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Rangers Would Be Wise to Re-sign Brandon Dubinsky Today
By Alexander Monaghan
While GM Glen Sather plays hardball with his restricted free agents (See part I and II), alienating his most productive, home-grown forward would prove a costly long-term mistake. At no point will a bitter, mediated debate help the relationship with a player who already helps lead a young locker room. In fact, it may force Dubinsky to leave via free agency in two seasons since the Rangers clearly do not want him as much as he wants to play for them.
One strategy which may come into play is that Dubinsky has still not taken that next step. Instead of paying him on his potential to score 30 goals or get to the 60-70 point plateau, Sather may not want to pay that much for a player who just registered career highs of 24 goals and 54 points. His ice time and role continues to increase with his age but Dubinsky still remains a relative unknown despite his efforts. Nevertheless, his hard-working mentality and leadership should carry him into a settlement around $4-$4.5 million.
This aforementioned mentality could hurt the team by either paying more for Dubinsky later, turning him off from the organization or even affecting his confidence. At the end of last season he expressed his desire to stay with the team and help the younger players transition. Furthermore, newly signed Brad Richards admitted to not waiving his no-trade clause last season in order to play with the talented youngsters this team had to offer, presumably Dubinsky included. Everyone seems to be on a team-first mentality, emphasizing cohesiveness and teamwork. Everyone except Sather who somehow failed to make a shocking signing this past offseason; we can only hope this is not his once-a-year blunder.
Larry Brooks of The New York Post noted that the Collective Bargaining Agreement may change which would prevent Dubinsky from leaving in two seasons via free agency. Although this theory could very well explain Sather's reasoning, it seems like an incredibly odd gamble to make, especially considering the uncertainty that comes with a new CBA.
With roughly $10.6 million left on the books, this team should be able to freely re-sign Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan to contracts above $4 million. However, the process in which we are witnessing is in no way beneficial to the team or its players. Sather needs to re-sign the two homegrown offensive players or else his team runs the risk of becoming once again a direction-less, overpaid bunch of plugs.
In short, sign Dubinsky today. Sign him tomorrow. Just do so prior to arbitration or risk running the beginning of an identity into the ground, or ice rather. If not, fans can only hope tomorrow's arbitration hearing does not split the two sides apart permanently.


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And my all time favorite movie ever!
The bitter truth.
This has nothing to do with ANY abortion arguments. DR. SEUSS and his now widow donated large sums of money to...
So now I love this movie more than before that post.

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Mom Sues, Says Son's Teacher Humiliated Him
What happened to her son has this mom pulling her hair out.
Momlogic's Julie: Hearing about kids being publicly humiliated by teachers always makes me sick. After all, these are the people who are supposed to protect and guide our kids ... not emotionally abuse them.
As a kid, I was teased enough by other students ... I don't know what I would have done if the teachers mocked me, too.
So when I heard about what happened to Amanda Anoai's son, I was outraged.
According to a lawsuit Amanda has now filed against the school district, the trouble began on September 29.
She says her son, who is in sixth grade, was asked by his language arts teacher at Boyd E. Smith Elementary School in Milford, Ohio, to deliver a message to another room.
While he was gone, the teacher reportedly told the class that she was going to play a prank on the boy. When he returned, the teacher's aide approached him with a pair of hair clippers and pretended to shave his shoulder-length hair, the lawsuit states.
Okay, that's bad enough.
But THEN, the suit says, the teacher pulled the boy's hair into three ponytails -- one above each ear, and one atop his head -- with bands and introduced him to the class as a new student with a female name.
WTF? WHAT were these so-called "teachers" thinking?!
Just when you think it can't get any worse ... Amanda claims the teacher's aide then walked her son to other sixth grade classrooms to show his ponytails, and classmates laughed and called him names including "girl," ''ponytails," and "pigtails."
OMG, if that had happened to my son, I would have been so outraged! It makes my blood boil just thinking about it!
Amanda said that her son cried when he told her what had happened, and said it "embarrassed him and made him feel stupid." She says she cried, too.
Being forced to show classmates the ponytails "caused him extreme humiliation, embarrassment and emotional distress," and school officials failed to protect him against "gender-based harassment," the lawsuit alleges.
Amanda said her son did not want to return to school, but she advised him to try after school officials told her he would not have to be in the room with both women together, reports KOCO. When he later told her he was with both of them, she switched him to another school.
She has now filed a lawsuit against teacher Tori Bothe, the teacher's aide, school Principal Jill Chin, Milford Exempted Village School District, and Superintendent Robert Farrell. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, and charges that school officials violated the boy's constitutional rights and intentionally inflicted emotional distress.
I, for one, hope she wins!
Why do teachers like this feel the need to humiliate students? WHY?
Doesn't it strike anyone as odd that mom is so concerned about her son's humiliation so she makes it public? My son goes to the school that this boy transferred to. Nobody was aware of this until the PR blitz that mom & Mr Deters conducted. A big check is their idea of resolution. Surprised?
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What's the Right Age or Moment to Pass on an Heirloom?
I still remember when my Mother-in-law gifted to me her cute little wooden hall table, when my Grandma gave me the huge oil painting she had painted some years back of traditional Spanish dancers, and when I inherited my other Grandma's dressing table. For someone who treasures beautiful things in the home, these were important moments for me. And they happened at different stages of my life: for the dressing table I was only 12, for the painting, 20, and for the hall table 27. How do you know when it's the right moment to pass something on to the next generation?
I think there are a few key questions to think about:
1. Is now the best time for you to give it? My mother-in-law was moving across the country when she gave me the hall table. It seemed crazy to her to take a table across country that she had a feeling she might pass on to me anyway. You don't have to wait to leave things like this in a will. If someone else you love will love it now, and you can't, maybe now is the best time to pass it on.
2. Do they really want it? We've all been guilty of pretending we like something in someone's home so we don't hurt their feelings if don't share their taste. Can we tell when someone else is doing this? Maybe not. But can we tell when someone really, truly loves and adores something we own? Definitely. If your daughter, son, niece, nephew is constantly going gaga over that little painting in the hall that you were thinking of giving to him or her, then chances are you've got yourself a winner of an heirloom.
3. Are they ready to take care of it? I inherited my grandmother's dresser at age 12, but I wish I had inherited it at 22. At 12 I stuck stickers on it, spilled nail polish on it, over-filled and was rough with the drawers on it. Look at the way your child/niece/nephew etc. takes care of his or her other things that are similar to what you are planning to give. Don't take my life as the marker - even if he or she is young, if the child is a careful, respectful child, today might just be the perfect day!
Have you pass on an heirloom recently? Or received one?
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It definitely depends: Age, responsibility, space, usability. Maybe don't give the grandkids your good china if they're in graduate school and likely to be moving every other year for internships and things.
