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California puts on home run show at Little League World Series, advance to play Connecticut
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Now that was more like it, manager Rick Tibbett said after watching his Chula Vista, Calif., team put on a home run show at the Little League World Series on Sunday.
Jake Espinoza, Micah Pietila-Wiggs, Michael Gaines and Grant Holman all homered in a mercy rule-shortened 15-3 victory over Newark, Del.
Holman capped an eight-run fourth inning, by hitting the first pitch he faced over the fence in center for a game-ending grand slam.
It was a significant reversal after the Californians needed an extra inning to pull out a 3-0 victory over Grosse Pointe, Mich., in their series opener.
"That's what we do best," Tibbett said, of a team that averaged 11 runs in six games to clinch the West championship.
And he certainly wasn't concerned after his team trailed Newark 2-0 after the top of the first inning.
"Yeah, two runs is not going to keep us down. It just doesn't," Tibbett said. "Normally, we score 8-10 runs a game. It didn't bother us one bit."
Chula Vista (2-0) advanced to play Westport, Conn. (2-0), on Wednesday. And they weren't the only ones that made quick work of their opponents. Mexico improved to 2-0 with a 13-0 four-inning win over Aguadulce, Panama, (1-1).
"They hit everything we threw at them — fastballs, curveballs and change-ups," Panama manager Luis Gonzalez said through an interpreter. "They are a very good team."
The outcome was much tighter for the two other teams who remained undefeated.
Westport built a 9-2 lead through four innings, and hung on for a 9-7 win over Sammamish, Wash.
Tokyo, Japan, gave up two unearned runs in the final inning, before securing a 3-2 win over Taoyuan, Taiwan.
That means, Mexico will face Japan on Wednesday.
Sammamish will play Newark, and Panama will meet Taiwan in must-win games Monday.
Newark coach John Ludman was pleased with his team's start against Chula Vista on Jack Hardcastle's two-out, two-run double.
"We really felt good after the top of the first, and even after the first when they scored a couple of runs," Ludman said.
Trouble was, the Californians were just getting started.
After Espinoza hit a two-run homer in the first to tie the game at 2, Pietila-Wiggs hit a three-run shot in the second inning.
Gaines hit a solo home run as part of a two-run third. And then the floodgates opened in the fourth.
Though there were concerns that the mound at Volunteer Stadium was too slick, Ludman wouldn't blame that on the game's outcome.
"I don't want to make excuses," Ludman said. "They smoked us and that's the bottom line."
That doesn't mean there wasn't a problem with the mound. And Tibbett also complained of it being slick, and forcing starter Nick Mora to adjust his motion.
Ludman was forced to pull his starter, Hardcastle.
He said he was advised by a trainer that by slipping on his plant foot, Hardcastle was putting pressure on his Achilles tendon.
In the earlier game, Westport, Conn., nearly squandered a 7-0 lead before Alex Reiner shined in relief to preserve the 9-7 win over Sammamish, Wash.
After the Northwest champions scored twice in the fourth inning and four more times in the fifth, Reiner stopped a sixth-inning threat by striking out Jack Rud to end the game and stranding two base runners.
"Just a big sigh of relief knowing we got the game and are going to the U.S. semifinal," Reiner said.
Westport appeared in full control, building a 9-2 lead in the fourth inning. That's when manager Tim Rogers elected to rest starter Harry Azadian.
"If you want to make a run at the tournament, you have to manage your pitching," Rogers said. "We knew we weren't going to shut them out. We didn't pitch with the accuracy we normally do."
The move nearly back-fired.
"The last three innings felt like it took four hours," Rogers said. "It was painful."
Sammamish had pitching troubles early in having to overcome the loss of ace Jacob Dahlstrom. He sustained a deep bruise and did not return after a line drive struck him in the right knee in the second inning.
Charlie Roof, Max Popken, Chad Knight and Azadian each delivered run-scoring hits.
Takuma Gomi was pleased to provide some insurance, padding Tokyo's lead to 3-0 with a two-run shot in the top of the sixth.
"I was only thinking about what I could do for the team, and hope it would lead to the team winning," Gomi said.
They certainly came in handy.
Taiwan scored twice in its final at-bats, both on errant throws.
After giving up a run on a wild pitch, reliever Kyousuke Kobayashi got Chen-Hsun Lee to fly to center for the final out with a runner on first.
Japan opened the scoring in the second inning, when Dai Okada hit an RBI double.
"It was a tough game," Tokyo manager Masumi Omae said. "The kids seemed nervous, and you could feel some of the parents being nervous in the crowd."
It certainly appeared that way. While Taiwan supporters were chanting and cheering their support in the bottom of the sixth, the usually exuberant Japanese supporters were mostly quiet behind the third-base dugout.
Ramon Mendoza hit two of Tijuana's five home runs against Aguadulce.
Brandon Montes homered on the fifth pitch of the game, and Mexico broke open the game with a five-run second inning — keyed by Mendoza's grand slam.
Martin Gonzalez and Saul Favela homered in the third inning as Mexico extended its lead to 10-0.
Mendoza's second homer of the game, this time a two-run blast, capped the scoring in the fourth. Mendoza finished the game with six RBIs.
Luis Manzo tossed a one-hitter for the victory. He struck out three, walked one and hit three batters.
Jean Mar Sanchez had the lone hit for Panama, a single to open the first inning.


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Popular property highlights
Guests say they love
- Quiet location
- Good for nightlife
- Good for sightseeing
- Family-friendly amenities
- Overall value of stay
Gambling, golf
Situated on the Dominican Republic's easternmost beach just north of where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea, this property sits next to Catalonia Royal Bavaro and the exclusive Pearl Beach Club Punta Cana where guests receive a discount. This resort includes a casino and an 18-hole golf course. Green Fee is included.
All-Inclusive resort with teens club
Non motorized water-sports equipment, four à la carte dinner restaurants, day and night activities/entertainment, a disco, and a children's club are among amenities included in room rates.
Rock and swing
Junior suites featuring balconies/terraces with rocking chairs and hammocks include love seats, private showers, and minibar with free items. 24h room service is also available.
Languages Spoken
- English
Catalonia Punta Cana - All Inclusive
Resort Amenities
All-Inclusive Details
This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included.
Food and beverages
- All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and local beverages included
- 24-hour room service
- In-room minibar (all beverages included)
- Dining and beverage availability limited at one or more venues
Activities and facilities/equipment
All non-motorized water sports are included.
Water activities
- Kayaking
- Snorkeling
Land activities
- Bicycling
- Fitness facilities
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Access to onsite golf course
- Golf green fees
- Aerobics
- Dancing
- Onsite entertainment and activities
- Onsite live performances
- Theme parties
Not included
- Use of golf cart
- Use of golf equipment
- Motorized water sports
- Scuba-diving certification
- Premium and/or non-domestic beverages
- Bottled wine
- Airport transfers
- Childcare
- Laundry/dry cleaning services
- Spa/beauty facilities and services
- Offsite tours
Resort Amenities
The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at Catalonia Punta Cana are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).
The resort's casino is open 7 PM-3 AM (subject to change) for slot machines and table games. The property offers 10 different dining venues. An air-conditioned fitness center contains cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights. The spa has a spa tub and a unisex sauna. There is also a teen center which includes games, video games, and televisions with program access, and a children's club for the younger ones. An Internet center contains 4 computers with high-speed connections (surcharges). Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout.
