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Former chairman of Ilkley Parish Council Alec Goodall Henderson, 86, passed away peacefully in Airedale Hospital on January 29, after a long period of decline.
He is sadly missed by his widow Muriel, and his son Ian, and many other family members.
The funeral service was held at St Peter's Church, Addingham on Friday, February 7, conducted by Rev Paul Summers, followed by communal lunch in the church hall.
Mr Henderson was born on December 8, 1927, in Shotts, central Scotland. When his family moved to Portobello, he became a top-performing student at the Grammar School in nearby Edinburgh, excelling in languages and all other subjects.
He especially enjoyed swimming and being in the Boys Brigade where he became a sergeant. When he left school he was enrolled in the Intelligence Corps, MI8, where he learned armed and unarmed combat.
His successful Army career was cut short due to illness, and he subsequently trained as a tax inspector. When he was appointed district inspector of taxes in charge of the business area of Leeds, he moved to Ben Rhydding.
On retirement, he wanted to serve the community, and joined the local Conservative party. He was highly respected and very popular in this role, but also very effective, and was elected as Chairman of Ilkley Urban District Council on two occasions. Perhaps it was his fondness for the French language, but he certainly endeared himself to the French exchange visitors from Coutances.
Mr Henderson had many hobbies in life; in particular, an interest in all types of railways and engines, both home and abroad. He loved studying the American Civil War, and the history of Scotland and England, and on retirement he took up playing golf. He was always a keen traveller and with Muriel, travelled widely. He was also a member of Ben Rhydding Scouts troop.
As a committed Christian, Alec was a Sunday School teacher in earlier years; and so it was, in keeping with his ability to organise events, that Alec decided to organise the details of his funeral service a year ahead of his passing.
The service was conducted by a family friend, Mr Summers, who talked about the partnership between Alec and Muriel – a well-known local teacher – and said that theirs was a good marriage.
The eulogy was given by Alec's son Ian, who recalled some fond memories of his father and recounted several amusing incidents which illustrated Alec's quick-wittedness, sense of humour and joie-de-vivre.
Muriel's daughter Diana gave a tribute to Alec, and there was a full choir and a full church, with some favourite Scottish tunes from the organist.
As per Alec's request, a Scots piper (Ken Pickles), played a selection of traditional airs while he accompanied the coffin in and out of the church. Again on Alec's request, the service concluded with a rousing When the Saints go Marching in, and afterwards everyone was invited to enjoy a substantial buffet lunch in the church hall.
Alec was greatly loved by his wife Muriel, son Ian, and all members of both families: he was gentle, kind and sensitive – an honourable man who set an example to us all, and will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.
Donations were for the Alzheimer's Society and The Dog's Trust.


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It?s Cube time, and for LRR that means mono-Red. Some great games within!
Magic: The Gathering is a game we're all big fans of, and as much as video games, it's become a part of our lives. As with most things we love, our outlet is video content.
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Kathleen just wants to play with her Cat Commander deck, while James prepares for Draft Weekend.
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Kathleen subscribes Cameron to Servo Facts while Graham tries to put on an Inventors' Fair.
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A former school teacher has launched an exhibition of paintings based on Epping Forest landmarks.
Alison Chaplin, 60, of Beacontree Avenue in Walthamstow, is currently displaying four years of lifework at The View in Rangers Road, Chingford as part of her exhibition, En Plein Air.
The French expression translated as 'in the open air' showcases 41 paintings of well-known outdoor hotspots in Waltham Forest and Epping, including Connaught Waters and High Beech.
Ms Chaplin, a full-time artist and former secondary school art teacher in Chigwell, says the artwork is personal to her upbringing.
"I have always lived in Waltham Forest and been beside Epping Forest. The forest is a big part of my life and I find it a constant inspiration," said the mother-of-two.
The paintings with local and international appeal range from £65 to £900, and can be bought on Charles Saatchi's online gallery.
En Plein Air opened to the public on Saturday and will run every day between 10am and 5pm until June 15.


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Pennsylvania's crazy regressive tax code is an issue I think it would be worth picking a Constitutional amendment fight over:
Pennsylvania is one of the "Terrible Ten" states with the most regressive tax structures nationwide, hitting the poor hardest while taking the least from the rich, according to a new report from the liberal Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC) and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy […]
Poor Pennsylvanians effectively pay 12 percent of their income in state taxes, middle-income people pay 9.8 percent, and the top 1 percent pay 4.4 percent, the study finds. That means that low-income Pennsylvanians pay taxes at rates nearly three times as high as their 1 percenter counterparts […]
Pennsylvania, according to the study, has the ninth-highest tax rate on the poor of any state nationwide. And they don't get much for their money: Gov. Tom Corbett has cut public basic and higher education by $1 billion, heavily cut into county programs for the poor and disabled, and entirely eliminated cash General Assistance welfare.
The flat income tax is in the state Constitution, so if we want to create some higher tax brackets then we have to pass a bill in two consecutive sessions, and win a statewide ballot referendum.
Politicians don't like to take on protracted multi-session fights like this, but the messaging on this one is very clear (should rich people pay more of the taxes than poor people?) and it's totally winnable. What's more, this is an issue that Democratic challengers could organize around for the next decade. Progressives can make this a litmus test for the Governor primary, and use it to primary out craven or conservative Democrats.
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LOVERS of the Malvern Hills have had their say to help shape the future management of the range.
The Malvern Hills Conservators are creating a new management plan and received 461 responses to its consultation on the most important features and issues facing the hills and commons to help guide their work over the next five years.
A draft of the new plans will be put out for consultation this summer and the full results of the consultation will be available online next month.
The hills' landscape and views emerged as the most popular feature, being named on 34 per cent of replies, with the accessibility of the conservator's land and the flora and fauna also being regarded as highly important, returning 22 per cent and 19 per cent respectively.
The springs, geology and archaeology also made up significant numbers.
Conservation officer Jonathan Bills said: "A huge thank you to all those who responded to the 'Your Views' consultation back in the spring.
"Malvern Hills Conservators received an amazing 461 postcard replies telling us your top three important features of the hills and commons and your top three issues too."
On the subject of people's top features, Mr Bills added: "It was great to see grazing livestock also listed as a positive feature of people's experience of the land."
A total of 16 issues with the hills and commons were raised by respondents, with dogs and mountain biking both returning 15 per cent of the replies in joint first place.
Mr Bills said the conservators would look towards working with both groups of people to improve the situation.
"A failure of some dog owners to pick up their dog's poo and to keep dogs under proper control were most often quoted.
"With mountain bikes the public highlighted the danger and erosion brought about through some bikers cycling too fast and not sticking to bridleways."
The spread of scrub and trees obscuring views and open areas, with particular focus on the ridge of the hills and Castlemorton Common, was an issue for 12 per cent of the consultees.
Other issues included the poor condition of footpaths, protection of Malvern water, improving the grazing scheme and the proposal for a cable car.
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ANAHEIM – Momentum is one of those oft-used sports terms that has a broad, if not clearly defined, meaning.
A team captures momentum with a score or with a win. Or maybe a team loses momentum after allowing a score or losing outright.
Hockey, of all the team sports, would appear to be the prime example of a sport that is visibly affected by shifts in momentum.
Don't power plays, one-timers, outstanding goalie saves and full-on fisticuffs have the ability to change a game's result?
Can momentum be measured, though?
The Ducks outshot Colorado by 13 Sunday at Honda Center, for example, but lost the game, 2-1.
They had four more minutes of power-play time, yet scored as many power-play goals as the Avalanche – zero.
Ducks left wing John Kurtz even won the fight he began with Cody McLeod 19 minutes into the first period depending on who you ask.
"We had a really solid period," goalkeeper Jonas Hiller said of an opening period in which the hosts outshot Colorado, 15-6. "Then we let it get away from us in the second. It definitely wasn't because we had worse players in the second than the first.
"I think we just thought that it was going to be an easy game because we were dominating."
