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BATH coach Neal Hatley has revealed the squad have been reminded about the need for discipline in the wake of their victory in last weekend's tempestuous west country derby at Gloucester.
The visitors had three players yellow-carded in the battle at Kingsholm - Carl Fearns, Matt Garvey and Dave Attwood - while full-back Nick Abendanon and prop Paul James received retrospective yellow cards but will face no further action after a match that saw Gloucester have two men sent off and end with just 11 players on the field.
Almost forgotten within the mayhem was that Bath earned a precious four points to maintain their Aviva Premiership play-off ambitions.
Forwards guru Hatley praised Kingsholm referee Tim Wigglesworth, whose handling of the match was criticised by Gloucester director of rugby Nigel Davies among others and revealed the Bath players had taken responsibility for ensuring the end of their campaign is not blighted by disciplinary issues.
"It's not great what happened at the end of the game, we just had ten minutes of madness at the end,'' said Hatley.
"It probably wasn't a great derby, but it was a really passionately contested derby at a vociferous Kingsholm, which is good for the game, bar all the stuff that happened at the death.
"I actually thought Tim Wrigglesworth, under extreme pressure, wouldn't be swayed. He made big decisions and he wasn't afraid to make them and I think he should receive big credit for that. He did a good job in very trying circumstances and that should be acknowledged.
"I think our disciplinary record is the best in the Premiership and it's something we're very proud of.
"We looked at our yellow cards (and) we were disappointed. We've only had four or five yellows the whole season and to have three in one game was a big blow.
"We've hammered it home, the importance of discipline. to play with 14 men for ten minutes is hard enough but to go nearly half the game is disastrous. Stu Hooper (club captain) has been outstanding. He led it on the boys' front, making sure the know their responsibilities to the other players and the coaching staff.''
He added: "We haven't won down there since 2006 so it's been a hard place for Bath to go and get a result. to do the double over your biggest rival and to get an away win was important.''
Bath could have centre Jonathan Joseph and hooker Rob Webber back from injury for Saturday's Premiership home clash with Worcester.
Meanwhile, a female fan has apologised to Bath-bound England rugby league forward Sam Burgess for attacking him with a stick.
Julie Burgess, mother of the former Bradford prop, complained after her 25-year-old son was hit over the head as he left the field after helping his NRL team, South Sydney, to an 18-2 win over Penrith Panthers.
Penrith held an investigation into the incident and say the fan came forward to the club at the morning after the match to offer an explanation.
A statement from the club said: "The fan has unreservedly apologised for causing any harm to the NRL and the Panthers. They have also offered an apology to Sam and the South Sydney club.
"Appropriate action has been taken against the fan and Panthers, Souths and the NRL are satisfied that the matter has now been resolved."
Burgess will cross codes to join Bath in October.


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Hi Mick
It's no longer Shrink on web and just getting Python to work on web. Changing to Python 2.7 worked straight away. I assume the problem is the same one I had when trying to run Shrink from the desktop using Python 3.5. So all the samples I found are Python 2. The problem with Python 3.x is the change of syntax for the print command.
When I say worked straight away it gave a web page response in plain text and displayed the html code. I had to eliminate certain lines to get it to work as formatted HTML. It is all trial and error.
So even tho it is not in your current scope, I found it a challenge to make it work as CGI with IIS 7 on Windows 2008 server. I am providing what I learned as documentation in case I or you ever decide to use python on web.
One small syntax error and it gives
"502 - Web server received an invalid response while acting as a gateway or proxy server."
I'm sure there must be a way to give an intelligent syntax error response and indicate the line in error. The lines for cgi and cgitb don't seem to do anything.
Here is the link to the web page.
This page has two methods for running a script.
A Form with submit of fields and an anchor tag which does not pass fields.
Here is the working script.
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# these import lines don't seem to make any difference
import webbrowser
import cgi
import cgitb; cgitb.enable() # for troubleshooting
# if I omit this first print blank line it fails.
# commenting the following lines made it work as html output
#print 'Status: 200 OK'
#print 'Content-type: text/html'
print '<TITLE>Python Sample CGI</TITLE>'
# I added this line. If I omit it - it still works
print '<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">'
print ''
print ''
print '
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Fast And Furious Conspiracy Theorist Katie Pavlich Doesn't Understand Separation Of Powers
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During a May 18 appearance on Fox's America's Newsroom, conspiracy peddler Katie Pavlich made a number of far out claims concerning how the doctrine of separation of power relates to the ongoing investigation of the ATF's failed Operation Fast and Furious by congressional Republicans.
As you may recall from high school civics class, separation of powers refers to the system of government we have in the United States where the authority of the federal government is divided among three co-equal branches. This equilibrium between branches of the federal government is maintained through the system of checks and balances established by the U.S. Constitution.
But in Pavlich's world, the legislative branch reigns supreme and the Department of Justice must supply any and all documents requested by House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) during his committee's investigation. This ridiculous theory would disrupt the system of checks and balances and is refuted by Congress' own research department and court precedent concerning the right of the Executive to withhold certain types of information.
KATIE PAVLICH, TOWNHALL NEWS EDITOR: Not to mention you have the Justice Department engaging in a full on cover-up, the latest in Eric Holder refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena, which they have the authority to issue and Justice Department has to comply with it under the terms of the Constitution. It's just another way of proving that they really have a lot to hide here.
BILL HEMMER, HOST: You also know there are tens of thousands of documents that have been given internally to an IG -- an inspector general -- why is that not sufficient? Explain that?
PAVLICH: Well the Inspector General actually worked for Eric Holder during his time as a U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C. so there is a conflict of interest there. And everything that the Inspector General is privy to, Congress is also privy too, and the Justice Department investigating itself on this matter, they are willing to go to the lengths of covering it up internally.
PAVLICH: Speaker Boehner did push President Obama this week to tell his Attorney General to start complying and getting to the bottom of Fast and Furious. In fact, this investigation has been going on for more than a year now. We deserve answers. And President Obama, as the Commander in Chief, has a responsibility to tell his Attorney General, "Congress has the authority to subpoena you and you have to comply with that."
In the span of a few minutes, Pavlich butchered a number of basic principles concerning how our federal government operates. It was pointless of Pavlich to mention that the Department of Justice's inspector general used to work for Attorney General Eric Holder in order to suggest bias on his part, because the Department of Justice's inspector general also works for Holder presently. That is what (non-presidentially appointed) inspectors general do; they serve as politically independent individuals within government agencies for the purpose of conducting internal investigations. Furthermore, the president's responsibilities as Commander in Chief relate to command of the military, not the president's ability to oversee federal agencies as Pavlich suggested.
But the biggest error made by Pavlich -- one that she repeated three times during her appearance -- is that the Department of Justice must turn over every single document requested by the House Oversight Committee in order to be in compliance with Issa's subpoena.
The Justice Department strongly disputes this notion and in a May 15 letter indicated that the Department's view is that Issa's subpoena has been satisfied to the extent required by law. DOJ asserts that any documents responsive to Issa's subpoena that have not been turned over are protected from disclosure by executive privilege or the longtime DOJ policy across both Democratic and Republican administrations to bar release of information relating to ongoing law enforcement investigations.
But don't just take the Department of Justice's word for it, what about the conclusions of the non-partisan Congressional Research Service? In a 2001 report "Congress's think tank" stated:
The Constitution makes no specific reference to a presidential power to withhold documents from Congress, nor does it specifically recognize a congressional need for information to legislate. Yet it is now routine to consider both powers implied in the operation of the executive and legislative branches. Long before the Supreme Court acknowledged that fact the political branches had already reached a rough understanding and worked out accommodations. When these two implied powers collide, which should give way? No magic formula yields a ready and reliable answer, for too much depends on individual circumstances and political considerations.
