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For everyone who has ever wished that Cinderella would just pull herself up out of the ashes and tell her wicked stepsisters to go buckle their own bustles, Edith Weiss has written a charming makeover of the classic Grimm fairytale.
In Weiss' version, Cinderella! Cinderella!, the problem isn't her evil adoptive family; it's that she can't muster the strength to defy their ridiculous orders. Plain and large-footed, Cinderella is nice to everyone, including her tormenting stepsisters. With just the right amount of magic, her vision-impaired fairy godmother (Martin Diaz-Valdes) helps Cinderella find the courage to stand up for what's right.
Director Michelle Yeadon inspires her cast to completely buy into the story and the lessons it teaches. They enter singing the Beach Boys' classic "God Only Knows" and proceed to delight in the performance and their young audience members.
John Jeffrey plays a down-to earth Prince and Shannon McInally is gratifyingly awkward as Cinderella. Antonia Gomez and a monstrous puppet are the fierce stepsisters, swallowing every one of society's worst stereotypes for women.
My guest reviewers Owen, 9, and Margaret, 7, loved this play. Owen particularly enjoyed Cameron Walker's quirky town crier, but with fun historical references and humor ranging from a cat in drag to misused French, there are laughs for everyone. Bring a blanket, snacks and your favorite kiddos and enjoy a new take on an old tale.
Cinderella! Cinderella! runs through Aug. 11 and Aug. 7-11, with performances at 11 am in Amazon Park; tickets are $5 and can be purchased from the box office starting at 10:30 a.m. on the day of each performance, children under 3 free.


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Notes: Napoli gets nod behind plate
Scioscia tabs more experienced of two young catchers
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Mike Napoli was manager Mike Scioscia's choice to start behind the plate and call John Lackey's pitches in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. That makes Jeff Mathis, the man who handled the bulk of the catching in the second half and had much to do with the Angels reaching the postseason, in ready reserve, a backup to best buddy Napoli. Both Mikes, player and manager, were hoping Napoli found something that had been missing in the final game of the regular season, when he homered and singled against Chad Gaudin in Oakland, ending a 1-for-14 dry spell. "Getting my first hit [in the fourth inning, prior to his seventh-inning homer] was big for me," Napoli said. "I was kind of struggling a little bit. To do something like that, drive that ball [to right-center for the homer], gave me confidence it's still there." This is only his 15th start since July 1, when Napoli homered in Baltimore and made a game-saving tag at home on a throw from Vladimir Guerrero in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was, in some respects, the last hurrah for Napoli. His season was harshly interrupted on that final out, when Melvin Mora caught him high in the left ankle with a slide, creating a deep bone bruise in the shin. Missing 19 days, Napoli came back for a spell and went down again a week later, on July 27. This time it was a slide into second base that brought pain to his right hamstring that remained with Napoli right on through the balance of the season. "I'm going hard, but not full-out hard," Napoli said, making a necessary concession to the hamstring. "I wasn't out there for a while, and when I came back, it was almost like I had to start all over." It's been that kind of season for the Angels, who have lost everybody in their lineup except shortstop Orlando Cabrera and right fielder Guerrero for at least one stretch of games. Even Guerrero hasn't been healthy, an inflamed right triceps limiting him to DH duty since Sept. 6. When the Angels dealt veteran Jose Molina to the Yankees a week after the All-Star break, they were leaving the most important position on the field to sophomore Napoli, 25, and rookie Mathis, 24. The gamble was magnified when Napoli sustained his hamstring strain, putting the onus on Mathis to deliver. "You've got two young guys to show how they're going to handle a pitching staff," Napoli said. "[Mathis] came in and was awesome, getting wins, pulling it down. He's picked off guys at first in key situations. His defense has been amazing."Yet Mathis tailed off with the bat down the stretch, a 1-for-27 finish slicing his average from .243 to .211. He was hitless in his last 12 at-bats. Napoli finished with a .247 average, with .443 slugging and .351 on-base marks superior to those of Mathis (.351 and .276 respectively). "Napoli and Mathis both carried a load for us this season behind the plate," Scioscia said. "They've done a terrific job on the defensive end. There are some tendencies with individual pitchers that are pretty close; some might steer you in a different direction. "Mike's going to play tonight because he has not only a good understanding with John Lackey, [but] I think that his ability to bring a game plan into a game is very important in the playoffs. [With] Mathis, we feel comfortable doing it as well. But Mike has a little more experience." The Angels' pitchers compiled a 4.28 ERA in Napoli's 598 2/3 innings behind the plate, compared to 3.89 in Mathis' 467 innings. Lackey appears to have no preference -- he had a 2.87 in 78 1/3 innings with Mathis, compared to 2.89 in 124 2/3 innings with Napoli. Experience counts: He's only 25 years old, but Francisco Rodriguez must seem older to fans. He's been around for five years, since bursting on the scene in the 2002 postseason with an electric performance that helped the Angels win it all. This is his fourth trip to the postseason in six years, and even K-Rod is a little amazed by what he's done by age 25. "I've been part of big games since '02," the man from Caracas, Venezuela, said. "I'm 25 years old, and I feel like I've been in the big leagues 10 years, all the big games I've been in. There's a lot of pressure this time of year. It's not easy."
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Rodriguez hasn't been content with his control at various stages of the season, but October means locking into a no-margin-for-error mind-set."This time of year," he said, "it's no time to make mistakes. You have to be ready. As pitchers, you take one pitch at a time, step by step, instead of trying to be too aggressive. That's when mistakes come out." K-Rod is thankful for one thing -- he doesn't have to face his buddies, the Angels. "That's the advantage we have, with our lineup," he said of the club's slash-and-dash attack. "They're going to have that pressure on them from the first inning to the ninth inning." Willits saga continues: The Oklahoma kid, Reggie Willits, played and accomplished much more in his rookie season than he ever imagined: 136 games, 430 at-bats, league-high 4.4 pitches per at-bat, 27 steals, 20 doubles. His .293 batting average and .391 on-base percentage were franchise records for rookies. All of that, along with dependable defense, led to Willits getting the starting in center field for injured Gary Matthews Jr. in Game 1. Willits played one highly challenging game in center behind Lackey at Fenway, battling winds in pursuit of long drives in August. "It's not an easy outfield to play," Scioscia said. "There are angles in left field, and you have that triangle in right-center. There's a lot of area to cover, and you really have to pay attention to the flags. The ball will carry or get knocked down. Just watch those flags on top of the stadium; they don't lie. Reggie will have to be in tune with that. "I think it's beneficial any time you get a little experience on the field. It has to give you a better look next time. Hopefully, Reggie will be comfortable out there." Fellow rookie Nathan Haynes, Chone Figgins and the veteran Garret Anderson are other options in center with Matthews sidelined. Izturis in No. 5 spot: A backup infielder when the season began, Maicer Izturis, like Willits, has been invaluable in close to full-time duty moving between second and third for Howard Kendrick and Figgins. Izturis finished with a .289 average in 102 games, committing just four errors. His ability to make contact and respond in clutch situations had the 5-foot-8 Venezuelan batting fifth against Josh Beckett, between Anderson and Casey Kotchman. "He's not a stereotypical No. 5 hitter, but, with Beckett, Izzy gives us a different look," said Scioscia, who has marveled at Izturis' ability to advance and plate baserunners. "Plus, [as a switch-hitter] he breaks up the lefties." Izturis led the club with a .406 average in 96 at-bats with runners in scoring position, and that was no fluke. His career average in those situations is .340 in 241 opportunities. Anderson ready: An infection has caused some swelling and closing of his right eye, but Anderson said he was ready to go. "If I can see," the sweet-swinging cleanup man said, "I can play. I'm not crazy about it, but I'm all right to play." Anderson would like to approach his performance in his 2002 introduction to ALDS play. A driving force in the Angels' conquest of the Yankees, Anderson batted .389 with a homer and four RBIs in the four games, slugging .667. In 29 career postseason games, Anderson is a .279 hitter with five homers and 22 RBIs, slugging .437. Up next: Idle on Thursday, the Angels will match Kelvim Escobar (18-7, 3.40) against Daisuke Matsuzaka (15-12, 4.40) in a duel of stylish right-handers with multiple pitches in Game 2 on Friday night at 5:37 p.m. PT.
Lyle Spencer 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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Watching some highlights this morning I noticed that all the players in sports that are from the far East have their first names on their jerseys and not their last name.
What's up with that????
