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Young promises 'passionate but not polluted' advocacy for conservatism
Former Grassley chief of staff seeking U.S. Senate seat
By DOUGLAS BURNS
, Staff Writer
Republican U.S. Senate candidate David Young believes he has the experience and working knowledge of Washington, D.C., to effectively advocate conservatism for Iowans.
Roberts' decision
Republican Rod Roberts, a former Carroll legislator now heading the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, says he plans to make a decision by October about entering an increasingly crowded GOP primary field for the U.S. Senate.
The Republican U.S. Senate field now includes state Sen. Joni Ernst of Red Oak, David Young of Van Meter, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley's chief of staff until recently, radio-talk personality Sam Clovis of Sioux City, former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker of Des Moines and Ames author and attorney Paul Lunde.
Mark Jacobs of West Des Moines, the former CEO of Texas-based Reliant Energy, is considering a bid for the office, as is former Ames car salesman Scott Schaben, a Kuemper Catholic High School alum.
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Clive, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds have all passed on running for the Senate.
U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley of Waterloo is the presumptive Democratic candidate.
August 2, 2013
Iowa Republican David Young said the priorities of his former boss will serve as a guide. But Young, a longtime GOP congressional aide and recent chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, stressed that while he's an inspired admirer, he's no "clone."
Young, 45, a native of Van Meter, who lists stints with Republican U.S. Sens. Hank Brown of Colorado and Jim Bunning of Kentucky and President George H.W. Bush's 1992 campaign, is seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated at the end of 2014 by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. D-Iowa. For the last seven years, Young has served as Grassley's chief of staff.
"I've got the courage to lead on issues that I've been supporting my boss on," Young said. "Some of the things we can hit the ground running on. Three deficits I see out there that really drive me are the budget deficit, the job deficit and the deficit of trust and accountability."
In an interview at the Daily Times Herald, Young said he would make tax reform a priority.
"There's a lot of capital sitting out there on the sidelines," Young said.
Temporary "patches" on the tax code don't provide certainty that a permanent plan would, he said.
"We need to make it fairer, flatter, simpler," Young said. "I'll work with anybody on tax simplification and lowering the rates."
Young said all tax deductions and credits should be on the table for review during reform discussion. He also supports a balanced-budget amendment.
Grassley has made scouting out fraud and abuse in government a centerpiece of his service, Young said, adding that he would build on such work if elected to serve alongside his mentor.
"I've learned from the master on the oversight and investigations," Young said. "You don't need a bill or an amendment to do it."
Young said his experience with Grassley, and as a legislative assistant for Bunning and intern for Brown, have prepared him to make Congress work for Iowans.
"I've had an up-close view of what's going on in Washington in the Senate, in politics at the federal level," he said, adding that he's worked with Iowans personally or on the phone every day for years.
A Drake University graduate who moved to Washington, D.C. shortly after college to begin his career, Young said he has a firmly rooted political philosophy that includes views not always in line with Grassley.
"I'm not a Chuck Grassley clone. I'm David Young," he said.
For example, Young said he would not have voted for the 1986 immigration-reform package, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's confirmation or the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Grassley voted for all three.
What would have happened to the U.S. economy without the $700 billion bank bailout in 2008 under President George W. Bush?
"We don't know," Young said. "It just didn't seem right to me that the government was so dependent on Wall Street that we had to bail them out. To me, it's kind of too cozy of a relationship."
Young said he and other key staff members made a recommendation to Grassley to vote against TARP.
"His name's on the door and he goes down and votes," Young said.
Born and raised a Methodist, Young still attends Methodist churches, but said he has evolved into an evangelical Protestant.
He opposes gay marriage.
"It does affect, I think, the integrity of the word in a religious institution," Young said. "The thing I would be worried about now is just making sure churches and temples and places of faith have a right to their religious beliefs and not be forced into marrying anyone they don't want to."
Young said gay-rights advocates clearly have their sights set on demanding that all churches accept homosexual marriage.
"I think it's probably the next step," Young said. "And I've heard groups out there saying. 'We need to make sure we are accepted in every house of worship.'"
In the agricultural arena Young thinks a wise strategy is to divide the farm bill into separate packages for food assistance and actual production agriculture and rural-development features.
Young said he would have joined Grassley in opposing the recent immigration-reform bill that passed the Senate.
"I'm a guy, kind of the rule of law, the borders kind of guy before anything else," Young said. "I would have liked to see that separated out with the Senate bill."
Young said more guest worker visas, e-verify and "some kind of pathway" for the estimated 12 million people in the United States without proper immigration paperwork make sense. But the nation's borders should be protected first as a sovereignty issue, he said.
Young did not offer details on what shape the pathway should take.
"I can't give you an answer to that without thinking about it further," Young said.
He added, "I've always been fixated on the border."
Young said he is pro-life on abortion, that it should be illegal after 20 weeks of pregnancy. He believes victims of rape or incest should have access to abortion. Young said he would like to see the states determine any penalties associated with abortion, should it be made illegal.
"I'm not running for U.S. minister and that kind of thing," Young said.
Young said he brings a measured temperament to the race.
"I think we can have a huge disagreement on the issues without calling each other fascists and communists, coming from both sides," he said. "That vitriol, it doesn't appeal to me. I don't know if I could pull it off."
He added, "I just want to lay out the issues, why Republicanism is better, and conservatism is better, than the Democrat philosophy and personalize that with families who are telling me the same things. I want to keep it passionate, but not polluted."
Young said a Republican primary will make the GOP candidate stronger to face U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, in the general election for the Senate.
"A primary will be good for our side," Young said. "We just have to be careful not to savage each other and get nutty. We don't want to deliver somebody bloody and bruised to Bruce Braley who is sitting over there unopposed."
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FORGET, PLEASE, modern "conservatism." It has been a failure because it has been, operationally, de facto, Godless. In the political/civil government realm it has ignored Christ and what Scripture says about the role and purpose of civil government. Thus, it failed. Such secular conservatism will not defeat secular liberalism because to God they are two atheistic peas-in-a-pod and thus predestined to failure. As Stonewall Jackson's Chief of Staff R.L. Dabney said of such a humanistic belief more than 100 years ago: "[Secular conservatism] is a party which never conserves anything. Its history has been that it demurs to each aggression of the progressive party, and aims to save its credit by a respectable amount of growling, but always acquiesces at last in the innovation. What was the resisted novelty of yesterday is today one of the accepted principles of conservatism it is now conservative only in affecting to resist the next innovation, which will tomorrow be forced upon its timidity and will be succeeded by some third revolution to be denounced and then adopted in its turn. "American conservatism is merely the shadow that follows Radicalism as it moves forward towards perdition. It remains behind it, but never retards it, and always advances near its leader. This pretended salt hath utterly lost its savor: wherewith shall it be salted? Its impotency is not hard, indeed, to explain. It is worthless because it is the conservatism of expediency only, and not of sturdy principle. It intends to risk nothing serious for the sake of the truth."
In any event, "politics," for the most part today, is whoring after false gods. It will not save us. Our country is turning into Hell because the church in America has forgotten God (Psalm 9:17) and refuses to kiss His Son (Psalm 2.) See, please, 2 Chronicles 7:14ff for the way to get our land healed.
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THE CONTROVERSIAL new Mayor of Worcester has paid another price for his rise to prominence - by being booted off the county's fire authority.
