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NEW YORK – It doesn't necessarily make sense, but you can understand why it happened.
Sure, Cory Conacher never belonged in the ECHL. And yes, it was only a three-game stint where he set the world on fire with the Cincinnati Cyclones just two seasons ago. Undersized and overlooked, the now-Tampa Bay Lightning winger fits the profile of many still in the league today, with his success story providing some hope that players like him down the road don't get labeled as he once was.
Perhaps generously listed at 5-foot-8 and 179 pounds, the 23-year-old played his college hockey at Canisius, potting a whopping 62 goals over the course of a 129-game NCAA career. But he went undrafted, and bounced around two AHL teams and the Cyclones in an abbreviated first professional season before signing an AHL contract with the Norfolk Admirals the following season.
All he did was post 80 points in 75 regular season games to earn AHL MVP honors and lead his team to a Calder Cup Championship. Along the way, Conacher signed an NHL contract and all of a sudden, the kid who flew under the radar for most of his hockey life was on the cusp of reaching the big time.
He did just that when he made the Lightning out of camp, and made his NHL debut on January 19 against the Washington Capitals. He scored his first career goal that night, posted at least one point in each of his first four games and six of his first seven, and has already racked up six multi-point games with a performance that has thrown his name forcefully into Calder Trophy consideration. Seems like he's fitting in just fine.
"This is the dream," said Conacher of his so-far brief NHL career.
"I was so happy to be able to make it and play that first game and get that first goal, it was such an awesome, emotional moment for me and my family that were there watching."
To be fair, Conacher was certainly put in a position to perform by head coach Guy Boucher — he's played on the first line alongside Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis and second line with Vincent Lecavalier and Teddy Purcell — but at the same time, that's no accident. Conacher earned those spots, and his production has continued to warrant him staying among the top six forwards in Tampa Bay.
"It helps to have the guys in the room that I have here, and the guys that I've been playing with have really helped calm me down throughout the season so far," he said. "There are a lot of good leaders on this team, and that's huge for a young player. I have to give them a lot of credit for my success this year."


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World on Wednesdays
World On Wednesdays presents: "Engaging Traditional Healers in Mozambique to Improve Patient Health"
Presented by: Carolyn Audet, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Despite international support, many of ZambÃziaÃs people still lack access to modern medicine or chose alternative forms of medical treatment. This lecture will discuss the evidence that supports the claim that visiting traditional healers has a detrimental impact on the health of their patients and other factors that impact health-seeking behavior of patients. Lunch will be provided.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Where: Student Life Center, Lower Level Rooms 1 & 2
Open to the public. Food and refreshments will be provided!
Sponsored by: International Student and Scholar Services

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EA's Solitaire For Dummies Live Today for PC Download on Pogo.com
September 9, 2008
EA's Solitaire For Dummies Live Today for PC Download on Pogo.com
The EA Casual Entertainment Label is pleased to announce that Solitaire For Dummies, the second title in its series of video games based on the popular For Dummies® brand, is available for PC download today in the US, Canada and UK, on Pogo.com, EA's online gaming destination.
The second title available in EA's For Dummies series of games, Solitaire For Dummies gives players the skills to master 10 different Solitaire games including Klondike, Pyramid, Scorpion and more. How-To, Practice and Play modes enable players to learn the basics, practice at their own pace, and then show off their skills through limitless game play. Seasoned Solitaire players can find ways to improve in addition to new Solitaire games to try!
The first title in the series, Poker For Dummies is also available for PC download on Pogo.com. Poker For Dummies features tutorials and game play for Texas Hold'Em, Omaha and Seven-Card Stud, and will entertain and educate poker novices and enthusiasts alike. Additional titles will be available for the PC, both for download and retail, in the coming months. Travel Games For Dummies, the first title in the series for the Nintendo DS™, features three games in one including: Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku, and Solitaire, and will be available in November.
Solitaire For Dummies is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $19.99.


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Mixcloud, a music streaming service featuring DJ mixes, launched a redesign in Beta that users can access now. The old version is still available but response is already positive for the new look of an increasingly important service. It's a bit glitchy but the grid-style display makes it easy to browse and discover particular artists and mixes. Hopefully key elements will settle into place and Mixcloud users can enjoy a new experience.
The new Mixcloud is said to be "redesigned and built from the ground up." I found some grid-style feed pages (Feed, Trending) to be working quite nicely and others (New Uploads, Your Favorites) simply loading ads, at least in Google Chrome. But the old version is still available for those wanting to wait for a bit more stability.
I took a quick look back at the old design, still at mixcloud.com, and it's nice as well but it lists the mixes rather than displaying them in a grid. SoundCloud does something similar in its Explore section but I find a grid display much more conducive to browsing and discovery.
Initial Twitter response is positive.
DJ Tech Tools provides additional details about The Beta Known as Mixcloud X. Additions include:
"persistent audio player that follows the user around the site"
"visually customizable user profile page"
"Cloudcast pages that feature waveforms, colors, and prominent album art"
improved search
With more features to follow.
It's a good look at a time when visual design elements are an increasingly important aspect of one's listening environment.
Hypebot Senior Contributor Clyde Smith (Twitter/Facebook) is building a writing hub at Flux Research. To suggest topics about music tech, DIY music biz or music marketing for Hypebot, contact: clyde(at)fluxresearch(dot)com.


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Release Date: 2013 |
Album Rating: 2.5My first "negative" review. My extra personal .5 is for Materioscura. Hope you like it!
review is boss. will never listen to this, though.
Spot-on review, man. I just heard a song of youtube and it was basically just as just described it with technical but generic instrumentals and shitty vocals. Pos'd.
Album Rating: 2.5That's true. the album cover is so awesome, it's a shame that their music isn't. By the way thanks for the pos mates.
that's my first thought. art really rocks. is it really that bad? wanna try the album man.
Album Rating: 2.5it is THAT bad. few tolerable moments here and there, nothing more.
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Police said they were called to the home at 1001 South Riverside Drive in Edgewater around 6:15 p.m. Saturday for a report of a missing 2-year-old boy, Jake Morrison.
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Paramedics started CPR on the child, who was found unresponsive, and then transported to Bert Fish Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 7:09 p.m.
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Wooo! xD I never post on here. dA's where I mainly post because I'm a sissy when it comes to feedback. xD Ah, well. Merry Christmas!
She let out a breath. It became a white fog in the chilled air that surrounded her before it, too, evaporated from sight. The idea of it all didn't help the situation.
How dare him! He promised me he'd be back this time... he promised...
In the back of her mind, she knew the scenario shouldn't have bewildered her. His constant absence was something that she had come to terms with long ago - she had swallowed it whole and accepted the concept when they had first decided to become a couple. It was a mutual consensus; she would date him as long as he was allowed his freedom to an extent. He couldn't cheat on her, but he was still allowed to run off and see the world.
A fraction of her wanted to be there with him. She knew his ambition was to see the world, and she honestly respected that, but she couldn't help but miss him. Whenever he'd be gone for any long period of time she often found herself yearning for the scent of him, aching for the feeling of his arms wrapping around her slender form. The feeling of abandonment was increasingly poignant during the holidays. Christmas, by far, was no exception.