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Personal computing discussed
Moderator: Captain Ned
Hoser wrote:What's up with that????
mortifiedPenguin wrote:mattsteg is probably right. An example would help though.
mortifiedPenguin wrote:edit: thought I'd mention an observation. I noticed that during the Olympics last year that the commentators often referred to the Chinese athletes by their "first" (personal) names rather than the correct surname even though they referred to western athletes by their surnames.
Obsidian wrote:It's the same for Japanese and probably several other East-Asian countries.


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Which war? Editor of the Reformer:
Daisy Turner's father, Alexander, must have been a "larger-than-life figure in Grafton" indeed, if truly, as your article "Tracing Vermont's diverse past" claims (Jan. 21), he was a Revolutionary War veteran.
Admittedly math has never been my strong suit, but even by my calculations someone who served in a war that was fought from 1775 to 1783, even had he been a mere slip of a lad at the time, would have been something considerably over 100 years old when Daisy, who died at 105 in the 1980s, was a twinkle in his hoary eye.
Of course, then again, the article doesn't actually specify which Revolutionary War Alexander was a veteran of. And Daisy was apparently quite the storyteller. Or maybe there's just something about that Grafton water.
Heidi Mario,
Brattleboro, Jan. 21
Legalize the production of hemp
Editor of the Reformer:
We have a "high ranking" politician from Vermont in Sen. Patrick Leahy, head of the judiciary; why doesn't he remove hemp from the controlled substance list? In the absence of an excuse for his ignorance or ignoring of the solution there is malice. We are all so proud of Leahy, so proud to have such a powerful man from our little but mighty-willed state. What good is his power to us here in Vermont if he keeps the continued ban on industrial hemp which protects a number of mega-industries?
Those industries include: Cotton, a crop that uses the most pesticides to grow and the most water to produce; oil (we can replace our hard plastics with hemp based ones and we can replace our fuel sources with seed fuel, grown locally); and chemical-construction (hempcrete outperforms homes now built with numerous toxins, styrofoams, fly ash, Tyvek).
I have listed just a few here, but the list goes on.
Even while the planet burns, and even more "civilized" nations, Canada and England grow hemp for industrial purposes, along with 29 other major countries, like China for example.
Leahy has got more important things to do than to deal with the federal hindrance. It's important for him to bring nuclear payload fighter jets to Vermont, but not important for him to let farmers grow a commodity in peace. Never mind that it will take a minimum of five years to begin an industrial scale re-introduction of hemp into our manufacturing base.
It is the strongest natural fiber on Earth, that means tougher equipment to process it is required. Never mind that we are racing against time with climate change ... and Leahy has more important things to do? I am so annoyed with his laid-back attitude, I want him to get off his tush and get it done. Burn your excuses and git 'er done, sir.
The legal place for him to go is the terms of the North American Free Trade Act. If therein, we give an external country, Canada Most Favored Nation Trade Status (as we do China), in terms of hemp, are we not entitled to the same Most Favored Nation Status that these countries enjoy? So that we must be able to produce this commodity and export products made from it to them as they do to us? Why should he allow the USA to be a captive market unable to compete globally? Why doesn't he get on it? Is he waiting for the world to burn?
Emily Peyton,
Putney, Jan. 21
How long must we wait?
Editor of the Reformer:
Today (Monday) is a national holiday (Martin Luther King's Birthday). For the second time, when parking in the Harmony lot, I received a parking ticket. When this happened a couple of years ago, the town admitted its error, and refunded the fines paid on that day. After contacting the Assistant Town Manager, I received word that the ticket I received today would be voided. My question to the town of Brattleboro is, how long will it take for our town to recognize this holiday?
Philip Stimmel,
Brattleboro, Jan. 21
Who has the right to kill?
Editor of the Reformer:
Discussions on potential gun-control laws now include that violent actions are possibly caused by video games, television shows and Hollywood movies which contain violence. Maybe so, but two other sources immediately come to mind, and may well be far more to blame for "desensitizing or numbing" someone towards taking the life of another. While the video games are cartoon-like characters, and although TV shows and movies contain real people, we know that no one actually dies. Not so with the death penalty in America.
The message of the death penalty is strong; it is all right to kill people in certain circumstances. Wouldn't it send a very strong message to our society if there was no death penalty? The message being that it is not all right for one person to take the life of another. It is not all right for the government to do it, anymore than for you or anyone else to do it. The existence of the death penalty should be done away with. Killing is not right.
The second source of actions supporting violence is the wanton killing of innocent civilians, including children, by our, and other, military forces around the world. Again, the message is strong that it is all right to kill people in certain circumstances. How many years of so called civilization will it take until civilized countries reject the idea that it's all right to indiscriminately kill innocent people?
A great American poet once suggested that "The answer is blowing in the wind." Has the wind died down? Perhaps the recent tragedies, several in the past few months alone, will cause us to recognize that the wind is still blowing and that hopefully we will hear the answer.
Ken McCaffrey,
Brattleboro, Jan. 22
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Discussion in 'Future of Trek' started by Beyerstein, Aug 14, 2013.
The "prime timeline" is dead. Deal with it and move on.
How dare you use examples from the Prime timeline to shoot down complaints people have about the Abrams films!
Thanks for the kind words! And don't worry. I hardly expect everyone to buy all of my books, regardless of the series or subject matter. (I've learned from hard experience that you cannot give XENA books away at a TREK convention--and vise versa.) And I don't expect DS9 fans to buy my TOS books just because my name is on it.There are lots of different flavors of Trek these days and not everybody is going to like Rocky Road.
Getting back to Spock and Uhura, I don't recall them hanging all over each other and playing kissyface on the bridge. There was one tender kiss, when Spock was "emotionally compromised," and that was it as far as PDAs are concerned. It's not like they're making out in the rec room or something.
"Geez, get a room!"
Thank you, I was actually surprised at how many examples they were in the Prime timeline. The TOS "main" crew seems to be the exception, actually, but even their subordinates were not above open romance.
There was one more instance, at the Transporter room, but I thought it appropriate since it was essentially a suicide mission by Spock. They didn't show PDA as far as I remember in STiD, so it's not like it happens every other scene.
Well, King Daniel, I could produce another thousand-word essay, but frankly your meme tells the whole story (at least from my perspective) in a nutshell.
Though I will, of course (since I can't be shut up) try to summarize: Had no one ever seen Star Trek Into Darkness, but only this meme had been revealed instead, it would tell the story of:
1) a main character who requires some personal resemblance to the character of the past in order to tap into existing viewer interest and loyalty;
2) who is restricted from being exactly the same character as the past by means of a revised backstory, in order to enable some sense of artistic freedom;
3) who ends up being changed by the rewritten events of his past so drastically as to make him completely distinguished and separated from his former persona; and therefore in order to replenish a lost sense of continuity:
4) must channel or echo events that already happened in past stories prior to the rewriting of those events, in order to forestall viewer interest in the character from waning.
As a result, the new character is more bound and restrained than the old one. No wonder he's in pain.
DF "Unless I'm Mistaken and Spock's Really Holding Onto a Horta in That Meme" Scott
The transporter room kiss was actually the incident I was thinking of. The turbolift scene was a private moment between Spock and Uhura and so wasn't exactly a public display of affection. No one else was watching.
And, given that he's a half-human involved with a human, and raised by a human mother to boot, it seems plausible to me that this version of Spock would be willing to bend a little when it came to private displays of affection. It would not be logical to expect Uhura to act like a Vulcan at all times.
You get involved with a human, you gotta expect to meet her halfway sometimes.
That also came almost immediately after Sarek admitted that he married Amanda because he loved her. Not for any diplomatic or (Vulcan) logical reason but simply because he loved her. Spock may have simply taken more than one cue from his parents.
Nerys Myk lost me with his 'Reboots have been going on since stories first existed, back before they were called reboots' while 'New continuities aren't reboots aren't retcons', so I'm done with that.
You explain that without loosing the remaining old fans and confusing the new ones.
Blatant statements like, while the Prime Timeline is still making money in books and games, and after posts in this thread proved reboots don't always replace their predecessors (2003's "Hulk" was a reboot of the character which was discarded for 2008's "Incredible Hulk" which was more of a homage to the original TV series, and the same can be said about the original Spiderman trilogy (mutant slingers) and the Amazing Spiderman (web shooters), doesn't make sense.
Anyone who thinks that for the rest of eternity they're going to do nothing but Kirk reboots, and that 40 some years down the line, a Next Gen reboot, remake, or new continuity isn't even a possibility, is sad.
