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Linda Heller has written and/or illustrated nearly a dozen children's books. These have received, among other honors, the Parents Choice Award and the Sydney Taylor Book Award, Linda wrote How Dalia put a Big Yellow Comforter Inside a Tiny Blue Box in honor of her grandmother, Sarah Witkin, a Russian immigrant who embodied the practice of tzedakah through her generosity toward others. Linda is thrilled to be able to introduce the practice of giving tzedakah to a new generation. She teaches writing and art workshops for children in her hometown of New York City. Visit www.lindaheller.net.


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Friday, July 12, 2013
25 Year Handmade Book Series by Emily Eve Weinstein
This article provides you with a glimpse inside Volume IV of my 25-year Handmade Book Series. Every year I take a lot of the art I've done, write about it, and turn the adventure into a book. Within the following paragraphs is a snippet of how the fourth volume of the 25-year Handmade Book series is coming along. This is the fourth year of the all-encompassing project. The subject was obvious: 4 seasons, perfect, as my primary mode of painting is plein air.
It would've been lovely if I'd had a peaceful existence of spending my work hours in the great outdoors! But, packing the French easel as I head for the door, a variety of things stop me. From a strongly recommended stay in a sleep lab, to parents having scary illnesses, to our failing dog… life happens. To get my work done I had to have a vision, a plan to navigate through the daily obstacles: being diagnosed with sleep apnea, migraines, weekly veterinarian appointments, interspersed with the carpet cleaner. My writing gets done in 500 word chunks at 5 AM. As I try to sleep, I envision the painting series I plan to do, so that when it actually happens it all flows like a déjà vu.
The Treetop series of nine paintings (3 small, 3 medium, and 3 large) were done in layers. I used a paint sprayer for the very smooth background of sky, made up of about eight layers from palest lavender to deep cerulean. When I finished with the acrylic under-coats, I moved onto oils and placed the first layers of branches across the three canvases. The triptychs were worked on simultaneously. With ever-present interruptions, completing a segment gives a certain sense of satisfaction, rather than insanity. For instance, when I had to fly up to New York City in a moments notice, this series was easy to pick up where I had left off.
A fellow Womancraft member asked me to join her in an exhibit in the Highlight Gallery. Having just finished the Treetop series, this sounded like a good opportunity to focus on smaller spring paintings.
The spring images fell into four series: Irises on reclaimed wood, New Green (representing new leaves), Rooftops (mini relatives to the Treetop series), and the fourth is Spring Alive (which are small oils on boomerang panel with a vibrant orange under-painting, making them very alive!) There are twenty-five pieces in all. With summer visitors streaming in, a fundraiser that falls on my skinny shoulders, and then torrential rains, it's a contest as to which keeps me from the plein air painting I'd planned to do for Volume IV of the 25-year Handmade Book series. Currently I envision being at the Eno River finally to do my illustration for Shelly Hehenberger's RIVER book project. This past week, Womancraft flooded, as if a river had come through the store , not the kind of waterway I had planned to paint for the RIVER book. Being stuck inside due to the rains has shaped my 4th book of the series.
At the reuse store, Scrap Exchange, I found a large roll of white paper. Back at my studio I tested it for acidity. Happily it was neutral so it could be used as the primary base for this new book structure which I'd created before in my insomniac meanderings. With my foster cats sitting on either side of me, I rolled the paper out to 7 foot lengths of 18 strips and then cut them further to be 10 inches wide each, making enough for 54 books. These I basted on one side with a muted mustard shade and the other side I splattered with slate grey. Once dry, I folded the 10" x 84" tinted strips of paper into 6" x 6" book-blocks with 12 pockets. Then they are sewn with front and end pages, then later content and covers are added.
I hope this essay has shed some insight into what the 25-year Handmade Book series is about and my process. Now, you might ask what are boomerang panels? You can find this out by visiting my open studio during the Orange County Studio Tour!
To see more of Emily's work visit her website. Another note of interest: Weinstein volunteers with the Independent Animal Rescue, and has been busy gathering the works of various artists for their upcoming fundraising event, The Painted Chair and More Auction. Eight other OCAG members will take part in this signature event. This includes Shelly Hehenberger, Dale Morgan, Trudy Thomson, Louise Francke, Martha Petty, Emily Lees, Ann Matrone and Miriam Sagasti.

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You guys work is out and give me enough lead time to get there and its done!
This weekend is good.
Pick some place that has good grub.
You guys work is out and give me enough lead time to get there and its done!
This weekend is good.
Pick some place that has good grub.
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Welcome to the group Travelin John.. looking forward to meeting you.
Anyone else out there that is interested in a informal discussion about forming a new chapter - more toward the Dayton geographical area - keep an eye on this thread.
We would like to get a core working group together to discuss the possibilities.
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Have Bike - Will Ride
I'm on the northern fringe of Cincy near Kings Island. 38 year rider but recently made the switch from HD to a R1150RT and love it. I'd be interested in helping develop a new chapter. I'm still working but I will watch the thread and meet if its at all possible.
BTW, I grew up in Dayton, '72 graduate of Meadowdale...
'05 Piedmont Red R1150RT
Mr Binkley,
The Cincinnati club is having our monthly breakfast this Sunday at Mamma's Grill in Williamsburg, Oh.
Eat @ 9am, Ride @ 10am.
We have several members from the Dayton area who may be there.
Would like to meet you, you are welcomed.
Might to copy and paste the link below.
It is Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.
We have a breakfast/ride on the first Sunday of each month at various locations.
Supposed to be crappy weather Sun......
I just stumbled across this thread...I'm on the north side of Dayton in Harrison Township. I'm interested in learning more. I'll check back for updates.
Hello to all,
After a Long battle with Alzheimer's my father passed away on the 12th of October.
My wife and I were his primary care givers. He had lived with us for the last 8 months.
This is the reason I have not been " in the loop " for the last two weeks. But now its time to move on and get this new chapter organized.
Thanks to all that have posted their thoughts and intentions. Our next step is to set a time and place for our initial meeting. We have folks from all over the area so a central location would be best. Your suggestions would be appreciated.
This meeting would be to establish a " core group " who would be willing to invest a little time and energy to start the process of organizing the chapter.
MOA has advised that they will assist with information that will guide us in our process and will help us reach out to the MOA members in the area to establish our membership base.
This is a open call for members. If you are interested please post a response or send me a PM so that I can contact you. For the folks that have already posted, I will PM you in the near future.
Thanks. I am looking forward to meeting you all.
B-est M-otorcycle (in the) W-orld
Have Bike - Will Ride
I'm in, check your email and please let me know the plans...
I am interested. I don't know what I can contribute but an willing to find out.


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Was reading the article "Intel's Haswell CPU Microarchitecture" at real world technologies: http://www.realworldtech.com/haswell-cpu/ ran across this paragraph on the second page at the bottom.
"One difference in Haswell's decoding path is the uop queue, which receives uops from the decoders or uop cache and also functions as a loop cache. In Sandy Bridge, the 28 entry uop queue was replicated for each thread. However, in Ivy Bridge the uop queue was combined into a single 56 entry structure that is statically partitioned when two threads are active. The distinction is that when a single thread is executing on Ivy Bridge or Haswell, the entire 56 entry uop buffer is available for loop caching and queuing, making better use of the available resources."
Reminded me of the "disable core parking" thread and some of the mixed results I got with it enabled/disabled. Anyways since the "disable core parking" thread is locked, and I doubt the mods want a continuation that's all I have.


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Not even first-year Gunn coach Craig Blockhus knew of Robinson's status until just recently, and that was in regards to her availability and not why she had been sidelined.
While Robinson did miss qualifying for the CCS Championships, which will be held at Toro Park in Salinas, Blockhus was able to get her a medical waiver once he had a document from her doctor.
Blochhus finally obtained that doctor's note this week, met with Gunn Athletic Director Sarah Stapp on Thursday morning and finally got the official OK to allow Robinson to run.
Robinson is the defending CCS Division I champion in addition to finishing third at the State Meet in 2011 to cap a sensational season. She spent most of the year after that playing for the U.S. Soccer U-17 National Team and helping the squad qualify for the U-17 World Cup that was held in September in Azerbaijan.
