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I have one! My DS is 16 months and has really hit the trantruming phase. If he is cross, unhappy, frustrated, or his will slighted in any way, he will crouch down and bang his head on the floor. (if he doesn't know how hard the floor surface is, he'll do it very very gently at first, giving the impression that this screeching banshee lunatic toddler is just interrupting this tantrum to pray to Mecca.)The other day we went to the pool. There is a 50 metre lap pool, 2 metres deep at one end; a children's pool where all the lessons are, about 1 metre deep; and a toddler pool that's 30cm deep at one end and just covers your toes at the other end. DS, of course, toddled straight for the lap pool, the deep end no less, and was OUTRAGED when I scooped him up and took him to the toddler pool. Straight into tantrum mode, yelling, shrieking and going for the "whack my head on the floor" routine. He got a mouthful of water and sat up coughing and spluttering and sneezing. And then he did it again!I am a terrible mother, because watching my son half drown himself in the name of completing his tantie was the funniest thing I've seen in months.
Warning. This is long.Mr. Thipu and his father belonged to a Chinese engineering club. Every year, they had a long weekend meeting at a hotel. One year, they met at the Nevele in the Catskills. For those who don't know it, the Catskills were called the Borscht Belt because it was an area with many resort hotels that had a primarily Jewish clientele. A common entertainment feature were stand-up comics who would tell jokes in English with the punch line in Yiddish. This is important.The engineering club meeting was held in the off season and they had the hotel almost to themselves. After dinner, everyone retreated to the show lounge for the entertainment. Mr. Thipu and some of the other younger members took a table near the stage. The dance band plays for a while, the crooner sings and then the comic comes out. He sees nothing but Asian faces. At that point, he must have thought, 'I'm doomed' but carried on anyway. Mr. Thipu and his friends didn't get the Yiddish but they did get the absurdity of the situation and started laughing in sympathy so the performance wasn't a complete fiasco.
This would probably fit in the Brain-Hurt Thread as well.Over 10 years ago I regularly worked on construction-related projects in a field office. We all had desktop computers that ran Microsoft Windows. "James," the office manager was also an architect who spend a lot of time on his computer sending e-mails and such. Several months into the project, James complained to the administrative assistant, "Linda," that his computer was running very slowly. He went to lunch while Linda took a look at his computer. She discovered that James had never rebooted his computer since day one, nor had he ever closed a window for a document or an application - he just kept opening more and more windows. The rest of us were not privy to this until hearing Linda laughing so hard that she was at first too speechless to explain what she had found. Cue uncontrolled laughter from the rest of us. We fortunately regained our composure by the time James returned from lunch, and Linda tried to explain to him how to use Windows. He still did not understand.Then there was the time James' computer was not working at all, and he asked for help. The problem? The computer's power plug had worked itself loose. We shouldn't have laughed at him behind his back, but it was so hard not to! Now that I'm older and turn to children for tech support with newer electronic devices, I can sympathize with poor James.
My best froend's husband's ex-wife (did you follow that?) is a crazy, toxic, naive woman. When best friend told me this story, I couldn't help but laugh.Ex-wife served husband with court papers to rearrange the custody agreement. Upon looking over the papers, best friend became suspicious. Why was the attorney's cell phone on there and why did they have to hand write in all the information? Husband called the attorney to inquire. Surprise, surprise, the attorney had never heard of ex-wife nor had anyone else in his firm. The case simply did not exist but in ex-wife's head. Now the attorney is representing husband for free.
My Mom recently got a new set of kitchen chairs. They're metal and were lots-of-assembly-required. Mom didn't like the fabric that was covering the seats, so she had my husband leave the seats off of the chair frames until she could find a different fabric for them.One of Mom's cats likes to jump from the counter top to the fridge, and then will usually jump from the fridge to the chair when it wants to get down. Well, the cat didn't realize that the new chairs don't have seats on them yet. It was like cat basketball. The cat jumped off the fridge, aimed for the chair, and went straight through the empty space where the seat is supposed to go. The look of confusion was priceless.
So my friends and I are in a chat together talking... when one of them types the following sentence: "There are cats playing scrabble under my window."* I laughed like a loon. *I edited the sentence a bit to make it more ehell friendly.
Quote from: Nikko-chan on February 02, 2013, 10:19:06 PMSo my friends and I are in a chat together talking... when one of them types the following sentence: "There are cats playing scrabble under my window."* I laughed like a loon. *I edited the sentence a bit to make it more ehell friendly.I'm glad you mentioned the edit. Otherwise, I was wondering what the word score was for MROWR.
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I've finally discovered SSI and think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. The problem I'm having is reusing the include files on a different folder level.
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ROCKFORD — Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, character, commitment, patience.
It's amazing what's sprouting up these days at the Blackhawk Court community garden.
ROCKFORD — Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, character, commitment, patience.
It's amazing what's sprouting up these days at the Blackhawk Court community garden.
Two large garden beds showcase a variety of vegetables including red, yellow, purple and chocolate peppers, butter crunch lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, eggplants, Japanese string beans, potatoes and even baby watermelons.
Janice Forrest, the garden supervisor, proudly plucked from the ground the tangible — mature ripe vegetables. But it was the intangible — respect that the children and residents have for her, each other, and the garden — that had Forrest and others beaming this week.
"At the heart of it, it's a youth-engagement and jobs-training program, and it's parallel with our healthy-initiative program," said Rockford Housing Authority CEO Ron Clewer.
The 5-year-old program is a partnership between residents — who are willing to turn the earth, plant seeds, water and weed, and pick more vegetables than they can eat — and the Angelic Organics Learning Center, a non-profit that connects urban families with the land via farming and gardening.
Danica Hoehn, program director of the Learning Center's Urban Initiative, also known as Roots & Wings program said, "We not only teach the residents how to grow the vegetables, but how to harvest and cook the vegetables to get the most nutrition out of it."
Hoehn said the Learning Center's Roots & Wings program also makes a connection with at-risk youth by encouraging teens to be become leaders and teaching younger children about gardening and food.
While the adults can count work in the garden toward the Rockford Housing Authority's eight hours per month of community service requirement, youth leaders market their produce at the fresh produce stand on 15th Avenue in front of the Blackhawk Court office. They earn money, job skills and public speaking experience.
"I think this is great," Blackhawk Court resident Desmond Moore, 21, said of the program. "We learn everything from gardening to communicating with the community."
Alfred Lewis, a Blackhawk resident and parent, said his two children, Donovin, 14, and MacKenzie, 12, started out in the program as participants and are now youth leaders reaping the benefits of the garden.
"They're learning responsibility, how to grow produce, interact with other children, and value the money that they make," he said. "And it keeps them out of trouble. I'd rather they participate in this rather than run with the wild bunch."
Ruth Fairchild, of the Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Garden Project, takes pride in the fact that the community garden started in two small garden patches outside the Buddy House, an on-site Blackhawk Court resource center, and now is a community effort that is binding residents.
"The big success with Blackhawk has been the times we've counted as many as 20 men out here," she said standing in the middle of the garden. "We'll get the women, but when you have the men interacting with the youth in a positive way, I don't see too many other places doing that."
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WALTHAM — His mind isn't as busy as before. It's free of the clutter that Brandon Bass put there. That's what the Celtics forward says, and it's the reason he says he's playing his best basketball of the season.
"Because you want to be out there, and you want to try your best to be perfect, and so when you're trying to think about all those things and be all those things, it's hard to do them," Bass said Thursday before practice.
But when Kevin Garnett tweaked his ankle against New Orleans on March 20, Bass had a perfect reason to start overthinking everything. He, more than any other Celtic, had to step up to help make up for the absence of Garnett on both ends, an unenviable task.
Bass didn't overload himself, though, as he tried to fill in for the player Doc Rivers called Bass's "security blanket."
"If I had thought [overthinking] that way when Kevin went down, it would've been a lot tougher for me," Bass said. "It would've been overwhelming."
He's only focused on the simple tasks: knowing defensive coverages, rebounding, running the floor, trying to find open players, taking what the defense gives him.
And it has worked. Bass is averaging 12.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks in 31.4 minutes since Garnett hurt his ankle nine games ago. Up to that point, Bass was averaging 7.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 26.8 minutes.
Bass has also been much more vocal, helping to replace the traffic cop presence that Garnett provides. Rivers even noted a point during the Celtics' win against Detroit Wednesday when Bass yelled at someone for being in the wrong position.
"And I was thinking, 'Wow, that's really new," Rivers said.
"It's kind of becoming second nature," Bass said, "because I try to do it even in practice, even if we're doing walkthroughs. It's definitely not something I'm doing to try to get any attention — talking just to be talking.
"It's always for a reason and a purpose and it's to help myself and my teammates."
Paul Pierce said Bass is learning to be more vocal because he hears it so much when the team watches film.
