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Me personally, I can not believe that Konoha is destroyed.
And now remember what Kakashi was thinking before his death.
He needs to do something great to save the village.
SO could he destroy that explosion with his space/time ?
Maybe he'll seal it away with Kamui. And then he will die and become a hero.
Not just a copy ninja who died cuz hes chakra ran out (lol).
Instaed of this, hell be given the name of " Kakashi the viage-saver" or smth.
That wud be a mich better death, dont u tink?


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Sparkly Kristen & Dakota at the NY Runaways Premiere...
1) Yay, The Runaways is out - whoop whoop!
2) How much do we love Kristen and Dakota in these dresses?
3) I GOT TO GO *bouncy bouncy bouncy* ... more to come on that soon ;)
See more pics at FierceBitchStew
- Lorabell
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I love Dakota's dress!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2010 at 5:56 AM
kristens dress looks a little slutty./sorryReplyDelete
Aw, everyone looks friggin' fantastic. I adore KStew's team brought out the pink lipstick.ReplyDelete
And I constantly forget how tiny (height wise) Joan is. I guess because she is bigger than life to me.
Also adore how hard-core rock ass Floria is.
Nah.. Kristen dress isn't slutty! *Kstew eye roll*ReplyDelete
They all look great. And Joan Jett looks great.. Btw, how old is she? I thought I heard she was 50 sum? (doesn't look it).
Loving Stew's whole getup: the hair, shoes, dress, makeup .. absolutely bootiful!
- AnonymousMarch 20, 2010 at 2:46 PM
I don't like Kristen dress, it shows a sad mistake, and i agree the size of the dress and the location, it looks a little bit slutty. Don't get me wrong, i adore Kristen , it's the dress i don't like.ReplyDelete