On the other hand, my grandmother was a bit materialistic and waited too long. She was out of her mind with Alzheimer's and had a house full of furniture, dishes, crystal, etc., and hadn't made any plans to parse it out. She had five grown granddaughters who could have inherited it, but instead there was a fight and those of us who didn't live nearby got almost nothing (and I have an aunt who has two full sets of formal china . . . in addition to the two her wealthy husband bought her himself).
As the owner of StoryKeep, a Brooklyn-based production company for families, I'm constantly thinking about the value of heirlooms. Instead of objects, StoryKeep creates personal documentary films, oral histories and archive-grade books that turn the intangible-ness of stories and memories into something you can pass on. Unlike objects that should be thoughtfully passed on at the right moment - often after someone passes - we come in before it's "too late" to document a parent's or grandparent's life story. I have a red satin dress my grandmother wore in the 1950s, which I love, but I also have recordings of her talking about growing up on a farm in Wisconsin. I bet you can guess which one is more valuable to me!
I like the idea of giving kids things little by little BUT only after they are established somewhere and are not likely to find it a burden AND only if they want it. I am not adverse to selling things on Ebay if I don't think my kids will want things. I just don't want to leave them with a lot of stuff.
Our father's second wife disposed of a number of our childhood toys by taking them to the Goodwill, we found out about it because a brother found them and purchased them. To be fair, she may not have known how attached we were to some of those things.
Having just closed a house, I'm begging everybody to thin their own load and/or make preparations before they get to the point they're no longer able. It's exhausting to go through all your parents' belongings, and it usually comes at a stressful time anyway so it won't feel nostalgic or fun. People often say they don't want to be a burden on their kids yet so frequently don't take any early concrete steps on that front. I would so much rather have inherited nothing from the house than do all that by myself. (My time, health and sanity is more important than any old dresser.)
I did ask everybody if they wanted items in particular, and I believe most things that were requested were claimed. But, like I said, this was a stressful time and many items couldn't be mailed or shipped easily. It just made more work on me and I was barely hanging on as it was. If you're asking things be shipped, be willing to pay for that. Thank the person who did it profusely. Consider giving them a gas card or something to pay for their time and expenses because you probably have no idea how much was involved. Realize it wasn't a fun process in any way.
I hear members of my family still (still!) complaining that my grandfather called a service to take care of most of his things before moving to a smaller place. This was 30 years ago. What a *gift* it was to my mother that she didn't have to pare down his place. She wasn't going to do any work anyway, yet she still complains she didn't get any of the loot. Hmm.
In our family, so many of us live in smaller places that the inherited stuff is more likely to be a burden anyway. I have had relatives from large houses give us things with the promise we never get rid of them. That's a promise I won't make again, because I'm already swimming in my own stuff. I had to sell my own wedding china to make room for two family sets. And I have dozens of handmade items that, while I loved the person who made them, will just sit in drawers and closets for the unforeseeable future.
Susan is so right . . . emptying out a loved one's home is a burden. My parents are still living (Dad is 93 and Mom is 85). They have what is essentially a five bedroom home, formal dining room, full basement, garage, and an enclosed patio running the full length of the house. There is also a storage barn in the backyard. They have lived in this house for 65 years. Can you imagine the amount of STUFF it is crammed with? Who will get stuck cleaning everything out? Probably me if I live that long. I am executor of their estates. I also have the disadvantage of living the closet to their town. There isn't anything I want out of their house except sales proceeds. I am not sentimental and have all the furniture and "stuff" I need. In fact, I have recently adopted the 100 Thing Challenge to pare down my material items. I hope to be able to downsize before I die to a smaller place. I'm sure my daughter hopes I do it too.
My parents don't have much in the way of furniture that I would want - they don't have heirloom pieces and we have very different styles, anyway - but they do have some small objects that I'd like. My dad recently gave me an old rotary phone that belonged to his father (the one that actually belonged to the phone company - sorry for stealing that, phone company) with his original home phone number still printed in the center of the dial. He also gave me a small copper mailbox that he made for his dad in his high school shop class that has our last name hand-stamped on the front. I don't know why, but he told me about a year ago that I "have learned to appreciate old things" so he was happy to give them to me then, even though I had been begging him for them for years.
Funny, I was just thinking abou this last night. I have a ceramic figurine lamp that is probably close to 90 years old -- give or take. The figurine is in the shape of a dancer. My grandmother gave it to me when I was 10 and taking ballet lessons. She was a former ballet dancer and the lamp was given to her when she was 16 by her parents. The lamp is sort of childish but it's been on my nightstand for 34 years. I don't have any daughters and don't have any nieces. I've been thinking of giving it to one of my cousins' (They are from the other side of the family. This was given to me by my maternal grandmother and my mom was only child.) daughters if one of them still likes dance when they get old enough to take care of the lamp. I think my grandmother would like that -- even if it given to someone who is not a direct blood relative to her. It will still be kept in the family for another generation to enjoy.
My problem is a little different. My parents are getting up in years and are planning what to do with the "old" furniture. The seating is early 70's and in rough shape. The dining table and china cabinet however are in great shape. Classic MCM in walnut. Sadly, my brother's place and my place are mere apartments and too small to handle them. They are beautiful pieces, but I may have to let them go.
My mother delights in telling me which trinket or piece of furniture came from which family member. She also loves to buy a lot of stuff herself. I have an appreciation for the history, but I simply do not want all that stuff. I was really happy that my younger sister professed a love of traditional furniture and old things so that mom could pass it to her. Then my sister downsized, moved across country, and proclaimed she suddenly loved the idea of not having much. I'm dreading the day this memento passing comes up again.
I love my grandmother's wedding ring set and her sunroom table, I use my great-grandmother's quilt on my bed, but I simply don't have the space or inclination to house my grandfather's fully shadow-boxed navy uniform, or the delicate baby bassinet he slept in. I fully understand the need to retain these items, but it is simply not possible to make one's home a museum to all their relatives, lest we own that "ancestral home" featured here not too long ago.
So yeah, downsize your stuff and don't bank on or guilt trip your heirs into it.
My mom started passing out stuff while she was still alive, I think she enjoyed getting rid of things that didn't get much use and we all enjoyed picking small things that reminded us of our childhood home. Each time I visited she fob off some lovely sterling silver bowls, trays or cigarette box that my parents received as wedding gifts in 1957. I could carry them back on the plane (safe from baggage handlers) and it was fun to see what my siblings had picked out on their trips home.
While I'm single and childless, I have plenty of brothers, sister, nieces & nephews so I'm planning on labeling the back of my artwork and other heirlooms with the recipient's name (usually the person who admired it most).
I will give my father´s officer´s celebratory sword to my son when he hits 18. The passing of these heirlooms is somewhat directed by law. Also my grandfather´s honorary plaques from when he was knighted (services to his country during war) will go to my son. These were given to me by my father to pass on in their due time. When it comes to everything else I own, my son can in his own time decide if he wants to have this all, since he´s my only child. He already is stoked of the rows of books that one day will be all his.
