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Well, just use a green one on July 12th, to even things up...
It won't have escaped the attention of our US readers that El Reg Stateside today features an orange masthead - part of a temporary sponsored makeover. Well, it's fair to say that the Strategy Boutique could have brainstormed that one bit more thoroughly. One reader was moved to protest: "Why are you insulting millions of …
Well, just use a green one on July 12th, to even things up...
Insulted by a colour? softies.
it's an entire mobile phone network
If you get offended by colours, please seek help.
simple mistake, no need to eject from pram
all done
...as an American
Shoretel will understand, won't they?
You are,after all, insulting millions of non-catholics by putting a shamrock at the top o'the page.
... that St. Patrick's day, to the Irish Catholics at least, required websites to run green decor.
Are the colorblind Irish Catholics upset, too?
...about the masthead being orange specifically, on a day associated with Ireland. You may have heard of some political issues with Northern Ireland? Orangemen? Yeah, there you go...
A bit of an overreaction regardless, given that it's obviously a sponsorship thing, but it's not quite as bad as if they were merely complaining about the lack of green.
Not so much should be green, more shouldn't be orange.
Orange is the other lot up north, and would make you about as popular as a hooded Klans man on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Try article 7:
The national flag is the tricolour of green, white and orange.
That's green for catholics, orange for protestants and white for peace between them.
They happen to be EXTREMELY POPULAR with the crowds in the South Eastern USA
Everyone wants to have a peice of them and bash them .. so do like the rest of us ..
take your place in the waiting line ; )
I do believe this says more about the people complaining than it does about you El Reg.
Nice. Especially considering St Patrick's day in America is about as Irish as popcorn.
Americans, on St. Patrick's day, drink till we fall over. What more do you want??
St. Pats in America -- wasn't that last Saturday?
There are few things as irritating as Americans banging on about how "Irish" they are when they have never been there, and couldn't find the place on a feckin' map.
wait... there's a US site?
There was a .com mirror. Whenever I try it now, I'm redirected to .co.uk
what happened to the US mirror?
As an Catholic Oirish person , can I say that If the banner had had a couple of Union Flags on, it flanked by a pair of hooded gits with AK47's and a big message saying 'Prods rule, feck the Taigs' on it then yes, definitely grounds for complaining.
Otherwise no, stop whining and neck some green stuff.
"wait, there's a US Site?"
Yes, it's a dumbed down version of the UK one!
"If the banner had had a couple of Union Flags on, it flanked by a pair of hooded gits with AK47's and a big message saying 'Prods rule, feck the Taigs' on it then yes, definitely grounds for complaining."
...now everyone else in this presentation is staring at me wondering why I am giggling like a fool.
Same TLD, different Data center. From what I can tell El Reg has two DCs, one in San Fransisco and one in the UK, a simple trick with DNS.
"Why are you insulting millions of Irish Catholics on St. Patrick's Day?"
And it's depsite that attitude that the peace process in Northern Ireland rolls on.
Though surely Irish readers of El Reg get the UK version? How many millions of Irish are working in the US these days. Or do they mean catholics of Irish descent?
"Thanks for going 'Orange' on St. Patrick's Day. If you thought this was funny, you are wrong. Now I know you aren't the kind of people I want to do business with."
What a dick.
...is clearly not orange.
The dickage quotient is awesome.
But why is El Reg taking any notice of such dickage? Why would anyone?
Feck, I'm even wondering why I'm reading these comments.
... trying to hold back the rest of the world since 6000 B.C.
Seriously, don't these morons have anything better to do, like setting aside their issues with the other party over there about how to interpret one book, before they start being all moralistic against El Reg?
I'd reserve judgement until you get complaints from actual Irish.
Or perhaps we should complain that the normal El Reg masthead is red, the colour of the Republican party in the USA, and therefore an insult to the democratic movement worldwide?
that makes you American, not Irish.
i'm an Everton fan and i'm absolutely sickened by the Register's use of the colour red (the colour of our rivals Liverpool) on Everton match days. I can't believe you are so brazenly insulting thousands and thousands of Everton fans like this. You foul, disgusting, heartless scum are clearly not the kind of people I want to do business with.
That's OK, the BBC are doing it right now, too.
The copycats.
Opps? Take away his Guinness and make him drink Miller Lite... That should teach him.
At least the Miller has a bit of flavour though.
"At least the Miller has a bit of flavour though."
Yeah, tastes like horse piss
What does south african beer have to do with this?
As Paris would say, 'What's a conspiracy?'.
I think its an insult to all us Britons after the defeat of Boudica's army by the Roman Empire!
Not only that, but here in the land of hope and glory, the Reg colours of Red, White and Black are the flag colours of the Nazis!
Shame on you all at The Reg. How dare you insult all us Britons!. You should all be made to sing land of hope and glory every morning for your crimes against so many of us!
... or maybe ... just maybe ... its simply a colour and people should get over the past rivalries. (I don't mean forget the past as there are very important lessons to be learned from the past, but learning which colours to label as the enemy is focusing totally on the wrong lessons of history!).
Actually I'm not sure there's any firm evidence for the Romans having a 'state' colour. They used red a lot in the military, I seem to think; although I'm not sure what the source for that is. And I know that purple was quite important - being such an expensive colour it tended to get used a lot by those seeking to 'keep up appearances'; senators, consuls and the like. And rich merchants to show they were doing well. In the badly named imperial period, it was the colour of the 'emperor', and since he represented the state I suppose we could say purple is the 'Roman colour'...
(It's interesting you mention the Nazis in the same post, though: it's a point of annoyance for me - note 'annoyance' rather than 'deep melodramatic offence' - that we continue to allow the Nazis a small victory in that they still retain claim over certain imagery that rightly belongs to others, such as the swastika and all the symbolism they stole from Rome. I'd like to see them deprived even of that little win, and all these symbols reclaimed for proper, legitimate use.)
But getting to the actual point: you're absolutely right in saying people should get over it. If people wouldn't get so ridiculously hung up over such trivia, then the various 'peace processes' of the world might have a slim chance of success. But if you've got a bunch of remote Americans getting hot under the collar because of something as nonsensically nothingy as this, then the ill-feeling is going to be kept alive far beyond its time - even if those keeping it alive don't really understand what it's all about, but just know that "it's what we've always done" (and gods, how many times have we seen that as the sole driver of continuing conflict?).
Perhaps one day we - the so-called 'developed world' - will learn to cope with the *extreme stress* of there being other people in the world with opinions and preferences that might differ from our own. Maybe then we'll all calm down a little and actually become civilised.
Cos, like, we won the Cold War yet still the commie banner of flug flutters proudly from your past.
You are disrespecting all the millions of people who didn't die fighting.
I meant "blood", obviously.
And I'm not insulted. Guess I'm just the bigger person then those whining maggots.
..that you're actually Irish, and not some insecure, bullying American.
...you could have made out its a Dutch public day of celebration for the Dutch Royal Family!
So how come no St.Paddys day UK re-bannering? I suppose you don't get any emerald isle people in the UK do you? I am, in fact, one!
Queen's day is the height of oranginess in Holland --- the last queen's birthday.
whatever. we also apologise to the black population for the usage of black type and we apologise to the white supremacists for the use of the white background, anyone else?
grow a pair, El Reg.
Just wait until they see the last third of the Irish national flag.
Icon toss-up between the troll (or is it a leprechaun?) and Paris over which was more orange.
I bet all the complaints came from the US. As a *real* Irish Catholic may I tell the Reg that I don't care at all.
So forgive the reg, don't wine about it.
I plan on crying in my green beer over it.