"A lot of times when Doc is going over tape he's like, 'Brandon, you've got to talk more. You've got to talk more,' " Pierce said. "Because that's the key to defense. You hear me, you hear Kevin, but it has to come from all five guys, and he's probably never been on a team where he had to talk so much or take that responsibility."
Garnett will return to the lineup soon and Bass will have to readjust, but Bass said Garnett's absence has taught him a lot about his role and how he needs to play going forward, especially as the Celtics prepare for the postseason.
Pierce said Bass is starting to understand his role after last year, when "he kind of went with the flow."
"He's playing with a lot more energy, he's taking advantage of opportunities, and he's understanding that there are going to be nights when he's not going to get the ball as much, he's not going to get the points that he probably wants to get," Pierce said.
"And so he has to be an energy guy for us. He has to set picks, he has to get offensive rebounds, he has to finish when he gets the ball, and I think he's having a better understanding of that this year, especially this late in the season."
Sunday return?
Rivers said Thursday the earliest Garnett will play is Sunday against Washington.
"He'll probably participate in shootaround [Friday], but I'm not going to play him, even if he wants to play," Rivers said.
In other injury news, Pierce didn't practice because of a mild right ankle injury. He turned it Sunday against New York. Pierce is expected to play Friday.
Guard Terrence Williams dislocated the pinkie finger on his right (shooting) hand against Detroit. Williams said he popped his finger back into place and that an X-ray came back negative. Williams expects to play Friday.
"You've got to cut my hand off for me to actually say I'm not going to play basketball," he said.
"If I've got to tape my whole finger with all the electric tape you can find, I'm still going to try to play."
Starting role
Jeff Green's place in the starting lineup is permanent, Rivers said, adding, "He's earned it." Green is averaging 21.4 points on 53.3 percent shooting and 6.1 rebounds over his last seven games, all of which Garnett has missed.
Green scored a game-high 34 points against Detroit.
Boy, oh boy
Pierce said his son, Prince Paul Pierce, who was born Tuesday night, is doing fine. "It's just the third one, so still going for five or six more," Pierce said.
Are there lofty expectations with a name like Prince?
"No, we're not going to put that kind of pressure on him," Pierce said. "I just want him to grow up, smart kid, be into books. Whatever happens in sports happens."
When asked if he'd like his son to play basketball, Pierce said, "I actually want to put a baseball in his hand — in his left hand."Baxter Holmes can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BaxterHolmes


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LANCASTER -- Four teenagers escaped a four-alarm fire at 407 South Meadow Road Saturday morning about 10:30 a.m., said Deputy Fire Chief Michael Hanson.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.
A dog and cat were missing but two other dogs were able to flee the burning home.
"The garage and second floor of the house were fully involved upon our arrival," Hanson said.
Smoke from the fire was visible at least as far as Interstate 190.
Firefighters from at least 11 communities were at the fire scene helping battle the flames.
"They did an aggressive internal attack," Hanson said.
By the time firefighters had the blaze under control most of the garage and main roofs had fallen in on the home.
The remaining portions were a danger and needed to be knocked down, Hanson sad.
A young man who identified himself only as Sean said he was staying with his girlfriend when her yelling woke him up and they fled.
"It happened so quickly," he said.
Next door neighbor Sam Keith, 14, saw the smoke and flames when he walked outside.
"I saw it start smoking and it got bigger and bigger," he said. "It was only smoke but then the back of the house started to burn.
The family who lives in the home are nice people, said Sam's mother Kara Keith who wasn't home when the fire started.
"I can't believe it. I can't believe how fast" it burned, she said.
Katherine Crighton lives across the street but didn't realize there was a fire until fire engines began arriving.
'I heard a lot of loud noises outside, I thought they were moving trucks," she said.
When she looked out a picture window she saw cars parked on her lawn and smoke pouring from windows across the street, Crighton said.
"It seems pretty devastating to see it," she said. "I'm glad my kids weren't home to see it."
Crighton is a former EMT and gathered food for emergency workers then pulled a garden hose out front so they could wash off their air masks.
Emergency medical technicians Chris Monahan and Francine Moody staffed one of the two aid stations set up for firefighters.
Eight or nine firefighters showed signs of heat exhaustion were but rested and were fine, Monahan said.
The EMTs checked blood pressure, pulses and CO2 levels, Moody said. The firefighters were released when the levels returned to normal.


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The clash at the national stadium had looked set to end goalless before the injury-time strike sealed a 10th win in a row for Rangers.
Saturday's match – in front of a crowd of 30,117 – was the first Hampden clash between the sides since November 1957, when Rangers came out on top as 4-2 winners.
Ally McCoist was forced to make two changes from the side which defeated Clyde on Boxing Day. Andy Little was sidelined through injury, while Lewis Macleod revealed on Twitter before kick-off that he was ill with a virus, meaning he was absent for the first time this season.
Queen's Park had given Rangers a tough match at Ibrox in October and they looked well up for this encounter, carving out a couple of chances early on. A free-kick 20 yards out provided an opportunity to put the visitors under pressure but Michael Keenan was wasteful with an effort that was well off-target.
David Anderson came closer when he tried his luck with a shot from just outside the box which fizzed across goal and just wide of the upright.
The best chance so far fell to Rangers when a lovely cross from the left from Barrie McKay set up David Templeton for a shot that flashed inches over the crossbar. Crawford was not too far away when he met a Black cross 10 yards out and bulleted a header just over, as the first half ended goalless.
Rangers continued to push for the opener after the restart and a lofted effort from Lee McCulloch landed on the roof of the net, with Neil Parry untroubled in goal.
The goalkeeper was then called into action to make an impressive save to deny McKay, who unleashed a powerful drive after a one-two with McCulloch.
Queen's Park were dealt a blow when they were reduced to 10 men when James Brough picked up a second caution for a foul on Templeton after 56 minutes.
Parry reacted quickly again to snuff out another Rangers threat, this time racing off his line to block from Lee Wallace, who had been teed up by Templeton.
Aird had replaced Black and Francisco Sandaza was thrown into the action for Kyle Hutton with 20 minutes to go, with Rangers struggling to break down a stubborn Spiders side. The Spanish striker was clearly aiming to make an immediate impact but his finishing let him down as he rifled into the side-netting.
The home side could have snatched the points when Aidan Connolly released Lawrence Shankland in plenty of space but his shot lacked power and was easily smothered by Neil Alexander.
Shankland had the chance to make amends with a free-kick that escaped the grasp of the Rangers goalkeeper but swerved past the far post. Sandaza again rippled the side-netting for Rangers, before Aird grabbed the winner in injury time with a shot from just outside the area that squeezed past several bodies in the box and nestled in the bottom corner.


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Pentagon Said to Propose Ending $6.8 Billion Missile, Satellite
The Pentagon will propose canceling a potential $6.8 billion Army missile program that pits Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) against Raytheon Co. (RTN), a Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) weather satellite, and an Air Force light-attack aircraft, according to a government official.
The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, the Defense Weather Satellite System, and the plane are included on a list of weapons programs that would be terminated under the fiscal 2013 defense budget to be sent to Congress next month, according to the official, who spoke yesterday on condition of anonymity before Defense Secretary Leon Panetta releases some budget details on Jan. 26.
The three programs would be ended along with a 10-year-old initiative costing about $4 billion under which Boeing Co. (BA) is upgrading C-130 Hercules transports with modern cockpit electronics.
The satellite for environmental monitoring is in the initial stages so there's no specific dollar value for savings from calling it off. The Air Force planned to buy two satellites. Northrop Grumman said in May it received authorization and funding to proceed with development for a projected initial launch in 2018. The Pentagon requested $445 million in fiscal 2012.
The Senate's defense appropriations panel in its fiscal 2012 bill called for terminating the program, citing "a difficult and confusing set of management issues." The final House-Senate negotiated version spared the satellite while cutting funds.
Northrop Grumman spokesman Randy Belote said the Falls Church, Virginia-based company had no comment "until the Air Force publicly issues a statement on the status of the program."
Raytheon Versus Lockheed
The new joint missile that would be canceled is a potential $6.8 billion project pitting Raytheon of Waltham, Massachusetts, the world's largest missile maker, against Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Maryland, the world's largest defense company, which arms many of the U.S. military's helicopters and drones with its Hellfire missiles.
The contest winner was to build about 33,853 of the missiles for helicopters, drones and fighter jets flown by the Navy, Army and Marines. Each missile is expected to cost $202,000, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, or JAGM, is designed to equip the Army's Apache AH-64D made by Boeing, the MQ-1 C Gray Eagle drones made by General Atomics, and the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters made by Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc. (TXT) of Providence, Rhode Island.
