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Scott Dixon, the Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver who's battling Helio Castroneves for the IndyCar Series championship, is hoping he'll have an unexpected fan Oct. 19 at Auto Club Speedway for the MAVTV 500 season finale.
Teammate Dario Franchitti was released from Memorial Hermann in Houston on Thursday and flown to Indianapolis, where he's scheduled for a second surgery to his right ankle, which he broke Sunday in a crash in Houston.
"I know he's got control of his phone again, so that's a good sign," Dixon said of Franchitti during a national conference call Thursday. "He seems to be in good spirits. I know he wants to come out to Fontana and support the team, so we'll see how his recovery goes and see what choice he makes on coming out to the West Coast.
"But very lucky and just sad that he's not going to be my teammate come next weekend to try and finish this out."
According to IndyCar medical director Dr. Michael Olinger, Franchitti also suffered a concussion and fractured vertebrae that will not require surgery. Franchitti was hurt in a last-lap accident with Takuma Sato in race two of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix.
"I'm overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and I'm thankful to have such a great family and such wonderful friends and fans," Franchitti said upon his departure from the Texas Medical Center. "Thanks to everyone at the hospital and the track who took such good care of me during my stay in Houston.
"I look forward to watching Scott, Alex (Tagliani) and the Target team next weekend on television and will be pulling for them as they go for another championship."
Tagliani was signed by Ganassi as Franchitti's replacement on Wednesday.
"I'm sure as Tag has put out there before, it's a tough situation for anybody to be in," Dixon said. "Personally, I would have liked Dario to be there next weekend and to be in fighting spirits and helping me win the championship.
"But it's nice to know that Dario is doing OK. He's going to mend well, but obviously he can't race at the moment and won't be able to come out for a little bit. I think Tag was a solid choice. I think they picked the best guy. I'm great friends with Tag. We hang out a fair bit, and it makes it an easy transition. And obviously last year Alex was very fast at Fontana until he had a mechanical issue and exited the race."


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Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies
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3 Dozen
Contains nuts, Good for parties/potlucks
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup pecan pieces
2/3 cups butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup milk chocolate chips
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In large mixer bowl combine flour, brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed and particles are fine (2 to 3 minutes).
Press on bottom of 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
Sprinkle pecans evenly over unbaked crust.
In 1 quart sauce pan, combine 2/3 cup butter & brown sugar.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until entire surface begins to boil.
Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Pour over pecans & crust.
Bake 18-22 minutes or until entire caramel layer is bubbly.
Remove from oven. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips; allow to melt slightly (2-3 minutes)
Swirl chips with a butter knife leaving some whole for a marbled effect.
Cool completely; cut into bars.
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Philadelphia's Mount Moriah Cemetery – quite possibly the largest abandoned cemetery in America – is in the process of being saved from itself. Due to complaints and lawsuits in the early part of 2011, the city and several volunteer groups have stepped in to clean up the wildly neglected cemetery.
Now, the term "clean up" is a rather mild term. Only about twenty percent of Mt. Moriah's (estimated) 380 acres can manageably be tended to with lawn mowers and weed whackers. The foliage covering the majority of the land has been allowed to grow wild for the past thirty years or more. No longer just a tedious grounds-keeping effort, the herculean task of roughing in a Victorian cemetery out of a veritable forest now requires chain saws, wood chippers, and more labor than you can possibly imagine.
(Gatehouse 1977 photo from Temple University Librairies, Urban Archives)
How did Mount Moriah get this way?
The cemetery, established in 1855, lies on the outskirts of the city, in the southwest portion near the International Airport. It was well-maintained until roughly the mid-1970s, by which time it had grown to be the largest cemetery in Pennsylvania. However, something began to go awry – it appears that the Board of Directors began losing interest as its members died off. Rumor has it that the fellow who managed the cemetery at the time helped himself to Civil War relics and jewelry buried in the crypts, as well as to the stained glass from the grand mausoleums. Although much of the cemetery is an atrocity today, Mt. Moriah in its heyday was far from being a pauper's burial ground. Betsy Ross and other notables were buried in this immense grand Victorian Cemetery (Betsy was exhumed in 1976 and reburied at her house in Philadelphia's Ole City district).
Fraternal organizations and other social groups
The huge white marble pillar in the center of the cemetery's densely wooded Circle of St. John marks the original Masonic lodge area. Part of the original plan for the cemetery was to sell large plots to veterans' and fraternal organizations as a way to guarantee future growth (and income). Today many of these groups have ceased to exist or haven't the money to maintain the plots (though one veterans' group does keep the grass cut in two separate veterans' plots on the grounds). A century ago cemeteries didn't have to rely solely on their own hired personnel for grounds keeping – plot owners, their heirs, and descendants made it their business to visit frequently and keep the plots tidy. It was just the way things were done back then. As American society became more mobile and people moved all over the country, many lost interest in tending the old graves. It became incumbent upon the cemeteries to stretch their funding to find ways of keeping up the grounds.
Mount Moriah's recent past
The past thirty-five years have had their way with Mount Moriah. As the neighborhood deteriorated,gangs congregated, trees grew wild, stolen cars were driven in and torched. Most of the land was so wildly overgrown by the early 2000s that it was quite easy to hide a marijuana patch in the weeds; prostitution in parked cars occurred in the heavily wooded areas (both of which I've seen). A section of the cemetery continued to be used for burials until 2011, however.
Although by this time most of the cemetery's internal roadways were blocked with piles of trash, the southeast portion of the land along Kingsessing Avenue, between the crumbling gatehouse and 61st Street maintained regular burials. This amounted to about forty acres into which grass was cut, graves were dug, and headstones were set (albeit haphazardly). The people who ran the business catered to those with a low budget, keeping it one of the least expensive burial spots in the city. Mt. Moriah was also the only Philadelphia cemetery that allowed Muslim burials.
Who runs this cemetery?
But who were these people digging graves and setting stones? They sometimes staffed the office and occasionally answered the phone. By 2011, people who had paid for recent burials began to get upset over the conditions, which had been steadily deteriorating. More piles of dumped building materials appeared, trees and weeds obscured graves preventing visitor access, headstones were not placed when paid for. The main fences had been ripped apart and packs of wild dogs roamed the grounds.
Then came a lawsuit by a plot owner at the end of 2010. By early 2011, the people in the office fled. Gone. After a few news articles and television broadcasts about the state of affairs, the city stepped in and barricaded the entrances and confiscated the records in the office. Pursuant to legal action, it was determined that the cemetery has no legal owner! No one could be held accountable. It is unclear as to whether the people who were taking your money and digging your graves were actually agents of the long dead owners or just squatters!
Current State of Affairs at Mount Moriah
People ask me, "How do cemeteries get abandoned?" Sometimes it's simple – a cemetery gets filled up leaving no more room for burials. With no income, the owners abandon it. I would say that up until the 1970s in the United States, this was fairly common. Today, there would be much public outcry. In fact, cemetery owners today have the opinion that they sell the only product that must PERPETUALLY be maintained! And they must find ways to meet that commitment. Mount Moriah's situation is a very complex example of how a cemetery becomes abandoned. Because the process went on for decades, it is quite difficult to pinpoint cause and effect. There are pieces of the puzzle that may never be found. Perhaps someday someone will uncover the facts and write a book about it, similar to Michael Lesy's Wisconsin Death Trip (about the slow, twenty-year death of the small town of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, 1890 – 1910).
For now, however, all we have is the City of Philadelphia's official pronouncement and current legal situation, which you can read here: Beginning to Die – The Strange State of Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Neighbors in an Uproar
I have been visiting Mt. Moriah since about 1997, and have seen it steadily deteriorate. In 2010, when I began writing my Cemetery Traveler blog, I began making purposeful visits to the cemetery, and writing about the conditions. While it generated a large amount of interest and publicity, it didn't go over very well with the neighbors.
People living near the cemetery sometimes take offense at what I write about it (also with the photographs I publish), mainly because the cemetery is their backyard. I suppose it's akin to criticizing them personally, or their private property (which I most certainly am not doing). Back in 1998, I treated the cemetery as nothing more than a side-show attraction, photographing its roaring silence the same as I would a car wreck. I didn't question the situation, I just confirmed it. As my understanding of the predicament grew, my perspective changed. I wanted other people to know about this. So was I being sensationalistic with my photos and publishing blogs with titles like "Hell Hounds of the Abandoned Cemetery" and "No One Hears an Abandoned Cemetery Scream?" Well, yes. How else are you supposed to get peoples' attention?! While many of the concerned neighbors were (and are) trying to make a difference, they needed help.
The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery
In 2011, the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery was formed by a variety of volunteers "to address the chronic neglect of the landmark cemetery"
(ref: http://www.friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org).
The city began to pitch in, sending garbage trucks to haul away the piles of old mattresses, tires, and dumped building materials. Since then, the Friends have organized about six official clean-up days, and many more unofficial ones. You can read about them at the links below, and log on to the Friends website to see the schedule. All are invited to help.
How does one get into the cemetery?
People ask me if you can get into the cemetery to take photographs. Sure, there is relatively no fencing left anywhere and the cemetery doesn't have opening and closing times. The entrances are either barricaded or gated, so it's not always possible to get your car inside. Visiting doesn't have to be seasonal, but if you want to see as much of the grounds as possible, go after everything dies (the foliage, I mean). Winter is best, summer is worst. In summer, weeds, trees, vines, and poison ivy make it impossible to see anything but the groomed twenty per cent of the cemetery.
You can certainly walk through the place, but driving is not easily done. The roadways are treacherous and full of potholes, and some roads are still overgrown with weeds and trees. Philadelphia Animal Control rounds up the packs of wild dogs that form every few months, but keep in mind that most of the cemetery is still densely wooded – you will see foxes scurrying about and hawks swooping through the trees. As a final note, if you visit, don't go alone. The locals disapprove of me saying this, but in all candor, they are a rather hardy lot. First-timers should have at least walking companion.
The Future of Mount Moriah Cemetery
As long as the City of Philadelphia occasionally sends out a team of weed-whacking people and continues to sponsor the volunteer clean-ups, the groomed twenty per cent of the cemetery can stay that way. I've worked a few of the clean-up days, and am rather amazed that a hundred volunteers can only do so much in one day. Many people care about the cemetery, and are doing what they can to clean it up, saw down trees, remove dumped trash, and even patrol the place at night. However, to make significant progress toward restoring the cemetery to its original grandeur, loggers and stone workers, grounds crews, heavy machinery, and active management are needed. Unless the city can successfully transfer ownership of the cemetery to an entity that will continue the work of restoration and continue active burials (for income), Mount Moriah's situation is tentative, at best.
References and Links:
Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery
Mount Moriah Cemetery website (private, not associated with cemetery owners)
Chronically arranged Mount Moriah Cemetery Traveler blog postings:
(September 1, 2010) Pit Bulls, Deer Ticks, and Poison Ivy – The Allure of the Abandoned Cemetery
(December 24, 2010) Christmas in the Cemetery
(January 16, 2011) Hell Hounds of the Abandoned Cemetery
(April 9, 2011) No One Hears an Abandoned Cemetery Scream
(July 23, 2011) Mt.Moriah Cemetery Rising from the Dead?
(August 10, 2011) Mount Moriah Cemetery, on the Cusp
(October 24, 2011) Beginning to Die – The Strange State of Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(January 8, 2012) Wintering at Philadelphia's Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(April 3, 2012) Mt. Moriah Clean-Up on Civil War Anniversary
(April 27, 2012) Celebrate Arbor Day – Chop Down a Tree!


