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Australia has slipped four places to rank as the seventh preferred overseas tourist destination for China's wealthiest individuals, according to a new survey.
After sitting among the top three for the last three years, Australia dropped back behind France, the United States, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Italy, according to the latest Hurun Report's Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey.
London's popularity received a boost from its hosting of the Olympic Games and Europe makes up half the destinations in the top 10.
Australia is a particularly popular destination for those living in Central and Western China. For those living in Shanghai it is the fifth most popular country to visit, while it just scrapes into the top ten for those living in Beijing.
Sydney is the fifth most popular place for luxury home purchases over the next two years, behind the US West Coast, Hong Kong, Singapore and London.
The report showed that the number of annual overseas trips for Chinese luxury travellers dropped to 2.3 from 3.2 last year, in line with the slowing economy. China's super wealthy took just over four trips on average compared to 3.4 last year. Eleven per cent of luxury travellers spend over US$10,000 a trip, excluding flights. They are increasing the amount of money they spend on hotels.
The Hurun Report is a luxury publishing group based in Shanghai which releases detailed research on the lifestyle and habits of the country's wealthy.
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EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified Review: Pushing GTX 680 To Its Peakby Ryan Smith on July 20, 2012 12:00 PM EST
Overvolting & The EVGA EVBot
So much of the GTX 680 Classified is geared around overvolting, so we wanted to break this out into its own section.
For some time now NVIIDA has kept a tight leash on their partners' designs, with partners required to clear their designs with NVIDIA before they can sell them. NVIDIA's interest in this matter is that video card manufacturing is a true partnership – their name and brand is at stake as much as the partners – so they want to be sure that GeForce cards meet their standards. This includes cooling, build quality, and noise limits (the reason the GTX 680C is limited to 55% fan speed). NVIDIA doesn't publish what those requirements are so we can only speculate from the outside about what's going on, but clearly NVIDIA has been unhappy with some partners' custom designs in the past.
With the GeForce 600 series things have become a bit harder for NVIDIA's partners. As we briefly mentioned before, NVIDIA is shying away from hardcore overclocking with the GeForce 600 series. Specifically, there are two things going on:
- Partners wishing to have a card with a TDP over 195W (i.e. a base power target 170W) must use a custom board with suitable power circuitry. NVIDIA won't allow partners to ship higher-power cards using the reference board.
- Software overvoltage control is forbidden.
These rules impact two classes of cards. The first are heavily factory overclocked cards using the reference PCB, which goosed the GPU voltage to hit their high factory overclocks. Partners that wish to ship heavily overclocked cards will now need to bin to stay within NVIDIA's power requirements. Meanwhile the second class of cards impacted is of course overclocking-focused cards like the GTX 680 Classified. Voltage control becomes necessary beyond a certain point, and since NVIDIA is requiring custom PCBs and disallowing software voltage control EVGA had to get creative.
The end result of that creativity is that EVGA has fallen back to their EVBot controller. By using a beefed up PCB along with an external controller, EVGA can offer voltage control while meeting NVIDIA's guidelines.
The problem with having to resort to this kind of creativity is that it is unquestionably a step back for enthusiasts. Truth be told we don't mind the voltage lock on reference cards – letting users play with voltage control on cards that aren't meant for it can definitely lead to problems (e.g. GTX 590). However lack of software voltage control makes the whole thing very messy, as we'll see in a moment. No doubt NVIDIA has their reasons for going this route, but we don't believe that anyone has benefitted from a lack of software voltage control on these premium overclocking cards. NVIDIA could and should do better here, since this is effectively an arbitrary restriction that offers no benefit on cards such as the GTX 680 Classified.
Moving on, before getting into the nitty-gritty of voltage control let's quickly discuss EVGA's EVBot.
Introduced a few years ago, EVGA's EVBot is a controller intended to offer external control and monitoring capabilities for EVGA's high-end video cards and motherboards. The device itself is a simple controller with an almost iPod-like design, and contains a small firmware that tells the EVBot how to interact with various devices. The EVBot draws power from the device it's controlling, meaning it's basically just a small controller (in the electronics sense) with buttons and a backlit monochrome screen. Finally, 4 headers are found on the bottom, allowing one EVBot to control up to 1 motherboard plus 3 video cards.
Short of an EVGA motherboard or video card, EVBot includes everything else necessary to use it. EVGA includes 4 EVBot cables, so you can control up to the controller's limit of 4 devices without hunting down any further parts. The 4ft long cables are rather generous, but if you have a large case (like we do) then you'll want to make sure you have an opening for the cable fairly close to where you intend to keep the controller, as there's not a ton of slack space to run it behind a full size tower.
Once powered up, the EVBot is pretty simple to navigate through. Depending on the device being controlled different functions become available, with motherboards in particular getting a full range of voltage and clock adjustments, along with hardware monitoring. Video cards on the other hand get a much smaller feature set; the functionality is limited to voltage adjustment. Which means that the EVBot needs to be used in concert with software utilities such as EVGA's Precision X in order to actually overclock and to monitor that overclock.
Ultimately the functionality EVBot provides for the GTX 680 Classified is essential, but because all it can be used for is voltage control it's not all that useful. If EVBot could offer full clock control so that you could load a clock and voltage profile at the same time it would be far more useful, and for that matter would be a good hardware analog to what the EVGA Precision X software does.
Finally, if you're purchasing an EVBot you'll want to make sure you're purchasing it directly from EVGA. While EVGA uses a standard hardware interface for the EVBot, the device needs hardware-specific profiles to operate. EVBot's firmware is upgradable, but only via motherboards, so if you have an earlier firmware then you're not going to be able to upgrade it for the GTX 680 Classified if the only EVGA product you have is the card. At the same time owners with both an EVGA motherboard and a GTX 680 Classified will want to pay close attention to the EVBot's firmware limitations – because the EVBot's firmware is so small, it can only store a couple of profiles. The GTX 680 Classified firmware (P15) doesn't hold profiles for EVGA's X79 motherboards, for example.
Overvolting With EVBot
So how does overvolting with EVBot work? For better or worse it's actually very simple.
EVBot exposes 5 settings on the GTX 680 Classified: NVVDD, FBVDD, PEXVDD1, PEXVDD2, and OCP. These control the GPU voltage, the RAM voltage, the PCIe voltage, and OverCurrent Protection respectively. As is typically the case for video card overclocking, it's the GPU and RAM voltage that are going to be the important settings for most users.
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|PCIe Voltage #2
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Overvolting is simply a matter of dialing in the desired voltage, in the usual 0.0625v increments we've come to expect on GTX 680 products. EVGA tells us that GPU voltages up to 1.3v are safe, but of course your mileage may vary and the ultimate goal is to reach the desired clockspeed on as little voltage as possible.
Note that once EVBot is used to take control of the GPU voltage, it overrides NVIDIA's standard control mechanism and leaves you in full control of the voltage. This happens completely transparently to NVIDIA's software, which means that any overclocking tools using the NVAPI (which is to say, all of them) will continue to report the voltage the drivers are asking for rather than the real voltage. This makes the voltage monitoring points on the GTX 680 Classified all the more important, since that's the only way to get a real voltage reading once voltage control is used.
However this also means that voltages are decoupled from NVIDIA's clock domains. Consequently the GTX 680 Classified will idle at a higher voltage, increasing the idle power consumption of the card. This isn't a huge problem, but it is a tradeoff for overvolting.
On that note, it's unfortunate that EVBot voltage settings are not fully persistent. They will survive a soft reboot, but if the card is fully powered down you'll need to reset the desired voltages the next time the card is powered up. For anyone intending to use an overvolted card on a regular basis, this means you'll need to keep an EVBot plugged in at all times so that you can reset the voltages. Note that this also effectively precludes having EVGA Precision X or other utilities apply an overclock on startup, since you'll want to set the voltage first before turning up the clockspeeds.
With all of that said, at the end of the day the EVBot does its job well enough given the limitations imposed by NVIDIA. The fact that this is a separate purchase on top of the GTX 680 Classified is unfortunate, but after thinking it through it wouldn't make a ton of sense to include the EVBot with the card since all anyone would ever need is the one EVBot. Still, the $80 price tag on top of the $660 card means that GTX 680 overvolting is not for the thrifty at this time.