Catalonia Punta Cana - All Inclusive is a smoke-free property.
- Babysitting or childcare
- Fitness facilities
- Children's club
- 24-hour front desk
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
- Computer station
- On private beach
- Luggage storage
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Snack bar/deli
- Shopping on site
- Pool umbrellas
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Total number of rooms - 711
- One meeting room 1
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of buildings/towers - 30
- Golf course on site
- Tennis on site
- Casino
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Number of bars/lounges - 8
- Number of beach bars - 2
- Full-service spa
- Swim-up bar
- Beach umbrellas
- Free breakfast
- Grocery/convenience store
- Year Built 1998
- Coffee shop or café
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Free WiFi
- Sauna
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
- Smoke-free property
- Nightclub
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Children's pool
- Spa services on site
- Number of restaurants - 10
- Laundry facilities
- Beach towels
- Arcade/game room
- Wedding services
- Garden
- Multilingual staff
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- On private beach
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Children's club (free)
- Grocery/convenience store
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Playground on site
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- Spanish
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Towels provided
- Linens provided
- Furnished balcony
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Minibar (stocked, free items)
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Shower only
- In-room safe
- Free WiFi
- Number of bedrooms -
- Number of bathrooms -
- Hair dryer
- Room service (24 hours)
- Separate bedroom
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
Where to Eat
In addition to the dining listed below, the resort features 9 bars including a swim-up bar and a natural juice bar.
Gran Caribe - Buffet overlooking the garden that serves international cuisine. Al fresco dining available. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
YUCA - Restaurant overlooking the golf course, offering Caribbean cuisine à la carte. Open daily for dinner.
Rodeo Steak House - American cuisine and grill located conveniently nearby the golf course. Open for dinner only.
Mikado - Enjoy a beautiful view of the garden while dining on Asian-theme cuisine, cooked to order directly in front of you. Open for dinner only.
La Toscana - Italian cuisine has a place in the Caribbean too at this formal restaurant. Open daily for dinner. Adults only.
La Palapa - Buffet style restaurant with BBQ and show cooking for meals, in a convenient location next to the beach and pool. Open for breakfast and lunch.
Terrace Tapas & Lounge - Innovative à la carte tapas next to the beach. A la carte dinner.
Bretonne - Variety of sweet and savory crêpes to enjoy directly in front of the sea.
Pizzeria Sorrento Wood-oven pizzas next to the pool.
Snack Bar Pleamar - Snacks next to the swimming pool.
Nearby Things to Do
The majority of recreational activities and facilities described below are included in the room rate at Catalonia Punta Cana (scroll up to the All-Inclusive details section for more information).
A freeform family pool measuring approximately 76m by 76m (250 ft by 250 ft) includes jetted sections and a swim-up bar. There's also a 12-m (40-ft) kidney-shaped children's pool.
The beach fronting the resort extends well inland, with palm trees and thatched umbrellas for shade. The resort supplies beach sun loungers, pedal boats, snorkeling gear, kayaks, and Sunfish sailboats. Scuba-diving instruction/PAIDI certification and diving/snorkeling excursions are available for surcharges, as are speed boats.
The resort includes two lighted tennis courts and a lighted basketball court (surcharges for play under lights) as well as a 18 hole golf course (surcharges for cart and rental equipment). A brand new Teens Club is available for teenagers and includes table games, video games, computer with internet access, and flat screen TVs to watch their favorite programs, as well as a Kids Club for the younger ones.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Snorkeling on site
- Free bicycles on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Golfing on site
- Parasailing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Volleyball on site
- Beach volleyball on site
- Kayaking on site
- Playground on site
- Segway rental/tour on site
- Fitness classes on site
- Sailing on site
- Basketball on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Scuba diving nearby
Spa Services
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Minimum age to access spa is 18
- Massages on beach
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Resort Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 6 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Resort Name
- All Inclusive Catalonia
- Catalonia All Inclusive
- Catalonia All Inclusive Punta Cana
- Catalonia Punta Cana
- Catalonia Punta Cana All Inclusive
- Punta Cana Catalonia
- Punta Cana Catalonia All Inclusive
- Catalonia Royal Bavaro Hotel Punta Cana
- Catalonia Royal Bavaro Punta Cana
- Royal Catalonia Bavaro
We should mention
Reservations are required for golf tee times, massage services, and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. One child 6 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Pearl Beach Club Offer
Book a stay in any room or rate plan and guests can enjoy 20% off services at Pearl Beach Club Punta Cana, located next door.
Full details at check-in. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. Offer subject to availability. Restrictions and blackout dates may apply.

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So, Ludwig van Beethoven and Quasimodo are giving a panel discussion . . .
It's no joke, but rather the off-the-wall premise of "The Hunchback Variations." Not for the intellectually faint of heart, this work from Chicago's Theater Oobleck has the unlikely duo collaborating on a sound effect for a vague stage direction from Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard."
Oh, and did I mention that it's an opera?
Featuring music by Mark Messing and a libretto by Mickle Maher, the show features "11 variations," or short scenes in which the composer and (fictional) hunchbacked Notre Dame bell ringer musically ruminate on creating art while accompanied by an onstage pianist and cellist.
After all, it's not easy matching Chekhov's infamous description of "a distant sound coming as if out of the sky, like the sound of a string snapping, slowly and sadly dying away."
Especially since both Beethoven and Quasimodo are deaf — which is why, as the composer announces, "no questions will be taken from the audience."
The show begins with Quasimodo (Larry Adams) shuffling onto the stage wearing a hoodie. From tattered leather satchels he removes such objects as a Slinky, walkie-talkies, and, of course, a tiny bell. Behind him comes a young Beethoven (George Andrew Wolff), looking like a well-groomed Williamsburg hipster.
In each short variation, the increasingly frustrated hunchback tries to come up with something appropriate using his props — he holds the walkie-talkies together to produce a high-pitched squealing sound — only to have the composer retort (in song), "That is not the sound."
But the conceit eventually wears thin, and the 80-minute piece becomes repetitive despite some witty moments. The minimalist score, though beautifully sung and played, doesn't add much.
That said, the actors are wonderful as the cheerfully smug Beethoven and the surly, grotesque Quasimodo. Singing in a bright tenor and rumbling bass voice, respectively, they're like an "Odd Couple" for the Mensa set.


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City's human rights commission says police arbitrarily detained people during protests against the party of the president who was sworn in over the weekend.
The independent organization says in a Thursday report that 22 people were randomly chosen by the capital's police. The document says they detained people peacefully protesting the inauguration of President Enrique Pena Nieto, helping the injured, documenting the demonstrations or just passing by.
Pena Nieto brought the Institutional Revolutionary Party back to the presidency after a 12-year break. The party governed for 71 years using a mix of handouts and rigged votes before losing the 2000 and 2006 elections.
Hundreds of protesters threw firebombs at police and smashed windows on inauguration day. At least 76 people were injured and 103 detained.


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Wendy Davis says she supports medical marijuana
DALLAS (AP) — Democratic candidate for Texas governor Wendy Davis says she supports the use of medical marijuana and would consider decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the substance.
She explained her position Tuesday to the Dallas Morning News editorial board (http://dallasne.ws/1ju8T0p).
