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Ideally located just off the elegant Avenue Louise All club rooms feature minibar, direct-dial telephone, cable TV and modem connection. The en suite bathrooms have bathtubs and hair dryers.
Our larger executive room is the perfect choice for a comfortable stay and provides the ideal retreat after a day's shopping. These rooms have spacious wardrobe areas and come double or twin-bedded. The well appointed bathrooms feature bathtubs and hair dryers. Most benefit from natural light. All executive rooms also feature convenient workspace, and all the same amenities as the club rooms.
You can start the day with our delicious buffet breakfast. There is free parking in front of the hotel in our private garage which is available (12 Euros per night). Rollaway and baby beds are also available.
Safety deposit boxes available at the Reception. The hotel also provides luggage storage and fax and copy service.
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Hotel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Adaptors
- Free Breakfast
- Child Friendly
- Cots available
- Currency Exchange
- Direct Dial Telephone
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Luggage Storage
- Mini Bar
- Non Smoking
- Parking
- Pet Friendly
- Postal Service
- Safe Deposit Box
- Taxes not included
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hotel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Free Cancellation : 48 hours prior to arrival. In case of late cancellation or no-show, one night will be invoiced.
Please note - we will pre-authorize your credit card in order to guarantee your booking. However, the payment will be done on arrival at the hotel.
Authorization means that we ask the credit card company to block an amount on your credit card (normally equal to the cancellation fee).
This amount is normally valid for a few weeks, thereafter it is automatically released back into your account (depending on the credit card company and the country). We have no control over the release process.
The hostel reserves the right to cancel a reservation if we do not get authorization on the given credit card.
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Closest Metro Station: LOUISE
Tram Stop: 94
Bus Stop: 54
Driving Directions:
From E19: Follow RING OUEST. Take Exit 13-Drogenbos and turn right in the direction of UCCLE. Continue straight till AVENUE BRUGMANN . Follow this main road (it changes names) until PLACE STEPHANIE. Make a left on Louise until RUE DU BAILLY. U-turn and first right to the hotel.
From E40 : Take the Exit KOEKELBERG and the tunnels in the direction CENTRE. Exit the tunnels at LOUISE. On the PLACE LOUISE, make a left on the AVENUE LOUISE. Straight ahead until RUE DU BAILLY. U-turn and first right to the hotel.


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The game is based on a unique RPG system, designed specially to fit the basic game features. There are five primary (strength, dexterity, endurance, intelligence, magical penetrability) and ten secondary parameters. The hero can choose one of four specialized weapon techniques (shield-sword, two-handed combat, range weapons) or develop multi-classes. There are 4 schools of magic to master. The gained knowledge can be revealed in 10 multi-classes. As a result we have 36 possibilities to combine magical and fighting powers!!! The player can also develop 8 skills that, allow to increase weapon and magic strength. All the items and weapons are correctly displayed on the character models. The armor protects exactly the part of the body, which is covered by it. The amount of damage that the hero receives depends not only on the thickness of the armor, but on its form too.
The game's story is non-linear: 100-150 multi-variant quests included. By completing various tasks and slaying enemies, the player increases the level of the character and gains new skills. The gameplay is aimed at players who like to play RPG-games and enjoy dynamic action. Two LAN game-modes are supported (cooperative and deathmatch arena fighting).
- A unique blend of RPG and Action.
- Level-unbroken world.
- Unique RPG system.
- Dynamic change of day and night and weather effects.
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The reason? Rising output from inland fields has overwhelmed the infrastructure that gets oil to market. In areas lacking easy access to refineries and consumers, which are largely on the East, West and Gulf coasts, supply gluts form, forcing discounts. Pipeline operators are obvious winners, and not just because of fees they charge for usage. Larger firms with a diverse set of pipes and storage tanks can use those to arbitrage disconnected prices. For example, profit per barrel in Plains All American Pipeline's supply and logistics division has almost doubled since 2009.Railroads also benefit. Rail is more expensive: It costs $8 a barrel to pipe Western Canadian oil to Houston, for example, but $14 by rail, according to Deutsche Bank. Still, if you are a producer facing a $50-plus spread to Brent and rail is the only option, you'll take it. Moreover, as Darren Horowitz of Raymond James points out, railroads offer flexibility. While pipelines usually require multiyear contracts, railroads sell their services on much shorter schedules. They can also quickly link regions where pipelines are scarce, such as between Midwestern fields and East Coast refineries. The oil boom is helping some railroads cope with falling coal cargoes. Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern could see the biggest boost to earnings from shipping oil in the next few years, according to Credit Suisse. Other winners are midcontinent refiners such as Holly Frontier. They can process cheaper, relatively local oil and then sell the refined products. Because refined products can be freely exported from the U.S., they command higher global prices relative to domestic crude oil, which can't. On the losing side are producers heavily exposed to more-discounted crudes. Firms such as Canadian Natural Resources and Baytex Energy for which medium and heavy Canadian oil makes up most of their output, have seen their stocks lag well behind the exploration and production sector over the past year.
But even they may now spell opportunity. While the future of the Keystone XL pipeline, a major potential route south, remains questionable, help is coming from other quarters. One is BP's Whiting refinery near Chicago, which is being retooled to absorb more heavy Canadian oil in the second half of 2013. And as new pipelines and rail links narrow the gap between WTI and Brent, that should also pull up the price of Canadian oil.
Above all, cheap oil attracts buyers and logistics firms. The big discounts on Bakken crude led railroads to add almost one million barrels a day of transportation capacity last year, according to investment bank Tudor, Pickering, Holt. It estimates a combination of pipelines, rail trucks and barges could close the discounts on Canadian crude by $20 a barrel or more in the next couple of years. That could boost profits substantially. Every $10 a barrel extra that Baytex gets on its heavy crude oil would boost 2013 cash flow per share by 16%, according to RBC Capital Markets.


