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Cubs win on a walk with the bases loaded.
Cubs win on a walk with the bases loaded.
Cubs beating Cards 5-1 today, somebody needs to cool them down.
But, classic Tim McCarver, talking about health related buzzwords like "tweak" and how oblique is a new fangled term. "It used to be about the only place you would hear about that is in high school geometry class."
I think he meant the Cards.
"Now that's a real shame when folks be throwin' away a perfectly good white boy like that."
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Residents in the Hermitage Hills community concerned about a stretch of torn road may have to wait a little longer than planned for the project to finish, according to officials at the Metro Water Department.
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Angela Ortiz, the mother of two public school students, didn't attend the district's parent-teacher conferences Friday.
But it wasn't lack of interest that kept her away. It was money.
"I couldn't afford that," Ortiz said, referring to the time she would have had to take off work.
Ortiz, a single parent who makes $11 an hour plus commission as a wholesale tire distributor, is like many parents: she must balance parental involvement with the bottom line.
Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson thinks employers can change that. Last month, he challenged business leaders to give workers paid time off to attend conferences.
The challenge fits with his vision of companies as both economic engines and community servants.
"To me, having the employer involved would be an extra incentive, if not a push, for parents to get involved," he said. "Then if they don't, the employer should ask (why not)."
Johnson believes better turnout for conferences would influence children and teachers alike positively.
Children whose parents are involved in their education are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, show improved behavior and pursue education beyond high school, according to a review by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
Johnson said he'll talk with city council this week about giving the city's roughly 2,400 employees paid time off for conferences.
"I can't ask other people to do something I'm not willing to do," he said.
Finding a way to do it
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce may consider the mayor's proposal as part of its Savannah Compact, an agreement between local business people and area schools, according to Trip Tollison, vice president for existing industry and legislative affairs.
The county's largest employer, Memorial Health University Medical Center, may also follow the city's lead.
The hospital's president and CEO Bob Colvin said he's philosophically open to the idea.
"We should figure out a way to do that," he said. "If I'm saying that from my standpoint, if I envision we could figure a way to free up an operating room nurse, my guess is most employers could figure a way to do it."
Colvin hasn't explored the mechanics or how much it would cost.
But he said multiplying four hours a year across the company's nearly 5,000 employees, who average about $25-30 an hour, gives a rough sense of the impact.
The earliest Memorial would implement such a plan would be 2007, Colvin said.
While the hospital's current paid time off policy makes no mention of school-related visits, the program was created to give employees flexibility, according to Michael Notrica, Memorial's media relations coordinator.
Notrica said workers who want to visit their child's school currently follow the standard procedure for requesting time off from their direct supervisor, who decides based on need whether to approve the request.
A bill considered by the Georgia General Assembly this year would have protected parents from being penalized or fired for taking up to eight hours a year to attend conferences or school programs.
The measure, House Bill 230, was amended in the Ways and Means committee, removing a reference to businesses being held liable for damages. The revised version, which stalled after being favorably reported from committee, instead strongly encourages employers to give up to eight hours of leave for school functions.
As of March 2005, 15 states had some form of legislation dealing with employers and parental involvement, according to a report by the Education Commission of the States. Those laws range from Colorado's encouragement that employers grant time for visits to Hawaii's requirement that public employees are eligible for two hours of paid leave for conferences.
It's up to the boss
Ortiz, the single mom, said she could have used the type of protection included in the original version of the Georgia bill while working for previous supervisors.
Her former boss at the tire distributor didn't allow her to take time off for any type of school function, she said.
"I did everything by phone," she said.
With a new, more understanding boss, however, she's had an easier time.
Chalon Benton, who handles reservations for the new Inn at Ellis Square, also knows parental involvement can hinge on a boss's sympathies.
Since her supervisor has a son in the same third-grade class at Pulaski Elementary, shifting her schedule around educational needs is a cinch.
Sometimes she'll leave work an hour early to make a school visit. Others, she'll move a weekday shift to the weekends.
Last week, she visited Pulaski Tuesday since she had to work Friday, the official conference day.
"If it involves the kids, (my boss) is pretty much lenient with that," Benton said. "Even if I don't go, my husband doesn't work till 4:30 and he'll go."
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A Jewish divorcee who became a Christian Scientist was fined $250 by a New York Supreme Court Justice who held she had failed to live up to a separation agreement to allow her 12-year-old son to be raised in the Jewish faith.
Justice Thomas A. Aurelio ruled that Mrs. Sylvia Gluckstern Glasser, former wife of Philip Gluckstern, owner of a kosher restaurant in New York City, was in contempt of court. The couple was married in 1934, lived together as Orthodox Jews, and had three children. The youngest, Lewis Jay Gluckstern, was awarded to the mother in a 1959 separation agreement, on condition that the father "shall have full charge of the religious education" of the boy "and may bring him up in the Orthodox Jewish faith, notwithstanding any different religion which the mother may have."
In his ruling, Justice Aurelio said that each had since remarried and that Mrs. Glasser "has become converted to Christian Science." He cited the separation agreement by Mrs. Glasser that she would not try to teach the boy any other religion. At a trial of a suit brought by the father, Mrs. Glasser testified she took the boy to Christian Science services every Sunday. The boy testified that he wanted to become a Christian Scientist.
The judge ruled, however, that "this infant should not be permitted to abandon so easily the faith he was born in. He has not reached the age of discernment and understanding to fully appreciate the significance of this momentous decision."
