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Another two miles south is this headland, which is adorned by these splendid modernist houses.
We had a fantastic, gentle sail much of the 25nM south to the Tiber. Cruising chute up, a steady 4 knots, flat sea, warm sun. A great last passage of the season.
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We were going to go into Civitavecchia harbour and take our chances in the yacht basin. But the pilot book describes them as noisy, crowded and very hot. We couldn't raise anyone from the harbour on the VHF, and quailed at the port full of ferries, liners, container ships and the like. So we turned our tired bows the two miles further south into the modern marina at Traiano.
This was the first ordinary marina we'd entered since Genoa. Showers! Washing machines! Most of all, lots of attentive help with the berthing. We're not used to that, the usual British way being to let you get on with it. Of course, you must have some help here often, as there is no way to get your bow lines onto the rings on the quay without help. But here, they come and nudge your stern and help you haul the mooring line out of the water onto the aft cleat - as well as having someone on the quay. They were astonished in the morning when we simply let go our lines and left our slip without any help!
Still - it helps to justify the off-season charge of 50 euros!
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This is the stern line. The water is so clear, it's hard to tell how deep it has become - an additional frightener when the ferry is looming above the decks!
The town itself is very sweet but very touristy. Lots of over-priced restaurants. Above the port is a walled village, dating back to when this island was ruled from Aragon. Unfortunately we didn't get there. On Saturday morning, we were told we had to leave, as a big fishing festival and competition was being held that day and the harbour was full. What's more, we had to be gone by 1100, as yet another ferry would be using the quay. That cut our time short, but we hope to go back another time and see more of the island.
We had been pronouncing Giglio with two hard 'g's - a laughing island. In fact, both are soft, making it more like Jeelio, which is Italian for lily. We left the island of the laughing flowers for Isola Giannuttri, just 12 miles south.
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Liz had declined various colder, British offers of swimming, but had promised she would brave the Med. And here's the evidence: she swam nearly every day she stayed, as well as a little sail on Bridget, lots of helming on Roaring Girl, and kayaking.
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This is the bay at Biodola, which is as you can see very pretty with a big curve of white sand. You might also have noticed the colour of the sky, particularly looking west over the headland. As we settled our anchor (sand, 8m depth) a swell came in and our visitor began to look green. So we pulled it up again, and decided to head back to Portoferraio.
The heavens opened on the way, treating us to a spectacular equinoctal thunderstorm. Streaks of lightening bright enough to illuminate the hills of Corsica, and cracks of thunder to make us jump. Fortunately, it only hung around in our vicinity for a short while, and then travelled away, leaving us to enjoy the light show from our very wet cockpit.
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We made a plan. Sail the three miles west, round the cape which is the biggest headland on the north of Elba, and anchor off Biodola, which gets nice write-ups for a sparkly silver beach. There was very little wind but we meandered slowly up to Cabo d'Enfola, which straggles northward towards the shallows and fishing grounds.
Elba is a very popular diving area, and the two little dots you can see on the right are diving boats, for people looking at the marine life off these rocks.
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The kayak is launched. Pip did a fine karakia, naming her the Waka Wahini, or Woman of the Waka (the name for the Maori canoes). It's taken a while, as we bought her at Earls Court late last year, but she is properly wet at last.
She is an Advanced Frame Expedition kayak, a hybrid folding frame and inflatable. There are nine separate air compartments, but she comes almost entirely assembled. Once Sarah had overcome her incompetence with air pumps (or rather Pip had come to the rescue), the whole boat was very simple to make launch-ready. She has an aluminium frame in bow and stern, and a small skeg to help with directional tracking. Lots of bits are adjustable around the seat and foot positions. The vendor had thrown in a paddle, so we tied on various bits of string, and away we went.
Aaah! So quiet and easy. Up close to the grebes. Into inches of water. It must be admitted that the water is really flat, and still pretty warm, but that's what a beginner needs. Along with some pretty serious muscle work on the forearms.
In the background you can see some energetic manoeuvring going on between the cruise liner and the ferries. The liner left minutes before two ferries; why they didn't keep it back for quarter of an hour is a mystery to us, as it left these three large boats working around each other in a small space.
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Well, we made a start leaving, trying to get ahead of a south westerly. We failed, and the south-westerly had a lot of south-easterly in it. So we had a horrid swell and the wind on the nose. After an hour we had gone two miles and we both felt sick. So we turned round and went back. It's supposed to be fun.
We intended to anchor off the port, but got moved by the coast guard as we were exactly where the imminent ferry wanted to put his anchor to hold him off the quay in the now very blustery wind.
We returned into the Port and this time were allocated a place actually on the town quay. This was all very nice, except for the difficulties presented by a low quay and a high bow. When it then chucked down with rain, the problem got worse as Roaring Girl floated ever higher. We built a pyramid with a handy wood block and our trusty Lakeland folding step which basically worked, but boat movement made every morning's first descent a little hair-raising.
To be fair, the ferry did use our spot for the anchor. It then left again, leaving us a bit disgruntled, wondering why we hadn't just moved a short distance, and returned to our preferred spot. Then the thunderstorms came in, the wind swivelled around a lot and the sea got pretty rough, which made us quite glad to be firmly tied up after all. It wasn't a cheap decision though; until 15 September the price continued to be 60 euros a night; after 15th it dropped to 46 euros. Beware Isola Capraia with any sort of southerly forecast if your next stop is Elba or beyond!
On the Tuesday we hiked up into the hills north of the port. We carried all sorts of waterproofs with us, thereby ensuring a rain free afternoon for the island. From about 100m up we got this splendid view of Elba - which you couldn't see at all the day we tried to get away, proving how poor the visibility had been.
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From Florence we got back to Roaring Girl mid-afternoon, to get ready for our next trip, destination Isola Capraia, 42nM south west, and just off the tip of Corsica. The forecast was a NE 3-4, which would put it aft.
In fact, we got an easterly F4 for the first four hours, then no wind to speak of for an hour, then a WNW F4 for three hours. Perfect for us. There is also a one knot south-going current all along this stretch of coast, which helped us out.
We had one of the best sails we've ever enjoyed in splendid weather, averaging over 5 knots. We shot past Livorno with a reefed main and mizzen and several turns in the genoa, at over 6.5knots through the water (ie before the effect of the current). For us, this is very fast sailing!
Roaring Girl was beautifully balanced, and our autohelm, Polly, took a lot of the strain. Even so we hand-steered quite a bit, just for the fun of it. Maybe it was the last hurrah of the Ligurian Sea; we've had poor sailing the whole way round the coast, and our friend Ruth from Mudskipper described the sailing in the area as 'awful'. (Admittedly, she said this while enjoying a good breeze 10 miles from Bora Bora, which isn't really a fair comparison.)
This is the Isola Gorgona, the northernmost of the Tuscan Archipelago. Yachts are not allowed to land, as it's a prison.
