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Gardening back in time
Every Southern gardener's bookshelf should contain at least one book by Elizabeth Lawrence, the garden writer who first spoke to Southern gardeners. Elizabeth Lawrence's writings were valuable for several reasons: She wrote in a personal voice, as if writing a letter to you, she communicated with many other gardeners, she experimented in her own garden and took meticulous notes, she insisted on correct Latin nomenclature, and she was willing to share her failures as a gardener. All of these endeared her to her readers throughout the South, the nation and the world.
Off-duty trooper helps nail burglars
Athens-Clarke police arrested two men early Thursday morning after a burglary at a Macon Highway residence.
Thief cleans out storage trailer
An Atlanta man told Athens-Clarke police a thief made off with more than $4,000 worth of items he had in a storage trailer. The crook stole electric soup kettles, assorted tools, picture frames, camera, videos, albums, books and pottery valued at $4,330. The items were stolen from Vaughn Road trailers used for storage, according to police.
Police arrest man in molestation case
A woman told Athens-Clarke police that while visiting at an East Athens residence Monday, her 5-year-old daughter was sexually molested in the bathroom.
Laptop taken from residence
A University of Georgia student reported a laptop computer valued at $2,000 was stolen from his North Avenue residence between 10 a.m., and noon Tuesday, Athens-Clarke police said.
Wanted man caught carrying bag of meth
A man already wanted on federal drug charges was arrested early Wednesday when found with methamphetamine on North Lumpkin Street, Athens-Clarke police said.
Property stolen from storage unit
Items valued at $2,070 were taken from a storage unit at Alps Road and Baxter Street, a Knottingham Drive woman told Athens-Clarke police. A burglar stole furniture, toys, a dryer, a VCR, shoes, bath items and a grill between 4 p.m. July 22 and 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to police.
Joint compound taken from work site
An unlocked house under construction on Maple Forge Drive was broken into between 5:20 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday and containers of joint compound valued at $3,000 owned by a Norcross contracting firm were stolen, Athens-Clarke police said.
Cabinet knobs taken from subdivision site
A thief made off with cabinet knobs from houses under construction in the Hoschton area of Jackson County, according to authorities.
Furniture stolen in home burglary
A Lavender Road residence owned by a Colbert woman was burglarized between noon June 15 and 5:35 p.m. Tuesday and a sideboard, window blinds and air-conditioning unit with a total value of $2,200 were stolen, Athens-Clarke police said.
Two men charged in paper box theft
Two Madison County men were arrested early Thursday morning, charged with taking two newspaper boxes from a Comer grocery store to steal the change in them.
Stones to hit the road
NEW YORK - The Rolling Stones celebrated Mick Jagger's 62nd birthday by announcing the Sept. 6 release of "A Bigger Bang" on Virgin Records, their first studio CD in eight years.
Fonda taking a stand on her view of war, again
Actress and activist Jane Fonda says she intends to take a cross-country bus tour to call for an end to U.S. military operations in Iraq.
Phillips: Friendly thoughts
Of course, I could write this column under the guise I'm in Athens at my desk. But the truth is, I'm on vacation. And however short vacations seem to feel once you return home, when you're in the midst of them, you might as well be on another planet, your "real" life feels so far away. (Especially when you're writing said column with THE cutest dog in the entire universe snoozing on your lap - my little sister's; a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Lovey who lives up to her name and with whom I dare any little-dog dissenter to even try not to fall in love, because it would be impossible not to fall in love with Lovey, I swear).
'Rumors' abound
A host with a superficial gunshot wound to the head, a missing hostess - and not a housekeeper or cook in sight.
That Was the Week That Was
1957 The Everly Brothers sang "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Bye Bye Love" on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
TV Guide, struggling to stay relevant, is getting a makeover
NEW YORK - People used to thumb through the TV Guide to find their favorite shows. Now they scroll through on-screen programming guides and point and click.
Lewis: The action 5!
Grumpy aging hipster alert!
'Life in the faster lane'
Bethlehem, by most accounts, has a positive religious connotation. So who would think that in the Barrow County town of that name is a person who conjured "evil ways'' and who daydreams about a 6-foot tall rabbit from hell who wreaks havoc on hapless humans?
Getting 'Squat' for entertainment
Jazz quartet Squat will be perform the last Friday of each month at Farm 255, the new locally grown restaurant and music venue located at 255 W. Washington St.
Davis: What ever happened to common sense?
I know that you don't need me to tell you this, but people ain't right. Maybe the moon is in the seventh house or Jupiter is aligned with Mars. Humans keep doing their damnedest to prove God should have given everything to the monkeys instead. A friend of mine, who calls herself Pokey, gave me a copy of the Darwin Awards several years ago. This book is a collection of historical and contemporary acts of foolishness that result in infamy, ridicule, dismemberment and death. While the pain endured by victims of such acts is sad, what's even sadder is that this book is constantly updated. Which brings us to today's column.
Today in history
Today is Friday, July 29, the 210th day of 2005. There are 155 days left in the year.
Today in history
Today is Thursday, July 28, the 209th day of 2005. There are 156 days left in the year.
Dog days of summer
HOOVER, Ala. - Mark Richt has spent plenty of time this summer addressing Georgia's turbulent offseason, and his appearance Thursday at SEC Football Media Days was no exception.
Georgia is represented by 'big boys'
HOOVER, Ala. - The turboprop plane carrying Georgia's contingent to the SEC Football Media Days on Thursday had to be diverted for its landing because of fog not because of any trouble carrying the 673 pounds of combined of Max Jean-Gilles and Gerald Anderson.
Gators hope to have more bite this year
HOOVER, Ala. - The SEC East program with the early morning workouts, an emphasis on finishing and a devotion to "mat drills" isn't located just in Athens.
Spurrier at odds with prep coaches
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier upset high school coaches in his new homestate when he revoked the scholarships of six players recruited by his predecessor.
Dasher: Fulmer greeted by surprisingly relaxed reception
HOOVER, Ala. - Phillip Fulmer strolled through a side door into the lobby at the Wynfrey Hotel, and there wasn't a single security guard to be found.
Stepping up to the mike
HOOVER, Ala. - The SEC trotted out a lineup Wednesday as attractive as the women on "Desperate Housewives."
Dasher: Bucking the Broncos will not be easy
HOOVER, Ala. - There are few misconceptions about Week 1 opponent Boise State that Georgia coach Mark Richt would like to clear up right now.
Farmers markets offer a great way to buy healthy, fresh foods
Raleigh's Farmer's Market
Cottingham: Growing Inspiration
Sometimes you just need a road trip to re-energize your spirit, and one way to re-energize your gardening spirit is to go look at other gardens. So why not combine both and take a road trip to see some of the public gardens of North Carolina?
Media not doing job on Roberts story
As if the timing of Bush's nomination of John Roberts for the Supreme Court wasn't enough of a diversion from Karl Rove, Bush has now managed to get the media to avoid discussing his nominee's judicial philosophy. Roberts seems likable enough in person, but that has no relevance to the impact of his confirmation on the future of American jurisprudence.
'Doonesbury' tearing at the cultural fabric
Garry Trudeau's trash-mouth words in reference to Karl Rove (Cartoon, "Doonesbury," July 27) are another crack in our diminishing culture. Appropriate language means something in a stable society. Sadly, our language has wound its way down into the gutter in music, books, TV and movies, and economic status makes no difference.
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Tailgating a reflection of self-centered society
Tailgating motorists (Letters, "Tailgating other drivers is disrespectful practice," July 21) have also been a sore spot with me, for a long time. I believe people, for the most part, are so self-absorbed they don't realize how they're driving. Some drivers, however, absolutely do not care about other people's safety or right to use public roads safely and legally. I have the right to drive the speed limit, and my life is not expendable just so a tailgater can arrive at a destination a few minutes sooner.
Iraq war is secondary to combating terrorism
J. Paul Clark (Letters, "Appeasement won't work in the war on terrorism," July 25) was correct in stating Islamic extremists are the greatest threat to America today. Unfortunately, President Bush disagreed with us and decided the continued pursuit and eradication of Osama bin Laden and the Islamic extremists was secondary to invading Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein.
Waste Pro committed to its recycling service
On behalf of Waste Pro and the industry we represent, I am compelled to respond to the Athens Banner-Herald's July 29 front-page story, "Private Haulers - In some cases, recycling goes out with the trash."
Tant attack on Bush stepped over the line
Is anyone else getting bored with Athens Banner-Herald columnist Ed Tant and his carbon-copy biweekly regurgitation of liberal spin and bad alliteration? Here's how I imagine the editorial staff meetings go:
Fox News is successful in reflecting its viewers
Johney R. Friar (Letters, "Criticism of Fox News doesn't reflect reality," July 27) proves the exact point he is arguing against. He believes CNN is partisan because it did not mention the political affiliation of the subject of a news story. Huh? By suggesting Fox News seeks to balance a perceived leftist agenda at CNN, Friar specifically places himself to the right.
Parents should reclaim summer from educators
I read two very interesting articles this week about exciting camp experiences of young children. Isn't it a shame we have reached the midpoint of summer and school is starting, meaning those children will miss much of the excitement of summer vacation?
Media shouldn't get distracted from Iraq
I never thought I would say I don't care as much about media coverage of a Supreme Court nomination as I do any other issue, but I find myself absolutely starving for anything and everything we can learn about the Bush administration's conduct in the run-up to the Iraq war.
