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Yankees pause to remember those lost on 9/11
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
"We were walking into class and people started saying something," Chamberlain said. "Obviously no one really knew what was going on. We all went down to the auditorium, and they had TVs set up, and we saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center."
Chamberlain had no way to know that he'd one day wear "New York" across his chest; in fact, he'd never even been on an airplane. But the future Yankees reliever, like most everybody else, vividly remembers the emotional flood that accompanied the worst terrorist attack in United States history.
"We were all making phone calls and trying to figure out what was going on the rest of that day," Chamberlain said. "There were so many rumors, like that gas was going to go up to $9 a gallon. My dad was out there directing traffic for the gas station. You obviously didn't know what was going on."
More than 500 miles east, manager Joe Girardi was living in Chicago at the time, then a member of the Cubs. He said that he was in his family room that morning with his wife Kim and their daughter Serena.
"A friend in New York called us and said, 'You've got to turn on the TV. You're not going to believe what's happening,'" Girardi said. "And I was in shock. I was scared. I was sad.
"It was a terrible day. I had the TV on all day. At 7 o' clock, I finally said, 'You know what? I've got to take a walk outside to get some fresh air and think about what's going on.' You could hear fighter jets flying over near O'Hare Airport. It was a scary, scary day."
In New York, Derek Jeter checked his messages that morning and found a voice mail from teammate Jorge Posada, asking if the Yankees' game that night would be cancelled. Jeter flicked on his television and saw that the Manhattan skyline had been forever altered.
Once baseball resumed, Jeter recalled an "uncomfortable" feeling. Many in the wounded city looked to him and his teammates for diversion and inspiration; as workers at Ground Zero huddled around radios to listen to game broadcasts, the Yankees charged through the postseason and battled the D-backs in an epic seven-game World Series.
"We'd been a part of a lot of big games over the years, but that was probably the loudest I heard Yankee Stadium," Jeter said. "We gave New Yorkers something to cheer for."
Teixeira disappointed he'll be sidelined down stretch
BOSTON -- Mark Teixeira has braced for the reality that he will miss most of the remaining Yankees' regular-season schedule, but he does not regret pushing his strained left calf in an attempt to get back into the lineup.
"I'm obviously disappointed," Teixeira said. "I don't want to miss any time, but it is what it is. I can't really change it, so we'll just keep working hard and try to get out there as soon as possible."
After sitting out for 10 games, Teixeira tried his luck in the lineup and reinjured his calf trying to beat out a ninth-inning double play at first base in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Orioles.
An MRI exam taken on Monday in New York revealed that Teixeira had irritated his original Grade 1 strain, and the Yankees said that Teixeira is now forecast to miss a minimum of 10-14 additional days.
"It's pretty much what I expected," manager Joe Girardi said. "I saw him after the game [on Saturday] and he was limping a little bit an hour after the game. It kind of reminded me of what he was going through when he first hurt it. I expected it to be probably two weeks."
Teixeira said that he thought his calf was better than 80 percent when he returned to the lineup, and that the new injury means he will have to be more careful about trying to hurry back. Teixeira said he can continue to travel with the team, and he is currently limited to icing and ultrasound treatment.
"A calf doesn't seem like it's something that you can play on 80 or 90 percent," Teixeira said.
With Teixeira out, the Yankees plan to have Nick Swisher play first base against right-handed pitching and Steve Pearce in the lineup against lefties. Teixeira is hopeful that he will be available for any potential Yankees postseason games, but he said there are no guarantees.
"I'm confident that I'm going to work as hard as I can to try and play again," Teixeira said. "I really have no idea. I wish I had the crystal ball to tell you when I could play. I just don't have it."
Cleared to run, Pettitte will throw simulated game
BOSTON -- Andy Pettitte has been cleared to resume running, and the left-hander is looking forward to taking his next step forward with a simulated game on Wednesday at Fenway Park.
Pettitte is expected to throw about 60 pitches as he attempts to come back from a fractured left ankle, and he believes that if it goes well, the Yankees could have him make his next appearance in a big league game.
"I think there's a chance," Pettitte said. "It's just a matter of what they want to do. As far as I'm concerned, I feel like I would be ready. I want to. I want to go ahead and just pitch, try to help. Obviously it's not up to me. It's up to them to make that decision."
If Pettitte makes it through his 60 pitches healthy, the next jump would be to the area of 75 to 80 pitches. Pettitte said he did some light running at Yankee Stadium on Monday and performed pitchers' fielding practice.
"I knew they were never going to let me pitch unless I was able to start covering first base and moving around the field," Pettitte said.
Manager Joe Girardi said that the Yankees would have to talk about Pettitte's next step after the 60-pitch outing, but he didn't rule out the idea of getting Pettitte into a big league game.
"I think it depends on how he feels, how his leg feels after going 60 pitches; if we feel he's ready to compete in a game, if we feel he can move around enough to compete in a game," Girardi said. "But it's conceivable."
Bombers bits
Outfielder Melky Mesa has been added to the Yankees' big league roster. Mesa, 25, combined to bat .264 with 23 home runs and 67 RBIs in 121 games between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Right-hander Ivan Nova threw a simulated game on Tuesday at Fenway Park, and Girardi said that he thought Nova looked good. If Nova feels fine on Wednesday, Girardi said the Yankees would make a decision about his next step.
On this date in 2009, Jeter broke Lou Gehrig's all-time franchise mark of 2,721 hits with a single off the Orioles' Chris Tillman at Yankee Stadium. Gehrig had held the mark since Sept. 6, 1937.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Last weekend my wife and I celebrated our 10th anniversary with our first tour. With our son stowed away with his grandparents, we loaded the luggage for an overnight in North Conway NH. Maine in the spring is about as good as it gets. Warm days, cool nights, no bugs.
We left shortly after noon Saturday with plans to make our way west on secondary routes. Leaving Augusta and picking up route 133 in Winthrop took us to route 219 in Turner. 219 is an excellent road, speeds mostly 40-55 with towns interspersed.
This was on route 219 outside of West Sumner, thats Plesant Pond in back.
From 219 we hitched up to route 26 to Bethel (home to Olyimpia, The Snow Woman - now in the guiness book for the largest ever snowman(woman)) where we swung south on route 5 which skirts the east edge of the White Mountain National Forest. In warmer times, taking route 113 south through the NF is a MUCH better option (windies, twisties, etc..) but it is closed in winter and still snow covered.
We saw this guy shortly after turning on to 5:
Here's a sign you don't see just ANYWHERE (except at the junction of routes 5 and 35 in Lynchville, Maine):
We hit North Conway later in the afternoon and stopped at the scenic lookout. A little eariler and the sun wouldn't have washed out Mount Washington in the background, still mostly snowcovered:
Saturday night dinner at Moat Mountain Smokehouse and Brewery was spec-frickin-tacular. Food was absoutely awesome, so was the beer so a cab ride to and from was in order. Highly recommended
Packed and ready for the ride home Sunday morning
We discovered (well, we really KNEW) that my wife's boots aren't waterproof. And we need some waterproof gloves. But otherwise, I found I actually enjoyed riding in the rain. It wasn't a downpour but a good steady, sometimes hard rain. We hooked up with a fellow on a Harley who was on the last leg of his first tour, from Florida to Maine. Turns out he lives only a couple towns over from us. Small world.

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Tim Lewieke keeps saying he's about winning championships ..
Does our roster have the potential to win championships .. ?
Would you guys be okay with him tanking next season on pursuit for Wiggins?
He's gonna be a star .. A LEBRON-JAMES star.
