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The past few days have produced a flurry of articles on how breastfeeding may not protect against obesity. You'd think I'd be shouting an obnoxiously loud DUH or TOLD YOU SO. Instead, I want to poke my eyes out and claw at my ears until they bleed. That's maybe slightly dramatic, but seriously – I'm at my wit's end, here.
The truth is, there have been quite a few studies and reviews that showed negligible or conflicting results regarding the effect of infant feeding practice on later obesity (ie, this one, this one, or this one). That hasn't stopped numerous government or health organization from urging us to support breastfeeding because it will solve the obesity epidemic, opting to focus on this convoluted claim rather than the myriad of health benefits that have been repeated consistently over metastudies and reviews (i.e., lower risk of gastrointestinal infection, lower risk of ear infections, hell, even the IQ thing is more soundly supported by the research).
I get why there's more attention being paid to this finding – it comes from the PROBIT study, which is the closest thing we have to a randomized, controlled experiment in the infant feeding world (other than sibling studies, of which there have been exactly two- at least that I've been able to unearth). For those who don't spend their free time reading the canon of breastfeeding research, let me give you the Cliff's Notes: PROBIT was a study undertaken in Belarus, which had low breastfeeding rates at the time. They took a cohort of pregnant moms and gave one randomized group more intensive prenatal breastfeeding education and baby-friendly hospital etiquette when they delivered; the other group got the status quo by way of breastfeeding support. The thought was, the group that got better education and support would breastfeed more exclusively and for longer; the other group probably wouldn't.
Are you confused? You should be. The thing that puzzles me (and hopefully you as well) is that while this plan might have convinced more women to initiate breastfeeding, the same pitfalls that plague all breastfeeding research still remain. Some of the women in the "breastfeeding friendly" group still – presumably – could not breastfeed for physical reasons, others may have chosen not to. All this study can really show us, after all the necessary confounders are accounted for, is whether this type of breastfeeding promotion and support can increase breastfeeding rates. Otherwise, it's basically more of the same. There are still fundamental differences in the women who were able to breastfeed and those that couldn't/didn't.
But, for whatever reason (desperation?) the medical and advocacy communities have grasped onto PROBIT as the Holy Grail of irrefutable breastfeeding science. So, if PROBIT shows that breastfeeding confers no protective effect against obesity, that means something. (Incidentally, as the babies involved in PROBIT get older, I'm sure we will see a lot of headlines on the long-term effects of breastfeeding… so if you're interested in this stuff, try and familiarize yourself with it now. Here's some good literature on it, to get you started.)
While I believe, based on my reading of additional research into the obesity link (more on this in Bottled Up, not that I'm plugging my book or anything. I mean why would I have to, book sales being as
horrible great as they are?), that there truly is little to no advantage to breastfeeding in regards to later obesity, there's no excuse for bad science or bad reporting. And this, my friends, is a both. We are taking ONE finding from ONE study – a well-designed one, to be sure, but far from perfect or immune from the problems plaguing most infant feeding research- and proclaiming its results as absolute truth. The sad thing is, some of the biggest breastfeeding advocates are just as guilty of this as the knee-jerking media: Dr. Ruth Lawrence, one of the founders of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, even admitted that she was "disappointed" about the result (although as someone so wisely pointed out on our FFF Facebook page, how freaking ridiculous is it that she is "disappointed" to find out that the vast majority of Western babies – being that they are nearly all at least partially bottle fed – are not doomed to a life of morbid obesity just because their mothers were "suboptimal" breastfeeders?? And what does this suggest about the inherent bias of breastfeeding researchers?).
The near-hysteria surrounding this finding is just further evidence of how warped our thinking is around infant feeding. Why is it such a big deal that breastfeeding doesn't solve the obesity epidemic? Because we've made it a big deal. We've built a house of cards on top of this one health claim: it's the basis of the First Lady's push to support breastfeeding; Mike Bloomberg has used it to justify locking up formula in NYC hospitals; pretty much every article about breastfeeding in the past year has suggested that formula fed babies better start saving up for Lap Band surgery. The grotesque amount of fat-hating aside (because if you think formula feeders have it bad, you should see how awfully we treat overweight people in our public health discourse), it's ridiculous that we've focused so much attention on this supposed benefit of breastfeeding when common sense says that our nation's growing waistlines are due to a multitude of factors – genetics, cultural differences, lack of clean air/safe streets/room to move in our cities, processed food, sedentary lifestyles, the time we waste on the (ahem) internet….
My hope is that breastfeeding advocates and health officials might learn from this; that they might take a step back and reassess the way they are promoting something that should be a basic human right as a medical necessity. But at the very least, I hope this will be a cautionary tale for those of us who strive for critical thinking to remain skeptical of absolutism, in both science and in life.


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The final chick for Taronga Zoo's 2013-2014 Little Penguin breeding season is in our crèche learning to hand feed, making a total of 20 for the season!
Little Penguin chicks are fully-fledged at eight weeks of age. At this stage, in the wild, they would be abandoned by their parents and rely on natural instincts to make their way to the water and find food.
At the zoo, where most of the food comes from keepers' hands, they are removed from the burrow at five weeks of age and moved to the 'penguin crèche'.
Here they spend three weeks learning to hand-feed and are conditioned to come to a bell, which is rung to alert the birds to each feed and its location.
Years of experience has shown this is the perfect age to start the training process, so the chicks can return to the colony and feed successfully when fully fledged.
Little Penguins bred at Taronga Zoo are a key contributor to the international breeding and research programs, which ensure an insurance population and increases our knowledge of penguin behaviour and biology.
- Marine Keeper, Stephen Dalleywater

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Hi Everyone!
I have added 5 more National Archives Research Aids PDF documents to the National Archives Research Aids Page at the top of the home page.
These documents were presented to me by Kathryn Barrett our genealogy program speaker for May 2012.
The 5 titles that were added are:
- Civil War Era Research Using Archival Records
- Locating Missing Persons, Veterans, and Records of Adoptions/Birth Parents
- Military and Naval Service and Veterans Pensions: Selected Microfilmed Records
- Selective Service Records Request Form for Year of Birth Prior to 1960
- Using Original Records of Military and Naval Agencies for Family History Research
I initially posted 22 documents when I created the original National Archives Research Aids page. With these 5 additional documents, there are now 27 total PDF documents on the page for you to browse through and use in your research.
I again want to thank Kathryn Barrett for providing me with paper copies of all of these NARA documents to assist genealogists in their research quests.
Enjoy the additional aids.
Tony Kierna
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Schaumburg Township District Library


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(Phoenix, Ariz. - June 16, 2010) The Arizona Attorney General's Office and the Arizona Department of Gaming today announced a joint operation combating the proliferation of illegal gambling machines. A task force of agents and investigators from both offices seized more than 70 gambling machines known as Coin-Pushers at 57 metro Phoenix locations.
The Arizona Department of Liquor and the Arizona Department of Public Safety actively assisted in the operation.
Coin-Pushers are machines into which a player inserts a coin(s), usually quarters, in an attempt to have a "pusher" (a moving part within the machine) push other coins, tokens, jewelry, and currency of various denominations off a shelf and into a collection bin for retrieval. Players are not guaranteed a return for their money, and any return depends on chance.
Most of the seized Coin-Pushers have been in operation since January 2010, and public complaints alerted officials. Affidavits filed in support of search and seizure warrants have estimated $200,000 in illegal gambling revenue generated by the machines in the past five months.
The affidavits explained that in addition to being illegal gambling devices, the machines are a fraud because they contain hidden compartments into which many coins fall without becoming available to the player, giving a false impression of the chances of getting more value than the cost of playing.
"These devices are a fraud on the public," Attorney General Terry Goddard said. "They are built cleverly to deceive the player into thinking that coins or other valuables are about to fall into the collection bin as winnings, but players can't see how they really work."
Distribution, installation and collection of revenue generated from the Coin-Pushers are violations of numerous criminal offenses that include promotion of gambling; fraud, money laundering, benefiting from gambling, and possession of a gambling device.
"Protecting our communities from illegal gambling operations is a priority," said Mark Brnovich, director of the Arizona Department of Gaming. "We take complaints of such activity very seriously."
The department's investigation is ongoing.
Assistant Attorney General Barton Fears is prosecuting this case.
For more information, contact Press Secretary Molly Edwards at 602.542.8019.


