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I am very promiscuous when it comes to flavours of Linux. My first installation was RedHat 6. I used Mandrake for a long time, briefly ran SuSE, Gentoo and Slackware and eventually settled on Peanut. I have never worked with Debian or Knoppix, DSL's ancestors. Experiences with Peanut taught me that using a thin, less GUI-driven distro, is a good way to learn. This to me is comparable with switching to vi after having used Kate extensively.
I jumped on the DAMNSmallLinux (DSL) bandwagon around version 0.4.7, after reading an interview with the distro's author, John Andrews on Distrowatch. The aim with this tiny distro is to keep it under 50 MB in order for the ISO image to fit on one of those credit card-size mini-disks. A pocket rocket. You can carry the whole thing in your wallet, and work in your familiar surroundings on any PC. John started with a stripped-down rework of Knoppix, and developed the rest around that.
What you get is:
FluxBox window manager, Xbase utilities,
emelFM and MC file managers,
Dillo patched and Links Hacker browsers,
a script to download and install Mozilla FireBird 0.7, selectable from the menu,
Naim instant messaging and IRC, Sylpheed email client,
Ted-gtk word processor, ABS spreadsheet, Xpdf PDF viewer
Xzgv picture viewer, Xpaint image editor,
SciTe, nVi, Zile (Emacs clone), nano (pico clone) text editors,
Perl 5.8.0, Tiny C Compiler,
VNCviewer, Rdesktop, ssh, sshd,
Monkey web server, SQLite database server,
XMMS with mp321 and ogg123 (CD and mpeg video),
TuxNES, Oneko and Xpacman,
and much more including all the usual command-line tools you would expect. Details of apps and packages can be found on the site: www.damnsmalllinux.org
Hardware configuration
My no. 1 system is: Epox motherboard, 1GHz AMD Athlon Thunderbird, 256MB RAM, 32MB Riva TNT2, LG Studioworks 17 inch, nondescript external modem. I have a 10GB Seagate in the box as hdb, affectionately called dataslave, where my documents, files, downloads and so on live. The primary hard disk is in a removable bracket. In this way I can run several operating systems in turn and access all my files no matter which primary disk I booted. At the moment I have that other operating system and Peanut Linux on a large disk each, and DSL on an ancient 1GB hard disk. I don't think I have ever had more than one OS on the same disk at once.
My no.2 system is an Intel P120, 48MB RAM, 2MB S3 Virge, 4.3GB Seagate, nondescript rest. I use this box for testing purposes and fooling around. DSL does better on this box than any other OS has recently and, in fact, has revived it into a very usable basic system again.
Live CD
The first kick I got out of DSL was the fact that I (a dial-up user) can, for the first time, download the ISO and burn my own CD.
I booted the live CD. After auto-configuring the devices, networking and so on, the user is asked to choose between Xfbdev and Xvesa, resolution, USB or PS2 mouse before starting X. This script can be invoked again later by typing xsetup.sh. I laid eyes on Fluxbox for the first time. Now, after having used it for a few months, I think it is the most comfortable desktop I have used.
I think it is partly contributable to my oldish, mainstream hardware, but I was fortunate enough not to be confronted with any hardware compatability issues. Everything just works! Kudo's to John. I have picked up from reading the forum that some users, especially with older laptops, have display problems from the word go. There is a new howto section in the forum with details for fixing such problems. There are boot prompt options available, such as typing fb800x600.
DSL is booted with a pre-configured default user, damnsmall. If you need to run a command as root, you simply type sudo [command]. If you want to stay root for as long as the shell session is open, type sudo su. The root password is unknown to the user, but if you need to login as root, type sudo passwd, supply a new one for root, and then you can use the command su root.
Selecting "Enhance" from the menu will display desktop icons, a desktop pager and the Slit. This is something I have never seen before. The Slit displays a network load monitor, a CPU load monitor, a memory and swap usage monitor and, the best innovation I have seen in a long time, a mount app. With this tool, when working in the X environment, you can select your device and mount it with a few clicks, instead of at the command line.
For users of the live CD, there is built in a function to save your configuration files to floppy or USB flash drive. This can be selected from the menu. To restore your configuration files at subsequent boots, type knoppix-restore at the boot prompt.
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LIMA, PERU -- (Marketwire) -- 12/03/12 -- (GoldSands Development Company: GSDC) announces that on November 26th, 2012 Mr. Christian Gomez was appointed as CEO and director of the Company. Also on that date Board members Alois Wiget, Peter Wiget, Dutch Van Tassel and Michael Stocker resigned from the board. The company is now reviewing its options to determine next steps and possibly seek new partners to develop the company's mining concessions in Peru.
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He travels through space and time in a wooden box that's larger on the inside than the outside. He can be as ruthless as a Mongol warrior or as gentle as a newborn fawn. His real name is a mystery; to friends and enemies alike, he's simply known as the Doctor.
The Doctor, of course, is Doctor Who, an alien time traveler whose weekly television adventures have fascinated people all over the world. Known as Whovians, there's even a small group who meet at the Dover Public Library to watch episodes of the long-running British science fiction series, and to discuss some of the finer points of each story.
The monthly meetings are part of the library's expanding outreach programs, said library assistant Kerri Hollyday.
"We talked to people about what they'd like and how we can tie that in to the collections we have at the library," she said. "We usually think of a library as a place to get books, but the library's role is changing. We love reading and literacy, but we are working to bring different programs to the community."
The Aug. 26 event was a family affair for Stacey Lane and three of her four children, all of who are steeped in Whovian lore.
"I really don't know all that much about it," Lane said. "All I know is that I've got four kids who are Doctor Who junkies."
The session was a special one for the fans, as it marked the highly anticipated debut of Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, the 13th actor to take on the part since the show's 1963 debut.
Part of the series' longevity can be chalked up to the Doctor's ability to regenerate his body every time he's mortally wounded. The change allows a new actor to step in and bring his own interpretation to the role.
Natalie Lane, 15, doesn't have a particular favorite, however. A history buff, she enjoys stories where the Doctor meets famous people, such as William Shakespeare, in his travels.
"I like aspects of each of the Doctors that I've seen," she said. "I like that he uses his mind, not a gun, to get out of different situations."
Looking at humanity from the outside, the Doctor can be unforgiving when it comes to those who violate his own tenets of morality, and that's something the series writers use to comment on humanity itself, said Katrina Andrews, of Smyrna. Andrews brought her two children, also Who fans, to the viewing.
"To us, he can be a good guy, but sometimes he could be a bad guy," she said. "There's a bit of a hero and a bit of the villain in all of the Doctors."
To soften the Doctor's hard edges, series writers have given him a number of human companions over the years, Andrews said.
"It's the companions who keep him on the straight and narrow," Andrews added. "There's usually a moral to each story, and they help guide him in the right direction."
That's one of the things that attracted Hollyday to the series. She's more a fan of the concept of the Doctor rather than those who portray him.
"The more I watch, the more I see just the Doctor, not the individual actors," she said.


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The Demons showed a little mercy to start off the season.
Rather, the mercy rule showed a little mercy to start off the season.
The Durango High School baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the fourth inning, scoring 19 runs in three innings to beat Cañon City 19-6 in six in the Demons season opener Thursday in Cañon City.
Having 19 runs and having our pitchers hold a team like that to six runs was awesome, DHS head coach Rob Coddington said.
The hits came from everywhere.
Chris Engman got the Demons rolling with a fourth-inning lead-off hit. Durango scored eight runs on five hits in the inning.
Engman finished 4-for-4 with four runs and two runs batted in.
The Demons scored one more in the fifth, then 10 runs on nine hits to finish the game in the sixth.
Blake Dunlap went 3-for-4 with two runs, three RBIs and a double, Cole Dunegan went 3-for-3 with a run and three RBIs, and a slew of other Demons picked up a pair of hits each.
On the first run through the DHS lineup, the Tigers pitching threw 50 pitches.
Extremely quality at bats, Coddington said.
Dayne Rowley got the win on the mound for Durango, pitching three innings with four strikeouts, four walks, one earned run and three unearned. Engman and Dunlap pitched in relief.
After losing some established pitchers over the last couple of years, that was a question mark, but I thought the guys came in and worked out some kinks and made it great, Coddington said.