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The Williams Family Jamboree will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, located 21⁄2 miles north of Dover on State Highway 7.
Singers are welcome to participate and bring music. For more information, call 331-2314.
Marines Corps League to meet Monday
The Lake Dardanelle Detachment No. 1310 of the Marine Corps League will conduct its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at 411 N. Phoenix Ave. in Russellville.
The league is open to all honorably discharged Marines and FMF Navy corpsmen. For more information, call Bert Page at 857-9004.
Pool passes half-price
Pool passes will be sold at half price beginning Monday. For more information, call the Hughes Community Center at 968-1272.
Election Commission to meet Tuesday
The Pope County Election Commission will meet Tuesday following the 2012 school board election ballot draw at 1:30 p.m.
Both the ballot drawing and the commissioners meeting will be at Election Headquarters, 1509 E. Main St., Ste. 7 in Russellville and are open to the public.
Two Rivers registration dates
Two Rivers High School registration for the 2012-13 school year will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as follows — July 24 for 12th- and 11th-grade students, July 25 for 10th- and 9th-grade students, and July 26 for 8th- and 7th-grade students and new students.
Friends of Holla Bend to host pageant
The Friends of Holla Bend will host the first annual Mr. and Miss Holla Bend pageant on July 28 at the Yell County Wildlife Federation Building in Dardanelle.
Check in will begin at 1 p.m. with the pageant beginning at 2 p.m. The pageant is open to all boys ages 0-3 and 4-up and girls ages 0-12 months, 13-23 months, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15 and 16-20 years.
Entry forms are available at Ann and Mikes, Formal Affairs, both in Russellville, and Dardanelle Chamber of Commerce.
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The pageant is sponsored by the Friends of Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge organization as a fundraiser and all proceeds will go to benefit group projects.
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Kinder concert to be July 30
The Pope County Library will sponsor a kinder concert at 2 p.m. July 30 in the Hughes Community Center gymnasium. You must be present to win door prizes.
Business Expo provides local shopping
The ninth annual River Valley Business Expo will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8 in Tucker Coliseum on the Arkansas Tech University campus. The expo is produced by the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce.
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CARSON, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy opened preseason training camp on Monday and while the status of Landon Donovan may be garnering most of the interest, below are a few notes from LA's first day of preseason.
*Bruce Arena opened preseason on Monday that consisted of many from the roster including goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini and U.S. national team camp invitees Omar Gonzalez and A.J. DeLaGarza. The two defenders stepped away from U.S. camp briefly to attend the meeting and meet their new teammates.
*Sixteen players participated on the club's on the field training on Monday that consisted entirely of fitness drills. Kofi Opare, Kenney Walker, and Cudicini were at The HDC, but spent the session downstairs.
*Several players were absent for various reasons: Robbie Keane (training with Tottenham Hotspur), Mike Magee (recovering from wisdom teeth removal), Todd Dunivant (finishing up his honeymoon and is expected to return on Tuesday), Oscar Sorto and Jose Villarreal (with U.S. Under-20's), Donovan (extended break), DeLaGarza and Gonzalez (with U.S. national team),
*Among the absent was Brazilian midfielder Juninho, who is awaiting his visa and is expected in camp by the end of the week or the beginning of next.
*According to LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena, the Galaxy are hopeful that they will have goalkeeper William Hesmer in camp. Hesmer was selected in stage two of the MLS Re-Entry Draft.
*There were several number changes with the team: Bryan Gaul will don No. 17 after wearing 35 last year. Carlo Cudicini has taken over No.1 from Brian Rowe who will now wear No. 12. Meanwhile midfielder Colin Clark will wear No. 11.
*Former LA Galaxy midfielder Kyle Nakazawa, who was expected to enter camp as a non-roster invitee has elected to retire. Nakazawa missed much of the 2012 season due to back spasms.
*LA will be training at The Home Depot Center throughout the preseason. Arena expected the Galaxy to play in eight exhibition or practice games. The first will be a match against the United States Under-17 national team on Feb. 1.


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+ Woods works the crowd at RCAD
There's always something (or someone) putting a spell over the staff and students at Ringling College of Art and Design.
Last week it was James Woods, who worked the crowd with the gracious charm of a veteran movie star, belying any resemblance to the seedy characters he's famous for playing.
On Jan. 10, the 64-year-old actor hosted a Q&A session at the college following a screening of his 1986 film, "Salvador," for which he was nominated for best actor.
Prior to being engulfed by photographers and fans, Woods took a few minutes to chat with me about his time in Sarasota. It turns out this wasn't his first trip to the area. The actor has cousins in Bradenton (don't we all?) and has been shooting an A&E miniseries in Orlando.
Woods, a character actor who has lent his distinctive voice to animated features such as "Hercules," "Stuart Little 2" and "Surf's Up," was blown away by the college's animation department and the talent of the student body.
"I was surprised by how sophisticated their work is," Woods says. "These guys will be able to step right into the professional world without a problem, which isn't always the case when you go to college. It can be a shock. It's like playing college football and then going to play for Green Bay. Good luck with that."
The actor is the first of several Hollywood hitters scheduled to participate in this year's Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab at Ringling College.
Look for Elijah Wood next week. He's scheduled to pay a visit Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 to the campus, where he's sure to be bombarded by Middle Earth groupies.
+ José Carreño pulls double duty as tour guide
Throw me my fanny pack and passport. This is a sightseeing tour I can get behind!
In April, José Manuel Carreño (together with Carreño Dance Festival president and CEO Robert de Warren) will lead a tour of Cuba that includes five nights in Old Havana, landmark-hopping, rehearsals, classes and performances at the National Ballet of Cuba, a performance by the Conjunto Folklorico de Regla and what is sure to be the trip highlight — Carreño dancing with the Ballet Español de Cuba.
Registration is open now through Jan. 31, so book your spot now. The trip runs April 14 to April 21. For prices and more information, visit carrenodancefestival.com.
+ Sarasota Film Fest flashes new logo
Lucky for digital illustrator Vince Fraser, the Sarasota Film Festival loves otherworldly digital babes.
The London-based artist has landed the SFF logo contract for the third year in a row.
This year he created a side view of a female face rendered in aqua and purple — a nod, says Fraser, to Sarasota's sunsets and Gulf waters and this year's "See Things Differently" campaign.
In addition to unveiling the event's signature graphic, festival organizers announced plans to host a free Town Hall-style meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 8 to discuss SFF's 2012 programming.
The festival runs April 13 to April 22. The movie lineup will be available March 19 at sarasotafilmfestival.com.
'Celebrate Circus': Grab your kids and your camera for a colorful afternoon of circus-themed obstacle courses, crafts, music and games at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. "Celebrate Circus" runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, and includes the grand opening of the expanded Tibbals Learning Center. Admission is free for children 17 and under with paid adult admission. For more information, call 359-5700 or visit ringling.org.
'Yentl': This isn't Barbra Streisand's "Yentl." With music by quirky singer/songwriter Jill Sobule and direction by Gordon Greenberg ("Working" and Barnum"), this version of "Yentl" at the Asolo Repertory Theatre has all the familiar women's lib themes plus a fresh sound courtesy of a klezmer/folk rock band. The show runs Jan. 20 through April 26. For more information, call 351-8000 or visit asolorep.org.


