text: "Michael Gordin brings vividly to life the end of the American atomic monopoly. By focusing on what each side knewand did not knowabout the other, he sheds new and original light on the origins of the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race. This is a stylish book, with important implications for how we think about nuclear weapons past and present."David Holloway


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The Eagles
The B-52s
Led Zeppelin
Guns N' Roses
Alice In Chains
Matchbox 20
Scissor Sisters
The Blues Brothers
The Dead Kennedys
White Zombie
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
The Eels
The Smashing Pumpkins
Crowded House
The Gorillas
The Pink Fairies
50 Cents
Black Flag
Madonna - mary and christ picture
Blind Mellon
The Police
PS: Icehouse
Speaking of which, I don't understand the light posts...
They're part of the subway. I did wonder about The Subway Sect but then I'd be showing my age
You mean the M&Ms (Eminem
I also have some doubts about those three guys on top of the roof...
Also, see the guns n' roses? Not sure if the car means something, and not sure about that big plant on front...
Which car? Regards the plant Nicole thought she recog

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The "patient navigators" will serve both as a physician's assistant and an advocate for the patient and the patient's family, said Hamlin, a hospital spokeswoman.
Patients must, among other things, decide which course of treatment they will take, make appointments, negotiate with insurance companies, figure out how they will pay for the fees insurance companies won't and monitor their diet, all while suffering from the physical pain and mental anguish the disease causes.
"The patient at the center of this is just terrified and tired and sick and trying to deal with it all," Hamlin said. "A patient can just get worn out."
Family members can offer a great deal of assistance, according to John Holt, executive director of the Cancer Service Line at El Camino, but caring for a loved one can prove to be especially taxing; in some instances it could even lead to rash decisions being made.
A navigator will approach each case with an objective eye, Holt said, and make sure that their patients don't rush into a treatment without considering all options.
At the same time, the navigator will be charged with keeping everyone involved in the process — the patient, their family and their team of doctors — on the same page and up to speed at all times. This, Holt said, will help ensure that everything moves along without unnecessary delays.
"The reason we need patient navigators is that cancer is very multidisciplinary," Holt said.
A lung cancer patient, for instance, will work with a thoracic surgeon, a pulmonologist, a medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist in their quest to get well. All these specialists, Holt said, "play a part, and in order to make the right decision, they have to coordinate with each other. They collectively decide on treatment avenues."
Setting up appointments and getting all the doctors on a multidisciplinary team on the same page is no small task, Holt said. "The navigator helps coordinate and gets the patient through that group of people quickly."
While the patient navigator is working with the doctors to streamline the treatment process, they will also be available to answer questions of patients, who may not always be able to reach their doctors.
The patient navigator program was given a kick start on May 14, when El Camino Hospital celebrated its 50th anniversary dinner. The black tie "Sapphire Soiree," which featured a performance from Grammy-winner Kenny Loggins, raised $650,000 that will be used to launch the program. The money came from the donations of 420 guests and a matching contribution of $250,000 from longtime hospital supporters Pamela and Ed Taft.
Patient navigator programs are not new, Hamlin said, but they are gaining in popularity, and are now endorsed by the National Institutes of Health.
According to Margaret Stauffer, program director for Cancer Support Community, having a patient navigator can be a godsend. Stauffer's organization, which has locations in Walnut Creek and Mountain View, specializes in helping cancer patients and their families deal with the pain and stress caused by the disease.
"There is so much information out there," Stauffer said. "In some ways it is difficult to sort through."
People have to work hard to find the right physician and the right treatment. Then, once a patient has settled on a medical team and a course of action, "it can seem as though your life is ruled by your next treatment, your next medical appointment," she said. "All of those things are difficult enough when you are feeling well. When you aren't feeling well, having someone who can guide you through that process can be really invaluable."
Holt said he hopes that El Camino's patient navigators will prove to be invaluable. By working directly with doctors to keep them on the same page, by making sure patients understand all the options before them and by keeping families in the loop, he believes that they will certainly improve the level of cancer care at the hospital.
There are more than 100 forms of cancer, Holt said, and ultimately the navigator's aim will be to address each patient individually in order to help them create and execute the best possible treatment plan.
The hospital will likely begin by hiring a pair of navigators to get the program started and will expand from there, Holt said.
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Front Range > Pikes Peak Region > Mays Peak > Climber's Log
Mays Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2017
|Posted Jul 7, 2017 9:26 pm
|One of several decent hikes from Cheyenne Canyon
|Cheyenne Canyon was one of my favorite places in the 'Springs in my post-army years.
|Posted Jan 30, 2015 6:15 pm
|After Work Hike
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2014
|made it to the top via high drive in 45 minutes.
|Posted Jul 28, 2014 11:59 pm
|Climbing Jack
|Post-work hike
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2014
|From the fourway, up high drive to the saddle, and bushwhacked to the summit.
|Posted Jul 21, 2014 10:08 pm
|Nice Views
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2014
|Walked up High Drive then went for the summit. Great views at the peak.
|Posted Jul 9, 2014 3:09 pm
|After Work
Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2013
|Nice that the days are long once again, allowing me to do after work excursions such as this. I went up the east side and then down a gully-like indentation on the south side. Very little snow was left.
|Posted Mar 27, 2013 11:41 pm
|Second Time for the Girls
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2011
|My kids made it to the top again. Still haven't seen a trail. Always right up the side. Hate to do it, "Leave No Trace" and all, but...
|Posted Nov 13, 2012 12:24 pm
|Brian Kalet
|West Slope
Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2011
|50 minutes roundtrip.
|Posted Jan 3, 2012 3:53 pm
|Nice day...
Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2009
|It was 35 and felt like 55. I actually summited with a guy that was wearing Cartman (South Park) pajama bottoms and an Elmo T-shirt. Locals are different in the Springs...
|Posted Dec 28, 2009 10:41 pm
|Morning in the clouds
Date Climbed: Feb 8, 2009
|Great hike on a cold but dry February day. I spent the morning in and out and above the clouds. Tagged the top of Buckhorn first then came over to Mays.
|Posted Feb 8, 2009 3:49 pm
|Neighborhood Peak
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2008
|It's a really nice hike. I have gone up the buckhorn from the parking lot to make it a bit longer.
|Posted Jan 3, 2009 7:52 pm
|Sarah Simon
|Via Mays Peak Trail
Date Climbed: Dec 26, 2008
|We picked up the Mays Peak trail from High Drive. This trail wraps gently around the mountain first heading east, then south, then approaching the summit from the north. Great outing with the dogs. Hiking partner: Husband. Dogs: Lady, Bing & Lela.
|Posted Dec 26, 2008 5:55 pm
|another quick summit
Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2008
|A quick run with the dogs from the Gold Camp Road TH. Returned by taking the Mt. Buckhorn trail from the saddle up over the south ridge of Budkhorn, and down the gully to the parking lot.
|Posted Sep 11, 2008 2:41 pm
|The "back" way
Date Climbed: May 29, 2008
|I ran with my brother's two dogs, Buddy and Molly, along the ridge above Gold Camp Road, then took a trail cut-off to the west, which leads to the north slopes of Mays. From there we bushwhacked south and west to the summit.
|Posted May 29, 2008 2:49 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2008
|Topped out with my son Ian on my back (in the kid carrier) and my wife Julie. We did this as a side trip while doing the Buckhorn loop. We had lunch among the boulders on Buckhorn but there was no way I was summiting the "big" boulder without a rope and some friends. We hiked the trail that heads around Mays south slopes and rings around for a final approach from the north.
|Posted Apr 19, 2008 10:29 pm
|From Trail 665
Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2008
|We took the marked trail 665 on headed up the North side, using some tracks in the snow. On the descent we headed down the West side as referenced on the route page. Peaceful on top with great views.
|Posted Jan 20, 2008 7:58 pm
|great views
Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2007
|Went up from High Drive, great views from top
|Posted Nov 7, 2007 2:28 am
|Fun Hike
|Fun hike directly up the west slope.
|Posted Nov 4, 2007 12:42 am
|From the east
Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2007
|From the Cap'n Jacks TH on Gold Camp Rd., I climbed the ridge over Tunnel #1 and joined the trail on the north side of the summit. My second climb of this modest peak, this time on a sunny day.
|Posted Oct 4, 2007 2:27 pm


