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I do hope he's still here next season.
I really think he'll be one of those players who once you let go, will come back and bite you on the ass. I didnt mean that literally, what i meant was the Raps trade him and he turns into an All-Star. But thats just my opinion.

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WASHINGTON - House Democratic Leaders praised the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget assembled by Chairman John Spratt (SC) that is in a Budget Committee mark-up today. The Budget is expected to be on the Floor next week.
"For six years, federal budgets have cut funds to critical American priorities—and almost incomprehensibly turned a surplus into a record deficit over the same period," said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. "This week, the new Democratic-led House takes America in a new direction—a fiscally responsible budget with the right priorities."
"Democrats have put forward a budget that invests in America's priorities in a fiscally responsible way," said Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD). "But after six years of fiscal irresponsibility under Republicans, it will take time to bring an end to record deficits and debt – you can't turn around a ship of state in minutes."
"I commend Chairman Spratt for incorporating the diverse views and perspecitves of our caucus," said Majority Whip James Clyburn (SC). "The House is finally delivering a balanced budget that reflects the priorities and values of the American people."
"The President's budgets have turned surpluses into deficits and debt," said Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel (IL). "The new Democratic budget will fund the right priorities for our country."
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After a dramatic later winner against New England, the Men in Red head to Firehouse East (#FHEAST) Saturday night to face a surging Columbus team (LIVE 6pm CT on My50). Since relieving coach Robert Warzycha of his duties and replacing him with Technical Director Brian Bliss, the Crew have won two of three and remain in the MLS Cup playoff hunt.
The Columbus hierarchy are calling this match a six-pointer and I tend to agree. Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Sticking tight to Dominic Oduro – regardless of what position he plays in
In my last preview of a Fire vs. Columbus match, I heaped praise on Oduro and since then, the Ghanaian has continued to put in good performances.
Many in Columbus called for Oduro to be played up top and for the first two games under Brian Bliss this happened but last weekend the ex-Fire man moved to the right wing, making room for Federico Higuain and Jairo Arrieta to take their places in the middle of the attack.
In truth, Oduro is difficult to contain in either position.
On the wing, his pace forces the outside defenders to be on their guard and not stray too far forward. Hiss crossing is also dangerous -- he looks to get the ball in the box as early as possible, oftentimes playing it low to the ground, bending it around the defenders. These sort of balls are a nightmare to defend and limiting Oduro's space to cross will be important.
Oduro's runs also make him a difficult player to mark when he plays up top. In the Crew's last match against Montreal, he made a brilliant run into the box to get on the end of a sublime through ball from Federico Higuain and score the winner.
It will be an added incentive for the Fire defenders to keep their former teammate off the score sheet on Saturday night.
The midfield battle – Will Trap and Tony Tchani vs Jeff Larentowicz and Arevalo Rios
In just a few matches together, Jeff Larentowicz and Arevalo Rios have formed quite a formidable partnership in the center of midfield.
In the Crew's last match against the Impact, Will Trapp continued to start, this time alongside Tony Tchani. This partnership is similar to the Fire's, with one player advancing to help the attack while the other sits.
Tchani particularly caught the eye, bringing a physical presence that was lacking to the Crew's midfield. The Cameroonian has surprisingly good foot skills for a burly 6'4'' midfielder and is equally comfortable playing through balls from deep or driving forward with the ball.
The battle between the two sets of central midfielders will be very interesting to watch, with both trying to catch the other out.
The Fire's central pair must continue to stay disciplined and not be caught in a situation where both are too far forward. The Fire's midfield tandem certainly have the edge in experience and I expect them to display that against the younger pair.
Focusing the attacks down the Columbus left – targeting Tyson Wahl and co.
In the first two matches under Brian Bliss, Tyson Wahl returned at left back for the Crew, after sitting out the end of Warzycha's reign. Wahl didn't have the best of games in the first two outings of the Bliss era before moving to center back for last week's match against Montreal.
It remains to be seen what position he starts in on Saturday night but in any case, the left side of defense is certainly a weak link for the Crew and one the Fire should look to exploit.
In the Montreal game, former Fire winger Justin Mapp caused the Crew all sorts of problems from his wide right position. After strong performances for Alex, Patrick Nyarko, Joel Lindpere and Dilly Duka in recent weeks, picking two of the four to occupy the wide positions will be a tough decision for Frank Klopas.
I look for Jalil Anibaba to get forward at every opportunity to support the starting right winger and extend the Crew's defensive woes on the left hand side for another match.
Prediction: 2-0 Fire with goals from Jalil Anibaba and Chris Rolfe.
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The bride-elect is the daughter of Monty and Lora Moore of Westminster, Colo. She is a 2006 graduate of Stanley Lake High School and attends Front Range Community College where she is majoring in paralegal studies.
The prospective groom is the son of Roger and Debbie Pearce of Russellville. He is a 2005 graduate of Russellville High School and a 2011 graduate of Redstone College in Denver, Colo. He has been in the U.S. Marines for four years and is currently in the Marine Reserves. He is employed by Gander Mountain.
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The Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce announces Hugh McDonald, president and CEO of Entergy Arkansas, as the keynote speaker at the Chamber's annual meeting. The luncheon, sponsored by Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, Suddenlink and Taber Extrusions, will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the Boys and Girls Club, located at 600 E. 16th St. in Russellville.
Tickets are $35 per person and may be purchased at the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce, 708 W. Main St. in Russellville, or by calling (479) 968-2530.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing centennial celebration open house set
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) will hold a Centennial Celebration Open House on Tuesday at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, 1808 W. Main St., Russellville. The event will be held in Café 2-3 at Saint Mary's and begins at 2 p.m. and continues until 4 p.m.
2013 marks the 100th Anniversary of the ASBN. The ASBN invites nurses and area residents to meet ASBN Board and staff members, register for door prizes, and view nursing and nursing education exhibits.
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Dardanelle Recreation Department announces registration day
The Dardanelle Recreation Department will host a registration day for baseball, softball, and T-ball from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Dardanelle Cummunity Center.
Registration will be open beginning Feb. 1 until March 1. The registration fee is $30 per player, $20 each additional player. All players must bring their birth certificate and players looking to sign up for T-ball must already be 4 years old as of Jan. 1. You can signup at the Dardanelle Community Center.
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Bayliss Fire Department collecting dues
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Is, I'm adding my condolences to those of hte others.Cyber hugs coming your way ((Is2116))
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I have survived an invasion of commandos. DS1's party seems to have been a success. He had a military theme, complete with paratroopers, recon missions, granades launchers and incindary devices. ....'Got pretty wild. LOL Anyway, here's his "Pineapple" cake. My wrist is on ice.
Is, I am truly sorry to hear that your FIL passed today, but he has truly been in such a precarious situation for some time no. I pray for peace to come to you and his wholr family during this sad time. Ginny
Is, So sorry about your DFIL passing. My dad died 3 years ago today and it is my DGD Maddie's 9 th birthday. She remembered on her own about her great grandpa as i have only missed one birthday.
my son is engaged and they are planning on May 2014 wedding. (I can not even think about this May yet!). So i would like some thoughts. I was thinking of instead of a guest book have a guest quilt where everyone could sign it. Or any other ideas anyone might have?? I am basically still newbie at all of this and would love to hear about ways to do this nicely. And they are into having classy FUN so if it is something little off the wall, please share. Her colors are tangerine and lt peacock blue. I know she likes the idea of their engagement photo printed in center or anything that will make an Awesome wall hanging. They are anticipating about 100 guests. Also any ideas on gifts for bridal party. They are on low budget so i promised to try to find things that are nice but not too costly. Thanks in advance, feel free to PM if ypu prefer.