If you believe a Next Gen reboot is possible, they're going to pull from that so called 'dead' timeline as much as NuKirk being from Iowa and NuSpock being half Vulcan.
Whats so confusing about that? People have been rewriting stories and creating new continuities for old characters since humans began telling stories. That's only been called a "reboot" in that last few decades.
Never said that. All I said is Ultimate X-men isn't quite a reboot because it didn't replace the old X-Men continuity. It exists parallel to the original continuity.
I'd still like to know how the Astonishing X-Men and the Bronze Age qualify as reboots.
Of course they'll use elements. But they will pick and choose the elements that fit the story and leave the rest in the past.
Exactly. I imagine they'll remake TNG eventually. Probably when some high-powered executive or hot new director who grew up on TNG gets enough clout to make it happen.
You see this in comics all the time. As soon as a new generation of editors and writers and artists comes of age, they almost always try to revive their childhood favorites.
"Now is my chance to write that DEVIL DINOSAUR story I've been dreaming of since sixth grade!"
Somewhere out there, even as we speak, is some huge TNG fan who is going to be biggest thing in the world fifteen years from now. And if he (or she) really wants to revive TNG, people will listen ....
I would be happy to see the Primeline™ revisited someday, perhaps in some sort of Anniversary Special or something but if it doesn't happen then I ain't gonna be crying in my beer about it.
Primeline™ had a very good run, better than most franchises get and I do not want to cheapen its memories by being all bitter with sour grapes over its loss.
By Vulcan standards (not Sarek's standards or Amanda's or Spock's, Vulcan in general) that IS a very noticeable, unacceptable breach of decorum and manners. Any regular Vulcan would be correct in wondering if nuSpock were mentally ill, for engaging in such behavior.
RealSpock's personal growth happened over many decades (of the character's life, as well as the series). NuSpock basically went from one extreme to the other inside of 10 minutes or so (or however long it was; the in-story timespan of events on the ship wasn't anywhere near long enough for me to believe such "growth").
Nobody's forcing them to be interested in the old timeline. I run across lots of Doctor Who fans who have absolutely zero interest in anything that happened before Christopher Eccleston. They choose to ignore (and sometimes dismiss unseen) what happened previously - some 40 years' worth of wonderful stories. If they're "confused", it's their own fault if they stay that way due to refusing to get "unconfused" (by consulting other fans and resources that could explain things to them) - and this also applies to the nuTrek fans who prefer to ignore what came before.
Romance isn't prohibited. But there are regulations and social conventions about how that romance is expressed. Torres and Paris were reprimanded for their blatant PDAs in Voyager. They weren't told they couldn't have a relationship. They were told to keep it off-duty and in the privacy of their quarters or the holodeck.
That's just rude. The "prime timeline" may be dead as far as new movies/TV is concerned. It's not dead anywhere else, so YOU deal with THAT.
I've only ever gone to two fan events that were limited to one show - Star Trek in 1978 (an afternoon event with George Takei, in Calgary) and Doctor Who in the late '80s, at the Spokane PBS station when Sylvester McCoy was touring across the US after having taken over the role from Colin Baker. The rest of the events I've been to have been conventions where the guests have been authors, artists, editors, university professors, people from the local planetarium, and even Phil Currie, who runs the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Drumheller. No actors. These conventions had a wonderfully eclectic mix of people and guests, with many common interests. You could indeed have "given away" a Xena book while also selling your ST books. There are some extremely enthusiastic Xena fans in this area, even this many years after the show ended; one friend of mine started writing a fanfic crossover of Xena & Deep Space Nine!
No "normal Vulcans" were present. The Spock in this timeframe is the same one who smiled after touching a vibrating leaf and shouts "the women!!!!" when two female crewmates disappear. I don't think Spock at this point in his lives was overly bothered by Vulcan "decorum and manners". Even Spock later in his life in the PrimeUniverse was known to break decorum. Some of his best scenes are when he does. He does the strict Vulcan thing to get on humans' nerves.
Oh, most cons are not so specialized, I agree. I was mostly thinking of some Creation cons I attended back in the day. At Shore Leave a few weeks back, I was signing everything from Star Trek to Warehouse 13 to Iron Man and beyond.
As for Vulcan dating etiquette, it's worth remembering that Spock in not a typical Vulcan engaged in a typical Vulcan relationship. If Spock wanted to adhere to strictly Vulcan standards, he would have just entered the Vulcan Science Academy as expected, instead of joining Starfleet. He has a lot of Amanda in him, maybe even more so than in the original iteration. And I imagine that his relationship with Uhura would be even more "human" than his parents' marriage, since Sarek was a full Vulcan raised entirely by Vulcans and less likely to overcome his upbringing.
NuSpock may even feel that he is honoring the memory of his martyred mother by allowing himself to be more "human" with Uhura this time around . . ..
And this would differ from all of the times Spock showed emotion in TOS ("JIM!!!!" etc) and the movies how, exactly?
Well, it was enough for me so each to their own. Remember that TOS and TMP were all essentially stand-alone stories, as is STXI. It's not like there was a long term TOS - TMP plan for Spock's emotional awakening which gradually unfolded.
King Daniel and Greg, I think I understand your points, and correct me if I'm misstating them: You're happy for a character who appears to have overcome a severe handicap, and now he can move on and be a more well-rounded person. He no longer has to be defined by a disability.
I suppose, speaking on behalf of actual people who have ever had even a slight disability and then overcame it, that does make some sense.
But let's be fair: Here's a character in whom some of us have invested nearly a half-century of interest, and one of the reasons has been being privileged to watch him overcome, by fits and starts, a personal psychological disability. He was incapable of expressing romantic love. Oh, he's certainly capable of emotion at some level, and his repression of emotion is a personal, daily choice rather than some missing circuitry. He certainly wanted to express romantic love, as he directly implied in his apology to Christine Chapel.
But even when slightly intoxicated (or the metaphysical equivalent), he was reduced to a babbling puddle of tears. When heavily intoxicated, sure, Jill Ireland became the love of his live in three seconds. Yet the side of his character that was revealed in that episode completely and successfully repressed the part of Spock that was devoted to his duty and that was honorable as a man, in the same way that his "honor-side" had successfully repressed his sexual urges. Only through being humiliated by Kirk did he recover his memory of how to repress the feeling of being humiliated, and his honorable side return.
Now, over the years, various incidents (among them, death and rebirth) gave the man opportunities to reconcile his two halves. And it was good to watch that process happen. We appreciated the "personal growth," to borrow Daniel's phrase.
For a rewritten version of the story to rewind history and say all that personal trauma and trial and reconciliation and doubt and grief were unnecessary, and the right woman's kiss cleared everything up and things are now hunky-dory, is to devalue the previous storyline. It doesn't eliminate it from our history, but it does sorta say, "Ah, well, who cares?"
Put another way: At one level, hypothetically, it might be interesting to have rebooted a character named "Ironside" as a detective who, after being shot, underwent a life-saving operation, overcame paralysis, and now stands upright and jogs every morning. We'd be happy for him if we got to see the recovery process -- if someone were to tell that story and make it interesting and personal. But to presume the story is already told is to cheat the viewer, as well as to effectively declare the recovery process itself (the "personal growth") unimportant.
DF "Mark, Get Me Out of This Flamin' Chair!" Scott
If it's good enough for TOS, then it's good enough for the Abramsverse.
I don't think the Abramsverse films have said that at all. This version of Spock has different doubts and concerns and maybe be just a bit unhinged after the destruction of his world and death of his mother. Plus, you have to figure in that he isn't as old as his TOS series counterpart.
There's more than enough room to get Spock to his TOS "self" or to take him in a completely new direction. I'm enjoying the ride.
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That's right.
I've been a linux user since 2004, and Ubuntu fan since 2005. 'till 2010. when I was forced to move to Windows 7 to be able to run Adobe photography and designer programs.
But my wife's laptop was literally dying with Ubuntu 11.04. Messed Shotwell program, messed dependencies after an update, gdm crashed, couldn't boot properly. Time for an OS upgrade. Tried Linux Mint and disliked it so much. It's so amateurish and bad - design wise. After this experience I can actually sense that designers behind Ubuntu were paid and committed to do it right. Sigh.
