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Chapo Guzman's Daughter Reportedly Arrested in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport.
Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar, 31, was arrested Friday at San Diego's San Ysidro port of entry.
Guzmán Salazar appeared Monday morning at the downtown federal courthouse in a hearing held under heightened security. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that Guzmán Salazar's attorneys are Jan Ronis and Guadalupe Valencia, both known for representing high-profile drug trafficking figures. According to the report, the lawyers said that Guzmán Salazar is a medical doctor from Guadalajara who is seven months pregnant.
The significance of the arrest will depend on what Guzmán Salazar can tell authorities about her father, such as whether she can provide phone numbers, said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute.
"We don't know exactly what she knows," said Shirk. "It may just be an interesting factoid in the war on drugs or it could be a vital clue for law enforcement."
Shirk noted that Benjamin Arellano Felix, who led what was then Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, was captured in Mexico in 2002 after authorities tracked his daughter to find him.
Guzmán Salazar was charged with fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents. The complaint said she attempted to enter the country on foot, presenting a non-immigrant visa contained in a Mexican passport. She told authorities she was pregnant and intended to go to Los Angeles to give birth to her child.
The Los Angeles Times reported last year that Guzmán's wife - former beauty queen Emma Coronel - traveled to Southern California and gave birth to twin girls at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, north of Los Angeles. The newspaper said Coronel, then 22, holds U.S. citizenship, which entitles her to travel freely to the U.S. and to use its hospitals.
"You kind of surmise that there's some family connection back to Southern California," Eric Olson, associate director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute said of the daughter's arrest.
The Sinaloa cartel, named after the Pacific coast state of the same name, controls trafficking along much of the U.S. border with Mexico, particularly in Western states.
Authorities in the U.S. and Mexico have said they believe Guzmán has children with several partners, though it's not clear how many. The U.S. Treasury Department has put sanctions on sons Iván Archivaldo "El Chapito" Guzmán Salazar, 31, and Ovidio Guzmán López, 22.
Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, 26, was indicted with his father on multiple drug trafficking charges in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in August 2009.
Last month, the U.S. Treasury Department said it was placing financial sanctions on Guzmán's wife, Griselda Lopez Perez. The department said at the time that she "plays a key role" in the Sinaloa cartel.
Lopez Perez was the second wife of Guzmán designated under the U.S. Kingpin Act, which bars U.S. citizens from making business transactions with that person and allows authorities to freeze their assets in the United States.
In June, the department imposed sanctions on Maria Alejandrina Hernández Salazar, who it also described as a wife of Guzmán.
The arrest and investigation of Guzmán Salazar was handled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the nation's largest border crossing in San Diego.
A bail hearing was scheduled Oct. 25.
Guzmán Salazar has hired Jan Ronis, whose roster of clients with links to organized crime has included Arellano Felix. Ronis said he was just learning about the case and declined to comment on the charges.
Based on reporting by The Associated Press.
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Korean Ribs Recipes
Korean BBQ Beef Ribs
Even though the weather wasn't as sunny as I would have expected, we still used our barbeque grill this weekend. Specifically, we grilled 3 pounds of Korean-style beef ribs. We devoured and licked every piece until there were only bones left. I buy beef ribs at a local Korean store; you'll notice there are 3 types of ribs. I always choose the most tender one, which is the most expensive. In addition to the finest quality of meat, I always marinate the meat with a sweet tenderizer: Asian pear. I've used papaya paste in the past as well as buttermilk, but I find that the fruit purée adds a pleasant sweetness to the grilled meat dish.
I usually serve these with a bowl of steamed jasmine rice and pickled cabbage on the side. However, I would recommend eating them in moderation because of they're high in cholesterol.
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How to Cook Tender Beef Short Ribs
Since I got married, I have to admit I eat a lot less meat than I used to because Lulu's a vegetarian. But that doesn't mean I don't still enjoy a large portion of meat once in a while.
If you've come to the site before, you've probably seen that in previous recipes I often use acid-based marinades to tenderize and flavor meat. Today, I cooked Korean-cut beef short ribs (called galbi), and I again made an acidic marinade. The marinade consists of buttermilk, a little dark soy sauce, horseradish mustard, honey, cooking wine and olive oil. The preparation is very fast and easy. Just marinate the ribs overnight in a glass baking dish. Once you're ready to eat, simply pan-sear the meat for about 10 minutes total on both sides. You'll have a feast with very little time spent in the kitchen!
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The Kappa Sigs in the Classes of 1976 through 1982 came back to campus in big numbers this past weekend and "a good time was had by all" is definitely an understatement.
The mini-reunion, a brainchild of John Story '79, gave the fraternity brothers a chance to play some golf at the Country Club, meet the current group of Kappa Sigs, tour campus, take in a football game, and a chance to review the plans for a brand new house.
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Jasmine Fiore was found in a trash bin in Buena Park last Saturday morning. She was first reported missing by Jenkins on Saturday night. We're told the Buena Park PD has been trying unsuccessfully to contact him and fear he may be on the run. A police official told us they fear the 32-year-old Jenkins, a resident of Calgary, may be fleeing to Canada. As the official put it, "It's suspicious."
Ryan Jenkins was a contestant on "Megan Wants a Millionaire," which airs on VH1. We're told he was among the final contestants. The winner has not been announced on the show, which is currently airing.
UPDATE: Cops say the photo below is "a possible vehicle being driven by Mr. Jenkins." If anyone has any information about this case, call the Buena Park Police Department at 714-562-3992 or 714-562-3935.


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Let's get the answer by starting with a journey from the moon: a celestial body which can be regarded as fairly big:
The Moon...
Earth... We live here
The Sun... Our star
Sirius A
Pollux… An Orange Giant
Archturus... A Red Giant
Aldebaran… A Red Giant
Ragil… A Blue Super Giant
Pistol Star… A Blue Hyper Giant
Antares A… A Red Super Giant
Mu Cephei… A Red Supergiant
VY Canis Majoris... A Red HyperGiant: known as the biggest star
The Size Of the Earth is 12,756 km.
This star is 1,975,000,000 km in diameter.
How can you imagine this size on your mind?
Imagine an airliner which goes with 900 km per hour and flying around this star.
Just one circuit of an airliner around this star would last exactly 1,100 years.
The size of the star on a picture which shows our galaxy is only as big as a spot on a piece of paper.
And our galaxy ... would be seen only as big as a spot in the vastness of the universe.
"Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is a greater (matter) than the creation of men: Yet most men understand not." (Surah Al-Ghafir, 57)
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Recently it was brought to my attention by Ultraguy in his post "As the Sand on the Seashore..." that there is a great circle on the sphere of the earth that goes through the White House and Independence Hall and other noteworthy locations. I extended his line and found that it also passed through Israel. I then decided to investigate the matter further and I made a few more lines. I connected the three official capitals of the United States to see where they would lead. Some very interesting things occurred.
First I connected the capital building in Washington D.C. (the third official capital of the USA) to the Federal Capital building in New York City located on Wall st. (the first official capital of the United States) and extended the line and it continued through Europe and intersected Israel at the Golan Heights as pictured below.
Next I connected the capital building in Washington D.C. (the third official capital of the USA) to Congress Hall in Philadelphia (the second official capital of the United States) and extended the line and it continued through Europe and intersected Israel at the Gaza strip as pictured below.
I find it very interesting that these lines both intersect the land of Israel, and not only just the land of Israel, but some of the land that Israel gained in the 1967 six day war and that she is being pressured by the USA and the world to give up as outlined below.
In 1979 the UN declared settlements in these areas to be illegal.
UN Security Council Resolution 446 (March 1979), declared settlements on the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights to be illegal. While most of the 65 Security Council and General Assembly resolutions passed against Israeli actions (and the 41 Security Council resolutions vetoed by the United States) have had near universal support in the UN (often with the United States and Israel alone among the dissenting), supporters of Israel claim that the resolutions often misconstrue International Law, that their supporters selectively apply them, and that the assemblies themselves are biased.
As you can see in the past we stood with Israel vetoing the measures but as you will see below our stance is changing. The world's effort to divide the land of Israel has continued and one of the plans that has gained widespread acceptance is the Geneva accord which would create a Palestinian state and force Israel to essentially go back to its borders before the six days war.
