text: I currently use a Klippermate, but hope to upgrade to either the MS200TT or the Neos 1000. I'm familiar with the virtues of constant pull vs crank & lock, but all things being equal, which machine would produce a faster stringing job? On the Klippermate you have to fuss around with the string in the tension jaw for it to set right and it's generally a pain. Is it easy and quicker on the Laserfibre and Prince? And if so, does one have an edge over the other?


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By Ben Golliver
As the NBA season approaches its final week, there's good news and bad news for the Lakers as they continue their push toward the Western Conference's No. 8 seed. The good news: their competition has officially been reduced to a single team, the Jazz. The bad news: the Jazz have continued to finish strong and possess a crucial tie-breaker, two factors that together have pushed the Lakers to a point where mistakes are no longer just costly, they are fatal.
In the week since we last checked in on the state of the race for the No. 8 seed, the Lakers went 2-1, defeating the Mavericks to push them out of the postseason conversation and clawing past the Grizzlies before losing to the Clippers on Sunday to fall to 0-4 against the crosstown division rival on the season. That loss was one-half of a "Bloody Sunday" for the Lakers, as the Jazz put the finishing touches on a very solid 3-1 week with a surprise road win against the Warriors in Oakland.
Together, those results moved Utah back into the No. 8 seed with a half-game lead over L.A. Because the Jazz hold a head-to-head tiebreaker against the Lakers by virtue of beating them two out of three times this season, the Lakers will need to finish with a better record than the Jazz to qualify for the postseason. While the two most popular projection models are currently split on who will prevail -- Basketball-Reference.com has L.A. as a slight favorite while ESPN.com likes Utah in nearly 60 percent of its simulations -- the combination of Sunday's two results makes life exceedingly more difficult for the Lakers as they approach their final five games.
What's in store over the next 10 days for these two teams and what does it mean for Kobe Bryant's famous playoff guarantee? Let's take a look.
How did they get here?
The past week saw two major developments.
First, the Mavericks lost a do-or-die game against the Lakers in L.A., and have now dropped to 2.5 games behind the Jazz with just five games to play. Because Utah holds a tie-breaker over Dallas, the Mavericks are all but eliminated, even though it's not yet mathematically official. The Mavericks were always outside shots at best, given their slow start, and their departure simplifies the playing field for the Lakers and Jazz.
Second, and this cannot be stressed enough, the Jazz outperformed expectations by going 3-1 last week. As a team that has struggled all year away from home, holding a 12-27 road record, Utah's surprising defeat of the Warriors meaningfully expanded their margin of error -- and shrank the Lakers' -- the rest of the way.
Last week, we noted that the most plausible scenario that would see the Lakers advance would require them to finish with 44 wins, topping Utah at 43. By beating Golden State, Utah now only needs to sweep the lowly Timberwolves to reach 43 wins. Should the Jazz again outperform expectations by beating the Thunder at home on Tuesday, the Lakers would be facing what amounts to a "win-or-die" reality in their final five games. Even if Oklahoma City prevails, though, the Lakers are now in a position where anything less than a 4-1 finish almost certainly won't be good enough.
That's a tall, frustrating order for a Lakers team that has outpaced the Jazz in a number of advanced statistical measurements this season. The chart below compares the two teams' rankings for offensive efficiency, defensive efficiency and MAR (average point differential). The teams' playoff odds in both the Basketball-Reference.com and ESPN.com models are listed at the right.
The Lakers continue to post better efficiency numbers on both sides of the ball than the Jazz. The Lakers' +0.90 average margin of victory actually outpaces six playoff teams, including the Jazz, while Utah's (-0.05) is improving but still only tops two playoff teams, the Celtics and Bucks. Just like last week, if those top-down numbers were the only pieces of information available, L.A. would be the narrow, but clear pick to advance. Instead, Utah plugs along as the well-positioned plucky underdog.
The Jazz and Lakers are neck-and-neck milers, both kicking hard as they enter the final 100 meters. The Lakers are 10-6 over the last month and 4-2 in their last six while the Jazz are 7-1 over their last eight games. Here's a chart that compares the two teams' winning percentages throughout this season (win percentage on the y-axis, game log along the x-axis). The Jazz have inched narrowly ahead after ceding the lead for a stretch in March that probably already feels like an eternity ago for both teams.
Zooming in on the last 20 games gives a better visual sense for the impact of Utah's 7-1 push over their last eight.
Hats off to the Jazz, who stared a breaking point in the face and responded with their most successful stretch of the season. Five of the seven wins came against lottery teams -- Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland twice, and New Orleans -- but that success stands in contrast to the Lakers, who dropped crucial games to Phoenix and Washington in mid-March.
The Schedules
What's left? The following chart compares the remaining games for the Jazz and Lakers, noting how many projected playoff and lottery opponents are on the schedule. Remaining home games, away games and back-to-backs are also noted, as is remaining strength of schedule (average winning percentage of opponents remaining).
There isn't much separating the two schedules, as both include two weak games. The Lakers pocket some points for the extra home games but give a little back by getting stuck with a back-to-back and an extra playoff opponent. Here's a game-by-game rundown of the two teams' remaining schedules.
Utah Jazz
vs. Thunder: Oklahoma City leads season series 2-1
vs. Timberwolves: Utah leads season series 2-0
at Timberwolves: Utah leads season series 2-0
at Grizzlies: Memphis leads season series 2-1
Los Angeles Lakers
vs. Hornets: L.A. leads season series 3-0
at Blazers: L.A. leads season series 2-1
vs. Warriors: Golden State leads season series 2-1
vs. Spurs: San Antonio leads season series 2-0
vs. Rockets: Houston leads season series 2-1
There's a lot to like about the Lakers' remaining schedule, and a few points of caution. First, the home/road balance sharply favors the Lakers, who are 25-12 at home this season. The road game at Portland is not nearly as daunting as it might appear: the Blazers have lost eight straight games, including seven by double-digits, and have two key starters -- Nicolas Batum and Wesley Matthews -- dealing with injuries. Put it this way: a loss in Portland would likely end L.A.'s playoff hopes, and any team dropping a game to these Blazers with their postseason life on the line doesn't deserve to advance.
The Hornets game, similarly, should be a cupcake. New Orleans is just 11-27 on the road this season and is currently tied for the second-worst record overall in the West. The Lakers are a combined 5-1 against New Orleans and Portland this season, with the only loss coming to the Blazers in Portland all the way back on Halloween. Those two should be victories and would put L.A. at 42-37 on the season, possibly giving them the one-game lead on the Jazz that they need if Oklahoma City defeats Utah on Tuesday night.
Once the Portland game passes, though, the uncertainty and difficulty kick up several notches. The Lakers will be facing three consecutive games against playoff-bound teams who all remain in meaningful races for playoff seeding. The Warriors hold just a one-game lead for the No. 6 seed on the Rockets, who have a cushy closing schedule. That all but guarantees Golden State will be at full strength when the Lakers play host on Friday night and suggests that Houston could also be in a position to play all of their guys during next week's season finale against L.A.
The Spurs, meanwhile, are just one game up for the West's No. 1 on the Thunder, who hold a tie-breaker between the two teams. San Antonio's Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker have been ruled out of a game this Wednesday and that could continue, as coach Gregg Popovich generally keeps the big picture in mind late in the season. If one of these three opponents is likely to be meaningfully shorthanded against the Lakers, it's San Antonio. There's one more wrinkle, though: if San Antonio maintains its hold on the No. 1 seed, they could be in a position to play Parker against the Lakers in hopes of defeating L.A. and setting themselves up with a first-round rematch against the Jazz, whom they swept convincingly in 2012.
One would assume that Oklahoma City will be at full strength against Utah on Tuesday as it fights for the No. 1 seed and homecourt advantage, leaving the Jazz's season finale against the Grizzlies as the only wild card left on their schedule. The race for 3-4-5 in the West hasn't opened up significantly -- Memphis trails Denver by just one game -- making it feasible that the season finale has playoff implications for the Grizzlies. At least for now, Utah must assume that they won't be getting any freebies during their final four games.
External Factors
Which opponents choose to play their biggest stars, and when, remains the biggest variable, but the Lakers' injury problems are a close second.
Metta World Peace announced Monday that he would return to the court less than two weeks after knee surgery, a risky-sounding proposition, while Steve Nash has played just two total minutes over the last four games with a hip/hamstring injury. Those absences have pushed coach Mike D'Antoni to a seven-man rotation, and Bryant has played at least 43 minutes in each of L.A.'s last four games. Could that heavy minutes load catch up to him, even if only for one game? Remember, L.A.'s margin for error is razor thin. One off night from Bryant could be the difference between advancing and not.