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Saturday night showed both the ups and downs of Le Grazie, which has this pretty, understated waterfront. This week sees their festival, the Sagre del Pulpo - a celebration of octopus. There have been many events, including local art exhibitions and a special Mass. Saturday night's for dancing, and the Italians do love a dance. They flock out, many of them very expert, to cha-cha-cha, foxtrot and waltz to local bands singing all sorts of songs in Italian and English. The funniest dance of the night was a very enthusiastic YMCA, but the big crowds flocked the floor for My Way and a mix of Italian faves.
We motored ashore and enjoyed a dish of octopus and a couple of glasses of wine, in a lovely cool evening. About midnight we confessed ourselves beaten and returned to Roaring Girl.
Here the anchoring dance began: just off our stern two little motorboats (maybe 7m long) had anchored absolutely next to each other, and then tied themselves together. With the (well forecast) wind shift to the north east, they were right under our stern. We scrambled aboard and started our engine, getting ourselves away from them. We then had a complicated and noisy discussion. They argued that our 40m scope was too big (in 11m of water). We pointed out that reducing it to 33m, the minimum 3:1 with which we are comfortable, would not make any difference. We took in that 7m, and indeed we were right.
Oh well, they told us, we'd be perfectly safe with 25m of chain out. No way, we asserted, not in a 13ton boat, with the forecast F4 to F6. In fact, not ever! By now we had our engine running continuously as we manoeuvred to keep clear of them. They let out a little more chain, but would not even start their engines. Despite the fact we had been there for two days, and were well-ensconced when they showed up, these guys were not going anywhere.
In all our years of sailing we have never encountered such un-seamanlike rudeness from another boat in an anchorage.
But is was obviously unsafe to stay where we were, so we hoiked our anchor up (covered in thick mud) and moved out to the mouth of the little bay - only 15m deep but much less protected from the coming breeze. We got our anchor well dug in and sat in the cockpit (it now being about 0100) to unwind. Good thing we did.
A blue yacht had been anchored not far from us (just far enough not to be a serious problem, and certainly clear of our problematic neighbours). For no obvious reason he had upped sticks and come out here. He chose to re-drop his anchor not far away. Heigh ho: we sat and watched him for a long time, looking to see if we had similar swinging action in the increasing gusts, and whether he was going to drag. Pip went to bed. At 0300, Sarah decided this was probably ok and went below, finally turning out her light at 0330.
At 0335, she heard an engine close by and extra wave motion hitting the hull. She shot up on deck, and lo! The blue yacht had dragged and was about 2m away! Aiyai, yai, yai. Fortunately, her crew were all on deck and their engine on, but it was a high adrenaline moment!
He motored around in a small circle and then headed back into the bay, from whence he had come. Sarah, of course, was now wide awake again, and sat up another half hour, watching the large motor yacht to leeward gradually shift backwards. It's a big, crewed vessel, and eventually they woke up and moved themselves back into safety.
What a night! This is written the following morning, in a gusty F5. We're doing various jobs aboard, unwilling to leave the boat until the wind, as forecast, decreases this afternoon. Lunch-stop anchoring techniques are simply not enough in these conditions, though we are forced to note that the two tied-together motor-boats are still where they were, occupying our nice spot.
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Liz had declined various colder, British offers of swimming, but had promised she would brave the Med. And here's the evidence: she swam nearly every day she stayed, as well as a little sail on Bridget, lots of helming on Roaring Girl, and kayaking.
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We left Genoa on the Monday, the strong northerlies having finally blown themselves out. We coasted south for several hours with the cruising chute and mizzen in beautiful weather. On the way we passed the fabled Cinque Terri, a truly lovely area. We decided not to stop at Portofino, (or the nearby and cheaper Santa Margherita Ligure) because we wanted to get south ahead of some more forecast nasty wind. This picture is the entrance to San Fruttuoso, the only anchorage on the headland sheltering Portofino.
Our original plan was to travel overnight to the Golfo dei Poeti, the bay leading to La Spezia, but the forecast softened a bit, so rather than arrive in the dark we decided to find an anchorage and push on in the morning.
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Marie Noel Thomas, 81, of Casey County, Ky., of Greenwood passed away Friday,
Oct. 25, 2013, at her home.
Born Nov. 10, 1931, in Casey County, she is the daughter of the late Felbert Ray and Pearl Gabehart Noel. Marie was devoted to her family. She was a member of the Indianapolis Baptist Temple and attended the Grace Baptist Church. She love quilting, gardening, working in her flowers and watching birds.
Survivors include her beloved husband, Glenn Thomas, whom she wed July 25, 1950; two sons, Alan Thomas of Greenwood and Harold (and Pam) Thomas of Indianapolis,; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; five brothers, Earl, Ed, and Bennie Noel all of Liberty, Walter Noel of Louisville, Ky., and Henry Noel of Columbia, Ky.; and two sisters, Martha Murphy of Liberty and Ruth Murphy of Versailles.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Wright; two brothers, Charles and Samuel Noel; and four sisters, Mabel Shultz, Mary Dean, Nellie Land and Mayme Noel.
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Pallbearers are Alan Thomas, Harold Thomas, Jonathan Thomas, Joe Thomas, Josh Wright, Jeremiah Wright, Dalton Anderson and Todd Harne.
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A new strain of British genetically modified potato appears immune to the devastating fungus responsible for the great Irish famine of 1845, research has shown.
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Virginia Obituaries - The Alexandria Gazette - March 21, 1895
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
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Municipal bond holders have agreed to give the Wenatchee Events Center Public Facilities District (PFD) one more week before entering into full-scale default to allow time for the Legislature to reach agreement on a $42 million loan to pay off the bonds. The bonds technically went into default at 10 a.m. yesterday.
Working through the state Treasurer's office, the city of Wenatcheehas agreed to pay the bondholders $6,100 a day to delay default for a few days.
Because the default deadline has passed, a new bill has been written because the original bill title was to prevent default. The new bill does exactly the same as the original legislation. It would provide a bridge loan to the PFD using local sales tax money from the state's local sales and use tax account.. The terms of the loan also remain the same, with a high interest rate, and the ability of the state to garnish local sales tax receipts if the PFD fails to repay the state on time.
The new bill is working its way through the maze of committees as local lawmakers lobby for approval. Representative Mike Armstrong has said it is his hope to pass the bill on Monday and send it to the Senate – and then get this legislation to the governor by early next week.
CLOSING A $2 BILLION BUDGET GAP: In the first days of the special session earlier this week, lawmakers were met with protesters who were made up of several groups, including unions and the "Occupy" group. Many came with the intent of disrupting the legislative process. And for a while during the committee hearing on the Wenatchee bill, they were so loud that the hearing was adjourned while the State Patrol and Capitol security removed the protesters from the building. Many are calling for the Legislature to adopt the governor's proposal to increase the state portion of the sales tax by a half-billion dollars. I believe tax increases are the wrong direction for our state at a time when unemployment is still very high and our economy is still very fragile. The fact is, the state is expected to take in an additional $2 billion in revenue over the previous biennium. I'm also not convinced that the governor's agencies' budgets have been scrubbed. Latest figures show the total operating budgets of each of these departments have INCREASED by the following amounts over the previous budget cycle:
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This shows the Legislature has its spending priorities in the wrong order, especially when the governor is holding education, public safety, and funding for the developmentally disabled hostage for a tax increase – while at the same time increasing funding for parks and fish. It's time for the Legislature to reprioritize the budget to ensure essential core services are taken care of first.