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Zak Bagans and a human skull in the house
Posted 31 October 2011 - 08:30 AM
Never bring your work home with you -- especially if your job involves ghost-hunting and human skulls -- because you could end up with one BAD_WORD-off spirit haunting your house ... and pushing your friends down stairs.
"Ghost Adventures" star Zak Bagans tells TMZ, the supernatural encounters began after he found a human skull during an investigation last month at an old mining town hotel -- and genius actually decided to bring the remains home with him.
Zak -- who built a display for the skull in the basement of his Las Vegas home -- tells us, he noticed a huge surge in paranormal activity almost instantly ... an angry, demonic-type presence that had never been in his house before.
On one night, Zak tells us, he was woken up by a slight pressure on his ankles -- what felt like hands grabbing him -- and all of a sudden, the force yanked him several inches down in his bed.
Days later, Zak says he had a girl over at his house -- and out of nowhere, she spilled head over heels down his stairs ... insisting someone ... or something ... had pushed her.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg -- and Zak tells us, he's so terrified ... he hired a local bishop to perform an exorcism at his house in the next two weeks
Zak adds, "I love my job, but i want to feel safe in my house. I don't feel safe." Word to the wise -- don't jack human skulls and bring them into your house.
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Life is too short to take seriously, none of us get out of it alive.
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be.Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
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Hearing that he had a human skull in his home made my opinion of Zak drop a little further. I'll watch the show every once in awhile if they're at a location I'm interested in, but other than that, I find it annoying.
Hehe, and White Witch, I hate to disagree with you, but I personally do not find Zak attractive in the least. The hair and the overly long torso combined with the ill-fitting attire just don't do it for me, lmao.
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Posted 14 September 2012 - 08:51 AM
I like their investigating style to a certain extent, but then they do things that annoy me. And for being a college graduate, Zak's grammar is rather terrible. Aaron is a trip, though; he's funny. He acknowledges his cowardice, whereas, as Theresa noted, Zak and Nick run off like little girls when profoundly confronted even though they say they don't run. Hey, guys, it's documented in your own footage.
I still enjoy the show because of the evidence they gather and they aren't always totally serious, though Zak does get preachy during some of the investigations, which turns me off. Yes, Zak, slavery was wrong; we get it.
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Posted 14 September 2012 - 12:13 PM
As far as the grammar is concerned, it just seems that Zak and Nick go out of their way to talk badly. I'm not college-educated and it makes me cringe. My wife, who is a teacher, points their grammer out sometimes. I guess I'm just to OCD.
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Posted 17 September 2012 - 09:10 AM
By the way, hitting on the Aaron topic again, I watched the new episdoe from this past Friday. It took place at the closed prison in Sugar Land, Texas, which is one county over from me (apparently they stayed here in Houston, visited the prison museum in the town of Huntsville north of Houston, and then did the investigation in Sugar Land). Aaron went to a specific location all alone and I think he did rather well not showing fear like he used to. His camera was jolted several times while he was being filmed and heard some soiid noices, but he didn't freak. Good for him.
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By the way, my wife does think Aaron is cute. Not necessarily eye candy, but maybe eye beef jerky or corn nuts.
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When I get off of this mountain
You know where I want to go
Straight down the Mississippi River To the Gulf of Mexico.
To Lake Charles Louisiana
Little Bessie, girl that I once knew.
She told me just to come on by
If there's anything that she could do.
First time I heard Up on Cripple Creek, I thought: "Hey, that Lake Charles sure sounds like a funky place. I gotta go there one day." After three trips through the swamps and bayous of southwest Louisiana, I finally did. You know what? Lake Charles, way down there on the Gulf of Mexico, really is a funky place.
I kick start my Lake Charles experience with a taste of boudin (boo-DAN) at Famous Foods. Boudin is a spicy sausage delicacy unique to Acadiana, the southwest region of Louisiana first settled 300 years ago by French-Canadian refugees (Cajuns) and still showing strong French influences. Tried some cracklin' (fried pork belly), too, just to put the taste of the south in my mouth.
There are hundreds of boudin takeout joints in southwest Louisiana. The Lake Charles Visitors Bureau even prints out an official Southwest Louisiana Boudin Trail Map with names and directions, a cholesterol challenge you can test drive to discover how long your arteries hold up.
"Sweetheart, we have a saying here in Louisiana," says Bessie Girl, my PR guide to culinary bliss while on our way for biscuits 'n' grits. "Here, we don't eat to live, we live to eat."
If you're on a diet, a Lake Charles Cajun culinary tour is not prescribed for you. But if you love tasty food, funky music, tasty food, friendly and polite people, and tasty food, you've certain come to the right place.
Misse's Grocery makes the best dang King cake in town. King cake is what everyone snacks on during Mardi Gras in Louisiana. Of course, it's Mardi Gras all the time in Louisiana, so you can eat King cake any dang time ya'll want. Just don't ask what's in it.
At lunch the spice level cranks up a notch. The Seafood Palace ain't much on the outside, no sir, but observe that menu! Crab and shrimp pistolettes, po' boys, crab and crawfish pies, fried gator, crab claws - and that's just the appetizers! Then ya'll got yer chicken 'n' sausage gumbos, and we ain't even made it to the seafood entrees yet.
Next day we yonder down to the neighbouring town of Sulphur. At LeBleu's Landing I witness boudin sausages being hand made in the factory. Feeling peckish despite that sight, I hit Hollier's Cajun Kitchen for fried okra, hush puppies, alligator balls, local oysters, fried pickles and fried catfish. "We got a saying down here, sweetheart," says a smiling waitress, serving up a platter the size of Atchafalaya swamp. "If it ain't fried, heck, it ain't food."
We work up an appetite for dinner with a stroll through the Mardi Gras Museum, boasting the largest costume display in the world, and ride a horse-drawn carriage through the Charpentier Historic District with its fine old mansions. Then visit the Imperial Calcasieu Museum for a history of the Deep South.
Lucky me, my visit coincides with the annual Rouge et Blanc Food and Wine Festival, a huge street party in the heart of town. Rumour goes there are 75 festivals per year in Louisiana, but my bet is that if most wine festivals are like Lake Charles, pretty soon you lose count.
Testimony to Louisiana's fine French heritage is charming La Truffe Sauvage, where you really must order the bouillabaisse. The moulard duck foie gras with a duck leg confit and leek Mousseline ravioli goes well with a crisp Chardonnay.
Suitably anchored for the evening's entertainment, it's only a short drive to Delta Downs to watch the thoroughbreds run, a local Louisiana favourite that highlights the best verse in the song.
Good luck had just stung me To the race track I did go.
She bet on one horse to win
And I bet on another to show.
The odds were in my favour
I had 'em five to one.
When that nag to win came around the track
Sure enough we had won.
Winnings in hand, we wander down to Yesterdays, where Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners are drawin' folks to the dance floor like honey on a stick. If you can't dance to zydeco, sweetheart, the arteriosclerosis must be settin' in.
The day ends at L'Auberge Casino Resort, where the roulette and hot tub call your name. But time to rest, because tomorrow's another fun day and there's plenty more on the menu to savour yet. Remember, up in the Great White North, ya'll ain't gonna find no boudin nor cracklin nohow.
There's a flood out in California and up north it's freezing cold
And this living off the road is getting pretty old.
So I guess I'll call up my big mama, tell her I'll be rolling in.
But you know, deep down, I'm kind of tempted
To go and see my Bessie again.
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Lake Charles Visitors Bureau visitlakecharles.org
Boudin Trail Map visitlakecharles.org/visitors/culinary-explorations/boudin
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Kristen Stewart Announces Cecil B. DeMille Award to Recipient Jodie Foster!
Kristen Stewart goes glam for The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient announcement held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday (November 1) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 22-year-old Twilight star, who was joined by Simon Baker, announced that her Panic Room co-star will Jodie Foster will receive the honor at the 2012 Golden Globes.
Jodie is a two-time Globe winner and a five-time nominee. Be sure to check out Jodie's acceptance of the award on January 13!
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Preventing and Preparing For Pandemic Flu
I have read some information about a potential flu pandemic, and I wanted to make sure that I was well prepared in case of emergency. What should I do to make sure my family is safe if the flu becomes so widespread? What things should we keep at home for situations like this (food, batteries, etc)? How can I prevent my family from getting the flu or spreading it further?
The best way to keep your family safe in case pandemic flu becomes widespread would be to keep your family completely isolated from other persons and the things they might have touched that could be a source of infection for your family. This is probably not a realistic option for most families. However, decreasing your interactions with other people will likely increase your ability to keep your family safe. For example, stocking up on food and supplies before pandemic flu occurs would likely decrease the number of times family members would go to the store, which would likely decrease their risk of becoming ill.
The Ohio Pandemic Flu website is an excellent resource for information that you could use to prepare a family emergency plan. The website lists activities that families, schools, businesses, communities, health care providers, local governments, and federal government are currently undertaking to prepare for pandemic influenza. In addition, the website lists emergency supplies that you might find useful such as the flashlights and batteries that you mention as well as prescription medicines, soap and alcohol-based hand sanitizer, paper products, fever medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, a thermometer, and a first aid kit. In a major emergency you might need to stockpile water.
Although it may not be possible to prevent your family from getting the flu, by carrying out a few additional precautions, you will likely decrease the chances that you are spreading it further. Specific recommendations include:
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- Trying not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth because germs often spread this way.
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- Staying home from work or school if you become ill.
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Pittsburgh's 50 Finest - 8/20/09
It was a particularly fine Thursday night in the city when Pittsburgh's 50 Finest were honored at the Omni William Penn Hotel. After a summer of fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, this group of young, single professionals celebrated their efforts. Each participant was asked to hit a fundraising minimum of $2,500 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, for which 90 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to funding research and care programs. Tucker Veenis, associate director for Three Rivers Equity Management, was named this year's top earner, raising more than $13,000 all on his own! Photography by Megan WylieRead More


