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Since last February, I watched my wife fucked a lot of times : every week-end is quite regular, unfortunately with 3 to 4 other men only... Last July on holidays we had the chance to improve her previous record, going from 20 to reach 50, as two auxiliary women were there, helping to prepare the males. The fucking session was non stop, except when I quickly "cleaned" her pussy 10 times. We were particularly happy. My wife was not tired at all and some of the 50 were able to come back to discharge a second load inside her fully wet pussy... Each week-end, at the beginning, my wife likes to be slightly spanked, not only on her ass, but on her nipples and even on her pussy as well, that's a good exciting exercice she uses to request.
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I would clean it up
Fuck what a beautiful woman. Sexy too. Want to fuck her crazy.
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this really turn me on seeing my wife fucked by another guy.
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I so wish I could talk my wife into being shared. I wank my cock ragged just watching these videos.
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She is cute. Very white skin and a nice pink pussy.
What is her name????
Why do so many girls have phony breasts? I love when my partner gets on top of me and hangs her breasts in my mouth. They are soft and delicious.
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i wanna let peoplee fuck my wife so i can watch! any takers?
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If she were my wife, I wouldn't share her...she is definitely hot!
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Garden Talk: February 17, 2005
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New Container Clematis
Container gardening continues to be a hot trend, and more perennial plants are being bred to grow well in these small spaces. One of the best new clematis to grow in containers is Clematis Konigskind ?Climador?. This perennial has 5-inch-diameter, purple-blue, ruffled flowers that bloom for up to four months on vines that only grow 4 to 5 feet long. This clematis is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9, although the container should be protected over the winter in cold areas. ?Climador? should be pruned in early spring to about 1 foot tall for best growth and flowering. There is also a rose-pink flowering version named Clematis Rose Konigskind.
Another clematis suitable for containers is the small, bell-shaped, violet-colored Clematis integrifolia ?Fascination?. This rambling vine also only grows 4 to 5 feet long. It?s perfect for container culture or training to ramble through a shrub or rose bush. It likes moderately wet roots, plenty of sun, and an annual spring pruning to about 1 foot tall.
?Climador? is available through nurseries such as Park Seed Company (www.parkseed.com), and ?Fascination? is available through nurseries such as White Flower Farm (www.whiteflowerfarm.com).
Organic Ketchup Protects Against Cancer
It's been well documented that the antioxidant lycopene found in tomato-based products, such as ketchup, helps protect us against cancers of the breast, pancreas, prostate, and intestines. Now researchers at the Agricultural Research Service in Albany, California, have found that organic ketchup contains more of these cancer-fighting compounds than non-organic products.
Researchers tested the lycopene levels in 13 different ketchup brands: six popular brands, three organic brands, two store brands, and two fast-food-chain brands. The organic ketchup brands contained 40 percent more lycopene than the popular brands and almost three times the amount of the fast-food-chain brands.
This is one of the first times scientists have found that organically grown products have a higher nutritional benefit than conventionally grown ones. For more on this research, go to the New Scientist Web page at: www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg18524812.200
Learn to Graft
If you're looking for a fun horticultural project to help pass the winter, consider learning about grafting. You can learn the techniques from the comfort of your home with this award-winning, distance-learning course developed by Cornell University. The How, When, and Why of Grafting for Gardeners teaches techniques such as chip budding, T-budding, and top-wedge grafting. Not only do you learn the principles of grafting through Web-based lectures, video demonstrations, and interactive discussions, there's a hands-on component as well. Each student receives a grafting knife, grafting supplies, and a hibiscus plant on which to practice their technique. The course starts March 1, runs 10 weeks, and costs $300.
For more information on this grafting course, go to Cornell University's Web site at: www.cce.cornell.edu/hortdl/.
Award-Winning Agastache
From the specialists in hummingbird mints (Agastache) comes a new award-winning variety that features foot-long spikes of rose-pink flowers, a raspberry red calyx, and sweetly scented foliage. 'Ava' has won the 2005 Green Thumb award from the Mailorder Gardening Association.
The flowering starts in midsummer and, unlike other agastaches, the calyxes keep their color right until frost. After the second growing season, this perennial can reach 4 to 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide. 'Ava' is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 10, grows best in full sun on well-drained, compost-amended soil, and is rabbit and deer resistant. Fertilize in midsummer and leave the flower stems on the plants for winter color. Cut it back in spring.
For more information on 'Ava' agastache, contact High Country Gardens at www.highcountrygardens.com.

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A Lancaster County man was charged with propositioning his own 13-year-old daughter on the Internet, say state authorities.
Attorney General Tom Corbett says the 39-year-old Lititz man went on to the Facebook social networking site using the name ``Bad Daddy'' to locate his estranged daughter, after having no contact with her for about 10 years.
The man told his biological daughter that they should meet for sex and explained the sex acts in great detail, say authorities.
"Not many other fathers and daughters are this brave, so not many of them are so lucky to experience all these pleasures," he told the girl, according to the criminal complaint.
Corbett says the girl told her mother, who contacted police. The man was arrested Wednesday at the arranged meeting place. Officials say a camera, tripod and unopened box of condoms were found in his vehicle.
The man--whose name is not being used to avoid identifying his daughter--is charged with felony unlawful contact with a minor, criminal attempted incest and other counts. He is being held on $400,000 bail in the Lancaster County Jail.
The predator father was one of five Internet predators arrested recently. This includes 27-year-old Philadelphia EMT Michael E. Quartucci of the 2500 block of West Girard Avenue.
Quartucci allegedly sent nude photos and pornography to what he believed were 13-year-old girls. Quartucci was charged with 16 counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a computer.


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Phils expect 'epic series' vs. Dodgers
Philadelphia went 3-4 against LA in regular season
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
"It's going to be one of those epic series," the Phillies shortstop said.
If it is anything like the past couple nights at Coors Field, now would be a good time to buy some antacid. The Phillies clinched the NL Division Series on Monday with a dramatic 5-4 comeback victory in Game 4 over the Colorado Rockies. The Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers will play in the NLCS for the second consecutive season, but this time the Dodgers have home-field advantage.
Game 1 is at 8:07 p.m. ET on Thursday at Dodger Stadium.
"They're a good team," Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth said. "We know what we're up against. We played them last year. We played them this year. We know what type of team they are. We know what type of team we are. It's going to be a good series. Look at last year's series. It was pretty exciting."
The Phillies went 3-4 against the Dodgers this season. They went 1-2 against the Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park in May. Right-hander Chan Ho Park, making his second-to-last appearance in the rotation, allowed just seven hits and two runs in six innings in a 5-3 victory on May 12. Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw allowed four runs in five innings.
Dodgers left-hander Randy Wolf allowed just three hits and one run in six innings in a 9-2 victory over the Phillies on May 13. Left-hander Jamie Moyer allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings in that game. In the series finale on May 14, the Phillies scored two runs against Dodgers closer Jonathon Broxton in the ninth inning, but right-hander Chad Durbin allowed two runs in the 10th inning in a 5-3 loss.
The Phillies split a four-game series at Dodger Stadium on June 4-7.
Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels threw a five-hit shutout in a 3-0 victory June 4. Brad Lidge blew his fifth save of the season June 5 in a 4-3 loss and blew his sixth save June 6 in a 3-2 loss in 12 innings. The Phillies recovered from those two losses with a 7-2 victory in the series finale June 7 behind five strong innings from rookie left-hander Antonio Bastardo.
The Phillies hit just .214 against the Dodgers in those seven games. That was their second-lowest average against any NL team. They only struggled more against the San Francisco Giants, against whom they hit .195. They had a 3.12 ERA against the Dodgers. That was their fourth-best ERA against any NL team this year.
"It's going to take everything we've got to beat those guys," Lidge said.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Mets-to-be set to square off at future home
By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com
They hope to be rotation-mates at Citi Field in the future. But Sunday, Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero, ranked by MLB.com as the Mets' No. 3 and No. 8 prospects, will be dueling partners. Syndergaard will throw the first pitch of the Futures Game for the United States team; Montero will follow him in the bottom of the first as the starter for the World Team.
It is not the first time an all-host starting pitching tandem has occurred in the Futures Game. Last year. in Kansas City, Jake Odorizzi started for the U.S. and Yordano Ventura took the ball for the World. Both were Royals prospects, though Odorizzi is now with the Tampa Bay Rays.
In previous years, there has been one starter from the host team's organization, but only 2012 and 2013 have managed the double feature. Tyler Skaggs started in Arizona in 2011, Justin Verlander got that honor in Detroit in 2005 and Neal Cotts started in Chicago in 2003.
Scouts eager to see Futures players in action
NEW YORK -- All of the players who will be at Citi Field for Sunday's SiriusXM Futures All-Star Game have a very good chance to become big leaguers. The numbers say that a healthy percentage will even become All-Stars down the road.
So it goes without saying that every member of the rosters is worth coming to see or watching on TV. But some generate more buzz than others. That is true among fans and within the baseball industry. MLB.com surveyed scouts, general managers and player development executives to find out which players they were most looking forward to seeing in the 15th edition of the Futures Game.