When I had a baby of my own, my mom passed down my baby stuff: baby book, silver cup, rattle, necklace (which I will admit I wear more than my daughter) and the blanket my grandmother (who passed when my mom was pregnant with me) knitted that me and all of my siblings came home from the hospital in. My two kids have now come home from the hospital in the same blanket. Since I am the only sibling with kids, I am now the keeper of the blanket; I can't wait for another sibling to have kids so I can pass it down and tell them the history.
I think I'm more in the camp that if you can part with it before you pass on, you probably should.
My grandmother past a few things down to my sister and I long before she passed away. It was very special to me that she gave them to me directly and got to tell me why she thought I would want it and what it had meant to her. In particular, I received a ring with a lot of sentimental value when I was 12. Unlike the author with the dresser above, I treasured it from the beginning and took very good care of it. So it does depend on the individual.
On the other hand, my parents seem to have a paralyzing inability to let my sister or I take their old stuff when they buy new things. They'd rather they gather dust in the basement, garage or attic. Just to name a few - they have two dining room suites, three pianos, and at least five large solid wood desks. The one dining room suite was beautiful, but now two chairs are broken and it's all scratched up. I'm sure the other things are also heading in that direction. So not only will we one day inherit oodles of things we don't need (because obviously I didn't wait for 20 years in the hopes my parents would suddenly decide it would be ok to give me the dining room table after all and went and bought my own), but we'll also inherit lots of broken junk. Yay!
"Gifted to" you? Wouldn't that just be "gave"?
Yes, she could have chosen to write, "gave", but "gifted" is a perfectly acceptable alternative. I think she used it because it sounds more humble. In other words, she is truly honoured to have received the object.
I think it all depends upon the person, the recipient, and the item. I don't have the space or the life for big things like furniture (my husband's in grad school, so we're in a transitory stage in our life, and probably not living here forever, and especially not in this apartment), but I do have a few family heirlooms that I treasure, as well as use. I have a few things that belonged to my great-grandmother who died when I was 15, mostly her jewelry, and I wear most of it. My most treasured, but also carefully used family heirloom is the quilt my grandma claims is "the first quilt she was proud of", which she made for my great grandparents in the early 1960s. She gave it to me as a wedding gift, and firmly told me that quilts are to be used, and she expected me to use it. Being the oldest granddaughter has some perks. :)


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i would like them to bring back tunics for casters, there used to be some, but now we all wear dresses. whats the point of pants having graphics if we never see them. i'm surprised blizz hasn't made the emperors new pants, a pair of invisible pants with awesome stats


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"Big Jerry," as he is known, is described as both funny and overbearing, and was a political player in his day as well.
I can definitely see the resemblance! The title of Episode 11 is "A Criminal, A Whore, An Idiot and A Liar"…might the Prez's Father have anything to do with any of those? Hmmmm.
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School briefs - Henrico High School
This year's homecoming at Henrico High School was different from most other homecomings; this one celebrated the school's 50th anniversary.
Established in 1962, the school is celebrating 50 years with a Warrior Jubilee, which kicked off with an alumni tailgate before the Henrico football game against Atlee High School.
Homecoming celebrations continued the Jubilee on Oct. 12, starting with the homecoming parade which, aside from the usual clubs and homecoming court, featured principals from years past.
The fun continued into halftime when current homecoming princes and princesses shared the field with alumni princes and princesses. Past homecoming courts were not the only alumni groups recognized. Standing next to current Henrico High School students were alumni members of the drill team, choir, band and marching units, as well as majorettes and members of the color guard.
The alumni stepped onto the field all smiles. They looked very happy to be there, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their high school.
As a student watching the alumni celebrations at Henrico High, the school I have been proud to attend for the past three years, there's a sense of cheerfulness. I'll be graduating this year, but watching the alumni and the students together on that football field drove home the bitter-sweet memories that are promised to me in the future: no matter what, Henrico High will always be with me.
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Henricus Historical Park will commemorate its anniversary during Publick Day, a signature annual event that celebrates the establishment of the second successful English settlement in the New World. In September 1611, Sir Thomas Dale, along with soldiers, tradesmen and farmers, ventured from Jamestown to create the Citie of Henricus. Leaders of Henricus developed the first English hospital, chartered the first college in North America, established tobacco as the first cash crop in Virginia, and created a place where Pocahontas lived and met John Rolfe.
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About meI have a Juris Doctor degree and work for a very large global electronic information provider in the Midwest. I grew up in in Westchester County, New York, and still dream about my house there. I have four grown children dedicated to collecting more professional degrees than I have but at least they're self-supporting (mostly) and living away from home, and they have provided me with, so far, eight wonderful grandchildren. And I'm only 25 . . . . (I wish)
About my libraryI recently remodeled my house to add more bookcases but somehow my books filled them as soon as they were constructed and, though I ran out of walls on which to put more shelves, the books continued to procreate uncontrollably. My goal is to outlive all the unread ones. T'is a hopeless addiction, this thing for books. Sigh.
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Dear kageeh,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful picks. You picked excellent books for me and I can't wait to start reading them. I hope your holidays were wonderful and that 2014 will bring you plenty of love, laughter, good health and good books!
posted by Jenni_Canuck at 4:18 pm (EST) on Jan 7, 2014
Thank you so much for the two Secret Santa books! I'm really looking forward to reading them. Sorry for the delay in thanking you - I just got back from vacation this afternoon - the LT package was the first I opened!
I hope you had a very merry Christmas, and all the best for 2012!
PS Thanks also for the other suggestions. Will be adding them to my To Be Read list...
posted by chazzard at 7:05 pm (EST) on Dec 31, 2011
For secret santa for some reason it wouldn't let me post on the forum post.
posted by ladylenneth at 8:22 am (EST) on Nov 30, 2011
you don't get the person you sponsor most of the time, it is a completely random process :)
posted by ladylenneth at 8:22 am (EST) on Nov 30, 2011
Kageeh, thank you for your reply. Dangerous Liaisons, the nonfiction book on psychopathy, is currently in the press and will be published in a few months.