The Geneva agreement provides in great detail for an independent and demilitarized Palestine living alongside Israel. Borders between the states would be based on the 1967 lines with slight modifications, giving Israel the Gush Etzion settlements, Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, the Jewish quarter of the Old City and the settlement of Ma'aleh Edumim. An international religious authority would control central holy sites, with the Temple Mount officially under Palestinian sovereignty and the Western Wall and Jewish Quarter of the Old City under Israeli sovereignty. Israel would decide how many Palestinian refugees would be admitted to Israel. Other refugees would get compensation from international funds and would be accepted either into Palestine the countries in which they are currently residing or other countries.
And then we have this recent development from the Obama administration.
JERUSALEM - President Obama was expected to pressure visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into accepting the Middle East Quartet's two-year timetable for formal Palestinian statehood in 2011. Though members of Netanyahu's inner cabinet advised the Israeli leader to resist any attempt by the White House or the so-called Middle East Quartet to put a stopwatch on "final status" negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, Obama and Secretary of State Clinton have thrown their support behind the 2011 statehood initiative. The Post reported that if PA-Israel peace negotiations are still deadlocked by 2011, Fayyad, with the encouragement of the White House, the Quartet and the Arab League, will formally announce Palestinian statehood in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, calling on Israel to immediately withdraw to the 1949 UN armistice lines. http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/43072
And the latest; an an international summit to divide the land.
U.S. President Barack Obama has told several European leaders that if Israeli-Palestinian talks remain stalemated into September or October, he will convene an international summit on achieving Mideast peace, senior Israeli officials told Haaretz on Thursday.
The officials said the conference would be run by the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers - the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia - in a bid to forge a united global front for creating a Palestinian state. The summit, they said, would address such core issues as borders, security arrangements, Palestinian refugees and the status of Jerusalem. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israeli-officials-obama-to-call-world-summit-if-mideast-peace-talks-fail-1.287469
So these lines that align with capitals of the United States intersect land in Israel that they gained in the six days war and are being pressured to give up. What is significant about these occurrences? I do not know for sure but I do know, as has been stated by many, that what we do to Israel God will do to us. This is called the scriptural principle of sowing and reaping. You sow a corn seed and you get back hundreds of corn seeds.
In my devotions yesterday morning as I randomly opened my Bible God brought me to the story of Haman in Esther. Most of us are familiar with the story; Haman was planning on killing all the Jews and hanging Mordecai on a gallows. But as it turned out Haman was hanged on his own gallows, what he sowed he reaped.
So what is significant about these lines and Israel and the USA? I can only speculate but based on the principal of sowing and reaping I have a sense that if we force Israel to give up her land that God might just allow satan to destroy our land that aligns with it--Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. Or maybe He will allow the whole area from Washington, D.C. to New York to be destroyed.
After writing the above I had a sense that there was more to the story so I did a little more a-lining. What I found is astounding. I connected the Temple Mount in Jerusalem with Independence Hall in Philadelphia and continued the line to the Gulf of Mexico. The places that line hit left me awestruck to say the least. The first place it hits in the United States was in Massachusetts and believe it or not the first road it crossed was named Jerusalem Rd!
Following the line to the Gulf of Mexico the last place it hits in the United State is Chevron Rd in Lafourche Parish Louisiana.
Wow this is truly mind boggling! We have a line drawn from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to Independence Hall and the first road it crosses in the USA is Jerusalem Rd it then hits Daingerfield Island in Washington, D.C. and then the last road it hits in the USA is Chevron Rd. in La Fourche Parish. To me this was astounding and I find it loaded with symbolism.
Here is what is says to me; First the definition of La Fourche is "Fork" as associated with "fork in the road." "The name, "Lafourche" comes from the Cajun French "Lafourche" meaning a "fork" in a river or path, he added." Houmatoday.com
A Chevron has various meanings "The chevron represents the roof of a house, derived from the French word "chevron" meaning rafter. It signifies protection. The Chevron was granted to those who had participated in some notable enterprise."House of Names
So what does this say to me? In the past the United States has been granted protection because we have supported Israel's right to her land--Chevron rd. The United States is now at a fork in the road; We have a choice to support Israel's right to her land or force her to divide it--La Fourche. The present administration is indicating that they are going to force Israel to divide her land and thus we are in great danger--Daingerfield Island.
Today the Lord brought me to this passage as I randomly opened my Bible.
In response to that I say this; Listen America you are being warned. DO NOT DIVIDE THE LAND OF ISRAEL. If you do God will do to you as you have done to her. Take her cities and He will take your cities. Split her land and He will split yours. This has been said by many.
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There are three lines; 2 are for death and one is for life. What will you choose America? What will you choose Israel? Here is the rest of the story...
The other night as I was reading my Bible for my nightly devotions I randomly turned to 2 Samuel 8. The second verse hit me like a ton of bricks.
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. (2Samuel 8:1,2)
Let's investigate the passage and see what it means. The phrase "with a line" only occurs once in the KJV. Strong's defines the word like this.
Strong's H2256 - chebel
1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company
a) a rope, cord
b) a measuring-cord or line
c) a measured portion, lot, part, region
d) a band or company
2) pain, sorrow, travail, pang
a) pains of travail
b) pains, pangs, sorrows
3) union
4) destruction
Matthew Henry comments on the passage;
God had given David rest from all his enemies that opposed him and made head against him; and he having made a good use of that rest, has now commission given him to make war upon them, and to act offensively for the avenging of Israel's quarrels and the recovery of their rights; for as yet they were not in full possession of that country to which by the promise of God they were entitled...
He smote the Moabites, and made them tributaries to Israel, v. 2. He divided the country into three parts, two of which he destroyed, casting down the strong-holds, and putting all to the sword; the third part he spared, to till the ground and be servants to Israel. Dr. Lightfoot says, "He laid them on the ground and measured them with a cord, who should be slain and who should live;'' and this is called meting out the valley of Succoth, Ps. 60:6. The Jews say he used this severity with the Moabites because they had slain his parents and brethren, whom he put under the protection of the king of Moab during his exile, 1 Sa. 22:3, 4. He did it in justice, because they had been dangerous enemies to the Israel of God; and in policy, because, if left in their strength, they still would have been so. But observe, Though it was necessary that two-thirds should be cut off, yet the line that was to keep alive, though it was but one, is ordered to be a full line. Be sure to give that length enough; let the line of mercy be stretched to the utmost in favorem vitae—so as to favour life. Matthew Henry Commentary
In the post "A-lining" With Israel it was shown that there are three lines that align with prominent locations in the United States and Israel. One that goes through the capital in Washington D.C., the first capital in New York, and the Golan Heights. The second goes through the capital in Washington D.C., the second capital in Philadelphia, and the Gaza Strip. The third goes through Independence Hall and the Temple Mount and aligns with "interesting" locations in the USA. It was also shown that these lines have profound prophetic implications.
So we have 3 prominent lines between the USA and Israel and 2 days after the study was posted as I randomly open my Bible God brings me to the only passage in scripture that contains the phrase "with a line," and a passage that references three lines! I find this highly significant and beyond coincidence.
Here are the implications as I see it. First; I take this occurrence as a confirmation from God for the information in the "A-lining" With Israel post. Secondly; I believe that the 2 lines of death are the lines that point to the Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip, and that if we force Israel to divide her land and give back these territories as is being promoted by many, that God will allow satan to destroy our land. I also believe that it is highly possible that just as David divided the land of the Moabites and killed those who lived within certain boundaries divided by the lines that God will allow satan to destroy portions of our land divided by those lines--possibly New York, Washington, Philadelphia or even the areas between them. Third our line of life is our supporting Israel's right to her land, our "chevron" of protection. We are in "dainger" if we choose to force her to divide it.
God brought another thought to my mind; check where Katrina made landfall.
Look how close the line between the Temple Mount and Independence Hall is to where Katrina made land fall. As a matter of fact all three lines come close to this area.
Look at the proximity of the line to what counties were declared Federal disaster areas.
Many think that Katrina was a direct result of the USA pressuring Israel to remove settlers from the Gaza Strip as outlined in this article by World Net Daily.
JERUSALEM – While most religious authorities seem to agree one cannot discern the intentions of God, there has been talk in some circles here and on the Internet that the storm that turned parts of the Gulf Coast into a disaster zone, prompting hundreds of thousands to evacuate their homes and possibly causing upwards of 10,000 deaths, was thrust upon the U.S. for its support of the Gaza evacuation.
The article goes on to describe similarities between the two events. This all brings me to repeat what I said before in the "A-lining With Israel" post; AMERICA DO NOT DIVIDE THE LAND OF ISRAEL!