This admission that information cannot be automatically compelled from the executive branch is especially significant because the report exists in order to provide tools to legislators seeking information from the executive branch during the course of an investigation.
Congressional Research Service is certainly not alone in suggesting that, as a co-equal branch of government, the legislative branch's power of investigation is not unchecked. As held in the Supreme Court case Quinn v. United States, Congress' "power to investigate, broad as it may be, is also subject to recognized limitations. It cannot be used to inquire into private affairs unrelated to a valid legislative purpose. Nor does it extend to an area in which Congress is forbidden to legislate. Similarly, the power to investigate must not be confused with any of the powers of law enforcement; those powers are assigned under our Constitution to the Executive and the Judiciary."
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Am I right in thinking that Long Branch refers to the factory in Toronto?
If so, I work in Toronto and the remains of the factory are still visible from the main road that passes it.
New Zealand RNZAF Long Branch 1943 No 4 MK1* 303 Rifle s/n No. 24L 7084
This mint as issued rifle was purchased from the RNZAF Te Rapa Airbase on
The 2nd of March 1959 by:
Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) W J Horton (No.70224)
(And owned many years later by Auckland Military collector Clive Bennett)
It has a bright excellent bore and is all matching bolt, magazine and wood with 100% metal finish including brass butt plate. Also all the original proofs, Long Branch marks plus broad arrow on wood and metal.
After buying the rifle I (Clive Bennett) personally talked with Flight Lieutenant W J Horton (over 20 years ago in Hamilton) and he said this rifle was one of two which he was authorised to purchase as a special concession on retirement. This was apparently influenced by the fact his squad were National title holders of the New Zealand Military target shooters (or similar) and Flight Lieutenant W J Horton was the Team commander.
This was 1959 (when he retired from the Air force) and he personally selected the best barrels from all the unissued rifles in the Te Rapa Armoury. (I understand he was the Base Lead Armourer).
He told me that he attached target sights, sighted in the rifle (s/n No. 24L 7084) and never fired it again. It was kept at his home oil wrapped under cover and he finally decided to sell it (to a Hamilton dealer) from who I purchased it (at one of Ray Carvells Gun Shows in South Auckland circa 1993). The second rifle in the same purchase he used for target shooting.
This Rifle (#4 .303 s/n No. 24L 7084) also includes: (as per photos)
The original hand numbered arsenal inspection tag marked : Inspection Board United Kingdom and Canada Small Arms Division with Rifle details
The original signed 1959 RNZAF issue voucher # 1/182 including authority to purchase reference and Permit number # 11011
The original 1959 NZ Government official (signed by W J Horton) receipt for payment # 744023 dated 2nd March 1959
The original battle sights
Clive Bennett email: email@example.com (I have never fired this rifle)
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Am I right in thinking that Long Branch refers to the factory in Toronto?
If so, I work in Toronto and the remains of the factory are still visible from the main road that passes it.
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BAYTOWN - Authorities are investigating a stranger-danger incident near a high school campus in Baytown.
Officials with Goose Greek CISD said a Peter E. Hyland Center student was approached by a stranger Thursday morning while she was walking to the bus stop.
According to the district, the student said a man wearing a hat, a neon green safety vest, blue pants and a blue shirt approached her and asked her questions, including her age, grade and which school she attended. District officials said the girl answered the man's questions and continued walking to the bus stop.
The student reported the incident to school administrators, who then contacted the Baytown Police Department.
Police are currently investigating the incident.
A letter sent home reminded parents to talk with your children about not talking to strangers and never getting into a vehicle with anyone unless they have permission.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 2/12/2012 (1723 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitoba has suspended all trapping in Grand Beach Provincial Park after a six-year-old Rottweiler was killed by a trap near a public hiking trail.
Jim Duncan, the director of Manitoba's wildlife branch, said the province has suspended all trapping in Grand Beach Provincial Park until the investigation into the death of Rob Shura's dog, Pippin, is complete. The Province will also conduct a broader review of all trapping in provincial parks and crown lands that have high recreation use, particularly in parks used year-round by families and pets.
The move comes the day after Shura called for a ban on trapping in provincial parks. On Nov. 22, he and his two dogs were out for their usual walk in Grand Beach Provincial when Pippin let out a yelp about nine metres from a hiking trail.
Shura, 45, said he rushed over to find Pippin's head caught in a Conibear 220 — a metal trap used to kill animals such as raccoons, badgers, foxes and beavers.
"It was just horrifying. I immediately rushed to her and I tried to pry it off with my hands. I couldn't budge it. I tried to press the springs with my hands and I couldn't," he said on Sunday. "It just took a few minutes and I was trying desperately to get her out, but I couldn't."
Duncan said the trap that killed Pippin appears to have been a legal trap, though departmental staff are still trying to find the trapper to determine if they hold a valid licence. He said Manitoba's provincial parks are places that are meant to be enjoyed by families, and the department wants to ensure the safety of people and pets.
Duncan said the trapping review will begin immediately, and provincial staff will work with the Manitoba Trappers Association to help identify options to reduce risk.
"The bottom line is it's just a tragic event and no one wants to see this happen," he said.
Shura said he was hysterical when Pippin died in his arms, and he sat and wept in the snow next to her for a long time. Eventually, Shura untied the trap that was attached to a tree with a cable and carried Pippin's lifeless body out of the woods.
Shura contacted RCMP, who in turn reported the incident to Manitoba Conservation.
He said he was stunned when a conservation officer told him trapping is permitted in many provincial parks.
"I really think that the ministry is negligent and incompetent in this situation," Shura said. "They have not protected the public. They haven't notified the public of potential danger."
Shura said he has started a Facebook page in Pippin's honour and is urging people to contact their MLA and Premier Greg Selinger to push for a ban on trapping in provincial parks.
According to Manitoba Conservation's website, trappers must obtain a licence and only set humane traps in areas where trapping is permitted. Trapping is prohibited in wildlife refuges and certain provincial parks, including Birds Hill, Beaudry and Pembina Valley provincial parks, unless an individual has a special permit.
Shura said his other dog, Mary, did not eat for days following Pippin's death, and the loss has devastated his family. Shura grew up on a farm and used to hunt, but said he has never witnessed something so gruesome.


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Green living innovator Greg Peterson has an idea of bringing 10,000 urban farms into big cities of Arizona.
By creating farms closer to homes in large cities, fresh foods are more readily available to help create a healthier way of living.
Peterson, contributing writer for Phoenix Magazine and Edible Phoenix, began gardening 35 years ago when he realized the importance of growing your own food.
"Stress, environmental toxins, and lack of nutrition contribute to disease. We can control the quality of the food were eating," Peterson said. The diagnosis of a tremor causing one of Peterson's hands to shake "spun" him into learning more about health.
Peterson's idea of the Urban Farm began after he transformed his backyard into an entirely edible landscape with over 70 fruit trees, three solar applications, and recycled building materials. The site is open to the public and offers tours and classes on how to garden and farm.
Most of the food bought at major grocery store chains travels an average of 1500 miles before it reaches shelves to be purchased, Peterson explains. This means that fruits and vegetables have to be picked before they are ready, leaving people with a limited amount of nutrients in their diets.
Restaurants located in bigger cities are beginning to garden and farm on site of their locations. Pizzeria Bianco and The Parlor, both located in Phoenix, have fresh menu items by growing their ingredients on the restaurant's property.
Fruits and vegetables are more power packed with nutrients when they are grown and sold closer to homes in urban areas because they don't have to be picked so far ahead of time for long destinations. Food is healthier for people when it doesn't have to travel as far.
