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The author of the best-selling phenomenon The Reason I Jump returns with a unique memoir about life as a young adult with severe autism....
Every parent, teacher, social worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative audiobook in their back pocket....
Uniquely Human is a groundbreaking book on autism by one of the world's leading experts, who portrays autism not as a tragic disability but as a unique way of being human....
What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth it is both of these things and more....
In this unprecedented book, Grandin delivers a report from the country of autism....
The author of the best-selling phenomenon The Reason I Jump returns with a unique memoir about life as a young adult with severe autism....
Every parent, teacher, social worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative audiobook in their back pocket....
Uniquely Human is a groundbreaking book on autism by one of the world's leading experts, who portrays autism not as a tragic disability but as a unique way of being human....
What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth it is both of these things and more....
In this unprecedented book, Grandin delivers a report from the country of autism....
In the real world, people on the autism spectrum need the same kinds of day-to-day skills everyone else needs to be functional....
Dr. Temple Grandin gets to the real issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day....
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At the age of two, Carly Fleischmann was diagnosed with severe autism and an oral motor condition that prevented her from speaking. Then, at age 10, Carly had a breakthrough....
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Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits had earned him the label "social deviant"....
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With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologetic eccentricity, John Robison argues that Asperger's is about difference, not disability....
One of the world's 50 living autistic savants is the first and only to tell his compelling and inspiring life story and explain how his incredible mind works....
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You've never listened to a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Questions such as: "Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?" "Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks?" "Why don't you make eye contact when you're talking?" and "What's the reason you jump?" (Naoki's answer: "When I'm jumping, it's as if my feelings are going upward to the sky.")
With disarming honesty and a generous heart, Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself. His insights - into the mystery of words, the wonders of laughter, and the elusiveness of memory - are so startling, so strange, and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again.
I work in the field of augmentative communication and with a lot of children with ASD and have been aware of this book.. and the controversy surrounding it... for quite some time. For those unaware, the augmentative communication style used by Mr. Higashida is considered very subject to interpreter suggestion, and therefore, there has been some concern that the words are not entirely the author's.
As someone who considers herself very knowledgeable about children with ASD I absolutely agreed with many of Mr. Higashida's observations/insights... almost too much so. I found myself thinking, "yeah, that's how I would guess my patients are feeling"-- which made me question if I am either the most insightful person on the planet or if some of the controversial "co-constructors" and translators were perhaps stepping on the author's toes a bit. That being said, there were some portions that I found very surprising and informative (e.g., Mr. Higashida's dislike of visual schedules), but also some where I, unfortunately, found myself questioning the authenticity.
Mr. Picasso's narration neither enhanced nor detracted from the text.
Overall, it was an interesting read for someone new to the field of autism who is trying to get a handle on the sensory components; however, if you are looking for a first-hand view of living with ASD, I found "Born on Blue Day" and "Look Me in the Eyes" to be more enjoyable and insightful.
21 of 21 people found this review helpful
As an adult male 'on the spectrum', to have a thirteen-year-old boy express 80% of my existence better than I am able to do myself is both depressing and refreshing, because
As books go, this isn't classic literature or anything; but for an unfiltered glimpse into the mind of an autistic person, look no further. If someone close to you is on the autistic spectrum, you owe it to both yourself and them to read this book.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
As a neuroscience nurse with an autistic grandson, I appreciate the insights revealed by young Naoki Higashida. It is most affirming to recognize that within the limitations of verbal and emotional expression, there is intelligence, humor and creativity trying to assert itself. What I found most heartbreaking is the realization that these children feel the burden of their families' sorrow, frustration, and disappointment, imposing a daunting sense of responsibility to keep the family happy. (Research has shown that this is a common phenomenon among children with any chronic or terminal diagnosis, but I had not thought of it in this context).
While there must be a caveat that the experiences of Naoki may not have universal applicability for those on the spectrum, the revelations of the internal struggles to control emotions and behavior do suggest approaches that families can employ to understand and develop the abilities hidden inside their autistic loved ones. In this respect it is different from books written by those discussing the autistic experience from the caregiver's POV. What I would love to see now is an update now that Naoki is a young adult, because one of the mysteries we would love to solve is how normal growth and development stages (such as adolescence with all of its hormonal upheavals wreaking havoc with emotional control) affect the behavior and expression of the autistic person as they mature. Anything to better prepare our loved one for his own future.
29 of 31 people found this review helpful
This little book is the attempt of a non-verbal n autistic boy to address the many questions that people want him to answer about the way he behaves. The answers, and especially the things one can intuit by reading between the lines, are very enlightening and help one get a glimmer of the relation - or opposition - between the inner self and the outer behavior of people like this. It is startling, and almost unbelievable... But there are many similar narratives starting to appear, and they paint a similar picture. The most important and saddest revelation, to me, was the sense of sadness and guilt the boy felt about the way his behavior frustrated other people, and the great desire for people to not give up on him.
The author is young, and though wise in many ways, does as some reviews state seem to go too far speaking for all people on the spectrum... And yet, outside of specifics, I think he does make a good and legitimate spokesman. That is, one shouldn't attribute all of he specific behaviors and causes and feelings that he has to all on the spectrum, but his beautiful presentation of his case teaches people much about the disjunction between inner and outer self that is fairly common, and trains the mind a bit in how to try to see around this disjunction. I would say it's an invaluable text for anyone concerned for people on the spectrum.
And, it is beautifully written, poetic, and touching. The audiobook is wonderfully narrated. A gem.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
This short book was recommended by a friend who has impeccable taste. I was a little unsure, but a recommendation from her is worth a great deal. The bottom-line, this book is fantastic!
This is a story told first person in question and answer mode from an autistic 13-year-old's POV. He is able to communicate via an alphabet glyph enabled computer and has written this book. He answers many questions and pries your heart open to the autistic community. He answers many questions, including why he jumps (name of the book). This is a very short listen and will change your perceptions and challenge what you've been told. I am sure parents are immersed in literature already; but, for the person who knows little this is eye opening. I give it my highest recommendation.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
What did you love best about The Reason I Jump?
As the parent of a severely autistic 20 year old, I found this book to be very insightful, inspiring and touching.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Naoki, of course.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Any additional comments?
I love the introduction too. Any one with autism in their lives will relate!
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
What did you love best about The Reason I Jump?
