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A school headmaster in the northern city of Tripoli died as he was trying to break up a clash between students [2], the state-run National News Agency reported on Saturday.
"Farouq Kardofaki, a headmaster at the Beddawi Public School for Boys [3], died after he was beaten up with a sharp object on the chest," the NNA detailed.
The same source explained that Kardofaki was trying to break up a clash between student.
However, LBCI television [4] said the headmaster has died of heart attack.
Kardofaki was transferred to the Tripoli Public Hospital, but he was pronounced dead shortly after.
The school dismissed classes and closed its doors following the incident, as a tensed atmosphere prevailed in the region.
"Security forces opened a probe in the case to uncover the circumstances that lead to the headmaster's death," the NNA said.
While media outlets are used to covering stories about violence against students at schools in Lebanon, Saturday's event represents a first of a kind case when a headmaster falls victims to such activities.
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The Cavaliers' season ends on April 13 with a home game against Washington.
It seems as if it can't come soon enough for many of the players. Judging by their recent play, many of the players might have packed it in for the season.
The Cavs (12-53) have lost six of their last seven games, including four in a row, heading into their three-game West Coast trip that starts in Sacramento on Wednesday.
"That could be a real possibility," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "I hope they're not thinking that way. We have to figure out a way to keep these guys motivated.
"I hope they are not looking at the schedule and thinking, 'April (13), the season is over, and we can take a deep breath and enjoy our summer.' We have so many young guys. I wouldn't put that past them."
The Cavs have 17 games left in the season. At first glance, many observers might think there's nothing to play for in the final 17 games. Scott vehemently disagrees with that line of thinking.
"They still have a lot to prove, not only to me, (but to) the coaching staff, our GM and our owner," Scott said. "People around the league are watching, too."
Not only are many of these players fighting for roster spots with the Cavs next year, many of them still have to prove they are NBA players.
In addition, the Cavs have four draft picks in the upcoming draft. One would think at least three of them will be on next year's roster. They also have a traded player exception they could use to acquire another player.
Add a player or two in free agency, and they could turn over half the roster from this year's team. Of course, on a team that's going to struggle to win 15 games, maybe you want to gut the roster.
"There's a good chance there's going to be a big turnover next year," Scott said. "You want to make a good showing."
Scott was furious after the Oklahoma City game on Sunday, when the Thunder just did whatever they wanted to do on the court. The Cavs just got out of the way at times.
"When you're out there playing, it's still competition," he said. "You can't sit back and allow guys to beat you up. It doesn't sit well with me. You have to have some fire in your belly."
Scott said the Cavs have regressed in the last week, and that really bothers him.
"We discussed that this morning as coaches," he said. "We've regressed instead of progressed. We've taken a few steps back, and that's very frustrating to me and all of our coaches and, hopefully, for the players as well. We have to get back to the point where we're taking small steps forward instead of taking steps backward. That can't happen."
Forward/center J.J. Hickson said the Cavs might have shown signs of quitting, but he doesn't think that's the case.
"I can see exactly why (Scott) feels that way just looking at the film," Hickson said. "I can't fault him for that. That's what it looks like, but that's not the case."
Hickson said the Cavs' lack of defense and lack of competing doesn't look good.
"In a lot of games we have that defeated look, and the body language shows it," he said.
Jamison is back
Forward Antawn Jamison, who has been away from the Cavs since having surgery on his left pinky on Feb. 28, has returned to the team.
The Cavs expected him to hang around for the rest of the season. He's also going on the road trip with the Cavs.
"We need him around," Scott said.
The coach said Jamison is important to the Cavs because he's not afraid to speak up.
"Antawn did a great job of that, policing guys," Scott said. "He's a spokesman in the locker room. In our meeting going over the film, he spoke (on Monday), which is important. The guys respect him and he's been successful in this league."
Quick shots
-- If the Cavs want to get their hands on North Carolina small forward Harrison Barnes, they might have to use their own first-round pick. He might not be on the board with their second first-rounder, which comes from the Clippers.
-- Scott exchanged texts with guard Baron Davis after Sunday's game.
"He watched it, and he wasn't happy with the way we played," Scott said. "I texted him back and said, 'Neither was I.' "
Scott said he got the indication Davis would rejoin the team in Portland on Thursday.
-- Center Semih Erden, who has missed the last three games with a strained groin, is listed as doubtful for the Kings on Wednesday.

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Broke my 8 wt and got a 2 wt
After returning my broken 8 wt (brok while on the New River in WV last month) I decided to get something I'd use a lot more. I use the 8 wt for big bass and saltwater flies. I do that about three times a year. Caught 3 pound smallies on the 4 wt without putting them on the reel so I don't need another bass rod untill net year when I go to WV or the OBX again.
Ended up with a 6'6" 2 wt TFO.
Nice rod and casts very well for something that short! Can't wait to get to a trout streem, but have used it for gills and sunfish and chubs already. Lots of fun.
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twospots: Sounds like you will have lots of fun with the new 2 wt rod. You should be able to get into some pretty small streams with that setup. Be sure to post your fishing reports once you have some on stream experience, we would like to hear what you think of the new rod after you have had a chance to handle some fish with it.
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I've "handled" about 30 sunfish with it and a few creek chubs. It honestly is about the same as my 4 wt in "feel" to be honest... I have not targeted anything larger and only plan on using it for small browns and to take on trips for brookies in tiny streams. I'll probably use it around here for gills a lot. If I happen to get a bass i'll let you know...
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One of the best lines I´ve read in a long time: Dr. Le Pileur, working during World War I and remarking on the fact that after traumatic injuries the second biggest health issue was rampant syphilis, "Without a doubt, it would be better to be chaste, but chastity is like peace; we always talk about it and we don't often keep it." If only I were a French doctor I could be so eloquent.
Other awesome things present in my life this week:
A Single Man- every frame of this movie is like a perfume ad (the non CK heroin-addled kind). It´s also refreshingly upfront about gay sexuality (neither of these things are surprising given that Tom Ford is the director)
That Cee Lo song (be warned that profanity is unavoidably implied in clicking that link) that everyone else in the world seems to heard of before me, but what can I say, I'm a little late to the table these days
More importantly, and most likely far longer lasting, Your Precious Love by Tammi Terrel and Marvin Gaye
Not so awesome? Obama giving George H. W. Bush the Medal of Freedom. Really? Really?
But I digress.
The very best "Save the Date" card in the probably not so very long history of "Save the Date" cards from a college friend (proof that those 4 years of liberal arts education wan´t for nothing)
Also, delicious bok choy, at my brother Max´s request.
Bok Choy with Spicy Peanuts
adapted from Deborah Madison´s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
3 Tbsp. raw unsalted peanuts
2 tsp. sesame oil
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 1/2 lbs. bok choy, stems removed from leaves and chopped into 1-in. pieces (leaves remain whole)
2 Tbsp. peanut or vegetable oil (I use sunflower)
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
4 tsp. minced ginger
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. cornstarch mixed with 3 Tbsp. water
In a wok or a skillet, fry peanuts in the sesame oil over medium-low until golden (be careful not to let them burn, which can happen very quickly). Remove them from the pan and chop them with the pepper flakes and a big pinch salt.
Turn the heat up as high as possible and add the peanut/vegetable oil, swirling it once around the sides of the pan. When the oil is hot, throw in the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 1 min. (don´t let them burn). Add in the bok choy and a big pinch of salt and stir-fry until the leaves are wilted. Add in the soy sauce and the cornstarch mixture and stir-fry a bit more until the leaves are shiny and glazed, 1-2 min. Toss in the chopped peanuts and a drizzle of sesame oil, and serve hot.


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The Camden Royals AAU youth basketball team is hosting a tournament from April 10-12 at the Bishopville Recreation Department.
Monday: Camden at Irmo (G – 4 p.m.); Camden Military Academy at Lugoff-Elgin (G – 4 p.m.); Lugoff-Elgin at North Central (TEN – 5 p.m.); Hartsville at Camden (BB – 6:30 p.m.); West Florence at Lugoff-Elgin (GSOC – 7 p.m.); Camden Military Academy at Ben Lippen (BB – 7 p.m.)
Sophomore forward Gracie Hill scored both goals before host Lugoff-Elgin withstood a late-game Camden rally to take a 2-1 victory in the first of two girls' soccer matches to be played between the two rivals on Tuesday night at Lugoff-Elgin Stadium.
After finishing third in his first appearance in the South Carolina High School League state individual wrestling championship last year, North Central Mason Gomez moved up one spot in last weekend's event held in Anderson.
The Kershaw County Parks and Recreation Department will hold an umpire certification clinic for those persons interested in working Dixie Boys baseball games.
No snow on Thursday meant pre-season baseball tournament games will be played on Saturday and, in the case of Camden High, possibly, Sunday as well.
And then there were four.