With two 15-minute intervals, it's hard to believe that momentum can be carried between periods.
Can it be utilized during periods?
Two minutes into the second, Hiller pulled off an acrobatic series of saves. A minute later, Avalanche right wing Guillaume Desbiens beat Hiller for the game's first goal.
"If you play 90 percent, it's not good enough," Hiller said after suggesting that Colorado's mishmash of a lineup might have had something to do with the Ducks' apathetic play late. "It's tough to turn things back around because you get more and more individuals trying to do more stuff.
"That's not going to work at this level."
If momentum has little effect between and during periods, when does it?
Heading from the preseason to the regular season, possibly?
"It's tough to flip a switch if things aren't going your way," Hiller said. "You have to work, and you start doing that in the preseason. If you don't, then when the regular season rolls around you're going to be falling behind, having to play catch up."
Francois Beauchemin took the ice Sunday for the first time this preseason.
He played more than 20 minutes and took three shots on goal. He also assisted on the Ducks' lone goal.
Beauchemin played on a torn anterior cruciate ligament the last month and a half of last season. He spent the summer rehabbing after reconstructive surgery.
The 33-year-old practiced with the team the past two weeks.
"It was a long summer," he said. "I haven't had a chance to play in any scrimmages or any games, so that was my first real game-type situation.
"It was important for me to get in a couple games before the season started – just to get the rhythm back, get in game shape, and get the feel for the game before the season started."
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A Joyous Christmas Eve for John and Harriett Kennedy
- Sumter County, Alabama
- 24 Dec 1836
A Place Of Their Own
- Sumter County, Alabama
- 1 Feb 1843
Childhood In Alabama
- Sumter County, Alabama
- 13 Oct 1850
A Young Graduate, But What of the Future?
Master Nathan Blunt Kennedy did indeed follow in older brothers John and Sidney's footsteps, and has returned home following graduation from the Universities of Virginia and Mississippi, the proud recipient of a degree in medicine. Dr. Kennedy studied medicine with brothers John and Sidney at the latter's clinic at Lauderdale Station in Lauderdale, Mississippi prior to returning to Sumter County. Parents John and Harriett Kennedy are very proud of their trio of physician-sons, but are more concerned with what they believe is the inevitable conflict looming ahead. If war breaks out, surgeons will be a very valuable commodity. And what of the rest of the family, and their beloved home, and their beloved Alabama...In the meantime, Nathan B. Kennedy, M.D., Physician and Surgeon, sets up his own practice in Sumterville.
- Sumterville, Sumter County, Alabama
- Jul 1860
Wedding Announcement
- 27 Jul 1862
A Growing Medical Practice In Uncertain Times
- 1 Oct 1862
The Time is Now!
- Mississippi
- 10 Feb 1863
A Child is Born
- Sumter County, Alabama
- 1863
"Skill and confidence are an unconquered army."
- Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
- 1 May 1863
"...incapable of performing the duties of a Medical Officer in the field..."
- Big Black River, Mississippi
- 22 May 1863
"For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail."
- Macon, Mississippi
- 19 Jul 1963
The Good Doctor is Stricken...Again
- Macon, Mississippi
- 8 Dec 1863
Local Family Welcomes New Member
- Sumter County, Alabama
- 1864
On the move again
- Macon, Mississippi
- 23 Jan 1864
Difficult times
The despair of the Confederacy is becoming evident. Rations, uniforms, boots, guns, bullets- all are lacking. A terrible shortage of medicine and those trained in its administration leads to even more suffering and death. Petersburg, Virginia is under siege and in but a few short weeks, Atlanta will fall to General Sherman. Our own brave Sumter County lads continue to fight, though most have not been paid in months. The Provisional Army of the Confederate States is in tatters, as the end of all we know seems perilously near.
- Lockhart, Mississippi
- 26 Aug 1864
The End is Near
- Uniontown, Alabama
- 11 Feb 1865
- Meridian, Mississippi
- May 1865
Life goes on
- Ponchatoula, Louisiana
- 17 Aug 1870
"Gone to Texas..."
- Hillsboro, Texas
- Spring 1871
A busy practice for a busy man
Our own Dr. N. B. Kennedy of Hillsboro, formerly of Sumter County, Alabama, is a very busy gentleman. Highly regarded as a most-skilled surgeon, Dr. Kennedy can usually be found in his office at the Windsor Hotel, unless he is riding his rounds to visit ill or injured Hill County citizens. When not tending to his patients, he is a passionate author, with numerous contributions to scholarly medical journals to his credit. He is also an accomplished scientist, having recently discovered the use of the injection of carbolic acid for the removal of hemorrhoids and carbuncles. Hill County is fortunate indeed to have a gentleman of his skill and talents living in our midst!
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 1875
A death in the family
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 10 Feb 1878
The Life of One Physican in 1880s Texas
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 1 Jun 1880
"Alcohol from a Medical Standpoint"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 18 Jun 1887
A great honor
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 1892
"Good Templars"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 16 Apr 1894
"A War Relic"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 19 Jul 1894
"Encyclopaedia Britannica"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 28 Jul 1894
"Hill County Medical Men"
- Hllsboro, Texas
- 11 Apr 1895
"Was Rather Ghostly"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 30 Jan 1897
"Hillsboro Budget"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 9 Feb 1897
"An Old Prayer Book"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 25 Feb 1897
"Medicos' Banquet"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 16 Apr 1897
(Hillsboro Mirror, Volume XVIII No 8 Pg 1 Wednesday August 11, 1897)
He Was an Old Citizen, a Prominent Physician and a More Than Ordinary Man
From Tuesday's Daily.
When the news flashed over the city this morning that Dr. N. B. Kennedy was dead, it could hardly be credited for everyone remembered seeing him on the streets yesterday apparently hale and hearty. He appeared to be in his usual health and spirits and there was not a suspicion of any kind that that his hours were numbered and fast running to the end.
He ate supper last night as heartily as ever and at nine o'clock took his customary bath, and did not complain of any pains until about ten o'clock, when he had an attack of colic and was troubled with it for several hours. He took a dose of morphine but being sick at the stomach he threw it up.
At 11 o'clock he got up and went downstairs and staid (sic) awhile, going back to bed near one. At one o'clock he called his daughter, Mrs. Hattie Carrico, and had her to give him an injection of morphine, and she gave it as directed. He immediately fell over on the bed and died instantly.
Dr. B. H. Vaughn was hastily summoned, but he found that life had been extinct several minutes before he arrived.
Dr. Kennedy's death is supposed to be do to heart disease. For years he has had what the physicians call weak heart, but there was no real heart disease detectable. The morphine that he took last night they say was eminently right and proper.
He will be buried in the city cemetery at 10:30 tomorrow morning by the Knights of Pytheus, of which he was an honored and useful member. He was 59 years, 8 months and 15 days old.
Dr. Kennedy was more than an ordinary man, and in many respects a remarkable one. He was for years one of the leading physicians of this county, and was the life of the Hill County Medical and Surgical Association.
He was born in Sumner county, Alabama, Dec. 24, 1837, and was a son of John and Harriet A. Kennedy. His parents were both descendants of ancient and honorable families, his mother being a daughter of Major John Isler, a gallant revolutionary soldier.
Dr. Kennedy was given the benefits of a splendid education and graduated at the University of Virginia in 1860, with the degree of Master of Arts.
He studied medicine under Dr. S. P. Kennedy of Lauderdale Springs, Miss., both at the University of Mississippi and of Virginia, and was a graduate M.D. from both institutions.
He undertook the practice of medicine at Sumterville, Ala., but in March 1861, he joined the confederate army, enlisting in the 27th Alabama regiment, where he received the appointment of assistant surgeon. He was in field service for some time, but was later put in hospital service at Lauderdale Springs, Miss., and at Uniontown, Ala.
He remained in the service until the war closed in 1865. He then located in Gaston, Ala., and remained there until 1867. He then moved to Meridian, Miss., and remained there until 1869, when he removed to New Orleans, La. In 1871 he came to Hillsboro, where he resided until the time of his death.
