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a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 22, 2008 at 9:25 am
Why not merge Los Altos Elementary, Mtn View Whisman Elementary, and MVLA High School into a single unified entity serving 12,000 kids with a coherent curriculum, cohesive schedules, and cost savings? Oh wait; isn't that too much like Palo Alto Unified? Far too sensible; idea must be scuttled: empires would be dismantled; red ink would stop flowing; common sense might prevail. Can't have that from the education system now, can we.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 22, 2008 at 11:56 am
Oh please Phil, you are making too much sense.
a resident of another community
on Aug 24, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Yes, let's create an even larger, unwieldy, centralized bureaucracy, Ned and Phil. Screw local control.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 26, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Palo Alto is one solid rich white-asian demographic. One size fits all there. Moutnain View and Los Altos have a wide variety from the rich white-asians to the poor Mexicans who are illiterate in their own language.
Looks at the test scores at Graham. What a mess.
More integraiton is not going to solve the problem.
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:21 am
To USA resident of old Mountain View neighborhood. You sound like white trash. I'd rather have a poor mexican in my neighborhood than the likes of you.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 27, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Using racism while pulling the race card. Smooth move. How is it working out for you?
Reread what I wrote. There is nothing anti-Mexican about it. What works for rich white-asians will not necessarily work for poor Mexicans and vice versa. Unlike Palo Alto, we actually have a real diversity of wealth and education levels and not that it matters, but yes, a diversity of skin color. It's diversity. Celebrate it.
We cannot just keep throwing taxpayer money at the situation without addressing the real socio-economic and cultural issues that are cuasing the huge gap in the community and the mess at Graham.
a resident of another community
on Aug 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Is it just "poor Mexicans who are illiterate in their own language" or is it all Mexicans? Do you also hate Americans whose parents are Mexicans? What about other races that look like Mexicans? What if one parent is a poor Mexican and the other parent is a rich one?
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text: A portion of the above class reserved for majors Above class open to graduates only In this colloquium we will take up the dual problems of nationalism and national identity in Latin America. We will begin with four weeks devoted to the most influential theoretical approaches to nationalism, using a variety of short readings by people like Ernest Gellner, Eric Hobsbawm, Anthony Smith, Prasenjit Duara, Max Weber, Ann Stoler, Anne McClintock and John Breuilly as well as Benedict Anderson's influential Imagined Communities. We will then move into Latin America, using books and articles to examine such topics as nationalism and literature, the birth of nationalism within colonial orders, nationalism and popular movements, national identity and Afro-Latinos, national identity and Native Americans, national identity and the populist state, national identity and gender, and anthropological approaches to nationalism. Students will complete several short assignments, including book reviews, presentations, a syllabus, and a mock grant proposal.


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Offshore paydays loom in bourse boom
Adidas, L'Oreal, Google and Johnson & Johnson are already household names. Now they could become part of the family after being identified as some of the best buying opportunities for Australian retail investors in 2014.
In the past 12 months, offshore investing has provided Aussie investors with some of the strongest returns seen in years. Owning shares in the Nikkei stock market would have returned investors 52 per cent on local currency terms in the 12 months to December, while the US bourse would have delivered a 46 per cent gain.
Investment experts such as Shane Oliver - head of investment strategy at AMP Capital - are convinced that more growth from international shares is to come in the year ahead. Yet some believe that after the strong run in the US and Nikkei share markets during the past 18 months, the big opportunities in 2014 will be more confined to Europe and North Asia and to a lesser extent the US.
''From a valuation perspective … global shares, on our measures, is still about 10 per cent undervalued'', he says.
''Within that, from a valuation perspective, the markets particularly in Europe, [are] perhaps the cheapest, US slightly cheaper than Japan, which is about fair value.
''I think this new trend towards better returns from international shares probably has a fair way to go.''
For Scott Kelly, head of investment products and services at UBS wealth management, what we are about to witness in 2014 is a ''period of synchronised global growth'', with all the major regions expected to grow. So what international shares are likely to provide good value?
AMP's Oliver believes its ''deep cyclical sectors like building materials, industrial, energy stocks and mining stocks'' that represent the best opportunities as ''they are the one that will benefit most if the recovery continues in US, Europe and Japan.
He also named US manufactures such as Caterpillar Inc and Procter & Gamble, along with blue-chip stocks Amazon and eBay, which he described as ''very robust companies''.
Value in tech sector
The recovering tech sector is another area where he sees value, with the Nasdaq hovering some 1000 points below its peak of 5000.
''It's continuing recovery is something that investors are increasingly noticing,'' he said. ''Often the best way to play that sector, in the absence of doing a lot of work, is to put your focus on the blue chip tech stocks - Apple, eBay, Intel, Amazon or even Microsoft''.
Equity Trustees chief investment officer George Boubouras sees good value over the medium term in what he calls ''behavioural stocks'', such as Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Google. In the electronics space, he likes Samsung and Bayer, while in the payments systems sector, it's eBay, MasterCard, Visa and Amex that stand out.
He is also a fan of brewery company SABMiller, as well as Loreal, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble and Unilever.
Looking across the global landscape, three key geographies stand out for UBS; the US, Euro zone and China. Within those regions UBS' Global Chief Investment Office searches for themes that it believes will benefit from growth in those areas.
In the US, they like the IT sector and financials. ''In IT, there are attractive valuations and balance sheets and cash flow generation remains very strong'', said Joey Mouracadeh, UBS wealth management head of portfolio advisory, while also pointing out that the increased investments among corporates were likely to benefit the tech sector.
Within China, said UBS's Kelly, the main thematic is around policy changes. ''So you ask yourself what will be the beneficiary?'', he said. ''We have just added, for example, ICBC to our core international list.''
"In the Euro zone, Germany is outperforming France and will probably continue to do so. The way we have decided to play that in the equity space is to add Adidas to our list, which not only is 41 per cent exposed to Europe in terms of its earnings, but will get a tremendous boost from the [soccer] World Cup coming."
Although keen on some of the large cap names, namely Google and Samsung, Kelly said, they were also upbeat on UK mid-cap stocks. ''We think the UK will continue to recover … but the way to get exposure to that UK recovery is not necessarily in the top end of the market'', he said.
''So not necessarily FTSE 100 stocks but rather the mid cap area, which have more of a domestic focus.''
Before investing, CommSec general manager for retail distribution Brian Phelps cautions investors to ''know and understand the market'' that they are investing in.
Just as important, he notes, is knowing and understanding the tax rules of investing in another jurisdiction, as well as the paperwork requirements.
Accessing global shares
The best ways to access global stocks are through direct investing, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and managed funds.
Most banks, such as CommSec, Etrade, Macquarie and soon NAB, offer online exchange platforms or access.
CommSec has one of the biggest platforms, giving clients access to more than 30 international exchanges. UK and US trades cost $US65 ($73) or 0.75percent, whichever is greater. The cost is higher for countries like Singapore and Germany – $US130 or 1 per cent.
A safer point of access is an ETF. The security is traded on the ASX and holds prominent stocks from overseas exchanges such as the US. CommSec charges $19.95 for trades of up to $10,000 for a US ETF. The management fees for Bell Direct's iShares ETF are between 0.4per cent and 0.74 per cent a year.
A managed fund is also popular. Here a specialist fund manager selects a group of stocks and you buy into the fund, but the costs are higher. Fees are about 4 per cent. CBA offers access to managed funds for a fee of about 2.5 per cent.
Stocks to watch
- Procter & Gamble
- Johnson & Johnson
- Adidas
- Amazon
- L'Oreal
- Samsung
- eBay
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A Tampa attorney says he has taken over the case, but the original lawyer says that's not so.
By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer
Published March 8, 2008
TAMPA - Who is Brian Sterner's lawyer?
That became the latest question Friday in the case of the quadriplegic who was dumped from his wheelchair by a deputy at a Tampa jail.
There just might be a tug-of-war over the matter.
Until now, Largo lawyer John Trevena has spoken on Sterner's behalf, holding press conferences and accompanying his new client as they made the rounds to New York television news studios.
But Hillsborough Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debbie Carter said Friday that the office received word from Tampa lawyer Michael P. Maddux that he would be handling Sterner's case from here on out.
"I've just gotten on the case," Maddux confirmed to the Times Friday night, "and I'll be representing Mr. Sterner."
Trevena begs to differ.
"I am still Mr. Sterner's attorney," he said Friday evening. "I consider myself representing him in all matters. The court will make a final determination in this issue."
Neither attorney would publicly confirm why Sterner's legal representation is in dispute.
Sterner, 32, of Riverview, first went to the media Feb. 11 about his experience at Orient Road Jail, a story that sparked national and international outrage.