The hot, sunny weather in Arizona sometimes makes it difficult to maintain a garden or farm, let alone do this in bigger city areas of the state. Tim Blank, a man who works directly with the Department of Energy and NASA, has created a product called the "Tower Garden" to grow fresh food in any environment.
The "Tower Garden" is an environmentally friendly product that uses 90 percent less water in growing plants. Ongoing drought problems in the state of Arizona makes conserving water an important issue.
Nutrition educator and Tower Garden owner, Ellen Stecker, grows tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and cilantro with the product on her property at home.
Tower Gardens are so popular, that they have been featured on ABC news, CNN, and the New York Times. This invention is an important tool that helps bring gardening closer to homes in the city.
With his idea of creating 10,000 urban farms in Phoenix, Peterson says that the Tower Garden inspires healthy living.


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ATI's Next Three Months Of Catalystby Derek Wilson on 6/9/2005 6:00 AM EST
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tanekaha - Friday, June 10, 2005 - link#29
mike go windows update and let windows scan ya
in sov...... ahh nm Reply
miketheidiot - Friday, June 10, 2005 - linkso where do i download .net? All i get is this: http://www.microsoft.com/Net/Default.aspx
i see nothing about downloads. Reply
chucky2 - Friday, June 10, 2005 - link#24....possibly the problem is that CCC requires .NET to be installed (and when you do that, make sure to run WindowsUpdate about 5 times to get all the updates for it).
If you don't have .NET installed (and hopefully patched), that's probably your problem.
Chuck Reply
LoneWolf15 - Friday, June 10, 2005 - linkAt least the drivers are available without CCC. Checked and downloaded them last night, but haven't installed them yet (life intervenes). Reply
chucky2 - Friday, June 10, 2005 - linkI can't wait for 5.8 as my only display is my Syntax Olevia 32" LCD TV....while it looks fine at 1280x720, it's native is 1366x768...it'd be nice using just ATI's driver (if it indeed takes up small meg'age instead of 100MB; didn't know that) instead of debating the use of Powerstrip (which is an excellany program).
Come'on ATI, 5.8 with a small foot print, you can do it!!!
Chuck Reply
Gatak - Friday, June 10, 2005 - link#24
Think of .NET as Microsofts version of Java. It is an interpreted language run in a virtual machine. This is why it is so horribly slow. Reply
miketheidiot - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linki have ccc install but it fails to load and i get error messages every time it tries to load on boot. WTF? Its a worthless pos but it would be nice not to deal with the error messages every time i load up. Yes i know i could uninstall, but thats way to much work.
BTW what is .net? Reply
ariafrost - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkOne last comment about another grammar error - "OEMs that focus mainly on the business computing side of the market would rather have all their clients running exactly the same software configuration and DOWN want to allow end users to download and install their own drivers."
I believe it should be don't rather than DOWN. BTW, is there any way to measure minimum frame rates? Maybe their OpenGL driver has simply gotten better to where minimum frame rates are higher even if the average is the same... Reply
yacoub - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkI'M SORRY #21, WHAT'S THAT?? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE BLOAT.
j/k ;) Reply
sinisterDei - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkComplaining about the performance of the drivers is unfair:
From the 5.6 release notes, performance section. And I quote:
# Doom3: A performance gain of up to 7% is noticed at lower resolutions as a result of more efficient memory use
# Chronicles of Riddick: A performance gain of up to 10% is noticed as a result of more efficient storage of vertex data
# Halo: A performance gain of up to 20% is noticed as a result of generic driver Z-optimizations
# 3DMark05: A performance gain of up to 5% is noticed as a result of generic driver Z-optimizations
Only one of these titles was tested (Doom 3) and the release notes specifically state lower resolutions as the affected bit, and last I checked 1600x1200 with or without AA/AF does NOT qualify as "lower resolutions."
In truth, I'd be most interested in the Halo gains. Reply
ImJacksAmygdala - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkThe pictures are worthless... I had to put my beer goggles on just to read the menus.
I am most interested in buying a card that can run Unreal3 and is the best card for home theater HDTV applications. Whoever makes that card first gets my money.
It is nice to see the video card drivers supporting home theater HDTV, but both ATI and Nvidia could do much better. Tier 1 companies could also do much better by offering software bundles and they need to market a home theater specific card package that has bundled codecs (like Nividias codecs) and player software right out of the box. I'm talking about players like Theatertek and Zoomplayer. PowerDVD and WinDVD are fine but for the money you spend on these cards it would be nice to have some real software that a user can get the best PQ for the money they spent. It should also be said that at this point every card sold should have VGA, DVI, Svideo, and Component connections. HDTV theater packages should also include things like DVI to HDMI adapters. If I'm spending $400-$550 on a card it would be nice if all I had to do is install it, hook it up, grab FFDshow and start tweaking. I could care less about all the bundled fluffware and games I will never play. Reply
BubbaJudge - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkI guess all talk, or rumor, of a Nvidia Digital Vibrance equivalent has been dropped. guess I should be thankful we still have hotkeys for gamma adjustment for CS:S Reply
fishbits - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - link"ATI has also been touting some performance enhancements this time around as well."
Then the performace increases should have been uncovered in the testing that was done. If the increases are very specific "Only in this game, on this map, at this resolution with these settings," then IMHO ATI shouldn't be bragging about them, or should at least qualify the statement. Why disappoint customers by implying they should expect an across-the-board boost in performance, when that won't match the actual experience in most cases?
"would rather have all their clients running exactly the same software configuration and *down* want to allow end users"
Not complaining, just pointing out. Reply
DerekWilson - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkMy appologies for the grammar.
Yes, there is someone who normally edits our articles before they go live (hi Karen). Unfortunately, it's been a busy week and I was unable to get this artile to her in time for proper editing.
Thus I was forced to employ MS Word as my editor for the article.
And no more coming up with titles at 4AM for me :-)
Thank you for pointing out the errors. Reply
Questar - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkHoly Crap Batman, the commas got out of their cage and are running amok on the Internet!
Can you guys hire someone who knows how to write? Reply
gsellis - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkHey Derek. Did you only test 16x12? What about at other resolutions. And yes, they are now available. Reply
probedb - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkThis is fantastic news on doing more for HDTV. It's one area that gets left behind a lot. Reply
bbomb - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkAnd for LoneWolf just change where to were.
Woodchuck2000 - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkAnyone fancy petitioning ATI for the option of a command-line interface? I wonder how small they could make it and still retain the same technological feature set. Just imagine;
CCC/>set aa="4"
CCC/>set refresh="85"
now wouldn't that be better... We could just have a few litle batch files (.ccb I'm thinking) and execute them to configure our exact settings. It'd be handy for benchmarking too!
#10 - Well spotted! I'm glad I only skimmed through the article!
bbomb - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkHardOCP said that 5.5 used almost 80MB of memory and that 5.6 used only 15MB for them. Im surrised that Anandtech didnt mention what theirs was. They said in 5.5 there where 2 instances of CLI.exe, one used 35 and the other used 45. In 5.6 there were 3 instances and each used around 5Mb each.
LoneWolf15 - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkYou'd think that a site this high quality would have someone going over copy before publishing. I know it sounds bitchy, but man, grammar goes a long way towards making a good site better.
(ATI didn't take the reigns with mobile drivers, they took the REINS. Reign = kings/queens/rulers, reins=horses).
As for ATI, I'm not a big Catalyst Control Center fan either; the interface looks nice, but I don't want anything that takes .NET to run and makes a good thing slower. What I DO want is working DXVA support for HD WMV video acceleration. In Catalyst 5.5, you have to unlock it in the registry, and while CPU usage goes down, it de-syncs the audio. Reply
lifeblood - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkI wonder if the OpenGL improvement was in the linux version. The Linux users I know hate ATI because of it's poor Linux performance.