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Hey Fellow Beemers,
I would first like to say thank you to the nearly 100 folks who have e-mailed me to find out if there was any help needed here in Alabama for any of our members. The BMW family is the greatest.
I can report that as of this time, non of our members lost property, their lives, or were hurt. There were some who had some damage and some clean up, but nothing catastrophic. Even our members in the Tuscaloosa area that was the hardest hit. I will qualify that with the fact that I have not been able to get in touch with EVERYONE, as we have a huge club, but I do think that by now I might have had some word if someone was in dire need.
As for the Great Chicken Rally upcoming (May 26th thru 29th), the rally site is in fine shape. I spoke with them and they only had lost power for 5 days, but the campground itself is fine, and the rally is on as scheduled without an hiccups.
We look forward to putting on our 23rd annual rally , and it's also our club's 40th anniversary year so we plan to have a great time.
This year's bike raffle is for a 211 G650 GS so if you aren't able to attend, you can get info on the rally and/or tickets at www.bmwmoal.org (please add the L in there because if you don't you get the National MOA website). You can also contact me at email@example.com
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Following one minute speeches, the House is expected to consider the bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules. At approximately 5:15 p.m., the House will consider H.Res. 697. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Members are advised that a second series of votes is expected at approximately 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. tonight.
Suspensions (15 Bills)
- H.R. 4850 – Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act – (Rep. Aderholt – Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 5625 – Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act (Rep. Murphy (CT) – Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 5889 – Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012, as amended (Rep. Smith (TX) – Judiciary)
- H.R. 4223 – Safe Doses Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner – Judiciary)
- H.R. 4018 – Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012, as amended (Rep. Fitzpatrick – Judiciary)
- H.R. 3501 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the "SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office" (Rep. Stutzman – Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.R. 3412 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the "Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building" (Rep. Boustany – Oversight and Government Reform)
H.R. 3772 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the "First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building"
(Rep. Thompson (MS) – Oversight and Government Reform)
H.R. 3276 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2810 East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the "Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building
(Rep. Castor – Oversight and Government Reform)
- Senate Amendment to H.R. 2297 – To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes (Rep. Norton – Oversight and Government Reform)
H.R. 4251 – Securing Maritime Activities through Risk–based Targeting for Port Security Act
(Rep. Miller (MI) – Homeland Security)
- H.R. 4005 – GAPS Act (Rep. Hahn – Homeland Security)
- H.R. 1447 – Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2011 (Rep. Thompson (MS) – Homeland Security)
- H.R. 5843 – To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility (Rep. Lungren – Homeland Security)
- H.R. 3173 – To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in–person visit to a designated enrollment center (Rep. Scalise – Homeland Security)
H.Res. 697 – Rule providing for consideration of both H.R. 5973 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 and H.R. 5972 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (One Hour of debate). The Rules Committee has recommended one Rule that provides for consideration of two separate bills.
For both H.R. 5973 and H.R. 5972 , the Rules committee has recommended an open Rule that allows any amendments that comply with House Rules to be considered. The Rule provides for one hour of general debate for each bill equally divided between the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations. The Rule allows any Member to submit an amendment under the 5-minute Rule, but allows the Chair to give priority in recognition to those amendments pre-printed in the Congressional Record. It also allows pro forma amendments and one motion to recommit, with or without instructions, for both bills.
The Rule also would allow consideration of concurrent resolutions providing for House adjournment in July, without intervention of any point of order. This provision would allow the House to adjourn even if the chamber does not complete its work on extending interest rates for student loans, finishing a transportation bill which would create jobs, or bringing any legislation to the Floor that would create jobs. It would also allow the House to consider an adjournment resolution despite not having finished its work on appropriations bills. The House should not recess at the end of the week before finishing its work. Members are urged to VOTE NO on the Rule.
Begin Consideration of H.R. 5972 – Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (Rep. Latham – Appropriations Committee) H.R. 5972 provides a net total of $103.6 billion for the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) departments and related agencies. The total, which includes $52 billion to be released from the highway and aviation trust funds is $5.7 billion (5%) less than total current funding and $3.6 billion (3%) less than the President's request. The measure includes $69.7 billion for the Transportation Department, including $39.9 billion for the Federal Highway Administration, $10.4 billion for mass transit programs, $16 billion for the Federal Aviation Authority, and $1.8 billion for Amtrak. It provides $33.6 billion for Housing and Urban Development.
Republicans are developing this year's spending bills based on the $1.028 trillion discretionary spending cap included in the Republican (Ryan) Budget Resolution rather than the $1.047 trillion cap agreed upon in last year's Budget Control Act. As a result, this bill leaves even less room for other agencies and programs in appropriations bills to be considered down the road, as Republicans try and 'frontload' some of the appropriations bills while still fitting under their cap.
Postponed Votes (2 votes)
- Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348– Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II (Rep. Hoyer) Would instruct conferees to recede from disagreement to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4348 – Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 Members are urged to VOTE YES.
- Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348 – Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II (Rep. Black) would instruct conferees to reject provisions from the Senate measure providing grants to prevent and reduce instances of distracted driving (Section 31108), with the exception of provisions calling for a study of distracted driving. Members are urged to VOTE NO.
The GOP Leadership has announced the following schedule for Wednesday, June 27: The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. The House is expected to continue consideration of H.R. 5972 – Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2013 (Rep. Latham – Appropriations).
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Molly Ringwald Covers 'The Breakfast Club' Theme on Her Debut Jazz Album [AUDIO]
'The Breakfast Club' princess Claire Standish may be a snob, but she's not without her talents. This is evidenced by portrayer Molly Ringwald's new jazz album, on which she tackles 'Don't You (Forget About Me),' originally recorded by Simple Minds in 1985 for the cult-classic coming-of-age movie.
Lately Molly has been visiting your living rooms via 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager,' but she recently spoke to Vulture about breaking into music and revisiting 'The Breakfast Club,' saying covering the iconic theme song was her idea.
"[I recorded it] really soon after [writer/director] John Hughes passed away. And he was in my mind a lot. And, I don't know, I felt like I wanted to sing a tribute to him," she said. "And also, I wanted to incorporate who I was into who I am."
She also addressed how she altered the song but still kept its meaning: "It's the same song but imagined in a different way, and more along the lines of stuff that I'm doing now. And I thought it would only be interesting if it was really, really different. And I think it's pretty different."
Oh it's definitely that. But maybe it finally proves once and for all that your heart doesn't die once you grow up. (Kids, if you don't get that line, ask your parents. And then, for the love of all that's holy, watch 'The Breakfast Club.' You'll thank us later.)
Molly's debut album, 'Except Sometimes,' is on sale now. Who wants it?


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Learn from my mistakes
I want to share a couple things with our community so that others don't run into the same circumstances as I did this past weekend. One of them concerns a minor setback while the other (though it turned out better than what COULD have happened) was a major lapse in intelligent thinking and could have been a devastating accident.
So first, I'll start with the major incident as it relates to my minor setback. We recently closed on a new house and have been scrambling around for the past 4 days moving stuff. So my mind was all over the place and I was rushing everything that I was doing, including going to pick up the boat at our old place to bring it over to the new home and see the moment of truth (will it fit in the garage?).
I am usually a stickler about checking things, but again my mind was all over. Well I hooked the boat up, pulled away and had to spin it around this curb island and as I did I noticed a weird feeling in the pull of the trailer but kept going and proceeded out of the complex. I came to an intersection still in the complex to make a left and as I slowed down, THATS when I noticed what was wrong. How you may ask? Well because I saw my boat in my turn mirror keep moving forward but my truck was stopped. Guess what I did? Like a dope I didn't go through my mental checklist. I forgot the pin for the swinging tongue and the tongue jackknifed and slid underneath my rear bumper. WHOA! I am freaking out now! Jump out, put the trailer jack down (thankfully have the Fulton dual wheel) and tried to push it back so I could drop the pin in. Yeah right!! So then I hope back into my truck and try to pull forward to get it straight, and the boat comes forward again as the road slightly sloped down! What a fiasco! Now I pull forward some more and this time I am in the middle of the intersection blocking 4-5 cars who are watching this all unfold.
I finally was able to get it straight and the pin back in. Minor damage to my bumper and pushed the trailer light mount up and under (still worked though) and took a nice gouge out of my trailer tongue. So learn from my stupidity! No matter how much of a rush you are in, slow down and think about what you need to do. Always perform that mental checklist!!
It could have been real bad so I am glad it happened as slow speed in the complex.
Then I get the boat home and back it up only to find that it won't fit even after measuring. Height is short, I need another 3-4 inches because of garage door and cross section. I was totally deflated after this because one of my main requirements when house hunting was to find one with a garage big enough to store the boat.
I just ordered a MaxxTow Adjustable Height 10" drop hitch from etrailer.com to see if that would work, and it's back ordered so shipping witching 7 days! LoL! FML
So, measure once, measure twice, and measure some more to be sure!!!!
What a freaking weekend I had!
But we love our new house!!!2008 Supra 21V-Currently For Sale
Well like you said - could have been much worse. Definitely won't do that again.
Side story you should get a chuckle from: My last travel trailer. One of the last few trips of the year, headed home. Dump station was way too full so I thought "I'll just use the one at our storage facility after we get home". Got home, put everything away. Life is good.
3 weeks later I go to the storage to get something out of the trailer. Unlock and swing the door open. My nose hairs instantly singed, eyes burned and watered. Turned around and just about hurled on the running boards of the motorhome next to me.
Yeah, forgot to dump the 'FULL' blackwater tank.... and it got to stew in the trailer in nice hot weather for those 3 weeks. Another mistake you'll only make once in your life.The years have been kind, it's the weekends that have done the damage.
2001 MobiusV - Loaded with Ballast, Exile, Blood, Sweat & Tears
Learn from my mistakes
Berg that definitely did make me laugh! Thank you!!
I forgot to post pics of the clearance issue I had just for reference:
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1381870388.941968.jpg starboard side
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1381870443.326536.jpg port side
I am hoping this drop hitch works..2008 Supra 21V-Currently For Sale
Plan C - Notch it!
The years have been kind, it's the weekends that have done the damage.
2001 MobiusV - Loaded with Ballast, Exile, Blood, Sweat & Tears
Your story is exactly why I always double check the hitch no matter who hooked it up, and I stop at the end of my long driveway, get out and check again before hitting the main roads. I also double check everything at the launch ramp parking to make sure no one has messed with the trailer.
Good thing the damage was minor!!Sent by the random thoughts from the voices in my head...
Learn from my mistakes2008 Supra 21V-Currently For Sale
must have 7ft doors.
looks like you are very close. worst case if you have some ceiling height, for a few g's, they can move the header up and put in a 8ft but give you a 7.5ft opening.
7ft doors should be outlawed
sucks on the bumper but you gave some commuters a good show. remember that next time you see someone having issues on the road. you can say I've been there'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
Or get a power trailer dolly.
Or have one built that looks like this:
2008 Moomba Mobius XLV. Monster Cargo Bimini, WS Rev 410's, Polk Cabins, Infinity Subs, PPI amps, WS420, Exile BT, upgraded ballast pumps, up to 3,500+ pounds of ballast, Blue LED's...
1992 Supra Sunsport. **SOLD** 2k pounds ballast, Surf System, Blue LED's everywhere, decent audio system.
Tow Rig: 2013 F150 Ecoboost FX4 (wife's rig) Other money pits include:1998 BMW M3 Cabrolet, 2002 Audic S6 Avant, 2005 Kawasaki ZX-6R 636.
As for hitch, why didn't you just go get the adjustable drop hitch from harbor freight for $25? Always in stock, and I'm not a big harbor freight guy or anything but it's a pretty dang good ball mount, I use it all the time now. 11" max drop.Boats previously owned - 2000 Supra Launch, 2003 Outback, 2006 Mobius LSV