Six middle school and a pair of elementary school students from West Wateree schools took home top four finishes from the Skyway Youth Wrestling Tournament held at Berkeley High School on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Tickets for Saturday evening's West Wateree Chapter of Ducks Unlimited their annual banquet at 833 South Broad Street (the old Coca-Cola building) in downtown Camden are sold out.
The Kershaw County Parks and Recreation Department will hold a pair of umpire certification clinics for those seeking to work Dixie Youth and/or Dixie Boys baseball games this spring and summer.
The Kershaw County Parks and Recreation Department will hold a pair of umpire certification clinics for those individuals seeking to work Dixie Youth and/or Dixie Boys and Dixie Majors baseball games this spring and summer.
The Lugoff-Elgin Middle School wrestling team capped off its 2014-15 season by successfully defending its championship in the second annual West Wateree Athletic Conference Tournament which was held Saturday at L-EMS.
Camden Middle School's Javonte Salmond and Lugoff-Elgin Middle School's Brandon Lankford returned home from Saturday's Carolina Invitational wrestling tournament with championships medals in the 131- and 285-pound weight divisions, respectively.
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The Historic Camden Foundation will host the inaugural Revolutionary Run Half Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 23 at Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site.
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It's been a year since Carmel joined many other coastal communities to ban single-use plastic carryout bags.
And the results, according to the advocacy group Save Our Shores, haven't been as effective in Carmel as in jurisdictions that also imposed a fee on paper bags distributed by retailers.
The Carmel City Council on Tuesday will receive a one-year status report it had asked for when it passed the measure that took effect in February 2013.
Because of controversy over the paper bag fee, Carmel ultimately dropped the idea. But a council report says overall compliance on the plastic bag ban has been very good, with few complaints of non-compliance.
"Members from Save Our Shores have collected data on the effectiveness of the ordinance to encourage use of reusable bags and have expressed a desire for the City Council to revisit the per-bag fee component," the report says.
An analysis of Carmel shoppers before and after the ban shows mixed results.
After the plastic bag ban, the group tallied 366 shoppers using single-use bags compared with 377 before the ban. Only 26 percent used reusable bags or no bags, down from 29 percent before the ban.
Brad Hunt, program manager for Save Our Shores, said in an email to Carmel that in cities where there is a 25-cent fee for single-use bags, nearly 90 percent of shoppers use no bags or reusable bags.
A pending bill in the state Legislature would impose a 10-cent fee per bag, but would allow local measures adopted before this September to remain in effect.
Also Tuesday, the Carmel council will consider:
· Approving a contract for $180,000 with Burghardt+Dore for destination marketing services and a $55,000 contract with Richard Tavener for destination marketing and event coordination.
· Putting $20,000 from the Forest Theater reserves toward initial planning for the theater's renovation. Another proposed budget change would provide $20,000 for part-time assistance in the city library.
A council report says the city expects to receive at least $20,000 more in hotel room taxes than expected in the current 2013-14 budget.
· Approving a job description and salary range for the city clerk position. The job is now being done by an interim clerk. The proposed salary range is $98,232 to $119,388. A council report says the proposed pay schedule "reflects the market compensation."
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·When: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
·Where: City Hall, Monte Verde Street between Ocean and Seventh avenues
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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (Sep. 5)
Spokesmen for the American, British and Soviet delegations declined today to comment on widely-circulated reports that they were meeting here in behind-the-scenes efforts to secure big power agreement on a resolution for an Arab-Israeli settlement in the Middle East.
A final meeting of the fifth emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly is to be held before the opening of the annual session of the Assembly on Sept. 19 and it is expected that strong efforts will then be made to produce an agreed resolution.
The tri-power talks were said to be based on the American-Soviet agreement reached between Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Ambassador Arthur Goldberg at the conclusion of the last emergency meeting of the Assembly — an agreement that the Arab states summarily rejected.
(As Foreign Minister Gromyko of the Soviet Union and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Raid opened talks today, Pravda, official organ of the Communist Party, advised militant Arabs that a new war with Israel was not "the only way out" of their troubles.)
The Syrian Government, in a letter today to Secretary-General U Thant, accused Israel of blocking the return of Syrian refugees to their homes in territory now occupied by Israel. The Syrians asserted that Israel had rejected efforts by the International Red Cross to secure the return home of "these innocent civilians expelled by force by the Israeli invaders." The letter said the Syrian refugees numbered 110.000 and denounced Israeli attempts "to exploit their sufferings."


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Forecast Music
Eric Schwartz's music for the silent film Classic Nosferatu is a juxtaposition of a variety of elements: the spooky sounds of a horror film score, the edgy, sophisticated unpredictability of contemporary chamber music, and the post-modern wackiness of experimental theater. In an ode to the long-standing tradition of silent film, the score, played by five musicians with additional electronics, is performed as live accompaniment alongside screenings of the film. However, this score acts not simply as audio wallpaper, but as living, breathing, and occasionally screaming commentary on the action on screen, the silent film tradition, and the entire horror genre. Schwartz's Nosferatu is as much a multi-media event as it is a film screening, and provides an entirely new perspective on a wonderful old film. This Nosferatu truly is A Symphony of Horrors.
" ...very,
very effective. The luxury of having some of our state's
finest musicians playing in the "pit" for this show made it
special enough to linger in the memory. – John Lambert,
Classical Voice NC 10/31/2010
Pictured Artists include: Eric Schwartz, composer; Michael Burns, bassoon; Carla Copeland-Burns, flute; John R. Beck, percussion
Also: James Douglass, keyboard; Suzanne Rousso, viola
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JOHN R. BECK, percussion, has been a member of the faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts since 1998, and is a performer with the Winston-Salem and Greensboro Symphony orchestras, Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the Philidor Percussion Group. He is a former member of the United States Marine Band and for 10 years performed regularly with the National and Baltimore Symphonies, Washington and Baltimore Operas, and the Theater Chamber Players of the Kennedy Center. Beck has toured the United States as a xylophone soloist with the Jack Daniel's Silver Cornet Band, Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the New Sousa Band. He has served on the PAS Education Committee, Board of Directors, NC Chapter President, and has presented clinics at state Days of Percussion, PASIC, Midwest, and MENC events. As an educator Beck has also served on the faculties of the Universities of Utah, Colorado, Nevada - Las Vegas, North Carolina - Greensboro, and Florida State. His CD "Shared Spaces" is on the Equilibrium label, and in 2000 his educational video "Ensemble Techniques and Musicianship for Percussionists" was distributed free to all high schools in North Carolina through a state Arts Council Grant. http://faculty.uncsa.edu/music/beck/
MICHAEL BURNS, bassoon, is the bassoon professor at the University of NC at Greensboro and a Yamaha Performing Artist. His first solo CD Primavera: Music for Bassoon and Piano by Bassoonists was released on the Mark Masters label in 2009 to critical acclaim. He holds the BM degree from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, the MM from the New England Conservatory, and the DMA from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has performed in numerous professional orchestras including the Cincinnati and the New Zealand Symphonies and played Principal in the Midland/Odessa, Richmond and Abilene Symphonies and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Currently Burns plays principal with the Asheville Symphony, North Carolina Ballet and North Carolina Opera as well as performing frequently with the North Carolina and Greensboro Symphony Orchestras. Prior to UNCG he taught at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory, Indiana State University, and Midland College. He remains active as a solo and chamber performer with numerous recitals and master classes throughout North America, Germany, China and the South Pacific, he is bassoonist in the EastWind Ensemble, the Blue Mountain Ensemble, and the Cascade Quintet. Burns has recorded for the Centaur, CAP, Telarc, EMI, Klavier, and Mark labels. He is also an active composer with many of his pieces being published by TrevCo Music and frequently performed. He is archivist for the International Double Reed Society and was co-host for the IDRS 2003 Conference in Greensboro, NC. For more information please visit: www.michaelburnsbassoon.com
CARLA COPELAND-BURNS, flute, currently enjoys an active freelancing career with several ensembles including the North Carolina Symphony, North Carolina Opera, and the Carolina Ballet among others. She has performed over 300 concerts with the North Carolina Symphony, including numerous appearances as Principal flute. Since 1995 Burns has served as Piccoloist for the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Principal Flute in the Salisbury Symphony, and in the ongoing chamber ensembles Blue Mountain (flute/bassoon) and the Cascade Wind Quintet, a North Carolina Arts Council Touring Roster Ensemble. Burns currently teaches flute at Radford University in Virginia and coaches chamber music at the Chapel Hill Chamber Music Workshop held at the University of North Carolina. She previously served as Principal flute in the Midland-Odessa Symphony and on the faculties of Indiana State University, Mars Hill College, and the Cincinnati-College Conservatory Preparatory Division. Burns holds the Bachelor of Music with Honors from Florida State University, the Master of Music in Flute Performance from the New England Conservatory, and was a Doctoral Candidate in Flute Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) when she joined the Midland-Odessa Symphony as Principal Flute. Burns has recorded with ensembles on the Albany, Centaur, and Klavier labels and has been heard on several editions of NPR's Performance Today. Her mentors include Nadine Asin, Jack Wellbaum, Carol Wincenc, Lois Schaefer, Charles DeLaney and Stephen Preston. www.carlacopelandburns.com
JAMES DOUGLASS, keyboard, is assistant professor of collaborative piano and auditions coordinator for the Accompanying and Chamber Music degree program at UNC-Greensboro. He has been involved in diverse genres including chamber music, vocal arts, opera, choral arts, symphonic repertoire, jazz, cabaret, and musical theater. He received the BM and MM in piano performance from the University of Alabama and the DMA in collaborative piano from the University of Southern California where he was a student of Dr. Alan L. Smith; additional studies were with collaborative pianists Anne Epperson and Martin Katz. While at USC he received a Koldofsky Fellowship and the Outstanding Keyboard Collaborative Arts award. Douglass has served on the faculties of Mississippi College, Occidental College LA, USC, and Middle Tennessee State University where he was coordinator of the collaborative piano degree program. In 2003 he began teaching in the summer study program AIMS (American Institute of Musical Studies) in Graz, Austria as the instructor of collaborative piano and a coach in the lieder program with Harold Heiberg. Performances as a collaborative pianist have included recitals and television/radio broadcasts across the United States and in Europe (France, Germany, Austria, Hungary); in master classes given by artists Dawn Upshaw, Carol Vaness, Vladimir Chernov, Norman Luboff, Paul Salamunovich, Natalie Hinderas, Leon Bates. Douglass is an active clinician and a recording with soprano Hope Koehler of John Jacob Niles songs was released on the Albany label in 2008.