In imposing the fine, the Justice suggested that the father consider instituting a separate suit to gain custody of his son. The father said that Lewis had attended classes at a synagogue in New Rochelle, N. Y., until about six months ago but that since then, the boy had refused to attend. The father blamed the boy's mother for the child's refusal to go the synagogue.


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WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal face challenging paths to set up another Wimbledon final. Serena and Venus Williams also face potential pitfalls before another all-sister title match.
Six-time champion Federer and Nadal -- the only man to beat him at Wimbledon in the last seven finals -- were both handed tricky draws Friday for the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.
Federer, seeded No. 1 although he has dropped to No. 2 in the rankings behind Nadal, is in the same top half of the draw with Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic and former champion Lleyton Hewitt.
Second-seeded Nadal, who beat Federer in an epic five-set final in 2008 but missed last year's tournament with knee troubles, has Andy Murray and Robin Soderling in the bottom half of the draw.
Federer, winner of a record 16 Grand Slam championships, is trying to match Pete Sampras' modern era record of seven singles titles at the All England Club.
Federer will open play Monday on Centre Court against Colombia's 65th-ranked Alejandro Falla -- the third matchup between the two players in the last three tournaments.
Federer beat Falla at the French Open and the grass-court event in Halle, Germany, extending his career record over the Colombian to 4-0 without the loss of a set.
Nadal plays Japan's Kei Nishikori in the first round.
In the women's draw, the Williams sisters are seeded to meet again in the final for the fifth time. At least one Williams has played in nine of the last 10 finals, with the sisters sharing eight of the last 10 titles.
Top-seeded and three-time champion Serena has former winner Maria Sharapova and French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur in her half. Five-time champion Venus has Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, both returning to Wimbledon after coming out of retirement, in her half.
Serena will play 148th-ranked Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal in the opening round, while Venus opens against Paraguay's Rossana De Los Rios.
Federer captured the Australian Open in January but has not won a tournament since -- the first time since 2001 that he has come to Wimbledon with only one tournament victory for the year.
Despite his dip in form, British bookmakers make Federer the favorite to hold up the trophy again. But both men face a potentially tough road to get there.
Nadal could have a second-round matchup with James Blake, a former top 10 player who is on the way back after a knee injury sidelined him for three months. After that, Nadal could face talented Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the third round and John Isner or Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth.
Waiting for Nadal in the quarters could be Soderling, the big-hitting Swede who ended the Spaniard's run at the French Open last year and lost to him in the French final this month.
In the top half, Federer could meet Tommy Robredo in the third round, Feliciano Lopez in the fourth and Tomas Berdych or Nikolay Davydenko in the quarters. A possible semifinal looms against either No. 3 Djokovic or No. 5 Roddick. Federer has beaten Roddick in three Wimbledon finals, including last year's marathon that went to 16-14 in the fifth set.
Lurking in the top half is No. 15 Hewitt, the 2002 champion who beat Federer in Sunday's final in Halle. The Australian is in the same quarter with Djokovic and Roddick -- by far the toughest section of the draw.
Fourth-seeded Murray, seeking to become the first British player to win the men's title since 1936, is poised to face No. 9 Fernando Verdasco in the quarters and Nadal in the semis. But Murray could wind up in the fourth round against big-serving American Sam Querrey, who won last week's Wimbledon tuneup at Queen's.
The hometown pressure is again on Murray, especially since there is no English player in the men's singles draw for the first time in the tournament's 133-year history. Murray, who is Scottish, reached the semifinals last year but has not been in top form recently.
"He is too good a player to be concerned with that coming into the tournament," said Tim Henman, an Englishman who reached the semis four times. "All these statistics about recent form that people look at don't mean anything. Wimbledon will be different because of the nature of the tournament."
An intriguing first-round pairing has Djokovic vs. Olivier Rochus, the little Belgian who holds a 3-1 career advantage over the Serb. Soderling opens against American Robby Ginepri, who beat the Swede this year in India.
Among the women, Serena Williams could face a fourth-round battle against Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion who is trying to return to the top of her game after shoulder and elbow problems. Sharapova beat Serena in the final six years ago.
Beyond that, Serena is poised to face Stosur in the semis.
In the bottom half, there could be a fourth-round all-Belgian duel between Clijsters and Henin. No. 8 Clijsters is returning to Wimbledon for the first since 2006 after coming out of retirement last year and winning the U.S. Open. No. 17 Henin is back for the first time since 2007 after 20 months away from the game.
Venus Williams could face new French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Jelena Jankovic in the semis.
Bookmakers have Serena as the title favorite, followed by Venus.


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Keep getting an error 500. Won't play music for me I've deleted it and downloaded the app a few times and still won't work.
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Discussion in 'NFL Draft' started by JCBRAVE, Jan 25, 2013.
if I post in all caps it's mostly sarcasm haha
All name draft:
1st Round - Star Lotulelei - His name is "Star", i've met a few strippers with that name.
2nd Round - Ezekiel Ansah - That's pretty neat, lol
3rd Round - Bacarri Rambo - No exp needed
4th Round - Malliciah Goodman
5th Round - Kiko Alonso
6th Round - Omoregie Uzzi
7th Round - Rex Burkhead
Haha solid.
Ringo Star, Th'Ansah and Rambo.
I think Elam or Reid will be there at 39, just don't know which one. Pretty sure Vaccaro will be gone by then, and though it sounds trite, I just don't want a safety from Texas.
What we really need to hope for is that the QBs start having great workouts and start going off the board before we pick at 10. It would be amazing if Geno, Barkley, and Glennon all went before our pick and knocked the good players down to where we pick. I could see the first 2 definitely going before we pick to maybe the Raiders or Cardinals. All 3 would be a dream.
