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Downtown Hawley Partnership (DHP) is hosting a bicycle rodeo August 17 at 5 p.m. in Bingham Park/Park Place Hawley.
Downtown Hawley Partnership (DHP) is hosting a bicycle rodeo August 17 at 5 p.m. in Bingham Park/Park Place Hawley.
This event offers kids of all ages a chance to try out their cycling skills and learn how to ride safely.
Tom Jones, from Around Town Bikes, will be on hand with helpful instructions on bicycle maintenance, tune-ups and tips. Bring your bicycle and have it checked out.
Hawley Police will provide information on bike safety, rules of the road and suggestions to prevent theft.
The Partnership will showcase the new Hawley BikeShare program, which provides day rental of bicycles – free of charge – to residents and visitors alike.
Purchased through the generosity of the members of the Downtown Hawley Partnership, these new bicycles are available in two sizes, in both men and women's styles, and are geared for ease of use. Bikes are available at four convenient locations throughout Hawley.
The Downtown Hawley Partnership is comprised of Hawley area businesses, organizations and individuals working together to bring cohesiveness, aesthetics, and structure to the growth and development of downtown Hawley.
About the DHP
The Partnership is unique in that its members not just businesses and for-profit entities but also non-profit organizations and individuals, including both full-time and part-time residents. The Downtown Hawley Partnership is also involved in business and tourism, hosting several events and activities throughout the year including October's Hawley Harvest Hoedown and the beloved Hawley Winterfest in December.
For more information please visit www.VisitHawleyPA.com or Facebook.


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Miracle at Gainesville
How a poet and a resurrected dead man saved a Katrina evacuee.
Download the MP3 audio version of this story here, or sign up for Slate's free daily podcast on iTunes.
This article is part of an ongoing series by Blake Bailey, a New Orleans resident who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. Click here to read more of his dispatches.
Recently I began to feel neglected as a hurricane evacuee. The CARE packages had become more sporadic, and my friends seemed less engaged by the odd allusion to our predicament. Also, as far as I can tell, there are very few evacuees in Gainesville, Fla.—where my wife and baby and I have been living these past few weeks—much less in this particular apartment complex, Windmeadows, where the residents don't strike me as the commiserating type. The media, too, has moved on, what with the distractive buffoonery of the present administration, which likewise has its mind (so to speak) on other matters. FEMA has entered a dormant phase. For the past two months—ever since receiving those first promising checks for Emergency Lodging and Rental Assistance—our online application status has remained unchanged, though the FEMA booklet promises an inspection within 10 days of a given disaster.
Finally I decided to give FEMA a call, and at length a human voice came on the line. During our conversation this woman seemed to be playing a vexing game of solitaire, or perhaps painting her nails a color she didn't much like.
"Can I help you?" she asked, after the dead air that followed my greeting.
I told her I was an evacuee from New Orleans, and gave her my ZIP code and FEMA number. An interval passed.
"Can I help you?" she asked, not unfamiliarly.
"Yes, you may." I tried to sound friendly—not one of those whiny refugees, don't you know, but rather a chap who was weathering his little bad patch with a smile. "I was wondering if you could tell me when FEMA will be inspecting my house? See, I don't have flood insurance, so it's sort of import—"
"I'm sorry?"
"No ... sir. I don't know when your inspection will be scheduled."
Silence. Perhaps she'd returned to her card game or nails.
"Well," I said, "have any inspections taken place?"
"But not in my ZIP code."
"I wouldn't know that, sir."
So what exactly would you know, you idling oaf? That's what I wanted to say, but I worried she might note any rude remarks in my FEMA file and hence I'd be inspected dead last or not at all. So instead I thanked her brightly and said goodbye.
Around this time we started looking at rental houses, since we're expected to vacate our borrowed apartment at Windmeadows by the end of the month. Given that we're still paying off a mortgage on our moldy ruined house back in New Orleans, we figured we could afford to spend maybe $1,000 a month, tops. This would have gotten us a pretty sweet crib in certain parts of New Orleans, but not in Gainesville.
Most of the houses in this price range look, on the outside, like a Walker Evans photo. Those we ruled out. When a place wasn't positively ghastly, though, we'd call the real-estate agent and schedule a visit. The first place I visited was very ugly indeed (orange concrete block), but in a fairly nice neighborhood with lots of trees. Once I got inside, though, I had to breathe through my mouth. The filthy gray wall-to-wall carpet not only reeked of mildew, but was scored with cigarette burns, as if the place were a clubhouse for chain-smoking junkies. I thought of what Cheever had said about certain houses "where everything we see, touch, smell and hear urges us to commit murder or suicide or get drunk and perform some contemptible sexual obscenity."
"You'll never rent that place," I told the real-estate agent when I returned the key. "It's squalid."
He nodded as though I'd wished him a nice day. He was an old, old man who seemed tired of this line of work. "It belongs to that Presbyterian church across the way," he explained.
"They should replace the carpet."
"They'll mow the lawn for you," he said, and we parted in a mood of mutual dejection.
In a slightly higher price range we found places that were nice enough on the outside, but never, never on the inside. We began to accept that, for another few months at least, we'd have to live in drastically reduced circumstances—if we passed muster, that is. There was a lengthy application process.
"We'll be contacting your previous landlord," they all promise, after showing us their crepuscular, paneled dwellings. "And if he says you're OK, we'll take it from there."
"Sounds good," I say, rather than, "Actually, we owned a house, a nice house—though before that, I'm very sorry to say, we did rent a place from a guy who d****d us out of our security deposit, and who I therefore called a big d***, in effect, so I doubt he'll give us much of a reference."
No, I didn't say that, nor did I mention my Guggenheim or the fact that my wife is the first person in the history of her prestigious doctoral program to win the Florence Shafer Memorial Award for Therapeutic Excellence two years in a row. Instead I stood there clammily shaking hands and composing a sh**-eating epistle in my head to our former landlord.
Roughly two weeks before this dark juncture, I'd gotten a very curious e-mail. It was about seven weeks old when I read it, having been sent to my old Excite account—the one I check every other month, sifting through herbal Viagra flyers, urgent messages from exiled cousins of Sani Abacha, and the like. My correspondent, one James Kennedy in California, had read my first Slate column and professed to enjoy it. He wanted to give me ("no strings attached") a new house in a subdivision he was building in Mandeville, across the lake from New Orleans: "This is not a gimmick, not a scam," he wrote. He explained that he'd been killed recently, then revived, and thus "forever changed": "I vowed to myself after that, that I would do as much as humanly possible to help my fellow man, and make myself a better person."
It sounded way too good to be true, and never mind its superhero-origin-story overtones. I replied thanking him for his "exceptional generosity," but added that we had no plans to move back to New Orleans or its environs—and besides, he'd probably changed his mind by now and moved on (like the rest of the world, I sighed subtextually) and for that we could scarcely blame him, etc.
"I still want you to have the house," he replied. "Keep it, sell it, trade it—it's yours." Attached to this e-mail were professional sketches of the houses he proposed to build in Mandeville, circa spring 2006. They were very nice. There was no orange concrete. "If you do decide to pass for whatever reason (i.e., 'Kennedy's a weirdo [so he knew],' 'I don't believe it,' 'It's a scam,' etc.), at least you'll have the pleasure of knowing that at one time during your life, someone did something to restore your faith in humanity, and God."
Throughout this whole ordeal, the kindness of family, friends, and total strangers has done a lot to restore my faith in humanity—hitherto a shaky business to be sure. (God, alas, is a goner.) And I began to suspect that Kennedy was at least sincere in his desire to help. Besides, I enjoyed corresponding with him: He had a lot of advice about what to expect from Chase Home Finance once we let them know that we didn't intend to spend 30 years paying off a mortgage on an abandoned house. When I mentioned our rental woes, Kennedy researched the local market and recommended a number of places out of our price range. He was happy to pay a year's worth of rent in advance, he said, which would enable us to keep paying our mortgage while we waited to see how, if at all, FEMA could help us.
We were still swooning over the prospect when I was e-mailed by another Slate reader. This one was a notable poet and critic who teaches at the University of Florida (and prefers not to be identified). He mentioned my Cheever biography and said he had a funny story to tell me about Cheever's time at the Iowa Writers' Workshop 30 years ago.
"By the way," he added, "I assume you're well set up with housing while you're forced to stay in Gainesville; but I'll mention that we are off to England for eight months in mid-December and our large Victorian house will be available at a reasonable rent. Nice yard, quiet neighborhood (the Duck Pond), lots of room. ... I'm terribly sorry for your losses."
As I write this down, I'm astonished all over again—but it's true. The poet's house is wonderful, the neighborhood is Arcadian, and the rent is comparable to what we would have paid for the stinky-rug place. And yes, James Kennedy in California—a heroic personage I may never meet—has paid our entire rent in advance. The check arrived by FedEx and has already cleared.