Davis told editors that Texas should learn from the experiences of other states when considering revamping drug laws. According to a transcript of the interview, Davis said she's not sure how she would vote if Texas had a referendum on legalizing marijuana like the ones held in Washington and Colorado.
Gov. Rick Perry has said he supports decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, partially because the state is trying to keep non-violent offenders out of prisons. He opposes legalizing the drug and would continue to make selling it illegal.
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This Dallas Texas Auction is a great place to get a good deal on a bucket truck or construction equipment...and there is no reserve!
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) January 23, 2014
JJ Kane today announced a large public auction to be held in Waxahachie, TX, (Dallas Area) Jan 30th, 2014 when over 350 pieces of equipment and vehicles will be sold. Auction items include used bucket trucks, digger derricks, mechanic and service trucks, work vans, and more.
Many auction items include fleet equipment and vehicles being sold from area companies and utility contractors such as Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Entergy Services Inc., Time Warner Cable, National Utility Equipment Company, Late Model Rental Returns & Others.
The auction is live with bidding starting at 9:00 a.m. Thursday January 30th, and buyers do not have to be present to participate as anyone can register to bid online. Bidders can inspect vehicles on Wednesday January 29th, 8a.m.-4 p.m. and also at 7:00a.m. on auction day, Jan 30th.
Auctions are held in this Texas location several times a year and items are added daily. Company owners should sign up for weekly email updates to stay informed of upcoming auctions.
J.J. Kane Auction Facility, 999 Solon Road, Waxahachie, Texas, 75165, approximately 15 miles south of Dallas, just off Exit #403 of I-35E.
From Dallas & I-20 Eastbound or Westbound: Take Exit #467 – I-35E South approximately 14.5 miles to Exit #403 {Corsicana/Ft. Worth, Highway 287S Exit}. After exiting, follow frontage road 200 yards and bear right down and under I-35E. After going under I-35E, bear right up the entrance ramp for I-35E North towards Dallas. Just before re-entering I-35E stay straight on the frontage road running parallel with I-35E. Continue .25 miles straight and make a right turn on Solon Road. Proceed 300 yards to sale site on the right. Watch for directional signs.
From I-35E Northbound: Take Exit #403 {Corsicana/Ft. Worth, Highway 287S Exit}. After exiting, follow straight along frontage road, running parallel with I-35N for approximately 1 mile. Turn right on Solon Road and proceed .25 miles to sale site on right.
From DFW Airport: Follow airport exit signs & take Highway 360 South (until it ends) then turn left at traffic light onto 287 East & follow to Waxahachie.
JJ Kane auctions are absolute, meaning that everything sells to the highest bidder, regardless of price. There are no minimums or reserves at an absolute auction, and owners are not allowed to bid on equipment they have consigned to the auction. Selling price is determined by the bidders participating in the auction, and no one else. The auction offers direct access to the equipment contractors need, and differs from other auctions in that you don't have to be a dealer to buy. J.J. Kane is well-known for used bucket truck and utility equipment auctions. However, their auctions also feature many used light-duty and mechanic trucks, 1-ton trucks, cars, work vans, SUVs, trailers and more. One of the benefits of this auction is that you do not have to be present to participate. Bidding can be done online, saving the cost of travel, and auction consultants help bidders and sellers through every step of the process.
"At JJ Kane, we care about our buyers and sellers as we provide the services that are important to both in a way that is most convenient for them. Sellers benefit from a convenient and cost-effective way to sell equipment for competitive market value. Buyers can kick the tires and inspect items personally, or if they prefer, they can make purchases online without the time and expense incurred with traveling to an auction," says Joe Kane, founder of J.J. Kane Auctioneers.
About J.J. Kane
J.J. Kane Auctioneers was founded more than 20 years ago by Joe Kane with a philosophy to provide the best vehicle to take care of the customer and is based on a foundation of family, strong values and relationships. These values continue today, making J.J. Kane one of the more successful auction companies servicing buyers and sellers of used construction equipment in the U.S.


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Troopers from the N.C. Highway Patrol are investigating an accident on Piner Road.
A N.C. Highway Patrol trooper charged a 42-year-old Wilmington man with driving while impaired after the man drove off the road and hit a utility pole Sunday evening.
Jerry Johnston was also charged with reckless driving, Trooper K. Lee said.
Lee said he responded to the 900 block of Piner Road just after 5 p.m. Sunday. When he arrived on scene, he found a Mazda overturned and a utility pole knocked down.
Johnston, Lee said, was traveling north on Piner when he veered right and hit the pole. After Johnston's car overturned, a second car driving in the area hit the downed utility pole, Lee said.
The accident, which happened in front of Myrtle Grove Middle School, resulted in a power outage in the area.
Lee said Johnston sustained minor scrapes and bruises from the accident. Johnston refused to take a blood test, Lee said.
A 99-year-old woman who was a passenger in the car that struck the pole was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center for a precautionary evaluation by family members, Lee said.
He did not think the woman was injured in the incident.
Lee said the accident caused between $15,000 and $20,000 in damage in the area.
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Hi Jaffacakelover,
Can you drop a mail to ScummVM-devel if you get a chance? We would love to look at using your keyboard graphics (or some variants of them) in the main ScummVM codebase and, if you are willing, it would be great to have someone good at graphics helping to mature this feature.
The current keyboard graphics packs are purely a demo layout to test functionality and do not really make for a good usable setup. Lets be 100% honest, nice graphics they are not .
I was going to reply to all the points in detail but Sev beat me to it on most of them.
Anyway, moving on to your points. I do not see them as a kick, it's great to have some feedback (I think only the Wii and GP2X/GP2XWiz are using the code currently).
* Is there a way to have 2 modifiers on the same key? Looking for a method where pressing the shift key will set the display to 'uppercasesymbols' and use the modifier, the switch back to 'lowercasesymbols' once an alphanumeric key is picked!
If I understand that correctly, not a problem as its not really 2 modifiers, but 2 distinct regions on 2 separate mapping images.
* Related to above, why the symbols key? Would save a lot of code to just have the symbols appear when you press shift/Caps lock!
Its just there as a demo in the default keymap, layout is not really a problem.
* Can the font in the textbox be made bigger? Can the brackets around the alphanumeric keys in this textbox be removed? Is the code for all this in the XML file or elsewhere?
Yes and yes. Some people really like the brackets, some less so. Sev sums it up well.
*Closely related to the previous question, is it possible to call what's already in a clicked-on box into the textbox (eg. clicking on a named save game)?
Now that needs a little bit of work but its not a bad idea.
Yes, incorporate it, by all means! Just take this zip, I changed a line or two since last night
SCUMM-devel: OK, signed up to SourceForge, found the page, requested to join!
Feel free to move these last few posts into a thread there!
Here comes a pseudo-techie infodump!
Already working on version 2; has a lot less code in it, because removing the symbols key means only 2 states are needed: 'lowercase' and 'uppercasesymbols'. This also means less .BMPs and a smaller filesize!
The '2 modifiers on shift' thing is to get it more like the Wii one. An example of ideal function would be:
1) Click on the 'Shift' key - all the keys display uppercase letters and [Shift+] appears in the textbox.
2) Click on the 'A' key - the letter [A] is added to the textbox and all the keys revert to showing lowercase letters.
Making 2 separate keys with the same co-ordinates works, but doesn't show [shift+] in the textbox, just [T] if i click on t. It also doesn't set the keys back to lowercase once an alphanumeric letter is picked. What is the syntax for 2 Types/Modifiers on the same Event?