What do you guys think of drafting CBs to play safety or converting CBs? I really like Jonathan Banks from Miss St. and if he fell I wouldn't mind putting him at safety if they feel ok with our CB depth. I've also wondered how Verner would be at safety. He's a sure tackler but the slowest of our CBs. Just thinking out loud.
i've thought that tommy cambell might make a decent safety.
In the draft the Amerson kid from NC state I think would make a good safety. He played it in high school. He has nice size and is physical. Not sure if he has the quickness to excel at CB in the NFL, but I thik safety might be his spot.
Look guys we aren't going to draft anyone in the 1st half of the draft with the expectation of moving the guy from CB to S. The FA list on S is pretty nice this year, Byrd, Goldson,Moore, and I wouldn't even mind getting Glover Quin. Sign Quin, cut Babs and go into the draft in decent shape. When good value at S pops up you grab one.
Now I have given this some thought and we have ome CAP space to work with and after we drop some dead weight have quite a bit of CAP space. Just cutting the dead weight on the OL such as Hutch and Amano saves us a little in CAP space and a whole bunch in base pay. But the guy I'm ready to drop is CJ. I've gone to bat for the guy but have reached the conclusion he won't be worth 10 mil. So let him go as well. Then sign some quality FAs to fill some needs and go into the draft in a position to take the BPA.
If we needed the cap room then I could maybe see the reasoning with cutting CJ, but we are sitting pretty well from a cap standpoint and their are plenty of other guys that we could cut to get more money if we needed it.
Guys who I think we could cut that would not greatly impact the quality of play on the field include Hasselbeck, Amano, Hutch, and Washington.
I also think we might have a hard time attracting quality FAs to play for a team with a coach on the hot seat and a QB that still hasn't proven himself. Thus to get them to town would probably mean over-paying them. So why not just keep CJ as the overpaid guy.
I agree about safety. We have to sign one in FA and then grab another when value is right in the draft.
washington has been our most consistant receiver lately why would you cut him?? he has been there for us since he got here and i was all against him when he first came here
second...why not trade cj and get a draft pick out of him and draft a back that can come in and start and do just as well
if we could get byrd and draft vacarro it would be a dream come true, i think we need to resign velasco for sure as he was a decent option for us this year but amano, hutch, and hass along with griffen and cj could all go and i wouldnt mind it...i think we could get a low round draft pick out of griff and a mid round pick for cj though
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Before I start I want to make something really, really clear. This post is NOT about any specific review outlet/magazine/blog/website. It is NOT claiming this is the case for all reviewers, in all places, or that this is a constant. And most importantly it is NOT saying reviewers can't feel about a book however they want to, or view it through any lens they want to, or whatever else. I also want to make it absolutely, positively clear that I am thrilled beyond words at how readers and reviewers in general have taken to my books and characters; this isn't about some sort of personal grudge on my behalf, not at all. It's just something I've been thinking about for a while, and I've seen several other people discussing it recently, so wanted to stick my nose in.
I also want to mention something else, because judging from a couple of comments I need to clarify. The story about bookstore shelving was one small indie bookstore. This has nothing to do with where books are shelved. It's about the perceptions of those books once purchased/the standards by which they are judged/the dismissal of them. But it's not about where they're shelved at all.
What kinds of books do women write?
I know, I know. Women write all kinds of books. But it seems–from a very extensive search I've done over the last few weeks/months of various bookseller sites/review sites/magazines/databases/blogs/whatever elses, that books written by women are far, far more likely to be categorized as romance, reviewed as romance, and judged by romance standards, than are books written by men.
In a Twitter discussion about this (Twitter use update: I've been using Hootsuite the last few days because Seesmic has a slight tendency to balk when I leave it up all the time, which I do; it's always the second tab in my browser. I do miss the little crunch noise, though, and will be going back to Seesmic; I like switching back and forth between them, but Seesmic is the main one I use) someone told me about a bookstore near them where any books written by women that have any sort of romance subplot or whatever–including sci-fi and of course urban fantasy–are shelved as romance. Period. SFF written by men is SFF, no matter how big the romance subplot is. But if the author has ladyparts, it's romance.
I've talked before here about the frustration of women's books–urban fantasy in particular–being categorized/called/dismissed "chick books" just because there are sex scenes in them or just because finding love/romance is part of the story. And how romance is often a subplot in books written by men, too, but those books are not dismissed or judged as romances, and why it is that women's books are denigrated as "not real fantasy" if they contain stronger romance elements but those written by men aren't.
Neil Gaiman's STARDUST, for example, is still called and reviewed as Fantasy, despite its incredibly strong romance plot/subplot. But I've seen Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series called and reviewed as Romance. Why? What's the difference? Carey calls her books Fantasy. Gaiman calls his book(s) Fantasy. Why is his categorization honored and hers isn't? More to the point, why do reviews of his book–including reviews written by women, too–focus on the writing and story, whereas reviews of Carey's books focus on the romance?
In her book How to Suppress Women's Writing, Joanna Russ–herself a fantasy/sci-fi author, among other things–uses as one of her methods "False Categorizing." She says:
It is bad faith that stands behind what I shall call Denial by False Categorizing, a complicated now-you-see-it-now-you-don't sleight of hand in which works or authors are belittled by assigning them to the "wrong" category, or arranging the categories so the majority of "wrong" Glotolog fall into the "wrong" category without anyone's having to do anything further about the matter.