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ubernator44 - Monday, September 17, 2012 - linkedit, sorry 17 phases :P 14+3 phases :P Reply
san1s - Friday, July 20, 2012 - linkThis isn't really intended for ordinary gamers, but rather overclockers using exotic cooling. In that case, the overclocking features this card provides makes it a far more valuable card to them in comparison to reference cards. Reply
RussianSensation - Saturday, July 21, 2012 - linkYa, but in that case the MSI Lightning 680 imo is the better card. It has more premium components and is also ready for LN2. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Sunday, July 29, 2012 - linkAnd has a 375 W ceiling..... right.... Reply
Sabresiberian - Sunday, July 22, 2012 - linkAs far as cooling solution, that's just your opinion, (actually from what I've read it's wrong because the Lightning gets warmer) and a lot of people aren't going to like MSI's because they want the warm air moved out of the case.
The big kicker for me though is the 4GB of memory; if you plan on running 3x 2560x1440, 2GB just isn't enough. I'm an MSI fan, but I can't use their product to fill my needs. If I want 4GB and "unlocked voltage" my only choice is the EVGA Classified. Reply
Amoro - Friday, July 20, 2012 - linkI wonder why the SC version is the only one with overclocked memory. Does that mean that overclocking the memory isn't valuable? Typo maybe? Reply
ltcommanderdata - Friday, July 20, 2012 - linkProbably because stable memory overclocking is difficult to achieve when you are trying to drive double the VRAM. Seeing 4GB of VRAM seems to be overkill, keeping 2GB of VRAM and increasing memory clocks would probably have been more worthwhile although it doesn't quite have the same marketing ring to it as "4GB". Reply
CeriseCogburn - Sunday, July 29, 2012 - linkI wondered where all the blabbering amd fanboys skittered off to in their constant 3GB ram drone psychosis....
Let me just share a quote : " Quote :
The 4GB -- Realistically there was not one game that we tested that could benefit from the two extra GB's of graphics memory. Even at 2560x1600 (which is a massive 4 Mpixels resolution) there was just no measurable difference. "
So now the blabbering jerks will yapper about cost, complain about the 7970 6GB being "superior" and have the most enormous and gigantic brain fart concerning their endlessly godless and irritatingly stupid 3GB ram superiority dance vs 2GB 680 670.
It's a freaking TOTAL BLACKOUT at alcoholic blood toxic death level.
Just wait, because no amount of evidence will do it for the amd fanboy, and their masters at amd have known this for years, and have been playing them like a retarded out of tune fiddle gets played. A week or a day on they will be back at it, on some other article , any webspot they land... and the brain fart will be what they are not even aware of.
It's clear how Hitler came to power. Reply
mpschan - Friday, July 20, 2012 - linkWhere are their mid-range offerings? Where are their $200-300 cards on this latest architecture?
I'm starting to think that by the time we see a 660 AMD will be releasing their 8000 series. Reply
superccs - Friday, July 20, 2012 - linkYeah I totally clicked on this article thinking it was a 660 review. WTF? Nvida, you no like midrange anymore?
Bork! Reply


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The official Japanese website for inFamous: Second Son hints at continued support for user-generated content, a la inFamous 2.
Spotted and translated by Dualshockers, the website lists "Online: Supported" among the game's notable bulletpoint features. Apparently, Japanese game websites like this one don't usually mention online support unless it involves multiplayer gameplay.
However, a similar listing for Killzone: Shadow Fall on the official Japanese PlayStation website indicates that one to 24 people are supported in online gameplay. Without any such information for inFamous: Second Son, it stands to reason that any online functionality won't extend to competitive or cooperative gameplay.
Previously, an E3 2013 brochure given to Videogamer listed "Online players: TBC" for the game. Developer Sucker Punch has yet to comment on the existence of both multiplayer and user-generated content for Second Son.
While limited in scope and complexity near release, creations in inFamous 2 and inFamous 2: Festival of Blood have blossomed to include grand storylines and highly creative constructions. Early problems included player disinterest after trying buggy creations and the lack of a keyword-search system until a week and half after inFamous 2's release.
An inFamous game for PS Vita may be distracting from potential multiplayer developments on Second Son. Last September, inFamous game director Nate Fox gave a flustered reply when asked about what future the franchise could have on Sony's portable: "Right now, we're only talking about the PS4 game... I'd love to tell you about any Vita related titles when... or, if, the time comes."


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This is a labor of love and me just being strange. After many years as a father and provider for my family in the US I moved to Boquete Panama in 2006. In this new life I write, blog and take photos. My first major undertaking was a family blog called The Boquete Panama Guide.
Food is a preoccupation from me, I plan travel around discovering meals that are different or sometimes just reputed to be good. This blog will evolve into some of the fun from my past two years traveling in Latin America and future travel.


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Perfect Match
Endangered by Smoking Bans and Disposable Lighters, MatchbooksOffer a Miniature History of American Advertising
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Because matchcovers have been used to advertise anything and everything this century, there's certainly no shortage of examples for those who lean toward the offbeat.
The nation's wars have provided a few such examples. One matchcover warned people not to sleep with tramps because of the danger of contracting venereal disease. Another showed Allied sympathisers how to sabotage rails to disrupt travel schedules of German trains during the Second World War.
After the recent wave of smoking bans and the invention of the throwaway lighter, introduced in 1969, fewer establishments are providing matchbooks for their customers, and today, new collectors often complain about not being able to find free matches at local restaurants.
The emphasis, therefore, should be on older collections, thousands of which are waiting to be unearthed from garages, attics, basements and storerooms. Older collectors sometimes find it difficult to pass their collection down to the next generation, many of whom are mesmerized by television and influenced primarily by popular fad collectibles. But the older matchbooks are still worth hunting for, and while their modern counterparts may one day accrue value, most are likely to lack the enduring popularity of, say, a Katharine Hepburn Group One Movie Test Set matchcover or, a Notre Dame vs. Southern California matchcover, one of the college rival series.
Bill Retskin, a real-estate agent in Asheville, North Carolina, and a 20-year matchcover-collecting veteran, founded The American Matchcover Collecting Club in 1986.
Match Points Terminology
Face--A general term for the printed side of the matchcover.
Features--A Lion Match Co. trademark for a matchbook containing wide match sticks printed with lettering, designs or a combination of both. The standard 30-strike size matchcover holds 21 wide stick feature match sticks; the 20-strike size matchcover holds 15. Introduced in September 1930.
Front Striker--A matchcover on which the striker zone appears on the front flap of the matchbook, and is at the end of the matchcover. A characteristic of most pre-1960 matchcovers.
Manumark--The collector's term for the wording near the striker that indicates what company manufactured the matchcover or which company sold or produced the matchcover for distribution or sale.
Matchcover--The actual piece of cardboard or shinekote used to imprint the advertisement that surrounds the match sticks.
Odd Sizes--Any or all types of matchcovers other than standard-sized 20-strike, 30-strike or 40-strike. This classification includes 10-strike, 12-strike, 100-strike, 200-strike, 240-strike, Contours, Jewels, Jewelites, Midgets, Perfect "36s," Giants and all custom-cut or custom-shaped matchcovers.
Penny boxes--Small boxes of matches.
Reverse Striker--A matchcover on which the striker zone appears on the back. Mandated by law in the United States after 1976.
Skillets--Cardboard match boxes with printed designs.
Struck--A matchcover with match abrasions on the striker.
Twenty-Strike--The regular-size matchcover with 20 match sticks.
VIP--A category of matchcovers mentioning a very important person or celebrity. Resources
Most of the books and publications on matchcover collecting are out of print. Libraries will lead you to occasional articles in various archived publications. Most regional and national matchcover collecting clubs have a newsletter or bulletin, published from four to a dozen times yearly. My work, The Matchcover Collectors Resource Book and Price Guide (self-published, 1988, 252 pages, $19.95), was the first of its kind published on this hobby since Esther Rancier's Matchcovers: A Guide to Collecting (Century House/AIF, $9.95) was released in 1976. When I published The Matchcover Collector's Price Guide, 1st Edition in 1994, it sold out a run of 3,500 copies by 1996. A follow-up volume, The Matchcover Collector's Price Guide, 2nd Edition, is being published by Antique Trader Books (304 pages, $21.95) and will be available in bookstores late this summer or early fall.