She fumbled with the package in her hands. It was wrapped in exquisitely bright red wrapping paper, carefully taped and decorated with a white bow on the top. Bending over, the rosette female dusted off the snow from the ground and carefully placed the gift in the cleared area beside her before dropping down to her clothed rump beside the parcel.
The coat had been a gift from Rouge. It was equally red as the wrapping paper she had so tediously selected; it was like a trench coat, in a way, but much more feminine and suited her tiny physique. It was thick as well and insulated the pink hedgegirl much more than her previous white and fluffy jacket had. It complimented her rose fur well. Amy had been giddy when she received it and was eager to see Sonic's reaction to the garment. Several times when she was Christmas shopping she had been complimented on her appearance while wearing it. Numerous times she'd have to settle single men's advances on her with the notion that she, did, indeed have a boyfriend and he was simply away for the time being. She assured them he'd be back for Christmas.
It almost startled her that she was so terrified of spending Christmas alone. Why was it? She hadn't spent it with her family since she had run away all those years before. She could always go celebrate with Cream and Vanilla again. Why was it so different this time?
It was the ring on her finger that reminded her why. Sonic was her family now. Sonic had given her a promise ring before he had left on this particular journey and it symbolized what was to come. Sonic wasn't just her love anymore; he was her family and he wasn't home for Christmas.
Sniveling, she hazardously avoided rubbing her nose on her coat.
She brushed her thumb against the thin silver ring. I trust you, Sonic. I'm sitting here believing in you. Please, please don't let me down.
"I'm such a child..." she mewled to no one in particular. The wind picked up a little and blew the snow onto her coat and into her curled hair.
It was against the Christmas spirit to do so but the rosy rascal soon found herself with a thick gloom. She shivered a little and tried to replace her thoughts on happier things; on anything that would get her mind off of the fact that she had been let down once again - and on Christmas, of all times! She thought of spending the holiday with Cream, of baking cookies with her little sister and singing Christmas carols... but her thoughts still strayed back to the blue blur and she felt betrayed.
It was with grief that hot tears began to congregate in the corners of her eyes. She had never wanted to cry on Christmas Eve.
She shivered again as a brisker breeze tore against her form. Her quills lifted off of her shoulders and fanned across her mid back, resembling hair more than ever. Quaking from the sudden puff of frigid air, she hugged her arms closer to her chest and gave a small, almost completely silent whimper to herself. What was it about being alone that brought out this pathetic, mewling side of her? It was agitating. No wonder why Sonic didn't want to spend Christmas with her; who would want to spend such a holiday that sat by herself and cried like a small child? Was that all she was to him? A small child that needed to be watched but, overall, dampened the mood? Could he only take her in spurts?
Or... worse, did he meet someone else and decide that Amy wasn't 'the one'?
"Why the long face, Juliet?" a voice breathed down her neck. Her entire body erupted into oddly pleasurable shudders and Amy jumped about a mile and a half. The oddest sensation occurred; she felt her legs squirm and writhe together and her eyelids fluttered. Oh, she knew that warmth. She knew that warmth and that voice like the back of her rosy shaded hand, gloved or not.
Her lovely mouth opened slightly. "Sonic... you came," she gasped a little as he pushed some of her quills away from her pink neck and pressed his lips against the exposed area. She let out a hot, squeaky breath and heard him chuckle a little.
He spun around her and gave her that smile that had managed to make her weak in the knees for so long. "You doubted me?"
When offered, she grasped his hand and allowed him to pull her to her boot-clad feet. She fell eye level with his nose. He had grown taller since she'd last seen him. Her jade orbs flickered up to him like pools of lustrous emotion. It was possible for him to read every misguided and masqueraded feeling she had felt over the past few minutes like a road map.
His eyes skimmed over her to check for damage. She didn't appear to be hurt. She was clad in brown fuzzy boots and white tights that clung to her long, slender legs. It was easy for him to say that the rosy rascal's height was in her legs; they looked as if they were miles long. Amy appeared to be sufficiently heated in a red coat that reached a bit down past her hips. Black buttons kept it in place, sketching up the front of her body. He assumed she was wearing a black skirt of some sort under the coat, but he wouldn't quite see it.
She looked delightful with flurries of snow melting in the valleys and inner curls of her quills. The small flecks of white powder dampening spots on her rosy fur was an odd sort of bewitching indulgence for the older hedgehog. She blushed a little and stared at him. "You left... what was I supposed to think? With that speed, you should always be on time."
He brushed some of the snow off of her. Amy gave an adorable little titter and snuggled into his touch. "I had to take a detour," he grinned a little, his voice and breath warm on her twitching nose. "I couldn't just show up here without a gift, could I?"
"You got me something?"
She looked so childish when she said it.
The blue male couldn't help but chuckle at her and smile affectionately at her. "Well, if you don't want something, I suppose I could go return it before the store closes..."
He laughed a little more as she blushed. She seemed to be stumbling over words and a clear explanation of her sudden outburst. He pulled her closer and slid his arms around her slender waist. She was so obnoxiously adorable and precious that he found it hard to not be touching her at that moment; her cheeks were rosy and she shivered a bit. He kissed the tip of her twitching nose and smiled as she giggled a little, affectionately.
She cooed a little."I thought you forgot about me," she purred as he nuzzled her a little. She felt his hand slide into her coat pocket and she blushed. "Sonic!"
His fingers dragged against her stomach purposefully as he pulled his hand out. It was too much fun for him to get her flustered. Was it her fault that she looked so pretty when she was blushing and embarrassed? The crimson burned across her creamy muzzle, radiating and bringing out the greenness of her eyes and complimenting the rosy shade of pink that was her fur. He had always thought that she was prettiest when she was blushing, albeit angry or embarrassed, it didn't matter. The blush spread across her skin like a single drop of blood into a glass of milk.
"Merry Christmas, Ames," he grinned at her. She found herself smiling despite the bitter crimson hue that stretched across her nose.
She felt him gather her into a warming embrace, sliding his arms back around her and resting his hands on the small of her back. Fondness poured into her and she was about read to forgive every wrongdoing he had done to her in the past month by deserting her but she felt something hard press against her thigh and she gasped, the familiar violent blush searing across her. "T-That better be a present in your p-pocket, Sonic the Hedgehog!"
"Why don't you check yours?"
Amy took three steps backwards, her boots crunching and leaving imprints in the snow and slid her hand into her red jacket's pocket. Sure enough, there was a small box hidden away in the cavern of her coat. She furrowed her eyebrows. How...? Finally, after a few moments worth of terror as to why she didn't remember, it hit her; Sonic had slid his hands into her pocket and dropped it in. She knew she was right when he raised his eyebrows at her and grinned, his ego shining once again.
The rosette fumbled over the small box. It looked like the sort of box that one kept an engagement ring in. She grinned a little at the thought of becoming his bride but quickly ruled out the option; there was no way Sonic would propose to her so soon. The promise ring was a stretch, even for him. It was how she knew he really loved her. Besides, the box was a little too big for that.