Can The Lakers Deliver?
The split opinion between the two major projection systems is a sign of just how tight this race remains, but after Sunday, the Lakers' path has crystallized. Here's a scenario-by-scenario look at the Lakers' fate.
Go 5-0 to finish 45-37: Sweeping out isn't outside the realm of possibility for the Lakers, thanks to two weak opponents, homecourt advantage and the possibility that an opponent or opponents come in short-handed during the season's final week. Still, they've managed just one five-game winning streak all season. That was back in December and it included three teams -- the Wizards, Sixers and Bobcats -- that are headed for the lottery. If they do win out, the Jazz would also need to win out -- going 4-0 the rest of the way -- to advance on the tie-breaker.
Go 4-1 to finish 44-38: Last week, this seemed like the most plausible path to the postseason and it remains so. Getting to four wins now involves simply taking care of business against the Hornets and Blazers and winning two out of three against the Warriors, Spurs and Rockets. If San Antonio sits Parker and Houston's playoff seeding is settled on the final night of the season, 4-1 doesn't sound too daunting at all. Utah's win against Golden State complicates this scenario, as mentioned, because they now need to go just 3-1, with two gimme games against Minnesota, to advance on the tie-breaker.
Go 3-2 to finish 43-39: As recently as last week, this type of finish could have existed as a "just barely good enough" possibility to squeak into the postseason. Now? It would seem very unlikely, as Utah would need only beat the Timberwolves twice to advance on the tie-breaker. It's worth reiterating that Utah is 2-0 against Minnesota this season. Had the Lakers beaten the Clippers and added another win to their stockpile, a 3-2 finish in their final five would have had a much better shot at being enough to get a leg up on the Jazz. That milk is now spilled.
Go 2-3 to finish 42-40: A middling finish for the Lakers will almost certainly mean playoff elimination, perhaps wrapping up L.A.'s season before the finale. Utah would need to win just one game to advance on the tie-breaker in this scenario.
Go 1-4 to finish 41-41 or 0-5 to finish 40-46: It's exceedingly unlikely that L.A. would fall apart this badly. If it happened, doom, obviously.

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Springfield, Mass., Jan. 11, 1894. Room 56 Winchester Park Building.
Know all men by these presents that I, Albert
B. Chase, manager OI the Jungle Basket Ball Team, by virtue of my authority, do hereby on this eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four set forth this greeting to the occupants of the Winchester Park Building, and all Basket Ball teams contained therein.
Whereas the cause of basket ball in the Winchester Park Building is in rather a dormant condition, and
Whereas some remarks detrimental to the excellent reputation of the inhabitants of the Jungle as basket ball players have been circulated,
Be it resolved therefore, by the inhabitants of the Jungle, that as the honor of the aforementioned place is at stake, we jointly and severally make known our determination to acquit ourselves of all such injurious remarks.
Therefore, be it known that the Jungle Basket Ball Team is ready to meet any team composed of members OI anyone alley in the Winchester Park Building to compete for the supremacy of the aforesaid place, Maiden Lane or Faculty Row preferred.
For arrangement of games apply to Albert B. Chase, Manager Jungle Basket Ball Team, Room 56, Jungle, or E. P. Ruggles, Room
Given under my hand on this eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four.
E P Ruggles, Capt. Albert B. Chase,
"Long may the forest tops wave in the Jungle,
Long may the lion roar in his lair,
Long may the snakes tie themselves in a bundle
And may all games be played on the square."
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text: Tea Culture in Taiwan ESP Tea Lover (0) In Taiwan, loose leaf tea was first used as a medicinal plant. However, over the years it has developed into much more than that. The main reasons why tea has developed into something meant for relaxation is mainly because of who inhabited Taiwan in its early days. The Taiwanese tea culture can be traced back hundreds of years and has similarities to Dutch, Chinese and Japanese tea cultures. The Dutch occupied Taiwan for about forty years in the 1600's. They used the area as a trade post between China and Europe. Importantly, tea was introduced to Europeans by the Dutch and simultaneously left an impression on the people of Taiwan. Tea was grown by the Dutch on a very small scale in Taiwan during the time that they occupied the area but most of the tea that the Dutch consumed in the area was imported to them. At the time of the Dutch occupation, it is thought that there were a large number of Chinese immigrants that began to move into the area. These immigrants were believed to bring with them a good supply of tea seedlings in addition to their unique tea culture. Mass production of tea did not begin in Taiwan until the mid to late 1800's. The local Chinese farmers began to grow the tea in large volumes and even established a tea factory in 1868. Believe it or not, shortly thereafter tea was exported to New York in the United States. Because of this, tea was one of the most important export commodities for the people of Taiwan. Tea simply became a daily beverage and way of life to the people. Like in other cultures, it is always offered on special occasions such as family gatherings or birthdays. Much of the current tea culture in Taiwan comes from Japanese influence. The Japanese occupied the area from around 1900 to the end of World War II. While there, the Japanese organized the production of tea as well as the industry as a while. They were responsible for the promotion of Taiwanese tea to the world and expanding its market. At this time the Japanese inhabitants developed testing facilities for tea that were responsible for developing some of the world's most popular flavors. To this day many of them are still very popular all around the globe. At the end of the war the Japanese had to give control of Taiwan back to the people of China. The Chinese further developed the tea culture from that point in time until present day. This unique culture is what has helped to make Taiwanese tea as popular as it is today. In Taiwan, the typical family owns a minimum of one set of teaware that is used at home. In fact, many families own more than one set for use depending on the occasion. The teapots are used to brew tea until the surface area of the pot becomes a bright color. This is raising the teapot, which is all part of the culture. Raising the pot is a tradition that is believed to add beauty to the process. A nice collection of teaware can generally be found at any store in Taiwan. It is important to note that there are many other pieces of teaware that are important in addition to the pot. Things such as a decanting vessel are necessary and used to make sure that the tea has the proper flavor as well as level of consistency. Other things such as a tray should be present in order to hold spills should there be an accident. All of these items are necessary in order for tea to be served properly. Since the tea culture is so important it is necessary to get the process of making and serving tea correct. In fact, serving tea in Taiwan is thought to be something that is done to show respect to your guests. That said, getting the process correct is of the utmost importance. Depending on who your guests are it may even be necessary to serve the tea with your finest teaware as you want to make a good impression on them. Tea culture in Taiwan is something that has been influenced by other cultures all across the world. These influences have helped create a totally unique culture that is valued by the people that live in this country. The culture of tea in Taiwan is ever developing and will remain strong for years to come. facebook twitter google+ email


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Victorino gets night off to stay fresh down stretch
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
ST. PETERSBURG -- After laying down a sacrifice bunt in the 10th inning on Wednesday that helped lead the Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Rays, Shane Victorino went straight to the clubhouse, leading some to speculate that he might be coming out of the game.
Victorino, who has managed nagging injuries all season, did manage to stay in the game. However, manager John Farrell gave him a rest for Thursday's finale of this seven-game road trip.
"Talking to guys here, this turf is very difficult," said Farrell. "It's much more soft. They feel it differently. You have to be conscious of either lower back or hip, but it wasn't his hamstring. I think he just felt a little tightness overall, and the way he ran back, you could see something wasn't 100 percent. Just [a chance] to get him off his feet."
Will Middlebrooks also got the night off, and Xander Bogaerts made his first start since belting a prodigious home run five days ago at Yankee Stadium.
The one benefit the Red Sox have with their commanding lead in the standings is to make sure nobody gets overly taxed down the stretch. Having productive reserves like Mike Carp, Jonny Gomes, Bogaerts and David Ross makes that even easier.
"It starts with good players, and we're able to manage their playing time, because we have depth that we can go to and not have a huge drop-off in capability and performance," said Farrell. "That's the reason why, in September, we're trending up in terms of offensive performance. We've been able to keep guys fresh. In a day and age where the drugs are cleaned up, rest is that much more important, and depth of roster becomes that much more valuable."
Napoli's full incentive package kicks in
ST. PETERSBURG -- The hip condition that wound up reducing Mike Napoli's contract from three years to one year hasn't had the slightest impact on his season. In fact, simply by staying on the active roster on Thursday, Napoli's full incentive package kicked in for the season, meaning he will earn $13 million.