Robinson, however, missed that tournament due to a medical issue. While she was expected to have a full season of cross country, but that disappeared in a hurry.
Robinson will be at the staring line on Saturday for the girls' Division I race at 2:05 p.m. The Titans barely qualified without her, finishing fourth at the SCVAL El Camino Division Championships. With Robinson back, the Titans could be among the challengers for the top two spots, which earn berths to the CIF State Meet in Fresno on Nov. 24.
Robinson reportedly has been training on her own and worked out for 20 minutes with the team one day this week. Blockhus, however, has no idea of her fitness. Last season, Robinson won the CCS title with a 17.12 clocking on the 2.95-mile layout at Crystal Springs. Toro Park offers a 3.0-mile course.
Also battling for team honors in Division I will be the Menlo-Atherton girls, whose lineup of two juniors and five freshmen won the Peninsula Athletic League Championships a few weeks ago. The Bears were projected to finish third, that before Robinson became eligible.
Palo Alto is projected to finish fifth. If the Vikings don't qualify as a team, sophomore Katie Foug should be in the running for an at-large berth to the State Meet.
In girls' Division IV, Menlo School freshman Zoe Enright will battle for an individual berth along with sophomore teammate Lizzie Lacy. In Division V, Fiona Maloney-McCrystle of Castilleja also will run for an at-large berth.
For the boys, Menlo-Atherton has an outside shot to advance in Division I, Sacred Heart Prep sophomore Daniel Hill is a possible at-large candidate in Division IV and Priory junior Chris Gregory could lead the Panthers to a team berth in Division V.
Water polo
The Palo Alto boys and Gunn girls will play another day in their respective CCS tournaments, but the competition will be a whole lot tougher.
Palo Alto opened play in the CCS Division I playoffs with a 14-6 triumph over visiting Los Gatos on Wednesday night.
Seniors Bret Pinsker and Quinn Rockwell accounted for seven goals, with Pinsker leading the Vikings with four. Michael Kori and fellow senior Brian Berry contributed four goals apiece to take care of the Wildcats, who Paly defeated during the SCVAL De Anza Division season.
The victory sends Palo Alto into Saturday's quarterfinals, where the No. 8-seeded Vikings (19-8) will face No. 1 Bellarmine (15-11) at Sacred Heart Prep at 4 p.m. The Bells are the defending Division I champs and have won two of the past three crowns.
Palo Alto last won a CCS title in 1997.
Saturday's match will feature a reunion of both teams' coaching staffs as Paly's Brandon and Matt Johnson and Bellarmine's Colin Mello, Jamie Frank and Derrik Jarvis all played at UC Irvine.
In other Division I action Saturday, No. 3 Menlo-Atherton (12-12) will face No. 6 Leland (22-5) at Sacred Heart Prep at 1:15 p.m.
In boys' Division II quarterfinal action Saturday, No. 1 Sacred Heart Prep (22-4) will host No. 8 Burlingame (12-7) at 9:30 a.m., and No. 2 Menlo School (14-10) will face No. 7 St. Ignatius (16-12) at St. Francis at 2 p.m.
The Gunn girls, meanwhile, swamped visiting Carlmont, 21-3, in CCS Division I action in the Titans' pool. Fourth-seeded Gunn (20-7) blew the game open quickly with a 9-1 advantage in the opening period.
Junior Caroline Anderson scored eight goals and senior Lauren Lesyna added five. Senior Maggie Sockness tallied three times as Gunn rolled to a 15-1 halftime advantage over the Scots, who were making their first-ever CCS appearance.
Next up for Gunn will be Saturday's quarterfinals and a meeting with No. 4 Mitty (15-10) at Christopher High in Gilroy. The Titans already have suffered a loss to the Monarchs this season. Should Gunn win, a likely semifinal opponent will be No. 1 seed St. Francis.
In other Division I action Saturday, No. 3 Menlo-Atherton (14-10) will take on No. 6 Los Gatos (14-8) at Sacred Heart Prep at 2:30 p.m.
In CCS Division II quarterfinal action, five-time defending champion Sacred Heart Prep (18-8) will host No. 9 Santa Catalina (18-8) at 10:45 a.m. Fourth-seeded Castilleja (11-13) will take on No. 5 Soquel (24-3) at Christopher High at 11:30 a.m.
Victories by both local teams means a showdown of both Gators' teams in the semifinals.
Girls' tennis
Menlo School moved on but Palo Alto did not following the second round of the CCS Team Tournament on Wednesday.
The No. 4-seeded Knights got three wins at No. 3 singles from junior Christine Eliazo and a 2-0 mark at No. 3 doubles while defeating visiting Santa Catalina, 13-3, in the new three singles, three doubles round-robin format.
Menlo also got 2-0 records from Liz Yao at No. 1 singles and Giannina Ong at No. 2 and lost only one doubles match and two singles matches with reserves. The Knights (16-7) will host No. 5 Saratoga on Friday in the quarterfinals at 1:30 p.m.
The Falcons (13-6) advanced with an 11-7 triumph over visiting Palo Alto (16-10).
A Menlo victory on Friday likely means a date with top seed and undefeated Monta Vista on Monday.
Girls' volleyball
Eighth-seeded Gunn (16-17) saw its season end with a 23-25, 25-23, 26-24, 28-26 loss to visiting Sequoia in a CCS Division I opener on Wednesday night.
The Titans also saw the end of coach Kevin Hwang's four-year career. Hwang is stepping away while awaiting the birth of he and his wife's first child.
Erica Johnston had 17 kills and Lena Latour added 13 for the Titans, who held a 24-20 advantage in Game 3 but couldn't close it out.
The No. 9-seeded Cherokees (28-6) now advance to Saturday's quarterfinals, where they will face host and No. 1 seed Palo Alto (27-6) at 7 p.m.
In another quarterfinal Saturday, No. 3 Menlo-Atherton (24-7) will host No. 6 San Benito (21-13), also at 7 p.m. Semifinals will be held Wednesday at Santa Clara High.
In Division IV, No. 2 Sacred Heart Prep (27-5) will host No. 7 Mercy-Burlingame (23-12) on Saturday while No. 3 Menlo School (22-10) hosts No. 6 Notre Dame-Belmont (17-14) in a quarterfinal, both at 7 p.m.
Should the Gators and Knights win, they'll face each other Wednesday in a semifinal at Menlo School.
In Division V, defending CCS champ Castilleja (16-15) will risk its No. 4 seed against No. 5 Anzar (23-5) on Saturday at 5 p.m., with No. 2 Priory (18-8) hosting No. 7 Alma Heights (18-4) at 7 p.m.
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Melky Cabrera moves into top 3 among outfielders in NL All-Star voting
If the All-Star voting ending today, the San Francisco Giants would have TWO players in the starting lineup.
Melky Cabrera jumped past reigning NL MVP Ryan Braun for third place in the outfield in NL All-Star voting released Tuesday.
Cabrera has 2,144,107 votes to move a little more than 25,000 votes ahead of Braun. Matt Kemp leads among NL outfielders with 3.32 million votes, followed by Carlos Beltran at 2.65 million.
Buster Posey continues to lead among catchers with 2,445,005 votes. He leads Yadier Molina of the Cardinals by 153,438 votes. Posey is trying to become the first San Francisco Giant to be voted the starting NL catcher in an All-Star Game since Ed Bailey in 1963.
The Giants haven't had two players voted as All-Star starters since 2004, when Barry Bonds (OF) and Jeff Kent (2B) earned the honors.
The last time the Giants had three All-Star starters (via voting) was in 2001 when Bonds, Kent and SS Rich Aurilia won the balloting.
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Discussion in 'Pro Match Results and Discussion' started by JayChu, Oct 31, 2012.
RR1: Djoker
Day 1: Djokovic
When are we doing the bonus thing for the Top 8?
Day 1: Djokovic
Day 1: Murray
Day 1: Djokovic
IDK what is going on with the bonus, and I'm not sure I'll check back before matches start. I'll pick Djokovic to win or Tsonga to lose (whichever applies) in the bonus situation.
