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Alice Louise (Sweet) Lang, 95, formerly of Polo, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 at Pinecrest Manor Terrace, Mt. Morris.
Louise, which she was known by, was born Dec. 15, 1916, in rural Polo, the fourth of five children of Fred and Alice (Paul) Sweet.
She attended Donaldson School, a country school, and graduated from Polo High School.
She worked, for a time, for Kable News Company, Mt. Morris, and then for the Polo Utility Company.
Louise loved to bowl and met her future husband, Bob Lang, Forreston, at the Polo Bowling Alley.
She and Bob were married on June 15, 1952.
They lived in Polo until Bob's retirement, when they moved to West Palm Beach, Fla.
They both enjoyed their life there for 31 years, becoming surrogate grandparents to many neighborhood children.
They were both walkers in their neighborhood, and quickly made many friends.
Bob and Louise traveled often to destinations around the country and around the world.
Louise was an avid seamstress, making most of her clothes, and became a beautiful artist with the petit-point pictures that she created.
She will live on with the great art that hangs in the homes of her family members.
Bob died Aug. 9, 2011 in West Palm Beach, and Louise returned to be a resident at Pinecrest Manor, Mt. Morris, where she received loving care for the next 13 months of her life.
She moved back to the area to be close to her four nieces.
Louise was preceded in death by her wonderful life-mate, Bob; her parents; and her siblings, Marian Sensiba, Leland, Robert, and George Sweet.
She is survived by nieces, Juanita Hartle, JoAnn Boddiger, and Jean Walker, all of Polo; Jacqueline Dixon, Bloomington, Cheryl O'Neil, Sterling; and nephew, David Sweet, Cody, Wyo.
Graveside services will be held Sunday, Sept. 16t at 2 p.m. at White Oak Cemetery, Forreston.
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Technically speaking XXLonglife is a nano coating that we apply in addition to the gold surface. This layer has a thickness of about 2-3 nm (nano-meters). The surface becomes dirt repellent (hydrophobic), at the same time very hard and smooth (reduced friction). For example, the insertion and extraction forces of a connector with XXLonglife are reduced by about 50%.
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In the production of printed circuit boards (pcb), the american inch unit has become standard for the declaration of the pitches between the centres of conducting pathes. The pitches are specified in mil (1 mil = 0.001 inches = 0,0254 mm). Commonly used are pitches of 50, 75 and 100 mil.
Metric spring probes follow the metric system and so the holes for the receptacle can be drilled with in europe common drills.
Besides the differences in the dimensions, metric spring probes and receptacles have collars, which are used as stops in the fixturing of receptacles and test probes. Additional spacer tubes can be installed between the collars of receptacle and probe to easily achieve variable extension heights.
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The FINN, Smart FINN and Ultra FINN sensor verify the color of your built-in LEDs. Additionally they determine also the brightness. Especially the Smart and Ultra FINNs are true allrounders. They not only verify but recognize the colors of your LEDs - one sensor for all colors. The measurement of the color and brightness are output in the same signal.
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Current always follows the path with the lowest resistance. In a spring loaded pin, therefore the contact between plunger and barrel should be as good and stable as possible, because otherwise the current mainly flows over the less robust spring.
To ensure a good contact between plunger and barrel, there are several special high current plunger types, designed to increase the force which presses the plunger to the wall of the barrel.Of course the cross-section of a small barrel is not really much - just a thin-walled tube. For very high current loads a pass-thru plunger is unbeatable.
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The critical part here is clearly the spring. Depending on its material it allows certain maximum temperatures.
Springs made of normal music wire are rated up to 120°C. Is stainless steel the material of choice, temperatures of 220°C to 250°C are possible.
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Is the CAIG product line of contact enhancers specifically made for test probes?
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Typical markets are audio / video / hifi / aerospace and many other applications. The major job is cleaning and enhancing of connectors, switches and control elements for optimum signal transfer.
In the application of surface plated contacts in the test business we find the same conditions: coated surfaces and the highest possible signal transmission quality. Also contamination loads are often an issue, so an effective and reliable protection of the contact surface is essential.
We have some recommendations for cleaning and maintaining spring contact probes and test fixtures, especially with Caig products: Infoblatt Pflege und Wartung von Federkontaktstiften und Prüfadaptern (german, PDF)
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Last weekend we decided to take a day trip out to Channel Islands National Park. It's something we've been wanting to do ever since we moved to Santa Barbara last year but we just haven't been able to make it happen, what with having a new baby and starting a new career and all.
We arrived at the harbor in Ventura with plenty of time to spare before the on-time departure of the 8am boat.
Once we boarded the boat and began our one-hour trip over to Santa Cruz Island (the largest island off the coast of California, by the way), we were accompanied by gloomy, overcast skies and gray, choppy water. Not awesome for me and my seasick tummy, but great for rocking and bouncing our traveling ten-month-old to sleep.
As we neared the end of our bumpy boat ride we were greeted by several pods of dolphins, and I managed to catch one on (digital) film!
After exiting the boat and orienting ourselves to the map of the island, we secured our little baby in the hiking backpack and headed off on a 7-mile round trip hike to Smugglers' Cove. The beginning was pretty steep and, once it flattened out, the view was not the most exciting. Blah.
