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Localized spraying for mosquitoes has been scheduled for Lafayette, Erie and Longmont this week, weather permitting.
Colorado Mosquito Control was scheduled to spray the Waneka Lake area of Lafayette after 10 tonight, although that'll be canceled if the rains now in the forecast materialize, a company official said.
Colorado Mosquito Control's Lafayette schedule the rest of this week includes the Old Town North area after 8 p.m. Wednesday and the Waneka Lake area after 10 p.m. Friday.
Colorado Mosquito Control, which also is Erie's mosquito control contractor, is spraying several areas between 8 p.m. and midnight Wednesday:
• Erie Village south of Richards Court and east of Allen Avenue;
• Longs Peak Park north of Erie Parkway and west of 119th Street;
• Erie Community Park;
• Historic Downtown Erie north of Anderson, south of Evans, east of Main, west of Kattell;
Colorado Mosquito Control, which also is Longmont's contractor, is to spray six areas of the city beginning about 8:30 p.m. Thursday:
• Sandstone Ranch;
• Areas north and west of Union Reservoir;
• The Great Western/Mill Village area southwest of Colo. 119 and East County Line Road;
• St. Vrain Greenway at Emery Street;
• Left Hand Creek at Creekside Drive;
• The Rough and Ready Ditch and points south.
Maps and further information about the areas to be sprayed in Longmont are available online, at ci.longmont.co.us/westnile/index.htm#maps.


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The Official BBC micro:bit User Guide, designed to help children, parents, teachers, and anybody else get to grips with the capabilities of the platform, is now available to buy from Amazon in the UK and internationally, and other booksellers under ISBN 978-1119386735!
Here the author, Gareth Halfacree, describes the inspiration for this book and more details about what you can find inside:
The BBC micro:bit is an absolutely amazing creation, designed to bring coding and electronics to the masses in a compact little package. As soon as I got my hands on one I knew I had to be involved - and what better way than by ensuring that everyone got as smooth a start as possible via a detailed yet approachable user guide?
As the author of the Raspberry Pi User Guide, I know only too well that quality documentation is key for any project aimed at education. I'm not alone in thinking that, either: when I approached the Micro:bit Educational Foundation on that topic they were only too keen to join forces on production of what has now launched as the Official BBC micro:bit User Guide.
Published by J. Wiley & Sons in English and with translations due to start hitting shelves from early next year, the User Guide is a 300-page tome designed to walk you through your BBC micro:bit from the core concepts and unboxing it right through to building a wearable rain-sensing system, multi-device radio network, or interactive game, all in three distinct languages: MakeCode, JavaScript, and Python.
The User Guide is very much a collaborative work, and there's a list as long as my arm of people who need thanking for their tireless efforts. My project editor John Sleeva and the other editors, proofreaders, typesetters, and supporting staff at Wiley, of course; technical editor David Whale, who made sure the details are all as they should be; Micro:bit Educational Foundation chief executive Zach Shelby, who embraced the project from the get-go, and chief technical officer Jonny Austin, who offered considerable support and also kindly provided the book's foreword.
Most of all, though, the thanks go to the global community of BBC micro:bit users who, with their enthusiasm and passion, have driven its adoption and proven its capabilities dozens of times over - and I can only hope my humble contribution is equally well received.
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The Senate last week set aside proposed gun legislation after failing to gather enough support for three key provisions sought by President Barack Obama in response to the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., hit the "pause" button on the gun bill following the failed votes. He was adamant that it would return.
"It is only a matter of time before we bring this anti-gun violence measure back to the floor for a vote," Reid said. "I assure the 90 percent of Americans who support meaningful background checks that I am going to continue this fight."
Obama had pressed Congress to ban on the sale of certain semi-automatic "assault" weapons, impose limits on the capacity of ammunition clips, and strengthen the national background check system for gun sales as key elements of comprehensive gun safety reforms.
In a series of roll call votes requiring 60-vote majorities for approval, the Senate rejected all three measures as parents of some of the Newtown, Conn., schoolchildren watched from the public gallery above. Four months earlier, Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook elementary school and gunned down 20 children and six adults in a five-minute span before taking his own life.
Among the three measures, proponents had considered the background check proposal negotiated by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., the most likely to succeed.
Under their proposal, the background check program that now applies to retail sales would expand to gun shows and online sales. A recent Washington Post-ABC News national poll found 86 percent support such a requirement.
Opponents said the expanded checks could lead to the creation of a government-held "gun registry" that would identify gun owners and potentially threaten their Second Amendment rights.
The National Rifle Association fought the amendment and threatened to hold it against senators. Chris Cox, executive director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, said it would have required "lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members to get federal government permission to exercise a fundamental right or face prosecution."
The Senate voted 54-46 in favor, but fell six votes shy of the 60 needed for passage. Four Republicans supported the background check plan, while four Democrats opposed it. Reid also voted "no" in a procedural move that allows him to recall the amendment at a later date.
Obama called the defeat a "pretty shameful day for Washington" and blamed Republicans for kowtowing to the National Rifle Association, which opposed the measures.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, responded saying the president should not take the "low road" in vilifying opponents to the measures. There are honest differences of opinions when it comes to weighing Second Amendment gun rights and the nation's response to mass gun violence, he said.
Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and John Boozman, R-Ark., voted against the Manchin-Toomey amendment.
The Senate also rejected a measure that would have basically re-instituted a ban on so-called "assault weapons" that expired a decade ago. The vote was 40-60.
Pryor and Boozman voted against the assault weapon ban.
A proposal to limit the capacity of ammunition magazines to ten bullets was also rejected. The vote was 46-54.
Pryor and Boozman voted against the limit.
House approves cyber security bill
Despite a veto threat, the House last week approved legislation to facilitate business and government information-sharing on cyber threats.
The House voted 288-127 for the bill. The Obama administration has threatened to veto the measure because it did not include strong enough safeguards for personal information.
"Citizens have a right to know that corporations will be held accountable – and not granted immunity – for failing to safeguard personal information adequately," the administration stated.
Proponents of the legislation say the bill is needed to encourage private businesses to share information on cyber threats with the government.
"Cyber threats that the United States faces are real and immediate, and the key to addressing these cracks in our cyber defenses lies with bridging the gap between government and industry," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., agreed that Congress should shore up cybersecurity but said the proposed bill offered "overly broad protections and immunities" to businesses that threaten privacy.
"The bill does not require the private sector to minimize irrelevant personally identifiable information from what it shares with the government," she said. "We are saying minimize what is relevant to our national security; the rest is none of the government's business."
Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, and Steve Womack, R-Rogers, voted for the bill.


