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1) My expectations are never low enough & 2) Incompetence is infinite ........David Brooks
Most folks are not likely to have a bucket truck to clear trees and damaged wires, or a bulldozer or loader to scoop debris, or a dump truck to haul it away, or a big hole in the ground to put it in. Many folks lack even the physical ability to scoop and haul debris even to the curb. That is what collective help is for. When you are up to your armpits in crap and crud it often doesn't matter if that help comes from the City, the County, the State, the Red Cross, the church, the neighbors, or the Feds. You just need help. At times it is the human condition. And sometimes the immensity of the problem is greater than even the best prepared reasonable human can cope with.
Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
The whining. Well, I sat here in calm dry Texas when Katrina hit and watched half the nation belittle the poor people on the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans. Much of that nastiness came from the far superior, wealthier, more urbane and sophisticated parts of the nation than the poor shrimp catching gulf coast.
What "post tropical cyclone Sandy" - not a Hurricane - proves is that disaster can hit and help can be needed anywhere. Ask anybody from Joplin.
By the way, has anybody noticed in the news that the much higher deductibles (up to 15% or 20% of full value instead of lower dollar amounts) in insurance policies for hurricanes compared to windstorms cannot apply after Sandy because it wasn't classified a hurricane when it came on shore.
Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
This takes you full circle back to PGs note re municipal authorities with no common sense and Don's re some things that can be done to improve the situation.
I am familiar with the stupid building on the Jersey shore- I was born in NJ and have seen areas wiped out by 50s and 60s storms repaired and rebuilt more than once in my lifetime.
So I've got little to no sympathy for the folks living in those places- at some point my patience for stupid just runs out. The photos of much of the Toms River damages show many, possibly most of the damaged properties were recently built or rebuilt- the typical beach McMansions and second homes built with funny money that fueled the greed of local developers who usually either control or heavily influence city govts in such places. Its striking that none of these newer ones were built elevated which would have prevented complete destruction by minor flooding. Building elevated has been SOP in many coastal regions of the US for decades and while not a guaranteed way to survive major surges, does mitigate or eliminate damage in smaller ones. Here in NC, more than one of my friends has described watching storms wreck docks and flood their property, but not flood or destroy the house simply because they either built it raised or raised their existing older one from its former low foundation.
When I was a kid, most folks second place at the beach, if they had one, was minimalist and wouldn't ruin them economically if it got destroyed. Somehow, we morphed from that into the mini-hotels folks build today- a fact made possible by the "no equity" requirements for financing that created a lot of the 2008 crash...
The folks in most of NYC and elsewhere are a very different story- much of that hasn't suffered any similar damage in a long time if ever so wasn't built in an era when such risks were understood. Got sympathy for them - some no doubt getting their first lesson about the complete dependency and vulnerability of living in an urban environment. Basic survival when infrastructure is obliterated is a lot simpler in rural situations. Water, fuel and food are all going to be more readily available and one doesn't have to hike 10 stories up and down just to go anywhere.
As such, disaster relief is fairly new part of our federal government and, as we know, many folks want less government. The future of agencies like FEMA will be interesting.
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1) My expectations are never low enough & 2) Incompetence is infinite ........David Brooks
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1) My expectations are never low enough & 2) Incompetence is infinite ........David Brooks
"You can do good or you can do well. Sooner or later they make you choose." MI5
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Just a quick note regarding rebuilding. Some anti-stupid is built into Federal law. This country does not have private insurance companies willing to free-market insure against floods. So we have a system of National Flood Insurance. If you own a home constructed prior to the identification of a flood hazard area (typically 1974) there is a subsidized premium rate for insurance. If you own a home built after the area was identified as prone to flooding you pay a much higher unsubsidized rate.
The kicker comes that as urbanization and impervious surfaces occupy more and more drainage area, areas subject to flooding grow larger. As sea level rises and coastal wetlands get destroyed the same thing happens. Many people who live in designated areas don't get insurance. But lots of folks get flooded for the very first time ever in areas not yet designated as subject to flooding. The former are stupid. The latter are unlucky or misled.
As for rebuilding, the Feds have addressed that too. There are "model" regulations for localities to adopt. If they don't adopt regulations that meet these minimum standards the entire jurisdiction is ineligible to purchase flood insurance. There are almost no such places.
One of the minimum standards addresses rebuilding. If a structure is "substantially damaged", defined as damage equal to 50% of its pre-damage value the owner has three choices: elevate the structure above the defined flood level, flood proof the structure so it won't be damaged in a future flood, or tear it down. If a locality does not adopt and enforce this standard the entire jurisdiction is ineligible for flood insurance.
You might (or might not) be amazed at how many flood victims fight the insurance company to get their damage reduced to 48% or 49% instead of a much higher value the insurance company originally determined the loss to be.
Some localities refuse to play this game and require independent third-party estimates in order to get a building permit if the value is close. Those jurisdictions then have nasty "bureaucrats" and awful regulations when the name calling starts. Some employees actually survive the calls for their firing when the elected officials get involved.
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Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
Water, fuel & food are easier for me in a rural area in time of disaster. Hmmm. I've had the power off a couple of times, once for a long time & I can assure you that due to the low density of population it makes little news for others. My nephew was out of power for over 6 weeks & I promise not one of you knew about it & he tried real hard to get the attention of the power company for a long time.
Until I got on city water 2-3 years ago I was elec. power dependent as the pump was electric. My food comes on a truck like everybody else in the USA other than our being heavily into a freezer full of food from our gardening-it spoils when there's no power. Whats a bigger deal-me/my family out of food on my farm or an apt. building out of food? Fuel such as wood is handy & as long as I have a stick of wood we'll never be cold but AC takes electric for me same as the urban crowd. Again I'm here in my lonesome on this hill & We'll never make the news based on weather. The story is too small & logically so.
I really think my point is that we are all dependent on the power company & the urban areas are simply harder to clean up based on population density. Plus , mass transit is diff. than me & my truck kinda notion. My road is private & the rock,maintenance & so on is on me. Was the same when I had 58 trees on my road too. In the city you wait for the "other guy to come with a saw", logically so. Then again, nobody has ever come to my rescue in spite of several bad ice storms and a tornado this summer-excepting the linemen that restored our lines in the ice storms it's been, as they say "me, myself & I". FEMA was all for the ones with no insurance near me, my money came from my policies. Fact is we are very lucky as our home has been quite livable in spite of some hard times-I sure do feel for those that have a pile of rubble where their home used to stand. Now that's when you need a boost.
