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The 2017-18 season
John Cranko Schule
Daniel Camargo
Principal Dancer
Daniel Camargo was born in Sorocaba, Brasil. He received his first ballet lessons at a private school and attended from 2000 until 2005 the Teatro Guaira Ballet School in Curitiba, Brasil. In 2005 Tadeusz Matacz, Director of the John Cranko Schule, discovered Daniel Camargo at the Youth America Grand Prix and invited him to continue his education in Stuttgart. He graduated in 2009. During the performance at the end of his last school year he danced the technically extremely demanding Solo
Notations I – IV
which Uwe Scholz created for Vladimir Malakhov in 1996.
In the 2009/10 season Daniel Camargo was taken into the Stuttgart Ballet's Corps de ballet. He became Demi-Soloist in 2011/12. After his excellent debut in the role of Basilio in Maximiliano Guerra's
Don Quijot
e he became Soloist at the beginning of the season 2012/13. One season later he has been promoted to Principal Dancer.
In October 2009 he was awarded the European Most Promising Award by the EuropeanFoundation for Culture. In the season 2010/11 he won the "German Dance Price Future". In 2011 he participated at the competition for the Erik Bruhn Prize in Toronto, Canada and won the Audience Choice with his partner Elisa Badenes. They where performing the Pas de deux from the third Act of
Don Quixote
(Marius Petipa) as well as the Pas de deux
Little Monsters
which Demis Volpi created for them especially on this occasion.
Daniel Camargo created his first own choreography for the Noverre Society's Young Choreographers. In January 2013
Do outro lado
premiered, danced by Nicholas Jones and Robert Robinson.
Leading and Solo Roles with the Stuttgarter Ballett
Arena (Glen Tetley)
A Streetcar named Desire (John Neumeier): Stanley Kowalsky
Big Blur (Demis Volpi)
Concerto for Flute and Harp (John Cranko)
Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins): Role in Brick
Das Fräulein von S. (Christian Spuck): Louis XIV., King of France
Diana und Aktäon-Pas de deux (Agrippina Waganova)
Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra): Basilio, Gypsy Prince
Forgotten Land (Jiří Kylián): Couple in Red
Gaîté Parisienne (Maurice Béjart): Bim
Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina): Peasant-Pas de deux
Holberg Pas de deux (John Cranko)
Hommage à Bolshoi (John Cranko)
Il Concertone (Mauro Bigonzetti)
Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko): R., E.
Kammerballett (Hans van Manen)
Krabat (Demis Volpi): Krabat
La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville): Gurn, Pas de huit
Le Chant du Rossignol (Marco Goecke)
Le Sacre du Printemps (Glen Tetley): Sacrifice
Leonce and Lena (Christian Spuck): Leonce
Miniatures (Douglas Lee)
No Men's Land (Edward Clug): Solo role
On Velvet (Marco Goecke)
Onegin (John Cranko): Lenski
Orphée et Euridice (Staging, Choreography: Christian Spuck): one of the Amor Boys
Othello (John Neumeier): Cassio
Pas de deux: La Bayadère (Marius Petipa)
Poème de l`Extase (John Cranko): lead role boy in love
RED in 3. (Jorma Elo)
Requiem (Kenneth MacMillan): Solo role
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio
Slice to Sharp (Jorma Elo)
Ssss... (Edward Clug)
Swan Lake (John Cranko): Prince's friend
The Four Temperaments (George Balanchine): Melancholic
The Lady and the Fool (John Cranko): Capitano Adoncino
The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier): Graf N
The Second Detail (William Forsythe)
The Sleeping Beauty (Marcie Haydée): Prince Desiré, Blue Bird, Ali Baba
The Song of the Earth (Kenneth MacMillan): Solo role
The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Petrucchio, Pas de six
Specially created Roles
Das Fräulein von S. (Christian Spuck)
Firebird (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui)
Il Concertone (Mauro Bigonzetti)
Letters of Others (Bridget Breiner)
Little Monsters (Demis Volpi)
Orlando (Marco Goecke)
RED in 3. (Jorma Elo)
Yantra (Wayne McGregor)
Specially created Roles at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers
Blender (Katarzyna Kozielska)
Meridian (David Moore)
Corps de ballet Roles with the Stuttgarter Ballett
Bolero (Maurice Béjart)
Frank Bridge Variations (Hans van Manen)
Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina)
Initialen R.B.M.E. (John Cranko)
La fille mal gardée (Sir Frederick Ashton)
Leonce and Lena (Christian Spuck)
Onegin (John Cranko)
Opus 1 (John Cranko)
Requiem (Kenneth MacMillan)
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Carnival dance
Siebte Sinfonie (Uwe Scholz)
Swan Lake (John Cranko)
The Lady and the Fool (John Cranko)
The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier)
The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa)
The Song of the Earth (Kenneth MacMillan)
The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Petrucchio's servant
Roles as a student at the John Cranko Schule
Notations I-IV (Uwe Scholz)
Do outro lado
World Premiere at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers on January, 18th, 2013, Stuttgart Ballet
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Sawtooth Range > Thompson Peak > Climber's Log
Thompson Peak Climber's Log
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|Perfect day
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2016
|Lost my partner going up one shoot early. Had to do a few risky moves to get to the peak, but well worth it!
|Posted Oct 24, 2017 1:37 pm
|Super Dave
|Top of the tooths
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2017
|Climbed Thompson as one of 9 summits during an amazing 4-day backpacking trip in the Sawtooths. My second time summiting Thompson. Fun scramble and very straightforward route as long as you go all the way to the Thompson/Mickeys saddle. Trip Report
|Posted Sep 10, 2017 6:26 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2016
|Saw 2 Nanny Goats and 2 Kid Goats below. Crazy smoke made it surreal. Went up from the north ridge to make it interesting.
|Posted Sep 7, 2016 6:30 pm
|Thompson Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2016
|Was my 4th time up!
|Posted Aug 20, 2016 12:34 pm
|Scree City
|My first Sawtooth summit. Coming from doing most of my hiking/climbing in the Northeastern United States and Colorado, this was a nice introduction to Idaho. We put in about a 11 hour day. On the ascent, we tried a short cut that got us into class 5 terrain, and on the way down, we lost the route and were on some super sketchy scree slopes... Good times!!
|Posted Oct 30, 2015 10:32 pm
|a genuine sawtooth
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2014
|Easy scrambling, but certainly a long trek. I went with my wife's parents- real troopers at 60 years old!
The summit is great. It's basically a series of spikes with few places to sit. Flat or dome-shaped summits just don't have that same cool factor.
|Posted Jan 22, 2015 9:48 pm
|Super Dave
|Big Loop
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2014
|Excellent day of adventures with SawtoothSean. Felt more like October than August, with a big snow squall on the summit of Thompson. Later climbed Mickey's Spire, then some wild rappels on our way to climb Anna's Pinnacle. Long descent down Fishhook Creek. Used headlamps for last section of trail. Trip Report
|Posted Sep 15, 2014 2:46 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2014
|Did the standard route with Class 4 finish (from north on summit ridge, from south to summit is Class2). Traversed over to Mickey's Spire, then rappelled to base of Anna's Pinnacle and climbed that. Snow squalls and sun.
|Posted Aug 25, 2014 3:55 pm
|Always Beautiful
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2014
|Hiked this peak via Alpine way then exited through the Goat Lake drainage to make a loop out of it. Beautiful day to be in the Sawtooths!
|Posted Aug 10, 2014 9:28 pm
|Re: 4/20 Thompson
|Congratulations. You put in a good day!
|Posted Apr 22, 2014 8:51 am
|4/20 Thompson
Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2014
|13 hours car to car from the Alpine Way TH. Had to snowshoe the 7 mile approach to avoid postholing. Switched to crampons around 9000ft, climbed a mellow couloir on the North side near the Williams saddle, then traversed to the South Couloir to summit. The snowshoe back to the car took 7 miserable hours due to wet extremely rotten snow. Definitely a death march on the way out.
|Posted Apr 21, 2014 3:37 pm
|Long time ago
|Climbed TP with Dave Jenkins. Memorable notes, skiing in Goat Valley, waking up to snow on the ground and a Deer looking in my sleeping bag at me. Back then there were no fancy light weight tents or for the most part gear. It was Familia for breakfast, freezed dried dinners and no people.. Just remember signing the book in the silver steel box and using an old USGS map to find our way. Wondering if the box is still up there?
|Posted Feb 16, 2014 9:37 pm
|Rushed summit up the South Couloir
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2013
|7.16.13- I left the Williams Peak summit around 3:15pm, and slowly made my way down to the saddle between Williams and Thompson by hugging the rock walls to the north of the scree. After traversing past the main headwall, I waited for about fifteen minutes for my climbing partner to catch up (he was having difficulty with his boots and had pretty sore legs from his first peak ever!).