Navy, Marine Plans
The Navy and Marine Corps plan to install it on the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter jets made by Boeing, the Seahawk MH-60R helicopter made by Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (UTX), and the AH-1Z Super Cobra helicopters made by Bell.
"Lockheed Martin has not been notified of any change to the JAGM program," Melissa Hilliard, a spokeswoman, said in an e-mail. Raytheon spokesman Michael Nachshen declined to comment on the program's status.
Also to be canceled is the Air Force's new Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance aircraft program for irregular warfare.
The program is in the early stages with no approved acquisition strategy and was under review, Air Force Major General Jay Lindell told a House Armed Services Committee panel in November.
"The acquisition strategy has not been fully approved," Lindell said. "It is on hold."
Lockheed Martin and Hawker Beechcraft Corp. formed a team in 2009 to vie for the program. Boeing also was prepared to compete.
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I doubt the parents have mental issues. They're just doing something the OP finds unorthodox and potentially dangerous to her child. Which is fair. OP, how well do you know the parents? Have you guys spent much time together? Maybe get to know them more. You might find out they're very responsible people.
I can't tell the family that I am over-protective, as it would clearly be a lie and this hyper-vigilant parent would notice. B already knows that A is allowed to go to other children's house for playdates, because they have talked about it. A will continue to have playdates and discuss them with B, who is her friend and seatmate.This family has been through real trauma and I feel sympathy for them, though I was uncomfortable being offered documentation of that trauma by a near-stranger. In response to that trauma, the parent seems to have gone overboard protective, to the point of perceiving several abduction attempts by strangers that were probably imagined and training a first grader to use weapons in self defense. I would hate to cause offense, and I think offense will easily be taken. The concern is the parent's mental stability, so I can't mention the concern to the parent. I don't think the parent would harm my child, I believe the parent would go to extreme lengths to protect any child. But I am uneasy about leaving my child in the care of someone whose perceptions of reality seem unreliable, and I am concerned with the over-sharing of traumatic stories with small children.Sheila, how did you manage to decline reciprocal invitations without causing offense? Did you tell the mother the real reasons? Did you tell you child? Was your child old enough to be tactful and not repeat your reasons to the friend and parent?Because I am a fairly laid-back parent and because I really want my child to be exposed to true diversity as much as possible, I never thought I would have this sort of problem. Also, this child reminds me of me as a child, and I know that outside stable adults changed the course of my life for the better, I do want to help this girl.
I don't think telling this parent that my child isn't allowed to go on playdates is a good plan. These kids discuss their lives, and in reality, my child is allowed to do overnights and playdates. B has never been allowed on a playdate before, being purposefully and obviously dishonest to her parent seems like a good way to make sure she never gains additional age-appropriate freedoms.
There was just a story on the news about how a 4 year old got a hold of a rifle and accidentally? shot a 6 year old. If one thinks the friend's family has weapons, one must be confident that they are stored securely if one is to feel confident in letting their child over. I think just inviting the child over, and being "busy" when invited to their house is the way to go.
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By ANDREW TORNETTA
By ANDREW TORNETTA
Five things we learned from the Patriots' unexpectedly dramatic 37-31 win over the Bills Sunday afternoon in Foxboro.
Patriot defense continues to bend and almost break
If there is one thing you can't knock the Patriots defense for, it's being inconsistent. Week in and week out, the Patriots defense mixes in incredibly frustrating plays with huge game-changing stops — it makes them just as exciting as they are infuriating. They continued this trend against the Bills on Sunday giving up 31 points along with 481 yards while also allowing Buffalo to convert on 7-of-11 third down attempts.
Meanwhile, the defense also came through with three critical turnovers that ended up being the difference in the game. The first came in the opening quarter when Vince Wilfork blew up the Bills offensive line to strip Ryan Fitzpatrick and set up the Patriot offense for an easy touchdown drive. Devin McCourty delivered the next two turnovers, first stripping Fred Jackson on the 1 before putting a bow on the victory with a game-ending interception in the end zone with 23 seconds left.
"We know that no matter what happens in the game, there's nothing bigger than turnovers. Whatever way the game goes, you have to pull out the close ones," McCourty said. "I think that shows the true characteristics of a team when you're in a close battle and you have to fight down in the fourth quarter with two minutes to go and you have to win. Someone has to make a big play, someone has to play and play great."
Tom Brady missed another chance to work on his Mariano Rivera impression.
In the first half on Sunday the Patriots were putting points on the board like they were playing on rookie level in the Madden video game. New England scored 24 points in the first two quarters, scoring on each of its first four possessions with drives of 48, 13, 83 and 82 yards. In the second half the Patriots offense slowed down a bit — scoring 13 points — but had a key chance to put the game away on their final drive and just couldn't finish the Bills off.
Leading 34-31, Tom Brady and the Patriots offense took the field with the ball on the 32-yard line and 7:47 left in the game. New England did a masterful job of moving up the field and killing clock with a combination of short Brady passes and Stevan Ridley runs to get to a third and goal on the Bills nine. On the third down play, Brady dropped back to pass, rolled out to avoid the rush and saw Danny Woodhead open in the end zone but skipped the pass to him, forcing the Patriots to settle for the field goal instead of getting what would have been a game-ending touchdown.
"It's frustrating when we don't play as well as we're capable of but that's part of the game and part of the mental toughness of the game is to put those things behind you and to keep playing hard," Brady said. "I had an opportunity to (finish the game) but didn't and the defense really saved the day."
You can always count on the Bills to beat themselves.
Under Bill Belichick, the Patriots have always been the epitome of discipline both on and off the football field. It is what we have come to expect — but watching the Bills on Sunday can really make you appreciate the tight ship run in New England. The Bills put on a clinic of how to give away a game on the road, committing one brutal penalty after another. Buffalo racked up 14 penalties totaling 148 yards, including two separate pass interference calls in the endzone that gave the Patriots the ball at the one-yard line.
The Patriots are one of the top teams in the league in terms of penalties, averaging just six per game and continued that trend on Sunday with seven. New England may get beat from time to time but very rarely do you see them beat themselves.
Stevan Ridley's consistency is a strength.
With each and every carry, Stevan Ridley continues to carve his name onto the list of elite running backs in Patriots history. In just his second year, Ridley is on pace for the fourth-best rushing season in team history after another strong game against the Bills. He has clearly taken over as the workhorse back and continues to produce, this time carrying the rock 22 times for 98 yards and a touchdown.
After nine games Ridley is now on pace for 1,447 yards which would trail just Corey Dillon (1,635), Curtis Martin (1,487) and Jim Nance (1,458) for the most ever by a Patriot. He is also averaging a robust 4.8 yards per carry and appears to have put some of those fumbling issues behind him, going four straight games without losing the ball.
The fat lady is singing in the AFC East.
It may have taken a little bit longer than expected but after 10 weeks the Patriots are exactly where we thought they would be — in complete control of the AFC East. With the win on Sunday, Tom Brady improved to 20-2 against the Bills in his career and the team seems to have all but locked up the division.
The Patriots now stand at 6-3 and the only team that seemed to be able to threaten them — the Miami Dolphins — was obliterated by the Tennessee Titans in a 37-3 drubbing on Sunday to fall two games back. While there is still a way to go in the season, it appears that one of the surest bets in sports will continue — the Patriots should cruise to another division title.


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ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College Theatre and the Ithaca College School of Music will present the fall musical "The Light in the Piazza," which is based on a novella by Elizabeth Spencer. "Piazza" features a book by Craig Lucas ("Reckless," "Prelude to a Kiss") and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel ("Floyd Collins"). Performances will run Nov. 1, 3, 5, 9, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 6 and 12 at 2 p.m. All performances are located in the Hoerner Theatre in Dillingham Center.
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"The Light in the Piazza" follows Americans Clara Johnson and her mother Margaret on a trip to Florence, Italy, in 1953. These women seek a change of pace and find beauty in everything the city has to offer, but nothing has prepared them for their chance meeting with a young Italian man. An instantaneous connection forms between Clara and Fabrizio Naccarelli, and the fire is fueled as the two repeatedly meet throughout the city, much to the dismay of Mrs. Johnson. Both Clara and her mother are instantly drawn to the welcoming Naccarelli family and forced to face the tension created by differing familial values and well-kept secrets. An operatic musical score drives the action forward as the young couple works to surmount every obstacle in their path toward happiness.
This story explores the true meaning of beauty and the power of love through, and sometimes in spite of, complex family relationships. Italian songs and dialogue place us in 1953 Florence and help us explore complex relationships. Director Susannah Berryman says, "The characters passionately seek and find abundant beauty, and the music in the play delivers that beauty to us." This passion sets in motion a series of events that will forever change the lives of both families.
