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Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche said there's no basis for this idea, and he has advised to just go in one direction, and not worry about it.....but to each his or her own.
Thank you for weighing in Cone, it's good to know what other teachers are saying. I believe it, not all teachers will
teach the same way, or be strict about "style" or "how toos" for instance.
But with that said, I think that Lama Tserings's comment about skipping over the Guru Bead could be taken out of context though. She may not have meant that practitioners should just keep going round and round, but perhaps what was meant by her comment was that just about everybody is going to skip or cross over the Guru Bead once or twice, and its ok, it's not the end of the world. Tersar Lamas often don't cross the bead.
I don't think CHNN Rinpoche ever taught that using the mala by going round and round is the way to use a mala within DC neither do I think CHNN implied that that is the way he does it, but it may not matter to CHNN which way people do this, he does not teach how to use a mala generally or often at all, it's not about the counting when it comes to DC.
What I said before was true, ask your own teachers.


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Kuroda's gem tees up Yankees' rally in LA
LOS ANGELES -- The Yankees react with mock horror when asked to contemplate where they'd be this season without Hiroki Kuroda. They might not have done very well on Wednesday night without Lyle Overbay, either.
Overbay delivered a pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning before two more runs scored on an error, helping the Yankees take advantage of another Kuroda gem with a 3-0 victory over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.Full Game Coverage
LOS ANGELES -- The Yankees react with mock horror when asked to contemplate where they'd be this season without Hiroki Kuroda. They might not have done very well on Wednesday night without Lyle Overbay, either.
Overbay delivered a pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning before two more runs scored on an error, helping the Yankees take advantage of another Kuroda gem with a 3-0 victory over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.Full Game Coverage
"We've got to take care of this business," Overbay said. "We're not in a panic mode or anything. If we take care of our business, we're going to be right where we need to be this fall."
Clayton Kershaw handcuffed the Yankees through eight innings with a dominant effort before New York stirred in the ninth, with Overbay entering for Brent Lillibridge and Paco Rodriguez relieving right-hander Ronald Belisario for a left-on-left matchup.
Overbay appeared overmatched by Rodriguez's first three pitches -- getting a safe call on a check-swing with two strikes in a ruling that would lead to Dodgers manager Don Mattingly's ejection -- but he connected with the fourth, plopping a hanging slider in front of center fielder Andre Ethier to send Robinson Cano racing home with the first run of the night.
"It's real big. It wins the game," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "That's the bottom line. We've talked about that we have to win close games and we need that timely hitting. We went through some struggles, but we got it tonight and that was the difference."
"Hopefully he makes a mistake, and he did," Overbay said of his thought process. "You're able to put that ball in play and put it where they're not."
The Yankees gave closer Mariano Rivera a three-run lead when Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis and right fielder Yasiel Puig converged underneath what should have been an inning-ending Jayson Nix popout, but the ball popped out of Ellis' glove, allowing Ichiro Suzuki and Overbay to race home.
"It was a popup in a weird spot, and I dropped it. I don't know what else to say," Ellis said. "It was too late to get out of the way, and I tried to go up and catch it."
After being honored on the field by the Dodgers in a ceremony that included a video message from Jackie Robinson's widow, Rachel Robinson, Rivera polished off his 34th save by retiring the side in order in the ninth inning.
That made a winner of Boone Logan, who navigated a treacherous eighth inning, issuing an intentional walk to Puig before stranding two men aboard by getting Adrian Gonzalez to fly out to center field.
"I didn't really have much work in tonight, but I had a lot of luck," Logan said. "But I knew he was probably sitting on my slider. I've thrown him a lot of sliders, so I just attacked him with fastballs."
Though he didn't receive a decision in the victory, Kuroda completed a splendid July with seven scoreless innings of five-hit ball, going 3-0 with an 0.54 ERA (two earned runs in 33 innings) over five starts since July 7.
"He was brilliant again. You think of his starts that he's had since the break, he's been really good for us," Girardi said.
Kuroda had said that there might be some strange emotions stirring as he walked to Dodger Stadium's mound, a place where he toiled for four seasons before joining the Yankees, but he hid them well. Kuroda walked one and struck out eight in a 103-pitch effort.
"At first, it was a little bit strange, I have to admit," Kuroda said. "But I'm wearing a Yankees uniform now, so once the game started I was able to get into a rhythm."
Kershaw was exactly as advertised to the Yankees, allowing five hits and scarcely seeming to be challenged by their lineup. New York's best rally against Kershaw came in the second inning, as Lillibridge's well-executed hit-and-run put runners at the corners with one out.
Practically yawning at the threat, Kershaw got Nix to pop out and induced Chris Stewart to hit into an inning-ending fielder's choice. New York wouldn't have two runners aboard again until the eighth, when Kershaw used his last pitch to get Brett Gardner to fly out to left field.
But the Dodgers had few answers for Kuroda's nasty splitter, so the veteran was able to match Kershaw in a reunion that both pitchers had looked forward to -- in some respects, anyway.
"He has more respect for Hiroki than any teammate he's ever had," Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis said. "They came into the league together in 2008 and they really bonded as teammates. They always played catch together."
"You know, I didn't really want to face him," Kuroda admitted. "But for four years I was a teammate with him. He's a great guy. As always, he's been pitching great. So it was a great outing for him."
Kuroda's final inning was also his most challenging, as he pitched around three singles -- getting help from Vernon Wells, who threw out Gonzalez stretching from right field -- to record a big strikeout of Skip Schumaker, keeping Los Angeles off the board and showing a flash of rare emotion.
"The situation dictated that emotion," Kuroda said, with a smile. "Once in a while, I can do that."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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OCALA, Fla. - The jury found the man accused of raping and beating at least four women in Marion County guilty of kidnapping and three counts of sexual battery on Wednesday.
Investigators said Michael Frye, 38, brutally beat and raped four women in Marion County in 2011. Frye was arrested in October after being linked to the crimes through DNA tests, investigators said.
Several police officers testified on Wednesday and jurors saw Frye's video recorded interview with police. In the video, Frye denies kidnapping a woman by pulling her into his father-in-law's green minivan last year and raping her.
The woman took the stand on Tuesday recalling what had happened to her on Oct. 12. The woman told jurors Frye drove her to a secluded wooded area where she was told no one would hear her scream. In graphic detail, the victim told jurors Frye tortured and raped her, while threatening to slit her throat with a box cutter. The victim slashed Frye with a box cutter, which police used to identify his DNA, and was able to free herself.
In the video, Frye tells police he hurt his head while working on a car. Frye is expected to call his father to the stand to help establish his alibi. If convicted, Frye faces life in prison.
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Chris Brown made good on his promise to drop the video for "Till I Die," a song that features Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean. For the video, he added a few surprise guests for good measure.
The clip opens in an office space. Brown emerges from the cubical village as a rambunctious worker in a suit with a gold chain and gold-toothed grin. When he gets on the elevator, he connects with Big Sean and Wiz.
From there, the three party animals hop in a Snoop Dogg-chauffeured convertible down the boulevard to a stoner party. Inside, Method Man and Redman play the role of human fog machines.
Brown pledged that he would drop the video via Twitter on Wednesday, May 29: "'Till I Die' video coming soon!," he tweeted. "More music, more inspiration!"
Before the Memorial Day weekend, Brown released videos for "Sweet Love" and "Mercy." One was a sultry love song ("Sweet Love") while the other was a freestyle over Kanye West's "Mercy," which played to Chris Brown's street rap ambitions.
You can watch the video for "Till I Die" here.
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A friend cancelled and I have an extra ticket. I was given a pair of season tickets so the seats are good. I am going and would like to give the ticket to a RR member. I plan on being there around 5 pm so I can watch the pre-game warm-ups.