Yes and no. Urban America has more interdependancies than rural and small town America. Rural folk hop in their car or truck or motorcycle seat and go someplace. There are few others involved. Maybe the guy at the gas station. In parts of urban America folk depend on the cab driver, then the conductor and other subway or railroad folk. If the power goes out rural folk can still drive somewhere. If the traffic signal at a major (12 lane combined) intersection goes out drivers have a problem. That is likely to require a police officer, a signal technician, and maybe an electrician. Hopefully not, but all too often an ambulance or wrecker too. In the country, when the old familiar stop sign blows down most folk just stop anyway. A few of us would call the county guy to let him know.
For 12 years I lived in the service area of a certain Rural Electric Cooperative that had far more than its share of power outages. I gave up setting the digital clocks or VCR or microwave because it was a rare day I could come home not to find them blinking zeros at me. Most were brief, but after any ice storm power was at risk, maybe for a long time. That is when and where I bought my generator to keep the furnace and refrigerator running when we didn't have power in and after an ice storm. When we moved to Texas and made some minor improvements here, I went out of my way to ensure that the house would stay warm with or without electricity. Dark we can handle. Cold is harder to deal with.
The nearest real grocery store is 53 miles from our house. We don't run to the store daily, or even weekly. While I would not claim that we have stockpiled food, like most folks a long way from the store, we tend to keep a lot, and a variety on hand. We probably won't go back for a couple of weeks. Purely by accident we could go a month or so and not run out of food.
The house is 25 miles one direction and 53 miles the other direction from the nearest gas pump. We always fill up before heading home regardless of what is in the tank. People sometimes miscalculate at the most inopportune times. Some, after a bit of a walk, wind up knocking looking for gas. I keep about 10 gallons on hand and refill when I am down to 5 gallons. That won't run my generator for a lot of total hours, but I can periodically fire it up and run the refrigerator for a time and shut it back off. It stays cold for many hours without needing to run. While it is running we can hit the internet to see what is happening out in the rest of the world. Since we have three cars and about 7 motorcycles on the premises, I could usually find a lot of gas if I had to.
We work off the top half or so of our propane tank. If it hits much below half we get it filled. A service interruption of even a few months wouldn't shut off the heat or the stove. We usually use the electric coffee maker, but still have the old enamel percolator to use on the stove if needed.
My nearest neighbor could have a sizable pile of garbage and I wouldn't know it - and vice versa. But in a dense urban area the accumulation of uncollected garbage in the alley or at the curb rapidly becomes a human health hazard. I have to deal with getting my garbage to the landfill. But in dense urban areas folks have no real choice but to depend on the sanitation workers to remove their garbage.
My water system relies on stockpiling rain water. When full I have more than a year's supply. That isn't for survivalist reasons, it is just the way water catchment works. You get it when it rains, you store it, you treat it, and you use it. Given the vagaries of rain in the desert, you catch and store all you reasonably can, when you can.
Where we live it is unlikely to flood the top of the hill in the desert. If it does I'm going to thumb a ride with Noah. We could be wiped out by a tornado, but even a wide three mile swath a huge 20 miles long might only hit less than a dozen properties. Finding shelter with friends would be simple. In contrast, in dense areas even a small disaster hits a huge number of people.
I could bore most of you with many more examples that make rural and urban America different. I won't.
So, my take is that things really are different in rural areas from what they are in dense urban areas. Not per se better or worse, but certainly different. We have many friends who couldn't stand to live where we live. And we couldn't stand to live where some of them do either. Rural folk put up with inconveniences, but other things seem to make it worth it.
And I was a City Planner / Community Development Director in urban areas for 32 years. Look where I moved when I retired.
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Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
Do you know that in today's world, that infrastructure would be wildly expensive and the only way to produce the electricity at market viable rates would be to expand an existing coal burning powerplant?. I would suggest that your "free electricity" is actually pretty expensive and, in reality, is now pretty much a flood control system that uses electricity production to defray some costs.
Based on that reality, any new hydro-electric project proposal is pretty much DOA since the mid 1980's. It's an industry that relies on a period of dam construction that stopped at the end of the New Deal era. That's a fairly long time ago.
BTW - the original turbines for those dams were likely built down in West Allis at the old Allis Chalmers Company. In the late 50's or early 60's, AC purchased S Morgan Smith in York, PA and became the largest US manufacturer of hydro-electric turbine systems. AC dissolved in the mid 1980's and the AC name was purchased by various companies a slapped on many other products.
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Paul G. your "preaching to the choir"! I grew up in town & agree with your yes's & no's. Was just making the point that my rural "dependencies are there too in amy rural lifestyle, just diff. now. You guys need to ride more what with all these "term paper length" Sandy writings!
If I'm not mistaken, some of the TVA projects you worked on are visible from the "tail of the dragon" in GA.
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1) My expectations are never low enough & 2) Incompetence is infinite ........David Brooks
I did need to fix a tire on my dirt bike - pesky thorn let the air out of the tube. That was one of the "projects". I also needed to fix the damper in the fireplace chimney after a stray cat fell down the chimney. Don't ask .... we have no idea.?
Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
Sorry to hear the impression your brother got doing work here. In the local newspaper have been MANY letters to the editors praising the work the out of state utility workers were doing. In conversations with other out-of-power people, no one I talked to had anything but GOOD to say about the workers and how fortunate we were that they were here to help. I suppose the bad-apples and whiners always make more of an impression then people who appreciate the work, so please pass on to your brother that the great majority of people in the area he was working in really do appreciate his work here. If we had known where they were being housed (only came out a day or so ago, after they left), I'm sure they'd have been deluged with home-baked goodies by people who had their power restored.
Some of the complaining may be due to this being a repeat of last years outages (I lost power for 7 days that time..) which the utility company claimed they were addressing. Most of the addressing was (and I'll quote the executive) "Telling the people they'll be without power for 7-10 days" - Last time they didn't tell us. This time they did - primarily on websites we couldn't access since we had no Internet (and the sites don't work on SmartPhones.) Not a big improvement IMHO. They did about nothing to address the actual infrastructure problems. I'm sure a lot of the bitching was about the local utility, not the workers trying to fix the mess.
As far as the old infrastructure. Yup. It's a problem. It's pretty much a two-fold problem.
- This area has been densely inhabited and had an extensive electrical grid since the early 1900's. There was also a large growth boom after WW-II when the grid was expanded more. ALL of it was on poles. There are lots of mature large trees in the area, in close proximity to the power lines (due to the density of the area, if you want green nearby, it will be fairly close to power lines.) While this storm didn't have really high winds (peaks around 80MPH, average 60MPH) - the length of time it had these winds and the area the winds were over was exceptional. This is what led to the majority of power failures.