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The cast of "The Light in the Piazza" includes Danny Bristoll '12, Nicholas Carroll '14, Miles Crosman '12, Joe DePietro '13, Katie Drinkard '14, Hannah Dubner '12, Andres Feliz '15, Josh Johnston '13, Andrew Karl '12, Rebecca Kuznick '13, Bruce Landry '12, Danny Lindgren '12, Matt Madden '15, Alyssa Magarian '14, Mary Malaney '12, Hannah Richter '14, Celeste Rose '13, Ariella Serur '14, Alanna Smith '14, Grace Stockdale '14 and TJ Wagner '14.
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With the first round of the state wrestling series concluded, 86 local wrestlers will look to qualify for the state finals at sectional meets today and Saturday.
Wrestlers need to place in the top four in their weight class to qualify for state Feb. 14 to 16 at Assembly Hall in Champaign.
Harvard and Alden-Hebron will be at the Class 1A Oregon Sectional, which is thought to be the toughest 1A sectional in the state. Last year's Byron Sectional, which included most of the same schools, produced 11 state champions. In addition, five state championship matches had both opponents from the Byron Sectional.
This year could produce similar results with 32 wrestlers ranked in the top five of their weight class by illinoismatmen.com competing at Oregon. Nine of the 14 weight classes will feature the No. 1-ranked wrestler.
Harvard qualified all 14 of its wrestlers, including eight regional champions. The Hornets are led by Anthony Luis (106 pounds), who placed fourth at state this past season. Luis, at No. 2, will be the top ranked wrestler at 106 at Oregon.
Also at the top ranked spot in his weight class for the Hornets are Chance Shelton at 132 and Adam Freimund at 285, both ranked fourth.
Class 2A produced the most sectional qualifiers with 42 competing at the Antioch Sectional.
Richmond-Burton's Cameron Kennedy at 126 is the only No. 1-ranked wrestler in the area. He has placed at state each of his previous three seasons, two for the Rockets and for Class 3A Grant as a freshman. Kennedy (39-0) is confident, but he knows the tough road he has ahead.
"I just feel like this is my year," Kennedy said. "I know it's going to get tougher and tougher."
Kennedy could meet Montini's Jordan Laster, the No. 2-ranked wrestler, in the finals at Antioch.
"We have a real tough sectional," Kennedy said. "Before state, you want to get as many tough matches as you can."
Grant Sutton, Kennedy's cousin, could also see tough competition at sectionals from Montini. Sutton, ranked No. 2, could see the Broncos' Vince Turk (No. 3) in the finals. Sutton won a tough regional final against Johnsburg's Branden Peshek who is ranked ninth.
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And Johnsburg's 195-pounder Christian Nugent (No. 4) could see Montini's Anthony Ferraro (No. 2) in the championship.
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And in what could be an all-area final, Prairie Ridge's Travis Piotrowski (No. 5) and Jacobs' Austin Ryan are the highest ranked wrestlers at 106. Piotrowski defeated Ryan in the Fox Valley Conference Meet finals, 4-2.


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... Perhaps the things could be made even more expensive, if they were turned into musical cards that played "Nah - nah - nah - nah - nah - nah when opened.
Does anyone else think this is a blatantly gimme tacktick. "They are not invited but if I send a DSTD card, then they know when the wedding is and can send me a gift."
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Quote from: laud_shy_girl on January 20, 2013, 04:40:50 AMDoes anyone else think this is a blatantly gimme tacktick. "They are not invited but if I send a DSTD card, then they know when the wedding is and can send me a gift." There was a previous use of this concept in an entry submitted a number of years ago. The gift issue is addressed. Anyway, this is today's Dear Abby column. I don't know if you can use it, but if nothing else, it's a good read !Thanks again for a fun site !Mrs. Dorrie J.DEAR ABBY:Get a load of this pre-wedding announcement. It was delivered via my mailbox at work. I thought I had seen it all, but this takes the cake. With a former co-worker like this, I'm happy I didn't win their lottery. If you print this, please delete all names and addresses. I still work with friends of this couple. - HAPPY TO LOSE THE LOTTERYDEAR HAPPY: Your enclosure is a first, and I must admit I have never seen anything quite like it. Read on: "Dear Friends of 'Elmer' and 'Gladys': Our wedding will be a small but poignant affair held at a log home in the woods in beautiful southern Wisconsin. Due to the physical nature of the wedding area, there will not be enough space for all the friends and relatives we would dearly love to invite. "After pondering a number of alternatives, we decided that a lottery would be the most equitable manner of dealing with the space/disappointment problem. We have, indeed, already held this lottery with your name included, but alas, it is our sad duty to inform you that your name does not appear on the winners list. Nevertheless, our good wishes go out to you, and when our gift from you arrives at the address below, we will thank you in absentia."With regrets and respect, ELMER SMITH AND GLADYS JONES"READERS: Care to comment?Dorrie's comment : Great ! I could afford a gift of absentia...
... Emmy's reply.In light of tough economic times this country is going through, I have decided I can only afford some gifts for special occasions. I have already preformed a lottery and I am sorry to inform you that your wedding does not appear on the winners gift and my sad duty to report I will not send you a gift. ...
I think this would work as a reply to a card that says "You are sadly not invited to my wedding."
Doesn't 'poignant' carry a meaning of 'somewhat bittersweet'? So their wedding is supposed to be poignant because the guests are to be thinking about those who didn't make the cut?I enjoyed the brief fantasy of sending the couple a notice that they weren't invited to every party I gave, henceforth...
Quote from: Amava on January 20, 2013, 11:28:25 AMI think this would work as a reply to a card that says "You are sadly not invited to my wedding." I love grumpy cat way more than I should. I just want to sit with that cat and be grumpy together.
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luckyllama posted 5/6/2013 20:06 PM
I've been married for over 15 years and about two years ago I started having an affair with a guy I met online. We live in different states but he'd travel to where I live in order to see me.
I've ended things with him so many times but it never really stuck. I recently told him that I can't keep doing this because the guilt is killing me. I haven't had any contact with him for over a week but I miss him.
I miss having a friend to talk to everyday. My husband is a wonderful man but he would rather watch TV than talk to me. It wasn't a problem in the past because I had small children to take care of. Now that they are older, I'm feeling alone.
I know I did the right thing by ending the affair but I still feel alone and I still miss the other guy.
My husband has no idea about the affair. I'm 100% certain of that. I have no plans of telling him either. It would kill him to know the truth.
I think this time the other guy and I are both determined to stay away from each other. Instead of calling him and telling him I miss him, I'm "confessing" here. I have no one else I can tell.
[This message edited by luckyllama at 8:06 PM, May 6th (Monday)]
luckyllama posted 5/6/2013 20:08 PM
I didn't remember to un-check the stop thingy and I don't know how to go back and do that, but I don't care who responds.
Aubrie posted 5/6/2013 20:24 PM
Welcome to SI luckyllama.
So you've "broken-up" with your OM a billion times and always gotten back together. What's going to make it stick this time? What's stopping you from contacting him again?
And your husband doesn't know. What happens when your OM gets pissed because you turned him down and he tells your husband? Or he confesses to his wife and she calls your husband?
I will tell you that I think you are very wrong to not tell your husband. I am a FWS that confessed my affair. Hardest thing in the world to do. But it was the right thing to do. Why? Because my husband had a right to know what he was married to, what I had done, and to make the choice to stay with or leave me.
While you're hanging out here, please check out the Healing Library. Lots of good info in there.
Deeply Scared posted 5/6/2013 20:32 PM
We're going to leave the stop sign on and this thread closed off to WS's only...it's best for now.
floridaredman posted 5/6/2013 20:39 PM
confessing here is helpful to a point. But it won't necessarily keep you accountable and away from the OM.
Want to know what will?
Confessing to your BH..until you do, there is nothing really stopping you from going back again to the OM.
What happens when your will-power runs out again as it has many times before?You are just one keystroke or one text or phone call from contacting him. How is that fair to your BH?
How is that fair to your marriage?
Just because your Bh doesn't pay you enough attention is no reason or excuse to cheat on him.
It's reason for counseling, but what you have done now is compound the problems you were having.
You think you can live the rest of your life with this as a secret?
You could, but eventually the guilt would consume you. Either health wise or mentally wise.
You won't ever be happy with yourself because this dark secret will always be there.
Every kind gesture by your husband will make the guilt grow. It should unless you are a sociopath.
The best way to cure this is with honesty, transparency and no contact.
luckyllama posted 5/6/2013 21:37 PM
Aubrie84: I don't know what's going to make it stick this time. In the past, I've called to check on him to make sure he was doing okay. This time, I told him I was not going to do that...and I haven't. I deleted all the old emails, pictures, etc.
He's not married so there is no wife to call my husband. I don't think he's pissed; probably sad and hurt. He has no way of contacting my husband.