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The tents at Union Glacier are reported to be impressively warm. People were often sleeping on top of their bags even when the temperature was -30 outside.
On Friday January 22, 2016 as many of you know Henry Worsley, a distant descendant of Frank Worsley the Captain of the Endurance sent a message via satellite from his tent having walked 913 miles over 70 days on his own and unaided in his quest to cross the Antarctic on the route Shackleton intended. Worsley was 30 miles away from his finish line, but he was snowbound by a blizzard's whiteout and by exhaustion.
"When my hero Ernest Shackleton was 97 miles from the South Pole on the morning of January 9 1909, he said he had shot his bolt," Worsley said in his final dispatch before he called for an airlift. "Well today, I have to inform you with some sadness that I too have shot my bolt."
The airlift was successful. Three days later however Worsley died at a hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile from peritonitis, an infection of the abdominal wall. His expedition, shackletonsolo.org, has raised over £100,000 for British war veterans..
Many of the Endurance South Pole 100 expedition knew Henry and one member had served in the Army with him. He had been a real font of knowledge in planning the expedition and making siure we did something worthwhile and create legacy. He was giving us valuable advice at the end of October from his "Patience Camp " in Punta Arenas and allway s made time to help. An extract from one email was
"Be prepared for the cold and effects of altitude when you get out of the plane at your start point.
And expect a slow accumulation of miles covered each day until you have all acclimatised a bit.
Some will be affected much more than others and you will have to go at the speed of the slowest ship in your convoy"
His compassionate advice proved very valuable as we struggled with the cold and wind in our attempt to walk just a short part of the route to the South Pole that Shackleton would have travelled 100 years earlier.
We spoke to Henry on a satellite phone from Union Glacier in early December and wished him well.. he was cheery and optimistic despite finding it very hard and unbearably slow as he skied up to the Polar Plateau in some very unseasonal snowy conditions
Many of us followed his blog with interest and admiration. We realised from the efforts we were making in a much smaller endeavour that what Henry was doing was a massive feat, and to get so far is to be commended
It was fitting that on Day 61, Henry invoked Tennyson's line in that old motto of British exploration and heroic endeavours.
"To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield," he said in an increasingly raspy, thin voice.
That line of poetry captures the will and courage to endure the unendurable. Shackleton was a man who sought glory and legacy but discovered true heroism by saving all the lives of the "Endurance" crew. That has always been the lesson and the poetry of Shackleton's "Endurance" for many.
Frank Worsley had some poet in him, too. His wonderful book, "Shackleton's Boat Journey," ended by saying of Shackleton, "It seemed to me that among all his achievements, great as they were, his one failure was the most glorious."
"My summit is just out of reach," Henry said in his final dispatch.
Perhaps not: We can wish that a bit of Shackleton's true glory can be part of the legacy of Henry Worsley, 1960-2016
We will remember him for his help in planning our expedition, his advice to create a worthwhile legacy and his optimism that we would get likeminded people together to make it all happen. It was really appreciated.
One hundred years on , you would think that there is little more left to say about the Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition. Over the years, volumes have been written about what is now one of the most famous events in polar exploration. as well as films, television dramas and even an opera.
Then, a new voice is heard . James Wordie was the quiet man of Shackleton's crew. A thoughtful, studious scientist, with a dry Scottish wit, he doesn't feature much in the literature . Yet he was there through it all in the background, just diligently getting on with his work.
Now though his voice can be heard. For the first time, his complete personal diaries of those dramatic times will be made available.
It was customary for all senior members of an expedition to keep a jounal of their adventures and work. This would be handed in at the end, so the expedition leader could write up the official account. In this case, Shackleton, and the publication of 'South'.
When 'Endurance' was abandoned, the diaries went with the crew on their dramatic journey. Researchers from all disciplines can thus read the journals of Shackleton, James, Hurley, Orde-Lees and the others. Each gives a different, personal insight into the expedition and its fate. But one of the main scientific voices is silent. That of James Wordie, the ship's geologist.
Wordie was a conscientious writer and recorder of data. His diary includes unique information about experiments and samples taken during the voyage. His illustrations and navigation records could be used alongside other sources, to verify and shed new light on their jouney.
Making available his complete diaries for the first time is thus an historic and exciting step for all those interested in the Endurance and its crew.
Working with the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) , the descendents of James Wordie are now exploring the best ways of digitising the diaries.
The 2015 expedition , and related events, such as the commemorative dinner at St.Johns College in May 2015, are raising funds to enable this to happen.
The quiet man might soon break his silence.
David Crichton Henry , April 2015.
Part of the team have been training in Eastern Greenland during the Easter Holidays.
See the photos on the Galllery pages. Other Photos are on the Team Dropbox files.


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Lupita Nyong'o, in Prada
The red carpet was packed with actors and actresses meant for the best dressed list. We've reached the end of the Award Show season (I think) and this was probably the best way to close it out. Lupita has pretty much hit it out of the park for every award show. That alone, should earn her an award.