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute has confirmed that President Enrique Pena Nieto's party spent about $5.2 million through electronic cash cards during last year's presidential campaign.
While opposition parties had charged the money represented illicit campaign financing, the institute said it found no evidence of that.
Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party has said the money was used for normal party personnel expenses, but the funds aroused suspicion, because the money appeared to have been triangulated through several shadowy companies instead of being disbursed directly from party coffers. Opponents also said they suspected that corporations may have used the cards to make campaign donations, something that is prohibited under Mexican law.
The institute's board voted 5-4 late Wednesday that the funding did not necessarily represent a campaign violation, though critics said the institute, known as the IFE, did not take the trouble to investigate thoroughly where the money came from.
"Not knowing the source or the destination (of the funds) is a serious infraction that the IFE forgave," said Rogelio Carvajal, representative of the conservative National Action Party, told local media Thursday.
However, the institute said it will apply the amount against the candidate's $26.5-million campaign spending limit. The institute, Mexico's top electoral oversight agency, is scheduled to rule on possible campaign overspending by late January.
Campaign overspending can result in fines, but not reversal of the election results.
Pena Nieto won the July elections, but was dogged by accusations from his opponents that his campaign used cash cards and handed out pre-paid gift cards to gain support.


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They spell convenience and can be operated in a standing position. They are space saving since they are built in to the wall. A wall painting or a framed picture can be hung over them to provide secrecy.
AWM 1815: 18"(H)x15" (W)x8"(D)
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Quite suitable protection for irreplaceable documents, cash and jewelery in apartments, shops or offices from the threat of fire and theft. These are usually double walled with a fire resistant barrier inside which can withstand upto 1200 degree Celsius for over 90 minutes. Large lockers are suitable for banks and financial institutions.
ASF 1515: 18"(H)x15"(W)x15"(D)
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Usually built as secret lockers, they are placed inside the flooring of offices, houses etc. A flooring tile / tiles may have to be removed to place the locker and after placing the valuables, the lockers is closed and the flooring tile is slid black or placed over it. These type of lockers promise extreme secrecy and go unnoticed by thieves and burglars. Since they are placed underground, they are resistant to breakout of fire also.
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Basically, these too are underground lockers. They are strong and durable with adequate storage space. They have secret compartments which remain hidden at first sight. Even at gunpoint, the valuables kept inside go unnoticed by intruders.
Three methods--maximum parsimony, distance, and maximum likelihood--are generally used to find the evolutionary tree or trees that best account for the observed variation in a group of sequences. Each of these methods uses a different type of analysis. Programs based on distance methods are commonly used in the molecular biology laboratory because they are straightforward and can be used with a large number of sequences. Maximum likelihood methods are more challenging and require a greater understanding of the evolutionary models on which they are based. Because they involve so many computational steps and because the number of steps increases dramatically with the number of sequences, maximum likelihood programs are limited to a smaller number of sequences. They can be implemented on a supercomputer in order to analyze a greater number of sequences. This article presents an overview for the researcher who has a set of related sequences and wants to analyze them to predict the best trees that depict the phylogenetic relationships among the sequences.
Maximum parsimony, distance methods, and the maximum likelihood approach are explained in more detail in the following CSH Protocols articles: Maximum Parsimony Method for Phylogenetic Prediction , Distance Methods for Phylogenetic Prediction , and The Maximum Likelihood Approach for Phylogenetic Prediction (all this issue).
The flowchart below (Fig. 1) describes the types of considerations that need to be made in choosing a phylogenetic prediction method, but is not intended as a strict guide. It can be useful to try at least two of these methods, which can add confidence to the resulting analysis if the same results are obtained. These methods may find that more than one tree meet the criterion chosen for being the most likely tree. The branching patterns in these trees may be compared to find which branches are shared and therefore are more strongly supported. Phylogenetic analysis using parsimony (PAUP) provides methods for finding consensus trees, and such trees are also calculated by the CONSENSE program in the phylogenetic inference package (PHYLIP). Trees are stored as a tree file that shows the relationships in nested-parentheses notation. Sometimes, branch lengths are also included next to the names; e.g., A:0.05. From this information, a tree-drawing program may be used to produce a tree representation of the data.
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The definition most commonly accepted by addiction experts is a boiled-down version of the one laid out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM-IV TR ), psychiatry's handbook of all mental conditions. By the book, addiction is the compulsive use of a substance despite ongoing negative consequences, which may lead to tolerance or withdrawal symptoms when the substance is stopped. By this definition, about 10% of people who smoke marijuana become addicted to it. ( More on Time.com: PHOTOS — Cannabis Conventions ).More on Time.com:
However, nonspecialists (including many doctors) still tend to use an older perspective, now seen as outdated by experts. From their point of view, some drugs may be considered physically addictive — producing severe withdrawal — while others are psychologically addictive and only cause craving; those that are both are the hardest to quit.
Former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders characterized marijuana succinctly on CNN recently , while declaring her support for legalization: "Marijuana is not addictive, not physically addictive anyway."
In this view, the paradigm for addiction is heroin: the shaking, puking heroin junkie who can't quit because the withdrawal sickness is impossible to bear. Because marijuana cessation is not linked with such severe symptoms, the drug isn't seen as physically addictive. And considering that most people view physical addiction as uncontrollable, but psychological addiction as manageable with proper willpower, marijuana tends not to be regarded as addictive in general. ( More on Time.com: Addiction Files: Recovering From Drug Addiction,WithoutAbstinence ).
But virtually all addiction experts disagree with that stance. "The distinction is completely arbitrary. Psychological addiction occurs in your brain and it's a physical change," says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Different brain processes may be involved in the psychological drive to take drugs and in the physical withdrawal symptoms when the drug is stopped — but both are brain changes.


