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Ministerial Alliance lists plans for annual Holy Week luncheons
Rockdale Ministerial Alliance will sponsor its annual noon-hour Community Holy Week luncheon services March 25-29 in the First Baptist Church Family Life Center.
Each meeting features sandwiches and finger foods provided by participating local churches, plus music, scripture and a short Holy Week message.
Speakers—Monday, March 25—Rev. Pam Graham, St. Thomas Episcopal Church; Tuesday, March 26, Rev. Jack Chelf, First Baptist Church; Wednesday, March 27, Greg Spears, Milam County Cowboy Church; Thursday, March 28, Rev. Russ Willis, Meadowbrook Baptist Church; Friday, March 29, Lance Walch, Forest Grove Christian Church.
Music—Monday, St. John's United Methodist Church; Tuesday, First Baptist Church; Wednesday, Rising Star Baptist Church; Thursday, Meadowbrook Baptist Church; Friday, Forest Grove Christian Church.
Food suppliers—Monday, St. John's United Methodist Church and St. Thomas Episcopal Church; Tuesday, First Baptist Church and First Christian Church; Wednesday, Rising Star Baptist Church and Mi lam County Cowboy Church; Thursday, Meadowbrook Baptist Church and Peace Lutheran Church; Friday, Forest Grove Christian Church and Rockdale Christian Church.
Easter sunrise—Rockdale's annual community-wide Easter Sunrise Service will be held at 7 a.m. Sunday, March 31 at the high school football stadium.
Music will be provided by Holy Peculiar, a Rockdale band.
Preaching will be Rev. David Pussman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Others participating will be Rev. Russ Willis, Meadowbrook Baptist; Rev. Rita Sims, St. John's Methodist; Rev. Jack Chelf, First Baptist; and Rev. Pam Graham, St. Thomas Episcopal.
"Attendees are advised to bring a towel to wipe off any dew on the seats, or to bring a stadium seat," said Rev. Sims, president of the Ministerial Alliance which coordinates Holy Week activities.
In case of inclement weather, the service will be held at St. John's United Methodist Church, 1700 Hillcrest.


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Jones' title talk rings true for Cowboys' Witten
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Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten likes the bravado Jerry Jones displayed this week when he said the club has what it takes to compete for a Super Bowl this year.
The Cowboys (2-3) are last in the NFC East after dropping two in a row, but Jones pointed out to Dallas' KRLD-FM that the New York Giants won the Super Bowl last season after finishing 9-7 in the regular season.
On Thursday, Witten endorsed Jones' logic and sent a strong message to his teammates in the process.
"Yeah, every man in this room should believe that," Witten told reporters in Irving. "If you don't, get out of here.
"... Did the Giants think it at 7-7 (last year)? That's the way this league goes. I'm not saying that's the formula for doing it. You still have to start winning games."
With that said, Witten called Sunday's game at Carolina (1-4) a must-win affair.
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Dallas hasn't lost three in a row since Jason Garrett took over as coach midway through the 2010 season. But with a home game against the NFC East-leading Giants (4-2) next week followed by road outings at Atlanta (6-0) and Philadelphia (3-3), a long, season-killing skid is possible should the Cowboys lose to the Panthers.
"This is pivotal for us," Witten said. "This is the type of game when you are 2-3 you have to find a way to get a win. There is no question that it's that time of year. You lose a game like this and you start losing momentum as far as teams pulling away from you and it's hard to overcome.
"It's a big game."
While some critics believe Jones' Super Bowl chatter is another example of the owner peddling false hope in an effort to sell tickets and maintain interest in a franchise that is 122-123 since the start of the 1997 season, Witten believes the optimism is grounded in reality.
"He watches the tapes and sees we're doing a lot of good things," Witten said. "I don't think it's more than that. I don't think he's trying to build us up or anything like that."
Understandably, Garrett is steering clear of Jones' title talk.
"We think Jerry Jones is an outstanding owner," Garrett said. "We appreciate everything he does for our football team. But our focus is on practicing well and preparing for Carolina on Sunday."
Along those lines, the Cowboys have been focusing in practice on perfecting their two-minute drill after Garrett and the players bungled the final 26 seconds in the 31-29 loss at Baltimore last weekend.
"Today, we worked on four different types of two-minute situations, whether it was the clock winding down with a minute left, with a timeout, with no timeout, yardages, every scenario you can think of," offensive line coach/offensive coordinator Bill Callahan said. "All of those types of things are being covered and handled."
Notebook: Center Phil Costa (knee) fully participated in practice after being limited Wednesday. ... Linebacker Anthony Spencer (pectoral) was limited. ... Panthers linebacker Jon Beason (knee) missed his second straight day of practice, the Associated Press reported. Rookie Luke Kuechly is likely to start at middle linebacker. email@example.com


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Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
I don't understard your use of quotes around 'denies'...
It's not like he went around the issue, the video is up on raptors.com with him saying it.
More appropriate title would be something along the lines of the tweet.
I'm convinced that Calderon's agent requested the trade based on his client's initial unhappiness upon hearing of the Lowry acquisition.
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Jose's a pro, BC is a pro, and if he and his agent requested a trade you wouldn't hear about it thru the media.
That being said, on a one year contract, BC isn't obliged to grant Jose's request.
Although I think it may never happen, but I hope we retire and raise up Calderon's and Bargnani's jerseys some day.
On a side note, feliz cumpleanos Jose! (I hope my Spanish from memory worked)
The Raps twitter shared a pic of him from Media Day 2005, when he was first with the team...
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Tigers no match for Yanks in split-squad game
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- Chris Stewart hit a two-run homer, Ivan Nova turned in a sharp first start of the year and the Yankees snapped their seven-game Spring Training skid, posting a 10-3 victory over the Tigers on Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Stewart, who is competing with Francisco Cervelli to serve as the Opening Day catcher, cleared the left-field fence with a line-drive shot in the fourth inning off Detroit reliever Kyle Lobstein.
Saying that he has been focusing on attacking the strike zone, Nova threw two scoreless innings, limiting Detroit to one hit with a strikeout. He threw 27 pitches, 22 for strikes.
Tigers starter Shawn Hill permitted two runs (one earned) over 2 2/3 innings in his third appearance and first start of the spring. He struck out two in a 54-pitch outing, tossing 30 strikes.
The Yankees scored both runs against Hill in the third inning. Brett Gardner -- who has hit in all six of his spring games -- singled, stole second and scored on a Robinson Cano single.
Left-hander Kenny Faulk issued a bases-loaded walk to Travis Hafner that forced home New York's second run.
David Aardsma allowed a run to Detroit in the third inning, when Danny Worth doubled and scored on Omar Infante's sacrifice fly.
The Tigers tied the score against Clay Rapada in the fourth, as Don Kelly tripled and scored on a Kevin Russo sac fly.
The Yanks added three runs in the sixth off Detroit's Michael Morrison. Tyler Austin worked a bases-loaded walk, Corban Joseph collected an RBI groundout and a wild pitch permitted Adonis Garcia to score.
