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Even at 105 years old, Mary Mack continues to teach.
Granted, though a prolific at-home day care provider, she never was an official or certified teacher. Better yet, she has always taught by example.
"Treat people right," says one of her daughters, Geneva Mack. "That's my mom's lesson. She's always treated people right. She still does. That's why she's still blessed today."
How blessed? Last week, to celebrate her 105th birthday, she was surrounded by much of her too-big-to-count family. And, because she still is in her own home, they gathered there.
One afternoon this week, she relaxed in her favorite comfy chair in her living room. As usual, a Bible sat within reach. Regarding her longevity, she points to no nutritional or exercise regimen — just gratitude, all the time, in all things.
"I just thank the Lord for letting me live this long," she says with a wide smile.
She arrived in this world as Mary Penn on April 2, 1909, in Terry, Miss. In her youth, the community, founded in 1811 near Jackson, retained old-world ways of doings things, sometimes out of economic necessity. Even long after the advent of the Model T, the horseless carriage remained a dependable mode of transportation in Terry. Meanwhile, as a girl, Mary Penn picked cotton by hand on the family farm.
"I was good at it," she says. "I liked it."
Times might've been tight and tough, but she and her siblings never groused. They knew better, in part from the Bible that her daddy often waved.
"I came up in the church," she says, nodding. "I knew right from wrong."
After marrying a local boy named Isaac Mack, she had eight babies in Terry by age 36. But in 1945, they decided to seek prosperity in Peoria. Isaac Mack took a job with the Caterpillar Tractor Co., and the couple had four more children.
But nine years later, he died on the job. Mary Mack had 12 mouths to feed, but she didn't demure from the challenge. When wide-eyed outsiders asked about her tending to so many kids, she'd waive them off with a wisecrack: "They're cheaper by the dozen."
Her determined attitude came from down home. As a child, she'd grown up in an even larger family, which survived a huge void left when her mom died in Mary's 11th year. Plus, as a mother herself, Mack never forgot one of her farmer-father's favorite sayings, "You can't raise children on the job."
So, when the new widow suddenly needed income, she brought work home. She started an informal day-care center at her South Peoria house, charging $1 per child per day. Even when the crowd grew large, she kept control.
"My mom took care of half of Peoria's kids," says smiling daughter Geneva, who was 8 when her father died. "And they all minded her."
How did she do that? Mary Mack answered with a nonchalant shrug. With her own brood, she'd undergone thorough on-the-job training.
"I just knew how to take care of them," she says flatly. "I just love kids."
Perhaps an air of authority exuded from the petite woman. Perhaps her reputation had been whispered by the best behaved children at the place: her own.
"We kids minded her," Geneva says, chuckling. "She didn't even have to say anything. She just looked at us."
The daughter pauses, thinking back, then continues, still chuckling: "We knew where the belt was. My mom did not play around. She was a strong mom, not like a lot of moms today."
Maybe a lack of parental toughness is the reason for many of the problems that bother Mary Mack in today's Peoria.
"Things are different," she says, shaking her head. "We used to hang our clothes out. We can't do that anymore. People would steal them. You can't leave your doors unlocked. People would steal things."
Mary Mack doesn't worry about such things at her place. Near Glen Oak Park, her tidy home of 25 years sits amid a block of decent houses. A pair of caretakers come weekdays to help her with clothes, food and whatnot. Otherwise, she's almost never alone, often hosting crowds of visitors, a testament to her good-natured legacy.
Geneva and other relatives — Mary Mack long ago lost count of the number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and beyond — drop by to help and visit. Often, they'll play along with Mary Mack as she watches her favorite TV show, "Wheel of Fortune." Other times, they'll just sit and chat. And with spring finally kicking in, Mary Mack can't wait to sit outside as the temperature soars, just as she (and everyone else) did back in Mississippi.
"You're talking old school, in those days," she says with a grin.
Geneva looks on with a knowing smile, a simple display of appreciation for a tough little woman who — armed with little more than a worn Bible and common sense — raised 12 kids and helped with countless others. No complaints or excuses, just gratitude for the chance to do what this mom did best.
"I'm glad she was how she was," her daughter says with a nod. "Otherwise, I just don't know what I'd be like today."
By reaching age 105, Mary Mack is in elite company.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 4,223 people nationally are age 105 or older. That's less than 0.002 percent of the country's population. Of them, 3,356 are women, 867 are men — reflective of a mortality-rate gender difference that increases over time.
Yet demographics are changing overall for America's older population. The Census Bureau released a report this week called The Centenarian Population: 2007-2011. Right now, centenarians number about 55,000 (or about 0.02 percent of the total population). But they're part of the 65-and-over set, which accounts for 43 million (14 percent) of Americans.
Census projections say that by 2060, the 65-and-older segment will reach 92 million, or 20 percent of the total population. In fact, by 2056, that group — for the first time in the country's history — is expected to be larger than the 18-and-under crowd.
By 2060, the youngest Baby Boomer will be 96, with 2.4 million Boomers hanging on. Moreover, there will 18.2 million people age 85 or older.
PHIL LUCIANO is a Journal Star columnist. He can be reached at email@example.com, facebook.com/philluciano, 686-3155 or (800) 225- 5757, Ext. 3155. Follow him on Twitter @LucianoPhil.


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The list reminded me of something from a storybook I had read in first grade.
The book was called "The Littlest Angel." It was about a young angel whose humility and innocence led him to believe that a humble gift offered to the baby Jesus was inadequate.
His gift– a small box with a golden butterfly, a blue bird's egg – had been all the little angel had in Heaven to remind him of his earthly home. And it had brought him such peace and happiness, because he had been so homesick! Yet he had been willing to part with it.
After he placed his box among the dazzling array of gifts offered to the newborn, however, his face burned with embarrassment as he cried hot tears, thinking that his gift was inadequate. As it turned out, it pleased God the most because it came from a humble, pure and true heart.
I saw a list recently that didn't contain humble gifts a child was giving but rather humble gifts that a child hoped to receive. It evoked the same thoughts and feelings I had felt years ago when I read the list of contents of the box of the "The Littlest Angel."
It was a list from families and kids in Winship Cancer Institute's "Adopt A Family" holiday program. Winship's coordinator of volunteer services, DaVida Lee Williams – an angel herself — works with Winship social services director, James Hankins, to identify patients at Winship who need help at the holidays providing their family with presents and food and some well-deserved good cheer.
Now, first off, I can't imagine the horror of having young children and having cancer.
I can't begin to imagine what it is like to be a child whose mother or father has cancer as the holidays approach. I can't imagine what it's like to be a mother or father with cancer and to know I don't have money to buy presents for them.
Too often, however, I know that "poor" and "cancer" intersect. And Winship tries to help, to connect those with an interest in helping these patients to these patients so that families of cancer patients can experience some joy at the holiday.
I looked at the book of families to see where I could possibly help. Suddenly, as I saw the requests – and I can say that most all are unbelievably humble — the theoretical became real. The names weren't just names, they were people struggling with a horrible illness and their family members who might not have presents to open and enjoy at a time of year when so many others. And the requests were all so humble. A Bible. A blanket. A set of sheets.
I was most taken with one family of a single mother and two teenagers.
We all hear about how self-absorbed teenagers are. So I wouldn't have been surprised had the teens dared to ask for an iPad, an iPhone or even a TV. Shoot, with a very ill mother, I might have been tempted to pull out all the stops and shoot for the moon, ask for a car, a trip to Disney. Nope. None of that.
Here's what the kids listed:
- "Socks."
- "Underwear."
- "Hat."
Can you believe that in 2011 that there are young people who would ask for so little? Can you believe that there are kids who, even when their mother is ill and they might have all the reason in the world to feel cheated and bitter and angry, would show such purity of spirit that they just want their feet and heads to be warm?
These teens may not be the littlest angels on Earth, but they are certainly some of the sweetest.
The other cases I read about were similar. Maybe cancer has taught the families not to hope for too much. Maybe the families are braced for a holiday that just won't be too bright, or maybe they have learned how to be joyous in the face of supreme sadness.
While the needs of many of the families have been addressed during the holidays, there are still families who need help year round. In our next post, we'll discuss ways you too can help.
Author: Lynne Anderson, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
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I am going to compile my own answers and those from previous forum posts into a draft answer key. I'm looking for anyone working through JWW interested in editing and correcting the draft as it goes along. Some of you probably have typed exercises but any and all input would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to have the draft answer key completed by the beginning of September.
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Chipotle-Glazed Alaska Salmon with Spicy Peanut Salsa
Source: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Rick Bayless is a pioneer in bringing authentic, regional Mexican food to American diners through his Chicago restaurants, TV cooking shows and culinary tours. Here, he uses two varieties of chilies to create a salsa and glaze for salmon.
4 garlic cloves
2 guajillo or ancho chilies, stemmed, seeded and torn in large pieces
2 cups salted peanuts, skinless, roasted
5 canned chipotle chilies, removed from the canning liquid
Salt, as needed
1/2 cup honey
8 each 5 to 6 oz Alaska salmon fillets
Fresh cilantro, roughly chopped for garnish
- Prepare salsa: In a dry skillet, roast garlic over med. heat, turning occasionally until soft and blackened in spots, about 15 min. Remove and let cool; peel.
- In same skillet, toast the guajillo or ancho chilies, using a spatula to press them against the heated surface until aromatic. (You may see faint whisps of smoke.) Cover with hot water and rehydrate for 20 to 30 min.