Ø NO INCREASE ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION RATES: I was very pleased to hear the Department of Labor and Industries has decided to forgo a planned 2.5 percent hike in workers' compensation rates. As a result, premiums will stay the same in 2012. This will be helpful to our local businesses that are struggling in this economy. The announcement was made yesterday by the director of L&I and the governor. The decision was made largely because of intense opposition voiced by citizens and businesses across the state who pointed out the economy is still fragile and a rate hike could delay economic recovery.


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How to Tame a Dragon
How would one tame a mythical beast such as a dragon? These creatures are skilled in the art of hiding and are very hard to track. With this said, why would an ordinary person want to tame something as massive as a dragon? Yes, they are magical and honored throughout. But these majestic beasts are fierce and unpredictable. One would have to be skilled and would have to be knowledgeable about this creature of legend. To an inexperienced tamer, finding and taming a dragon is difficult, but with these easy to follow steps, itll be a breeze to tame the majestic creature.
First off the wannabe tamer would have to learn more about these magical dragons. The dragon is a mythical, fire breathing, air borne, massive, reptile of legend. These creatures are related to the ordinary everyday lizard, although its hard to believe, its true. They are not related to the dinosaurs, birds or even snakes, although these are examples of some of the myths associated with these creatures. These creatures were originally from the medieval time period, but now they live in the present time period due to mishaps in science. No, they do not steal maidens and eat them. Nor do they terrorize helpless farmers and trusted knights. These legends are the cause of their downfall or temporary hibernation. These majestic beasts have been hunted for their scales and meat, along with their front horns and skin. Now that the wannabe tamer lets name him John, has learned more about the dragon, its time to pick the right one to tame.
Selecting a dragon is a complicated process. There are different types of these reptilian fire breathers out there. These giant reptiles vary in size, personality, and race. Yes, even dragons
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have different races. The tamer must carefully consider all of the qualities when making the choice. The first step to picking a dragon is choosing the sizes of the dragon, surprisingly, dont vary in size much; its mainly broken down into four categories, monstrous, giant, big and small. Monstrous sized dragons usually are equal in size to a school building, maybe more. Giant dragons are roughly the size of a plane. The big ones are about the size of a semi. No, even the small ones are very small; they are about the same size as a minivan, roughly a bit more. In choosing the size of these beasts, one must always stick with their own size limit. One wouldnt want to pick a dragon the size of a semi, when they themselves are lean and weak. It would be very difficult for the tamer.
The next step to picking a dragon is the personality. The personalities of dragons are spread all over the board. The personality of a dragon mostly depends on the age of the reptilian beast. It also depends on the health of one. If a dragon is sick, he would most likely be irritable and aggressive. If healthy, their personality would be on a whole new scale. Old dragons usually have a snooty, knowing personality, while the younger ones have a more adventurous, naïve attitude. The full blown adults are more trustworthy than the older generation, though when mad, they go berserk. When picking a dragons personality always remember to base it off of ones personality like if Johns personality is hes over cheerful, then he would want to pick a dragon over cheerful just like him. Its pretty simple, just takes some brain power. Though personality is important the most important aspect to picking a dragon is the race.
The last and final step to picking a dragon is choosing the race. A race of a dragon usually ties with the color of one. Dragon races are quite unique, usually taking on an element. For example, fire dragons are red and breathe fire. Water dragons are blue or have a blue hue to them and breathe water. How do they do that? The world may never know. Ice dragons are usually white or white hued, ad breathe ice, while dark dragons are black or black hued and breathe dark energy, it is fairly fascinating when a dark dragon performs this technique. In picking the dragons race, the main point is to handle an element the tamers good with, like if John likes the dark and works well with it, he would pick a dark dragon. Ok, so John
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picks a healthy, young, dark dragon the size of a school building, hes up for a challenge. Now that John has picked the desired dragon in which to tame, he can move on to finding his targeted dragon.
After John has picked his tamee (the subject in whom the tamer is taming) he now would move on to finding the dragon of choice. Finding a dragon will prove to be time consuming along with difficult, as dragons are known for their techniques on hiding. With this said, this step may take months to complete. So John may need to pack some provisions for his journey into the unknown.
The first step to finding a dragon is packing. John must not pack meat, for it will attract other animals luring off the targeted dragon. Instead pack a variety of fruits, veggies, and bread. John may also pack milk and cheese, though not a lot since it may go bad in the temperatures in the area. John will also pack a sleeping bag and something for entertainment; it must not be noisy or require too much light, for dragons have advanced hearing and sense of sight. They are able to see and hear the simplest movement even in the pitch black of night. So John will need to be quiet and still throughout the whole process of taming the dragon desired. John will need to gather gems of every size for luring the dragon closer. Its a known fact that dragons of every race love collecting gems. Its the shininess of the sparkling, attractive gems. Once that procedure is done, John can move on to actually finding the specimen of choice.
The next step to finding a dragon is location. Location is everything to a dragon, and location depends on the race. Since Johns preferred dragon is dark, he would be able to find one in thick marshes. This will provide cover for John as well as the dragon being targeted. Dark dragons usually sun bathe, with the little light provided, in a shaded clearing not far from the marshes. A couple miles from the main clearing would be a smaller enclosed clearing, with a clear view of the main clearing, which would be perfect to hide in and wait out the desired dragon. But the main problem is there are many clearings in a marsh. So which one does John decide on? Its best to look for clues.
The last step in finding a dragon is looking for clues. Dragons love leaving false clues, so one must be careful in deciphering the original from the false. One clue may be footsteps;
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dragons leave massive implants in to the earth as they walk from one area to another. Another clue would have to be claw marks on trees; dragons love to groom themselves, maybe even more than humans do. The next clue is overly sized shadows. These may belong to a dragon flying through the air. Another clue would have to be a decrease in wildlife around an area, no birdsong or croaking of frogs to be heard. With those clues to follow, the next step in taming the dragon, is actually taming one.
The first step to taming a dragon is setting the trap. Setting the trap is basically setting around the gems in a pile, shiniest ones first and the duller last, in the middle of the main clearing when the dragon isnt there. One may also trap an animal to lure the dragon near. The animal may serve as a meal to a young dragon. The animal may not be necessary if one brought enough gems. One might want to save a few gems, for the taming of a dragon. Once the gems are set, John must now wait.
The next step is waiting; it is the most tedious and tiresome of the steps. This is when the entertainment object, possibly a book, comes in handy. Now just sit back and read, dont forget to keep an eye on the main clearing. Do not go to sleep! One wouldnt want to miss their target. The dragon would approach the clearing with an air of dominance; this is possibly because its his clearing.