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Is, I am sorry about the passing of your father-in-law. Prayers and hugs for you and your family.
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CC, that is a fabulous cake. Wow, what a mom!
Is sending lots of love and hugs on the loss of your DFIL.
never underestimate yourself. What we consider to be mundane and boring others are interested in. Don't lose touch with people who care about you. I cannot tell you how much comfort I got from the "cyber" world. When I didn't want to talk to anyone the Internet was great. A lifeline to the outside world but on my terms. Xxxx
CC fantastic cake. Hope you are feeling better Xx
Prayers to you and your family during this difficult time...I pray for peace for all of you, so sorry for your loss!
Oh my goodness, CC Was that cake super-charged? Cute cake. Ginny
So sorry to hear about your FIL, prayers going up for you and your family.
lots of love
Wonderful cake what a wonderful mum you are, so anychance of sending a slice over for me, you throw it and i will catch it at my end.
Frances: anychance of sending a slice over for me, you throw it and i will catch it at my end.
It should be landing in your lap about now, Frances! 'Sorry about the mess...
My virus has done the more normal thing for me and gone straight into my vocal cords. I think it's the Lord's little joke. It's hard to be a chatter-box with Bronchitous. :(
Anyway, you can all have a good laugh at this Mommy, standing on her front steps, trying to get the attention of a small mob of pre-pubesent boys in military gear. Instead of "Ten- SHUN!!!!!!" I squeaked. Really. All I managed was "Squee-EEk". And when I tried to dismiss the troups from roll call to persue their duty assingments. I only managed "Disssssss MEEEEEEEst." Some Drill Sargent I am. :S Good thing my ever loving is really good at doing the military bark and he got those young men in ship shape in short order. One of our older guests was a former Tank driver and he thought the whole thing was hillarious - especillay when DH had the boys marching around the yard yelling at them : 'Ya Lef ,Ya lef', Lef' - Right - Lef'... Watch that Land Mine, Sold-yer!! Left - Right - Lef' ...-Ten-HUT!" and the 'landmine was freshly deposited by our own dear Jenni. (I think she as saving it up for just such an occasion.) The boys seemed to really enjoy it. Someday many of them will probably be doing it for a living and then boot camp won't be nearly as fun, but for now, I'm glad they got to giggle over it.
CC sorry to hear you have no voice. I lost mine about a month ago and when I tried to sing at rehearsal nothing came out.
Party sounds like it was a great hoot!
Thanks CC,
I only got half of it, i think the rest must have been lost over the white cliffs of dover.
Is - so sorry about your FIL. he is in a far better place. T & P go out to your family.
CC - how fun, how old is yur son? I'm guessing between 6-9 and I can see a crowd of little boys just having such fun. I have 6 grandsons but none of them were gungho for a military party, we're into WWE, sports or video games. It is sad that someday they may do it for real.
and I can feel for you with no voice, been there more than times than I want to count. Also, how we got our Buffy - DH came home and got 6 yr old son all excited about getting a puppy - and I had no voice and mouthing "NO!!" was to no avail. we had her for 10 years till cancer took her away. she was a very loving, sweet girl who was our protector.
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They look aaight but its really annoying having he Nets on our d*cks...I hope we at least take 3 out of 4 against them this year
Spurs Jersey with Brooklyn written on it.
Looks like a black and white version of the Thunder jerseys. Even the numbering looks exactly the same.
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Hey here is the irony in that....Listen to a Jay Z album from the last half of his career....all he talks about is how New rappers keep trying to diss him to piggyback off his fame....and that's really what these dudes are doing with us.
The Russian cat has not stopped talking Knicks since he arrived here! Seriously 90% of his interviews he mentions The Knicks.
The whole "who's city is it" is a marketing scheme to get people to rush to the store and by their lame___ (you fill in the blank, I've turned my life over to God) jersey and t-shirts
The Knicks are one the most valuable franchises in Sports and The Nets are trying to play up their Arena and team and owners to be on our level.
They did'nt take over The City when they were making trips to The Finals and they sure won't do it now!!!
"You wanted to gain attention new dudes/I can get you BET and TRL too
You wanna be in the public?/ send you budget/Well___it I (rather The Knicks) aint budging."
-Jay Z Encore
like your worst single ever Jay...."The City is Mine (Knicks)"
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
And they say our roster is full of old players!!!! Seriously it's kinda sad
Jay also stresses how he never let corporate America use him....he owns 1/15 of a percent of the team, they call him "an owner" when there is probably a New Jersey meat packing plant that owns more stock in this team yet Ivan Drago sure is getting him to work hard to sell this team to NY...I believe that getting used....but I suppose Corporate Russia is different.
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
All Dressed up and nowhere to go
But I doubt Jay cares about being a hypocrite, hes a great business man and like I brought up in another thread i question if him and Prokherov are funding ESPN to hate on us and build the Nets up.
Without Kidd there would be no Brooklyn Nets, nor Barclays Center.
NBA should step in and tell them to change it so it isn't so close to the spurs jersey. Half the teams in the league look the same in red as it is, need much more diversity in the league jersey's.
Wish Toronto went back to the vintage purple and the suns brought back their 90s kits, they looked so much better than present.
this Brooklyn jersey sucks. it's just straight up garbage. looking forward to ****ting all over the nets. i think the rivalry will be good for both teams but i just hate on these jerseys.
and i agree the whole league needs to shake up their jerseys. everyone looking the same and bland as hell.
Someone tell the Nets to give the Spurs back their jerseys!
Tim Duncan is prob. cold and shirtless somewhere in San Antonio.
Originally Posted by Knicksin60
You have a new team in a new city new stadium.. All this should be exciting, yet they have the most boring and bland colors ever. I mean come on!
We do need more variety in the NBA. These jerseys are getting too bland. Even ours have gotten bland recently. But at least we have COLOR.
ANd whats gonna happen when they visit Spurs?... Parker and Deron will turn it over about 20 times each because they wont know who the **** to pass it too


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Rick Lundquist is an independent nutrition and management consultant based in Duluth, Minn. He provides livestock production advice.
I had a discussion the other day with one of my clients about overstocking his facility. He is currently about 30% overcrowded. Everyone tells him that this will limit his production and compromise health and reproduction. So, assuming that permitting is not an issue, is overstocking a facility always a bad idea?
Rick Grant at the Minor Research Institute has studied dairy cattle behavior for many years, and his work may help to answer this question. Here are some of his findings. As stocking density increases within a pen:
1. Cows are more aggressive at the feed bunk.
2. Cows spend less time lying down.
3. Cows eat faster (up to 25% faster).
4. Rumination may be suppressed.
5. Fat test can be reduced and somatic cell count (SCC) increased.
Limited feeding time does not necessarily result in less feed intake. Cows with limited feeding time consume feed faster and eat more often, so total intake may not change. But timid cows and first-calf heifers do suffer more under these conditions.