Rr1: Murray
Day 1: Novak
Day 1: Novak
+1 to this.
Day 1 Djokovic
No one picking Berdych? I have to then anyway!
For the Top 8 only: the bonus portion will be picking winners by round based on idea #2. Instead of daily OOP, players make picks based on the RR round. (This is similar to players making picks based on the rounds instead of the daily OOP). You cannot pick that person again throughout the event.
I'm not sure how the exact scoring of this will work, but the maximum points a Top 8 player can earn in the bonus portion will be somewhere between 500-750.
RR1 OOP for the Top 8 Bonus:
1.[3] A Murray (GBR) vs [5] T Berdych (CZE)
2.[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [7] JW Tsonga (FRA)
3.[4] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [6] JM Del Potro (ARG)
4.[2] R Federer (SUI) vs [8] J Tipsarevic (SRB)
General Day 1 Pick: Murray
Top 8 RR1 Bonus Pick: Murray
General Day 1 Pick: Djokovic
Top 8 RR1 Bonus Pick: Murray
Already said day 1 Djokovic (general)
Top 8 bonus pick RR1 Federer
dAY 1: Murray
Still need Top 8 Bonus picks from jamesblakefan#1 and JadeC. JBF and JadeC both picked Djokovic for the general competition, but I'm not sure if these were meant to apply for the Bonus portion as well.
RR1 N Djokovic
General Day 1 Pick: Djokovic
Top 8 RR1 Bonus Pick: Djokovic
Day 1 - Djokovic
Late, but in.
Day 1: Djokovic
Day1 Novak
The thing I said about not bothering...
Day 1joko
RR1: Djoker.
Top 8 RR1: Federer
1. [2] R Federer (SUI) vs. [8] J Tipsarevic (SRB)
2. [4] D Ferrer (ESP) vs. [6] JM Del Potro (ARG)
Murray almost trolled a few here.
Changing round 1 elite 8 pick to Federer.
Also, normal day 2 pick (if Djokovic wins): Federer
Still need a Top 8 bonus pick or confirmation from jamesblakefan#1...not sure if his Djokovic pick was meant to apply for the bonus portion as well.
Day 2: Federer - if Djokovic wins today.
Bonus: Day 1 Murray
Sorry, been working all day and 3 AM EST isnt exactly the optimum time for posting such things...:?
RR 1 Bonus: Ferrer
Day 2: Federer
Don't troll me roger
Day 2: Federer
Wednesday will be the decider for all of us. Murray Novak....too risky. Berdych Tsonga....too risky as well.
RR2 Federer
Day 2: Federer
Jay, have you decided on how the points will be distributed for the general and Top 8 portions of this?
The points for the general league has already been updated on the OP. 8 picks, 1500 points for the winner(s).
For the Bonus Pool, it will most likely be like this:
1 correct pick: 150 points
2 correct picks: 300 points
3 correct picks: 450 points
4 correct picks: 600 points
5 correct picks: 750 points
Attention Top 8 SDLers!
I have updated my 4th post on this thread. Please review as there is a super awesome, classy prize you can claim should you gain the most points.
Good luck!
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Foothills Park should be closed during the fire season if the fire station is not staffed 24/7
Original post made by Rick, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jul 15, 2007
a resident of College Terrace
on Jul 15, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Sure, as long as we don't have to expand the quantity of potential visitors (and load on the park's natural resources) by 15% just to get the fire protection we've always had ANYWAY.
btw, we already share the park, but it wouldn't hurt to share it more with LAH, for a visitor fee from LAH residents _as they attend_, ONLY if LAH officials agree to help pay for the fire staton, FIRST. No pay, no play. How about making back some of the investment Palo Altans put into that park - that's what the fee would cover. Any other community wanting "in" has to do the same. We pay fees to get nto other parks, why not this one?
Further, ANY agreement to share shuold NOT be given in perpetuity. Otherwise, long-term, FHP will be overrun, guaranteed (I cn heat the 100db music parties - along with boistrous revelers. at 1:00AM, already - not to mention the slow degradation of the FHP environment, just what the donor DIDN'T want.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 15, 2007 at 11:04 pm
What fees do you pay to get into what parks? Golden Gate, Central Park, Rancho San Antonio,
I'm not against fees but let's be neighborly to not nmbp. If ever there was a time to change the trend of "No, it's mine," to one of sharing this earth that belongs to us all it is now.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jul 16, 2007 at 6:30 am
How do you plan to close the park? I watched on Saturday morning as a whole group of bicyclists swept down Page Mill Road at high speed and entered the park through the exit gate, not one of them was stopped. Local residents hike in all the time. There is no way you can keep people out of the park.
a resident of Professorville
on Jul 16, 2007 at 7:53 am
By extension ALL parks in California should be closed if they do not
have fire service.
a resident of another community
on Jul 16, 2007 at 10:34 am
I fail to understand how the public is missing the fact that all this talk about funding Station #8, along with other cuts to services would not be an issue with out the Gross Mismanagement of public funds. I can speak about the Fire Department. Millions of dollars have been wasted, then covered up. Maybe they do not care? Maybe they feel that nothing can be done about it? Have thing gotten to far out of hand to be fixed? If one wants to find the truth out ask,look,listen,investigate. Do not leave this up to the crimanals who have gained from there actions of miss leading the public and hiding the truth..
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 16, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Fireman, either name specifc examples of _proven_ malfeasance, or stop spamming these forums with unproven allegations. Maybe there has been malfeasance, but your dozens of accusing posts have not shown this to be the case.
That aside, it's time for the union _leadership_ to get wise, and stop entrnching themselves on the issue of insisting that only senior fire personnel man Station 8. The union has my support, but lately, every time I hear the unmovable positions on this issue, it makes me want to write a letter to the union's MEMBERS, so that they can realize that some citizens are fed up with union _leadership_ posturing.
Remember the auto and steel workers unions? Remember how outdated and unmoving leaders - and endless posturing - DESTROYED the leverage of those unions. Think about that, firemen - and get your leaders back on track so that you don't find yourselves and the risks you take marginalized by a union politico.
And good luck out there! Be safe!
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 16, 2007 at 2:17 pm
The park should not close due to 'inadequate' fire protection. It should become, if anything, a 'use at your own risk' park.
How little coverage is proposed? The single truck being present (or not) at station 8 is not going to make much difference.
For very small fires, the ranger trucks at the park are equipped with water and firefighting gear. They can be first responders.
Also, I'm not wild about opening it up to other residents of other cities.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 16, 2007 at 3:06 pm
There areas are already protected. If a fire would break out, having a single truck isn't going to make much of a difference. Keep in mind that the second fire at Stanford happened when the area was closed. Having people there might even allow for the early reporting of a fire.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 17, 2007 at 1:04 pm
It would make difference if a fire started next to the park and your home was in the path of the fire. A small ranger truck is not going to be able to protect your home like a 500 gallon/large fire hose/large fire pump/ THREE firefighters-fire engine would. Just like the one that is at the Foothills Park Station went it is staff.
Remember the 1985 fire (11 homes loss). That is why the Foothills Park Station was built.
a resident of another community
on Jul 17, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Tim a Brush rig can make a differance. A fire will double in size every 5min or less. If you can get to it fast you can handle it. Wait to long and it will be unstopable. I told you the story about the brush rig we had in the PAFD. When we got to the fire we could of handled it with the small unit. It was junk and would not start the fire burned right past turnning into walls of 50 foot flames. I was on duty for the Fire you mentioned. I thought here we go again. see the new rig was lost for 2 years. when it was found it was close to 3 years old when we put it into service.. The City type Fire engines can not go off road,are to big to work with on wildland fires for the most case..
a resident of College Terrace
on Jul 17, 2007 at 3:19 pm
"Remember the 1985 fire (11 homes loss). That is why the Foothills Park Station was built."
Tim, Not only do I remember it, I know several people who watched it. The first responder should have been the firehouse on Hanover, not Foothill Park. There was no stopping that one. Once a fire starts in high oats, with a wind, it is very fast and very hot.