"Well?" he asked, slightly impatient. He wanted to see the smile on her face more than anything. He had been late because he was taking his time picking out the right one. "Open it!"
She gave him a teasing grin and purposefully opened it slowly, just to bother him. It was a gold charm bracelet with about 7 different charms on it. Each of them looked carefully crafted and unique in it's own way; one was a lovely golden rose with artistic thorns pricking along the bottom. Another was a small eiffel tower, shimmering and shining a little brighter than the rest. She gaped at it in awe before looking up at her boyfriend, a curious look in her jade orbs.
He had a bashful sort of grin. "It's a charm bracelet. Each charm is from one of the places I've visited- the rose is from Mexico, and I think you can guess were the tower is from," he took the small box from her gently and took it out of it's confinement, nervous from her passionate gaze. "I saw the rose and thought of you right away. Pretty, isn't it?"
"S-Sonic..." she couldn't even begin to describe the love thats he felt for him in that moment. The idea that he had thought of her while visiting all of these beautiful and unique places was flattering, to say the least. And he got her something from each...
He gave her the same warm smile he had given her when she had first kissed him and slid it onto her wrist. It dangled and jingled pleasantly (one of the charms was a small bell). "Good, it fits. I remembered that your wrist was smaller than mine so I had one of the ladies in the store model it for me."
She gave him a meaningful look. He felt his own cheeks warm at the way she was looking at him; only Amy could have ever gotten this sort of reaction out of him. Her gazes were strong and filled with emotion, and each one meant something. He missed her peridot eyes; there wasn't anything in the world quite like them. When Amy had been extra rambunctious and emitted more, admittedly, annoying traits, it had been her eyes that had kept him around. As cheesy as it sounded - not to mention unmanly - it was her eyes that he loved the best about her. Of course there were other parts of her body that he found, ahem, nice, it was her eyes that captured him the most, that allured him to no end.
Her voice quivered a little as she spoke. "I-I'll never take it off."
And then suddenly she jumped. She spun around, long, curly quills swinging around her like a silky mane of hair and bent over, allowing her mane to drape across and over her shoulders bewitchingly. They draped across her neck and shoulders like a lovely silken curtain, each curly bouncing across her arm, each little perky corkscrew adorable and beautiful in it's own way. When had that little girl that chased him around like a lovesick puppy become so delightfully winsome?
She lifted the red gift up and stood, her leg muscles flexing and relaxing through the white tights. His eyebrows raised and he felt himself blush a little harder, trying hard to fight off the obvious male thoughts that came with aesthetic legs like Amy's. She turned to face him, her cheeks still rosy from the cold and lips looking pinker than ever as she held out the gift to him in the same manner thats he had offered the shell bracelet to him all those years before.
"Shucks, you shouldn't have, Ames," he replied modestly at the exchange. "I can't bring much with me-"
"Just open it," she breathed. She appeared to be scrutinizing him urgently.
He took it from her grasp attentively and undid the ribbon. He could almost imagine her sitting in her house, cross legged with the present in her lap, tying the bow on top tediously. Her gentle fingers would weave the milky-shaded ribbon through and out of the knot until she got it just right. It was funny how hard she still tried to make things perfect for him... especially since he'd just be unwrapping it later.
Sonic was sure to pocket the ribbon for future use as he unwrapped the parcel. It held a pocket-sized camera and was cushioned with a candy-apple red scarf that she had clearly knitted and sewn herself. "I know how much you like to travel, and I knew I couldn't get you much, because you couldn't carry it with you... but since you like to travel, I figure you could take pictures of things and then show me later? It's stupid, I know, but I can't come with you..." she rambled, blushing bashfully and tapping her fingers together nervously.
He looked at her. The thought had crossed his mind several times. Sharing the world with her would be like a dream to him- his two favorite things; running distances to see beautiful places and the pretty little rosette that had captured his heart after years of the frivolous chase. In the end, however, he never had the heart to remove her from her environment. Amy wasn't him. She needed stability and a house and a job. It was just how she was. She was his rock, his roots.
"...You can take pictures for yourself, too, they don't have to be for me-"
"It's perfect, Ames," he answered honestly. "Thank you."
He knew he had just taken a weight off of her shoulders. She smiled sweetly at him and nodded. "Oh.. you're welcome, Sonic. I knitted the scarf, too, because... well... I don't know if you'll be any place cold, but I'd hate for you to get sick on an adventure like this."
Sonic wrapped the red scarf around his neck. It was certainly warm, and since he had been to stubborn to admit to himself that he needed something to warm him in the midst of December, it helped more than Amy could have probably imagined. "Hey, now I won't freeze my quills off," he joked to fight off the sappy feelings that he felt coming onto him. Showering Amy with affection like that wasn't a way to keep her on her calm, tame side. Though she wasn't 12 anymore, he couldn't help but worry sometimes that she might revert back to her hyper, excitable faze. It was cute and all, but Sonic still had marks from where she had squeezed him too tightly.
She giggled softly, the sound like a symphony to match Sonic's rapidly drumming heart. "That was the idea, Sonic."
The scene was like magic. Here he was, standing in a clearing with Amy, the trees drooping and sparkling with white snow like a magnificent powder. She stood out from the scene like a beautiful flower, the single rose in a field of snow, the icy wonderland. The tree trunks were beginning to frost over with ice and he could see the white dust sprinkling down from the branches into Amy's rosy ringlets, her muzzle still burning with the beautiful crimson, the contrast striking. He wished he was a painter, in that moment, because he wanted to capture the serene beauty of her and the winter-clad clearing around her. And her eyes - oh, her eyes, the peridot shaded green gems that sparked with an enamored beauty stood out the most, making him forget how to speak for a moment or two.
It was then that he knew what he had to do. With a speed rivaling even his own record, he whipped out the camera and captured the moment before Amy could really even blink.
She let out a curious giggle and went to step towards him. "...I just don't want to forget how pretty you are when I leave again. When I miss you, I can look at this picture and remember why I paused my adventure. I mean..." he trailed off momentarily as she gave him an enchanted look. He suddenly felt shy and bashful underneath her meaningful stare."...Who wouldn't stop for someone as pretty as you?"
It was just too much for her heart to handle.
She leapt at him, arms wide and bracelet jingling slightly and sprung into his arms. He gasped a little, caught off guard as he jumped his arms around her quickly, holding her off of her feet and sliding one arm under her rump, holding her in place as the other held her back when she pressed her lips against his with such a passion that he was unable to comprehend what was really happening, for a moment. Reality came back to him and the grin that rubbed against her damp, moist lips made her giggle happily. His shivering pair matched her released, previously pent up passion better than she could have imagined. It brought her great comfort that he missed her just as much as she missed him.
A 'Merry Christmas' was exchanged quietly as they continued their entangling lip lock. The hand that had rested on her back pivoted so that his fingers could twirl her pink locks between themselves. She was soft and warm, bundled up in a coat like that and he forgot how much he loved the feeling of her fur against his fingertips. The arm that held her up slipped a little, allowing her to slide against him and land on the tips of her toes gingerly. Both of her arms were still laced faithfully around his neck and his had migrated to her sinuous hips, grasping and releasing them as his tongue gleefully explored the caverns of her mouth that he had forgotten in the time he'd been away from her.
