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Jordan Anderson describes his life before NFTE as pretty laid back, acknowledging that, like many teenagers, he lacked "drive." When the opportunity to take the course presented itself, he thought it would be something easy he could just fly through and be done with.
"I was way off," Jordan admits. Even so, his biggest challenge, at first, was to actually care. "Business was so natural to me already, I found myself saying that I could do just enough to get by. But I found myself putting in a little more work than before and then wanting to destroy the competition."
Although Jordan was motivated initially by the need for cash to buy a new pair of shoes he wanted, his eco-friendly weed control and lawn care business quickly evolved into a responsibility he took very seriously. He finds that his customers are very receptive to him and his business, simply because, as he puts it, "I am going against the stereotypical actions of people of my age."
Keeping Weeds&&More going while juggling the heavy course load of junior year has been a challenge, but Jordan has simply expanded his workforce. He tries to tap into the younger generation, and guide them towards something productive and positive. Jordan intends to take a child under his wing, training him or her to take over the business while he's in college majoring in psychology, with a minor in business and journalism. "I want my business to be a beacon of hope for people who feel that drugs and violence are the only way," he declares.
Being a business owner has awakened in Jordan a fervent desire to better himself and his community, and once a month, he mows lawns for free, mostly for the elderly. Jordan's appraisal of himself is both honest and inspiring: "I am a regular teenager, from a regular place, with regular abilities, but I have extraordinary dreams and responsibilities. Is it hard? Yes, but every person's life I better makes it all the more worth it."
"I want my business to be a beacon of hope for people who feel that drugs and violence are the only way."


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Throughout the 1980s and '90s, Neil Goldberg was incredibly famous in corporate America … and virtually unknown to the public at large. He wasn't a CEO or banker or lawyer; he specialized in parties. Huge, lavish soirees that were common … at least until the Dot-Com bubble burst and belt-tightening became the order of the day.
Goldberg still stages huge events for private clients, but for more than a decade he has become more famous as the man behind Cirque Dreams, a theatrical enterprise that puts on lavish spectacles in shows across the globe. His signature Christmas show, Holidaze, plays at the Winspear through Sunday.
The journey from party planner to impresario isn't such a big one — especially not considering where he started. Growing up in an Orthodox Jewish family, Goldberg stood out from an early age. Rather than showing an interest in becoming a physician or businessman like his brothers, Neil was the gay one who wanted to be a scenic designer. He did that for years, from window designs to stage productions. A theatrical spirit is in his blood.

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Most genealogists are also history lovers so I was interested to see that Yale University offers some of it's courses including history subjects online free of charge. The course material is downloadable and the lectures are online on YouTube. No credits or certificates are awarded for completing these course, you simply work your way through the material, watch the videos and learn for the sheer joy of acquiring knowledge about a favourite subject.
OpenLearn is the U.K. Open University's version of free online learning, again course material is easily downloaded and OpenLearn offers some interaction with other students.
Last, but no means least there is the 140 online genealogy courses offered freely by the FamilySearch team. Divided into countries and subjects there is sure to be something here that will expand your knowledge whether you are a beginner or more experienced researcher.
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Now Can You Hear Me?
A cellphone solution that actually works.
By Pete Dubler — June 2006
"What? Okay, the airport on Wednesday. Two what? I can't hear you, hang on just a minute. Let me move to the bow. How's that? Two forty-five. Okay. What flight number? Okay, I'll move again. Great view from the flying bridge. Now can you hear me?"
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HOUSTON - A robber ambushed a grandmother and her young granddaughter in their driveway and forced them to drive to an ATM for money, investigators said.
The grandmother returned to her home in the 17200 block of Mitchell Pass Lane with her granddaughter around 1:30 p.m. on Aug 2.
Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables said a man confronted the pair in the garage behind the grandmother's home.
Deputy constables said the robber, who wore a surgical mask, demanded money and threatened to hurt the pair if he didn't get what he wanted. Investigators said the robber made the woman get back into the car, and he jumped in, too, with the child still strapped in a car seat.
Investigators said the thief made the grandmother drive to a nearby Bank of America to get cash from the ATM.
Even after the withdrawal, the robber didn't leave, detectives said. Investigators said the robber made the woman drive back to her home, where he then took the money and ran from the car.
The grandmother and granddaughter were not injured, but the crime has neighbor Emanuel Dirocco worried about his wife and children. They just moved on to the block six months ago, but he's now wondering if it was a wise decision.
"My family's safety is a main concern all the time," Dirocco said. "That makes me a little uncomfortable, knowing that, especially since these houses have the back alley."
Dirocco said he and wife are now too afraid to pull into their driveway behind their home. Instead, they park on the street in front of their house.
Precinct 4 investigators dusted the grandmother's car for fingerprints and they plan to pull the surveillance video from the ATM.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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PHILADELPHIA - Two regattas will mark the end of the Fall season for the University of Pennsylvania lightweights this weekend. The Quakers will send a freshman boat to compete at Saturday's Head of the Schuylkill, and on Sunday, the Red and Blue will finish the Fall racing season at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie.
Penn will compete in the freshman eight race at 10 a.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, the lightweight eight will race at 10:30 a.m., the freshman eight start at 1 p.m. and the lightweight four will begin at 1:30 p.m.
The Quakers are coming off the program's first win at the Head of the Charles in 47 years. Sam Shaw, Roman Schuster, Parker Lange, Jacques David and Alex Weinrich won the lightweight four for Penn's first victory at the prestigious regatta since the lightweight eight in 1966. Shaw (stroke), Schuster, Lange, David (bow) and Weinrich (cox) got off to a great start and were solid through the middle 1,000 before a strong finish stopped the clock at 17:33.142. When the times were announced, Penn had topped Yale by two seconds.
Last year, several top 10 finishes highlighted the final Fall weekend of competition for the Quakers, including a ninth-place finish for the varsity at the Princeton Chase and a third-place showing in the freshman 8 race at the Head of the Schuylkill.
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Zach Maynard had been on Cal's campus for only three months when he was picked to take over an offense that was largely responsible for a disappointing 5-7 season in 2010.
A junior transfer from Buffalo, Maynard was named Cal's starting quarterback shortly after the completion of spring practice, beating out fifth-year senior Brock Mansion and sophomore Allan Bridgford.
Skeptics might question whether a quarterback who began his college career at midmajor Buffalo will succeed in the Pac-12, but Maynard was a highly recruited prospect from Grimsley High in Greensboro, N.C., courted by big-time programs such as LSU, Oregon and Clemson. They backed off, however, when Maynard struggled to achieve the necessary test scores to become eligible.
Maynard acknowledged that he had nobody but himself to blame for missing out on joining a top program right away.
"I respected all the programs that did back off of me. I didn't take school as seriously as I should have in high school," Maynard said. "Growing up in the South, it was all about ball. I went to a great high school academically, and you really have to do your work. I didn't really care about school."
Maynard did get eligible in time to enroll at Buffalo, where he served in a backup role as a true freshman in 2008. He became the starter as a sophomore, throwing for 2,694 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also established himself as a dual-threat quarterback, rushing for 300 yards, third-most on the team.
But coach Turner Gill left Buffalo after the 2009 season to become coach at Kansas. Maynard said he "wasn't really feeling the vibe around there" after Gill left, so decided to transfer.
In a case of fortuitous timing, Maynard's half brother, Keenan Allen, was finishing his senior season of high school and was one of the most-sought-after recruits in the country. Allen had orally committed to Alabama but put it on hold when he found out Maynard was transferring. (Maynard and Allen grew up in the same house and consider themselves brothers.)
"I called Keenan, and he told me he was going to go wherever I go," Maynard said. "At the end of the day, blood is thicker than water."
Maynard and Allen had come to Cal's summer camp previously and decided to visit again. Attracted by coach Jeff Tedford's reputation with quarterbacks, Maynard told Allen that he wanted to transfer to Cal.
"Our relationship is as strong as possible. Nothing can break us," Allen said. "I just wanted to do what's best for him, so we came out here."
It was a bit of a risky move by Maynard, giving up a starting job to attend a school that offered no guarantees of playing time. The move became even riskier when Maynard had to grayshirt to get his academics in order for Cal. He took classes at Contra Costa College before becoming a Bear.
Maynard, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound left-hander, is a good fit for Tedford's desire to find a more mobile quarterback, and he arguably is the quickest quarterback to play for Tedford at Cal.
Tedford could have waited until training camp began this week to choose a starter, but he thought Maynard had separated himself from the competition and would benefit from knowing he was the starter during summer workouts. That allowed Maynard time to see if he could earn the respect of his teammates.
"He's matured a lot since he was a kid," Allen said. "He used to play around and be all fun and games. Now he's really serious. You can't get him out of the film room. He always wants to work out. He's taking care of business now."
The pressing question is: Can Maynard be the quarterback who at one time was receiving interest from schools in the SEC, ACC and Pac-10? At Buffalo, he didn't face the week-in and week-out competition that he will at Cal. But he did complete 24 of 35 passes for 400 yards and four touchdowns against Pittsburgh, a Big East team, while playing for the Bulls.
"I would go to war with him," said Otis Yelverton, Maynard's former high school coach. "I think he's going to surprise a lot of people."