I waited for him at the saddle to see if he wanted to attempt the climb up Thompson. He decided to stay behind, and I began my way up from the saddle shortly after 4:00. I hiked directly south up the talus and over a small headwall before circling around the peak toward the south couloir. Upon reaching the saddle between Thompson and the peak to the south, I turned directly north and headed up the low class 3 route. With strong legs, a climber should be able to do most of it without using their hands.
I reached the summit shortly after 5:00 with stormclouds approaching. We had spent a good part of the afternoon watching clouds slip to the North and throw lightning at the surrounding forest. After spending a short time signing the register and taking pictures, I boogied out in order to avoid the black clouds that were getting dangerously close. As I hiked down, it became apparent that this storm would follow a similar pattern and slip North just as the others had.
It was a great summit, and definitely taxing after summiting Williams. I'd like to return on a clear day and be able to spend a little more time on the top before heading out to summit the peaks to the south and west.
8.2.15- Reached the summit and headed over to Mickey's Spire. No thunderstorms this time. :)
|Posted Jul 26, 2013 5:27 am
|Rocky Alps
|South Couloir
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2013
|Was a little nervous that all the smoke from the wildfires around Stanley would thwart our attempt on Thompson Peak, but everything worked out (fire near Redfish Lake trailhead started just an hour after we got back down). The views were among the best I've seen (un-named lake at 9,000 feet is probably the most impressive alpine lake I've been to), and my brother Johnny and I really liked the fun scrambling on the north end of the headwall (went that way to avoid steep snow slope on south end) and near the summit. The Sawtooths definitely get my vote as the next spot that should be made a national park (surprised it's not already one), but maybe it's for the best that it's not one (we were the only ones going for the summit today). See "Overlooked Idaho" trip report for details.
|Posted Jul 23, 2013 2:42 am
|nice hike & scramble
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2013
|Great day trip from Redfish Lake. Still a little snow on the saddle headwall- glad I brought my 'pons and axe. Pretty quiet up there, though did meet and team up with J from Boise for the climbing portion from the lake. Beautiful area!
|Posted Jul 5, 2013 8:29 pm
|Thompson Peak via South Couloir
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2011
|Spent the night in the hanging meadow with access to a nice little creek. Incredible views of the range from the summit, and some of the best glissading on the way back down. Still the most beautiful climb I have ever been on.
|Posted Jun 12, 2013 8:47 pm
|Long Day From Redfish
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2012
|Beautiful high lakes on the way up. I should have started earlier to go up the other peaks in the area.
|Posted Aug 16, 2012 11:50 am
|West Crack?
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2010
|Unsure if we were on the right line but it felt about right for the grade. Whichever route it was, the rock was surprisingly solid!
|Posted Feb 18, 2012 7:14 am
|willams lake trail
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2011
|This was my first scramble in the Sawtooths and it almost shot me down. one of the most scenic places in the state! we started off at 7:15 at a balmey 22 degrees and cut off the trail and followed the ridge. the alpine cirque was amazing and the exposure off the face was incredible. we found the trail on the way back down. all and all a long day but worth every minute of it. I will be back to climb more in this region.
|Posted Sep 26, 2011 9:54 am
|From Fishhook Creek
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
|A really enjoyable and mostly straightforward climb. Thompson may be the highest in the Sawtooths, but also seems like it might be one of the easiest from this standard route - great training for harder peaks. And gorgeous views!
|Posted Jul 20, 2011 9:30 pm

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ELECTIONEERING ... Palo Alto's "Year of Infrastructure of Renewal and Investment" — as Mayor Yiaway Yeh dubbed it upon taking office in January — ended on a fitting note on Monday night. That's when City Council, in its final meeting of the year, tacitly endorsed the staff strategy for funding the long list of needed repairs and approved a $90,000 contract with a polling firm to gauge residents' appetite for passing a revenue measure in 2014. In approving its contract with the firm Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates (commonly known as FM3), the council hopes to replicate its victory in 2008, when voters overwhelmingly approved a $76 million bond to renovate city libraries. FM3 conducted the polling for that project as well. The firm will focus on the big-ticket infrastructure items that have long dominated council discussions and that have been the focus of a recent report from the specially appointed Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Task Force. These include a new police headquarters, two fire stations to replace those that have become obsolete, various bike improvements and renovation of the Animal Services Center. The council has until August 2014 to decide whether to proceed with the finance measure.
LOSING ILLUSIONS ... Ready or not, some major changes are on their way to California Avenue. The prominent commercial strip is slated to undergo a major makeover next fall, when the city begins its long-planned and highly controversial streetscape project, which includes reducing lanes from two to one in each direction and which aims to give the long-neglected area east of El Camino Real the pedestrian-thoroughfare feel of Mountain View's Castro Street. That's not all, however. On Thursday morning, the Architectural Review Board voted to recommend approval of a new three-story building that, once built, would be the tallest building on the north side of its block. The building will replace "Club Illusions" , a nightclub whose previous names included "Icon Supper Club," "The Edge," "The Vortex," "Keystone" and "Zinzinnati Oom Pah Pah." Before becoming a music and entertainment venue, the building at 260 California Ave. housed "The New Age Natural Foods and Deli" and, before that, "G and A Super Market." This time, the changes will be much more than cosmetic. The new building will include retail on the ground floor and offices on the top two. At prior meetings, a handful of area merchants had criticized the building for being too tall and out of context with the area's small-business character. Since June, the applicant, Tarob M&C Investors, LLC., has agreed to reduce the building from 40 to 37 feet and to have the third story recessed back, lessening its visual impact. The board gave the new design its thumbs up, with member Lee Lippert saying he's not concerned about the building's size. He cited the city's effort to encourage larger, denser developments near transit stations and predicted that the city will see many buildings in the area that are "taller, bigger and bulkier than this."
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Bizarre, who recently split from D12 after 15 years of making music together, recently spoke with Hip Hop DX to lay rumors to rest that he left D12 to join Odd Future, but gave the new young West Coast rap group a lot of praise.
"Nah, I'm not in Odd Future. I got my own crew called The Weirdo Movement. Aw, man, they dope. They remind me a lot of a young D12. They got a lot of energy. And to do the type of sh*t we do, it takes a lot of balls. [Laughs] It takes a lot of balls and craziness to do the type of sh*t we do, so I salute."
Emimem also gave credit to Odd Future when he sat down and spoke to MTV about what he has heard from the crew so far.
"I think that from the stuff that I've heard -- I haven't heard a lot from them, I still have to go check out everything that they're doing -- but I've heard enough to know that it feels like they're pushing boundaries and buttons, and that's definitely one of the things that I'm familiar with, especially when I first came out -- I love it, I love the fact that they're doing that. And the dudes can rhyme."
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Weak housing data supports rate cut
Home-loan approvals rose less than economists forecast in October even after central bank interest-rate reductions aimed at stimulating the economy and boosting the housing market.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of loans granted to build or buy houses and apartments advanced 0.1 per cent from September, when they rose a revised 1.1 per cent. Economists had predicted approvals to increase 3 per cent.
Today's data follow government reports in the past two weeks showing economic growth slowed last quarter and mining companies lowered forecast investment for this fiscal year. The Reserve Bank of Australia has reduced the overnight cash rate target six times since November 1, 2011, to try to revive the housing market to help extend a 21-year run without a recession.
"The result is a continuation of the cautiousness in the household sector as consumers pay down debt, preventing a strong rebound in housing finance," Matthew Circosta, an economist at Moody's Analytics in Sydney, said before the release.
The Australian dollar was little changed at $US1.0484 after the report.
The total value of loans rose 1.8 per cent to $21.6 billion in October.
The value of lending to owner-occupiers declined 0.2 per cent, the report showed. The value of loans to investors who plan to rent or resell homes advanced 5.5 per cent.
First-home buyers accounted for 18.7 per cent of dwellings that were financed in October, down from 19.4 per cent in September and lower than 19.3 per cent a year earlier, the report showed today.
Macquarie chief economist Richard Gibbs said weakness in the number of home loans indicated a continued lack of confidence among would-be homeowners.
''This data is a lot more spotty than we had expected,'' he said.
''While the value of lending commitments is up, the number of loans remains weak, reflecting a wider lack of consumer confidence in Australia.''
Rate cuts
The weaker-than-expected figures suggest the RBA may need to cut the cash rate further in 2013.
JP Morgan economist Tom Kennedy said the figures also showed a fall in the number of loans for first-home buyers and owner-occupied housing.
He said the data suggested the RBA may need to cut the cash rate further in order to stimulate growth the housing sector.
The RBA is counting on sectors like housing to pick up in 2013, following an expected peak in mining investment.
