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How to install VMWare Tools on Red Hat and CentOS
Posted by Luis Gallardo in CentOSc, Linux, Redhat on 22/05/2014
If you need to install VMWare Tools on virtual machines running Red Hat or CentOS as operating system, you can follow the procedure described next:
First of in VMWare vSphere locate the virtual machine you want to install the VMWare Tools and click on "Install VMWare Tools" as shown in the next image: You will see a dialog window indicating that the VMWare Tools will be mounted by clicking on the "mount" button. Then in the virtual machine where you want to install the VMWare Tools you must do the following in the terminal:
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/ mount: block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only # cp /mnt/VMwareTools-9.0.0-782409.tar.gz /opt/ # cd /opt/ # tar xvzf VMwareTools-9.0.0-782409.tar.gz # cd vmware-tools-distrib/ #./vmware-install.pl
The latter is a script which will ask you questions related to the VMWare Tools intallation. In genersl terms the default option are okay, but if you want to modify any parameter you can change any value according to your needs:
Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format. Installing VMware Tools. In which directory do you want to install the binary files? [/usr/bin] What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? [/etc/rc.d] What is the directory that contains the init scripts? [/etc/rc.d/init.d] In which directory do you want to install the daemon files? [/usr/sbin] In which directory do you want to install the library files? [/usr/lib/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] In which directory do you want to install the documentation files? [/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools] The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] The installation of VMware Tools 9.0.0 build-782409 for Linux completed successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl". Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes] Initializing... Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped. The VMware FileSystem Sync Driver (vmsync) allows external third-party backup software that is integrated with vSphere to create backups of the virtual machine. Do you wish to enable this feature? [no] Found a compatible pre-built module for vmci. Installing it... Found a compatible pre-built module for vsock. Installing it... The module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3 to override. The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=pvscsi to override. The module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vmmemctl to override. The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature? [no] Found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet. Installing it... The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature? [no] !!! [EXPERIMENTAL] !!! VMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of VMware kernel modules at boot that are not already present. By selecting yes, you will be enabling this experimental feature. You can always disable this feature by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl. Would you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules? [no] No X install found. Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel. vmware-tools start/running The configuration of VMware Tools 9.0.0 build-782409 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take effect. You can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the command line. To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following: 1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user 2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and, 3. Restart your X session. Enjoy, --the VMware team Found VMware Tools CDROM mounted at /mnt. Ejecting device /dev/sr0 ... No eject (or equivilant) command could be located. Eject Failed: If possible manually eject the Tools installer from the guest cdrom mounted at /mnt before canceling tools install on the host.
When the script had finished the VMWare Tools will be installed on the virtual machine. Now you can umount the ISO by doing:
# umount /mnt
Theb in VSphere you can check that VMWare Tools are running as shown in the first picture of this articl.
Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems course
Posted by Luis Gallardo in Android, Android, Programming on 03/05/2014
Coursera just sent me the certificate for completing with distinction the course Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems. This course is endorsed by the university of Maryland and lectured by Dr. Adan Porter.
Something worthy to mention about this Android course is that it's really well structured, and the good quality of the videos and assignments. It makes me recall my time at college because the projects are very organized with clear objectives. In fact project's evaluations are done automatically with JUnits. But the final project is evaluated by other peers (4 in total).
For this course I took the Signature Track, which is the paid option where the identity is checked by a keyboard pattern recognition software and verified by checking the student's photo (at the end of the course some assistants check those pics). With these validations they grant a certificate that can be verified using the following links:
- Certificate: https://www.coursera.org/signature/certificate/M2EYXWJLD5
- Verification page:https://www.coursera.org/verify/M2EYXWJLD5
If you are interested in this course, you can see the course's content follow the above link.
How to move a physical volume on LVM
Posted by Luis Gallardo in Administration, Linux on 25/04/2014
If you need to move data from one disk to another one you could think in copying the data with cp, rsync, or any other tool, and then umount the partition, edit the /etc/fstab file to point to the new path, and all that involve to remove a disk or partition for another one. But if you forcasted and partitioned using LVM, there is a cleaner way of changing partitions on the fly, I mean, without umounting partitions and even leaving the same references in the /etc/file, because the same LVM partition will be used. Let's see an example: if you have a 50 GB disk as a physical volume in /dev/sdb, which is set in a volume grup called data, and you need to move all data to another disk /dev/sdc, just do the following. First the initial distribution si shown:
You can check the current state of the physical volumes using the pvs command:
# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/sda2 system lvm2 a- 19.77g 0 /dev/sdb data lvm2 a- 50.00g 0
Then create the physical volume where the data will be moved:
# pvcreate /dev/sdc Physical volume "/dev/sdc" successfully created
Check the physical volumes again:
# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/sda2 system lvm2 a- 19.77g 0 /dev/sdb data lvm2 a- 50.00g 0 /dev/sdc lvm2 a- 50.00g 50.00g
Now check the volume groups:
# vgs VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree data 1 1 0 wz--n- 50.00g 0 system 1 6 0 wz--n- 19.77g 0
As you can see the volume group called data sizes 50 GB. Because this is the volume group which have the physical volume you want to move (/dev/sdb), you must add the physical volume to this group:
# vgextend data /dev/sdc Volume group "data" successfully extended
If you check it one more time you will see that the volume group has 100 GB which correspond to /dev/sdb (0 GB free) y /dev/sdc ( 50 GB free):
# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/sda2 system lvm2 a- 19.77g 0 /dev/sdb data lvm2 a- 50.00g 0 /dev/sdc data lvm2 a- 50.00g 50.00g
# vgs VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree data 2 1 0 wz--n- 99.99g 50.00g system 1 6 0 wz--n- 19.77g 0
Now let's proceed to move the data from the physical volume /dev/sdb to /dev/sdc:
# pvmove /dev/sdb /dev/sdb: Moved: 0.0% /dev/sdb: Moved: 11.8% /dev/sdb: Moved: 30.5% /dev/sdb: Moved: 75.7% /dev/sdb: Moved: 95.0% /dev/sdb: Moved: 99.3% /dev/sdb: Moved: 100.0%
There is not need to specify the other volume because the data will be distributed among the remaining physical volumes of the volume group, and in this case it is just /dev/sdc. Now, let's check the distribution of the physical volumes:
# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/sda2 system lvm2 a- 19.77g 0 /dev/sdb data lvm2 a- 50.00g 50.00g /dev/sdc data lvm2 a- 50.00g 0
As you can see the /dev/sdb has no data (50 GB free) while /dev/sdc has the data (0 GB free). Just
Como puede verse el disco /dev/sdb no tiene datos (50 GB libres) mientras que /dev/sdc tiene los datos (0 GB libres). Now remove the physical volume to disincorporate from the volume group:
# vgreduce data /dev/sdb Removed "/dev/sdb" from volume group "data"
Now check the volume groups and the physical volumes:
# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/sda2 system lvm2 a- 19.77g 0 /dev/sdb lvm2 a- 50.00g 50.00g /dev/sdc data lvm2 a- 50.00g 0
# vgs VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree data 1 1 0 wz--n- 50.00g 0 system 1 6 0 wz--n- 19.77g 0
Finally proceed to wipe the physical volume::
# pvremove /dev/sdb Labels on physical volume "/dev/sdb" successfully wiped
# pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/sda2 system lvm2 a- 19.77g 0 /dev/sdc data lvm2 a- 50.00g 0
This allows data to be moved from one disk to another without copying the data on operating system level, without interrupting services or restarting the computer. At the end we will have the disk /dev/sdc as the physical volume of the volume data as shown below:
Reference: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/removeadisk.html
LPIC-2 certification
Posted by Luis Gallardo in CompTIA, Linux, LPI on 21/04/2014
At last my certificate and card ID for LPIC-2 have arrived, which involve exams 201 and 202. Unlike the LPIC-1 certification, it took more time to arrive (in fact I had to insist in delivering them) but finally they already arrived.