Booking video from Jan. 29 showed veteran detention Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones tipping Sterner out of his wheelchair and onto the floor, where she searched him before putting him back in his chair.
Marshall-Jones, who has since resigned, was arrested Feb. 16 on a charge of abuse of a disabled person, a felony. Despite the arrest, the State Attorney's Office is still processing the case and has not yet brought a formal charge against Marshall-Jones.
Trevena has made it clear he also plans a civil lawsuit in the case.
Reached by phone, Sterner declined to comment.
Sterner's father, Terry Sterner, said that to his knowledge his son is still being represented by Trevena. "I'm unaware if he's changed attorneys," he said. "I'm in Maryland. He's in Florida."
Meanwhile, Sterner called sheriff's deputies to his house about 5:40 p.m. Friday, saying he wants to file charges against a 14-year-old boy who admitted taking paperwork belonging to Sterner, Carter said.
In early February, someone recovered the papers in a storm drain and returned them, Carter said.
Sterner told deputies Friday he had questioned a neighbor boy, who admitted having taken them, Carter said.
Carter said the papers apparently had something to do with a former business Sterner was involved in.
The Sheriff's Office will turn the matter over to the State Attorney's Office, which will determine whether there is enough evidence to press petty theft charges against the teen.
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He also understands what it's like to succeed in a do-or-die situation.
As last weekend's game at Oregon progressed, Williamson became increasingly aware that he may be called upon to attempt the game-winning field goal. He was ready.
"Every game I always hear from people that it might come down to me," Williamson said. "For some reason, a lot more people came up to me before the Oregon game said that, so I carried that mindset throughout the game."
When the game entered overtime, Williamson knew he would be called upon.
"It was my chance to help the team out," he said. "I felt good during warmups. I think I kind of redeemed myself."
Williamson's game-winning 37-yard field goal not only helped the Cardinal beat the Ducks, 17-14, in overtime but preserved Stanford's hopes of advancing to the Pac-12 championship game.
That hope could become a reality should No. 11 Stanford (7-1, 9-2) win at No. 15 UCLA (6-2, 9-2) on Saturday, in a game to be televised by FOX at 3:30 p.m.
Williamson stood out in Stanford's overtime loss to Oklahoma State in last year's Fiesta Bowl because he missed a relatively easy kick at the end of regulation. Pinning the loss on him alone was unfair, though.
"To see him have to go through so much undeservedly and then to see him get his shot at redemption was awesome," Stanford linebacker Shayne Skov said. "I was ecstatic."
As Williamson was taking the field for the attempt, Stanford coach David Shaw was over on the sideline, praying silently.
"I said a little prayer just for him," Shaw said, "that he would be able to relax and do his job. He stepped up and his swing was smooth. I don't even think we can measure how important it was for him. It was big. On that last kick he was in a zone and looking forward to it."
After the game, Williamson made his way to the Stanford rooting section, found his father and gave him a hug.
"He's always given me a huge amount of support," Williamson said.
Williamson didn't think of himself as a football player growing up. He was a soccer player and fooled around playing football at the middle school level.
"Kicking the football was OK but I was not high on it," Williamson said. "A friend of mine told the high school football coach to get me to kick. When he asked I said I would kick for the freshman team if I could still play soccer."
As he became more successful, he began to enjoy it more and ultimately kicked for the varsity that season.
Williamson credits Rocky Willingham for teaching him the technical aspects of placekicking, but it wasn't until he began attending camps run by kicking gurus Chris Sailer and Jamie Kohl where he drew major attention.
"That's where you compete against the best in the country," Williamson said. "It was more pressure."
Should the opportunity arise again, neither Shaw nor Williamson will hesitate.
The Bruins are also coming off a big win, handing USC its fourth loss of the year last weekend. They are no fluke under coach Jim Mora, who, like Shaw, has NFL experience and a famous coaching father.
"I admire what he has been able to do there," Shaw said. "Those kids are playing hard every snap, playing physical and making big plays."
UCLA running back Jonathan Franklin ranks sixth on the Pac-12 Conference all-time list with 4,110 yards. Stanford's Stepfan Taylor follows closely behind. He's eight yards away from 4,000 and could surpass Darrin Nelson (fifth all-time in the Pac-12) for the Stanford record with just 42 yards against the Bruins.
"His entire demeanor, everything about him says success," Shaw said of Taylor. "His attitude, his work ethic, his unselfishness . . . there's nothing he can't do from the running back position."
Skov, named the national Defensive Player of the Week, also will play a big role for Stanford. The senior middle linebacker said he had his best game mentally and physically he's almost there after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee 14 months ago.
"There's a point when a player just feels locked in," Skov said. "That was my state of mind. Getting the opportunity to to contribute and then have that success was satisfying. I felt good playing."
Senior tight end Zach Ertz, named one of three finalists this week for the John Mackey Award, continues his impressive season. He had a career-high 11 receptions for 106 yards, including a touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone that needed to be confirmed by instant replay. He also was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week.
"He always finds ways to get open," Cardinal quarterback Kevin Hogan said. "He puts his body in a good position to catch the ball. We do a scramble drill with all the receivers and he does a great job with it during games. He makes it easy for me."
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Legislation database
This database is a compilation of legislative documents which were submitted to WHO by countries that provided data for inclusion in the Global status report on road safety. Although this report was published in 2009, most of the legislative documents included relate to laws that were in place at the time that data were collected in each country (2008).
The documents on this site are grouped and listed by the following risk factors:
Speed | Alcohol | Helmet | Seat-belt | Child restraints
- The documents are presented in the manner in which they were submitted to WHO therefore the file format, document layout, language and quality varies.
- While some countries provided the full documents, others only submitted the requested information by giving either extracts or condensed versions of the original document, a link to a website or just the requested text inserted in the space provided in the global survey. The information presented on this website therefore comes from one of these sources.
- All documents are presented in the language in which they were received. However, some countries have provided a brief English translation of the relevant text.
All documents are labeled so as to indicate the country name, WHO Region to which it belongs and the type of legislative document as follows:
WHO Region:
AFRO - African Region
AMRO - Region of the Americas
EMRO - Eastern Mediterranean Region
EURO - European Region
SEARO - South-East Asia Region
WPRO - Western Pacific Region
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Eryn Cruft lives in Bloomington, IN but will soon be leaving for London to study for a Master's degree in Language and Cognition at King's College. Previous collaborations with Traci Brimhall have appeared in Guernica and Nashville Review. Eryn has also contributed work to the Undergraduate Journal of Cognitive Science.


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The guns of August are being lined up down in DC – Ezra Klein's Wonkblog
All in the name of stability - Big Picture
A warning about that guy who's always beating the market – Carl Richards via NY Times Bucks blog
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Brewers' single-game tickets to go on sale Feb. 23
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers will begin selling tickets to individual 2013 home games on Feb. 23 as part of their annual "Arctic Tailgate," the club announced Tuesday while also unveiling a complete promotional schedule.
Single-game tickets will be available beginning at 9 a.m. CT on Feb. 23 via brewers.com and the team's other outlets. For those willing to brave the cold at Miller Park, the seventh Arctic Tailgate will feature Brewers alumni and mascots, plus some bonuses for the first 2,000 frozen fans in line at the stadium box office.
Fans can begin setting up camp at noon CT on Feb. 21 and must conform to the rules once again put in place by the club. The rules are available in the team's official release.
A very limited number of tickets for Opening Day will be available at Miller Park on that morning, and will not be available via phone or the Internet. But through Monday, fans can visit brewers.com and register to be selected to purchase up to four tickets to Opening Day and up to eight tickets to games designated "gold" and "marquee" for the upcoming season.
The promotional schedule is highlighted by 10 all-fan bobbhead days which were previously announced, beginning with outfielder Norichika Aoki on April 7.
Among the team's other promotions:
-- The "5-County, 5-Day Celebration" is set for April 29-May 3. During that time, all residents of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha counties can purchase tickets at a 50-percent savings on all reserved seats, excluding the Miller Lite Beerpen, all-inclusive areas and the $1 Uecker Seats.
-- "Spring Madness" is from May 20-22 against the Dodgers, with all seats regularly priced at $34 and less available at a savings of 50 percent, again excluding the Miller Lite Beerpen, all-inclusive areas and $1 Uecker Seats. Small Pepsi products and Klement's hot dogs will be $1 each.
-- The team's two tribute nights are back -- Cerveceros Day on Saturday, June 8 vs. Philadelphia, and the Negro Leagues Tribute Night on Saturday, July 20, vs. Miami -- and the Brewers will also host Polish Heritage Day on Sunday, June 23 against the Braves. On those dates, the Brewers will wear special uniforms, including a "Piwowarzy" jersey representing the Polish translation of "Brewers."