''The data today just reaffirms that there are numerous headwinds out there,'' he said.''That's another reason that really supports further rate cuts.''
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens and his board last week cut the benchmark rate to 3 per cent, matching the half-century low set during the 2009 global recession. Policy makers are aiming to rebalance the two-speed economy, where mining regions in the north and west thrive and manufacturers, builders and retailers in the south and east struggle.
"Recent data confirm that the peak in resource investment is approaching," Stevens said in a December 4 statement announcing the rate decision. "As it does, there will be more scope for some other areas of demand to strengthen."
The RBA has lowered borrowing costs in six moves: 25 basis points apiece in November and December 2011, then 50 basis points in May, 25 in June, 25 in October and 25 this month. Still, the number of Australian construction jobs fell by 70,200 to 978,000 in the 12 months through August. Mining employment gained by 44,600 over the same period to 271,000, government figures show.
A December 5 government report showed Australia's economy slowed last quarter on the weakest consumer demand in 2 1/2 years and tighter government spending. A day earlier, data showed home-building approvals declined more than economists forecast in October, led by a slump in apartment projects.
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MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. - The trial against a Macomb County man charged in his parents' death has been adjourned for the day, after several witnesses took the stand.
Ronald Jabalee, 42, is accused of stabbing and killing his parents, Ron and Christine Jabalee, inside their New Baltimore home in 2006.
Before Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Richard Caretti, a neighbor, a Michigan State Police officer and a man who worked with the defendant and a relative took the stand Tuesday.
Jurors also watched crime scene video taken from the Jabalee home the day they were killed and a one-hour video of Ronald Jabalee speaking with police.
The first witness to take the stand was Richard Szyller, Jabalee's brother in-law and an employee at RJs Meats, the Jabalee family business located in the Eastern Market in Detroit.
Szyller described Ron Jabalee's demeanor the day he found out about his parents' deaths and the months following the case.
The day Ron Jabalee was told about the horrific crime, Syzller said it was Saturday, Oct. 7 at 9:30 a.m. Syzller said Ron Jabalee continued to run the store, until between 2:30 and 3 p.m.
The store employees were not told about the slayings for four hours after Jabalee found out.
Defense attorneys said Jabalee was trying to run the business and close the clean and the store so the perishable items did not spoil. Attorneys said it was also payday, and Jabalee was wanted to make sure the employees got paid.
He said he then got in Jabalee's vehicle because he usually gave Syzller a ride to and from work. He said during that ride, Jabalee did not even appear upset.
"It looked like he was in shock," he said.
Before going to the New Baltimore crime scene, Jabalee stopped at the home he was having built in Clinton Township for about 10 to 15 minutes, while Szylla waited outside and then stopped at the police station, while his entire family was at his parent's home.
Ron and Christine Jabalee's former neighbor then took the stand and testified that he had noticed a vehicle coming out of the driveway with the lights off around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 7 ? the day the bodies were discovered.
Dave Klatt told the court the vehicle in his neighbor's driveway was a dark-colored SUV with silver trim. The defense said Ronald Jabalee drove a light-colored Silverado.
A Michigan State police officer was the last to take the stand Tuesday. During his testimony, video of Ron Jabalee's police questioning was played.
In the video, Jabalee was asked about his drug abuse and the relationship with his father.
Ron admitted to years of Vicodin abuse and he admitted to telling his wife and other family members that he raised the possibility that at one point, he could have blacked out and gone "berserk" and killed his parents. However, in the video, he said even though he raised the possibility, he did not commit the murders.
Ron Jabalee also said he didn't go directly to the police station the day he heard about the murders because he wanted to stop at home and drop off the Vicodin he had.
During opening statements Thursday, the prosecution said money seems to be a motive in the fatal stabbings.
The defense has argued that there's not enough evidence to pin the killings on Jabalee and that the killer is still at large.
Jabalee lives in Clinton Township and is free on a $1 million bond. He was charged with first- and second-degree murder for the October 2006 bludgeoning and stabbing of Ronald and Christine.
The couple?s death gained national attention after detectives revealed that months after the initial investigation, a message that read ?SSEUIC? was written in Christine Jabalee's blood. The message was found next to the couple's bodies.
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Mobile Marketing Strategies Coming to the Fore: Survey
More than 80% of marketers expect their organization to increase focus on mobile marketing strategies this year, according to the 2013 Aquent/American Marketing Association survey.
The online survey of 2,620 marketing professionals also found that organizations also plan to focus their marketing efforts in the following areas: social media (76%), marketing automation (75%), social networking sites (73%), search engine marketing-organic (68%), blogs (63%), search engine marketing-pay per click (59%), email campaigns (56%), webcasts (56%), and grassroots promotions (54%).
Even though 44% expect their marketing budgets to increase this year, up from 36% last year, 54% of marketers feel unequipped to handle new trends and technologies and 53% feel understaffed to meet their organization's marketing objectives, according to the survey.
Despite these challenges, 56% of marketers are satisfied with their jobs, while 32% were dissatisfied with their positions.
Other than salary and health care benefits, marketers indicated that clearly defined opportunities for advancement and the ability to telecommute or work from home occasionally were key job satisfaction drivers.
Moreover, thanks to a slow but steady economic recovery, seven out of 10 marketing professionals expect to receive a salary increase this year.


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Hello out there!
I have recently upgraded my bike to a very nice R1200R. It is light years ahead of my previous Yamaha, and look forward to adding up the miles.
Everyhing about the bike is great, with the exception of the windscreen. As a larger rider (I stand 6'1"), I get more wind buffeting than I would like. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good replacement screen?
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Discussion in 'Regional Forums' started by Blinkerfluid, Feb 1, 2009.
Go Y!
This drop ought to be good.
Ahh, no insult intended. Im just curious how much load that thing can take. Looks like a serious set up. What is your shock spring rated for ??
Near Candian border yesterday.
Wow! is Eggy going back to Canada? Better make some eggnog it is going to get cold.
Eggy enjoys French cuisine. He ate here about 3 weeks ago.
On the Gapse peninsula
Mr Egg is staying the night on Prince Edwards Island before catching the ferry to Nova Scotia in the morning. Very wet and cold riding up in these parts right now.
Nice going, if you go through Gander, snap a shot of him out front of Sinbad's; it is a hotel.
I will try, pretty tight schedual though.
If you are in North Sydney, be sure to stop an get a pict at the lick a chick, it is a fried chicken restaurant on the way to the NFLD ferry.
Have fun
So I guess we know where Eggy is spending the Winter,.
Not if I can help it. I have a break from school coming up. How much fun would it be just to have an egg lodged in the ice for months?
Doing the weather and geographic research. This ain't gunna be pretty. Here's hoping he stay in Nova Scotia and donesn't actually track up to Newfoundland
I am hoping that Yru is simply taking Mr. Egg on an adventure with a final destination down in the MD / VA area. Taking him to Nova Scotia and leaving him there, at this time of year, would be very bad form.
Yru, any hints as to where you intend to leave Eggy?
I am going to cape breton in a couple of weeks... hide him under a rock!!
Is that the beginning of a plan???????????????


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Ozzie not ready to concede to callups
Skipper won't give Flowers, Fields playing time right away
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Although Flowers is considered a rising star in the organization and a top prospect, playing the young catcher is not the best way for the White Sox to keep their fledgling playoff hopes alive. And manager Ozzie Guillen believes those playoffs hopes still exist.
"If I do that, then I give up, and I'm not going to give up," said Guillen of going extremely young within his lineup during the final month. "I don't care. If they give up, that's their problem. I never will give up.
"When we are out, then we play the kids. I hope I don't have to play them. But when we get to that point, we will play the kids."
The White Sox entered Wednesday afternoon's Metrodome finale sitting seven games behind the first-place Tigers in the American League Central, their largest deficit this season, and have fallen 3 1/2 games behind the Twins for second. But putting players such as Flowers or even Josh Fields into the lineup is not yet the solution, in Guillen's educated opinion.
A lack of immediate playing time for Flowers, though, does not mean September won't become a valuable learning experience for the burly backstop. Pitching coach Don Cooper pointed out how he loves Flowers' setup in the bullpen and how Flowers will get the chance to catch as many of Chicago's hurlers as possible to get him acclimated with their stuff.
It's an educational process Flowers eagerly anticipated upon his arrival.
"I'm excited to be here and I'm going to soak in the atmosphere, how these guys do it every day," said Flowers, who hit .297 with 15 home runs and 56 RBIs between 2009 stops at Triple-A Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham. "I felt like I picked up a lot this year. I got more and more comfortable back there catching."