He identified himself with all the medical societies in his reach, and was a frequent contributor to medical journals. He assisted in organizing the Hill County Medical and Surgical association, and was several times president of it. He was a member of the State Medical association, and was an honorary member of the Society of Science, Letters and Arts of London.
He also found time to turn from his medical studies to belies lettres (sic), and wrote a number of short poems, some of real poetic merit. Altogether he was one of the most accomplished men in the county.
He was married to Miss Susan W. L. Martin in 1862. Four children were born to them, two of whom are dead, and two, Chester M. Kennedy and Mrs. Hattie Carrico, living.
The remains of Dr. N. B. Kennedy were laid to rest in the city cemetery this morning. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. T. Booth, of Fort Worth, a close personal friend of the family. His remains were taken in charge by Hillsboro Lodge No. 48, Knights of Pytheus, of which he was an honored and useful member, and gently laid to rest. The burial service of the Knights at the grave, was very impressive. The following were the pallbearers: Knights J. L. Slatten, J. B. Scofield, J. B. Coble, R. W. Hunt, J. O. Turner, C. H. Miller, J. C. Kirksey and L. M. Morehead.
A large crowd of friends assembled at the hotel and followed his remains to the cemetery to pay the last respects to him.
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 10 Aug 1897
"...pay the last respects to our deceased brother Knight N. B. Kennedy"
- Hillsboro, Texas
- 10 Aug 1897
"A more than ordinary man" is laid to rest
The final resting place for Dr. Nathan Blunt Kennedy, Physician & Surgeon, 1836-1897.
- Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Texas
- Aug 1897
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text: With the holiday shopping season in full swing, we've been highlighting several increasingly good deals on the iPhone 5, and Walmart is now launching new discounts on both the iPhone and iPad that may be of interest to some readers. Starting today, Walmart has dropped prices on both the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S, with the 16 GB iPhone 5 now on sale for just $127 and the iPhone 4S coming in at $47. In addition, Walmart is now selling the latest fourth-generation 16 GB Wi-Fi iPad for just $399, a $100 discount from standard pricing. And beginning on Monday, Walmart will also include a $30 iTunes gift card bonus with iPad purchases. Despite the iPhone 5 having launched in the United States less than three months ago, retailers are offering aggressive discounts on the devices to attract holiday shoppers. RadioShack is currently offering all iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S models at $50 discounts from their regular prices, and also offering email coupons for $10 credit on future purchases for every $50 spent during the holiday shopping season. RadioShack also offers price matching through its Mobile Low Price Guarantee, suggesting that it is likely to match Walmart's discounted pricing upon request. Update: Wal-Mart spokesperson Sarah Spencer gave MacRumors this statement regarding inventory of the products on sale. Something to keep in mind for people thinking of taking advantage of the promotions: Update 2: Walmart has contacted MacRumors to note that it erred in stating that the iPad promotion was for the current generation. It is in fact the third-generation iPad that is on closeout sale for $399. Article Link: Walmart Offering iPhone 5 for $127, Third-Generation iPad for $399


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[RP from John Nack] Today Adobe ran a full-page ad in various newspapers articulating key company beliefs, and company founders John Warnock & Chuck Geschke–whose PostScript innovations were instrumental in the adoption of the Macintosh & desktop publishing–posted their thoughts on open markets & open competition:
Adobe's business philosophy is based on a premise that, in an open market, the best products will win in the end — and the best way to compete is to create the best technology and innovate faster than your competitors.
The full essay from John and Chuck are available from the new Adobe website www.adobe.com/choice.
Included on this website are some truths about Flash, including truths about Video, Security, Performance and Openness. Specific to video:
75% of all video on the web is viewed via the Flash Player, including videos encoded in the most popular codecs such as H.264 and VP6.
There are many claims that H.264 will kill Flash. However, H.264 is a video codec (which requires a player), while Flash is a complete multimedia runtime, which can play back H.264, among other codecs. Furthermore, Flash provides a complete solution for advanced video distribution, including support for technologies such as streaming, adaptive bitrate delivery, and content protection.
Of course, playing back high definition video can be a CPU-intensive task. This is why Flash Player 10.1 includes support for hardware accelerated video playback across devices from mobile to desktop environments. Now that the appropriate APIs are available in OS X 10.6.3, we are also implementing GPU accelerated video on the Mac, available as a preview release code-named Gala. This can significantly improve both CPU usage as well as battery life.
Specifically commenting on open-ness + video – we've done a lot to enable the full ecosystem with detailed information on file formats for Flash by opening up specs for SWF, FLV/F4V and RTMP – we publish these format specifications on Adobe.com with the goal to enable an wide ecosystem used by media publishers to deliver video and drive their businesses around video.
To extend this even further, this week we also announced HTTP Dynamic Streaming that will continue to extend this open-ness with 2 new open file formats F4F media (based on ISO standard MP4 fragments), and F4M media manifest for media delivery when we release later this month. The Open Source Media Framework is another initiative we're working on with industry leaders to shape a common media playback experience to help enable new businesses create video players that can use numerous services like content delivery, advertising and analytics.


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WINTER PARK, Fla. – Saint Leo freshman Valentin Lenz has been named Sunshine State Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week presented by VALIC, it was announced Monday by SSC Commissioner Jay Jones.
Lenz, a native of Duesseldorf, Germany, turned in an 8K time of 28:27.70 in just his second race of the season at the UCF Black & Gold Invitational. Lenz finished 32nd in a field of 78 runners. His efforts helped the Lions place seventh of 11 teams, nine of which were Division I squads.
Saint Leo, assisted by Lenz, is regionally-ranked for the first time all season.
Lenz is one of five Saint Leo student-athletes to be named SSC Player of the Week this fall, and third SSC Runner of the Week.
The Lions will resume action at the Sunshine State Conference Championships on Saturday, October 20. The meet is set to take place from the UCF Sports Complex at 7:30 a.m.
For more on the men's cross country program, please visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter and 'Like' the Lions on Facebook.


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A man surveys the village commons and lays claim to an area in the shade of a honey locust tree. Unfolding his chair, he settles back, removes his hat, wipes the sweat from his brow and allows the cool breeze to blow through the remnants of his hair.
The locals immediately recognize him as an outsider, so he sits alone behind his sunglasses, tapping his foot to the music projecting from the bandstand. Nodding off for a few minutes, he wakes with the uneasy feeling of someone hovering by his side. Noticing the silhouette in his peripheral vision, he turns, peers over the UV-blocking lenses, and comes face to face with his future. Even without Rod Serling's narration, the man (being myself) realizes he has entered ... The Twilight Zone.
His (my future) appearance was somewhere between the disheveled, drunken hobo look of author Charles Bukowski and George Carlin in his later years. By the end of his one-sided conversation, I found him nearly as cynical and disillusioned, yet decidedly more entertaining, than either of those gentlemen. The mustard stained shirt he wore (buttoned one button too low on the left ... and 15 years out of fashion) flapped in the breeze like the main sail on a schooner. What had appeared through my sleepy eyes to be antennae were simply unruly clumps of poorly manicured hair protruding from his ear canals. A five-day stubble, which was threatening to become a beard, covered his face, and one of his socks was bunched at the ankle. My future leaned over my shoulder, cleared his throat, and asked ... (The man cursed, as they say, like a sailor. His colorful speech consisting mainly of interjecting random thoughts into long, continuous streams of vulgarity. So, in hopes of remaining a column contributor, I have taken editorial liberties and present to you the family version.)
"Hey buddy, what's going on here?"
"A bluegrass festival," I offered up.
That's all it took. Off he went on a 45-minute, unprovoked, extremely offensive rant. Following are the highlights, as best I can recall.