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My dear 5 year old g/d was watching TV with her Mum and an advert came on for "Bodyform" feminine towels. When the advert finished she looked at her Mum and said, "I could do with some of them "
Her Mum - shocked at her comment - asked "why" ?
"I could put them in my shoes to make it softer to walk in them" she replied.
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The sentencing of Suzanne Garcia to six years in prison has left some scratching their heads as to why a woman would get such a stiff sentence for a crime that involved no physical injury, no loss of property and caused no ones death.
That there might appear to be no victim, however, misses the point. Perjury reaches far beyond the particulars of any given case. It is a fundamental affront to American values and strikes at the foundation of our legal system. It must be taken seriously.
The perjury charges stemmed from a case in which Garcias brother ultimately pleaded guilty to killing her husband. A jury later convicted her of lying to the grand jury investigating the case.
Garcia was convicted of 10 felonies eight counts of perjury, and one each of tampering with a witness and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The last two resulted from her having also coached her minor daughter to lie about the case.
That Garcia presumably did all this with the idea of in some way or another protecting her brother is hardly justification. The victim, after all, was her husband. The entire affair had to have been a nightmare for family members all around.
But as disturbing as the details of this case are, the simple fact remains that Garcia was convicted of lying under oath with the clear intention of altering the outcome of a criminal case. That cannot be tolerated.
The American criminal justice system operates on a number of underlying ideas. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until found guilty. Judges and juries are chosen with an eye toward fairness and impartiality. The rule of law is applied without regard to class or status.
People are flawed and mistakes happen, but by and large, the system works well. Central to that is the idea that witnesses abide by their oath to tell the truth.
Testimony can be challenged, of course. But that typically goes to accuracy, not its basic honesty. How well does the witness remember events of weeks, months or even years ago? Might the car have been beige instead of brown? Is I dont remember an unvarnished response or an evasion?
Questioning the accuracy of a witness or the trustworthiness of a memory is one thing. The adversarial nature of a trial, the judges discretion, the judgment of jurors all come into play in weighing such evidence.
But for someone to flat-out lie negates all that. There is no way to properly assess or evaluate a deliberate falsehood. Lying undermines the entire system and, when caught, must be punished.
Garcia could have been sentenced to six years for each of the charges for which she was convicted. With six years total, she got a break. Perjury is not something any prosecutor or judge can or should take lightly.


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Youtube Sensation Jerad Finck Kicks Off National Anniversary Tour
When you take the sounds of Dave Matthews, combine them with the versatility of Johnny Reznick and add in a bit of Bryan Adams you have one of the country's hottest pop acts, Jerad Finck who will be on tour with dada for their 20th anniversary nationwide beginning on January 23rd at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California and covering 35 cities across the U.S.ending on March 2nd. The coast-to-coast tour is a celebration of his newest single "Beautiful" which he recorded with guitar virtuoso "Johnny A" at Highlands Castle in Lake George, NY.
The video has been an overnight success and almost immediately garnered over 1.1 million views on YouTube. The Spokane based singer/songwriter's latest EP "Stuck in Your Riddle" earned him the accolade of being named #6 Best Discovery of 2012 by Nanobot Rock Reviews. He has been featured in the #2 spot on iHeart Radio's NEW Discover & Uncover program and is quickly becoming a radio sensation. His hit song "Runaway" charted in AC and HOT AC and the remix climbed to the #3 spot on the Billboard Dance Charts for Breakouts for Hot Dance Club Play. It's been a fast moving year for Finck who has written, recorded and toured throughout the country with less than a few minutes break giving him the aptly named title of "road warrior."
The dada tour dates are:
Jan 23 Key Club West Hollywood, CA
Jan 24 Saint Rocke Hermosa Beach, CA
Jan 25 Red Devil Lounge San Francisco, CA
Jan 26 Dante's Portland, OR
Jan 27 Studio 7 Seattle, WA
Jan 28 A Club Spokane, WA
Jan 30 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
Jan 31 Knickerbockers Lincoln, NE
Feb 01 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
Feb 02 Mojoes, Joilet, IL
Feb 04 Musica Akron, OH
Feb 05 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 06 Skullys Music Diner Columbus, OH
Feb 07 Birdy's Indianapolis, IN
Feb 08 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN
Feb 09 Park West Chicago, IL
Feb 10 Old Rock House St Louis, MO
Feb 12 Mad Frog Cincinnati, OH
Feb 13 Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 14 The Wonder Bar Asbury Park, NJ
Feb 15 The Note West Chester, PA
Feb 16 Met Cafe' Pawtucket, RI
Feb 17 Wilbur Theatre Boston, MA
Feb 19 Toad's Place New Haven, CT
Feb 20 HighLine Ballroom New York, NY
Feb 21 State Theatre Falls Church, VA
Feb 22 The Norva Norfolk, VA
Feb 23 Recher Theatre Towson, MD
Feb 24 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
Feb 25 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
Feb 26 Trees Dallas, TX
Feb 28 Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA
Mar 01 Brick By Brick San Diego, CA
Mar 02 The Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA<
Finck hails from Spokane, Washington and is.featured in over 100 newspapers and magazines and has appeared on numerous morning shows including NBC, FOX, ABC and CBS. His original music continues to be featured on some of the country's most popular programming carried on HBO, ESPN, Discovery, CBS and NBC and other related programming. He has recorded with Grammy winner John Seymour, Produced with Anthony Resta, and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios with Steve Rooke. "Beautiful" marks the first time Finck has collaborated with "Johnny A."


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Real Housewives of New Jersey: Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth
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On last night's episode of Rhymes With Orange, our wivery wives were done with New Year's, finished with the holidays, so it was time to get down to work. They rolled up their sleeves and barreled off into January.
Guys I am sick and about to go to a doctor's appointment, so I need to keep this brief. Things happened on the show last night. Not 'uge things. Not enormous things. But things. Caroline's daughter, Caroline 2: The Revenge, feels awkward and sad about her weight which is unfortunate and such a nasty thing to feel sad and bad about, so whatever, there aren't really any jokes there. Caroline, standing in her enormous live-in closet, comforted The Revenge as best she could, but The Revenge still felt sad and then made sad jokes about sausage fingers and we all just went siiiigh and realized that we'd been there too. Don't fret, Caroline 2! You'll be fine. You are fine. Don't you got a man? You got a man. Why are you fussed?
Elsewhere, things were happening at the Gorgons. Oh holy christ these Gorgons. Remember how Joe built Melissa a basement sex dungeon/recording studio? Well, yeah, now is the time to use it. So they invited over a bunch of black guys to record Melissa singing and there were some awkward black jokes and Joe did the hip-hop hug with them, because they're black I guess, and the whole thing was just gross and embarrassing. Joe kept telling Melissa to sing sexy, to "pretend the mic is me," which I guess meant his penis? Because his penis is short and fuzzy and surrounded by metal wiring? I don't know. Though he was right to coach Melissa, because when she sang her hit song about not wanting to be famous anymore (she was not famous then, she barely is now, I do not get this song) she sang a completely different tune? Like, just flat-out, fist-fuck, clear blue yonder made up a new melody to the song, and all the music producer guys sat in the little recording booth and went "Uhhh...." Yikes, Meliss. Yikes Berol. Just yikes.
So that was tragic and ugly, but almost not near as sad and silly as when, previous to her big recording debut (or maybe after, who really knows), Melissa had a confab with her sisters, Goneril and Regan. Oh, sorry. Uh, Goneryl and Reegyn. They've changed the spelling to include Ys because I guess Ys look better on camera. (I'm looking at you, "Lysa.") Anyway, the point is all these harpies were talking and at one point Lysa Lysa said to the rest of the cult jam, "I went to a psychiks and the pychiks said that I had an aunt who was coming through and I said 'No aunt, no aunt.. Oh my father Anthony... ' and the psychik said 'Oh, yeah, right that's what I meant. Ant, Ant. Anyway, he's saying to your sister to dream big and try hard and things will be great in the end.'" Oh, so ghosts come back from the netherworld under great duress simply to issue vague platitudes and wan encouragement? Thanks, ghosts. Thanks for nothing.