- The local utility has power providers and power distribution companies. You can pick a power provider (ie - where the electricity comes from), but the distribution is run as a monopoly with regulated rates. Our local monopoly (JCP&L) was just (pre-Sandy) going to apply to the state to LOWER their distribution charges to the customers. Sounds great, but in actuality, the utility is running with ancient equipment (ask your brother - mention Thomas Edison and see if he spotted anything Edison probably designed..) and has little incentive to upgrade the equipment. Given the density and problems with trees, it would make sense to start moving the infrastructure under-ground in many areas (it can be a problem close to the ocean obviously) - but aside from zoning codes requiring this for new construction, they have no incentive to do this. After this storm damage is all totaled up - the consumer is going to end up paying for the repairs eliminating any financial incentive.
As far as the dumb people building in a danger zone like this? Well - for many, it wasn't a danger zone when they built. As Paul pointed out - runoff from building upstream has changed what were dry and safe neighborhoods into flooded and dangerous neighborhoods. We also have no storm of this immensity (as large as it was) in recorded history that hit the NJ shore dead on. Changing weather patterns are about the only way to explain that, but chicken/head/sand - people don't want to accept that.
We in the shore area aren't the only "dumb people" building in danger zones - the New Madrid fault in the center of the US has the potential to make Sandy look like a trifle when it shifts. Think of all of the western coast of the US - a moderately large earthquake in California will cause more and worse destruction then this storm did. And a large part of NY City was also under-water in areas that have never flooded before. Their underground utility infrastructure wasn't designed with this sort of flooding in mind (engineers try to have a crystal ball, but in this case, 50-100 years ago no one foresaw the flooding we just experienced.)
IMHO, there is almost no where in the US where you can live without some sort of risk due to weather or the environment. Volcanoes in HI and WA, sunamis in CA, WA, HI and Oregon. Mega-volcano in Yellowstone. Mudslides, massive forest fires in the west where Paul is. There are lots of us dumb people out here, being forced to live in certain areas if that's where you can find work. Life is dangerous - no one gets out alive.
Enough I guess - please do pass along my heartfelt thanks to your brother for helping out during the crisis here, and ask him to accept my apologies on behalf of the rude people that he encountered.
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Alburquerque begins long-tossing in Florida
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said Alburquerque, sidelined since last winter following elbow surgery, is throwing form about 150 feet.
"If he continues to progress, he should be cleared to resume throwing in the near future," Rand said.
Alburquerque remains on schedule, Rand said. If he can return anywhere close to last year's form, he would give the Tigers bullpen a boost with a high-strikeout arm for situational relief.
Berry completes six-year trek to big leagues
CLEVELAND -- Quintin Berry had to spent six-plus years in the Minors to get his first chance in the Major Leagues. His first hit, a bunt double, had just as interesting of a journey.
"I was just trying to get it past [Indians first baseman Casey] Kotchman on the ground," Berry said after Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Indians. "And I got it over."
The popup cleared Kotchman, but that was just the first part of the hit. Once the ball skipped past Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis, Berry was on base. Once Kipnis slipped trying to recover, Berry took off for second and ran into Kipnis, who was called for interference.
"That was just a messed up play," Kipnis said.
Said Berry: "I was just hoping it would get down. I didn't think it would get past him."
The play came hours after Berry arrived at Progressive Field from Triple-A Toledo, just an hour and a half by car to get to the big leagues at long last. It only felt like much longer than that.
"I was smiling all the way up here, and feeling like I was never going to get here," Berry said before making his big league debut on Wednesday against the Indians. "My wife was in the back. She had coffee and she was going, talking and smiling.
"It seemed like four or five hours. Every time somebody got in front of me, I was getting upset, trying not to go too fast."
Realistically, it was a six-year trip up to the big leagues for Berry, who was drafted in 2006 out of San Diego State. He bounced from the Phillies organization to the Padres and then to the Reds last year before signing with Detroit in the offseason.
He hoped that his speed and hitting would earn him a role with a hot start, but he couldn't have imagined getting a shot quite this soon. Austin Jackson's abdominal injury and potential trip to the disabled list created the need.
How long Berry stays depends on Jackson. If Jackson is ready to return by Friday, then Berry's role would seemingly be gone, rendering him the odd man out when Ryan Raburn returns from the bereavement list. If Jackson isn't ready by then, he could go on the disabled list, keeping Berry in the Majors for at least another week.
Once upon a time, Moyer a Tigers product
CLEVELAND -- Twenty years ago Thursday, Jamie Moyer signed with the Tigers. Doesn't ring a bell? That's because he wasn't the big league pitcher he is now, and he never made it to Detroit.
Twenty years later, it's the stuff of legend, because 1992 was the last season Moyer pitched without appearing in the Majors.
The left-hander was a 29-year-old finesse pitcher looking for a job after the Cubs released him at the end of Spring Training. The Tigers were looking for pitching depth at Triple-A Toledo after an injury opened a spot in the Mud Hens rotation. They called Moyer, who was waiting for a shot somewhere but took a shot in Toledo, not far from his then home in South Bend, Ind.
Moyer went 10-8 with a 2.86 ERA in 21 games, 20 of them starts, for the Hens. That included five complete games. He told the Toledo Blade's John Wagner years later that he learned lessons from that stint that helped him down the road, as well as picking up some much-needed confidence.
He did not earn a roster spot. With Frank Tanana still pitching in Detroit, the Tigers were reportedly reluctant to add another finesse lefty to their rotation. Both were gone by season's end.
Moyer signed with the Orioles that winter and went 6-0 at Triple-A Rochester to earn his opportunity in Baltimore. The rest is history.
Tigers struggling to cut down basestealers
CLEVELAND -- The Tigers have two of the stingier catchers in the league in terms of allowing stolen bases. However, not all stolen bases are on the catcher, which might explain some of the running going on lately.
Among American League teams, only the Angels had allowed more stolen bases this season than the Tigers entering Wednesday. Opponents had swiped 35 bases in 47 attempts (74.5 percent) on Detroit, compared with 39 steals in 50 attempts (78 percent) off the Angels.
Percentage-wise, Detroit is closer to the middle of the pack. Still, the number of attempts shows opponents seeking an opportunity.
The Indians stole three bases in as many attempts in Tuesday's series opener. Two of them came against starter Rick Porcello, who has allowed four steals in as many tries over his last three starts after giving up just three in his first six outings.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Michael Buble had the second highest selling album of 2011 with Christmas and it seems he's ready to recreate that holiday magic one more time.
The Canadian crooner gave Jimmy Fallon a preview of his next Christmas album called There's No Place Like Hum For The Holidays: Michael Buble Hums The Songs Of The Season.