The author is a thirteen year old autistic boy. He gives such insight into what it is like to have autism that at times it is hard to remember he is only thirteen. Interwoven into the narration are tales he has written which fit beautifully into the whole.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
The Reason I Jump is a book written in 2006 by a 13 year old child with autism. In it, he attempts to answer the basic questions one might ask of someone with a spectrum disorder. That is, if they weren't too uncomfortable to ask such questions. I don't normally review non-fiction, but I do follow science and the autism spectrum disorder has been featured a great deal in science during the past 15 years. And thanks to wackos, like Jenny McCarthy preaching nonsense about her mommy instincts being better than science, many people think autism is caused by vaccines despite numerous clinical studies to the contrary. The truth is, science has not completely determined the causes, though genetics seems to be a dominant factor. That digression aside, I decided to read this book because I don't really know anybody with autism. I don't know much about the disorder at all, and when I heard about this book, I thought it an excellent time to get some information straight from the source and what better source than from a child?
David Mitchell has a child with autism and a Japanese wife. These two circumstances led to his spearheading the translation of this monograph from Japanese to English, so if you enjoyed this work in English, you can thank him and his wife for wanting to help get this information to English speakers. An introduction written by David Mitchell appears at the beginning. I think he works a little too hard at trying to describe what it is like to have autism and should have stuck to what it was like being the parent of such a child. Regardless, his words did not detract from the rest of the book. I felt it appropriate to give him his due for his contributions to the publishing process, but that also means I have to ask why he threw in his two cents since we're effectively reading to get a first hand account, not his interpretations of what it is like to be autistic.
The Reason I Jump is not written as a narrative. It is a simple list of frequently asked questions. Or, as I said above, questions people want to ask, but would feel too uncomfortable, or maybe fear it too politically incorrect to ask. But Don't get me started on the PC nonsense. It is this sort of nonsense that prevents people from asking these questions when the answers would aid in understanding.
The book is actually quite refreshing I often find personalized accounts annoying to read because they constantly have to appeal to some sense of over stylized humanity. Apparently most accounts have to have some bizarre human angle to get people to "care" about it. I find it strange that people aren't interested in something just for the sake of knowing. This is the primary reason I don't read a lot Human interest stories. They may have an element of reality that most find alluring, but they're written like fiction and it always makes me wonder what it is they're leaving out or what is being embellished for effect. I don't want fairy tale embellishments, I want the straight talk and this is exactly what this book provides.
Naoki Higashida cannot speak (at least at the time he wrote the book) but he could communicate by pointing at a laminated card with letters, so no doubt the economy of the book is due to the slow method by which it was written. In my opinion, long drawn out narratives should be antithetical to much non-fiction since the goal is to communicate ideas. One would think the author and the readers would want to get to the point.
If you think that a child, or in particular, a child with autism couldn't possibly challenge a "neurotypical" person's understanding of their own world view, I would wager something in the first dozen questions and answers will open your eyes. Speaking of eyes, that is one points he makes. He is/was always told to look someone in the eyes when speaking to them or being spoken to by them. He effectively begs the response question: Why would his understanding of the words be improved simply by making eye contact? Too true! Just because "normal" people feel compelled to garner social cues and other information through eye-contact, why do we insist the same action will/should have the same effect on someone whom we all agree does not process the world in the same way?
Naoki Higadisha describes people's voices as being close or far away, like a dandelion or a mountain, only the actual distance does not determine how people with autism hear the voice. He doesn't get into the factors that determine the distance of the voice at any given time, but rather he gives some simple advice to help a speaker draw their voice closer. He asks that you say "our" name first, so they know they are being spoken to. A simple elegant solution to a situation so both parties can relate.
"What's the worst thing about having autism?"
"Would you like to be normal?"
Numerous "Why do you do this or that" questions are all examples of the types of insights Naoki Higadisha tries to answer. He does not pretend he can answer all these questions for every autistic person, but he gives his most reasonable guess. No doubt there will be questions you'll feel should have been asked and answered, but I think that's just a by product of being inquisitive. A person will ask several questions for each one answered on any topic, if they are truly engaged.
The book is fairly short and ends with a short story written by Naoki Higashida. I won't spoil any of that for you and end my review with a simple recommendation. If you would like a bit of insight into how a different set of people think and perceive the world, and how you should interact with them, this book is a good start.
34 of 42 people found this review helpful
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes! The insight was amazing. This is great information for anyone with a family member, friend or working with people with autism.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Reason I Jump?
Learning that so much of how we react to people with autism is exactly the wrong thing to do.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, I did listen to it mostly all at once. It's a very quick "read".
Any additional comments?
It's good to know that technology and other advances are allowing people with autism more opportunities to better communicate with the world and, more importantly, their loved ones. It's sad to think they are so vibrant and "alive" and so trapped by their disease.
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
There are many experts such as scholars, doctors and parents that will tell you about Autism, but unless you climbed Mount Everest, no tour guide behind a desk can tell you the experience of climbing. This is the same thing for Autism and many other disabilities. No one can tell you what it's like to have a disorder unless you have it.
"The Reason I Jump" is a journey of a 13 year old boy that has Autism. It is written in a way to be informable like a FAQ from an adolescent that has this disability. Unless you go directly to the source for an answer, all other opinions are less irrelevant because they are hypothetical answers to the questions.
I have to thank Naoki Higashida for writing his experience on what it's like to be Autistic. His voice has more power than any behavior specialist on Autism. I'm not dismissing the experts on all disabilities, but whenever someone explains about a disorder, they are just assuming the condition.
Besides explaining his condition in his book, he tells a great story beyond his Autism. He is a profound writer, just being 13 when he wrote this book.
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Inquiring into the silent silicon seas, recoding collaboratively, and attentive to the whispers in the optical fiber channels where the information never stops flowing looking desperately for a destination, we discovered this manifesto, written anonymously by the global society, in our network for the collection of our concerns, intentions and virtual feelings.
This year we are angrier than ever, and thus we meet in the hackmeeting ready for combat. It is not violence, though, but intelligent anger. We can not, and we do not want to develop a model for the cultural developement of socities like the one our governments (socialists or not) try to impose upon us, through their ministries of culture, industry, housing and foreign affairs. And even less, passively accept the virtual and exclussive supermarket built by the internet and telecom industries.