Your Worcester News can reveal how Councillor Alan Amos is no longer sitting on the powerful 25-strong body which controls the region's fire service.
Under long-established rules the seats are handed out to Worcestershire's biggest political parties on a proportional basis.
Cllr Amos quit Labour earlier this month to become an independent, meaning he is no longer entitled to sit on it.
The county's Labour group has moved quickly by replacing him with Councillor Chris Bloore, who was elected for the first time last year.
Councillor Richard Udall, chairman of Worcestershire's Labour group, said: "The fire authority roles are handed out to the different parties based on political balance at the county council.
"He's had has fingers burnt by leaving the Labour group and we've found a replacement."
The decision is just the latest development in a slow loss of political influence for Cllr Amos, who became mayor earlier this month after quitting Labour to vote in new city council Tory administration 48 hours later.
Cllr Amos has refused to go into details over why he quit, but left after failing to secure the nomination to be Labour's deputy mayor candidate.
He is now no longer on the city council's planning committee, which makes some of Worcester's most important decisions year in, year out.
As a result of becoming independent he is also off the county council's environmental and economy scrutiny panel, which routinely picks apart issues like congestion, flooding, the future of the High Street and apprenticeships.
It also grills bosses from some of the county's most important public bodies like Severn Trent and BT.
Your Worcester News can also reveal how his position as vice-chairman of the county council's planning committee is under threat.
The committee makes decisions on items like school and railway expansions, but the county's Labour group want to suggest a replacement at the next full council meeting, which will require a vote.
That meeting takes place next Thursday, on July 3.
* A petition calling upon Cllr Amos to resign as Worcester's mayor and quit his city council ward of Warndon has now gained 280 signatures.
The creator, Ted Elgar, is aiming to reach 500 names and says if he hits that target he will present it to Cllr Amos personally.
To view it visit www.ipetitions.com/petition/alan-amos-must-resign.

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HUNDREDS of people gathered in York to count down to the end of the world this weekend.
The Norse apocalypse Ragnarok was interpreted in a spectacular light and sound show and battle re-enactment at the Eye of York on Saturday, as the grand finale of the annual Jorvik Viking Festival.
Danielle Daglan, festival director, said the city could breathe a sigh of relief that the world did not end.
She said: "It goes without saying that we are delighted that our prediction of Ragnarok, the Norse apocalypse, did not actually occur, although given the pyrotechnics and screams of delight this evening at the finale of the Jorvik Viking Festival, people around York might have momentarily believed it did."
Tickets for many of the activities during the festival sold out in advance of the events, with about 40,000 people descending on York for the week.
The final weekend saw events including the Strongest Viking competition at York's Guildhall, and a parade through the centre of the city.
Yesterday, the final events of the festival saw members of the public take part in have-a-go sword combat and a trading post in St Sampson's Square, but plans are already under way for next year's festival.
Danielle said: "It is fantastic that Ragnarok will not stop us from celebrating the 30th anniversary of the opening of the centre.
"Now that we have the cloud of the apocalypse firmly behind us, we can turn our focus to how we celebrate three decades of changing the way that archaeology and history is presented, and start our plans for next year's spectacular festival which will fittingly be on the theme of a Brave New Viking World."


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AS PART of this week's World Breastfeeding Week, Worcestershire County Council has teamed up with the organisation running community hospitals and other health services in the county to promote the importance of feeding babies naturally.
The campaign run jointly by Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust and the county council will run until November and includes a number of posters in a range of locations including the University of Worcester as well as children's centres, libraries, coffee shops, GP surgeries, pharmacies, supermarkets and elsewhere.
Currently about 72 per cent of babies in Worcestershire start breastfeeding but this drops to 44 per cent by the time they are six weeks old, despite midwives saying mothers should exclusively breastfeed until their child is six months old.
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust's breastfeeding coordinator Anthea Griffiths said: "There are many evidenced based benefits of breastfeeding for the physical and emotional wellbeing of both mother and baby, and this campaign is about ensuring people have the right information to make the best choice.
"Breastfeeding gives babies the best possible start in life and we want to make mums and those around them aware of the support available to get them started and to keep it up past the first few weeks."
The campaign, which will also be run via social media, will target mothers-to-be in September, other parties such as fathers and grandparents-to-be in October and mums of children older than six weeks in November.
Evidence has shown the longer the mother breastfeeds the more pronounced the health benefits for both her and the baby are.
Worcestershire County Council cabinet member for health and well-being Cllr Marcus Hart said the county's Health and Wellbeing Board was fully behind the initiative.
"It is not just about mothers. Fathers, grandparents and friends can all support women to breastfeed and local businesses such as restaurants can make sure that breastfeeding women are welcome," he said.
"It would be great to see a real improvement in the numbers who breastfeed so that most women in Worcestershire are breastfeeding their babies for the first few months of life."
Specialist midwife for infant feeding at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch Caroline Payne said there were a number of services available to mothers-to-be in Worcestershire.
"Breastfeeding is a learnt skill, with the commitment and support of the people around you, you are more likely to be successful and it will be a positive experience," she said.
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"I was pretty much just getting stoned every single day, probably on the hour—maybe twice an hour—and then I read this book under the influence called Swamplandia! by Karen Russell," Kyle Dillon Hertz recalls of his personal journey. "Then I was like, 'Oh my God, I have to fuckin' write.'"
Absorbing the coming of age story that takes place in a Florida alligator-wrestling amusement park marked him. Literally. To the point that he now has a prominent tattoo on his left arm inspired by it.
At 19, Hertz mustered enough confidence to submit a short story to the New Yorker.
"It was about a fake Machu Picchu theme park in San Diego, essentially," he reminisces. "Like the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, but a much more racist version of that and appropriation and the monetization of experience."
"People that come here are wanderers."
It didn't get published, but the young author did receive feedback, which let him know he was on the right track.
A stint at UCLA followed, where Hertz met Writing Workshops Los Angeles' Edan Lepucki, who quickly became his mentor.
"We just hit it off," he says. "I was visiting Santa Fe and told her, 'You should open a school here. People fuckin' want it, they really do.'" Her schedule forbidding it, Lepucki suggested her protégé take charge.
The preface set, Hertz now 22, decided to start his own program last January. The Santa Fe Writer's Workshop is located in an industrial complex off Old Pecos Trail inside a nondescript, shared office.
The words "congested subtext," "mania" and "signs and symbols" are scribbled on a whiteboard. A box containing a dozen Whoo's Donuts rests on a Melamine table along with some floral print napkins. A dominant accent wall is freshly painted in a teal hue, removing a previous, standard issue "jail-ish color" and in keeping with what Hertz envisions as an "antique pirate" theme.
Building the school from the ground up, Hertz' idea for the source material was to shy away from expected how-to textbooks like Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway, which he dubs 'the worst kind of reading."
"A lot of going to school for creative writing right now is total shit, because they all teach from this one book," he says. "Why would you want to have the same knowledge set that some 5-year-old in Alabama would have just by Googling, 'How can I write?'"
Instead, he sought works by Charles Baxter, Laura van den Berg and even Virginia Wolf "because we live in a contemporary world. We don't live in 20th century England," he says passionately. "Everyone has read Shakespeare when they were in high school; the idea that you would make someone read that in 2014 and say, 'Write like this,' is the most crack pipe idea I've ever encountered."
And why Santa Fe? According to the California import, "because it's different. It allows, I think, experimentation since there are no laws in New Mexico."