But you can read some of my blog entries on the subject on the link below:
and my fiction about a psychopathic predator, called The Seducer, which is previewed on the following link:
Let's keep in touch about this. Maybe we can start a new group on librarything, about psychopaths and predators, since a lot of people have suffered at their hands. Best wishes, Claudia
posted by ClaudiaMoscovici at 2:13 pm (EST) on Feb 10, 2011
I'm so sorry for the delay in sending this to you. If you need help, let me know.
posted by Whisper1 at 10:13 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2011
Hi Kathie
Welcome to the 75 challenge group. We are a friendly bunch. Did you get your questions answered regarding how to start a thread and how to import a ticker? If not, send a message to me and I'll help.
posted by Whisper1 at 8:05 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2011
Hello Kathie,
My name is Monica, I am from Conneaut Lake, PA in Northwestern PA. I read your post on the 2011 75 book challenge and thought maybe I could make another friend on here. I enjoyed your post by the way, it was very well written and entertaining (in a good way of course). I have sent you a friend request and if you are so inclined to accept I would be happy to befriend you and compare books and stories. If you would like to check out my profile it will tell you a little bit about myself and if you would like to more just ask. I am an open book.. No pun intended. I truly enjoy the library thing and the friendships I have made on here, it is one of the best "social Networking" sites I have ever visited and I pretty much visit this site every single day and check out certain threads. I love it here and the great company that is on here to network with. I am excited about trying to meet the 75 challenge this year, the last couple of years I have not quite reached my goal but I love the 75 group so much that I cannot stay away and hopefully I can reach my goal this year. Well, take care and have a lovely year reading.
posted by MonicaLynn at 8:13 am (EST) on Dec 27, 2010
Please change your copy of "second deadly sin" to Lawrence Suanders, not Sydney Sheldon
posted by bergs47 at 7:39 am (EST) on Aug 27, 2010
Hey....really enjoyed your photo and the New York Times article. I was a librarian for 47 years, now am NOT...for 6, and I guess LT thing keeps me...well doing what I really enjoyed best about libraries...adding things to a collection. I didn't buy books before. I am even using the change cover feature to add my doll collection.
Just saying hello really..
And I enjoying seeing who has books I have and Conducted Expected is right up there with a book that repeatedly saved my ...well, whatever, when I was still working.
Lexus/Nexus is one of the major successess of the past 50 years. How great to be working there. Right up there with OCLC....
And..I have a buddy working in VA with a literacy program....small library. Am hoping she will let me start them a LT catalog.
posted by carterchristian1 at 12:58 pm (EST) on May 14, 2010
lol...yah coping with my large family with my lapses could be a book itself, but everyone pitches in and 2 of them are grown and out of the house. I love true crime my family think I'm nuts sometimes cause alot of stuff that to them is welll "gory" but I have always had a deep need to understand people and this genre really takes you into the minds of people. The only thing I find in the genre is it's so black and white with me. It either bores me to death or really kicks me into psychological thinking. I have yet to tackle my downstairs bookshelves so very little of my books are in my library but I'm open to suggestions of "this is a good one" :)
posted by justablondemoment at 12:11 pm (EST) on Apr 16, 2010
Thank you for choosing "Open." Instead of spreading germs from my cold I stayed home for two days and read. I loved it. I admire Agassi more now that I have read his book. Happy New Year.
posted by pmarshall at 10:00 am (EST) on Dec 31, 2009
Merry Christmas, and I hope you enjoy your books :)
posted by conuly at 10:12 pm (EST) on Dec 25, 2009
Hi Kath! Thanks so much but I've already been adopted. I really appreciate it though! I think some people are matching up adopters and adoptees, take a look at the chat page. Christmas karma to you!
posted by aine.fin at 2:43 pm (EST) on Nov 26, 2009
by: Max Ehrmann (1872 - 1945)
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly,
and listen to others,
even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself to others
you may become vain and bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself, especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the council of the years
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture the strength of spirit
to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars:
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be;
and whatever your labours and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.
With all its shams, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
posted by theoldman at 11:54 am (EST) on May 12, 2009
Thanks for accepting me as your friend!!
Hope we will share a lot!!
posted by AuthorsandExperts at 6:17 am (EST) on Apr 25, 2009
Good to meet you!
posted by RobertKoger123 at 9:16 am (EST) on Apr 11, 2009
My TBR pile, I am going to guess is about 350 and these are books I have in the house. I am not sure that I want to know exactly how many I have. I then have a list on an excel spread sheet of other books mainly at the library that I want to read and that is about 150. It would be larger, but my computer crashed about two months ago and I had to start over. I found an old hard copy of most of want to read books.
I also had all the books I owned on an Excel Spreadsheet and lost that too. I keep toying with the idea of putting both lists on Library Thing. I will probably eventually do that.
This next weekend is our big Planned Parenthood book sale (twice a year), of course I can't stay away and I keep going to the library. Anything that deals with books I can't seem to stay away.
posted by dara85 at 8:35 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2008
You and I are the only ones who share Torn From My Heart by Patsy Heymans. I scanned my cover last night. Hopefully, it is the same as your cover. This book is in in huge TBR pile.
posted by dara85 at 12:20 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2008
I have a Flic scanner, but can't get it to work in the way that you describe... it'll only download one book at a time if I use it unplugged from the computer. Did you have to do any fiddling to get it to work in this way?
Also, I notice we've both got "Mortification". I love that book! And I'm glad to see it's well-represented here.
posted by Guineaqueen at 3:16 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2008
Thanks for your friendship and for having my book listed in your library. I look forward to checking out your other books and hope you enjoy mine.
posted by lisaunger at 6:00 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2007
Did your Word doc include ISBN numbers? I am looking for a way to import in this way, but I'm ISBN-free at this point. I'd love to hear how you did it.
David ("dhm")
March 29 Message 23: -- It was easy for me to add my books to LT because I already had them listed in a Word document and I simply imported the list.
posted by dhm at 11:01 am (EST) on Aug 25, 2007
Dear kageeh,
The book Silent Witness stuck in my mind for several years and I claimed it was one of my favorite mysteries of all time. I have since read many other books and it has faded from memory and other "good" books have come along. I although I haven't read everything he has written Richard North Patterson is still one of my favorites.
posted by dara85 at 5:28 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2007
We share 94 books including a lot of Erma Bombeck. I miss her wit & the way she didn't take herself too seriously. Today's world could use a good dose of Erma.
As you are from OHio, have you ever gone to any of the Ohioana award dinners? Or Ohio poetry day? I used to go 15, 20 years ago, but I can't any more because of health problems. The best friend I used to go with passed away, the last time I went to Columbus, we were together. That's a downside of getting old, people leave. I am a widow & have moved into a small apartment, but I managed to squeeze in most of my books. I have children & grandchildren living nearby. I live in the country on the Marblehead peninsula. Reading your titles reminded me of when those authors were popular. I also like true medical books & remember when Intern by "Dr. X" came out & everyone was so shocked at his realistic portrayal of the hospital scene. Now there is nothing that is not portrayed realisticly. I have worked off & on in libraries for over 50 years & mayabe I hold on to some authors just for old times sake.
posted by MarianV at 7:47 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2007
What great suggestions! I already have One Thousand White Women and Snow Flower nad the Secret Fan. I had actually read a few pages of Snow Flower and put it aside for my boxes of books. I have a couple of Ann Rule's paperbacks--the ones with more than one case in, so I've put those aside. Then I've picked out a few with places we might go. The March by E.L. Doctorow, The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan, San Francisco is Burning by Dennis Smith. Also Grisham's An Innocent Man. These are also books my husband might like to read too. I would appreciate more suggestions--this isn't as easy as it sounds. We do seem to be on the same wave length. I don't use the library. It is in the local high school and doesn't have much of a selection of what I like to read.