The American Matchcover Collecting Club sponsors a 600- to 800-lot matchcover mail auction with each of its quarterly 54- to 60-page publications. Members are welcome to submit quality older matchcovers and collections to the auction. Matchcover collection appraisals are provided by the club at no charge. The club also sponsors an annual matchcover swap in Asheville, North Carolina. Membership is available to anyone with a genuine interest in matchcover collecting and investment-quality matchcovers. Annual dues are $25, which includes four issues of The Front Striker Bulletin, a membership roster and several specialty political matchcovers. Contact: The American Matchcover Collecting Club, P.O. Box 18481, Asheville, North Carolina 28814-0481; (704) 254-4487.
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Irina Shayk … two men shaved this guy's beard, then made him eat it … riots in downtown Phoenix … 5 of the best college tailgating towns … Matt Kemp & Rihanna like their Dom Perignon … "Winning $129 million lottery ticket bought at Detroit-area porn store" … to celebrate childbirth: Cigars are OK, joints, not so much … "Michigan High Teacher Suspended For Telling Anti-Gay Student To Shut It" … nice mugshots, machete-wielding 7-11 robbers … climate change solution? God … don't post naked photos of your ex on Facebook … sounds like six months of free rent to me … Bill Clinton will be in Hangover 2 … the Washington Post, online journalism, and standards …
Pat Williams of the Vikings: Let me see that thong. [Cosby Sweaters]
Does TCU have any shot to play in the BCS title game? Jerry Palm says no. [CBS Sports]
The Miami Dolphins new QB the rest of the season – now that Henne and Pennington are done – is Tyler Thigpen. [Herald]
FC Dallas beat the Galaxy 3-0 to advance to the MLS Cup. [LA Times]
Raheem Brock of the Seahawks was arrested Saturday morning for DUI … then played Sunday. Where's the outrage? [Times]
Greg Norman got married this weekend. That's three marriages for the Shark. He won two majors. [Sun]
It's good to … have a pension in Arizona. [Republic]
Rachel Uchitel regrets sleeping with a married man. She wants people to like her. And she's applied for a license to work as a private detective. Of course. [Daily Mail]
Sources claim Dwight Howard isn't a lock to sign an extension next summer. Gulp. [Sentinel]
Decent attempt to put a value on what Cam Newton's value to Auburn is. [NYT]
Florida State's Chris Singleton with the first triple double of the college hoops season – 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals. [Observer]
Curtis Kelly is off to a bad start this season at Kansas State. [Jeff Goodman]
Joe Alexander, aka Vanilla Sky, was waived by the Hornets this weekend. [West Virginia Illustrated]
Brett Favre is hurt (again). Brad Childress won't be fired (this week). Yawn. The Vikings are toast. [Ed Werder]
The Knicks are going to inquire about Steve Nash? Why? [NYDN]
You must wait for the third replay to see why this is such a tremendous catch by Jerricho Cotchery, who only two weeks ago was in the doghouse for multiple drops against the Packers.
Troy Smith (17-for-28, 356 yards) looked real sharp yesterday in San Fran's win over St. Louis.


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The Console Wars left many laid to waste. Jaguar, Lynx, and other cat-themed consoles died off while the two giants of the Mega Drive and Super Famicom fought to the bitter end. In a fitting recreation of said wars, the consoles have transformed, literally. Introduced by Sentinel at WonFes, the Mega Drive will now be able to transform into Megatron.
This figure is probably the embodiment of most childhoods for us here. It never occurred to me that this should exist but I'm so glad it does. Now I want a Convoy Super Famicom. Why can't this be a thing I have right now.
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Madison Bumgarner gave the San Francisco Giants a much-needed lift.
Bumgarner scattered four hits over seven innings, Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and the Giants ended their longest losing streak in three years with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Colorado's Michael Cuddyer singled in the eighth off Sandy Rosario, extending his hitting streak to 27 games. The streak is the longest in Rockies history and in the majors this season. He has reached base safely in a franchise-record 45 straight games.


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From Two Seas to Espuma, it all comes down to family
I just about brought the internet to its knees trying to find a website for Two Seas restaurant in Dewey Beach. I clicked myself into a frenzy, but got nowhere. My only other option was to call. How barbaric!
Emily Carr answered and patiently endured my whining about their lack of a website. When she'd finally had enough, she cackled, "Honey, we just got rid of our rotary-dial phone three months ago! And now you want a website?" At that moment I knew this place was going to be interesting.
Blink and you'll miss it. Except for a tall, skinny sign, Two Seas looks like any big condo on Coastal Highway. But this multi-level eatery has been owned and operated by the same Dewey Beach family for well over 30 years.
During the mid-'70s, Ben Carr, an Annapolis architect, bought a lot at the corner of Route 1 and a sandy trail called Van Dyke Avenue. And on that lot he built a sandwich shop. In order to ensure that everyone knew exactly what he was up to, he cleverly named it "The Sandwich Shop."
His wife Emily handcrafted cute uniforms for the kids and they kept the place busy for three years. Their daughter Jill, now the dining room manager, remembers asking her dad what was inside the walls of the building. She would soon find out.
Going by dad's blueprints, every member of the Carr family - Emily, Jill, Pam, Wendy and Brent (who sadly passed away at 20 years old) - pitched in to construct the present-day Two Seas, literally from the ground up. The funny stories are too numerous to mention, but suffice it to say that mom and the kids learned on the job how to dig foundations, pour concrete, set rebar and frame, frame and frame some more.
Other than Wendy's beautiful paintings that grace the walls, the most unforgettable feature of the restaurant is, in fact, the reason for its name. Climb the stairs to the rooftop deck, and there before you is a breathtaking view of both Rehoboth Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Two Seas.
This was their first real restaurant, mind you, and Emily says that it was "like people coming to our home." And no wonder! Linger at the bar and you'll be amazed how many people she calls by name as they enter. The Carrs' enthusiasm for their guests - and for one another - is obvious.
Their favorite people include much of their help, many of whom return year after year. The Carrs get attached to them, not the least of whom is Head Chef Russell Koon. "He fits in perfectly with our family," says mom, and Jill and Pam immediately burst out laughing. I just know there's more to that story, and the close connection between Russell and the family becomes clear. Mom shushes the girls, worried that this guy from the Cape Gazette might get the wrong idea. What I did get is how much fun it is to spend time with these delightful people. See for yourself. Go. Tell Emily that that guy from the Gazette sentcha. But don't try to find them online.
As I write this, I realize that it was almost exactly a year ago that young Darrin Beachy, longtime bartender at Rehoboth's Espuma restaurant, passed away suddenly. The staff was devastated. Well, restaurants aren't all that different from theater and, indeed, "the show must go on." Mixologist David Engel, a Rehoboth legend in his own right, stepped in to fill the void. (Though he'll be the first to say that he never truly could.)
This morning Engel emailed me on his way to an informal gathering at Espuma to commemorate Darrin's life. "He was such a good person, and I miss him," he wrote. "I can't believe it's been a year."
Truly good restaurants demand long hours and devotion. And with that comes affection. In Dewey it's the Carr family, laughing and teasing their way through more than 30 summer seasons. Over on First Street, it's Jay Caputo, David Engel and everyone at Espuma pausing for just a moment on a hectic Saturday to remember a beloved coworker and friend. Life goes on.
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The words punk rock love song might seem like a contradiction in terms, but those who have spent any time in punk's prickly embrace know better. Beneath the trappings of a costume, beneath the pent-up aggressive energy, there's usually a big softy who just wants a big ol' hug. And often, along with that, someone who appreciates a big ol' power-pop-style hook that lends itself to such a squeeze. It's these great sonic and attitude paradoxes that have produced some of the best romantic — if twistedly so — ditties from the genre. So for Valentine's Day, here's an arbitrary list of 10 of my personal favorites.
And, um, we could argue the definition of punk all day, so I stayed mostly old-school with this (with a couple of exceptions). Nothing here involves eyeliner or a flatiron to the hair — that stuff is all self-indulgent wah-wah-wah anyway, so if that's your bag, have a field day with it. Instead, my favorites are mostly made up of uncharacteristic displays of emotion from people more likely to nod off, puke, or punch a wall than say those three little words. And that's what makes these songs so touching, isn't it?
Ramones, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (1976)
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Ah, the Ramones. So many little messy love songs. This one is special, though, because, wow, the guy is actually asking for commitment. And this is one of the band's earliest ultimate examples of the Beach-Boys-on-Carbona-glue sound at its best.
The Vibrators, "Baby Baby" (1977)
Featuring wistfully sung verses and a simplified, bare-essentials chorus, it still resonates when played to a festering, dark room in Churchill's in 2007. You should have been there.