"We talked a little bit about how we're going to handle the rest of the time with him," Cooper said. "We're going to make this as much about learning/fun for the next 30 days as we can with him. We're going to talk about all these guys -- their strengths, their weaknesses, what they like, what they don't, and certainly some information we have on the hitters from other teams. Hopefully, he can store all of that in the memory bank when it's his turn to come up here for good."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fresh pastries, cookies and challahs line the shelves of popular California Avenue shop Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels. But at the end of the day, it's the fresh bagels and the savory and sweet spreads that keep the crowds flowing into Izzy's every morning. The shop's friendly service, efficiency and, above all, quality have made it a perennial favorite and a shoo-in for the Best Of Hall of Fame. 477 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, 650-329-0700; izzysbrooklynbagels.com
Bustling downtown joint House of Bagels gives local bagel lovers plenty to yearn for, from traditional staples like sesame and pumpernickel to jazzier modern staples involving pesto and jalapenos. Whether you like your bagels plain, schmeared up or as part of a fried-egg sandwich, the House of Bagels will get it done with style. That's why our judges have decided to award this New York-style bagel shop this year's gold medal. 526 University Ave., Palo Alto, 650-322-5189
What do you mean I can't do a taste test of my own? As so many of you already know, Prolific Oven rocks the dessert world, from its signature Chocolate Mocha Cake to its seasonal Very Berry Trifle Cake. For those not serving a crowd, there are yummy cake bites, classic cannoli and amazing chocolate eclairs. Check out the website for special-occasion wonders. Sorry, can't write more. It's too close to lunchtime, and I'm heading over to Prolific. 550 Waverley St., Palo Alto, 650-326-8485; prolificoven.com
Early in the morning there is no Palo Alto eatery that hits the spot quite like Joanie's Cafe. The California Avenue hot spot serves up the omelets, crepes and waffles that keep local residents flocking there all hours of the day. The array of egg creations — each served with your choice of sides — provides fuel for the day and tickles your taste buds all at once. 405 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, 650-326-6505; joaniescafepaloalto.com
Hall of Fame: First Year
When it comes to customizable burgers, no place has the diverse options and taste to compete with Hall of Famer The Counter
For 60 years Kirk's Steakburgers has been satisfying generations of Palo Alto residents with juicy burgers bursting with flavor. This popular Stanford-student spot students pleases with its commitment to making burgers from better meat than the competition's. Loaded with toppings and dripping with goodness, Kirk's burgers are local legends that just keep getting better. 855 El Camino Real #75, Palo Alto, 650-326-6159; kirks-steakburgers.com
Chipotle defends its title in its fourth consecutive year as a Best of Palo Alto winner, and it's no secret why. The ingredients are fresh; the burritos are customizable and made in front of your eyes; and the restaurant chain champions organic, local, family-farmed ingredients. Weekly readers have proved once again that a burrito with a conscience just tastes better. 2675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 650-462-9154; chipotle.com
Village Cheese House continues its reign in the "classic" category. Paly graduate Noah Hiken and his wife, Sarah, owners since 2007 of this 53-year-old Palo Alto institution, have remodeled the shop but retained its most cherished traditions, such as the best-selling Turkey on Dutch Crunch with the Works. Since last fall, an "express register" — for grab 'n' go items, phone, catering and Order-Ahead App orders — has eased the lunchtime crowding. On a shelf to the right of the entrance are some of the most popular items of the shop's old gourmet lines, including Marie Sharp's Hot Habanero Sauce from Belize, Palo Alto Firefighters' Pepper Sauce, Vermont maple candies and the Cheese House private-label sweets.855 El Camino Real, Suite 157, Palo Alto, 650-326-9251; thevch.com
Gelato/Ice Cream
Hall of Fame: Third Year
Ice-cream champion Rick's Ice Cream offers a wide selection of creamy ice cream that's sure to please even the pickiest eaters. Serving Palo Altans for nearly 40 years, Rick's boasts 48 flavors. Classics such as French vanilla and chocolate lie in heaping tubs beside quirkier offerings like Rose and Kulfi. The shop also carries elaborately decorated ice-cream cakes, cake pops, fudge and handmade waffle cones. 3946 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, 650-493-6553; ricksicecream.com
Cool down with a sweet treat — Gelato Classico has a variety of frosty confections. Slightly removed from the chaos of central downtown Palo Alto, this little shop is the perfect place to pop into for a sweet after-dinner treat or a refreshing afternoon snack. Decadent flavors include chocolate hazelnut and intoxicating tiramisu, while lighter fruit fare and classic chocolate and vanilla are also available. 435 Emerson St., Palo Alto, 650-327-1317; caffeclassicofoods.com
Grocery Store
While I tend to like a grocery store that's one-stop shopping, what's the point if what they have isn't what you want? Not the case with Trader Joe's, which prides itself on having an eclectic variety of affordable wines, cheeses, nuts, fresh veggies and fruits, pre-made salads and kosher meat. You may not find the exact brand of cleaning supplies, but you're bound to score something truly interesting for dinner. Don't forget to stop in the corner for free samples: That's how I discovered rosemary-and-raisin crackers. 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 650-327-7018; traderjoes.com
Happy Hour
Best Of voters cheer the happy hour at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, which also won for its savory steaks. See the complete listing under Steak.
Hall of Fame: Second Year
Can't get enough. With locations downtown and at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill takes the shake as a perpetual favorite. After winning best milkshake five years running, Creamery Fountain & Grill is in its second year as a Hall of Famer. It is not to be confused with Peninsula Creamery, whose owners, the Santana family, are actually landlords of the 566 Emerson St. location, with a stipulation that it remain a '50s-style soda fountain. 566 Emerson St., Palo Alto, 650-323-3131; 2A Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, 650-327-3141; paloaltocreamery.com
Back to the '50s. Step back in time at Peninsula Creamery at the corner of Channing Avenue and High Street, a family-owned Palo Alto tradition since 1923. Retro dinette tables and chairs sit atop red-and-white checkered linoleum floors; the counter is lined with bowls of 10- and 25-cent candy;and the milkshakes are the best in town. If you can resist the best-selling chocolate or "Old Fashioned" — vanilla with chocolate syrup — choose from an array of other ice cream flavors. 900 High St., Palo Alto, 650-323-3175; peninsulacreamery.com
New Food/Drink Establishment
There's a reason why Philz Coffee has long enjoyed a cultish following among the hip java-guzzlers in San Francisco and Berkeley. This drip-only mini-chain has enjoyed a small but devout Palo Alto following for years because of its Middlefield Road location, a small cafe with a large courtyard and a wide selection of smooth blends and comforting pastries. With the recent opening of a larger Philz on Forest Avenue, the chain's addictive brews, savory snacks, comfortable sofas, friendly service and abundant outdoor seating make this champion coffee spot a choice destination for the laptop-carrying set. 101 Forest Ave., Palo Alto, 650-321-2161; philzcoffee.com
Hall of Fame: Third Year
Popular Menlo Park restaurant Applewood Pizza has certainly earned its place in the "Best Of" Hall of Fame. Applewood has served delicious pizzas to hungry eaters for years, offering specialized pies such as the Florentine (marinated artichokes, mushrooms, bell peppers and fresh tomatoes), the Athens (marinated eggplant, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, capers and green onions) and the Los Altos (BBQ chicken, red onions, cilantro, pesto and fresh tomatoes). Applewood now also offers delivery, and its bar features 37 imported beers. 1001 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 650-324-3486; applewoodpizza.com
Should famous Chicago-based athletes such as Michael Jordan or Brian Urlacher ever stroll through Palo Alto, they may yearn for some authentic Chicago-style fare. And if pizza is their favorite, Patxi's Chicago Pizza would be their destination. The downtown eatery scored with Best Of voters for its unusual and savory pizza. Patxi's menu has four styles — Chicago "stuffed," pan, regular crust and extra-thin crust. Toppings include spinach and mushrooms, aged prosciutto and kalamata olives. And the filling pizza is enough to satisfy the hunger of Bulls and Bears alike. 441 Emerson St., Palo Alto, 650-473-9999; patxispizza.com
Sigona's Farmer's Market offers a grocery-shopping experience rarely found in today's world of online shopping: an old-fashioned open-air market. At Sigona's you will find the best in organic and local produce, including tree-ripened fruits and veggies and gourmet specialty foods. The family-run business is dedicated to exemplary customer service and supporting family farms. Many shoppers keep coming back for the market's rare and fresh produce, but Sigona's staff also makes finding the perfect meal easy and fun. While Sigona's organic produce is its highlight, it also provides gourmet cheeses, olive oils and fragrant flower arrangements. Above all else, Sigona's aims to provide the best in customer service, often going above and beyond the call of duty for its shoppers. 399 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, 650-329-1304; sigonas.com