I totally agree about parenting and how kids turn out. I raised my son alone from the time he was a toddler until I married when he was 17. He always knew that he could talk to me any time and any where, about anything. And he did. His worst problem as a teenager was forgetting to call home if he was going to be late. Now, when he was in college he did some things I still don't want to know about, but that's okay! He is a great father who is always there when his kids want to talk. And he married a women who was raised pretty much the same way. What a great couple they make. I cannot imagine what Cho's parents thought and why they sent him to college. But, like you, I feel so sorry for them. I can't imagine how they get from day to day.
I'm looking forward for great suggestions!
posted by readingrebecca at 12:47 pm (EST) on Apr 26, 2007
Thank you for the nice note. Actually I haven't read any of my true crime lately, don't know why. I once heard or read Ann Rule say the people who read true crime are those who will never commit a crime--they're just fascinated by those who do. I found it interesting last week when the talking heads were trying to determine why that young man killed all the people at VT. In the work I do, I've had the opportunity to type many psychiatric discharge summaries and I think there is no reason, at least that we can understand. To look for a motive is futile--what was in that young man's head is gone forever. I'm not trying to put myself forward as a psychiatrist or psychologist, there is just a recurring theme in almost all those reports.
To a more cheerful topic. Aren't grandchildren wonderful! I envy you having some many. How is your youngest daughter? Recovering or recovered, I hope.
My husband and I are about to take off on a whole new course. He is retiring after teaching history and psychology for 39 years and we are going to travel across the country. We bought a beautiful big RV and we are planning on starting out to Niagra Falls and then just heading west. No real plans, just some things we've always wanted to see like Mount Rushmore. But I'm really interested in things off the beaten path--and visiting as many bookstores as I can. The trouble there is that I have been told I can have two boxes of books to take. And if I buy one, I have to get rid of one. Now all I have to do is decide from my library what books to take! This isn't going to be easy. I think I've filled and rejected and refilled those two boxes about six times in my head. I'm open to suggestions if you have any. I'll need all the help I can get. I'm so used to being with all my books all the time! I'd love to hear any ideas you have.
posted by readingrebecca at 5:07 pm (EST) on Apr 24, 2007
Thank you for your kind words about my post in the forum. I wrote that when I should have been sleeping so I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve...uhm, I mean, keyboard if I write when I should sleep.
I happened to see the comment at the top about Great Danes I concur, wonderful, wonderful dogs. I rescued a Great Dane/Boxer mix and he had the great qualities of both. The jovial, big puppy attitude of a Dane with the protective instincts of the Boxer. He was so naturally intelligent the police dog trainers marveled over his innate skills after he attempted to rescue someone and eventually started requesting I consider donating him so he could have a police career. I couldn't part with him so instead they offered one of their to trainers work with him free for several months and he became the best bodyguard I ever had; the cops who patrolled my parks where I liked to take him for long walks after dark all grew to love him very dearly and wait for him with treats.
Oh, and NONE of the health problems of either of the breeds. All the best of both with none of the flaws (though he did need an elevated food bowl since he inhaled food without chewing:) So perhaps consider a Dane mix? They live longer, have less health issues and almost always get the Dane temprament and attitude.
posted by cckelly at 9:04 pm (EST) on Mar 30, 2007
Great Danes are wonderful!! There is minimal drooling. The only time they really drool is right after they drink, then it sort of pours out of their mouths for a bit. But other than that, they are not slobbery. The breed is very gentle as a rule and require very little exercise considering how big they are. Mostly my dog likes to nap and cuddle while I read. They do have some health problems like any pure breeds, so make sure you research before you make a decision. But, I would have as many as my house would hold if my husband would let me...
posted by drsol at 11:13 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2007
Thanks for the boost. I wish I were half as brave in RL as I am online.
posted by marfita at 7:59 pm (EST) on Mar 19, 2007
Thanks to you and that NYT article, I found out about this wonderful site and joined immediately!
posted by North23 at 10:25 pm (EST) on Mar 16, 2007
Miss Kageeh,
I believe you've become the belle of the ball!
posted by bleuroses at 9:49 pm (EST) on Mar 15, 2007
Thanks for joining the bioethics group! I look forward to your contributions =)
posted by theolojen at 2:35 am (EST) on Mar 15, 2007
Nice article! I printed it and have it in my library. Thanks!!
posted by coloradoreader at 9:00 pm (EST) on Mar 5, 2007
Hey! Aren't you really Goldie Hawn? :^)
Loved the NYT article and photo, kageeh. Well done!
posted by _Celeste_ at 6:06 pm (EST) on Mar 5, 2007
Cool article and great picture!!
Paola :-))
posted by aluvalibri at 12:02 pm (EST) on Mar 5, 2007
Identity revealed. Nice picture in the Times.
posted by alibrarian at 11:17 am (EST) on Mar 4, 2007
Glad I could add to your Judaica wishlist/TBR read.
posted by killearnan at 2:01 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2007
Hi there,
Yes, the Jalna books are a special favourite of mine. I read two or three of them off my grandmother's shelves years ago, found a few more here & there, and then was luck enough to find an almost complete set, filling all the gaps in my collection, at a local thrift shop. A library had donated a whole lot of books no-one had checked out in years:)
I've tried to lend them to friends so I'd know someone else who'd read them, but no takers, even with the friends who like historical romance in other guises! Ah well, they don't know what they're missing...
posted by bunnikins at 2:35 am (EST) on Feb 19, 2007
I read a true crime book you might enjoy.. Joan Cheever's Back from the Dead abbout the class of '72 who walked off of Death Row.
posted by ShannonMDE at 2:51 pm (EST) on Feb 15, 2007
You asked recently about combining - there were practical answers on how to do so later on in that thread, but I've also put a basic definiation answer in the FYI group Here hope that helps.
posted by reading_fox at 4:59 am (EST) on Feb 8, 2007
Dear Kageeh,
I can't believe how often our non-fiction tastes run parallel. I noticed you read a book about the Dionne Quintuplets which made me remember I had read one also, a long time ago. I have looked at the covers of your books and realized I had read several of the same books. Of course, we both share an interest in true crime. I will keep watching your site for other gems I may have read.
posted by dara85 at 4:38 pm (EST) on Jan 20, 2007
Dear chick-lit reader,
I'm a belgian university student that loves chick-lit. Would you like to help me with my thesis and write to me why you (personally) like reading chick-lit? What is it about chick-lit that appeals to you? What are your favourite books and why? Your help would mean a lot to me!
