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Whereas C.J. Wilson pitched his way back into a starting gig while in the Texas bullpen, Colby Lewis had to work out the kinks in a different country after failing to stick in the major leagues. Lewis nearly doubled his career major-league innings total as the Rangers' third-best starter this year and brought that success with him into the postseason, where he has thrown 18
Despite Lewis' success in the regular season, many fans are not aware of just how productive he was for Texas this year, or what his back-story is. A look around Twitter during Game Six of the ALCS, when Lewis helped to eliminate the Yankees in an eight-inning performance where he struck out seven, walked three, and allowed just the one run to score, showed that fans of the Bombers weren't aware—something along the lines of, "How is Colby freaking Lewis beating us?!?" could be found coming from the frustrated fingers of many a New Yorker.
Lewis seems like he came out of nowhere, but that's just not true. The right-hander was the fourth-ranked prospect in the Rangers' system via Baseball America in 2002, behind Hank Blalock, Mark Teixeira, Mario Ramos (okay, so nobody bats 1.000 on these things), and ahead of Ryan Ludwick.
Lewis was their first pick in the 1999 draft at a sandwich slot, as an attempt to add a power arm to their system. He certainly had the power, as he could dial it up to 97 and had a hard curve as well, but it was thought he needed an off-speed pitch to help him mix it up, or to keep him in games where his power approach didn't work.
He had already had Tommy John surgery in high school, and dealt with occasional shoulder soreness in the minors, which the Rangers believed had to do with his pitching 353 innings over two years following serious elbow injury—even a decade ago, baseball was different in many ways. In 2009, a Boston prospect named Drake Britton had TJ surgery performed, and when he returned this year he threw 22 starts, but totaled just 78
To the Rangers' credit, they were careful in 1999, when Lewis racked up just 64
Lewis made the major-league team out of spring training in 2002 when injuries to the bullpen made adding another arm necessary, and while the righty continued to blow it by hitters with 28 strikeouts in 34
Most of 2003 was spent in the majors, and the results were just as poor (unless you look at his won-loss record, which somehow came to 10-9 despite an ERA of 7.30). Lewis's fastball was in the low 90s and he still could not locate, as he walked almost five batters per nine while also giving up 1.6 homers per nine. He still lacked an off-speed pitch he could throw consistently for strikes, and his curve, while promising, wasn't quite the weapon it needed to be against major-league hitters yet. The drop in velocity was troublesome, as Lewis wasn't much of a power pitcher without a power pitch, and thanks to a rotator cuff injury in 2004 that required surgery, that velocity wasn't coming back either.
The Tigers claimed Lewis off of waivers and stuck him in Triple-A Toledo, where he spent the bulk of his time with Detroit. Between 2004 and 2006, Lewis tossed just 18
The strangest part of this Lewis saga is that he did regain his prior fantastic minor-league form before he headed to Japan. In 95
Two teams—the Royals claimed Lewis on waivers after the 2007 season, but released him a month later—had a pitcher in their possession whose strikeout rate climbed by almost three whole strikeouts, at the same level, in the course of a year. Not just any pitcher, but a former top prospect who had struggled through arm injuries. There is a very real chance that the A's and Royals missed being the beneficiary of the Colby Lewis Returns story because they didn't exhibit enough patience with him.
The success found in a small dose in the United States carried over to Japan, where Lewis pitched for the Hiroshima Carp of the Japanese Central League. He finished second in the league in ERA and first in strikeouts in 2008 in 179 innings pitched, and then whiffed 186 batters in 2009 in 176 innings. His K/BB from his two-year stint in Japan was 8.0, which is ridiculous and wouldn't translate directly to MLB, but was enough to convince the current Rangers' regime that Lewis had indeed found his way despite his lessened velocity.
PECOTA thought there was something to his 2007-2009 numbers. On the depth charts, which included Lewis as one of the five starters for Texas, he was projected for a 3.80 ERA, 150 strikeouts in 161 innings (8.4), and a K/BB of 3.9. In reality, Lewis posted an ERA of 3.72 with 8.8 strikeouts per nine, and a K/BB of 3.0, which is more than close enough. In this year's AL starting pitcher rankings, Lewis was alongside more established hurlers like John Danks, Francisco Liriano, and Gavin Floyd because of this projection.
The Texas Rangers are in the World Series partially because they accepted the risk surrounding Lewis when other clubs did not. They believed in their scouts, who thought Lewis' success would translate back in the United States, and gave Lewis a contract and a slot in the rotation. Now, Lewis is starting in his fourth post-season game and first World Series game, something that, when looking back on his early days as a Ranger, never seemed possible. The Yankees know it's possible though, after losing to him twice in the ALCS, and Texas fans hope the Giants come to the same realization before tonight is over.


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QT Axes Jambi: Possible Future as Community Project?
The coming March release of QT Jambi will probably be the last. QT Software will discontinue support for the Java version.
Jambi is a QT port to the Java programming language. With the release of version 4.5 in March, development will officially end with QT Software concentrating its resources on the cross platform C++ Toolkit QT.
Following the release of version 4.5.0_01 in March 2009, developers will maintain Jambi for one year, and in a move designed to encourage the community to continue with the further development, it will then be made available under the LGLP license on the QT website. QT Software is promising to host and maintain a community-driven Jambi project.
Paralell to the announcement, QT Software released a Technology Preview of QT Jambi 4.5.0_01 complete with a Tar.gz-archive. In addition, a special mailing list will be created to collect feedback on the current version: email@example.com.
QT vs. QtThanks for the hint, of course it should be Qt throughout the text.
QT what?Is this QT thing that you are going on about (QuickTime, an Apple product) in any way related to Qt (a Nokia set of libraries and development tools that work on a few different platforms)?
Issue 205/2017
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Linux Kernel 4.14 Released
Torvalds lashes out at a Canonical developer who introduced a regression.
Fedora 27 Is Released
Developers can now access Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer subscriptions on Fedora 27 at no cost.
Samsung to Bring Linux to the Galaxy Phone
Samsung is testing Linux desktop for its DeX experience.
System76 Releases Pop!_OS
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Kubernetes 1.8 Announced
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Serie A: Inter march on with 13th-straight win
ROME, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Inter Milan marched 11 points clear at the top of Serie A when they beat Fiorentina 3-1 at the San Siro on Sunday.
Trailing to an early header by visiting striker Luca Toni, Inter hit back with goals from Dejan Stankovic, Adriano and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to move up to 54 points from 20 matches and rack up a record-breaking 13th successive win in the division.
Second-placed AS Roma lost more ground on Inter as captain Francesco Totti was sent off in a 1-1 draw at Livorno. Palermo, in third place on 39 points, also drew, 0-0 with Reggina on Saturday.
Empoli climbed to fourth on 28 points after beating Sampdoria 2-0, but AC Milan's rapid rise up the standings after winning their last three matches was halted at Rome's Olympic stadium where they were outplayed in a 0-0 draw with Lazio.
Inter, who are unbeaten in Serie A this season, were caught cold in the fifth minute when Fabio Liverani swung a free kick in from the left and Toni muscled in front of his marker to head in from close range.
Two goals in five minutes, however, put the league leaders back in control.
Brazilian striker Adriano was crucial to both of them, first providing the layoff for Stankovic to sidefoot the ball powerfully past visiting keeper Sebastien Frey, then curling a low free kick round the wall to give Inter the lead after 24 minutes.
Fiorentina ended the first half in attack and came out aggressively after the break, but were punished by an opportunistic piece of finishing by Ibrahimovic midway through the second half.
Stankovic swung a free kick into the area, Frey palmed away the Swedish international's initial header, but could not prevent him pouncing on the rebound to make sure of the points for Inter.
"Whether it is a nine or an 11-point advantage makes no difference. There were more important things about today's win against a very determined Fiorentina side," Inter coach Roberto Mancini said.
"We conceded Toni's goal because of a lapse in concentration, but reacted well to that situation, and that's what makes me happy."
Roma, meanwhile, travelled to Livorno knowing they could ill afford a repeat of last weekend's performance, when they conceded a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-2 draw at Messina.
A needless foul, however, again let them down, when Philippe Mexes tugged on Cristiano Lucarelli's shirt to give away a 22nd-minute penalty, which Lucarelli converted.
Francesco Totti's 74th-minute equaliser rewarded a bright second half performance.
The goal - Totti's 138th in Serie A - made the Roma captain the most prolific scorer currently playing in Serie A alongside Siena striker Enrico Chiesa.
But he made a premature exit in stoppage time, when he kicked out at Livorno defender Fabio Galante to earn a straight red card.