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Fortune just posted an interview with Intuit chairman Bill Campbell, who stepped down from Apple's board of directors today.
Campbell, a longtime Steve Jobs ally, spoke to Adam Lashinsky about his relationship with the legendary innovator.
"[Jobs] came by one day, and we sat on a bench by the pool, and he said, 'I'd like you to join the Apple board,'" Campbell told Lashinsky. "I said, without hesitation, 'For sure.'"
Campbell is one of the few Apple insiders to have watched Steve Jobs develop professionally, first at NeXT and then at Apple.
"I watched him emerge as a CEO in real time," Campbell says. "I had a continuum with him. I watched him when he was general manager of the Mac division and when he went off and started NeXT. I watched Steve go from being a creative entrepreneur to a guy who had to run a business."
But their relationship became acrimonious when Campbell began advising Google cofounder Eric Schmidt informally, which Jobs resented.
"Steve would say, 'If you're helping them you're hurting me.' He would yell at me," said Campbell. "I'd say, 'I can't do HTML, come on. I'm just coaching them on how to run their company better.'"
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Freshman Yogi Ferrell scored 14 points in the first six minutes as top-seeded Indiana slam dunked its way past James Madison.
Not taking any chances with a No. 16 seed, the Hoosiers (28-6) started fast and built a 33-point lead in the second half over the Dukes (21-15) and opened the tourney with a statement they intend to be around for a while.
Looking every bit like a team capable of cutting down the nets in Atlanta next month, Indiana will play Temple in the second round on Sunday.
Ferrell finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Cody Zeller had four dunks for Indiana.
Freshman Andre Nation led James Madison with 24 points.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Khalif Wyatt scored 31 points, finishing the game with an injured left thumb that had him grimacing before his clinching free throws, and Temple broke with its one-and-done NCAA tournament trend.
The ninth-seeded Owls (24-9) opened a 17-point lead before Wyatt — the Atlantic 10's player of the year and top scorer — hurt his left thumb and left the game briefly, returning with black tape on the non-shooting hand.
Every shot was an adventure, but he made enough — including six painful but perfect free throws in the final 32 seconds — to keep Temple around for more than one game. The Owls had lost their opener in four of their last five NCAA trips.
No. 8 NC State (24-11) trailed most of the game and came up short of a deep tournament run on the 30th anniversary of its national title.
Richard Howell had 14 points and 15 rebounds for NC State.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Durand Scott had 21 points and Miami had a triumphant return to the NCAA tournament.
The Hurricanes (28-6), who may be even better than their No. 2 seed in the East Regional would indicate, put the game out of reach with a 14-0 run midway through the first half of their first NCAA tourney game in five years.
Pacific (22-13), the California team that played its last game for retiring longtime coach Bob Thomason, was no match for the Atlantic Coast Conference's regular season and tournament champions.
Miami plays Illinois on Sunday.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson made consecutive 3-pointers to give Illinois back the lead with 6 minutes left and the seventh-seeded Illini pulled out a tough win over Colorado.
Illinois led by 16 at halftime only to watch Colorado rip off a 21-2 run in the second to grab the lead. The Illini looked desperate until Paul and Richardson coolly knocked down their shots to put Illinois ahead 48-44.
Four free throws by Paul eventually put the game away for the Illini (23-12).
Paul led Illinois with 17 points.
Askia Booker scored 14 points for Colorado (21-12).
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Seth Curry scored 26 points, Mason Plumlee had 23 and second-seeded Duke beat Albany.
The Blue Devils (28-5) will meet seventh-seeded Creighton in the third round Sunday.
Duke shot 58.7 percent (27 of 46), just off its season-beat 60.8 percent against Florida State.
The Blue Devils, who lost 75-70 to 15th-seeded Lehigh in the second round last year, never really pulled away from the Great Danes (24-11), who got as close as eight points with 4:40 to play.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski extended his all-time lead with his 80th career victory in the tournament that he has won four times.
Jacob Iati had 15 points for Albany, which was making its third NCAA appearance, all since 2006.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug McDermott had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Gregory Echenique scored 13 points to help Creighton hold on.
Ethan Wragge added 12 for the Bluejays, who won their NCAA tournament opener for the second straight year.
McDermott, the two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year and 2012 All-American, made all 11 free throws to help the seventh-seeded Bluejays (28-7) move on to play Duke on Sunday.
Sean Kilpatrick's driving layup after Cincinnati had the arrow on a jump ball cut it to 64-63 with 17 seconds left.
Austin Chatman sank two free throws for Creighton. Kilpatrick's attempt at a tying 3 rimmed out, and the Bearcats were whistled for traveling after grabbing the rebound.
Kilpatrick scored 19 points, and Cashmere Wright had 15 for the 10th-seeded Bearcats (22-12) in their camouflage-patterned shorts.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marshall Henderson shook out of a shooting slump and scored 17 points in the second half, giving the Rebels their first NCAA tournament win since 2002.
For the cold-shooting Badgers (23-12), the upset loss snaps a string of six straight first-game victories. Ole Miss (27-8) trailed 25-22 at halftime and Henderson, who led the Southeastern Conference with 20 points a game, had only two points on 1-for-11 shooting.
But the flamboyant and outspoken guard found his touch just in time for Ole Miss, and wound up hitting 6 of 21. His back-to-back 3-pointers tied it 36-36 and his layup and two free throws in the final minute sealed the win.
Reginald Buckner had nine points and 12 rebounds. Sam Dekkar had 14 points for Wisconsin.
The Rebels will play No. 13 La Salle on Sunday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jerrell Wright made three foul shots in the final 30 seconds, and No. 13 seed La Salle advanced after blowing an 18-point halftime lead to beat fourth-seeded Kansas State.
Wright, who scored a game-high 21 points for the Explorers (22-9), made the first two free throws to give La Salle a 62-61 lead. Kansas State's Jordan Henriquez missed in the paint at the other end, and Wright made the first of two more free throws with 9.6 seconds to go.
The Wildcats (27-8) raced down court, but point guard Angel Rodriguez got hung up in the corner by the Kansas State bench, and his off-balance shot over the corner of the backboard missed everything as the final buzzer sounded and the Explorers leaped off their bench to celebrate the upset.
Henriquez and Shane Southwell scored 17 points each for Kansas State.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Sam Thompson had career highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds, part of a dominating performance by Ohio State's front line against Iona.
The second-seeded Buckeyes (27-7) have won nine straight, including their last five games of the regular season and a run to the Big Ten tournament title.
Deshaun Thomas had 24 points as the Buckeyes' fast breaks led to dunks and a season high in points, thrilling the large Ohio State contingent in Dayton.