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This tree is in our garden in Bath- my discription is:
Tree- unknown. Deciduous. Flowering mid June.
Age- probably greater than 50 years. Much pruned over a long time. Height about 6m
Bark is fissured mid brown.
Leaf stalk angle about 90deg. Twig angle about 60deg.
Leaf Type- simple. Margin is entire. Light coloured main vein, lateral veins very fine. Olive green matt top surface. Underside is pale whitish green, matt. Again almost but not visibly hairy. Leaves are single and alternate.
Leaf length 9-12cm, width 1 to 1.5cm. Angle away from a flat leaf about the main vein 30-60deg making an open vee, i.e. looking down on the top the two halves come up from horizontal.
What maybe lenticels are round and green/brown compared to the newer light green twigs
The very pale green just un-opened/ opened flower is 1-1.2cm long, 5mm square section then tapered to a point. Flowers are 4 yellow, pointed triangular 5 to 6mm long from the common part, where the 4 petals are joined together on their edges, bending back as far as parallel to the flower stem. The depth of the common part is about 5mm, 3mm square.
The white stigma projects about 1mm above the common part, the 4 anthers only reaching the point where the petals separate and bend outwards. The anther yellow is just slightly darker than the colour of the petals.
The problem is apparent sudden loss of nutrient to branches, at the moment causing yellowing of leaves. Last year branches lost leaves early.
It would be just nice to know what it is. If the problem is just old age then we can see about replacing it.
A long shot http://www.jeffpippen.com/plants/elaeagnus.htm
Thank you- looks very likely. In our context it has an attractive foliage and has not spread. I can't recall it having popular fruit. Do you think old age is reasonable or is it a treatable problem? Pruning off parts doesn't seem to answer it.
I concur with Steve on the ID (I suspect E. angustifolia) (though Daphne has some similarities).
If I may but-in:
- can you describe its situation: soil, crowding, shading, other plants with similar problems nearby...
- tell us more about the yellowing: are you familiar with how the (evergreen) tree normally goes through a period of old leaves yellowing before they fall, and is this different to that?


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RMTC Amends Therapeutic Medications List
- Mar 19, 2014
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The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors took several actions March 17 intended to further the process toward the nationwide adoption of uniform medication rules, penalties, and testing.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt/The Horse
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors took several actions March 17 intended to further the process toward the nationwide adoption of uniform medication rules, penalties, and testing.
The actions came during the RMTC's regular board meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
The board, with respect to the "schedule" of controlled therapeutic substances—the list of 24 medications at the center of the uniform medication rules—took took the following actions:
- Adopted a detailed set of protocols for adding to or amending the original list of 24 medications;
- Recommended to the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) that the bronchodilator albuterol and the corticosteroid isoflupredone be added to the schedule;
- Recommended to RCI a reduction in the threshold for the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ketoprofen (or Ketofen);
- Recommended to RCI an increase in the withdrawal time guidance for the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug flunixin meglumine (or Banamine);
- Approved funding for the scientific analysis of five therapeutic medications at the request of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP); and
- Voted to join the AAEP in petitioning RCI to remove the restricted administration times and replace them with withdrawal guidance as originally proposed by the RMTC.
"These actions of the RMTC board, including recommendations to amend the schedule by adding two new medications to provide veterinary practitioners treatment alternatives and modifying the recommendations for two others, demonstrate what we have been telling the industry from the beginning: The uniform rules are not static but will be amended as new scientific research and development becomes available," said RMTC chairman Alex Waldrop.
In response to recent media coverage that erroneously suggested the RMTC has changed course or retreated from an earlier position regarding substances not listed on the schedule, the RMTC board affirmed its position that the schedule does not preclude the use of medications other than those on the schedule. However, in using non-schedule medications, participants proceed at their own risk without the guidance provided with respect to medications found on the schedule or the protections found in other parts of the uniform rules.
"The RMTC has not wavered from its original position regarding substances not on the list of controlled therapeutic medications," said RMTC executive director Dionne Benson, DVM. "Specifically, RMTC has never advocated a zero-tolerance policy for these substances and encourages regulators to continue working toward the enactment of uniform rules, penalties, and testing."
The RMTC board also affirmed its strong commitment to tactical research by approving a 2014 budget allocating significant funds targeting research into emerging threats to the integrity of racing, including the drug known as GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid, often used as a calming supplement) and the improper use of cobalt.
RMTC board members also heard presentations from staff concerning their work and the work of board committees regarding possible amendments to RCI Model Rules involving dietary and endogenous substances, out of competition testing, and unauthorized presence of illicit substances on commission grounds. The board was briefed on the consortium's continued focus on fundraising, which includes appeals to tracks, breeders, owners, trainers, industry organizations, and others across all breeds.
Finally, the RMTC board voted to create a new subcommittee to address potential issues related to the laboratory procurement process. This subcommittee will assist regulatory authorities in making informed decisions regarding drug testing services.
"It is important for commissions to know exactly what testing is actually being conducted pursuant to their drug testing contracts," stated Mary Scollay, DVM, chair of the subcommittee. "The goal of the subcommittee is to give guidance to the commissions concerning how they can obtain the very best testing each laboratory can offer."
Originally published on BloodHorse.com.
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Twins agree to terms with Deduno, Vasquez
Deals with right-handers include invitations to Spring Training
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
The deals, which will be announced by the Twins once the players officially sign, include invitations to Major League Spring Training. Both pitchers made starts for the Twins in 2012 after signing Minor League deals before the season.
Deduno, 29, elected to remain with the Twins after he was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Friday and taken off the 40-man roster.
The right-hander struggled with his control but was a pleasant surprise for the Twins last season, posting a 4.44 ERA in 15 starts. He struck out 57, walked 53 and gave up 10 homers in 79 innings.
He earned his spot in the rotation in the second half of the year after he had a 2.14 ERA with 46 strikeouts and 22 walks in 42 innings with Triple-A Rochester.
Deduno, though, saw his season cut short in the last week of the season because of inflammation in his left eye, but the injury didn't turn out to be serious.
Vasquez, meanwhile, didn't fare as well in his time with the Twins, as he had a 5.68 ERA in six starts with 14 strikeouts and 19 walks in 31 2/3 innings. But the 29-year-old fared much better in Triple-A with a 2.78 ERA and 98 strikeouts and 39 walks in 100 1/3 innings.
It was his first year starting since 2008, after he spent the previous three seasons as a reliever in the D-backs' organization.
Both pitchers will give the Twins some depth at the back end of their rotation. Left-hander Scott Diamond remains the only pitcher guaranteed a rotation spot next season.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I have a data file that contains pairs of numbers that represent coordinates in a 20x20 array. I need to read in these coordinates, and in those coordinates put in the value '1', and all other coordinates must be left empty (or maybe 0 could go there).
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Pokémon food
- This article is about the food that Pokémon consume. For Pokémon food products in the real world, see Pokémon food products.
Pokémon food is a broad term used for almost any food a Pokémon eats. Despite the variety of both Pokémon and Pokémon food, nearly every Pokémon will eat any kind of Pokémon food. This may mean that the majority of Pokémon are omnivorous. Several species are even capable of consuming things not normally viewed as edible from a human perspective, such as minerals, electrical energy or even dreams and emotions. Some species have been said to eat other Pokémon, or be eaten by Pokémon and Humans alike, forming a food chain.
- 1 In the games
- 2 In the anime
- 3 Eating other Pokémon
- 4 Eating Non-Pokémon Animals
- 5 Humans eating Pokémon
- 6 Dietary Change
In the games
Main series games
First introduced in the Generation I games and used in Safari Zones, this food will make a wild Pokémon less likely to run away but more difficult to catch. An unlimited supply of Bait is provided for use in the Safari Zone.