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MILFORD—Problems and concerns continue with the Bowling Green Elementary School as related to the contractor who handled the expansion and upgrades, a school official said Monday.
David McConnell, the clerk of the works for Caroline County Public Schools (CCPS), addressed the Caroline School Board at a regular meeting on Dec. 9 and reported that Loughridge & Company LLC, the general contractor, was cited for issues required by the construction contract:
-Not attending biweekly progress meetings.
-Submitting pay applications incorrectly and untimely or not submitting them at all.
Concerning change orders and payments due to the CCPS, it was noted that:
-A credit of $192,214.72 is due CCPS for food service equipment purchased outside of Loughridge's contract.
-Loughridge owes CCPS for reimbursement of utilities used during construction for a credit of $7,031.28.
-Liquidated damages (missing the school project completion deadline) continue to accrue at $500 per day for a total of $57,000.
-The total credits owed CCPS add up to $329,394.
-The change orders requested totaled $33,371.
-The estimated total project change orders amount to $100,000 with the original project contingency for change orders equal to $190,000.
The change orders were approved only as a change on paper and no actual payment made due to the credit situation between CCPS and Loughridge.
The punch list of tasks completed is another concern, McConnell told the board. While CCPS stated that only 75 to 80 percent of the list was complete, Loughridge representatives say they believe they have completed 98 percent.
The School Board voted unanimously in November to withhold over $1 million from the general contractor until work is finished and problems are corrected. Loughridge submitted a low bid of $10,187,000 for the project in April 2012 and got the job.
School officials have repeatedly cited problems with floors and the heating and cooling system in the renovated and expanded school.
Bowling Green Primary School was renovated and expanded and was renamed Bowling Green Elementary. The project allowed the consolidation of nearby Bowling Green Elementary School, and the expanded school now has 850 students.
In other business, Debra Holt, the director of CCPS Human Resources and Student Services, reported that student uniforms were still being studied for feasibility, but there was not a policy yet. Another public hearing on uniforms will take place on Dec. 17 at 6:30 in the Caroline Middle School gym.
A budget workshop was held in order to give direction on how to proceed and develop the budget over the winter holidays. Two issues brought up during the workshop were the need for the CCPS to pay for more of the healthcare costs for part-time support staff and the urgency to correct the pay scale for teachers which was described as lopsided and broken.
Comments included making an increase in each step to be $1,000 in order to keep many of the teachers who come and soon leave the system for better jobs. Also recommended was a 10 percent increase for all support staff.
During board comments, board member Mack Wright stated the CCPS needed to get away from its dependence on tests to evaluate students, as both students and teachers were burning out from the stress caused by the testing.
Dr. Gregory Killough, CCPS superintendent, made the analogy that it was like evaluating a football team on only one game instead of the entire season. Killough commented that everything depended on that one moment in time. Dr. Mary Anderson of Western Caroline, "We cannot expect the children to pass tests when they cannot even read and comprehend the questions."
The Caroline School Board also heard from two Caroline High School students who read their opinions on the issue of school uniforms. In addition, board members were treated to music from the Caroline Middle School chorus, string ensemble and symphonic band.


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A recently published paper, titled Network Cosmology (PDF format) has demonstrated remarkable similarities in the structure and dynamics of several large scale networks that you may have heard of: the human brain, The Internet, and universe. The paper is by six researchers including Dmitri Krioukov, perhaps best known as the scientist whose four page physics paper titled "Proof of Innocence" (PDF format) was presented to the judge in court, saving Dmitri from a $300 traffic ticket. Having avoided his traffic fine, Dmitri and friends went on to demonstrate that many complex networks from the brain to the entire universe seems to be governed by similar underlying laws. To do this, they looked at the math of causal sets a representation of the quantum gravity that underlies spacetime. From the paper:
"We show that the structure of these networks in de Sitter spacetime, such as our accelerating universe, is remarkably similar to the structure of complex networks -- the brain or the Internet, for example. [...] We show that as a consequence of a simple geometric duality, the growth dynamics of complex networks and de Sitter causal sets are asymptotically identical. These findings suggest that unexpectedly similar mechanisms may shape the large-scale structure and dynamics of complex systems as different as the brain, the Internet, and the universe."
According to the researchers, the probability of the equivalence between all these complex networks being pure coincidence is very low, so there's almost certainly some fundamental law at work. It would be very interesting to identify and understand a new law of physics that affects the emergence of four-dimensional space from the quantum vacuum, the development of our brains, and the dynamics of our social network of friends. The paper contains lots of math, so we recommend against reading it while you're driving.


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Bundle of Nerves: Our Anxiety Epidemic
Anxiety is among the most common, yet under-reported of all behavioral health issues. 40 million Americans suffer from anxiety and panic disorders – overwhelming worrying resulting in physical symptoms such as pounding heart, chest pain, shortness of breath and nausea. Through personal stories of those affected, this documentary examines the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. It also spotlights innovative initiatives that explore the issue in vulnerable populations, such as efforts to address anxiety disorders among Carnegie Mellon University students.
Bundle of Nerves: Our Anxiety Epidemic aired on Dec 03, 2015.
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Award-winning mini documentaries from the WQED archives are compiled into this new half-hour program. This episode showcases the wartime contributions of Pittsburgh-area women. Scheduled features (prior to final edit) include Florence Reynolds (WASP pilot), Lillie Lesesne (WAC nurse), Eleanor Berge (WAVE), Eva Turner (WAC), Sally Stephenson (WAVE), Laurette Smith Cribbins (home front "Rosie the Riveter") and Julia Parsons, who cracked German U-Boat code.
Original airdate: Mar 10, 2016
What is the state of the US economy? Ask different people and you'll get different answers. But polls show it's consistently one of the top concerns in the country, especially in an election year. So what economic issues are priorities for people in this region and what changes would they like to see? We're taking a closer look at employment, wages, debt and more in our election 2016 special "The Economy and Jobs".
Original airdate: Feb 25, 2016
Two award-winning mini documentaries from the WQED archives are compiled into this half-hour program. Madame Dawson's Opera Company tells the story of Mary Cardwell Dawson who formed the National Negro Opera Company in 1941, opening doors and launching careers for African-Americans who had little access to classical music training. The feature also highlights efforts to restore the grand Victorian-style house in Pittsburgh where the opera company was founded.
Original airdate: Feb 18, 2016
In six years, Pittsburgh police have solved only half the murders in the city. Statistics like this are at the center of an investigative series which examines the aftermath of unsolved murders, which overwhelmingly affect black families and communities. The local media collaboration includes a four-part online series by Public Source, radio reports by WESA-FM, research assistance by the New Pittsburgh Courier and a one-hour discussion broadcast at WQED hosted by Chris Moore.
Original airdate: Feb 04, 2016
Pittsburgh is a hotbed of something known as the Maker Movement, which can encompass anything from designing robots to sewing your own clothes. It melds high tech and low tech, it touches all ages, and it teaches skills that are useful in everyday life and necessary for the 21st Century. We profile four young "Makers" and just a few of the women and men who are "Making" leaders, and see how the Maker Movement is motivating local youngsters to explore and grow.
Original airdate: Jan 21, 2016
Pittsburgh is widely known for re-inventing itself: from steel giant to a leader in medicine, technology and education. Now you can add laughter to the list. The city is gaining a national reputation for its contributions to comedy. Pittsburgh comedy venues are not only bringing in more nationally-known acts, but are producing more comics and troupes who are performing across the county. An increasing number of comedians, improvisers, actors and writers are making their way to New York, Los Angeles and Chicago after honing their skills in Pittsburgh.
Original airdate: Jan 14, 2016


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Words by Sean Moeller, Illustration by Johnnie Cluney, Recording engineered by Mike Gentry
Different variations of two things can make you feel alive. It's either going to be something exhilarating or something demoralizing. You're either going to get that buzz of excitement or you're going to get the buzzkill of stone, cold reality. It's gonna give you goose bumps or it's going to make you cold as hell and want to crawl into a hole somewhere.
Boston band Gentlemen Hall use these differing divisions of the same thing to full effect when they're writing. They tap into that place where you're floundering, where nothing's distinguished as up or down. It's all just a whirling, swirling quagmire of issues that need to get navigated through. There's a sense in "Every Morning When I Wake Up," that there are not gonna be all that many reasons for getting out of bed. There's no vacation coming to them and they're feeling the same exact way as they wake up every day - not a problem if that feeling was a good one. It's not though.
Already, in the morning, the first thoughts that crop up are those about the bills that he has to pay, that the world is not going to cut him a break. Already, in that morning, before the coffee's even gone down, they're a ruling that's been made to just slough off this shitty day to get to the next one. They want to take a pass, but the pessimist knows that today becomes tomorrow rather quickly and if the bills are troublesome today, it's a surefire thing that they'll be troublesome tomorrow too and that won't get them any more taken care of.
Lead singer Gavin Merlot sings these thoughts as if he's going to make it though. He's going to have breakfast and he's going to be alright - or he will at least forget about the bills for a good portion of the day. Something will kick in to turn the tides and he'll get that splash of cold, ice water that he'll shake out of his hair, as it trickles down the gulley of his back. It will be refreshing and it will keep him alert. It will be something that makes him overlook the digs, the aches and the drags. It will be something that leads a man to believe in the little salves that reveal themselves. It's the temporary sparks that keep all of us going.


