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BERLIN {AP} Giving out warm drinks to soothe the cold hands of people coming to West Berlin is what Sister Brigitte Queisser remembers about the frenzied days just after Nov. 9, 1989.

Rainer Eppelmann, now a member of parliament, drove to the Wall with a friend as soon as he heard the news to see if the dreaded concrete barrier really was now just a gateway to a new world.

And many more people were at home and simply went to sleep, not aware of the changing world they would find with the next sunrise.

As Germany celebrated 10 years without the Wall on Tuesday, Berliners reflected on the day it suddenly was thrown open after 28 years of separating east and west.

Queisser, 57, whose order is located near a street once divided by the Wall, said she also was there on Aug. 13, 1961, when East German troops first laid down barbed wire and formed a human chain in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

"That was even more dramatic that we were divided from one another," she said.

In 1989, she heard the announcement from an East German official that free travel was allowed "immediately," but didn't really understand what that meant. It was only the next day, when she saw pictures of the partying going on, that the new reality sunk in.

For a week, she says, the nuns in her order served warm drinks, soup and snacks to easterners who came over in the cold Berlin weather much like the rainy, gray day this Nov. 9.

"There was rejoicing without end," Queisser said.

Eppelmann, then a priest living in the east, said after hearing the news, he drove with a friend in his Wartburg car an exhaust-spewing East German compact to the border crossing on Bornholmer Street.

"We were standing right in front of the barrier and nothing happened," Eppelmann, 55, said at a ceremony Tuesday in City Hall. "There were no shouts, no shots."

People asked the guards to lift the barrier, but they didn't. So Eppelmann said he and some others simply did it themselves.

It was that border crossing where the Wall first opened.

Hans-Joachim Wolde, 75, has memories of the many Germanys of the 20th century the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the division by Cold War superpowers and now the reunified country.

"What we have now is the best Germany," he said.

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> I'm running RH 7.2, kernel 2.4.7-10.  My box had been up and running for
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> Hm, I also installed Open Office this morning.
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« Part 1: Pie Safe Adventure Part 2 of Safe Cracking series Part 3: Cosmetic Repairs to stoopid mistakes »

Hey gang, here’s an update on my pie safe adventures…

I worked on the raised panel side of the safe. There are four of them, and I used my snazy new horizontal router to do them.

Lemmetellyasum’n. PRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTIVE with your router before you do the real doors or you’ll tear them up!!

You MUST make multiple passes and take your time, or you just make mince meat of your boards. I was farily fortunate and was able to repair most of the damage I did to my boards before the final product, but in this picture, you can see a gouge I made that I wasn’t able to smooth out…

See the dip in the wood above the knot? That kind of thing happens. I am also making a decorative repair in the knot because the router ate that too. The wood is kind of brittle. Another reason to take your time with the router.

Here is a panel in the door. I am considering lightly staining the carcase of the pie safe differently than the panels for contrast. What do you guys think? Any suggestions?

Here is another panel repair I am having to make. Poor planing decision on my part caused this. It should be ok though if I am PATIENT with the router. I will have to hand paint the colors in to make it match though. I will try to remember to post a picture of the final repair on this panel.

Here is the front door and the future top. I am pleased with how the door is turning out. The molding doesn’t look half bad, though I am going to color it so it matches better.

I’ll have more later. I hope to have the drawers done by the end of the week.

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Looking good!

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Looks great!. In my opinion, don’t stain it. Or stain it all the same color.

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Looks great, I love the wood. I’d just put a clear finish on it all and let nature take care of the color!

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Wet it down with mineral spirits to get a preview of what it will look like with only a clear coat. Only you and SWMBO can decide if you like it that way.

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I needed a mortising chisel, but got sticker shock when pricing them. Old ‘pigsticker’ things on e-bay were going for $30 or so not including shipping, and new mortising chisels were nearly $50! I had a $2 bargain bin pry bar from the hardware store with a square shank. I cut off the business end at an angle. A bit of grinding, and few strokes on a fairly course stone and viola!

I was pleasantly surprised on how serviceable the steel is. I don’t think the steel would be any good for a fine paring chisel but seems to work fine here. I’ve also abused the handle pretty well, pounding it with an iron hammer. so far no problems.

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That’s an idea worth looking into

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Great idea Ted. I have not wanted to invest in mortise chisels either because of the high prices. I use my bench chisels for mortising, but only in fir or pine where they work well. We don’t have pry bars like yours in Norway, but I will keep my eye out for something similar, maybe from an auto supply store. Thanks for posting!

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Sounds & LOOKS good to me!!!

If it works and is NOT broken, why pay to have it FIXED?! LOL

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Thanks Don and Smitty, those links help me start on the trail.

Thanks for posting those pics. The finish on mine was pretty beaten up so your pics will help me complete a paint job that’s true to the original.

I have a couple of questions:

1. What is the depth of your miter saw as measured from the base of the spine? How long is your saw from nose to the back of the tote?

2. The right hand stop accessory, is it four-sided square? Diameter? How long is it? How long is the bent portion?

3. For the right-hand stop accessory locking mechanism, what are the chances you could upload some closeups of it? Dimensions?

The reason I ask is:

a) My miter box didn’t come with a backsaw so I’ll have to pick one up. I “think” that a 28” long with a 5” deep plate will work, but want to confirm.

b) My box doesn’t have the stop accessory and I’ll try and fashion one.