"Bluegrass ... That hillbilly music? When did this start? I been living in Frankfort for 15 years, and I've never heard of any bluegrass hillbilly music. There used to be a farmers' market in this park. The hippie country farmers would come straggling into town on Saturdays and sell potatoes and strawberries and pies. Was a big deal back then. But they ended up ruining it. Put up 100 tents and tables all around the park ... sellin' jam and jelly and handmade hippie craft stuff nobody's got a good use for or a reason to buy. Crazy old women flocked into town, parking in my front yard and blocking the streets and acting like that hippie junk was a king's treasure. They take it home and tack it up on their walls to impress the bridge club. Then they die and guess what? Their poor kids have a house full of cheap, handmade crafty stuff to throw away. You got things in your house you don't want anymore? Simply put it in your garage with a sign saying "Handmade hippie crap for sale," and the old women will take every last bit of it."
And on it went.
As he shuffled away with "Been real nice talking with you, buddy. Hope you enjoy your foot stompin,' hootin' and hollerin' hillbilly music," I wondered how to break the news of future me to my family. I'll get on that as soon as I stake these "Handmade Hippie Crap For Sale" signs in my front yard.
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The body of Donald Schembechler, 48, was discovered Monday not far from his home in a rural area just outside Orofino, Idaho, said Rick Ohnsman, public information officer for the Idaho State Police.
"From what we can tell, the accident may have happened as early as Saturday morning," Ohnsman said.
It appeared that the vehicle Schembechler was driving went off a road overlooking the Clearwater River and onto a grassy embankment where it rolled over and Schembechler was ejected, Ohnsman said. The vehicle continued down the embankment and rolled off a cliff.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Reedsville Eastern was hanging on and Jenna Burdette knew she had to make a difference.
She did more than that. She took over the game.
Burdette scored 20 of her 24 points in the second half -- accounting for all but seven of her team's points over that span -- to carry top-ranked Eastern past No. 3 Zanesville Rosecrans 49-38 in the Division IV girls state title game on Saturday.
"Well, I knew my first half had started out slowly. We were all a little nervous," the senior said. "I knew I had to step up both offensively and defensively. I just knew what I had to do and was able to do it at the end."
Burdette, an Associated Press first-team All-Ohioan and co-player of the year in the division, time and again made big shots and big plays as Eastern (27-1) got redemption for a semifinal loss a year ago in the school's only previous appearance at the state tournament.
Over the first 14:59 of the second half, Burdette scored 20 of the Eagles' 22 points. She scored her team's first five points of the third quarter before teammate Jordan Parker hit a rebound follow at the 3:36 mark to cap a 7-0 run that swelled the lead to 29-16.
Burdette then scored all of her team's points until Parker hit two foul shots with 1:01 remaining to push the lead to 46-38.
None were bigger than four midway through the fourth quarter.
The Bishops (27-2) pulled within 39-37 on a 3-pointer from the top of the key by Kloie Johnson at the 4:27 mark.
Burdette then drove to the basket and was fouled, hitting both shots.
After a Rosecrans miss, Burdette went to the hoop again, trying to draw a foul. Instead, in heavy traffic, she muscled her way through the paint and banked in a shot to make it 43-37.
Rosecrans coach Gale Kirkbride said his team tried to focus on staying in front of Burdette, cutting off her driving lanes and closing fast when she had an open shot. For the most part, he was pleased with his players' effort.
"She's a great player, there's no doubt about that," he said. "I really thought we did a heck of a job on her, to be honest with you. She got on a little roll there in the second half."
Burdette hit one more foul shot and then made way for her teammates. Parker, Katie Keller and Maddie Rigsby hit five of six free throws over the final 61 seconds to hold off the Bishops.
"We tried to calm down every foul shot they would take, take a breath or whatever," Burdette said. "We knew what we had to do on offense. We knew we could penetrate and kick or keep going. I don't know, it just worked."
At the half, Eastern led 22-16 while Burdette -- averaging 15.5 points a game -- had four points on just 2 of 8 shooting from the field. She was 0 for 3 from behind the arc.
John Burdette, Eastern's head coach and Jenna's father, said he wasn't even aware that his daughter wasn't more productive.
But when the pressure was turned up in the second half, he knew it was vital that the Eagles get the ball to her.
"At the end of the game in the huddle I said we want to get the ball back in Jenna's hands and let her either get to the bucket, get a foul, or make the right passes," he said.
Burdette ended up 9 of 17 from the field, 2 of 6 on 3-pointers and 4 of 6 at the line. She also had four rebounds, an assist and three steals.
Kirkbride said Jenna Burdette seemed to turn every 50-50 play into a plus for her team.
"It seemed like all the bounces kind of went (her way), but you make your own bounces. We were in position. We hit the ball and she was able to come back up with it," he said. "(She) just broke our back a couple of times, where we went from steals to her picking it back up and getting a layup or a shot -- and making it, of course."
Molly Nash had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Bishops, who were shooting for their fourth state championship but first since 1992.
Eastern had been to the state tournament a year ago but lost in the semifinals. That was a loss that burned in the minds of the Eagles.
"I had one of our freshmen look at me while Rosecrans was getting their medals and she said, 'Jordan, this doesn't even feel real,'" Parker said. "It really doesn't because this was a goal and you try to get to it -- and we did it! So it's really great."
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INJURIES meant Gareth Ainsworth had to include himself amongst the substitutes on Monday - but the Blues boss said it might have been for the best if he'd brought himself on.
Ainsworth officially stepped down from playing at the end of last season but remained registered as a player after signing non-contract terms at the start of the current campaign.
The Bank Holiday trip to Fleetwood was the first time the 40-year-old had had cause to name himself as a substitute, with Blues only being able to name six replacements.
And Ainsworth admitted maybe he should have brought himself out of retirement to influence things from closer quarters.
He said: "Hindsight is fantastic. Probably looking at the game I should have put myself on. The brain is definitely there and the organisation coming onto the pitch would have helped, but whether the result would have been any different, that's another hindsight thing.
"If everyone had that they would all be winning the lottery every Saturday. There's no crystal ball telling us what we should or shouldn't have done."
The Blues boss is likely to have Matt McClure and Marvin McCoy back in contention for a place against Bristol Rovers on Saturday, but he said Steven Craig's inclusion is doubtful.
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A woman becomes very beautiful when she is classy. A crude woman does not become beautiful. An unruly, impolite woman does not become beautiful. A well mannered, classy woman with moral perfection becomes beautiful. I find them very impressive. A woman with simple manners becomes weird, I only pity them. A woman with simple manners, attitudes; I can not call her a woman. She must have a noble character in order to be a woman. She must have a broad knowledge of culture. That kindness, that delicate nature of hers that reflects the love she feels for Allah must prevail over her entire life.
(About the anti-Putin band who were sentenced to two years imprisonment for profanity)
Putin must release those kids. Would it be becoming to imprison young girls? Those are the crazy years of those girls. May be they have done something crazy, something childish. They might have wanted to feel the freedom, the exuberance of that age. Two years imprisonment is improper. I especially ask Putin, you can also write a letter to him. We ask them to release those kids. They are young girls, what business do they have in a prison? Two years is a very long time. They might have behaved ignorantly, that is one thing, but should they go to prison? You can fine them and that will deter them. There are so many others reviling. One must be more meticulous in treating women. For instance, if they injure anyone, that is all right, I can understand but what is the need, if they have not done anything? She is a young girl, you can fine her and simply release her. She would not commit it again. Money matters a lot to those young girls. They may have acted ignorantly. They might have engaged in ignorance. Religion is presented as something weird to them. Christianity is presented as a very horrible system. The interior decorations of the churches are odd; skulls, tolls startle the kids, that dark environment;they also mummify the dead and keep them in churches, which frightens the kids. The Christian religion is presented as a very weird system. They say, may Allah forbid, "Prophet Jesus (as) is the son of Allah." That young girl is smart enough to know that Prophet Jesus (as) can not be the son of Allah. Then they engage in childish activities. That would not be becoming, that can only be possible by education. For instance, as a punishment, they can make them write a book about what they have done wrong. They can say, "Write this book and we will release you; otherwise we will imprison you." That is it.