Not sure having alphanumeric keys turn uppercasesymbols off would work, as that might break the capslock function.
Editing capabilities: I mean if the save is called 'save001', there must be way when you click on it for '[s][a][v][e][0][0][1]' to appear in the textbox of the vkeybd.
Example: Wanting to overwrite an existing savegame with a different one. Currently I have to click on the save, bring up the keyboard, click on [backspace] a bunch of times, then close it to check i've got rid of all the letters, then open it again to type the new name in (so there's not a long stream of [backspace] impairing my view)!
A possible "version 3" would unfortunately be a big rewrite, as it'd bring the more asthetic features of the Wii version:
* A movable I-bar, allowing editing of all characters rather than just tail characters (using left & right on the d-pad or clicking with the IR pointer)
* User feedback when the mouse is over a key: a light wiimote rumble and resizing the highlighted key to 120%. That would mean making each key an individual bitmap, and they may need orientating by it's centerpoint for scaling, as well as maintaining their boundary coordinates!
* Clicky sounds: not really necessary at all![/b]
Nice work Jaffa.
I just had a look at it. For some stuff like Indie boxing you need a physical USB but in other cases the virtual key/b does the job.
Looking forward to version 2 but shoot for the sky and go for version 3. We all love that little wiimote rumble.
I love that little wiimote bump too, but you'll have to request that from the actual coders! -_-
Hi, I just installed 1.3 on the wii. Seem not to be able to get the keyboard coming up with he down arrow key, like it use to with the old version.
Am I missing anything?
Hey folks, new to the forum and looking for help with keyboards and the Wii port of ScummVM. Apologies if this question is answered in this thread, I read through it and am still a bit lost.
I just installed ScummVM on my Wii and am hoping to be able to play through the Sierra AGI (typing-based) games which feature enhanced sound. The ports of ScummVM for PS3 and ScummVMX for Xbox don't seem to be able to run the copy of Space Quest II I've got, but the Wii version boots it no problem. Unfortunately, I can't get my keyboard to work...
I'm running the newest nightly build and it boots Space Quest II no problem but my keyboard doesn't appear to be working. Its a wired HP keyboard and I've tried it in both USB ports (I'm hoping it will work in the right port since I'm using the left port for my USB drive) but it doesn't seem to be working at all.
Is there a different build/version of ScummVM Wii I should be using? If so, where would I find it? Or is there any trick I'm missing to get the Wii to recognize my keyboard? I'd try a different one but it's the only wired keyboard I have on hand right now.
Any help greatly appreciated!
Try the following Version (1.9), it uses a newer DevKit + Libs:
-> http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=13357
Thanks for the reply -- I'll install that newer version anyway, just to keep up to date!
But...as it turns out...it was just my keyboard. Borrowed a different model keyboard (still HP) and it works perfect!
AND...dug out a wireless (RF) keyboard, Logitech, and it works too!


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Poet in New York is the great book of location—in the physical, psychic and ethical sense—of 20th-century poetry. Consider it in an American context and you find it wrestles with geography in ways that Ideas of Order does not; and that its ideas of order and elegance are all but shattered by blunt experience in a manner that Geography III is not. Scathing in its search for something sincere, its vision of Harlem knows no leverage; neither does its sense of sex. You read this great book wishing Lorca had stayed in New York for longer than the nine months that he stayed; that he knew English better than he did; you learn to yearn for the impossible. But you know as well that something vital in Poet of New York would then have been lost: something of its incurably psalmodic confusions and intensely surreal epiphanies.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States appears to be worried that Rwanda won't allow a warlord from Congo now camped out in the U.S. Embassy safe passage to the airport to be flown to the International Criminal Court for prosecution.
The U.S. hopes Rwanda will help facilitate the transfer of Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda from the U.S. Embassy in Kigali to the airport for a flight to the ICC in the Netherlands, the top U.S. State Department official on Africa, Johnnie Carson, said Wednesday.
"We hope that the Rwandan government will do its part," Carson said in a telephone press conference from Washington. "It is a small but significant part to ensure that Bosco Ntaganda is able to move freely from the American embassy compound to the airport where he will board a plane and go to The Hague."
Carson said it's important that Ntaganda's movement from the embassy to the airport "in no way be inhibited."
Carson also indicated that Rwanda hasn't yet assured cooperation with ICC officials en route to Rwanda. He noted that Rwanda, like the United States, is not a signatory to the Rome Statute that created the ICC and is not bound by international obligations to hand Ntaganda to the ICC.
Rwanda's foreign minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, implicitly criticized the ICC on Twitter on Sunday that "Rwanda believes in justice, not judicial colonialism," in response to a question from the head of Human Rights Watch on whether Rwanda would commit to sending Ntaganda to the court's headquarters in The Hague.
A spokesman for the ICC, Fadi El Abdallah, said the ICC is "contacting authorities in Rwanda and the Americans in order to check how we can get him as soon as possible." He wouldn't elaborate on the nature of the contacts.
Ntaganda's reputation for ruthless methods in the battlefield acquired him the nickname "The Terminator," and his ICC arrest warrant describes how Ntaganda would not hesitate to shell villages with heavy artillery before launching an attack in which his men would kill people with machetes, knifes and rifles.
Those who recently fought alongside him say Ntaganda fled Congo over the weekend after his men lost a key battle against fighters who split off last month from his M23 rebel movement.
"Ntaganda's self-surrender at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali was a surprising end to a saga of conflict, human rights abuses, and blatant disregard for his ICC arrest warrant by (Congolese) officials for many years. It is very significant in terms of a victory for individual rights," said Laura Seay, a Congo expert at Morehouse University in Atlanta.
Having Ntaganda on the stand, though, could pose problems for Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Seay said. Kagame won't want Ntaganda, who was born in Rwanda, to reveal the details of security arrangements and illicit mineral extraction deals between Congo and Rwanda, she said.
Congo has been wracked by warfare for years, and Carson noted that some experts indicate 5 million people have died in violence. Women suffer from mass rapes and children are forced to become soldiers.
But even with Ntaganda out of the picture, peace in eastern Congo remains a long way off. The victorious M23 faction of Gen. Sultani Makenga has lost little strength in the fighting with Ntaganda's faction, and troop morale is high after defeating one of the most feared warlords in Africa. Makenga himself does not have an international arrest warrant against him, but is under United Nations sanctions and has a track record of similar crimes to those committed by Ntaganda.
"It is an interesting development for peace in eastern Congo," said Marc-André Lagrange, senior analyst at the International Crisis Group. "A warlord is leaving, but it doesn't mean that he won't be replaced. Makenga has exactly the same connections in minerals trafficking and so on. A warlord is merely being replaced by another."
Carson said the next 48 hours are critical for Ntaganda's situation. Carson said Ntaganda moved across the border from eastern Congo to Rwanda late on March 14 or early on March 15 with 500 to 700 of his fighters.
"We then found Mr. Ntaganda coming to our embassy. We did not encourage him, we did not know his whereabouts," Carson said. "I suspect he may have come because he knows we are a symbol of fairness and justice and integrity in these kinds of processes but I can't tell you because I don't know and can't read his mind."
Carson said the situation with Ntaganda is an opportunity for progress to be made in the battle against impunity for atrocities and crimes against humanity.