The final step is taming the dragon. Taming a dragon is pretty easy, as long as one follows the steps correctly. Once the dragon enters the clearing he or she will immediately spot the pile of sparkling gems. The majestic beast will walk over to them and sniff the pile once before taking the gems in his mouth. This is the time to make ones appearance known; this can be achieved by simply walking out of the cover of the marshes. Make sure the last of the gems are neatly placed in the dominate hand. The dragon will stop and stare at the walking object with gems. He or she will back away then walk forward, automatically earning the trust of one. This will be surprising though; dont show the surprise in any motion. So, the dragon will come closer and take the gems from the outstretched hand. The dragon from this point will be tamed and in ones control. No, dont go gallivanting destroying everything in ones path. The dragon will absolutely hate that.
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If one follows these easy steps it would be easy to tame a creature of this size and stature. Dark dragons are the hardest to tame, so that would be a good thing if one tames a dragon of different race. Now that one has followed these steps he or she can enjoy their tamed dragon in peace. Just remember to protect the dragon and feed it. Now, wasnt that easy?
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An essay I had to write in my college class. I got an A on it the teacher liked I hope you guys will too.
I am making a champion suggestion for the game League of Legends. Is it OK with you if I use some information from this to help me along? I would put in a link to this page if you'd like.
I am suggesting a Dragon Tamer, and in my research this was the best I could find on Dragon Taming, so gratz on that, as well as on the A you got.
I am suggesting a Dragon Tamer, and in my research this was the best I could find on Dragon Taming, so gratz on that, as well as on the A you got.
Good writing, but I actually wonder if it isn't usually the more intelligent taming the lesser one?


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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford opened its 2014 home slate with a pair of wins Friday, knocking off Cal Poly and Bradley in the Stanford Nike Invitational.
Madi Schreyer (5-0) pitched a strong 7.0 innings against Cal Poly (3-4), allowing two runs on three hits and striking out two. Six Stanford (8-0) hitters tallied a hit and Kylie Sorenson led the team with two RBI.
After spotting two runs in the top of the first without allowing a hit, Stanford responded with a pair of runs in the first and second inning to take a 4-2 lead. The Cardinal added an insurance run in the third to stretch the lead to three.
Four Cardinal saw innings in the circle against Bradley (1-6) and Kayla Bonstrom (1-0) earned the first win of her collegiate career. Schreyer pitched the final 1.2 innings to earn the save.
The Cardinal rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a commanding 7-0 lead. It was the fourth time this season Stanford posted seven or more runs in an inning.
Sorenson and Jessica Plaza led Stanford with two hits apiece, while Erin Ashby knocked in a team-high two RBI.
After two perfect innings by Carley Hoover to start the contest, Erin Ashby and Bonstrom made their collegiate debuts in the circle. The duo allowed three runs in a combined 3.1 innings of work and pitched out of multiple jams to help Stanford maintain a healthy lead.
The Cardinal returns to action Saturday for a pair of games, beginning at 12:15 p.m. PT against Bradley, followed by a 4:45 p.m. matchup against Cal Poly.


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The owner himself is not sure of the bike model. He guessed San Remo, but it doesn't look like one to me, and the paint job doesn't look like it's been redone. Any guesses, guys?
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Sure, it's a sexy thought, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux reunited. It won't happen. Maddux wants no part of New York, or the rest of the East Coast for that matter. He'll either stay with the Dodgers or go to San Diego.
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Dec. 04: Glavine-Maddux II not likely
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A myth is the Mets are a good young team. Take away the core of Wright, Reyes and Beltran, and there's a lot of age on this team. Maddux makes them older, and he does it without throwing hard, which is something this rotation needs.
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The 5th Annual Delmarva on View Photgraphy contest and exhibit reception benefiting the Lewes Library was held June 28 at the Lewes Public Library. The contest, which expanded to include scenic images from the entire Delmarva Peninsula, drew 147 entries in five categories. These categories were Delmarva Icons, Four Seasons, Get on the Bus:The Delaware Bay and Atlantic Coast, The Golden Hour:Sunrise/Sunset, In Flightand Ground Patrol:Wildlife and Speacial Effects. The curator for the exhibit is local photographer and writer JuneRose Futcher who specializes in maritime and sailing photography. The Exhibit will be in the library until Aug. 16 with 30 percent of the proceeds from print sales benefiting the library.


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Featuring Nextel Direct Connect features such as push-to-talk capabilities and support for business apps, the Motorola Brute i686 has met the Military Specifications 810G for dust, shock, vibration, low temperature, high temperature, low pressure, solar radiation, salt fog, humidity, blowing raing and immersion 1. In short, you'll not only get a feature-rich phone but a tough-as-a-steel handset as well.
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New York will be joining other states with its own healthcare exchange on Oct. 1.
The exchange is a type of online marketplace where insurance can be found for eligible individuals at a significant discount. Those on Medicaid will continue to receive those benefits, but for those who fit into that gray area — of not qualifying for Medicaid but not being able to afford full coverage healthcare — the exchange may be a feasible option.
While there are concerns about exactly what the exchange under the Affordable Care Act, nicknamed Obamacare, is, overall Queens residents seem optimistic.
"I think it's good," Karen Dennis, president of the community council for Police Service Area 9, which patrols public housing complexes, and director of the Ravenswood Community Supported Agriculture, said hesitantly. "You really need to read it to understand."
Like many government programs there is a fair share of government speak, but the state's website nystateofhealth.ny.gov does a good job of walking people through it with how to apply and explaining the many ins and outs.
Individuals who make less than $45,960 or a family of four that makes less than $94,200 can apply for financial assistance.
Dennis believes Obamacare will encourage preventative care instead of emergency room visits for ailments that should be treated in a doctor's office. The new system will also use electronic records instead of paper and a government-monitored system may lead to less abuse of service when doctors encourage more expensive treatment than necessary.
The news is divided with some touting the about-50-percent discount it can afford more than a million people who don't have healthcare where others say it will hurt small businesses or entice some to try to skirt around providing it.
Companies with more than 50 employees will have to provide benefits to their employees under Obamacare. Those eligible businesses that do not comply by 2015 will be fined.
"Hopefully the picture of healthcare will look better," Dennis said.
A cancer survivor from Long Island City, Georgia, said she thought "It was a good idea."
She liked that everyone would be required to buy health insurance or face a fine.
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D- Manhattan, Queens) said in her district about 72,000 people are eligible for coverage through the exchange.
"I look forward to the Oct. 1 rollout of the New York Health Benefit Exchange, for the people in my district and throughout New York State," Maloney said. "My office will work with the state to address any issues with the exchange — should any arise."
There's been outreach in the borough. Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens) went business to business with the 82nd Street Partnership to talk about the new policy. The New Jerusalem Baptist Church Evangelism Ministry in Jamaica will host a "what you need to know" seminar on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. about Obamacare. Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Queens) is holding a similar forum on Oct. 15 at Elmhurst Hospital from 5 to 7 p.m. Call (718) 445-7860 to RSVP.
Last Wednesday a spokeswoman from Healthfirst, an insurance company participating in the exchange, Sasha Rodriguez, visited Community Board 5 in Middle Village.