If a facility is overstocked, headlocks may be an advantage over post and rail feeders. Timid animals in headlocks aren't displaced as much by aggressive animals.
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Now the flip side is how much total milk production do you gain by overstocking a facility? Fixed costs and labor are big expenses on a dairy. Producing more milk per stall spreads these costs out. I think the first consideration should be whether overstocking negatively affects resting time and cow health. If health parameters, reproduction and milk quality can be maintained within accepted benchmarks, the next question is, "How much milk per cow am I giving up by overstocking?" Grant is working on a "decision-support tool" integrating data that affect eating behavior, resting time and rumen health that may help answer this question.
My client has very intense management protocols in place. Cow health is excellent, reproduction is outstanding and SCC is less than 100,000. Milk per cow is also very good. We don't know how much more milk per cow he would be getting if his barns weren't overstocked. But it's hard to argue that the milk from 30% more cows help cash flow more than a few pounds of milk per cow as long as the cows remain healthy. I wouldn't recommend this for everyone, but this particular dairy is managing it well.


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a resident of another community
on Aug 31, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Dear Editor,
The issue is crimes against the residents of our region created by approval of the Magee Ranch and Weber Ranch developments that will clog and disperse volumes of traffic regionally from Diablo Road. The concern is an appointed council member further appointed as mayor without real concern for Danville residents and our regional voters.
Does anyone recall a recall that occurred for a similar reason?
Of Ralph simply smiling
a resident of Danville
on Sep 1, 2011 at 8:43 am
If you are concerned about the proposed Summerhill development of Magee Ranch, please come to Friday morning's meeting. And it will be great that an expert on zoning issues and safety will be there since the Summerhill project requires massive rezoning that will create more safety issue for residents all along Diablo Road. Let's make our voices heard!
a resident of Diablo
on Sep 1, 2011 at 9:00 am
Ralph, I appreciate your vigilance in protecting our community. Although I am not a resident of Danville, we in Diablo obviously share a great community of interest with everyone in Danville! I plan to attend the meeting to discuss how we can protect the Diablo Road corridor from additional development that would threaten our safety and quality of life.
a resident of Greenbrook Elementary School
on Sep 1, 2011 at 11:44 am
For starters the Danville Code Enforcement Officer could check the house at the corner of Greenbrook Drive and Harlan drive. There are at least a 1/2 dozen code violations without
even looking twice.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 1, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Then tell them to head over to Old Farm Rd, and Barton Court....Who allowed that MESS of a design. Take care of Danville Please. Once it's gone, it will never be the same!
a resident of Danville
on Sep 1, 2011 at 2:49 pm
I must agree with Ralph. There are far too many major injustices (many of which involve our council kowtowing to developers) for us to worry over Joe Shmoe nailing trellis board to the top of his fence - a so called violation that David occasionally tries to take action upon. Yes, it's a fact that he has actually done this. Sure, Mr. Casteel is often forced to follow up on whiners who have little better to do than spy on their neighbors, and in my experience David's a nice enough young lad. Even so, citizens need to be well informed about the limits of Danville's power, and that of all city code enforcement entities.
There are may rules and "laws" on city books that are not remotely enforceable in court, and which no court would ever take as cases. Cities like Danville count on your ignorance. And they do something far worse, specifically the presumption of your guilt on a code violation when in fact the burden of proof is still 100% theirs.
Stand your ground when the code boys come around people, and do not EVER take what they say as a certainty. One of David's former cohorts, Victor Morrison, was just astonishingly wrong on many of his assertions with contractors that we know - and they proved him wrong after losing time and money over his lack of knowledge. You don't want to put your house title status in jeopardy, but do not be so scared of these people that you run downtown every time you want to nail two porch steps onto your house.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 1, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Oops - that should read "maNy rules and laws".
One last detail, and this is an important one:
You are never, ever obligated to allow city employees onto your property, unless they are accompanied by a police officer and a search warranty. Remember this!
a resident of another community
on Sep 2, 2011 at 9:49 am
Dear Editor,
In great humor, e-exchanges received this note, "The Danville Goverment is not only in another time zone, but speaks another language as if a code to be enforced on Danville's residents."
Reportedly, the coffee was quite good, but the breakdown of relationships between Danville government and town residents remains. Government appears to claim the authority that belongs to the people of Danville which makes the current goverment obsolete among Danville neighborhoods.
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4-Door Sedan LXi
MSRP based on 4-Door Sedan LXi
MSRP based on 4-Door Sedan LXi
MSRP: $26,210View Classifieds
Quick Specs
Gas Mileage 19 mpg City/27 mpg Hwy
Engine Gas V6, 3.5L
EPA Class Large
Style Name 4dr Sdn LXi
Drivetrain Front Wheel Drive
Passenger Capacity 5
Passenger Doors 4
Body Style 4dr Car
Transmission 4-speed automatic transmission w/OD
EPA Classification Large
Weight Information
Base Curb Weight (lbs) 3566
Interior Dimensions
Front Shoulder Room (in) 59.1
Second Hip Room (in) 56.8
Front Head Room (in) 38.3
Second Leg Room (in) 41.6
Passenger Capacity 5
Front Hip Room (in) 56.3
Front Leg Room (in) 42.2
Second Shoulder Room (in) 58.4
Passenger Volume (ft³) 104.5
Second Head Room (in) 37.2
Exterior Dimensions
Track Width, Front (in) 62.4
Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) 74.4
Liftover Height (in) 31.8
Wheelbase (in) 113.0
Track Width, Rear (in) 62.0
Height, Overall (in) 55.8
Length, Overall (in) 207.7
Min Ground Clearance (in) 5.1
Cargo Area Dimensions
Trunk Volume (ft³) 18.7
Fuel Economy
Fuel Tank
Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx (gal) 17.2
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG) 19
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG) 27
Performance Specs
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM 232 @ 6200
Displacement 3.5L/213
Engine Order Code EGJ
SAE Net Torque @ RPM 241 @ 4000
Fuel System MPI
Engine Type Gas V6
Trans Description Cont. Again NA
Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) NA
Seventh Gear Ratio (:1) NA
Trans Type 4
Third Gear Ratio (:1) 1.00
Clutch Size (in) N/A
Drivetrain Front Wheel Drive
First Gear Ratio (:1) 2.84
Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) NA
Trans Description Cont. Automatic w/OD
Fourth Gear Ratio (:1) 0.69
Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) 3.66
Trans Order Code DGX
Second Gear Ratio (:1) 1.57
Reverse Ratio (:1) 4.06
Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) 11.7 x 1.02
Disc - Front (Yes or ) Yes
Rear Drum Diam x Width (in) NA
Brake Type Pwr
Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) 10.6 x 0.5
Disc - Rear (Yes or ) Yes
Brake ABS System NA
Drum - Rear (Yes or ) NA
Turning Diameter - Wall to Wall (ft) 40.4
Lock to Lock Turns (Steering) 3.1
Steering Type Pwr Rack & Pinion
Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb (ft) 37.6
Steering Ratio (:1), Overall 17.0
Rear Tire Size P225/60R16
Spare Tire Order Code NA
Front Tire Order Code NA
Spare Tire Size Compact
Front Tire Size P225/60R16
Rear Tire Order Code NA
Rear Wheel Material Aluminum
Spare Wheel Size (in) 16 x 4
Front Wheel Size (in) 16 x 7.0
Spare Wheel Material Steel
Front Wheel Material Aluminum
Rear Wheel Size (in) 16 x 7.0
Shock Absorber Diameter - Front (mm) 32
Suspension Type - Front (Cont.) NA
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Rear (in) NA
Suspension Type - Front Independent
Shock Absorber Diameter - Rear (mm) 30
Suspension Type - Rear (Cont.) NA
Suspension Type - Rear Independent
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Front (in) - TBD -
Safety Features
Air Bag-Frontal-Driver Yes
Air Bag-Frontal-Passenger Yes
Air Bag-Passenger Switch (On/Off) No
Air Bag-Side Body-Front No
Air Bag-Side Body-Rear No
Air Bag-Side Head-Front No
Air Bag-Side Head-Rear No
Brakes-ABS No
Child Safety Rear Door Locks Yes
Daytime Running Lights No
Traction Control No
Night Vision No
Rollover Protection Bars No
Fog Lamps Yes
Parking Aid No
Tire Pressure Monitor No
Back-Up Camera No
Stability Control No
Other Features Driver & front passenger airbags
Height-adjustable front shoulder belts
3-point safety belts in all seating positions
Upper child seat tether anchors
Rear door child safety locks
Brake/shift interlock
Inside emergency trunk release
Dual-note horn
Height-adjustable front shoulder belts
3-point safety belts in all seating positions
Upper child seat tether anchors
Rear door child safety locks
Brake/shift interlock
Inside emergency trunk release
Dual-note horn
Basic Miles/km 36,000
Basic Years 3
Corrosion Miles/km 100,000
Corrosion Years 5
Drivetrain Miles/km 70,000
Drivetrain Years 7
Roadside Assistance Miles/km 36,000
Roadside Assistance Years 3
Other Specs
Cooling System
Total Cooling System Capacity (qts) 9.4
Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (Primary) 600
Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps) 130
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) NA
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) 2000
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) NA
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) 200
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Bennington man accused of accosting probation officer
BENNINGTON -- A Shepard Street man is facing a felony charge after police said he threatened a probation officer who testified at the sentencing hearing for his cousin.