For us, it's that simple: "Culture and knowledge are not on sale". They want to take them from us because knowledge is power.
We already know the threats and we know the faces of the enemies of the free circulation of culture and information. We have discovered their non-stop game. The governments of the industrial world, occupied in the crisis that feed them, haven't even noticed that their neoliberal game will never end the way they planned.
They still insist on supporting the idea of the commodification of knowledge. In Europe, under the presidency of the Spanish state starting January 2010, the future of the neutrality of the net will be settled. Our rights are going to be exposed on a table to be operated upon by a few deputies influenced by international copyright lobby groups, united under the acronym 'ACTA'. Using our rights as a bargaining chip for their dark political interests, related to reaching an agreement to promote also the market of telephone operators and internet.
They want to forbid us access to the largest source of information gathered by humanity (which we are helping get born with all our illusion) in a campaign of mediatic, false, criminalizing terrorism we will not permit: downloading files from internet is and will always be legitimate, though the rulers and their mass media pretend otherwise. As ridiculous as it is to prosecute the developer of a file-sharing tool is to send warnings to users, threatening to cut their internet connections.
Of course all this remains to be seen ... We the citizens are down here. Aware of our reason and our rights, and prepared to defend through technology a truly intelligent human development, inmmune to the political intentions of governments rather mediocre and "disinterested".
The stablishment has not yet been able to commodify the internet as much as they want, but now they try to cut our wings.
Meanwhile, we are dedicated to creating a new universe: Artists and creators live together in a new paradigm for creating and sharing knowledge and letting it flow free. Our tools to fight for the safety of communication on earth are reaching their peak. Now more than ever, mankind keeps developing the fastest, most accesible, most widespread communicative weapon that has ever existed in the common memory of our societies.
We've already won because 'now' has always been our time for action.
"¡Organiza tu disidencia!"
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Discussion in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' started by Eat-Da-Tribble, Feb 25, 2013.
I'm all for "if I was too wasted to remember any details, it probably didn't happen". Also, I'm an advocate of "if I did something horribly embarrassing or potentially awkward whilst wasted, it probably didn't happen, either".
What is that little thing? It looks familiar, but I can not place it.......
It looks like the V baby.
Holy crap, the longer you look at it, the creepier it gets. O_0
That's exactly what it is.
very awesome.
Indeed it is! There were several "V" babies at the Hollywood Museum when I was there in January!
V babies by Therin of Andor, on Flickr
He is fully functional
This is the version from Data's office:
It looks like a baby Sleestak.
DATA: Tasha, is there something you'd like to tell me about your parentage?
Oh dear. Data, this is what happens when you plug your isolinear rod into the wrong ports.
It certainly was a curious upload to have made. Of course, it should be remembered that Tasha's firewall wasn't working at the time.
OMG YES!! It would have been amazing - but a part human, part machine baby would be kinda like the borg?!
So what's its name?
Data: I have always enjoyed the name Spot.
Yar: Perfect!
Awe! I love happy endings!
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Waiting on a decision from John Farrell
In the end, it really doesn't matter whether the Toronto Blue Jays want to let John Farrell go to the Red Sox or how much the Sox want Farrell to return to Boston.
It's about what Farrell wants to do.
If Farrell tells Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos he wants to manage the Red Sox, what choice do the Blue Jays have but to make a deal? Being a major league manager is a job that demands all of your loyalty and focus. No team wants a manager who would rather be doing something else.
If Farrell makes that decision, it becomes a matter of compensation at that point.
The Red Sox would send some prospects Toronto's way and that is that. It would probably be two players like LHP Drake Britton and OF Keury De La Cruz. Those are two of the organization's top 20 prospects, a fair return on a manager with a losing record and one year left on his deal.
Farrell worked for the Red Sox as pitching coach from 2007-10. He goes back to 2003 in the Cleveland organization with assistant general manager Mike Hazen. They know all they need to know about each other at this point.
Either Farrell wants to come back and Anthopoulos makes a deal or Farrell decides to honor his contract and the Red Sox go to Plan B.
But every day that passes becomes a day lost. The Rockies are looking for a manager and the Marlins could soon join them. Attractive candidates could go elsewhere and take with them qualified coaches.
In retrospect, one of the mistakes that helped lead to the disaster of 2012 was waiting two months to hire a manager and cobbling together a coaching staff from mismatched parts. Whether it's Farrell or somebody else, the next Sox manager deserves a chance to get organized at less than a breakneck pace.
One of John Wooden's great sayings applies to the Red Sox: Be quick but don't hurry.


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By Amanda Wicks
A fan borrowed Bon Jovi's new single "This House is Not for Sale" to soundtrack a political video encouraging uniting, and the band reached out to give their thumbs up.
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Dreambear Productions put together a video montage of all the incidents—both good and bad—that took place over 2016. It begins with a shot of the American flag waving in the wind and a chorus of voices singing "The Star Spangled Banner" before it cuts to "This House if Not for Sale." The company wrote in the caption, "It has been quite a year. Unprecedented challenges that test us as Americans. Now more than ever, we need to stand united. Please share."
When Bon Jovi got wind that their song had been used to promote an inclusive message, they took to social media to help spread the word. "What makes our country great is differences of opinion with an understanding that we're all in this together," Jon Bon Jovi wrote on the band's Facebook page. "Thank you Dreambear and all of our fans who take our songs and make them their own." Bon Jovi may have stumped for Hillary Clinton in Raleigh and Philadelphia, but he knows the country is stronger together.
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Victoria Millon bowed her head during a moment of silence at her Miami elementary school on Monday and thought about the 20 children nearly her age who were killed in their classrooms in Connecticut last week.
They wouldn't be able to open their Christmas presents, the 11-year-old thought. And they would never grow up.
"They had their whole life ahead of them," the girl said.
The principal assured Victoria and her classmates they were all safe, and afterward the students talked with their teacher about the shooting and the disturbed man who fired the shots. When someone started to talk about how some of the kids in Newtown, Conn., saw their friends and teacher die, Victoria started to cry.
The horrific shooting that left 26 people dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday reverberated in the nation's classrooms Monday. Students worried about their safety, teachers faced difficult questions, administrators reviewed security plans. and police responded to reports of new threats. Worried parents considered keeping their children home, only to painfully conclude they could only shelter them so much.