-- Little League Night is Tuesday, June 25, as the Brewers open a series against the Chicago Cubs. All Little Leaguers in uniform (registered in advance through local youth leagues) will have the opportunity to parade around the warning track in a pre-game ceremony.
-- On Saturday, July 20, the 15th Annual Brewers Community Foundation 5K Famous Racing Sausages Run/Walk will begin at 8 a.m. CT for runners and 8:15 a.m. for walkers, with proceeds supporting the programs of Brewers Community Foundation.
-- Retro Fridays will be designated for the first home Friday game of every month. They include April 5 vs. Arizona, May 3 vs. St. Louis, June 7 vs. Philadelphia, July 5 vs. the Mets, Aug. 2 vs. Washington and Sept. 13 vs. Cincinnati.
-- U.S. Bank Kids Autograph Saturdays, which is designated for kids 14 and under, will return on select Saturdays throughout the season.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Cruz arrives in Florida, undergoes physical
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Nelson Cruz was undergoing his physical on Sunday morning, and the Orioles are expected to officially announce the signing on Monday, with a news conference likely on Tuesday.
Cruz, who flew in from the Dominican Republic on Saturday, agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with Baltimore after rejecting Texas' one-year, $14.1 million qualifying offer earlier this winter (the Orioles will lose a Draft pick, their 55th overall, in signing him). The right-handed hitter has hit at least 22 homers in each of the past five seasons and adds another power threat to an already deep Baltimore lineup.
Cruz, who was the third acquisition in the past week for the Orioles, was suspended 50 games last year as a result of MLB's Biogenesis investigation. Over 109 games before the suspension, Cruz hit .266 with 27 homers and 76 RBIs for the Rangers.
The addition of Cruz to the O's roster will require a corresponding 40-man roster move.
Bundy making progress, being careful
SARASOTA, Fla. -- The toughest thing for Dylan Bundy, who is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, is holding himself back as he continues to make progress for the Orioles during Spring Training.
Bundy, 21, worked up to throw at 150 feet again on Sunday, with the only difference being that he moved in to 90 and 60 feet to throw a little more. The right-hander threw to vice president of baseball operations Brady Anderson with assistant athletic trainer Brian Ebel watching and executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette and trainer Chris Correnti coming over toward the end.
"I want to throw harder, but I know I'm not supposed to," said Bundy, who was popping the mitt pretty good when he got closer to Anderson. "They say right now it's a touchy stage because people feel really good about their arm and they throw harder, but if they keep at 75 percent, they should be fine."
Bundy will throw at 150 feet at least one more time, and the next step is 180. The Orioles hope Bundy, their top pitching prospect, can be a factor for them in June.
Tillman, Britton to pitch in Spring Training opener
SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles will have Chris Tillman and Zach Britton throw two innings each in Friday's Grapefruit League opener against the Rays, with Miguel Gonzalez tentatively slated to pitch on Saturday.
The O's have it all mapped out beyond that, but manager Buck Showalter wanted to make sure Gonzalez, who had some back spasms early in camp, is on track before making the rest of the schedule public.
Gonzalez will throw live batting practice on Monday and, assuming he has no setbacks, will start against the Blue Jays for the Orioles' home opener at Ed Smith Stadium on Saturday.
Brian Matusz and Kevin Gausman will both throw an inning in Wednesday's intrasquad game, which is not open to the public and will be played on the main field at Ed Smith Stadium. Thursday's game will only be four or five innings and will be on the back fields, so fans can watch. That game will be started by Bud Norris and Wei-Yin Chen, who will both go an inning.
Ubaldo Jimenez and Suk-min Yoon have not been scheduled for a Spring Training game just yet and they will throw live batting practice in the next few days, according to Showalter.
'Two Minutes with ...' focuses on Gonzalez
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Up next in the daily "Two Minutes with…" series is Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez. Gonzalez, signed out of the Mexican Winter League in the spring of 2012, is one of the O's biggest success stories on the international front under executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette.
Gonzalez went 11-8 with a 3.78 ERA in 30 games (28 starts) for Baltimore last season and is expected to be part of the team's rotation in 2014.
Favorite food: Mexican. Chilaquiles. It's a breakfast thing. We fry the tortilla and put a red sauce on top and cheese, a little bit of onions and that's what you eat with Frijoles, which are beans in Spanish. I love that plate. It's really good. We make it at home, it's real simple.
Favorite movie: Dumb and Dumber.
Hidden talent: Mariachi singing. Ever since I was two or three, I would listen to my dad sing. I think I got it from him. It's fun signing. It relaxes me and takes me to another level.
[Gonzalez sang last year at the team talent show in Spring Training and teammates and reporters have been prodding him about singing before a game.]
It could happen. I'm actually looking forward to that. It's a probability.
If I wasn't a baseball player, I'd be: A cowboy. No, let's take that back. [Laughs.]. I like horseback riding, that's my thing. Like, rodeo. I would probably be doing that.
Favorite offseason place: I like Vegas. There's a lot to do, for kids, older people, and I just like to go out there and have fun. I also really like going to Mexico, because I have family down there and I love to be in the ranch and the farms and stuff. That's my kind of stuff, too.
Prized possession: My jewelry would be the first thing I would grab [in a fire]. There's a necklace that's really important and touching to me, my grandma gave it to me. It's good memories.
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Smoking Fish for Fun and Profit
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Kodiak, Alaska
September 4–6, 2013
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This workshop is full, so an August workshop has been added.
This workshop offers both lectures and hands-on activities led by seafood scientists at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center in Kodiak, Alaska. Areas covered will include the principles of fish smoking, safety of smoked products, brining, filleting sockeye for curing and cold smoking, hot-smoking chum, coho, and black cod, preparation of fish sausage and processing of salmon roe for production of ikura. The instructors for this workshop will be Alexandra Oliveira, Brian Himelbloom, Brennan Smith and Chris Sannito. This workshop is for anyone interested in smoking and processing fish, including home fish-smoking enthusiasts, small smokehouse operators, fishermen interested in direct marketing their fish and commercial operators. The registration fee is $240.00.
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Wendi Peters-Led THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Transfers to The Arts Theatre from May 18
Following its run at the Landor Theatre, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, based on Dickens' final unfinished novel, with book, music and lyrics by Rupert Holmes, directed by Matthew Gould, will get a 4-week season at the Arts Theatre from Friday 18 May - Sunday 17 June. The opening night is on Tuesday 22 May at 7.30pm.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score, as well as 9 Drama Desk Awards, on its Broadway premiere in 1986.
A thrilling and comical play within a play set in the world of music hall and pantomime, it follows the exploits of characters from the Theatre Royale Music Hall Company as they set about completing the unfinished story of Edwin Drood – with a little singalong help from the audience along the way.
Who is the killer? The audience decides each night - and there are 525 possible endings!
Wendi Peters, best known for playing Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street, heads the cast.
It also includes Natalie Day (Les Miserables, Queens), Victoria Farley (Les Miserables, Barbican), Daniel Robinson (Jekyll & Hyde, UK Tour), Loula Geater, David Francis, Denis Delahunt, Richard Stirling, Chris Coleman, Oliver Mawdsley, Paul Hutton, Tom Pepper, and Ben Goffe.
Rupert Holmes spent his early childhood in England. At the age of three, his first experience of theatre was a pantomime, complete with cross-dressing lead boy and audience sing-alongs. Then, as an 11-year-old boy fascinated by mystery books, he discovered the unfinished Dickens novel. Both of those seminal experiences would go on to have a major impact on him when he was first approached to write a new musical by New York impresario Joseph Papp. The result was The Mystery of Edwin Drood, starring Cleo Laine and Betty Buckley, which opened at Papp's legendary New York Shakespeare Festival in August 1985, and then transferred to Broadway, where it ran more than 600 performances. Holmes is also a well-known popular songwriter whose songs had been performed by the likes of Barbra Streisand, and who had himself recorded the No1 hit Escape (The Piña Colada Song) in 1979.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment.
Performances are Tuesday - Saturday at 7.30pm, Thursday & Saturday at 3.00pm and Sunday at 4.00pm. Tickets are £10.00 - £40.00 and preview tickets Friday 18 - Sunday 20 May are £20.00 from www.artstheatre.com or 020 7836 8463.


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Residents in Devon felt the ground shake this afternoons when an earthquake hit the county.
The British Geological Society has confirmed the earthquake struck at around 1.21pm this afternoon.
Julian Bukits, from the society, confirmed the earthquake occurred around halfway between the North Devon coast and South Wales.
The society has said the earthquake originated in the Bristol Channel and registered a magnitude of 4.1 with a depth of 5km.
