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SNOW HILL- A proposed zoning code change to allow farm owners an extra two residential lots for family members, in addition to the five lots already allowed to be subdivided from farm land, did not see much support from elected officials during Tuesday's comprehensive rezoning work session and is slated to be considered in the future as a text amendment.
Commissioner Virgil Shockley, a farmer himself and widely regarded as representing farmers throughout the county whatever the district, proposed the additional two lots for immediate family members to allow farms to stay in the family.
He was prompted to suggest the change by a woman who testified at the June public hearing on the rezoning, asking that the laws be changed so she can give her grandson a lot on her farm to build a home. The woman who testified had already subdivided and sold five lots as permitted under the law.
This change would allow family farms to continue, as often the children of farmers move away, but the grandchildren want to take up farming, according to Shockley.
Shockley said he realizes that Worcester County has preserved its agricultural character through the five lot limit on farm subdivisions, but pointed to the 1,800 acres of agricultural zoning in the 2006 Comprehensive Plan listed for future growth and zoning as residential land.
Shockley's idea is to allow two lots on farmland to be sold to immediate family members for $1. The site must stay in the family for ten years before it can be sold or the owner would have to pay a penalty, perhaps five or ten percent of the selling price of the house.
"You probably won't get 75 at best in the next ten years but what you will get are grandkids who will have the opportunity to stay on the farm and actually live there," Shockley said.
His idea appeared to have some support from his colleagues, at least conceptually.
"You paint a wonderful picture and I wish it would be so and stay that way," said Commissioner Judy Boggs.
However, divorce, death, or foreclosure could test the intent of the extra two lots, which could be sold anyway after ten years, Boggs pointed out. The time limit could be increased to 15 years, Shockley said.
Commission president Louise Gulyas reminded Shockley of the first term they each served, at the same time, when there was a "knockdown drag out" fight over increasing the three lots on farmland to five, and that Shockley was for more than five then.
"The reason I wanted more than five is exactly the reason now," Shockley said.
Adding two more lots would open farms to development, Gulyas felt.
"This is wrong, Virgil," she said. "It's just the wrong thing to do if we are supporting agriculture".
The county relies on tourism, forestry, and agriculture, Gulyas said.
"If we don't protect it now, when my grandchildren are grown there'll be nothing here,"said Gulyas.
Shockley remained adamant about the proposed change, suggesting farming could go away if families aren't allowed the additional two lots.
"If you don't give them these lots, there'll be nobody to farm," he said.
Farmers have to think ahead, according to Boggs, when subdividing the five allowed lots.
"This should not be tampered with now," said Gulyas.
Action on the need to keep farms going has been pushed off for years, Shockley said. Gulyas reminded him of the potetial ecological impact of adding more residential lots on farm land.
"The environmental people will have a heart attack if you do this," Gulyas said.
One option for farmers who have subdivided out their five lots but who want a family member on the farm is a mobile home, said staffer Ed Tudor.
"I don't want to open things up," said Shockley. "Farmland is farmland. They're not making any more of it."
The commissioners voiced concern the farmland could be further subdivided in the future. In 40 years, what if someone says nine lots, not seven? county attorney Sonny Bloxom wondered.
The commissioners have already set up the county to lose 1,800 acres of farmland to house an expected 20,000 people moving into the county, Shockley said. Those growth zones are centered around the towns, Bloxom said.
Shockley said he did not want to hold up the vote on the Comprehensive Rezoning. He then made a motion to allow agricultural landowners to subdivide off two lots for family in addition to the five permitted now. His motion died for lack of a second.
"You're talking about something that's such a monumental change in philosophy and the zoning code," said Bloxom. "It really goes against the Comprehensive Plan. You'd have to go back through almost the entire process."
County administrator Gerry Mason suggested approaching the idea through a later text amendment, which would give county staff time to work up some ideas.


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Mount Antero Climber's Log
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|Baldwin gulch
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2013
|Nice day.
|Posted Jul 14, 2013 6:10 pm
|Beautiful Day
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2013
|Great time with great friends.
|Posted Jun 27, 2013 11:00 pm
|Via Baldwin Gulch
Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2012
|Only 9.5 hours RT. Small bootpack lower down on the road. Not much snow up there. Had bitter cold temps in the morning...probably 0 to -8 would be my guess. It feels like winter up there but it certainly doesn't look like it.
No one else all day.
|Posted Dec 30, 2012 8:13 pm
|Terrible pile of rocks
Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2010
|good group of guys, but just a big pile of rocks...
|Posted Dec 28, 2012 1:14 pm
|Late Fall
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2012
|This was a fun, quick outing in the late fall. Good 4WDing to the river crossing. The road after the crossing was blocked by an ice sheet. The hike from there was ~3,200 quick feet of vertical.
|Posted Nov 30, 2012 7:23 pm
|Baldwin Gulch
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 1996
|Would not recommend hiking this road... you're competing with motorcycles, ATVs, and lots of other 4WD offroad vehicles (and their fumes/noise). Was not a fun hike by this route.
|Posted Nov 22, 2012 11:04 pm
|Browns Creek
|A nice mountain
|Posted Nov 4, 2012 7:39 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008
|Last peak of the season, snow already all around, very pretty mountai but I didn't find any aquamarine.
|Posted Oct 18, 2012 6:17 pm
|Baldwin Gulch
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2012
|Drove up the Baldwin Gulch road to the creek crossing, then hiked up the road towards the summit, cutting up a couple of gullies to shorten the distance. Total distance 8.9 miles. Started at 7:30, finished at 1:30. Was joined by my 8 month old Golden Retriever, Loki (his 4th 14er), Luke and his his 9 year old Husky, Genesis. This was my 31st 14er.
|Posted Sep 8, 2012 9:50 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2012
|Posted Jul 31, 2012 5:26 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2012
|Posted Jul 31, 2012 5:15 pm
|Windy, but nice
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2012
|Took my 6 year old and family friends on this tame hike up Mt. Antero via the standard Baldwin Gulch route. Would have much preferred Browns Creek, but a backpack was not in the cards. Still had a wonderful day with family and friends.
|Posted Jun 10, 2012 10:03 am
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2012
|Shaylee, Kessler and I decided to climb a 14er this weekend. We decided on Antero since I hadn't done it yet and since it was assumed (correctly) that it wouldn't require an ice axe.
After getting up fairly early we drove a ways up the 4wd road before parking. Antero is an easy mountain for a 14er, but the climb can be a bit tedious. We grinded our way up the Jeep road to the saddle and then climbed to the summit on the steep rocks. We summited around 10:30 AM.
It was sunny going up, but clouds were gathering when we were at the summit, so we didn't spend long on top. After enjoying the view we made our way quickly down the mountain. There was a little thunder and it began to snow very lightly. Since we were on a north south ridge with a drop off to the west the snow was "falling upwards". Not at an angle, but straight upwards caused by the updrafts buffeting the mountain. It wasn't that windy, but since the snow was light and fluffy, it was "falling" completely vertically and upwards. It wasn't blowing wildly up, but looked just like it was falling up, in the same manner that it falls down. We felt upside down!
After the brief snow and wind, the weather was good and we were back to the vehicle in no time. It was a nice little climb.
|Posted Jun 5, 2012 12:38 pm
|Perfect day
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008
|Parked at the upper TH, girlfriend (wife now) tossed up the tent and spent the morning snoozing while I ran up to the summit and back.
|Posted Mar 30, 2012 3:40 pm
|Ken Dammen
|Long slog from road
Date Climbed: May 29, 2011
|Standard route from dirt road. Lots of snow still for this time of year. Climbed with Dustin Kelley.
|Posted Nov 1, 2011 3:05 pm
|Ted Eliason
|A talus heap
Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2003
|And a long slog without 4wd.
|Posted Oct 12, 2011 3:16 pm
|long hike
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2011
|Bagged Antero from Baldwin Gulch on a quiet sunny morning. Pretty lonely on the way up but too much jeep traffic on the descent. Round trip time: 6 hrs. I summited Mt. Sherman 4 hours later taking advantage of a rare storm free afternoon.
|Posted Aug 30, 2011 4:01 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
|Hiked the Jeep/ATV freeway. Windy on the ridge. Great morning on the summit--wonderful views from Antero.
|Posted Aug 6, 2011 7:59 pm
|October Trudge
Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2005
|Alexc and I did a snow trudge in mid-October. We saw a hunter on a 4-wheeler. He commented that we were tough. You have to be if you're dumb.
|Posted Aug 4, 2011 10:45 am
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2011
|Long slog up the standard route.
|Posted Jul 19, 2011 8:45 pm


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Summaries of EU Legislation
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Fraud proofing of legislation and of the management of contracts
The Commission aims to develop a culture of fraud prevention by promoting an overall strategic approach; to use the expertise available within the Commission, in particular OLAF, to improve fraud prevention.
