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Hickory boy, 9, found safe following Amber Alert
Posted May 27, 2014
Hickory, N.C. —
The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons canceled an Amber Alert for a 9-year-old Hickory boy at about 5 a.m. Tuesday after he was found safe.
Ramon Duran Garcia was taken from the St. Stepehens Mobile Home Park, at 2102 24th St. in Hickory, during the early-morning hours Tuesday. He came back home shortly before 5 a.m. It was unclear who had him or if anyone would face charges in the incident.
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Re-Cast 'The Avengers' With Classic Rockers – Readers' Poll
One of the biggest movies of the summer, 'the Avengers,' is almost upon us, and after watching about a million ads for the film, we started wondering which classic rockers could fill in for each of the team's superheroes.
Two of the answers came to us so quickly and obviously that there's no need for a vote; Ted Nugent is bow and arrow master Hawkeye, Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott is Nick Fury, and that's that. But there's some interesting choices for the other roles, and we'd like you to choose which rocker gets the job over the next few pages:
Let's start with everyone's favorite armored billionare inventor, Iron Man. Tony Iommi springs to mind for a few reasons: he looks like an older Robert Downey Jr., shares a first name with Tony Stark, and it just so happens he wrote an amazing Black Sabbath song called 'Iron Man.'
But do you know who else fits the bill both looks-and-age wise? Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, also a master facial hair groomer.
And if you want to focus on the genius inventor side of Stark's character, how about noted guitar and amplifier innovators Eddie Van Halen, or Tom "Rockman" Scholz from Boston?

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THE GAZA WITHDRAWAL: THE EVACUATION; Tearfully but Forcefully, Israel Removes Gaza Settlers
By STEVEN ERLANGER; Dina Kraft contributed reporting from Neve Dekalim for this article.
Published: August 18, 2005
Nearly 10,000 Israeli soldiers and police officers began the forcible evacuation of Israeli settlers from Gaza on Wednesday, carrying some screaming from their homes in scenes that moved a number of the soldiers to tears.
After months of argument and political maneuvering, the Israeli forces moved in strength, but without weapons, to carry out the will of the government to give up part of the territory that Israel conquered in the 1967 war and that the Palestinians consider a part of their future state.
The mood was somber and serious, with experienced soldiers and police officers quietly trying to negotiate voluntary departures first with sometimes hysterical settlers, while ignoring their taunts. Only later in the afternoon did the forces resort to widespread forced evacuations in various settlements, in some cases dragging parents away in front of their frightened children.
Israeli officials spoke Wednesday evening of finishing the pullout here by the middle of next week, before moving to dismantle four smaller settlements in the West Bank.
While there was little serious violence in Gaza, an Israeli settler in the West Bank grabbed a gun from a guard near the settlement of Shiloh and opened fire on Palestinian workers. The settler, Asher Weissgan, 40, killed four Palestinians and wounded one other, and the killings are bound to increase tensions further, with the Palestinian militant group Hamas vowing revenge.
One of Israel's prime concerns has been the possibility of pulling settlers out under Palestinian fire from mortars or rockets. The Palestinian Authority has worked closely, and thus far successfully, with Israel to keep the quiet while Israeli troops are busy with their own citizens. But the killings and the Hamas threat have increased the chances of a serious confrontation that could delay the pullout, which is likely to be what the Shiloh settler had in mind.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon condemned the murders as an act of ''Jewish terror.'' The State Department condemned the attack and called on the Palestinians and the Israelis to show restraint.
The Israelis also uncovered what they called an effort by the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad to commit a suicide attack during the pullout, and made four arrests, the Israeli Army said. An explosives belt that was to have been used in the attack was discovered in a solar-power water panel in a house in the Palestinian enclave of Mawassi, which borders the main Gush Katif southern settlement bloc.
[Early on Thursday, Reuters reported that the Israeli Army said Palestinian militants had fired two mortar bombs at the Gadid enclave in Gaza. There were no injuries or damage.]
The army moved into most of the main Gaza settlements, leaving only two of the most militant, Kfar Darom and Netzarim, alone. By nightfall, the army said it had cleared the settlements of Morag, Bedolah, Kerem Atzmona, Ganei Tal, and Tel Katifa. Gadid, Peat Sadeh, Rafiah Yam, Shalev, Dugit and Nisanit were already empty or nearly so. Action was continuing in the largest Gaza settlement, Neve Dekalim, where several hundred young protesters, most of them there illegally from the West Bank, were taking refuge in the main synagogue.
The tactics were to move slowly, increasing the pressure on residents with a show of force. Special teams of police officers and soldiers tried negotiation first, and mostly successfully. Only later were the crowbars unpacked and doors forced open. Large groups of protesters, like those in Neve Dekalim's synagogue, were surrounded and then isolated, and the police may deal with them early on Thursday, when they are tired and many are asleep.
But in Morag, negotiations with protesters in that militant settlement's synagogue resulted in many men in prayer shawls being carried out by officers. The women then agreed to be escorted away by female officers.
In Neve Dekalim, Dikla Cohen, 41, insisted on being carried out of her house, as were many of her nine children and their friends. ''I feel that today was a pogrom,'' she said.
The family locked their large wooden front door and refused to open it to the soldiers, who eventually used a crowbar to pry it open. The operation took 90 minutes amid much drama and many insults.
In Morag, Adi Hendel left her house screaming at the officers. ''You should be ashamed,'' she said. ''You're doing a crime that the Arabs didn't do. You're puppets in the hands of this dictator Sharon!''
Her husband, Eran, in a prayer shawl, pried off the mezuza at the door of his house with a knife, then burst out crying and keening. He cut his shirt, to indicate mourning, then fell to the ground, sobbing. Four policemen picked him up and carried him away. A younger soldier, standing on the street as backup, put his hands over his face and wept.
Here in Kerem Atzmona, one of the most militant and religious of the settlements, more than 1,500 police officers and soldiers, some in riot gear, broke through gates and a barricade to surround fewer than 20 house trailers.
Few left voluntarily, and many houses had to be broken into, and their inhabitants carried away. Still, most of those carried screaming onto buses also had their bags packed.


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BASF participates in $27 million financing round;
Solidias technology platform produces cementitious materials for construction in a process that consumes CO2.
The current round of financing also included Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, BP Ventures and Bright Capital, the venture arm of Ru-Com Corporation.
Solidia Technologies enables sustainable production of a new generation of building and construction materials. Concrete and building materials made with this novel technology have excellent physical properties, lower life-cycle cost and smaller environmental footprint than concrete. The technology uses CO2 as a reactant, consuming and sequestering this greenhouse gas during production.
The materials produced by this process will have disruptive potential in the building and construction industry. They have better mechanical properties than traditional concrete and show no shrinkage, high compressive strength and low permeability, said Dr. Pulakesh Mukherjee, Principal at BASF Venture Capital. The sustainable production process used by Solidia Technologies enables production of fully cured concrete pieces within just a few hours.
The global building and construction market offers a significant opportunity for this innovative technology. Our process has been developed in the pilot scale to date and BASF can add a lot of value with its knowledge of chemistry and process engineering. We are optimistic that joining forces will enable us to target and rapidly deploy scalable applications, said Thomas Schuler, Chief Executive Officer of Solidia Technologies.
Products manufactured with Solidias process are stronger and more durable than traditional building materials. As a result, cement manufacturers can produce low-environmental impact products with existing equipment for the concrete industry. This new class of materials can then be used both indoor and outdoor for a variety of products, ranging from pavers to structural precast concrete.
About Solidia Technologies
Solidia Technologies, Inc. (solidiatech.com) is a rapidly growing company founded in 2008 to capitalize on proprietary and patented advances in materials innovation. The company has developed a proprietary process for creating both a binder that requires significantly less energy to produce than Portland Cement and a concrete product that uses CO2 as a reactant to provide strength rather than water. This innovation serves as the basis for a wide range of possible applications in the building and construction industries. The company is headquartered in Piscataway ( New Jersey ) and has 28 employees.
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BASF Venture Capital GmbH (basf-vc.de) was established in 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF Future Business GmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany, with the aim of exploring new growth potentials based on investment in startup companies and funds.
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Arlington stabbing: Argument between neighbors turns to stabbing
Police are investigating a stabbing that took place following a dispute among neighbors in Arlington.
Arlington County Police said that the incident occurred around 7am Friday morning. The stabbing occurred during a dispute among two adult male neighbors who were arguing because one of the neighbors (the victim) was alleged to be drinking outside and being loud. The suspect stabbed the victim once in the torso.
The victim was taken to GW Hospital with injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening.
The suspect is in custody.
The incident happened at 4211 2nd Road North in Arlington.