Yes, the album is full of classics like "Jingle Bells," "Frosty The Snowman" and "Let It Snow," all hummed by Michael.
In the late night commercial, Michael dons a festive red blazer over a black turtleneck to belt out hits like "Silent Night."
There's even a duet with Dave Matthews that certainly can't be missed.
Michael can certainly hum, but whistling…well, maybe he can practice for his third Christmas album.
So what do you think, would you buy There's No Place Like Hum For The Holidays?
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Online court records show that a hearing is scheduled for Dec. 12 in state court.
A group of same-sex couples filed the lawsuit against a number of county clerks and the head of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration this year.
The couples are seeking a preliminary injunction and declaratory judgment barring the enforcement of a constitutional amendment that Arkansas voters approved in 2004. That amendment defines marriage as between a man and a woman.


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business executive at American Traffic
Solutions has been suspended after posing as a local resident
of Spokane on the company's website and newspaper websites, where he posted
comments supporting the red-light cameras that were placed in the Washington
American Traffic Solutions, which is based in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializes
in photo enforcement and
red-light camera contracting. The company has red-light cameras placed
throughout the United States, with one of the cities being Spokane, Washington.
Bill Kroske, the vice president of business development at American Traffic
Solutions, posed as a Spokane local on The
Spokesman-Review website. He posted comments encouraging the use of the
red-light cameras in Spokane provided by American Traffic Solutions.
From January through July of 2010, Kroske posted nine comments under the
username "Obie1" on the website. He would talk as if he was not
himself, but rather, a Spokane local that was happy with the red-light camera
issues. It was an attempt to promote business in that area for
American Traffic Solutions.
He would call red-light camera critics the "camera paranoia group"
and denounce those that didn't agree with their purpose.
"It is that same lack of common sense and emotional control that is found
in aggressive and dangerous driving," said Kroske in the forums when other
users disagreed with the use of red-light cameras.
Kroske also encouraged "safe drivers" to unite when a bill in the
legislature intended to cap red-light tickets, and even defended red-light
cameras when a user showed statistics that crashes increased at intersections with
red-light cameras in winter.
Kroske's last post was in July 2010 when another user blogged about Tim Eyman,
who sponsored a ballot measure to reduce the use of red-light cameras in
"I hope the safe drivers in Mukilteo will unite and support their police
department," said Kroske. "However, I would recommend we have an
initiative here too: one banning Eyman from ever moving to Spokane!"
But The Spokesman-Review isn't the
only website that Kroske was commenting on. A reporter for The Herald, of Everett, Washington, was covering the "Photo
Red" program. Kroske would comment on the articles under the username
"W Howard." According to The
Herald's editor, Neal Pattison, the username was linked to Kroske's company
e-mail, tracing the comments back to Kroske. Kroske never mentioned who he
really was.
According to American Traffic Solutions' Spokesman Charles Territo, Kroske was
very passionate about the company, but just went about it the wrong way by
posing as someone else for company promotion.
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By Hayden Wright
Prince fans scrambled to buy tickets for The Official Prince Tribute, a Celebration of Life and Music, which will take place October 13 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. So many diehards bought tickets the minute they became available that the show sold out almost instantly.
Related: Christina Aguilera, John Mayer & More to Perform at Prince Tribute Concert
It's easy to understand when you consider the lineup: Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan, John Mayer, Tori Kelly, Anita Baker, Doug E. Fresh, Luke James, Bilal, Mint Condition, Morris Day and the Time, Judith Hill and Liv Warfield. The once-in-a-lifetime tribute will pay respects to Prince's long and iconic career, in the city he called "home."
At face value, the tickets sold for prices between $19.99 to $152.50, though fans who bought from certain secondary vendors said going rates were as high as $275.95. Upwards of 18,000 fans will fill the stadium for the concert.


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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gnome3
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Done. Remember to visit https://extensions.gnome.org/ which is the best place to add and manage your extensions (I'm still half-struck with childlike wonder every time I activate an extension by clicking "on" on the website and my desktop changes appearance, it's amazing and addictive ). The Gnome shell settings tool (gnome-tweak-tool) is called "Advanced Settings" in menus, run it at least once to set up your new desktop.


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Scott Boras isn't known for caving in at times like these, but eventually Fielder will.
It just takes patience.
Scott Boras isn't known for caving in at times like these, but eventually Fielder will.
It just takes patience.
I think all the elements are there to make it a smart signing by the Jays.. It's hard to hear Jays management continually say that it isn't at this time.. If they think we can compete for the 2nd wildcard, how can they say that Fielder wouldn't push us over the top and make us legit contenders.. It's brutal to hear, when is the next time there will be another Fielder available? I think we'd be instant favorites if we made a reasonable offer, what other possible team that has the money to make an offer is even remotely as good a fit as the Jays are? I think we definitely could get back to being top 10 in attendance as soon as people realize the team is serious about making the playoffs.. Not even counting how many Canadian viewers would watch, that's a big market when you're the soul owner of the rights to broadcast every game.
There are too many positives to this deal than I can count.. 5 to 6 years when you're only DH'ing really isn't going to do that much damage on his knees.. How many games has he missed for the last 3-4 yrs? He's consistent.. Like Anthopoulos said when they signed Bautista, if you can't gamble on him, who can you gamble on? /rant
Plus, this team isn't as close as people think. Even if Rasmus, Lawrie, D'Arnaud, Snider all figure it out this year, you still have a big hole at 1B and a rotation full of question marks. There's a long way to go. Fielder would no doubt help but he doesn't by any stretch make them a playoff team.
Pretty sure we were like top 5 in runs scored last year, so that would only increase with Prince Fielder because you'd have no way around the top of our line up.. You'd have to pitch to them. Like I said, I think that would make up for any inconsistencies we have in our starting rotation. Romero is solid, Brandon Morrow has only been a full time starting pitcher for 2 years, and he had 200 strike outs last year.. He can dominate, and I think he'll definitely keep improving. Henderson Alvarez seems pretty solid and I don't think there's reason to question his ability, and I'm hearing really good things about Brett Cecil, I hear he's working his ass off and he definitely has something to prove this year (plus he lost close to 30 lbs this offseason), and Kyle Drabek is only a year removed from being a top prospect.. He has all the tools, and if he doesn't start right away, McGowan is my absolute favorite.. I love his stuff, and I think he could be huge for us if he is our starter.. I ultimately think he'll be the biggest surprise this year.
I think you're way off in saying Fielder doesn't make us a playoff team.. We competed with just about everyone last year, and with a better bullpen and a lot of added protection in our lineup, I don't think it's a stretch at all.