SUZANNE ROUSSO, viola, was trained at the Curtis Institute of Music, The Eastman School and New England Conservatory earning a Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in viola performance. Some of her teachers included Eugene Becker, Max Aronoff, Heidi Castleman and Walter Trampler. From 1989-2001 Ms. Rousso was principal violist of the Greensboro Symphony and performed regularly with the North Carolina Symphony. Additionally she was a faculty member and performer at Eastern Music Festival where she also served as personnel manager. Ms Rousso was appointed Director of Education for the North Carolina Symphony in May 1999. In late 2006, she was appointed Director of Operations and Education of the Portland (Maine) Symphony and also performed as a member of the Vermont Symphony, PortOpera, Opera Boston and the Portland Chamber Orchestra. She returned from Maine to North Carolina in the summer of 2008 to become the Artistic Director of the Mallarmé Chamber Players. She is also an active free-lance player in the Triangle area, performing with groups like the Carolina Ballet, Opera Company of NC, Choral Society of Durham and the NC Symphony. She has recently become Vice President of the Board for the American Federation of Musicians, Local 500. http://www.mallarmemusic.org/
ERIC SCHWARTZ, composer. Eric Schwartz studied composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music, New York University, and both the Interlochen and Aspen Summer Music Festivals. Past teachers have included Margaret Brouwer, Donald Erb, George Tsontakis, and Randy Woolf. Primarily interested in a synthesis of musical archetypes, Schwartz is always at work on a variety of genre bending projects. Formative influences include an amalgamation of the glam metal of the late 80′s, and the baroque intellectualism of Arnold Schoenberg. His music has been performed on five continents, at venues ranging from Merkin Concert Hall in NYC and the BMW Edge Theatre in Melbourne, Australia to universities, coffee shops, gas stations, and bars of all shapes and sizes. He has received awards and grants from Meet the Composer, ASCAP, The Society for New Music, The Puffin Foundation, The Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and The Ohio Federation of College Music Clubs. Schwartz has served on the faculties of New York University, Hunter College, the Lucy Moses Music School, and most recently the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and is the artistic director of the Winston-Salem, NC based experimental music group Forecast Music. He was formerly a Resident Composer for the Los Angeles based Tonoi contemporary music ensemble, the Minnesota based Renegade Ensemble, and NYC's Vox Novus. His debut CD 24 Ways of Looking at a Piano, named one of the top classical CDs of 2005 by All Music Guide, is available from Centaur Records. His second solo album, OYOU will be available from CD Baby in 2011. His music is also available on Signum Classics, Capstone Records, Trace Label, and a host of others, and is published by Staunch Music (UK) and Lovebird Music (US). Following a wonderful, rewarding decade in NYC, Schwartz has recently taken a position at the University of North Carolina School for the Arts. He and his wife, graphic designer Erin Raines, are now living in lovely Winston-Salem, NC. www.ericschwartzcomposer.com


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LONDON (May. 21)
The British Government made it clear during the weekend that it does not intend to ratify in the near future the international genocide pact which outlaws mass extermination of a people. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kenneth Younger told the House of Commons that while Britain supported the U.N. genocide pact, its ratification would involve alterations of existing national legislation affecting the right to grant asylum.
One of the articles of the genocide convention stipulates that no country can refuse to surrender a person accused of genocide on the grounds that it was a political crime. There had been cases recently when Britain was not prepared to give up political refugees who were granted asylum in England. The Minister of State pointed out that similar difficulties are being experienced by other nations on the ratification of the genocide convention. This, he said, is the chief reason why so few nations have ratified the convention.
Barnett Janner, Jewish Laborite M.P., insisted that the British Government should ratify the genocide convention immediately. He emphasized that there was very ample reason for urgency and referred especially to the recrudescence of anti-Semitism in Germany. He pointed out that even in Britain there are some persons who advocate a policy which would lead "to another Belsen and Buchenwald."
Mr. Younger said that the government was consulting the United Nations and other parties, including nations which had ratified the convention. He added that the Soviet decision to ratify the genocide convention with reservations also makes it difficult for Britain to ratify the convention immediately, since the Soviet stand raises "difficult questions of international law." He asked Mr. Janner to be patient.


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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (Nov. 8)
Increase of next year's budget for care and rehabilitation of Arab refugees from Palestine was suggested today in the annual report of the Advisory Commission of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
The report seemed, in some respects, milder than the two reports already submitted by the director of UNRWA, Henry R. Labouisse. The latter had indicated in his reports the need for a plebiscite among the refugees to determine whether they prefer repatriation or compensation, and to the possibility that some border rectification may be needed on the Israel-Jordan frontier. Neither of these points is mentioned explicitly in the Advisory Commission's report.


text: A new low-power, long-range version of Wi-Fi that bolsters Internet of Things (IoT) connections will be dubbed Wi-Fi HaLow, the Wi-Fi Alliance revealed today in advance of CES. Wi-Fi HaLow (pronounced HAY-Low) is based on the pending IEEE 802.11ah specification. It will be used in coming years for everything from smart homes and wearables to smart cities and connected cars where thousands of battery-operated sensors can be connected to a single Wi-Fi Access Point (AP).


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Tony Blair and George Bush have both said that they expect history to vindicate them in their decision to invade Iraq. Gordon Brown supported and funded the war and we are assured there is no rift between him and Bush over Iraq (Report, June 16). The carefully chosen guests at Brown's "informal" dinner at No 10 on Sunday night in honour of Bush's final visit as president included such eminent historians as Simon Schama, Linda Colley, David Cannadine, Martin Gilbert and Andrew Roberts. Only the latter two, historians of a conservative bent, are likely to have supported the war.
Since all these historians were clearly there in their professional capacities, possibly asked in order to confer some sort of imprimatur on the whole Iraqi adventure, it would be fascinating to know whether there was any discussion of the war and its hideous and continuing aftermath, whether any of them had the courage to confront Bush and Brown - in the nicest possible way, of course, this being an informal and relaxed occasion - or whether, in true British diplomatic fashion, they talked about the weather. I cannot imagine Rupert Murdoch, another of the guests, biting his tongue - but then he's Australian/American, not British. Perhaps the Guardian could invite Simon Schama to write a piece on "My night at No 10" and spill the beans?
Susan Loppert


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How long can it take to build from a Slackbuild?
So I have been building QT on my netbook from a slackbuild found here:
and it has been compiling for over two hours now. I'm just wondering how long it is going to take. I'm sitting here babysitting the computer and hitting the touchpad every so often because I'm afraid if I leave it alone it will go to sleep or something and mess things up. This is the first time I've ever used slackbuilds. Thanks.
Qt takes about an hour on a very state-of-the-art desktop machine.
Thank you. As long as it gets done today I'm good.
Edit: It finally got done last night at around 9:30. Seven hours. Whew!
Miranden, you can use the pre-compiled packages if you want. I use virtual machines with Slackware stock installations to build them.
kabamaru from someslack
I have old machines which take time building packages, I save the finished package to media. You only then need to build a package once, if you reinstall.
I followed the instructions, and the improvement is VAST. However, I actually liked it better the way it was when I had installed all the packages (step two), but before I did the fontconfig (step three). This is because I made some changes of my own before I messed with the infinality settings.
