100)), lambda: get(PATH, callback))
tornado.ioloop.IOLoop.instance().add_timeout(timedelta(seconds=0.01), run_test)
This script uses the Tornado
AsyncHTTPClient to launch two requests at the master server 100 times per second. In the data callback, I ensure that when both requests finish, they return the same server assignment. I ran the test against my development server and our staging server, and with both zero time spacing between requests and a random number of milliseconds (hoping to catch the server in a certain stage of processing) between requests, as seen in the code snippet. After running hundreds of thousands of requests, no failures occurred. This particular race condition prevention measure was airtight.
The Workaround
I wasn't getting anywhere with debugging the issue, but I had to come up with a short-term solution. Cases of ghost rooms would arise every few days, and I dealt with them by resetting the "second" server, which had the room active but was not the assigned server. This was far from ideal, since each server reset carried collateral damage, disrupting all other rooms that happened to share that server. Even worse, this solution would often cause a second ghost room to immediately arise. Only resetting both servers the room was assigned at the same time would completely clear up the issue.
I eventually chose to shut down all but one of the room servers, leaving only one to deal with all rooms. This made it physically impossible for rooms to be duplicated, but of course left only one server to deal with all load. It coped fairly well, but it was clear that I had to come up with a real solution soon.
The Breakthrough
While doing some routine development one day, I accidently reproduced the issue on my local machine. This was a significant breakthough; until now the issue had only surfaced on production machines where many variables complicate debugging. The context was quite simple: I had a room loaded in two windows, and refreshed them at the same time. They ended up assigned to different server processes on the development server.
I had already ruled out the race condition of multiple clients requesting a server assignment at the same time receiving different assignment, but clearly there was some other sort of race condition at play. I realized there was one important difference between this situation and my earlier race condition test: in this case the two clients were both already connected to the room and were disconnecting then reconnecting, while in the test both clients were connecting fresh.
I zeroed in on the room disconnection logic, performing a careful code review of the room server's behavior when clients disconnect. I found the following code snippet, run when a room is "destroyed", i.e. when all clients disconnect:
def destroy_room(room):
'Called by room server when all clients have left a room'
r.delete('room-%s' % room)
r.delete('room-%s-members' % room)
r.publish('status-room-destroy', room)
Aha: it seems that rooms delete the key
room-<roomname> whenever all clients disconnect. This is the same key that is used to store the room-to-server mappings. This allows the following race condition:
- Client A requests to join room 1. He is assigned server X, and the mapping
1 -> Xis stored. He connects to server X.
- Client B requests to join room 1. She is also assigned server X, since the mapping
1 -> Xis present.
- Before client B can actually connect to server X, client A disconnects from server X. Since room 1 is now empty, server X destroys the room and deletes the mapping
- Client B connects to server X. Server X re-creates room 1.
- Client A again requests to join room 1. No mapping for this server exists, so he is assigned a random server: server Y. The mapping
1 -> Yis stored. He connects to server Y.
- Room 1 is now simultaneously present on both servers X and Y.
When I first came up with this explanation, my co-founders pointed out that it doesn't fully explain the issues reported, since it can explain only one person being assigned to a wrong room. This is because it relies on a room being completely empty and thus destroyed before the race condition, and it is highly improbable that the upwards of 10 people we've seen in ghost rooms would all have triggered this condition simultaneously. I agreed, until I realized the further implications of this situation.
Consider the state of the room right after the condition is triggered, with one client each on servers X and Y, and the official mapping pointing to server Y. More clients join the room, until there are a total of ten on server Y. Eventually, the lone client on server X will realize nobody is joining him, and leave. This will again trigger server X to destroy the room and delete the mapping
1 -> Y, even though it doesn't point to server X. Now, new clients will be assigned to yet another server, say server Z, and the ten clients on server Y are now the ghost room. This situation will perpetuate until, by pure chance, the server clients are assigned to happens to be the server containing the ghost room. This also explains why terminating the server containing the ghost room doesn't help; the server is programmed to catch
SIGTERM and cleanly destroy all of its rooms.
The Fix
The ultimate fix to this issue is trivial: just remove the
r.delete('room-%s' % room) line from the room destroy method. Since the room keys will expire in 10 minutes of no refreshes anyways, this doesn't significantly affect the operation of the infrastructure.
Some of the lessons I learned thoughout this are:
- Be extremely careful to synchronize access to shared state properly in distributed systems. The core of this problem was both the master and room servers mutating the server mappings and causing the race condition. Even though the state is stored in a remote database with atomic operations, these kinds of problems arise.
- Make sure the development environment mirrors the production environment. If the development environment hadn't used multiple servers just like production, I would never have triggered the issue in development and realized the problem.
- Automated test scripts are great for attempting to reproduce issues, especially race conditions. Ideally I would have written these earlier and made them part of our main test suite.
- Ultimately, code review is extremely important as the final step for finding these issues, so make sure code flow is easy to follow.