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The AJR is delighted to announce that its ground breaking exhibition, Continental Britons, will be on deiplay at the Hampstead Museum, Burgh House from Thursday 29 January until Sunday 5 April 2009.
The exhibition, sponsored by the AJR in conjunction with the Jewish Museum was created in 2002 to mark both the sixtieth anniversary year of the Association of Jewish Refugees and the seventieth anniversary of the Jewish Museum.
Continental Britons: Jewish Refugees from Nazi Europe relates the remarkable and compelling story of the Jewish refugees who fled Nazi persecution in the German-speaking countries before World War II and came to Britain.
Illustrated throughout with documents, photographs, personal memoirs, artefacts and art works, and with a concise and authoritative commentary, the exhibition followed the journey of the refugees - how they arrived, where they settled, their experience of hostels, foster families and internment as 'enemy aliens'. It also touched on the dilemmas and challenges faced by all refugees, past and present, such as the loss of a secure home, the difficulties of adjusting to a new culture and the reception by British society.
The remarkable contribution made by the refugees to their adopted homeland - as scientists, musicians, publishers and artists – was a highlight of the exhibition, as was an audio-visual installation relaying personal testimonies. Contributors included Andrew Sachs (Manuel in 'Fawlty Towers'), who emigrated to Britain from Berlin in 1938, Lord Claus Moser, Norbert Brainin of the Amadeus Quartet, Anton Walter Freud (grandson of Sigmund Freud), who arrived in the UK from Vienna in 1938, and photographer Wolfgang Suschitzky, also from Vienna. Continental café society was evoked by means of a reconstruction of the Cosmo Restaurant, and an illustrated map of the Finchley Road recalled the heartland of a thriving refugee community.
The refugees' story is often known only sketchily even by their own children, and is little remembered by the wider community. With a wide-ranging associated programme of lectures, visits, films, concerts and discussions, this exhibition aimed to help fill these gaps.
Continental Britons was a highlight of the Jewish Museum's seventieth anniversary year. It was sponsored by and created in partnership with the AJR. The related programme of events was organised in conjunction with organisations including the Wiener Library, Imperial War Museum, London Jewish Cultural Centre, Jewish Music Institute, Ben Uri Gallery, the Freud Museum and the Refugee Council.
Copies of the Continental Britons book are available to purchase from the AJR priced £7.50.