- Drain chilies and transfer to a blender. Add garlic, peanuts and 3 of the canned chipotles. Pour in water to the level of the peanuts and blend to a smooth puree. (If necessary, stir in more water to give the mixture the consistency of an easily spoonable salsa. Season with salt to taste, about 1/2 tsp.
- Prepare salmon: Preheat broiler. In food processor, combine remaining 2 chipotle chilies with honey and 1/2 tsp salt; puree. Lay salmon fillets on a lightly oiled baking sheet and position 4 in. below broiler. Broil 2 min.; flip pieces of fish and return to broiler for 2 more min.
- Brush salmon heavily with glaze; return under broiler and cook 2 min. more for medium to medium-rare salmon. Serve with the peanut salsa and a sprinkling of chopped cilantro.


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OJ goes away for life...
O.J. Simpson was found guilty Friday of all 12 counts in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas, Nevada, casino hotel last year.
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Well... for us Wachovia bankers, seems like it's being bought by Well Fargo. Nothing should change, too much...
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No weapons were found. All reports had claimed that even if there were weapons, Iraq lacked the technology to attack the US with them.
What if Iraq had weapons? I'm sure a number of people would be feeling a bit more smug right now, but I still don't think that I would have supported it. Would you tell me that we should attack anyone who has weapons? That raises a new issue: who gets to decide who has weapons, and who doesn't? Understand that it's easy to feel that no other country should have weapons when yours is the one holding the weapons, but how would you feel if you were in a smaller country or a less-armed country?
So I'll ask it again: if a foreign power came in and "liberated" you from your current form of government, either by replacing the people within it or by creating an entirely new system, how would you feel? Don't make it too hypothetical, either, because you'll lose touch with your true feelings. Pick an existing country - perhaps one that you're already fearful or mistrusting of - and imagine if they set up their current form of government in your country. Even for all of the failings of your current government, would you feel comfortable with your new government?
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Also I'd like to encourage people to visit and read the source provided or at least part of it in order to understand some context in which Xellos-_^'s quote was under.
They've been on a mass non-stop protest for a good while now (since May i think the article mentioned?) and its a shame that things had to get violent now when it had been peaceful for the majority of it =/
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Instead of trying to find out why the rural poor supports Thaskin's party and come up with programs to draw up away the support of the rural poor, they decided to stage a coup. Make no mistake about it this is a coup attempt just without the guns. The freedom alliance wants to overthrow a legitimate government voted in by the majority of the people of Thailand. Establish thier own government and exclude anyone else that disagree with them.
form older NyTimes articles:
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Everything i've read says that the People's Alliance for Democracy is about as anti-democratic as you can get while still claiming to support democracy. They believe the rural citizens of Thailand are too stupid to participate in a democracy and elections so they want many of the seats in the legislative branch to be reserved for the military and aristocrats, as this article points out.
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None taken Xellos-_^. To be honest though, I havn't really been following much on the issue myself, my dad listens to a live podcast set up by the Peoples Alliance of Democracry, 24/7 where all they do is just hate on the government. It's refreshing to see the other side of things every once in a while, but frankly I'm sick and tired of this whole mess already. Like that one Tuk Tuk driver mentioned "The economy is bad. Fewer tourists are coming to Thailand. There are traffic jams all over the place...They should talk this out, and the demonstrations should stop."
I do question from time to time though the PAD rallies, but in the minds of the protesters they believe that they are fighting for democracy. Although true, the current government was democratically elected, also keep in mind this is the same government that was thrown out for corruption (i.e being non-democratic) two years ago. Naturally when this same government is back in power, the same people who opposed them and drove em out 2 years ago will also be back. And with the recent violence within the past few days, they are more determined than ever.
And actually we don't even know for sure yet if the current government was fairly elected or not.
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brocko: Isn't there an ongoing "controversy" about how the police's breakup methods like using "tear gas" *cough* can cause mass injuries that somehow happens the most among the PAD's security forces that were defending the rallies?
I'd personally advise you against taking the PAD's side though. In a fair Democracy it's supposed to be one head-one vote, not my interest is more important than your interest so let's carry out a coup d'etat every decade or so. I myself was rather disgusted with the coup d'etat even if Thaksin was trying to play Ferdinand Marcos with the whole nation.
And like almost all mass movements, though the PAD's common rally participant might be genuinely convinced he or she is defending Democracy, the leadership is really just a pack of hyena scums. What's the alternative between a corrupt government and a corrupt wants-to-be-government though? Yet another royal intervention? I'm sick of that too no matter how much Thai people love their precious King. Another coup? The military can fucking go to hell.
Caveat, however, to Western readers: the rural attitude in Thailand is still very much surprisingly, hmm, feudalized, viewing local strongmen (who often become politicians) as people deserving of deference rather than, say, in the USA where all are equal rich or poor. The voter fraud is widespread, the equivalent of the USA's pork barrel being far, far more obvious. Pretty much still Tammany Hall over there. The "misguided rural poor" statement should be understood from that perspective, and that Bangkok residents consider themselves somewhat more competent politically and more democratic in sentiment. Whether that is true or not is up to debate, considering how easy it is for PAD leadership to manipulate hundreds of thousands of the city folks.
Oh, and the discontent that is being utilized by the movement came very much from Prime Minister Thaksin S.' heavy-handed measures attempting to monopolize pretty much the entire country for himself. It naturally wasn't well received. When you start out with an economy where there are three competing phone companies, and prices and services are reasonable, and when you end up with a monopoly of the PM's family, with sucky services and high prices; and when it's not just an industry or two, but a lot more and crucially indeed the internal news sources; and when some of the elite are dissatisfied with being left out of the spoiling game...
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Keep it legal. Some of that stuff is just sick...but at what point do you draw a line? Don't misunderstand me, I won't justify much of it as "art", but I do believe there is a mental release (and a perverted one of course) that is involved with such depictions. Do people enjoy a gory movie for plot content? No, they watch it because they want to see people graphically butchered. I believe this is the same way with sexual fetishes.
I don't approve of real life exploitation of children but there is nothing (as far as I know) that ties fictional depictions of such acts to the real thing. Outside of the actual child molester having such material what about the same material in the hands of many people who do not commit such acts? I can't swallow the argument that availability of such material encourages people to commit such acts in real life. That's just placing the blame on the material and not the person who couldn't control his (or her) urges.
It's gotten to a point where the laws governing what is considered child porn and what isn't are becoming arbitrary - that is, the laws are so general that they allow officials to press charges on whatever they consider to be exploitation by an adult. Here's one example:
Like I said, I don't approve of child porn or pedophilia in real life, but I think fiction falls squarely under free speech.
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Virtual child porn doesn't refer to "cartoons", it refers to a new trend of using Photoshop and other art tools to hyper-realistically simulate child pornography.
As far as ""anime depicting sexual abuse" --- which series would that include? Nanoha? Shuffle!? Would it include series that depict such abuse as a "Bad Thing To Do"?
I'd argue that virtually none of the series often labeled "loli" that get fansubbed and discussed on the main anime forums meet the criteria. Pretty messy slope for them to be just waving their arms.
The last sentence... if you know japanese bureaucracy... is classical "nothing is going to happen for quite some time while we wait to see if the noisy people go away".
@Solace's link to the federal case: Sounds pretty much like Alice Martin (the US attorney) has a lot of goblins in her head, I wonder if she's one of the attorneys illegally brought in to replace an attorney canned for not being a "Bushie" ..... that's a year 2006 article though... any news on how it turned out?
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I turned 26 today and finally got a new camera! I feel like I've been waiting for
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Veterans Day weekend events
Job fair for veterans Thursday, Nov. 15:
Human flag at Nederland elementary school
Students from Hillcrest Elementary School in Nederland will form a human flag in honor of Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 9, at 8 a.m.
"We've been doing it for over 10 years," said Brad Smith, assistant principal of Hillcrest Elementary. "Our student body wears red, white and blue shirts and we assemble into a flag."
The ceremony will take place in front of the school at 2611 Ave. H in Nederland. Veterans and those serving in the military are invited to join in the celebration.
Surprise welcome home parade in Nederland
There will be a welcome home parade for a U.S. Marine at noon Friday, Nov. 9, in Nederland. Businesses, churches, daycares, schools and community patriots are encouraged to make signs to welcome him home.
Kelli Ellis, administrative assistant at the Nederland Chamber of Commerce, said the Marine's name is being withheld to provide the ultimate surprise welcome home celebration for him.
"He is supposed to arrive between noon and 12:30 p.m.," she said.
Citizens are encouraged to come to Nederland Ave. and show their support. For more information, call (409) 722-0279.
Marine Corps Ball and Charity Gala on Saturday
The Marine Corps Ball and Charity Gala will be Nov. 10 at the MCM Eleganté Hotel in Beaumont. The social hour begins at 6 p.m., a ceremony at 7 p.m., with dinner served at 7:30. Dancing with music provided by the Night and Day Orchestra will take place from 8:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. The guest of honor for the evening will be Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, retired lieutenant colonel, USMC.
The evening's activities are organized and presented by the 1st Sgt. Joyce Venable Detachment of the Marine Corps League. According to retired Colonel Chris A. Lamson, USMC, funds raised at the event will go toward the support of local wounded warriors. "We have a lot to be thankful for in Southeast Texas," said Lamson, "and a lot of our family members and neighbors have given much to ensure that we can still enjoy our freedoms. These returning heroes deserve our support and encouragement as they return to civilian life with a bright future ahead of them."