Go back, install Ubuntu 11.10. Beautiful but HORRIBLE - Unity cannot be turned off. Her laptop was drowning again... it was SO slow and sluggish, absolutely frustrating. Just few years ago, Ubuntu was running fast and happy on this machine. Now...?! Linux for human beings... yeah right. On top of that, add Unity interface and you have a complete mess of a system. How I wish I could say a few words to Mark Shuttleworth's for his attitude and stubbornness to keep this junk of interface and ruin such a good linux distro.
We called it a day, started checking new laptops, called few shops and planned our money to spend on some good machine that could easily run Windows 7. Then, it struck me - let's try XFCE. The last attempt to run Linux on this machine before we throw it away.
And WOW! Finally something GOOD! XFCE runs SO fast on Celeron 1.6mhz with 1gb ram! All programs are very fast, everything works out of the box, interface is clean, uncluttered and pleasing to the eye! Finally!
So BIG thank you XFCE, thank you Xubuntu, you saved me 450 euros for a new laptop that we won't buy now! Linux is here to stay.
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And to think that Xubuntu is probably the slowest version of Xfce you can get...
That's not true anymore, Xubuntu made a massive amount of progress and the last release of xubuntu is faster than most of the other big Xfce-distros. That said, all distros are eventually more or less equal in speed (they run on the same hardware), it's just a matter of tuning and taste.
I haven't tried Xubuntu (ever) before, but I can safely say that programs never run this blazing fast on her laptop. Gnome2 was fast, but programs are now even more responsive in Xfce. With Unity it's like running Vista on 486. Same hardware, same kernel, but different GUI.
I'm glad to read that Xubuntu is now faster. Last time I used it, it was 8.04/8.10, and it was so slow that I eventually went back to Windows XP (which was about as slow, but I had other problems with Linux at the time, like speedstep not working.)
Interesting. I really like Xubuntu, but had to take it off of my netbook because it ran too hot, and if I used the Jupiter app to keep it cooler it was too slow. I was surprised when I installed Xfce4 desktop onto Mint 12 and my netbook both ran faster and cooler than with Xubuntu. I use Xubuntu on my desktop, but Xfce Debian Mint and Mint 12 with Xfce on my netbook which is running fast and cool now with the same specs as the first poster.
On Xubuntu with awn, I using 200 mo of ram with some effect.
I have installed xubuntu on an old laptop and an old computer (256 and 512 mo of ram) and no problem of slow.
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There are window managers that are lower on resources than Xfce (openbox, fluxbox, etc) but I think the compromise between speed, usability and pleasing to the eye is great in Xfce.
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Mets brushed aside by surging Braves
Pelfrey gives up four runs; bats hit into three double plays
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Both throw a sinker as their signature pitch, though Hudson has apparently mastered the art better than Pelfrey. That much was on stark display Wednesday night at Citi Field, when Hudson's three double plays marked the difference between his strong outing and Pelfrey's mediocre one.
"I thought I used to be able to do that," Pelfrey said.
Aside from the three double plays, the key components in a 5-2 Mets loss to the Braves, the lines of Hudson and Pelfrey were strikingly similar. Both threw six innings. Both endured defensive errors that increased their labor. Both allowed nine hits.
But when Hudson reached the verge of cracking, he unleashed his double play pitches -- one to nab speedsters Luis Castillo and Angel Pagan in the fourth, another off the bat of Daniel Murphy in the fifth, and yet another from Anderson Hernandez in the sixth. All the while, Hudson allowed just two runs.
When Pelfrey reached the verge of cracking, he cracked. Three RBI singles, a fielding error and a sacrifice fly led to four runs in the third and fourth innings, the last of them coming after Garret Anderson fell millimeters shy of a two-run home run. Rather than induce ground balls with his sinker, Pelfrey served up line drives and base hits. Hudson did not.
"It wasn't a dominating, perfect kind of night," Hudson said. "But these are the kinds of nights, as a pitcher, that you really like, because you go out there and battle and feel like you've given the team a good chance to win."
The result was a similar one for Pelfrey: mediocrity. In his second full big league season -- one in which the Mets expected him to hold onto the significant gains he made a year ago -- Pelfrey has quite consistently struggled. In addition to losing more games than he has won, Pelfrey (10-12) has delivered quality starts -- six or more innings with three or fewer runs -- just seven times since the start of June. His ERA has risen steadily throughout that period, now resting at 5.08.
Perhaps more troubling -- or perhaps the justification for his troubles -- is that Pelfrey has induced just 15 double plays this season. Last year, he had 29 of them.
After Wednesday's game, Mets manager Jerry Manuel suggested that perhaps Pelfrey is in need of the extended sort of mental break that this offseason will provide. Expected to develop into an ace, Pelfrey has instead endured the most disappointing season of his professional career. He could use a breather.
"I definitely need a break, a chance to clear my head and come back next year ready to go," Pelfrey said. "I think any way you look at it, I've had a bad year."
Hudson, by contrast, has had a short one. Making just his fifth start back from Tommy John elbow ligament reconstruction surgery, the former 20-game winner won for the second time and lowered his ERA to 3.56. David Wright called it "pretty impressive." Manuel acknowledged simply that "that's the type of pitcher he is." But Pelfrey watched Hudson and saw the picture of what he would like to become.
"He was able to limit the damage by keeping the ball down and using that good sinker," Pelfrey said of Hudson. "He made big pitches when he had to, which is important."
Pelfrey, of course, is far from the only Met unable to come through in key spots. Every Met is guilty of more than a few transgressions, from the egregious -- Castillo dropping a fly ball, Ryan Church running over a base -- to the chronic. Consider that the Mets have now lost eight straight to the Braves, their longest streak since 1982-83.
Then again, Pelfrey's shortcomings are magnified because he has been one of the few healthy Mets -- the only Mets starter who has pitched every fifth day for the better part of six months.
That much is a credit to him. But it has left him with an extended sense of disappointment.
"It's like going to work every day and having a bad day," Pelfrey said. "At the end of the day, it's not fun unless you win."
Anthony DiComo 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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|Pay Fido bill through online banking
|Schedule something with Steve Easterbrook
|Draft humorous speech
My good deed for the weekend was spending time with Alice. Saturday, I attended the birthday party for her 2-year-old daughter and managed to blend in despite being nowhere near stressed enough to fit among the parents there and nowhere near short enough to fit under the table with the kids. Yes, I _can_ actually be taller than someone. It may come as a surprise to some, but there are actually people (okay, kids) who look up to me--physically, if nothing else. I think I will enjoy the few years I have before they outstrip me.
I had an animated conversation with Ken, my research supervisor's 6-month old son. This conversation mainly consisted of Ken going "Baaaa... Baaaa" at me, and my exercising my superior listening skills and going "Mmm hmmm" at the right moments. I tried getting him to say "Blog", but I don't think he's quite ready for it yet.
It was certainly an unusual experience for me. For the most part I felt very much like my 22 years of age, although I'm somewhat proud of the way I managed to quell the urge to run to the nearest library. ;) Kidding. It wasn't bad. It was just unusual.
I stayed afterwards to help clean up. I was glad to have the opportunity to chat with Alice over the dishes.
I took her out for a much-needed girl day on Sunday. We wandered along Yonge looking for a place to get an inexpensive massage, and spotted this tiny one called New Moon Spa at 678 Yonge Street. It's open from 11 AM to 9 PM, and you can get a basic shiatsu massage for CAD 10. There was only one table and one masseuse, and Alice insisted I go first. Totally small-time operation that's only been there for two months. I tipped the masseuse almost 100% for good service and for encouragement, and I probably made her day too. =)
I remember massages as a simple luxury my mom also enjoyed. I'd like to learn how to help people relax, and one way to do that is to experience it myself. <laugh> It was nice spoiling a friend. I'll take her out next month, or maybe even sooner.
Then we went to Second Cup and had large cups of hot chocolate. It was very much a hot chocolate day for Alice, and I'm glad to have shared it with her. I wish I had answers, but I don't. I'm just here to listen and maybe help people gain a little bit more clarity.
Ayayayayay... If only a hug could make the world all right!
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Stayed up late chatting with Jijo Sevilla of QSR, a Philippine-based Linux solutions company. Simon Rowland had mentioned an interest in offshore development, so I'm hooking them up.
I think it'll be a terrific fit, and I look forward to helping bridge the two worlds.
My research manager told me that I've been conditionally approved for VPN access, which would allow me to access IBM resources without having to go all the way up to Markham (1-1.5 hour commute one way). This access will be revoked if they feel that I'm getting distracted by all the cool things I can do within IBM, such as organizing CASCON 2006. They asked me to promise to use the VPN only for things that are directly related to my work.
