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Stella Nickell's small-time world was one of big-time dreams. In 1986, her biggest one came true when her husband died during a seizure, making her the beneficiary of a $175,000-plus insurance payoff - until authorities discovered that Bruce Nickell's headache capsules had been laced with cyanide. In an attempt to cover her tracks, Stella did the unconscionable. She saw to it that a stranger would also become a 'random casualty' of cyanide-tainted painkillers. But Stella's cunning plan came undone when her daughter Cynthia notified federal agents. And troubling questions lingered like the secret of bitter almonds...
What would turn a gregarious barfly like Stella into a cold-hearted killer overnight? Why would Cynthia, a mirror image of her mother, turn on her own flesh and blood? Did Cynthia reveal everything she knew about the crimes? The stunning answers would unfold in a case that sparked a national uproar, dug deep into a troubled family history, and exposed an American mother for the pretty poison she was.
©2012 Gregg Olsen (P)2013 Gregg Olsen
"Punchy! Gripping! Intense!"
A Page Turner from The Start! Not Holding Back, or Pulling It's Punches as it explains The Internal Strength and Loyalty, often, found within Families routed along The Lower Levels of Society, even, to A Fault on Many Occasions. Darkness is Never Far from The Surface Here as Characters and Plot Play Out from Gripping Chapter to Gripping Chapter! Olson is Indeed A Master of True Crime!! I Recommend This Book to All who are Fascinated by The Human Condition for Power, Influence, and Ego.
"A drawn out story with a lot of pointles detail."
This book is simply about a woman killing people using cyanide, so was not the book I thought it was.A very long drawn out story with a lot of pointless detail.It could have been summed up in less than a third of the 20 hours with writer took.
"Another Gregg Olsen Gem"
The gift that Gregg Olsen has of making real life sound like a well-done fiction novel is downright uncanny.
If you are a True Crime buff, you won't want to miss this.
Kevin Pierce is, as always, a top-notch narrator.
"first class true crime"
True crime readers will not be disappointed. Anyone wanting a quick overview of the Stella Nickell story may not be happy with all the detail which Olsen has meticulously tracked down and recounted, but if you want all the ins and outs of the plot and the characters, this book has it all. I wasn't counting, but this family must be in the race for the highest number of house moves and taking up temporary make-shift accommodation with friends or family, the most partner swaps, the most one night stands, the amount of alcohol consumed, and general bad parenting. On the other hand, they were either in work or looking for work, family (except mothers and daughters) were close-knit and stood by each other through thick and thin, and there was always a friend they could turn to in a crisis. Fascinating family, fascinating plot, intriguing outcome. Olsen's research is painstaking and he writes well, although the interweaving of the stories of the two victims' families was a bit confusing at first. Also I felt a bit of the story was missing in my version because it went straight from the jury room deliberations to after the verdict had been handed down which left me baffled about when the verdict had been reached and even more baffled about the phone call to a juror and possible re-trail which were being mentioned. I went back and listened to that section again to make sure it wasn't just me, but it still seemed that part of the book just wasn't there. It is very competently read by Kevin Pierce - a simple straight-forward emotion-free narration - just right for this type of book.
"Great A+performance"
These two are dynamite together Kevin pierce as the reader and the talented Gregg Olson great book/ riveting
"Great story kind of long on the details."
Is she guilty.
I like details and this book has a lot of details. You definitely don't feel deprived of information after listening to this book. Some reviews state that it was too long, I like all the added information it gives.
Kevin Pierce is my favorite narrator and his performances are always number one as far as I am concerned.
"Page turner"
A generally well done true crime thriller. Not a lot of suspense but for those interested in police investigatory procedures it doesn't disappoint.
"Ignore The Negative Reviews Here..."
Okay, if you want a true crime book dripping in blood and bodily fluids, this is not going to be for you--and you might find something deeper than that "boring." But if you are looking for a book that delves into a crime from all angles: forensics, psychology, methodology--then this is going to be more up your dark alley. Inspired by his mentor Jack Olsen (no relation), Gregg Olsen has written a deep and thoughtful analysis of a very interesting--and curiously complicated--set of murders. A reader truly interested in the forensics, psychology and police work involved in solving a crime will enjoy every minute of this fine book. Gore seekers stay at home.
"Bitter Almonds "
I loved it. I love Kevin Pierce. He's my favorite narrator..... 😊 The story is absolutely unbelievable, yet 100, percent true. It had to be a great amount of work and that's putting it mildly. Kevin Pierce, also was a wonderful narrater through out these twists and turns in this Audiobook.
"Too Many Almonds"
Interesting story, characters and excellent narration.... but about 10 hours too long. A lot of hashing and re-hashing of the same story. This book could probably have been completely told in half the time.
"Interesting - but comes up a bit short"
I found this book fascinating in the sense that a car wreck can be fascinating. We go through life not realizing there is a whole other culture out there. I was hoping for resolution and closure - but after doing a bit of research into the real case behind the book I now understand why none was possible.
"Author never disappoints!"
Yes brings the story to life. Enjoy this author as his books are well researched.
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Lolo Jones 'Shocked' by Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells' Criticism
Lolo Jones has responded to comments made from her U.S. teammates in the 2012 Olympic Games after they commented about the media attention she received despite not earning a medal for her races in London.
Jones, 30-year-old Christian hurdler who placed fourth in her 100-meter event at the London Olympics, was criticized by spectators, the media and her teammates for her choice to speak publicly about her virginity and humble beginnings. Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells, 28- and 30-year-old Olympic hurdlers who finished in second and third place at the 100-meter finals respectively, called Jones a media "favorite" and questioned the attention she was getting despite not winning a medal.
However, Jones recently spoke to her hometown Des Moines, Iowa news station KCCI-TV about Harper and Wells' criticisms.
"That was kind of a shocker so I didn't see that one coming at all," Jones said in response to her teammates' comments. "I don't know. I kind of understand their frustration I guess because they feel like they don't have media or photo shoots or any of that off the track kind of stuff that they would want."
After Jones missed out on an Olympic medal, Harper said she was hurt that the Christian hurdler was still receiving immense amounts of media attention.
"Because their favorite [Miss Jones] didn't win all of a sudden it's just like, 'We're going to push your story aside, and still gonna push this one,'" Harper said in an interview with NBC Sports. "That hurt."
Harper also questioned sharing so much of her personal life in the media, after Jones' has shared her own story about growing up on welfare, eating government cheese and living in the basement of an Iowa church with her family.
"I've had family issues as well, but I'm not willing to say all of them just so it can be in the papers," Harper said. "I don't want that for myself or my family."
Wells also chimed in, saying that the people who deserved to earn medals in the competition did.
"Well, I think that, on the podium tonight, the three girls that earned their spot, that got their medals and they worked hard and did what they needed to do, prevailed," Wells told NBC Sports. "And that's all that really needs to be said."
The comments made by Jones' teammates seemed to reflect some tension taking place between the women, which caused Michelle Beadle, host of the "Today" show, to address it.
"Wow... you can cut the tension in here with a knife," Beadle said on the NBC program after speaking with Harper and Wells.
However, Jones' said she did not crave the media attention in the way that her teammates may think.
"I'm not running track to be the most famous person. If I want to do that I would totally do a Kim Kardashian or Snookie," Jones told KCCI. "I'd do a sex tape or something like that if I wanted fame. I'm running track to get a medal."
For Jones, the Olympic medal means more to her than any media attention.
"So if I had that medal, that's the only thing I feel that would make me content," she said.

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text: I have saved hundreds of dollars using following Brad's Deals. Everything and anything can pop up as discounted up to 80% off at any time from name brand stores. I have already bought items for Christmas and Birthdays. I keep looking for quilt deals but very few of those. That's okay I save enough of other items to buy more fabric.


