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The writing was on the wall for some time, and early Friday night, it became official: Free-agent center Scott Wells will be playing else where in 2012. In a somewhat surprising move location-wise, the former Packers center agreed to terms with the St. Louis Rams.
Now that we know the Packers will be beginning a new phase at center next season, here's a rundown on who GM Ted Thompson may call on to replace the man who made 100 career starts in Green Bay.
Free Agents
- Chris Myers, Houston—The Packers were reported to have some interest in the Texans center when it first appeared likely that Wells was going to sign elsewhere. In 2011, Pro Football Focus ranked Myers as the No. 1 overall center, with Wells finishing No. 4. An accomplished run-blocker who helped pave the way for the NFL's second-best rushing offense. Both the Texans and Titans have showed interest. UPDATE: The Texans re-signed Myers Friday night. Details: 4-years, $25 million; $14 million guaranteed.
- Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis—Despite being 36 years old, Saturday had an underrated season in 2011. He allowed just two sacks over 1,000 snaps and was a top-5 center in PFF's eyes. He's almost certain to be too old for Thompson's taste. It was also reported early on that Saturday is likely to look into hooking on with Peyton Manning as a package deal.
- Todd McClure, Atlanta—Another old center at 35 years old, McClure managed to keep a clean sheet in both the sack and penalty department last season. Like Saturday, he's probably too old for Thompson to consider him even on a short-term deal. The Rams were the only team to express any early interest.
- Samson Satele, Oakland—At just 25 years old, Satele is still young enough to be a potential long-term option. 6-3, 300 lbs., Satele's strength comes in run-blocking, where PFF rated him as the fifth-best center. He has that same gritty, undersized fight in him that made Wells a successful starting center late in his NFL career.
- Dan Koppen, New England—At 32 years old and coming off an ankle injury that cost him all but one game in 2011, Koppen comes with some risk. But we'd be remiss not to mention that PFF rated Koppen as the No. 10 overall center in 2010. A Pro Bowler in 2007, Koppen would be a big upgrade in the run-game over Wells.
NFL Draft
- Peter Konz, Wisconsin—The consensus No. 1 center in the class, Konz is likely the one first-round quality center available in April. He may not get to the Packers at No. 28, and there's almost zero chance he'd last into the second round.
- Ben Jones, Georgia—Jones could be a mauler in the run game early in his NFL career but needs some work protecting the passer. Given how pass-centered the Packers obviously are, Jones may not be the best fit for a guy who likely needs to start on Day 1.
- Phillip Blake, Baylor—Arguably the top pass-blocking center in the 2012 class. He's a good athlete for being 6-2, 313 lbs. but isn't going to dominate many defensive tackles early on at the next level. Blake's stock is on the rise and could be an option in Round 2.
- Mike Brewster, Ohio State—Struggled to end the 2011-12 season and then put together worrying performances at both the Senior Bowl and NFL Combine. He's more of a technician at the position, much like Wells. There's talent here, but a lot of risk, too. Should be a mid-rounder.
- David Molk, Michigan—Blew away the combine when he put up 41 reps on the 225-pound bench press. The 2011 Remington Trophy winner, Molk may be the closest player in style and size to Wells. He'd be a great value pick in the middle rounds.
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First Look ----
At the first look of the MY3 it appears to be stylish, comfortable a nice roomy seat and comes in different colours.
First Push Out ---
I found it to push so easy even with my son in it and he is pretty heavy, it was easy to turn corners, i thought i might have some problems as its only got the three wheels but nothing, no tipping and very easy to get up and down kerbs also.
Advantages ---
I love the fact its so nice to push, most prams i have struggled with as my son is disabled and is heavy and big for his age but this one there wasnt many problems, he sits so comfortable in the seat, loves the fact he can face both ways and also has an adjustable handle and i am 5ft 9 so that helps a lot!
Disadvantages ----
The shopping basket really isnt all that, its like a small bag under the pram and you cannot fit much in it to be honest, having to open and close it all the time can also be a bit of a pain!
The other problem i had was because the weight of my son the tyres constantly got punctures to the point we could no longer repair them and had to get a new puschair.
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I would say for a smaller child or maybe even a newborn this pram would be perfect, nice and easy to fold and easy enough to get on and off of public transport aswell i just do not recommend it for a heavy or older child.
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My eldest was born march 09 so ive owned this buggy since then, i purchased it directly from Mothercare for aprox 450.00, I didnt do much research at the time i was just so excited to be having a little boy after all of my family had girls. This was the 1st travel system buggy i saw where the carseat could be attached to the frame.
Ive since gone on to have another little boy (non 11) but purchased a bugaboo blee plus to use for him as i fell in love with it as soon as i saw it online. I did however keep this buggy for bad winters with snow (other buggy is a city buggy with small wheels) and as a spare at my parents house as my dad likes to take my boys on trecks (again, my other buggy is no good for this). So this buggy is still used at weekends by my parents and when it snows.
What steered me towards this buggy was that there was no seperate carrycot for a newborn which you would be stuck with after only a few months.
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For my 380.00 i expected the carseat to be included in the package but this had to be purchased seperately.... so i spent a total of 450.00. In the pushchair bundle i got:
carrycot with bumper bar (from newborn)
pram apron
quilted pram liner
shopping bag
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The buggy is black with a silver frame which i prefered rather than something with colour as it tends to keep easier to clean and hide marks. I love to walk, so wanted something i could take out and not worry about it being able to stand certain grounds. The big wheels seemed perfect for this job. It also has a few added pluses of an adjustable handbar (simply press the siver button in by the mothercare label on the handle), numatic tyres, front swivel auto lock wheel, carry handle when folded, parent facing or front facing option, and quickly converts from lie flat pram to pushchair. It also has 5 pont safety haness.
The folding and unfolding is pretty simple, (1) place your foot on the botton of the buggy, (2) place your left hand on what looks like a silver dial on the left hand side and push it in, (3) and while pushing a black button down on the right hand side, located towards the botton of the handle, this will lower the handle. (4) Hold the handle with your left hand, located above the shopping basket, (5) while releasing a small black clamp with your right han, on the right hand side of your shopping basket. To set the buggy back up simply repeat steps 2 and 3 to lift the handle back up then do step 1 and pull it into place. It took my fiance and 1 a few attempts but after a while we soon got the hang of it. (They are numbered on the buggy which also helps)
The carrycot is suitable from newborn and comes with a prap apron to make it soft to lie on as well as a apron to keep baby warm. It lies completely flat for a newborn and also sits up for when baby is bigger. To change from lying down to sitting up simply place your hands under the carrycot and adjust the s strap under the feet, which will give the feet aprea support, then do the same under where your childs back would go, again providing support for your child to actually sit up, then place the bumper bar in place.
To change the seat from either facing away or facing away simply place your hands on both the side of the carrycot, you will see 2 black disks (1 either side) then just push both in at the same time and either sit the carry cot up or lie it down flat.
To change to using the carseat, its got the added onus of already having the adapters attached (it attaches to thesame adapters the carry cot uses). Simply place your hands on both of the adapters, bending them both in slighlty then just fix the caseat.
I loved using this pushchair, my little boy found it comfy with the warm cosytoes in winter and the pram liner in summer, it went over any type of path/road etc with no problems thanks to the big wheels, plenty of room in the seat and i was able to keep it clean due to it being black.
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It did have a few downsides, After using it for aprox 1 year the tyres got a puncture so new inner tubes had to be purchased as these are not covered under the warrenty, these coat around 20.00. The adjustment bit for the handle also broke after around 1 year. (im 5/1 and my fiance is 15/8, but as he worked the handle was hardly ever adjsuted). He took the casing off the adjsutment to find the wire had snapped so it wasnt something we could do ourself, the handle then had to stay at the level i used it at. Also when folded the buggy is huge! The wheels can eaily be removed tho to aid with getting into a small car. Also the 3 wheel drive made it very hard to steer if the path wasnt flat (what path is?!) so it would steer to 1 side making it very difficult. Another annoying aspect is that you cannot fold it down thn with the seat still attached.
The buggy was very comfortable for my son while in both the pram and buggy mode, and there was always plenty of space for him. The buggy was also perfect for tough weathers as its very strong and felt very sturdy, which you want in a pushchair.
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I did like the buggy when i used it with my eldest, but having tested out other buggys including the 1 i use with my youngest this now seems behind the times. Its great for going in snow, or off road, but anything other than that, id leave it. With the tubes in the tyres, handle breaking and steering to 1 side its too much hassle for an everyday buggy.
When my husband and I started looking for a pram before our baby was born we had no idea what exactly we were looking for! We looked at several prams and finally decided on the my3 after having a thorough demonstration from a member of staff and a practice run around the shop. It sounded as though it suited our needs perfectly. Great for outdoors, plenty of colours to choose from, the rain cover and footmuff was all included in the price and although it was quite bulky when folded it fit perfectly in the boot of our Renault Clio which we had at the time. Also if we purchased the maxi cosi car seat we could use this on the wheels for short stops out and about to save disturbing the baby if he fell asleep in the car.
The pram can be used from newborn until the child no longer needs to use the pushchair around 4 year old. The pram is very spacious for a newborn. My baby was a big boy weighing over 9 lb and he had plenty room until he was around 4 and a half month when he was more alert and I converted in to the seat unit. Doing this was easy.
Simple instructions advise how to do this and I never had any problems in doing this. The pram simply clips in to the wheels part of the pram either facing you or facing away, and if the baby falls asleep you can simply recline the child without disturbing.
The three wheels make it great for being outdoors. The pram has been great when we have been out and about on long walks and is incredibly easy to steer. We have been on holiday within the uk when we had snow and were still able to get about with the pram.
I did however have a few problems with the pram.
The shopping basket on the bottom is quite small and if you hang your changing bag over the handle bars it can be tricky to get to it without removing the changing bag.
When my child started teething he would chew on the bar that goes across and took a few chunks out of this so I decided to remove this and no longer use it.
After having the pram for around 9 months I started having problems removing the seat unit from the wheels and on one occasion I was in a car park for almost ten minutes before I was able to this. Mostly after the 9 month I was rarely able to remove the seat unit on my first attempt which was incredibly frustrating.
I did however have no problems removing the car seat from the wheels part of the pram and thought this aspect of the pram was great.
Overall I would say the pram is good but I would not buy it again. Having had my second child not to long after my first I had to buy a different pram and I was glad to not have to use this pram any longer.
After careful consideration, my husband and I chose the My Choice My3 travel system as we had already bought the Maxi Cosi Cabriofix car seat and liked the fact that the car seat would fit on this chassis. I also wanted the baby to start off in a pram rather than a pushchair but found the travel systems that required a separate carry cot to be rather expensive. This seemed the perfect compromise as it is the seat unit itself that simply morphs from pram to pushchair at the push of a few buttons. It can also be parent or forward facing allowing the pushchair to be used throughout your baby's development. We chose the My3 over the My4 as we like walking and needed a pushchair that could go 'off-roading'.
We found the pushchair easy to put together and also easy to fold away. However, it is a bit of a pain having to take the seat unit off separately in order to fold the pushchair. Because of this, a relatively large boot space is needed.
For the first 4 months, my son used the pushchair in pram mode so that he could lie flat and sleep comfortably whilst we were out. However, being the nosey parker that he is, we have now changed the pushchair into it's parent facing mode as he no longer sleeps while we are out and likes to look around. The seat has 3 recline positions though, so if he does happen to fall asleep, i can simply recline his chair to make him more comfortable.
With me being 5'5" and my husband being 6'5", the adjustable height handle is a must and simply slides up and down at the push of a button.