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When Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks teamed up in the movie You've Got Mail, an important element running through the movie was Hanks' character's penchant for referring to, or quoting, The Godfather in his electronic missives. When he is finally asked why, he responds that "The Godfather is the source of all knowledge." And so it is. Or at least it is believed to be.
You see, The Godfather is a cultural phenomenon. No, not as a reflection of Italian culture, or Sicilian culture, or the culture of organized crime. It probably does not accurately mirror any of those, nor am I suggesting that it does. So please, no protests that the book defames Italian culture or people. It doesn't—it is not about Italian people; it's about fictional people.
Nevertheless, it is a cultural phenomenon, an unexpected thread through our recent American culture.
Of course, we have seen the corporate wisdom books like The Leadership Secrets of Attila The Hun, The Lost Art Of War, and Cigars, Whiskey and Winning: Leadership Lessons From Ulysses S. Grant. Yet on a day-to-day basis the echoes we actually hear come not from the Mongolian steppes, the Vicksburg environs, or the base of the Great Wall. They come from the Genco Olive Oil Company or the family compound in Nevada. You cannot, I dare say, spend two consecutive days in any law firm, brokerage house, consulting firm, or advertising agency in a major United States city, particularly in the Northeast, without hearing some reference or allusion, sometimes unwitting, to a phrase, situation or scene from The Godfather films.
So I thought we might try to see if those life lessons, that wisdom, that we sprinkle through our day with a wink and smile could be collected and described in one place. Although Mr. Fulghum may have learned everything he needed to know in kindergarten, many of us take more we can identify with from the struggles of the Corleones to build their family and its business in a world filled by Solazzo's, Barzini's and Roth's. It is from those struggles that we draw the life lessons for dealing with clients and adversaries, for building a practice, making a life. And there is no limit to where these lessons will serve us as we climb to even greater success, for as Michael Corleone said "All my life I tried to move up in society, where it was legal, straight. But the higher I go, the crooked-er it becomes. Oh where the hell does it end."
It doesn't end, so I write about law firms. But these ideas and lessons can be applied anywhere.
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About the Book
This collection is the first in the off-the-record images series by Dejan Dizdar, EFIAP.
Some of the most beautiful women that shared with their intimate moments - disregarding the presence of a camera - with the photographer, often caught off-guard, half way between the two worlds: the so-called real one and the real - dream one.
Will we ever know where one ends and the other begins?
Tastefully erotic and intimate, this book enters deeper into the secrets of women who posed for Dejan for years than is the case within the framework of usual nude "modeling".
About the Creator
Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia where I studied music and electrical engineering. From late 70's till now exhibited worldwide at close to 400 group exhibitions winning prizes and awards and held 25 one-man shows in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Israel, South Africa and Russia. Photographs published in numerous magazines and books and sold to collectors in places as remote as New Caledonia or Tasmania. Teaching the Art of Nude in a photographic studio in Tel Aviv and in subject-dedicated workshops. Holding the EFIAP (Excellence, Federation Internationale d'Art Photographique) title. Currently living in Israel, with frequent visits to Europe. In 2010 established the International Photographic Art Center in Serbia.
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Edgard Fonseca I look over your book,looks great i liked how you designed your book and the photographs are fenomenal. good work. my first book was on wild life but im actually doing another book that is something different.