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2013 Mazda CX-5: Can it Replace a Sports Car?
Having a sports car as your daily driver has both advantages and disadvantages. The possibility that even the dreaded Monday morning commute can be made exciting; a big advantage. Not being able to fit a week's worth of groceries in your trunk; not so much fun. Currently, I have a 1995 Acura NSX as my only vehicle. Almost every trip I take I am greeted with smiles, waves, and horns honking. However, there are times when I just wish I had a regular vehicle to do routine things. With Mazda's focus on the driving experience, I thought our 2013 Mazda CX-5 might fit the bill as the perfect everyday vehicle to compliment my NSX.
While not exactly a comparison between a high-end sports car and a compact SUV, I was interested more in seeing how exactly my routine trips could be improved (or possibly diminished) by converting my NSX to a weekend toy, or possibly replacing it altogether.
One of the biggest limitations for most 2-seat sports cars is space. While it's perfectly acceptable for the cabin to be tight and the seats body-hugging, there is generally very little room for anything but you and your passenger. With the rear seats folded, the CX-5's 65.4 cubic feet of space is plenty of room to handle all the loads that I could imagine, including an oft-delayed trip to the Salvation Army to drop off some donations.
Another drawback to an older sports car is the lack of modern amenities most of us have come to expect in every new vehicle. With an available 6-disc CD changer and automatic climate control, the NSX was well-equipped in 1995, but obviously many of today's technologies and features are missing. Our CX-5 Grand Touring has the optional TomTom navigation, HomeLink, and remote engine starting; standard features include a blind spot monitoring system, Bluetooth, and a back-up camera. And it's these standard features that really come in handy. However, during a week's worth of driving, I never used any of the optional features. Obviously, my NSX doesn't have factory-installed navigation - it wasn't even offered as an option in 1995. I'm already used to using my phone for navigation, and that's what I did when driving the Mazda. The remote engine start feature is cool, but again, I just didn't use it during my week with the CX-5. If you're shopping for a 2013 Mazda CX-5, I think you can skip the Homelink, remote start and navigation system. Doing so will save you about $1,850.
While the NSX was not designed to break any speed records, it is a very quick and agile car that is still quite easy to drive. I prefer manual transmissions, I don't particularly dislike automatics, but here in Atlanta, an automatic is a welcome feature especially during the afternoon commute. Unfortunately, the CX-5's powertrain is designed for maximum fuel efficiency. In the chase for greater MPG's, the transmission is always jumping to the highest gear and that makes the engine feel underpowered. That's too bad, because the CX-5's ride and handling are quite admirable for a small crossover utility vehicle. If you really want to wring every last bit of power out the CX-5's four cylinder engine, the automatic transmission has a shift it yourself feature and that helps the little SUV feel slightly quicker.
Crossover SUVs are becoming more similar than different, the 2013 CX-5 is a refreshing take on the small SUV. Very few others offer appealing styling, impressive MPG, and a long list of available features for a reasonable price. While my time with the CX-5 was quite enjoyable and eye-opening, I realized that I'm not yet willing to give up the pure enjoyment I get from owning and driving my NSX.


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Nobody paid more dearly than Savannah Nesbit. The six-year- old and her family lost their house in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood last month after failing to pay a subprime mortgage that adjusts higher every six months.Another bike loss story: A paramedic's bike was stolen! Maybe he could have used this high tech bike theft prevention, though I'm amazed this student believes security staff will actually pay attention when they're alerted to a bike theft.
Savannah got her first bicycle for her birthday in August, pink with streamers dangling from the handlebars. She decorated the present from her grandmother with stickers of Dora the Explorer, her favorite animated character.
When sheriff's deputies emptied the house and changed the locks, they left Savannah's bike behind.
``She cries about that bike every night, and she wants me to buy her another one, but I can't afford it right now because I have my own financial problems,'' says Savannah's grandmother, Anne Marie Wynter, whose home is also in foreclosure.
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Witherspoon ' embarrassed' by arrest; hearing set
ATLANTA (AP) — A Monday court hearing has been set for actress Reese Witherspoon, who said she's "deeply embarrassed" about what she said to a state trooper during a traffic stop in Atlanta.
Atlanta Municipal Court records show that her case is scheduled for a Monday morning hearing following her Friday arrest on a disorderly conduct charge.
The Oscar-winning actress released a statement late Sunday apologizing for her behavior to police when her husband, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, was arrested and accused of driving under the influence of alcohol.
"Do you know my name?" Witherspoon is quoted as saying in a state trooper's report. She also said: "You're about to find out who I am," according to the report.
The actress isn't required to appear at the hearing. She was in New York Sunday night.


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Never ending features
But I bet you can't set a custom message alert tone.
It may be the first eight-megapixel cameraphone to hit the UK, but Samsung's i8510 does more than simply take nice snaps. Much, much more. The i8510 flexes a formidable set of features that out-muscle most other smartphones in its class – and it's certainly Samsung's most feature-packed handset to date. Samsung i8510 8- …
But I bet you can't set a custom message alert tone.
My lad bleats about having an 8M Pixel camera in his phone, yet he only ever looks at the images (as do probably 99% of people using a camera phone) on the phone's own display which is what? 77k pixel, or a similar resolution on line image.
Come on; VGA resolution would be an overkill.
Even then, what about the tiny bit of glass bead laughingly called a lens on most camera phones. Compare that to the lens of even a half decent budget camera.
As far as I can see, I get better results out of my old FX2800. Even when set to 1M Pixel esolution.
Someone, somewhere, is being taken for a ride.
This looks pretty damn good. This will be my new phone for christmas!
I think the Sony Ericsson C905 is a better phone but there are cheaper deals for the i8510 already and I am not sure which to go for...
I am also tempted to get the n96 - decisions, decisions.
BTW best deals for the i8510 I have found are here:
Can get the phone free, 600 anyitme mins and 500 texts per month with 5 months half price line rental.
Not sure if the fact this is a clearence deal means these phones aren't any good and people are returning them?
Does the camera still take forever to take a picture? When playing with a friend's Samsung, I couldn't believe how long the camera takes to start up, compared with my (ancient) SE K750i. The SE's camera is ready pretty much instantly on flipping open the lens cover, and there's no noticeable shutter lag. The Samsung, by contrast, took about ten seconds in total, effectively making the camera entirely useless. Is this fixed on this model?
This phone is S60, you can practically do what the hell you want with it custom-wise
"clearance" are returned handsets, either people didn't like them, or they were faulty, now fixed. Should be ok, just cant be sold as "new".
I would choose the C905 though, Similar prices, and i think much better.
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how can the C905 be better than this phone? The i8510 is an S60 smartphone, not a crappy "dumb phone". Try running console emulators or making skype calls on the C905!
Paris, because even she knows S60 rules
why does it get 5% less points than the N95? what is is missing?
well if you want 'proffesional' pictures, why are you even looking here???
these are mostly for family and play pics - and even then most compact cameras ahave a very similar lens!!!
what about all the OTHER features??
...having all those apps is great but integration is vital (that's where the LG Viewty fell down). It would be really good if three basic synchronisation tests were done 1) Windows 2) Mac and 3) Linux, yes for those pioneers out there will netbooks (Ubuntu would be a good base case).
How about it?
The N95 was ahead of its time. Hell, if you consider its feature it is still a pretty damn good phone. The Samsung i8510 improves over it.
why do people get so excited about a device that is designed to make calls and spends most of its time in your pocket irradiating your nuts?
I'm fairly certain that the c905 is a better phone. Most people dont use their mobile for making skype calls or for playing old console games. So for usual use, the c905 is better, as far as i am concerned. Most people will use their phone for making calls, sending texts, taking pics/vids, and for sometimes playing games. C905 will do all those things, very well, in the most simple way.