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Stevie Nicks returns this fall with a new album, her first solo release since 2011's In Your Dreams.
Today (Aug. 5), the first taste of that new album is here, with the audio and accompanying lyric video for "The Dealer" out now.
A mid-tempo rocker, "The Dealer" features multi-part harmonies and rootsy guitar, as well as occasional piano.
Related: Stevie Nicks Releasing New Album '24 Karat Gold – Songs from the Vault' in October
Much like Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler," "The Dealer" utilizes card game imagery in its lyrics. "I was the mistress of my fate / I was the card shark," Nicks sings. "If I'd've looked a little ahead / I'd've run away."
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[Web Link Palo Alto could get $5 million for new bike bridge]
[Web Link Editorial: A first step on bridge]
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 12:45 AM
Original post made on Aug 29, 2012
Comments (42)
This article is wrong. The existing Adobe Creek trail is not open 6 months every year. The trail has been closed for most of the last 2 years. It has been closed all of this summer. As far as I know, no reopening date has been announced. I am not optimistic about the trial opening anytime in the next 12 months.
The city needs to quit arguing about the details of the design of this bridge. Build whatever can be built the quickest.
This is a very important route for Palo Alto pedestrians and bicyclists. Families in southern Palo Alto love using this route to walk out to the Baylands for family outings or to bicycle out to Shoreline Park. Hundreds of commuters used to use it to get to work in the north Shoreline area. Most of these people have switched to cars while the trail is closed, further clogging Charleston Road and San Antonio Road that are already clogged by construction work.
Some people now use San Antonio Road instead (the most direct detour), but that is a very narrow road that has become much more dangerous in recent years since the JCC closed the old bike route through the parking lot on that location. Why can't Palo Alto at least paint bike lanes on San Antonio like Mountain View has on Rengstorff Road?
The new Permanente Creek Trail in Mountain View is beautiful, but that is a several mile detour (round trip) for many people. Also getting to the trail is complicated because of poorly marked bike routes and all the construction on Charleston and San Antonio.
Again, the city needs to quit arguing about the details of the design of this bridge. Build whatever can be built the quickest.
I don't think anybody cares what the bike bridge looks like, it is a bridge over an ugly highway, you can't see what it looks like if you are on it!
The tunnel has been useless for the past couple of years and is worse than that as people have climbed the fence to access it which makes it a potential hazard or death trap.
We don't have money to pay for anything more than a plain, regular bridge. Get it built so that Google employees can get to work by bike and kids can get to see a movie by bike safely.
"The existing underpass at the creek is only open for six months a year, which forces residents to rely on busier and more dangerous east-west connectors such as Oregon Expressway and San Antonio Avenue."
I agree that San Antonio is dangerous but Oregon Expressway? There is a bike bridge there.
Get it done (For once) Palo Alto!
We need an answer as to why the underpass has been closed for so long. Is it a coincidence that the underpass closed full time as soon as the bike bridge plans started to be discussed? It seems like there are a lot of politicians creating problems that need to be 'fixed' in very expensive ways.
The trail is closed because of construction on Hwy 101. I believe the construction is scheduled for 2 more years.
Yes it is strange how the underpass has been closed more lately. Of course many peoples preception of urgent need to replace path will also be impacted.
This story states that our city council unanimously and enthusiastically backed the proposed bike bridge. They need to be equally enthusiastic about balancing the city budget, and figuring out a way to fund our vital needs in infrastructure and public safety without yet another bond measure and tax increase.
It seems as though a majority of the funding for this project is coming by way of grant money. At least that's the hope. Serious consideration needs to be given however as to how much Palo Alto tax payers are going to be left on the hook for, and whether or not it is wise or affordable given our current financial condition. This project very much leans toward something desired as opposed to something essential. This argument is even more compelling considering our ongoing annual budget deficit, as well as the estimated 40-60 million dollar price tag on the absolutely essential needs that exist in public safety and infrastructure.
If this project does move forward with grant money, considering there will undoubtedly be the need for public money to be expended, the final design of the bridge in my opinion should be as affordable, simple, and basic as possible. We don't need or can afford the Mercedes Benz version with all the bells and whistles.
I understand that civic work and planning at all levels must go on despite these dire economic times. Again, I just wish I could see our city leaders and elected officials be as equally enthusiastic about balancing the budget and funding our vital civic needs. They must set some financial priorities and follow through with some responsibility and common sense.
Talk to Cal Trans about the closure of the tunnel. I believe its because of the huge amount of freeway construction going on right above it. Its prudent to close the tunnel until the Fwy project is complete. Its also probably mandated by some insurance policy tied to the construction. I think most understand this.
Cyclist and Jake: Nice conspiracy theory, but "closed" is right. The underpass has been closed so that they can build more freeway lanes to bring more noisy, polluting cars through Palo Alto and Mountain View on Hwy 101.
How's that for fairness? People who choose a less ecologically harmful transportation mode are forced to take long detours or to share dangerous overpasses with cars. Why? So cars are not inconvenienced by heavy traffic.
And "Really?" the Oregon Avenue overpass is an option for those whose trips take them that far north, but there are plenty of people in South Palo Alto and North Mountain View who don't want to bike an extra 15 minutes/3 miles round trip to take another ped/bike bridge. We would never expect drivers to make that kind of detour.
Welcome back Marrol.
Your eloquence on city fiscal matters has been missed and is definitely needed. Please continue and also find out what council candidates are planning to do to balance the budget.
Stanford offered to pay $10 million for new public trails in Palo Alto. This is the biggest need (by far) for a new trail in Palo Alto. Get it done now.
Much agreed that this bridge just needs to be built a the most reasonable price.
In my opinion, the design is nice, but completely unnecessary.
A simple, inexpensive bridge would be nice, but the tunnel was already done and worked just fine. We used to use it all the time - you could even get a close look at the baby ducks! Our kids loved riding our bikes through there.
The freeway construction is unnecessary (if what they are doing is STILL the extra car pool lane!) and should never have been done to close the tunnel.
Caltrans and PA need to quit wasting money on unnecessary work.
Simply Irritated!
Just a thought I raise from time to time: From all I've read about this bike bridge, including the several articles here and the comments, it would appear that many people who work at the various high-tech plants either currently bike to work, or would do so if a better and safer access were provided, as this bridge. I also read recently that with profits so high, huge amounts of cash have been accumulated in companies like Google, Apple, Oracle and more. If they all got together and donated a million each, in a way that gives them a tax benefit, the money for the bridge would be there. Just think of the good will that would be generated by these companies actually contributing to the community from which they draw employees and other services. Mt. View seems to have the right idea in diverting property taxes from its industrial base to pay for its bike bridge and Shoreline Park improvements. Perhaps some of our "gushing" council members could approach these companies with this suggestion. But then of course some people will say I'm a naive dreamer!
Please just open the bridge under the freeway for now?
What is wrong with simply installing a six (6) foot block sea wall along the bay side of the path and it curves under the freeway, with a sum pump in it incase way for some slim chance gets around it and on the path? That a $75,000 fix instead of multi millions on a new bridge. It a quick and it can't be seen from the freeway.
I ride my bike frequently through town. Not as far south as the people above in this thread. Nor do I care to head out to the Baylands. Please understand I'm not trying to pick on any individual or suggest that their perception of need is incorrect.
Nevertheless, I have grown tired of the "what's fair" argument and the cars vs. bikes funding argument, the Stanford has the money - make them spend it on us argument. If the money is available and it doesn't hurt our city's first priorities, great. But I don't think that is the case knowing our city's budget concerns.
The bike bridge might be nice to have, but it doesn't need to be a 24K-gold bridge.
The 101 construction is for entrance/exit lanes, it is not expanding capacity per se. And it is funded by county sales tax dollars that were voter approved. So please know the facts of how it is funded, that it was voted in by a 2/3 county majority --- get over it, your fellow citizens voted for it, move on. Sorry that the tunnel is closed, but the alternative of having the tunnel collapse (by accident) is not worth the risk.
As for Stanford trails $$$ --- Stanford earmarked that money for trails on Stanford land (by agreement BTW), not somewhere down by the bay. Again - people wanting to take/use someone else's money. Why is it that people feel that Stanford should pay for everything around here?
If the bridge can be funded/granted without impacting the CPA budget, great. But frankly there are much higher priorities for the city that affects the greater good of all citizens. Especially the infrastructure issues we are facing.
I feel compelled to respond to the writer's statement that project is getting "resistance from Stanford's campus residents". This is not accurate. It met resistance from SOME Stanford residents. Some other Stanford residents support the project.
This is such an important bike/ped connector across the huge 101 which is EXCLUSIVELY dedicated to cars. It connects walkers and bikers to baylands and commuter points to the south. It is very important. Please get it done quickly. Using San Antonio overpass is really not comfortable for any but the most experienced bicyclists, and it is not safe at all for young children on bikes.
The Lefkowitz Tunnel has always been problematic with frequent flooding, closure half of the year--and recently, closure most of the last two years to accomodate construction on the 101 to add capacity for cars.
Please get the bike bridge done!!!!!! As we watch hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on the 101--exclusively for cars, it would be great to get a (relatively speaking) micro-portion of that money spent on this important project so that walkers and bikers can get across that river of cars safely and conveniently all year round.
@ Mark: Excellent idea! Why not spend far less money and fix what we already have?
This whole project is crazy. No matter what other agency we get money from it's all barrowed money no one has. It's stealing from our kids and grandkids. The county, the state, and the feds dont have any money they are all in debt up to their ey balls. Stop spending other peoples money.
Let's do the math:
* 74,000 bike trips per year.
* works out to 200 - 300 trips per day.
* assuming round trips, then it's 100 - 150 bike riders/day
* so the number of unique riders will be somewhat less 500? 1000?
And the city wants to spend $5,000 - $10,000 per rider.
And how does this compare to all the other projects listed by the Infrastructure Commisssion? like replacing the public safety facilities which don't meet the standards for earthquake safety & storing evidence?
Or how about the roads, the Muni center, the refurishing of fire stations?
This is an example where the city council refuses to take care of the assets that the city already has, and spends money on boutique projects that service a small minority.
"Really", the Oregon bridge is a non-ADA compliant crossing not designed for bikers and wheelchair users. It's blind curves, lack of width, steep slope, and retrofit baffles to counter that slope make it difficult for wheelchair users and family bikers towing kid trailers to pass it.
Not to mention that it leaves users off on the wrong side of a busy East Bayshore Road with no light or crosswalk to get across to the actual Baylands.
In recent years, bike bridges have gone up in Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Belmont. Not sure how those were funded, but it is nice to see Palo Alto finally getting its act together.
re @crescent park dad - the money was *not* earmarked for trails on Stanford Land. It was intended to compensate the community for the lost of spur trails that extended from the Dish Trail. The intended beneficiaries are people in the area - on and off campus - who would have used those trails and seek other recreational opportunities.
I live in a neighborhood near Stanford, and use the Dish Trail and many other trails in the area in the hills and by the bay. Access to the beautiful Baylands is much more appealing than jogging around Stanford Campus.
Common sense: The article didn't say there would be 74,000 bike trips, but that "74,000 people would use the new bridge annually."
That said, I agree that the city is off again on building another monument to itself. Council will surely pick the most expensive design ($9 million) and ultimately the cost will double.
Meanwhile, council is planning to put one or more bond issues or sales tax increases on the ballot to pay for infrastructure and a police building.
1. I agree with many of the other posters: build something safe and effective and that's it. If the tunnel can be retrofitted cheaply, then do that. No need for a work of art. This is crossing a highway, not a garden! Throughout this area, there are plenty of examples of bicycle routes that are hardly beautiful but get the job done. And there are also those that are beautiful by accident and not by design. I think we're doing it wrong if the opening of a new piece of infrastructure involves a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
2. As a separate matter, I think any road project should always have to provide funding for pedestrian and bicycle routes that need to be built or improved as a result of the road, whether temporary or permanent. How is it at all sensible for a bicycle route to be closed for a long period of time due to road construction? The same standard should be applied to pedestrian and bicycle routes as to auto routes: an occasional weekend closure is permissible (and newsworthy), but not more than that.
I agree with the previous comment. It is unfair and possibly illegal for Caltrans to close a major bicycle route for years because of highway construction. Caltrans should pay for this bridge. The entire cost of the bridge is just a tiny fraction of what Caltrans is spending on the new freeway ramps that they are building right now.
Santa Clara County (thats you and me) has a $240,000,000 budget deficit. So where is the $6 million dollars Palo Alto is requesting from the county supposed to come from? The Weekly fails to state that reserve money Stanford gave the county is in a "reserve" fund but fails to mention county supervisors used that "reserve" to reduce the budget numbers. Palo Alto insists they have a $4 million dollar deficit (not counting the $300 million they have in various "reserve" funds)but the city somehow came up with hundreds of thousands of dollars for multiple bridge designs. Again, the Weekly fails to mention the costs associated with the bridge designs. The skyrocketing and ballooning ignorance of local politicians who insist on spending taxpayer money for their pet projects and continuing the cycle of deficit spending is truly amazing.
1. I agree with many of the other posters: build something safe and effective and that's it. If the tunnel can be retrofitted cheaply, then do that. No need for a work of art. This is crossing a highway, not a garden!
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Admire the ones who spend less