"There's less regulation in Santa Fe than any place I've ever lived before," he elaborates. "The things I've seen people doing here, I've only ever seen in Miami at like, 2 am—like, people carrying chickens. I've seen someone just carrying a chicken in their bare hands like it was a baby or a baseball mitt, and that's nuts."
Recognizing Santa Fe for being an experimental art hub, our town's cultural diversity and loving the fact that folks here "drive like they're in Mario Kart," further sealed the deal.
"Here there is such a deeper breadth of experience than there are in other places," he says. "And also, I just think the people that come here are wanderers—they are looking for something that perhaps is not available in the brief experience we get with things. And/or they're avoiding the law."
On the lam or not, Hertz hopes to expand his student numbers this summer, with 10-week-intensives for poetry, memoir, novel and fantasy, as well as four-week-long fiction boot camp sessions "for the non-committal." New courses also include food critique and drink writing sessions, "since writers love to drink."
All the while, Hertz is currently working on a short story collection titled I'm Not Dying, a series that sprung when he was living in the Golden State during the birth of Proposition 8. The series, he says, reflects on "what it means to be gay in our current world."
As far as the Machu Picchu piece, a rewrite is in the works.
"It's now a Twisted Sister, freakishly mutilated cousin," he says. "It's not even the same story anymore."


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I got a question from a reader of my post How the Query Optimizer Uses Statistics (http://sqlblog.com/blogs/ben_nevarez/archive/2009/09/03/how-the-query-optimizer-uses-statistics.aspx) and I thought that it would be a good idea to post my answer here. Basically the request was to expand the previous example for a predicate with two columns.
First, a reminder that the histogram only shows the values of the first column of the statistics object. So, how the Query Optimizer does this?
One way to find the answer to this is, well, just to run an example and see what the Query Optimizer does. Let us run a query, see which statistics are automatically created and inspect those statistics.
This is the code sent by the reader. Run this to create a table and populate it with some data.
create table MyStatsTest (
id int identity(1, 1),
ProductGroupID int,
ProductID int
declare @i int
set nocount on
set @i = 1
while @i < 100000
insert MyStatsTest (ProductGroupID, ProductID)
select datepart(millisecond, getdate()) % 2, datepart(millisecond, getdate())
set @i = @i + 1
Make sure you start with no statistics objects in the table. You can run this to verify that there are no statistics
select * from sys.stats
where object_id = object_id('MyStatsTest')
If there are some statistics, perhaps after running a query, you can drop them using a command like this (the name of your statistics objects may be different)
drop statistics MyStatsTest._WA_Sys_00000002_7D78A4E7
Run the first query to see the statistics created automatically by the Query Optimizer.
select * from MyStatsTest
where ProductId < 17 and ProductGroupId = 1
Now you can run the previous query again and notice that two statistics objects were created. Use DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS to display both histograms like in the next example
dbcc show_statistics('MyStatsTest', _WA_Sys_00000003_014935CB)
You can use the first histogram to estimate the number of records for the ProductId < 17 predicate using the method I described in my previous post. I got 1,744 rows which is the sum of the values 392, 302, 313, 419 and 318 (Your table has different data so you will get a different value).
Using the second histogram you can notice that 60.0316003% of the records have ProductGroupid = 1 (This is 60,031 divided by the total number of records 99,999).
Since this is using the AND operator you need to obtain the 60.0316003% of 1,744. This is 1,046.95 which is the estimated number of rows shown on the execution plan of the query.
You can do the same calculation for ProductGroupId = 0 and you will get an estimated number of rows of 697.049 which are also shown on the execution plan. Notice that you may need to run DBCC FREEPROCCACHE between tests to clear the plan cache, otherwise it may show a cached execution plan.
Finally, let us change the query to use OR operator (instead of AND)
where ProductId < 17 or ProductGroupId = 1
The plan shows 60,728 estimated rows. Since this is using an OR operator this value could be obtained as the union of the following two queries
where ProductId < 17
where ProductId >= 17 and ProductGroupId = 1
The first query estimates 1,744 rows and the second one 58,984, for a total of 60,720 rows. You can use the previous method to estimate these values.
The same value could also be obtained as the union of these two queries
select * from MyStatsTest
where ProductId < 17 and ProductGroupId = 0
where ProductGroupId = 1
The first one shows 697.049 estimated rows and the second one 60,031, for a total of 60,728.049 estimated rows.


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Relatively quiet New Year's eve for Castlegar RCMP
New Year's Eve in Castlegar was a busy night with a couple of weddings and some busloads of Albertans here to ski and party, but there were no major incidents, says Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew.
In all, the local police received 81 calls for service from Dec. 24 until Jan. 1. There were no notable spikes in any particular kind of crime.
There were two incidents of mischief.
"In one case, a few youth were caught burning a toque in a public place, but no damage to any buildings occurred and the youth were sent on their way with a verbal warning," said Mathew. "One vehicle had its windows smashed. There was no new graffiti reports which had been a concern due to ongoing issues with it in recent history."
It looks like the local transit system, which was free on New Year's Eve, was well used, said Mathew.
"Although there were lots of vehicles driving around, only one person was issued a 12 hour driving suspension (by Castlegar RCMP)."
There were several drug charges stemming from New Year's Eve.
"Two Castlegar men are facing possession charges and one is facing trafficking charges," said Mathew. "There were also several instances where small amounts of drugs were seized but no charges being considered."
There were also several charges under the Liquor Control Act as well, for drinking in public, one for a minor being in possession of liquor, and two for being intoxicated in public.
"I would like to thank the Citizens on Patrol group, who kindly donated a lot of their time to patrol Castlegar and report anything suspicious to the working RCMP officers," said Mathew. "The extra eyes and ears are always a tremendous asset. The Castlegar RCMP wishes everyone a Happy New Year and all the best in 2013."


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This cat food is specially formulated to help your cat achieve and maintain a healthy weight. The LifeSource Bits help maintain a healthy oxidative balance. Feed your cat this BLUE Wilderness Weight Control Chicken Recipe Cat Food to help your cat achieve and maintain a healthy weight. The tasty, natural ingredients provide wholesome nutrition and promote healthy digestion. The food is packed with essential vitamins, chelated minerals and important antioxidants that help support a healthy immune system. Food Type: Dry Food Food Consistency: Kibble Life Stage: Adult 1-10 yrs Health Consideration: Weight Control Flavor: Chicken Primary Ingredient: Chicken Nutrition Option: Grain Free Package Weight: 11Lb Feeding Instructions: Recommended Daily Feeding Amount Weight Reduction 5 to 9 lbs ¼-½ cup* 10 to 14 lbs ½-¾ cup* Weight Maintenance 5 to 9 lbs ½-¾ cup* 10 to 14 lbs ¾-1 cup* *Use a standard 8-oz. measuring cup. Note: Individual cat's requirements may vary from this chart due to age, breed, environment and activity level. Adjust food as required to maintain optimal body condition and ask your veterinarian if you are unsure. Ingredients: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Peas, Tapioca Starch, Tomato Pomace (source of Lycopene), Pea Fiber, Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Natural Flavor, Powdered Cellulose, Potatoes, Calcium Carbonate, Pea Protein, Alfalfa Meal, Potassium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Dried Chicory Root, Potato Starch, DL-Methionine, Caramel, Salt, Taurine, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), L-Carnitine, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Nicotinic Acid (Vitamin B3), Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin E Supplement, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Oil of Rosemary, L-Lysine, Parsley, Kelp, Cranberries, Blueberries, Apples, Spinach, Blackberries, Pomegranate, Pumpkin, Barley Grass, Turmeric, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Copper Sulfate, Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Calcium Iodate, Dried Yeast, Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Aspergillus niger fermentation extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, Sodium Selenite Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 36.0% Crude Fat (min) 12.0% Crude Fiber (max) 8.0% Moisture (max) 10.0% Magnesium (min) 0.08% Taurine (min) 0.15% Omega 3 Fatty Acids* (min) 0.5% Omega 6 Fatty Acids* (min) 2.0% L-Carnitine*(min) 150 mg/kg *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles. Caloric Content: (calculated): 3,376 kcal/kg, 371 kcal/cup Size: 11 Lb.