Buzzcocks, "Ever Fallen in Love?" (1978)
The great Manchester band was always essentially a group of power poppers unafraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves, and plenty of their songs touched on themes of luuurrrvvv ("Orgasm Addict" not, technically, being one of them). In possibly their best-known song, they mourn the pain of forbidden feelings, and the resigned despair in Pete Shelley's voice is audible. Delicious.
Undertones,"Get Over You" (1978)
Everyone talks about "Teenage Kicks," but there's an aw-golly, sped-up-sock-hop feel to this indelibly catchy heartstring-tugger. Even though the girl in question is the misfit of some crappy Irish town, mocked by peers and scorned by her mother, singer Feargal Sharkey just can't get over her — no matter what she does. Awww.
Johnny Thunders, "Great Big Kiss" (1978), "Can't Keep My Eyes on You" (1979), "I Love You" (1979), "I Wanna Be Loved" (1979), "Pirate Love" (1984), etc.
This is to further hammer home the point that rock and roll fuckups usually just want someone to mend their bwoken widdle hearts. If a lover ever gives you a mix involving anything by Johnny Thunders, common sense says you should run. Those fixated on the late, great ex-New-York-Doll-turned-heroin-overdose-victim are known for an unhealthy penchant for whiskey and downers, self-indulgence, and abject fatalism. However, they are also known for having a snappy fashion sense, nice haircuts, and good taste in music. So it's a tossup, really.
The Damned, "Love Song" (1979)
Well, there's something to be said for being straightforward. The chorus here: "Just for you, here's a love song." From way before the band went all gothy, the tune has just a dash of an almost rockabilly swing to keep things moving.
X, "I'm Coming Over" (1981)
If Exene Cervenka is coming over, gentlemen, you'd better be ready, because she will regulate on your ass. And that's why we love her.
Descendents, "Good Good Things" (1985)
Here's the thing about the Descendents. They've got nerd appeal: Singer Milo Auckerman famously put the band on hiatus in 1982 to study biochemistry. So when Milo sings this, it's not only a guy in one of the best California punk bands ever, but it's also a smart guy. There are plenty of love songs in the band's arsenal ("Cheer," "We," "Here with Me," "I'm the One," and so on), but the beginning vocals-and-drum-only intro of this one kills.
Dead Milkmen, "Punk Rock Girl" (1988)
Here's a song that is essentially, utterly dumb, in the way only pure punk can be, and in the manner in which the Dead Milkmen particularly specialized. There is something so sophomoric and eventually grating about singer Rodney Anonymous's bratty goober chants. But there is also something so universally appealing about taking your squeeze to a mall and laughing at all the shoppers, because you're different from them and know you're slightly better for that. Right?
Bouncing Souls, "Hopeless Romantic" (1999)
Though this tune is unbelievably late in date, the Bouncing Souls bring it with the same sloppy energy they've had since the Eighties. Plus, who can beat the chorus "I'm a hopeless romantic; you're just hopeless"? Another good one is "Quick Chek Girl"(1996).
If anyone's following along and making a mix, also check these out. Again, it's an arbitrary list. Be DIY and add your own.
• The Stooges, "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (1969). For a chuckle, also see Sid Vicious's sad 1979 version.
• Generation X, "Kiss Me Deadly" (1978)
• The Only Ones, "Another Girl, Another Planet" (1978)
• Stiff Little Fingers, "Barbed Wire Love" (1979)
• The Gun Club, "She's Like Heroin to Me" (1981)
• The Germs, "Sugar Sugar" (1981)
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• The Misfits, "Die, Die My Darling" (1983)
• Bad Brains, "Sacred Love" (1986)
• Flipper, "In Your Arms" (1984)


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Hassan, Wan H. and Hassan A, Aisha and Mustafa, Ahmed and Fisal, Norsheila (2008) AMP - a novel architecture for IP-based mobility management. International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, 8 (12). pp. 91-98. ISSN 1738-7906
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In this research, an architecture called the Agent-based Mobility Protocol (AMP) comprising a multi-agent system residing in both the mobile host(s) and the access networks has been developed for the purpose of enhancing mobility management in IP-based networks. The agent system on the mobile host was designed and subsequently built using an agent development platform called Agent Builder Pro. The core of the AMP architecture is the access network agency and both its specifications and the corresponding mobility management were designed using a combination of collaboration and operation diagrams. Given the scope and complexity of computer networks generally, and the Internet, specifically, the use of a network simulator was considered appropriate in providing a wider and comprehensive understanding of how the AMP architecture and protocol would perform in supporting a mobile host roaming over multiple network domains or autonomous systems. Hence, this paper presents our work in developing the AMP architecture including its implementation over a discrete-event network simulator called ns-2 where customized objects have been built into the simulator. In addition, using different simulated scenarios, the architecture and protocol operations of AMP for mobility management were evaluated against Mobile IP as a basis for comparative analyses.
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Frasier star David Hyde Pierce is returning to his hometown to play a rebuilt organ in the church he attended while growing up.
Emmy and Tony-winning David and his three siblings donated the funds to rebuild the 1920 Skinner organ at the Bethesda Episcopal Church in upstate New York.
He will perform during a service dedicating the instrument at the church where he was an assistant to the organist as a teen.
The rebuilt organ will be named the George and Laura Pierce Gallery Organ in memory of David's parents.
David was a four-time Emmy winner during his 11-year role as Dr Niles Crane on TV's Frasier, and he won a Tony in 2007 for his role as a musical-theatre-loving detective in the Broadway musical, Curtains.


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MANY retirees do not have a plan beyond "having a holiday" and should better prepare for life after work, experts say.
UniSA researchers are tracking the activities of people six months before they retire and comparing them with a post-retirement period of up to 18 months.
Initial results show retirees spend almost an hour more each day in front of a screen, usually a computer, 26 more minutes outdoors and a further 25 minutes cooking than they did while they were still working.
Time spent with friends and family went up by about 42 minutes each day.
Postdoctoral research fellow Dr Carol Maher said the results show while people were not necessarily doing less, they were taking part in less intensive activities.
"A lot of retirees plan a holiday but beyond that, there is a lot of time to fill when they come home and back to the reality of life without work," she said.
"Daily activity patterns will have important consequences for wellbeing, not only for physical health but for cognitive function."
Council of the Ageing chief executive Ian Yates said while people plan well financially for retirement, this was often not the case with day-to-day aspects.
"A lot of retirees aren't prepared for the daily changes and the time to fill," Mr Yates said.
"Start thinking at least a few months in advance about the groups you can join, the hobbies you can take up and trialling them beforehand."
Seaton couple Lois Pilgrim and her husband Barry retired two years ago and have taken up several hobbies since, including indoor bowls and embroidery.
"We started looking into a few things for retirement a bit in advance, but nothing was really set in stone," Ms Pilgrim, 65, said.
"We use our spare time to also visit our daughter, take her dog for walks and visit my elderly mother in Goolwa, I'd say we've been blessed with how things have worked out."
And Relationships Australia SA counselling services team leader Margie von Doussa recommends that retirees in a relationship sit down with their partner well before they stop working for a wide-ranging discussion.
She said: "It's good to specifically negotiate things like how much time is spent together and apart." Business SA Chief Executive Officer Nigel McBride said when workers retire, they take "their valuable skills and experience with them and can often leave a gap in the workforce".
The UniSA study into people's activity patterns post retirement is looking for more people who live in or near Adelaide and are about to retire within the next one to six months to take part.
To register your interest, phone 8302 1741.
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Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey is a charming and witty little comedy about AIDS. That unlikely combination is made more remarkable by the play's theatrical exuberance, which is amply evident in the current production at Stages, the southwest premiere of this 1993 off-Broadway hit. Rudnick's characters carry on as if camp never died, and his zinging one-liners reinvigorate a style at least as old as Oscar Wilde. Rudnick describes his play wryly as being about "the triumph of love, friendship and sweaters over death," and its spirit, in a time of seemingly relentless dirges, is in a different mood: "Let's face the music -- and dance."
Rudnick's premise is abrupt and blunt. Gay protagonist Jeffrey (Joe Kirkendall), once known as "the pushover of Lower Manhattan," bewildered and benumbed by the complications of desire in the age of AIDS, swears off sex entirely. A quick and comic intro establishes the tone, as Jeffrey moves from bed to bed amid growing worries about illness and condoms and blood tests, and suddenly he decides it's just not worth it anymore. Sex, which he once celebrated as "the reason to grow up" and the radiant evidence of a benevolent creation ("the body's built-in capacity for joy"), has become what it was never meant to be: "safe, or negotiated, or fatal." His characteristically absolutist alternative is total abstinence.