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Social Circle is losing our highly respected Superintendent of Social Circle City Schools who plans to retire at the end of the current school year. Actually, Dr. Bettye Ray is not really leaving the city and she is not really retiring. She has other plans for the future which I was privileged to learn about from her. I have served with Dr. Ray on various volunteer projects over the years and have been extremely impressed with her knowledge, leadership and, most of all, her professional manner.
Around 800 personnel are participating in the Georgia Emergency Management Agency's statewide, biannual full scale hurricane exercise this week which simulates three plans for hurricane evacuation and re-entry.
The Walton County Boys and Girls Clubs are hosting a "Run for Kids" 5K and one-mile fun run May 26 at Felker Park in Monroe, 725 South Madison Avenue, to support programs and activities at the Stevens and Social Circle clubs.
During a budget work session on Tuesday, the Social Circle city council debated whether or not it should increase gas rates for customers for the first time in about 10 years.
I love a chapter from "The Prophet" where Prophet Kahlil Gibran speaks of religion: "Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations? Who can spread his hours before him saying, 'This for God and this for myself; this is for my soul, and this other for my body?'" For me, this suggests that the way we live expresses our deepest faith. I thought about that in recognizing how important our churches have been in supporting our community. For example, at our recent city-wide cleanup, almost all of our churches showed up to help.
Social Circle council members agreed Tuesday to take the low bid for the continuing design phase of a sidewalk that would link the Blue Willow Inn and downtown.
The city had two proposals for the project, one for $44,500 from Urban Collage and one for more than $60,000 from Kimberly-Horne & Associates. All council members voted unanimously to continue working with Urban Collage (which had previously worked with the city).
The Social Circle City Council approved to temporary cut water and sewer fees in half to spur home construction.
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Social Circle resident Dana Baynes, 31, was shot and killed Sunday evening, while attending a party on Holly Street in Social Circle.
A Social Circle man was shot and killed while attending a party around 9:45 p.m. Sunday at 420 Holly St.
Social Circle City Schools superintendent Bettye Ray will retire at the end of June, ending a 31-year career as an educator and administrator. She delivered her intentions to the board of education at Thursday's meeting.
Our Social Circle Better Hometown Program Manager, Mike Miller, recently advised the BHTP Board of Directors that Zumafilmz, a film production company in Abilene, Texas, had selected our city as one of six small towns to be included in a film which portrays small town life in America.
Social Circle's remodeled Welcome Center had its official ribbon cutting Tuesday morning, eight months after a fire damaged the building.
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Labor of love: Volzes compile family cookbook
By Jane Lawson
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Janette Volz, of Altoona and formerly of Carroll, compiled The Vanni Family Cookbook, a collection of old and new recipes to celebrate her family's unique blend of Italian and Slovak heritage and love of cooking.
John Edward Vanni and Anna Theresa Kurimski were married on August 28, 1946, and their family included nine children: Joan, John, Jerry, Jean, Janette, Joyce, Julie, Jacqueline and Jennifer. Their children grew up learning to raise their own fruits and vegetables on just two acres of land and how to prepare meals in the kitchen.
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Janette Vanni Volz recalls typical holiday meals growing up meant Italian meats and cheeses, Italian bread, turkey or ham (depending on the holiday), mashed potatoes and gravy, tossed salad, orange-banana Jell-O, pies, Potica (Slovak nut roll) and poppy seed rolls on the table. These days, holiday get-togethers include all of those childhood favorites and much, much more.
A few years ago, Janette, of Altoona and formerly of Carroll, and her brothers and sisters discussed the idea of putting together a family cookbook. Janette volunteered to compile and create the book as she creates annual reports, ads, logos, and print media as part of her job in corporate communications.
Janette and her eight siblings, as well many other family members shared old and new family favorites. A good number of the recipes celebrate the Vanni family's unique Italian and Slovak heritage.
The color cookbook contains 20 sections including appetizers, sandwiches, beverages, breads, brunch, recipes from their mother, Anna, beef, fish, pork, poultry, pasta, preserves, salads, sauces and marinades, soups, sides, wild game, bars, cakes and candies, cookies, pies and desserts.
John Edward Vanni and Anna Theresa Kurimski were married Aug. 28, 1946, and their family included nine children: Joan, John, Jerry, Jean, Janette, Joyce, Julie, Jacqueline and Jennifer. Their children grew up learning to raise their own fruits and vegetables on just two acres of land and how to prepare meals in the kitchen.
In 1950 John and Anna Vanni purchased the Granger Homestead Community House and converted it into a home. One large addition was added in the 1960s to accommodate their growing family.
Janette said one could never come out to the Vanni home without being asked if they wanted something to eat and drink (this was asked repeatedly until they gave in) and to this day, it is still the mantra in all of the Vanni homes.
John passed away in 1979 and Anna continues to live on the homeplace. She still starts seedlings every spring and always tries new varieties of plants. Although there is no longer the large garden at home; the love of fresh produce and good food is carried on through John and Anna's children and grandchildren.
Mike and Janette Volz moved to Carroll in 1976 where they raised their six children: Erin, Jennifer, Brandon, Marissa, John and Sarah. They left Carroll in 1994 and now live in Altoona. Janette is a communications associate in corporate communications for Central Iowa Power Cooperative. It is a generation and transmission cooperative (www.cipco.net) that provides power to its member systems. One member cooperative is Midland Power in Jefferson. Mike is retiring at the end of this month as director of transportation for Johnston Community Schools.
Next week's story will feature more about the Vanni and Volz families, as well as additional family recipes from the Vanni Family Cookbook.
Slovak Cabbage Pizza
Anna Kurimski Vanni
Anna remembers this as one of her dad's favorite "snacks." Her Grandpa Kurimski would come in from outside, take the pizza, fold it, and go back outside and continue with his chores.
Chop medium size head of cabbage. Salt to taste and fry in large skillet with enough butter to keep from sticking. Fry until light golden brown, not too brown.
Roll out bread dough ¼ inch thick x 14" circle. Spread the cooked cabbage from ½ to 1 inch thick on dough. Bring the edges up over the cabbage about three inches. Place in cake or large pie tin. Let rise in warm place for 45 to 60 minutes. Bake in 375 oven until golden brown.
Bread Dough:
5 to 6 cups flour
1 package yeast
1 stick butter
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
1½ cups milk
Knead all together until well blended (as for bread dough). Let rise in warm place until double in bulk. Punch down, let rise again. Turn on floured board. Separate in 3 or 4 portions, let rise until light.
With rolling pin, flatten to about ¼ inch thick x 14 inch round. Spread cooked cabbage on circle.
Dad's Anchovy, Parsley and Garlic Concoction
This was one of John Edward Vanni's favorite appetizers.
2 cups finely chopped Italian parsley leaves
2 (2 ounce) cans flat anchovies
1 whole bulb finely minced garlic, more if you like
½ cup olive oil
Lay ½ cup parsley in a small deep dish. Cut 4 fillets of anchovies in half and lay on parsley, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon garlic. Keep repeating layers. Pour olive oil and oil from anchovy cans over parsley, anchovy, and garlic layer. Let layers sit for a few hours. Serve at room temperature with crackers.
Grandma Sarcone's Sicilian Spaghetti Sauce
Joan Vanni Kenneally
Back in the day this was called "junk sauce." Also Grandma Sarcone (Carmella Bova Sarcone) mother's maiden name was Capone and, yes, she was a relative of Big Al.
1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
½ cup water
2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
2 stalks celery
2 or 3 pork chops with bone (about 1 pound)
4 to 5 cloves garlic
Brown chops well in olive oil. Remove chops, sauté celery and garlic (can add hot peppers, onion, mushrooms, bell peppers too if desired). Add water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and chops. May add fresh basil if desired. Bring to a medium boil and then reduce heat and simmer for at least 1 hour.
Salt and pepper as you are browning chops and vegetables. Serve over spaghetti with cheese.
Turkey on the Grill
John Vanni
Salt and pepper the cavity of the turkey. Stuff cavity with lemon wedges and parsley. Truss legs and wings. Rub olive oil on the outside of the turkey, salt and pepper and sprinkle with rosemary leaves. Set your gas grill to 300-325 degrees and you will be using INDIRECT HEAT when cooking. Place the turkey directly in the center of the grill rack and close the lid.
Note: I like using a remote thermostat so that I can monitor the cooking from inside the house while enjoying a cold one. It's a great electronic gadget that every man should have. Mine even beeps when the set temperature is reached.
Cooking time will vary. A 17-pound turkey in Boulder takes 3 hours to cook.
Mediterranean Summer Greens Sauce
Jerry Vanni
2 tablespoons raisins, chopped
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 gloves garlic, mashed (cloves should be mashed but whole)
4-6 anchovy filets, drained, diced
1 pound of greens (spinach, chard, collard; stems removed, washed, cleaned, broken into small pieces)
garlic, sliced thin (spring garlic - looks like a scallion)
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Kosher salt and pepper
1 cup of water
2 tablespoons of Feta or goat cheese or soft cheese
a few basil leaves or other herbs finely chopped-fresh herbs
Soak chopped raisins in hot water until plump. In skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil at medium to high heat. Add mashed garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add washed greens to garlic and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to ensure greens cook evenly. Turn heat down to low. Add anchovies and mix together about 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
Place all ingredients in a food processor and process 30 seconds, or until all ingredients are finely chopped and mixed. Place in bowl add grated Parmesan and Feta etc. - mix. Mixture will last 3 days in sealed container in refrigerator.
This sauce is good with baby potatoes or pasta. It can also be used to stuff mushroom caps or homemade ravioli. We have also used it over burgers.
Blue Cheese Dip with Onion and Celery
Jean Vanni Schwab
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup crumbled Roquefort or other blue cheese (about 3 ½ ounces)
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
½ cup finely chopped onion
½ cup finely chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon celery salt
Mix all ingredients in large bowl. Using electric mixer beat until blended. Transfer to serving bowl. Cover and chill dip at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.
Makes 4 cups
Polish Vegetable Salad
Janette Vanni Volz
1 cup diced, cooked potatoes
1 cup diced, cooked carrots
1 cup cooked peas
1 cup diced celery
½ cup diced onion
2 parsnip roots, cooked and diced
4 hard-boiled eggs, diced
3 large brine-cured dill pickles, diced
In a salad bowl combine all of the above ingredients. Toss gently.
Note: The secret of a good Polish salad is to have all of the ingredients diced very fine, no larger than a green pea.
To make dressing mix together:
¾ cup mayonnaise
¾ cup sour cream
2 teaspoons coarse mustard
salt, pepper, oregano
Toss dressing gently into the salad. Garnish with hard-boiled egg slices.
Makes 10 to 12 servings
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Are members of the Carroll County Board of Supervisors paid too much? Do they earn that $26,000 in annual pay, plus health insurance and a robust retirement plan.
Supervisor Dan Nieland Monday was remarkably open in his acknowledgement of the perceptions much of the public has about the five-member panel, their roles, hours worked and their general release of sweat for the people.
After news broke last week of the Carroll County Compensation Board's recommendation of a $750 increase in salary for supervisors, Nieland said, he was quickly hit with reaction from the public.
"I don't think you guys are worth that," one constituent told Nieland.
According to Nieland, others have added, in some form, "I feel that the supervisors are the most overpaid people in the county."
Some members of the board spent a good deal of time Monday justifying themselves, what they do and what they earn, before they increased their own salaries.
I don't have enough information to defend the supervisors or join in the chorus of detractors on this.
To be fair, I have an instinct, which is what all of us have, really, if we're honest. We aren't fully informed when it comes to this question about the supervisors' worth.
"I think there's a big misconception by the public about what we do," said Supervisor Gene Meiners.
Fair enough.
But there is a remedy.
And the supervisors owe it to us to act on it.
Each Carroll County supervisor should begin keeping daily work logs, diaries accounting for all the time and expenses they incur doing county business — and then post these logs weekly or monthly or even quarterly on the county's website and in reports to the public.
They would list the Monday meetings, of course, and then post the time they spend in committee meetings.
What's more, they would log the time they spend in conversations with constituents or doing research for them, or engaging in advocacy with state and federal entities on behalf of Carroll Countians. Even time spent reading materials from the Iowa Association of Counties or reports on agriculture and commercial activity or anything related to the health and well-being of the county would be logged.
The supervisors could do this each night before going to bed, an accounting of time that could take on something of a diary form.
Of course, the board would be very much on the honor system with much of this, as reports on constituent contacts should not list the names of the people. We wouldn't want, for example, Meiners, who serves on the Carroll Area Development Corp., releasing information on businesses being recruited to the area.
As it stands, we in the public have something of an outline of what our supervisors do, in bits here and pieces there. But nothing comprehensive.
This should change.
"It's certainly a reasonable suggestion," said County Auditor Joan Schettler.
Right now, the board does give weekly updates on committee meetings. Nieland, for instance, serves on the Board of Health, Conservation Board and one that deals with the Cherokee Detention Center, among others.
But he does more than that.
In recent years, Nieland said Monday, he's spent time with constituents dealing with a variety of issues related to the wind-energy turbines that fence the city of Carroll.
Supervisor chairman Marty Danzer said he uses a personal copy machine for paperwork at home and doesn't get compensated for it. He brought this up Monday. Danzer can tell us more about these sorts of nagging expenses in his regular logs.
At a Carroll Rotary Club forum I moderated before the November elections Supervisor Neil Bock made it clear he wants to see more private business practices used in county government.
Accountability is a great place for Bock to start.
The supervisors' time is literally our time. We own it. To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, "We paid for those seats."
No doubt many citizens of the county use a punch-in, punch-out factory floor mentality to assess what the supervisors do. They often only give the board credit for what they see at the courthouse.
"They look in this room, all they see is the lights off," Nieland said.
So tell us more clearly and completely what you do, on a systematic basis. We understand some weeks are busy and some aren't so much. We'll judge you over a full year.
Put the work diaries, the time-accounting logs, out there for the full public to see, because at the end of the day, we just don't know all that you do. That's not fair to us. And that's not fair to you.
"You're correct," Schettler said. "The public isn't aware of the time they spend. I think the public would be surprised."