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Sapphire and ECS X79 Motherboard Review
The 2011 socket is a breed entirely on its own. The desktop processors are for larger wallet enthusiasts with the i7 3820, 3930K, and 3960X ranging from $305 - $990 in price. The upper of the two have six cores or twelve threads while the lower end 3820 has only four cores or eight threads. They all start with a relatively high clock and an even higher boost speed for those who can afford them. The 2011 socket is probably more known for its server abilities as we all know more processing power is often needed in such field; there are about a dozen or so CPUs to choose on that spectrum of things. However, most of you aren't here because you have a server chip and are looking for motherboards -- you're here because you've got a desktop chip and need a new board to support it. The X79 market has about the same variety of boards and options as the rest of the sockets so it isn't quite as simple as picking one out of a barrel of a few. Today we'll be taking a look at a board from ECS, the X79R-AX Black Deluxe, and a board from Sapphire, the Pure Black X79N. The ECS board is on the lower end of the pricing scale but still has a ton of features to offer. The Sapphire board on the other hand is a little higher up in the price listings, but also has quite a bit to offer.
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Looking at the ECS and Sapphire boards we should get a pretty good idea of what each company has available for the 2011 socket. We will see if price will amount to performance and exactly how much more you get with a $350 board compared to a $250. Perhaps you will find something to add to your shopping cart, or perhaps you will keep to what you have. Let's dig in and see what these two boards really have to offer in terms of performance and how extensive the feature set is for the Extreme user.
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Senate revenue estimates for budget well below House'sBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
May 14. 2013 8:53PM
CONCORD — The Senate Ways and Means Committee Tuesday adopted revenues $168.2 million less than the House spends in the next state operating budget.
In base general fund levies, the Senate estimates are $61.4 million less than the House and $149.5 million less than Gov. Maggie Hassan's proposed budget, which includes $80 million in licensing fees for a casino, which the House and Senate do not.
"This base amount reflects revenues that have actually come in since the governor and the House had their turn with the budget and the fact our committee anticipates only modest growth in state revenues over the next two years," said Ways and Means Committee chair Sen. Bob Odell, R-Lempster.
The biggest difference between the House and Senate is $40 million in tobacco taxes. The House approved increasing the tax by 20 cents a pack, but the Senate has yet to act on it and is likely to vote it down as Senate Republican leaders have said it is dead on arrival A 10-cent a pack increase automatically goes into effect this summer if tobacco tax collections are below projection for the current biennium, which they will be.
The Senate revenues for business taxes are considerably higher than the House, but much lower for rooms and meals and real estate transfer taxes.
"For the next biennium, the Senate comes out $92.4 million ahead of the House in business taxes," Odell said. "However, we do project lower, more conservative totals in other traditional revenue categories based on strong returns over the last few months of the current fiscal year."
The Senate estimates also do not include a number of adjustments included in the House budget such as revenue generated by more auditors at the Department of Revenue Administration, which is $26 million over the biennium.
And the House and Hassan suspended several business tax credits approved last year but did not go into effect until fiscal year 2014 that total $13 million.
"At a time when the business climate in New Hampshire appears to be improving, Senate Ways and Means did not believe relying on millions in new taxes on businesses and consumers was the way to balance the budget," Odell said.
The Senate has not decided to transfer $3 million from the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program to the general fund as the House proposes.
The majority of the difference — $107 million — is from the Medicaid Enhancement Tax (MET) that hospitals pay on net patient receipts.
The Senate reduction in the MET could mean the state's largest hospitals will not see reimbursement for uncompensated care reinstatement after a two-year hiatus in the current operating budget.
In the current budget, budget writers continued the program, which combines state and federal dollars to offset unpaid bills for the small rural or critical care hospitals but not for the state's largest hospitals.
Under both Gov. Hassan's and the House's budget proposals, the program would be reinstated but the hospitals would have to pay more than they currently do for the MET.
The House and Gov. Hassan assumed a 5 percent increase in the MET over what was expected this fiscal year, but to date hospitals have paid $34 million less than budget writers anticipated.
The Senate decided to use what has been collected this year as the MET base with a 2 percent increase in each year of the biennium.
"It is not like we are losing money, but it does create an anticipated gap in spending that Finance is going to have to deal with," Odell said.
The $107 million reduction would mean a total loss of $214 million for the Department of Health and Human Services budget when matching federal money is included.
Finance Committee chair Sen. Chuck Morse, R-Salem, said the problem will cause hospitals to leave the state. "Hospitals will have no incentive to stay in the state," he said.
The Senate Finance Committee begins deciding on its proposed budget next week. The Senate has to vote on its budget by June 6.


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"Beltway Beef" serves as a sounding board for the U.S. beef industry for decisions being made in Washington, D.C., that directly impact the cattle business. Posts on "Beltway Beef" are produced by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association staff and invited guests.
By Congressman John Carter (R-Texas)
The Presidential debates highlighted varying national opinions on how best to secure the troubled southern border. Our Governor Rick Perry pointed out that fencing the entire 2,000 mile border with Mexico was not the way to go, and that more boots-on-the-ground was the correct approach.
Governor Perry may be out of the Presidential race, but he was dead right on this issue. The difference in opinion is largely from the fact he knows the border.
The new border fence already completed in the Arizona desert, El Paso, Del Rio, and elsewhere is a tremendous tool in securing our border, and I thoroughly support constructing additional fencing in similar areas where we know it will be effective. But to be effective, it must protect our sovereignty without undermining our economy. No one knows that better than ranchers on the Rio Grande.
The fence works exceptionally well in two scenarios, when properly supported. It is the most practical means to curb illegal crossings in urban areas, and in isolated remote desert areas. In both instances, it must still be supported by adequate personnel within immediate response distance to be effective.
But to build it along many miles of the Rio Grande is not necessary, and would damage much of the valley's economy. Ranches adjoining the river would be severely impacted if livestock access to water in this arid region were restricted.
The major attraction to Big Bend National Park – canoe and kayak trips down the Rio Grande – would be a thing of the past. Waterfront homes, docks, fishing, and water sports on Lake Amistad and Falcon Lake would be rendered next to impossible.
There are other ways to better protect those areas. It comes down to boots-on-the-ground, patrol boats on the water, aerial assets, and better intelligence. None of these measures will significantly impede our ranchers, homeowners, or marinas, and still provide the added measure of protection we need.
As we examine what can be done, we must reluctantly acknowledge a change in what's happening at our southern border. It has become far more dangerous than at any time since pioneer days.
If you're from Texas you know the border has always been a challenge with illegal immigration and smuggling, which has ebbed and flowed in severity over the decades. Like all criminal activity, vigorous law enforcement efforts have controlled the problems, but will never totally eradicate it.
But where just a few short years ago we dealt primarily with non-violent folks crossing illegally to look for work, we now deal with the most vicious drug gangs in the world, who have killed over 60,000 people on the Mexican side of the river. And the killings are now spilling over onto our side.
I personally have friends who have sold their border property after it became just too dangerous to work anymore. Many have to carry arms suitable for a war zone on their own land. The drug cartels are becoming more aggressive every year, with many no longer fearing being spotted. And it's not just ranches adjoining the river, the cartels are impacting farms and ranches 60 miles and more inside our country, as the drug caravans make their way past Border Patrol check-points.
This is not tolerable for free Americans in their own country in their own homes and on their own land. Defending the borders of the United States is the duty of the federal government, and in spite of our fine Border Patrol officers doing their jobs, we have not provided adequate resources to protect our citizens.
Last year I introduced two specific bills to beef up – no pun intended – border security without undermining our border economy. The Border States Security Improvement Act,H.R. 2025, would allow our border Governors to call out the National Guard, highway patrol, Texas Rangers, state Defense Force and whoever else necessary to secure our border at federal expense for up to 180 days at a time, with the ability to renew the deployment an additional 90 days if needed.
The Southern Border Sheriff's Community Impact Aid Act, HR 2217, would provide federal funding for border county sheriffs to increase their in-the-field deputy manpower by 30 percent, to provide the additional boots needed to keep the cartels off-balance full-time.
I am working for improved resources for all law enforcement agencies who are partners in protecting our border, including the U.S. Border Patrol, National Park Service law enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard, and local and state agencies.
We won't have much ranching left along the Rio Grande unless we find a way to restore border security for our ranchers. We also won't have much ranching left along the Rio Grande if we fence off our ranchers from the river.
With the solutions we have available, there is no reason we can't restore ranch security without destroying the ranch first.
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Portsmouth saga: Was this 'Officer Too-Friendly?'
August 16. 2014 7:41PM
Portsmouth's Police Commission made the right decision last week to reject a proposed settlement that would have made the city's police and fire departments approximately $800,000 beneficiaries of an old woman's disputed multi-million dollar estate. It was really the only decision to be made.
The saga of a Portsmouth police officer and his relationship with a 93-year-old woman is fit for the pen of Nathaniel Hawthorne or possibly Grace Metalious. Questions regarding the amount of time, possibly while he was on duty, that the cop spent with the woman at her home and how she came to revise her will to make him a main beneficiary are in need of answers as are questions about her mental competence to do so.