Cody Davis, 19, pleaded not guilty to obstructing justice, and disorderly conduct. He was released on conditions including he not have contact with Probation and Parole Officer Christopher Brown.
According to an affidavit by Bennington Police Officer James A. Gulley Jr., on Oct. 2 at 3:13 p.m. he was dispatched to the State Office Complex where a group of people was in the parking lot. Two of them were reportedly shouting angrily, and one left in a car upon Gulley's arrival. The other, Davis, walked past Gulley muttering threatening phrases which Gulley wrote were in reference to Brown.
Gulley spoke to employees in the State's Attorney's Office, who had called police, and was told that Davis was in the courtroom at a sentencing hearing for a family member. At the end of it, Davis "stood off against Probation Officer Brown with intentions of assaulting Probation Officer Brown, due to his testimony against his family member."
According to the affidavit, Davis attempted to get past the human wall his other family members had made to keep him away from Brown.
Davis was arrested and told police he knew what he did was wrong, but was emotional over his family member being sent to prison for three years.
Contact Keith Whitcomb Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter @KWhitcombjr.
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We just got home from a visit with Miriam and her husband Phil.
I had picked up an ancient Domestic treadle with most of the bottom, top and most of the coffin, she'd seen over here on CL. She had a couple sewing machines I wanted, and a couple we'd won on GW she picked up for us. So we did a bunch of swapping.
I now have a real purty metallic blue Precision HA-1 / 15 clone for my collection. :D I also got another Kenmore we have to hunt up cams for, it was cheep so we didn't get hurt. A nice blue Sewmor 606 and a metalic silver Sewmor 404. :) :)
She also had a couple of cases she gave me. One was more or less complete except the bottom had been termite fodder, and the other the bottom was OK but the top had come completely unglued. I'll have them fixed in due time. Thanks Miriam.
She's also got two Dressmaker 7000s just like mine. So I took mine over there and compared them all. Mine isn't as bad as I thought because both of hers do the same things mine does. I still have to tinker with the cam follower system. It doesn't fully fill out the patterns. But I'm closer to getting it to cooperate.
We also tried to diagnose what in the world is rattling inside my last Singer 413. Couldn't find it. Since it sews, I'm just gonna sell it and be done with it. ( I hope )
We parted out an old Singer 5 drawer treadle. I got the top part the hinges mount to for my 9W-7 treadle and some screws.
That will come much closer to getting that machine back in it's treadle.
Got some motors to mess with and gave Miriam a genuine J Miller Whacky bag.
It was fairly cold in the shop house so we retired to the back of the house and gobbled up some home made chile. Emmmm, emmm gooood. It hit the spot on this cold brrrrrrrr day.
After that I went over to the blue house and visited with Phil. He showed me all the work he'd been doing on the house.
WOW, I can see the huge amount of work he's already done, and yet he's still got a long way to go. It will be a really nice place when he gets done, that I can see.
On the way to Indy we saw a really nice coyote in the median looking like he'd just woke up, and on the way back just outside of Indy we saw a whole heard of dear down in a field.
All in all we had a great visit and a nice trip.
Joe and Elaine


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Several R&B and hip-hop artists have responded to the news that George Zimmerman was found not guilty Saturday in the death of Trayvon Martin.
Diddy, Russell Simmons, Michelle Williams and Monica are among celebrities who offered prayers for the family of the late 17 year old. "MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO TRAYVON'S FAMILY!!! GOD BLESS THEM!!!!" Diddy wrote in a post on his Twitter page.
Rapper Wale compared the ruling to the 2007 sentencing of NFL star Michael Vick. "Lock a man away for dogfighting (which is wrong) for two years. But u can kill a. Child tho," he wrote in a Twitter post.
Ja Rule, who recently completed a jail sentence for tax evasion and criminal possession of a weapon, said he thought the verdict was unfair. "Wow so a human life don't mean sh-t in America… they gave me 2 years for just having a gun smh," he said via Twitter.
See more reaction below:
— Diddy (@iamdiddy) July 14, 2013
Prayers for the Martin family. ... Only God knows what was on Zimmerman mind but the gun laws and stand your ground laws must change. — Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) July 14, 2013
George Zimmerman no jail time. Plaxico Burress served 2 years for shooting himself. America!
This is the saddest news ever!!! #whatsjustice #pray4theMartinFamily
This is the saddest news ever!!! #whatsjustice #pray4theMartinFamily
— Rihanna (@rihanna) July 14, 2013
— 2Chainz (Tity Boi) (@2ChainzLyrics) July 14, 2013
Lock a man away for dogfighting (which is wrong) for two years . But u can kill a. Child tho. — Wale Folarin (@Wale) July 14, 2013
#riptrayvonmartin Very sad. I just heard about the verdict. We need justice.
— Lil' Kim (@LilKim) July 14, 2013
What are your thoughts? @BarackObama We're allowed to disregard 911 operators, pursue and kill ppl now? But send lauryn hill to jail 4 TAXES — Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 14, 2013
Wow so a human life don't mean shit in America... they gave me 2 years for just having a gun smh #fuckthesystem
— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) July 14, 2013
Praying for his family... http://t.co/9JAOABkHnO — Monica (@MonicaBrown) July 14, 2013
Same sh#t ... Different time ... Same result ...!!!