Of course the magic of S60 will definitely win over the "nerds", and i can totally understand why. If i wanted s60 though, i'd go for the Nokia N95-2 (black 8gb model).
I guess it just depends what you are looking for.
BTW i mean "nerds" as a totally endearing term.
My wife is always getting me to load her pics from her N95 (2mp camera) onto the PC for further viewing / editing / etc, and I know many other people who do the same (personally I don't bother with my pics because the camera on my phone is rubbish).
Never mind, it's easy to get it wrong when you base your opinion on a sample of only 2 people.
That is not quite so. If the underlying VOIP libraries have been deliberately vandalized like on the N78 there is bugger all you can do about it. While at it, this is what is missing from this review. Based on the OS and hardware spec this thing should be VOIP capable, however there is not a single word in the review on VOIP.
Does anyone know?
Wake me up when Olympus, Panasonic or whoever produce a 10mp, 18x optical zoom "bridge" camera, with a built in phone / gps / etc.
That'll be different and just as silly.
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Granted, it doesn't say it *works*, but I think you can probably assume that ;)
Anton asked why there wasn't a single word on VOIP in the review ...
the review says
"There's ... Fring's VoIP and IM application. "
Nuff said?
The display on the back of my Canon 400D is 2.5" and 230k pixels and I use it all the time for viewing pictures ... I then download the images onto the computer for further processing. I do the same with my cameraphones, and like on the D-SLR, I use the zoom function on the higher resolution pictures to see how sharp they are, to read text in an image etc.
Having said that, I'm happy with my E71 :-)
Not sure if generic sip voip calls are possible, I haven't tried that yet with my i8510. I do use Fring though which allows you to use Skype. I used truphone sip on my N95 but I belive they offer a standalone program which lets you to make voip calls from the actual program rather than from the shell of the phones o/s
maybe you should look at a dedicated phone review site???
Well, OK, I'll wait to be corrected. Every other Samsung phone I've owned, as well as the iPhone, doesn't let you set a custom message alert... and I mean doing it out of the box, not having to jailbreak it or the equivalent, whereas Nokia and Sony Ericsson (in my experience) have allowed it for as many phones as I've had from them...
£465 PLUS a contract for the 8gb version??? And people bleated on about the cost of the iPhone!!
Can't see Sony or Apple looking very worried with it selling at that price.


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The election is finally over, and both parties understand the key role Latino voters played in the outcome. The balance of power in Washington remains the same, but the political winds have shifted dramatically on immigration. During the campaign, President Barack Obama promised to pass immigration reform if reelected. House Speaker John Boehner also recently stated that a "comprehensive approach is long overdue."
Momentum is building. A new consensus is emerging. Progress is possible.
While partisan politics has long prevented Washington from fixing our broken immigration system, the faith community has been united in calling for reform. Christian leaders from across the political and theological spectrum want an immigration policy that protects the God-given dignity of every person.
Tell our political leaders to move quickly and seek common ground on immigration reform. Sign the petition from people of faith urging President Obama and Speaker Boehner to pass immigration reform soon.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 20, 2012, 5:07 PM
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Elected officials ponder Cubberley options
Original post made on Jul 20, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 20, 2012, 5:07 PM
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a resident of Professorville
on Jul 20, 2012 at 9:51 pm
I was recently at the Cubberly Center for classes and to visit the library. The site is poor. Any consideration for demolishing the entire former high school and rebuilding.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 20, 2012 at 10:31 pm
It is the developers of new housing that should be financing the bulk of rebuilding Cubberley and the new elementary school. They are the reason we need more schools because this housing is creating the increased enrollment.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jul 21, 2012 at 11:30 am
Resident: New housing is not increasing school populations. It is the Seniors who are dying off with their prop-13 savings. Their heirs are keeping the housing and renting it out to families with school age children, or selling the housing off to young families.
It is a fact that condos and apartments do not generate many elementary children but sometimes, due to divorce, provide a few students for the Middle and High Schools.
What is being seriously overlooked here is that the Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto Hills and Stanford communities which are part of the Palo Alto Unified School District want to convert one of the elementary schools on the Stanford campus to be another Middle School. These PAUSD communities were not invited to be represented on the Cubberley Citizens Committee.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jul 21, 2012 at 3:33 pm
This is the first time I've read anything about a possible bond measure going on a 2014 ballot.
If this is what Larry Klein and the other four members of the Policy Committee want, have they considered the following.
8 acres belongs to the City and will have to be voted on separately from the 27 acres belonging to the PAUSD, why, because they cover different jurisdictions. The 8 acres will go on a Citywide ballot. The 27 acres will have to be voted on by the PAUSD community which includes: Palo Alto, half of Los Altos Hills and Stanford.
Plans are presently being discussed by all three committees for the whole 35 acres - how will this work?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 21, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Separate bond measure? Holy cow. We have an existing bond measure that was crafted so that if it the board wished, it could include Cubberley.
We have the money to rebuild or repair Cubberley just by re-examining the existing expenditures for changes we could make to the choices we've made that dramatically increase the cost of school construction, without sacrificing improvements.
For one, if Cubberley is a part of the picture, we could re-examine some of the extra classroom space being built at Gunn and Paly. They still need new classrooms, they just don't need to accommodate 2500 students each if Cubberley is open, in fact, Gunn and Paly could have some of their space budget shifted to improvements.
Two, we've gone crazy putting two-story buildings everywhere around the district, even though two story square footage is far more costly in school construction per square foot than single-story. On some campuses, Paly and Ohlone, it's probably necessary. On others, Gunn and JLS, probably not with better planning. Millions could be saved just from reducing the number of two-story buildings, without sacrificing square footage overall, that could be applied to Cubberley construction.
We've pass two bond measures for the district. I'm starting to feel like they think we're an ATM they can go to whenever they wish rather than being a little wiser with our money.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 22, 2012 at 12:57 pm
> We've pass two bond measures for the district.
Two bond issues and two parcel taxes. And remember .. this is still not enough for the PAUSD.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 22, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Wrong about the seniors moving on being the cause of the increased enrollment (although there is a lot of that too). The new developments are full of families with children, not singles, seniors, or divorced parent with partial custody.
We now have x more living units than a decade ago, and x more than when we had 3 high schools. The likelihood is that we are going to have x more living units and they are going to produce more children for our schools.
Get the developers to pay for the schools, not those of us who have lived here for over a decade!
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 23, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Thanks for this article. It may help explain what happened at Cubberley to the unsheltered people who live there later that Thursday night after the meeting you describe.
Police came and shown flashlights into people's vehicles and faces and informed them they had three days more to live there. If they were there Monday night (tomorrow), they will be cited.
The Community Cooperation Team was formed a year ago to deal with the then-impending ordinance against vehicular habitation. We (unsheltered people, local homeowner/activists, and committed Stanford students) formed to fight that proposed ordinance. So far the good will of the citizens of Palo Alto, our efforts, and the far-sightedness of the City Council have staved off the dreaded ordinance.
What's wrong with the ordinance is the same thing that's wrong with evicting people who live in their vehicles and camp on the ground from Cubberley--it only makes everything worse. And solves nothing.
Homelessness is not something you dream about achieving. You go homeless only when everything else is an even worse choice: you're getting beaten regularly where you now live, you can't find anywhere to live that you can afford, or you lost your job (home or unemployment) and living without conventional shelter is better (safer, cleaner, more legal).
Cubberley has obviously been a community resource for all segments of the community for many years. Let the committees you mention keep that in front of them as they deliberate. Not only are the little, poor, diverse organizations an integral part of the health of the community (diversity in a population is a strong contributor to survival)but have nurtured the interests of generations of children and adults. Please keep that in mind.
And besides things like cardiac care, yoga, wounded animals, art, and teen socializing--Cubberley is an important resource for those of us who sleep there.