How can I get back to that point before I did step three? I do have the default-fontconfig.txt backup that you advised to make, so I know I should go back and re-link those files in /etc/fonts/conf.d. But what about the infinality settings that could possibly conflict? Is making those settings all that infinality is doing (meaning that it wasn't yet doing anything after I did your step two but before I did step three, and in that case I could just uninstall it), or is it doing something else to improve the fonts, which had already taken affect before I did the fontconfig step? I had already restarted the computer a bunch of times between those two steps, so it's clear.
Thank you in advance.
P.S. I don't see a way to comment on your blog, so I will tell you this here. I think this part is a typo:
./infctl.sh setstyle
./infctl.sh setstyle linux
If not, and I do remove it, what difference would it make if Infinality expected me to use Infinality's ruleset? He would not be around to complain about it. Sorry, just trying to understand. :) (Because removing the links was not the only step I took in the fontconfig step. I also applied one of Infinality's styles. I know how to get the links back, but I don't know how to get rid of the style that I applied. In order to get back to how I was at the end of step two, I would have to do both.)
Thank you!
Oh, so ok, I think I got what you're saying there. No, the fontconfig-infinality package was already there and in use when you were happy with your font rendering. Don't uninstall this, as this, along with Infinality's freetype are the two main packages you need. The reason you experienced the unwanted changes was probably the fact you set the "os style" to "linux". That wasn't an instruction from my tutorial, I just wanted to demonstrate how to use infctl.sh to try different os styles. The one that you liked, was probably the default, which is named "infinality". So to revert to the default style, execute the following:
cd /etc/fonts/infinality
Thank you again so much for this. My fonts look great now. As soon as I get the web fonts and a few more things set up, I'm going to post some screen shots on the font thread! :)
Glad it was an easy fix :) Btw, I prefer the default preset too. Plus it's the most tested.
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I was listening to the recent Bill Simmons NBA podcast and they mentioned, Worldwide Wes. I had no idea who this was so I googled him and found this GQ Article from 2 years ago entitled, Is This the Most Powerful Man in Sports?.
I had no idea he was, let alone his connections throughout the NBA and that he was in the midst at the brawl.


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Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:14 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
Can you just FEEL the clarity that is coming through the next few days?
Pluto is opposite the Sun, and both are at a right angle to Uranus in Aries
So revolutionary
So awakening
Do not downplay what is happening
Do not look for a specific deliveryman with your name on the package
Widen your view
Be patient in your assessment
Uranus is showing you the REAL you.
Don't expect a red carpet
Do expect a miracle
You are very special
This is not Mr. Rogers talking
I have no idea who is talking
But, I can feel it
It will max out the next two days as the Sun in Cancer directly gets involved
All kind of things will happen politically
So what?
What matters is what happens in your own temple
People are running scared
There's nowhere to go except deeper into your own temple
And, you not allowed to leave
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Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:51 AM
BanzaiBonnie (3,621 posts)
1. I've been feeling absolutely sluggish for the last couple of weeks
It was like moving through molasses. Yesterday, I felt like I was finally waking up.
And I'm excited at the prospect of a miracle. I search the horizon... and then go even further.
Response to BanzaiBonnie (Reply #1)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:12 PM
FirstLight (8,959 posts)
8. totally!
yesterday afternoon i felt like i had just begun to emerge from the chrysalis, still much to be done, my wings are not nearly dry...but soon
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 05:55 AM
sandyshoes17 (657 posts)
2. Thanks Ric
Feel like I'm just waking up after a week long sleep. I'm in the mood for a good miracle right now.
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 06:13 AM
OneGrassRoot (21,042 posts)
3. I believe...
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:07 AM
PinkTiger (2,496 posts)
4. Well, I am seeing the light.
Several things in my life are changing for the better, and I'm getting stronger and more self-sufficient. One thing that is changing is, I'm starting to stand up for myself and I'm no longer looking for other people to help me survive. I'm going to be OK. And that is something I can control.
Response to PinkTiger (Reply #4)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:01 PM
Proud_Lefty (1,553 posts)
13. Yay!!!!
So happy to hear this, PT!
Response to PinkTiger (Reply #4)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 05:32 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
14. That's precisely what
Uranus in Aries is doing... good for you!
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:55 AM
noel711 (2,185 posts)
5. Rick you are a genius...
As per SCOTUS ruling...
Hell has official frozen over...
Response to noel711 (Reply #5)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 11:09 AM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
Response to noel711 (Reply #5)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:52 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
11. The planets control
Hell and SCOTUS
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 11:08 AM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
I used this music in a Laughter class! Oh Yeah!
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:19 PM
FirstLight (8,959 posts)
9. wow
"There's nowhere to go except deeper into your own temple
And, you not allowed to leave "
I will definitely be meditating on this aspect thru this period. Monday -yesterday afternoon felt like a cosmic layover. I have slept more in the past four days than I can justify... but all of a sudden, i ""woke up" about 3 or 4 yesterday (just sitting here and all of a sudden my synapses were firing)
... and have still been moving forward more this morning than all week combined...
It's not hurried or rushed, just getting shit done, and not feeling whiny about it
feeling like i am getting a grip
like i *can* manage all that is on my plate
like maybe it doesn't have to feel like such a trudge, that maybe it can be easier if I just shutup and do it,
like maybe it is time to stop being a slacker and make some hay while the sun shines
yes, thank the gods for the cosmic wind-shifts
I know it will turn again and there will be times it blows from the direction of angst, fear, or whatnot
but i am grateful for some summer breeze, blowing out the layer of crud and opening us to a clearer view
thanks rick, for filling us in on these shifts!
Response to FirstLight (Reply #9)
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 10:19 PM
Melissa G (10,170 posts)
62. Exactly my experience
Was sluggish; now clear and raring to go- full speed ahead!
What's even better is that I am not reaching for it. It is all just coming to me.
And more to the point, I'm allowing it all to flow.
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:49 PM
findrskeep (713 posts)
10. Thank Goddess!
This last wave of energy has been INTENSE!
Response to findrskeep (Reply #10)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:53 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
12. Much more intense
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #12)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:30 PM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
19. For myself, I will watch the fireworks...with glee..
But my Scorpio daughter is just cranked up intense! WHoosh! Talking loud, back talk and cussing! WHew!
Response to kimmerspixelated (Reply #19)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 11:11 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
22. it's all exact
in a few minutes
8 Aries
8 Cancer
8 Capricorn
unheard of
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #22)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 11:24 PM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
23. Not only that
your post was at 11:11......
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #22)
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 10:33 PM
Melissa G (10,170 posts)
63. Thanks for posting
Almost on top of my Sun and really activating my Neptune. Lovely.
Was reading this part about Neptune and just received a much needed revelation:
Jesus, a Neptunian master, said, He who loses himself [the personality] shall find himself [the spirit]. Neptunes house position in your chart shows where you are being asked to sacrifice something personal and emotional, so that you can feel a larger part of what it is to be human, or to identify with more of life or humanity. You may also be involved with illusion or deception in that house, or feel like youre operating under some obligation. This is a good place to use Virgo to discriminate between whats real and whats illusory. The final attainment of the last sign is universal love. Then sacrifice is joy and there is no suffering, as there is no personal self left to suffer.
Thanks for the thread! The more I look at those 8's the more I see activated in my natal chart.
Response to kimmerspixelated (Reply #19)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:43 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
28. Plug her in somewhere near the sink
and you can watch use the garbage disposal run free of charge
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #28)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:33 PM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
39. Heh, well she was just a little less intense today...
But ME! I was on fire! Well, yeah it was really hot today, but
my true soul and wits were pouring out and folks were responding positively.I could see I was helping effectively. I was so IN the moments of my best self!
And really I can't describe this properly...but
I felt golden, powerful and important.
Not in a narcissistic way, but in a SEE, you can DO this, afterall kind of way.
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 06:12 PM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
15. I have really been enjoying
the ...Hey, this is you field of energy surrounding my Kimmers-ness, and the feeling, the real hope that I can make a living or something close to that with my brand of joy therapy. But more than that, you are spot on...I'm being shown....I'm being shown.....LOVE!
Response to kimmerspixelated (Reply #15)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 06:40 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
16. And, us Non Aries
can really appreciate what fun they get to have all the time being so much THEMSELVES... ME
Other signs only get to feel the MEness now and then, it seems
me me me
sounds like a song
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #16)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 07:11 PM
japple (6,791 posts)
17. Rick, this one's just for you...
Response to japple (Reply #17)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 08:58 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
18. That was just wonderful
I know exactly how Beaker feels at the end there. That's my normal state!
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #16)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:39 PM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
20. Yes,
I see that.. They are where it's at....Sometimes it feels lonely at or near the end of evolvement..
Response to kimmerspixelated (Reply #20)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 11:10 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
21. it's very difficult to discuss
it's not really evolvement, but I know exactly what you mean
I had to struggle w that for years writing the book
the early signs are non complicated, the late signs are complicated
but, most of us are a very big mixture of all kinds of things
you should meet some of the Aquarians I've met! omg
It's lonely all throughout the zodiac
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #21)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 11:27 PM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
24. I'm not so sure I actually like most of them
That I've met. Weird, huh? It certainly has made me spotlight myself, when I think that way, though.