Your answers would be most welcomed in my happy home as well as the Lumberjocks community for when the next person picks up a Goodel Manufacturing Co. miter box :)

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I use a random orbital sander and some automotive rubbing compound with a scotch bright pad and then I use the ROS with a soft rag to take all of the rubbing compound off and after that I apply car wax with a soft clean rag and the ROS. This takes off even stubborn rust spots.

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Got this vise with a starter kit from PSI. About a 100 pens later it has come apart twice and caused at least 4-6 students to ruin blanks due to moving while drilling. What seems to happen is the ring spring clamp (I’m not sure what it is called) keeps popping off when tightened. It took 4 hands and a ring separator pliers to get it back on, and that is not an exaggeration. I think it would have been okay in my home workshop, but definitely not high output shops. Called customer ...

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First things first, some full disclosure. I am a “Frequent Flyer” when it comes to Shark Guards, I am on my 3rd Shark Guard, my first was an early model with a 2” port, the second, a 10.4 (4” port model) and now the SGK-1 with 4” port. Lee Styron, the owner of The Lee Way Workshop, and maker of the Shark Guard is also a long term contributing member of one of the forums I moderate on, and Lee gave me a good discount on this buy due to the above factors. I am howe...

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The application utilizes a dedicated ROMable file system implemented as 'C' source code to provide the page data (html files, jpg images, etc.) served by the lwIP device.

To use this sample application, include httpd.c, fs.c and fsdata.c and the associated header files to your project. Add a call to httpd_init() to initialize the daemon after calling lwip_init() to initialize the stack. If all is good, pointing a Web browser at your lwIP implementation's IP address should display the provided default file system index page.

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• Amelia Dallamora Mohan with her son, Jon, center, and his friend, Reed Sherrill, have started a company to sell the Italian dressing once made at LoCicero's Restaurant in Orleans.

Bottling the magic of LoCicero's

Customers wanted the salad dressing.

Family and friends wanted the salad dressing.

So, for decades, LoCicero's Restaurant in Orleans would sell the Italian dressing in empty wine bottles.

After the business closed in 2003 because of a leasing conflict, Lea Dallamora Mohan kept making the Italian dressing in her Brewster kitchen and would make it for friends and family.

"A lot of people asked about it — it was like they loved the salad dressing," she said.

Last year, her son, Jon Mohan, and his friend, Reed Sherrill, joined ranks with her to kick-start a new business selling the famed salad dressing to local businesses.

Dallamora's Cape Cod Salad Dressing is now sold in roughly 20 Cape stores, with aspirations of growing regionally, Jon Mohan said.

"My mom talked about doing it but never had a chance to do it," he said.

Mohan and Sherrill, who graduated from college in 2010, started tinkering with the idea during a trip to Costa Rica in January 2011, Sherrill said.

"It was more fun than anything to try and start your own business," Jon Mohan said about the venture first considered by the then-23-year-olds.

The pair approached several stores throughout the Cape.

"They took us seriously once they discovered we were very serious about it," Sherrill said.

The trio originally wanted to make the dressing themselves in a rented kitchen space, but realized they wouldn't get proper approval from the board of health. So they found a plant in New Haven, Conn., to make the dressing. At least one member of the trio watches production.

The Brewster-based company orders 100 cases at a time, Sherrill said, at 12 bottles per case. Each 12-ounce bottle is sold for $3.99 on the venture's website,

They also sell in several stores, including Friends Marketplace and Phoenix Fruit in Orleans, and Millie's of Chatham General Store.

"Right now we are more focusing on trying to get into more regional chains," Sherrill said. Both he and Jon Mohan now live in Boston.

They also hope to add flavors soon and switch to all-natural by year's end, Jon Mohan said.

Branching out into more flavors could eventually lead to having it produced closer to the Cape, Sherrill said.

Lea Mohan works on new flavors in her Brewster kitchen and the trio continue to cook up new ideas.

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'Thrifting' is hot new money-saving trend

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Thrift stores are getting a different type of customer.

The Fourth of July holiday was a time for saving big money at metro Detroit's Salvation Army Thrift Stores.

All 34 locations held a huge sale with 50% savings on clothing, and deals on other items as well. It was an all-day sale from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

It's just another sign of how hot second-hand shopping has become.

In fact, Goodwill Industries says its sales have increased 83% from 2007 to 2012.

Of course, those years coincided with the recession, but fans of "thrifting" also say shopping for those bargains can always help you stay fashionable, without going broke.

In Atlanta, fans of "thrifting" have given second-hand clothes the high fashion treatment. They held the first, and hopefully annual "Thrift Week".(Similar to Fashion Week) Bargain hunters were given a chance to show off their high fashion, which they bought for low prices!

"When you see other people doing things, and you see all the great pieces that they find, it kind of motivates you to at least try it," said Karen Charles, a thrift style blogger.

She says more and more people are giving those second-hand stores a try.

"What I love about thrifting is the thrill of it. The challenge in finding something unique that everybody else isn't going to wear," Charles said.

Other shoppers agree "thrifting" has come a long way.

"Back when I started in high school, there was really a stigma attached to it. People always though if you went to a thrift store you were either poor or homeless," said Neshanta Smith-Davis, a thrift fashion show winner.

The new image for thrift stores is paying off.

"We literally some days before the store opens at 10 o'clock, there's a line outside at 9:30 with people lining up waiting to come here to shop," said Camille Kessler, president of the Junior League of Atlanta, which runs a thrift shop.

Supporters say the newfound popularity has a downside. The competition for those great bargains has driven prices up just a little bit.