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Tired of having to click on a game link to see its settings (map name, play type, spoils, etc.) and players?
What does it do?
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On the SitePoint PHP blog Bruno Skvorc has posted a guide to what's new in PHP 5.6, the upcoming release of the language.
It's been a while since the release of PHP 5.4, and new versions have been coming out faster and faster ever since. When 5.5 hit and introduced some unexpectedly great features, the PHP community breathed a sigh of relief and regained hope of a more dedicated, structured and smart core development. Whether or not we'll actually get this remains to be seen, but the future does indeed look promising, especially if one looks at the PHP 5.6 changes made so far.
He goes through the list of things (so far) that will be in the upcoming release:
- MIME types in the CLI web server
- Internal Operator Overloading
- Uploads of over 2GB are now accepted
- POST data memory usage decreased
- Improved syntax for variadic functions
- Constant Scalar Expressions
- PHPDBG bundled by default
- Zip improved
- Importing namespaced functions
Each item on the list comes with either some sample code to show its use or a brief explanation of the features it adds or updates.


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BLK DNM is available in select global retailers in more than 30 countries, in addition to a BLK DNM store in NYC and Stockholm.


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Philadelphia improvised theater company Figment Theater will be holding auditions for their production of Slasher: An Improvised Homage to Horror Films of the 70s & 80s, running October 17-27, 2013. Auditions will be held by appointment only on June 1-2 and may be reserved by emailing contact information, availability and headshot/resume (if available) to: email@example.com. More about Slasher from Figment's website:
This October, Figment pays homage to campy horror classics with freshly created slasher stories – complete with homicidal maniacs, unwitting victims and buckets upon buckets of fake blood!
Throughout four months of rehearsal, the cast will explore the themes and characteristics that have defined horror films, delving deep into the elements that shaped the classic slasher subgenre that saw incredible success in the 70s and 80s. Although the show will play up the now campy storylines and special effects for maximum humor, auditioners are warned that the inspirational source material as well as the work produced on stage will contain elements of gore, terror, sexuality and language that many not be suitable or comfortable for all. Please use your own discretion as to whether you'll be able to handle the viewing research required for all cast members.
All performance positions are non-paid, non-equity. Figment Theater is Equal Opportunity, and encourages all performers to audition regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, sex, religion, disability or age.
For more information on Figment Theater and their upcoming shows and events visit figmenttheater.org.


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Serena faces Azarenka in Qatar Open final
Serena Williams celebrated her recapture of the world number one ranking with her best performance of the year in a 6-3, 6-2 trouncing of Maria Sharapova to reach the Qatar Open final on Saturday.
Spectacularly heavy hitting carried the 15-time Grand Slam title-winner into Sunday's final against top seed and defending champion Victoria Azarenka.
Saturday's defeat for French Open champion Sharapova was the Russian's first in Doha where she had won the title in both her previous appearances.
Williams showed few signs of the back and ankle injuries or of the cold which had been bothering her, and it was as if regaining the top spot, as she will on Monday, had removed the shackles from her mind and body.
It also earned Williams a final against Australian Open winner Azarenka and gives her a chance to prove she is indeed better than an opponent who will hold the top spot for just one more day.
Williams' standard was a revelation.
Gone was the heavy movement which weighed her down during her narrow escape against Petra Kvitova in Friday's quarter-finals, and in its place was dynamic early ball hitting to follow up the best serve in the women's game.
The 31-year-old, who will be chasing a 48th career title on Sunday, also served far better than previously this week, and once Sharapova had delivered a double fault to drop serve in the sixth game Williams got on top and never looked back.Victoria Azarenka
"Maria always plays well and consistently and I am just trying to be consistent as well," said Williams, who will become the oldest woman to hold the top ranking on Monday.
Securing the number one ranking the day before "definitely took the pressure off," Williams admitted.
"It was definitely the best I played here. I had to play better. I'm playing a player that's very consistent, doesn't lose often, just usually in finals and semis. So I had to be on my game today".
Sharapova has now lost 10 successive times to the American.
"Once she got the break, she served it out quite well. She's a very physical player, and you have to create something. She generates a lot of power, whether it's a hard ball or not so much, she does a really good job of that," said Sharapova.
Azarenka, the only leading player in the world who remains unbeaten this year, also looked impressive, achieving her 13th successive win of 2013.
The top-seeded Belarusian did that with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, a thumping result against the fourth best player in the world and one which might lead to back-to-back defence of titles.
Azarenka successfully defended the Australian Open last month.
"I've grown up a little bit," said Azarenka. "It's maturity and a little more experience. The beginning of last year was a kick start for me to find more rhythm and step up my game.
"I also love it here (in Doha) and it feels like home, so I am glad I am in the final again."


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August 07, 2014
LAWT News Service
Hundreds of residents from the West Adams neighborhoods around Benny Potter Memorial Park enthusiastically helped launch Council President Herb Wesson's annual free summer "Movies in the Park" series with the movie "Despicable Me 2."
"Going to the movies can be expensive for many families these days," said Wesson. "Our goal is to provide an opportunity for families to visit with their neighbors and enjoy a summer night under the stars."
While residents enjoyed the sounds of Pharrell Williams's "Happy" song from the film, they also enjoyed hot dogs, popcorn candy for the kids, and an array of prizes that are raffled off prior to viewing the movies, all provided free of charge.
Joining Wesson was State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. Elected statewide to oversee California's public education system, Torlakson has been meeting with community resident to hear their concerns about public education.
Wesson's community partners this year in sponsoring the series include the Department of Recreation and Parks, Community Build, Inc., the West Adams Neighborhood Council, United Neighbors Neighborhood Council, Olympic Park Neighborhood Association and the South Robertson Neighborhood Association.
The next "Movies in the Park" event will feature the animated movie "Cinderella," and will be held at Queen Anne Park, 1240 West Boulevard. All are welcome to attend, Wesson said.


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LOS ANGELES — Sheriff's deputies Tuesday sought a tagger who uses the moniker "RUETS" for his alleged role in vandalizing several trains, busses and other public property, officials said.
Thomas Benson, 28, a.k.a. "RUETS" allegedly belongs to several tagging crews including AL (At Large), PDB (Pros Don't Boast) and ND (North East). He may also belong to a group known as Mad Society Kings, sheriff's deputy Michael Thibodeaux said in a statement.
"MSK is a tagging crew that we know to have ties to several other crews here in L.A., including those that Benson is a part of," said Thibodeaux, "We believe a tagger, Jason Williams, who uses the tagger moniker REVOK, is a leading figure in the MSK crew."
In April Williams was convicted and sentenced to 180 days in jail after a judge found that he had violated the terms of his probation in a previous vandalism conviction. He was found to have violated his probation on a misdemeanor vandalism charge by failing to pay adequate restitution to his victims, officials said.
Williams was arrested by deputies with the Sheriff's Metro Transit Services Bureau Special Problems Unit prior to his April conviction.
"These taggers are not misguided kids," Detective Sergeant Ron Marquez said in a prepared statement, "These suspects are in their 20s and 30s. They are adults who pass themselves off as artists, when in reality, they're criminals who commit vandalism crimes that cost property owners and taxpayers a lot of money to clean up."
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During a recent customer visit with a strategic customer, I had the pleasure of solving a challenge on the spot. Nothing is better as a software solution provider than to have a customer articulate a critical need and be able to say, "We have an answer for that!"
To better understand this customer's technology needs for project communication, I sat and talked with them about their challenges, noting all of their wish list items. As it happens, this customer works on some of the most amazing skyscraper projects around the globe and manages pretty much all of it from their Manhattan office. It's impressive to say the least but it makes communicating across departments, offices and jobsites challenging. One challenge in particular related to managing PDF drawing sets.
The challenge was this: in order to make PDF drawings more consumable in the field on mobile devices, they split all of their PDF drawings into separate files. This was the perfect solution. They were able to easily pull up specific sheets while on the go, getting to the information they needed, quickly. However, for the workers back in the office, this was creating a navigation nightmare. They were forced to open up entire drawings sets, one PDF at a time. And viewing it as a complete set again meant a very manual combining process. They were losing valuable time and had to find a better solution.
I swore them to secrecy and then informed them that I may have just the solution they're looking for. As it turns out, we had just implemented a new feature called "Sets" which was about 2 weeks away from being released. Knowing that this challenge was not unique to this firm, we'd been looking for an innovative way to solve this for the construction industry as a whole.
The solution came to us after we looked at the problem from a different angle. We determined our customers' didn't necessarily have a PDF management issue but rather a visualization/navigation issue. What if you could leave each separate file in its saved location but simply multi-select them and create a Set which you could then view again as one file? This way you have the best of both worlds for the guy in the field and the guy in back in the office or jobsite trailer. And not only that but what if you could organize each drawing set so that the most current addendum was always on top? You could share the set, print the set or even recombine the set.
I explained this feature to the client and they sat, eyes wide, listening to every word. And when I finished they sat dumbfounded for a second, only to say, "Can you go through that again? I'm not sure I heard you right." Yeah, that was a great feeling… to make a wish come true on the spot. Sometimes in order to solve a challenge, you simply need walk around the problem and look at it from different angles. What are some of your most perplexing challenges? Who do you work with to solve these challenges? You never know, depending on whom you're working with, your wishes could come true!