The travel system came with a raincover, cosy-toe, tyre pump and padded pram insert and pram apron meaning that once the pushchair has been purchased, you are unlikely to need any further accessories (although I did buy a parasol separately).
As i said, even folded the pushchair is quite bulky and may be difficult to use on public transport if it were required to be folded. We recently bought a new car and it was a major consideration as to whether the pushchair would fit in the boot. We tried it in several that even the chassis just wouldn't fit in.
We have now owned the pushchair for 4 months and I have no complaints. It is used practically every day in both supermarkets and forests and we love it! I haven't even had to pump up the tyres once! I think it has been excellent value for money and proven itself to be very versatile and every bit as good as some of the more expensive brands.
Whilst pregnant with our second son i was lookng at pram systems and fell in love with the my4! After seeing and steering a model in our local store i opted to go with the 3 wheeler having decided it was much more easier for our needs. With gravel roads and no pavements in our local area i needed someting easy to steer and that was good on all terain. I opted for the red seat unit as a unisex colour seeing as we did not know the sex of our baby due.
Although it may seem quite an expensive system compared to some of the other all singing and dancing systems it was alot cheaper than most of the others. Add to this the fact you dont have to buy any extras as all the essentials are included in the price it was quite a bargain!
The main thing i wanted in a system was being able to have my child facing me rather than away and this system having either parent or forward facing was a great bonus. It converts easily from a pram to pushchair mode which was great for when our son got older and would fall asleep, with a quick press of two buttons and he was laying down!
I love the fact our son had so much space in the pram unit and compared to some of the other prams available now it was one of the largest i found!
A plus option is also the fact it is compatiable with a car seat, though i already had one from our first born this wasnt necessary for us to use, it makes the chassis into a travle system too!
The only down side to this pram is the actually size of the unit when folded. Although the seat unit comes off from the chassis and can be pushed flat the chassis itself is quite large and even with all three wheels taken off it still takes up quite a space in the boot!
I absolutly loved this pram and have had to sell mine due to our son no longer needing it and hubbi saying no more babies!! On the plus side the resale value is very good and although it had been well used and loved we were very pleased with the price we sold it for.
Would reccomend this pram to anyone expecting or looking at changing systems, it really is a great and versitile baby wheels!
This was the buggy we chose after a great deal of research before our daughter was born. We were particularly interested in a parent facing buggy that could be used from birth right up until around 3 years.
The system comes with a frame that can be folded fairly small and a carrier part that converts from pram to pushchair quite easily. There is the option to buy a car seat (the maxi cosi which is excellent) that clips on safely, though we never used this option (It's worth being aware that babies shouldn't be in a car seat for more than 2 hours at a time as it can affect their backs).
There are also accessories that come with the buggy - a cosy toe/liner, a pram liner and a rain cover. I also bought a sunshade separately.
In pram mode the buggy lies flat, as you'd expect, and has the feel of a comfortable old fashioned pram. It was lovely to push around with a newborn in! Once the baby can sit up unaided (around 6 months) you can change to pushchair mode. It's wonderful still being able to talk face to face with your child as they grow a little older, and it's been a source of huge pleasure walking around together singing and pointing things out to one another. There has been research recently regarding the benefits of parent facing pushchairs and I believe it has made a difference for us, but of course each family has to decide for themselves what works best for them.
The seat is easily removable and easy to switch between forward and parent facing but doesn't fold. When we've had to use it after a car journey it's easily taken up the whole boot. This hasn't been an issue for us but it's worth considering if you might need to take up less room in your car.
The storage under the buggy is fairly generous but is very difficult to access when parent facing in pushchair mode. I have found I've sometimes needed to recline the seat a little in order to get things in there. This aspect seems poorly planned in comparison to the storage under other parent facing buggies.
The handle is great. I've seen complains about it being too flimsy but I've found it sturdy, easy to use even one handed, and we love its adjustability. My husband's quite tall and I'm quite short so we needed one that would work for us both and it really does.
We rejected the bugaboo bee (A popular parent facing buggy) as being too lightweight to handle the Scottish winds, and on reflection I'm quite glad we've had a heaver buggy, as we have, indeed, had days that our heavy buggy has been nearly blown over or away from me. A lighter one may have been halfway down the street!
The only thing that really irritates me about this buggy, and the reason I'm not giving it 5 stars, is the tyres. They're lovely big air filled ones, which make for a comfortable ride for the wee one and a comfortable push for a parent. However we've had several flat tyres and far too many punctures for less than 18 months' use. We've now taken the tyres to Halfords (bike shop) to get them to fill them with the 'goo' that cyclists use to prevent punctures, as they cost £50 to replace each time they die!
I've really enjoyed using this buggy, and if they'd just sort out the tyres I'd recommend it heartily.
Currently (as of 10/10/10) retailing on Mothercare.com for £195.00, not including the carseat which retails for £125.00.
We bought this travel system when my son was due last year, and since he's been born we've been really pleased with it.
We bought the three wheel chassis, red seat unit and the maxi cosi cabriofix carseat that goes with it.
As a pram and a pushchair, the My3 is really easy to push. The large wheels mean that it runs well over uneven ground, and was fab in the recent snow! The movable front wheel means that it is easy to manouvre around corners and the foam covering of the single handle is comfortable to push.
One of the things that attracted us to the My3 was the fact that it could be a pram, a parent facing push chair and also a front facing push chair. My son is currently 9 weeks and has already progressed from the pram to the parent facing push chair and he just loves it! The cosy toes cover means that he stays nice and snug, but he is able to look around at his surroundings as well as look at me pushing him.
The My3 is easy to fold, and it fits well in the car boot, although it does take up quite a lot of space! The chassis and seat unit are both reasonably light when separated. However the My3 would not be ideal if you use public transport a lot as you do really need two hands to collapse it as it has to be taken apart to fold it down.
One downside of the My3 is the lack of space for shopping. There is a small space underneath, but that is it so it's not great if you're planning on doing a great deal of shopping. It is also a bit wider than many prams so can be a bit tricky to get through doorways, although we've not really had any problems with this so far.
Overall I think the My3 is great value for money and is a stylish, user friendly pram!
When looking for a pram before my baby was born I really didn't know which way to turn. The choices were never ending. From stylish and uber fashionable with the matching price tag, all singing al dancing travel systems or lightweight, cheap and sometimes a little shoddy looking.
Eventually, after several fraught trips to Mothercare, we sat down and wrote a list of all the things we needed in a pram. Firstly we wanted something that was easy to fold, relatively light and compact so that it would fit in the boot of my car. We also wanted something that was versatile, preferably a travel system, with easy interchangeable pram base and car seat. Lastly and least important, we wanted something that looked nice. We were determined not to spend more than £400; I had witnessed friends who bought the ridiculously trendy and expensive prams who late regretted selling them on for a fraction of their cost.
Armed with our 'wish list' we ventured back to Mothercare. We quickly found that many of the travel systems were incredibly bulky and quiet difficult to collapse. It was then that we stumbled onto the my3 and my4 range. We were impressed by the lightweight and attractive chassis, which came with either 3 or 4 wheels. We were even more impressed with how easily the chassis could be collapsed and how small it was - easily fitting into even smaller boots. The pram and car seat were of an excellent quality (see my review for the Mothercare Travel Tot). The pram and the car seat both fitted easily onto the chassis and we were especially impressed that the pram also converted into a pushchair. The extras of a beautiful fleecy cosy toe, weather shield, under chassis storage and hand pump for the back tyres were also impressive.
Three months on and we are still very much in love with this system. The chassis steers beautifully with both the pram and car seat. The front brakes are excellent for steering over rough surfaces such as gravel and rear brakes are easily applied with a quick stamp on the button in the centre of the chassis. My husband particularly likes the adjustable pram handle, which makes it easy to steer regardless of your height.
The one drawback is that it does not come with a parasol and because of the oval shaped chassis bars you cannot fix any universal parasol clip. We were advised by the very helpful staff at Mothercare to buy a Quinny clip (after all the my3/my4 is based on the Quinny's design) and a Bebe Confort Loola parasol. This only worked out at £22.50 more, but the parasol, whilst made from very thick material, is quite flimsy and won't stay in the position it bent into for long. That said it is a very minor detail for what is overall a fantastic travel system.
Looking in Mothercare recently they have renamed this system the 'My Choice', whereby you choose your chassis (either 3 or 4 wheels) then a colour and then you purchase the car seat separately. This now makes it more expensive, but I would still say well worth the money - if I had to replace the whole thing tomorrow I would definitely buy the My Choice system.
Being a new parent I really wasn't sure which kind of pushchair, pram or travel system to go for as everyone has different requirements. I found it really hard to make the choice. However, we finally went for this one as everything that we needed came with it and it is made by Mothercare which is a brand that I trust.
We purchased the travel system whilst I was still pregnant so i had a few weeks to practice with it first. I found it a bit difficult to use initially when using the car seat attachment on the base although this was only occasionally. However, on trying to use the seat unit in the forward facing position I found that it got stuck. Despite this Mothercare sent it away for repair and on return it was 100% improved.
The base unit is clearly numbered with the four steps to fold flat and the wheels easily come off if you need a little extra space in the boot of the car or in the house. The handle also extends easily to a range of height positions and is easy to shorten giving you a little extra room when squeezing into lifts in shopping centres! On the downside, i find the brake a little awkward to reach sometimes as the only place i can hook my son's changing bag is over the handle. The carry bag underneath is also fairly difficult to reach although no more so than on other pushchairs and this one does have the advantage of being covered over so your shopping or baby essentials don't get wet or muddy. The 3 wheel unit is really lightweight and we have had positive comments from other parents on how easy it is to manouvre around corners. However, it can be a bit unstable going up and down high kerbs if you get the angle wrong. it comes with a pump to reinflate tyres. I haven't experienced any problems although have been told by other parents that it is easy to fill the tyres with foam to prevent punctures.
The car seat is really simple to use and can be used in any car without the need for any extra base units or fittings, however, my little boy is getting a bit heavy now and i find it almost impossible to remove the car seat from the base unit with him in it anymore.
The seat unit is fantastic in that it can be positioned in both forward and rearward positions to enable you to look at your child but also to let them see what is going on when they get a little older. It is also really easy to recline if they fall asleep and when they are really small is easily used as a traditional cot. i lost count of the comments i got from the older generation because my son was in a 'proper' pram instead of some of the more modern buggies. My son is 6 months old now but has always looked comfortable in the pram and pushchair and although very big for his age there is still a huge amount of room for him in this yet.
The fabric is easily wiped clean and the travel system comes with everything that you need including a rain cover. The only extra that we have bought have been a raincover for the car seat and a sun canopy as we went walking alot during the summer when he was only a few weeks old.
Whilst this travel system isn't 100% perfect i would highly recommend it to those parents with a car after using a different type while ours was being repaired.
i wouldn't recommend it for those reliant on public transport as to fold down you need to remove the seat part leaving the buggy in two sections and then a baby to hold if you cannot guarantee being able to leave the buggy up on the bus/train.
Multi-recline seat unit - Adjustable, multi-position handle height - Suitable from birth-13kg - Weathershield included - Weight: 13.5kg - Converts easily from pram mode to pushchair


