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Canberra warned of wild winds and rain on the way
Canberra is set to endure wet and wild conditions from Monday afternoon, with wind gusts of up to 80km/h expected to blow through the city and 10 to 15mm of rain to fall by Tuesday evening.
Weatherzone meteorologist Brett Dutschke said a noticeable change will pass through Canberra on Monday, with Tuesday set to be the coldest and wildest day in the territory this year.
"Tuesday will easily be the coldest day of the year so far with a top of 8 degrees and strong winds probably averaging out around 40km/h in the city for most of the day, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were wind gusts of up to 70 to 80km/h," he said.
"On Monday afternoon we'll see winds average out around 30km/h, however we'll see the odd wind gust up to 50 to 60km/h."
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning at 3am on Monday for damaging winds and blizzard conditions for the Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and ACT districts.
Mr Dutschke said Canberra should see around 10mm of rainfall by Tuesday evening with some parts receiving close to 15mm.
"Combining the winds with the rain, I wouldn't be surprised if some trees come down in Canberra and power lines too, but it doesn't look like it will be the windiest day Canberra has seen," he said.
Mr Dutschke said the cold change and winds were the result of an intense low pressure system south of the mainland which was attached to a cold front bringing "very brisk air".
"On the Snowy Mountains, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw gusts as strong as 90km/h with even stronger winds of close to 100km/h on Tuesday," he said.
While snowfall was limited on the ranges early on Monday morning, Mr Dutschke said snow should fall on the mountains from Monday afternoon with strong winds.
"At the moment we've got a mix of light rain and snow on the highest peaks so really nothing but a few flurries on the highest peaks, but that will develop into snowfall later today," he said.
"The snowfall might get as low as about 100m later today and tonight. "
Thredbo spokesman Luke Kneller said things were "a little uncomfortable" up on the mountain on Monday morning, with strong winds already passing through the resort.
"There's a big snowstorm coming in behind these winds so we're not too worried about them. We're expecting anywhere around 50cm of snow to fall by the time the winds die down," he said.
"This is definitely going to turn the season around for us. There will be a bit of rain first on Monday morning, but then snow should fall during the early afternoon."
Perisher spokesman Richard Phillips said staff on the mountain were excited for the forecast snowfall but taking precautions for gale-force winds.
"We're gusting at 110km/h at the top of Mount Perisher [at 10.30am] and the wind are strengthening so it's going to be a super windy day," he said.
"These are the winds before a cold front arrives later this afternoon that is expected to bring snowfall to the resort for the majority of the week – which is great news for us."
A Thredbo spokeswoman said snow began falling on the peaks shortly after 2am on Monday with staff rushing to the mountain top to take pictures of the much long awaited falls.
ACT State Emergency Service volunteers are on standby to assist with any storm or flood assistance.
The SES has advised people to move their vehicles undercover or away from trees, secure loose items around their homes, and to keep clear of power lines.
For emergency assistance in storms and floods, contact SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500.
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Crytek prepping for mobile revolution by pushing high-end PC tech
Counter intuitive as it seems, Crytek believes focussing on the fanciest of PC hardware will eventually make CryEngine better suited to emerging low-power platforms like tablets and mobile.
Closed beta sign-ups begin for Warface
Closed beta applications are now being accepted for Warface, Crytek's free-to-play PC shooter.
Crytek to demonstrate "next-generation DX11 graphics and tools upgrades" for CryEngine 3 at GDC
Crytek will demonstrate upgrades to CryEngine 3, including "next-generation DX11 graphics and tools upgrades" at GDC next week along with advancements to the AI System and UI Actions.
Dynamic Mutators featured in latest video for Nexuiz
THQ and Machinima have released a new video for Nexuiz, showing just a few of over the 100 Dynamic Mutators or power-ups featured in the game, which can change the way you play. Developed by Denver-based IllFonic and powered by CryENGINE 3, the game fast-paced arena FPS will be released as part of Microsoft's House […]
Warhorse signs CryEngine 3 licensing deal for its unannounced RPG
Prague-based developer Warhorse has announced it's closed a licensing deal for Crytek's CryEngine 3, which the firm will use to develop its unannounced RPG. Warhorse said the debut title from the studio will combine "open-world experience with a rich story and innovative gameplay elements." Founded last summer, Warhorse is comprised of former members of 2K […]
MechWarrior Online built on CryEngine 3
MechWarrior Online will be built on Crytek's award-winning CryEngine 3. According to a post on the game's website, Piranha Bytes president Russ Bullock believes the tech will allow for "a truly unique AAA experience". The long-awaited return to a beloved PC gaming franchise was announced at the end of October as a free-to-play MMO mech […]
Crytek has "been investigating" Flash for CryEngine
Carl Jones, director of global business development for CryEngine, has the firm is looking to implement Flash support in the tech and is planning a "truly cross-platform solution" announcement in the foreseeable future.