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Two animals that tested positive for rabies this month have brought the total number of confirmed rabies cases in Alamance County to eight this year, a number larger than all cases in the county in 2012.
According to the Alamance County Health Department, on Nov. 2, a raccoon fought with a dog at a home on Georgetown Drive in Elon. The raccoon reportedly bit the dog and was killed by the dog, and the raccoon later tested positive for rabies. The dog was not current on its rabies vaccination and is currently being quarantined for six months.
The health department said it encourages residents with pets in the area where the raccoon was found to examine their animals for any wounds that may have come from contact with the raccoon, and to notify animal control or the county�s Environmental Health Office..
According to a news release, North Carolina law required that cats and dogs be vaccinated against rabies. The Environmental Health Office stated that the first vaccination should occur when the animal is four months old, and the second no more than a year later. After that, pets should be vaccinated every three years.
The health department reported that on Nov. 4, a bat was found in a home on Candlewood Drive in Gibsonville, and the animal later tested positive for rabies.
A release stated that if a bat is found inside a home, residents should isolate it to one room, leave the room and close the doors before calling animal control to capture the bat for testing.
Last year, there were a total of six rabies cases in Alamance County.
For more information about rabies control and vaccination requirements, contact the health department�s Environmental Health Office at 570-6367.


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GameMaker Studio update addresses rogue DRM issue
An update has been issued for popular entry-level game development tool GameMaker Studio to correct an unfortunate DRM issue caused by an earlier patch. PlayerAttack reports the suite's previous update introduced a bug which caused DRM to trigger on legitimate copies as well as pirated ones – permanently plastering pirate symbols all over the game's resources. Some very unhappy users are now disastrously educated on the importance of multiple back ups.


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web commit by haad
1: [[tron]] suggests that non-developers should be able to post content 2: to a staging area, to be approved (possibly after editing) by 3: developers. [[schmonz]] likes this idea a lot. 4: 5: > what about to make a sub-page called e.g. User contributed 6: > documentation an give non-developers rw access there while editing 7: > other parts(TNF contributed) of wiki will require developers account 8: > or possible some sort of bless from a developer. --[[haad]] 9: 10: >> From ikiwiki's PoV, this is equivalent to the Discussion-subpage 11: >> approach (merely a tweak to a PageSpec). From the human PoV, it's 12: >> a tradeoff. If we make a whole hierarchy world-editable, users will 13: >> be able to directly edit any page in that hierarchy, but we'll wind 14: >> up with two pages on every topic of interest and readers will have 15: >> to check both. A discussion subpage isn't the page itself, but the 16: >> relation of the two is never ambiguous. 17: >> 18: >> Neither approach is ideal. A possible improvement: in addition 19: >> to making making Discussion pages world-editable, use the 20: >> [[!iki ikiwiki/directive/inline]] directive on each main topic page to 21: >> include the relevant Discussion subpage below, with a disclaimer 22: >> about the provenance of that content. Then both developers and users 23: >> can effectively edit the page, and the reader can easily discern 24: >> what's what. 25: >> 26: >> Best if this inlining could be automated somehow, rather than 27: >> requiring someone to add a directive to each page. --[[schmonz]] 28: 29: >>> I don't understand why we are making user editing so hard, with 30: >>> discussion pages there will be little or no user contribution which 31: >>> is wrong because main point of wiki is to give users power to share 32: >>> information not give this power to developers. Let's make part of 33: >>> wiki editable by users to let them contribute their documentation. 34: >>> If user will want to make his own page about e.g. using NetBSD as 35: >>> xen server how he will done it with discussion pages ? 36: >>> 37: >>> From other POV I looked at FreeBSD wiki and they have developers 38: >>> only wiki which can be edited by developers and some small number 39: >>> of non developers. --[[haad]] 40: 41: >>>> Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. Each page "Foo" will call `inline` to 42: >>>> insert its Discussion subpage into itself. The Discussion subpage will 43: >>>> continue to exist separately, but its contents will also be included 44: >>>> in the Foo page. The Foo page will then have two sections: one 45: >>>> that's only editable by developers, and another that's editable by 46: >>>> anyone. Developers will use the "Edit" link as normal. For ease of 47: >>>> user editing, we'll want to provide an "Edit" link within the 48: >>>> user-editable section of the page which leads directly to editing 49: >>>> the corresponding Discussion subpage where that content is stored. 50: >>>> Either kind of edit will result in an immediate update of the Foo 51: >>>> page. 52: >>>> 53: >>>> With this approach, once the relevant 54: >>>> [[!iki bugs/anonok_vs._httpauth desc="ikiwiki bug"]] has been fixed, 55: >>>> the `opendiscussion` plugin should suffice to enable users to edit 56: >>>> content in a direct way, while also making clear to readers which 57: >>>> content comes from developers and which does not. 58: >>>> 59: >>>> Things to think about when the time comes: 60: >>>> 61: >>>> * automating the `inline`, disclaimer, and user-edit link (in 62: >>>> [[!iki wikitemplates]]?) 63: >>>> * whether `anonok` is okay or we should require e.g. an OpenID 64: >>>> * treating non-developer edits properly in `log_accum` messages 65: >>>> 66: >>>> --[[schmonz]] 67: 68: _For non-developers using [[anonymous CVS|wiki/todo/push_wikisrc_to_anoncvs]]_: 69: submit a diff to `netbsd-docs@`. 70: 71: _For non-developers using a web browser_: the ikiwiki discussion 72: subpage and/or [[!iki plugins/comments desc="comments plugin"]] may 73: point toward the solution. 74: 75: One of the reasons we [[chose ikiwiki|wiki/todo/choose_wiki_software]] 76: is the ability to edit via CVS directly, as well as via the web. 77: As long as every wiki editor is a developer, controlling access 78: consistently is simple. In order to open up wiki editing to 79: non-developers, we have to think carefully about both the CVS case 80: and the web case. 81: 82: In the short term, to start getting non-developers involved, I intend 83: to [[push wikisrc to anoncvs]] and 84: [[hook up wiki commits to www-changes@]]. 85: 86: In the long term, ikiwiki has a few ready-made web authentication 87: options (a locally managed user database, OpenID, and HTTP auth), and 88: if they don't suffice for some reason, it's easy enough to write an 89: auth plugin. The hard part is deciding the workflow: where is a 90: sensible place for non-developers to make their edits, and what is a 91: sensible way for developers to review and "bless" the changes? Two 92: ikiwiki-native possibilities are listed above. 93: 94: Ideas welcome! Edit this page and add your comments. --[[schmonz]] 95: 96: One idea (which needs to be considered by board@): 97: 98: 7. Enable Discussion subpages. 99: 7. Mark very clearly on the Discussion page template that content may 100: have been written by anyone at all and has not been vetted by any 101: member of TNF. 102: 7. Enable the `anonok` plugin and set the `anonok_pagespec` to allow 103: anonymous editing of Discussion subpages (and of no other pages). 104: 105: > This doesn't actually work, though. Trying to create or edit a 106: > Discussion subpage yields the HTTP auth dialog. And this is 107: > equivalent to the `opendiscussion` plugin. Joey says: 108: > "it's a bug, not sure how to fix it right now". --[[schmonz]] 109: 110: The resulting workflow: 111: 112: 7. Non-developer finds a page to which to suggest changes. 113: 7. Non-developer edits its Discussion subpage and writes the suggested 114: changes. 115: 7. Developer who follows [[RecentChanges]] (or the commit mails) 116: notices the changes. 117: 7. If the changes aren't acceptable, developer edits the Discussion 118: subpage and explains why not. 119: 7. If the changes are acceptable, developer applies them to the 120: page and removes them from the Discussion subpage. 121: 122: > This can be work flow for a TNF contributed pages but as I said 123: > above this is not acceptable for as normal wiki workflow. We had 124: > almost similar discussion about comments on a blog software for 125: > NetBSD. There were developers who thought that there will be too 126: > many comments and we do not have man power to read/approve them 127: > all. After setting blog we have found that we have barely 1-2 128: > comments in every third article. I don;t thing that there will be 129: > too many real editors on our wiki from non-developers and therefore 130: > we need to make it easy not hard to do. --[[haad]] 131: 132: >>And yet, we already had spam on the blog. I'm not much pro distributing spam, and would strongly suggest some kind of auth that at least brakes spam down a bit. That also speaks against using "any verifying OpenID" (ie users may opt to use OpenID but we still need to put their ID into some sort of list of good IDs). --[[spz]] 133: 134: >>> This sounds reasonable. Getting oneself added to a whitelist isn't too much to ask a prospective contributor. The whitelist can be implemented using [[!iki plugins/lockedit]]. --[[schmonz]] 135: 136: >>>> spz: How much spam we had there ? Because during our initial talks about blog there were huge expectations about number of spammers and comemnters on our blog for now I don't think that we have more then 30 uniq commenters/spammers that is so low number that we should block user non auth editing because of it.