That 1985 fire has no real value, as a political arugment, with respect to the FHP debate.
Hint: If ones wants to prevent one's home from being devoured in a wildland fire, clear one's land of fuel, build with stucco and have a fire-resistant roof.
a resident of another community
on Jul 17, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Station 8 fire rig can go off road. The rig from Hanover station can not. The last wildland fire (Foothill Expressway) about a week ago, the rig from Station 8 made a difference in putting out that fire. Note: the first rigs on the scene (in 1985) were from Hanover - Station 2 and Arastradero- Station 5. I know, I was on-duty that day.
a resident of another community
on Jul 18, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Yes P.A fireman, I was on duty that day also. Engine#2.. This whole saga about openning Sta#8,Getting the Paramedic program in a condition that the Citizens have paid for.IE staffing 2 paramedic rigs. How much time/money and effort was wated on the Paramedic engine program that was so screwed up by Fire Admin That the citizen paid over 1 million $ for junk, A reseve Truck that we paided for that we can not use most of the time needed, How the union has been so corupt/on the take for years,selling out the members along with the public. Screwing over employee after employee. This is not rocket stuff.. Are leaders are lost in space. The Fire Dept has 2 to 3x the management as it should.. One could save at least 1 million a year on Cheif's. How many safety issues for how many years. What a joke.. Do you have a SCBA that Fits and hooks to every other one in the dept, or are you the one who got the short end of the stick,Got boots, have to ride on a Hi-Tech. Had to fight the city for every thing,because they have wasted so much $ that is is eaiser to get it from the emplyees then to admitt to wasteing it The firfighters need to stand up and let the public know how screwed up it is. its not there fault.. FIRE ADMIN/management,City managers have dropped the ball for many years. They are the ones who control overtime, the money,cut the services by wasteing $,misleading the public.. Any money issue is theres.. We just ride around on little red trucks trying to help people.. The union has been on the take for many years ...even before sandbag scandels. This is a basic part of what the citizens of Palo Alto should get.. This is not like trying to slove world hunger,polution,why the hell people keep killing other people.. Don't you ever get sick of looking the other way???
a resident of another community
on Jul 18, 2007 at 2:22 pm
The world she is not FLAT, The wheel has been a round for a very long time; Clue For the management of Palo Alto it looks like a donut. So why spend millions of dollars, hire cheif and consultants to try and reinvent it.
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Span gets night off after running into wall
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Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, though, said the move was planned even before Span crashed into the wall, as it marked the first time Span was out of the lineup all season. Erik Komatsu made the start in center field and batted leadoff.
"He's played every day and he crashed into the wall last night," Gardenhire said. "He's played every inning of every game except for the one he was thrown out in. So we'll give him a blow. So we'll put the other kid out there and see what happens."
Span said he was shaken up a little bit when he collided with the wall but that it didn't re-trigger any of the concussion-like symptoms that plagued him last season.
"I never ask for a day off, but I've played a lot," Span said. "With what happened last year, I think it's a smart thing. Running into the wall didn't help things, but I feel good."
Komatsu, meanwhile, made his fourth straight start after being claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on Friday.
"He's our hottest hitter -- he had two hits last night," Gardenhire said with a smile. "But that's what he plays at. He's a leadoff guy who can run the bases and steal some bases. He slaps the ball around. That's what he profiles as. So we'll see what he's got."
Willingham returns to lineup; Casilla out again
MINNEAPOLIS -- After missing Monday's game with a skin infection, Twins left fielder Josh Willingham returned to the lineup against the Angels on Tuesday.
Second baseman Alexi Casilla, however, was held out of the lineup for a second straight day after suffering a minor shoulder injury while making a diving play in Seattle.
But Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he expects Casilla to be back in action on Wednesday, as he felt better on Tuesday.
"Alexi is fine," Gardenhire said. "He did some swinging yesterday and I talked to him after the game and he said he was sore. But he came in today and said he felt fine."
Carroll OK shifting to utility role
MINNEAPOLIS -- With Brian Dozier expected to be the Twins' starting shortstop moving forward after being called up on Monday, Jamey Carroll will shift around the infield in a utility role.
Carroll, who made 27 straight starts at shortstop before shifting over to second base on Monday, made his second straight start at second on Tuesday with Alexi Casilla still out due to a minor shoulder injury.
Carroll met with Twins manager Ron Gardenhire about his new role, and said he's willing to do whatever it takes to help the club.
"It's been my career," Carroll said. "I'm OK with whatever he needs me to do. We're here to win ballgames. So whatever they decide and wherever I can fit in the lineup and be, I'm all for it. There's no time to complain. I feel comfortable with that role and have been doing it my whole career."
Carroll is expected to see time at second base, shortstop and third base, according to Gardenhire. Casilla could also move around the infield as needed, but Gardenhire said Carroll is more suited for that role because of his experience as a utility infielder.
"Alexi can play short, but I'm not sure if I'd play him at third unless it was in-game, like after a pinch-hit or a pinch-run," Gardenhire said. "But Jamey has more experience over at third, so I'd rather go that way. But I'm not afraid to stick Alexi anywhere in the infield other than first."
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Owners Again Support Medication-Free Horse Racing
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The only medication permitted to be administered on race day in most racing states is furosemide (commonly called Salix), a diuretic used to prevent or reduce the severity of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage.
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For the second year in a row, many of horse racing's top owners have pledged to race their juvenile (2-year-old) starters without race-day medication.
The only medication permitted to be administered on race day in most racing states is furosemide (commonly called Salix or Lasix), a diuretic used to prevent or reduce the severity of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage.
The Jockey Club has called for the United States to phase out Salix to move into line with other major racing countries while the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) has supported a prohibition of Salix in graded stakes races for juveniles. For a second straight year, Breeders' Cup will not allow race-day medication in its World Championship juvenile races.
This year 43 owners have pledged not to race their 2-year-olds on Salix. TOBA President Dan Metzger said that number could grow as more owners become aware of the second year of the pledge. Last year a total of 60 owners committed to not racing their juveniles without race-day medication.
Through Aug. 1 the owners who had committed to racing their juveniles without race-day medication include: Josephine Abercrombie (Pin Oak Stable), John Amerman, Antony Beck (Gainesway Stable), Amy Bondon, Albert Brewster (Cool Spring Farm), Carrie Brogden (Machmer Hall), James Bryant, Bill Casner, Claiborne Farm, Dennis Dale (Deltin Stable), Darley, Adele Dilschneider, Karl and Andrea Donaghy.
Also signing the pledge are, Carl Gessler Jr., MD; Amy M. Gill, PhD; James Gorski; Arthur Hancock (Stone Farm); Dell Hancock; John Haran; James E. and Marilyn Helzer; Ronna Hoffman; Stanley Inman (Shenanigan Farm); Gretchen and Roy Jackson (Lael Stable); Stuart S. Janney III; Corey Johnsen; Aaron and Marie Jones; and Juddmonte Farm.
The pledge also was signed by Jon and Sarah Kelly; William Koester; Ted Maher; Helen Masek; Michael J. McMahon; Ro Parra; John W. Phillips; Ogden Mills Phipps; Hiram Polk, MD; Fred Seitz; Shadwell Stable; George Strawbridge Jr. (Augustin Stables); Frank Stronach; Team Valor International; Stephen Wigmore; and Peter S. Willmott.
In 2012 the pledge made an impact. For instance, the number of juveniles at Saratoga Race Course, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., that made starts without Salix in 2011 was just 59. In the first year of the pledge last year, that number increased to 140. Throughout North America, 89 races were won by horses racing without race-day medication.
Originally published on BloodHorse.com.
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Frank Angst is a staff writer for The Blood-Horse magazine. An American Horse Publications three-time winner in best news story category, Angst has covered horse racing for more than a decade. Angst spent ten years at Thoroughbred Times, where he earned awards as that magazine's senior writer and helped launch Thoroughbred Times TODAY. Besides covering horse racing, Angst enjoys handicapping. Angst has written about sports for more than 20 years, including several seasons covering a nationally ranked Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
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A case in point is the Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 and injured 200, as well as destroying dozens of buildings. Granted, precise causes are still unknown and the damage is still being assessed. Nevertheless, it's become clear that, whatever the immediate cause of the explosion, and the plant may have been a menace to its workers and the town, but this was liberty at work, as the company was enabled by Texas freedom-style of regulation and oversight.