And btw, Beeston said like 2 days ago that they could sign him for the right price.. So.. Conflicting stories. I believe the Jays are still in it, and I'd like my hopes to continue right up until he signs with another team. I think the Jays are still on his short list and even if it is false hope, that's what my whole life has been as a Toronto fan. I would like it to stay that way until it can be replaced with real hope, thank you.
anhtopolous is a wordy guy, he'll breakdown the question asked and answer without giving up any valid info and then change the topic.
If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
the only way you are going to ever know if what anthopolous is saying is true. is if you break it down word for word.
If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
Jays have a serious bullpen now.. Cordero, Santos, Oliver, Frasor, Janssen, Villaneuva, Perez, and Litsch.. Will definitely help if our starters stumble. We also have like Magnuson, Farquhar, and even Joel Carreno who was great for us in his brief stint. It'll be interesting who gets taken off the 40 man, I think Alan Farina is recovering from Tommy John and will probably be placed on the DL.
bullpen is only going to help so much when our starters are giving up 5 runs a game.
facing detroit,texas,boston,new york, angels.
is going to be hell.
If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
We always compete with these teams, don't see how it will change. It's not like we have bad starters.. The talent is there.
Btw.. Update, Fielder to Detroit for reportedly 9 year, 214m contract, heard via sportsnet.
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As for the rotation, well, let's assume Romero doesn't digress and Morrow's anamolous BABIP with RISP resets at a reasonable level. That give you two legit #2 starters but no #1 shutdown guy. That leaves Brett Cecil (with velocity issues), Alvarez (~10 MLB starts), McGowan (huge question mark on durability), Kyle Drabek (can't find strikezone or miss bats), Jesse Litsch, Hutchison (maybe in September). That's a questionable rotation relying on a lot of things to go right.
Even if Lawrie and Rasmus give you another 6 WAR, I'm still struggling to see how this team competes (i.e. 95 wins) in the AL East with this rotation. Plus, the Yanks, Sox and Rays all got better this offseason. So did the Angels and Rangers.
Anyways, this is a pointless debate that can go on forever.. If we went by how well teams should do then Boston would have made the playoffs. Yankees are all getting old and their pitching is a question mark too.. They have rookies as well, and Burnett blows. Boston didn't improve much, plus they lost Scutaro for like nothing.. Dumb move. Also lost Francona, another dumb move. Boston isn't a stable team.. It looks good on paper, but doesn't mean they play as a team and can win as a team. Every team has question marks, but I'd rather look at what could go right instead of what could go wrong, they have a lot of talent, so it's not a stretch to think they can do well.
es, baseball is a definite individual sport. I mean sure there are guys who hit 5o homers and their team sucks, and there's pitchers who have career years and their teams still suck and...whoops,looks like there may be more team involvement than planned eh prime. boy, i thought for sure I had baseball all figured out. #extreme sarcasm #prime is going to get all angry at me and call me a douche
If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
To those of who are still high on Santos:
Note: The batter was Willie Bloomquist. Willie fking Bloomquist. Also look at the inning and the count.
One wild pitch..? The only thing the count tells me is that he got 2 outs and 2 strikes before he threw one bad pitch, who hasn't thrown a pitch like that.. He was trying to make Bloomquist chase and he threw it a little too wide, nbd. Idk why I'm even responding to this post.. Waste of time
That pitch was 77.3 inches from the center of the plate. Sergio Santos is 6"2 or 74 inches tall. That means he missed the strike zone by more than one him. Was he trying to get Willie to chase? Possibly. We can't tell for sure though.
Of course this is just one pitch but you can't help but wonder what really happened out there.
Do you honestly believe that was really 77.3 inches from the center of the plate? Can you look at that clip and honestly say that? Anyways, you see balls like that all the time if you actually watch games.. How about you find out where he was actually trying to throw the ball rather than center of the plate, because as you can see the pitch was supposed to be down and away judging by the catcher's glove. So he missed his spot by what, 20 inches, if that? that's like half an arm length, omg.. We should trade this guy, he is baaaaaad news.
Do you see where it bounced? For it to come back up that high after the bounce means that it must have bounced long before it reached the plate.
No offense but if you were a sniper I wouldn't feel comfortable with you covering for me.Get off your high horse. If you saw balls like that all the time then why the hell haven't you figured out how far they are from the plate? I want you to compare that pitch with this one and guess which one was actually further away.Anyways, you see balls like that all the time if you actually watch games..
Protip: stop with the sarcasm--you're horrible at it.How about you find out where he was actually trying to throw the ball rather than center of the plate, because as you can see the pitch was supposed to be down and away judging by the catcher's glove. So he missed his spot by what, 20 inches, if that? that's like half an arm length, omg.. We should trade this guy, he is baaaaaad news.
I never said anything about trading Santos nor did I say he was a bad player. "To those of you who are still high on Santos:" is a warning. I'm not saying that he can't be an effective closer, but I'm just not convinced he's tier one material, unlike you rabid Jays fans who believe Santos is the next coming of Christ.
If you actually took the time to read my post then maybe you'd understand. Reading comprehension is key.
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You're honestly just missing the whole point.. You can't judge it from the center of the plate because that's not where he was trying to throw the pitch. It was meant to be down and away. You're really going to try and say his glove is above 20 inches from the ground? C'mon, this is a joke, right?
I've never said anything about Santos so you can't really lump me into any category, I'll wait til I see him pitch for the Jays to decide whether or not I like the guy or not. Also, how would knowing the distance a ball is thrown from the center of the plate help me at all in life? Maybe if I had a reason to know it other than to argue about it online I might look into it, but I'm good for now, thanks.
Can you really say your point was clear through your two line post? My initial reaction was trolling, now I see that you just would like people to stop thinking this guy is the best, I get it, I do. My point though is, why bother? Let people think what they want, I'm not saying don't post things to show your point of view on the guy but be a little more open minded about it.
The bottom line is, I'd rather think about the positives of the Jays and be optimistic about the future than be angry and bitter that the Jays don't meet my current expectations.
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Raiders manage just 195 yards in defeat
COPPELL — When the Ryan backups stepped on the field late in contests earlier this season, it meant the Raiders were just waiting for time to expire before they collected a win.
But by the time Ryan's second-string players trudged onto the field, it was Coppell that had all but wrapped up the District 5-5A win on Friday night.
For the second straight season, Coppell held Ryan to just a field goal as the Cowboys picked up the 28-3 victory at Buddy Echols Field.
Ryan was held to a season-low 195 total yards.
"They're a good football team," Ryan head coach Joey Florence said. "There's no secret to it. They're a good defensive football team."