- Main article: Drink
First introduced in the Generation I games, drinks can be bought from vending machines and can be used to heal Pokémon in much the same way that Potions can at a fraction of the price.
- Main article: Berry
First introduced in the Generation II games, Berries are a type of item which, unlike Potions or Vitamins, are portrayed as food rather than medicine. A Pokémon may hold this item and, if needed, eat it during a battle to heal itself or cause other effects. In Generation III onwards, these can be planted and harvested by the player. These Berries have names and design basis on real fruits and vegetables.
- Main article: Pokéblock
First introduced in the Generation III games, Pokéblocks are a type of candy which are blended from Berries and given to a Pokémon to raise its condition in several areas. The flavor, level, and feel of the Pokéblock is determined by the ingredients which compose it and how well it is blended.
A Pokémon can only eat a certain number of Pokéblocks before it is full and cannot eat any more. The lower the feel of the Pokéblock, the less it fills the Pokémon up, and the more Pokéblocks a Pokémon can eat.
Pokéblocks can also be put on a feeder in the Safari Zone to lure wild Pokémon out. After being there for a while, however, the Pokéblock will eventually be eaten. It can also be used in encounters in the Safari Zone in the same manner as bait.
- Main article: Poffin
First introduced in Generation IV, Poffins are similar to Pokéblocks. A Poffin will raise the condition of a Pokémon in at least one of five categories: Smart, Cute, Tough, Beauty, and Cool. The flavor and feel of a Poffin is still taken into account just as in a Pokéblock. The main difference is that Poffins are pastries and Pokéblocks are candy. In the anime, Dawn bakes poffins for her Pokémon.
- Main article: Honey
First introduced in Generation IV, Honey can be slathered onto a Honey tree to attract wild Pokémon. It works similarly to Pokéblocks in the Safari Zone; it can be placed in a specific location and will disappear (presumably eaten) after some time. However, only one Pokémon can be found on a honey tree for one Honey slathered onto it. If used in tall grass, it has the same effect as the move Sweet Scent. In the anime, Barry used this method to capture his Heracross.
- Main article: Apriblender
Apricorns were introduced in Generation II, where their sole use was to create custom Poké Balls. In the remakes of the Generation II games, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Apricorns can be blended into drinks called Aprijuice. These drinks will raise a Pokémon's Pokéathlon stats: Speed, Power, Skill, Stamina, and Jump.
Other items
A few items that appear to be made for human consumption are supposed to be given to Pokémon to heal them. These items are normally found or sold in certain locations and are considered specialties of those places. These items include the RageCandyBar of the Lake of Rage, the Lava Cookie of Lavaridge Town, the Old Gateau of the Old Chateau and the Casteliacone of Castelia City.
Spin-off games
Apple-shaped Pokémon food
In Pokémon Snap, one of the few items provided is Pokémon food in the shape of an apple. These are unlimited, and the player can throw to the wild Pokémon. Many Pokémon will happily eat the food, and it can be used to lure them to a new spot since they may walk to where the food was thrown. A well-aimed throw may also hit the Pokémon, causing them to flinch, faint, or become upset.
Professor Oak will provide the player with Pokémon food upon obtaining a total score of 14,000 points in the Pokémon Report.
Different types of Apples are available in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
Poké Snacks
These are used in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness to lure wild Pokémon to Poké Spots. They look like a slice of a yellow cake, with each slice being one-tenth of the cake. Up to ten can be placed at each Poké Spot.
The P★DA monitors the Poké Snacks at each Poké Spot, and will inform Michael how many are at each Poké Spot and when a wild Pokémon is eating them. If Michael doesn't return to the Poké Spot quickly, the wild Pokémon may have eaten all the Poké Snacks he had there.
Sometimes a Munchlax will appear at a Poké Spot. When this happens, its Trainer will arrive, apologize, and give ten new Poké Snacks for any the Munchlax may have eaten. Other times, a Bonsly will appear, running away unless the player approaches it slowly. If it runs away, it will be seen at a different Poké Spot.
Poké Snacks can be purchased from Poké Marts for 300 after the player talks to Duking in his house in Pyrite Town.
Mystery Dungeon food
- Main article: Food (Mystery Dungeon)
There are a variety of different kinds of Pokémon food in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, such as apples, Gummis, Berries, Seeds and health drinks. Gummis's effect varies on the type of the Pokémon and have an effect on the consumer's IQ, while apples fill up the belly. Berries cause many effects, such as restoring HP and removing status ailments. Seeds often cause special status ailments. Health drinks generally raise stats, but some may do other things like restore PP. All food will have a small effect on the belly as well. Food can be turned into drinks at Spinda's Café.
In Pokémon Stadium, a mini-game called "Sushi-Go-Round" features several Lickitung competing in a race against the clock to eat the most pieces of sushi. Some pieces are too spicy for the Lickitung, causing them to momentarily spin around in anguish, stalling them for time.
Other food
In Hey You, Pikachu! there are many more different kinds of food than in other Pokémon games. There are foods such as cupcakes, acorns, mushrooms, corn (which turns into popcorn if shocked by Pikachu), carrots, onions, herbs, radishes, apples, and bananas. Other things are edible even though they are not typically eaten as food, such as flowers and other plants.
In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, Berries are often the common food source for Pokémon as well as their form of currency. A number of Pokémon can be befriended by offering them a large Berry. Iron ores are also considered a food source for the Aron in the game.
In the anime
Pokémon food has appeared in the anime as early as Clefairy and the Moon Stone as a sort of kibble. It is available for purchase in cans, as seen briefly in Tears For Fears!. Several Pokémon Trainers will make their own, especially Pokémon Breeders and Pokémon Connoisseurs like Brock and Cilan. It is shown to be suitable for human consumption, but the flavor is not always agreeable with humans, as shown by the fact that Seymour was able to eat it without any problem, but Ash tried some and reacted badly. Good Pokémon food tastes great to Pokémon, however.
Brock often offers his homemade Pokémon food to try to gain a Pokémon's trust if it seems to be unfriendly or scared, such as a baby Stantler in Little Big Horn, and a Mudkip in A Mudkip Mission which he caught after befriending. Most Pokémon are extremely fond of the food he makes, with the exception of a Jigglypuff in Rough, Tough Jigglypuff which outright refused it (although it's possible it realized it was a trap and refused to take the bait).
Pokémon are also known to consume food that is meant for people, such as rice balls. In fact, some Pokémon, such as Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull, loved to eat these more than anything else. As shown by Lucario, Ash's Taillow and Meowth, Pokémon are also able to eat chocolate without any ill effects.
Some Pokémon also eat food which would not be eaten by humans, such the Aron and Lairon that were shown to eat iron in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
Eating other Pokémon
In the original Pokémon games and concept, it seems that most Pokémon were more animal-like. As such, wild Pokémon were originally portrayed as eating one another by some sources, in a very animal-like, prey-predator system. For example: The Official Pokémon Handbook's entry for Pidgeot says that "When they hunt, Pidgeot fly on the surface of the water at top speed to catch unsuspecting Fish element prey like Magikarp." This is also touched upon in its Red and Blue Versions Pokédex entries, stating its predator-prey relationship to Magikarp. The hand book also mentions Golbat drinking the blood of its enemies, which is noted in most of its in game Pokédex entries as well.