I have a 9600XT. Would a new driver do the least bit of good for me? At 100MB I'm not going to install it just for the eye candy. Reply
yacoub - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkI look at those images and all I see is worthless bloat and gaudy GUI everywhere. :(
#2 = "Why do certain contributers to this site seem unable to correctly use apostrophes?"
Welcome to the Internet where no one seem's able to use apostrophe's properly. (Really though, I hate it too.) Reply
Sunbird - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkThe driver control center is useless, when I had it installed my screen would go black for a second after going into the desktop when rebooting, I'm so glad I uninstalled it. Reply
nserra - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkI agree with #3.
Maybe you would see performance gains with some specific ati card, board (chipset), processor, game detail setting, ... Reply
gibhunter - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkWhat I'm seeing here is more fluff without any substence. The driver control center is a bloated memory hog, slow to come up, slow to work with and shows negligeble performance improvement. With 100MB download it is a step back, not a step forward. Reply
Azsen - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkAre they available for download yet? Reply
Live - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkDid you contact ATI about not seeing any performance gains? If not you should. My thought is that there might be special settings needed to get the boost. This then most certainly would involve tradeoffs of some sort but it would be interesting to know if this is the case. Since opengl performance is basically the only thing holding ATI back right now. Assuming of course that crossfire is as good as they say it is. Reply
Woodchuck2000 - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkWhy do certain contributers to this site seem unable to correctly use apostrophes? The quality of jounalism on this site is normally excellent, but "ATI's Next Three Month's Of Catalyst" is simply inexcusable!
On a seperate note, the install for the current Catalyst with Control Centre is over 100Mb which (in my humble opinion), is ridiculously bloated for what it does. Reply
MAME - Thursday, June 09, 2005 - linkgo ati, competition is a good thing Reply


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The Massachusetts Bar Association's slate of officers for the 2007-08 term has officially been set. David W. White Jr., the 2006-07 president-elect, automatically succeeds to the office of president on Sept. 1.
Here is a list of the officers and some of their achievements:
David W. White Jr., PresidentWhite is a principal in the firm of Breakstone, White & Gluck PC in Boston. His practice concentrates in personal injury, insurance company bad faith, medical malpractice and professional liability litigation. White joined the MBA in 1986 and has been a dedicated leader for many years. He is former chair of the Civil Litigation Section and the Law Practice Management Section, and chaired both the 2005 and 2006 MBA Annual Dinner committees. He also served on the Joint Bar Committee and the Governance Task Force and co-chaired the Anniversary Fee Task Force. White was chosen as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in the field of plaintiff's personal injury law by Boston Magazine in 2004 and 2005. He lives in Westwood, where he remains an active member of the community.
Edward W. McIntyre, President-electMcIntyre is a solo practitioner concentrating in civil litigation in state and federal courts and is an expert in spinal cord and brain injury law. A member of the House of Delegates since 1998, McIntyre has served the MBA in many capacities. McIntyre is a former vice president and secretary of the MBA, and served one term as vice chair and one term as chair of the Judicial Administration Section Council. Additionally, he has sat on the President's Task Force on Judicial Evaluations and the MBA's ABA Nominating Committee. He is also a former recipient of the MBA's Community Service Award, and is a Massachusetts Bar Foundation fellow. He lives and practices in Clinton.
Denise Squillante, Vice PresidentSquillante is a solo practitioner engaged in general, private practice with an emphasis on family law, corporate law, injury and estates in Fall River. Long active in the MBA's Family Law Section Council, she has also served on the MBA's Presidential Task Force on Terrorism, the Amicus Committee, the Joint Bar Committee and leads the MBA's efforts to assist lawyers in transition. Squillante is co-chair of the joint MBA/Boston Bar Association Alimony Task Force and the MBA representative on the Equality Commission. This will be Squillante's second term as vice president. She also served as secretary in 2005-06. Through her service in numerous civic and professional organizations, she has strengthened her community and the bar's commitment to equality and access to justice.
Robert F. Lucas, Vice PresidentLucas is a senior partner with Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas LLP, a Wakefield firm, where he practices general law. He has served on the MBA's Executive Committee, Executive Management Board and has been an HOD regional delegate and delegate-at-large. A leader in the MBA for many years, Lucas has sat on 14 MBA committees and boards, chairing three of those. He has been a member of the House of Delegates as both a regional delegate and a delegate at-large, and has received the MBA Community Service Award and the Membership Recruitment Award. He is a past president of the First District Eastern Middlesex Bar Association, and stays highly involved in the schools in and around his home community of Melrose.
Valerie A. Yarashus, TreasurerYarashus is a principal in the firm of Sugarman & Sugarman PC in Boston, where she concentrates in plaintiff's trial practice and a wide variety of other general liability cases. She has contributed her time and expertise to the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and as chair of the Health Law Section of the MBA and member of the MBA House of Delegates. Yarashus has served two terms as vice president at the MBA and sat on the Civil Litigation Section Council from 1994-1997. In addition, she spearheaded the MBA Task Force on Diversity in 2005-06 and continues to chair this committee that works to increase diversity in the law profession and encourage young, minority students to consider legal careers. She lives in Holliston.
Robert L. Holloway, SecretaryA shareholder and president of MacLean, Holloway, Doherty, Ardiff & Morse PC in Peabody, Holloway makes his officer debut as the 2007-08 secretary. He received the MBA's Community Service Award in 1993 and has served as the elected regional delegate to the MBA House of Delegates and on the Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Nominations for six years. Holloway is a long-term member of the MBA Ethics Committee, as well as a member and past chair of the MBA's Civil Litigation Section Council. Holloway is an emeritus member of the Board of Editors of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and has volunteered as a judge for moot court arguments at Boston University School of Law and Harvard Law School.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - For five days in April, creators from all over the world will come to Jacksonville for the One Spark festival.
"It's a chance for artists to showcase their talents in the areas of art, music, science and technology" said Elton Rivas, co-founder and executive director of One Spark.
Anyone who has a unique talent, idea, invention will have the opportunity to reach thousands of people.
"The plan for the festival is to match downtown venues with artists and inventors" said Rivas.
One Spark is also being called The World's Crowdfunding Festival.
Downtown visitors will be able to view and vote on the entrants, with $250,000 in prize money going to the crowd favorites.
On Wednesday, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan announced that he would offer up to $1 million in capital investment focused on creators who participate.
"This is the first event of it's kind and if you want to reach hundreds of thousands of opinion drivers this event is for you." said Rivas.
One Spark will kick off downtown, covering more than than a one mile area.
Venues will include 121 Atlantic Place, 1904 Music Hall, The Bank of America Tower, BB&T Tower and Big Pete's.
One Spark runs April 17 through 21. To register go to BeOneSpark.com.
"This is the first event of it's kind in Jacksonville, and after it's success we may take it to other cities" said Rivas.
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A community member pointed out recently that the ActionScript Language Reference description for
Vector.sort() is incomplete. The reference will be updated soon. In the meantime, here's the corrected description, which now includes sorting according to a "sort option" as well as sorting by using a compare function.
Vector sort() method:
Sorts the elements in the Vector object, and also returns a sorted Vector object. This method sorts according to the parameter
sortBehavior, which is either a function that compares two values, or a set of sorting options.
The method takes one parameter. The parameter is one of the following:
- a function that takes two arguments of the base type (T) of the Vector and returns a Number:
function compare(x:T, y:T):Number {}
The logic of the function is that, given two elements x and y, the function returns one of the following three values:
- a negative number, if x should appear before y in the sorted sequence
- 0, if x equals y
- a positive number, if x should appear after y in the sorted sequence
- a number which is a bitwise OR of the following values:
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- 2 or
- 4 or
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- 16 or
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- Sorting is case-sensitive (Z precedes a).