Associated Press writer Melanie Gouby reported from Goma, Congo. Mike Corder contributed from The Hague, Netherlands.


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Saint Barnabas Medical Center received the largest single donation in its history — a stunning multimillion-dollar gift from the Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation that will go toward the construction of a new wing at the Livingston hospital.
The Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation has pledged $25 million to the project.
"Leon and Toby Cooperman have provided the instrumental stimulus to engage the community for the successful future of Saint Barnabas Medical Center," Barnabas Health Chief Executive Barry H. Ostrowsky said. "The Cooperman family's generosity is unparalleled in our history and assures our neighbors of the importance and magnitude of this project. We are exceptionally grateful."
The gift represents the cornerstone of a strategic vision to create a new 200,000-square-foot, five-floor Cooperman Family Pavilion.
Dr. John F. Bonamo, the chief executive of Saint Barnabas Medical Center, said the gift will help Saint Barnabas maintain its lofty goals and standards.
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"Next to my children and grandchildren, helping others is the most enjoyable part of life," Cooperman said.
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Cooperman is a former general partner of the investment firm Goldman Sachs, where he had a 25-year career before launching his own private investment firm, Omega Advisors.
Toby Cooperman recently retired from a career as a special-education specialist at the Early Childhood Learning Center in Chatham.
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The important thing is each package should be very good tested. It shouldn't even be the latest versions, it only has to be "rolling".


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In a bizarre way President Barack Obama, through his Health and Human Services Mandate (HHS) has united religious orthodoxy across the spectrum as never before. In its wake liberal religiosity is going the way of striped pants, bell bottoms and lava lamps; something that is only seen on rare occasions usually when too much alcohol is flowing. At the precipice stands liberal Catholicism, for soon there will be no need for them to retain any religious presence. Liberal Catholic mouthpieces like the National Catholic Reporter are destined to go the way of so many other products whose users outgrew the usefulness of what they read and believed. Mainline liberal churches have imploded all the while the numbers of Catholics and Evangelicals continue to grow. Apparently the liberal religious elite are so smart, they have disappeared into the mists of history. Even if the current baby boomers remain religious, their liberal minded children have by and large abandoned the faith to the whims of Hallmark and Deepak Chopra styled spirituality.
In my last book The Tide is Turning Toward Catholicism, I noted that having worked in the Church with a good deal of liberals I cannot think of a single instance in which their children retained their liberal views and also practiced their Catholic faith. I have met their children and while some have become Evangelicals and others have seen the light and come over to orthodox minded Catholicism; those who have remained liberal would only darken a church door if a close relative passed away. Sadly not only have they left their faith but many can't find a single good thing to say about it. Their compliments are reserved for Big Government and Libertinism.
I am not writing this to sound clever or flippant or negative, simply to relate what I see. In many ways, the tide is turning like never before, and we can't say that Jesus didn't tell us that wheat would be separated from the chaff. Indeed we can't serve two masters and the liberals by and large have thrown their lot in with the Herod's of the world. While the liberal elite pretend to live oh so sophisticated lives; they in reality are nothing more than a fallen character in a 1980s hair band ballad video, succumbing to the vices on Sunset Boulevard that the liberal elite relegated to some degenerative red state tourist. As angry as we may be at the religious left's venom and their apostasy, they most certainly need our prayers and we should never forget that supposedly wise people can be fooled as much as anyone by the dark side.
In my previous article, I noted the striking metaphor of the pall of smoke hanging over the Acropolis in Athens caused by rioting Greeks who could no longer pay for their extravagant lifestyle. They are merely the first example of a culture that has aborted and contracepted itself into oblivion, prophetically predicted by Pope Paul VI in his encyclical Humanae Vitae. For the Greeks, Big Government had the answers and their Epicurean ancestors had the lifestyle that seemed oh so appealing. However in reality they couldn't pay the bills because charged with the simple mission of reproducing they felt it too complicated of a task. Continue Reading


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This Week In Island History
Compiled by Sue Maden Week of December 15
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Dec. 15, 1911
The Peckham orchestra is arranging to give another in its series of dances.
Postmaster Caswell has been notified by Postmaster General Hitchcock to be ready to open a branch postal savings bank Jan. 5, 1912.
Mr. John R. Caswell met with a painful accident Sunday while cranking his automobile. The machine backfired, breaking his right arm at the wrist. He was taken to a surgeon and the fracture reduced.
A new club, with headquarters in the old ticket office on the Ferry company's north office, will have a series of whists. The new club, which has leased the building on the Saunders wharf, met Tuesday to organize. Thursday evenings were selected for the whist tournaments. The new club is to be known as the Seaside.
The quail liberated by the bird commissioners have been reported several times and seem to be doing well. from previous page
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 11, 1936
Dr. John Streeker of Providence was at the Carr School Thursday evening, and gave whooping cough vaccine treatments to 60 infants and children up to the age of 6 years. From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 12, 1916
The Christmas sale and tea of St. Matthew's branch of the Women's Auxiliary was held Friday afternoon at the parish hall, and despite the storm, was successful.
The Men's Club of the Central Baptist Church will serve an oyster stew and clam chowder supper this evening, and will give an entertainment after supper. The public is invited. From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 16, 1936
At the monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association, Superintendent Bradley showed three reels of moving pictures on "The Eve of the Revolution" and one reel of Jamestown views.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 13, 1961
The annual Jamestown community card is ready for those who prefer to extend Christmas greetings to friends in this manner, instead of mailing cards. The billboard-like structure, decorated to resemble a large greeting card, is placed outside Lang's Store at the East Ferry each year. By giving a contribution, which goes to purchase books for the Lena H. Clarke Library at the Jamestown School, individuals may sign their name on the card. From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 15, 1961
The Jamestown Republican Town Committee last night went on record as opposing the union of the Jamestown Philomenian Library and the Lena H. Clarke School library. From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 16, 1961
The Jamestown Bridge will become debt free late in 1964. It is scheduled then to be a free bridge, John B. Foley, Jamestown Bridge Commission chairman said today. This prediction, it is understood, will hold provided the commission continues its operation of the bridge and halts steps whereby the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority seeks to take over the Jamestown and Mount Hope bridges.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 12, 1986
The cable television waiting game in Jamestown may be nearing an end. Newport Electric says it is waiting for the phone company to replace some utility poles. New England Telephone, while admitting it "overlooked" three poles that needed to be changed, insists the rest of its work was completed on time. From the Newport Daily News,
Dec. 16, 1986
The Town Council approved and signed papers Monday authorizing loans needed to purchase the Jamestown Country Club.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Dec. 12, 1996
The current manager at the town-owned golf course, Joseph Mistowski, will continue to operate the links, but will be paying a lot more rent. Mistowski also said he would make $410,000 in capital expenditures to improve the ninehole golf course.
Jamestown firefighters will again play host to old St. Nick. This weekend he'll ride around Jamestown and next Thursday he will host a party.
The Jamestown Philomenian Library's establishment this week of its first endowment fund takes it another step along a path that began nearly 125 years ago. (The anonymous gift of $6,500 will create the endowment fund at the Rhode Island Foundation.)
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Dec. 13, 2001
After three hours of tweaking, pinching, slashing and crunching, the School Committee passed a budget Dec. 6 by a 4-1 vote that is sown from recent incarnations, but still up 9.55 percent over last year's spending plan. The bottom line, which includes school fund and capital reserve expenditures, is $8,486, 710. That figure is up from $7,675,636 last year.