Lamson adds that proceeds from the Marine Corps Ball and Charity Gala will stay in Southeast Texas to support the disabled veterans that call it home.
Dress for the evening is formal or black tie. Marines are encouraged to wear service dress uniforms if possible. Tickets are $50 per person.
For corporate sponsorship or donor information, call Lamson at (619) 208-4040. For other information about the event, call James Brayton at (409) 735-6928, Joe Beck at (409) 670-8386 or Jim Beck at (409) 626-1819.
– Brenda Cannon Henley
Port Neches Veterans Day observance
There will be a Veterans Day observance at 10 a.m. at the Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. The park is at 101 Block St.
American Legion Post 49 to celebrate Veterans Day
American Legion Post 49 will celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans Sunday, Nov. 11, starting in Vidor and ending in downtown Orange,
At noon on Sunday, members of the American Legion Family will meet at the Legion Hall on Green Avenue in Orange to travel as a group to the dedication ceremony for the new Fields of Freedom Veterans Park in Vidor at 1 p.m.
This park will be the location of the Orange County Vietnam War Memorial to be separately dedicated next Memorial Day.
Activities will include a talk by a general and an Air Force flyover. A military band will provide music for the event.
Following the ceremony in Vidor, Post 49 will hold a flag retirement ceremony at the Legion Hall at 3:30 p.m. After the flag retirement ceremony, there will be refreshments and a cash bar available to the participants. Food will be served as long as it is available.
The ceremonies and after-ceremony celebration are open to the public. The Legion Hall is at 108 Green Ave. in Orange. Fields of Freedom Veterans Park is at 385 Claiborne St. in Vidor.
For more information, call (409) 886-1241.
Visitors Center to host ceremony honoring veterans
The Ben J. Rogers Regional Visitors Center will host the fourth annual Veteran's Day Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m.
"This event is a truly special one for our staff as we worked closely with (Vietnam Veterans of America) Chapter 292 during the construction and installation of the monument (four years ago)," said Kathi Hughes, director of Ben J. Rogers Regional Visitors Center. "We feel honored to be the recipient of this statue and are able to see many veterans and families hug, reminisce, and shed tears while viewing it. It is a special day for all our veterans and everyone should come out to pay tribute to them."
Sgt. Maj. James Stone, who is stationed at the Port of Beaumont with Army Detachment, will be a special speaker at the ceremony. Trumpeters Cade Owen and Michael Duhon will provide music, and several members of VVA Chapter 292 will participate in the program.
"This is an observance honoring all veterans of all eras of all the uniformed services," VVA Chapter 292 President Kerwin Stone said. "It is a day of remembrance and pride for all who have worn the uniform of our country. This observance is steeped in history: the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, which as a practical matter does fall on Sunday every several years. There are other observances of Veterans Day in our area, some of which take place on different days, or perhaps at different hours; the important point for all of us to keep in mind is the importance of remembering the sacrifices of those who have worn our country's uniform, in peacetime or in war, because each of our men and women in uniform took oaths that they were prepared to give their all in order to keep our country free – and some did just that."
The Vietnam Veterans Chapter 292, sponsors of the event, raised the funds, which enabled the All Veterans Memorial to be erected on the grounds of the Visitors Center in 2008.
The Ben J. Rogers Visitors Center is at 5055 Interstate 10 S. in Beaumont. For more information, call (409) 842-0500.
Pizza Inn of Port Neches offers complimentary buffet
In honor of Veterans Day, Pizza Inn of Port Neches will offer all veterans and active duty military a complimentary buffet on Sunday, Nov. 11.
"Our veterans and military serve us every single day," said Donny Broussard, owner of Pizza Inn of Port Neches. "This is our small way of showing gratitude and saying thanks to these brave individuals."
To receive the complimentary buffet, valid credentials or military identification are required. This offer is available, no purchase necessary, while supplies last at select Pizza Inn restaurants for active or retired military only.
Pizza Inn of Port Neches is at 1501 Magnolia Ave. and is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call (409) 722-4600 for additional information.
St. Anthony Veterans Day celebration
St. Anthony Presbyterian Church is holding a Veterans Day celebration Nov. 11 at noon. The Vidor Junior High band will be performing patriotic tunes, and there will be a tribute to veterans. St. Anthony Presbyterian Church is at 1350 N. 23rd St. in Beaumont. For more information, call (409) 892-8611.
Raising Cane's restaurant to donate percentage of sales to veterans' program
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers announced it would donate 15 percent of its Monday, Nov. 12, Veterans Day sales at local area restaurants from all customers that either bring in a flyer or mention the Lone Survivor Foundation.
The fundraising initiative covers 14 Cane's restaurants in the Beaumont, Waco, College Station and Houston markets.
"All of us at Raising Cane's are proud of, and grateful to, the men and women that have sacrificed so much to protect and defend our liberty," said John Segura, area-marketing manager for Cane's. "We've been impressed by the important work being done in support of our wounded heroes and their families by the Lone Survivor Foundation, and we urge Caniacs to join us in supporting this important cause on Veterans Day."
Lone Survivor Foundation provides free five-day ranch retreats to wounded or recovering veterans and active-duty military personnel and their spouses and children.
"We are very grateful to Raising Cane's for their generous support of our programs, which are helping thousands of veterans get back on their feet," said Terry Jung, executive director of the Lone Survivor Foundation. "The contributions generated by Cane's customers on Veteran's Day will help send several veterans to our ranch retreats for five days of well-deserved healing and restoration."
Raising's Cane's is in Parkdale Mall at 6155 Eastex Freeway in Beaumont and will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 pm. on Monday, Nov. 12. More information, visit www.raisingcanes.com.


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Feb. 24, 2013
BRADENTON, Fla. – The No. 29 Florida State men's tennis team faced off against No. 7 Pepperdine on Sunday, February 24 at the IMG Academy. The Seminoles and Waves participated in the first college match ever played at the Stadium Courts in a packed, energetic setting. The Seminoles ended up losing the match 5-2.
"It was a great crowd and I appreciate the Florida State supporters that came out here today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Pepperdine is an outstanding team and it showed today why they are No. 7 in the nation. I don't think we won the big points in doubles. At one doubles we lost a lot of our deciding points."
"Well it means a lot to IMG and to all the students here to actually see the spirit of college tennis and the why the coaches get into it. But you're not playing for me, you're playing for the college and that's very important because it shows how important teamwork is. We hope to do a lot more of this. IMG is thrilled to have two outstanding universities here."
In doubles play, the Seminoles took an early lead but the Waves pushed the momentum to their side by coming back to win 8-4 on court one and 8-3 on court three.
"I was proud of Benjamin today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I feel like he played on of his best matches in his career today. Michael had a very good win over an outstanding player who has been a very good player for them the last four years. We want to thank IMG and I hope a lot of people got to watch it online and we hope to do it in the future again."
In singles play, the Seminoles were able to win three first sets, but were only able to capitalize on two of those matches. Senior Anderson Reed was the first off the courts with a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Francis Alcantara on court four. On court one, No. 99 Dominic Cotrone, a sophomore from Bradenton, Fla., lost the first set to No. 4 Sebastian Fanselow. In the beginning of a tight second set, Cotrone lost the match due to a forfeit.
With the Seminoles down 3-0, senior Jordan Kelly-Houston started to come back in the second set but was unable to hold on long enough so he lost to No. 89 Alex Sarkissian 6-1, 6-4 on court two. Freshman Michael Rinaldi nabbed the first win of the day for the Seminoles with a solid 6-2, 6-4 win over Mousheg Hovhannisyan on court six. Rinaldi was down 2-1 in the first set but won five straight games to win.
"The start of the match I got broken in the first three games," said Rinaldi. "I broke back and just stayed solid from there. For the second set I just wanted to be solid and play high on him and waited for my time to break him."
Junior Blake Davis won his first set 6-1 but lost his next two sets to fall 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 on court five to David Sofaer. Sophomore Benjamin Lock won the last match of the day upsetting No. 105 Finn Tearnery 7-6 (4), 6-4 to finish the day.
"I just tried to be as intense and loud as possible," said Lock. "I knew I needed to be confident and to get real fired up. The surface suited my game style very well and used external factors to my advantage such as the weather and the crowd. I'm coming off of two great weeks of training. The main this today is that I played my game and the way I wanted to play."
The team returns to Tallahassee this weekend with a huge match against No. 15 Texas on Friday and USF on Sunday. For more information, check back to Seminoles.com. You can also follow the team at Twitter.com/FSU_MTennis.
#7 Pepperdine 5, #28 Florida State 2
Doubles competition
1. Francis Alcantara/Finn Tearney (PEP) def. #52 Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FS) 8-4
2. Jordan Kelly-Houston/Anderson Reed (FS) vs. Alex Sarkissian/Sebastian Fanselow (PEP) 6-5
3. Mousheg Hovhannisyan/David Sofaer (PEP) def. Dominic Cotrone/Michael Rinaldi (FS) 8-3
Order of finish: 1, 3
Singles competition
1. #4 Sebastian Fanselow (PEP) def. #99 Dominic Cotrone (FS) 6-1, 3-2
2. #89 Alex Sarkissian (PEP) def. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FS) 6-1, 6-4
3. Benjamin Lock (FS) def. #105 Finn Tearney (PEP) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
4. Francis Alcantara (PEP) def. Anderson Reed (FS) 6-1, 6-0
5. David Sofaer (PEP) def. Blake Davis (FS) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Michael Rinaldi (FS) def. Mousheg Hovhannisyan (PEP) 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 6, 5, 3


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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Corey Stern scored 17 points and Matt Staff scored 16 to lead Texas State to an 81-69 win over UC Riverside Saturday in the seventh-place game of the Great Alaska Shootout.