Aaron Craft had a season-high six steals and seven assists for the Buckeyes. Shannon Scott tied his career high with 10 assists.
Ohio State plays Iowa State on Sunday, one win away from a fourth straight trip to the round of 16.
Iona (20-14) returned to the court where it suffered the biggest meltdown in NCAA tournament history last year, blowing a 25-point lead against BYU.
Tavon Sledge scored 20 points for Iona, which had 19 turnovers that led to 29 of the Buckeyes' points.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Freshman Georges Niang matched a season high with 19 points and Iowa State, showing it can do much more than just fire away from outside the 3-point line, dismantled Notre Dame.
The 10th-seeded Cyclones (23-11) led the nation in 3-pointers this season, but the Cyclones were just as effective from short range in ousting the Fighting Irish (25-10), who played their final game as a member of the Big East and will join the Atlantic Coast Conference next season.
Melvin Ejim added 17 points for Iowa State, which shot better than 70 percent for much of the second half.
Tom Knight scored 14 to lead the Fighting Irish.
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LONGMONT — The proposed reform would partially restore state funding cuts to K-12 education, but wouldn't give public schools any extra money, St. Vrain Valley School District superintendent Don Haddad said Thursday night.
"It's misleading to say, 'We're giving education more money," Haddad told about 40 people who attended a town hall discussion in the Longmont City Council Chambers. "Nobody is asking for more money."
Senate Bill 213 would provide more base funding for most school districts and increase funding for special education and English-learning students. In addition, the bill would increase the number of low-income preschool students and provide full-day kindergarten for all students who wanted it.
For the bill to be implemented, though, voters would have to approve an estimated $1 billion increase to state income taxes. Will Gohl, a researcher for state Sen. Mike Johnston (D-Denver), said that equals between $200 and $250 per resident.
According to the Colorado Children's Campaign, St. Vrain would see about $20 million more a year if the bill and the tax increase pass. During last year's mill levy override campaign, school district officials said the district would have received $32.5 million more than it did for 2012-13 if funding hadn't been reduced in 2010.
Haddad strongly supports the finance reform bill, particularly since it provides more early childhood education, which helps students reach grade level sooner.
Trip Merklein, president of the St. Vrain Valley Education Association, the teachers union, said schools can't wait to get students caught up.
"We've got to get the kids when they're young," Merklein said.
"Whatever we pay up front, we will reap the benefits 10 times over," Haddad said. Down-the-road savings come from having fewer people in jail or prison, healthier people, stronger businesses and safer communities, he said.
Even if the bill passes the Legislature, though, there's no guarantee it would be enacted.
To get the tax increase on the ballot, enough voters would have to sign petitions to put the measure on the November ballot. Then, voters would have to approve the tax increase.
A trial campaign that sponsors tried out in Broomfield showed that voters are likely to approve the $1 billion tax increase, Gohl said.
On April 1, the Colorado Senate passed the bill, 20-15, on a party-line vote. The House could vote next week, and Gohl said it is likely to pass, again on a party-line vote.
Colorado Sen. Matt Jones (D-Louisville), Rep. Jonathan Singer (D-Longmont) and Rep. Mike Foote (D-Lafayette) were scheduled to attend the meeting, but had to stay in Denver as the Legislature continued its work.
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Abstract: The growing practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has led to increasing research attention in the literature to the role of CSR strategy. CSR strategy is a concept for maximizing profits or benefits for both society and the company. Studies of CSR strategy during the 1990's and the early 2000's were mainly limited to examining the concept of CSR, and merely discussed the needs and importance of the strategic development of CSR. Recently, strategy researchers have proposed more specific CSR strategies by applying their knowledge of strategic management. This paper first summarizes these CSR strategy studies and then proposes an approach to CSR strategy from a new perspective. This paper also identifies issues that a company may face when implementing CSR and suggests approaches to CSR strategy to overcome these issues. To overcome the CSR issues, the paper discusses (1) a framework for recognizing the contribution that CSR activity makes to corporate performance, and (2) approaches to CSR strategy for resolving tradeoffs inherent to the CSR activity. This paper proposes that a company design its CSR activity so that it expands the company's stakeholders, resources and capabilities. Secondly, because the impact of CSR activity occurs both through external factors, such as legitimacy and reputation, and through internal factors, such as implementation and learning, efforts to stimulate the processes are discussed. Lastly, based on the above considerations, the outcome of CSR, corporate performance and the resolution of tradeoffs inherent to CSR are further examined. This paper concludes by pointing out that, from the perspective of CSR strategy, it is most important for a company to implement CSR activity regarding it as a social business, based on a careful review of its core business. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7124
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Mary McDonald is a multi-talented musician from Knoxville, Tennessee. In addition to her work as a composer, arranger, producer, pianist, and organist, she was a sacred choral editor for The Lorenz Corporation for nearly twenty years and currently serves as the organist for Central Baptist Church in Knoxville. Mary is the composer of more than 600 published choral anthems, several Christmas and Easter cantatas, and numerous keyboard collections, and still serves as an editorial consultant for Lorenz. She is also active as a choral clinician, traveling throughout the United States conducting workshops and concertizing.


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Microsoft E3 Pc 2008
"We knew it was coming", says Sony VP of FFXIII 360 announce
Sony vice president of product development, Scott Rohde said in a video interview (see below) at E3 this week that the company "knew it was coming" when asked about Microsoft's capture of Final Fantasy XIII at its press conference on Monday.However, Rohde seems unperturbed by the news, proclaiming that 2008 is "the year of the […]
Microsoft E3 Pc 2008 headlines
Xbox 360 dashboard walkthrough video released
After the drop. If you're wondering how the new Xbox 360 dashboard will work and what it will look like, all is explained below.Dashboard update coming "fall" this year.By Mike Bowden
Kim sees FFXIII as key to Japanese development door
In a lengthy interview with 1UP, Microsoft head Shane Kim said that the capture of Final Fantasy XIII should unlock many doors in Japan."Well, the Final Fantasy XIII announcement has some beneficial side-effects," said Kim."The more games of this nature, and of the Devil May Crys and Resident Evils, that we secure on 360 opens […]
Gosen: Don't hold your breath over PlayStation Home
Speaking to GI after the Microsoft E3 press conference last night, exec David Gosen has fobbed off PS3's Home by saying its impact may have been overstated."I think what Sony does with Home is up to them, and my advice is that we shouldn't hold our breath, because that could be quite a dangerous thing […]
Limited edition Xbox 360 controllers on the way, now in color!