Veteran Portsmouth city councilor and current Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine says that while the police commission did the right thing in rejecting the money, its plan to review the matter is not enough. Splaine says there is a crying need for an independent investigation of the whole affair (we use the term advisedly).
Police commission member Jerry Howe did have one solid observation before voting against taking the money.
Told that the police department would receive about $400,000 under the settlement, Howe said, "I think that's selling the reputation of the city pretty low."
We hope Portsmouth's reputation doesn't get any lower before this mess is resolved.


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Two lightweights will get their chance in the UFC's toughest division as they make their debuts next month. Anton Kuivanen will fight Justin Salas at the February 15 FUEL TV event in Omaha. The Finnish Kuivanen has finished half of his 16 wins by submission and is currently on a 9-fight win streak. He'll look to make it ten against Colorado's 9-3 Salas,
Undefeated Californian C.J. Keith was originally slated to face off against Kuivanen on the card; however, the same day he was signed, he also received bad news that forced him to pull out of the fight.
In a middleweight bout that same night, Sean Loeffler will take on Buddy Roberts. Roberts is an 11-2 veteran who fights out of Jackson's in Albuquerque, NM; fellow finisher Loeffler has stopped his last six opponents.
Best of Lighter Weight Divisions Duel on FUEL TV updated January 5
Verbal agreements are in for two bouts showcasing the best of the bantamweight and featherweight divisions February 15 in Omaha, UFC president Dana White announced today.
T.J. Dillashaw will jump from the finals of last season's Ultimate Fighter into the UFC's bantamweight division by taking on the crafty Walel Watson on the FUEL TV card.
Also at that event, two great grapplers will battle it out as TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins takes on BJJ black belt Vagner Rocha. Rocha was originally scheduled to face Mike Brown in January; however Brown was injured and forced to withdraw from that event.
Somebody's "0" Must Go in HW Clash on FUEL updated December 21
February 15th's Fuel card continues to take shape with a matchup of heavyweight prospects who have a lot on the line.
"Undefeated heavyweights will collide as verbal agreements are in for 8-0 Phil De Fries versus 7-0 Stipe Miocic on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska," said UFC President Dana White.
The Pride of El Salvador vs. Prince updated December 20
Bantamweight contender, Ivan "The Pride of El Salvador" Menjivar will be squaring off with last season's Ultimate Fighter alumni, John "Prince" Albert, UFC president Dana White announced today.
TUF Winner, A-Train, Omaha-Bound updated December 14
After making an impressive UFC </a>debut at light heavyweight, 12-1 Ronny Markes will move to middleweight to face powerful wrestler Aaron "A-Train" Simpson at UFC on FUEL 1, UFC president Dana White announced today.
Also at that event, verbal agreements are in for a featherweight bout between one of the best submission grapplers in UFC, Rani Yahya, and Ultimate Fighter season 12 winner, Jonathan Brookins.
Omaha Gets Another Skyscraper in February updated December 7
"A heavyweight match for UFC on FUEL February 15th has been verbally agreed to as 6' 4" 242-pound Dave Herman will take on 6'11 235-pound Stefan 'Skyscraper' Struve," said UFC president Dana White today.
Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Headline First FUEL Card updated November 29
The UFC's first fight card to be broadcast on FUEL TV has been announced for February 15th in Omaha, Nebraska, UFC president Dana White confirmed today.
The main event for this card has been verbally agreed to as top-five ranked Jake 'The Juggernaut' Ellenberger takes on Ultimate Fighter winner Diego 'The Dream" Sanchez in a three-round welterweight bout.
International broadcast partners for this event will be announced in the coming months.
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This page contains Eclipse Project guidelines on API deprecation. This page is maintained by the Eclipse/PMC.
What is Deprecation?
Despite our best efforts, we don't always craft API that remains perfect forever. Often new and better approaches come along that supersede old ways of doing things. API deprecation is used to inform API clients that a particular API element is no longer recommended for use. The deprecation comment should describe the reason for the deprecation, and directions for how to replace their usage with the new recommended way of doing things. Valid reasons for deprecating API may include:
- The old API contract requires the implementation to be buggy, inefficient, or unable to handle all possible use cases
- The old API will no longer be available in a later release
- The old API is redundant, duplicating functionality available elsewhere
Note that deprecated APIs still have to work as originally specified. If an API is widely used and not clearly broken, then we shouldn't add migration work for clients. Sometimes, the best solution is to add a "Note: " paragraph instead of deprecating an API.
Process to deprecate an API
- Open a bug with your arguments
- Get a review from
- the component lead
- the author or current maintainer of the API (use Show Annotations / History)
If you intend to remove the API, make sure your proposal fits #Removal_of_Deprecated_API.
Identifying Deprecated API
This section describes how clients can identify what API is deprecated. To identify API from non-API, see [1]
Java API
Java API is deprecated through use of the @deprecated javadoc tag on types, methods, and fields. The javadoc paragraph following the @deprecated tag defines the rationale for the deprecation and instructions on moving to equivalent new API.
Extension Points
Elements and attributes in extension points are deprecated by setting the "Deprecated" property to true in the PDE extension point schema editor. The entire extension point can be deprecated by deprecating the "extension" element, which is the top level element at the root of any contribution to the extension point.
Removal of Deprecated API
Often there is no sufficiently compelling reason to ever remove deprecated API, so the API may remain in place indefinitely after the release in which it was deprecated. However, there are situations where continuing to maintain the deprecated API creates too high a burden for both API developers and clients: the code bloat of keeping old implementations, the added complexity of multiple redundant APIs, etc.
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Olympique de Marseille have moved to deny allegations that senior club officials had received money from transfers.
RMC reported that Samir Nasri's move to Arsenal from the Velodrome in 2008 was corrupt, while Le Parisien claimed that a Corsican organised crime family profited from Andre-Pierre Gignac's move to the club from Toulouse.
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Marseille face arch rivals Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, hoping to close the gap on the Ligue 1 leaders to two points.


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When the church records went online in October 2011, I was able to more conclusively link the Mahonys of Bredagh (jpg pdf) to my Grandmother's Collins line. However, there remain many open questions, specifically, whether and how they are related to Mahonys in Clashduff and Tonafora, Toughbaun, and in Minanes. Recently I've added Castledonovan to the list of Mahony locations of interest.
Up to now I had assumed that the Mahonys along and south of R586 were a somewhat different set than the ones in the north part of Drimoleague parish. Now I'm not so sure. I had originally based my assumption on the names I've seen on both sides of the road. For example, I haven't yet found anybody named Cain, and I don't know if there are Timothys deep in the north side. But those names occur very frequently along R586 and on the south side.
The cultural division between the north and the south is not a complete figment of my imagination. When I told my aunt about talking on the phone to one of her first cousins who grew up in Ceancullig, she asked me if he "sounded rough." She then explained that even they in Bauravilla had a hard time understanding the speech of "the people in the mountains" even though those "mountains" were hills just a few miles away within bicycling distance! My Bauravilla-raised aunt, in turn, told me about how the nuns in the convent school in Skibbereen, just a few miles south, would constantly correct her speech and pronunciation.
That was a digression.
The Mahony names that are practically ubiquitous in the area are Denis and Daniel. The earliest Mahony in my direct line was Denis (1788-1872), who married Catherine Hurley (date unknown). Given that their youngest known child was Kate (1840), I would not expect Denis and Catherine to have been married too long before 1820. Unfortunately the Drimoleague & Drinagh church records don't go back before about 1818. The earliest child found in the church records was Patrick (1822), followed by my gg-grandmother Mary (1823). There isn't a baptism record available for him, but based on census and death records, I believe there was a child Cain born before the first available baptism records.
Mary Mahony married my gg-grandfather Daniel Collins of Adrigole and I believe they first lived there, in Castlehaven civil parish, before moving out to Cullomane East on the west edge of Caheragh civil parish, near Bantry, around 1850. Catherine and Laurence, their two oldest children, were born in probably in Adrigole and the rest of the Collins children were born in Cullomane. One of those children, whose name remains somewhat unreadable to me, was born in 1856. That child's baptism sponsors were Daniel Mahony and Mary Burke.
I put Daniel Mahony and Mary Burke in the church records search engine and lo and behold, a couple with those names turned up in Castledonovan. I turned up three children for them: Denis (1838), Margaret (1840), and William (1842). The reason I am paying attention to Castledonovan and the area north of the R586 is because I have a good autosomal DNA match who has Mahony ancestry in Clodagh, which lies north of R586. This is the first piece of evidence I have found placing some of my Mahonys on my match's side of the road.