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Backlist Redux: The ResurrectionistJune 1, 2010 • 1 Comment • category: News and Publicity
The Resurrectionist by Jack O'Connell
In a desperate attempt to revive his comatose son, Sweeney has taken a position as third-shift pharmacist at the austere Peck Clinic, where Dr. Peck and his daughter, Dr. Peck, have purportedly "resurrected" patients in a similar condition. But the longer Sweeney works for the Doctors Peck, the more he learns about the sinister goings on in his new home and the danger he and his son, Danny, are in. And the clinic isn't the only threat. In the outskirts of town, in an abandoned prosthetics factory, dwell the Abominations; a roving biker gang with a taste for blood, trouble, beer, and maybe something else–something that Sweeney stands in the way of.
Interspersed with Sweeney's story is the plot of Danny's favorite comic book, Limbo. Limbo follows an unlikely band of circus freaks on their adventures through unfriendly lands, as they search for the father of the comic's star, Chick. Sweeney clings to these comics as vestiges of Danny's boyhood, but they may be the unlikely key to Danny's sleep.
I picked up this book because I was in the mood for a good adventure; something thrilling and creative but not too fantastical, and O'Connell did not disappoint. He strings you along with the twists and turns of his story, but also a sharp sense of humor and vivid details. The LA Times is quoted on the front cover: "Demented and deeply enjoyable…O'Connell is a cackling genius." How can that not pique your interest?
If you still need convincing, check out the book's website. I got scared just clicking through the intro–which is always a good sign.
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HOUSTON - Steer clear of traffic and take a METRO shuttle to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
METRO said it will be offering shuttle service for both the World Championship Barbecue Contest and the entire rodeo.
Passengers can catch a ride at the following locations.
- North Shepherd Park & Ride: $6.50 roundtrip
- Monroe Park & Ride: $4 roundtrip
- West Loop Park & Ride: $4 roundtrip
The last shuttle will leave the rodeo grounds at 1 a.m. on Mondays through Thursdays and Sundays, and at 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
METRORail will also be running an extended schedule during the rodeo.
Rail tickets can be purchased at the kiosk inside the gates at Reliant, the Fannin South Park & Ride, or online at HLSR.com. Tickets are $2.50 roundtrip, or $1.25 one-way.
s part of the partnership between METRO and Reliant, METRORail rides to the rodeo on March 2, Black Heritage Day, and March 11, Go Tejano Day, will be free courtesy of Reliant.
For more details, visit METRO's website or call 713-635-4000.
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MSI's Next Haswell-E Teaser: X99S Gaming 9 ACby Ian Cutress on 8/7/2014 10:00 AM EST
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Phylyp - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkCompelling specs, but they lost me at the Killer NIC. Why do they opt for this snake oil instead of a good Intel NIC (or better, 2 of them!)? Reply
dgingeri - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkWell, the Killer NIC isn't as good as an Intel, and is more expensive, and uses a precious PCIe lane instead of the chipset's dedicated NIC interface, but it is better than a RealTek or Broadcom NIC. So, there's that at least. Reply
takeshi7 - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkEvery test I've seen the Killer uses way more CPU than any other NIC, only performed equally, and sucks because it's Windows only. I will avoid any motherboard with a Killer NIC. Buying one was a mistake I won't make twice. Reply
R3MF - Friday, August 08, 2014 - linkRe Windows only
Absolutely yes, will never buy a m/b that forces this.
I guess the Creative based Supreme FX is in the same category...? Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkDo you know any sites that've benched current wired NICs from Killer and Intel? I've seen articles showing both of them trouncing RealTek, Broadcom, etc; but am not sure if I've ever seen one comparing both of them for wired use. Reply
Kumouri - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkThe last article I read with a review of a Killer NIC was on (I believe) TomsHardware and it was only wireless, unfortunately. The Killer killed the Intel, the Intel killed everything else. This was also a few years ago, who knows how it is now. Reply
dgingeri - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkI've read that while the Killer N2200 can match the Intel in performance, the Killer software makes the system a bit unstable. Some people are actually reverting it back to the Atheros basic driver (It is actually an Atheros 8161 with a modified PCI identifier that allows the Killer software to be used) in order to make their systems stable. It apparently doesn't work very well at all with Windows 8 or 8.1, and the Atheros driver is much better.
The Atheros chip is a good NIC, but it's $8 compared to the Intel i217-LM being $1.92, as was the 82579LM. The Killer N2200 is $40! Obviously to me, the Intel NIC is much better for the price, since it is more stable and performs just as well.
Still, it is better than putting a RealTek or Broadcom NIC on the board. Those are both under $1, but the performance hit is just too much to justify saving $1. Anyone who puts a RealTek NIC on a board has money on their mind too much, and are not interested in putting out a decent product. (I have a Asus H97 board with a RealTek NIC, and I am annoyed with it.) Reply
mzrxa - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7w4bsGV4Rk Reply
Tarkhein - Friday, August 08, 2014 - linkAsus ROG did some testing earlier this year (11th April) with three wired NICs and concluded that Intel was better than Realtek or Killer. Their specific configuration was a Maximus VI Formula for Intel, a Z87-Deluxe for Realtek and an MSI Z87-GD65 for Killer. It's on their ROG blog if you want to search for it as I can't link to it due to the spam filters. Reply
WithoutWeakness - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkI'm fine with third-party NICs on board as long as an Intel NIC is there as well. I don't mind manufacturers putting Killer NICs on to try to sell them to the "gamer" crowd or slapping on an additional Realtek NIC but at least leave the Intel NIC on the board. Reply
redwolfe98 - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linki agree.. i will not buy a board with a "killer" NIC because its software conflicts with some av-programs.. Reply
RaistlinZ - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkThey must be locked into some long term contract they can't get out of. I avoid MSI boards exclusively because of all the crap I've heard about Killer NIC. Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkIf it actually emitted radiant particles like that, I would buy it. Reply
willis936 - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkThe marketing guys might be able to cook something up for you. "Quad channel DDR4 mode activates hyper LASER particle effects with high end ambient occlusion and triple phase modulation!" Reply
QuantumPion - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkDoes it support pci-e ssd's? Reply
jwhannell - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkdo you mean as a bootable device? I am sure that it supports them as disk drives - that support has been around forever... Reply
willis936 - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkI think it's obvious that he's asking about nvme and sata express. Reply
bigdog1984 - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkSoooo...you can give me enough PCIe for quad Crossfire, TBs of solid state storage, the speediest of WiFi...and only 1 NIC? I just dont understand the choices that get made sometimes. Reply
Redstorm - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkWhats the big deal with only 1 nic, its not like your using it as a router. or teaming it for 2Gb, Its a waste of time as most internet connections are 10x slower than 1Gb anyway. Reply
Gigaplex - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkI'd team for 2Gbit if I could, as 1Gbit network transfers are by far the biggest bottleneck for data transfer to my network storage. Reply
Penti - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkSo will a normal enthusiast Core i7 Haswell-E support 8 (eight) DIMM's of DDR4-memory or not? Reply
Redstorm - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkTime will tell but all Haswell-e CPU's should support 8 DDR4 DIMMs if the board has them. Reply