If you are interested in achieving this certification you can get further info at LPI 's page for LPIC-2
Gitlab full Postgresql backup and restore
Posted by Luis Gallardo in Linux, Off-Topic, Programming on 20/03/2014
GitLab can be used with Postgresql as its database engine (beside MySQL), and all come ready to make backups and restores of its databases and git repositories by using a ruby script (rake). This is the recommended way because it lets you recover everything wit not pending transactiond on database and Git sides.
The problem
The documentation explains all you have to perform a manual backup and restore, but the latter fails because it tries to insert existing registers that generate conflicts like this one:
ALTER SEQUENCE psql:/home/git/gitlab/tmp/backups/db/database.sql:812: ERROR: relation "users" already exists
The Solution
The postgresql backup must erase all tables before trying to recreate them and insert the registers. That can be done by including the –clean r -c to the pg_dump command. This option must be edited in the ruby script that makes the backup, which is /home/git/gitlab/lib/backup/database.rb by default. In this file you have to find this part of code and substitute the following bold line:
require 'yaml'module Backup class Database attr_reader :config, :db_dir def initialize @config = YAML.load_file(File.join(Rails.root,'config','database.yml'))[Rails.env] @db_dir = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, 'db') FileUtils.mkdir_p(@db_dir) unless Dir.exists?(@db_dir) end def dump success = case config["adapter"] when /^mysql/ then print "Dumping MySQL database #{config['database']} ... " system('mysqldump', *mysql_args, config['database'], out: db_file_name) when "postgresql" then print "Dumping PostgreSQL database #{config['database']} ... " pg_env system('pg_dump', config['database'], out: db_file_name) end report_success(success) end
This line must be replaced with this other line:
system('pg_dump', config['database'], '-c', out: db_file_name)
Here you can see that option -c is passed as argument to command pg_dump. This will force to include all DROPS needed in the generated .sql for the GitLab backup.
Course Creative, Serious and Playful Science of Android Apps
Posted by Luis Gallardo in Android, Android, Programming on 03/03/2014
Recently I received the awards for the Android course Creative, Serious and Playful Science of Android Apps lectured by Lawrence Angrave from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The course was designed to learn Android programing from scratch, therefore if you are interesting in developing for this platform this is a good starting point. The video lectures were made in English, but there are subtitles for Spanish and even English, so language is not barrier.
The Awards
The awards I earned were these:
- Statement of Accomplishment: This is a sort of of certificate which you earn when accomplishing 70% or higher. I got 94.6%
- Computer Science and Programming Badge: This is a kind of badge they gave you also when you accomplished 70% or higher.
This awards are not part of the Signature Track, which let you share and validate this grade, but you have to pay $49 for this feature.
qBittorrent Controller for Android
Posted by Luis Gallardo in Android, Android, Programming on 25/02/2014
Download application
If you are interested in this application you can install it from Google Play or download qBittorrent Controller apk on your device. Also you can download the code from GitHub because it was released as LGPL.
- See two panel view (fragments), for torrent list and details in the same window
- Drawer menu for switching between All, Downloading, Completed, Paused, Active and Inactive torrent list
- Pause or resume all torrents from the selected list
- Auto refresh torrent list after performing an action on a torrent (pause, resume, or delete)
- Add URL directly or by clicking the torrent link on your device's browser
- Pause, resume, delete or delete individual torrents with its downloaded data
- Set and save a connection account
Phone's view
Tablet's view
Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 with Android 4.3 – CyanogenMod 10.2
Posted by Luis Gallardo in Android, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 on 16/02/2014
One more time I wanted to give another breath to my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7, because prices here in Venezuela are not encouraging, so I decided to install Cyanogenmod 10.2 con Android 4.3, thanks to HumberOS. This upgrade is valid only for the Latin American model, I mean Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 P1000N (o P1000L). Here I leave all you need to do so, and some tips.
- Remember that only you are responsible of what you do to your tablet. Although I followed this method, I won't take any responsibility if you brick your tablet.
- Backup your current rom and any data. This will help you to go back if something goes wrong.
- Do this procedure with at least 75% of battery charge.
- This rom ONLY works on P1000N / P1000L.
- To have installed a Recovery capable of loading updates ( like CWM Recovery)
- Download and copy into internal o external sdcard's root directory files cm-10.2-20130921-HumberOS-p1.zip, and gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip. The first one is the ROM and the second one are the Googles' apps for this Android version.
- Turn off the tablet and then turn it on in the CWM Recovery by pressing Power On + Volume Up buttons at the same time. When it boots you should see a screen like this one:
- Make wipe data / factory reset and wipe dalvik cache on the wipe menu.
- On the Install menu go to choose zip from internal sdcard (or choose zip from external sdcard if it's your case). Choose the cm-10.2-20130921-HumberOS-p1.zip file to flash it to the tablet.
- Later you must install the Google's apps. To do so you have to go one more time to choose zip from internal sdcard option and choose the file gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip.
- Once installed, go to reboot menu and reboot the tablet by choosing reboot system. The tablet will boot with the CyanogenMod's logo. It will last quite a few, don't turn off the tablet. Be patient.
- When it had finished, follow the tablet's settings wizard, and enjoy it!
IMEI no valid
If you reboot your tablet and got the Invalid IMEI error as show below, I recommend you to got to the Stock ROM 2.3.3, and the update with the HumberOS's kernel qith grants you root permission, and finally do the above steps for upgrading to 4.3:
The process can be a little tedious but it must be done to use a fresh operating system so it can recognize the device's IMEI.
My first application on Android: BatteryReporter
Posted by Luis Gallardo in Android, Android on 29/12/2013
From a while I wanted to learn how to develop Android applications and when I saw that open a course at Coursera for developing Android appslications so I took the chance to learn. I must confess that it not a piece of cake, I mean, it just not "copy and paste" code (although you can find example codes out there) and you must learn new concepts, because although you have programmed before (even Java) now you must learn how to do it the "Android's way".
After following the video lectures, read and read a lot, I build my first application, which in deed is part of the first assignment for the course. It's a simple application which reads the device's battery, and reports if it is charging or discharging, as well as the percentage of charge of the device.
For those interested in try my first application, or just take a look to the code for learninf, here I leave the apk file and the main code.
The code (MainActivity.java)
Here you can take a look to the code for the application:
package com.lgallardo.batteryreporter;
import android.os.BatteryManager; import android.os.Bundle; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.content.IntentFilter; import android.content.res.Resources; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.View; import android.widget.ImageView; import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); }
@Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu); return true; }
public void getStatus(View view) {
TextView statusValueTextView, chargingValueTextView, levelValueTextView; ImageView iconImageView; String charging = "";
int level, scale; float batteryPct;
// Get resources reference Resources res = getResources();
// Get values TextViews statusValueTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.statusValue); chargingValueTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.chargingValue); levelValueTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.levelValue); // Get ImageView (icon) iconImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1); // Get battery's status IntentFilter ifilter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED); Intent batteryStatus = registerReceiver(null, ifilter);
// Check if the battery is charging or is charged? int status = batteryStatus.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_STATUS, -1); boolean isCharging = status == BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_CHARGING || status == BatteryManager.BATTERY_STATUS_FULL;
// Update UI status statusValueTextView.setText(Integer.toString(status));
// Update UI charging if (isCharging) { charging = res.getString(R.string.yes);
// Get charging method int chargePlug = batteryStatus.getIntExtra( BatteryManager.EXTRA_PLUGGED, -1); boolean usbCharge = chargePlug == BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_USB; // boolean acCharge = chargePlug == // BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_AC;
if (usbCharge) { charging = charging + " " + res.getString(R.string.usb); } else { charging = charging + " " + res.getString(R.string.ac); } iconImageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.charging);
} else { charging = res.getString(R.string.no); iconImageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.discharging); }
// Update UI level level = batteryStatus.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_LEVEL, -1); scale = batteryStatus.getIntExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_SCALE, -1); batteryPct = 100 * level / (float) scale;
Debmirror problem: gpgv: Can't check signature: public key not found
Posted by Luis Gallardo in Administration, Debian, Linux, Ubuntu on 12/11/2013
I have a mirror where Debian and Ubuntu packages are hosted ,so people in the internal network can upgrade their software using this mirror. But the other day I realized it couldn't sync against the Debian mirror, as described in the article How to build Debian and Ubuntu mirrors using debmirror. When I tried to run the sync script I got an error and it exited with errors.