Is there anyone who thinks that taking away a place for peaceful people to sleep will improve anything in the community in anyway? If so, I'd like to learn what that improvement is and how making people already unsheltered deal with yet another blow to their survival and stress levels would help.
Is there someone who has another place for us to go? Perhaps you can suggest a neighborhood who'd like more unhoused residents? Maybe a street where the residents are lonely for neighbors?
I'll tell you where unsheltered people have been MOST welcome--businesses or institutions--like the Palo Verde Elementary School that just lost $5400 worth of computers to theft (lead story in this edition of Palo Alto Online 7/22/12)--which would like to cut down on graffiti, trespass, break-ins, and theft. In communities that match recreational vehicle or car campers with businesses or institutions that want a cheap way to cut down on vandalism, there have been significant reductions in such problems.
The whole effort to push unsheltered people out--making San Francisquito Creek a park so no one could live there, Palo Alto's sit/lie ordinance, closing of single room occupancy hotels in downtown Palo Alto, tearing down of cheaper motels on El Camino, the rules against hanging out in public spaces that the City Council adopted recently, and the still-under-consideration-but-not-voted-on ordinance against people living in or out of their vehicles--it's all going in the wrong direction.
First of all it won't make poverty, homelessness, or people doing publicly things others do in private--cause they have private homes in which to urinate, defecate, drink, smoke, and lounge about--go away or even remain out of sight. Go to any urban (or even rural) location and you'll see street people, unsheltered folk, people parading problems publicly.
Secondly, the present onslaught to transfer money from the poorest of us to the richest (AKA The Great Recession, Housing Bubble, Credit Crisis, etc., etc.) of us is not over. Many more--people you know or are related to--will be stricken with the tragic trifecta: joblessness, foreclosure, and homelessness.
Thirdly, the surest way to continue to have a problem is to ASSUME you must always have it. So what we all should be doing is some of that creative problem solving mentioned in the article on Cubberley (to which we'll get back to in a moment) to SOLVE the problems WE have.
And I emphasize WE because in case you missed Marshall Mc Luhan who was born a hundred years ago and blew up in the 60s when he taught us that "the medium is the message," we are all part of "a global village."
In more ways than he meant it we ARE all together in this. We can no longer look at those less fortunate and ignore them. It's like we're all together on this world-wide airliner and if the people in third class go down, those in the more expensive seats go down as well. Like on the Titanic.
And didn't Jesus say "as you do unto the least of your brethern, you do unto Me"?
And is that what you want you're children to learn? To avoid, ignore, shun those less fortunate? In the better schools in this nation students are REQUIRED to volunteer at some community agency in order to graduate.
And what about this Cubberley situation? I think ABSOLUTELY creative problem solving should be involved. And what about all the local classes in public schools, in Stanford, apparently EVERYWHERE--where students learn how to be entrepreneurs for the betterment of all? I read about a course at Stanford like that where students do things like start a business to make you regulation of stress during the day a matter of fairly automatic feedback through your smartphone.
Do you really think poverty, houselessness, being out of work can stand up to the creative brain power of the titans and tots of Silicon Valley? You'd have to be from somewhere a long way from here to answer in the affirmative.
So let's get going, Folks. How about a couple of Palo Alto's richest getting together and sponsoring a local prize for (even small but) creative solutions for keeping Cubberley as a community resource that encourages and expands the fertile incubator for small, not well funded community activities and resources for unsheltered people that Cubberley is and has been for a long time.
The answers can be many and small. They don't have to on a par with the Marshall Plan. Just let's keep some basic principles of what we've got and not lose that as we solve problems of funding; infrastructure--speaking of which, maybe some of the contractors who've built the homes in the area contribute in kind help to rehab the roofs and other things that need work; and long range planning.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 23, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Chuck: Unfortunately you don't get it. The City has a problem, they are self-insured in other words they don't hold liability insurance, therefore, they don't want occupied cars hanging out on City property. 27 acres of Cubberley are owned by the School District and leased to the City. I don't know which entity covers the liability insurance for Cubberley, but until that is sorted out the City and the School District have a problem.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 24, 2012 at 8:58 am
The condo complex where Hyatt Rickeys was is full of families with teenagers and all of them attend Gunn. Why do you think they bought there? More development, more students.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 24, 2012 at 2:47 pm
To Resident: Haven't people been sleeping their cars at Cubberley for a long time? Decades, even? What was the insurance situation for all those years--however many it is?
One of the ongoing myths about Cubberley is the "increasing" and "exploding" number of people who camp there. The actual count by those of us who spend time there is that the population of people living there--on the ground and in vehicles--has actually DEcreased. During the winter there were approximately 15 vehicles parked there at night. Now it's more like 9-11. The number of ground campers has also decreased.
What sort of insurance would be necessary to protect the City and the School District? How much would it cost?
What is the social cost of people having no place to live?
- People living without homes die four times as fast as housed folk
- Adding to the burdens of displaced people is not likely to accelerate their ability to contribute to society
- Many of these displaced people grew up here, still have local family, have made and do make contributions to the community, and are as much a part of the community as anyone else--just with fewer resources
Yesterday (Monday 7/23/12) the office manager of the Cubberley Administrator's Office called the Palo Alto PD and requested that they NOT come back and cite people living in their cars there on Monday night as they had said they would do on Thursday night.
We still have not been able to find out who sent those police, why they were evicting people, and what the next shoe to drop will be.
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Do-It-Yourself Cockroach Control
Cockroaches are one of the most infamous household pests in San Antonio, TX. They are always on the lookout for food and water and will invade our homes through small cracks and crevices.
Cockroaches are known for spreading diseases by transporting microbes on their bodies. Some of the diseases they can spread include: polio, typhoid fever, leprosy, and bubonic plaque. They have also been shown to cause allergic reactions in humans, and are linked to asthma. Other unpleasant side effects cockroaches can cause are food poisoning, dysentery, diarrhea, parasitic worms, and urinary track infections. In addition to all of those, cockroaches also carry over 40 different types of bacteria.
Because of all the different problems and diseases cockroaches can cause, you definitely do not want them in your home. So what are some of the most effective ways to kill cockroaches?
Methods of Killing Cockroaches
1. Manual smashing. Taking a shoe, book, or anything heavy, and applying it with great force on top of a cockroach will most certainly get the job done.
Pros: Quick knockdown, inexpensive, provides instant gratification
Cons: Time-consuming, messy, only works for a few bugs at a time
2. Boric acid. Spreading boric acid powder in cracks and crevices with boric acid has long been a common way to effectively kill a cockroach.
Pros: Highly effective, roaches never know it's poison
Cons: Roaches won't die for a day or two, worthless when wet, can be lethal to humans if ingested
3. Home insecticides. Sprays or powders, bought at hardware stores, and then applied to surfaces, cracks, and crevices have the ability to kill roaches.
Pros: Convenient, easy to use, kills fast
Cons: Cockroaches sense poisons to avoid, may develop a resistance
4. Cockroach eaters. Spiders, centipedes, emerald cockroach wasps, and lizards all eat cockroaches.
Pros: Highly effective, natural solution to cockroach problems
Cons: Depends on how much you like spiders, centipedes, wasps, and lizards
5. Cockroach bait traps. Cockroach baits contain a slow-acting insecticide incorporated into a food attractant typically concealed in a small plastic bait tray. Roaches locate and feed on the bait.
Pros: Easy to use, relatively inexpensive
Cons: Take weeks to work, less effective than other methods, traps can be unslightly
Professional Cockroach Control
Professional cockroach control. A competent pest control professional, that treats all aspects of your home and property, will come to your home regularly to eliminate these filthy pests and PREVENT cockroaches from ever entering your home.
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Denise Kupperman, a candidate for city council, has lead the campaign to place a 10-13,000 square foot county library in the middle of Atherton's only park.