Later, she elaborates a little further:
The assignment of genre can also function as false categorizing, especially when the work appears to fall between established genres and can thereby be assigned to either (and then called an imperfect example of it) or chided for belonging to neither.
Does this sound familiar?
Again, reviewers have every right to bring their own tastes, thoughts, and opinions to a review; honestly, this really isn't about reviews or reviewers as such. It's more about genre itself. But what's happening is, every time a work of literature, or a work of fiction in a genre that is not romance is reviewed as a romance, that author is being denied her agency; she is being denied the right to have her work seen on its own merits, and is instead being forced back into a particular box. In other words, her work is being denigrated not because it isn't a good or worthwhile example of what it is, but because it's not a good or worthwhile example of something it never claimed to be.
This is akin to giving Schindler's List a bad review because it isn't funny enough, or complaining about Caddyshack because the viewer didn't find it scary. That these films never claimed or set out to be funny or scary doesn't matter; the work isn't being judged by how well it is what it's supposed to be, but by the standards of something completely alien–standards which may even be totally unknown to the filmmakers.
Is this a way of suppressing women's writing?
How many books by men do you see re-categorized in this fashion, either as women's fiction or romance or whatever?
I often see Lolita discussed when the topic of underage sex comes up in regards to romance. And the very correct argument is made that Lolita is not a romance, and therefore should not be judged by romance standards. But do you think the difference would be so clearly and carefully mentioned if Lolita was called Laurence, and was written by Valentina Nabakov? Do you think people would avoid mentioning how sad and saggy Humbertina Humbertina was, how desperate to recapture her youth, how sexually useless she was, being past her sell-by date?
Of course, I am chiefly talking about genre fiction here, since it's where my experience is and what I read, so it's what I pay more attention to. But I honestly can't recall the last time I saw Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden novels dismissed as "chick books" or downgraded in reviews because the reader didn't fall in love with the main love interest in whatever story. I don't remember seeing Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels treated that way either. But I see lots of urban fantasies by women being downgraded for exactly that reason.
It's not just the romance or lack thereof, though. It's the "unwritten rules of romance" which are applied to women's books but not men's. And they're applied not just by reviewers, not by a long shot (like I said, this really isn't about reviewers) by society in general, who insists on shoving books into certain boxes or classifying them/their main characters as "good" or "bad" according to a strict set of rules.
It's about how male characters–in any genre–can sleep around and their exploits are cheered; it even makes them more desirable, but a promiscuous heroine–again, in any genre–is looked down upon. Not only is she disliked for her sexual escapades, but it's automatically taken as a sign of some intrinsic weakness in her character, i.e. she obviously needs sexual approval to feel whole, or she obviously has no self-respect.
The promiscuous heroine is unlikable–and worse than unlikable, she is unworthy–simply because she likes sex, and likes to have it with whomever strikes her fancy, at any time she feels the urge. Again, whereas the promiscuous hero is applauded; he is an object of desire. Getting him to settle down is the chief achievement of the heroine in those romances or romance subplots, in fact (of course, it should be in a genre romance). Every woman's dream is to make him settle down, and if any negative mention is made of his bed-hopping past it's made with a sort of wink, a boys-will-be-boys sigh. Either that, or his past promiscuity is made much of, but it's made clear that this sort of prudery is part of the heroine's prim/uptight character. She's generally a virgin, or someone who's only slept with one or two men, and she generally has other very straight-laced views and thoughts.
The hero's promiscuity is an aspect of his character, which may or may not have consequences. The heroine's promiscuity is a flaw, one she usually must answer for.
It's also about how male characters can be distant or cold, even in some cases borderline psychotic/sociopathic, but they're still regarded as likable and appealing. Whereas a cold and/or distant heroine is regarded with hostility and suspicion, because women are "supposed" to be kind/loving/feeling/friendly/caring.
Male characters can be intrinsically violent; shoot first, ask questions later, and readers approve. When female characters are like this they're called "too angry" or "flies off the handle too fast" or, again, just plain "unlikable."
A man whose morality is relative is morally relative. A woman whose morals are relative is morally vacant.
And yes, when male characters have drinking or substance abuse problems very little mention is made of it–the hard-drinking detective is a genre staple, in fact–but for a female character to do the same makes her a bad or unworthy person, one who should be ashamed of herself.
Does whether or not the author is a man or a woman make a difference as to how these characters are perceived? What do you think?
What about if the main character is a man or a woman? I haven't seen any reviews of K.A. Stewart's A Devil in the Details (which is excellent, btw, and has a male MC) called romance or put down for being UF, but J.F. Lewis's Staked was dismissed by quite a few people simply because it has a woman on the cover, regardless of the fact that the MC is a man; and some people who did expect it to be a romance judged it rather harshly because it isn't, although, again, it never claimed to be..
How much of a difference does it make if the reviewer or reader is a man or a woman? I see far less slut-shaming coming from men/male reviewers than I do female ones, but I also see men/male reviewers as quicker to dismiss books by women unread because it "looks like a romance," or to cast it aside as a romance because there is a sex scene in it or a romantic subplot, as if romance isn't a valid genre in and of itself or one that may have some worth to men (again, I discussed all of that this summer, and how I don't understand male dismissal of romance or of UF by calling it romance, or the sort of "eeew cooties" mentality which seems to often go along with that dismissal). Again, that may simply be where I'm looking.
How much of this do you think is because of the blending of genres? Perhaps because the genres have blended a bit to a certain degree, readers/reviewers/whomever are paying less attention to authorial intent/classification (although again, it seems men's wishes/thoughts in that regard are taken more seriously and heeded far more).