The Town Council Monday patched together a plan to get an engineering review for projected sites and operational costs for the much-debated locations for a town highway barn.


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Sunday, September 25, 2016
Running long term can help to enhance your overall health, wellness, and fitness. However, running can be hard on your body because of the compressive forces and types of muscle contractions involved, especially if you have a larger frame. Yes, you need to protect your joints, and here are 10 general tips to do exactly that.
If you use a heart rate monitor, you can stay in the same heart rate zone as your run workout. Swimming, cycling, using the stepper, elliptical trainer, or even hiking are all good examples of cross-training workouts.
Sometimes running can make your body or joints feel run down or ache. By following these ten tips, you should be able to reduce your risk of developing an overuse injury and maximize your training to reach your goals!
1. Tabata I, Nishimura K, Kouzaki M, et al. (1996). Effects of moderate-intensity endurance and high-intensity intermittent training on anaerobic capacity and VO2max. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 28:1327-1330.
2. Clegg, DO., et al. "Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and the two in combination for painful knee osteoarthritis." New England journal of medicine, v. 354 issue 8, 2006, p. 795-808.
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iSirona - Northwest Florida Business Profile
When David Dyell started out in the healthcare IT business 20 years ago, hospitals used multiple software applications that were not integrated. His job was to write programs to make those applications talk to each other. Since then, he started and sold Healthcare Technology Solutions and now has started iSirona, a Panama City software company that integrates medical device data into electronic medical records. The company reported revenue of $17.2 million last year, up 2,092% over three years and is partnering with myHealth Sentinel in Singapore, which is selling and implementing iSirona's medical products in the Asia-Pacific region.


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West Texas Intermediate crude rose for a sixth day as fewer Americans than forecast filed first- time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week.
Prices climbed as applications for jobless benefits decreased by 16,000 to 339,000, the lowest level since March 9, the Labor Department reported. Economists projected 350,000 claims in a Bloomberg survey. Oil also gained as the Energy Information Administration said yesterday that U.S. gasoline stockpiles tumbled.
"There's been concern about the U.S. economy but the jobless claims number makes the picture a little bit better," said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research in Winchester, Massachusetts. "It's a bit bullish for oil. We are also getting a bounce from that inventory report yesterday."
WTI for June delivery gained 39 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $91.82 a barrel at 11:17 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange after touching $91.98. The volume of all futures traded was 16 percent below the 100-day average. Oil has advanced 4.3 percent so far this week and is unchanged this year.
Brent for June settlement increased 65 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $102.38 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Volume was 16 percent above the 100-day average.
WTI-Brent Spread
The European benchmark crude's premium to WTI widened to $10.56 from yesterday's $10.30. The spread shrank to $9.94 earlier, the least since January 2012.
Last week's jobless claims were below the lowest estimate of 340,000 in the Bloomberg survey of 49 economists. The Labor Department revised the previous week's figure up to 355,000, from an initially reported 352,000.
"We did get a little bit of a bounce off the drop in jobless claims," said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "We have pretty good resistance near the $92 level."
Oil increased 5.5 percent in the five days through yesterday. Future settled at $86.68 a barrel on April 17, the lowest price since December. If futures hold their gains for a sixth day today, it would be the longest rally since July.
"The move lower was a bit overdone and we've now stabilized over $90," said John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital LLC, a New York energy hedge fund. "The inventory data yesterday was somewhat bullish, especially the drop in gasoline."
Gasoline Stockpiles
U.S. gasoline inventories fell 3.93 million barrels last week to 217.8 million, the biggest drop in a year, the EIA, the Energy Department's statistical arm, said yesterday. Oil supplies increased 947,000 barrels to 388.6 million, the highest level since July 1990.
Crude also gained as U.S. stocks moved higher. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose as much as 0.7 percent, heading for a fifth daily advance.
"The S&P is higher and that's bringing up oil," said Rich Ilczyszyn, chief market strategist and founder of commodities trading firm Iitrader.com in Chicago.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Devor, PhD, FACSM
Associate Professor of Sport & Exercise Sciences and Physiology & Cell Biology
Departmen of Physiology and Cell Biology
School of PAES
The Ohio State University
Dr. Steven T. Devor received his PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of California, Berkeley. Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Devor was a National Institute on Aging Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School in the Institute of Gerontology and Department of Physiology. Dr. Devor serves as the Graduate Program Coordinator for Sport and Exercise Science, and inquiries regarding either the MA or PhD program can be e-mailed to him.
The focus of the research program directed by Dr. Devor is on skeletal muscle physiology, and the basic biology of aging skeletal muscle. His laboratory designs experiments that utilize both human and animal models, with the primary aim focused on gaining enhanced insight into how skeletal muscle adapts to various perturbations across the lifespan. Dr. Devor and his graduate students are actively investigating how physical performance is altered as humans age. Particular emphases include the: a.) relationship between physical activity and skeletal muscle structure, function, and plasticity; b.) influence of therapeutic modalities on skeletal muscle regeneration following injury; and c.) adaptation of maximal lactate steady state in aging athletes.
Dr. Devor works with two local independent living facilities in Columbus, Friendship Village of Columbus and Westminster Thurber Community. He serves as the Director of their Wellness, Physical Activity, and Exercise Centers, and his doctoral students manage the comprehensive fitness evaluations and exercise program design. Additionally, two research projects, which utilize residents as subjects, are being completed at the facilities.
Dr. Devor, who is the advisor to the Exercise Science Club, teaches undergraduate courses in Exercise Physiology, supervises Practicum courses in Body Composition, Strength and Conditioning, and Fitness Evaluation, and supervises internships. At the graduate level Dr. Devor teaches a doctoral seminar focused on skeletal muscle structure, function, and plasticity, co-teaches the MA Exercise Physiology course, and supervises practical experiences and internships.


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Vermont Department of Health - Communication Office 802-863-7281
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets - Alison Kosakowski 802-272-4547
Agriculture Agency and Health Department Working to Contact Customers
The Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets has summarily suspended the license of a pesticide applicator, Cary Buck of AAA Accredited Pest Control of North Clarendon, for misuse of a pesticide in treating a residence for bed bugs.
This action was taken after the Agency discovered that the company had wrongfully applied an organophosphate insecticide called chlorpyrifos to a home in the Rutland area. All indoor uses of this pesticide were cancelled by the U.S. EPA in 2001.
The Health Department is working together with the Agency of Agriculture to individually contact customers of this company who may have had their residence treated with this pesticide in 2012 or 2013, and is offering laboratory testing at no cost to determine if the pesticide is present. The Agency has collected a number of samples already, and will continue to sample in the coming weeks.
According to records obtained from the company, an estimated 50 or more residences may be affected, although the extent to which this pesticide was used in any application by the company, which operated in the greater Rutland region, is not presently known. Test results will indicate the presence of chlorpyrifos and any detected levels will determine the advice given by the Health Department for further action.
"The discovery of misuse of chlorpyrifos by an applicator in Vermont is troubling, and we are working quickly to identify any customers who may have been exposed through this company's action," said Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross.