(According to Debka website, known to have close connections with Israeli Intelligence, the President of Syria Bashar Assad holds Turkey responsible for the FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles given to the opponents of the regime, and in case the transportation of the weapons continues, they will arm 2,500 PKK militants.)
Probably someone has put this forward. Syria would avoid such a thing. It is already in trouble, it is so difficult. We need to stress that we want to save Syria. People think that we want to divide and devastate Syria while our intention is to be brothers. We only want democracy to come to Syria; Muslims, our brothers will live in peace. Alawite brothers, Shia brothers are our dearest, and so that Sunnis can live in the best way. They can also live in the best way. A plentiful and beautiful environment can be established, this is the issue. There should be no violence. The deep government must withdraw. There is a terror organization there similar to the Ergenekon in Syria. They must step back, that is it.2012-10-01 16:38:53


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The wet weather continues with another two inches of rain, mild temperatures, but a slight frost one clear morning mid-week, writes DENISE PLUMMER.
It is, however, surprising that most of our crops look well, probably due to the fact that, although the ground has become saturated, it has not been particularly cold.
At the moment, the winter barley looks to be free of weeds and disease and has formed a fairly thick crop about four to six inches high.
The winter wheat has made variable growth, due to the late planting of some of the fields. Most looks to have germinated quite well, with one field that became too wet to be sown with spring barley in a few months time.
The winter rape planted by a neighbour has grown well and Kevin has said the lucerne on Stowell Farm has developed into a good crop.
All our grass, including the new leys, have been grazed by Stowell Farm sheep. The sheep were all removed from our fields last weekend. The ground was very wet and they were due to be moved as they had just about finished grazing the sward down to a length that was ideal to encourage the growth of new spring grass.
These ewe lambs, which are the year-old replacements, will join the main flock later in the year, giving birth to their first lambs in the spring of 2015. They have been taken back to Stowell Farm where they are now grazing stubble turnips.
Kevin went through the lambs being finished for meat but was unable to find any that would make the grade. This is due to the very wet weather we have had the past month, during which these lambs have only maintained their body weight.
Another job has been scanning the main flock, due to start lambing in early March.
It took two days and the sheep, already in barns, were put through a race into a crush where each one was restrained and scanned.
Bob, the scanner, would then be able to see how many lambs each sheep was carrying.
The scanning per centage is about 175, which is down on last year, but there are many shearlings (young sheep due to have their first lambs) in the flock.
It is preferable for sheep not to be carrying too many multiples – ie, triplets or more. Single and twin lambs born will be stronger, giving them a better start in life.
Ruth has returned from her holiday, so is back milking the cows.
And during the week Richard drove a tractor and trailer to Calne to pick up some bulk concentrate feed for our weaned heifer calves, now about 12 weeks old.
This saved us a bagging and transport cost.
We also had some samples from our maize and grass silage clamps analysed again, so we can more accurately balance the rations for all the different groups of cattle.
Kevin had some samples analysed from the Stowell Farm maize and grass silage clamps. This silage is fed to the main flock ewes in the barns.
The analyses were quite good but, like us, Kevin and Mark need to know the nutritive value of their silage in order to feed the best diet.
On examining the results they decided next year's silage could be improved by cutting the grass a little earlier in the year.
You may remember our grandchildren stayed with us for a few days during the Christmas holiday. Before they went home our grandson Dominic, with just a little help from Granny, made Melissa a Yule log for her birthday. He made a superb chocolate Swiss roll, which I covered with melted chocolate. Delicious!


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March 1. My first sighting for 2014. Bufftailed queen, looking healthy and smart, scouring leaves for nesting site in the sunshine. Bury St Edmunds Kit
Nice record Kit.
Here in the North west of Ireland I am still waiting for my first spring queen.
Three queens out and about in Oxfordshire so far - terrestris, lucorum and lapidarius. Always good when they start to appear again!
March 9th : Buff tailed Queen in my garden in Manchester.
Bombus hypnorum queen seen in my garden, also Bombus pratorum. No B. lapidarius or B. hortorum queens yet. [and solitary Anthophora plumipes males & females that look like small bumbles].
Sunday was the best sunny and warm day yet, but overcast with a cool wind today.
Three species in Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh today: B terrestris (many) and one each of B pratorum and B hortorum. I had thought that B hortorum normally emerged later than other species.
I saw my first bees last week, on Thursday. Too excited!! Seen many queens since then, buff tail and white tail. Watched one for a while looking for a nest, she seemed very fussy


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Fly little kite fly!
My friend Shinead didn't believe my $2 kite (from the greatest store EVER a.k.a. Daiso) would fly so we took it to Kitsilano to test it. I brought my little Golden Half camera to document the triumph/failure. As you can see, it flew magnificently a.k.a. Shinead is an idiot.


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Comedy May Not Be Easy, But It Has to Be Yours
Back in the 90s, WBKR sponsored Comedy Caravan nights at the Executive Inn's Timeout Lounge. I remember they were on Wednesday nights, and when I would emcee I was charged with giving away prizes and (wait for it)...doing a little stand-up comedy for about five minutes as a warm-up for the night's performer or performers. But on the first night, I didn't find out THAT part of it until I got down there. And the station didn't know either; it was a request of the manager. Okay, no problem...or so I thought.


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N.B.This self-evaluation form has been compiled - using sound psychological principles - by Dr Melfi from The Sopranos and that bloke off In Treatment. Use a pencil and paper to keep score, unless these things don't exist in your world – in which case you can probably stop now.
Section 1 - General Questions
- Score 2 points if you have a mysterious voice in your head, narrating everything you do.
- Score 1 point if you live in Essex/Chelsea and talk in a slightly forced way as though you're acting in a preschool nativity play.
- Score 2 points if you have always lived your life in a particular, dependable pattern, except just once when you acted completely out of character.
- Open your kitchen cupboard. Score 1 point for every tin, jar and bottle that is turned around, so the brand labels face the front.
- Score 2 points if you have ever met Kurt Vonnegut. Score an extra 3 points if your name is Kilgore Trout.
- Score 1 point if your internal monologue is filled with insights of startling beauty.
- Score 2 points if your life fades to black after every significant conversation. Score 5 points if this is accompanied by jazzy incidental music.
- Score 2 points if you are followed everywhere by a film crew making a documentary about "your life."
- Do you experience unresolved sexual tension with someone you work alongside? Score 1 point for every year/series this has been going on.
- Score 10 points if you have ever saved the life of the President of the United States. Score 5 points for any other world leader.
Section 2 - Focus on Friends
Looking at your friends can be a good way to determine whether your life is an elaborate fiction. Score 5 points for each of the following statements that are true:
- All of your friends are white and middle class, except one who is stereotypically ethnic.
- Your best friend is a talking animal.
- Your friends are involved in a mysterious conspiracy that they have somehow neglected to tell you about.
- When surprising events occur, you have a friend whose sole purpose is to explain what's happening.
- Your friends are called Chandler, Monica, Ross, Phoebe, Rachel and/or Joey.
Section 3 - Multiple Choice
Pick one option for each of the following.
- Is it always raining outside?
- No. I live in California. (1 point)
- Yes. I live in a stylish but depressing urban futureworld. (5 points)
- Yes. I live in Manchester. (0 points)
- Are you:
- A vampire? (10 points)
- A werewolf? (20 points)
- An impossibly hunky vampire/werewolf with "liquid topaz eyes" or "rock-hard abs"? (100 points)
- Is there a secret portal that allows other people to climb inside your head for a limited period?
- No. Please read my blog instead. (0 points)
- Yes - I am John Malkovich. Please send the Academy Award to my usual address. (5 points)
- Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich. (100,000 points)
Completing The Evaluation
Total up your score.
Congratulations, you are not a fictional character! No-one who was actually in a story would have been able to work their way through that entire list without a lion bursting out of a cupboard or someone getting shot – it would just be too boring for the audience. So rejoice in the fact that your life is dull, lacking in a clear narrative arc and almost certainly won't have a happy ending.