Today in my devotions the Lord brought me to a passage which I believe is a message for Israel, who is not innocent in her dealings.
1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD. 3Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. 5For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; 6If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: 7Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. Jeremiah 7:1-7
Do you, O Israel, want to dwell securely and peacefully in your land and prosper? Then turn to Jesus and accept Him as your Messiah. One day after you have been deceived and ravaged by the antichrist one third of you, O Israel, will and you will be saved and dwell in the land peacefully and you will prosper.
There are three lines; 2 are for death and one is for life. What will you choose America? What will you choose Israel?
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Parking Regulations & Enforcement
Parking at Sacramento State
Below are a few tips to remember when parking at Sacramento State. Remembering this information will help you park successfully on our campus.
*A parking permit does not guarantee the holder a parking space in any given area at any given time*
- A parking permit is required to park at Sacramento State.
- California State laws and Sacramento State parking regulations that pertain to parking are enforced 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
- Parking permits are valid only for the period of time specified on the permit and for the parking spaces intended unless otherwise posted.
- Parking permits may not be altered in any way.
- A parking permit is valid for use only by the person who purchased the parking permit.
- Each person may possess one valid Sacramento State parking permit at a time.
- It is important to familiarize yourself with the various types of parking permits Sacramento State offers and the locations in which they are valid.
- Charges are for the use of parking space only. We assume no responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage due to fire, theft, collision or otherwise to the vehicle or its contents however caused.
Types of parking permits available and their usage are listed below. This page may not include all parking regulations.
- Designated Parking Spaces
- Purchase of Parking Permits
- Daily Parking Permit
- Student Parking Permit
- Weekly Parking Permit
- Ramona Lot Parking Permit
- Overnight Parking
- Faculty/Staff Parking Permit
- Retired Faculty & Staff Parking Permit
- Motorcycle Parking Permit
- Residence Hall Parking Permit
- Carpool Parking Permit
- Non-teaching Faculty Summer Parking Permit
- Off-Peak Parking
- Permits for Person with Disabilities
- Load Zones
- Open Top or Unsecured Vehicles
- Timed Parking Spaces
- Timed Parking Spaces with Permit Required
- Lost, Stolen, and Counterfeit Parking Permits
- Visitors
- Bicycles
- Police Department
- Hornet Express Shuttle and Public Transit
- Hornet Safety Escort
- Sacramento Regional Transit
- Parking Citations
Designated Parking Spaces
Parking is authorized in designated parking spaces only. Parking spaces cannot be created. A parking space is designated by a white parking space line on each side or end of the vehicle. Vehicles must fit within the parking space lines. In any unpaved parking lot on campus, including Lot 2A and student section of Lot 9, vehicles must be parked in an orderly manner at a wheel stop.
Purchase of Parking Permits
All students, faculty and staff are eligible to purchase a parking permit. Weekly and semester parking permits are available for purchase by showing a valid Sacramento State OneCard at the Bursar's Office in Lassen Hall or the University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS) office. These locations accept cash, personal check, Visa, MasterCard, and Sacramento State OneCard as valid forms of payment. Daily parking permits are available from a daily parking permit machine, through PaybyPhone www.paybyphone.com/sac-state-paybyphone/ or at the UTAPS office. Certain parking permits may be purchased online. Please refer to our Online Parking Services section for more information.
Daily Parking Permit
Daily parking permits are valid in student parking lots. Daily parking permits must be fully displayed with the dated side up on the driver's side of the dashboard. Daily parking permits may be purchased from one of the daily parking permit machines located throughout the campus for $7.00. The parking permit machines accept $5 bills, $1 bills, Visa, Mastercard and the Sac State OneCard. A 2-hour permit is also available from the machines for $4.00. For your convenience, daily parking permit machines are available in parking lots, parking structures and in the UTAPS office. If a daily parking permit machine is not functioning properly, a daily parking permit must be purchased from another machine. Daily parking permits are not refundable.
Student Parking Permit
During the Fall and Spring semesters student parking permits are valid in student parking spaces. Parking permits must be adhered to the bottom corner inside of the windshield on the passenger side. The permit must be completely visible, including the barcode and permit number. Students may only possess one semester permit at a time; however, students may also purchase an additional adhesive motorcycle permit if desired.
Beginning in May, 2018, old Student parking signs are slowly being replaced around campus with new look Student parking signs. Daily and 2-hour parking permits from parking permit machines will continue to be valid in these lots.
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Weekly Parking Permit
Weekly parking permits are available to Sacramento State faculty, staff, and students. Weekly parking permits may be purchased in one (1) week increments. Usage of the weekly parking permit is the same as faculty/staff, student, or Residence Hall semester parking permits. Weekly parking permits are not refundable.
Ramona Lot Parking Permit
Ramona Lot is closed to campus parking effective March 16, 2018.
Ramona Lot is open Monday-Friday from 7:30am-8:00pm during the fall and spring semesters. All vehicles must be removed by 8:00pm when the lot is closed and locked. For Hornet Shuttle service to and from Ramona Lot, see the Hornet Shuttle webpage.
Overnight Parking
Overnight parking is defined as parking between the hours of midnight and 4:30am. With the exception of Residence Hall permitted vehicles in assigned parking lots and, approved campus vehicles, overnight parking and/or camping is prohibited at Sac State.
Faculty/Staff (Employee) Parking Permit
Faculty/staff parking permits and retired faculty and staff parking permits are valid in faculty/staff as well as student spaces, unless otherwise posted. If receiving 12 paychecks per year, most faculty and staff may also pay for their parking permits on a monthly basis via payroll deduction. Payroll deducted parking permits are available at the Bursar's Office in Lassen Hall. Parking permits must be adhered to the bottom inside corner of the windshield on the passenger side. Adhesive permits are placed on the outside; repositionable permits on the inside. The permit must be completely visible, including the barcode and permit number. Faculty and staff may only possess one semester or longer-term permit at a time; however, may also purchase an additional adhesive motorcycle permit if desired.
Beginning in May, 2018, old Faculty/Staff parking signs are slowly being replaced around campus with new look Employee parking signs.
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Retired Faculty & Staff Parking Permit
Retired faculty and staff who are not working for pay are eligible to receive a courtesy retired faculty & staff parking permit. Retired faculty & staff parking permits are provided to retired faculty and staff to encourage them to return to enjoy the life of the campus, including attending events, lectures and other campus activities. Retired faculty and staff who return to the campus after retirement to work for pay are required to pay to park during that time. These parking permits are valid in faculty/staff and student parking spaces. For more retired faculty & staff parking permit information and announcements throughout the year, please visit www.csus.edu/org/retirees/.
Motorcycle Parking Permit
A parking permit is required to park a motorcycle at Sacramento State. A motorcycle-only adhesive parking permit must be placed in an easily visible location on the fender, fork or gas tank. Placing the adhesive motorcycle permit elsewhere on the motorcycle may result in a parking citation. This adhesive permit is valid only in motorcycle spaces.
As an alternative to purchasing a motorcycle-only parking permit, people who drive a car/truck and ride motorcycles may purchase a repositionable parking permit. The repositionable permit may be displayed in a vehicle or on a motorcycle. This repositionable permit allows a motorcycle to be parked legally in a motorcycle OR regular vehicle parking space. It is the parking permit holder's responsibility to ensure the security of the parking permit. A clear, plastic parking permit case can be purchased, at the UTAPS office, for displaying the repositionable parking permit on a motorcycle.
Residence Hall (Resident) Parking Permit
Residence Hall parking permits are issued to persons who live in the Residence Hall complex. Residence Hall Lot 2 and Parking Structure 5 - 5th/6th floor residence hall parking permits are only valid in their respective lot/parking structure. In addition, all residence hall parking permits are valid in Lot 10, Lot 14 and Parking Structure 4. See our Off-Peak Parking periods below for times when Residence Hall parking permits are valid outside of the parking areas mentioned above.
Beginning in May, 2018, old Residence Hall parking signs are slowly being replaced with new look Resident parking signs.