text: By Tim LinscottManaging EditorBernie Deaver of Grant is never one to sit idle.The former owner of Deaver Computer Service in downtown Grant has moved on to a new venture, owning and operating Ag-Logix.Ag-Logix has acquired an exclusive six county distributorship for Ag Concepts Corporation products.A longtime farmer and business owner, Deaver said having two businesses competed for his time, and as the years stretched on, he became stretched too thin for time. He recently sold Deaver Computer Service, which allows him more time to dedicate to Ag-Logix."I have grandkids and an expanding family and a farm operation I've always had and wanted to dedicate some more time to that. I slowly, last winter, began to sell the computer business," Deaver said, and this spring he sold the computer service business to Dave and Tony Kempf. "This business and my farming operation are very compatible." Deaver notes that he uses Ag Concepts products on his own fields.Ag Concepts is a 30-year-old Idaho company specializing in biostimulants, humic acid, kelp or seaweed, foliar fertilizer, and soil penetrant for agriculture.Deaver, as someone familiar with many people in the region, was contacted last fall by Ag Concepts about finding someone to be a dealer for the company. The more he thought about it, Deaver did know someone interested in the company...himself.The company's flagship product, Agzyme, provides enzymes, vitamins and cofactors necessary to stimulate the native soil microbiological activity and increase soil health. It has more university and independent research facility testing on it than any competing product on the market.Business is still progressing with harvest just around the corner and Deaver explains that his prime business time with customers will be between harvest and planting."I have been busy getting myself situated and scouting fields and finding time for my own farming," Deaver said. "The business of getting out of business (Deaver Computer Service) takes quite a bit of time."The world corn yield record of 454 bushels per acre was set in 2013 with the help of the same biological products contained in Ag Concepts products. It has been estimated that in one teaspoon of soil there are over 5 billion bacteria, 20 million fungi, and up to 1 million protozoa. Each works in the soil with plant life to promote essential life giving reactions. Thus, the industry is beginning to see the soil as a living organism, that when cared for, produces a healthier plant. Deaver spent a week in Boise, Idaho, getting additional training on the products.This new venture has been a learning experience for Deaver."I have been raising corn since the mid-1970s and I am learning things I've never known," Deaver said.The Ag-Logix office is located in the Ride Rite Garage building at the south end of Central Avenue in Grant. To make an appointment with Deaver, call (308) 352-8092."This business has been great because it keeps me working with people," Deaver said.


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Diltiazem is used to prevent chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability to exercise and decrease how often you may get angina attacks. Diltiazem is called a calcium channel blocker. It works by relaxing blood vessels in the body and heart and lowers the heart rate. Blood can flow more easily and your heart works less hard to pump blood.
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Take this medication by mouth before meals and at bedtime, usually 3 to 4 times daily or as directed by your doctor.
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Use this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, use it at the same times each day. This medication must be taken regularly to prevent angina. It should not be used to treat angina when it occurs. Use other medications (such as sublingual nitroglycerin) to relieve an angina attack as directed by your doctor. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for details.
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How to Get Rid of Crackheads
Most people are bothered by drug users, especially crack users, for different reasons. Here are several ideas on getting rid of them. Remember, they are people too, so make sure that you do not violate any laws when interacting with them. Here are some steps to discourage crack users from loitering on private property.
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1Be polite. Simply asking a person to leave is often the most effective method for removing a crackhead (or vagrant) from your property.
2Yell at them if politeness gets you nowhere. Simply raising your voice and being assertive can easily be sufficient ("Go away!"/"Leave!"/"Leave me alone!"). Try not to be intentionally insulting. You are speaking to a human being.
3Call law enforcement if they seem disoriented, violent, or erratic in their behaviour. Keep your distance if you are worried about your personal safety.
4If you feel unsafe, plug your ears and blow a safety whistle. Then retreat to a distance or area where you feel safe.
5Tell them where to find a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. If you are aware of a drug counseling or social work station, tell them the location. This is obviously only advised in cases where you feel the person you are talking to is not going to harm you.
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- Remember that just because a person is homeless, they are not necessarily drug addicts. If they are drug addicts, they are still not necessarily violent or bad people.
- If you are asked for change or food and you are unwilling to give it for whatever reason, simply decline. Do not insult them or say "You could just get a job." You certainly would not employ a homeless drug addict. Neither does anyone else. It is logically wrong and very insulting to tell someone without a chance of being hired that they could "just get a job".
- Be aware that crack is highly addictive. If a person addicted to crack cocaine cannot secure a dose within a few hours of their last consumption, they will experience severe physical pain and discomfort, including embarrassing and debilitating cases of diarrhea, abdominal pains, headaches, disorientation, etc. It is not a type of "habit" or "behaviour" that can be overcome by willpower alone.
- Be sure to start off polite. Use a pleasant tone of voice, and often times, they will leave. If they continue to return or harass you, or even pretend to be sleeping, get help and call the police. If they seem ill or injured, always call medical services. Homeless people can and will die of exposure. Even if you might think they are bad people, withholding care from someone in need of medical attention is a crime.
- Inform yourself about addiction in general, and the drugs in your area in particular. Be aware that different drugs can cause different changes in behaviour.
- The laws are often times very strict when it comes to assault, be sure to maintain a strict NO PHYSICAL CONTACT approach to getting rid of them.
- Some crack users are known to get aggressive, always make sure that you have a clear escape route in case things become dangerous.
- Some crackheads carry weapons; These include razor blades, knives, and syringes. Do not let yourself get into a situation where you can get poked with a needle.
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- Pleasant tone (easily the best way to get rid of a crackhead)
- Whistle
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Français: éloigner les drogués, Italiano: Liberarsi dai Drogati di Crack, Deutsch: Drogensüchtige loswerden, Русский: избавиться от сумасшедших людей, Español: deshacerse de los drogadictos, Português: se Livrar de um Viciado em Crack
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WikiLeaks Press is a volunteer-organized news and news aggregation website endorsed by WikiLeaks. As a support project, we are not official representatives of WikiLeaks – official WikiLeaks statements and information will only ever be given out over the WikiLeaks website and the @wikileaks twitter account.
In mid 2010, we began publishing weekly digests of articles and scholarly works which make use of material released by WikiLeaks, as well as our own retrospective commentary and original research pieces.
We also collected and have archived over 10,000 such items which make use of WikiLeaks releases, which we hope to make available in an easily searchable format.
Today, we aim to develop a set of tools and a methodology for the maintainance of a cellular, community-driven news aggregation and content creation hub around issues related to WikiLeaks releases, whistle-blowing, surveillance, and related topics. We choose to support WikiLeaks by showcasing how its material is used in practice, and we aim to encourage more widespread and sophisticated use of WikiLeaks archive material.
Broadly speaking, we would like to develop a model of what we consider a high quality information exchange/curation hub around our focus issues.
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There is a procedure to understanding a topic; we start with what we know (which may be nothing), find and understand new facts, check if what we believe is still logically coherent, if not then root out and reconcile the imprecisions and misunderstandings, reflect on our new perspective, and repeat. We must also always keep in mind that our basic assumptions might also be wrong, and try to revisit those from time to time. We do not know of an information outlet that structurally facilitates this process.