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A VERSATILE Marlow artist has swapped his easel for a fountain pen to release his first novel, based on the life of his father who served in Second World War.
Featured several times in the Bucks Free Press, Tony Boucher has exhibited his paintings in galleries throughout Bucks, including the intricate chess series inspired by his love for the game.
The talented 60-year-old, who works as a graphic artist by day, has now made the switch to novels, putting the finishing touches to his first full length work, 'The Unfortunate Basil Albright', earlier this year.
Based on events from his father's life, including his time in the inhospitable RAF Shaibah base in Iraq during the Second World War, the novel has remained in Amazon's top 100 biographical fiction chart since its release in February.
And the self-confessed obsessive artist has taken nearly three years to craft this detailed, finely woven piece of semi-biographical fiction which both moves and disturbs.
"I always really wanted to write a book, and knew that I had a novel in me," he said.
"But I don't really see much of change between the two forms - you either have a blank piece of paper or a white canvas, then you put words or pictures on it and use them to tell a story. There's a story in every piece of good art.
"Painting has always been in forefront for me and I'd never attempted the book, but it was always in the back of my mind. But I can't write and paint at the same time, I'm very obsessive about what I do - sometimes my paintings take months.
"With the writing I get obsessive too so can't juggle the two at once, it might end up in a divorce! My wife is my rock, she has encouraged me and edited my work and I owe a lot to her."
The Unfortunate Basil Albright is what Tony calls "a third truth, third fiction and a third exaggeration", mixing real scenarios from his father's life with fabricated events and Tony's own interpretation of events.
Beginning with his father's earliest memory of attending his sister's funeral, it takes in the Second World War, a stint in a drug-fuelled hippy commune and domestic fatherhood before culminating with the circumstances surrounding his death.
Merged with events from Tony's own experiences, the complex plot presents singular episodes from Basil's life , with each piece telling its own story but fitting together with the plot to form a complete image of the 'unfortunate' title character.
And though the tragic events leading up to his death may be fabricated, Tony said he felt an obligation to his father to chart the biographical elements in his book after he passed away.
Tony said: "It's not like a crime novel, it's a life story, from four-years-old until death, so it's like a jigsaw puzzle; pieces that seem randomly placed around the board join together when more pieces are added.
"During the war he was posted to an extreme airfield in Persia and I thought I would get a whole biography out of it. But often he was reluctant to tell me things about it and I started adding bits of my life into it and imagination of his experiences.
"The book feels more personal to you that way. I think with biography, you have to include a bit of you in there, unless you're writing about something or someone concrete in history.
"Dad passed away three years ago so I felt like I wanted to give him something back, and the book is dedicated to him. I thought I owed him something, and after someone's gone you always wonder why you didn't ask more questions about their life."
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Plugin Information
This plugin integrates Atlassian JIRA to Hudson.
Quick Overview
First, you need to go to Hudson's system config screen to tell Hudson where's your JIRA. This plugin has an optional feature to update JIRA issues with a back pointer to Hudson build pages. This allows the submitter and watchers to quickly find out which build they need to pick up to get the fix. If you also want to use this feature, you need to supply a valid user id/password.If you need the comment only to be visible to a certain JIRA group, e.g. Software Development, enter the groupname.
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Aug 08, 2007
Peter Schuebl says:It would be great if the pattern for the JIRA project key would be configurable ...
It would be great if the pattern for the JIRA project key would be configurable so that non-standard project ID's could be matched.
I think it's quite common to use numbers in project keys - especially if you have lots of projects.
Aug 08, 2007
Kohsuke Kawaguchi says:Please use the issue tracker for RFEs and bugs.
Please use the issue tracker for RFEs and bugs.
Sep 02, 2007
Kohsuke Kawaguchi says:Implemented in 1.6.
Implemented in 1.6.
Nov 27, 2007
Anonymous says:Could be nice to have a link to where it can be downloaded.
Could be nice to have a link to where it can be downloaded.
Dec 04, 2007
Anonymous says:You can use the Download link at the top left, and navigate into the plugins dir...
You can use the Download link at the top left, and navigate into the plugins directory, and then the jira plugin directory. Alternatively, here is a link to all the releases for the JIRA plugin:
And as a by the way, it works a charm!
Feb 28, 2008
Felipe Leme says:Kohsuke, It would be nice if the Hudson Jira and Perforce plugins are int...
It would be nice if the Hudson Jira and Perforce plugins are integrated. In the project I'm working one, Jira and Perforce are integrated (using a standard plugin I believe), so a Perforce changelist is associated with a perforce job whose name matches a Jira issue. When I access the Hudson changes page, it shows the job name (for instance, HUDSON-2), but without a link to the Jira issue.
I'm not sure if this is an issue on the Jira Plugin, Perforce Plugin, or both, so I'm posting it here (instead of opening a ticket).
-- Felipe
Feb 29, 2008
Kohsuke Kawaguchi says:Again, please use the issue tracker for RFEs and bugs. We can reassign tickets t...
Again, please use the issue tracker for RFEs and bugs. We can reassign tickets to the right plugin, but RFE left here will likely be simply forgotten.
Sep 15, 2008
Rex Morrey says:Is there a way to change the format of the information passed to Jira? In ...
Is there a way to change the format of the information passed to Jira? In particular, is there a way to remove the link to the Hudson build page?
Nov 05, 2008
Fred Hoare says:Does this plugin support and https connection to Jira? I can't get it to d...
Does this plugin support and https connection to Jira? I can't get it to display the links to Jira or make updates to the Jira issues.
Aug 18, 2009
Frank says:The issue tracker is currently down, so I'll post my problem here. When the Jira...
The issue tracker is currently down, so I'll post my problem here. When the Jira issue key given in the commit comment does not exist (the committer made a typo, for example), the build fails. See exception below. In my view this information should be shown in the console output, but not cause the build to fail.