When running debmirror script, it fails with a error similar to this one:
gpgv: Signature made Wed 17 Jul 2013 04:40:31 PM CST using RSA key ID 473041FA [GNUPG:] ERRSIG AED4B06F473041FA 1 2 00 1374050431 9 [GNUPG:] NO_PUBKEY AED4B06F473041FA gpgv: Can't check signature: public key not found gpgv: Signature made Wed 17 Jul 2013 04:40:31 PM CST using RSA key ID 46925553 [GNUPG:] ERRSIG 8B48AD6246925553 1 2 00 1374050431 9 [GNUPG:] NO_PUBKEY 8B48AD6246925553 gpgv: Can't check signature: public key not found Release signature does not verify.
Packages are validated using a key, so we can trust what we are downloading from the source repo and what will installed on our computers. Some repositories have a keyrnig with known keys, and it's likely that a new key signature was added to the Debian/Ubuntu keyring. This can occur if there is new distro version, and new keys were added, making our keyring out of date (the new keys are missing).
In order to fix this issue, follow the next steps depending on the distro you are mirroring:
Update the repository and import the new keys:
aptitude update aptitude safe-upgrade gpg --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg --export | gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /var/data/keyrings/debian/trustedkeys.gpg --import
Sidenote: If no keys were added, download the latest debian-archive-keyring package from the repositories, extract it and use those keyrings. Example:
wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/debian-archive-keyring/debian-archive-keyring_2012.4_all.deb dpkg -x debian-archive-keyring_2012.4_all.deb ~ gpg --keyring ~/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg --export | gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /var/data/keyrings/debian/trustedkeys.gpg --import
Download the latest ubuntu-archive-kering package and extrack it, later use the those keyrings . Example:
wget http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/main/u/ubuntu-keyring/ubuntu-keyring_2012.05.19_all.deb dpkg -x ubuntu-keyring_2012.05.19_all.deb ~ gpg --keyring ~/usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg --export|gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /var/data/keyrings/ubuntu/trustedkeys.gpg --import
After this procedure, the sync script will run without problems and it will downloaded the latest updates.


text: I made one of these for myself earlier this year but sold it the day before the ICCE show. So I took off some time from hunting to make me another one. I made the blade .100" thick from CPM-T-440V, hardened it to 61.75 Rc then hand rubbed it to 15 microns. I bought the premium Sambar Stag from Culpepper at the ICCE show,it's expensive but sure does look nice. My good friend and fellow knifemaker Paolo Geio is going to make a sheath for it.

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Man accused in shootings guilty in first trial
Vito Cito, accused of two shootings in a single day in June 2007, has been convicted of aggravated assault with a firearm and discharging a weapon from a vehicle within 1,000 feet of a person. The jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon and returned about 2 a.m. Friday with the verdict. Authorities say Cito was 17 years old when he got into a confrontation with a friend at a relative's home on Waxwing Drive in New Port Richey. Cito took off from the dispute in a green Jeep, but as he was driving away fired several shots from a revolver toward Lance Tubbs, who was 15, authorities say. Cito's attorney argued that his client was in fear for his life because Tubbs was threatening him. Cito, now 21, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in July. Previously free on bail, he was taken into custody Friday. He still faces trial on attempted murder charges for a separate shooting that happened earlier on June 3, 2007. Authorities say Cito shot at two men in a Port Richey Checkers drive-through, striking one in the neck. Both men recovered.
Inmate grabs deputy's radio
On Thursday morning, an inmate reached through the food chute in his cell door, snatched a radio from a deputy's belt, pulled it into his cell and made "multiple radio calls … which were heard throughout the jail," according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Devin Lamm, a 24-year-old accused of dozens of jail violations since his incarceration began in June 2008, threatened to kill the deputy and the deputy's family, a report states. According to sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll, Lamm broadcast from his cell in the medical wing: "Fire, fire, the jail's on fire," and "Inmate Lamm to Capt. Beckman: Please come talk to me." Authorities say Lamm also pretended to be a deputy requesting backup in other parts of the facility. He's been there long enough to know their vernacular. "Fight in Delta 200!" Lamm said, according to Doll. Lamm eventually relinquished the radio to deputies. He is one of three men accused of holding guns to the heads of two children, ages 6 months and 2 years, during a home invasion in Hudson. The case is still in the court system. Since his arrest June 23, 2008, Lamm, of Hudson, has gotten 17 additional charges for jailhouse mischief — such as splashing a deputy with urine, breaking the lock on his cell door, smashing a jail computer and breaking the fire sprinkler in his cell. Lamm has been involved in 92 separate incidents at the jail violating 144 rules, Doll said. His newest charges are battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal mischief, intimidating a witness and depriving an officer of means of communication. He remains without bail at the jail.
Note to readers
The latest crime listings are available online at www.pasco.tampabay.com, under "Weekly crime report."


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Madisonville —"If you don't move together, you'll never succeed." That could be the motto for many things in life, but Don Lawson, of the Toronto Fire Service, was referring to dragon boat racing.
Lawson and 26 colleagues from Toronto were in Madisonville on Saturday for the fourth annual GWN Greater New Orleans International Dragon Boat Festival on the Tchefuncte River.
GWN refers to Great White North Dragon Boat, according to the dragon boat racing company's website.
"It's all about teamwork," Lawson said of the ancient water sport that was born in China, is big in Canada and is growing in popularity in the United States.
The 40-foot-long boats are decorated with dragon heads and tails; they hold 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steersman.
"You have to be paddling together" to make headway along the 500-meter course, Lawson said. "It's a great sport for team building." Lawson and the Toronto Firefighters showed off their teambuilding skills at the end of the day, paddling in nearly perfect unison and taking home first place in the Mixed A Division final.
Another team of firefighters, the Chinese Fire Drill from Engine 26 of the New Orleans Fire Department, took first place in the Mixed C Division final after giving up sleep to paddle: "We got off at 7 this morning and came over here for 8," Brad Matherne said. The Lions Venture Scout team from Bogalusa, meanwhile, took first place in the Mixed B Division final.
But it wasn't all about winning medals and trophies. The festival, which benefitted the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center of St. Tammany Parish Hospital, also was about winning the battle against cancer.
The Cajun Invasion team from Lafayette is made up of cancer survivors and "co-survivors" (family members).
"I heard about it (dragon boat racing) in Canada and wanted to bring it here," said Delores Blair, a triple cancer survivor. She said she and some friends raised money and bought a boat in 2006. "I got in the boat and I've been there since."
She said the Cajun Invasion is the only official dragon boat team in the state.
The team, which double cancer survivor Ann Roberts calls her "floating support group," took part in a cancer memorial service during Saturday's festival. Blair read a poem and team members paddled to the middle of the river to drop pink carnations into the water, remembering those who are battling cancer.
The Dragon Boat festival managed to dodge the raindrops and deal with the mud on a soggy Saturday as crowds strolled along the scenic riverfront, which was lined with exhibitors and food and retail vendors, including a health and wellness village.
"This is a great fit for St. Tammany Parish," said Tanya Leader, who brought the festival to Madisonville four years ago. Leader is vice president for sales for the St. Tammany Tourist Commission and is also a member of the Madisonville Chamber of Commerce.