The loss drops the Raiders (6-2, 2-2) to third place in District 5-5A. Coppell players emptied a cooler on head coach Joe McBride in the game's final seconds as the Cowboys (7-1, 4-0) clinched at least a share of the district title.
Ryan could have clinched its 14th straight playoff berth with a win on Friday night, but the Raiders will now most likely need a win against Flower Mound in the final game of the regular season.
However, with Flower Mound's triple-overtime win against Flower Mound Marcus, Ryan is a full game ahead of Lewisville, Marcus and Flower Mound. Ryan's two district wins this season were against Marcus and Lewisville.
Friday's 25-point loss was Ryan's biggest margin of defeat since a 45-7 loss to Wichita Falls Rider in 2007. Ryan failed to pick up a first down in the second half.
"It wasn't nothing we haven't seen," senior Xavier Gray said of Coppell's defense. "I guess it was just a lack of execution on our part."
Ryan quarterback Mitchell Bridges completed seven of 14 passes for 90 yards. Ryan was held to 105 rushing yards, led by senior Tyrone Williams' 68 yards.
"I think it's all about that," McBride said of stopping the rushing attack. "I think football is about stopping the run and trying to make an offense predictable. Every week we play, I just try to do everything we can to stop the run."
Senior Gavin McDaniel led the Cowboys with eight carries for 144 yards and a touchdown. McDaniel also had a 54-yard touchdown reception, his only catch of the night.
On Coppell's first play from scrimmage, McDaniel took a handoff and sprinted down the left sideline for a big 61-yard run.
A few plays later, McDaniel scored on a seven-yard run to put the Cowboys ahead 7-0 with 5:17 left in the first quarter.
After Coppell forced Ryan to punt on the ensuing possession, Coppell added to its lead when junior quarterback Skyler Bonneau found McDaniel wide open in the Ryan secondary for a 54-yard touchdown reception.
Ryan had an opportunity to score a touchdown but was forced to settle for a 25-yard field goal by Marc Orozco. Orozco attempted a 40-yard field goal later in the quarter, but it was blocked by Coppell's Solomon Thomas.
Thomas is ranked as the third-best defensive end in the Class of 2014 by Rivals.com.
The most interesting play of the first half occurred midway through the second quarter.
Ryan was trailing 14-3 and initially seemed to recover a fumble at the Coppell 15-yard line on third-and-15. However, the referees talked among themselves for a while before calling a 15-yard facemask penalty on Ryan, giving Coppell an automatic first down.
"We did have the fumble recovery," Florence said. "Yep."
Regardless of the call, Ryan's offense failed to find any success against Coppell, a theme that resounded in last year's 21-3 loss to the Cowboys.
For the second straight year, Ryan's playoff hopes will come down to the final week after a loss to Coppell.
"They came to play," Ryan senior defensive end J.T. Williams said. "They wanted it more than us. Like Coach Flo said, this game didn't affect us and next week does. We're just going to get after it and go beat Flower Mound."
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Coppell 28, Ryan 3
CP — Gavin McDaniel 7 run (Adam Centers kick)
CP — Gavin McDaniel 54 pass from Skyler Bonneau (Adam Centers kick)
DR — Marc Orozco 25 FG
CP — Connor Williams 6 pass from Skyler Bonneau (Adam Centers kick)
CP — Brandon Rice 7 run (Adam Centers kick)
First Downs
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Rushing — CP: Gavin McDaniel 8-114, Brandon Rice 11-42, Charles West 10-20, Parker Wilson 2-17, James McCrae 5-14, Skyler Bonneau 5-12, Myles Paschal 1-4, Team Stat 2--2, DR: Tyrone Williams 14-68, Maurice Gordon 5-28, Shomari Cann 3-7, Mitchell Bridges 7-3, Team Stat 1--1.
Passing — CP: Skyler Bonneau 8-9-0-111, DR: Mitchell Bridges 7-14-0-90, Tony Caballero 0-1-0-0.
Receiving — CP: Gavin McDaniel 1-54, Deion Foster 1-21, Josh Fink 1-14, Blake Mahon 2-8, Obi Obialo 1-6, Connor Williams 1-6, Parker Wilson 1-2, DR: Reilly Martinez 2-44, Xavier Gray 2-29, Trent Willis 3-17.


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Rob Gronkowski may finally make his long-awaited 2013 debut Sunday when his New England Patriots take on the rival New York Jets. Gronkowski's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, reportedly texted multiple media outlets that "Rob Gronkowski has now been cleared by all his doctors to play Sunday in the Jets game."
ESPN.com, Pro Football Talk and the NFL Network all released that news at approximately the same time Friday morning. The team has yet to announce whether or not Gronkowski will play on Sunday.
Gronkowski's status has been up in the air for what feels like an eternity; though he has been practicing with the Patriots for several weeks now, Gronkowski has yet to make a game appearance for the 5-1 team. That situation reportedly led to some "resentment" toward Gronkowski within the Patriots' locker room. (QB Tom Brady later dismissed the notion that teammates were upset with Gronkowski's continued absence.)
The 24-year-old tight end struggled with a back injury this offseason (he missed an entire season in college due to similar problems) and had to go under the knife multiple times in hopes of repairing the forearm he fractured last season. The repair process was halted by post-surgery infections in the arm, and subsequent clean-up surgeries kept Gronkowski on the sideline throughout the preseason.
The Patriots avoided starting the season with him on the PUP list, though, which would have forced him to sit out the first six weeks of the season. They did so with the obvious hope that Gronkowski would make his debut before now, in Week 7. He was "50-50" to play as far back as Week 3 against Tampa Bay but opted on multiple occasions not to roll the dice.
Though the Patriots have found ways to win without him, Gronkowski immediately would step in and become Brady's top available target again. Through six games, Julian Edelman has led New England with 41 catches. Rookies Kenbrell Thompkins (21 receptions) and Aaron Dobson (19) are behind him, followed by injury-plagued receiver Danny Amendola (16). The most productive tight end to this point has been Michael Hoomanawanui with a mere eight receptions.
Contrast that number with the 106 combined catches Gronkowski and ex-Patriot Aaron Hernandez made in 2012, despite missing a total of 11 games between them, and it's easy to see how much different the New England attack may look with Gronkowski in the lineup. A two-time Pro Bowler, Gronkowski has averaged 62.3 catches over his three NFL seasons, and he has scored double-digit touchdowns every year. In fact, he led the league in touchdowns in 2011 with 17.
A healthy Gronkowski also should provide a boost to the Patriots' up-and-down run game. At an athletic 6-foot-6 and 265 pounds, Gronkowski has become one of the team's top blockers -- Pro Football Focus rated him as the No. 4 run-blocking tight end in football last season.