At this rate, my faith in God may soon be resurrected. The other day, following hard on these miraculous events, my wife got a call on her cell phone: FEMA! She shakily handed me the Samsung.
"Mr. Bailey, are you homeless?" a nice woman asked. "Because if so, we'd like to offer you a trailer."
A trailer seemed a good augury. Had there been no James Kennedy, no kindly poet living in the Duck Pond, still we'd be provided for, after a fashion, like the lilies of the field and the fowl of the air.


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Yeezy Season is finally approaching. While it's been almost a half year wait for new Yeezy Boosts, they're coming soon and they're coming in the style the Nice Kicks Nation said they wanted the most.
Yup, the adidas Yeezy Boost 750 Grey/Gum drops on June 11th, said to release at these stores. Boasting a translucent gum sole — which is said to glow in the dark — the third official 750 release proves a solid improvement on the first both aesthetically and also functionally thanks to the YKK zipper. So fresh, so clean, check out photos from It's Shoes Time below and let us know if these are on your radar in the comments section.


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Serial shoplifter sought by police
Serial shoplifter sought by police
OMAHA, Neb. —
Crime Stoppers needs your help catching a woman they call a serial shoplifter.
Police say Sophia Jenkins has an extensive criminal history, including assault, drugs, drunken driving, weapons and stealing credit cards.
Now, Jenkins is wanted for stealing hundreds of dollars in clothing from Younkers at Westroads Mall in Omaha.
When she was originally caught, police said, Jenkins used a fake ID. Then, she never showed up for court, police said.
She's 29 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. Jenkins has a tattoo on the left side of her neck.
Anyone with information on Jenkins should contact Crime Stoppers at 402-444-7867.


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One of the likely big trends in women's wear for next is year monochrome black and white. Think Bridget Riley, op art, stripes of varying lengths, maybe a bit of dogs tooth too. Apparently stripey op art style dresses by the likes of Marc Jac0bs are predicted to drip on down to the High St. Chances are that the mod monochrome look will also have an influence …
Which do you prefer? Lanvin's trainers or Kanye's kicks for Louis Vuitton
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44% of you thought Kanye West's mullet was bad, but what do you think of his trainers? West recently designed a pair of trainers for Louis Vuitton, The 808s and Heartbreaks star spoke to Dazed Digital about his inspiration for the design
Dude! Grab your board and celebrate Stephen Sprouse
What's the betting that Kanye West wants one of these? He'll probably get one too, but for us laypeeps these are a little out of our price range- pretty sweet though. The uber exclusive Steven Sprouse x Louis Vuitton skateboards cost a whopping $8,250 and come with a wicked bad trunk. Released this week at Vuitton's SoHo flagship store, the skateboards and associated merchandise are all covered in the trademark Stephen Sprouse graffiti seen on the Marc Jacobs collaborated bag back in 2001.
Newsflash: Kanye West Designs Trainers for Louis Vuitton
After months of rumours and hipster-praying, Hypebeast has confirmed the rumour that Kanye West is to design a pair of trainers for Louis Vuitton. The trainers appear rather bland (they're just white high-tops,) but they might prove to be a valuable base for many a winter outift. Kanye tells the online fashion magazine that the trainers are to be released in June of this year.
I wait with bated breath!
Celeb Style: Ashton Kutcher at 'Flawless' Premiere
Ashton Kutcher is one of my low-key style icons. Firstly, he started out as a model and it was he who introduced the now infamous 'trucker cap' to the fashion scene. Rumours were rife of a fashion collaboration when he was spotted note-taking in the front rows of fashion weeks and now he has provided us with even more style inspiration.
Marc Jacobs Menswear for 5 More Years (which is 5 more Christmases!)
DNR reports today that Marc Jacobs International has signed a contract with Staff International (a part of Diesel founder Renzo Rosso's fashion empire) that will see Marc by Marc Jacobs Menswear expand over the next five years. Already in Rosso's couture stable are Dsquared2, Viktor & Rolf, Maison Martin Margiela and Vivienne Westwood.
UPDATE! Sean Connery for Louis Vuitton
Annie Leibovitz, Sean Connery, the Bahamas, Marc Jacobs and plenty of Louis Vuitton– sounds like a pretty enticing mix, doesn't it? Well no longer must it remain a fantasy as WWD has released the ex-007's advert for the French luxury-fashion house and it's better than we were expecting. After Keith Richard and Francis Ford Coppola, Leibovitz has again captured a mature cool that is slowly abolishing the bling/label-whore mood often synonymous with Vuitton's accessories.
Outfit Pick: Gauche, Awkward and Isaac…
With a new of series of Heroes about to begin, the unfortunate death of Yves Saint Laurent and the number of Clark Kent-y characters about in the most recent blockbusters, my style radar is tuned to the male who's more gauche, awkward and geeky in the best way possible. Think of 1970s art students carrying open sketchbooks around Paris, Isaac Mendez of Heroes lounging around his studio in over-sized chinos and Marc Jacobs around his grunge era (which means big glasses, baggy jumpers and lots of corduroy.) I took a risk with mixing the denim shirt with dark jeans but the two items together are a wearable look that anyone can pull off.
Check out the product details after the jump and see how geeky you can get this winter- Argyle jumper anyone?
A Grunge Revival? Alan Cumming Seems To Think So!
Rex Features describes the Creative Arts Primetime Emmys as an event to "recognise technical and other achievements for the 2007-08 TV season…widely considered to be a precursor to the main Emmys ceremony."
In my world of tired soaps like Eastenders and Coronation St, this translates as an excuse for C-list stars to dress up in posh frocks a la the recent TV Soap Awards (or something along those lines) that occurred in Britain where everyone thought that Ashley Slanina-Davies from Hollyoaks was a style star because she actually had a YSL clutch (and, I admit it, she did look wonderfully 80s.)
Marc Jacobs celebustats: Kanye West, Jay Z, Jefferson Hack and Luke Worrall
Marc Jacobs' shows are always a star-studded affair and this latest one was no exception.
Stefano Pilati in Interview September 2008- Words Cannot Describe Him!
I've just caught up on the contents of the September 2008 issue of the newly Fabien Baron-designed Interview magazine (we featured Marc Jacob's cover a few months back) and found these pictures of Stefano Pilati, the YSL designer and all-round sartorial inspiration.
I can't even write about them except to just point out the obvious: they're jaw-droppingly brilliant.
See after the jump for more!
Even Marc Jacobs can get chucked out of art galleries if he dresses badly enough
This is only slightly fashion related, but it was such an interesting story I had to share it. According to the New York Post, Marc Jacobs was asked to leave an art gallery because he looked like he was homeless.
Jermaine Dupri pledges his love for Marc Jacobs
Jermaine Dupri showed his love for MJ at a recent Island Def Jam Party, by wearing a t-shirt with Jacobs' recent Interview Magazine cover. Other 'slebs at the showbiz party included Nas and Kelis.
Marc Jacobs interview with Charlie Rose
If you were in love with the June/July issue of Interview, then this Charlie Rose interview should be of great interest to you. The interview features Marc Jacobs, Interview fashion editor Stephanie Seymour, Interview editor Glenn O'Brien (who looks like a Swedish Bond villain) and Chairman Peter Brant. They talk about how the edition came together, Warhol's influence and how he was like.
Brandish Poll: Are You A Kiss-'n'-Tella Fella?
While silently delighting in the sleazy nature of the Daily Mail, I found myself drawn to Corey Haim's tale of Posh Spice's lack of pulling prowess. He claims that when Mrs. Beckham kisses she "does this little grrhh thing. What did it feel like? Like a girl gnawing on your lip!" Oh yes, that feeling…?!
Nas does Complex Cover shoot
Non followers of Hip-Hop may be surprised to know Erykah Badu is widely credited with transforming Andre 3000's – and to a lesser extent, Common's – style. On the basis of this Complex cover shoot, you could say that Kelis is doing the same for Nas.
Sample sale alert!
I have some good news and bad news. The bad news is that the first Valentino sample sale finished yesterday. The good news is that the Secret Sample sale is still on and doesn't finish until Saturday. They also feature everyone from Vivienne Westwood to Marc Jacobs and all at the usual sample sale discounts of up to 80%.
Interview- June/July 2008- Marc Jacobs is Andy Warhol!
Continuing his penchant for artist/fashion collaborations, Marc Jacobs has taken to this month's Interview cover as Andy Warhol. The magazine was founded by Warhol and so I guess it is fitting that the issue should act as a bit of a tribute on what would have been the artist's 80th birthday.