text: In short: no. How I've been accessing TORQUE is through Dan Templeton's Java DRMAA bindings for Sun/Oracle Grid Engine. He was good enough to make them a fairly thin wrapping round the C DRMAA SGE bindings, so they're fairly straight forwards to port to use another C DRMAA binding (see http://blogs.sun.com/templedf/entry/porting_the_drmaa_java_language ). I've been using the FedStage ones from http://fury.man.poznan.pl/~mmamonski/PL-Grid/pbs_drmaa-1.0.2.tar.gz as the ones bundled with TORQUE are out of date, don't support half the methods and, as you have no doubt been discovering, are pretty much un-documented. Even those aren't perfect. Thanks to DRMAA, a lot of options have to be put in through the native specification (mainly unusual things that nobody ever does like requesting resources) and not all of the available options are supported by the FedStage bindings (the bundled ones don't support native spec at all). I've been seriously considering switching to calling qsub with Runtime.exec(). Depending on how complicated the jobs you want to submit are, you may have to do that or figure out the native API. If you're interesting in using the Java bindings, I can bundle them up and release them - I've been using them in development without making any changes for a while - but I'll need to sort out the copyright, licensing etc. and write something that'll build them. Regards, Scott Scott Wilson Developer Epistemy Energy Academy Riccarton EH14 4AS tel: +44 131 564 0232 Scott.Wilson at Epistemy.com http://www.Epistemy.com/ Epistemy Limited is a company registered in Scotland, number SC365481. Registered office: Epistemy Limited c/o Technology and Research Services, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS On 19 Oct 2010, at 00:10, Randall Svancara wrote: > Hello, > > Is there any documentation on torque/pbs API. I could make system calls > and run qsub and qstat, which seems to be how most people do this but I > would rather use the native API if possible. > > Thanks, > > -- > Randall Svancara > High Performance Computing Systems Administrator > Information Technology Services > Office Telephone: (509) 335-3039 > Email: rsvancara at wsu.edu > _______________________________________________ > torquedev mailing list > torquedev at supercluster.org > http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torquedev


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Skagway Glacier Point Wilderness Safari Excursion Reviews
Saw it all in one day, Davidson Glacier, bears, eagles, whales and stellars. Totally awesome. The boats were great also.
PHENOMENAL TOUR. DO NOT MISS. RAIN OR SHINE. This "adventure" consists of a boat/catamaran ride (where we saw many humpback whales and some orcas!), a short hike and a "canoe ride" to Davidson Glacier, where you can walk around as close as they can get you to the glacier. The canoe holds 12 and is motorized, so you probably won't be paddling too much. Beautiful! It was raining when we went, so instead of just boots, they gave us head-to-toe rain gear, which added to the sense of adventure. Plus, the guides are WONDERFUL.
We booked directly with Alaska Excursions, but it is the same tour offered through the ship --- but we spent $50 less per person. Same exact tour, with the same people who paid the ship.
Loved this...so much I would do it again!!!
The naturalist on board was another knowledgeable guide and was on his 2nd summer. Once we got to Glacier Point, the guides greeted us. They prepared sandwiches for us and we headed out.
Again, they knew everything. Highly recommend this tour.
This was a GREAT experience. The naturalist on the catamaran to the glacier was great and the kids that take you on the canoe ride are enthusiastic and not interested in clever, chatty, "canned" pitches of what we are seeing and doing. They were low key and quiet and you could just enjoy the quiet and the experience. This was such an unexpectedly unique and splendid experience. The paddling is NOT strenuous and is very brief. Word of caution - while I was paddling I was completely fine and during the rest of the evening I was fine. The next morning, my back was in pain. I must have pulled something while paddling. But, I would still do this again in a heartbeat. Just be careful.
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Triple Play Infinity Scarf
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Brenda Bourg's Triple Play Infinity Scarf gives you triple benefits— versatility, beautiful stitchwork and, best of all, lots of volume that's incredibly light around your neck. Crocheted in a lovely open, lacy stitch with new Simply Soft® Light, this scarf looks great doubled or tripled, without weighing you down. ~Caron Connections #163
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11 Month Old Baby Ingests Cocaine
FOX TV of Atlanta has reported that an 11 month old baby ingested crack cocaine while in the care of his 34 year old grandmother and her 22 year old boyfriend.
Apparently, when the baby boy was out of the grandmother's sight, the baby ate fragments of crack cocaine.
Authorities were contacted after the baby's 17 year old mother brought her 11 month old baby boy to central Georgia's Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Apparently, hospital employees confirmed that the baby had in fact ingested cocaine and then called the police.
An investigation has since been conducted and warrants have been issued. Not only was the baby's 17 year old mother arrested, but the 34 year old grandmother and the grandmother's 22 year old boyfriend were arrested after warrants were issued for their arrest.
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Keira Knightley plays Guinevere as a butt-kicking, arrow-shooting, horse-riding heroine, writes Kristin Hohenadel.
Had Keira Knightley's parents been doctors or police officers, it might have been a stethoscope or a toy pistol. But the only thing the daughter of the London stage actor Will Knightley and the Scottish-born playwright Sharman Macdonald wanted at the age of three was an agent.
She got her way at six, luckily blossomed into an exquisite and photogenic young woman and, at 19, has been branded Hollywood's favourite rising starlet, thanks to turns in Bend It Like Beckham and Love Actually and an attention-grabbing performance as a feisty, pouting, corset-clad damsel in distress in last year's blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Next up she is a butt-kicking Guinevere in Antoine Fuqua's big-budget King Arthur, with Clive Owen.
"I'm very close to my parents, and maybe, in a funny way, I'm trying to be like them," she says, sipping coffee while simultaneously smacking an ever-present morsel of chewing gum. "When I was little I always felt slightly outside their world - it was specifically theatre - and I always wanted to be in it, absolutely in it, preferably in the centre. So yeah, I absolutely cannot imagine myself doing anything else. I don't necessarily think that's a good thing. I do think it's kind of boring to have wanted to be the same thing since you were three years old. You kind of go, 'Haven't you grown up yet?'"
While Hollywood is busy selling her star power, Knightley sells herself as the humble child of theatre folks, a normal girl who has joined the family business, and is just working hard at the only thing she knows.
Knightley had been readily available for an interview while on location in Glasgow for The Jacket, a psychological thriller about the Gulf War. She chose a busy coffee house, arrived unfashionably on the hour, turned off her mobile and behaved as if she had the whole afternoon to chat breezily away, squandering her time on courtesies like small talk. She seemed bent on rewriting the role of rising starlet, which normally requires one to arrive late, to speak only when spoken to, and to never try to pay for one's own skinny cappuccino.
In this disarmingly normal behaviour may lie the secret of Knightley's appeal. She is the impossibly beautiful, naturally aristocratic, charmingly accessible babe next door - a celebrity friend.
With a flawless on-screen beauty that can dissolve in an instant into gamine sexiness, she has proved equally adept at playing the highborn, costume-drama demoiselle and the contemporary siren. But she does not turn more heads walking down a Glasgow street than any other cute girl of 19.