Commission Communication on fraud proofing of legislation and of the management of contracts [SEC(2001) 2029 of 07.11.2001 - Not published in the Official Journal]
The Commission Communication is the result of the work of an informal interdepartmental working party chaired by OLAF and made up inter alia of representatives of the Secretariat-General, the Legal Service, and the Directorates-General for Budget, Justice and Home Affairs, External Relations, Agriculture, Regional Policy, and Taxation and Customs Union. Its aim is to develop an overall strategic approach to fraud prevention which also takes account of the Commission's White Paper on administrative reform and a fraud prevention culture. The new cooperation system will be targeted at new draft legislation with significant financial implications in areas of Community activity deemed most sensitive to fraud.
Provisions are also made in the 2001-03 action plan for mechanisms for cooperation from the stage of drafting legislation between the Commission departments and OLAF. As a result of its experience in conducting investigations and in drawing up legislation, OLAF will be able to help in analysing texts before they reach the stage of interdepartmental consultation by identifying loopholes which might hamper fraud prevention.
Legislative aspect
A horizontal unit has been created within OLAF (Unit OLAF/A/3) one of whose "fraud proofing" tasks will be to work with an ad hoc interdepartmental working party in defining criteria for identifying areas of competence which might be deemed highly sensitive from the point of view of their exposure to fraud risks. The outcome of this analysis will be communicated to the departments responsible and to the Directorates-General for Budget and for Administration.
This unit's activities will be limited to the most sensitive draft legislation in areas themselves deemed high-risk. The procedure in question will apply to initiatives proposed by the Commission in its 2003 legislative work programme, adopted on 30 October 2002. Further to the decisions adopted within the interdepartmental working party, OLAF will launch a dialogue with the lead Directorates-General, who will have designated a correspondent for that purpose. OLAF and the Directorates-General will at any time be able to review the criteria validated by the interdepartmental working party.
The first meeting of this working party took place on 10 December 2002. This meeting was the first stage in the procedure leading to:
- the determination of the criteria required to identify risk sectors;
- the determination of risk areas of Community legislation;
- the identification of sensitive draft legislation falling within risk areas, which will be specifically analysed by OLAF;
- consultation of OLAF prior to interdepartmental consultation.
For the purposes of this analysis and prevention activity, departments will communicate draft legislation to OLAF as early as possible.
Contractual aspect
With regard to fraud prevention in the area of contracts, the Communication proposes two measures (which appear in the Commission's White Paper on administrative reform), i.e.:
- the adoption of standard contracts harmonised for the whole Commission (most frequently used clauses, types of contract, etc.);
- the introduction of a central database of contracts and contractors.
OLAF, acting via its specific unit, will be involved at a very early stage in the process of defining and drafting clear clauses with a view to protecting not only the Community's financial interests but also those of beneficiaries. Standard clauses concerning checks and penalties will have to be included in contracts.
Centralisation of information will enable all Commission departments to be quickly informed via the Intranet.
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Dr. James Naismith, '91
Inventor of the game of basketball
Upon graduation Mr. Naismith became Physical Director of the Y.M.C.A. at Denver, Colo. After serving three years he was made Professor of Physical Education at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, where he still serves. With two peach baskets strung on the rail of the old gymnasium of Springfield College and a soccer football he developed what has become the most popular indoor game for the youth of the world.
William G. Morgan, '94
Inventor of the game of volley ball
Mr. Morgan entered Springfield in 1892 from Lockport, New York. It was in 1895, while acting as Physical Director in the Y.M.C.A., at Holyoke, Mass., that he developed the game which is now played around the world. A tennis net six feet six inches above the floor and a bladder of a basketball formed the original equipment. Mr. Morgan is now a resident of Lockport, New York.
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X-37B, a spacecraft it designed for NASA that has been passed off
to the U.S. Air Force and further refined into a fully operational
vehicle. It turns out that was certainly not the only
spacecraft the company is cooking up.Under a $18M USD
contract with NASA Boeing is
building a capsule craft called the Crew Space
Transportation (CST)-100. The craft can hold up to seven crew
members. It simplifies matters by reusing existing components
and architecture from past capsule designs -- meaning that NASA will
likely save on repair costs.Size wise, the craft is bigger
than an Apollo program capsule, but smaller than the planned Orion
spacecraft which is NASA's official shuttle replacement. It can
launch aboard a variety of rockets, including the Atlas, Falcon, and
Delta designs.The plan will be to use the craft to ferry
passengers and supplies to and from the International
Space Station. The craft will also likely service future
upcoming commercial space stations, including those of Bigelow
Aerospace Orbital Space Complex. Bigelow is designing
high-strength inflatable
space stations which it plans to use in a commercial space
hotel venture.Competition in the field is tight, so Boeing
has its work cut out for it. In February, NASA gave $50M USD to
Blue Origin, Boeing, Paragon Space Development Corporation, Sierra
Nevada Corporation and United Launch Alliance to develop craft that
could ferry passengers or freight to the ISS. And while they
have not officially tossed their hats in the ring, Virgin
Galactic, makers of the space tourism craft SpaceShip One, and
SpaceX, makers of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle both could design
passenger craft to service the station at some point.Ultimately,
Boeing seems to be going for the right approach -- mixing
affordability with an adequate design and flexibility. How the
design works out, though, remains to be seen. Ultimately the
results will prove a part of the critical test of whether President
Obama's plans to denationalize
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I'm the only native British speaker (at least that I'm aware of) on it! At the moment I only know of one other British based attendee. It's a far cry from previous years, when there was a notable contingent from London.pm attending.
This year, I don't think that anyone from Fotango is speaking at YAPC::NA. I believe that several are attending though, so you won't be alone.


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Q. Hi, I only want to know if this song is played by Coldplay and if it is true, when did they composed it? Thank you very much.
Spooky, our second Gravity question of the day.
Yes this song - Gravity - was written and performed by Coldplay in 2002.
Chris "gave" the song away & it was released by Embrace in 2004.
In 2005, Coldplay re-recorded it and released it as the bside of the Talk single.


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Nope, she's said nothing about looks. All she said was that Astoria was Daphne's sister, a Slytherin and two years below them. She had Draco marry her because she didn't want Pansy having a happy ending (ha ha).
But then JKR doesn't go in for reams of description. We only found out Ron had blue eyes when someone asked her before HBP. Not many of the actors resemble the characters. Film harry has blue eyes, Emma Watson has straight teeth, the twins are tall ... etc etc. I don't picture the actors when I write (except Rupert Grint ... curiously), I just write the ones in my head.


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I'm really struggling with how to do this from a batch file. Was wondering if anybody could give me any guidance?
I am wanting to automate the process of the initial mapping of a network location. I'm looking to connect to ftp://location.com using a specific email@example.com / password.
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Orbital cellulitis is a serious infection of the bony cavity in which the eyeball sits, and the muscles and soft tissues that surround the eyeball. This cavity is called the orbit. It is surrounded by the sinuses. The sinuses are the hollow areas of the skull around the nose. Orbital cellulitis affects not only the eye, but also the eyelids, eyebrows, and cheeks.
If the infection is not treated, it can lead to blindness and nerve damage of the face.