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Police say McIntyre Ski Area vandalized by three juveniles
October 29. 2013 10:56PM
MANCHESTER — Police investigating vandalism Sunday at the McIntyre Ski Area said three male juveniles were captured on video breaking into the pump house, where they caused significant damage to equipment and property inside.
They were also apparently able to access keys to several vehicles and used one set to steal a dump truck parked in the lot and drive it throughout the property, causing damage to some wooden guard rails and a fenceline along the top of the hill, where they abandoned the truck.
Police said the truck was also extensively damaged, apparently as a result of off-road maneuvers that resulted in significant property damage at the ski area.
Police said two of the males depicted in the video appear to be teenagers and the third person is believed to be younger.
As a result of following up on leads and tips, police have identified one of the teens as a 15-year-old city youth.
The investigation is ongoing and police expect to be able to identify the other two males involved.
Anyone with more information about the incident is asked to contact Manchester Police at 668-8711.


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Contact: Jerry Horn, 540-220-0095
Amarillo, TX – Jerry Horn, Senior Advisor and Director of Public Relations at Priests for Life, has been named a recipient of the 2007 Cardinal John O'Connor Pro-Life Award. Presented at the Legatus International Summit held recently in Naples, Florida, the Cardinal O'Connor Award is one of the highest honors in the pro-life movement.
Perhaps the preeminent public relations specialist in the pro-life movement, Mr. Horn has been a tireless activist for the unborn for over 25 years. Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, said of Horn, "Jerry is uniquely gifted and supremely talented, but his greatest attribute is his servant's heart. I can't think of anyone more deserving of this high honor."
The Cardinal O'Connor Award was established in 2001 by Legatus, a Catholic lay organization of over 3,200 executives and their spouses founded by Tom Monaghan, former owner of Domino's Pizza and the Detroit Tigers baseball team. First presented Congressman Henry Hyde, the award is given annually to individuals who have "demonstrated courageous Christian witness in defending the sanctity of all human life."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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Rod Stewart's first big break came when Jeff Beck (formerly of the Yardbirds) asked him to join the Jeff Beck Group as a vocalist. The band released one album in 1968 before Stewart left the band, citing conflict among the ranks. Just as Rod Stewart signed a solo contract with Mercury Records, his good friend Ron Wood (from the Jeff Beck Group) replaced Steve Marriott in The Small Faces. Stewart was invited to join the band as a vocalist shortly before the release of his debut solo album, An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down. Rod Stewart's solo career really began to take off when a B-side track -- titled "Maggie May" -- on his solo album, Every Picture Tells a Story, began playing on the radio. The Faces scored a hit with their single "Stay With Me" off of their third album, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink…To a Blind Horse. Tensions began between Rod Stewart and the Faces, as Stewart's solo career was surpassing his career with the Faces. The band would release their final album, Ooh La La, in 1973.
With the release of 1978's Blondes Have More Fun…or do they? -- and its single, "Da ya Think I'm Sexy?" -- Rod took his Mod style to the next level with more of a glam look, emphasized by the aforementioned single. It wasn't until 1988's Out of Order, that Stewart began again producing huge hits. 1991's Vagabond Heart pushed Stewart's comeback into the 90's, but by then he had mostly giving up on new, original material.
Since 2002, Stewart has been producing The Great American Songbook albums, in which he croons to hit songs from the 30's and 40's. They have been the second comeback of Rod Stewart's career, and the albums have seen the success of his 70's albums. Now "Rod the Mod" is on an international tour in 2011 with Stevie Nicks on the Heart & Soul Tour. Tour dates will feature classic hits from both artists, including a few duets. The duo is currently playing tour dates on the East Coast, switching to their West Coast leg on April 15. Stewart and Nicks will also bring their 2011 tour to The UK on April 29 with a stop-off in Poland on June 11. The Heart & Soul Tour's last tour date will be in London on June 26, so check out concert details before this rare treat disappears.
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Lauper's debut album spawned four top five singles, sold nearly ten million copies worldwide, and earned Lauper the Best New Artist Grammy Award. Cyndi Lauper then embarked on the She's So Unusual Tour, and achieved worldwide acclaim. Her sophomore album, True Colors, was equally formidable and featured the #1 single of the same name. Throughout the '80s and '90s, this eclectic performer embarked on several tours including the True Colors Worldwide Tour, The Wildest Dreams Tour with Tina Turner, and Do You Believe? Tour with Cher. By the end of the decade, Lauper was an accomplished actress as well having won an Emmy for her guest role on the hit TV show - Mad About You.
Lauper continued to tour and record throughout the new millennium, with her sound moving towards electronica and dance. More recently, Lauper entered the world of Blues and released Memphis Blues in 2010. The album was an immediate hit and returned Lauper back to the upper echelons of the Billboard 200, earning her a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album. To promote her latest effort, Cyndi Lauper tour dates have been scheduled nationally at several cozy venues. Stay on top of Cyndi Lauper tour dates and use Eventful as your concert calendar.
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Maine Gov. agrees with state's poor ranking for business, cites need for lower energy costs
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � Gov. Paul LePage says he agrees with an assessment by Forbes Magazine that Maine has the worst business climate in the nation.
LePage told the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday that while he's been trying for the past two years to turn Maine into a more business-friendly state, a lot more work needs to be done.
The Republican governor cited several reasons for Maine's poor ranking � it was the third year in a row that Forbes put the state at the bottom of its list � but he singled out energy costs.
He said residents pay 24 percent above the national average for power, and energy costs for businesses are 14 percent higher than the U.S. as a whole.
LePage said hydroelectric power and natural gas are keys in reducing energy costs.
Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www.bangordailynews.com