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Because of so many fan requests, the guys - who creatively mash up somebody's words to the tune of a random pop song - made a convincing video of Mr. Obama singing "Sorry"! Watch the video below and have a good laugh!
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text: I don't want to stir up the pot on this issue but I thought some of you guys might find this article interesting. http://www.gazette.com/articles/say-143057-gun-springs.html This man was detained and arrested for open carrying a pistol in a local park despite his protests that it was perfectly legal. Apparently the cops were working off an outdated 'cheat sheet' for city laws. Outdated is putting it mildly. Open carry has been legal in city parks here for 10 years! What disturbs me the most about this incident is that none of the 3 cops on the scene, including a sergeant, were aware of the current status of the law. This doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy. What say you?


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Derby winner's papers stolen, replaced in time for Belmont
Trainer Bennie (Chip) Woolley Jr. discovered his truck was burglarized outside the Louisville hotel where he was staying. The thief smashed a side window and made off with the registration papers and a global-positioning system, Woolley told police.
Mine That Bird, co-owned by veterinarian Leonard Blach of Roswell, N.M., will be in the No. 7 post position for Saturday's race in the 10-horse field, and is considered the 2-1 favorite.
Jockey Calvin Borel, who rode the 3-year-old gelding to victory in the Derby, will ride him again at Belmont. Borel guided the filly Rachel Alexandra to victory in the Preakness, so winning at Belmont would make him a personal triple-crown winner. Rachel Alexandra isn't entered at Belmont.
Blach, who owns a Thoroughbred breeding farm near Roswell, and his neighbor Mark Allen jointly own Mine That Bird, which overcame 50-1 odds to win the Derby. They paid $400,000 for the horse, last year's 2-year-old champion in Canada. It had brought only $9,500 at auction as a yearling. Blach owns or has an interest in other racehorses in New Mexico.
Mine That Bird's sire, Birdstone, beat Smarty Jones in the 2004 Belmont Stakes, and Birdstone's sire, Grindstone, won the 1996 Kentucky Derby.


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The Springboks were faced with an unhealthy situation before the World Cup this year as a result of the uncertainty over just who was the best flyhalf to wear the No. 10 jersey at the global showpiece.
Morne Steyn made the position his own after starring in the 2009 international season, but his declining form (without scrumhalf Fourie du Preez alongside him) last year carried over into the Super Rugby competition this year.
With neither the Bulls nor Steyn particularly imposing their presence during the Southern Hemisphere domestic competition, it was no longer a certainty that the goal-kicking kingpin would retain his place as the first-choice flyhalf at the World Cup.
In fact, it looked increasingly likely that Butch James would take on this role – as he did at the 2007 World Cup – when he was left back in South Africa along with a number of other frontline Boks during the away leg of the Tri-Nations.
With a mix-match team around him, Steyn was pretty much hung out to dry during those two away Tests, and was even shunted into the fullback position for the game against the All Blacks in Wellington so that Pat Lambie could get a run at flyhalf.
Upon the team's return to South Africa, James was indeed handed the No. 10 jersey for the Test against Australia in Durban – the penultimate game before the World Cup – and that, it seemed, was that.
However, in a rather cruel twist of fate a gust of wind dislodged the ball from the kicking tee when James was lining up a fairly regulation shot at goal during the Test, and in a rushed re-do the kick was missed.
In his recently released book 'Butch', James admitted that this missed kick probably cost him his starting place at flyhalf in the World Cup, with the importance of Steyn's pinpoint goal-kicking having then been reassessed and recognised as a priority in the team's title defence attempt.
Steyn ended the debate with an impressive kicking performance in the Boks' final Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand and went on to start every game at the World Cup at flyhalf.
While his goal-kicking was as accurate as ever, Steyn typically didn't offer much else on attack or defence, while he should also shoulder responsibility for not dropping into the pocket more regularly during the quarter-final to attempt more drop-goals.
This is the background that needs to be kept in context and in mind as we contemplate the future of Bok rugby and indeed the next generation of flyhalves.
South Africa is blessed at the moment to have a number of young flyhalves that have immense potential and the ability to ensure that any debate around the No. 10 position before the next World Cup will be a healthy one.
Let's take a look at some of the top contenders to feature as the first-choice flyhalf in the years to come:
Pat Lambie
Age: 21
Tests: 11
In just a few years, Lambie has gone from a schoolboy rugby star to the starting fullback for the Springboks, having become the first Bok produced by Michaelhouse. Lambie has predominantly featured at fullback during his career – ending this year with a run in the No 15 jersey – but he is just as comfortable at flyhalf and finished the 2010 season with many pundits believing that this was his better position.
With a natural feel for the game, Lambie has the uncanny ability to know when to take the ball to the line, kick or pass.
While he doesn't boast express pace, he is an elusive runner and his impressive technique in the tackle means he is not a liability on defence despite his fairly diminutive size.
At just 21 years of age, Lambie has also already built up a fair bit of experience at a provincial and international level and has never looked out of his depth. Lambie needs to improve his goal-kicking consistency and requires the backing to settle at flyhalf, but the youngster would be an excellent long-term investment at 10.
Elton Jantjies
Age: 21
Tests: Uncapped
The Lions' star finished the year with a stunning man-of-the-match performance in the Currie Cup final that underlined just how much the youngster has matured over the last year.
His goal-kicking was absolutely faultless during the semi-final and final, while his calmness under pressure was mighty impressive.
With an extensive bag of tricks, Jantjies is a more flamboyant flyhalf, but has battled with up-and-down form at times in the past.
However, under the tutelage of former mercurial All Blacks pivot Carlos Spencer, Jantjies' game has come on in leaps and bounds, and he is now a more complete player.
Last year, Jantjies started at flyhalf for South Africa against the Barbarians, with Lambie accommodated at fullback, and many will quite understandably suggest this is the way forward for the Boks.
Johan Goosen
Age: 19
Tests: Uncapped
The Baby Boks flyhalf burst onto the senior scene during this season's Currie Cup, cementing himself as the Cheetahs' first-choice flyhalf.
The talented Sias Ebersohn finished the Super Rugby season as the Cheetahs' No 10 with a number of impressive performances, but such is the talent of Goosen that he became the preferred choice during the domestic season.
The teenage sensation vindicated this decision as he excelled in a number of games, most notably against the Sharks in mid-September when he scored in every way possible as he contributed 29 points in his teams' 53-32 win.
The former Grey College pupil went into the Currie Cup semi-final having slotted 30 out of 31 kicks at goal, but it's not just his booming boot – a massive 67m penalty against Paul Roos is a YouTube hit – but his all-round game that catches the eye. Goosen boasts a dangerous side-step, is solid on defence and distributes the ball well, leading many to suggest that he has the potential to become the complete package in the Bok No 10 position.
He is one for the future, though, and still has to prove himself at Super Rugby level.
Peter Grant
Age: 27
Tests: 5
With Grant spending much of his time plying his trade in Japan, some may have forgotten what a viable candidate he is for the flyhalf role.
The former Maritzburg College pupil has been a consistent performer for the Stormers where he has grown his game over time and built up some good experience.
However, besides five games as a replacement for the Boks over 2007 and 2008, Grant has rather unfairly not found favour with the Bok selectors. With the necessary all-round attributes of a flyhalf and a fair bit of experience behind him, though, the 27-year-old would be a good option to take the Boks forward.
Morne Steyn
Age: 27
Tests: 34
With age and experience also on his side, one shouldn't rule Steyn out as a candidate to continue adding to his Test tally. Most will feel after the last World Cup that it's time to go 'out with the "old" and in with the new', but a lot depends on the outlook of the new coach. We all know what Steyn brings to the party and if the Boks stick to a percentage-based kicking game going forward, he could still be seen as the man for the job.
My pick for future Bok flyhalf: A lot depends on Super Rugby form and game-time at flyhalf, but I'd back Lambie; Grant being a close second.


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A closer look into Atlantic Beach's finances
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:11:07 GMT —
The financial balance sheets given during Monday night's Atlantic Beach Town Council meeting show the town is nearly $330,000 in the hole.
To help us understand what the records show, NewsChannel 15 took the balance sheets provided by the town to certified public accountant James McIlrath.
The balance sheets carry no weight until certified by an independent auditor, he said.
"It is merely the assertion of the management which is the council, the mayor and the people who work for the town of Atlantic Beach."
At Monday's meeting, Calvin Blanton of Raleigh, North Carolina presented the records. In 2008, The North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners revoked Blanton's CPA license.
That's because he pled guilty to failure to file income taxes for both his company and himself.
Atlantic Beach Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn Cole said Blanton disclosed that information. But the town hired him anyway for his experience, said Cole.
Cole said the town needed someone to do the balance sheets, because the town has not submitted an audit to the SC State Treasurer since fiscal year 2006.
Having the balance sheets will give the auditor a guideline, said McIlrath. But the balance sheets show $138,000 in bank deposits with no record of how that money got there.
McIlrath said that brings the accuracy of the records into question.
"They don't know where it came from. That would certainly be a concern as an auditor," he said.
The town's finances will be audited, said Cole. But no date has been set for an audit.
Because Atlantic Beach has not turned in four year's worth of annual financial audits to the State Treasurer's Office, they are missing out on state funding.