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The offices of GamesRadar are almost exclusively populated with heterosexual men – which means it's more common for Satan to declare a snow day than it is for us complain that a game has too much sex in it. That's right up there with, "my paycheck gives me too much money" and "my favorite football team wins too many games". However, that's one of the big problems with the PSP billiards simulation Pocket Pool: it layers on the PG-13 porn-lite in an attempt to add to its appeal. Then it falls flat on its implants.
This is partially because the innuendo laced dialogue that comes along with it is groan-inducingly tacky. But it's mostly because unlocking pictures and videos of underwear-clad babes posing in mid-epileptic-seizure-looking positions just isn't that arousing – 95% of this can be seen every week on Desperate Housewives, and Eva Longoria's hotter than most of these bims to boot.


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States Take the Lead on AccountabilityCall on Congress to Embrace Bipartisan Fix to AYP
Washington, DC, June 20, 2011 - The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announces that 41 states have agreed to work together to dramatically improve student achievement through the development and implementation of improved state accountability systems. The Principles for State Leadership on Next-Generation Accountability Systems (Principles) and Roadmap released today were developed by the Next Generation Accountability Taskforce, a bipartisan group of state education officials convened by CCSSO, and endorsed by states across the nation.
This agreement provides a clear avenue for Congress to update and reauthorize the accountability provisions within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and if reauthorization is not completed, paves the way for state developed waiver proposals as described in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2002. Federal action must support, not hinder, state leadership on next-generation accountability systems and provide states with room to promote continuous innovation. In the four years that ESEA has been due for reauthorization, states have continued to lead efforts to support improved student achievement including the development and adoption of better academic standards, improved assessment systems, and enhanced data systems.
The Principles hold states, districts and schools accountable to ensure that every student has access to a high quality public education and establish a framework for next-generation accountability that builds on and moves beyond current accountability standards in NCLB based on adequate yearly progress (AYP) requirements. These newly developed accountability systems will allow states to continue to make annual accountability determinations for schools and districts using disaggregated subgroup performance data, while focusing on status and growth in student achievement. These systems will hold states accountable for increasing student achievement by using targeted interventions for low-performing subgroups and schools with large achievement gaps, as well as continuing interventions for schools where nearly all students are low-performing. States will convene in a CCSSO consortium to use the nine principles to develop and implement individual accountability systems. In adhering to the principles, each state will have the autonomy to determine the details of its own unique accountability system.
"States are strong supporters of rigorous accountability systems and have no intention of backing away from that. We are committed to ensuring that every student has access to an education that prepares them for success in college and careers. In order to do that we need to create a system that holds states, districts, and schools accountable for promoting innovation, evaluation, and continuous and sustained improvement," said Christopher Koch, Illinois State Superintendent of Education and CCSSO President.
"No Child Left Behind has served its purpose and has now become a stumbling block to future progress. Since Congress has not yet acted, states have taken the lead, come together and identified a solution that will better serve today's kids in today's world. The principles provide the right guidance for states in establishing unique accountability systems that will ensure all students have access to a high-quality education that prepares them for success in postsecondary education and the workforce," said Tom Luna, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction.
"States have the responsibility and the desire to design accountability systems that lead to increased student achievement. We call on Congress and the Administration to ensure federal law sets high expectations for student achievement but returns power and judgment to states and districts with regard to the means of achieving those goals," said Joe Morton, Alabama State Superintendent of Education.
"Following on their impressive leadership in developing and adopting Common Core State Standards, I am pleased to see states proposing new and thoughtful approaches to accountability," said U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. "As we move forward I believe these principles can serve as an important guidepost for reauthorization."
"The states' message to Congress is direct and simple: As you fix the problems with No Child Left Behind, don't impose a single right answer from Washington to fix our problems," said U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN).
States prefer ESEA reauthorization but if reauthorization is delayed, states will exercise the express authority granted to them under NCLB's waiver provision to propose new, improved models of accountability. Further, state education officials call on Secretary Duncan to approve those models aligned with the principles announced today.
"The many reform efforts advanced by states over the last few years are a clear indication of their strong commitment to ensuring that every child has access to a high quality education. This leadership is demonstrated again today as states promote college- and career-readiness for all students by establishing next-generation accountability systems," said Gene Wilhoit, CCSSO Executive Director.


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Hurdle has Rockies climbing new heights
DENVER - Clint Hurdle has played his hunches during the Colorado Rockies' incredible 17-1 streak, and almost every time they've been right.
Managing a mix of mostly young players and a couple of wily veterans, the sixth-year manager said he has listened as much to his gut as he has his coaching staff.
"Sometimes they work and sometimes it's indigestion," said Hurdle, Colorado's cutup commander who has guided the Rockies into their first National League Championship Series in the franchise's 15-year history.
Hurdle has been popping wads of bubble gum into his mouth way more than Rolaids tablets for the past three weeks.
In the wild-card tiebreaker against San Diego, he used 10 pitchers in the Rockies' nearly five-hour win and sent in pinch runner Jamey Carroll for slugger Garrett Atkins in the seventh. Carroll's sacrifice fly won it in the 13th.
His moves were magnificent in the Rockies' sweep of Philadelphia in the NL Division Series.
From letting ace Jeff Francis bat in the seventh before pulling him in the bottom half to save a position player, to pinch-hitting for Franklin Morales in the fourth inning of Game 2, which set up Kaz Matsui's grand slam, all his decisions have been golden.
The topper came Saturday night when pinch hitter Jeff Baker punched across the winning run with a two-out single in the eighth inning of the 2-1 clincher that set up Colorado's trip to the NLCS against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Game 1 is set for Thursday night in Phoenix.
Hurdle, meanwhile, has been quick to deflect any praise back onto his players.
"I never get outside of myself to think I'm a difference-maker," he said. "These guys are the ones who keep things in place."
Hurdle spent six seasons managing in the Mets' farm system from 1988-93 before joining the Rockies organization in 1994. He was into his sixth season as the club's hitting coach when he was promoted to manager April 26, 2002.
His first five seasons were marked by a diminishing payroll and declining attendance.
Last fall, team owner Charlie Monfort said he was inclined to allow general manager Dan O'Dowd and Hurdle to go into the final seasons of their contracts without an extension so they would be held accountable.
On Opening Day, Monfort stunned everybody - including Hurdle - when he authorized team president Keli McGregor to extend O'Dowd's deal for two years, and O'Dowd in turn extended Hurdle through 2009.
The Rockies hadn't had a winning season since 2000, and the extensions were heavily criticized.
"I think you have to keep faith in what you're doing," McGregor said recently. "We wanted results. They weren't there. But we kept doing what we thought was right. We had faith in it and that makes this even more special, when you believe and no one else does."
Hurdle gets a gauge on how he's doing during his "Saturdays at
Fans have been known to walk up during this daddy-daughter time and criticize his moves that didn't work out. Those critics have had nothing to harp on lately.
"I get a lot of high-fives," Hurdle said. "A lot of them are shaking their heads and a lot of them are happy, they're truly happy."
After stumbling to a 17-25 start, the Rockies have had the best record in the NL over the past four months and are a major league-best 40-15 at home since June 2. Their 11-game winning streak to get back into the wild-card race last month was the longest in team history and the longest in the majors this season.
Slugger Matt Holliday credited Hurdle for not changing things during a 1-9 trip in June.
"We didn't stop believing in ourselves," Holliday said, "and neither did he."