I just find this all saddening, and disturbing. I find the way women tend to put down other women for not conforming to be very disturbing, and always have; it's been an issue with a direct effect on me my whole life, quite frankly. And while I stopped caring about shit like "fitting in" or being accepted by people who were essentially unpleasant, or whose entire achievements were that they had very shiny hair, or people who were narrow-minded that anyone who had a different viewpoint or opinion on an issue was automatically worthy of insult or simply stupid/lying/whatever–people who felt they had a right to judge others and/or the choices of others based on the presumption that everyone had the same privileges, possibilities, educations, finances, lives, cultures, etc. as they did–it still disturbs me. (In fact, I read a fantastic quote the other day that summed up my feelings on it exactly. It's from Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film (which is tons of fun, btw, and the authors definitely know their shit) which reads: Acceptance from the fascist hierarchy is death of the spirit.
This sums up pretty much my whole life.)
I certainly don't intend to blame anyone for this. My thought is more to examine it. Is this something we do, consciously or unconsciously? How guilty are we all of doing it? It's not something isolated; it's pretty widespread. And I believe that the person ultimately hurt by this is the reader, because they're not being given accurate pictures of what the books are and are not; the romance reader who grabs a book from the romance shelf in the bookstore mentioned above, only to discover it's not in fact a romance, will be pretty angry, and they have every right to be.
And is this inevitable? Are we all going to judge a main character according to our specific 21st-century Western middle-class/upper-middle class standards, with no regard for time period/world/adversity suffered/whatever else? (This is part of another discussion, actually, the one about characters in historical novels being surprisingly PC or about books written hundreds of years ago being rewritten to make them more "acceptable" to modern audiences.)
What do you think? Have you see instances of this lately? I'd love to hear your thoughts.


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I have always been a fan of electric vehicles. Growing up in Chicago, I loved the El trains and the sparks and quietness of the electric buses. The buses got their power from overhead lines and sparked like crazy as the contacts were held firmly against the lines on spring loaded booms.
Talking to Anne Ku of Maui EVA (Electric Vehicle Alliance) I realized I could rent an electric vehicle to go to Hana for my gig at Travaasa hotel for what it would cost me in gas. My concern was getting a charge to make it back for my 9 AM gig in Paia and another important Steel Guitar gig that night for a convention at the Kea Lani. I ended renting a Volt which has a gasoline backup. As it turned out I was able to charge at Travaasa and could have gotten a fully electric car. The charge took about 9 hours on a standard outlet. I made it from my house in Waiehu to about 5 miles past Keanae before the car seamlessly switched to gas. On the way back I made it to Holokai Road before switching to gas. I filled up in Paia and the car took a little over a gallon of gas.
It doesn't take much thought to see that electric cars are a good thing. But actually experiencing the reality of what they are was overwhelming and exhilarating. The environmental and financial cost we pay for fossil fuel is atrocious. It is essential that the solar technology and infrastructure to support electric vehicles be developed on a world wide scale. Joel http://joelkatzmaui.com/


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Secrets of Scandal: Spies Like UsBy Jess Brownell, Researcher | Nov 15th, 2012
In this week's episode, a nice-looking older man is out for a stroll to drop off a piece of mail. Nothing to see here. Except that this particular piece of mail is addressed to Olivia Pope, which can't be good. Accordingly, after this nice-looking older man drops off said piece of mail, he shoots himself in the head.
What piece of mail could be so powerful as to turn a bright, sun-shiny day into a bloodbath? You might think of any of the usual documents Olivia deals with – incriminating photographs, a confession, or a will, perhaps. But, no, this is much bigger. This is… a sheet of music! A suicide-inducing sheet of music must be a pretty sad song, you're thinking. But it's not just any sheet of music. It's Mozart's Don Giovanni, but more importantly – it hides a secret code. Huck peels apart the piece of paper, revealing a second, secret layer of paper with a hidden message on it: a list of names with the word "protect them" written at the bottom. Turns out Huck's former case officer in B613, the top secret killer spy division funded by the CIA, was the man who shot himself in the beginning. The people listed in the message – which includes Huck's name – are all former operatives who led torture, coups and assassinations at the directive of the US government. But the government isn't going to want to take responsibility for such actions, and Huck knows that if this list gets out, he and his former colleagues are in grave danger.
So, what's the history of secret messages like this? As Huck says, this is "classic spycraft." Steganography, or the art of hiding messages, has been around since at least 440 BC when Histiæus tattooed a secret message on the shaved head of a slave. Before sending out the message, he waited for the slave's hair to regrow, hiding the message much the same way the sheet of music hides a code. The double-sheet message evolved in Ancient Greece when Demeratus warned Sparta of an imminent invasion by writing a message on a piece of wood and then covering it with wax, making the tablet look totally blank. And the sheet music trick specifically was employed by German spies, who used things like indentations and invisible ink on letters to send out stolen military plans. Today, steganography has advanced alongside the digital revolution. Spies can hide secret messages at the pixel level inside photographs that are online and available for the world to see.
Huck's training is old school, so when he sees the sheet music message, he knows exactly what it means: RUN. But Olivia talks him down and gets Huck to call in his comrades using something called a "numbers station." Numbers stations have been used since at least WWII to transmit secret messages between operatives via shortwave radios, making the transmissions virtually untraceable. (Fun fact: As we were writing this episode, we played several of the numbers station recordings in the writers' room. You can find some online with a quick search.)