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Sprouting with Dan Brophy!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Class fee $50.00
Join Master Gardener of Edible Plants, Chef Dan Brophy as he teaches us to garden in our kitchen sink! We know sprouts have more nutrition than their grown up counterparts, but what do you do with sprouts besides sprinkle them on salads or add them to your sandwich? Grains, legumes, and assorted seeds can be transformed into tasty sprouts in as little as one week! Sample an assortment of sprouts in a variety of recipes. Learn to grow your own sprouts and use them to create healthy dishes. His recipes include: Sprouted Wheat Bread Sticks, Curried Sprout Slaw, Sun-Dried Tomato and Sprout Frittata, Pad Thai with Tofu and Adzuki Bean Sprouts, Buckwheat Sprout and Apricot Ball, and Sprouted Lentil Soup.
Welcome Spring with David McIntyre!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Class fee $50.00
Early spring can bring a mix of weather, so we'll highlight both hearty, warming dishes as well as brighter, herb-driven dishes. Join Chef David McIntyre as we focus on some less-familiar grains and beans to add to your daily repertoire. His recipes will include: Millet Couscous with a Cauliflower Tagine, Amaranth Pilaf, simple slow-cooked Cranberry Beans with Rosemary, a green, herb-packed Sorghum Tabouli, a Spring Vegetable Soup with Bulgur, and an easy, quick Oat Shortbread. Come be inspired!
Hands-On Artisan Breads for the Home Baker with David Kobos!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Class fee $60.00
If you desire to make beautiful loaves of artisan breads you see in all the bakeries around town, well dream no more! Join David Kobos, owner of Kobos Coffee, for this incredible Artisan Bread class. David will show you his easy methods to create your own spectacular crusty breads! His recipes will include: Classic Artisan White Loaf, Whole Wheat Artisan Bread, Multi-Grain Artisan Bread, and Sourdough Rye Artisan Bread. In this hands-on class, the techniques involved are so simple and straight-forward- No Prior Bread Baking Experience is Necessary! David will take you step-by-step through the process. You will mix the dough in class, and the next evening at home you will bake your bread, just in time to serve a crusty loaf with dinner!
Supplies to bring to class: Apron, washcloth, 4-6 quart mixing bowl and rubber spatula.
Supplies you will need at home: 5-9 quart Dutch oven enameled or cast iron casserole with lid, an oven that will reach 450-500 degrees and a roll of parchment paper. Class fee $60.00


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Did you know?
Canoeists like the Gauteng province because of the sunny climate and high altitude.
Canoe marathons in South Africa are famously hard. The rivers run strong, the weather is often against you and your fellow competitors are very, well, competitive. It's tough, but if you're part of the world paddling fraternity, 'tough' is not a word that gives you nightmares.
South African canoe marathons are generally staged amidst some of the most thrilling wilderness areas you'll ever find yourself in. By racing in the top three world-class canoe marathons in South Africa – The Dusi, The Fish and The Berg marathons – you're seeing the haunting Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, the world-famous Karoo Heartland and the Western Cape winelands.
OK, there's not much room service, or time to take romantic photographs, but that's how real paddlers like playing 'tourist' in most countries.
The grandaddy of South African canoe marathons is the Dusi, run from Pietermaritzburg in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands down to Durban on the Indian Ocean. The oldest South African canoe marathon, it attracts up to 2 000 entrants each year.
The Fish River Canoe Marathon is a hard-fought paddlers' run from Grassridge Dam in the deep Karoo down to the river town of Cradock, one of the most beautiful settlements in the Karoo Heartland. Although it's fiercely competitive on the water, on land it's a family affair – and the post-race festivities are legendary.
The Berg, as they say, is not for sissies. Run in harsh Cape winter conditions, paddlers fight their way on a tough river from Paarl in the winelands down to Velddrift on the Atlantic Ocean, home to the Benguela Current fishing community. Here you're in the land of the Crayfish Festival – enjoy!
Each race has its loyal fan base, but their unofficial mottos are the same: paddle, portage and party...


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E.J. Hughes is a "middle kid." "Actually, I am the oldest of two, but I am definitely what you call a 'middle,' " Hughes says. To Hughes, a "middle kid" is neither the top 10 percent of kids who always overachieve, nor the bottom 10 percent of kids who are always in trouble. Both of… Read More →


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Pronunciation: dæn-drêf • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, mass (no plural)
Meaning: An itchy flaking of dead skin cells on the scalp.
Notes: Dandruff has apparently been eradicated without the help of the World Health Organization. There was a time when it annoyed people so much that companies producing dandruff treatment shampoos ran ads telling us that people of the opposite sex would be repelled at the site of dandruff on our shoulders. The dictionaries all admit dandruffy as the adjective for this word. That opens the door to dandruffiness "the state of having dandruff."
In Play: We used to hear taunts like this: "Is it snowing outside or is that dandruff on your shoulders?" (It's July; what do you think?) Though it never got so bad as the dandruff shampoo manufacturers suggested in their commercials. We never heard anything like: "Minnie van Sayles never married because she couldn't get her embarrassing dandruff under control until she was fifty years old."
Word History: The origin of the first part of this word, historically a compound, has been lost in the mists of time. Dand- is obviously related to dander "minute flakes of skin, hair or feathers", a common enough allergen. We know a little more about -ruff. This word probably comes from an ancestor of Middle English rove "scabby condition", a word borrowed from Old Norse hrufa "crust, scab". This word goes back to Old Germanic hreufaz, also the source of Old English hreofla "leper". (See the fascinating discussion of this word, originally suggested by David Meyer, in the Alpha Agora—if it doesn't get your dander up.)


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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's golf team wrapped up their first tournament of 2011-12 with a ninth place finish on Tuesday in the Jay Jennison Memorial Golf Tournament held at The Palencia Club and hosted by Flagler College. The Lions carded a three round 916 (301-302-313) to finish 35 strokes behind tournament champion Wilmington (Del.).
Leading the Lions through the entire tournament was junior Nick Brothers, who was 4-over for the tournament with a 71-72-77—220 as he finished in 10th overall. Ron Carlson slid into a second place team finish for Saint Leo with a 77-75-79—231, good enough to finish 39th in the tournament field.
Finishing 53rd overall was Justin Foster as he was the most consistent of the Lions with a 78-79-78—235 and Codi Daudelin's 81-76-79—236 posted the Lions' fourth counting card with his 56th place result.
The Lions final player, Mark Sabatino, finished tied for 68th with a three round 75-82-83—240.
Saint Leo will next travel to Destin, Fla. where they will compete in the North Alabama Invitational hosted by the University of North Alabama and held at the Indian Bayou Golf Club. Round one is scheduled to get underway on October 10th.
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Highlights from Mr. Adnan Oktar's interview 13 December 2012
(The American media have alleged that forces loyal to President Assad have used SCUD missiles against the rebels in recent days. In addition, according to the report, an official from the U.S. administration has claimed that there is also a possibility of forces loyal to Assad using these missiles near the Turkish border, and that this could lead to Turkey using its Patriot batteries.)
They seem to want to set Turkey and Syria against one another, from what I can tell. But let us surprise them and unite with Syria. Insha'Allah. Putin can talk to Assad and bring him by the hand. Very easily, if he wants to. If he says, "Unite with Muslims," Europe will also want to unite with Muslims. But if Islamic Unity falls into the hands of bigots, that will spell ruination for the world. The whole world will be ruined if it falls into the hands of the bigots. That is why Europe wants Islamic Unity, and America wants it. But they want the control to be in the hands of the Mahdi (pbuh). If love, affection, peace, brotherhood, kindness, science, beauty and democracy reign, if such a guarantee is given to Europe and the United Nations, then they will have Islamic Unity established right away. They will do it even if Muslims are unwilling. They will say, let us resolve this right away. They will hold a meeting or a conference and achieve results right away.
Surat an-Naml, 93
Say: 'Praise be to Allah.' Alhamdulillah. He will show you His Signs, the Mahdi (pbuh) and Jesus the Messiah (pbuh) because there are three signs concerning Jesus the Messiah, and more than 10 about global sovereignty. "And you will recognize them" says Allah. Allah says I will show them to you, you will recognize My signs. Your Lord is not unaware of what you do. Allah says He knows all that the frauds and the tricksters do. He will show you His signs. Which ones? The dabbat al-ardh (the Beast of the Earth), the smoke, the coming of the Mahdi (pbuh), the return of Jesus the Messiah (pbuh). You will see them all, Allah says. You will recognize them all.