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SAN DIEGO -- There was one Charger who didn't crow when theAntonio Cromartie was drafted: cornerback Drayton Florence.
It was Florence's job that most anticipated Cromartie would earn. Florence's spot was the one to be cleared Cromartie, for the 19th overall pick. Florence would take a back seat, while Cromartie helped drive the secondary back to respectability.
But Florence is far from on life-support. To date, he has stiff-armed Cromartie and doesn't plan to let up.
"I think he has had a very good camp," coach Marty Schottenheimer said. "Drayton is a very competitive young man; that is nature. If he is anything he is competitive."
And if anything, he's still the starter. That's not saying the battle has been determined. What it does reveal is Florence acceptance of not only the challenge, but of Cromartie as well.
"I'm obligated to help Antonio out," Florence said. "If he has any questions, I give him little tips. Everyone has been helping him out and coaching him up because obviously he is going to be on the field. As a veteran player, you have to help the young guys."
Schottenheimer knows about aiding charges, but he was often met with resistance when approaching Florence. But in entering his third season, Florence has left behind a reluctance to absorb coaching.
"He's a totally different person than he was three years ago," Schottenheimer said. "There is maturity (level). He understands that this is a business and you have certain things you need to get done." It's a business where someone is always seeking your job. While Florence is leading Cromartie, Schottenheimer hasn't waved the checkered flag.
That's fine with Florence. Like after the Chargers draftedCromartie, he accepted it and went to work.
"The average person would get a little down after that, but that's not the way I took it," Florence said. "I took it as it's going to make our team better and if that was the right decision for our team, that was it. If they would have drafted three corners, you still have to roll with the punches."
Plenty of haymakers find the Chargers secondary's chin. While the front seven makes football fans salivate, the back end prompts a rinse and spit.
The Chargers finished No. 28 in pass defense last year, with the secondary intercepting a measly seven passes.
"People tend to say things, speculate about things and if that's a bad rap, that is what it is," said Florence, who had one interception in '05 after four picks in '04.
"When you stop the run, the passing yard numbers are going to be up a little bit. People that really understand football understand that."
But wouldn't additional passes increase the chances for interceptions? The Chargers had but 10 total, with only three from their cornerbacks.
"You can make stats say whatever you want them to say," Florence said. "The most important stat is wins and losses. Green Bay had the best pass defense in the league, and they only won four games. What does that say?
"As long as we get the "W" and they get the "L" at the end of the day, that's fine with me; that is the only stat that matters in this business. No one can tell you who had the best pass defense last year, but they can tell you who won the Super Bowl."
No telling how this Florence-Cromartie match turns out. But both are getting their turns, especially when facing three wide receiver sets, as Florence slides inside to cover the slot and Cromartie takes Florence's right cornerback spot.
Big deal -- Florence has been on the spot all camp.
"I just try to be as consistent and reliable as I can," he said, "and make plays when they come my way."
It was Cromartie traveling down Florence's road this summer. To date, Florence hasn't pulled over and been passed.
CHARGERS NOTES -- WR Vincent Jackson (chest) continues to workand after originally thinking he wouldn't play in the preseasonagain after being hurt on Aug. 12, he's about good to go. "Rightnow I'm feeling real good, and it's getting better every day,"Jackson said. "The doctors and coaches were saying maybe the last(preseason game) but, shoot, I'm seeing if I can get them to playthis week." That's not likely, but WR Eric Parker (thumb) could go.…The team went to see the movie "Invincible" on Wednesday night. …LT Marcus McNeill left practice early after his hand collided witha helmet; the team didn't think it was serious. … TE Antonio Gateswatched the latter part of the workout with ice wrapped around bothhamstrings. "It's probably the product of all those hard basketballcourts he played on," coach Marty Schottenheimer said with a smile.… The game Saturday against the visiting Seattle Seahawks will beblacked out locally on live television. … With the team officiallyending camp today, Schottenheimer stressed the team is muchimproved than it was four weeks ago.
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My husband is a carrier of a genetic condition.
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We have two children. One healthy, one not healthy. We found out when the unhealthy child was diagnosed as a newborn that my husband is a carrier of the genetic condition. There's a 1 in 4 chance any additional children we have would have this same condition. We had planned on having 3-4 children, but now it would be unethical to have any more. IVF with preimplantation genetic sorting would be an option but we can't afford it with all the medical bills. I am so sad I will never have another child. I'm not ready to be done. When i look at our family pictures it just feels so... incomplete.
I don't feel a calling to adoption. I just don't. Nothing wrong for it other people, but its just doesn't feel right. I want to be pregnant again. I want another baby to sleep on my chest. want another toddler pattering around the house. I want my healthy child to have a healthy sibling to go play with in the back yard. *sigh* We have known about the diagnosis for a couple of years. I'll be fine for several months and then something will set off my sadness again. A friend having a baby. A baby item in the store that will catch my eye. Siblings playing together.... I'm in a dark sad period again. I know it will pass in time and I will feel better for a while. But when will I accept this and be able to stop feeling this way.
do you mind sharing what this condition is? Maybe you can use this to educate people about it. Im sorry. =[
I am sorry. And I think you are doing the responsible thing by not having any more children.
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do you mind sharing what this condition is? Maybe you can use this to educate people about it. Im sorry. =[
I would rather not say because it would "out me." We are one of the few families here on CM dealing with this condition.
I have a genetic condition, my two kids don't have it. I didn't know I had it when I had them, I won't be having more children. This is just one of many reasons.
You may never fully accept this, but you may learn to live with it. You could look into possibly adopting a child. Or you guys could use donor sperm for another child, choose someone who shares a lot of physical traits with DH & no one but you will know the resulting child isn't his biologically. DH would be father no matter what but you would be able to avoid the genetic issues. There are ways around this if you two truly wish another child or two. I wish you love & luck.
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You will most likely have this feeling for the rest of your life. Have you thought of using someone else's sperm? Would you or your husband be comfortable with that.?
I'm sure if I asked he woulds say yes even if he really didn't want to. He knows how sad I am but I also know how guilty he feels. But I don't want him to say yes just to make me happy. I keep waiting for him to bring it up as an option but he hasn't.