Research firm StateImpact Texas points out that at some points in 2012, the plant stored more than 100 times as much ammonium nitrate as Timothy (his religion wasn't important) McVeigh used in the Oklahoma City bombing. The plant, meanwhile, had no sprinklers or fire barriers, but had been burning wood pallets in recent months. Now, of course such a disregard for safety doesn't just create the conditions for fires and explosions, it also creates additional dangers for first responders, who did not have any way of knowing the scope of what they faced.
And, perhaps to some extent, those killed deserve to be remembered despite the fertilizer plant explosion having happened in the same week as the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent dramatic hunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Maybe not remembered as much as the Bostonians, because after all Boston was a marathon and it was televised. What is most galling to any patriotic American, however, is how the liberal media tries to put the fertilizer explosion on the same order of magnitude as the Boston bombing.
But of course they were very different. What separates these victims from one another? Okay not innocence, for they are all innocent, and they all deserve to be mourned (though we do not know how many of te first responders may have been unpatriotic union members). But does that mean we must pay less attention to the victims of terrorism than we do to the over 4,500 Americans killed each year while on the job? As former Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis once whined, "Every day in America, thirteen people go to work and never come home." She never once talked about how these thirteen every day, like the thirteen Founding Fathers, died for freedom.
Fortunately, very little is ever said in public about the vast majority of so-called violent and unnecessary workplace deaths. And even when a spectacular tragedy manages to capture our collective attention—as the West explosion briefly did, as the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster did three years before—it is inconceivable that such an event would be constituted as a permanent emergency of world-historic proportions. Nor should it have been, as none of the Texas first responders were marathoners.
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I absolutely love Harry Potter and am partially in love with half of the male characters. I only and strictly support canon romance though I will occasionally ship Remus/OC.
James/Lily, Hermione/Ron, Harry/Ginny and Remus/Tonks are mostly my favorite categories but I do love Marauder Era if it includes a lot of romance.
I do not currently have any fics at the moment but I have one formulating in my mind. Of course it will James/Lily and probably during Hogwarts years. It may be chaptered or one-shot. Who Knows.


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So there's a shop near me that may or may not have the (physical) collector's edition, I haven't pre-ordered digital yet so if it's available should I get it?
...I mean come on DX_V didn't deserve that!
[SUP][SUP][SUP]heh you see what I did there?[/SUP][/SUP][/SUP]
seriously though I expected Day 1 DLC with the way Bioware have been lately
oh no hitmarkers in SP cancelling pre-order
I'll stream more ME1 if you guys want me to.
Hey, i might ask Darth if i can schedule it as an event in the steam group if you guys would be interested.
So, I' confused. Those rumours about Locust DLC for 360 and Helghast for PS3...That bullshit, or can I get a source?
cause TBH if we're doing crossover I'd WAAAY rather roll in this
Well... we can still include Necromorphs, right?
I really like Dead Space.
T'was it a Mass Effect code I'd have held onto it.
but for 360, are these guys really not thinking about what is the 360's most prominent exclusive?
I'd WAAAAAAAAAY rather fight the Covenant than Locusts. Call me a minority, but I prefer Halo to Gears, really.
okay while searching for an image I found this and I wish I hadn't
Yeah to be fair Halo with the 360 would of fitted more better.
Oh well why stop there lets have freaking xenomorphs jump in
To be honest I think it's a budgetary thing.
Helghast can use all of the Cerberus animations.
Locusts can use a lot of the husk animations.
Elites have fairly unique body structures which would require porting animations across which would use a lot more of that precious memory the consoles don't have much of.
I also can't find any evidence on this crossova' shit
Actually, I think they'd just be Cerberus reskins with a few husk animations.
Also, bear in mind that the husks in me3 aren't all just like the me1 and me2 husks, they can actually use weapons and do firefights and shit, they aren't just zombies.
I swear to god anytime anything gets revealed in this thread you're all so dramatic about it
It's not even out yet and you're all treating it like it's gonna be the Anti-Christ or something. We're all hear because we loved the shit out of the last 2 games, let's at least give this one a try?
I'm just waiting to see what us PC users get. XCOM Aliens? Combine? Japanese Samurai? Filthy Sandrakers? Lot of possibilities.
Husks on Insanity are a real pain in the dick, when they swarm you, and all those little bastards have armor and your shotgun cannot fire fast enough
Why do all the ME2 Shotguns suck, except for the Geth one?
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a resident of Canyon Meadows
on Sep 2, 2012 at 5:12 pm
i heard their new system is a digitally encrypted signal so it doesn't matter anyway. even if you knew the frequency it would just be a garbled mess.
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 2, 2012 at 7:05 pm
Thanks Tom-I found that out right after I posted this-off I go to buy a digital scanner for $500.00!
a resident of Oak Hill
on Sep 2, 2012 at 7:47 pm
You may want to save your $500. If the police are using digital encryption, then you won't be able to listen in to police communications any more. I'm surprised that they didn't start encrypting communications years ago, since the bad guys were able to listen into police communications, too. Not anymore. Unfortunately, you won't be able to either.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 2, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Actually you can listen you just need the right type of scanner. Radio Shack PRO106 works great !
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 2, 2012 at 9:59 pm
New frequencies are all listed in the Radio reference web site. See here Web Link
Listening to them new on a Radio Shack PRO106
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 2, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Livermore Pleasanton Fire has moved also....
Ian firstname.lastname@example.com
a resident of Livermore
on Sep 3, 2012 at 10:57 am
How come anybody wants to listen in on police communications?
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Sep 3, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Knowledge is power, and transparency prevents its abuse.
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Sep 3, 2012 at 9:09 pm
Post removed because it contained personal information about a private citizen, and was completely unrelated to the thread.
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 26, 2014 at 10:59 pm
Cops have been on my street all night. Has anyone heard why? Near East Ave and Vasco
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"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own.
And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go."
"Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. After twenty-two years of child-raising, they are unemployed."
"A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success."


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Meta-geek director Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim) is turning Valve Software's acclaimed Half-Life and Portal game franchises into movies
Source: http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/08/02/the-future-of-video-game-movies
This has me scared. Really really scared. I've come to grips that there will probably never be a HL3 (or even episode 3) and I can always fire up HL for some nostalgia. But this movie (if it happens) I feel would completely destroy HL for me.


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No, it just means they would see your tweets. You'd have to follow them back to see theirs.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:16 (five years ago) Permalink
so they just add everyone they can in hope they follow them back?
― fuck deathcore and metalcore (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:25 (five years ago) Permalink
i really dont understand twitter tbh
― fuck deathcore and metalcore (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:25 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:28 (five years ago) Permalink
This morning's pleasing surprise: German pagan/black metal band Ahnengrab's new album Omen. "Pagan" = "some violins every once in a while", "black" = "raspy vocals", and in this case I guess the "/" means "with a propulsive energy closer to thrash, and guitar exuberance that might almost sound like power-metal if it were produced differently". Like maybe if Agrypnie had grown up with more Iron Maiden records, or maybe just less self-consciousness about that.
Yesterday's pleaasing surprise: Minneapolis goth/prog/synth band Echoterra's unpromisingly titled 2011 album Land of the Midnight Sun, their second but first since taking on Visions of Atlantic singer Melissa Ferlaak. The band is definitely on the Nightwish/Epica axis, but where the form usually tends to bombastic production, this album is way on the other end, with a dry demo-like ambience that I'm finding intriguing to listen to. I imagine that if you don't like this kind of thing, that might be kind of like me extolling a painting of dogs playing poker for the unusual design on the backs of the cards. Actually, it might be like that if you do like this sort of thing, too. Details are cool!
― glenn mcdonald, Tuesday, 6 March 2012 14:35 (five years ago) Permalink
Been listening to the Christian Mistress more, and liking it more pretty much every time. Finally dawned on me who they remind me of: UFO. Both instrumentally and even, in a way, with something in both Phil and Christine's voices.