She said the Tourist Commission was looking to bring new events to St. Tammany a few years ago, and she had heard about the rising popularity of dragon boat racing. She brought the idea to the Madisonville Chamber of Commerce, which was happy to supply the river for racing. The rest is history.
"We were going to paddle rain or shine," Leader said. "I'm so happy Mother Nature came through for us."
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Weather curtails Halloween plans
Trick-or-treaters will have to wait a little longer this week as many communities have postponed their Halloween festivities because of Hurricane Sandy and other storm systems.
Clairton's trick-or-treating is moved to Saturday from 4-6 p.m.
Dravosburg's parade is postponed to Saturday at 5 p.m. at the borough building, and trick-or-treating is 6-8 p.m.
Duquesne moved trick-or-treating to Saturday from 5:30-7 p.m.
East McKeesport, Elizabeth, Forward Township, Jefferson Hills, North Versailles Township, Port Vue, South Versailles Township, Wall, West Elizabeth, White Oak and Versailles postponed trick-or-treating to Saturday from 6-8 p.m.
Elizabeth Township postponed its parade to Saturday from 5-6 p.m. with trick-or-treating from 6-8 p.m. More information is available online at elizabethtownshippa.com.
Glassport postponed its parade to Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with parade lineup at 4:15. Trick-or-treating is from 6-8 p.m. The costume contest will be at the Honor Roll Memorial next to the borough building.
West Mifflin, Munhall, Homestead, West Homestead and Whitaker moved trick-or-treating to Saturday from 6:30-8 p.m.
Munhall police are urging residents not to call the dispatch center to check on trick-or-treating times.
West Homestead's parade is set for Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Liberty's parade is moved to Saturday at 3 p.m. with lineup at 2:45 p.m. Trick-or-treating is 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Lincoln children and grandchildren are welcome on Friday from 6-8 p.m. to wear their costume at the borough building to get a Halloween safety light and treat. They are asked to being a can to donate for a food drive. Residents who would like to pass their Halloween treats out at that time are welcome. Trick-or-treating is moved to Saturday from 6-8 p.m.
McKeesport's trick-or-treating has been moved to Saturday from 5-7 p.m.
Pleasant Hills Lions Club canceled Tuesday's Halloween parade. Trick-or-treating has been moved to Saturday from 6-8 p.m.
Wilmerding postponed trick-or-treating to Saturday from 5-7 p.m.
In Westmoreland County, North Huntingdon Township's trick-or-treating has been moved to Saturday from 4-6 p.m.
Irwin and North Irwin maintained their trick-or-treat times as of presstime for Wednesday from 6-8 p.m.
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Recently, it was reported that the Swedish actress Elli Avram reminded Salman Khan of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Now this Elli currently in the madhouse show Bigg Boss, which is being hosted by Salman Khan. Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai had a much publicized break-up over decade ago but still, he hasn't seem to let go of her; after he heard Elli speak Hindi, he said she reminds him of Aishwarya Rai.
Eight years ago, in 2005, he acted in a movie Lucky: No Time For Love where he was paired opposite Sneha Ullal. Now this Sneha Ullal is like a xerox copy of Aishwarya Rai. The movie was a decent hit largely due to the fact that the trailers looked as if Salman and Aishwarya were acting together.
And now, he seems to have found another Aishwarya Rai look-alike. Apurva Agnihotri, the Pardes actor is one of the contestants on the voyeuristic show Bigg Boss. Salman Khan told Apurva on Sunday's episode that his wife Shilpa resembles Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. He also added with a laugh that that was the reason why Apurva probably married Shilpa in the first place. The two guys laughed the awkward moment off…
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Skipton racer James Greenway is the new leader of the Milltek Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup.
The 23-year-old moved to the top of the championship points table on Monday when he claimed his first race win in the series.
Greenway was competing in his White Rose Volkswagen-backed Scirocco at the Rockingham speedway in Northamptonshire.
He qualified fourth on the grid and raced to fourth place in the opening event of the day, which was won by his AWM team-mate Aaron Mason.
In race two, Greenway took the lead on the opening lap after making a fine start from third on the grid.
SlideSports David Sutton pressed hard and took the lead on the fifth lap.
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Year's first war casualty laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery
A crowd of more than 100 family members, friends and uniformed service members marched slowly and quietly on Friday down a hill in Arlington National Cemetery following Army Sgt. Aaron X. Wittman's coffin, draped with an American flag and carried on a horse-drawn caisson.
Wittman, 28, was the first U.S. casualty of this year.
On a bleak, cloudy afternoon, the Chester, Va., native was buried with full military honors in Section 60, where those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan lie. The crowd gathered around the coffin and bowed their heads as Army Chaplain Maj. Boguslaw Augustyn spoke to Wittman's family.
The silence of the crowd was broken by three rifle volleys from a firing party and a solemn chorus of taps by a bugler from the Army Band, "Pershing's Own." Wittman's parents, Bertha and Duane, were then given the American flag by Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Seamands as the band played "America the Beautiful."
Wittman's parents were also given two cards by Bobbi Green, a representative of the Arlington Ladies, a volunteer group representing Army leadership whose members attend every soldier's funeral in the cemetery. One of the cards was from Green; the other was from the chief of staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond Odierno.
Wittman was killed Jan. 10 while serving in the Khogyani District of Nangahar province in Afghanistan. While on mounted patrol, he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, the Defense Department said.


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THE deaths of 32-year-old Lisa Gibson and her two children may jolt a community to take a hard look at a mental-health issue that lurks in the shadows.
Or worse, it may only force women and families to hide or dismiss symptoms, especially for rare cases of psychotic behaviour in which new mothers are already paranoid and anxious.
"How do we raise awareness without pushing more women back in the closet?" said Karen Kleiman, the founder of Philadelphia-based Postpartum Stress Centre.
There is no easy answer. Kleiman, a licensed clinical social worker, wrote her first book on postpartum in 1994 titled, This Isn't What I Expected. It detailed the lack of awareness of postpartum depression (PPD) among health-care employees and mothers alike, and how the latter would often fear discussing symptoms with even close friends and family.
"Twenty-five years later and it's amazing how little has changed," Kleiman said. "Women still go to their doctor. He asks, 'How are you doing?' She says, 'Everything's fine.' Then she goes home and thinks about killing herself."
PPD has a range of symptoms: depression, feeling estranged from the newborn, lethargy and intrusive thoughts about harm coming to the baby. Those symptoms are said to affect as many as 20 per cent of mothers.
Cases of postpartum psychosis are more rare, ranging between 1-in-1,000 and 2-in-1,000 births. Sources said Gibson sought help for some form of postpartum mental illness, although there has been no confirmation of psychosis.
However, since the vast majority of women who suffered from PPD never harm their children, the working theory among experts remains psychosis, a break from reality in which mothers can be haunted by voices telling them to harm their children, who are possessed, or to save them by taking their lives.
"Trust me when I say these mothers believe they're doing the right thing," Kleiman said. "That's scary for all new moms, it's true."
The problem is diagnosing which scary thoughts are postpartum anxiety and which thoughts could be rooted in psychosis.
"There are tons of misinformed health-care professionals, and there are tons of misinformed mothers," Kleiman said. "Women with postpartum depression do not kill their babies."
Psychosis is believed to be triggered hormonally, with symptoms appearing as soon as 48 to 72 hours after birth, although the majority of episodes develop within the first two weeks after delivery, according to the PSC literature.
Kleiman said a woman suffering postpartum psychosis may hide her symptoms. Since differentiating between acute anxiety and psychotic symptoms is crucial, Kleiman suggested questions that should be asked of every postpartum woman who goes to the ER. They should be asked in front of family.
-- Does anyone in her family have a history of bipolar illness?
-- Is she talking or acting in a strange manner that is not characteristic for her?
-- Is she unusually quiet and withdrawn, or speaking rapidly with little concentration?
-- Does she claim to hear things or see things that others do not?
-- Is she suspicious of others or expressing concern others are out to get her and trying to harm her in some way?