Still, if you love high-fashion, but have a discount budget, you might want to give "thrifting" a try!

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Roadkill for dinner?

Montana's state senate has given its initial backing to a bill that would allow residents to gather up roadkill to eat.

"It really is a sin to waste good meat," said state senator Larry Jent.

Under the bill, law enforcement officers would issue permits for the removal of dead elk, deer, antelope and moose off the state's roadways.

Several states already allow people to take roadkill home for dinner.  If the bill is passed, Montana would join would join Colorado, Illinois, West Virginia and Georgia.

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Mills, Tribe quickly come to terms

CLEVELAND -- John Mirabelli hinted last week that the Indians could be in for some rough negotiations with their first-round pick.

But then, the Tribe's scouting director got to talking with Beau Mills, the 2007 First-Year Player Draft's No. 13 overall pick. And Mirabelli's outlook quickly shifted.

This was a kid who wanted to play -- no matter what.

"He was unique," Mirabelli said. "It was a breath of fresh air."

It wasn't just talk, either. The Indians signed Mills to a Minor League contract on Friday, making the future first baseman the highest draftee to come to terms on a deal, just eight days following the June 7 Draft.

"My thing is I want to play baseball," Mills said. "My goal is to not make more money in the Draft. It's to make more money in the big leagues."

Mills, coming off a record-setting junior season at Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho, will now report on Saturday to short-season Class A Mahoning Valley, where he'll be given a crash course in playing first base.

The 20-year-old left-hander, who manned the hot corner in college, has never played an inning at first base. But without a top-notch throwing arm, it's where the Tribe's higher-ups project him down the line.

"I know that sometime in his career, first base will be part of the package," Mirabelli said. "Our thought process is get him out there initially. He's got to get comfortable there."

Mills won't be thrown right into the flames. He'll participate at Mahoning Valley's preseason camp, and then open up the Scrappers' season on Tuesday as the club's designated hitter. But after he gets a few games to feel comfortable, first base will be Mills'.

And so, too, will a spot on Class A Lake County's roster. Mirabelli guessed that Mills would move to Lake County about a week into his stint with the Scrappers.

Will that be too fast for Mills, especially at a new position? Nope.

"Baseball comes naturally to me," Mills said. "They're going to work me hard. I think I'm going to pick it up quicker than most expect."

It's certainly hard to doubt him when looking at what he accomplished in college.

In his junior year at Lewis-Clark, Mills set an NAIA single-season record with 38 homers and helped the Warriors defend their NAIA national title. Mills hit .458 with 100 runs scored and 123 RBIs in 62 games, and he was the NAIA Player of the Year and World Series MVP.

Mills spent just one season at Lewis-Clark after playing his first two years of college ball at Fresno State. He is the son of Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills, a former infielder for the Montreal Expos.

Mills is also spot-on look-alike of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, though he someday hopes to be known for his bat a little, too.

"I get that a lot," Mills said with a laugh. "Hopefully, everybody will recognize me for my face pretty soon."

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Psychic on trial on charges of conning clients

Published On: Oct 03 2013 04:40:58 PM CDT

When a heartbroken ballroom-dancing instructor who had just lost a job and a lonely businesswoman with an unrequited workplace crush wandered into a fortune-teller's Greenwich Village shop, the soothsayer foresaw lucrative opportunities - for herself, prosecutors said.

Conjuring past lives, divining "negative energy" and promising to banish problems through techniques such as stuffing thousands of customers' dollars in a jar, Sylvia Mitchell bilked the Singaporean businesswoman out of $128,000 and the Florida-based dance instructor out of more than $10,000, prosecutors said as Mitchell's grand larceny trial opened Thursday.

"It's one of the most humiliating things that's ever happened to me," dance instructor Debra Saalfield said in recounting how she tapped a credit line on her Naples, Fla., home to hand over $27,000 as a personal "test" to a psychic who said Saalfield had been an Egyptian princess in a previous existence.

The case, one of several against psychics here and elsewhere in recent years, probes at the line between selling a service, however unusual, and preying on hopes.

"This case is not about whether you believe in psychics," Mitchell's lawyer, William Aronwald, told jurors in an opening statement. The two women hired Mitchell to help them try to change their lives, and there's no evidence "that she did not provide the services that she was contracted to provide," he said.

But prosecutors say Mitchell, 39, seized on despair to peddle false promises of personal transformation.

"The defendant is not in the business of cleansing spirits. She's in the business of cleaning out bank accounts," Manhattan Assistant District Attorney James Bergamo said.

Saalfield, who runs a marketing business and competes in a ballroom dancing style called American smooth, said she had never been to a psychic before she went into Mitchell's chandelier-lit storefront, where she's billed as Zena the Clairvoyant.

After being buffeted by both a breakup and a layoff within a day in July 2008, "I needed some direction and guidance, and she said that she was pretty confident that she could help me," Saalfield told the jury. "I don't know that I thoroughly trusted her, but I wanted to listen to words of comfort."

After a $75 initial psychic reading, she returned the next week for a $1,000 version - and was told her problems stemmed from being too attached to money in her royal life in ancient Egypt, Saalfield said. She knows of no Egyptian heritage in her family.

Mitchell's solution: Give her $27,000, just to hold, as an exercise in parting with money, Saalfield recalled.

She gave Mitchell the sum, started regretting it on the plane back to Florida and asked for a refund as soon as she landed. Mitchell said the money wasn't available, Saalfield said.