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Tonight: Willow Road/101 interchange meeting
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a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Oct 17, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Great! It's about time! The exit ramp at Willow Road West is far too short! (I haven't taken Willow Road East, so I don't know about that one.) A person has to get in the exit lane and brake quite hard really quickly and at the same time try not to "get involved" with a car that is entering the freeway in the same lane we exiting need to get into to exit the freeway. It is horrible there. There is not enough room for both, and I cannot see how it could even have been constructed that way. Whoever "planned" that exit was not thinking. I don't understand how something as dangerous as this ever came into existence.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Oct 17, 2012 at 12:55 pm
wish they would also look at the Marsh Road interchange at the same time...it's ridiculous there too
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 18, 2012 at 10:25 am
By far and away the worst is the 84 / 101 interchange in Redwood City.
All the great and wonderful City planners, who just keep saying add density and jobs and more buildings to our cities just don't give a crap about the problems they create.
When is the public going to kick out State politicians like Steinberg with his 375 and 32 laws.
Of, course here, we have the great University, Stanford, which for quite some time has been worrying more about more shopping center space, and windfalls for an un-needed and grossly over built hospital to add more money to its coffers, than doing what it should be doing and that is focusing on education.
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Oct 19, 2012 at 2:42 pm
The current horrible traffic will get worse as the economy improves and as approved projects are completed. Enormous ones that do little to improve traffic congestion and actually add to traffic volume include Facebook, Bohannon Towers, Stanford med center expansion. Each of these add workers but not housing, so they add commuters.
On top of all that would be new commuters because of the generous increase in office space for the El Camino plan. Housing is not required for any of these projects, and very little done to improve pedestrian and bike safety east/west across town.
We have gridlock now. Just wait!
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Since Gaddafi left our screens to only enter the picture through mythical reports of his legendary flight details, The Colonel - considered now to be the most wanted man on earth - has reappeared to us only in the form of Kodak moments. We have been seeing the emergence of an intimate family portrait of his direct tribe, replete with special and ordinary dictator-family memories, from circumcision to wedding, baby pictures and snap-shots of lives lived in luxury.
On top of these leaked albums, courtesy of the rebels' plundering of the Colonel's Tripoli headquarters at compound, Baba al Azizia, we can now add to the public record some contemporary shots of the deserted family homes. A range of plush villas furnished as mansions and palaces of regime riches, uncovered.
In the knowledge that Libya earns a vast amount of wealth through oil export. it is quite apparent that Gaddafi siphoned off most of the revenue and riches on his family and tribe elites. Setting aside the decadent lives led by his offspring abroad, (in London, Saif al-Islam, besides donating alarge sum to the London School of Economics, had a Multi-Million Pound-worth mansion) we peer closer at the internal lavish lives in Libya where the population didn't touch this oil money, unless they had access to Gaddafi.
Muammar Gaddafi and offspring in all their stolen splendor: compiled in one picture show for easier viewing.