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The B.C. NDP could win up to five times as many seats as the B.C. Liberals if current polling numbers hold, according to an online seat prediction tool created by The Vancouver Sun.
Based on the most recent Angus Reid poll — which had the NDP at 45 per cent and the Liberals at 31 per cent — the tool predicts NDP leader Adrian Dix and his party would win 60 of the Legislature's 85 seats.
In comparison, the Liberals would take just 23 seats and lose leader Christy Clark's seat in Vancouver-Point Grey. Independent candidates would take two seats.
And the situation for the Liberals looks even more dire if one uses figures from the Justason poll released just before the TV debate, which had the NDP at 49 per cent and the Liberals at 27.
Using those figures, the tool predicts the NDP winning a whopping 70 seats and the Liberals just 12, with another two for independent candidates and one for the Greens.
While simple, The Sun's seat prediction tool does give some indication of how shifts in the popular vote could translate into seats in the Legislature.
And it suggests that, at their current low polling numbers, the Liberals are dangerously near a tipping point that, if they fall much further, could translate into a disastrous showing on May 14.
For example, the tool suggests that a relatively small drop in the Liberals' share of the popular vote, from 31 per cent to 26 per cent, could translate into a drop in their seat total from 23 to just eight.
The tool illustrates how the NDP's vote is more "efficient" than the Liberals' because NDP candidates tend to win their seats by narrower margins.
For example, the tool suggests that if the NDP and Liberals were tied on May 14 with 40 per cent of the vote each, the NDP would still narrowly win the election, 43 seats to 40.
The tool also suggests the Greens and Conservatives need to dramatically increase their share of the vote — to 25 per cent or more, from their current 10 per cent — if they hope to win more than a seat or two.
The Sun's online seat prediction tool is based on a relatively simple formula that predicts riding-by-riding results based on each party's share of the popular vote and the parties' vote totals in the 2009 provincial election.
For example, if you predict the Green party will win 10 per cent of the vote on May 14 — 25 per cent more than the 8 per cent they took in 2009 — the tool estimates the Greens' vote total will increase by 25 per cent in all 85 ridings. However, if a party isn't running a candidate in a riding, their total will remain zero no matter what their overall share of the popular vote is.
The tool does not take into account local factors that could affect the vote in a particular riding, such as whether an incumbent is running or if a party has a star candidate.
The tool required some special calculations for the Conservative party, because it only ran 24 candidates in the 2009 election, compared to the 60 candidates they have this year. Predicting the party's showing based simply on its 2009 results would overstate their chances in those ridings where they ran a candidate in 2009 and understate their chances in those ridings where they didn't.
To adjust for this, in those ridings where the Conservatives didn't have a candidate in 2009 but do have one in 2013, the tool assumes a 2009 vote total of seven per cent, the average share of the vote the Conservatives received in ridings where they did run a candidate in 2009.
The seat prediction tool is available online at vancouversun.com. Readers can enter different vote-share scenarios and see how they might translate into seats won, as well as see which party is predicted to win in each specific riding.
The website also features an interactive map showing all of the places Dix and Clark have stopped so far during their leadership tours.


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The loan is offered at an annual interest rate of 0.3% over 40 years. Scheduled for completion in 2015, the facility will be the country's biggest wind power plant to date, generating around 1% of Egypt's total electricity production, thanks to strong, steady winds averaging more than 10 m/s.
All being well, the facility will earn extra revenue by selling emissions reduction certificates under the Clean Development Mechanism, the UN's carbon offset scheme.
Egypt aims to generate 12% of its electricity from wind energy by 2020, equivalent to 7.2GW. So far it has 430MW turning at Zafarana, 120MW of which was also built with Japanese assistance.


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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
Robert Pattinson can only play G and C chords on a guitar. So it's a good thing he ran into Brad Paisley at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville. The Twilight actor was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon recently (the same night Carrie Underwood was on) and talked about spending time in the special room upstairs ("where everything's a quarter of a million dollars") in the famous guitar shop. "There was a guy there in a baseball cap and he was just playing guitars," Pattinson recalled. "And he was kinda one of those guitar-shop people who just seem really impressive, but he just seemed like a normal guy and was really sweet." But still, Pattinson had no idea who Paisley was. "Every single time I touched a guitar they (the employees) were like, 'Do you want this guy to just play it?'" Even on Fallon's show, the British-born actor had to think about who that guitar hero was. "What was his name? Who is like the most famous country guitarist?" Obviously, that man upstairs was Paisley. Pattinson ended up buying a couple of instruments that day. And what did he think of Nashville? "For the hour I was there, it seemed very lovely," he said.


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South Boston Speedway - Where's Our Economic Bail Out?
When Times Are Tough, The Tough Go Racing!
A few months back I wrote about how the local short track had everything to gain this year because of the current economic crisis. But what about the local short-track racer? What is he or she supposed to do during these times to make ends meet? I've said it more than once that racers will find a way to race, but sometimes, is showing up at the racetrack the best decision for your race team?
I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Larry McReynolds and Dennis Huth at the legendary South Boston Speedway last fall where Larry had introduced Dennis and me to his son, Brandon. The talk came around to the state of the economy and the local short tracks. This is where Larry made a statement that will always stick with me as long as I live. He said, "I won't rob food off of my dinner table just so my son can go racing." He wasn't saying that he wouldn't make sacrifices; he was saying he understood that he had an obligation to provide for his family and if that meant that his son sat out a couple of races then so be it.
Everyone who races understands the sacrifices that have to be made to compete. It takes time, money, a lot of help, and sometimes a little luck to run up front. But ultimately the first two-time and money-are what keep people from running up front on a consistent basis. During the off-season we showed how to start early on your car and how to get it ready for the first race of the year. It's that time of year when you should be able to spend time working on your car and saving money for the grueling season ahead.
This economy has all of us pinching every penny even tighter; but strong, early season car counts at many tracks are showing that racers are still racing. However, that may not be the case everywhere. If you're barely scraping by financially. and it's affecting your ability to compete at the track to your satisfaction, you need to pick and choose your battles. Trust me, our team that competes in the USARacing Pro Cup Series is in that very same boat. It seems like it's always extremely close, money-wise, when it comes to whether or not we can make it to each race. We understand that we have to pick our battles so that we can compete each week. For instance, right now we're preparing for our second race of the year at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Most teams we compete against will buy a set of tires for practice and then two sets for the race. However, we have a set of tires left over from last week's Concord race that has close to 50 laps on them. Well, in order to save money, we're going to practice on our set of 50-lap old tires instead of purchasing a new set. Our name may not be as high up on the practice sheets but we'll have saved $800 by doing so.
Even with money saving approaches, like the one I just described, it's a distinct possibility that we might have to miss a race this year. If we do, it'll be because it's the best thing for our team. And you can bet that we'll choose based on the least impact to the points while maximizing the amount of money saved
So pick and choose your battles and remember nothing else matters at the racetrack except how you finish the race. If you have to show up in a smaller trailer and an older tow vehicle, and have only two or three people helping you so that you can get to get to the track, just bear in mind that it won't matter much when you're pushing your car back after tech with the winner's trophy in the driver seat. You might just come away looking like the wisest racer there that night!