There is strong opposition to this plan. Those opposed have sighted many reasons. A new reason just re-opened last week- Kepler's.
Kepler's is a great book store and walking distance to the Atherton Library. In the new location, the Menlo Park Library will be walking distance as well.
Will an author want to speak at all three? Probably not. Is there a need to have a children's story told at all three probably not.
Kepler's has struggled over the last few years and the Menlo Park Library always has 30-50% empty chairs. Why does the Yes on F group believe the Supersized Atherton Library of will not be empty?
Ten years from now the energy of those that fought to build the library and create events to justify it will be gone.
Over the years numerous other groups have lobbied to place their project in the park. In time the town's interest has dropped.
1. The 6 tennis courts were donated, however now numerous other courts are in town, and so usage has dropped from the peak in the 1970s.
2. The Art Committee placed two modulars in the park years ago, which are now rentals for a pre-school.
3. After many years Day in the Park, the Town Bar-B-Que, and the Summer Jazz Concert programs have ended.
The Yes on F Campaign's web site states that the county library can be built with no additional taxpayer dollars. And they claim that the millions in reserves can only be spent on library needs.
But they do not know for certain if putting in traffic lights and turn lanes for the extra traffic the Library will bring to town can be paid for by the Library fund.
Once the park land is turned over to the library, there is a strong possibility that state law and the County JPA Agreement will not let Atherton convert the land back to park land and reduce the size of the library.
So what happens if the building usage does not materialize?
What happens if the County does not approve the use of Library funds for the Traffic Light and turn lane?
Council members have often states that Atherton needs to be run like a business. Would they invest $8M in a bookstore in the Atherton Park?


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And you were leaving comments on perl 5 and 6 replying to my criticisms of the language? Maybe its time to change your sig:
"J. David works really hard reimplementing bult-in functions"
Third-rate programmers, unite!
My signature was a quote from someone here about me that was just so incredibly complimentary that I grabbed it and kept it. I suppose keeping it was a little pompous, but you know, it really built me up. And reminds me to try to be a good programmer even when circumstances aren't always conducive.
To that end, even my one-off crap used strict and warnings, but I guess it still doesn't get me out of the guilt from reinventing a wh
Hey, I think its a really nice quote; personally I wouldn't use it in my sig - maybe just quote it in my website or something, dunno. I would treasure it just like you did, though.
ucfirst() has been around for ages, afaik. At least a decade, possibly much more.
Why did you quit doing Perl full time? Was it a decision or did the market push you to it? Just curious. Do you actually want to go back to writing Perl full-time?
I am currently doing Objective-C most of the time, and even though I miss some of
I changed jobs in 2007 in order to be able to move my family out close to my inlaws. In my previous job I was doing Perl with pressure to switch to Java. I traded that for doing Java after all, but closer to where I wanted to be, in a business environment that is somewhat saner.


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In the past couple of weeks, I've traveled from Haiti to South Sudan to this Swiss mountain village where the World Economic Forum (WEF) holds its annual meeting on the state of the world's economy.
Zimbabwe: Urban gardens nourish families and communities
Until last year, 81-year-old Lucia Mbanje and her family of six, all residents of impoverished Sakubva township in Mutare, could not afford a balanced diet due to the prohibitive cost of vegetables in Zimbabwe as a result of the economic crisis.
Haiti: Interviews in the camps, a year later
A few days ago, I went out to the Mojapta displacement camp, where Mercy Corps is providing clean water and sanitation to families, to ask earthquake survivors about their experiences today — and of the last year. Gilberte Jean, 23
Nicaragua: ¡Vivan los empresarios!: Mentoring entrepreneurs in Central America
Starting with just a sewing machine, Aida Mayorga and Oscar Garcia built a business that now employs more than 50 workers and promotes positive environmental and social business practices.
Haiti: Introducing Haiti's first mobile wallet
Mercy Corps has teamed up with mobile operator Voilà and Haitian bank Unibank to introduce Haiti's first "mobile wallet," a cellphone account that can store savings and work like a debit card.
Haiti: Help for Haiti's homeless
After his house collapsed in the earthquake, Junior Moise, 30, had no better option than to move his wife and daughter to a tent camp near Frere Road in Port-au-Prince.
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It has been just over two and a half years since clashes between the northern Sudan Armed Forces and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Army burned Abyei town to the ground.
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Around 6:30 on Friday morning, I left Port-au-Prince with Nick Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn and their two teenage kids to Saint Marc, a seaside city about a two and a half hour drive north of the capital, to check out Mercy Corps' use of mobile phones to deliver assistance to earthquake-affected famili
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So what is this new phenomenon known as "Kevining?"
Well, Kevin is currently participating in Arclight's 10 Year Anniversary Campaign, which involved him having to take photos for some large wall displays at local Arclight Theatres. There was a misunderstanding on which photo he wanted to use, and the result was the incorrect picture going up.
Leave it up to our man to pose in the silliest of ways. We are calling it "Kevining."
We want to see your best "Kevining" pose. Submit your pictures here.
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The Russellville senior girls and boys teams won the meet with 15 team points each. Also in attendance were the Pottsville Apaches and Lady Apaches, Dardanelle Sand Lizards and Lady Sand Lizards and the Conway Christian Eagles and Lady Eagles.
In the varisity girls division, Russellville's Morgan Smith won (23:10.11), followed by Dardanelle's Lindsey Moses (23:30.27), Russellville's Kenya McDaniel (23:54.46), Katherine Skartvedt (24:46.32), BrookeAnn Knight (25:20.19), Kailtin Walker (25:59.95), Conway Christian's Anna Cain (26:15.79), Russellville's Samantha Randolph (26.16.77), Conway Christian's Wooten Whitley (26:37.21) and Pottsville's Hope Musser (27.35.31).
In the varsity boys divison, Russellville's Joseph Shirly came in first (17.45.68), followed by Mason Rhodes (17:49.70), Liam Pace (18:36.42), Robert Jacobson (18.43.63), Jared Johnson (19:09.49), Austin Lesser (19.33.10), Dardanelle's Austin Steen (19:34.96), Russellville's Christopher Newby (20:32.21), Andrew Ward (20:50.12) and Matthew Annis (21:34.81).
The Pottsville junior Lady Apaches took first in the junior high girls division with 29 points. The Russellville junior high boys won the boys division with 30 points.
In the girls' junior high two-mile run, Skyler Campbell won (13:22.26), followed by Aspen Campbell (13:50.55) both of Pottsville. Russellville's Sylvia Nupp (13:59.86) placed third, followed by Anna Skyes (14:16.31), Dardanelle's Alisa Kimbale (14:31.03), Pottsville's Janessa Jay (14:22.38), Russellville's Madelyn Hubbard (14:41.11), Gabi Gray (15:09.08), Pottsville's Adrienne Hobrock (15:22.06) and Russellville's Bailey Harrison (15:26.47).
Dardanelle's Jose Castelano won the junior high boy's two-mile run with a time of 11:35.35, followed by Russellville's Chase Reel (12:03.35), Pottsville's Greyson Stevens (12:10.43), Dardanelle's John Brown (12:38.20), Russellville's Evan Irwin (12:43.46), Garrett Magill (12:58.31), Charles Lavendier (13:06.90), Dardanelle's Chandler Carter (13:23.86), Pottsville's Marcus Bond (13:33.10) and Russellville's Gabriel McVay (13:35.74).
The Cyclones and Lady Cyclones will be in action again on Saturday when they travel to Conway for the Wampus Cat Invitational at Beaverfork Lake.


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All-Eagle Football Capsules: Defense
Ian Hill
Senior DE, Hoosac Valley
Hill, who played on both sides of the ball, finished with 42 tackles on the season. He had five tackles for losses and forced four fumbles.