Updating EXAMPLE-123 FATAL: null AxisFault faultCode: {http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/}Server.userException faultSubcode: faultString: com.atlassian.jira.rpc.exception.RemotePermissionException: This issue does not exist or you don't have permission to view it. faultActor: faultNode: faultDetail: {}com.atlassian.jira.rpc.exception.RemotePermissionException:null {http://xml.apache.org/axis/}hostname:example.jira.com com.atlassian.jira.rpc.exception.RemotePermissionException: This issue does not exist or you don't have permission to view it. at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513) at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:355) at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:308) at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanDeserializer.<init>(BeanDeserializer.java:104) at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanDeserializer.<init>(BeanDeserializer.java:90) at hudson.plugins.jira.soap.RemotePermissionException.getDeserializer(RemotePermissionException.java:75) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BaseDeserializerFactory.getSpecialized(BaseDeserializerFactory.java:154) at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BaseDeserializerFactory.getDeserializerAs(BaseDeserializerFactory.java:84) at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.getDeserializer(DeserializationContext.java:464) at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.getDeserializerForType(DeserializationContext.java:547) at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPFaultDetailsBuilder.onStartChild(SOAPFaultDetailsBuilder.java:157) at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.startElement(DeserializationContext.java:1035) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.startElement(AbstractSAXParser.java:501) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractXMLDocumentParser.emptyElement(AbstractXMLDocumentParser.java:179) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java:377) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDriver.next(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:2747) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:648) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.next(XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java:140) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:510) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:807) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:737) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:107) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java:1205) at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(SAXParserImpl.java:522) at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(SAXParser.java:395) at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.parse(DeserializationContext.java:227) at org.apache.axis.SOAPPart.getAsSOAPEnvelope(SOAPPart.java:696) at org.apache.axis.Message.getSOAPEnvelope(Message.java:435) at org.apache.axis.handlers.soap.MustUnderstandChecker.invoke(MustUnderstandChecker.java:62) at org.apache.axis.client.AxisClient.invoke(AxisClient.java:206) at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invokeEngine(Call.java:2784) at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2767) at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2443) at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2366) at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:1812) at hudson.plugins.jira.soap.JirasoapserviceV2SoapBindingStub.addComment(JirasoapserviceV2SoapBindingStub.java:3773) at hudson.plugins.jira.JiraSession.addComment(JiraSession.java:70) at hudson.plugins.jira.Updater.perform(Updater.java:84) at hudson.plugins.jira.JiraIssueUpdater.perform(JiraIssueUpdater.java:24) at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$3.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:36) at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.perform(AbstractBuild.java:480) at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep(AbstractBuild.java:466) at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep(AbstractBuild.java:454) at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.post2(Build.java:145) at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.post(AbstractBuild.java:438) at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:1113) at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46) at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:93) at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:122)
Aug 20, 2009
J. Longman says:The Marvelution Jira Hudson integration looks very interesting. I haven't trie...
The Marvelution Jira Hudson integration looks very interesting. I haven't tried it yet, but one feature that it has solves a lot of complaints with this plugin, which is hudson polluting the comments. Especially with matrix builds. We had an issue with 2 (user) comments and 16 hudson commits. Noisy.
Jan 22, 2010
Jay Blanton says:Love the plugin so far! The one question I have is, if I checkin something to S...
Love the plugin so far!
The one question I have is, if I checkin something to Subversion with my JIRA issue,
the plugin correctly attaches that JIRA issues to my Hudson build console, just as
you have explained.
But if I stop my build for some reason, and retry my build, there is no longer a link
between the JIRA issue and my Hudson build. It appears that the JIRA links in the
Hudson build only show on the first time you build a Hudson revision. If I keep
building that same Subversion revision, the JIRA link is only on the first build.
Thanks for your help!
Apr 29, 2010
Oliver Weichhold says:When using a HTTPS Jira Url like this: https://126.96.36.199/jira The JIRA Plugin ...
When using a HTTPS Jira Url like this: https://22.214.171.124/jira
The JIRA Plugin Config Section in Hudson always displays the warning: "java.security.cert.CertificateException: No subject alternative names present". Even though the self-signed certificate was imported into the correct keystore on the machine running Hudson.
I've figured out that this might be the effect of using a self-signed certificate that lacks the "Subject Alternate Name" Extension. I've never seen this extension being in use for self-signed certificates so it would be nice if there would be an option in Hudson to suppress this error.
Jun 30, 2010
pritesh patel says:How do i make it work with HTTPS Jira URL. If i enter http://example.jira.com i...
How do i make it work with HTTPS Jira URL.
If i enter http://example.jira.com it does not redirect to the https. My real URL is https://example.jira.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa
If i enter the https URL then it says unable to connect.
Any solution to this ?
Jul 21, 2010
Nick says:I am trying to connect to a Jira over https but I continue to get the following ...
I am trying to connect to a Jira over https but I continue to get the following error.
sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed:
sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
In our case the Jira certificate is self signed. I found the following article that adds the certificate in order to trust it and have successfully followed the instructions and added the certificate to the store but I continue to get this error in the configuration dialog.
Has anyone found a solution to this problem? Thanks in advance.
Dec 14, 2010
stijn says:I used to have the same problem; two things were causing this: 1. server name wa...
I used to have the same problem; two things were causing this:
1. server name was some.domain.com but I always used to enter the IP address directly; the certificate also used the IP. Changed the certificate to use the some.domain.com name
2. make sure the certificate is imported into the correct keystore. I have both x86 and x64 versions, forgot to add it to both keystores, took me a while to figure that out.
To import the certificates, I used Internet Explorer to get the cert and export it, then simply import using keytool:
keytool -import -keystore JAVAHOME/lib/security/cacerts -file mycert.cer
Aug 26, 2010
Alan K says:Is there a way I can record my SVN revision number in Jira? We use it for build...
Is there a way I can record my SVN revision number in Jira? We use it for build numbers of our products. It would be really nice if I could take this from a var I have defined or some other method.
Jan 03, 2011
Juergen Hellwig says:It seems as if the plugin does not support Jira 4.2! Is this correct?
It seems as if the plugin does not support Jira 4.2! Is this correct?


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Indiana is implementing a uniform statewide case management system called Odyssey, which provides free access to court information at mycase.IN.gov.
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Justice Coombs was born July 17, 1808, in Brunswick, Maine.96 *
He was educated in the public schools of Cincinnati, Ohio.97 He moved to Connersville, Indiana in 1831, studied law, and was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1834.98 On December 2, 1882, he was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court created by the resignation of Justice Worden.99 He served just one month when he was succeeded on January 1, 1883 by Justice Zollars.100
* Justice Coombs passed away on November 27, 1894.
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Source: Browning, Minde C., Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt. "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices." Indiana Law Review: Vol. 30, No. 1, 1997. View this source in PDF format.
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Editor's note: This is an edited version of an article that originally ran in the January/February 2014 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine. Reprinted with permission, and all rights reserved.
Lipstick is arguably the most enduring of cosmetic products. Both women and men have colored their lips at various times throughout the ages, though the practice fell in and out of favor, changing with society's value judgments. As lip-painting fluctuated in popularity, it manifested itself as a reflection of the modesty, moral austerity and/or accepted social norms of a particular era.1
Despite its sometimes negative associations, the act of coloring lips has persisted. The use of lip color has signified many different things, not all necessarily related to aesthetic enhancement. For example, coloring lips has historically represented social status2 and been used as a form of protest to signify emancipation.3 More recently, women have used it to capture the glamour of Hollywood for themselves, or quite simply to enhance their natural lip color and boost their mood. Conversely, lipstick sales have also been linked to a downturn in world economies, and as such, acts as a barometer of the mood of the people.4
Lipstick performs as much more than a cosmetic: it is an emblem, a tool of ritual, and a marker for expression, seduction and femininity.
The most striking element of any lipstick is, without a doubt, the color—and red lipstick is especially iconic today. Cleopatra is perhaps one of the most notable figures from historical times who reputedly added color to her lips using crushed cochineal beetles to extract the red carmine color.5 It also is reported that before Cleopatra, more than 5,000 years ago, Egyptians stained their lips using ochre and iodine.6 From this and other early forays into makeup application, the world's obsession for applying lip color began.