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Florida Studio Theatre Extends URBAN COWBOYS thru March 31
Florida Studio Theatre's tribute to the toe-tapping sounds that brought Americans to their feet, Urban Cowboys, has been extended until March 31, 2013. The boot-scootin' new revue opened in Florida Studio Theatre's (FST) John C. Court Cabaret on Friday, January 4 at 7:30pm. Tickets for the premiere music revue are now on sale through March 31, 2013 and can be purchased by phone at (941) 366-9000, online at FloridaStudioTheatre.org, or by visiting the Box Office.
Urban Cowboys stands at the intersection of the Wild West and the urban city, exploring the emergence of country music into the mainstream that began in the 1970s and continued into the '80s. Co-creator Rebecca Hopkins says, "I always love putting together the guitar shows, especially the ones with a western swing to them. This show was particularly exciting because we got to explore the music that really brought country into the mainstream. This music is universal and wouldn't be caged by a genre - it crossed the charts." It is a tribute to the evolution of country music led by legendary artists such as Mickey Gilley, George Strait, Dolly Parton, John Denver and Kenny Rogers. Their music forever changed the Nashville Sound of the '50s, which combined the traditional storytelling of country music with big band jazz. Featured performances include "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "The Gambler," "Looking for Love," "Islands in the Stream" and many more crowd-pleasing tunes.
The cast includes returning Florida Studio Theatre performers Eric Scott Anthony, Dominick Cicco, Sarah Jane Mellen and Emily Mikesell - as well Connor Moore who is new to FST's stages. Eric is a Broadway and regional theatre actor who has appeared in the FST cabaret productions Shake, Rattle and Roll and Night Train to Memphis. Dominick is a musician who has played in bands and solo acts, on stage and in operas, as well as in film and television. He also previously appeared at FST in Shake, Rattle and Roll and Night Train to Memphis with Eric, as well as in Outlaws and Angels. Sarah is returning to FST after appearing in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; she has appeared in numerous regional theatre productions and on television. Emily Mikesell appeared in Guitar Girls and Pump Boys and Dinettes and can be heard on the Off-Broadway and original cast recordings of Lone Star Love and Radio Gals. Connor Moore was seen in 2009's New York International Fringe Festival, before spending two summers at Connecticut Repertory Theatre and developing a new play at Urban Stages in New York.
This is director Russ Treyz first time working with FST's cabaret shows, but he has previously directed The Last Romance, Around the World in 80 Days and Measure for Measure for the mainstage. Additionally, he has directed numerous national and regional productions. New York-based Musical Director Brett Schrier has worked on the national tours of Hairspray and 42nd Street, among others. He has also written three of his own musical productions. Lighting Designer Kate DeWall also joins the production team along with Costume Designer Susan Angermann and Sound Engineer Dave Corsello.
Urban Cowboys will be performed in the John C. Court Cabaret through March 31, 2013. The Cabaret opens one hour before curtain for dining, where patrons may enjoy a full dinner menu and bar service. Tickets may be purchased from the FST Box Office in person or by calling (941) 366-9000 or online at floridastudiotheatre.org.
Known as Sarasota's Contemporary Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre was founded in 1973 by Jon Spelman. Starting out as a small touring company, FST traveled to places such as migrant camps and prisons. The company eventually settled down into a permanent home, acquiring the former Woman's Club building - now renamed the Keating Theatre. In the years that followed, Florida Studio Theatre established itself as a major force in American theatre, presenting Contemporary Theatre in its four theatre venues: the Keating Theatre, the Goldstein Cabaret, the renovated Gompertz Theatre and the new John C. Court Cabaret.
Even with its growth, Florida Studio Theatre remains firmly committed to making the arts accessible and affordable to a broad-based audience. Under Richard Hopkins, Artistic Director and CEO, FST develops theatre that speaks to our living, evolving, and dynamically changing world. As FST grows and expands, it continues to provide audiences with challenging, contemporary drama and innovative programs.


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Allow me to preface this by saying that I am not against gun ownership. But this sends a rather peculiar message, don't you think?
An Oklahoma church canceled a controversial gun giveaway for teenagers at a weekend youth conference.
Windsor Hills Baptist had planned to give away a semiautomatic assault rifle until one of the event's organizers was unable to attend.
The church's youth pastor, Bob Ross, said it's a way of trying to encourage young people to attend the event. The church expected hundreds of teenagers from as far away as Canada.
Wha? Gee, what about iPods or XBox360's? Or do you not want kids playing those evil violent video games or listening to that godless rock 'n roll or hip-hop? Yeah, an assault rifle is much better. It's not like a teenager is likely to misuse that.
"I don't want people thinking 'My goodness, we're putting a weapon in the hand of somebody that doesn't respect it who are then going to go out and kill,'" said Ross. "That's not at all what we're trying to do."
Perish the thought. It never crossed my mind.
Ross said the conference isn't all about guns, but rather about teens finding faith.
Okay then, I feel better already! You know, when the Muslims give kids deadly weaponry at a religious function, I think they call it terrorism and it's the kind of thing that makes the sphincters of priviliged white Oklahoman Christian conservatives completely lose their structural integrity. Well, maybe they're just taking precautions for when Obama's elected and he throws a huge party for all his Islamofascist friends on the White House lawn. Must be it.
I suppose if this weren't all happening in the state that gave us the psychotic Sally Kern, it wouldn't have such a shudder factor. I'd say, "Could be worse, could be Texas," but I have a feeling this might be an old Texas tradition…


text: I have just started in on programming using PVM and have run into an odd problem. I have written a C (c99) program that calculates the factorial of a number by calculating parts of the range. I'm using the GMP for dealing with large numbers (I have done this program successfully before using numerous methods including pthreads). The basic way it works for the cluster is that the program starts on a machine, determines the subrange to be calculated for each task and then waits for each process to come back with the answer for it's subrange. The main process then finds the total result of the factorial from multiplying the subrange results back together... Pretty standard... The problem is that after a subrange is calculated by a task the result is put into a character array (null terminated, created from GMP's mpz_getstr()), it is packaged using pvm_pkstr() and sent to the parent. The parent can receive this using pvm_recv(), but as soon as it tries to store this into a character array in the program using pvm_upkstr(), or explore it with pvm_bufinfo(), it segfaults. I've also tried this in a couple of different ways, passing ints, it works, but passing strings (either large or small) results in a segfault. Of my 2 "cluster" learning setup one is running Mac OSX and the other is running Gentoo Linux. It is only the linux box that segfaults, the OSX box finds the answer correctly. The segfault happens whenever the linux box is part of the PVM created cluster, or when PVM is ran alone (no other boxes in the cluster) on the linux box. If anyone has any idea why this is happening, or is only happening on the linux box I would be grateful. Thanks, tech details follow: Gentoo Linux Box: Proc: AMD AthlonXP 1700+ RAM: 512MB. Kernel: 2.4.26-gentoo-r9 PVM: 3.4.5 GMP: 4.1.4 GCC: 3.3.5 Mac OSX: Proc: G4 1GHz RAM: 768MB Kernel: 10.3.8, Mach 7.8.0 PVM: 3.4.5 GMP: 4.1.4 GCC: 3.3 (20030304) Thanks again. Regards, -J Zamor jzamor at gmail.com _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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No plans for next weekend? No problem. The Palo Alto Festival of the Arts is coming to University Avenue Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26.