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Former Pakistan Leader is Boe Forum Speaker
Pervez Musharraf, former President of Pakistan, is the speaker for the 2009 Boe Forum on Public Affairs, according to Dr. Harry Thompson, Interim Director of The Center for Western Studies at Augustana College.
Invitation to join Augustana's College-Community Orchestra
The Augustana College-Community Orchestra is accepting members for the 2009-2010 season. Rehearsals are held Sunday nights from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Humanities Center on campus, starting September 13.
Augustana Receives High Rankings from U.S. News & World Report
Augustana is ranked high in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges. Highlights of the college rankings will be published in the September issue.
Professor Emeritus Dr. Duane Matz Passes Away at 72
Dr. Duane Matz, 72, who taught history at Augustana College for 30 years, died Monday, August 17, in Minneapolis, Minn. A memorial service will be held in Sioux Falls at a later date.
Athletic Director Gives Argus Leader Tour of New Stadium
Follow Augustana Athletic Director Bill Gross as he gives the Argus Leader an inside look at the new Kirkeby-Over Stadium. The stadium will be ready for the Vikings' home opener September 5 against Emporia State.
KELO-TV Features Director on 'Financial Aid in Tough Times'
Brenda Murtha, Augustana Director of Financial Aid, discussed opportunities for prospective and current students who are hurting due to parents facing job losses or a decrease in income during KELO-TV's Money Matters.
Augustana's Writer-in-Residence recipient of Bush Grant
Dr. Patrick Hicks, Associate Professor of English/Journalism, is one of only ten artists chosen from North and South Dakota as a recipient of the 2009 Dakota Creative Connections (DCC) Grant from the Bush Foundation.
VP for Student Services Talks with KSFY on H1N1 Flu Preparations
Jim Bies, Vice President for Student Services and Dean of Students, addresses the threat of the H1N1 flu and how Augustana is preparing to keep students safe and healthy during the upcoming academic year.
Argus Leader: Father and Son Alumni are "First Family of Area Triathlon"
Triathlon enthusiast Howard Bich, a 1962 Augustana graduate, picked up the sport 15 years ago after his son, Brian Bich, class of 1989, got involved. Brian is the reigning USA Triathlon Master Triathlete of the Year.
Augustana FRIENDSLink Now an Agency of Sioux Empire United Way
Augustana FRIENDSLink provides young adults with disabilities opportunities for continuing educational and social growth. Until now, the program has been supported by a United Way Community Impact Grant and other assorted grants.


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What does a megastar like Carrie Underwood get her famous hockey husband, Mike Fisher, for Christmas? He tells her "nothing, unless it has a motor."
Carrie took a few minutes backstage during a stop on her Blown Away Tour in Detroit last week to talk with 99.5 WYCD's morning show producer Steve Grunwald. During the interview she explained that she's already bought him a tractor and a four-wheeler and for a wedding present; she also gave him a car, so, she says, "I'm out of things. I wouldn't know what else with a motor to get him."
Guess the guy is out of luck?
Since Mr. Underwood is currently not working due to the NHL lockout, perhaps she could buy him other types of motorized things, such as a food processor, a weed whacker, or maybe even a riding lawn mower. That would certainly help with his honey-do list.
Which might also serve to ease Carrie's mind a bit. As she explained, she planned her current tour to coincide with the NHL season, when Mike would be gone most of the time. The lockout, though, messed this plan up. Now, instead of playing hockey, Mike is at home doing….well, not a whole lot, according to Carrie. She says she'll call him from the road and say, "'What'd you do today?' and he'll be like, 'I worked out, I played golf.' Ohhh, must be nice."
Would Mike play in Europe? Carrie tells us that he did that during a previous lockout years ago, and hesitantly she recalls "Switzerland, I think?" He most likely wouldn't do that now, though, because as she says he's "kind of an older player," even at age 31. "That's like 50 in hockey years."
With their conflicting schedules, where will the busy couple spend Christmas? "Depends on his schedule," says Carrie. Often, she explains, "they play right before and after [Christmas], literally the 24th and 26th, so last year was spent in Canada with his family."
Carrie's schedule keeps her on tour through December 22, and she admits that she is kinda hoping to go home to Oklahoma and spend this Christmas with her family.
The very successful Blown Away Tour (see photos) continues into December and then picks back up again in February. Regarding the tour so far, Carrie states that she's "been really blessed this year, so proud of the album, the tour is going well, and [opening act] Hunter [Hayes] is great."
"He's definitely got the young lady demo covered," Carrie continues. "You can tell there are definitely people in the audience that are here to see Hunter, and stick around to see me, 'cause they already bought the ticket."
Watch the full Carrie Underwood interview on WYCD to also find out what Carrie and her "loner" friends ate for Thanksgiving dinner, what she does on the bus when she can't sleep, and who else she fills a stocking for.
Underwood's latest single is "Two Black Cadillacs," a song she admits is dark but "juicy."
– Nanci Haskin, 99.5 WYCD/Detroit


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Today, we welcomed a new member to our staff, Stephanie Bloyd, our new senior associate editor. We're trying not to overwhelm her too much today with information. You know how that goes on your first day at a new job, right?
Stephanie has a good background in print and online journalism. She had the great taste to go to the University of Kansas (go Jayhawks!), where she earned a journalism degree. She's worked for several magazines, including Mother Earth News and some food magazines at Sosland Publishing. Her reporting, writing and online experience will be valuable to the magazine/Web site and to our readers.
Stephanie will cover part of the for-profit sector (franchised clubs) as well as the military and university beats. So if you have news in those areas, feel free to contact her at [email protected]


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NEW YORK >> Marian Gaborik slipped effortlessly into the Kings' lineup after a March 5 trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets. He clicked almost instantly with center Anze Kopitar and began producing at nearly a point-per-game pace.
Gaborik scored 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in 19 regular-season games and he had 21 points in the postseason, including a playoff-leading 13 goals, in 24 contests before the Kings faced the New York Rangers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday.
Now the question is how quickly will the Kings move to re-sign the 32-year-old Slovakian?
The price could be steep since Gaborik's last contract, a five-year deal he signed with the Rangers before the 2009-10 season, paid him an average of $7.5 million per season.
Gaborik certainly has proved to be worth every penny of a pro-rated deal that required Columbus to pick up 50 percent of his salary for the final quarter of 2013-14 after Kings general manager Dean Lombardi acquired him for Matt Frattin and two draft picks at the deadline.
"You want to be a complete army," Lombardi said.
The Kings needed scoring. Desperately.
They went into the playoffs as the lowest-scoring team of the 16 postseason qualifiers, averaging a meager total of 2.42. Thanks in part to Gaborik, they upped their average to a playoff-leading 3.50 going into Game 4 of the Final at Madison Square Garden.
Best of all, as far as the Kings are concerned, Gaborik and Kopitar have formed the dynamic scoring combination that was glaringly absent in what was a popgun offense before the trade. They have played together since Gaborik joined the team for a March 6 game against Winnipeg.
"Darryl stuck with us every since he got with us," Kopitar said, referring to Kings coach Darryl Sutter. "It is a process, but it seemed like we clicked fairly good and fairly fast. Now it's time to really bring it, obviously. He's a big-time player.
"I'm sure it's hard to come to a different team with different systems and different styles of play. You have to fit in really quick, and I just think everybody helping him out, you try to be in his ear, but at the same time you kind of want to lay off and have him do his thing.
"I think he's done a really good job."
King of controversy
Dwight King isn't fretting over his controversial goal in Game 2. It certainly looked like he interfered with Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist but no call was made. He saw the replay once in the locker room and hasn't watched it since.
"Once the goal stood we moved on from that game," King said. "Obviously with the playoffs, it's a pretty rapid schedule. You do try to move on and focus on the next one."
That was difficult as the Rangers were talking about it seemingly for two days and weren't happy about the no-call.
King wasn't worried about the noise.
"Nothing is going to come over it," King said. "Nothing to stress over or think about it. The call was made. Once it stands, it stands. There's nothing to talk about."
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SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/KABB) - Doo doo doo doo doo you like the children's song "Baby Shark?"
Because you are not alone. Billboard ranked the children's song at No. 32 in its Top 100 hits. Additionally, the song has become a popular meme and many people are taking part in the "Baby Shark Challenge."
For those not familiar, "Baby Shark" is a participatory children's song, where listeners are encouraged to mimic the movements of a shark (from the eponymous youngest to oldest member of the shark family) by moving their hands arms back and forth, to simulate biting.
The song's exact origins date back decades, but was recreated in 2016 by Pinkfong, a South Korea-based educational brand. Their version of the song and music video has been the basis for the track's meme status. The so-called "Baby Shark Challenge" has listeners dancing along to the song and following its commands. Parents and children are taking heed to this challenge with social media services, such as the app TikTok.