It isn't clear when Daniel Mahony and Mary Burke married and whether they were roaming around. There are records of couples with these names married in Rosscarbery (1824) and in Enniskeane & Desertserges (1836). But children show up in 1823 (maybe illegitimate) and an odd one pops up in 1830 in Aughadown church parish. So far the marriage record in Enniskeane & Desertserges looks like a better match, and there is a Daniel Hurley as a witness - possibly a relative through Catherine Hurley. I find it somewhat odd that there were only three children in Dromdaleague, but the famine could have put an end to their family production capacity.
If Daniel was an older brother of my gg-grandmother, he strikes me as somewhat young to have married in 1836 let alone 1824 ! So the evidence is weak that he's my gg-grandmother's older brother; I think he may have been a first cousin or an uncle. Supporting that theory is the difficulty turning up men named Daniel in the descendant branches of the Bredagh Mahonys, though I did manage to find a few. The Daniels I found were among the youngest children in their families suggesting to me it was not a "high priority" name. There are plenty of Daniel Mahonys elsewhere. For now I am putting Daniel in the tree as an older brother even though I believe this is not correct.
If Daniel and Mary were moving around and if Daniel was an uncle, it could explain why he is not recorded in Castledonovan in Griffiths Valuation, although there is a Castledonovan Daniel in the Dromdaleague Tithe Applotment and there are Daniels in neighboring Garranes North and in Deelish recorded in Griffiths.
I am somewhat more confident in data indicating that my gg-grandmother's older brother Patrick married Catherine Hayes, though the marriage date for the record - 1861 - causes me to question whether I have the correct marriage record. There were apparently children born well before that date, and I haven't found any marked illegitimate.
So my work has progressed in tracing these branches of the Bredagh Mahony family:
Cain Mahony - Remained unmarried and stayed in Bredagh
Patrick Mahony and Catherine Hayes of Rearahinagh - Probably deceased by 1901 with their son remaining
Mary Mahony and Daniel Collins of Cullomane East - My line; Mary was widowed by 1901
Honora (Norry) Mahony - unknown
Margaret Mahony and Denis Collins of Lissane - Possibly also related through the Collinses
Timothy Mahony and Mary Ann Donovan of Rearahinagh
Denis Mahony and Mary Anne McCarthy of Bredagh
Kate Mahony - Witnessed several baptisms through 1869
What I still have not done is link any of these people to anybody in Clodagh, the home of my DNA match's family. None of the Clodagh Mahonys have names that correspond to mine, except for a Denis Mahony baptism sponsor, and there were a lot of men named Denis Mahony running around back then.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
The Mahonys of Bohernabredagh, version 2.0
When the church records went online in October 2011, I was able to more conclusively link the Mahonys of Bredagh (jpg pdf) to my Grandmother's Collins line. However, there remain many open questions, specifically, whether and how they are related to Mahonys in Clashduff and Tonafora, Toughbaun, and in Minanes. Recently I've added Castledonovan to the list of Mahony locations of interest.
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Labels: Bredagh, Caheragh, Drimoleague, Drinagh, Mahony
Cork victims of the Titanic
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
The Hurley-Herlihy-Cahalane Connection
Genealogy is full of cases in which you are unsuccessfully able to research one line but in the process of researching that line you stumble across information that fills out another line. Such is the case with Grandmom's Adrigole Collinses. After relaying this information to a Hurley cousin last night, I thought it would be a suitable posting.
It all started with an obituary from the Southern Star dated November 21, 1903 for one Michael Herlihy, a national teacher from Cloonkeen who died fairly young.
"Mrs. Young", listed as a cousin, had to have been Ellen Hurley December 17, 1852 from Coolnagarrane, who married William Young of North Street. Ellen was already widowed by the 1901 census.
"Lawrence, Jeremiah, and John Collins" were listed as cousins. They must have been out of Adrigole. The question is - how were they related to Michael Herlihy? There were other Collinses in Adrigole and they were notably not mentioned. Specifically, John Collins, son of Jeremiah, was by now a priest and he would not have been listed this way. So I immediately began to think these men were the son of John, and the Herlihy relationship could have come through Catherine Sheely, who married John Collins 30-Nov-1852. However, I have reason to believe Catherine was the daughter of John Sheily and Ellen Corcoran from around Aghadown (mistranscribed as Kelly), and as there was no obvious connection to Herlihys I did not try pursuing it.
My triple-great-grandparents were Michael Hurley and Bridget Cahalane of Coolnagarrane, in Abbeystrowry parish. Michael and Bridget married 25-May-1838 in Kilmacabea R.C. Parish. Witnesses, if I'm reading the record correctly, were Bryan Adams and Cate Sheahan.
Michael Hurley may have had a sister Ellen, who appears in the Skibbereen church registers January 22, 1815. There is other evidence strongly suggesting she was a relative and went on to marry John Sweeney February 22, 1846. Michael and Ellen probably had a brother Daniel. It is through Daniel that the Herlihy connection, and possible second Cahalane connection lie.
This Daniel and his wife Honora McCarthy were the parents of the aforementioned Ellen Hurley Young. Another daughter, Kate (1855) married Michael Herlihy the schoolteacher in 1886. Hence the Herlihy-Hurley connection.
What about Cahalanes?
Michael Herlihy's parents were Denis Herlihy and Mary Regan. If I'm reading the records right they married in Kilmacabea R.C. parish February 8, 1834. One Cornelius Cahalane was a witness.
The odd thing is that I cannot find any children until May 1844, and I think the child's name was Johanna, who went on to marry a Denis Leahy. Then another gap, and Michael Herlihy was baptized April 13, 1851. Then twins John and Thomas, April 7, 1855. John's Godfather was a Denis Cahalane.
The 10 year gap before any children appear, and then the twins some 21 years after the marriage, makes me wonder if I'm reading the records right. But that is what I have so far.
Update: I have found many more children. Patrick, baptized 12-Apr-1835; Daniel, bap. 9-Aug-1840; Denis, bap. 14-Dec-1842; Johanna, bap. May-1844; Catherine, bap. 19-Apr-1846 (her mother is recorded as Catherine, which I think is a mistake); Michael, bap. 13-Apr-1851; William, bap. 18-Apr-1853; and John and Thomas, bap. 7-Apr-1855.
Michael Hurley = Bridget Cahalane had four boys: John 1839; Patrick 1841; Daniel 1843; and Michael 1849.
The Godmother of John 1839, my gg-grandfather, was one Catherine Cahalane. The Godmother of Patrick 1841 was Mary Cahalane. I had assumed they had only the four boys, but last night discovered a missing fifth child. Ellen was baptized September 21, 1845 (mistranscribed as Hooly). Her Godfather was one Michael Cahalane.
I think I know who this Michael Cahalane is, and I have corresponded with some of his descendants. He married Honora Donovan in 1851. The Godfather of son Michael, 1861, was one John Hurley.
The oldest child of my gg-grandparents, John Hurley and Margaret Hourihane, was Michael, 1868. One Michael Cahalane was the Godfather. Then any documented connections with Cahalanes stop. I have not checked the extended family of Daniel Hurley = Honora McCarthy for Cahalane sponsors. Ellen Hurley Sweeney's family did not have Cahalane sponsors from what I have dug up so far.
I cannot find a meaningful death record for a Bridget Hurley after 1863, so I assume that Bridget Cahalane Hurley died before civil registration. What is her relationship to Cornelius Cahalane, who witnessed the wedding of Denis Herlihy and Mary Regan, and to Michael Cahalane? Is this Michael the Michael Cahalane from Cloonkeen, whose descendants I correspond with? And how were the Herlihys linked to Collinses in Adrigole?
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Galaxina (US - HD)
Gabe takes a high definition trip into the stars with that sexy robot Galaxina...
The motley crew of the police cruiser Infinity is heading home after a long stint in deep space when they're given a new mission. Now tired and cranky, they must journey to the alien world of Altar I and find the Blue Star, a mystical gem that holds unlimited power. Fortunately, the search for the Blue Star leads them to an outer space brothel full of alien women. Meanwhile, the ship's pilot, Thor, and the sexy robot Galaxina begin to fall in love.
It's neigh on impossible to create a cult comedy on purpose, and even harder to spoof what makes movies cult. Galaxina (which pre-dates Mel Brooks' super-dated Spaceballs) is a tease on the two biggest sci-fi films of the late '70s, Star Wars and Alien (which writer/director William Sachs refers to as hardware sci-fi rather than intellectual sci-fi), along with a few call backs to Star Trek, 2001 and Heavy Metal magazine. As expected it doesn't really work, but it also isn't a full failure.