With that in mind, we would like to rebuild our website to have the following features:
Content aggregation: Mainstream and alternative outlets alike tend to try to re-brand facts or breaking events as being tied up with their particular brand, often ignoring easily accessible relevant background information. On many important topics, there is an abundance of good information and good analysis already available in the public record. If we are to be a useful resource on any topic, we must be able to efficiently find high-quality relevant to our focus issues. We are currently developing tools to aggregate news more efficiently.
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Follow-up/message board: Without accountability, cultural norms shift for the worse. At the same time, the market value of 'real time news' is quite high; people make money off of being the first to know about world events that have an impact on trade, oil prices, and so on. We think it's important, for certain issues, to keep an eye on accountability initiatives, to organize information around them, keep up on their status, and so on. In practice, we are making a message board dedicated to this. We will also follow how leaks are used in courtrooms.
Content creation: We would like to produce content illustrating our own standard and style of writing. For analysis/research pieces, we will implement a peer review process; any article which is narrow in scope (so as to be comprehensive), intellectually honest, and backed up with verifiably true facts beyond reasonable doubt, submitted by anyone (named or anonymous) will be published after one or two rounds of revision. The peer review is intended to give writers feedback. We will also have a blogging section and an essays section of our website. For more on how to contribute, click here.
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- Howard Zinn, Secrecy, archives, and the public interest (1977).
- Howard Zinn, A people's history of the United States (introduction).
- Eli Parser, Beware the online filter bubble (TED talk).
- Jay Rosen, Audience Atomization Overcome: Why the Internet Weakens the Authority of the Press
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7. Clean up after yourselves.
Despite its clean image, the high-tech economy, particularly high-tech manufacturing, has proved extremely toxic to the natural environment and dangerous to human health. The Silicon Valley has twenty-nine Superfund sites, the densest concentration in the United States. David Naguib Pellow and Lisa Sun-Hee Park, in their splendid 2002 book, The Silicon Valley of Dreams, argue that between 1950 and 2001, the Santa Clara Valley committed ecocide. As the hazardous nature of high-tech manufacturing became increasingly clear, local citizens began organizing to protect themselves, and high-tech companies started moving their manufacturing operations overseas or into disadvantaged communities. According to the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Superfund sites in Silicon valley are disproportionately located in communities of color, immigrant communities, and poor communities, which continue to suffer the costs of high-tech legacy pollution after manufacturing moves to areas with weaker environmental and labor protections. Environmental racism and injustice forces workers to trade their family's long-term health for their immediate survival.
One solution for these monumental problems is to increase manufacturer responsibility for the downstream impacts of their products. Environmental stewardship and green business programs ask manufacturers to eliminate hazardous materials or design for disassembly and put pressure on government to create policies that hold manufacturers responsible for end-of-life management of products. Some computer producers, including Apple, are instituting Computer Take Back campaigns that put the responsibility for disposing of end-of-life computer products (which are classified as hazardous waste) on producers rather than consumers. There have also been some successes in setting higher standards for the safe disposal of high-tech waste. Fifteen countries in the European Union have signed onto the Basel Ban on the export of hazardous waste to developing countries. Being ultimately responsible for disposing of their own waste will undoubtedly provide much-needed incentives for high-tech manufacturers to design less toxic, more repairable, more recyclable electronic devices.
8. Respect and reward the work of care.
The information economy drives increases in employment in the human and consumer services industries, amplifies the vulnerability of many American families, and exposes us all to more of the shocks and strains of the sink-or-swim economy. Women have traditionally borne disproportionate responsibility for the invisible heart: family and community caretaking labor that is traditionally un- or underpaid. As the welfare state is increasingly dismantled and weakened under neoliberalism, the health of the free market system relies more and more on non-market caring labor performed by families and communities (Folbre 2001). As women's power grows, many are unwilling to accept the unfair bargain of shouldering a double workday. Those families that can afford to escape the increased burden of care do so by displacing these responsibilities down the global carework chain, relying on the country's most vulnerable people-women of color, immigrant women, and poor women-to pick up the slack.
In 1999, the United Nations Development Programme argued that a democratic response to the costs of unfairly sharing care requires a renegotiation of individual rights and social obligations by striking a new balance between family, state and market to cover the costs and share the responsibilities of care (UNDP 1999). There are a number of ways the UNDP suggests that we begin to strike this new balance. First, we must acknowledge that care is a human priority. Second, we must challenge gendered social norms that unfairly burden women. Third, we must create incentives and rewards for care-both paid and unpaid-to increase its supply and quality. Fourth, we should also increase the supply of state-supported care, aggressively supporting successful programs like Head Start and building towards providing a national system of free or low-cost childcare. Finally, a parenting stipend or tax credits for care work would go a long way towards decreasing the risk that people take when they choose to care for others.


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Saturday, May 25, 2013
or, trying to.
I was so excited about the three-day weekend! Then.....I found out at 3 pm yesterday I have to work today because I wasn't notified of someone's vacation request and they have family coming into town and....
No three-day for me. I tried to be gracious, but I was really disappointed. Last night, I had a really bad attitude about it. A lot of work stuff has been building up and this was sort of the straw that made me fall apart (when I got home).
But, today is a new day...and I'll still have 2 days off. I just keep telling myself that.
10,000 steps a day streak: Three days. Took a walk around the block at 9 pm to make it, but I did it!
Food...ahem. Not so great. That work "Stuff" I mentioned? Coupled with my partner's continued unemployment? The realization my 27 yo alcoholic daughter is drinking really heavily ...again? yeah. "Stuff" is what I did to my face yesterday. Overall, it's not a horrible binge or anything, but there was some mindless eating in there I could have done without. That said, I'm coping pretty much as best I can with my stress. Walking is definitely a stress release for me, so those 10K steps are helping.
I realized last night, I need some fun. Life has not been fun. It's been one hurdle after the next for quite awhile. Then I had to think, what is "fun" for me and how do I get there on a squeeky tight budget of both time and money?
Crafts. I love crafts. I love playing with color, paper, paint, clay, glitter, modge podge, you name it. I have projects that need to be completed...but they are large and some of them are more "work" than fun - bellydance costuming etc. Those "have" to be done, have deadlines etc and they do not count as "fun". I'm not sure that makes sense, maybe this analogy will: A professional photographer shoots a wedding. He might enjoy his work....but it's work. It's not for fun. Maybe that gives an idea of what I mean.
So, I'm going to set aside some time this weekend to work on something crafty that is not "required" or pending a deadline. I'm giving myself a $20 budget if I need to go out and get materials, and i'm not going to feel guilty about it (yes, I'm talking to myself here) because $20 for some sanity is pretty damn cheap.
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YAY for you and your 10,000 steps a day. I am so proud of you! My husband laughs at me as he is laying in bed and I'm pacing all over the bedroom to get those last few steps. Keep up the good work!
I'm so sorry about your partner's continued lack of employment, sorry you had to work this weekend and very sorry about your daughter. You have a lot of hurdles to jump right now.
Enjoy crafting this weekend and continue making that lemonade!