Up next: Max Scherzer will make his first Spring Training start of the year on Sunday as the Tigers hit the road for a 1:05 p.m. ET game against the Braves at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, their second visit already this spring. Doug Fister is also scheduled to pitch, along with closer candidate Bruce Rondon. Mike Minor is scheduled to start for the Braves. The game will be broadcast on AM 1270 in Detroit and MLB.com Gameday Audio.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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(This newsletter was originally written in April 2005. I'm just fresh out of doing the Mark Schultz/POG concert and after that event again had thoughts about how we so much want to communicate with and praise God, even though we have very limited ability to share that for the most part and are limited in our attempt to do so many of the times. So, I thought I'd revisit this note, reading it encouraged me once again, hope it encourages you as well… By the way, Ivy is still doing just fine!)
My Dog Wants To Talk to Me!
That's true. I've seen it! But, that's not the place to begin. Ivy is her name. She is our second Beagle. If you remember I did a newsletter a few years ago about our first Beagle, Jessie. I identified in that earlier letter how much Jessie meant to me. She was the first dog that had lived in our house and the first dog that, in some strange way, became a very real part of our family. She didn't really do that much to be so "connected to us" but she "connected" just the same. As I recall, the whole purpose of that letter was to identify how much we all loved Jessie just because she was our dog. She certainly was not the only dog deserving of such love, but no other dog got the attention and the affection as much as Jessie did in our lives. I compared our love for Jessie dog to the Love of God for "His" own, His family. A family made up of believers. That Love for us is justified only because we are His. It's not because we deserve it, or earn it; it's just because we're His! His Grace grants it to us. (Galatians Chapter 3)
I really loved writing that letter. As I wrote it I discovered how deep, how wide and how high the love of Christ is for all "His children" that have accepted being chosen by Him. Just as we chose Jessie at the kennel, so the Creator of the Universe chose you and picked you out to be a part of His family. All the things Jessie needed (shelter, food and love) we provided. Jessie loved us as much as we loved her. Now as dogs go, she was a great dog and a dog that taught me a great lesson about God's Love for His children.
But, Ivy, the subject of this letter, is the one that wants to talk to me. It was this past evening. I was fooling 'round with Ivy. I began to talk to her in the usual manner. You know the kind of talking that people do to dogs, cats and babies. You could just see it in her eyes. Pretty soon her head cocked a little off center and she began to move her mouth in such a way that I could just tell she wanted to talk to me, wanted to tell me how much she loved this game. I think she wanted to tell me how much she loved having this relationship with someone. Of course all she could do was take off running and jumping and twisting and wagging her tail (what in Beagle language is called a flag) at me. But I could see that desire to talk to me just the same. Towering over her, a picture went off in my head about the Father and our attempt to "talk to Him" and strong desire to listen. I was almost brought to tears thinking about how sad it would actually be if Ivy wanted so much to talk to me and not have a language to communicate with me. I was aware of the sadness I felt by not being able to let her know how much I appreciated and loved her desire to "talk to me." Just seeing her attempt to do the best she could pleased me as much as if we could actually talk to one another.
There's a very rare simplicity in "dog and master love." I really don't do very much to cause Ivy to respond to me, to love me so. Oh, I feed her, give her water and take her outside. But, that's about it. Actually, she could live without me, I suppose. It would be harder living without my love but she could do it. (We, too, can live without His love, but it's not easy, not comfortable, not pleasant, and simply not the way it was meant to be.) For all the things I "don't do" for Ivy, she still gets so excited when I get home each night. She's devoted. Just like clockwork, Ivy meets me at the door each night and "just loves me to death." It pleases me so to have that happen. It's rare in this world that anyone is "unjustifiably happy" just to see someone else. It surely is the same way with the Father. I'm sure when we meet with Him he is overjoyed to have us so "giddy" to be with Him. What great pleasure He must get out of those moments.
Ivy's "tickled" with any attention I give her; she goes "nuts" about it. She jumps high in the air, spins, twists and barks with an unusual vigor. Man-worship if you will! When you take the time to watch and notice her response, it almost brings tears to your eyes to be the benefactor of so much approval and love. How the Father must feel when we celebrate before Him.
My dog wants to talk to me! She really does. She wants to communicate so badly and be much more a part of the relationship. But you know the important thing? Ivy does all she can do to express her love for me. It's an expression with limits. I'm sure in the scheme of all Creation, our expression to the Father is limited as well. However, just as I appreciate and recognize Ivy's "limited" expression of love, the Father recognizes our expressions as well. My heart breaks observing her desire mixed with her minimum ability to interact with me. She can't "say what she wants to say" but I love "the desire to talk to me" just the same.
Dog ownership is "strange" in so many ways. It seems like an ancient idea, perhaps from the loneliness of some earlier time. I know that people that have never owned a dog that's been a part of the family (in the house, eats with you, sleeps at your feet, runs to the door to meet you, does all kinds of tricks for just a pat on the head: that kind of being a part of the family) can't really understand. They can't "feel or appreciate" that relationship because they have never experienced that kind of relationship "with an animal." When you tell people about it, they just kind of shrug their shoulders and think maybe that's over the top just a little bit. But, there's something we can learn from that experience. Not surprisingly, people feel the same way when they are unaware of a relationship with God. I mean they just can't get it. It's just not imaginable for them until it's real to them. I didn't get it about Jessie and Ivy until I got it! I didn't get it about the Father until I got it! When we first picked up Jessie, you could never have made me believe I could care so much for a dog; that I could have experienced so much from a dog. After she died, I couldn't wait to experience that "unconditional love" again. Jessie left an impression on my heart. Ivy continues that today. Our experience with the Father is much the same. Once experienced, you never want to give His unconditional Love up. What was not imaginable before that experience is now commonplace, normal and consistent. I'm glad we got a Beagle. Jessie taught me so much about the Love of God toward us. Ivy has taught me about our love toward God. I'm more aware of my limited and simple communication with God and yet, how pleased He is to see that expression just the same. I understand that just because "my dog wants to talk to me!"


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Samsung Galaxy S III to be offered in black
0. phoneArena posted on 12 Aug 2012, 16:33
Marble white, pebble blue, garnett red and now, black? Thanks to a leaked screenshot of Carphone Warehouse's inventory screen, it would appear that the Samsung Galaxy S III will soon be available in black...
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4. poojaroy (Posts: 52; Member since: 29 Apr 2012)
i hve the blue s3 n its amazing...how black will look hmmm hot lets see
14. JC557 (Posts: 1865; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
Maybe black with deep red accents for and black with electric blue. That would definitely be a great color scheme for me and piano black for people who want it to go with their suits in a corporate environment.
20. caseball2051 (Posts: 31; Member since: 09 Feb 2012)
I just wanna know what software itll have.
26. HTCFreak (Posts: 156; Member since: 17 Jul 2010)
I don't care! I'm getting one as soon as I can! :D
6. matrix_neo (Posts: 334; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Black is so common now, I'd rather choose pebble blue, newest addition of colours for a smartphone. Let's wait what dress is galaxy note 2 wearing in it's nearing launch.