Sounds good to me. =) In fact, it sounds like exactly what I need. For the next few weeks--months, even--I'll be in heads-down single-tasking mode when it comes to IBM. I'll keep a research plan somewhere (possibly a password-protected page on this wiki) and post regular updates on my internal blog, and at all times my research managers will know what my next action is and what I'm waiting for.
I might need to give up a few things as part of scaling back my involvement in IBM. I have a lot of opportunities to help define IBM 2.0 and move it forward, but the IBM Center for Advanced Studies pays for my graduate studies, and so they have dibs on my IBM mindshare. I can think of my research as almost a contract. If they're happy with my proposal, then I can scope it, schedule it, do it, and be done.
I'm not too worried about missing out on opportunities. Evangelizing social software within IBM, supporting networking at CASCON, improving the experience of social computing: these all point to goals that I can achieve through other means at other times. When I'm ready to take advantage of these opportunities again, they'll reappear.
In the meantime, focusing on my work and treating it as a time-sensitive contract allows me to separate it and free up brainspace for a few other things I'd like to do, like writing and establishing an external reputation. This is better for me in the long run, too. That way, I finish my graduate studies ready to take on problems at different scales: from 300k-person enterprises to smaller gigs.
A minor downside is that I won't be able to claim a living allowance: it certainly adds up, particularly if you think about compounded interest over a long period of time. If I manage my time wisely, though, I might be able to make it worth it in the long run. For example, if I can convert three hours of sleepy commuting or relaxed RSS reading into three hours of focused writing time each day, that can lead to a lot of opportunities in the future. Getting rid of time constraints can also mean that I'll eat better (hello, breakfast!) and cheaper (hello, kitchen!). The opportunity to schedule coffee breaks with people here will also help me plug further into the local tech scene. I'm trading money for flexibility, and I think I can make it worth it.
As for IBM networking: I can do that through the Greater IBM initiative. They're externally hosted, so I don't need to use the VPN for that. What about the internal networking, the real-time collaboration I enjoyed and occasionally found useful? I'll just have to trust that people have a good enough sense of what I'm interested in and that I'm discoverable by people who might be interested in my research. Personal referrals will probably do the trick.
What might I miss out on? The IBM CAS experience, I suppose: chalk talks, lunches with random people, cups and cups of hot chocolate... I won't be one of their face-to-face Connectors, but that's okay; someone else can take that role. Most of the people I connect with are scattered around the world, so VPN won't make much of a difference. I can promise not to initiate conversations that aren't directly related to my research, and try to minimize unrelated conversations initiated by others.
VPN access might also include the expectation of greater availability, the way many people assume that cellphones make other people always reachable. To help assure my research manager that I won't get too distracted, I'll check my e-mail once a day and I'll resist the temptation to do anything unless I can explicity justify it. Sure, it's less value than I can provide IBM as a whole, but it protects the value I offer to CAS.
I could very well do most of my work downtown even now, although I'd still like VPN so that I can share my progress internally. I don't think I'm allowed to blog even my research proposal externally, so unfortunately I'll have to stay dark about it here. I'll try to write about other things I'm learning, though. If I omit IBM-specific information, I might be able to stay out of trouble. =)
My personal blog is my call, and as long as I follow my proposal and
submit my deliverables, things should be good. I should be able to
blog about cooking or tango or
Sounds like a plan.
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Here's what I need to do:
I need to come up with a list of calls for papers for conferences related to my research area. This provides me with an incentive to write.
I need to sit down with Mark Chignell, my research supervisor, to review my research plan and the calls for papers and to break my plan down into smaller milestones. This gives me a concrete action plan. Then I can schedule next actions.
If I can break it down into really small milestones in the beginning, then I'll get a better sense of how much work I can accomplish. I would like to be done with my research before Christmas, so that I can relax without having to coordinate with IBM. Ideally I would also have it all practically written up, just waiting to be translated into "scholarly writing". I can use my internal blog and podcast to think things through.
So here's a coarse sketch of a potential schedule:
Ideally, I'd like to commit the equivalent of two to three days of focused work each week for the rest of August, which leaves me time to prepare for the future and build other competencies. I remember that a former roommate of mine concentrated on her research and studies, and ended up without job offers because she hadn't done enough networking or exploration. I'd like to finish my master's with a good background in research into social computing, but I also want to be ready to be useful to small or large businesses.
I'll take classes from September to December. I'm planning to take two courses and audit a few more to expand my mind. I need to take one more MIE course, and the CS course on requirements engineering has been highly recommended. October or November can be my main data gathering month.
So: August is for reading papers, gathering background information, and learning as much as I can about the theoretical framework and how to measure the effects of an intervention. September is for analyzing the collaboration technologies against the framework chosen, and selecting a factor to modify. I may need to code a fair bit--the actual intervention plus the instrumentation I need to measure the change, so I'll probably use October to set up the experiment. I'll run the experiment in November, and work on polishing my writing in December.
My Christmas break will be a *real* break. I don't want to do IBM-related things then, aside from perhaps an evangelism talk or two at IBM Philippines. ;) I want to reconnect with family and friends, make new friends, and develop business opportunities.
Then I can come back to Canada, finish writing up my paper, have my committee review it (although I hope they'll be involved at each step), and revise it as needed. Once I finish that, there might not be that much point in going for an internship instead of a proper job, so I'll probably start looking for leads in January and aim to finish in April. Although I'd like to be able to bridge worlds and that probably means finding a good place to work in North America, it won't be a huge tragedy if I don't manage to get a good job offer lined up. There's much for me to do in the Philippines, and I might come back and join Exist or QSR or something like that. Besides, the Philippines has its perks. ;)
Yes, I could've done this earlier, but it was also important for me to immerse myself in the culture and to form ties with people who can help me find out how to go about doing this. =)
Yup, definitely sounds like a plan.
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All quotes tagged Trapping
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"It's because we're so trapped in our culture, in the being of being human on this planet with the brains we have, and the same two arms and legs everybody has. We're so trapped that any way we could imagine to escape would be just another part of the trap. Anything we want, we're trained to want."
"Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait. I guess that's like a regular window. - Deep Thoughts (Saturday Night Live)"
"A prince must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves. Those that wish to be only lions do not understand this. Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them."
"If you trap the moment before it's ripe, The tears of repentance you'll certainly wipe; But if once you let the ripe moment go, You can never wipe off the tears of woe"


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OCEAN CITY — Several arrests have been made in a recent rash of counterfeiting in the resort, thanks in large part to a more vigilant and better educated workforce.
" … We are fortunate to not only have fantastic detectives who have been working around the clock to solve these cases, but even more so, we are lucky to have vigilant employees who, in several circumstances, thwarted additional crimes by recognizing the counterfeit currency before it was passed," said Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Public Affairs Specialist Jessica Waters this week. "The business owners and employees have been a tremendous help in not only detecting the counterfeit currency, but contacting the police department in a timely manner, which helps investigators catch criminals quicker and prevents other businesses from being victimized."
Numerous cases of the attempted passage of counterfeit currency at businesses throughout the resort have been reported in the last few weeks and several arrests have been made. Just last week, two New York men were arrested on counterfeiting charges after allegedly passing phony $100 bills in at least two Boardwalk businesses.
Around 8:45 p.m. last Thursday, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 7th Street and the Boardwalk in response to a call that two suspects had just passed a counterfeit $100 bill. When police arrived, store employees had detained one suspect while the other had fled. Around 9:05 p.m., OCPD officers received another call from a business on 4th Street and the Boardwalk about a suspect attempting to pass a counterfeit $100 bill. The employee determined the bill was fake and was able to stall the suspect until officers arrived.
The investigation revealed the two suspects, identified as Gusyen Aliyev, 28, and Mikhail Dikler, 29, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., were entering local businesses and using a counterfeit $100 bill to purchase a nominal item, The fake bills, considered a very high quality counterfeit, would yield the suspects roughly $90 in change in real U.S. currency.
During the investigation, 16 counterfeit $100 bills were recovered, along with roughly $5,000 in actual U.S. currency believed to be the proceeds of the crimes. Aliyev and Dikler were arrested and charged with multiple counts of possession and distribution of counterfeit currency and theft.
In yet another case from last week, two men were arrested for passing counterfeit money at multiple businesses in Ocean City after resort police collaborated with the Fruitland Police Department on similar cases.