Each front-office member who was polled was asked to pick the most exciting hitter and pitcher. It was a split camp on the mound, but there was no doubt whom everyone could not wait to see take his swings. Of 29 people polled, 19 picked outfielder Byron Buxton, ranked by MLB.com as the Twins' No. 2 prospect, as the player they most wanted to see.
"I'm looking forward to seeing him take batting practice and run down balls in center field," one scout said. "He's a 'scout's dream' type of prospect. It's always good to see the tools and game production come together."
The only other hitter to receive multiple votes was Buxton's organization-mate Miguel Sano. The slugging third baseman got six votes, while Francisco Lindor, Addison Russell, Brandon Nimmo and Joc Pederson each received one. So did Joey Gallo of the Rangers, but he will not attend the Futures Game because he is on the disabled list. One executive voted for both Twins prospects.
"Buxton has so many tools, and Sano has such special power," he said. "Both are so intriguing, and I can't wait to see them on a national platform playing top competition."
The pitching poll was a different story. Nine pitchers were mentioned by those polled, with right-hander Taijuan Walker, rated by MLB.com as the Mariners' top prospect, narrowly winning with seven votes. D-backs righty Archie Bradley was right behind him with six. Yordano Ventura of the Royals and Michael Ynoa of the A's received four votes each. The Yankees' Rafael De Paula had three, and Rockies right-hander Eddie Butler two. Jimmy Nelson (Brewers), A.J. Cole (Nationals) and Eduardo Rodriguez (Orioles) garnered one vote each.
A couple of scouts had not seen Walker in person, or at least not since his amateur days, and wanted to see how far he had come. The same was said about Ynoa, the big international signee who is starting to take off now that he is finally healthy.
"He's a much-hyped international sign whose health has really derailed him so far," one scouting executive said. "I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of progress he's made now that he's finally healthy and in a full-season league."
All the Futures Gamers can be watched at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday at Citi Field live on on MLB.com, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD and followed live on MLB.com's Gameday. In addition, XM Radio will broadcast play-by-play coverage of the event live on MLB Network Radio XM 89. MLB.com will also provide complete coverage before, during and after the game. Fans can stay updated by following @MLBFutures on Twitter and can send/receive tweets to/from the U.S. and World Team dugouts during the game by tagging tweets with the hashtags #USDugout and #WorldDugout.
Buxton, Sano form dynamic duo for Twins
Seeing Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano generate the most excitement in a recent poll by MLB.com should excite Twins fans, especially because both earned in-season promotions in 2013 and are headed somewhat speedily toward Target Field. The Twins' system is flush with talent, well beyond these two young hitters, but it is hard not to stand in awe of what Buxton and Sano might accomplish.
Sano and Buxton are a level apart, with Buxton recently getting promoted to Fort Myers, the club Sano left behind for Double-A not that long ago. But they have been teammates before, albeit briefly. Sano and Buxton were in the same lineup for a week at instructs last fall. The results should come as no surprise to anyone.
"I think we went 6-1 that week," Buxton said with a smile. "The next week, we were split up. I think we went 3-3 then."
It is hard to think of a time in recent memory when one organization had two such highly-regarded prospects at the same time. The D-backs did have top-10 prospects in Tyler Skaggs and Trevor Bauer a year ago. Oscar Taveras and Shelby Miller created a nice 1-2 punch for a time as well, but with all due respect to those pairings, none comes close to the Buxton-Sano combo in terms of upside potential.
And if fans, let alone the Twins' front office, are excited about seeing that play in the Twin Cities, Buxton is right there with them.
"It'll be pretty cool," Buxton said. "He's a great player to watch. It should be really interesting."
And could it lead to more stretches like that 6-1 week at instructs?
"I would have to say so," Buxton said with a smile.
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLB.com and writes a blog, B3. Follow @JonathanMayoB3 on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Limp Bizkit 'Bring the Noise' With Anthrax Members in Germany
Limp Bizkit got to fulfill a dream during their performance at Stadtpark in Hamburg, Germany, on Tuesday (June 24) as they invited members of Anthrax onstage to perform the classic track 'Bring the Noise.'
Fred Durst introduced the group, stating, "If I could have a dream come true, I'd like to bring Anthrax out onstage with us right now." And with that, Frank Bello and Scott Ian came to the forefront of the stage, while frontman Joey Belladonna hung back a bit by the drumkit.
Before starting the track, Durst stated, "This is one of the songs that got my ass goin', skatin' to this s— nonstop." As a youth, before his music career took off, Durst had many interests that included skating, breakdancing and working as a tattoo artist, and the music associated with those cultures led to his varied musical palette.
And speaking of varied cultures, the pairing of Anthrax with Public Enemy in 1991 on the metal-meets-rap version of 'Bring the Noise' was considered groundbreaking at the time and has become a rap-rock staple over the years.
With the chance to surround himself with Anthrax, as well as his Limp Bizkit cohorts, Durst made the most of it handling the fast-rhyming Public Enemy lyrics, while Anthrax brought the heavy. Check out fan-shot footage of the performance above.
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text: backStudents spend Spring Break helping homeless in San Francisco4.8.2014 In March a group of 16 students, faculty and staff from Illinois College went to San Francisco, Calif., for the Khalaf Al Habtoor Leadership Program Alternative Spring Break Trip. Led by professor Kelly Dagan, senior Kathryn Stroud and AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Katie Brunk, the group spent the week with various nonprofit organizations, including Bayview Mission, Open Hand Food Pantry and the San Francisco Food Bank. All of these organizations have a mission that focus on aiding the homeless or those who have food insecurity in the Bay Area. Before leaving for San Francisco, participants finished a minimum of eight hours of service in Jacksonville at the food center. Stroud also saw the trip as an opportunity to complete her senior capstone project. "As a fellow in the Leadership Program, I had to complete a senior capstone project," Stroud says. "I specifically picked San Francisco because the community we would be working with in that area would be homeless and/or food insecure. For the past three and a half years, my focus in terms of volunteering and researching has been mostly on economic disadvantages and social stratification." This trip also gave the group an excellent opportunity to connect with new people, places and cultures. "I always gain a better understanding of what life is like for others. The conversations I have with other volunteers and clients I have served nearly always lead to personal growth and understanding," Brunk says. "I've traveled to other places and just done sightseeing and typical tourist activities. I have never connected with those places as deeply as I have with places I've done service in. The people and stories I remember the most from traveling are the ones I've learned from through service." As the director of service-learning, Dagan believes that we learn a tremendous amount about our society, policies and ourselves when we are civically engaged. "Societies function best when people think beyond themselves and act in positive ways to make a positive difference in the lives of others," Dagan says. "We don't exist alone, we all depend on each other in numerous ways, and we should all be willing to make positive contributions. Engaging in service provides us with information we didn't have before, leads us to ask questions we wouldn't have asked before, and encourages us to think about solutions to any number of issues facing our society." The other students who participated in the alternative Spring Break included: Jessica Bartlett '14 of Riverton Sonya Boykin '16 of Chicago Kelsey Davis '15 of Heyworth Lauren Gaudette '15 of Livingston Danae James '14 of Springfield Mary Lewis '15 of Gladstone Kelly McCormick '14 of Godfrey Carlie Sides '16 of Meredosia Hannah Strike '16 of Prophetstown Courtney Utsinger '17 of Ellisville Victoria Wynecoop '17 of Wellpinit, Wa. Amy Zahner '15 of Alton Nathan Zimmerman '16 of Mt. Sterling To view photos of the alternative Spring Break trip visit the Leadership Program's Facebook page. About Illinois CollegeFounded in 1829, Illinois College is a residential liberal arts college fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success. The college is located in Jacksonville, Ill. With an enrollment of about 1,000 students, the college offers over 50 undergraduate programs and a Master of Arts in Education degree program. In 1932 the society of Phi Beta Kappa established a chapter at Illinois College, and it remains one of only 11 in the state.Illinois College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.Visit www.ic.edu or call 217-245-3467 for more information.Media Contact InformationOffice of Marketing and CommunicationsAmy RourkeWriter and Public Relations Manager217.245.3419back


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ARKADELPHIA -- The Wonder Boys couldn't find the magic their female counterparts had in their game agaisnt Henderson State on Saturday.
The Reddies (10-4, 1-0 Gulf South Conference) maintained a double-digit lead over coach Mark Downey's Wonder Boys and cruised to an 80-67 win.
Tech (4-9, 0-1 GSC) was without its leading scorer, Terrance Whiters, who injuried his left shoulder in last Tuesday's game agaisnt MidAmerica Nazerene. In his abscence, another scoring threat for the Wonder Boys emerged as Denarryl Rice had 26 points in 34 minutes of play.
Tech held the lead only once in the ball game, and that came at the 18:31 mark of the first half on Rice's first bucket of the game, a 3-point basket.