- Sorting is ascending (a precedes b).
- The array is modified to reflect the sort order; multiple elements that have identical sort fields are placed consecutively in the sorted array in no particular order.
- All elements, regardless of data type, are sorted as if they were strings, so 100 precedes 99, because "1" is a lower string value than "9".
sortBehavior:* — A Function or a Number value that determines the behavior of the sort. A Function parameter specifies a comparison method. A Number value specifies the sorting options.
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BARBARA Davies is the new chief executive of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership. She has been interim director since last month following the departure of Paul Wilson.
She has been LEP's head of place and infrastructure since April 2012 and was previously head of transport for its predecessor the West of England Partnership.


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I was wondering if there was a way or if there was any look up already in motion to identify and categorize the Justu by rank (E, D, C, B, A & S as well as the ones that have None), so you could look them up by ranking. i personally find this useful for storytelling elements to be utilized by the people who would be using this wiki.
i would begin to do it myself if necessary, but i fist how to find out how to edit wiki's.
any comments back would be appreciated.
- Once all the kinks are worked out of {{Infobox/Jutsu}}, that feature will be implemented. ~SnapperTo 22:12, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
- Search by rank will be done using the Jutsu rank semantic property. Special:BrowseData/Jutsu will allow you to drilldown a large list of jutsu by rank, and even combine that with other filters like "Long range", "Wind Release", and even who is able to use the jutsu.
- Currently there really aren't many pages tagged, and it wouldn't really be a good idea to go around adding tags. The tagging will become automatic once the new Jutsu infobox is ready for general use. You can take a look at the test being done on Rasengan. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Apr 21, 2009 @ 22:31 (UTC)


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HTC Brings the Desire 816 to the USby Brandon Chester on 8/11/2014 4:55 PM EST
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kwrzesien - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkANOTHER pipeline story today? What on Earth is going on here, I can't keep up! Reply
frenchy_2001 - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkThis looks like a revamped Galaxy Note 2:
- Quad A9 1.6GHz -> Quad A7 1.6GHz (probably similar perfs)
- 5.5" 720p Screen
Newer connectivity (LTE) and better camera (always nice).
This should be a great middle phone if it behaves as well as the specs imply (it would be a 2 year old premium for half the original price after all). Reply
Death666Angel - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkA7 should be the same performance as A8 in a smaller area if I remember correctly, but A9 should still be a good bit superior. Reply
sprockkets - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkWatch it and this phone ends up taking better pics than the M8 except in the dark. Reply


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Picking Up His Scent: New and Classic Fragrances
"The holidays are a time of year steeped in tradition and jewel tones, so `tis the season to enrich your hair with color," says Amanda Williams, celebrity hairstylist (she's worked with Ellen Page and Bryce Dallas Howard) and owner of Arabella Salon in Portland, Oregon. She recommends getting a professional treatment with Davines' gentle, plant-based Finest Pigment gloss ( click here to locate a salon near you). "It only lasts six to eight shampoos so it's an extremely non-committal way to create depth and luxurious shine," says Williams. Translation: There's no excuse not to pair emerald earrings with red-tinted tresses.
"I love red lips—they're eternally chic and look especially festive during the holidays," says Troy Surratt, the makeup guru behind Maggie Gyllenhaal's oft-deep-colored pucker. "If you have reservations about an opaque formula, try a sheer one like Lipstick Queen lipstick in Medieval, which is universally flattering and great for kisses under the mistletoe."
Another deep-yet-more-subtle option according to Julie Harris, Anne Hathaway's makeup artist, is a soft berry stain—a must-do whether or not you wear lipstick on top. "A stain won't rub off during holiday parties," says Mai Quynh, who works with Megan Fox and Kristen Stewart. "I really like Mark Kissink Lip Tintmarker in Red Siren—it's a highly pigmented, smudge-proof marker that's great for layering underneath lipstick for staying power."
For a festive come-hither stare like Charlize Theron's "try a touch of silver or gold on the eyelids," says celebrity makeup artist Tina Turnbow (Mary-Louise Parker is a regular), who recommends Tarte Lock & Roll in Gunmetal and Jemma Kidd Dual Illuminator in Champagne.
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Felix, Mariners take battery-charged victory
Montero provides decisive solo homer; King K's five in eight frames
PITTSBURGH -- Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez and Pittsburgh right-hander A.J. Burnett hooked up in a classic pitching duel, and King Felix and the Mariners prevailed, 2-1, on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park.
Jesus Montero's solo home run with one out in the top of the seventh inning proved to be the margin of victory as the Mariners snapped a two-game losing skid.
"Montero stepped up big with that opposite-field home run," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. "That's a great sign for him. And [Michael] Saunders [was key] with his energy on the bases, and being heads up and being able to score. Both teams played very well, and it was great for us to get this win and get out of here."
Montero said he was sitting on a fastball when he got the game-winning home run.
"I was looking for a fastball, he pitched me really good the first at-bat," said Montero. "Then in the second at-bat, he went ball, ball, ball. The third at-bat, I was looking for a fastball, and he left it in the middle and I hit it good."
Hernandez was excited about the Montero home run, which was the first ball that left the infield against Burnett.
"I was really happy the dude had a game," Hernandez said. "He came out big, and that was a big fly right there. I was happy for him."
Hernandez tossed eight innings and allowed one run on six hits. He got the win, upping his record to 5-2. Entering the game, Hernandez had allowed just five earned runs in 45 1/3 innings in his last six road starts in Interleague Play.
"The first inning, they got me pretty good and I just left a couple of pitches down the middle," Hernandez said. "I knew it was going to be hard, because Burnett was nasty. And after the first, I just had to get my command back and try and throw strikes, and that's what I did through the course of the game.
"If you don't have your best stuff, you've got to go out there and fight and find different ways to get people out."
The Pirates knew Hernandez wasn't at the top of his game, but he was still very good.
"He threw more fastballs early," Pittsburgh first baseman Garrett Jones observed. "Then probably realized his velocity wasn't there. So he kept mixing it up, without giving us much to hit."
Bucs manager Clint Hurdle was also impressed with Hernandez.
"That's the same Felix who's been showing up for the last few years," Hurdle said. "He never hit that other gear with his velocity, but the spin and sequences were there. The breaking ball to right-handed hitters and changeup to left-handers ... still filthy."
Burnett worked seven innings and gave up two runs on only two hits. He notched nine strikeouts but took the loss, falling to 3-3 on the season.
The Pirates jumped on Hernandez in the top of the first inning. Starling Marte led off with a double down the left-field line. Andrew McCutchen singled with one out, driving in Marte and giving Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead.
The Mariners tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the fourth without registering a hit against Burnett. Saunders and Jason Bay drew back-to-back walks. With one out, both runners advanced on a groundout. Saunders then scored on a wild pitch.
"After my first at-bat, I was looking for a fastball down the middle," Saunders said. "His stuff moves all over the place and he throws everything hard, and honestly my approach was [to look for a] fastball right down the middle. I was able to battle on the pitches I needed to, and took the back-foot sliders.
"I'm always looking for the extra base when I get on. I take a lot of pride in my baserunning, and try to look for the edge every time."
Seattle finally got a hit off Burnett in the top of the fifth. Endy Chavez got an infield single and made it to second base on a throwing error by Pirates second baseman Jordy Mercer.
Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen came on and pitched a scoreless ninth inning to secure his ninth save of the season.
Seattle heads home after completing a five-game road trip with a 3-2 record.
"It was big for us," Hernandez said. "We're coming from where we lost in Toronto the last game there and the first game here. We just wanted to win this one so bad."