What might sound like a formula for chaste fundamentalism becomes a surprisingly funny evocation of the contemporary sexual landscape, and though its incarnation here is gay, Jeffrey's dilemma is obviously polymorphous. Speaking directly to the audience, Jeffrey mocks the notion that "all gay men are obsessed with sex" with a more resigned wisdom: "All men are obsessed with sex." The jokes keep coming: "All gay men are obsessed with opera -- which is not the same thing, because you can have good sex." Having established this dishy tone early on, Rudnick rides it throughout, convinced that, in his words, "a wisecrack is not an evasion, but a weapon; smart remarks can defeat even a hospital's green-gowned terror."
Within this defiantly comic context, Jeffrey embarks on a picaresque journey to emotional enlightenment. Once compulsively and joyously sexual, now spooked by disease, he turns his compulsiveness to exercise -- only to get hit on in the weight room. Predictably, he falls hard for Steven (Kent Johnson) and spends the rest of the play trying to avoid the inevitable. The scenes jump from the comically ordinary (Jeffrey's days as an "actor/waiter") to the comically absurd (an imaginary game show called It's Just Sex!), getting progressively darker but never losing their sardonic edge. Jeffrey becomes a sort of Everyman in the Valley of Death, trying hard to avoid survivor's guilt ("I can't keep passing out hors d'oeuvres in a graveyard"). But his friends insist on countering his "terminal gloom" with hard-won and resilient humor: "It's not a cure for AIDS, but it's the opposite of AIDS."
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Bringing off this gallows comedy is no small trick, but the company here, under the direction of Michael Scheman (who assistant-directed the New York production) is as sharp as any I've seen at Stages in the last couple of seasons. Kirkendall's straight-arrow good looks and casual charm are smoothly effective, and he is supported by a strong crew spinning off his direct central performance. Kent Johnson handles cleanly and straightforwardly the role of Steven, Jeffrey's would-be romantic partner.
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And it's a particular pleasure to see perennial TUTS stalwart Paul Hope get a role he can shine in, as Sterling, an interior designer who also begins as a fey cartoon but ends as a moral center for Jeffrey's world. He and his lover, Darius (Adrian Walter), a chorus boy full of maddening and sweet ignorance, dance an affectionate duet around Jeffrey's desperate purity, making it seem hollow and silent indeed. If Jeffrey wants to hear the music, he will have to join the dance.
By the time Rudnick gets through with him, what first had looked for Everyman Jeffrey like sensible self-defense comes to seem a form of spiritual negation, even cowardice. Jeffrey's denial of sexuality cuts him off not only from disease and loss but from his friends, who want to live in and embrace a world of affection and desire; his frenzied if understandable denial of death is simply inhuman. We shall all be dead pretty soon, but that is insufficient reason to pretend we're dead already. Jeffrey begins in fear and ends in affirmation, and it's brimmingly full of two old and reliable friends-in-need: sex and laughter.
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KNOX — Bernard E. Wajda, 88, of Knox, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009.
He is survived by his children: Robert (Mary) Miller of Round Lake Beach, Ill., Rose (Frank) Nellis of Owensville, Christine (Rick) Baker of Culver and Albert (Joen) Wajda of Knox; sisters: Sophie Lazzara and Violet Collins of Chicago, Ill.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Visitation is Monday, Aug. 10 from 4 yo 8 p.m. with rosary at 4:30 p.m. at the M.C. Smith Funeral Home, Knox. Funeral Mass will be Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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KNOX — Richard W. "Rick" White Jr., 58, died Feb. 8, 2011 after a battle with cancer.
He is survived by two sisters and a brother-in-law, Amy White of Carol Stream, Ill. and Lori and Mike Murphree of Knoxville, Tenn.; nieces, Annie Murphree and Haley White and nephews Brian Thompson, Adam Murphree, John and Mitchell Thompson of Knox; aunts and uncles, Dick and Doris Martin of Plymouth; Barbara Bonner of Michigan City, Georgeann Martin of Las Vegas, Twyla White of Knox and Ed Scholz of Knox; and many cousins.
Visitation is at Rannells Funeral Home Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and Saturday after 10 a.m. until the time of services.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 at 11 a.m. (Central Time) at the funeral home, Hamlet Chapel. Burial will be at the Crown Hill Cemetery, Knox.
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KNOX — Charlotte D. Williams, 62, of Knox, died Thursday, July 16, 2009.
She is survived by her husband, Francis "Perry" Williams; children: Cheryl Selby of Knox, Johnny Strong of Knox, Tammy (Luis) Guito of LaPorte, James (Jessie) Strong of Plymouth, Timothy (Amber) Strong of of Knox; step-children: Jeffrey Williams of Valparaiso, Denise Will of Valparaiso, Karen (Bob) Gregorash of Valparaiso and Christine Campitti of South Bend; a sister, Mildred (Sanford) Suggs of Alabama, and brother, Travis (Alice) Price of Alabama; 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation was Sunday, July 19 from 1 to 6 p.m. at M.C. Smith Funeral Home, 153 E. Washington St. Knox.
Funeral services took place Monday, July 20 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Burial followed at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Plymouth Pilot News 10/1/2008
NORTH JUDSON — Brian Gilbert Williamson was stillborn Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at SaintJoseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
Survivors include: parents, Jessica Tolson of North Judson and Brian Williamson of Plymouth; grandparents: Anna Campbell of North Judson and Wilgus R. (Kim) Tolson of Monterey and Doug and Mary Workman of Bourbon; great-grandparents: Dexter Howard of Jackson, Ky., Wilgus Tolson of North Judson and Ray Williamson of Atwood.
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text: BRYANT Brandon "Scott" Atterton, 23, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011. He was a loving son, brother, and uncle, lifelong resident of Bryant, and was employed by DCH Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He enjoyed golf, basketball, and sports.Survivors include his father, Charles (Carlene Messimer) Atterton; mother, Nancy (John Blevins) Atterton; brothers, Brian (Felicia) Atterton, Chance Atterton; grandparents, Paul and Gladys Atterton and Bud (Fran) Hicks; cousins, Amanda Hogan, Jessica Holloway, Dilyn Atterton, Lindsey Nipper; uncle, Kenneth (Tonya) Atterton; aunt, Robin Nipper and Donna Hogan; niece, Alexus Atterton.Funeral services will be held 4 P.M. EDT today, May 2, at the Moore Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Todd Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park.Arrangements made by Moore Funeral Home.


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Carrier Classic 2011: Michigan State Sunk by Youth, Overwhelmed by No. 1 UNCNovember 12, 2011
The USS Carl Vinson provided one of the more awe-inspiring athletic locales in recent memory Friday night as the No. 1 UNC Tar Heels defeated the Michigan State Spartans decisively 67-55. The Spartans were able to bring it within a respectable margin near the end, but were outplayed handily for the majority of the contest.
MSU got out to an early lead due mostly to Carolina's inability to hit low-post shots and an exceptional effort on the offensive glass by the Spartan big men. Most notably, senior Draymond Green finished with 18 rebounds, seven of which he collected on Spartan misses. He was the only player for either squad to pull down double-digit boards.
Even with this domination on the glass, however, Green could only manage a 6-for-19 shooting effort, showing little improvement in his offensive game from last year aside from a soaring two-handed put-back late in the game.
In his first game as starting point guard for MSU Keith Appling looked the part, and only spent 19 minutes on the floor due to foul trouble throughout. He would eventually foul out on his third charging call of the night with a disappointing zero assists, four turnovers and five points. Redshirt freshman Travis Trice picked up some slack for Appling, logging three assists and three steals to go along five points in 20 minutes on the hardwood.
Probably the most positive thing Spartans fans can take away from Friday's game is the immediate impact of true freshman Branden Dawson on the offensive end. Dawson put in the Spartans' first two points to begin his career, and showed the ability to score inside against the formidable Tar Heel presence down low.
After going to the floor near the end of the first half with what appeared to be a serious knee injury after slipping on the Quicken Loans logo at center court, Dawson was able to return and put together a more than respectable game in his Spartan debut with a crowded stat line of 10 points, seven rebounds, two blocks, two steals and an assist in the Spartans' best all-around performance.