The Red Sox, after diagnosing Napoli with avascular necrosis with an MRI back in December, had wound up giving him just $5 million guaranteed.
However, it has wound up as a win-win situation. Napoli has been on fire of late and the Red Sox are more than happy to pay the extra $8 million for the production and durability.
"It's a good day," Napoli said, "but I've got to let that go and get back on the field and try to keep doing what I'm doing."
Not catching for the first time in Napoli's career has clearly helped. He is on pace to set career highs in games played and plate appearances.
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"Yeah, I mean, that's my goal every year, to stay on the field," Napoli said. "Sometimes some things happen that you can't control and you get injured, but I think being at first base helped me out a lot with my body and how I felt. I've been confident my whole career. Some unfortunate things happened during my career. This year's been great, and my body still feels good."
Though he had a prolonged slump in July and August, Napoli has gotten red-hot at just the right time for a Boston team that has surged down the stretch.
"I think the one thing we've seen throughout the course of his career is that when we give him some periodic rest, he stays fresh and extremely productive," said manager John Farrell. "His track record shows that September has always been a strong month for him, and that's proven to be the case again."
In 141 career regular-season games in September and October, Napoli boasts a .303 average with 37 homers and 87 RBIs.
If there is a poster child for Boston's grind-it-out approach at the plate, it is Napoli.
"He embodies everything that we value as far as a hitter. I think he's first in all of baseball in pitches seen per plate appearance to total pitches seen, and he cares about what he does on the field," Farrell said. "He's very conscientious. He works his tail off. He's had probably every bit of the year that we would hope when we signed him over the offseason."
Napoli will be a free agent again this winter, but he hopes he's proved enough health-wise to garner a multiyear contract this time around with the Red Sox or somebody else.
"I mean, I hope so," Napoli said. "I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to go through the whole MRI process and do all that stuff again. But I mean, everything's looked good, and I'm confident that teams aren't going to shy away."
How about staying with Boston?
"Yeah, I'd love to stay here," Napoli said. "I love this group of guys. There's a lot of guys coming back. This is a special group. Bringing back guys like this, we're going to be able to win for a couple years."
Eighth inning remains work in progress for Farrell
ST. PETERSBURG -- At a time of the season when nearly every area of the team is firing on all cylinders, the one thing manager John Farrell is still tinkering with is the alignment of his setup crew, particularly in the eighth inning of close games.
There have been times Farrell has gone to Junichi Tazawa, Craig Breslow and Brandon Workman. Of the three, Breslow has had the best season. But he is sometimes needed to match up against lefties earlier in the game.
"They'll all be involved," said Farrell. "On a given day, when a certain someone is well-rested, whether that's Breslow, whether that's Junichi, any one of them, we're not hesitant to go to them, as you've seen. And yet we've also taken the approach where if we're in the heart of the order, we might look to match up hitter to hitter. That pretty much covers the spectrum."
If the eighth inning is a little uncertain, the ninth is as stable as it gets. Koji Uehara continues to be unhittable in the closing role. He entered Thursday with a streak of 34 consecutive batters retired, which is believed to be a team record.


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Continental Illinois Properties
List of Deals
Continental Illinois Properties was a real estate investment trust based in Los Angeles. It was organized and went public in November 1971 with a stock offering of $100 million. The purpose of the trust was to invest in a portfolio of real estate equity investments and long-term mortgage loans often coupled with an equity interest.
The trust was advised by Continental Illinois Property Advisors, a subsidiary of Continental Illinois Corporation, the holding company for Continental National Bank & Trust of Chicago, at the time one of the largest banks in the United States.


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DETROIT - Tickets are now available for our 21st Annual Comedy Night celebration, featuring Martin Short!
---Martin Short
The side-splitting Comedy Night will be held at the historic Detroit Opera House on Saturday April 27.
READ: SNL's Seth Meyers hosts Comedy Night in Detroit
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
The show will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m.
The Detroit Opera House
1526 Broadway Street
Detroit, MI 48226
Parking is available in the Detroit Opera House
Garage on Broadway for $10 or valet for $20.
Mitch Albom
EVENING MISTRESS of CEREMONIES Rhonda Walker, Local 4 News Morning Anchor
The show is family friendly and recommended for ages 12 and up.
Suggested dress for the evening is casual chic.
Show Tickets
Main Floor
Diamond Circle …….….….….$75*
Inner Circle……….….…….….$75*
Orchestra ………….….……....$50*
Box Level
Box Seats ………….….….…$150*
Upper Level
Trustee Circle …………..……$50*
Mezzanine …………..….…….$30*
Upper Balcony….….….…..….$15*
Purchase Tickets
*Excludes Ticketmaster and Detroit Opera House Restoration fees.
All ticket sales will be directed to Ticketmaster (you can also call Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000)for purchase or you can purchase in person at the Detroit Opera House Box Office.
Only the $150 and $75 tickets have tax deductible benefits.
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Food, wine, art & classic boats: a fundraiser for the local Sea Scouts
Live music, wine tasting, food, local art and fantastic classic boats will be part of "Vessels & Vines," a fundraiser for the Sacramento Delta Youth Maritime Association (Sea Scouts) starting at 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 at the Sacramento Marina. For information, call Nate Eckler at 775-3732 or visit www.sacramentomarina.com or www.youthmaritime.com.
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Tryouts for West Sac semipro soccer
Sacramento Republic FC will hold player tryouts on Oct. 5-6 and Oct. 19-20 at the Davis Legacy Soccer Complex on the frontage road near Davis. Players 18 and up will receive "full evaluation" from Republic FC coaching staff. Lunch and a T-shirt provided. $200 registration fee for each tryout. Pre-register online; visit www.SacRepublicFC.com.
The new United Soccer Leagues (USL) professional team will play at Raley Field beginning next year.
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Still crazy for Cootabloodymundra
As much as I love the written word, it's the spoken word that has always fascinated me. I think it began with a college fraternity brother of mine who had been raised in the American South and had the slowest of slow drawls that I had ever heard. When I asked him why he spoke that way he smiled and said, "Well, if you've ever been down South in the summer time during all that heat and humidity, you would know how much effort it takes to just put a simple sentence together, so most of us Southerners learned early on that it's a whole lot easier to just take our time and speak very, very slowly."
I have often wondered if we really know what we sound like to those around us? I once heard my voice on a telephone answering machine and couldn't believe it was me. Interestingly enough, a recent study found that most of us actually prefer the sound of our own voice to the voices of others. But my favorite accent has always belonged to the Australians. I almost immediately fell in love with the way Aussies speak way back in 1969 when the U.S. Army let me take a whole week off from the Vietnam War and go to Sydney, Australia for my R&R. And what a lovely big modern city it was, right on the sea with pretty brick homes everywhere and very friendly people speaking English in what seemed to me the most wonderful way possible.
"I'm not exactly sure why it is," said an Australian friend of mine, "but I think it's true that most Americans generally quite like an Australian accent. But when I lived in Virginia for a few years I remember opening my mouth to speak and it was like biting into cake hot out of the oven and it falling into a thousand crumbs. It seemed messy and inelegant compared to the way you Americans speak English. To my ear, my voice sounded jarring, like shattering glass among the pebbly-smooth American accents. And those poor nice Virginians sure spent a lot of time saying `Pardon?' when I spoke to them."
As our conversation continued about some of the different ways Americans and Australians go about speaking English, I also learned that Aussies like to have fun with their language.
"We like to fiddle with our words," explained my friend from Down Under. "You know, kind of Australianize them and make them our own, although sometimes I think we just like to juvenilize them and make them sound cute. And so we have mozzies instead of mosquitoes, and cozzies instead of swimming costumes, and brekky instead of breakfast, and bickies instead of cookies, just to name a few. And our language is also full of understatements and overstatements, twists and subtleties. For instance, if your best mate called you a `total bastard', it's actually a compliment, but if he called you `a bit of a bastard', you should begin to run."
"Really?" I asked, smiling.
"Plus the Australian sense of humor is also embedded in the colorful way we use our language," continued my friend, "going all the way back to our convict heritage. And we have also been blessed with lots of beautiful Aboriginal words, although you have to live in Australia forever to properly pronounce some of our Aboriginal places like Woolgoolga, Woolloomooloo, Yackandandah, Upotipotpon, Manangaroo, Moolooloo, Wollongong, Koolyanobbing, and my personal favorite, Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya, which, by the way, means `where the devil urinates'. And only in Australia would you find places with names like Boyland, Come By Chance, Banana and Orange, Doo Town, Foul Bay, Humpty Doo, Tom Ugly, Useless Loop, Rooty Hill, Nowhere Else, and Mt. Buggery."