"Ultimately, if this is going to happen … nowadays, it could happen in a movie theater, at the mall, anywhere," said Lilly Rosell as she nervously surveyed her 7-year-old daughter's Miami elementary school. "It's now about being in the prayer closet a little more often."
At least three schools were on alert in Ohio after threatening comments were made on Facebook and Twitter. In suburban Philadelphia, officers rushed to a high school after security officers mistook a student's umbrella for a gun. In Tampa, Fla., the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office questioned students after a bullet was found on a school bus.
And in Ridgefield, Conn., swarms of parents picked up their children and police were dispatched to every school after a report of a suspicious person at a nearby train station.
Emily Pambianchi, a third-grade teacher at a private school there, said she and her students sprang into action when a lockdown was announced in response to the threat. Lights went off, blinds were shut, doors were locked and students were ushered into safe areas.
"We read books, talked about holiday traditions and shared ideas about the holidays with one another in the dark," Pambianchi said.
An officer later came and unlocked their door. He was introduced to the children and helped explain the lockdown as a safety procedure, similar to what they do during a fire drill.
Some parents decided not to take their kids to school at all. Camille Lacroix-Moulton said her two children woke up feeling a bit under the weather, so she decided to keep them home. Her daughter is in kindergarten, her son in fifth grade.
"Mainly because of my little one. She just turned 6, and I don't want her to hear about it," the Milford, N.H., mother said. "It wasn't really me thinking, 'Today's the day that something bad's gonna happen to her.' It was more like, a lot of this stuff is going on today. I'm sure a lot of kids know about it, even at her age."
Chicago resident Melissa Tucker said she only sent her children to school after assurances from administrators that extra safety precautions had been taken.
"I was actually going to keep them home today," she said.
One school district in western Pennsylvania went so far as to get a court order allowing armed officers in each of its schools on Monday. The board had recently voted to let officers carry guns but decided to expedite the process after Friday's shooting. The court order affected the Butler Area School District and the South Butler County School District, about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh.
Many schools held a moment of silence and flew flags at half-staff. Teachers and administrators tried to handle the psychological toll, many opting for routine rather than a discussion about the shooting.
Kit Bell, 65, a second-grade teacher at Sunnyside Elementary School in San Francisco, said she didn't talk to her students about the shooting, but that teachers were discussing it among themselves and questioning safety procedures.
"You're responsible for these children," she said. "It crosses your mind where it didn't cross your mind before. It's stressful. It's painful. It's sad."
At the Global Concepts Charter School in Lackawanna, N.Y., near Buffalo, Principal David Ehrle fielded calls from parents who told him they had shielded their children from news coverage over the weekend. The parents wanted to know whether the kids would hear about it from their teachers. He told them they would not.
"Certainly, you can't stop kids from talking on the bus or at the lunch table, but as a school we're not, if you will, sponsoring educating about it," he said.
Rosell said she didn't tell her daughter about the shooting but did try to prepare her in case there is ever a dangerous situation. She advised her daughter to dive onto the floor if she saw someone with a gun or people screaming.
"You mean like hide under my desk?" the girl asked.
No, Rosell said, explaining that she should pretend to be lifeless on the floor and not move. Her daughter looked confused.
"You could tell she was lost," Rosell said.
Victoria, the Miami 11-year-old, was sent to speak with the guidance counselor, who told her some people are bad, but not most, and there are some things no one can prevent.
"I just try not to think about what happened," she said.
Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Joe Mandak in Pittsburgh; Michelle Nealy in Chicago; Carolyn Thompson in Lackawanna, N.Y.; Samantha Critchell in Ridgefield, Conn.; Holly Ramer in Concord, N.H., and Terence Chea in San Francisco.


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In ice hockey, they understand the importance of the power play. Numerical superiority over your opponents is something to be exploited to your advantage. It is a lesson that is clearly catching on among the big hitters of Italian football.
Nowhere was that story more stark than in the unforgiving surroundings of the Juventus Stadium. For a little more than half an hour Torino held their own in a gripping Derby della Mole until Kamil Glik intervened on Emanuele Giaccherini's ankle. He did get some of the ball, but seemed to catch much more of his opponent's leg. The replays made for more painful viewing than a box set of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
From that point on, the Granata ceased to be a factor in the game. Their agony was only prolonged by an Andrea Pirlo penalty which got no closer to the goal than a razor blade does to his chin these days. There were times when you wanted to put your arms round the whole Torino team, as if they were a boxer, to spare them further suffering.
Goals from the boys of the Juve youth set-up, a Claudio Marchisio double and a critic-silencer from Sebastian Giovinco, eventually put their city rivals on the canvas. It was an important tonic for the Bianconeri, who were ruthless in their exploitation of their man advantage. Even if, as I cruelly suggested on Twitter, the introduction of Nicklas Bendtner did its best to even things up.
Stand-in boss Angelo Alessio looked almost relieved at the end of the game that his spell on the Bianconeri front line is almost over. He is not a natural in front of the cameras and gives the impression he will gladly give way to Antonio Conte when he returns after his ban as part of match-betting investigations. If nothing else, it should definitely liven up post-match interviews.
As for Toro, they were left to wonder what might have been. They had more than held their own until Glik saw red. Their fans were defiant at the final whistle and the club defended its Polish international.
"Kamil does those English-style tackles in training, it's part of his way of playing the game – tough but fair," insisted teammate Angelo Ogbonna. "He was going for the ball, not his opponent's legs. When we went a man down after half an hour, a difficult task became impossible."
There were similar feelings in Sicily where Catania were threatening to upset the Milan revival until Pablo Barrientos received his marching orders. Even then, the Rossoneri needed a helping hand from the match officials for the second week in succession to break their duck. Stephan El Shaarawy looked clearly offside for the goal which levelled the match. And he really needs no such assistance at the moment.
A beauty from Kevin Prince-Boateng, later red-carded himself, and another from Il Faraone completed the comeback after slipping behind to a Nicola Legrottaglie strike. It is starting to look like those who said this squad was nowhere near as bad as its early League position suggested might have been right. Although after the injustice they suffered against Juve earlier in the season it was hard not to feel a little bit sorry for Catania when the final whistle blew.
Even lowly Pescara had their chance to pull off a shock before they, too, went down to 10 men. Napoli looked to be cruising in Sunday's lunchtime match when Gokhan Inler and Marek Hamsik gave them an early lead. But a goal from Birkir Bjarnason started nerves jangling in the San Paolo as Walter Mazzarri's men looked to close the gap on Juve at the top.