In the original series episode Ash Catches a Pokémon, Pidgeotto immediately began to peck at Ash's Caterpie when Ash first attempted to catch the Bird Pokémon. Misty took notice and warned Ash that Pidgeotto might try to eat Caterpie, who was quickly returned to his Pokéball. Pidgeotto never attempted to harm Caterpie again once it had been captured by Ash.
At one point during Pokémon Shipwreck, a hunger stricken Meowth attempted to eat James's Magikarp, only to have its hard scales break his teeth. In Tentacool & Tentacruel, one of Nastina's complaints about Tentacool is that they aren't edible. Before its capture in Snack Attack, Ash's Snorlax attempted to eat Misty's Goldeen when they were trying to prevent Snorlax from eating all the grapefruit on the Seven Grapefruit Islands.
In the games, Ekans's favorite food is indicated to be the eggs of Pidgey and Spearow. Kingler, known for their powerful pincer, have been documented in its Pokédex to prey on both Shellder and Cloyster by prying open their shells. Before their extinction due to their shells becoming too heavy, Omastar were also believed to have preyed on Shellder; ensnaring them, cracking open their shell and then sucking out the insides.
The Ruby and Sapphire Versions Pokédex entry for Taillow claims they feed on Wurmple. This is further explored in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, when Wurmple of Team Tasty thinks its partner, Swellow, the evolved form of Taillow, will eventually eat it. Swellow, however, seems mortified at the idea of eating his teammate. In a similar fashion, Cherubi is also mentioned to be preyed upon by its regional bird Pokémon Starly. In its Pokédex entries, the ball-like appendage is describe as being "very sweet and tasty," and that Starly will try to peck it off and eat it as well. While Starly is not eating Cherubi itself like Taillow does Wurmple, it still draws a parallel between the two.
Heatmor's Black and White Versions Pokédex entries state that it preys on Durant.
In Pokémon Snap while the Beach, several Meowth can be seen chasing Pidgey at various points on the course. Near the end of the course, one can be witnessed lurking around a Pidgey nest before it is attacked by the Pidgey which roost there. Since Meowth are cats and Pidgey are birds, the Pidgey and their nest are likely being targeted by the Meowth for food.
Pokémon parasitically feeding off other Pokémon
Other cases of Pokémon preying on each other involve more parasitic means. This includes sucking blood, sap, energy or life force from another Pokémon. This is seen with Haunter and Gengar, who in Pokémon Ranger, together with Gastly, lick the partner Pokémon until they vanish.
Slowbro's Pokédex entry in Crystal Version mentions that Shellder enjoys the taste of the ooze that comes out of the Slowbro's tail. This is likely why Shellder are attracted to biting Slowpoke; thus initiating the evolution into Slowbro and starting Shellder's parasitic, but symbiotic relationship with the Hermit Crab Pokémon. In Pokémon Snap this can also be witnessed while exploring the River. Todd Snap can use Pokémon food to lure Slowpoke to spots where they will begin fishing for Shellder. The Bivalve Pokémon quickly takes advantage of this, and bites the Slowpoke's delicious tail and forming Slowbro.
On numerous occasions, Ash's Heracross has targeted his Bulbasaur's bulb for sap. Even in the heat of battle, it will quickly pin down Bulbasaur and help itself to the sap inside. While not malicious or particularly harmful in nature, this still annoys and causes Bulbasaur discomfort to no end; Heracross seems to be indifferent to this fact however.
In Crisis at Chargestone Cave!, a Joltik latched onto Ash's Pikachu and drained his electricity. Trying to aid Pikachu, Cilan and Iris decide to send out Stunfisk and Emolga, only to find out that more Joltik have unknowingly latched themselves onto their Pokéballs and drained the Pokémon from the outside-in.
Eating Non-Pokémon Animals
There are some examples and suggestions that non-Pokémon animals preyed on by some Pokémon. The Pokédex entries for Venonat and Venomoth mention them preying on small insects. Horsea is also mentioned to eat bugs and flying insects it shoots down with its ink. Both Weepinbell and Victreebel are known as flycatcher Pokémon, and the latter is mentioned to use the sweet aroma of its honey to lure prey such as bugs, as well as large animals. It is even hinted that Victreebel eat humans who venture into the jungle in search of a large Victreebel colony. Wailord has multiple Pokédex entries suggesting it eats plankton, zooplanton and krill, which are small and microscopic plants and animals. Swimming on the sea floor in prehistoric times, Omanyte would eat plankton.
Examples of this also appeared from time to time in the original series of the anime. Before being caught, Ash's Pidgeot is seen eating a worm. In Fossil Fools, a statue based on fossil remains shows Kabutops preying on a large fish. Meowth of Team Rocket has also been seen fantasizing about fish, and eating animal based foods such as clams and fried chicken.
Humans eating Pokémon
Meat is often shown in the anime, but while it has never been directly shown to come from Pokémon, no other food source has yet been explained. It is known that some Pokémon produce edible foods and by-products such as milk, nuts and fruit. These can be safely harvested with little or no harm or discomfort to the Pokémon. However, it has been mentioned that some Pokémon are hunted and used for their meat. Farfetch'd in particular are noted for making a good meal, especially when cooked with leek. Because of their delicious taste, Farfetch'd were nearly hunted into extinction and ultimately leading to their rareness.
During a story arc within the Gen II games and their remakes, the newly reformed Team Rocket begin stealing Slowpoke, cutting off their tails and then selling them as a rare delicacy. It is indicated that the tail is not eaten, but is sucked or lightly chewed on; similar to the manner in which a person would enjoy Honeysuckle.
While visiting the Canalave Library, it is revealed in the Sinnoh Folk Tales that Pokémon caught from the sea are eaten, and then the bones thrown back into the water. It is also mentioned that the Pokémon that were eaten will return fully fleshed.
In Pokémon Shipwreck, Ash and friends, along with Team Rocket are stranded in the middle of the ocean without food. Eventually, due to their hunger and the dire nature of their situation, Ash and Brock began to discuss and fantasize about eating James's Magikarp. Unfortunately for them and Meowth in particular, Magikarp's body composition renders it nearly inedible. Misty elaborates on this, stating that Magikarp are nothing more than scale and bone, thus there would be little sustenance obtained.
In New Plot, Odd Lot!, Harley has a flashback in which a class mate (who looks like May) stole his "snackie", which bore a resemblance to tiny Octillery, similar to the octopi served in some real-life restaurants. It is unknown if these were actual Octillery, or just food prepared and shaped to look like them.
It is possible, based on wording used in Cherubi's Pokédex entry, that humans, not just Pokémon have eaten Cherubi's ball-like appendage before. Also, according to its Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Pokédex entry, Basculin are remarkably tasty, indicating humans have eaten them as well.
Food produced by Pokémon
Some species of Pokémon are known to produce various kinds of food which can be safely consumed by humans and other Pokémon, presumably without the Pokémon in question being killed and consumed in the process.
- Chansey and Blissey are capable of laying eggs that are delicious and nutritious for humans and Pokémon.
- Certain Grass-type Pokémon such as Grotle and Snover are able to grow edible nuts or Berries on their bodies. While Pokémon always enjoy these, the same cannot always be said for humans. The food that Grotle produces, for example, tastes bad to humans.
- Shuckle are well known for storing certain kinds of Berries in their shells, which slowly ferment into juice. The juice has special properties if consumed by humans and Pokémon, and, as once demonstrated in the anime, can be used to make love potion.
- The fungus of Paras and Parasect can be used to make potions and medicine.
- Tropius grow a bunch of fruits that resemble bananas on their neck, which can be picked and eaten by humans or other Pokémon.