Though I am skeptical, Melissa was not. Oh man she was so moved, crying even, because clearly her Ghost Dad was talking about her singing career. She couldn't believe that Ghost Dad was saying this stuff. "I don't talk to medians," she told us. And all of our heads fell off and rolled around the banquet hall (you guys watch this show in your banquet halls right?) and our eyes kept blinking and a question mark thought bubble burbled out of our mouths. "Median," Melissa? Really? You're gonna go with "median" on this one? OK. Sure. There was a median who saved a wench like you. Terrific. Run with it. Be a singer in your basement. Or, I DON'T KNOW, set a good example for your children and go get an education and learn what the world is, and trust me there is a world beyond your stupid rock castle and your ugly husband. Yup! There is a world out there and it would be nice if your kids' mom knew anything about it. "Median." Go fuck yourself with median, you rich adult who can afford an education but doesn't get one because she's a lazy piece of shit. Ugh. Sorry guys! She makes me angry. "Median." Honestly.
Over at Melissa's enemy's house, the Giudices were doing a photoshoot. Yeah, Teets has some kind of new cooking book coming out that's all about her mom's recipes, so she invited the cooking book camera people over to her house to shoot photos of her family cooking. Only, of course, she and Joe signed that terrible contract with the mysterious man in a red suit and a pointy goatee back when they wanted to have kids, so all of their children are terrible devil children whose eyes burn with the fiery coals of hell itself. So they were all a'squirmin' and a'squigglin' and all manner of things, and the photographers just couldn't believe it. Teresa was totally embarrassed and everyone wanted to die and the girls kept shrieking and it was just all so stupid, the way they snapped into focus when the photographer said "cheese," trying to look like this happy placid family, because who would ever know. Well, the people who watch your show will know, Teresa. And they're the only people buying your stupid books. So basically everyone knows. Oh well.
Uh, what else. Oh, yeah, Kathy and Jerf Goldblum had this ridiculously frustrating conversation about their daughter being sixteen and obviously sex starts being a thing around then and Kathy wanted to talk to her to tell her to be safe and Jerf was just like "No, she's sixteen. What're you tawkin' to her about sex for? She's sixteen. She's not gonna do nothin'. We say nothin', she'll do nothin'." Which is a great, completely realistic view of teenagers. Don't talk about the scary naughty bits at all and that will make your kids never do the scary naughty bits. I also really hate this ingrain sexism, in that I'm sure they won't have a conversation of this type about their son, because boys gotta sow their wild oat or whatevuh, y'know, boys will be fuckin' boys, of course. But girls, oh no. Girls are treasured flowers who don't want to have sex themselves, they just might be corrupted by some hot-doggin' boy. Gross, everyone. This thinking is gross and old and old and gross. Kathy was trying to be reasonable but Jerf wouldn't hear it because he's one of those dads who, oldly and grossly, thinks he owns his daughter's vagina. You don't, Jerf! Hate to break it to ya.
But yeah, after all that Kathy took the teen girl to the store to go shopping for a dress for a dance and they tried on all these hideous dresses that Kathy vetoed because they showed off too much or accentuated too much or whatever. The dress the girl really wanted was, I'm pretty sure, the dress that Miss Missouri 1998 was buried in, but oh well. No accounting for taste. In the midst of all this, Kathy decided to have the sex talk, because a clothing store called The Fig Leaf is probably the best place to have this conversation with your teenager, especially when there are television cameras there. Good thinking, Kathy. Or, more like, good way to totally sell out and embarrass your daughter in the blind pursuit of airtime. Terrific mothering! Terrific mother. Fuck you, actually.
And then we come to the champion of last night's tale, horrible terrible awful gut-suckingly shitty Bouffant. Oh holy sweet christ. So you know how everyone hates her and wishes she would get her Hot Pocket-softened ass off the goddamn couch for once? Well, Jacqueline is fed the fuck up with dealing with this on her own, so she called Bouffant's dad and was like "You gotta come up and help me straighten this cooze out." So the dad did come up, with his aging Hooters waitress of a wife (she doesn't really do floor shifts anymore, but she manages on Thursday afternoons), and they planned a little intervention on Ashley's life. See, her new thing is that she's going to Move To California, because that's a thing that she is totally ready to do. Just up and Move To California, because sure. Because, what, she has 50,000 Twitter followers so that means she's people? People who can Move To California? No, absolutely not. The hilarious thing is that earlier in the season she was talking about her fancy Lizzie Grubman running people over because you're an asshole internship and how it wasn't what she thought it would be or something and she was also talking about wanting her own apartment in New York and she said "I just wanted to be Carrie Bradshaw," in this sorta charmingly self-deprecating way, and we all thought "Aw, she's learned." But, oops, nope, hahaha, she has not learned anything. She is just now deciding that Carrie Bradshaw is too hard, so she'd like to be Lauren Conrad. So she's Moving To California, aka hauling her Hostess-stuffed rear end to Los Angeles to do... god only knows what. Some sad fashion line. Some sad stab at reality television. Some sad. Just some sad. Pathetic. Utterly pathetic.
Jacqueline and hubby and ex and ex's wife obviously know all this, so they took her to Double Crown (stop being around the corner from my house, please) to ask her: "Ashley, what are you going to do with this dying squawking heap of elephant vomit you call a life?" Ashley was super late because she's an asshole and was wearing a stupid fucking straw fedora because she's an asshole (seriously, if you own one of those, I love you but burn it, burn it so much, they are so awful, girls and guys, they are so so so terrible and you look like a jackass, so burn that hat) and when confronted by her parents was just like "Noooo...." because she never has anything to say, because she has nothing to offer. "Noo.... Guys.... Noo.... I meeeean.... California... Noo... Guyysss... I meeeaan.... Guys..." That's all she ever says. It's dreadful. So Jacqueline pressed the issue and that's when Bouffant said something akin to this: "Well, I don't have a kid at 20, so I think I at least deserve a little praise for that." [blink blink] [blink blink] [rubs eyes] [blink] I'm sorry. Exsqueeze me? Bitch did you just chastise your own mother for having you? Your mother who puts you on reality shows and puts a roof over your butternut squash of a head and who keeps in you flop-hats and bad makeup? Did you just throw it in her face that she was a young parent? I'm sorry. That's insane. I don't know where you, dear readers, came up in the world, but I grew up on the mean streets of Boston (I grew up on the relatively nice streets of Brighton) and if I had said something like that to my mother when I was younger, heck if I said it now, the entire neighborhood would explode. My mother would become nuclear, in that instant, and we'd all be dead. I can't imagine ever saying such a thing to my mother, mostly because my mom's great and I love her, but also because you just do not say that shit to mom. You just don't. Ashley should be beheaded. There, I've said what we're all thinking.
Jacqueline of course stormed out in tears, because what else can you do at that point, and Bouffant was all "Ugh, whatever, she sucks, don't you see how she sucks?" and everyone slapped her and we all wanted to die and the episode ended. In the middle of things! In medias res! In Flubber Fanny's Family Freakout. What a dump. Next week Bouffant continues her plans to Move To California, so we'll have to see what happens.
Until then, be good to your mothers. They're nice ladies, I'm sure.


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Palo Alto Online launched an updated version of its website Oct. 8.
Readers will experience changes designed to make the site more readable and its content more accessible.
The re-launch introduces new section pages for news, arts and entertainment and our bloggers. Sports and real estate continue to have their own pages.
The site has an improved presentation of the Town Square reader forum, which is intended to encourage greater community discussion on important local issues.
A new community calendar format makes event information easier to access.
"We've sought to organize the presentation of vast amounts of content in a way that is clean and simple," said Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, which operates Palo Alto Online.