Brandon Wood, the Spartans transfer from Valpo, was all but transparent in his debut while putting in seven points to go with one assist. Senior swing man Austin Thornton put forth an abysmal effort, shooting 0-for-5 from long range and 0-for-7 overall. Chances are Thornton is not looking to play on a boat again any time soon as it was clear his shot was affected by the unusual environment more than others, most of whom did not seem too bothered by the unique setting.
Tom Izzo will likely be shuffling his starting lineup around until he finds a group that meshes better than the five who led off the game on Friday, potentially placing big-bodied Derrick Nix in the mix after he outperformed the rest of the Spartan bigs overall. Adreian Payne again showed flashes of potential, specifically with two late power slams, but Nix's positive presence under the basket when he was given opportunities was hard not to notice.
All in all, MSU showed much room for improvement, but remaining competitive against the nation's top team will serve well to keep them motivated moving forward in this young season. Inexperience, both individually and collectively, showed through in the form of blown fast breaks and untimely turnovers, but at times the green and white showed that they have the talent to remain competitive in the powerful Big Ten this season.
The Spartans' road doesn't get much easier as they face off against No. 6 Duke on Tuesday for their second game of the season. The Blue Devils failed to finish strong against an overmatched Belmont team on Friday, and were barely able to hang on in a surprising one-point victory against the Bruins of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Krzyzewski's bunch will likely come out on Tuesday with a vigor that the Spartans had better be prepared for, or it could get much uglier than this one did.


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Following the prophets helps us to be happy. Hold the Face Frame to your face as you sing each verse in "Follow the Prophet" (Children's Songbook, pages 110–111). Or you can use the Face Frame and "be" each of the prophets telling his story "in his own words."
Ask an older person to mount pages 30–31 on sturdy cardboard, then cut out the Face Frame, each name tag, and the slit on each side of the name tag already on the Face Frame.
Fold the tabs on each name tag, and tuck it in place as you sing the corresponding verse of "Follow the Prophet" or tell each prophet's story.
Adam—See Moses 5:4–12, 58–59.
Enoch—See Moses 6:26–28; Moses 7:13–21.
Noah—See Gen. 6–8.
Abraham—See Gen. 12–50.
Samuel—See 1 Sam. 1; 1 Sam. 3:1–10.
Jonah—See Jonah 1–3.
Daniel—See Dan. 6.
Note: If you want to "be" President Hinckley on television, cut out the middle of a ledger-size piece of white paper or cardboard, draw knobs or push buttons on bottom, and color the "television" Face Frame (see illustration).
Shadow, Grandpa, and Me
I have a very funny kitten. She followed my grandpa home one day, and she has stayed with us since then. We call her Shadow because she is black.
Shadow always looks up. She jumps into the empty bathtub, looks up at the towels, then jumps up to pull one down. When she is outside and wants to come in, she looks up at the window in the door and jumps up and holds on to the window frame with her paws and looks in at us.
Sometimes I think Shadow believes she is a dog. She jumps out of a hiding place and lands on my dog; then they roll around on the ground and playfully chew on each other. When my dog grabs a stick, Shadow runs around, trying to catch it. They even eat out of the same bowl.
Shadow really loves to look up at my grandpa. He picks her up and pets her and tells her what a good kitty she is. I think she loves him in a special way because he found her. She was very tiny and sick when she followed him home. He took her to the animal doctor to get her some medicine. Grandpa made her a nice, warm bed in our house too.
I am like Shadow. I like to look up high, too—way up to the sky. I can see birds in the trees and clouds in the air. I like to run with my dog and throw him sticks—but I don't eat out of his bowl! And like he does with Shadow, my grandpa picks me up and tells me what a good boy I am. I love him in a special way, too, because he's my grandpa!
Butterfly Salad
1 large lettuce leaf
1/2 small banana (cut lengthwise)
1 slice pineapple, cut in half
2 maraschino cherries, sliced in half
2 toothpicks
Place the lettuce on a salad plate and lay the banana half (the butterfly's "body"), flat side down, across it.
Place each half of the pineapple slice (the butterfly's wings) on either side of the banana.
Stick one end of each toothpick into the top of the banana, then stick a cherry half onto the other end (the butterfly's antennae).
Place one cherry half in the middle of each wing as a design.
Good Books for Little Friends
Fiddle-I-Fee: A Noisy Nursery Rhyme by Jakki Wood The animals' sounds are mostly unconventional but so merry that whether you sing the story (the tune is included) or read it, it will soon be a favorite.
When I Was Your Age by Ken Adams No matter what Sammy says or does, Grandpa had it harder or did it better when he was Sammy's age. For instance: "'When I was your age, … I had to get up in the middle of the night, walk fifty miles to school, through a crocodile-infested swamp, and over the highest mountain in the country, carrying my school books and my little sister on my back.'" The art is as funny as Grandpa's claims are outrageous—until the last one.
Come by Chance by Madeleine Winch This lovely tale about a person who has respect and love for living things comes from Australia.
Grandma's Baseball by Gavin Curtis After Grandpa died, Grandma came to live with them. She was always grumpy, and she made oatmeal for breakfast every morning. The boy didn't like oatmeal, and he never seemed to please her. Then he found her baseball.


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CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Hitting.
Apparently it happens quite a bit in the game of football. And Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, who announced plans last month for a new contact policy in practice, unveiled the details at Friday's Pac-12 media day.
The policy still has to be certified by the institution's athletic directors, but the ADs, presidents, chancellors and coaches have all agreed to establish certain practice parameters that go beyond the current limitations set forth by the NCAA. The plan is expected to be in place for the start of the 2013 preseason camps.
Here are some elements of the new policy (paraphrased). You can see the official language here:
The Pac-12 defines "Full contact" sessions as any live tackling where players are taken to the ground. Full contact does not include "thud" sessions or "wrapping up" drills where players don't go to the ground.
Pac-12 institutions will have two full-contact practices per week during the regular season.
For days in which Pac-12 institutions schedule a two-a-day practice, full contact is only allowed in one of the two two-a-day sessions during preseason camp.
During spring ball, there will be eight permissible full-contact practices, but only two per week.
These rules aren't anything drastic. In fact, most institutions have adopted similar policies. The Pac-12 is just the first conference to make it official and put it in writing.
"I think our league and about every coach in the country has went to those guidelines anyway, if not even less contact than that," Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said. "Because as a coach, you have to be concerned about the welfare of your team and you know your team and you know how beat up you are and what you have to do and how hard you have to work on hitting and what you have to do.
"So I think everybody has worked hard on it and I think most of the coaches in our league and most throughout the country are already kind of doing that anyway."
In coming to a consensus on the new policy, the league talked with medical practitioners, conference athletic directors and Pac-12 athletes.
"Our coaches support the new parameters, and their feedback helped us strike an important balance that limits contact across all seasons, but allows for our teams to be sharp and compete at the highest level," Scott said.
Speaking of hitting ...
Besides the contact policy, the new national "targeting" rule that could lead to player ejections was also a hot topic among some of the league's premier defensive players. Here's a sampling of what some of the players had to say, which ranged from delicate to defiant:
Stanford linebacker Shayne Skov: "We've been trained to hit properly. Football is an aggressive sport and I'm going to keep playing the way I play, and it's part of the nature of the game … we're going to play aggressive and do it the right way and if you do that we won't have any problems with head trauma collisions and I don't foresee any in the future."
California linebacker Nick Forbes: "As a defender, the automatic ejection is scary. You don't want to put yourself or your team in that situation. But fortunately, we were fortunate to have great coaching staffs that teach us the proper technique … the best tackles are made with good form."
UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr: "I understand the rule, but as a defensive player it's going to be difficult to fully adjust my game … So as I play, I'm going to play within the rules that I've always played and play like I've always played, full speed and attacking. And if I get penalized because of it, then so be it. But I'm going play the way I play football."
Washington State safety Deone Bucannon: "It's a rule that's going to be hard to abide by, going full speed, but at the same time, whatever helps player safety. So if that's what the rule is, then I'm going try as a player to, to the best of my ability, abide by those and to be as safe as possible for the other player and myself. I'm going to be more aware on the field and proper adjustments like I should."


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Nokia, the world largest handset maker, has begun testing technology in a Finnish city that lets users to make calls on both mobile and Wi-Fi networks and switch between networks without interruption.
Nokia's 6136 phone automatically transfers voice or data connections from GSM (global system for mobile communications) networks to Wi-Fi when the device recognizes a compatible wireless network, Doug Dawson, a spokesman with Nokia, said Monday. And, vice versa, when users make a call or data transfer via Wi-Fi and step out of the Wi-Fi network's coverage area, the connection is transferred to a GSM link without interruption.