- Miltank produce Moomoo Milk which can be bought in the games and used as a healing item. It is stated in both the games and the anime to be both nutritious and delicious. It is also stated in the games that it is said kids who drink it will become hearty, healthy adults. In the anime, groups of Miltank are often kept to produce the milk not only for drinking, but also for the milk used to make dairy products as part of a business.
- Combee and Vespiquen gather nectar from flowers to produce Honey which is readily savored by various species of Pokémon, such as Mothim who steal it.
Dietary Change
Over time, most mention of Pokémon being eaten by either Humans or Pokémon in any manner has become increasingly rare. This may be due to moral issues; as the anime and games progressed, Pokémon became seemingly more human-like. This included displaying individual personalities, human mannerisms, and complex emotions. In most cultures and societies, the idea of human beings eating each other is strictly taboo, so much so that even the idea of fictional creatures eating one another would seem equally cannibalistic if they possessed any human qualities.
Some Pokémon have even been given new dietary habits, possibly in an attempt to downplay any predatory behaviors. An example of this would be Aerodactyl, which was originally suggested to be carnivorous, but is later shown to eat fruit. In the original series, Ash's Pokédex states "Its hard fangs suggest it might have been a carnivore. Its sharp claws were probably used to capture prey." Even in the games, Aerodactyl's Pokédex entries mention it tearing the throats out of its enemies. However, in Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl, the fossilized Aerodactyl egg Gary used to resurrect the Pokémon was found near fossilized seed remains. After Aerodactyl escaped, it was only calmed down when fed a pear-like fruit that was a similar DNA match to the seeds. This would imply that Aerodactyl regularly fed on the fruit, taking it to their nests, thus implying that they were frugivores, or at the very least omnivores.
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PFach is just too damn nice :)
He just took time from fight-training in Eclipse to go to Dragon Con (?!) and flew back to see his family for Labour Day - where he's hiding from the sun at his daughter's *soccar game" -and still takes time to laugh and take photos with fans!
Major hearts!
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P.s. That's what you get for Tweeting from 30000ft!
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Just shows you that some people don't let the fame go to their head and still think about the fans
I think that most of the Twilight cast is like this. It's really nice.
And PFach is just amazing :P
Aww such a sweetie :) I agree with ya Shiny, the Twilight cast are all sweeties :) Love Them ♥ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Is that Lou Ferrigno (sp?) with Fach?ReplyDelete
- AshiaharSeptember 7, 2009 at 10:34 PM
now dats what we praise of an actor, being down to earth! hope u dont change!!ReplyDelete
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Assorted bests and worsts from college football's weekend that was.
• Best GameDay flag trek: Getting a Wazzu flag into a crowd shot at GameDay is a long and proud tradition in Pullman, but the Cougar faithful might have been forgiven had they not managed to get a bearer on the deck of the USS San Diego, right? Fear not:
By the way, the Wazzu flag made it on GameDay earlier today, even with it on a ship: twitpic.com/bc1vcq
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) November 11, 2012
• Worst accuracy: For a guy who coaches the nation's top-ranked passing offense, Tommy Tuberville sure has bad aim. (Although he is a defensive guy. Perhaps that explains this offensive miscue?)
• Most useful SEC team: Everybody has a purpose in this vast universe of ours, and though there hasn't been much to celebrate in terms of Auburn football this season, the Tigers are serving a crucial purpose: punching conference opponents' tickets to Atlanta!
So both SEC divisions will be clinched against Auburn. (UGA today, Bama in 2 weeks).
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 11, 2012
• Play of the week: It's fast, but see if you can't spot Johnny Football fumbling, catching his own fumble (are we calling that a self-lateral?), scrambling free of danger and throwing a touchdown pass. Against the Alabama Crimson Tide defense. Y'know, football stuff.
• Family-friendliest burn: It's a small world, after all.
#NotreDame LB Manti Te'o on BC's offense: "You thought you were at Disney World. There were Mickey Mouse plays everywhere."
— Brian Hamilton (@ChiTribHamilton) November 11, 2012
• Best hobby: It's not what coaches might call good that Florida's Matt Elam is so enthusiastic about hitting players out of bounds, but since he's just as likely to do it to his own teammate we can't help but find it endearing. The kid has a passion, and is clearly pursuing it to the fullest of his abilities.
• Grape Job! Our coveted sticker is awarded this week to Derek Dooley, for running out the clock in a tie game with two timeouts and an offense that can field Tyler Bray, Justin Hunter, Cordarrelle Patterson and Mychal Rivera at the same time.
• Loneliest kid in the last interception pool: Colby Cameron splashes around by himself from Week 11 on, as the last FBS quarterback not to have thrown an interception in the 2012 regular season. He broke Russell Wilson's record against Texas State Saturday, surpassing the former NC State/Wisconsin quarterback's streak of 379 pick-free pass attempts with a new mark of 419.Best reason to become a doomsday prepper:


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"I'm here for an interview" is fine.Originally Posted by jack
"I'm here for the interview" works if you know that the person you are speaking to knows about the appointment, and knows who you are.
"Hello Mr. Smith. I'm Jack. I'm here for the interview."
3 is fine. 4 is quite wrong. You should use 'the' because there is only one store in the situation (the store where you will have the interview), and we can infer that from your first sentence.*About the sentence above, which one do I use? How do I know which one to use? Are these correct?
3. Now I'm am at the store, do I say:
4. Now I'm am at an store, do I say:
But even if you were going to use an indefinite article with 'store' in another context, it would be 'a', not 'an'.
5 is correct. 6 is grammatically incorrect. "Which one do I use" is colloquial, and with "How do I know", it sounds like too many "do I's" for such a short sentence!Also, are these synonymous?
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 9:41 AM
Town Square
Tree removals eyed near Palo Alto golf course
Original post made on Aug 13, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 9:41 AM
Comments (16)
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 13, 2013 at 1:05 pm
I hate having healthy trees cut down! Especially in our city..(Palo Alto) used to be a good thing having big trees for shade and beauty.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 13, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Canopy agreed to the removal of 90 trees?
Canopy gets money from the city. I imagine that isn't irrelevant.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 13, 2013 at 1:48 pm
oops I should have said NINE HUNDRED trees.
>the City's project to overhaul the entire golf course will require the removal of approximately 600 trees, which will be replaced with a smaller number of native trees, shrubs, and grasses more appropriate for the Baylands location. The balance of the mitigation for tree removals will take place at off-site locations that would benefit from an increased tree canopy. The City is partnering with nonprofit organizations including Canopy, Acterra and Magic on the specifics of the tree mitigation plan <mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 13, 2013 at 1:59 pm
If it's Palo Alto, it's cut down a tree!
Really, must all these trees come down all over the city?
California Avenue looks just awful-
San Antonio Road down toward 101 is a disaster
Haven't seen University Ave yet, but I'm sure it's
And now the Golf Course trees.
Is there no stopping these people!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 13, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Seems everyone is confused on this.
is it 90 trees, 600 trees or 900 trees
to be removed. And, why must they use that particular area
to store this imported soil? Isn't there someplace where they can put this soil without having to cut the trees.
And the trees start getting 'chopped' this week-- and the plan is not
approved. Really?
a resident of College Terrace
on Aug 13, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Ridiculous to be removing ANY healthy trees, no matter how few. Of course, the more trees removed, the more egregious this is!
How can those in charge be so irresponsible???