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So it's been a while and I still have hardly anything in my rabbit condo!
Everything I have for the bunnies are out in the x-pen. What can I put in the condo to make it more homey? They like to lay in there and sleep a lot but that's all they really can do since nothing is in there. =/
I would like to put a bed or something in there, but nothing made of fleece because that gets too furry too fast! I would also like to put some hanging toys in there but don't know where to get any good hanging toys. =(
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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Taylirious, Mar 8, 2013.
And it doesn't even freaking RAIN in most of Africa!
She is a big mouthed bitch who can't take a joke and needs to grow up.
Not only did MJ write a song about a lady named Billie Jean, but he did not write "Thriller".
They should do a big group number, "We are the World"-style.
I wonder what "Rumors" would have been like if Fleetwood Mac had kept quiet about their relationship problems?
^ Yeah - for better or for worse writing about relationship problems is one of the greatest wells to draw from.
Well now that's just unnecessary.
For myself I think she's lovely and has some decent songwriting talent; not a great singer but studio work makes her fun to listen to. And besides, some people like Bob Dylan's singing, so it takes all kinds. She seems to be a pretty nice person overall and I liked her SNL Star Trek skit. Buut... I am starting to get a bit burned out with her pattern of songs as has been pointed out throughout the thread. Just... a little more variety maybe?
I was thinking the same thing as I was reading thru this thread. Hell, half the time Stevie and Lindsay were singing about each other's faults TOGETHER on stage!
TNG Uniform, TOS eyeshadow.
Or do you want to deliver the real snapshot you were talking about?
Not at all.
What is unnecessary is saying "There is a special place in hell for woman who don't back woman" after being joked by the fact she is a serial dater that seems to just date guys to write songs about.
Well, if she's looking for volunteers...
Well, there's only so many times a beautiful, talented, insanely rich woman can write about a broken heart before people start to get suspicious.
Agreed. Hell, I can already see the chorus of my own song:
"I've broken away from the guy who gave a shit,
and while he's a nice guy, in general,
and there's not much bad to say about him,
fuck that guy, and he's also a little fat."
Yes, that was stupid and immature. Certainly doesn't help my opinion of her. And?
OMG! Now she is being compared to Dylan. Please stop. You may be unaware but Dylan's "singing" was iconic and nearly as revolutionary as his songwriting. It is not a simple matter of, "he had a mediocre voice, as does Taylor, so it's okay to still like her singing".
Pop music had never seen a guy with Dylan's voice stand out front and mesmerize a crowd. His voice ushered in the whole singer songwriter era and was the first pop star to show that you didn't need to have a voice like Sinatra's or Patti Paige's to move a person with your songs.
Mine would be titled "Ew, you're older than my Dad!"
No, I'm saying that you don't need a great voice to be very successful. Would you have been happier if I'd said Tom Waits, whose singing I actually really like? Or Axl Rose maybe? Take the songwriting out of it; nothing she's ever written can compare with Dylan's writing.
I don't really care about his being revolutionary or changing the types of singing that would be accepted. Ok, no... I appreciate it from a historical perspective. But the best Bob Dylan songs are the ones sung by Joan Baez, or Peter Paul and Mary, or... anybody else, really. Taylor Swift too, probably. So yes, it really is a matter of "he had a mediocre voice, as does Taylor, so it's okay to still like her singing."
I've a feeling it's over three digits.
Watching the Late Late Show as I type this. The Subject: Taylor Swift's serial dating.
Indigo Girls. The best cover of Tangled Up in Blue, EVER!! They also do a killer Watchtower.
I'm waiting for Taylor Swift and Katie Perry to have a torrid love affair. The decade of break-up songs would define a generation.
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How do you convert a string to a char ?
How do you convert a string to a char ?
I'm not sure why you wish to do this because a string is just a char pointer more or less and as you can see you can go through them just like char arrays(because they are char arrays).Code:#include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main(){ string mystring; char mychar[50]; cout<<"Enter a string:"; getline(cin, mystring); for(int i=0;i<50;i++) mychar[i]=mystring[i]; cout<<mychar; cin.get(); return(0); }
char m_sArray[100];
std::string m_sString = "freedom";
if (m_sString.size() < 100)
strcpy(m_sArray, m_sString.c_str(), m_sString.size());
I am using Textou and it still doesnt want to work with the code above. I am using dev c++ too.
heres my error:
98 untitled1.cpp
passing `char' to argument 4 of `TextOutA(HDC__ *, int, int, const CHAR *, int)' lacks a cast
you can't convert a string to a char. A string is a group of char. You can convert each char in the string into a separate, independent char if you wish:
char boo[3] = "pi";
char first;
char second;
char third;
boo is a string containg three char, two visible char (p and i) and one invsible (terminating null char).
first = boo[0];
second = boo[1];
third = boo[2];
This converts each char in boo to separate independent char types that can be used however you like, (you could have used the the left hand side representation any place you use the right hand representation too, but what the ----).
Boo is a character array holding 4 elements, 0-3. In this instance, the second and third characters hold a null terminator. Elements zero and one hold "pi";char boo[3] = "pi";
char first;
char second;
char third;
boo is a string containg three char, two visible char (p and i) and one invsible (terminating null char).
Obviously boo should be declared as: char boo[2] = "pi";
No, it shouldn't. [2] means that there are two(2) elements in the array. And now you are initializing three(3) elements there.Dual- Catfish wrote:
Obviously boo should be declared as: char boo[2] = "pi";
Code:$ cat >boo.cpp #include <iostream> int main () { char boo[2] = "pi"; std::cout<<boo<<std::endl; return 0; } $ g++ -o boo boo.cpp boo.cpp: In function `int main ()': boo.cpp:3: initializer-string for array of chars is too long
char boo[3] = "pi";
results in a char array having three elements
boo[0] == 'p'
boo[1] == 'i'
boo[2] == '\0'
If you did this:
char blah[2];
blah[0] = 'p';
blah[1] = 'i';
and then tried this:
cout << blah;
your compiler should complain.
if you did this however:
char blah[3];
blah[0] = 'p';
blah[1] = 'i';
blah[2] = '\0';
cout << blah;
everything would be fine. boo in initialized to a static string, whereas blah is a string assembled by assigning a single char at a time to a char array. Without the null char (aka, '\0' or just 0 which is zero, not capital oh) you don't have a string, you just have a char array.
/* This program copies a character array into a given array */
// this program uses 4 char ptrs
// copy ptr to other char
// convert a string to char [] and also set char ptr
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
main( ){
char strA[80] = "A quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. A test string \n";
char strB[80];
char strC[100];
char strD[100];
string hello;
cout<< " Type the string \n ";
getline( cin, hello);
cout<< hello ;
char *ptrA; /* a pointer to type character */
char *ptrB; /* another pointer to type character */
char *ptrC;
char *ptrD;
ptrA = strA; /* point ptrA at string A */
ptrB = strB; /* point ptrB at string B */
ptrC = strC;
for(int i=0;i<100;i++)
ptrD = strD;
cout<< " \n Now type to add in strC , it will be over written soon, note only one word is stored , try more \n ";
cin >> strC;
cout<< " \n Just have a look at strC[] , as it is stored " << strC << endl;
while(*ptrA != '\0')
*ptrB++ = *ptrA++; // copying character by character
*ptrB = '\0';
while(*ptrD != '\0') {
*ptrC++ = *ptrD++; // copying character by character
} *ptrC = '\0';
cout << "\nString in strA = " << strA << endl; /* show strA on screen */
cout << "\n String in strB = " << strB << endl; /* show strB on screen */
cout << "\n String in strC = " << strC << endl; /* show strB on screen */
cout << "\n String in strD = " << strD << endl; /* show strB on screen */
Why are you resurrecting a 7 year old thread???
"I am probably the laziest programmer on the planet, a fact with which anyone who has ever seen my code will agree." - esbo, 11/15/2008
"the internet is a scary place to be thats why i dont use it much." - billet, 03/17/2010