8. biglou508 (Posts: 11; Member since: 17 May 2012)
i would love a piano black
9. tedkord (Posts: 15731; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Black? That's a lawsuit.
10. bubbadoes (Posts: 1225; Member since: 03 May 2012)
Black should have been in the first round of colors...I don't know what they were thinking with Pebble Blue, Red and White...although the white one looks good..Black and White should have been the first colors and then follow on colors of blue and red
29. zhypher_23 (Posts: 195; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
They followed the theme of their Logo, the Samsung Logo is White-Letters Outer Circle-Blue
11. Jphones (Posts: 235; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
How do you have to work on color variants? ITS A COLOR not changing hardware or design just the color come on. If they're skeptical about a certain colors sales rate release and small amount and see what the interest is.
13. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Ohhh yeah. That'd be awesome. :3
16. Ravail (Posts: 182; Member since: 14 Oct 2011)
About time, was waiting for GS3 in black :D
17. DWillyEfect (Posts: 52; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
Like this better than the blue one for sure.
31. jp26sx (Posts: 14; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
I have the pebble blue and it is very sharp looking in person, although black goes with everything!
18. loken (Posts: 462; Member since: 09 May 2012)
how will it be named... crow black??
because its inspired by nature..
19. AppleRoyally (banned) (Posts: 7; Member since: 12 Aug 2012)
Black looks better than blue or white®
21. fenixsama (Posts: 32; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
hurry up, pink. don't be so late like galaxy note.
27. loken (Posts: 462; Member since: 09 May 2012)
flamingo pink ;)
22. shnibz (Posts: 431; Member since: 18 Sep 2011)
Ugly (but great) phone in any color. if Samsung was on par with Motorola in the looks/build department....no one could touch them.
23. droidnator (Posts: 90; Member since: 10 Mar 2011)
OK now, SGSIII in black looks really nice! It's for the first time I look upon the design of the phone and I like what I'm seeing!
25. unostar (Posts: 2; Member since: 13 Aug 2012)
it is not black Galaxy S3 it is Galaxy S2, look at the code "GLXYS2"
This brownish black looks great!
32. Packstrap (Posts: 6; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)
I like the Samsung Galaxy S III white more because of better elegant form factor. Especially when you look at it from all sides you can easily see the perfection. In this video you can see it from all sides:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Come and bear with me, I like it more when its white version.
33. Packstrap (Posts: 6; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)
Is the black one already out in the market today?


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It's grant report time at work, which is seriously kicking my buns. But, on the up side, it gives me a good excuse to plan a little cinematic therapy later this week!
Tracy~ The Best Shirt to Bit the Buttons Off With My Teeth is my favorite pic of our man to come out this year! I have literally spent probably hours just loving that photograph.
older_twilight_fan wrote:Kristiner, I loved your idea of digging around in Rob's drawers to stave off our withdrawal symptoms during the Rob drought, so here's a couple of oldies but goodies.
Honey, I think WE ALL love the idea of digging around Rob's drawers!!!!!
But, to Kristiner's point.... well ^^^^^^ that thar piccy is my favorite of the year. However, if I were to find a few others...
Tracy is absolutely right, a little piano porn is ALWAYS a good thing.
This one burned through quite a bit of my panty drawer.
We got to see a lot more smiley, happy Rob this year.
And we all rejoiced at the reason he was so happy this year.
and, we're it not for the damned 5 url limit, I would also post pics from the New Moon premiere and from the Harper's Bazaar photoshoot. Mayhaps, someone else posts soon, I will return and share more love. But, you know me...I'm such a stickler for the rules...
Happy Monday All!!!!


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Warner Bros. announced that The Dark Knight Rises — Christopher Nolan's epic finale to his Batman trilogy — will be releasing on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download on December 4, 2012. This makes it just in time for the holiday shopping season, and I'm sure it'll be a hot buy come this December.
Remember when Bane beats the crap out of Batman in their fiirst encounter and break his Bat Cowl? Well if you get the Limited Edition Set for The Dark Knight Rises, you get a statue of said broken Bat Cowl.
The Blu-Ray combo pack includes 1080p transfer with almost an hour's worth of IMAX footage. The DVD features an anamorphic widescreen presentation with 5.1 Dolby Digital audio. It also comes with an UltraViolet copy and "The Journey of Bruce Wayne" featurette. Get ready for some awesome Blu-ray bonus features, as it includes:
- The Batmobile Documentary: Witness all five Batmobiles together for the first time in history. Dive deep into every aspect of the most awe-inspiring weapon in Batman's arsenal as you journey through the birth and evolution of this technological marvel and cultural icon.
- Ending the Knight: A comprehensive look into how Christopher Nolan and his production team made The Dark Knight Rises the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend.
- Trailers
- Art Galleries
- and more
The press release also announced updates to TDKR iOS 5.0 app that coincides with the film:
"Also available will be the free The Dark Knight Rises app for IOS 5.0 or higher compatible devices including iPhone and iPad, and Samsung Galaxy devices including S2, S3, Note, Nexus and Tab (operating system requirements vary by device). Building upon the already available "TDKR: Gotham City's Most Wanted" app, The Dark Knight Rises app will be updated in two phases. The first update, which will be available in late October, will include several interactive activities such as a photo application that will allow users to put themselves into a Tumbler, a video application that will allow users to insert a Tumbler into their personal videos, and more. The second update, which will be available on December 4, will integrate second screen functionality into the app. It will allow users to sync compatible mobile devices with the Blu-ray disc via BD-Live enabled Blu-ray players connected to the same Local Area Network to access exclusive bonus content. The bonus content will include film location information, Gotham City maps, film trivia, photo galleries and "making of" featurettes. In addition, the second screen app controls playback of the film on your TV via Blu-ray player. "The Dark Knight Rises" app will be available through the iTunes store and Google Play."
The Dark Knight Trilogy Limited Edition Giftset comes out December 4, 2012, and contains all three of the Christopher Nolan Batman films. It comes with a collectible book that goes deeper into the production of the three films. Warner Home Video also mentioned another boxset, because you can never have too much Batman. The Dark Knight Trilogy Ultimate Collector's Edition is set to be released sometime in 2013.
So how much is your love of Batman going to cost you this December? The Giftset's suggested retail is $52.99; the Blu-ray combo pack is $35.99, $39.99 for the Limited Edition Bat Cowl set; and the DVD alone is set at $28.98. Those not buying a copy of The Dark Knight Rises are dead inside and don't bother going to Italy to a little Italian cafe, looking to see someone there, nod at them, and know they did something with their life.