Trends: Watch & Wear- Navy SEAL Zeal
List any of this season's It-items and chances are they are water-related or wave-inspired. Yes, that means you boat shoe, loafer, plimsoll, striped tee and navy (hello!) blue shirt.
The mood is light yet determined and spray-in-the-face cool. Imagine sea-side escapades (emphasis on the imagine) and sand between your toes as you loosely raise that striped knit from your oversized Jil Sander mesh-holdall.
Robert Geller S/S 2008
German Born, New York based designer Robert Geller is a very new kid on the block. His label only launched in A/W 07, after working at Marc Jacobs, revamping Cloak and creating a women's wear range called Harald. The following sentence will sound a little odd, but I'm going to look at a S/S 2008 range while we're actually in the same season.
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Peek a boo
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Join Date: Dec 2005
I bow down to this artist's sense of humor.
Source: http://4040.in/
|2006-04-07, 08:32
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Resident devil
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Philippines
Of course, I'd need a bigger view of the dance sequence to tell for certainty...but I also think they might have purposefully shrunk the dance sequence because they couldn't feasibly draw as much detail and still make the motion seem realistic.
|2006-04-07, 10:09
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I guess that's why the dance sequence isn't that long and the movements aren't that complicated - so that they could make it very smooth and get the timing exactly right.
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
This may look on the surface like a bad student video project, but in fact, you know, it isn't. It intentionally reproduces the kinds of things that might happen in a bad student video, but it could only have been made by top professionals. Every frame is esthetically beautiful, and the visual timing, to say nothing of the comic timing, is superb.
And I for one am eager to see a serious side to the anime. In fact, the comedy is so perfect that I already see a serious underpinning. The beautiful enthusiasm of Haruhi in the face of this disaster is quite moving, as are Mikuru's hard work and serious intentions, and the powerless embarrassment of the members of the SOS. For me, this episode was able to touch something deep with its inspired silliness.
Fanboy enthusiasm, I know, but that's how I feel.
As for the animation of the rest of the series, I think we do see bits of what it's going to be like in the scenes of screening the film for the SOS club, and in the shot of the outside of the school. It's going to be great, but not as amazing as the dance sequence, which is a special deal for the ED.
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Somehow I found out
Join Date: Feb 2006
Age: 34
I'm a little late coming to the party, but the hype convinced me to check out ep 1. And holy crap! That was brilliant!
It's satirical comedy that actually shows a good amount of subtlety... but it was hilarious and an extremely clever parady of anime. I was continuously lol'ing for the entire first half of the episode. Add in KyoAn's gorgeous animation, and this looks very much like a hit.
Very much looking forward to the next episodes because the glimpse of Suzumiya we got makes her seem like she's a real character. And considering the quality (and cleverness) of humour we saw from the first episode, I think it's fair to have high expectations for this one, no matter what road it goes down (eg, if it decides to be a character analysis of the main character, or just a high school comedy ala School Rumble).
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Forgive the dense question. When you say he ____ her, I assume that the blank means it's a little bit more than a kiss on the cheek?
edit: What I mean to say is did he do something unmentionable. Also, what does tsundere mean?
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I really didn't expect anything when I watched this. Right when the video started I noticed that this was going to be some sort of parody/homemade video. I thought "I bet some character is watching a video" but it kept going and going and I couldn't stop laughing at the quality of the direction. Like when Koizumi is holding the white paper thing and is in the shot or the craptastic final battle effects. It's genius-quality work on many levels, I can't wait for the future episodes!
Mi-mi-mirakuru Miku-run-run! Stuck in my head xD
|2006-04-08, 16:10
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|2006-04-08, 16:54
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tsubasa o sagashite
Someone found this:
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|2006-04-08, 17:14
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Ace Archer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Age: 30
Just a little query on page 7 Kyousuke, posted a full gif of the dance scene as one continous scene. However when i save it to pc it stops half way though any1 know how to fix this?
Also the 3 chars we see dancing seperatly, a girl and 2 guys, are they in a different class or different grade?
|2006-04-08, 20:56
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ロリ is life~
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Hah~ I was able to rip the OP for my cell phone~ Now I can listen to Yuuko's offkey singing everytime my phone rings~ XD Interestingly enough, people find it hauntingly catchy...
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Beautiful fighter.
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Location: England, UK
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|2006-04-08, 22:44
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Heh heh, I love how she's off the beat at the start of the song, like Haruhi was sitting next to her playing the song on a tape deck and she was like waving for Mikuru to start singing...
Mi..MiMirakuru Mikurun-run! Mi-mi-mirakuru Mikurun-run!
|2006-04-09, 01:47
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I don't think this has been posted here but... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
It's the Haruhi ending with Gundams Some wota with a lot of time...
EDIT: whoosp, it's been posted already - sorry for the double post! Evidently my search skillz are greatly in need of honing.
I'm totally expecting people to do a version of it with the figurines of the characters when or if they come out.
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Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century. A key element that will permeate the game is the charm and humor of the original Majesty.
"This is by far the biggest release from Paradox to date and it is sure to become one of the most anticipated titles of 2009", said Fredrik Wester, Executive Vice President for Paradox Interactive. "Our aim is to release a fantastic game that not only encourages existing fans to renew their passion for the series, but also to reach out to the broader gaming community that has grown so much since the original was released", he continued.
"It's the height of any developers dream to work with such a cherished Triple A franchise with so many fans worldwide and such a unique position in the gaming industry", said Alexey Kozyrev, CEO 1C:Ino-Co. "As a team we have reached the level of skills and acknowledgement in the international arena to be worthy of such a task."
Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kindom Sim is scheduled for release during Q1 2009 for the PC platform. Confirmation of other platforms will be announced at a later stage.
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Lower Saxony Minister-President David McAllister inaugurates wind tunnel
On 2 December 2010, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) opened the world's most powerful aero-acoustic wind tunnel in collaboration with German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (Deutsch-Niederländische Windkanäle; DNW). Scientists use wind tunnels to investigate the aero-acoustic properties of objects such as aircraft engines and wings. Not only is the Braunschweig wind tunnel one of the most powerful of its kind, but also it is so versatile that it can be used for cars as well as planes. This presents new possibilities for recording and reducing sources of noise pollution. The Minister-President of Lower Saxony, David McAllister, formally brought the Braunschweig aero-acoustic test centre into operation.
"'Vision 2020', a German-led coordination network of partners from 17 different countries, is promoting, among other things, an initiative to reduce the noise of new commercial aircraft by 50 percent. New technologies are being developed with this aim in mind. By updating our wind tunnel, we are providing the technical capabilities to address this," explained Professor Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of DLR's Executive Board.
Indentifying previously undetectable noise sources
Research on modern commercial aircraft has focussed mainly on the dominant noise sources, such as when the landing gear is extended. The noise produced by the wind tunnel itself has prevented the identification of other, smaller, sources of noise – which, when added together, are of considerable importance. The modified Braunschweig wind tunnel has made detecting these smaller sources possible. This wind tunnel is quieter than conventional tunnels because of its special fan blades. The blades in the flow ducts are specially designed to almost completely contain the noise from the fan. The test section of the tunnel is built around an acoustic plenum – an anechoic chamber – to absorb noise at frequencies of up to 40 kilohertz – too high for human ear to detect. This makes the wind tunnel quieter and allows researchers to carry out extensive acoustic tests. There is no comparable wind tunnel in Europe where these aircraft tests can be done. With a top speed of 320 kilometres per hour, the Braunschweig wind tunnel is classed as a 'low-speed' wind tunnel. The Braunschweig Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (Niedergeschwindigkeits-Windkanal Braunschweig; NWB) is limited to this top speed since aircraft are not subjected to higher speeds than this during take-off and landing, nor are cars during highway travel. Higher-speed tests are performed in 'trans-sonic' wind tunnels.
Short design and construction phase
The DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology worked closely with DNW to modify the wind tunnel. The project was funded by DLR and designed and implemented by the DNW. C²A²S²E (Center for Computer Applications in AeroSpace Science and Engineering), the simulation centre funded by the German State of Lower Saxony, provided the hardware needed to calculate the wind tunnel flow in advance. "Our interdisciplinary cooperation and technical capabilities meant that we could modify the wind tunnel after just one year of planning. This considerably reduced the length of the design and development phase as well as overall costs – a unique approach," says Dr Andreas Bergmann, Head of the Braunschweig Low-Speed Wind Tunnel. Setting up the new aero-acoustic wind tunnel means that the DLR will be able to make significant contributions to the increasing demand for acoustics research.
Together with the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands (Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium; NLR), DLR founded DNW in 1976; it a research foundation in which each partner holds a 50 percent stake. DNW owns the largest low-speed wind tunnel in Europe and also runs the NLR and DLR wind tunnels used for aviation research – referred to as aviation tunnels – which are fully integrated parts of the foundation. The aim is to provide customers from industry and research institutions with a complete single source for wind tunnel testing and simulation.