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China Cuts Off World's Rare Earth Metal Supply
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The hand giveth, the hand taketh away
China only has about 30 percent of the world's rare earth metal deposits, but thanks to clever planning it today
controls 97 percent of the world's production of these scarce resources
. Deposits of this family of 17 elements --
vital to power electronics
found in televisions, smart phones, electric vehicles, and a variety of other devices -- are found in California, Canada, Australia, and Russia, but it will take years to bring them online.
In short the world is
at China's mercy
for now when it comes to rare earth supply. And China's biggest rare earth metal producer -- the Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth (Group) has announced that it is severing shipments to the U.S., Japan, and Europe for one month in an attempt to artificially inflate prices.
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth also plans to buy rare earth metals in an attempt to further move prices upward. The company already controls 60 percent of China's rare earth production, thanks to the Chinese government's decision to merge 35 other local companies into the Inner Mongolia business, or fade them out.
China controls 97 percent of the world's rare earth metal production.
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While the Sichuan province in the southwest and Shandong in the east produce significant amounts of rare earth as well, the Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Group's decision should be enough to move prices significantly.
Doing so will benefit China in a couple ways. First, prices will almost certainly go up, reverse a downward slide. Lynas Corp., an Australian rare earth producer reveals that since June the price of neodymium oxide has declined 34 percent to $157 per kilogram, while europium oxide is down 35 percent at $2,904 per kilogram.
Sun Fan, a rare earth analyst for Goldstate Securities in the southern city of Shenzhen comments in a
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, "The impact on the market supply will be substantial. The dual measures of suspension and purchase will offer support for the rare earth prices and make the prices gradually pick up in the future."
Aside from raising prices higher, the pause in production will allow China to try to kick start its efforts to produce locally produce magnets. When it comes to the production of the magnets used in the electric motors of hybrid and electric vehicles, typically the biggest profit is not realized at a commodity level, but at a magnet producer level. Thus in the past foreign nations like the U.S. and Japan have pocketed the biggest profits. China
hopes to change that
China hopes to supplant its U.S. and Asian rivals as the main producer of electric motor magnets, by choking resource supply to its foreign competitors. [Source: ThinkGeek]
China's Ministry of Land and Resources in September bragged that rare earth metals were the nation's "21st century treasure trove of new materials." It argued that exports should be tightened, choking foreign supply and favoring Chinese manufacturers.
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Bah! Humbug!
And people are blindly using them the same way they blindly used NNs--copying code and not knowing the limits of the technology, how to improve it, or when it's fundamentally inappropriate to be used.
I don't see how that's harmful, really.
I'm not sure you can attribute their motivations to wanting to have a "new and popular project". That's a lot of mind-reading skill that I don't have.
But yes, projects pop up and die off, and the strongest survive. The survivors usually slurp up the castoffs, too, or those with less expertise hook up with someone else. In a couple of months, those who are just in it for the sh
That's what really chafes
Are people actually trying to take credit without crediting Paul Graham?
And do you not see the value in "Reimplementing In Your Favorite Language"? That seems like a step forward to me...
I guess my point is that I'd rather that a dozen people do something, even if it's only incremental benefit, then a dozen people do nothing.
Some of us just saw the idea while in the middle of a web-mail project and decided to include Bayesian filtering as a feature.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' started by Yvaine, Jul 4, 2012.
Just a fun little question. What do you prefer? Personally I like the beardy awesomeness of him.
I like the beard, he seemed more fun and playful with the beard.
Much better with the beard.
I vote yes on the beard, if nothing else it helped hide the initial weight gain in his face.
Beard. In the first season he looked like he barely graduated high school.
Everything is better with a beard.
Nearly everything.
I dunno. I think he looks good (for a wacky crab catcher).
Beard. It definitely made him look younger. Beardless Riker looked like a teenager.
I prefer the beard, especially after they changed the uniforms. It gave him a more nautical sea captain kind of vibe which I liked.
I liked the beard. Without, he just looked too much like a kid. No offense, Frakes. *runs and hides*
Yet another vote for the beard, for all the above reasons!
Beard. It is very naval looking, and gives him his air of authority.
The beard made him look mature enough to be over the other officers like Geordi & Worf
No beard!
That's actually a Van Dyke. [/anal]
I have no preference really.
This thread is screaming for a poll.
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A 9/11 first responder has shed new light on how he heard a countdown before the demolition of Building 7, how he was told to "shut up" by superiors when he tried to report secondary explosions and why "vicious security" measures were enacted to prevent people from accessing certain areas of ground zero.
Former Air Force Special Operations for Search and Rescue expert, Kevin McPadden traveled to ground zero completely of his own accord and spent the next four days searching through the rubble and nearby buildings for survivors.
In a video interview with Alex Jones, McPadden describes the moments before the collapse of WTC 7.
"When we saw the firemen pick up their equipment and start bustling back and forth they were getting ready to do something, we started asking questions," said McPadden.
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Despite numerous attempts to glean information from Red Cross officials, McPadden and other first responders were told nothing while one official, shortly after talking to firemen, held his hand over his radio and told them to "just sit tight" and "calm down" before admitting "they're thinking about bringing the building down."
McPadden and his colleagues were miffed as to what the official meant by this statement, initially thinking the building next to them was possibly being brought down.
"He took his hand off for the last three seconds of it - and you hear three, two, one," said McPadden, adding that the official then gave a heartfelt look and told the first responders, "just run for your life."
McPadden got the impression that the Red Cross official had been ordered not to give the first responders a warning that the building was coming down.
"And you heard - boom, boom, boom," said McPadden, describing the sound of bombs tearing down the building.
McPadden explained that the reason Democracy Now host Amy Goodman and others were captured on video (watch above) running from the scene and reaching stationary onlookers as the building started to collapse is that they were able to hear the full countdown on the radio further own the street.
Later in the interview, McPadden reveals how he witnessed up close steel beams from the twin towers that had been symmetrically cut at perfect angles as is shown in this image - a clear sign that explosives were used. McPadden said that officials were acting very suspiciously and subsequently prevented people from getting near the beams.
He also highlighted the fact that "vicious security" was quickly set up around certain areas of ground zero and that people were barred from accessing certain areas for no reason and also had their cameras confiscated.
When McPadden attempted to report that secondary explosions were heard by numerous people, he was harshly ordered to "shut up" and "don't repeat it" by superiors.
He also talked to numerous firefighters who acknowledged that they also heard secondary explosions, but said that "Obviously somewhere in their command structure, they were told to shut up."
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Greece must act to replenish fish stocks: Greenpeace
By Karolos Grohmann
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece should immediately set up marine reserves to replenish depleted fish stocks due to overfishing or face a collapse of the industry, Greenpeace said on Thursday.
The environmental group's call, which came as the EU announced lower-than-expected cuts for 2008 catch quotas, said stocks in the Aegean and Ionian seas had fallen dramatically in recent years.
"We will constantly see a drop in catches and size and graver problems lie ahead," Greenpeace oceans campaigner Sofia Tsenikli said. "The government must immediately impose marine reserves where fishing will be prohibited to allow stocks to recover."
EU countries on Wednesday struck a deal for 2008 catch quotas that watered down proposals for the preservation of species whose stocks are at precariously low levels, angering environmental groups.
Greece has among the largest fishing fleets in the EU by numbers with 18,040 registered vessels in 2006, some 2,500 fewer boats than in 1998. Most of the fleet is small, coastal fishing vessels.
In 2006 Greeks fished about 90,000 tonnes, about half the amount compared to 1994, mainly due to depleted stocks. The fish were also on average smaller in size.
More than a decade of heavy fishing by big trawlers and lack of a national strategy have led to the decline, marked by dips of bluefin tuna, mullet and hake, the National Fishermen's Union (SAE) said.
By the end of this year Greece's agriculture ministry must present proposals for areas where some forms of fishing will be banned in line with the EU's Mediterranean fishing regulation, but so far has not revealed its plans.
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Here's how Apple squeezed over 3 million pixels in the new iPad screen
0. phoneArena posted on 12 Mar 2012, 05:26
The new, third iPad comes with a stunning Retina display with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels - that's 264ppi, or four times the number of pixels of older iPads…
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1. zaryab_hussain77 (Posts: 104; Member since: 30 Jun 2011)
apple you are apple nothing more...
2. twens (Posts: 1139; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
every knows that already escept the apple slaves.
3. GuiltyBystander (Posts: 199; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
iPad this iPad that...
4. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
the screen is sick but the battery life double the leds which means battery life if battery life increases then so will the use of this
7. troutsy (Posts: 334; Member since: 17 Feb 2012)
Blasted American school system!!!!
8. PimpStrong (Posts: 310; Member since: 25 Jul 2011)
I'm tellin' ya. :-P
15. ojdidit84 (Posts: 460; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
Can I have a translation please? Does anyone speak tward?
21. bayusuputra (Posts: 963; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
hope you understand that, man.. that's the simplified tward.. :)
5. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
I love how the article states "here's how apple"...
heres how apple did it. they called up sharp and said "hey, can we get some exclusive lovin on that screen? yea? ok, thanks, we will put it in the new ipad"
end of day.
apple doesnt MAKE anything, they are just a software vendor.
6. GuiltyBystander (Posts: 199; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
9. PimpStrong (Posts: 310; Member since: 25 Jul 2011)
Tell it like it is son!
10. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
true but still all the ifans including PA portray apple as the greatest tech inventor of all time. can`t help it.
16. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
is actually you haters. we just ove our phones..
11. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
I know, Apple's recipe for success is to ask the vendors can you make this, & can you make that. Then you get authors who know better (supposedly) and make headlines like "Here's how Apple squeezed over 3 million pixels in the new iPad screen". How wrong is that headline?
Thus adding to the huge list of how Apple has the media wrapped around their fingers. Would it have been so hard to say the truth like "Here's how Sharp squeezed over 3 million pixels in the new iPad screen".
Apple has done NOTHING but buy the screens. They only develop the OS & maybe how they want their products to look. That's about it. (Unless you call the manipulation of Victor H. or media as an Apple goal to be done.)
Food for thought!
23. bayusuputra (Posts: 963; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
came here to say that..
why not give Sharp/JSR the credits due in the TITLE and not merely in the article, down at the third sentence (or the last sentence in the first paragraph)?
28. bayusuputra (Posts: 963; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
"Would it have been so hard to say the truth like "Here's how Sharp squeezed over 3 million pixels in the new iPad screen"."
actually, it is very hard...... for the pocket..
29. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
lol You make a great point!
+1 for you!
24. greathero1 (Posts: 582; Member since: 13 Jun 2008)
Well, from everything I have read, they design the chips and displays and outsource them for production. This is also the reason why they can choose 1 or more vendor or cut a vendor for producing those particular items. They don't have to actually produce anything. They designed it so it is theirs no?
27. bayusuputra (Posts: 963; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
they design it.. but still manufacturers are the ones who manage to pull it off.. so not much credits for apple..
i can design a phone that can read my mind, thus eliminating the need of touch screen or buttons.. but will i get the credit for actually making it if i ask let's say Asus to make it?
HTC has just released quad core phone, but the credit still goes to Nvidia for making that Tegra 3..
30. greathero1 (Posts: 582; Member since: 13 Jun 2008)
Why should HTC get any credit? They did not design the chip so why should they take credit? They are just a purchaser of a common market chip. The A5X and Retina Display are not common market items as they were designed by that said company. Its great that Sharp assembled it for them but their are many other companies who would salivate at getting that contract. The tech specs were created and designed by Apple so it is their rightful place to take credit for that feat.
12. murali_v_2000 (Posts: 34; Member since: 31 Jan 2012)
What do you mean "Apple squeezed over 3 million pixels" in the headline ? It is the panel/display maker (Sharp/JSR) who did that. All Apple does is squeeze the suppliers for lowest cost and highest specs. Then they fleece the consumers with outrageous prices. Disgusting...
13. cellgeek82 (Posts: 518; Member since: 20 Dec 2009)
Welcome to America.
14. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
victor you never cease to amaze me with your obvious flattery for apple...what a misleading headline,is it difficult for you not to give apple all the limelight?
17. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
but if the screens fails.. blame Apple. no fandroid will blame Sharp...
18. the_s2 (Posts: 239; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
Obviously, as its the duty of apple, to test the product before release. Such a huge demand(pressure, actually.) from apple, beyond the limit of sharp's production capability, naturally it will be prone to defects. Apple has to take the blame.
19. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
but if it succeed is Sharp.. hmmm ok got it...so only when it fails is Apple.. just trying to digest this
ps. even if tested things do fail . specially electronics components
26. bayusuputra (Posts: 963; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
because it is their design.. if they give crappy spec sheets to be built, they the manufacturer can simply say they were asked by apple to make those.. but if apple ask for something that has never been done before, of course they will be given the credit, it is because they have done what apple asked, something that has never been done before..
it's like, Sharp can give 400ppi display, but apple only wants 150ppi.. so guess who's the stupid?
and if there has never been a 9" screen with a 260ppi before, and apple has given the task to manufacture that to Sharp, and Sharp actually pulls it off.. the achievement is on Sharp, as they are the one who actually made it..
and yes, tested things do fail, especially electronics, but not all will fail, only a handful of lemons, if all fails, then there must be something wrong with the QC, which is done ultimately by apple in the end..
take antennae gate for example.. the components don't actually fail, it is Apple's design that fails.. the majority of iPhone 4 shipped had the problem, antennae manufacturer's fault or apple's fault? i think it's the latter, cus after they updated the OS, it is gone, so it's actually a working component, but apple's design rendered it almost useless in certain grips..
take WiFi issues with some HTC 2011 models, the components are working, but HTC's design that makes them fail..
iPhone 4/4S screen being brittle, it's not OEM's fault, apple know that the glass is not as strong as Gorilla Glass, but they still went ahead with that.. who's fault? Apple for not choosing the better one when they can.. and now they realised their fault, they have the Gorilla Glass in the new iPad..
you just can't see that..
your sarcasm level : fail..
34. biophone (Posts: 1994; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
There is a couple of flaws in your post.
#1 you assume sharp can pull off lets say a 400 ppi and apple only asks for a 150ppi display. How do you know it wasn't the other way around apple asks for a 400 ppi display and sharp can only do 150. Thats not apple's fault its sharp so if you are going to give sharp 100 percent credit for its good compenets in apple products well then you have to give them credit for the bad ones aswell.
#2 the iphone 4 has gorrila glass confirmed by apple in the jobs report. I drop mine all the time not a scratch.
#3 attengate was solved by new attena not by software update. Not to mention it was never much of anything to begin with.
20. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
You're stupid beyond belief aren't you. Apple will get blamed because they had the final certification on whether to let the device go to market. So if the screen fails of course you will go to Apple about it jackass. That's like your Ford having engine failure and you traveling to Germany to complain to the engine builder...stupid!
Blind apple devotee you definitely are, which is why the phone built for iDiots works perfectly for you...you might cock something up fierce considering how strange your logic is.
When did Apple create anything? They do not build a damn thing but software, and they bolt on parts to create their devices. Smart company to have so many idiots out there believe they actually create anything.
22. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
first of all i never said it build anything so when you refer to me mention stuff i have said.. ok idiot.. second.. you dont know enough to pass judment .. who the F you think you are to tell people what to think.. ok.. and final... dont ever refer to me that way.. again.. if you want to debate. do it like adults. i pass childhood long time ago