Wearing lots of dark eyeliner and fashionably dressed down, an AIDS ribbon pinned to her jeans jacket, she's less striking in person for her beauty than for her spunk. Just when you notice the spots on her forehead, she will point out that she bites her fingernails. She talks loudly, laughs unselfconsciously, does not sit still long enough to be gazed at. Everything about Knightley broadcasts that she intends to be seen as both a real person and a real actress. And even if she doesn't yet have the resume of the latter, one of the reasons people seem to take her seriously is that she seems so quietly confident that one day she will.
Writing in The New York Times, the critic Elvis Mitchell described her as "what Nicole Kidman might be like if she didn't spend so much time coughing tragically into handkerchiefs". Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced Pirates of the Caribbean and King Arthur, also compared Knightley to Kidman, who has come to symbolise the idea that glamour and acting skill can coexist.
In his non-magical version of the Arthurian legend, Guinevere is a warrior fighting alongside Arthur in the battle against the Saxons.
"She's not running around in a fluffy dress," director Antoine Fuqua says. "She's rolling around, she's got two knives in her hand. She really did learn to shoot a bow and arrow and to ride horses. She's not just the damsel in distress, the beauty. She has an opinion and a political perspective about what's happening in her times, and she's fighting along with the men, side by side."
Knightley, who likes to call herself a "lazy cow", says nonetheless that she had a blast doing the physically challenging fighting scenes. "I think it's a positive thing in a weird way," she says, "not that I ever think violence is a positive thing. But I do think if we are going to have violence in action films, then I would like a little bit of female representation."
Knightley say that her parents supported her decision to quit her studies at 16 to pursue acting full time. Still, she considers herself "stupid" for not getting a degree.
"I planned to have a back-up plan, and I sort of don't have one at the moment. So when the work is on offer, it's kind of ingrained in me to go, 'Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!'"
So she hasn't taken a holiday in two years. "I think my particular instinct is to ride the wave as long as it lasts, because it won't last forever," she says. "If you're lucky, really lucky, you might get five years where it's good - maybe, on the outside, particularly as an actress - and particularly if you're pouting a lot. People get bored of that."
King Arthur opens on July 15.
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Edwin C. Thomas, age 65, of Alliance, passed away at 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 6, 1948, in Erwin, Tenn., to Don and Nancy (Shelton) Thomas.
Ed was a graduate of Alliance High School and retired from Republic Steel after 27 years. He loved to play pool, chess and target shoot, and watch old westerns. He coached Hot Stove baseball and loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his children, Anthony "Tony" (Jill) Thomas, Michel (George) Kish, Joie (Kevin) Layne and Jeremy (Gwynne) Thomas; grandchildren, Morgan and Jerian Thomas, Nathan Kish, Anthony and Jonah Thomas, Grace Kish, Lochlan Layne, Noah Thomas, Jaci Thomas, Ellie Kish, Maeve Layne and Jeremiah Thomas; sister, Wendy Angel; and brothers, Tim and Keith Thomas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Roger and Jack Thomas.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 4682 Douglas Circle N.W., Canton, OH 44718.
Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601. Friends may register online at www.ctcfuneral.com. (2-1-14)
Tony,Jill and the Thomas Family:
I am so sorry to hear of your fathers passing, My wife and i have very fond memories of Ed during his years at republic steel. Your family came to our home in Canton after Ed's accident at the shop.
I lost contact after attending the wedding so many years ago, Ed was living in an Apartment in Alliance, He has never been forgotten by the guys from Republic Steel, we speak of him often.. If there is anything Sandy and I can do to ease your pain.. Know that you are in our prayers


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MILFORD -- Board of Police Commissioners member Anthony Candido's attorney said Wednesday it's "outrageous" his client was placed on administrative leave from his chief judicial marshal position in December simply for "hugging" a co-worker.
"If it's against the law to hug someone, they should put a sign up in the courthouse saying hugging is not allowed," said Candido's attorney, Hugh F. Keefe of New Haven.
A Judicial Branch court operations spokeswoman declined to respond to Keefe's "hugging" comments Wednesday.
This is the first time Keefe has specifically elaborated on the sexual harassment allegations that were filed against Candido by a co-worker in late November.
Candido, 69, of Milford, was placed on administrative leave without pay Dec. 2 because of an on-the-job complaint of sexual harassment, which is still being investigated by the Judicial Branch Court Operations, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Initially, Candido was placed on administrative leave without pay, but after a week, the Judicial Branch allowed Candido to use his accrued vacation time.
Candido's accrued vacation time expired Wednesday, and beginning today he will once again be on leave without pay while the investigation continues, Judicial Branch spokeswoman Rhonda Hebert said Wednesday.
Keefe blasted Judicial Branch officials Wednesday for not paying Candido while their investigation continues.
"It's outrageous to suspend a public servant who has devoted so much of his life to public service and law enforcement," Keefe said.
"They wouldn't treat a judge like that. It's disgraceful."
Candido has worked for the state since Aug. 31, 1981, and was appointed chief judicial marshal for the Waterbury Judicial District on June 1, 2001.
His annual salary is $79,061.
Candido, who is also the Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities chairman, was ordered not to enter any Judicial Branch work location, and to turn in his badge, identification card, equipment and keys.
Candido learned of the Judicial Branch's sexual harassment investigation from a letter he received Dec. 2.
The letter states individuals are placed on administrative leave without pay in cases where there is a "reliable report of serious misconduct while on duty."
Candido has been a popular person in the city for his numerous charitable works, but a lightning rod of controversy politically.
Candido, a Democrat, was blocked by his own party from reappointment to the police commission in 2008.
Candido has received numerous civic and charitable honors and recognitions.
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MRC89 posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubHi guys, been a while. Thought I'd share this because I've never seen this before, and I think it actually looks really good. What do you guys think?