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 13, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Just like people and animals, trees can not live forever. The removal and replacement at 5:1 or 6:1 ratio is needed for this project (read the material and not just react to the headlines). I for one love the improvement to San Antonio. Those dreaded pine trees were well past their prime and the damage to the street caused headaches for all of us drivers. Cal Ave is in its infant stage, but it will look great in a few years.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 13, 2013 at 3:45 pm
No one said the trees are dying. The trees on California Avenue were not dying. Nobody lives forever but that's not a reason to kill trees while they are doing just fine.Read the quote from the city official above.
[Portion removed.]
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 13, 2013 at 5:37 pm
The entire town seems to be torn up at the moment. I wish city officials would just go away and leave us alone. The less our city officials fiddle with the town, the less damage they will inflict to this once peaceful, charming town.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 13, 2013 at 5:39 pm
There are not 900 trees on the hole course.
The trees that are to be cut down are mostly in poor health - they were planted by the city 50 years ago when no attention was paid to the soil conditions. They are in poor health, are not natural to the area and some are falling down. In one heavy windstorm 30 trees fell....
Most of the trees that will eventually be cut down will be replaced by trees more suitable for the area. Additionally for some years now the city has been planting and successfully growing trees in the area around the duck pond and surrounding areas.
The long term result will be less turf - more natural areas and a better canopy with less water use. Additionally the better golf course will produce more play and thus more profits to the city which hopefully will be used mostly by Park and Rec to increase are quality of life.
Lastly - many years ago a developer came to Palo Alto. Many complained about the ticky tacky little boxes he built. In many cases
he had to cut down trees leading to more complaints. Then the people bought the houses and landscaped their plots and the city planted trees. And now the people gush about the wonderful houses and trees that he brought to Palo Alto to the point that if anybody touches what were once eyesores they threaten them with major trouble.
Yes I have been here for many years and one thing has never changed. The forward thinking people of Palo Alto cannot stand change. They would rather have plants that do not belong and trees that are in some cases downright dangerous etc rather then accept change for the ultimate betterment.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 13, 2013 at 9:17 pm
Rezoning Maybell means cutting down yet 100 more established trees, a historic orchard, the last remnant in Palo Alto (where the surrounding communities like Los Altos have all preserved historic orchards). It sits across from Juana Briones Park.
Some neighbors are looking into finding a way to preserve it. The Mayor has indicated a willingness of the City to allow the property to become a community orchard if a donor comes forward to purchase it. (The value of the orchard land is listed as $6.7 million in the financing documents. That's a net amount, not the cost of the property which includes 4 ranch houses. The ranch houses would actually make great corporate housing, esp if backing onto a historic orchard...)
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 14, 2013 at 9:23 am
Why are the two construction projects in the Baylands being segmented?
The City is having two projects going through separate environmental review and approval when they are in the same location and happening simultaneously. One project is for new levees to provide flood protection on San Francisquito Creek. The second project is the re-working of the golf course as a mitigation to the site changes caused by the levee construction.
The levee project is stalled because the US Fish and Wildlife Service takes issue with the levee's impact on two sensitive species. Because the City has segmenting review, they are proceeding with cutting down the trees and hauling in dirt from Stanford to pile on the golf course. If the levees are not built as per the current levee project design, the fill dirt and tree removal may turn out to have been for naught.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 15, 2013 at 1:25 pm
DG said it all succinctly.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 17, 2013 at 9:59 pm
I speak for the trees. Bar the City Council from ever playing there and see if they make the same decisions.
Recall them all, please!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 18, 2013 at 7:56 am
Why are we even spending millions on a golf course?! We desperately need affordable housing, especially for seniors. Twenty percent of Palo Alto seniors live below the poverty line, and even after the Maybell development is built, there will be far more unmet need. We could build enough capacity at the Baylands to meet the need. The Baylands is a nice location, and residents could have a common van to take them places they need. It's closer to medical than Maybell, too.
The land at the Baylands is cheaper and for the cost of the golf course, the City could put in a very nice , environmentally sensitive affordable development with no neighbors to bring a referendum. It would even save hundreds of trees.
This golf course is a public giveaway to rich people, including the same developers ruining the rest of Palo Alto. Most Palo Altans are not going to get to use it anyway. City Council is building it for themselves. In most other places, private entities build the golf courses, and they should do that here. If the City needed to spend money on recreation spots, they should have saved the bowling alley for the kids.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 18, 2013 at 8:15 am
Oh, and seniors out at the Baylands would be guarantee the area would be secure. They would be "eyes on the park" for the soccer fields.
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In addition to vignettes intended to introduce the cast members, the first episode follows brother-sister duo Ben and Hermione Way as they attempt to secure a half million dollars in start-up money for their company, Ignite Wellness, in a pitch meeting at Mountain View's 500 Startups.
Ignite makes a small piece of hardware that users stand on while it links to accompanying smart phone apps, which may run the user through a series of exercises, Wii Fit-like video games or just weigh them and help them keep track of their fitness goals.
"It's definitely our experience of trying to make it in Silicon Valley," Ben Way told the Voice. He and his sister said none of the show was scripted and that they were handed no favors from being on the show. In fact, Ben said, when it came to raising capital he estimated that half of the venture firms they approached said no simply because he and Hermione had cameras following them around.
Local reaction
"When I first heard of a reality show coming out on Silicon Valley, me and most of the people I know were a little apprehensive about it," said Priyanka Sharma, product marketing manager for Outright, a Mountain View-based financial management applications company, which began as a start-up and was recently acquired by GoDaddy.com.
Sharma said she has lived the start-up life, and said there is nothing glamorous or all-too entertaining about it. That's why she said she was disappointed with the premiere of Start-Ups. While Ben and Hermione set out to seek venture funding in the first episode, they did so only after a long-night of drinking at the glitzy mansion they share with other techies in San Francisco.
"I have to tell you, I couldn't even complete the episode," Sharma said.
Hermione said the mansion — which they call The Villa — isn't a perk of the show but an emerging trend. If she is going to pay the notoriously high San Francisco rent, she wants to get more out of it than a one-bedroom. She and Ben decided to rent a much larger house with four roommates. The arrangement means they have a yard and laundry facilities, while having the added benefit of bouncing ideas off of their tech-minded roommates.
Sharma, who is currently on the hunt for a place to live in the city, agreed that it is not uncommon for people to look for a house and bring together a load of roommates. Even so, The Villa and the costume party Ben and Hermione threw during the first episode seemed very "Beverly Hills," she said.
As someone who has lived and worked in Silicon Valley for seven years, Sharma said the entire episode seemed "fantastical and unrealistic." At times it even seemed scripted, she said.
She said she worries that some may get the wrong idea about the tech industry, thinking it's a place where anyone can waltz in with a half-baked idea, score some venture funding and then get rich. "Somebody working in manufacturing in the Midwest might get the wrong idea," she said.
Inspiring others
Ben and Hermione see things differently.
"Unfortunately all the drama is actually real," Ben said. "Everything you see on the show — it's not scripted in any way. It couldn't be scripted if they tried."
They all work hard, he said, and there are very stressful aspects to their lives. But there are also social aspects — "going out and enjoying yourself," as Ben put it. "What Bravo wanted to show was both sides of that."
Hermione said she would be pleased if the show inspired someone from Middle America give it a serious go in Silicon Valley. She said she has received messages from some of the show's fans who may end up doing just that.
"I'm a woman in a male-dominated industry," Hermione said. She has been getting lots of emails since the show first aired from women saying they've been inspired by the work she has done, she said.
"There is a worldwide interest in what is going on out here right now," Hermione said.
If she or anyone on the show can help someone find the courage to reach for their goals here in the Bay Area, then that is a good thing, she said.