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Lebanon: Armed Groups to Exploit Chaos of US Attack on Syria
Al-Akhbar Management
By: Radwan Mortada
Published Monday, September 9, 2013
The Lebanese are anticipating the fallout from a potential US assault on Syria, particularly with regard to Lebanese internal security. Security reports indicate armed groups are mobilizing in a number of Lebanese regions ahead of the US military operation across the border.
There are signs of impending "organized" security chaos. Syrian diplomatic circles affirm to Al-Akhbar that the "aggression will not be limited," and maintain that they have information about a US target list meant to cripple the Syrian army, to tip the balance of power in favor of the armed opposition.
Jihadi circles claim that the "US strike on Syria will not be limited to targets of the Syrian regime, but will also include strategic targets controlled by the jihadi groups." These groups do not believe that the United States would topple the regime this easily, allowing the establishment of an Islamic state. But these groups, at the same time, are seeking to take advantage of all contingencies to tip the balance of power in their favor, or at least, make gains on the battlefield.
Lebanese security services have intercepted some suspicious movements. Both pro- and anti-regime forces are ready to pounce on one another, and have put their rank and file on alert to act in tandem with the US assault in many regions across the country. Coordination between the Lebanese and Syrian interiors is also at its highest levels.
Security information obtained by Al-Akhbar indicates that there is a plan in place to attack border crossings in Abbudiyeh and Arida, in addition to a number of Lebanese army checkpoints. The same information indicates that the commander of the militant group Jund al-Sham, Sheikh Khaled al-Mahmoud aka Abu Suleiman al-Muhajir, has prepared dozens of militants to carry out attacks inside Lebanon.
According to the same security reports, Mahmoud, who was previously fighting out of the Crusader castle of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria, is currently present in the Wadi Khaled village of Mashta Hassan, where he has been able to recruit fighters for his group. Mahmoud is reportedly coordinating extensively with the man identified only as Mohammed K., who in turn receives funding for his operations from financiers in Qatar and Australia.
For these groups, a US attack on Syria has become an absolute certainty. Reports reveal that their activities will not be limited to the two fronts mentioned earlier, but might also aim to bring about a new reality on the ground.
This is already happening, according to the same reports, which indicate that Syrian opposition fighters and the Lebanese militants affiliated with them have been able to obstruct the movement of Hezbollah's groups in Lebanon, by means of explosive devices targeting their convoys, or by preoccupying them with other internal security incidents. The reports state that armed groups have crossed into Lebanon, which will have a negative impact on security in some Lebanese regions.
The information obtained by Al-Akhbar also suggests that there have been movements of a security nature in some villages of Wadi Khaled and around Akroum, with reports noting that some groups are planning to carry out an assault on the village of Qarha, the only village in the district of Akkar that is predominantly Shia.
The information also reveals that radical militants might be planning to attack the supply routes used by Hezbollah loyalists, particularly in the Western and Central Bekaa, in addition to the Masnaa-Chtaura road and Beirut.
Moreover, the reports state that the Nahmeh road between Beirut and South Lebanon would also be blocked, as usual, to impede the movement of Hezbollah supporters. And in Tripoli, it seems that armed groups in the district of Bab al-Tabbaneh intend to deploy throughout the northern city as soon as the US assault begins, and attack the positions of the groups they accuse of being subservient to the Syrian regime.
Northern sources told Al-Akhbar that there is a plan for a "preemptive attack against forces loyal to the Syrian regime in Tripoli, such as the Islamic Tawhid Group, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, and the group led by Sheikh Abdul-Karim al-Nashar." The same sources said this attack was preemptive because the pro-Hezbollah groups in Tripoli are planning to take action and carry out assassinations, as the sources claimed, adding that there are also plans for an attack on the district of Jabal Mohsen in the city.
If these reports prove to be correct, then the upcoming battle will not only be fought by pro- and anti-Syrian regime factions, but attacks will also be carried out against Lebanese army positions in the north and the Bekaa. Although the security sources stress that the climate in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp will be calm, they fear that factions based there might carry out attacks, especially since the US strike on Syria is likely to coincide with the Syrian army initiating a joint operation with Hezbollah in Zabadani, Qara, Yabroud, and the Qalamoun Mountains.
According to the same sources, a victory for the Syrian army in these areas would block all possible routes for the armed opposition, pushing the latter to stage attacks in the Lebanese interior to reduce the pressure they face in Syria. Indeed, armed opposition groups believe that preoccupying Hezbollah with internal incidents would undermine its combat operations in Syria.
On a different but related note, concerning the flow of Lebanese militants into Syria to fight in the ranks of the armed opposition, Al-Akhbar has learned that 21-year-old O. Sh., AKA Abu Mahmoud, from Tripoli's Bab al-Ramel district, left to Syria through Ersal to fight with al-Nusra Front against the Syrian army.
You can follow Radwan Mortada on Twitter.
This article is an edited translation from the Arabic Edition.


text: Above class carries culture studies credit Ancient history is, by definition, something chronologically remote from our world. Despite this distance, the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome are not unfamiliar to us. We can visit their monuments, appreciate their artwork, and read their literature. We can come to know larger than life personalities like Alexander the Great and ordinary individuals like Theophanes of Hermopolis. In this course, we will explore all that is familiar about the ancient world as well as many of the features that make it different. Our focus will be on Classical Greece and Rome. In addition to describing the important historical events of this era, we will consider how ancient societies understood their history, the importance of slavery in ancient economies, and the different roles played by women in the ancient world. The course will teach students to read an ancient text critically and discuss the relationship between ancient literary and archeological evidence. Students will be expected to complete readings in both ancient and modern writings. Assignments include one short paper (1-2 pages), one term paper (8-10 pages), a midterm, and a final exam.