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A modified Higdon beginner plan. See it here
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Damn it. My browser isn't compatible. Just was curious what your higher weekly mileage will be and when that will occur.
Dude, just follow my plan.
Between your broke ass legs and my broke ass knee we should be good to go by Monkey. And I am actually considering running Chicago for real on 8 weeks of very light training.
Something tells me I might be able to pull off a 3:30 if I don't break from now until then. Am I crazy or just drowning in elitist prick hubrice?
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Tick tock
36 - Week of 9/29
34 - Week of 10/14
35 - Week of 10/27
MTA: Also, the 35 I'm scheduled for this week (cause I pushed my "long" run from last week back a day). Sheesh.
Now that's the spirit, Marcus! Are you hoping for 3:30 in Chicago or at Monkey? Or both?
3:30 at Monkey. Dude.
Alrighty. then maybe we can run together. Let's gun for that pace, and I'll hang with you until I blow up.!
Oh Mighty Wing
I am running with Tweak and whatever pace she throws out. But you can join us. She's already used to you looking at her ass.
There is a guy at my work who plans on running philly with nothing longer than an 8 mile long run.
Reminds me of '07 Fargo Marathon. My brother-in-law ran it. His longest was 8 miles.
Somewhere around mile 16, I heard somebody say "hi Kelly." No body calls me that besides my family. I look over, and there was my brother-in-law. I thought I had seen a ghost! He was ahead of me the whole time, and I had just finally caught him! And, I was actaually fast back then!
He ended up finishing in like 3:31. DAMN!
Cool. Do you think you might modify as you go along? for reall. I'm assuming there is room to "tweak" things a bit, dependiing on how you feel.
My suggestion, if you have the time and capability, would be to add 8-10 miles onto your total mileage for the weeks of 9/29 and 10/27.
I'll have to live without her ass for a morning, I guess. Just come see me afterwards and tell me how it was and how it bounced and stuff.


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I went over to my folks' place a few days ago and was asked to grill some steak and boneless pork loin chops. Turns out that someone there had gone on one of their periodic "cleaning binges" and all of the grill tools were either packed away or thrown out.
That meant no tongs, no spatula, no sauce brush, and nothing but this to cook the meal with (taken from later in the cook):
Dad's grill was also dry as a bone with no seasoning, so armed with the above fork I decided to try a trick Steven uses to oil the grill. To paraphrase Steven, this is the only use for a grill fork. You stick the fork in a piece of onion, dip the onion in a bowl of oil and oil the grill with it.
On an unseasoned grill, this can create some pretty neat fireworks, and it works pretty well (and yes, that first pic was after a swipe or three):
Here are the finished pics of the cook, which turned out pretty well considering I had no tools to work with. Keep in mind that at no time did I poke the meat, as the fork was flat enough to use as a mini-spatula:
Next on my To-Do list - pick up another set of tools for the folks and hide them somewhere so they don't get thrown away.


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We're a little light for a Monday and I have no explanation other than there were more pics, but this one of Nadeea Volianova gave them AIDS and they're dead now. We do still have Kaley Cuoco's fiance not at all trying to get a pit bull to maul him to death as a less painful alternative to the terrible, terrible choice he's made and LeAnn Rimes looking into a crystal ball.
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Maxine Peake is coming to Ilkley for one of Ilkley Literature Festival's round-the-year events, this one to commemorate the Grand Depart.
Maxine, known for her roles in TV's Silk and Shameless, will be in conversation with James Brining, Artistic Director of West Yorkshire Playhouse and will talk about her theatre writing debut for the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Beryl, written by Maxine Peake, celebrates the extraordinary sporting achievements of Morley cyclist Beryl Burton.
To celebrate Yorkshire's role in this year's Tour de France, Beryl is a specially commissioned adaptation of Maxine Peake's acclaimed 2012 Radio 4 play and marks her stage writing debut.
The event is on Sunday, June 8, at the King's Hall, at 7.30pm.