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Skaggs brings lessons from last spring to Arizona
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Tyler Skaggs learned a valuable lesson last spring. The 22-year-old left-hander entered camp in competition with Randall Delgado and Patrick Corbin for the fifth spot in the D-backs' rotation, but he put too much pressure on himself, which caused him to overthrow, led to his mechanics getting out of whack and resulted in an 11.00 ERA and an option to the Minor Leagues after nine innings.
"I think I got a little overzealous coming into camp, tried to blow it out too early," said Skaggs, who posted a 5.12 ERA in 38 2/3 Major League innings and a 4.60 ERA in 109 2/3 Minor League innings. "This year, I just want to kind of get my work in and take it slow."
Skaggs not only has another chance to crack a Major League rotation; he's the favorite.
Re-acquired alongside Hector Santiago in the three-team deal that sent Mark Trumbo to the D-backs, the Angels would like nothing more than for Skaggs to show he's ready to pitch in the Major Leagues and fill out their starting staff coming out of Spring Training.
So Skaggs will spend the spring searching for the delicate balance most pitchers in his position struggle with: pacing himself for the regular season while trying to impress and win a job.
"That's what this Spring Training is all about," Skaggs said. "We'll see. Gotta figure it out."
With future uncertain, Blanton ready to prove worth
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Conditioning was one of the few things that actually wasn't a problem for Joe Blanton last year, but the 33-year-old right-hander is nonetheless leaner than he's ever been heading into this uncertain 2014 season, shedding somewhere between five and eight pounds during a winter dedicated more to developing quickness than overall strength.
It's one of the many things he hopes is different.
"Last year was by far the worst season I've ever had," Blanton can safely admit. "I'm not scared to say that. That's 100 percent. No season has even come close to that. I don't want to repeat it."
Blanton unraveled in the first of a two-year, $15 million contract with the Angels, going 2-14 with a 6.04 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP in 132 2/3 innings. By July 23, he had given up a Major League-leading 24 homers and 157 hits, and had lost his rotation spot to an up-and-coming Garrett Richards, left to spend the final two-plus months in bullpen obscurity.
Blanton entered Spring Training in essentially the same position as Bobby Abreu in 2012 and Vernon Wells in 2013 -- a veteran coming off a bad season, with lots of money owed to him and seemingly no place on the roster.
But his importance suddenly grew on Saturday, when Mark Mulder suffered the ruptured left Achilles that derailed his comeback hopes.
Now, if the 22-year-old Tyler Skaggs doesn't prove he's ready to pitch in the big leagues, the Angels could turn to Blanton to temporarily round out the rotation until he is. If Skaggs wins the job, or if Matt Shoemaker or Wade LeBlanc impress in camp, then Blanton -- owed $7.5 million in 2014, plus a $1 million buyout of his 2015 option -- will either be traded or released before Opening Day on March 31.
"Where your pitching staff ends up from Day 1 of Spring Training to Day 1 of the opening season sometimes seems like a lifetime," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, minutes before Mulder's injury. "Joe needs to put his best foot forward; Joe needs to make some adjustments. He had just a terrible season last year, but he's shown in the last couple years that when he is throwing the ball to his capabilities, there's no doubt he can get Major League hitters out."
Blanton has always pitched to contact and has never been considered a shutdown ace, but he joined the Angels having thrown more than 190 innings in six of his previous eight seasons while posting a 4.37 ERA in that span.
Blanton believes he tightened up several mechanical flaws down the stretch last year while working with pitching coach Mike Butcher. Blanton always used to rock back as he fired toward home plate, but last year his front side stayed low, which took away a lot of his deception. Blanton believes he finally got back to being more front-side late in the year, then continued to throw over the course of the offseason to not lose touch with the mechanical adjustments he made.
When he starts to face hitters again, Blanton believes there will be a significant difference.
But will it even matter?
"That's one of those that's not in my power," said Blanton, asked if he believes there's a role for him on this team. "You go out and throw, and let it be.
"I'm here with a good frame of mind this year. I'm in good shape physically, and baseball shape as well. And also, I felt like I carried over the changes I made and they did some good in my throwing this winter. It kind of makes things fun again when you figure out what you're doing wrong for a full season to see how those changes result over."
Worth noting
• Asked about what's perceived as a much-improved American League West, Scioscia said: "We're much better when our focus is in-house. We have a terrific club and we have the makings of a championship club, and that's what our focus is. No matter who you're playing, you're going to face a tough opponent."
• The University of South Carolina's bullpen was dedicated to Angels prospect Michael Roth, with a plaque in his honor unveiled by longtime USC supporter Billy Moore on Saturday. Roth helped lead the Gamecocks to national championships in 2010 and '11.
• The University of Nebraska, managed by former Angels outfielder and first baseman Darin Erstad, is opening its season with four games at Tempe Diablo Stadium for the 2014 Husker Classic.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA) provides social, emotional, and educational support for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and ally populations with an ultimate goal of fostering a campus environment where queer issues are part of everyday consciousness. QSA will also act as an educational resource for the Doane community to promote awareness and acceptance of LGBTQ issues that occur on campus and in our diverse community.
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|December 1, 2010
Student Services Building Wins Architectural Award
SMC's Student Services & Administration Building – a stunning, energy-efficient and futuristic structure currently under construction – has won a NEXT LA award from the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The award, for unbuilt projects, was in the educational category.
The $53.5 million project is designed to consolidate various student services currently scattered throughout the main campus, beautify the Pico Boulevard frontage, and provide an important connection between the Santa Monica community and its college. The project was designed by Steinberg Architects in Los Angeles.
"The project faced two challenges: co-locate more than 30 student services-related departments and administrative offices and create an iconic design that will announce the college to the public," Steinberg said in its awards entry materials. "Utilizing a bold vernacular reminiscent of modern transportation hubs, the final design creates a place of welcome for new students and symbolizes open access to education."
In addition to the building, the project – located on the northeast quadrant of the SMC main campus at 1900 Pico Blvd. – includes an entry plaza, a 500-space underground parking garage, landscaping, and a proposed public transit bus pull-out.
Construction on the project began in January 2009 and is scheduled to be completed in February 2014. Funding for the project comes from Measure U, a bond approved by Santa Monica-Malibu voters in 2004.
The building's design creates a continuous shell structure that integrates photovoltaic solar panels and operable windows and skylights. It is also designed to be energy efficient and easy to maintain and service, with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification for the project.
College officials say the convergence of all major student services into one location will improve the outreach and access of all services available to SMC students while providing an efficiency of common shared spaces.
The architectural award is the latest in a series of awards given to SMC facilities projects. Earlier winners of design and architectural awards have included the Quad, The Broad Stage (at the SMC Performing Arts Center), Humanities & Social Science Building, Theatre Arts Building, Library Expansion and Modernization, and Science Complex.
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Two days after returning from the Front Range, after an interminable charter flight that landed at airports in five states (Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona and California) in the space of 35 hours, the San Diego State men's basketball team gets to do it again.
The next game: Saturday afternoon at Colorado State, which is 60 miles from Laramie, Wyo.
The difference: They're flying commercial this time, Southwest from San Diego to Denver this afternoon.
"As of right now," forward Jamaal Franklin said, "I prefer to fly commercial instead of charter."
More details have emerged about the trip in recent days:
--The twin-engine turboprop circled for over St. George, Utah, for a scheduled refueling stop Monday before the pilots diverted to nearby Cedar City. Said SDSU coach Steve Fisher on 1090-AM radio: "We must have circled and went around there for an hour. The worry that I had, in my own crazy mind, was we got to stop for fuel and we can't stop for fuel. What's going to happen if we run out of fuel?"
--The initial thought after being grounded in Cedar City was to bus 170 miles in the opposite direction to Las Vegas and then fly commercial to Denver the next morning. But charter bus companies were either unavailable or concerned that the snowstorm would leave them stranded as well.
--The plane wasn't exactly toasty when players got on it the next morning or after refueling stops. "Very cold," Franklin said. "You could see your breath."
--The trip home included a midnight refueling stop at Grand Canyon Airport in Arizona, where it was 11 degrees outside. Instead of staying on the plane for the hour layover, the team retreated to a large office adjacent to a hangar. Players arrived back on campus close to 2 a.m.
"You go to college to have new experiences," fifth-year senior Tim Shelton said, "and that definitely was a new experience, and I've been in college a while. I've never done anything like that … It was a character builder."
Shepard to visit
Four-star recruit Winston Shepard, a 6-8 wing from Findlay Prep in Las Vegas, will take an official visit to SDSU next weekend, according to a source close to the player. Shepard is considered the Aztecs' No. 1 target from the 2012 high school class for its remaining available scholarship.
Shepard is rated the nation's 10th best small forward by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. He has taken only one other official visit, to New Mexico in the fall, and has said he plans three more after SDSU. But most recruiting experts say the Aztecs and Lobos are the leading contenders.
TV time
Chase Tapley made it onto ESPN SportsCenter's play of the day Tuesday night, just not how he imagined.
He was on the underside of a flying dunk by Wyoming freshman Larry Nance Jr., the son of the NBA player by the same name who won the league's inaugural slam dunk contest in 1984.
The play began when Tapley inadvertently bumped into teammate James Rahon, knocking the ball loose to start a Wyoming 3-on-1 break. Cowboys guard JayDee Luster dished to the trailing Nance Jr., who rose up, spread his legs a la Michael Jordan and put the ball over his head with one hand.
"Jokingly, I blame James because he should have shot when I passed it to him," Tapley said. "But, really, it was my fault … I tried to get back and try to do something. I tried to take a charge. He just took off and got his knee in my chest. I just laugh at it. He got me."
Fisher said he showed his team film clips of all 19 turnovers from the Wyoming game: "I know it will get their attention. They'll probably smile when I'm not watching because we won the game, but it wasn't funny during the game." … Virginia transfer James Johnson watched practice but did not participate. He is enrolled in classes but hasn't received formal clearance to practice … Garrett Green turned 23 on Thursday. His teammates sang "Happy Birthday" after practice … It also was the anniversary of SDSU's first loss last season, at BYU. On Jan. 27 last year, the Aztecs were 20-1; this year they're 18-2.