After trying unsuccessfully to stop payment on the check, she called police, had a lawyer write letters and hired a private investigator to try to retrieve her money. Mitchell ultimately gave back about $9,500, Saalfield testified.

Meanwhile, Mitchell cultivated an even more financially rewarding relationship with another client, Lee Choong, a Singapore native who earned a master's degree in business in New York, prosecutors said.

Far from home, Choong was juggling heavy professional demands with a personal problem: She had developed a romantic interest in a female co-worker, who didn't reciprocate, according to prosecutors and Mitchell's lawyer. Choong hasn't yet testified.

Choong's family didn't know of her sexual orientation, and she felt conflicted about being attracted to someone in her office, prosecutors and the defense said.

Mitchell said Choong was surrounded by "negative energy," and could exorcise it by putting $18,000 in a jar that Mitchell would hold, Bergamo said.

Choong ultimately gave Mitchell about $128,000 over two years, prosecutors and the defense said.

Mitchell repeatedly offered to repay Choong if she was dissatisfied, but Choong didn't ask for her money back, Aronwald said.

Psychic scams often go unreported and undetected, prosecutors said. Still, a number of fortune-tellers have faced criminal charges over their work.

Janet Miller, a Manhattan woman who claimed spiritual powers, pleaded guilty in May to grand larceny after being accused of swindling $600,000 from a woman by promising to rout evil spirits. She was sentenced to a year in jail.

Another Manhattan fortune-teller, Tammy Mitchell, served two years in prison after a 2010 guilty plea to grand larceny and other charges. Charged with swindling a woman out of $40,000 by pledging to rid her of a curse, Tammy Mitchell is no apparent relation to Sylvia Mitchell.

And in Palmdale, Calif., a soothsayer was arrested for investigation of extortion in 2011 after allegedly persuading a 12-year-old girl to steal more than $10,000 worth jewelry from her family and throw it into a cauldron to lift a curse and appease evil spirits.

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State official comes to Redding, speaks to skeptics about Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Published On: Aug 27 2013 08:09:36 PM CDT
REDDING, Calif. -

A state water official was in Redding on Tuesday to try to clear up misconceptions about the Bay Delta Conservation plan. The proposal that includes the twin tunnels that would ship water from the north around and to the Delta.

Department of Water Resources Director Paul Hellicker got a lukewarm reception from Shasta County supervisors and people who were worried about a water grab from San Joaquin Valley agriculture and Southern California.

Hellicker said no more water than is currently taken would go through the tunnels and to the Delta, but some board members were skeptical. Also skeptical were a brother and sister from Whitmore who spoke about the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.

What caught many people's ear was Hellicker's statement that during drought years, Lake Shasta could be drained to keep the Delta from becoming too saline from ocean water.

He later said this project would have nothing to do with it, it would only be triggered by weather conditions and predicted global warming.


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Thousands of prospective students flock to Chico State

Published On: Apr 05 2014 10:15:00 PM CDT
Thousands flock to Chico State for Choose Chico!
CHICO, Calif. -

Thousands of prospective students and their parents flocked to the Chico State campus Saturday for the annual Choose Chico! event.

Chico State pulled out all the stops to make the guests feel welcome and to show off all the school has to offer.

The day started with a welcome from University President Paul Zingg.

Tours were given of the campus, the city of Chico, education departments and housing options.

"I love it. It's, like, not too big and not too small," said prospective student Caitlynne Ekman from Weed.

The weather was a big selling point for Eckman's mother.

"I love Chico, it's fun," explained Michelle Eckman. "It's much warmer than where we live. It's flip-flop weather many many months of the year so that's a big plus."

Matt Manna drove with his father from Danville to check the campus out.

"I actually think it's really cool. The rec center is actually pretty crazy looking," Manna said, referring to Chico State's Wildcat Recreation Center, the huge work out center.

Manna's father, Carl, was taken aback by the campus.

"I'm really liking it. I think it's a gorgeous campus and it's a beautiful day. So, so far so good," Carl Manna said.

The Choose Chico! event is a crucial recruitment tool for the admissions department as high school seniors are on their last leg of looking at where they might attend college.


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Wyo. troopers on watch for imported Colo. pot

Published On: Jan 02 2014 03:43:38 PM CST

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The Wyoming Highway Patrol says its troopers will be on the watch for anyone bringing marijuana from Colorado across the state line.

The patrol put out the warning Tuesday, a day after recreational sales of pot became legal in Colorado.
Spokesman Sgt. Stephen Townsend says no extra patrols are planned but troopers will remain alert as usual for any criminal activity.
People with 3 ounces of pot or less risk being charged with a  misdemeanor that carries a penalty of up to 12 months in jail and a fine up to $1,000.

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COPS: Sex offender busted trying to hook up with teen

Published On: Nov 28 2012 10:06:37 AM EST   Updated On: Nov 28 2012 10:09:46 AM EST

Courtesy: Palm Beach Sheriff's Office

A convicted sex offender was arrested when police said he tried to meet up with who he thought was a teenaged boy.

Boynton Beach Police said Vandairy Cleckley, 50, sent an instant message to an undercover officer he believed was an underage boy.

Police said Cleckley asked the “boy” to meet for sex.

When Cleckley showed up at the meeting place on Tuesday night, he was arrested.

Detectives said Cleckley never registered his instant message screen name with law enforcement, which is required by state statute.

Right now, he is charged with failure of sex offender to properly register email or instant message name, but police said he could face more charges.

Right now he is being held on $3,000 bond.