George Von Benko is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Lars and I, along with Djordje, William Vorst and Robert Gillespie made our way to Ukraine for the Mayfly festival and FFF Certifications. I had an amazing time, thoroughly enjoyed myself, made some wonderful new friends and plan to visit regularly. The level of casting is quite outstanding, and there are a few here who will be serious contenders in Norway for the world championships this August.
Thanks Oleg for organising a fantastic event and congratulations on passing your MCI! And thanks Lena for kindly translating for us. And thanks guys, for making us feel very welcome! FP to follow!
The Meet: Instructors, examiners and Lena our translator.
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For another recent cook, we were having a dinner party for some friends and I decided to grill some shrimp. I remember seeing this wonderful recipe that I wanted to try so I "borrowed" Kristi's recipe from her Necessary Indulgences Blog for Grilled shrimp with Cilantro, Lime and Pistachios. Her blog is excellent by the way. Anyway, I really can't describe how incredible this recipe is. So easy to make and our dinner guests loved it. We were all fighting over the bread to sop up the leftover sauce.
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Squeeze Looms for Doctors
More Med Students In the Pipeline, but Too Few Residencies Await Them
U.S. medical schools are expanding to meet an expected need for more doctors due to the federal health law. With at least 12 new schools opening and existing ones growing, enrollment is on track to produce 5,000 more graduates a year by 2019.
But medical educators are cautioning that those efforts won't do anything to alleviate a doctor shortage unless the number of medical residency positions rises as well. The number of federally funded residencies has been frozen since 1997.
Residencies are the three to seven years of on-the-job training in the U.S. that medical-school graduates must complete before they can practice independently in this country. Medicare funds most of the residencies, paying $9.5 billion a year to subsidize 94,000 positions at teaching hospitals. Medicaid and other sources such as hospitals fund about 10,000 more.
Medicare-funded spots were frozen under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and numerous bills to lift the cap have stagnated in Congress amid budget-cutting concerns, including proposals to slash Medicare funding for doctor training.
On Thursday, Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D., Pa.) and Aaron Schock (R., Ill.) plan to reintroduce a bill seeking 15,000 more U.S.-funded residencies over the next five years, at a cost of about $1 billion a year—a measure likely to face an uphill climb. "This has to be part of the conversation," Ms. Schwartz said.
The American Medical Association and other physician groups arguing for the increase say health-care needs have changed markedly since 1997. For one thing, the U.S. population has grown by 50 million people.
The population also is aging: Every eight seconds, another Baby Boomer turns 65, an age when health problems typically increase. And starting next year, 30 million more Americans will have access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
All told, the Association of American Medical Colleges predicts the U.S. will face a shortage of 62,900 doctors by 2015 and as many as 140,000 by 2025.
"We thought we were being responsible by having our medical schools expand to address the doctor shortage, but the federal government has to do its share, too," said Atul Grover, the chief public policy officer of the medical-college group.
As of now, there are more residency openings than doctors graduating from U.S. medical schools, as has been the case for many years. The gap traditionally has been filled by graduates of U.S. osteopathic schools (which stress holistic and preventive medicine) and foreign medical schools, including doctors hoping to immigrate to the U.S. and Americans who attend medical programs abroad.
At the current expansion rate, graduates from U.S. medical and osteopathic schools alone will exceed the number of expected residencies by the end of the decade, the Association of American Medical Colleges predicts.
Residency applicants from foreign schools are likely to be squeezed out, medical educators say, which could make it more difficult to fill the nation's growing needs in primary care, which includes internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics.
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Graduates of foreign medical schools now make up more than 25% of all U.S. practicing physicians—and about half of primary-care doctors—because U.S. graduates tend to prefer more lucrative specialties.
Foreign doctors also make up a disproportionate share of those in rural communities, in part because such work can qualify them for certain visa waivers.
"If we don't add more residencies, we are just replacing the international graduates with U.S. graduates, not creating any more doctors," said Patrick Dowling, the chairman of family medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Noting that 38% of Californians are Hispanic, but only 5% of its physicians are, Dr. Dowling co-founded a UCLA program to help Spanish-speaking immigrants who had been doctors back home qualify for U.S. residencies. One participant, Marcos Uribe, is among those hoping for a residency in the annual residency "match" on Friday. The 31-year-old earned his medical degree in Mexico, before moving to the Los Angeles area in 2007.
Dr. Uribe laid bricks and poured concrete by day while studying for the required U.S. licensing exams at night. Now he hopes to land a residency in family medicine in Riverside, Calif., where Spanish-speaking doctors are in short supply.
"It's very competitive—there are people from all over the world trying to be doctors here," Dr. Uribe said.
Some experts argue that rather than fund additional residencies, Medicare should find ways to channel more U.S. medical students away from specialty fields and into primary-care medicine in rural areas.
How severe the need is for more doctors also is a matter of debate. Skeptics say doctors should be able to care for many more patients in the future with more efficient group practices, greater reliance on physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and "telemedicine" done via the phone and online.
But even today, 1 in 5 Americans lives in areas without adequate access to primary care, government reports say.
The Affordable Care Act calls for creating 600 additional primary-care residencies in community health centers, outside of Medicare's funding for teaching hospitals. The first 44 such residents started training in 2011. But the funding is guaranteed only through 2015.
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NORTH Melbourne football boss Donald McDonald has been forced to defend himself against allegations he influenced the testimony of his player Lachlan Hansen during the AFL's concussion investigations.
McDonald was summoned again by the league's investigators on Thursday and interrogated with the understanding he might have coerced or coached Hansen before the player related his version of events to AFL investigators Brett Clothier and Abraham Haddad.
Hansen left the field during North's match in August against Essendon and, according to one report, thought one person alongside him on the interchange bench was his father. North has denied this, but McDonald's role in the investigation has been of some frustration to the AFL.
Hansen's evidence, too, came with inconsistencies and the league remains unimpressed with not only the club's initial laissez-faire response to the suggestion it fielded a concussed player, but also with serious inconsistencies in its evidence.
Those inconsistencies began from the time Drew Petrie told the AFL he had given the wrong information during a radio interview regarding Hansen's condition. The AFL told North interim chief executive Cameron Vale last Monday that the club must fully explain its failure to fully co-operate with the inquiry.
North Melbourne doctor Andy McMahon and physical performance boss Steve Saunders have also been called before the investigation, which has created some bad blood between the Kangaroos and head office. McDonald certainly appears to have incurred the wrath of the AFL.
Whether the league brings down sanctions on the club will be known in the coming days, with the AFL determined to complete the concussion investigation within a week.
Haddad and Clothier, who work under football boss Adrian Anderson, charged with preserving the game's integrity, remain embroiled in the Melbourne tanking investigation and that involving Adelaide's secret contract with Kurt Tippett.


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A mother stares at the unopened gift beneath the Christmas tree. She purchased the present two weeks ago to beat the holiday rush and guarantee her child's wish would be granted. She carefully wrapped it, adding a pretty bow and tag and then hid it from curious eyes. Six-year-olds still believed in Santa, after all.
But Christmas morning the gift remains unopened. Like 19 other households, a child is missing. Sparkling eyes bright with the holiday season are closed, hands still, laughter silenced.
When a killer took 26 lives in Newtown, Conn., did he also take a future of promises, dreams and hopes? In my years of reporting, I've discovered that the death of child often prompts a parent to become involved, to change the world, to make it better. But does it only fall upon the family? Hasn't even the most hardened heart been softened by the brevity of the lives of these first-graders?