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Of Course Willie Nelson Has the Most Awesome Argument Ever in Support of Marriage Equality
Willie Nelson, like anyone else who essentially isn't a bigot, thinks gay marriage should be legal. And his reasoning for it — aside from the obvious Equal Protection stuff — is perfect:
"Gay people should be just as miserable as the rest of us."
Nelson sat down for a chat with Texas Monthly, he explained, "It's ridiculous to me that this is something we're having a conversation about this in this day and age. I thought it was something that was settled a long time ago."
Obviously it's not, and that annoys him.
"For same-sex couples, taxes are different, benefits are different, survivor benefits are different. It's crazy … even the Supreme Court doesn't know what to do about it," Nelson, who's been following the coverage, griped. "They say, 'Don't ask me. Ask somebody else.' They don't want to get in the middle of the states on it. And what are they going to do, come in and override states that have said it's okay? It's a mess."
"I never thought of marriage as something only for men and women. But I'd never marry a guy I didn't like."
Nelson explained that the gay rights movement is akin to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. "It's about human rights. As humanity, we've come through so many problems from the beginning to here," he said. "I guess it finally had to come around to this. This is just another situation, another problem. We'll work it out and move on. We'll look back and say it was crazy that we ever even argued about this."
"I never had a problem with any of it," the Mary Jane lover said simply. "I've known straight and gay people all my life. I can't tell the difference. People are people where I came from."


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Amazon on the hunt for Australians
Amazon has launched a recruiting drive seeking Australian engineering talent for its Seattle headquarters, saying past success in hiring engineers from Australia has driven the company to "keep that momentum alive".
An advertisement, recently posted on Amazon's website, issued a call to Australian engineers, with a promise successful hires will "join one of the world's most innovative companies and we want you to help share and shape our mission: to continue to be Earth's most customer-centric company … driven by the spirit of invention, which is part of our DNA".
The ad also claims the city of Seattle, where Amazon's headquarters are located, "offers a great lifestyle in all areas, especially for the outdoor enthusiast. We have many great places to hike, ski, camp, and are located five hours from Whistler, Canada."
But an Australian Amazon veteran says any potential applicants thinking a job at the e-commerce giant will be a perk-laden glamour gig need to realise the company has a frugal, no-frills culture and there is little job security.
"I think the mythology of working for a dotcom in the US is that employees are treated lavishly with free food, massages, glamorous offices with lots of toys," Andrew Wood told ITPro. "Working at Amazon was not at all like that"
"Amazon has a very strong culture of 'frugality'," he said. "This stems from the root premise of being 'customer centric'. The first things that customers want when buying things is the lowest possible price and this means that Amazon needs to keep cost structures low.
"Also Amazon culture is to be smart and pay attention to details -- this also plays into not throwing money around without good justifiable reason. So there was no free, or even cheap, food. The only things free were stimulants and pain killers – free drip-filter coffee, tea, and ibuprofen.
"There was minimal stationery in the cupboard - basic pens, pencils. No sharpeners - just a single electric one. And oddly, no scissors. I never figured that one out."
Wood spent five years in Seattle with Amazon after the company sought out talent following the introduction of the E-3 visa that allows qualified Australians to work in the US.
The visa, introduced in 2005 after Australia and the US signed a free-trade agreement, is also understood to be tied to Australia's contribution to the 2003 Iraq war. The visa is open to 10,000 applicants a year and also allows spouses to work without restriction. Amazon's latest job advertisement offers work visa and relocation assistance.
Unlike Australia, however, American employment law means Amazon offers very little job security even if an employee has moved across the world to take up a job offer.
"I was hired as an 'employee at will'," Wood said. "That meant that I was free to leave at any time without notice and Amazon were free to sack me at any time without notice.
"In practice, no one left voluntarily without giving notice, but Amazon certainly sacked people without notice. I saw a number of [high] level people sacked. Amazon were ruthless about keeping their organisation functioning with the best people - especially in senior positions. The organisation had no dead wood."
Angus Barnett, an Australian who has worked in the tech sector for American companies for the past 14 years, said Australians should jump at the opportunity to work for any of the big tech names in the US. According to Barnett, the experience is impossible to replicate in Australia.
"I would not have any hesitation in saying do it," said Barnett, who includes IBM and KPMG, as well as some Californian start-ups, on his CV.
"It is a new experience. The reality is that in this lifetime you are not going to see tech companies [like Google, Facebook, or Amazon] growing out of Australia. How many worldwide tech names do you know that are Australian? I'd put that number at a big fat zero."
Despite his observations, Wood, now employed by Fairfax Media in Sydney, agrees. He described his time in Seattle as incredible and "could not recommend the experience enough".
"I worked with the sharpest, smartest, nicest people," he said. "The place was buzzing, people were working hard together. There was a very strong sense of community and teamwork.
"Everyone was there with purpose and reason and because they were needed. I made very close, strong, and long-lasting friends there. We worked long, hard and smart and we got stuff done that made a difference. My work was on show, being used by millions of people around the world."
And it wasn't all work. The job did come with some perks – in Amazon's unique style.
"From time to time we would get great speakers talking at lunchtime," Wood said.
"Being a major seller of books, people promoting their new book would give lunchtime talks. So I got to see people like William Gibson, David Lynch, Steve Wozniak, Douglas Coupland, Richard Dawkins and quite a few others. Oh, and I got to meet Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders - that was a good day! This of course cost Amazon nothing but our lunchtime."
Amazon did not respond to a request for comment.
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Want to explain memory technology to family? Try video.
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How to make SSDs, how flash memory works, and more.
The holidays reminded me yet again how difficult it is to come up with a good answer when my non-technical family and friends ask what I do for living. My brother builds houses. My sister-in-law does hair. And I? Well, my exchanges go something like this:
Cousin Stuart: What is it, exactly, that you do again?
Me: Im an editor for a website.
Cousin Stuart (brightening): Really? Which one?
Me: Um, the Memory Designline
Cousin Stuart: Is that something for Alzheimers?
Me: Not exactly. Its more like memory for your computer and phone and stuff.
Cousin Stuart: Sounds boring.
Me (brightening): Not at all. Theres all sorts of cool new stuff right now.
Theres nonvolatile RAMbecause you know the charge bleeds off normal RAM when you cut the power, so theyve got these new technologies like memory cells that use little tiny heaters to change the state of glass and switch the bits, and memory that uses electron tunneling, and ferroelectric RAM and resistive RAM, and
Thats usually the point at which Cousin Stuart starts edging away and muttering about needing to get another drink and suggests I need one as well.
My quandaryand I suspect many of you share itis that I have this great job where I learn about cool and fun and exciting technology every day, but outside of work and buddies from school, no one gets it. As much as I love what I do, I have no way to get the excitement across to anybody whos not technical.
Until now. Now, I know what to do next time cousin Stuart asks his yearly question. Im going to pull up this nifty video on how SSDs are made and show him just how interesting it can be:
Crucial put together this short bit, complete with some rockin music that sounds like it belongs at the end of some hip indie flick where Justin Timberlake makes the killer pitch at the VC meeting, saves the new start up, and rushes to the airport to catch the girl before she flies away. Its shiny and jazzy and excitingI think itll do the job.
Or I may show him this video of Canadian engineers explaining flash memory with the aid of brussels sprouts:
Or this one on what happens to RAM when the power is cut:
How about you? How do you tell your family and non-technology friends about your work?