Since these first, crude methods of production, lipstick has thankfully become much more sophisticated. In today's world, consumers expect lipstick to go beyond color application, and women's minimum expectations for performance appear to increase with each passing decade—mirrored with the need for beauty companies to constantly deliver on brand promises and product performance claims, and to provide stand-out-from-the-crowd effects. The lipsticks of today are still recognizable descendents of the mass-produced formulations that began in the mid-twentieth century and consist, for the most part, of waxes, oils, alcohol and pigments. During lipstick's development, the industry has witnessed a number of evolutionary cycles, but the core formula type has remained fairly constant, and each of the ingredients plays an important part in the structural and aesthetic qualities of a lipstick.
For example, commonly used waxes such as beeswax, carnauba and candellila give substance and form to the final product. Therefore, balancing the correct wax blend is an important consideration for the product development. The melting point of waxes impacts the softness of the end product; low-melting point waxes may render a softer stick that is difficult to contain within its pack and makes application messy and uncontrollable. A texture that is too hard can result in a difficult and unpleasant application with a poor sensorial experience.
The well-known metal lipstick tube was born in 1915, first manufactured by Guerlain;7 prior to this, commercial lipsticks were wrapped in paper and sold in jars, pots or paper tubes. Two Americans are credited with developing this modern tubed pack. Maurice Levy invented the first metal dispenser that encased the lipstick bullet, and the pack had levers on the side to raise and lower the stick. James Bruce Mason, Jr., patented the swivel-up lipstick that remains a staple of the industry today.8
In lipstick's history, these two notable advances paved the way for the mass manufacture and distribution of lipstick. Lipstick had become compact, accessible to those who could afford it and a portable item ideal for a lady's purse.
Following advances in packaging, an array of flavors, shades and concepts in lipstick came onto the market—including those having long-wear properties and deodorizing effects, which increased the propensity for lipstick use. Mass manufacture, women in the workforce and greater disposable income—along with the rise of consumerism, magazines and movies—all helped contribute to a shift in attitude toward cosmetics. Ultimately, this meant cosmetic companies' advertising campaigns could engage with a wider audience, and product sales were able to first flourish then grow exponentially.9
In today's market, long-wearing lipstick concepts permeate. As reviewing recent commercial launches reveals, wear is an integral part of lipstick's key attributes, and the ability for it to last is a key consideration for formulators and marketers alike. For example, D&C Red 21, a commonly used red fluorescent dye, is one raw material used to create effective, lasting color. This dye combines with moisture on the skin, staining the lips so that color remains even after the product has worn off. Also, water-insoluble dyes or bromo acid dyes such as D&C Red 21, D&C Red 27 and D&C Orange 5 have been used since the 1920s to deliver blue-red and orange-red shades.10,11
In the early twentieth century, chemist Hazel Bishop recognized a key consumer need and addressed it when she created a lipstick claiming to be "kiss-proof."12 The advertising campaign at the time, "It stays on you, not on him," captured very succinctly one of the biggest problems being encountered: transfer of the product from the lips. Bishop's attempts at developing a true long-lasting product were not without setbacks, however. Long-wearing formulas tended to dry out the lips, and this obstacle has persisted as a challenge to formulators yet today. Bishop's lipstick incorporated dyes for staining purposes in addition to pigments, which adhered firmly to the lips to achieve lasting wear while offering a richer, more substantive lip appearance.11
Bishop's attempts almost a century ago exemplify a concern that is still relevant today: the comfort factor. Product developers can be forgiven for believing that wear and comfort in a lip product are mutually exclusive; no sooner does one create a smooth, silky feel, then the wear is affected—and vice versa. In fact, so much so that creating a dual-ended product can be a very elegant solution to this formulation conundrum, and examples of this are common on the market today.
Product developers have also turned to solvent-based ingredients to create longer-lasting lipstick. Isododecane is a solvent that can be used to help reduce product transfer. This volatile, synthetic substance flashes off on contact with the skin, binding the colorants to the lip as well as creating a lightweight and matte finish. Its very characteristics—i.e., volatile nature and lower flash point—make isododecane an excellent solvent and dispersion agent, allowing it to extend lipstick wear; however, these can also render the manufacture process more challenging.
Aside from extending lipstick wear, treating pigments with coatings can contribute further benefits. For example, alkyl silicone can enhance wear, increase compatibility with other raw materials and improve skin feel. Isopropyl titanium triisostearate delivers similar benefits but also improves the compatibility with oils in the formulation. This aspect, in particular, allows for more pigment loading for higher color coverage and, therefore, enhances wear properties. Treating pigments with amino acids also improves skin adhesion and produces better coverage while enhancing softness and comfort.


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- Full-grain leather foot
- Italian leather shaft
- Diamond cut pull straps
- Saddle vamp
- Deep scallop
- Comfortable 8" shaft
- Round toe
- Single stitched welt
- Detailed stitch pattern on shaft
- Rubber outsole
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46 Rider XP— By Capt. Patrick Sciacca
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|Cigarette and its latest 46-footer have introduced a new generation of boaters to extreme speeds...and card games.
I don't have big earlobes, but did you know that if you're in a boat and go fast enough, even small earlobes flap like a speed bag being repeatedly struck by a boxer? It's a strange and unusual sensation that I recently experienced while a boat I was on flew (literally) across Biscayne Bay near Aventura, Florida, at nearly 107 mph. The assignment was to go for a ride on, and take some speed readings of, Cigarette's latest launch, the 46 Rider XP, a true go-fast boat. Well, I did that. And in return I got a high-speed facelift. In addition to the Joan Rivers-like tight skin, the 46 gave me a new perspective on and respect for go-fast boats.
You see, I grew up on Long Island's south shore in the 1980's. There were many summer Sunday afternoons when my throat got sore trying to be heard over the parade of nonmufflered go-fast boats that went by the local waterside grill called Sprats on the Water. My notion of a go-fast boat buyer was that of a middle-aged, big-gold-chain-wearing guy with tufts of gray hair on his chest who was trying to recapture his hot-rod youth (and perhaps a bikini-clad beauty). In retrospect, it was a narrow view, but it was what I experienced. And TV shows like Miami Vice sure didn't help matters, many episodes featuring the pastel-blazer-wearing, crime-fighting duo of Crockett and Tubbs in a go-fast boat, looking for some bad guy.
No longer held under TV and childhood prejudices, I went into this adventure with an open mind. I discovered that go-fast boating has become quite the lifestyle, particularly with the growth of poker runs.
What's a poker run, you ask? Well, it's half race, half road rally, and half card game (I know you can't have three halves, but it's my story). Anyway, poker-run participants play five-card stud by running their boats to five designated checkpoints. At each checkpoint, someone gives the team a sealed envelope with a playing card inside. The envelopes remained sealed until all the boats have made all the stops, after which everyone shows his or her cards and the best hand wins.
Of course, with five stops for each event, the boats have been known to race to checkpoints. In fact, the 46 I ran had just returned from the Sarasota Poker Run, where she finished ahead of the pack, checkpoint after checkpoint. I soon found out why.