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Ryan Haebe had never won a collegiate cross country championship before winning the 2011 Division II national title. The former Evergreen High School standout and now Western State runner followed that up with a national steeplechase championship. The Canyon Courier catches up with Haebe and his growing collegiate accolades.
1. Six months ago, you won the NCAA Division II national cross country championship. Your team was also a national title. What was that like to have such a highly-successful season?
THORNTON — For spectators, swim meets can seem daunting. Especially when trying to decipher one swimmer from the next. After all they look the same with their team suits and caps.
The trick is to find the one difference, such as goggles, or in the case of 10 year-old Faith Hellard, a smile as big and deep as the pool. Hellard swims year-round and summer league for the Evergreen Hurricanes.
Two people were rescued from a vehicle that plunged over a 30-foot cliff late Wednesday on Aspen Drive near Floyd Hill.
If voters approve two property tax increases being contemplated by the Jefferson County school board, the likely net increase in taxes on a $250,000 home would be about $36 annually.
The school board is considering asking voters to increase both the mill levy, which is used to pay for district operating expenses, and to approve the district issuing a bond, which is used for building maintenance and construction.
Primary election ballots will begin arriving at Jeffco addresses the week of June 4, but there will be very few decisions to make, since there will be few contested races on local ballots.
As previously announced, the June 26 primary is an all-mail election this year. Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters registered with either the Democratic, Republican or American Constitution parties.
The deadline to turn in ballots is June 26. The general election will be Nov. 6. The registration deadline for the general election is Oct. 9.
Live from Evergreen … it's Friday night! On June 1, a select group of teen drama students will follow in the footsteps of sketch-comedy legends to create their own version of "Saturday Night Live" at Center/Stage Theatre. This improvisational comedy troupe, known as The Tribe, is now in its fourth summer of performance, and audiences are sure to be delighted by their quick-wit and unique brand of humor that only a Colorado teenager can conjure.
The Tribe was born from a musical theater summer camp offered by the Evergreen Players.
Speaking doesn't come easily to Kristina Halstead, but she has a lot to say.
Kristina, 19, through a lifetime of living in a wheelchair and struggling to manage the activities of daily living, has become an outspoken advocate for people with disabilities.
"I want to show people that handicapped people can actually do something with our lives," she said.
She plans to spend her life teaching what her family calls "typical people" not to fear those who look different or who have physical disabilities.
A handful of citizens took County Commissioner Don Rosier to task May 22 for his controversial vote to allow the expansion of the Activation Ministries Church on Lookout Mountain.
Some residents are upset that the larger church will attract more cars to Lookout Mountain Road, a two-lane, designated scenic byway already popular with tourists and a multitude of cyclists, especially on the weekends.
A citizens group, Lookout Mountain Residents United, has filed a lawsuit against Rosier and County Commissioner John Odom in hopes of reversing the decision.
There was a time in Evergreen in the early '70s when you got your Birkenstocks from Pat Pendleton and Ted Lothammer out of the back of a Chinook camper. They also offered human-potential workshops at their Evergreen Retreat Center up above the Lake. The couple's work eventually morphed into People House, Facilitator Training and so much more. Ted's legacy has been documented in a new book, "Patron Saint of Rascals," by Cheryl Williams Card.
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Grant Ford died at his home in Loveland, Colo., on Nov. 11, 2008, at the age of 84. Born in Wausau, Wis., he graduated from Wausau High School before enrolling at Amherst. His college years were interrupted by World War II during which he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division. He then returned to Amherst, graduating in 1948. While there, Grant served as captain of the football and ski teams and vice president of the student council.
In 1953, Grant married Laura "Tottie" Wright, and they moved to Loveland where Grant worked as a life underwriter for Equitable Life Insurance Co.
The leadership roles honed at Amherst continued and expanded when in time he was elected president of the following organizations: United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Loveland Development Fund, Rotary Club, Habitat for Humanity and Larimer County Association of Life Underwriters.
Grant was also active in his church, All Saints Episcopal, as senior warden and finance committee chairman. He was an outdoorsman in an outdoors state. At the age of 73, he was inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame, an honor of which he was deservedly proud.
He is survived by his wife, Tottie, after 53 years of marriage and was preceded in death by his son, David, and his daughter, Anne. To Grant's family, our Class extends its sincere condolences.
—Daniel B. Leavitt '45


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"Pou" is a fun game downloadable on Android phones and Apple iPhones. In this article you'll learn how to care for it to move up levels and unlock new things!
1Feed your Pou. You need food, and so does Pou! Make sure you feed it around four times a day, split into Breakfast (Toast, Waffles, Pancakes etc. and a fruit), Lunch (Sushi and a drink), Dinner (Junk food and a Vegetable) and Dessert (Cakes, Ice-Cream, Donuts etc.) When you don't feed your Pou, the Food status and the Health status decrease rapidly, so make sure your Pou gets plenty to eat and drink!
2Wash your Pou. Pou often poos after eating, and this makes him or her dirty. Tap the poo to get rid of it (and receive 5 coins) then wash your Pou with soap and water. When Pou is left dirty, or you don't get rid of the poo, the Health status decreases, so keep Pou clean!
3Keep your Pou healthy. Sometimes if you don't take care of your Pou, you can spend coins on Potions to instantly restore Stats. One you may regularly need is the Health Potion, and this comes in Small 25% bottles and Large 50% bottles. Depending on how poorly your Pou is, choose the necessary amount. There are also lots of other potions such as Energizer; Fat Burner; Adult Potion and Baby Potion.
4Play Games with your Pou. There are many mini-games to play which are super fun! Playing games benefits you in three ways- Coins, Achievements and Fun status. Collect coins while playing the games; these can go towards customising your Pou and Pou's house and buying food. Reach Achievement goals (like "Reached 50 metres in Sky Jump" etc.) to unlock special items. Pou's Fun status gets low when you don't play with him/her so make sure you keep them entertained!
5Put your Pou to bed. Pou may need a nap during the day as well as going to sleep at night-time. To put Pou asleep, go to the "Bedroom" and turn off the lamp. This puts Pou to sleep. If Pou wakes up while the lamp is off, he'll remain in 100% Energy status until you turn the lamp on again.
6Water your Flowers! Outside, there is a flower patch which needs watering regularly. To water them, drag the cloud over the top of the flowers and hold there until the flowers bloom. You will receive 5 coins for doing this.
7Finally, Check your Stats. There are four stats; Food, Health, Fun and Energy. Whenever one is low you need to do the relevant activity to improve it. Also, your coin amount is shown here, where you can add coins for a small fee or just check how much you have.
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If my Pou's health is at 98%, then I can't give it a little bottle of health potion because it won't work. So what do I do in that situation?wikiHow ContributorThere are fruits and vegetables that give health. Let some junk jump the plank and bring some fruits and veggies aboard!
How do I keep the Health tab at 100% without buying a potion?wikiHow ContributorFeed him vegetable or fruits. Never feed Pou when the health bar is 85% to 100%.
How do I tire Pou out?wikiHow ContributorPlay some games! This will make the fun status go higher, but make the Pou tired because you are draining his energy. Then go to the bedroom and turn off the lamp; your Pou will be ready to sleep.
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So with that bit of self-indulgence in mind, this is really nice. I get florals and vanilla with a sweet-tart fruitiness all on top of a base of mind-soothing sencha. It's smooth and rather buttery. I can see why it's one of T2's most popular green teas. The kids can run around, fuss, and generally destroy the house; they'll be alright and I'll be alright. That's the mood this tea has left me with. (Do-gooders, relax: I'm not neglecting my kids. I'm gaining mental strength for the rest of our day!)
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Since putting a "fatwa" on my head seems to be in vogue, I'm banking on getting my face on the cover of "GQ". Get lost, Jude Law.
Sure, following the massive influx of violent threats, I could have opted to remove the most recent video. Everyone else (YouTube officials, in particular) seem to be kowtowing to these crazy Islamic cyber-fear-mongers. I'd rather be keel-hauled.
With this post I'm hoping to finally expose and open a discussion (the term "brainstorm" might be more appropriate) on how to deal with cyber-terrorism. No, I'm not talking about the dramatic, "hack into the Federal Governments computers (a la Mafiaboy) and destroy the system" type of cyber-terrorism, but rather the type of online intimidation that occurs in our living rooms every day, making us afraid to speak out.
God forbid you insinuate the religion of Islam is anything short of peaceful. It only results in responses such as these:
"ur a freaken racist pig… otherwise u wouldnt be making any sarcastic remarks…u just got the worst reputation amoungst muslims that I showed that video to…they were cursing u like crazy….take my advice and remove that racist video"
"you should actually post a new video, correcting the mistakes you made in this video, and im sure you know which ones you made, because that's the only way that's gonna save you from a freak accident."
"FYI, i am glad, because if u said this to my face, u would be on the floor. simple. u come here and disrespect me, forget me, u disrespect the prophet pbuh, u expect me to just sit by, u disrespect the quran and then u try to play it off. u r a joke. a joke. dont EVER do this again. EVER."
"your a jew ISLAM WILL TAKE OVER THE WHOLE WORLD"
"u should make a video apologize to the muslim community. thats the only option u have."
Charming. In their defense folks… My video IS classified as hate speech. At least, that's what thousands of Muslims said whilst flooding YouTube with constant "flagging." In case you haven't yet heard, there are actual online Muslim networks that exist solely for this purpose. The minute anything even remotely critical of Islam pops up online, thousands of members are notified and are commanded to flag, spam and utilize comment suppression techniques that ultimately result in the video's removal and permanent banning of the user.
The frightening part is that their "Denial of Service" tactics are devastatingly effective, extremely covert and easily mobilized. I guess that a nation of people who can't fire their Kalashnikovs without blowing out a shoulder socket have finally found a way to level the playing. Allah Akbar!
Multimedia sites are becoming a playground for liberal propaganda and unfair censorship… All in the name of "tolerance." My question to you is this: What can you do to help stop it? What can we ALL do to counterbalance the growing offense that's been mounted?
Whereas the Colt revolver once served as the great equalizer, the personal computer has taken its place. We can either add it to our own arsenal or fall by the wayside and let the "Sentenza Angel Eyes" of the world ride off into the sunset.
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List Items and SEO – UL and LI Tags
HTML lists are semantic structures by definition and they can play an important role when a web document is analyzed for its relevancy against a search query. Since relevancy – along with page popularity (backlinks) and social signals – is strongly related to search engine rankings, it is important to understand how search engines analyze their content.
Lists can contain unordered information (UL), ordered information (OL) and definitions (DL, DD, DT tags). In HTML code this is how an ordered list might look like:

Unordered information

Ordered information
There have always been discussions if lists can actually influence the semantics of a web page and therefore rankings. Yes, they actually do.
Before exemplifying how a good optimized list items would look like, I have to mention about one of the existing Google patents, which relates to HTML lists. The patent, called Document Ranking Based On Semantic Distance Between Terms In A Document specifically refers to HTML lists when describing how the distance between words can influence rankings.
This image is used in the patent documentation. As you can see there's a list and a list head (Saturn Facts)
The patent gives us the following rules about headings and list items, when it comes to the distance between words appearing within them:
– If both terms appear in the same list item, the terms are considered close to one another;
– If one term appears in a list item and the other term appears in header, this pair of terms may be considered to be approximately equally distant to another pair of terms that appear in header and in another of the list items;
– Pairs of terms appearing in different list items may be considered to be farther apart than the pairs of terms falling under 1 and 2.
So, in the Saturn example above, the words "Saturn" (from the heading of the list) and "Distance" (from the last list item) are considered closer together than the words "Days" and "Rotation" even though "Days" is the last word of the first list item and "Rotation" is the first word of the second list item.
The above is an excerpt from Bill Slawski's blog, who has a more detailed analysis of the patent. Many thanks to Bill again for illustrating the paragraph above with an image:
What the images shows is that the gap between Days and Rotation is considered bigger that Saturn and Distance but also
- the word in the header, Saturn, can used as base reference (position 0, let's say) for other words in the list
- the distance between Saturn and other words is computed against each LI tag from the list. So Saturn is zero words away from words One, Rotation, Mass and Volume. But, Saturn is 6 words away from Days (including stop words)
This means that if someone would search for Saturn Volume, this document would have higher chances of rankings than if someone would search for Saturn Earth.
The approach described in the patent comes to a bit of change for the definition of keyword proximity. The method keyword proximity is computed within lists seems to be a bit different than the classic definition, which derives it based on the actual distance between the words, as they appear in the source code.
If we were to compute the classic keyword proximity, the word Rotation will be 8 words away from Saturn (facts, one, orbit, of, sun, is, 10,759.2, days). However, within lists and list headings, the distance is zero.
If you care of keyword proximity when you list items on your content, you need to take into consideration that keyword proximity is computed differently.
Briefly, here's how an optimized code will look like, for a good HTML list:

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Experts sharing their opinions on SEO

The words Tutorial, Costs and Experts were taken from Google Keywords Suggestion Tool and can be a part of your secondary or tertiary keywords, for which you may want to have a dedicated page targeting only them.
Keep in mind that linking the word Tutorial will make the linked page more relevant towards that word. When you link inside lists, be careful not only about the proximity of the words relating to the nearest heading above (for same page relevancy) but also about the anchor text used to link to other dedicated pages (for outbound page relevancy). You want to have a mix of both. I would rather not link within the list with the anchor text Tutorial, but rather link within the body content with the anchor search engine optimization tutorial.
Now, suddenly list items are not as easy to deal with as you were used to. Sorry about that. However, remember the most important rule for on page SEO: write for humans, not for search engines.
Some particular cases of lists are navigation menus and breadcrumbs. While it seems logic to have your left navigation for an ecommerce site as list items, you need to make sure that sections such as drop down menus, or expandable facets are actually getting indexed by search engines. This means you need to implement menus and breadcrumbs in such a way that search engine bots can read the text and the links inside them with JavaScript turned off. Otherwise your site might get into indexing issues, not pass Page Rank to the important pages or other issues you don't want to get into.
Here is a sample script for creating pure CSS drop down menu or here for a simple UL LI CSS SEO friendly horizontal menu.
Approach this kind of implementation carefully.
Now let's look very briefly at other types of lists, the definition tags, DD, DT and DL

 – definition description (also can be used for speaker's words in dialogs)
This tag is used to describe an item in a definition list. The text within the
 tag will influence the overall page's theme, and the semantic of the entire definition, but there isn't much you can do to alter your rankings by playing with the
 tag attributes, except of course, writing good content within it.
While there are arguments that you can use
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 tags to bring your site on the search results for "define:word" type of results, I've seen no proof until date. If you want to have page with better semantics, use them. It seems to somehow help with dictionary-type pages or glossaries.