The streets of downtown Palo Alto will play host to a myriad of tents displaying works by more than 300 different artists and crafters. Festival goers can enjoy the live music that will be pulsating from two different stages (on Waverley and Webster streets) between grabbing a bite to eat or a sip of wine from the numerous food vendors and wine- and beer-tasting booths.
Once more the Italian Street Art Expo will take place on Tasso Street where a company of 50 chalk artists will create colorful, intricate street art to benefit Youth Community Service. Kids can visit their own "art studio," at the corner of University Avenue and Kipling Street, where they can make their own crafts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
As you shuffle between the rows of booths with a taco and glass of wine in tow, consider singling out these three artists:
Tammy Bickel, metal
Tammy Bickel likes longevity. She wants her edgy work to last. An artist who works exclusively with steel, Bickel creates metal sculptures that seamlessly combine the fragility of a flower with the roughness of a recycled piece of scrap metal.
After studying sculpture at a fine arts school in New York, Bickel chose metal as her medium of choice because of its resiliency.
"I had previously worked at a prop agency doing displays," Bickel said. "Everything I made would be destroyed in the next week or so and I wanted to make work that lasted."
After working as a metal sculptor for more than 15 years and moving to San Francisco, Bickel became inspired by California's natural beauty. Combining her love for the urban grittiness of New York and the natural beauty of her new state, she began to create sculptures of natural subjects in hard, rough metal.
"I was inspired by the rawness of the sculpture. I like to play off of the delicacy of natural things and capture them in a harder medium."
Each piece Bickel creates starts out as either a piece of sheet steel or fragments of old scrap metal. After heating the material and cutting it into sheets with oxyacetylene torches, Bickel focuses on creating the shapes she wants and softening the rigidity of the steel. Since most of her pieces are large, Bickel then creates heavy, strong bases to support her work.
Her favorite sculpture she has ever created is a series of steel roses, each 6 feet tall. She fondly remembers the challenge the project posed.
"I was really excited by the challenge of trying to mimic the natural softness and layers of the flower's petals," Bickel said. "I really wanted to portray the flower's delicacy and fragility."
Charles Cobb, wood
Characterized by interesting, colorful woods and sinuous shapes combined with functionality and artistry, Charles Cobb's work begs not to simply fall under the umbrella of "furniture." A dining table created by Cobb is at once both useful and visually pleasing.
Driven by the principle that furniture does not have to look and feel boxy, he considers himself an amalgam of an artist and a craftsman.
Cobb enjoys his freedom of choice within his chosen medium, especially the wide variety of materials he can use.
"As a woodworker, I have a variety of woods to work with," he said. "It's interesting because I'm starting out with something that's beautiful to begin with and hoping not to mess it up." Lately he has favored African padauk in his work, though he also uses veneers for their superior look and sustainability.
Though he took shop class in grade school, Cobb's artistic talents are a result of his self-teaching. He learned by reading every book he could find and through trial and error. Cobb always knew he wanted to pursue art because it was the only thing that seemed completely natural to him.
However, his woodworking career took off more or less by accident. One day, Cobb made his wife a full-length mirror for display in their new home.
"People came over to see it and told me that it was really good," Cobb said. "I thought it was an interesting prospect."
Inspired, Cobb pursued creating larger furniture more seriously. According to Cobb, it is necessarily to prove to clients that you are not just a whittler by showcasing craftsmanship on large pieces.
"Nowadays, I'm doing smaller functional sculpture because it's easier to get in and out of shows," Cobb said from his Santa Rosa studio. "It's just too hard to bring a dining room table into a show for me."
"One time I crafted a large cabinet that was supposed to look like a redwood tree and a handrail with bookends and bookworms leading up to someone's library," Cobb said. "Those were interesting commissions."
Jeannine Niehaus, ceramics
Jeannine Niehaus had known she wanted to be an artist from the minute she stepped into a local artist's studio to have a portrait painted. Posing alongside her brother, Niehaus was struck by how cool it was to have a studio in one's home.
Bitten by the artistic bug, Niehaus experimented in nearly every media before settling on pottery.
"I really like the tactile-ness of clay because it lends itself to so many things," Niehaus said from her Santa Cruz home. "I was inspired by a fantastic ceramics teacher in college and I was just more into working in 3D than in 2D."
In her work, Niehaus employs a Japonesque style that employs strong lines and curves. She creates vases, table wear and spheres adorned with winding flowers such as wisteria, cherry blossom and dogwood.
Heavily influenced by nature, Niehaus uses flowers as a motif in her work. She depicts plants exclusively because she likes the fluidity they allow her when she decorates.
"I like my work to be asymmetrical, to have decorations wind around." Niehaus said. "A lot of plants wind and help make the piece pleasing from all sides. They also can fit onto both big and small pieces."
Though Niehaus's favorite pieces are her Wisteria vases and she has found success selling her flower-themed pieces, she has also filled an unexpected void in the ceramics world by creating mushroom-like cups.
A member of the Fungus Federation and an avid mushroom farmer from a young age, Niehaus was asked by the organization to participate in an annual festival. For the event, she created cups with lids that look like mushrooms. The sales took off and they are still sold in several stores in the area.
"It's this random thing that I did that I never thought would take off," she said. "I now have this bizarre niche market of fungus things."
Each piece Niehaus creates is a labor of love and involves and extensive process. Niehaus hand-throws her work on a potter's wheel, trimming and finishing along the way. The piece is covered in plastic preceding decoration with colored slips. The piece is then thrown again, decorated and allowed to dry before being fired in the kiln.
What: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26
Where: University Avenue, Palo Alto, between High and Webster streets
Parking: Free parking is within several blocks of University Avenue, but attendees are encouraged to use public transportation. Free bicycle parking will be available at the Union bank parking lot on Waverley Street.
Info: 650-324-3121, Palo Alto Festival of the Arts. Dogs are discouraged.


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It's a weird feeling yet oddly liberating isn't it? :) I've done that drive before and it's easy all the way into Nebraska/the Dakotas...and then it gets dull for about 1200 miles. Twin falls Idaho makes for a scenic pitstop/lunch and western Washington is cool in spots. Wish I could ride shotgun as I'm dead bored and homesick these days....a roadtrip is always good for what ails ya. Take pictures! :)
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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' started by Neroon, Aug 20, 2007.
I guess Hollywood is tough on the young and vulnerable
But she's okay now, that's what's important.
Every time I watch through Babylon 5, I'm glued to it for the first four seasons then don't make it through the fifth.
The fifth season of Babylon 5 was kind of like the eighth season of DS9, where they continued the random unresolved threads after the resolution of the Dominion war, without Sisko or Odo, and with Worf taking on a diminished role and a new captain who was never strongly defined as a character.
Oh wait, they didn't do that, because they're smart.
The Ori seasons of Stargate sucked too.
While the first part of the season is uneven, to not watch the end of the Londo/G'Kar arc is to really shortchange yourself. Me, I love the stand-alones that we wouldn't have gotten without a fifth season, too.
Season 5 was full of huge stories.
G'Kar and Londo.
OH the sadness of the finale
The random threads that have been building for five seasons?
If you skip her episodes I suppose...