The menu full of veggies at Sprout Cafe is sure to keep you healthy and eating like a champion. Winner of both the Salad and Meal Under $20 categories, the cafe offers an appealing selection of house-made salads in addition to an extensive build-your-own salad bar featuring such ingredients as seasonal fruits, toasted nuts and seeds, and a variety of seasonal vegetables. Complete with tasty sandwiches, soups and appetizers including egg rolls and pot stickers, Sprout Cafe will help power you up. 168 University Ave., Palo Alto, 650-323-7688; cafesprout.com
If your favorite water sport is eating seafood, or you've worked up a big appetite watching those Olympic swimmers and divers, The Fish Market could hit the spot. Readers rallied behind this longtime Palo Alto restaurant that was started in 1976 by a sport fisherman, a boat captain and a gourmet chef. Schools of diners have found their way to this bustling seafood house to dine on chowder, cioppino, fresh boiled seafood and many other options. Features include a restaurant, oyster bar, retail seafood market and mesquite broilers. 3150 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 650-279-9190; thefishmarket.com
Hall of Fame: Second Year
When area residents feel a hankering for the best cuts of beef money can buy, for years they have been heading to Sundance the Steakhouse. With a variety of perfectly aged steaks, Sundance has earned a reputation as the best. Its USDA Certified-Prime cuts are perfectly matched with an extensive wine collection, and all is enhanced by the ambiance of Sundance's mahogany dining room. When it comes to beef, Sundance the Steakhouse is a Hall of Famer. 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 650-321-6798; sundancethesteakhouse.com
Voters are also huge fans of Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. As the name indicates, the only cuts of meat you'll find here are USDA certified prime. The juicy cuts combined with a tantalizing selection of sides and one of the Bay Area's best wine selections adds up to an unforgettable dining experience. The two-time winner for Best Steak keeps its customers coming back with delicious bone-in filet mignon and cuts of prime rib. 180 El Camino Real (2 Stanford Shopping Center), Palo Alto, 650-329-8457; flemingssteakhouse.com
When you're craving Chinese but are on a schedule, Su Hong answers the call. The take-out extension of the popular Menlo Park eatery offers the classic dishes residents love with the convenience of a separate to-go location. Su Hong also has a location in Palo Alto serving up favorites to take home. Quick, tasty Chinese food makes Su Hong the area's favorite takeout. 630 Menlo Ave., Menlo Park; 650-322-4631; and 4256 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 650-493-4664; suhong.com
When the heat is too much to beat, Fraiche Yogurt serves up a cup of deliciously cold relief. The recently expanded organic-frozen-yogurt shop provides a variety of tasty toppings without compromising nutritional value. Many of its toppings are of the fresh-fruit or crunchy-nut variety, topped with honey or other syrup. Fraiche's yogurt flavors, available both frozen and fresh, include chocolate, plain and dairy-free soy. This yogurt shop also sells oatmeal, baked goods and other coffee-house-style treats. 200 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, 650-838-9819; fraicheyogurt.com
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Holly Madison Doesn't Want Her Fetus Doing Any Nude Shoots for Playboy
"Do as I say, not as I do," said a pregnant Holly Madison unto her unborn baby. The former 'Girls Next Door' reality star (who was once Hugh Hefner's favorite shiny toy) said she doesn't ever want her daughter to pose for Playboy.
Standards. She has them now.
The expectant mother told In Touch, "I don't think people are treated with respect in that environment." Because after boobs, "respect" is the second thing for which Playboy is best known.
Madison continued, "I'm from a small town and you grow up seeing people like Jenny McCarthy or Pamela Anderson, who made it big after doing Playboy. You think it's this glamorous thing until you realize how much you're judged for it."
Poor Holly. There she was, a small town girl with big city dreams of a well-respected career taking her clothes off for money, and then she had to put up with the gropings of an old man who happened to also be her boss. How could things have gone so horribly wrong?
"Luckily kids don't want to be like their parents, so I don't think she'll see anything cool or rebellious about posing for Playboy," Madison added. "I'm down for whatever direction in life she wants to go but I think she can do better."
Like maybe doing all those naked photos in black and white instead. We hear that's super classy.


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Is it possible that a wizard could cast a Patronus inside the cells of Azkaban to keep away the Dementors. Especially if they were trained in wandless magic?
Is it possible that a wizard could cast a Patronus inside the cells of Azkaban to keep away the Dementors. Especially if they were trained in wandless magic?
Actually, I don't think it's possible at all, regardless of someone being trained in wandless magic. A Patronus is *very* advanced magic and one needs to be fully concentrating on it in order to conjure one. Being surrounded by Dementors in an environment like Azkaban would not only cause a wizard not to have that concentration, but also the fact that, in the major presence of Dementors, it would be *severely* difficult for them to even think up a happy memory to conjure a Patronus.Is it possible that a wizard could cast a Patronus inside the cells of Azkaban to keep away the Dementors. Especially if they were trained in wandless magic?
Also, wandless magic hasn't been seen a great deal in the books themselves (other than Animagi transformations), and I think that's more of a fanon thing ... I could be mistaken though, as I'm just speaking from memory. But even if wandless magic was possible, and a wizard was trained in it, I would think it would have to do with more minor spells. Something like a Patronus Charm would be far too advanced for magic without the channeling power of a wand, in my opinion.
But I think the biggest thing with this not really being possible is the fact of *what* the Patronus Charm needs to be cast successfully, and the fact that Azkaban -- a wizard without a wand, surrounded by Dementors that don't have their powers dimmed in any way, etc. -- would severely harm the attempt. A person wouldn't even, in my opinion, be able to think up a good memory and hold onto it long enough to conjure a Patronus, if such a thing was even possible without a wand.
I have to say, I completely agree with Megan. Just here to add a couple of things.
I can't seem to find to exact page, but sometime in POA Lupin tells Harry that producing a Patronus Charm whit a lot of dementors around is extremely hard, harder than if there's only one or two. Azkaban had hundreds of dementors guarding it. With the despair a prisoner would feel just because they're being sent to the prison and the dementors, coupled with the despair dementors cause people to feel, the prisoners are in a horrible situation.
Harry is very adept at producing Patronuses, but in DH he is un-able to, because he's already feeling bad because of the battle. And there's only like ten or twenty dementors there. How on earth would an already unhappy person in Azkaban be able to produce a patronus against hundreds of dementors.
What you could try is you could have a person on the outside help your character with a Patronus charm.
Hope this helps you with your story!
I doubt it. The prisoners are not allowed to have their wand, and a number of wizards cannot cast the Patronus at all, even with a wand. Remember how startled everyone was at Harry's hearing, and then later in his OWLs, because he was able to produce a coporeal Patronus? This wasn't just his peers that were in awe of him, but people many years senior to him.
As a prisoner, Sirius Black was able to transform to his Animagus form without a wand, but Sirius Black was an unusually powerful and talented wizard. Pettigrew, on the other hand, had to dive off after Lupin's dropped wand to transform himself back into a rat. So Sirius was able to find some measure of relief, but the ordinary wandless wizard would not. And the transfiguration seems like the kind of thing that you would almost need to have a wand for. I can see that an Animagus would generally need to master wandless magic though, because as an animal, you won't be able to wield the wand.
Remember, in HBP, Harry and Snape had an argument "over the best way to tackle a Dementor". I think Snape's method was to employ Occlumency, personally, but that is somewhat conjecture.
(And now, I may spork out my own eyes for speaking even remotely positively of Sirius Black . . . *shudder*)
I really don't think that's going to happen. In my humble opinion, controlled wandless magic that is more than Lumos or simple levitation is entirely fanon.
Not even considering the fact that there are tons of Dementors in Azkaban.
But, then again, who is it in Azkaban? Do they have an extremely happy memory? Could they somehow take a wand from a guard or have smuggled one in?


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Just thought I would revisit this thread because even though this season is young, the Knicks are near tops in the league in 3 point % as well as team defense. The Melo-haters favorite phrase "Melo-Iso-ball" hasn't been uttered this season as this team moves the ball around and finds open shots better than any of our teams coached by "Damnphony." And With "Linsanity" gone, turnovers are way down and our KNICKS offense is the most EFFICIENT in the league. Crazy 8's: We love your game threads, but leave the X and O's to more qualified posters.
Kiyaman, I really see you underrated our defenders.
This is how I rate them:
Chandler - A+
Brewer - A+
Shumpert - A
Kidd - A
Thomas - A-
Wallace - B+
Camby - B+
Smith - B
Felton - B-
Melo - B-
Prigioni - B-
I don't see how Chandler can be classed as an A+ defender based on his performances with the Knicks. If he is an A+ defensive player then he needs to start demonstrating it otherwise he's just taking the piss. I rate Wallace's contribution to our defence far more than Chandler's. Kidd has been superb, and Anthony/Smith have been outstanding in their selflessness and defensive contribution.
and actually we are running the Melo-iso (in the post) at twice the rate as last year.