Let Katrina victims, New Orleans, poorer states,teh unemployed, use FEDERAL money
DECLARE PALO ALTO A FEDERAL MONEY FREE ZONE until budget is balanced, debt declining at least !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can we tax the poor across the entire country to build us a"bike bridge" to no where?????
There are OTHER PATHS to these locations, nez pa?
Agree with @stanford and @carfree. The reason we need to go back and retrofit these crossings is that the freeway system was initially not designed with all road users in mind so highways became a major barrier to biking and walking in the region.
Today, Caltrans has a "Complete Streets" policy following California state law. New construction and upgrades need to consider multiple uses. Doing it right the first time is cheaper than retrofitting.
Unfortunately, we are currently paying for the legacy of older inadequate designs.
I agree whole hearted;u with Merrol and common sense.
$$$ a resident... 74,000 people from Palo Alto with a resident population of about 62,000? And the 62,000 includes many children and seniors who don't ride or would not likely walk across such a bridge - very many miles to and from for most. Perhaps Mr. Sheyner will review that statement and amend if necessary.
Balance the budget. Follow the Infrastructure Commission's recommendations before spending money we don't have on this "want" which is not a "need".
How about fixing infrastructure with general fund money and putting items like this bridge up to a vote?
What is so wrong about using the San Antonio bridge? There is a sidewalk to ride on, which I have used for decades, long before the tunnel and whenever it is closed in the winter (high water).
City Council: Please do not squander millions of dollars on a stylish bike bridge. If a new bike bridge must be built, then make it safe, usable, accessible, etc. Do NOT spend millions of tax dollars, where ever it comes from, to make a ridiculous statement, or gateway, or some other ill conceived 'vision' in the name of Palo Alto. Just a bridge, nothing more, thank you.
While using the existing tunnel seems like a good idea, it didn't work, unfortunately. Because this solution would be quick and easy, the PA Bicycle Advisory Committee (PABAC) thoroughly pursued this idea, asking after various ways to make it work, including a higher flood wall, or a tunnel in or adjacent to the creek passage, or a type of barrier that would fold down and be easy to clean of mud, etc.
The problems are that, according to the Water District which owns and controls the passage, the full capacity of the existing passage is needed to prevent flooding upstream in high rain etc. Solutions which involved occasional flooding of the path mean that the path is not really open year round, plus the path gates need to be closed before it might flood so that users don't get drowned, and it costs money to monitor those creek levels, and to open and close the gates, and to clean the mud from the path.
I don't recall the exact annual cost to the city of the current operation (where the passage is simply closed through the rainy season) but I think it is about $100K, and maybe five times that to repeatedly reopen and clean the path after each flooding. Considering that a bridge can be expected to last 50 years, it pays for itself through avoided expensive maintenance.
The new tunnel option was potentially but not certainly cheaper than a bridge, and had its own challenges, including that CalTrans does not want new tunnels bored under its freeways.
Council was presented with the option of a cheaper narrower bridge, or one that could more comfortably and safely accommodate all users and future growth. I think they made the right decision.
The wiggly nature of the bridge ramps is not to be fancy. It is rather to accommodate the constraints of the site, including high voltage power lines, the creek channel itself, private property, and a reasonable slope to the ramps.
"The voluminous plan aims to make the city one of the nation's top-tier biking destinations, "
So the main thrust behind this plan is not to make biking easier for Palo Alto residents--it is to feed the ego of certain individuals in Palo Alto.
Clearly our city leaders want to be able to stand before this overpriced structure and pat themselves on the back for another job well done. Do they really think that people will rush to bike in Palo Alto because of this bridge? How about paying attention to the city's pressing needs??
"Council was presented with the option of a cheaper narrower bridge, or one that could more comfortably and safely accommodate all users and future growth. I think they made the right decision."
I, for one, am not surprised that Cedric really likes the more expensive, overpriced option. I have yet to see any sort of fiscal responsibility from him or the people who share his environmental pipe dream.
I value Cedric's inputs as reasonably factual and well researched. I'll note that I really like living in Palo Alto, which compared to most other cities is definitely "the more expensive, overpriced option."
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] Educate yourself and at least read the introduction to the Bike/Ped Plan before applying your biases to extrapolate from one inaccurate line in an article. The plan's aim is not to make the city a biking "destination", but "to increase walking and biking rates to ambitious (yet achievable) levels..." The plan includes great maps of existing conditions and proposed changes to the bike/ped networks, to close gaps, improve access, etc. Most of the elements are not big ticket items like barrier crossings, but rather bike lanes or boulevards, improved signage, spot intersection improvements, maintenance, etc.
The plan can be downloaded from www.CityOfPaloAlto.org/bike (note: this is the final draft of May 2012, not the final document, and it took me a few tries to download: it timed out, but then it finally came through). From the Plan's Introduction, under 1.1 Purpose:
"The 2011 City of Palo Alto Bicycle + Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP 2011) strategically guides public and private investments in non-motorized transportation facilities and related programs. The Plan complies with state eligibility requirements for Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) funds, as well as updates citywide priorities within the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Bicycle Expenditure Plan (BEP).
"The BPTP 2011 expands the 2003 Bicycle Transportation Plan to include coverage of pedestrian issues, priorities, and design standards in addition to revising the proposed bikeway network and design guidelines. It will also be adopted as part of the City�s revised Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element, which is undergoing an update process in 2012. From planning citywide networks to reviewing private development proposals, the BPTP 2011 contains the policy vision, design guidance, and specific recommendations to increase walking and biking rates to ambitious (yet achievable levels) over the next decade and beyond � rates that will be instrumental in helping achieve local and regional targets for accommodating new growth, maintaining mobility, and reducing overall environmental impacts."
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"Tool, don't be such a tool. Educate yourself and at least read the introduction to the Bike/Ped Plan before applying your biases to extrapolate from one inaccurate line in an article. "\
The line is accurate--this is about ego and the city--some of our city leaders have clearly stated that they want PA to be a biking destination and to be better than Portland, Oregon. Those are the facts
"As for your cheap shot at my fiscal responsibility, cowardly fired from anonymity, it is indeed cheap because you clearly haven't invested the time to read my many other posts which would disprove your false claim. Next time you want to talk tough, use your real name so your friends, neighbors, and colleagues will know how you conduct yourself online."
Cedric, you seem to have major issues with people disagreeing with you and criticizing your comments and views. My comments, which are my opinions, are just that---opinions. Unfortunately you are not open to the opinions of others when they are in disagreement with yours. You immediately launch into a diatribe in which you label me as "cowardly" and my comments as "cheap" and also label them as "false" and claim that I am "talking tough". I guess when you do all the things your ail against it is okay-the pot is calling the kettle black.
The Plan states:
"Policy T-39: To the extent allowed by law, continue to
make safety the first priority of citywide transportation
planning. Prioritize pedestrian, bicycle, and automobile
safety over vehicle level-of-service at intersections."
Somehow policy that appears to have been lost in the current compromise implementations.
Unless bicycles, automobiles and pedestrians are EACH provided with dedicated pathways the result will be a compromise that encourages dangerous and deadly mixingof dramatically different modes of transportation.
The key is the elimination of parking on one side of every street on which the city wants to establish bikeways and then to have dedicated bikeways with their own traffic control signs and lights at every intersection.
No doubt that bikes are here to stay but why not learn from the experience of European countries who learned long ago that mixing cars and bikes does not work. Or do we have to be really dumb and learn the hard way?
"Perhaps the most important reason for the higher levels of cycling in northern
Europe—especially among women, children, and the elderly—is that cycling is much
safer there than in the USA. Both fatality and injury rates are much higher for cyclists in
the USA compared to Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Averaged over the years
2002 to 2005, the number of American bicyclist fatalities per 100 million km cycled was
5.8, compared to 1.7 in Germany, 1.5 in Denmark, and 1.1 in the Netherlands (see Figure
3). Thus, cycling is over five times as safe in the Netherlands as in the USA, which
probably explains why the Dutch do not perceive cycling as a dangerous way to get
around. "
"The provision of separate cycling facilities is the cornerstone of Dutch, Danish,
and German policies to make cycling safe and attractive to everyone. They are designed
to feel safe, comfortable, and convenient for both young and old, for women as well as
men, and for all levels of cycling ability. "
I believe that pedestrians, bicyclist and automobiles should all be accomodate on public thoroughfares whenever each can be accommodated safely.
We have long ago separated pedestrians and cars.
We prohibit pedestrians and bicycles from freeways.
We prohibit bicycles from sidewalks in heavily trafficked pedestrian areas.
It is unwise to mix pedestrians, bicycles and cars.
Public policy which encourages mixing of pedestrians, bicycles and/or cars is simply stupid.
The European data on the dramatically improved safety of separating pedestrians, bicycles and cars is unambiguous.
I believe that we should be providing SEPARATE rights of way for pedestrians, for bicycles and automobiles and until we do there will be unnecessary and avoidable injuries and deaths.
Compromises with safety are just that - compromises. And when a 4000 lb car encounters a 200 lb bicyclist the physics are clear that the bicyclist will lose.
Claiming the 'right' to mix with cars carries with it the very real possibility of being dead right.
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Getting to the issue at hand, there should be a bridge built, but a simple one that will not cost the residents of Palo Alto--we have enough infrastructure issues that we cannot afford to spend money on fancy bridges, despite what some of our elite members of the community want.
Tool, you had written: "I, for one, am not surprised that Cedric really likes the more expensive, overpriced option. I have yet to see any sort of fiscal responsibility from him or the people who share his environmental pipe dream."
If your comment was truly not meant as an insult, then I apologize if my response offended you in turn.
Perhaps we can all agree to express our differences of opinion politely, and to carefully phrase our words (given that the written word conveys neither tone nor body language which can help smooth in-person communication).
I maintain my belief that if people post under their real names, they have more incentive to remain polite.
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Belk Bowl: Cincinnati beats Duke
The last month was pure chaos for quarterback Brendon Kay and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
That made Thursday night's Belk Bowl victory all the more rewarding.
Duke running back Josh Snead fumbled at the Cincinnati 5 with 1:20 left and Kay threw an 83-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce with 44 seconds to go, lifting the Bearcats to an improbable 48-34 win over the Blue Devils.
The Bearcats won without former head coach Butch Jones and both coordinators who helped guided them to the postseason.
Kay, who set a Belk Bowl record with four touchdown passes and was named the game's MVP, called it a "huge win."
"It's really been chaos for the last month … pure chaos," Kay said. "We've played it off as it hasn't been but it was pure chaos from the time we found out (Jones) he was leaving."
Almost as chaotic as their latest win.
With the score tied at 34 and Duke driving for a go-ahead score, Snead fumbled and Kay capitalized with his go-ahead scoring pass to Kelce. Nick Temple capped the wild finish with a 55-yard interception return with 14 seconds left.
"We were figuring we might get one more shot as an offense and when we got the fumble we looked at each other and said we've worked way too hard to quit now," Kay said.
Kay quickly took advantage of the change in momentum after the Snead fumble, finding Kelce down the middle on a seam route. Kelce got behind the Duke defense and caught the ball in stride, racing the final 60 yards to the end zone as Blue Devils fans looked on in stunned silence.
It was a play called Left Texas 60, Y Go Burst, with three receivers running seam routes.
"I threw the ball and I was just hoping he would turn and look," Kay said. "He wasn't looking until the last second and it worked out great."
Kay also threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Ralph David Abernathy, and 25-yard scoring strikes to Anthony McClung and Chris Moore. George Winn also ran for a 46-yard touchdown for Cincinnati.
"I felt like a point guard dishing out the ball," Kay said. "The guys were making plays."
Cincinnati (10-3) finished with its fifth 10-win season in six years.
"That was one of our goals," said Bearcats interim coach Steve Stripling.
Duke quarterback Sean Renfree threw for 358 yards – another Belk Bowl record – for the Blue Devils (6-7), who were seeking their first bowl win since 1961. Conner Vernon, the ACC's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards, had 10 catches for 119 yards and a touchdown in his final game for the Blue Devils.
But the big play for Duke was Snead's fumble.
"It's heartbreaking because we wanted to win this game for our seniors," Snead said. "But as a team, we're going to learn from this and build off the momentum from this. I've got great teammates. They encouraged me to keep my head up. If you have a little adversity, you've got to face it."
Duke coach David Cutcliffe said the loss was tough to swallow.
"This feeling in our guts is not very good right now," Cutcliffe said. "But we're going to move forward with this. The biggest insult we can give our seniors is to not move forward from this and we will do this."
Duke, which came in having allowed 51 points and an average of 294.5 yards rushing over its previous four games, struggled to stop Cincinnati after the first quarter.
The Bearcats piled up 554 total yards of offense, including 130 yards on the ground by Winn. Duke wasn't too shabby on offense, either, combining with the Bearcats for a Belk Bowl-record 1,114 yards.
Cincinnati trailed 16-0 before rattling off 27 straight points to seemingly take control, and the big turning point came courtesy of linebacker Greg Blair.
With Duke leading 16-3 and looking for more, Renfree fired a pass over the middle for running back Jela Duncan, who lunged for the goal line but was hit by Blair and fumbled. Blair recovered and suddenly the Bearcats had a shot.
"That seemed to fire us up on the sidelines," Blair said. "It gave us some life."
A short time later, Kay connected with McClung to cut the Duke lead to 16-10. Kay's second scoring pass to Abernathy capped a 98-yard drive in the final two minutes of the first half and gave the Bearcats their first lead.
NOTES: Duke punter Will Monday set a Belk Bowl record with a 79-yard punt. … The two teams set a combined record for most first downs in the Belk Bowl.