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Carpool Parking Permit
Carpooling at Sacramento State is encouraged. Carpoolers may share the price of a parking permit and may park in preferential designated carpool areas. Faculty/staff and student parking permits may be exchanged at no cost for carpool parking permits or purchased directly at the UTAPS office. A carpool consists of two or more people per vehicle, who must arrive in a carpool space together. Carpool spaces are located on the first floors of Parking Structures 1, 3 and 5. Carpool spaces are enforced as such until 11am. After 11am, carpool spaces in Parking Structures 1 & 3 are enforced as student spaces. This same practice applies to Off-Peak Parking periods (see below). PLEASE NOTE: EV/Carpool spaces in Parking Structure 5 are enforces as such all day, every day.
Non-teaching Faculty Summer Parking Permit
Faculty members in a non-working capacity, who come to the campus during the Summer, may request a courtesy non-teaching faculty/staff parking permit. This permit is intended to accommodate the occasional visit to the campus to facilitate academic endeavors. Faculty members who are in a working capacity during the summer are required to purchase a parking permit for that period of time. Click on the link below to fill out the required form and submit it to the UTAPS office.
Non-teaching Faculty Summer Parking Permit Form
Off-Peak Parking
Off-peak parking period is defined as:
- Monday-Friday 4:30pm to midnight during the Fall and Spring semesters
- Saturday, Sunday, campus closure holidays 4:30am to midnight
- Summer, Winter intersession, Spring Recess and Finals week Monday - Sunday 4:30am to midnight.
During off-peak parking periods, most student and faculty/staff parking spaces are open to all Sac State parking permits with the following exceptions:
- A Faculty/Staff parking permit is required at all times in the Faculty/Staff spaces located around the Residence Hall complex and the Faculty/Staff spaces in Parking Structure 1 (PS1).
- A Residence Hall parking permit is required at all times in Residence Hall spaces in Lot 2 and the 5th/6th floors of Parking Structure 5 (PS5).
- Any specially marked parking space, such as, (but not limited to) BZ, Speech & Hearing, Employee of the Month, Administrative, requires a special permit at all times.
- During off-peak parking periods, carpool spaces in Parking Structures 1 & 3 are enforced as student spaces.
Permits for Persons with Disabilities
At Sacramento State, each parked vehicle must have a valid parking permit. To park in disabled parking spaces on campus, a valid Sacramento State parking permit and disabled person placard or license plate must be displayed. Loading zones are intended for active loading and unloading and are not considered to be parking spaces. Disabled placards and license plates are not valid in loading zones.
Load Zones
Passenger load zones are intended for the immediate loading and unloading of passengers. Waiting for passengers is not permitted and parking officers reserve the right to warn or cite a vehicle for waiting.
Load zones that are not specifically marked as Passenger load zones are intended for the active loading and unloading of equipment. Parking officers closely monitor load zones and reserve the right to warn or cite a vehicle if no activity is seen in 30 minutes.
Note, load zones are not parking spaces, even for vehicles displaying an ADA placard or license plates.
Open Top or Unsecured Vehicles
For open top or unsecured vehicles, a repositionable parking permit may be exchanged at the UTAPS office for a parking permit that will be adhered to the outside, lower corner of the passenger's side of the windshield. Place the parking permit on the outside of your window in the lower corner within 5 inches of the bottom of the window (CVC 26708-3).
Timed Parking Spaces
Short-term parking without a valid Sacramento State parking permit is available throughout campus. Timed parking spaces may be used by the same vehicle only once in each parking lot in a 24-hour period.
Timed Parking Spaces with Parking Permit Required
Short-term parking with a valid Sacramento State parking permit required is also available throughout campus. Please read timed parking signs carefully.
Lost, Stolen, and Counterfeit Permits
If a parking permit is lost or stolen, please report the loss to University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS). UTAPS will record the parking permit as lost or stolen and will enforce the parking permit as such. UTAPS does not replace lost or stolen parking permits. Upon reporting a lost or stolen parking permit, UTAPS may authorize the purchase of a replacement parking permit. It is a violation to display a lost, stolen, or counterfeit parking permit and may result in a parking citation being issued and/or other Sacramento State correction action.
Visitors may purchase daily parking permits from one of the daily permit machines located in student Lots 1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 5th floor of Parking Structure 1, 3rd floor of Parking Structure 2, 1st and 3rd floors of Parking Structure 3, 3rd and 4th floors of Parking Structure 5 or at the UTAPS office. Visitors may also utilize timed parking spaces for short-term visits. If you need additional information, please visit the Sacramento State Visitor Information Center in Sacramento Hall which is normally staffed Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Visitor Information Booths are located on State University Drive near Sacramento Hall and on College Town Drive near the Alumni Center. Please see our homepage for operational hours.
Bicycles are permitted on all campus roadways. Bicycles are not permitted on walking paths and sidewalks. For your convenience, Sacramento State offers three staffed bicycle parking compound on campus. The use of the bicycle parking compounds is free of charge. Although the bicycle compounds are staffed to help deter theft, bicycles parked in the compounds are parked at the owner's risk. Bicycle lockers are available for a fee through the Peak Adventures Office in The WELL. For additional information, please contact UTAPS at (916) 278-PARK to obtain a bicycle brochure.
Police Department
The Police Department will assist you with vehicle lockouts, dead batteries, lost and found and theft reports, as well as emergency situations. Please call (916) 278-6000 for assistance.
Hornet Express Shuttle and Public Transit
Sacramento State encourages using alternative commute options. The Hornet Express Shuttles provide convenient transportation to and from residential areas near Sac State as well as stops on campus and the 65th Street Light Rail station. The Hornet Shuttle is available free of charge to all Sacramento State faculty, staff and students with a valid Sacramento State OneCard. The Hornet Express Shuttles normally operate when fall and spring semester classes are in session. For additional information, visit the Hornet Shuttle website or contact the Hornet Shuttle office at (916) 278-7275.
Hornet Safety Escort
The Hornet Safety Escort is a demand-responsive service transporting the campus community to and from the various locations on campus and to vehicles parked on campus. Safety Escort service is available Monday-Thursday from 6:00pm to 12:00am when fall and spring semester classes are in session. For Safety Escort service, please dial x87260 from any campus telephone or 278-7260 from a cell phone. The shuttle will typically arrive within 5-10 minutes.
Sacramento Regional Transit
Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) services the Greater Sacramento Area and has several buses that arrive at and depart from Sacramento State throughout the day. Sacramento State students may ride any Sacramento Regional Transit bus or light rail train free of charge with a Sacramento State OneCard and current commuter sleeve. Current Sac State employees with a current OneCard may purchase an employee commuter sleeve for $40 per semester at the UTAPS office or the Bursar's Office. The employee commuter sleeve is valid on any Sacramento Regional Transit bus or light rail train.
Parking Citations
The recipient of a citation has 21 days from the citation date to pay or appeal a citation (CVC 40215). If payment or an appeal is not received within 21 days, a reminder Notice of Delinquent Parking Violation will be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. There is an additional 14 days from the date of the notice to pay or appeal the citation. Failure to pay or appeal the citation by the 14th day after the date of the reminder notice may result in the following actions:
- Forfeit of all rights to an appeal of the citation.
- A late fee may be added to the cost (penalty) of the citation.
- A hold may be placed on the registered owner's vehicle registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles preventing registration renewal until all outstanding citation and late fees are paid in full.
- A hold may be placed on the Sacramento State student's academic records.
- The recipient of a citation may be responsible for any collection costs related to collecting the debt.
Multiple unpaid citations may result in the immobilization or towing and impounding of the vehicle at owners expense.
TO PAY A CITATION: Go to Online Services.
Click here for citation and appeal information
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Apple quietly released a new iPad Smart Case, amongst the many other announcements at WWDC 2012.
When the Apple Store went back online shortly after the keynote, many people noticed that Apple had snuck in a new iPad accessory into the store, 'The iPad Smart Case."
The 'Smart Case' is compatible with both the iPad 2 and the new iPad, and covers both the front and back of the device, giving your device extra protection. It's made out polyurethane and works with all current 'Smart Covers', giving you the same functionality, in both 'typing' and 'watching' positions. You can customise your 'Smart Case' with Apple's free lazer engraving service.
The new 'iPad Smart Case' is available for $49.00 in Grey, Black, Blue, Green, Pink and 'PRODUCT (Red)'.


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Facebook Wants to Be Heard Above the Roar of the Tweets
Sep 10, 2013 3:32 PM PT
Facebook on Monday began rolling out new tools designed to help news organizations uncover the real-time conversations people are having across the social network.
The company released two APIs -- Public Feed and Keyword Insights -- to a handful of online publications.