The ground shook in the area for around 10 seconds and has been felt as far as Ilfracombe and Exmouth.
According to website earthquaketrack.com, Devon has not experienced an earthquake for more than a decade. The last quake to be recorded was in Bideford 13 years ago, with a magnitude of 4.0.
The earthquake has been reported in Barnstaple, Swansea, Exeter, Newton Abbot, Clyst St Mary and even as far south as Cornwall.


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Current assistant coach Gareth Baber will take charge of the Blues alongside forwards coach Justin Burnell for the early stages of the season © Getty Images
Cardiff Blues have placed backs coach Gareth Baber and forwards coach Justin Burnell in joint charge in temporary charge of the side in the wake of the recent departure of director of rugby Dai Young.
The backroom duo have been promoted following Young's decision to cut his ties with the Pro12 side and move to Aviva Premiership side London Wasps although their appointment will be reassessed after this year's Rugby World Cup.
One of their first decisions has been to re-appoint Paul Tito as the captain for a fourth successive season while Blues chief executive Robert Norster insists the decision to hand the reins to Baber and Burnell has the backing of the players.
"It has been decided that Justin and Gareth are to be given the opportunity to manage team affairs with the position being reviewed following the World Cup," he said. "It is a great opportunity for two young aspiring Welsh coaches to put their plans forward and gain greater experience.
"It's a move that's supported by the playing squad who have already been pro-actively engaged in the scheduling of the season's preparations. The very nature of the professional game for any individual or team is the management of change and recent events have created for us opportunities as well as challenges that we must all rise to meet."
The Blues reiterated their claim to compensation from Wasps for Young's departure and their willingness to pursue the matter in court. "While understanding such role changes will rarely be seamless, we very much hope that Dai and his new employers will eventually recognise the need to respect and address the existing contractual position with Cardiff Blues," said Norster. "It is of course disappointing for all parties that events now appear to be taking a legal course which will prevent further comment at this time."
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Morales returns as Red Sox option Aceves
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Sometimes even a strong start isn't enough to keep a pitcher on the roster. Alfredo Aceves learned that the hard way on Tuesday, when he was optioned back to Triple-A Pawtucket a day after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies.
With lefty reliever Franklin Morales ready to be activated, the Red Sox needed a roster spot.
Aceves allowed seven hits and a run over six innings in Monday's win before being optioned for the second time this season.
However, Aceves at least improved is stock within the organization by recovering from the disastrous start he had against the Oakland Athletics on April 23.
"Well, even despite the way he pitched [Monday], I don't think anyone likes to be sent back to the Minor Leagues. Whether or not he sensed this was coming, I don't know that," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "That didn't come up in our conversation. The fact remains, what we challenged him with when he went down after the Oakland start, he's been doing that more regularly, commanding the baseball, working ahead in the count.
"He pitched to his defense last night. He's a Major League pitcher who has had a lot of success in his career. This is disappointing for him. We recognize that. But that's where he's at right now."
As for Morales, he had dealt with back woes and a pec injury, delaying the start of his Major League season until Tuesday.
"It was a little frustrating," he said of his extended time on the DL. "But right now, I'm healthy. I want to be ready for any situation the manager needs me."
The former closer for the Rockies split time between the Red Sox bullpen and rotation last season, throwing 76 1/3 innings while striking out 76 and walking 30 with a 3.77 ERA. Opponents hit just .224 off him.
Morales has been stretched out as a starter during his rehab to add insurance to a rotation that currently has two pitchers, Ryan Dempster and Felix Doubront, battling inconsistencies.
Bradley recalled for series in Philadelphia
BOSTON -- When the Red Sox resume their home-and-home series with the Phillies on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park, Jackie Bradley Jr. will be back on the roster.
To make room for Bradley, who was recalled on Wednesday, the Red Sox optioned right-hander Alex Wilson to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Wilson fared well in his first stint in the Majors, posting a 2.50 ERA in 16 outings.
However, the Red Sox had been going with 13 pitchers and 12 position players in recent days and didn't want to be in that alignment during the two games in Philadelphia, which will be played under National League rules.
Bradley provides the Red Sox with someone who can pinch-hit, pinch-run or be a defensive replacement.
"We know going into Yankee Stadium [on Friday] with that big left field that defense is a premium," manager John Farrell said on WEEI Radio. "He'll factor into that. And he'll factor in these two games in Philadelphia as well."
Unlike earlier in the season, when the Red Sox said the only way they would carry Bradley on the roster was if he was playing full-time, the club took a different stance this time.
"We started Spring Training saying Jackie has to get every day at-bats, but we feel like [Jonny] Gomes and [Mike] Carp has been a productive combination [in left field], and there's been a flow to this roster," Farrell said.
This time, Bradley will simply be holding down a roster spot until Shane Victorino is activated on June 5. Mike Carp, Jonny Gomes and Daniel Nava will likely continue to get the bulk of the at-bats in the corner-outfield spots until Victorino returns.
Bradley led off for Triple-A Pawtucket at Indianapolis on Tuesday and played right field, going 1-for-4 with a double. The outfielder is hitting .354 for Pawtucket.
When the Red Sox sent Bradley down following their game on April 18, he was in the midst of an 0-for-20 slump.
The team has had good reports on him of late.
"Very good," Farrell said on Tuesday. "Once he got past the shoulder tendinitis and got back on the field, much like we saw in Spring Training with his defense, he made two good plays last night and doubled off a guy with a throw. He threw out another runner. He had a home run and a double last night. He's been swinging the bat very well."
Red Sox pitchers well prepared to hit in NL parks
BOSTON -- When the Red Sox get to Philadelphia for their games on Wednesday and Thursday, they will have pitchers batting for the first time this season.
John Lackey and Jon Lester are the scheduled starters. But manager John Farrell has had all of his pitchers preparing for Interleague Play for some time.
"We've swung the bat for the last six weeks as pitchers," Farrell said. "I think a lot of times American League teams are fearful pitchers are going to get hurt swinging the bat. That's why we've spent quite a bit of time getting some repetitions so there is no hesitancy or thought on our part that they might injure themselves doing something they don't normally do. When the bunt situation calls for it, to me that's the most important thing: What's our success rate when sacrifice bunts are needed? Anything above that would be a plus."
The Boston pitcher who enjoys hitting the most is Lackey, who has two career doubles but a .105 average in 38 career at-bats.
Farrell still remembers Lackey clubbing a double in Colorado during the 2010 season.
"He took somebody deep in Colorado three years ago, or off the center-field wall," Farrell said. "Like I said, if we can get sac bunts down, we'll be ahead in the game."
Lester is 0-for-25.
The one thing the Red Sox want to avoid is what happened in San Francisco in 2010, when Clay Buchholz injured his hamstring on a routine play running the bases.
"We've taken our guys through some baserunning. It is something that they don't do," said Farrell. "I recognize all that. Clay injured his hamstring out in San Francisco a few years ago. We want them to play the game, but we also want them to understand we're not looking for them to steal a base either. Fact is, we can't ask guys to go about a competitive environment in a controlled way. That goes against human nature. We want them to play the game and compete."
Buchholz to pitch against Yankees on Friday
BOSTON -- When the Red Sox open their rivalry clash with the Yankees on Friday night in the Bronx, Clay Buchholz will make his return to the mound after dealing with a minor injury to his collarbone.
Buchholz, who has been one of the best pitchers in the Major Leagues this season, missed Monday's start against the Phillies.
His return should feature a marquee pitching matchup, as Friday is when CC Sabathia is next projected to pitch for the Yankees.
Felix Doubront will likely pitch against Phil Hughes on Saturday, followed by Ryan Dempster and Hiroki Kuroda in Sunday night's finale.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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My first diary entry, long time listener, first time caller...
Finally got LegOS 0.2.5 working with the latest Cygwin from RedHat. Runs on my Dell Laptop, Win2k, using latest h8300 compiler from Sourceforge. Couldn't seem to get 0.2.4 kernel to recognize the "Delete Program" command - sounds like it's a not uncommon problem; 0.2.5 worked fine.
Finished building "Hank the Bumper Robot"; gonna play with some mapping techniques and see if I can get him to make a map of a small room. Looks like a pretty sturdy design - just not looking forward to when I have to change the batteries, as I'll basically have to take him completely apart.
Looking into getting a 6.270 compatible board (sold my original 1992 6.270 kit when I graduated - DOH!) from Mondo tronics - The cheaper alternative is the Basic Stamp based board, but it doesn't look as powerful as a 68HC11.
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Sarah-Lynn wrote:Oh, help us! That scene makes me weak in the knees, my eyes water, and get goosebumps! The way he looks at her when he says that!!!