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Alexander Skarsgard: Fan Friendly in NYC!
Alexander Skarsgard flashes a smile while walking around downtown NYC on Friday (August 5).
The 34-year-old True Blood star happily stopped and posed for a photo with a fan who recognized him on the street.
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Earlier in the week, Alex grabbed a bite to eat at Gemma and returned to the restaurant the next day!
In case you missed it, check out Alexander's appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly, where he chatted about why he quit acting when he was a teenager.
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Dr. Jack S. Elder received his MD from the University of Oklahoma. He completed his urology residency and obtained special training in pediatric urology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also completed a pediatric urology fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Elder is board certified by the American Board of Urology. Until recently, Dr. Elder was the Carter Kissell Professor & Vice Chairman of the Department of Urology, Case School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatric Urology at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Elder recently was appointed Chairman of Urology and Associate Director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI.
Dr. Elder is a past-president of the American Association of Pediatric Urology, and is currently President of the Society for Pediatric Urology. His special interests include: Pediatric Urology, Genital and Urinary Tract Reconstruction (hypospadias, epispadias, bladder exstrophy, hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux), Pediatric Genitourinary Tumors, and Inguinal Disorders, including undescended testes, hernia, and hydrocele.


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By some counts, the city of Stockton is a city of 300,000 people. Or it soon will be. I'm not sure exactly what to make of that, but it's a milestone.
By some counts, the city of Stockton is a city of 300,000 people. Or it soon will be. I'm not sure exactly what to make of that, but it's a milestone.
The outdated signs on the city limits say Stockton's population is 289,789. Down, signs! The annual census projection released Wednesday says the city now numbers 296,344.
Other estimates place the city around 298,000.
"Oh, so close," said H.D. Palmer, a spokesman with the state Department of Finance.
But no cigar? Well, hold on.
For technical reasons (involving demographic methodology; we'll skip that part), experts might be underestimating Stockton's growth, said Bill Schooling, the Finance Department's chief demographic researcher.
"We could certainly be low-balling a couple of thousand," Schooling admitted. "Stockton could very well be approaching 300,000 by this July."
What does this milestone signify?
Well, by one metric - belonging to The National League of Cities - 300,000 is the line distinguishing large cities from mid-sized. Stockton is being sent up to the Large Leagues.
(FYI, small towns are 60,000 and below. A metropolis is a million or more. A cosmopolite megalopolis is just fun to say).
When a city becomes a large city, different governmental funding formulae apply. Again, we'll skip this technical stuff, though we'll take the money.
But the real significance may be how others see the city. And how city residents see themselves.
Rightly or wrongly, people equate big cities with sophistication, arts and entertainment, the forefront of trends, technological innovation, entrepreneurialism, cutting-edge architecture, big-league sports franchises, the stimulating intensity of high-density living - a.k.a. a whole lot more fun.
"It gets back to the issue of how we identify ourselves," said Steve Chase, Stockton's director of Community Development. "Yeah, we're a large city. It's a sense of place. It's part of the whole self-esteem quotient."
Technically, at least, Stockton is now in the company of such American cities as Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Though outside the city limits of those cities, vast metropolitan areas add greatly to their size.
Of course, what's really important is not how big a city grows but how well it grows.
Does the city sprawl or grow wisely? Capitalize on its geographical assets, such as Stockton's waterfront? Do newcomers perpetuate a "predator/prey population" or create an economically diverse city with a big middle class?
Does this population fragment into favored districts and forgotten ones or gel into a community?
Such factors determine whether a growing city will, "put in that woman's boutique rather than a payday loan shop," Chase said. That is, whether the city will be cool or crummy.
Numbers still count, though. And 300,000 is a nice round number.
If, however, Stockton is still 2,000-4,000 short, how long will it take to reach the big 300k?
During the boom - until 2007 or so - Stockton was growing by leaps and bounds, up to 4,000 a year. Since then, growth has cooled to 1,000-2,000 a year.
You do the math.
However you slice it, Stocktonians can say theirs is a city of around 300,000. A big city. And marvel that a muddy 1890 village of 3,679 pioneers has come so far.
Now, if you're sitting down, I'm going to undermine much of what you've already read.
Just as Pittsburgh and Cincinnati have large metropolitan areas, Stockton has numerous parts of its urban grid that are "unincorporated." These pockets are technically part of the county. But by most ways of reckoning, they, too, are Stockton.
According to 2008 census figures, there are 48,404 Stocktonians living in areas such as Country Club, Lincoln Village and the Thornton road corridor.
Fifty thousand more. In reality, Stockton is a city of approximately 350,000, and has been for years. That puts us in the company of Tampa and New Orleans.
In closing, here's a trivia fact. About 300,000 is the number by which the state of California's population grew last year. The Golden State grew by one Stockton.
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ASHLAND — After a whirlwind offseason that saw Jackson County take over operation of Howard Prairie Resort for the first time in its 53-year history, county Parks Manager Steve Lambert hopes no one will even notice the different faces behind the cash register.
The docks are floating, the lake is ice-free and it's 81 percent full. PowerBait and Triple Teasers are stocked at the store, and the campgrounds already are clear of the tree limbs blown down during winter storms.
And those who venture to Howard Prairie during this year's trout-fishing season should be pleasantly surprised, because despite the change in who's running the joint, many things have stayed the same.
"We've got all our boats on the water, and we're ready for folks," Lambert says. "They won't see anything different in particular. It'll be normal operations there. They'll just make their check out to a different person."
The litmus test comes April 27 when Jackson County's most-visited reservoir comes alive on the opening of the annual trout season.
The LeGrande family, who bought the concessionaire license from the Johnston family in 2007, have gone out of business, and the Jackson County Parks Department now is running the marina and the campground.
The marina already is open, and the campgrounds are set to open Thursday, Lambert says. If not, they definitely will be open on Friday, the eve of the fishing season that runs through Oct. 31 at the lake.
The restaurant and store will be operated by the Mt. Ashland Association under a concessionaire agreement with the county. The restaurant likely won't be in full operation until mid-May, Lambert says, but food will be available.
And, by the way, there are plenty of trout on hand.
The lake is in the midst of a major trout rejuvenation that can be traced to a pilot program begun in 2007 that radically changed the way fish stocking occurred there.
Illegally introduced smallmouth bass overran the lake and preyed heavily on the 350,000 fingerling trout that used to be stocked there every May.
Under the pilot program, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews stocked slightly larger fish in the fall, when cooler water makes smallmouth less active. The combination of bigger trout and sluggish bass led to much better survival rates for rainbows. The same approach has been applied successfully at nearby Hyatt Lake.
In 2009 and 2010, ODFW stocked more than 150,000 trout there each fall, triggering a fishery that rivals the Howard Prairie of yore. After a dip to 106,000 fingerlings in 2011, ODFW followed last fall with 175,000 fingerlings that will be 8- to 9-inchers on opening weekend.
"There should also be a lot of holdover fish that are 13 inches to 17 inches and more," says Dan VanDyke, ODFW's Rogue District fish biologist.
One thing that will be different is that the resort will sell only one-day angling licenses. It won't operate the Internet-based point-of-sale system that caused frustratingly long lines at times because of its intermittent availability, Lambert says.
By selling the one-day licenses, the resort can accommodate those who forget their licenses at home without causing people to wait in line just so one person can buy a license he or she could have bought earlier in town, Lambert says.
Also new this year will be some new signs ODFW has installed to educate anglers about a couple of growing issues at the lake.
One sign will educate anglers about better ways to handle fish they hook, catch and release to ensure better survival rates.
VanDyke says during his trips to Howard Prairie, he's seen anglers squeezing trout too tightly and holding them in towels while hooks are removed. These practices can cause stress and injuries and kill the fish.
"I've seen some pretty poor fish-handling practices there," VanDyke says.
And they do more than just hurt the trout. Creel surveys done in 2008-09 showed that anglers release about 10,000 rainbows at Howard Prairie each year.
"If we can reduce hooking mortality by 10 percent, that's potentially another 1,000 trout that can be caught as bigger, holdover fish later," Van Dyke says.
Another sign will address copepods, those small, white, naturally occurring parasites that are found on trout in several area water bodies, most notably Lost Creek Lake.
Anglers have reported seeing copepods at Howard Prairie more frequently in recent years, VanDyke says. That could be because of higher trout concentrations, which allow the parasites to find hosts more easily.
The copepods can be scraped away before the trout are cooked, and they are not harmful to trout or the people who eat them.
Reach reporter Mark Freeman at 541-776-4470 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Howard Prairie throws out welcome mat
ASHLAND — After a whirlwind offseason that saw Jackson County take over operation of Howard Prairie Resort for the first time in its 53-year history, county Parks Manager Steve Lambert hopes no one will even notice the different faces behind the cash register.