She gave a silent little moan as he pulled his lips from hers. He got a good look at her; her eyes were shut gracefully and her tongue was sticking out a little, simply begging for his kiss to restart. He felt a little like a bully when she pouted childishly at him, her eyes opening to reveal her lovely jades. "Did I do something wrong?"
"Nah, I'm just afraid of getting an addiction and then quitting cold turkey," in all honesty, he wanted to love her. He wanted to touch her the way he hadn't allowed himself before, to take in the scent of her and the feeling of her skin against his, to taste her sweet breath in the morning when she woke up before him and peered down at him, laying on his chest... but he couldn't do that, and Amy understood, in that moment, when she nodded solemnly. It was his biggest dream to travel the world, and she'd agreed to let him embark on his quest. Still, though, he understood it was hard for her... and that was why he had promised to marry her someday.
He wondered sometimes if she realized it was as hard to him to leave her as it was for him to let him leave. He was never a fan of seeing her cry, and though she tried hard to hide it, her eyes always watered when he set off again. He reminded himself that this was something he had dreamed his whole life of doing - seeing the world, what fun! What freedom! - and a girl with pretty lively eyes and the softest lips he'd ever kissed shouldn't slow him down. He knew what he wanted, and though he loved Amy dearly, this was just something he had to do. It was something he had always wanted...
"You'll still be here when I'm done?"
The lazy, lusty look in her eyes made him think twice about stopping their kiss. "I'd wait forever."
And that was something that he'd always love about her. Amy respected his freedom as long as the wind blew her way every once in a while. She knew that he'd always come back to her. Home is where the heart is, and there was no question in her mind anymore that his heart rested in her, because it was the same for her. Every heartbeat was for him, every tick of life that coursed through her veins had been long dedicated to the blue blur. It was the idea that this feeling was returned that kept her rooted to her place, of the forever damsel, waiting for him until the world ended.
He pulled her closer, their hips pressing together. She rested her head on his shoulder; he could feel her fluttering eyelashes on the crook of his neck. "Take me home," she cooed. "I'm cold."
The taller male stood there with her in his arms for a long moment. She nudged him a little and he breathed in the fresh, chilled winter air and admired the snow around them for a longer moment than he intended. The scene was lovely, and with the fast paced life he lived, he didn't often take the time to admire what he had waiting back home for him.
"Sonic?" she inquired lightly. Just as she was about to question him again he scooped the delicate female into his arms. "Wh-"
"You'd better have some of your Christmas cookies waiting for me, babe," he laughed a little, the serene expression gone and instead replaced with his cocky grin. Before she could say anything else he had bolted forward, earning a squeal from the now giggling pink hedgegirl that fit so snugly in his arms. Her hands still rested behind his neck, holding herself up just enough to steal a quick, fleeting kiss. The only reason she broke it was because Sonic had lost his concentration and swerved; Amy shrieked as they both plummeted into a snow bank, Sonic's feet flailing above both of their heads.
One this was for certain - the rosy rascal was glad she got her blue beau a waterproof camera.


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Observations of a geoclutter feature in the straits of Sicily. Acoustical Society of America (ASA). presented at the May 16 - May 20, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.. (2005).
Effect of nonlinear internal waves on midfrequency acoustic propagation on the continental shelf. Acoustical Society of America (ASA). presented at the Jun 5 - Jun 9, Providence, RI, USA.. (2006).
An Experimental Test for Scattered Envelope Statistics. Acoustical Society of America (ASA). presented at the Nov 27 - Dec 1, New Orleans, LA, USA.. (2007).
Estimation of Sounding Uncertainty from Measurements of Water Mass Variability. International Hydrographic Review. Lemmers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Geomatics Information & Trading Center - GITC.. (2009).
Parameterization of bedform morphology and defect density with fingerprint analysis techniques. Continental Shelf Research. New York, NY, USA: Elsevier.. (2011).
Multiple Frequency Acoustic Propagation Through Clusters of Bubbles. Acoustical Society of America (ASA). presented at the Nov 27 - Dec 1, New Orleans, LA, USA.. (2006).
An experimental study on the causes of non-Rayleigh scattered envelope statistics. Underwater Acoustic Measurements: Technologies & Results (UAM). presented at the Jun 25 - Jun 29, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.. (2007).
Lidar-Derived National Shoreline: Empirical and Stochastic Uncertainty Analyses. Journal of Coastal Research. West Palm Beach, FL, USA: Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc. [CERF].. (2011).
Automated Tools to Improve the Ping-to-Chart Workflow. International Hydrographic Review. presented at the May 2017, Monaco: International Hydrographic Bureau. Retrieved from https://www.iho.int/mtg_docs/IHReview/IHR_Intro.htm. (2017). IHR_May2017_QCTools.pdf (801.62 KB)
Construction of seafloor thematic maps from multibeam acoustic backscatter angular response data. Computers and Geosciences Journal. presented at the 09/2011, Cambridge, MA, USA: Elsevier.. (2011).
Developing a Methodology for the Mapping and Characterization of the Nigerian Coastline Using Remote Sensing. Canadian Hydrographic Conference 2012. presented at the May 14 - May 17, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved from chc2012.ca. (2012).
Hydrographic Data Processing on a Robust, Network-Coupled Parallel Cluster. 6th International Conference on High-Resolution Survey in Shallow Water. presented at the Feb 21 - Feb 26, Wellington, New Zealand.. (2012).
Sound Speed Corrections for Trackline Surveys. NOAA Field Procedures Workshop. presented at the January 24-26.. (2012).
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Bankrupting America's Spending Daily
Spending Daily | April 12, 2013
"Obama's Lazy Budget"
Robert Samuelson editorializes in The Washington Post, "There is something profoundly timid about President Obama's proposed $3.8 trillion budget for 2014. Stripped of boasts about 'investments' for the future and a responsible 'balance' between deficit reduction and economic growth, the budget is a status-quo document. It lets existing trends and policies run their course, meaning that Obama would allow higher spending on the elderly to overwhelm most other government programs. This is not 'liberal' or 'conservative' so much as politically expedient and lazy. The trends are clear. From 2014 to 2023, the administration projects annual spending on Social Security to rise from $860 billion to $1.4 trillion, assuming its proposal for altering the inflation adjustment of benefits is adopted. Over the same years, annual Medicare and Medicaid spending would go from $828 billion to $1.4 trillion. … But Obama remains unwilling to grapple with basic questions posed by an aging population, high health costs and persistent deficits. Why shouldn't programs for the elderly be overhauled to reflect longer life expectancy and growing wealth among retirees? Shouldn't we have a debate on the size and role of government, eliminating low-value programs and raising taxes to cover the rest? The 'spin' given by the White House — and accepted by much of the media — is that the president is doing precisely this by putting coveted 'entitlement' spending on the bargaining table."