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Mastodon Releases New Video [VIDEO]
Check out the new video for Mastodon's latest single "Dry Bone Valley."
In a day and age where music video's seem like they run together, the new video from Mastodon is a very welcomed sight. "Dry Bone Valley" is the latest single from Mastodon and the video features some very killer images.
Mastodon teamed up with friend Tim Biskup who is a artist. Very well known for his art and sculptures this is his first video in 6 years.
"Dry Bone Valley" is the second single off of Mastodon's very successful album The Hunter.
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Baking with Mrs Bouw: The Ultimate Energy Bar!
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Last night I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when a link to some of Lorna Jane's Move Nourish Believe recipes popped up. I'll be honest, whilst I am always willing to give healthy recipes a go, I am also rather skeptical as so many of the sugar free/ IQS recipes I have tried over the last few years taste like absolute rubbish. And I refuse to pretend that it taste good just because it is better for me. Having said that, I am all for substituting the bad for the good especially if it is something my whole family can enjoy and benefit from! So, when I read through the ingredients for these 'Ultimate MNB Energy Bars' and knew I already had them all in the pantry, I jumped at the chance to give them a go. Plus, being pregnant for the third time my energy levels have been lagging and I the docs confirmed during my last blood test results that I am actually suffering from anaemia... so I can use all the extra energy I can get! And just like it states on the Move Nourish Believe website 'This healthy energy bar recipe will be your saving grace when you're in need of a 3:30pm pick-me up or mid morning energy boost.' So all in all, thumbs up from me! :)
The Ultimate Energy Bar!
1 cup almonds
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup dried cranberries
5 medjool dates (or 6-7 regular dates)
1/2 cup cacao powder
2 tbs boiling water
- Place almonds and oats in a food processor and blend until a coarse crumb.
- Add cacao powder, cranberries and dates and blend again.
- While blending, add the boiling water, slowly, until the mixture becomes well incorporated
and forms a ball.
- Press the dough into a lined slice tin and place in the fridge for 2 hours before slicing into bars.
- Enjoy!
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On a dark day in our nation's history -September 28, 1868- a mob of crazed, racist Democrats slaughtered 300+ African-American Republicans at Opelousas, Louisiana...
The gruesome series of events was started when a group of Democrats attacked a newspaper editor, a white Republican and school-teacher of ex-slaves. When some African-Americans rushed to the assistance of a friend under attack, the Democrats doubled-down and went on a 'Negro hunt'... ethnically-cleansing the town and environs of ever single black man, woman, and child they were able to track-down.
But none of the besieged blacks had guns with which to defend themselves nor their families- the Democrats had taken them.
Today, there's a group called the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) that consists of prominent figures from the African American community who are standing united against the misguided, ineffective, and unconstitutional gun control legislation currently being considered on Capitol Hill.
The group just released this incredibly powerful video/ad to aid in the battle to preserve our nation's precious 2nd Amendment rights... a must see:
CURE has launched the Never Again Campaign to educate Americans re. the effect of gun control on the historical black experience in this country. During the Black Codes the right to bear arms was taken away from African-Americans, to be perpetuated under Jim Crow laws.
Considering their history -and the dangerous urban communities gun control has done nothing to help- African-Americans have plenty of good reason to not be handing over their right to protect themselves- just the same as anybody else.
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Wow, that Steve Forbes guy is pretty dumb! I wonder how someone this foolish got a column in Forbes magazine???
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Zinger November 6, 2011 at 7:18 pm #
Very informative post. If you keep this stuff up, you might be just as good as Guns, Lawyers, and Money.
Andrew Gelman November 6, 2011 at 7:21 pm #
Not all posts have to be informative in themselves. Sometimes it can be a contribution to point to an interesting post that has appeared elsewhere. One of our duties as political scientists is to point out the misunderstandings that are out there in the popular press. That's not our only goal or even our main goal—we spend a lot more time doing research—but it's important.
John Sides November 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm #
I'll second Andy. We do a lot of original analysis and writing on this blog. But we also aggregate and thereby "curate" interesting content that our readers might not otherwise not see.
hb November 7, 2011 at 2:34 pm #
Dynastic succession — it's not just bad politics…
I wish people would remember guys like Steve Forbes when they start with sentimental tosh about "family businesses."


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Myanmar and Indian sub continent share a common sad fate of homes in exile for last of their kings. Landing into Yangoon (famous Rangoon of the Past), was a ride transport back to the Karachi of the 50s and 60s. … Continue reading


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I once had a black & white cat I named Eva. The reason I named her Eva was because she had a little Hitler moustache, but being a girl, I named her after the Fuhrer's wife, Eva Braun. Even though as a child I had owned a male cat with similar features (he was named Theodore), I assumed only I was twisted enough to name a cat after a madman.
Au contraire.
A friend sent me a this link, to a Web site called "Cats that Look Like Hitler." You rate them — like Rate-A-Rod and Rate-a-Rear — based on, I assume, their similarities (appearance-wise; it's not like the have to invade Poland) to the former Chancellor of Germany.