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Your disappointment/anger is 100% understandable...good for you for taking some time to "vent" /reflect and then making the best of a not so great situation... I have to do that, too!!! (Sometimes it's very, very hard for me NOT to vent when I'm still in the middle of the situation, but I'm getting better in that area.
Good for you for realizing you NEED/DESIRE to have some fun and putting a plan into place for doing just that! We ALL need FUN time, but often times forgo fun for what we HAVE to do or feel OBLIGATED to do... too much of which can lead to unhappiness... so good for you for saying, "Hey, I need to have a little bit of fun"!! Enjoy your craft time!
Have a blessed weekend!
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The Greater Cincinnati Originals (GCO) will hold their annual event, the Original Spring Mix, on May 9 at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State College. The chefs from the Cincinnati chapter of the national group Dine Originals will prepare five-course dinner and wine pairings, and guests will have a chance to meet the chefs and ask questions. A Chef's Community Table also will be available for avid foodies. Members of the organization include Andy's Mediterranean Grille, Behle Street Café, Bella Luna, Brown Dog Café, Daveed's at 934, Encore Bistro & Bar, The Grand Café, Jean-Robert at Pigall's, JeanRo Bistro, Pho Paris, Jimmy D's Steakhouse, Kona Bistro, Mesh, Mike & Jimmy's Chophouse Grille, Montgomery Inn Boathouse, Nicholson's, O'Bryon's Irish Pub, One Restaurant & Lounge, Polo Grille, Pompilio's, Pub at Crestview Hills, Red Restaurant, Universal Grille and Vinyl.
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The Nashville-based restaurant serves smoked ribs, steaks and even a grilled bologna sandwich.
Mongo's Mongolian Grill recently opened in Mason. Customers pick the ingredients for their meal -- such as vegetables, meats, seafood, rice, noodles, sauces and spices -- then the ingredients are stir-fried on an 8-foot grill. Owner Scott Snow plans to open three more Mongo's Mongolian Grill locations in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky over the next 18 months.
Chanaka Delanerolle -- owner of Teak, The Celestial and Mount Adams Fish House -- is opening a new restaurant in the old space that housed Watson Bros. Bistro & Brewery in Blue Ash. The new restaurant will offer sushi and a few western dishes such as lamb chops and steak as well as Thai and dishes from Malaysia, Cambodia and other Asian areas.
Mesh has a new spring menu in place that includes a sushi-style veggie roll appetizer, a marinated beet salad, a pan-seared tuna burger and the Citrus Explosion for dessert, which consists of orange cake, lemon cake and orange ice cream.
Save your babysitting money to use for dessert: One Restaurant & Lounge has a kids menu for ages 12 and under. It includes an antipasti plate with apples, cheese, fresh vegetable and dip, pappardelle pasta and the ever-popular chicken tenders and grilled cheese.
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When Lee Burgess, an adjunct law professor and one-on-one bar exam tutor, talks to a potential new client who has failed the bar exam, one of the first things she asks is how much the would-be lawyer practiced for it. Not just studied—practiced.
In a post at solopracticeuniversity.com called "We all need practice to perform at our best," Burgess writes that students often neglect to answer enough practice questions and work on their plan of attack for essays and multi-bar exams.
Why? For one thing, Burgess says, it's just not fun to practice. And many students believe that because the bar exam is about the law, it's more important to memorize the law than to work on test-taking strategies.
But practicing your test-taking can help you learn the law, Burgess notes—after all, "it takes law to answer a question"—and also gain valuable feedback, from a tutor or by comparing your answers against sample ones.
Thinking about a career in legal research? Think twice
Legal career expert and author Richard L. Hermann says many lawyers in transition and soon-to-be lawyers look to the field of legal research because it appeals to them more than walking into a courtroom or approaching the negotiating table.
The problem, Hermann writes in Part XXII of his series "What else is out there?" at legalcareerweb.com, is that there aren't many jobs in the area of legal documents/information/research. Those that do exist, he adds, are often in the government sector and subject to budget cuts, and they're also on the decline because of advances in technology and the recent boom in outsourcing.
But if you have a passion for legal research, take heart. Of the 800-plus law-related positions that Hermann discusses in this series of blog posts, he estimates that at least 600 require extensive legal research and writing skills.
"That means that you will always be able to have a healthy proportion of legal research opportunities and responsibilities in virtually any law-related position or career you choose," he notes.
What traits are interviewers looking for?
In the January issue of Student Lawyer, we looked at some job interviewing mistakes that are often made by Gen Y/Millennials. On a more positive note, recent Golden Gate University JD/MBA graduate Chandani Patel offers "Top 5 traits employers love most."
At the university's Law Career Services blog, Patel shares what she learned from a Forbes article by Meghan Casserly. In research that looked at 1,200 different companies, these were the top five traits sought by hiring managers:
But how applicable is this to the legal profession? Patel recently had a chance to road test this advice for herself; at one firm, she interviewed with five different attorneys, "all of whom I felt were looking for exactly the traits indicated above."


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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega are set to star in "Jack Goes Boating," which will also mark the directorial debut of Hoffman. The announcement was made by Overture Films' CEO Chris McGurk and COO Danny Rosett along with Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf of Big Beach. The film is being co-financed and produced by Big Beach. Turtletaub and Saraf will produce along with independent producer Beth O'Neil and Emily Ziff of Cooper's Town Productions with Hoffman and Ortiz executive producing. Overture will distribute the film domestically.
"Boating" will be adapted from the well-received off-Broadway production written by Bob Glaudini. The ensemble piece, which debuted at Hoffman's and Ortiz's LAByrinth Theater Company, is an unconventional romantic comedy set in New York City.
"It is beyond gratifying to see this film come to life and we could not be in better hands than with Overture and Big Beach as our partners," said Hoffman in a statement.
In June, Overture announced a production deal with Hoffman's and Ziff's Cooper's Town Productions. "Jack Goes Boating" is the first film the two companies will produce together. The film is currently in pre-production and is scheduled to start principal photography on February 9th in New York City.


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The FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) is the largest biometric database of criminals in the world. Clear, legible fingerprints form the foundation of the Fingerprint Master File, which continues to grow by approximately 13,000 records each day. Agencies submitting fingerprints to the FBI should be aware of the proper procedures for recording fingerprints. The following information will assist agencies in obtaining fingerprints that meet FBI standards.
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The announcement of new projects from some directors are greeted in The Playlist's headquarters with a robust cheer. These days, the announcement of a new film from writer-director Neil LaBute musters nothing more than a groan and an immediate game of 'pick the short straw' to see who has to go and review the damn thing. The playwright-turned-director started strongly, making Aaron Eckhart a star with "The Company of Men," and followed it with the flawed but interesting "Your Friends and Neighbors" and the decent "Nurse Betty."