Here's the link to the article in the Newsblog section for today. Rob talks about the CGI effects to make him sparkle... I'm kinda glad they are doing it CG. He said that they tried many things, and I bet they weren't very comfortable... http://movies.about.com/od/twilight/a/t ... 3108_2.htm
I know!!! It makes me want to die!! Just his voice alone kills me!! <3
But yea from what i've seen it looks good. The speed and stuff... it's kind of what i expected it to look like, which is good!
My only concern is of course.. the sparkling. @____@
God, if it doesn't come out right, that would really suck, but i think i could still enjoy the movie.


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#1 Illinois Lottery Winners Get Stiffed When State Checks Dont Cash01-07-2012, 02:54 PMEighty-five Illinois Lottery winners last week probably thought they were lucky until they tried to cash in their winnings, that is.
Their checks, totaling $159,000 in lottery winnings, were no good.
Two days after Christmas, Maureen Furio of Lake Zurich bought an instant scratch-off ticket and won $1000. The next day, she got a check from the lottery.
I deposited it the same day and went ahead and paid some extra Christmas bills, Furio says. And Jan. 3, it bounced.
Not bounced returned, says Mike Lang, spokesman for the Illinois Lottery. He says lottery officials failed to key in the required security verification on the checks issued on Dec. 28. ...
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Now I know why they don't allow guns in Chicago.Be Not Afraid.
01-11-2012, 02:25 PMIn most sports, cold-cocking an opposing player repeatedly in the face with a series of gigantic Slovakian uppercuts would get you a multi-game suspension without pay.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The Mexican government aims to expand its natural gas pipeline system with U.S. reserves, though at least one analyst advised a cautious approach.
The Mexican government plans to invest $8 billion to expand its natural gas pipeline system that could be fueled by the South Texas and Eagle Ford plays in the United States, reports the Houston Chronicle.
The U.S. Energy Department reports that natural gas exports from the United States to Mexico totaled 500 billion cubic feet in 2010.
Incoming Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is expected in October to award $3 billion in contracts for pipeline networks slated for industrial centers in northwest and central Mexico.
The Chronicle notes that energy ambitions from the incoming Nieto administration will depend in large part on the new Congress.
Bill Gwozd, vice president at consulting company Ziff Energy, told the newspaper he was hedging his bets given the regional price outlook for natural gas.
"Spending money is easy," he said. "Doing it properly takes due diligence."
Pipeline company Kinder Morgan declared last week, however, that it was keen to connect networks in Arizona to a 600-mile pipeline system that could eventually run to the port city of Mazatlan.


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Did you know that acclaimed pancake-head artist Dan Lacey is also an erotic cartoonist? It's true! But now his eBay-ing rights are under attack from a dreaded conservative blogger.
One dude in Texas is extremely upset that Dan, the sexiest pancake renderer of our generation, is selling this artful version of that nude Madonna picture on eBay:
Well, the more I thought about this just-plain-creepy stuff, the more upset I got about it. This is not really art; it's just ego-indulgence on the part of the artist. Why in the world anyone would want to buy this is beyond me.
So i complained to Ebay. The full-frontal stuff is a direct violation of Ebay's TOS. The "Ugly Betty" stuff is just plain creepy. And the rest is just . . . weirdly inappropriate for a family-oriented site.
Family-oriented? What about the thousands and thousands of sex toys and stuff they sell? Needless to say, hefty bidding on this cartoon will serve as a powerful free market rebuke to the asexual wingnuts. [Fleshbot]


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Twins send two arms to All-Star Game
Santana earns first selection; Nathan named for second time
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- One man is an indispensable leader of the rotation. The other anchors one of the game's more dependable bullpens. Both will be representing the Twins as All-Stars. Starting pitcher Johan Santana and closer Joe Nathan were named American League All-Stars on Sunday. It will be Santana's first trip and Nathan's second to the Midsummer Classic, which will be played July 12 at Detroit. Center fielder Torii Hunter has a chance to become a third Twins representative at the All-Star Game as one of five candidates for the Ameriquest 2005 All-Star Final Vote. He faces competition from New York's Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui, Tampa Bay OF Carl Crawford and White Sox OF Scott Podsednik. "We're very proud of those guys," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said of the Twins' selections. "We're very happy with that situation." "They deserve it," said Hunter, a 2002 All-Star starter. "I've been congratulating those guys all day." The All-Star Game, to be held at Comerica Park on Tuesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. CT, will be televised nationally by FOX Sports and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive, national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage and MLB Radio will provide exclusive play-by-play coverage of the game on the Internet. Santana is 7-4 with a 3.74 ERA with two complete games in 17 starts this season. "It's an honor to have the opportunity to go to the All-Star Game and be around all those All-Stars," said Santana, who was selected via a vote of Major League players. "It's going to be fun and something to remember. Hopefully, I'll represent the Twins the way they should be." The 30-year-old Nathan, who was also selected by the players, owns the AL lead with 23 saves in 25 chances this season, and has saved his last 10 chances in a row. He felt returning to the Midsummer Classic was even sweeter the second time. "Definitely. I think it's even more rewarding to be able to come back," said Nathan, who is 1-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 37 appearances this season. He has struck out 43 batters in 35 1/3 innings. "This time, it will be nice because I'll have my [baby] son there," Nathan added. "He's not going to know it, but it will still be nice for me to have him there and go through the experience with him." The 26-year-old Santana is coming off back-to-back lackluster outings, but remains on the leaderboard in several pitching categories in 2005. He owns a commanding Major League lead with 140 strikeouts. He is first in the AL in opponents batting average (.220), second in walks/hits per innings pitched (1.01) and third in innings pitched with 118.
"Johan's been throwing the ball very good," Gardenhire said. "He's an All-Star in this league for sure."Everyone in baseball remembers Santana's special 2004 season, when he was unanimously elected as the AL Cy Young Award winner and became the first Venezuelan to ever earn the honor. Despite a slow start in the first half, he went 20-6 with a 2.61 ERA and 265 strikeouts, which included going a dominating 13-0 after the All-Star break. It was vital to the Twins' third-straight AL Central title. "Johan deserved it last year, but he got started a little late," Hunter said. "He's a Cy Young winner going to his first All-Star game and I'm very happy for him." In 2004, Nathan converted 44 of 47 save chances for Minnesota while going 1-2 with a 1.62 ERA in 73 games. He endured a bumpy stretch along with the rest of the club in June of this season. Save chances weren't plentiful and he allowed seven earned runs over 10 innings, all in non-save situations. "We went through kind of a dry spell with Nathan," Gardenhire said. "It looked like it made it iffy for him, but when he's gotten the opportunities to shut games down for us, he's done a great for us." "This year, there's been more adjustments, more of a learning curve coming back," Nathan said. "Obviously, hitters got more of a look [at me] last year and they picked up some things. It's been a matter of making adjustments. I'm thrilled to go there [to the All-Star game] again. It's going to be fun." There were other Twins that would have been good candidates as All-Stars. Setup man Jesse Crain is 8-0 with a 1.41 ERA. Starting pitcher Carlos Silva has only six wins, but owns a 3.55 ERA. Hunter has 14 home runs and 51 RBIs this season and batted .330 in June, but now must count on fans voting in the Ameriquest Final Vote to be added to the AL squad this week. "There's a lot of guys who deserve it from this team," Twins starting pitcher Joe Mays said. "I think the last few years, the way we played, more guys deserved to go to the All-Star Game," Santana said. "But sometimes, it's tough. It's not just up to the players. It's up to fans and the managers."
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Nearly all the students said the clean semester break over the holidays had allowed them to relax in a way that had not been possible when they faced post-holiday finals.
The value of that, they said, outweighed any inconveniences with the new calendar.
"In high school, especially at schools like Paly and Gunn where the curriculum is so rigorous, it's rare to have a period of time where there's no work," said Paly senior Emma Ketchum.
"Having that break with no homework was really, really nice."
Ketchum, who said she originally had been "worried" about the new schedule, found the experience better than she expected.
"I thought it would be hard (to take finals in December), but it really wasn't," she said. "And after everything was done, having that break without any homework and minimal college applications you have left was really nice. You could relax and just had that time to breathe."
Like most others, Gunn senior Katherine Zu echoed those sentiments.
"Having a stress-free winter break is really great, and I think that's what makes this calendar change awesome," Zu said.
"My winter break was relatively stress-free although I did have college applications. For the first week I could just focus on college apps instead of having to balance out both finals and college apps," she said.
"With the old calendar, finals were three weeks after winter break, and sometimes — even if I reviewed during winter break — I'd still forget some stuff and have to review again, so it was relatively ineffective."
Two of the 17 students interviewed said they'd prefer to go back to the old calendar and a third student, Paly senior Bria Vicenti, was critical of the new calendar but believes it should be retained and tweaked.