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Really cute journaling paper, both sides, even. The chalkboard bits are particularly nice. There's no card here that doesn't have at least one really good side, and most have two. The whale is my favorite. :)
Love this paper! It's perfect for using as individual journaling cards for just about any project. The colors are absouletly stunning!
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BENNINGTON -- A disappearing attorney, a prosecutor's passionate closing argument, an overturned, upheld, then overturned again conviction, and a shaky heart mark just some of the twists and turns in the case of a former New York police investigator accused of sexually assaulting a child, that has been in a holding pattern since 2005 and is itself 25 years old.
Leonard Forte, 72, pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexual assault on July 6, 1987, in Bennington District Court, which is now Bennington Superior Court Criminal Division. Police said Forte was accused of sexually assaulting the 12-year-old daughter of a friend at Forte's vacation home in Landgrove. Forte was convicted on those charges in December 1988 by a jury but Judge Theodore S. Mandeville, who presided over the trial, overturned the conviction because he felt the prosecutor, Theresa St. Helaire -- who is now known as Judge Theresa DiMauro -- expressed too much emotion during her closing argument.
According to a report at that time in The Rutland Herald, Mandeville overturned Forte's conviction and ordered a new trial because St. Helaire's demeanor prejudiced the jury. He characterized her as having shown "a fury seldom seen this side of hell," which was disputed by then-Attorney General Jeffrey Amestoy. Amestoy said Mandeville had overstepped his bounds as a judge and implied that Mandeville had made the call because St. Helaire is a woman.
The case was appealed to Superior Court Judge Ellen Maloney, who reversed Mandeville's order and said Forte's conviction stood. However, in 1993, the Vermont Supreme Court intervened and told Maloney to look at the case again.
Maloney never reached a decision and left the case when St. Helaire, who by then had changed her name to DiMauro, became a judge and left the case. The matter was then put before Judge Hilton Dier, who was retired at the time, and in 1994 was unable to reconcile Mandeville's and Maloney's opinions. But, because burden of proof lay with the state, Dier ordered a new trial, and rather than keep fighting for the old conviction, the Attorney General's Office decided to go ahead with a new trial.
By this time, seven years had passed since Forte's conviction. Forte's case has had its fair share of complexities and the one that has been keeping the case in a holding pattern has been Forte's heart.
After his conviction, Forte suffered four heart attacks that year and argued that the stress of a second trial would kill him. However, there were two other complicating factors in the case, one being whether Forte qualified for a public defender and the other being the disappearance of the lawyer he ultimately hired.
Forte claimed he was out of money and owed $70,000 in medical bills from the heart attacks. According to past media reports, it was discovered by the Attorney General's Office that Forte, who was assigned a public defender, owned a $350,000 waterfront house in Florida, six cars and a 31-foot boat.
Forte was subsequently denied the use of a public defender and according to court documents Bennington attorney David R. Singiser began representing Forte on July 12, 1996, and was the one to argue his client only had 20 percent use of his heart and was not expected to live past a year without a transplant. Forte would later argue on his own behalf that he feared his chances of getting a transplant would diminish if his doctors became aware of the charges pending against him or if he were convicted again.
According to media reports, in 1998 Singiser and his law partner, Kathryn Kent, abandoned their clients. Singiser was officially taken off Forte's case in 2003 and the court docket listed him as having been disbarred. Reports from the time said Kent's license was suspended as part of the matter, and there does not seem to be any record as to why Singiser disappeared or where he went.
The attorney handling the case now for the prosecution is Assistant Attorney General David E. Tartter. He said Forte filed a motion in June 1995 to dismiss the case on the grounds of ill health. He said an agreement was eventually reached between the state and Forte that every six months he would update the court on his medical condition, which he has been doing regularly since at least 2005. Tartter said Forte was able to show he was placed on a waiting list for a heart transplant, which if he were to get, he would then theoretically be well enough to stand trial.
Tartter said should Forte ever go off the heart transplant list the case would be revisited. Tartter said on Nov. 9, 2012, Forte, who has been representing himself since Singiser's disappearance, filed a motion to dismiss the case since, according to Forte, he has been removed from the transplant list. The motion was heard on Jan. 4 of this year by Judge Cortland Corsones.
Corsones released a written order on Jan. 7 stating that Forte is to share his medical information with the Attorney General's Office so it can make a decision.
Tartter said he does not have enough information at this point to know how he will use any information he gets.
Tartter said the alleged victim, who would be around 38 years old now, is willing to take the stand again.
A status conference on the case has been scheduled for March 15. Forte is free and lives between Long Island, N.Y., and Fort Myers, Fla. Tartter said Forte appears for his scheduled court conferences via telephone and neither the court, nor the Attorney General's Office, feels he is a flight risk as he had not attempted to do so in all this time, plus his age and ill health make such an event unlikely.
Forte did not return calls made to the phone number he has provided the court.
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CUNA Mutual Adds Attorney to Lending Compliance Staff
Jon Bundy has been hired as the compliance manager of lending service products at CUNA Mutual Group.
In his new role, Bundy will focus on lending and deposit laws and regulations, and the resulting compliance challenges facing credit unions, according to the Madison, Wis.-based company.
CUNA Mutual said Bundy will also provide regulatory lending compliance expertise to LOANLINERDocuments and loanliner.com customers and develop lending solutions to help credit unions expand their loan portfolios, with a special focus on the expected mortgage compliance changes from the Consumer Financial Protection Board in 2013.
Prior to joining CUNA Mutual, Bundy worked extensively with credit unions as an attorney in the credit union and human resources practices groups of the Madison, Wis.-based law firm Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek.
His experience also includes advising credit unions, credit union trade organizations and CUSOs on consumer finance regulatory compliance, credit union governance and labor and employment issues.
Bundy earned a law degree from the University of Wisconsin. He also attended the University of North Carolina School of Government, where he earned a master of public administration degree, according to CUNA Mutual.


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Definition: Temper
1. A cooking technique in which the temperature of a cold/room-temperature ingredient is slowly raised by adding small amounts of hot/boiling liquid. The hot liquid must be mixed in gradually to prevent the cool ingredient, for example eggs, from cooking further. This process is commonly used when making ice cream or custards.
2. A process used in chocolate candy-making that involves slowly raising and lowering the temperature of melted chocolate while constantly stirring. Tempering chocolate causes the cocoa butter crystals to break down and reform. After the tempered chocolate is cooled, the end result is a super smooth, shiny, chocolate that makes a snapping noise when broken.


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- Ferrari news
Hamilton desires Ferrari drive
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- Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton says he would like to drive for Ferrari at one stage in his career but insists he is happy at Mercedes for now.
Having driven for McLaren since 2007 Hamilton made the switch to Mercedes for this season and is currently fourth in the drivers' championship. Having made the first move of his Formula One career so recently Hamilton said he wants to remain with Mercedes for a long time but admitted to F1 Racing that he shares the desire of many drivers in wanted to race for Ferrari one day.
"At the moment I can't see myself anywhere else because I'm really happy where I am," Hamilton said. "But what I can say is that throughout my racing career and through karting and everything Ferrari have always been one of the top teams and it's always a desire for any driver to drive for them.
"So anyone who gets that chance, no matter where you are or what car you drive, you look at a Ferrari and think: 'That's pretty cool.' But like I said, at the moment I'm really happy where I am and I hope Mercedes keep me for even longer."
Hamilton also said he'd be happy to race against any team-mate, especially Sebastian Vettel, when asked if he'd be willing to join him at Red Bull.
"I would go up against any driver. Any time, any place. Any team. Whoever it is, that's not a worry for me, I would have happily been Sebastian's team-mate. He has a great car, so it would have been a great experience."


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Amir had this spot locked up early, but with the last few games that Ed has put together has he earned that spot?
While Amir is a little better defensively with is rotaions, Ed is showing solid effort and making things happen. He is getting on the offensive glass and finishing on teh block. With his added length and inspired play of late I say he should be the fisrt big off the bench. Get his minutes up to 20 or so per game, every game!


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I cannot make 5/03 but, I can make part 5/02 to ride out with all of you and catch up with you on ride back on the 4th.
We always knew there would be conflicts - thats why we planned to draft 3+ rides a year. As long as there is a simple majority of people going then I would say keep the ride as scheduled
As a feel good - we can start planning out the summer ride on the 19th