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UW Husky baseball returns to Safeco Field for 6th straight season

The University of Washington Huskies baseball team will play once again at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, when they take on the UCLA Bruins at 6pm on Friday, May 11.

The last five springs, the Huskies have played Pac-12 Conference games at Safeco Field – vs. OSU (2007, 2009, 2011), Arizona (2008), Arizona State (2009), Stanford (2010).

Tickets for Friday’s game are available at the Husky Ticket Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 206-543-2200. The Husky Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm (phones 8:30am to 4:30pm).

General admission tickets are $8 apiece and group tickets are available at $5 each for groups of 15 or more (must be purchased in advance through the Husky Ticket Office). Diamond Club seating is also available for $30 and includes reserved seating behind home plate, access to a cash bar with drinks and concessions, and use of the Diamond Club Lounge. Call the Husky Ticket Office at 206-543-2200 for more information.

Parking in the Safeco Field garage, located off Edgar Martinez Dr., is $5 per vehicle. The Home Plate Gate of Safeco Field opens to the public at 4:30pm, 90 minutes before game time.


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Complimentary Tickets Day of Game for Active Duty Military

Pre-Game Celebration Includes USO Show Troupe, Enlistment Ceremony, Pledge of Allegiance

FLUSHING, N.Y., May 23, 2014 - The New York Mets in conjunction with the USO of Metropolitan New York today announced they will host their seventh annual Military Appreciation Day on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 at Citi Field when the Mets host the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:10 p.m.

As for all Mets games at Citi Field, military personnel with active military identification will be issued a complimentary ticket day-of-game only, subject to availability. On May 26, qualifying personnel should proceed to any day-of-game ticket window outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda to present identification and claim their ticket. Tickets are also on sale at and (718) 507-TIXX.

The Mets have donated more than 3,500 tickets to the USO for military personnel and their families to enjoy the special ceremonies honoring our troops and to watch the game.

The USO Show Troupe, formerly known as the Liberty Bells, will entertain the crowd before the game as well as sing God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch. Gold Star children, who lost a parent while serving in the military, will lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance before the game.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Rear Admiral Dixon R. Smith from Green's Farms, Connecticut, will lead a joint re-enlistment and enlistment ceremony for more than 50 current and future members of the Armed Forces.

There will be a special first pitch, via satellite, from CNV 77, the USS George H. W. Bush Aircraft Carrier. Finally, a representative of each branch of the military - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard - will simultaneously throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The Mets-Pirates game will be shown on American Forces Network, which is broadcast in 175 countries and all the ships at sea.


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Lee, Turnbow, Capuano on All-Star team

Lee, Turnbow, Capuano named as All-Stars

Carlos Lee is headed back to the All-Star Game and, this time, he'll have some company.

Lee, the Brewers outfielder who is on pace for another career year, and Derrick Turnbow, the fan favorite who has developed into one of the National League's most feared closers, will represent Milwaukee in the 77th All-Star Game on July 11 in Pittsburgh.

Lee made his first All-Star team last season and participated in the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby on ESPN, an event he plans to skip this year. Turnbow is a first-time All-Star and the second Brewers closer to make the squad in the last three years (Dan Kolb in 2004).

Both Turnbow and Lee made the cut via the players' ballot.

"Shock," Turnbow said, asked about his reaction to the news after the Brewers' loss to the Twins on Sunday. "It's pretty hard to make it, and I never thought I'd be a Major League All-Star. I'm very fortunate for the opportunity, and it's amazing. Words can't really describe it, to be honest. It's pretty special."

Lee knows that honor first-hand. He set a franchise record with 76 RBIs before the All-Star break last season and traveled with Brewers owner Mark Attanasio to Detroit for the 76th Midsummer Classic.

Now in his second season in the NL, Lee led all Brewers with 25 home runs and 66 RBIs when rosters were announced Sunday afternoon. He was tied for fourth in the NL in both those categories and struck out just 33 times in his first 309 at-bats.

"I'm having the season that I always have," said Lee, who is in the final year of his contract. "I don't try to do too much out there. I go do my best, and whatever happens is going to happen. It's not like I think about [the All-Star Game]."

Lee has played through intensifying trade rumors this season. The Brewers, who picked up Lee's $8.5 million option last winter, must decide whether to sign him to an extension, trade him before the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline or keep him, making a run at the franchise's first postseason bid in 24 years and worrying about contracts after the season.

"You don't have to worry when you're having the kind of year he's having," Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said. "He's having fun, and you get the feeling he likes playing here, which is good for us."

Lee finished third in last year's Home Run Derby but was not the player in the second half that he was in the first. After playing all 162 games, Lee hinted that he would skip the derby should the opportunity face him in the future. Last week, citing a sore right hand that he tweaked on a swing in mid-June, he reiterated an intention to pass.

"I don't know now, because of my sore hand," he said. "This time I might have to pass it up."

Maybe Turnbow could fill in. The burly, bushy-haired Brewers closer puts on a power display when pitchers take batting practice, but he will likely be limited to the pitcher's mound in Pittsburgh.

As of Sunday's announcement, Turnbow ranked second in the league with 23 saves and is on pace to break the franchise record he shares with Kolb.

"I've heard from plenty of guys -- [Reds manager] Jerry Narron, for one -- who tell me that if they had Turnbow it would make a world of difference on their club," Melvin said.

"It's pretty amazing. I can't believe it," Turnbow said. "It hasn't hit me yet. Maybe when I get there it will, but right now it hasn't. I'm still focused on trying to go out there and get the job done and help our team win and finish strong in the first half. It's pretty special."