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Protective headgear for pitchers possible in 2014
By John Schlegel / MLB.com
Protective headgear could be made available for Major League pitchers in the upcoming season, a player who intends to use it revealed this week.
Brandon McCarthy, the D-backs pitcher who sustained a severe head injury in a game while pitching for Oakland in September 2012, told Fox Sports' "The Buzz" podcast on Wednesday that a protective cap could be in use on an optional basis by pitchers in 2014.
"They're coming," McCarthy said of the headgear on the Fox podcast. "From everything I know, they'll be available this year. I don't believe they're going to be mandatory. Actually, I'm almost certain they won't be mandatory."
Contacted Thursday, an MLB spokesman said, "We are continuing our conversations with the [Major League Baseball Players Association] on this subject and a potential voluntary program. While we are not ready to make an announcement on the specifics yet, there is a product that has passed the testing standards designed by our medical officials. We are also evaluating a number of other potential products."
In the September 2012 incident, McCarthy walked off the field after being hit by a line drive, but later was transported to a hospital and underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. He was diagnosed with an epidural hemorrhage, brain contusion and cracked skull. McCarthy recovered over the offseason and pitched for Arizona in 2013 in the first year of a two-year deal with the D-backs.
McCarthy said the version he has tested out might look "ridiculous," and he sent photos out to some of his fellow pitchers to let them see what it looks like, getting mixed reactions.
"It's going to look silly," McCarthy said on the Fox podcast. "But it should be strong enough and capable enough that literally, if I got hit by the same exact ball, I would have been able to keep pitching in that game."
John Schlegel is a national reporter for MLB.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @JohnSchlegelMLB This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ALDS Game 1 tidbits
Quick facts from the Red Sox's 4-1 win over the Angels
By Staff / MLB.com
The Red Sox have tied the all-time mark for postseason wins against one team at 10, matching the Oakland A's vs. the Red Sox (1988-2003). They also were tied with the Yankees vs. Rangers for the longest current streak.
The Red Sox are now 23-6 in the postseason since 2004, including four series sweeps.
The Red Sox have won Game 1 in each of their past four series.
Jason Bay is the seventh player in Sox history to homer in his first career playoff game, the first since Todd Walker in 2003. He is the seventh native of Canada to homer in the postseason. (The Dodgers' Russell Martin became the sixth earlier Wednesday.)
David Ortiz's RBI single in the ninth extended his Red Sox record for postseason RBIs to 39.
The Angels have lost eight consecutive postseason games, including five in a row at home.
Vladimir Guerrero has no extra-base hits in his past 53 postseason at-bats and just one in 64 total postseason at-bats.
The entire Angels Division Series roster is now 2-for-42 against Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Snowdonia/Eryri > Tryfan > Climber's Log
Tryfan Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2015
|Wow it's poured down we got going up the North ridge and coming down. Made the summit. Didn't fan Adam and Eve due to the appalling conditions.
|Posted Apr 3, 2015 4:16 pm
|Wales Winner!
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2014
|Wow, what a fantastic surprise this mountain was....had a great day hiking/scrambling! No jumping from Adam to Eve for me but got to see someone else do it, very cool!
|Posted Aug 3, 2014 11:19 am
|A cool day on Tryfan
Date Climbed: Apr 24, 2012
|Some of the best scrambling I have ever done. A lovely mountain!
|Posted Apr 29, 2012 4:01 pm
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Nov 19, 2011
|First time up. Tackled the North Ridge. Lots of fun bouldering opportunities, though care must be taken to stay on the ridge, the East and West flanks have some pretty sheer drops. On the summit the Sun broke through the mist and we had spectacular views. Some brave chap got his girlfriend up on Eve and proposed to her from Adam. Will definitely return
|Posted Nov 22, 2011 9:20 am
|My Favourite
|Climbed Tryfan countless times, a truly magnificent little mountain loads of character.
Tryfan can be climbed a different way each time you ascend it, quite unique and enjoyable and has the added quirkiness of Adam and Eve on the Summit, must be jumped to qualify for the peak :)
|Posted Oct 8, 2011 1:22 pm
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2011
|Great day, late start = crowded.
|Posted Apr 15, 2011 5:53 am
|North ridge in 2002 with my mate Andy. Nor' Nor' Buttress solo in 2003, making it harder in places, just for fun. Did the jump of course. Continued to Bristly Ridge to Glyder Fach. Had a few pints of ale in a pub next to the campsite somewhere between Tryfan and Snowdon.
|Posted Feb 3, 2011 6:55 pm
|Made a "horseshoe" of Tryfan along with Bristly Ridge, the Glyders, and Y Garn
|A good old day (12hrs) of beautiful clear skies and perfect vision. The best fun I've had in years!
My son and I did the obligatory Jump at the top, and the best view of the day was from Y Garn at the end looking back at this majestic beasty!
|Posted Jan 25, 2011 10:07 am
|Love it - made over 50 ascents!
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 1969
|Tryfan was the first mountain I climbed, at the age of 9, with my parents. For many years I climbed it at least once a year, but some years in the late 1970's/early 80's I climbed it several times. Most of my ascents have been via the wonderful North Ridge, where 'the canon' is the famous half way land mark. I have also reached the summit via several of the rock climbs ascending from 'the heather terrace' on the east side - the hardest of which being 'Belle View Bastion', the first 'very severe' rock climb I led - and which I repeated on 3 occasions. A wonderful little hill - and I expect to climb it a few more times before I'm done.
|Posted Dec 30, 2010 2:48 am
|Excellent Mountain
Date Climbed: May 9, 2009
|Hiking/Scrambling route up. Drizzle to begin with, followed by some severe weather at the top. All good fun. Followed onto the Glyders afterwards.
|Posted Jul 30, 2010 4:14 pm
|Grooved Arete
Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2010
|Led the 8 pitches of Grooved Arete, just after some rainfall, so quite wet but still very good fun. Jumped between Adam and Eve for good measure. Stunning views from the summit, too!
|Posted Mar 29, 2010 5:01 am
|First Multi-Pitch
Date Climbed: Feb 3, 2007
|With a borrowed rack of 12 carabiners, 10 slings, 6 stoppers and a hex. Good times, and a far cry from my RRG sport climbing up bringing
|Posted Dec 14, 2008 12:43 pm
|Many Times:
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007
|As with Glyder's I have done this stunning summit many times combining them all in days trek. There is always something that wants to draw you back to this summit...?
Jul 28-2007 was a great start to the day when on Tryfan but the weather turned sour when we reached Glyder Fawr to head on to Y Garn... Not nice.
|Posted Oct 16, 2008 10:31 am
|Nice climb
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2007
|We had climbed Snowden the day before in wind and rain, but luckily had perfect weather for Tryfan. Lovely climb, great views, maybe next time I'll try the Adam to Eve jump.
|Posted Sep 10, 2008 4:15 pm
|Lost count
|Been up here so many times in all seasons and all weather conditions. It never fails to entertain, which ever route you pick. One of my favourite mountains.
|Posted Jul 16, 2008 6:01 pm
|Almost lost count
|Always makes a trip to North Wales worthwhile. Done numerous routes in pretty appauling weather, not in snow yet though!
|Posted Jun 18, 2008 8:30 am
|Attila the Hun
|Great scrambling
Date Climbed: May 23, 2008
|Went up Tryfan on the way to Cardiff for the European Rugby Final. Nice work-out meant we could justify the two days of drinking that followed. A very enjoyable hill with a multitude of scrambling/climbing options. If only there was something like this in Wicklow!!
|Posted May 26, 2008 9:49 am
|Many visits
Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2007
|I've scrambled about on Tryfan quite a few times now. I'm looking forward to doing some climbing on it next time I go back.
|Posted Apr 20, 2008 11:03 am
|Old Friend
|Scrambling and rock climbing up many routes over the years and in all seasons, my most unusual sight was seeing a billy goat looking down at me as I was climbing the top gulley on the North Ridge.
Sometimes there are crowds at the summit having lunch, other times its deserted. I never tire of Tryfan its Beautiful.
|Posted Apr 18, 2008 7:23 am
|Welsh Mountain Day
|Climbed Tryfan - lost the main route up the North Ridge and picked it up near the top after scrambling up a scree filled gully. Then onto Glyder Fach and descending via Y Gribin.
|Posted Feb 21, 2008 4:11 pm


text: The players sit across from each other at a table with a bottle of their favorite liquor and two shot glasses placed between them. The first person asks a personal question of the other person. The second can choose to answer or drink. They take turns asking and answering/drinking. The more personal the question, the better the game will be. Either way, it's win-win when asking. You can either learn personal info on your partner or get them drunk.