Around 50 people in Oulu, Finland, are testing the service as part of a two-month pilot initiated by Nokia in cooperation with Finnet and the City of Oulu. The city has been offering free access to Wi-Fi hot spots since last year as part of a project to spur wireless Internet service.
The Finnish vendor is one of several vendors, including Motorola, to offer handsets with UMA (unlicensed mobile access) technology, which enables a "seamless" handover of voice and data connections between GSM mobile and Wi-Fi or other local wireless networks.
BT, which launched one of the world's first UMA commercial services last year using Bluetooth technology, plans in the third quarter of this year to extend its service to Wi-Fi networks with Motorola's A910 UMA-enabled phone.
TeliaSonera in Sweden and Finland and T-Mobile in the USA plan UMA service in the coming months.
UMA allows consumers to enjoy better indoor coverage and lower calling charges when within range of a compatible Wi-Fi terminal, by having it carry their calls over the fixed broadband network using VoIP (voice over IP) technology. UMA handsets such as Nokia's 6136 create a secure tunnel to the network operator's UMA Network Controller, which uses the handset's SIM (subscriber identity module) to authenticate the caller with the operator's billing system just as it would over a cellular network.
The Nokia 6136 phone, which Nokia announced in February, will be available in the third quarter, according to Dawson. The phone, to cost €275 (about £190), will be equipped with a 1.3Mp camera and removable micro SD format memory card.


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TREASURE ISLAND — Former Redington Shores Mayor Jody Armstrong is now president of the Treasure Island Chamber of Commerce – a job she says will be a lot more fun than politics.
"Everybody wants a fun job in life and this is the best of all," Armstrong said Thursday. "I am really looking forward to exploding the chamber."
Armstrong, a practicing lawyer who also holds a master's in business administration, left politics in 2009 after guiding the town through major construction projects that refurbished the town's stormwater system, put most of the town's utility lines underground, and built a system of beach accesses and dune walkovers. Previously, she served as chief operating officer of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, recognized at the time by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as Co-Nonprofit of the Year.
"Do I miss politics? No," she said. "It seemed like the entire time I was mayor we were under construction. I am proud that I did what I said I would do."
She said she is taking that same determination to her new post as chamber president.
"I am just thrilled to be helping the chamber grow," Armstrong said. "Treasure Island is uniquely positioned to claim an 'ownership position' of Florida beach commerce."
Her background in government and tourism — and her experiences as a local business owner — gives her a broad range of skills she can apply to her new post, she said.
In her new position, Armstrong will guide the chamber in its efforts to grow local businesses and bring more visibility to Treasure Island.
The chamber is in the midst of a five-week tourism advertising campaign on area television stations.
Armstrong replaces W.D. Higginbotham Jr., who took the job just six months ago after leaving his post as city manager in Madeira Beach — just before an election changed the political complexion of that city's commission.
Higginbotham and chamber officials say his departure was a "mutual" decision that will allow Higginbotham to focus on his consulting business.
In his resignation letter, Higginbotham listed a number of achievements accomplished under his leadership, including increasing the chamber's membership by 156 percent, developing new promotional materials and saving the chamber substantial money by bringing financial services and website updating in-house.
"The Treasure Island Chamber of Commerce is no longer an unknown entity," Higginbotham wrote.


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New Film Forum
EDITOR'S NOTE: New films have been announced for April and May 2003. On April 11 see Sholay, introduced by James Prakash Younger, scholar of Indian film, at 7 pm in the Bytwerk Video Theater. On April 25 see To Kill A Mockingbird, introduced by by John Loeks, President of Jack Loeks Cinemas, at 7:30 pm in the Bytwerk Video Theater. And on May 9 see Mansfield Park, introduced by Kathi Groenendyk, professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and an expert in the film adaptations of Jane Austin's novels, at 7:30 pm in the Bytwerk Video Theater.
West Michigan film buffs will soon have one more place to satisfy their movie appetites.
Several Calvin College faculty have created a new group at the college which will offer regular screenings of movies followed by a faculty-led discussion. As a bonus the Calvin Film Forum will show all of its offerings in the new Bytwerk Video Theater at Calvin (located in the DeVos Communication Center).
"The (Bytwerk) Theater is an amazing place to see a movie," says Calvin film professor Carl Plantinga, one of the prime movers behind the new Film Forum. "It's got custom-made seats from American Seating, theatre-style lighting, complete surround-sound. It's a perfect venue for this new series."
Each month this spring will see some sort of focus on movies followed by a discussion. For example, February will feature a series on an icon of American movie making: the Western. Plantinga says the topic of "Myth and History in the Western" was a natural first choice for Calvin.
"It's a classic kind of American film," he says, "but beyond that we have a western studies program at Calvin, so there's a natural point of connection between what we're doing in western studies and what we're doing in film studies. We really want this project (the Film Forum) to bring together academic departments at Calvin. There is incredible expertise at Calvin. The Film Forum will give people a chance to benefit from it."
The series is free of charge. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by a discussion. February's slate is as follows:
Plans for the rest of the spring include "Films We Love" and screenings led by visiting filmmakers and scholars.
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There are two types of sumps used for drainage. One is used to collect underground water such as rain water, while the other is used to drain sewage. However, both are similar in construction and can be built from scratch using simple tools and materials.
Things You'll Need
- Shovel
- Pit with 1/4-inch holes
- Solid Pit
- Gravel
- Drill
- Pump or two alternate pumps
Sump for Underground Water Drainage
Dig a hole if the sump will be used to collect underground water such as rain water.
Estimate the width of the hole to fit gravel at the bottom and the sides once the pit or bucket has been installed into the hole.
Spread gravel at the bottom of the hole.
Insert pit or bucket. Make sure the pit has tiny holes all over it that are less than a quarter inch or make several tiny holes all over the bottom and sides of the pit.
Fill the side gaps with more gravel.
Discharge the water with a pump.
Sump for Sewer Water Drainage
Use a solid pit with no holes if the sump is to be used for sewer drainage.
Size the pit according to plumbing codes. More bathrooms increases the size of the pit.
Drill a hole on the side of the pit to coordinate with the pitch of the pipeline coming from the bathroom to drain the sewage into the pit.
Insert the pit into the ground.
Use one pump or two alternate pumps to discharge the sewage up to the sewer line.
Tips & Warnings
- Gravel is used to keep sand out and allows water to drain faster by traveling through the gravel instead of straight into the ground, which later creates mud.
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NORTON Town Council is to investigate ways of keeping a riverbank and park area tidy.
Councillors had expressed concern that it was become unsightly and overgrown and was in need of a general tidy-up.
The river area and park belongs to the town council and the Fitzwilliam (Malton) Estate, although it has been maintained by the town council.
Councillor Hugh Spencer said he had planted a number of wildflowers by the flood wall three years ago.
"The river bank area is now so overgrown you can hardly see the river or the fishing platforms which are obscured by the dreaded Himalayan balsam," he said.
"I do not think any sensible environmentalist would defend the river as it is at the moment as it is so unruly."
Councillor David Lloyd-Williams said he thought the old-fashioned way of using a larger strimmer to cut back the weeds would work.
"It would make the riverbank look so much better and enable people to see the river," he said.
Councillors ruled out spraying the area as they felt this would be too severe and damage other plants but agreed to obtain a couple of quotes for strimming the area.
"The answer is a regular cutting programme of about four times a year to prevent the balsam flowering and seeding," Coun Spencer said.


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To do today
Spencer Davis Group Steve Winwood sang the Spencer Davis Group's two biggest hits in 1967, Gimme Some Lovin and I'm A Man. The latest incarnation by the British rock legend arrives tonight at 7:30 at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. $29-$32 (727) 587-6793.
Nova 535 Every Monday from 6 to 10 p.m., the Nova 535 art lounge in downtown St. Petersburg opens its doors for artists, jewelry designers and even filmmakers to show off their latest work, listen to music, play a game of chess and have a drink among the cool kids. The lounge is at 535 Martin Luther King Jr. Street N (Ninth Street).
Success Summit The Tampa Bay Success Summit will use sports as a metaphor and motivator with Kevin Carroll, a consultant for Nike, ESPN and Starbucks. Carroll, along with panelists Dawna Stone (Martha Stewart's Apprentice, publisher of Her Sports magazine), Cliff Floyd of the Tampa Bay Rays and Earnest Graham of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will hold a panel from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Tampa Theatre, 711 N Franklin St., Tampa. Tickets are $40-$50.