Reid Koenen added 12 points and Vonn Jones scored 10 for the Bobcats (3-3), who made 11 of their first 12 shots, raced to a 20-2 lead and were ahead 26-16 midway through the first half. UC Riverside closed within five points early in the second half, but couldn't come any closer.
Chris Harriel led the Highlanders (1-6) with 16 points. Dayton Boddie scored 12 and David Guinn had 10 points for Riverside.


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'Star Trek' Klingon Warnog beer invites fans to drink like warriors
Posted in: TV
By most accounts, we're living in a golden age of television, but we're also apparently living in a golden age of TV-based beer. There are currently beers inspired by "Game of Thrones" and "The Walking Dead" on the market.
And now there's a beer from the "Star Trek" universe.
CBS Consumer Products and the Federation of Beer announced the first official "Star Trek" beer in Las Vegas on Monday, and it's the kind of drink designed to make fans snarl and growl as only a Klingon could.
Klingon Warnog will be brewed by the Evansville, Ind.-based Tin Man Brewing Co. According to the announcement, the dunkelweizen style beer has an aroma that is "predominantly mild banana and clove" that is "supported by subtle sweet malt character from the use of Munich malt."
The beer's flavor "draws heavily from the blending of the rye malt and traditional clove character" and includes wheat and caramel malts. Making the 5.5% ABV Roggen Dunkel something strong enough for a surly Klingon to quaff. Or so they say. Klingons would probably prefer something around 10% ABV with a splash of battery acid.
The Klingon Warnog will soon join other TV-based beers already on the market, including the "Game of Thrones" line of beers from Brewery Ommegang, which includes Iron Throne blonde ale, Take the Black Stout and the latest, Fire and Blood red ale, which will be released Monday.
The Philadelphia-based Dock Street Brewing Co. will be releasing the "Walking Dead"-inspired Dock Street Walker on Sunday. The red-hued American pale stout uses an extra special ingredient to appeal to zombie fans: smoked goat brains.
With all the TV-based beer available, it's worth a reminder that fans should only binge on the shows. The beers are best enjoyed one at a time.
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Original Six Stanley Cup meetings through the years
The Bruins and Blackhawks are turning back the clock. Two teams from the Original Six era have not clashed for the Stanley Cup in 34 years and this will be the first meeting ever of these two in the final.
Here's a look at the most recent Cup seriess involving the NHL's old guard:
Toronto vs. Montreal
The last time the Original Six had exclusivity to the Cup would be the last time the Maple Leafs would win it — or even get to the final.
The irony was most experts thought the Leafs were on the downward side after three consecutive titles from 1962-64, which included their only regular-season title. Their average age was 31.4 in '67 and the stress of staying on top was getting to general manager/coach Punch Imlach, who needed to be hospitalized during the regular season when his team lost 10 straight, a club record.
But the Leafs used their guile to upset the favoured Blackhawks in the first round. That drew the Canadiens, looking for their third straight Cup and had dusted the Rangers in four. Montreal had the speed, but the Leafs had the checking and the goaltending. Habs forwards were angled into a barbed-wire defence and what shots did get through, Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuk turned aside.
"We felt we had a twin for a shadow," Montreal's Jean Beliveau said of the Leafs' tactics.
It was one of the most colourful series off the ice, as the superstitious and scheming Imlach did all manner of quirky things to needle the Habs and his player. Usual English-French tensions were heightened by the backdrop of Canada's 100th birthday, the discomfort between some Hockey Night In Canada personnel of both cities and by Imlach dismissing Habs Rogie Vachon as a "junior B goalie".
Toronto's Marcel Pronovost said he was inspired when a Canadiens player said how nice the Cup was going to look at the Quebec Pavilion of Expo '67 that spring. Pronovost declared it would go on display in Ontario's tent instead.
Game 3 was the key for the Leafs, a Bob Pulford double overtime goal in Toronto. In Game 6, Jim Pappin scored the eventual winner before Imlach's Over-The-Hill gang sent the Gardens into bedlam with George Armstrong's empty-netter.
New York-Boston
It had been 43 years since these rival cities and teams had met in a Cup final and there was plenty of anger to get off their respective team crests.
Boston was still playing up its muscle after ending its long Cup drought in 1970. With their win over the St. Louis Blues, the Rangers had now watched every Original Six team win the Cup while it seemed fortunate just to make the playoffs. That had to change and the 33 combined minors in the first two games underlined the intensity.
Both teams had relatively little trouble making the final. Bobby Orr's knee problems had already begun to flare up, but he played through the pain in the final, going head-to-head with New York's talented defenceman, Brad Park.
Park was already a disliked player in the Bruins room for comments about them he made in his hockey skills book, Play The Man. Boston players no doubt were delighted when it was Park who mistakenly played the puck in Game 1, allowing Garnet (Ace) Bailey to skirt him for a 6-5 overtime goal.
With New York trailing 2-0, Park came alive in Game 3 at MSG, becoming the first defenceman to score two power-play goals. He added two assists, after a delay caused by raucous Rangers fans pelting the ice with small batteries and other dangerous objects.
Tempers reached a boil in Game 4, with Orr playing a masterful game and recording three points. Believing Orr tried to clip him with a stick, Park went after him and fans were treated to their Hall of Fame wrestling match.
Orr followed that up with the winner in Game 6, book-ending his flying overtime dagger against the Blues two years earlier. The Bruins made a huge deal of celebrating on New York's ice and though Park at first wanted no part of the post-game handshake, he said in his 2012 book Straight Shooter that seeing Orr first in line made him relent.
Many Rangers concluded afterwards: "The Bruins didn't beat us, Bobby Orr did."
1977, 1978
Montreal vs. Boston
If your memory is starting to haze, neither of these series involved the Don Cherry too-many-men call, which came in their '79 semifinal. But losing to their arch-rivals back-to-back hurt just the same for Grapes and the Bruins.
The Habs had begun assembling a four-year reign atop the league in '76 by dismantling the Philadelphia Flyers bike gang. So the Big Bad Bruins knew they couldn't intimidate, even though they took runs at Guy Lafleur. But they couldn't keep pace with The Flower, one of five Montreal players to make the first and second all-star team in '77.
"I think I saw nine (future) Hall of Famers on that team, never mind Bowman and (GM Sam) Pollock," recalled Boston's Peter McNab in the book Quest For The Cup.
McNab led the Bruins in goals that year, but Phil Esposito and Orr were gone and the Bruins were shaped to Cherry's lunchbucket style. But they absorbed a 7-3 thumping in Game 1 in '77 and scored just three against the Habs in the course of the sweep.
Boston returned in '78, this time with four of its players, McNab, Terry O'Reilly, Park and Wayne Cashman all in the 70 points-plus range. When netminder Gerry Cheevers took the Habs to OT in Game 2, blanked them in Game 3 at home and won again in overtime to knot the series 2-2, there was much rejoicing in the Olde Towne.
"Suddenly, after losing six straight to them, we saw a light," McNab said.
"But Montreal goes home and pulls a whole line out of the press box, Pierre Larouche, Pierre Mondou and Mario Tremblay. Three French-Canadians, playing in the Forum."
A couple of 4-1 wins wrapped it up. Lafleur and Robinson each had 21 points, with Lafleur winning the Hart Trophy and Robinson the Conn Smythe.
"My God, that was a fabulous team," McNab said. "Some nights, you were out there thinking: 'I don't want to play against these guys. I want to get them all to sign my stick'."
1971, 1973
Chicago vs. Montreal
Two years separated these excellent series, but that was time enough for monumental change on the ice and behind the respective benches.
In '71, the Canadiens added Frank Mahovlich at mid-season and, in March, called up a college goalie named Ken Dryden. The latter helped them keep coming from behind to beat defending champion Boston in a seven-game thriller en route to the final.
Chicago made it back to the final for the first time in six years on the strength of huge seasons by the Hull brothers, Bobby and Dennis, and a one-time Habs goalie named Tony Esposito. Chicago needed all seven to get by the Rangers, as well.
The Hawks had 1-0 and 3-2 leads in the series, thanks to a Jim Pappin double-overtime goal in Game 1 and Esposito's shutout in Game 5.
Bitter at his lack of ice time, speedy Montreal centre Henri Richard blasted coach Al MacNeil and incited a French-English firestorm that didn't subside even after the Pocket Rocket's tying and winning goals in Game 7, Beliveau's last NHL game.
MacNeil was replaced by Bowman, who'd been pounded by the Habs in the 1968 and '69 finals with the Blues. Now, Bowman held the aces, including a lanky mop-haired new defenceman named Larry Robinson.
It the first time in five Cup appearances by Chicago that Bobby Hull — now a WHA refugee — wasn't in the lineup. Once again, Dryden and Tony Esposito faced each other, a rivalry spiced by their heroics in the '72 Summit Series for Team Canada. Newspapers treated it like a boxing match, complete with a tale of the tape. However, Game 1 saw the Habs tear into Chicago 8-3, with two goals and two assists by Jacques Lemaire.
That was just the appetizer for 56 goals in six games. In a frantic Game 3 at the Chicago Stadium, the Hawks let a 5-0 lead shrink to one, while in Game 5, it won an 8-7 barn- burner. Dennis Hull led them in playoff points with 24, but Yvan Cournoyer beat him for the Conn Smythe.