From that point, HSU took control as they stayed at least two points ahead of Tech. With 11:03 to play in the opening half, Brandon Friedel drove to the basket to tie the game 19-all. Over the next four minutes, the Reddies went on a 9-0 run to lead 28-19 with a little more than 7 minutes to go in the first.
With 5:51 remaining before halftime and the Reddies leading 29-24, HSU went on an 19-point run to give themselves some cushion heading into the break. Wonder Boy Josh Danner ended the Reddies scoring barage with 56 seconds by knocking down two free throws. Dexter Hendrix added a 3-pointer 44 seconds later to again cut into the Reddies' lead but alas, the Wonder Boys would go into the locker room facing a 16-point deficit, 45-29.
HSU led by as many as 18 points in the second half. Twice the Reddies held that lead, once with 12:44 to play and the second time with 9:13 to play.
Despite overwhelming odds, the Wonder Boys were not going to take a beating lying down. With 9:04 remaining in the ball game, Tech began whittling away at the HSU lead. Layups, 3-pointers and free throws, Tech used them all to cut the lead to 68-62 with 3:46 remaining.
Friedel started the run with a deep 3-pointer. Hendrix added a layup with 7:06 remaining. Irvin Humphrey hit a layup 26 seconds later. Friedel scored five points in a 24 second span. Two free throws and a 3-pointer was Friedel's contribution from the 5:30 mark to the 5:06 point. Brandon Glenn added a free throw to continue to cut the lead. Rice ended the scoring run with a layup with 3:46 to play.
It was not meant to be for the Wonder Boys though, as the Reddies closed out the game with a 12-4 run.
Tech out rebounded the Reddies 40-33, but had 16 turnovers to HSU's 10.
The Wonder Boys shot 36.4 percent from the field for the game, while HSU shot 51.7 percent. Tech had a better percentage from beyond the arc as it was 11-of-28 for 39.3 percent. The Reddies were 6-of-16 from 3-point land for 37.5 percent. The Wonder Boys were 8-of-10 from the charity stripe for 80 percent, and HSU was 14-of-17 for 82.4 percent.
In addition to his 26 points, Rice also had four rebounds and one steal. Friedel had 19 points, four rebounds and two assists. Hendrix had six points and one assist. Donald McCoy had five points, three rebounds and two assists. Glenn had three points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal. Antonio Harrison, Danner, Humphrey and Derrick Burgess each had two points. Harrison also had one steal. Danner had two rebounds and two steals. Humphrey had five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Burgess had three rebounds.
The Wonder Boys are scheduled to continue GSC play Thursday as they travel to Memphis to face Christian Brothers. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.


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What happened to the incredible shockwaves that naruto was able to create in his normal tb forms . For example , in 3 tailed form , he sent Kabuto flying very far away (probably
Around 200 meters or more ). In 4 tailed form he actually used a shockwave to kill the army of
Snakes orochimaru used . How come in his most powerful form
, he hasn't use any ? Shockwaves would easily add to his arsenal right now ad he would even be able to catch opponents off gaurd .


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Events in nearby cities include Wednesday evenings in Menlo Park's Fremont Park, starting June 19; Mountain View's Summer Concert Series, beginning July 11; and Redwood City's slew of shows, already in full swing at Courthouse Square.
Pack a picnic, dancing shoes, earplugs and sunblock — whatever you need to kick off the season.
Palo Alto's local incarnation of World Music Day still feels fresh, but it's already in its fifth year. The popular event is organized by the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation and chaired by Claude Ezran, who founded it with fellow Human Relations Commissioner Olana Hirsch Khan after he was inspired by the World Music Day festivals in his native France. Palo Alto celebrates the event (known as Fete de la Musique in France) every year on Father's Day.
Amateur and pro musicians will perform from 3 to 7:30 p.m. on corners, sidewalks and plazas downtown, along University Avenue and on King Plaza at City Hall. Street closures are planned from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.: on University between Webster and High streets and on Hamilton Avenue between Bryant and Ramona streets.
The scene on King Plaza is all about dance music. The California Blues Machine, billed as a "rockin' blues" band, plays from 3 to 4:30 p.m., followed by Acoustic Son (acoustic folk, rock and originals) at 4:30. The T Clemente Band brings '70s and '80s rock to the plaza at 6.
Meanwhile, musicians of many stripes will play casual streetside gigs along University and on neighboring Lytton Plaza at Emerson Street. Genres include folk, choral, harp, rock, classical, jazz, blues, pop and klezmer. World Music Day has also started incorporating a few dance performances.
The first session, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., features two big vocal ensembles singing in front of 375 University Ave.: the Peninsulaires doing barbershop from 3 to 3:45, and the Peninsula Harmony Chorus from 3:45 to 4:30.
Other acts playing from 3 to 4:30 p.m. include event regular Singing Wood Marimba (music from Zimbabwe) at 525 University, Sara Furrer with American folk and country at 435 University, BuffaloChips with acoustic roots and steel drums at 353 University, and Park Avenue Jazz at 156 University.
The second session, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., includes Punjabi folk dances with Nachda Punjab at 435 University and Indian percussion with Anutthaman Hari Krishnaswamy at 540 Bryant St. Some of the classical offerings are the Redwood Symphony Chamber Ensemble at 525 University and opera singer Catherine Vincenti at 479 University. Perpetual performer Cello Joe brings his beat-boxing cello act to 281 University.
The third session is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Performers include Johnny Law with rock/pop originals at 567 University, the Plaka Band playing Greek music on Lytton Plaza, and Ken Brown's gypsy jazz combo at 156 University.
For a complete schedule and more information, go to pamusicday.org.
Three free al fresco concerts are planned this summer at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center at 3921 Fabian Way in Palo Alto, on the JCC's Town Square. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnic dinners.
The jazz band Herd of Cats kicks things off at 7:30 p.m. on June 15, featuring three musicians who met while attending the Stanford Jazz Workshop: Lowell Moulton (guitar), Phil Hirshberg (sax) and Gary Wohl (piano). Next up is the Capriccio Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 on July 27.
Dancers join the music at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 for a tango evening. The San Francisco tango ensemble Redwood Tango Trio will perform, with a tango class open to the audience. For more information about the series, go to paloaltojcc.org or call 650-223-8699.
Meanwhile, the City of Palo Alto's Twilight Concert Series is all set to start on June 29 — with one caveat. The first act is the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, but city officials said this week that the booking is still tentative thanks to the sequester. Should the Air Force musicians indeed come to town, they'll play June 29 at Rinconada Park, 777 Embarcadero Road.
Twilight concerts are in various locations around Palo Alto; all are at 7 p.m. on Saturday nights. The second in the series is set for July 13 at Rinconada Park, featuring the quirky San Francisco chamber-pop band Foxtails Brigade (think violin, cello, dark lyrics).
Up next: The Groove Kings with rock and R&B on July 20 in the 300 block of South California Avenue. The series then heads to Mitchell Park at 600 E. Meadow Drive for the last three concerts: the Dave Rocha Jazz Group on July 27, children's musician Dr. Noize on Aug. 3, and Teens on the Green (several local teen bands) on Aug. 10. For more information, call 650-463-4930.
Summerfest means free jazz gigs at Stanford Shopping Center, presented by SFJAZZ. All shows are Thursdays (except July 4) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the courtyard between Nordstrom and Crate & Barrel.
The Stanford Jazz Workshop Faculty All-Stars starts things off with straight-ahead jazz on June 20, with the Musical Art Quintet taking a more global approach on June 27. The sassy Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are back at the series on July 11.
On July 18, LaTiDo brings on a Cuban dance party, followed by the gypsy jazz musicians Gaucho on July 25. The Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet is set for Aug. 1, with cabaret singer Mara Hruby on Aug. 8. Grupo Falso Baiano plays Brazilian jazz on Aug. 15. Rock and jazz meet and mingle on Aug. 22 when Michael Zilber & The Heretics perform, and Mo'Fone offers up funk, sax and drums on Aug. 29. For more information, go to sfjazz.org.
Up El Camino Real, Town & Country Village also hosts music for Palo Alto shoppers with its sixth annual July concert-fest. Shows are Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. under the oak trees near the Embarcadero Road entrance to the mall.
The Motown tribute band Top Shelf starts the series on July 3 with R&B, soul, funk and a dollop of doo-wop. Next comes Jonathan Poretz with his Vegas tribute — Sinatra, Bennett, Davis Jr. tunes — on July 10. The next tribute is old-time rock 'n' roll with the band Double Take on July 17.
Avanta performs Brazilian music, complete with salsa dancers, on July 24. Double Funk Crunch offers the sounds of the '70s and '80s on July 31. For more about the concerts, call 650-325-3266.
For those who prefer to swing and sway in the afternoon, the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at 725 Welch Road in Palo Alto hosts noon concerts on Tuesdays into the fall.
Mimi Dye & Friends play classical music on June 18, with instrumental Beatles music by Fools on the Hills on July 2. Jenny Kerr sings and plays (guitar, clawhammer banjo and harmonica, to name just a few instruments) country, folk and honky-tonk on July 16. Edgardo Cambon & LaTiDo Quartet perform Latin music on July 30.