"Deficit Reduction, Minus The Reduction"
Former Obama auto czar Steve Rattner writes in The New York Times, "President Obama's new budget, released on Wednesday, is stuffed with constructive ideas. It bravely outlines concrete steps to begin fixing Social Security. It flouts today's all-deficit-cutting, all-the-time mentality with important proposals for fresh spending on infrastructure anduniversal prekindergarten education. It includes detailed plans to close tax loopholes and raise needed revenues from the wealthy. But in one critical area — long-term deficit reduction — the president has offered less than not only the House Republican budget but also the proposal by the Senate Democrats. Over a 10-year horizon, his deficit-reduction plan doesn't have enough, well, deficit reduction. … But in one critical area — long-term deficit reduction — the president has offered less than not only the House Republican budget but also the proposal by the Senate Democrats. Over a 10-year horizon, his deficit-reduction plan doesn't have enough, well, deficit reduction."
Office of Management And Budget Misses Mark On Budget Cuts
POLITICO reports, "After ducking POLITICO's questions for days, the White House's new 2014 budget provides some answers about how far the administration was off the mark last week when it ordered $876 million rescinded from domestic appropriations for the last six months of this fiscal year. It's all spilled milk at this stage — but a lot of it. Indeed, the White House's new budget appears to totally upend the numbers upon which the rescission was based.The administration would argue that it had no choice but to proceed as it did — given the requirements of the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act. But officials knew last week — and weren't saying — that they would be soon releasing a very different set of numbers, tucked away in the appendix of the new budget."
"Now He's After Your 401(K)"
The Wall Street Journal editorializes, "How many times have you read financial-advice stories lecturing you to max-out on your IRA, save as much as you can in your 401(k), and even pay taxes now to change your regular IRA into a Roth IRA that will be tax-free until you die? Well, be careful how much you save. That's the message in President Obama's budget for fiscal 2014, which for the first time proposes to cap the amount Americans can save in these tax-sheltered investment vehicles. The White House explanation is that some people have accumulated 'substantially more than is needed to fund reasonable levels of retirement saving.' So Mr. Obama proposes to 'limit an individual's total balance across tax-preferred accounts to an amount sufficient to finance an annuity of not more than $205,000 per year in retirement, or about $3 million for someone retiring in 2013.' Thus do our political betters now feel free to define for everyone what is 'needed' for a 'reasonable' retirement. Not to be impertinent, but does this White House definition include being able to afford summers at age 70 at Martha's Vineyard near the Obamas? The feds may think $3 million is all you need after a lifetime of work, but that's roughly the value of a California police sergeant's pension if she works for 30 years, retires at age 50 and lives to normal life expectancy. Out in the private economy, people generally have to work longer than that before they retire, and some of them do manage to save significant amounts."
"Airlines: Obama budget would hike ticket prices"
According to The Washington Post, "The airline industry is warning that passengers would shoulder the financial burden if Congress backs new taxes on tickets and air carriers in the Obama Administration's budget proposal. 'The president's budget represents an unprecedented tax grab on the backs of airlines and their customers, who already pay more than their fair share of taxes,' Nicholas E. Calio, president of the industry trade group Airlines for America, said in a statement Thursday. … The trade group said that on a typical $300 round-trip ticket passengers pay about $61 in taxes, and that amount would increase to almost $75 under the administration proposal."
$943 Million FHA Bailout Included In Budget
The Hill reports, "House Republicans criticized the Obama administration's budget for including nearly $1 billion in bailout funds for a government mortgage insurer to shore up its balance sheet this year. President Obama's budget proposal anticipates that the Federal Housing Administration(FHA) will need a $943-million infusion of cash to bolster its reserve fundamid a slew of changes designed to put the agency back on a path to solvency. The FHA was hit hard during the recession after banks pulledback from lending, making the agency's insured mortgages one of the only credit options for first-time home buyers, minorities and those with limited downpayment abilities. Concern about the agency's finances increased in thefall when an independent audit found that the FHA, which has more than $1 trillion worth of loans in its portfolio, had burned through its capital reserves because of bad mortgages, would come up $16.3 billion short. It would be the first time in the agency's 79 years that it would require a bailout."
"President Obama's Weirdest New Taxes"
ABC News reports, "President Obama has plenty of big taxes in his budget proposal. … But the tax code is a jungle of odd rules, and the penny-pinching side of Obama's budget raises some new taxes (or closes some 'loopholes') that might not readily occur to most taxpayers filling out run-of-the-mill 1040s this weekend. … [H]ere are some quirky maneuvers the president suggests to offset spending and keep the deficit just a bit lower:"
• A Tax on Flavored Vodka
• Golf Courses Are No Longer Tax Havens
• A Higher Tax on Cigarettes
• Corporate Jets
• Businesses Can't Deduct Punitive Damages
Cutting Entitlements to Tame the Deficit is So Popular! … Said No One Ever
Reuters reports, "Republicans, Democrats and even the White House distanced themselves Thursday from President Barack Obama's proposal to trim Social Security and other safety-net benefits, illustrating yet again the difficulty of reaching a bargain to reduce spending and tame the deficit. Republicans, including House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, said Obama's offering – made Wednesday in his budget plan for the 2014 fiscal year – did not go far enough to cut spending. … White House spokesman Jay Carney said it was not originally Obama's idea, but was included in the budget because the president thought Republicans wanted it as part of any deficit reduction deal."
"House Dem leaders balk at Obama's plan to cut Social Security"
The Hill reports, "House Democratic leaders pushed back Thursday against President Obama's decision to include Social Security cuts as part of his 2014 budget request. Several top-ranking Democrats — including Reps. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Steny Hoyer (Md.), James Clyburn (S.C.) and Xavier Becerra (Calif.) — questioned the wisdom of altering popular seniors benefits in the context of deficit reduction. … Obama's budget proposal has infuriated liberals for including the chained CPI proposal, which would change the formula used to calculate Social Security benefits and lower payments over the long term."
"CPI myths unchained"
Third Way President Jonathan Cowan and Director of the Economic Program Gabe Horowitz editorialize in POLITICO, "You walk through the Safeway deli section looking for lunch meat. The sliced turkey is what you wanted, but the price is a little high. So you check out the ham, like the price, toss it in the cart and go merrily on your way. Watch out – you've just committed chain-weighted CPI. This choice — turkey or ham — is at the heart of a political civil war because how we measure the Consumer Price Index (CPI) determines everything from the setting of tax brackets to cost-of-living adjustments for those receiving Social Security. Now that President Obama has proposed chained CPI in his latest budget, this arcane technical fix to the measurement of inflation has become the Battle of Gettysburg between those with fiscal concerns about Social Security and those without. Some progressives are even calling for primary opponents against other Democrats who support fixing Social Security with this change." Click here to read the five myths about chained CPI.