Many Habs greats made a graceful exit after the Cup final, such as Mahovlich and Richard.
Montreal vs. New York
Despite upending the up- and-coming Islanders and disposing of the perennially tough Flyers, the Rangers were given virtually no chance against a Montreal team seeking four straight titles.
But the Habs were slowing down. Dryden sensed trouble when the Habs lost the regular-season finale 1-0 to Detroit, a win they needed to pass the Isles for first overall. The Habs did sweep the Leafs and survived in seven against the Bruins, but they were awful in Game 1.
"I had no idea where I left my game," Dryden said of the 4-1 loss.
Bunny Larocque finished that night and Dryden figured Bowman would let his backup play the rest of the series. Dryden had planned to retire after the series, anyways, and was lamenting how history would judge his last appearance. But Larocque was hurt by Doug Risebrough's routine shot in the Game 2 warmup and Dryden was back in the series.
He and the rest quickly re-discovered their championship form. Ex-Flyers coach Fred Shero, now running the Rangers, squeezed everything he could from an aging Phil Esposito and high-scoring Swedes Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson. But for all of John Davidson's heroics in goal, Shero had no defence to match Montreal's and couldn't stem the Habs offence at high tide.
After Game 1, Montreal outscored the Rangers 18-7.
"The last game, 4-1 in Montreal, was a perfect game," Bowman said. "I still have a tape of it."


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Luna Lake HoeDown 2009
Posted by ppna on June 2, 2009
Are you looking for a great way to spend June 13th?
How about joining your east side neighbors for the 1st annual Luna Lake HOEdown.
Last year, a group of volunteers cleared the Luna Lake site and planted native perennials, shrubs, and trees, creating a rain garden. Now it is time to do some maintenance work on this neighborhood gem. On June 13th we'll e mulching, weeding, labeling plants, re-planting, etc. from about 9-3pm (with a break for lunch) and then partying from 3-5pm.
We are looking for volunteers, gardening equipment, food donations, and Black-Eyed Susans.
We are also looking for folks to come and entertain us. If you are in an acoustic band we would like to have you entertain us.
This event is organized by neighbors for neighbors so please come out and help if you can. Of course we do accept monetary donations too (the plants aren't cheap).
Please print and pass out the attached flier.


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Part 3: Next Generation Object Oriented Services | Crash Recovery and Remoting (SOA 2.0+)Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
If you recall in the first part of this series, we talked about running faster, developing faster and spending less on hardware. In the second part of this series, we covered how this new project, ProjectX, is enabled for faster development of services (SOA 2.0+, iSO2). In this post, we are going to focus on the persistence model.
Imagine a service that needs to horizontal scale up to tens of machines, even hundreds of machines and now has the ability to handle 10x the load from one machine (two to three machines if your server requires high availability, i.e., replication).
Reminder: ProjectX is a placeholder. We are still looking for a name. Feel free to send ideas for a name to email@example.com.
Hardware! What is Hardware?
Hardware costs in the days of virtualization is a tricky subject. Hardware might just be EC2 instances for you. There is a lot of merit in horizontal scaling and cloud computing. But consider this, if you need 100 EC2 instances to provide the same SLA as 10 EC2 instances, then the cost of your "hardware" is 10x. There are many services out there that can scale a lot higher on a lot fewer instances using ProjectX. This is scaling without all of the headaches of database mapping, cache coherency, split brain, and the like.
The hardware is just part of the cost associated with the traditional approach to service development. The other cost is development time! That development time can take a lot of forms including database mapping, hiring DBAs, buying expensive DataGrids (and the consultants who can code them/manage them) and spending cycles fixing cache coherency issues – to name just a few. Simple services in the traditional model can be very expensive. We covered this quite a bit in the first and second segments of this blog series. These are very real costs.
The fact is, many services deal with scalability issues through caching and mass horizontal scale out. This makes even simple services very expense to produce. Even in ProjectX there is room for horizontal scale out and caching, but it is not a foregone conclusion. Services are inherently stateful and own the data they are operating on. ProjectX does not preclude horizontal scaling.
If you read through the white papers of LMAX and commentary of the LMAX approach, you would see how they tackled this issue. In a nutshell, they replaced expensive hardware and software with commodity servers. As a result, they used a fraction of the servers and incurred a fraction of the cost to handle 60x to 90x the load. This is the potential of ProjectX.
You don't have to learn a new way of developing. You can develop with POJOs, plain old Java objects, and get phenomenal results.
Core ProjectX Tech
At its core, ProjectX is a non-blocking system. It uses patterns similar to the disruptor ring buffer internally. In fact, Resin 4, an application server from Caucho®, uses the same set of patterns. These patterns allow it Resin 4 to serve pages faster than NginX and Apache httpd. In a very real sense, ProjectX is a way to expose this style of non-blocking development. Non-blocking development is the core of Resin to the world of developers at large. Now you can write Java services that outperform services written in C.
Resin 4 is the fastest application server on the planet, and it was built with many patterns that you find in ProjectX. Resin 7, which will be (a) Java EE 7-based application server, was built from the ground up with ProjectX. Resin 4 relies on BAM. ProjectX is a successor to BAM.
In a very real sense, ProjectX is not a technology developed in a vacuum. ProjectX is the technology that we used to build the best set of application services on earth. ProjectX is the fulfillment of a vision that we have worked on and evolved over many years. For example, ProjectX is the DNA of Resin 7 just like BAM was the DNA of Resin 4. The HTTP proxy cache service, the data grid service, the health systems, the JCache implementation, clustering, the fast messaging system, to name a few, were all rebuilt with ProjectX. What we have learned from building Resin 4, BAM and more are in ProjectX as well as Resin 7. ProjectX is a platform for developing services with a long history of engineering excellence.
You Don't Have to Rip and Tear to Use ProjectX
ProjectX will be a separate project/product from Resin 7. For example, you will not have to switch from using Tomcat to use ProjectX. Just like you did not have to switch from Tomcat if you used Cassandra (written in Java) or MongoDB. You can use ProjectX with PHP, Ruby, RoR, Node.js, JavaScript, Tomcat, Python, Django, to name a few. In the same way you are able to use MongoDB and Redis from those languages and platforms.
Bottom line:
ProjectX allows any developer to tap into this framework to rapidly develop high-speed services.
You can easily access any ProjectX services over HTTP/JSON or WebSocket/JSON using the JAMP wire protocol (or use the open Hessian protocol that has been ported to most languages).
ProjectX Stores Operational Data
ProjectX comes with a lot of the same tools you see with MySQL and MongoDB. You can dump the data to JSON/YAML and you can import the data from JSON/YAML. For some, ProjectX will set in their architecture where their NoSQL solution and Java REST services sit today. For others, ProjectX will sit in their architecture where RDBMS, Memcached and Java REST services reside. You would expect this from a service engine that promotes developing stateful services.
With ProjectX your query language is the Java collections API and the new streaming API. You can structure your objects in memory using custom data structure or use TreeMaps, TreeSets, HashMaps, and the like that come with Java. Very little, if any, of your code is dependent on ProjectX.
Exposing Your Service to the World
If you want to expose your service to the outside world, you merely add a @Remote annotation to your ProjectX object. When you do this, your ProjectX object becomes available over HTTP and WebSocket (objects are serialized with JSON or Hessian).
A simple service might look like this:
Your Java code can live in your Java classes. The service layer can be a very thin layer that exposes your Java logic to the ProjectX system.
Storing Your Objects for Crash Recovery
When it is time for ProjectX to flip the log or your input ring buffer is empty, a method annotated with @OnCheckpoint is called. This simply means that the system wants you to sync your current state to permanent storage.
@OnCheckpoint public boolean checkpoint() { save(); return true; }
In this method you just need to save the state of your service to disk. ProjectX provides the store, which is similar to an LSM style disk store. LSM is used by BigTable tablets, LevelDB and similar data storage systems that serialize your Java objects to disk using Hessian. Hessian is a binary format similar to Google Protocol Buffers or Thrift but more like a binary JSON. Hessian allows your objects to add and remove fields more fluently without getting Serialization problems found with Java Object Serialization.
These properties give ProjectX many of the advantages associated with JSON and NoSQL for storage and object representation. Hessian does not require a strict schema. ProjectX does not require that you use our store. You can use any store you like: a data grid, a database, a flat file, or whatever you choose. But, the store comes with ProjectX and it is fast and replicated with backup and restore features.
The important thing to note is that you do not have to wait until the checkpoint method is called. You can periodically store things to the async store. Even on a commodity server with just one disk, you can get amazing performance, as a modern hard disk can sequentially read and write up to 300 MB per second. Additionally, a SSD can read and write up to 500 MB per second sequentially.
When your service starts up, it just reads its state from disk.
@OnStart public boolean onStart() { read(); return true; }
Again you can read from the store or some other mechanism. You could even use plain Java Object InputStream with Java serialization, but there are many advantages to using the provided store for high availability, replication and read performance. There are also many mechanisms in ProjectX that allow you to do these operations asynchronously.
Services in ProjectX can be remoted but they can also be used internally. There is an API for creating and exposing services in ProjectX. If you are using Java EE and CDI, then it is a simple matter, as all ProjectX services are CDI injectable. If you are using Guice or Spring then there is a programatic API which would be easy to integrate into those frameworks in order to make ProjectX objects useable in.