They did, sort of, although both Odo and Sisko do return eventually. Unfortunately editorial changes at Pocket Books have caused some hiccups in what used to be a fantastic developing story.
The first part of the fifth season is a bit duff, but there's always Day of the Dead, and of course the final arc of episodes is as good as anything that's come before it IMO. Sleeping in Light even now remains one of my favourite hours of television of all time.
I never did get around to watching Babylon 5, but I have some time now so I think I'll start. How much interest would there be if I did a watch thread over on the sci-fi board?
There's always interest in B5 First Watch threads, the more the merrier
I'm always being tempted to rewatch it, go for it.
I really liked B5 and feel that it was an excellent show. That said, if I had to pick between B5 and DS9, I'd choose the latter.
B5, while mostly great, was a little cheesy at times.
The whole "ZAAH HAH DOOM!" thing was a bit silly, and the Vorlons were about as impressive as a prop from an Ed Wood movie. In terms of production values, the show looked like 1980s-era Dr. Who. BG came out only a few years later, and think about how much better it looked by comparison.
And Zima?
All complaining aside, it was a great show with a great cast and it had some some real compelling stories.
Love, love, love Babylon 5. It's one of my absolute favourite shows along with DS9.
I prefer B5's ambition and tendency for experimentation but I'd also say that generally DS9 is better at execution. The Dominion War felt like an actual long-term war whereas the Shadow War seemed to amount to two brief skirmishes.
Basically everything Kosh EVER said is my favorite quote. LOL
Picture a Vorlon and a Breen in the same room. They make similar noises, but Kosh's are more musical. The Breen sound like Transformers transforming every time they talk, but it's still an interesting yet alien noise.
If Sisko was going off on Kosh, telling him the Vorlons need to get off their Encounter suited butts and do something, would Sisko have punched Kosh, like he did Q?
Kosh: Sheridan never hit me
I'd be interested to see where he'd choose to punch
Favorite Quote:
"I only signed onto "Babylon 5" because I had heard they already cast all the roles for "Deep Space Nine." God, anybody who was looking to be somebody was more than willing to sell their mother to be a part of "DS9!" I settled for "Babylon 5" because they promised me free pretzels. By-the-way, still waiting on the pretzels thank-you-very-much!" - Bruce Boxleitner (Mirror Universe)
I'm glad we got Sheridan out of him and not some Federation besotted Captain. Much more interesting.
During our re-re-re-watch of B5, I really noticed for the first time how rushed season 4 is at times. I mean, I noticed it a bit before, but there were times I felt as if I missed an episode or two, with thing moving ahead so fast some things felt to rushed. Like Garibaldi's situation.
Still loving it though.
Well S4 of B5 is a bit rushed due to it not being picked up for a fifth season at that time., so the arcs had to be condesed a tad.
I don't follow how Garibaldi's situation feels like that. There are quite a few episodes about it and that thread goes through most of the fourth season (with some followup in season five).
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To fight the never-ending battle of people under the legal age limit consuming alcohol, more and more cities and counties throughout the nation have passed ordinances to give law enforcement the OK to invite themselves to a party where teens may possibly be enjoying spirits.
In cities and counties that have enacted such ordinances, law enforcement or judicial representatives have told the media these laws have become an important tool in the fight against underage drinking.
Some ordinances require residents to pay civil fines that don't take up time and personnel in criminal courtroom cases. In some cases, law enforcement has the power to cite repeat offenders, or if a number of underage drinkers can be identified during parties.
If police are responding to a residence on a noise complaint or disturbing the peace, and underage drinking is taking place, the fines range from $500 to $2,500.
Would such an ordinance work in our communities?
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The above-mentioned report urged cities and counties to "hold adults accountable for underage drinking parties." Prior to consideration, any ordinance of this type should be heavily researched and analyzed by our elected officials. Parents and citizens should also talk with their children and community leaders about what effects laws of this magnitude would have.
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A report issued by the DPD stated the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but Jenkins, driving a black Ford Mustang, sped up instead.
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The last time Barry Bonds stood in a batter's box it was 2007. Now, as 2010 approaches, the former Giants slugger is finally admitting what everyone else has known all along: He and baseball are through.
Bonds seemed to be the last one to face that reality.
Over the past two years, he has repeatedly said he is not and will not retire. He took to the field at AT&T Park in 2008 at a game honoring former players and was quick to promise the fans he "would be back," even though most knew he would not.
Chronicle writer John Shea broke the story Wednesday, citing Bonds' agent:
"It's two years since he played his last game, and if there was any chance he'd be back in a major-league uniform, it would have happened by now," agent Jeff Borris told The Chronicle. "When 2008 came around, I couldn't get him a job. When 2009 came around, I couldn't get him a job. Now, 2010 ... I'd say it's nearly impossible. It's an unfortunate ending to a storied career."
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The strategic governing team of Illinois' Community Consolidated School District 181 spent two days together in an intensive "strategic work session" last spring. Employing 10 different breakout groups over the course of the session, the team of school board members, superintendent, and senior administrators brainstormed about the district's values and vision statements; assessed internal strengths and weaknesses; identified important national, state, and local conditions and trends; and identified potential changes needed to address what appeared to be critical issues facing the district.
The board's planning and development committee, which designed and hosted the work session, added spice to the already rich strategic planning stew by inviting a number of external organizations to participate. Those who accepted the invitation, including the executive director of the Hinsdale Center for the Arts, the vice president of the Clarendon Hills Park Board, the president of the Village of Hinsdale, and the superintendent of neighboring High School District 86, helped make the session a more powerful strategic planning event.
"Not only did the stakeholder representatives add valuable experience, expertise, and knowledge to our deliberations, they also got to know our district much better, so friend-building was an important outcome," a CCSD 181 board member said afterward.
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North Adams: Methodist church to hold holiday bazaar
New Hope United Methodist Church will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Masonic Temple, 172 Church St.
Profits from this year's bazaar will go to Berkshire Food Project, local fuel assistance, and to Church World Service which sends cleaning kits, school kits, and baby kits to those in underprivileged areas or areas hard-hit by disasters.
The bazaar will feature a luncheon, bake sale, handmade crafts, and attic treasures. There will also be a holiday grab bag, kid's grab bag, and silent auction featuring gift certificates and items from many local businesses.
The youth of the church will be selling maple products from Ioka Valley Farm and Rada products. Profits from these sales will go to the Camp Scholarship Fund.
Admission is free and all are welcome. The Masonic Temple is handicap accessible through the rear door off the parking lot.
Information: Jeanne Moulthrop at (413) 663-3630 or visit www.new-hopeumc.org.
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Johnson challenged to find work for bench players
By Tom Schad and Andrew Simon / MLB.com
WASHINGTON -- Early in the season, the Nationals are enjoying good health and plenty of off-days, which means that getting work for the team's bench could be a challenge for manager Davey Johnson.
"The tough thing is when you have a couple of young players on the bench with Tyler Moore, [Steve Lombardozzi]," Johnson said. "That's the tough thing, because they're used to playing every day.
"With a lot of off-days early, especially with the makeup of this ballclub, nobody wants to come out of the lineup."
Infielder Chad Tracy and outfielder Roger Bernadina have more experience in bench roles. Lombardozzi and Moore both were rookies last season, and Lombardozzi -- a utility man -- started 83 games and topped 400 plate appearances as he filled in for various injured players.