It took nearly an hour for the red card that put them on easy street. Local boy Antonio Bocchetti did his hometown club a favour by conceding a penalty and taking an early bath which ensured the Partenopei could relax. It finished 5-1 but they could have had just about as many as they wanted after that.
A helping hand was also needed by Inter as Palermo's Santiago Garcia put into his own net to give them three much-needed points in the San Siro. At least, for a moment, the questions about Wesley Sneijder fell silent for Andrea Stramaccioni. They will no doubt resurface at the next poor result.
The red card came too late to assist Fiorentina in Sunday's night game. The Viola had a couple of shouts for a penalty in their exciting 2-2 draw with Sampdoria but, with a patched-up squad, they struggled to produce their usual flowing play. It took two goals from defender Stefan Savic – which may surprise Manchester City fans – to match a strike from Nenad Krstitic and a Gonzalo Rodriguez own goal. Credit also to the visitors for doing their homework and stifling the boys from the Artemio Franchi and creating plenty of chances of their own.
A winning weekend for the capital clubs saw both of them improve their League situation significantly. Lazio held off Parma while Roma's come from behind victory in Siena was as gutsy as it was deserved. There was no sentiment from Mattia Destro as he celebrated his double against his old club in more manners than seemed possible.
Udinese unleashed a surprise thrashing on Cagliari while Bologna got precious points at home to Atalanta. But the biggest pain was surely suffered by Genoa who lost at home to previously hopeless travellers Chievo. The Gigi Del Neri effect has been a truly miserable one for the Grifone as they stack up defeat upon defeat. Indeed, they were the only team of the weekend for whom playing against 10 men proved no advantage at all.
Keep up to date with the latest news and action from Spain's Primera Division with Football Espana - from the team behind Football Italia.


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Gutenprint (formerly Gimp-Print) is a collection of printer drivers for Unix/Linux that currently supports over 1400 printers. It emphasizes quality and flexibility, offering a wide variety of options to meet most printing needs. It includes a CUPS driver, an IJS-based Ghostscript driver, Foomatic data, an enhanced Print plugin for The GIMP, and other printer maintenance utilities. It can be used equally well for fast printing of text or critical printing of high quality graphics and photographs.
Thunderbird is a total redesign of the Mozilla mail component to produce a cross-platform, stand-alone mail application using the XUL user interface language. It has many new features, among them the ability to customize your toolbars the way you want them. a new look and feel with a large number of downloadable themes which alter the appearance of the client, and the ability to add UI extensions.
Embedthis Appweb is a fast, little embedded Web server. It is unmatched in efficiency and serves pages at native speed, using an event-driven, non-blocking core to serve multiple requests using minimal resources. It has integrated caching and the ESP "C" Web framework. Without compromising performance, it has extensive security controls and a rigorous security sandbox that helps protect the server and mitigate denial-of-service attacks. It is one of the most widely deployed embedded Web servers and is used in networking equipment, telephony, mobile devices, industrial control, and consumer and office equipment, and in high-performance Web services.
Stendhal is a multiplayer online adventure game (MMORPG) developed using the Arianne game development system. It features a rich and expanding world in which you can explore towns, buildings, plains, caves, and dungeons. You will meet NPCs and acquire tasks and quests for valuable experience and cold hard cash. Your character will develop and grow, and with each new level up become stronger and better. With the money you acquire, you can buy new items and improve your armour and weapons. You can also roam the world in search of evil monsters (and kill them).
Eric is a full featured Python and Ruby editor and IDE, written in Python. It is based on the cross platform Qt GUI toolkit, integrating the highly flexible Scintilla editor control. It is designed to be usable as an everyday quick and dirty editor as well as being usable as a professional project management tool, integrating many advanced features that Python offers the professional coder. Eric includes a plug-in system, which allows easy extension of the IDE functionality with plug-ins downloadable from the net. Current stable versions are Eric4 based on Qt4 and Python 2 and Eric5 based on Python 3 and Qt4.
beaTunes is an iTunes companion app capable of automatically analyzing your music collection to help you build better playlists. It analyzes BPM (beats per minute), silence at the beginning or end of a song, and the color (based on frequency spectrum) of a given song. Some of the data is stored through iTunes, and some is stored by beaTunes itself. beaTunes can suggest albums that would complement your music collection, display music charts, and help you find and fix errors in your song meta data, like typos and wrong genres. It also allows you to blog about selected songs or playlists.
A simple but relatively effective trojan scan tool.
A command line FOURCC changer for MPEG4 or DivX files.


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Yikes. This is totally inappropriate, but hey, I just blog what I'm reading about! :-) Sex & relationships Examiner shares news of a different type of Twilight parody:
Probably the only Twilight-related merchandise I'm really NOT tempted to buy. hehe.
Two things there's just no end to: Twilight Mania, and the market for porn parodies. Aha! There's an idea! On October 15, 2009, Devil's Film will release This Isn't Twilight: The XXX Parody, starring Jenna Haze.
It's actually the second Twilight porn parody I'm aware of: In May I reported on the release of the Twilight of Virginity porn spoof from adult film company French Connection. But this one is much higher-profile: Jenna Haze, cast in the role of a pornified Bella for this parody, won Female Performer of the Year at the 2009 AVN Awards Show and is one of the biggest names in porn.


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CARSON, Calif. -- Below are LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena's comments from the club's 2-0 victory over FC Dallas.
(Overall thoughts on result…)
ARENA: "Well, it's close, not quite there. Tonight was one of our better games on the year. I thought we played very well on both ends of the field. Passing was much improved from the previous couple games. Our movement of the ball was very good. I think we again created chances, finished a couple tonight, could have finished a few more. Rock solid on defending restarts against a team that's outstanding in the area of attacking restarts. So, I think tonight was a real good win for our team and this week was obviously a good week, so hopefully we can continue to get better. We are starting to now have close to our first group together, which has been close to impossible the whole year. So, I think we are beginning to see signs of becoming a better team."
(On the defensive performance…)
ARENA: "Omar, A.J., Sean, and Todd played very well tonight. Carlo was real solid, made some excellent punches on defending corners, did a good job there. The midfielder defended very well against a good team, they are a very good team not an easy team to play with. So, tonight was a more complete, coordinated effort by our team."