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Free Agent Watch
With the exception of a few old school leagues that are drafting or auctioning this weekend, fantasy baseball leagues are shifting their focus from auction targets to free-agent targets. While every fantasy writer in the world (including me) advises against pushing the panic button early, injuries happen. If you bought Ryan Ludwick, you're already scouring the waiver wire for replacements.
Below is a look at potential free agents in American League only, National League only, and mixed formats. For mixed-league owners, the focus is on players owned in less than 50 percent of a "standard" leagues. In AL- and NL-only, these are players in very deep formats that might be available depending on your league's rules regarding reserve lists and call-ups.
Justin Maxwell (owned in 23 percent of ESPN Leagues)
Lost in all of the jokes about the Astros striking out more than Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan in A Night at the Roxbury is Maxwell's hot start. Like most of the Astros, Maxwell has been whiffing a lot, but he has also been strong against every pitcher not named Yu Darvish. Maxwell offers an enticing power-speed combination that will come with a bad batting average and/or on-base percentage. At the very least, he should be on your bench. Maxwell is a solid platoon option against left-handers in daily formats, and if you can stomach the batting-average blow, the power sticks against righties as well.
Collin Cowgill (13 percent)
The Mets surprised everyone when they said that they would go with everyday starters in the outfield instead of a platoon arrangement. In the short term, this benefits Cowgill a great deal, as he would have been on the "wrong" side of a platoon otherwise. Like Maxwell, Cowgill has had far more success against lefties in his short career. His Opening Day home run notwithstanding, Cowgill still appears to be more of an NL-only league play. His minor-league power probably won't translate to the majors, and he doesn't steal enough bases to shift a category and justify adding in a mixer.
Gerardo Parra (9 percent)
Adam Eaton's injury opened the door for Parra to be an everyday player for at least the next month. Parra isn't a world-beater, but he does everything fairly well and is definitely a suitable sub if you lost someone like Eaton or Ludwick. If you can pair Parra with someone like Maxwell in a platoon arrangement, that's great, but Parra is good enough against lefties that you can probably start him everyday if you don't have the luxury of setting up a timeshare.
Phil Coke (24 percent)
Coke earned the first two save opportunities for the Tigers, converting the first one but blowing the second one. Jim Leyland seems to trust Coke, but the lefty really is more of a LOOGY than a closer. If you can grab Coke for a low bid, he's a fine pickup, but I would avoid any kind of significant investment. This is especially true on the heels of yesterday's news about Jose Valverde (see below).
Hisashi Iwakuma (35 percent)
Iwakuma had a stellar outing in his 2013 debut against the Athletics. In 101 major-league innings as a starter, Iwakuma now has a sparkling 2.58 ERA to go with a 1.18 WHIP. The strand rates are high and speak to probable slippage, but Iwakuma is still capable of putting up an ERA in the mid-3.00s. He should be owned in mixed leagues.
Jim Henderson (1 percent)
With John Axford struggling early, Henderson is certainly worth stashing if you can put him on reserve. The problem is that Henderson has the same occasional control/command issues that Axford does. A modest bid is worth making, but I would not recommend blowing through your FAAB or hurting your waiver priority to obtain Henderson.
Jose Valverde (1 percent)
Two outings into the Phil Coke As Closer era, the Tigers decided that they couldn't take it anymore and brought Valverde back into the fold on a minor-league deal. He'll start out in the low minors, but this should be viewed more as a rehab assignment with the end goal being to bring Valverde up to the big club. Valverde has an opt-out date of May 5, so we will know pretty shortly whether or not he has a real shot of coming back this year.
Kevin Correia (0 percent)
Pickings are always slim in the first week of one-league-only formats, and this week is no exception. Correia had a strong outing in his 2013 debut, but is generally a risky proposition. The nicest thing I can say about Correia is that he won't kill your WHIP with a lot of walks. The low-strikeout, pitch-to-contact approach isn't something I can recommend, even in AL-only formats. Correia is a match-up play in old school 4x4 formats.
Xavier Paul (0 percent)
Chris Heisey figures to get most of the at-bats in Ludwick's absence, but is probably taken in NL-only leagues. Paul, on the other hand, is probably available. He doesn't offer a lot, but he is one injury closer to an everyday job now and does have sneaky stolen-base potential. This is more of a desperate, roll-the-dice kind of option, but if you really need speed, Paul is your best bet in the early going.
Brandon Kintzler (0 percent)
If Henderson is the mixed-league play in the Brewers 'pen, then Kintzler is the guy to gamble on in NL-only formats, because someone has Henderson on reserve and you're just looking for a low-cost gamble. Kintzler employs a hard, sinking fastball (92-94 mph) that he pairs with a good slider. At the very least, Kintzler appears to be a solid relief option in NL-only formats and should be owned. There's nothing wrong with taking a stab on pitchers like this in bullpens in flux.
Mike Gianella is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @MikeGianella
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Love the Kintzler recommendation. I was just looking at him.
Apr 05, 2013 04:43 AM
For NL-only leagues, what kind of bid would you put in for Henderson if you're save desperate?
Apr 05, 2013 06:06 AM
Hi Mike,
Apr 05, 2013 08:45 AM
$7 is OK, though I might go a little lower. In a deeper mixed, In Tout Wars mixed (auction), Heisey is one of the best outfielders out there in a 15-team mixed. So it's OK to go past the minimum but keep in mind that good/talented outfielders will cycle through all year long. There's nothing wrong with pushing a little on Heisey, but I wouldn't go crazy.
Apr 05, 2013 10:14 AM
Mike Gonzalez have anyt shot of closing in that Brewer pen you think? And what do you think of Tyler Thornburg maybe getting a chance to do that?
Apr 05, 2013 11:16 AM
Gonzalez: The Brewers did give Gonzalez a games finished clause, so I'm sure that's what Gonzalez and his agent were thinking when he signed with Milwaukee. However, Gonzalez will probably have to string together a few decent outings in a row before he will be seriously considered for the role. His 2013 debut didn't help.
Apr 05, 2013 11:34 AM
Mike, where do you find out info like that about games finished clauses? And how does that work? That is fanatsy gold as far as I'm concerned, even if it doesn't bear fruit. Truth is I already own both those guys in my 12-team NL league and I was going to dump Gonzalez for Kintzler, but not sure now.
Apr 05, 2013 12:35 PM
Baseball Prospectus' own Cot's Baseball Contracts is essential for information like this.
Apr 05, 2013 12:41 PM
Apr 05, 2013 12:50 PM
It's an interesting idea. My concern would be that it could turn into one of those studies where the hypothesis "proves" the thesis insofar as some of these clauses are already handed out to relievers that might close on make good deals. I don't think this is the case with Gonzalez, but a broader study might have this issue.
Apr 05, 2013 14:00 PM
Mr. Cthulhu
Mike, I have three third basemen on my team in a standard CBS head to head league (Middlebrooks, Lawerie and Sandoval). I also have Konerko as my utility player (at least while Lawerie is on the DL).
Apr 05, 2013 20:51 PM
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Birchwood 350 — By Elizabeth Ginns Britten
— October 2005
Anything But Average
Space, seating, and speed make this unusual cruiser a weekender's delight.
It's hard for a newcomer to make a mark in an arena dominated by key players who have been around for years. This is particularly true in boatbuilding, where some of the most successful players are often veterans who continuously refine an established product, as opposed to creating something really new and different. While a formula for success, that can rob buyers of the chance to try something truly unusual.
If you're in the market for something really different, you might consider the 350 from Birchwood, a newcomer to the United States market that's been building boats for Europeans for more than 40 years. Stateside rep Tami Abruzese of Abruzese Yacht Sales says the boats are designed to compete with some of the most well-established names in the U.S. cruising market, but after testing Hull No. 1, I can tell you that the 350 is also noticeably different from them.