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Sewickley Montessori students explore 'Circle of Life' through art
Corinne Vanella said she thinks it is remarkable what South American artists can do with bottle caps and plastic cups.
The fifth-grader at Montessori Children's Community in Sewickley said she thought it was "cool" that one artist she and her classmates studied took the heads off of shovels and made them into a huge pinecone work of art.
Montessori students also are using recyclable materials to make pieces to display in their South American-inspired art show, "Circle of Life."
Each child at the school, from kindergarten through sixth grade, will have five or six pieces displayed in the show.
Corinne said her favorite project that she and other fourth- and fifth-graders worked on are carpet tube trees decorated with plastic cups painted to look like flowers.
Art teacher Thressia Kriebel said the trees will be located under a canopy to give visitors the feel of a rain forest.
"The rain forest is the over-arching theme — how the rain forest is interconnected — and we reflect on that interconnection in the rain forest in our community, how our school community is interconnected and how we work together and rely on and learn from each other, like the rain forest. We are trying to visually portray that abstract idea," Kreibel said.
She said she and the students want the show not only to be a visual experience for those who attend and walk though the "rain forest" but a sensory experience as well.
A 240-foot circular mural also will be featured with students and teachers holding hands, interconnecting. Kreibel said students painted the pictures on pieces wood which then were connected together to form the circle.
Around the mural other art work made with recycled materials also will be featured.
Students also made art of people and animals from pieces of insulation. What was left over was used for other art pieces that will be used as a backdrop.
Annie Garbulinsky, 11, a fifth-grader, said she also layered some of those pieces for another art project that looks like a large flower with an intricate metal design in the middle. Her creation is part of the backdrop for the "insulation" people. Kreibel said this flower form of art was inspired by "repousse" crafts and flowers in South America.
The insulation people were inspired by work created by South American artist Romero Britto, who made "fun, geometrical art sculptures" in Brazil, Kreibel said.
Another part of the show will feature wish ribbons which will hang down from netting on a fence. Students wrote their wishes on these ribbons.
The exhibit was inspired by artist Rivine Neuenschwander, who was inspired when she saw the wish ribbons used in a church in South America.
Those attending the show can take down one of the ribbons if they like, make their own wish and hang it back up.
"That's becoming a part of the art themselves. At Montessori, we are so much about community, this lends itself to that idea," Kreibel said.
Corinne said she loved using the recycled materials to make them into "something great.
"I learned that anything can be art," she said.
Joanne Barron is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-324-1406 or email@example.com.


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CAMBRIDGE: Bad news is all the IMF has been getting in the last year. First came a divisive fight over naming a new Managing Director: Germany pushed a little known and unqualified bureaucrat and failed to have him accepted. In the end, Chancellor Schroder was given a fig leaf to hide his embarrassment in the form of the present managing director, Horst Kohler, whose main qualification for the job is being German, unlike his two predecessors De Larosiere and Camdessus, who were distinguished French inspecteusr de finances, i.e. they belonged to the cream of cream in the bureaucratic elite of France. The next slap came from criticism by American Republicans of the IMF's strategy as nothing but unending bailouts. That criticism was enshrined in the Meltzer Report, which now hangs even more ominously over the IMF because the Republicans now rule in Washington.
America's Congress has never had much sympathy for the IMF. Democrats question tough-minded programs; Republicans criticize bailouts; nobody has anything constructive to offer. But criticism of the IMF not only comes from the American right. A few shots across the bow came from inside the community, from just across the street at the World Bank. The most notable barrage here was the affaire Stiglitz, when the World Bank's chief economist accused the IMF of malpractice, gaining applause from bad economists and failed policy makers worldwide.
The latest hits have just happened. First came the resignation of IMF chief economist Michael Mussa, a formidable University of Chicago-educated economist renowned for good judgment. He predicted most of the crises that came along but that did not raise his popularity with the IMF's board. Mussa was also remarkable for a flamboyant presentation of his views, which was hard for some IMF folk to tolerate in so stuffy environment.
The final hit is comes in the form of the resignation of the IMF's first deputy managing director, Stanley Fischer, who was in charge of assuring continuity and good sense as well as staff morale. These two departures come on top of a steady exodus of talent to Wall Street in recent years.


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From the filming in central London on Friday, October 10, comes several pictures showing the actor in his detective suit.
Robert Downey Jr. is seen for the first time in the role of Sherlock Holmes through a bunch of pictures from the filming of Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes". Posted on both Just Jared and INF Daily, the pics are taken from the shooting in Central London on Friday, October 10.
While director Ritchie and some extras are seen in the pictures, there's no sighting of Jude Law or Rachel McAdams yet who will reportedly star as Dr. John Watson and Irene Alder respectively. There's also the picture where Downey is discussing with his stunt double on how to jump off the building.
Aimed for a 2010 release, "Sherlock Holmes" is based on Lionel Wigram's upcoming comic book and centers on the adventures of the witty 19th Century detective who will be portrayed more as an action hero. Downey said that Ritchie will employ the film closer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books, saying "We're returning to a little bit more of what the stories always had in them and the scale of them and the canvas is so huge I just don't think they've ever had the budget to fully tell the story in a really big, fun way."


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March 29, 2012 by staff
Clay Aiken's Plastic Surgery Confession, If you thought something different about "American Idol" alum Clay Aiken when he returned to reality television in January with a stint on "Celebrity Apprentice," well, you were right.
After months of speculation that the 33-year-old singer had gotten some sort of facial plastic surgery, Aiken came clean to "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen Tuesday night.
"I had operative surgery on my jaw for a TMJ thing and I had them suck the fat out of my chin while they were in there," the "Invisible" crooner confessed during the show's "Plead the Fifth" game" "I was like, 'You know what, while I'm already down, go ahead and take the vacuum in there and suck the fat out of my chin."
Clay's not alone in his admission. A couple of other celebs have recently admitted to getting a little medical help in the beauty department. Just last week, Susan Sarandon told People magazine she too had gotten some lipo under her chin as well as her eye, but insists she doesn't want to go overboard: "You don't want to look like a female impersonator of yourself," she told the mag. Meanwhile, "Mission Impossible" actress Emmauelle Beart, told France's Le Monde she went under the knife to get her "mouth done" when she was just 27, something she regrets.
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On Jan 29, 2012, at 2:37 PM, drew wrote: > On Sat, 2012-01-28 at 18:11 -0500, Louis Suárez-Potts wrote: >> Drew, >> Sorry for late reply…. >> >> On 25 January 2012 13:20, drew <email@example.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I put this request to the infra ML the other day, but likely should of >>> put it here first. >>> >>> I would like to get a copy of the Drupal code currently running the >>> extension and template sites. >>> >>> After re-branding, of course, and other changes TBD would use this for >>> distribution with the Small Business Server VM I'm working on - >>> specifically: use as a OTB local repository service. >> >> What would be a real use case scenario? Being concrete here would be >> useful, though I doubt it would affect the decision. > > Sure - A number of school systems, in the US, as an example setup local > repositories. There is one instance I've heard of of a corporations that > do the same thing. As best as I can gather the drivers for this decision > is: Security and Corp. IT desktop configuration. So instead of saying > here is a list of all acceptable extensions and then installing all on > every desktop a repository is setup withe the vetted and accepted > optional extensions (or locally produced extensions) and the end user is > allowed to install from that set, as needed, to their local > configuration. > > Now OOo of course offers the ability to have a shared location for > templates right out of the box already - however this is not an optimal > solution for all network configurations. > > So - when I refer to a local repository I'm referring to a repository > sitting behind a corporate firewall or within their intranet if you > will. > >>> >>> License wise for the custom modules etc, from what I gather would have >>> to be GPL2 or newer so for hosting of custom pieces sourceforge would >>> seem a natural fit in this case :) >>> >>> Speaking of SF - I suppose it could be done that way also, instead of >>> getting the code via ASF, acquire it from SF. >> >> Yes, but I tend to think, from experience, that centralizing efforts >> actually helps things, though SF is such well-trod territory that I >> doubt there'd be surprises. My reasoning has to do not with proximate >> location but license coherence. Not much of an issue here, now, but it >> could be, as we are all aware. >>> >>> Anyway not a big rush for my purposes but would like to get the ball >>> rolling if possible. >>> >>> Any thoughts, suggestions would be most welcomed. >> >> If I understand you rightly, I think the more ideas you have on this >> subject you are willing to share, the better. >>> > > There are of course three options: > > 1 - start from scratch > 2 - start from an existing implementation > 2a - the OOo site > 2b - the LibO site > > I already know I could use the LibO site, however some of what was added > work flow wise probably doesn't make a lot sense for this purpose. (of > course I could be wrong on that and this needs to be looked at in more > detail) The license on the LibO Pootle based implementation leaves me a > bit cold also. FWIW - I have implemented an Apache CMS based site within a corporate firewall. Not too hard and I think that Joe has made changes recently to make the Apache CMS more easily configurable. Regards, Dave > > Thanks for the questions. > > Best wishes, > > //drew >
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Where to ski in Chile
Are you a snow sports fan visiting Chile soon? Well, we've got some options for you to have fun skiing and they're all near Santiago, so you can also get your fix of urban tourism and make the most of your trip.