At some point during the first half of the hike, though, we were able to see Anacapa Island (which is actually comprised of 3 small islands). Pretty cool.
We made it to the junction we'd been looking for and then continued on our way down to Smugglers' Cove.
Since our little one had fallen asleep while bouncing on his daddy's back, we took advantage and enjoyed a few quiet moments eating our lunch on the shore of Santa Cruz Island.
We gave our legs a chance to realize just how sore they were and then headed back up the ridiculous hill we had descended on our way down to the cove (seriously, this hill was out-of-control steep). The clouds had finally started to part as the blue sky burst through to say hello, making the remainder of our hike so much more beautiful and scenic!
We passed through one of the island's many campgrounds and gave Little Man a chance to stretch his legs and (unsuccessfully attempt to) eat some nature.
After we came back to the junction from the first half of our hike, we decided to take a connecting trail over to Cavern Point. Boy, are we glad we did. What a sight. Kind of reminds me of Big Sur, CA.
It's so much harder to take self-pictures now that we are a family of three!
With only a half an hour or so until we had to return to the pier to line up for our boat, we wrapped up our 12-mile hike and were treated to another view of Anacapa Island.
We boarded the boat at 4pm and enjoyed a peaceful ride back to the mainland. We arrived an hour later and as my husband and I moaned and whined about how tired we were and how sore our legs and joints were going to be later that weekend, our little baby was like, Freedom!!! After being in that hiking pack for nearly the entire day, he was finally free. We let him crawl around on the grass for several minutes before packing up the car and heading home.
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The application fee is $75 for U.S. residents and $75 for international students. Its tuition is full-time: $43,930 per year and part-time: $1,058 per credit. The 2012 Ph.D. student-faculty ratio is 4.7:1. The Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University has 153 full-time faculty on staff.
Graduate students at the Whiting School of Engineering in Baltimore have access to courses and research opportunities across several of Johns Hopkins University's schools—including the Peabody Institute, the Carey Business School, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health—allowing them to expand their academic pursuits to include complementary disciplines.
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We went to Laffing Matterz last season with friends and had a wonderful evening. The service was delightful and the show was so fun. The food was just good, but it didn't matter as the whole experience was such fun.
We went to Laffing Matterz last season with friends and had a wonderful evening. The service was delightful and the show was so fun. The food was just good, but it didn't matter as the whole experience was such fun.
Funny skits and great dining here in the beautiful Broward Center. The comedy here is a delicious as the food.
It was interesting and funny, but food was just okay. I guess you pay for the entertainment, but I'd go back if food was better. Not worth the price otherwise.
Thumbs up all around. Not like any typical dinner theater. Tables are set up so you can carry on your own conversation without being 'in the middle' of someone else's. Food, appetizer to dessert, excellent and beautifully presented. Staff very attentive to every need as well as exceedingly funny. If you are easily offended you should probably stay home and... More
I am neither. This is far from a family night. My girlfriend and I laughed so hard we cried; I admit some was a little over the top, but just a little. The actors served the food, and the food was excellent. Some dinner theaters have terrible meals and you are stuffed at a table with 8-10 more people, or... More
My wife and I saw this show 4-26-13. I was amazed over the fact that the waiters and waitresses were the cast of the show. Both of us had the Filet Mignon and it was very tasty and tender. It was a table for four and seated with us were a very nice married couple who we had a great... More
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's performance as the cranky and often befuddled Dante Hicks was the linchpin of the movie, and he became a member of
's stock company, playing supporting roles (usually as characters with the surname Hicks) in
Chasing Amy
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
for the director.
also reprised the role of Dante by providing the voice for the character on the short-lived animated television series
, as well as the commissioned-for-The Tonight Show with Jay Leno short The Flying Car. In 2006
tackled the role yet again in a the eagerly anticipated Clerks II.
Kevin Smith
's associate
Bryan Johnson
in the leading role of his first film, the controversial
, and
has also wrapped roles in two independent films outside of
's View Askew universe,
and Drop Dead Roses.