Roguish bearer of 'Bad News'
In the wonderful "Bad Santa," Billy Bob Thornton established himself as a lovable rogue, a storefront Santa Claus who hated Christmas and children. In "Bad News Bears," which just happens to be co-scripted by the same writers (Glenn Ficarra and John Requa), he's a recycled version of the same persona. But so far, this shtick shows no signs of getting old. And it's the essential ingredient in this remake of the 1976 movie, in which Thornton's a beer-swilling misanthrope who turns a ragtag, trash-talking gang of kiddie misfits into Little League contenders.
Now Playing
Happy Endings - This big, offbeat ensemble tale delivers on its title and then some. Writer-director Don Roos piles on enough finales to rival the endless conclusion of the last "Lord of the Rings" movie. What's on screen is almost always interesting, yet Roos lets his love affair with his characters drag on so long, their loosely linked stories begin to lose potency amid a near-interminable succession of epilogues. Though far too long, the film is a worthy successor to Roos' "The Opposite of Sex," presenting a legion of dysfunctional characters embroiled in their own farcical little human comedies. The cast includes Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern, Tom Arnold, Bobby Cannavale and Steve Coogan. R for sexual content, language and some drug use. (David Germain, AP Movie Writer) 133 min. R. Beechwood: 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. daily starting Friday.
Court pick a Catholic, but religion no sure guide to rulings
If John Roberts is confirmed, he will be the fourth Roman Catholic on the Supreme Court, an all-time high that is focusing attention on how faith might influence law on the high court.
More control over residential growth needed, group says
COLBERT - A Madison County citizen group hopes a new "comprehensive plan" for the county can rein in escalating property taxes in the rural county northeast of Athens.
IRA says it is abandoning violence, will disarm
BELFAST, Northern Ireland - The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule Thursday and said it will disarm - a dramatic end to the IRA's 35-year threat to Northern Ireland and a boost toward peace making.
Man sentenced for avoiding deployment
FORT STEWART- An Army mechanic who skipped his unit's deployment to Iraq while he sought conscientious objector status was sentenced to 15 months in prison Thursday after a military judge acquitted him of desertion but found him guilty of a lesser charge.
Farmland group lands new grant; more funds needed
So far in 2005 the Oconee Partnership for Farmland Protection has raised about $320,000 - enough to purchase the development rights on about 32 acres of a farm off of Astondale Road outside of Watkinsville.
Lessons in transition
Classes don't start for another week, but some Coile Middle School students already were roaming the halls Thursday, learning their locker combinations, meeting their teachers and getting the lay of the land before they officially begin sixth grade.
British police round up bombing suspects
BIRMINGHAM, England - Police pursuing suspects in the failed July 21 London transit bombings raided four homes across Britain on Wednesday and detained four people, including a Somali man believed to be one of the fugitive bombers, authorities said.
ACTION benches its CEO
ACTION Inc. CEO Arthur George was suspended by the anti-poverty agency's board of directors, though he will continue to collect his salary, at least temporarily.
Oil companies scoring billions in breaks in bill
WASHINGTON - Rep. Joe Barton had seen it all before, twice in the last four years, in fact. The House passes an energy bill, but it never reaches President Bush.
Hispanic services charity will move to safer location
Three months after a man allegedly kidnapped a social worker from her Catholic Social Services office and raped her, the Archdiocese of Atlanta is moving the charity to a safer neighborhood.
Threat of terror could prompt new state laws
ATLANTA - Outlawing photography on buses and trains while also clamping down on transportation records available to the public are two ways Georgia's transit systems could be better protected from terrorist attacks, a panel of state lawmakers were advised Wednesday.
For many in area, the bus stops short
When Franklin Giles has bronchitis, a mild fever or even pink eye, he has two options - either call an ambulance and go to the emergency room or wait three days for a private medical transport van to pick him up and take him to his doctor.
Study: Herbal remedy fails to treat or help prevent colds
Being sick with a cold is nothing to sneeze at, but new research finds that taking the popular herbal remedy echinacea does nothing to treat or prevent it.
U.S, North Korea huddle at talks
BEIJING - The top U.S. envoy held his longest meeting yet Thursday with his North Korean counterpart and said he hoped they would soon be able to draft a joint document that would signal some progress in talks aimed at curbing the North's nuclear ambitions.
Dems still insist on seeing records
WASHINGTON - Democrats gave no ground Wednesday on their demands for more of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' legal documents, saying the limited release by the White House could delay a vote to put him on the bench.
Land buys by ARMC pain neighborhood groups
Athens Regional Medical Center's purchase of two parcels on and near Prince Avenue came under sharp attack from neighborhood groups in a Thursday evening meeting of an ARMC community advisory group.
In some cases, recycling still goes out with the trash
Private garbage haulers sometimes still mix in trash earmarked for recycling with regular refuse, more than a year after the Athens-Clarke Commission passed rules to curb the problem, according to complaints from Clarke County residents.
For some, police force too costly
MAYSVILLE - When Barry Wilson moved to this small town that straddles the Banks-Jackson County line in October 1997, he paid about $750 in property taxes.
Kennedy questions Roberts on civil rights
WASHINGTON - After days of Democratic deference to John Roberts, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Thursday that documents made public so far indicate the Supreme Court nominee holds a "rather cramped view of the Voting Rights Act."
Large-scale housing developments among approved rezonings
WINDER - Barrow County Commissioners this week approved a pair of rezoning requests from a Loganville-based developer to rezone more than 200 acres to allow for 503 new homes and several new stores.
Helton: Speedway damage worst ever
HAMPTON - Amid toppled scoring towers and blown-out condominiums, NASCAR President Mike Helton said the tornado damage to Atlanta Motor Speedway is the worst disaster to hit a NASCAR track.
Funding will drive study on proposed interstates
Funding to the tune of $1.32 million will go toward studying the proposed Interstate 3 between Savannah and Knoxville, Tenn., under legislation the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to approve late Thursday night.
Statham to target junked cars in city
STATHAM - Get rid of those old junkers.
Attorney wants client declared incompetent in trial
WINDER - An attorney for a man accused of gunning down his live-in girlfriend in December asked to have her client declared incompetent to stand trial.
Results point out some weaknesses in area school districts
Clarke County students were more likely than their peers across the state to pass standardized algebra tests given in May, although they lagged behind in other subjects such as literature, geometry and science, according to results released this week by the state Department of Education.
Property taxes to decrease for Oconee homeowners
Rising sales-tax revenue and property values allowed the Oconee County commission to roll back its property tax millage rate by 0.25 mill.
InsectiGen technology to be used by company
Athens-based biotechnology company InsectiGen has signed a major licensing partnership that should help the start-up company raise venture capital to expand.
Services set Friday for Braselton officer
Funeral services will be held Friday for Braselton Police Officer Todd Helcher, who was killed Monday morning in a traffic collision on Georgia Highway 365 in northern Hall County.
Woman stabs her husband with sword
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - When her husband's teasing and taunting about euthanizing her dog escalated into an argument, Priscilla L. Kurceba of Jacksonville, Fla. said he dared her to get a decorative sword from above the fireplace to settle things.
Road work comes to a 'Standstill'
Race for secretary to pit 2 Perdue allies
ATLANTA - Fulton County Commission Chairman Karen Handel said Wednesday she will seek the Republican nomination for secretary of state next year, taking a step which sets up a contest between two key allies of Gov. Sonny Perdue.
The heat's on downtown Athens bike cops
Senior Police Officer Tim Johnson thinks he has one of the coolest jobs - even this week as he patrols downtown Athens on his bicycle with temperatures pushing triple digits.
Would-be L.A. bomber sentenced to 22 years
SEATTLE - An Algerian who plotted to bomb the Los Angeles airport on the eve of the millennium was sentenced to 22 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who used the opportunity to sternly criticize the Bush administration's anti-terrorism tactics.
Taxing choices on border
ATLANTA - It can seem like a challenge to even the savviest shoppers.
NASA: We still have a problem
SPACE CENTER, Houston - The shuttle Discovery, like Columbia, lost a large chunk of foam debris during liftoff that could have threatened the return of the seven astronauts, NASA said Wednesday.
Shuttle looks safe for return
SPACE CENTER, Houston - Discovery seems to have been spared serious damage from the foam shrapnel that flew off the fuel tank during liftoff in an eerie repeat of the problem that doomed Columbia and appears in good shape for a safe return in just over a week, NASA said Thursday.
Iraq, U.S. thinking of troop withdrawal
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's transitional prime minister called Wednesday for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops and the top U.S. commander here said he believed a "fairly substantial" pullout could begin next spring and summer.
For some critics, shuttle's future is not up in the air
Some critics are casting the space shuttle's latest setbacks as evidence it may be too costly and too risky in the twilight of its life, but NASA and its backers are steeling themselves against any effort to retire it early.
Attention shoppers, save now
Athens-area residents will find some clothes, school supplies and computers just a little bit cheaper today, but the discount will come at a price - up to $300,000 in lost revenue for the local government.
U.S. military may protect foreign diplomats after three envoys slain
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military is considering offering protection to foreign diplomats in Baghdad after al-Qaida agents killed three Arab envoys this month, the American ambassador said Thursday.
Legislators zero in on lenders
ATLANTA - Car-title lenders are either swindlers or godsends, according to former customers who related their experiences to Georgia lawmakers considering restricting the industry.
Controversy brewing on voting rights
The right to vote should not be controversial. Not here, not in the United States, not as the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Aug. 6, approaches.
Thomas: The proposed Sunset Commission could cut federal spending
The Bush administration is rejoicing in what it says is a dramatic drop in the federal deficit, from $412 billion in 2004, to $333 billion in the current fiscal year. The reason, says the administration, is a larger than expected jump in tax revenue.