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Use it mostly when you create definition types of lists, like glossary pages, FAQs

 – definition term (also can be used for speaker in dialogs)
See the
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Cult figure Rockford™ to continue hunt for the perfect diamond on the Nintendo DS™ this Holiday 2007 and Spring 2008 on the Sony PSP
Electronic Arts Inc. and 10TACLE STUDIOS AG announced they have signed a distribution agreement to release Boulder Dash®-Rocks!™ across Europe this holiday. The modern remake of this cult classic is currently in development at 10TACLE STUDIOS MOBILE in Duisburg for the Nintendo DS and PSP® system. Through the agreement, Electronic Arts will distribute the title across Europe and 10TACLE STUDIOS AG will be responsible for marketing and PR activities.
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Halle Berry is 45 going on 20.
The stunning Oscar-winning beauty celebrated her 45th birthday on the beach with friends in Malibu, where she looked gorgeous, happy and just about perfect in a bikini.
So, how'd Halle enjoy her day?
The actress appeared to not have a care in the world. She playfully wrestled with a female friend, who tossed Halle in the water. Yes, guys, you read that right.
After giving men everywhere a birthday gift with that playful bit of female wresting, she strolled on the beach with daughter Nahla.
Missing from the festivities was Halle's boyfriend Olivier Martinez, who took the actress on a lunch date instead at Mirabelle in Los Angeles, reports the New York Daily News.
Let's hope the year is a better one for the actress; earlier this year she was caught in a bitter custody battle with Gabriel Aubry and then faced an obsessive fan who trespassed on her property.


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A school district in New Hampshire banned dodgeball because it could lead to bullying. "Fox & Friends" wanted to show that dodgeball is in fact a good thing, because it gets kids active and moving. They demonstrated this by, of course, playing a game of dodgeball outside of News Corp.'s Manhattan headquarters.


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This batch of extreme right-wing ideologues who rolled into Congress on the 2010 Tea Party Express (the scenic Redistricting Extravaganza Route) are just the sort of insecure middle managers who believe that to be strong, one must be harsh. They don't enjoy being mean – they're just too wrapped up in their egos, simplicity, and inexperience to know any better.
Today someone asked me, "Why are republicans so mean?"
The questioner was 6 years old.
When confronted with a child asking me why republicans are mean, I wasn't sure if I should cheer because he's been paying attention to government… or cry because the nasty tenor of republican obstruction and policy positions have seeped into the nightmares of our children.
… and now that we're plummeting into the deep, dark abyss of a republican presidential primary, the bloody cage match style of picking a republican nominee seems to know no moral bounds. From Trump's steadfast conviction that all people from Mexico are murders or rapists, to play-it-again-Huckabbe spewing outrageous illusions to the Holocaust (mostly to ensure he'd make it into a news cycle – they'll sell their own mother if it'll get air time on Fox "News")… apparently all is fair in love, war, and a GOP primary.
This particular 6-year-old's question, however, was in reference to cutting funding for the SNAP program. From a young child's perspective – which is a clear view that sadly we lose as adults – it's an easy judgement: anyone who takes food away from a child who needs it is a mean person. Republican Party policy takes food away from children by means of cutting all sorts of supportive funding, therefore, republicans are mean. Plain and simple.
The larger "why are republicans so mean" problem, however, goes beyond the GOP's apparent war on anyone who doesn't conform to their very narrow definition of American. The policies that make republicans mean, and sometimes downright cruel, are primarily motivated by the republican need to appear strong to the GOP base in order to wiggle through a primary election into the general. In their minds, to be strong one must demonstrate they can be cruel. It's barbaric thinking, but such is the case in Republicanland. A fenced-off land in which the answer to all public problems is "more guns". If you happen to be a republican politician, being mean is the only way to survive a primary election. Plain and simple.
At the most caveman level the equation is: Mean = Strong.
…middle school rules, basically.
Welcome to republican politics in the post-Obama era: a dark period in human history when small children ask bewildered adults, "Why are republicans so mean?"
I will try to put aside my wondering what a nightmare of a 6-year old featuring Paul Ryan, fires-burning Huckabee, and countless gray-haired men parading on television shouting "rape" and "murder" might be like (… no wonder the right wing is always so afraid and paranoid… just look at what their "leaders" yell at them all day long…). Yes, I'll put dream imagery aside, because it's become a duty to answer this question for the curious youth of America who will someday grow up and help stop it.
Does the Republican Party enjoy being mean?
Yes and no. First, it should be made very clear that we're addressing the Republican Party and the manner in which its more extreme factions behave. Unfortunately, the most aggressively cruel within all political ranks make the headlines; more so than moderates who are more rational. So we need to acknowledge that we're discussing what's defined as the extreme right-wing, the hard-right, or the sadly branded, "Tea Party". Both political parties have fringes basking in their own anger that make news. Both parties also have perfectly reasonable public servants. But what's seems unique with the modern-day Republican Party is the that it allows and even encourages its paranoid, "Somebody's Watching Me" fringe to steer the car as it careens down the freeway (pray it doesn't have to go over any crumbling American bridges).
The extreme right enjoys feeling. It's a party driven by emotion, and wants to feel as though they are strong – overt, boisterous pride like a peacock, rather than the humble, intrinsic pride worn by the wise who have actually earned it. The process of campaigning for party purity, Everything In Its Right Place, and the Tea Party's very convoluted definition of "Freedom!!" makes them feel that sort of strength in pride. The problem is, they're a bit confused about what "strong" actually means in the context of governing. (Extreme believers have never been very keen on context, right Mr. Issa?)
Deep down very few animals enjoy being cruel to other animals. When forced to be cruel, they don't see what they're doing as metaphysical strength – they see it as a matter of survival. In the case of the extreme right wing (especially in presidential election cycles) it's more a matter of the strength of their bank accounts and positioning themselves for post-term lobbying jobs. It certainly has nothing to do with Christian values, empathy, or good policy.
It's quite difficult to see how some reptilian republicans in Congress can interpret… for example…. a 20 billion dollar cut of the SNAP program as being anything to do with survival of the species… but I'm sure they have some excuse. "Fiscal responsibility" is often their answer for everything. This week, we have literally witnessed an entire political party taking food from poor children, and turning around to give it as government issued checks to businesses who are doing just fine.
Yeah… a government that does that sort of thing creates a Nightmare On My Street, too. Don't blame you, kids.
What are republicans so mean? It demonstrates to the GOP base they can make, "the tough choice".
For republicans, it's not about being mean. It's actually simple: they believe that "the difficult choice" directly translates as "the harsh choice." Proving they are strong means "making the hard choice," … and "making the hard choice" is – in their minds – the choice that will somehow hurt people. It's how they think. Simply.
The modern extreme right that is driving the Republican Party clown car are people who belong in the cheering crowds on chariot racing day – not in halls of the Capitol Building. The GOP is literally being controlled by the angry mob.
In the GOP brain, hard choice IS cruel choice. And so they seek often symbolic votes that do harm to the weakest in society because doing so is the most cruel choice available. Stick it to those who can't fight back in the name of freedom, faith, and fiscal responsibility.
This behavior is commonly found in business with most first-time managers: being strong means saying "no" a lot. The thought is that a strong manager is one who is very, very strict and holds staff accountable with a heavy fist. "Be strong and in charge!" As managers learn and get better at their jobs, however, they discover that generosity and empathy always get better results out of a team. All these new republicans in Congress don't understand that. They need management training (and a massive injection of empathy… throw some human DNA in there just to make sure we know what we're dealing with).
Republicans in Congress don't understand that sometimes the most difficult choices are the ones that help the most people, not hurt them. The hardest choice is often making the right choice – even if it means you might lose your job. That's strength.
This batch of extreme right-wing ideologues who rolled into Congress on the 2010 Tea Party Express (the scenic Redistricting Extravaganza Route) are just the sort of insecure middle managers who believe that to be strong, one must be harsh. They don't enjoy being mean – they're just too wrapped up in their egos, simplicity, and inexperience to know any better.
Somehow I don't think the 6-year old will like that answer: "Republicans are mean because they lack diverse experience and therefore don't know any better." Maybe if we try to explain it like that grumpy guy in Despicable Me…
What unsettles those of us who are allowed to stay up past 9pm, however, is that there are a few of the more extreme members of Congress who do seem to enjoy being cruel and looking over the edge of the witch hunt cliff. We've seen this behavior countless times in history during which a holier than thou group gains political strength and therefore feels entitled to force their own hyper-conservative beliefs on the country. Those who want their relgio-social beliefs to control Every Breath You Take, while cutting all government programs except the military… deep-seeded religion and a tilt for war… never a good combination. Those are the congressional players who cameo in the nightmares of adults (no trains, only trials and endless investigations). With them, one gets the feeling that even the best mentor would be unable to teach them that cruel does not make you strong. It just makes you mean.
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The leader of the Zetas cartel did not just behead, dismember and hang his victims' bodies from bridges, he revelled in torturing them and dreaming up ever more painful ways for them to die.
One of his favourite methods was the guiso, or stew, in which enemies would be placed in a large drum filled with petrol and burned alive.
Trevino Morales, a former policeman, had always said that he would never be taken alive. In the end, his reign of terror was brought to a close yesterday without a shot being fired.
Helicopter-borne Mexican marines swooped on his pick-up truck on a dirt road near his home town of Nuevo Laredo, just across the border from Texas.
He had come out of hiding to visit his newborn child. With him in the truck were his accountant and bodyguard, $2m in cash, nine guns and 500 rounds of ammunition.
Known in Mexico by the nickname Z-40, or simply Death, he was the country's second most wanted cartel head and its most notoriously violent.
He enjoyed hijacking buses and forcing passengers into gladiatorial fights to the death, with the survivor being allowed to join his gang of killers.
Other unfortunates had their hearts cut out and the letter Z carved into their stomachs. Sometimes, he just beat people to death with wooden planks.
Trevino Morales took over the Zetas when its previous leader, Heriberto Lazcano, was killed in a gun battle with marines in October.
He spent many of his early years in Dallas, Texas, where his mother and sister live, and the US had offered $5m (€3.8m) for his capture.
The Zetas cartel, which he commanded, had originated as a group of former Mexican special forces commandos who acted as a death squad for the Gulf cartel from the late Nineties.
They split away in 2010, leading to a violent turf war and a wave of beheadings and massacres as they battled for control of cocaine and crystal meth routes into the US. The Zetas also diversified into human trafficking, extortion, prostitution, piracy and stealing oil from pipelines.
His demise was the biggest success for the Mexican government since President Enrique Pena Nieto took office in December. The country has seen 70,000 drug-related murders since the start of 2007.
Trevino Morales has been flown to Mexico City where he will be tried. (© Daily Telegraph, London)
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Walker Township supervisors voted to put the 2010 road project out for bid.
This year, they hope to seal coat five miles of Valley Road, from the intersection of Valley Road and Wildcat Road all the way to the Blythe Township line. Supervisors also gave their approval for the installation of a crossing arm and flashing lights at the railroad crossing on Wildcat Road.
The Reading Blue Mountain Railroad has agreed to pay for 100 percent of the cost of the project.
Supervisors received information about the Cold Run Bridge project. Township secretary Suzanne Borzak spoke with the township's engineer from Alfred Benesch and Company, who told her that there are four areas of repair needed on the bridge: upgrades to the guardrails, replace missing stones in the wing walls, scouring, and repointing.
The township currently has $20,000 in grant money to repair the bridge and supervisors hope to be able to complete at least 2 or 3 of the projects.
Supervisors approved a bid from Ehrlich for $635 for weed spraying around guard rails and the tennis and basketball courts in the township.
They voted to advertise for a part time CDL driver for the summer months.
Now that the basketball court installation and tennis court resurfacing are completed, several people noted that the facility is getting a lot of use. Concerns were raised about other activities, like skateboarding, being done on the new surfaces.
Supervisors agreed to post the area as tennis and basketball only. Park hour will be from 8 a.m. until dusk. Supervisors also agreed to replace the volleyball net.
Supervisors also discussed creating a township website, where people could go to submit questions to the township, download various forms to apply for permits, and other information.