"Like anything different, it will take time to get familiar with the new layout," Johnson said. Additional tweaks and improvements will be made in the weeks ahead.
Readers are encouraged to provide their feedback and suggestions, as well as report any bugs or problems. Comments can be emailed to email@example.com
In addition to the new design, the website features a number of new blogs by residents, who will discuss local politics, parenthood and other topics. More blogs will be added in the future.


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In Grade 1, Sophia could not read the word "cat." But when her mom told her to go to sleep, she protested that her teddy bear was keeping her up – "he's nocturnal," she said. She invented elaborate creative worlds, but struggled with simple math. Her parents, professionals who raised her in a home full of books, hoped, as Sophia's teachers reassured them, that these were simply signs of a busy brain taking a longer path.
But their best efforts could not move her past a stumbling C-A-T. "It felt like all the thoughts were there, but it wasn't coming out," says Sophia's mom, Jennifer Bell, who is now working on her PhD in Toronto. (Sophia's father is a political consultant with a graduate degree from Yale University.)
Psychological testing did not produce a clear diagnosis, and her school, with its well-meaning individual-learning plan, could do only so much to help. "There was a special-ed teacher who did a lot of colouring," Ms. Bell recalls. "We just knew that they wouldn't be able to really answer her needs."
At first, her parents sent Sophia twice a week to a private tutor with expertise in dyslexia. But when she came home from school calling herself stupid and banging her head against the wall in frustration, her parents decided that it was time to go further. Now 10 and attending a Toronto private school with small classes and one-on-one help, Sophia still reads below grade level, but is steadily improving.
Despite the financial sacrifice, fighting a shorthanded public system seemed the costlier long-term option: "If we imagined the trajectory of our daughter – she would have been unhappy, low-achieving and possibly permanently damaged." Instead, "it's the first time in our lives we have a child who can't wait for the weekend to be over."
Should Sophia stay at her private school, her parents will quickly surpass $100,000 paying for her education. That is roughly the amount that the Supreme Court of Canada awarded to Jeffrey Moore's family this month after they sued the province of British Columbia and the North Vancouver school board to recoup the money they paid for private school after the board closed a program for dyslexia that Mr. Moore – now 24, and working as a plumber – would have attended in Grade 4.
The ramifications of the unanimous decision go far beyond one family's tuition bills. Already, there is a class-action suit in the works to bring more claims against B.C. school boards. Similar actions probably can be expected in other provinces from the families of students with all kinds of special needs. And while this case involved private school, it's not clear that other costs, such as tutoring or private testing, would be excluded.
The Supreme Court ruling is part of a larger cultural shift toward accommodating difference, in classrooms and in the workplace. It comes at a time when our understanding of learning issues has grown, thanks to child-development and brain research, and the social stigma that once kept families silent has lessened.
What it makes clear: When a province promises equal education for all students, school boards must deliver – not just an equality of opportunity but a real striving for equally positive outcomes for all, at least within each person's limits.
But there is so much it does not address: What does equality in the classroom look like in practice? Where is the money to pay for it? And what might get lost in the process?
What should worry school boards is that there are a lot of unhappy parents. According to a 2006 report by Statistics Canada, while the majority of parents felt their children's needs were being met in school, close to half said they had experienced difficulty arranging special education, especially in smaller communities. About 25 per cent of the parents in the study said they had a child needing special help who was not getting any – whether from education assistants, laptops, or more time writing exams.
The Supreme Court ruling was clear: Budget constraints are not an excuse to cut help for these students. Considering the legislated responsibility, as defined in the B.C. School Act, to ensure that "all learners" meet their individual potential, Madam Justice Rosalie Abella wrote in the decision: "Adequate special education, therefore, is not a dispensable luxury."
The evidence is certain that early intervention and support are essential to academic success. And as learning-disabilities expert Judith Wiener puts it, "It's either pay now or pay later." When these kids do not get help, they are more likely to grow up to be underemployed, to struggle with mental-health issues or to end up in jail.
"Jeffrey Moore is now a plumber paying taxes. Jeffrey Moore without a proper education might be unemployed and on the dole," says Dr. Wiener, who works at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto.Report Typo/Error
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O's option Jurrjens as Gonzalez returns
By Brittany Ghiroli and Derek Wetmore / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles optioned right-hander Jair Jurrjens to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, opting to keep Jake Arrieta to add some length to their bullpen on the night right-hander Miguel Gonzalez made his first start off the disabled list.
Manager Buck Showalter said he was trying to give lefty long man T.J. McFarland one more day off, and before sources indicated that the club is leaning toward starting No. 2 prospect Kevin Gausman at Toronto on Thursday, both Arrieta and McFarland were options to make that start, which would have been Jurrjens' turn.
Arrieta has been a starter all year -- for the Orioles and at Triple-A Norfolk -- although Showalter said he could throw between 75 and 90 pitches if the team chooses another starter on Thursday. Arrieta, who has had a nearly two-week layoff from pitching in a game, is 1-2 with a 7.31 ERA in three starts at Toronto, and the O's organization has been impressed with McFarland, a Rule 5 pick this past offseason. There has always been talk of giving a start to McFarland -- a starter his entire Minor League career -- and the rotation's recent struggles have made that more of a possibility.
As Showalter said, the deciding factor will be how the Orioles get through their games on Tuesday and Wednesday physically and whether one or both guys would be needed before Thursday's game. In Tuesday's win -- a 3-2 victory over the Yankees that took 10 innings -- Tommy Hunter and Jim Johnson were the only relievers to pitch.
Jurrjens, who made just one start for the Orioles, on Saturday, politely declined to speak to the media, and his opt-out clause is dissolved given that he's on the 40-man roster. He will remain a starter at Norfolk and is eligible to be recalled after spending 10 days in the Minor Leagues, unless an injury scenario arises, in which case he could come up sooner.
"Some people didn't think he would get that [one start] this year," Showalter said of Jurrjens, who allowed four earned runs over five innings to Tampa Bay and has seen his career get derailed by a knee injury. "I think he knows he's shown ... our guys where we're going when there's a need. We hope not, but I'm sure there will be another need this year."
O's opt to DH Jones to rest sore right leg
BALTIMORE -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter penciled in Adam Jones as the designated hitter against the Yankees on Tuesday night, adding that the center fielder is dealing with some soreness in his right leg.
"To be frank with you, he felt some soreness late in [Monday's] game," Showalter said. "I didn't like the way he described it."
In the ninth inning of Monday's 6-4 loss to New York, Jones reached on an infield single and stole second base. But as Chris Davis struck out to end the inning, Jones showed signs of discomfort in his right leg. Jones bent over in apparent pain and tested the leg while walking gingerly out to his post in center field for the top of the 10th inning.
"I'm good, man -- just been running a lot," said Jones, who played in all 162 of the O's games last year. "I've just got to make sure my legs stay in shape because if they are not, playing center field would be a lot more difficult."
Showalter said Jones felt better on Tuesday and that the star outfielder would prefer to play center field, "but I'll wear it," Showalter said.
Jones demurred when asked if Tuesday's partial day off would be good for him.
"Sort of, but I don't like DHing," Jones said. "I like to be in center field -- that's just me. But [Showalter] wants to keep our legs fresh, I'm sure. [Right fielder Nick] Markakis DH'd in Minnesota, and he just wants to keep our legs fresh, so he puts us at DH."
Johnson appreciates Showalter's patience
BALTIMORE -- Orioles closer Jim Johnson, who blew his third consecutive save in Monday night's 6-4 loss to the Yankees, was hoping to get an immediate chance for redemption. A save situation did not arise on Tuesday against New York, but manager Buck Showalter showed faith in Johnson regardless, using the righty for the 10th inning of a tied game that was won by Baltimore, 3-2, in the bottom of the 10th.