What's red or green, and also an Xbox controller? Not the current Xbox 360 controllers. Well, straight from the horse's mouth, things are a changin'.Coming September 30, Microsoft will release limited edition red and green Xbox 360 controllers. They'll come packed with a play and charge kit, and will run you $64.99.All of this begs […]
Everything you missed from the Microsoft and EA E3 press conferences last night
Update: You can get exhaustive news from the Sony and Nintendo conferences here.In case you're some kind of oddball that doesn't like spending evenings immersing yourself in the glory of videogaming news on the internet, he's absolutely everything that happened in the Microsoft and EA press conferences at E3 last night. Don't say we don't […]
New in-game Fable 2 screens released
On Kotaku. The RPG was shown in the Microsoft E3 press conference last night, and was declared as "finished" by Peter Molyneux. Have a look.
Shane Kim explains 360 push into casual space
Xbox boss Shane Kim's explained the focus of last night's E3 Microsoft conference, saying the firm's aim is to attract non-core users with 360."It's fair to say that we still have a lot of work to do to extend our appeal into the non-hardcore space, but our aspiration is absolutely to attract those people," he […]
Banjo Nuts & Bolts E3 trailer posted
After the break. You have to love it. The game was shown last night in the Microsoft E3 press conference, but we were having a bit of a Gears 2 heart attack at the time. Take a look. There are some new screens on X3F.
Gears of War 2 site gets overhaul
The official Gears of War 2 site has been bumped up in the wake of last night's Microsoft E3 press conference, to include new art, the E3 trailer and more. Go see.
Two Gears of War 2 hands-ons
1UP and IGN have both posted up hands-on impressions of the now-announced Gears of War 2 five-player "Horde" co-op mode.From 1UP:Running on an updated version of Unreal Engine 3, Gears of War 2 is still one of the best-looking games around. The addition of new lighting filters really adds depth to the world. It's also […]
Gears 2 MS E3 press conference movies posted
After the break. These are taken from the Gears of War 2 "Rendezvous" demonstration given by Epic in last night's Microsoft E3 press conference. We were having kittens at the time, but the game looks nothing short of stunning. See for yourself.
FFXIII teaser site now live
Square's put up a new teaser site for Final Fantasy XIII, following last night's announcement that the game will release on Xbox 360 as well as PS3.There's not much up there, but it does let you watch the video from last nights Microsoft press conference. Again.
Watch the FFXIII Xbox 360 movie in good quality
After the break. Quite why you wouldn't want to watch this is beyond us: it's showstopping. In case you missed it, Square announced FFXIII for 360 in the Microsoft E3 press conference last night.Take a look.
See the new Xbox 360 dashboard in video
After the break. It's a snippet from the IGN feed from the Microsoft E3 press conference last night, and shows the design of Xbox Experience and the look of Avatars.There's also stuff in there about navigation and how you can reach photos, games, and so on. Look.
Microsoft E3 presentation - full audio
The Major's posted up an audio file of the entire Microsoft E3 presentation from last night, so if listening to executives tell you how great Xbox 360 is for 90 minutes and not being able to see the FFXIII movie is your thing, you know what to do.
Final Fantasy XIII not available on 360 in Japan, Versus XIII still PS3-exclusive
As things weren't exactly clear on the issue last night, we thought we'd better post this: according to this Joystiq story, Final Fantasy XIII will not be available on 360 in Japan, and Versus XIII is still a PS3-exclusive.FFXIII was announced for Xbox 360 in the Microsoft E3 press conference last night, but it was […]
Hands-on with Resident Evil 5, two new movies
Both Gamespot and Eurogamer have posted hands-on impressions of Resident Evil 5. Read these: the game sounds brilliant.The two new movies we told you about earlier can be seen on Eurogamer TV, here and here. It's all good, obviously.
Fallout 3 gameplay movie posted
On GamersHell. You owe it to yourself to watch this. The Bethesda RPG was shown being played for the first time in the Microsoft E3 press conference tonight and, as you'd expect, looked stunning. Get it.If you can't be bothered to click the Gamershell link, watch the full thing below.
Microsoft's E3 press release: all the games in one place
Microsoft has put out a press release detailing all the game we can look forward to this year and next. You saw most of them this evening but there are a couple that didn't make it. After the drop, if you please.By Mike Bowden
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"We knew it was coming", says Sony VP of FFXIII 360 announce
Limited edition Xbox 360 controllers on the way, now in color!
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2nd Annual State of The Community Event is Thursday Night at The University of Montana [AUDIO]
Thursday night at 7 p.m. representatives of the city and county, along with the University of Montana will present a forum on the State of the Community.
Mayor Jon Engen, County Commissioner Jean Curtiss and UM President Royce Engstrom will appear in front a gathering of community members to answer questions from the audience and provide an update on the many areas of cooperation between the three entities.
Vice President for Integrated Communications Peggy Kuhr says the three will address the difficulties experienced by the University, the city and the county over the negative national publicity concerning sexual assaults over the past year. She says the three will not dwell on the investigations underway by the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, the Department of Education and the NCAA, but rather focus on the steps taken to address the problems, both on campus and in the community as a whole.
The address is free and open to the public in the Montana Theater inside the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center on the UM Campus.
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Are you an artist? Do you write, draw, paint, make music, movies or in some way try to express the human condition through creativity? Well, please stop, because there's no longer any point. The film Army of Frankensteins is here, rending all further artistic expression moot.
As you can tell from the trailer, Army of Frankensteins is about an army of Frankenstein monsters — here helpfully called Frankensteins in what is assuredly not an error on the part of the filmmakers — who are somehow sent back into the Civil War, and the , uh... person? people? who must stop... all those Frankensteins. This premise is glorious enough, but the film gives us the extra joy of seeing a Union soldier wielding what looks for all intents and purposes to be Mega Man's buster cannon, which automatically makes this the greatest movie ever made.
So, yeah. If you're not writing, drawing, composing or filming something about a Civil War solider with an arm cannon fighting multiple Frankensteins, don't fucking bother.


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Going through some of my Spring Portfolio files, I came across some early pictures I thought might be fun for all of us knitting along on Cerisara…
The lovely RobinM, recently finished hers and used a rather unique closure on her sweater, something she describes as a "barbell". (And please, for all things holy to Sexy Knitters everywhere, check out those Shoes!!)
I found this to be very interesting because, during the trial phases of the design, I was playing around with options myself. Ultimately, the choice of closure (or No Closure) was left up to the knitter.
Initially, as this design was floating, brain droit, as it were, it presented as something I am constantly in need of: something between a sweater and a shawl. To date, I've only knit one shawl. Even though I adore how they look, I just have never gotten the "hang" of wearing them. Better for ze Wardrobe, I envisioned? A light wrapper that would be lacy and airy, like a shawl, but have more structure, with sleeves and a traditional appeal, with a modern fit.