The Public Feed allows news organizations to integrate Facebook conversations about trending topics such as real-time sports events, breaking news stories or TV shows into their own coverage. If a CNN news show is reporting the latest developments in the debate over Syria, for example, the producers could display some of the relevant Facebook discussion onscreen.
The Keyword Insights feature aggregates the number of posts associated with a given search term at any time. It also gives the news organizations anonymous demographic information such as gender, age and location of the people commenting publicly on those topics.
Initially, Facebook has rolled out the tools only to a small group of media partners, which includes CNN, Buzzfeed and Slate. It is in talks with other media companies and preferred marketing developers to make the services available for other partners in the coming weeks.
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Facebook's new offerings are designed to help it become an online destination for real-time conversations about current events. Toward that end, it recently introduced hashtags, embedded posts and trending topics.
Those features were popularized on Twitter, the site that is now the go-to spot for discussions about the news, said Thomas Bibby Varghese, CEO and founder of eBizUniverse.
"Facebook has really been trying hard to be like Twitter for instant conversations," he told the E-Commerce Times. "It's what Twitter is famous for, and it has gotten really good at it."
It will be tough for Facebook to take that title away from Twitter, he noted. Its best bet is to find a way to put those conversations directly into a user's News Feed or another specially designated area.
"I'm not sure how effective it is going to be unless this is somehow integrated into the News Feed, which is where most people spend their time," Varghese pointed out, "but there is little room left on the News Feed after all the sponsored ads. It's getting a little crowded."
Working Toward a Profit
Facebook's new tools don't have to convert any Twitter users or spark real-time conversations to be successful for the company's bottom line, though, said Internet marketing expert Brian Carter.
"It's part of a smart competitive strategy for Facebook to offer everything that's unique about Twitter," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Facebook has a superior popularity and wants to protect that."
Working from that position, Facebook can continue to convince advertisers that its site has everything that Twitter has to offer -- plus a significantly larger and more global platform, Carter pointed out. Even if people aren't going to Facebook to chat about a hot season finale, advertisers will still be compelled to spend more on Facebook than on any other social network.
"Users will have fewer reasons to use Twitter or spend ad money there," he noted. "Trends could also give Facebook advertising a new real-time trend targeting option, further cementing Facebook's position as the go-to social advertising platform."


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Little Giants Put Focus on Carnegie-Mellonby Joceyln Hopkinson '15 • September 28, 2012 Share:
"What happened last week is last week," sophomore linebacker AJ Akinribade said. "We're just trying to go 1-0 this week."
That's the team's mindset heading into this Saturday's homecoming showdown against Carnegie Mellon after the 20-17 upset loss against Allegheny College. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. this week.
"We're ticked off about what happened last week," Akinribade said. "Instead of feeling sorry for ourselves, we're using it as motivation."
The Tartans are by no means an "easy win". They are 4-0 on the season including a 37-7 victory at Allegheny College. The Pittsburgh-area school defeated Depauw last week, 51-28.
"I don't believe there was a lack of effort, but clearly, we weren't focused because we were making stupid mistakes," Coach Erik Raeburn said. "I've never been one of those guys that believe good things come from a loss. But I hope that our players regain their focus and do a better job of executing in Saturday's game."
The game Saturday caps off the 100th annual homecoming week for Wabash. Tradition and history has been cheered all week and fans will get to see some football history Saturday - the wing-t offense.
In a day and age dominated by the pass and spread offense, Carnegie Mellon looks as if it could strap on leather helmets and play in the '40s. The wing-t offense features multiple running backs and just one wide receiver. The running backs will run in different directions as if they have the ball, trying to confuse the defense.
Fifteen different players have carried the ball for the Tartans so far this year. The team is paced by senior fullback Jared Delello who has 199 yards and 2 touchdowns on 38 carries.
The Carnegie offense has a potent passing attack, an element it hasn't enjoyed in past years. Junior quarterback Rob Kalkstein is on pace to shatter school passing records this year with 996 yards and 10 touchdowns on 40-55 passing.
"The concern starts with their quarterback," Raeburn said. "He's been nearly perfect. They only throw about 15-20 times a game but he completes a high percentage of his passes and doesn't turn the ball over.
"You couple that with a real difficult run game to defend and it's a real challenge. This is hands down the best offensive team we've played."
Akinribade agrees with his coach's assessment. "They're tricky. They try to confuse you with all kinds of different hand offs and guards and tackles pulling all over the place."
So how do you stop this old, misdirection offense?
"Read our keys," Akinribade said. "Our linemen have to read the offensive linemen and follow a down block or a pull while linebackers have to mirror the guards and tackles. It's important we stay disciplined. We can't leave our gap because we're following the backs trying to play hero."
The Little Giant offense is looking to rebound against the Tartans as well. Junior running back Tyler Holmes provided a performance for the offense to build around last week. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries in his first game of the season. Holmes missed the first three weeks because of an AC joint injury he suffered early in camp. The same injury occurred to him last year at Wittenberg.
"It was pretty demoralizing when I got injured in camp," Holmes said. "It was the first time we had full contact and I thought to myself 'man, is this going to keep happening?'
"I got hit really good Saturday and it's reassuring to know it held up."
Linebacker AK Brefo anchors Carnegie Mellon's defense with 36 tackles and 3 sacks on the year. The unit doesn't rank tremendously high in any statistical category, but players and coaches know the game will be a battle.
"They're really stout up front with a big defensive line," Holmes said. "They're solid all the way through."
His coach echoed those thoughts.
"They (Tartans) set the defense knowing they play really explosive on offense," Raeburn said. "If you fall behind and have to start passing the football, you're in big trouble. They have incredible pass defense and are excellent in the red zone."
Wabash has not loss in 16 homecoming games but Carnegie Mellon presents the biggest challenge of recent memory. The game won't be easy but it's the team's first step in getting back on course towards its ultimate goal: a national title.
Click here to watch Jim Amidon '87 and Steve Hoffman '85 announce the game.


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Feb. 19, 2009
STOCKTON, Calif. - Several streaks ended at Pacific's Spanos Center on Thursday night. The UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team lost its first conference game this season, its first conference road game since 2006 and to Pacific for the first time since 2003.
Despite Jenna Green's third straight double-double - the first time that's been done by a Gaucho since Kristen Mann in 2005 - UCSB lost to Pacific 59-50, ending its Big West road winning streak at 19 games. That mark had been the best in the nation.
UCSB falls to 16-8 overall and 11-1 in the Big West, the Gauchos' hopes of a perfect conference season for the third time this decade dashed. Pacific improves to 14-11, 8-5.
Green finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds, giving her four double-doubles in her past five games and was an effective presence defensively again. She tallied two blocks and kept the conference's leading scorer, Amber Simmons, in check once again.
Last month Simmons, who entered Thursday averaging 17.8 points per game, scored just six points at the Thunderdome and she again finished with just six points on Thursday on 1 of 13 shooting.
UCSB freshman Emilie Johnson, making her first start since Jan. 2, poured in a career-best 14 points to lead the Gauchos. Johnson, who had a lot of friends and family in the stands since she hails from nearby Loomis, Calif., buried four three-pointers and had a career-best five field goals.
The Gauchos dropped their first Big West road game since Feb. 25, 2006 when they lost at UC Riverside and it was the first time that Pacific defeated UCSB since Jan. 18, 2003, which was also UCSB's only conference defeat that season.
The defeat pulls the Gauchos into a first-place tie with UC Riverside in the Big West. UCSB currently holds the tiebreaker since defeating the Highlanders, 47-40, in January. UC Riverside plays at Long Beach State on Friday.
UCSB plays on Saturday at UC Davis at 4:45 p.m. The game can be heard in Santa Barbara on KTMS 990 AM or followed online through Gametracker.
Pacific and UCSB could meet up again in Anaheim during the Big West Tournament next month. Make sure to get your tickets to the tournament because with every ticket purchased comes with a free UCSB T-shirt. Click here to purchase tickets.
The Gauchos return home on Feb. 24 vs. Oregon State at 7 p.m. for the team's Pink Zone game to raise breast cancer awareness. Tickets are just $1 and pink baseball hats and player-designed pink T-shirts will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going toward breast cancer research.
Tickets are available by calling (805) 893-UCSB, visiting the Ticket Office located on campus in the Intercollegiate Athletics Office or by clicking here.