"He's not going to sugarcoat it," Johnson said of Showalter's public and private support for him. "If he felt like he needed to do something, he would do it. But we are not at that point. He trusts me, and I trust him. We use that word a lot around here, trust. We hold each other accountable, and that's just the way this works."
Johnson, who saw a stretch of 35 consecutive converted saves snapped on May 10, entered Tuesday having allowed eight earned runs over his last three games (2 1/3 innings). In the process, the All-Star closer looked nothing like the shut-down reliever who led the Majors with 51 saves last year. Or did he?
"It's never as bad as you think it is, and you are never going as good as you think you are," Johnson said. "There were times last year I pitched terribly and somehow ended up getting the save. But nobody talked about that because they don't see it. Actually, there is one person that saw it -- it was [Hall of Famer and O's broadcaster Jim] Palmer. He called me out on it, and I knew he was right. It's just the way the game works.
"I feel like being consistent in this game is having a good work ethic. I think I have a good work ethic, and the results will come."
Johnson has watched video of all three of his blown saves and has been working on making a few adjustments that he hopes will get his command back on track. And while Showalter has stuck by his closer, Orioles fans have been divided over whether the 29-year-old should continue to hold ninth-inning duties. Johnson said on Tuesday that he doesn't pay attention to that type of speculation, but he did have high praise for the home crowd.
"I think our fans are a little bit smarter than most, honestly," Johnson said. "They understand the game a little bit better than I've seen at other ballparks. They understand it's not that easy. They are fans, and they want us to win -- there's nothing wrong with that. That's part of being a fan, [and] enjoying the game."
Bumbry, Norton to assist O's during Draft
BALTIMORE -- On Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced each team's representatives for next month's First-Year Player Draft.
Al Bumbry and Tripp Norton will serve as the Orioles' representatives.
Bumbry, an outfielder, won the American League Rookie of the Year Award with the O's in 1973 and made the AL All-Star team in 1980.
Norton is the organization's director of baseball administration. He negotiates Major League player contracts and oversees baseball-operations budgeting. He previously served 12 years as the club's assistant director of player development.
The 2013 First-Year Player Draft will take place from June 6-8, beginning with the Draft preview show on MLB.com and MLB Network on Thursday, June 6, at 6 p.m. ET. Live Draft coverage from MLB Network's Studio 42 begins at 7 p.m., with the top 73 picks being streamed on MLB.com and broadcast on MLB Network. Rounds 3-10 will be streamed live on MLB.com on June 7, beginning with a preview show at 12:30 p.m., and rounds 11-40 will be streamed live on MLB.com on June 8, starting at 1 p.m.
MLB.com's coverage includes Draft Central, the Top 100 Draft Prospects list and Draft Tracker, a live interactive application that includes a searchable database of Draft-eligible players. You can also keep up to date by following @MLBDraft on Twitter. And get into the Draft conversation by tagging your tweets with #mlbdraft.
Worth noting
• Nolan Reimold, sidelined with a right hamstring strain, could travel with the club to Toronto, Showalter said. That decision could be made on Tuesday. Reimold would likely still need at-bats at an affiliate before being activated.
• Taylor Teagarden (dislocated left thumb) is four or five days away from possibly playing in extended spring games, Showalter said. He'll catch a couple of bullpen sessions first, but he may play in a game in Sarasota, Fla., as early as next Monday.
• Catcher Matt Wieters turned 27 on Tuesday.
• Former World Series of Poker main event champion Greg Merson threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Tuesday's game. Merson, a Maryland native, won the main event in 2012 while wearing his Orioles jersey.
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli. Derek Wetmore is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Top-notch defense supports Jackson's no-no
Montero preventing a Crawford steal cited as crucial play
By Adam Berry / MLB.com
Although there was no one particular moment that kept the no-hitter alive, there were plenty of spectacular efforts: Miguel Montero's throw to catch Rays outfielder Carl Crawford stealing second, Mark Reynolds' grab and throw for the forceout at home with the bases loaded, and Tony Abreu's sprinting grab and toss to first base all stood out as key plays that made Jackson's memorable night possible.
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"It was a weird game. There were a lot of walks, and it was just a weird game," said first baseman Adam LaRoche, who caught the throw from shortstop Stephen Drew for the last out of the game. "Not a ton of tough plays. 'Effectively wild' would apply. It was awesome."
When asked which catch, throw or other defensive play stood out as being the most important, most players responded with Montero's eighth-inning throw to get Crawford.
Crawford, who was supposed to sit out Friday with a sore left shoulder, entered the game as a pinch-runner for Carlos Pena, who reached on an error when Drew fumbled his ground ball. And with 26 stolen bases to his name this season and his reputation as a speedy baserunner preceding him, Crawford came in with a target on his back.
With B.J. Upton batting, Crawford made the run toward second, but Montero made a perfect throw to Abreu for the third out of the inning.
"There were a lot of great plays, but Miguel, he threw out a guy that steals bases a lot and doesn't get caught too much. That was big, especially pitch-count wise," Jackson said. "If I come up and have to face B.J. out of the stretch with a guy on second who can also steal third, it's just one of those things you have to keep in mind. It was a good throw, and it was one of those plays where it definitely saves the game. You've got a man on second, two outs with a guy who can easily get a hit."
Montero knew Crawford was going to run at some point, so he just waited it out carefully and made sure he was in position to make a good throw.
"When a game goes like that, that's going to happen," Montero said. "Pretty much everything goes right."
Montero was also involved in another key defensive play, although he was admittedly not nearly as prepared to make it as he was to deny Crawford at second.
With one out and the bases loaded in the third inning, Upton bounced a grounder that Reynolds scooped from his knees before turning to make the throw home to Montero, who was standing by the plate with his catcher's mask in his hands.
"I wasn't ready for it because I never thought he was going to throw it home, and I guarantee nobody else thought that," Montero said. "But he did, and he made a good throw. It's good."
"I caught it, spun and threw from my knees. Miggy was sitting there holding his mask, didn't even expect the throw," Reynolds added. "He dropped his mask real quick and made the catch, and Edwin was able to get the next guy out."
The play turned a potential bases-loaded no-outs scenario into a manageable situation, and Jackson got out of the inning by forcing Hank Blalock into a routine groundout to Abreu.
Abreu's most memorable defensive effort wasn't nearly as routine, however, when Jason Bartlett hit a chopper over Jackson in the fourth inning. Abreu sped over, picked it up in stride and made the throw to first in time to get the shortstop out.
Adam Berry is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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British General Election Cross-Section Survey, 1997 (ICPSR 2615)
Principal Investigator(s): Heath, A.; Jowell, R.; Curtice, J.K.; Norris, P.
For this cross-section survey, respondents were interviewed following the May 1, 1997, British General Election. A total of 3,615 respondents were successfully interviewed, 882 of them in Scotland. The survey involved personal interviews with a random sample of British adults who were asked to complete a survey supplement following the interview. The aims of the 1997 survey were (1) to compare the voting behavior and issues of identity north and south of the Scottish border, (2) to analyze the interaction among long-term structural trends, medium-term economic and other influences, and short-term political factors, (3) to explore the manner in which those factors influence electoral outcomes, and (4) to draw international comparisons on the impact of electoral institutions on voting behavior and on attitudes toward elections. Fieldwork was conducted in May-August 1997. Topics covered the campaign leading to the 1997 elections, participation in 1997 local elections, political knowledge, trust in government, images of British leadership, and views on British political parties, the European Union, Northern Ireland, nuclear weapons, unemployment, inflation, nationalization and privatization of companies, redistribution of income, women's rights, the role of government in social policy, abortion, ethnic minorities, the British economy, and the future of governmental institutions such as the House of Lords. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, ethnicity, political party, political orientation, marital status, number of members in household, social class, employment history, health insurance status, citizenship, country of birth, voter registration and participation history, household income, education, religion, parents' employment history, parents' voting behavior, spouse's employment history, and union membership.