Free CryEngine 3 SDK downloaded over 100,000 times
The Cryengine 3 SDK is proving hugly popular with developers, clocking up 100,000 downloads in just five days.
CryEngine 3 SDK: download now for free
For those that fancy themselves as sculptors of the future, Crytek's world-building game engine is available now for free. Unreal.
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CryEngine 3 licensed for online golf sim
Crytek promised some unusual CryEngine licensee announcements, and this online golf game certainly delivers on that.
Crytek: CryEngine 3 "the best engine" and "going everywhere"
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has flatly dismissed competitors, saying CryEngine 3 is the best engine available, will soon be available on every platform.
CryEngine has 40 licensees in multiple genres
We'll soon see a number of CryEngine 3 titles in different genres, according to CryEngine's director of global business development, Carl Jones.
Source and Crysis Mod SDKs released
Good news for independent and up-and-coming developers, as a pair of software development kits go public.
Report - Xbox 360 successor to be shown at E3 2012 with Timesplitters 4
A report has surfaced stating that the successor to Xbox 360 will be shown at E3 next year with Timesplitters 4 as one of its launch titles.
US Army spending $57 million on military simulator using CryEngine 3
American tax dollars at work: The US military us spending $57 million on "the most realistic military simulator ever developed," using Crytek's CryEngine 3.
CryEngine 3 Educational License used by over 250 universities, says Crytek
Crytek has announced that within the past 12 months, over 250 universities around the globe signed up for the firm's free CryEngine 3 educational license.
Crytek plans to release a CryEngine 3 SDK eventually
Crytek co-founder Anvi Yerli has said the firm plans to release a development kit for CryEngine.
Crytek shows off CryEngine 3 at GDC
After Epic showed off its next-gen look at Unreal Engine 3 tech at GDC last week, Crytek hit back with a look at the latest iteration of CryEngine 3. It's pretty amazing stuff, truth be told. Watch the video below, via RPS. GT also has an interview with Crytek's Sean Tracey about the tech: that's […]
Crytek: No other engine can match CryEngine 3
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Gavin Lurssen at the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony on Nov. 10, 2010
Photo: Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com
In The Boardroom With Gavin Lurssen
GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen was the recent guest for an installment of In The Boardroom, an educational series produced by The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter featuring interviews with past and present Academy Board members. Lurssen discussed the role of the mastering engineer, his mastering philosophy, artists with whom he has collaborated, membership at The Recording Academy, and The Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing, among other topics.
"Being a voting member at The Recording Academy is very important to me, because [the GRAMMY is] a peer award," said Lurssen. "The cream really does rise to the top and it's a part of the communal aspect of what we do as a community. I think it's important to work toward becoming a voting member. These awards do have meaning because they come from your peers."
Lurssen is the owner of Hollywood, Calif.-based Lurssen Mastering, a company that has mastered projects for artists such as Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Guns N' Roses, Elton John, B.B. King, Diana Krall, Matchbox Twenty, James Taylor, and Tyrese, among others. He won his first GRAMMY Award in 2001 for Album Of The Year for his role as mastering engineer on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. In 2003 he won his second GRAMMY for Best Historical Album for Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey, a companion box set to the acclaimed PBS series "The Blues." Lurssen won for Album Of The Year again in 2008 for Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' Raising Sand. In 2010 he won his first Latin GRAMMY Award for Best Engineered Album for Diego Torres' Distinto.
In addition to being a past Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter Board member, Lurssen has been an active member of The Academy for 15 years. He is a current member of the Producers & Engineers Wing Advisory Council.
(Recording Academy members can watch the entire interview with Gavin Lurssen at GRAMMY365, The Academy's member-only website. Not a member? For information on Academy membership, click here.)


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It seems safe to assume that most O.C. residents are aware of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and the variety of entertainment opportunities it provides.
This season's Broadway series opens Tuesday with "Memphis," winner of four Tonys in 2010, including Best Show.
The family series opens Saturday with the musical "Recess Monkey."
The laugh-packed "Teatro ZinZanni: Love, Chaos and Dinner" just opened in its lavish tent to rave reviews.
However, few know that the Segerstrom Center is the only one of its kind in the country that has no government funding, operating solely on ticket sales and private donations. At the same time, it has the largest student education program in the country, with more than 400,000 students participating annually. The guilds system, discussed in my last column, is an important element in The Center's success.
Alex Jones, its manager of education, said at a meeting of the Richard Rodgers chapter that there are two pathways for the programs. On one, workshops are taken to the community, schools, libraries and such. On the other, students go to The Center to see shows and for classes and discussions. An example is Summer at The Center, in which at-risk students ages 16-18 spend two weeks working with seasoned performers and directors to put on a show. They work in an environment that is 100 percent positive, something most of them had never known before, Jones said. For most of them, this is a life-changing experience.