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The drifting around in the video is characteristic of AWD. And we know that they couldn't put much more than 300bhp through the front wheels. So I'd predict AWD, 300-325bhp from the 2l ecoboost, a crazy bodykit, some vibrant colours, and hoping they'll do a 3 door version. Also hoping that it'll be as hardcore as the mk2, and not just a tuned up ST
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MRC89 replied to roocat's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubIf it's not much more, go for the ST its worth it, test drive it to check the comfort, and dont worry about the power, its very predictable in the handling department, and I believe you can set a power level with "my key" if you're concerned its too much. You'll grow into it quick though. As others have said, if you want the st and buy the tx, you'll probably end up regretting it.
MRC89 replied to MRC89's topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsHow big is it going to feel in estate form then? lol. My dad has a hatchback Mk3 Focus, it does feel a lot bigger than the fiesta considering the physical size difference isn't all that much, And I'm no big fan of the current Focus ST, it's alright. The upcoming face lift seems to address many of the styling cues which ford received a backlash of criticism over, and I think it looks better now, still it'll never be as pretty as a nice fiesta imo. This is exactly how I feel, it's the sensible thing to do, my head says one thing, my heart another. Cheers FOCA. Hi Phil, I do like the Fiesta ST, especially with a spec like yours, ST3, Spirit Blue, MP215, that's the combination dreams are made out of. However, this wouldn't really be a feasible option for me, they're just too expensive for not much gained, I realize a Focus ST is more, but depreciation hits the Focus a lot harder than the Fiesta in the 2nd hand market, thus you get a lot more everything for your money. For now, I'm happy with my Metal, the only way I'd trade it for a Fiesta ST was if it were a straight swap, I prefer the looks of the pre-facelift Mk7s, front grill, alloys, headlamps etc, and 134ps isn't too shabby in the real world. Letting go of the Metal is going to be hard, but I think it's going to come to that.
MRC89 posted a topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsHi guys, it's been a while since my last visit. I'll get straight to the point, I'm in a dilemma with what I want to do with a car over the next 5+ years, Last year I bought a Fiesta Metal in Midnight Sky (grey/blue) currently at 16k miles, I love it. The plan was when I was 25 and could afford the insurance I'd: Mountune 155ps -35/-50mm lowring springs/coilovers with spacers LED DRLs in the fog lamps (note my avatar is edited, they're just regular halogen fogs atm) Gloss the exterior plastics and a bit of chip/scratch repair (caused by cats and a white van) and perhaps get round to the interior with rooflining, resprayed doorcards and pillars, and a black fabric dash. And OEM Ambient lighting with matching footwell/door bin lighting, front courtesy light with sunglasses holder, with the original courtesy light being moved to the back. Fiesta ST front+rear brake conversion. I'm budgeting myself to ~£5k max for all of this. So far I've only made a few small mods: Canbus ready side facing LED sidelights Osram blue tint indicators +30% blue tint halogen headlamps +100% Phillips Main beams Multi-directional LED number plate lights. Team Heko Wind deflectors However, I'm quite liking the look of the 2015 face lift Focus ST, and I've always had a bit of a soft spot for quick estates. Also, I plan to be moving to the other side of the country within the next 2 years to move out with the Mrs, we're looking to get 2 large-ish dogs too (vizsla & ridgeback) and who knows, kids down the line too. so A Focus ST Estate would be really useful for ferrying all that around, and a Fiesta would be hideously impracticable and would mean buying a 2nd cheap big car. Plans for Focus ST3 Estate: 2nd hand, as many options as I can find. Black or Grey (need to see grey in the flesh first) if Grey - Black alloys, Black exhaust tip if Black - Colour code exhaust tip to the colour of the "Style pack" alloys. Mountune 275 or Remap and other light modifications if I went for the derv (90% sure I want the petrol though - I'll test drive them both) Lowering springs, possibly adjustable height air suspension. The Focus is a lot more practical, slightly faster, a lot more powerful, and imo has a much nicer cabin It's a lot more rare than the Fiesta, but probably more common than a Fiesta Metal. The Fiesta will always be the more fun car to drive, not necessarily better, but I can't see an estate ever being able to match it's personality. Imo, it looks better too. What would you do? Throw £5k at the Fiesta to make a really nice drivers/enthusiasts car, or save the money and PX it for the bigger, better Focus? Please vote on the poll, and express your opinions in detail if you wish, I'm really 50/50 on this. Here's a few simple pics as I've never shown her off to you guys.
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MRC89 posted a tutorial in Ford Fiesta GuidesIntro: There's very little on the web about changing a fog lamp, and the handbook just tells you to consult your dealer. My fog lamp was damaged after hitting a stone at speed, I know this has happened to other fellow members of the forum, and will likely affect others in time to come. I changed mine today, here's how: Purchase links & Info: I purchased a fog lamp housing from Amazon.co.uk you can get these parts through Ford, however I've heard quotes of £70-£110+ to have it replaced. This one is £23 and although it's not the official Ford part, it is matching OEM quality. (please note the link is drivers side only) I then purchased a 55w H11 bulb from Autobulbsdirect.co.uk I went for the cheapest to match my other fog lamp. All in after postage & packaging it came to £40, and two days later they turned up: Tools you'll need: You will need: A flat head screwdriver A T25 Torx, preferably with a 1/4" socket ratchet A Torch (helpful, not necessary) Step #1: Removing headlamp to access fog lamp Firstly remove the main headlamp unit, there's a comprehensive guide here for those who aren't familiar. Close up of the fog: Step #2: Removing fog lamp housing from mount The fog lamp housing is held to a mount with 2 Torx screws, and 2 locating pins. The screws are on the top left and bottom right as you look down on it. It's a bit of a fiddle getting them loose. The bulb just twists and pulls out of the housing. Once the screws and bulb are out the housing will just pull out. If you need to change the bulb there is a small clip on the side to take the bulb from it's holder. Fog lamp mount: (fog housing removed) Step #3: Replacing everything Replace the new fog housing, fitting the bulb first. Use the locating pins to line up the two torx screws, and tighten. Quick test, then replace your headlamp and job done. If you have any questions, just ask, I know the guide doesn't go into great detail but hopefully this guide will help someone, sometime. Thanks
MRC89 replied to JonM's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI think the ZS is the best looking in the range now. The matching honeycomb lower grill & fog surrounds help to tie in the main grille. The additional lip & chin spoiler fit the car better than the ST's 1 piece front bumper too. I like this grille set-up more than the chromed ones, and more than the ST's mix of honeycomb and horizontal bars. The new alloys are also a bit plain, why they didn't continue the ever popular street-packs in 15" & 17" is beyond me.. - I vote the facelift, for interior quality and ecoboost engines. I still prefer the pre-facelift for pretty much everything else, especially the grille. (could only own a new one in black I think!)