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As Santa's local communication liaison, Jamestown postmaster Charlie Burns intercepts the correspondence and sends it overnight air to the North Pole. This enables Santa to reply to the children well before the big night and his trip south.
The following letters were sent to the North Pole. Charlie provided a copy to the Walrus. They are presented unedited.
"Dear Santa I have been a good boy this year
I hope you can get me mattel
Mindflex. Mattel Mindflex is a game .
the game is you have to concentrate
on the ball and the ball will rize
I also hope you can get me the
Harry Potter books #2, #4, #5, #6, and #7.
Third can I please have a penquin
webkinz Casey Egan"
(On the letter were drawings of five Harry Potter books, a penguin and a photocopy of Mattel's Mindset.)
*** "Dear santa I have Been so good this year. I am hoping you can bring me a camera and aquasand and a aquasaurs.The aqua sand is like a fish tank and like magic sand that you pout in the tank and it come's out dry. The aquasaurs is a fish tank and the fish are in egg's and the fish hach and wene they do hach they come out flat. Love: Molly E Egan TO: santa clause"
Jack Hutchison, 9, would like a Nerf gun for Christmas.
We received it too late for inclusion in last week's column, but Elizabeth Mancini solved B.J.'s first letters' puzzles.
Also, Tom Bembenek belatedly came up with that week's poser: "I'm Happy! (The Holidays Are Coming!). A song for teaching children that came about long, long after we went to school. So, I must admit I never heard of it before."
We were delighted to receive an e-mail from the writer of the song in Los Angeles, Barbara Klaskin Silberg. She wrote: "I just found the archived article using the words of our song as the clue to your puzzle. Just to let you and your readers know the song is up on YouTube now. And of course, if you want my [West Los Angeles] Children's Choir to visit your island and sing the song (or perhaps 'Give Me Your Tired Your Poor' for the Fourth of July?), just let me know!"
Rocket 'hogs take note.
Evelina Pinto, 11, is hoping for "stuff for my room" on Christmas day.
Grace Wilcox, 3, wouldn't tell us.
All the stores were closed and shuttered
All the streets were dark and bare
For Christmas, Hope MacKeich, 14, would like someone to do her homework for her.
The Jamestown Arts Center is inviting islanders to an open house next Sunday, Dec. 19, at 18 Valley St. There will be a tour of the center, ornament making and holiday cheer.
*** Victor Richardson called to say how Robert Fleming's item in last week's column brought back a lot of memories. He said she was his teacher in 1939 and is one of three teachers he remembers best. Mr. Miller, who dabbled in photography and influenced Victor to pursue the art, was another one of his favorite teachers. Victor is a long-time photographer for the Press. The third person he remembers well was Mr. Roberts, who was interested in radio and passed that interest on to Victor who became an amateur radio operator.
"But that Ms. Lewis was something else," Victor said.
The Potter League for Animals is asking people working on their holiday gift list to consider including a check of $25 or more to help save their animals lives. Your support enables the league to provide much needed food, medical care and shelter to animals that would be lost otherwise.
They're located at 87 Oliphant Lane in Middletown and their webstie is www.PotterLeaque.org.
There will be a full moon on Tuesday, Dec. 21, the first night of winter. It will be the Moon Before Yule, or Long Night's Moon.
*** Be true!
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Mâcon – Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Distance: 194.5km
Highest point: 1,501m
Category: High mountains
Into the unknown
Tour director Christian Prudhomme and his route team have really mixed up the mountain challenges in the first half of the race, sending the riders into unfamiliar terrain that presents plenty of opportunities for the attack-minded. The main complicating factor on this one is the Col du Grand Colombier, which has never appeared on the Tour before. Logic suggests that it's too far out from the finish to be decisive but there are some very steep ramps on its 17km ascent. Will the climbers cook something up? If they've lost a lot of time in the TT they might have to. If not, a small group will contest the uphill finale.
Janez Brajkovic: "This will be the first time we ride the Grand Colombier and there will only be a small selection of riders at the top. Some will come back on the descent but it will be full gas as it's only 20km from the Richemonde's summit to the finish."