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DETROIT — Lonnie Chisenhall is making the most out of what could have been his final shot with the Indians.
Chisenhall, Cleveland's first-round draft choice in 2008, was not expected to make the Opening Day roster after Carlos Santana moved to third base this spring. But thanks to injuries to Michael Bourn and Jason Giambi, Chisenhall opened the season in the big leagues, and he's running with the opportunity.
Chisenhall has hits in all seven games he's played, batting a robust .522 (12-for-23). His batting average is tops in the majors with a minimum of 10 at-bats.
"He's done a really good job of staying ready," manager Terry Francona said. "When he really figures it out, I think he can be dangerous for a long time. He's got bat speed, he's got the ability to adjust to off-speed pitches. I think there's some thunder in that bat."
Though it's a small sample, Chisenhall looks like a different player after failing to produce consistently in the majors since his debut in 2011. Francona sees it as a natural progression.
"As long as they stay healthy, you're going to see better players," Francona said.
Tossed and turnin'
Second baseman Jason Kipnis was ejected for the first time in his career after arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Lance Barrett in the third inning.
Kipnis swung and missed at a third strike to end the inning with the bases loaded, then barked at Barrett, who threw him out immediately.
"It was the first pitch of the at-bat that I thought was down a little bit, so it got to me," Kipnis said. "To that point, we had one of the tougher pitchers on the mound (Justin Verlander), and with a chance to get him on the ropes there early on, emotions were running a little high. I didn't think I showed him up. I was just walking away and I told him that the first pitch changed the entire at-bat and you don't need to be helping a guy like that out. It was unfortunate how it turned out."
Kipnis said he had never been ejected from a game on any level.
"It's going to happen from time to time," he said. "Sometimes some good can come from it. You learn from it. But at the same time, it's not a good feeling being in the locker room watching the rest of the game and not being able to help the team out. I pushed the envelope a lot, so maybe this is just picking me up for one, because I've said a lot worse and not gotten tossed, so maybe they owed me one, the umpire crew."
Allen's town
Cody Allen has come a long way in a short time. With just one full season on his big league resume, the right-hander has solidified himself as one of the Indians' most reliable late-inning relievers.
"There's a lot of trust," Francona said of Allen, who went 6-1 with a 2.43 ERA in a team-high 77 games (second in the American League) last year. "His role is to not only get outs, but he makes everybody else better. For a younger kid, that's an immense amount of confidence to have in him — and he's earned it.
"When you have a guy that you don't have to pay attention to the split, left and right, that's a good feeling."
Francona has already called on the 25-year-old Allen often this season. He has appeared in eight games and has yet to allow an earned run, striking out 12 over six innings.
Next up
The Indians open a homestand with a three-game series against Toronto that begins tonight at 7:05.
Justin Masterson (0-0, 5.87 ERA) opens the set for Cleveland, opposing RHP Drew Hutchison (1-1, 3.68), while Corey Kluber (1-1, 5.40) goes for the Indians on Saturday (1:05 p.m.) against LHP Mark Buehrle (3-0, 0.86).
Carlos Carrasco (0-2, 7.84) leaves the bullpen to start the series finale Sunday (1:05 p.m.), while the Blue Jays counter with RHP Brandon Morrow (1-1, 5.52).
Roundin' third
- Veteran designated hitter Jason Giambi (fractured rib) could be activated from the disabled list to join the Indians today. The Indians will most likely demote a reliever to clear a spot on the 25-man roster.
- Michael Brantley is batting .390 (16-for-41) in his career off Verlander.
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Anacostia High School teachers made rare home visits Friday while D.C. students were off school.
All 120 faculty and staff went to visit their students, an idea of principal Ian Roberts.
"For too long we've sat back and waited for parents to come to school and for the community to come to schools so we decided instead of waiting for them we're going to go out and engage them," Roberts said.
WJLA's Sam Ford was invited along to visit students in Barry Farm public housing, where the first stop was at 16-year-old Anthony Smallwoods' home.
Roberts says the teenager is chronically late for school.
"I know you're extremely bright but if you're not coming to school, how (are) we going to make sure you're successful? You're too smart to be missing school," Roberts told Smallwood and his parents. "What do we have to do to make sure that you come to school every day."
Smallwood replied school should start later, like at 11 a.m. Roberts said not a chance, but they will give him a wake up call.
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A group of high school students want to send a little bit of home to military men and women who are currently serving overseas.
They just hope others can help with the endeavor.
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Davis, Eric Ochoa and Jessalyn Ohman, seniors at San Luis High School, are asking for donations so they can make care packages to send to troops stationed around the world.
Ochoa, 18, said the three are asking for food, entertainment and toiletries such as baby wipes, chapstick, Tylenol and nail clippers.
The trio also said they are taking names of local servicemen and women who would like to receive the packages. They said the amount of donations they need depends on how many names they receive.
"Their (U.S. military)requirement is that each package be specifically addressed to who you are sending it to," Bill Wood, counselor, said.
The care packages are part of the student's service learning project, a requirement to graduate from San Luis High.
Wood said students are supposed to organize and execute an event as a requirement for graduation. Some students have put on career fairs and carnivals in the past but this is the first time anyone has tried to do something international.
"A group had thought about it in the past but they never got it off the ground," Wood said.
He said the care packages are a good project because it seems like donations for soldiers decrease after the holidays.
"A lot of folks send stuff around Christmas," Wood said. "But not the rest of the year."
Woods and teacher Karen Ellington are guiding students through the project but Ohman said their main duty is the hardest one, lock down donations and build a list of names to receive them.
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Davis said she would like for the last donations to be received in the middle of April so she and her friends can assemble the care packages and mail them by the time the school year ends in May.
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Apple's iPhone: The Future is Hereby Anand Lal Shimpi on July 2, 2007 6:13 PM EST
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Oh Hashmir, Multi-Touch Me Down There
We've already established that finger prints and smudges on the screen are a non issue when the device is on, now the question is: how well does the interface work?
Apple's idea behind the iPhone's multi-touch interface is that mobile phones can't work with a fixed input device. Mobile phones have to be incredibly compact, yet these days they have to run a variety of applications: everything from writing emails to planning routes in Google Maps to organizing your photos. To make things worse, the ideal interface for inputting an address is wildly different from the ideal interface for viewing pictures.
A fixed keyboard is great for writing emails (e.g. Blackberry), but you need the equivalent of a mouse for scrolling around webpages on a small screen. The stylus is a nice attempt at a mobile mouse but it's redundant, your fingers are just as capable of pointing as a plastic pen.
The multi-touch screen on the iPhone fundamentally works like most other touch screens, with the exception that it allows multiple simultaneous inputs on the screen. Much like Apple's approach in OS X, the iPhone's multi-touch interface works the way you'd expect it to.
If you want to hit a button, simply tap on it. If you want to zoom in on a picture or web page, double tap on it (double tap once more to zoom out). To scroll around tap and hold your finger in one place then drag it around.
Scrolling through long lists is done by flicking your finger up or down; place your finger on the screen then drag it up to scroll down and vice versa. The motion takes seconds to master and it's quite intuitive.
Flipping through multiple "tabs" in Safari or pictures in the iPhone's photo albums is just as easy as scrolling. Instead of flicking your finger from top to bottom, simply move it from left to right as if you were flipping through pages of a book.
By far my favorite gesture is used when quickly deleting items in a list. If you want to delete an email for example, just strike through the email with your finger from left to right, a delete icon appears and selecting it will delete the email. It's the smoothest way I've ever deleted anything.
The more advanced features involve two fingers, I found myself using my index finger and thumb but technically you could use any two of your digits. Aside from the double tap (which may not work depending on the situation), you can zoom in on an image by taking your index finger and thumb and making a stretching motion with them on the screen. Hold your thumb and index finger together, place them on the screen, then pull them apart while maintaining contact with the screen. You'll zoom in on the area you just stretched. To achieve the opposite effect, just reverse the motion by pinching your fingers together.
You do have to be firm with your touches, and you can't use your fingernails (or gloves). At the same time, the multi-touch screen works best if your hands are clean and dry; if you've got oily skin, plan on washing your hands a lot to get the best experience with the iPhone. If your hands aren't clean/dry you'll find that the gestures don't always react exactly how you'd like them to, the device is still usable but there's a measurable difference between using it with clean/dry hands vs. oily hands.
When the iPhone's CPU isn't busy downloading mail or rendering a web page, the pinch/stretch works flawlessly, as do all of the gestures mentioned above. The only time you'll encounter choppy response is if a "heavy" task is still being executed in the background.
The iPhone is usable in one of two orientations: portrait or landscape. There's an integrated silicon mass sensor that detects, based on the gravitational pull on the device, whether it is being held in portrait or landscape mode.
Switching between portrait and landscape mode is, for the most part, as seamless as it is in the TV commercials. Not all applications support landscape mode (e.g. iPhone Mail only works in portrait mode) while the playing videos in the YouTube app works exclusively in landscape. In order for the iPhone's internal sensor to best gauge its orientation, you'll want to hold the device as close to perpendicular to the ground as possible when rotating.
I have seen some quirks where the iPhone's scheduler is unable to immediately interrupt a task as I rotate the phone, causing a multi-second pause between when I rotate the phone and when the screen switches orientation.
Mobile phone interfaces are often unreasonably sluggish, and it's clear that Apple set out to fix that with the iPhone. The OS will do whatever it takes to preserve the responsiveness of the UI; for example, if you have a long email that you scroll through quickly, the iPhone may not have all of the email present in its frame buffer given the limited amount of memory on the device (possibly 128MB). If you scroll too far down in the email too quickly, you'll be greeted with a checkerboard pattern while the email gets moved into the display buffer. However, while this is happening, the UI never behaves any differently - it's still as responsive as when scrolling through data that's present in the display buffer.
Scroll too far ahead and you'll get this before the display buffer gets the data it needs; the iPhone is fast, but you're still faster.
I suspect that future versions of the iPhone with more memory and a faster processor won't have this issue, but Apple made do with what was available at the time.
For navigating through the basic iPhone interface, selecting applications, toggling settings, scrolling, zooming, etc..., the multi-touch screen works flawlessly. Being able to re-orient the display from portrait to landscape mode on the fly with virtually no interruption in the user experience is beyond impressive. It truly feels like something out of a sci-fi movie and it's one of the most understated but impressive features of the iPhone. The interface just works.
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CaptainDDL - Monday, July 02, 2007 - linkCould you take a picture of what the iPhone shows when you're trying to connect to a secure Wi-Fi connection? Thanks. Reply
slashbinslashbash - Monday, July 02, 2007 - linkLove the Group X reference.
And once again Anand reminds me why I read Anandtech and don't really visit any other tech sites. He covers everything I want to know in a way that other reviewers can't.
It's strange but I guess understandable that the iPhone doesn't use AIM/iChat/etc. AT&T (and any other carrier for that matter) would rather not have the iPhone than give up the lucrative SMS plans. But I doubt it will be long before there's a web-based AJAXy AIM client that will run beautifully on the iPhone and only use the data plan, not SMSes. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - linkI'm glad people got the reference and didn't just think that there was something horribly wrong with me :)
I don't want a web based AIM client, I want AIM support from Apple in the same fashion as SMS support on the iPhone. Dammit Steve, you know it'd be awesome.
Take care,
Zirconium - Monday, July 02, 2007 - linkI don't want Apple's iPhone, I just want BANG BANG BANG!!! Reply
frank5592 - Monday, July 02, 2007 - linkget to top of web page by double tapping the gray top menu bar
Very helpful for long web pages
Great review, very impressive work and by far the best review of the iphone
BTW, typing this on iphone safari and noticing that predictive typing is some what slow and does not always show up Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - linkThanks for the tip and the comment, I've updated the review :)
Take care,
Chaotic42 - Monday, July 02, 2007 - linkSeriously, this was an *excellent* review. I don't even have a cell phone and I couldn't have cared less about the iPhone before I read this, but I was bored. This answered every question that I or anyone I've talked to about the phone has had, and it was a great read. It makes me want one now.
*Very* well done, Anand. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - linkThank you so much for your kind post, there's no better feeling than pouring a lot of work into an article and getting a response like that. Thanks again :)
Take care,
Dennis Travis - Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - linkAgreed, your iPhone review was totally outstanding. You covered everything and then some and took the time to explain each feature in a way that anyone can understand.
Another great review Anand. Told me everything I wanted to know about the iPhone.
michael2k - Monday, July 02, 2007 - linkIt sounds like you will want an iPhone if:
1) You have $600
2) You like the iPod
3) You like Star Trek: The Next Generation
The only thing missing is voice recognition! And flexible roll up displays. Reply