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MRC89 replied to Chris Ecc's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubhttp://www.hypermiler.co.uk/green-car-news/mpg-marathon-2012-results-in-ford-fiesta-breaks-the-100mpg-mark-to-take-victory Just read about this in a similar article in a local paper, thought it may of been of interest.
MRC89 replied to FordLuke's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubThe Mk7 is on average 2 (old) insurance groups lower than the Mk6 like for like. Example: Mk6 Fiesta highest insurance group 8 (excl. ST), Mk7 spans between group 4 and 6, on the old 1-20 insurance grouping. I had finance on my Fiesta Zetec S, but I picked it up 2nd hand (6k miles) for £10,000 from motorpoint with repayments of £190 per month with a £2,000 deposit. If it's what you want to do then I'd say go for it, if you can't afford a brand new one look into places like motorpoint/carcraft etc which sell partly used cars. Just make sure you can afford the insurance on top of the finance repayments, shop around insurers and look at different engine sizes/trim levels til you find something that suits you. Some info to take into account if you're not already familiar: http://www.carpages.co.uk/guide/ford/ford-fiesta-guide.asp
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MRC89 replied to FIESTA_MAD's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI'm not sure where you'd find the small plastic parts in a different colour, but they do easily pull off the vent and shouldn't be too hard to spray whatever colour you want. Here's a few ideas from what I've seen from other posts. You could spray interior plastics/centre console to a different theme such as glossy black like on the Fiesta Metal or you get the pieces vinyl wrapped in something like carbon fibre effect. Does your car have interior pack? If not you could add the interior pack gear stick/handbrake and gaiters. Self adhesive carpets for rear seat backs to protect the exposed metal and looks better (if your car doesn't already have them). You can also cover some of the lower plastic parts in the foot well with the carpet, quite subtle but looks better. Foot well lighting, adding usb/bt aftermarket if you haven't already got it. Break open the secret compartment. Check out this thread by Ben... http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/19202-ben-panther-black-mk7-zetec-s-tdci/page__hl__%20panther%20%20black%20%20project He's done a lot of interior mods and has guides.
MRC89 replied to BrownMotoring's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubCree are one of the market leaders in the LED market. If you want to save yourself some money, or perhaps browse more styles check out: http://www.dealextre...light-bulbs-712 check out reviews, many have pictures/videos of the products fitted to their cars. Not sure what fitment you need, never looked into it. Also make sure you get red LED's, as white LED's will look bright pink through a red lens.


text: Public Notice Invitation for Bid Fire Rescue Truck – Town of Pennville Notice is hereby given that the Town of Pennville, Indiana, by and through its Town Council, hereinafter referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed proposals on behalf of the Town of Pennville and Pennville Volunteer Fire Department for a Fire Rescue Truck. Sealed proposals are invited and may be delivered or forwarded by registered mail, addressed to Jay County Community Development ATTN: FIRE TRUCK BIDS 118 S. Meridian St. in Portland, Indiana 47371 by 4:00 PM (local Time) on March 7, 2014. Proposals received after such will be returned unopened. Bids received prior to this time shall be opened and publicly read at the public meeting scheduled to take place on March 11, 2014, 6:00 PM, at the Pennville Town Hall, located at 105 N Washington St. in Pennville, Indiana. Please DO NOT send bids to Pennville Town Hall. All interested citizens are invited to attend and should any citizen require special provisions, such as handicapped modifications or non-English translation personnel, the Town will provide such provisions as long as the request is made by March 6, 2014. Specifications for the fire rescue truck are on file and may be examined at the office of Jay County Development Corporation, Community Development at 118 S. Meridian St. in Portland, Indiana 47371. Specifications can be obtained my mail by calling Jay County Community Development at 118 S. Meridian St. in Portland, Indiana 47371 between 8am and 4pm Monday –Friday or by appointment by calling 260/726-3497. You may request specifications by mail or email by emailing Ami Huffman at firstname.lastname@example.com or calling 260-726-3497 to request. For mailing specifications, there will be a $15 charge to print and mail specifications. The work to be performed and the proposal to be submitted shall include sufficient and proper sums to cover the furnishing and delivery of a complete apparatus equipped as outlined in the specifications. Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of PENNVILLE FIRE RESCUE TRUCK and the name and address of Bidder. All proposals must be submitted on the proposal forms as identified in the Contract Documents and Specifications. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable bidder's bond made payable to the Owner, in a sum of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the highest aggregate proposal, which check or bond will be held by the Owner as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into the same with the Owner upon notification from him to do so within ten (10) days of said notification. An approved performance bond guaranteeing faithful and proper performance of the work and materials, to be executed by an acceptable surety company, will be required of the Contractor at the time he executes his contract. The bond will be in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price and must be in full force and effect from the date of written acceptance of and final payment by the Owner for the work. The Owner reserves the right to reject any proposal, or all proposals, or to accept any proposal or proposals, or to make such combination of proposals as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all informalities in bidding. Any proposal may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of proposals or authorized postponement thereof. Any proposal received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No proposal may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days. Award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder. The low, responsive, responsible bidder must not be debarred, suspended, or otherwise be excluded from or ineligible for participation in federally assisted programs under Executive Order 12549. All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the project throughout. Bids shall be properly and completely executed on bid forms included in the Specifications. Bids shall include all information requested by Indiana Form 96 (Revised 2010) included with the Specifications. Under Section III of Form 96, the Bidder shall submit a financial statement. A copy of the proposed Financial Statement to be submitted with the bid is included in the bid documents section to these specifications. The Owner may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the work and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the work contemplated therein. Each Bidder is responsible for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents and Specifications. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to its Bid. Bidders on this work shall be required to comply with the provisions of the President's Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. 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We liked the wonderful location - we also liked the hotel being so quiet - the hotel had plenty of parking and it was free. We did think that the food wasn't quite as good as it should be - it was ok but we did find a hair in our breakfast and there wasn't much choice. There was a school party staying there who were extremely noisy but when they were out it was bliss.