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D. Damodar Mithaiwala, formerly known as Dayaram Damodar Mithaiwala was established in the pre independence era in the year 1937. The founders of the shop were engaged in a small time door to door business of delivering milk. Dedication and perseverance led them to a natural business diversion - milk based sweets. Once they tasted success in the same they introduced different kinds of sweets and farsan items (a collective term used for a type of snacks that includes both fried and steamed items. Popular examples are – samosa, pattice, dhokla etc.). We were one of the first shops in Mumbai to start Bengali sweets, by getting Bengali karigars (cooks) from Kolkata.
Today we offer a wide variety of delicacies to our customers. Whether they are Gujarati, Parsi, Marwadi, Maharashtrian or from any other culture we definitely have something to suit their taste in our menu.
Today we offer a wide variety of delicacies to our customers. Whether they are Gujarati, Parsi, Marwadi, Maharashtrian or from any other culture we definitely have something to suit their taste in our menu.
Our shop is located at Dadar T.T Circle also known as Khodadad Circle, the heart of Mumbai. Proximity to Dadar railway station as well as the E.E Highway draws many Mumbaikars to our shop. We have adopted the takeaway model and no seating arrangements have been made inside or outside the shop. As a part of our social responsibility we keep the public area surrounding our shop neat and clean. Our shop is open from 8.am in the morning to 9.00 pm in the evening so that we can cater to our customer's requirement for all the four courses – namely breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and dinner. In Mumbai people have sweets and farsan at any time of the day as a part of the main meal or as a meal itself, which helps us serve more and better.
For the convenience of our customers we also home deliver all over Mumbai (the order should be placed one day in advance) and also India.
We specialize in Bengali sweets, Parsi sweets, Dry fruit based sweets and Pure ghee Indian Traditional sweets. We take pride in stating that we are one of the few shops in the city that make Sutarfeni. An all time hit among our Maharashtrian, Gujarati, Parsi and last but not the least our Jewish customers. Our name has spread even outside Mumbai for Sutarfeni – a delectable and flaky Indian dessert.
Despite our success in our existing items we believe in continuous innovation and improvement. Our latest introduction is our range of Guilt Free Sweets specifically for customers who are diabetic and calorie conscious. In this we use sugar alternatives ensuring that they are still delicious and tempting.
At Damodar we care for good health of our customers. All our sweets are prepared in pure ghee only. Both ayurveda and modern science have time and again reiterated that pure ghee if consumed not only acts as a natural lubricator for the body but also enables absorption of certain vital vitamins. It also helps in taking out the impurities from the body. It enhances eyesight, keeps muscles and tendons healthy. Because of lesser amount of fat in desi/pure ghee, it is easier to digest. As far as farsan items are concerned we strictly use refined groundnut oil as it is effective in protecting against heart disease, as compared to most of the other oils. Groundnut oil contains natural antioxidants and also helps reduce cholesterol levels.
We maintain hygiene standards both at our workshop and our shop. We have a well trained staff of around 50 employees that focuses on consistency in taste and speed in service.
All our products are manufactured in-house giving us complete control over quality. The raw materials used are of the best quality and we procure it from licensed retailers and wholesalers.
Today we run one of the oldest and best sweet and farsan shop in Mumbai. Many of our customers also belong to the third generation in their families. It makes us very happy when customers come and tell us that their grandparents used to buy sweets from us while they were kids. Our quality and service stands tested and proved when customers come from faraway places like Kalyan, Dombivali, Borivali, Panvel, Taloja and even Pune to our shop. In near future we are planning to expand in the western and eastern suburbs also.
'Form is temporary but class is permanent' – the entire competitive scenario has undergone a change. The increase in the number of multinational food chain outlets, theme restaurants, multi cuisine hotels have altered the very form and style of consumption in Mumbai. In such an environment on one side we protect our legacy while on the other we strive to stay upbeat and modern. This balance with focus on quality helps us delight our customers.


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Crew falls in extras, misses chance to pad Central lead
SAN DIEGO -- For the second straight night, a chance to create some distance from the rest of the division slipped past the National League Central-leading Brewers.
The significance of that did not slip past Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez.View Full Game Coverage
SAN DIEGO -- For the second straight night, a chance to create some distance from the rest of the division slipped past the National League Central-leading Brewers.
The significance of that did not slip past Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez.View Full Game Coverage
"This one definitely hurts," said Rodriguez, who surrendered a tying home run in the ninth inning of what became a 10-inning, 3-2 loss to the Padres. "There's no question about it. It really hurts, regardless of what happened in the other city."
The other city was Pittsburgh, where the Pirates did the Brewers a favor by beating the Cardinals for the second straight day. The Brewers were aware of that outcome hours before taking the field for their own series finale at Petco Park and nearly capitalized, only to see Padres catcher Rene Rivera lead off the ninth with the tying shot off Rodriguez and a winning single off Zach Duke with two outs in the 10th.
As a result of Rivera's muscle, Milwaukee's lead in the NL Central remained 1 1/2 games over the Cardinals.
"We're in the driver's seat right now," said Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo as the team hurriedly packed for San Francisco. "If we go out there and take care of the things we have to do, everything else is going to fall into place. We can't be watching the [teams] behind us."
Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke spent the final inning of the game in the clubhouse after being ejected by plate umpire Mark Ripperger for protesting the strike zone in the ninth inning. Rodriguez, working with a 2-1 lead and vying to be the first NL closer to reach 40 saves, tried to shoot the outside corner with consecutive fastballs that were called Balls 1 and 2. It was a dramatic departure, Roenicke argued, from Ripperger's zone earlier in the game, and forced Rodriguez to come back inside with another fastball, which Rivera rocketed to the left-field seats.
"We go in with a one-run lead in the ninth and we feel great with Frankie, and they tie it up," a disgusted Roenicke said.
Rodriguez's 12 home runs allowed match his total from 2003, his first full season in the Major Leagues. He escaped further damage and ended the ninth inning with a strikeout, the 1,000th of his career.
Duke found trouble in the 10th inning after walking the leadoff man. With two outs, Rivera sent a winning single to center field.
"This is a good team. Those guys are battling for a division title," Padres manager Bud Black said of the Brewers. "I know their manager very well, he's very competitive. They've got some veteran players over there who understand where they are. And for us to win two out of three -- and they're a good road team, you look what they do on the road. Good game last night, good game tonight. It was good to see us bounce back these last two."
Runs were hard to come by during a series finale that was scoreless into the seventh inning, with Brewers starter Gallardo working six scoreless innings in the first zero-strikeout game of his career, and Brewers shortstop Elian Herrera keying a two-run rally with a double in the seventh.
Padres right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne set a career high with nine strikeouts over seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits.
Gallardo, meanwhile, struck out none for the first time in his 209th Major League game, but kept San Diego off the scoreboard for six innings, despite three walks. He surrendered only three hits, and was denied in a bid to become the Brewers' all-time leader in strikeouts. At 1,202, Gallardo remains four shy of Ben Sheets' club record.
Both starting pitchers were particularly tested in the fifth inning, when each club started with runners at the corners and nobody out -- but came up empty. Gallardo needed 35 pitches for his half of that frame.
"He got by this game," Roenicke said. "He did a good job not letting them score runs, but he had no feel for his curveball. I don't know if he threw a good curveball today. He did a great job of pitching with his fastball and slider, but he didn't have all his pitches."
The zero strikeout game was particularly surprising considering Gallardo has whiffed at least six batters in more than half of his career appearances. Among pitchers who have logged at least 1,000 innings, he entered the night ranked 20th in baseball history with 8.61 strikeouts per nine innings.
The last to leave a quiet clubhouse on Wednesday was Rodriguez, who vowed to shake off his fifth blown save.
"That's a tough one, I'm not going to lie," Rodriguez said. "I'm probably not going to be able to close my eyes tonight just thinking about it. But we still have a tough series coming up [in San Francisco]. We have to be sure to be ready Friday."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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My Family "Harpers & Queen (New Year's Special)" Ben is dressed for an expected New Year's trip to Mauritius, courtesy of Susan. But Susan gets a notice that she is on the New Year's list for MBE honors, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, placing her among the junior levels of British orders of chivalry. Not wanting to miss the investiture of even a junior level, Susan commands that Ben attend the ceremony, leading to a sticky result.G
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Doctor Who Series "A Good Man Goes to War" The Doctor needs an army by his side. As he calls in all his debts across the cosmos, his enemies use his closest friends to trap him. Today will mark the battle of Demons Run. Both sides will make sacrifices - and River Soong has something to tell the Doctor.G


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Hwang Jang-yop defected from North Korea 13 years ago. But he's not been forgotten by North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il.