But since then his output's been miserable, both on the stage, with a seemingly endless stream of sub-Mamet would-be-taboo-busting dramas, and on film, where the likes of "Possession," "The Wicker Man," "Lakeview Terrace" and "Death at a Funeral" seemingly compete with each other to find new lows. The director has been promising/threatening a slate of new projects so far in 2011: he was set to helm an adaptation of his own short story, "Seconds of Pleasure," but dropped out before floating a reteam with Aaron Eckhart on old script "The Hope of Geography" and, terrifyingly, stating his intention to make a film of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical "Company."
But it looks like he's found his next film: Variety report that, as rumored, the director is set to helm an adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Crooked House," and he's attracted a very, well, Agatha Christie-esque cast, with Julie Andrews, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode and Gabriel Byrne all signed on to appear. The plot, one of Christie's personal favorites, involves a large, wealthy Anglo-Greek family in the home of the title, torn apart after the patriarch is murdered. So, a bit like every other Agatha Christie plot, then.
The script comes from Tim Rose Price ("The Serpent's Kiss") and Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes, who's proven himself a dab hand at this kind of thing before after winning an Oscar for Robert Altman's Christie homage "Gosford Park," as well as finding success with the similarly-themed TV series "Downton Abbey."
LaBute comments, "The story has a couple of fresh sides to it that I didn't remember from Christie's work. There's a love story, which didn't feature strongly in many of her books, so that seemed very different to me and fresh. Plus it's quite morally ambiguous, which also appealed to me." We do like the cast members, so maybe it'll turn out to be something of a return to form, but we can't imagine LaBute finding the interesting subtexts of Altman's film, and suspect at best, it'll be a faintly enjoyable potboiler. Filming starts in the U.K. in the summer on a $20 million budget.


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Our friends at British Airways have launched a new commercial in the UK – this time featuring their jets exploring Britain's sites instead of flying around the world.
The campaign is encouraging people to stay at home during the Olympics to boost Team GB instead of flying abroad. It's rather bizarre to see a company discourage people from using its product.
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Nationwide interested in buying RBS branches
Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, is interested in bidding for 316 branches being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland to speed up its expansion into lending to small and medium-sized businesses. A 1.65-billion-pound ($2.6 billion) deal to sell the branches collapsed last month after Spanish bidder Santander said the process of carving out the business from RBS had proved more difficult than expected. RBS, ordered to sell the branches as a condition of winning European nod for a bailout during the 2008 crisis, has sent new sales documents to prospective buyers, and is hoping to draw up a shortlist next month. Strategically, we want to enter into the SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) space, Nationwide Chief Executive Graham Beale told Reuters on Tuesday.
Ericsson sues Samsung for patent infringement
Ericsson, the world's biggest telecom network equipment maker, said it was suing Samsung Electronics for patent infringement after two years of talks failed to yield a licence agreement. Sweden's Ericsson, which reckons more than 40% of the world's mobile traffic passes through its networks, filed a lawsuit in the US saying Samsung had refused to sign a license to use technology on terms it referred to as fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND). Ericsson has tried long and hard to amicably come to an agreement with Samsung and sign an agreement on FRAND terms. We have turned to litigation as a last resort, Kasim Alfalahi, chief intellectual property officer at Ericsson said in a statement on Tuesday.
Samsung to ship 16 mn Windows 8 &7 computers
Samsung Electronics will ship 16 million tablets and laptop computers operating on Microsoft Corp's Windows 8 and Windows 7 operating systems this year, said Jin Park, vice president of the IT solutions business at Samsung. Microsoft, the world's largest software company, launched its new-look, touch-friendly Windows 8 earlier this year to grip customers' imagination, as it looks to regain ground lost to Apple Inc and Google Inc in mobile computing and shake up the moribund PC market.
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Google is launching a new campaign in Germany to protest against possible copyright restrictions being discussed in the country's Parliament. The Defend Your Web campaign started Tuesday seeks to mobilize Google users against plans to introduce a so-called Google Tax. The levy, being pushed by publishers, would require search engines to pay each time they link to media


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Yet another press interview for Simon Pegg, and yet another question about the third part of his "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy --"The World's End" -- that his pal Nick Frost and their director Edgar Wright, have been working on for what feels like seventeen years. While in the past the actor has enjoyed playing possum over when he'll get the damn thing written -- it was announced as a working title some years ago, but nothing since -- we can take some solace in the fact that at least he's setting some time aside to work on the script. Aside from demonstrating that he's now a seasoned veteran at doling out meaningless buzz phrases (he wants this film to be "ahead of the curve"... no kidding) in an interview with Ain't It Cool News, he also insisted that the scripting would hopefully be happening "very, very soon," before the actor has to go off and get even more famous in "Star Trek 2."
It's been seven long years since "Shaun of the Dead," catapulted Pegg, Frost and Wright into international success. While when separated the end products have always been a mixed bag (Pegg's "Big Nothing" and "Run Fatboy Run" have thankfully passed into the annals of obscurity, the less said about Frost's turn in "Pirate Radio" the better) the trio have managed to keep their heads above water in a tough town, satisfying even those who still clamor for the halcyon days of cult hit "Spaced". After "Hot Fuzz" sealed the deal and "Paul" saw the final emigration of their British sensibilities to American shores (admittedly, sans Wright), you'd think 'The World's End' would have been rushed into production. Not the case.
In fairness, all three have got a lot on their respective plates. Pegg has both "Mission:Impossible – Ghost Protocol" and "Tintin" landing later this year; whilst Wright -- finally shorn of his endless "Scott Pilgrim" inter-planetary tour -- remains busy with various things: Marvel's "Ant Man", obviously, and "Baby Driver", set up at Working Title, chief among them. Whether or not the pressure of still having this project hanging round their neck like a millstone is a problem, Pegg's clearly feeling the itch to get this one done, or he's sick of fielding questions from every movie news outlet who speculate about the project's progress like they're looking for the Lindbergh baby. He's promising to "confound" audience expectations whilst staying true to the style that made them a success in the first instance.
"Edgar and me have been very determined -- that we're going to start in earnest very, very soon -- to not just do the same thing again, to do something very different. Not to the point of alienating people who want something, but just give people something new and something different. You can't just stay where you are forever. You have to mutate to survive, and I think we're going to make sure that we do that. I'd hate to become stale and predictable. People are already making films that are kind of like the sort of thing we might do. I want to stay a little bit ahead of the curve at least," Pegg told AICN.
For the time being, though, we'll have to make do with yet another tease, but at least there's some form of a loose timetable now in place. "We already started the conception process, so it's just a question of when we can get together. I'm just about to start shooting a movie here in the U.K., so maybe between that and 'Star Trek' we might get a chance to bang out a first draft if we're lucky," Pegg said. So don't take it as gospel just yet, but rest assured Pegg and Wright do want to get this sooner rather than later if they can clear some room in their tremendously busy schedules.


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S. 1301 would authorize appropriations totaling $50 million for the Forest Service to carry out vegetation management and ecological restoration projects in national forests in eastern Oregon. The bill also would establish a panel of experts to advise the Forest Service on managing those forests.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $48 million over the 2015-2019 period. Implementing H.R. 1301 could affect offsetting receipts; however, any increase in receipts would be contingent on future appropriations and not directly attributable to this bill. Enacting S. 1301 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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