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TARHEELS83 Jan 17, 2013
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silverflash Jan 17, 2013
that's why you NEVER stop on the tracks!! You wait until the car in front of you has moved far enough ahead so that you can clear the tracks..... geez.....
Nancy Jan 9, 2013
"Nancy, you would NEVER see a picture of me stopped on the railroad tracks, I know better... ever seen a video (or worse in real life) of what happens when a train hits a car?" - jeffdewitt
I was responding to another poster who said everyone does it blah, blah, blah.
I was responding that they would be seriously wrong on that score.
I never do, ever. I'm not dumb.
68_dodge_polara Jan 9, 2013
As fast as the trains run through Morrisville they need to be on elevated rails, at least when in residential areas within cities limits.
jeffdewitt Jan 9, 2013
Nancy, you would NEVER see a picture of me stopped on the railroad tracks, I know better... ever seen a video (or worse in real life) of what happens when a train hits a car?
mpheels, being in the middle of an intersection when the light changes is something else again. If you are going to turn left and the traffic is heavy sometimes all you can do is sit in the intersection until the light changes and the oncoming traffic stops. It's just good practice to pull as far forward as you safely can and wait for the traffic to clear, that also give the people behind you more opportunity to go.
beaupeep Jan 9, 2013
"Just in seconds, my car – the train hit my car," Kolluru said.
No, your car got in way of the train.
sunneyone2 Jan 9, 2013
Good thing no one was hurt.
I don't agree with those of you wanting to sue her or yank her license. She's going to have to pay for her vehicle's damages and possibly those of the train. I think those bills combined with the nightmares of "what if" will be punishment enough for this mistake that I see people in this area make all the time.
look deeper Jan 9, 2013
Obviously the rules of the road say never attempt to CROSS a railroad track unless you can safely PROCEED ACROSS the tracks. That being said, there are other issues to be discussed here. It is 2013, it seems almost everything in our world is controlled by "smart elctronics". Why are we still living with "dumb" traffic signals. Simple timers can be used to adjust traffic signals accordingly during peak traffic hours. A longer open signal at the Church Street intersection with McCrimmon west bound, and an adjusted longer stop signal at McCrimmon and 54 during these high traffic times would stop the back up at the railroad crossing at McCrimmon and 54. Redo the government contracts and start installing traffic signals that provided maximum public safety, not maximum gov profit.
charmcclainlovesdogs2 Jan 9, 2013
The lord was with this lady. Glad she is alive today.
paradiselost Jan 9, 2013
Does the drivers insurance company get the bill for damages and cleanup resources?
paradiselost Jan 9, 2013
concerned- You can take all the photo's you want but if I know for certain I won't be able to clear that crossing I don't move forward. The drivers behind me don't make my driving decisions.
guess some people missed a few of life's early lessons: Look both ways before you cross and if you missed that then there's the followup: You gotta be tough if your going to be stupid.
dukefanv12 Jan 9, 2013
Why do I feel that this is just another example of a long list of 'situations' that this lady has unknowningly and completely unaware that she got herself into. A train wreck waiting to happen, pun intented....
Nancy Jan 9, 2013
" can guarantee all the so called " do not stop on rail road track poster" would find there smiling faces captured standing smack in the middle of the rail road track. Easy and sit back and talk down to others." - concerned in wake county
And yet, there you are doing the same thing, talking down to "all the so called 'do not stop on rail road track poster' by saying that they do exactly that.
You would be seriously mistaken. Seriously.
mpheels Jan 9, 2013
Oh, and she may have been "smart" enough to save her own skin, but she put a lot of other people at risk with her "smart" driving. She's lucky she didn't cause any serious injuries to anyone on the train.
mpheels Jan 9, 2013
Actually, Concerned_in Wake_County, you would never see me with my car stopped on the railroad tracks. You also wouldn't see me stopped in the middle of an intersection after the light changes. Unlikely so many drivers around here, there are at least a few of us that paid attention in driver's ed and now pay attention while driving. If I can't be 100% sure I can get all the way across the tracks, I wait. If I can't get all the way through the intersection, I wait. If it means sitting through another light cycle, oh well, I'd rather wait than get hit.
Good Bye WRAL Jan 9, 2013
She proceeded onto the tracks by following traffic. She did not allow for clearance for a train because she didn't think of it. (see my earlier post) She pinned her car on the tracks by following stopped traffic ahead of her and the car following her also blocked her in. It was nobody's fault but her own. I'm also very glad she didn't panic and got out of the car safely!
PracticalMagick Jan 9, 2013
I dunno...I have the kind of luck that dictates if it can go wrong, it probably will, so I avoid stopping over tracks. I heard on the news this morning that she did get cited for stopping on the tracks.
Bewitched Jan 9, 2013
I like how the article says "her car came to a stop"....what, all by itself? SHE stopped her car on the tracks and you are NOT supposed to do that! Common sense and law abiding goes a long way.
Concerned_in Wake_County Jan 9, 2013
Wow reading all the comments is quite interesting... people talking about not stopping on rail tracks when they are in traffic...I wish there were camera on all the railroad tracks in our area.... I can guarantee all the so called " do not stop on rail road track poster" would find there smiling faces captured standing smack in the middle of the rail road track.
Easy and sit back and talk down to others.
All i can say is that the lady was smart.... did not panic ... and saved her life. Her family and friends still have her with them today..... an angel was watching over her and guided her to safety.
The next time you are in a spot like this just hope and pray an angel is watching over you who guides you to safety.
IT IS VERY EASY TO FIND FAULTS.... Next time any one of you have to use city/state services... I hope you absolutely need them... and not waste our money.
gingerlynn Jan 9, 2013
nano, you are absolutely right. Three years ago two young boys were killed in Durham when the mother got "trapped" on the tracks in traffic. She managed to get out....
jcthai Jan 9, 2013
At least (so far) she hasn't admitted that she wasn't paying attention to where she stopped because she was talking on her cell phone.
jcthai Jan 9, 2013
nano, you say to treat it like you would a street intersection. Er, I don't know where you have been driving, but most drivers around hear treat intersections like they do train crossings, they stop in them.
Malaki Jan 9, 2013
I, too, am thankful that she wasn't hurt, but how many times do you hear about NOT pulling onto railroad tracks. If there is traffic you have to make sure you can safely get over the tracks. Otherwise wait.
nano - You are so right. I can't even think what the outcome would have been if she had a child (especially a baby) in the car.
Good Bye WRAL Jan 9, 2013
Classic "It'll never happen to me" syndrome. This person will probably say she knew better than to stop on the tracks, but.... she did it didn't she?! Two things I know I'll never do: Never stop on RR tracks, especially with any traffic in front of me and second, never argue with an armed person or law enforcement officer. Most people are responsible for their own early demise.
Nancy Jan 9, 2013
When people do things like she did (intentionally stopping on RR tracks) it makes me feel that possessing common sense is now in the rocket scientist category...
Nancy Jan 9, 2013
The car was not "stuck" - she sat on the tracks in traffic at a red light, SHE chose to sit on the tracks.
Whosays Jan 9, 2013
Why do people sit on tracks in traffic?
ncouterbanks69 Jan 9, 2013
Seldom see a story where all posters are in agreement. She should have to pay for all the emergency response too. People like this is the reason insurance rates are so high.
That is exactly correct. She should have her license revoked and stop costing the rest of us money.
nano Jan 9, 2013
FE, if there is a lawsuit, I hope it gets tossed out. Otherwise, I hope she faces a judge like Judge Judy!
nano Jan 9, 2013
She was darned lucky she wasn't hurt. Imagine if she'd had a baby strapped into a car seat, or a toddler? Never, ever just stop on train tracks. If there's a line of traffic, treat it as you would a street intersection, and don't park your car in the middle. Frankly, her insurance should be revoked.
FE Jan 9, 2013
I would not be at all surprised to see some victim lawsuits start appearing.