The children killed in the shooting were Charlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden, Olivia Engel, Josephine Guy, Ana Marquez-Green, Dylan Hockley, Madeline Hsu, Catherine Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Jesse Lewis, James Mattioli, Grace McDonnell, Emilie Parker, Jack Pinto, Noah Pozner, Caroline Previdi, Jessica Rekos, Avielle Richman, Benjamin Wheeler and Allison Wyatt. The adults included Rachel Davino, Dawn Hocksprung, Anne Murphy, Lauren Russeau, Mary Sherlach and Victoria Soto.
The gifts of these 20 children will never be opened, but how many others have not opened their gifts? I don't speak of material things like sleds, trucks or dolls. Neither should we focus on wealth, power and pleasure.
It's time to take on the spirit of a 6-year-old. It's time to open our gifts, whatever special talent is in us, the best in our hearts to share with others, the love that can make a difference.
Representatives from different religions shared a message of love, hope and support Dec. 16 at the Newtown High School. The Rev. Matt Grebbin emphasized that we are "all in this together."
Patricia Llodra, the first selectman of Newtown, said violence would not define them, but rather they would be defined by courage, acts of love and love for children and families.
President Barack Obama told Newtown they were not alone in their grief. He said the nation "bears the responsibility for every child" and asked what gives life purpose.
"It is love that takes us out of ourselves and binds ourselves to something larger," President Obama said. "You remind us what matters and drive us forward."
The promise is still alive, the dream waiting to be fulfilled and the hope growing in others who must take up the task for these 26.
Open your gifts, whether it's a smile, a kind word, a helping hand, a hug or a simple gesture of love to show someone we care.
Twenty little angels will be watching. Don't disappoint them.
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In the centuries before there were newspapers and 24-hour news channels, the general public had to rely on street literature to find out what was going on. The most popular form of this for nearly 300 years was 'broadsides' – the tabloids of their day. Sometimes pinned up on walls in houses and ale-houses, these single sheets carried public notices, news, speeches and songs that could be read (or sung) aloud.
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Fiction PredictionSituation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.
"It'll be fun!" said my friend Hannah. She was trying to persuade me into paying a website to tell us who we were in our past lives. I'd rather read my book of mysteries, but she finally dragged me to the computer.
I answered the questions honestly, and the answer soon popped up on the screen. It was followed by a space to enter a credit card number, and an ad asking for "generous donations."
As I read its reasoning behind me being the reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes, Hannah tried to convince me of the site's trustworthiness. "You are always solving mysteries, it must be right!"
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A PLANNING application by Waitrose to erect stainless steel posts to carry advertising banners outside its Malvern store has been turned down by district council planners.
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The row over changes to the planning system has been both angry and loud, polarising opinion in a stark manner. On the one hand we have George Osborne, the DCLG, business lobbying groups and the property industry, all of which back the new National Planning Policy Framework.
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CRIME in Wellington dropped to its lowest December figure in three years.
Police recorded 36 crimes for the whole of December - down 16 on the previous month - Sgt Helen Boyd told town councillors this week.
Figures show 36 is the lowest number recorded since 2010, with 39 and 40 crimes in December 2011 and 2012 respectively.
The biggest fall was in thefts from motor vehicles and dwelling burglaries, both down by six.
Tools, a catalytic converter and an exhaust system were stolen in two incidents, while jewellery was taken in two separate burglaries.
There was also a decline in assaults - only two recorded - with both domestic incidents. Sgt Boyd said one arrest had been made and somebody had been prosecuted in relation to the other.
However, nine incidents of shoplifting were recorded across the month, an increase of two on November.
Sgt Boyd said shoplifters, believed to be known offenders, targeted One Stop, Waitrose, Longforth garage, Asda, Co-op, Superdrug, Buy and Save and the Old Sale Rooms.
She said six people had been arrested and prosecuted.
After a spike in crime in November, Deputy Mayor Dave Mitton said: "I think we are all pleased that we have returned to more normal figures rather than the bleak ones we had the previous month."
Sgt Boyd said police had a "fairly quiet" Christmas and New Year period.


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Van Aman, 19, who played his high school ball at Tampa Plant, was arrested by Gainesville Police after running a stop sign on his scooter.
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Board of Directors
La Crosse Public Library is governed by a board of directors according to the powers and duties outlined in Wisconsin State Statutes, chapter 43.58 [2]. Board members are recommended for approval by the Mayor and confirmed by the city Common Council. By law, one board member must be either the school district administrator or his/her designee. There must also be a Common Council representative. Because of the size of our city, the Library Board may have up to two members who live outside of the municipality; all other members must reside in the city. The Library Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m. in the lower level of the Main library.
The current Library Board members are:
Araysa Simpson, Secretary [3]
Gary Padesky (City Council Representative)
Jodi Ehrenberger, Vice-President [4]
Randy Nelson [5] (School District of La Crosse Designee)
Beverly Ruston, President [6]
Katie Bittner [7]
Judy Bouffleur
Sara Sullivan
Suzanne Anglehart
We post agendas [8] and approved meeting minutes [9].
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The Washburn Fund Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing funds provided by the C.C. Washburn bequest. The Board also has responsibility for the management of funds received and invested from several other bequests. It is the Board's policy to provide financial support to the La Crosse Public Library for those needs beyond what the operating budget is capable of doing.
The Washburn Fund Board of Trustees meets twice a year on the second Thursday of April and October. Current board members are:
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Jane Besseler
Jeffrey George, Secretary/Treasurer
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Increasingly, it has become fashionable to ask the question, in columns and on Twitter, "How long can the Mets go on playing Jason Bay on a regular basis?"
The answer, of course, is: for the rest of the 2011 season, at least.
As usual, the question is usually framed in a binary fashion: Bay, or no Bay? From that perspective, the answer seems easy. Bay has been just awful this year, with a .632 OPS in 307 plate appearances. That would be terrible at any position, but particularly while playing mediocre-at-best defense in left field, it is utterly terrible.
So the visceral relief at not having to watch Jason Bay make outs, while angrily contemplating the huge amount of money owed to Bay through the end of 2013, seems to make the decision an easy one. Put Bay on an ice floe and be done with it. Case closed, right?
Well, no. The Mets cannot simply fail to field a left fielder. And if the focus is on 2012 and beyond, Bay is by far the best choice to be playing left field regularly for the Mets from here on out.
Consider that only Johan Santana will earn more guaranteed money, as of right now, on the 2012 and 2013 New York Mets. If Bay is benched tomorrow, the number of chances he'll have to either come out of his 18-month-long slump sufficiently to help the Mets, or to provide enough possible value to another team to entice a trade of some kind (probably still one where the Mets eat a bunch of money), will diminish significantly.
Simply put, as odd as this reality is, Bay is a big part of the team's future from an asset allocation standpoint. It is in the team's best interest to play him regularly. It's not as if a further slump will lower his trade value, after all. And contending in 2011 just isn't happening, or at least, cannot be how the Mets plan going forward.
Moreover, in the next few months, Bay isn't going to be blocking anyone else who could provide a better answer at the position in 2012-2013. Lucas Duda has been terrific, particularly of late. His OPS is now a sturdy .791. But guess what? It sure looks like the Mets are about to have an opening in right field. So Duda has a position there, not to mention a chance to play first base whenever the Mets decide to give Daniel Murphy more reps at second base, or David Wright a day off at third base. So Bay isn't blocking Duda.
As for other left field alternatives, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had shoulder surgery– he's out for the season. Fernando Martinez has been out of action since July 15 with a hip injury; he's also putting up a pedestrian .737 OPS at Triple-A, not hitting lefties at all, and sure looks like someone who needs more time to refine his swing in the minor leagues. I happen to like the recent under-the-radar waiver wire pickup Mike Baxter, but he likely profiles more as organizational depth this season as he recovers from thumb surgery.
So the question isn't "Bay, or no Bay?" It is, "If not Bay, then who?" And there's no good answer.