― glenn mcdonald, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 14:28 (five years ago) Permalink
are alcest worthwhile live?
― adam, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 15:04 (five years ago) Permalink
Adrien told me they were so I bought tickets.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 15:20 (five years ago) Permalink
Yeah, they've become a good live band.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 16:22 (five years ago) Permalink
Their vocals were painfully flat and sometimes off-key when I saw them. Not sure if it was an isolated experience or if that's just how they are. I don't like them very much, so...
― beard papa, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 22:37 (five years ago) Permalink
Another nice $10 lineup this Friday at Ultra Lounge. Anyone going?
Black TuskRoyal ThunderEast Of The WallHull
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 22:57 (five years ago) Permalink
Saw Alcest a couple of years ago, pretty great (it was just before the US tour where he lost his voice), saw them for the 2nd time a few weeks ago & the interim touring has seriously honed the band. If you like them already I'd say go. Only problem might be the venue/soundguy has to be able to cope with them. The recent show I saw seemed like you had to be stood in the right place, which luckily I was for the most part, as some positions in the venue it wasn't sounding as good.
― Wandering Boy Poet, Thursday, 8 March 2012 14:43 (five years ago) Permalink
ahh they're playing at this stupid art gallery nonsmoking type place that's like a square cinderblock room, we'll see. torche sounded like farting mud in that space. but hey it's $5.
― adam, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:45 (five years ago) Permalink
This new Black Breath kicks all kinds of ass. Just stunning from front to back.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 9 March 2012 00:22 (five years ago) Permalink
Immortal/Tsjuder tomorrow in Lausanne - worth going? Haven't seen Immortal in years...
― Siegbran, Friday, 9 March 2012 20:02 (five years ago) Permalink
dunno if anyone cares but there's now Doom Metal Room http://open.soundrop.fm/s/Vw6FRBau3Qe1JQ0X (doom/sludge/stoner/drone etc)andBlack Metal Room http://open.soundrop.fm/s/Vw6FJO3toeFpfBqaon spotify/soundrop now.
You need links to join as they're not putting it on the main page in an experiment to avoid trolls and to see how many join via word of mouth. There's a bug just now that means the room appears empty so just go back to the main page and the room should be there so just click on the room and it will work.
DM (which presumably will cove Thrash/Grind too) room is coming in the future they said.
― fuck deathcore and metalcore (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 March 2012 16:53 (five years ago) Permalink
Listening to the new Ancestors album, In Dreams and Time. The vocals are very Baroness-ish this time out, but some of the songs are more Pink Floyd-circa-1971 than anything they've ever done before. I really love their brand of retro stoner psych, and think this might be their best full-length to date.
― 誤訳侮辱, Monday, 12 March 2012 19:19 (five years ago) Permalink
Very curious to hear this solo album by Mike from Yob. Looks like he's channelling his inner Lebowski a bit more on this one.
― Conan The Asshander (Doran), Monday, 12 March 2012 19:54 (five years ago) Permalink
That sounds promsing re: the Ancestors album, but I'm one for whom "Pink Floyd-circa-1971" makes me happy, rather than run screaming.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 12 March 2012 20:28 (five years ago) Permalink
I wrote about the A Storm Of Light/Valient Thorr/Torche/Corrosion Of Conformity show on one of my blogs if anyone is interested.
Short version: Great show, and I want to follow Valient Thorr around in an airbrushed van with shag carpeting in the back.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 15:51 (five years ago) Permalink
Yep, Valient Thorr absolutely kill it live. Would see them again anytime.
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 16:02 (five years ago) Permalink
Seriously one of the best bands I've seen a long time. They have 4 shows the next 4 nights within about a 4 hour drive from my house, and I have to say I'm sorely tempted. The two at SXSW are making me itchy.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 16:07 (five years ago) Permalink
A bit early to review an Apr 3 release, but here's one for High On Fire's De Vermis Mysteriishttp://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2012/03/12/highonfirereview-2/
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:38 (five years ago) Permalink
Valient Thorr are amazing live.. I've seen em 3 or 4 times.. the 1st time, the 1st year they did Warped tour, total fluke.. it was only 11am, butit was by far the best band I'd seen all day, and the fisrt one I'd seen doing big rock again. It was refreshing!
― SeanWayne, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 05:17 (five years ago) Permalink
The new Asphyx, people! They've never sounded heavier, tad more doom than the previous one (don't let the video fool you). They've pretty much become the Motorhead of death metal, down to the inimitable vocals of Martin van Drunen.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 22:43 (five years ago) Permalink
i love the new asphyx! i've been listening to the title track ('deathhammer'!) obsessively. (but it's all good)
― cb, Thursday, 15 March 2012 10:23 (five years ago) Permalink
'this is true death metal, you bastards!' - it's no idle boast neither.
― cb, Thursday, 15 March 2012 11:08 (five years ago) Permalink
hi metal ppl, i'm listening to pallbearer right now and this is great, doesn't have the two things that i can never stand about lots of metal i hear ppl talking abt - shitty production and either gargling or screeching vox
― konybrony (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 16 March 2012 17:32 (five years ago) Permalink
Here's a thing I did for work: a Spotify playlist of 20 metal songs that use the "(X) of (Y)" titling formula.
― 誤訳侮辱, Friday, 16 March 2012 17:59 (five years ago) Permalink
"Rockin' like Wacken"? Really, J3ff? Otherwise, another great Lazarus Pit.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 16 March 2012 19:12 (five years ago) Permalink
Ha, I was just coming here to link it. Well, while I'm here: http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/the-lazarus-pit-angel-dusts-enlighten-the-darkness/
― NWOBHamster (J3ff T.), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:13 (five years ago) Permalink
That track you embedded is really solid. Didn't think I'd like it, but you're slowly making me appreciate power metal again.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 16 March 2012 19:15 (five years ago) Permalink
It's a genre with really a lot of dreck in it, but when something in it hits me, it hits me hard. Angel Dust are one of those bands that do the style really, really well, and get zero credit for it.
― NWOBHamster (J3ff T.), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:20 (five years ago) Permalink
― fuck deathcore and metalcore (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 18 March 2012 16:22 (five years ago) Permalink
thanks Kerr!
― SeanWayne, Sunday, 18 March 2012 21:20 (five years ago) Permalink
Hey Konybrony--there are LOTS of metal bands with great singers and great production. You're on the trail man.
― Nate Carson, Monday, 19 March 2012 07:57 (five years ago) Permalink
That Pallbearer album is good, another solid Profound Lore release.
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Monday, 19 March 2012 09:30 (five years ago) Permalink
This new Black Breath album is intense. As presented I'd say it is a good, solid record. However, if this was 15 minutes long I would love it to death. Even though it is a relatively short half-hour the intensity leaves me tired and a little bored. I appreciate that they try to change things up a bit by varying some tempos (particularly in the second half of the album), but even those initially slower songs tend to ramp right back up into the same tempo as everything else. I hope that songs like "The Flame" and "Obey" are received well, because they are trying to expand their palette of sounds (even if the former does escalate to familiar territory). A great record in small doses.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 19 March 2012 15:34 (five years ago) Permalink
Oh wow, you guys, I've never listened to a Sigh record before and I'm listning to In Somniphobia right now. This is not at all what I expected, but I really like the OTTness of it all.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 19 March 2012 15:43 (five years ago) Permalink
I haven't heard the new one yet but you should also check out imaginary sonicscape. that is a classic.
― original bgm, Monday, 19 March 2012 15:45 (five years ago) Permalink
scenes from hell was also strong, I thought. it's what got me back on board after losing interest for a few years.
― original bgm, Monday, 19 March 2012 15:46 (five years ago) Permalink
and pretty much everything these guys have ever done is way, WAY OTT.
Thanks, I'll definitely be checking out more after this. For some reason, I always assumed they would be some sort of deadly serious band like Corrupted or whatever, did not expect this!
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 19 March 2012 15:58 (five years ago) Permalink
Yeah, the new Sigh album is easily their most interesting work since Imaginary Sonicscape, which is their best.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 19 March 2012 16:11 (five years ago) Permalink
tweet from the promoter of tonight's black metal extravaganza mentioned upthread:
Nachtmystum weren't "feeling sxsw & decided to go home" Fucking BS!