Use NovaNET to help students stay in school
With a high school completion rate that hovers in the area of 50 percent - although it rose to 57 percent at Clarke Central and 66 percent at Cedar Shoals for the 2004-05 school year - the Clarke County School District can't afford to do anything that might keep a student from earning a diploma. Yet a new procedure that limits options for students seeking to repeat classes they've failed carries just that potential.
"The task is to tap into that classic, uniquely American vein of generosity to tell the story of 9/11 - the story of those who died, those who helped and those who cared."
Rural communities must change with the economy
Some rural communities are staging an economic comeback, and some have simply morphed into metro suburbs. But many others are still reeling from massive job losses or simply numb from everlasting poverty. As I shared recently with the Georgia Economic Developers Association at its meeting in Perry, no two rural communities are alike - all the more reason we need a "new architecture for rural prosperity."
Leaving Iraq won't be end of terror war
More than two years after U.S.-led coalition forces invaded Iraq, the possibility of withdrawal is being considered out loud. Earlier this week, transitional Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim Jaafari called for a speedy pullout of U.S. troops, and Gen. George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, reckoned a troop withdrawal could begin as soon as next spring.
"We did not need to use a secret military tribunal, detain the defendant indefinitely as an enemy combatant or deny the defendant the right to counsel. The message to the world from today's sentencing is that our courts have not abandoned our commitment to the ideals that set our nation apart."
Scott sets new record
INDIANAPOLIS - Jordan Scott edged the No. 1-ranked high school pole vaulter in the world and set a personal record Thursday afternoon at the National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships.
Winding up
Much has been written about that legendary time in Athens, somewhere between the late 1970s and early 1980s. Books and articles relay the stories in varied ways, but more than anything, it lives in the memories of those who were here.
Milking it
The summer of 2005 seems to be the season of reunions. Legendary local groups Pylon, Love Tractor and The Olivia Tremor Control have all made their collective way back on stage.
Blasts from the past
Phil and the Blanks, one of Athens' most popular bands of the 1970s and 1980s, will be reuniting in Athens this weekend for two shows.
Not that Dead
In some ways, Dead is dead. But in other ways, Dead is alive. In other words, even if the Grateful Dead's founding father Jerry Garcia is no longer around, his memory surely is surviving, as are his fans. On Aug. 1, Garcia, who died in 1995, would have turned 63, and some of the fans who hold that day dear are Cosmic Charlie, Athens' own Dead tribute band who aim to celebrate the life of one of the jam band scene's greatest influences
Maddux in elite group
CHICAGO - From his high school coach in Las Vegas Greg Maddux learned how to throw his fastball to certain spots and use it to set up his other pitches. From Dick Pole, one of his early coaches in the minors and with the Chicago Cubs, he got more advice.
Brown says retirement looming after N.Y. job
NEW YORK - Last stop: Madison Square Garden.
DeScenza takes gold with 800-meter relay
MONTREAL - Georgia's Mary DeScenza earned a gold medal Thursday at the FINA World Championships.
Q&A With bud Selig
ATLANTA - The following is part of a question-and-answer session between Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and members of the Atlanta-area media. Selig visited Turner Field on Thursday.
Commodores struggle with loss of teammate
HOOVER, Ala. - Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson knows he won't ever forget running back Kwane Doster, who was fatally shot in his hometown of Tampa, Fla., on Dec. 26, 2004.
Woods has drive beyond deal
GRAND BLANC, Mich. - Tiger Woods usually shows up to play the PGA Tour stop near the Motor City, and he insists it has nothing to do with the millions Buick pays him to promote its automobiles.
More show than don't show
So much for agent Drew Rosenhaus' threats to keep some of the NFL's premier players out of training camp.
Rogers' appeal rejected
NEW YORK - Kenny Rogers' appeal of his 20-game suspension for shoving two cameramen was rejected Wednesday by commissioner Bud Selig, and the players' association said it will pursue a grievance before an arbitrator to overturn the penalty.
LaRue rules in Reds win
LOS ANGELES - Jason LaRue drove in five runs with a pair of homers and Brandon Claussen pitched seven sharp innings Thursday, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 to split their four-game series.
Francoeur proves a point to Washington
ATLANTA - The Nationals told the Braves' kid to beat them. And he did.
DeScenza advances
MONTREAL - Georgia's Mary DeScenza advanced to tonight's final in the 200-meter butterfly at the World Swimming Championships on Wednesday.
New York, Brown finally agree on deal
NEW YORK - The Knicks' deal with Larry Brown is done.
Kirk moves on in Amateur qualifying
WOODSTOCK - Georgia golfer Chris Kirk shared top honors Wednesday at the U.S. Amateur qualifying at the Capital City Club. Kirk, a rising junior, was one of five players in the field of 144 to advance to the next round of qualifying.
Boost from linebackers
FLOWERY BRANCH - In his second season with Tampa Bay, Rich McKay said the Buccaneers had one particular purpose in mind when they signed linebacker Hardy Nickerson.
Jones not so Chipper about 'dirty play'
ATLANTA - For a guy who went 0-for-4, Braves third baseman Chipper Jones certainly was the center of attention Wednesday following Atlanta's 5-4 victory against Washington.
Atlanta completes a sweet sweep
ATLANTA - Call it what you will.
Sweeney leads Royals' rally
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mike Sweeney homered twice and drove in five runs, and Emil Brown hit a run-scoring single in the 13th inning as Kansas City overcame a five-run deficit and beat Chicago 6-5 on Wednesday.
Estrada begins serving reduced suspension
ATLANTA - Well, at least one of the issues facing Atlanta Braves catcher Johnny Estrada was resolved Wednesday.
Linda V. Phillips
Why is LINDA V. PHILLIPS a Super Citizen?
Officials hammer out plans on dorm renovations
Just one year after the University of Georgia opened new dormitories - gaining about 1,000 new beds - plans are in the works for another phase of housing construction. But this time, the focus is on renovation, not expansion.
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I use Firefox 11.0.
I would be interested to know more about:
- browser.cache.compression_level
- browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value
- browser.taskbar.previews.cachetime
- Browser.cache.memory.capacity
Please help me with a short description and tell me about possible values and their effects.
Search the knowledge base for "about:config".
howdy Rk9smaXc,
for me the easiest way to get info like that is to do a google search for the pref name. [*grin*] it's pretty effective, plus you can use the advanced search to limit things to a specific site - like the mozillazine knowledge base, for instance.
take care,
You might want to start with these:
About:config entries - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
Preferences - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
@ jdspencer: Do you really thing I did not search the knowledge base?
@ Lee_Dailey: You are so smart using the google search. But who would not, nowadays?
- browser.cache.compression_level: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries: no hit
- browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries: no hit
- browser.taskbar.previews.cachetime: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries: no hit
- browser.cache.compression_level: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Category:Preferences: no hit
- browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Category:Preferences: no hit
- browser.taskbar.previews.cachetime: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Category:Preferences: no hit
I would not have asked if I had found an answere with google.
Try searching in Bugzilla or asking at Mozilla, they added them! In Bugzilla they appear to be new in Firefox 11+ and it looks like they are turned off until code is tested. Try changeing the values and see what happens. Worst that can happen is your computer wipes the hard drive and then blows up! Backup profile first if you mess with them.
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please."
~ Mark Twain
howdy Rk9smaXc,
i try not to guess what others have done. it leads to fewer wasted minutes.
next time, if you don't want to get the standard "try searching" answer ... well, _tell_ us that you have done so. to my knowledge, there are few mind readers here and there is a reason why "try searching" is considered a standard answer. [*grin*]
for your very 1st item in the quote above, a google search found this bugzilla page ...
so it looks like the recommendation by JayhawksRock is seconded. try searching both in general and in particular sites like bugzilla.
good luck!
take care,
Yeah, I do. Otherwise why did you ask about browser.cache.memory.capacity?
Now you can argue about this all you like, but with your attitude, sunshine, people wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire, let alone spend their free time helping you. I suggest you think about that one before you leave.
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke (attrib.)
From a search on Google using - Firefox "browser.taskbar.previews.cachetime"
How to Disable Windows 7 Taskbar Tab Preview Thumbnails in Mozilla Firefox? - Tweaking with Vishal
Firefox begins showing signs of Windows 7 integration - Internet | ThinkDigit News
Enable Windows 7 Taskbar Preview Firefox 3.6 | MattLog.net
Firefox - Omid Farhang's Place!
@ Lee_Dailey
Do you really thing that this link https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648429 is helpful to a firefox user who is not an expert and tried to get help in a forum? Do you really thing that you helped me? Your answeres are wasted time indeed.
@ Frank Lion
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.memory.capacity does not supply valid information for Firefox 11.0. Do you really thing you helped me?
Thank you for this answere which I can understand.
You're Welcome!
Both Frank and Lee were trying to point out that the info you wanted is out there. You just have to search. Just searching Mozilla or Mozillazine is not enough. Also, you need to adjust how you search and include additional keywords until you find what you want. Took me about 10 minutes to find those sites. Try the others and you will find the info.
howdy Rk9smaXc,
"Do you really thing that you helped me? Your answeres are wasted time indeed."
i presume you are not a native english speaker so i won't give you a hard time about your spelling or your repeated use of "thing" instead of "think".
the usual _polite_ response to a link that one does not find either understandable or useful is to _politely_ point out the problem and ask for help with the specific subject.
it generally is considered _rude_ to say "you useless twit! your link is useless and so are you!" ... which is how i read your posts. perhaps you don't intend them that way - i know that it's easy to get the emotional context wrong in written msgs.
you, on the other hand, seem to be going out of your way to be offensive.
hopefully someone more tolerant of your behavior will help you.
take care,
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Cradle of Filth to Release "The Manticore & Other Horrors" on October 30
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U.K. extreme metal act, Cradle of Filth will drop their tenth album, The Manticore & Other Horrors, on October 30.