"What I remember best about Australia," I said, "is that it only took about a 30-minute drive out of Sydney to be in a whole different place, with vast vistas and some of the most other-worldly scenery I had ever seen."
"One of my favorite places in Australia – both enjoyable to the tongue and the eye – is Cootabloodymundra, which I think you would call a `one-horse town'. And we have lots of Woop Woop towns, which is actually pronounced different than it sounds, something like a bird call. All Woop Woop places are wonderfully remote and isolated and backwards, like I guess being `out in the sticks' is in America. Actually, in Australia we can drive for many hours and hundreds of miles in a vast, paprika red and juiceless blood orange dustbowl under a massive blue dome of sky, and it all qualifies as Woop Woop. Anyway, I have always loved the way us Aussies have gone out of our way to have fun with our language and it continues to this day. I mean, where else in the world can you be happily driving along and come upon Curly Dick Road?"
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Wine & treats, for a good cause
The fourth annual "Wine & Art Faire" fundraiser held at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg returns from 1-7 p.m. on Oct. 6. The event benefits the Lymphoma & Leukemia Society.
Over 50 authors, musicians, artists and craftspeople will gather at the site to show their creations. Wine tasting is provided by Delta-area wineries at the Old Sugar Mill, and there will be music by local groups. See the displays & taste the wares for $20 in advance or $25 at the door. The Old Sugar Mill is located at 35265 Willow Avenue, in Clarksburg. Visit www.Carvalho FamilyWinery.com or www.LLS.org/sac, email email@example.com, or call 744-1625 or 275-8719.
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text: The 15th cenutury medieval church of St Nonna at Altarnun, Cornwall is also known as the Cathedral of the Moor. It's best known for the very fine carving on the bench ends (of which there are nearly 80). These were carved by Robert Daye in about 1530. The font dates back to the Norman period.


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I was going to post this too to lead into this thought. I predicted the raps losing streak and the recent winning streak before it all happened. It was not about Lowry being out. Not about Bargnani. Not about Jose playing well. Maybe a bit about Andersen and his three point shot returning. It was about the schedule. Even Bargnani would have had a field day against that Orlando team. I contended at the beginning of the year that at best we could be a .500 team. To do that we would have to beat the bad teams just as we would have to lose to the good teams. The middle teams we would have to split. That's what makes January the month to watch. Lots of games against that middle tier. This, not our 4-19 start, is going to determine the season. February gets a bit tougher but we still have a whole slate of games against the lower (even lower than us!) teams from the east after that. The middle tier of the east is really inconsistent and any one of those teams beats another on a given night. If we get into that and hold our own, Miami, here we come.
Love this paragraph:
"Removing his languid play, his indifferent defense, his non-existent rebounding and his all-around energy-sapping presence has had a noticeable impact on the way that the team attacks at both ends of the floor. No longer do his ball-stopping proclivities disrupt the offensive flow. No longer are defensive rotations at the rim missed because he failed to read his responsibilities and act on them. Plus, let's be frank, not having him around has kept Casey from overvaluing his contributions and placing too much of the team's fortunes on Bargnani's shoulders. It's amazing how much Casey's coaching improved this season when Bargnani wasn't around for him to feature at the center of his attack."
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The Mystery of the Giant Subway Fridge
Out of all the crazy shit that happens in New York's subways, this might be the most quietly disconcerting: A filthy refrigerator sat on the West 4th Street subway platform for four days.
A massive refrigerator stuffed with empty Arizona iced tea bottles somehow ended up on the West 4th Street subway platform, where it languished for days before the MTA finally removed it.
There are worse things that can be in an abandoned fridge than Arizona iced tea bottles.
Still, so many questions:
1) Why, and how, the hell did someone lug a refrigerator on the subway?
2) Why would they try to transport it full of empty Arizona iced tea bottle?
3) Or were the iced tea bottles put in there during its tenure on the platform?
4) One onlooker theorized that a homeless person was "building some kind of house" with the fridge. How would this work?
5) Is this a sign of the apocalypse?
But the fridge was removed. The mystery of the subway fridge may never be solved. [Image via Shutterstock]


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02-21-2014, 12:34 PM #1Junior Member
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pre-enclosed Subwoofer box
I have seen some real cool custom built sub enclosures on this site. Good work guys. I however am a little lazier than some of you so i was looking for recommendations on what would be a good choice for a sub already in an enclosure that I could put in the area under the helm. I know it is not as clean of a job but should accomplish the purpose. I have a 2004 Mobius LS with no heater so there is quite a bit of room under the helm. Anybody have a recommendation for a pre-enclosed off the shelf sub that works well?
BlueSky.2004 Mobius LS Direct Drive
I believe both earmark and exile can sell you ready to go products and check with MLA on here as he is a kicker dealer.
the bigger the better imo so skip over a 10 and look for a 12.'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
No exact recomendation but measure the area out, then you can look at the boxes and see what fits. I would highly recomend removing the carpet off them, then spraying a couple coats of the ryno liner in a can on them. Then you can simply glue the carpet back on using 3M spray.Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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I have bought 2 cheap box's at wally world, one for a 10" sub in the 08 that is got to be close to 4 years old now--still being used to this day and has not come apart that I know off. 2nd box is for the 12" sub in my current boat, again no issues, both boats have had the noses dunked and water over the bow, the 08 went thru a couple wicked rain storms to where the bilge pump ran every 10 minutes for a hour or so.
Would love to get a "good" box at some point but I don't see a reason to replace the current boxHey, Its Moomba time
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Here are just a couple of problems with an off-the-shelf automotive woofer box.
It's not necessarily the exposure to direct water that is a problem. It can easily be the air moisture content, especially when the boat has a little water in the bilge and is under the cover. A little heat from the sun and it is 'condensation city' in there.
They use water-soluable MDF. They typically use the absolute cheapest form of MDF from China. The lower seams are the first to fail and the enclosure will usually lose its airtight integrity within one season. BUT, the carpet covering conceals the failed seams for several more seasons.
Rarely do they use screws, air nails or staples for construction. Normally, the box has three pre-carpeted pieces only. The top, baffle face, bottom and back are one section of MDF with CNC'd V-cuts, and is then folded around the two end caps and glued....you guessed it....with a water soluable glue.
The enclosure integrity is not only important to the sound quality, but it is important to the longevity of the woofer.
I have never seen a car box in a boat that when removed several years later, even when it appeared perfect, that the dimensions were not increased.
Get with Odin at Earmark Marine. He has a variety of 10-inch and 12-inch fully marinized subwoofer enclosures ready to go. Plus, he can make sure that you get a woofer and enclosure that are properly matched. He's a really good sound engineer.
I'm getting ready to build my own along the lines of what JMVotto did here (but it's going to hang off the hump like the Dusty version so I don't lose any precious foot room):
https://forum.moomba.com/showthread....ghlight=customMy Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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02-21-2014, 03:18 PM #8Hey, Its Moomba time
Its all about the dash - enjoy the dash, as that is your time between the dates
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08 Mobius LSV-sold
03 Mobius LSV-sold
life is about finding the balance between being a responsible adult and staying young at heart
I concur with passing on a store-boat off the shelf MDF automotive. Waterproofing the exterior aside, their typical construction is weak. Its also best to seal the inside as well. And the last thing you want to do is wrap it back with a non-marine carpet. Your typical trunk liner type box carpet will absorb and hold water. Eventually, it will penetrate what ever coating is on the outside.
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Thanks Guys for all the suggestions. I have a while to figure this out since we still have snow on the ground but I am on a mission to upgrade a few things before boating season. the stock deck and speakers don't cut it.
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Calder Valley Search and Rescue rescued a teenager after he fell eight metres from a roof leaving him injured at the side of the River Calder.
At 8.10pm on Thursday July 10 the team of volunteers received a request from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service for urgent assistance in evacuating a 14-year-old who had fallen from the industrial building in Gog Hill Road near Elland Bridge.
He had sustained possible back, head and arm injuries.
His friends raised the alarm and the casualty was located in an inaccessible area, at the rear of the property on steep wooded ground, littered with debris by the edge of the flowing River Calder.
Within 24 minutes of receiving the call, 22 members from CVSRT were on scene and preparing for the rescue.
A pathway through the overgrown trees down the banking was quickly cleared and a rope system was set ready for the rescue.