My experience with the 350 was a two-day affair. The Northeast was being hit with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy, and the torrential rains and high winds had Long Island Sound white-capped and messy, with solid eight-foot seas and an occasional nine- or ten-footer thrown in the mix. So we decided to reschedule running the performance numbers for the following week.
But that day wasn't all lost, as I spent substantial time inspecting the 350's interior and exterior assets. In fact, looking back, the quirkiness plaguing that day seems perfectly fitting on a boat that was intentionally designed to be a little bit quirky, at least compared to your typical 35-foot cruiser.
Consider, for example, her raised, centerline helm. Although the 350 looks like an express cruiser, her helm was only about three feet lower than those on the flying-bridge models next to my test boat. Consequently, sightlines were excellent all around, and considering I stand just a little more than five feet tall, that's saying a lot. Another quirk is the helm seat, which is plenty big for one adult but not big enough for two to sit comfortably. There's a sunpad to starboard of that (and another, ten-foot-long one on the bow), but accessing it is not easy, as it's the same height as the helm station; thus, either you have to hop up a few feet from the cockpit sole, or the captain has to vacate his/her seat at the helm to allow you to pass through.
In any case, there are plenty of other places for family and friends to sit and enjoy being on the water. In the cockpit there's an unusual circular seating area (with removable table) that can seat at least six comfortably. It'd be a great place to enjoy lunch or cocktails while at anchor or dockside. But all that seating space does have its price; there were five people onboard on test day, and it was a little tight passing each other, particularly between the helm area and cockpit seating area and when heading below decks. Birchwood tells me it plans to reduce the size of the circular seat by about 15 inches to ease this problem. In the cockpit there's also a wet bar and a teak swim platform with built-in ladder and room for a tender. It's accessible via an 18-inch-wide transom door, which although secured by a stainless steel latch, popped open in the rough seas.
Next page > Part 2: With generous seating, amenities, speed, and handling, the Birchwood 350 is sure to be a cruisers' delight. > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
This article originally appeared in the November 2005 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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I love Chicken Paillard, and so does the wife. When ever you have a meal with a salad on top, the wife is in!!!
Flatten out the chicken and get it in the marinade while I get the egg ready:
After 35 minutes time to cook them up:
A very quick meal, 2 minutes or so on each side, boy my backyard is smelling good. Yank them off and top them with a good salad blend, add some dressing (marinade), toms, and some fresh cheese:
I swear the chicken is under there...
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It's finally time to take a look at one of the most fun renovations Ellen has ever done, this time for one of the most deserving and special moms we've ever met! The COUSINS ON CALL have been working around the clock to pull off this unbelievable transformation in only a few days! Let's see how much they were able to get done!
KALEY CUOCO is the hilarious and adorable star of the CBS hit comedy "The Big Bang Theory"! She's making audiences across the country laugh every Thursday night, and today she's here! Whether she's trying out the Shake Weight, or sharing photos of her dog in her hot tub, you know you're in for a treat when Kaley is here! Don't miss her chat with Ellen today -- it's sure to make you LOL!
Then, she's the lead singer of the smash hit country music group the Dixie Chicks, and now NATALIE MAINES is starting out on her own. She's here to chat with Ellen about her decision to record a solo album, and then she's bringing down the house with a song from her highly anticipated CD!
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HARPER WOODS - A 60-year-old old man was shot dead in his Harper Woods home Wednesday night.
"We believe right now it's a home invasion, robbery type situation," said Chief Jim Burke with the Harper Woods Police Department.
Police said Johnny Buckner was found dead by his grandson just before midnight in the 18700 block of Old Homestead. Buckner had lived in the home with his grandson.
They are looking for a 2001 Cadillac Deville -- two tone lower with a dark tan roof -- with the Michigan license plate of 8JWA60.
"It's just so sad. I just don't know what to do," said friend Nathaniel Davis, Jr. "Why would someone want to do something to a great guy like him?"
Friends told Local 4 Buckner never seemed worried about his safety.
"He wouldn't let you in unless he knew you," said Davis.
Friends said Buckner's wife passed away a couple of years ago from an accident on her job, and his spirits were just rising.
Police are not saying much about the murder scene, or if there was forced entry.
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Quote:If you haven't heard of Kayro, he's known for successfully using Judo inside the ring/Octagon. Here's an article about him:http://www.blackbeltmag.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=69Now, it's his no-gi application of Judo that brings me to my next question....Has anyone seen any material on no-gi Judo? There is only one set of DVDs I know of that address this, and it is good, but limited in scope. Out of fear of breaking the "No Free Advertising" rule, I won't mention it, because I don't know if that's allowed. If a moderator tells me it is, then I'll post the name of the DVDs. They shouldn't be hard to find though.Anyway, I digress.I'm very interested in material that teaches how to adapt Judo to a no-gi environment. I have some knowledge and ability to use various throws/trips/whatever with no-gi, but I'd like to find a thorough treatment of the subject. Right now I'm just getting bits and pieces of knowledge.Maybe all my answers can be found in Grecco-Roman wrestling? Well, if anyone knows of anything, please share. PM me if necessary.
Quote:Transferring to no gi, simply takes time and trial and error. Keep in Parisyan studies with Gene LaBelle, one of the great no gi judo guys of all time. Without the guy judo is still not greco, some take downs are similar, but many more are still throws. No gi judo is more closer to no gi BJJ then it is greco
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Currently, I am looking for different ways of injecting HTML in HTTP responses during MITM attacks.
First at all, I have tried the solution using ettercap filters:
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The problem with ettercap is that the "Content-Length" field on the HTTP header is not updated when you inject data.
As a result, the victim browser doesn't execute the end of HTML code embedded on the HTTP answer (data injected length)
See screenshot:Content-Length not updated
Then I have manually set the Content-Length value to 999.
As you can see, the HTML code is fully executed : Content-Lenght changed/
Ettercap filter is very limited and it is impossible to get the old Content-Lenght value and update it with the current length.
Moreover, ettercap works at the packet level.
As a result, the packet that contains the Content-Length field should have already been forwarded before I reach the packet where I am injecting HTML.
I've deduced that I cannot use packet level tool (as tcpdump, hping or nemesis) to inject HTML code. So, I've decided to go for a HTTP proxy since it will cache all packets and reconstruct the HTTP request/response before forwarding it.
Then, I have tried using Burp Suite.
From the proxy options, in the match and replace section, I have configure to replace "" by "injected data" in the response body.
As a result, the HTTP response is forwarded to the victim machine with HTML code injected, Content-Length field updated with the new length and the HTML code is fully executed by the victim machine.
Do you know other tools and options (graphical or CLI) that can automatized HTML code injection during MITM attack? (which of course updates the Content-length field)
I have automated the tasks by writing a Burp java extension using Burp Extender APIs but it is not straightforward and the Burp interface still need to be launched.
I had already a look on Sergio proxy and it looked like interesting.
I will dig the tools you've advised me


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It's somewhat of a habit, to post a blog entry with a leading apology for how long I've posted a blog entry…over a year in this case. However, it has been a tremendously interesting year at Adobe, building a team called "TXI" (Technology and Experience Innovation) of Technologists and User Experience Designers to deliver on a common belief that the most innovative and effective applications of Adobe technology, are the fusion of great user-experience design and great technology implementations.
You'll know many of my team already, from the work they have already shared with the community — whether it's technologists like Alistair McLeod, Peter Martin, Paul Barnes-Hoggett, Yaniv de Ridder, Francois Le Droff, or user-experience designers like George Neill, Jerome Doran, Kalle Korman, James Mellers or Dusty Brown. Along with their numerous other peers spread in our team from Romania to California, this team is responsible for really driving the state of the art in "what's possible" with Adobe technology and design. In many instances, it's in the solutions that we deliver for Adobe's most strategic customers, in other instances it's working with our partners and system integrators to help drive that thinking into their solutions, and in other instances still that team faces inwards, creating the applications and experiences that allow Adobe to better serve our ecosystem.