Best wishes,
Ester Wellens
posted by esterwellens at 8:10 am (EST) on Jan 14, 2007
I'm glad you have it. It's a terrific read. Although I don't think it will convince herb lovers. They are usually past the point of arguing. I still haven't convinced my mother she doesn't need to take vitamins. (If I, on a shoestring English major budget, can balance my diet, she should be able to on three times what I make!)
posted by sister_ray at 5:40 pm (EST) on Jan 11, 2007
I noticed you haven't read Perri Klass. Her medical stuff is very entertaining. There is a terrific book just released about the supplement industry, Natural Causes by Dan Hurley. I don't own it because it's still in hardcover, but it was great just the same. Also, the book Thursday's Child by Victoria Poole is an account of a very early heart transplant under Shumway in Stanford.
I'll have to look for more.
posted by sister_ray at 11:08 pm (EST) on Jan 10, 2007
I see I'm not the only one who reads tons of medical books. At Christmas I started talking with authority about cyclosporine and my brother gave me an odd look. That being said, you don't like SF, and I adore it. I do feel similarly about the supernatural however. I do own a few true crime books, virtually all of which relate to child abuse or murdered/murdering children.
We used to have quite a few books that were medical and just us, but they are no longer just us.
Also, my sister is going for her JD.
posted by sister_ray at 5:59 pm (EST) on Jan 10, 2007
"Ahab's Wife" is great fun!! Do enjoy it. . . and, to everyone who wasn't pleased with "Moby Dick," I say do try this OTHER side of the tale and then, perhaps, re-rread MD with a smile, knowing what you've learned!! Esta1923
posted by Esta1923 at 10:32 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2006
"I have a special fondness for books with twisted endings (and have tagged some that way in my LT library)"
Please allow me to make a recommendation - with your love of serial killers, you must read "Headhunter" by Michael Slade. One of the best surprise endings I've read - the kind that you immediately start reading over, looking for any clues that foreshadow the ending.
posted by Puddnik at 7:39 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2006
Hello fellow "heathen," and welcome to the group. I see that you have Kingdom Coming by Michelle Goldberg, and I was wondering if you have read it yet. I was thinking about reading it soon, and I was curious what someone in the group thought of it.
posted by dodger at 4:31 am (EST) on Oct 1, 2006
Hello Gang!
New to Library Thing, and have only begun to list my books. My primary tag is True Crime. I've been reading TC for over 30 yrs now, and still find it does not bore me. It's not that I am fascinated with killers,as much as I am the story of the people's lives involved... that sounds redundant, but I like to read about the characters' everyday lives and then read how they ended up being involved in a crime... both the victims and the criminals. I am also intrigued by the investigations of crime. I do read fiction as well, and suspense thrillers, legal thrillers, mysteries are my favorite. I do not care for romance books, although I have read some books that included some romance, and that was okay. I don't care for Sci-Fi, westerns, or self help type non fiction. I do like biographies, but as a rule I find autobiographies are too self-serving, which is to be expected. I flaunt no fancy college degrees, or professional titles, but I am a very avid reader, and have been for well over 50 years. I am just learning how to use this Library Thing, and would like to know if it is possible to swap books with members. I would like to be able to sort and search for books by topics, but have not figured out how or if that is possible. Would love to hear from any of the group who would like to talk books, share favorites, or discuss authors.
posted by readalot at 4:24 pm (EST) on Sep 19, 2006
Oh, yes, Strawderman is a camp. I was spent my summers there until I got married, and I'd go again in a minute if the opportunity presented. We have a Strawderman e-mail group for former campers, and I discovered "Sleepaway" through the group. Our camp is not mentioned, but the sentiments are the same.
We did go into the 20th century - the camp has a web site.
Glad you liked the book, too.
posted by AbbyR at 3:45 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2006
I enjoyed your message and your idea for the cottage on the Maine Coast sounds grand. I lived in Maine for a while and although unfortunately I didn't have any hunky young men delivering wood to me, I can appreciate the surroundings and peacefulness and think it would be the perfect place to live with some friends and read lots of books! I graduated from Smith in 1989, and although it's been 17 years I still consider some of the friends I made there to be among my closest, it is indeed a perfect place to form strong female ties. I loved it so much that I ended up getting married there, in the non-denominational Helen Hills Hills (not a typo) chapel. I didn't realize that there were other versions of Smith Voices! Although my info says 1990 I do believe my version is much older than that, I'll have to check that out later. I will definitely look into getting the other versions you mentioned along with the Ada Comstock book. I also have the Smith College pictorial album and a book from 1917 called Smith Songs, which I picked up in a used bookstore somewhere. I do love the whole Northampton area and try to visit as much as possible. As far as what kind of lawyer I am, I'm now a corporate finance lawyer working in-house at a large financial services company in Atlanta. I moved here after spending time at law firms in New England and NYC and I now again have time to read (and buy) lots of books! And you?
posted by obsessedbybooks at 9:50 am (EST) on Sep 13, 2006
Hi there - I see that you're the only other person to share "Smith Voices" with me. Does that mean you're a Smith grad? I'm quite new to librarything although I've managed to input over 3000 books already. It started to get very addictive. I'm a lawyer also so something else we have in common.
Happy Reading!
posted by obsessedbybooks at 3:09 pm (EST) on Sep 10, 2006
kageeh said... It's ironic that I don't know too many people who read for pleasure but my little local library (independent of the county system) is always ranked as the number one library in the oountry for circulation by size. So readers must exist somewhere around here. And Democrats . . . .
Heh. Yep...you know, I'm a Realtor, so I get to peek into people's homes a lot... ;) ...and it strikes me how many homes have so few books around here. Nothing like the east coast where I come from. Of course, our library ranks as #1 in the country somehow also, and when I do hit the library some days it's positively crowded. Good! As for the Democrats, there have got to be some here too. We are *definitely* non-Republicans at my house, never fear. *g*
posted by hieromante at 9:17 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2006
;) Well...I was interested in something more local. But hey, give it time, there're bound to be at least 3-1/2 other C-Bus-ers who'll join by the end o'the year...
Anyway - if someone were interested in an all-OH group or at least one that included a bigger area than just Cap City, they could always do that...
Thanks for joinin' the group. You're in Dayton then? Welcome.
posted by hieromante at 6:04 pm (EST) on Aug 27, 2006
Are you a lawyer? Many of them are very old; how did you collect those?
I am, indeed, a lawyer! As to how I collected the older ones, well, that's what used bookstores are for, isn't it?? and while I'm not as old as your mother, I am in my late 50s, so I've been at it for a while.
how did you get the Publication field to pick up all those details about page numbers and illustrations?