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Learn about the benefits of replacing hard disk drives (HDDs) with solid state drives (SSDs).
This IDC white paper reveals the benefits of replacing hard disk drives (HDDs) with the latest generation of solid state drives (SSDs) in PCs. While IDC reviewed this topic in 2011, we have revisited the discussion to ensure the analysis is timely and relevant. Although the baseline approach and methodology remain similar, the updated analysis takes into account some nuances with the evolution of the market:
The benefits of SSD-enabled PCs are discussed in the context of a formal total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis that compares metrics from organizations deploying HDD-based and SSD-based portable PCs. The metrics used in this analysis are associated with device performance, reliability, and usage environment, as well as normal IT labor costs incurred by companies using systems that leverage these storage technologies within the PC. The result is a model-based operational cost comparison of HDD-based and SSD-based PCs and the compelling reason to leverage SSD-enabled PCs.
To develop a complete operational cost analysis, similar to the work completed in 2011, IDC identified several cost variables associated with the deployment, management, use, and support of corporate portable PCs. The metrics chosen are common to both HDDs and SSDs so that there are no inconsistencies within the TCO model.
The variables populated into the analysis are culled from IDC's Business Value database, which includes IT operational data from over 1,000 organizations. The comparable variables are based on the latest published specifications in some cases and vendor-supplied data resulting from controlled laboratory tests in other cases. Real-world specifications were gathered through published documents and a technology assessment that summarizes IDC's own experience using SSDs. IDC then modeled how these specifications would translate into the cost analysis.
PC operations are subject to a myriad of factors that influence costs, including usage environments, workloads, and IT practices and policies. Because of these factors, the actual operational costs may differ significantly from the costs calculated within this analysis. The goal of this analysis is to model the reduction in operational costs that an organization can expect to see when replacing HDDs with SSDs in portable PCs that are used in normal everyday work environments.
Note: All numbers in this document may not be exact due to rounding.
SSDs have been used as a storage option for portable PCs for a number of years. Initially, owing to their high cost (relative to HDDs) and uncertain return on investment (ROI) for many users, SSDs were used primarily in very thin form factor portable PCs and/or in environments where a premium was placed on performance.
However, over the past several years, the steep decline of the cost of NAND flash has made high-performance SSD storage more economical for corporate portable PCs. Further, this trend of lower price per gigabyte ($/GB) is expected to continue over the next few years.
As a result, at popular SSD capacity points, the costs of these solutions are crossing and reaching the threshold of traditional HDDs (see Figure 1).
The lower costs of SSDs have made the use of the technology beyond compelling, given the modest capacity requirements of most corporate portable PC users, the accelerating use of cloud storage, and increasing security concerns, which limit the amount of capacity many organizations want employees to carry on their portable PCs.
As a result, today's corporate PC storage requirements continue to increase at very low rates, and this has allowed SSD vendors to meet acceptable capacity points at reasonable costs. Granted, where storage capacity is a top priority, HDDs will continue to have the advantage. Nevertheless, IDC finds that corporate PC capacity growth rates are stagnating as exemplified through the slowdown in the average capacity of installed base of HDDs being used in corporate portable PCs (see Figure 2).
Thus, thanks to the stagnating storage requirements across much of the corporate PC market, coupled with the fact the solid state storage capacity can now be acquired at reasonable price points, chief information officers (CIOs) have begun to transition their organizations away from HDD-based PCs to SSD-based PCs. This transition also enables CIOs to take advantage of the inherent benefits of solid state storage such as a more reliable platform that contains no moving parts and extend the lifetime of the platform while delivering better user experience as well as higher productivity for employees. Further, security is becoming a key requirement in most corporate environments given the numerous data breaches in the news recently. While software-based encryption can run slow on HDD-based PCs, self-encrypting drive (SED) SSDs provide corporate PC users with compelling additional benefits, such as better overall system performance, faster initial provisioning, and secure decommissioning of the device. In summary, there is a strong case for SSDs when considering the storage requirements of a corporate user.
Figure 1: Worldwide Client SSD and HDD Average Selling Price, 2013–2018
Figure 2: Installed Base of HDD Capacity on Corporate Portable PCs, 2008–2013
Defining the Cost Variables and Relationships
Total cost analysis evaluates the complete life cycle of the technology:
Populating the Variables
HDDs have been around for multiple decades as an economical way to store and access digital content. Historically, HDDs have been used in and throughout the IT infrastructure and have significant roles in the entire digital universe. Much is known about the integrity and life of an HDD, and this industry knowledge is leveraged to populate the many variables within the model. SSDs have been around for many years, too, and have been used in military and industrial markets as an HDD alternative. Over the past few years, SSDs have matured and are used increasingly throughout the IT infrastructure. To complete the operational cost analysis, IDC leveraged vendor-supplied data to populate the correct fields within the model. In addition, real-world data was gathered through published documents and a technology assessment that summarizes IDC's own experience using SSDs.
Breaking Down the Variables That Matter
The most impactful variables in this SSD TCO analysis revolve around the complete life cycle of the technology:
Hence a formal model must be defined using the appropriate variables and relationships to ascertain the most realistic cost-benefit picture.
Improving the Cost of Maintenance and Refresh
Over time, the performance of traditional HDDs slows, mainly because of the fragmentation of data that causes latency in finding and retrieving that data, leading to an increased chance of failure. This performance degradation is noticeable by users, thereby impeding their productivity and satisfaction. In many situations, replacing the HDD with an SSD not only improves performance but also reduces the cost to maintain and refresh the PC. Figure 3 illustrates the annual savings and cumulative savings when HDD is replaced with SSD.
Figure 3: Annual and Cumulative Savings per Existing PC with SSDs
SSDs: A Robust Platform That Reduces Costs
IDC's analysis finds that organizations adopting the SSD platform will significantly reduce PC costs of ownership in two areas: more efficient IT staff operations associated with all phases of the PC life cycle and enhanced PC user productivity benefiting from higher PC performance and productivity. IDC research shows a total annual cost per PC for IT labor and user productivity of $1,113. By moving to SSD-based PCs, organizations are able to reduce annual costs to $771, a benefit of $342 in total, which includes a savings of $178 from IT labor cost reduction and a benefit of $164 associated with end-user performance and productivity improvements.
IT Labor Costs and Cost of Maintenance and Refresh
The cost for IT staff to maintain, repair, and replace is a key factor of the costs associated with corporate portable PCs (see Figure 4). A number of costs are associated with the support and maintenance of PCs, including troubleshooting, updating, repairing, replacing, deploying new PCs, help desk support, and other support. IDC calculates a total annual IT labor cost of $773 to support each HDD-based PC. This total cost for IT labor is reduced by 23%, or a total of $178, with SSD-based PCs. Based on IDC data, the benefits clearly favor SSD-based PCs and result in the following cost reductions:
Figure 4: Annual IT Labor Costs per PC
User Productivity
PCs outfitted with SSDs provide users higher productivity because of the increased reliability, higher performance, and lower power consumption when relying on battery power. The published reliability improvement in terms of mean time between failure (MTBF) of SSDs over HDDs is higher, increasing productivity by reducing PC user productive time lost as a result of the unplanned outage and the time required for repairs and replacement. In addition to failure, downtime can be caused by performance issues. By utilizing solid state memory, SSDs can provide increased performance on a daily basis by offering quicker application launches and faster data transfers or access. The total annual benefit to PC user productivity is $164 per user.
Our model suggests the following benefits of using SSDs to increase user productive time (see Figure 5):
Figure 5: Annual User Productivity Costs per PC (Productive Hours Lost per User)
The increased performance, reliability, and power savings inherent in SSDs translate to a compelling positive cost benefit for each PC user. Adding all these cost benefits together results in a calculated annual savings of up to $342 per user (see Figure 6).
If we revisit the total cost benefits from the migration to SSD-based PCs ($342 per user), including user productivity savings ($164) and IT labor savings ($178) benefits, it is useful to understand the characteristics of SSDs that drive these benefits:
Figure 6: Annual Savings per PC with an SSD
The PC market is an industry that continues to evolve with new form factors, ultrathin PCs, 2-in-1s, and tablets, as well as price points (e.g., sub-$200 PCs). These developments are altering long-term industry dynamics and challenge both corporate buyers and consumers in terms of which client device to purchase next. The growth of the cloud and cloud storage options is another factor that is affecting the industry as well as local storage requirements, further adding to the complexities.
NAND flash storage has already become the de facto standard in many embedded and consumer electronics solutions (i.e., mobile phones and tablets). While adoption in the PC market continues to expand, today, SSD-based PCs are still in the minority in both the portable environment and the desktop environment because most users continue to use legacy HDD-based PCs. For example, less than 10% of worldwide new PCs (both desktop and portable) in 2013 shipped with an SSD.
On paper, the benefits of SSD-based portable PCs seem obvious; however, in reality, a number of challenges to SSD-based portable PC adoption must be addressed:
SSDs have a very compelling TCO benefit for corporate PC users, and the benefit continues to improve as a result of the lower cost (i.e., price per gigabyte is falling) of SSD-based storage. This not only facilitates the transition to more SSD-based PCs because of lower acquisition cost for many organizations but also enables CIOs to more easily justify the use of SSDs, thanks to the expected savings over the life of the PC. At first glance, it may appear that SSDs are a more expensive storage solution than traditional HDDs. However, based on IDC's TCO analysis, the increased performance, reliability, and power savings inherent in SSDs translate to annual savings of up to $342 per user.
Taking a step further, organizations may find additional benefits of SSD-based PCs beyond this TCO savings. Security is becoming a key requirement in most corporate environments. Organizations should consider SED SSDs, as SSDs not only provide significant TCO savings over HDDs but also protect companies from data breaches stemming from lost or stolen laptops. The average data breach settlement can cost companies millions of dollars. Protecting corporate IP and preventing data breaches are essential when planning for the future. Furthermore, software-based encryption can run slow on HDD-based PCs, while SED SSDs provide compelling additional productivity and use case benefits for corporate PC users.
Finally, many organizations are looking for ways to maximize the investment in existing PCs. IDC research suggests that replacing an HDD with an SSD not only improves performance but also reduces the cost to maintain and refresh PCs in many situations. These cost improvements of a corporate PC provide a number of benefits, including productivity improvement, lower IT labor costs and, ultimately, a lower TCO over the usable life of the PC.
몇 가지 간단한 질문을 하려는 경우든, 조직의 요구에 맞게 설정된 SanDisk 솔루션에 대해 논의할 준비가 되어 있든 관계없이, SanDisk 영업 팀이 항상 도움을 드리기 위해 대기하고 있습니다.
아래 양식을 작성해 주시면 질문에 기꺼이 답변해 드릴 것입니다.
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Moody's said on Tuesday that the outlook on its Baa3 rating for India is stable, in part due to the country's high savings and investment rates, as debate rages in Delhi over whether the country can avoid credit downgrades from other rating agencies.
In its annual credit analysis on India, which Moody's said does not constitute a rating action, the agency also cited the country's large, diverse economy and strong gross domestic product growth as supportive of the rating.
However, Moody's said: "The rating is constrained by the credit challenges posed by India's poor social and physical infrastructure, high government deficit and debt ratios, recurrent inflationary pressures and an uncertain operating environment."
Last month, Standard & Poor's warned India still faced a one-in-three chance of a credit rating downgrade over the next 24 months, although it said a series of reform steps launched in September had slightly improved the country's prospects.
Fitch also has a negative outlook on India.
Having faced a series of revenue-raising setbacks, the Indian government is grappling with a widening fiscal deficit that threatens to undermine the country's credit standing and possibly trigger a downgrade to junk status.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has an ambitious target of holding the government's fiscal deficit for 2012/13 at 5.3 percent of gross domestic product, even as skeptical private economists forecast a deficit closer to 6 percent.