Let's see, some likely candidates: Amtrak, the engineer, NCDOT, crossing gate manufacturer, Town of Morrisville, maker of car.
Did I omit any?
jeffdewitt Jan 9, 2013
First of all I'm really glad this lady is OK and no one got hurt.
Second... you DON'T STOP on the railroad tracks!! There is a reason why there all those signs telling you not to do so, plus the flashing lights and stop arms.
common tater Jan 9, 2013
Seldom see a story where all posters are in agreement. She should have to pay for all the emergency response too. People like this is the reason insurance rates are so high.
chattycat Jan 9, 2013
My only guess for getting into a situation like this is some sort of brain disability. The woman should not be driving at all.
sbr1963 Jan 9, 2013
People are always in such a big rush these days! If they can just pull out in front of somebody or pull up 5 feet they will get to where they are going faster! Gee lady, how much later than normal did you get home last night? Use common sense people, you NEVER stop on a railroad track. Was all the fuss worth it?
LuvLivingInCary Jan 9, 2013
by gollie...people will learn to use common sense the old fashioned way...one car at a time.
IzzMad2016 Jan 9, 2013
I'm pretty sure there's a big sign that tells people to not stop on the tracks.......although I find it unfortunate that such a thing has to be pointed out to anyone. She was tailgating her way across the tracks and this is the result. Her fault and no one else's.
joewalsh Jan 9, 2013
Where I was born your taught not to go onto the tracks unless you can cross over them. You NEVER ever stop on railroad tracks. Hopefully the very intelligent person has learned a lesson. Her need to get home made many people even later. If this was a passenger train they were made late also!! Take her license away !!!
lfields2 Jan 9, 2013
All I can say is DUHHH...
rk1115 Jan 9, 2013
Driving 101 - if you can't safely cross train tracks, should you stop on or before the tracks?
guess she got that question wrong. She's probably on that also stops in the middle of a crowded intersection.
Red Vertigo Jan 9, 2013
The driver should be arrested and charged for endangering other people lives and damage to private and the town's property. The state installs the do not stop on the tracks sign for a reason.
I'd go further and put a large billboard with her face on it and the picture of her wrecked Toyota next to the railroad crossing. This should discourage other careless drivers from stopping on railroad tracks.
dejavu2u Jan 9, 2013
This woman is responsible for all damage - her car, the train, crossing gates and road. Fortunately no nearby innocent persons were hurt. Stay off the tracks and leave a GAP! Trains always have the right of way!
Pretzel Logic Jan 9, 2013
Unless something goes terribly wrong, There is only one place you can get hit by a train. Ya' think it would be obvious ?
Pretzel Logic Jan 9, 2013
RE : Sujana Kolluru said she was on her way home from work when "her car came to a stop on the tracks in heavy traffic".
The picture is worth a thousand words.
FE Jan 9, 2013
This lady is very fortunate to still be alive.
However, it is fundamental common sense that you never (should I repeat that?) NEVER get into a situation where you are "trapped" on railroad tracks. Just wait (yes, around here probably endure some impatient people using their horns!) until you have a clear path to go from one side of the railroad tracks to the other without stopping.
Back in the "dark ages" I thought that was a fundamental concept taught in drivers ed classes, as well as how (not) to react if your front wheel went off the edge of the highway. From various recent news stories, apparently not.
JDAmbrosio Jan 9, 2013
My friend's husband works for Amtrak and you wouldn't believe how many people's cars get hit by trains because they didn't use common sense. No one thinks about the people driving the trains, about how awful it is for them to see a vehicle on the tracks and not knowing if there's a person (or baby!) in it. People, you HAVE TO use common sense! They should require the driver of the vehicle (or owner of the vehicle) to pay for all repairs to the train - SEPARATE from the auto insurance payout for the car.
LocalYokel Jan 9, 2013
seconds or minutes? stuck or stopped?
Don't stop on the tracks and let a train hit your car or you will have to make up stories of how it happened.
GALNC Jan 9, 2013
Whether or not her car stalled...is not the issue.
"Simple lesson taught in driver's ed....if you don't have enough room to get your ENTIRE car across the tracks, STOP! I've been in this intersection plenty of times where the person in front of me has the back half of their car on the tracks. People deserve what they get when they don't think about their actions."
What the heck is she thinking pulling on the tracks at a stop light. You have no where to go if the train is coming or if your car stalls.... DUH!!!
Pay for the damage and stupidity of your actions.
GravyPig Jan 9, 2013
"he probably had to come to a full stop and his tires got stuck."
You aren't going to have your tires get stuck in a railroad crossing. IF it were possible, then the crossings would be designed to eliminate this issue. According to the article, it appears the car cut off and would not restart, or the driver stopped on the tracks and chose to get out and run versus driving through the stop arms.
Enough is Enough People Jan 9, 2013
I was actually on 54 and saw this happen. The lady was clearly in the wrong. People like that should not be allowed to drive. Hope they send her the bill for all the damage she caused.
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Jarrett accepted checks totaling $3,040,767 during Friday night's annual NASCAR Awards Banquet, bringing his season earnings to $6,649,596.
His race winnings totaled $3,608,829. Added to that was $2,815,767 from the NASCAR and Winston point funds, as well as $225,000 in contingency money.
"When I finished third the first time, I got so nervous and excited about being on stage that I left my check there. Then, when I finished second, I forgot the check when I left the stage. Tonight, there's no way I'm going to forget it," Jarrett said.
Jarrett also took some time for giving Friday. He and his wife, Kelley, have raised money for several years for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
On Friday, Jarrett handed Foundation officials a check for $220,000. That includes $110,000 from performance incentives _ for 15 top-three finishes in 1999 _ and a matching gift from team sponsor Ford Quality Care.
Earlier this season, Jarrett and team owner Robert Yates gave the Komen Foundation $86,000 from racing merchandise sales.
STILL POPULAR: Bill Elliott had a tough year, finishing 21st in the Winston Cup standings. But the driver from the mountains of northern Georgia remains No. 1 in the hearts of his fans.
On Friday, Elliott was selected the stock car series' Most Popular Driver for the ninth straight year and the 14th time in 16 years.
He got 60 percent of the 21,000 votes cast by telephone.
"The fans have stuck with me through thick and thin," the 1988 series champion said. "When things aren't going right, it's the fans who give you that extra shot of adrenaline. They are the backbone of this sport and that's why I am deeply honored to have won this award."
LONG TIME COMING: W.C. "Junie" Donlavey, who has been involved in stock car racing as a team owner since before NASCAR was formed 51 years ago, is the recipient of the Myers Brothers Award.
The award is presented annually by the National Motorsports Press Association to the individual or group voted by its membership to have made the greatest contribution during the year or in their career to the sport of stock car racing.
The award is named after two of the sport's pioneers, the late Billy and Bobby Myers, and is supported by the Tosco Corporation.
Donlavey has fielded cars for more than 150 drivers, including top names like David Pearson, Fred Lorenzen, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Ray Hendrick, Bobby Isaac and Charlie Glotzbach.
"We've been around a while and we never had a lot of money or a lot of races," Donlavey said. "But it has been fun. And that's why I'm still here. There is nothing I could do where I could have this much fun."
Here are the other top awards given out Friday:
Exide All Charged Up Award: Jeff Burton, $50,000.
True Value Hard Charger Award: Jeff Gordon, $50,000.
Gatorade Front Runner Award: Bobby Labonte, $30,000.
Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Award: Doug Yates, Robert Yates Racing, $50,000.
Tosco Oil Contingency Award: Dale Earnhardt, $100,000.
Tosco Gasoline Contingency Award: Dale Jarrett, $50,000.
Raybestos Top Stopper Award: Bobby Labonte, $71,500.
Plasti-Kote Quality Finish Award: Todd Parrott, Robert Yates Racing, $50,000.
MCI WorldCom Fast Pace Award: Bobby Labonte, $45,000.
DuPont Point Fund Award: Dale Jarrett, $50,000.
Bud Pole Award: Jeff Gordon, $125,000.
Goodyear Tire Award: Dale Jarrett, $35,000.