We loved the location and beautiful style of the building. The rooms were very attractive and the restaurant excellent. We were only sorry that we had only booked for one night.
lovely surroundings. comfortable hotel, freindly staff, good local food no tea and coffee in the room
The hotel is hard to beat in terms of location - it lies beautifully at the top of a hill, within a small and charming village of stone houses (the hotel being one of them). It is recommended for everyone loving mountainous landscapes and walks through hills, or just wishing to visit many charming small towns nearby. Wi-fi was working very well, and you could eat your breakfast or dinner on a terrace with a spectacular view. We also found the manager to be utmost kind and helpful. Breakfasts were a bit too basic and too sweet for us. But maybe it's a cultural difference!


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An inner-suburbs real estate agent is being sought by authorities after vanishing under mysterious circumstances more than a month ago.
Andrew Bennison, director of Bennison Parker, abandoned his East Brunswick business in April, leaving behind an empty shopfront, disgruntled clients, and a trail of debt.
Consumer Affairs Victoria is seeking information on the whereabouts of the 31-year-old after several complaints about his agency.
A source told The Sunday Age that Victoria Police visited the shopfront about a fortnight ago after receiving a call from a concerned relative, who said Mr Bennison could not be contacted.
The named partner in Bennison Parker is Jacqueline Parker, wife of businessman John Khoury. Mr Khoury, a business associate of underworld figure Mick Gatto, said his wife had no active role in the agency.
''We invested with a real estate agent and gave him an opportunity. It was a one-man show,'' he said. ''She resigned as a director months ago. Business wasn't going well for him. He's gone missing. He hasn't been contacting anyone.''
Mr Bennison's clients include alleged Mokbel money launderers Tom Karas and Irene Meletsis, who own several rental properties in the Fitzroy area.
One of Mr Bennison's last actions before vanishing appears to have been to list his parents' home in Macleod for sale.
His family did not respond to a request for comment.
Consumer Affairs director Claire Noone declined to comment on whether Mr Bennison was being investigated for misconduct.
''Consumers who have been affected should immediately contact Consumer Affairs Victoria,'' Dr Noone said.
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The story of Union Railways' construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) has an epic quality to it, while its subplot has a touch of Gothic horror. Once the CTRL, which will connect St Pancras with the Channel Tunnel, is completed in 2007, passengers will be able to travel from London to Paris in just over two hours. It is the largest railway built in the UK for more than a century and involved the construction of more than 100km of track.
Epic indeed. Fittingly, the story also includes a reference to the 19th century Gothic-horror writer Mary Shelley. As the engineers were digging around St Pancras station last year, they hit upon graves from the old and largely forgotten St Pancras churchyard. One of the graves entombed Frankenstein author Shelley's mother.
For Mitwa Bavisi, one of Union Railways' two lawyers (a tiny team considering the size of the project), the Shelley connection was just one of many headaches encountered when overseeing the legal aspects of the construction. It was something she had not prepared for. Had she powers to remove the graves? Could they be touched? Either way, Union Railways wanted them moved so that it could build on the site.
The problem represents a microcosm of the myriad of bureaucratic hurdles Bavisi encounters and attempts to circumvent on a daily basis. The first thing Bavisi did when she got wind of the graves was refer to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act. This legislation enabled the project to go ahead in the first place, and authorises Union Railways to do things such as move gravestones. The act, for example, authorised Union Railways to cut up large parts of the Kent countryside during stage one of the CTRL development, despite a barrage of criticism from local councillors (stage one involved building a line from the English Channel to Fawkham Junction, near Dartford, which finished in September 2003; stage two, due to finish in 2007, will be between Cheriton in Kent and King's Cross).
The act, known for its detail, amazingly included clauses authorising Union Railways to move the graves – including the one with Shelley's mother inside. They have since been transported to another churchyard in London where they have been reburied.
But Bavisi had other difficulties. "I also had to comply with the exhumation laws and the Burial Law, which outlined the manner in which we had to deal with the graves," she says. "This required going to special subcontractors."
The fact that Bavisi has had to understand the law behind shifting gravestones shows the diversity of legal work she is burdened with. But as well as handling problems as they arise, she also has to comply with what she calls "a myriad" of third-party agreements.
"Union Railways has got around 200 such agreements it has to comply with," she says. "These are mainly with other railway companies with which it shares railway line, such as Network Rail, London Underground and Eurostar. There were also about 600 undertakings to companies like Ford and Tarmac so that their business interests would be protected."
Ensuring the agreements are complied with, and her constant need to refer to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act, means her workload is continuously intense. "There was also a big learning curve when I joined," Bavisi says. Before she came to Union Railways she had no experience of railways or projects on the scale of the CTRL. Her previous job was as a construction assistant at Berwin Leighton Paisner and before that as an in-house lawyer at GEC Alsthom.
Bavisi has a shoestring budget. Her legal department is tiny, comprising just herself and one other lawyer, Rachael Mockler, who worked formerly at Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw. "We each split between us whatever work comes in, although Rachael does slightly more contentious work than me," explains Bavisi.
In 2002-03, her department spent just £900,000, a relatively small amount considering the enormity of the project and the volume of legal work. However, the expenditure for 2004 was just a fraction of that at £250,000. This decline in legal costs was for two reasons. First, section one of the CTRL project finished in 2003, reducing the workload before section two got underway. Second, 2003 also saw heavy costs involved in renaming the company responsible for section one, Union Railways South, to CTRL UK, which is now responsible for running and maintaining the completed line.