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Federal IT execs showed little interest in getting to know the new FISMA reporting tool
White House officials have decreed that agencies must begin using CyberScope, a new online portal for Federal Information Security Management Act reporting, as of Nov. 15. This new process is part of an increased emphasis on automated, continuous monitoring of the security posture of government IT systems.
A recent MeriTalk survey of federal CIOs and chief information security officers conducted on behalf of a half-dozen security companies revealed widespread skepticism about the new system — a skepticism that appears to be founded in ignorance. By a large majority, respondents said they were unsure that CyberScope would deliver better security, and 55 percent said they believed the new process would increase costs. However, even larger majorities said they do not have a clear understanding of CyberScope's goal or of the new submission requirements.
Perhaps most telling, 85 percent said they had not yet used CyberScope, although every one of those who had used it rated it with a grade of A or B.
So what are they waiting for? Why, six months after being told of the new requirements, were so many CIOs and CISOs unfamiliar with the system? Federal CIO Vivek Kundra recently said agencies would be ready Nov. 15, but the results of the survey, conducted in July, are nevertheless disturbing.
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One of the loudest, most persistent complaints about FISMA has been that it is an expensive paper chase that has consumed $40 billion during the past eight years with check box compliance. CyberScope is part of the work to change that model, and agencies should avail themselves of it.
MeriTalk lays at least part of the blame on the administration for not selling the plan better. But the White House should not need to sell a mandate. Those ordered to use the system have an obligation to — at the very least — familiarize themselves with it.
The marching orders came in an April 21 memo from the Office of Management and Budget on fiscal 2010 reporting under FISMA. The memo outlined a three-tiered approach for reporting that includes direct data feeds from security management tools, governmentwide benchmarking on security posture and agency-specific interviews. The approach is part of development of "outcome-focused metrics for information security performance."
"CIOs, inspectors general and the senior agency officials for privacy will all report through CyberScope," the OMB memo states, and a schedule for training on the new portal was set up.
The MeriTalk survey of 34 CIOs and CISOs was done on behalf of ArcSight, Brocade, Guidance Software, McAfee, Netezza and immixGroup. Thirty-four officers is admittedly a small sample and might not be representative of the entire government. And with only two weeks left until the deadline for 2010 FISMA reporting, it is likely that at least some of those officials have changed by now, as Kundra suggested.
The new reporting system was not created in a vacuum. It was developed by a task force that included the CIO Council, Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Homeland Security Department, Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board and White House cybersecurity coordinator. The Government Accountability Office was an observer.
CyberScope might not be everything needed to make FISMA better. It might work, and it might not; it's too early to say. But agency officials need to step up and begin using the tools they have been given.
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Rohweder says "Over 100 Agencies including ALL the majors successfully submitted their 2009 annual FISMA reports..." GSA has got to be one of the majors. How is it then that 12,000 GSA workers names and SSN's were sent to a private email account on Sept. 16, 2010? (Wash. Post, Nov. 9, 2010). FISMA reporting through CyberScope won't make anything connected to the internet more secure.
Security Officer is correct. Most agencies don't have IT money or IT staff sitting around to throw at the latest tool which find at most 25% of the listed vulnerabilities in the NVD. The pioneers have some fed IT departments that can develop tools and a long term plan to coble together the data so it can provide some return other than meeting a reporting requirement. The non-pioneers only have contractors who must be fed specific requirements or the project will turn into an over-blown costly fiasco. So with an un-funded mandate you get inertia at most of the agencies while they work to meet their congressionally funded missions and wait to see who has a complete solution that can be popped into place. If it was so easy to implement and important, why doesn't OMB or the WH Czar go to Congress and grab a couple billion and make available a complete enterprise package to each agency.
Garbage in = Garbage out! Cyberscope and SCAP are still in their infancy with many unanswered quesitons. So why the headlong rush to force fit not ready for prime time reporting tools which are not going to reduce system risk but may in fact add levels of risk because of unknowns associated with new "near real time" data and processes. This is the real story.
CyberScope has been operational since the 2009 Annual FISMA submission period opened over a year ago. Over 100 Agencies including all the majors successfully submitted their 2009 annual FISMA reports through the portal. The 2010 Q3 reports were also collected through CyberScope this last summer. CyberScope went live with the 2010 FISMA annual metrics in August of 2010 and will close November 15. The issue causing confusion is the new SCAP Data Feed functionality. This new requirement is loosely tied to the cyclical reporting requirement that has been in place since FISMA reporting began. It requires Agencies to procure automated scan tools that can generate SCAP enumerated XML output consumable by CyberScope. The intent is to use automation to provide near real-time information that will supplement the traditional FISMA data-call based metrics. The CISO's in the study may not have actually had direct involvement with the CyberScope but their Agencies have used it. There are many software applications used by an Agency that a high level IT executive will only know by name and general purpose.
Did it occur to the author to talk to a Federal ITSO or CISO to understand the Cyberscope requirement and the capabilities needed to meet the requirement before ranting about disturbing behavior? I would guess "no" since none are quoted.
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I had such a huge lady crush on Nicole Kidman ten years ago, circa Moulin Rouge. Unlike my lady crush on Lucy Liu, though, the crush on Kidman did not survive the ensuing years and her increasingly frozen face. She made me too sad to crush on her. But maybe Pre-Frozen Nicole is making a comeback. As Entertainment Weekly noted in 2010, she was looking less frozen than normal in Rabbit Hole. And her last several red carpet appearances have shown a receding third lip. I support this whole-heartedly. I wouldnΓÇÖt mind lady-crushing on her again.
That opportunity might be here, as Kidman is in talks to portray Grace Kelly in the movie Grace of Monaco that details a six-month period in Princess GraceΓÇÖs life when she engaged in some behind-the-scenes politics to save Monaco from being absorbed into France in 1962. Grace of Monaco is being set up as a prestige pic, with the director of Marion CotillardΓÇÖs Oscar movie La Vie en Rose and a Kings Speech-esque angle on the traditional biopic. Remember when Nicole Kidman was a proper actress whose beauty was secondary to the fact that she made good movies? I want to get back to that. This is a huge step in the right direction.
And itΓÇÖs a pretty good fit, beyond the ability to play the role. Kidman has the same refined beauty as Princess Grace, and IΓÇÖve always thought she bore a resemblance to Grace. The elegance, the poise, the regal bearingΓÇöyes, yes and yes. My concern? That Kidman wonΓÇÖt be able to resist freezing her face into oblivion to look like Grace. At the time the movie is set, Grace was 33. Kidman is, today, 44 and could be 45 by the time they get rolling; sheΓÇÖs still a beautiful woman, but sheΓÇÖs demonstrated an insecurity about aging and her face. Will the pressure of portraying one of the most beautiful women in film, who at the time was 11-12 years younger than she is, be too much for Kidman to handle? Will she run for the Botox at the first suggestion that people think sheΓÇÖs too old?
I hope not. A year from now, I want to be celebrating the return of my lady crush on an unfrozen Nicole Kidman.
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Investors were encouraged by two U.S. economic reports early Thursday, a slight decrease in applications for unemployment benefits and a narrower trade deficit.
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While the atmosphere is warming and changing, the current research shows no clear climate change connection with tornadoes. We do know that two main ingredients of severe thunderstorm are on the rise – moisture and heat. But we don't know how climate change will affect a crucial factor in tornado formation - wind shear. Research suggests that climate change is influencing weather patterns in ways that could lead to less shear, which could mean fewer tornadoes.
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Kitchen Tour: Rachel's Busy Single Girl's Kitchen
When I first asked Rachel Cole about her kitchen, her whole face lit up. "I love my kitchen!" she said with a big smile. Rachel has one of the best jobs in San Francisco for anyone interested in food: she's the Program Director for 18 Reasons, a new style of community center created by Bi-Rite Market where people connect around good food and art. She spends her days dreaming up amazing food-related events and classes like Butterfest 2009 and Peanut Butter & the Pen, a food writing workshop for kids.
Rachel has lived in her small, bright North Oakland apartment for just over a year. She took her time in setting up her kitchen, allowing things to evolve organically. "How we set up our space and our lives can be very powerful," she says. "You have to be patient and enjoy the process of assembling your home just the way you like it. For example, I really needed a funnel to fill my spice jars. I could have bought a cheap plastic one from the grocery store but I knew I wanted a vintage, metal funnel. And sure enough, after trolling flea markets for months I found this little one that's perfect. The point is to take your time and enjoy the process!"
Any more kitchen advice? Julia Child didn't learn how to cook until she was in her 30's. It's never too late to learn--the trial and error never ends.