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Last Friday night at Dave Mcfee Memorial field, the Ray Bearcats hosted the Valley Union Blue Devils in a key conference matchup. It was the last home game for six seniors, although there were only five seniors that took the field that night, the sixth senior Alex Carrera was there to be introduced to the Bearcat crowd. After suffering a season ending knee injury in a scrimmage game, Carrera never got to play in another down this season for the Bearcats.
His loss was a huge void for the Bearcat team. Seniors playing their last home game were Patrick Morales, Josette Kimmel, Daniel Harmon, Clarence Baptisto, and Jacob Wernett. Every senior on the team played a key role in Friday's victory but it was Jacob Wernett who shined in his final home game, rushing for a game and season high of 230 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Bearcats to a 54-0 win over the Blue Devils.
Wernett got his first score on the second play of scrimmage as he sprinted 69 yards for the Bearcats first touchdown. The two point conversion pass from Destry Yocum to Dominic Bravo gave the Bearcats an early 8-0 lead in the first quarter. The Bearcats would get the ball back on their own 30-yard line after forcing a turnover on downs.
The Bearcats then marched down the field 70 yards to add another score as Yocum capped the drive with a 1-yard quarterback keeper. The two point by Baptisto was good to give the Bearcats a 16-0 lead with 4:00 left in the first. Turnovers plagued the Blue Devils as defensive end Jacob Pace had one of three takeaways stripping the Blue Devil running back of the ball as time expired in the first quarter.
The Bearcats started the second quarter on their own 38-yard line. A big pass reception of 38 yards by Bravo from Yocum put the Bearcats in scoring position. Wernett then took the handoff from 2 yards on the fourth play of the drive to score his second touchdown of the night.
The two point failed giving the Bearcats a 22-0 lead with 9:35 left in the quarter. After another three and out for the Blue Devils the Bearcats took over the ball at midfield. With 5:00 left in the first, half the Bearcats scored again on a 15-yard quarterback keeper by Yocum. Yocum added the two point conversion to bring the lead to 30-0.
The Blue Devils in need of a score put together a drive. Moving the ball with ease, the Blue Devils finally broke into Bearcat territory. Their stay did not last long as defensive back Bravo grabbed the first of two interceptions stopping the Blue Devil drive. Starting from their own 15, Wernett took the ball and out ran the Blue Devil defense 85 yards for his third score of the game.
The run on the two-point conversion by Nick Lara gave the Bearcats a 38-0 halftime lead.
Coming out of the locker room for the second half the Blue Devils tried to catch the Bearcats off guard by attempting an onside kick. The ball was recovered by the Cats on the Blue Devil 47-yard line.
The Bearcats took advantage of the short field using only three plays to find the end zone as Wernett got his fourth and final touchdown of the night on a 16-yard run. The two point conversion by Yocum gave the Bearcats a demanding 47-0 lead. With the 42-point rule taking affect, the game clock ran continuous bringing the third quarter to a quick end.
After an interception by the Bearcat defense at the end of the third quarter, the offense started the final quarter of play on the Blue Devil 32-yard line. The Bearcats ate up most of the quarter on a drive that was capped on a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Patrick Morales.
The two-point conversion by Morales was good bringing the final score to 54-0.
The Bearcats played an astonishing game both offensively and defensively. Leading the rushing attack was Wernett with 230 yards on 11 carries and 4 touchdowns, and Morales had 10 yards on four rushes and a touchdown. Quarterback Yocum completed nine of 15 passes for 96 yards. Receiving Bravo had 80 yards on four catches.
Defensively the Bearcats held the Blue Devils to under 100 yards for the game. Leading tackler for the Bearcats was Yocum with six and one assist, Wernett and Pace had four tackles and assists each, Julio Noriega had three tackles and two sacks, and Ryan Bickley, Robert Medina, and Bravo with two each.
The Bearcats will be making the short trip to take on their rival Hayden Lobos Friday night. Let's all go out and give our support. Good luck Bearcats!
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The List: 10 Celebrity-Inspired Summer Must-Dos
Was it just us, or did it feel like the bad weather lasted forever this year? The rain and the cold just lagged on and on and on. Well, it seems that summer's finally here, but it's been a while, so we're out of practice. What is this bright warm light coming from the sky? What are these green things growing and birds chirping? What is this strange feeling, and why do I want to be outside?
Bottom line, we don't blame you if you've forgotten what you're supposed to do when the weather gets warm. You have a lot of options, but don't get overwhelmed! We took some cues from celebrities for ten summery things to do, now that you finally can. (And we don't want to hear your excuses about having to work. Celebrities are busy people and they find time to vacation, so get out there and do it!)
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I want to generate a beep sound with a specific frequency and length (for different sound signals) using the system beeper (and only the speakers if beeper is not available / accessible). I know it is possible to do this by using ioctl, but that requires root access, which I don't want.
I know I could just use the "beep" command, but that would be a dependency, which, if possible, shouldn't be used (no external dependencies at all, just the basic linux libraries and C).
What I currently have is the following code (but this requires superuser privileges to run):
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <linux/kd.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
int fd = open("/dev/console", O_RDONLY);
if (fd == -1 || argc != 3) return -1;
return ioctl(fd, KDMKTONE, (atoi(argv[2])<<16)+(1193180/atoi(argv[1])));
If there is no other way to do this, then I will use beep, but I would really like to avoid dependencies and integrate the beep directly into my script, but I'm sure somebody here will know a solution / workaround.
I don't really want external libraries as the program should be as lightweight as possible.


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Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports the Oakland Athletics have agreed to terms with C Jordon Smith, of Texas Tech. Smith was a 14th-round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft.
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Hey Guys, I looked at a rheem horizontally mounted furnace in a crawl the other day ( of coarse with my flashlight dimming) . The unit is very spurratic....they find it cold in the space sometimes. stat has been replaced. Unit fires right up every time when power is reset. noticed door switch is not working properly ( always made) Furnace was failed when i looked at it, green led was solid, second green was blinking steady slow, amber led was off... I checked all the rollouts, and high limit, pressure switch was open ( inducer off, main fan off) I did some basics, blew out psi switch tube, cleaned condensate tubes and trap, cleaned flame sensor, and ignition rods (spark). Pvc out is back-pitched correctly. could not see the whole inlet run of pvc..
Could not read anything on the unit door, does the slow green mean something? I think the amber may be for flame sensing status..
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In theory, Towles is going to Triple-A Albuquerque to replace Federowicz, who should be displacing Ramon Hernandez in Los Angeles. In actuality, Towles is going to replace Matt Wallach, who will be demoted to Double-A and will likely replace Jan Vazquez.
The Dodgers really need Gorman Erickson to regain his flash of goodness from 2011 or for Pratt Maynard to take off behind the plate. Guys like Eric Smith and Tyle Ogle aren't good bets for long-term production behind the plate, even though I like Smith as a potential sleeper going forward.


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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake made a pair of signings on Friday, adding GK Josh Saunders and MF Khari Stephenson. Per league and club policy, terms of the deals will not be disclosed.
Saunders comes to RSL after spending the last four seasons with the L.A. Galaxy. The 31-year-old 'keeper started in L.A.'s 2011 and 2012 MLS Cup wins but left the club this offseason after failing to agree to a new contract. Saunders is expected to serve as the backup to RSL starting GK Nick Rimando in 2013.
Saunders has been training with the Claret-and-Cobalt since early-February, showing well in several of RSL's preseason matches. The veteran backstop has made 53 career MLS regular season starts, notching 20 shutouts, allowing 64 total goals and compiling a record of 31-12-11.
Saunders made 27 regular season appearances for L.A. in 2012, registering nine shutouts and allowing 36 goals.
"We were surprised that Josh was available and we are happy to bring him in," Real Salt Lake General Manager Garth Lagerwey said. "We want to have competition at every spot and I think we got to a point with our goalkeeping situation where we hadn't had that. Signing Josh is key to changing that."
Stephenson joins Real Salt Lake after spending the last two-and-a-half seasons with the San Jose Earthquakes. The rangy Jamaican international did not have his contract option picked up by San Jose after the 2012 season and was not selected in the MLS Re-Entry process.
The 32-year-old Stephenson has been training with RSL since the team's January preseason camp in Casa Grande, Ariz. The 6-foot-2 Stephenson has played on both the outside and the top of the Claret-and-Cobalt's midfield diamond, scoring the winning goal in the final seconds of RSL's 3-2 win over New England on Wednesday in the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup.
Stephenson made 27 regular season appearances for San Jose last year, scoring two goals, tallying three assists and making 10 starts. He has 28 career caps and six goals for the Jamaican national team.
"Khari is another player who we did not expect to be available and we feel very fortunate that he was" Lagerwey said. "He's an attack-minded player who is very physical and keeps the ball well. We think he'll be a very good fit in our system."
Real Salt Lake will play Seattle Sounders FC in the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup Final on Saturday at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium. The match will be televised nationally on the NBC Sports Network starting at 6 p.m. MT.
Player: Josh Saunders
Position: Goalkeeper
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Date of Birth: March 2, 1981
Place of Birth: Grants Pass, OR
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How Acquired: Signed by Real Salt Lake on Feb. 22, 2013
Player: Khari Stephenson
Position: Midfielder
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 185 lbs.
Date of Birth: January 18, 1981
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
College: Williams College
Citizenship: Jamaica
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The New England Patriots overtime loss on Sunday to former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and his Denver Broncos was the highest rated program of the week in the Boston market.
The game earned a household rating of 29.73 with a 57 share. The game averaged 1,156,900 viewers and peaked during overtime with 1,446,100 viewers.
It was the second highest-rated Patriots game of the season, trailing only the season opener on Monday Night Football against Buffalo.
Through five games in 2009, Patriots games are averaging a local rating of 28.88 with a 57.4 share.
By comparison, through five games of the 2008 season, Patriots games averaged a local rating of 25.62 with a 49.4 share.