Sharma said it is good for those who have the requisite drive to try their hand at starting a business in Silicon Valley, but she worries the show makes everything look too easy and is less likely to produce serious tech entrepreneurs and more likely to bring out people who aren't sufficiently prepared for the tough reality of the start-up scene.
Ben actually tends to agree with Sharma on at least one score. "There's not that much glamor" in what he does, he admitted. But he doesn't worry that the show is going to cause a mad rush of unqualified people to pack up and head for Silicon Valley.
"A lot of people have been saying, 'Oh my God, we're going to have so many wannabe entrepreneurs coming to Silicon Valley.' But there is no such thing as a wannabe entrepreneur. If you don't have what it takes, you just won't make it," he said.
Backlash expected
Network officials aren't entirely surprised by the push-back that Start-Ups has encountered, according to a Bravo spokeswoman. The network has produced a lot reality shows about industries and subcultures, and whenever it does, there is almost always some backlash from the community the show is focusing on.
One of the most pointed criticism of Start-Ups is about the way the cast looks — the show's three men and three women all appear young, attractive, physically fit, and white.
Sharma said thought this was the most ridiculous aspect of the show. "Silicon Valley is an incredibly diverse place," she said, adding that many of the people working hard at a start-up have neither the time nor the inclination to stress too much about their appearances.
Ben and Hermione said they never expected everyone to love the show, and they fully expected that some within the industry would be critical of it. The backlash has added extra stress to their already stressful lives, the two said, but they aren't going to change who they are because of it.
"We're not trying to pretend to represent all of Silicon Valley," Ben said. "We're just trying to represent our experience."
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text: It's probably about the same. In both years, he relied pretty heavily on his "B" game to coast to victories rather than play his best tennis. However, since he lost some weight this year, his movement for the most part looks to be a little better. I think his Cincinnati performance was the best he's played either year and was reminiscent of his 2004-2006 stretch.


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When Apple and Amazon unknowingly contributed to the deletion of Wired journalist Mat Honan's digital life, the two technology giants also unwittingly revealed that they haven't built adequate security into their cloud services. Apple already is under investigation by Congress to determine if it adequately protected customers' privacy when it allowed developers' access to the iPhone's unique hardware identifier.
Honan lost his data when a couple of 19-year-olds wanted his Twitter handle. They used no technical equipment except their phone. The two impersonated Honan in calls to the providers' help desks with only a few bits personal info. First they changed his Amazon password, then his iCloud password, then his Google password, and finally his Twitter account. No encryption algorithm could have prevented that hack, which took all of half an hour.
The threat to safety of cloud computing is in the numbers. Yahoo, LinkedIn, Dropbox, and e-Harmony have lost millions of customer passwords in the last three months alone. Three of them host platforms. Yahoo Small Business, for example, is driven with the user's Yahoo email password. Both Apple and Amazon host their customers' entire digital library, such as ebooks, music, personal notes, family photos--everything.
Consumerization is, in a sense, a democratization of technology where employees can pick the best products and services from the market. And the IT department is only in a position to make recommendations, yet still provide alternatives. For example, although employers are willing to incorporate employee-purchased iPhones into the enterprise, many will still issue the RIM Blackberry, which is far more secure.
And the difference between those two phones might be at the heart of consumerization of IT (CoIT)'s biggest challenge: Mob rule. No too long ago, when the IT department dictated that Blackberries were the only phone, it was acting as a benevolent dictator. Security is Blackberry's greatest strength yet it's a blip in sales to consumers.
The allure of cloud storage is its ease of use. A central repository that employees can access from anywhere on any device improves productivity because the user can work on the latest version and collaborate with colleagues and customers. If cloud providers adopted a stricter authentication policy, they risk losing customers to a competitor that promises greater convenience--which is always a trade-off for security. In a risk management assessment, cloud providers might conclude that it's better to grow exponentially with a reduced security threshold and manage the fallout from a breach, than to make a rock-solid system that no one will use.
Providers already are upselling convenience over security. Even though Android is not a secure mobile platform, nearly all providers make an app for it. In March, Dropbox partnered with Facebook, making sharing documents easier with friends.
And companies aren't anxious to upset their existing password policies. Just look at the actions of Apple and Amazon, even after the Mat Honan PR nightmare. According to Wired, Apple currently is "deciding how much strictness is required."
The cornerstone of consumerization is secure public servers--i.e. the cloud--to store and manage our digital life. Even credit cards are now stored in the cloud with Google Wallet. Yet few cloud providers have demonstrated a bulletproof method to keep customer data safe. Smaller companies such as Watchdox and FileTrek that initially offered cloud-based document management services are now marketing non-cloud enterprise-based solutions for hosting customer data. It makes sense. Among other reasons, even in very large companies, impersonating a user to change a password will be quickly detected by a help desk technician because the tech will likely know the caller.
Honan had done everything right. He backed up the local copies of his files to iCloud, but iCloud's tight integration coupled with changing the password for a stranger allowed the service to reach into his hard drive and delete his personal and corporate data.
Tech giant clouds breached in 2012:


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With some help from the mysterious and powerful hacker named Helba, Crim and B.T. manage to discover the secret portal called the Twilight Eye. They are transported to a hidden realm where the search for the secret Key of the Twilight that may hold the fate of Tsukasa within it, but will these answers be worth the ultimate price?
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Last night I came up with the seed of a way to implement some things in
cmScribe (the CMS that I work on as a day job and happens to run
my website too) that I've wanted to do for ages but not known how - and
get a bunch more cool features that I never even thought of before for
free. That was the good news. The bad news was that the ideas are a
radical departure from the way cmScribe works now and would require an
almost complete rewrite - only a few pieces of code could be salvaged
anything like intact. It's taken us three years of team development to
get cmScribe to where it is now - which is, in my not-entirely-unbiased
opinion, a pretty good place in lots of ways - so the idea of throwing
all that away and starting over based on a mad programmer's wild and
unproven blue-sky ideas was probably not something I could sell to the
boss ;)
(Basically, the entire architecture of cmScribe today revolves around
building templates and pages out of building blocks that we call
panels. The idea I had leaves no concept of a panel left at all, and
templates and pages don't have any independent existence but just
become particular ways of combining lower-level ideas...)
But I think I found a way to turn the bad news to my - and NetReach's,
and maybe your - advantage. Because it does mean a complete rewrite,
there's no need to use any existing cmScribe code to implement it. So I
suggested to my boss that I'd be happy to work on this in my own time
as a hobby project / technology testbed, and wouldn't it be cool to do
it as an Open Source project? As a hobby project it wouldn't even
attempt to provide the "enterprise" features that cmScribe does, but if
it successfully proves the concept, it would also be possible to use it
to rebuild those enterprise features and get a next-generation cmScribe. My boss agreed.
So without further ado, I give you...
Well, actually, I don't, because all cmeScribble is right now is a
logo, a pronunciation (see-me-scribble!) and some partly-formed ideas.
There are parts of the design that are defined as being done "by
magic". And while some incredibly rich and powerful scenarios are
enabled by this architecture, I'm a little fuzzy on how to implement
obscure things like, say, pages.
When I have some code (I've started, but I don't want to release until
it can do something that at least gives a hint of the power to come)
I'll put it online for people to try out. In the meantime I'll blog a
bit about the process by which I arrived at the new design, where I
think I'm going with it, and why you should care. Or at least give you
enough information to decide that in fact you don't ;) As I write more
about the ideas I have I'll also be interested in feedback on whether
what I'm doing makes sense, whether there are important scenarios it
misses, and what I could do to make you interested in using it.
Ok, at this point I'm announcing vaporware. Sorry; I'm excited about
this and don't have the discipline to wait until it really works.