It would be in one piece, seamlessly starting from the back neck and ending with only the weaving in of ends. (In fact, if one is a super-duper weaver, this piece can be worn inside out).
Ultimately, a delicate wrapper with lace fabric, was born… And that translated as buttonless. Consider: in the Real World Wearing of most of my sweaters, even if they have 10 buttons, only 2-3 will be used to close and much of the time not even that. They will be worn un-buttoned. A lot.
Which is why I am so Mad About Cardigans to begin with: the temperature control thing. ;p
But. If one Wanted to anchor the front with a fastener, what would it be? Buttons? Shawl pin? Or something like this:
This is a little "option" that I've used in the past and really like with this style. It is a simple crocheted chain string, made long enough to form a loop, which then is used to fasten around a button anchored on the opposite side it's anchored to.
The length of the loop controls the snugness of the fastening. In fact, my favorite option was not to attach the "working" end of the string, but to leave IT loose, (hanging straight down when not in action), allowing it to be wrapped around the button at different tightness levels, depending on how the piece was being worn (and what was being worn under it). This is, in fact, how I'm going to finish the Cerisara I'm working on now. :)
Here's the loop in action:
I used a really pretty light aqua button to be the anchor on the left side of the garment — so very lucky to be a Flea Market fiend the past summers at the local Sunday county fairgrounds (great diggin').
This picture is the sample Cerisara before I started the sleeves. You can see that it makes a great vest (and armhole finishing is included in the pattern).


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Today, Elliotte Rusty Harold posted his doubts about the merits of closures in Java. Specifically, he asks "Why Hate the for Loop?":
I don't know what it is some people have against for loops that they're so eager to get rid of them. This isn't the first or even the second time CS theorists have revolted against for loops (or equivalent).It's unfair to single Elliotte out for doubting the value of the lowly little closure. Mostly, he's complaining that he doesn't see the value in closures in Java, after having read Bruce Tate's recent column on the subject. (Bruce uses Ruby for illustration):
Listing 1. The simplest possible closureGiven this lackluster introduction to closures, it's hard for me to see their real value. This first comparison is, at best, a subtle nuance. The rest of the examples in Bruce's article on developerWorks are equally trivial, dubious and unenlightening.3.times {puts "Inside the times method."}
Inside the times method.
Inside the times method.
Inside the times method.
timesis a method on the 3 object. It executes the code in the closure three times.
{puts "Inside the times method."}is the closure. It's an anonymous function that's passed into the times method and prints a static sentence. This code is tighter and simpler than the alternative with a for loop, shown in Listing 2:
Listing 2: Looping without closuresfor i in 1..3
puts "Inside the times method."
I'll ignore Elliotte's issues with Ruby style; it's not worth quibbling over. I'll also ignore the debate over the current syntax proposal for closures in Java, and the larger issue on whether or not closures belong in Java at this point. I don't have a horse in that race, and I honestly don't care how, when, or if it ever gets resolved.
Nevertheless, Elliotte does raise an important question: Why hate the for loop?
Here's a common example:
What's going on here? I've been programming for years, and I'm comfortable speed-reading this idiom; it's obviously a summation of a set of values in an array. But to actually read this block of code, I need to process about 30 tokens spread out over four lines. Sure, there's some syntactic sugar that could shave off a few tokens. But that's a lot of stuff to write and get correct just to do a simple summation.double sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
sum += array[i];
Want proof? Here's the very next example from Elliotte's article, lifted verbatim:
Spot the bug? If that code compiles and gets past code review, it could take weeks to get a bug report, and weeks more to get a fix ready. And these are simple for loops. Imagine how much more complex these things get as the loop bodies get larger, and possibly nested. (If you're still not worried about bugs, think about the possible typos. Then think about how often you write loops like this.)String s = "";
for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
s += array[i];
If you could write a simple for loop in one line, with less repetition and fewer symbols, it should be both easier to read and easier to write. Because it's concise, there's much less likelihood that it will lead to bugs, and when bugs do occur, they should be easier to spot.
How would closures help here? Here's the first example, in Haskell:
OK, that was cheating.total = sum array
sum doesn't use closures. It is defined in terms of a fold, which does take closures:
Here's the second example, idiomatically and with closures:total = foldl (+) 0 array
Admittedly, using odd-looking functions with namess = concat array
s = foldr (++) [] array
foldl and
foldr to explain closures may not make sense to programmers more familiar with for loops. But it does highlight the key failing of for loops: they conflate three separate kinds of operations -- filtering, reduction and transformation.
In the two for loops above, the goal was to take a list of values and reduce it to a single value. Functional programmers call these operations "folds". The way a fold works is by starting with an operation (a closure) and a seed value, and visiting the first element of the list. The operation is applied to the seed and the first value, producing a new seed. The fold then performs with the operation with the new seed and the next value in the list, all the way down to the last value, when the result of the last operation becomes the result of the fold.
Here's a demonstration:
Haskell provides a few fold functions;s = foldl (+) 0 [1, 2, 3]
= foldl (+) (0 + 1) [2, 3]
= foldl (+) 1 [2, 3]
= foldl (+) (1 + 2) [3]
= foldl (+) 3 [3]
= foldl (+) (3 + 3) []
= foldl (+) 6 []
= 6
foldl starts examining the list from the beginning and works its way to the end, and
foldr, which starts from the end and works its way backwards to the beginning. Other variations exist, but these are the two fundamental ones.
Of course, folds are a very primitive operation, and it would be very confusing if for loops were thrown out and replaced with various
foldl and
foldr incantations. Instead, higher level operations like
prod and
concat are defined in terms of folds. And your code is then written in terms of these higher-level reducing operations, making your code more concise, easier to read, easier to write, and easier to understand.
But not every for loop is a reduction. Consider this one:
This operation is a transformation, what functional programmers call a map:for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
array[i] *= 2;
The waynew_array = map (*2) array
map works is by examining every element of a list, applying a function to each element, and building up a new list with all the new values. (Some languages do this in-place.) It's a much easier operation to understand.
sort does something similar, in that it takes a list and returns (or modifies) a list.