I posted this knowing that I would be told that I should tell my husband. I'm just not there yet. The other guy would marry me in a minute. If I told my husband, and things didn't go well, I'd have an easy out...and I don't think that's right.
I will look at the Healing Library. Thank you for the suggestion.
floridaredman: It's helpful to me because I have no one else to talk to. I've only told one person about this and he told me, "It's okay, everyone cheats." Not really what I wanted or needed to hear.
There is no valid reason to cheat. I wasn't trying to justify my actions just trying to give insight as to why I did.
I'm confident that if I told my husband, he would not leave me. But he would be very hurt and he doesn't deserve the pain. The guilt may consume me but I deserve it.
Aubrie posted 5/6/2013 21:53 PM
Sounds like you've got a nice, neat little package deal then eh? You don't have to worry about anybody snitching on you. You can just pretend this never happened.
Till time passes, the guilt wanes, and you get sick of your husband ignoring and not talking to you. How will you handle that? Will you pick up the phone and chit-chat with OM? Will you find a new OM? What do you plan on doing when the void is screaming at you?
You said that you're not going to tell your BS. You're not there yet. Ok fine. But know this...
I'm confident that if I told my husband, he would not leave me. But he would be very hurt and he doesn't deserve the pain.He doesn't deserve your lying, manipulating, and cheating either. He doesn't deserve to be unknowingly exposed to STDs.
Stick around.
She-Ra posted 5/6/2013 22:13 PM
Hi lucky llama
I see you have been welcomed to SI. Glad you have decided to join us here for support. I'm yet another person who will suggest that you will need to confess. I came here in July with no intentions on confessing and thought it was crazy talk. Well I have learned a lot here and wrote a post on my thoughts on confessing. Rather than write you the song and dance here, I bumped my older thread and hope you have the time to take a read.
You know keeping this a secret would eat you alive... Whether you like it or not, it is the healthiest step you can take to regaining your life and living honestly with your husband.
We are here for you. Put on your thick skin here and learn as much as you can. Good luck
knightsbff posted 5/6/2013 22:33 PM
Hi ll,
I was a lurker on here before I gathered the courage to confess to my BH. It's scary and it's gut wrenching.
But he would be very hurt and he doesn't deserve the pain. The guilt may consume me but I deserve it.
He's already hurt, he just doesn't see what's causing it yet. The damage has been done. Give him (and you) what he (and you) needs to heal.
You're here because you want to be an honest person. You can get that back. You can get through this. That first step is a doozie, but we are here to help you through it.
You can do it.
luckyllama posted 5/6/2013 23:16 PM
Thank you for the welcomes. I'm a big girl and I can handle whatever anyone here has to say.
My nice little "package deal" was having my husband who is a good friend and roommate and my other guy who was attentive and affectionate. I didn't get caught and I wasn't given an ultimatum. I decided on my own that this needs to stop. I know that I need to put the effort into my marriage. I am trying.
I'm taking this one day at a time. Today I was missing the other guy and this forum has helped me refocus my energies. In time, it may help me confess.
knightsbff posted 5/6/2013 23:26 PM
I bumped Maia's Withdrawal Survival Guide for you.
Trying33 posted 5/6/2013 23:32 PM
Having been where you are I can tell you something that may help. My M had no hope in ever working out while AP was still in it. It's a cliche but there cannot be 3 people in a marriage.
Now that you've initiated NC with your AP you have the headspace to deal with your M. You now HAVE to face the craziness of your M and have no-one to run to for comfort, adoration or attention.
My spin for you right now is different. I think the confession will come in time but for now you must also focus energies on how to maintain NC as this is imperative.
What are your coping strategies? How will you control the urges to communicate? Have you understood having pangs of longing is part of withdrawal? Have you read about the "fog".
I'm 3 and half months NC. First few months I was still checking for him online, reading his status', wondering about what he'd be doing right now, reading old emails etc. Until someone on SI pointed out that's not NC. I deleted everything and have not checked since that post. Have a strategy plan on how you're ging to cope with the withdrawal of AP.
This site is helpful. people want to help and support.
luckyllama posted 5/6/2013 23:43 PM
Thank you for bumping the threads. I'm reading them.
Trying33: You get it! That's exactly where I am. In the past, I would read the old emails and IMs, so the first thing I did when I told him I couldn't continue is delete them. So far, my coping mechanism has been to come here and read threads.
I'm also trying to engage my husband and get him away from the TV. It worked tonight.
longroadhome posted 5/7/2013 00:54 AM
Here's the thing...you're a liar. You are keeping a huge secret from the one person with whom you should have no secrets. You are treating your husband like a stranger by withholding something BIG from him. Something that has a profound influence on his life. You are lying about who you are. You're choosing to continue to act without integrity because...why? It would hurt him to tell him? Yes it will, but it will also put him back on a level playing field in the marriage. He will have the information he needs to decide how to live his life. Its the fair thing to do. Its the right thing to do.
I'm betting the real reason is fear. You say you're sure he won't leave you. Good for you. Maybe that's the case, but are you ready and able to bear witness to the pain you created? I can promise that if you love him, that will be the hardest thing you ever do. Are you ready to dig in and figure out what inside you allowed you to cheat? Are you ready to relearn how to cope, to turn toward your husband in times of crisis, even when he's pushing you away because of the pain you caused? Are you ready to face his anger with humility and his deep sadness with empathy? Can you even begin to understand the damage you've done? Are you ready to face the fact that you've changed him forever?
That's what you face when you do the right thing and tell him. Otherwise, you continue to lie, to be inauthentic and be prepared to repeat the pattern. If you keep doing the same thing, you will get the same result. Expecting anything else is foolish.
I did not confess. I was discovered. I will always regret that I didn't have the balls to confess when I had the chance. Confessing will give you a big head start on rebuilding trust. Your H deserves to know who you are and you deserve the chance to become who you want to be. If who you want to be is a true partner and an authentic person, do the right thing, starting now and keep doing it every day moving forward.
Healing from an A is a long road, and the journey doesn't start until your H has the information you've been keeping from him.
Enough excuses. Respect you H enough to give him the truth. All of it.
starrysky posted 5/7/2013 01:37 AM
Hi luckyllama...welcome to SI.
I'm 8 years out now from DDay and have reconciled my marriage beautifully. How did I do that? I confessed my affair to my husband. At the time I confessed, I had been in the affair for 5 months, the guilt was eating me alive & I blurted out "I think I'm in love with someone else" while extremely drunk one night. Still makes my stomach turn to think about it. Even after I confessed, I didn't end the affair for another 5 1/2 months, which again, makes me sick to my stomach. At any rate, once I went completely no contact, started working on my why's, began to dig deep..my husband said this to me "Just so you know, if you had not confessed and I had found out on my own, I would have divorced you immediately." I'm certainly not speaking for any or all BS', but for my H, the continuing lies & secrets would have destroyed our marriage, not solely the act of infidelity.
You mentioned that there's no way your H will find out, there's no wife or girlfriend on the other end to rat you out nor do you think your OM will spill the beans, but can you bet your marriage on that? Do you want to bet your marriage on that? There are a million and one ways your H can catch you, even if you think you've covered every base that can possibly be covered. A keylogger on your computer, getting cell phone records, putting a voice activated recorder in your home/car...the list goes on and on. Take it from me and all of the other incredibly wise folks here, TELL HIM. It's scary. You'll want to vomit. You'll feel like you're being sucked into a black hole. Yet..it IS the right thing to do, whether you're "ready" or not. Even if your H doesn't find out right now or anytime in the near future, it COULD happen years & years down the road & your H will think to himself "The past 15 years of my life, MY MARRIAGE, have been a complete lie".
Also, you've stated that you've tried, unsuccessfully, to permanently end contact with OM; that it's something you struggle with, telling your H will help eliminate this as you will be held accountable. Help yourself, help your H...please consider telling him..and soon!
Keep posting..the 2 x 4's hurt like hell but they come from those of us who have been there and we truly do care. Good luck!
luckyllama posted 5/7/2013 11:49 AM
starrysky: Thank you for taking the time to respond. I do appreciate it and so far nothing has felt like a 2x4. To me, the responses are food for thought.
The other guy is a dear friend whom I really care about. For the last year I've been trying to get the strength to end things. I'd do it but then because I care, I'd start wondering if he was doing okay. I was sad that I was hurting him but I realized that I am doing more damage by not letting him go (not to mention what I was doing to my marriage).
I think I need to do things in stages and right now I am in the stage where I need to let this friendship die.
My husband is a quiet person and he does not communicate well. If I were to tell him, I think he would shut down completely as he tried to process everything. I think that would intensify the feeling of loneliness for me and I would be more likely to run back to the other guy. If that friendship is dead, I won't have that temptation. I need to be completely over him so I can be strong and do the right thing. That's why I say I am trying...