Later acts are: rocker Marc Levine with TLC on Aug. 13, the Dave Rocha Jazz Band on Aug. 27, Brazilian jazz musician Masha Campagne and her ensemble on Sept. 10, classical music with the Albany Consort on Sept. 24, and R&B with The Circuit Breakers on Oct. 8.
Outside Palo Alto, neighboring municipalities have plenty of music as well. The City of Menlo Park's is the first, with Wednesday concerts (except July 3) at Fremont Park at University Drive and Santa Cruz Avenue from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Livewire starts the series with rock and pop on June 19, followed by funk and R&B with The Megatones on June 26. Tsunami Band plays classic rock on July 10.
Acts after that are: pop and disco with the Cocktail Monkeys on July 17, rock with The Hot Rods on July 24, Jessica Johnson doing soul and jazz on July 31, Cajun/zydeco/blues with Tom Rigney and Flambeau on Aug. 7, and Beatles tribute band The Sun Kings on Aug. 14. For more, go to menlopark.org or call 650-332-2220.
In Mountain View, shows are also 6:30 to 8 p.m. On Castro Street, The Peelers play Top 40 mashups on July 11, with classic-rock band Daze On the Green on July 25 and Livewire on Aug. 8.
In Cuesta Park at 615 Cuesta Drive, Cold Feat performs R&B on July 18. And Rengstorff Park at 201 S. Rengstorff Ave. hosts the 19-piece Pacific Mambo Orchestra on Aug. 1. For more, go to www.ci.mtnview.ca.us.
Downtown Redwood City's Courthouse Square is also a major destination for concertgoers. Bands are now playing there every Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. through the end of September. Upcoming acts include: the Bon Jovi tribute band Steelhorse on June 7, Kenny Metcalf's Elton John Tribute on June 14, the soft-rock group Mustache Harbor on June 21, and the pop-soul band Pride & Joy on June 28. For a full schedule, go to redwoodcity.org/events.
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He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Dowd.
He is survived by one son, Butch Dowd of Dallas, Texas; one grandson, Brian Dowd of Houston, Texas; one sister, Cybil of New Braunsfels, Texas; and numerous relatives and friends in the surrounding areas.
Funeral service will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at The Journey Church in Russellville. Burial will follow in Pisgah Cemetery in Pottsville under the direction of Clarksville Funeral Home. Visitation will be 9 a.m. prior to service.
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This is the match up ladies and gentlemen. What a series this will be. Big markets, tradition, star power, on the line for a championship. It does not get any better.
This one of the best times in basketball in recent history. Remember that god awful Spurs-Nets, Spurs-Pistons, Spurs-Cavs, (wow the Spurs have the worst NBA Finals).
This is great. I hope this series is as good as the Superbowl...GO GIANTS, YESSSSS.
Yet my heart is saddened. The New York Knicks are no where to be found. Even the Bulls found greatness in the post-season.
I feel like we are missing the boat on a great era in the NBA. I know management has changed but I still blame the past 2 regimes for where we are now.
But hey who knows. Anything can happen. But we have to place ourselves in a position to do what LA and Boston did. LA has a star player, Boston has cap room unfotunately we have nothing right now.
Chicago sucks, Miami suck and pacers suck too, may be those team will bring back another era with us.
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LOS ANGELES, June 12, 2014
LOS ANGELES, June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Crystal Cruises is enticing travelers to fulfill both bucket lists and holiday wish lists in 2014 and 2015 with exotic cruises and savings. Festive Christmas/New Year's voyages through China and Southeast Asia one year, and to Brazil the next, each celebrate New Year's Eve in cities renowned for their dazzling fireworks: Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro (respectively). With a new "Save Now, Save Later" promotion, guests can save up to $1,500/person if booking 2014's cruise by June 30, then receive an additional 25% off 2015's voyage (a value of at least $1,900 across all room categories) upon completion of the first cruise.
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2014-15 Asia --
Sailing conveniently round-trip from Singapore starting December 21, the itinerary rings in the New Year with Crystal Symphony berthed at Ocean Terminal in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. The prime positioning allows for a comfortably luxurious "front row" view of the fireworks countdown celebration, specially-illuminated skyscrapers, musical pyrotechnics, and the Symphony of Lights—the largest permanent light show in the world. The "China Sea Holiday Spectacular" boasts two nights in Ho Chi Minh City (including Christmas day/night) and Hong Kong (including New Year's Eve), plus calls in Angkor Wat's Sihanoukville, Cambodia and Nha Trang, Vietnam, a beachside capital of turquoise waters, mountain backdrops, and legendary diving. Shorter six- and nine-day Christmas/Hanukkah or New Year's "Getaways" segments are also available to/from Ho Chi Minh City.
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Winter travelers seeking hot climates and even hotter cultural highlights will find both aboard a new, Brazil-focused route, departing December 19 from travel hotspot San Juan, Puerto Rico to "cool" Rio de Janeiro. Three nights in Rio, including New Year's Eve, enable guests to enjoy the city's nightlife and the renowned Eve fireworks, plus a recuperative New Year's Day in pretty, beachy Buzios. Calls in Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago (maiden visit); Devil's Island, Iles du Salut, French Guiana; and Fortaleza, Recife, and Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, round out the tropical itinerary of pristine beaches, coral reefs, and colorful cities.
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Crystal celebrates Christmas and Hanukkah (aboard the 2014 voyage) with holiday feasts, parties, shows, and religious services amidst lavish seasonal decor. On each ship, an opulent gala dinner, champagne, live music, and festive balloon drop complement local New Year's Eve celebrations. To assist those traveling with children, in addition to guided junior activities, late night, group babysitting services will be offered throughout the voyage—a new expansion of Crystal's Junior Activities program debuting with 2014 summer and major holiday sailings.
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Home-plate umpire exits after getting hit in mask
By Jane Lee / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- Home-plate umpire CB Bucknor exited in the second inning of the Red Sox-A's matchup after taking a pitch to his face mask on Friday evening.
Second-base umpire Bill Miller replaced Bucknor behind the plate.
With no outs in the frame, A's right-hander Jarrod Parker threw a pitch that grazed the back of Daniel Nava before hitting Bucknor. He was examined by A's trainer Nick Paparesta for several minutes before departing.
Melvin confident in using Gray in any situation
OAKLAND -- Manager Bob Melvin was admittedly a bit careful in picking just the right spot for Sonny Gray to make his Major League debut.
And now?
"He impressed to the point where we could potentially use him in any situation," Melvin said Friday.
Those remarks come two days after Gray, Oakland's first-round pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft and ranked the organization's No. 5 prospect, struck out three and allowed just one hit over two innings of relief work against the Pirates in his debut.
"It didn't look like he was nervous about anything," Melvin said. "He threw all his pitches. Therefore, depending on a particular day and who's available, we're certainly not opposed to using him in a plus game and an important situation."
Gray was 8-5 with a Pacific Coast League-leading 2.81 ERA in 16 starts with the River Cats at the time of his promotion. His only other relief experience came in college and Spring Training, but the A's were confident in his readiness to contribute at the highest level in any role.
He'll remain in the bullpen at least through the start of the All-Star break and likely remain there after it concludes unless a rotation spot opens.
"We saw in Spring Training he's got a lot of energy and the command can be an issue when you're like that, especially in your first big league opportunity," Melvin said. "But he wasn't, and the command was really good. That was one thing we felt he needed to work on in the last couple of years, and he's done that. Very impressive kid. We'd use him in any particular role."
Rosales outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento
OAKLAND -- Four days after designating him for assignment, the A's announced they've outrighted Adam Rosales to Triple-A Sacramento, keeping him in the organization.
"Obviously you'd like him to be in the big leagues somewhere if it didn't come down to this," manager Bob Melvin said, "but even when I talked to him, he was excited about it either way, because he does love the organization and wants to be here."
Rosales, 30, was batting .200 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 48 games with the A's when the team designated him in favor of calling up prospect Grant Green, who is platooning at second base with Eric Sogard.
Rosales hit .318 over his first 13 games with the A's but just .140 over his final 35 contests.
"Last year when he went through some struggles, we were able to send him down and get him going again before getting him back up here," Melvin said. "So I think he's excited about just getting to play some and stay with the organization -- not as much as I am, but we're all excited about him being an A."
Rosales, like several other players roaming around in Sacramento, including Jemile Weeks and Hiro Nakajima, is expected to play multiple positions with the River Cats.
"That's what you're seeing everyone do there," said Melvin.
Worth noting
•The A's will go into the All-Star break with a winning record for the first time since 2008. They entered Friday with a 54-38 ledger, and one more win by the break would give them their most since posting 55 in 1975.
Moreover, the A's hold a one-game lead in the American League West. Over the last 23 years, the only time the A's have been in first place at the break was in 2006, when they were tied for first with Texas.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Just throwing this out there to see if there are others with similar thinking. I bought a 7" Galaxy Tab 2, and I intend to mount it on my bike. I've already got an Otterbox Defender, and I intend to use the ram mount system that attaches at the handlebar bolts. Couple that with a direct wire USB plug, and I think I'll be in business!