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Marketplace for September 12, 2011
Again. A report from BofA headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.
The euro could collapse or Germany could bail out debt-ridden eurozone nations. Europe correspondent Stephen Beard discusses the eurozone's options.
A key ingredient in fertilizer, phosphorus is becoming more rare, more expensive -- which is stimulating some innovative ways to find more.
Activists declare victory while acknowledging that the boycott on Arizona businesses also hurt some workers it was meant to help.
The supercomputer is going to work for WellPoint.
The country's biggest bank, by assets, tries to assuage investors with plans to cut $5 billion in annual costs and trim weak businesses.
A new glossary takes a look at the words we use to talk about jobs and work, and how those words and their meanings have changed over time.


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McCann earns fourth straight ASG trip
Braves catcher will back up Cards' Molina in St. Louis
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
When this year's All-Star rosters were announced on Sunday afternoon, McCann became the first Braves player since Maddux to gain four consecutive selections. Last year, he became the first player in franchise history to earn three selections in his first three full seasons.
Aaron had been the organization's only player to gain three selections in his first four full seasons.
"He deserves it," Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said. "He's the best catcher in the league, no doubt, all-around. You can't argue with what he does year in, year out on a consistent basis. Offensively, nobody can rival him. Maybe [Twins catcher Joe] Mauer, but fortunately, he's in the other league."
While Yadier Molina was elected the National League's starting catcher via fan balloting, McCann was the overwhelming choice among the NL players, managers and coaches who cast ballots.
McCann, who will serve as the NL's only backup catcher for the July 14 event at St. Louis' Busch Stadium, said that the fact that he spent the first five weeks of this season battling blurred vision in his left eye added to the significance of this year's selection.
While hitting .195 during the 13 April games that he attempted to play, McCann was searching for a solution that compensated for the reality that his vision had changed since he underwent Lasik surgery after the 2007 season.
Because contacts no longer fit his eyes, he opted to start wearing prescription glasses after he was activated from the disabled list on May 8. Since then, he has hit .329 with six homers and 26 RBIs.
"This is probably the happiest I've been [to make an All-Star team], because I didn't know what was going on with my eye earlier in the season, and I found a solution and was able to bounce back," McCann said.
The 80th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage. XM will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game.
This will be the first time that McCann stands as the Braves' only representative at an All-Star Game. There was some thought that right-handed reliever Rafael Soriano or hard-luck starters Jair Jurrjens and Javier Vazquez might be selected.
But even with the addition of an extra pitcher on the roster this year, none of these hurlers gained enough consideration. While Vazquez and Jurrjens rank among the top 10 NL pitchers in ERA, the lack of consistent offensive support has also positioned both of them without a winning record.
Among NL relievers, Soriano ranks fifth in ERA (1.63) and fourth in batting average allowed (.159). In addition, he has been perfect in his seven save opportunities. But that total may have hurt him when compared to those of Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell, Jonathan Broxton, Francisco Cordero and Ryan Franklin, whose selections came with the assistance of at least 20 saves.
"I'm disappointed that we didn't get some more guys on there, but that's fine," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "You can't pick everyone. We had some guys having real nice solid years that could have been picked, but I've been there. I know how hard it is to get everyone on that you like, and it's impossible."
As he continues to establish himself as one of the game's top offensive catchers, McCann is making it impossible to imagine that this is not just another of the many All-Star selections that he'll garner throughout his career.
"This is the fourth one in a row for him, so it's something you grow to expect," Cox said.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The RCF Club has a host of history which for me has never been bad. I mean you just don't know what can happen, I remember the early days in RCF, the raw stuff, just trying to fit in, hangin out, and WWHAMM, a disc golf bag full of discs smashing into a fence and then the dude jumps up to the bag and starts kicking it. I'm thinking cool….I like this place.
As the years have past, the RCF has cultivated many dynamic relationships for me, both personal and professional. I have enjoyed the tournament disc golf at the PDGA level and have enjoyed attending recreational golf tournaments like glow rounds at Quail Ridge & Lakerfest. My interests in disc golf has made me a much better player, going to an RCF event, speaking with or shooting a round with some exceptional golfers who were always open to enlighten me about the game and the art of throwing. What I learned about the players I have met is that in order to make a good organization at some time during your association you may have an opportunity to contribute.
I would gladly accept a position on the ballot as the running mate for Chris Kinsella at the vice president position. I think that Chris has shook up the club kind of like one of those snowy village paperweights. I feel the message conveyed is to grow the club and I applaud the 1000 at least, member goal. I kind of felt we lost focus of some key items as we grew so fast:
Tournaments – Turn out means having enough tournaments but not too many. We have to have better balance; relative to competitive and recreational events.
Tourney formats – Seem to always be 2 rounds and on a Sunday.
TD Shortage – I like directing tournaments.
Website – I think it can be better.
Featuring Disc Golf Courses - Finding sponsors for exclusive tournaments.
The Ryder Cup – Qualifying events expanded.
Recognizing and supporting the other regional clubs in the St. Louis region.
I would enjoy working with Chris again; I think we did fairly well at the 2010 St. Louis Open. This year we'll work together by promoting the message to the disc golfers in this region that a membership is more about giving back to make RCF a respectable voice for disc golf growth in the St. Louis region.


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Mayim Bialik has been breastfeeding her son Fred for the past four years, and now their bonding time has come to an end. In a Feb. 6 blog post for Jewish parenting website Kveller, the recently single Big Bang Theory actress detailed how she finally weaned her little boy.
"Well, nay-sayers, prepare to be proven wrong. All of you snarky mamas who glared at me nursing my 3 1/2-year-old on the NYC subway, prepare to be amazed. And to all of my family and friends who wanted to chastise me about nursing a walking, talking, thinking, laughing little man named Fred, thanks for holding your tongues," Bialik, 37, wrote. "Because we did it. Fred isn't going to nurse on his way down the wedding aisle or at his high school graduation. I didn't need to break him of a 'habit' and teach him 'who's in charge.' I didn't need to set boundaries you thought I should have set when I didn't want to set them. Because we did it: Fred weaned."
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Bialik -- also mom to 7-year-old son Miles with ex Michael Stone -- says it happened around Thanksgiving, "days before I released the public statement that I was getting divorced."
"From the time that Fred night-weaned a year ago, he was nursing about once a day, but not always once a day. Sometimes he'd go a few days without nursing. After night-weaning, he could nurse anywhere but in the bed, since it invariably made him think of nursing all night, which he did like a real champ for his entire happy milky life until he was 3. And I didn't want to go back to that!" the Blossom actress explains. "I nursed Fred four to six times a night for three years. I pumped at work for Fred from the time I got the job on The Big Bang Theory when he was 18 months old until he was 3. . . I didn't nurse him literally anywhere, anytime, but I made sure to meet his needs and have mine satisfied as well."
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Though she "had difficulty nursing both of my boys," Bialik believes it provided "the best nutrition, nurturing and bonding ever." Towards the end of her breastfeeding, Fred "typically nursed from both sides since I was prone to clogged ducts for most of our nursing relationship," the star explains.
"It wasn't until much more recently -- it's been three months now since he nursed -- that he asked to nurse. But now when he asks, he knows it's funny," the Beyond the Sling author says of Fred. "That he's a big boy. That he doesn't drink 'nummies' anymore."
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The transition has been hard for Bialik, whose other TV credits include The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Curb Your Enthusiasm. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss being able to latch him on and make it all better. We have other ways to soothe Fred now," she writes. "When he's very very upset or very very hurt, we lay on the couch where he nursed countless mornings, afternoons and evenings, and we rock and I sing to him his favorite lullabies. And he holds me tight, and I hold him tight, and I know that there was never ever ever anything wrong with nursing Fred."
A longtime proponent of "attachment parenting," Bialik knows her decision to breastfeed her son until age 4 is controversial. "Even when people laughed and sneered and accused me of horrible things no mother should ever be accused of when tending to the normal and beautiful needs of her mammal child," the actress writes. "It was never wrong and it was always right."
The vegan mother of two ended her blog post with a message for her youngest son: "Go out into the scary wonderful crazy broken world, sweet tender Fred. Take your fear and conquer it, and come back to me when it's too much for you. I may not have milk to give you, but I have a heart forever etched with your name, your face, your eyes, your impossibly stunning tapered lashes that hold the tears only you can cry. Thank you, Fred, for being my nursling."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Mayim Bialik: I'm Done Breastfeeding My 4-Year-Old Son Fred