The Patriots also will welcome any emotional boost Gronkowski's return can provide. They have scrapped through the first six weeks of the season, with four of their five wins coming by seven points or less. Wins the next two weeks over the Jets and Dolphins, would secure their stranglehold on the AFC East.
And with Gronkowski finally ready to return, the Patriots may again look like a legitimate threat to make a Super Bowl run.BURKE & FARRAR: The Playbook: Previewing Broncos-Colts, Patriots-Jets and more Week 7 games


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, June 27, 2013, 9:02 AM
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Menlo Park: Interim deputy fire chief chosen
Original post made on Jun 27, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, June 27, 2013, 9:02 AM
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jun 27, 2013 at 3:25 pm
SteveC is a registered user.
so what happened to the first replacement chief????
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jun 27, 2013 at 3:37 pm
Nothing. He appointed the interim deputy chief. So now there's an interim chief, and an interim deputy chief.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Jun 28, 2013 at 11:42 am
The real question is what is going on with Chief Harold Schapelhouman?
Is the "he fell off the roof" just a smoke screen for other issues, or was his fall so bad that we need to have an interim chief and an interim deputy chief?
Isn't there anyone qualified to run the fire district during Harold's absence without hiring from outside? That doesn't seem to be a very good position to be in.
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Jun 28, 2013 at 12:24 pm
so now the district is paying 2 extra chief salaries, along with harolds.!!!! how long will they pay harold since it is not a workers comp issue? they have 2 division chief who can fill the roll of chief or deputy chief. div chief navarro was the chief of colorado springs, he cant fill the roll of interim???? sounds like harold doesnt want anyone from the inside to take his seat..hmmmm
a resident of another community
on Jul 1, 2013 at 2:38 pm
Doubting Thomas-I sometimes enjoy your conspiracy theory posts, but not in this instance. Chief Harold has sustained what is most likely a life changing injury. A little research on your part for other articles, or a call over to the fire district would tell you that he broke his neck and currently is paralized and in a wheel chair. While those of us who know Harold, and even those who do not but respect him for his magnificent service to his fellow man over many years of fire service, are hopeful for an eventual recovery, the reality his he really hurt himself very badly. He, and his family, are suffering and in need of our compassion; not petty sarcastic remarks about "smoke screens", etc. Please be ashamed of yourself, Thomas.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Jul 2, 2013 at 11:01 pm
Thanks for the info.
Since this newspaper simply said Chief Schapelhouman "hurt his back," I had no idea he broke his neck. I'm sure you'll agree there is a big difference between the two.
Best wishes to Harold and his family; that goes without saying.
This still doesn't answer the question of why the fire district needs two interim people hired from outside. Are there no underlings capable of steering the ship in Chief Schapelhouman's absence? And if there aren't, is that really a wise strategy for the fire district?


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Kim Kardashian, along with her mother and Kris Jenner had the pleasure of dining with the President at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
But she kind of gave the impression that she wanted to be somewhere else with someone else by how quickly she left Washington, DC, and boarded a flight back to New York City the next morning.
After touching down in NY, she was later seen with boyfriend Kanye West heading to the Serafina pizzeria for a bite to eat.
Kim shed the green Hollywood-style dress she donned while in Washington for a sexy one-shouldered black dress with matching high heels when she got back to the Big Apple.
The two held hands the entire time as they strutted down the streets of New York City. We'll certainly be seeing more of them.
The powerhouse celebrity couple were in NY most recently as Kanye had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction.
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It starts off hilarious: A jocular guy in a bikini challenging Ellen DeGeneres and Miley Cyrus to the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Then, it gets personal, real and heartbreaking.Temecula wedding photography business, shares in a new YouTube video about a family history of ALS and how he was diagnosed with the debilitating disease earlier this year at age 26.
"I hate talking about it. That's probably why no one talks it. Because it's so challenging to watch," Carbajal says in the video. "No one wants to talk about it. They don't want it to ruin their day."
His YouTube video has reached more than 4 million views in just three days and has been spotlighted by Time, BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post, among other media outlets.
The video is a challenge to naysayers of the ubiquitous ALS Ice Bucket Challenge — those who express annoyance that the craze is filling up their Facebook newsfeeds.
"I promise your newsfeed will go back to cat videos and 'Let It Go' covers," he says. "But now, for once, the ALS community has the main spotlight. And for once in my entire life, I've seen it in the forefront."
"Eventually I won't be able to walk, talk and breathe on my own," he says. "And that's the real truth of what ALS is."
Since the Ice Bucket Challenge took over the Internet, the ALS Association has received $41.8 million in donations from July 29 to Thursday. That's compared to $2.1 million in the same time period last year.
You can watch the video here. (Warning: It contains some profanity.)
His YouTube video also drew the attention of Ellen DeGeneres, who accepted his challenged and tweeted this morning:
If you watch 1 #ALSIceBucketChallenge, make it this. @CarbajalPhoto, I'll accept if you come on my premiere show. https://t.co/rCOC4EZ8NN
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But all kidding aside, each of us has a different way of approaching research. Some of us have a combination of methods we use.
I'm not referring to using the internet or tracking down certain records, but how we actually decide to go about our research with regard to the family tree itself. I have 3 different approaches.
Tackling the Brick Wall
I think all of us do this. We focus on our brick wall ancestors and sometimes devote hours, days, weeks, even months and years to them. I have a few, most of whom are immigrant ancestors. When I work specifically on them, they are the sole focus of my research. However, I always take a break, so I can come back with fresh eyes a few times a year.
One Branch at a Time
Roughly 4 times a year, I climb my entire family tree, from me, up through each and every single ancestor. It leads me to those brick wall ancestors, to whom I devote extra time and energy, and to those loose ends...
Tying up Loose Ends
These are the people who just need the smallest amount of research to verify dates and places. Usually I find them in my Massachusetts ancestors in the 1600's. I'll admit, this is where I get lazy, and I need to do a better job of rounding out these entries in my family tree with complete information.
This is how I work may way through my family.


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The year's Film Independent Spirit Awards promises plenty of star wattage: nominee Jessica Chastain and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who stars in the best feature nominee, 50/50, will present at the show.
The ceremony, held the day before the Academy Awards in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., will also include appearances by Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Banks and Ewan McGregor, who will also present awards on the show.
Hosted by Seth Rogen, the Film Independent Spirit Awards will also air on IFC on Feb. 25 (10 p.m.).
Among this year's crop of nominees: Michelle Williams, who also scored an Oscar nomination for My Week with Marilyn, for best female lead; and Ryan Gosling, who some say was snubbed at the Oscars, is up for best male lead for Drive.