So no Nachtmystium and no Bruce Lamont. Not cool, but this should mean the other bands get longer sets. And it is total fucking BS.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 19 March 2012 18:58 (five years ago) Permalink
That is "fucking BS". I don't understand the point of pull that shit either, its not like Nachtmystium are at a level where they can all fly first class down to Austin and turn around on a whim. Seems insane to travel all the way from Chicago to Austin and not even bother to do a show.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 19 March 2012 19:05 (five years ago) Permalink
This was supposed to be a special gig before they headed out - a short trip to Dallas, play with some friends, make a few bucks, head on home.
Oh well - Alcest gets to be the headliner again.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 19 March 2012 19:07 (five years ago) Permalink
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Monday, 19 March 2012 19:30 (five years ago) Permalink
why is the nachtmystium guy such a dick?
― call all destroyer, Monday, 19 March 2012 19:54 (five years ago) Permalink
well now i can make fun of him for always wearing unbelievably tight pantsnice pants
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Monday, 19 March 2012 19:56 (five years ago) Permalink


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Sasha Bell with her very 60s-sounding folkrock album. This album is a major fave on the Half A cow office andhome stereo!
Please allow Miss Sasha Bell (The Essex Green & Ladybug Transistor) to guide you toward her destination. It will be a magical jaunt down a twisting back road, a sparkling path of mellow melodies, sweeping strings, pulsating pianos and flowing flutes. Destination Girl is a picture perfect record of a complex and intelligent musical passage. Sacha's natural, easy charm glides through the rich, country-tinged tracks. Old fashioned and simultaneously forward thinking, Destination Girl commences Sasha Bell's next class.
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The voice behind our favorite new Twitter feed won't reveal his or her true identity, but does offer casting notes for an all-urbanist superhero team.
Earlier this week, the anonymous Twitter feed @UrbanismAvenger sprang to heroic life, leaving no exclamation point unused! Yes, the account offers up pretty much exactly what you'd expect — a mish-mash of comic book references married with the latest in urbanist trends and news — but that doesn't make the joke any less fun for those of us who are geeky about both topics.
While unwilling to reveal his or her true identity for the good of a planet in peril, @UrbanismAvenger took some time out from spreading messages like "Global urbanists assemble!" to answer our questions via email:
How many Urbanism Avengers are there? Just one of you, or is there a whole team, like the original Avengers?
Like the Avengers, there's one "leader," with support and help from a team. So we sometimes use "I" and sometimes use "we." An Avenger, within the Avengers.
In truth though, if our mission is successful, there will be Urbanism Avengers everywhere...
Calling all Urbanist Superheroes! Tweet me to nominate your favorite Hero & Villain, & why! We might pick for Hero/Villain of any given Day!— Urbanism Avengers! (@UrbanismAvenger) May 3, 2012
What prompted you to start this Twitter account? What do you hope to achieve with it?
I had been considering Twitter, but in my secret identity I'm a high-ranking multi-disciplinary urbanist with a major metropolitan planning department, where speaking out is not necessarily encouraged. We are all too "mild-mannered." Like many superheroes, I was concerned that my heroic deeds could lead to "harm" (admittedly, professional harm) to my loved ones or damage to my professional life, and thus I've donned the mask! I think my heroic every-man/woman persona facilitates what I'm trying to achieve
I believe that the heroic mission of designing + building better cities, towns and communities needs symbols, inspiration ... and yes, some fun! We can all be too pessimistic and stuffy at times about city-building, and that's hardly influential either to the converted, or especially the unconverted. The forces of evil are many - The Sprawl Gang of America, Dr. Low-Density, Captain Car Dependence, and the Big Box Blob, just to name a few! The Urbanism Avenger is positive, honorable, hopefully inspirational, and not a stuffed shirt!
Are you affiliated with any larger organizations? Is there a S.H.I.E.L.D. of the urbanism world?
Hmm... intriguing idea. The closest organizations are perhaps @AtlanticCities, @Planetizen, and in Canada @Spacing. All have been inspirations to me/us. Perhaps the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is the S.H.I.E.L.D. of the public realm. Other professional organizations serve their paid members well, and that is honorable, but great urbanism rejects siloes and disciplines and requires heroic advocacy!
Perhaps someone will pick up your suggestion though, and create a S.H.I.E.L.D. for Urbanists! If they are to be a force for good, though, they must have the right intentions, be honorable and act with integrity, and not fall prey to the ethical troubles that the comics-S.H.I.E.L.D. has from time to time. A force for good that loves cities, not a government bureaucracy with a military mindset!
One of the hardest heroic missions, is achieving higher residential density next to transit in North America! Is NIMBY around transit evil?— Urbanism Avengers! (@UrbanismAvenger) May 2, 2012
Is there a real-world component to the Urbanism Avengers mission, or is this strictly a social media-based endeavor?
So far, I only patrol the Twitter-verse. But who knows.... a good Urbanist always has a plan, and sees the bigger picture and the long-view.
Your Twitter page indulges in some comic book universe incongruity — a Marvel/Avengers-themed background combined with a DC comics tagline!? (Superman's "Look, up in the sky... "). Why should superhero purists take you seriously?
Trust me, I'm a super-hero purist when it comes to comic-lore! Full-on geek! But my mission will deliberately draw from EVERY genre of superhero mythology, and freely mix them, just like a good urbanist mixes uses! I may be a fanboy, but I'm not dogmatic, in comics, or in city-buidling! It's all in the design of the mix that makes cities great!
I'm just as big a fan of the Justice League as I am the Avengers, and could have chosen that theme. But let's face it, we all have the Avengers on our mind these days!
Are you hoping for or expecting any urbanist themes in the upcoming Avengers film?
There are ALWAYS urbanist themes in movies, if you look. Cities themselves are often heroes, or at least key characters, in the story. Whether the city is New York or Asgard, cities in movies can inspire us to be better urbanists!
Now if we could just choose which parts of cities the super-hero battles will occur in. There are always some car-oriented developments, freeways and big-box retailing that could use some super-hero style "urban renewal"...
Mere hours before @Avengers opening in North America! I'll put city-building aside, & indulge my other passion! #Urbanists, to the theatres!— Urbanism Avengers! (@UrbanismAvenger) May 4, 2012
We noticed you likened our own Richard Florida to Tony Stark/Iron Man. Any other real-life urbanist analogues we should keep in mind? For instance, who's the Captain America of urbanism? The Hulk?
Florida is a perfect Tony Stark; uses tech, large organization, internationally known, dashing fellow - although I'm not sure if he can pull off the playboy lifestyle. Janette Sadik-Khan from New York may be a good Black Widow - her widow's bite can take out any bike-hater! Amanda Burden (I love her!) as the Wasp? Maybe that's too socio-demographically ironic. Andres Duany as the New Urban Hulk? (he does have that Cuban temper, especially when riled up by Jim Kunstler! You won't like him when he's angry...) Jan Gehl as All-Father Odin (I know he's Danish, but that's close...).
I don't have a real Urbanism Captain America yet. A huge role! But I'll take tweet-nominations!
I'm having even more fun with the Villains. Keep an eye out for the arch-foes of good urbanism.
Guest Villain -The dread Dr. Koolhaas! Most evil starchitect of them all! F#*K context, you say? Take that, city hater! POW! @atlanticcities— Urbanism Avengers! (@UrbanismAvenger) May 3, 2012


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A man who police say brutally beat a woman outside a Kissimmee motel early Thursday morning has been taken into custody.
The victim -- whose name was not released -- was listed in stable condition after she was airlifted to a local hospital.
Investigators said 36-year-old Ralph Lee Segar Jr. tried to sexually assault the victim at the Ambassador Motel on Vine Street around 4:30 a.m. He then bludgeoned her, police said.
She somehow made it to the pay telephone at the gas station next door, where she dialed 911 and wasn't able to say anything. Police say that's how they were alerted that something was wrong, and they found her lying in a pool of blood.