The third kind of for loop is a filter. Here's an example:
Here we have a very simple operation that's almost completely hidden by the needless complexity of using a for loop, and two independent indices. If filtering is a fundamental operation, it should be as easy as a fold or a map, and in fact, it is:int tmp[] = new int[nums.length];
int j = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
if ((nums[i] % 2) == 1) {
tmp[j] = nums[i];
This, at the heart of it all, is what's wrong with the for loop: it conflates (at least) three separate kinds of operations, and focuses on a minor detail: walking over a series of (index) values. But really,odds = filter (\i => (i `mod` 2) == 1) nums
odds = filter isOdd nums -- more idiomatic
map and
filter are three different ways to process a list of values, and they need to be handled differently. Using closures to pass in the body of a loop also makes it easier to split the what from the how. I could write anonymous functions each time I traverse a list, or I could reuse a well known function (like
(+) or
If closures aren't an esoteric feature, but deeply baked into a language and its standard library, there's no need to mess around with these low level operations. Instead, we can create higher level actions that say what they do, like
sum and
Furthermore, thinking in these terms makes it easier to think about more complex operations, like mapping a tree, filtering a vector, or folding a list into a hash.
Finally, Elliotte did some handwaving about parallelized execution on multiple cores, and how code like
3.times {...} is "worse" than a for loop. Sadly, I think he's missing the point. True, there are some computations that need to be serialized, and some that may be parallelized. But figuring out which is which is a difficult compiler optimization if your only tool is a for loop. If you can split up the serial computations (i.e.
foldl and
foldr) from the possibly parallelized computations (i.e.,
map and
filter), it's much easier for the compiler to figure out. Not only that, but you could explicitly ask for a serial or parallel version of
map if you know your data better than your compiler.


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text: November 9, 2016 Festive Holiday Wreaths Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Save This Print This Comment Get festive decorating inspiration for your doors, windows and more! This sliding drywalled bedroom door was a blank canvas begging for a creative treatment. It was the ideal spot for something special — a stunning, faux-bois wallpaper. The rustic-looking planks are a warm balance to the concrete walls and lend unique personality to the modern space. A simple cedar wreath looks just right with the barnboard wallpaper for an understated festive touch. Bushy, unadorned wreaths and bowls of pinecones feel festive but don't look out of place in the rustic rooms of this home in Muskoka, Ont. In the great room, deep green and brown accents are a nod to the area's towering pines. Hanging above the farmhouse sink, a simple wreath adds a hint of holiday spirit. A fresh wreath adds a subtle festive feeling to this cottage bedroom. The Gothic-style mirror plays up the height of the ceiling and bounces outside light into the space. Overhead, an encased crystal chandelier adds a touch of sparkle. This festive "chandelier" made of two wreaths adds an eye-catching focal point over a buffet table. Get the how-to instructions, plus see 19 more DIY wreath ideas. Glamorize a traditional evergreen wreath with a simple gold satin ribbon tied into a cascading bow. A weighty brass knob on a matte black front door makes an elegant statement. In this mudroom, a wreath of magnolia leaves adds a festive touch when holiday guests are taking off their boots. The entryway is the first impression of a home, so dress it up! Use a coat hook to hang a casual wreath. Trade a tree for a large wreath when space is tight. When entertaining, clear off tables and one or two shelves on bookcases or built-ins to provide spots for guests to place glasses and plates. Draw attention to a large picture window with an oversized wreath. In this kitchen, white uppers were fitted with glass doors to showcase the homeowners' extensive glassware collection. A large island with an integrated stovetop makes cooking and entertaining a breeze. Hang a second fir wreath on the inside of your front door, too, but skip the bows. Paperwhites in a cylindrical glass vase offer a modern, festive touch. Create a backyard display with ice candles and a wreath. To make these DIY lanterns, fill a large plastic container halfway with water. Place a smaller plastic container inside, weighted down with a heavy object, then fill around it with water until the large container is full. (The smaller container should be floating, so water will freeze around it.) Set it outside, or in a freezer. When the water is completely frozen, fill the smaller container with warm water until the ice melts enough to wiggle it free. Flip over the large container and pour warm water over it until it, too, melts free. Place a candle inside each frozen holder and set outdoors. The exterior of this guest house is a welcoming shade of crimson. Decorated with greenery and a twig wreath that will last through the winter, this lovely retreat is ready for the holidays. Wreaths aren't just for front doors — add them to guest bedrooms during the holiday season. Here, a quirky homemade gooseberry wreath and a small pitcher of wildflowers by the bed make for a welcoming guest retreat. Centre wreaths on unused patio doors during the winter. The 9-1/2-foot Christmas tree, decorated simply with chartreuse and gold ornaments, a grapevine-twig garland and about 2,000 white twinkle lights, serves as a festive focal point in the great room. Gifts wrapped in kraft paper and tied with green and gold ribbons are in keeping with homeowner Pauline Esdale's simple, natural holiday theme. This house has all the elements of a graceful entry: wide flagstone steps, an arched doorway, lantern lighting, a plain boxwood wreath and potted urns with a dash of red. Gorgeous! Maxime Vandal and Richard Ouellette of Montreal design firm Les Ensembliers placed potted evergreens below a pair of handsome, lantern-style sconces for a symmetrical, visually appealing effect. A classic berry wreath stands out against the black front door for pop of holiday colour. During the Christmas season, designer Darci Ilich ties a ribbon around her quirky stag's head and frames the piece with an oversized, bauble-covered wreath. The space's crisp white walls and monochromatic furnishings let contemporary decorations take centre stage. Giant pots of pine trimmings, decorated with reflective silver balls and twinkling white lights, set a celebratory tone before guests even set foot inside. Two wreaths rendered in a unique square shape are contemporary takes on the seasonal standbys. The kitchen nook, defined by traditional cabinetry with a cosy bench and modern Ikea table and chairs, serves as a comfy spot to wrap Christmas gifts. The ribbon board is a handy display area for holiday cards. Add festive greenery to areas set up for entertaining. The farmhouse-style glass-topped trestle table adds counter space and keeps the kitchen casual. The versatile design means the homeowners can pull up chairs for an informal dinner, arrange a breakfast buffet for guests, or display appetizers at a bustling cocktail party. For a natural look, wrap burlap bags around the bases of boxwood plants and wind simple evergreen garlands around columns. A magnolia leaf wreath makes an elegant finishing touch. A few classic, seasonal decorations and some chic hardware — such as this gorgeous door knocker — create a stylish yet welcoming atmosphere at your door. Cast-iron urns are polished foils for sculptural arrangements of manzanita branches ornamented with clusters or red berries. Dogwood, sumac and moss nestled at the base create a lush composition. Though oft overlooked, second-storey windows can be trimmed, too, giving exteriors a pretty symmetry and evoking picture-perfect Christmas card images. Attached to the central sash on the window are smaller red dogwood wreaths, dressed up with platinum bows. Pick up a few extra decorations for a shed visible from the front door. Two dogwood wreaths coordinate with the theme of the main house. Get H&H decorating ideas for holiday trees and garlands. Author: CHP Admin Tags: Christmas Holiday Decorating holidays Wreath Wreaths Up Next 25+ DIY Holiday Wreath IdeasView gallery


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pgowder brauchte ein neues Kodierte Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 11 Designs von 6 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
This contest is to update the design for our live webcast page.