Near Santiago you'll find 5 snow sports centers, with great access and equipment:
Valle Nevado: 44km away from Santiago. It has 39 trails divided in children, begginers, advanced and experts.
El Colorado and Farellones: these are 2 centers interconnected, 32 km away from Santiago. El Colorado has 70 trails and Farellones has 4.
La Parva: located 38km away from Santiago and it has 24 trails; they offer arrangement to combine its trails with the ones in Valle Nevado.
Portillo: located 164 km away from Santiago, it has 35 trails.
They all have great restaurants, hotels and other snow activities besides skiing.
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Ski Center Termas de Chillán: this center is located in the lakes and volcanoes district, they have alpine skiing, nordic skiing, radonee, snowboarding, snowmobile park, dogsledding, ski school for adults and children.
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1. Bordenieve Cabins (horseback riding, thermal baths, mountain biking, trekking, hiking, hot tub, thermal pool).
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BRADENTON, Fla. – There's a new way to make sure students in Manatee County don't go hungry this summer: the food will come to them.
Many Manatee County School students receive free or reduced lunch during the school sessions. But now that school is out, providing meals to youngsters under the age of eighteen is now a priority.
"It's really important that we make sure that kids are fed well over the summer, they're ready to come back, ready to learn for the school year. We serve many kids during the school year but over the summer miss out on a bunch of kids," says Skye Grundy, nutrition specialist with the school district.
The Mobile Feeding Unit is an addition to existing summer lunch programs. Even with school sites running summer programs, some students fall through the cracks. So the decision was made to bring to food to them.
The bus will make three stops daily at 30-minutes each stop. "Our district covers north of the river and south of the river; we want to make sure that we are all out there. So we chose three separate spots."
Kids have the opportunity to eat outside or inside the bus. "Kids will come on the bus if it's raining. We do have seating on this side. We will also have a fold out bench over here, so we'll have kids being able to eat on both sides," says Grundy.
Kids will also enjoy some of the same nutritious meals they've had throughout the school year. "We have a hot box to hold the hot part of the meal…chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders...all of their favorites throughout the school year."
Beginning Wednesday, June 11th, the bus is scheduled to arrive at 993 26th Street East at noon, Bradenton Village at 1pm, and Lincoln Park by 2 p.m.
Manatee County parents who want more information about the Summer Food program can go to summerfoodflorida.org or call 941-751-6550.


text: Share: Root Beer Recipes Add old-fashioned flavor to desserts like pies, cookies and cupcakes and add a touch of sweetness to main dishes like chili, chicken and pork chops with these root beer recipes. 1 - 13 View all thumbnails Root Beer Float Cookies A hint of good, old-fashioned root beer flavors these chewy-soft cookies. They're great with ice cream! —Jim Gordon, Beecher, Illinois Get Recipe Root Beer Float Fudge My children have always loved root beer floats so I came up with this fudgy treat just for them. Sweet and creamy with that familiar root beer flavor, it's always a best seller at school bake sales. —Jennifer Fisher, Austin, Texas Get Recipe Soda Pop Chops with Smashed Potatoes Root beer gives this family-friendly recipe a tangy taste kids will love. Served alongside the smashed potatoes, this makes a scrumptious stick-to-the-ribs meal any weeknight. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen Get Recipe Root Beer Float Pie This is the kind of recipe your kids will look back on and always remember. And the only appliance you need is the refrigerator. —Cindy Reams, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania Get Recipe Root Beer BBQ Ribs The slow cooker does a great job of creating super tender and juicy ribs. The yummy sauce has a mildly sweet flavor. —Mairyn S., Sandy, Utah Get Recipe Cowabunga Root Beer Cupcakes I developed these cupcakes for my daughter's first birthday and transported them using dry ice. Be careful not to freeze them solid! —Mindy Carswell, Walker, Michigan Get Recipe Rootin'-Tootin' Cincinnati Chili Yes, there's root beer in this spicy chili, and it adds a nice touch of sweetness. Serve over spaghetti and let everyone add their own favorite toppings. —Holly Gomez, Seabrook, New Hampshire Get Recipe Pulled Pork Taters This recipe is as manly as it gets, part meat, part potatoes—completely delicious. —Shannon M Harris, Tyler, Texas Get Recipe Root Beer Cupcakes Root beer barrel candies and a spice cake-like batter give these cupcakes an old-fashioned flavor. Kids will especially love them! —Dot Kraemer, Cape May Court House, New Jersey Get Recipe Root Beer Glazed Chicken My husband made some tweaks from the original recipe to suit our tastes and it was fabulous. Our 18 month-old son even loves this chicken recipe! It's the perfect way for me to get out of cooking for a night. —Stacy Kolojay, Streator, Illinois Get Recipe Root Beer Float Cake I add root beer to both the cake batter and fluffy frosting of this summery dessert to get that great root beer float taste. Serve this moist cake to a bunch of hungry kids and watch it disappear! —Kat Thompson, Prineville, Oregon Get Recipe Pork Sandwiches with Root Beer Barbecue Sauce My tasty recipe is sure to please a crowd! People say they love the subtle heat and hint of sweetness in these saucy sandwiches. Try serving them with coleslaw and pickles. —Karen Currie, Kirkwood, Missouri Get Recipe More Favorite Recipes Peanut Butter and Jelly Recipes Sweet Treats with Bacon 11 Treats to Make with Ice Cream Cones Coffee Dessert Recipes Cookies and Cream Recipes Chai Recipes ‹ › Back to slideshow Root Beer Float Cookies Root Beer Float Fudge Soda Pop Chops with Smashed Potatoes Root Beer Float Pie Root Beer BBQ Ribs Cowabunga Root Beer Cupcakes Rootin'-Tootin' Cincinnati Chili Pulled Pork Taters Root Beer Cupcakes Root Beer Glazed Chicken Root Beer Float Cake Pork Sandwiches with Root Beer Barbecue Sauce More Favorite Recipes Popular Collections Grilling Collections Farmers Market Recipes Quick & Easy Recipes Healthy Recipes Email a Friend Send a link to this slideshow to your friends, along with a personal message. From: To: Use commas(,) to separate up to 5 emails. We will not maintain any record of these emails. Your Name: Your Message: Send me a copy: Send Cancel Please wait... OK


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Exploring Strategies for Improving the Cost Effectiveness of Endangered Species Management: The Kirtland's Warbler as a Case Study
This paper examines strategies for cost-effective management of an endangered species: the Kirtland's Warbler. Population distributions as a function of rotation length are generated using a stochastic simulation model, and these distributions are used to find the rotation age that attains a management objective. Management cost is calculated as the opportunity cost of harvesting. Regression analysis is used to assess potential reductions in opportunity cost from changing fundamental parameters driving warbler population dynamics. It is found that the desirable combination of management tools may depend on the safety margin selected.