Risk Factors
This condition is more common in children. Factors that increase the risk of getting orbital cellulitis include:
- Infections that spread from areas surrounding the eye, such as the eyelids, sinuses, mouth and teeth, and face
- Infections that spread from the bloodstream
- Injury or surgery in the area
- Stye on the eyelid
- Bug bite or sting to the eyelid
Symptoms of orbital cellulitis include:
- Bulging eye
- Painful eye movements
- Tender or warm tissues around the eye
- Swollen eyelids
- Difficulty seeing when the eyelid is swollen
- Fever
- Headache
- Runny nose
- Double vision
- Blurry vision
Orbital cellulitis can often be diagnosed by examining the eyes, teeth, and mouth. Your medical and family history will be taken.
Your bodily fluids may be tested. This can be done with:
- Blood tests
- Testing samples from the lining of your eye, nose, and throat
Images may be taken of your bodily structures. This can be done with:
Orbital cellulitis can worsen quickly. It usually requires hospitalization.
Medication used to treat orbital cellulitis include:
- Antibiotics to treat the infection
- Diuretics or eye drops to help decrease pressure within the eyeball
- Oral corticosteroids to reduce inflammation, swelling, and pain
In some cases, surgery may be done to drain a pus collection from an infected sinus or orbit.
Treating sinus or dental infections right away may prevent them from spreading to the eyes. In addition, children should be protected with the Hib B vaccine.
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Casey sent a letter to the Federal Transit Administration's Brigid Hynes-Cherin, regional administrator for FTA Region 3, urging her to discuss the potential project with SEPTA, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. (PIDC), and local labor organizations, local media report.
In the letter to Hynes-Cherin, Casey said many Navy Yard employees rely on a shuttle bus that PIDC uses to ferry them to other SEPTA stops. "As the Navy Yard continues to grow, we need to start planning for a long-term solution that will provide commuters with direct access to the Navy Yard as part of SEPTA's subway system," Casey said.
In 2007 feasibility study by PIDC and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) covering Philadelphia and nearby Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties, estimated the cost of a subway extension to be $370 million. Regional rail advocates suggest to Railway Age the price likely would be somewhat higher today, but generally agree with the 2007 study's assertion that the extension would improve the line's economic performance.
SEPTA General Manager Joe Casey says the agency, beleaguered until this week by a lack of identifiable capital funding, has not ignored the proposal. "While SEPTA's priority remains addressing our $5 billion backlog of critical infrastructure projects, we also participate in a responsible long-range planning process that evaluates the future transit needs of the region," Casey told local media.


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Durango city officials hope residents will join them in making water rationing unnecessary this summer through conservation.
The most important thing is to have community awareness and involvement, city Utilities Director Stephen Salka said Monday in briefing water commissioners about possible drought issues. Its important not to use water in a wasteful manner.
Cooperation is preferable to coercion, he said.
Salka, who was hired a month ago today, said the city is doing its part. Utility workers are plugging leaky pipes and maintaining equipment, he said. A gate at the city reservoir intake on the Animas River has been repaired and the reservoir is being topped off in case of an emergency.
The reservoir has a capacity of 74.1 million gallons, a 10-day supply at the current rate of use, Salka said.
If it doesnt rain, the situation could change, Salka said. But no decision has been made about how to meet an arid summer and fall.
Even-odd-day watering of gardens and lawns or limiting hours of watering are possibilities, he said.
Its prudent to reduce the use of water in this situation, Salka said.
It appears residents are getting the message, Salka said. The city population has increased since 2002, the peak of a severe drought that saw the Missionary Ridge Fire spread over more than 72,000 acres, but water consumption is down.
In May 2002, residents used 305.6 million gallons of water, compared to 290 million gallons in May 2012. June use in 2002 and this year, was 350.6 million and 350.3 million gallons, respectively.
Residents are doing what they ought to be doing, Salka said.
The flow in the Animas River barely topped 300 cubic feet a second Tuesday. The channel was carrying 481 cfs on June 8, 2002, the day the Missionary Ridge Fire started, but dropped to 172 cfs June 30.
The city fills Terminal Reservoir, which holds 74.1 million gallons of water, from the Florida River by gravity flow and from the Animas by pumping.
Salka said the city doesnt want to lay down regulations unnecessarily.
We have to be good stewards, Salka said. Our residents are knowledgeable and stay informed. Being part of the solution is the best practice.


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Phils' Flande set to play in Futures Game
Dominican pitching prospect to showcase skills for World Team
By Lisa Winston / MLB.com
His selection to the World team for the XM All-Star Futures Game to be played in St. Louis on Sunday may put an end to that status, however.
Flande, 23, was one of two Phillies pitchers selected to participate in the game, along with U.S. team selectee Kyle Drabek.
The Dominican-born Flande opened the season with Advanced A Clearwater, earning first-half Florida State League All-Star laurels before moving up to Double-A Reading on June 30.
After reeling off 21 innings before allowing an earned run, Flande got the nod as the Phillies' Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April as he went 3-0 with an 0.38 ERA in four starts. Overall, during the first half of the season, Flande went 7-1 with a 2.52 ERA, striking out 67 batters and walking 24 in 82 innings for the Threshers.
Although his ERA in two starts at Reading is not as sparkling as his Clearwater numbers, with a 7.50 ERA in 12 innings, in each of his six-inning starts he was strong with the exception of one tough inning.
The Futures Game selection is a tribute to a young man who may be the single most popular player among Phillies farmhands and front office executives alike.
"In my 40-plus years in baseball I have never seen a more loved and respected player," said Sal Artiaga, the Phillies' director of Latin American operations. "All the players simply love him. They respect his mound presence, special work ethic and dedication."
One of the best examples of that work ethic was on display in early March when the Phillies' Minor League pitchers participate in the much-dreaded two-mile run on the backfields at the Carpenter Complex.
And while there is no prize for finishing first other than bragging rights, Flande's showing in his two outings since coming stateside from the Dominican in 2008 blew away even the most jaded of the onlookers the event draws.
If you didn't know he was a pitcher, you might think he was a seasoned marathoner, so effortless and steady does he run, easily lapping most of the other dozens of huffing and puffing pitchers.
"He has to be the best-conditioned athlete in pro baseball," Artiaga said. "Players stop and simply look on in amazement as he runs those two miles at the same pace from start to finish."
"The worst part," added Phillies Minor League pitching coordinator Gorman Heimuller with a laugh, " is he looks like he enjoys it."
That attitude sums up a lot about Flande, who signed with the Phillies as a free agent in 2004 and went on to post a combined 2.39 ERA in three seasons in the Dominican Summer League before making his US debut in the Gulf Coast League in 2008.
"What makes him so much fun is how much he enjoys what he does," said Heimuller. "It's so refreshing."
Heimuller first saw Flande pitch in the Dominican in 2006 and is the first to admit that he wasn't blown away by the left-hander's stuff at the time.
"I'm not going to lie, he wasn't someone who stood out," said Heimuller. "He was a lefty with a slight frame who threw the ball over the plate. But then he came over here last year and just kept getting better and better. He just continues to improve and improve."
In his stateside debut, Flande turned out to be the ace of a Gulf Coast League squad that ended up winning the 16-team league title, leading all Phillies Minor League pitchers with a 2.19 ERA in 10 games and limiting league batters to a .201 average, which ranked 11th among all Minor League starters. He allowed one or no earned runs in seven of his 10 outings.
This year, the decision was made to skip him past Class A Lakewood and send him right to Clearwater, with the initial plan being that he'd likely be in the Threshers bullpen. But after a Spring Training as impressive as his '08 campaign, that plan changed.
"Everyone involved decided he should remain a starter and he just ran with it," Heimuller said. "How far he's come has all come back to his desire and willingness to put in everything he has to get better."
That work ethic has certainly played a big part in his recent rise.
"No matter how far he goes," Heimuller said, "this is a guy who will never have to look in the mirror and wonder if he could have tried a little harder."
Flande's repertoire consists of a changeup, which is his best pitch, a fastball that hovers around 90, and a slider that is still a work in progress but is much improved from this time last year.
What also rates as plus tools are his coachability and instincts on the mound, his ability to mix up his sequences and his command.
"He's been able to command his fastball to both sides of the plate and once he establishes that he keeps hitters off-balance with a very good changeup which, with his arm speed, looks like a fastball to the hitters," Heimuller said. "He messes up the hitters' timing."