Part of the flop is the fact that there have been other sci-fi spoofs since Galaxina, in theatres and on the television. Star Wars gags are just about the most overdone thing one Earth these days. Obviously this isn't Sachs' fault, and effectively he was ahead of the curve, which is admirable. Fault does lie with Sachs concerning his sense of humour, which is corny at best. Some of the corn is of an enjoyable variety, like that of early Mel Brooks or your randy grandpa, and some of the corn has been boiled to a tasteless mush. One's tolerance of the film will likely depend on one's tolerance of bad puns and turn of the century (the previous century) sex jokes.
What works greatly in Galaxina's favour is cinematographer Dean Cundey's colourful photography. Cundey, in case you didn't know, is the man behind all of John Carpenter's best looking movies, and though he perhaps overdoes the soft focus a tad, the cartoonish colouring helps to sell the pseudo- Heavy Metal look. At one point the heroes land on a planet with a special sun, and Cundey uses infrared film stock, which is a really cool touch. The special effects and make-up work don't quite live up to Cundey's high water mark, but are pretty impressive considering the budget and means, and add a bit of needed charm.
Galaxina is probably most famous not for being the first Star Wars spoof, but because it was one of only five films featuring actress Dorothy Stratten. Stratten was 1980's Playmate of the Year, and was set up by Hugh Hefner to be the next big thing. Her tragic murder at the hands of her husband was chronicled in Star 80, staring Mariel Hemingway, the made for TV feature Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story, staring Jaime Lee Curtis, and by ex-lover Peter Bogdanovich (director of The Last Picture Show) in his book 'The Killing of the Unicorn'. Galaxina is Stratten's most substantial film role, and surprisingly enough she's quite charming and shows quite a bit of range and comedic timing. She wasn't just another pretty face.
I did happen to blind buy a copy of BCI's Galaxina on DVD, and I also happened to have watched it recently. This HD DVD version is almost identical, featuring the same low-level noise, flecks of (mostly white) artefacts, and generally murky look. The advantage to the HD release is the brightness of Cundey's candy coated lighting set ups and the lack of edge compression. The overall image is pretty soft, and the details fluxgate, sometimes within a single shot. I appreciate the folks that worked on the transfer not going overboard with the cleansing process, which can ruin the look of older films, but I unfortunately don't see much reason for fans to buy the HD (1080i) version over the DVD version.
Remastering a Mono track into a 5.1 track rarely goes right, but this is about as wrong as I've ever heard. The centre and rear right channels are devoted to surround effects (left and right?) while the front stereo and rear left channels are all the same, mostly dialogue heavy. The DVD did not have this problem. Fortunately the original Mono track has been preserved here as well, it is sounds just fine. There's a flatness to the compositions, and some of the vocal performances are wrought with reverb when unnecessary, but the overall clarity is fine and dandy. Sound effects and music meld well, dialogue is discernable, and distortion is minimal.
Extras begins with a commentary featuring writer-director William Sachs and star Stephen Macht. Macht is a bit like a dirty older uncle who cracks 'hubba hubba' jokes over the soft spoken Sachs' informative chatter. Sachs talks about quite a bit of footage that was deleted from the script while filming because of budget constraints, and claims that this affected the pacing. That's actually a pretty good excuse in my book. The timing of the track is a bit off, and there's a bit of silent space, but overall the track is pretty consistent and entertaining. An audio interview with Sachs is featured on an additional audio track, which runs about an hour, but covers more or less the exact same ground as the commentary.
The disc also features about twelve minutes worth of 'extended cut' scenes, most of which would've just bogged down an already overlong feature. The scenes are anamorphically enhanced, but not presented in HD video. A collection of still galleries (including Fangoria and Starlog articles), and the original trailer are also included. Not included is the DVD releases' booklet, which featured a brief bio of Stratten.
A cult classic, but not a very good movie, Galaxina has some charm, but isn't really my cup 'o comedy. I prefer the unintentional comedy of Starcrash. Fans with the original DVD release should be happy to know that this HD version doesn't carry any additional extras, has a screwy Dolby Digital track, and doesn't look that much sharper.
Images sourced from BadMovies.org.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Cinque Member Join Date: June 2007 Location: United States Posts: 710
The DVD cover makes this look more like a Barbarella spoof.....
Cool pic of the intergalactic Soul Brotha with the Vulcan ears getting his mac on at the bar....
Cool pic of the intergalactic Soul Brotha with the Vulcan ears getting his mac on at the bar....
Vincent Pina Member Join Date: September 2005 Location: United States Posts: 154
The DTS track on the standard dvd sounded like that weird mix you are explaining here.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,718
I don't think I listened to the DTS track when I owned the DVD. That's an interesting fact my friend.
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,825
Galaxina has a kind of charm to it. Not a bad film to watch over again.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 8th January 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: HD DVD
RCE: No
Video: 1080i
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital Mono English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Director/Actor Commentary, Director Interview, Stills, International Scenes
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: William Sachs
Cast: Stephen Macht, Avery Schreiber, J.D. Hinton, Dorothy Stratten, Lionel Mark Smith
Genre: Comedy and Sci-Fi
Length: 88 minutes
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This is where Senor Garcia talks about the future of Four Thirds and then unveils the new premium compact concept camera:
This is where Senor Garcia talks about the future of Four Thirds and then unveils the new premium compact concept camera:
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Sadly, there is no firm commitment here for the future of the E system, only that Oly could develop 4/3 or m4/3, depending of market forces I guess.
E3, E510, 50-200SWD, 14-54 Mk1, 35mm Macro, 14-42 Kit, 200mm & 300mm legacys, HDL-4 & Manfrotto tripod & head.
The strongest signs are towards m4/3. Note his comment about very active D-SLR releases from other companies etc but that that isn't how Olympus see the market.
Regards Huw
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Kind of beating around the bush, which isn't anything new from Olympus.
I wonder why it is that they can't be a bit more transparent as a company. It's like they don't know how much the silence, broken promises and pushed back deadlines are hurting them, but I'm quite sure they are aware of that. Though I must add that giving false hope to people isn't wise either, but they should lift the curtain a bit to give ease to the consumers.
I'd like to hear that even though they wouldn't be here now, there would be a defined pipeline of cameras and lenses.
They would only have to say that the E-5 isn't the last pro camera for 4/3rds and that there are entry and "semi pro" bodies on the drawing table. Also that they are still developing say the 100mm macro (which I don't know I'd ever buy, but still) and maybe upgrading the rest with SWD system.
If they would share more, for example model numbers, great, but I would like to have some kind of certainty that I'm not riding the last waves of a system I've been heavily investing in.
What I don't need is a suited man pondering about two systems and telling how Olympus will use them when they see fit. I'm not interested in something worse that I already have. I want the bright lenses (I'd want them even brighter than Olympus is willing to offer, but I could live with these) and not some f/5.6 micro43 lenses.
Even the E-3 with the battery grip feels sometimes a bit small for me, so a PEN would be a toy camera in my hands.
A lot of negative thoughts, but I'd like to add that I don't actually care if the camera goes mirrorless in the future, in fact I think that it should happen, because the mirror causes vibrations and slows down the burst rate.
Also I don't care about losing the OVF either, but these changes can only be real for me if they are as good as their counterparts are now or better.
That time isn't yet here and I need a new camera soon. The E-5 would maybe be the logical solution to replace my E-3, but since I'm too poor to invest in an uncertain system, I think I'll take my business elsewhere. I haven't yet decided which way I'm going or if I will keep my current setup and just buy into a new system when I can afford it, but sooner or later, I think that will be the case.
Sorry about the rant, but that guy (how nice a person he may be) made me quite angry.


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Dec 24, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Sharp lookin Vette, 5 stars
Oct 31, 2006 at 3:05 pm
Thanks. heh. I should run over there and see if the marks are still there.
Oct 31, 2006 at 1:05 pm
I like how you did your Burnouts in your mustang in the Clements parking lot


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In his first seven weeks with the Chargers, Michael Bennett spent more time with Billy Volek than Philip Rivers.
"I was the scout-team running back," Bennett said. "I was being patient, but it was tough. After the third or fourth week, I was a cheerleader."
And wondering what he was doing in San Diego.
When he was released by Tampa Bay on Nov. 12, Bennett believed he was headed to Denver, where the Broncos so desperately needed running backs they reclaimed Tatum Bell from a cell phone kiosk at a shopping mall.
Then Bennett's agent called with a detour – destination San Diego.
"Why?" Bennett wondered. "The Chargers didn't need a running back, they had LT and (Darren) Sproles."
Were the Chargers trying to block the Broncos, the only other team to put in a claim for Bennett? Or was there a bigger plan? Was Bennett an insurance policy?
Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith maintained all along he got Bennett for this situation – an injury late in the year or in the playoffs.
"We try to protect and prepare ourselves as deep as we can," Smith said this week. "I don't like surprises unless it's Christmas morning."