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It's official, the 911 call from Owen Wilson's home was made because the actor tried to commit suicide.
There it is, after days of chatter and speculation it is finally confirmed that Owen Wilson's medical emergency Sunday August 26th was an attempted suicide. A "call to service" report from the Santa Monica Police Department, obtained by CelebTV.com, shows that the 911 call from the actor's home was made because he tried to commit suicide.
The log shows the 911 call was received on Sunday at 12:08:16 p.m. The incident was "cleared" almost five hours later at 5:07:16 p.m. The log doesn't indicate who made the call, but lists "attempt suicide" as the reason for it.
No confirmation just yet on why Owen tried to end his life but rumors are mounting that the incident occurred shortly after he had a vicious quarrel with an unidentified friend. His publicist, however, declined to comment on that matter.
Owen was initially rushed to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica and later on moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He's said to be in good condition and has released a statement through his rep, saying "I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time."
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Celeb Style: Nicole Richie
Nicole Richie looked svelte and sexy while hosting a party for her House of Harlow and Winter Kate Spring/Summer 2011 lines in NYC. Nicole donned a navy and gray RM by Roland Mouret corset-cut top, a matching pencil skirt, black open-toe pumps, and a heavy harvest of House of Harlow jewelry. If you are digging Ms. Richie's old-school glam look, shop now for her exact ensemble.
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Youre 48???? guess what im 48....and yet why is it i remember vividly grangers rookie season and artest working with him and Danny playing lebron quite well and all of us around here being excited about the possibilities and many saying ron who? and yet u...also 48...thought he was in new mexico??????? how are u gonna know a good basketball player when ur looking in new mexico for a guy whos already in Indy???? This isnt about Paul George...this is about Danny Granger...and you not being able to imagine a 22 year old Granger defending lebron...
You dont have to imagine it...it took place...4 times in fact....and you really think its me that should think before i post??????
And a bit of advice...not that it matters, but you might want to be a bit careful calling out people when you really have very little knowledge of what u speak...ur 48 and saw Big Mac play....im happy for you....and again not that it matters as you have unfortunately proven it doesnt matter how old one is and who they watched play...but some on here know me...and its very simple...ive been to games at the coliseum...ive been to games in msa..ive been to games in conseco and blf and most nba arenas in the league...i was 5 rows behind the pacers bench in miami on wednesday....ive attended well over 1000 Pacer games across the country...i handed my piggy bank personally to slick at the telethon...and all that along with 1.50 might get me a cup of coffee...cause it really doesnt mean squat when it comes to trying to justify something like a 22 year old Danny never guarding lebron when indeed it happened 4 times....now it can make for some really great conversation amongst those of us that have been around that long and know whats it feels like to win a championship...to talk about listening to joe mcconell on the radio as well as jerry baker on channel 4 broad casts etc...but "son" it wont help u gain any credibility on here...because theres some young bucks that can run circles around u with facts and figures that will make ur head spin if ur not careful....and being 48 and having seen big mac play ball or run the lottery wont help you...
I didn't move the goal posts. You apparently didn't note where they were located. You responded to a post and didn't read the context. Go back and read Eleazer's post and it might make more sense...
Edit: Post #1184.
Did I say he hasnt gotten better? Nope. But he was still an amazing player then. And people were wrong about Lebron then. Cleveland just built **** teams around him. Kebron was never a loser. And lebron still plays the same I'm clutch situations in miami. He just has teammates who hit the shots he creates now.
And Ron Arrest was probably the best defender that Lebron will ever have to go against. Ron was strong enough and fast enough for him. He had great defensive instincts and played aggressive. His physical build alone caused difficulties that PG just cannot. A prime Arrest vs a prime Lebron would be something. Scottie Pippen is the only other guy that comes to mind that I would want to see matched up against Lebron.
but to answer the question would an in his prime ron artest handle an in his prime lebron the way he did back then? yes...they were both that good at what they did...thats what it made it so fun...ron was the perfect specimen to guard lebron...he was close to a physical equal-something lebron never sees...and he was crazy...which made him incredibly dangerous and incredibly good...there were nights lebron got his....but thats why i was crying so much when ron got traded instead of jermaine...because my thought was simple...ron was just never gonna lose the battle to his man on just about any night...even with lebron...hes the only guy that has ever been really able to handle lebron one on one with any degree of success...
i swear theres an echo in here ;)
You guys have to calm down. It doesn't matter what was said over the last 1.5 years....or even today before the game.....start off fresh and start discussing about what Granger can or cannot do now that he is able to play...not argue about the past.
...and his minutes are way down from the CAV days when he racked up numbers. From above 40 all the way down to 35 this year.
Edit: I will just respond to your post below and say we will just have to agree to disagree. You responded to my post to Eleazer and misunderstood it from the beginning. You marvel at how he guarded LeBron as a Cav...early 20's. But that's not what I posted sir. But that happens when you get a bit older...
but all that has nothing to do with Danny Granger not being in New Mexico and instead guarding Lebron...and doing a pretty damn good job of it to boot...something u indicated wouldnt happen even if we tried to imagine...well we didnt have to imagine it and it did happen that way...
anyhow...ur giving 48 years olds a bad name with such rants....so lets move along...
If Danny is able to stay relatively healthy and rounds in to form after a month or two...and Hibbert, West, George, Hill, Stephenson, Scola, Watson and Ian also remain relatively healthy Miami cant beat us...without DAnny or any of the others for that matter, its a toss up...But if Danny is back and we are whole...Miami cant touch us....only OKC would stand between us and a title...its really that simple..
EDIT: and btw...the days of ron, jackson and danny taking turns never really happened...that first cleveland game of 2005 was the only game they were on the roster together....so one day at best...and very early in the season...dannys rookie season.
One thing I forgot about Danny was just how big he is. He has legitimate NBA size and that's gonna allow Vogel to put out some really interesting line ups this year.
I also thought Danny was reading the floor extremely well. He's a real NBA player, no knock against OJ or Solo but they aren't near that level. The turnovers and rust are part of the process of coming back. Just from what I saw against the Rockets, I'm really excited.
Lol are we still arguing about DG?!
i am actually encouraged by his play last night. The Rockets had to guard him. And he moved well off screens causing the defense to adjust. If he stays healthy he will give so much more than I expected. I just thought he was going to sit in the corner.
He is moving. He is causing movement. Something that our staters were struggling to do for a week.
Our bench can be the 7 seed in the east.
Danny is a veteran and his mind is up to speed but his body will not do what he wants it to do at this point.
He knows how to assist and he knows how to defend better than any of the Pacers young players. The offense will improve.
Having him come off the bench is going to be huge for us. Last night during the game I was imagining a Lance, PG, DG, DW & Hibbert lineup and what it could do to other teams.
Things I got to see from Danny's first game yesterday:
- He is moving a bit better than what he was moving in pre-season, still slow, can't lift, his recovery on D is pretty slow(all this was expected).
- He has no lift on his jump shot and is afraid of dribbling the ball(for obvious reasons 5 TO's)
- His passing was good, not as great as some are making out to be but it was good for a guy that is limited on that front.
- I noticed that he was icing his left knee the whole time he was on the bench Isola was right.
- Yes we look better with him than with OJ, Cope or Hill, it's nice to have a veteran that knows wtf he is doing :)
Note that this are my takes on the first game so a lot of things can change.
You aren't someone I think of with my complaint, by the way, because you also spend a lot of time enjoying the good stuff with the team.
But overall, you think Danny's a very very good shooter who plays average starting small forward quality passing and defense. That's pretty good, isn't it? Relatively speaking.