Still, talk to anyone in the Phillies organization about Flande, and impressive stats and honors notwithstanding, the topic always comes back to Yohan Flande the man, even more than Yohan Flande the pitcher.
"He's outstanding, just a great, great person," Heimuller said. "This is not something you can fake. He's just very caring and friendly. He's very appreciative of his teammates, always the first one to say 'nice job' when a teammate makes a good play. He's just the nicest guy, the kind of guy you want to see do well."
The 11th annual XM All-Star Futures Game, pitting the best Minor League prospects from the United States against the best from the rest of the World, will be held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on All-Star Sunday, July 12, at 1 p.m. CT. MLB.com will provide complete coverage before, during and after the game, which can be seen live on ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD and followed live on Gameday.
Lisa Winston 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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Who saw Harry Potter? Who helped make it the biggest HP debut ever with $125 million clams – and it's not even Thanksgiving (next weekend is when we have mad moviegoing). Who caught the AMA's? I thought they were pretty cool. It was a huge night for Justin Bieber. Taylor Swift and Rihanna also had plenty to celebrate, and the evening made up in set dressings and pyrotechnics what it lacked in energy from the human element.
Now once again (and I gotta say I don't know too much about the guy so this is not necessarily a groundbreaking revelation) – Usher was superb. And even in this world of lip-syncing, it's pretty clear that he's doing everything he looks like he's doing, from the moves to the breathing. I'm pretty sold. Also, Pink genuinely brought the show to life (and there were some stretches where it could have used quite a bit more em, Pink). I am a little confused by the whole piano thing, because I'm thinking they put young stars behind pianos so we will remember that they are also "multitalented" and "musicians". It always seems to work for Justin Timberlake. They did this with M. Bieber and Mlle. Swift. And I've no doubt they are both wildly talented. However, when Justin stood up there was a fair amount of piano music to be heard despite his being nowhere near the ivories. Maybe they should just leave the televised piano stuff to Elton John and Chris Martin. Just saying. I found Ne-Yo pretty intriguing, although I could have done without his little mini-opera. Plus, cheesy or guilty pleasure (not that this was an evening rife with high art/ bravura performance anyway) it was great to see NKOTBSB in all of their choreographed glory. And either their training as Boy Band Boys is something that you never kick and it stays ingrained in your body forever – or else they rehearsed quite a bit, because theirs' was the most winning/entertaining number of the night. To that point of "entertainment" — some of the show's performers were given less-than-scintillating song choices wherein they couldn't belt or move too much (Swift, Cyrus) – which made the evening slightly languid. Although Ke$ha, despite being party to an awkward dance number (that appeared to feature members of Missing Persons) still managed to charm everyone, myself included. Before we get to the poll I did have a few AMA questions. For those of you who watched 1) Why was Justin Bieber wearing old-school ski boots? 2) Why didn't Katy Perry sing Teenage Dream so that we would all stop thinking about the Darren Criss Glee version? 3) Afterwards, do the country stars party with the R&B stars and the pop stars or do they go to separate parties? (Plus, if the after-parties are genre specific, 4) um, where does Muse go after the show because they didn't look like they fit in with any group there?) and 5) who advised Gavin Rossdale – an extremely attractive man to begin with – to wear his hair in a bun on national television? All in all, it was a fun night and it looked like the fans got what they wanted. Now voice your choice in today's featured poll and tell us which act during the 2010 AMA's was your favorite:
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Complete Linux Noobie here,
I have installed Linux Mint 14, Cinnamon, on my Sony Vaio laptop with the following specs:
CPU~Dual core AMD E-450 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (-MCP-) clocked at Min:825.000Mhz Max:1650.000Mhz Kernel~3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 Up~10 min Mem~450.9/3555.9MB HDD~500.1GB(0.7% used) Procs~135 Client~Shell inxi~1.8.4
Sitting in my dark room, the first thing I went to do with my newly installed distro was to turn down the headache inducing brightness. However, brightness controls - both vendor keys AND in-distro options have no effect on screen brightness
1) Pressing Fn+F5, which by default lowers brightness, brings up a visual notification on screen that the brightness is lowering - while it in fact has no effect. Other vendor related key shortcuts appear to be functioning (Fn+f3/f4 lowers and rasied the volume as needed)
2) Going into "Brightness Settings" and moving the slider from one end to the other has no effect on the screens brightness.
I have done a few google searches and all have lead to the following solution:
Editing /etc/default/grub by adding in
Code: Select all
within the brackets of the line that says "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" "
then running
Code: Select all
sudo update-grub
followed by a reboot.
This had 2 effects, neither of them good
1) Pressing FN+F5/F6 no longer provides the onscreen notification that brightness is being changed.. it also does not effect the brightness
2) Going into "Brightness Settings" - the slider for brightness is now completely gone.
I have also tried installing xbacklight and running commands xbacklight -10 xbacklight +10 etc and these have absolutely no effect on the brightness either.
This was a guide I used as reference
Do I have any other options for fixing this brightness issue?
Thank you,


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Musk, we were outrebounded by the pacers. we had more steals and more blocks than indi. The intensity is there, but if we dont have a centre, we dont stand a chance.
Past 20 years, no nba title was won without a good 5 man
Musk, we were outrebounded by the pacers. we had more steals and more blocks than indi. The intensity is there, but if we dont have a centre, we dont stand a chance.
Past 20 years, no nba title was won without a good 5 man
how can you spend so much time comparing championship coaches and just neglect the players?
Everyone knows the Knicks need to improve on defense. Why do you think I'm praying for one of Gasol, Jordan, Nene or Dalembert? Because they would improve our defense by leaps & bounds. I know enough about the game of basketball, to know that a front-line of JJ, Amare, Turiaf & Shelden will never get it done. Not even if you have another superstar like Melo on the team.
Inorder to land either Gasol or Jordan this year, we'll have to do one of two things.
1) Let Billups walk. We can't afford a BIG man when Billups is due I believe 12M next season. Douglas is not the type of offensive leader @ the Point that Billups is, but TD is 10x the defender that an aging Billups could ever be. Advantage Knicks defense.
Move Turiaf during the offseason if he decides to pick up his player-option. That would leave us 4M to land another BIG for cheap such as Camby.
C- Jordan
PF- Amare
SF- Carmelo
SG- Fields
PG- Douglas
Thats a top 10 defensive starting 5 right there. MDA never had a chance with NY. Never.
On a side note: since guys like Musk wanna judge MDA on his body of work in PHX & say stuff like...
"he'll never form a top 10 defense in NY, all because he failed to so do in NY"..
Well, then... I guess it's safe to say that MDA will lead the Knicks to the playoffs 4 consecutive years in a row with 54+ W's, career winning % of .650 after 5 years & take us to the Western Conf Finals two times. I mean, lets be honest here... He did it with PHX so it's a known; given fact & a gurantee that he'll lead the Knicks to two Easten Conf Finals.
I'll take it. Because he won't be running into a Dynasty Spurs team. Not here in the East.
I'm being sarcastic, but thats how much sense your arguments make...
No. Just no.
Look at the Clippers. Deandre Jordan. A guy we'd like to have. Blake Griffin is very simliar to Amar'e, except he boards. Essentially those two guys should solve the problems you guys so like to use as excuses instead of placing blame squarely where it falls: MDA. They both board, and one is a 7'0'' shot blocker.
They don't play defense and they are where they are:105.7 (21st of 30) ▪ [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]: 109.0 (19th of 30). I would imagine, with our coach, we would be right around the 17th mark.
When in the world have I downplayed player contribution??? I never have. I just know that even with a center we still need defensive strategies... strategies that MDA can't come up with (See last night). We got burned by the same pick and roll played that the Pacers killed us with on Sunday, and Cleveland slaughtered us with the week before. MDA didn't make any adjustments.
A center does not solve our problems... It helps, but we have more major issues.
Last edited by MusketeerX; Mar 16, 2011 at 11:55.