The coach's take: Ian was an important part of our team's success through his work ethic and his leadership on and off the field for us. Ian moved up from linebacker to the defensive line to help our team out and excelled there.
-- Poirot
Anthony Jones
Junior DE, Pittsfield
A first-year football player, Jones had 62 tackles, three sacks and recovered a pair of fumbles for the Generals. At 6-1, 220 pounds, Jones is going to anchor the PHS defensive line next year.
The coach's take: He is a great athlete for a big man with great feet and hands. He was a great get for us and we can't wait to see what he'll be like after a year in the weight room. His ceiling is real high.
-- Jezewski
Billy Lincoln
Senior DE, McCann Tech
Lincoln was a four-time All-Tri-County team member. The 6-foot-4, 268-pound end was a four-year, two-way starter for the Hornets. Defensively, he had 88 tackles, 44 solo stops, six for loss, two forced fumbles and two sacks.
The coach's take: He was our team MVP this year. He shut down anyone running to his side. He had great pursuit, playing sideline-to-sideline. He was a dominant player.
-- McCann coach Bob LeClair
Matt Malloy
Senior DT, Mount Greylock
Of the three defensive linemen on the All-Eagle team, one was 220 pounds, one was 215 and one was 160. Malloy earned his way on the team despite being listed at 5-8, 160. He wasn't a player that jumps off the film, but he more than did his job.
The coach's take: He's quick and he plays with a great passion. He would be the guy I was hoping would get his just due.
-- Flaherty
David Jones
Junior DT, Taconic
Jones helped anchor the Taconic front line. A big (220 pounds) lineman, Jones had 32 tackles for the Braves and four tackles for loss.
The coach's take: He played a little bit of linebacker [also] and he was versatile. He was a junior captain for us. He was never out of the game.
-- Taconic coach Jim Ziter
Colin Blume
Junior DT, Monument Mountain
The 6-3, 215-pound junior lined up as Monument's strong-side tackle, and put together an outstanding statistical season. He had 67 tackles, 11 for loss, and six sacks.
The coach's take: "The Immovable Object" helped to control the line of scrimmage and force teams to try and run outside.
Dominic Traversa
Senior LB, Pittsfield
Traversa's 144 tackles led Pittsfield by a large margin. He forced five fumbles and recovered three of them. He also picked off a pass from his middle linebacker position. A three-year starter, Traversa is looking to play college football.
The coach's take: Dominic may be the best player that has gone through our program. His work ethic on the field, in the weight room and in the classroom is unparalleled. He is the benchmark of what we look for in a Pittsfield High School football player.
-- Jezewski
Pat Latini
Senior LB, St. Joseph
Latini was a busy middle linebacker for the Crusaders. He averaged 15.9 tackles per game, had five sacks, forced three fumbles and recovered four. He is a repeat All-Eagle pick, making the team as a center last year.
The coach's take: Pat was one of our captains and the only returning starter from the 2012 playoff team. In my opinion, he was the best player in the county. Every team we played had to account for him, and he was almost impossible to block with one man.
-- St. Joseph coach Ben Kline
Peter Oggiani
Senior LB, Monument Mountain
Like most two-way standouts, Oggiani put up good numbers on both sides of the ball. But it was on defense where his numbers shine. He had 117 tackles and had 12 tackles for loss.
The coach's take: We had a major rebuilding project this season and I sought out players that I could build around. Peter Oggiani impressed me with his attitude, work ethic and determination. We designed our defense around his determination and athleticism.
-- LaGrant
Marco Anastasio
Junior LB, Wahconah
Anastasio led the Warriors with 65 tackles. The 5-11, 220-pound middle backer also had two sacks and an interception. As the middle linebacker, he also called the defensive signals.
The coach's take: Marco was our unquestioned leader on defense. His size and athleticism allowed him to make plays from sideline to sideline.
-- Campbell
Chad Shade
Junior DB, Pittsfield
Quite often in high school football, good quarterbacks make excellent defensive backs. So it is with Shade, who had 47 tackles, recovered three fumbles and picked off three passes.
The coach's take: Chad is a tremendous athlete and leader. His growth and maturity on the field and in the weight room has made him into a player to watch for next year.
-- Jezewski
Brandon Tworig
Senior DB, Hoosac Valley
Tworig was a turnover machine in the Hoosac secondary. The senior intercepted four passes and recovered three fumbles. He had 42 tackles, six for losses. He also had 11 catches as a wide receiver.
The coach's take: "Scooter" was a player that really developed coming into his senior year for us. As a defensive back, he really helped to solidify our defense. He was tested time and again and came up making big plays for us throughout the year.
-- Poirot
Matt Braman
Senior DB, Hoosac Valley
Braman was a do-it-all athlete on both sides of the ball. He had 809 rushing and receiving yards on offense and was one of the top tacklers in the secondary for Hoosac. He made 47 tackles, 4 1/2 for loss, had five picks and two fumble recoveries.
The coach's take: Matt is an incredibly talented athlete. He overcame an early-season injury [to] his hand and finished up the season extremely strong for us. In games where we were struggling later on in the season, you saw Matt step up and make a big play somewhere on the field.
-- Poirot
Matty Kelley
Senior DB, Lee
Kelley was a team captain who started his year at corner but moved to free safety after starter Deaglan Giarolo was hurt. Kelley had five interceptions and was second on the Wildcats in tackles.
The coach's take: Matty was the best open-field tackler I've seen for some time. He single-handedly prevented three touchdowns against PHS and secured a 6-0 shutout victory in that game. He was also our leading rusher on offense.
-- Thomson
Jordan Williamson
Senior utility, Lee
Playing safety, Williamson was fourth on the Wildcats in tackles and had three picks, good for second on the team. Williamson was somewhat undersized, but is praised for his run support.
The coach's take: Jordan was as hard a hitting defensive back as there was in Berkshire County in 2013.
-- Thomson
Colby Gage
Senior utility, Hoosac Valley
Gage was a solid two-way player for the 'Canes, anchoring the offensive line and having a good season at linebacker. Gave had 100 tackles, nine for losses, and averaged 9.1 tackles per game.
The coach's take: In my opinion, Colby is easily one of the top defensive players in Berkshire County. He had 100 tackles on the year, 22 more than any other player on our team. He was all over the field for us defensively.
-- Poirot
All-Eagle capsules by Howard Herman, Berkshire Eagle Staff
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Worrying About Money Eats Up a Lot of Time: McGraw-Hill FCU Survey
Some Americans likely spend more time than they want to on worrying about personal finances, according to a survey from McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union.
Working with Toluna, an independent research group, the $304 million McGraw-Hill FCU in East Windsor, N.J., surveyed 1,030 participants between the ages of 18 and 55. It was a nearly 50-50 split between women and men, the credit union said.
They were asked: at this time of the year – near the April 15 tax filing deadline – when thinking about everyday finances, how much time do you spend on a typical day, managing and dealing with personal finances and how much time do you spend worrying about personal finances?
According to McGraw-Hill FCU, there were a variety of answers ranging from one to two hours on the low end to more than half the day on the high end.
"Many people are feeling the pain of financial insecurity and the toll it can take on everyday lives not to mention the potential loss of time and productivity at work for employers," said Shawn Gilfedder, president/CEO of McGraw-Hill FCU.
Meanwhile, wealthy Americans worry too but their concerns are more about personal matters rather than financial ones, according to a new Spectrem Group report, 2013 UHNW Investor: Changing Investors Attitudes and Behavior.
The Chicago-based research firm defined wealthy or the ultra-high net worth as those having $5 million or more in net worth, not including their primary residence.
Respondents said their financial situation today is better than a year ago, and nearly as many, 58%, expect their financial position to be stronger a year from now, according to Spectrem.