NRCC, Boehner In Spat Over Chained CPI
Roll Call reports, "National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden touched a nerve Wednesday when he savaged the entitlement changes inPresident Barack Obama's budget as a 'shocking attack on seniors.' But while conservative groups expressed outrage and top House leaders, including Speaker John A. Boehner, said they disagreed with Walden, it's the lack of fallout for the Oregon Republican that may be more revealing. The debate Walden's remarks has set off inside the GOP shows many Republicans harbor deep-seated fears about publicly supporting the entitlement cuts they supposedly back and have demanded Obama and other Democrats embrace since taking control of the House in 2011. … Many GOP operatives fear Obama's embrace of chained consumer price index, a mechanism to slow the growth of Social Security benefits over time, is a trap — a means of getting Republicans to support the policy on the record only to see Democrats savage them for it down the line. Still, that doesn't change the breathtaking cynicism of Walden's move."
Costs of Healthcare Exchanges Soar
POLITICO reports, "The Obama administration's best guess of how much it will spend to subsidize insurance on Obamacare exchanges shot up substantially this year thanks in large part to the U.S. Supreme Court. But while the exchange costs rise, the Medicaid spending will probably be less than initially forecast as some states decline the expansion. According to the new White House budget, from the time the exchanges open in 2014 to 2021, the administration expects to spend about $606 billion on subsidies, a massive commitment of federal resources. That's about 27 percent more than the $478 billion projected in the president's budget last year, and 65 percent more than the $367 billion for the same period in the 2012 budget. … So in states that choose not to expand — still a very fluid situation with only a handful of "hell no" states but many more still up in the air — some of the people who would have been covered by Medicaid will be eligible for subsidies on the exchanges."
Wall Street Regulators Get Failing Grade In Recent Audit
The Washington Guardian reports, "Charged with trying to prevent the next Enron or Bernie Madoff scandal, the Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't kept close enough tabs on its own financial books. In fact, a recent audit of its bookkeeping identified two "serious deficiencies," the accounting equivalent of a failing grade. Some areas of internal fiscal controls were so lacking, investigators said, that $42 million wasn't reported on SEC's ledgers, and $5 million worth of equipment was purchased but never used until a year later. 'These errors were not detected because SEC did not require routine, such as monthly reconciliation of its budget execution module and the related general ledger account balances,' said a report by the Government Accountability Office, Congress' watchdog arm. … For an agency that monitors investment banks, markets and other financial institutions, being deficient in its own financial safeguards can seem hypocritical. That's why the Securities and Exchange Commission wins this week's Golden Hammer, a weekly distinction awarded by the Washington Guardian to the worst examples of financial mismanagement. SEC officials acknowledged the problems and say they are making an effort to fix them."
"A bipartisan deficit gang is brewing in Senate"
POLITICO reports, "Republican and Democratic senators are considering resurrecting a gang of deficit-busting lawmakers with an eye on a grand bargain with President Barack Obama. … In fact, it seems reining in the deficit is the only thorny issue left in Washington that hasn't seen a recent bipartisan breakthrough despite an aggressive outreach campaign by Obama to lawmakers. The old Gang of Eight (and before that, Six) — which attempted to negotiate a deficit deal for more than two years up until Obama began negotiating with House Speaker John Boehner over the fiscal cliff last year — has issued proposals, but never acted on them."
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This sort of thing doesn't happen very often, you know. According to Games Radar, a Capcom Gamer's Day event in London has revealed a brand new (and not entirely unexpected) entry in the seminal 2D fighting franchise, Street Fighter. Most notably, this new entry increases the numeral at the end of the title as opposed to the number of Super Hyper Ultra adjectives at the start.
Not much is known about Street Fighter IV at present, save for the fact that its release is more than a year away. Other things you can likely expect while we wait for more details and media to arrive: Ken and Ryu in HD, Hadoukens and extremely pithy victory remarks.


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McCain-Palin: The Perils Of Promoting The Past As Prologue?
John McCain's decision to attach the imagery of Bill Ayers to Barack Obama is reckless. By casting this election as a continuation of the ideological conflict that characterized the unrest during the era of the Weathermen, John McCain may well be fomenting the reemergence of radicalism.
Commentary By: Daniel DiRito
It seems to me that a significant question will emerge in the aftermath of the 2008 election. The crux of that question has been framed by the inflammatory rhetoric of the McCain-Palin campaign in recent days. In its effort to sway voters and win this election, the McCain campaign has chosen to ignite animosities that will undoubtedly linger beyond November 4th…animosities that have the potential to unleash the very kind of violence that typified the groups and individuals the McCain campaign has attempted to link with Barack Obama.
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By E. A. Hill ©2009
As a writer, what do you owe your reader?
A fast read? A world of escape? Adventure or thrills or beauty he can't experience at home?
Do you guarantee 300 flawless pages with characters who overcome odds or solve the puzzle or promise to love forever?
Maybe your stories teach a lesson, open eyes, spark conversations over late-
No matter where you take the reader, what you drag him through or under or around, you must see that he's satisfied. Ensure that at the moment he reads the final page, he feels the satisfaction that yes, this story could only end this way.
When the hero limps home with a prize many times more valuable than the one he sought, when the sleuth cracks the case that stumped the professionals, when love succeeds where animosity failed, then the reader feels that the world is back in balance. The ride is over.
And you want him to feel his foray into your fictional world was worth
Every minute that he spent with your characters. That it was worth
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Your mysteries must not have been so simple they could be solved by page twenty. Your leads must face conflict and emerge victorious, even if they're beat up by the time they reach the end.
If your story doesn't include a happily-
Authors don't owe their readers a happy ending (unless it's an expectation of the genre). They don't owe annihilation of all evil. They don't owe restoration for every injustice faced by their characters. But they do owe their readers satisfaction, a completion of the contract entered into when the reader laid out money and/or time to live in the writer's world for a couple of hours. It is justice, of a kind. Fair dealing between writer and reader. And if it's done well, the completion of this contract, the writer has reason to hope that the reader will both recommend the novel and look for more from the same author.
Authors owe their readers a good read. A satisfying ending is one way to ensure that good read. A reader will forgive, maybe forget, a saggy middle if the end sings. But there's no remedy for a bad ending. The bad taste remains in the reader's mouth with nothing good to wash it away, except maybe a different novel with a more satisfying ending. But what writer wants to send his readers from his worlds to those of another writer?
Please your readers. Pay them back for their investment in your book. And invite them into your next story by giving them the expectation that each novel will not only take them on an adventure, but return them to their world fulfilled and rewarded for having lost themselves in yours.


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The boom and bust of U.S. housing prices from various geographic perspectives
This paper summarizes changes in housing prices during the recent U.S. boom and bust from various geographic perspectives. Nationally, the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller house price index more than doubled in nominal terms during the boom and has fallen by roughly a third subsequently. During the boom, housing prices tended to rise much faster in metropolitan areas in the East and West Coast regions than in the country's interior. After adjusting for inflation, 7 of 19 metropolitan areas have experienced real declines in housing prices from the start of the boom to the present. Although lower-priced houses showed a larger percentage increase during the boom, higher-priced houses fared relatively better over the boom and bust. Changes in land prices, which are not easily measured, appear to have driven housing prices to a greater extent than changes in the prices of housing structures. Internationally, seven countries experienced housing booms and busts; however, these countries tended to have larger booms and smaller absolute busts than the United States.
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It's a Good Summer at Ellen Trout Zoo
The assortment of animals at Ellen Trout Zoo continues to grow.