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Significance of Godavari Pushkaralu explained
Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 12:47 PM
Pushkaram in Sanskrit means to nuture. It is believed that a seer, Pushkar, did penance on Lord Siva and asked for a boon to merge in him. The Lord granted this by taking his devotee in one of his aspects that is water. The Godavari pushkarams that has come this time after 144 years is called Maha Pushkaram, which is considered very significant. The planet Jupiter moves into the sign of Leo on this day.


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It has been confirmed that the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer lost her battle with cancer this morning and passed away at the age of 63 in Florida.
The five time Grammy winner was trying to keep most of the details of her illness under wraps while trying to finish up an album she had been working on.
With hits like "Last Dance", "Hot Stuff," and "Bad Girls" the big voiced diva was one of the most succesful artist of the 70's. The end of the Disco era didn't hurt Summer's career as she had hits in the 80's as well with "She Works Hard for the Money" and "This Time I Know It's for Real."
Summer married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano back in 1980. They had two daughters together.
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Sydney, Aug 27 (ANI): Australian women need a clean sweep in the T20 series to save themselves from falling into danger of losing the women's Ashes series in England.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, as England's men achieved a 3-0 series win on Sunday, the women secured an impressive five-wicket win in a rain-shortened third one-day international at Hove.
The outcome means England leads the multi-format series by two points with three matches to play, all Twenty20 games, the report said.
Australia must win two of the three remaining matches to level the series and retain the women's Ashes, while only victory in all three would allow them to win the series outright, the report added. (ANI)


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Long-offset NWAAM 2D Data Survey - 05/04/2012
Dolphin Geophysical has signed a further agreement with the AGC Authorities to acquire an additional 2D multi-client survey over designated deep-water blocks in the North West Africa Atlantic Margin (NWAAM) soon to be offered to industry for licensing.
The new long-offset 2D data will form part of the ongoing NWAAM project commenced in 2011. Data will be processed in the UK by Dolphin's partner in the project, TGS, who will also integrate these new lines with the Regional Interpretation work already in progress. Following the completion of this, road-show seminars are being scheduled in London, UK, and Houston, USA, later this summer when representatives from each of the governments will promoting available acreage as well as hold private discussions with interested companies.
Acquisition of these new AGC lines is already underway and scheduled for completion by mid-April. These additional data of about 1,800km will make the total for the NWAAM project to date around 17,000km from Northern Senegal to Southern Guinea Conakry.Last updated: 21/09/2017