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Postcards from Pat: March 22, 2013
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 11:14 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 11:14 a.m.
AUSTIN, Texas — Thursday was my first visit to the Frank Erwin Center, the basketball facility on the University of Texas campus. If this building is a Lexus, the O'Connell Center is a rusty Volkswagen.
It is huge and it is gorgeous. What was amazing to me is that it's 35 years old. It looks like it was built 10 years ago. They've taken wonderful care of the building.
The chairbacks are all new, but there was a snafu when they arrived — they were Tennessee orange. So they were shipped back to the company and burnt orange seats were re-ordered.
It's funny because Florida and Texas are considered two of the biggest athletic programs, especially in terms of revenue, in the nation. I know the O-Dome is supposed to get another renovation, but how much lipstick can you put on the building to make it great?
Now, having attended a game in the Texas football stadium, The Swamp blows it away. But basketball is another story. And yet, Texas was terrible this year and Florida won the SEC.
Anyway, looking forward to tonight's games. It will be interesting to see how many people jump on the Northwestern State bandwagon because they want to see a 14 vs. 3 upset.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Saint Leo men's and women's swimming teams continued action at the eighth annual SCAD Invite (Hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design) with the men jumping two spots to third-place, and the women maintaining a steady presence in sixth, Friday evening from the Chatham County Aquatic Center.
The men tacked on to their first day score of 40 points to nudge to the third spot with 330 points, while the women registered an additional 107 points in the nine-team assembly to close with 139. Day two featured eight different events, including the fan-favorite 50 Yard Freestyle.
Overall, both Wingate's men's and women's teams currently own the top spot with 716.5 and 657.5, respectively.
The Lions' women saw early success in the 200 Yard Free Relay as the Paula Carvajal-led group finished eighth of 22 teams at a time of 1:41.58. Kaitlyn Hite was Saint Leo's top finisher in the 200 Yard Free as she finished 12th overall at a time of 2:00.03. Erin Bobsein finished just outside the top-eight in the 100 Yard Backstroke as she touched in at 59.64.
Meanwhile, the Lions' top women's finish came in the 200 Yard Breaststroke when Sondra Stopczynska registered a fifth-place showing at 2:25.78. Saint Leo closed action with an impressive performance in the 400 Yard Medley Relay as the group consisting of Bobsein, Stopczynska, Chloe Pellican, and Bianca Muniz finished eighth out of 23 teams and closed with a time of 4:06.92.
For the men, after a sixth-place showing by Rhett Rheinlander and company in the 200 Yard Free Relay, the records started to fall. Michael Cozzi finished first of 16 in the 200 Yard Free with a record time of 1:40.30, while Matheus Assis and Rheinlander finished one and two in the 100 Yard Backstroke clocking in at 50.61 and 51.50, respectively. Both finishes surpassed the Lions' previous record setting time.
In one of the most impressive races in the program's history, freshman Pawel Trenda won the 400 Yard IM in a time of 3:54.72, defeating current defending national champion and Macedonian Olympian Marko Blazevski by more than three seconds. The 'A' time is an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA National Championship to be held in Birmingham, Ala. in March. The time was also 11 seconds better than the previous program record set in that event.
Assis and Milton Alberto-Requejo went one-two in the 50 Yard Free going 20.85 and 21.11, respectively, before Trenda struck again in the 200 Yard Breaststroke. He claimed first place and set the program record as he touched in at an astounding 2:03.06.
Additionally, the 400 Yard Medley Relay team of Trenda, Cozzi, Assis, and Alberto-Requejo set the new school record by three-tenths at 3:23.68. Trenda nearly made it a perfect-four-for-four, but what could have been the fastest time in the country in the 200 Free Relay was nullified due to a discretionary call from an official for an early start.
"Our men and women are making great strides in our quest for excellence," said Head Coach Paul Mangen. "I see them swimming smarter each race and it's very satisfying for Coach Murphy and me to see them enjoying swimming fast and representing Saint Leo so well. Obviously, Pawel's swim statistically is our fastest swim and he was huge today setting three individual team records and almost a pair of relays. It's been across the board for men and women this weekend in terms of fast swimming, but most importantly I'm proud of our team in how they've matured as athletes, people, and students of the sport."
The Lions will return to the pool on Saturday, December 1, when they close-out the three day Savannah College of Art and Design Invite at the Chatham County Aquatic Center.
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The past few days I have been trying to come up with a list of reasons why the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup means something, both to the Canadian men's national team and as a soccer tournament generally.
I have so far thought of the following two items:
One -- Canada needs all the competitive games it can get, especially as a new generation of internationals is blooded into the first-team squad.
Two -- Soccer is fun to watch in the summer, even soccer as meaningless as what we'll see over the next three weeks.
That's it. That's all I've got.
From a Canadian perspective, young players such as Doneil Henry, Russel Teibert, Samuel Piette, Kyle Bekker and Jonathan Osorio will only benefit from Group Stage matches against Martinique, Panama and Mexico. They are the future of the program, and it was with that in mind veterans including Andr© Hainault, Kevin McKenna, Olivier Occean, Patrice Bernier and Dwayne De Rosario were omitted from the tournament roster.
Of course, the makeup of the squad is also a reflection of the reduced competitiveness of this Gold Cup.
Contested every two years, the event only draws the very best players from North American heavyweights Mexico and the United States in alternating instalments, meaning the continent's biggest stars (Mexico's Javier Hernandez, Andres Guardado and Pablo Barrera and the United States' Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore among them) won't be involved over the next few weeks.
Nor should they be.
For both countries, as well as Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica, the focus between now and October is on World Cup qualifying, and as recently as last month they were all involved in hotly competitive encounters as they jockeyed for position in CONCACAF's tricky six-team mini-tournament known as "The Hex."
In other words, the 2013 Gold Cup is little more than an inconvenience for the national sides that would typically attach some value to it, making it a rather diminished quantity as a whole. Winning it will mean something, but not a whole lot.
The good news for Canada is that it will rarely have as much of a chance at some international success as in the days leading up to and including the July 28 final at Chicago's Soldier Field.
That their closest rivals will be either disinterested or diluted through squad omissions has almost everything to do with that, although contending for a title would surely do wonders for a fan-base that has become disheartened by successive failures.
Victory would also serve as the ticket to a single-match playoff against the 2015 Gold Cup winner that will determine CONCACAF's representative at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
So it's not an altogether worthless competition.
Close, but not entirely.
Canadian player to watch -- Russel Teibert: The 20-year-old has scored two goals and assisted five others this season for a Vancouver Whitecaps side that looks sure to make the MLS playoffs for a second year in a row. One of Canada's top prospects, he is an electrifying winger who will be looking to both score goals and make plays for his teammates from wide areas.
Tournament player to watch -- Landon Donovan: The former United States captain is back in the international fold after a self-imposed exile that kept him out of his country's last six World Cup qualifiers. A good showing at the Gold Cup would almost certainly convince manager Jurgen Klinsmann to recall the 31-year-old to the full squad for a crucial pair of matches against Costa Rica and Mexico in October.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It was a happy homecoming Monday for some soldiers with the Florida National Guard.
They're back at home after nine months in the Middle East.
About 25 members of the 2153rd Financial Management Detachment arrived at Jacksonville International Airport Monday morning.
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The sharemarket lost ground today after Europe's leaders failed to strike a crucial deal on a Greek bailout for the second week in a row.
Mining stocks were big drivers of the slide, with risk averse traders selling off cyclical stocks that depend on economic growth.
Bellwether stocks BHP Billiton fell 22 cents, to $33.36, while Rio Tinto lost nearly 1 per cent, to $56.95.
Healthcare and retail stocks suffered some of the day's biggest losses, with the embarrassing overnight failure of Click Frenzy's website compounding the sombre mood for retailers.
Overall, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 fell 16.2 points, to 4369.5 points, while the broader All Ords dropped 16.8 points, to 4390.7 points.
The sharemarket was directionless for much of the day thanks to mixed leads from Wall Street and Europe overnight.
But come mid-afternoon and the mood turned sour after European authorities, including representatives from the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank, failed to reach consensus on the best way to reduce Greece's debt burden, without which Athens cannot receive financial assistance.
The news saw the market close down 16 points as the Dow futures dropped 44 points, and the S&P 500 futures dropped 0.6 per cent, pointing to losses at the start of trade on Wall Street.
The dollar lost ground against a broadly stronger US dollar, slipping to $US1.0352 from $US1.0384.
Westpac's global head of interest rates strategy and international markets, Russell Jones, said the slump in shares was due to Australia importing more bad news from Europe.
"The meeting of European finance ministers broke up without a meaningful deal of the Greek bailout coming through. I think the markets are expressing their disappointment with that," he said. "It's clearly proving very difficult to get any kind of consensus on a long-term solution to Greece's problems."
Mr Jones said things were unlikely to pick up any time soon.
"For the moment at least, we're in a situation where all the international news is troubling. You've not just got Europe failing to address its problems, but you've got all the uncertainties around US budget position," he said. "Maybe what we need is for Mr Stevens to cut rates in December."