Whatever the original motive, Bennett turned out to be valuable insurance.
With LaDainian Tomlinson suffering a groin injury, coach Norv Turner approached Bennett early last week and told him to be ready. He got a full share of reps in practice and was activated for the first time as a Charger.
Bennett stands to see even more duty this week.
"Last week was the first time here that I actually prepared to play in a game," said Bennett, who had four carries against the Colts on Saturday for 24 yards and caught one pass for another seven yards.
Despite the long layoff, Bennett said he was ready for two reasons – one, he knew the system; two, he was fresh.
"We ran the same offense in Minnesota and Kansas City," Bennett said of two of his previous NFL stops. "I know the offense and terminology. And my body is fresh, I didn't carry the ball much the past two years."
The 5-foot-9, 207-pound Bennett is unusual as a running back in that he has a powerful build and speed to burn. The former sprint champion and Olympic candidate ran a 9.91 100 as recently as last summer.
"I can power it in there and speed to the outside," said Bennett, who once took on Randy Moss in a race. The outcome: "I won't put it out there," Bennett said with a smile.
Lions interested in Rivera
Defensive coordinator Ron Rivera has been through the process before, interviewing for head coaching jobs while trying to coach a team in the playoffs.
He decided he didn't want to subject himself or his team to that again.
Rivera made a pre-emptive announcement through the Chargers yesterday that he has denied overtures from several NFL teams to interview for their head coaching vacancies. A source said the Detroit Lions are one of the teams that expressed interest.
"My sole focus and concentration right now is helping the Chargers win a championship. Nothing else matters right now," Rivera said. "I don't want to let anything distract from our objective."
NFL rules allow teams to contact assistants currently involved in the playoffs through this weekend and then not again until their team's season ends or, if they are in the Super Bowl, the week after the conference championships.
Rivera went through several playoff runs with the Bears while also being interviewed for other vacancies. He interviewed for nine head coaching jobs in the past, including with the Chargers in 2007.
Last year, after his first season as Chargers inside linebackers coach, he was not contacted by any teams about any position. Rivera's contract expires at season's end, and the Chargers are planning on trying to keep him.
Kaeding still kicking
As it turns out, Nate Kaeding didn't injure his groin when he slipped on his first kickoff Saturday night. He suffered the injury earlier in the week while kicking during practice.
"It's just frustrating for me," Kaeding said. "I'm a kicker. There's no reason I should be hurt."
Kaeding said the injury didn't affect his length Saturday and will not Sunday in Pittsburgh.


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Record-breaker Miroslav Klose brushed off the personal plaudits and reminded Germany their World Cup mission is still far from complete.
Klose wrote himself into the record books on Tuesday night with the second goal in Germany's 7-1 annihilation of Brazil in Belo Horizonte.
The strike was Klose's 16th in World Cup history, taking him clear of the previous all-time top scorer Ronaldo.
The former Brazil striker, Germany coach Joachim Low, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter were among the first people to congratulate Klose on his milestone.
But the 36-year-old could not care less about personal accolades at the moment. He has only one thing on his mind - World Cup glory.
"As a team we have an even bigger objective - to win one more game,"
Klose said when asked about his record-breaking feat.
"You don't experience things like a 7-1 win over Brazil very often and it's not easy to put in a performance like that in a World Cup semi-final."
The message of calm reflection delivered by Klose, whose first World Cup goal came 12 years ago, was echoed by other members of Germany's triumphant squad.
Thomas Muller, who is just six goals shy of Klose's record despite this being only his second tournament, was the next player to emerge from the dressing room with a call for calm.
"We need to let this all sink in now and then shift our focus to the final," said the Bayern Munich striker, who kicked off the rout with 11 minutes gone.
"We want to win the trophy and we're going to give everything to make that happen."
Manuel Neuer, who had a quieter night than expected, echoed Muller's sentiments.
"Now it's very important for us to keep calm," the Germany goalkeeper said.
"It's important for us to not just think that we can beat every team in the world easily, especially as the next game is the final, when we will come up against the best in the world.
"We have to start again. We need to work hard. We must remember that it is not important what we did in the semi-final."
Although Germany have made the semi-finals at the last four World Cups, some 24 years have passed since they lifted the trophy for the third time.
The Germans came close eight years ago when they reached the last four, but just like Brazil, they buckled under the pressure of being host nation.
Muller thinks the expectation that comes with hosting the tournament had a big impact on Brazil's display in the Estadio Mineirao.
"They were under a lot of pressure in their own country and in front of so many fans," Muller said.
"It got to the point where I felt sorry for them because they've got so many fantastic players who didn't deserve to lose like that. "Things like this only happen in football."
Low deserves credit for developing a good team spirit in the German camp, and for out-witting Luiz Felipe Scolari in Belo Horizonte.
Low's assistant Oliver Bierhoff knows how bad it feels to lose a World Cup final, though.
Twelve years ago Bierhoff's World Cup campaign ended in disappointment as Brazil beat Germany in Yokohama.
Bierhoff does not want the players to go through the same experience again on Sunday.
"The Brazilians lost the plot," the former striker said in a candid interview with the German Football Association website.
"I got the feeling that we were the better team today. Their box was always busy.
"But we have not achieved anything yet. If we win 2-1 or 7-1 it doesn't matter. You go into the final at 50:50."
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French towns that say they were tricked into taking out risky loans from rescued lender Dexia are refusing to repay them in full and are asking President Francois Hollande for a bailout.
Franco-Belgian municipal bank Dexia was propped up with billion of euros of public money last October, when it become the first banking victim of Europe's debt crisis after its strategy of using short-term borrowing scheme to finance long-term lending came unstuck.
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Those loans included an estimated 13 billion euros of risky structured products that went sour after the 2008 financial crisis, saddling thousands of French towns with crippling interest rates.
Frustrated by what they perceive as government inaction over the mounting repayments, mayors in a handful of the towns are tearing up their contracts rather than pay the state-rescued bank with money raised from tax hikes or spending cuts.
"I was not elected to raise taxes and to have those taxes go directly into banks," said Xavier-Martin Le Chevalier, mayor of the northwestern coastal town of Tregastel. "Directly or indirectly, the state will end up having to pay the bill."
The payments strike is an unwelcome distraction for Hollande as he battles to bring France's public deficit back below European Union limits against a backdrop of economic slowdown and rising unemployment.
The French, Belgian and Luxembourg governments initially stumped up 45 billion euros of guarantees to cover Dexia's debts, a sum that was raised to 55 billion in June. On Saturday, the bank's chief executive warned it may need recapitalizing soon.
Dozens of municipalities have already sued Dexia for allegedly mis-selling them the "toxic" debt products, which were indexed to everything from foreign currencies to U.S. loans.
Le Chevalier said he had opted to continue paying his town's Dexia loan at the initial fixed interest rate - in his case, 3 percent - rather than the new variable Swiss franc-pegged rate, which at end-July stood at 13 percent.
He is not alone.
"We will repay the principal and the previous interest rate, nothing more," said Sebastien Pietrasanta, mayor of the Paris suburb of Asnieres which, having recently ploughed millions of euros into an urban facelift, faces a doubling of loan repayments to Dexia out of its 182 million-euro debt pile.
"Otherwise it means no more staff in schools and no more daycare centers."
In its handing of the rebellious mayors, the state has so far tended to toe the line of least resistance - understandable given the size of its own exposure to Dexia's government-guaranteed loan book.
Responding to the Asnieres case, junior minister Anne-Marie Escoffier said municipalities "must honor their debt repayments" unless there has been a breach of the rules.
"The amount of money at stake is no doubt spooking the state at a time of pressure on the public purse," said Christophe Faverjon, mayor of the central town of Unieux. "But are we going to let cities fail?...It is fair that the state should step in."
Some mayors believe the debtors' strike has yet to peak, given a recent ruling in the Paris Court of Appeal that upheld the central-eastern city of Saint-Etienne's refusal to reimburse interest-rate swaps bought from Royal Bank of Scotland pending a final resolution of the case.
But in the case of Unieux, the Lyon Court of Appeal ruled last month the town had broken contract law by unilaterally deciding not to repay in full.
Dexia said it had "acknowledged" the legal ruling against Unieux and the statement by Escoffier. The bank declined to comment further.
As they battle the higher interest rates, many municipalities have started raising taxes.
"Most of us (mayors) have been building up provisions... And this has already started to cost municipalities," said Maurice Vincent, mayor of Saint-Etienne.
"There has been a slight increase in taxation ... between 1 and 4 percentage points, depending on the case."
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Fans of Italian cured meat products such as culatello, pancetta and salami are already smacking their lips. And so are the folks who make the wonderful salumi, so many of which have been unavailable in the United States -- until now.