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The comedienne and the actor sparked the dating rumor after they allegedly made out in West Hollywood.
Words are, comedienne Sarah Silverman is dating "Masters of Sex" star Michael Sheen. The duo were seen making out in West Hollywood on Thursday, February 6, prompting rumor that they have embarked on a new romance.
According to Us Weekly's source, Silverman and Sheen were hot and heavy at Soho House. "They were all over each other for a lot of the night," the eyewitness claimed.
Rumors started when Silverman attended the British actor's 45th birthday party in West Hollywood. Together with other celebrities including Sheen's ex-wife Kate Beckinsale and her current husband Len Wiseman, Silverman partied the night away at Craig's. "Sarah and Michael came and left together. She drove," an insider told Us. "When they left, Sarah opened her trunk so Michael could put all of his gifts in and then they drove away."
Silverman previously dated talk show host Jimmy Kimmel for five years and split from him in 2009. They remain friendly. Sheen is also in civil term with Beckinsale whom he married for eight years and has 14-year-old daughter Lily with. The former couple walked the red carpet of a Golden Globe after party together with Wiseman on January 12.


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A packed house of family, friends and fans celebrated new Cardinals manager MIKE MATHENY at a lively party last week at Mike Shannon's downtown. Matheny addressed the crowd, saying that he's fortunate to have the "best job on the planet," but that it all "hasn't sunk in yet." As Matheny wrapped up his speech, host MIKE SHANNON whispered into his ear, reminding him to thank the most important person in the room: Mrs. Matheny. The new manager immediately acknowledged his oversight, sheepishly telling the crowd. "Mike Shannon just taught me lesson No. 1."
Congratulations to the 2012 Enshrinement Class of the MISSOURI SPORTS HALL OF FAME. The 15 honorees include former superstar athletes like Cardinals All-Star JIM EDMONDS and Missouri guard JON SUNDVOLD, as well as local standouts REX SINQUEFIELD, cited for his efforts to make St. Louis 'the Chess Capital of the World,' amateur golfer ELLEN PORT and DR. RICHARD LEHMAN of the U.S. Center for Sports Medicine in St. Louis and personal physician of many professional athletes. The enshrinement ceremony takes place Jan. 29 in Springfield, Mo.
The New York Times bestselling author JEFFREY ZASLOW, who most recently penned Gabrielle Giffords' and Mark Kelly's Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, will be in town as part of the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival. Zaslow will appear at Plaza Frontenac to discuss his book, The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters, a collection of stories from a small-town bridal shop. His Jan. 22 appearance is at 1:30 p.m., and the admission price ($15) includes gift bags, treats and more.
Actress LYNN WHITFIELD (The Josephine Baker Story) will be the keynote speaker for St. Louis County Library's Black History Month celebration. Her Jan. 27 appearance at library headquarters begins at 7 p.m., and is free and open to the public. A star of stage, TV and film, Whitfield stars in the upcoming movie, Mama I Want to Sing, with PATTI LABELLE.
Good—and bad—weather played a big factor in 2011 attendance numbers at the SAINT LOUIS ZOO. The Zoo announced it topped the 3-million mark in a comefrom- behind effort, attracting some 80,000 visitors between Dec. 20 and Dec. 31, days which were unseasonably warm. The grand total for 2011 was 3,019,597. Until the final weeks of December, zoo attendance was down due to an extremely hot summer that gave St. Louis 14 days of 100-degree temperatures. The Zoo's all-time record attendance came in 2009, with 3,101,830 visitors.
THE MUNY's Café One Project has received a $1 million donation from the David B. Lichtenstein Foundation, boosting efforts to completely redo a popular concession and performance area at the venue. The money will be used to enhance the concession area and pre-show performance space located on the hightraffic, eastern side of The Muny. The first-ever V-DAY BOOT CAMP Ladies' Night to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) will be held Thursday, Jan. 26, at Byrd Style Lounge in Clayton. Admission is $20, and includes wine, cocktails, gourmet treats, live music and more.


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COPPERAS COVE — Police arrested a man suspected of using a stolen credit card to pay for the delivery of cash-wrapped flowers at his residence in July.
Justice of the Peace Bill Price arraigned David Michael Williams on Tuesday on a charge of fraudulent use and/or possession of identifying information. Price set his bond at $8,000. He was not in Coryell County Jail as of Thursday.
A Copperas Cove florist reported the incident to police after she attempted to deliver a $837 bouquet of flowers to an apartment in Killeen, the arrest affidavit stated. The arrangement requested 25 roses, five stargazers and five white daises each to be wrapped with $20 bills, along with some balloons.
No one was at home when the florist attempted to deliver the flowers, so she left them with the property manager, the affidavit stated. She later recollected the bouquet after the credit card company contacted her saying the credit card used to pay for the arrangement was stolen. Williams, who allegedly was to receive the flowers, continued to call the florist to check on the delivery.
When police interviewed Williams, he said he knew he was supposed to receive two flower arrangements but didn't know they were paid for with a stolen credit card, the affidavit stated.
In an unrelated incident, Price arraigned Terry Ryan Nichols on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, less than 1 gram. Price set his bond at $20,000.


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The Economic Policy Institute crunches some wage numbers in a new paper:
Recent debates about whether public- or private-sector workers earn more have obscured a larger truth: all workers have suffered from decades of stagnating wages despite large gains in productivity. The current public discussion illogically pits state and local government employees against private workers, when both groups have failed to sufficiently benefit from the economic fruits of their labors. This paper examines trends in the compensation of public (state and local government) and private-sector employees relative to the growth of productivity over the past two decades.
These data underscore that there is a bigger story than public versus private compensation and a more penetrating set of questions to ask than who has more than whom. The ability of the economy to produce more goods and services has not translated into greater compensation for either group of workers. Why has pay fared so poorly overall? Why did the richest 1% of Americans receive 56% of all the income growth between 1989 and 2007, before the recession began (compared with 16% going to the bottom 90% of households)? Why are corporate profits 22% above their pre-recession level while total corporate sector employees' compensation (reflecting lower employment and meager pay increases) is 3% below pre-recession levels? The answers lie in an economy that is designed to work for the well off and not to produce good jobs and improved living standards.1
Essentially, economic policy has not supported good jobs over the last 30 years or so. Rather, the focus has been on policies that were thought to make consumers better off through lower prices: deregulation of industries, privatization of public services, the weakening of labor standards including the minimum wage, erosion of the social safety net, expanding globalization, and the move toward fewer and weaker unions. These policies have served to erode the bargaining power of most workers, widen wage inequality, and deplete access to good jobs. In the last 10 years even workers with a college degree have failed to see any real wage growth.


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Reigning champions England are expected to adopt the forwards-orientated game that has been key to their shock progress to the showpiece in Paris.
But Fourie said: "I don't necessarily think they will just play 10-man rugby.
"We are not going to change our game plan. We just want to do things even better than we have so far out here."
South Africa side will start as firm favourites against Brian Ashton's side, not least because of their 36-0 defeat of England during the group stages.
They also boast some of the tournament's most stand-out players in the likes of Bryan Habana and Percy Montgomery and Fourie believes his side will do something Australia and France failed to do consistently and that is cause England problems defensively.
"I think early on we should just play to our own structure but I think we will ask questions of their defence," he said.
"That said, in any knockout stage it's not about how many points you win by, it's about winning. Nobody will remember how you win it, just that you won it."
Winger JP Pietersen, however, reckons England have more than just a heavyweight pack and has warned his team-mates to beware the threat posed by their opposition numbers in the back line.
"They have got their own game plan, but they have some talent in their backs," said the 21-year-old, who scored a brace of tries in the group win over England.
"We cannot underestimate their back line, we always have to be on our toes.
"We can't be relaxed about that just because they have not been playing wide. Jason Robinson, for example, is a very dangerous player and we cannot give him enough space.
"We are going to have to make less mistakes, and take our opportunities."
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