Response to kimmerspixelated (Reply #24)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 09:46 AM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
25. Okay, the one thing I must add, is that
two that come to mind were/are also alcoholics...it DOES make a diff..
Response to kimmerspixelated (Reply #25)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:44 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
29. That's almost always
a Neptune or Pisces problem, not always tho
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 12:29 PM
solara (3,003 posts)
26. Something must be wrong with me
I am not feeling all the joy that others seem to be feeling. I feel the calm quiet of waiting . But I do not know what I am waiting for or why I feel so quiet.
I am widening my view and letting go of old patterns as I can but the change I am expecting, if it is happening at all, is very subtle.
I am not being The Watcher either, though the vibe is kind of like that. I will just keep tuning in here, hopefully to find more insight, which is eluding me at the moment
Response to solara (Reply #26)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:38 PM
southerncrone (5,297 posts)
27. Same here, solara......
I'm delighted for others, but feel like I'm on the outside observing others live their lives while I'm in some sort of holding pattern. Almost an immobilized feeling. Definitely know I'm at a crossroad, but not having a clue where to go from here. I think I must be in limbo.
Response to southerncrone (Reply #27)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:53 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
31. I studied your chart
I don't see limbo, I don't see observer.
I see stuck.
Stuck = holding on (IMHO)
Your chart is very Saturnian. I think that now PL is speaking so LOUDLY that it forcing your
passions to the surface and scaring the bejesus out of your SAFE Saturn which ain't safe at all.
That's the issue here. Releasing pseudo safety.
trust your passions
You CAN trust your passions.
As with my reply to Solara, it's got me so shaken up and I think others too. Give it a few days.
A Tsquare from PL to Uranus in Aries reallys shakes up things. Think of it like this:
You get in a freakin HOT ROD AND START THE ENGINE! It vibrates like Charo and then when you put her in gear
boom it knocks and creaks and scares the crap out of you.
Let it idle for a few days and I guarantee it will be more manageable, more like dancing with Audrey Hepburn instead.
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #31)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 10:49 PM
southerncrone (5,297 posts)
43. Thanks, Ric.
The problem for months now, has been I have NO passion. Imagine....a passionless Scorpio. Thought those two words were mutually exclusive until lately. Hence, my confusion.....never experience THIS before.
Response to southerncrone (Reply #43)
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 05:56 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
51. Without passion, Scorpio dies
we must look into this, no one TOOK your passion
we must talk
we'll figure it out
Response to southerncrone (Reply #27)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:55 PM
solara (3,003 posts)
32. Wow, that is it exactly!
You absolutely nailed the feeling I've been experiencing too.. so these feelings must be a part of the entire spectrum.. I guess we just keep holding until the direction reveals itself.
It is good to know that we are not alone in this.
Thanks for posting
Response to solara (Reply #32)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:28 PM
solara (3,003 posts)
37. Also, I need to add,
that for the last few days I have felt as if have taken a handful of sleeping pills.. I can barely keep my eyes open while at the same time I am reading about how energized people are feeling....
Response to solara (Reply #32)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 10:42 PM
southerncrone (5,297 posts)
42. (((solara)))
Kindred spirits. Yes, I feel like it's hurry up & wait. Rick is right....I'm stuck. Not to mention confused.
Thank YOU for posting!
Response to southerncrone (Reply #27)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 09:10 PM
sandyshoes17 (657 posts)
40. Me too
I came awake after a week long sleep only to be confronted with what put me there to begin with. I cried all day yesterday, I felt like I was compromising on so many levels and it didn't feel good. I felt the same way this morning SC, but it got easier today. I was in a holding pattern for so long and than bamm!!, I got confronted with someone with an extremely large ego, who kept pulling me into a game. I thought I was above it, but my ego got involved and it got real ugly. Made me question everything I've been working on for the past 5 yrs. I feel like I'm getting back to normal, maybe it was one last test of letting go. It really knocked me for a loop.
Response to sandyshoes17 (Reply #40)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 11:23 PM
southerncrone (5,297 posts)
44. ss17, I hope this was your last big test & "normal" can return for you.
I have felt like crying the last few days, but have resisted because I don't want to have to "explain why", since I can't...don't really know why. Less emotional, engineering hubby cannot relate & gets angry when someone cries. (It goes back to his mother who used emotion to manipulate.) Just don't want to upset the apple cart for what seems like no reason, especially since we are stuck (hmmmm...there's Ric's word) here together now 24/7 . The relentless heatwave we are experiencing makes one want to stay in for both comfort & safety. As I type this it makes me wonder if these factors might be what leads to Ric's predicted big change....may have to confront each other! That will make me question everything for the past 33 yrs. Actually I've lately questioned EVERY aspect of my life for the last 4 decades! Compromising could be my middle name....been doing it all my life. Not sure I'm in any shape to be knocked for a loop right now. But we really don't get a choice in that, do we?
How long was your "holding pattern"?
Response to southerncrone (Reply #44)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 11:35 PM
sandyshoes17 (657 posts)
45. Thanks SC
MY holding pattern has been for close to 8 yrs now. Its hard and I always look forward to your words of wisdom. I consider you a mentor, and have always loved hearing your words of wisdom. Thank you for all you do.
Response to sandyshoes17 (Reply #45)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 11:46 PM
southerncrone (5,297 posts)
46. What a sweet comment!
I contend that we are all each other's mentors. Wisdom is all around us, sometimes we just need someone or something to call our attention to it, or triggering something in us. You just mentored me w/your earlier post. We are truly all in this together.
My holding pattern has been about a yr now....I think it is hard.....much harder than having direction...even "wrong" direction.
Response to southerncrone (Reply #46)
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 01:14 AM
sandyshoes17 (657 posts)
48. So true
We're all here for each other, but you do resonate with me.
Response to solara (Reply #26)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:47 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
30. There's nothing wrong with you (that I know of)
You MARS is being absolutely bombarded right now. I think your body senses this and is just temporarily shutting down
to protect it until it makes sense to you, and you can proceeed.
That's all; it means you are in the midst of designing HUGE AGGRESSIVE CHANGE for yourself, and since you may have put it
off for a long time, it backs and then you get a Mike Tyson 1-2 punch when it all arrives at once as it did yesterday and today.
Just let it be and breath, it will become manageable very soon, my 2 cents from your chart.
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #30)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:31 PM
solara (3,003 posts)
38. I get this.. makes sense to me wow
Glad to be alive and somewhat aware during these wonderful experiences
Thank you once again for being such a wonderful and approachable Herald
Response to solara (Reply #38)
Thu Jul 5, 2012, 06:24 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
59. My name
is not HAROLD! lol
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #59)
Thu Jul 5, 2012, 10:22 PM
solara (3,003 posts)
60. *groan*
Of course, you are right
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #30)
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 03:12 AM
solara (3,003 posts)
58. I'm so tired
and nothing has come to me... am I blocking it? Am I on the wrong side of the river?
I have been doing my best to let go of the past, to forgive myself and all with whom I have
experienced. I am grateful for all that I have, but I am feeling, well, not too much of anything at all. Except maybe some sadness.
I wanna go the party
Response to solara (Reply #26)
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 10:06 AM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
61. You're describing exactly as I said
Neptune would be undermining, and subtle. You have a very strong Neptune in your natal chart, so you should adapt to it well.
It's all spiritual input. Real stuff. Grace. Be open to it.
At the same time, your Mars is being hit by Pluto and Uranus, which means it's time to ACT.
No avoidance, act! That is clear.
good luck
Response to Ricochet21 (Original post)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 03:54 PM
clif12 (27 posts)
33. sounds like this should be more fun...
Kidding really - but this has been such an intense few days, especially today.
I know the planets are moving into new realms - everything seems really difficult.
I will stay with it though. For sure.
Response to clif12 (Reply #33)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 05:53 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
34. Pluto 8 degrees, Uranus 8 degrees, Sun 8 degrees
perfect triangle, TREMENDOUS pressure everywhere
I really think we all just have to let it settle, there is no dealing with any of it
let it settle
let it settle
in a few days, we'll the see the PHENOMENAL AFTERMATH of the storm that we are in the midst of right now.
No exaggerations
best wishes
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #34)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:12 PM
clif12 (27 posts)
35. Thanks
I felt better after I posted that and feel better that at least I am feeling it.
I think I will do some Billie Holiday and Joni tonight in prep for the aftermath.
Best to you too....
Response to clif12 (Reply #35)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 06:21 PM
kimmerspixelated (8,423 posts)
36. What a little Moonlight Can Do...
and You Turn Me On I'm A Radio...HAHAHA
Right up my alley.. Those are my top fav. singers!