What attracted you to this kitchen? The vintage yellow tiles, lots of natural sunlight, the beautiful Wedgewood stove and the fact that there is room for an eating area.
What is the biggest challenge in your kitchen? I need more counter space, more room to maybe have a toaster oven. Right now I make my toast in the Wedgewood's broiler.
Cooking style? A list of words: intuitive, single busy girl, seasonal. I eat everything, but with a bent towards whole foods and health.
What inspires your kitchen? I come to the kitchen for restoration in every way. This shows in how I designed the space and it is also how I cook. One day it might be quinoa or it might be chocolate cookies, it all depends on what will restore me.
Biggest indulgence? Paying someone to install the cookbook shelves. I spent a lot of time figuring those out--how they were going to bear all that weight. If anyone needs a good handyman they should call me. Also, clearly I'm an earthquake virgin. Who else would put shelves up so high and then load them with heavy books and canned items in glass jars?
Dream tool or splurge? Harsch crock for kraut. A pasta attachment for the Kitchen Aid. A larger Le Creuset dutch oven.
The most whimsical thing in your kitchen? The bookends from Esty. I love supporting people to make beautiful things. I love the human body and celebrating it in all its forms. For me, cooking is very tied to the body. Also, my rubber lace place mats. They look like real lace! And the fortune sticks from Tail of the Yak in Berkeley.
What's always in your pantry? Garlic, olive oil, pastured eggs, nuts, seed, miso, a good homemade vinaigrette, heirloom beans, blackstrap molasses, whole grains. Such a long list!
What's your favorite tool or implement? There are so many. I'll give you my top five: 1) My mini-crockpot that I use to make overnight porridge. I wrote a 9-page manifesto on porridge which I'll publish someday. 2) My collection of small bowls. I love to eat out of small bowls. 3) Vintage baby food jars for spices and their accompanying antique funnel for filling them. The glass milk bottles, too. 4) An unnamed wooden paddle/scraper/stirrer from my parents 5) A small Santoku knife because it fits my hand.
Favorite Ingredient: Massa's brown rice. This rice will convert anyone who thinks they don't like healthfood. It can do anything white rice can do. I'm also excited about my big bag of nettles from Annabel Lenderink's La Tercera farm--they're great with scrambled eggs.
Favorite markets? Before I started working above Bi-Rite, which is basically an indoor farmers' market, I would shop three times a week at the farmers' markets. The Saturday and Tuesday markets in Berkeley and the Sunday in Temescal. I used to call it my church! And nothing beats the bulk section at Rainbow Grocery.
Most memorable meal? Unfair question! There are so many! I come from a family that orients themselves around food so I've been having memorable meals since I started eating. If I had to pick one today, it would be when I spent the summer after my sophomore year in Europe with my sister Rebecca, who is a chef. One of her finest skills is assembling unbelievable picnics. We were in Freiburg, Germany and we ate one of her creations at sunset: the sweetest raspberries, light-as-air Italian ricotta cheesecake from an Italian transplant , a whole range of wursts. All of them little bites of heaven.
Desert Island Cookbook? Can you really have just one? If pressed I would say Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. Followed by the Joy of Cooking and then maybe Bittman's How To Cook Everything Vegetarian. (Look for Rachel's complete list of favorite cookbooks at 101 Cookbooks in the new year--DV)
What are you cooking these days? Something called kitchari, an Indian dal dish from the Ayurvedic system. It's restorative, balancing and delicious. I use mung beans and Massa brown rice. I make up a big pot and can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I'm in the middle of putting together our first annual Butterfest at 18 Reasons so also I'm dreaming up butter-centric dishes!
Resources: I buy my canned fish from Vital Choice because I care a lot about the serious issues around fishing. Sardines! They're delicious, sustainable and so good for you. If I didn't live in the Bay Area: Native Seeds Search for heirloom beans. I also use Rancho Gordo. Graeter's Ice Cream in Cincinanti. They ship and yes, I think they're better than Jeni's.
For recipes I like 101 Cookbooks and epicurious. (RIP Gourmet!) But mostly it's a phone call or email to my mother.
Your culinary childhood? I grew up in Arlington, VA. As I said, my family life revolved around food, eating, cooking. So much of what we ate was homemade: bread, pickles, mac & cheese from scratch with béchamel. We picked berries, canned, had a community garden plot. We would plan trips based on food. My sister cooked from a very young age and that was always her domain growing up. It wasn't until she went away to college that it became my domain, too. For our parent's 25th wedding anniversary, my sister and I wrote the table of contents to the family cookbook. Now we need our mom's help for the recipes!
How has your life changed since you started working at 18 Reasons? I'm much busier, I cook less and I have to be more organized. I often make a big batch of something on Monday and a big batch on Friday. I'm very excited to discover new artisan food products that come through Bi-Rite. I spend a lot of time thinking about the challenge of how to be in the kitchen and connect with people at the table in my own life. We want our members to be inspired and creative in their kitchens. I can't really ask that of them if I can't get into my own kitchen.
What's coming up at 18 Reasons? So much! We just announced a food lit book club and soon a cookbook club in the new year. There's Butterfest in December, of course. I really want to offer classes and events that will help people to use the table to reconnect to the environment, seasons, kitchen, community, themselves, their bodies…all these things we've disconnected from.
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Prof. Ankur Singh has been selected to attend the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) 2017 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (EU-US FOE), which will be hosted by the University of California, Davis, November 16-18. This activity is organized by NAE and the European Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies, and Engineering (Euro-CASE). During the 2.5 days of the symposium, four topics -- Computational Imaging, Next-Generation Solar Cells, Technologies for Space Exploration, and Neuroengineering -- will be covered. The objectives for this bilateral meeting are similar to those for the US Frontiers of Engineering with the added element of facilitating international cooperation and understanding. These include collaborative work, the transfer of new techniques and approaches across fields, and establishment of contacts among the next generation of leaders in engineering. The co-chairs for this event are Dr. Michael Tsapatsis, Professor and Amundson Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, and Dr. Harri Kulmala, Chief Executive Officer of DIMECC Ltd. The total number of participants at the EU-US FOE symposium will be about 60 engineers, under the age of 45, from European and US industry and universities as well as government labs.
Singh's research effort centers on creating functional "living" tissues to communicate dynamically with the cell to study and manipulate the cell's behavior. His laboratory applies engineering principles such as biomaterials engineering, fluid mechanics, tissue and material mechanics, cell engineering, and integrate with fundamental concepts of immunology and pathology. Singh laboratory has developed modular, biomaterials-based organoid technologies that represent 3D immune tissues (e.g. lymph nodes) to study development of healthy and malignant immune cells (lymphomas) in their physio-chemical and mechanical microenvironment, and quantitatively determine predictive power of emerging therapeutics. In addition, his lab is interested in the engineering of micro-nano-scale technologies to develop new cures for cancer, infection, and inflammation. See more details at "Immunotherapy and Cell Engineering Laboratory"


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers broke their NBA record-equaling, 26-game losing streak, routing the Detroit Pistons 123-98 on Saturday to avoid establishing the longest losing streak in U.S. major pro sports history.
Michael Carter-Williams and Thaddeus Young each scored 21 points for the 76ers, who won for the first time in exactly two months and did it with surprising ease, leading by as much as 32 points. They also ended an 18-game home losing streak, which was one shy of another NBA record.
Beaten badly a number of times during their skid, the 76ers got to experience life on the other side, ringing up a season-high 70 points in the first half.
Their 26 straight losses equaled the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and also the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who dropped 26 straight from Sept. 12, 1976-Dec. 4, 1977.
Henry Sims added 16 points for the Sixers, who hadn't won before their home crowd since beating Charlotte on Jan. 15. Fans were into it from the start and grew louder throughout, standing and cheering for the final 45 seconds.
Greg Monroe had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who lost for the 11th time in 13 games.
HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul had 30 points and 12 assists, Jamal Crawford added 22 points as Los Angeles clinched its franchise-record third straight playoff appearance by stopping Houston's five game winning streak.
Houston was without injured starters Dwight Howard and Pat Beverley.
It wasn't all good for Los Angeles. Blake Griffin left in the first quarter with back spasms and didn't return, and Glen Davis missed the second half for disciplinary reasons after throwing a temper tantrum in the second quarter.
James Harden led the Rockets with 32 points, and Chandler Parsons had 28. DeAndre Jordan added 20 points with 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who are third in the Western Conference.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Marco Belinelli scored 18 points and San Antonio never trailed after its opening possession to extend its winning streak to 17 games with the win over New Orleans.
Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili scored 15 points each, Patty Mills added 13 and Tim Duncan had 12 points and eight rebounds.
San Antonio (57-16) extended its lead to 3½ games over Oklahoma City (53-19) for the league's best record.