Scholarships to music camp that the Richard Rodgers chapter awards have changed lives as well. Recipient Elan (E.J.) Kramer recently wrote to Shirley Olsen, scholarship chairwoman, to thank her for the confidence she and the other chapter members had in him. E.J., who plays flute and guitar, said things began taking shape for him when he discovered music. He then began acting, ultimately winning the Best Actor trophy at the 42nd annual Childress MACY awards held this year at the Segerstrom Center.
Lee Childress, who with her late husband, John, established the MACYs (Music and Arts Commendation for Youth), arranged passage to New York, where E.J. spent a week studying at Broadway's Minskoff Theater. This fall he entered the School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA.
You never know where a little encouragement can lead.
We have two local chapters. Anyone wanting more information can call Betty Jean Bowers of the Richard Rodgers chapter at 949-492-4806 or Joanne Gates of the Irving Berlin chapter at 949-366-3331.
Don't forget that Veterans Day is this weekend. The community is invited to commemorate it at noon Saturday at the Marine Monument at Park Semper Fi in San Clemente's Pier Bowl. Pete Jacobs and the Wartime Radio Revue will provide some rousing and entertaining music, and Lt. Col. Robert Weiler, commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, will offer an inspiring talk. See you there.


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" Brand: LeapFrog / Age: 6 months / Type: Learning Toy "
This was another toy we bought our 10 month old daughter for Christmas. I bought this using my Tesco Clubcard vouchers it was £11.99 from Tesco Direct, but you can also get it in most toy shops and on Amazon.
I had previously read good reviews about this and my daughter is a fan of musical toys. The ball requires 3 x AA batteries which come included. The ball is basically a spinner on a platform. It is fairly heavy at the base and it has rubber feet so it doesn't tip over very easily making it ideal if you have a child like my daughter who likes to push the toys away with her feet.
On one side of the ball is the on/off button which also features two different leverls of volume. On the other side there are different modes to set the ball to. The first mode is a singing mode which sings the alphabet as the wheel is spun. When the wheel stops the ball says the letter and the name of the animal, then when it is spun again it continues to sing the song from where it left off. There is also an animal sounds mode where the ball sings 'the animals have something to say' and then when it stops it says the name of the animal and the noise the animal makes. On the side of the ball is a black and white pattern which attracts baby's attention and encourages them to keep spinning the ball.
My daughter finds this really easy to spin and it doesn't take much effort. The toy is recommended from 6 months and over. It is better for a baby who can sit unaided as it can be placed on the floor in front of them and spun.
My daughter loves the music, she has recently started to dance everytime she hears some music so she loves to spin this and bounce/dance to the music. The toy is very repetative and when I read other reviews a lot of people stated that they got fed up with the noise. I have to be honest even though it is repetative I switch off to the noise. This is a really fun toy, my older nephew who is 20 months loves playing with it too and he is able to repeat the noise that the animals make. Since Christmas this toy has been used daily and my daughter loves it. The voice is also British which I prefer as it says Zebra rather than 'zeebra' which some of our Fisher Price toys do. I think that this toy will last us a long time as when my daughter gets older it will help her vocabulary and learn the animals noises. My daughter also likes the flashing arrow pointers on the side of the ball which flash randomly. This toy is great value for money if a bit repetative.
I bought this for my 5 1/2 month old son with some money he was given for his christening. I was like a kid in a sweet shop on Amazon as I had previously struggled to find fun toys that were suitable for children under 6months. However, the choice was now unbelievable. I knew that I wanted to get him something educational with lights and sound as these had previously held his interest on other toys. Budget was also an issue, I didn't want to spend more than £15.
This Leap Frog Alphabet Zoo Ball was recommended at the bottom of the page, and when I saw it had an average 5* rating in the reviews, I had a look. It sounded like just what I was after and at £14.14 I thought I had found a bargain!
When it arrived, I unpacked it excitedly and switched it on. My husband immediately snatched it from me and began to play. "It's not for you" I reminded him as I handed it to our son who was looking up expectantly at his new toy from his Bumbo. I placed it on his play tray, showed him how to spin the wheel, and that was it, he was off!!!
He sat for ages spinning the wheel and smiling at the sounds it made.
The toy has 2 volume levels and 3 modes.
ABC: The ball plays a tune until it stops on a letter, it then tells you what the letter is
Animals: The ball plays a tune until it stops on a letter, it then tells you the name of an animal that begins with that letter and the sound it makes
Alphabet song: The ball plays the alphabet song until it stops on a letter, it will then play the sound of the animal it lands on.
Some of the animals are a bit unusual (N is for Needlefish for example???) however, me and my husband struggled to think of anything better (I had never realised there wasn't a well known animal that began with N. Answers on a postcard please!). The ball speaks with an english accent rather than american as some toys do. This means that the letters are all pronounced correctly, for example Z is zed rather than zee.
My son does tend to knock this off his play tray quite easily so might perhaps benefit from having suckers on the bottom???
All in all, I love this toy. It keeps my son amused and is being educational at the same time which is a bonus. The songs are a bit annoying and get stuck in your head but it is this repetition that babies love. I think my son will be playing with this for a long time to come.