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Updated at 8:10 p.m. ET: Two people were fatally shot and one was wounded Sunday morning at a Veterans of Foreign Wars lodge where motorcyclists had gathered for a charity ride to raise money for injured bikers, WESH.com reported.
The shooting occurred around 10:40 a.m. at the VFW Post 5405 in Winter Springs, Fla., about 15 miles northeast of Orlando. Police say the investigation remains in the early stages and that they believe they have the shooter in custody.
Police also believe that the three victims are members of the motorcycle club coordinating the charity ride and that a confrontation took place in the parking lot before it moved inside.
Riders were finishing breakfast, about to embark on the charity ride, when armed men came in and started shooting, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
According to the Sentinel, police evacuated those in the building to a nearby senior center. They also detained several people and confiscated many weapons.
Lt. Doug Seely, a Winter Springs police spokesman, told the newspaper all three victims appeared to be motorcycle-club members.
"We have a lot of crime scene…" Seely said, according to the Sentinel. "We have a lot of people detained and a lot of weapons detained, and we're ascertaining what matches what."
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Starting to talk in a nice calm voice they talked about random stories of their past to get me involved in the conversation. The words I wanted very much to hear, but scared to death to hear, then finally breached their lips. The words that made me think into the future through the good and the bad. I was going to be a big brother.
They decided not to tell me till three months after they knew, to make sure the baby was healthy. It was.
After finding out that it was going to be a boy, we scratched Lulu Louisiana off the list of names. Still not sure, we came up with about four names that could suit the little boy. Several months later I was holding my mom's Rolex, timing how long it was for the next contraction to start, then stop. Something that they will never drop for the rest of our lives happened that day…I broke the beautiful Rolex (sorry) running up the stairs while my mom was having contractions.
More importantly, my little brother was born that day. I didn't know if I should be excited or not. Is all the attention off me now?, I thought to myself. Shocked that there was another living being in the house I was scared what the rest of my childhood life would be like.
Coming home from the hospital, eating his first solid food, saying his first word, taking his first step, losing his first tooth - these are all mile markers in a little one's life. There could also be bad mile markers. Breaking a first bone, getting in his first fight, having to go in and out of a hospital for over a year. These are bad mile markers, but they are mile markers.
Having a brother that is nine years younger than you but still looks at you as if you are his age is one of the best feelings ever. 'Grady, can we please play some football on your bed? It's so fun. Or even some cabbage ball maybe, I just want to play.'
Hearing those words makes me feel important and a big influence. Sometimes I could be a bad influence but I try not to…. It's hard. Having a little buddy running by my side everywhere I go is amazing.
This all started May 17 2008, getting reading to go to Malo for an exciting night in the upstairs party room for Jeff's birthday dinner.
'Jo Ann! Come here!' Jeff screamed from the bathroom. 'What is this on Pablo's right side?'
'I don't know,' she responded. 'Should we take him to the doctor?'
Jeff and Pablo were in the tub when the 'bump' was discovered for the first time. After almost falling through a hole in the floor at Malo, it was decided that Pablo was to go to the hospital. I went home with Polly and sat by the phone. After many hours in the late hours of the night my mom called with a tone in her voice that sent shivers down my back when I heard her first word. She said Pablo has a tumor and...I didn't hear the rest. I threw the phone into the pillows and picked up my backpack in an attempt to swing it over my head and slam it onto my bed. Since gravity exists, the bag hit my head and made me five times more mad.
Needed to talk to somebody just to let it all out. I called my best friend, who I've known since kindergarten, Julio. I vented out to him over the phone in the backyard for almost an hour. I went inside and just cried and all these memories came through my head and made me cry more. I finally cried myself to sleep and that life-altering day came to an end for me.
Planning out the next six months of chemotherapy I didn't know what to think. Were those days of having fun over? Was I going to be lonely again? Was he going to be laid up in a bed? NO, NO and NO. There were some minor schedule setbacks in the FBF league (Fun Bedroom Football) but the games still continued. Until he wasn't allowed to play rough any more. The letters FBF stood no more. Pablo still came into my room trying to resurface the league but every time we got caught by the higher authority of the parents.
After some setbacks and some horrible news and some extremely good news then some more bad news and some good news and then some bad news and some ok news, at some point the good news comes in less often and with less impact. Then what? You're out of options? Feeling hopeless? Feeling like you can do more but don't know what to do? YES, YES and YES.
That is what is going on right now. The questions What does that mean? What now? And just plain out, Why? are running through our heads at every moment. We are trying to think.
Nothing but blanks are coming up. I don't know what to say. I never thought this far ahead into the future when the idea of having a little brother came into play. 90% of the time I'm with Pablo I'm smiling. In the last year 60% of the time I talk about Pablo I'm smiling.
I love the little boy so much and I hope this pain goes away.


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The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a four-year listing of planned highway, bridge, transit, aviation, rail, and multi-modal projects. The TIP, which makes up the first four years of Pennsylvania's Twelve Year Program, is formally updated every two years. The TIP contains project-specific information and is fiscally constrained, i.e., cannot include projects the cost for which exceeds funding identified as being available by the Department of Transportation. The TIP is a living document that is continuously revised and amended as needed, per procedures agreed upon in a formal Memorandum of Understanding between the Southern Alleghenies Rural Planning Organization (RPO), the local human services transportation providers, and PennDOT.
The TIP is developed in cooperation with the four rural counties of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset, PennDOT District 9-0, PennDOT Central Office, and SAP&DC. The Southern Alleghenies RPO prioritizes, reviews, and approves the final TIP. The current FY 2017-2020 TIP went into effect on October 1, 2016.
A map of the Southern Alleghenies TIP can be viewed here.
A map of STIP projects can be viewed on the TIP Visualization Website.
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes a set of procedures to be used in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for processing revisions to the 2017-2020 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
As a PennDOT Planning Partner, Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) is required to follow federal Environmental Justice (EJ) mandates for transportation planning and programming.
An outline of standard procedures for public involvement in the transportation planning process.
SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (SAP&DC) RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION (RPO) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Revised May 2014


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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Blue collar cottage: Practical and affordable in Woolen Mills
Address: 1409 Short 18th Street
Neighborhood: Woolen Mills
Asking: $209,900
Assessment: $156,000
Year Built: 1961
Size: 835 fin. sq. ft.
Land: 0.17 acres
Agent: Roger Voisinet, RE/MAX Realty Specialists 434-981-1076
Curb Appeal: 7 out of 10
In 2006, the current owner purchased this house for its dog-friendly fencing, Rivanna Trail access, and country-in-the-city feel. Three years later, these are still the property's best features.
Located on a one-way side street near Meade Park, this petite blue place is smaller than its neighbors, with a little dirt under its fingernails. The house wasn't built based on consumer studies or focus group feedback. It's a simple, cozy, low-maintenance place with enough room for a couple to spread out without stepping on each other's toes.
A white picket fence frames a small front porch leading to a comfortable living/dining room with sage walls, knotty pine flooring, and a low seven-foot ceiling. Oddly enough, the kitchen is stuffed into a nook off this room, adjacent to the porch. Another unusual feature is a narrow strip of grey tile— about three feet wide— paralleling the kitchen countertops. It's an odd offshoot of the knotty pine, and the tile might make more sense— and set the kitchen apart from the dining space— if it covered more area.
The kitchen's color scheme— white, black, and grey— works. It looks like the kitchen's been updated within the last five years, with a glass-top Frigidaire stove and elegant burnished grey hardware. It's small, but functional as long as owners don't need a pantry.
The house's sole bathroom, however, could use an update. While it's surprisingly spacious for such a compact home, the shower looks like it's been in place for a decade (or three). A quirky white-and-tan wall tile mosaic provides visual interest opposite the toilet; more conventional stone tiles cover the floor.
The house's three bedrooms are all about the same size. It would be easy to set one bedroom up as a master, one as a guest room, and one as a study. But with small closets and no basement or utility room, a storage-seeking owner may have to get creative. This is the kind of house for which under-bed storage bins were invented.
There is, however, a low-rise attic, but it's awkwardly accessed through a small square in the ceiling of a bedroom closet. That might be fine for Christmas ornaments, but we wouldn't want to climb up there more than twice a year.
The owner currently keeps the washer and dryer visible in the back bedroom; a closet rod strung up across that area could hold curtains to cordon off the laundry area.
The grassy backyard is pleasant, bordered by a 4-foot-high chain-link fence, with raised beds for gardening and a winter view of the Rivanna River through the trees. A rough trail leading down to the water joins up with the Rivanna Trail— easy access for running and off-leash dog walking (on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays ).
In addition to its park proximity, the house is exactly a mile to the Downtown Mall and just two blocks from fresh vegetables at the Meade Park farmer's market .
While prized by residents for its diversity, Woolen Mills does lack the tight-knit, urban walkability of upscaling neighbor Belmont. But as Charlottesvillians tightens their belts, the gritty, blue-color roots of Woolen Mills may become attractive to home buyers who enjoy paying both the mortgage and the grocery bill.
The yuppie recreational perks mean this house could be a starter home for an active single or young couple. At $209,000, it's an affordable place, albeit an astonishing 133 percent premium over the real estate assessment. But finding a move-in quality Charlottesville home on a quiet side street for under $250,000 is rare, even in these rough economic times. We give the place props for that alone.
Each week, a brave local seller invites the Hook to provide an impartial, warts-and-all look at their real estate listing. E-mail yours today!
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"At $209,000, it's an affordable place, albeit an astonishing 133 percent premium over the real estate assessment."
If that were correct, the price would be $363,480 on your reported assessed value of $156,000
On another topic, the attitude that since a shower has worked for 10 years that there is something wrong with it and it need replacement is exactly the sort of stupidity that has given us "these rough economic times."
If a "blue collar worker" got an FHA loan on this and put 3.5% down, that's about $7,100.
Then the monthly mortgage payment, plus City taxes, and private mortgage insurance, give this place a $1549.00 monthly payment.
That's not blue collar. That's Generation Y--the under 40's, a couple with two incomes.
This is the price a starter home should be. But this isn't a starter home, it's a place a single person lives instead of a condo.
Great example of how inflated/what's wrong with the Cville market!
And for more, check out the local realtor association's economic report:
Prices are coming down...just more slowly than in the rest of the state. But falling, and falling a lot.