ProjectX is truly a services engine. Coding services with ProjectX allows you to readily and easily write scalable services. In an era where service-oriented development is a foregone conclusion, ProjectX is the next generation framework to get things done. ProjectX was developed by the same engineering team behind the fastest application server on the planet – the very one that powers millions of public websites. ProjectX is solid tech. The makers of ProjectX boast years of experience providing services, cloud computing and clustering. This is no new kid on the block.
The Vision of ProjectX
This is not our first time to the dance. We have been doing distributed systems for years. Our clustering has had replication and recovery for over a decade. Millions of websites already employ our software. ProjectX was forged for high-speed, high-volume projects. Its first usage was developed with the aim of sending six million mobile messages in one second in EC2.
We have just scratched the surface of what ProjectX can do. ProjectX provides the following:
- Async messaging
- Ability to expose and consume services
- Ability to use JAX-RS annotations for custom outputs
- Default remoting of JAMP (JSON Actor Method Protocol) and HAMP (Hessian Actor Method Protocol)
- Connections and Channels
- Distributed file system for configuration and setup (like ZooKeeper)
- Cron Service
- Async store (which we covered briefly)
- Ability to invoke and expose services asynchronously
- Internal model to optimize multi-core CPU architectures using principle in mechanical sympathy
- …and much more
Why It Matters
ProjectX is a services engine for rapidly building distributed systems for mobile and HTML 5 application. ProjectX is the next evolution in the trend towards non-blocking systems – specifically non-blocking systems that use principles of mechanical sympathy to optimize applications by writing code that takes advantage of the hardware's multi-core machine. Now, instead of spending millions on hardware and software that scales to tens of thousands of transactions per second, your team can develop software that scales to millions on commodity hardware that costs merely thousands.
Moreover, today your team can use some of the same ideas and patterns that are in LMAX Disruptor and Workday service architectures. In turn, your company can benefit from the ROI of in-memory data to develop faster and write services that are easy to scale.
ProjectX provides the service journal, replication, fast async store, and more. Your in-memory objects are the actual data. You can develop faster without the bottleneck of databases for synchronization. Your databases can go back to being used for reporting and long-term analytics. Your operational data can run as fast as possible and easily meet the demands of SLAs. The in-memory objects are true objects that have the actual operational data of your service. ProjectX provides the Storage that happens async. The ProjectX storage is crash recovery for your operational objects.
Stay tuned. Let's roll up our sleeves. We are going to be posting some more examples and helpful tutorials shortly.
Interested in learning more about ProjectX and/or being part of the early access program? Please contact email@example.com.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Weekend project Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Random Musings View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Weekend project" eclipsememberMember #Joined: 11 Nov 1999Posts: 140Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posted: Fri Nov 12, 1999 4:05 pm Everyone go out this weekend and see "The Messanger" (Luc Besson of The Fifth Element) and post your comments here. I've heard it's been getting some bad reviews and some are even comparing it to the Fifth E's style of filming, which for me can't be a bad thing cuz that movie was excellent. The soundtrack added so much to the color and form of the movie that Besson has the same composer in The Messanger so I don't see how this movie can suck. Oh ya, Milla's in it too. Back to top imdakingmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 321Location: USA Posted: Fri Nov 12, 1999 10:53 pm I couldnt get into that... hehe... =) I was too late gettin to the theatres and of course my brother "HAD!" to see pokegarbage, so I went and sa the Insider... which was pretty dumb, good drama, but I didnt like it. Dont know why, it just didnt "hit" me hard or anything... Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Random Musings All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Planning to visit Barcelona? Still daydreaming about your last visit to Barcelona? I found the coolest souvenir for you. A funky coloring book filled with hand-drawn illustrations detailing Barcelona life, traditions, and famous sights. And the best part of this coloring book souvenir - it packs easily, so you can bring a stack back for all your friends and family.
Berta Anaya | 2013
I was able to meet the BCN Colors artist/illustrator Berta Anaya on Rambla de Catalunya on the day of Sant Jordi. She has a store in the hip El Born neighborhood (not far from the Picasso Museum), so chances are you can meet her too. Check out her blog to learn more about her work and events.
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Lana Del Rey's 'SNL' Gig Did Not Impress Juliette Lewis — Here's Why [VIDEO]
Many were shocked and excited to hear that Lana Del Rey — the singer with a tremendous internet following, but no actual album to hock — was the musical guest for 'Saturday Night Live.' You know who wasn't, though? Juliette Lewis and tons of other people on Twitter.
After watching Del Rey perform "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans," Lewis tweeted,
Wow watching this 'singer' on SNL is like watching a 12 year old in their bedroom when they're pretending to sing and perform. #signofourtimes
It looks like she's not the only one with this opinion. Perez Hilton, who never really bought the Del Rey hype to begin with, wrote:
Just watched SNL. Not only was @LanaDelRey vocally WAY off, but watching her utter lack of stage presence was cringe-worthy
Regardless, Del Rey probably won't be phased by her harsh critics. "It's not a fluke decision," she told MTV News last week. "I don't think they've ever had anyone perform who didn't even have a record out, so I do appreciate it… I'm a good musician. And I may not have a record out now, but I have been singing for a very long time… everyone over there knows that."
So, what do you think? Did the star's performances go above and beyond your expectations? Or, like Eliza Dushku, were you left thinking, "Who…..is…..this wack-a-doodle chick performing on #SNL..? Whaaaa?"


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Bible talks
Why we need the church
7 May 2018
by Paul Dale
Hebrews 10:19-25
The good news is you can have forgiveness. You can know real love. You can have new life. Forever. How? Jesus.
Jesus rescued us by paying a debt to God so costly only the Son of God could pay it. When he hung on the cross, he did it in your place, so you could be forgiven. That's powerful, mind-blowing, real love.
Look around you. Our world is broken. Our relationships are painful. Our hearts are rebellious. We need help.
Jesus said: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matt 11:28) and "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10). A life with Jesus as Saviour is one of faith, hope and love. It is a life lived to the full with the
sure hope of joyous eternal life, with Jesus, in Heaven.
At Church by the Bridge we want to live for Jesus and love like Jesus. Let us help you get to know him...Read more about Jesus Contact us about Jesus
Everyone is welcome at Church by the Bridge. Visiting a church for the first time can be unnerving. It helps if you know a bit about what to expect. We've put together everything we think you need to know to be able to find us and feel comfortable when you arrive.what to expect
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Each weekend we meet at 5 church gatherings.
Some gatherings cater for children, some are traditional and some are contemporary in style.our gatherings
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One six-year old girl noticed something that didn't seem quite fair while playing the game "Guess Who?" with her brothers. There was no foul play on the siblings' behalf, but she thought Hasbro, the game's creator, had some explaining to do.
The classic guessing game features 19 boys and 5 girls. That ratio did not sit well with the girl, so her mother, Jennifer O'Connell, helped her take action, reports Yahoo! Games.
Dad Hacks Zelda Game for His Daughter
My name is R______. I am six years old. I think it's not fair to only have 5 girls in Guess Who and 19 boys. It is not only boys who are important, girls are important too. If grown ups get into thinking that girls are not important they won't give little girls much care.
Also if girls want to be a girl in Guess Who they'll always lose against a boy, and it will be harder for them to win. I am cross about that and if you don't fix it soon, my mum could throw Guess Who out.
My mum typed this message but I told her what to say.
The company's response made excuses and danced around the child's complaint. "Guess Who? Is a guessing game based on numerical equation," they wrote, adding that the game "is not weighted in favor of any particular character, male or female."
PLUS: GoldieBlox: Turing Girls into Engineers
O'Connell was not impressed with their answer or ability to talk to a child, so she reached out herself: "I must confess that, despite being 37 years of age and educated to Masters level, I am equally at a loss," she wrote. "Why is female gender regarded as a 'characteristic,' while male gender is not?"
Finally, the toy company applauded their suggestion to add more female characters and noted they would take this into consideration for future versions. They also offered to send extra sheets for the game with equal numbers of girls and boys and decided to close by writing, "We hope your mum does not throw out your Guess Who game!"
Do you think Hasbro should change the characters to portray equal gender representation? Leave a comment.


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Over the last few days Yellowstone National Park has suffered a number of small earthquakes. So far there has been more than than 250 tremors which is unusual over such a short time.
Here are a number of Google Map mashups where you can view information about the Yellowstone earthquakes and find out about other earthquakes around the world.
Update Sunday 4th January: A series of powerful earthquakes occurred this morning in eastern Indonesia. The maps below also show the locations of these quakes.
This Google Map plots data from the US Geological Survey. A coloured polygon is dranw to represent the size of each tremor.
Earthquakes in the Last Week
This map also shows recent earthquakes around the world. It also includes the latest earthquake news. The map uses different coloured map markers to show the strength of different earthquakes.
Real-time USGS Earthquake Mapplet
This mapplet plots the past week of earthquakes around the world, showing the location, time and magnitude. Each earthquake includes a link to the USGS earthquake website for more information.
World Volcano Browser
A Google Map showing over 1550 volcanoes around the world. It is also possible to view the latest earthquake reports from USGS on the map.
Plate Tectonics Map
This Google Maps mashup from Geology.com shows the boundaries of tectonic plates around the world. Geology.com has also produced a San Andreas Fault Map.


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London: James Murdoch knew that phone-hacking at News Corp`s News of the World went beyond one "rogue" reporter more than three years ago, the company`s ex-chief UK legal counsel told British lawmakers on Tuesday, contradicting repeated denials by Murdoch.