"I'm not a fan of the new calendar," said Paly senior Charlie Dulik. "Maybe I had a little less stress over winter break, but I had a much greater amount right before the end of the semester," he said, noting that some teachers had scheduled big unit tests the week before finals, just as many seniors were dealing with college applications.
Gunn sophomore Erica Watkins said the new calendar made it nearly impossible to get feedback, or have discussions with teachers, about final exams because grades were not due until after break. Worrying about those grades created stress for her over the break, she said.
Vicenti — who received early acceptance from a college the night before her final exams in December — said the new calendar was particularly rough for some students hit with negative early-decision news from colleges just as they were taking finals.
"I do think in the long run (the new calendar) is a good idea, but it was rough to have it switch my senior year," Vicenti said.
"I think it will take them a few years to work out the kinks."
Vicenti said the mid-August school start forced her to leave early from her camp-counseling job on the East Coast.
"I wish they could find an alternative to starting school so early," she said.
But most students interviewed said the early start had not been a problem for them or their families.
Paly senior Elisabeth Yan said she'd had to come back early from a summer internship in London, but the earlier end to first semester was worth the tradeoff.
"We used to study during winter break, and it was nice just to have that closure so there was nothing you had to worry about," Yan said.
Yan, who spent part of her break finishing college applications, said it was nice not to have to think about upcoming finals at the same time.
"And since (college applications) were due Jan. 1, we had a week left of break where there was nothing to be done.
"It was relaxing and really nice."
Paly sophomore Daniel Gleeson got his wisdom teeth extracted over winter break but said he still preferred it to last year's winter break.
"It's the first time the break is actually a break and that teachers don't expect you to remember everything after you come back," Gleeson said.
"They don't have to keep re-teaching the same thing. They just move on, which is good."
As for the mid-August school start, Gleeson said, "I wasn't too happy about it, but I'm going to be really happy to get out in May and I'm looking forward to that."
After heated debate, the new calendar was adopted by the Board of Education in an emotional 3-2 vote in 2011. It applies to the current school year as well as to 2013-14.
Board action on future school calendars, starting with 2014-15, is expected late this fall, and the school district has appointed an advisory committee to evaluate the recent reforms.
The committee will help survey students, parents and teachers about the pros and cons of the new schedule.
Committee members are elementary parents Amy Kacher, Stuart Friedman, Lance Martin and Kathy Jordan; middle school and high school parents Susan Usman, Howard Lee, Mukund Sreenivasan and Tekla Nee; Gunn teacher Laurie Pennington; Walter Hays Elementary School teachers Abby Bradski and Michelle Ketcham; Paly teacher Debbie Whitson; Gunn Assistant Principal Trinity Klein; Jordan Middle School Principal Greg Barnes; Gunn students Justice Tention and Sarah Dukes-Schlossberg and Paly student Jessica Feinberg. Gunn student Neel Guha was chosen as an alternate and one more Paly student representative is to be named.
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The weather at this year's Wordstorm writers festival (held 13 to 16 May in Darwin—officially in the 'dry' third of the year), was humid enough for even the locals to admit things were 'warm'. But for those who sweated and fanned their way through sessions in the lush (unairconditioned) Darwin Botantic Gardens, there was the reward of hearing voices that don't always carry as far south as Victoria and New South Wales—or get as much airtime when they do.
Of course some big-name guests sold out special event sessions at other venues—Wendy Harmer, Tim Flannery and Germaine Greer among them—but the shelves in the Dymocks bookshop tent in the gardens were packed with titles by authors less familiar to my non-Territorian eye, books by writers from Timor, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia—a mix which justifies Wordstorm's recent rebranding as the 'festival of Australasian writing'.
Ha'u Maka Lucas/I Am Lucas, which won first prize in the Timorese National Short Novel Writing Competition, for example, was stocked by the bookshop in its original Timorese edition, its author Teodosio Babtista Ximenes hoping to find Australian support for an English translation of his story, which is based on the removal of Timorese children from their families by the Indonesian army in the late 1970s. Nearby was the anthology of Indonesian work in translation, Reasons for Harmony, published by the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival.
The bookshop shelves were also full with poetry, fiction, nonfiction, plays and anthologies by Aboriginal authors from around the country, including Marie Munkara, Yvette Holt, Wesley Enoch, Lionel Fogarty, Lorraine McGee-Sippel, Philip McLaren, Marcia Langton, Melissa Lucashenko and Margaret Kemarre (M K) Turner—several of whom appeared at the Indigenous Writers and Educators conference which ran as part of the festival on 12 and 13 May at Charles Darwin University.
From this overwhelming mix, I came away with Ali Cobby Eckermann's book of poetry little bit long time (Picaro Press), a collection that's direct, personal, moving and beautiful; the anthology Fishtails in the Dust: Writing from the Centre (Ptilotus Press), which includes some of the poems from Eckermann's collection among short stories and other works by a range of Central Australian writers; Terra, a bilingual English/Indonesian anthology of work by writers who have appeared at Wordstorm between 2004 and 2006, edited by festival director Sandra Thibodeaux; and M K Turner's Iwenhe Tyerrtye: What It Means to Be an Aboriginal Person (IAD Press), which was launched at the festival. Opera soprano Deborah Cheetham read from a section of Turner's book in a panel on 'Home, Land, Homeland', emphasising the importance of words to human identity: 'Words makes things happen. Words makes us alive… That's how I got taught these things, how I've learned through out my life, how I've always seen the world, how I understand it, and how and what in all those ways life has always been.' Continue reading


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Sydney Swans red-hot in putting Carlton Blues to the sword
GOALS Sydney: Franklin 6, Reid 4, Goodes 2, Parker 2, Rohan, Lloyd, McVeigh, Malceski. Carlton: Henderson 2, Everitt, Johnson, McLean, White, Bell.
BEST Sydney: Franklin, Kennedy, Reid, McGlynn, Parker, Jack, McVeigh Carlton: Murphy, Gibbs, Simpson
UMPIRES Mollison, Rosebury, Harris.
At half time, Sydney were in the midst of a red-hot contest, their hopes of equalling a club record of 12 consecutive wins on the line, against a Carlton team taking the game up to the flag favourites.
The Blues were on, their spirits lifted further by Blaine Johnson's first goal in league footy on the half-time siren, which resulted in every single Blue mobbing the third-gamer.
But half an hour later the Swans, with another herculean performance by Lance Franklin, had slammed the door shut on the Blues and in doing so had sounded out an ominous warning to Hawthorn before the clash of the two heavyweights in a fortnight's time.
The Swans, victorious over the Blues by 71 points, have played some breathtaking football this year but they may have set a new benchmark on Saturday night.
In 35 minutes of near flawless football, the Swans piled on 10 goals, yes 10, to reaffirm their status as the team to beat for this year's flag.
Worryingly for their rivals, the Swans still have Kurt Tippett, Rhyce Shaw Dan Hannebery to return in the run into September.
Buddy was in the thick of things again, of course, this time with a bag of six, including five in the Swans' blistering third term.
Franklin had been quiet in the first half, held goalless and limited to only five possessions by Michael Jamison, but was unstoppable once the Swans clicked out of their slumber.
There was simply nothing Franklin could not do. If he was not banging them through from 60 out, he was jagging them on the run from the boundary line or killing the Blues in the air.
When he is on song it's almost as if his opposition are the Washington Generals, called in just so Franklin can do his thing.
As dominant as Franklin was, however, Sam Reid could have mounted a strong case to press the superstar for best-on-ground honours based on his first three quarters.
Whereas Franklin reigned when the Swans were on top, Reid shone when the contest was at its fiercest in the first half, kicking two vital goals to keep the Blues at bay.
Reid finished the night with four goals but, of equal importance, appears to have regained the sticky mits that make him such a powerful contested mark.
With Tippett likely to come back in a fortnight, Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson, missing Brian Lake and Josh Gibson, faces close to mission impossible to find the manpower to quell Sydney's star-studded forwards.
He will have no hope if the Swans midfield dominates in the manner they did in the third term against the hapless Blues, who managed just one behind.
Sometimes numbers do not paint the whole picture, in this case they did. The Swans won the possession count 110-57, were up 48-22 for contested possessions and 60-30 for the uncontested ball.
It translated to a lop-sided inside 50 count of 17-3 and turned a half-time lead of seven points to 70 by the last change.
Not surprisingly, the likes of Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Jarrad McVeigh and Kieren Jack held sway, aided by Mike Pyke, who turned in arguably his best game of the year.
The pyrotechnics of the second half were in marked contrast to the first two quarters when the Blues, led by Marc Murphy and Bryce Gibbs, provided stiff resistance.