"This is our 10th commandment in metal. We have diversified and kept alive the spirit of this band and breathed it into something that I can proudly say, slays like an absolute motherfucker. The Manticore is coming… Long live the filth," said nefarious frontman Dani Filth.
Recorded in eight weeks at both Springvale and Grindstone studios (where it was also mixed by Scott Atkins), Suffolk, the album is a testament to the longevity of The Filth, as not only does it reek of Cradle's (feared or revered) brand of delicious metal vamperotica, but this thoroughly modern album places the band firmly in fresh killing fields anew.
The Manticore & Other Horrors itself possesses an altogether new atmosphere for the band, incorporating a heavier, faster NWOBBM punk vibe that is both current and cruel, blended with ornate orchestration and the quirky immediateness of 2000's Midian opus.
The album's title can be likened to a bestiary, a collection of stories on monsters - personal demons, Chimeras, literary fiends and world-enslaving entities to blame but a few. "Manticore," the ravening title track, is a song about a beautiful mythological horror that comes to be feared as the disfigurehead of foreign occupation in the Indian provinces.
Cradle of Filth will spread its darkness upon European lands with a tour throughout November and December.
Oh the puns, the puns!
Are you excited about new black metal from Cradle of Filth?
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Does this kill the Obama birth certificate myth?
Dave Weigel at Reason doesn't think that a key piece of information discovered by a pro-Clinton documentarian will kill the cottage industry of Barack Obama birth certificate truthers, but it will convince everyone else that this rumor has wasted far too much time already. Lori Starfelt, a member of the PUMA movement in the Democratic Party opposed to Obama's nomination, nevertheless found a birth announcement in an August 1961 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser — and guess who the paper congratulates for their new addition?


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SSISD board holds line on taxes
|From Staff Reports
Aug. 17, 2004 -- The new tax rate at Sulphur Springs Independent School District will hold steady at $1.50465, the same rate as in the 2003-2004 school year, in order to support the anticipated $27.4 million budget board members are working with school financial officials to firm up before Aug. 30, according to Superintendent Patsy Bolton.
The board made this decision Monday night following a special called session to work on the budget for the 2004-2005 school year.
"The important thing to note from the meeting is that the tax rate will stay the same," Bolton said Tuesday morning. "It will be $1.50465, the same as in the past year, to fund the budget that will be adopted later on this month."
The school board will meet again at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, to finish firming up the 2004-2005 budget, and will hold a public hearing regarding the budget at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30. The board is then slated to convene at 7 p.m. to adopt the new budget.
"What we are looking at right now is $27,365,123 for the budget," Bolton said. "Salaries and pay always make up the majority of the budget, the largest percentage. We're still working on that."
Two areas regarding personnel that the board members are focusing on are meeting requirements outlined in the state salary schedule and offering salaries and pay scales which are competitive with those in other districts in the area.
"We're just going to go back through the budget like we did this past week," Bolton said. "The board met the first time a week ago last week [Aug. 16 following the regular board meeting]. We have not gone through it line by line, and we'll be doing that. We want to make sure we have all the areas that are absolutely necessary for the success of teachers and students and see what areas we need to change."
While the tax rate won't increase this year, that would change if voters approve a bond issue. The election on the two bonds - a $29.98 million proposal which includes extensive renovations and construction of a new third through fifth grade facility, and a $3.5 million bond for a multipurpose building for extracurricular activities and programs - will be held Sept. 11.
Currently, the average value of a home in SSISD is $65,000, which translates to an annual tax bill of $978. SSISD Finance Director Miki Eddins estimates the new tax rate after issuing the bonds will be $1.69657. The estimated increase would be $125 a year the average home, or an annual bill of $1,102.78.
The owner of a $100,000 home would pay about $192 a year more under that projected tax rate.
A more conservative estimated by bond consultant Dan Almon with Southwest Securities projects a slightly higher tax increase to $1.69661 in 2005, which would raise the tax bill by about the same amounts as in the SSISD estimates. Almon also projects the rate will climb to $1.75190 in 2006. That would raise the average home's tax levy to $1,138.74, up $160.74 from the current tax bill.
SSISD officials believe the cost could be less, however. In the past, the district has received about 40 percent of the money it uses to pay off debt from the state in the form of what is called an Existing Debt Allotment.
"There is no guarantee that this will continue," Eddins said. "However, lots of districts in Texas depend on EDA money, and many districts would be in severe trouble without it."
The legislature also may ultimately pass legislation that affects property taxes.
"There is lots of talk about this, but no guarantee," Eddins said, and added, "We are not comfortable at this time predicting what the state will do, but these are possibilities."
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How do you get started? (12/15/08)
Featured writer:
Lisa Romeo
Contributors this month:
Arlene L. Mandell
Betty Rodgers
Bree LeMaire
Charlene Bunas
Christine Falcone
David Hoag
David S. Johnson
Don Edgers
Susan Bono
How Do You Get Started?
by Lisa Romeo
Assignment: 500 words. Topic: getting started. You begin. Stop. Start. Stop. You remember Lorrie Moore*.
First, do something, anything else. Crochet. Sing. Sing while crocheting. Start something else - story, post, Tweet. Fail, miserably. Start a draft. Inner critic laughs, tears it (figuratively, metaphorically?) into a million pieces, shouts
! Critic is thinking of unwritten review due yesterday, stalled book proposal.
Think about beginnings. You start, in your head. Dismiss lines, words, syllables. Tell spouse you are writing about how writers get started; spouse laughs. Next day, you start. Tell your mother you are too busy writing to talk.
You start.
You write of keeping small notebooks everywhere - car, bathroom, gym bag - for thoughts, images, ideas. Of having a writing notebook, a three-subject 120-sheeter, where everything, anything happens. Of the time you misplaced it, and no one could start homework or eBay invoices or dinner until it surfaced.
You are warming up. You write about rituals, like fingering a bookmark with the George Elliot quote about never being too late to start. He-he. About centering your computer in the window, thoughtful writer framed in glass. Writing is lonely, you need illusion.
You explain: Don't answer the phone unless it's the school nurse. Only answer editor emails. Don't answer the door to your oldest friend carrying a bakery bag.
Later spouse asks how story/poem/article is going. Glare. Explain that "supporting" your writing precludes asking how it's going. Start again. Shut the door, turn on music, though you prefer silence. You send emails one flight down, indicating story/poem/essay is not going well so you cannot stop, or is going so well you cannot stop; you're unavailable for dinner prep, dinner. You start, re-start, continue to start.
Remind yourself
is the creative process. Always. Starting. Again.
Now, something is on the page. You are happy. You reread, seeing all you have written is a failure.
Start again.
Replace coffee with white wine, reserved for when you have started badly, or maybe too timidly.
There are other methods.
You read writers who matter. You read junk. You stop because another writing voice is too loud in your head. Anyway, while reading is important, vital, you must eventually stop. And start.
You wonder what you ought to write about. Not,
what was the assignment?
what do you care most to write?
Limit these thoughts to five minutes or, risk anemia.
Do something, anything else -- day job, night job, weekend job. Jot down what you observe and overhear. You are not procrastinating, not in denial. You are paying rent, paying dues, paying attention.
Push loved ones away, pull them closer; you can't write with them here, with them gone. Eventually, you have a beginning or, beginnings. You read them. They are terrible. You reread them. They are fine, really fine. You start again. On revisions. Rewrites. Middles and endings. In endings you find, always, beginnings.
You cook, walk the dog, cat, guinea pig. Meet friends for coffee and one asks how writers get started, that blank screen, blank page. Is it hard?
Oh no, you say.
Oh, yes.
You reach for the small notebook you carry. You write something down.
* See Lorrie Moore's, "How to Become a Writer Or, Have You Earned This Cliché?" from her book
Self Help
(read it online
Lisa Romeo is a New Jersey writer, editor and writing coach. A former public relations specialist and equestrian journalist, she's now turned her attention to personal essay, nonfiction narrative, and memoir. Lisa's work has appeared in the
New York Times, O-The Oprah Magazine,
literary journals, websites, and anthologies. An essay is forthcoming in
Feed Me! Writers Dish about Food, Eating, Weight and Body Image
(Ballantine Books, Feb. 2009). At her blog, she interviews writers and editors, discusses the writing life, literary issues, the media and what happens after the MFA (which she earned recently, in creative nonfiction).
E-Mail Lisa Romeo
Six weeks ago I sat with fingers on keyboard, ready to write. I had joined the 10th annual NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and was determined to reach the 50,000 word goal by November 30. I used as my guide, Chris Baty's book,
No Plot? No Problem!
I sat at the computer, ready to write. My brain was empty. Totally void of content. That was November 1, 2008.
And I began. What got me started? Deadline.
What kept me going? The realization that over 100,00 other writers were doing the same thing. We all postponed paying bills, making meals, keeping appointments. We all ignored phone calls and emails. We were a focused group....or so I told myself.
I had a bottle of champagne, chilling in the refrigerator and waiting for me to type the winning words. "The End" was echoed by the pop of the cork. Delicious victory.