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National Dairy Products Corporation
List of Deals
- 1925 acquisition of Sheffield Companies and issue of 15-year 6% collateral trust notes
- 1962 $35,000,000 4 3/8% sinking fund debentures due March 15, 1992
The National Dairy Products Corporation was organized in New York City and incorporated in Delaware in December 1923. It was formed for the purpose of acquiring the common stock of the Rieck-McJunkin Dairy Company of Pittsburgh and the Hydrox Corporation of Chicago, two of the largest manufacturers and distributors of ice cream and dairy products in the United States. Management of the new company was made up the heads of both acquired firms: Edward E. Rieck, President of Rieck-McJunkin, who became chairman of National Dairy, and Thomas McInnerney, president of Hydrox, who became president of the new firm. The organizers of this new company expected that it would take its place among other large distributors of food that were being formed during this period. The business plan entailed purchasing or constructing a series of plants through the acquisition of existing businesses, which would be strategically located throughout the country. Each subsidiary was to retain its own name and personnel. This strategy was expected to require lower inventories, more rapid turnover, and shorter credits.
Within months after forming, National Dairy began acquiring other companies. In 1925 alone it acquired eighteen companies. By 1926 it possessed several well-know dairy firms including Breyer Ice Cream of Philadelphia, Harding Ice Cream of Nashville, and Sheffield Farms of New York. In 1926 National Dairy was operating in 1,600 cities and towns in thirteen states from New York to Nebraska. Earnings in 1925 were $4.9 million from sales of $105.3 million.
National Dairy employed approximately 35,000 people by 1930 and earned $26.3 million from sales of $374.6 million. On the basis of both sales volume and profits it claimed the honor of being the largest food products company in the country by a wide margin. Soon, National Dairy began acquiring companies outside of dairy products, purchasing Deerfoot Farms of Boston, a manufacturer of sausages. It also formed National Juice Corporation to produce orange juice in Tampa, Florida, which was then distributed through regular milk routes.
National Dairy made its largest acquisition to date by adding Kraft Phenix Cheese Corporation in 1930. Since Kraft alone earned over $86 million, this brought National Dairy's sales up to over $400 million.
Sales and earnings growth moderated for National Dairy during the 1930s. The retail milk distribution industry was particularly competitive and highly regulated so the company attempted to diversify its line of manufactured milk products.
In 1940 National Dairy earned $11.1 million on sales of $347.4 million. Demand for milk, cheese, and other dairy products soared during the wartime years for both civil and military customers. In 1941 the company reported record earnings of $83.6 million on sales of $431 million, and in 1944 new records were set again when the company achieved sales of $593.9 million. Sales to the U.S. military represented a significant portion of these sales. Deliveries to the U.S. government in 1944 included 48 million quarts of milk, 8.5 million gallons of ice cream, 101 million pounds of cheese, 23.5 million pounds of butter, 500,000 pounds of other Army and Navy ration spreads, ten million pounds of margarine, 4.5 million pounds of powdered milk, one million cases of evaporated milk, 769,000 gallons of salad dressing and three million cans of Tushonka, a Russian Army meat ration.
In the post-war years of 1945 through 1960, National Dairy spent more than $100 million expanding and modernizing plant and equipment as well as the building a new research laboratory. In 1948 sales reached $986.4 million, the highest in the company's twenty-five-year history.
During the 1950s National Dairy continued to invest heavily in new equipment, spending $230 million between 1945 and the end of 1953. In 1956 the company acquired Metro Glass Company, a maker of glass containers used by National Dairy. The company also constructed new plants in Germany, Australia, and England, one indicator of the growing importance of non-U.S. sales to National Dairy. In 1961 it also entered the fish business by purchasing Green's Products, Ltd., the largest canner and distributor of tuna fish and salmon in Australia.
In 1962 increasing consumption of dairy products by the U.S. public, aided by the introduction of new products and advertising, helped lift sales for National Dairy to a record $1.82 billion. These new products included a liquid high-protein weight control product called Sealtest 900 Calorie Diet.


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Hi. I was just wondering, where can Lepidodendron fossils be found in or near Yorkshire, appart from shefield?
I think I have only found one of them before (which is in one of my other posts), and I found that in West Yorkshire.
Also I was wondering, why do they never seem to be found in Sandstone? The possible lepidodendron root which I found came from the Coal (which is just below the sandstone), and the one I bought off the internet, from Sheffield came from the coal. Is this just a coincidence?
Also, is there any fossil hunting sites in Sheffield which are open to the public?
The picture is the Lepidodendron root from Sheffield, which is almost 4" long.
Nice finds Dan
I have a friend from your area who come's over to the Holderness he never mentions what is possible to find were he lives! I don't think he knows! as he never mentions the Carboniferous.
I have found very similar fossil tree roots to yours on the Yorkshire coast.
Ok thanks for the reply.
Thanks Dan
I will try to find a root (I know I have one somewere like yours) and post an image of it.
Hi Dan
Will be best taken in the light tomorow and hopefully posted tomorow nite.
Ok. I'll be going fossil hunting tomorrow and since it is raining very heavily it should erode the semi sandstone, so I'll look for some lepidodendron roots.
When it rains it washes the mud away and leaves the fossils (hard bit's) behind just like at Speeton.
Good luck Dan, I hope you get a bag full.
Ok thanks for the reply.
Hi Dan
I found this a while ago on the Holderness, I don't know what it is but it looks similar to what you find.
Nice find tabfish. I have an Artisia fossil which I collected in Ossett which looks quite simular, although it's deffinietly not the same species. I'll post an image of it tommorow.
Thank's Dan
How did today's fossiling go?
I found three fossils/strange rocks today. I found a calamites stem, a strange rock which looks like it has negative fossil seeds, and a very strange rock. It looks like coal, but it is much more shiny and in good light you can see through it, but I think it's just coal, but I'm not sure.
I'll post some images tomorrow.
Well done! sounds interesting.
Did you miss the bad weather?
There was some very heavy rain yesterday and this afternoon.
Glad the tides were 'wrong' for the Holderness because we had some thunder and litening, I have great respect for nature and would have come home at the first sign.
Hi again. Can't post the images today because the fossils aren't dry yet but I'll post them tommorow.
Look forward to seeing them.
Hi again. Here are the things that I found.
1- looks like fossil seed imprints of insect wings, but probably just a rock (found in semi sandstone.)
2- It looks like coal, but it is very shiny (it hasn't been polished (found in clay.)
3- calamites
Oops, sorry I meant to put 'or insect wings', not 'of insect wings.'
Nice finds Dan