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CPI Cools, Futures Cruise
CPI came in unchanged, a little lower than the 0.1% economists expected.
Yep, Kelly Evans, we do not have to worry about inflation.
"Core" CPI, stripping out food and energy, was up 0.2%, but that's only a little hotter than the 0.1% people expected.
Dow futures are up 72 points, compared with about 77 before the data. This is noise — nobody's really caring about these numbers.
S&P futures are up 9 points, Nasdaq futures are up 19 points.
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June 14 was Flag Day. It is one of our less
celebrated annual events. Independence Day on July 4 is celebrated with
fireworks, parades and as a national holiday, but Flag Day is generally
The day has always struggled for recognition.
Even back in 1921, just three years after World War
I, there was a lack of enthusiasm for Flag Day.
The Wheeling Intelligencer
printed these words from a writer:
"Today is
Flag Day in West Virginia as well as in other parts of this great
It is a pity
that there will not be a wider observance of the date. The Elks lodges
at some points in West Virginia are planning to observe the day, but
there will be many points where Flag Day of 1921 will pass like Flag
Days of the past, with only a few flags displayed.
The flag
symbolizes the greatest honor and it is to be regretted that the custom
of uncovering the head when it passes in parade is not more generally
observed in this state. Only a small proportion of the men watching
parades in Charleston, Clarksburg and Fairmont in the last year have
lifted their hats when the flag passed by.
This in the
vast majority of cases was not intentional disrespect, but evidence of
the forgetfulness that comes to many people in days of peace.
The salute
to the flag is a salute to all the American citizen holds dear and it is
a salute to those millions who have died in wars to make this nation
free, united and strong. It is a salute to ourselves as citizens, the
unforced tribute of free men to the beautiful symbol of our country.
No American
flag in parade should fail to receive the civilian's salute and those
who forget should be reminded by those standing nearby. If you do
nothing more to observe Flag Day, determine to salute the flag the next
time it passes you in parade."
Even Flag Day's beginnings were low key. It
probably started in 1885, when B.J. Cigrand, a schoolteacher in
Wisconsin, planned a "Flag Birthday" observance for his students. He
chose June 14 because on that day in 1777 the Continental Congress
officially adopted a banner with 13 stars in a blue field and 13
alternating red and white stripes. He continued to promote June 14 as
Flag Birthday or now Flag Day.
Cigrand and Leroy Van Horn founded the American
Flag Day Association and moved the celebrations beyond Wisconsin. The
first time Chicago participated, 300,000 people turned out. The movement
slowly caught on and in 1889, George Balch, a New York kindergarten
teacher, planned a celebration at his school. New York State Board of
Education adopted June 14 as Flag Day, and in 1894 the governor of New
York ordered all public buildings to display the flag on that day.
President Woodrow Wilson established the first
official national Flag Day in 1916. It was not a national observance
until Aug. 3, 1949, when President Harry Truman signed an Act of
Congress that designated June 14 as National Flag Day.
In a 1914 Flag Day ceremony, Secretary of the
Interior Franklin K. Lane included this remark, "This morning, the flag
whispered to me 'I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before
your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself'."
(Information from a clipping (unknown date and
source) found in the files of Carl Morris, written by Gerald Swick and
the website www.usflag.org.)
Standards of Respect
The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the
traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains
specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used. They are:
--The flag should never be dipped to any person or
thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal.
--The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for
covering a speaker's desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in
general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these
purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top.
--The flag should never be used for any advertising
purpose. It should not be embroidered, printed or otherwise impressed on
such articles as cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or anything
intended to be discarded after temporary use. Advertising signs should
not be attached to the staff or halyard
--The flag should not be used as part of a costume
or athletic uniform, except that a flag patch may be used on the uniform
of military personnel, fireman, policeman and members of patriotic
--The flag should never have placed on it, or
attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or
drawing of any kind.
--The flag should never be used as a receptacle for
receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
When the flag is lowered, no part of it should
touch the ground or any other object; it should be received by waiting
hands and arms. To store the flag, it should be folded neatly and
The flag should be cleaned and mended when
When a flag is so worn, it is no longer fit to
serve as a symbol of our country, it should be retired by burning in a
dignified manner.
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Family fun for all at ski resort
Don't hesitate to take the kids to a laid-back winter wonderland ski resort in British Columbia.
Teenage girls giggle as they ski past brightly coloured timber buildings. Instructors and mountain guides laugh and joke with a group of younger children outside the ski school, which is a picturesque red cottage with a snow-covered roof.
The sun is shining and there's a holiday feel in the air as parents tow toddlers on skis past the snow-covered Disney-like streetscape.
A ski resort near Vernon in British Columbia, Silver Star Mountain Resort's village centre has a cheerful 19th-century mining town theme that looks like a page from a children's picture book.
Not only does it look the part, but this winter wonderland is well and truly equipped to deliver a fun family holiday.
Here are some things to which families can look forward:
Silver Star's owner is a member of the Schumann family, which once owned Victoria's Mount Hotham.
There's a laid-back atmosphere and hearing Aussie accents everywhere will make you feel instantly at home. The workers in the restaurants, bars, shops and hotels are genuinely helpful and warm. You could say that Silver Star has the friendliness of a country town and the one-street village centre makes it easy for parents to keep an eye on children.
The skiing instructors are a jovial lot. My instructor, Spike Kenny, is a skilled and patient teacher who was nominated as Canadian Ski Instructor of the Year in 2012. Like many of the other instructors I observe, Kenny has a natural knack with children. His jokes and light-hearted banter puts big smiles on the faces of the young ones.
The average daytime winter temperature of about minus five degrees Celsius is cold enough to maintain light fluffy snow, but the resort doesn't have the bone-chilling temperatures experienced in ski fields at higher altitudes.
Silver Star's main drawcard is the quality and amount of snow it receives. An average of 700cm of dry powder snow blankets the 1240 hectares of slopes.
The high snowfall is a natural asset that makes it easy for the resort's management to organise a host of winter activities and there is plenty on the program for families, including family snow sports clinics, races and relays.
The Star Kids centre has day care for children aged 18 months to five years old and skiing programs for those between three and five years of age. The Snowsports Adventure Centre has skiing and snowboarding programs for children up to 12 years old.
The Kiddie Park has small boxes and rails for the little ones and is a stepping stone to the Rockstar Terrain Park, which is a thrilling training ground with corrugated tubes, large pole-jams, combo boxes and street rails.
Family members who are keen skiers or snowboarders are also well catered for, as there is enough challenging terrain to satisfy those with advanced skills.
The ski school has excellent instructors available for those serious about improving their skills. For a small ski resort, Silver Star attracts an unusually high percentage of professionals.
According to resort services manager Robin Baycroft, who is also an instructor, 10 of Silver Star's 110 ski instructors have Level 4 CSIA certification, compared with only 3 per cent of the total population of instructors in Canada. On the team are former Canadian national ski team coaches, Powder 8 champions and Level 4 examiners.
"Silver Star has always been more than just a ski area. It's a community you want to be part of. The skiing is incredible, so for personal ski enjoyment as an expert skier there is a lot on offer," Baycroft says.
Away from the slopes, there's a daily line-up of events and activities such as family games nights, the "Silver Star Idol" singing competition, movies and family bingo nights. Guest appearances from the Silver Fox and Silver Star Bear mascots are reminiscent of Disneyland.
The challenging seven-metre-high indoor climbing wall is a fun way for kids to burn up energy.
Rugging up in a horse-drawn sleigh and riding through the wilderness to the Wild Horseman's Cabin is an enchanting evening for all the family. The Sleigh Ride Dinner Tour includes dinner served at the cabin served by a real Canadian cowboy, Stu, who loves telling tales about his experiences working ranches.
The newest family-friendly attraction is Pinheads, a ski-in ski-out bowling alley owned by The Block: Allstars contestant Duncan Miller. The high-tech facility has four computerised bowling lanes with automatic bumper rails for children, large LCD screens and touch-screen scoring pads.
Near Pinheads is Tube Town Adventure Park, where kids of all ages squeal in excitement as they spin, slip and slide downhill on truck-sized tubes. Next to it is the ice-skating rink and a fire pit, which is the spot to huddle around while sipping hot chocolate.
Zooming through a corridor of sky-high spruce and pine trees on a snowmobile is one of the adventures to which families with older children can look forward. The guided tour is a fun way to explore the surreal back country of the Okanagan Valley.
There are mini snowmobiles available for those under 12 to drive safely around a fenced track.
Another activity families can do together is snowshoeing. The activity has become so popular that Silver Star began hosting snowshoe races last season.
Marked snowshoe trails are available to anyone wanting to showshoe on their own, but the best way to learn about the
sub-alpine wilderness is to join a snowshoe safari.
Guide Roseanne Van Ee offers an educational and fun tour that appeals to anyone with a thirst for knowledge. She shows us tracks from squirrels and snowshoe hares, deep gashes on tree trunks made by bears and ecosystems where mice, shrews, pocket gophers and snow weasels thrive.
Children will love sliding down natural chutes in the snow and learning "avalanche running" downhill across slopes covered with slushy snow.
Accommodation options at Silver Star range from budget to luxury. There are plenty of family-friendly serviced apartments and holiday homes equipped with cooking and laundry facilities.
When travelling with children, being able to prepare a home-cooked meal and having the facilities to do laundry can help with the budget.
Silver Star's accommodation is on the mountain and the convenience of staying near the slopes reduces the stress of getting the family ready for their day out. Most of the accommodation offers ski-in ski-out convenience.
My apartment at the Snowbird Lodge is conveniently located at the edge of the village and a short walk to the shops. It has one bedroom, a separate dining area and cosy living area with queen-sized fold-out sofa. The kitchen has a fridge, stove, oven, dishwasher and microwave. There's a washing machine and dryer and a family-sized hot tub on the balcony.
Accommodation rates, lift tickets and lessons are more affordable at Silver Star than in other larger ski resorts. Day tickets at Silver Star are C$77 ($90) for adults and C$41 ($47.7) for children. What's more, last winter, Silver Star introduced the My1Pass system, which offers added savings as tubing, skating, snowshoeing and Nordic skiing are included in the price of a lift ticket.
Silver Star has 55 kilometres of Nordic trails and has hosted two World Cup Nordic events. Several teams trained there before the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Many of Silver Star's 15 restaurants have menus for children. The Saloon has a lively atmosphere and the Den is a cosy bistro with comfortable couches and live music.
The writer was a guest of the Canadian Tourism Commission and Tourism British Columbia.
Another British Columbia ski resort that caters for families, Sun Peaks, is located near Kamloops and a three-hour shuttle transfer from Silver Star. The resort has a number of initiatives that make it suitable for families.
The Sun Tots program (C$78 / NZD$90.8) provides young skiers (age three to six) and snowboarders (three to seven) with a one-hour lesson and half-day child minding. Teenagers will love the Mascon Hangout at Sun Peaks' Sports Centre, which has Xbox, Wii and movies.
Last winter, the resort opened a new Nordic Centre with a rental and retail section, attracting families with the "Full Moon Nordic Ski and Chocolate Fondue" tour.
The guided tour is a Nordic skiing and interpretive stargazing adventure under the light of a full moon, with a break at McGillivray Lake log cabin for wassail, (hot mulled cider) hot chilli and fruit chocolate fondue.
The rate for a family of four is C$168 ($195.6).
Tourism Sun Peaks sunpeaksresort.com.
STAYING THERE Silver Star Mountain Resort has family accommodation including Snowbird Lodge, The Bulldog Hotel and Firelight Lodge, see skisilverstar.com.
MORE INFORMATION britishcolumbia.travel; canada.travel.
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Steven Stone is one of the best known audiophile reviewers in the world of specialty audio/video. He has written for Stereophile and The Absolute Sound, as well as HomeTheaterReview.com. He is currently the editor of the audiophile blog AudiophileReview.com.
Steven is a recording engineer and a collector of fine musical instruments. His audiophile system is deep-reaching in its scope, including many of today's best performing products and many meaningful historical audiophile products.
A complete list of his reference system (by component) is listed below:
Digital Source Devices:
• MacPro late 2003 w 3.7 Quad-core E5 with 16 GB of memory with OS 10.11.4, running iTunes 18.104.22.168 and Amarra 2.1.1 music playing software, Pure Music 3.01 music playing software, Audirana+ 2.5 music playing software
• Sonos ZP 90
• NuForce BDP 93 NXE
• Oppo BDP-95 Blu-ray Player
• Cary DMC600 SE Digital Hub
• Grace m9xx
• Mytek Brooklyn
• NuPrime DAC-10H
• Oppo HA-1
• April Music Eximus DP-1
Analog Source Devices:
• VPI TNT III with Graham 2.1 Tonearm and various cartridges on wands
• VPI HW-19 with Souther TQ-1 tonearm and Denon/VandDenHul 103 cart
•Tortuga Audio LDRx passive preamplifier
• Morrison E.L.A.D. active preamp
• Parasound P-7 multi-channel preamplifier
• Michael Yee Phono Preamp
• John Curl Vendetta 2B phono preamp
• Accuphase P-300 power amplifier
• Perreaux E110 amplifier
• April Music Eximus S1 mono blocks
• Bel Canto M-300 mono blocks
• Pass X-150.3 power amplifier
• NuForce ST-10 amplifier
• Audience 1+1 loudspeakers
• Silverline Minuet Supreme
• Role Audio Kayak
• AV123/Skiing Ninja X-Statik and Voce center speaker
• Spatial Audio M3 turbo SE loudspeakers
• Velodyne DD+ 10 subwoofer
• JL Acoustics F112 subwoofers
• AKG K-7xx
• Audeze LCD 2 bamboo
• Audio Technica ATH-A900x
• Beyer Dynamic DT880 250 ohm
• Beyer Dynamic DT990 600 ohm
• HiFiMan HE-560
• Sennheiser HD600
• Sennheiser HD700
• Grado RS-1
• Stax Nova Lambda Pro
• AudioQuest NightHawk
• Ultimate Ears IN Ear Reference Monitors
• Ultimate Ears Reference Remastered
• Westone ES-6
• Westone W-60
• Jerry Harvey Laylas
• Astell & Kern AK8iE
• Etymotic ER-4
Portable Players:
• Astell & Kern AK100
• Astell & Kern AKjr
• Astell & Kern AK240
• Calyx M
• Sony NWZ-X2
• Questyle RP-1
• Colorfly C4
• Apple iPod Classic 160
Cables and Accessories:
• Wireworld USB cable
• Wireworld Eclipse 7 interconnect
• Kimber KCAG cable
• PS Audio Power Plant Premier
• PS Audio Quintet, Dectet, and Octet
• AudioQuest CV 4.2 speaker cable
• AudioQuest Colorado interconnect
• Cardas Clear interconnect
• Crystal Cable Piccolo interconnect
• Audience 24 Se speaker cable
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Dress, $850, Carven; barneys.com.
Shoes, $540, Carven; barneys.com.
"The idea behind the relaunch of Carven was not to spend too much time studying the archives, but to imagine what Carven would smell like if it were a perfume. I wanted Carven's rebirth to be modern, spontaneous, and chic. For the first resort collection, we wanted a lot of freshness and a calming color range. Switzerland really provided this — the sky, the landscapes, and the flowers."
Skirt, $340, Carven; barneys.com.
Jacket, $560, Carven; carven.fr for stores.
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