Turnbow had plans to spend the All-Star break at his offseason home in Phoenix, where the Brewers begin the second half on July 14. He'll have to let that plane ticket go to waste.

"That's one of those things where it's all right," Turnbow said.

Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Reliable fifth starter a key factor for White Sox

TUCSON, Ariz. -- When the great fifth-starter fiasco played out for the White Sox during the 2004 season, John Danks had yet to turn 20 and was practicing his craft for Clinton and Stockton within the Texas Rangers' Minor League system.

Charlie Haeger had just returned from a one-year retirement and was struggling to find his form for Advanced Rookie Bristol and Class A Kannapolis as a White Sox Minor Leaguer. Gavin Floyd actually had the opportunity to appear in six games and make four starts for the Phillies during that same season.

Basically, none of these three young hurlers had anything remotely to do with the South Siders' inability to fill out the 2004 starting rotation. But if the White Sox don't find a fifth starter in 2007, Danks, Floyd and/or Haeger could be the objects of the pundits' finger-pointing.

As of late March, while the search for a fifth starter moves on in Arizona, not one of three appears to be fearful of failure.

"There's going to be some growing pains," said Haeger of the candidates vying for the fifth starter's job. "But whoever they go with has the capability of getting it done at the big-league level."

"The pitcher who wins it is going to do a great job," Danks added. "If something happens where he is not as good as he could or should be, I think anyone could come here and step up between myself, Charlie and Gavin."

In order to properly address the fifth-starter concerns in the present, a brief study of the troubles caused by this spot in the very recent past needs to be examined. During the 2003 season, Jerry Manuel's last year at the helm, the White Sox had a solid starting four comprised of Bartolo Colon, Mark Buehrle, Esteban Loaiza and Jon Garland.

Dan Wright made 15 starts in the fifth slot, followed by five from Josh Stewart, four from Neal Cotts and three from Mike Porzio. The quartet was less than auspicious.

But they were all Cy Young candidates compared with the 2004 struggles. Ozzie Guillen's first rotation featured Buehrle, Garland, Loaiza, Scott Schoeneweis and Wright once again at the back end.

Before the season was complete, such quality hurlers as Freddy Garcia and Jose Contreras had joined the White Sox through trades. But Felix Diaz, Jason Grilli, Arnie Munoz, Jon Rauch, Stewart, Schoeneweis and Cotts all followed Wright as fifth-starter candidates and eventual disappointments.

Some of their starts were passable, with Diaz outpitching the Cubs' Carlos Zambrano during a crosstown battle. Other starts, such as one by Munoz in Montreal, left the franchise a bit shell-shocked. Even without factoring in Schoeneweis' one forgettable trip to the mound in Kansas City as the fifth starter, this group finished with a 5-15 record and 9.08 ERA over 25 starts.

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But the problem in 2004 centered more on the rotation's lack of stability above the fifth slot, putting even greater stress on the untested commodities at the bottom. With Contreras, Buehrle, Garland and Javier Vazquez leading the way, along with a high-powered offense back in place, the pressure doesn't seem quite as intense for Danks, Floyd or Haeger.

"I'm not saying they're any better or any worse than the guys we had in 2004, but I don't think we'll have that problem -- especially with the offense we have," said Buehrle of the vacancy. "I think they're looking for those guys to throw five, maybe six innings."

"In 2004 we didn't have anybody," Guillen added. "Right now we have too many. I keep saying, it's going to be a tough decision."

Depending on the most recent round of starts made by any or all of the prime candidates, Danks, Floyd and Haeger each has taken a respective turn as the frontrunner at No. 5. If all three fall short of their appointed goal, then other young standouts -- such as Adam Russell, Lance Broadway, Heath Phillips and Gio Gonzalez -- are waiting patiently.

What goal actually would be considered reasonable for this particular pitching responsibility? Danks provided a perfect answer for all parties involved.

"Really, I want to go out every time out and give the team a chance to win," he said. "I don't want to be thought of by my teammates, when they get to the field, as 'Oh, Danks is throwing today. Get ready for a long one.' I want to be thought of as a very capable starter.

"My dad always says statistics are for losers. I don't worry about statistics too much, obviously, because my Minor League stats are brutal. If I can work into the sixth, seventh or eighth inning and get to the bullpen with a chance to win, I think we'll do all right."

Age and lack of experience have little if anything to do with the final decision. Guillen broke camp last season with a virtually untested Boone Logan in relief and has moved Russell from prospect to roster contention for the final week of Spring Training.

Simply put, the White Sox want an aggressive hurler who will attack the strike zone and keep the team competitive every fifth day. Unlike in years past, the team appears to have plenty of options.

"These guys shooting for the fifth spot could pitch in the upper rotation on other teams," said catcher Toby Hall of the fifth starters as a group. "Instead of just putting someone in there and saying he's going to be our fifth guy, there's competition. That's a good problem to have."

"In 2004 they got pinned into a corner with the fifth starter, and that's not taking away anything from Danny Wright," Haeger added. "We have a lot of different options to go with this time around."

Scott Merkin is a reporter for This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Scout's belief helps Rosenthal's transition to mound

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Scout's belief helps Rosenthal's transition to mound

It's one thing to watch video or watch a baseball game on television and see a particular player or pitcher in action. It's quite another to scout the individual in person.

I had seen plenty of video of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal. Like so many others last postseason, I watched the television in awe as he pitched like a seasoned veteran.