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Growing up in upstate New York, any time my family would go out to eat at an Italian restaurant there were always the same two shrimp or prawns dishes on the menu. They were "Shrimp Cocktail" and "Shrimp Scampi." By the way, as you hear me try to explain during the clip, the only difference between shrimp and prawn is size. I use both terms synonymously in my clips, and can't pretend to really care that much about which is the correct term. I believe bigger shrimp are called prawns and smaller prawns are called shrimp. Hurry, someone call Alton Brown!
The funny thing about "Shrimp Scampi" is that the term "Scampi" was used to describe a style of dish; one where the shrimp are cooked in a garlic and butter sauce. But, "Scampi" is actually the plural Italian name for a shrimp-like creature that is really a small Norwegian lobster (Nephrops Norvegicus). Confused yet? Just have a glass of wine and enjoy the clip.
My one twist on this classic recipe is the addition of Butter Beans. I love the contrast in textures between the tender prawns and the creamy beans. I used lemon juice here as the acid, but a nice dry white wine also produces a great version. I didn't add it in the clip but a big pinch of hot pepper flakes is highly recommended, and while the parsley is traditional, basil or dill will also work great as the fresh herb addition. The original dish I enjoyed as a child was always served over pasta, but here I used my carbo allowance on a couple of toast points to soak up the amazing sauce. Enjoy!
1 pound peeled and de-veined prawns (16/20 per pound size)
12 oz jar butter beans, drained
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 bunch fresh parsley
2 tbl butter
2 tbl olive oil
2 tbl fresh lemon juice
2 tbl water
1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
1/2 tsp Spanish paprika
hot pepper flakes (optional)


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Merkley: 'Private' fiscal cliff talks OK
In the face of calls for greater transparency, Sen. Jeff Merkley on Thursday said there needs to be "very specific negotiations" to fend off the looming fiscal cliff, even if that requires "private" talks between the parties.
"There need to be very specific negotiations," Merkley (D-Ore.) said on CNN's "Starting Point." "If they need to keep them very private and contained for a while to get into the details, so be it, but action is required."
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Merkley's comments come as some politicos, including anti-tax-hike crusader Grover Norquist, call for transparency in the fiscal cliff negotiations.
"The negotiations are dead until you get the cameras in there," Norquist told POLITICO earlier this week. "The only way to stop posturing is to have the cameras there."
Most of the fiscal cliff talks between the president and congressional leaders have occurred behind closed doors.


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George Zimmerman may have been acquitted of second-degree murder July 13, but he's still managed to remain in the spotlight. After getting a warning for speeding in Texas in July, the former neighborhood watch captain was caught putting the pedal to the metal again on Tuesday morning, this time in Lake Mary, Florida.
Zimmerman, who is now sporting a goatee, was given a $256 ticket for going 60 mph in a 45 mph zone, according to Officer Zach Hudson, a spokesman for the Lake Mary Police Department. The traffic stop was captured on video by an officer wearing a chest-mounted camera.
During the Forney, Texas, incident on July 28, Zimmerman received a verbal warning for driving too fast. He also told the officer who pulled him over that he had a gun in his glove compartment.
Read more: Zimmerman pulled over -- and packing heat?
Police in Lake Mary said Zimmerman was not packing heat during Tuesday's stop, according to HLN affiliate WESH.
He had been charged with second-degree murder for killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, on Feb. 26, 2012. Martin was walking through Zimmerman's neighborhood that night when Zimmerman saw him and told police that he looked suspicious. The two got into an altercation, and Zimmerman said he was forced to draw his gun and shoot Martin in self-defense.
Zimmerman was first spotted after his acquittal in Florida on July 17, when police said he helped a family escape their overturned vehicle.
The latest traffic violation will result in three points on Zimmerman's license, Lake Mary police said.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 14, 2013, 8:26 AM
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How often does bullying happen in Palo Alto?
Original post made on Jun 17, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 14, 2013, 8:26 AM
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 7:56 am
This story reports the systematic under-reporting of bullying and discriminatory harassment by principals. This may in part be because school principals are evaluated to some extent on the safety of the school. There are many incentives to report low rates of bullying to the public.
One example stands out:
During the first half of 2012-13, when the "rape culture" sexual harassment was alleged to have occurred, this story reports that "Paly recorded four incidents under bullying, harassment or sexual harassment." The sexual harassment reported in the Verde involved dozens of incidents and resulted in a student who had been sexually assaulted and subsequently harassed by peers in retaliation for her report. That student was so harassed she ended up leaving Paly. Yet during that period there were only a total of 4 incidents of any bullying or harassment reported. This suggests that perhaps the Paly sexual harassment incident was never reported or recorded as such.
This conclusion is bolstered by the fact, reported somewhere in this series but not tied together here, that PAUSD's Uniform Complaint Procedures log is virtually empty for the past 7 years, suggesting that the Paly sexual harassment episodes were not recorded as such.
Paly's principal, Phil Winston, by way of explanation, says ""I like data, but I think that data can really skew what is happening." This statement is nonsense and that is in part why the district must follow state law and use standard criteria and use the UCP as required to create a log and paper trail so that parents can track incidents at their schools, and compare schools to each other meaningfully.
Uniform, district wide reporting is required by state law in accordance with the UCP. One of the chief reasons for the use of the UCP is to prevent this kind of book-cooking by principals and schools with incentives to try to report low rates of bullying to the public.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:14 am
Thanks EB. I appreciate you pointing out important nuggets from these stories because there is too much information at one time in all this to really grasp and some things are in one place. But I think describing the under reporting as "systematic" might be giving the schools too much credit. It's more like random. And I guess that either way that's why we need this UCP. Thanks again.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:21 am
I don't understand this community. We have people demanding ZERO bullying/harassment in our schools?! Name a public school district of our size which can claim zero bullying/harassment. It's not possible! And the OCR complaints are only because we have intellectual parents who are capable of filing such complaints. Think of Oakland, San Jose, etc. districts - I'll bet those parents don't file OCR complaints when they should.
The article states a program had 60 students per week who were victims of bullying. There are approximately 11,000 students in PAUSD.
And for the questionnaire to ask middle school students if they have been "bullied" in an entire year?! And post that it's 48%? I too, can think of at least one rude comment/behavior towards me in this past year.
I have an LD child and we have had issues with bullying 4-5 times and have been pleased with PAUSD administration.
This whole "bullying in PAUSD" is overblown and people are demanding unattainable goals.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:31 am
Look at the Data,
I think you are misunderstanding the comments and controversy. No one is saying achieving zero bullying is a realistic goal. In fact, I don't hear anyone saying that the schools aren't doing great things to try and teach kids about bullying and try to keep it from occurring.
The issue is what should be a school's response when serious bullying DOES happen. That is where the district has let us all down and the focus needs to be on improving the manner of responding, keeping good data on these cases, and then evaluating how we did. There is simply ZERO accountability because there is ZERO transparency. That is the culture of PAUSD and has been for at least the last two administrations. Sad but true.
a resident of Jordan Middle School
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:50 am
According to a lot of anecdotal evidence, Jordan has had a bullying problem, including bullying by some teachers, especially those who teach PE, since 1991.
In spite of the fact that it is anecdotal, and in light of the fact of what is happening there now, I think there is much, much more bullying in PAUSD, especially at the middle school level, than is reported.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:51 am
What concerned me the most about this article is how many different programs we have at our schools and how many different definitions there are for bullying and for recording issues.
PAUSD needs ONE centralized, consistent program which includes consistent reporting, consistent language with one program, one support group and one way of measuring it.
Site based decision making should not be allowed for this topic.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:56 am
Seema - I had two kids go thru Jordan, one under an old principal and one under Dr. Miliken, The whole school atmosphere was totally different and much more positive under Michael Miliken. Less bullying including by teachers (although there are still a few). Before Miliken, the kids were "guilty until proven innocent" some of the administration seemed to enjoying catching kids misbehaving. That changed and kids were expected to behave and generally rose to the occasion. The other big difference was the visibility of the staff, including Milliken, during lunch time. Kids are much less likely to misbehave in any way if there are visible adults nearby.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Former Paly Parent: The other threads have posters [portion removed] that "our children are suffering" and imply they want zero bullying.
Paly Parent: I completely agree. Milliken was a fantastic principal and when we reported bullying, he clamped down. Belmont is fortunate to have him as Superintendent.
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
We've been really happy with Jordan administration and staff and I've had two children recently attend Jordan who are now at Paly.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 17, 2013 at 3:31 pm
Our kids were at Jordan 6 years ago --- even going back that far may not be an accurate portrait of the campus climate. Many faces have changed both at the school, the BoE and PAUSD. Don't want to minimize the issues of the past, but I think going beyond 5 years isn't going to be an accurate measurement of the issues of today.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 17, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Ymmv. I lobbied hard to get my second child into JLS, so he wouldn't have the same miserable experience my daughter did under Miliken's leadership, with Chris Grierson as her teacher. I wasn't able to get him away from Jordan, as we are neither well-connected, nor wealthy enough for private school. As it turns out, Gregory Barnes is now principal, and under him the whole tone of the place has changed for the better! More relaxed, friendlier, more helpful.
The only bullying issue my son had was once when he was cornered by a group of bigger, older boys in the gym, and taunted with homosexual epithets, as they moved in to attack. He handled it himself. I'm not going to say how because something tells me this crowd is unlikely to approve:) I wouldn't have advised him to handle it the way he did but it worked, as he hasn't been bothered since. Unfortunately, it is hard to get middle schoolers to go to adults for help, as being labeled a snitch just gains them worse bullying. So, when a child is brave enough to tell, as the children did in the OCR cases, they need to be helped, and it has to apply to the children of ALL families, not just the right, well-connected, insider families. That is what surprised me the most about the recent article on bullying -- that they mentioned the taboo subject of Palo Alto's insider families. I should know. I used to be a Palo Alto insider mom, by virtue of lots of volunteer work in the schools but lost my insider card when I had to go back to work. Dealings with the school sure were rosier on the other side.
a resident of Jordan Middle School
on Jun 17, 2013 at 7:43 pm
No, one does not need to be an "insider" to get help from the schools. That's complete B.S. I'm no "insider" and the staff and administration has helped our family plenty. Milliken was good, Barnes is better.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 7:48 pm
You don't have to be an insider, but it sure helps. Having a lawyer helps as well, that much has been proven.
a resident of Community Center
on Jun 17, 2013 at 8:15 pm
Michael Miliken was a fantastic Principal @Jordan. He invited parents to join his "Coffee with Me" meeting at least once a month. He always stayed outside to watch kids getting onto buses after school. He is a highly visible and responsible person while he was @Jordan.
a resident of another community
on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:37 pm
Dear Look at the Data,
Parents in San Jose Unified School District file OCR complaints. At least I have. Schools have problems with the bullying of disabled kids, and it is far easier to look the other way than to stop the Lord of the Flies that happens at recess.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:42 pm
And now we are San Jose. We are Palo Alto, we are special.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 18, 2013 at 8:28 am
@Not true: as I said, ymmv (your mileage may vary). That's nice for you that you got such help at Jordan. That does not make my experience untrue. When I was an insider, I was able to use that to learn the ropes about "how to" get many things done, and not just at Jordan, so I didn't have to be lucky. As to the specifics given about how "fantastic" Milliken was, the principals at other schools my children have been to also held monthly coffees, and yes, were seen outside watching kids get on buses. (My daughters memory of being "welcomed" the first day to Jordan by Mr. Milliken was him standing watch that no one get on the grass but not actually greeting anyone:/) Perhaps he was better than the previous principal. I wouldn't know as we had no kids there then. My experiences with him were mediocre at best. LOVE the climate changes with Mr. Barnes!
a resident of Jordan Middle School
on Jun 19, 2013 at 2:16 pm
If mr Milliken was so great as a principal at Jordan, why is he still referred to as "Mumbles Milliken"?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 19, 2013 at 3:53 pm
I don't know about the mumbles reference, but no, Michael Milliken was not so great. He was pretty good, though.