Response to kimmerspixelated (Reply #36)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 09:20 PM
sandyshoes17 (657 posts)
41. A little Joni sounds good to me right now
Might have to dig out some old Joni, thanks for the inspiration.
Response to Ricochet21 (Reply #34)
Sun Jul 1, 2012, 02:50 PM
Trailrider1951 (1,802 posts)
52. Good grief, Rick, are you ever right on the money
My daughter has the Sun conjunct Pluto at 9 degrees Libra, completing the grand cross. On Friday, she decided she had had about enough crap from her job and quit. She used to love this job, but in the last few years they have been taken over by the bean counters, and she was pretty much their go-to person for problem restaurants. She is doing general site management, without the title and pay. They have been dangling the carrot of "You'll get the GM of the new place in Rocky Mountain City when we build it.....", but she had come to the conclusion that this was just a carrot that they had no intension of letting her have, so she quit after 10 years of helping them grow......I guess she had outgrown them.
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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 04:55 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
54. She's right on time
A VERY GOOD SIGN, that she isn't going to repress herself anymore.
INSTANTLY watch EVERYTHING will get better for her! Watch!
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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 12:33 AM
Manifestor_of_Light (20,745 posts)
47. I've felt like the stepsons were brick walls.
Had a shitfight with one posting hate speech on FB. He didn't understand and was just crushed when his father said he was nauseated by the anti Obama stuff, and I said he was "naive" and the stuff he posted was "right wing horseshit".
Well it WAS, and he has no critical thinking skills.
All I can do is walk away and not engage.
I don't plan to see them for oh, a year or so, if possible. I hate it when people diss me and don't understand what I am saying.
The facts are thus: My family's highest value was education, and critical thinking and being logical. As I have a law degree, it is terribly frustrating because these people have name calling, and no logical arguments.
Oh and I am an early Aries (March 26). Virgo rising. My dad was a Virgo and he was a lawyer. I went to law school because he was the functional adult in the family and he was my role model.
He also used to do my taxes and actually understood it!
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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 12:34 PM
magical thyme (14,881 posts)
49. perfect.
What matters is what happens in your own temple
People are running scared
There's nowhere to go except deeper into your own temple
I've known exactly where I wanted to be/do/go since last fall.
This past few days, sometimes waves of excitement, sometimes waves of fear. In between, breathing deeper, deeper into center. Trying to just let it all play out, while scrubbing my house, top to bottom.
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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 05:55 PM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
50. Good deal MT
good deal
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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 03:50 PM
Sanity Claws (16,226 posts)
53. Hey, Miracle, I've been waiting for you over here!
Come to momma!
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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 05:39 PM
OneGrassRoot (21,042 posts)
55. lol
Response to Sanity Claws (Reply #53)
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 03:19 AM
Ricochet21 (3,794 posts)
56. Just
watch your breath
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Tue Jul 3, 2012, 10:56 PM
Proud_Lefty (1,553 posts)
57. I've been absolutely exhausted
Nothing seems to help.


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Twins' shaky trip to Toronto leaves lots of room for improvement
Some bullet points and not-so-deep thoughts on a 1-2 Twins weekend in Toronto:
• My offseason-long worries about the new middle infield defensively looked legitimate as both Alexi Casilla and Tsuyoshi Nishioka made several mistakes in the field. Nishioka in particular committed two obvious errors -- booting a ground ball and making an errant throw to first base after coming in on a chopper -- and also botched a run-down situation. If nothing else, all those Twins-fed, end-of-spring articles touting Nishioka as a Gold Glove candidate seem sort of silly.
• Justin Morneau was 1-for-10 in the series, but started all three games while striking out just once and made three or four loud outs on hard-hit balls to the outfield, including a near-double caught in the left-center field gap and a near-homer hauled in at the warning track. To me, his durability and overall health remain far bigger question marks than his bat. If he's able to stay in the lineup consistently, he'll hit.
• Joe Nathan successfully converted a two-run save in his first appearance since 2009, but it wasn't pretty. He threw just 15 of 31 pitches for strikes and allowed a run on two hits and two walks, with his first out coming on a long fly ball that nearly tied the game. More importantly, as was the case throughout spring training, Nathan's velocity was way down. His slider wasn't sharp, and his fastball clocked in at 88 to 91 miles per hour compared with 93 to 95 mph pre-surgery.
• While not quite as "off" as Nathan's velocity, Francisco Liriano's fastball was a few miles per hour lower than last season and his command was a mess. He walked five versus just three strikeouts, couldn't make it out of the fifth inning, and served up two homers after allowing more than one long ball in just two of 31 starts last season. Of course, next to Carl Pavano's eight-run, three-homer Opening Day outing, Liriano's start looked downright impressive.
• Nick Blackburn's start was a gem, compared with those of Pavano and Liriano. He couldn't complete six innings, yet kept everyone but the reigning home run champ in the park and looked way more like the mid-rotation starter from 2008/2009 than the batting practice pitcher from most of last year. Blackburn did get away with some crushable pitches (at least three outs were drilled to center field), but he induced 11 ground balls and his beard was also in midseason form.
• I'll avoid criticizing Ron Gardenhire too much for trotting out his usual "getaway day" lineup in the third game of the season, since presumably he wants to establish a consistent pattern of rest for the regulars, but some lineup decisions left me shaking my head. For instance, Jason Kubel, a left-handed hitter with an awful .236/.313/.352 career line off left-handed pitchers, started both games versus a lefty while sitting out the one game against a righty.
• Kubel and Jim Thome each have no business being in the lineup regularly against lefties, yet the lack of a decent right-handed bat on the bench means at least one of them will usually be in there unless Gardenhire gives Jason Repko a rare start. However, to sit Kubel in favor of Michael Cuddyer in the one game started by a righty is just odd. Kubel's only real value is his ability to hit righties, and Cuddyer hit just .261/.319/.423 off righties from 2008 to 2010.
• While the spring training debate centered on Luke Hughes versus Matt Tolbert for the utility infielder role, Tolbert winning that job was no shock given his ability to play shortstop and the fact that Gardenhire started him there over Casilla in Game 3. However, we've already seen how Hughes could still come in plenty handy as a righty-hitting alternative to Kubel (or Thome) against lefties. Unfortunately the decision to carry seven relievers leaves no room for him.
• Denard Span's ability to bounce back offensively is a big key this season, and he looked good at the plate, going 5-for-11 with a homer and two walks while seeing a ton of pitches. Span and Danny Valencia were the only Twins to homer in the series, whereas the Blue Jays went deep seven times while out-scoring the good guys 22 to 8. Dating back to last year, Twins pitchers have now allowed 32 homers in 12 games against the Blue Jays.
• Sunday's bullpen usage was interesting, as Gardenhire turned to Jose Mijares in the sixth inning and then used Glen Perkins for the eighth frame. Not exactly the assumed lefty pecking order, and showing that much faith in Perkins is … well, let's say surprising. Also of note is that Matt Capps worked the seventh inning for the first since 2007 after Mijares had back-to-back walks leading off the frame. In general, less rigid bullpen roles are a positive, but I'm skeptical.
• New third base coach Steve Liddle made a Scott Ullger-like mistake getting Valencia thrown out at the plate in the fifth inning when holding him up would have kept the Twins in a bases-loaded, no-out situation with a 2-1 lead and the top of the lineup potentially breaking things wide open. Not every out at the plate comes from a third base coach's error and Valencia may have been safe if not for a great throw, but that's a spot where taking a risk isn't needed.
• In the first inning of Saturday's game, rookie Kyle Drabek struck out the side as Nishioka and Morneau complained about umpire Angel Hernandez's spacious strike zone. Meanwhile, amid the whiffing and moaning, Joe Mauer drew a four-pitch walk. Drabek, who was acquired from the Phillies in the Roy Halladay trade and is the 23-year-old son of former Cy Young winner Doug Drabek, threw seven one-hit innings in his fourth career start, and his cutter was nasty.
• Next up: Four games against the Yankees in New York. No big deal or anything.
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I cannot think of a better time to play the Yankees. After this rough start let's take the difficulties against the Blue Jays and use them as motivators against the Yankees.
Our starters anre on the hot seat more than anyone. We need to give the bullpen a rest.
Ending the series 2-2 would be a sucess, but a 3-1 series may be the fuel needed to get this season on tracks (much less the right ones).
I hope Nishioka will come around, a couple of the errors were bad, the booted grounder on Friday and the bad throw on Sunday to Cuddyer. I would not pin the rundown screwup on him entirely, i think Morneau threw to Nishioka too early, which allowed the runner to get past Morneau on the way back to first, setting up the mixup to Pavano. it just looked like they hadnt practiced it much ... lets hope it is just rookie jitters.
Nathan is still rusty, but to his credit he was facing the heart of a formidable extra base hitting order in the Jays who may surprise the AL East. His job was not to throw strikes and he made some good pitches that good hitters laid off but easily could have chased as they were right off the strike zone. I think Capps right now would be the more effective closer, but he didnt look overly impressive against Atlanta last week either.