As a result, personal issues have moved to the fore for investors surveyed by Spectrem. Their chief worries were their spouse's health at 63%, children and grandchildren's financial future (57%) and their own health (56%).
"With the pressure to save for retirement behind most of them, the ultra-high net worth are focusing on integrating lifestyle and personal concerns into their financial and estate planning," said George Walper, Jr., president of Spectrem.
Still, wealthy investors are not immune to worrying. Spectrem said for 55% of respondents, maintaining their current financial position is an issue and 46% worry about spending their final years in a care facility.


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Gardy happy with MLB clarifying transfer rule
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was pleased to see Major League Baseball's Playing Rules Committee clarify the transfer rule on Friday.
The rules committee determined that there is no requirement that a fielder has to successfully remove the ball from his glove in order for it be ruled a catch on both fly balls and forceouts.
The clarified rule went into effect on Friday, after there was some debate early this season regarding the interpretation of the rule as part of this year's new replay rules.
"Common sense has come into play," Gardenhire said. "If a guy makes a catch and then runs 15 yards and drops the ball on the exchange, doesn't mean he didn't catch it. I talked to several umpires who said they hoped they'd change that rule."
The interpretation was discussed and agreed upon by MLB, the MLB Players Association and the World Umpires Association.
Arcia set for rehab assignment at Rochester
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia took batting practice on the field before Friday's game against the Tigers without any issues, and will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with Triple-A Rochester.
"Everything feels great so he's ready to go," assistant general manager Rob Antony said. "He did everything today without any issues. We'll ease him into the process with some at-bats at DH at first, and alternate from there."
Arcia, who is on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 5 with a right wrist strain, had been taking batting practice in the cages before progressing to on-field work on Friday. Manager Ron Gardenhire was pleased with what he saw, and said Arcia reported no problems after hitting.
"He felt nothing," Gardenhire said. "He was feeling great and letting it fly. So, he's getting close to playing some baseball here. We'll let him hit on the field for the next few days here and then if everything keeps going, we'll get him on his way and send him down to get some swings."
Fellow outfielder Josh Willingham, who is on the 15-day DL retroactive to April 7 with a small fracture in his left wrist, has yet to start taking batting practice, as he still feels tenderness in his wrist. But Gardenhire said Willingham could start swinging by early next week, and he is feeling better.
"He still has some point-soreness where the knob of the bat would be," Gardenhire said. "But it's almost down to nothing. But he holds the knob of the bat right on that spot. So, he'll see some doctors here maybe tomorrow, and he thinks early next week, he'll take some swings out there and then start a rehab after that."
Patient approach paying off for Twins hitters
MINNEAPOLIS -- A patient approach at the plate is helping the Twins this season, as they entered Friday's series opener against the Tigers leading the Majors in runs scored per game -- largely thanks to also leading baseball in walks and on-base percentage.
The Twins entered Friday averaging 5.52 runs per game, while also posting a .354 on-base percentage with 111 walks in 21 games.
Manager Ron Gardenhire said that patience is a major part of his club's strategy at the plate, and is happy to see the fruit of its labors early this season. The Twins also lead the Majors with 4.15 pitches seen per plate appearance.
"I think everybody is just trying to get on base and there's always conversation about it," Gardenhire said. "A lot of our hitters have a few more at-bats in this league and understand it a bit more. It's experience and not panicking in certain situations. They're doing a lot better at that. We're striking out a little too much, but that goes along with it by going deep in counts. But it's an effort, and it's experience."
Second baseman Brian Dozier is one of those developing players using walks to his advantage, as he's hitting just .224, but he has posted a .356 on-base percentage buoyed by 17 walks in 104 plate appearances. Dozier has walked in 16.3 percent of his plate appearances, which is almost more than double his 8.2 percent last year.
Dozier said it's part of a team effort to try to see more pitches and not swing at pitches they can't handle.
"We've been drawing a lot of walks, and not just ones of four straight pitches," Dozier said. "So, we're just putting together good at-bats."
Worth noting
• Twins general manager Terry Ryan, who had surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his neck on Feb. 11, finished his six weeks of radiation treatment on Wednesday. Ryan, 60, was originally diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in early February.
"I don't think he's feeling great, but I think he's feeling better every day," assistant general manager Rob Antony said. "I think he was kind of warned that once you get through with this, the last week of it is pretty intense. I'm not sure what he's going to feel up to. He hasn't talked about it. This is all still part of the recovery. It's best if he doesn't try and overdo it and allows his body to recover."
• Top prospect Byron Buxton, who sprained his left wrist while diving for a ball in a Minor League Spring Training game on March 16, is set to play in his first extended spring training game on Saturday. Buxton, ranked as the No. 1 overall prospect by MLB.com, has been taking batting practice without any issues, and was originally slated to play in his first game on Monday.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Torsion axle failure...it finally happened
I guess I shouldn't say it FINALLY happened, as I just bought the boat in June. I pulled it home from Illinois, and then probably haven't even put 20 miles on it since (boat stays in the water). The failure happened while the boat was parked...I found that pretty strange as you would think a bump would cause a jolt to the axle and that would be how it would fail, not just sitting stationary. I was going to pull the boat to my father in law's pole barn for the winter, but when I hooked up and tried to pull away the wheels were completely locked up against the fenders.
Anyway, I understand my boat trailer is 7 years old, but this is obviously a very common issue and Boatmate did a pretty terrible job designing these trailers to use those axles (and Moomba did a terrible job selling a boat this heavy with a single axle trailer). I cringed every time I hit a bump on my way home from buying the boat.
I'll call Boatmate tomorrow, but I'm not really expecting anything from them from what I've read on this forum and others since mine's out of warranty. I assume they don't even make the axle, as I've seen "UFP" mentioned multiple times.
I wanted to ask you guys though, has anybody ever heard of the axle "flipping"? Some guy on another forum said if you back the boat up and the wheels are locked, it could "flip" the axle and all you had to do was take the trailing arm off and rotate it on the splines back to nominal position. From my very limited knowledge on torsion axles, I assume he means just rotating 90 degrees internally. Ok, so maybe this MIGHT work with a rubber torsion axle, but I don't think it could apply with a metal spring. Are these axles rubber or spring? Even if this was true, it rotated in there already once so I'm pretty sure it would do it again since there's already a failure point.
The only reason I think this might be a possibility is because, now I don't know why, but my tongue was fully compressed when I hooked the boat up today to pull it out. Maybe when I backed it in after winterizing it last weekend it might have happened. My lot I put it on is pretty muddy, maybe I backed it in and didn't realize the axle "flipped", but it would've had to happen exactly at the same time as I was done backing it up to my wheel chock, because it backed smoothly up to that point from what I remember. Seems improbable.
Also, do you guys think I could remove my fenders and get any miles out of it at all? I'd be afraid to even pull it up to the local trailer repair shop. The worst part of all of this is it's stuck on my muddy lake lot where I don't even have power to run a compressor or anything, and the mud makes it pretty difficult to jack it up and place jack stands (I tried, need more boards).Boats previously owned - 2000 Supra Launch, 2003 Outback, 2006 Mobius LSV
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Boat mate has the axle. Got mine from them. Took my fenders off to get it home (6 miles). Don't think it would have made it any further than that. It was already pulling on the brake line. Boaf Mate won't warrant it. Think I paid $450.00 with brake lines and painted.Jack Beams
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So he says. It shouldn't have happened in the first place to any of us, so it's hard to believe him this time lol.
Sent from my fourth replacement Galaxy S2 using Tapatalk 4...Boats previously owned - 2000 Supra Launch, 2003 Outback, 2006 Mobius LSV
Torsion axle failure...it finally happened
with kindness might yield better results. not sure if the company, or Jerry, monitors this site but we have seen it time and time again where someone bashes a company first only to send out an apology after speaking with them. good luck with your issue and I hope for favorable results
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Not only that, I'd never call up a company with a negative, condescending, or "blaming" attitude about something like this, that's just the wrong way to handle things and won't produce results. I'm in sales of engineered products, and I know how to handle myself professionally. Only people that can't control themselves emotionally during a non-emotional situation react like that (my wife in point...shhhh)!