Reserve guard Brian Roberts had 18 points to lead New Orleans (32-41), which had its five-game winning streak snapped. Austin Rivers added 16 points, Tyreke Evans had 11 points and Al-Farouq Aminu had eight points and 10 rebounds.
New Orleans was without Anthony Davis, its leading scorer and rebounder. Davis is day to day after injuring his left ankle 4 minutes into the Pelicans' victory over Utah on Friday night.
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall scored 25 points, Drew Gooden had 16 as Washington inched closer to its first playoff spot since 2008 with a win over free-falling Atlanta.
Washington entered the game needing a win and a loss by the New York Knicks on Sunday to make the playoffs.
Wall scored 13 points in the last 7:16 of the third quarter and the Wizards finally escaped the pesky Hawks, who have lost six straight and 20 of 26.
Jeff Teague scored 19 points and Paul Millsap 17 for Atlanta.
Washington followed up a 13-point win over Eastern Conference leader Indiana on Friday with a win over the Hawks, who lead the Knicks by 1½ games for the final playoff berth in the East.
DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points and Dallas avoided a potentially serious blow to its playoff hopes by rallying in the fourth quarter to beat Sacramento.
The Mavericks blew a 17-point lead and trailed by five in the fourth quarter before recovering for their 20th straight regular-season win at home against Sacramento, the longest against any opponent in franchise history.
Dallas (44-30) is in a virtual tie with Memphis (43-29) for eighth place in the Western Conference, a half-game behind Phoenix. The Mavericks have eight games left and finish the regular season at the Grizzlies.
Rudy Gay scored 30 for the Kings.
Monta Ellis had 17 points and six assists, and Sam Dalembert added 15 as Dallas avoided a second loss to a West also-ran on a franchise-record eight-game home stand that ends Tuesday night against Golden State.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris Bosh scored 14 points, LeBron James had 13 as short-handed Miami wrapped up its three-game trip through the Midwest with a victory over Milwaukee.
James Jones added 10 for Miami in place of star guard Dwyane Wade, sidelined a second straight game with a sore hamstring. The Heat also played without Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers.
It didn't matter against the team with the NBA's worst record.
The Heat led 46-29 at halftime and held the Bucks to a season low for points in a half and in a game.
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Virginia L. "Jenny" Hess, 81, of Leon, WV, passed away October 9, 2012, at her home following an extended illness.
Virginia L. "Jenny" Hess, 81, of Leon, WV, passed away October 9, 2012, at her home following an extended illness.
She was born April 23, 1931, in Leon, a daughter of the late Hollie Francis and Elzina (Cain) Miller. Her husband, Bert C. Hess; son, Bert Alfred Hess; brothers, Lester Miller, Frank Miller, John L. Miller, and Willie A. Miller and sisters, Mary Kimberling, Lizzie Mendenhall, Leota Edwards, Atalee Casto, Jane Pritt, Flaura Shultz, and Evelyn Bellamy also preceded her in death.
She was a homemaker, a farmer, enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and sewing. Her home was always open to family and friends, and she attended the New Hope Chapel and Mt. Tabor Church.
Survivors include her sons, K.D. and his wife Kelli Hess, and Frank N. and his wife Paula Hess all of Leon; sisters-in-law, Margaret Miller and Evelyn Miller; brothers-in-law, Horace Mendenhall and Thurmond Bellamy; grandchildren, James Hess (fiancé, Amber Sneed), and Kaitlyn Ward; step great grandchildren, Daniel Mitchell, and Eain Dilley; special nephews, Arthur Miller and Rick Cain, special friends, Betty Hill, Gladys Beller, and C.L. Keefer, and a host of other extended family members, friends, neighbors and her beloved cat, Buddy.
The family would like to extend their appreciation to friends and neighbors, and to employees of Amedisy's Home Health Services: Mary Woddell, Melissa Jefferson, Kerri Ours, Ingrid Bryon and Bethany Selinton.
Service will be 1 p.m. Friday, October 12, 2012, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans, with the Rev. Verlin Hart and Rev. Roger Ramey officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Flatrock. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.


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It was only a matter of time before Facebook and e-commerce would converge. Until a little over a year ago, only storefronts existed on Facebook, where merchants could display and promote their products and, with "Add to cart" buttons, imply e-commerce functionality.
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As the big-tie college scholarship offers keep rolling in, one might think Timber Creek's sophomore running back Jacques Patrick would start to consider the routine to be getting a little mundane.
Not Jacques Patrick. Jimbo Fisher's Florida State offer brought him to tears. So did his scholarship offer from LSU. As each offer comes in for the player projected to be the top running back in the nation for 2015, it still has an emotional impact on the 15-year-old Patrick.
So when Southern Cal assistant coach Tee Martin spoke with him on Monday night, it was yet another emotional moment for Patrick, but at least he was braced for this one.
"I had been talking with them for a little over a week and they said they had watched the film on me and they liked me and were probably going to offer me," Patrick said. "So when I called them on Monday I guess I wasn't that surprised. They said that Coach Kiffin (head coach Lane) loves me and that I'm their No. 1 priority for 2015 and that they wanted to offer me a scholarship."
The offer makes 12 for Patrick, with Florida, Florida State, Miami, UCF, USF, Alabama, LSU, Arizona, Auburn, Tennessee and Vanderbilt making it an even dozen.
"It's pretty big. USC was one I was really hoping to get," Patrick said. "Everyone is still equal right now … but yeah, that's a big-time school. … This summer I'm hoping to maybe fly out there and see it."
Patrick, who weighed in on his unofficial visit to the Florida-LSU game last weekend at 6-foot-1½ and 217 pounds, has heard rumblings about his size and said he's not too worried about growing out of the position.
Alabama recently received a commitment Derrick Henry, a runing back who leads the state in rushing, of Yulee and he currently weighs 240 pounds and is 6-foot-3.
"I hear it, but nobody's really said anything to me about it." Patrick said. "If I was like 6-4 or 6-5 or something like that, I guess I wouldn't mind changing positions. That's around Brandon Jacobs height thought, and still might be acceptable for some schools."
He says he thinks about getting out there on defense every once in awhile, just out of pure human nature as part of being a football player.
"I haven't played defense since like the 7th grade," Patrick said. "Our defense they make it look easy. Sometimes I want to go out there and try safety or something but I'm comfortable at my running back position and just doing my job to help my team win."
That's worked out pretty well so far for the 5-0 Wolves, who will face only one team with a winning record in their final five games as they eye an unbeaten regular season.
He has another goal, as well, but would sacrifice it for a deep run into the state playoffs. Rushing for 2,000 yards is certainly in the back of his mind. He currently has 923 yards.
"I do want to pass 2,000 and I believe I have enough time to do it and our line is doing very good up front," Patrick said.
"We got Mo Al Jafari, Jake Allen, Andrew Shay, Nate Smith and Lewis Ransom, and Tevin Vickers, he's our fullback, and he does a good job too. … they're all following their blocking assignments and getting the job done and making my job a lot easier."
And with a lot of his teammates being seniors, he'll worry about things like 2,000 yards rushing when the time comes.
"I'm not really worried about the personal accolades," Patrick said. "As long as my team is winning and going deep in the playoffs and maybe even the state championship, I'm no t worried about all that other stuff."
Timber Creek faces Winter Springs on Friday night and then Patrick will take another unofficial trip six miles up the road from his house to UCF on Saturday, when the Knights host Southern Miss in a key Conference USA matchup. Other trips tentatively on the docket for Patrick FSU at Miami and either of two Thanksgiving weekend rivalry games Auburn at Alabama or Florida at FSU.
He enjoyed his trip to the UF-LSU game this past Saturday.
"It was crazy. The fans were loud and it was real good. The atmosphere was something that I really liked," Patrick said.
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One dead, another seriously hurt in Hooksett crashBy Ryan O'Connor
Union Leader Correspondent
May 26. 2014 9:36AM
HOOKSETT – One person is dead and another remains in critical condition as a result of injuries sustained in a head-on collision that closed Route 3A Sunday.
The crash occurred around 6:35 p.m. just south of Hackett Hill Road, and both drivers were transported to area hospitals.
Roosevelt Fraga, 69, of Manchester, was taken to Elliot Hospital where she died of her injuries, and 20-year-old Ashley Louis of Concord was brought to Catholic Medical Center where she is being treated for critical injuries.
Route 3A (West River Road) was closed for several hours due to the severity of the crash, traffic was detoured while the New Hampshire State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit analyzed the scene and circumstances of the accident, which remains under investigation.


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Watts Riots 1965 Essay Contest
It was Aug. 11, 1965, that Los Angeles police officer Lee Minikus tried to arrest Marquette Frye for driving drunk in the city's Watts neighborhood—an event that led to one of the most infamous race riots in American history. By the time the week was over, nearly three dozen people were dead. TIME's coverage from those incendiary days offers insight into why Watts erupted–and lessons for the current charged moment in America.