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Fielder tops All-Star voting at first base
Slugger could be first Milwaukee starter since 1999
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MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers have not had an All-Star Game starter since Jeromy Burnitz was an injury replacement in 1999, and no player voted to the starting lineup by the fans since Paul Molitor in 1988. First baseman Prince Fielder is suddenly poised to end that drought and take part in the Midsummer Classic, which will be held Tuesday, July 10, at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Fielder jumped to the top of the list of National League first basemen when the latest round of online balloting results were released Monday. He led the way with 899,997 votes, 23,148 more than the Cardinals' Albert Pujols and 98,578 more than the Dodgers' Nomar Garciaparra. Last week, Fielder was in second place behind Pujols by about 50,000 votes. "It's cool," Fielder said of his neck-and-neck race with Pujols. "Since I've been drafted, he's been the man. I'm just honored to be in the same category as him, to even have people consider me at all." The humility was typical Fielder. But his statistical resume shows Fielder belongs up there with the NL elite. Entering play Monday, the 23-year-old led all NL hitters with 25 home runs and a .637 slugging percentage and leads NL first baseman in runs scored (49), RBIs (54) and total bases (167). Fielder, who tallied an improbable inside-the-park home run in Minnesota on Sunday, has been a big part of the Brewers' resurgence this season. After winning consecutive Interleague series last week at Detroit and Minnesota, the team extended its lead in the NL Central. Fielder believes the team's performance has helped him climb the list of All-Star vote-getters. "It's a good thing," Fielder said. "That's why it's always important to win, because when you do, it means you and a lot of your teammates are having good years. That's what you want." Fielder was a fan of Major League All-Star festivities growing up, but admitted he paid much more attention to the Home Run Derby than the game itself. If asked, he would be a willing participant in this year's derby, Fielder said. He was not the only Brewer high on the list of vote-getters. J.J. Hardy was running second among NL shortstops with 761,471 votes, 256,422 behind the Mets' Jose Reyes. Second baseman Rickie Weeks and catcher Johnny Estrada ranked fourth at their respective positions. Fans can vote at Miller Park via paper ballots through Tuesday, but online balloting continues. Fans can cast their votes for starters up to 25 times with the Monster 2007 All-Star Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites until June 28, at 10:59 p.m. CT. Fans will again be given the opportunity to cast an All-Star vote immediately following the 2007 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show Presented by Chevrolet, which will be televised by Turner Sports on Sunday, July 1. Baseball fans around the world will be able to select the final player on each All-Star team via the Monster.com 2007 All-Star Final Vote.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: My 2012 G650GS doesn't always start the first time I try it. I will let it turn over a few times and then if it doesn't start I try again and it starts. A few months ago I had the hot start problem and the dealer fixed that and now it has the cold start problem. I mentioned it to the Dealer and he said but it starts good hot now, right? He did say they would hook it up to the computer as I had it there for the fuel light not coming on when the fuel got low. I am going to the Dealer tomorrow for chain and sprockets and will mention it again. It always starts but still bugs me and this little problem may entice me to trade it sooner than I would have. It will be a year old July 27th and I have a little over 18,000 miles on it. Any ideas I can mention to the Service Manager?


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San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum will take his next turn in the rotation Friday against the Oakland A's, manager Bruce Bochy says, despite the fact that the Giants have lost his last nine starts.
Lincecum gave up five runs and two home runs in five-plus innings of a loss Saturday to the last-place Seattle Mariners, leaving many to speculate that the Bochy might skip Lincecum or temporarily demote him to the bullpen.
"He's healthy. He feels good," Bochy told CSNBayArea.com. "I know the results haven't been great for Timmy, but you just see too many good signs. Even after the first inning (Saturday), he had bad luck there."
Still, the Giants have lost nine straight games started by Lincecum (2-8, 6.19 ERA).
More to the point: The Giants, who trail the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by five games in the NL West, are 10 games under .500 (2-12) when Lincecum pitches and 18 games over (35-17) when he doesn't.
Those numbers coupled with a tougher upcoming stretch of the schedule coming up, left the question to be asked: Should Lincecum still be in the rotation?
"I want to pitch every fifth day," Lincecum said after Saturday's loss, according to the San Francisco Chroncle. "I want that ball."
Lincecum's last win came April 28 against the Padres. He's allowed at least four runs in 10 of his 14 starts.
An off-day Thursday would've allowed the Giants' other four starters to pitch on normal rest, starting with Friday's game at Oakland, and also set a more favorable rotation of Ryan Vogelsong, Lincecum's spot and Cain for the first home series of the season against the rival Dodgers the following week.
But, according to CSNBayArea.com, Lincecum showed better velocity Saturday night, which is perhaps one reason the Giants have chosen to hold off on making any changes.
"At this point we think the best thing is to let him fight through this," Bochy said. "If we felt different, we'd do it."


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Justin Bieber Hopes to Annoy Selena Gomez Right Back Into His Arms
Justin Bieber is having trouble coming to terms with his recent split from Selena Gomez, who loved him way back when he was the poster child for butch women everywhere.
Despite the breakup, Bieber has supposedly been texting Gomez constantly in a desperate bid to win her back. Because nothing says love like not letting the object of your affection have a single moment of peace.
According to a source, Justin has promised to stop texting other girls if Selena just will take him back. How gentlemanly.
"The problem in the first place is that Selena was a little bit of a jealous girlfriend and Justin wasn't really taking her feelings into regard," the insider alleges. "If either one of them slows down and they actually have the chance to spend time together again, they will end up back together."
The source is also determined to put those proposal rumors to rest, because the Biebs apparently has no plans to "ruin his brand" by getting married at the tender age of 18.
Also, while she may be a jealous girlfriend, the one thing Selena isn't jealous of is his career. "As far as she's concerned, she began her career before YouTube – where Justin launched his," the source said. "She's proud of [his] success, but certainly isn't jealous and doesn't see him as the phenom that everyone else does."
Selena Gomez was popular before YouTube even existed? That's gotta be the worst hipster cred ever.


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Two days before the Travel Channel show "Hotel Impossible" began filming at the Alaskan Hotel and Bar, bar manager Lane Taylor began fearing for his job.
He told Alaskan Hotel owner Bettye Adams in an email that the producers were making him feel like they were going to urge his bosses to fire him if he didn't show up for particular segments of the filming.
Six days later, he lost his job — on camera.
"I got fired for choosing not to appear on a controversial segment of a reality TV show," Taylor said to the Empire in an email.
Newly appointed general manager of the Alaskan Hotel and Bar Joshua Adams said Thursday that he would not respond to Taylor's claim until after the show airs in April of next year.
"I can't talk about that. It's too juicy on the show," Adams said, later explaining that to reveal things now would, "ruin the show."
Taylor was not present when the firing took place, but he quickly went to the bar to confront Adams about the decision.
He said that Adams told him, "Had you showed up this morning, this wouldn't have happened."
When asked about making that statement, Adams declined to comment.
Weeks before filming began, scouts from Atlas Media Corp. which is behind the show, traveled to Juneau to tour the hotel and bar and meet with the owners and prominent employees.
At that point, several employees told Taylor they did not want to be on the show and did not wish to sign a "Participant Agreement and Appearance Release" form that was required for anyone who would be on the show, Taylor said.
He added that he expressed the same sentiment to owner Bettye Adams, only to be told he would be fired if he did not sign the form and participate.
He agreed to sign the form and appear in a minor role.
In a recent interview with the Empire, Joshua Adams said no employees were forced to appear on the show and many did not.