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UPDATE: "Tentative" Deal Reached to End Chicago Teacher Strike
The Chicago Teachers Union strike will continue to at least Friday, completing a full week that public school students have been kept out of class.
However, there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel to end the city's first strike in 25 years.
Following another marathon day of negotiations, school board President Dave Vitale and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis emerged separately from the Hilton Chicago at around 1 a.m. Friday and said they were very close to a deal.
"We've got some number-crunching to do overnight and we'll be back here tomorrow to see if we can't finish this up hopefully tomorrow," he said. "I think we've got a general understanding of what we'd like to do if the numbers work."
Lewis said a House of Delegates meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. would go on as scheduled, as the only information those members have is what has been reported in the media.
She said she remained hopeful that students and teachers could return to class on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman Becky Carroll said the parties were "at the brink of getting all the key issues addressed.
Carroll said the main sticking points are still the evaluation system and the union's demands that laid-off teachers get top consideration for rehiring.
"We've made many modifications over the last several days to our proposal,'' Carroll said. "We feel that we're there. And at this point, it's in the CTU's hands to bring it to a close."
Under an old proposal, the union estimated that 6,000 teachers could lose their jobs within two years. A more recent offer included provisions that would protect tenured teachers from dismissal in the first year of the evaluations. It also altered categories that teachers can be rated on and added an appeals process. Additionally, evaluations could work on a graduated scale throughout the term of the contract, comprising from between 25 to 35 percent of a teacher's total score.
"There's a sense of urgency today,'' said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who stopped by the hotel where the negotiators were working Thursday and spoke to reporters. A day earlier, he said the two sides were talking past each other.
Ahead of morning negotiations, Lewis expressed hope the opposing sides could soon resolve their differences.
"Oh, I'm praying, praying, praying. I'm on my knees for that, please," Lewis said. "Yes, I'm hoping for Monday. That would be good for us."
That optimism followed a full day of negotiations Wednesday that had both Chicago School Board president David Vitale and Lewis leaving the talks with smiles on their faces.
"We had a very productive evening," Vitale said, "[There were] really good discussions and proposals on the most difficult issues that we face."
Thousands of teachers walked off the job Monday after months of negotiations failed to result in a new contract. It's the city's first teacher strike since October 1987.
As teachers plan for another day on the picket lines, CPS extended the hours at its 147 strike-designated "Children First" sites beginning Thursday.
NBC Chicago has an array of reporters and producers covering the Chicago teacher strike. Check our live blog for continuous coverage and updates throughout the strike.