When I add a book, the Library of Congress database is my first choice for a search, then other libraries. They tend to have much more publication data than any of the Amazon databases.
posted by lilithcat at 8:54 am (EST) on Aug 25, 2006
Yes, I do have all the Jalna books. I discovered them in a great used book store in Mountain View, California and got them for practically nothing. I guess we are both nuts, because I think of them often too! The characters are very real to me. My mother read them as a child and then my brother and I read them as kids. I'm re-reading them in order. I wish PBS or the BBC would make a mini-series out of the stories. I'd love it! In addition to reading "The Building of Jalna," I'm reading "Modern Classics of Fantasy," which is fantasy from 1930 - 1960, and I just finished "The Book of the Dead," the third in the "Pendergast Trilogy." I'm always amazed at how I manage to keep two or three books going at once. That's how I know I've done well in my life financially: back in the day, I could only afford one book at a time and so that's all I was reading. Now I'm "wealthy" enough have several books going!
posted by OzzieJello at 9:00 pm (EST) on Aug 15, 2006
I think a lot of this situation relates to Library Thing being akin to the live-journal phenomena and that is heavily populated by genre fiction fans.
posted by Shrike58 at 8:26 am (EST) on Aug 9, 2006
If you don't like SF and fantasy you seem to be soooo in the the wrong place! It certainly seems to be the default reading material with this mob (speaketh the man whose main tag is 'science fiction').
posted by Shrike58 at 7:16 pm (EST) on Aug 8, 2006
Book space -- there's never enough, not in the average house or apartment. Do you have an extra closet in which you could install additional shelves? I've asked for similar advice and have been told to use baskets under coffee and end tables, pull-out storage "drawers" under beds, and even part of stair risers. That last sounds rather dangerous to me! Gee, I don't know what to tell you, but I can certainly sympathize. :-)
Re the "stinker" tag: you're welcome to use it! I look forward to seeing what your particular stinkers are.
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Dear our Twos Meadow/Yellow Room Parents: We are glad to report, all your children in 2AY have adjusted well this year. They are very comfortable. Some of them don't even want to go home when Mom or Dad are here to pick them up! As a reminder, pick up time is 11:20 to 11:30 am. If you are running late, please call the office and they will let us know.
All 2AY classroom themes are listed on this website under "School Calendar."
This year flew by! Classes are already getting full for 2014/15, so please sign up now and spread the word to your friends! Summer School 2014 enrollment is also ongoing. So that Erin can staff our classes, please sign up now! Remember -- we have tuition coupons ($50 off for each family referrred to Summer 2014 and $100 off for each family referred for 2014/15).
For the week of May 12th, our theme is Ocean. Below is a list of things we are doing in class and the book we are reading.
Thank you for fulfilling our wish list. We appreciate your support!
Over the last few weeks of school we are working on our artwork for the end-of-year picnic. Therefore, you might have noticed not as much art coming home. This is our last curriculum we are sending home this year.
Campus Picnic (last day of school): The end of the year Campus Picnic is coming up in early June. So next week, we will be sending home more information about this fun event and classroom party, which is on Thursday, June 5th.
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Daily Schedule: The children will learn many self-help skills through a child-centered yet structured program. They are becoming familiar with our daily schedule, and when and how to participate in all aspects of our routine.
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Gophers Post Strong Finish At Minnesota Challenge
Minnesota won 12 events on the day
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Competition continues Saturday at 11am and 6pm
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Happening Locally: suspect Bay Bridge bolts virtually identical to alloy banned in bridge use; nearly 50 neglected dogs and cats rescued from Monterey hoarder; trial begins for elderly Reno man accused of series of Bay Area murders in the 90s; Man critical after drug deal gone wrong ends up in Bayview stabbing; Space heater suspected to be cause of $1.7 mil Pac Heights blaze;
Happening Nationally: 1st female Iraq war resister to be court martialed; Supreme Court shuts down Alabama immigration law appeal; search continues for man who stabbed 8 year-old Calaveras County girl to death in her home; Pre-K per-student spending at lowest rate in a decade; Man stabs four in Albuquerque church; Ohio student shoots self in classroom in apparent suicide attempt;
Happening Globally: Algerian Pres. flown to Paris after mild stroke; S. Korea pulls the last of its workers from Kaesong area; Suicide blast in Peshawar kills several; owner of Bangladesh collapse building appears in court; dozens injured in apparent natural gas explosion in Prague; Greek parliament approved cut of 15,000 civil service jobs; Iraq suspends a number of broadcast channels; Syrian PM escapes car bomb assassination attempt;
…and Beyond: Virgin Galactic makes first test flight in preparation for space travel this year.
Happening Locally: Bey lawyer asks to resign, will likely receive suspension or disbarrment; I-80 Westbound temporarily closed in Vallejo until police convinced a man not to jump from overpass; man injured in early morning SOMA shooting; newly received portable buildings at a San Leandro school go up in flames; man killed in solo crash on I-680 in Alamo;
Happening Nationally: country star George Jones passes away; Boston suspect transferred from civilian to prison hospital;
Happening Globally: 38 killed in psychiatric institution fire outside of Moscow; Bangladesh factory collapse death toll tops 300; UN approves peacekeeping force in Mali; Philippine mayor injured in attack; heavy rains and a bus crash in Afghanistan claim dozens of lives; deadly attacks on Pakistan election offices.
Also Happening Locally: Mortar and gunpowder turned in triggers temporary Recology center evacuation; Former SFSU department head faces 128 charges in bribery case; Fatal shooting in Bayview district; turning big rig strikes Muni vehicle; VTA light rail strikes man in San Jose;
Happening Nationally: Five shot to death in small Illinois town; multiple explosions on two oil barges in Mobile, Ala. leave 3 hurt; the five living Presidents gather for dedication of George H.W. Bush center;
Happening Globally: Musharaff formally arrested in connection with Benazir Bhutto assassination; Teachers storm ruling party headquarters in Mexican state of Guerrero to protest reforms; Bangladesh factory had been ordered evacuated by police one day before collapse; South Korea warns North Korea of "grave measure" if Kaesong talks are snubbed; 5.6 quake strikes eastern Afghanistan; PKK sets Turkey withdrawal date; Serbian president apologizes for massacre of Muslims; Letta named Italian PM; Israeli military claims to shoot down drone from Lebanon.
Happening Locally: Disbarment trial begins for attorney accused of smuggling Bey hit list out of prison; woman who jumped at 24th St. BART suffers no injuries, is taken for psych evaluation; update on faulty Bay Bridge bolts expected today; accident blocks eastbound San Mateo bridge during morning commute; shooting near 12th St. BART claims life of rapper, closes station; officials await response from Nevada in mentally ill patient-dumping accusation;
Happening Nationally: charges dropped against ricin suspect, who said upon arrest, "but I don't even eat rice"; False reports of attack on White House cause brief panic after AP Twitter hack; USDOJ files formal complaint against Armstrong for earnings during drug use; Chicagoland teen arraigned after signing up to fight Syrian civil war on FBI-made fake website; Apple, returning $100b to shareholders, asks for bank loan to avoid touching profit tied up in overseas tax shelters;
Happening Globally: Two arrested for al-Qaeda train plot in Canada; New, more lethal bird flu appears in Asia; violence erupts in China's Xinjiang province; More than 90 estimated dead in Bangladesh factory collapse; Russian anti-corruption activist on trial for embezzling half a million; Spanish unemployment rate continues to rise from 26%; Anti-government clashes continue in Iraq.