Johnson will use double switches, among other tactics, to find extra at-bats for his reserves. But so long as the Nationals stay healthy, he expects to be dealing with the issue all season.
Clippard, Storen share living space and bullpen roles
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When the Nationals signed Rafael Soriano to be their closer in the offseason, their focus shifted from the ninth inning to the eighth, where Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen would presumably split the role of setup man.
Clippard got his first crack at the eighth inning on Monday in the team's 2-0 win over the Marlins, during which he pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout and one walk. Storen answered with a scoreless eighth of his own on Wednesday night in the Nationals' 3-0 win over the Marlins. He also had one strikeout.
Before Wednesday's game, manager Davey Johnson further clarified the roles and how the bullpen is shaping up as a whole.
"Depending on the rotation, Storen's probably my backup closer, with Clip right there," Johnson said. "But basically, I like to divide the pen into A and B pens. So, like today, I'll lean more toward setting up with Storen, even with [Tuesday's] off-day.
"I like [having] a couple of long men. ... I sleep better at night in case something happens; a guy's warming up or something and gets injured, exits early or a line drive [comes] back at him. The long men are invaluable; they're kind of my security blanket."
Clippard and Storen split time last season as the team's closer. With Storen recovering from elbow surgery for much of the year, Clippard stepped in and had 32 saves. In the postseason, Storen saved Game 1 of the National League Division Series, against the Cardinals, and blew a save in Game 5.
The two right-handers, who are also close friends and roommates, said there's no eighth-inning job to be won. Both are prepared to pitch big innings and get big outs whenever they're called upon to do so.
"If I'm pitching the seventh and Drew's pitching the eighth, that doesn't mean he has a better job than me," Clippard said. "That's just not how it goes. You're getting outs in important innings regardless of whatever inning you're pitching, and that's how I see it."
Added Storen: "It's no different than what we've done before. Regardless of the situation, we know it's a big spot."
The ninth inning, however, still is Soriano's territory, and he's picked up saves in each of his first two games this season. Johnson is prepared to send Soriano out on consecutive days without hesitation, at least until he gets a better feel for the closer.
But should anything happen to Soriano, Clippard and Storen will be more than ready to fill in.
"I'm a reliever," Clippard said. "In that role you just keep an open mind, and whenever the phone rings, you've got to be ready."
When it comes to pitchers, Harper a quick study
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Left fielder Bryce Harper followed his two-homer performance in the season opener with another two-hit game in a 3-0 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night.
With those two hits -- a single in the first inning and a double in the eighth -- Harper has hit safely in 11 straight regular-season games dating back to last season, the longest streak of his career. He's also had seven multihit games during that span.
Part of the reason for this success is his ability to observe and analyze opposing starting pitchers. After going 4-for-14 against Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco in 2012, Harper took him deep twice. Both home runs came on offspeed pitches, a slider and a curveball.
Harper went 1-for-2 on Wednesday against Marlins starter Kevin Slowey, whom he had never faced. He also doubled off reliever A.J. Ramos, who hit Harper in their only previous meeting.
"As I've seen him mature from last year to this year, I think he's learned not only more about the competition that he's facing but he's learning more about himself," hitting coach Rick Eckstein said. "He learns what he needs to do and what he needs to focus on and how he processes that information, and uses it for his advantage."
Harper didn't look at any film on Nolasco before Monday's game, but once again he showed a knack for figuring out pitchers over time. In his first and second plate appearances against starting pitchers in 2012, he hit .282 and .278, respectively. In his third and fourth times against the same pitcher, he hit .321 and .375.
"He's unbelievable," shortstop Ian Desmond said. "We all know. I've already used all the adjectives [to describe him]."
Catcher shuffle: Suzuki, Ramos swap starts
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Wilson Ramos caught the season opener on Monday, and Kurt Suzuki was behind the plate for the team's second game, on Wednesday night against the Marlins. That pattern could continue for a while, with manager Davey Johnson reiterating his plan to switch between the two.
"I've kind of mapped it out to them and told them they're going to just alternate early on," Johnson said. "That's a tribute, because I like them both. They're both great catchers, they both handle the staff very well, both bring a lot to the table. And especially with [Ramos], he's had a great spring coming back from that injury. This also gives him a little more time to regroup between starts."
Ramos, who sustained a season-ending knee injury last May, went 1-for-2 with a walk in Monday's 2-0 win over the Marlins. The 25-year-old hit .267/.334/.445 with 15 home runs as the regular catcher in 2011.
Suzuki was Oakland's primary backstop from 2008 until last Aug. 3, when he was traded to Washington. With Ramos hurt, he played every day and hit .267/.321/.404 with five home runs in 43 games. Now he will have to adjust to sharing time.
"You catch bullpens, do whatever you can do to stay in shape, hit extra," Suzuki said. "There's things you can do. It's obviously not the same as going out there in game situations, but there's ways you can stay sharp."
Suzuki handled his former A's teammate Gio Gonzalez on Wednesday, but Johnson suggested that he won't hold firm to keeping certain catchers with certain pitchers.
When he's not in the lineup, Suzuki plans to catch in the bullpen, not only to prevent rust but to get used to receiving the entire staff. During games he can watch hitters, paying attention to their tendencies and stashing information for future use.
His attitude about the situation is decidedly upbeat.
"Both of us deserve to play every day," Suzuki said. "Ramos is a great No. 1 catcher. I think we team up well together. I think we can both complement each other really well, and to keep us both healthy for the full season is what's important, and to help the team win ballgames. Whether I'm catching or Ramos is catching, there's always going to be ways we can help the ballclub win."
Worth noting
• Manager Davey Johnson said that center fielder Denard Span will have "pretty much a green light" on the basepaths, although he believes the team is too good offensively to be overaggressive with their legs. Span stole 17 bases last season and is 90-for-118 for his career.
"We're going to pick pitches to run on, stuff like that," Johnson said. "We don't want to give up outs."
Span, who went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks on Wednesday, attempted his first steal of the season in the fifth inning but was caught on a perfect throw from Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo.
• Zach Duke said on Wednesday that he doesn't feel any additional pressure as the only southpaw in the bullpen.
"I hope there's some expectation there," Duke said. "I don't really see it as pressure -- I see it as opportunity."
• Johnson said the team had some trouble with the heating system in the dugout prior to Wednesday night's game, which had a first-pitch temperature of 45 degrees.
The heater was out of propane, and after it was refueled, hitting coach Rick Eckstein "almost caught on fire."
"They didn't have the heater on down there, and then we tried to turn it on, and there's no propane," Johnson said. "And then our hitting coach almost caught on fire. ... He went down there and started talking to one of the hitters that was sitting close to the fire and he was standing close to the fire. It just fried [him]. His pant leg's all burnt out."
• Catcher Kurt Suzuki said after Wednesday night's game that his hit-by-pitch in the second inning did not actually happen.
The pitch by Marlins starter Kevin Slowey was up and in, and it appeared to graze Suzuki's chest and shoulder. Suzuki took a minute to collect himself before jogging to first base.
"It didn't hit me. I already told the umpire, so you guys can say that," Suzuki said. "He asked me. I said, 'No, it didn't hit me.' It kind of scared me. ... That was a little too close for comfort though, that's for sure."
Tom Schad and Andrew Simon are reporters for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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