Its quantified, solidified, and indisputable (unless you want to continue to look clueless)
Woody is better than D'Antoni. And I mean that from a "better for NY" stand-point.
We were right. ALmost EVERY single thing some were arguing about (player relations, rotations, quality possessions, post play, defense, etc...)
has come to fruition and is absolutely concluded... They (MDA lovers) didn't and probably still don't know what they were and are talking about. Rewind the tape to coach Woody's takeover, watch and learn.
Knicks still leading the NBA in 3 point % with ten games left in the season. Like I used to tell "crazy" when he used to post here: stick to game threads as your hoops "IQ" is totally whack.
20 made three's last night against the wiz ties franchise record


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Dozens show up to support BFUHS principal
WESTMINSTER -- The Bellows Falls Union High School Board voted in executive session Monday to authorize its chairman and the district's superintendent to negotiate a contract with Principal Chris Hodsden, who had expressed interest in pursuing other goals before deciding to reconsider.
Chairman David M. Clark said he will within the next two weeks sit down with Windham Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Chris Kibbe to drum up a new contract and will then bring Hodsden into the discussion.
Roughly 80 people -- parents, staff members and students -- showed up at the BFUHS library Monday night to offer their support for Hodsden and asked board members to do everything in their power to keep him at the high school. Many also were in attendance to hear the latest news regarding stadium lights made possible by a gift from the late Alvin L. Southwick.
Kibbe told the Reformer Tuesday that Hodsden had approached him earlier in the school year and mentioned he might leave once his contract expires in the spring. Kibbe said, however, Hodsden later expressed some interest in returning as principal and this is the time of year when recommendations for renewal of contracts are made.
The superintendent credited "a state of confusion" for the big turnout Monday, adding that Hodsden had announced to his staff his initial intent to leave.
Social studies teacher Craig Divis read a prepared statement to the board Monday, explaining the staff's support of Hodsden.
"He prepares a budget that is important to all students' needs ... He's a strong leader who leads by example. While we may not agree with every decision that Chris makes, we completely understand that it is made with the students' best interests at heart," Divis said, adding that the principal knows each student by name. "Over his years as Bellows Falls Union High School principal, the school has become a better, safer, and more desirable place for its students and its staff. He has turned BFUHS into a place where we are proud to send our children."
Divis also said being a high school principal is a thankless job but Hodsden does it with grace, dignity and humility.
Some members of the crowd spoke out to voice their displeasure, mentioning they have heard Hodsden's initial reluctance to come back was fueled by personality issues within the board. Some also said they dislike what they perceive as hidden agendas of some members.
While she did not mention having a feeling of underhanded motives, Lynn Raymond-Empey said she and her husband have had two sons go through BFUHS and have known no other principal than Hodsden. She said it would be almost impossible to find a principal as dedicated as he is.
Annie Guyon said she was publicly educated her entire life and wanted her children to have the same experience she did. She said she spoke with parents in the area before enrolling her children and "just got a sense before we even stepped foot in this school that it was under quite phenomenal leadership."
She said she was impressed with Hodsden and could not ask for a better principal.
"I know most people here feel this way but I just want to encourage the board to look around this room, especially over there," she said, pointing to a group of approximately 20 students who had gathered in a show of support for Hodsden, "and take a minute to really appreciate how much support is here for this man."
It was then that Stewart Johnson, representing the collection of students, addressed the board.
"I just want to say that for this whole group behind me and this whole school, Mr. Hodsden's probably been the best principal we've ever had," he said.
Once public comments had ceased, Hodsden thanked everyone for their support before delivering his principal's report.
Hodsden, who both graduated from and taught mathematics at BFUHS, spoke with reporters briefly before heading into executive session and elaborated on his thoughts of leaving.
"Without getting into too much detail, it was predominately a personal decision. Granted, there are probably 100 things that go into that and there's no doubt some of it is related to work and some of it is related to home and personal things," he said. "I can't tell you how appreciative I am about the folks that came out (to support me). It certainly hit home for me and I have no doubt that it was heartfelt. I've received a lot of e-mails and a lot of letters in my box saying similar things. So I'll say I'll certainly keep an open mind with regard to what next year might hold for me."
Kibbe could not comment much on the alleged personality issues among the board but said "all school administrators run afoul with a board member" every now and then. He said, however, relationships are pretty "congenial in the district."
Clark told the Reformer that Hodsden has previously expressed unhappiness that the board has passed austerity budgets the past five years.
Before the board entered executive session, Kibbe gave everyone an update on the situation involving the stadium lights at Hadley Field.
The lights -- the first in school history -- were funded by the financial holdings of Alvin Southwick, who died in August 2011. Leading up to his death, Southwick asked long-time friend Frederick Yates to help him put together his final will and testament. Yates, who had known Southwick for more than 50 years, agreed and as a result BFUHS became one of about a dozen entities to benefit from Southwick's gift and was soon equipped with stadium lights.
A problem arose when it was realized that the contractor hired to do the installation did not make sure all necessary permits were in order before the project began. This information came to light in December, when the Westminster Development Review Board cited a deviation as cause to revoke the town-issued permit after one resident complained about the glare. It appears the one permit received was not enough for the project.
Yates, the executor of Southwick's financial holdings, said he followed proper procedures and requested a permit from the town's Development Review Board to install lights at the baseball and football facilities at Hadley Field. But Westminster Zoning Administrator Bill Jewell told the Reformer that though only one permit is needed from the town, others are necessary from the state level.
Kibbe told the audience Monday that BFUHS board still has time to challenge the revocation to the state's environmental board. A special meeting has been warned for 5 p.m. on Thursday to discuss whether appealing the decision is worth the time and cost. He told the Reformer he believes the appeal dateline is Monday, Feb. 18.
The superintendent said he believes the Westminster Zoning Board would be happy to entertain a re-application of the lights once all the necessary permits have been obtained.
Some people in attendance spoke in favor of the lights and said if this situation is not rectified quickly the school and the town of Westminster will never see a gift as generous as Southwick's ever again.
"Everyone in this room was 100 percent behind those lights," Yates said.
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Samsung INNOV8 ReviewSamsung INNOV8
As mentioned, like the G810 the INNOV8 also runs on Symbian S60. It runs the latest version (3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2), just like Nokia's flagship N96. Samsung has added its own graphic themes, so you can change the style of the interface to be similar to the other models of the series. Naturally, this only changes the phone visually and deep within it remains the typical S60 smartphone, which is not a bad thing at all.
As we've covered in other S60 device reviews, we find an excellent phonebook with multiple fields, and now with a large picture on an incoming call. When searching it makes no difference if you input first or last name for the system to look for since the results you get include them both also.
When adding a new contact you are provided with the "basic" fields, but with the "Add Detail" function you have almost no restrictions on the number of fields and you can add a lot of phone numbers. We also like having the option for adding a given field several times, for example we are able to record the numbers of three phones all as mobile.
calendar you can add four types of notes (appointments, notes, anniversaries and tasks) and there is a field for time, alarm and others. You still have an unlimited number of alarms, notes, calculator, unit converter as well as a file browser. The built-in dictionary lets you translate from English to Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Russian, and vise versa as well as from Ukrainian to English. The INNOV8 comes in 8 and 16GB variants, both of which are allow for further microSD expansion.
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1. (unregistered)
How is that a "9" average? Anyone can see if you take the averages, it is a "8.25".. still, I know you aren't going just by averages, but other models have higher numbers overall, and still score the same..
2. kai (unregistered)
the quality of camera is preet good. pretty clear and detailed. one website has reviewd to compare it to canon camera. actually, they are at same level.
3. Amo (unregistered)
I was about to buy this one, but the photos do look disappointing (although other reviews I have seen had better pictures), maybe this specific handset had some problems. Maybe someone can help me, would this phone be able to play movies in avi format? The format plays perfectly on my computer with DivX Player, but will this phone play them also? Thank you.
4. (unregistered)
Install coreplayer and then you can watch avi file coded by divx and xvid
5. Amo (unregistered)
Thank you for your advise.
6. Phone Freak (unregistered)
This was a silly review. I have this phone and can tell you the sound quality is the best between any phone I have had before. ex. N95 8B, E90, E71 iphone 16GB. The phone design is awsome! only problem I have is software and firmware support from Samsung. No updates?
7. (unregistered)
yep. sound quality is awesome, better than any mp3 player or phone ,its unrivaled in terms of sound quality, i wish steve jobs will listen to some music on this phone
8. Nik (unregistered)
Are you kidding me? Only one for style? This phone is a ten plus, it's beautiful.