"There was no impact on wages, changes to shifts or anything like that," Adams said of employees who opted out of appearing. "Anyone who didn't want to, didn't have to."
He declined to comment when asked if high-ranking employees received more intense pressure to sign the release.
Taylor appeared in two segments during the filming: once during a Thursday night shoot when the bar was filled with patrons, and a second time for several hours Friday to answer questions from a bar consultant brought in by the Hotel Impossible crew.
Taylor and the consultant didn't exactly see eye-to-eye.
"His idea of success was very different than what we had going on," Taylor said.
He added that the consultant seemed to like the way the bar was being managed, but was urging him to order new upgrades to the infrastructure and to market the bar with the cruise ships.
"I'm a lifelong Alaskan, and I look at the bar as a local place. Any changes need to be small and casual," Taylor said.
The consultant asked Taylor to meet him for drinks after the shoot to discuss his ideas to improve the local bar. Taylor said maybe, and then didn't show.
"I think he got real (upset) when he showed up Friday night and I wasn't there," Taylor said.
It was a choice that Taylor believes led to his termination the next morning.
"That's why I got fired — I didn't want to do business with big business," he said.
Making some of the main changes recommended on the show would cause the bar to lose the aura of a local place dedicated to serving the needs and desires of the crowds who frequented the bar year-round, he added.
Sara Caring was one of the employees who opted out of participating in the show from the very beginning.
As a bartender who worked just a few nights a week, she wanted no part of the show and so she decided to take the week off while filming was taking place.
"It was either take a week off work — which many couldn't afford — or agree to be a part of this stupid circus," Caring said. "Then things would go back to normal after, but that wasn't the case."
When she found out via text message that her boss, Taylor, had been fired as part of the show, she quit right away.
"Lane was fired on national TV, and immediately I didn't work there either," Caring said. "Lane was the reason I got a job there, and the reason I kept a job there.
"Without him being there it's not the Alaskan Bar."
Caring wasn't the only casualty of the reality show's visit. Since the filming concluded on Sept. 28, only two bar employees out of about 10 still work at the Alaskan, Caring said. Adams disputes that approximately 80 percent of his staff turned over during the show.
"If the show hadn't come in, he wouldn't have been fired," Caring said. "Because he's a damn good bar manager."
Other employees also felt pressured to sign the release, though it was never explicitly stated that they would be fired if they did not, said Ariel Svetlik-McCarthy, the bartender who made headlines recently for yelling at a bear that happened to wander into the bar shortly before filming began.
"It was never direct, but a matter of 'You are going to do this,'" Svetlik-McCarthy said.
But C. Scott Fry, the assistant general manager of the Alaskan Hotel, said no employees' jobs depended on signing the release form.
"They were told, 'You'd be doing me a favor if you did [sign the agreement],'" Fry said.
He added that concerns over the show changing everything about the bar were unfounded.
"Everything would have been the same if they just stuck around," Fry said.
He declined to comment when asked if the bulk of the staff departing would yield a better bar.
Adams said it's typical in the bar business for groups of employees to leave together, and that the exodus likely had to do with other factors beyond just the show. Either way, Adams is optimistic about the next part of the Alaskan Hotel and Bar's saga.
"It's not something I lay awake thinking about," he said of the departures. "I don't dwell on the past, I like to think about the future."
After firing Taylor, Adams, a former bartender and bar manager, quickly named himself the new bar manager. It was a move that generated more frustration among some of the remaining staff.
"He decided to make changes that were absolutely unnecessary," Svetlik-McCarthy said. She added, "We're committed to each other and we weren't going to commit to some new guy trying to destroy our party — we'll just take it elsewhere. It's the end of a chapter."
The atmosphere between the bartenders and bar manager position instantly changed when Taylor left, Caring added.
"He doesn't know our names, and hasn't had a conversation with any of us," she said of Adams. "It's been an emotional thing for all of us. Originally, they weren't going to mess with the bar, everything was going to be fine, but that wasn't the case at all. It sucks."
Changes are needed if the Alaskan Hotel and Bar is to continue as a profitable business in the future because it is a "dying breed" of business, Adams said.
"This is because we live in a culture that is radically different from what it was at that time my parents came onto the scene," he said in a followup email.
Things are beginning to return to normal at the Alaskan, with live music scheduled for this weekend for the first time since the filming, he added.
Still, there may be lasting impacts stemming from the change of guard on the bar side of the operation — particularly when one of Juneau's most beloved bands comes to town.
"We will definitely be thinking twice before we head back to the Alaskan," said Lahna Deering of Deering and Down.
Deering and co-performer Rev Neil Down first heard about Taylor's firing while in Memphis and called the move "disgusting."
"We feel like a very large wrong has been done, and something needs to be corrected," Down said.
At press time, Deering and a Down were in New York, and said they are working with other Alaskans in the Big Apple to possibly protest the outcome of the filming at the show's headquarters.
"If they wanted to polish it, that's great, but we love the Alaskan the way it is," Deering said.
To date, Taylor has only been given one reason for his termination: he failed to appear on set for the final day of filming for Hotel Impossible.
Adams said his reasoning will be clear to all who tune in when the show airs next April — perhaps as a season premier, he added smiling.
"This is Juneau," Adams said, "There's going to be drama no matter what happens."
• Contact reporter Matt Woolbright at 523-2243 or at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/reportermatt.


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MacOS really stands for: My ass could Operate Swifter. hehe
Huhhuh huh huhuh huh, he said ass...
This is getting old, we're turning into slashdot here, except we have apple flaming instead of microsoft
Hey, Apple is a whole lot worse than Micro$oft. I think they're more of a monopoly than Microsoft. Noticed how they've been strangely quiet about the whole Microsoft Antitrust trial?
Noticed how they've been strangely quiet about the whole Microsoft Antitrust trial?
I thought an Apple exec testified live during the trial.
xwred knows nothing about what the word 'monopoly' means.
I'd explain, but I am tired, and cranky, and he'd not get it anyway.....
MAC = My Ass Crashed
I'm using the DOJ Finding of Facts as precedence when calling Apple a monopoly. And when i said strangely quiet, I meant openly praising it the way the Linux people are.
Think of this: Apple has a monopoly over the consumer PowerPC market. Being joe blow, I know that IBM sells some sort of PowerPC setup. Now, if i wanted to buy a clearly superior RISC-based system, I can only buy it straight from Apple. Why is that? Using their monopoly power over PowerPC RISC-based systems, they killed all the clone manufacturers. Thus, I, the consumer, am hurt by this because Apple charges artificially high prices for the hardware I want. Next, when I shell out my $$ and buy their system, I am having the horrible kludge of an OS forced upon me, when I don't want it. I can't get a system preloaded with Linux or the BeOS. In fact, they stopped Be from making the BeOS run on the G3s and G4s. Microsoft hasn't stopped Be from running BeOS on the x86, they don't even have the power to do this. In the x86 world, I can still get a system that comes with BeOS or Linux pre-loaded. Thus, Apple is using their obvious monopoly in PowerPC risc-based systems to force me to buy the MacOS along with their computer. The only reason they haven't crushed Wintel is because the Wintel setup is better than this, because x86 is open (meaning you can get what you want from wherever or whomever you want), while Apple maintains a much tighter stranglehold over pretty much their entire Architecture. Apple using its 'monopoly' to force me, the Joe Blow (mindless) conumer to buy (or receive for free) their OS along with their computer at artificially high prices is the same as Microsoft using their 'monopoly' in Operating systems for x86-based systems to force me to buy (or receive for free) Internet Explorer. Apple used hardware licensing practices to force Be and the clone manufacturers completely of the PowerPC system market. Microsoft tried to use software licensing practices to force alternative OSes out of the OEM market, with moderate success among the biggies (i.e. Compaq) who need to sell Windows too, and artifically raised the price of Windows to a point that was higher than necessary.