"We are concerned about possible health effects,"said Health Commissioner Harry Chen, MD. "This pesticide can persist in the indoor environment, and exposure to high enough levels can affect the central nervous system and can be especially harmful to pregnant women and children. While we don't have any indication at this time that health effects from such exposure caused by this company have been widespread, we do recommend testing the residence of any customer identified so that we can take proper steps in the event we discover chlorpyrifos in the environment."
Nationally, over the past 20 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of homes, hotels, schools and other settings that have been affected by bed bugs. From 2006 to 2010, the National Pesticide Information Center received reports of pesticides being misused to treat bed bugs that resulted in 129 mild or serious health effects, including one death.
The Agriculture Agency and Health Department recommend that any treatment plan for bed bugs includes non-chemical methods such as cleaning, laundering and heat treatments to reduce the need for chemical pesticides. Pesticides labeled for outside use only should never be used inside the home.
If you think you have been overexposed to a pesticide, or feel sick after a pesticide has been used in your home, call your doctor or the poison control center: 800-222-1222.
If you have questions, dial 2-1-1 to call Vermont 2-1-1, United Ways of Vermont.
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User talk:Basil
The Style Manual itself could probably do with some sprucing up. That aside, though, at least at some point in my career on OrthodoxWiki, I started following the Wikipedia style WRT the "External links" section, which is to capitalize only the first word. I prefer to keep capitalization somewhat at a minimum, especially to stave off what I sometimes see in Orthodox writing in English, in which it seems that nearly every word gets capitalized at times.
Perhaps it's worth adding some notes about headers into the Style Manual. —Fr. Andrew talk contribs (THINK!) 06:25, March 13, 2006 (CST)
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I like it! I made the switch.
FWIW, though, given the style of the cross (which is a wall cross, not a pectoral—I have one at home), one would think the original image might represent not the Byzantine Empire come to America, but rather an American Tsardom. :) —Fr. Andrew talk contribs (THINK!) 06:00, March 14, 2006 (CST)
Thanks for the welcome. As you might have guessed, I still spend more of my editing time at Wikipedia, but I wish you well. Rdr. Theophan 16:44, April 5, 2006 (CDT)
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I'll be around on Monday. I look like my photos. :) As for floorspace, I don't think we can. Sorry. :/ —Dcn. Andrew talk random contribs 14:38, May 27, 2006 (CDT)


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We don't know a lot about what rules will govern league spending this offseason, but we do know how much money the Eagles currently have committed to players for 2011.
According to ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas, the Eagles have a salary-cap figure of $80.8M. On its own, that number doesn't mean much. But when compared to other NFL teams, it becomes a little more significant. Jimmy K. over at Bleeding Green Nation has put together a nice chart of all the figures, and the Eagles have the fifth-lowest number in the league. Only the Bucs ($59.7M), Panthers ($73M), Chiefs ($74.7M) and Jaguars ($78.1M) have less money counting towards the cap.
Among the teams listed below the Eagles, only the Chiefs made the playoffs last season. And the Birds currently have less money committed than all of their NFC East counterparts: the Giants ($105.2M), the Redskins ($115.2M) and the Cowboys ($136.6M).
If you're wondering what the cap number will be for 2011, well, we don't know that either. We actually are not even certain that there will be a cap. 2010 was an uncapped year, and the ceiling was about $127M in 2009.
But there are a few things worth noting when looking at these numbers. For starters, the Eagles have several players who are not currently under contract for 2011: Michael Vick, Quintin Mikell, Ernie Sims, Omar Gaither, Stewart Bradley, Akeem Jordan, Jerome Harrison, Eldra Buckley, Max Jean-Gilles, Reggie Wells, Nick Cole, Victor Abiamiri, Ellis Hobbs, Dimitri Patterson, David Akers and Sav Rocca.
Right now, we don't know which of these players will be unrestricted free agents and which will be restricted. Furthermore, we don't know which players the Eagles are even interested in bringing back. The numbers above don't include rookie salaries either, which won't be added until the draft takes place, the CBA is agreed on and rookies agree to new deals.
For the Eagles, there are a couple of other big issues still at play as well. The most obvious is Michael Vick and his future. His cap number for 2011 (operating under the assumption that he's back) has yet to be determined.
And another issue is DeSean Jackson's contract. Jackson is scheduled to make $565,000 in the final year of his rookie contract in 2011. If the Eagles choose to rework his deal, Jackson's number could also add to the $80.8M listed above.
Players could still get cut, and trades are a possibility too down the road. Right now, the Eagles look like they'd be in great shape to add free agents (keep in mind they spent a reported $131M in 2010). But depending on a number of factors described above, there could certainly be movement on how much money they have available to them when it's time to sign new players.
Wes Bunting of the National Football Post has the Eagles taking Mississippi State offensive tackle Derek Sherrod in the first round:
A smooth, graceful blocker with good range, change of direction skills and quickness in both the run and pass game. Needs to learn to play a little lower, but has the ability to mirror in space and possesses the makeup of a starting left tackle in the NFL.
Bunting has Sherrod (6-6, 305) listed as the second-best offensive tackle behind USC's Tyron Smith. But he has Wisconsin's Gabe Carimi going 19th to the Giants.
Pro Football Weekly, meanwhile, has the Birds taking Miami cornerback Brandon Harris:
A big, physical corner could fill void left by Ellis Hobbs' injury.
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BANGKOK (AP) -- Oil prices rose above $94 on Monday, supported by signs of economic recovery in the U.S. and China.
Benchmark oil for February delivery was up 56 cents to $94.12 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract dropped 26 cents to finish at $93.56 a barrel in New York on Friday.
Gordon Kwan, head of energy research at Mirae Asset Securities Ltd. in Hong Kong, said oil prices were rising on signs that the fragile economic recoveries in the world's two biggest economies appeared to be gaining traction. The U.S. housing market has shown steady improvement, while China's trade growth rebounded strongly in December.
"China and the U.S. appear to be on a very solid track of economic recovery. This supports oil prices at much higher levels." He said that prices were also moving up because of increased energy consumption in China, which is enduring its coldest winter in nearly three decades.
"There is the possibility that West Texas Intermediate could reach $95 per barrel in the coming days and Brent could go to $115," Kwan said.
Brent crude, used to price international varieties of oil, was up 39 cents to $110.23 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline rose 0.3 cent to $2.758 a gallon.
— Heating oil rose 1.1 cents to $3.02 a gallon.
— Natural gas rose 3.3 cents to $3.36 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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Space Savers: Products to Help Maximize Cabinet & Drawer Storage Space
Drawers and cabinets are some of the most valuable real estate in a home, and every inch counts. It can be a challenge to keep everything organized, tidy, and easily accessible, all while using the space to the fullest, but here are 10 products that can help you win that battle.
Top Row:
1. KMN Drawer Decor Starter Kit, $29.95: A modular drawer organizing system that includes a silicone base and repositionable tabs to keep items from sliding.
2. Martha Stewart Home Office Stack & Fit Shagreen Small Item Holder, Staples, $10.79: Great for holding small bits and bobs, this organizer would work well in an office, craft room, or even a bedroom. Think of using the small compartments to hold collar stays, jewelry, or spare buttons.
3. Mega Expandable Wood Dresser Drawer Dividers, Set of 2, Organize It, $25.99: For larger drawers and larger items, these spring-loaded dividers offer a durable and practical way to subdivide your space.