Along the way, we're continually evolving how we think about bringing designers and developers together. We create tools, we derive techniques, we adapt software development methodologies like SCRUM to user-centered design techniques. We find ourselves deriving recurring patterns, whether these be software patterns, technology best-practices, or user-experience patterns that can improve interactions from one problem domain to the next. And it all culminates in the work the team delivers, and is proud of delivering.
I am missing an opportunity sharing our thoughts as we go, and collecting your thoughts along the way. And this is a tremendous vehicle for doing so.
There's 4 things I care most about when I think about creating best imaginable experiences:
I care about Adobe technology; I truly believe that the phenomenal work of our product teams gives us the fabrics, the materials, the tools and the techniques to carve the most aesthetic, most effective and simple experiences, as abstractions to the most complex, robust and scalable enterprise solutions. And the more our technology platform matures, the more the world shifts to software that works the way people work, not the way systems work, the more experience matters, then the more I get excited about the opportunities we see not just to create effective veneers upon complex enterprise systems, but the more I see incredible integrations between our platform technologies and run-times, our creative products in the enterprise, our video and media products. Enterprise workflows, creative workflows, the seamless blend from virtual to just-in-time manufacturing, the production, protection and monetization of interactive media content, all present an incredible array of technologies from which to craft and carve solutions.
I care about Technology. More than just Adobe technology, but trends, directions, innovations and opportunities. Innovation is so often a product of cross-pollenation; taking ideas from one ecosystem and germinating them in another. Tracking trends and innovations in the wider technology ecosystem is the manner by which we ensure that we have the most advanced bricks and mortars to bring experiences to life; and as the materials we work with evolve, that in turns informs the experiences we are able to deliver. Design informs technology, but technology can also inform design.
And I care about Design. More than anything else. Technology is in service of the user, the customer, the citizen … it is necessary but not sufficient. Adobe has an incredible community of designers and creative professionals, and an incredible community of developers and engineers. The consumerization of IT, the trends in the industry from system centric to people centric applications, all bring mass market realization to the importance of Design in the software development process. This is something we are incredibly passionate about…we believe that design and development is a handshake, not a handover, and our people, our skills, our tools, our processes and our methodologies have evolved to bring these disciplines together (but not to create "devigners", an inmate in disguise who still pulls strings in the day to day running of the asylum).
And all of this ? Adobe products, Technology trends and Design thinking ? To me, they are in service of Innovation. For that is what drives us, that is what keeps this team ticking, that is why customers engage us, why partners listen to us, and why in turn we enjoy immersing ourselves in our customers business, walking in their customers shoes, and understanding our partners opportunities. By bringing together our technology and design, we have an incredible opportunity as an industry to Innovate.
How can that not be exciting ?
So being the things that we care about as a team, these are the things we care about sharing. And in return, we hope to learn as much from you in return.
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Exciting times up here in NE. We earned it. Not a lick of swell for weeks and if you take RI out of the equation, the last 7 months have been less than flat.
It's cold out there man. I can't wait to hit the break later today but it's cold out there man. Like frostbite in a few minutes cold. Thank God for snow pants and combat boots and other such items. Good thing this snow is as light as it gets. A shoveler's dream. Only crappy thing is that I've gotta shovel the whole damn driveway. Didn't grom brah say he had nothing better to do?
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MICHAEL Kightly's goal has taken Burnley to the brink of promotion with victory at Blackpool – as the Clarets now need just two points to return to the Premier League.
Kightly curled in from the edge of the box in the 49th minute to secure victory for Burnley at Blackpool.
Automatic promotion could have been confirmed this evening, but Derby beat Doncaster to take the promotion race to Monday. Burnley will now secure promotion if they win at home to Wigan.
Burnley had the first chance of the game when Jack Robinson's poor backpass played in Kightly, only for Matt Gilks to save.
Ashley Barnes then appealed for a penalty when he seemed to be bundled over in the box.
The Clarets were backed by 2,300 vocal travelling supporters, who spent the entire game on their feet, but Blackpool had a chance when on-loan Blackburn Rovers forward blasted an angled shot wide.
There was another opportunity for Burnley as Craig Cathcart's slip allowed Scott Arfield to release Danny Ings, whose shot was straight at Gilks.
The Clarets almost went ahead at the start of the second half when David Jones' short corner found Michael Duff, who controlled in the box before firing wide.
But the goal came in the 49th minute when Kightly cut inside from the right and curled a superb 20-yard effort into the far corner.
The match was held up soon afterwards as Blackpool supporters threw tennis balls on to the pitch and fans then raced across the playing surface in protest at Karl Oyston after the Tangerines' alarming slide into relegation trouble.
Barnes almost made it 2-0 in the closing stages as he headed over a cross from substitute Junior Stanislas.
The Clarets had to defend resolutely as Blackpool pushed for an equaliser in injury time, as Kieran Trippier made a fine goal-line clearance to deny Harrison McGahey.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche was jubilant at full-time but believes focus is still the key for his side. He said: "We've got to go again Monday, the focus stays the same.
"We knew it was going to be a strange one with all the tennis ball stuff but I thought we controlled that well.
"We always felt we had enough quality to get ourselves in front. One of the main things about the Championship is you have to find different ways of winning."
Burnley: Tom Heaton, Kieran Trippier, Michael Duff, Jason Shackell, Ben Mee; Scott Arfield, Dean Marney (Chris Baird 82), David Jones, Michael Kightly (Junior Stanislas 68); Danny Ings (David Edgar 90), Ashley Barnes. Subs not used: Alex Cisak, Kevin Long, Keith Treacy, Ross Wallace.
Blackpool: Matt Gilks; Chris Basham, Craig Cathcart, Harrison McGahey; Tony McMahon, Isaiah Osboune (Stephen Dobbie 70), Barry Ferguson, David Perkins, Jack Robinson (Andy Halliday 44); Neal Bishop, David Goodwillie (Louis Almond 55). Subs not used: Elliot Grandin, Tom Barkhuizen, Faris Haroun, Andy Keogh.
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BLACKBURN with Darwen Council will continue putting skips out in the community after a drop in the number of fly-tipping incidents.
Following on from residents' feedback, and the large response by the community, the council has decided to extend its bulky waste scheme until March.
Launched in December, and initially due to run until January, the scheme to combat fly-tipping and illegal dumping saw dozens of skips placed around the borough, and the cost of bulky rubbish collection halved from £20 to £10.
More than 75 residents legally, and safely, disposed of more than 15 tonnes of rubbish.
Coun Jim Smith, executive member for environment, said: "I am really pleased to announce the continuation of this scheme.
"It will not come as a shock to anyone when I say fly-tipping is a real problem, and I will personally continue to name, and shame, those who irresponsibly make our borough untidy.
"I hope the recent number of high-profile prosecutions has reaffirmed our tough attitude on fly-tipping.
"These skips represent our commitment to keeping our community tidy."
Skips will be placed around the borough every Saturday until March 29.
This week's locations will be in Blackburn, at Walter Street, Chester Close, and Stirling Drive, at 9am, and from 10.45am in Delph Close, and Sandwich Close.


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Legislators move closer to Medicaid expansion decision
Monday could be the day when House and Senate committees studying the health care law make a recommendation on whether the state should accept federal dollars to expand Medicaid. The committees will meet jointly in the morning then have separate meetings later that day, the last before the session officially begins.
To aide the decision-making, state analysts will provide updated estimates on the cost of expanding Medicaid and various other aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Already today they released new numbers on the cost to the state for implementing the law for its own employees and Friday estimators will discuss the cost of Medicaid expansion.
Rep. Richard Corcoran, the Land O'Lakes Republican who is chairing the House committee, said the hope is that the committee is able to make a decision on Medicaid expansion and health exchanges Monday. The Senate committee has already recommended the state not pursue setting up an exchange for now.
As of today, Corcoran remains "skeptical" on the plan to allow 1 million people to join Medicaid. "There's clearly cost issues, you've seen that through the testimony," he said. …Full Story


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