~ Rovi
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In 1994, Kevin Smith came out of nowhere with his zippy indie feature Clerks, launching a career that would give us such cinematic gems as Mallrats and Dogma. In 2000, Smith returns to his roots with this animated series about those irreverent slackers in service industry hell. Recalling the ADD-inducing pop-culture references of Family Guy or The Simpsons, this series is chock-full of lightning-fast spoofs of such hallowed institutions as People's Court, ER, and George Lucas. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
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Twenty-five years after the cult-television hit "The Junior Defenders" was abruptly cancelled, the washed-up former child stars who played adolescent superheroes in the series are kidnapped by an obsessive fan and forced at gunpoint to act in a brand new episode. Back in 1978, "The Junior Defenders" beat out such small screen hits as Happy Days and All In the Family in the ratings to become a nationwide phenomenon. Then, seemingly out of the blue, ABS suddenly cancelled the series. The fans, a young Norman Nields included, were devastated. Twenty-five years later, Norman (Fred Hazelton) continues to fume about the cancellation - until one day when he hatches a crazed plan to get "The Junior Defenders" back on the air. After stealing a Winnebago, Norman sets set out on the freeway in a cross-country race to collect the four stars of the series and hijack a Hollywood soundstage in order to shoot a brand new episode of "The Junior Defenders" that he hopes will prove effective in launching a revival of the series. As the media catches wind of the scheme, the former child stars are thrilled to learn that they have achieved folk-hero status among fans who can't wait to see the spandex-clad crime-fighters back in action. Ally Sheedy, Brian O'Halloran, Justin Henry, and Jason David Frank star in a wild story of obsessive fandom featuring special appearances by Kevin Smith, Pauly Shore, and Bill Raymond, and narration by independent film legend John Waters. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Lady in the Water director M. Night Shyamalan puts PG-13 suspense on pause to tell this grim apocalyptic tale about a family fleeing a natural disaster that poses a grave threat to the whole of humanity. Philadelphia high-school science teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) is discussing the disappearance of the bees with his students when the staff is summoned to the theater and briefed about a mysterious event that is currently unfolding in New York City. According to reports, citizens in the vicinity of Central Park have suddenly and inexplicably begun seizing up just before killing themselves by whatever means are at their disposal. As the phenomena begins to spread and talk of terrorism fills the airwaves, Elliot, his wife, Alma (Zooey Deschanel), their friend Julian (John Leguizamo), and his daughter, Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez), board a train bound for the presumed safety of the country. When the train screeches to a halt before arriving at its final destination, however, the frightened passengers are forced to fend for themselves as each consecutive news report paints an increasingly grim picture of the situation in more urbanized areas. Theories abound on what could be causing the unexplainable rash of suicides, but the only thing that everyone seems to agree on is that it's some kind of airborne contagion that is carried in the wind. It would appear that humankind's reign on planet Earth has come to an end, but perhaps if this small band of survivors can find a safe place to lie low until this all blows over, all hope for survival of the species might not be lost just yet. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Horror icons Gunnar Hansen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), David Naughton (An American Werewolf in London), Ellen Sandweiss (The Evil Dead), and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) star alongside Clerks' Brian O'Halloran and The 40 Year Old Virgin's Gerry Bednob in this blood-spattered comedy about a failed genre filmmaker seeking to craft his one true classic before funding finally falls through. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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You can take the clerks out of the Quick Stop, but you just can't take the Quick Stop out of the clerks as Dante (Brian O'Halloran) and Randall (Jeff Anderson) prove in this long-awaited sequel to Kevin Smith's breakthrough comedy. Years after we last saw them, Dante is still toiling behind the counter at a New Jersey convenience store and Randall is still annoying customers at the video shop next door -- or at least they are until a fire burns down the strip mall, forcing Dante and Randall to look for work. Times are tough, and the guys find themselves embracing the ultimate indignity as they take jobs at Mooby's, a fast-food outlet where the burgers are advertised as "udderly delicious." While Randall's snarky attitude toward the public remains unchanged, Dante is trying to make the best of the situation as he plans to marry his fiancée, Emma (Jennifer Schwalbach Smith), and move to Florida. However, Dante's plans are complicated when he falls for Becky (Rosario Dawson), a funny and tart-tongued woman who happens to be his boss at Mooby's. Lurking about in the background, as always, are Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith), who for good or ill have changed even less with the passage of time than Dante and Randall. Clerks II also features Wanda Sykes, Ethan Suplee, and Trevor Fehrman, with cameo appearances from Kevin Smith regulars Ben Affleck and Jason Lee. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Kevin Smith co-produced this bizarre (and sometimes very dark) comedy from his high school friend and occasional acting colleague Bryan Johnson. Will Carlson (Brian O'Halloran) is a second-rate children's entertainer who barely scrapes out a living appearing as Flappy the Clown at children's parties. Determined to make a living and support his harridan mother through clowning, Will gets the idea to change his act, and starts hiring himself out as Vulgar the Clown, a cross-dressing gagman who performs at adults-only functions. Vulgar's debut performance, however, proves worse than disastrous; hired to appear at a bachelor party, Vulgar is gang-raped by three subnormal rednecks who were expecting something quite a bit different. Will's life seems to have hit rock bottom when he stumbles into the middle of a police standoff with a deranged father holding his children hostage. Will, in full Flappy the Clown regalia, accidentally saves the day, and soon the story of the heroic clown is all over the local media. A television producer gets the idea of building a children's television show around Flappy, and it looks like Will may have finally hit the big time. But just when things begin to look up, Will is informed that someone videotaped him being raped at the bachelor party, and a blackmailer threatens to release the tape and destroy his new career if Will doesn't pay up. Vulgar features supporting performances from several members of Kevin Smith's stock company and production team, including Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier, and Smith himself. The film underwent several attempts to secure an "R" rating from the MPAA. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The frequently recurring title characters, employed by writer and director Kevin Smith as supporting players in several of his films, are put to rest with this comedy that focuses on them exclusively. Jay (Jason Mews) and Silent Bob (Smith) are a pair of stoned New Jersey slackers who have long been used as the templates for a pair of popular comic book heroes, Bluntman and Chronic. When they learn that their alter egos are to be turned into a major motion picture without their consent or compensation, the pair sets off for Hollywood to sabotage the production. Along the way, they encounter an ape, a nun (Carrie Fisher), the cast of Scooby-Doo, a Charlie's Angels-style band of sexy women who use them as stool pigeons in a diamond heist, and an unhinged wildlife ranger (Will Ferrell). They also meet up with some regulars from the Smith canon, including Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks, Jason Lee as Banky Edwards, Alanis Morissette as God, and actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in dual roles as themselves and two other familiar characters. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back co-stars numerous other recognizable performers in roles of various sizes, including Shannen Doherty, Jason Biggs, James Van Der Beek, Shannon Elizabeth, Tracy Morgan, Judd Nelson, Chris Rock, and George Carlin, among others. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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Would you believe that the last living descendent of Jesus Christ is a woman working at an abortion clinic in Illinois? And that she's been sent on a holy mission with two minor characters from Clerks and Mallrats as her guides? Prepare to suspend any and all disbelief as you watch the religious satire Dogma, the fourth film from writer/director Kevin Smith. Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) has been disappointed in life and has found her faith severely tested after her husband leaves her when she discovers she cannot have children. So Bethany is all the more puzzled when she's approached by Metatron (Alan Rickman), a grumpy angel. Metatron wants her to help him stop Bartleby (Ben Affleck) and Loki (Matt Damon), two fallen angels who were ejected from paradise, have escaped from exile and are heading to New Jersey. If they are able to pass through the arc of a certain church, it will prove God is fallible and the world will come to a swift end. Bethany has no idea what to do or why she's been given this project, but she heads out anyway, with her assigned assistants Jay (Jason Mewes), an appallingly rude former dope dealer and self-styled ladies man, and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith). Along the way, Bethany picks up more helpers, including a celestial muse named Serendipity (Salma Hayek) and Rufus (Chris Rock), who claims to have been the 13th apostle and that Jesus owes him 12 dollars. Boasting a huge supporting cast -- including George Carlin, Jason Lee, Janeane Garofalo, Bud Cort, and Alanis Morissette (as God) -- Dogma proved to be highly controversial even before its release. Miramax Pictures, owned by Disney, financed the film, but several weeks before Dogma's world premier at the Cannes Film Festival, they announced they would not release the picture and intended to sell it to another distributor (which would turn out to be Lions Gate Films). Director Smith, however, has always contended that Dogma is a film about the importance of faith, if not organized religion. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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After a pair of films about hipster slackers, the work of writer-director Kevin Smith matured and gained critical respect with this low budget, independent comedy-drama about love, sex and the fine line between the two. Ben Affleck stars as Holden McNeil, a New Jersey comic book writer who is roommates with his best friend and professional partner, artist Banky Edwards (Jason Lee). Their hit comic book series, "Bluntman and Chronic," is loosely patterned after a pair of acquaintances, Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (played by Smith), two characters already familiar as supporting players in several Smith films. Into Holden's life comes Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), a lesbian and fellow comic book creator who quickly becomes a close friend, although Holden is powerfully attracted to her. Eventually, Alyssa realizes that she is attracted to Holden as well and they begin a physical relationship, much to the consternation of Banky, whose ire over losing his best friend to a lesbian seems to border on romantic jealousy. After he learns something about Alyssa's sexual past, however, Holden's immature response to his new knowledge destroys both his romance with Alyssa and his friendship with Banky. Chasing Amy (1997) was the third film in what Smith referred to as his "New Jersey series," films set at least partly in the Garden State and featuring the Jay and Silent Bob characters. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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NEW YORK (AP) -- CVS Caremark says it will pay $5 million to resolve allegations that one of its subsidiaries understated the price of several drugs on a Medicare website.
The payment will be used to reimburse Medicare prescription drug beneficiaries who paid more than they expected for the drugs, and it ends an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. CVS Caremark Corp. says its Rx America business accidentally published incorrect drug price information on a site maintained by Medicare.
In some cases, the actual prices were 10 times higher than the listed prices, the agency said.
The FTC says drugs for which Rx America posted wrong prices included treatments for breast cancer symptoms and epilepsy. The drugs were sold at CVS and Walgreen Co. stores.
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Are Members Of The Maricopa County Sheriffs Office Above The Law?
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011It appears that Sheriff Joe's house of cards is falling apart. Joe Arpaio has been focused on chasing busboys, dishwashers, landscapers and nannies to name a few, while his own employees were involved in furthering a criminal enterprise of the same type he claimed to have been attacking.
There's no doubt that having David Hendershott, Larry Black and Joel Fox as the top honchos at MCSO bred a culture of corruption including misappropriation of funds, political retribution, racial profiling and now we see it lent itself to facilitating the furtherance of crimes of the most egregious nature.
The arrest of three employees of the most notorious sheriff in the world has placed the exclamation mark on the phrase "Joe has got to go!" Just when does Joe plan on resigning? How long are irresponsible voters going to continue holding a double standard when it comes to Joe Arpaio. Most of Arpaio's supporters are those of the mindset of, it's black and white, or as they say, "the law is the law." You often hear his supporters chant "what part of illegal don't you understand?" Well that's exactly the question I'd like to pose to them.