Chastain, meanwhile, is up for best supporting female for Take Shelter.
Best feature nominees include: 50/50, Beginners, Drive, Take Shelter, The Artist and The Descendants.


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My current favorite super-bin is the SLC HD. Aberrations are extremely well controlled while leaving just enough pincushion distortion to avoid rolling-ball while panning. The Swarovision is too well corrected, for me, and the rolling ball is pronounced in it.
If you are in the market for a top-of-the-line binocular, I would suggest getting some outside time with each one before you decide which one is "awesomest."
I had a pair of 10x40 Conquests. I was not impressed. Maybe I got a bad apple but there was a ton of CA.
Upgraded to the 10x45 Victory RF binos. Only way I could be happier is if the RF had the angle feature. The glass is excellent though.


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New Orleans Slave Sale Sample, 1804-1862 (ICPSR 7423)
Principal Investigator(s): Fogel, Robert W.; Engerman, Stanley L.
This study includes data on slave sales that occurred on the New Orleans slave market between 1804-1862. For each sale, information was recorded on the date of the sale, the number of slaves on the invoice, the geographical origin of the buyer and seller, the sale price, and characteristics of the slaves sold (age, sex, family relationship, and occupation). The information presented for each transaction was obtained from the notarized bills of sale in the New Orleans Notarial Archival Office. These bills often contained information on several persons who were sold in a group or as a "lot." Whenever feasible, sale and personal characteristics of individuals appearing in such groups were entered on separate records. This was usually done when separate sale prices were recorded for each member of the group. When separate prices were not recorded for children sold in a group, information describing those children was attached to the record of a principal slave with whom they were associated on the original bill of sale.
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Fogel, Robert W., and Stanley L. Engerman. NEW ORLEANS SLAVE SALE SAMPLE, 1804-1862. Compiled by Robert W. Fogel and Stanley L. Engerman, University of Rochester. ICPSR07423-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 2008-08-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07423.v2
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Subject Terms: African Americans, Antebellum South (USA), history, nineteenth century, slave labor, slave ownership, slave populations, slave sales, slavery, Southern United States
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana, New Orleans, United States
- 1804--1862
Universe: Slave sales on the New Orleans slave market between 1804-1862.
This collection was archived by ICPSR to promote the use of social science data in undergraduate and graduate education through the sharing of faculty-submitted ICPSR data-based instructional materials developed for use in the classroom.
Instructional materials for use with these data may be found at NEW ORLEANS SLAVE SAMPLE, 1804-1862 [INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS] (ICPSR 3464).
Additional information on the sources used in this study can be found in the following publications: Phillips, Ulrich Bonnell. AMERICAN NEGRO SLAVERY: A SURVEY OF THE SUPPLY, EMPLOYMENT AND CONTROL OF NEGRO LABOR AS DETERMINED BY THE PLANTATION REGIME. New York, NY: Appleton, 1918, Stephenson, Wendell Holmes. ISAAC FRANKLIN, SLAVE TRADER AND PLANTER OF THE OLD SOUTH: WITH PLANTATION RECORDS. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1938, and Wade, Richard C. SLAVERY IN THE CITIES: THE SOUTH, 1820-1860. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1964.
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ICPSR constructed several new variables (V25-V34) to describe the fourth through the eighth child in a group, extracting this information from separate data records and entering it on the record of the principal slave. ICPSR also constructed Variable 46, "Index of Individual Price Quotation," allowing identification of those records in which the sale price applies only to the principal slave and not to a group of slaves sold as a lot.
Sample: Depending on the period of the sale transaction, either 2.5 percent or 5 percent of the bills of sale for each year were drawn to form the final sample.
notarized bills of sale stored in the New Orleans Notarial Archival Office
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Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD, dated August 4, 1852.
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Title: Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD, dated August 4, 1852.
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Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD, dated August 4, 1852.
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Athens Aug 4 1852
Dear Baird
We arrived here in the San Jacinto steam frigate on Sunday after a very pleasant trip, & after remaining here a few days shall probably sail in the same vessel for Trieste where the ship is to repair her broken engine, and shall then return here to spend a longer time. We have seen nothing of Athens, partly because our reminiscences of Syrian fever at this season last year deter us from exposing ourselves to the sun of Attica at this most unhealthy period of the year, & partly because I have -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- been almost constantly occupied with business. I have collected some things for you--and Mary--[...]which Mr [...] will send you. It is odd I can't get Salamanders, although I see hundreds of them, I can't catch them, & money won't hire the natives to do it. I have tried boys, Croats, Bulgarians, my own servants but in vain. I hope Mr [ ] will do better. As to eggs, there is but one birds nest in my neighborhood - a stork's, and I should certainly get a bullet through me in spite of diplomatic privileges, were I to climb the chimney to rob it. There is a bird at Stanboul called by the Turks [Arabic script] by the Greeks , by the Chinese if I remember right, [Chinese character?)] Its English name will never be known until your book on ornithological synon -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- yms shall appear. Well, this bird had nested in the garden of the English palace, & I sent my niece to plunder it, but the boys had anticipated her However I don't care about it. You wanted eggs for Master Haldemann to hatch. Now I read in some book, that Haldemann said, that the Germans pronounce glauben as if it was spelled ylauden, which is not true (had he said Berlinese & such like it had been ) Argal. Haldemann is a false man, & according to proverb I often heard when I was travelling in Cathay, a false man is not to be trusted with an egg-shell.
I said there would appear in the N.Y. Times an article on
Camels, which proved a mistake. The facts be these. Last year the Editor of the Times
neglected a [text is lost] -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- paper regular letters, procure somebody else to furnish him
intelligence from Turkey. The personage declined procured a much abler correspondent, but
offered ocaisionally to send notes of travel. Accordingly, the correspondent began & has
since written by almost every mail. The other gentleman sent 30 to 40 half sheets on camels c.
The first parcel was sent on the 19'- M'ch with the other on the 5'- of April. The article has
not appeared in the Times, nor have either I (for I may as well drop the third person) or the
correspondent, who has been writing regularly for more than eight months, ever received a word
of acknowledgment from the editor, though he prints my friend's letters. So far as I am
concerned I am glad he did not print. I have got ashamed of what I have written as
trifling-silly even perhaps--& I write to Raymond by today's -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- [The following
appears on page beginning "Athens Aug 4 1852"]
mail to send you the manuscript, or rather to deliver it to your address. You may read it, & Mary, & Mr Jewett, but nobody else, but don't print a word of it.
Yours trulyG P M


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BloombergYou may remember that we've introduced you to all the women of Bloomberg before.
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