When the spies arrive at the office, they all appear unassuming, from sweet-looking soccer mom to pervy professor (alliteration makes spies a lot less scary). But the team has learned that one of them is the person who is set to release the list to a Julian Assange-like masterhacker named Aaron Sarnoff, putting them all at risk. The Associates do a little spy work of their own and learn that Melvin Feen, our dour doctor, is the one who tipped off Sarnoff. The dossier exposing the names is taken from a storage locker before Sarnoff can get to it and the sweet soccer mom shoots the betrayer, leaving no loose ends. Case closed.
In this episode, we also learn Huck's spy nickname: "Spin," short for Spinster (not for the type of media spin Olivia does). The rest of the Associates don't seem like a real nickname-y bunch, but "Charm" is Harrison's super power and a lot of people seem to like to call Abby "Red." Quinn Perkins/Lindsay Dwyer, though, has one name too many already. What do you think, Scandal fans? If the Associates had super spy nicknames, what would they be?


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Ryan Suter sees the 'A' as little more than a letter. Yet all who see the Nashville Predators' defenseman playing for the United States during the 2010 Winter Olympics, which began on Friday, will know that USA Hockey regards him as a someone with unique leadership qualities.
The 25-year-old is one of four alternate captains named last month by USA Hockey, which long ago targeted him as someone who sets a positive example. Back in 2005, he served as captain of the U.S. Junior National Team at the World Junior Championships.
"I think everyone on that (Olympic) team is a leader, has been a leader," Suter said. "I think I just get to wear it on my jersey."
He gets to do the same thing sometimes when he plays for the Predators. Coach Barry Trotz rotates the 'A' between several players in support of captain Jason Arnott. But the question is: When will Suter — the franchise's top draft choice in 2003 — or another player drafted by the Predators get to wear the captain's 'C?'
Of the 27 captains in the NHL at the moment [three clubs don't have one], 14 were drafted by the team they currently lead. That's more than the number who were acquired in a trade (seven) or through free agency (six) combined. Included in the 14 is Colorado's Adam Foote, who was drafted by that franchise when it was still in Quebec then spent two-plus seasons in Columbus before he came back to Colorado late in 2007-08.
For all of the Predators' emphasis on the draft and their desire to develop from within — more than half the current roster was drafted by Nashville and never has worn another NHL jersey – the team has yet to develop one of their own as a captain.
"It's a title, and when we're drafting, we're drafting players we believe can help us win," general manager David Poile said. "You also hope that they have certain characteristics, but when you're talking about the captain, you want the best player on your teams who's suited for that role, whether it was someone you drafted or acquired through a trade or free agency."
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Nashville's history of captains includes two free agents (Arnott, and initial captain Tom Fitzgerald), one trade acquisition (Kimmo Timonen) and one expansion draft selection (Greg Johnson). Scott Walker, another 1998 expansion draft pick, also held the position briefly on an interim basis when Johnson was out for an extended time with an injury.
The current leadership group includes draft picks such as Suter, Shea Weber and David Legwand, the first selection in franchise history. The prevailing feeling among many is the Weber is the most likely choice based on his combination of performance, and professionalism.
Around the league, there are plenty of franchises with homegrown talent in charge of the locker room.
Vincent Lecavalier, the only player drafted ahead of Legwand in 1998, has been Tampa Bay's captain since the star of last season. Three players taken in the 2003 draft in Nashville — Carolina's Eric Staal, Los Angeles' Dustin Brown and Philadelphia's Mike Richards — hold that spot for their current teams.
"I think you're seeing that in the evolution in some of our young guys, especially the three young defensemen (Suter, Weber and Dan Hamhuis)," coach Barry Trotz said. "They're guys who have been drafted here and have gone through Milwaukee and have done all of that. They have been leaders at every level. Now they're feeling more comfortable being a bigger piece here. That's just an evolution that happens."
Not always. Sometimes it happens much more quickly than that.
One of the most successful moves in recent NHL history was the 20-year run of Steve Yzerman as the Detroit Red Wings' captain. In Yzerman's second season in that role the Red Wings won their first division title in 23 years, and during the 20 years he held that role the team won three Stanley Cup titles and became the league's most successful franchise.
"When I was looking for a captain, I wanted a guy with the Red Wings crest tattooed on his chest," former Detroit coach Jacques Demers, who named Yzerman, then 23, the youngest captain in team history.
Current NHL captains include 22-year-old Sidney Crosby at Pittsburgh, who has had the job since the start of 2007-08, 24-year-old Alexander Ovechkin in Washington and 21-year-old Jonathan Toews at Chicago. All three teams are among the most successful in the league this season.
In contrast is 34-year-old Bryan McCabe, the captain in Florida. He was made a captain of the New York Islanders at 22 and had the job for one season. When he finally got his next opportunity — this season — he was the first to say he did not do a good job when he was younger.
Too much, too soon?
"We all know that it worked out with Steve Yzerman, but was he ready when they first made him the captain? Maybe not," Poile said. "The 'C' can weigh pretty heavy on a young player. Crosby seems strong enough to handle it. So does Ovechkin. Not all of them are. … I think it can be too much, too fast for some of them.
"Usually, you need a veteran who has been through a lot in the league and is prepared to handle all that goes along with being a captain."
With that in mind it is worth noting that Legwand, at 29, is the oldest Predators' draft pick on the roster. Martin Erat, at 27, is next. The majority of them are 25 or younger.
Fitzgerald was a month shy of his 30th birthday when he was named Nashville's captain. Johnson was 31 and Arnott was 33.