Fifty years ago, Watts was a potent combination of segregation, unemployment and racial tension. Though legally integrated, 99% of students at the high school that served Watts were black, and the school—like many of the services available to the neighborhood—was not serving them well. "Watts is the kind of community that cries out for urban renewal, poverty programs, job training. Almost anything would help. Two-thirds of its residents have less than a high school education; one-eighth of them are technically illiterate," TIME noted in a cover story about the riots. "Only 13% of the homes have been built since 1939—the rest are decaying and dilapidated."
Jobs, meanwhile, were scarce. The federal government's Office of Economic Opportunity, run by John F. Kennedy's brother-in-law Sargent Shriver, called out Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty for running the only major city in the United States without an anti-poverty program, and for being one of only two big city mayors to refuse a confidential offer of federal money meant for job programs. TIME credited a federal program that created 4,000 jobs for helping keep Harlem calm that summer, despite unrest the year before. Yorty, in turn, accused Shriver's agency of withholding funds.
Nor were tensions calmed by police, as TIME's piece a week later —headlined "Who's to Blame?"—made clear. L.A. police chief William Parker was a divisive figure who compared Watts rioters to "monkeys in a zoo." Martin Luther King Jr. was quoted as saying that in Watts "[there] is a unanimous feeling that there has been police brutality" despite the fact that a 1962 Civil Rights Commission investigation was unable to pin down specific instances.
Seeking to explain the underlying causes of the riots as they were happening, TIME surveyed leading civil rights figures of the day. The magazine found most shared a common sentiment—one that may be familiar to current readers. "I think the real cause is that Negro youth—jobless, hopeless—does not feel a part of American society," said movement leader Bayard Rustin. "The major job we have is to find them work, decent housing, education, training, so they can feel a part of the structure. People who feel a part of the structure do not attack it."
Read more from 1965, here in the TIME Vault: Trigger of Hate
On Wednesday, 11 August 1965, Marquette Frye, a 21-year-old black man, was arrested for drunk driving on the edge of Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood. The ensuing struggle during his arrest sparked off 6 days of rioting, resulting in 34 deaths, over 1,000 injuries, nearly 4,000 arrests, and the destruction of property valued at $40 million. On 17 August 1965, Martin Luther King arrived in Los Angeles in the aftermath of the riots. His experiences over the next several days reinforced his growing conviction that the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) should move north and lead a movement to address the growing problems facing black people in the nation's urban areas.
Frye had been drinking, and was driving with his brother, Ronald, in the car, when the two were pulled over two blocks from their home. While Marquette was being arrested, Ronald retrieved their mother from her house. When Mrs. Frye saw her son being forcibly arrested, she fought with the arresting officers, tearing one officer's shirt. An officer then struck Marquette's head with his nightstick, and all three of the Fryes were arrested.
By the time the Fryes were arrested, hundreds of onlookers had been drawn to the scene. Anger and rumors spread quickly through the black community, and residents stoned cars and beat white people who entered the area. A neighborhood meeting called by the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission the following day failed to quell the mounting tension, and that evening rioting resumed. Firemen attempting to put out blazes were shot at by residents, and looting was rampant. All day Friday the riots intensified, prompting the California lieutenant governor to call in the National Guard. By Saturday night a curfew had been set, and nearly 14,000 National Guard troops were patrolling a 46-mile area. By the time King arrived on Tuesday, having cut short his stay in Puerto Rico, the riots were largely over and the curfew was lifted. Fueling residual anger, however, police stormed a Nation of Islam mosque the next night, firing hundreds of rounds of ammunition into the building and wounding 19 men.
While deploring the riots and their use of violence, King was quick to point out that the problems that led to the violence were ''environmental and not racial. The economic deprivation, social isolation, inadequate housing, and general despair of thousands of Negroes teeming in Northern and Western ghettos are the ready seeds which give birth to tragic expressions of violence'' (King, 17 August 1965). Although California Governor Edmund Brown hoped King would not go to Watts, King went to support those living in the ghetto who, he claimed, would be pushed further into ''despair and hopelessness'' by the riot (King, 17 August 1965). He also hoped to bolster the frayed alliance between blacks and whites favoring civil rights reform. He offered to mediate between local people and government officials, and pushed for systematic solutions to the economic and social problems plaguing Watts and other black ghettos.
King told reporters that the Watts riots were ''the beginning of a stirring of those people in our society who have been by passed by the progress of the past decade'' (King, 20 August 1965). Struggles in the North, King believed, were really about ''dignity and work,'' rather than rights, which had been the main goal of black activism in the South (King, 20 August 1965). During his discussions with local people, King met black residents who argued for armed insurrection, and others who claimed that ''the only way we can ever get anybody to listen to us is to start a riot'' (King, 19 August 1965). These expressions concerned King, and before he left Los Angeles he spoke on the phone with President Lyndon B. Johnson about what could be done to ease the situation. King recommended that Johnson roll out a federal anti-poverty program in Los Angeles immediately. Johnson agreed with the suggestion, telling King: ''You did a good job going out there'' (Branch, 308).
Later that fall, King wrote an article for the Saturday Review in which he argued that Los Angeles could have anticipated rioting ''when its officials tied up federal aid in political manipulation; when the rate of Negro unemployment soared above the depression levels of the 1930s; when the population density of Watts became the worst in the nation,'' and when the state of California repealed a law that prevented discrimination in housing (King, ''Beyond the Los Angeles Riots'').
After SCLC initiated its Chicago Campaign that fall, King asked an audience there: ''What did Watts accomplish but the death of thirty-four Negroes and injury to thousands more? What did it profit the Negro to burn down the stores and factories in which he sought employment? The way of riots is not a way of progress, but a blind ally of death and destruction which wrecks its havoc hardest against the rioters themselves'' (King, 12 March 1966).
Branch, At Canaan's Edge, 2006.
King, Address at the Chicago Freedom Festival, 12 March 1966, CULC-ICIU.
King, ''Beyond the Los Angeles Riots: Next Step, The North,'' Saturday Review (13 November 1965): 33–35, 105.
King, Statement on Los Angeles, 20 August 1965, MMFR.
King, Statement on riots in Watts, Calif., 17 August 1965, SCLCR-GAMK.
King, Statement to the people of Watts, 19 August 1965, MLKJP-GAMK.


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Lamar English department celebrates 60 years of Pulse
Pulse, Lamar University's student-created literary magazine, has released its 60th edition. Sponsored by the Department of English and Modern Languages, the magazine contains poetry and prose by students from a variety of disciplines on campus. The magazine is funded by donations from patrons of the arts.
R.S. "Sam" Gwynn, professor of English and modern languages, said Pulse is an essential nurturing ground for young writers.
"For more than half a century, Pulse has represented Lamar's commitment to the literary arts," he said. "We can be proud of published authors like Leon Stokesbury, a1968 Lamar alumnus whose work first appeared in its pages. Other participants, like Amber Rigney, a 1998 alumna, have gone on to important editorial positions."
Garry Richards of Port Neches, Pulse editor and English graduate student at Lamar, said Pulse showcases work from students of different disciplines.
"I had the opportunity to see a lot of budding writers from all over campus," he said. "It is good to see we have good writers not just in the English department, but all over campus. For students, it is a great opportunity to have an author credit in a publication. Those sorts of things look great in resumes and curricula vitae."
Richards said the department plans an event at 7 p.m. March 4 in the Spindletop Room, on the eighth floor of the Mary and John Gray Library, to celebrate the contributors and winners of the contests that Pulse sponsors for each edition. "There are a handful of awards for graduate and undergraduates in formal and non-formal poetry, fiction and critical writing," he said. "The winners are chosen by the faculty."
Winners for this edition are Quinton Gaines of Beaumont for best undergraduate free verse, Donald Case of Point for best undergraduate formal poem, Kevin King of Vidor for best undergraduate prose, and Tara Tatum of Beaumont for both the free verse and formal graduate poem categories. Alaina Bray of Hamshire won best critical essay. Ashley Cook of Port Arthur, Adam Gorrel of Bridge City and John Jashinksi of Silsbee received Lamar-Longman Awards for best freshman critical essay. Jashinski won a second Lamar-Longman Award for an additional essay. The department issues four Lamar-Longman Awards each year.
Copies of Pulse are available at a variety of locations on campus including the Mary and John Gray Library and the Setzer Student Center.
For more information contact the English department at 880-8558, or email Pulse at email@example.com.


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Manchester charges for stays in shelterBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 16. 2012 10:18PM
MANCHESTER - The city Welfare Department regularly charges people to stay at the shelter it operates, a practice that distinguishes it from other welfare offices in the state.