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- 02-29-2012
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- Odin Sphere
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- Velvet - Princess of Valentine
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- 2012
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Velvet was a project of love and devotion. The hood was drafted in a 3 piece patter so I didn't have to have a seam down to very top. It has horsehair in the 'hem' so to speak to help the hood hold it's shape. The top is a knit dolman with a keyhole back. The ruffles are silk organza.
The sleeves were a fun process of experimentation. I made 3 patterns, the lining, the gathered sleeve, and the window pane pieces. The gathered sleeve and pane pieces are flatted with petticoat net to keep everything puffy.
The skirt is a shaped collar canvas waistband with lightweight sew-in boning. Then two pieces of silk taffeta is draped on the bias to create the gathers and draping across the front. The skirt is a 1/2 circle skirt flatted with petticoat net and finished with horsehair to create a floating effect.
All the stars are wood that I painted. The beads are plastic resin so they are super lightweight.
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A Time For Prayer
As mutineers seize a Manila complex and demand that the government resign, Arroyo faces her presidency's toughest test
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A confession by a Filipino terrorist could deal a blow to President Arroyo's negotiations with Islamic rebels
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Burma Feels The Heat (Notebook | Burma)
ASEAN increases pressure on the junta to free Suu Kyi. Will the generals take notice?
Sanity Breaks Out (Notebook | Kashmir)
Cooler heads prevail as India and Pakistan press for normalcy in the disputed Kashmir region
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As peace talks grind to a halt, Nepal's government prepares for a showdown with Maoist forces
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Luke Bryan Serenades Cheyenne Frontier Days Crowd Despite Rain [VIDEO]
During Luke Bryan's performance at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 24th rain poured down, bringing the show to a halt…. Or so it would seem. The rain put a damper on a lot of the electronic equipment on stage, but Luke Bryan decided to wait out the rain with his fans and sang "Cowboy Melody" acoustically. The crow joined in and tossed their hats on stage, which the band wore in what is one of the most memorable moments from this year's Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Attendance at the Luke Bryan concert was the highest ever for a Wednesday night performance at Cheyenne Frontier Days, with 20,652 tickets sold. "We continue to bring the top names in country entertainment to our hometown," said Cheyenne Frontier Days Contract Acts Chairman Larry Kehl. "Country music superstar Luke Bryan showed why he is the Entertainer of the Year last night. He played an extra-long set for the huge crowd that just couldn't get enough." This was Luke Bryan's first appearance at Cheyenne frontier Days.