Before, when I started to wonder what he was doing, what he was thinking, if he's mad, if he's hurt, what he thinks of me, etc., I'd get weak and call. I didn't want him to think badly of me and think I didn't care about him. I still have those thoughts but I am being more rational. Of course he is sad and is hurting but this is what is best for both of us. He may be mad but deep down, I'm sure he knows I care even if I don't call. Whether or not he thinks badly of me, is not important. I can't worry about that.
So right now, reading threads here helps me keep my focus on doing what I know is the right thing: no contact.
After I make it through this stage, I can move onto the next one.
[This message edited by luckyllama at 11:50 AM, May 7th (Tuesday)]
knightsbff posted 5/7/2013 12:28 PM
I think there's something to be said for getting yourself through withdrawal without your BH having to witness it.
MissesJai posted 5/7/2013 12:52 PM
Ok, I just need to address the "friend" thing. This guy is NOT your friend. Real friends don't aid in the disrespect of your H and destruction of your marriage. Real friends don't encourage you to lie, cheat, and deceive your spouse. Real friends will tell you to take your ass home, shut off the TV and do every single thing you can to make your marriage work. Your OM did none of these things. You must let go of the notion that this guy was your friend. He was not. He does not have your best interests at heart. He is selfish and wants what he wants. He was and is an opportunist.
SandAway posted 5/7/2013 13:49 PM
Amen to what MissesJai said!!!
There is nothing that is keeping you from contacting him again - you even said you always caved in. What is to stop you now? Your conscience?? Didn't work any other time. As time passes, you will become more depressed and as Aubrie said, you will probably contact the OM or start a new 'friendship'. Your BH has NO IDEA how unhappy you are so he probably won't change much.
If I were to tell him, I think he would shut down completely as he tried to process everything. I think that would intensify the feeling of loneliness for me and I would be more likely to run back to the other guy.
You have no idea how he would react. Yes, he would be devastated, I can guarantee that. His world would cease to exist. He may want to R and he may not, that is his choice. Let HIM make it. And as for the OM, you really think you would run into his arms if your BH shut down? Really? You wouldn't be there for him?
Have you sent an NC letter? If not, you need to. Today. Make it short and to the point - NOTHING sweet. This should help you also knowing you can't break NC.
As your reading here on SI, be sure and read the Just Found Out forum as well as the Betrayed Men down in the I Can Relate forum.
floridaredman posted 5/7/2013 13:53 PM
If that friendship is dead, I won't have that temptation.
This is delusion. What if only you thought the friendship was dead and the moment you reach out to see how your "friend" is doing", he reels you back in?
He is obviously still emotionally invested in you since he could not stop this himself and neither can you in the grand scheme of things.
You are still in wayward thinking, dry adultery as uncertainone (a member) calls it.
MissesJai is right..this is no friend.
A friend wouldn't help you do things to destroy your marriage. A friend would make you talk to your husband instead of having sex with him and getting emotionally invested in him.
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PALO ALTO -- Hewlett-Packard, which is nearly done laying off 34,000 workers, announced Thursday that it plans to trim its ranks by an additional 11,000 to 16,000 employees.
The Palo Alto technology giant began laying off the 34,000 workers in 2012 and was planning to complete those cuts by October. But in a statement accompanying its fiscal second-quarter earnings, HP said more job reductions are needed. The company has about 317,500 employees worldwide, according to its most recent annual report.
"As HP continues to re-engineer the workforce to be more competitive and meet its objectives, the previously estimated number of eliminated positions will increase by between 11,000 and 16,000," it said. Although HP officials didn't say how many of the job cuts would be in the Bay Area, they said the reductions would affect all of the company' global operations.
HP's workforce reduction is part of a broad cost-cutting initiative to help it regain its financial footing. The company in recent years has seen its sales and profit stall, largely due to declining consumer interest in personal computers, its primary product.
For the second quarter, HP reported sales of $27.3 billion, a drop of about 1 percent from the same period a year ago. But its $1.3 billion profit was up 18 percent over the same period.
"HP's turnaround remains on track," CEO Meg Whitman said during a conference call with analysts. "Looking forward, I'm excited about the strength of our product lineup."
She added that "no company likes to reduce their workforce," but said it was necessary to help get the company's costs under control and make it more "nimble." Asked by an analyst if the increased job cuts mean she's growing more worried about the company, Whitman insisted "it has nothing to do with our confidence in the business."
HP's chief financial officer, Cathy Lesjak, said all of the layoffs are expected to be completed sometime next year.
The quarterly results were unexpectedly released shortly before the market's official close. HP's stock dropped 74 cents, or 2.3 percent, to $31.78 at the close.
Contact Steve Johnson at 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews


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GUN midfielder Brady Green and goalshooter Abby Gilmore were the big winners at last night's Eaglehawk Football Netball Club best and fairest vote count and presentation night.
In a dramatic finish to counting of votes for the George Ilsley Medal, Green (pictured) won the senior club champion award by two votes from captain and 2010 Michelsen Medal winner Josh Bowe.
Gilmore's victory capped a superb season in which she scored the winning goal in the A-grade grand final against Sandhurst, the club she crossed from to play for the Two Blues this year.
In the senior footy award, Green led Bowe, 81-76, with votes from the last two rounds to be called at the Liborius Centre.
The Hawks' voting system was three cards on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis.
Both polled five votes in the 18th and final round with Green named the medallist on 94 from Bowe, 92, and key defender Tim Hill on 59 votes.
The John Ledwidge Coaches Award was presented to Tyson Findlay by the Hawks second-year senior coach Luke Monaghan.
A key goaler and key defender, Abby Gilmore and Heather Oliver were first and second in the A-grade best and fairest award. Gilmore scored 43 votes with Oliver on 39 votes. Classy defender Lauren Ryan was third on 35 votes.
Next best for the team which won the club's first A-grade netball premiership in 13 years were Christie Rogers, 23; Brittany Eastman, 19; Carmel Mulcahy, 14; and coach Amanda O'Neill, 12. Best in the finals was Heather Oliver. Eastman earned the coaches award.
The Alan Williams Medal for the reserves best and fairest was presented to Tom Harrington, 69 votes. Runner-up was Matt Willox, 51, from coach and key forward Ross Pointon, 49. The coaches award was presented to Andrew Dewhurst.
It was a unique moment at the under-18s best and fairest presentation as the Darren Thompson Medal was presented by the multiple senior club championship winner to his son, Sam.
Thompson finished on 107, with Brodie Hawke, 106, the runner-up. Aaron and Justin Bateson were equal third on 104 votes.
Joint coaches Aiden Metcalf and Dwayne Smith presented the coaches award to Barkley Jackson.
In A-reserve netball, Amy Jackman polled 37 votes to win the club champion award.
Runner-up was Jarileey Higgs, 32, from Ellen McRae, 28. Coaches award was presented to Ellen McRae. Best in finals was Samantha Wyatt.
It was a close call in B-grade as Ashlea Jenkyn took top honours on 42 votes. Georgina Hyett and Kate O'Brien were joint runners-up on 40, with Kahlia Osborne in third place on 19.
The coaches award was earned by Jordan Arthur. Best in finals was Ashlea Jenkyn.
The B-reserve club champion was Stacee Burns on 36 votes.
Joanna O'Brien, 32, was runner-up. Equal third placegetters were Georgie Gibbs and Emily Hill on 29 votes. The coaches award was presented to Maddy Combridge.
Toni Burns was runaway winner of the 17-under award on 64 votes. Runner-up was Jessica Ford, 32, from Renee McCluskey, 30. Montana Dean earned the coaches award.


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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Super Saver Favored In Preakness After Post Position Draw
BALTIMORE, 05-12-10 – Kentucky Derby hero Super Saver was installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite Wednesday in a field of 12 entered for Saturday's 135th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
The Todd Pletcher-trained colt, who led the way to the finish at Churchill Downs in the Derby by 2 ½ lengths, was first again at the Post Position Draw, during which his name was called first when assigned the No. 8 stall in the starting gate.
Lookin At Lucky, whose chances as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby were severely compromised when he drew the No. 1 post position, will attempt to rebound in the Preakness from the No. 7 post position. The 2009 juvenile champion, who will be ridden for the first time by Martin Garcia, was rated second in the morning line at 3-1.
Paddy O'Prado, who finished third in the Kentucky Derby, drew the No. 10 post and was rated third in the morning line at 9-2.
Draw Quotes
SUPER SAVER (PP 8; 5-2)/AIKENITE (PP 1; 20-1) – Todd Pletcher, trainer: "I suppose 1 wouldn't have been my first choice for Aikenite, but I really don't think the post positions are hugely important in this race. Eight was very good. I'm very happy with that."