This is why I hate Apple a whole lot more than Microsoft. Another thing I hate is that the DOJ is basing all their stuff on the mindless consumer. I know I can pickup a copy of Linux and install it on an iMac or G3 by hand, and use the BeOS G3 hack to get the BeOS to work.
As a Disclaimer, I think the BeOS is pretty sweet, being like a blend of MacOS and Unix (what I had wished MacOS was for years), and I use Linux religously on my home box most of the time. I also dual-boot Win2000 Advanced Server on that same machine, and enjoy Win2k also. If it had not been for the fact that I thought that the MacOS was a piece of sh*t, I would have probably gotten a Mac (or clone) a long time ago. Of course, I probably wouldn't have been able to afford the high-prices that Apple charges anyhow.
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[This message has been edited by xwred1 (edited December 05, 1999).]
apple does not have a monopoly over the powerpc market or even powerpc desktop market, only the macintosh market. nevertheless, revoking the macos license was [imo] the most anti-competitive act of the decade.
Sweet. Liberate me and tell me where else I can get a PowerPC risc-based system with a G4 proc so I can dual-boot BeOS with the MacOS, that way I can always boot into the MacOS when I need to use photoshop or something.
i stated that apple has a monopoly over the macintosh market, so by definition, nobody else makes macintosh computers. however, ibm makes power3 and powerpc (603 / 604) based workstations.
Did the clones label themselves as Macintosh a few years ago?
a couple of months ago IBM released a refence logic board for oem to manufacture. A couple of taiwanese companies r looking @ producing them. And don't blame apple bout Beos, Linux crowd seem to be doing just fine without apples help. So they could do it, but don't???
Whoa, Whoa, WHOA, WHOA! Back up a second......BeOS on a G3? Are you kidding me? Show me a link, a email address, hell a fuckin' surface address and I'll hitchhike there!
Or, did I read your post wrong?
God, I am praying that I read that right.....
In other news, when are those bastards coming out with the CHRP mobo's anyway?
[This message has been edited by Dajjal (edited December 06, 1999).]
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the problem is mainly legal, not technical. apple probably has more lawyers than be has employees. a lawsuit, even a frivolous one, could destroy be.
Thats what i'm saying. The reason you can't run BeOS (legally from a store) on a G3 is because Apple is using legal tactics to strongarm Be out of the 'macintosh' operating system space. I haven't seen it, but i've heard that there is some sort of hack/patch to do it, and Be said it exists, which makes sense since Linux has done it.
Dajjal, there's a guy named Cloud over at http://www.nowonder.com/cgi-bin/ultimate/Ultimate.cgi
who says he runs Be on his G3 Mac.
Try the be forum.
Well, I dug around and couldn't actually find his post, but I assume he's probably using the BeOS-G3 hack. One of the things that makes me mad is that the justice department is gonna screw Microsoft because they think most people are too dumb to be able to change the OS on their new machine they just got from an OEM. The same state is there with G3/G4 and BeOS/Linux, but you have to do even more work to get those to work, courtesy of Apple meddling.
I wonder how things will turn out once those IBM boards finally end up on the shelves.
Actually from what I have seen and understood, to run the BeOS on a G3, it needs to be an CPU upgrade from the earlier PPC chips to the G3. But I may be wrong as my G3 currently is acting as a foot rest for my wife.
EM: is it stable?
>Hey, Apple is a whole lot worse than Micro$oft. I think they're more of a monopoly than Microsoft. Noticed how they've been strangely quiet about the whole Microsoft Antitrust trial?
Avadis Tevanian, Apple's lead OS programmer, testified agains M$ during the earlier stages of the trial.
BTW, if you don't own a Mac, it's pretty futile to have such strong feelings against Apple. Let us Mac heads handle that...
Rhino I have yet to find a Mac that is stable. There are Mac Fanatics out there that claim it is more stable than Windows 98, but I am still waiting to see what Mac that is, as I have been with Apple since the Apple ][ days...
[QUOTE]And don't blame apple bout Beos, Linux crowd seem to be doing just fine without apples help. So they could do it, but don't???[QUOTE]
This has been covered. The PPCLinux crowd is not a company. As a corporate entity, Be Inc. cannot just hack someone's hardware because they refuse to release the Specs for the 'bios' (not sure what the mac considers its bios, hence the ' ')
Is has nothing to do with the G3 processor itself... as its been stated (in this thread even) older PPC's with G3 upgrade cards will work with BeOS.
I saw an interview with Be a while ago and the interviewer asked something to the effect of "Why isn't be out on the Apple G3 boxes? Those things are pretty quick, BeOS would scream on one" The BeOS guy said that internally, they have done it through reverse engineering, but they can't sell it in the BeOS because of legal issues created by Apple concerning the firmware of the motherboard or something like that. He also said that there is a hack/patch out someplace that you could manually apply to get the BeOS to work. YellowDog linux can go on G3 or iMac straight out of the box because linux is free and open-source, so there is no single body controlling it, thus, noone apple could legitimately threaten to sue.
Sh!t, not even all G3 upgrade cards work with BeOS. I had a Mac 6400/180 that I was using BeOS on and I was totally psyched when I could finally afford a G3 upgrade card. I installed the thing and with the driver enabled I couldn't even boot into Be, without the driver Be booted up exactly the same as before, including seeing the old processor!
I got so pissed I sold the whole computer and with the money I got for it I bought a dual processor rig with a boatload of RAM and lots of extra goodies.
Now Be and I are happy again and, as I've got over 14 years of experience with Apple computers I think I've got plenty of 'right' to say all the bad things about them I want.
I know that IBM have asked Be if they want to support the CHRP arch they are creating. The rumour is that IBM thinks that Be is a first candidate for the specs
Got a Imac here, REV A ( thanks dam). Would Be awesome to install Be on it


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Kleiner Perkins lawsuit spotlights difficulties of proving discrimination
Original post made on May 26, 2012
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 26, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Why mention the husband? It has nothing to do with the case under discussion.
Why mentioning the settlement or the money involved? Is it the implication that the plaintiff went to court for money???
PA weekly should not side with the corporations like KP, drowning the voices of employees...
I would imagine it takes a ton of guts to tell the world that she was taken advantage of sexually. I would also imagine that money is not an issue for her...well, not as rich as The big names in the firm for sure, but still decent living.