Mijares is as puzzling as ever, he comes in and gets a crucial strikeout to end an inning then walks the 8 and 9 hitters in the lineup to start of the next inning.
Its a team still in transition with many parts not in working order, I hope that injuries and problems will plague Detroit and chicago and allow for an 86 win season to win the division.
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Natural disasters, be they hail storms or wildfires, are changing the insurance landscape in Colorado.
Homeowners are likely to feel the affects of the 2012 wildfire and storm season in the years ahead, just as they now are seeing the impact of past disasters, insurance officials say.
Miles from the Waldo Canyon fire burn scar in a hillside Monument neighborhood densely covered with pine trees, Bob Meeker has already begun to feel the effects of the devastating wildfire that burned hundreds of homes to the south of Hamal Drive neighborhood. In January, his insurance company, American National, canceled Meeker's homeowner's insurance after agents determined that his wildfire mitigation work — removal of all the scrub oak around the house — was not sufficient. Meeker has spent the past month shopping for companies that will insure his home.
"Maybe it's perfectly legal for what they have written in the fine print in the contract," Meeker said in early February, days before his insurance was set to expire. "All the companies from State Farm to Farmers — they are gun shy. Everybody has to do mitigation."
Like Meeker, homeowners across Colorado will feel the heat of wildfire damage this year, even if their homes and neighborhoods are far from a burn scar. In response to the burgeoning wildfire risk and resulting damage, insurance premiums will most likely continue to rise over the next couple of years, according to officials with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. Homeowners who saw spikes in premiums in early 2013 are likely seeing the after-effects of previous summers of damaging hailstorms, another natural phenomenon that makes insuring Colorado homes a risky business.
As Meeker grapples with his neighborhood's new status as a "fire hazard" zone, other El Paso County residents are waging battles against insurance companies who, they say, have denied their claims of hail, flood, or fire damage. Some have appealed to state legislators to intercede on their behalf, asking for more time to repair damage or replace destroyed items; others have given up in their struggle for settlements.
Wildfires in Colorado have affected insurance premiums for more than a decade, said Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Association.
"Even from the Hayman fire 10 years ago back in 2002, insurance companies started to examine wildfire risk, and seeing whether they could take it on," she said. "Insurance companies — the trend over the past 10 years — have been getting stricter about what properties they insure."
Whether or not homeowners like Meeker do wildfire mitigation is now a large concern for companies when people buy insurance, Walker said.
"If somebody bought it (homeowners insurance) 10 or 15 years ago, nobody would have asked that question," she added.
Changing landscape
During the 21 years that Meeker has lived outside of Monument, he said he has never filed an insurance claim; in the six or seven years that he has been insured by American National, he has never had any damage to his house.
But following the Waldo Canyon fire, which burned at least 346 homes and killed two people in June, Meeker's Hamal Drive neighborhood was seen in a different light by insurance companies. The terrain is covered in trees, some of which stand close to houses — it has the same feel as neighborhoods in Peregrine, Cheyenne Mountain area and Mountain Shadows, all of which abut forests, open spaces, or have been planted with pine trees. There are many names for such neighborhoods — red zones, wildland urban interface, hillside overlay — but all titles point to one risk: Wildfire.
Last fall, American National agents came to inspect Meeker's property. They told him to create a defensible space around his home — a 30-foot buffer between the structure and any vegetation that might catch it on fire. Meeker had firefighters from the Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire Protection District visit his home as well, and advise which plants to take out. Ultimately, the Meekers cleared away all the scrub oak surrounding the home. But they left some bigger trees, under 15 feet tall, within 10 feet of the home, which firefighters told him to keep.
American National did not respond to The Gazette's request for comment.
"The American National people came up there like three times, and they said that, 'You'd be ok'," Meeker said. Firefighters told him that with the scrub oak gone the property was well mitigated. "If a fire comes through like Mountain Shadows, what they've done is good enough for the kind of fire that they'd have to fight — a ground fire," Meeker said the firefighters told him.
But in December, the Meekers received a cancellation notice in the mail from American National: "Due to the added fire hazard presented by the density and proximity of native vegetation, your agent will assist you in determining if anything can be done to make your property insurable."
After settling hundreds of claims in Mountains Shadows and for others in the state, it is not surprising that insurance companies are raising their homeowners insurance rates and examining their clients' properties closely, said Walker. That is, after all, how homeowners insurance works, she added.
"I think the message to homeowners is — we've seen the risk play out, the most expensive, devastating wildfire in history — to make these communities safer," Walker said.
Insurance companies will look at individual homes as well consider entire neighborhoods. When Meeker was shopping around for new homeowners policies, he found that the lack of mitigation in his neighborhood drew agents' attention.
"The guy from State Farm was impressed with my mitigation," he said. "Then he said, 'You do live amongst the trees.' And the agent understands that. The bottom line is, very few houses on this street do mitigation."
But El Paso County residents like Meeker are insurable, Walker assured. Colorado has what she calls a "stable competitive market" — there are companies who will insure properties such as the Meeker's.
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Although he recognizes that American National has every right to cancel his policy, Meeker believes that the whole process was "not quite right," he said.
It is within the rights of insurance companies to raise rates or issue non-renewal notices, said Bobbie Baca, supervisor of consumer affairs at the Department of Regulatory Agencies' Division of Insurance. Colorado homes have fallen prey to risks other than wildfire; hail, flash floods, tornadoes and blizzards have influenced insurance premiums in recent years.
In the eyes of firefighters and insurance companies, living in the red zone is far riskier than living in downtown Denver, Baca added. El Paso County has one of the largest numbers of residents living in red zones — 35,000 people, or a quarter of the county's population. "The insurance companies base all of their rates off the risk that is presented," Baca said. "Then the insurance companies charge premiums that are appropriate for that risk."
Judy Brinkman, whose home on Vanreen Drive survived the Waldo Canyon fire, is one among many of her neighbors whose insurance rates went up with the passing of the old year. But in reality, most rate hikes lag by at least a year, so Brinkman's rate spike could be the result of hail storms a year ago, said Vince Plymell, a Colorado division of insurance spokesman.
"Increases this year are not necessarily reflective of last year," Plymell explained. "There is usually a year's lag in terms of that. Any sort of changes as a result of the fires could actually be coming in a year or so. That's usually the case in terms of the industry as a whole."
Call for change
While consumers might be at the mercy of the commercial needs of insurance companies, there is some need for push-back by consumers, Walker said — especially as the potential for flood and fire disaster in Colorado continues to mount. Walker has joined groups of wildfire survivors from Larimer, Boulder and El Paso counties in pushing for legislation that could change some fundamental aspects of insurance, such as deadlines for replacements and repair work, among other things.
"We have been talking to legislators. There are people pushing for some type of legislation that would address issues that emerge in diaster situations," Walker said. But movements to change insurance companies' policies must be handled carefully, Walker cautioned. "Given the current climate — increased catastrophes, rising premiums — we just need to be careful that we don't fundamentally change the way homeowners insurance works."
In other words, rising premiums and non-renewal notices are a natural part of the cycle, especially as homes become larger and more expensive, and require more money to repair, insure or replace, Walker said.
"We have a perfect storm situation. We're seeing rising premiums and increased volatility," she added. Walker said there is currently a "political push" to limit how companies adjust their rates.
Until this year, there has been little interest or support for insurance-related legislation in Colorado, said Boulder County Rep. Claire Levy. After the Four Mile Canyon fire outside of Boulder in 2010, Levy tried to introduce a bill that would give homeowners two years, not one, to replace losses or repair damages from wildfires and other disasters. The bill was killed by a straight party-line vote, Levy said — Democrats voted for it, and Republicans voted against it. This year's bill has similar provisions, which include alternatives to itemizing destroyed house contents, and will hopefully meet with more success, Levy said.
"I am pushing hard," she said on Thursday. "I am trying to put the teeth back into it, and I think that I am gong to be able to pass it because so many people were affected."
The pool of affected homeowners — whether they suffer damage from hail or fire — will most likely grow, said Walker. For the past few years, Colorado has been hit by some of the most damaging, therefore expensive, hail storms in state history, Walker added.
"You are seeing premiums increase to respond to those patterns and trends over time," she said. "We just have too many people living in high risk areas. It's a recipe for diaster and unfortunately we all end up paying for that in our insurance premiums."
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THE unidentified flying object spotted in the night sky over Maleny last week might just have been identified.
Buderim woman Lynda Inch yesterday told the Daily she suspected she knew what was seen by Glen Ellis on Wednesday.
Ms Inch, a regular stargazer, said she believed Mr Ellis might have been watching the International Space Station fly across the sky.
"I had a giggle and thought 'Oh, it's the space station again'," Ms Inch said.
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The International Space Station is the biggest, brightest object orbiting Earth, only outshone by the sun and usually the moon.