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Tyrese Gibson and Rev Run tackle the mysteries of a man's mind with their new book, Manology: Secrets Of Your Man's Mind Revealed, which hit stores Tuesday (February 5). Equal parts relationship reader and personal confessional, the book promises an honest look into their thoughts.
One of Rev Run's daily "Words of Wisdom" messages, which he sent out to a massive email list, sparked a conversation between the two that spilled over onto the pages of a book.
"When I first got the 'Words of Wisdom' email from Rev that initiated our friendship, he was talking about marriage and cheating and that whole thing," Tyrese told Radio.com.
As the story goes, Tyrese responded to Run's "Words of Wisdom," without knowing that Run, not an autobot, was on the other end of the email.
"Tyrese had a thought to add to my words of wisdom," Rev Run explained. "He was trying to fix my word of wisdom."
Run decided to pick up the phone and reach out to the outspoken singer.
"Our first conversation went on for about 3-4 hours and we've been the best of friends since," Tyrese explained.
The book tackles a wide range of relationship topics from a man's point of view. The odd couple offer relationship rules that cover the dating period, the bedroom, and marriage.
"I think the joys of married life are shown through President Barack Obama, Jay-Z and Beyonce´, Run's House, people as beastly as Brad Pitt getting Angelina Jolie, it's swag" he said. "When you are young you can 'French Montana' it, but when you get to a certain age you want to be the President, to be what you saw on Run's House, you want to be Jay-Z and Beyonce´."
But the overall theme is to offer two different outlooks on the world of life and relationships while finding the commonality between them.
"To be honest, I didn't feel like I wrote this book to target a specific audience," Tyrese told Radio.com. "We should give people the heads up about what's around the corner before they get there. We should try our best to put information out in the universe that will help people avoid heartache, drama, conflict and misunderstanding."
You can get your copy of Manology here. –Erik Parker, Radio.com


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Skip to comments.New Year, same binge Britain
Posted on 01/01/2013 2:08:38 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
BOOZE-fuelled Brits spilled on to streets around the country as they raucously saw in the New Year.
Partygoers across the country were drunk, disorderly and dishevelled as they stumbled out of bars and clubs.
There was carnage in Britains major cities including London, Newcastle, Liverpool and Birmingham as revellers came out in force, despite the grim weather in some areas.
It was a busy night for the emergency services, with some reporting a huge spike in the number of calls they received.
The Metropolitan Police said that officers had made 96 arrests across the capital by 3.45am relating to the New Years Eve celebrations, mainly for being drunk, public order offences and assault.
Calls to West Midlands Ambulance Service peaked between 1am and 4am, with a total of 1,291 calls between midnight and 5am, a 9 per cent increase on the same period last year.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
I am sure Brits will take moral lessons from a newspaper with a daily porn page
Pictures from the US Senate negotiating "fiscal cliff" legisltion.
In Great Britain, this is known as a "standing headline."
As once Great Britain continues to circle the drain it's youth seems to embody it's sad decline. From what I understand behavior like this happens pretty much all the time. Consider what these kid's grandparents and great-grandparents were. Sad to see.
It was a bit nipply, er, nippy outside last night in Liverpool.
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Free Horse: The sweetest horse in the world!
Dash For Aces is the granddaughter of Dash For Cash. She has a slight limp in one leg but other then that she is in perfect health. Ace is a lady, she has impeccable manners, very careful around people and children, never pushy, no spook, loves to stand for an hour while you groom her. Up to date on all shots, deworming, coggins, and I will have her feet done right before she goes to her new home. Please let me know if you would like pics or video.
Horse NameDash For Aces
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$100 Reward for photos of current 2010 Census trip to VegasThursday, August 26th, 2010
MyTwoCensus was tipped off that employees from the Fargo, North Dakota Census Office are currently in Las Vegas, staying at the Treasure Island hotel, because they were #1 out of the 41 offices in their region (presumably in terms of response rates). I was told this is for a "debriefing." They are departing from the hotel today. Can anyone get some photos of this?


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This leads to the principle that wherever possible you should implement your software language tools in the same language as the one the tools works on.
I quite see how your argument leads to that.
I want Padre to be SO good at working with Perl, and SO good at helping you impose your will on your code, that you'll hate your general purpose editor for not being good enough and making you change.
Interpreting that this way [c2.com], I would like to change... my editor so that it can use Padre's features. Ideally(?) replacing the whole or parts of the PerlySense Perl backend.
For that to happen, Padre needs to be designed so that the "editor" part is fairly cleanly separated from the "Perl aware IDE" parts (which
Just because I want Padre to rock isn't an excuse for not building it in a modular form, so that logical functionality can't be reused.
So yes, wherever possible things are being implemented in a standalone fashion, so that at least other Perl editors can reuse the logic.
For example, the debugger integration that Gabor wrote is quite likely going to appear in Kephra as well.
Which is good, because while you hope to make Padre so good that I'll hate Vim for not being Padre, I already know with near-certainty that I'm going to hate Padre for not being Vim.
(It's also wired deep into my muscle memory now. I constantly do things like hit [Esc] or type dd or such into HTML textareas or Gaim or anywhere else I edit text. I would try to


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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
With wildfires already charring large swaths of the state amid some of the worst fire conditions in decades, officials worry that the upcoming July Fourth weekend could unleash a new round of fireworks-sparked blazes.
Utah already has banned fireworks all over the state allowing them only in incorporated cities and some townships such as Kearns and Magna.
Even some cities where they are legal have imposed restrictions. Salt Lake City, for example, has prohibited fireworks in the foothills and canyons, including around the University of Utah.
"We at the state level are doing everything we can under the law to make sure we're wise and prudent in how we conduct ourselves," Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday. "Until that ban is lifted, you can't use [fireworks in those areas]. And we've called upon our mayors and city councils to use the ordinances they have to restrict the use of fireworks to the fullest extent of the law they can do."
Detective Levi Hughes, spokesman for the Unified Police Department, said no additional patrols are planned and that deputies will respond based on the risk to the public.
Fireworks in residential areas pose less of a threat, he said, "but if we get a call that out there close to Magna, near one of those big, open dry fields … that they're lighting off illegal [fireworks], we'll hustle to that one."
Retailers have stepped up their warnings to consumers, urging caution when setting off pyrotechnics. Smith's grocery stores have discontinued the sale of aerial fireworksthis year, although they still are renting space in their parking lots to fireworks retailers.
It will be the first real test for Utah's loosened fireworks law, which was enacted in 2011. Until that time, sky-shooting fireworks were prohibited, although swarms of Utahns made trips each year to Evanston, Wyo., to stock up on their illegal displays.
But legislation sponsored by Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, legalized a class of fireworks designed to launch into the air and return to the ground already cooled.
Last year, the summer was damp and mild. Few incidents surfaced from the new breed of fireworks.
But this year is different and more ominous.
"Fuels in Utah are the driest they've been in about 20 years, and we've seen a lot of these fires that have just been sparks from people target shooting," said Monica Traphagan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City. "So when we get into high winds, and people are going to be using fireworks and other kinds of gunpowder, we get very concerned."
The weather service has issued a red-flag warning for nearly all of Utah and much of the Intermountain West a result of the high temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions.
Traphagan said winds could die down this week, but are expected to pick back up by the weekend heading into July Fourth as temperatures remain high.
Utahns can set off legal fireworks from July 1 through 7, cutting in half last year's two-week window after noise complaints from residents and consultations with fire marshals.
Dunnigan, who is again planning his own family fireworks display, hopes Utahns will be smart when they light fireworks.
"We just need to use common sense and discharge fireworks in a safe area. If you're by a field or an area that is flammable, just don't do it," he said. "I do think we're better off allowing people to have a legal place to do some of the fun fireworks rather than say you can't do it and have them head to Wyoming and head up the hillsides to do it where no one will spot them."