When Suter was named captain of the U.S. Junior National Team he was just the 16th American to compete in that tournament three times, which he meant he had a significant amount of experience at that level.
"You get (to be captain) because you've played hard, because you've set an example with your play, you're not selfish and your work hard," Suter said. "…It's not a big issue. Captains just get to wear a 'C' on their jersey, really. … It's not something you think about. If it happens, it happens."
One of these days it's got to happen for a Predators' draft pick. But when?
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He no longer believed in anything.
But she believed in him.
J.T. Douchett has returned home to shut out the world and escape the memories from his final mission as a Marine that haunt him. When he reluctantly agrees to provide security for a town event, the last thing he expects is to experience unbidden feelings for Irish movie star Mary Joyce.
Mary has surprised everyone—including herself—by accepting an invitation to a film festival in Shelter Bay. The Oregon coastal town immediately charms her, and an even larger surprise is encountering the stoic man who could be everything she's dreamed of.
As J.T. struggles to keep Mary at arm's length, Mary reminds herself that she's never been attracted to the strong, silent type. And having known so much sorrow, he's wary of getting close to anyone. But in Shelter Bay, even the most strongly guarded heart is no match for love.


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Under the agreements with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, iSOFT will continue to provide services until 2015 for its Clinicom patient management system to all nine of the major acute hospitals that currently use the solution. The deal includes the right to use Lorenzo at one of the hospitals until 2015.
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Don't Laugh At Me
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I'm fat, I'm thin. I'm short, I'm tall. I'm deaf, I'm blind. Hey aren't we all? With these words the chart-topping song of the same name has percolated through schools and camps across North America with its unforgettable message of acceptance and pride. The Don't Laugh at Me Project, inspired by the text of this book, asks kids to raise their voices to create ridicule-free environments. Those voices are now brought into full-color harmony through rich, emotionally engaging illustrations. Legions of children are eager to learn a new language and stop the cycle of teasing. Hey, aren't we all?
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Body Care, Cheap Thrills, Perfume - February 27th, 2010
I love fig fragrances. I haven't really met a fig scent that I didn't like, actually. You can guess, then, that I was quite excited to see that Bath & Body Works has introduced another fig scent, this time Sandalwood Fig, as a part of their aromatherapy line. W00t!
The last time BBW did a fig I had to have, it was the True Blue Morocco Sweet Fig & Argan Body Lotion (which is still available on the website, half off!) and at the time I wished they made a body spray in the scent. The Sandalwood Fig is quite close, with all the wonderful figgy scent mixed with the warmth of sandalwood. I was pleased to see the new roll-on size, as this is perfect for trying out the scent, and keeping in the purse.
I wish the fragrance had more staying power, but it isn't meant to be stronger than a body spray. A person could probably layer with the matching lotion and body wash to make it last longer (and since they are currently 2 for $20, I may just get them too!). In the meantime, I'm enjoying the roll-on a lot.
The candle smelled pretty awesome too, and might require further investigation… (All in the name of science, of course!)
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yeah i ran into the same problem!Ii fell in love with this sent and found out that B&B discontinued the item :(. Turns out it was just a promotional item for Valentines day. You can still find it around if you look in the discount sections of some of the larger stores and you can find them on amazon/ebay.
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phew, close one. Had the worst weapon rng and was stuck on 90 dps until like lvl 25
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Still had more than 4 minutes to go after killing Gravicious and full clearing inner 3, could have done a lot better with the insane RNG i got.
Posted by MajorMudfish
on Dec 26, 2013 10:05:27 PM
so the guy who killed gravicus, what happens?
Posted by ibeyurvanh
on Dec 26, 2013 10:06:15 PM
That is crazy gear, lord.
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Yea I had like 1.1k heavy strike, dunked Gravicius in a matter of seconds..
Posted by MajorMudfish
on Dec 26, 2013 10:12:06 PM
then you just sat there??
Posted by ibeyurvanh
on Dec 26, 2013 10:17:49 PM
then you just sat there??
Posted by ibeyurvanh
on Dec 26, 2013 10:17:54 PM
Pretty much.. After you kill Gravicius there is nothing you can do but spam /ladder and watch how everybody who killed him later passes by you :)
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Published 6:00 pm, Sunday, November 11, 2012
Westport paid tribute to the nation's veterans Sunday with words of tribute and gratitude from town officials and a Staples High School senior, and patriotic music performed by the Westport Community Band.
"On any given day, you can be in the presence of a veteran, and you may not even be aware of their service," said Ian Teran, the Staples' senior who delivered the Veterans Day address in Town Hall's auditorium before a crowd of about 125.
Teran said Dan Geraghty, a former English teacher at Staples, served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, and Rich Franzis, an assistant principal at the high school, is a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and served a year in the Iraq War during the surge in 2007 and 2008.
"These are two people that I and other students look up to for both their years of service and for the example they set for others," Teran said. "It is my hope to offer the same profound service as past generations of veterans in pursuit of a more perfect union, as stated in the Constitution of the United States."
"As a representative of my generation, I want to thank veterans for preserving, in my opinion, the greatest American ideal -- freedom," Teran added. "So, especially on this day, thank you veterans for putting it all on the line to defend the ideals that make this country great. Thank you for making incredible sacrifices so that we didn't have to. Thank you for never expecting anything in return, for each and every day doing what others would fear to do. Thank you for fulfilling your sworn duty to protect us and our American way of life. Thank you for your service."
After Teran's address, William Vornkahl, president of the Westport Veterans Council and master of ceremonies, said Teran noted his youth. "What do we have to look forward to? A lot," Vornkahl said.