Neill Hernandez, vice president and co-owner of Cigarette, showed me around the 46 before we headed out for some hair-raising fun on the bay. With the press of a button, the aft engine hatch lifted to reveal two standard supercharged 900-hp Mercury 900 SC V-8s. I'd never seen engines that looked so big and intimidating, and in spite of their size and staggered layout (so they can be mounted closer to the centerline), there was room in the compartment to stand up and get to every inch of each engine. These massive powerplants were coupled to Mercury Racing Dry-Sump Six drives, also standard. The dry-sump lubrication system reduces friction on rotating parts and, in turn, enhances overall performance.
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DESPERATE times call for desperate measures and a 52-0 defeat and moving the best defender in the CFL last year to a position he's never played before professionally are compelling examples of each, respectively.
Fresh off that stinging thrashing last Sunday in Regina, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Wednesday responded by unveiling a new-look defence that now has veteran cornerback Jovon Johnson playing at strong-side linebacker.
Head coach Tim Burke said the move was Johnson's idea, but he'd been thinking along similar lines as he looked for something to ignite a defence that has underperformed all season.
"Some of it relates to Saskatchewan, some of it is something that I've just been thinking about as we've gone along," said Burke. "So now's a pretty good time to make that change."
Johnson said he's willing to do anything at this point to right the Bombers' ship.
"At the end of the day, I'm all for whatever the team needs. And at this point, we're looking for an answer. So why not put me closer to the ball and give me an opportunity to make plays," said Johnson.
With Johnson at strong-side linebacker, the Bombers secondary now has Brandon Stewart -- who used to be the team's SAM -- at one cornerback position and rookie Demond Washington at the other corner. Jonathan Hefney and Alex Suber remain the halfbacks, as does Ian Logan at safety.
Johnson becomes the third Bomber to play the SAM position this season, joining Stewart and Hefney. The Bombers linebacker corps has underperformed as a unit and Burke said the move was in part a reflection of Stewart's struggles in that role.
Burke liked Stewart's performance at corner last season and said he's hoping the shuffle gets everybody playing to their fullest capability.
"I'm comfortable at the corner -- that's easy for me," said Stewart, welcoming the move.
Burke also said he's hoping the example Johnson is setting by volunteering for the position switch is noticed by his fellow players.
"He was CFL defensive player of the year at corner last year and he's willing to change positions and do it for the team," said Burke.
"I think that's a real positive leadership move."
Burke also expressed optimism about the play of the rookie Washington in the new secondary setup.
"You don't watch the game and say, 'Oh shoot, Demond got beat deep,'" said Burke. "He's been doing a good job... Demond's going to be one of the best players in the league before it's all over, I think."
NO TOMATOES: "The fans for the most part are very positive. There's always a couple of yahoos out there who are going to be negative and jump all over the players and jump all over the coaches... My wife and I went out (three nights) ago for dinner. And we didn't even get a rotten tomato or anything thrown at us."
-- Tim Burke on what it's like being a member of the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg these days
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The right side of the Bombers offensive line is a mess right now, with tackle Jordan Taormina (stinger) and guard Steve Morley (ankle) both sitting out practice on Wednesday. Head coach Tim Burke sounded optimistic, but said only that both men are "possible" for Sunday's game. In their absence, Shannon Boatman lined up at tackle and Paul Swiston played guard on the first team Wednesday.
Hefney speaks out
"At some point, you can't just talk to me like you're my dad or you're over me. If you're a fan, you're a fan - be a fan. Love us whether we win or lose. But just don't bash us when we're losing... Because me, I will back up my guys."
-- Bombers DB Jonathan Hefney on his Twitter war of words with some disgruntled fans


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WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Saint Leo softball team (17-29, 2-14 SSC) dropped its Sunshine State Conference series opener to the No.14-ranked Rollins College Tars (32-7, 13-3 SSC), 9-0, Friday evening from Rollins Softball Stadium at Lake Island Park.
A first inning, three-run home off the bat of Monica Meadows, in addition to a six-run second, aided the home-standing Tars to the team's series-opening victory.
It was nationally-ranked Rollins who took to the scoreboard first as Meadows utilized a three-run home run off Lions' starter Megan Still to claim a 3-0 lead. Rollins added to their advantage with six more runs in the second inning, including the second home run in as many at-bats for Meadows.
The 9-0 lead held for the Tars in the five-inning win, with the Lions best scoring chance coming in the fifth when Rachelle Gremo was stranded at third base after a leadoff walk.
Still (7-18) was tagged with the loss, while the Tars' Hope Bitzer (17-3) recorded her third no-hitter of the season.
The Lions will return to the field on Saturday, April 14, when they conclude their three-game SSC series with the Rollins College Tars. First pitch for the doubleheader is set for 1 p.m. from the Rollins Softball Stadium at Lake Island Park.
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Easter sales rank just behind July Fourth and Christmas. Fresh produce adorns every part of the big meal. It's important to prepare a produce merchandising scheme now to maximize sales and profit margins. Here are a few notes from the holiday file.
First, secure prominent display areas now in the front lobby or on the outskirts of your normal merchandising area. You'll need any available real estate to build multiple displays of key items.
Identify your power items and map out your plan. Pineapple is a traditional favorite for pairing with ham dishes and for fresh fruit trays and appetizers. Apples for Waldorf salads, citrus, bananas, grapes and pears, all move well too.
Cooking-vegetable sales will be exceptionally strong. Celery for dressing or vegetable trays, brussels sprouts, asparagus, broccoli, green beans and cauliflower are traditional favorites. Potatoes will sell especially well for everyone's favorite mashed recipe, as will sweet potatoes.
Salad greens will spike in sales. However, consider that "relish" vegetables sales will surge, especially for vegetable trays or for garnish. These include green onions, parsley, peppers, mushrooms, radishes, tomatoes, baby peeled carrots, snap peas, broccoli and cauliflower florets.
Strawberries are the hands-down favorite for desserts. Build a display large enough so that several customers can shop the display simultaneously. If there's any item that justifies a secondary display, it is strawberries.
Communicate with your bakery and grocery counterparts. Tie-in and cross-merchandise items with the berries, such as dessert cakes and whipped cream to generate even more sales.
The surprise category for many produce managers is herbs. If you review your holiday notes from last year (you did keep notes, right?) you'll recall that savory, sage, and thyme are popular for protein dishes.
Basil sells well for salads and pesto, and rosemary is a favorite for potato dishes and garnish. Some produce departments sell up to 10 times (or more) the normal amount of herbs for the Easter holiday.
Many otherwise slow sellers see a modest spike for Easter. Root vegetables, cabbage, garlic, sprouts and several specialty items such as horseradish are frequently part of grandma's old recipes. It doesn't hurt to have an extra case of these items on hand for the heavy shopping periods.
Incremental sales add up. One easy tip is to use the metal clip-strips (the metal spring-clips used in displaying general merchandise gadgets). Load these strips with the evelopes of dry dip or sauce mixes, and hang them alongside the items they match up with, such as hollandaise sauce next to the broccoli and asparagus displays.
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The Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (CSCRE) at Ithaca College is hosting a presentation on Monday, April 1, by Michelle Erai, assistant professor of gender studies at UCLA. Her talk, "If I Win, I Might Tattoo My Face—Mike Tyson as Māori Artifact," will be held at 7 p.m. in Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall. It is free and open to the public.