So far this summer, the zoo has announced the birth of a baby Louisiana Pine Snake, and an African lion cub.
On Wednesday, the latest births were announced. If you're guessing frogs, guess again!


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Chris Brown Talks Marriage, Admits Jealousy of Rihanna's Exes
Chris Brown has been promoting his new music and recently opened up about rumors concerning him marrying Rihanna and dealing with her past love interests.
Brown, 23, has been promoting his song "Fine China" and upcoming sixth studio album release titled "X." However, the singer-songwriter also got candid when it came to rumors surrounding him marrying girlfriend Rihanna while visiting New York City radio show "The Breakfast Club" on Power 105.1.
Brown denied the claims that he and 25-year-old pop star Rihanna were planning summer nuptials.
"I'm scared of that word," Brown said about marriage while on "The Breakfast Club." "I'll be honest I'm young."
However, he acknowledged that he is trying to be in a monogamous relationship and does not want to ruin things with the Barbadian singer.
"Temptation is crazy but the risk of losing the rest of it is worst," Brown said on the radio show. "From me being in the game at 15 I've had my fun."
Although Brown got into a relationship with ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran after splitting with Rihanna following a 2009 domestic dispute, he clarified the context of his relationship with the model.
"One thing about me and Karrueche is that she was my friend through it all. So it was a friendship more than relationship. Yea I still love her but it's more like I got love for her she's always going to be my homie," Brown said on the radio show. "I just broke it to her like 'look I'm still in love with this person. I love you but it's just hard for me.' I just had to be honest, I couldn't lie anymore."
Still, he admitted that it was hard to watch Rihanna date other people during their time a part.
"I was going through it like 'oh nah this big old baseball (expletive)," Brown recalled on the radio station.
However, the singer said he refused to keep tabs on his girlfriend at every minute while she was touring. Instead, he said the pair are focused on trusting one another.
"But you can't be the boyfriend that's like 'yo what are you doing. Call me when you get to the room,'" Brown told "The Breakfast Club." "I can't be like that. You've kind of got to put that trust out there and hope nothing happens."


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Toshiba with Intel i3 and ACPI=off
Hey guys,
I installed Crunchbang distro on my Toshiba Satellite L650-14F, and the only reason to recognize multiple cores was to turn ACPI=off on boot.
Guys on the forum tell me I should upgrade to unstable kernel to fix it, so I am wondering, what are the possible consequences? I mean, it works...? Unless it's gonna explode I don't care, cuz the cooler on the processor is working atm.
Turning ACPI of will have many weird side-effect, like CPU frequency scaling not working, power-saving modes not working, ... . This can lead to overheating the system, so it is not at all recommended to run a laptop like that. This is usually not a problem on desktop machines, since the have magnitudes better cooling.
Rather than asking what can go wrong you should open a thread for your real problem, describing exactly what the problem is with which hard- and software and what you have already tried to fix the problem.
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Letter: Similar incident sheds light on role reversal outcome
Similar incident sheds light on role reversal outcome
A recent letter to this page questioned whether the verdict would have been different had Trayvon Martin killed George Zimmerman. One only has to look as far as Greece, N.Y., in 2009 when neighborhood watchman Roderick Scott shot and killed unarmed teenager Christopher Cervini, whom he believed was engaged in criminal activity. He was subsequently acquitted of first-degree manslaughter. The only major differences being New York doesn't have a "stand your ground" law, there was no physical confrontation between the two, there was barely any media attention, much less protests or comments from the president, and Scott was black while Cervini was white. I hope this answers the writer's questions.
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There are three important points that were not fully considered in the March 3 Athens Banner-Herald editorial titled "Schools should enlist some help in obesity fight."
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First, underemphasizing the physical development of children has had a direct influence on skyrocketing health care costs and decreases in productivity in the workplace. In fact, a 2002 study done in Michigan found that inactivity cost the state $8.9 billion, or $1,175 per adult resident. Our state, unfortunately, is one of the unhealthiest in the union. Because of demographics, diet and lifestyle, Georgians are particularly prone to cardiovascular disease and stroke, costing taxpayers and businesses millions of dollars. These problems can be vigorously confronted with compulsory school physical education and the establishment of good habits early in life that are reinforced throughout the educational process.
Second, and perhaps most important, the editorial contends that "neither school officials nor parents should fall victim to the belief schools have some responsibility to meet all the needs of students." Data from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that 61.5 percent of children aged 9-13 do not participate in any organized physical activity during their non-school hours, and that 22.6 percent do not participate in any free-time physical activity. These data suggest that until parents, communities and other organizations are able to rectify this problem, school-based physical education is, indeed, the only place to improve levels of activity in children. If we care about the health of future generations, we must reinstitute directives that require children to be active in schools by mandating a comprehensive physical education requirement in all Georgia schools.
Third, the editorial suggests "It might be possible, for instance, for physical education teachers - or even regular classroom teachers - to spend some time each week showing students proper techniques for jumping rope ... or other types of physical activity." This is evidence that little is known about what physical education specialists do in schools. Physical education specialists currently do exactly what the editorial is promoting. The problem is not that time is not being devoted to these ends; the problem is that not enough time is allocated for the physical education teacher to do a good job. In addition, classroom teachers should be allowed to concentrate on what they were trained to do - teach academic subjects.
Probably the best way to sum up the importance of physical education in the development of a citizen in a democratic society is a quote from Herophilus, the father of anatomy, who said, "To lose one's health renders science null, art inglorious, strength unavailing, wealth useless and eloquence powerless." In other words, what good are academics if there is no body in which to house the knowledge?
McCullick, an associate professor in the kinesiology department at the University of Georgia, specializes in elementary-school physical education.
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Thanks for thy present! None sweeter or better.
A poem for Thanksgiving Day
John Greenleaf Whittier 9 p.m., Nov. 22
'Why do you guys do this?" he asks the kid, who is maybe 14 years old. A cherub with ginger hair and a better complexion than the writer had when he was 14.
The kid, who is armed to the teeth with burritos, says, "Just thought it was a good way to help the community the best we could. And we saw that we had a big displaced population down here. We think a hot breakfast is a good way to get 'em on their feet and on their way."
When the lad says "on their way," he does not mean it in the sense of, say, a power-mad security guard or an SDPD ambassador (whose wife may have burned his toast that morning). The "down here" he's talking about is a block or so from Petco Park, where some of the "displaced" population the teen refers to — not all — is housed at Father Joe's Village and where a free lunch is served to a huge number of people.
Julian Wahl is among several young men between the ages of 12 and 15 who are known as "The Burrito Boys." They've been at Long Island Mike's Pizzeria in Tierrasanta, making some 400 burritos in the wee hours before dawn to distribute among those in need of nutrition other than red Twizzlers and beef jerky bought at the liquor store on 16th with panhandled money.
"I got an idea!" the unkempt (hey, it was Sunday — early!), recorder-toting journalist says enthusiastically. "How about 'The Flying Burrito Brothers?'"
Wahl and the others look blankly at each other and shake their heads. None of them knows what the writer is talking about. They think his suggestion is cornball; they're not high-wire acrobats in a circus.