Isn't the alleged corruption and subsequent removal of the top tier of the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office sufficient to shake up the department and remove the head of the decaying MCSO empire? Wasn't the millions paid out by taxpayers in lawsuits sufficient to awaken the already over taxed citizen into insisting on his immediate resignation? Wasn't the 100 million dollar misappropriation of funds sufficient to expose the ineptness and corruption of the sheriff's office? Wasn't the hundreds if not thousands of racial profiling cases and police brutality cases filed against the sheriffs office sufficient to alert you of a prevalent culture of abuse? Were you not impacted by the hundreds of cases of child molestation and sexual assaults swept under the rug by the sheriffs office over a period of years? Was all this not enough to rouse your ire? And now this?
I think it's high time that we as voters and residents of Maricopa County demand the removal of this man that calls himself the top law enforcement officer of Maricopa County. Many of us have not trusted this man from the very beginning and once he started on his campaign of self promotion at the expense of judges, politicians, low skilled laborers and average "joes", we knew what we had in store for us. I guess none of us figured that it would come to this. A clearly corrupt, and out of control sheriffs office continues in the hands of a man who has served as the head of this organization for 19 years.
What's next? Is it too far fetched to think that we might be told that Arpaio who served 25 years as a DEA agent of which part was spent in Argentina, Turkey and Mexico is actually the head of a syndicated criminal organization? Oh, that's right! There are some who already refer to the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office as exactly that.
Hello??? DOJ??? Where are you???
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Detroit: Bankrupt and EmptyMarcus Roberts | 26 Jul 2013Is Detroit's impending bankruptcy a glimpse into a future for other declining cities and countries?"The Global Spread of Fertility Decline"Marcus Roberts | 15 Jul 2013The idea of depopulation is gianing more traction.Indian "voluntary" population controlMarcus Roberts | 10 Jul 2013There are over 4 million forced sterilisations in India every year!Why are French Women Still Having BabiesMarcus Roberts | 5 Jul 2013The French Government is keeping its lavish subsidies for children and families.Ten billion people = we're all doomed!Marcus Roberts | 3 Jul 2013The Guardian's frontpage is full of our doom - population inspired doom.Portugal – Another European Demographic Disaster StoryMarcus Roberts | 28 Jun 2013Portugal birthrate has dropped significantly in the last few years.UrbanisationMarcus Roberts | 24 Jun 2013Another video from the Population Research Institute on urbanisation.Immigration to outstrip births in the USAMarcus Roberts | 20 Jun 2013Immigration to the USA is set to overtake the natural growth there in the next couple of decades.A Sign of Things to Come?Marcus Roberts | 18 Jun 2013Bob Edwards is still driving - at 105 years of age! |


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After 21-year-old culinary student Nicole Westbrook was killed in a random drive-by shooting last year, Seattle police detectives had an easy idea for trying to identify the white sedan involved: Check for any photos snapped by red-light traffic cameras nearby.
"You'd figure somebody who had just shot someone might not be stopping at all the red lights," said Ian Goodhew, deputy chief of staff to King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg.
There was just one problem. State law bars police — or anyone — from accessing the red-light footage for any purpose other than proving traffic violations.
So while surveillance video from a building near the shooting scene captured the side of the car, police were unable to look at its license plate number.
Nine months later, Westbrook's slaying remains unsolved, and changing the law to allow investigators to obtain such images with a search warrant is a top priority for police and the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.
A bill introduced in the Legislature by Reps. Cathy Dahlquist, R-Enumclaw; Christopher Hurst, D-Enumclaw; and Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah, would accomplish that.
"Especially in violent crimes, it is just another tool investigators can use to narrow down who a suspect is," Goodhew said. "It's not often we need it, but when we do need it, it's often a very serious case."
The House Public Safety Committee held a hearing on the bill Wednesday.
Representatives of the police departments in Tacoma and Lacy – two cities with red light cameras – said they knew of no past cases in which investigators sought footage but saw value in having access to it.
"The cameras could be very helpful in getting a license plate," Lacey Police Chief Dusty Pierpoint said.
Pierpoint said he understands the privacy concerns involved, but said he didn't think residents would oppose using the cameras to identify vehicles involved in felonies.
"The community benefits when that happens," he said.
The restriction on accessing the photos and video from the cameras, including school speed-zone and toll cameras, was intended to prevent the misuse of the footage in violation of people's privacy rights — and the creation of a "surveillance society," said Shankar Narayan, legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, which is opposing the bill.
Staff writer Jeremy Pawloski contributed to this report.


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Another trade on the horizon?
Man, a guy goes to the dentist, gets back and it looks like work might be calling again.
According to a couple of league sources and I can't corroborate this with any of my most trusted Toronto folks, Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo's got another deal bubbling, one that would send guard Marcus Banks to the Dallas Mavericks for Matt Carroll, adding a little long-term salary but providing coach Jay Triano with a shooter that he could use deep on the bench.
I'm warned -- and therefore so are you -- that the proposed transaction remains in its relative infancy and if this summer's proven anything it's that nothing's done until it's done. But just as we suspected, Bryan is thinking of moving a salary for one that's a bit longer but not that much more expensive in the long haul.