There already have been 400 wildfires across the state, 380 of them human-caused.
"We need the help of all the citizens of Utah," Herbert said. "There needs to be an awareness that we have a very difficult fire season ahead of us. It's going to get worse before it gets better."
Twitter: @RobertGehrke
Where are fireworks off-limits?
As the Fourth of July approaches, cities along the Wasatch Front have issued fireworks restrictions. Fireworks are banned in the following areas:
Salt Lake City • All areas east of Foothill Drive, and east of 1300 East to 500 South, including the U. of U. campus
• All areas north of South Temple to State Street and North Temple to 200 West
• City Creek Canyon
• East of 200 West/Wall Street to 300 West
• East of 300 West north of Wall Street through Beck Street to the city limit to the north
• All city parks and wildland urban interface areas
• All areas west of I-215
Unified Fire Authority • Foothill areas in Herriman, Draper, West Valley City, Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, Sandy and Draper
South Jordan • All city and county parks
• Within 200 feet of the natural vegetation border on the Bingham Creek open space and trial system (about 9400 South to 10200 South, and 4600 West to 4800 West)
• Within 200 feet of the western boundary of the natural vegetation border of the Jordan River Parkway open space and trail system extending to city's eastern border (about 9400 South to 11800 South and 300 West to 700 West)


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The votes are in and it's official, the winner of June's Short List for "The Best Place for a Frozen Treat" in Chapelboro is Maple View Farm!
Happy Cows are said to live on the West Coast, but Maple View Farm would argue they live off the East Coast too, right near Hillsborough in fact. Their famed ice cream, milk and butter wouldn't be possible without the Holsteins, a black and white variety of cow hailing from the Netherlands. Numbering around 300 animals, they are the farm's pride and joy, with each and every cow getting an individual name.
Speaking of individual cows, each and every cow produces eight gallons of milk per day, averaging 26,000 pounds of milk or 50,000 glasses of milk per year. The great taste of Maple View Farm's sweet and creamy ice cream, milk and butter is due to the herd's free grazing as well as feeding them a complimentary grain mix. Maple View Farm treats its animals with good ole TLC and it shows up in their delicious eats!
The Country Store ice cream showcases 12 signature flavors as well as monthly special flavors such as June's Brownie Explosion, Banana Puddin' and Grapenuts. And if ice cream isn't your thing, Maple View also serves up hand dipped yogurt and sorbet. So head on over to Hillsborough where you'll find happy cows, happy ice cream and as a result, happy people. Tweet Maple View Farm @mapleviewfarm or visit their Facebook.
Also on the Short List
Planting a store in each point of the Triangle, Loco Pops is a place you'd be crazy to pass up. Hand crafted dairy based and non-dairy based frozen popsicles are reminiscent of the carefree days of childhood brought to life. Keeping Fido in mind, Loco Pops also carries special pops for pups making the whole family happy and refreshed. Tweet Loco Pops @locopops or visit their Facebook.
"Ciao, bella," and "Delizioso" are expressions you may hear from customers at Chapel Hill's Sugarland where Italian ice cream, or gelato, is served up in 24 different flavors. Have a gluten allergy or want something dairy free? Sugarland has that covered! Most of the flavors are gluten-free and about half are dairy-free. If you want something more adult, Sugarland even has gelato martinis — the perfect frozen treat after a long day at the pool. Tweet Sugarland @sugarlandtweets or visit their Facebook.
Proud to be North Carolinian, the Tar Heel Creamery produces and distributes ultra premium small batch ice creams, sorbets and other frozen desserts. Boasting a range of flavors from the classics, chocolate and vanilla, to more unique blends such as espresso cookie and bourbon caramel, the Tar Heel Creamery invites you to enjoy the delectable dairy either at their store on Weaver Street in Carrboro or at home in their 2.5 gallon tubs. Tweet the Tar Heel Creamer @TarHeelCreamery or visit their Facebook.
What goes with Franklin Street better than Carolina Blue? Fresh yogurt from The Yogurt Pump of course! Serving dairy delights to Orange County since 1982, The Yogurt Pump considers its yogurt a form of edible art — always on the cutting edge of "truly remarkable flavors," like their signature Ghiradelli chocolate and red velvet cake. At only 10 calories per ounce, The Yogurt Pump is not only a great place for frozen treats but a healthy place as well. Tweet The Yogurt Pump @theyogurtpump or visit their Facebook.
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Ulster continue unbeaten run
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Paddy Jackson helped inspire Ulster's win over Connacht
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Ulster crossed for three tries against Connacht as they dispatched their Irish rivals 25-0 at Ravenhill on Friday.
Ulster's win was forged off a dominant scrum and a penalty try along with another Nick Williams score came off the set-piece in the first half, before substitute Luke Marshall got over in the closing minutes. Fly-half Paddy Jackson kicked 10 points and converted all four of his kicks at goal while Connacht, though they tried to replicate last week's stunning win over Leinster, just could not live with Ulster's power up front.
The game was Ulster's first at home since the farming tragedy which claimed the life of centre Nevin Spence, which was marked with a minute's silence before kick-off.
Ulster opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a Jackson penalty after a dominant scrum as John Afoa made hay early on against Brett Wilkinson - indeed Jackson's kick was the fourth penalty Connacht had conceded, two coming off the scrum. Instead of kicking on from there, Ulster then struggled to break Connacht's defence down, though both Tommy Bowe and Andrew Trimble had chances before Ulster began to turn the screw around the half-hour mark.
Paul Marshall was held up over the line and then from a series of scrums near the Connacht line, first Chris Henry and then Williams seemed to get over. But with the visitors' flanker Dave Gannon binned after the Henry drive, a score was inevitable and referee George Clancy awarded the penalty try which Jackson converted to make it 10-0 after 34 minutes.
Connacht then had a chance for points but Dan Parks missed the chance and right on half-time, Williams drove over for yet another try after Clancy had reversed a penalty against Connacht and Ulster had put the ball into the corner. Jackson converted and Ulster went off leading 17-0. Connacht spared Wilkinson any more punishment by bringing on Denis Buckley at the break and the visitors finally got a decent line break when Robbie Henshaw brushed off Paddy Wallace but his pass to Fetu'u Vainikolo was forward, even though the winger appeared to be hit early by Marshall.
Ulster recovered and Jackson's penalty after Connacht were adjudged to have strayed offside made it 20-0 at the hour mark. After that, the game became fractured as both sides emptied their benches - doubtless with European commitments in mind - until out of nowhere Bowe won a 78th-minute cross-kick from Wallace and substitute Luke Marshall skidded in.
Wallace missed the drop-kicked conversion but Ulster nonetheless stretched their advantage, with a game in hand over their rivals as they head into next week's opening European clash with Castres.
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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Gov. Chris Christie are joining forces to rebuild New Jersey.
Springsteen and Bon Jovi are members of the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund advisory board, the Relief Fund announced on Tuesday. State first lady Mary Pat Christie, Gov. Christie's wife, created the fund to help in the in the long-term recovery effort following superstorm Sandy.
"The destruction that New Jersey has sustained is heartbreaking," Springsteen said in a Relief Fund press release. "I'm humbled to play a small role by supporting the New Jersey Relief Fund and know that all of us will rally together to help our neighbors to come back better and stronger."
The Relief Fund has raised more $16 million from 7,000 donors, including a $2.5 million donation from the Hess Corporation.
"Today's announcement is a sign of how resilient and caring New Jerseyans really are," Christie said in the same Relief fund statement. "As we continue to work side-by-side to help our fellow residents, I am moved by the compassion and empathy we feel for those most affected."