Play Guitar Hero Aerosmith 7-Eleven stores have a huge tie-in with the new Aerosmith version of Guitar Hero, and a media truck is pulling up to two Hillsborough stores to give fans a chance to play. It will be at the Riverview store at 13220 U.S. Highway 301 S at Big Bend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in Plant City from 2 to 6 p.m. at 2710 S Turkey Creek Road.
Coming up
USTA Men's Futures at Harbour Island The singles and doubles event Tuesday at the Harbour Island Athletic Club & Spa in Tampa is bringing some rising stars in the tennis world here. The event, which is entering its ninth year on the USTA Pro Circuit, features Clinton Thomson, 23, of Australia, the highest-ranked player in the field, Rhyne Williams, 17, of Knoxville, Tenn., who became the youngest winner on the men's USTA Pro Circuit in 2007, and Todd Paul, 22, of Stamford, Conn., a Wake Forest University student who was named the ITA Senior Player of the Year for the Mideast Region in 2007. Things get started at 10 a.m., and it's free for spectators. The club is at 900 S Harbour Island Blvd.
Sergio Mendes The Brazilian master of pop-inflected jazz performs Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Mahaffey Theater, 400 First Street South, St. Petersburg. $37-$52. (727) 892-5767.
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Police Corruption in South Carolina
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#1 Aug 17, 2009
Who protects innocent citizens from crooked police? A few years ago I was detained by State Trooper R.D. Manly. This punk was extremely abusive and threatening towards me. After he wrongfully wrote me a traffic citation; I decided to file a complaint against him. I called the State Trooper headquarters and asked to speak to a supervisor. The supervisor gave me the run around, cussed me out and threatened me. I said a few words back. Next thing I know, some queer named Gene Donahue with the S.C. state police calls me up and says I am being charged with unlawful use of telephone. So now I have charges fabricated against me in relation to a bogus traffic ticket. R.D. Manly and Gene Donahue are crooked cops. They are nothing more then Barney Fife reject 2 bit rent a cops. They ruined my life, as now I have a conviction on my record for some Bull that is making it difficult for me to get a job. Well, guess what? It ain't over yet. Hey, Gene Donahue. You punk queer, wanna piece of me? Lay down your badge and gun and fight fair. You are nothing but a punk coward hiding behind a tin badge on your chest. You ruined my life. I am going to ruin yours.
#2 Aug 23, 2009
Careful buddy, you can't win against law enforcement. They can put your tag out on scanner and you will be stopped every time you are spotted. I would not want them to have a hard on to get you, cause they will!
#3 Aug 23, 2009
I don't live in South Carolina and I don't travel there either. Freedom of speech rights.
#4 Sep 4, 2009
You seem to have an attitude! They will end up busting your ass, maybe you should calm down buddy boy!!!
You will not win against the law!
#5 Sep 22, 2009
A few years ago? Just now complaining? Take it to the courts; they are the ones trained to settle these matters.
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#6 Oct 2, 2009
1 used to be a deputy and whipped the white boys ass! id cuff danial down and mace his ass if he broke the law
#7 Oct 8, 2009
Is the reason you "used to be a deputy" because you are, in fact, a crooked cop who was let go for excessive force or some other reason that should have landed you in prison but instead you were simply allowed to retire, or did you "used to be a deputy because you are obviously below par in intelligence and cannot spell or use grammar? Either way, I'd say that it is to the benefit of the American Public that you are no longer a "deputy"
#8 Oct 23, 2009
Bring it on, BOY! I'm not afraid of anyone.
#9 Oct 23, 2009
Maybe somde day they will fabricate charges against you. Then you will understand.
#11 Nov 1, 2009
Are you just CLAIMING to have been a deputy in order to blog with racially motivated hate statements? Odd, I don't remember seeing anyone that I would think might be you around the job.
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#12 Nov 7, 2009
No corruption! What if you were in their place. Dealing with old nasty crack heads, drunks, rednecks and coons!!!They should shoot most of them!!!!
#13 Nov 11, 2009
It is corruption when they hide behind their badges and harrass innocent citizens and fabricate charges against them.
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#14 Dec 10, 2009
the sheriffs department in laurens sc is very corrupt.working with corrupt magistates,looking out for family and friends.it seems that as long as this corruption has been going on that the feds would investigate this.well i figure if they did the laurens sheriff would have them locked up on some bogus charge.lol they are above the law and abuse there powers. stay clear of laurens sc unless you are one of their freinds or manufacture drugs because the going bond for that seems to be a p.r. bond and a smile.
#15 Apr 11, 2010
As I suspected; neither R.D. Manly nor Gene Donahue have the guts to face me one on one. They know I can kick their asses in a new york minute. Those punks ever come near me again they will be in for a world of trouble. Just a couple of cocksuckers hiding behind their badges and guns.
#16 Apr 13, 2010
You would hide behind your badge. Crooked cops always get protection by the brotherhood of blue. Cops are now worse than thugs and even though I respect the law I don't respect the policemen, every of them are thugs.
#17 Apr 19, 2010
Our police force is doing a great job!!!! Keep kickin ass!
#18 Apr 21, 2010
I agree with him you should have never been allowed to carry a weapon, the standards to becoming a cop are none, my exhusband is a police deputy in Grvlle SC in high school he robbed homes with his friends and stole and sold guns and a child was killed, I was pulled over and arrested by a state Trooper in Anderson SC Gilstrap, I had person issues with a teenage daughter, anyway, he advised me that's why my husband left me and he called my uncle a Faggit, and he called me a liar, And the funny part of it all is that I am more educated than he ever had a chance to be as I was in the County for those few hours I asked the guards did any of them graduate high school 2 out of 10 actually have a high school diploma, I feel like something should be done Racism and hatred should be a crime but our officers are allowed to
#19 Apr 21, 2010
Who protects us from the jackasses with the badges the rejects from school?
#20 Apr 22, 2010
hey i am so sorry about your mishap with the police i have kids so i know how teenagers can be mine almost drove me crazy i am a police office and a former marine i know the officers you have mentioned and they are prejudgdice beyond beleif, i hear so many negative things, it makes me ashamed to work with such especially when i hear them bragging about going to the strip clubs and messing around, I am a christian, and we our supposed to have a code of ethics but, for some reason no one follows it we are supposed to be examples, and if you make a complaint they come after you and their buddies and make your life a living helk i am so sorry mrs beardon from ANDERSON COUNTY
#21 Apr 22, 2010
I will find out whom you need to speak with and see if I can help you in anyway, some cops do not have the mentality to handle the job as a mature adult they act grudgfully instead of walkin in the other ones shoes, I like I said am a police officer and I am sorry for the dumbasses the county and state give guns too. as long as you violations are not criminal and just traffic there should be no hostility whatsoever but I do know some things about certain badges i could help you with, you will probably have to hide out or move out of state for a while but this crap needs to stop TO ALL YOU OFFICERS YOU CANNOT SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO TO SOMEONE WHEN YOU PULL THEM OVERYOU TOOK A CODE OF ETHICS AND IT NEEDS TO STOP QUIT BEING DUMBASSES WITH A POWERTRIP
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Sanford company helps Toys for Tots using social media
Posted December 9, 2011
Sanford, N.C. — A Sanford home construction company is turning to social media to help children find presents under the tree on Christmas morning.
Homes by Vanderbilt is donating $5 to Toys for Tots for every "like" its Facebook page receives.
"I might be a little bit older, but even I see the power and the scope of the Facebook community," Homes by Vanderbuilt owner Tom Van de Reit said. "So when the time came to pick the most potent and efficient vehicle to reach the largest amount of people in the shortest amount of time, the answer was an easy one."
Van de Reit said he read in his local paper that the Sanford Toys-For-Tots was in unusually desperate need this holiday season, and he wanted to make sure that bad economic times didn't keep children from having a good Christmas.
"Every child in Lee County should have something under the tree this year and a smile on their face Christmas morning. No exceptions," he said.
Facebook offers a way to get the community involved as well, Van de Reit said.
"It has been our experience over our many years here in the Sanford area that the people here are very giving and genuinely care for their neighbors. Accordingly, we felt this exercise should include all of us," he said.
Homes by Vanderbilt hopes to reach at least 500 likes by Dec. 20 and donate up to $2,500 to Toys for Tots.