The reason behind the madness? Moto specific GPS units are crazy expensive! In a wifi only tablet with a 32gb sd card, I get gps with maps of my state, and all the states around it, 20gb of music, apps galore and a bigger screen! With bluetooth to my helmet headset (haven't settled on one yet) and I'm in business! If I need to make an emergency call while underway, I just sync the headset with my phone. Also, link the tablet to the hotspot on my phone and then I have the internet at my fingertips. I'm optomistic about the setup, and can't wait to finish gathering parts and get it going!!
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Arizona's premier destination for touring Broadway productions. Info: (480) 965-3434 or www.asugammage.com
March 6, 2012: Bill T. Jones-Arnie Zane Dance Company presents Body Against Body
ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts School of Dance
Students perform at locations across campus. (480) 965-5029 or dance.asu.edu
Nov. 18-20: Emerging Artists
Feb. 10-12, 2012: Transition Projects I and II
March 2-4, 2011: Dance Annual
Ballet Arizona
An innovative and provocative professional ballet company under the artistic direction of former New York City Ballet dancer Ib Andersen. Performances are at Phoenix's Symphony Hall, unless otherwise noted. Info: (602) 381-1096 or balletaz.org
Sept. 18: Ballet Under the Stars (Sun City West)
Sept. 22: Ballet Under the Stars (Casa Grande)
Sept. 23: Ballet Under the Stars (Tempe Center for the Arts)
Sept. 24: Ballet Under the Stars (Steele Indian School Park, Phoenix)
Sept. 25: Ballet Under the Stars (Fountain Hills)
Oct. 20-23: Cinderella
Dec. 9-24: Nutcracker
Feb. 9-12, 2012: The Sleeping Beauty
March 29-April 1, 2012: Director's Choice: A Vibrant Collection of Movement
May 31-June 3, 2012: All Balanchine
Ballet Etudes
Since 1987, this Gilbert company has realistically duplicated the experiences of a professional ballet company for Arizona's serious young dancers, and its annual Nutcracker show is an East Valley holiday tradition. Performances are typically at Mesa Arts Center or Chandler Center for the Arts. Info: (480) 558-2080 or balletetudes.net
Nov. 12 and 19: Nutcracker Sweet Tea
Nov. 25-28 and Dec. 2-4: The Nutcracker (Chandler)
Dec. 8-11: The Nutcracker (Mesa)
May 18-20: Cinderella
Center Dance Ensemble
CDE is the resident modern dance company of Phoenix's Herberger Theater Center. Info: (602) 252-8497 or herbergertheater.org
Oct. 13-16: There Is a Time to Dance, featuring The Attic and guest dance companies
Dec. 3-18: Frances Smith Cohen's Snow Queen
Dec. 12: Spirit of the Season
March 22-25, 2012: Dance AZ/100
April 13-15, 2012: American Voices
Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler's top venue for peforming arts. Info: (480) 782-2680 or chandlercenter.org
Nov. 25-Dec. 4: Ballet Etudes' Nutcracker
Jan. 28, 2012: Ballroom with a Twist, featuring Dancing With The Stars' Edyta Slywinska and Alec Mazo
Feb. 17, 2012: Desert Dance Theatre presents Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman
March 4, 2012: Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble
May 18-20, 2012: Ballet Etudes' Cinderella
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Performing Arts
Students present theatrical, musical and dance works in the on-campus Performing Arts Center. Info: (480) 732-7343 or http://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/academic-affairs/comm-arts/perf-arts/Pages/perf-arts-cntr.aspx
Nov. 18-19: Faculty Choreography Dance Showcase
Dec. 9-10: Student Dance Showcase
Jan. 12, 2012: East Valley High School Dance Festival
Founded in 2003 by Carley Conder, this contemporary dance company develops and performs Conder's work, commissions dance work from nationally recognized choreographers and curates and presents Breaking Ground, an annual showcase for new and established choreographers. Info: (480) 570-3263 or conderdance.com
Jan. 28, 2012: Breaking Ground 2012: Festival for Dance, Film, Art
Desert Dance Theatre
This contemporary dance company under the artistic direction of Lisa R. Chow is known for its moving annual ode to underground railroad heroine Harriet Tubman. It performs at venues throughout the Valley. Info: 480-962-4584 or desertdancetheatre.org
Oct. 7-8: Arizona Dance Festival 2011
Oct. 13-16: There Is a Time to Dance, presented by Center Dance Ensemble
Nov. 5: Las Calacas Encantadas at Xico Inc.'s Dia de los Muertos Festival
Feb. 17, 2012: Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Dulce Dance Company
A contemporary modern dance company led by artistic directors Candy Jimenez and Liliana Gomez, it's named "dulce," a Spanish word meaning sweet, fresh or candy, because its leaders believe the art of dance is sweet, fresh & textured. Info: (602) 570-7635 or dulcedancecompany.com.
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
This venue with a 1,235-seat concert hall and 186-seat Little Theater is on the campus of Gilbert's Higley High School. Info: (480) 279-7194 or higleyarts.org
Dec. 16-17: Southwest Youth Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker Ballet, with music by Chandler Symphony Orchestra
Mesa Arts Center
Downtown's shining arts campus hosts concerts, plays, touring productions, festivals, artists' studios and educational programs. Info: (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com
Nov. 12-13: Native American Song and Dance: Canyon Records' 60th Anniversary Celebration
Dec. 8-11: Ballet Etudes' Nutcracker
Jan. 20, 2012: Forever Tango with Cheryl Burke
Feb. 11, 2012: Contra-Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater
March 24-25, 2012: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Mesa Community College Dance Company
Students present dance concerts at MCC's Theatre Outback and East Gymnasium. Info: (480) 461-7597 or mesacc.edu/dept/d37/dance/performances.html
Nov. 3-4: Fall 2011 Formal Performance
Dec. 9: Fall 2011 Dance Classes Showcase
Scorpius Dance Theatre
This contemporary dance company headed by Lisa Starry is best known for its "A Vampire Tale," a dark, sexy production sometimes likened to "the 'Nutcracker' of Halloween." Scorpius reprises this signature cult classic every October.
Oct. 13-22: Lisa Starry's A Vampire Tale VIII
May 2-5, 2012: The Kick-A** Dance Showcase
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale's premiere performance arts venue. Info: (480) 994-2787 or scottsdaleperformingarts.org
Oct. 21-22: Pilobolus
Nov. 10: Te Vaka
Nov. 18: Stephen Petronio's Underland
Feb. 3, 2012: Ballet Folklorico de Antioquia, Colombia
Feb. 4, 2012: Celtic Nights: Journey of Hope
Feb. 16, 2012: Trisha Brown Dance Company
March 22, 2012: Batsheva Dance Company
April 6-7, 2012: Chunky Move: Connected
April 26-27, 2012: DanceBrazil
Tempe Center for the Arts
The gleaming lakeside venue hosts concerts, plays, lectures, dance productions, inimate musical jam sessions and public events. Info: (480) 350-2822 or tempe.gov/tca
Sept. 23: Ballet Arizona's Ballet Under the Stars
Oct. 7-8: Desert Dance Theatre presents Arizona Dance Festival 2011
Terpsicore Dance Company
Led by Danna Parker, Terpsicore is a contemporary ballet company that recognizes the influence and incorporates the human expression of modern dance. Info: (602) 690-9594 or terpsicoredance.org


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The Lady Bisons (9-3 overall, 2-0 GAC) won 25-16, 24-26, 18-25, 26-24, 15-12 to hand the Golden Suns (9-5, 1-1) their first-ever loss in GAC volleyball action. Arkansas Tech was 16-0 during the inaugural GAC regular season in 2011.
The Suns placed four players in double figures in kills — Carly Florian had 19, Sara Motsinger had 16, Kaitlyn White had 14 and Brittany Ryan had 12. White also had 18 digs, while Ryan contributed seven blocks. Tech's Amber Cerrillos finished with 58 assists and 11 digs. Morgan McKellar led the Suns in digs with 21.
Arkansas Tech will continue GAC play tonight, hosting Henderson State University at 7 p.m. at Tucker Coliseum. Admission will be free.
Head coach Kristy Bayer has designated the evening as "Pack the Stands Night." Fans are encouraged to help the Golden Suns attempt to break the school record for volleyball attendance of 1,045 that they set during a similar promotion in 2011.


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The LA Galaxy have been emphasizing set-piece defending, one of their weaknesses all season, for months now. There hasn't been much improvement.
They conceded three goals from dead balls in Sunday's 3-3 draw at FC Dallas, and even if two of them shouldn't have counted, they were costly: LA (10-9-4) lost two more points when Blas Pérez struck following a free kick in the closing minutes.
That's a dozen points this season the Galaxy have conceded in late collapses, the difference between their fifth-place standing in the Western Conference, seven points behind leaders Real Salt Lake, and being five points clear in the Supporters' Shield race.