My victory was shared with other writers from Northern California. Last Friday, we partied in San Francisco and wore our gold crowns, our printed tee-shirts and our buttons that declared us "winning authors."
Was it a good month? Did I learn a lot? Will I do it again?
Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, I start again. I now look to decorate the house, bake cookies, wrap presents, address holiday card envelopes and have a festive spirit ready for my next deadline: December 25.
Charlene Bunas lives and writes in Santa Rosa. She looks for deadlines to get her started.
But I Am Started!
by Arlene L. Mandell
I've already started, and so have you. By logging on to
Tiny Lights
, you've found both comic and tragic tales which may trigger a story of your own, plus prompts such as this month's question. Answer the question!
If you're like me, you probably have dozens of photos stored in your digital camera, and a drawer full of unsorted, undated photos - a veritable treasure trove of material. Sift through them until one starts talking. Or flip through pages of an old journal. Stop and read compelling entries, then tell that story or one which updates it. Dig in and something, or many things, will demand to be written about.
Here's an example of journal + photo + trigger = short story: Last January I attended a three-day writing workshop at Esalen in Big Sur led by the inspiring poet Ellen Bass. Esalen, if you're not familiar with it, offers courses in yurt building and tantric meditation. Outside the self-serve dining hall were food and water dishes with a sign reading "Rumi," evidently a cat guru. Strolling the gardens there, I found and photographed another cat, a somber gray cat with yellow eyes. Then last month I rented an apartment in a 115-year-old New York City brownstone for a week.
Out of these disparate elements I've written "Inheriting Rumi," a story about a Jewish Buddhist woman living in a dilapidated apartment filled with inspirational books like
The Seeds of Life
. I added a gray cat named Rumi, but changed his eye color from yellow to emerald green to enhance the plot. I hope someday soon Susan will publish "Inheriting Rumi," so you can see how all this plays out.
Arlene L. Mandell has a white cat named Gatsby who sometimes sleeps between her monitor and her keyboard when he's not disappearing into Annadel State Park.
The Power of "On"
by Betty Rodgers
Picture the yellow Post-it note on my bathroom mirror. See the handwritten, "How do you get started?" It's been hanging there since I submitted last month's
This yellow 3x3" square has been displaced a few times...stuck on my closet door while we wipe dust particles, hairspray residue and toothpaste spatters from the mirror with Windex and Brawny paper towels. But then the note zooms right back to the eye-level space directly over the washbowl where I can't miss seeing it every day.
People who know me well know that the best creative-thought time of day for me is in the morning while I'm blow-drying my hair. Maybe it's the electricity swirling like a magic wand around my head. Perhaps it's the "ionic" fancy feature that promises no static. Could be it's because styling my hair is always a creative adventure as I try to shape it into a desired wave and lift that seldom materializes.
At any rate, these are the circumstances under which I've pondered how I get going as a writer. Day after day, the question has floated in that fecund arena between reflective glass and brain cells. Day after day I have tossed around ways to convey the relentless momentum of my life and the difficulty in setting the brakes and bracing myself for the metallic squeal of wheels against track as the freight train of the to-do list comes to a halt.
Then the quiet settles in. It is time to write, and all those hours of blue-ink-on-yellow-paper contemplation start flowing out through my fingertips, across the keyboard, and onto the screen.
Another electrical device. Maybe there is a pattern here.
In Boise, Idaho, Betty Rodgers celebrates the invention of the Post-it note and the hush of snowfall that invites a good night's rest. She and husband Ken have recently rediscovered the joy of snowshoeing.
Mental Lockdown
by Bree LeMaire
I need a mental hook that shatters my glass cage of empty thoughts,
created by the mundane nothingness in doing tasks that call for brainless attention,
routinely accompanied by T.V. or flapping lips that speak pastel words.
Current prompts to open that door.
~ My qualifications for being a lousy grandmother.
~ I cancelled Thanksgiving.
~ There's a way to read a book and not die in the trudge to the end.
~ My physical responses in writing a story, aka "embodiement".
~ The sex story of the man with long hair who paid more attention to his hair than his partner.
~ My fight with text messaging.
I send myself back into the kitchen, a castle for repetitive tasks to start my cycle,
all over again.
Bree LeMaire continues with her mystery story. This Thanksgiving she went to a restaurant in Novato for turkey and then took in Australia.
E-Mail Bree
Deadlines and Finish Lines
by Charlene Bunas
Six weeks ago I sat with fingers on keyboard, ready to write. I had joined the 10th annual NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and was determined to reach the 50,000 word goal by November 30. I used as my guide, Chris Baty's book,
No Plot? No Problem!
I sat at the computer, ready to write. My brain was empty. Totally void of content. That was November 1, 2008.
And I began. What got me started? Deadline.
What kept me going? The realization that over 100,00 other writers were doing the same thing. We all postponed paying bills, making meals, keeping appointments. We all ignored phone calls and emails. We were a focused group....or so I told myself.
I had a bottle of champagne, chilling in the refrigerator and waiting for me to type the winning words. "The End" was echoed by the pop of the cork. Delicious victory.
My victory was shared with other writers from Northern California . Last Friday, we partied in San Francisco and wore our gold crowns, our printed tee-shirts and our buttons that declared us "winning authors."
Was it a good month? Did I learn a lot? Will I do it again?
Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, I start again. I now look to decorate the house, bake cookies, wrap presents, address holiday card envelopes and have a festive spirit ready for my next deadline: December 25.
Charlene Bunas lives and writes in Santa Rosa. She looks for deadlines to get her started.
How do you get started?
by Christine Falcone
I think about putting myself in a runner's position, heels back in the blocks, points securely fastened to my feet. I picture the winged god, Hermes. I do all kinds of things to set the mood: light candles and incense, sometimes read a poem or two. Sometimes I read work from previous days. But mostly, I trick myself into writing by simply picking up a pen and paper. Then I find a comfortable chair in which I sit and just let myself go. But there can be no distractions, no interruptions. I'm either at my office or my writing desk at home once the decks have been cleared -- my daughter off to school; my husband off to work.
I sometimes go for a long hike or a run in the woods. Lately, I have rediscovered the value of silence. It's there, over those dusty trails, fallen leaves tessellating the footpath, a place where I can reach out a hand and touch the fingertips of my muse. I don't always see her, but I can hear her and feel her and know she's there somewhere, deep inside, waiting to surface.
Christine Falcone gets herself started in Novato, California.
How to Get Started?
by David Hoag
Another question: What venture do we wish to start? An answer: Write a piece.
The word "started" connotes progress, movement into the future. But, I don't like the question. I rephrase it. After all, it's my start. "Begin" comes before start.
"Begin" presages "embark"—a readiness to set in motion. How do I begin to be ready? I embark with faith that precedes the concept of "getting started"—instigates the existentialist now, a notion of "here I stand," which evolves from the perception of "here I am."
"Here I am" appears three times in Genesis 22—-Abraham's story, Isaac's chronicle, our narrative. The altar is built, the wood is stacked ready to crackle, Isaac is bound, laid on the altar, and Abraham, our predecessor, holds the tool, "the knife to slay his son." How will it end?
End? Or, is there simply a new beginning?
And, now, here we stand, creative writers charged with epistemological tools. The hand carries this charge, holds the pen, the pencil, and transmits to the manuscript, "Here I am." The altar is then built by faith, framed with words strung together underneath—-stacked like cordwood strung left to right, cut wood waiting, ready to crackle when placed in the fire pit. And with the sizzle of putting words to a page, a reminiscence of loyalty to a predecessor,we have no choice but to begin.
At this moment, we begin and cannot know what the future will bring. But, we are loyal to our ancestor; and, with luck and persistence, the crackle will attract, and the future will hold up a fresh conversation with a new reader.
"The angel called, 'Abraham, Abraham!' And Abraham answered, 'Here am I.' "
And, so are we.
David Hoag is an Eagle, Idaho writer who detects the changing light off the patio near the 11th Green or from a cubicle in an East Boise office on West Main Street.
E-Mail David Hoag
Cassowary Wary
by David S. Johnson
There's a problem with the cassowaries in Australia. Actually it's only a problem from a human point of view; the cassowary finds the situation ideal. The cassowary - a large flightless bird related to the ostrich and with a dagger of a middle toe that can disembowel an unsuspecting tourist or zookeeper - has become comfortable approaching cars on the highway and taking food offered by people.
Roads, strange and seemingly unproductive habitats in terms of food, have now become excellent foraging habitats for a very clever bird being fed by some not-so-clever humans. Because the birds can become aggressive and eviscerating, the Australian government has called upon the Queensland Park and Wildlife Service to initiate a delicate and complicated process of "Human Aversion Therapy."
Once a 'problem' bird is reported, park officials charge at it while waving PVC pipes over their heads. The bird, possibly curious about this new delivery system of food, isn't afraid at first. Then the therapy begins. Whack! The bird is startled. Whack! Whack!
the bird thinks,
Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack! More yelling and more whacking until the cassowary is human-wary and runs off. The officials high-five each other and jump in the truck to find more birds to whack.
This approach seems one-sided and doesn't consider all points of view, mainly the cassowary's. What if whenever a family of four stops to feed the beautiful bird, they hear the screech of tires and pipe-wielding men jump out of a SUV and yank Mum and Dad out of their minivan by their shirt collars and wallop them senseless on the side of the road while the kids scream helplessly in their carseats? That would certainly make more sense because it's surely the humans who have the bad behavior, not the bird.
The link between the craft of smarting birds and the art of crafting words does seem admittedly weak, but there is a connection. I'm not suggesting that thwacking birds with pipes is a good idea (though judiciously applied to editors it might be), but for the Australians it's a place to start predicated on what they know: birds don't like to be hit.