I have to admit alot of the toys I owned for a while for my son who is now nearly 2 years old were made by VTech but have experienced some of the LeapFrog products now and find them very good too and are very sturdy and durable which is always a good thing when they are being played with and thrown about by kids. I bought this recently for my son and he seems to love it and it's great as when he gets bored with it I'm hoping my new son who is a month old will by then want to play with it too.
The toy is quite simple really and your child has to spin the wheel which is the central focus of this particular toy. When he or she spins the wheel it plays a song that is related to the alphabet in some way depending on which setting is turned on. The great thing about it is that it's easy to spin the wheel so is easy enough to do for a child between 7 or 8 months up I would imagine. The last thing you want is something that's so hard to operate that they get bored and frustrated with it. On the wheel you have each letter of the alphabet represented with a picture of a different animal next to them.
Talking of the settings you can choose for this toy, as well as off you can select the following: Letters, animals or alphabet. If you select the letters mode then when you spin the wheel it sings a song and then will land on a letter when it stops and say it's name. If you select animals mode then the toy will sing a different song when spinning and say the name of the animal in question when it stops and makes the noise of that particular animal. Finally on the alphabet mode when you spin the toy will sing the alphabet song and the good thing is it starts at where it stopped the last time for example f rather than starting at a again.
Thankfully for the poor parents there is a volume button as the side two with two different levels of sound so you can tone it down a bit if it gets too much.
In addition to all the sounds and noises there are also flashing lights that point to the the letter it lands on.
I really like this toy as it's small enough to not take up much room and I managed to get it for under £20 which is not bad as will be used for a few years to come. Also, it really stimulates a child's learning of the alphabet and animal sounds and also stimulates and excites them with the flashing lights. This is another great toy from LeapFrog that is worth investing in.
We bought this for my little boy when he was 9 months. We didn't pay the full £15 pound asking price as I think it was offer at Mothercare at the time.
My husband chose it after my little boy seemed to like it in the shop.
What is it?
A spinning ball on a base that has all the letters of the alphabet with an animal associated with the letter. You spin the ball and you get to hear letter names and animal sounds. There are three modes. One says the letter names, another says the name of the animal and sound and another one sings a song and makes the sound. It's very sturdy and will take a lot of use. It runs on batteries.
My view is my little boy likes spinning it but I'm not that keen.
The pictures of the animal are small.
The noise isn't an accurate reflection of sound that the animal makes.
The choice of animals is strange e.g. needle fish for 'n' - I had to look it up on wikipedia!
They use letter names rather than the phonic sounds of the letters.
The song is annoying.
In my opinion it's another of these 'educational' toys that prey on parents fears that children need to be learning something from their toys but the toys are educationally not very sound and don't really inspire children's play or learning.
I personally wouldn't recommend it if you were looking for a toy as a present.
Spin the ball to hear letter names an animal sounds! 3 modes of play introduce animal names and sounds plus alphabet song.


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The Washington DC/Baltimore chapter of The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University has been a very active group for more than 20 years, and it includes alumni who have served on The Alumni Association's Board of Directors throughout the years. The chapter seeks to further the mission of the Alumni Association by fostering engagement of D.C./Baltimore area alumni through a variety of programs and events.
The D.C./Baltimore chapter actively participates in the Alumni Admission Ambassadors program and the Alumni Career Network. In fact, the D.C./Baltimore chapter will conduct more than 12 alumni admission interviews this school year alone as part of the alumni admission ambassadors program.
Additionally, the D.C./Baltimore chapter hosts a variety of alumni events with an event approximately every other month, including its signature event of the CWRU Ohio Congressional Delegation Reception each year at the Library of Congress. Other events include an annual St. Patrick's Day happy hour, visits to White Hall Vineyards in Charlottesville owned by former CWRU Trustee Tony Champ, combined events with other Ohio colleges and universities featuring Cleveland's own Great Lakes Brewing Company, joint events with the Case Alumni Association such as CWRU alum Don Thomas's talk on "Living and Working in Space," and an annual baseball trip with brunch to see a baseball game.
Are you new to the area? You can check out this helpful relocation guide. Want to make some new connections? Find us on Facebook. Whatever you're looking to do, the D.C./Baltimore chapter is here to help. The D.C./Baltimore chapter is always looking for energetic volunteers to help support the chapter and its mission. For more information on how to get involved, please contact:
Chris Hook (CWR '03, GRS '04) - President


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GALVESTON, Texas - Thieves hit a family in Galveston that have been stuggling to recover from Hurricane Ike.
The concrete floors are bare, the kitchen is still under construction and the sheetrock is still fresh downstairs at the Love family's home in Galveston.
Three and a half feet of water destroyed the Love's home. A week ago, thieves stole what the storm did not.
Lisa Love said she came home to find burglars had broken into a back window, ransacked her home and stole about $20,000 in clothing, jewelry and electronics.