Dallas scored Sunday from a first-half corner kick and two Michel free kicks in the second half, both of which were allowed despite clear offside violations, and if head coach Bruce Arena placed the blame for Pérez's pair on the officiating crew – he acknowledged LA needed to "do a better job" in the decisive free kick – his players were looking inward.
"Set pieces are a mentality," said Landon Donovan, whose hat trick enabled the Galaxy to overcome two deficits and surge ahead in the 82nd minute. "When you're attacking one, it's do you want the ball more than your opponent, and when you're defending, it's do you have enough pride to make sure your guy doesn't score. And we failed in that. There's no two ways about it.
"We practice them, we talk about it, but at the end of the day, it's you against your guy, and you've got to make sure he doesn't get the better of you. There is not much more to say, except we've got to get it better."
There were numerous errors on Dallas' first goal, with Andrew Jacobson beating Leonardo in the air, Matt Hedges finding space at the near post to finish the play, and goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini flailing about, and it stirred memories of George John's winner, following a header off the crossbar from a corner, in the Galaxy's 1-0 loss in Frisco back in mid-April.
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Replays showed Pérez's 48th-minute strike was offside, as they did with John and Hedges on the finale. Had they not been, though, Pérez's volley after Omar Gonzalez's clearing header would have been a worthy goal.
"It's been the story of the whole year, our set pieces, where we end up falling asleep and they end up getting a goal," Gonzalez said. "It's just a matter of putting everything you have into that, into that, 15- or 30-second play. It just has to be better. Our fight has to be better more so than the guy we're going up against, and [in this game] it just wasn't there."
The solution? More work.
"It's a huge part of the game that we have to fine-tune as the season wears down," left back Todd Dunivant said. "They didn't get a lot in the run of play, but those three chances they scored on were all set pieces. That's what teams are going to do to us, and we've got to make sure that doesn't happen."


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The Marlins decided to go outside of their organization to find a closer, trading for Jorge Julio. Florida sent Minor League pitcher Yusmeiro Petit to the Diamondbacks in order to acquire Julio.
"We love the arm," general manager Larry Beinfest told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "We have for a few years. We watched him this spring and we thought it was the right thing to do given the composition of the bullpen."
Julio has 99 career saves. That gives him 78 more saves than the rest of the relievers currently on the team.
"All the time, the media guys and people from Venezuela and my friends were saying, 'What is happening with you? The Marlins want you,'" Julio said. "Whatever happened was fine for me. ... It's good for me because this team is giving me the opportunity to be a closer. I'm so happy."
A different spring for Camp: This time last spring, Tampa Bay pitcher Shawn Camp was do distracted he doesn't even remember what he did.
While trying to earn a spot in the bullpen, Camp and his wife, Heidi, were was also dealing with the loss of the couple's first baby after Heidi suffered a burst fallopian tube.
Heidi had to undergo two surgeries and multiple blood transfusions while Camp was trying to land a job with the Devil Rays.
"I was just going through the motions last spring," Camp told the St. Petersburg Times. "If you had to ask me five hitters I faced last year in Spring Training, I couldn't have told you. Now I know the five hitters I'm going to face."
This spring, Camp's spot in the bullpen is secured after appearing in a club-record 75 games last season. As for Heidi, she is in her 19th week of a healthy pregnancy.
"We're bringing a child into this earth, and it's just an unbelievable feeling," Camp said. "It's a motivation. I'm just proud of her, how she's come through all this."
Camp had concerns about the couple trying to get pregnant again because doctors said there was a 70 percent chance the same thing would happen. After Heidi got pregnant, there was concern. But once the egg moved from her remaining fallopian tube and into the uterus, all things became normal.
Now they are just awaiting the arrival of their son, who they have already named Garrett Benjamin.
Nationals like the look of Casto: The Nationals planned to send Kory Casto the Minors to start the season. But the combination of his strong spring and an injury to Nook Logan has forced them to at least consider changing that plan.
"He's got such a great work ethic, and [is] such a hard-nosed type of player," Nationals manager Manny Acta told the Washington Post. "He's my type of player. He's like a manager's dream. I walk in here at 6:30 in the morning sometimes, and 15 minutes later he's heading down to the cages. You ask him to go here, you ask him to go there, and he works his butt off."
Casto has earned praise for his patient approach at the plate.
"I think that, even in a big league-type situation, the approach becomes more important because the pitchers obviously have better stuff," Casto said. "They locate it better, so you have to be even more patient to get a better pitch to hit, because they nibble on the corner and get you to swing at those pitches."
Casto has become philosophical about making the Nationals.
"I really want to make this team," Casto said. "If that doesn't happen, it's out of my control. It's kind of one of those things you got to take in stride. ... I think I've shown them I can hit at this level."
Good health puts the smile back on Anderson's face: Injuries that have slowed Garret Anderson the past three seasons seem to be a thing of the past. Anderson enters the 2007 season healthy and ready to show that he can still be a force in the middle of the Angels' lineup.
"I don't think my skills have depreciated," Anderson told the Los Angeles Times. "In fact, I know they haven't. It will happen one day, but I'm not there yet."
Anderson, known for his poker face, has even been seen smiling frequently this spring, an indication he is enjoying his time on the field again.
"It puts you in a good frame of mind, not having to worry about how you feel all the time as opposed to doing your job," Anderson said. "If you're not healthy, you're not worried about doing your job, you're worried about how you're going to get through every day."
In the three years prior to his injury woes, Anderson averaged 30 home runs and 126 RBIs.
"Garret's physical skills haven't been diminished by age as much as injury, and I think that will show this year," manager Mike Scioscia said. "His strength is there, his bat speed there, he's running as well as he ever has ... there's no reason he can't be as productive as he was for those three or four years."
Loe will fit with Rangers: Kameron Loe is making a strong case to be a member of the Texas Rangers' starting rotation. After six strong innings Sunday against the White Sox, Loe now has an ERA of 0.92 in 17 2/3 innings of work.
The question concerning the Rangers is not whether Loe will be a member of the staff, but whether he will be in the bullpen or rotation.
"He's got no reason to walk around here worried about anything," manager Ron Washington told the Dallas Morning News. "He's had the best performance of any pitcher this spring. He has done the same thing since Day 1 of camp."
It may actually be to Loe's benefit to start the season in the bullpen. With three off days scheduled for the first three weeks of the season, the fifth starter will likely be skipped several times.
"In the early going, I think the long reliever might be more important than the fifth starter," Washington said. "But that fifth starter is very important over the course of the year. For the first month of the season, though, you really like to have options."
If given the choice, Loe would prefer to be a starter for the Rangers.
"I've made that clear the entire time," he said. "I think I've done everything in my power to make that happen. I'm kind of stubborn. I'll be disappointed if I don't get the starter's role, but I'll be happy to make the team. ... I want to do what's important to this team."
Clayton finds himself in familiar role: Another season, another team. That is the motto of shortstop Royce Clayton, who is playing for his eighth team since 2000. He's played for Texas, the White Sox, Milwaukee, Colorado, Arizona, Cincinnati, Washington and now Toronto.
"That's basically how it's been the last five years of my career," Clayton told the Toronto Star. "There's been years I've been told I'm a stop-gap ... told, 'You know, you're just here for the year because we've got this kid we're going to look at next season.'
"I appreciate the honesty, but that's the way it is now."
This year may be no different for Clayton as the Blue Jays may want to move Aaron Hill back to shortstop from second base. For now, Clayton is just happy to have the chance to play every day for a good ballclub.
"I've been patient trying to find a good fit these last few years," said Clayton, adding that he might have a special fit with the Blue Jays.
"This is different, a different opportunity. I'm the everyday shortstop on a very good ballclub and I'm looking forward to this being a great experience."
Looper adjust to starter's job: St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Braden Looper, who is a member of a starting rotation for the first time in his career, is really enjoying the new experience.
"I'm having fun with it. I'm able to work on things and I haven't been able to do that stuff before," the 32-year-old Looper told the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
"Now, I've got a good cutter, I've got a good sinker, I've got control of my changeup and slider. I haven't pitched too much in my career. I've been a thrower for quite a bit of it. It's a big difference.
"It was always game-on-the-line every single time you were out there (in the bullpen), and you never got to work on anything.
"You never got a break mentally. Now I enjoy being able to sit back and enjoy the game a little more. You're not so locked into what's going on. I enjoyed that aspect of it but it's kind of cool to see it from the other side. There's that one day (when he starts) I'm locked in all day long, but on the other days I've got my work to do and I can relax a little more -- unless I'm going to pinch-hit."
Ponson's pitching style has changed: Twins starter Sidney Ponson is a different pitcher now than several years ago, when he relied heavily on a blistering fastball to get outs.
"I don't strike people out," Ponson told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "If I can throw 200 innings and strike 10 people out, I'll take it. I'm all about ground balls. That one inning ... three pitches in, I've got two outs. That's what's going to take me deeper into games.
"When you try to strike people out, you're going to get a lot of 3-and-2 counts, a lot of foul balls, foul balls, foul balls ... I always think about contact. I'm never afraid of contact. Let them hit the ball."