Just like the old adage says: Offense wins games, DEFENSE wins championships. I will add the offense sells tickets, which seems what our Knicks are are more concerned about at this time that winning. Lookit, its gonna take some time for these guys to learn to play good team defense, as none of our frontliners are known to play good defense. We knew that when we got STAT/MELO. Having a "European" coach that doesn't care about defense doesn't help matters either. But at this point in the season it is what it is. We just need get in the playoffs and see what happens...
we shot 48% from 3, and lost. this wont work
I will mention our need to first replace D'Antoni every chance I get, get use to it.
Before we move forward, and try and acquire a PG or a C, replace Mike D'Antoni.
We don't want anymore, one dimensional players, specific to this system.
Two way players only.
no offense but a Shawn Williams, or Jeffries, or any one who can't demonstrate an ability to both play D and perform on the offensive end, CANNOT BE ON THIS TEAM.
When we prospect who we get in the future, if this guy can't play defense, he shouldn't be on our team, and that message of just be able to shoot threes shouldn't be sent out. It was because of our coach- which lead us to squander player opportunities that we can no longer afford.
Establish a defensive culture, start by firing Mike D'Antoni.


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Angels Using "Strong-Arm Tactics" on Gary Matthews Jr.?
Beat writer Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times suggests that the Angels' "strong-arm tactics" have failed to sway Gary Matthews, Jr. into divulging all he knows about his involvement in the human growth hormone saga:
The Angels' strong-arm tactics have had virtually no effect on Gary Matthews Jr., the center fielder who continues to test the patience of the organization by refusing to address allegations that he received a shipment of human growth hormone in 2004.
Sunday, it was owner Arte Moreno who said he was "not a very happy guy" and vowed that the matter would be "resolved by opening day, one way or the other." Tuesday, it was General Manager Bill Stoneman, who threw two no-hitters while pitching for the Montreal Expos, who came up and in on Matthews.
"We've made it clear to him that we want him to make a statement," Stoneman said. "We've encouraged him to get the facts out, get his side of the story out, whatever that story is. I understand that when lawyers get involved they generally tell you to be quiet about things. That doesn't address the public side of it."
Matthews, whose name surfaced in a government investigation into the illegal distribution of steroids and human growth hormone, has hired attorney Robert Shapiro, who worked on O.J. Simpson's legal "dream team," and a noted Southern California crisis management firm to represent him.
Though Shapiro said he was "firmly convinced Matthews has not violated any laws or rules established by Major League Baseball," he has advised Matthews not to comment until the investigation is complete.
Tuesday, Matthews, normally cordial and cooperative with the media, seemed perturbed when asked if it has been difficult for him to remain focused on baseball with the allegations swirling about him.
"If you want to talk about baseball, about yesterday's game, we can talk about that," he said. "If you want to talk about getting prepared for the season, we can talk about that."
The Angels would like Matthews to talk about the allegations, because the longer he goes without discussing them, the more the public will believe the allegations to be true. When Texas Rangers utility player Jerry Hairston Jr. was implicated in the same investigation last week, he immediately denied receiving or using human growth hormone.
Attorneys representing the Angels have been in contact with attorneys for Matthews, the players' union and MLB. USA Today reported Tuesday that MLB attorneys will be in Albany, N.Y., today to meet with Albany County District Attorney David Soares, who is heading up the investigation.
"Our involvement now is to apply pressure to everybody who is involved and move this thing forward," Stoneman said. "We want to keep reminding people that we'd like this to be brought to a quick conclusion. … It's a distraction right now. We don't want it to be a lengthy distraction."
The Angels signed Matthews to a five-year, $50-million contract in November, confident he would fill their need for a top-notch defender and a productive leadoff batter, but it's clear the human growth hormone allegations have put a serious strain on the relationship between the team and its new center fielder.
"It's certainly not an ideal way to start a five-year relationship with a guy," Stoneman said.
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Immediately after Barack Obama's reelection, his union masters beat their chests and growled their demand for "Card Check," the decidedly anti-American dream of Big labor to use physical intimidation to force all of America to be unionized. Under this demented scheme union goons would be allowed to threaten and intimidate workers to scare them into voting to unionize, thereby allowing union bosses to steal a portion of their paychecks each week in return for keeping their jobs.
The Democrats love this because as the crooks and lowlifes they are, they look forward to union kickbacks of this extorted money which they use to destroy any Republican opposition – just look at the socialist State of California to get a clearer picture of how these extortions work.
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In order to make "Card Check" a reality, Big Labor must find a way to extort union dues money from Walmart's 1.3 million employees. "Black Friday' was the opening post-election round of these attacks on Walmart, but by all accounts it failed and the joke was on the union thugs.
In a refreshing reminder that our side can be snarky and blunt, Walmart's corporate office at Bentonville Arkansas (not New York or Los Angeles – but Arkansas) released a triumphant message to their enemies both in and out of the White House. "We had a very safe and successful Black Friday events at our stores across the country and heard overwhelmingly positive feedback from our customers. Only 26 protests occurred at stores last night and many of them did not include any Walmart associates."
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"In addition, the company did not experience the walk-offs that were promised by the UFCW. We estimate that less than 50 associates participated in the protest nationwide. In fact, this year, roughly the same number of associates missed their scheduled shifts as last year."
The union goons want a 60% increase in pay for Walmart workers which would end the company as a factor in the battle to extort America's workers.
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We can expect more and more vicious attacks from our Big Labor enemies. Last summer as a way to probe for weaknesses someone called in a series of fake bomb scares at seven Walmart's in Middle America. It won't take three guesses to figure out who was behind these crimes.
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April 25, 2009
Charlie's Forks Police Car Spotted
Look what Twilight-Gossip dug up! Will Charlie show up in Vancity soon? :-) [via New Moon Movie]
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Notice the Canadian license plate...I think I just found the first movie goof and the movie is not even out yet, unless they change it :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 25, 2009 at 4:55 PM
they problably are gonna change it though i dont think well be able to see the license plate that muchReplyDelete
Cool cool!ReplyDelete
They might not change it. Edward's Volvo in Twilight had an Oregon plate when they were racing away from the bad guys in Port Angeles.ReplyDelete
Charlie's already in Vancouver. =) My friend dealt with his work permit for him. lol. ;)ReplyDelete
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 2:53 PM
Town Square
General Plan moves to Town Council for consideration
Original post made on Feb 13, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 2:53 PM
Comments (23)
a resident of Danville
on Feb 13, 2013 at 4:13 pm
If only we could get a straight answer from the Danville planners.
I was actually at a Planning Commission meeting where one of the Town planners said when low income housing was involved, with a density bonus and a zoning variation, it was possible to have a four story building.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 13, 2013 at 9:15 pm
"The piece of this that I'm missing is why there is an assumption that that policy is somehow going to change at this point in time" - Chainsaw Joe Calabrigo
Yes Mr. Calabrigo, we have no doubt that you are indeed "missing some pieces"
The synopsis here fellow Danvillians, is that they are going to do what they damn well want. Only a full recall can slow down our council. The planning commission has already made up it's mind.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 8:28 am
The planning commission voted to move this on to the council because they don't want to listen to the public anymore. They kept saying over and over that they had held more than 20 meetings over the past several years implying that the public should have been involved at that time and now have no right to object. If the public had engaged several years ago they would have been told to wait until the plan was further along to criticize. Now that the public is involved they chastise them for being late. The public is being railroaded. High density housing will be the future of Danville. The three High Opportunity Sites they removed will simply be added in the next RHNA cycle. This removal is just to placate the people. Do not stop fighting for Danville. We must recall these people.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 8:28 am
The planning commission voted to move this on to the council because they don't want to listen to the public anymore. They kept saying over and over that they had held more than 20 meetings over the past several years implying that the public should have been involved at that time and now have no right to object. If the public had engaged several years ago they would have been told to wait until the plan was further along to criticize. Now that the public is involved they chastise them for being late. The public is being railroaded. High density housing will be the future of Danville. The three High Opportunity Sites they removed will simply be added in the next RHNA cycle. This removal is just to placate the people. Do not stop fighting for Danville. We must recall these people.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 8:32 am
It's important to note that Karen Stepper and Lynn Overcashier are both on the CCTA (Contra Costa Transit Authority) which has been given 45 million dollars by ABAG to force cities to comply with all of this. And Newell Arnerich is on the ABAG board that is making the regional One Bay Area Plan. All of this is a conflict of interest. It's all about money and power.