South Korean authorities said Wednesday they had arrested two North Korean agents sent to South Korea was to assassinate Mr. Hwang, the highest-ranking North Korean official to defect. Hwang was a former top secretary of the North's ruling Workers Party and architect of the North's version of communist ideology.
This alleged assassination plot comes at time of worsening North-South Korean relations. On Tuesday, the South Korean cable network YTN reported that the North is preparing for a third nuclear test in May or June in defiance of a UN Security Council ban. Meanwhile, an investigation by an international team continues into who or what was responsible for the blast that sank a South Korean Navy corvette on March 26.
But the man least concerned about the alleged assassination plot may have been Hwang, who at 87 seems to have taken enough risks to be able to shrug off another threat to his life.
"Why would you be alarmed by something like that?" Hwang reportedly asked an aide after hearing news of the arrest of the two alleged would-be assassins, who made their way to South Korea four months ago posing as defectors to the South.
The two were formally charged after giving themselves away under the intense questioning by South Korean security, a process that all defectors undergo after getting to the South. They had crossed the Tumen River border into China and gone to Yangji, a major city near the border. The made their way to South Korea via Thailand, a customary defectors' route.
There have been other reported attempts by the North to assassinate Hwang, including a similar case in 2008, when a North Korean defector was arrested, apparently in the hunt for Hwang.
Hwang, who defected to the South Korean embassy while on a mission to Beijing in February 1997, has remained an outspoken critic of Kim Jong-il, most recently during visits to the United States and Japan.
Hwang spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington early this month, where he said that "the situation on the peninsula is even worse than in the cold war era."
A solution, he said, might lie in a campaign of "ideology and diplomacy," including cooperation with China, as North Korea's main ally and benefactor, in a struggle in which "we need to stand strong together."
Hwang remarked at the time about the security provided for him during his trip, including a team of Secret Service agents guarding the room where he spoke. "I do not fear terror by Kim Jong-il," he said, though "I do agree there should be [security] details protecting me."
The South Korean government announced today that it will boost the number of police assigned to guard Hwang from eight to 10.
Life of servitude
Defectors have quoted Kim Jong-il as describing Hwang as "worse than a dog," and Hwang in his remarks in Washington and elsewhere has described serving Kim as like "slave labor."
"As secretary of the Workers' Party, we only listened to Kim Jong-il," he said. "He was general secretary and there were 10 secretaries. We were quite powerful, but we were high-ranked slaves. We led a life of servitude. We did not have freedom."
Kim Jong-il is reportedly planning to visit Beijing soon. But Hwang scoffed at a question as to what he thought Kim Jong-il would tell Chinese leaders, or what they would say to him, about returning to six-party talks on the North's nuclear program.
"I do not care anything about his trip to Beijing," he said. "There has been a lot of hoopla we don't need. I don't care a bit about what they will say about six-party talks. "
Meanwhile, the investigation into the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship continues. The ship was torn in two, sending 46 sailors to their deaths, by what investigators say was an "external explosion" in disputed waters in the West or Yellow Sea. The stern of the ship is now under intense scrutiny at its home port of Pyongtaek 40 miles southwest of Seoul, and a rescue team expects to drag up the main portion of the vessel by this weekend.


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NXT Program Chooser
From ROBOTC API Guide
NXT → Program Chooser
The Program Chooser
|The Program Chooser is a sample program in ROBOTC that allows users to assign programs on the NXT brick for tele-op use. Because autonomous programs are chosen before the start of an FTC match, the program chooser enables mixing-and-matching of programs and helps users account for game variables such as start location, alliance members, opposing alliance members, game object positions, etc before a match starts.
|To use the Program Chooser, users must first compile and download any autonomous and tele-op programs they wish to be able to choose from to the NXT brick. Then the Program Chooser must be opened, compiled, and downloaded to the NXT. It can be found by navigating to the File->Open Sample Program->FIRST Tech Challenge folder and selecting 'Program Chooser.c'
Using the Program Chooser
|Run the Program Chooser from the NXT. The program will first ask you to choose between dual and single mode:
|If Dual Mode is chosen, the Program Chooser will then allow you to choose which program will be run in the tele-op portion of the match. Once a program is chosen, the Program Chooser will make the necessary changes to the FTCConfig.txt file and end the program.
|If Single Mode is chosen, the Program Chooser will automatically make the necessary changes to the FTCConfig.txt file and end the program.


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Welcome to Express Inn & Suites Eugene
The Express Inn & Suites is conveniently located in the heart of Eugene and we are within close proximity to major local attractions. Built in 2004, our facility, combined with warm and friendly service will sure give you a nice memorable stay experience that will keep you coming back to our hotel time and again. It is a always original calm and quiet sanctuary. Our unique, smoke-free location, with spectacular furnishings is matched by exceptional service, dedication to detail and warm, friendly, and comfortable environment.
Our mission statement says that, "we intend to provide a serene setting for our guests to enjoy the many splendors of the our beautiful Campus. We intend to see that attention to detail and service will be followed by staff dedicated to each guest." We are within easy access to some of the major attractions in the city like local bike paths and close proximity to the spectacular Oregon Coast. For a nice shopping and dining experience, we are within walking distance from the Fifth Street Market.


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Loveland resident Alexander Randolph, 13, plays with some kittens Thursday at the Larimer Humane Society, 6317 Kyle Ave., while he and his mother, Elizabeth, not pictured, look for a cat to adopt.
Some of the crowd was forced to stand in the doorway because there were no seats available.
Independent Dell Bean, left, and Republican Justin Smith, right, both candidates for Larimer County Sheriff debate how they would handle issues such as traffic enforcement and others Wednesday night at the Larimer County offices in Fort Collins. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle, seen in the foreground, moderated the debate.
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Mary Lee Leivestad is surrounded by her artwork as she poses for a portrait at Art of the Rockies in Loveland on Tuesday.
Twelve-year-old Tristan Atkinson runs past a recently-decorated transformer box near the intersection of First Street and Taft Avenue in west Loveland while training Friday afternoon with the Bill Reed Middle School cross country team.
Suicical Lifestyles stunt rider Joe Trimbath, right, does a trick while teammate Jack Polzin and others watch Sunday at the vendor booth area of the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle rally.
Suicical Lifestyles stunt rider Joe Trimbath of Loveland performs Sunday at the vendor booth area of the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle rally.
Suicical Lifestyles stunt rider Jack Polzin rides a wheelie with no hands while performing Sunday for attendees to the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle rally.
Paul Hueber, a Lightning Hybrid employee, prepares to weld while working to construct a building on the 300 block of north Celveland Avenue in downtown Loveland on Friday.
Frederick residents Roxanne and Joe Gallegos take off on their 2007 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail after attending the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle festival on Saturday at the former Ferrero auto dealership on Byrd Drive east of Loveland.
Kenneth Word, left, Oklahoma City-based Papa's Leather Barn assists Fort Collins residents Teri and Brian Goodwin on Saturday as they look at leather chaps while attending the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle festival.
Loveland author Zach Wood's book,"Carlos Goes To Preschool."
Zach Wood, left, and John Teumer pose
Sara Adent of Loveland, right, ducks under a tent pole while helping her cousin Gina Book, left, and her dan Chris Klaas, behind her, put up the Book's tent Friday at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland.
Peder Thorstensen carries a sign while arranging items Monday at his soon-to-be-opened busniess, Rawhide Auctions, located at 349 Massachusetts Ave. in downtown Berthoud. The space will be used on Friday and Saturday nights to serve as the Berthoud Youth Center beginning in approximately two weeks.
Katrina Book of Loveland, 2, colors while she sits in her family tent as her cousin Baylee Adent, 9, looks through the window Friday at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland. Their families were setting up camp for a long Labor Day weekend.
A Garfield alarm clock is among the items in the storage area of Rawhide Auctions, 349 Massachusetts Ave., in Berthoud.
Bob Lebsack, left, chats with his daughter, Jackie Anderson, while they attend the Loveland High School football game together Thursday evening at Patterson Stadium where the Indians were taking on the Lambkins of Fort Collins.
Several basketball players play a game of 21 together on the court at Dwayne Webster Veterans Park on Wednesday evening. From left are Danny Johnson, Jay Armstrong, Derrick Haley and Fabian Gonzales.