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Nestled in the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement and bolstered by event keynote speaker U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, some 1,000 delegates will gather to begin a process of identifying viable systemic and sustainable solutions to economic problems during the HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit in Atlanta, Nov. 14-15, "silver rights" nonprofit Operation HOPE has announced.
More than 200 speakers are set to participate in the "Community, Character and Responsible Capitalism" themed event. During the conference, speakers will help bring financial dignity and "silver rights" empowerment into focus, not as soft and ancillary economic tools, but as core ingredients for mid-to-long-term economic recovery and stability.
Kimberly Davis, managing director of Global Philanthropy, president of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, will join the dialogue as a speaker and working group session co-chair.
Other working group sessions include Mobile Money and eEmpowerment, Banking the Unbanked, Small Business and Credit, The Role of Government in a Reset World, The Mortgage Crisis, Youth Economic Energy and Entrepreneurship, and Economic Disaster Preparedness
Davis' responsibilities include managing over $150 million in annual charitable giving, employee volunteerism, civic engagement and strategic corporate marketing programs at JP Morgan Chase.
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The HGFDS is the culmination of 20th anniversary celebrations for the financial dignity nonprofit. To learn how you can participate in the HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit visit http://www.operationhope.org.


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Meanwhile, the new layout at the intersection of Main and Depot streets seems to be working so well that it's tempting to wonder what all the handwringing that preceded it was about. That would however, dismiss too lightly the very real issues, risks and sacrifices that were undertaken by those charged with bringing the new configuration into being and those businesses which had to endure a summer's worth of construction and inconvenience. But now that it's more or less done, with construction close to winding down for the winter, it's possible to get a clearer view on how the new traffic rotary will not only improve the flow of vehicles through the main intersection of town, but open up - transform may (or may not be) too strong a term - the downtown to become a lot more visually attractive than it used to be.
First though, the traffic. We'll get our first real test of how well the twin roundabouts will perform this week when what we all hope will be the usual number of holiday visitors show up to shop and have fun around the Northshire. If the traffic flows smoothly without those awful long back-ups down Depot and Main streets, then it will be cause for celebration. Or we may find there's still a tweak or two that would be worth installing. Given the evidence to date, however, we're willing to bet that it's going to be a big improvement.
The more interesting aspect to the rotary is how it opens up the whole area. Gone are those dreary-looking telephone poles and the uninspired feel of the intersection. In its place has come something that is at once more contemporary and stylish, which shows off the New England feeling of the vicinity.
The implication of that is the town could leverage this change to become a locale that generates "buzz." It's indefinable, but you know it when you see it, read or hear about it. It's what the town had going for it through much of the 1980s and 90s when the retailing scene bloomed and Manchester became someplace cool to go to.
Somehow, and there are no shortage of theories as to why, that faded over the past 10 years. And simply replicating the formula from a quarter-century ago won't bring that back - and many would probably say that's fine. But a change-over like making the town's main intersection known for visual attractiveness and traffic efficiency, combined with other amenities like town wi-fi, park benches, a new Park House at the Rec Park, a new chamber of commerce visitor center - could be a spur to more development and more economic growth, not only of the consumer variety but in businesses involved in value-added goods and services.
It's interesting to study why some communities rise and fall. One which is clearly on the rise and full of "buzz" right now is Saratoga, N.Y. There, a large hi-tech center is helping push money through the neighborhood, but there's more to the equation than that. Rather, there seems to have been an outbreak of pro-active visionary fever that has seen a once-fading area that had enjoyed better days revive into something with - well, "buzz." There's no reason that couldn't happen here too.
That may be placing a lot on a traffic rotary that was meant to simply get cars through downtown more easily, but everything starts somewhere. Finally, congratulations are certainly in order to all the individuals and organizations that played important roles in bringing the Roundabout to fruition. From the first conversations among town leaders more than 20 years ago, through the TIC - Transportation Initiative Committee, led by Ron Mancini - to the efforts to secure federal funding by the last three town managers and groupings of select board members, all played significant roles.
The present leadership of John O'Keefe and Lee Krohn and the present Selectboard, and last but hardly least, Schultz Construction Corp., which has built the project with a lot of sensitivity to helping the town survive the changeover with as little impact as possible - all deserve a lot of credit for making a complex undertaking like this move from the drawing board to reality. It's not simple, and there were a lot of moving parts, any one of which could have really gummed things up if it had gone wrong.
We hear a lot about infrastructure and how as a nation, America isn't investing in some of its physical backbone like roadways, sewer lines, transportation and electrical transmission lines to compete in the 21st century. While the Roundabout is hardly in the same league - even though it seemed like a big fish for us to swallow - it shows that we can still do this. Now all we have to do is figure out to do it a little faster.
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The New FutureAngels.com Banner
The new banner is up on the FutureAngels.com web site for the 2009 season.
Who are the depicted players?
The 2008 banner had Angels minor leaguers who were now with the parent club. This year, I wanted to do something a little different. Most minor leaguers will never make the big leagues, players you've never heard of and will never hear about again.
At the same time, I wanted to honor Angels' minor league history. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know I've been writing about the history of the Statesville Owls, one of only two minor league teams the Angels had in their inaugural 1961 season.
The photo on the left is of George Conrad, who was an Owls pitcher that year. Conrad was 11-7 that year for Statesville with a 3.21 ERA. He struck out 172 in 168 innings — but also walked 116.
The next photo is of catcher Angel Diaz with the Butte Copper Kings in 1998. Signed by Tom Kotchman, Diaz was an organizational catcher who worked at every level in the system, including Triple-A Salt Lake in 2001. Organizational catchers lead a nomadic life, but they're invaluable because they provide depth at a critical position.
Joe Urso is second from the right, holding the bat. He's depicted with the Boise Hawks in 1992, his first professional season. Urso was in the organization as a player through 1997, when he became a coach and later a manager. Joe was listed at 5'7″ but there are those who will allege that's a stretch, pun intended … He was the endless butt of "short" jokes but incredibly popular. The Lake Elsinore Storm fans loved him so much that he was nicknamed "The Mayor." Urso's #7 was retired by the Storm a few years back. He's currently the head coach at University of Tampa, his alma mater.
Mark McLemore is the player on the right. He's wearing the uniform of the 1983 Peoria Suns in the Midwest League. Mark was only 18 at the time; his AVG/OBP/SLG that year were .240/.346/.280. Despite that total absence of power, he managed to play his way to the majors, starting full-time for the Angels at second base in 1987. His career ended in 2004 at age 39 with the Oakland A's, having notched nineteen seasons in the big leagues.
I've been collecting card sets for Angels minor league teams when and where I can find them. Some are incredibly expensive, not necessarily because of the players in the set but just that they're rare. They're a reminder of just how hideous minor league uniforms can be (e.g. Peoria). Sometimes you find cards for mascots, club executives, local personalities, sponsors, etc. Many of them are in black-and-white until the mid-1980s or so.
When I started doing photography for the minor league teams in 1998, one complaint I heard over and over again from the players was that they wanted action shots on their trading cards, not the posed photos. Every once in a while, I'll find a card where the player posed irreverently for his picture. Pitcher Jarrod Washburn posed as a batter. Right-handed hitting Tim Salmon posed as a left-handed batter. Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson posed with an unknown beverage in his hand.
Hmmm, maybe next year's banner should be all gag shots …