Given how much the Mets still have invested in him, Bay needs to be out there. Even if you aren't optimistic that he'll ever find his swing again- even if you view it as an infinitesimal chance- well, that's still better than zero, which is the value Bay provides if the Mets bail on him now, without any upside in doing so.


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A FRUSTRATED gardener from Dursley has stirred a national debate after his letter to neighbours asking them to control their cats was responded to with everything from support to arson threats.
Dr Clive Mowforth, 57, distributed over 100 letters to neighbours asking that they control their cats after a number of birds were killed in his garden, saying "drastic action" would be taken if he continued to be "plagued" by the "killer cats".
However a number of people have interpreted the letter to mean their cats were in danger and reported Dr Mowforth to the police.
He has since received threatening emails and visits to his house because of the letter.
The nuclear scientist, said a wide range of birds were being killed in his garden, which has caught on video, and the cats were also digging holes and leaving excrement.
He is preparing to put up netting around his garden as well order in other deterrents in the future, which he expects will cost him hundreds of pounds.
"I am not going to tolerate it, I am not going to live in a place where I can't keep birds in our garden, it's horrendous," he said.
"I don't see why I should have to pay to protect the birds in my garden from cat-owners who simply let their pets roam free. If a dog went into a neighbour's garden, dug holes, left excrement and killed wildlife, all hell would be let loose," he said.
"(The letter)has led to numerous complaints to the police and RSPCA, and the extreme elements within the pro-cat brigade have threatened arson."
One recipient of the letter was writer Louis Barfe, who told the Gazette he had reported it to the police.
"It was really, really stupid," he said.
"I can't understand what he was thinking. He might have known it would be read that way. I didn't like the tone of it.
"I do not like junk mail at the best of times."
The Gazette's initial online story provoked a storm of debate with a record 58 comments revealing a polarised view of the issue.
The story was picked up by numerous national papers and Dr Mowforth even appeared on Sky News to talk about the debate.
Dr Mowforth said the police had called him several times, asking him not to send anymore letters and warning him of potential threats from Facebook, but does not regret sending the letter.
"I am concerned about the threats, it is affecting my sleep," he said.
"I think it is something to be aired, but I think I could have changed the wording."
A Gloucestershire Police spokesman said they had received calls from the RSPCA about the letter.
"I believe an officer spoke to Mr Mowforth and the RSPCA but no further action was deemed necessary."
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With a week to go in July, at the time of this writing, we're all curious how retail sales for the month will compare to the expectation-beating June totals reported by many chains following a sluggish May.
If there's one thing we've learned in this hesitant recovery, it's to not relax after a month of solid sales. Nor should anyone panic after a month when sales soften.
Shift On The Fly
Drawing a median through the retail sales peaks and valleys of the past 12-plus months would reveal an economically legitimate incline.
Try telling that to antsy stockholders, though, when same-store sales for any given month fail to measure up against the previous year and you've exhausted every explanation from cloudy skies to the price of gasoline.
Truth is, business is better. It's just harder to predict.
And that's the maddening dilemma for a retail business so bent on hedging inventory levels that shifting on the fly month to month is a grind, especially during sudden upswings.
Sales data no longer seems to correspond consistently to reported consumer confidence levels. With so much nerve-wracking social, political and economic stimuli streaming in from all directions, consumers might be getting used to a generally pessimistic outlook. So, that view might become less likely to block people from buying stuff when they need it or when they want to spoil themselves a bit to feel a little more… yes, confident.
Impact Merchants
Shoppers are releasing pent-up demand on their own terms and at their own pace. Discretionary consumer spending cycles have abandoned their traditional regularity, and that's in direct conflict with a retail industry averse to the mounting cost these days of flexibility.
The July 25, 2011, issue of HomeWorld Business showcases our 12th annual Impact Merchants, an accomplished group of housewares retailing decision makers nominated by vendors based on their sales growth initiatives, trend vision, product attentiveness, responsive communication, negotiating savvy and more.
No Shortcuts
It's important to recognize the impact of innovative merchants. But it's merely recognition if such impact can't be sustained. Will this year's nominees and their peers have the agility and traction to continue to steer their vendors, their managers, their shareholders and their customers through the uneven terrain of the recovery?
There are no shortcuts in today's retail climate. Retail buyers and merchandise managers must be greedier for the expansive reserve of market information available to them. Yet they should be wary of over-analysis and free to go with their gut more often, sometimes against the dispassionate logic of spreadsheets.
Try not to white-knuckle the steep slopes and sharp curves of this recovery. Just try to be better prepared for anything that might crop up around the bend. You'll be less inclined to over-accelerate when the road appears open and less likely to have to slam the brakes when unexpected obstacles appear.
The true measure of impact by merchants in this stop-and-go economy is how they balance pre-action with reaction. The most flexible will be better positioned to gear up if and when the recovery hits that straightaway.
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Friis Arne Petersen, Danish Ambassador to the United States, gives his perspective on crucial contemporary issues regarding international relations and the evolution of the European Union.
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Washington and Lee law professor Chris Seaman discusses the ongoing legal fight over PA's voter ID law and how that law is different from efforts in other states, including Virginia.
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This is the guess the points thread for the Pacer game at Boston on 11/05/2004
Game time is 7:30 PM
Full rules for the guess the score contest were last posted here, however here is the short version:
- The difference between your picks for each team and their real score is added together. That is your "off by". Lowest wins. You pick Pacers 90 Knicks 80. The real score is Knicks 95 Pacers 81. You are off by 24. (90-81) + (95-80).
- No contingency picks.
- The format of your post matters. See the full rules thread for details.
- Winner gets his name listed in the winners list.
This thread will be closed to guesses and all valid guesses posted at approximately 15 minutes before game time.
Good luck.
Winners to date:
Game Date Opponent Poster Offby
10/11/2004 vs. Washington Burt_Reincarnated 3
PacerFanInAZ 3
10/16/2004 at Memphis Will Galen 9
10/19/2004 vs. Minnesota BostonConnection 3
dannyboy 3
10/23/2004 at Minnesota Gyron 11
10/24/2004 at Denver rcarey 4
10/26/2004 vs. Memphis PacerFanInAZ 7
10/27/2004 vs. Chicago fwpacerfan 10
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'House of Lies' Star Kristen Bell Explains Why She Won't Marry Dax Shepard
That's precisely why the 32-year-old House of Lies actress, who has been dating funny man Dax Shepard for more than five years, refuses to set a wedding date, even though she's madly in love with her fiancé.
"We've been very vocal about waiting until everyone in California has the same rights," Bell says, referring to Proposition 8. "We will gladly celebrate when our friends have the same rights as we have."
But while they won't get married until all Angelenos have the same rights, Bell and Shepard have plenty of work to keep them busy — namely the new movie Hit and Run, which stars both Bell and Shepard and which was written and co-directed by the latter. The movie is a romantic action comedy about a former getaway driver (Shepard) who busts out his witness protection program identity to help his girlfriend (Bell) get to Los Angeles.
Belle says that she and her fiancé never got sick of spending time with each other while working on the film. "We're not really that couple," she explains.
"We both wanted to make this film and it was actually a great excuse to spend time together because we both have jobs that take us away from each other," she continues. "Dax is far and away my favorite person to hang out with."
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Mischa Barton understands fashion
Here's Mischa Barton defying the laws of physics with her pastel yellow pants yesterday because somehow her ass is literally four feet long. To put things in perspective, if I saw her legs hanging in a meat locker while Rocky punched them, I'd think I'm having that dream where I'm Burgess Meredith again. True story.
NOTE: I'm 90% positive Mischa Barton's navel is the secret, doughy entrance to Narnia, so you might not want to stare into it unless you've got some time to kill.
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