A trail winds its way along the southwest shore of Flatiron Reservoir where work is going to be done to improve access for visitors.
Jay Nunn, left, and Eileen Treichel sit along the shore at Flatiron Reservoir southwest of Loveland while fishing together Tuesday afternoon.


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Tips And Tricks
From Open Sound System
Revision as of 08:04, 10 July 2011 by 18.104.22.168 (Talk) (→Using multimedia keys with OSS)
Changing the default sound output
- The typical method is to relink /dev/dsp to the desired /dev/oss/.../ device. e.g.
- sudo ln -sf /dev/oss/oss_sbxfi0/pcm0 /dev/dsp
- The device node matching the desired sound output can be discovered by running 'osstest' (and seeing which node produces the desired output) or by examining 'ossinfo -a' (displays list of nodes).
- It's highly recommended to make vmix attach to the newly default device. vmix is OSSv4's software mixer and multiple programs will usually not be able to use the output at the same time if it's not attached. Since the default output was changed, vmix will have to be set to attach to the new output.
- In OSS 4.1 and above, add a "vmixctl attach" to be run after OSS is loaded. This can be done by editing the soundon.user file. It is also recommended to also add "vmix_no_autoattach=1" line to the $OSSLIBDIR/conf/osscore.conf file (so vmix won't use the old default too). "vmixctl attach" syntax looks like this:
- vmixctl attach /dev/oss/oss_sbxfi0/pcm0 /dev/oss/oss_sbxfi0/pcmin0
- The second and third argument represent output and input nodes for vmix to attach to, allowing full duplex when /dev/dsp is used. However, the third argument can be omitted in some cases. See "vmixctl" manpage for explanation.
- In OSS 4.0 you'll need to set vmix_masterdev in $OSSLIBDIR/conf/vmix.conf file.
- Modern OSs put /dev on a ramdisk (i.e. it gets erased in boot), so we need to make sure the new correct setting remains. OSSv4.2 and above stores /dev/dsp setting in $OSSLIBDIR/etc/legacy_devices, so these should be saved automatically as long as OSS is shut down properly (You can run "sudo ossdevlinks" to save this manually).
- OSSv4 before version 4.2 requires editing the $OSSLIBDIR/soundon.user file again and placing the relinking command there. This would also work with newer OSSv4 versions.
- Alternative: If the default output is set to an onboard soundcard and you're using another card, you can just disable onboard audio in the BIOS, and it won't be seen by OSS.
- Alternative: $OSSLIBDIR/etc/installed_drivers influences the order of sound cards set by ossdetect. By removing other devices or moving the desired sound card to the first place, the default device can be modified. After the change, restart OSS and run "sudo ossdevlinks -v -r" and it will relink /dev/dsp for you.
OSSLIBDIR location
- The OSSv4 root directory $OSSLIBDIR can be found by checking /etc/oss.conf. It is almost always /usr/lib/oss/.
Recording sound output of a program
There are two main scenarios here:
- Trying to record the entire desktop. Since more than one app may be playing, we want the total mixed output.
- Trying to record one specific app. This can be accomplished using solutions for the above (if nothing else is playing), but there are some more options here.
Recording total mixed output
- vmix loopback driver can record the mixed output of sound played. Set vmix_loopdevs to 1 (or 2) in $OSSLIBDIR/conf/osscore.conf, and restart OSS. Then record from the newly created loopback device ("ossinfo" command will display the device list, including the new device). Note that this is the mixed total of all sound played via vmix, not of a single program.
- ossrecord -s48000 -b16 -c2 -d/dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/loop0 test.wav
- Note that if vmixctl is used to (re)attach vmix, than 'ossdetect -d' is needed to be used after vmixctl to create the loop device.
- Old OSSv4 versions (v4.0 before build 1016), used vmix.conf and not osscore.conf for this purpose, using the line "vmix1_numloops=1". Recording from vmix loopback didn't work in OSSv4.0 build 1016.
- The recording program should expect the format, number of channels and sample rate to be the same as the ones used by vmix to "talk" to the device. The rate can be seen in the mixer (via ossxmix or ossmix) and set via the "sudo vmixctl rate" command. The number of channels is set via vmix0-channels control in the mixer (this is typically set to "Stereo"). The format is typically signed 16 bit. For example, if the above ossrecord line gives an error like: /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/loop0 doesn't support 2 channels (8), then vmix0-channels should be set to stereo.
- Alternative: Many drivers offer support for loopback recording via the hardware. This is typically done with the 'vol' mixer control. If this can be used as a recording source, than the current sound output will be recorded. Note that this is the mixed total of all sound played, not of a single program.
- ossmix vol.rec ON #sets 'vol' as default target, so any recording program uses it by default
- ossrecord blah.wav
- Some drivers have a 'loopback' mixer control (instead of 'vol'), which offers similar functionality. This can be set by ossmix or ossxmix mixer control programs.
Recording output of a single program
- oss_userdev or oss_audioloop can also be used to record the output of a single program. Both the recorder and player will need to use the new node created by these drivers, and the recorder has to explicitly set up the appropriate format. oss_userdev can be used to serve multiple clients. See "oss_audioloop" and "oss_userdev" manpages for more information.
- After manual loading of oss_userdev, a new mixer device is created. You'll have to run "sudo ossdetect -d" in order to be able to use it.
- Alternative: OSS wrappers can be used to record the output of a program. vsound is one such wrapper. (vsound doesn't handle output to /dev/oss/* device nodes, but all OSS-supporting programs are/can be easily made to output to /dev/dsp).
- vsound ossplay test.wav
Running a command immediately after OSS is loaded
The OSS startup script runs the file $OSSLIBDIR/soundon.user after OSS has loaded if the file has executable permissions. So the procedure is obvious:
- Edit the $OSSLIBDIR/soundon.user file and add that command before the "exit 0" line. If the file doesn't exist, you may create it as a shell script.
- Make sure that soundon.user has the executable bit set (it is not set by default).
One possible use of this is to have some volume controls set to a fixed level after OSS is started, regardless of their previous level last time OSS was run (by default, OSS restores the previous volume for all controls).
Swapping channels system-wide
- In OSSv4.2 build2004 and above, this can be done using the 'vmixctl remap' command. e.g.:
- sudo vmixctl remap /dev/dsp 2 1 #Swaps left and right
- This requires vmix to be attached to the output used.
- If you wish to do this every startup, see running a command after OSS is loaded.
- The swap won't affect 'osstest' as it uses an uncommon interface by default, but just about every other program using the output will be affected. 'osstest -V' would also be affected by the remapping, and can be used for testing.
- See 'vmixctl' manpage for more details.
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ALSA Emulation
- There are two main methods to achieve this:
- libasound2's pcm-oss plugin:
- Easiest method, but will not work with all programs. It works by making libasound use OSS via the pcm-oss plugin.
- First, install the pcm-oss plugin. It is included in the alsa-plugins distribution.
- Debian: install libasound2-plugins package.
- Make sure an ~/.asoundrc file exists. It should contain the lines below:
- libasound2's pcm-oss plugin:
pcm.!default { type oss device /dev/dsp } mixer.!default { type oss device /dev/dsp }
- OSSv4 cuckoo module:
- Harder, and will fail on some systems. It works by representing OSSv4 drivers as a soundcard to the ALSA modules, and supplying a "driver" for them.
- Note that using pcm-oss conflicts with cuckoo - libasound needs to output to ALSA's device files, so rename ~/.asoundrc if you were using pcm-oss before doing this.
- Also, nearly all the commands below require root permissions.
- First, we need to get the ALSA modules back:
- Goto /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/, and extract the sound-preoss.tar.bz2 file.
- We need to prune out the OSS emulation modules, since these might conflict with actual OSS, so run "rm -rf kernel/sound/core/oss".
- Second, goto /usr/lib/oss/cuckoo, and run "make install".
- You can now run "modprobe cuckoo", and test with "speaker-test" etc. whether this works.
- To make this stick, we need to edit the startup script, so that it loads cuckoo after loading OSS. Edit $OSSLIBDIR/soundon.user, and add "modprobe cukoo" before "exit 0" line.
- OSSv4 cuckoo module:
- A general problem with ALSA emulation is that some programs probe for driver support in the order "ALSA, OSS". So programs that were using OSS by default may now try to use the emulation with possibly inferior results. So if there are problems after installation, make sure the program uses the OSS support rather than the emulation.


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