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Several times a year PowWows.com broadcasts Native American Pow Wows live.
Our current webcast page needs some updates.
The page design should include the following items.
- PowWows.com Logo
- Video Box
- Chat Box (needs to be wider than current design)
- Area for CoverItLive.com
- Leaderboard Ad
- Google Ad(s)Please place the Video box in the most prominent area. The Chat area also needs to be viewable while watching the chat.
For the CoverItLive.com area, it can be placed below the other items.
The video area needs to have a title/header that I can turn on/off showing that the video is live or rebroadcast. Each night during the live webcasts we rebroadcast the prior days events.
The page also needs links to the following items.
- PowWows.com
- Support
- Pow Wow Info The Pow Wow Info is a page where we show information and lins for the event we are broadcasting. We need that page to be a pop up div on top of this page so that people can view that info without leaving the chat and live video.
For the design and colors, we are open to your ideas. Please be creative. The priority for this design is to be usable. The design also needs to have a Native American flair or theme.
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- GTW said...
Perhaps a world in which everyone obeyed him would be boring, perhaps he would much rather that some be able to oppose him. But I'm not a Calvinist, so I guess this post is not directed at me.
Nonetheless, God always seems intent on giving us a chance to leave his presence.
- October 16, 2006 at 12:59 AM
- Matthew said...
Well John,
You can try your hand at a debate. I am not sure what debating a Calvinist might accomplish. If you do, I would only say to try to steer clear of Steve Hays.
- October 16, 2006 at 3:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm not debating an arrogant Calvinist with the self-assured confidence of a Muslim suicide bomber.
- October 16, 2006 at 4:36 PM
- Matthew said...
"I'm not debating an arrogant Calvinist with the self-assured confidence of a Muslim suicide bomber."
John, those are the worst of all. They're particularly abusive towards those who disagree with them.
- October 16, 2006 at 6:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
God does not prefer this world to one in which there is complete obedience. Hence the reason why He is returning to destroy this world.
It is man that has corrupted this world. Remember we are told by Our Saviour, not to love this world, or the things in it. We are merely passing through.
Is this clear???
- October 16, 2006 at 6:08 PM
- tn said...
Is this clear???
As clear as a puddle of mud, rfoner.
Are you off your medication? If you replaced 'god' with any other deity or supernatural entity, you'd be labeled insane and shuttled off to an asylum.
Aliens are returning to destroy this world. You better believe me, because I just told you. I hear their messages in the fillings in my back molars. They're pissed off because some people like wearing Hawaiian shirts during business-casual days. Is this clear?
- October 16, 2006 at 8:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
Why didn't God create a world where everyone obeys him? Maybe because he wanted to create free beings. God has the power to choose and create and he endowed man with the same abilities. I can close my eyes and imagine trees made of marshmallow. I can create worlds in my mind. I can freely choose a different shirt to wear each morning. That sort of freedom and creative power is completely unexplained in the atheist materialistic universe.
Also, you're assuming that this world as it is, is in its final form. That's like going back a couple of billion years ago and looking at the earth and asking, "Why would God choose to create a lifeless planet like earth instead of one filled with life?" The problem is you're not looking at the final product. The current universe is not the final product.
So, even if this world as it is doesn't appear ideal it doesn't mean that it's not going to ideal some day.
Note: Calvinists do believe in free will. At the very least they believe that Adam was free.
I hope you don't consider your debate a competition but rather a search for truth.
- October 18, 2006 at 3:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
Actually, anon, one main reason I'm being picky in who I debate is that I'm hoping to learn something worthwhile too. So thanks for the reminder.
- October 18, 2006 at 7:49 PM
- faithkeeper770 said...
I'm a calvinist. I wish I had more time to write further and might at another time. But for now I simply want to say that the existence of evil is a very difficult question. I have wrestled with this question myself. Ultimately, to answer that question, I would have to be God. At the very least I would have to know the mind of God. But by very the very definition of God, infinte in wisdom and power, I cannot know God's mind unless he reveals something to me. (Yes, this is a whole other debate for another time.) Therefore, I cannot, nor can anyone, calvinist or not, give a definitive answer for why God has allowed evil to exist. The fact that evil does exist, however, does not prove the non-existence of God. To argue for athiesm on the grounds of evil's existence is to go beyond the scope of the argument.
I wish I could say more now, but I can't. I will check back to read your responses.
- September 22, 2007 at 12:36 PM
- Shygetz said...
faithkeeper770, you should probably comment on a more recent thread if you want replies.
The PoE doesn't argue for atheism; it argues against the existence of an omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent God. It leaves open the possibility of a God that either does not know evil occurs, is powerless to stop it, or does not want to stop it.
- September 22, 2007 at 1:37 PM


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Monday, January 28, 2013
Don't abandon the unified Family Tree!
My recent posts have been clear about the importance of FamilySearch's vision of a unified program incorporating data, sources, images, documents and stories into a family archive of unsurpassed value to the world. To trade that for another genealogical parking lot would be a disaster.
What are the problems here? The answer is simple, the problems with FamilySearch.org's Family Tree do not originate with the program, they originate with the data. Had Family Search launched Family Tree without any data at all, we could have all added our data one person at a time and avoided a lot of the complicated problems apparent now with the imported data. But even though the data is a mess, to ignore that situation is like hiding your head in the sand. The same situation of bad data exists on all the other online family tree programs but it can be ignored because no one has to look at any other family tree but there own and we can't see our own problems. It is important that we confront the issue of bad information at some point. If FamilySearch abandons the battle, it will only be postponed until it is virtually impossible for anyone to find consistently accurate data online and there will be only a very few genealogists with truly accurate family trees. The mistakes of the past will be copied over and over just as they have with surname books and other unsourced documents.
My own family tree is a good example. Back a few generations, I show a husband and wife with the same parents, that is, the mother and father of the husband are listed as the same as the mother and father of the wife. Online, there are many different opinions in different user submitted family trees about resolving this situation in different programs. None of these differing opinions in different programs have any possible way to talk to each other about resolving their differences. If I have the correct data in MyHeritage.com and you have your tree in Ancestry.com we may never see or hear of each other. There is no one place to go to see what everyone says about the correct information. Family Tree could fix that.
Let's stay the course. Keep Family Tree moving towards a unified tree.