He said that it's been five years since he figured out that he had to find another way to get guys out.
"In '02, I realized that striking everybody out, I cannot do that," Ponson said. "So I started to use my defense. I always worked my behind off, so I can go nine innings. I want to start the game and finish the game."
And Ponson can also declare himself ready to go after he had bone chips removed from his elbow in October.
"My elbow is healthy," he said. "That's what it's all about. I don't have to go out there and grind it through my start. Now I just go with the flow, man. I can throw freely, with no problems.
"I'm getting outs. I don't care how hard I'm throwing. I used to throw hard, and I didn't get out of the first [inning]. It happens that way. There are a lot of great pitchers in this league who don't throw hard. It's where you locate, not how hard you throw.
"That's what you learn in the big leagues. Throwing 99 down the middle and getting a new ball every time is no good."
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Kindergarten students at Weil Elementary School in the Hill District began their school year walking through a "human pathway" of loving parents and supportive community members.
|SPECIAL TREATMENT —Children get special treatment at Weil Elementary school. Top: The children are welcomed by parents and teachers and community residents. Bottom: The children receive new backpacks.
The event was held from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Aug. 28, the first day of class. Parents, neighbors, friends and members of the United Way, Beginning With Books, the Fatherhood Initiative and area foundations joined hands to create a pathway for the youngsters as they entered the school building. Ready Freddy—a green frog mascot—greeted the new students. Coffee and bagels for the parents and fruit for the children was provided. This event is part of the Ready Freddy Program, created by Pitt's Office of Child Development to increase awareness about a child's first day of kindergarten and to help ensure a smoother transition from home to school life.
"National studies highlight the fact that nearly half of all children struggle with the transition to kindergarten," said Ken Smythe-Leistico, director of Pathways to School Success at OCD. "Late arrival and poor initial attendance are considered significant predictors for school failure. This year, the Ready Freddy Program is targeting those children most likely to be absent on the first day."
The OCD staffers have been canvassing the Hill District this summer, spreading the word that Aug. 28 is the first day of school. Smythe-Leistico said a recent survey revealed that 60 percent of the children in that area have not attended preschool. In addition, attendance for the first day of kindergarten has been as low as 12 students. This year, 35 youngsters were expected to arrive.
Weil Elementary School is one of the Pittsburgh Public School District's nine accelerated learning academies, which provide additional time for instruction and frequent monitoring of individual student progress.


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She was born April 14, 1942, in Watsonville, Calif., to James Henry and Odessa Phillips Butler. She was a hotel housekeeper and attended the Faith Temple Church of God in Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers.
Survivors include her husband, Ezell Cotton; daughter, April Carroll of Russellville; two brothers; two sisters; and four grandchildren.
The family will conduct a private memorial service at a later date. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. The online obituary and guest book are available at www.shinnfuneral.com.


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City Council at odds over new name for Main Library
Original post made on Sep 10, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 11:38 AM
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 10, 2013 at 11:49 am
How about the Willie Brown Main Library?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 10, 2013 at 11:58 am
I think lots of people are sick and tired of the political aspects of naming things after people, and the social aspects of naming them after corporations. Yuck!
I don't want the library closest to me to be named after a person or a corporation. I don't mind for example Eleanor Pardee Park ... if that is still its name because I don't know who she is and was probably a local honor for someone who deserved it ... but still why not just find nice neutral names for things instead of turning everything into a profit center or partisan war.
I think Rinconada Library makes sense because the closest association would be the Rinconada Park complex which is almost in the same location ... a great idea.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 10, 2013 at 12:18 pm
How About " High Speed Rail Depot"
a resident of another community
on Sep 10, 2013 at 12:38 pm
"Rinconada" does not mean "elbow" in English, if by elbow we mean the arm joint. That's "codo." It translates more like "corner," so it might refer to a geographical bend of some sort.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Sep 10, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Agree with Scharff: Follow the location idea. Keep the Mitchell name, rename the Main library, "Newell". Don't confuse everyone with a person's name (unless, of course, the foundation of the person can help with funding to make it superior than what is already planned). And yes, when people donate, they DO name buildings and dorms after them!
a resident of another community
on Sep 10, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Can think of only one person who was a class act and did so much for the residents and employees of the city of Palo Alto...Gary Fazzino.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 10, 2013 at 1:01 pm
"The Palo Alto Process" library.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 10, 2013 at 1:12 pm
We should name it after Anna Kronestic.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 10, 2013 at 1:12 pm
We should name it after Anna Kronestic.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 10, 2013 at 2:40 pm
"one of any number of distinguished Palo Altans who are deceased and who are not recognized,"
That's right, because more people would prefer it called the "Steve Jobs Library" than "Rinconada Library". Seriously?
We've been following location (park or neighborhood) or function, for the libraries. Don't mess with it. Call it "Rinconada Library" or "Crescent Park Library". Either of these would be preferable to the above suggestion.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 10, 2013 at 2:51 pm
Why change it at all? "Because Mitchell will be bigger," seems a week argument. How much will it cost to change the name, considering signage, stationery costs, website updates, and the like? Why spend any money?
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 10, 2013 at 4:28 pm
What ever is wrong with "main Library?"
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 10, 2013 at 4:29 pm
Please, please, please - do not name the library after a person. We have had enough of that. A geographical designation is much less confusing and simpler.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 10, 2013 at 8:04 pm
"Rinconada" refers to a place at or in a corner. Nothing to do with "elbow" aside from the shape.
a resident of Community Center
on Sep 10, 2013 at 10:37 pm
Why is Liz Kniss absent so frequently on important votes and discussions? Could it be that in the future she doesn't want to be on the unpopular side- in case she is running for office again in the future?
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Sep 11, 2013 at 10:04 am
Why did we not just build one gigantic library that was open 24 hours a day? That would have been more useful then these teeny tiny places that are open for limited hours. As it is they are open when kids are at school and people are at work that is completely useless.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 11, 2013 at 10:20 am
Name it after one or more of the developers who have done sooo much for our city's growth and density, and who always get what they want.
a resident of Professorville
on Sep 11, 2013 at 10:39 am
Rinconada appropriate for Palo Alto early history and heritage, location, association with the Park, and is more musical to the ear than somebody's name. It is also a more permanent name; people's names go out of memory.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2013 at 10:47 am
Newell Library. Mitchell Park is at Mitchell Park. Downtown is Downtown. Newell is Newell. Why waste the money?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2013 at 10:55 am
one library to rule them all, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood
> Why did we not just build one gigantic library that was open 24 hours a day?
I laughed at this at first ... but then I got to thinking. Instead of a park, or in addition to a park, why not have a place where people can go and spend time in a community setting. Mitchell Park could have been the ideal setting for it ... backing on a park, and fronting on Middlefield this could have been like a mini-MidTown, but small businesses or kiosks that support the library in some way. Something for the mind and community open later than 9 or 10 in Palo Alto would be nice.
We have have a library, in a kind of shopping mall, with maybe a Starbucks, snack place, like they do in national parks, sub-ing out to contractors, take the rent and apply it towards maintenance, upkeep and the pay of the librarians and staff.
Create a place where people can use their Kindles and digital tools where the books are, and where a great network connection could be. A copy center would be nice, like a Kinkos.
Would that even be possible? It sure would be better and more functional than just a library, a real community place for the intellect ... we sure need it.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:02 am
Yes, the "Newell" Libray is on Newell. Does anyone know who or what Newell was?
I am sure he or she was a great person, but Newell has no real meaning other than a street name.
Mitchell Park is named not after a street, but after Mitchell Park, where it is. I don't know who Mitchell is or was either.
The downtown Library is kind of substandard. What is it even used for? Does anyone even use it or go there?
The point being, that Rinconada, like Mitchell, is the name of a Palo Alto Park, and in the case of Riconada a sort of Community Center complex. Rinconada or Community Center Library would make sense.
Most places these days are going more and more paperless, so I doubt the cost to change is going to be significant. Changing the Newell Library is probably a good idea.
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:10 am
@CrescentParkAnon: Good ideas. I would also add the new police headquarters to the same structure so that we would have fewer security issues, especially with something open into the wee hours of the morning.
a resident of Ventura
on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:47 am
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a resident of University South
on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:54 am
Downtown Library is very busy. A lot of people are within walking distance. Limited book selection, but the book delivery process works very well.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:58 am
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a resident of Community Center
on Sep 11, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Just curious how much money was spent on this naming process?
Rinconada Park is part of the community center which includes the Children's library and the old "Main" library on Newell Road. Why on earth would we name the library, which is across town, the same name as the Park that has a library a FEW FEET away from it? Born and raised in Palo Alto and living in the Community Center neighborhood - this seems absurd!
Either name it the new Main Library, since it's bigger & new compared to the Newell Street Main Library OR think of a different name. Rinconada makes no sense. Why RESUSE the name of the long established Park?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 11, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Read Jay's blog on the subject as well as the comments on the subject. Interesting to read these views too. Web Link
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 11, 2013 at 12:47 pm
One library to rule them all says: "Why did we not just build one gigantic library that was open 24 hours a day?"