On July 9, OCPD investigators received information from the Fruitland Police Department regarding the arrest of two male suspects for possessing and passing counterfeit bills. Fruitland detectives were aware the OCPD was also investigating a rash of counterfeit crimes and believed the suspects they had in custody may have been involved in the Ocean City cases.
Based on the preliminary information provided by Fruitland, OCPD investigators were able to determine the two suspects, identified as Deontrae Lamar Bailey, 19, of Pocomoke, and Quincy Williams, 21, of Norfolk, Va., were the same suspects captured on surveillance video passing counterfeit bills in Ocean City during the week of July 6. The subsequent investigation revealed Bailey and Williams allegedly passed counterfeit bills in Fruitland, Ocean City, Pocomoke and Princess Anne.
During the investigation, area police thus far have recovered several thousand dollars in counterfeit U.S. currency linked to Bailey and Williams. Several regional banks have also reported locating counterfeit currency from the deposits of local merchants.
In June, Ocean City Police identified two local men as suspects in yet another case of counterfeiting. Around 1 a.m. on June 17, OCPD officers patrolling in the area of 17th Street and Philadelphia Ave. were advised by a nearby store employee a suspect or suspects had just attempted to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. OCPD officers met with store employees and viewed surveillance images and were able to identify a suspect as Christopher Dale Miller, 28, of Berlin.
Ocean City Police received numerous calls from businesses during the course of their investigation regarding the passing of counterfeit currency. Detectives were able to link Miller to the additional cases, and also identified a second suspect, Kevin Michael McCarthy, 27, of Ocean City. Throughout the investigation, a total of 31 counterfeit $20 bills were allegedly passed by the duo, victimizing eight businesses. Miller was arrested and charged through a warrant on June 20. McCarthy was charged on a warrant on Monday and had not yet been apprehended.
Waters said the OCPD has attempted to be proactive with the rash of counterfeiting cases and has held several educational sessions with store employees.
"With the increase in counterfeit currency, it's important now more than ever that citizens closely examine currency and look at the money they receive and by being aware of the security features on the currency," she said.


text: We decided to draw names this year for Christmas giving and I drew my DDL. I gave her the option of three patterns (stupid me) and she chose McCalls, Covering America - 50 State Blocks United in One Quilt, but wanted it queen sized. I don't do a lot of small piecing and this scared me to death. Worse yet, the pattern uses templates! Triangulations and pressing my seams open were my life savers. Many of the templates were half or quarter square triangles in 1/16" increments. Really? I started in May 2012 and quickly got 25 blocks done. Then other things took priority: baby quilts for two expected grand kids, vacations etc. I think I was procrastinating on the harder blocks too. Finally, I resumed again the end of September, piecing the piano key border at their home in VA in October, and got it to my LAQ in time the first week of November. I was sick of looking at it and was ready for a break, even though I loved it, and knew they would too.Attachment 386891 On the navy cornerstones I machine embroidered the PO initials of each state below the designated block. That was to appease my husband who kept saying, "I don't understand how that can be the state of ........., it doesn't look anything like the state." Men! You gotta love them! Attachment 386892The red sashing was added to increase the size to queen. Since my DDL and DS are using this as their main blanket, I had it quilted in a pantograph of stars and banners to make it drape better. The pictures were taken on our king sized bed as it is the largest display area we have. Hope you enjoy it.


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Feeding Broodmares During Lactation
- Dec 27, 2013
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The broodmare has substantial increases in requirements for digestible energy, protein, lysine, and minerals as she goes from the last month of gestation to the first month of lactation.
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Proper nutrition for the broodmare during lactation is essential to make certain that she produces adequate milk for the foal and also maintains her body condition so that she will conceive successfully and safely carry the next year's foal.
The broodmare has substantial increases in requirements for digestible energy, protein, lysine, and minerals as she goes from the last month of gestation to the first month of lactation. For an 1,100-pound mare, the following changes occur:
- Her digestible energy requirement goes from 21.4 Mcal per day to 31.7 Mcal per day
- Her protein requirement goes from 630 grams to 1535 grams per day
- Her lysine requirement goes from 27.1 grams to 84.8 grams per day
- Her calcium requirement goes from 20 grams per day to 59.1 grams per day
- Similar increases occur in other amino acids and minerals, as well. They are documented in the Nutrient Requirements of Horses, Sixth Edition, pages 298-299.
If her feed intake is not increased to provide these nutrients, she will maintain milk production by using her body stores for energy, amino acids, and minerals, causing loss of weight and loss of body condition as well as mineral losses.
To meet her increased DE requirement, roughly 7.5 pounds of grain containing about 1,364 calories per pound will need to be added to her diet gradually post foaling. Fortunately, she also can consume more dry matter during lactation, so she is actually able to eat more forage and more feed. If she is fed a product suitable for lactating mares, the additional feed will provide the additional energy as well as the other important nutrients. She will also require unlimited access to water and free-choice salt along with good quality forage.
If a broodmare continues to lose weight, she is much less likely to cycle normally during lactation and less likely to become pregnant and carry the next foal. This could be why some mares are "every other year" mares in producing foals. They are frequently mares that produce large foals and milk very heavy during lactation. As a result, they do not maintain body condition and do not rebreed and carry a foal the next year. When they are not in foal and not lactating, they gain weight and come back into the next breeding season in good flesh and breed successfully. This is even more likely if they are not in a suitable body condition (a body condition score of around or slightly greater than 6 on the 9-point scale) prior to foaling.
The nutrient requirements of the mare will start to decrease by the third month of lactation and will gradually decrease until the foal is weaned. Monitoring body condition of the mare and the foal is one of the best ways to determine if the feeding program for both is producing the desired results.
Reprinted with permission from The Feed Room, by Nutrena.
About the Author
Roy A. Johnson, MS
Roy A. Johnson, MS, is an equine technology manager for Cargill Animal Nutrition. In his role, he is responsibile for the development of horse feeds for U.S. business, including feeds for Nutrena, ACCO, Agway, and private label brands. A former professional horse trainer, farm manager, and horse judging coach, Johnson was an assistant professor in the Agricultural Production Division at the University of Minnesota-Wasecae before joining Cargill. Johnson has also participated in a successful Thoroughbred racing partnership.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 10:14 AM
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Palo Alto sees second train fatality in two days
Original post made on May 5, 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 10:14 AM
Comments (8)
a resident of Shoreline West
on May 5, 2009 at 2:18 pm
What's going on? Is it the economy?
a resident of Whisman Station
on May 5, 2009 at 6:38 pm
It's a poorly designed rail system.
a resident of another community
on May 5, 2009 at 10:09 pm
I think it is high time that solid full length barriers are being installed at the train crossings to make it impossible for people to enter the tracks when a train is approaching. Hundreds of our kids are crossing these tracks daily on their way to school and they need to be protected.Enough has happened and it is high time that we are investing in our children's safety.
a resident of Castro City
on May 6, 2009 at 9:34 am
Well, growing up between Ortega and Showers, suicides were quite common. My neighbor shot himself with a shotgun just before graduation from Cal. My other neighbor overdosed on a cocktail of drugs. Hearing sirens all the time, I usually jumped on my bike and rode to the tracks to check out the scene and saw my first bloody body near Del Medio. As a paperboy, a young customer of mine living in the ComStock apartments put a plastic bag over his head. I swear, I always delivered his papers on time.
For most, I myself feel this way too at times, no one cares! No one gives a damn about any one else. Its not the rail system or lack of solid barriers, but the lack of local mental health care facilities, education and easy access to phone numbers when life seems impossible. How much would it cost Caltrains to stick some signs in the ground advertising Suicide Prevention Hotline numbers?
I'm wagering a few more deaths will occur along Del Medio Way. Would be nice if someone just tagged the buildings and fences with Suicide Prevention phone numbers. How many victims would have their cell with them at the time of death?
a resident of Old Mountain View
on May 6, 2009 at 5:53 pm
The city should pass a law banning suicides in Mtn View
a resident of Monta Loma
on May 7, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I hate people that find that they need to end their life in such a public display. Is life really that bad. If it is wake up and make some changes....ask for help. Talk to someone. Just don't sit on the track in front of my train and delay me from getting to work. My day was going great until you put your problems down on the tracks.
a resident of another community
on May 7, 2009 at 9:06 pm
In response to USA. Thank you for your sensitivity! I am happy for you that you have no other worries but to get to work on time.
a resident of another community
on May 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Dear USA,
one cannot help but admire your work ethic. It warms my heart to think that there are people like you in this world, people who put the desire to make money above the pain and suffering of others. Maybe we should have a "suicide park" or something where people can go kill themselves in one spot complete with body bags and such so as to create as little inconvenience as possible to the living. The problem with people who commit suicide is that they put their selfish desire to end their pain and suffering above the needs of people like you and me who just want to work and do not have the time to stop and wonder why people would kill themselves.