Selectman Charles Haberstroh read a Veterans Day proclamation in which he spoke of the sacrifices made by veterans in defending liberty and the gratitude owed to them, and First Selectman Gordon Joseloff said more than 6,000 soldiers have died and more than 35,000 have been injured in the Gulf War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said it is not enough to honor veterans by placing wreaths and crosses on graves and by paying tribute to them on Veterans Day. Americans, Joseloff said, have to address needs of the country's veterans, which he said include jobs, housing and support. And Joseloff added, "A simple `Thank you' goes a long way."
Joseloff said Connecticut National Guard soldiers recently came to Westport, along with 60 out-of-town firefighters, and that many residents didn't even know they were here. He said their presence in Westport following the storms that battered the town was "a vivid reminder of sacrifices of those in uniform."
The Westport Community Band, under the direction of Sal LaRusso, performed a concert before the ceremony officially began, and also performed several rousing songs in between portions of the ceremony. Songs included, "Red, White and Brass," "U.S. Army Song," "Semper Paratus," "The Marine's Hymn," "Off We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder" and "Anchors Aweigh."
Near the end of the ceremony, Staples' students Devon Lowman and Adam Mirkine performed "Taps" in honor of veterans who had died.
Scott Tilton, director of the Family and Children's Ministry at St. Paul Lutheran Church, delivered the invocation in which he asked God to bless all those who served in America's armed forces and to heal veterans hurt in body and soul. "Have mercy on all our veterans. Bring peace to their hearts and peace to all the regions they served in," he said.
Tilton also delivered the benediction, saying, "May God bless this country in His love, may God clothe this country in His care."
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Pirates 4, Brewers 3: Pinch-hitter Travis Snider homered in the ninth inning to clinch Pittsburgh's first non-losing record in 21 seasons. More importantly, it boosted the Pirates' lead in the N.L. Central to two games over St. Louis.
Braves 3, Mets 1: Kris Medlen pitched seven strong innings, Andrelton Simmons and Evan Gattis homered, and Atlanta improved the major leagues' best home record to 51-19.
Red Sox 2, Tigers 1: Jon Lester outdueled Max Scherzer, ending the Detroit right-hander's chance to join Roger Clemens as the only pitchers to open a season with a 20-1 record.
Reds 1, Cardinals 0: Billy Hamilton, who set a professional record by swiping 155 bases in the minors last season, got his first major league steal and came around on Todd Frazier's double in the seventh inning.
Dodgers 7, Rockies 4: Carl Crawford had three hits to spark the offense in the absence of injured catalyst Yasiel Puig. Puig was rested a day after he aggravated a right knee strain. He remains day to day.
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A solo exhibition of recent paintings and sculptures by renowned contemporary artist Carol Brown Goldberg opens at Montclair State University's George Segal Gallery on Tuesday, September 20 and continues through Saturday, December 10, 2011.
Many of the 25 paintings by the Bethesda, Maryland-based artist on display delve into the relationship between art and science. Rows of small circles and the use of pulverized glass suspended in pigment to create a shimmering effect are recurring motifs in Goldberg's paintings. Dark central portions draw viewers into a seemingly endless abyss.
"In her career, Goldberg has gone from figurative to very abstract paintings. These paintings have a very spiritual quality," says Teresa Rodriguez, director of the Montclair State University Art Galleries and the George Segal Gallery.
Although Goldberg is best known for her paintings, the exhibition also features 23 of her sculptures. The figurative-style bronze sculptures were assembled from ordinary household objects, such as strainers, brushes and weighing scales.
The exhibition curator is Donald Kuspit, distinguished professor emeritus of Art History and Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and senior critic at the New York Academy of Art.
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Florida State Football: Why Loss to NC State Is Hurting More Than EverOctober 27, 2012
Florida State's 17-16 loss to North Carolina State earlier this month continues to leave a sour taste in the mouths of the Seminoles as several top-ranked teams went down with losses this week.
Jimbo Fisher's squad has been on a tear all season, putting on offensive clinics against opponents for more than 44 points a game. However, the one blemish on its record has been the devastating loss to the Wolfpack, making itsr goal for a shot at the BCS title nearly impossible.
Florida State had that game locked up with a 16-0 lead going into halftime, but NC State managed to score 17 unanswered points to steal the victory with just seconds remaining in the game.
If Florida State had found some way to muster up a stop on that last drive, the Seminoles would be undefeated at 8-0 and contenders for a position near the very top of the BCS standings. Had the Seminoles remained unbeaten up to this point, the last real test would have come from a final showdown with Florida.
The table had been set for Florida State to make its rise up the BCS rankings this week. Notre Dame (7-0) and Oklahoma (5-1) were scheduled to play this week, forcing the loser to drop to two losses on the season, possibly booting it from the top 10.
Then, Mississippi State was schedule to meet up with No. 1-ranked Alabama, drawing concern that the 7-0 Bulldogs would suffer their first loss of the season, also making them a candidate to drop down the board.
Finally, the loss by previously undefeated Florida to Georgia this week became just another reason the Seminoles would have been in the discussion to move up.
While Florida State is still in good shape to dominate the rest of the ACC by season's end, the loss of a golden opportunity to stake a claim of the BCS title stings considering how scenarios would have played out.
Alabama, which has looked equally strong this season, has also been destroying opponents with an average of 41 points per game. A matchup between these two high-powered offenses would have made for an exciting finish to the season, but it's not likely to happen.
All Florida State can do right now is wonder what position it would have been in had that loss not occurred.