On Friday, the Department of Agriculture quietly published a determination in the Federal Register that six Italian regions are now clear of an obscure malady of pigs called swine vesicular disease.
Though that hardly sounds earthshaking, it effectively clears the way for importation into the United States of a wide range of Italian meat and cured meat products, starting May 28.
The Italian association of meat producers (ASSICA) issued a news release calling the change "historic" and "a momentous event."
The affected areas include some of the most salumi-crazy areas of northern Italy: Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Venice, Piedmont, Trento and Bolzano.
Although a few Italian pork products have been imported into the U.S., including prosciutto from Parma and San Daniele and mortadella, many more have been excluded because of the fear of swine vesicular disease -- a malady first detected in the mid-1960s that can survive cooking and even long curing.


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Face Off, Part 1: Front Clip Swap on a 2006 GMC Sierra
'07+ GM Front Clip Swap Thanks to LMC Truck
As the owner of an '04 GMC Sierra, I love the slick looks of that body style's front end, however, I can't ignore the bold, broad, and tough looks of the '07-and-newer GMC Sierra front clips. The designers really nailed the big, one-piece headlights and simple, large-opening grille. Looking side-by-side at the old versus the new, it truly is a natural progression from the last body style to the current one. Herein lies the dilemma. What if you have a nice '06 GM truck with a custom interior, suspension, and trick bodywork already, but you want to update the front end to the current look? We're not going to lie and say it's a simple bolt off, bolt back on install, but if you start with the right parts the first time, you'll have a running start to a head-turning machine.
Looking at local dealerships and junkyards for decent body parts, the estimates we were getting seemed astronomical and we couldn't get all the parts in one place. Opening the new LMC Truck GM catalog to see what parts they had available, we were pleasantly surprised when everything we needed was in stock and ready to ship. When we say everything, we mean the nuts and bolts, and everything in between. With each part receiving an exploded view in the catalog, we easily ordered all the parts needed to bring our '06 Sierra up to date with brand-new trucks. In a few days, a delivery truck unloaded several giant boxes with a new hood, fenders, grille shell, radiator core support, bumper, valence, headlights, foglights, light brackets, frame horns, and all of the necessary nuts, bolts, and wiring harnesses. To make our '06 Sierra look like a new-body-style, we drove our former cover truck to Lucky Luciano Custom Paint, in Phoenix. As the painter of several magazine feature trucks over the years, we had full confidence that he and his team could transform our GMC. To see how they did it, check out the story, and for all your body parts needs, go to www.lmctruck.com.
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Genre specialist John Carl Buechler offers this savage twist on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale by tracing the dark journey of a brilliant doctor who is gradually transformed into a sinister, murderous creature. Dr. Jekyll (Tony Todd) has successfully cured a higher primate of a dire heart condition, but could this treatment prove successful on humans as well? Upon testing the serum on himself, Dr. Jekyll becomes a horrifying and primal beast that goes by the name Mr. Hyde. As Dr. Jekyll descends into a paranoid state of schizophrenia, he fails to see that Mr. Hyde is simply a malevolent manifestation of his own darkest instincts. Tracy Scroggins and Vernon G. Wells co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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UEFI is a cross-vendor industry standard that replaces the traditional BIOS on x86 hardware. It is becoming increasingly popular, and is likely to be near-ubiquitous in new hardware by the end of 2012. The transition isn't transparent - Linux must adapt to the changes. But what does UEFI give us? This presentation will cover the differences between UEFI and BIOS, the advantages that it brings to Linux and the problems posed by certain aspects of the specification, such as secure boot. The presentation will be a fairly high level overview of UEFI, discussing the recent work carried out with Linux to provide high-quality integration and functional advantages. The audience will not need a strong familiarity with the existing PC boot mechanisms or any understanding of kernel code.
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I hope your fall has been great and the past few months have seen a good upswing in your business overall. Here we are, now going into winter, and for some of you on the East Coast, you will be entering your busy season. For us on the West Coast, we are anticipating a good winter, and the sunny Saturdays will be much appreciated until we reach spring.
What should a business add?
Let's look at the past summer and fall, and the wear and tear on some of our customers' vehicles, and let's try to address some of the detailing concerns with those vehicles. First and foremost, what comes to mind here on the West Coast are water sprinklers and the water rings they leave behind on car finishes. Water spotting is a huge problem, and it is caused by city water systems using hard water. The hard water has calcium and mineral deposits which make rings that literally "burn" into the clear coat. While the sprinklers may be bad for the car's finish, they can be very good for a detail department's profitability.
Some of the newer detail kits that you can buy from companies like Detail Plus, and others, have lots of options for treating clear coat, removing water spots and can even treat faded headlight lenses. Contact them or your local distributor for more information on ordering these restoration kits.
Out on the East Coast, the humidity and summer wet season have probably found a few rolled down windows and interior details are a great thing to focus on now that winter is here. Again, Detail Plus or other detail supply manufacturing companies can provide a host of interior detail products including extractors and complete upholstery treating equipment.
How can they be marketed?
Now let's look at the marketability and viability of offering such services and some ways to improve our salesmanship and overall ticket average. Some of the ways that I do this is by offering a daily special that reflects what services are being offered at any given time. A simple dry erase marker board properly displayed and positioned can make a huge difference in telling your customers what is being offered, the price and how long it's expected to take. An example message could be: "Interior shampoo $69.95, only 40 minutes, includes full-service wash."
Now let's look at marketability and viability in respect to these service promotions. First, viability: You want to make sure you have enough staff on-hand for the given day, and make sure you are also positioning yourself and your specials at the correct time of the month. Take the weather and other factors into consideration as well. In regards to marketability: We would want to look at cross marketing through chalkboard specials with your other advertising and promotions. You need to have proper timing and synchronization when it comes to offering these different packages.
What about training?
As far as training goes, there are numerous avenues you can pursue in order to properly ensure your staff is fully trained and able to deal with all the customers' requests and needs. There are many ways to get help with training but the best way I know of is to hire a consultant. Another option is to hire an outfit that can assist with not only training an application of detail services on a much bigger scale, but can also assist in state-of-the-art marketability and marketing techniques. You can also talk to your local chemical distributors and detail suppliers. Many of them offer promotional signs, banners and other ways of giving the customer a visual presentation of products and services.
It has been my experience that a highly focused and streamlined detail department not only provides for very high profitability, but it also extends to the good reputation of the carwash by associating your wash with high-quality detail and attention to customer needs. You can also check with your detail supplier and chemical representative for promotions and specials they may be offering on their products so as to save money on your materials and other types of detail supplies.
Hopefully this has been a helpful little tutorial session on the ins and outs of detail cross marketing, the ways to put together specials and services and the best time to offer these promotions. In my January article, I will go into more detail (no pun intended) on the type of customer and demographic best suited for these detail services and promotions.
Until next time, make sure to keep up on your reading with Professional Carwashing & Detailing magazine.
Christopher C. McKenna of McKenna Enterprises LLC, based in Santa Barbara, CA, can be reached at 805-636-1052 or at [email protected] You can also visit his website at www.carwash-consultant.com.


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Murdered Nashua couple mourned as police continue to investigateBy BARBARA TAORMINA
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NASHUA - As family and friends mourned the loss of William and Eleanor Grant, police continue to investigate their murders while releasing little information to the public.On Monday, a large crowd packed the Davis Funeral Home for a memorial service for the elderly couple who were stabbed to death June 17 inside their home on Newbury Street.Those who knew the couple have used social media to share and express their grief. The couple's grandson, Brandon Piecuch of Maine, posted a Facebook message thanking those who reached out to his family."There are not many details as of right now," wrote Piecuch. "The important part is there is a coward amongst us that has taken the lives of two of the greatest people to ever walk this land. This coward shall be caught and destroyed."The N.H. Attorney General's Office confirmed that police teams seen in the Ingalls Street neighborhood Sunday afternoon were investigating the double homicide.A statement from the Attorney General's Office indicated the Nashua's Police Department's Dive Team and Crime Scene Investigation team were "deployed to a wooded area south of Ingalls Street."Ingalls Street borders the Joyce Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, which includes Improved Machinery Pond and other wetlands."It's an ongoing investigation, and the only information we are releasing is what's in the press releases," said assistant attorney general Peter Hinckley.Although both the Nashua Police and the attorney general have stressed the neighborhood is not at risk, residents in and around Newbury Street have been on edge since the bodies of the elderly couple were discovered by a visiting caretaker.On Monday, a woman working at a nearby convenience store who did not want her name used said police have been in the neighborhood searching wooded areas between homes. She said police had stopped and questioned a woman who was not from the neighborhood.Meanwhile, Piecuch, the couple's grandson, was confident the case would be solved and asked anyone with any information to contact police. "The police department in Nashua has been working extensively to find any amount of justice that may be had here," he said. "I hope this coward meets his/her maker in a very painful way."