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A medical abortion is the use of certain medications to end a pregnancy. The drugs help remove the fetus and placenta from the mother's womb (uterus).
There are different types of medical abortion.
Sometimes the woman has one for a health reason. This is called a therapeutic medical abortion.
Other times, she chooses (elects) to end the pregnancy. This is called an elective medical abortion.
See also:
Therapeutic medical abortion; Elective medical abortion; Induced abortion; Nonsurgical abortion
A medical, or nonsurgical, abortion can be done within 7 weeks from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period. A combination of prescription hormone medicines are used to help the body remove the fetus and placenta tissue. The doctor may give you the medicines after performing a physical exam and asking questions about your medical history.
Medications used to end an early pregnancy include mifepristone, methotrexate, misoprostol, prostaglandins, or a combination of these medications.
There are several reasons a medical abortion might be considered:
Risks of medical (nonsurgical) abortion include:
The decision to end a pregnancy is very personal. Most health care providers recommend careful counseling before making such a decision.
Abortion is a controversial issue. A woman who chooses to end a pregnancy may feel she cannot share her decision with others. Therefore, it is important for her to identify those who may help her through what may be a difficult time.
Women who are trying to make this difficult decision should find a safe place in which they can obtain counseling regarding all options for pregnancy resolution.
If a woman chooses to have an abortion, she should find a safe place to have the procedure performed and obtain the proper support and follow-up care afterwards.
Test done before this procedure:
Physical recovery usually occurs within a few days, depending on the stage of the pregnancy. A small amount of vaginal bleeding and mild uterine cramping should be expected for a few days.
A hot bath or use of a heating pad or hot water bottle on the abdomen may help relieve discomfort. Strenuous activity should be avoided for a few days. Sexual intercourse should be avoided for 2 to 3 weeks. A normal menstrual period should occur in about 4 to 6 weeks.
It's important to begin using birth control immediately after the abortion procedure. It is possible to get pregnant again even before having a normal menstrual period. Improved methods of contraception can help prevent many unplanned pregnancies. However, unplanned pregnancies occur even when couples use birth control.
Complications rarely occur.
Women who have a medical abortion have cramping and bleeding, and pass the pregnancy-related tissue as though they were having a miscarriage.
Some women feel ambivalent about ending a pregnancy, and may need psychological and emotional support. It may be helpful to seek counseling before making this very difficult decision.
ACOG. Clinical management guidelines of obstetrician-gynecologists. Medical management of abortion. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct;106(4):871-82.
Mischell DR. Family planning: contraception, sterilization, and pregnancy termination. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 14.
Simpson JL, Jauniaux ERM. Pregnancy loss. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2007:chap 24.
Annas GJ, Elias S. Legal and ethical issues in obstetric practice. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2007:chap 51.
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Amtrak: Past, Present, Future, published by Simmons-Boardman Books, is available from www.transalert.com
Frank N. Wilner is author of six books, including, Amtrak: Past, Present, Future; Understanding the Railway Labor Act; and, Railroad Mergers: History, Analysis, Insight. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics and labor relations from Virginia Tech. He has been assistant vice president, policy, for the Association of American Railroads; a White House appointed chief of staff at the Surface Transportation Board; and director of public relations for the United Transportation Union. He is a past president of the Association of Transportation Law Professionals.


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By Scarlet Sims
LONDON - No lights will light up the dark intersection for the new overpass, the London City Council learned during its monthly meeting Tuesday.
The city had wanted to put a street light to prevent accidents, but the energy company is currently fighting a class-action lawsuit and is under an injunction, said Debbie Sorrells, city treasurer/recorder.
She said she didn't know when the lawsuit would end or when the city might be allowed to put up a light.
"It's a really dark intersection," she said, adding that people should be careful.
In other business, the general and department funds were all under budget.
The London Fire Department should receive its new Insurance Service Office (ISO) rating by the end of this month. The department received its new fire truck earlier this month.
Aldermen approved the revised budget, and discussed installing lighting around the ball field.


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While it's no secret that prices keep dropping on flat-panel TVs, the good value and excellent picture quality offered by microdisplay rear projectors continue to drive innovation in that category. Case in point: the new JVC HD-58S998 58-inch HD-ILA 1080p HDTV, one of a new generation of "slim" rear projectors. The front-to-back depth of this LCoS-based HDTV measures an astounding 10.8 inches, and although it's not the first trimmed-down RPTV to hit stores, JVC's design is unique.
Cosmetically, the effect is something special, especially combined with the super-thin black bezel around the screen that gives the TV a floating effect. Then there's the high-tech blue power indicator with its rippled rectangular lens and light-up JVC logo (fortunately, you can reduce the brightness or turn it off in the TV's menu).
The primary jack pack is placed on the right side-panel of the TV's shallow, rec-tangular cabinet - again, to facilitate wall mounting - and hidden by a lid that preserves the seamless look. Here you'll find two 1080p/60-capable HDMI connectors and two ganged component-/composite-video inputs, plus an RF input for the built-in tuners. The front convenience input, meanwhile, features a VGA computer connector, for once placed up front where it rightly belongs.


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My team has been doing Java for a long time. We are switching to Ruby. We are finding that Ruby has limitations and that we have to do certain things in Java. I'm trying to find a way to call Java code from Ruby. I'm searching Google and such, and I always end up on a page describing how to call Java code from JRuby. That's not what I want.
Then I start to wonder why we're NOT using JRuby?! Instinctively, I'm thinking Java and Ruby is what we're doing. JRuby is the best of both worlds. What am I missing?
I've asked around a little bit and I've heard a few negative things about JRuby, such as memory issues or diminishing oracle/community support, or whatever. Is JRuby a dud? Or is it viable for real-world, large-scale, mission critical apps, the way Ruby/Rails supposedly is? Is there a reason that we should be coding in Ruby AND Java instead of just going with JRuby? Can we not use Rails if we do JRuby? I mean, why wouldn't you want access to all the comprehensive features in Java, combined with the ease/fun of Ruby?!
Check out this railscast if you're competely new to JRuby.http://railscasts.com/episodes/376-jruby-basics
I haven't used JRuby myself but I know people who have used it in production and it does seem to work well. A couple of things I've heard because of the way the JVM works the startup time is quite slow as it optimizes things. And, you might run into compatibility issues with certain gems.
Can we not use Rails if we do JRuby? You can use Rails in it's entirety, you just also have access to all of the Java libraries should you need them from Ruby.
I'd seriously question why you need to access Java from Ruby though. Obviously, including Java in your stack is adding complexity you might be better off avoiding. You say Ruby has limitations, and that may be true but what in particular are you referring to?
Working with services / api's might be a better option, you'll need to do some research.
I am forced to use Java because we have legacy systems that we must communicate with using CORBA. So far, all attempts to do CORBA calls directly from Ruby have failed. Support is weak, options are limited, everything I've tried hasn't worked, etc. Given that I have already implenented this in Java and it works great, I figure I'd just reuse that module. I would of course rather do this from within Ruby. It's ridiculous to have to run a JVM on top of my Ruby runtime JUST to do a CORBA call here and there. So please let me know if you think I should keep trying to make these calls from Ruby. I just wasn't feeling the love from Ruby and wasn't getting anywhere.
We use JRuby in conjunction with java and it work great on a JBoss cluster in production.Legacyworld we connect with soap (no toolbox, just posts).Inernally we communicate rest and with java assync via hornetqueue. Functions like jndi we just call java from jruby .....Result : great !
I really don't see a reason why would go from Java -> Ruby or vice versa. The hybrid seems absolutely horrible solution. Stay with 1 platform languages.
Also, don't buy into the hype of Ruby "Look Ma! I auto-gen the code for database tier with no hands!". If you write QUALITY code, 60% of your code should be in TESTING and 40% on application code. Of course, it is hard to maintain these ratio when there are hard deadlines and your customer give rat ass about the quality. Anyways, to me I would use a language that provides me the BEST way to test my code and not the FASTest way to write the code. Yes, it's great to write code fast that actually works but I rather have slow coding with awesome test cases. So, if there are any new codes merging in then I can easily detect problems early. I pray that I'd never join another project where the developer's test manually and say "I'm done!". No no no... Choose your weapons wisely and I can definitely say Java has GREAT way of testing your code.
Because of the fact that ruby is a non typed language testdriven is a philosophyIn the ruby way it is recommended to write the test first (OK I not always do this but most times) . Your right when you say choosing the best language for the problem. But if you consider to bring cobol programmers in the web world You have also to take into account the learning curve. And the learning curve is very short in ruby. In our team it is very intresting to compare a character who programms java and a chrarcter who programms ruby.