I have issues like this at my company also; when something like this happens it's not like my company is the worst company in the world and all of our products suck, we just own up to it, fix it, and learn from the mistake. I never had a problem with my Boatmate for my old Supra, it was a great trailer. I have nothing against Boatmate, UFP, or anybody that works at either company. I completely understand that it's out of warranty; I'm not entitled to anything and they also can't be held liable, but really great companies will stand behind their mistakes and own up to it (as maybe they have). If this issue happened once or twice, that's a different story. If it's a commonly known problem, it's something they should (and maybe have) addressed properly. Hopefully Boatmate and UFP are like that; sounds like many of you view Boatmate Jerry in a positive manner, so I'm actually assuming they are.Boats previously owned - 2000 Supra Launch, 2003 Outback, 2006 Mobius LSV
Jerry was very helpful when I had the issue. Here are some comments that address some of the thoughts above. Although, these were shared in an email, I think it would be alright to share here ....
"The reason that I cannot cover it under warranty is because the trailer is over 6 years old and the axle is only covered for 5 years. The original axle warranty was only 2 years, but after seeing a few failures, we persuaded them to extend that to 3 years. After seeing more failures, we pushed them to extend it to 5 years to stay in line with Boatmate's 5 year warranty, but that's as far as we can go and we have to draw a line somewhere. And since Boatmate eats a certain amount of labor in each one of those claims (even the ones that are "covered" by UFP), it's not financially feasible for us to cover them beyond 5 years."
" As big as the problem may sound from what you read on the internet, the last figures that we had calculated show that the failure rate is less than 0.5% (less than one half of one percent). Since there is no safety threat, all of the lawyers involved decided that a recall was not justified. The worst we have see is these situations is that the tire will fail and possibly tear up a fender……..and the average tire failure rate is higher than the axle failure rate. "
Contact Jerry and I'm sure he will help you out asap, as he has done many others here. If you want a way to confirm the axle failure, PM your email address. I can send you the PDF he sent me, "Torsion Beam Jack Test". It may be available online? But I don't mind sending it.2016 Moomba Mojo
2006 Supra 24SSV - Traded
Thanks for the info KG. I agree with Jerry's comment about it probably not being financially feasible for them to cover it after warranty if there are so many, and I commend them for working hard to have the axle manufacturer extended theirs to match the 5 years. But I wonder what that 0.5% is based on; if it truly is that low, it seems like it probably would be financially feasible for them to warranty (or partially warranty) that specific issue on certain year trailers beyond the 5 year point. I don't blame him for having to draw a line though, it's business and they have to make money or else they can't continue to be in business.
I don't agree with him that there is "no safety threat". I would agree that the safety threat is minimal, but not non-existant. I do agree that the safety threat is similar to a blown tire and probably not enough of a threat to require a recall; whether or not it would be the "right" thing to do in the consumer's opinion, again it's business.Boats previously owned - 2000 Supra Launch, 2003 Outback, 2006 Mobius LSV
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I wish that I had known what was happening back when I started getting early symptoms back in 2009...
I only tow a couple of times a year, so progression of the problem was very slow. Now the shimmy worse and one side is down about 2cm. The local trailer repair shop confirmed that one axle needs replacement. Jerry sent me the links for replacement parts. No warranty coverage is available after so long.
Maybe we can do a group buy in the spring?2005 XLV, upgraded ballast, Comptech swivel wakeboard and hydrofoil racks, Monster cargo bimini


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"What Not to Wear," 8 p.m. Friday, TLC After 10 years and 325 makeovers, "What Not to Wear" is calling it quits tonight in a three-hour special.
Admittedly, the show has run past its expiration date, but as one of the longest-running – and best – lifestyle reality series, it deserves a decent sendoff. At its peak, "What Not to Wear" was everything we want from a makeover show: fun, funny and useful.
Based on a British series of the same name, "WNTW" started slowly in America, largely because original co-host Wayne Scot Lukas just did not click with Stacy London. But when Clinton Kelly arrived in season two, magic happened, and the show soared in popularity. The tight format evolved over the years, but basic formula was the same: A frumpy subject (usually a woman) was chosen, and her fashion ills secretly filmed for our enjoyment. Then Clinton and Stacy went to work, trashing her wardrobe before giving her the skills – and money – to make it better.
Beside the obvious chemistry between the hosts, the secret to the show was that the subjects weren't given a makeover so much as taught to give themselves one.
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Clarkson University is again featured in the latest edition of Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News Media Group. Highlights of the rankings will be published in the U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2015 guidebook in April.
Clarkson's graduate environmental engineering programs were ranked #32 in the nation. The interdisciplinary program in environmental science & engineering is administered by Clarkson's Institute for a Sustainable Environment. The civil & environmental engineering program is in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering's Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Graduate education at Clarkson University provides a high degree of collaboration within its rigorous research and learning opportunities. The School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering and the Institute for a Sustainable Environment provide programs of study leading to the master of business administration, master of engineering, master of science, doctor of physical therapy, and doctor of philosophy degrees.
Career opportunities are growing quickly in fields where graduate study is required. A 2012 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, which analyzed projected job growth between 2010 and 2020, says that "The fastest growth is projected in occupations assigned to the master's degree level; these occupations are projected to grow by 21.7 percent."
Clarkson also offers distance learning graduate study opportunities in business, engineering, science and technology through a unique click-and-brick model. The University's off-campus graduate programs engage students in both their places of employment through either real-time or self-directed collaborative learning and use of real-time work projects -- the click part of the equation -- and on campus -- the brick -- through intense immersion experiences.
This month, Clarkson is introducing professionals in California's Placer County region to new graduate programs options and also advancing an emerging technology education partnership with Sierra College undergraduates.
The two schools are working on a unique 2+2+2 articulation agreement, in which students will matriculate to Clarkson to complete a bachelor's degree in business or engineering after completing two years of coursework at Sierra College. The two years in residence in New York will be supplemented with internship/career opportunities with companies common in Placer County valley and then coupled in the end with the two-year professional distance programs offered by Clarkson.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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The recruitment was a little different than expected, but Kentucky coach John Calipari got his point guard for the 2014 class.
Friday night, Chicago Marian Catholic lead guard Tyler Ulis gave a verbal commitment to the Wildcats during a televised announcement ceremony live from his high school shortly before the school's football team took the field.
The 5-foot-8 four-star guard is the fifth-ranked point guard in the 2014 class, checking in at No. 33 overall in the 2014 Rivals150.
After missing on Dallas area point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, Calipari quickly turned his full attention to the recruitment of Ulis, which moved extremely quickly. The Wildcats coach began courting the Chicagoan shortly after the July evaluation period ended.
Ulis is the latest Chicago high school star to commit to Calipari, joining Anthony Davis at Kentucky and Derrick Rose at Memphis.
The addition of Ulis not only gives the Wildcats a second Top 50 2014 prospect to pair with 7-foot post Karl Towns, could help secure a commitment from Ulis' close friend, four-star shooting guard Devin Booker.
Ulis also considered Iowa and Michigan State. He took two visits to Kentucky, the first an unofficial trip in which he received an offer from Calipari and the second an official visit to last week's Alumni Charity Game, which might have sealed the deal for the Big Blue.
As Calipari tries to put together another top-ranked recruiting class -- all five of his Kentucky classes have been No. 1 in Rivals' team rankings -- the addition of the tiny but skilled Ulis not only gives him a premier point guard to run his team, but also a prospect who will continue to be vocal in luring more players to Lexington.
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