The Blues matched the Swans in intensity and hung tough though what happened after half time provided a reality check for where the once mighty club sits.
Carlton's forward thrusts were rare, though they forced some uncharacteristic errors from Ted Richards and Heath Grundy but failed to make the Swans pay.
The Blues, not lacking in endeavour, were able to trap the ball in their forward 50 for long periods in the second term but for little reward, whereas the Swans were able to capitalise on Carlton's lapses in concentration.
For example, the Blues controlled much of the play in the first 15 minutes of the quarter but had just one goal, to Simon White, for their efforts. The Swans, through Reid, jagged two in a minute from their next two forward 50 entries, blowing the margin out to 19 points.
The Blues fought their way back into the game admirably but were to have no answer to what came after half-time.
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If it were STAT and Novak, I'd do it. Not a reactionary comment in regard to Novak, BTW, I just think that he's not likely to fit the mould with Woodson.
● Are the Lakers legit about this though?
Where do Amar'e, D12 and Kobe find a cognitive niché?
Surely Gasol returning to form (as well as being insured) is better than trying to fit in Amar'e considering Gasol's experience in LA and his diversity. If people have an issue with his defence, then they're not likely to enjoy the services of STAT.
I just can't see LA replacing what's considered a bad contract with a worse one that's uninsured. They'd be that much better off with 1 or multiple unwanted expiring contracts and focusing on the trio of Howard, Bryant and Nash, and from there adding what they can to their window of opportunity.
I give this a 1 in 100 chance of even being a remote possibility. The Lakers aren't that stupid, and we're not that lucky.


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World number two, Stacy Lewis wrapped up her third 2012 LGPA victory this past weekend by winning the Navistar LPGA Classic in Pratville, AL. Fresh off a T8 in the British Open and the filming of our new "FJ. The Mark of a Player" commercial spots, Lewis did not let the the travel and extra obligations distract her.
Opening with rounds of 66, 70, and 65 gave Lewis a two shot cushion heading into the final round. Lewis, using FJ LoPro Casual and StaSof, made an early bogey on the second hole but bounced back with birdies at the fifth and consecutive birdies at nine and ten to reach seventeen under par. A late birdie at the par-three sixteenth gave her a two stoke lead with two strokes to play. Stacy parred in giving her the title.
Lewis stated post round, "Winning never gets easier," adding, "I think it might have looked
easy out there but it was hard. Every shot was stressful, and I know on
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My wife Lynnea joined me on the final day of the convention, having a day pass for her participation in the live Godless Bitches broadcast in the evening. We had to get there by 9:00 in order to catch Jerry DeWitt's Easter Sermon, because Jerry rocks.
The first thing Jerry did was "call" Brother Sam Singleton, who popped up in a video, and berated Jerry for "waking him up" on a Sunday.
- Sam Singleton likes your photo.
- Sam Singleton: Goddamn atheists
- Russell Glasser: You pre-recorded your half, right?
- Sam Singleton: Brother Sam does not kiss and tell.
Then Jerry got down to the heart of his talk, telling about a time when Richard Dawkins heard him speak, and told him that he really enjoyed his "preacher act." Jerry, a minister for over 25 years, took (good natured) umbrage. He said, "What Dawkins doesn't know is, THIS is the real me. The calm, reasonable guy you usually see… THAT'S the act."
And then Jerry treated us all to the most amazing sermon we ever heard. He strode back and forth on the stage. He waved his arms. He shouted and he smiled. He said, "If God is a myth, what else do we have? If there is no eternal life, what do we have?" Then he told us what we have… boy did he tell us. We have relationships. We have connections. We have our partnership with and support for each other. And there was an awful lot of that support in the room.
Hemant "Friendly Atheist" Mehta did his talk next, noting: "I want to thank Dave Silverman for letting me speak, and curse Dave Silverman for making me follow Jerry DeWitt." Then he expanded on Jerry's theme more, speaking of building communities, and emphasizing the importance of bringing young people into the movement. Simply coming out as an atheist, says Hemant, is the most important thing you can do to model behavior for the next generation.
A.C. Grayling came up, with what was billed as the keynote speech for Sunday. Now, I don't really know if the guy with a doctorate in philosophy was the smartest person in the room, but I swear that melodic British accent that he shares with Richard Dawkins would make it sound like it was unlocking the deepest secrets of life, even if he was just reading his bloody grocery list.
And he was, in fact, expounding a fair bit on the meaning of life ("It's what you make it," he said… but then again, so did an Iguana in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe) as well as morality ("Under no circumstances should you do unto others as you would have them do unto you, because they might not like it!") and the history of atheism in general.
As I was periodically checking the #aacon13 hashtag on my phone, I caught this gem from @markdemonbreun:
I really needed a break at this point, so I went out and ran into Dave Silverman. Both Lynnea and our local atheist friend Deb wanted a picture with Dave. I asked Dave to make his famous Reddit Face for Lynnea, but he misunderstood me. Lynnea got a nice, friendly smile, while Deb — with no idea what was going on — was treated to a top notch "Who the hell are you?" look. So Deb is the one who gets her picture posted! (with permission)
Oh, and our new buddies at the nearby Compass 120 table gave some of us Austinites free shirts!
Lynnea and I caught up with the atheist art show, featuring many excellent sketches of famous scientists and prominent atheists. Also, by happy coincidence, I found that one of the paintings was along the same theme as the t-shirt I was wearing. Behold: Russell's Teapot in stereo!
After bouncing around a bit, I found Matt, Beth, and JT Eberhard hanging out together. They were just about to hit the hotel's fajita buffet, and Lynnea and I got to tag along. I have had my butt soundly kicked by JT at Street Fighter in the past, during Lousy Canuck's game-a-thon fundraiser, but this is the first time I've ever had the pleasure of meeting him. We shared some quality time together.
…And you know what I just realized? Sunday was a really big day. I thought I could finish recapping the convention in three posts, but I think it's time to accept that it will take a fourth (plus a fifth wrap-up post about community issues).
Next time, I'll recap individual speeches by David Tamayo, Edwin Kagan, Ophelia Benson, Cristina Rad, Teresa MacBain, and a very special live episode of Godless Bitches. Woot!


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DAY 3.5; WEDNESDAY 2/12/12; Somewhere in between Carson and Fresno; 3:00pm Local Time
When you work in professional soccer, travel is simply part of the job.
Less than 24 hours after the LA Galaxy returned from Mexico City, it was time for me to hit the road again, this time the destination is Fresno in Central California where USL PRO side LA Galaxy II will play their inaugural match against the Fresno Fuego on Thursday at Chukchansi Park. The match will be followed up two days later, when the Galaxy first team will take on the archrival San Jose Earthquakes in the first-ever Central California Cup.
Before we look ahead to Fresno, it's important to reflect on the events of the Galaxy's final day in Mexico City
Prior to their 2-1 defeat to Liga MX side Pumas UNAM in a closed-door scrimmage at Estadio Universitario, Galaxy forward Landon Donovan had a chance to meet with Earl Anthony Wayne, the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and present him with a team-signed LA Galaxy kit. Wayne, an avid soccer fan in his youth and an aide to all American sports teams that make the trek to Mexico, admitted that it was an honor to have a chance to interact with the Galaxy.
"Whenever there are American athletes in Mexico, my office tries to be supportive because we see the exchange that takes place between teams and athletes as a way to build understanding between our two countries," Wayne told LA Galaxy Insider. "Sports cross borders and I hope that the LA Galaxy and Pumas have bonded, and can have a long standing relationship together."
The game of soccer is not a mystery for Wayne who was a former defender –he describes himself as being 'not too fast but having a good leg' –in his youth while also serving as a coach on his children's soccer teams.
The presentations did not stop there as the LA Galaxy Foundation and Herbalife Family Foundation presented a $25,000 donation to Fundación Por Niños de la Calle. And according to Galaxy club President Chris Klein, the chance to further bonds with Herbalife while also giving the first team a valuable lesson ahead of the 2014 slate was critically important.
"We gained a lot. On the soccer side, we're still in the preseason and we played against a tough opponent which is valuable. But we were also able to do things with Herbalife in connection with Pumas UNAM that were extremely valuable to us as a club," Klein told LA Galaxy Insider. "Plus the chance to meet the Ambassador and further our relationships with him was extremely important to us."
With the Mexico City trip concluded, the focus turns to the USL PRO side that, following a training session in the morning, made the three and-a-half hour trip to Fresno on Wednesday. The trip up the scenic Highway 99 will likely be duplicated by the first team when they depart for Central California later in the week.