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Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by Atolm, May 4, 2013.
Time to push the envelope again
Enjoy mates.
Federation Halo-Class:
Wow. That is phenomenal. Love it!
Back to the stationery store: a new envelope is needed!
What's the era for this ship? Do the doughnuts rotate (like a Osprey's nacelles) or are they stationary?
The top view reminds me of one of the "Red Set" battleships from Master of Orion (and MOO2).
The "Titan" from MOO is similar:
Nice! That's a cool idea.
Epic ship =3
That is very very cool!
That's a pretty fascinating design, to me it looks like a federation ship which incorporates strong Vulcan elements. I can very easily imagine it to have a fairly standard federation color, with vulcan rusty red elements as well.
Very nice design!
Well alrighty then!
It looks cool - like a starship using Ori technology.
As a kid the first time I saw a very low-res screenshot of the DS9 pilot battle I thought the aft shot of that Nebula was some ship with a single round nacelle on a pillar. This ship's side view kinda reminded me of that.
She's one pretty lady. Is there a story behind the halo-style nacelles?
Thanks mate!
LOL... no the nacelles do not rotate, nor pivot, but that's a cool idea on its own
never heard of that, but that link has some interesting minis for sure
Thanks mates, very much appreciated.
that's a great visual you have just described... nice mate! And thanks!
LOL, thanks
Ooooh the Ori, I miss those ships
That is an awesome Idea! I almost opted something like that, before I settled on the Halo's current shape... I may have to explore that one a bit more!
Thanks mate! They are a space Folding/jumping FTL drive. She still has conventional warp as an option, but her primary FTL is Folding space.
My first thought? That a single "nacelle" version of this would look a lot like the Protector from Galaxy Quest. Seriously nice work though!
Neat idea but I don't think you're quite there yet. The side view suffers a lot for not having the long lines of the nacelles to balance out the overall shape of the ship.
Daaaaamn. That is absolutely breathtaking. Your attention to detail is amazing. And those are the coolest nacelles ever!
I agree it alters the symmetry from the norm. But... What if the rings were larger, to create a new symmetry?
It'd pretty strongly resembled the symmetry of some science fiction vtol crafts.
It gives me a gorgeous mental image of this thing descending through an exotic atmosphere, to some super sexy looking coast on a clear green sea... With lots of scantily clad star trek vixens relaxing on the beach and oiling each other up while waiting for the USS Halot to arrive with the ice and romulan ales.
But if that is figured out, she'll be a beauty.
It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who finds the idea of a single disc-shaped nacelle (instead of two rows of coils being in separate nacelles) somewhat intriguing, although probably not easy to do right.
What if you were to double up on the nacelles, with one set sweeping up and back with the other set swept down and forward? Might balance it out a little more.
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While in the market for a new vessel I decided to return to my roots for a few days and do some land based fishing. Dispite the wind and dodging sporadic rain I went out on two evenings back to back. The 30th and 1st.
Pilchards are around but not thick. The ones ive netted are nice (4 inches) The lady's, macks, and mullet are a different story.(All over) Snook are patrolling the beaches and pass and becoming very active at dusk. Didn't see any tarpon but there food source is definetly around. Both these fish were caught on mid outgoing tide around sunset. Snook on lady. Lemon on bft. Also got a 22inch trout but didnt care to photograph him.


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Tell Urban Outfitters to STOP Forced Child Labor in Cotton!
The government of Uzbekistan continues to remove millions of children across the country from school and force them to pick cotton during the harvest season. While over 70 of the world's largest apparel brands and retailers have developed policies related to Uzbek cotton, Urban Outfitters, which also owns the brands Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Leifsdottir and Terrain, has remained silent. This company has not publicly addressed the unique state-sponsored practice of forced child labor in Uzbekistan nor has it provided any information about how it ensures that its suppliers do not use Uzbek cotton tainted by these egregious human rights abuses. So far, Urban Outfitters has refused to support human rights and speak out against forced child labor in the cotton industry, unlike its competitors like Abercrombie & Fitch, Levi's and the Gap.
Your actions make a difference! In the past, your e-mail actions targeting Abercrombie & Fitch, Gymboree, Carter's and the Children's Place have led these companies to announce policies prohibiting the use of Uzbek cotton. Take action NOW to tell Urban Outfitters to respect international labor rights in their cotton sourcing.
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- Co-President, Anthropologie
Wendy Wurtzburger
- President, Free People
Margaret Hayne
- Co-President, Anthropologie
Wendy McDevitt
- Urban Outfitters
Ed Loomis
- President, Urban Outfitters
Richard Hayne
- Director, Urban Outfitters
Oona McCullough
- CEO, Urban Outfitters
Glen Senk
Millions of children across Uzbekistan continue to be removed from schools and forced to pick cotton. The widespread use of forced child labor in Uzbekistan's cotton industry has been well documented and the source of international condemnation.
The unconscionable scale of labor rights violations in Uzbekistan's cotton industry will continue unless clothing companies speak out against the abuse and take action to make it stop. A large number of the world's largest apparel brands and retailers, including many of your competitors like Abercrombie and Fitch, Levi's and the Gap, have developed policies on Uzbek cotton.
So far, you have not addressed the specific problem of Uzbekistan's state policy of forced child labor nor have you provided information about how you ensure that suppliers are prohibiting Uzbek cotton in your supply chain.
As a consumer and a concerned citizen, I ask that you take the following actions:
1) Issue a public statement condemning forced child labor and violations of labor rights in Uzbekistan's cotton industry;
2) Commit to tracing your global cotton supply chain and instructing suppliers to stop sourcing cotton from Uzbekistan until the government ceases mobilizing children to harvest cotton;
3) Provide transparent documentation of your efforts in this area and establish a dialogue with the International Labor Rights Forum;
4) Join with other companies and industry associations that are working to ensure that worker rights are protecting in the production of cotton.
As children continue to be forced to pick cotton during harvest season, there is no better time to take action. I look forward to your urgent attention to this critical issue.
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Arsenal end trophy drought with FA Cup win
Arsenal ended its nine-year trophy drought on Saturday, coming from two goals...
Spaniards Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer were
semifinal winners Friday and will meet for the title at the $1.213 million
Mexican Open.
The second-seeded Nadal posted a 7-5, 6-4 victory over countryman and former
champion Nicolas Almagro on the red clay at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess.
The former world No. 1 Nadal captured the Mexican Open in 2005 and titled in
Sao Paulo two weeks ago.
Ferrer, the top seed and three-time defending champion, grinded out a 6-3, 6-7
(5-7), 6-1 win over Italian Fabio Fognini.
Nadal owns a 16-4 lifetime record against Ferrer.
The 2013 Acapulco winner will claim $291,800.


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How to avoid loosing your precious tweets
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Twitter is now become part of our internet life. Many companies and startups are developing new and unique applications which are solely based on twitter or enhancing twitter usability for users. In that addition, one new application being come out which is called Tweet Nest. This new tool will be helpful to all twitter addict as it can back up, archive and customize more...