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Our pal Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review and Bloomberg News has a fun column up on Bloomberg a few days ago entitled "I'm Right, You're Wrong, and Other Political Truths" that spoofs the degraded style of political argument in election season:
I can't stand the people on your side. Not you, particularly. You're fine. It's your side that's ruining everything great about this country.
Your side lies shamelessly. Your leaders just make things up. And you just follow them blindly, like sheep — like blind sheep. You hang out with people who think just like you, and listen only to shows where you'll hear your own views repeated. It's an echo chamber of lies!
That's how your side wins elections. It whips gullible people into a frenzy about supposed threats to their freedoms and livelihoods, and it deceives everyone else into thinking it's more moderate than it really is. Once the election is over, though, your side starts pushing its extreme agenda behind the scenes.
This isn't a new phenomenon in American politics, and Ramesh quotes Tocqueville on this point. But he could have quoted Churchill. Loyal Power Line reader Bill Befort of Grand Rapids, Minnesota draws our attention to this passage from The World Crisis:
No one who has not been involved in such contentions can understand the intensity of the pressures to which public men are subjected, or the way in which every motive in their nature, good, bad and indifferent, is marshalled in the direction of further effort to secure victory. The vehemence with which great masses of men yield themselves to partisanship and follow the struggle as if it were a prize fight, their ardent enthusiasm, their glistening eyes, their swift anger, their distrust and contempt if they think they are to be baulked of their prey; the sense of wrongs mutually exchanged, the extortion and enforcement of pledges, the infectious loyalties, the praise that waits on violence; the chilling disdain, the honest disappointment, the cries of "treachery" with which every proposal of compromise is hailed; the desire to keep good faith with those who follow, the sense of right being on one's side, the harsh unreasonable actions of opponents — all these acting and reacting reciprocally upon one another tend towards the perilous climax. To fall behind is to be a laggard or a weakling, not sincere, not courageous; to get in front of the crowd, if only to command them and to deflect them, prompts often very violent action. And at a certain stage it is hardly possible to keep the contention within the limits of words or laws. Force, that final arbiter, that last soberer, may break upon the scene.
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Dissatisfied with a pair of plans that would redraw Nassau County's 19 Legislative districts, a group of good-government organizations has created its own map, which was presented to the County Legislature on Jan. 14.
At a press conference before the meeting, several speakers condemned the plans drawn up by the Temporary Districting Advisory Commission — one by its Republican members and the other by the Democrats. Members of the Nassau County United Redistricting Coalition also said that the commission failed in its duty to present a unified, bipartisan plan.
Several organizations joined forces to form the coalition, including Common Cause New York, the Nassau County League of Women Voters, Long Island Civic Engagement Table, the New York Civil Liberties Union, Le Fuente Long Island Civic Participation Project and Latino Justice. Members of these organizations had a unified message on Monday, saying that the rights of voters have been ignored.
Barbara Epstein, of the League of Women Voters, said that representatives of her organization have attended every public hearing on redistricting so far and have advocated a fair, transparent and inclusive process. The league has also argued that legislative districts should be compact and contiguous, and keep communities of interest together. "These are all traditional, accepted redistricting values," Epstein said.
She singled out the plan created by the Advisory Commission Republicans, saying that it fails to meet that criteria.
Brian Paul, of Common Cause New York, said that the coalition's map was a clear alternative to the partisan and gerrymandered plans presented by the commission's Republicans and Democrats. The new map, Paul explained, adjusts the existing legislative districts based on population shifts.
"The coalition plan," he said, "demonstrates that there are no practical obstacles to creating common-sense plans in the best interests of the county and all its residents."