4. Akro-Mills 24-Drawer Parts Storage, Amazon, $28.99: Best known for hardware and craft storage, these little drawer units can also be handy in the bathroom (for storing hair accessories, Q-tips, etc.) and in the kitchen (for storing different spices, teas, etc.). And instead of occupying valuable counter space, they can tuck neatly into cabinets.
5. Honey Can Do 32-Compartment Drawer Organizer, Staples, $10.89: Perfect for rolled socks, tights, T-shirts, underwear, or other items that need to be kept discrete in your drawers, this organizer makes it easy to see all your items in one glance.
Bottom Row:
6. Stacking Organizer Trays, The Container Store, $1.99-4.99: For deep desk drawers or filing drawers, these stacking organizer trays will help you keep office supplies, art supplies, or papers corralled.
7. Small Cabinet Organizer with Drawer, Crate & Barrel, $32.95: A drawer-shelf combo in a classic chrome finish will give you easy access to a variety of items.
8. Seville Classics Stackable Kitchen Cabinet Organizer, Casa, $29.99: Similar to the Crate & Barrel option above, this organizer offers multiple drawers for keeping small appliances, kitchen tools, or produce handy in the kitchen, or hair dryers, towels, and cleaning accessories handy in the bathroom.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four finalists in the World Series of Poker busted out in quick succession early Tuesday, leaving a Las Vegas club promoter and a young pro originally from Michigan one heads-up match away from poker's richest prize — an $8.4 million crown.
Ryan Riess, 23, eliminated Amir Lehavot in third place with a pair of 10s, treading past five meaningless community cards to bump his guaranteed payday up by $1.5 million and set the Tuesday night showdown.
Reiss' opponent in the no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament: Las Vegas amateur Jay Farber, who went straight from the final table to rounding his friends up to go clubbing.
"I'm out every night. What am I going do? Sit at home and dwell on the final table? No, I'm going to enjoy myself," he said.
After several hours of pushing chips around with little excitement, the final table came to a close with a flurry of all-ins, sending four people home in just 15 hands played in less than an hour.
Lehavot won $3.7 million for his third place finish.
JC Tran, who came in as the chip leader and was the favorite to win the diamond-encrusted championship bracelet, busted out in fifth place after struggling all night with a string of weak hands.
"I'm not 100 percent happy with the way I played, but when you're put on the tough side of hands, it's tough to overcome it," he said. Tran, the best known of the nine finalists, vowed to come back next year and make another run at the prize he had hoped would float him into grinder retirement.
On Monday evening, nine players from five countries walked like prizefighters into the 1,600-seat theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino where magicians Penn and Teller regularly perform, and sat down to play the biggest game of their lives under the heat of blue and red stage lights.
The finale was broadcast nearly live on ESPN, airing with a 15-minute delay to satisfy Nevada gambling regulators so that players don't have any way to know what their opponents are holding.
Farber took the lead early, a plush panda mascot cheering him on. His friends wore "combat panda" shirts, and shrieked when the mascot rushed the stage only to be escorted out by security.
Riess, the youngest of the nine finalists, also kept well ahead of the pack. His fans cheered "Riess the beast" as he made bold plays that he could back up with strong cards.
"Everyone was playing really solid and the cards ran my way today," he said. "It worked exactly like I envisioned it. I was kind of thinking it would be me and Farber."
Both men sat back and accumulated the chips early, quickly amassing two-thirds of the chips in play. They stayed out of each other's way for the most part, attempting to pick off the weaker players.
The poker marathon began in July with 6,352 players and was chopped down to nine through seven sessions spread over 11 days. Play then paused for four months, giving the men a chance to recuperate and study each other. Or, in the case of Farber, not study.
"I felt like the way I played got me to where I was, and we weren't gonna try and change anything," the heavily-tattooed 29 year-old said during a break Monday.
Poker pro Mark Newhouse was the first to go home Monday. He sat down in eighth place, and busted out after he went up against Riess with a pair of nines. Riess was holding an ace and a king, and caught another king on the flop, when the first community cards were revealed. Newhouse went home with just the $733,224 ninth place prize all finalists were paid in July.
Chips mean everything and nothing in poker tournaments. They have no direct tie to the amount of money won or lost; each player already staked $10,000 to enter. As the tournament progresses, minimum bets creep higher every two hours, tightening the pressure on players who continually find their chips weren't worth as much as before.
Riess and Farber will sit down Tuesday with 105,000,000 and 85,675,000 in chips, and play until they settle the title, with one player losing all his chips and the other claiming the top prize and the glory that comes with joining the names of past winners, including Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson and, most famously, Chris Moneymaker.
Dan Michalski contributed to this report.
Hannah Dreier can be reached at http://twitter.com/hannahdreier


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October 9, 1997
The Dry Ridge City Council established tax rates for personal property and motor vehicles. The 1998 tax rates will be 29 cents per $100 on vehicles and water craft and .2298 cents on the $100 for personal property. Tax rates must be given a first and second reading before being adopted.
The apple orchard has been picked clean and some have gone to our Courtney Farms Fruit CSA subscribers, some are now applesauce, some frozen and loads are now dried and sitting patiently on the shelf until the dead of winter (we are not allowed to eat them until all fresh are eaten!)
October 4, 1997
Kristi Howe of Crittenden and Season Caudill of Williamstown are members of the 1997 Eastern Kentucky University Marching Colonels. Under the direction of Christopher Hayes, the Marching Colonels will perform at five home football games and at the Madison Central Tournament.
For some gardeners the tactile experience of maintaining the garden is not really what they're after. I love the whole process but I realize that most people just want things to look good without too much fuss. As our farm grows on the four-legged and two-legged side of things I am noticing some perennial plant neglect. So, I do need to do some rearranging so that the mixed borders get easier to care for not more difficult. Therein lays the mission of the Perennial Plant Association's "Plant of the Year" program.
A political thriller with some Kentucky flavor has been chosen as the book for this year's Northern Kentucky One Book One Community program.
The annual reading program between Grant, Boone, Campbell and Kenton County libraries encourages patrons to come together by reading and talking about the same book.
Grant County Public Library has been participating in the program since 2008.
Free youth event planned Sept. 22
September 4, 1997
Erin Garnett is the Mason-Corinth Elementary Student of the Week. She is in Linda Webster's sixth grade homeroom class. She has great work habits, is mannerly and gets along well with others. She lives in Corinth with her parents, Kerry and Sherry Garnett. She has four sisters and one brother. She enjoys cheerleading
August 28, 1997
Lynne Fox, of the McDonald's restaurant located in Dry Ridge, has been awarded a bachelor of Hamburgerology degree from the McDonald's Hamburger University. McDonald's managers are trained in every aspect of general business management, including customer service and equipment fundamentals.
After I finish writing this column I need to go pick figs. Every other day seems to be right on in order to harvest ripe fruit. It takes some finesse because it is the soft texture of the fruit that reveals ripeness not necessarily the color. And picking only ripe fruit is the goal: figs do not improve if picked under ripe so if it feels firm leave it on the shrub.
I was among friends last week, discussing the virtues of okra. Some preferred to categorize the "slime" as a "thickening agent" while others insisted you need to be a wood pecker to eat one. The little ones are best, of course but often they get too big to be edible. While okra is indeed a great thickening agent in gumbo and other quintessential southern dishes there is another plant lurking in the garden that can do the same- and you can usually just find it growing along a path or in the flower garden.
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