As a writer, the blank page is my cassowary and though my tack is less barbaric, I too start with what I know: familiar stories, common themes, and recent memories - all from my point of view. My solution gets results, but like the cassowary solution it can be quite one-dimensional. But how else can I write a personal essay from any point of view or experience other than my own? Perhaps it's worthy to delve into an unfamiliar topic and make it relevant or try another point of view from the characters in my narrative. Say, from a cassowary point of view.
While it's easy to pluck a story from a flock of memories, every once and a while it may be worth the while of the reader for a gifted penman to dip his beak into something unfamiliar yet interesting. Maybe a story about bird-bruising Aussies beating hungry, flightless birds? Certainly it would take a quite a gifted writer to get that turkey to fly.
David Samuel Johnson enjoys his flights of fancy in Baton Rouge, LA. Fly over to his website:
Danielle's, Ernest's and Murphy's starting techniques
by Don Edgers
I find it interesting how different writers get psyched to initiate their craft. Hemingway started many writing sessions by sharpening and lining up a certain number of pencils. Danielle Trussoni (Falling Through the Earth) lights a scented candle and plays emotionally appropriate music.
Several years ago I had a gas-powered lawn mower I named Murphy. Even though I had the machine for many years, it never failed to start IF I gave it a shot of starting fluid. I considered junking it after one of the front wheels fell off with part of the mowing deck, but since starting fluid's cheaper than a power mower —.
I don't use Hemingway's method (I use one mechanical pencil) nor do I acquiesce to Trussoni's scented candles, however, I do sometimes use background music. I adhere to Murphy's starting fluid technique. My starting fluid - coffee.
Don Edgers starts his days in Port Orchard, WA.
Don Edger's Website
Gimme Twenty
by Susan Bono
Last month, after running out of steam halfway though yet another miserable excuse for an essay, I was ready to give up writing and take up permanent residence in that place where the signpost up ahead reads, "Why bother?"
Fortunately, I happened across an article by Malcolm Gladwell entitled "Late Bloomers" in the October 20 issue of
The New Yorker
. His research on the nature of genius did not convince me I am one, or even that I am a late bloomer—a slowly maturing Cezanne, say, as opposed to an instant prodigy like Picasso. What Gladwell did give me was the notion that there are two ways of getting started on a project. Artists like Picasso are launched by a vision which demands expression, while the Cezannes of this world stumble headlong into murky uncertainty and go from there.
In other words, you don't always have to know what you're doing.
Well, that's me all over, starting and stopping an essay a dozen times, and in recent years, abandoning it entirely because, well, obviously, I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
Suddenly, Gladwell has legitimized my confusion, made it okay to be in the dark about things. He even has an impressive name for those of us who grope around testing ideas until the right ones appear:
experimental innovators
. Try using that as your comeback the next time someone accuses you of being clueless.
This theory also finally explains why I need to stop waiting to be seized by inspiration before I start writing. My muse isn't the type to jolt me awake at 3 a.m. and start dictating. I'm better off making a regular appointment with the blank page, forcing myself to show up and mess around, trusting that after a million false leads, an idea worth following will reveal itself. Not every writer is guided by the light of her dazzling talent. As Gladwell says, "Sometimes genius is anything but rarefied; sometimes it's just the thing that emerges after twenty years of working at your kitchen table."
Here's to the next twenty years!
Susan Bono hopes to bloom sometime soon in Petaluma, CA.
Searchlights Editor:
Susan Bono
Christine Falcone, David Samuel Johnson, Betty Rodgers
Susan Bono
is a writing coach, editor and freelance writer whose work appears in newspapers, anthologies and the Internet. She has published Tiny Lights, a journal of personal essay, since 1995, along with its online counterpart here at tiny-lights.com. From 2000—2005 she helped coordinate the Writer's Sampler series for the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her short essays and columns have appeared in various anthologies, magazines, newspapers and on the radio. Her most recent credits include Passager Magazine, Red Hills Review, the St. Petersburg Times, the Petaluma Argus Courier, the Anderson Valley Advertiser and KRCB radio's Word by Word.
Christine Falcone
has been writing most of her life. Her work has appeared in print and online, and it has aired on public television and public radio. One of her writing goals for 2008 is to find an agent for her recently completed first novel, "This Is What I Know," which was named as a finalist in the William Faulkner Wisdom Creative Writing Competition out of New Orleans. She is currently in a new writing space, painted purple for inspiration, busily at work on another novel -- this one having to do with the nature of violence.
David Samuel Johnson
was reared on a mountain in Arkansas. He lived the bohemian lifestyle in the Ozarks as a hillbilly vagabond, traversing the mountainside shirtless and most of the time shoeless, exploring the sensuality of the aromatic, organic-rich soil of the forest floor or the harsh poetry of greenbriers twined around a devil's-walking-stick. As a kid he wanted to be a writer and own a snake farm when he grew up. His Mama knew she couldn't dissuade him from either goal. When he brought a poisonous copperhead snake home in his pocket, she bought him a book about snakes so he'd know which ones he could bring home and which ones to leave behind. When he wrote his first poem to a girl in kindergarten, she showed him how to use a dictionary so he could spell the word "beautiful." David's goal of a snake farm and the love of his mountain have manifested into a PhD in ecology. David's dream of writing has evolved from his first poem in kindergarten to essays in newspapers to interview articles in magazines and columns in this journal. He is living a beautiful dream, some of which you can glimpse below.
David the Writer
David the Scientist
Betty Rodgers
and her husband, Ken, live and watch birds in Boise, Idaho. A transplant among transplants, she has chosen to learn the local landscape through the lens of her Pentax K10D. Her writing career began at an early age when she wrote plays and coerced her boy cousins to perform them. She has enjoyed a life-long affair with journalism, writing for the Sacramento Bee, the Cloudcroft Mountain Monthly, the Sebastopol Times and News, and the Boise Weekly. Born in Steinbeck Country, she has also lived in Maine and New Mexico. Betty publishes a bi-monthly online newsletter for Idaho writers, a labor of love inspired by Terry Ehret. In 2006, she published A Mano, a book of poetry by the late Vince Pedroia.
Thanks to all who participated this month. It's good to know you're out there! We're looking forward to hearing from you and those you inspired sometime soon! Check this column each month to see what's new. Return to Searchlights & Signal Flares menu for future topics and guidelines.
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A Tuscan-style lamb soup to fall for from Jing chef Jay Spickelmier
Lori Midson
At last week's Mile High Chef Competition between Argyll Gastropub cooker Sergio Romero and Jing exec chef Jay Spickelmier (who emerged victorious), the hit dish of the night was Spickelmier's Tuscan lamb and white bean soup, the recipe of which he was happy to share with us. It's the perfect soup for fall.
Tuscan-style lamb and white bean soup
1 pound lamb top round sirloin 3 strips bacon 1 shallot, peeled and diced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1/4 cup diced fennel 1 can navy white beans, drained 2 cans low sodium chicken stock Salt and pepper Brown sugar
Fage greek yogurt (you could also use Brown Cow) Sun-dried tomatoes Fried mint leaves Splash of white truffle oil
Lightly season the lamb with salt and pepper. Saute shallot, garlic and fennel in saucepan over medium heat until they're soft. In a separate saucepan, add the bacon and let it render. Remove bacon and dice. Brown the ground lamb meat in the bacon fat and add the sauteed vegetables and diced bacon. Add chicken stick and white beans. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and brown sugar.
To finish the soup, add one small dollop of yogurt to the middle of the bowl, sprinkle a few sun-dried tomatoes on top, add the fried mint leaf and then a few scant drops of truffle oil. Serves four.
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2011.67: Involutions in the Automorphism Groups of Small Sporadic Simple Groups
2011.67: Bates Chris, Rowley Peter and Paul Taylor (2011) Involutions in the Automorphism Groups of Small Sporadic Simple Groups.
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For each of fifteen of the sporadic finite simple groups we determine the suborbits of its automorphism group in its conjugation action upon its involutions. Representatives are obtained as words in standard generators.
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As the world gets increasingly digital, we need more software engineers to create and support this new economy, so it's no surprise that a quick search on any job database reveals literally thousands of career opportunities throughout Australia and the world, with salaries ranging from $75,000 to $150,000 a year and beyond for positions such as:
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Companies demand well-rounded professionals who can be not just technical experts, but also strategic professionals, advanced communicators and higly adaptive lifelong learners that can keep pace with an industry evolving at light speed.
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You'll also gain valuable project-based research and development experience through the practical experience and thesis project components in the final year.
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Polystyrene drum kit
Two videos of the EPS drum prototype being put through its paces. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAZy4itSKAU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wd9Ph... EPS is made up of 98% air, when struck this air creates a loud noise. By changing the density of the polystyrene different musical tones can be achieved. Every child at some point want to play drums. Every parent knows children go through phases and grow out of their toys. The kit allows children to turn a habit into a hobby and parents to nurture their child's imagination. Drumming is good exercise and can improve co-ordination. EPS is cost effective, so the drums are low risk for purchasing parents. If drumming does turn out to be a phase, the kit can still be used as building blocks and furniture. It can also be recycled at the end of its life. The kit also packs up like a Russion doll to save space. I am looking for a manufacturer so pass this video on if you think it should get to production. Thanks for your support!! I'll keep you updated with progress. For more information please email email@example.com


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Arkansas Tech has named senior forward Irvin Humphrey as this week's sixth Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the 2009-10 school year.