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World Series Rematch – Advantage, Phillies
The losing streak, 6 long, depressing games, is finally over! And the cure to what ails the Phillies? You guessed it – Road Trip! Landing in Tampa to play their 2008 World Series foes, the Phillies rolled right over the Tampa Bay Rays tonight. Notching 6 runs in the first half of the 1st inning set the tone for the game. Some good pitching, lots of hitting, a few home runs and a trio of Rays errors got the job done.
Jamie Moyer put forth a great effort tonight and allowed just one run in 6 innings of work; he struck out 4, walked 3 and allowed 5 hits. Former Phillie, Pat Burrell, was mystified by his old teammate, going 0-2 with a walk against Moyer. Sorry Pat – and yes, we still miss your presence :O(
As for the offense, Chase Utley was on fire tonight! He went 3 for 5 with a single, double and a home run, driving in 4 runs. Shane Victorino joined the Utley-Show with 2 hits, 2 walks and an RBI. The rookie, John Mayberry, stood out tonight as well with a 3-run homer. Yesterday at the Phillies Phestival, Mayberry was told by a fan, "I am glad to see you here in the big leagues!"; Mayberry responded with, "So am I." He showed his gratitude tonight. Mayberry is now batting .292 with 3 homers and 7 RBI in 24 at-bats.
A few more rookies / new Phillies were given the opportunity to shine tonight, as more players are down with injuries (Condrey put on DL today; Lidge & Eyre still out; Ibanez still out with groin strain). Tyler Walker pitched 2 scoreless innings and then Sergio Escalona handled the 9th; Escalona nailed down the final 3 outs and the Phillies went on to win, 10-1.
In other injury / illness news, Ryan Howard did join the team today after an infection that sidelined him for a few days. Howard served as the DH and went 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI. Great to see Ryan feeling better!
Be sure to check out my PHOTO ALBUM from yesterday's Phillies Phestival in case you missed it earlier today.
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'Made in USA' polishes Apple's image
The Mac is coming back to America, but it's unclear whether Apple's decision to manufacture one line of computers at home is a serious shift in corporate strategy or a much-needed PR adjustment.
In recent years, Apple's been both the darling and bad boy of the corporate world: Its Mac, iPhone and iPad are loved, but it has a growing rap sheet.
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The Justice Department says Apple tried to fix e-book prices, the company depends on cheap Chinese labor to turn big profits and Apple, like many global firms, is holding billions in cash overseas — an issue President Barack Obama hit hard on the campaign trail as an injustice to American workers and taxpayers. Apple has even taken a hit in the stock market: A few months ago, it peaked at over $700 per share but opened Thursday under $550 per share — a drop of more than 20 percent.
With the climate in Washington growing warmer for major corporate tax reform, the Mac decision could indicate that Apple is pivoting back toward labeling its goods as "Made in the USA." Or it could just be a way of getting good press and winning a few more friends in the nation's capital at a time when Apple's image needs a makeover. In one presidential debate in October, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tussled over the very question of why the iPhone and iPad are not made in America and what policymakers could do to bring manufacturing to the U.S.
( Also on POLITICO: Apple CEO: We'll make Macs in U.S.)
Apple CEO Tim Cook told NBC's Brian Williams in an interview that airs Thursday night at 10 p.m. EST that the company has been good for American workers and wants to do better.
"We've been working for years on doing more and more in the United States," he said in announcing the Mac decision in an interview for Williams's "Rock Center." He said the company will spend $100 million on manufacturing in the U.S. with contract manufacturers sometime in 2013. But beyond that, Apple has been silent on the details of the move, including which line of its Mac computer will be made in the U.S. and how many jobs that might mean for American workers.
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"Let's not pop the champagne corks yet. This is a relatively small number of jobs yet this is still an unequivocal step in the right direction," said Jared Bernstein, a former economic adviser to the White House and now a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "Apple is the world's largest company in terms of market cap and a firm that has clearly taken advantage of globalization. … For them to move some production back here is very much in sync with the administration's manufacturing agenda."
With this year's introduction of the incredibly popular iPhone 5 and iPad Mini, as well as a gaggle of revitalized products like a new iMac and a 4th generation full-size iPad, the company has given its fan base plenty to be pleased with. But 2012 also saw Apple beleaguered by reports of overseas suicides and a rough working environment — as well as a pair of explosions — at Chinese factories run by Foxconn, a Taiwanese firm, which churns out its products.