(On the play of Marcelo Sarvas…)
ARENA: "A great, great goal. You know we've gotten more out of Marcelo and [Juninho] over the last three games getting into the attack. [Marcelo and Juninho] played well tonight against an outstanding group in the middle of the field with Jacobson, and Michel, and Ferreira. They are good, and our guys held up well so it was a real good effort there."
(On Keane becoming the assist leader in MLS and whether he is pleased…)
ARENA: "I'd like to see him score some more goals. I'm pretty greedy. He can get some goals as well. He's a very good player. He can set up goals and he can score goals."
(On Robbie Rogers' showing…)
ARENA: "It takes a while, his fitness looked really good and his last 60 minutes were really good. A little unlucky [in front of goal]…He's in good position. His width at times is really good. And Hector [Jimenez], I thought that he had an outstanding performance as well."
(On the Galaxy being four points out of the Supporters' Shield…)
"I try to tell you guys that you have to be a little bit patient. A lot of games ahead. There's 15 important games left and two more at home than away. It's going to be important. Hopefully we can position ourselves, first of all, to be in the playoffs and second of all, to challenge in the conference for the first spot. But there is a lot of soccer ahead, but we need to be patient and grow along the way. Hopefully we're doing this at the right time."
(On Charlie Rugg, Kenney Walker, Bryan Gaul training in Sweden and whether it could turn into a loan…)
ARENA: "It's good experience for those players…Sure, that's a club that we know very well."
(On Robbie Keane's role with this team…)
ARENA: "Robbie is the leader of our team, he is our captain. He is arguably our best player. Robbie has a great head on his shoulders; he's a very competitive person. He took a blow in a game against Columbus on Thursday and he was a last minute decision whether he could play tonight and you can see that he's the last guy that's not going to play. He'd have to be in real bad shape not to play. So, his competitiveness, his hunger to play and to win is contagious. Besides, his quality, his leadership is critical. Tonight he showed the team that this game was important and he wanted to win and he was there."


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Tethering a Quadcopter for Longer Flight Times
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Quadcopters are great, but what if you wanted to do experiments with autonomy? Consider tethering it.
Tara Tiger Brown and Sean Bonner were lucky enough to be the first people in the Sparkfun "Hacker in Residence" program. They had two weeks to have some fun at the Sparkfun headquarters and make something cool.
They jumped in and started playing with an AR drone, a hackable quadcopter that you can control with your phone. The AR drone runs Linux on board, has sonar sensors, and two built-in cameras. The only problem with the AR drone is the fact that you only get a short time on each battery. While you could theoretically purchase a whole bank of batteries and cycle through them, it could be difficult to develop and test while constantly swapping batteries. Especially if you add any power-sucking peripherals, like a Dropcam.
Tara and Sean tackled this issue by tethering their AR Drone. By modifying the power connector, they were able to run the AR drone from a PC power supply and 30 feet of 14-gauge speaker wire. They can now indefinitely run the quadcopter while they test things out and play, at least as long as the motors will run. With only one week at the facility, they didn't go beyond mounting the Dropcam and the figuring out the tether, but that isn't too bad!


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After strong April, Yost maintains focus on each game
KANSAS CITY -- What a difference a year makes.
The Royals finished this April with a 14-10 record, just a half-game out of first place in the American League Central, compared to April 2012's 6-15 record, which put them 5 1/2 games behind.
"I feel good where we're at," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
But, in his view, it's way too early to be talking about being in contention.
"Just keep fighting. You can't be worried about contending right now. Worry about every day -- just winning every day," he said. "Your record is what it is. You can't do anything about it. But the game you have before you, you've got to be ready, do everything you can to win that game."
Yost will reach a point, however, when he might sneak a peek at the standings.
"I look at the first 40 games and kind of judge out every 40 games where we're standing and start taking a look at things," he said. "We kind of break it up in that fashion."
The Royals' 14-10 April record is the best since 2003's 16-7 (17-7 if you add the one game in March). That year, the Royals were in contention until early September.
How did the 1985 World Series champions fare in April? Those Royals were 11-8.
Yost credits pitchers with limiting KC's April skids
KANSAS CITY -- Right fielder Jeff Francoeur was ready with a stat when the Royals' first month ended.
"The most games we've lost in a row is two. When you can have that all year long, it's a huge help," Francoeur said.
Indeed, the Royals have not lost more than two games in a row so far this season. A year ago at this time, they could already look back on a 12-game skid.
This year they lost two straight against the White Sox to start the season and later dropped back-to-back games to Toronto and Cleveland at home.
"The biggest difference is pitching," manager Ned Yost said. "I'm not saying we're never going to have a three-game losing streak or a four-game losing streak, but starting pitching stops all that, and it minimizes that. With the starting pitchers we have, and we've said it all along, we don't anticipate any long losing streaks, because we've got somebody good every single day that's going to step on that mound and put an end to it."
So far, Jeremy Guthrie, Ervin Santana and James Shields have made outstanding starts to end the two-game slides.
Johnson starts at second; Getz rests with allergies
KANSAS CITY -- Elliot Johnson had a good series opener against Tampa Bay, and Chris Getz's allergies were acting up, so Johnson was back in the Royals' lineup at second base on Wednesday night.
Getz wasn't scheduled to play anyway on Tuesday, but wasn't feeling well during batting practice.
"I sent him in from BP. He didn't even hit yesterday. He feels much better today. They've got him on medicine, and he could've played today. But I just went with Elliot another day," Yost said before Wednesday night's game.
Other players, who Yost didn't name, were also bothered by allergies.
"It's just the time of year. With the pollen out and everything, it just kind of affects guys differently," Yost said. "But Getzy looks good today. He feels much better, and he could've played. But Elliot had a good game last night. Let him get back-to-back days, and Getzy'll probably be back in there tomorrow."
Johnson, a former Rays player, was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in Tuesday night's 8-2 Royals win.
Royals reflect on Tuesday's offensive outburst
KANSAS CITY -- On Wednesday, the Royals were still talking about their sudden breakout against Rays starter Alex Cobb with two outs in the sixth inning on Tuesday night.
"People say I'm crazy when I say it just takes one swing, and it breaks open and it changes -- but it does," manager Ned Yost said. "Don't ask me what happened there. We couldn't do anything against Cobb and then, boom, base hit; boom, base hit; boom, home run ..."