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"Computers are Expensive pieces of equipment. For the same reasons that you lock your home and car (to keep others out), you need to have some type of latest version of a Firewall & Antivirus protection on your computer. There is an Arms race out there between Malware producers and Antivirus software producers. and the War Escalates Hourly.
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Thatcher Chemical to pay penalty and reduce air emissions for failing to implement risk management program (Utah)
Release Date: 01/20/2011
Contact Information: Cheryl Turcotte, (303) 312-6210; Matthew Allen, (303) 312-6085
EPA conducted compliance inspections of Thatcher's Salt Lake City facility in February and April of 2010 to assess compliance with federal risk management program regulations. The settlement requires Thatcher to implement improved maintenance and internal auditing of equipment used to store and process hazardous chemicals, as well as improving documentation of training for employees working with these chemicals
Under the Clean Air Act, operations such as Thatcher's must develop a risk management program and submit a risk management plan to assist with emergency preparedness, chemical release prevention, and minimization of releases that occur. EPA Inspectors found that the facility had not adequately implemented those regulations.
"Companies that use chemicals and substances which pose a potential danger are responsible for having a robust risk management program in place," said Mike Gaydosh, director of EPA's enforcement program in Denver. "Failure to do so places the environment, employees, and the nearby community at risk."
Thatcher, which has operations in several states, is subject to the risk management regulations because it stores large quantities of substances classified as "extremely hazardous" by EPA at its Salt Lake City plant including ammonia, chlorine, and sulfur dioxide. Failure to establish adequate programs and keep plans updated can increase the risk of accidents and reduce preparedness for emergencies.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—There was a time in Peyton Manning's career when a trip to New England was the one matchup that could have made him shudder, and even now, the stench of losing his first seven games in Foxborough, Mass. (including two playoff losses) persists and defines his legacy, especially in comparison with Tom Brady, another future Hall of Famer.
But it's been a long time since Manning was cannon fodder for the Patriots, who have mostly been carved up by Manning since 2005. That was when Manning and the Colts snapped a six-game losing streak to the Brady-led Patriots and began a run in which Manning's teams have won five of seven from New England—including a 4-2 mark when Brady started and a 2-1 record in games played at Gillette Stadium.
Manning has had some scattershot moments in his first four weeks as a Bronco, but he emerged from the first quarter of the season with a 96.9 passer rating—one-tenth of a point higher than his overall rating since 2005. He's also slightly surpassed that rating in seven games against the Patriots in that span; he has a 97.3 rating, has completed 65.4 percent of his passes and has averaged 314 passing yards per game at New England's expense since then.
The Patriots have at least as much to fear from Manning—especially since he appears to be rounding into form—as the Broncos do from New England.
BROOKING A PLUS: Keith Brooking's solid performance at middle linebacker in place of the suspended Joe Mays gives the Broncos additional flexibility going forward. Brooking had worked in base-package downs at weakside linebacker the previous two weeks, allowing the Broncos to keep Wesley Woodyard fresh when they went into nickel and dime packages.
Brooking is now a viable option to Mays, who in the first three weeks played more snaps (211 of a possible 218) than any other Denver linebacker. Mays will start at middle linebacker this week after serving his one-game suspension.


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a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 15, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Some of the brightest minds in the country, huh? GO STANFORD!
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 16, 2012 at 10:51 am
Let's give them a break Bill W. Have you never made a significant regrettable human error? I wish the residents of the apartments a speedy return to normal life.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Jul 16, 2012 at 11:12 am
Wonder when Bill W "graduated" from Beserkeley?
a resident of another community
on Jul 16, 2012 at 11:26 am
I can top that. I heard of a Listing Agent who was showing buyers her own listing and she set her purse down on the cooktop. Next thing she knew it caught fire and she almost burned down her own listing! (What a way to make your sellers Happy!)
I also had a seller once who sold her Moss Beach property and was packing a U-Haul in the driveway getting the final things ready for her move to Reno. She went out for breakfast with a co-worker, and the buyer just happened to drive by, and saw the U-Haul trailer was burning in the driveway! The Buyer called the fire department! Apparently, the last thing they put into the trailer (An old mattress) had bumped the ceiling light fixture and it somehow smoldered and caught fire.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Jul 16, 2012 at 11:30 am
Not a great way to introduce yourself to your 11 closest new neighbors.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 16, 2012 at 11:57 am
It was because of tiredness as a resident, and also due to the packing etc. Very sad for the fire, he or she didn't need that!
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Jul 16, 2012 at 12:18 pm
I concur,
Some of the brightest minds in the country, huh?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 16, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Follow the money.
Student should reimburse Stanford, and reimburse other residents, and insurance company.
Name of student, address?????? When will this be known.
SPRINKLERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED IN ALL NEW OR LARGELY REMODELED HOUSES< E G< where it is taken down to frame, as on Lincoln this month.
"NOBODY DIES IN A SPRINKLED HOUSE" is largely true.
a resident of another community
on Jul 16, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Maybe there wouldn't have been so much water damage if the PAFD had not sent seven (count 'em - SEVEN) trucks to this minor fire.
Just sayin'.
a resident of Mountain View
on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:30 pm
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If PAFD sent a tanker, that 500 gallons of water/fire retardant didn't help the structure any.
a resident of another community
on Jul 17, 2012 at 3:24 pm
The room was equipped with sprinklers that did activate and put the fire out. The Fire dept didn't put any water on the fire. The number of trucks that responed was what would have been needed had the fire not been put out by the sprinklers. Minor fires become big fires quickly if not controlled. Next time you ven is on, open the door and stick your head close and feel the heat. Multiply that by about 10 times and you will get some idea of the heat generated by a minor fire. Then think what it would be like to go into a building or room with that kind of heat.. give the fire folks a break. No, I'm not a fire fighter, never have been. But I have seen thier work first hand and am glad they do what they do.
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Three men have been arrested on suspicion of theft after three vehicles were stolen from the driveway of a property in Brighouse.
The vehicles were taken from an address in Woodhouse Lane.
The police helicopter was sent out to search for the vehicles at 1.45pm yesterday (Thursday) and managed to help recover a Jaguar, which was fitted with a tracking device. The other two vehicles were subsequently recovered by police.
Three men, aged 18, 19 and 20, have been arrested and were being questioned last night.
Detective Inspector Chris Wood, at Calderdale CID, said: "Following the report of a burglary in Woodhouse Lane, Brighouse on Thursday, May 15, all three stolen vehicles were subsequently recovered by police later that evening.
"Three men aged 18yrs, 19yrs and 20yrs have now been arrested and are currently being questioned."
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Calderdale CID on 01422 337085.


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Decades ago when the Downtown Connector was built, the area known as Auburn Avenue was literally split in half.
Over the years, the highway's underpass has become home for people who have nowhere else to go and an area that does not attract visitors and businesses. Now, a group of metro area students are working together to develop a plan to solve a problem that has not been addressed by adult planners and engineers. Their results will soon be revealed and presented to government officials for consideration of the New Auburn Avenue.
In less than three months, students from Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta and students from Hiram, Ga., have developed their own versions of what needs to happen to this valuable real estate.
"It will be fascinating to see if the students have come up with ideas that haven't been tapped by the 'powers that be' for years," said Atlanta architect Oscar Harris, who has been involved in mentoring the young people.
City planners will get their first look at what the students envision when they graduate from the Atlanta Center for
Creative Inquiry on Saturday, April 27, at the Georgia Pacific Tower.
A panel of distinguished architects, engineers and construction managers, will also scrupulously review and judge the students' work. Scholarships and internships will be awarded to the top designs, but all the students will benefit from this unusual endeavor.
The students walked along Auburn Avenue during the project and learned the importance the Fourth Ward played in the months leading up to Aug. 28, 1963. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. The students talked with historians and people who live and work in the area. Some of the students called their experiences "life changing."
"It has been wonderful to see these students progress and the ripple effect they have on other students…like a drop of water in a pond," said Hebrew Dixon, this year's chairman of the board.