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Inspired by 24th Street, smitten by San Francisco's produce, awed by the possibilities, and driven by a love of feeding people, Local came to be. When not at one of the Local businesses, Yaron and his family (his wife, Miriam, and their three, gourmand kids, Cruv, Rimon, and Lefett), happy residents of the village of 24th Street, rarely stray from its playful parks, tree-lined streets, and vibrant storefronts.
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Jake's career began by accident or, depending on how you look at it, was fated. Short on cash, he took his first cooking job to get-by. Quickly, it evolved into more. He bookishly researched cooking technique and history, read "White Heat" by Marco Pierre White, and learned that food could be art and not just a meal. At Miro Restaurant in Santa Barbara, Jaked trained in French technique. From there, it moved quickly. A trip to New York became a job at Craft, where he worked for Tom Colicchio. Soon after, the Northern California native replanted his roots in San Francisco at the Fifth Floor with Melissa Perrelo. A few years later, he and his fellow sous-chef were running the show at the Fifth Floor and earned a Michelin Star. From there, Jake headed Fish and Farm. And then he met Yaron.


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In Touch with Prairie Living
June 2007
By Michael M. Miller
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection
North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo
The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection (GRHC) at the NDSU Libraries in Fargo reaches out to prairie families and former Dakotans. In various ways, it affirms the heritage of Germans from Russia as an important part of the northern plains culture.
I write this message from Wiesbaden, Germany following the Russlanddeutschen Bundestreffen (large German-Russian gathering) on May 26. We were busy at the Amerika Haus tables with many people searching for their ancestors in USA and Canada.
Individuals shared difficult and emotional experiences about leaving their German villages near Odessa, Ukraine. In 1945, they gathered in Germany. They were then sent on trains to Siberia to work in the forests and slave labor camps. In the 1950s, they re-settled in Kazakhstan and other Soviet states. Since the late 1980s, more than three million of these ethnic Germans have immigrated back to Germany with many challenges of acceptance, assimilation, employment, and language skills.
Attending this event, which is held every three years, is a lifetime experience. The next gathering will be in 2010. The Journey to the Homeland Tour group attended this gathering following their return from Odessa, Ukraine and visiting the former German villages.
On May 12, Bob Dambach, director of television, Prairie Public Broadcasting, and I attended the Ellis Island Medals of Honor event in New York City sponsored by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. The program was held at Ellis Island to celebrate ethnic diversity and pay tribute to outstanding American citizens. There were 100 Americans receiving this award including Arthur E. Flegel, Menlo Park, CA, who was born at New Leipzig, ND. He was recognized for his lifelong research, writing and contributions of his Germans from Russia heritage. See photos of this event at: www.ndsu.edu/grhc/outreach/friends/.
While in Manhattan, we visited Thomas and Dorothy Hoobler, well-known authors including The American Family Album Series. I assisted the Hooblers with the book, "The German American Family Album" published in 1996.
Prairie Public will broadcast a new radio series, "Voices of the Heartland," which is a collection of fascinating stories collected by the Dakota Memories Oral History Project.
"Voices of the Heartland" will begin Monday, July 30 and air until October 8 every Monday (excluding Monday, August 27) and Friday at 8:35 am, 3:55 pm, 6:30 pm, and 7:55 pm on Prairie Public Radio.
Radio broadcasts from Prairie Public Broadcasting are funded by
the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and can be heard on
90.5 fm Bismarck, 89.9 fm Dickinson, 91.9 fm Fargo, 89.3 fm Grand
Forks, 91.5 fm Jamestown, 88.9 fm Minot, and 89.5 fm Williston.
The radio narratives will also be located on the Web at www.prairiepublic.org/radio. The "Voices of the Heartland Radio Series" CD will be available for purchase in the fall of 2007.
This summer the Dakota Memories Oral History Project begins its third season of interviews. Cassie Ptacek, second team interviewer, shared her thoughts on her first interviews for the project. "These first interviews have been a fascinating experience for me. I have especially enjoyed looking through photographs and hearing the stories that go with them. I did not expect to feel so close to the people I interviewed, but I did leave feeling almost like I was part of their family." Cassie Ptacek and Tyler Simonson will be in the Devils Lake/Rugby areas June 14 – June 23. Ptacek and Simonson will also visit Dickinson/Richardton in August.
Jessica and Will Clark will conduct interviews in the Edgeley/Fredonia and Bismarck/Mandan areas in July. To contact Jessica Clark (Coordinator) call 701-231-8419 or email email@example.com. Also, visit the Dakota Memories Oral History Project on the web at www.ndsu.edu/grhc/dakotamemories.
The Germans from Russia Heritage Society Convention is July 19-22, 2007, Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck, ND (www.grhs.org).
For further information about the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, Dakota Memories Oral History Project, donations to GRHC including books, events, documentaries, CDs, DVDs, cookbooks and the tour, contact Michael M. Miller, NDSU Libraries, PO Box 5599, Fargo, ND 58105-5599 (Tel: 701-231-8416; Email: email@example.com; GRHC website: www.ndsu.edu/grhc).
June, 2007 column for North Dakota and South Dakota


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Farney Family Book 1780-1892
Hey all,
I've finally discovered the digital transcription I did of my grandfather's Farney Family book. It was printed in Chicago in 1892 by Peter Farney's descendant Dr. Peter Fahrney of the Chicago Farney & Sons bottles. It has historic information about the Anabaptists religion and interesting genealogy information that apparently the doctor did over a hundred years ago. Some of the genealogy information isn't quite correct and contradicts known information from other sources.
It also mentions the large German herb books brought over with the first Farney in the family, and I'm wondering what happened to them. The latest info I get of them is from this book and that they were held by the Chicago Farney family.
If anyone wants the transcription wordpad document of this book, please email me personally at r_ritchie(at)comcast.net


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Just a couple of days after the first image from "Aliens vs. Predator 2: Requiem" was released to the masses, the trailer (and a RED BAND TRAILER at that!) has appeared online (head down below to view it if you can't wait), once again courtesy of IGN Movies. Yes, you can now check out the first footages from the movie, including plenty of alien guts splattering, Predator flying shuriken thingie slicing, and some guy saying the "F" word to an Alien. Fun times, fun times! Also, it appears as if Reiko Aylesworth's character is being set up as a sort of Ellen Ripley imitation. If not, then that M60 mounting in the rain scene sure looks like Ellen Ripley would do.
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It's all incomprehensible, really, including my pitiful attempt to explain it, akin to Brickell's grasping of a single drop of rain in a thunderstorm.
The tide rushes in under the bridge. The moon, while aging on its 4.5 billionth birthday, remains stout in its efforts and its consistency. It leans in causing the oceans to swell – high tide here, low tide below me on the other side. The other side that is, China. Digging to China with a plastic shovel, scooping wet dirt on a beach in August, so many years ago in youth, yet the cool gritty sand remains on the fingertips.
A brilliant October sunrise. Mechanical in its efficiency, spectacular in its beauty. None exactly the same, this one never to be seen again.
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However, I noticed that the Thunderbolt comes with a SIM card and that the instructions say to call the special number to activate the SIM card before putting it into the Thunderbolt and that the Thunderbolt would then activate automatically when I turn the Droid off and turn the Thunderbolt on. Originally I had figure that the activation to transfer service from my Droid to the Thunderbolt wouldn't happen until I explicitly asked for it by dialing *228 and following the activation process (like I did originally for the Droid).
So I'm wondering if I can get away with using the Thunderbolt without the SIM card until I'm ready to activate it, or if I have to insert the SIM card for the Thunderbolt to even work (and if that's the case, do I have to activate the SIM card first, or can I just insert it and activate it a few days later when I'm ready)?