It is possible that the company's legal spend will drop even further this year, as Bavisi is carrying out a review of external law firms. "I'm always looking for best value for money," she says frankly. The current list comprises Herbert Smith and Nabarro Nathanson. She hints that she might draw more on barristers in the future, which she considers to be "more cost-effective".
Her guiding principle, though, is to use external lawyers as little as possible. "I instruct them mainly on construction issues or on major disputes for which we don't have sufficient resources to handle," she explains. The trick is to avoid disputes in the first place by using tact and diplomacy – she does not immediately slap the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act in front of people, for example, although she adds: "I know it's there if we have to."
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Another 4A tennis title for Collegiate's Withrow
Collegiate's Withrow wins another Class 4A tennis title
EMPORIA Independence tennis coach Ken Brown bluntly stated that, during Monday's Class 4A singles final at Emporia High, sophomore Abbi Groff played as good as she can play.
"And she lost (6-0, 6-0)," Brown said, smiling.
Such is the dominance of Collegiate junior Brooke Withrow, who defeated Groff to win her second straight 4A singles title.
Withrow (32-0) didn't lose a game in regionals or the 4A tournament.
"That's amazing," Collegiate coach Dave Hawley said. "No lost games in a state tournament. Her last eight matches were 16 sets to zero…. She is a player. Just amazing. Not just because she wins, but she's the gold standard on how you compete, how you play and how you prepare."
Collegiate also dominated in the team standings, winning the title with 68 points, 35 more than second-place Independence. Hesston finished fourth.
Both Collegiate doubles teams advanced to the finals with the freshman team of Morgan Bergen-Hannah Osland beating the senior team of Keli Dunn-Lindsay Funke 7-6 (5), 7-5.
"The seniors, we talked about it ahead of time, 'these guys will come out with nothing to lose,'" Hawley said he told Dunn and Funke. "They did. Hannah and Morgan, they had five match points before they ever won it. It got away from them, and yet it didn't bother them."
Osland said the goal was to play aggressive against their teammates, who had beaten them 6-1, 6-0 in the regional championship on Oct. 6.
"We knew we had to play crazy aggressive and go for everything," Osland said. "… This is just so humbling to (win) as a freshman. It's a great finish for the season."
As for Withrow, her play was nearly flawless and Groff only scored nine points.
Groff relies on hustle plays to beat opponents, and she had several Monday that would have been clear winners – against many other players. Not against Withrow.
Withrow's serve also didn't allow Groff to gain any confidence, even on her second serve. While high school players tend to lob the second serve, Withrow's had nearly the same velocity.
Her strength, though, is her ability to change tempos. She'd lull Groff into returning hard strokes, then suddenly take a little speed off and Groff was caught flat-footed.
"This is awesome," Withrow said of her win. "It's really great. I'm just really excited for the team, and it shows that all the hard work this year really paid off."
Team totals
Collegiate 68; 2. Independence 33; 3. Topeka Hayden 26; 4. Hesston 21; 5. (tie) Buhler, DeSoto, Winfield 15; 8. Wellington 14; 9. McPherson 13; 10. (tie) Smoky Valley, Trinity Academy 9; 12. Chapman 8; 13. Parsons 4; 14. (tie) Abilene, Baldwin, Larned 3; 17. Pittsburg 2; 18. Atchison 1.
First – Broooke Withrow, Collegiate, dec. Abbi Groff, Independence, 6-0, 6-0. Third – Paige Williams, DeSoto, dec. Jaya Mantovani, Collegiate, 6-3, 3-6, ,6-1. Fifth – Ali Anderson, Hesston dec. Emily Sarnacki, Winfield, 9-1. Seventh – Jessica Van Ranken, Lincoln, dec. Olivia Schmidtberger, 9-3. Ninth – Amber Zimmerman, Trinity Academy, dec. Allison Ivers, McPherson, 9-7. 11th – Paige Hunter, Hayden, dec. Malina Kipp, Parsons, 9-4.
Withrow, Collegiate, dec. Williams, DeSoto, 6-0, 6-0; Groff, Independence dec. Mantovani, Collegiate, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Morgan Berger-Hannah Osland, Collegiate, dec. Keli Dunn, Lindsay Funke, Collegiate, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Third – Vickie Dukart-Jessica Steffen, Buhler, dec. Jaimie Myers-Jenna Pelter, Hayden, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. Fifth – Kelsey Porter-TyraWelch, Independence, dec. Kailey Jenkins-Ashley Collins, Wellington, 9-5. Seventh – Rachel Shogren-Ashley Weaver, Hesston, dec. Morgan Potter-Laura Thurlow, Chaparral, 9-2. Ninth – Rikki Alderson-Kaylee Page, Wamego, dec. Lauren McClain-Dani Williams, Pratt, 9-6.
Bergen-Osland, Collegiate, dec. Myers-Pelter, Hayden, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Dunn-Funke, Collegiate, dec. Dukart-Steffen, Buhler, 6-0, 6-1.


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Red Bull Music Academy 's "5x5" lecture series from last summer featured five artist interviews about five essential New York hip-hop albums repping each of the five boroughs (The Bronx - Slick Rick 's Great Adventures ; Brooklyn - Black Moon 's Enta Da Stage ; Queens - Mobb Deep 's The Infamous ; Manhattan/Uptown - Diplomats ' Diplomatic Immunity ; Staten Island - Wu-Tang Clan 's Enter the Wu-Tang ). In commemoration of RBMA hitting NYC this fall, the transcripts for these talks - three conducted by ego trip's own Sacha Jenkins and Chairman Mao ; one by our pal Miss Info - have been newly uploaded and reveal some cool factoids you might have missed the first time around. For instance - did you know Black Moon's name was inspired by the Bruce Willis-Cybil Shepherd-starred '80s TV show, Moonlighting ?