"She was fine yesterday," Ambassador Motel front desk clerk Ana Acevedo said. "It was shocking when I woke up this morning, and I came out, and I see the yellow tape and everything. I'm like, 'Oh, my God. What happened?'"
Sajid Khan, who was working at the gas station next door, said there were bloodied hand prints on the lobby's front door.
"Maybe she slammed her hands on the window trying to get help, but the lobby was closed," he said.
An arrest warrant showed Kissimmee police were pursuing charges of attempted murder and attempted sexual battery for Segar, who has a criminal history that includes drug possession and beating up a pregnant woman in 1997, for which he served prison time.
Kissimmee police said the woman had been staying at the hotel for the last few days and met Segar, who was also a hotel guest.
Authorities said Thursday evening, Segar was arrested and taken into custody. He was being interviewed by Kissimmee Police detectives.
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Japan Foundation supports new Global Japan Project
The new Global Japan Project at Penn State will blaze new pathways for teaching and research to connect students and faculty in a wide variety of disciplines to their counterparts in Japan. Thanks to significant support from the Japan Foundation and Penn State, the project will develop enhanced research, exchange, and networking opportunities for students and faculty in humanities, social sciences, education, business, and international affairs. The Asian Studies Program and the Center for Global Studies, both in the College of the Liberal Arts, will help forge links among Japanese Studies, other academic colleges at Penn State, and peer institutions in Japan.


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Myers, Phillies get hurt by three long balls as the Phils lose, 5-4.
Brett Myers' main nemesis this year, the long ball, has struck again with a vengence as he gives up three home runs that were to end up being the difference as the Phillies would lose to the Marlins, 5-4. The damage would begin in the very first inning, in fact with the very first Marlins' batter, as Hanley Ramirez would hit Myers' first pitch out of the ballpark for his fifteenth home run of the season to give the Marlins a quick 1-0 lead. The Marlins would increase their lead two batters later, as, with Jeremy Hermida on first via a walk, Jorge Cantu would hit a two-run home run for his twelfth home run of the year, to give the Marlins a 3-0 lead. The game would then settle down to become a pitchers' duel between Myers and Marlins' starter Ricky Nolasco until the top of the fifth, when, with Myers on first via a Ramirez throwing error, Jimmy Rollins would hit his own two-run home run, his fifth home run of the year, to make it 3-2 Marlins. Unfortunatley for Myers, he would give those two runs right back, as he gives up his second two-run home run of the night, this time to Mike Jacobs, hitting his fifteenth home run of the season, scoring Cantu, who has earlier doubled, to make the score 5-2 Marlins. The Phillies would get a run back in the sixth, as Greg Dobbs hits an RBI single, scoring Pat Burrell, who has reached base earlier on a Luis Gonzalez fielding error, to make it a 5-3 ballgame. Two innings later, in the eighth, Burrell would make it a 5-4 game as he hit a solo home run, his sixteenth home run of the year. The Phils would be unable to develop an effective rally in the ninth as Kevin Gregg records his twelfth save of the year.
Brett Myers would take the lost as he got hurt once again by the long ball, as he would be able to go only five and one third innings, giving up all five earned runs on seven hits. His record is now 3-8 with a ERA of 5.34. Clay Condrey would pitch one and two thirds innings of relief, giving up no runs on no hits. J.C. Romero would go a full inning, also giving up no runs on no hits. Ricky Nolasco would accept the victory as he defeats the Phils for the second time this year, as he would pitch six innings, giving up three runs, none of which were earned thanks to a couple of errors, on four hits. His record is now 6-4 with an ERA of 4.63. Doug Waechter would pitch an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. Joe Nelson would pitch two-thirds of an inning, gving up one run on one hit. Kevin Gregg would pitch one and one third innings, getting his twelfth save, as he gives up no runs on one hit.
The first place Phillies (39-27) lost their first game in five tries, thanks to being unable this time to come back from starting off trailing their opponent. They will continue their three games series with the second place Marlins (35-29) with another night game at Dolphin Stadium. The game will start at 7:10 pm Eastern. The Phillies' starter will be Cole Hamels (6-4, 3.36), who is coming off his second complete game victory as he defeated the Reds on June 5, as he pitched all nine innings, giving up no runs on three hits, in the Phils' 5-0 win. His career record against the fish is 2-3 with a ERA of 5.46 in five starts, which would include his recent lost to them on May 31, where he would only eight innings as he got rocked by the fish for seven earned runs on eight hits, in the Phils' 7-3 lost. He hopes to get even for his earlier lost while continuing his most recent scoreless string by keeping the fish off the board this time. His opponent will be Andrew Miller (4-5, 5.65), who is coming off of a lost to the Reds on June 6, where he would only pitch three and one third innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits, in the Marlins' 11-3 lost. He has already pitched one game against the Phils this year, pitching a no-decision on June 1, pitching only five innings, giving up three earned runs on three hits in the Marlins' 7-5 lost. He hope to do as well as he did in his previous outing, while trying to keep from giving the Phils a chance to crush him.
The lost leaves the Phils now leading the Marlins by three full games. They are presently still leading the Braves by six and a half games as they have just lost to the Cubs, 10-5. The Mets are trailing them by seven games, although they are presently trailing the Diamondbacks in the top of the ninth. The Phillies plan to rebound from the lost and try to win the series so that they can leave Florida with a five games lead over the Marlins.
Edit: The Mets have just lost to the Diamondbacks, so they are still trailing the Phillies by seven and a half games.


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BERLIN- The beat went on for Stephen Decatur's girls' varsity lacrosse team this week as the Seahawks routed a pair of tough Bayside Conference opponents to remain unbeaten on the season.
The Seahawks beat Parkside, 13-7, last Friday and followed that up with an 11-6 win over Kent County on Monday to improve to 11-0 on the season including a 6-0 mark in the Bayside South division. Decatur faced Bayside North powerhouse Easton yesterday in a game played too late to be included in this edition.
In the 13-7 win over Parkside last Friday, Olivia Turner led the Seahawks with five goals and an assist, while Bethany Howe scored twice and Taylor Blazer added a single goal and two assists. Against Kent County on Monday, a different Seahawk scorer stole the show was Leigh Ann Flounlacker scored six goals in Decatur's 11-6 win.


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Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers has his priorities in order.
He mentioned the Miami Heat incessantly during a Q&A with Bob Ryan (via celticsblog.com) at a recent community event in Boston.
Rivers has good reason to be consumed with the reigning NBA champs. LeBron James and Co. present the largest hurdle for Rivers' aging team. Last season the Celtics went up 3-2 on the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, only to drop Games 6 and 7 and miss out on a trip to the NBA Finals. In 2011, the Celtics lost to the Heat in the East semifinals.
Ryan asked Rivers about the Los Angeles Lakers, the latest super team to step the forefront. It was obvious Rivers is aware the Celtics have work to do on their own coast before considering a matchup with the Lakers down the line.
"Honestly, I don't care about the Lakers ... I have my eye squarely on Miami," Rivers said. "I come up to my players during the year-they're in the facility now-I bring up Miami every single day to them. I want them to hate them. I want them to beat them. That's gotta be our focus."
When he talked Celtics strategy, Rivers revealed that Courtney Lee is likely to start at shooting guard with Jason Terry coming off the bench. Avery Bradley continues to recover from shoulder surgery.
Another interesting moment came when Rivers explained how he evaluates his own performance and makes roster decisions, which included moving Kevin Garnett to center and bringing Ray Allen off the bench.
"I always tell my coaches what I think we should do and what we're going to do," Rivers said. The veteran coach then said the emergence of Bradley and Brandon Bass allowed him to move Garnett and Allen around in the lineup.
But even the Celtics-centric questions circled back to Miami. Rivers wants his players to capitalize on their 46 percent team shooting, which ranked in the top five last season, but he knows speeding up the offense is not an option against Miami.
"If you keep missing shots against Miami, you're going to let them run back and forth," Rivers said. "I told our guys, 'I'm smart enough to know that if we get in a track meet with Miami, they're probably going to win, but if we get in a thinking meet, we will win that game.' "