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May 20, 2013 — Last year we launched "I Am A Catalyst" and last week we unveiled our new Women Can campaign. Wondering how they fit together? They're two sides of the same coin!
Women Can is about harnessing top talent to create dynamic and inclusive workplaces. It's about sweeping away embedded societal and workplace stereotypes that limit women's opportunities to grow, to contribute to their fullest potential, and to lead. It's about empowering women to succeed with hard work, smart strategies, and committed advocates.
I Am A Catalyst is about realizing that anyone can become a Catalyst for change by taking action in everyday life. Those who embrace the I Am A Catalyst message know how crucial it is to emphasize that Women Can do anything while being themselves. They champion talented women and push for changes in workplace culture that will enable women to advance further and faster.
These campaigns are really two sides of the same coin. They're about challenging the status quo and asking not just "What's wrong with this picture?" but also, "What can I do to fix it?" They're about reminding ourselves—and each other—that women can make it to the top, and that each of us as individuals has the power to step up and drive change.
We hope you'll be inspired to join us on this exciting journey. What does Women Can mean to you? How can we bring women and men on board? Please share your thoughts with us and each other!
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Less than two weeks ago, a handful of staffers gathered in a room at the EA Sports studios in Orlando, Fla., for an annual glimpse into the future. EA Sports, which makes the popular Madden NFL video game, has held such a meeting for 12 years, since they began using the game to predict the winner of the Super Bowl.
They fired up an Xbox One, hit start and watched a full-length simulation of the game on a screen. It was astonishing. In the Madden NFL 15 game, the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24, with a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback.
Anthony Stevenson, vice president of marketing for EA Sports, was skeptical.
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The Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway is the most important recreational asset developed in the state in the past two decades. Or so I thought, despite never having been on the trail south of Farmington. Saturday, I got to bike the southern corridor.
The whole trail is terrific, or will be, when we get those pesky gaps filled in.
Dan Esty, the commissioner of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, along with a bunch of hard-riding trail advocates, rode the trail from New Haven to Southwick, Mass. They were ginning up support for closing the last two breaks in the Connecticut portion of the 84-mile, multi-use trail that runs from New Haven to Northhampton, Mass. The gaps are a 4.7-mile breach in Cheshire and a nine-mile pause in Plainville. So, short press conferences were held in those communities. I rode as far as Simsbury, 40 miles or so.
The trail is a fortuitous accident of history. It began as a canal, dug by hand between 1825 and 1835. Alas, it never made money, and was replaced by a railroad in 1847. The railroad hung on until the early 1980s. Work on converting the corridor to a paved, multi-use rail-trail began in the 1990s. That it still isn't finished — and that it has taken more than twice as long to build a wide sidewalk than it took to dig the canal with shovels — is frustrating.
We — 15 to 20 bicyclists — gathered at the New Haven Green and picked up the trail behind the Grove Street Cemetery.
I rode for a time with Lisa Fernandez, president of the Farmington Valley Rail-to-Trail Association, the group that coordinated the restoration of the southern part of the trail. She said the word "heritage" is in the trail's name on purpose; that's what you see along the way.
And so you do. We passed through an industrial area of New Haven and by the post-industrial Science Park, where old factory buildings are being used by new tech companies. In densely settled Hamden, there are long stretches of trail through woodland and a park built around a restored canal lock, a historic jewel. Let your imagination roam and you can picture a time before sprawl when there was open land between towns.
What you also see are people. Early Saturday morning brought walkers, runners, rollerbladers, cyclists. A young couple out for a ride heard we were going to Massachusetts and joined our little peloton.
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, wife of the commissioner, greeted us in Cheshire. They are a power couple elsewhere but a local couple here. Their children learned to ride bikes on the canal trail, and really understand why it is a good thing.
I'm told the wheels are in motion, so to speak, to close the Cheshire gap. Plainville is a bigger gap and a bigger problem; there's still active rail traffic in the area. But officials at town hall, our second stop, said they too are making progress on closing that gap.
Why close the gaps?
The gaps force riders to use local roads. The ride is vastly more pleasant on the trail, and from just over the Farmington line, it's trail virtually all the way to Massachusetts, with great vistas of woods and the Farmington River.
The trail is a tremendous quality-of-life amenity. People want to use it and live near it. It promotes exercise. Some people use it to run errands and even get to work, which gets cars off the road and pollution out of the air.
And, not least, it spurs economic development. Developers and business owners are paying attention — it's called "trail-oriented development," said Bruce Donald, president of the Farmington Valley Trails Council, the group responsible for the trail's northern end. There aren't many long off-road trails in Southern New England, so thousands of people travel to use this one.
Make no mistake, local activists made this happen. The state Department of Transportation was indifferent to it for most of the past two decades. But we now have officials, at DOT as well as DEEP, who get the picture. So let's finish this trail, and get a few more going.
And yes, my butt was a little sore — thanks for asking.
Tom Condon can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Supra Royal Collection Fall/Winter 2012
"Supra presents for Fall/Winter 2012 their new Royal collection, which they describe as "the junction at which fine art, luxury, and contemporary fashion converge to create exceptionally fine footwear." The exclusive Royal collection allowed the Supra designers the freedom to experiment with color, material, and design to "flawlessly craft a sophisticated line of footwear that resides beyond the boundaries of innovation." The 2012 Royal collection features two silhouettes—the Falcon and the Donavyn—available in three styles each.
The new silhouettes that Supra presents as part of the Royal Collection are certainly innovative and very different from everything that we have seen from the brand. Skateboarding, sneaker culture and high end sneaker design seem to unite within the sneakers. These will not be everybody's cup to tea, but without any doubt will find its fans. After the success of the Skytop it is a good time to see something new from the brand.
"The Falcon is an extraordinary mid top designed with distinctive stitch-through details, such as the padded foam heel overlay panel and collar, which offer a striking departure from footwear design conventions. The Falcon has a padded mesh lining and is constructed atop a vulcanized sole with a double layer of textured foxing. Three premium materials were used in this year's collection: caramel, full-grain leather (tanned with natural vegetable dyes); brilliant white, full-grain leather; and black, tumbled full-grain leather.
The Donavyn is a stylish low top, redolent of a dress shoe, designed to showcase modern details with luxurious materials (also constructed from caramel, white, or black full-grain leather). It has a long, clean vamp, stitch and turn heel detail, slightly larger collar opening, padded mesh lining, and a vulcanized sole that is outfitted with two layers of textured foxing."
The Supra Royal Sneaker Collection is now available from select retailers around the globe."
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A year after Patrick Kane fired a shot into the goal in overtime to give the Blackhawks their first Stanley Cup championship since 1961, the game-winning puck is still missing.
The rubber disc hasn't been found since it was dug out of the net while the Blackhawks celebrated their victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at the other end of the ice. An auction house says the collectible is worth six figures, at least, and a Chicago sports collector is offering a $50,000 reward for its return.
Images from the game showed veteran linesman Steve Miller looking at the puck in the moments after Kane's goal, but he has denied that he touched it.
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text: Page Content 1Around the Globe News + Notes Hall of Fame Babson's Alumni Entrepreneur Hall of Fame welcomed its two newest members in October: Alberto Perlman '98 and Jeffrey Brown '86. Perlman is co-founder and CEO of Zumba Fitness, which offers the popular dance-fitness program that has devotees in some 125 countries. Brown is founder, president, and CEO of Brown's Super Stores, which operates 10 Philadelphia-area supermarkets, many in disadvantaged areas lacking grocery stores. Food, Glorious Food Andrew Zimmern, entrepreneur in residence and host of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods, and Gail Simmons, judge on Bravo's Top Chef, were among the chefs, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs on campus for Food Days, a two-day festival in October sponsored by Food Sol. Besides offering plenty of locally produced food, the event featured discussions of food issues such as sustainability, nutrition, and supply-chain ethics. Habit Forming Charles Duhigg, reporter for The New York Times, visited campus at the start of the fall semester. Students from the Class of '16 were sent copies of his book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, to read last summer. From examining how NFL coach Tony Dungy instilled his system in players, to how Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat sparked a movement, to how Target can tell if a woman shopper is pregnant just by what she buys, the book looks at the many ways habits shape our lives. Go West Babson's San Francisco campus now has its own version of the John E. and Alice L. Butler Venture Accelerator, which expanded to the West Coast this fall and is under the leadership of Thomas Alexander, entrepreneur at large. As of the 2011–2012 academic year, the accelerator was working with 302 individuals (Babson, Olin, and Wellesley students and Babson alumni) representing 258 ventures.