9. (unregistered)
R1AA085 is old softwaer..... R1BA038 the last softwear
10. (unregistered)
anyone can give me advice for choosing between innov8 and omnia? thx~
11. rename42 (unregistered)
Another wishy washy review. The phone is good .. its not to good! Make up your mind!! PS I own one and it is a very good phone.
Samsung INNOV8OS: Symbian 9.3
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|2.8 inches, 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) TFT
|8 megapixels
Single core, 330 MHz, TI OMAP 2430 processor
|4.19 x 2.12 x 0.68 inches
(106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm)
4.80 oz (136 g)
|1200 mAh, 8.5 hours talk time


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Large numbers of pantless commuters traversed the New York City (and London, Mexico City, Hong Kong, etc.) subway system on Sunday for the annual "No Pants Subway Ride."
The annual tradition was started 12 years ago in NYC by comedy group Improv Everywhere, and each year has seen more people partake in the bizarre event in subway systems around the world.
Check out the pics and let us know if this is something you would ever do.
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+ Slytherin
+ Rarepair Fan
+ Hermione/Snape
+ Harry/Luna
+ Snape/Lily
+ Neville/Nott
+ AU Writer
With Deathly Hallows over and the spoiler ban lifted Im looking at my fic with an eye towards bringing them into compliance with the new canon. With that in mind Ive gone through and marked the hopeless ones with a DH Disregarded warning.
Thats left me with two stories.
Textures of Darkness will continue. Its fully canon compliant, and Ive tentatively planned a sequel set in Hogwarts during Deathly Hallows.
A Wolf That One Hears is currently on hold, but I have every intention of continuing it when I can update more regularly.


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As Wednesday brought a third day without electricity for millions of people on the East Coast, relief efforts began to focus on helping the battered region's utility companies restore power.
Since the storm blew out power, about 50,000 skilled utility linemen and other workers have descented on stricken East Coast cities, sent by power companies in areas that were not affected, said Don Boland, Executive Director of the California Utilities Emergency Association.
As many as 10,000 more are still needed.
Already, as the first crews begin to tire from 17-hour days on the job, fresh volunteers are flying and driving out to take their places, Boland said.
MORE: How to Help Victims of Sandy
In California, emergency services officials turned their attention to coordinating volunteers and equipment sent by power companies in the Golden State.
"We are continuing to work with the California Utilities Emergency Association to send additional utility help," said Kelly Huston, a spokeswoman for the state Office of Emergency Services. "That is the main focus right now."
The increased need for help has led to logistical challenges, as the state's utility companies organized ever-large contingents of volunteers and equipment.
At Southern California Edison, officials were considering using military bases to transport people and trucks intended for New York and other hard-hit areas.
Initially, the utility was going to send 170 people to New York, including about 12 crews and the trucks and equipment they would need.
By Wednesday morning, coordinators were trying to figure out how to send about 210 people and up to 80 utility and support vehicles that had been requested.
Its initial plan, to send the equipment by convoy on a series of flatbed trucks, might be re-worked to involve sending the trucks and machinery by air.
Most of the volunteers, originally set to leave Wednesday, would go East on Thursday, the company said.
Other utilities in the state, including Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, have also been asked to step up their assistance, Boland said.
Emergency response coordinators at PG&E were working on Wednesday to figure out how to send four large generators requested by Consolidated Edison, the New York utility, said spokesman Joe Molica.
The generators, which sit on trailers are strong enough to power an entire city block or more, Molica said. They will mark the second wave of assistance sent East by the Bay Area utility, he said.
"We were loading from the middle of the night Monday night to early Tuesday morning, all the way through to yesterday evening," Molica said.
On Tuesday, PG&E chartered a plane to send 150 volunteers from Mather Airfield near Sacramento, and sent a convoy of trucks with equipment to New York City and Westchester County. They included people experienced in working with overhead utility lines, undergound equipment and other specialties, he said.
"This is such a fluid situation," Molica said. "It looks like our crews will be in it for the long haul."


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How early should one's big data education begin? If we followed the classical music paradigm, then in utero is not too early. But what genre of music is most suitable for future big data analysts? Perhaps improvisational jazz, to foster exploratory analysis? Sousa marches, to inspire dedicated data preparation? Honky-tonk -- well, maybe not.
A related and more pertinent question is when should one's data analysis education begin? A few years ago, I visited my daughter in Japan, where she was teaching English as a second language via the wonderful JET program. In a third-grade mathematics class, the day's lesson involved collecting data on the favorite sports of each student in the class. Each student in the class of about 35 kids came to the front of the class, picked a magnetic plaque with their favorite sports name (soccer, running, table tennis, etc.) and put it on the blackboard.
In short order, the teacher constructed a physical histogram corresponding to this categorical variable. The frequency counts showed some variability, and it was also evident that the proportions varied by gender. By the end of the class the students had developed, very painlessly, a good feel for histogram counts and variability. The exercise was fun and interactive, and the learning was implicit rather than authoritarian. Every kid in the class had a very good chance of retaining the gist of the lesson indefinitely. Data analysis education should commence the first occasion that data is collected.
[ Some high school teachers are addressing the anticipated shortage of data scientists now. Read more at Should High Schools Teach Big Data? ]
Aside from plotting data, I observed some other features of the school's operations that would have an indirect bearing on the students' capabilities to work in the area of data analytics. Lunch was consumed not in a cafeteria but in individual classrooms. A few students were sent to pick up the food in the school kitchen, others donned aprons and became servers, and lunch was not over until everything served was consumed. The dishes were collected, and a cleanup crew of students marched the used dishes back to the kitchen.
Then something even more remarkable happened: After lunch, each student went to an assigned area on the school campus, where they had an area to clean. Using brooms, sponges or other cleaning materials, each student performed their assigned duty. Only when this activity was complete could the kids go to the playground for a brief play recess.
This discipline and attention to detail with exhaustive cleaning also corresponds to data preparation, where the entirety of the data file is examined, cleaned, imputed and prepared for analysis. I observed no resistance, dawdling, or impertinence. (The only regrettable part of the visit was a school newspaper photo, taken unbeknownst to me, in which I am evidently impatiently checking my watch during recess.)
I am not advocating the imposition of janitorial duties on elementary school students -- just commenting on my observations and speculating that these kids could do backroom data preparation jobs.
Getting back to the question of when to start big data education: I contend that the best time to commence data analysis education is when the student encounters data of interest. A classic example of introducing histograms is to march a large class of captive statistics students to a field and arrange them in columns of comparable heights -- a living histogram. Surely, the students participating will remember the experience and maybe even recall something about bi-modality. This example suggests that earlier opportunities of statistics had not been exploited.
Advanced Placement (AP) statistics courses are available at the high school level and have experienced increasing enrollment since their inception in 1997. A test score of at least 4 (out of 5) is required to get college credit at some universities. Only about one-third of those taking the AP statistics test achieve this level, so there is no guarantee of meeting this threshold after taking the course. My own limited experience with college students who have taken AP statistics in high school is that they are in my introductory statistics class because they did not pass out of the requirement. Moreover, they may bring some unfortunate statistical baggage with misconceptions about statistics -- for example, they remember some stuff about t-tests and Z-things but do not really understand what they were doing back then. To them, statistics is somehow a set of formulas awaiting injection of numbers and is thus the epitome of boredom.
I personally would like to see statistical concepts introduced in the context of applications of interest to the student, regardless of their age or grade level. Wouldn't it be great if our kids could get some statistical feedback every time they conquer the next level of Angry Birds or Mario Brothers? They could see how they are doing in each level and how they compare to other players of their age.
Learning some elementary statistics in a play environment is painless and generates some interest in the summaries. Long ago I developed some intuition on probability and statistics via dice games (Monopoly and Risk) and cards (War and Pinochle). Data from electronic games or social media sites are more the realm of interest of K-12 and college kids. Augmenting and hopefully enhancing these experiences with related statistics and some analyses would be a plus to future more important activities.
In-memory analytics offers subsecond response times and hundreds of thousands of transactions per second. Now falling costs put it in reach of more enterprises. Also in the Analytics Speed Demon special issue of InformationWeek: Louisiana State University hopes to align business and IT more closely through a master's program focused on analytics. (Free registration required.)


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"Mayor Janz Elects Not to Seek Third Term on Atherton Town Council
"James R. Janz, completing his second term on the Atherton Town Council this year, announced today that he would not seek re-election to a third term in November.
"Janz is currently serving as Mayor, a position which he also held in 2003. He previously served for ten years on the Atherton Planning Commission, including three years as Chair of the Planning Commission and the General Plan Committee.
"Janz said: "By the end of my term as Mayor, I will have devoted 18 years of my life to Atherton, including ten years on the Planning Commission and eight years on the Council. I have other priorities I want to focus on now, and I feel it's time to allow others the opportunity to make a contribution to the Town.