Before long, the casualty was comfortably on the stretcher and hauled up the banking to the waiting ambulance and was taken to hospital.


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OCEAN CITY — Frustrated with an alarming spike in the number of illegal catch and poaching cases in the state's waterways, including the areas around Ocean City and the coastal bays, and perhaps more frequently the Chesapeake Bay, a trio of Eastern Shore lawmakers this week introduced legislation to increase the number of Natural Resources Police (NRP) officers on patrol.
In the last few years, there has been a significant increase in poaching and illegal harvest cases in and around the Chesapeake, particularly of striped bass and other popular species. In addition, there have been several recent cases of illegal rockfish catches in state waters around the resort area. While the reported cases have been largely the result of NRP enforcement actions, a much larger number of incidents go unreported and unenforced because the agency's ranks are at 20-year lows.
To that end, Senators Richard Colburn and Roy Dyson, along with Delegate Rudy Cane, this week introduced legislation that would restore the NRP to a level needed to meet the demand over the next 10 years. Since 1990, there has been a 50-percent decline in the number of NRP officers. The bill's intent is to increase the number of NRP officers to at least 435 within the next 10 years.
From a high of 451 law enforcement positions within both the NRP and the State Forest and Park Service in 1990, the ranks have declined to just 238 currently, largely due to budget constraints and department consolidations. The bill's sponsors would like to see the number of NRP officers steadily increase over the next decade to a total of at least 435, or an addition of 207 officers. According to the fiscal and policy note attached to the legislation, the proposed increases in the numbers of NRP officers are warranted.
"This information suggests that while NRP's responsibilities have increased substantially over the past 20 years, the number of NRP officers available to fulfill these responsibilities has decreased," the note reads.
In January, the DNR submitted a report on NRP level of service standards to the various budget committees in the General Assembly and summarized staffing needs. In the report, the DNR told state lawmakers just to offset retirements, the NRP would need to hire and train enough recruits to replace a minimum of 14 officers each year for each of the next five years. The DNR suggests NRP officers be hired on a contractual basis, rather than a permanent basis, in order to respond to summer peak workload demands.


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Petitioners a 'disaffected rump', says Seselja
Newly preselected ACT Liberal Senate candidate Zed Seselja has promised to fight to ensure public servants are protected from forced redundancies if the Coalition wins the federal election.
And Mr Seselja has dismissed as a ''disaffected rump'' forces within the Canberra Liberals who have launched action which could lead to his preselection victory against incumbent senator Gary Humphries being overturned.
On Saturday, the former Legislative Assembly opposition leader defeated Senator Humphries by 114 votes to 84 in a ballot of Liberal Party members to pick the No.1 Senate candidate for the election in September.
Mr Seselja - who, like Senator Humphries, is a Catholic - spent part of Sunday door-knocking in Macarthur as part of a St Vincent de Paul Society appeal. He said door-knocking would also be a big part of his campaign for the Senate.
''There will be a lot of grassroots campaigning, spending a lot of time in the outer suburbs of Canberra in particular,'' he said.
Mr Seselja said that if a Coalition government was elected, he would lobby to ensure that Canberra's interests were considered when decisions were being made.
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''If there's an incoming Coalition government, I would be holding them to account to stick to their promise that there will be no forced redundancies, that any downsizing of the public service will come about as a result of natural attrition, so that people can be confidence that they won't be losing their jobs,'' he said.
Hundreds of Liberal Party members were ruled ineligible to vote in the Senate preselection ballot. Some party members have petitioned for a divisional meeting, which could theoretically overturn the result.
Former Canberra Liberal president Gary Kent, who initiated a petition for a meeting of all party members said he was consulting colleagues on whether to press ahead.
''At the moment the overwhelming sentiment is that the preselection was not fair, was not conducted properly and that the meeting should proceed,'' Mr Kent said.
But Mr Seselja did not think a majority of party members - including many supporters of Senator Humphries - would want the preselection reopened. ''I think there is a disaffected rump in the party, and that's about all sorts of things, not just preselections. I think every political party experiences that, but I think the vast majority of Liberals will now want to see the party unite and move forward.''
Senator Humphries declined an interview request on Sunday. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, who backed Senator Humphries in the preselection, was not available to comment at the weekend.
Now that Mr Seselja he has been preselected for the Senate, Chief Minister Katy Gallagher wants him to quit the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible. Mr Seselja said he was yet to decide when he would resign from his post as MLA for Brindabella.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Big Roy came up with a big answer for his critics and his teammates Wednesday night.
He played like an All-Star when the Pacers really needed it.
After 48 hours of questions and criticism, Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 28 points, grabbed nine rebounds, blocked two shots and altered a handful of others to help the Pacers get even in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 86-82 victory over Washington.
Hibbert sounded more relieved than redeemed.
"David (West) always talks to me about being the person that rescues yourself when you're in the middle of the ocean," Hibbert said after Indiana tied the best-of-seven series at 1-1. "There's nobody who can throw a lifesaver or a rope out to help you. So I had to do it myself."
The next step is proving he can play this way again Friday when Washington hosts Game 3.
Hibbert went into Wednesday with a combined total of 37 points and 24 rebounds in Indiana's first eight playoff games. Twice in the previous four he failed to score a point or grab a rebound.
Beleaguered Pacers fans wanted Hibbert benched. Frustrated teammates talked publicly and privately about needing more from their 7-foot-2 center. Critics turned Hibbert into the butt of jokes and on the Internet, some even tried to explain Hibbert's incredible disappearing act with unseemly speculation.
After talking to his old college coach, John Thompson III, and Colts linebacker Robert Mathis, a close friend, Hibbert blocked out the inescapable firestorm, focused on basketball and fueled the decisive 6-0 run late in the fourth quarter.
It was enough to put repeated smiles on Hibbert's face, even if he considers it only a start.
"I just want to string a few games together," he said. "Consistency hasn't been my biggest friend this year. I'm going to try to continue to play aggressive and I'm going to try to control the things I can control. I can't control play calls, but I can control how hard I play, how fast I run down the court and how well I play defense."
George Hill finished with 14 points, Paul George had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Lance Stephenson added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists. And for the first time this postseason, the Pacers held an opponent to fewer than nine 3-pointers. Washington finished 5 of 21 from behind the arc, the lowest percentage (23.8) in the playoffs this year.
Much of the credit went to Hibbert, who helped open up the offensive lanes for his teammates and protected the rim well enough that Indiana could spread out and defend the perimeter.
"He's got our attention now," Drew Gooden said. "We've got to be focused on guarding the Roy Hibbert we know."
It was a lost opportunity for the Wizards, who had won their first four playoff games on the road — three at Chicago and Monday night at Indy — and could have gone home with a commanding 2-0 lead.
They had chances.
Washington led by as much as six early in the third quarter and rallied in the fourth to take a 77-74 lead with 5:01 to go before Hibbert and George scored six straight to give the Pacers the lead for good.
Marcin Gortat finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Bradley Beal had 17 points and Nene added 14.
"He came out with a lot of intensity and established position," Beal said. "We didn't play our best game. We didn't shoot the ball and we didn't defend like we know we're capable."


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Attorney Annie Depper asked the state's highest court to overturn Vadarian Meadows' conviction last year in the death of Clarence Ritchey. Meadows was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Depper told justices the language for capital and first-degree murder is identical and confusing to jurors and should be found unconstitutional. She noted that the lower court judge referred to the instructions as confusing and an affidavit from the jury foreman who said that six of the 12 jurors wanted to convict on first-degree murder instead.
"The jury felt like their hands were tied," Depper told the justices during oral arguments.
Prosecutors said Ritchey was shot and killed as he was investigating a break-in at his stepson's home.
The state's highest court in the past ruled that the statutes on capital murder and first-degree murder aren't unconstitutionally vague, but Depper said this case is different because of the jury foreman's statement about the confusion it caused during deliberations. Depper said lawmakers may have intended to give juries flexibility with the language, but instead it has confused jurors on which charge to convict.
"We don't want to leave juries without direction, and right now, with the way these laws are, we're leaving them without direction," she said. "We have the opportunity to fix that and give them more to go on than two identical statutes."
An assistant attorney general told the court that the language isn't confusing and that court rules bar a juror's affidavit from being considered since it deals with jury deliberations.
"The purpose of that is to prevent any juror having automatic veto after a trial has been completed once they sit back and decide or second guess their decision," Assistant Attorney General Rebecca Kane told the court. "That would lead to truly arbitrary decisions if that were allowed."