LOOKING AT LUCKY (PP 7; 3-1) – Bob Baffert, trainer: "I'm so relieved. I was so worried. As soon as the 1 got by, I thought, 'well that's good. At least I'm not stuck there.'
"I like the 7. I wanted 7, 8 or 9. I like those post positions here. You still have to get away well and everything. I'm just glad that the horse finally drew a decent post position. Now he's going to have to run hard. The way he's been training, I don't see why he wouldn't."
"I know how these jockeys think, so I can map out this race for Martin Garcia, who will be riding this for the first time. It will be exciting to see what happens there."
"There's not a really bad post in the Preakness. I've won the race. I remember that Real Quiet got the 11. He was training so great and he got the 11, and I was just sick for a couple of days. Then all of a sudden I realized that at the end of the day it's the horse. If you have the horse, it doesn't matter what post you come out of."
PADDY O'PRADO (PP 10; 9-2) / FIRST DUDE (PP 11, 20-1) – Dale Romans, trainer: "That's fine. Really, in a 12-horse field, there's not a terrible position to have. I didn't want to be in the 1 or 12 if we could help it, and anything else we were going to be happy with. Paddy didn't have a problem with the 10-hole in the Derby and I'd like to have him on the inside of First Dude. It gives us a few more options maybe."
CARACORTADO (PP 9; 10-1) – Mike Machowsky, trainer: "It's perfect. I'm thinking I might put my horse on the lead or in the race early, and I think the only other horse that has any sort of speed inside of me is Jackson Bend. We drew well. It's a solid field. I was talking to somebody this morning thinking that it's one of the best Preakness fields in a while as far as anybody can win it. I think all 12 horses have a shot.'
DUBLIN (PP 12; 10-1)/ NORTHERN GIANT (PP 4; 30-1) – D. Wayne Lukas, trainer: "I hate it (12). There isn't much I can do about it, just accept what they gave us. It probably wouldn't be the one I'd pick. We're out there and we'll make the best of it."
JACKSON BEND (PP 6; 12-1) – Nick Zito, trainer: "It was OK. He's just got to get away (from the gate) good. If he can get away good, we'll be all right."
SCHOOLYARD DREAMS (PP 2; 15-1) – Derek Ryan, trainer: "We're happy with that; what can you say? I'd rather be down there than stuck way out on the outside, so we've got no complaints. He likes to be pretty close to the pace."
(On the morning-line odds): "It doesn't matter, really. I've never seen a horse that could read an odds board yet."
PLEASANT PRINCE (PP 3; 20-1) – Ken Ramsey, owner: "I'm happy, I'm happy. I guess if I'd have been choosing one, I'd have chosen 4, 5, 6, or 7. But I'm happy with 3. There's not much you can do about it, just take what you get. It's a lot different from the Derby. You've got almost half the number of horses, 12 compared to 20."
YAWANNA TWIST (PP 5; 30-1) – Jim Riccio, owner: "I agree with everybody else; I don't think it's really that big of a deal. I think everybody drew OK. Obviously, it's more important in the Derby, I would think."
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The Business School and UN Women partner to promote women in leadership
07 Mar 2014
The University of Sydney Business School is partnering with UN Women National Committee Australia in a joint effort to promote gender equality at the most senior levels of the nation's public, corporate and not-for-profit sectors.
The unique partnership, which includes funding for an MBA scholarship and industry placement opportunities for undergraduate students, was announced by UN Women Australia's Executive Director, Julie McKay, at an International Women's Day event in Sydney.
Ms McKay told her audience that the key priorities for UN Women National Committee Australia were economic empowerment through access to decent work and the promotion of women to leadership roles.
"Access to education is crucial to gender equality and the University of Sydney Business School has an opportunity to influence the gender equality agenda," Ms McKay said.
Commenting on the MBA scholarship to be sponsored by UN Women National Committee Australia, Ms McKay said she hoped it would attract the interest of women from across the country.
"We are looking for someone who really has leadership potential, who has shown an interest in promoting women's rights and gender equality and who will work with us in years to come to promote women's leadership," she said.
Welcoming the partnership agreement, the Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Ms Belinda Hutchinson, said, "UN Women National Committee Australia plays a pivotal role in raising public awareness of gender and development issues impacting women here and around the world".
"The MBA scholarship is a tangible way of empowering women through the opportunity to develop their leadership skills," Ms Hutchinson said.
The partnership also provides two industry placement opportunities for Business School undergraduate students which will allow them, in Ms Hutchinson's words, "to promote women's empowerment and the need to end violence against women".
Ms McKay said she hoped the partnership with the Business School would help to broaden the conversation around gender equality, particularly in the media.
"Effectively managing diversity, promoting gender equality at work and advancing more women into leadership roles across business are amongst the most critical issues for Australian business," added the Business School's Associate Dean, Management Education, Professor Richard Hall. "Our partnership with UN Women National Committee Australia is an important part of our contribution to progressing those issues."
Co-Dean of the Business School, Professor David Grant, said he was "delighted" to be partnering with the National Committee of UN Women Australia.
"This partnership reflects the School's long-term strategy to provide talented women with an opportunity to develop the skills that current and future generations of business leaders will need if they are to meet the challenges facing Australian industry and the wider community," Professor Grant said.
Ms McKay described her own participation in the School's Global Executive MBA program as, "one of the best things that I have ever done".
"The Business School provides unique opportunities to learn from academics who are prepared to challenge students to think differently about the workplace of the future and what they want that to look like," she said.
The Australian National Committee supports UN Women through membership programs, raising public awareness of gender and development issues and fundraising for projects around the world.
The Australian National Committee for UN Women also works to strengthen relations between UN Women and the Australian government and with other civil society groups in Australia and the Pacific region.
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There is no denying that benefits exist for small and midsize companies that are prepared to invest in cloud-based solutions, as there are obvious cost advantages in out-sourcing certain processes, reducing hardware spend, and allowing flexible scaling as the need arises. However, as indicated on MiBiz, it seems company executives are somewhat confused when it comes to analyzing the possible benefits of cloud computing adoption. A recent survey, "the future of cloud computing," indicates that just 40 percent of those surveyed are experimenting with possible cloud solutions and approximately 25 percent announced that they are awaiting future developments before cloud computing options can even be considered, believing perceived security threats to be the biggest obstacle.
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the Yucatan & Casa Hamaca
Lunch on Isla Mujeres
Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 10:14 PM
This was originally written as an email to a friend on Saturday, December 08, 2001 7:28 AM Subject: Lunch in Isla Mujeres Good morning from Isla Mujeres, Yesterday morning I went to church. I went to see the confirmation of the young son (Freddy) of a friend of mine. The church was standing room only...over 100 children (and some adults) were confirmed. Then, along with the boy's Godfather, I as invited to lunch at the parents home. The house was made of cardboard, nailed over wooden poles. I could see daylight through the roof and walls in many places. The furnishings were rejects from the Salvation Army shops. Nothing ever got thrown out, I think, because they had so little...so there was clutter everywhere. There was an old refrigerator and an old gas stove...but no sink or running water in the combination kitchen, living room and store room. Our meal was a simple soup (caldo de pollo) made from a chicken and two onions...I think that was all that was in the soup. A side dish of cold elbow macaroni, mayo, corn and tiny pieces of ham was served along with a small bowl of sliced and pickled Jalapeño chilies and tortillas to complete our meal. Coke or beer for beverage. A simple and humble meal and probably they best that they could afford for this festive meal. I have been in houses like this before, but never before as a guest. And the experience was a humbling one. The thing that really got to me was this. When the woman of the house brought out the small can of pickled chilies, the husband opened the can with a scissors. He used scissors similar to shop scissors to cut off the entire rim of the can, all the way around...and all I could think of was they did not own a can opener! Likewise, when the husband opened a beer, he used a spoon handle and his other hand as a fulcrum to pry off the cap. How can people not own a can opener or a bottle opener? Today, I'm going to give the wife my can opener. Caio, Denis
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A new way to think about "Time-Shares" in the Yucatan
Monday, November 16, 2009, 08:25 AM
As some of your know I spend a lot of time looking for property in the Valladolid area. I've looked a property that should be just left untouched and other properties that are already planted with acres of fruit trees. Ranchos that have cattle and all that come with cattle like corrals and wire fences. Properties with cenotes (fresh water "sinkholes" that are the only source of open water in most of the Yucatan) that are big and beautiful.
The problem I face is the same problem that faces everyone who looks at property or houses anywhere in the world; the property I can afford, I don't like and the property that I like, I can't afford. So here's a possible solution to my problem and a possible opportunity for you (or a friend of yours) to have a home in Mexico.
As an example, today I am going to look at a property, a rancho with a cenote and old-growth forest/jungle, of over 160 hectareas or almost 400 acres. It is close to Valladolid and the asking price seems very reasonable. However, it is out of the range of what I can afford. But if I had 9 more partners with USD$10,000 each, we could purchase the property together and each own a share in the entire property.