A committee investigating allegations that hacking occurred on an industrial scale and was covered up by senior executives was told that Rupert Murdoch`s son James had been made aware the practice was more widespread than thought but had failed to take any action.
Lawyer Tom Crone also claimed that News Corp`s British newspaper arm had hired freelance journalists to snoop on the private lives of lawyers currently representing hacking victims, casting doubt on the company`s recent apologetic stance.
"I saw one thing in relation to two of the lawyers," he told a parliamentary committee. When asked whether he knew the source of the information, he said: "Freelance journalists employed by News International," referring to News Corp`s UK newspaper unit.
News Corp has been engulfed by the phone-hacking scandal since it was revealed in July that the illegal practice extended beyond celebrities and politicians to murder victims including schoolgirl Milly Dowler, and British war dead.
Crone repeated that he had explained to James Murdoch in 2008 the significance of a key email obtained by a hacking victim, which contained transcripts of intercepted voicemails unrelated to the scapegoated reporter who had already gone to jail.
"This document meant there was a wider News International involvement," Crone told the committee, when asked to explain what he had told Murdoch in a meeting in which Colin Myler, the tabloid`s last editor, was also present.
Myler and Crone said the so-called "for Neville" email was the only reason Murdoch had approved a 700,000 pound ($1.1 million) payout to the victim, soccer executive Gordon Taylor.
"Since he gave us the authority we were asking for in the context of what we`d said to him, I would take it that he understood that for the first time he realized the News of The World was involved, and that involvement involved people beyond Clive Goodman and on that basis he authorized the settlement," Crone said.
Murdoch, who took charge of News Corp`s European operations in late 2007, has repeatedly said he was not aware at the time of a "for Neville" email or that phone-hacking was widespread. He has given evidence to the committee and may be recalled.
Since the scandal erupted, the company has dropped a cherished $12 billion bid for British satellite broadcaster BSkyB, shut down the 168-year-old News of the World, and seen two senior executives, Les Hinton and Rebekah Brooks, resign.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, who hired ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson as his spokesman, has been forced to join his opponents in turning on Rupert Murdoch and his newspaper empire. Coulson has since resigned and been arrested.
James Murdoch was not in charge of News International at the time the hacking that is known about occurred. But he joined shortly afterwards and may have presided over a huge corporate cover-up.
On Tuesday, members of the committee frequently appeared exasperated by the witnesses` repeated claims to have no recollection of key events and documents.
Crone said he had not read the Gordon Taylor file since he last gave evidence to parliament on the matter in 2009, eliciting an incredulous response from lawmaker Tom Watson, the committee`s most dogged questioner.
"What on earth were you doing for two years Mr Crone? The entire focus of public enquiry has been on the Taylor payment, you were the legal director of News Group Newspapers and you are seriously telling me you have not reviewed that file in over two years?" he asked.
"Not in any detail, no," Crone replied.
Earlier on Tuesday, two other ex-News International executives said the company had done all it could to investigate a 2007 claim by Clive Goodman, long scapegoated as the "rogue" reporter, that hacking was commonplace.
Daniel Cloke, who ran News International`s human resources at the time, said no evidence had been found to support Goodman`s claim, which was made in a letter appealing against his unfair dismissal and published last month.
"At that particular moment in time, this was one employee -- ex-employee -- making allegations about others," Cloke told the committee on Tuesday, when asked why the company had not done more to uncover the scale of the phone-hacking.
"We interviewed those people, we also then looked at around 2-2,500 emails and then took it to a third party," he said. "That gave me comfort as an HR director that we had covered the bases and done the proper thing."
Asked why the company had approved payments of a quarter of a million pounds to Goodman after he lost his unfair dismissal appeal, Cloke and ex-commercial lawyer Jon Chapman presented it as pragmatism, not a measure calculated to buy his silence.=
"It was a stark choice -- settle at a reasonable figure or end up in tribunal," Chapman said. "At the tribunal proceedings, Mr Goodman would have been able to make a number of allegations, which we didn`t believe... in a public forum." ($1 = 0.621 British Pounds)
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 24th May 2012 23:07 UTC
"Today, we've been informed that Apple has removed Airfoil Speakers Touch from the iOS App Store. We first heard from Apple about this decision two days ago, and we've been discussing the pending removal with them since then. However, we still do not yet have a clear answer on why Apple has chosen to remove Airfoil Speakers Touch. Needless to say, we're quite disappointed with their decision, and we're working hard to once again make the application available for you, our users. As far as we can tell, Airfoil Speakers Touch is in full compliance with Apple's posted rules and developer agreements. We've already filed an appeal with Apple's App Review Board, and we're awaiting further information. Unfortunately, Apple has full control of application distribution on iOS, leaving us with no other recourse here." Alternative headline: 'iOS 6 to greatly expand AirPlay functionality'.


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The turkey may be the star of the show but it's definitely the dessert that gets all the attention! I often like to go all out with the dessert and with falls harvest around there are plenty of options. My biggest problem is trying to decide which dessert to make as there are just too many amazing options. Despite the fact that I want to go all out on dessert I recognize the fact that the Thanksgiving meal is already a huge production and so I appreciate a dessert that can be made a day or two ahead of time.
More Thanksgiving Recipes
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PLEASE NOTE: All of the lectures will be in Arts School A and not
the Haycock.
The lectures have been rewritten to reflect modern practises and
changes in electronics teaching at A-level.
Suggested supervision work has been provided at the end of each
lecture. It is recommended that these questions form the minimum set,
with additional material coming from individual supervisors and past
examination questions
Parts 1 & 2 of the handouts are available from Student
Administration in the Computer Laboratory (William Gates Building).
Part 2 is available electronically as PDF:
and datasheets or see the
hardware practical classes data
sheets page.
Comments/suggestions are always most welcome, particularly since
the lectures have changed.
Hardware practical classes are
primarily taken by Part IA (50% option)
students, though Part IB (those who took Part IA (25% option) last year), Part II (General) and Diploma students are welcome to join in.
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TTN Apostolic Bible School (Second Year)
Date(s) - 07/03/2018
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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As part of seeking His Kingdom first, Touch the Nations Ministries has a weekly Apostolic Bible School for students who successfully completed their First Year studies, on Wednesday evenings!
We are looking forward to seeing all the Second Year Students on Wednesday 21 February 2018, 7 PM here at Shiloh, for the information and administration session.
Thereafter there will be lectures every Wednesday evening at 7 PM. This will enrich and add value your life, both natural and spiritual!
Kindly register below.
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In Case No. 2002-0210, Petition of Representative Peter Burling & a., the court on June 7, 2002, issued the following order:
By order dated May 30, 2002, this court notified the parties of its intent to appoint Mr. Bobby Bowers, Director of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board Office of Research and Statistics, as its technical advisor in this case to assist the court in understanding and utilizing relevant technology to enable the court to fulfill on an expedited basis its constitutional responsibility to establish a reapportionment plan for the House of Representatives. It did so due to its firm conviction that this case is an "extraordinary [one] where the introduction of outside skills and expertise, not possessed by the judge, will hasten the just adjudication of a dispute without dislodging the delicate balance of the juristic role." Reilly v. United States, 863 F.2d 149, 156 (1st Cir. 1988). Mr. Bowers served as a technical advisor to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in a number of redistricting cases, see Colleton County Council, et al v. Glenn F. McConnell, et al., No. 01-3581-10 (D.S.C. Mar. 20, 2002); Burton v. Sheheen, 793 F. Supp. 1329, 1339 (D.S.C. 1992), vacated sub nom., State Reapportionment Advisory Committee v. Theodore, 508 U.S. 968 (1993), and he has extensive experience in this area.
The parties were ordered to advise the court in writing of any objections to the proposed appointment of Mr. Bowers, and the reasons therefore on or before June 5, 2002. To date, no such objection has been filed by any party to the courts proposed course of action.
ACCORDINGLY, the court hereby appoints Mr. Bobby Bowers, Director of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board Office of Research and Statistics, as its technical advisor in this cases. In his capacity as the courts technical advisor, Mr. Bowers will be called upon to assist the court in educating itself in the technical language of redistricting and mapping and in the technology employed by the parties and their technical experts; to act as a liaison, if necessary, between the court and the parties technical experts; and to assist the court in understanding and analyzing the proposed redistricting plans submitted by the parties. Mr. Bowers will advise the court in camera, as requested, concerning any technical matters. To the extent necessary for resolution of this matter, Mr. Bowers may also be called upon to assist in drawing a redistricting plan for the court, but only in accordance with the directives of the court.
Throughout this litigation, Mr. Bowers will act as a sounding board for the courts assessment of the plans submitted by the parties and will function as a confidential advisor to the court analogous to the role performed by the courts judicial clerks. He is appointed only as a technical advisor to the court pursuant to the inherent discretion of the court, see Reilly, 863 F.2d 149; he is not appointed as an expert. He will not act as a finder of fact, nor will he attempt to advise the court on any matter of law. Neither he nor staff members acting at his direction may be subjected to cross-examination, and all confidential computer and other confidential files of Mr. Bowers and his staff prepared in connection with this case, like those of the court, shall be protected from demands for production or disclosure.
Brock, C.J., and Nadeau, Dalianis and Duggan, JJ., concurred.