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Dice-K looks to repel pesky Tribe
Making second postseason start, righty aims to turn it around
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
During that Oct. 5 American League Division Series contest, the Yankees were noticeably bugged by the incessant insects. New York reeled to defeat in the game and, ultimately, the series. On Monday, Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka may keep an eye on the sky to see if the airborne annoyances have designs on an encore.
"If there were those bugs, it would be difficult to maintain concentration," Matsuzaka said earlier this week. "But maybe it won't be a problem. The best thing will be if there's no bugs on the field, of course."
Then again, Dice-K will have far more than bugs to worry about come Game 3 of the AL Championship Series against the Indians. First and foremost, the Japanese right-hander will be concerning himself with attempting to push Boston ahead of Cleveland in the best-of-seven series, which is tied at one win apiece through two games.
"There is a slight difference when you go into a visiting ballpark, having won the last game or lost the last game," Matsuzaka said during a press conference on Saturday at Jacobs Field. "So I feel that, in that sense, maybe I have a bigger responsibility tomorrow, but I hope to use that as a source of strength."
If Matsuzaka is going to lead Boston in that charge, he's going to need to regain the control that helped him shine at times as a rookie starter during the regular season. In his last outing, Matsuzaka's command wavered in an abbreviated start in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Angels on Oct. 5.
Boston catcher Jason Varitek said Matsuzaka needs to improve on his overall command in Monday's start.
"We just ran into a lot of three-ball counts, 3-2 counts, and he either walked them or something. We eliminate some of those, and stay out of some of those walks, he's probably got a pretty good outing."
Against the Angels, Matsuzaka was chased from his outing at Fenway Park after just 4 2/3 innings. The 27-year-old hurler toiled through 96 pitches over that span, issuing a trio of walks and registering three strikeouts. Los Angeles touched Matsuzaka for three runs, but Boston prevailed in the end, courtesy of a three-run walk-off home run by Manny Ramirez.
Matsuzaka didn't figure into the decision on that night, but he's only managed to post a 5-6 mark over his past 15 trips to the mound, dating back to the regular season. Included in that stretch, though, is a victory over the Indians at Jacobs Field on July 24, when Matsuzaka logged seven shutout innings to outduel C.C. Sabathia in a 1-0 Boston win.
The Indians did manage to get the best of Matsuzaka on May 30, when he yielded six runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts en route to a loss to Cleveland at home. So the Tribe has first-hand experience of the ups and downs that Matsuzaka went through this year, when he finished 15-12 with a 4.40 ERA over 32 starts.
"We've seen him a few times," Cleveland manager Eric Wedge said on Saturday. "He gives you different looks, a lot of different variety of pitches. ... I think he's a good example of where you really have to grind out at-bats against him.
"You've really got to be disciplined and have discipline to stick with your game plan, not just the first time around, but particularly the second and third time around in the order."
Matsuzaka's performances against Cleveland strayed from a pair of trends he established in his first big league campaign.
Matsuzaka went 7-8 with a 4.02 ERA over 18 road appearances, but he made quick work of the Indians at Jacobs Field. Matsuzaka also turned in a 9-6 mark with a 3.14 ERA in 16 starts when facing an opponent for the first time. He performed much better in his second turn against Cleveland, though.
In the end, what it boils down to for Matsuzaka is how well he is controlling his wide arsenal of pitches.
"In a nutshell, I think it starts with command of his fastball," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said earlier this week. "If you can command your fastball, you can certainly set up a lot of other pitches. Sometimes you work ahead 0-1 with a good fastball and a mediocre breaking ball all of a sudden looks a lot better."
Helping matters for Boston is the fact that Matsuzaka enjoyed pitching at Jacobs Field.
"I feel the mound there was good to pitch off of, compared to others," Matsuzaka said. "It was a comfortable mound. It will be good to pitch there."
Unless those pesky bugs return.
"I did bring along some bug spray," Matsuzaka to an eruption of laughter.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 12, 2012, 12:12 PM
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City looks to tighten parking requirements downtown
Original post made on Oct 12, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 12, 2012, 12:12 PM
Comments (17)
a resident of another community
on Oct 12, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Dear Palo Alto: I know it's not intuitive for most people, but there's an easy way out of this shortage and a great strategy for business. Price parking! Those of us who come from out of town would be happy to spend $2-3 or more to not have to roam around, just as many residents would likely do the same. Doing so would raise revenue to fund bicycle and pedestrian improvements, transit service, streetscape enhancements - you name it, perhaps even a new parking garage.
Priced parking is good for business, and it's good for neighborhoods (sevearal of whom would and should have a RPZ). Time to move on from the outdated thinking of car is king and use the parking shortage to fund a better vision for the future.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 12, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Why are we not discussing pay per hour parking at all city lots and garages? Why do we have a choice of monthly (or yearly) parking, and parking for 2 hours?
Why can't a visitor for either business or social reasons find parking all day in the first lot or garage nearest to their destination. This is not rocket science, it is plain common sense.
People are willing to pay for a few hours parking and will if they find it easily. Otherwise, they will park on residential streets.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 12, 2012 at 2:54 pm
What are people who work downtown supposed to do? It is so unfair: every two hours they have to move their cars or get ticketed. Can't they buy a permit or something?
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 12, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Its amazing how few of these daily hassles go away when you leave your car at home. Traffic and parking become non issues. just sayin'.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 12, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Hey, Sorry Man, it isn't always practical to ride a bike or walk : too many miles, or foul weather, or babies to transport, severe heat and risk of heat stroke, illness or disability, or a load to carry.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 12, 2012 at 7:14 pm
bru is a registered user.
Leave it alone. I rarely have to look very hard or long to find a parking place, and when I get exasperated I can always find a parking place in the parking structures.
I am really going to stop going downtown if I have to pay to park, and the rates get so steep eventually anyway. Look at SF or Redwood City. It's a major pain in the butt.
Stop allowing places to be built without parking
The idiocy of the government trying to predict what the future is going to look like, as if there is going to be no cars and mass transit all over. What is likely to happen is better right-sized cars that are electric because mass transit is just ugly.
I hate the people in mass transit and have been attacked twice for just minding my own business on buses or at bus stops.
If we drop educating our people, and there are no jobs, you think that is going to get better or worse?
Tread lightly and then only do something when it is necessary and there is a significant win in the proposed solution, not just because it give money to some business that is someone's friend.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 12, 2012 at 10:55 pm
I have been to Downtown PA 100-200 times — often times around 7 p.m. to pick up take-out from Sprout/Tamarine/Paris Baguette/LYFE or to go to the Apple Store — and have never had trouble finding parking. Sure, you often need to be extremely lucky to find parking on University Ave or in a small parking lot, but there is almost always parking in the structures. The most I have probably spent is 1-2 minutes in a parking structure waiting for a spot to open up
One of the major annoyances with going to Berkeley is having to pay for parking. It's expensive ($1.50/hour), time-consuming (especially when all you're trying to do is run inside and pick up something), and stressful: They seriously check the meters every 10 minutes. For the same reasons, I avoid going to Redwood City.
As to all-day parking for visitors, I think they are not needed. I know Berkeley has multiple all-day parking structures that usually charge $20-30/day. The difference though is that there is no street parking for visitors anywhere in Berkeley. You can only park in residential neighborhoods for at most 2 hours. Since Palo Alto does not have this there seems to be little need for all-day parking, especially in downtown. Why would someone need to be in downtown for 24 hours? If they're visiting, why not just park in front of their guest's house or in the hotel's lot?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 12, 2012 at 10:57 pm
We certainly do NOT want to be like SF or Deadwood City!
a resident of Southgate
on Oct 13, 2012 at 6:54 am
San Francisco's Mission Street Garage has electronic signage which tells you how many spaces are available and on which floors. Very reassuring.
You'd think, being at the heart of Silicon Valley and all, that Palo Alto could do the same thing.
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 13, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Or here is an idea- how about the home owners who complain cars parking on public streets in front of their houses do this --- clean out your garage and use it for the car instead of unused items!
Don't complain about the streets when the space which is for your car is not used!
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 13, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Lund Smith and his brother (father?) have each given candidate Pat Burt huge contributions for his campaign, according to the list in yesterday's paper. It will be interesting to see how Mr. Burt repays their generosity in the discussion about parking. Or, maybe it is 'gratitude' for past favors, like allowing them to under-park the 4 story office building on Alma St.