Lots of details to iron out, but I think that the concept makes a lot more sense than a two week time-share at a hotel. You would have year-around access. A big playground (400 acres is a lot of property). Easy access to all of the Yucatan (Valladolid is exactly halfway between Cancun and Merida). Easy access to both the Caribbean beaches and the Gulf fishing villages. Easy access to dozens of Mayan ruins.
Plus a much slower pace of living. A warmer climate. And a different approach to life. A opportunity to live pretty high on the hog on a chicken feed budget.
Plus an investment that has a very good prospect of returning interest in the form of sale of produce and/or rental or lease of living space/playing space.
Just so that you know where I am coming from, I am not interested in cattle. They take too much work for the return on investment. And they take a lot of time as well. Plus they cost the environment. I am much more interested in short term crops such as papaya (10 months from planting to first harvest); medium term crops like neem (fast growing tree that produces a natural pesticide) and structural bamboo; and long term crops like cedar and mahogany. I'm interested in making the property as energy self sufficient as reasonable and using solar and wind power as much as possible and as organic as reasonable. I have no interest in horses but this might be a great place to think about keeping a horse or two. I have no interest in racing ATV's through the jungle or in cutting old-growth forest for a quick profit. I'm not a fanatic on being green or organic but I certainly lean in that direction.
I am very interested in preserving traditional Mayan culture and values and in treating the Mayan people with respect. That means paying staff and ranch hands a decent wage, giving them a secure, dry place to live and interacting with them with love. Just so that you don't get scared off by this, a normal wage for a farm worker is between 100 and 150 pesos per day or USD$7.70 to USD$11.50 per day.
We will set up a Mexican corporation that will protect all of our investments and give us equal voice in the direction of the rancho. Foreigners can legally own property in Mexico through various means, including through a corporation. And for gringos, now may be a time to consider a secure toe-hold in someplace other than the USA. Taxes are less, health care is very good and affordable, government control of details of life is much freer.
I'm not sure that the rancho that I will see today is the right one to purchase, but this is great time to consider purchase in the Yucatan. The economy is down and it is affecting the local landowners. Property prices are down. Valladolid is spending a lot of money on infrastructure in anticipation of a surge in tourism and in commerce.
If you want to come down and see some of the opportunities that's probably a good idea.
The investment is low and the possible return is great.
If this idea rings any kind of bell with you, pass it along to your friends who might be interested. And then get back to me via email at
I am going to be traveling on a Mano Amiga planning trip over the next week, but I should have email access most of the time.
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A visit to a Mexican Emergency Room
Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 09:30 AM
Contrasted with a visit to an ER in the USA
Yesterday as I was visiting Merida (the capital of the Yucatan), I started getting an violent allergic reaction (possibly to something I ate). First my hands and feet started itching, then my eyes watered, my face glowed red... I felt as if I were on fire... and my companions said that we should get to the hospital ASAP. Allergic reactions are potentially fatal since airways can shut down. So off we went.
There are three very good hospitals in Merida that I know of and we were closest to Clinica Merida. All three of these hospitals are private hospitals.
When I walked into the emergency room, the receptionist asked what the problem was, took my name and asked if I had insurance. That was it. My friend motioned for me to sit down but before I could sit the receptionist directed me to an exam room since she recognized a potentially serious problem. Before I could sit down there, the doctor entered, did a fast assessment and told me the options. Some slow acting pills or fast acting IV. By this time I was in agony and said "IV, Please!" (By the way, most if not all of the MD's that I have met in the Yucatan read English quite well and speak some English; this is because many medical textbooks are written in English).
I was ushered to a bed in ER, undressed and put on my johnny coat. Almost before I could get into bed, a nurse was there to check my vitals, followed very rapidly by a saline IV hook-up. Within minutes, the prescribed meds (a cortizone and an antihistime) were tied into the saline solution and the itching and redness rapidly disappeared. The needle work for both the IV and the blood samples was extremely professional and completely painless. Various nurses kept checking on me and I was visited by the admitting MD as well as a allergic specialist. I was held for observation for about 7 or 8 hours and then given prescriptions for some meds for the week.
The total cost for the visit including in-hospital meds, bed, blood work, MD visits, etc. came to less than 2,500 Mexican pesos or about USD$187. The prescribed meds for home-care totaled less than USD$45.
I contrasted the level of care, the speed of admission and the total cost with that of my last visit to an emergency room in the US. I was admitted much, much faster in Mexico than I was in the US (in the US, I was experiencing chest pains and had been referred to the hospital ER by a cardiologist... my total admission time was at least 45 minutes before I was in a bed in ER... and another 1/2 hour before I was seen by an MD). My level of personal care was much greater in Mexico in that all of the various medical personnel seemed much less stressed and much more available to attend to me and my needs. And the cost difference was HUGE! An 8 hour bed in any ER that I know in the USA would be at least USD$1,000 to $1,500. And then add on the MD costs, the lab work and the med costs! Very easy to project a total cost of over 10 times as much.
I don't know how to fix the health care system in the US, but it sure can be approved. There might be something to be learned from Mexico.
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Vitamin B Complex vs. Bug Bites
Sunday, August 23, 2009, 07:12 PM
Vitamin B Complex wins hands down!
Last December a visiting MD suggested taking Vitamin B complex on a daily basis for general health as well as for bug bites. Since that time I have been taking a B complex tablet every day. The vitamin that actually works is B12 but I take at least 100% of the MDR of all the B's. Since December I have had less than a dozen bites that I can remember. Yesterday brought the entire experience back to me vividly.
I was in the jungle yesterday with a friend; we were looking at a piece of property to purchase. It was a damp day with off and on light rain. And there were lots of bugs. I felt a sharp pain on my arm and looked down to see a huge fly taking a bite out of me. Before I could swat it, off it flew. But as soon as the fly flew, the pain stopped. And this morning, there was no welt. I took off one tick from my back last night, but found no other bug bites. My friend, however, was covered with bites, some became huge welts within a matter of minutes.
We were attacked by the same bugs, but my reactions were markedly less.
I'm not sure if the vitamin B complex changes my taste and or odor so that the bugs don't like me as much as they used to or if the B complex changes the way my body responds to bug saliva or whatever they inject into the skin.
Whatever the reason, it works for me.
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A Great Time to Visit the Mayan Ruins of Chichen Itza
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 10:19 AM
I went to the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza last week as a spur-of-the-moment trip. I arrived at about the time I normally tell guests to leave... about 11:30 AM.
Usually by this time, the parking lot is full with cars and there are about 100 or more large busses from Cancun and Playa del Carmen. The lines to purchase tickets are large and your must fight your way through crowds of people .
When I arrived I was able to park in the shade in the lot closest to the entrance. I had no line to purchase my ticket and was besieged by guides to utilize their services. When I entered the grounds, it was if the time was 8:30 in the morning rather than mid-day (I normally recommend to my guest to arrive by 9:30 AM at the latest).
Almost no one there. It was easy to take a photo of any structure with no one else in the photo. On the way out, I counted the large busses in the parking area. There were 9 when normally there would be 115. When I returned to Cancun from NJ on 5 de Mayo, there were 2 people in first class and 23 in coach. There just are no tourists.
What does that mean to you? First of all, the airfares to Mexico are the lowest that I have seen them in 12 years... even lower than the fares were after 9/11 if I remember correctly. Secondly, wherever you go, you will be treated as special because there are so few tourists (at Casa Hamaca we always treat all of our guests that way... we treat them as special individuals not just as another number). All in all, a great time to visit the Yucatan.
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Beebe: Enough votes on insurance, prison bills
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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says there are more than enough votes to pass measures aimed at addressing a rise in teacher insurance premiums and prison overcrowding as he nears a decision on whether to call a legislative sessions on those issues.
Beebe told reporters Monday that chances are "pretty good" he'll call a special session that could begin as early as Sunday night to address those issues. He said there's still disagreement between the House and Senate on whether the session should include an effort to prevent the state lottery from adding monitor games.
Beebe said he's also waiting on consensus on when to hold the session.
Legislative leaders say changes are needed to prevent a 35 percent premium increase for thousands of teachers and public school employees.
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On the teachers. How is it they are all within the state are in the same retirement systems, but not in the same health care insurance system. State wide numbers, should make a great health and affordable program!
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Crews from the N.C. Department of Transportation are set to survey damage to any additional damage to N.C. Highway 12 stemming from the nor'easter that formed off the coast.
The crews will begin fully assessing the damage from the nor'easter Thursday morning. Once the assessment is complete, the department says it will have a better idea of the extent of the damage the storm caused and how it will affect the completion of the repairs already under way.
N.C. 12 was damaged by Superstorm Sandy and repairs had begun when the latest storm came through.
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