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Back when Ed Sheeran appeared on Saturday Night Live last April, one of his two performances included the biting "Don't" along with lead single "Sing."
Now, as new album X starts to roar toward its late June release, more music is trickling out from Sheeran's sophomore release, with a full studio version of "Don't" hitting the Internet today (June 12).
Related: Taylor Swift Made a Needlepoint with a Drake Lyric for Ed Sheeran Because Best Friends Do That
"Don't," which continues the string of high profile producers on Sheeran's new record with production from Benny Blanco and Rick Rubin, continues the Pharrell-produced "Sing"'s penchant for soulful, falsetto-laden crooning.
The song is purportedly about none other than Ellie Goulding, with whom Sheeran was once romantically linked but may or may not have cheated on him.
For awhile, the relationship apparently went good — "loves the way I treat her / Singing out Aretha/ All over the track like a feature," he sings.


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Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in the parish of Hanbury in Staffordshire, Herefordshire or Worcestershire; or in Handborough, a parish in Oxfordshire. Hanbury literally means "high or chief fortified place," from the Old English words "heah" + "burh." The Staffordshire parish dates back to c.1185 when it was first listed as Hambury. The Herefordshire and Worcestershire parishes date back to Saxon times as Heanburh c. 765 and later were listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) as Hambyrie. Handbourgh literally means "hill of a man called Hagena of Hana," from the Old English personal name + "beorg." In this case, it was listed in the Domesday Book as Haneberge. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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Oxfordshire where in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, we found Walter de Haneber, or Haneberowe; and Robert de Haneberge listed at that time. The Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum Roll that was taken during the reigns of Henry III-Edward I., Richard de Hanburgh was listed in Northamptonshire; Alex, de Haneburgo was in Staffordshire; and John de Haneber was listed in Oxfordshire. Kirby's Quest listed Thomas de Haneberwe and John de Haneberwe in Somerset in the first year of Edward III reign. [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print. Years later, Phillip de Handbury was listed as rector of Wells, Norfolk in 1327. [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Later the Hanbury family held estates in Church Langton, Leicestershire where "the church is an ancient and stately structure in the decorated English style, of remarkably light and elegant design. The Rev. William Hanbury, for many years incumbent of the parish, and remarkable for his benevolence, and his taste for the cultivation of trees, of which he had extensive plantations, in 1767 bequeathed the profits arising from his nurseries at different periods, to trustees, for the erection of a splendid church in the parish, and for the endowment of colleges, schools, hospitals, and literary and charitable institutions of every description." [5]CITATION[CLOSE]
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A patrol investigator with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office has been fired after he was accused of lying on the witness stand during a preliminary hearing in a drug case.
Marc Ferguson, a 23-year police veteran with the Pontiac Police Department and the Sheriff's Office, lied about opening a package containing marijuana at a Pontiac shipping company before obtaining a search warrant, officials said Tuesday.
The incident occurred in June 2011, and the statement occurred during a subsequent preliminary exam in a case involving California resident Anastacio Payan.
�Shortly after Ferguson's testimony, the assistant prosecutor working the case was interviewing witnesses in preparation for trial.
"One of the witnesses said 'The officer opened that package in my presence,'" Oakland County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Paul Walton said.
The assistant prosecutor who was working the case recalled Ferguson's prior testimony. She was told by a second witness that Ferguson opened the package before obtaining the warrant.
"Then she knew immediately that she had an officer that lied under oath," Walton said.
The assistant prosecutor notified her supervisor, and the information quickly made its way to Walton and Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper.
"There was no hesitation on the prosecutor's part," Walton said. "She said 'Dismiss the case.'"
Following an internal investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, Ferguson -- who was a Pontiac police officer when the incident occurred -- will not be charged criminally. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said the main reason that Ferguson will not face charges is to guarantee that he will never work in law enforcement again.
"He doesn't deserve to wear the badge anymore, and we want to make sure he is not a law enforcement officer again," McCabe said.
"We have had four cases handled in the last several years involving police officers in the county where we charged them criminally (and they were acquitted and got their jobs back)."
McCabe noted a case where a police officer in another jurisdiction was accused of stealing a gift card during the execution of a search warrant, an officer who was accused of a physical assault, an officer accused of improper use of a Taser on a person and a deputy at the Oakland County Jail who was accused of hitting a female inmate's head against the cement floor.
Following each acquittal, arbitration boards ruled that the accused officer should be reinstated, sometimes with full back pay and benefits.
"One of the toughest cases to prove is perjury," McCabe said.
"We consulted with the Prosecutor's Office. We feel the best way to keep this guy off the streets is to just go straight to arbitration."
McCabe said the size of the department, as well as the skill of its investigators, were the reasons Ferguson's investigation was handled internally.
"We have professionals that are trained to do (internal investigations)," he said.
"We are called to do investigations for other agencies in Oakland County all the time. Our guys are highly trained. We're going to use the guys that we know do the best job."
Cooper agreed with the results of the internal investigation.
"If we're talking about perjury, it is a difficult proof in court," she said.
"We have great faith in whatever (the Sheriff's Office does), in terms of doing the right thing. We have a very fine working relationship."
Attorney James L. Gaylon Jr. , who represented Payan, said Payan told him that Ferguson knew the contents of the box before a search warrant was obtained.
"At one point, detective Ferguson (asked) my client 'What do you got in the box, 78 pounds of marijuana?' That was before the box was allegedly searched," Gaylon said.
"Either Detective Ferguson was psychic or dirty if he can predict how much marijuana, pound for pound, was in that box without having seen it."
Ferguson made a statement indicating that a "strong odor of marijuana" was emanating from the box, Gaylon said, but no other investigators or witnesses noted that.
"I've been doing this job for 23 years," Gaylon said.
"Sometimes my gut instinct tells me someone's lying on the stand, but knowing you're lying and proving you're lying are two different things. I was convinced Detective Ferguson was lying on the stand. I was convinced he was lying in order to keep his case solid."
McCabe took issue with that statement, noting that the investigation would have begun "way back then" if Gaylon had informed authorities of his belief after the preliminary exam.
"That attorney is an officer of the court, supposedly of the highest moral and ethical standards, and if he believed back then that the officer lied on the stand, I'd like to know why he didn't notify the Prosecutor's Office or the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and say 'I believe you guys have a dirty cop here,'" he said.
"It rings pretty hollow in my book. We did what we had to do and we will always do the right thing at the Sheriff's Office."
Cooper said her office focuses on ethics every day.
"I have always told my prosecutors -- I tell them every day, and I tell them in training -- that ethics comes first, and that it's our job to do justice," she said.
The case was dismissed Sept. 24, Walton said, and the Prosecutor's Office then began reviewing about 100 then-active cases that Ferguson was listed as a witness for. In each case, prosecutors had to determine whether they had enough evidence to try the case after striking Ferguson from the witness list.
If the answer was yes, Ferguson's name was struck from the witness list and the case proceeded; if the answer was no, the case was dismissed. Including cases in which Ferguson was the sole affiant, 16 cases were dismissed.
Walton acknowledged that more cases may be eligible for review, but he said it would be impossible for officials to review every case Ferguson has testified in over his 23-year career. A longtime member of the Pontiac Police Department, he was one of many officers hired by the Sheriff's Office when they took over policing duties for the city, which made the change due to ongoing financial problems.
"The issue is he lied in this event," Walton said.
"We can't equate that he lied 23 years ago. I know he lied at this point, and going forward, he's going to affect our cases."
Walton said his office immediately shared the information with the Sheriff's Office.
"They understood we were going to end up having to dismiss a lot of cases," he said.
"Obviously they were disappointed, but they understood and they took the necessary actions they needed to from an employment status and looking forward.
"(Oakland County Undersheriff Mike) McCabe repeatedly said 'This will not be tolerated,' and that sentiment is echoed by the prosecutor."
Walton applauded the assistant prosecutor who reported Ferguson's false testimony.
"We're very proud of the courage the assistant prosecutor had to immediately address this issue," Walton said.
"There was no hesitation on her part."
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Challenge leads to fan interference call
By Jamie Ross / MLB.com
TORONTO -- Blue Jays manager John Gibbons successfully challenged for fan interference in the top of the ninth inning in what ended as a 3-1 victory on Friday night against the Cardinals.
With one out and Blue Jays closer Casey Janssen in to pitch, Tony Cruz sent a high fly ball into foul territory.
Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista tracked the ball toward the stands about halfway down the line, and he seemed to have a clear angle to make the out.
But the outstretched hand of a young fan collided with Bautista's glove, allowing the ball to drop to the ground -- the play was ruled a foul ball.
After a review of one minute, 43 seconds, the call was overturned, and Cruz was ruled out. Janssen went on to retire Matt Carpenter to secure the win for the Blue Jays.
Jamie Ross is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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By now, you've certainly heard all about the tragic demise of 27-year-old aspiring rapper Kenny Clutch, who was shot Thursday morning on the Las Vegas Strip. You've probably also heard all the grisly details: How gunfire pounded into his Maserati caused a crash with a taxi, killing both the driver and passenger--who had nothing to do with the original altercation.
What you probably don't know, and are wondering, is: Who exactly is Kenneth Cherry Jr., who rapped under the stage name Kenny Clutch? Here are five details about the young man that will shed some light on his life, lifestyle prior to the tragedy, and what he was all about.
He was a Californian before becoming a Vegas local: Cherry's great aunt, Patricia Sims, noted that her grand-nephew was a "delightful kid" who grew up in Northern California's Bay Area and attended two Catholic high schools in the area. Cherry's dad, also of the Bay Area, said his son started his music career in Oakland, Calif., and moved to Las Vegas about 6 years ago to pursue a rap career. "My son was no gangster or nothing like that," Cherry Sr. asserted to the media.
He possibly predicted his own death. In October of last year, Cherry tweeted the following proclamation: "I pray to God I look my killers in the Eye... Rip to all the real n--gas." What he meant by this was unclear, but it remains eerie in the face of his fate.
He followed in the footsteps of another, very famous, rapper: The legendary Tupac Shakur suffered a similar fate in 1996, when he was hit by gunfire driving near Flamingo Road--just a couple blocks away from where Cherry met his fate. Shakur's case has never been solved. Cherry's assailants are currently still at large.
It's easy to imagine his last minutes on earth from his viewpoint: Cherry filmed a video, "Stay Schemin," featuring a Maserati and an eagle-eye driver's view of the Las Vegas Strip.
He's rumored to have his hand in other activities: Much is being made of the chatter that Cherry may have been a pimp. There is no confirmation on this, just gossip.