The Smiths are politically active. Boyd Smith was interviewed on the radio a few weeks ago, he is a cash "bundler" for Mitt Romney.
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 14, 2012 at 11:27 pm
The visible donations the Smiths made to Pat Burt are
Lund Smith, Principal, Cupertino $500
Boyd Smith, Principal, Los Altos $500
They are the developers of the oversized, underparked office building approved for 355 Alma Street.
We don't know whether they have given money or other valuable things or other people. Only political contributions get reported.The value of the land they don't build parking on is so much greater than the necessary "grease" they apply to the deciders, that they can "grease" a lot of people and still make million$.
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 15, 2012 at 12:41 pm
If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 15, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Leigh - a lot of the houses in Professorville and Downtown North do not have garages and some do not have driveways.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 15, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Many years ago, I lived in a neighborhood where I did not have a driveway or garage and knew that parking would be a problem. This was not in the Bay Area. I had to weigh that up when making my decision to live there. Parking turned out to be a bigger problem than I expected mainly due to a business being operated from the address opposite me and a neighbor who made it very unpleasant for anyone parking outside his house.
The point is, that those who are living in Professerville should have known that there would be parking problems before they made the decision to live there. I do have some sympathy with those who live there but I am also sympathetic to those who need to find somewhere to park and don't want to buy a monthly permit for perhaps a 3 day a week job.
The answer is not to put in permits in residential areas, but to simplify the parking problem in the garages and lots. Pay per hour machines in all lots and garages would pay for themselves very quickly and if the parking is reasonably priced, they would be used by visitors, workers and other occasional users happily. The problem is that finding the right type of parking for those who do not understand the complicated system makes street parking in accessible residential neighborhoods the easiest option.
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Oct 15, 2012 at 3:56 pm
"...anyone living in Professorville should have known..." Many residents have lived there for several decades or more. Should they have known?
So glad you earn enough money to pay extra for parking. There are hundreds of employees at shops and restaurants who are paid minimum wage. I guess they are invisible.
The problem is all the underparked new office buildings that were approved in the last couple of decades. Coupled with the idiotic planning department policy, supported by the council, that if the city makes driving difficult everyone will find alternative transport. John H above says it perfectly.
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Wes Welker had not topped seven catches nor had he hit the century mark in yards receiving during any of the Patriots' last five games. The smart money was on him breaking that trend Sunday in Miami -- and he did, with 12 catches, 103 yards and a touchdown to help New England drop the Dolphins and clinch the AFC East.
This is nothing new for Welker against his former team.
With Sunday's performance Welker topped 1,000 yards receiving against Miami, a franchise that ... oh, yeah ... traded him to New England back in 2007. He has more yards receiving against the Dolphins than all but one other team (Buffalo, which he's played eight more times than Miami). In his 10 games against Miami as a member of the Patriots, Welker has averaged 7.8 catches and 108.9 yards.
The 2012 season has not been the smoothest for Welker. His numbers dipped early, as Julian Edelman stole some of his playing time and speculation grew that the Patriots were trying to phase out their slot receiver; Welker is set to be a free agent in 2013, and the Patriots have made no moves toward re-signing him.
With tight ends Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski trading stints out of the lineup with injuries, though, Welker has reemerged as a key cog in the New England offense. Tom Brady turned to him early and often Sunday, completing 10 passes (including a touchdown) to Welker in the first half alone.
Welker's late drop in the Super Bowl last season contributed to New England's crushing loss to the Giants. If the Patriots are to get back there, however, Welker figures to be a key -- even if Miami won't show up on the playoff schedule.
More of the heroes and zeroes from Week 13:
First Down: Charlie Batch.
What can you say? In a loss to Cleveland last week (with plenty of help from his bumbling teammates), Batch looked absolutely lost as the Steelers' fill-in quarterback. Seven days later, aside from a couple of end-zone misfires, Batch was brilliant in a stunning 23-20 win over Baltimore.
Not only did Batch outduel Joe Flacco, he brought the Steelers back from a 10-point deficit on the road and led the game-winning drive late. Batch was overcome with emotion after Shaun Suisham's kick sailed through the uprights, and it's hard to fault him for being so elated and relieved.
Fourth Down: Detroit and San Diego's late-game mojo.
What would happen in the fourth quarter if these two teams played this year? Just a series of mistakes until someone accidentally committed a safety or something?
Both teams are 4-8 on the year -- and both have gagged away at least a handful of victories. The Lions have lost four straight overall, and Sunday became the first team since at least 1983 to blow leads in the final two minutes and lose in three straight home games. San Diego, meanwhile, had a 13-10 edge on Cincinnati, before a pair of Philip Rivers turnovers helped turn the tables.
Neither of these teams has much to play for from here out in the regular season, and both could be in line for major shake-ups come the offseason.
First Down: St. Louis, within its division.
If only the Rams could play all their games against the NFC West ...
Sunday's gritty overtime victory over the 49ers moved St. Louis to 4-0-1 within its own division -- a somewhat shocking mark when you consider that two teams from the West (San Francisco and Seattle) might be headed to the playoffs and that the Rams are just 1-6 against the rest of the league.
St. Louis still travels to Seattle in Week 17, a game that could hold huge implications for both teams.
Fourth Down: Mark Sanchez.
Was there a bigger moment of schadenfreude for Sanchez haters than the one that came in the fourth quarter Sunday? As Greg McElroy celebrated what would be the game-winning touchdown pass, the TV camera cut to Sanchez ... alone, jotting notes down on a clipboard.
Who knows where the Jets go from here. It doesn't say much for Tim Tebow that he could not steal any snaps from Sanchez, but that Rex Ryan trusted McElroy to do just that. It also doesn't say much for Sanchez that the Jets, at least for a few moments, appeared to be playing much harder on offense with McElroy under center.
First Down: The Kansas City Chiefs.
You're not going to get a long-winded write-up here about how Saturday's tragedy somehow inspired the Chiefs. The events involving Jovan Belcher become more horrific with each additional piece of information we learn, and Kansas City's game with Carolina felt absolutely unnecessary by comparison.
Yet, no one would have chastised the Chiefs for phoning it in Sunday -- they had every reason to let their grief or confusion overwhelm them, and there's still room to debate if the NFL should have pushed forward with this game. But instead, behind a heartbroken Romeo Crennel, Kansas City played one of its better games of the season.
The surprise star: Brady Quinn. Making his fourth start of the season, Quinn completed 19 of 23 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns, helping his team pull off a 27-21 win over Carolina.
Fourth Down: Tennessee's offense.
Houston has made teams miserable all year with its aggressive defense, but the Titans could not stop shooting themselves in the foot Sunday. Jake Locker committed five turnovers on his own (three interceptions, two fumbles), while Chris Johnson also coughed up a fumble. The Texans victimized Locker for six sacks, too.
Tennessee actually outgained Houston, 354-332, and still never really had a chance.
First Down: Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller.
The Bills have struggled all year to figure out their running back rotation -- and while Spiller has outplayed Jackson repeatedly, the offense clicks best when both players are getting touches. Sunday, the pair combined for 186 yards on the ground (25 carries for 109 yards for Jackson; 14 for 77 and a touchdown for Spiller). It was no coincidence, then, that Buffalo rolled Jacksonville.
Fourth Down: The Bucs' pass defense.
Tampa Bay entered Sunday with the league's worst pass D. And while the Bucs held Peyton Manning to a respectable 242 yards through the air, Manning more or less did what he wanted through two-and-a-half quarters en route to 28-10 lead.
Demaryius Thomas was the biggest beneficiary of Tampa Bay's problems in the secondary, hauling in a pair of touchdowns. Tight end Jacob Tamme also thrived, catching nine balls.
If the Bucs are serious about making the playoffs, they need to pick up the pace defensively ... and soon.
First Down: Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall.
The top two receiving performance in Week 13 (pending Philadelphia-Dallas and New York-Washington) both came from the NFC North. And both came in losses.
Brandon Marshall caught 10 passes for 165 yards against Seattle's big, physical cornerbacks. He nearly helped the Bears rips a victory out of what looked like a sure defeat, making an incredible 56-yard catch in between two Seahawks defenders in the closing seconds to set up a game-tying field goal.
Calvin Johnson had an even more outstanding day. Targeted a whopping 20 times by Matthew Stafford, Johnson made 13 grabs for 171 yards and a TD. He's now up to 1,428 yards receiving in 2012 -- well without striking distance of Jerry Rice's single-season record of 1,848. Johnson must average 105 yards during Detroit's final four games to beat that mark; he has topped 125 yards in each of Detroit's last five outings.