Carroll, a 6-6 guard who will be entering his seventh NBA season, has four years left on his contract, he'll make $4.7 million this season, $4.3 million in 2010-11, $3.9 million in 2011-12 and $3.5 million in 2012-13.
It's more money and years than Banks has left – he'll get $4.53 million this year and $4.8 million in 2010-11 – but the way Colangelo has structured his roster financially over the next few years makes the extra cost on the Carroll deal not that large a burden.
What Carroll can bring is to be determined. He's a good shooter – a career 40 per cent shooter from three-point range – but on a Raptors roster pretty stacked at the wing spots, he'll be an emergency fallback for Triano.
Banks? Well, Banks never really worked out after being obtained in the Shawn Marion trade last season. He hardly played, was mediocre when he did and then got hurt and missed about the last month of the season.
He didn't take the team's suggestion and play in the summer league last month – although he was in Las Vegas to meet with the staff and work out – and the GM's been trying to deal him for months.
And in another strange twist to Banks' career, he'll be reunited with Marion one more time.
They were traded with each other from Phoenix to Miami in the Shaquille O'Neal trade and then moved in tandem from the Heat to the Raptors for Jermaine O'Neal.
Carroll's bounced around for his entire career. He spent time with Portland and had a cup of coffee with San Antonio after leaving Notre Dame and then spent more than four seasons in Charlotte. He was traded from the Bobcats to the Mavericks at the deadline last season.


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Darlene Love's special 'Gift' is one that keeps on giving
Darlene Love made a little Christmas magic in a Los Angeles recording studio during a hot August 50 years ago.
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Christine Lavin is a woman with a mission two of them, actually.
'Everything old is new again.' Grover Kemble understands that sentiment.
Matthew Gilsenan says that when he sings with fellow tenors James Nelson and Daryl Simpson, they have two purposes.
Johnny Mathis is as Christmas as Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and mistletoe.
Opera doesn't have to be big, it doesn't have to have massive sets or a chorus 100 strong. It's about the tunes, after all.
As much fun as American and English Christmas carols are, it's easy to forget that seasonal music is different in other countries, including just north of the border.
In the 18th century, the term 'Mannheim steamroller' was coined to refer to a musical technique favored by such composers as Mozart. The 'steamroller' was a gradually rising crescendo designed to create excitement among listeners.
Ever since she burst on to the music scene with the album 'Relish,' Joan Osborne has been known for her richly-arranged songs and her soulful, blues vocal style.
Richard Maximoff is a violinist and violist who has explored virtually every corner of the musical world.
You know how it is at Thanksgiving. You sit around and swap stories. Maybe if you're so inclined, you start singing a song or two.
There's never an off-season for Brian Setzer. The prolific veteran recording artist rarely takes time off.
It's something borrowed and something Bruce on the new Springsteen album, 'High Hopes,' due Jan. 14.
Jacquie is back. Set against dramatic back lighting, 16-year old Jacquie Lee of Colts Neck delivered a hair-raising rendition of the Smokey Robinson-penned blues pop classic, 'Who's Lovin' You,' Monday, Nov. 25 on NBC's '
Taylor Swift's fans have done it again, voting her the American Music Awards artist of the year for a third time.
Folk-music pioneer Woody Guthrie famously wandered the United States during his storied career, spreading songs that championed the working man and inspired future generations of politically minded songwriters.
Celebrate 50 years of Beatlemania this weekend as the Hickory Tree Chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International presents its 2013 annual show, 'Magical Mystery Tour A Tribute to the Beatles' at West Morris Mendham High School (65 East Main St.).
Jill Sobule and Julia Sweeney have plenty in common, besides their initials.
When Michael J. Ronstadt talks about the musicians in his family, he's not just talking about his big sister Linda.
In 1997, Linda Eder made her Broadway debut in the musical 'Jekyll and Hyde.' She recalls that singing the songs from that show meant a great deal to her.
Bruce Springsteen has 'High Hopes' and now you can, too.
All the world's a stage for Decoda, a chamber music ensemble that is just as at home playing in a hospital or a prison as it is in Carnegie Hall.
Critics often have a hard time describing Martin Sexton's music. They often rely on some combination of 'folk,' 'rock' and 'blue-eyed soul.'
When Bill Monroe created bluegrass music in the 1930s, he set the standard for the line-up of instrument: guitar, mandolin, upright bass, fiddle, and banjo.
As a member of the Guess Who and later on his own, Burton Cummings has one of the more recognizable voices in rock. Fans often identify his songs such as 'These Eyes,' 'Undun,' and 'Stand Tall' from the first few notes.
Name an aspect of the music business, and chances are that Steve Katz has been involved in it.
Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny weren't the first musicians to draw inspiration from the Jersey Shore.
An important anniversary of Kristallnacht, the murderous riots that marked the effective beginning of the Holocaust, will be observed with a musical performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.
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Warangal is a municipal corporation in Warangal district. Warangal is also known as Orugallu and Ekasila Nagaram.