The only possible explanation is that she is fed up...
a resident of Greater Miranda
on May 26, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Rather than information about her husband, the story should name the men who are accused. Women don't report for a long time because it endangers their jobs, creates embarrassment, etc.
"she repeatedly approached upper management for help without success, according to the lawsuit. Instead Pao perceived a pattern of retaliation as she was passed over for promotion, networking events and raises, and given delayed or biased performance reviews."
a resident of East Palo Alto
on May 26, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Here are details on Pao's lawsuit:
Web Link
Reading the above you can see the names, you can see their photos on their website.
Even given the issues w/her husband & suspicions on the timing (maybe she needs the money? - but what a gamble!) it doesn't mean that she's lying or exaggerating. I know a woman who specifically didn't accept a job offer at the same firm even w/the generous pay due to the harsh climate for women which she said wasn't a huge secret.
Whatever Ms. Pao's motivations, if the allegations are true, I hope that they suffer significant financial loss & are somehow forced to overhaul their medieval corporate culture.
a resident of Midtown
on May 26, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Very odd that she would wait 6 years to file--the statute of limitations in these cases is 1 year.
She appears rather disturbed-why would she have an affair with a married colleague?
Looks like her husband is in very, very serious trouble indeed
Follow the money--was apparently this couples strategy.
At the end of the day both husband and wife may be looking at a very, very bleak future
a resident of East Palo Alto
on May 26, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Speaking of disturbed, once again Sharon's blaming the female. Sharon, don't you think that the plaintiff, herself an attorney, knows the law re statute of limitations?
Do you think that the married male colleague might be disturbed for pursuing Ms. Pao & starting a relationship based on lies? Have you read the actual court docs? If so, read them again. If not, please do - you might garner some useful information to fill in the blanks & perhaps nip a bit of your "misogyny" in the bud.
a resident of Menlo Park
on May 26, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Elwood Blues is a registered user.
"The one thing I find really odd is that she alleges the sexual harassment happened six years ago and did nothing about it."
Uh, that's not really very odd, is it? Sexual harassment is often not reported, for the obvious reasons: embarrassment, wanting to keep your current job, wanting to protect your chances of ever getting hired again, etc.
I think Palo Alto Online ought to be able to find a better third-party source to comment on the facts surrounding this story; Ms. Heverly seems rather tilted towards the employer's side.
a resident of Midtown
on May 26, 2012 at 8:35 pm
The statute of limitations in these cases is 1 year--bringing a case 6 yrs later looks like a shakedown to most people--the Firm says it will not stand for blackmail by Pao.
PAOs husband has a colorful past--and a dim future
Alphonse "Buddy" Fletcher, Jr has been sued multiple times for sexual harassment by male employees--@ Harvard he was publically gay and was so until he married Ms Pao see link below
He has a long history of litigation claiming racial discrimination all of which he lost
He is now the target of SEC investigation and fraud
read the story--"Buddy Fletcher: Financial Genius � or a Fake?
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a resident of East Palo Alto
on May 26, 2012 at 8:46 pm
What a web Sharon weaves - deliberating ignoring the lie that Nazre told Ms. Pao - that his wife had left him, when she hadn't. Guess what, Sharon? This case isn't about Fletcher, it's about what Pao allegedly experienced at her firm.
a resident of Midtown
on May 26, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Nazre left the Firm many years ago, Nazre was not her supervisor they were both associates 7 years ago when they had an affair-she of course knew he was married -
- they both did it anyway-
-very stupid on both parties side-
-Nazre was apparently let go as a result-
-end of story
Pao thought she could shakedown the Firm-bad decision and bad outcome
It gets worse as the SEC and many other agencies are investigating her husband for civil and criminal fraud and it is getting worse and may involve Pao as a co-conspirator.
Harvard has pulled the plug on them
Web Link
They are in serious trouble.
Also fake allegations of sexual harassment diminishes the status of women and deprives us of opportunities--no sane male executive will now meet alone with a female employee without a witness and a camera
That is tragic for us--but the lawyers get paid
a resident of Midtown
on May 26, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Sharon can be ignored. As usual she is posting her fantasies and innuendo directed against her target du jour
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 27, 2012 at 7:07 am
If this suit is settled, without going to trial, there will be non-disclosures signed, so the public will never know what the truth might be.
Interesting that the Weekly is willing to toss some mud at a local VC, telling only one side of the story. Not all that fair and balanced reporting.
a resident of another community
on May 27, 2012 at 9:45 am
Another sad twist in an increasingly convoluted saga.
Whether or not her allegations are accurate and salient, the timing of Ms. Pao's suit, frankly, couldn't be any worse.
Given who her husband is and how he seems to operate, it's not too much of a stretch to suppose that she has in some way been manipulated into this action by Mr. Fletcher as a last ditch effort to bail him out of his present financial mess.
That seems the likeliest explanation of the timing of this suit.
Run Ellen, run!
a resident of Midtown
on May 27, 2012 at 10:46 am
Tort reform: Loser pays.
That would cut way down on these types of suits.
a resident of Los Altos
on May 27, 2012 at 11:39 am
I can't imagine it's been easy for Ellen. Her name has been everywhere in the press and has seen a lot of unfavorable commentary, unfortunately. Her husband's name has also been dragged through the mud. The saddest thing about being victimized in the workplace is you are forced to revisit that trauma in a very public way, and then again in the courtroom. This isn't about money. VC partners make a fair share. And Ellen is up against a firm that can spend millions defending itself. The reason to do these things is because so many people, perhaps more timid, have suffered in the same way and have remained silent. I've seen gender discrimination first-hand on Sand Hill and it's an ugly thing. Ellen's suit - whether successful or not- will put the old boy's network on watch...they'll be on a short leash. Anyone with a daughter or sister can appreciate that
a resident of Midtown
on May 27, 2012 at 12:22 pm
It is relatively easy to sue a corporation, because the loser does not need to pay. The so-called "victims", suing for millions, hire attorneys on contingency. If the attornies were forced to pay court costs, for both sides, if they lose, the number of suits will go way down.
I don't know the facts in this case, and I doubt that other commenters do, however, I fail to see the merit in the suit. Long time ago, she admitted to an affair, her husband has a reputation for bringing suits (because the loser does not pay).
I might also add that the VC world is one of risk and (potential) reward. It is not a nurturing place. This means that it is a male world. A female in that world will need to fight like the guys, and take no prisoners. It was once said that Texas "is hell on women and mustangs"...VC is Texas. There were some pioneer women in Texas, who could deal with it, back in the 1870s, and they were both soft and tough. It doesn't sound like "Ellen" belongs in Texas.
a resident of Midtown
on May 27, 2012 at 12:48 pm
She marries a man who has at least two sexual harassment settlements against him...and looks to have swindled investors out of millions of dollars. She waits to sue...right at the same time her husband's fund is being liquidated.
It doesn't seem that she has been drug through the mud so much as she and her husband are beneficiaries of the public's doubt, as well as the public's ignorance of her husband's finances and shady dealings.