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Book a flight to Thiruvananthapuram with Qatar Airways
It is Book a flight to Thiruvananthapuram with Qatar Airways, and enjoy the delights of one of southern India's great historic cities.more than a millennium old, and its name means "town of Lord Anantha", who was a celestial serpent.
But Thiruvananthapuram, described by Gandhi as India's "Evergreen City", also has an illustrious commercial heritage, and was once a major trading post for sandalwood and ivory. Today the city is a hub for science and technology, besides occupying a beautiful spot on India's Arabian Sea coast.
Thiruvananthapuram highlights
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and its tranquil Padmatheertham Pond; the stunning Padmanabhapuram Palace, museums, beaches and zoos – welcome to Thiruvananthapuram.
Tourist attractions
Begin your trip to Thiruvananthapuram with a visit to the iconic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, a complex of forts, museums and palaces around which the modern city was built. This major Vishnu shrine incorporates a mix of Tamil and Kerala architecture, and its landmark Padmatheertham Pond is a delight to stroll around in the evening.
No visit to Thiruvananthapuram is complete without seeing the magnificent Padmanabhapuram Palace. This rosewood and glass marvel was home to the Travancore royal family and contains many relics from the maharajas' rule.
Leisure activities
On your trip to Thiruvananthapuram, drop into the Indian Coffee House in Thampanoor, which has a fetching spiral design. Also check out the colourful dolls in the Chacha Nehru Children's Museum. For evening relaxation, head for Shanghumukham Beach to take in the magnificent sunset. There's a beautiful, giant mermaid sculpture here, and a restaurant shaped like a starfish.
For a spot of culture, Kerala Art College is housed in a sprawling old colonial building. As well as hosting regular exhibitions, it offers tours of the workshops, where you can see traditional Indian crafts.
A visit to the Zoological Park is also highly recommended. It was opened in 1843 and was India's first zoo.
There are lots of restaurants in Thiruvananthapuram that serve authentic South Indian food. Chinese, North Indian and continental food is also easy to find. If you're looking for something hot and spicy, try the puttu and mutton curry in outlets close to the East Fort. But be warned, the chefs make liberal use of some fairly robust chillies.
If the local fare is a little fiery for your palate, you can always try the many westernised snack bars and restaurants serving seafood, burgers and fried chicken. For traditional Arabian dishes, look out for authentic restaurants near the MLA hostel.
From on-the-go street food to fine dining, Thiruvananthapuram offers you the full range of South Indian cuisine. There are also high-end establishments in the city worth discovering.
If you're looking forward to shopping when you travel to Thiruvananthapuram's you can find the best shopping plazas and department stores around the East Fort area, where there are also numerous handicraft shops. Local wares include reasonably priced sandalwood, whitewood and rosewood statues.
If you are interested in textiles, the Fort area is renowned for its traditional clothing, and branded Western garments are also available. Haggling is perfectly acceptable, and indeed expected, especially when dealing with market vendors.
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My story may be different than most. I took Greek Prose Composition during my second B.A. I had previously a B.A with a minor in NT Greek from a Bible college. Then I went to the U of M (Minnesota) and got a major in classical Greek (and minor in Latin). I had courses reading Homer (Odyssey 1-3), Euripides (Medea), Aristophanes (Clouds, Wasps), Herodotus. I was reading the NT and LXX at the time off to the side. I was managing myself (no supervisor), at that point I took Greek prose composition.
I really did not feel adequate in composition. I had been trained in Koine, and after all that classical reading, was still an Attic beginner. I could read somewhat OK, but I had no composition skills at all. (My beginning Greek course used Sumner, and we did have to compose the English sentences, but that was the extent of my experience in composing.) At the U, we used Dennison's Greek Prose Style composition book. It was an overview, not something like Sedgwick. After that course, I never did any more composition at all...until 20 years later.
20 years later, after a hiatus, I got back into Greek. I quickly got back to the level I had been. (I did not even remember what a genitive absolute was - incredible.) Slowly I got involved in B-Greek. Then one day Randall Buth asked me to answer him in Greek -- totally intimidating and frightful. It took me about two hours to compose even the simplest of sentences to answer him. My answer was probably 10 words in length. So why was that? I could read the NT easy enough at that point, but I could not compose even one sentence in a quick response. At that point I started listening to Buth's audio and reading Epictetus and recording Greek passages.
I also started wanting to sing songs in Greek -- worship songs and hymns, and so I started composing - and then checking my composition (my phrases) against the phrases of the LXX and other Greek writings. Slowly I began to be able to write Greek. At the same time I began teaching a beginning Greek class, maybe 25% spoken Greek the second year -- but some Greek was better than no Greek. The next year, 50% spoken, and this year 80% spoken. After reading a lot of books on 2nd language acquisition, I'm more convinced than ever that a class needs to be 95% spoken in the second language.
Several years ago, myself and a couple of other Koine enthusiasts started Schole (ning.schole.com). Schole is an attempt to mirror those Latin enthusiasts at Ning.schola.com. We are not as purist as Schola, and allow comments in English. But what happens at Schole is that students of Koine start to communicate in Greek by writing or speaking. It may take several weeks or months to feel the least bit of confidence in composing, but the point, is that a person is trying to USE the language of the NT. Language was meant to be heard and spoken, not just read -- the written language always came second to the spoken and heard.
So I see the biggest questions in regard to composition as the following:
1) When should a student of ancient Greek begin to start composing?
2) How valuable are English to Greek exercises for the beginner?
3) Should a student start freestyle (as on Schole) or start in a formal program (e.g. using Sedgwick)?
4) How much reading experience is needed before a person starts to compose?
5) Is it possible to compose GOOD GREEK only knowing how to read the NT?
6) Does someone who wants to compose need a tutor who monitors his every written phrase?
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Like many, I did my Greek prose comp in graduate school. Our professor gave us English translations of various ancient texts, and had us retrovert them. Rarely were our translations outright wrong, bu they did differ widely, and usually reflected the Greek authors we had read the most...
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I came across this thread rather late, but I thought I'd mention that I've been attempting to answer Louis's questions in Greek at http://percipiolinguamgraecam.wordpress.com/. Mark L. has offered some thoughts there as well -- if anyone would like to join in, please feel free.
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The Washington Redskins might not suit up for their first regular-season game for another six weeks, but with training camp set to start Thursday, football fever is here. This year is the first time the Redskins will conduct training camp in Richmond, putting Hampton Roads fans closer to their favorite players. The $10 million facility is open to the public. Here is everything Redskins fans will need to know in preparation for training camp.
Getting there
The Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center is located behind the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond.
GPS Address: 2401 West Leigh Street, Richmond.
Parking: The City of Richmond will offer various parking locations during training camp. Parking at City Stadium in Carytown is $7, and will include shuttle service. All other locations are $5 and are within walking distance of the facility.
Admission: Free.
Concessions: Food and drinks will be for sale at the facility.
Schedule: Training camp runs Thursday-Aug. 16. The schedule is subject to change, particularly if there is inclement weather. See specifics below.
Autographs: Players and coaches will be available after practice to sign autographs.
Do: Bring lawn chairs and blankets to watch practice. Outside food and beverages are allowed.
Don't: No alcohol and illegal drugs, weapons, firearms, glass bottles, video cameras and animals (except for certified guide dogs assisting disabled guests) are allowed.
More information: redskins.com/trainingcamp
Tentative training champ schedule:
Thursday: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
Friday: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
July 27: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
July 28: No practice; players off
July 29: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
July 30: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
July 31: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
Aug. 1: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
Aug. 2: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
Aug. 3: Noon, Fan Appreciation Day
Aug. 4: No practice; players off
Aug. 5: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
Aug. 6: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
Aug. 7-9: No practice
Aug. 10: 1 p.m. practice
Aug. 11: No practice
Aug. 12: 10 a.m. walk through; 3:20 p.m. practice
Aug. 13: 12:40 p.m. practice
Aug. 14: 12:40 p.m. practice
Aug. 15: 12:40 p.m. practice
Aug. 16: 9:45 a.m. practice
Training center timeline
June 6, 2012: Gov. Bob McDonnell announces that the Redskins are moving training camp to Richmond in 2013. The Redskins had held training camp in Northern Virginia.
Nov. 26, 2012: Richmond City Council and Bon Secours agree to terms to fund the training facility.
Dec. 27, 2012: Richmond City Council votes to build the Redskins training camp facility.
Jan. 9: Construction begins at the training camp facility's location at 2401 West Leigh St.
July 8: Official grand opening of the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center.
July 25: The Washington Redskins open training camp in Richmond.
Aug. 3: Fan Appreciation Day at Redskins training camp.
Aug. 16: Final day of training camp.
Cost: The City of Richmond fronted the $11.2 million. Bon Secours agreed to pay $6.4 million in naming rights and lease fees, and will pay $33,000 a year for the Westhampton School property (to expand St. Mary's hospital) and commit $100,000 a year for 10 years for City of Richmond school projects. (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch).
Estimated economic impact: The Redskins training camp site says the center is expected to bring in $8.5 million a year to the city and attract 100,000 fans.
Players to watch
LB Brian Orakpo: He missed 14 games last season with a torn pectoral muscle, but has been quoted as saying that he is back to "300 percent." Add in the fact that he is in the final year of his contract and it looks to become a recipe for disaster for opposing offenses.
WR Pierre Garçon: After signing a big contract last summer, Garçon proved he was worth the big bucks, catching 44 passes for 633 yards and four touchdowns. Garçon became Robert Griffin III's favorite target last year and their relationship will only improve with time.
DE Ryan Kerrigan: Attempting to make up for Orakpo's absence last season, Kerrigan went on a tear for the Redskins defense, recording 54 tackles and 8.5 sacks on his way to his first Pro Bowl appearance as a second-year player.
Season storylines
Redskins stars coming back from injuries: Of course, the first injury that comes to Redskins' fans minds this offseason has been RGIII's knee, but other key players also will be out to prove that they are ready come Week 1. Defensive linemen Brian Orakpo and Adam Carriker both sustained season-ending injuries in Week 2 last year, so it will be interesting to watch how the duo's return will help improve the team's 28th ranking in total defense in 2012.
Can Alfred Morris avoid the sophomore slump? Morris was a pleasant surprise for Redskins fans, rushing for 1,613 yards and 13 touchdowns in his rookie year. This year, Morris returns to training camp as a lock as the team's starting running back, a year after being taken in the sixth round of the NFL draft. No longer secrets to the rest of the league, Morris and the Redskins' "zone-read option" offense will need to find new wrinkles to stay ahead of crafty NFL defensive coordinators.
Can the Redskins repeat as NFC East champions? After starting the 2012 season 3-6, the Redskins won seven straight games to clinch the NFC East, with five of those wins being against divisional opponents. The New York Giants look to be the greatest threat to take the title from Redskins, as they finished at 9-6 last season, just a game back. The Cowboys have done little during the off-season to improve on their 8-8 record, but can never be totally counted out. The Philadelphia Eagles finished with a record of 4-12 last season, the team's most disappointing season in recent memory, but the addition of head coach Chip Kelly should bring a spark to the proud franchise, which features Newport News native Michael Vick among his quarterback options.
Local players
DT Chris Baker, Hampton University (2008)
CB DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech (2001-2003); Deep Creek High School (Chesapeake)
CB Chase Minnifield, University of Virginia (2007-2011)
OL Will Montgomery, Virginia Tech (2001-2005)
WR Josh Morgan, Virginia Tech (2004-2007)
DE Darryl Tapp, Virginia Tech (2002-2005); Deep Creek High School (Chesapeake)
2013 Redskins schedule
Home games at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.
Aug. 8: at Tennessee Titans, 8 p.m.
Aug. 19: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8 p.m., ESPN
Aug. 24: vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 29: at Tampa Bay Bucaneers
Regular season
Sept. 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 7:10 p.m., ESPN
Sept. 15: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox
Sept. 22: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox
Sept. 29: at Oakland Raiders, 4:25 p.m., Fox
Oct. 13: at Dallas Cowboys, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Oct. 20: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox
Oct. 27: at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., Fox
Nov. 3: vs. San Diego Chargers, 1 p.m., CBS
Nov. 7: at Minnesota Vikings, 8:25 p.m., NFL Network
Nov. 17: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox
Nov. 25: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:40 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 1: vs. New York Giants, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Dec. 8: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS
Dec. 15: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox
Dec. 22: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox
Dec. 29: at New York Giants, 1 p.m,., Fox
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Alfonso Ribeiro — best known for playing Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — wed Angela Unkrich Saturday in California, People reports.
The cast of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunites!
This is the second marriage for Ribeiro, who has a nine-year-old daughter, Sienna, with his ex-wife, Robin Stapler. Ribeiro, 41, popped the question to Unkrich, 31, in July.
Since starring as Will Smith's uptight, spoiled cousin on the NBC sitcom, Ribeiro now directs TV shows like Meet the Browns and Are We There Yet? He most recently reprised the Carlton character on Big Time Rush.