The announcement is the first time Springsteen and Christie have worked together for together for a common cause. The Boss has kept Christie, an unabashed Springsteen fan and a Republican, at arm's length since Christie took office. Springsteen has supported Democrat candidates nationally for the last three presidential elections.
Springsteen and Christie, formerly on non-speaking terms, met several times post-Sandy and on one occasion the two hugged, causing Christie to weep, according to reports.
Springsteen and Bon Jovi shared the same stage during the "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" Red Cross benefit Friday, Nov. 2 on NBC and will also do so at the "12-12-12 (A Concert For Sandy Relief)" Dec. 12 from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund advisory board also includes "Live with Kelly and Michael" co-host Kelly Ripa, TV's Dr. Oz and Kevin Jonas from the Jersey-raised Jonas Brothers.
Donations can be made online at SandyNJReliefFund.org or mailed to Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey Relief Fund, Inc., PO Box 95, Mendham NJ, 07945-0095. You can also text text "NJ" to 41444 to donate.


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The $3 billion Mountain America Credit Union of West Jordan, Utah, and the $915 million Unitus Community Credit Union of Portland, Ore., have received "Outstanding Website" awards from the Web Marketing Association.
Founded by the Web Marketing Association in 1997, the annual WebAwards is a standards-defining competition that sets industry benchmarks for the best websites based on design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copywriting and ease of use, the association said. An independent panel of judges did the deciding.
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she is Jewels Jade
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Jewels Jade ...
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She's from San diego....
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One of the EBA's objectives is to develop a common supervisory culture, skills and approaches across EU supervisors. In this respect, the EBA provides training seminars, conferences and roadshows aimed at enhancing supervisory convergence by disseminating sound supervisory standards and practices in the entire EU.
Through its training programme, the EBA facilitates personnel exchanges and encourages competent authorities to intensify the use of secondment schemes and other tools.
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20-05-2007 Statement
In this address made in Istanbul, 20 May 2007, Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), states that the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement needs to define clear responsibilities for each of its components to remain efficient, notably in the field of migration.
Mr. Deputy Prime Minister,
Mr. President of the Turkish Red Crescent Society,
Mr. President of the International Federation,
Mr. Chairman of the Standing Committee,
Dear Delegates,
Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. It is a pleasure to be among so many esteemed colleagues and friends from the Movement.
First of all, I wish to express my gratitude to the Turkish Red Crescent Society for hosting this important conference in Istanbul. I am pleased to be in Turkey, a nation whose founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk once said: " All of humanity should be viewed as a body, and each nation as one of its organs. The pain felt in a single fingertip affects the whole body. "
Maybe we would add today " humanity should be viewed as a body and each culture and civilisation as one its organs " .
Many developments have taken place since the last Regional Conference was held in Berlin in 2002. The 28th International Conference adopted an ambitious Agenda for Humanitarian Action. And following the 29th International Conference, we have an additional emblem. Three new National Societies have been recognized by the ICRC as components of the International Movement: the Magen David Adom in Israel, the Palestine Red Crescent Society and the Timor-Leste Red Cross. In addition, the Red Cross of Montenegro and the Red Cross of Serbia are now National Societies in their own right.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is evolving. More and more National Societies are working abroad, especially in neighbouring countries. All the more we have to make sure that our efforts are coordinated and our resources wisely used. To meet these challenges, the 2005 Council of Delegates in Seoul adopted the Supplementary Measures to Enhance Implementation of the Seville Agreement; they are being implemented. The ICRC is fully committed to work according to these Supplementary Measures, with a strong operational focus on co-operating with the host National Society as its primary partner. Our senior staff has received special training intended to ensure that these measures are incorporated into the routine management of operations. Strengthening the ICRC's ability to engage in operational partnerships with host National Societies is an institutional priority for 2007-2010. Such partnerships must be of specific value for concerted humanitarian action in the field.
Identity matters, for humanitarian actors too. And it is not enough to be sure of your own identity. You have to project a clear identity as well. Why is this so important? Today a large variety of actors respond to humanitarian needs and the risk of confusion between them is high. The ICRC stands for independent and neutral humanitarian action. I am convinced that the credibility and predictability of these Principles contribute to the ability of the components of the Movement to help those most in need, especially in time of conflict. Last year in Lebanon, for example, the ICRC and the Lebanese Red Cross Society managed to function where other humanitarian actors faced great difficulties. They did so by adhering to an exclusively humanitarian agenda – and one that was perceived as such.
Rapid deployment of our joint operational capacities is an additional – and crucial – factor in making a real difference in the lives of those affected by conflict. To do the utmost in order to take into account the competences and contributions of participating National Societies is of particular importance to us in this delicate phase.
For some time now, we have been working intensely on various aspects of the relations between governments and the components of the Movement, in particular the auxiliary role of National Societies – an issue which will be high on the agenda of the 30th International Conference in November 2007. Clarification of this role, wherever it should not yet be clear, must be warmly welcomed.
At the 2003 International Conference, the member States of the European Union made the pledge to promote international cooperation of all political, military and humanitarian actors with the objective of ensuring respect for international humanitarian law. The European Union also declared its willingness to contribute to raising public awareness in relation to international humanitarian law. No doubt that other States and National Societies should join in similar commitments. The International Conference to be held in November will give them an opportunity to do so.
The Guidelines on Promoting Compliance with International Humanitarian Law adopted by the member States of the European Union in 2005, whose purpose is to set out operational means of action for the European Union to promote compliance - also by third parties - with international law, are very much in line with t his pledge.
The 30th International Conference will discuss migration as one of the four main humanitarian challenges of our time. While migration is certainly not a new phenomenon, it has grown in scope and its impact on today's world is tremendous. Many European National Societies are responding to needs, either by providing direct services for migrants or by providing general support for vulnerable groups. When reading the report on the recent Oslo Round Table on migration I noted with interest the fields of activities covered by National Societies, each one having its own objectives.
As for the other challenges we will deal with at the International Conference, the Movement's challenge consists in demonstrating in a convincing way the value its own network can add in dealing with the humanitarian consequences of migration. The value added of partnerships within and outside the Movement will not least depend on a common understanding by what we mean by migrants when aiming at strengthening partnerships. Some participants said in Oslo, and rightly so, that there is a need of definition for predictability, to create common ground, and because different categories of people are protected by different legal instruments. The distinctions made by former resolutions of the Movement – for example, Resolution 10 of the 2003 Council of Delegates - between IDPs, refugees and migrants remain useful, also for protection purposes, in order to clearly establish respective responsibilities.
The components have various contributions to make in the field of migration, re-establishing contact between relatives separated by mig ration being one example. The Movement's global strategy for restoring family links will be proposed for adoption at the forthcoming Council of Delegates this November. The ICRC seeks to support National Societies from the region by mobilizing the specific expertise it has acquired through the work of the Central Tracing Agency and through its protection and detention activities around the world. To this end, it actively participates as an observer in the Platform for European Red Cross Cooperation on Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants. In addition, it has given technical support to National Societies involved in providing services to detained migrants. On the basis of this work, the ICRC Protection Division is currently drafting guidelines for National Society visits to detained migrants.
A new 10-year strategy for strengthening the Movement's worldwide tracing network will be submitted to the Council of Delegates for approval in November this year. The strategy is based on the work of regional preparatory conferences involving all National Societies and will propose enhanced methods, tools and resources for maintaining high-quality family-links and tracing services in situations of conflict, migration and natural or technological disaster.
Europe today is largely a peaceful continent. The conflicts that raged in the Balkans and the Caucasus during the 1990s have died down, even if tensions remain and important political issues have not yet been resolved. The ICRC maintains delegations in these regions, mainly to deal with issues relating to people detained or gone missing in connection with these conflicts. Helping to strengthen the National Societies of these countries is also an important task.
Before finishing my short intervention, I am eager to thank for the precious support the ICRC enjoys from many of the National Societies present here and the good cooperation wit h the International Federation.


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