"They went through our Tupperware containers full of clothes and stuff. This whole rack had clothes on it. I mean filled. They took all of the clothes off," said Love. "It just makes me mad. We work two jobs each. We work hard for what we do. We try to help anybody out that needs it. But this is what somebody does because they're too lazy to go get a job. I'm ticked."
Five days after the burglary, Love told Local 2 someone came back and stole their now-recovered SUV.
Galveston police said they have investigators assigned to both cases. Love said police told her Thursday night that they might have recovered some of her stolen belongings.
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Kobe, D Will, Wade, Duncan, Dwight, and Melo
Kobe, D Will, Wade, Duncan, Dwight, and Melo
Kobe, Artest, Derrick Rose, Amare, Ginobili, Brandon Jennings, Carmelo, Durant, Westbrook, Gallinari, Gasol, Zach Randolph
Amare stoudemire
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
CP3, Kobe, Wade, Durant, D-Rose
'Melo & Hakim Warrick 2003 National Champs.
'Cuse is inda house
john wall is fun to watch
kobe is effortless
D Howard is a spectacle
stat is BEASTMAN
Tie Between The Mamba and Ron "Queens Bridge" Artest
Ginobili because he is unselfish and only wants to win.
He can do it all.
I dont really watch other teams like I used to, I only watch the Knicks .. so I choose chandler cause he's beasting for us.
Favorite player-Landry Fields
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
My fave Knick is Landry.
My fave non Knicks are Manu Ginobili, Ron Ron, Westbrook, CP3, JKidd, Blake Griffin's dunks are ruthless, Gerald Wallace, Gasol, Bogut (Oz).
My most hated are the entire Celtics team with KG at the top, Vujacic, the Birdman, Miami, anyone who had anything to do with the 90s Pacers bar Donnie, Jared Jefferies, Eddy Curry
My favorite Knicks is Gallo.
My fav non Knicks are Cp3, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, B-Roy and Dirk


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Why Walmart's Death Grip on Our Food System Is Intensifying PovertyThe content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at https://ilsr.org/walmarts-death-grip-food-system-intensifying-poverty/
When Michelle Obama visited a Walmart in Springfield, Missouri, a few weeks ago to praise the company's efforts to sell healthier food, she did not say why she chose a store in Springfield of all cities. But, in ways that Obama surely did not intend, it was a fitting choice. This Midwestern city provides a chilling look at where Walmart wants to take our food system. Continue reading


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 8:58 AM
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Palo Alto braces for turnover at City Hall
Original post made on Oct 17, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 8:58 AM
Comments (11)
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 17, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Thorough article. Nice work.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 17, 2012 at 1:36 pm
I am so glad to read that they are considering these issues ahead of time, ot as they come up.
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 17, 2012 at 3:14 pm
"...create more opportunities for employees to advance their careers." This sounds good, but so far the way employees have advanced their careers, i.e. make more money, was to be promoted to a "managerial" position at a higher salary level. This whether or not they did different work or supervised other employees.
To truly deserve a promotion almost always should mean learning new skills and moving to another department. This is very difficult if the other department did not have an opening. With so many employees projected to be leaving, this should be easy in the short run. In the long run there should be less turnover and hence less opportunity to "advance their careers." Quite a bucket of worms. I predict that Mr. Keene will leave before he is faced with this problem.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 17, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Here's an idea:
Let them retire and then (with City Hall whining about lost experience, etc.), hire them back as overpriced consultants while we're paying their pensions. How cool is that!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 17, 2012 at 3:37 pm
The good news is that all those who are going to retire within 5 years and are at the management level, should not be replaced. We have too many administrators and not enough people doing the real work.
To save money, whittling down the number of chiefs and increasing the number of indians makes sense to me.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Oct 17, 2012 at 3:49 pm
This is a prime time to restructure the whole government services delivery model. Palo Alto doesn't need hundreds and hundreds of $100+K employees on staff, it needs to deliver certain services to the residents/businesses in the most cost-effective way possible. Merging some of the unessential services, such as HR/IT and Parks/Recreation with other local governmental agencies would help to reduce headcount/costs. Outsourcing some of the other staffing—such as police patrolling, ambulance services, and some of the facilities to private contractors would further reduce headcount and costs.
There is no reason that this City could not be run with as many as 50% employees, at less money than is being spent now. The difference in labor costs could be applied to infrastructure needs. Reducing the labor costs by just $20M a year would save over $400M in just 20 years (even more if the money were invested prudently). If the labor costs were reduced by $30M a year—then we would save $600+M after 20 years.
This is not a difficult concept. It just takes a little deft management. We are paying James Keene and his many Assistant City Mangers about $2M a year in salary and benefits. For that kind of money—they should be able to figure out how to downsize the current staffing levels. If they can't—maybe it's time to find real managers who can.
a resident of Mountain View
on Oct 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm
the_punnisher is a registered user.