"'My service to the Town has been a wonderful, educational, and rewarding experience, and I can only wish equal satisfaction to my successors.
"'I assume that Jerry Carlson, the Vice-Mayor, will step into my position next year, and I am confident that he, along with our new and very qualified City Manager, Jerry Gruber, will do a terrific job. I'm leaving the Town in good hands.
"'Public service is very rewarding, but it's also very time-consuming. My family and my work are going to take priority for the next few years. I will miss many of the wonderful friends and acquaintances I've made over the years, but I'm not leaving Town. I'll still be around and hope to stay involved in public issues to the extent I can.'
"Janz cited a number of accomplishments over the past year, including the hiring of the new City Manager and the settlement of three major lawsuits involving the Town.
"'But,' he said, 'many major issues remain that will need to be dealt with over the next few years, including the impact of possible change in use of the Caltrain corridor, the need to upgrade the Town's staff facilities, the opportunity to incorporate some adjacent areas that could have a positive net impact on the Town's finances and allow the Town to comply with state housing requirements, and the need to otherwise locate new sources of revenue for the Town so the continuing burden of raising parcel tax funds can become a thing of the past.
"'The Town needs to preserve its heritage, but also needs to look to the future. Given our location on a Peninsula which is becoming more developed, we can no longer ignore the outside pressures on our Town. There will be change, and the challenge going forward for the Town is to make sure those changes happen on our terms, not on someone else's.'
"Mr. Janz is a real estate and land use attorney, and is a partner with the San Francisco law firm of Sideman & Bancroft LLP. Mr. Janz is an 22-year resident of Atherton, and lives in Lloyden Park, with his wife, Kathy, his daughter Elizabeth, a senior at UC Santa Cruz, and his son William, a senior at M-A High School."


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Five Action Steps to Cut Natural Gas and Propane Use
You can take some steps to reduce the amount of energy that you're using and lower your utility bills:
- Turn down your thermostat to 68 degrees. For every degree you lower your heat in the 60-degree to 70-degree range, you'll save up to 5 percent on heating costs. Wear warm clothing like a sweater and set your thermostat to 68 degrees or lower during the day and evening, health permitting. Set the thermostat back to 55 degrees or off at night or when leaving home for an extended time, saving 5-20 percent of your heating costs (heat pumps should only be set back 2 degrees to prevent unneeded use of backup strip heating).
- Replace or clean furnace filters as recommended. Dirty filters restrict airflow and increase energy use. Now is also the time for a furnace "tune-up." Keeping your furnace clean, lubricated and properly adjusted will reduce energy use, saving up to 5 percent of heating costs.
- Reduce hot water temperature. Set your water heater to the "normal" setting or 120-degrees Fahrenheit, unless the owner's manual for your dishwasher requires a higher setting. Savings are 7-11 percent of water heating costs.
- Seal up the leaks. Caulk leaks around windows and doors. Look for places where you have pipes, vents or electrical conduits that go through the wall, ceiling or floor. Check the bathroom, underneath the kitchen sink, pipes inside a closet, etc. If you find a gap at the point where the pipe or vents goes through the wall, seal it up. Caulk works best on small gaps. Your hardware store should have products to close the larger gaps.
- Consider replacing your old gas appliances with an ENERGY STAR® water heater or furnace.
Also contact your natural gas utility or visit their website for additional ideas, rebates and incentives.
A Reminder to Keep Safe This Winter
Do not resort to using a BBQ or camp stove for indoor heat. Such equipment is designed to be used only outdoors and present significant safety hazards when used in any enclosed or partially enclosed setting. Besides the obvious fire hazard, they can produce high levels of carbon monoxide (CO). Remember that you cannot smell or see CO.
If you start to feel sick, dizzy, or weak, get to fresh air RIGHT AWAY. DO NOT DELAY. Carbon monoxide can rapidly lead to full incapacitation and death. If you experience serious symptoms, get medical attention immediately.
Fast and Free
Cutting back unnecessary energy use is an easy way to keep your hard earned money in your pocket. Here are some suggestions you can do at home, at absolutely no cost to you.
Let the sunshine in. Open drapes and let the sun heat your home for free (get them closed again at sundown so they help insulate).
Rearrange your rooms. Move your furniture around so you are sitting near interior walls - exterior walls and older windows are likely to be drafty. Don't sit in the draft.
Keep it shut. Traditional fireplaces are an energy loser - it's best not to use them because they pull heated air out of the house and up the chimney. When not in use, make absolutely sure the damper is closed. Before closing the damper, make sure that you don't have any smoldering embers. If you decide not to use a fireplace, then block off the chimney with a piece of rigid insulation from the hardware store that fits snugly into the space (dampers don't shut fully without some leaking).
Eliminate wasted energy. Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms. Unplug that spare refrigerator in the garage if you don't truly need it - this seemingly convenient way to keep extra drinks cold adds 10-25 percent to your electric bill. Turn off kitchen and bath-ventilating fans after they've done their job - these fans can blow out a house-full of heated air if inadvertently left on. Keep your fireplace damper closed unless a fire is burning to prevent up to 8 percent of your furnace-heated air from going up the chimney.
Shorten showers. Simply reducing that lingering time by a few minutes can save hundreds of gallons of hot water per month for a family of four. Showers account for 2/3 of your water heating costs. Cutting your showers in half will reduce your water heating costs by 33 percent.
Use appliances efficiently. Do only full loads when using your dishwasher and clothes washer. Use the cold water setting on your clothes washer when you can. Using cold water reduces your washer's energy use by 75 percent. Be sure to clean your clothes dryer's lint trap after each use. Use the moisture-sensing automatic drying setting on your dryer if you have one.
Put your computer and monitor to sleep. Most computers come with the power management features turned off. On computers using Windows, open your power management software and set it so your computer goes to sleep if you're away from your machine for 5 to 15 minutes. Those who use Macintosh computers look for the setting in your Control Panels called "Energy Saver" and set it accordingly. When you're done using your computer, turn it off (see next tip). Do not leave it in sleep mode overnight as it is still drawing a small amount of power.
Plug "leaking energy" in electronics. Many new TVs, VCRs, chargers, computer peripherals and other electronics use electricity even when they are switched "off." Although these "standby losses" are only a few watts each, they add up to more than 50 watts in a typical home that is consumed all the time. If possible, unplug electronic devices and chargers that have a block-shaped transformer on the plug when they are not in use. For computer scanners, printers and other devices that are plugged into a power strip, simply switch off the power strip after shutting down your computer. The best way to minimize these losses of electricity is to purchase ENERGY STAR® products.
Inexpensive Energy Solutions
Every home is different. With a quick trip to your local hardware store, you have even more choices at hand.
Choose ENERGY STAR® Products. Replace incandescent light bulbs with ENERGTY STAR compact fluorescent light bulbs, especially in high-use light fixtures. Compact fluorescent lights use 75 percent less energy than incandescent lights.
Plug your home's leaks. Install weather-stripping or caulk leaky doors and windows and install gaskets behind outlet covers. Savings up to 10 percent on energy costs.
Install low flow showerheads. If you do not already have them, low-flow showerheads and faucets can drastically cut your hot water expenses. Savings of 10-16 percent of water heating costs.
Wrap the hot water tank with jacket insulation. This is especially valuable for older water heaters with little internal insulation. Be sure to leave the air intake vent uncovered when insulating a gas water heater. Savings up to 10 percent on water heating costs.
Good Energy-Saving Investments
Do you need any new appliances, or are you planning to do some remodeling? Consider these energy efficiency suggestions before you purchase.
Choose ENERGY STAR appliances and electronics. When buying new appliances, choose ENERGY STAR-certified models. For example, a new ENERGY STAR refrigerator uses about 20 percent less energy than a standard new refrigerator, and 46 percent less than one made in 1980. A new Energy Star® clothes washer uses nearly 50 percent less energy than a standard washer.
Install a programmable thermostat. If you have a heat pump, select a model designed for heat pumps. Set-back thermostats can save up to 15 percent on energy costs.
Increase ceiling insulation. If your ceiling is uninsulated or scantily insulated, consider increasing your insulation to up to R-38 to reduce heating costs by 5-25 percent.
Seal ducts. Leaking ductwork accounts for more than 25 top 30 percent of heating costs in an average California home. Consider hiring a contractor to test the tightness of your ducts and repair leaks and restrictions in your duct. Many utilities have programs to assist you. Check out the Flex Your Power Web site for rebate and consumer programs or contact or local utility.
High-efficiency windows. If you are planning to replace your windows, choosing ENERGY STAR windows can reduce your heating and cooling costs by up to 15 percent.