Scouting Rosenthal in person, I saw his fearless mound demeanor and take-charge attitude come to life. I scouted two games in which he pitched against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

I was able to experience the discomfort of hitters as they tried to solve Rosenthal's pitching puzzles. I was able to feel the electricity in the air when he took the mound and began the deliberate execution of his game plan -- go right after the hitter -- especially during his first appearance in the series.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. It's best to briefly share a bit about how Rosenthal has become one of the finest young pitchers in today's game. How, at just 22 years old, he earned his way to becoming a major component of the Cardinals' pitching staff.

Former Seattle Mariners pitcher Aaron Looper is an area scout for the Cards. In the spring of 2009, like a number of other scouts, he attended the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Tournament in Wichita, Kan. A converted shortstop named Rosenthal pitched 1 1/3 innings for Cowley County Community College in that tournament. Even though Rosenthal did not have a deep history as a pitcher, the 6-foot-2, 220-pounder got Looper's attention.

There are times a scout only gets to see one inning from a pitcher. Or one at-bat from a hitter. Regardless, the scout has to evaluate what he has seen. He has to look at the mechanics of the player or pitcher and translate them to potential.

Looper became an advocate for Rosenthal. That's an important part of being a scout. If a scout believes in a player, the scout shares his enthusiasm and belief with his front office. A scout must trust his own training, competency and judgment.

Looper trusted his judgment and shared his opinion about Rosenthal based upon what he saw. Not just on what he heard. What he saw.

The Cardinals selected the right-handed Rosenthal in the 21st round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft.

The baseball archives of Cowley County Community College said this about Rosenthal: "Player that could see playing time as a pitcher or at shortstop. Has a great deal of potential." True. No doubt about it.

Rosenthal made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast League Cardinals in rookie ball. He threw only 24 innings in 14 games, all out of the bullpen. Rosenthal's ERA was 4.88. Walking 10 while striking out 26, he continued to develop his high-90s fastball.

The following two seasons, Rosenthal worked as a starter in the Cards' system, showing great promise with high-velocity fastballs and a developing repertoire of secondary pitches.

Last season, however, the rocket fuel kicked in and Rosenthal was launched. He pitched at Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, where he went a combined 8-6 in 20 starts. Rosenthal threw to a combined ERA of 2.97 in 109 innings. He gave up only 78 hits and 42 walks, while striking out almost nine hitters per nine innings.

Then, on July 18, Rosenthal become the 2,000th Major League player in St. Louis Cardinals history.

Rosenthal's rookie season for the parent club was highlighted in the postseason. He appeared in seven games, pitching 8 2/3 innings without yielding an earned run. Rosenthal faced 30 hitters, striking out half of them. He walked only two and gave up only two hits. It was a remarkable performance under pressure.

I have been asked if Rosenthal is better as a starter or reliever. Frankly, he has enough repertoire, command, control and mound demeanor to start. That might be where Rosenthal has the greatest value. However, he would make a tremendous closer, as well.

Rosenthal faced three hitters in the first game I saw. He threw 13 pitches, nine for strikes, all were fastballs. Rosenthal used no secondary pitches. No pitch was thrown at less than 97 mph. He touched 100 mph twice. The ball just exploded at home plate. Rosenthal showed absolutely no strain or effort achieving his velocity. Generally using the lower portion of the strike zone, in one instance, Rosenthal "climbed the ladder" and elevated his last pitch, resulting in a swing and miss.

I wondered if Rosenthal could pitch from the bullpen in back-to-back games.

The following night, Rosenthal entered the game in the eighth inning of what turned out to be a 16-inning D-backs victory. He pitched two innings.

The second appearance was totally different than the night before. Rosenthal used his fastball, a curve and a changeup. His fastball wasn't as dominant. Rosenthal's secondary pitches were effective, but he ended up facing 10 batters and throwing 39 pitches. He returned to earth. Rosenthal was touched for three hits, a run and a walk.

In both outings, I was quite surprised at the ease with which Rosenthal could repeat his delivery. His arm action and his release point were consistent and very sound mechanically. Rosenthal was able to finish his pitches with excellent follow-through that almost made it look like he was playing catch with Yadier Molina, his catcher. He uses his strong legs to anchor very good balance.

Refining pitches like his changeup with the help of teammate Fernando Salas and gaining wisdom from others, Rosenthal can use his curve or changeup as an "out pitch" to end an at-bat. They complement his incredibly effective fastball.

Looper believed in what he saw in Rosenthal. With very good reason.

Bernie Pleskoff has served as a professional scout for the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners. Follow @BerniePleskoff on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fla. Senate passes 'right to speak' bill

Published On: Mar 19 2013 11:09:28 AM EDT   Updated On: Mar 19 2013 11:09:49 AM EDT

People would get the right to be heard - and not just seen - at local government and state agency meetings under a bill passed by the Florida Senate.

The Senate on Tuesday approved the bill (SB 50) unanimously by a vote of 40-0. A companion measure is under consideration in the House.

The bill is a response to appeals-court rulings on Florida's open-government "sunshine law." Those decisions interpreted the law as requiring officials to meet in public but not requiring them to give citizens a voice.

The bill allows governments to set time limits on public comment and exempts some meetings of an emergency or purely ceremonial nature. It also allows enforcement by court orders known as injunctions.

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Mega Millions in Florida

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VIDEO: Florida is joining the Mega Millions game. The tickets will be available to buy in Florida come May 15.

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City agrees to $120,000 settlement in lawsuit over downtown PBID overcharges

City council agreed to end the lawsuit during an April 16 closed session meeting.