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Several athletes of area interest will audition for NFL scouts this week in Indianapolis.
The first wave of more than 300 NFL hopefuls arrives in Indianapolis on Wednesday for the beginning of the NFL Combine. On-field workouts are scheduled for later in the week. Here's a look at players of local interest.
5-foot-10, 190 pounds
2012: 212-1081, 8 TDs
NFL.com prediction:2nd round
NFL.com comparison: Lions' Jahvid Best
NFL.com take: His elite straight-line speed (if only average size) allows him to press the line with authority and accelerate to freedom, yet he still shows patience when following his blockers. He's been productive and shown toughness as an inside runner, but his size and limitations in pass protection will likely leave him as a rotational runner although space players with speed are at a major premium in the NFL.
5-foot-11, 205 pounds
2012: 82-1,405, 18 TDs
NFL.com prediction:Late 1st round
NFL.com comparison: Falcons' Roddy White
NFL.com take: Produced consistently as a junior using his NFL body and hands, but took his game to another level this past season, emerging as Clemson's No. 1 weapon. He does a nice job setting up his routes to keep defenders off balance and attack the ball at its highest point — if the ball is thrown in his area he goes and gets it. He has fluid body control and the focus to be a reliable starting WR option in the NFL. Should be in the conversation to be one of the first receivers taken.
6-foot-4, 280 pounds
2012: 28 tackles, 9.5 for loss, 7 sacks
NFL.com prediction:Rounds 4-7
NFL.com comparison: Panthers' Frank Alexander
NFL.com take: He is not an overly impressive athlete, possessing only average speed and change of direction ability. He compounds this issue in the pass rushing department by being slow to react to the snap. However, he has a tremendous frame with long arms and active, violent hands. Possesses strength and can really get a push on his blocker, but needs to develop a better set of counter moves when engaged. Fits profile of a three-down, 4-3 strong-side defensive end.
6-foot-4, 264 pounds
2012: 23-324, 0 TDs
NFL.com prediction:Rounds 4-7
NFL.com comparison: Chiefs' Kevin Boss
NFL.com take: Very good blocker who acts as a third offensive tackle at times. Quick hands and light feet with a powerful punch and can get a push or turn the shoulder of defenders. Savvy route running, sells body fakes to create separation and adjusts well to the ball. Not very fast and won't consistently threaten the seam. He has been underutilized as a receiving threat at South Carolina. While he's far from a dynamic athlete, he shows enough skills to get open and make catches. He should stick in the NFL if for nothing else besides his blocking.
6-foot-2, 241 pounds
2012: 57 tkls, 8 for loss, 3-25 INTs
NFL.com prediction:Rounds 4-7
NFL.com comparison: Vikings' Chad Greenway
NFL.com take: His growing frame, agility in coverage and hard-hitting attitude made him a natural fit for his "spur" position. Versatile defender with a strong overall build who plays over the TE, in the slot or in the stack. Long, thick arms make him a secure tackler once latching on and brings pop to his stops whether in the open field or backfield. Offers strength and speed as a blitzer and shows some agility to stay with tight ends and some receivers off the line. He has average fluidity and flexibility and often lunges for tackles. Will need to prove straight-line speed. If teams think he can show well on special teams and hold his own against NFL linemen against the run he could be a solid Saturday draft pick and likely candidate to outplay his draft position.
6-foot-6, 319 pounds
2012: Set school record for career starts
NFL.com prediction:Rounds 4-7
NFL.com comparison: Saints' Eric Olsen
NFL.com take: Carries his weight well with adequate development in the upper and lower body. Smart player who makes calls at the line and shows good awareness on blitzes and stunts. Inconsistent in his hand placement and can be overwhelmed with initial quickness or when he's not the first to use his hands. Struggles to sink his hips. While he lacks overwhelming physical tools, he's got size, smarts and plenty of experience to back him up.
6-foot, 218 pounds
2012: 143-662, 11 TDs, 26-173, 0 TDs
NFL.com prediction:Rounds 4-7
NFL.com comparison: Texans' Arian Foster
NFL.com take: Taller north-south runner who plays with good lean to plow for yards between tackles. Possesses vision and quick feet for his size to slide into a rushing lane and the speed to get upfield once finding the hole. Has the wiggle to freeze and elude tacklers in space. Gets into his routes fluidly and flashes the hands to adjust to poor throws. Good build for pass protection and is willing to hustle. Even before his injuries struggled to get into a second or third gear to break off longer gains. He offers an extremely intriguing blend of power, balance, vision and production. With two traumatic knee injuries it's hard not to question his future durability and how much of the same player he'll be going forward.
5-foot-8, 175 pounds
2012: 45-531, 9 TDs, 2 PR TDs
The NFL's official website didn't provide an analysis of Sanders, who had originally planned on returning to school before changing his mind. Sanders has extremely great speed and elusiveness and provides home-run quality both as a receiver and a return man. His versatility should help make up for a lack of size. Draft expert Scott Wright lists Sanders as the 11th-best receiver available.
6-foot, 210 pounds
2012: 79 tackles, 2-72 INTs
NFL.com prediction:Rounds 2-3
NFL.com comparison: Browns' T.J. Ward
NFL.com take: Few college safeties hit as hard. High-motor, downhill run and pass defender who throws his body around, but with some control. Good lateral movement to flow with runs from the back half yet fly into the hole to prevent big runs. He has experience at a variety of positions and lines up regularly across from receivers using his physicality, agility and knowledge of routes to stay with them. Effective blitzer off the edge. Height is average for his position, but has good thickness in his lower body. Prone to leaving his feet and goes low on tackles and pro backs might avoid them more easily in the open field. NFL quarterbacks might take advantage of his aggressive nature.
6-foot-8, 267 pounds
2012: 45 tackles, 8 for loss, 3.5 sacks
NFL.com prediction:Rounds 4-7
NFL.com comparison: Cardinals' Kenny Iwebema
NFL.com take: Possesses an ideal athletic frame for a strong-side defensive end and it appears as if his frame is far from maxed out. Height, length and big hands make him capable of regularly knocking down passes or at least obscuring vision. Height and long legs prevent him from having elite short-area agility, change of direction ability and closing speed. Often times can be lethargic in coming off the ball. While he is a physical specimen he does not display proper quickness or pad level in order to be a consistent starting NFL player. His length makes him an intriguing target to teams thinking they can fix his pad level and pass rushing technique.
6-foot-2, 306 pounds
2012: 26 tackles, 1.5 for loss
NFL.com prediction:Rounds 4-7
NFL.com comparison: Eagles' Derek Landri
NFL.com take: Quick, penetrating tackle with an explosive first step. Good hustle as a pass rusher trying to shed even when his initial move doesn't work. Low center of gravity helps him get under the pads of blockers to push them into the backfield. His quick feet give him the first step to be effective. Feels pressure well and redirects when his initial stunt takes him away from the ball. Plays a bit out of control at times and doesn't have the elite size or strength to get through better linemen when they are anchored. If a coach can work on his pad level and ability to anchor he might have the potential to be a starter down the line.
6-foot-4, 260 pounds
2012: 37 tackles, 13 for loss, 8 sacks
NFL.com prediction:2nd or early 3rd round
NFL.com comparison: Raiders' Andre Carter
NFL.com take: Has some limitations as a pass rusher, but is a high-motor player who holds ground well against the run and constantly making tackles in pursuit.


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Brent Burke, a Fort Campbell soldier, was convicted of killing his estranged wife, Tracy Burke, and her former mother-in-law, Karen Comer, in Hardin County in 2007.
Burke had four mistrials in civilian court before a military panel found him guilty.
Soon the story will be featured on the CBS television show 48 Hour Mystery.
The crime special will give a look inside the military justice system.
The special also offers an inside look into the murder investigation of Tracy Burke and Karen Comer and the attempted prosecution of their alleged killer-- Army Sergeant Brent Burke.
On September 11th, 2007, Tracy Burke was at home with her three kids and her ex mother-in-law Karen Comer when a gunman broke into the home and shot both women to death.
Sergeant Burke is charged with the crime but this is far from an open and closed case.
After four civilian trials failed to get a verdict, the JAG team has taken over the case.
Sergeant Burke continues to maintain his innocence.
The 48 Hour Mystery, "Honor and Dishonor," will air on Saturday, February 16th at 10 p.m.


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Con Edison offered an apology Thursday to its thousands of Westchester County customers still in the dark more than a week after Hurricane Sandy struck the region.
"I am sorry for what happened, I am very sorry for what happened," said CEO Kevin Burke at a Thursday afternoon press conference. "We've worked on this very hard. We made a significant number of improvements after Hurricane Irene. Unfortunately, this one came in so much greater than what we were planning for."
The utility company, responsible for a majority of Westchester County and New York City, has come under fire from residents and politicians for not having enough workers ready to deal with the storm's aftermath.
More than 21,000 of Con Ed's 348,198 Westchester customers are still without power as of 7:58 p.m. Thursday, according to the company's power outage map.
Since the storm hit on Oct. 29, County Executive Robert Astorino said he and his staff have made daily calls to top officials at Con Edison, each Westchester town government and county department.
"We were on Con Ed every day to bring in more crews to expedite the restoration and I'm as frustrated as most people. But look, the Con Ed workers weren't sitting around having a ham sandwich all day," he said. "They were working as much as they could and that is no solace to anybody who has their lights out, but we wanted more and more reinforcements every day so people could get power back."
Astorino said Con Edison should have had more people ready after the hurricane knocked out power to millions, but that yelling and screaming isn't going to turn the power on faster.
Burke and Astorino spoke at the Westchester County multipurpose Hurricane Sandy recovery center, which will be open at the County Center seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for as long as officials see fit. The center allows people affected by Hurricane Sandy to speak with representatives from multiple organizations, including Con Edison, FEMA, United Way, the Red Cross and the Department of Health.
Port Chester resident Azline Kemp said she's relying on Astorino "to step up to the plate now." She was without power for six days.
"We voted for him, I voted for him," said Kemp, who came to Westchester from Biloxi, Miss. after Hurricane Katrina.
The Red Cross entered several Westchester communities to provide aid to those in need after Sandy. Abigail Adams, regional communications officer for the organization, said her home in Chappaqua was still without power Thursday evening.
"This is probably the largest operation the Red Cross has seen in five years in the whole region," said Adams. "All our resources are here. It's enormous and we expect it to last for quite some time."
New York State Assembly Thomas Abinanti (D-Greenburgh), who hasn't had power for 10 days, said the county has been a second-class citizen in the eyes of Con Edison. He called for the county's Public Utility Service Agency to "immediately bring a proceeding to 'de-certify' Con Edison."
"We have to change the management immediately to get through the next few days," he said. "Then we have to look at unplugging Con Edison. I think it's realistic. People are furious."
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Genome-wide Location Analysis of b-catenin/TCF Target Genes using Custom Human Promoter Microarray
Principal Investigator: Chunming Liu, University of Texas Medical Branch
Funding agency: UTMB start-up fund
Wnt/b-catenin signaling plays essential roles in both development and tumorigenesis (Moon et al. 2004). Wnt signaling is mediated by b-catenin, which binds T cell factor (TCF) in the nucleus and activates gene transcription. In the absence of Wnt stimulation, a protein complex consisting of Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3), Casein kinase I alpha (CKIa) and tumor suppressor proteins Axin and Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), phosphorylates b-catenin (Liu et al. 2002). The phosphorylated b-catenin is degraded by the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway (Liu et al. 1999). However, mutations in the Wnt/b-catenin signaling pathway prevent b-catenin degradation (Liu et al. 2002). Accumulated b -catenin enters the nucleus and forms a complex with TCF and activates TCF target genes that ultimately lead to tumor formation, e.g. colorectal cancers. Although gene expression microarray studies have revealed some b-catenin/TCF related genes, many of them are actually not regulated by b-catenin/TCF directly. To identify the complete direct target genes that b-catenin/TCF transcribes, a custom human promoter array has been designed locating all possible candidate TCF binding sites throughout the human genome. 60-mer probes are specifically designed based on GC-content, complexity, self-binding and uniqueness. Probes are submitted to Agilent Technologies and the custom array is manufactured by SurePrint technology. ChIP-on-chip analysis is being performed in human colon cancer cell lines using antibody against TCF4 and a high resolution map of b-catenin/TCF target genes and the genetic b-catenin/TCF regulatory network are under construction and characterization.