By the way..... Newell Arnerich just filed papers to run against Joan Buchanan for Assembly District 16. If Newell thinks the people of Danville are going to support him he is dead wrong! Bad time to run for higher office Newell! Just shows how these people could care less about their town. They are just using this as a stepping stone for higher office.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 9:17 am
3 questions.
1.Compared to what?...this is good for Danville and they way of life we have worked for compared to what? Oakland, SF. or any other community I could live in but chose here.
2.At what price?...What will be the cost to the town, traffic, low income subsidised housing? Impact to the schools, community in general?
3.Where is the "hard data" that this is GOOD for Danville, how will it benifit this community?
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 14, 2013 at 10:29 am
By the way you naive folks in Danville...you deserve what you get time after time after time...
All of you were fully warned about electing those three clowns...but you did it anyway...read them and weep.
You will never learn...DO NOT RE-ELECT ANY INCUMBENTS...They all go to the power and money feeding trough to suck we the people dry.
I have said it many time in the past. If you want to blame anyone...just look in the mirror.
Thank for listening, even though you can not hear the message.
Julia Pardini, from Alamo...would never relocate to Danville and I know some of you say ho-ray stay in Alamo.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 3:02 pm
"Newell Arnerich is on the ABAG board"
Wow! This is the first time that I've heard this. (not heard during the elections at all).
And that he is a Democrat (not heard during the elections at all).
It is just so hard to get pertenient information.
Yes, this is a CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Additionally, the new Councilwoman was former Planning Comm. So isn't it a CONFLICT OF INTEREST when any project that she worked on (had responsibiity for) now comes before her for a vote.
Both of these people should recluse themselves from voting on this Gen Plan.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 3:09 pm
How do we get ALL language regarding ABAG's proposals entirely REMOVED from the General Plan? I won't support it until that is done.
How do we get ALL "opportunity sites" removed from the Gen Plan?
Why (what reasons stated) were the 3 sites removed?
Why were the other 3 sites retained--and where are they located?
a resident of Danville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 3:31 pm
"....definition for affordable housing to the plan, which is less than 30 percent of the Contra Costa County median household income of $90,000 for a family of four."
Am I understanding this correctly?
Our Planners are aggressively planning for affordable housing (large enough for a family of four) which a family of four with $30,000 income (in 2013 dollars) will be able to rent out (...or is that buy?) and which a Builder will be able to build to Danville's quality of planning criteria and still make a sufficient profit for the Builder.
Is this all going to be heavily subsidized by the Taxpayers?
So the Planners are forcing (via zoning laws) the construction of "rental" units into Danville (versus "purchased" units) and forcing the introduction of low-rent units and low-income renters into Danville (irregardless of the makeup of the surrounding neighbors or of the normal property economics of supply and demand).
We're throwing free enterprise Capitalism out the window and just slipping in Government-dictated Socialism at a local level.
Am I wrong?
a resident of Danville
on Feb 14, 2013 at 8:54 pm
Lynn Overcashier was like a steamroller and she obviously had no interest in any comments from the public.
Arnerich is a sell out.
I didn't vote for any incumbents.
I thought the most telling moment of the entire meeting was when one of the women on the commission (not Lynn, so must have been Karen?) asked for clarification. She said "I just want to make sure that the height limit will be 2 stories?" referring to the apartment buildings in the plan. The answer, from one of the paid "experts" was that "actually the height limit is 37 feet which would accomodate 3 stories, and to meet the density numbers for the high density housing, 3 stories would be required". How is it possible that someone on the Planning Commission had not processed this basic piece of information?
Time for everyone in town to become educated in the process and the proposed plan and SPEAK UP.
a resident of Diablo
on Feb 14, 2013 at 10:11 pm
diablodave is a registered user.
Most of the people at the planning commission were against the proposed general plan (like 300 to 2). The planning commission released the updated plan 2 business days prior to the meeting...a very long document, and we're supposed to work our way through it and all of the revisions and be prepared to debate in TWO DAYS? Many citizens got up and expressed their opposition to the plan and the various elements already discussed. There are so many things wrong with this new plan I don't know where to begin...
The planning commission sat there to fulfill their obligation and showed NO SIGN of hearing the citizens. Arnerich is on the ABAG board and pushing their agenda into our town?!? Most of the eastside of Danville was represented...the westside better wake up before it is too late because they're going to get screwed as badly as those of us who started out opposing Summerhill...but this is much bigger than that!
a resident of Danville
on Feb 17, 2013 at 8:44 pm
Why the aversion to allow a vote? Measure S was passed so the town could vote on the change is zoning.
As a servant of the community why not listen? The commission's actions and words do not appear to be forthright.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 19, 2013 at 10:21 am
To the comments about conflict of interest, I brought this issue up to the town staff and was responded to with the following:
"Your question regarding potential conflicts is regulated by the Political Reform Act. Under the law, officials could have a potential conflict if the matter under consideration could impact their income. However the law specifically exempts income from a government agency. Therefore there is no conflict."
So if there is a government agency involved there can be no conflict of interest? Really? To me, this is the BIGGEST conflict of interest.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 19, 2013 at 11:10 am
It has become clear that a select group of individuals use this publication to spew negativity and false paranoia. Danville is a great place to live, full of wonderful people, and most of these comments do not represent that majority of our town.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 19, 2013 at 11:14 am
Let's recall and replace this Council.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 19, 2013 at 11:37 am
To say that there is no conflict of interest because Arnerich's income comes from a government agency is ludicrous! This needs to be addressed at a Town Council meeting, and I hope you will be there Danville Hartz.
Tom Randall, Danville is a great place, but the changes the Plan as proposed suggests will change everything, and without the vote of the people as required as per Measure S. I would like to know what qualifies you to tell this forum what the majority of our town prefers? The majority of the people who show up at Town Council meetings are opposed.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 19, 2013 at 1:25 pm
Tom, You are basically correct. Danville is a great place to live. However, this general plan is flawed and residents should have the right to vote under measure s when land zoned as agriculture is slated for development. Elworthy and Summerhill for example. This group of council members have been in office too long and there is too much conflict of interest on many levels. Most planning commissioners and councilmen are in the land development, real estate, or architectural design.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:57 am
If you want to be able to have a REAL DISCUSSION about the issues above, and not be forced into the straitjacket of hearing procedures at the Planning Commission meetings, come to these CITIZEN-SPONSORED MEETINGS:
a resident of Danville
on Feb 20, 2013 at 12:55 pm
I've been to all of the Planning Commission meetings and I agree with Tom. Measure S, Save our Space/Creek, etc., are losing track of the fact that most of Danville does not agree with (or doesn't care about)the continuously negative comments here & the development of Magee Ranch, otherwise, they would have voted the Town Council members out in previous elections. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't have plans to fix the EXISTING traffic, emergency evacuation, etc., but to continuously attack vs. coming with solutions to problems, causes those groups to lose credibility. I'm actually tired of listening to the same people pontificate at the meetings, without offering positive recommendations. Everyone should be held to the "3-minute" rule for public comments.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 20, 2013 at 1:05 pm
While I am personally agnostic, I cannot fathom properly why so many of Danville's most emotionally inclined do not utilize the power of their MONEY and corresponding influence as opposed to bemoaning their disdain for local government. At least from my own perspective, I would argue that more political contributions and private residence fundraisers occur within the enclaves of Danville and Alamo then any other other region of the Bay Area short of perhaps Atherton, Palo Alto and Los Altos or thereabouts. Regardless, virtually all town councils and the career bureacrats who populate them are influenced by the political pressure afforded by national parties and their Federal / State candidates. Only the good Lord knows how many RNC events a certain neighbor of mine in a very nice neighborhood has held and will likely hold in support of their politcal intentions. Focus and attention to one's expectations are rarely sustained over a significant period by the 'stick' as they are by the 'carrott'.