Happening Locally: Oakland shooting suspect at large after SWAT standoff turns up nothing; 24th Street BART station closed after person struck by train Monday night; 55 year-old SF man dies of self-inflicted injury in Sonoma County jail; woman accused of stealing Jeep and infant passenger from San Jose appears in court; Quan announces Oakland will negotiate an extended deal for CHP to assist OPD patrols; Estimated Golden Gate Park 4/20 cleanup costs rise from $10k to $15k;
Happening Nationally: Suspected child pornography on FBI's Ten Most Wanted list arrested in Nicaragua; Boston bombing subject charged; Ricin suspect released from jail; more than half of Guantanamo detainees on hunger strike; SCOTUS strikes down automatic deportation for alien suspects in marijuana-related crimes;
Happening Globally: Radio reporter shot in Mogadishu becomes 5th reporter to die in Somalia in 2013; car bomb goes off at Libya's French Embassy; 187 dead after clashes in Nigeria; rights group alleges systemic abuses of Myanmar's Rohingya minority; Musharraf appears in court in relation to Bhutto assassination; France legalizes gay marriage, adoption; Palestinian prisoner ends 8-month hunger strike for early release; Syrian opposition names interim leader as two abducted bishops freed.
Also Happening Locally: Board of Supes unanimously approves mandatory seismic retrofits for soft-story buildings; West Portal water main break will displace some residents through the rest of 2013; SFO naming committee formed; man dies in Oakland after fall from balcony, stabbing; charges filed in alleged white surpremacist attack in Santa Rosa;
Happening Nationally: former Goldman-Sachs trader surrenders to FBI, will be charged with fraud; Florida sinkhole video released; Obama announces funds to map the human brain;
Happening Globally: the cell phone turns 40 years old; UAE and Canada end three-year negotiation over aviation rights; UN adopts landmark arms treaty; Malaysian PM dissolves parliament; N. Korea blocks S. Korean workers from entering jointly-run industrial complex; Australia launches far-reaching sex-abuse investigation; four sisters splashed with acid in drive-by attack in India; 53 dead in Afghanistan Taliban court bombing; Putin orders officials to close all foreign bank accounts to combat corruption; Italy seizes mafia-tied clean energy interests; Egyptian students protest after mass food poisoning in school canteens.
Happening Locally: Man sentenced for attempting to smuggle 17+ lbs. of meth and coke into SFO; man struck in tire iron attack on Muni bus; man arrested for Easter Sunday city hall break-in, vandalism; Lafayette PD officer involved in early morning shooting near St. Mary's College; Cost to repair faulty Bay Bridge pieces estimated at $1 mil; overturned cement truck in San Jose affects morning commute;
Happening Nationally: Connecticut lawmakers agree to some of the country's toughest gun control laws; NRA unveils plans to place armed guards at schools; Prosecutors will seek death penalty in Aurora shooting case;
Happening Globally: Malawi, Tanzania to head to court over border dispute; Arrests in Brazil after tourist is gang-raped; 13 boys die in Myanmar madrassa fire; Buddhist monks arrested for arson of Muslim-owned shop in Sri Lanka; fresh strikes in Bangladesh; several dead after attack on Pakistani power station; Cyprus finance minister resigns; Eurozone unemployment hits record high; Hamas orders gender-segregated education; Saudi Arabia allows women to ride bikes in recreational areas.
Happening Locally: two shot on Muni bus in inner Mission; SF Symphony arrives at tentative contract; Five suspects arrested in Bayview shooting; man drives car into San Jose Wal Mart, begins attacking shoppers;
Happening Nationally: Presidential budget staff receive warnings of potential furloughs; Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Aurora shooter; major dogfighting ring busted in Mississippi; Ohio man shoots father after Easter church service; death of Texas DA linked to Aryan Brotherhood prison gang; Virginia highway pile-up injures 25, involves almost 100 vehicles; Exxon continues cleanup after major rupture in pipeline;
Happening Globally: All political prisoners to be freed in Sudan; hope fades for Chinese miners lost after landslide; two men dead of new bird flu strain in China; India's top court dismissed cancer drug patent case brought by Novartis; suicide bomber kills police in Iraq.
Happening Locally: two injured after shots fired from car near Alamo Square; body found at Ocean Beach identified; BART fares to go towards improvements rather than operating costs; Pedestrian struck in West Portal dies; veteran's rights mural in alleyway altered to reflect rising suicide figures; activists report uptick in violent attacks on trans women; 1 year-old baby shot and injured in Richmond;
Happening Nationally: "free gun" program divides Tucson residents; 7,000 Oklahoma City oral surgeon patients face potential HIV & Hepatitis exposure; allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in Arias murder trial; Confederate Flag raised in Raleigh statehouse raises controversy; Texans win right to keep sex offender status off social media profiles;
Happening Globally: UN approves first-ever "offensive" brigade to tackle rebels in DR Congo; at least 15 killed in Dar-es-Salaam construction collapse; ICC rules that senior surviving Khmer Rouge member fit to stand trial for war crimes; N. Korea 'readies' rockets to strike US; hardline Buddhists attack Muslim business owners in Sri Lanka; Bosnian war criminal sentenced to 45 years.
First things first: Someone at SFGate is perhaps a wee bit obsessed with Anne Hathaway and how allegedly 'annoying' she is. You'll recall her photo ran a mere three days ago with a story about the most 'irritating' celebrities. Today the caption practically oozes schadenfreude: "Here's another prize for your mantle, Miss Big Shit." Are we okay, guys? Do you need to talk about some things?
Happening Locally: man struck and killed by train at Glen Park BART; cutting edge solar-powered plane to take flight in Bay Area; Alameda County get $1.5 mil grant to address rape kit backlog; former San Mateo school district sports coach sentenced for sexually assaulting underage girls; sale closes on new Transbay terminal, which will have West Coast's tallest building;
Happening Nationally: Weapons arsenal found in Newtown gunman's home; Aurora shooter enters guilty plea; More than 100 arrested protesting school cuts and closures in Chicago; US Air and American Air merger approved by judge;
Happening Globally: scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk; mob attacks Kenyan coastal casino, killing 7; Mandela recovering from lung infection; scientists develop foot-and-mouth vaccine; US deploy bombers amid rising tension in N. and S. Korea.


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Please? I think I might be freaking out," he says. "Am I ruining my life here, or what? Am I making a mistake? Jo?" He breathes raggedly and sniffs into the receiver for a moment, then hangs up with a muffled clatter.
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