Just a thought:
Think about COMPUTERIZING and CONNECTING the different parts that makeup the infrastructure that is City Government!
That takes quite a bit of power and empire building away from people who shouldn't have it in the first place.
The good news; the power brokers who are smart will bail early ( called " grab & go " ) and the people who remain can actively sabotage the system. ( I WON'T CHANGE AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME! )
If the taxpayer is able TO USE THEIR COMPUTER to make contacts with city government departments it turns the whole idea of access to city government departments on it's head....no playing the " delay games " by departments, no " resubmit paperwork because we lost your copy " or the lie " we have no record of you submitting that ".
No more Tenure, no more " it's not what you know, it's WHO you know .
You don't pay ( and commit graft ) with a computer...
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 17, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Hope to see some creative thinking and restructuring of positions to allow for a greater number of and wider range of part-time opportunities.
This is a community with a wealth of well educated, highly experienced (in both the corporate and non-profit sectors) potential employees who would consider fulfilling part-time employment. Many have young children or aging parents or are pursuing some other interests--but are open to part-time positions that require advanced skills.
Not only would the city benefit from the backgrounds and experiences of these employees, but they are already invested in the local community and familiar with what is working and what needs significant improvement. Most people open to part-time employement are willing to accept fewer benefits in exchange for greater scheduling flexibility. Win-win for the city.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 17, 2012 at 10:58 pm
The turnover has been good for Palo Alto. There has been too much deadwood, too many scandals, and too much gameplaying at City Hall for too long. Jim Keene has partially cleaned house. The expedited turnover in HR, Public Works, the City Attorney's Office, the City Manager's Office, and Administrative Services in the last several years has all been for the good. Let the rest of the old crew leave as expeditiously as possible to complete the job for Jim. Clean 'em out!
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Oct 17, 2012 at 11:19 pm
And so it goes, in this once-land of milk and honey and invention - where all the bees who lived in the land stopped looking for pollen, deciding they'd rather just hear themselves buzz, instead.
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 18, 2012 at 9:54 pm
"Palo Alto has been experiencing a brain drain since 2009, when the city began to renegotiate the benefit packages for city workers."
I would agree that brains have not been in supply for city affairs, and it's getting dumber by the day with the issue of the city desperately selling to developers.
No need to have a brain to sell out.
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text: I figured we might as well have our own music thread. This way, we won't have to have all the old people saying things like the beach boys and other old, old music that they like Try and keep this to just a posting bands you really like right now or are sick of....keep the flaming to a minimum. Just want to hear what people are listening to so we can maybe hear some new stuff. I'll start off with: My Chemical Romance-The Black Parade: love this album, played it at a pretty big new years party and people really liked it. Doesn't really get old, either.


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Because Some Biatch
Took This Pic Deliberately
w/o RPattz's permission,
blogged about it, then
shared it with Pap outlets.
(See Comments)
Is this in Vancouver? Looks like the type of pub here...I live in Van.ReplyDelete
Teresa said it's from Vancouver Juno weekend, but i'm not sureReplyDelete
Yeah it is from a Juno event. The bitches that took the pic blogged about it. I call them bitches because they say not so nice things about Rob. Gave them a piece of my mind but I don't think they'll approve my comment to be published.
They say they took this after he refused to take pictures. (like Adaline said)
These creeper pics piss me off.
On a lighter note his chin looks seriously lickable in this photo :)ReplyDelete
I wonder if he is texting Nikki Reed to hook up later that night...?! Sounds like they might have it goin' on.ReplyDelete
his whole being is lickable heheReplyDelete
Gozde - what did they say that made you so pissed off? And he does look good…
You did have this picture up for a second or so, but then it disappeared.
Yeah Goz, what did they say?ReplyDelete
Gozde -- Teresa said she got this link from your blog, but I couldn't find the original post to link back to you. Sorry about that!ReplyDelete
how about i really like his beanies and if i ever meet him im gonna make sure to at least tell him that i like his beanies more than his hair.. (SORRY, but beanies on him look extra sexy! =D ) at least i'll tell him if i ever manage to pick my jaw up off the floor..ReplyDelete
Hmm.. ok.
He didn't want his pic taken and one gets taken of him anyway? Damn.. no respect. I hate crap like that..
oh btw..what are those 'bitches' site? I think they need an asswhippin' from the Chi lol
This picture is seriously cringe worthy but at least it's not as bad as that one from a few days ago where everyone in the room was starring at him.
Oh and if you go to that girls blog you can find the parts where she talks about meeting Rob, I think like 3 of 4 posts down from the top. IMO she does kinda sound like a bitch.
I had it up for 2 minutes (I think) and there was another picture that was even more intrusive and putting them up gave me a headache so I removed them :)
Here is what the bitch said and please do not google and give her hits.