Humphrey played his high school basketball at Hahnville.
Humphrey earns this week's honor after helping the top-ranked Wonder Boys remain undefeated on the season following its wins last week over Ouachita Baptist (74-65) and Delta State (88-77). For the week, Humphrey, who is one of five seniors on this year's team, averaged 9.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game and shot 57 percent from the field and blocked three shots in two games.
He opened the week with eight points, two rebounds and two blocks in the win over OBU and then scored 11 points and had two boards in the victory over Delta State to help Tech improve to 18-0 overall and 5-0 in the GSC. On the season,
Humphrey, who has started all 18 games for the Wonder Boys, is averaging 6.9 points and a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game.
He is shooting a team-best 59 percent from the field and has blocked 26 shots (1.4 blocks per game), which is fourth in the latest GSC statistics. Humphrey has scored in double figures in four games this season, including tallying a career-high 16 points against North Alabama on Dec. 5.
In his three-plus seasons at Tech, Humphrey has scored 453 career points, has pulled down 453 career rebounds and has blocked 89 shots, including blocking a career-best 34 shots as a freshman in 2006-07.
He is a career 58.3 percent shooter from the field and has scored in double figures in 12 career games and has recorded one career double-double.
Getting to know Humphrey
What is your major?
IH: Wellness Science
What is your nickname?
IH: Irv Gotti
Where would you go if you could spend one week anywhere in the world?
IH: I would go back home to Louisiana.
What is your favorite food?
IH: I love red beans and rice.
What is your favorite movie?
IH: Love and Basketball
What is your favorite TV show(s)?
IH: Jamie Foxx Show
What is your favorite holiday?
IH: Christmas
What is the best class you've ever taken at Arkansas Tech?
IH: Anatomy
What is one thing you can't live without?
IH: My cell phone
Who are 3 people you would most like to meet (living or dead)?
IH: Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama and my great grandparents
Who is the biggest influence on your athletic career?
IH: My family
What is your greatest personal sports moment?
IH: Getting an athletic scholarship to attend Arkansas Tech
What is your most memorable moment as a Tech student-athlete?
IH: Winning the 2009 GSC Championship
If you could play another sport, what would it be?
IH: Football
What is your favorite professional sports team?
IH: New Orleans Saints
What is your dream job?
IH: Playing basketball in the NBA
What are your goal for this season?
IH: To win it all!
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Business intelligence functionality has made its way into cloud computing as Panorama Software on Thursday unwrapped PowerApps.
Calling it "analytics as a cloud-computing service," the company said PowerApps goes outside a previous deal with Google that brought analytics and reporting to Google Docs.
"When we started developing this project with Google we had to build an analytics engine, and that is essentially PowerApps. This is opening it up, via a cloud computing model, to other applications," said Oudi Antebi, vice president of strategy and marketing at Panorama. "The engine is independent of Google."
[ Read more about what cloud computing really means and some of the early experiments in cloud computing. ]
Antebi explains that while Amazon has its storage service in the cloud and Google has its Apps, Panorama is in the same game but playing an altogether different position.
Customers use PowerApps to query the hosted data and, the company said, new tools enable data upload and cube creation and management. Because PowerApps uses the MDX (Multidimensional Expression) standard OLAP language, the engine can generate answers that are rendered in Microsoft Excel, Google Apps, or customized front-end applications.
Such customers, Panorama hopes, will include enterprises that traditionally developed custom solutions using stalwart databases, such as Microsoft's SQL Server, IBM's DB2, or Oracle, according to a company spokesperson, as well as SMBs who use SaaS-model applications such as Salesforce.com or NetSuite, and ISVs eager to extend their applications with analytics.
The allure to enterprise-class customers that run applications either on-premise or via the software-as-a-service model is that PowerApps brings more robust OLAP, analytics, and reporting, along with the cloud manner of low barrier-to-entry, Antebi said. "It's a very cost-effective way of doing analytics," he added.
David Hatch, research director for business intelligence at Aberdeen, explained that based on his research, the foremost inhibitor of BI among enterprise users is a lack of requisite skills. "This is addressed indirectly with BI in the cloud," Hatch added. "The Web browser paradigm [of such services] also helps with that."
What's more, the ability to implement a service only once eases pain on the IT side because they don't have to continually update and maintain desktop BI applications, Hatch said.
Hatch contends that other companies, namely LogiXML, are essentially doing BI in the cloud, even if they're not calling it that.
The model has not been a popular option for analytics, however, because customers are likely to get better performance with in-house OLAP, particularly when it comes to applications run internally, according to Nigel Pendse, a consultant and author of "The BI Survey" and "The OLAP Report."
"It's different if the data is already held externally in some sort of SaaS solution such as Salesforce.com, Google Apps/Docs, etc.," Pendse explained. "In such cases, it does make sense for the OLAP engine to also be an SaaS solution."
Panorama is an open platform such that developers can create their own front end to it that hooks into either SaaS or packaged applications, Antebi said.
But whether customers can do the necessary integration and customization to run PowerApps or are better off waiting for their SaaS providers to partner with Panorama likely depends, again, on the IT staff's skill sets, Hatch added.
Indeed, the real power of BI in the cloud will be to embed it in enterprise applications that need more analytics. Antebi said that Panorama is looking to ink pacts with appropriate providers, but "it's a little too early to discuss partners."


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> * Quoting Alex Neuman van der Hans (alex at nkpanama dot com):
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>> your firewall/routing needs, along with a bit of traffic shaping. I'd
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> prevents rape. How shall people contact their
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Two ways. One would be to set up an internal mailserver running
MailScanner (http://mailscanner.info) that works as an internal relay
and set up a forwarding rule just like some people do for squid caching.
The other would be to have a notice in the captive portal page that says
that you should use your company's (or your ISP's) webmail instead, or
services like mail2web.com, or use SSL (smtps), or port 587, or a VPN.
It *would* require having knowledgeable staff, which in some hotels
isn't the case.
This isn't as crazy as it sounds. I've set up several
hotels/resorts/golf clubs like this, and I've been to quite a few here
and all over the world that do the same thing.
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The NCAA announced Tuesday that it accepted LSU's self-imposed football penalties for "major violations" in recruiting mostly involving former assistant coach D.J. McCarthy and a junior college transfer player.
The NCAA placed LSU on a one-year probation through July 18, and will limit by 10 percent the number of LSU's official recruiting visits for football this fall.
LSU's probation will not have any impact on postseason play or television appearances as long as LSU does not get into any additional trouble.
The NCAA ruling also lessens LSU's self-imposed penalties by counting LSU's reduction of two football scholarships retroactively to last season, instead of for the upcoming season as LSU initially announced in December.
Last year, LSU had 83 or fewer football players on scholarship, instead of the maximum 85 scholarship players.
This fall, LSU will be able to have the full allotment of 85 scholarship players.
All of LSU's scholarship reductions are already in the past.
The violations mostly involved improper housing, transportation and phone calls.
The NCAA cited LSU's cooperation and quick action for avoiding tougher penalties and a lengthier probation period.
"The Committee (on Infractions) lauded LSU's compliance staff," said committee Chairman Dennis Thomas, commissioner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The NCAA report said the probation is less than the standard two years "due to the determined efforts of the institutional compliance office to investigate the situation."
The NCAA report is separate from the investigation into scout Willie Lyles, of Complete Scouting Services, in Houston, with whom LSU has done business.
The NCAA has questioned LSU on the matter, but the investigation reportedly has focused on the University of Oregon.
Vanderbilt is the only Southeastern Conference school not to have any NCAA major violations in football.
"This is a fair outcome and we are pleased that the NCAA chose to accept our self-imposed sanctions, even giving LSU a reduced penalty of only one year of probation because of the admirable work of our compliance staff," LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva said in a prepared statement.
As for the self-imposed penalties, LSU also will restrict its allowable recruiting phone calls during September.
LSU already reduced its recruiting class in February from 25 to 23 incoming student athletes.
LSU's internal investigation centered on former wide receivers coach McCarthy — who resigned in December 2009 — and Akiem Hicks, a defensive lineman and junior college transfer from California.
Hicks did not play in 2009, his only season on the team.
He left LSU after the season. His scholarship was not renewed.
Hicks is playing for the University of Regina in Canada.
He did not return a cellphone message Tuesday.
Hicks was living at an off-campus apartment at an inappropriately reduced rate, which apartment complex officials admitted doing for other LSU student athletes in order to attract more business, according to LSU's internal report.
McCarthy made excessive telephone calls to recruits beyond NCAA guidelines and Hicks accepted free transportation, according to LSU.
Hicks also received $350 from a football coach not employed by LSU, but who participated in a summer camp at LSU, according to the university report.
The NCAA ruling also accused McCarthy of attempting a "cover up" by using a second, private phone.
The NCAA penalized him with a one-year "show-cause period" that places restrictions and extra requirements for any college that hires him.
In a statement to ESPN, McCarthy said, "I am grateful that the NCAA has concluded its investigation and welcome the opportunity to someday return to the realm of college coaching. Although I disagree with the NCAA's findings and the manner in which I have been characterized, I will take the next few days to thoroughly review all options, including appealing their decision."
Since leaving LSU, McCarthy has worked as the national director of the WRA Receiver Academy, which runs camps and athlete training.
LSU also reported additional phone calls by non-coaching football staffers to recruits, which violated NCAA rules. The report said such calls mostly involved "routine clerical tasks" and did not give LSU "any significant recruiting advantage."
An audit of phone records dating back to August 2008 showed 389 phone calls were placed or received by non-coaching staffers and recruits or their families.