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It is possible that the main title of the report WAGR Syndrome/11p Deletion Syndrome is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
WAGR syndrome/11p deletion syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome in which there is a predisposition to several conditions, including certain malignancies, distinctive eye abnormalities, and/or intellectual disability. "WAGR" is an acronym for the characteristic abnormalities associated with the syndrome. The acronym stands for (W)ilms' Tumor, the most common form of kidney cancer in children; (A)niridia, partial or complete absence of the colored region of the eye(s) (iris or irides); (G) Genitourinary abnormalities, such as undescended testicles or hypospadias in males, or internal genital or urinary anomalies in females; and Mental (R)etardation (intellectual disability). A combination of two or more of these conditions is usually present in most individuals with WAGR syndrome/11p deletion syndrome. The clinical picture varies, depending upon the combination of associated abnormalities.
WAGR syndrome/11p deletion syndrome is caused by defects (mutations) of adjacent genes on a region of chromosome 11 (11p13). In most cases, such genetic changes (e.g., deletions at band 11p13) occur spontaneously during early embryonic development (de novo) for unknown reasons (sporadic). In very rare cases, the mutation may be inherited as the result of a rearrangement of parts of two chromosomes, which causes the loss of some genetic material (translocation) or other heritable genetic abnormality. The presence of more than one type of chromosomal makeup within an individual (mosaic deletion) resulting in WAGR syndrome/11p deletion syndrome has also been reported.
Since 1964, the names given to this disorder have changed frequently as variations in the combination of clinical symptoms present and the range of genetic abnormalities associated with it have been discovered. The term "WAGR syndrome" is now being replaced by "11p deletion syndrome" to more accurately reflect current knowledge about the disorder and to allow for consistent clinical diagnosis and genetic classification in the future.
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
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Tel: (914)997-4488
Fax: (914)997-4763
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Ambiguous Genitalia Support Network
P.O. Box 313
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American Kidney Fund, Inc.
6110 Executive Boulevard
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American Childhood Cancer Organization
10920 Connecticut Ave
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Fax: (301)962-3521
Tel: (800)366-2223
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National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212)889-2210
Fax: (212)689-9261
Tel: (800)622-9010
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American Cancer Society, Inc.
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Tel: (404)320-3333
Tel: (800)227-2345
Internet: http://www.cancer.org
Glaucoma Research Foundation
490 Post Street
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San Francisco, CA 94102
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Fax: (415)986-3763
Tel: (800)826-6693
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Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
United States
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Fax: (301)402-1065
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International WAGR Syndrome Association
PO Box 392
Allen Park, MI 48101
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Internet: http://www.wagr.org/
Rare Cancer Alliance
1649 North Pacana Way
Green Valley, AZ 85614
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MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
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Aniridia Network
109 Gavin Way
Colchester, CO4 9FR
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Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
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Tel: (301)251-4925
Fax: (301)251-4911
Tel: (888)205-2311
Email: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/EmailForm.aspx
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Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
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Fax: (310)264-4766
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Friends of Cancer Research
1800 M Street NW
Suite 1050 South
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Tel: (202)944-6700
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Internet: http://www.focr.org
Cancer Support Community
1050 17th St NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202)659-9709
Fax: (202)974-7999
Tel: (888)793-9355
Internet: http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org/
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Reviewed by Mary (age 8)
If you like animals, I think you will like this book . I like the illustrations. The border tells you what comes next. I thought it was cool the way all the animals came out of nowhere and Annie wanted one. I recommend this book to people who like animals.


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The Walrus Says
Some 40 artisans from all over the state will be on hand Saturday, Dec. 3, for the Conanicut Island Art Association's 30th annual Holiday Art and Craft Fair in the Melrose Avenue School gym. Artist Alexandra Kent says the doors will open at 9 a.m., and that there will be a good balance of fabric creations, notecards, jewelry, pottery, Christmas stockings, ornaments, and greens and wreaths by Ruth Collins.
All items are handcrafted – it's against the rules to have anything mass-produced or produced elsewhere. For the first time there will be on-site giftwrapping courtesy of members of the teen center who will be raising funds for Hasbro.
In addition to Alexandra, island artists will include Jillian Barber, Shirley Bell, Don Gillis and Jennifer and David Clancy. Nonprofit organizations selling items to raise money for their groups are the Humane Society of Jamestown, the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association and the Jamestown Education Foundation. Also, the eighth-grade class will have a bake sale with homemade treats. If anyone is interested in baking, please drop your baked goods off at the entrance to the Melrose Avenue School. If you have any questions about the bake sale, please contact Susan Baccari at email@example.com or 423-1200.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
On the same day at 4:30 p.m. the Jamestown Community Band, under the direction of Beth Clarke, will form up in the parking lot just west of the fire station and then proceed with the band members on their annual holiday stroll up and down Narragansett Avenue, stopping at stores along the way to serenade shopkeepers and shoppers with carols of the season.
Islanders who have played a band instrument in the past and still have the instrument and a lyre are invited to participate. Music will be provided.
Play on!
Tickets for the Jamestown Community Chorus' upcoming concert, "Favorite Choruses from Handel's Messiah with Festival Orchestra and English Carols," are now available and may be purchased in advance at Jamestown Hardware, The Secret Garden or Baker's Pharmacy.
The concert takes place on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m. at the Jamestown Recreation Center. There will be one performance only. Tickets are $18 general admission, $15 for seniors, students and children.
Tickets may also be reserved in advance through the chorus' website at www.jamestownri.com/cho rus, or by calling 401-423-1574.
Sing on!
Elizabeth Mancini was a wee late with the answer to the Nov. 17 poser, but has it right as the "Thanksgiving Song" by Mary Chapin Carpenter. But she was right on time with last week's poser, "My Girl" performed by the The Temptations. Agreeing with her on the title are Debra Vierra Murphy, Dale Grogan of Wickford and Cheryl Fernstrom. Cheryl mistakenly had the artists as The Four Tops. The song was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White in 1964.
George James thought the poser was from "I've Got Your Love" by Boz Scaggs. Sorry, George, try again.
Cheryl Fernstrom also responded to John A. Murphy's trivia question by responding, "I think Sherm Strickhauser's theme song was 'We'll Meet Again,' sung by someone from England, which Sherm ended his show with every day. Of course I could be totally wrong! Thanks for the challenge." John said that Sherm did indeed end his show with "We'll Meet Again,' but he opened with his theme song, Glenn Miller's "Sunny Side of the Street."
Welcome two 1-year-olds, Mindy and Sophie, that have taken up residence with Bill and Marlene Murphy. The cats were adopted from the Potter League for Animals. Marlene said, "We're having a lot of fun with them."
What the people need is a way to make 'em smile,
It ain't so hard to do if you know how,
Gotta get a message, get it on through,
Oh, now mama's go'n' to after 'while.
Will someone let me know what all the fuss is about voter IDs? If individuals do not have a valid ID don't let them vote. Period.
If you want to take a break from all the Christmas hoopla this weekend, Troop 1 Boy Scout Finn Dwyer will be working on his Eagle project and can probably use an extra hand. On Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. he'll be at the Indian burial ground next to the town tennis courts removing hanging tree limbs and clearing out invading plant growth so it will be easier to see the gravesites. The next day, Sunday, he'll be doing the same at the Fox Hill Farm next to the yellow house on Fort Getty Road from noon to 2 p.m.
Speaking of Fort Getty, why is the town spending so much money and a lot of time deciding what to do with the site? Leave it alone – it works just fine.
Will someone let me know when Christmas is over.
Today is World AIDS Day and next Wednesday, the 7th, is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month and National Critical Infrastructure Protection Month.
Be true!
Call in your stuff to 829-2760 or 423-0383, or email me at jtnwal email@example.com. Thank you.