"oh but we did chat up that twilight guy and he refused a picture (based purely on inflated egotistical reasons) he asked if i was lainey gossip cos i said i have a big deal canadian blog. no no i don't do a fucking gossip blog. fucking celebrities and their narrow-minded skewed perception of the internet because yes all blogs on the internet exist solely for celebrity news. anyway i told him i haven't read the stupid books nor seen the movie and a photo with me would be a mutually beneficial exchange. (keira did manage to get a stalker across the room shot of him though) hahaha. i'm like why are you here HERE in town he says working i say it doesn't look like you're working right now. smooth. he wasn't that bad just a bit ego-inflated. it's finally sunny out gotta go bye."
She calls Rob's ego inflated but she tells him "she has a big deal Canadian blog"? Pah!
What a bi*&h. I looked at her website, which now I regret giving her the hit. Sounds like someone's a little big for her britches...ReplyDelete
really? Thank God he isn't stupid and ego-centric. I guess she didn't realize that maybe he wanted just to hang out and be left alone..to an extent.. And how is not wanting to take a pic part of his ego? The man has more face time than any male celeb.. Hell even less than those JoBros. I feel really sad for him.
"he asked if i was lainey gossip"<~~wow, that should make that smuthound happy lol
Ohh...I think I'm gonna take this photo down now too. I didn't realize what the background story was. Yuck.ReplyDelete
Hey you don't have to. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel bad! It was all over the place this morning anyways :)ReplyDelete
Muah! You are so classy :)ReplyDelete
Oh wow, the insider has the picture now, untagged.
They probably sold it to them for $5. Desperate hos :)
I'm sorry for crowding your blog bb :)
I have to wonder how long it will be before Rob decides he's had enough of his private moments being posted on the internet. He can't even have an evening of fun without someone posting a pic of it. I noticed the Vancouver media has reported the places where he and the cast like to eat as if it's a game and they won because they know the location...now Rob and the cast can't go to those restaurants anymore and expect to enjoy a night out.
I was totally amazed that a fan recently reported she actually followed him for blocks and cornered him in an elevator to get his picture. She said he shook her hand, she took the picture but he said nothing. I think that speaks volumes about Rob's good character because I know if it had been me, I wouldn't have been so polite or silent.
People, I love Rob, too, but please let's not make his life so miserable that he decides not to allow pictures or have contact with fans!
I think Laney went into Rob's little black book.ReplyDelete
poor Rob...this reminds me of his interview in GQ about not being able to do anything normal like going to effin' 7/11.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately, Rob could never blend into a crowd. There is just something about him. Imagine going out for a drink and ending up on lainey gossip. Gag!ReplyDelete
I clicked on the "click here" to see the picture and it's really sad to see such an invasion of privacy. I notice a Twi-fan has left her a little message! She seems to run with a pack of ego and narrow minded girls and they really think they're hot stuff. If someone ever needed to be a vampire meal - it's this girl and her arrogant friends...ReplyDelete
(this is what i posted on her flickr page:
"gallifreyan1 says:
I've read how this pic came about and here are my two cents..
Lets see, he declines to take a pic with you and you sorry broads take one anyway? What kind of mature thinking was that? Oh wait, I forgot you are a pompous, conceited little girl who lacks of any real journalistic skills and integrity. All this gathered from reading your 'blog'.
"Mr. Twilight was at the party but wasn't "doing pictures," so no luck. Raymi and I went up to him to chat it up instead, but he had way too much attitude for someone that will probably be starring in American Pie 11 someday. "<~~that comment shows to me that you were pissed because he wouldn't pose for you. Maybe he is tired of random people 'chatting him up' and just wanted to chill out. Did that thought ever pass your mind? Of course not.. Sounds quite pathetic to me...
Tsk, tsk poor little girl who didn't get a picture with 'Mr. Twilight'. Boohoo, so I'm going to blog about it and crap..
Great job of adding to your 15 minutes.."
What a bitch! Poor Rob. One of the few few times he probably declines to take a picture and suddenly he has an inflated ego. And shame on them for taking a picture anyway!
And good for you GallifreyReject :-) thank you for that. Hopefully Rob knows there are many of us who respect him and want to just let him be.
You know what I find funny...She said she never read the books or seen the movie, she even calls him Twilight guy...so why for gods sake would she want a picture with him?
I mean there are true fans out there who wont ask for a pic, but she did. It's like oh he's famous and I'm a skank. Just the fact that she approached him because he is famous is proof that she is a lame person. It's so disgusting.
And poor guy, if he acutally asked her is she lainey I mean, it's sad that he actually knows about Lainey gossip haha.
Before Twilight I never even heard about her, and that tells a lot. She is using Twilight cast for hits.
Seriously, it's crap like that that makes me sometimes wish there'd never been a Twilight movie.
There's probably no way any of the Cast members will ever be able to lead a normal life.
It makes me so sad and angry to see people blogging shizz like that and I feel tremendously sorry for Rob and the others. They all deserve to be treated with the uttermost respect but very obviously they aren't.
Sometimes I wonder how long it'll take for Rob to REALLY drop out of the movies.