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Turn, Turn, TurnA time to build up,
A time to break down,
A time to dance, A time to mourn,
A time to cast stones,
A time to gather stones together.
To everything, Turn, turn, turn,
There is a season,
Turn, turn, turn,
And a time to every purpose
Under heaven.
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Adapted from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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MORE: Latest team rankings | 5-STAR COMMITS: Robinson to KU | Hamilton to Texas | Kelly to Duke
A handful of teams are hosting their versions of Midnight Madness and pre-season tip-off festivities this weekend.
A number of schools are bringing in big numbers, while some schools are bringing in important targets for visits, too.
Let's take a look at how the weekend in basketball recruiting is shaping up in this edition of Fastbreak Friday.
There is no shortage of talent on the University of Illinois campus this weekend. The Illini have 16 prospects in town to see the "World's Biggest Basketball Practice."
Class of 2009 commitments Brandon Paul, D.J. Richardson, Joseph Bertrand and Tyler Griffey are scheduled to be in town. Class of 2010 commitments Crandall Head, Jereme Richmond and Meyers Leonard are also expected on campus.
The state's best players from the class of 2011 should be well-represented, too.
Chicago (Ill.) De La Salle forward Mike Shaw, a five-star prospect from the class of 2011, is expected to be joined by Wayne Blackshear of Chicago (Ill.) Curie, Sam Thompson of Chicago (Ill.) Whitney Young, Tracy Abrams of Chicago (Ill.) Mount Carmel, Andre Henley of Chicago (Ill.) De La Salle, Rock Island (Ill.) point guard Chasson Randle and Hayden Hoerdemann of Bloomington for unofficial visits.
Bradley Beal, an emerging sophomore from St. Louis (Mo.) Chaminade, is supposed to be in town on an unofficial visit as well. Class of 2012 prospect Bobo Drummond, an in-state prospect, is also scheduled to attend the festivities.
Kentucky is hosting its version of Midnight Madness, a.k.a. Big Blue Madness, this weekend. The Wildcats have a host of prospects in Lexington for the sold-out festivities
Class of 2009 commitments Jon Hood and GJ Vilarino are scheduled to be on campus. They certainly won't be alone.
Five-star big man Daniel Orton will make a return trip to the SEC school. The center from Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City, Okla., has been to Lexington multiple times.
Class of 2010 prospects Russell Byrd of Fort Wayne (Ind.) Blackhawk Christian, Covington (Ky.) Holmes wing Ricardo Johnson, Ian Miller of Charlotte (N.C.) United Faith and Brandon Mobley of Savannah (Ga.) Windsor Forest will likely be in town for the night's season tip-off festivities. Class of 2010 commitment Dakotah Euton is supposed to be there to help in the recruiting efforts.
Class of 2011 prospects Ryan Taylor and Michael Chandler, both of Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence North, hope to make it to town with class of 2010 commitment Dominique Ferguson. Marquis Teague, also of Indianapolis, is scheduled to be on hand for the festivities. Class of 2011 commitment Vinny Zollo will be in town on an unofficial visit.
West Virginia is also in a festive mood. Bob Huggins and his staff are hosting the school's version of Midnight Madness. There will be a good number of prospects in town for "Mountaineer Madness."
The Mountaineers will get a crack at Deniz Kilicli, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward from Beckley (W.V.) Mountain State Academy via Turkey.
Kilicli is one of the hottest names in the senior class at the moment, and a number of high-major schools have been in to get a better look at him. WVU has been in the mix for a while now. Kilicli's new teammate, Noah Cottrill, is a class of 2010 commitment to the team. Cottrill will be in town for the weekend, too.
Class of 2009 commitments Dan Jennings and Dalton Pepper are scheduled to be in town for official visits.
Ohio State has always done a fine job of recruiting young talent, and this weekend should get the Buckeyes on track with several more young players.
The Buckeyes are planning to play host to 2011 prospects Brandan Kearney and Percy Gibson (both out of Detroit (Mich.) Southeastern), Matt Pouches from Hartland (Mich.) Hartland, Tommy McCune from Saginaw (Mich.) and Paul Honigford from Sugarcreek (Ohio) Garaway Local School this weekend.
Class of 2012 prospects Columbus (Ohio) Marion Franklin wing Elijah Macon, Ray Lee and Traevon Crater are expected to be on campus this weekend.
Class of 2009 commitments Erik Murphy and Deshawn Painter plan to be together this weekend on Florida's campus. The future teammates will also get a chance to recruit some potential future teammates.
Wayne Martin, a 6-foot-7 forward from Jacksonville (Fla.) Providence Christian and Clearwater (Fla.) forward Okaro White, a class of 2010 prospect, are supposed to be in Gainesville for visits.
Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern guard Trae Golden is headed to Athens, Ga., this weekend to see the Bulldogs on an unofficial visit. The Rivals150 junior guard was once committed to Ohio State.
Indiana is bringing in Aaron Cosby, a class of 2010 point guard from Louisville (Ky.) Jeffersontown. The Hoosiers recently offered a scholarship, and Cosby is making a return trip to Bloomington.
Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster wing Givon Crump is expected to continue his tour of college campuses this weekend. The Rivals150 prospect is headed to South Florida to see the Big East program.
Cincinnati is playing host to Sean Kilpatrick, a New York native who is spending a year at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass., this season, for an official visit.
Virginia plans to have Baltimore (Md.) City College High forward C.J. Fair from the 2010 class and class of 2011 super shooter/scorer Trevor Cooney from Wilmington (Del.) Sanford School in Charlottesville for unofficial visits.
Central Florida has one of the best players in Orlando scheduled to be on campus for an official visit this weekend. Keith Clanton from Orlando Christian Prep is interested in the program. The three-star forward could make a decision shortly after his trip to the school.
Nevada is always looking for under-the-radar talent and skilled players at the power forward position. This weekend Mark Fox and crew are scheduled to have Devonte Elliott of Paramount (Calif.) and Derrick Williams of La Mirada (Calif.) in Reno for official visits.
Nick Russell of Arlington (Texas) Grace Prep will travel across the Dallas Metroplex to see SMU's campus officially.
Brandon Davies has grown up in Provo, Utah. He starred at Provo High, and will now go across the street to BYU's campus and visit the program officially. The Cougars have a legit shot of landing a commitment from him in the near future, according to multiple sources in the state.
Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Academy guard Derek Tartt is headed to Drake for a visit.
Class of 2011 prospect E. Victor Nickerson from Atlanta (Ga.) Paidiea is headed up to Virginia to see the VCU and Virginia Tech campuses.


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Chemotherapy for Vulvar Cancer
Chemotherapy (chemo) uses anti-cancer drugs that are usually given intravenously (into a vein), by mouth, or applied to the skin in other ways, such as in an ointment. Drugs taken by mouth or injected into a vein, called systemic chemo, enter the bloodstream and reach throughout the body, making this treatment potentially useful for cancer that has spread to distant sites.
Drugs most often used in treating vulvar cancer include cisplatin with or without fluorouracil (5-FU). Another chemo drug, mitomycin, may rarely be used. These may be combined with radiation. Different drugs are used to treat vulvar melanoma. Melanoma Skin Cancer has more information about drug treatment for advanced melanomas.
The role of chemo in treating vulvar cancer remains to be determined. In more advanced disease, chemo might be given with radiation therapy before surgery. This combined treatment may shrink the tumor, making it easier to remove it with surgery. So far, the results of treating vulvar cancers that have spread to other organs with chemo have been disappointing.
Many of the drugs used in cancer chemo work by attacking cells that are rapidly dividing. This is helpful in killing cancer cells, but these drugs can also affect normal cells, leading to side effects. Side effects of chemo depend on the type of drugs, the amount taken, and the length of time you are treated. Common side effects of some of the drugs used to treat vulvar cancer include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Temporary loss of hair
- Mouth or vaginal sores
- Changes in the menstrual cycle, premature menopause, and infertility (inability to become pregnant). Most women with vulvar cancer, however, have already gone through menopause.
- Diarrhea
Chemo often affects the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow, leading to low blood counts. This can cause:
- Increased chance of infections (due to low white blood cell count)
- Increased chance of bleeding and bruising (due to low blood platelet count)
- Tiredness (due to anemia, that is, low red blood cell count)
Other side effects can occur depending on what drug is used. Most side effects are temporary and stop when the treatment is over, but some chemo drugs can have long-lasting or even permanent effects. For example, cisplatin can cause nerve damage (called neuropathy). This can lead to numbness, tingling, or even pain in the hands and feet. It can also damage the kidneys. To lower the risk of kidney damage, the patient is given plenty of fluids intravenously (IV) before and after each dose.
Ask your cancer care team about the chemo drugs you will receive and what side effects you can expect. Also be sure to talk with them about any side effects you do have so that they can be treated. For example, you can be given medicine to reduce or prevent nausea and vomiting.
For more information about chemo and its side effects, see Chemotherapy.
Last Medical Review: July 2, 2014 Last Revised: February 16, 2016
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