Another 3,615 calls involved high school administrators or high school coaches, the report said. LSU dubbed the latest phone violations as "inadvertent" in the report.
The calls mostly involved logistical issues, film of recruits, football tickets for high school coaches and other routine matters, according to LSU.


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Protest Of L.A. Harbor Commission's Approval Now Heads To L.A. City Council
by Joshua H. Silavent, Staff Writer
March 14, 2013 – The Long Beach City Council voted 8-0 in closed session (Councilmember Suja Lowenthal absent) to appeal the Los Angeles Harbor Commission's March 7 decision to approve Burlington Northern Santa Fe's (BNSF) proposed $500 million railyard development in the harbor area just west of Long Beach. The L.A. City Council must now give its OK to the project before it can proceed. No timeline has been announced.
"This project and the corresponding environmental document ignores the tremendous impacts on the residents and businesses in the immediate area, and fails to correct those impacts in any meaningful way," Mayor Bob Foster said in a statement.
BNSF's Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) railyard is intended to provide near-dock capacity for trucks to load cargo containers onto trains for distribution. Currently, trucks transport the containers to a BNSF facility 24 miles from the ports near downtown Los Angeles.
BNSF has identified 156 acres of existing industrial sites in Wilmington for the SCIG railyard, about four miles from harbor docks, between Sepulveda Boulevard on the north, Pacific Coast Highway on the south, the Dominguez Channel on the west and the Terminal Island Freeway on the east. Construction of the railyard would take place from 2013 to 2015.
"Long Beach stood united on behalf of our residents," Councilmember James Johnson said in a statement. "We do not need to sacrifice our environment or our neighborhoods to grow the economy, and I hope that in its consideration of SCIG, the Los Angeles City Council shows Long Beach residents the same care and respect they have shown L.A. residents on similar projects."
"The grounds for this appeal are that the [Los Angele] Board of Harbor Commissioners did not proceed in the manner required by law, abused its discretion, and violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by failing to comply with CEQA's requirements," Mayor Bob Foster wrote to the L.A. City Council in a formal appeal letter. "Despite the written and oral comments of the City of Long Beach and other interested individuals and agencies (including the Air Quality Management District), the final environmental impact report (FEIR), as certified, included numerous deficiencies and, moreover, failed to adequately address the potential impacts of the SCIG project on the City of Long Beach, its residents and businesses. In addition, the mitigation measures included in the FEIR fail to adequately reduce project impacts to an acceptable level, and do not adequately protect neighborhoods and the sensitive receptors that will be impacted by the project."
Foster said the city is committed to working with all stakeholders to find a "cooperative resolution." Additionally, "The City of Long Beach is willing to meet with appropriate representatives of the project to work toward a solution to the rail impact issues, in lieu of proceeding to litigation," the appeal letter states. "We sincerely hope that the Los Angeles City Council will accept the City of Long Beach's offer to cooperate. Regrettably, the harbor commission flatly refused."


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The Kardashians Use Cellphones During Moment Of Silence For Mike Brown [PHOTO]
When Common asked everyone to vow a moment of silence in honor of Mike Brown, the Kardashians were spotted tapping away on their cellphones.
Here's a photo from the audience at the Video Music Awards. Opp!
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"This book is vintage DeYoung—ruthlessly biblical."
—John Piper, Founder, desiringGod.org; Chancellor, Bethlehem College and Seminary
"My heart resonated deeply when I first heard Kevin speak on this subject. His message is a wake-up call to God's people—timely, prophetic, and desperately needed in our day. As a gifted theologian and thinker, Kevin tackles many of the biblical intricacies and nuances of true holiness. As a pastor, he evidences sincere compassion and concern for the condition of the flock. As a fellow pilgrim, he gets to the heart of ways of thinking and living that keep us from reflecting our holy God in this dark world. As a servant and lover of Christ, he holds out a vision of the beauty and power of personal holiness."
—Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author; radio host, Revive Our Hearts
"Holiness was once a central component of following Christ. But for many today, the Christian life is little more than a celebration of cheap grace and pseudo-liberty, with a high tolerance for sin. In this well-written and much-needed book, Kevin DeYoung thoughtfully points us to an unpopular yet strangely liberating truth—that God is holy and expects us to be holy. With no hint of legalism or drudgery, Kevin offers a balanced and engaging view of law and grace. Kevin DeYoung is one of my favorite writers, and this book demonstrates why. I repeatedly said 'Yes!' as I turned these pages. I'm convinced that Christ-followers desperately need to read, discuss, and live out the timely, God-exalting message of The Hole in Our Holiness!"
—Randy Alcorn, Founder and Director, Eternal Perspective Ministries; author, If God Is Good and Heaven
"Grace is too amazing to save us from sin's guilt only to leave us under its cruel tyranny. In this book, Kevin DeYoung reminds us that the gospel is the ground of our justification and sanctification. At the same time, he reminds us of the many exhortations in Scripture to pursue godliness as the fruit of our union with Christ in the power of the Spirit. The Hole in Our Holiness offers important reflections on a crucial topic in the ongoing conversation about the joys and struggles of the Christian life."
—Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California; author, Calvin on the Christian Life
"One might expect a book about holiness to be heavy on finger-pointing, leaning toward legalism, and embarrassingly out-of-touch. But The Hole in Our Holiness is none of those things. Instead, Kevin DeYoung gets specific about what Spirit-infused, gospel-driven effort toward holiness looks like. Going way past 'try harder' and 'believe better,' this book implants in readers not just a longing to be holy but real hope that it could happen."
—Nancy Guthrie, Bible Teacher; author, Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Bible study series
"J. C. Ryle wrote his classic Holiness out of a concern that 'practical holiness and entire consecration to God are not sufficiently attended to by modern Christians in this country.' It is with the same prescient concern and pastoral insight that my friend Kevin DeYoung has written what I consider to be the modern equivalent, urging a new generation of Christians to obey God's command to 'be holy, for I am holy.' May The Hole in Our Holiness do for our time what Holiness did in a previous age: promote gospel-centered holiness in Christians and churches around the world."
—C. J. Mahaney, Senior Pastor, Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
"I have loved being under Kevin's teaching during my college years, specifically on this matter of holiness. This is indispensable reading material for all who desire a life of piety. Though we are fallen people, Kevin points us to our potential for godliness and how our progress in this area is of the utmost importance. Get your highlighter ready!"
—Kirk Cousins, former starting quarterback, Michigan State University; quarterback, Washington Redskins
"The strength of this book lies in its biblical understanding that all great renewal is founded upon knowing the goodness and holiness of God. We are commanded to be holy because he is holy, and only in Christ can we be trained accordingly: 'For the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age' (Titus 2:11). I pray that Kevin's words would be read widely and that the church might be known as a people 'zealous for good works' upon seeing the Father's holiness and Christ's redeeming work."
—John M. Perkins, President, John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation and Development


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Transportation planners and engineers use accident modification factors (AMFs), also known as crash reduction factors (CRFs), to estimate the impact certain roadway treatments, such as a traffic signal, could have in reducing crashes. AMFs are used as a tool in the decision-making process of which treatments to implement and can also help in conducting a cost/benefit analysis of alternative treatments.
Researchers at the UNC Highway Safety Research Center have done significant work in the development, analysis and modification of AMFs. In 2003, HSRC researchers joined other highway safety experts as part of National Cooperative Highway Research Project (NCHRP) 17-25 to examine AMFs and their effectiveness. HSRC recently completed that effort, which resulted in the NCHRP Report 617: Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements. The report outlines 35 AMFs that are deemed to be of high or medium-high quality.
HSRC researchers also contributed to the FHWA-sponsored low-cost safety improvements pooled fund study. This ongoing study is meant to evaluate low cost treatments identified as safety strategies in the NCHRP Report 500 Guides. The overall goal of the study is to provide a CRF and benefit/cost economic analysis for each of the targeted safety strategies, and to learn and improve the process to assist in the field implementation of these safety strategies.
In Phase 1 of the study, HSRC researchers evaluated the safety impact of installing flashing beacons at stop-controlled intersections. The approach utilized the empirical Bayes method that compared the frequency, type, and severity of crashes before and after implementation of the treatment. The evaluation used data from North and South Carolina and showed that flashing beacons can be effective in reducing angle crashes at rural stop controlled intersections. In Phase 2 of the study that is currently ongoing, HSRC researchers are examining the safety effect of improving delineation on horizontal curves. Data from Connecticut and Washington are being used for this evaluation.
"Through this research being conducted at HSRC, transportation engineers now have access to additional research-based information to help make sound safety decisions," said David Harkey, HSRC director.
The development of AMFs will also contribute to future safety policies and guides, including the Highway Safety Manual (HSM). With an expected completion date of early 2010, the HSM is meant to provide practitioners with the best factual information and tools to facilitate roadway design and operational decisions based on explicit consideration of their safety consequences. Currently, there are no such widely accepted tools available for agencies responsible for managing the safety of U.S. roadways. HSRC staff recently reviewed and updated the AMFs that will be included in the first edition of the HSM.
The Center has also expanded its work in this area to include information dissemination. The Center has been awarded a contract with the Federal Highway Administration to develop an informational Web site that will contain a centralized database of AMFs. The Web site will be continuously updated to provide the most recent information available, will include a mechanism for practitioners and researchers to submit AMFs for potential inclusion on the site, and will provide resources on the application of AMFs.
The University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 300 | Campus Box 3430 | Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430
Phone: 919.962.2203 | Fax: 919.962.8710


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