Bhadrakali temple was built in the 8th century by the Kakatiya dynasty. It is located close to Warangal, on a holy hill. The temple has the idol of goddess Kali and, with weapons in all the 8 hands. The idol is in a sitting posture, with a crown on her head. The temple was built by the Chalukyas.
The Pakhal Lake is believed to be built by a Kakatiya king in 1213 AD. It is a gorgeous spot, between hills and forests. It is an artificial lake, built in the tributary of the Krishna River. The Warangal Fort was built in the Kakatiya period in the 13th century. The fort has 4 huge, Sanchi like gateways at the entrance.
Warangal By Air
The nearest major airport to Warangal is Hyderabad International Airport. This airport is in Shamshabad and is about 149 km from Warangal.
Warangal By Train
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Owen Moore, 83, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 at home.
Funeral services are today at Trinity Episcopal Church with Father George Woodliff officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah, La. under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mr. Moore was born Jan. 22, 1927 in Eldorado to Graham and Violet McRae Moore. During the difficult years of the Great Depression he helped to support his family by his work in the family garden and was an active Boy Scout, earning his Eagle Scout award.
At the age of 16 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served on the destroyer escort USS Willis as a sonar specialist, attaining the rank of lieutenant. After returning to Arkansas, Owen attended college first at Magnolia A&M and then at Southwestern at Memphis, now known as Rhodes College.
He completed his course of study there and graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in philosophy. He was called back into the Navy during the Korean conflict, and served in the South Pacific and in Japan. After completing his second tour of duty in the Navy, Owen was employed by Deltic Farm and Timber Company. For the next 16 years he worked as manager of three large plantations in the northeastern part of Louisiana .
In 1953 he had the good fortune to meet and marry Cecelia Benjamin, of Tallulah , Louisiana, with whom he had four children.
Over the years Owen managed large agricultural holdings in Florida, Arkansas , Louisiana and Mississippi . He retired in 1997 but continued to be very active in the development and maintenance of his beloved home and property near Yazoo City.
Owen lost his first wife, Cecelia, to cancer in 2002 and remarried in September, 2004 to Glendene Powledge, of El Dorado, Ark. They shared six wonderful years together.
Survivors include his wife, Glendence Powledge of Yazoo City; daughter, Deborah Killmer of St. Louis; three sons, David Moore of Dallas, Texas, Steven Moore of Houston, Texas and Joseph Moore of Berwyn Heights, Md.; two brothers, Malcolm Moore of Batesville, Ark. and Donald Moore of Tyler, Texas; and 12 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to to Trinity Episcopal Church, 323 N. Main Street, Yazoo City, MS , 39194.
Rebecca Ann Pigg Smith, 73, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 after a lengthy illness.
Graveside funeral services were Wednesday at Bethlehem Cemetery with Rev. John Slade officiating.
Mrs. Smith was born and raised in Yazoo County and was employed for many years by the Yazoo City Public Schools and First Methodist Day Care. She recently had moved to Jackson to be near her son and his family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward "G.B." Lewis Smith; her son, Eddie; and her daughter, Debbie; as well as several siblings.
Survivors include her son, Ricky Smith (Sharon); her granddaughters, Sarah Elizabeth and McKenzie Grace Smith; her brother, Clifton Pigg (Carrie May); her sister, Eugenia Parker; her sister-in-law, Bertha Pigg; and many nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to express special appreciation to Ann's niece, Brenda Martin, for her loving and devoted care. Memorials may be made in Ann's name to the giver's favorite charity.
Serving as pallbearers were Lofton Pigg, David Pigg, Kenneth Gary, Jimmy Ward, Holly Pigg, Danny Williams and Glen Martin.


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The Approach is the crux for sure. The rock is good enough if your cautious. The route is an excellent solo, just make sure your damn solid at the 5.3 grade! Bringing a rope on this route would be a lot more work than its worth. Its 85% 4th class then a bit of 5.3 at the top that is really fun.
The route is the NW Ridge of the Shield. Follow the Crest Trail north, until you see the "10 K Trail" post mark. In this clearing go to the edge of the limestone band, and start descending the gully. There are some game trails but for the most part you`ll be suffering in the brush. The prominent ridge line on your left is the route. There is a well defined trail on the ridge line that takes you up the route.
No fixed gear
I have always approached this route from below, leaving a car at the tram terminal and driving to the trail head that is on the dirt road that continues past the right turn that goes to the La Luz trailhead. I believe this approach is shorter, it is definitely all on a pretty good trail, though you do need to drive two cars and purchase a tram ticket back down.
I agree that the best approach is from below, up the Piedra Lisa trail to the Rincon. Descending Chimney Canyon is probably the fastest unless you down-climb the Knife-Edge. Favorite run/scramble in the Sandias!
Anyone leave a piece of gear at the W in the last 2 weeks? I have it if you want it back... (May 11) And again - more gear left at the W... (June 30) What's up with that?
Marc, Going down the ramp instead of Chimney Canyon sounds enticing. How is the terrain between the base of Procrastination and the highest well-defined part of the Fletcher Trail? Last year I went down the descent you suggest as far as the base of Procrastination - cool and adventurous (thanks for whoever put up the fixed rope!). This year, I've been up much of the well-defined part of the Fletcher trail until cutting off to head up to the S Route - very good trail that far. I just have not connected those two sections.