Besides, I've noticed that when I see an announcement of a new project,
if it's provided as a fait accompli with lots of code and
documentation, I'm not terribly likely to invest the time to delve
through all that to learn what it's all about. If someone on one of the
planets I'm subscribed to introduces their project over a series of
blog posts, though, I find myself learning quite a lot about the
project - and maybe wanting to use it - without feeling like I've
invested any time or effort at all (after all, reading blogs is what
you do to avoid putting effort into something else). If I cmeScribble
can benefit from that effect in others, everyone wins.
Oh, and I guess I have to say that it's very Web 2.0. I'm not sure
what that means except that all the cool kids are doing it these days.
As far as I can understand of what that particular meaningless buzzword
means, though, it does actually fit.


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Washington, D.C. 20573
CONTACT: Florence A. Carr, Deputy Executive Director, at (202) 523-5800
FOR RELEASE: September 26, 2001
The Federal Maritime Commission today issued its two-year study on the regulatory and economic impact of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 ("OSRA"). The study assesses the ocean shipping industry's operations during the first two years of implementation under OSRA. In preparing the study, the Commission relied upon a broad range of sources, including the cross section of industry views provided in response to the FMC's Notice of Inquiry on OSRA's impact.
The study provides a general regulatory and economic overview of ocean shipping, and examines several key issues: service contract developments, agreement and voluntary service contract guideline activities, ocean transportation intermediary licensing and bonding, and tariff publication. Other issues covered include: controlled carriers, restrictive shipping practices by foreign governments, port trucking, and e-commerce. The study's closing observations identify issues meriting continuing attention and offer several suggestions for possible legislative consideration.
In announcing the issuance of the study, Chairman Harold J. Creel, Jr., stated that OSRA appears to be achieving its primary policy objectives: "OSRA was enacted to promote a more competitive and efficient ocean liner industry by placing a greater reliance on the marketplace -- indications are that it is doing so. Carriers and shippers are tailoring service contracts to their specific market-place needs. Discussion agreements with non-binding ratemaking authority essentially have replaced traditional conferences as the primary forum for carriers to exercise their antitrust immunity with regard to pricing. And our findings regarding voluntary service contract guideline adherence by agreement carriers indicate that adherence generally depended on the overall market conditions of the particular trade examined."
Chairman Creel indicated that he particularly endorsed the study's conclusion that the Commission must continue to monitor the evolution of the industry under OSRA to ensure that it fosters a viable ocean liner industry primarily dependent on marketplace forces rather than government regulation.
The study can be viewed by visiting the Commission's Internet website at www.fmc.gov, and is available in several downloadable formats.
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Tavaputs Plateau • Fall on the Tavaputs is glorious. As the high country east of Price drifts toward a long winter, the canyons are deep green laced with gold. The air is clear and goes forever.
If you suddenly found yourself alone is such a remote and beautiful place, how long would it take for something to eat you?
It's a matter Sonny and I debated as we drove up to the ranch to fix some stuff.
Last week, a bear tore open the side of the meat house at the ranch, crawled in the hole and ate most of a deer.
The bear came back the following night. This time it hoisted an elk carcass far enough out of the semi-repaired hole to eat some more.
As beautiful as the Tavaputs is, it's still just a grocery store to most of its inhabitants. If you aren't prepared to fend for yourself, you could end up being the groceries.
Knowing that the bear was still out there (along with any number of fellow bears), Sonny and I discussed our chances of survival if we were stranded and had to fend for ourselves.
It's easy to dismiss this possibility inside a climate-controlled pickup. Forty miles from anywhere and with winter closing in, I told Sonny I was as prepared as the next guy to survive with just what I had on me. I was wrong.
Just for laughs (and a cash wager), we pulled over and emptied our pockets. Turns out that the guy next to me was way more prepared to survive alone in the wilderness.
Sonny's pockets contained a small tool kit, a compass, a set of truck keys, an energy bar, two knives, matches, a mini-flashlight, a fish hook and a handgun.
Civilized to the point of helplessness, my pockets contained 41 cents, a gas receipt, half a pack of gum, four sunflower seeds, an allergy pill, and two medium-size pieces of lint.
In the middle of beautiful nowhere is not the place to realize just how helpless you would be if someone suddenly drove off and left you. I got back in the truck and turned up Pink Floyd.
My lack of emergency preparedness is not an isolated case. Most people are unprepared to find themselves alone and forced to survive with just the things they have on them at that moment.
Could you? If you're reading this column over breakfast, it's not a happy question. You wouldn't get far in bear country in your underwear and armed with a spoon.
Even at the top of a person's day-to-day game, few of us carry with us the tools of primal survival. My wife's purse weighs more than 30 pounds and there isn't a thing in it that would be useful in an emergency situation.
The vast majority of the things we lug around as essential to our survival cell phones, laptops, iPods, credit cards and cosmetics could be rendered useless in the blink of an eye.
It wouldn't take much. You may live in a great neighborhood now, but everywhere is the middle of nowhere when the food is gone or there isn't any clean water.
Ironically, we all understand (at least in theory) just how fragile our environment is, but few of us do much to prepare ourselves for that moment when everything is suddenly gone and we're in bear country.
Robert Kirby can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or facebook.com/stillnotpatbagley.


text: I thought maybe some of you cluster people might have seen this. I have a brand new machine that will be the frontend of a cluster. It has a 3ware 9650 12-port RAID controller with 12 1TB drives attached. I used the "Boot Volume" feature in the RAID controller to make an 80GB boot volume. I install CentOS 5.2 x86_64 on this and everything installed fine, except ... When I boot the newly installed machine it stops in the grub prompt. If I type by hand the commands in /etc/grub.conf (which I saw by booting from a rescue CD), the first command "root (hd0,0)" shows that an ext3 partition was recognized, as it should. However, when I enter the "kernel ...." command, I get the following error message: Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS What's weird about this is that the root file system starts on cylinder 1, as confirmed by the fdisk command. This is using a brand new SuperMicro X7SBE motherboard with the newest BIOS. What's even weirder is that the integrator that I purchased the system from somehow managed to install CentOS 5. I saw it boot the first time I turned on the system. I deliberately wiped it out. Needless to say, I have a message in to them. Any ideas could cause this? Cordially, -- Jon Forrest Research Computing Support College of Chemistry 173 Tan Hall University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-1460 510-643-1032 jlforrest at berkeley.edu


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From breakfast buffets to late night snacks, there's a vast array of selections to choose from when it comes to dining at the Golden Tulip Jiyeh Marina-Resort. Symphony Restaurant provides an extensive menu featuring high quality international cuisine, while Ristretto and Churchill are available for lighter snacks. If you're spending the day by the pool, order a cool beverage, sandwich, or fruit platter from the Blue Sky Pool Bar. In-room dining is always available, as are catering and banquet facilities for those special events you may be planning.
Enjoy all-day dining in the luxurious Symphony restaurant, which features the finest in international cuisine. Watch your food prepared and inhale the exotic aromas as you view the four live cooking stations, showcasing cuisine from around the world.
Ristretto Café
If you're in the mood for a flaky pastry or a light bite to eat, the Ristretto Café offers a delectable selection of pastries and snacks. These can be washed down by hot and cold beverages, including a gourmet coffee and tea selection.
The Churchill Cigar Lounge is the Golden Tulip Jiyeh Marina-Resort's own sumptuous hotel bar. Enjoy a cocktail in elegant surroundings, or choose a refreshing non-alcoholic beverage if you prefer. Drinks are accompanied by an a la carte menu of light fare and a full cigar list to peruse.