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The Fairbanks Daily News Miner reports that federal prosecutors are asking for limited testimony regarding FBI informant Gerald "JR" Olson's criminal past, for fear that it "would run the real risk of the sideshow swallowing the circus."
In a motion filed Monday, U.S. Attorney for Alaska Karen Loeffler said testimony about Olson's criminal past, a convicted swindler with a long history of scamming people out of money, should be limited. Olson's past crimes include stealing a construction tractor, and defrauding customers of a septic tank business, both felonies, as Alaska Dispatch first reported. Olson received leniency in the sentence for his more recent theft conviction in exchange for his assistance in the militia case, according to prosecutors.
The prosecution is also looking to limit reference to the criminal pasts of three other witnesses, who have drug and DUI convictions.
Meanwhile, prosecutors are also refuting defense claims that the term "weapons cache" should be excluded during trial. Defense attorneys had argued it would give a wrong and negative impression to jurors. Government attorneys have released excerpts of transcripts showing that the defendants themselves used the term "cache" when referring to their stash of weapons.
Schaeffer Cox, whose Alaska Peacemakers Militia allegedly hatched a plot to kill U.S. Marshals, federal agents and judges, is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. The violent anti-government conspiracy has come to be known as the 2-4-1 plot -- a reference to a plan to kill or kidnap two government authorities for every militia member taken into custody or harmed.


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While I'd like to claim credit for the wisdom in this post, alas I cannot. One of Seven Sigma's consultants (Daniel Wale) worked this one out and I thought that it was blog-worthy. Before I get into the issue and Daniel's resolution, let me give you a bit of search engine theory 101 with a concept that I find is useful to help understand search optimisation.
Precision vs. recall
Each time a person searches for information, there is an underlying goal or intended outcome. While there has been considerable study of information seeking behaviours in academia and beyond, they boil down to three archetype scenarios.
- "I know exactly what I am looking for" – The user has a particular place in mind, either because they visited it in the past or because they assume it exists. This known as known item seeking, but is also referred to as navigational seeking or refinding.
- "I'm not sure what I am looking for but I'll know it when I find it" – This is known as exploratory seeking and the purpose is to find information assumed to be available. This is characterised by
- – Looking for more than one answer
- – No expectation of a "right" answer
- – Open ended
- – Not necessarily knowing much about what is being looking for
- – Not being able to articulate what is being looked for
- "Gimme gimme gimme!" – A detailed research type search known as exhaustive seeking, leaving no stone unturned in topic exploration. This is characterised by;
- – Performing multiple searches
- – Expressing what is being looked for in many ways
Now among other things, each of these scenarios would require different search results to meet the information seeking need. For example: If you know what you are looking for, then you would likely prefer a small, highly accurate set of search results that has the desired result at the top of the list. Conversely if you are performing an exploratory or exhaustive search, you would likely prefer a greater number of results since any of them are potentially relevant to you.
In information retrieval, the terms precision and recall are used to measure search efficiency. Google's Tim Bray put it well when he said "recall measures how well a search system finds what you want and precision measures how well it weeds out what you do not want". Sometimes recall is just what the doctor ordered, whereas other times, precision is preferred.
The scenario and the issue…
That said, recently, Seven Sigma worked on a knowledgebase project for a large customer contact centre. The vast majority of the users of the system are customer centre operators who deal directly with all customer enquiries and have worked there for a long time. Thus most of the search behaviours are in the known item seeking category as they know the content pretty well – it is just that there is a lot of it. Additionally, picture yourself as one of those operators and then imagine the frustration a failed or time consuming search with an equally frustrated customer on the end of the phone and a growing queue of frustrated callers waiting their turn. In this scenario, search results need to be as precise as possible.
Thus, we invested a lot of time in the search and navigation experience on this project and that investment paid off as the users were very happy with the new system and particularly happy with the search experience. Additionally, we created a mega menu solution to the current navigation that dynamically builds links from knowledgebase article metadata and a managed metadata term set. This was done via the data view web part, XSLT, JavaScript and Marc's brilliant SPServices. We were very happy with it because there was no server side code at all, yet it was very easy to administer.
So what was the search related issue? In a nutshell, we forgot that the search crawler doesn't differentiate between your pages content and items in your custom navigation. As a result, we had an issue where searches did not have adequate precision.
To explain the problem, and the resolution, I'll take a step back and let Daniel continue the story… Take it away Dan…
The knowledgebase that Paul described above contained thousands of articles, and when the search crawler accessed each article page, it also saw the titles of many other articles in the dynamic menu code embedded in the page. As a result, this content also got indexed. When you think about it, the search crawler can't tell whether content is real content versus when it is a dynamic menu that drops down/slides out when you hover over the menu entry point. The result was that when users searched for any term that appeared in the mega menu, they would get back thousands of results (a match for every page) even when the "actual content" of the page doesn't contain any references to the searched term.
There is a simple solution however, for controlling what the SharePoint search crawler indexes and what it ignores. SharePoint knows to exclude content that exists inside of
 HTML tags that have the class noindex added to them. Eg

Article 1

Article 2

There is one really important thing to note however. If your
 contains a nested
 tag that doesn't contain the noindex class, everything inside of this inner
 tag will be included by the crawler. For example:

Article 1

Article 1.1

Article 1.2

Article 2

In the code above the nested
 to surround the submenu items does not contain the noindex class. So the text "Article 1.1" and "Article 1.2" will be crawled, while the "Article 1" and "Article 2" text in the parent
 will still be excluded.
Obviously the example above its greatly simplified and like our solution, your menu is possibly making use of a DataViewWebPart with an XSL transform building it out. It's inside your XSL where you'll need to include the
 with the noindex class because the Web Part will generate its own
 tags that will encapsulate your menu. (Use the browser Developer Tools and inspect the code that it inserts if you aren't familiar with the code generated, you'll find at least one
 elements that is nested inside any
 you put around your web part thinking you were going to stop the custom menu being crawled).
Initially looking around for why our search results were being littered with so many results that seemed irrelevant, I found the way to exclude the custom menu using this method rather easily, I also found a lot of forum posts of people having the same issue but reporting that their use of
 tags with the noindex class was not working. Some of these posts people had included snippets of their code, each time they had nested
 tags and were baffled by why their code wasn't working. I figured most people were having this problem because they simply don't read the detail in the solutions about the nesting or simply don't understand that the web part will generate its own HTML into their page and quite likely insert a
 that surrounds the content they are wanting to hide. As any SharePoint developer quickly finds out a lot of knowledge in SharePoint won't come from well set out documentation library with lots of code examples that developers get used to with other environments, you need to read blogs (like this one), read forums, talk to colleagues and just build up your own experience until these kinds of gotchas are just known to you. Even the best SharePoint developer can overlook simple things like this and by figuring them out they get that little bit better each time.
Being a SharePoint developer is really about being the master of self-learning, the master of using a search engine to find the knowledge you need and most importantly the master of knowing which information you're reading is actually going to be helpful and what is going to lead you down the garden path. The MSDN blog post by Mark Arend (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/markarend/archive/2010/06/07/control-search-indexing-crawling-within-a-page-with-noindex.aspx) gives a clear description of the problem and the solution, he also states that it is by design that nested
 tags are re-evaluated for the noindex class. He also mentions the product team was considering changing this… did this create the confusion for people or was it that they read the first part of the solution and didn't read the note about nested
 tags? In any case it's a vital bit of the solution that it seems a lot of people overlook still.
In case you are wondering, the built in SharePoint navigation menu's already have the correct
 tags with the noindex class surrounding them so they aren't any concern. This problem only exists if you have inserted your own dynamic menu system.
Other Search Provider Considerations
It is more common that you think that some sites do not just use SharePoint Search. The
 is a SharePoint specific filter for excluding content within a page, what if you have a Google Search Appliance crawling your site as well? (Yep… we did in this project)
You're in luck, the Google documents how to exclude content within a page from their search appliance. There are a few different options but the equivalent blanket ignore of the contents between the
 tags would be to encapsulate the section between the following two comments
<!–googleoff: all–>
<!–googleon: all–>
If you want to know more about the GSA googleoff/googleon tags and the various options you have here is the documentation: http://code.google.com/apis/searchappliance/documentation/46/admin_crawl/Preparing.html#pagepart
(… and Paul returns to the conversation).
I think Dan has highlighted an easy to overlook implication of custom designing not only navigational content, but really any type of dynamically generated content on a page. While the addition of additional content can make a page itself more intuitive and relevant, consider the implication on the search experience. Since the contextual content will be crawled along with the actual content, sometimes you might end up inadvertently sacrificing precision of search results without realising.
Hope this helps and thanks for reading (and thanks Dan for writing this up)
Paul Culmsee


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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.- The most competitive event of the summer tipped off Tuesday with NIKE's EYBL finals at the Peach Jam at the Riverview Park Activities Center. Not surprisingly, Anthony Bennett and Rodney Purvis put together big outings.
More Tuesday Peach Jam standouts
Rodney Purvis, PG, CP3- Man, did Purvis ever look impressive on the first day of the Peach Jam. First of all, the physical 6-foot-4 rising senior is in ridiculously good shape. He seems to have become more sleek and quick off the dribble and was making plays for others in way that we've not seen him do before. It's quite evident he's been working hard on his game.
Matt Jones, SG, Texas Titans- The class of 2013 two-guard is well known for his ability to strip the nets from deep. However, at times there hasn't been much more to his game. After showing signs of a more complete floor game at June's Elite 100, the 6-foot-4 Jones took it to the next level against the Spiece Indy Heat. He was hitting floaters in the lane, pull-ups and driving aggressively while racking up 26 points and eight rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor. His defense, was impressive too.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, PG, Spiece Indy Heat- Plain and simple, Smith-Rivera is a gamer. He's so confident in his offense and strong that he never has to force anything. When Spiece needed him the most during an 11-point, second-half comeback win he was at his best. First he drilled a tough step back three-pointer to cut the lead to one and then he won the game on a drive for the hoop plus a foul shot with just 6.4 seconds to go. UCLA's Ben Howland, Ohio State's Thad Matta, Baylor's Scott Drew, as well as assistants from Texas and Louisville were among those on hand for him. Rick Pitino made it for the night session.
DeJuan Marerro, SF, Spiece Indy Heat- Talk about a guy willing to do the dirty work. The 6-foot-5 senior-to-be was an absolute animal on the glass and played with a warrior mentality. Often matched up with the much bigger Julius Randle and Prince Ibeh, Marerro outworked them on several occasions while notching 11 important rebounds - five of them offensive.
Justin Anderson, SF, Boo Williams- Very quiet in the first half against the Oakland Soldiers because of foul trouble, it wasn't a surprise to see the Virginia pledge come out aggressively in the second. He scored 11 points in the first five minutes to get his guys back to within three. After that, his own enthusiasm got the best of him a bit. He finished with 23 points and seven rebounds in only 21 minutes of action, but perhaps tried to do a bit too much at times. We love his passion for the game, but at times it seems as if he's trying to take on the world by himself.
Josh Fortune, SG, Boo Williams- While Anderson was saddled with foul trouble, the 6-foot-4 wing kept Boo in the game with his shooting from deep. When he's locked in, Fortune is a wing sniper with good size who can nail deep jumpers from any spot around the perimeter and he doesn't need much space to do so. He finished with 24 while making 5-of-7 three-pointers.
Dominic Artis, PG, Oakland Soldiers- Not surprisingly, Artis was terrific while putting together an efficient 22-point, 5-assist line in the Soldiers' win. Artis was locked in with his jumper, made super decisions and also made some nice adjustments on defense to help disrupt the Boo Williams attack.
Brice Johnson, PF, CP3- It would be fair to say that people have slept on Johnson some. But, it's also fair to say that nobody has seen Johnson play with as much aggression, physicality and athleticism as he did on Tuesday. He contested every shot, ran the floor, fought for rebounds and really played strong. Clemson, Florida and South Carolina are on him strong; expect more to join in.
Brandon Ashley, PF, Oakland Soldiers- Since the last couple of games at the Los Angeles EYBL, the 6-foot-8 forward has been on a tear. He was relentless on the interior fighting for loose balls and scoring over each shoulder. For good measure he drained a nice-looking 18-footer during his 24 and 11 outing. One thing Ashley does need to be careful about is keeping his pivot foot in place as he gets whistled for a lot of traveling calls. Howland, Mike Montgomery, Bill Self, Sean Miller and other big-name coaches locked in on him.
Anthony Bennett, PF, CIA Bounce- Forget being a potential impact freshman in 2012, the beastly Canadian is an impact player in college basketball next week. For whatever reason, it doesn't seem like anybody's really gone full bore on his recruitment yet but they should. Physical, skilled and athletic, it's hard not to see some Larry Johnson in his game. The best part is that he brings it consistently and always plays like a beast. You want to take a rebound from Anthony Bennett? It's best you be a grown man about it.
Marcus Paige, PG, All-Iowa Attack- Through the first 24 minutes or so of a tough loss to the CIA Bounce, the North Carolina-bound Paige was solid. He took care of the ball, hit some open jumpers and kept the mistakes to a minimum. But, he was also playing a bit safe. When the game really heated up, so did Paige. Paige got really aggressive off of the dribble, hunted some shots and became creative as a playmaker. If he can play like that from beginning to end on a consistent basis, then you have to look at him differently.
Final Tuesday notes
Playing in front of his future head coach, Butler commit Kellen Dunham just couldn't convert on any of the wide open looks he was getting from Smith-Rivera's dribble penetration. But, he sure put on a clinic when it came to hitting pull-up jumpers from near the elbow. Right or left, it didn't matter. ... For whatever reason, Julius Randle can really struggle to finish at the rim despite his size and strength. It seems that he often makes his first step away from, rather than to, the basket on those finishes he misses. When Randle beats defenders, he either scores or gets fouled as evidenced by his 13 trips to the free-throw line in a tough one-point defeat at the hands of Spiece. For the game, Randle finished with 18 points and six rebounds but was just 4-of-12 on field goals while making 10-13 from the charity stripe. ... During the first half of their loss against the Oakland Soldiers, Boo Williams point guard Anthony Barber had defenders on skates as he got into the paint at will creating wide open shots and dunk opportunities for teammates. However, in the second half as Justin Anderson heated up and became more dominant with the ball, Barber just sat by and watched. As a potentially elite point guard, Barber has to become more of a leader and take command of his team down the road. ...
It wasn't a great shooting night for Kale Abrahamson, but he is a legitimate high-major talent. Great size for the wing, a good athlete and has some length. When he gets the footwork on his jumper consistent, he could be really dangerous as a jump shooter as well. ... Aaron Gordon was a monster against the Texas Titans in an evening game. There's not a better 4/3 in the country on the fast break and that's as a finisher and ballhandler. His jumper looks much improved and he's certainly showing an improved skill level. ... The offense really does come easy for Ricardo Ledo, the guy is as pure a scorer as there is in high school basketball. Deep range, athleticism, handles and a knack for getting clean looks at the rim. ...
Memphis YOMCA's Kordario Fleming makes a killing with 12-foot jumpers from the baseline. He's always canning those things and it was a good day for the 6-foot-6 combo forward. ... On the 16-and-under level, Deshawn Munson of the St. Louis Eagles was impressive. He's a physical combo guard and puts pressure on the defense. ... Another impressive guard in the 16-and-under division was Boo Williams point guard Devon Hall. He's a big 6-foot-3, maybe an inch bigger, and knows how to play. Smart passer, can score and doesn't make many mistakes. He had Virginia coach Tony Bennett and others watching him closely. ... Finally, 2014 shooting guard prospect Kelly Oubre didn't put up big numbers while we watched him, but it wasn't difficult to see his talent. At least 6-foot-4 with long arms, he's a smooth lefty shooting guard. Count him as another pretty high level wing prospect in a class that seems to have an inordinate number of them.