How could the issue as to whether or not a wealthy land development corporation who likely added wealth to an already wealthy landholder (or wealthy heirs) by purchasing their land so as, once developed, to bring greater wealth to their capitalistic, wealthy investors ever going to be influenced without greater political influence from a broader body then that afforded by a modest roomful of agitated residents? I don't know, perhaps it's just me.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 20, 2013 at 4:01 pm
I believe there have been a number of suggestions on how to make things better, but they seem to be falling on deaf ears with the planners and staff.
1. Remove the PDA distinction for downtown Danville as downtown is not to be our future housing development epicenter, but our town's character and business area. Maybe we should propose a Measure B to prevent the town from rezoning business land to residental (Measure S is agriculture land to residental).
2. Challenge the RHNA allocations as they are NOT final, are open for public comment at this time and are far reaching beyond even the states estimates for growth (and our towns).
3. Discontinue our town's membership in ABAG. By being in ABAG (the PDA makes it worse) gives non-elected regional "government" control over our town's direction.
I may be missing a few things, but I think these were at least the major suggestions (besides Measure S changes).
It would be a start in the right direction. I think the challenge is because of the various conflicts of interest as seen in prior postings.
a resident of Danville
on Feb 24, 2013 at 12:32 am
Recall the commission. They are not listening. ms. Lynn can't even hide her distaste for the public. if this goes through, maybe we can print maps to their homes for new arrivals little Jamal and Latesha to make a late night visit. Watch your schools deteriorate!!!!!
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Availability of Toronto's ace has Texas' players intrigued
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- Blue Jays right-handed ace Roy Halladay was the No. 1 topic of discussion in the Rangers clubhouse before Wednesday's game with the Angels. It may be wishful thinking, but the Rangers were well aware that the Blue Jays are willing to listen to trade offers for Halladay, and the players are openly hoping somehow that he could land with their club, which went into Wednesday's game tied for first place in the American League West.
"I'd love to have him here," outfielder Marlon Byrd said. "I don't know what price it would take to get him, but I'd love to have him.""You always want people who you feel could help the ballclub," outfielder Josh Hamilton said. "It's not my decision to make, so I don't know. But I want whatever would help this ballclub win games and get to the postseason. I'll leave that decision up to the front office." There's little doubt that Halladay is a premium pitcher who could help a serious contender. He is 10-2 with a 2.79 ERA for the Blue Jays and a member of the AL All-Star team. But the Blue Jays are in fourth place in the AL East and Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi has indicated he would be willing to entertain offers. "We're not going to give the guy away," Ricciardi told MLB.com. "We'd be willing to listen. That doesn't mean we'd be willing to trade." Rangers GM Jon Daniels declined to discuss a specific player on another team as far as trade possibilities. "We're going to look to improve the club every way we can," Daniels said. "I'll leave it at that." Over a dozen teams have already inquired about Halladay. Among the most serious suitors are the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, Phillies, Brewers, Cardinals, Angels and Dodgers. There are obstacles for the Rangers to get involved in the pursuit of Halladay. At the top of the list is money. Club president Nolan Ryan has made it clear that it will be "difficult" for the Rangers to take on a big salary in any upcoming deal unless they could shed payroll in another way. Halladay makes $14.25 million this season and $15.75 million next year. He also has a no-trade clause and would have to waive it to be traded anywhere. "We're a contender," Byrd said. "Hopefully we're on his list." Finally, the Blue Jays will ask for much in return. One source said the asking price with the Rangers would start with Derek Holland and Justin Smoak. That may be too steep. There are certain players the Rangers won't trade, but the Blue Jays may settle for less than a team's best prospects. The Rangers wanted pitcher Tommy Hanson and outfielder Jordan Schafer when they talked with the Braves two years ago about Mark Teixeira. But the Braves wouldn't include them in the deal, just as the Mets were able to avoid including outfielder Fernando Martinez and pitcher Mike Pelfrey in a trade with the Twins for pitcher Johan Santana in 2008. "Obviously J.D. is working very hard," Rangers owner Tom Hicks said. "If he has an idea, he'll bring it to me. But we're going to be very judicious in protecting our young assets. We worked very hard to put ourselves in this position."
But the Rangers do have one of the deepest farm systems in baseball, and they do have a need for another starting pitcher.Right now, they have a rotation of Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Scott Feldman and Tommy Hunter. Their fifth starter is unknown. Dustin Nippert started on Tuesday against the Angels, but the Rangers haven't committed to starting him on Sunday against the Mariners. "We haven't made that decision yet," manager Ron Washington said. "It might be everybody since we have four days off. We just have to see where we are after Saturday." The Rangers are trying to find somebody to plug the hole left by injuries to Matt Harrison and Brandon McCarthy. Harrison is sidelined with inflammation in his left shoulder, McCarthy has a stress fracture in his right shoulder blade and both are not expected back until next month. Harrison should be ready before McCarthy, but there's no doubt the Rangers have an increasing need for another starting pitcher. Derek Holland has started seven games, but the Rangers would like to keep him in the bullpen. That may not be possible if they can't add a starting pitcher. "Everybody has a need for a starting pitcher," Washington said. "We'd certainly like to get a top-notch starting pitcher. We've got some young guys and they've handled themselves well. But we're getting to the dog days of August and experience is going to mean a lot." Halladay would cure that. The Rangers can at least dream about it, or make discreet inquiries.
T.R. Sullivan 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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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 9, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Is this a ploy to getting us believe that the City is spending money on infrastructure just one month before the election.
I drive and walk Middlefield quite a bit, but didn't think the road was in too bad shape compared to some of the sidestreets and sidewalks around town.
I have seen the no parking signs and will do my best to avoid Middlefield. I feel sorry for those who live on Ross, unfortunately I think a lot of people like me will be using your street instead of 15 min. delays on Middlefield. Sorry.
a resident of another community
on Oct 9, 2007 at 10:26 pm
This article mentions both a south and a north entrance to Cubberly.
I am only familiar with the entrance at the traffic light at Montrose and Middlefield .
What other entrance is there via car to Cubberly ?
At which street is the south entrance they are recommending ?
thank you
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 9, 2007 at 11:02 pm
The north entrance to Cubberley is directly behind the Charleston Center Shopping Center. It is not a through road, but basically just an entrance to parking on the north side of the community center. Also, the resurfacing isn't just along Middlefield and Charleston, but on Colorado, from Alma to the frontage road. The author has some of her facts incorrect. They are also resurfacing High Street south of Whole Foods.....that downtown area is going to be a mess.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 10, 2007 at 8:47 am
Sounds like huge areas of the City is going to be a mess. Maybe we should all hibernate for a while as it is going to be rough getting about. And, do I read it correctly that they will be working on Saturday and Sunday? Most city workers don't work weekends (including every other Friday). This must be putting the cost up somewhat.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 10, 2007 at 2:04 pm
The first commenter is incredibly cynical. This is actually an attempt to be efficient and save money. A lot of streets have had parts dug up and patched for utilities projects, etc. Colorado was fixed many months ago, and could have been re-surfaced then. By waiting until a lot of streets are ready and doing them all at once the city saves money over doing them one at a time. This work will likely not be done by Palo Alto employees, but by contractors with oversight from Palo Alto project managers and inspectors.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 13, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Middlefield has been bad today, Saturday. The loose chippings were left for cars to deal with rather than being tidied up. There were so many cones that no one seemed to know what to do. Were they lane markers or were they supposed to be closing down a lane. It was not apparent. The flaggers, where they were did a reasonably good job, but where they were not it was too difficult to find out what we were supposed to do. Are they behind schedule, because nothing seemed to be happening until today.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 15, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Rather than finishing the work as scheduled on Sunday, when there was a lot of work being done, the work is as of lunch time Monday unfinished with the only signs of work a couple of trucks moving cones!
As far as I can see, there are no lane markers which makes it confusing, plenty of loose chippings and dust, and many confused bicyclists, bus drivers and residents, all not knowing what is going on.
For those of us who do have to use Middlefield, caution is my best advice.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Tepid economic reports helped push the stock market lower on Friday as a turbulent week came to an end.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey reported that consumer sentiment fell in June compared with the previous month, coming in lower than economists had expected. A measure of industrial production in the U.S. also fell short.