The Atlanta Center for Creative Inquiry (ACCI) began mentoring students attending Atlanta Public high schools in 2004 as part of the Studio for Creative Inquiry program developed by Carnegie Mellon University. The mission of ACCI is to mentor, educate and develop creative abilities in youth to promote future diversity in architecture, engineering and construction. There is no other program like ACCI in the country.
The program is funded totally through private donations and grants. Last year, internationally renowned "stipple" artist Kyle Lane donated one of his rare works to ACCI, which was later acquired by Georgia Pacific in an exclusive auction. All donations are tax deductible.
For more information, go to http://www.cci-atl.com or call 770-460-7647.


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Tulisa charged with supplying drugs
Tulisa Contostavlos has been charged in connection with the supply of Class A drugs.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that it had authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge the former X Factor judge and singer with "being concerned in" the supply of drugs.
CPS London chief Crown prosecutor Baljit Ubhey said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to charge Tulisa Contostavlos, 25, with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs
"This charge relates to an investigation by the Sun newspaper between early March 2013 and May 23 2013 which resulted in the supply of Class A drugs to an investigative journalist,"
"This decision to prosecute was taken in accordance with the code for Crown prosecutors.
"We have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest."
Tulisa will be required to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on December 19.
"This defendant is now the subject of criminal proceedings and has the right to a fair trial," Mr Ubhey said.
"It is extremely important that nothing should be reported which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."
Tulisa was initially arrested in connection with the incident with 35-year-old musician Mike GLC on June 4.
She was officially dropped as a judge on X Factor days before her arrest, with Sharon Osborne returning to the show in her place.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the singer had been charged alongside Michael Coombs, 35, of Enfield.
Tulisa's lawyer Ben Rose said his client would be denying the charge and claimed she joined a line of celebrities who had had been used as "fodder by greedy newspapers".
In a statement he said: "Tulisa has been charged with a serious criminal offence to which she will plead not guilty.
"As has been widely reported this entire case has been manufactured by the Sun on Sunday and Mazher Mahmood, sometimes known as the fake sheikh. They spent a large amount of their readers' money in flying Tulisa and a number of her friends first class to Las Vegas. There Mahmood posed as a film producer offering her a £3million film contract.
"This case is not simply about drug supply. It is about the limits which we set on the conduct of journalists. The media have rightly been criticised in recent years for gross invasion into the private life of others.
"Tulisa is the latest in a long line of people who have been treated as fodder by greedy newspapers. This was a deliberate attempt to target a young woman who is all the more vulnerable because of her celebrity status.
"The law clearly forbids such conduct on the part of police. It is ironic that the police should rely on it when it is the work of a journalist.
"In due course Tulisa will give a full answer to these allegations in court."
A Sun spokeswoman defended the article, adding: "The Sun on Sunday's investigation into Tulisa Contostavlos was entirely justified in the public interest. It was undertaken by Mazher Mahmood, our award-winning journalist responsible for the football match-fixing investigation that has dominated the news recently.
"Ms Contostavlos is a self-described role model for young people and therefore has certain responsibilities. Throughout our investigation, our team followed the Press Complaints Commission Code and then handed over our dossier of evidence to the police.
"Following the police investigation, prosecutors have decided that there is a clear case to answer. It is right that this matter should go to court and be decided by a jury.
"Allegations about the conduct of this newspaper made by Ms Contostavlos' lawyers are entirely without foundation."


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Anyone near schaumburg il?
I am a mom of six (or 7 depending on how you look at momhood) lol. I have 3girls and 4 boys. my house is always full of kids. I am looking to meet new moms in the area so we can set up playdates! I am also pretty easy to talk to..so feel free to friend request me in area or not !
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I'm not in Schaumburg...I'm about an hour east of Chicago, in NW IN.
I've been there! There's a Lego Discovery Center and Rainforest Cafe there, right?
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I'm in SE Wisconsin right on the border. I'm about 10 minutes from Zion, 20 from Waukegan.
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He just can't seem to keep himself out of trouble and out of the news.
The teen who made headlines in January for posing as a Chicago Police officer for several hours has been charged with possession of a stolen vehicle after he allegedly cut-off a high-ranking member of the Police Department who was on patrol Friday night.
The 14-year-old spent more than a month in jail for his alleged January caper, which included going out on traffic patrol, and on Friday apparently couldn't keep his hands off a 1990 black Lexus on a South Side car lot.
Deputy Supt. Daniel Dugan, who heads up the patrol bureau, had just finished a roll call in a South Side neighborhood and was driving out of the area when the teen allegedly cut him off in his hot new ride. Dugan said he noticed there were no plates on the car and attempted to pull it over.
As Dugan, in an unmarked car, followed the teen in traffic, he saw him make an erratic turn and hit a light pole, causing it to fall. The teen then allegedly jumped from the car and ran into a crowd.
Apparently to avoid capture, the teen grabbed a baby stroller from someone and pushed it briefly before walking away from it, a source said. When Dugan caught up to him, the teen made a violent move to avoid him, causing both to fall.
Dugan was slightly injured, and the teen ran off -- directly into a squad car that was following the foot chase. He was arrested in the 200 block of West 95th Street.
The boy, who court records show is 15, was in court Monday on a juvenile charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, according to Cook County State's Attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. He was ordered held by Judge Andrew Berman and is expected back in court May 28, she said.
The boy was also charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle, a misdemeanor; and cited for driving having never been issued a license, not having insurance, leaving the scene of an accident with vehicle damage and having no registration plates, police News Affairs said.
Police are not certain whether a child was in the stroller, but there were no reports of any children being hurt.
Dugan and the other officers had no idea who the teen was until long after the arrest -- and were said to be shocked when they figured it out.
The teen was jailed from his Jan. 24 arrest until a judge released him in early March.


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Can anyone explain how A&M and UGA are going significantly over the SEC's self-imposed scholarship limit of 25 players annually?
Thanks, RTR!
Can anyone explain how A&M and UGA are going significantly over the SEC's self-imposed scholarship limit of 25 players annually?
Thanks, RTR!
uga only signed like 19 last year, so i think they can count at least 6 spots to the next class if those kids are EEs. dont know about a&m, but im guessing a similar situation.
a&m also only signed 19 in 2012 cycle, dont know how they are going to justify more than 31, unless they have some guys committed who they know cant qualify. they still seem to be recruiting people.
UGA will have the room because of the number they have arrested. The Phulmer Cup has been renamed the Richt Cup.
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Much like our laws congress passes, just because it reads one way doesn't mean it has to work like that.
Remember just becasue they signed 19 each last year does not mean all 19 counted towards the 2012 class. Some of those could have backcounted towards 2011. Meaning they very well could have room for more than 6 over this year. The only question really is how many can be EEs. You can only backcount if there is room to be an EE if I remember correctly with the new rule.
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It is still always funny to me that when Saban and Bama have so many recruits lined up to sign, other fan bases scream "CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT" even though we have the same situation and rules to go by that they do. However, when their coaches do it, it is just the way it is and justifiable.
It's cool as long as we don't do it. So you know...
"I didn't come to Alabama to win 10 games a year and be a contender. I came here to win championships. Conference championships and national championships. I love it here because that's just not what I want, but what this fanbase expects."
--Alabama Head Football Coach, Nick Saban
Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid. Albert Einstein
I'm glad Uga is doing it, one less thing for their whiny fans to cry about.
Depending on how the newer mid-year exemption rule is applied , there's the possibility of more hope than actual openings . We'll see .
"I know there's tremendous expectations here for what you would like to accomplish with this football program . I can tell you that however you feel about it , I have even higher expectations for what we want to accomplish . I want to win every game we play ." - Nick Saban 1/4/07
Personally I'm glad some SEC teams are pushing the limits of this stupid rule. If a Big 10 team, with their silly rule can sign 30 in a class why on earth can't SEC teams?


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bomb scare in Times Square, New York, that was less a scare than an actual, you know, bomb. The "amateurish" car bomb was an SUV carrying three canisters of propane, ten gallons of gasoline, and some fireworks. While it's a bit beyond our purview to cover the event itself (we'll leave it to Mediaite), we did notice something funky on CNN. Weekend CNN Newsroom anchor Don Lemon was alarmed that he was unable to get a clear picture of the Times Square area on Google Earth. After using blurred footage from Google Earth as an illustration of the tight security around the area, he asked his guest, Tom Fuentes, former FBI Assistant Director of International Relations, what this might mean. His guest's answer was not exactly... well. Informed. Read More