Fourth Down: Division races.


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To the victory goes the spoils ... and the 32nd overall pick. Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI brings the NFL Draft a step closer, including a determination of which teams hold the final two picks. The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17, and because of their championship were planted in the bottom of the 2012 Draft order. The Patriots will pick 31st.
Here is the current order of first-round selections in the 2012 NFL Draft, which begins April 26 and concludes April 28.
Four selections remain to be settled. A coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine will decided picks eight and nine, and picks 11 and 12, because teams have identical records. Picks 31 and 32 were decided by Super Bowl XVLI.
The Combine will be Feb. 22-28 in Indianapolis.
Sporting News draft expert Russ Lande predicts Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck will be the first pick, by the Indianapolis Colts. However, trades will alter the order between now and the time commissioner Roger Goodell announces the first pick.
Follow Lande's mock draft weekly.
The order of first-round picks as of Feb. 6:
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2. St. Louis Rams
3. Minnesota Vikings
4. Cleveland Browns
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6. Washington Redskins
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8t. Miami Dolphins
10. Buffalo Bills
11t. Kansas City Chiefs
11t. Seattle Seahawks
13. Arizona Cardinals
14. Dallas Cowboys
15. Philadelphia Eagles
16. New York Jets
17. Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland Raiders)
18. San Diego Chargers
19. Chicago Bears
20. Tennessee Titans
21. Cincinnati Bengals
22. Cleveland Browns (from Atlanta Falcons)
23. Detroit Lions
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Denver Broncos
26. Houston Texans
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The ruling came in a lawsuit that seeks access to evidence in the slayings of 8-year-old friends Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers. Three men, known as the West Memphis Three, were convicted as teenagers for the murders in 1994 but released last year following years of questions about the case.
Branch's mother, Pam Hicks, and Byers' father, John Mark Byers, argued in the lawsuit that police and prosecutors violated Arkansas' Freedom of Information Act by not allowing them to examine items, including a bicycle and clothing.
In a ruling filed late Monday in Crittenden County, Judge Victor Hill said neither West Memphis police nor prosecutor Scott Ellington violated the open records law. But the judge added: "These items might be available for viewing under some other provision of the statutory or common law, which plaintiffs are free to argue at a later hearing."
Hicks' lawyer, Ken Swindle, said late Tuesday that he respectfully disagreed with Hill's decision but noted that the judge didn't close the door on the case.
"We're not going to appeal right now because we still have to have another hearing on the common law rights, so the case is not over," Swindle said.
David Peeples, the West Memphis city attorney, said the judge's decision shows that FOIA applies to public records and is not a vehicle for someone to view physical evidence.
"Whether or not the police department at some point finds that they want to make arrangements to do something different, that'll be a discussion for another day, but not under the Freedom of Information law," Peeples said.
Swindle has said that Hicks and Byers simply want to see the evidence, not keep it, and argued the evidence was public since it was presented during trial. Although the judge wasn't swayed by the argument, he praised the reasoning.
"The plaintiffs offer an ingenious argument for why these articles should be deemed 'public records,' in that they were presented to members of a jury to transmit relevant information to them," the judge wrote. "However, given a plain reading of the Act, and the holdings of the Supreme Court, it is clear that the court may not accept plaintiffs's interpretation."
The case of the West Memphis Three has long haunted residents in West Memphis, which is just across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tenn. The boys were found naked and tied up, and rumors of Satanism emerged during the initial investigation.
Three teenagers — Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley — were convicted of killing the boys in 1994, after Misskelley confessed and implicated himself, Echols and Baldwin. Misskelley later recanted, but he and Baldwin were still sentenced to life in prison and Echols received a death sentence.
Now grown men, the three entered Alford pleas last year that allowed them to be released from prison and maintain their claims of innocence.
Ellington, the original prosecutor who is now running for a congressional seat in eastern Arkansas, has said he was willing to allow Hicks to view the bicycle and clothing but wouldn't release all investigative materials, including three affidavits filed in December and January.
An assistant attorney general said the affidavits are part of an ongoing criminal investigation and are exempt from disclosure laws.
The judge agreed.
"The prosecutor has the right and the obligation to ascertain whether a miscarriage of justice might have occurred, or whether there were others who might have acted in concert with those who pled guilty, but who have, as yet, not been brought to justice," Hill wrote. "That is his prerogative, and he might even be said to be derelict in that duty if he failed to conduct such an investigation."
Ellington said Tuesday that the investigation into the affidavits is still ongoing.
"Once we complete our review of the materials provided by defense attorneys and conduct the interviews, then if we find nothing, we'll close the file and it will be subject to Freedom of Information," Ellington said. "If we find something, we will continue following that information."


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HOUSTON - Two of the four children killed in a day care fire were laid to rest Friday, and the day care owner who, investigators said, left the country before being charged still has not been arrested.
Family and friends said their last goodbyes to Kendyll Stradford, 20 months, at Forest Park Funeral Home, 12880 Westheimer Road, Friday morning.
Elias Castillo's family laid him to rest at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Freeway, at 3 p.m.
Kendyll, Elias, Elizabeth Kojah, 20 months, and Shomari Dickerson, 3, died from a fire at a home in the 2800 block of Crestpark at Waypark shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 24. The house served as a day care facility called Jackie's Child Care.
A prayer service for Elizabeth will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 6646 Addicks Satsuma Road, at 6 p.m. Friday. Her funeral will be held at the same church at 1 p.m. Saturday. She will be buried at Memorial Oaks Cemetery on the Katy Freeway.
Shomari's funeral was held on Thursday.
Three other children were injured in the fire. Shomari's sister, Makayla, and another child were taken to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston with severe burns. A third child has been treated and released.
Arson investigators said the fire started in the kitchen after someone left a pot of oil sitting on a hot burner.
Jessica Tata, 22, was the owner of the day care. Houston Fire Department officials said she was grocery shopping at a Target store nearby when the fire started. Detectives said security video showed her arriving at the store at 1:09 p.m. and driving away from the store at 1:24 p.m. The children had been left home alone, investigators said.
Witnesses said Tata returned as smoke began billowing out of the home day care. The first call to 911 was made by someone other than Tata at 1:29 p.m., investigators said.
Tata was charged Monday with one count of reckless injury to a child in connection with Shomari's death. Nine more charges were filed against Tata on Tuesday, prosecutors said. She will face a total of seven counts of reckless injury to a child and three additional charges of child endangerment, they said.
Before she could be arrested, Tata left the country, investigators said. Houston Fire Department officials said she flew from Dallas to Atlanta and then took a flight to Nigeria on Saturday. She left before charges were filed against her, so there was no reason for airport officials to stop her.
Houston Fire Chief Terry Garrison said Tata was not arrested immediately because she appeared to be a victim.
Garrison said Tata originally told investigators that she was in the bathroom when the fire occurred. He said that Tata later claimed to have amnesia and did not recognize anyone.
U.S. marshals have filed federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, and HFD said it issued a Red Notice to Interpol in hopes that Tata can be arrested in Nigeria.
Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos said Tata is a U.S. citizen who was born in Harris County. She attended Katy's Taylor High School.
Anyone with information on Tata's whereabouts is asked to contact the U.S. marshal's office at 713-718-4259. Crime Stoppers has issued a $5,000 reward for information leading to her arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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May 7, 2010
Alice & Victoria Barbies!
8 comments:
Does anyone else think that THIS is what Alice's hair should really look like in the movies? Flipped up, not flattened down like they've been doing. She's supposed to look cute, not like an old lady.ReplyDelete
They are too cute ^.^ReplyDelete
I like Alice's hair like this too :)
Yes, totally agree about Alice's hair. I always pictured it to be flippy and "spiky" - I swore I read "spiky" as part of her hair's description in the book.ReplyDelete
They did a really nice job! LOVE them.
- katie kazMay 7, 2010 at 2:03 PM
I know what I'm buying!ReplyDelete
I'm with you sister! I'm Irish, so automatically want Victorias hair, it's a deaper red than mine and longer, but I want to look as delacate and as graceful as Alice. So not fair!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 3:58 PM
These look awesome! Mulletward was such a ripoff - they need to re-do Edward to this quality :)ReplyDelete
Well, my Alice wants one! The Alice one of course!ReplyDelete
cool. I think they look more like their characters than the edward and bella barbie dolls.ReplyDelete