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I'm not saying all internships are bad but, unfortunately, a lot of them are just rip-offs. Specially on big 'cool' companies where there are plenty of eager aspirants waiting for the chance to take your position. You get on an unpaid internship thinking of the experience you would receive and how it would help you land a good job in the future. Instead you end up doing chores that have no learning value like picking up coffee and other stuff that the company would otherwise have to pay someone for.
Do you have any internship horror stories, or maybe a good experience you would like to talk about? Share on the comments!


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Presentation by 'Mean Girls' artists set for Oct. 9; photo gallery now online
Presentation by 'Mean Girls' artists set for Oct. 9; photo gallery now online
A presentation by artists of the "Mean Girls" exhibit at Penn State New Kensington is slated for noon to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the campus' Forum Theatre.
The artists' talk, "Keep an Eye Out for ... Mean Girls" focuses on their works and the effects of bullying. Jill Larson, curator of the exhibit and a participating artist, facilitates the discussion. Campus students, faculty and staff are asked to wear orange as a show of support for the anti-bullying campaign.
"Mean Girls" is a traveling exhibition that examines the dynamics of bullying by females. The multi-media display of paintings, drawings and sculptures is a community engagement project in which 10 national artists address the impact of bullying on young women. Open discussions to create dialogue are a part of the exhibit. The multimedia display, which features paintings, drawings and sculptures by 10 artists, opened Oct. 1 and runs through Oct. 31.
The campus has designated October as Bullying Awareness Month and will address issues regarding bullying and conflict resolution, and examine the issues from a fresh perspective. Bullying starts at an early age on the playground, moves to high school and on to college, and continues into the work place. Bullying between females takes many forms -- physical violence, verbal abuse and cyber-bullying. There are cellphone apps that were created for the specific purpose of bullying. Local school districts are encouraged to participate in the campus discussions.
A month-long series of activities complements the artists' presentation. The featured event is a discussion, "Mediation and Victim/Offender Dialog Programs," at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Art Gallery. The guest speakers are campus faculty members Jennifer Wood, associate professor of communications arts and sciences, and LaVarr McBride, instructor in administration of justice.
The presentation, talk and exhibit are free to the public. The New Kensington gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. For more information, call 724-334-6032.
For more about the exhibit, visit http://www.nk.psu.edu/45550.htm.
For photos of the exhibit, visit http://psnk.smugmug.com/.
Bill Woodard
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Tropical Mini-Bundt Cakes feature the fresh taste of mangoes
As much as I try to eat foods that are as local as possible, there are some edibles from faraway places that I just don't want to be without. Call me spoiled, and I will agree.
I savored my first taste of sweet, ripe and juicy mango during a trip to Jamaica when I was in college. I watched as the women in Ocho Rios walked the streets (this was way before it became a commercialized tourist attraction), balancing baskets of ruby-colored mangoes on their heads.
One day, my roommate and I bought one of those mysterious fruits and took it back to the place we were staying. A native who worked there prepared the chubby mango for us to eat. With a sharp knife, he cut two sides away from the fruit, revealing a long, flat, woody pit. Then, he told us how to eat it - straight out of the skin. Sweet, fragrant and full of tropical taste, that mango made me think I was in paradise as we sat outside in our swimsuits, mango juice dripping from my chin and running down my arms. I later learned that people in India call mangoes the fruit of the gods. I can see why.
Now, many years after my introduction to mangoes, I get as excited as a child in a candy store when I spy the first mangoes of the season in the grocery store in April. There are several varieties of mangoes that come from faraway places, each with its own color, texture and flavor. I've become very fond of the smaller, yellow and elongated Ataulfo mangoes from Mexico, also known as Champagne mangoes, with their velvety flesh and candied tropical flavor.
As with nearly all fruit, the most luscious flavor will come with full ripeness. When shopping for mangoes to eat as soon as you get home, give them a little squeeze. The most flavorful mangoes will feel soft, but not mushy or spongy. Ataulfo mangoes taste best when the thin outer cover becomes wrinkled, looking like human skin that's seen a little too much sun.
If you are buying mangoes to eat a few days later, choose the firm ones, take them home and put them in a brown paper bag to ripen on the kitchen counter.
I buy mangoes by the case this time of year. After all, their season doesn't last very long, peaking in May, so I need to eat them while they are here. Most times, even after stirring chopped mango into yogurt, scattering it over granola and tossing it into my favorite black bean salsa, the few last mangoes in the box will most often be very, very soft, best suited for a smoothie or pureed to add to Tropical Mini-Bundt Cakes.
These dainty little cakes are a wonderful addition to a spring or Easter brunch. Flavored with pureed sweet bananas and mangoes, along with a can of crushed pineapple, and spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and nutmeg, the individual serving-sized cakes are drizzled with sweet and tart lemon glaze. Add just a pinch of cardamom to the glaze if you like. Cardamom and lemon are natural go-togethers.
The cakes freeze well before they are glazed, so they can be baked up to a week before you are planning to serve them. Just thaw and glaze.
Tropical Mini-Bundt Cakes can be baked in traditional muffin tins. Tip them upside down and spoon glaze over the bottom of the little cake that becomes the top. Or slice the cupcakes through the middle and fill them with lemon curd blended with some whipped cream, forming a tiny layer cake. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
Tropical Mini-Bundt Cakes are a luscious sign from far away that Spring has arrived in the Midwest.
Tropical Mini-Bundt Cakes
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup pureed ripe banana (3 or 4 bananas, depending on size)
1 cup pureed ripe mango (about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds of mangoes)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 12 mini-bundt pans or cupcake pans.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and nutmeg into a bowl. Set aside.
In large bowl, use electric mixer to cream butter until light and fluffy. Add sugars, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing well between addition. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Add vanilla and crushed pineapple with juice and blend. Turn mixer to low speed and add sifted dry ingredients alternately with pureed banana and mango, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Put about 1/2 cup batter into each mini-bundt or fill cupcake pans halfway. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Tops of cakes will spring back when touched lightly with finger. Cool in pans for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
Spoon glaze over cakes and serve. Makes 12 to 18 cakes, depending on size.
Lemon Glaze
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
Whisk ingredients together until smooth. Spoon over cooled Tropical Mini-Bundt Cakes.
Tip from the cook
--The entire batter can be baked in a 12-cup Bundt pan to create one large cake. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until cake tests done with a wooden pick.


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By Radio.com Staff
Lady Gaga's new album Joanne will be released on October 21st.
Today, Gaga took to social media to further detail the inspiration behind the album's title.
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"#JOANNE How do you live every moment as your last in the name of someone who can't," she wrote. "Joanne was my father's sister. Died 1974. She was 19."
Joanne is also Gaga's middle name. See her post below.
#JOANNE How do you live every moment as your last in the name of someone who can't.
Joanne was my father's sister… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…—
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1996 R 1100RT with factory side and trunk cases. I weigh about 170 lbs or so. Owned the bike about a year and a half. I'm 54.
I am being faced with prostate surgery in the next 6 weeks or so. I know I have a several week recovery time, I plan to ask my physician about safe return to riding and heed the safe healing time.
I can manage but sometimes it is a chore to manage getting the RT onto it's center stand. I can manage the weight of the bike fairly well at a stop. Has anyone been in the state of life other than me, when did you get back to riding, and how well did you manage? How safe have you managed? I bought the bike for my wife and I to take day rides, we have done a few.
I am hoping to continue once healed. This is the heaviest bike I have owned, although I have never been happier on a bike than this.