Yost's "booms" -- like the Royals' hits in that inning -- just kept coming. Eric Hosmer's double off the left-field wall ignited the outburst and Mike Moustakas' two-run homer put the Royals ahead to stay in their 8-2 win.
"It's just something that happens. I don't know. That's baseball. You can't explain it, how a guy can be going and was borderline dominating us and then, boom! I don't know, I can't explain it," Yost said.
"You've got James Shields on the mound, and you're down two. You want to get some runs. But, as a manager, you can get crazy. The whole time, I just kept telling myself: Be patient, we'll peck away. Stay patient, it'll happen."
And it did.
Along those lines, it should be noted that the Royals, entering Wednesday night's game, had the best two-out offense in the Major Leagues with a .291 (78-for-268) average after two were down, scoring 42 runs.
Santana, Gordon honored by Kansas City media
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Ervin Santana, who posted a 3-1 record and 2.00 ERA in five starts, was voted the Royals Pitcher of the Month for April by Kansas City media. He finished the month with 13 straight scoreless innings.
Left fielder Alex Gordon was voted Player of the Month by media and fans. Gordon hit .317 with 17 RBIs and three homers, one of them a grand slam at Detroit. He hit .396 in a 12-game hitting streak.
"We play hard, like it's the last pitch every game."
-- Third baseman Mike Moustakas on the Royals' energy and approach.
Dick Kaegel 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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OCEAN CITY — As expected, Governor Martin O'Malley this week introduced legislation that would, if successful after two failed attempts, establish the framework for the development of an offshore wind farm as close as 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City.
The O'Malley Administration on Tuesday introduced the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, another attempt to diversify the state's energy portfolio. Similar legislation has been introduced in each of the last two General Assembly sessions, but was not passed by state lawmakers over a variety of issues.
The latest version looks a lot like the previous incarnations with a few tweaks. The proposal calls for an offshore wind energy facility in a designated Wind Energy Area in a range from 10 to 30 miles off the coast of Ocean City. Earlier this month, the state's Board of Public Works approved a $3 million contract for a geophysical survey of the vast WEA, the western edge of which is just 10 miles off the coast of the resort.
"In this competitive new economy, the states that win will be those that succeed in leveraging innovation into job creation and economic growth," said O'Malley this week. "In Maryland, our emerging green sector is a critically important part of our innovation economy, and therefore, our ability to create jobs and compete globally. By choosing to move forward with this legislation, we're not only creating jobs, but we are also laying the groundwork for a better, more sustainable future for our children."
Many believe this will likely be the year the governor's ambitious offshore wind energy plan will pass and it appears to have considerable support. The bill has 24 co-sponsors in the Senate and the legislation cross-filed in the House has 58 co-sponsors. Perhaps more importantly, the 2013 version has the support of the leadership in both the House and Senate, suggesting the votes are likely in place to get it passed.
"Alternative energy is critical to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, cleaning the Chesapeake Bay and maintaining the high quality of life that we enjoy here in Maryland," said Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
Also on board this year is House Speaker Michael Busch.
"Creating offshore wind opportunities are not only good for the state's long-term energy needs and the health of the environment, but also a good employment engine for Maryland," he said.
Locally, lower shore lawmakers are once again split on the proposed Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, with Senator Jim Mathias (D-38) and Delegate Norm Conway (D-38B) on board as co-sponsors, while Delegate Mike McDermott (R-38B) is not in support of the legislation.
"I support the legislation," said Mathias this week. "By and large, it's an attempt to put together a template for a successful offshore wind program."
Meanwhile, McDermott did not sign onto the House bill and continues to question some of the elements of the legislation, particularly the use of public taxpayer money to help subsidize what will largely be a private venture. For example, prior legislation called for residential electric customers to pay a surcharge of around $2 per month to help pay for the development of the offshore wind farm with higher rates for commercial users.
However, the latest bill sets a cap on the residential surcharge at $1.50 per month and 1.5 percent on the larger commercial users. Despite the changes, McDermott said this week the 2013 bill closely resembles the prior failed attempts.
"It basically looks like a rehash from the last time," he said. "They're really downplaying the $2-per-month fee on residential electric bills and talking up the job creation and the economic growth, but it could have a reverse affect."
McDermott said ratepayers in Maryland will continue to forward-fund the development of offshore wind for several years before the first turbine is up and running. He also added despite its obvious green benefits and job creation benefits, the finished product will cost residential and commercial ratepayers four times as more for electric energy in the future.
"It's going to take years to build, but the ratepayers in Maryland will be funding this private enterprise until that happens," he said. "We'll be paying for that for years before the first turbine is built. If and when it's up and running, we'll be paying 25 cents per kilowatt hour, whereas now we're paying around six cents per kilowatt hour."
Already, opponents are lining up again against the governor's proposed offshore wind energy legislation. For example, Change Maryland this week issued a statement essentially calling the governor's offshore wind plan another feather in his cap for higher aspirations.
"This scheme is simply another tax increase by another name, forcing ratepayers to subsidize a box to be checked for O'Malley's presidential to-do list," said Hogan. "When the results of financial waste become clear, O'Malley will no longer be governor, but we will still be paying the bills for decades to come. Renewable energy is too important to let political ambitions ruin it."


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White House Unyielding on Debt Limit
WASHINGTON—The White House hardened its position that Congress should raise the U.S.'s borrowing limit without preconditions, adding an unpredictable new element into the high-stakes budget talks.
In a Wednesday speech to top corporate chiefs, President Barack Obama said he wouldn't negotiate with Republicans on this issue as he did in 2011.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 7, 2013, 7:56 AM
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Pleasanton school board reviews steps being taken to boost grades
Original post made on Mar 7, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 7, 2013, 7:56 AM
a resident of Birdland
on Mar 7, 2013 at 9:26 am
Just maybe if the schools would look at the quality of their teachers grades will go up. Teachers are lazy, boring and don't really want to be teaching these days. Teachers need to motivate and encourage. From where I sit in the classroom most of the teachers I have don't even know what they are teaching.
a resident of Livermore
on Mar 7, 2013 at 10:21 am
PUSD Student says: I would luv to ern at least a C+ in Reading. Lord hear my prayer.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Mar 7, 2013 at 2:08 pm
There is one simple way to provide a better education: to fire unionized teaches who don't care whether their students can read or not and to hire young talented teaches who don't waist their money on union membership, don't waist students' time on promoting union bosses agenda and can teach. Hiring instruction coaches definitely helps reduce amount of money spent on students, but do nothing to encourage teaches to teach if teaches don't afraid to be fired underperformance. Of course, for PUSD having more bureaucrats is more preferable than having better teaches.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Mar 8, 2013 at 8:46 am
This is a question for the editor. In my first comment I expressed my opinion that making teachers accountable for students' success will be more beneficial for Pleasanton community than spending taxpayers money on hiring instructional coaches. What exactly Pleasanton Weekly Online staff found to be inappropriate?