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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Sheridan Regional Office will host a hunter education instructor in-service workshop in early March. Game and Fish Information Specialist Warren Mischke said that the workshop is offered for certified instructors as professional development and to discuss possible changes in future hunter education courses.
While the workshop is free, Mischke says that they would like a headcount by March 1st.
The hunter education instructor in-service workshop will take place Saturday March 2 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Sheridan Regional Office located at 700 Valley View Drive in Sheridan. To RSVP, you can call Margaret James at 307-777-4538.


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This year, Hanukkah is a once in a lifetime event.
For the first time since 1888 and the last time for tens of thousands of years Hanukkah and Thanksgiving fall on the same week. Hanukkah, which is usually a December holiday, starts at sundown on Wednesday, Nov. 27, making the first full day of the Jewish holiday the same as Thanksgiving.
Though the commercialism of such a rare coincidence is inevitable a Boston woman trademarked the term "Thanksgivukkah" last year; a 9 year old from New York City even invented a "menurkey," a ceramic turkey-shaped menorah, and has sold more than 1,500 and not for everyone, it does present unique opportunities for the food consumed on Thursday, Nov. 28.
"Within Judaism, there are ritual foods, which is really neat," said Marc Drucker, a reformed Jew and avid home chef who keeps kosher in his Menlo Park home.
Every Jewish holiday has some form of accompanying traditional, symbolic foods. Hanukkah, as the celebration of the miracle-burning oil that lasted for eight days in the holy temple the Jews reclaimed from the Syrians, is all about fried foods.
The two primary Hanukkah eats are latkes, or potato pancakes, and sufganiyot, essentially jelly-filled doughnuts. Both are dependent on oil a symbolic reminder.
Those brave souls who choose to forgo the boxed, pre-made latke mix are going down a notoriously difficult and messy road, having to peel and then hand grate potatoes and shred onion, then coax them to bind together with not much more than salt, flour and eggs. Latkes are meant to be golden crispy on the outside, evenly cooked yet still maintaining the potato's white color within.
"They're a lot harder to make than at least I would have originally thought," Drucker said. "So I probably went year by year over the last 10 years, recipe after recipe trying it and then you know, you put them in the oil ... so you're frying them in half an inch of oil and they would just disintegrate."
Drucker said he finally discovered a method to the madness: make the latkes with half pureed potatoes and half shredded potatoes.
Dottie Yourtz, a local kosher caterer, said her secret is using a Cuisinart.
"A lot of people are feeling like you have to grate up potatoes, add a little knuckle skin ... I am not one to hand grate," she said. "I am a Cuisinart lover."
She said the key is using the Cuisinart to shred potatoes and also cutting up chunks of potatoes to put in, creating a potato puree. What she calls "onion glue" finely chopped onion, eggs and matzo meal or flour (if cooking with meat, she suggested adding a little chicken fat to the mixture) holds it all together.
Another trick of the trade she uses is taking the entire mixture and wringing it out in a cheese cloth to expel any unnecessary liquid.
As a caterer who makes latkes in high volume (she made 300 one past weekend), she also recommends making the latkes in advance and freezing them something a home chef who might be cooking for both Hanukkah and Thanksgiving can take advantage of.
"You don't have to be there slaving over a stove," she said. "I get all of that laborious, messy work done ahead."
After making the latkes, lay them flat on a sheet and put them in the freezer. Once they're frozen, they can be bagged for easy storage.
"And then when you go to reheat them, put them in a single line on a cookie sheet and reheat them at 350 (degrees) so that they're heated through and not overly brown," she said.
Both Drucker and Yourtz also suggested creative ways to meld latkes with Thanksgiving, or just to do something different for the coincidental holidays.
Drucker said latkes can easily be made with sweet potatoes, turnips, carrots or other root vegetables. He said he also considered making "some kind of bastardized version" of latkes for turkey stuffing.
Though the potato pancakes are traditionally served with sour cream (and sans-dairy apple sauce alongside brisket), Drucker said he sometimes makes them as a single dish with crème fraiche and smoked salmon on top.
Yourtz is taking a similar approach on Nov. 28.
"For me, I was going to try to separate (the two holidays) a little bit in that I was going to do our traditional turkey during the day and then in the evening, because Thanksgiving itself is such a large meal, I was going to then do the latkes with multiple toppings," she said, crediting her friend with the idea. "Kind of make it a latkes tapas kind of thing."
Yourtz said she's thought about making a sweet topping with sautéed apples or pears ("don't mush it, just do that with butter, cinnamon and sugar"); a Thanksgiving hybrid relish with cranberry, pear and orange; guacamole or a corn, tomato and onion salsa; caramelized onions; sautéed mushrooms; even hummus or just chopped tomato and basil.
One could also serve the latkes with bowls of various topping options and allow guests to make their own.
"I like to keep it quasi-traditional, but pop it a little bit so that it's more creative and it's all about us and family," Yourtz said.
The other traditional fried Hanukkah food, sufganiyot, is another messy, "intimidating activity," Drucker said.
Deep-frying can be challenging for the home chef; especially when these doughnuts are meant to be puffy, light and able to be filled with jelly.
"The recipes that always call for making the doughnut dough, cutting out two circular rounds and then putting jam in the middle and then sandwiching them, seems like a literal recipe for disaster because if you don't seal it properly, they don't raise enough," Drucker said.
His solution: Instead, use a recipe for beignets, the deep-fried French pastry made famous in New Orleans.
"I realized, probably having had them or seen them, that beignets are perfect for it because they puff up nice and rich and pillowy so you can shove jam on the inside no problem," he said. "And they're super simple. You just roll the dough out, you cut it into whatever shape you want, whether it be a circle or even easier, I just take a pizza cutter and cut out squares. You fry them up and then you shove them full of yummy goodness."
Other holiday food mash-ups include making sufganiyot with pumpkin puree or replacing the jelly with cranberry sauce.
Though Hanukkah is also about fried, there's usually protein present: brisket, a tough cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal.
Drucker said he usually braises the brisket, "slow and low" in beef broth in the oven at around 300 degrees. He's also used a smoker ("That's more of a southern Texas thing.") and a sous vide immersion circulator, a somewhat recent culinary-technological innovation that cooks bagged, vacuum-sealed food in a precisely controlled, low-temperature water bath. Because the food is totally sealed, it can be cooked in the sous vide at low temperatures for even days at a time.
This is ideal for cooking a meat like brisket, Drucker explained.
"Brisket's a really, really tough piece of meat. So you have to cook it to about 190 degrees internal ... rare is 135, medium rare is 142-ish. So you're just destroying this piece of meat, but you have to to break down all the connective tissue. So by doing it s sous vide, you're cooking it at like 160 degrees, so it's just slowly kind of melting away the connective tissue. So it's like a filet when you're done."
With all the Thanksgivukkah talk, menurkeys and typical holiday anxiety, it's easy to forget what both Hanukkah and Thanksgiving are supposed to be about: enjoying a meal with family, Drucker said.
"This year it just happens that it coincides, which will be nice to get to spend an actual Hanukkah and light the menorah with family. And that's all it should be about."
See also ...
Strategies for cooking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey
Where to splurge and save for Thanksgiving cooking implements


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How Does Your Matchstick Garden Grow?
If an eggling herb garden is not your style, then I suggest you check out the clever matchstick garden instead. Available in two sets (herbs or wildflowers), each matchstick garden contains sticks that you plant tip first into the ground (or a cute container of your choice). Once you do that, you'll soon have a flower or herb garden of your very own! The herb set comes with basil, chives, parsley and thyme and the wildflower set comes with cornflower, shasta daisy, corn marigold and field poppy. If you like the idea, you can find one in a store near you or order 5 packs for $12.50.
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