DJ Evil Dee of Black Moon :
Black Moon was actually Beatminerz's original name. Mr. Walt was a fan of Moonlighting . Now there's a true story, too... Mr. Walt was a fan of Moonlighting . And if he was here he would punch me in the face for saying that. But he, um, the name of their detective agency [in the show] was "Blue Moon Detective Agency." So, Walt just changed the "Blue Moon" to "Black Moon."
Meanwhile, Rick the Ruler talked about his old day job pre-Get Fresh Crew fame.
I had a job, I used to work at Lehman Brothers, and places like that downtown, as a mail clerk. So, once Doug E. put me on, the difference in the finance – I used to make like $520 a month! And that's working every day, too. Five days a week. After taxes, $260 every two weeks, and my rent was $350. So, you can figure out, 520 minus 350 leaves how much for food and tokens, and floss and fun, and whatever. Old English or whatever, you know what I'm saying.
... I was still working when ["The Show"] was taking off, so it got to the point where it was like, "You gotta leave now, kid," you know what I'm saying. It's a wrap, because $260 compared, at first I was getting like $300 just to perform with the kid, you know what I mean, and that was like, I'm doing $260 every two weeks, after taxes, and eventually, when it just kept going and going, Madison Square Garden-type tip, it was like, doesn't make sense to keep, to stay at your job, when you know you could be getting $300 a show, whatever.
Lecture: Slick Rick (RBMA World Tour 2011) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo .
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I was told last year by an exchange veteran that the amount of time and work going into planning a trip like of this scale is equivalent to taking on an extra 6 credit point subject.
After viewing my diary for week 11 of last semester, you may agree.
So I'm going to McGill University in Canada for one semester. To go now, I had to start organising a whole year ago… it's been a lot of work but right now I am SO excited.
Though their semester doesn't start until September, I am leaving Australia in two short weeks to visit a friend of mine who is currently halfway through a year-long exchange in France. We are trekking around Europe for a month before I head to Montreal where the real stuff begins!
When I first started researching exchange, I thought it was like the high school exchange you could go on where most of the important things have been organised (chiefly, accommodation!), but then I found out that you have to do a lot of the hard work yourself.
However it was some dandy good procrastination that I got done during stuvac checking the house listings on the McGill website, I'll tell you that much. Now it's getting down to crunch time and I've got a pre-departure to-do list longer than the list of names in Paris Hilton's little black book.
I'm a total mix of emotions – scared, excited, intrigued, disbelieving that it's really happening, but tag along for the ride as I blunder my way through to the other side of the world! Knowing my luck and clumsy factor there will be a lot of interesting stories to come.
In fact, some people I'm sure don't have total confidence in my living away from home ("Asako, look how dirty the clothes are that you're wearing, how are you going to survive without your mum?" etc). My principal concern at the moment is though, how am I going to fit my whole life into this TINY LITTLE BACKPACK!?
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The Ultimate Hot Chocolate ~ this thick, rich, chocolatey cocoa is going to be your new best friend this winter, trust me!
I'd say most of us have at least one or two obsessions when it comes to food. Being a food blogger, I've probably got more than my share. One of them is hot chocolate. I'm always on the prowl for the ultimate thick rich drinking chocolate. I crave deep chocolate flavor, and a thick THICK consistency, almost like pudding. If I'm not tempted to use a spoon, it's not thick enough. To me, that's the ultimate indulgence on a cold night.
As it happens, today is National Chocolate Day — the perfect day to share this recipe for the most voluptuous drinkable chocolate I've found yet. Over the years I've tried all sort of techniques to achieve a result like this, and it's surprisingly tough! At one point I thought using heavy cream might be the answer… remember the brief appearance of Chantico, in the teeny little cups, at Starbucks? That stuff was good — it was described as a 'drinkable truffle' — but it was a zillion calories. That's probably why it didn't last long. Anyone who read the calorie count couldn't bring themselves to order it. And it was so small it was gone before you could really enjoy it. But don't worry, there's no heavy cream in my recipe.
The answer turns out to be a combination of elements, each building upon the next to create the most wonderful effect. I use a milk base, and while you could use nonfat, I think whole or 2% works best. I use a heavy proportion of chocolate (both solid chocolate and cocoa powder,) which provides that great chocolate punch. Then just enough sugar to sweeten but not overpower the chocolate, and some real vanilla. Aaaaaaaand the secret ingredient that actually makes the whole thing thick…cornstarch. You won't taste it, but you will love what it does to this cocoa.
That top photo aside, this drinking chocolate really doesn't need any other embellishment, like whipped cream or marshmallows, it stands on its own merits, but you can use them if you like. Here's the recipe —
- 2 cups milk (any kind you like)
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 oz dark or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (you can use chocolate chips)
- 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 2 tsp cornstarch, sifted
- 1/2 tsp vanilla or vanilla paste
- whipped cream or marshmallows
- Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and heat on medium, stirring or whisking constantly until it just comes to a simmer and thickens.
- Pour into mugs, top with whipped cream or marshmallows, and enjoy right away.
- There are lots of ways to vary this…use almond or coconut milk for non-dairy drinkers. Add 1/2 tsp cinnamon, or cardamom for a little spice. Almond or peppermint extract can stand in for the vanilla. You could add some powdered espresso, maybe 1 teaspoon, for a mocha effect. And a shot of Bourbon might be nice, on occasion.
- Serve this with a spoon, it's that thick!
On a sad note, the food blogging community is mourning the loss of one of its bright lights…Joan Hayes of Chocolate Chocolate and More passed away suddenly last week. She was only 49, and a single mother, leaving three children behind. She was a beloved figure in the blogging world and left a legacy of kindness and generosity that touched so many of us. Joan's blog was the sole source of income for her family, so I'd like to ask you to please visit her site, and pin and share her recipes in order to keep it vital so it can continue to provide for her children. Pick out a recipe or two to try while you're there, it's an incredible collection of irresistible desserts! Life is unpredictable, so enjoy a bit of chocolate while you can. <3