Given the circumstances surrounding this lawsuit, which aren't necessarily viable in a court of law, frankly they both seem to have a knack for drawing unnecessary and harmful amounts of attention to themselves. Her husband's business would be intact today had he not gone nuclear with such a stupid lawsuit against his coop.
This isn't going to end well. The mess is getting worse by the day.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 27, 2012 at 1:50 pm
It creates a lot of trouble for men and women, but especially women, when they don't "behave," as in the situation that this woman did in fact engage in an affair with that guy. I would have a higher level of confidence in her story if she had NOT engaged in sex with him. Emotions - money - office politics - promotions - favors -- eek! It all gets SO complicated.
Writing as a woman, I greatly dislike these questionable stories (because in fact, of course, I have no idea of the veracity of her charges) -- but the story is certainly involved, convoluted, involving VIPs and taking place over years and so it results in a leering mindset about OTHER women, never mind this one and damages us all. Yes, it damages the status of women. Keep your mitts off your office colleagues (this goes both ways)- that is the only way to keep things on the level. HR should ENFORCE this, even if executives are involved.
a resident of Green Acres
on May 27, 2012 at 3:08 pm
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a resident of Midtown
on May 27, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Old saying: Don't get your meat where you get your bread and butter. As true today, as it was back then.
a resident of Midtown
on May 27, 2012 at 9:27 pm
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a resident of East Palo Alto
on May 29, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Hmmm is a registered user.
Her husband's history, problems and possible pressure on her to file doesn't mean the allegations are untrue. There are various reasons that influence the whys & whens of a filing like this. Even if there is a payout, there's no guarantee and now her name is mud - she's risking a lot even if the allegations are true. If they're not, then she's risking just as much, if not more. Is it likely she'll have to change careers after this? It'll take awhile to see what happens & we may not be privy to the details, depending on which legal avenues are taken here.
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Urban Meyer has torn a path through the college football recruiting landscape in the three weeks since he was named head coach at Ohio State, but that momentum threatened to be slowed by Tuesday's announcement from the NCAA.
The NCAA levied sanctions against OSU on Tuesday that included a one-year postseason ban, a reduction of four additional scholarships over the next three years and an additional year of probation on top of the two already self-imposed by the school.
Assuming Meyer's honeymoon with recruits is over now might be premature based on the reaction from several of the Buckeyes' top commitments and targets in the wake of the NCAA's Tuesday announcement.
South Bend (Ind.) Washington four-star athlete David Perkins has an official visit set up to Columbus for the weekend of Jan. 13 and considers Ohio State among his top contenders along with LSU, Michigan State, Missouri and Tennessee. The sanctions the NCAA handed down on Tuesday have not knocked the Buckeyes out of the race for his signature.
"From the severity of the situation that people made it out to be, I was expecting a lot more," Perkins said. "The biggest thing is probably going to be the bowl game. As players you look forward to play in them, but with that being only one year I don't really see it being that big of a hit to the program."
Chicago (Ill.) Simeon four-star offensive tackle Jordan Diamond took his official visit to Ohio State the weekend of Dec. 9. He was one of only two prospects out of 15 officially visiting that weekend who is not currently on the Buckeyes' commitment list. He cited the postseason ban for the 2012 season as a concern, but not one big enough to take Ohio State off his interest list.
"It's a negative thing because you're taking away from the team and what they accomplished," Diamond said, "but I'm just going to take my time with it, really look through it and talk about it with my family, see what they think about it.
"Those things aren't really too big and don't knock them off the list or anything. Anything can happen right now and I just have to finish my recruitment. It's just something extra to think about and makes the process more stressful."
Knowing exactly what the sanctions are is almost a positive in itself according to several Ohio State targets. The knowledge that the NCAA was coming through with the final decision had left some measure of uncertainty for recruits prior to Tuesday, but now that the sanctions have been revealed, recruits are moving forward knowing exactly what is in store for the future.
"It's a relief so we can know what we are dealing with and there won't be any surprises when we come in," said Cleveland Glenville four-star safety De'van Bogard, who committed to Ohio State in June.
"It's really a small negative because we can get through that. They are trying to break us… that's all that is. We have a great new coach and once we get off this bowl [ban], we'll be all right."
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Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy's Michael Thomas, a four-star wide receiver who committed to Ohio State in October, has fielded calls from college coaches wondering if the NCAA's sanctions have affected his commitment status, but Thomas has no plans to rescind his pledge to the Buckeyes.
"Since the ban has started coming up in the news, a couple programs have been hitting me up trying to see if I would still be interested," Thomas said. "But I have the opportunity in front of me at The Ohio State University that I can't pass up."
Just six weeks remain before the class of 2012 can sign letters of intent with college programs, and Ohio State is already sitting on 19 commitments in a class not expected to crest much higher than 20. Early feedback suggests Ohio State is unlikely to lose any of those 19 commitments based on Tuesday's announcement, and the uncommitted recruits Rivals.com contacted have not vacated their interest in the Buckeyes.
Long term, the effects of the NCAA's sanctions will be felt even less by prospects considering Ohio State in the classes of 2013 and beyond. The postseason ban is attracting the most attention, but it will have passed by the time current high school underclassmen are able to enroll in college.
"It's not really going to affect me much since it's just one year," said Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) junior cornerback Cameron Burrows, one of the state's top prospects in the 2013 class.
How the loss of scholarships will be divvied up over the course of the next few recruiting classes will affect the number of prospects Ohio State can bring in for a given class, but that is not a sanction that generally affects the overall perception of a program by recruits. Several 2013 prospects already sporting Ohio State offers are not wavering in their interest in the program.
"This has no impact on me or my interest in Ohio State," said Voorhees (N.J.) cornerback Eli Woodard, who has listed Ohio State as his favorite in the past. "I was expecting something like that and actually thought it might be worse, so it's not an issue.
"It's so far away for me anyhow; I'll be a senior when the bowl ban is in effect and I spoke to Coach Meyer yesterday about the future of the program and I'm excited."
In the last 10 days, Meyer had convinced four-star defensive tackle Tommy Schutt of Illinois to flip his commitment from Penn State to Ohio State and four-star Canton (Ohio) defensive end Se'von Pittman to move over from Michigan State's commitment list. He also landed a commitment from five-star defensive end Noah Spence of Harrisburg (Pa.) and had Ohio State's recruiting class up to No. 6 in the Rivals.com team rankings for 2012.
Meyer's proficiency on the recruiting trail early in his tenure, while not unexpected, had created a buzz around the Ohio State program that had been missing in the last year since the allegations first came to light. Tuesday's announcement, while lamented in Columbus because it surpassed self-imposed sanctions, is unlikely to curb Meyer's recruiting momentum.
"I think he can still keep it going," Perkins said. "Just looking at who he brought in, a couple of them were big names and I'm pretty sure he can bring in a couple more big names before signing day."
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It's no secret that Southeastern Conference has been the top conference in the country as far as recruiting over the last several years. The league currently has six teams ranked in the top 11 of the team recruiting rankings. Here's a look at the top 10 recruiters around the ultra-competitive conference.
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