Because all the homeless would occupy the building if you leave it open all night, maybe that's what you want. Of course you'd have to leave the toilets and showers open 24 hours a day too. We could fill the parking lot with permanently parked RVs and campers!!!
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Sep 11, 2013 at 1:02 pm
@Mitchell Park Library Neighbor: Good point about the homeless. How does 8am to 12midnight sound for operating hours?
a resident of Los Altos
on Sep 11, 2013 at 1:29 pm
"...people's names go out of memory". San Jose used to have a Jay McCabe Hall on San Carlos Street, named after a local benefactor of many years. Finally most of those who knew him passed on, so the name was changed to something common and unmemorable. I used to know where McCabe Hall was. I have no idea where or what the new hall is.
Moral: have a name that means something. Rinconada Library says to me "branch library". Main Library says to me, "Hey, that must be the main library!"
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 11, 2013 at 1:33 pm
No wonder nothing ever gets done on time in this city. How much time needs to be spent on naming a library? Seriously. Palo Alto Library - Newell Branch. Palo Alto Library - East Branch. Naming it after someone only invites complaints, criticism and arguments.
a resident of Professorville
on Sep 11, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Rinconada or Newell is fine.
Skip the naming after people. Location is better.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 11, 2013 at 2:12 pm
Posted by Cur Mudgeon, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, 3 hours ago
"Name it after one or more of the developers who have done sooo much for our city's growth and density, and who always get what they want."
Or, a combination: Roxy-Arugula Library.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 11, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Why is the "staff" making such sweeping decisions for our town? Most of them live 50 miles away and they know NOTHING about our town. They only know how to take the University Avenue exit off of Highway 101 to get to their office. Period. They don't know our neighborhoods, our history, or have any feel for the town. Downtown Palo Alto is becoming an office park. It's all very upsetting.
Why was the downtown city hall plaza named Martin Luther King Plaza? He was not a part of Palo Alto history, per se. Yes, they'll probably rename the Main Library the Willie Brown Memorial Library.
We need a clean sweep at city hall.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 11, 2013 at 3:35 pm
I agree with naming the library after Gary Fazzino...it would be an appropriate memorial. Or possibly after Lucie Stern, who donated her land and the community center to the city. "Rincon" is Spanish for corner, and the whole property is near a corner...Rinconada is the name of the adjacent park, so that is acceptable.
But, please, do not be like Stanford and name the place after some greedy developer. And certainly not after the curmudgeonly Mr Jobs, who disliked other people's kids, hated libraries, and was generally not a nice person.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2013 at 4:32 pm
Agree that it should not be named after a person, at least, a new person's name should not be added to the mix (with the names "Newell" or "Mitchell" excepted). A place name is much better. Agree that Main Library for Newell Road Branch is confusing. Keep it simple: Newell Road library should be: Newell or Rinconada. Mitchell Park Library should just stay Mitchell Park Library, or if not, "Palo Alto Main Library" to avoid confusion.
a resident of Community Center
on Sep 11, 2013 at 5:33 pm
> Roxy-Arugula Library Love it!
And rename Michell Park library: Bloated Ugly Glass Library
or BUG Library for short.
If the BUG wasn't so greedy taking Main's functions away, there wouldn't be the pressure to rename Main at all. Come to think of it where does the pressure come from anyway? Who stirred up this hornet's nest?
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Sep 11, 2013 at 6:47 pm
Re-name Mitchell Park the Winchester Mystery Library, because I don't believe it's ever going to be finished. Then the Main can remain the Main.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 11, 2013 at 7:43 pm
City Hall Plaza was named without any public input at a Council
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 11, 2013 at 10:59 pm
to "Possible names": I think the new Mitchell Park building is rather beautiful; All the light that comes in thru the windows means less energy needed during daylight hours to create light, the wall of succulents adds texture and color and life, and insulation, the stone work is beautiful....I hope you weren't wanting yet another pseudo- Spanish/Italian- Phoenix- subdivision- building like most of the new homes going in now? Character of a place is important. Character doesn't have to mean everything is one style, or old-fashioned. There is room for all styles. Makes it interesting. That said, I've read that most libraries being built now ARE including different areas for different activities, and include a coffee bar, areas to sit and talk, children's areas, conference rooms that can be rented out. And longer hours.
Re What to name, I agree Newell library should be based on location; Newell or Rinconada.
a resident of Professorville
on Sep 11, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Jebus, talk about your first world problems.
a resident of another community
on Sep 12, 2013 at 12:06 am
And, all the while our young men and women in combat are giving their lives for us so we can argue about what to name a library. Get real, folks. I think you people there in "Paly Alty" need to rearrange your priorities. : (
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 12, 2013 at 6:34 pm
To be serious for a moment the Palo Alto's libraries will have to comply with the new closing time of 10:30 PM to day break, the same as all Parks and Community Centers in Palo Alto. These closing times were voted on by Council about a month ago to keep the homeless from occupying City property 24 hours a day.
a resident of Community Center
on Sep 15, 2013 at 3:23 am
What's in a name? Why waste time on trivial matters. COMMUNITY CENTER LIBRARY... or keep Main Library name. Who cares?
a resident of Community Center
on Sep 17, 2013 at 3:36 pm
My issue with the Main Library is not the name, but why it is being demolished in the first place, especially when you see the huge mess created by the same players at Mitchell Park Web Link
We're new to the area, arriving Christmas 2012 and my immediate impression of the old main libary was that it should have been a listed building, the architecture being a great example of mid-20th Century design. But was also wonderful to use, calm, relaxing, comfortable, and with genuine charm. I've used many public and university libraries over the years and the main library was the most pleasant of the lot, it felt as though you were visiting the awahnee hotel or an upscale friends living room.
imho what should have been done was a great deal of high tech updating, improved outdoor space and landscaping (like the downtown refurbishment) and leave an architectural masterpiece alone....... and it would have cost a 10th of the proposed development.
Each time I drive by the now part demolished structure it makes me quite upset to see this ongoing tragedy and money waste. Palo alto still has 2 quite charming libraries but the jewell in the crown is gone.


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Grant: Sequel to C.J.? Rangers' lukewarm words about Josh Hamilton sound awfully familiar
ARLINGTON — What's all this about 2012 ending differently for the Rangers than 2011?
On Tuesday, it sounded exactly like last year.
Especially when the topic came to the future of Josh Hamilton. If you closed your eyes for a few minutes and listened to Rangers general manager Jon Daniels and club president Nolan Ryan discuss Hamilton, you would swear it was 2011 all over again and the topic was C.J. Wilson.
Translation: Josh Hamilton is about as good as gone.
Like last year, after Wilson tanked in the postseason, the Rangers said no doors are closed, but, hey, the player is this close to free agency so you've got to let him explore the market. It's their negotiated right and all that.
Then, unsolicited, Daniels added a little more:
"We're also very realistic about when a star player hits free agency at this point, and the history of them returning to their original club," he said. "So I think we've got to prepare both ways and prepare the club for the possibility that he's not back, but we haven't closed any doors."
Daniels said the club would not make a "pre-emptive offer" during the next three weeks when it essentially retains exclusive negotiating rights to Hamilton. He cited an agreement he made with agent Mike Moye early in the season that the Rangers wouldn't try to pre-empt free agency. Of course, you wouldn't want to insult the player by making a whopper of an offer before he officially hits the market.
Given the track record Daniels cited, being pre-emptive is about the only way to improve chances of retaining the player.
If anything, the Rangers' tone sounded even colder than when discussing Wilson last November. The Rangers didn't really engage Wilson in significant dialogue before the left-hander signed with Los Angeles. They were too busy putting together plans to replace him with Yu Darvish.
For instance, when Daniels was asked about Hamilton's performance down the stretch, the GM didn't leave out many details.
"We all watched the games and saw what happened," he said. "I'm real hesitant to put it on one player. It's hard when a guy says he's hurt not to look at it through that lens. It's hard for me to criticize effort when a guy says he's hurt and he's got a doctor saying the same thing.
"I think from the naked eye, without knowing that, the pop-up and some of the other things that have been talked about, you can draw your own conclusions. But he was out there giving his effort, and I don't think it's for us to say."
Hamilton hit only .256 over his final 12 games, including that horrendous 0-for-4 performance in the wild-card game in which he was responsible for five outs while seeing just eight pitches. Ryan said the club, however, would look at more than just the final stretch, which means also looking at his 43 homers and 128 RBIs this season, his two-month slump, his MVP in 2010 and also the various and sundry reasons, most of them medically related, for why he has missed an average of 35 games per year during his time with the Rangers.
"We agreed with Josh's folks early on that we would not negotiate during the season," Ryan said. "They wanted to go out and see what the market will bear, and we'll see where we are at some point in time."
The next three weeks is the one time the Rangers can afford to be focused solely on how to keep Hamilton. From the tone of their words Tuesday, the club's management will be focused on anything but.
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