A 15-year-old humanitarian answers the enquirer's next attempt at stand-up humor — "So, what? You in this as a kind of get-rich-quick scheme?" — with a courtesy grin. "I wish," the boy says. "I asked if I could join 'cause I thought it was a good thing. Gradually, this got bigger and bigger. We got more donations so we could provide a few more things." This kid's name is Cole Smith, and I'd keep my daughter away from him, pure of heart as he may be: he's a handsome, not-so-little devil.
The next burrito distributor says he was always looking for a way to give back to the community. When I was his age, thinks the recorder-wielding one, I couldn't have cared less about the community. I was more interested in stealing hubcaps, a now, seemingly defunct pastime.
"After I joined," Cole Smith continues, "I realized it was even more fun than I thought it would be." Today is the 126th Sunday morning the group has been out here.
"Where are all you guys from?" the interrogator asks, meaning: which planet?
"Tierrasanta, mostly."
The reporter nods, satisfied. As far as he's concerned, that is another planet. He's talking now with Joe Skvarna, age 15. "It's Czech," the boy adds. "I started when I was 12 years old, so I've been doing this for three years."
"You guys aren't into crime, gangs…drugs?" the writer asks, almost pleadingly.
"Ah, no." Skvarna breaks into a smile. "Don't look so disappointed."
The scribbler picks out one of the adults on the scene, someone who clearly has a home, a place to shave and dress casually in clean clothes. The adult is going through books, arranging them spines outward.
The fourth-estate representative with four days' growth of beard introduces himself to the adult, a lawyer named James "Mac" McElroy. He shoves the recorder toward his face. The lawyer extends a hand to shake, but the observant reporter is suddenly more intent on observing a woman with long legs and a short skirt walking toward the trolley station, and sees the gesture too late.
"You'd be surprised," McElroy says. "Just because someone doesn't have a roof over their heads doesn't mean they don't read. A lot of these people wait all week for us to come by with books. There are a surprising number who are voracious readers. Of course, they've got a lot of time on their hands. We've got people coming up to us and saying, 'We really appreciate the burritos, but did you bring books again?' It's important to a lot of them to have three or four books to read during the week."
The recorder-wielding one cranes his neck over Mac's head, in search of the leggy woman, and says, "As an attorney, you must have other things to do, even on Sunday."
"I do. But this is more fun. It's probably illegal in 12 or 15 states." McElroy laughs. "And that makes it more fun. The burritos are great [confirmed by chomping recipients], but I really look forward to grabbing some fun books, good books."
How did a civil lawyer get into this?
"I guess I just heard about it, and I went to the pizza place where they make the burritos. That was about a year and a half ago. I discovered that these are great kids."
Now a second adult, Michael Johnson, comes forward, smiling at Mac. He seems to call him "cousin" but perhaps that is only the writer's impaired hearing: years of rock music, bands for free beer.
"So," says the writer. "You guys are cousins?"
"Partners," Johnson says. "There are four partners — we call them an advisory board — in this business…er, charity." Johnson has an easy laugh, too. He's a graduate of John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio, a Jesuit-taught school outside of Cleveland, where Johnson grew up on the city's west side. He's what he calls a "land banker," buying and selling property in the Antelope Valley.
This triggers a thought in the inked-wretch-of-a-Hemingway. Ah, a foreclosure vampire. [This is untrue, a figment of the writer's delusion that his deductive-reasoning skills rival those of Sherlock Holmes.] It's his way of making Sunday-morning penance. But Johnson's demeanor is anything but that of a penitent. And McElroy? Aren't civil lawyers the same thing as divorce lawyers, and naturally they're into lawsuits…so maybe they're both [the writer's senses that his delusions are again acting up] …Ah, who cares. That's another story, and a good thing.
There may not be religion there but, God is definitely there. Good job gentlemen! More kids should be made aware of this issue. Lets see what else they come up with. Nice heartwarming article dude.
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Ruben Rochina......Hot!
He was put to the vote in the forums and came up triumphant
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SOUND OFF SPECIAL AWARDS SHOW SPOTLIGHT: Grammy Awards 2012
Coming quick on the heels of the untimely death of iconic pop singer and film star Whitney Houston was last night's subdued and largely somber 2012 Grammy Awards telecast which had a definite focus on three soulful leading ladies in particular: Whitney, Jennifer Hudson and Adele, the latter being the night's across-the-board big winner. Begun on the completely wrong foot with an awkward and inappropriate religious tribute to Houston by charismatic but ineffectual host LL Cool J, the rest of the Grammy show managed to have sporadic moments of entertainment - the best and brightest being Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters, Tony Bennett & Carrie Underwood, as well as the button-pushing performance by rap/pop notable Nicki Minaj and some polished country stars. Pushing boundaries with an exorcism-themed theatrical spectacular, complete with a Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim sample from WEST SIDE STORY in the form of "I Feel Pretty", surely Nicki Minaj made many fans - and more than a few enemies, no doubt - with her expressive and eccentric production number, "Roman Holiday" - complete with priests, fire pits, confessional booths and levitations! The Grammys definitely had many lows and a few memorable highs beyond Minaj's exorcism, though, for the night was a veritable wake for Houston and a celebration of her musical legacy. The highlight of the night was Oscar-winning DREAMGIRLS star Jennifer Hudson giving Ms. Houston a truly tasteful and respectful tribute to mark the occasion.
Rolling In The Deep
Perhaps the most unforgettable instant in a night with few surprises and populated by a number of older performers who have seen far, far better days onstage was Jennifer Hudson's impassioned and distinguished "I Will Always Love You" at the end of the In Memoriam segment, with the final line changed to honor the unseen leading lady of the evening, Ms. Houston. The impact of Whitney Houston on the music industry is immeasurable and last night's Grammy telecast and those that were awarded and celebrated have mighty big shoes to fill in her passing. What will this generation of music stars bring to the table? The vocals were strained in more instances than not, yet Bruno Mars made "Runaway Baby" from his multi-nominated smash hit DOO WOPS & HOOLIGANS a runaway audience-pleaser, as did Bonnie Raitt, Foo Fighters, the aforementioned Nicki Minaj, and, of course, Tony Bennett & Carrie Underwood's spirited throwback duet. Unfortunately, The Beach Boys reunited and Sir Paul McCartney showed their age more than their experience, but Bruce Springsteen and Glen Campbell brought commitment that came off quite a bit better, while all displayed an unmistakable showmanship in their moments onstage, whatever the subsequent results. As far as Broadway fans are concerned, THE BOOK OF MORMAN took the prize for best cast recording, Tony Bennett won traditional pop vocal album and Alan Menken and Glenn Slater took top honors for their TANGLED film song score work.
Undoubtedly, the overall Grammy show was dominated by the leading ladies Adele, Hudson, and, of course, Houston, despite the very best efforts by the males concerned - none the least being Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters, David Guetta and controversial R&B category winner Chris Brown.
The unfortunate passing of Ms. Houston cast a distinct depressive pallor on the entire affair, but some moments exhibiting the transcendent power of music in times of sadness made the night worth watching, all in all.