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5 Midwest Country Inn Escapes
Montrose, Minnesota: Natures Nest
Busy hands and minds come here to rest. This whimsical farmhouse B&B is all about relaxation (35 miles west of Minneapolis). Two private suites have comfortable beds and refreshing cross breezes. In the garden, a hanging bed with a soft comforter invites afternoon naps. For a rustic "spa" treatment, guests soak in side-by-side claw-foot tubs in an adorable gazebo where lanterns glow after dark. Organic breakfasts include buttery eggs with asparagus, Gruyère and freshly snipped chive flowers. Open May-October. From $135. (763) 972-6891; naturesnestfarm.com
- Photo Courtesy of Brambleberry Bed and Breakfast
Taylor, Wisconsin: Brambleberry Bed and Breakfast
You'll be serenaded by the whippoorwills in the oaks around this full-service inn (40 miles north of La Crosse). Styled after English country manors, Brambleberry hides amid bluffs in idyllic road-biking country. Foodies love the farm-fresh fruits and veggies, eggs, bacon and ham. In addition to breakfast, the inn offers four- and five-course harvest dinners July-October. (In early spring, dinners are simpler affairs, as the owners are busy tapping maples and birthing lambs!) From $99. (608) 525-8001; brambleberrybandb.com
- Photo Courtesy of M.Griffing/ Reflections Photography
Onalaska, Wisconsin: Rainbow Ridge Farms Bed and Breakfast
Goats, sheep, pigs and ducks—not to mention überfriendly owners—make Rainbow Ridge (10 miles north of La Crosse) a great fit for families or couples who would like to help feed and milk goats or even give spring lambs their first bottle. (But no one will mind if you prefer to just sit back with a book and enjoy the vista of sheep dotting the green hills.) Rooms and breakfast are simple but wholesome. From $105. (888) 347-2594; rainbowridgefarms.com
- Photo: Judi Ketteler
Petersburg, Kentucky: First Farm Inn
The numbers say it all at this quiet B&B across the Ohio River from Cincinnati: 21 acres, 9 horses, a 140-year-old house and barn, and a 3-course breakfast. Many guests take a two-hour riding lesson ($65). Though not luxurious, the B&B has nice touches: oak furniture from the owner's great-grandparents, ample information about nearby attractions, and made-to-order breakfasts with dishes such as fried apples and seven-grain pancakes. From $135. (859) 586-0199; firstfarminn.com
- Photo: Beth Schatz Kaylor
Luverne, North Dakota: Volden Farm
Heirlooms and repurposed materials give a perfectly imperfect patina to this farmhouse (80 miles northwest of Fargo): wood floors from an old house, a fireplace made of local stone, a barn-wood vanity that still has spots horses gnawed. Locally inspired breakfasts include Swedish pancakes, Norwegian cheese, Danish ableskivers and fresh eggs. The four cozy guest rooms share two baths; ask which rooms are booked. From $80. (701) 769-2275; voldenfarm.com


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a resident of Downtown North
on Feb 28, 2013 at 12:26 pm
So if the HSR uses a combination of raised railway and slightly trenched roads crossing under the railway, won't the newly electrified (in 2019) Caltrain tracks be ripped up a few years later when the HSR actually builds in Palo Alto? or is it really expected that electrification might happen in late 2020's?
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a resident of Evergreen Park
on Feb 28, 2013 at 2:09 pm
I agree with your puzzlement over how electrification and HSR construction would be sequenced, and the obvious duplication of effort (and disruption).
Of course I have also wondered how any train operation on the Peninsula would be able to continue during the 2-4 year HSR construction. I suppose it would not.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 28, 2013 at 2:25 pm
I don't see how anything can be done by either Caltrain or HSR without the full cooperation of the other.
These two should be working hand in glove.
This just goes to show how we need a transportation guru for the Bay Area. No man is an island, or more correctly, no transit authority is an island. Without full interaction between all transit authorities in the Bay Area, no major work should be done.
I will repeat, WITHOUT FULL INTERACTION BETWEEN ALL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES IN THE BAY AREA NO MAJOR WORK SHOULD EVEN BE HINTED AT.
a resident of another community
on Mar 1, 2013 at 12:29 pm
If the district is really serious about electrifying the corridor, they should start now (i.e. HSR or no) by using some former New Jersey Transit electric locomotives in push-pull operation of the existing gallery cars. NJ Transit has recently retired their ALP-44 electric locomotives, which were in good shape, the newest examples being 14 years old. These can be rehabilitated for far less cost than buying new electric multiple units; not only would the benefits of zero emissions at the tracks be evident, but also better acceleration of trains (the electrics have higher horsepower and better tractive effort than any diesel) and more efficient use of regenerative braking energy (diesels can only dissipate dynamic braking as heat, if they do not have on-board batteries to store the energy). Beats having the units in question languishing, and would save the taxpayer a goodly amount of money in terms of capital investment.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Mar 4, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Just to connect the dots here - this all goes back to when Quentin Kopp was on the CalTrain board. He wanted electrification. Saw that no local was going to tax himself for it. Saw the opportunity by getting the whole state to pay for it by foisting the great rip-off HSR project on the unsuspecting public. Here we are....
a resident of another community
on Mar 5, 2013 at 11:19 am
Now, Quentin Kopp believes the funding measure adopted last year by the Legislature and signed by the Governor is illegal:
"They have distorted high-speed rail and twisted it into (providing) money for commuter rail services," he said.
"I can't say it was unnecessary to get the votes, but it's not high-speed rail," Kopp, who also is a retired judge, said of the compromise plan. "It violates (the initiative) in at least four respects and maybe five."
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