During a closed session meeting last week, San Diego city councilmembers approved the settlement offer from SCI Consulting for mistakes made in the engineer's report for the Downtown Property-based Business Improvement District.

The Orange County-based consultant will pay the City a total of $200,000 for the errant report that resulted in thousands of downtown property owners overpaying for their maintenance assessment district. The mistake is estimated to have cost those property owners over $300,000.

As agreed to in the settlement, the City must in turn pay SCI Consulting $79,577 in outstanding invoices, making the total settlement just over $120,000.

"The defendants will pay the City $200,000 in settlement of all claims. In exchange, the City will dismiss the action and pay SCI $79,577.37 for past invoices. The parties release and discharge each other from any and all claims except that the City reserves its rights to all other claims which may arise from certain agreements between the City and Schultz Consultants, Inc."

And although the numbers appear to show that the City took a hit in the deal, owing more in refunds than what they will receive from the settlement, that most likely is not the case.

So far, according Councilmember Todd Gloria's Office the City has received only 41 claims from downtown residents, amounting to a total payout of $14,585.74.

That small number is due to the lack of notice given to residents by the City of San Diego or the Downtown San Diego Partnership, the agency that manages the PBID. Many downtown residents, despite a few reports in the media, remain unaware of the issue.

But lack of notification isn't the only reason property owners are not receiving refunds. The City has also decided to enforce the 4-year statute of limitations for filing claims.

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There is another ongoing case, also moved to Orange county, between City and SCI, filed at the same time as the settled breach of contract case. This other case is a tort (for negligence). There is no settlement on the horizon for the tort. Should be interesting. Next hearing is June 18. The breach of contract settlement is small potatoes. The tort is a bigger deal.

I would like to know more about the tort case. Has an article been written on it?

I'm working on it, Nostalgic! I downloaded the case and am trying to wade through it all. I promise to get something up soon. Thanks!--dh

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Directorial Debut Lands Distribution Deal

January 22nd, 2013 10:49am EST

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is celebrating after his directorial debut Don Jon's Addiction was snapped up by movie bosses at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

The actor went to the festival to unveil the comedy, which he wrote, directed and stars in as a porn-obsessed womanizer who tries to start a meaningful relationship with Scarlett Johansson's character.

Don Jon's Addiction was a huge hit with audiences and sparked a bidding war with studio heads, and on Monday it was picked up by Relativity Media.

Gordon-Levitt announced the deal in a video posted online, telling fans, "I'm here at Sundance and the good news is the movie that I wrote and directed, Don Jon's Addiction, just closed a deal, a really great big deal for it to come out all over the country and all over the world.

"I couldn't be happier. It's what I always wanted for this movie. I always intended for it to be for a big popular, mass audience. That's what's gonna happen, it looks like."

The movie, which is set for a summer release, also features Julianne Moore, Brie Larson and Tony Danza in its cast.

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Marvin Williams, a young man of humble beginnings and a humble approach to life, recently performed an extremely out-of-character act as acknowledgement that his college days are at an end and a lucrative pro basketball career is at hand. He took a Hummer H2 for a test drive. Williams says he’s in no hurry to grow up. And the primary motivation for bolting North Carolina for the NBA after one year is to provide for his overworked mother, not for himself. But who’s to tell the soon-to-be-multimillionaire he can’t continue his fast-track basketball odyssey in a flashy ride? (Greensboro News & Record)

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Colombia: WFP and the Government of the Atlantic Sign Agreement to Reduce the Undernutrition
Published on 19 July 2012

WFP and the Government of the Atlantic come together to help stop undernutrition. (Copyright: WFP/ Nasly Salcedo)

BOGOTA-The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Department of the Atlantic have decided to work together to combine efforts and resources to support a food and nutrition plan of the Atlantic, seeking to combat food insecurity and undernutrition in that department.

 To achieve this goal, WFP will provide advice, expertise, and technical capacity in regard to the reduction of deficiencies of vitamins and minerals. This activity will take place through a programme of home fortification with micronutrient powder.

 These micronutrients, labeled by WFP as "Nutritional Sprinkles" are a powder mixture of vitamins and minerals containing iron, zinc, folic acid, vitamin A and vitamin C. These sprinkles are specially designed to be administered to children 6 months to 5 years old.

 Additionally, educational activities are carried out on healthy eating, prevention of anemia, the proper use of the micronutrient powder for community mothers, housewives and local institutions.
 This agreement is a continuation of the strategic partnership between WFP and the Department of the Atlantic towards the control and prevention of undernutrition in children. The delivery of micronutrients by the WFP has been carrying out during 2011 in several municipalities of the Department of the Atlantic such as Polo Nuevo Palmar de Varela, Malambo, Manatee and St. Thomas, among others.
The agreement was signed by the Governor of the Atlantic, José Antonio Segebre, and the WFP Representative in Colombia, Praveen Agrawal. In the coming days, members of both institutions will work in unison to aid the municipalities and the target population, as well as the implementation strategy of the project.


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 From:  "Kjell N" <k underscore netsec at hotmail dot com>
 To:  m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
 Subject:  Shorter timeout Captive Portal using Arping ?
 Date:  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:39:54 +0100

When we searched the market for Captiv Portal software some of them used
Arping (Arp-ping) to keep active sessions alive.  If a logged in computer
gets disconnected from the net for more then say 5 seconds, the sessions is
closed. Avoiding "dead sessions" that could be used by bad guys.

Any thoughts of implementing that in M0n0wall?

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