Among local stocks, department store chain David Jones dipped 6.2 per cent, to $2.41 after first quarter profit inched higher, ending seven straight quarters of decline but missing analyst forecasts.
Ord Minnett senior analyst Craig Turton said the retail sector came under renewed pressure after David Jones' sales data were weaker than expected.
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Meanwhile, the volatility of recent months continued for highly geared iron ore producer Fortescue Metals, whose stocks dropped 11 cents, or 2.74 per cent, to $3.90, making it the second worst performer among the top 50 ASX companies.
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After today, we should be all caught up on players moving teams this offseason. In case I missed anyone, just let me know in the comments and I'll circle back to give my thoughts.
Torii Hunter | Signed with Tigers | OF
Lance Berkman | Signed with Rangers | DH
Mike Olt | Rangers | 1B/3B
Nate Schierholtz | Signed with Cubs | OF
Hiroyuki Nakajima | Signed with A's | SS
Adeiny Hechavarria | Blue Jays to Marlins | SS
Jeff Keppinger | Signed with White Sox | 1B/2B/3B
Mike Aviles | Red Sox to Blue Jays to Indians | SS/3B
Nick Swisher | Signed with Indians | OF
Dan Mennella covered the Joel Hanrahan trade and its fallout pretty thoroughly in Keeper Reaper, but here are a few thoughts of my own:
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Andrew Bailey | Red Sox | RP
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The most I can see Berkman playing in TEX is v. RHP. He is not very good (731/950) v. LHP & TEX is overloaded with right handed bats.
Jan 07, 2013 03:55 AM
Derek, Mitch Moreland is my man too! But I just can't help but be pessimistic about his playing time. Although your article already largely answers this question is there any reasonable hope for Moreland to get 500 AB in 2013?
Jan 07, 2013 08:49 AM
It's possible, but unfortunately, I'd take the under on 500. If he manages everyday at-bats versus righties, though, he'd be in line for 450 PA or so. A trade of Olt would definitely help. While they've committed to Kinsler at 2B to start the year off, there wouldn't necessarily be anything stopping them from making a change mid-year if Profar is tearing up Triple-A. Moreland comes with immense PT risk, but I just love his skills. He's probably a 25-30 HR guy if he plays every day.
Jan 08, 2013 14:30 PM
No disrespect, Derek, but isn't "undisputed closer" an oxymoron?
Jan 07, 2013 11:38 AM
Haha, maybe a little. I just meant that he's locked into the role, as opposed to an injured closer, or a guy who owns the role temporarily because the primary -- or undisputed :) -- closer is injured, or because it's a committee, or a guy is getting the bulk of the saves but isn't officially named the closer/other guys are getting rouge saves, etc. Basically making the distinction as I did here: http://www.ddfantasybaseball.com/2011/05/25/how-often-closers-keep-their-jobs/
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• Royal Oak Charter One Bank (2nd & Main streets), Jan. 15 at 9:50 a.m.
• Berkley Charter One (Woodward Avenue and Catalpa), Jan. 28 at 10:15 a.m.
• Birmingham Comerica Bank (15 Mile and Southfield roads), Feb. 8 at 10:10 a.m.
• Royal Oak Citizens Bank (Lincoln and Main), Feb. 22 at 9:54 a.m.
• Beverly Hills Independence Bank (Southfield and 14 Mile roads), March 13 at12:21 p.m.
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Viewed traffic * 2,229 5,069(2.27 visits/visitor) 19,189(3.78 Pages/Visit) 56,236(11.09 Hits/Visit) 413.92 MB(83.61 KB/Visit)Not viewed traffic * 19,803 25,698 142.91 MB
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Robots/Spiders visitors (Top 25) - Full list - Last visit 16 different robots* Hits Bandwidth Last visitUnknown robot (identified by 'bot*') 3,162+383 36.68 MB 23 Jul 2012 - 07:29Unknown robot (identified by 'robot') 1,795+43 12.11 MB 23 Jul 2012 - 06:59Unknown robot (identified by '*bot') 917+489 24.00 MB 23 Jul 2012 - 01:50Googlebot 1,304+54 5.96 MB 23 Jul 2012 - 07:26Unknown robot (identified by 'spider') 961+84 6.03 MB 23 Jul 2012 - 05:11Unknown robot (identified by empty user agent string) 754+15 9.98 MB 23 Jul 2012 - 07:17Unknown robot (identified by 'crawl') 662+50 7.78 MB 23 Jul 2012 - 07:29Unknown robot (identified by 'checker') 425 11.65 MB 19 Jul 2012 - 01:18MSNBot 274+28 1.71 MB 23 Jul 2012 - 06:24Unknown robot (identified by hit on 'robots.txt') 0+263 80.57 KB 23 Jul 2012 - 06:38Alexa (IA Archiver) 144+46 3.23 MB 22 Jul 2012 - 21:06Yahoo Slurp 132+41 917.40 KB 23 Jul 2012 - 04:55Voyager 8 0 19 Jul 2012 - 07:48Voila 4+3 29.59 KB 20 Jul 2012 - 19:15MSNBot-media 1+4 5.79 KB 19 Jul 2012 - 19:07Netcraft 1 24.83 KB 06 Jul 2012 - 12:55* Robots shown here gave hits or traffic "not viewed" by visitors, so they are not included in other charts. Numbers after + are successful hits on "robots.txt" files.
i think this to much bandwidth, so how to minimal the bandwidth at Bot??thanks guys
Hi,A few tens of MB is not so much bandwidth. Also, depends of the size of your files included in the page content, as ".css" and ".js" files, and images.The bots can be from search engines, like google, alexa, ... etc.Any way, try look on the net for: "prevent hotlinking ".
really??so this normal...
i though that was not normal..heheh...sorry bothering you.
This is normal... in most cases you want to encourage regular visits by search robots. @MarPlo ; was correct that you want to look at ways to block hot linking. You also want to ensure that your ISP host using intrusion detection and most likely use a SNORT account to filter unwanted traffic. This is normally done at your ISP's firewall level.
You can find out a way using an apache host to filter unwanted hot linking in dklynn's tutorial on mod_rewrite
Encouraging visits by Google, Bing/Yahoo, and other search engines is one thing. But there are bots out there that you do not want sucking down your data transfer such as Brandwatch. (And for me, Yandex, Baidu, and other non-U.S. bots.) I've had bots suck down almost 2 GB of data in a single day. I block the ones I don't want using htaccess.
There are other methods to attempt to stop scrapers from downloading your entire site. I don't use them as of yet.
How often do the unwanted bots that you try to block change their agent string or their I.P.?
I block by user agent string and they haven't changed. But then, these are "legitimate" bots (like Brandwatch). The kind that aren't trying to hide what they are. The scrapers and other bots trying to harvest your content are not going to be stopped using htaccess unless you can block their IP range.
About the only thing I can think of to stop a scraper bot is to store information in a database about it such as its IP address with a little logic to see how many pages it is accessing. I've had scrapers download upwards of 5 pages a second. While I've considered writing the code to prevent this, I haven't yet done it. I don't think it would be too hard, though. It would require database access on every pageview, though. Which is a small performance hit.
Thanks, and it is generally not desirable to block entire I.P ranges, so .htaccess isn't the most comprehensive solution.
I prefer using my firewall's intrusion detection to block high rates from a single host/User Agent and even DOS attacks. I also use SNORT and sure sometimes I have to tune it or block some particularly troublesome I.P.s but overall this is easiest for what I do.
If your target market is within your country, no sense in allowing hackers from China, Romania, etc., to even visit your website. Therefore, I'd disagree with your statement about block IP addresses. Too easy to proxy attacks but that forces another thing for hackers (bots) to do.
Saying that, I agree that your firewall is the optimum solution. :tup:
Good point! However how do you best know that the I.P.s/Proxy I.P.s to block without blocking legitimate traffic?
You can't (obviously). That's where the "target market" comes in. Sitting off in NZ, many of my clients are marketing ONLY to NZ so I can easily test for NZ IP addresses and block everyone else (if that's what the client wants, of course). Not many proxy servers in NZ, too, so that makes my task easier.
Back to your question, though, you can't. It then becomes a trade for the client whether to block of allow bots. With the advantage to bots (changing user agent strings and using proxies), I don't recommend blocking, ergo my support for your firewall.
Thanks DK!
Well some large site operators do block entire IP ranges and often all IP ranges associated with problem countries. This is often better off done at the IP level using iptables or its equivalent. The main problem that large sites tend to have is from scrapers trying to download the site's entire content. Many scrapers operate from hosting/vpn IP ranges and consequently, these ranges are often candidates to be blocked. With large sites, the standard operating procedure is to block on detection. The only thing that would concern the admin of a large site is whether it is more efficient to block with .htaccess or a software firewall at IP level.
For this I would definitely use an Enterprise firewall; far more control.
Polite crawlers will generally obey robots.txt and this can be a good first line of defence for those that play by the rules. With blocking by .htaccess, if you are going to block a 'legitimate' searchengine crawler, it may make some sense to exclude robots.txt from the block. Enterprise firewalls are good but they can be expensive. Sometimes a good blocklist, iptables and perhaps mod_security can handle a lot of the problems a site will encounter.
Yes I have for the last 7 years used PFSense an original fork off of Monowall. PFSense is completely open source, has i.p. chaining as a core, intrusion detection, CARP(combining multiple WAN connects into one larger pipe with failover, and Virtual LANs (when having switches that can support this). You are quite correct though that iptables and mod_security can go quite far, still I prefer PFSense
Couldn't you set up a trap for bots that don't obey robot.txt?
You could write a disallow statement for a trap page (which isn't important for SEO), and if a bot visits it, log the ip and the block the ip, and the string name?
You mean something like this? Although it just blocks the IP, not the user-string.
Anyone had any experiences with this method of protection?
I've tried that one on a couple of sites and it seems very effective. I've also used this, which blocks bad bots, but doesn't automatically ban the IP. It does, however, record the IP and give you the option to ban it manually.


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Daniel Koestler has a great little post about a new ActionScript 3 extension that allows you to create apps in Flash that communicate directly with Photoshop. Thus you can create AIR apps with Flash Pro that can control the Photoshop application.
There are already a few examples of this in action. I'm sure Flash developers will come up with all kinds of interesting uses for this.