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rebel wrote:Yes, but not all of his trades worked, ex tim hudson and milton. If it is a system that works were is our fuckin ring
whoa now guy, be patient, you've got many years to wait for that. What did they get for hudson and milton, i don't even know. Also, the pitching staff is one of the better ones in the AL with young players up and coming. So losing hudson doesn't hurt, and harden will hurt in the short term but you'll get over it.
And the system works for the financial constraints that have been put on beane. Your Oakland A's could be the Kansas City Royals, so yeah, the system works.


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What's New in the U.S. Virgin Islands?
What's New in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2014: Sustainable Living Workshops and Water Sports Await Visitors
By Dan Peltier
When you think U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), you think beaches and resorts. It's a place people go to get away from their stresses and relax. But this year, the islands are rolling out new activities and excursions that will allow you to do more than get sand between your toes.
There is no passport requirement to visit the islands, making getting there easier than other island destinations.
"The U.S. Virgin Islands is often referred to as 'America's Paradise,' mixing authentic Caribbean culture with the ease of traveling within the United States," said USVI Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty. "Our Territory offers a no-passport-required status for U.S. citizens, and direct flights from most major cities on the Eastern Seaboard."
For History Buffs
'America's Paradise' is no longer a place where only beach-lovers go. Now, history buffs can indulge in the islands' colorful Dutch history that isn't well-known to most Americans. The Western world first became interested in the islands after Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1493. Since then, the islands have been ruled by seven different powers: The Spanish, English, French, Knights of Malta, French (for a second time), the Danish, and now they are a part of the U.S.
Columbus named the islands after the legend of Saint Ursula and her eleven-thousand virgins. The colony established on the islands was one of the leading trading and shipping hubs in the New World, with St. Croix being dubbed the "Garden of the West Indies" for becoming the wealthiest sugar-producing island in the region.
The remaining sugar plantations on St. Croix today continue to be a big draw for visitors wanting to learn about the Slave Trade and the early economy of the islands.
The Danes started their nearly three century rule of the islands and their influence and is most visible to visitors today. Street, town and area names, architecture and former plantations all reveal the vast influence on the islands still remaining after 251 years under Danish rule.
History seekers can experience the islands' Danish history in multiple ways. The newly-restored Estate Whim Museum, an 18th-century plantation Great House serves as a museum of Danish island history. In addition to a sugar mill and gift shop, the museum features an impressive collection of sturdy mahogany furniture and hand-carved mahogany artwork in traditional style that reflects the talent of St. Croix master craftsmen of yesteryear, and has since been reproduced for international trade.
The museum is one of many stops along The St. Croix Heritage Trail, which is a great way to explore the unique influences of the Danish, French, Spanish, West Indian, African and other cultures on the architecture and history of the island. This is a self-guided tour that includes over 200 points of interest and can be done by driving or hiking part of the trail.
If you're looking to experience history in a place where it merges with the islands' modernity, Downtown Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas offers a satisfying mix of nostalgia and trendiness. Charlotte Amalie, named after a Danish queen, is still the USVI's most cosmopolitan city, and everything that is sold in shops are duty free.
The city is known for its thriving merchants selling a dazzling selection of both the latest styles of jewelry and their own unique designs, fine fragrances, cosmetics, china, crystal, spirits and apparel. Guided walking tours through downtown Charlotte Amalie take visitors past the Danish-named streets to some of the Danes' most outstanding architectural landmarks, such as Fort Christian, the oldest standing structure in the Territory, which has stood as a symbol overlooking the Charlotte Amalie Harbor for more than 300 years.
The Landmarks Society of St.
Croix continues to offer visitors an opportunity to explore the islands Dutch legacy through museums and educations programs such as Annual House Tours and the Antiques Auction & Fair.
For Adventure Seekers
The USVI have become a place where it's just as easy to get your adrenaline pumping as it is to get a tan.
On St. Croix, the newly re-opened Mount Victory Camp adds sustainable living workshops to the list of adventures visitors can have. At these workshops, you can learn how to build a fire, track animals, how to make a bow and arrow and how to make leather.
St. Thomas is featuring flyboarding, which is an "Iron Man" experience of sorts that takes you soaring above Lindbergh Bay. After 10 to 15 minutes with certified instructors, thrill seekers can go from swimming like a dolphin to back flipping up to 30 feet above the waters of St. Thomas.
Night kayak and paddleboard tours now await vacationers on St. John courtesy of the St. Thomas Adventure Center. The clear-bottom kayaks are equipped with powerful LED lights with the paddleboards retrofitted with LED lights, creating a window into the USVI waters to view nocturnal underwater life filled with coral, sting rays, turtles and nurse sharks.
You can also soar through the air with St. Thomas Jetriders, allowing visitors to fly above Caribbean crystal blue waters by using water-propelled jetpacks. Formerly a toy for the rich and famous, certified flight instructors can teach students the basics of flight within fifteen minutes. Introductory classes cost $200 for a 20-minute experience, while the 30-minute "Maverick" experience is $250.
For Hikers
On St. Thomas, the Historical Trust is offering the Hassel Island Tour. This three hour historical hike highlights glimpses of island history from archeological artifacts dating from 500 BC to forts build during British occupation centuries ago. Hassel Island is one of the locations of the first expeditions to the USVI and offers vacationers a rare look into what made the islands the paradise they are today.
The island sits in the Charlotte Amalie harbor, just south of St. Thomas and east of Water Island. The 136-acre island was once a peninsula of St. Thomas known as Hurricane Hole and was separated by the Danish government in 1860 and used to defend Charlotte Amalie harbor in the 18th and 19th centuries when it was a popular trading port.
Travelers can kayak or take a boat ride over to Hassel Island and ascend up a rocky, 10-minute trail to Fort Willoughby, a former Danish and British Fort built during the Napoleonic wars.
The Francis Bay Trail on St. John is ideal for all hiking levels and is an easily accessible, fairly short trail. This steady trail unveils ruins and eventually ends at the beach where bird-watching is ideal.
On St. Croix, the Blue Mountain Hike extends along one of the highest peaks on the island. It is a 3.5 mile intermediate-level hike along a dirt road path. This hike can be accomplished during the day or at night during a full moon, which illuminates the trail at the top of the mountain, making it a perfect location to stargaze.
For Foodies
Food trucks are spread throughout the islands and are one of the staples of island cuisine.
These trucks are often overlooked, but offer better prices and the option to take-away food to the beach or wherever you want to enjoy it. They are an important local trend that feature curry chicken, fresh produce, shaved ice, for example and have become more popular in recent years.
Among the indigenous dishes that can be found on local menus are kallaloo (a stew of okra, local greens, meat, seafood and spices), fungi (a cornmeal polenta-like dish), Johnny cake (a deep-fried unleavened bread) and patés (a spicy meat-filled fried pastry). Dishes like these decorate menus at restaurants all over the Territory, most notably at Sogo's and Vie's Snack Shack on St. John, Cuzzin's Caribbean Restaurant & Bar and Glady's Café on St. Thomas and Harvey's or Kim's Restaurant on St. Croix.
Getting There
American Airlines and Seaborne are now making it even easier to book travel to the USVI gateways of St. Croix and St. Thomas, with transfers in San Juan, PR.
Delta Air Lines is now offering new seasonal service from New York's JFK Airport to St. Thomas. This daily service runs March 31, 2014, while the Saturday service begins April 1 and continues until August 30, 2014.
The Department of Tourism is offering two incentives this year to help make your dream of visiting the USVI more affordable. The "Find Your Bliss" promotion allows visitors to save $500 on their next Caribbean winter or spring getaway to St. Croix.
The "Intimate Treasures" promotion invites visitors to experience the USVI's boutique hotels and bed and breakfasts. This offer includes $50 in dining certificates and $50 in attractions and activities certificates.
For more information on these promotions and to plan your trip, visit http://visitusvi.com.
Daniel Peltier is a staff reporter for the travel news site Skift, in New York City. He began his travel writing after studying abroad, and then as an intern for GoNOMAD.com Travel. He got his journalism degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.


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Port by cpasjuste
improved speed: more than 100% faster on some games (for example broken sword 1 intro now play full speed)
enabled scalers and hq scalers (no need to enable 2x scalers on "HD" games like broken swords, will just slow down)
ability to use "integer scaling" (disable fullscreen)
corrected aspect ratio of some games
updates sources to latest git revision (2016-10-11)
The dev's next plan is to add in touch support and speed up the mouse cursor when you use the analog stick.
(You must have a 3.60 PS Vita with Henkaku installed on it to run this version of ScummVM)
http://henkaku.xyz/ (This is the site you visit on your vita to get Henkaku installed to it)Last edited by TheBudds on Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:53 pm; edited 2 times in total
Any plans to make this port official?
quote: Originally posted by sevAny plans to make this port official?
No clue, I'm not the one who ported this. Though I can attest to it running just fine using King's Quest 5 and 6 along with Space Quest 4. I have made a edit to add it the user who ported this version, I will try to get in touch with him to see what he wishes.
quote: Originally posted by sevAny plans to make this port official?
Hi, pull request have been made


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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a bomb exploded near the house of an anti-al-Qaida militiaman south of Baghdad, killing him, his 8-year-old son and another family member.
A police officer said that the blast hit early Sunday in the town of Iskandariyah, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Baghdad. The Sunni fighter's wife and two daughters were also wounded.
A medic in a nearby hospital confirmed the casualties. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media.
Since the height of Iraq's insurgency in 2006-2008, Sunni Arabs who joined forces with the U.S. military to fight al-Qaida have been favorite targets for Sunni militants who consider them traitors.