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Letter Box
Budget business just more smoke and mirrors
Editor of the Reformer:
Friday's Opinion page Santa cartoon (Dec. 7) continues an inaccurate, misleading media meme about a "spending problem."
Our budget imbalances are self-inflicted and can simply be uninflicted. Corporations have precipitated passage of "Free Trade Agreements," e.g. NAFTA, forcing American labor to compete against third-world slaves by sending jobs overseas. Resulting unemployment has lowered tax revenues and economic performance; the under/unemployed can't buy. Government has ostensibly reduced corporate and high-bracket income taxes to spur investment and employment, but this hasn't worked because the 1 percent want the crisis pretext to justify dismantling social benefits they don't need personally.
Other self-induced budget stressors are: chosen wars ($1.5 trillion); Bush tax cuts ($100 billion/yr); corporate welfare statutory prohibition against Medicare D bulk drug purchasing ($100 billion/yr); privatizing government for corporate profit; bank bailouts including Quantitative Easing ($30+ trillion); Medicare incentivized, organized for max expense/profit; unreasonable privatized Pentagon spending. All these stressors, including "fiscal cliff" (2010), were gratuitously created and most could simply be uncreated.
Furthermore, debt is actually not problematic now. Despite self-induced stressors, debt-to-GDP ratio is manageable, rock bottom interest rates not adding much. We're not having trouble finding lenders; bond auctions are packed. The debt carries no moral hazard; investors Japan, UK, China, Social Security Trust Fund, among others, don't need immediate reimbursement for groceries.
Comparing national debt to household debt is inapt. Households cannot: raise taxes, print money, sell bonds, rollover bond issues, adjust their own interest rates, among other government powers. The false household comparison is designed to oversimplify national issues, to induce public consent to actions against our interest by the corrupt, corporatized Congress and president.
Claims that "Social Security is broke," it's an "entitlement" which must be "fixed" in order to tame the "deficit" are lies. SS Trust has $2.7 trillion surplus, annual surpluses are ongoing: $95 billion in 2011. True, annual surpluses are decreasing. Without adjustment, decades from now they will become annual deficits, but this is normal trust behavior: we have time, don't have to cut. Presently Social Security Wage Base is $106,800, meaning everyone who makes that or more pays same FICA withholding amount. By raising Base to $150K, SS will function properly into perpetuity.
SS and Medicare are paid for by dedicated withholding from wages plus contributions by employers based on wages, constituting more earned compensation. SS cannot contribute to Federal budget deficits because it's paid with dedicated taxes. SS budget is separate, not part of the Federal budget. The entire deficit hysteria is a panoramic tapestry of lies and omissions designed to allow elites to steal more money from us. Why our elites and politicians want a world that is so poor it subsists in dangerous chaos and comprises vast spaces where they themselves cannot go, I don't know, I only know that is what they seem to want, because none of this is necessary and they know it.
Wat Stearns,
Brattleboro, Dec. 8
Making the connections between 'us' and 'them'
Editor of the Reformer:
I have worked in Brattleboro since 1970 and, for most of those years, I hardly noticed the Brattleboro Retreat. Then one day I read that the Retreat had restored its name to honor its roots. This resonated.
I am an employee/ member of the Trust Company of Vermont, an employee owned company, founded 13 years ago when eight of us left the Vermont National Bank when it merged with the Chittenden Bank. All of us spent many years in a corporation where senior management worked tirelessly to meet the needs of both the shareholders and the employees. None of the eight was in senior management and there were times when we thought of ourselves as "us" in the context of "them and us." Fortunately, senior management, decent folks, lived and worked in the neighborhood, so it was easier for them to see the impact of balancing the shareholder and employee interests.
As a result of changes in the banking laws, principally after 1997, banks focused on mergers and consolidations, which favored the shareholders at the expense of the employees. Our future as employees was threatened. Our response was to form our own company to enable us to remain employed and stay in our communities. The transition to an employee-owned organization took time.
Our neighborhoods are vital to us and we are sensitive to the signs of a downward trajectory of a company. Sometimes the name changes from local to regional signaling the movement out of town. If a company has poor earnings, and management's first response is to reflexively cut staff rather than look for new sources of revenue, they may start to mirror their global cousins who manage far from our neighborhoods, signs that often do not bode well for the community and the employees.
Ordinarily nonprofits don't have to deal with shareholders focused on short-term profits. Their focus tends to be on the sustainability of the organization rather than, perhaps, the ultimate salability.
When I learned awhile ago that the Retreat's board, all unpaid volunteers, suffered under the stress that the institution might not survive, I thought management would have reduced staff. Instead, they have taken the direction of sustainability. Management added revenue and they added several hundred jobs over the past few years.
The Retreat's goal is both sustainability and keeping jobs. This is a challenge these days and the recent layoffs were difficult for them. Nonprofits tend to behave more like employee-owned companies.
Unions were born of need and justice. In this, the corporate world, they built a system to speak for and empower the employees. I, for one, can resonate with those who favor "us" rather than "them," but I find the union's behavior unsettling. This management and board were, and are, trying to maintain the health of the organization for the long term. It is your neighbors that are trying to make this organization vibrant to those it serves, to its employees and to this community. Management and board are "us" not "them."
Jack Davidson,
Brattleboro, Dec. 4
Gary's legacy at BCTV
Editor of the Reformer:
BCTV lost of one of our most important partners with the recent passing of Gary Blomgren. Gary was asked to create a TV Production class at BUHS in Fall 2007, and for the following five years he led students in producing a daily newscast on top of his duties as a department head. He asked BCTV if we could carry the show to expand its reach to parents and community members, as well as to online viewers such as parents of exchange students. What followed was a daily partnership that often involved learning from our mistakes, but which resulted in a flagship program for both organizations. While we relied on Gary's humor to get us through the rough spots, his professionalism and creativity were the basis for the show's success. Gary went above and beyond for BCTV by testifying before the Public Service Board in 2010 to make sure that Southern Vermont Cable would carry Channel 10 and its BUHS programming to area viewers. Of all the evidence we presented, it was his testimony, as a respected faculty member and long time Dummerston resident, which carried the most weight.
At Gary's memorial service, I joined hundreds of mourners in the BUHS Auditorium. There I heard story after story of how Gary went above and beyond for everyone -- his family, former and current students and faculty members, and community members like me. On behalf of our board and staff, I want to thank Gary for all he did for BCTV, and to salute Karen Trenosky and the BUHS-TV crew for carrying on with the show. I encourage you to watch the BUHS-TV Morning Advisory Report weekday mornings (excluding Wednesdays) at 9:15 a.m. on Channel 10 and 6 p.m. on Channel 8, or online at brattleboroTV.org.
Cor Trowbridge,
executive director,
Brattleboro Community Television,
Dec. 12
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A groundbreaking ceremony for the $2.7 million facility took place Wednesday, and dirt work was underway by Friday morning.
Funding for the new police station was approved by voters in 2011 as part of a 1-cent sales tax that also provided for construction and operation of an aquatic center and the purchase of a new fire substation.
Currently, the police department is housed in Clarksville's municipal building, which is also home to the mayor's office and staff.
Chief Greg Donaldson said the approximately 3,000 square feet his employees occupy is not adequate for the department's needs. In fact, his investigators are housed off-site because of a lack of space.
Having all of his employees together at the new 12,500-square-foot facility will be beneficial, Donaldson said.
"We're so looking forward to having us all under one roof," he said. "It's just going to make the exchange and flow of information so much better."
In addition to allowing officers to have their own space to work in, as opposed to cramming 2-3 officers into a cubicle, the new facility will offer a holding cell, workout room and expanded evidence storage.
Existing facilities offer no place to hold prisoners, even for a short time, Donaldson said.
The workout room is beneficial not only because it allows officers a way to stay is shape physically, but it contributes to their mental well-being by allowing them to blow off steam.
"Those guys need a place where they can go and decompress," Donaldson said.
The evidence room will offer more room than the department has for evidence storage, and will be equipped with technology to make that evidence more quickly accessible when it is needed.
Donaldson said he is appreciative of the support his department has received from Clarksville's residents and elected officials as the project has moved forward.
"It's not the police department's facility, it's the community's facility," he said. "... We know who we work for; we're not called public servants for nothing."
VEI of Russellville is managing the construction of the project, which is expected to take approximately 12 months.
In addition to the police station, the city of Clarksville has also purchased land adjacent to the site of the new station, where it plans to build a community park.
Donaldson said the park and police station will create a "gateway" into downtown Clarksville.
"We really want it to be a showplace and something that Clarksville can be proud of," he said.


text: Hey folks, doing a PCV and autoTune install. The PCV install was a snap, directions were pretty clear. The AutoTune is not so straight forward and I have two hang-ups, the unit location and the O2 sensors are much wider. For the location, I was thinking here but I was wondering where other people have it positioned. So the O2 sensors are a little larger, I was just going to grind out the little lip on the inside with a dremmel, but I'm wondering if I need to remove the headers completely from the engine. There is going to metal dust and I'm not sure it's a good move. I can get a little bendy magnet in there to gather shavings, but will that be enough, should I be worried about them not blowing out? Obviously taking off the exhaust changes this from an hour project to something much larger that I'm not sure I want to get into. If I take the exhaust off completely do I need new gaskets for the header?


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USC starter Bob Wheatley (3-2) scattered 12 hits over eight innings and gave up two runs as the Trojans edged the Washington Huskies, 5-4, Friday night in Seattle.
Reliever Nigel Nootbaar pitched the ninth for his third save, allowing one hit and two runs.
A three-run second inning was the key frame for the Trojans (9-13, 2-2 Pac-12). Blake Lacey delivered a bases-loaded single for two runs and James Roberts drove in the third with a bad-hop single. USC's fifth run, which stood as the winner, came in the seventh when Conner Sullivan was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
The Huskies (4-16, 0-4) rallied with one run in the eighth and two in the ninth, but fell short.
Cal 5, No. 11 UCLA 1: The Bruins (15-4, 3-1 Pac-12) were dealt their first conference loss by the Golden Bears (14-8, 4-0) in an early battle for the Pac-12 lead at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Freshman Ryan Mason pitched eight innings for Cal, outdueling UCLA's Adam Plutko (2-1), who gave up five runs in 62/3 innings.
The Bruins' run came in the first when Brian Carroll was hit by a pi8tch, stole second, went to third on a flyout and scored on a groundout by Pat Valaika.
The Bears, who also scored once in the first, regained the lead for good in the seventh with a four-run rally. The key hits were a one-out RBI double by Chris Paul and a two-out, two-run double by Brian Celsi.
Freshman Cody Poteet replaced Plutko and gave up an RBI single to Devin Pearson to make it 5-1.
Carroll went 1 for 3 with a run and a stolen base. Valaika, Shane Zeile, Cody Regis and Brenton Allen each got hits. Plutko finished with five strikeouts.