Since 1989, Erai has been involved in contemporary anti-violence work, mostly concerned with wanting to end rape and domestic violence against Māori women and children. She is currently working on her first book, "Civilizing Images: Violence and the Visual Interpellation of Māori Women," which examines archival material to discuss the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality in the oppression of the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.
Erai — who is herself Māori — is a cofounder of "INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence," a national activist organization advancing a movement to end violence against women of color through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing. She previously served as the research coordinator for Amokura, a family violence prevention initiative governed by the seven northernmost Māori tribes in Aotearoa (the most widely known and accepted Māori name for New Zealand).
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IN TYPICALLY inexplicable New Order fashion, their new album Lost Sirens was cut a mere eight years ago. Sessions for 2005's Waiting for the Sirens' Call produced almost two records' worth of material, and these eight tracks are the second disc that never eventuated. Finally released, it arrives to mark a line-up of the Manchester group that no longer exists, with the subsequent acrimonious departure of bassist Peter Hook. The group's role as electronic music pioneers in the 1980s had long ago dissipated, and much of Lost Sirens is a weighty mix of keyboards and guitars. Textured washes and Hook's expressive bass parts drive Shake It Up and I'll Stay with You, while Sugarcane continues vocalist Bernard Sumner's history of at least one daft lyric every album. Lost Sirens is amenable and occasionally invigorating, but then New Order's studio albums have never been essential. Their definitive release remains the Substance 1987 compilation. Lost Sirens has a muscular certainty to it but, in comparison, it's just jogging on the spot.
Stompy and the Heat
Stompy and the Heat
KNOWING that this is a punctiliously crafted genre album of blues-pre-Beatles rock'n'roll should not dissuade you. It's true Scott Wilson, who wrote, produced and played guitar, makes it clear from the band's name and cover image that we're in quite specific territory. However, apart from the too-many-cliches-in-one-room track of Badaling, there is fun and satisfaction to be had with most of these songs as they chunk up (Zombie and Black Lightning should come with a cut-down engine and cropped-sleeve shirt) or sometimes hit the highway (to the surf in the case of twanging instrumental Alien Death Ray; to an outdoor festival for Your Affections). Other times, they hit the back bar (Here Comes Stompy and Don't Tell Me suggest the drinking of brown spirits), and even throw the girl over their back on the dance floor (Merle Haggard's Honky Tonk Night Time Man). I hope Dan Sultan knows what he's doing breaking up his songwriting partnership with Wilson, who got too little of the attention for his crucial work.
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AFTER a decade and two albums spent searching for the right sound - while trying to build a career in the enormous shadow of her famous sister, Beyonce - it seems 26-year-old Solange Knowles has finally found it. Indie interest arrived through her 2011 collaboration with dance producer Rewards on underground dance hit Equal Dreams (released on DFA Records), her signing to Grizzly Bear member Chris Taylor's Terrible Records, and now her collaboration with Dev Hynes (Blood Orange), her new co-writer and co-producer. At seven tracks, True is an entree-size prelude to Solange's third album, expected in 2013, mining '80s-inspired dance, new wave and edgy indie pop. Lead single Losing You is a summery block-party jam reminiscent of Borderline-era Madonna, Some Things Never Seem to F---ing Work is a bitter-sweet meditation, and Don't Let Me Down cops Blood Orange's scratchy guitar atmospherics. Knowles is widely tipped for stardom in 2013; it's assumed she is saving the best for later but these songs offer deceptive depth.
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IN A field bordered by the carnivorous pub-rock power of the Swedish Magazines, the whimsical lyrical brilliance of Van Walker, the soulful tones of Liz Stringer, the hirsute charisma of Cal Walker, and the distant memories of Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls can be found in Melbourne's latest supergroup, Livingstone Daisies. Don't Know What Happiness Is comes replete with the pop sensibility of the Replacements, the Posies, Teenage Fanclub and Big Star. On Wednesday, the Daisies journey down the road to Ardent Records in Memphis, while Everything Has Got to Go affirms John Lennon's proposition that in the best pop songs live the saddest stories. Blue Solitude is emotional withdrawal in its ideal power-pop guise; Van Walker's and Liz Stringer's rich harmonies on Safety in Numbness can barely disguise a heart-wrenching narrative. When the rumbling beats of former Coloured Girls drummer Michael Barclay usher in Die on the Vine, the Livingstone Daisies are in full bloom.
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THIRTEEN albums in, and indie-rock all-timers Yo La Tengo have yet to make a bad record or make fans yearn for past glories. Fade, their first LP since 2009's Popular Songs, finds the trio at their most elegant and melancholy; it's a suite of songs about grieving that recalls 2000's hushed And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out. Produced by John McEntire of Tortoise, Fade creates a sustained mood, with even the LP's more ''up'' moments - psychedelic six-minute opener Ohm; groovy Well You Better; indie-rockin' Paddle Forward - tinged with sadness. Otherwise, form often follows theme: I'll Be Around has hushed organs and fingerpicked guitars; Cornelia and Jane sets soft horns against Georgia Hubley's even-softer singing; Is That Enough finds Ira Kaplan crooning over a paisley swirl of classic-pop strings. Before We Run is the LP's epic finale: a seven-minute orchestral build whose brass, woodwinds and strings reach for hope. Being this good this far into their career, Yo La Tengo are living up to any hopes their fans could have.
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PUNISHING concert volume broke up Boston's Mission of Burma in 1983. Guitarist Roger Miller's hearing was so damaged that after one album, an EP and a single, they folded. The band re-formed in 2002, just as aggressive and inspired. Mission of Burma exist somewhere between the battle-cry hardcore of their '80s contemporaries like Husker Du and Minutemen; the angularity of New York No Wave; and the art punk of Wire or Pere Ubu, whose Heart of Darkness is covered here. Even at their most melodic, Mission of Burma experimented with texture and structure. Off-stage at live perfromances, member Martin Swope would sculpt, loop and intricately layer the band's sound. Listening to Academy Fight Song, That's When I Reach for My Revolver and Peking Spring, Mission of Burma's influence on indie giants such as R.E.M., the Pixies and Nirvana is obvious and they adhere to punk's ethos of subversion, a singular mix of complexity and immediacy you can pump a fist to.


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Fun for all the family is being promised at this year's Community Fair in Otley.
The event, featuring a variety of games, rides and live music, takes place at Prince Henry's Grammar School from 3pm to 8pm on Thursday, June 26.
Visitors will be able to take part in everything from laser quest battles to 120 ft long assault courses, 'chair-o-planes' and giant inflatables.
Other attractions will include go-karts, donkey and pony rides, fairground games, face painting and a chocolate fountain.
Organised by the Prince Henry's Association, the annual event will also feature free activity coaching and pool and tombolas.
And the school's sports hall will be packed with arts and crafts stalls selling homemade bread, jewellery, chutneys, gifts and more, on the day.
Prince Henry's Association chairman Laraine Barnes said: "Everyone is welcome at the Community Fair, from current and future students to parents and grandparents to local people looking for something a bit different at the craft fair.
"It's a real community event with lots of ways to spend your time - a great mixture of free entertainment and activities for just a few pounds.
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Entertainment on the day will come from rising local bands Demoralised, Random Behaviour and the Puppeteers.
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The incident occurred overnight Wednesday at a home on Winter Ridge Circle near Winter Garden Road.
Orange County sheriff's deputies said neighbors called 911 after they heard screaming and possible gunshots.
Deputies found the victim on the ground a few houses away. He is expected to survive.
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