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The Dow Jones industrial dropped 93 points, or 0.6 percent, to 15,082 as of 1 p.m. EDT. The Dow and other indexes flitted from slight gains to losses in morning trading, a contrast to the sudden lurches in previous days. All three major indexes are on track to lose 1 percent for the week.
Trading has been volatile since late May as traders try to figure out when the Federal Reserve will dial back its aggressive support for the U.S. economy. This week was no different: The Dow slumped a total of 243 points on Tuesday and Wednesday then jumped 180 points Thursday.
The Fed buys $85 billion in bonds every month as part of a campaign to keep interest rates extremely low. The aim is to encourage borrowing, spending and investing. Some investors worry that long-term interest rates could spike when the Fed pulls back, rattling lending markets that keep money flowing throughout the economy. Mortgage rates have already started climbing as yields on benchmark government bonds rise.
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The S&P 500 hit a record high of 1,669 on May 21. The next day, Fed officials said they would consider pulling back on their stimulus program once the economy looks healthy enough. The S&P has fallen 2 percent since then.
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In the market for U.S. government bonds, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dipped to 2.11 percent from 2.15 percent late Thursday. The yield reached a 14-month high on Tuesday of 2.29 percent. Expectations that the Fed will slow its bond purchases have helped push the yield up from 1.63 percent at the beginning of May, when it was at its lowest level this year.
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Staying positive is key to Parra's shot with Reds
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Even before he was cut loose by the Brewers after last season, Reds left-hander Manny Parra knew it would take more than a change of scenery to make him better.
Parra spent his recent years in Milwaukee beating himself up when success didn't come as easy as it had in earlier seasons. During that time, he went from a promising young starter to a reliever who was part of one of the Majors' worst bullpens in 2012.
Something had to change, besides his location or uniform.
"I did a lot of work on the mental side of the game," Parra said. "It's made a big difference in how I'm seeing everything. Combine that with a fresh start, and it feels like a totally new beginning."
Looking for a second southpaw to complement Sean Marshall in their bullpen, the Reds signed Parra to a one-year, $1 million contract on Feb. 1. Last season, he was 2-3 with a 5.06 ERA in a career-high 62 appearances. His ERA was a respectable 3.51 through the end of the May before the struggles took over.
In his final 10 appearances, Parra walked nine batters in eight innings. Eligible for arbitration, he was non-tendered by the Brewers.
"Manny has shown at times that he's had the quality. You know it's in there," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "It's our job to bring it out of him, which is what we do."
As the Reds try to bring out the talent, the 30-year-old Parra has worked to have his mind be an equal to that talent. He spent the winter working with a sports psychologist, whom he initially hired while still with the Brewers.
Once away from the rigors of the Major League schedule, Parra felt he could build a new mental foundation with psychologist Dave Austin. How much changed for Parra, mentally, in one offseason?
"It turned out it was a lot," he said. "You're not supposed to beat yourself up, and I heard that many times. People would try to tell me in the past that you're not supposed to dwell on things and that it's not beneficial. But I didn't buy into it. I would relive the bad moments to try to learn from them. It sounds honorable, and it sounds great, but it really does nothing after a certain point. I learned to have a little bit of peace with who I am. Therefore, things that maybe affected me in the past won't affect me now."
The hype for Parra in Milwaukee came on the heels of a perfect game he threw at the Triple-A level in 2007. His first full season in the big leagues, 2008, was his best one as he was 10-8 with a 4.39 ERA in 32 games, including 29 starts. He was an 11-game winner in 2009, but also an 11-game loser with a 6.36 ERA in 27 starts.
Parra was 3-10 with a 5.02 ERA in 2010, a year that saw his switch from starter to reliever. The 2011 season was a complete loss because of a sprained elbow ligament and back issues.
While the recent years haven't been kind to Parra, he realized he wasn't helping himself.
"You're brought up being told that you have to make the weakest link in your chain the strongest," Parra said. "That kind of mindset sounds good for someone who knows how to be positive about everything. But when you come at it from a place of need and want and sometimes fear, it's not a good place to be coming from. When you work on that part of your game that needs to be better, it needs to come from a point of enjoyment. That's important to me."
Assuming he makes the team, Parra would be joining the bullpen that had the lowest ERA in the Majors last season. It's also a team that is looking to plug what few holes it had while winning 97 games and the National League Central before coming up short in the postseason.
Parra, who threw two perfect innings of relief with two strikeouts vs. the Indians in his debut on Sunday, feels he's had no trouble fitting in.
"It's been awesome," Parra said. "The communication has been great. The focus has been pretty impressive. Right from the start, the focus is on the World Series. You hear what guys are saying, and that's all anyone sees here. It's great. The work we're doing out there has intensity, but it is fun at the same time. It's a sign of the respect the players have for Dusty."
Baker was also pleased to have Parra, who was one of the final offseason acquisitions made less than two weeks before Reds camp opened. Lefty hitters batted .229 against Parra last season, compared to .296 for right-handers. His presence would be an added left-handed bullet for the manager, especially against teams that are left-handed heavy in the lineup.
"He's young. As long as he's healthy, he's got a chance," Baker said. "I told him to stick with Marshall. Marshall can help him. Almost everybody was where he is now, when you're trying to figure out something. Once you get it, you usually keep it for a long time and that's when your career spirals upwards."
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The emotions surrounding his controversial remarks about President Obama may still be fresh in many people's minds (including those of ESPN and Fox & Friends), but it's not enough to keep Hank Williams Jr. cooped up inside. The country music legend has announced he's gathering together some "rowdy friends" getting back on the road for a 16-date tour, which will kick off March 3 in St. Augustine, Florida. More dates may be added soon.
Bocephus has some great friends lined up to share the stage with him as well, including Jamey Johnson, Chris Young, Josh Thompson, George Thorogood, and 38 Special (see the list below for who is playing on which dates).
According to the press materials, the Hank Jr. shows will include hits like "A Country Boy Can Survive," "Dixie on My Mind," and "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" as well as new material that was "written within weeks of his 2011 controversial remarks." Apparently he's not calling it his "Taking Back the Country Tour" for nothing. Yep, consider yourself warned.
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3/03/12 – St. Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
3/04/12 – Plant City, FL – Florida Strawberry Festival
4/06/12 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum (w/ 38 Special)
4/07/12 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre (w/ 38 Special)
4/13/12 – Duluth, GA – The Arena at Gwinnett Center (w/ 38 Special and Jamey Johnson)
4/14/12 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (w/ 38 Special and Jamey Johnson)
4/27/12 – Southaven, MS – Landers Center (w/ Josh Thompson and Jamey Johnson) – Buy Presale Tickets
5/11/12 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center (w/ 38 Special and Jamey Johnson)
5/12/12 – Dayton, OH – Nutter Center (w/ 38 Special and Jamey Johnson)
5/18/12 – Bossier City, LA – Centurylink Center (w/ 38 Special and Jamey Johnson)
5/19/12 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena (w/ Jamey Johnson)
7/27/12 – Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Frontier Days (w/ Chris Young)
8/04/12 – Davenport, IA – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
8/16/12 – Louisville, KY – Kentucky State Fair, Freedom Hall (w/ George Thorogood)
8/17/12 – Des Moines, IA – Iowa State Fair, Grandstand (w/ George Thorogood)
8/18/12 – Sedalia, MO – Missouri State Fairground (w/ George Thorogood)
Ticket information, on-sale dates, and fan club promotions will be available at hankjr.com.
Now whatever you think of Hank's controversial outbursts, there's no questions he's written and recorded some powerful material over the years–from tributes to his father to classic Outlaw Country songs on up to his Monday Night Football theme song and beyond.
To get you fired up for the tour, let's bust out some classic Hank Jr. songs and remember why the guy truly is a country music legend.
A Country Boy Can Survive:
The Conversation (with Waylon Jennings):
Family Tradition:
Lord I have loved some ladies/And I have loved Jim Beam…
More Hank Jr.:
Hank Williams Jr.'s Revenge Song
Jason Aldean Forgives Hank Jr. for Walking Out During Duet