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Lentil Soup
Makes 16 cups, enough for 16 appetizer or 8-10 main-dish servings
Lentils are an excellent source of protein, and should be in the pantry of every vegetarian. This soup is so flavorful and hearty that non-vegetarians won't want to be left out, and the seasonings give it an extra zing.
Find this recipe and more in Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork In The Road.
3 tablespoons Chef Paul Prudhomme's Meat Magic®
1½ teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon dried cilantro leaves
2 cups chopped onions, in all
2 cups chopped green bell peppers, in all
2 cups chopped celery, in all
3 bay leaves
1 cup apple juice
2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
2 cups dry lentils
10 cups vegetable stock, in all
¼ cup tamari (see note)
1 cup medium-diced carrots
1 cup medium-diced parsnips
1 cup medium-diced zucchini
1 cup medium-diced yellow squash
1 cup medium-diced fresh mushrooms
how to prepare
Combine the first four ingredients in a small bowl to make the Seasoning Mix.
Preheat a heavy 5-quart pot, preferably non-stick, over high heat to 350°, about 4 minutes.
Add 1 cup of the onions, 1 cup of the bell peppers, 1 cup of the celery, and the bay leaves. Stir and cook, scraping the bottom of the pot occasionally to clear, about 5 minutes. Add the apple juice and 2 tablespoons of the seasoning mix, check the bottom of the pot for sticking, and cook until all the liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes.
Add the remaining onions, bell peppers, celery, and Seasoning Mix, and the garlic and lentils. Stir and
cook 1 minute, then add 6 cups of the stock and the tamari. Stir and cook 30 minutes, checking the bottom of the pot occasionally for sticking. Stir in 2 cups stock and cook 10 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 cups stock and cook 5 minutes. Add the carrots and parsnips, stir and cook 6 minutes. Add all the remaining vegetables, stir, and bring the soup back to a boil, about 5 minutes.
Note: Tamari is a very rich, flavorful soy sauce, available in specialty markets and the international or ethnic food sections of many supermarkets. If you cannot find tamari where you shop, use any good quality soy sauce.
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's peace talks are resuming in Cuba amid acrimony over the rebels' insistence on their right to take security force members prisoner.
Chief government negotiator Humberto De la Calle scolded the insurgents Wednesday as he departed Bogota for Havana after a one-week break.
De la Calle said the rebels needed to take responsibility for "their victims" in a clear reference to last week's capture of two police officers. He said there would otherwise be no possibility of an accord.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, vowed to halt ransom kidnappings nearly a year ago.
But it said Tuesday it reserves the right to take security force members prisoner.
A two-month rebel unilateral cease-fire expired on Jan. 20. The rebels had hoped the government would join but it refused.


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Hi! My name is Sydney Strange. Yes, that is my real name. Well anyways I am 16 years old, I have brown hair brown eyes. (I know, boring!) I like to ride horses, drive four wheelers, sing, play my guitar, swim, eat food, hunt, all that good stuff :) I have to move from a small town in Kansas all the way to a freaking boarding London! I am sorta disappointed because I don't want to leave my friends, and no boyfriend (single for life) but it'll probably be fun! I just hope that I end up with a good roomate!
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Re: Why life does not really exist
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 12:54 am
I'm afraid not. I'm only repeating what my chemistry teacher taughtchownah wrote:I don't know if you are wrong......entropy is something I've not studied much........do you know of a good link that talks about life vis a vis entropy?Mkoll wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong.chownah wrote:In physics it is said that the overall condition of existence is that there is a continual decrease in the orderedness of the stuff the universe is made of..........life seems to be a process which violates that decrease......life seems to be continually taking materials with little orderliness and imposing order.
When more order is created somewhere, there is more disorder created elsewhere. So life doesn't violate the law of entropy. The energy of the universe is constant but its entropy is increasing.
I did a quick search for "entropy and life" and wikipedia was the first hit. I skimmed the article and it seems that what we're talking about is "negative entropy" proposed by Schrodinger.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_and_lifeLater, building on this premise, in the famous 1944 book What is Life?, Nobel-laureate physicist Erwin Schrödinger theorizes that life, contrary to the general tendency dictated by the Second law of thermodynamics, decreases or maintains its entropy by feeding on negative entropy. In his note to Chapter 6 of What is Life?, however, Schrödinger remarks on his usage of the term negative entropy:
"Let me say first, that if I had been catering for them [physicists] alone I should have let the discussion turn on free energy instead. It is the more familiar notion in this context. But this highly technical term seemed linguistically too near to energy for making the average reader alive to the contrast between the two things."
This is what is argued to differentiate life from other forms of matter organization. In this direction, although life's dynamics may be argued to go against the tendency of second law, which states that the entropy of an isolated system tends to increase, it does not in any way conflict or invalidate this law, because the principle that entropy can only increase or remain constant applies only to a closed system which is adiabatically isolated, meaning no heat can enter or leave. Whenever a system can exchange either heat or matter with its environment, an entropy decrease of that system is entirely compatible with the second law. The problem of organization in living systems increasing despite the second law is known as the Schrödinger paradox.


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Bring some summer sunshine into your life with the vibrant orange flesh of winter squash like butternut, kabocha or acorn!
A touch of heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and herbs easily turns them into a simple but tasty side dish.
I recently learned that squash could be boiled. Whole. In their entirety.
Having never heard of this method before I laughed out loud at the image forming in my mind. A giant vat of sputtering water with a giant squash in it. To me, roasting is king.
Roasting caramelizes their natural sugars bringing out their best qualities in a way I don't think boiling can compete with. You know I have to test this new method now. I hope I don't end up eating my words.
You can use just about any herb here – thyme, sage and oregano – dried or fresh – whatever you like or have on hand. I happened to have a lovely bunch of dried Greek oregano waiting in the wings for the right opportunity.
In the fall and winter squash is one of my first loves. I never leave the market without at least one of them in my possession. . .
That's an outright lie.
Most times two or three go home with me. I roast them up and proceed to eat them for every single meal and all the times in between. This was reheated with eggs for breakfast, tossed in a salad for lunch and finished up with a rotisserie chicken for dinner. You just can't go wrong.
Now I'm off to boil a spaghetti squash. . . where did I store that giant cauldron after Halloween?!
Wish me luck.
- 2 small butternut, kabocha or acorn squash (about 1 pound each), halved lengthwise, seeded, and bottoms trimmed to lie flat if needed
- coarse salt and fresh black pepper
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 8 sprigs dried oregano or fresh thyme
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place the squash cut side up on a large, rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the heavy cream and herbs among each one.
- Bake until squash is tender - test by piercing with the tip of a knife or a fork - about 35 to 40 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until cheese is melted and lightly golden 10 - 15 minutes more.
- To serve drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
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NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – While many stayed home Monday due to the steady snow storm, others like Danny Mancini went to work and fought the slick roads on their way home.
Mancini, of Somers, is a project manager at a steel company in Stamford, Conn. He said he left work in the mid-afternoon, and that the main roads between work and home were passable. However, he said that some back roads were horrible.
Not many cars were on the road Monday afternoon, with most Westchester schools closed and many businesses closing early. Mancini stopped at CVS on his way home to pick up some basics before heading home and preparing for the rest of the week, which has more inclement weather in the forecast.
The snow that began early Monday morning and has continued without respite throughout the day is expected to taper off during the evening commute.
Temperatures are expected to remain in the low 30s this week as another storm approaches the Westchester area Tuesday night into Wednesday. Snow, freezing rain and sleet are all possible throughout the day Wednesday, making for a wintery mix. The National Weather service has already posted a Winter Storm Watch for Wed. from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Another storm may hit the area during the weekend, with a chance of snow forecast for Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
"I hope it lets up soon," Mancini said. "It's been cold."
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