Very few parties rope up for the knife edge. I'm one of them... A few years back a buddy and I did it in Jan. or Feb. just for fun. You generally stay on the north side of the ridge, but since it was iced up, we had to stay on the south. There's a second "crux" near the top where the ridge steepens and it's a little trickier if you have to go to the south, as we did. Anyhoo, I pulled down on a big ol' block and it was fine. Behind me, my partner did the same and he was left holding an 80lb block of granite. Just before he fell. If we hadn't been roped up, he would be dead. Just a cautionary tale about the Knife Edge. Have fun, be safe. But I doubt you have to keep leaving your gear behind...
Bill, the terrain from procrastination down to the good part of the fletcher trail is OK a little scrambly in places and maybe a little trashing through the bush but not bad. Someone cleared the trail fairly well 2-3 years back with saw and pruners probably in order to haul big wall gear to the base. The trail up to the base of Procrasty was great then. A party was also hard at work last winter trying to finish a new route before the closure, so the trail was probably good as of late Feb this year. Personally I'm a big fan of using the tram to get down and some sort of car shuttle like Lee mentions. Civilized.
Thanks, John. Sounds like the conditions depend some on the current activity level. I'll give it a go one of these days. An informational note about descending the Knife Edge: Of course there are the merits of free-soloing. I have also been down this twice with folks not up for that. We hung a fully stretched-out 60 meter rope to get nearly down to The W and then another rope as a "hand line" across The W. When incorporating this into a descent of the Knife Edge, it can take several hours to get to all the way down depending of course on the experience level of individuals. Hill's guide lists the Knife Edge as 11 "pitches".
Did this over Christmas vacation in 1970 or thereabouts with Leland Davis and Clay Goldberg. Decided that it really was cold when we realized that snot froze immediately on our gloves. Exciting part was that there was a herd of mountain sheep (now extinct I believe in the Sandias) ahead of us and the alpha ram was not happy. We were roped up and I was going over the only tricky part (it was full of snow) and the ram made a mock charge (and I dropped about 10 feet - I wasn't drawing to his bluff as he sure looked big). We dropped down the canyon to the south of the Needle to get back to the car. A lot of snow actually made the descent fairly easy.
Next time I do this, I will definitely shuttle, tram, or take the ramp down by the shield. From car up the ridge, across to La Luz, and down makes for one long day.
My favorite approach is to park at the Piedra Lisa Trailhead as mentioned by Lee. Then I climb the Knife Edge, walk north to the crest house and have a yummy burger. This gets you fueled for the cruise on down La Luz. But then again I like hiking...
The burger sounds like a good idea...to fuel for the casual walk over to the tram, that way I don't even need to carry food. Of course maybe I'm just craving american food right now.
I do this solo at least once a year. Can't imagine a year going by without making the pilgrimmage. I park at the Piedra Lisa lot and walk up the knife edge, continue up through the limestone band,then take the north crest trail to the TV towers and come down chimney canyon. There's a beautiful rest spot on top of the limestone band just before you hit the North Crest trail, another on the grassy aspen knoll as you start down (just above muralla grande and chimney canyon), and another couple at the bottom of Chimney Canyon near the base of muralla grande/Warpy Moople. No rope needed on the knife edge if it's not icy and you drop a few feet down the north (left) side of the ridge crest at the "W," and continue to hug the north side of the crest after the "W." If you go up the south (right) side of the "W" as described by Orlando, you'll experience the excitement of having your ass hang out over hundreds of feet of air, and if you veer off too far in that direction after the "W" you may end up having to reverse some 5.6/5.7 moves in a very scary/exposed dihedral.
I'm driving through ABQ on my way to Moab in March and hoping to do this if it's not covered in snow. I'm from the southeast so I'm not sure what to expect. Will it be?
It is likely that the route will be clear or that you will be able to climb around any snow on route with out too much difficulty. The real issue is that if you plan on going to the crest and taking the tram back down, there will be snow up there in the trees. As far as coming back down along the "approach" to the routes on the main wall, it seems as though part of that is tree covered as well before the rappels. It is hard to know though what things will be like in March at this point. The forest service might have updates on the condition of the Crest Trail, and if they say that is clear you should be good.
Steven VanSickle - Intriguing approach for a top-to-top ascent of the Knife Edge. I'll have to try it some time. What I like about Piedra Lisa-Chimney Canyon though (or La Luz, or tram descent) is it gives the whole project a mountaineering feel....
For that mountaineering feeling, I've come to enjoy ...
Bill - your post reminds me of my first time on the Knife Edge in December 1975. Party of four roping through a rime-encrusted W to finish with a rappel & traverse to the Ramp right at sunset (that comes no later than 6 PM in winter), descending by headlamp & somehow winding up on the Movie Trail ... 'Such is youth' - Herman Melville. On the plus side this does put you right back at your car. That last bit of trail/road slogging (if you didn't leave a vehicle) can get a bit tedious....
I agree, that road seems unbelievably long on the return trip. And great story by the way; reminds me of one or two as well. :-)