The policy, which has been in place for several years, applies to people who stay at the shelter at 11 Liberty St. in the city's North End. The building was run entirely by the welfare office under the name Manchester Emergency Housing until July, when its operation was taken over by the nonprofit Families in Transition (FIT). The city welfare office, however, still controls four of the seven family units in the building, and it pays FIT $85,000 a year to operate the facility.
Welfare Commissioner PMartineau said his office charges $25 a night to stay at the Liberty Street shelter, but that guests would only pay depending on their means.
"If you have no income, then obviously you can't pay us anything," Martineau said, adding that his office still keeps track of per-night costs. "In the long run, if somebody is able to pay us back they have to, but that doesn't happen too often."
The money collected from people at the emergency shelter, as well through liens on property and legal judgments, is considered "expense recovery" in the welfare office's budget.
In 2011, the office took in $21,544 in recoveries, and this year it took in $31,293, according to Martineau. He noted that these savings, along with those brought through staff cuts and other reforms, have resulted in his office sending $1.7 million to the city's general fund over a 10-year period.
"We're not a charity, unfortunately," Martineau said. "We're fortunate in this city to have many social service agencies, and they provide millions of dollars in assistance."
Elliott Berry, the lead attorney with New Hampshire Legal Assistance, a legal advocacy group for low-income people, said he is unaware of other welfare agencies in the state that dock public assistance checks to pay for housing.
Under the state welfare statute, RSA 165, local welfare offices are allowed to seek to recover costs from aid recipients, but only if and when they "return to an income status to enable them to take care of own subsistence needs. I would suggest that is not the case with most of those people," Berry said, referring to those staying at Manchester shelter.
Berry added that the situation in Manchester is unique in that the office operates its own housing. Other welfare agencies send the needy to nonprofit shelters or pay for hotels.
"I don't know of anywhere else in the state where the welfare office is the gatekeeper to the shelter," he said.
One man, after reading reports in the New Hampshire Union Leader about the city welfare office, agreed to share his experience of being charged to stay at the shelter. In September 2005, Steven (not his real name), his wife and two kids became homeless after Steven lost his job and what he called a "bad decision."
He said one of the first things city welfare officials did when the family was allowed to move into the shelter was have him apply for state and federal assistance. Once Temporary Assistance for Needy Families checks started coming, Steven was told that most of the money would go to cover "expenses" at the facility, he said.
"I would have to go every two weeks with 15 to 20 bucks, to buy everything, shampoo, toothpaste, supplies for my kids," Steven said.
Steven's TANF check was around $600, he said.
Steven added that said the staff at center treated him poorly. "I bought a pair boots and pants for my kids, and I almost got thrown out," he said. "They just belittle and belittle you. Every ounce of dignity, they rip it from you."
Steven said the practice of docking assistance checks was common among all those who stayed at the emergency shelter when he was there. He estimates he paid the shelter close to $3,000 over the five months he was there.
Steven insisted that his real name not be used. He said he's in a much better situation now, his kids are doing well in city schools, and he fears that Welfare Commissioner Paul Martineau might try to retaliate against him.
Bob Mack, the welfare director in Nashua, which has the second largest department in the state after Manchester, said that his office may use liens to recover costs after assistance is provided. As a general rule, he said, "If someone has the ability to repay the assistance, they should repay, but it doesn't always happen. It often doesn't happen," Mack said.
Its shelter policy is one of several at the Manchester Welfare Department that makes it unique compared to other city welfare offices. Berry's organization took to the department to court over its policy of suspending the benefits of those caught misrepresenting their financial circumstances for six months. In September, the state Supreme Court found that the welfare office's policy conflicts with state law.
Until recently, the city welfare office had the distinction of closing to the public during the lunch hour and for another additional two hours during the week. The office last month announced that it will stay open during normal business hours.
Martineau said only a small fraction of people seeking emergency housing stay at the Liberty Street shelter. The office pays for hotels for others.
Housing costs make up the largest portion of the welfare office's budget for assistance. In 2012, it paid $125,000 to Manchester Emergency Housing and $71,000 in rent, according to documents provided by the office.
The amount the office pays for housing, along with all other forms assistance, has declined considerably over the past decade. In 2003, the office paid $175,000 to MEH and $278,000 in rental assistance. The amount of money Martineau's office spends on assistance has dropped to less than 40 percent of its approximately $1 million budget. Most of the budget goes toward staffing, including Martineau's 2012 salary of $113,000. This has risen due to the city's Yarger Decker system of annual raises and has been the subject of several recent aldermanic meetings.


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Bedford dropout rate one of lowest in state
In offering explanations for the low dropout rates at their high schools, education professionals in the communities covered by Neighborhood News point to a common denominator: alternative programs aimed at students struggling with the conventional paths toward high school graduation.
New Hampshire Education Commissioner Virginia M. Barry last month released dropout data for the 2011-12 academic year, showing that New Hampshire continues to have one of the lowest dropout rates in the country, despite a rate last year that increased slightly over the previous year's rate. In 2011-12, the rate was 1.26 percent, up from 1.19 percent in the 2010-11 academic year.
One of the lowest rates in the state was recorded at Bedford High School, which according to Department of Education data had less than 1 percent of its student population last year turning their backs on a high school education. As of last year, Bedford High had a total student population of 1,327.
Bedford's rate in the most recently released data was 0.29 percent. When looked at as a four-year cumulative rate, the percentage rose to 1.19 percent, still considerably lower than the statewide four-year cumulative rate of nearly 5 percent.
So what is Bedford doing right? Chip McGee is the assistant superintendent at SAU 25, and he said that Bedford High's success is a result of "exceptional faculty" and the engagement of the Bedford community, specifically parents who place a high premium on education and all that it means in terms of social and financial mobility.
"If I could speak candidly, one difference we have is a community that's, on average, more affluent and doesn't bring outside-of-school issues to the inside," he said.
Beyond that, he said Bedford also has an adult education program, currently in its third year, which graduates students who are serious about life after high school but who don't necessarily fit the four-year college-bound mold. Sixteen of those students graduated last year, McGee said. "The adult high school diploma program is a wonderful opportunity for kids," he said.
At Salem High School, which had a student population of 1,498 in 2011-12, the dropout rate was less than 1 percent, with a four-year cumulative rate of 2.1 percent.
Similar to Bedford, Salem has an adult diploma program where "students who don't typically succeed in the traditional day school program" can flourish, said School Superintendent Michael Delahanty.
What educators find with many of the students attending adult diploma programs is that there are daytime distractions for them that make it difficult to attend and stay focused during the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those distractions can take many forms, from a full-time job to personal problems at home.
The state requirement for adult diploma programs is that students must earn 20 ½ credits in order to graduate, whereas the requirement to graduate from the more conventional weekday curriculum is 28 credits.
"That 28-credit requirement can be a challenge for some students," Delahanty said. He added that students who obtain an adult high school diploma often move on to two-year post-secondary programs, with some even continuing even further to get a bachelor's degree.
Adult diploma programs are not to be confused with the GED, which is a "relatively straightforward English and math test," said Delahanty. And while the GED is a difficult exam, Delahanty said, students are not required to attend classes where homework is assigned and regular tests are given. "We have GED prep courses, so in fact we teach to that test," Delahanty said.
In Goffstown, too, alternative programs are designed for students unable, for whatever reason, to fully succeed in the five-days-a-week environment. Through the GAP program, anyone 16 or older can obtain either an adult education diploma or a GED equivalency.
Goffstown High, which had a student population of 1,191 in 2011-12, had 25 students drop out in that academic year, and five others earning their GED.
"Obviously, we always want the dropout rate to get better," said Goffstown High Principal Frank McBride. But, he added, there is the rare occasion when a student who drops out can be a "net positive" for the entire school community. "Do we think the dropout rate is too high? Always," McBride said. "But will it ever be at zero? I don't know that that's realistic."
The GAP program in Goffstown is for students 16 and older, and classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Diploma courses are offered for those looking to earn a high school diploma or – as the program's website says – for those looking to "brush up on key areas before heading into a college program." Diploma courses at the GAP are $125 per course plus the cost of books.
In Hooksett, the superintendent's office said it does not track the number of high school students who drop out because it is a kindergarten through eighth grade school district. Hooksett sends its high school aged students to either Memorial or West high schools in Manchester, and School Superintendent Charles P. Littlefield said neither of those schools breaks out which students from Hooksett are included in the list of drop outs from those schools.
According to state Department of Education statistics, Manchester Memorial, with a student enrollment of 2,012 last year, had 65 students drop out, and 20 others earning their GED. At Manchester West High School, with 1,296 students in 2011-12, 63 students dropped out and 14 earned their GED.