Thursday's match will serve as our first official look at the players on LA Galaxy II, which is expected to have a roster made up of members of LA's first team, Galaxy Academy players as well as other signings. In Fresno, they'll face a Fuego side that finished a top the USL Premier Developmental League's Southwest Division last season.
We'll have plenty more coverage on LA Galaxy II's first match ahead of Thursday.
Stay tuned…
Adam Serrano is the LA Galaxy Insider. Read his blog at LAGalaxy.com/Insider and contact him at email@example.com


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"Step in, Sit Down, Chill The Heck Out" — I said that
She speculated that perhaps WordPress had ordered the removal of what those who are observant as she is will recall as the original tagline:
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There have been few Fire players that began their career with the club better than striker Diego Chaves did to start the 2011 season. The Uruguayan became the first player in Fire history to score in each of his first three regular season matches for the club and tallied four goals inside his first six appearances.
A few shots off the woodwork and some excellent goalkeeping kept the Uruguayan from increasing his total and Chaves eventually saw his starting role disappear in mid-summer as Fire interim head coach Frank Klopas turned to the Ghanaian tandem of Dominic Oduro and Patrick Nyarko up top.
Still a valuable member of the side, Chaves' 80th minute insertion in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Chivas USA proved genius as the striker perfectly slotted Nyarko into the box before the speedy attacker set up Oduro's 85th minute winner.
"I had a good feeling putting Diego in because I felt we needed someone that was able to hold the ball, said Klopas Monday. "He has that ability and also the ability to make very good passes. He can draw attention from defenders, he can go by people but he also can slip that pass to someone else. He made a big play for us."
Though his goal count may not be where he'd like, Chaves was vital in gaining the team points early in the season and while it may be overlooked, his game winner in a scrappy 1-0 victory at Rochester on June 28 helped propel the team to its MLS-record sixth U.S. Open Cup Final.
Chaves, who hasn't started a match since the 1-1 draw at Chivas USA on July 2 was pleased to make the most of his time in the victory. Down a man for more than a half, his contribution on Saturday's winner helped keep the team's playoff hopes alive.
"It was a good feeling stepping on the field again for more than a few minutes," he said. "It was a good moment for me to get in for a bit more time and I think I took advantage of the opportunity on the goal. I don't have frustration. I do what I love so I can never get frustrated. It's hard not always playing but I'm working hard, I want to do what I can to help the team and we'll see what happens next."
A former U.S. international, Klopas understands the frustration of being in and out of a lineup and praised Chaves for his continued effort and positive approach to the game.
"Like anyone I think there are players that want to be on the field playing. Diego has handled it well because I look at his attitude in training and he still gives 100 percent. He's a guy that hasn't given up and when he's called upon he wants to make a difference. That's the important thing."
With the Fire Reserves visiting FC Dallas Tuesday morning, Klopas pointed to the value of bringing back the Reserve league in keeping players like Chaves fresh for first team action.
"The Reserve League has been very important for us. Players still get games, stay in form and it's important not just from a fitness standpoint but one of confidence, they gain both and then they're ready to play when they're call upon. Diego was ready on Saturday in part because of the time he's seen int hose games."
With a 5-1-1 record (16 pts), the Fire currently lead second place Houston by four points in the MLS Reserve League's Central Division and a win Tuesday morning in Dallas could bring the side to the brink of the cash prize that comes with winning their section of the league.
Chaves echoed Klopas' positive comments regarding the Reserve League's benefit for players and affirmed that the team did have its eye on taking the division title.
"It's helped me and its good for players that aren't getting regular season time. There's a title still up for dispute and prize money involved so we're looking to take advantage of it."
Jeff Crandall is the Team Writer for the Chicago Fire. Follow him on Twitter @JefeCrandall.


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Pages Up for Adoption > Nepalese Trekking Peaks > Imja Tse (Island Peak) > Climber's Log
Imja Tse (Island Peak) Climber's Log
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|1st on summit !
Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2009
|06:00AM on top waiting for sun, thanks to Makalu, we had to wait another 30minutes to get sunshine in to our faces :)
We did it with my friend Rene together with Lopsang Sherpa and Vidji Sherpa.
|Posted Jan 21, 2010 12:18 pm
|island peak
|dec 2008
|Posted Dec 16, 2009 12:08 am
|All expedition members on the summit - Guiding
More Pictures of the Island Peak ascent
|Posted Nov 30, 2009 7:36 pm
|Rafa Bartolome
|Great day
Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2009
|It was my first 6000m in a hard day from base camp. The views from the summit and the final ridge were impressive. We went a group of 5 people and all of us reached the summit. For two of us was the highest peak in our life...at moment. A day to remember long time.
|Posted Nov 11, 2009 6:55 am
|Normal route
|Very long day with all the deep snow, reached the summit at 11 am , watched avalanche after avalanche on lothse and the surrounding peaks as we moved up the summit ridge..
|Posted Jun 21, 2009 3:41 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 24, 2009
|Nice climb in perfect weather!
|Posted Jun 15, 2009 7:30 pm
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2008
|Left BC (5100m) at 2:30am, topped out at 8:24am after a bit of a bottle neck at the base of the face (my personal little Hillary Step). Great views and just a week after Mera.
I'll be back Nepal!!!
|Posted Feb 18, 2009 5:40 pm
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2008
|Amazing amazing climb. We trekked the Annapurna Circuit to acclimate, then back to Kathmandu, then Lukla, etc.. Blue ice on the fixed lines, a spectacular summit ridge, and some strong wind on the descent. The only party on the mountain. Overall a beautiful climb with amazing views. After 30 days in Nepal, I came home over 15lbs lighter!
|Posted Dec 13, 2008 3:10 pm
|A very different Imja Tse
Date Climbed: May 9, 2008
|A fun, interesting and challenging climb! The mountain was totally different from last fall and we hit both rock and blue ice on the slope. The weather was crap but the snowfall stopped for a minute for our summit pictures. I'll go back...
|Posted Jul 22, 2008 9:58 pm
|Normal route
Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2007
|Started (with my wife) at 2am and summited at 9h30am. First 6000m
It was a very nice trek in Khumbu (3 weeks) and ended by a 6000m.
Pictures: http://imageevent.com/sebloy/asie/nepal/07khumbu
|Posted May 28, 2008 4:44 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2007
|Wow - What a climb! Started from high camp at 3:30 a.m. Reached the summit a little bit later than planned but enjoyed the summit in bright sunshine, a clearblue sky and no wind at all. No other people except from my dear friend/guide Saran was there. It was so beautiful & peacefull. Absolutely fantastic!
|Posted Jan 8, 2008 4:54 am
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2007
|Start from Base Camp at 2 o'clock night and summit at 7-30. Climbed in duo with Samduk Dorje Tamang (Everest 2-times summiter). We are first atop in this day. About 15 people was summited after.
Very strong wind on summit ridge.
|Posted Dec 5, 2007 6:45 pm
|Imja Tse
Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2007
|My first real peak which was more than 4000m high so it was really rewarding expirience.
|Posted Apr 27, 2007 8:16 am
|Great adventure.
Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2003
|Attempted to climb Imja Tse as a grand finale to a trek to the Everest Base Camp with a good friend and a guide. Unfortunately a change in the weather meant we didn't make it to the summit but the whole trip was still fantastic and a good ending to the 5 months I spent in Nepal doing volunteer work.
|Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:11 pm
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2006
|Been there again, but two times is enough. All 4 of my group made it, no wonder after 19 days of acclimatisation including Mera Peak and Amphu Laptsa.
|Posted Oct 30, 2006 2:25 pm
|Normal Route
|Too sick and not able to climb the last meters but a great scenery.
|Posted Oct 21, 2006 8:32 am
|viking climber
Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2005
|Climbed the normal route, one push from base camp. Perfect day, clear and sunny. Used fixed ropes after the glacier.
|Posted Sep 2, 2006 11:12 am
Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2002
|...so difficoult as I thought (normal route), but a very windy day!
|Posted Mar 24, 2006 12:46 pm
|Samuli Mansikka
|Route Climbed: South-East Flank/South-West Ridge (Normal route) Date Climbed: October 8th 2005
|Climbed Island Peak with Mr. Tuomas Sovijärvi to acclimitize ourselves for Ama Dablam climb.
Did not establish high camp but climbed from the base camp to the summit with a single push.
No fixed ropes on the head wall but the conditions were near perfect for rope-free climbing.
Photos: www.samulimansikka.com
|Posted Jan 7, 2006 7:09 am
|climber martin
|Route Climbed: Normal route Date Climbed: October 2005
|This peak is too popular and can become dangerously busy in October. Despite this we had perfect conditions and snow conditions and we felt great on the summit. For a less busy peak of comparable grade (perhaps a little bit harder) try nearby Lobuche East.
|Posted Jan 2, 2006 2:56 pm