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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. I am going to be really quick, because I understand you guys have been hearing too many speeches and you're here to see the movie.
So, first of all, I want to say thanks to Jason and to Jack and Mary Frances for not only the great introduction, but also for your incredible service -- your family -- and the incredible service you've rendered to the First Lady, who could not be more thrilled about the work you've done.
I am extremely pleased to be here. I'm glad to have Disney's Roshon Fegan here. Thank you very much, Roshon, for the great work you've done. Disney's ambassador, Jennifer Mason, thank you.
I wanted to invite you all here first and foremost just to say thank you. Thank you for your service. Thank you for your dedication. And when I say thank you, it's not just to those in uniform; it's to the families as well who are also serving. We could not be more proud of you, and we are grateful because you help not only to keep us secure but also keep us free. So we're grateful for that.
The second reason I'm here is because I'm a dad. And across the country, one of the things that we've been trying to do is to stress the importance of fatherhood. We've hosted town halls; we've supported local programs. We've reached out to over 10,000 dads through our fatherhood pledge. For those fathers who may have trouble living up to their responsibilities, we're trying to give them some support, but also give them a strong nudge to understand how important they are in the lives of their families.
This year we're launching something new. We call it, Year of Strong Fathers and Strong Families. And the idea is simple: We're working with organizations to help dads connect with their kids in simple, meaningful ways. So Bowling Proprietors are going to give a free game of bowling to dads and their kids. Those of you who are better bowlers than me, please give me some tips. (Laughter.) It's always good laughs from my kids when they see me out bowling.
The Zoos and Aquariums Association is going to be helping dads take their kids to the zoos. Major League Baseball, the WNBA, other sports leagues are promoting fatherhood involvement. Even LivingSocial and Groupon are discounting activities and outings for fathers and kids. So you can find out more about all this stuff at fatherhood.gov. Fatherhood.gov.
We're also, today, kicking off a summer-long partnership with Disney. We are so proud of what they do. Disney, in partnership with the First Lady's Joining Forces initiative, is going to be hosting movie screenings at military bases across the country. And this partnership with Disney will give an opportunity for military families to spend some time together, have fun, and provide a brief respite from all the incredible responsibilities you guys carry out.
So, bottom line is this: We're proud of you. We are grateful to you. Dads, Happy Father's Day in advance. For the families, please know that we understand that you're serving right alongside anybody in uniform, and that's why the First Lady and Dr. Jill Biden have made such a big priority on military families. This is just one small way that we can say thank you to all of you. All right?
God bless you. God bless America. Enjoy the movie, Cars 2. See you. (Applause.)
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OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) — Owatonna High School had to be evacuated after fire broke out in the school's auditorium.
The fire started in the auditorium curtains around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Sprinklers went off and contained the fire, which was quickly extinguished by firefighters.
Owatonna Fire Chief Mike Johnson says no one was hurt. Fire and water damage was limited to the stage and auditorium, but part of the school's lower level had smoke damage.
The Owatonna People's Press reports all the students were safely evacuated. Officials decided to cancel the school day shortly after the evacuation.
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Offensive lineman Cole Blankenship returned from a stress fracture in his leg to help Mocksville (N.C.) Davie County defeat Jamestown (N.C.) Ragsdale 38-8 in a 4-A state playoff first-round game. Davie County improved to 9-3 with the home victory.
Tight end Chris Burton had a six-yard carry for Danville (Va.) George Washington High in a 35-3 home win over South Boston (Va.) Halifax County High. George Washington is 8-2 and clinched the division title with the victory.
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Wide receiver Bra'Lon Cherry and New Bern (N.C.) High cruised past Fayetteville (N.C.) Pine Forest 48-7 at home in the first round of the 4-A state playoffs. New Bern is undefeated at 11-0.
Entering the game, Cherry had 25 catches for 506 yards and eight touchdowns, eight carries for 71 yards and a score, 25 tackles, four interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) and 17 passes broken up. He was also averaging 16.3 yards per punt return and 62.0 yards per kickoff runback.
Defensive back Hassan Childs made five solo tackles for Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola High in a 28-0 win at city rival Gateway High. Osceola is 9-0 on the season and ranked No. 7 in the 7-A Associated Press poll.
Childs has four catches for 75 yards and a touchdown, is averaging 22.2 yards per punt return and has brought back two punts for scores, and has compiled 19 tackles (16 solo), three interceptions and one pass broken up on defense.
Running back Matt Dayes ran 16 times for 122 yards and a score and caught a 31-yard touchdown pass for Weston (Fla.) Cypress Bay High in a 49-17 home win over Davie (Fla.) Western High. Cypress Bay improved to 7-2 and is ranked No. 9 in the 8-A Associated Press poll.
On the season, Dayes has rushed 143 times for 881 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught six passes for 91 yards and two scores.
Defensive back Marcus Edmond threw three touchdown passes for Hopkins (S.C.) Lower Richland High in a 26-21 win at Greer (S.C.) Blue Ridge High in the first round of the AAA playoffs. Lower Richland is 5-6.
Lake Mary (Fla.) High lost its second straight game after starting the season 7-0, this time falling 13-0 at Sanford (Fla.) Seminole High. Linebacker Jerod Fernandez entered that game with 63 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, two safeties, three forced fumbles, an interception and a fumble recovery.
Defensive back Chris Holmes caught two passes for 29 yards and made three tackles (two solo) for Fredericksburg (Va.) Chancellor High in a 20-17 home win over city rival Monroe High, improving to 8-2 on the season.
Holmes has posted 24 catches for 303 yards and four touchdowns, 23 tackles (11 solo), a pass broken up and three kickoff returns for an average of 23.0 yards.
Defensive back Da'Wan Hunte and Miami Central improved to 6-2 on the year with a 56-0 home rout of city rival Belen Jesuit. Miami Central is ranked No. 4 in the state's 6-A Associated Press poll.
Wide receiver Jalen McDaniel of Fayetteville (N.C.) Jack Britt caught three passes for 66 yards and a touchdown and ran twice for 24 yards and another score in a 28-14 home win over Lumberton (N.C.) High in the first round of the 4-AA state playoffs. Jack Britt is 10-2.
McDaniel has played in 10 games this year, catching 26 passes for 473 yards and five touchdowns while running 14 times for 193 yards and two scores.
Athlete Pharoah McKever of Tabor City (N.C.) South Columbus threw a 38-yard touchdown pass and ran 12 times for 86 yards and two scores in a 31-20 home win over Clinton (N.C.) High in the first round of the state 2-A playoffs. South Columbus improved to 10-2.
McKever has passed for 666 yards and 11 touchdowns this year, and rushed for 12 scores.
Running back Josh Mercer ran 20 times for 103 yards and a touchdown and caught a three-yard pass for Guyton (Ga.) South Effingham High in a 33-16 home win over Hinesville (Ga.) Liberty County High. South Effingham improved to 5-4.
Mercer has rushed 159 times for 1,043 yards and 18 touchdowns and hauled in eight passes for 81 yards in eight games this season. He's also returned seven kickoffs for an average of 36.7 yards per attempt, made six tackles (five solo) and intercepted a pass.
Running back Dakwa Nichols ran eight times for 133 yards and a touchdown for Rockingham (N.C.) Richmond County High in a 40-7 home win over Cary (N.C.) High in the first round of the 4-AA state playoffs. Richmond County improved to 10-1 with the victory.
Nichols, who has played just five full games while seeing limited action in three others, has rushed 68 times for 727 yards and nine touchdowns.
Linebacker Quinton Patterson and Shelby (N.C.) Crest cruised to a 58-14 win over Gastonia (N.C.) Ashbrook in the first round of the 3-AA state playoffs. Crest is 10-2 on the season.
Wide receiver Kyrin Priester caught three touchdown passes for Snellville (Ga.) Brookwood High in a 42-38 defeat at the hands of city rival South Gwinnett High. Priester has made seven touchdown catches this year for Brookwood, which is 6-3.
Offensive lineman Tylar Reagan and Fruit Cove (Fla.) Bartram Trail High improved to 7-2 with an easy 42-7 home win over Jacksonville (Fla.) Wolfson High.
Offensive lineman Patrick Roane and Hope Mills (N.C.) Gray's Creek High's season came to an end after a 57-52 loss at Raleigh (N.C.) Cardinal Gibbons High in the first round of the 3-AA state playoffs. Gray's Creek, which finished the year 8-4, lost despite piling up 640 total yards, including 469 on the ground.
Defensive back Jack Tocho had seven tackles (five solo) and returned a kickoff 16 yards for Charlotte Independence in a 45-42 home win over Greensboro (N.C.) Northwest Guilford High in the first round of the 4-AA state playoffs. Independence improved to 10-2.
Tocho has made 57 tackles (49 solo), six interceptions, nine passes broken up, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a blocked field goal this year. He's also returned 17 kickoffs for a 35.8-yard average and three touchdowns, and rushed six times for 27 yards and a score.