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SOCHI, Russia - All right, let's try to find an upbeat angle. How about this? No one on the U.S. Olympic hockey team is busting up furniture this time.
That was the aftermath in 1998 at the Nagano Games, when the American men were eliminated early. They infamously trashed their apartments at the Olympic Village.
From all reports, nothing like that took place here Saturday after Team USA lost to Finland, 5-0, in the bronze medal game at Bolshoy Ice Dome.
On the other hand, it was hard to explain exactly what did occur - or why - in the USA's ignominious Finnish faceplant. The loss came right on the heels of Friday night's 1-0 semifinal loss to Canada.
"Definitely disappointing," said Joe Pavelski, who won a silver medal four years ago in Vancouver along with 12 other members of the current USA team.
"There was a lot to play for today," Pavelski added quietly. "That was talked about a lot in our room. We wanted to score. That's why you play the game. We wanted to win the game a lot more than it showed."
The result was staggering to witness, honestly. Over a span of a little more than 24 hours, the U.S. hockey team went from a serious gold medal threat to a no-medal, no-goal, no-excuse-for-it humiliation.
In the first four games of the Olympic tournament, USA scored 20 goals. In the last two games, zero goals.
No doubt, there was a challenge for the American players in trying to recover from a disheartening loss on Friday that eliminated any chance of a gold medal.
[Photo gallery:Finland bounces Team USA from Olympic hockey tournament in bronze medal game]
But these guys are professionals. In the National Hockey League, they rebound and recover from bad losses all the time. Plus, there had to be some American pride involved in trying to at least win a bronze consolation prize. Right?
Maybe not. Or not enough of it, anyway.
"I don't know, I think this all started yesterday," said U.S. captain Zach Parise, who manned up and absorbed his share of the blame. "We didn't show up to play a tough team in Canada. We lost. And today, I thought we had a pretty good start. But once we got down, once they got that first goal, we kind of deflated. They played like they had something to win and we just kind of shut it down. In the last two games we didn't play good enough to win and we didn't deserve to win."
Finland had something to do with that, of course. It is a hockey-loving nation. But it is also a nation of just 5.4 million people. That's smaller than the population of the entire Bay Area in California. The Finnish roster was also split between NHL players and skaters from the European leagues. Team USA, exclusively made up of accomplished NHL employees, was a superior roster.
The Finns, though, failed to receive the memo. They never seem to get the memo. The NHL has now participated in five Olympics. In those five Games, Finland has won three bronze medals and one silver. Team USA, by comparison, has won just two silver medals.
Antti Niemi, the San Jose Sharks' goalie, was suited up Saturday as Finland's backup behind starter Tuukka Rask. Niemi did not play a minute of the tournament but was as excited as if he had scored the winning goal. He tried to explain what it all meant to his countrymen.
"This is a huge thing," Niemi said. "Hockey is the No. 1 sport in Finland. It's too bad we didn't get gold or silver, but winning the bronze is next best. I think this is how we always are as a country. We want to win the most, battle the most."
Early on, USA was actually winning most of the little battles and dominated the puck in the first period. But it ended scoreless. Finland then began the second period with two stunning goals over an 11-second span - with the eternally ageless Teemu Selanne flipping a backhander past USA goalie Jonathan Quick, followed by the eternally anonymous Jussi Jokinen scoring the second goal when Quick was caught leaning the wrong way.
The U.S. was supposed to have the firepower to overcome a 2-0 deficit. Yet, the Americans went completely haywire.
They lost their disciplined structure and started playing individually. Dan Bylsma, the head coach, kept stubbornly using the same forward line matchups that weren't working. Finland took advantage and found a way to score another goal, then another, then another.
Even when USA forward Patrick Kane was awarded two penalty shots, there was no sign of life. Kane missed both shots, the first on a save by Finnish goalie Tuukka Rask and the second when he hit the crossbar.
"No excuses, wasn't good enough," Kane said. "We wanted to come out there with something instead of nothing. We really did not expect it to be like that. I wasn't good enough to help the team win a medal. I was expected to do a lot more."
They all were. Afterward, they were generally disgusted. This USA team was supposedly selected with the notion of finding gritty players who would complement each other and find cohesion over a short tournament. Saturday, all that cohesion became invisible glue. That was the international mystery.
USA Hockey has four years to solve the mystery and find the answer. Maybe they should look under the non-broken furniture.


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I personally think it resembles a Harrier Jump Jet.
FREEMAN 19:03, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thats because it does. (--GTAddict 14:14, 4 July 2009 (UTC))
Let's say you got 6 Wanted stars in SA. The two Hydras try to kill you, but you kill them. Do more come after you once they're destroyed? Montybrady 04:03, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, they spawn like police helicopters.--Spaceeinstein 04:14, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
- Like FLIES more like it, and there hard to swat down. They start coming at you on a four star wanted level if you in an aircraft. --Chimpso 04:16, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. BTW I fly Hydras, and I can swat them better than they can swat me lol. Montybrady 04:22, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
swatting them is easy. but other people may disagree.(--GTAddict 12:37, 19 July 2009 (UTC))
In all the times I've flown in a hydra jet, I've never been able to get the hover mode off. it's ruined my first impression of the hydra and hover mode is bullshit. also the last time I flown a hydra jet was back in 2007.
- You've never bothered to use the '8' ans '2' keys on the numpad? I can't believe that someone has not even bothered to look at the game's controls to figure out something like this. The Hydra is an amazing vehicle, hovering is harder than using a helicopter though. --Thescarydude 19:42, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
- It's harder to get it want it to in hover, but it's slightly easier to control then a Hunter--Allurade Dendra 00:45, September 13, 2009 (UTC)
you gotta be kidding me man? the hydra in hover mode has got to be the slowest thing in existence, and because of the hydras shape, it often moves around and crashes into stuff and blows up during VTOL (vertical take off and landing). (--GTAddict 18:30, September 25, 2009 (UTC))
Helicopters are naturally more maneuverable and speedier than a Hydra on hover. The problem with the Hydra is that its flaps still function the same way as it would when you are in normal flight, meaning that its controls are too sensitive at hover that the plane can tilt far too much to sustain a certain height or travel at a speedy horizontal direction. The hover mode isn't tailored for long-distance travel, but rather take-off/landing and easier targeting and weapon discharge. - ZS 18:45, September 25, 2009 (UTC)
well I knew that. Im just saying, that when in hover mode, its REALLY hard to do vtol. (--GTAddict 06:45, September 26, 2009 (UTC))
It depends on how well you can execute the VTOL. Some people find it hard, but I for one find it INCREDIBLY easy. It depends on how long you've been playing the game and flying h (years in my case). Montybrady 01:49, July 26, 2010 (UTC)
The game says you can drop countermeasures, but I can seem to do it. I did it one, that was it. Is there a specific time to do so?--Allurade Dendra 00:45, September 13, 2009 (UTC)--Allurade Dendra 00:45, September 13, 2009 (UTC)
- You mean you can't do it? Sometimes you have to slow down a little, I don't really get why this is though.--Thescarydude 01:18, September 13, 2009 (UTC)
Neat Easter Egg I noticed
In case anyone was wondering, the numbers on the tail denote the year of build followed by serial number. The number shown on the example picture means that aircraft was built either in 2007 or 1907, one of which is unlikely and the other impossible with the year the game is supposed to be based.
- What? they're just numbers. If we had Harriers in 1907, wow, come WWI, we'd deal a big whoopin'. If a fire truck has 69 on it, it doesn't mean it was made in 1969 (just engine # 69).--Thescarydude 23:16, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
If correct, I think that counts as an oversight on the artists' parts. But don't forget this is a military aircraft, so the serial/numbering systems are different. Gboyers talk 00:57, October 12, 2009 (UTC)
That's the numbering system the military uses for identification. I'm actually not sure what the civilian sector uses. I imagine it is an oversight by the artists and not anything intentional, just thought I'd point it out.
Where did you get that info on the numbering? I have looked up pictures of Harriers and they don't seem to follow that rule here and here.--Thescarydude 18:29, October 14, 2009 (UTC)
I'm in the Air Force, that's how we number them, but after a two second Google search I came across this and suddenly feel very stupid. Apparently the Navy just counts their aircraft for their serial numbers.
I (personally) don't think this is the best. Shamals are very fast and have excellent handling, ATs are near Industructable and the StuntPlane has the best Handling. The Hydra hardly moves, it took me 4 minutes to get from the Fort Carson Safehouse to San Fierro Airport whereas in the Shamal it took 1 minute. :/. --Khan1998stevewhite 14:34, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- Best in what? Speed? All jets in this game has an upper limit in speed. That means no jet can be faster than another, but acceleration can differ.-spaceeinstein 19:35, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- But the Hydra goes really slow yet the Shamal goes fast :/ --Khan1998stevewhite 17:03, 10 January 2011 (UTC)