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After reading the article on Ancestry Insider (and I'm not familiar with that blog or its tone) it really just seems to be an advertisement for a presentation at a conference, rather than any breaking news. (But like I said, I'm not familiar with the blog.)ReplyDelete
I don't understand the complaints about the redundancy of clerical effort. These are real people we're considering here. (Our ancestors.) Is it so awful to have to take a good close look at each one of them, and consider their sources and documents and families and family documents and our potential collaborations with the other people who are adding information about them to FS Family Tree?
Despite all the complaints, a good number of which seem to be justified, I really don't think that the "cons" of FS Family Tree outweigh the "pros."
I had the same impression because the wording of the AI post suggests "pressure" to turn toward individual trees. I couldn't decide if he was talking about FamilySearch employees or the public. Even if it was something he felt from associating with employees it is critical that we know more background about his statement before we can begin to understand what he is really saying. Your post is a good wake up call that those of us who complain should be glad we have Family Tree at all. :)


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SWANSBORO � It�s not like it�s never crossed his mind, but Swansboro senior Tyler Henson has never allowed the thought linger.
SWANSBORO � It�s not like it�s never crossed his mind, but Swansboro senior Tyler Henson has never allowed the thought linger.
Quit wrestling? After hours upon hours of practice on the mats slick with sweat in a room that could pass for a sauna, you have to be kidding, right?
Forget it.
�Whenever I think like that I call myself stupid and I�m like, I don�t know what I�m talking about. Nobody else is talking like that. I just need to suck it up, quit being a little girl,� the 17-year-old Henson said.
However, the thoughtful and serious Henson, who is 30-4 on the mat this year and sports a cumulative 4.0-plus grade point average, paused when asked what it was about wrestling that he loved and has that changed since he first took up the sport at his father�s encouragement as a seventh-grader.
�Actually, I feel like that�s a hard question to answer,� he said during an interview in the high school weight room. �If you look at all the facts and stuff, most people would say wrestling is just completely miserable.
�But I love the sport. I love that one-on-one and you go out there and you attack the person. I feel like wrestling is one of the toughest sports out there. If I can survive on the mat, I can make it in life or anything.�
But has all the work been worth it? Have the bumps and bruises, the avoiding his favorite sweet, ice cream, during the season to make sure he makes weight, been worth it?
�I always think about, �Is it worth it?�� said Henson, who won the 115-pound championship at the Onslow County Cup earlier this month. �Every time I think about it, I just say it is. I want to be on top of that podium. I want to be at the top of that podium.�
The top of that podium is also the pinnacle for a North Carolina high school wrestler. It is where each of the state champions in four classifications and 14 weight classes will get to stand March 2 at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Henson hasn�t been there, although he�s been in the arena.
Every year he�s made the state championships, a feat that is both impressive and not to be taken lightly. Plenty never make it once.
As a freshman he lost in the opening round of the 103-pound class to the eventual state 2-A champion. He won his first consolation match but lost in the next round in the double-elimination tournament.
In 2011, Henson again lost in the first round at 112 pounds, won his first consolation match and then lost his next. Last year, he won his opening match at 113, but lost in the second round as well in the second round of the consolations.
This time around he�s determined to go all the way to the top, and coach Brandon Spiece won�t be surprised if he climbs that mountain.
�He�s got a great opportunity to be on the podium,� he said. �But he�s got to go out there and do it, nothing�s guaranteed. But he�s been there three times.�
And Henson has grown used to what as a freshman was the �overwhelming� experience of the state championships. As a senior who should make it to the states again � he has to finish in the top four in the regionals to earn a spot � he feels he will be �kind of immune� to the atmosphere in Greensboro.
�This year,� he said, �I�m not even going to let it affect me.�
You could almost say Henson was a born wrestler. His father, Bill, who wrestled at his high school in Michigan, encouraged him to try the sport.
�I fell in love with the sport immediately,� the younger Henson said.
It didn�t hurt, of course, that he won his first match. Had he lost, Henson said his affection might have waned. But he did win � by injury default.
�In middle school people don�t really know what they�re doing,� he said. �When he (his opponent) shot, he fell on his face and busted his nose.�
Bet that guy�s love for the sport went south in a hurry.
�Yeah,� Henson said.
Wrestling wasn�t the only sport he tried, however. He played baseball and soccer, but neither really grabbed him like wrestling.
�Wrestling takes a lot of stuff from a lot of sports,� he said. �It�s technique and physicalness.�
While his focus at Swansboro is wrestling, Henson also runs cross country for the simple reason that it enhances his mental toughness as well as boosts his cardio and keeps his weight down for wrestling.
Henson tips the scales at about 118, which means he generally has to cut 3 pounds (give or take a hamburger) before a match to hit his wrestling weight. He makes no bones about it. Cutting weight, he said, �is miserable.�
You have to eat fruits and vegetables, no fast food or ice cream.
So be it. Henson has a goal and his focus is on that, not being able to chow down on a hamburger or a bowl of ice cream. That goal, he said, means that he�ll have to spice up his technical prowess on the mat with a larger ladle of aggressiveness.
�I need to be more aggressive out there,� he said, adding that had to come from inside and not a push by his coaches. �I feel like I have to get that mentality, just go out there and attack everyone I go against.�
Spiece agreed, although he said Henson has improved in that area from a year ago and even in the last few weeks.
�Up until this year he�s really kind of sat back and waited for other guys to make mistakes,� Spiece said. �You�ll never beat the top level kids doing that. You have to make them uncomfortable. You have to push the pace and go after them.
�So I don�t know if he understood what we were preaching a year ago. But right now he really is beginning to say, �OK, that�s what I need to do it.� And then I�m watching him do it. it�s happening for him.�
Whether he wins a state championship or not, Henson hopes his wrestling career isn�t over. He knows his academic one isn�t. Henson plans to go to North Carolina State and major in biomedical engineering. And if NCSU doesn�t recruit him, he plans on walking on to the Wolfpack wrestling team.
�I�m hoping just with my work ethic and training with the team I can get a spot on the team,� Henson said, �and eventually be able to wrestle (in a match) and then wrestle for a national title in college.�
For now, however, he�ll settle for the 115-pound state championship.


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North Carolina's largest school district is considering putting a security guard in every elementary school.
The Wake County school board is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an $835,000 contract to pay for one unarmed private security guard at each of the district's 105 elementary schools.
School board chairman Keith Sutton said administrators are budgeting $2.4 million into the next academic year budget.
The additional security comes after a gunman killed 20 children and six employees last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. The National Rifle Association has called for an armed guard at every elementary school following the Connecticut shooting.
Wake County and most other North Carolina school districts have armed law enforcement officers only at high schools and middle schools.