Boo - girls like this give Twilighters a bad name!
Don't worry Rob, the majority of us aren't complete [insert appropriate expletive here] like this one!
I wonder if this was the same party? Seems like this person was also refused photos, but took much more better
And this immature girl with the inflated ego is special because....? Her site isn't even click worthy.ReplyDelete


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Perfect Place/No Place
Re-imag ining Utopia
Curated by MicroClimate Collective (www.microclimatecollective.com)
@Million Fish es Arts Collective
2501 Bryant Street\,
San Francisco\, CA 94110
www.millionfishes.c om
Opening: Saturday July 9th\, 2011\, 7-10 p.m.
Closing: Sunday\, July 24th\, 2-5 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Sun. July 10th\, Sat. July 16th\, Sun. Ju ly 17th\, Sat. July 23rd\, 2-5 p.m.
Perfect Place/No Place: Re-Imagining Utopia
From the time of Plato's Republic to th e present\, the problem of utopian vision has been its conflation with the impossible and oppressive striving for "perfection." Yet the desire to crea te a better world is perennial\, and as surely as utopian imagination encom passes its alter ego\, dystopia\, it remains a powerful interpretive force. If the speculative power of utopia has always been most vital at moments o f crisis\, what is its relevance to the current moment? What are the potent ialities and pitfalls of utopian thinking? As creative and critical agents of culture\, artists are its symbolic authors.
Participa ting Artists:
Matt Cella
Reenie Ch arriere
Brett Goodroad
Myron Michael
Nancy Nowacek
Yulia Pinkusevich < br />Sarah Ratchye
Allison Rowe
M aja Ruznic
Ann Schnake
Jake Ziema nn
with The Mobile Arts Platform (MAP)\, a collaborati on project by Peter Foucault and Chris Treggiari


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The Fun Center in Dolores is living up to its namesake by expanding inventory to include state-of-the-art jet skis.
An impressive selection of sleek Sea Doos greet customers walking onto the showroom floor.
"Business on them has been picking up," said service manager Bart Small. "We just sold one last week."
The units start in the $5,000-$6,000 range, and are a world away from the traditional jet-ski format of days past.
"They've come a long way, and have a lot more power and maneuverability," Small said.
As a reservoir town, Dolores is an ideal market for the sporty machines.
"McPhee is the second-largest lake in Colorado with a lot of interesting areas and shoreline to explore," Small said.
The four-stroke engines put out 150 to 300 horsepower and have a lot less maintenance. The units can carry up to three passengers, and are powerful enough to pull a water skier or wake boarder.
"These newer models have reverse, a braking system, and can move through pretty shallow water," Small said. "They have a jet-propelled system so there is no propeller."
The units have dry-storage compartments, and carry up to 8 gallons of fuel, enough for all day excursions. Speeds can top out in the 60-70 mph range.
"It is a lot of fun zipping around the local lake on one of these," Small said. "We sell the trailers for them as well."
The Fun Center in Dolores is at 18390 Highway 145 on the east end of town. The shop also does motorcycle, jet-ski, and ATV repairs. Its phone number is 882-7030, or visit its website at www.funcentercycles.com.


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Hey all,
I'm writing a historical fic which takes place in 19th century England. I decided that the Wizards, like the Muggles, were ruled by a king/queen, but I'm having problems coming up with magical equivalents of the various admistrative functions of a ministry. So I have a few questions.
What kind of department would be controlling the life on streets? For example, if someone were pickpocket-ed in Diagon Alley, or something small-scale and ordinary like that, who would be called/summonned? A counterpart to, say, gendarmerie or police force?
I also appreciate any suggestion about how you think the wizarding community would be ruled in monarchic system.
Many thanks in advance


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Sonnanstine Helps Himself to Victory Over the Cards
Because of a rainout at Fenway, the Rays are now 2 games up on Boston for the night. I was watching the Rays and the Cards and was really wanting to be at Busch stadium tonight. It looked like a great night, and the Cowbell Kidd was there. Damn it, he loves to steal thunder. I was all but packed to go, then my IRS Stimulus check did not get put in my account by Friday like their voucher said it would. Federal Gov't coverup to keep me in Florida, just kidding Secret Service guys.
Trivia Fact of the Night:
Guy Hecker of the 1886 American Association is the only pitcher to win a batting title, playing the field when he was not pitching. He won 26 games as a starter, and hit .341 for Louisville.
I have decided to let the "Good,The Bad,andThe Ugly" segment rest while we are on our Inter-league schedule. It will be back in force on Monday when we visit the Oakland A's in "O-town".
Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine ( 6-1) went 8 innings tonight and gave up 1 run on 8 hits. More impressive still is the fact he also did it at the plate tonight. Sonnanstine went 2-3 tonight with a run scored and posted a .667 average for the Rays pitchers to shoot for this series. Andy was in command on the field and in the batter's box hitting two really professional hits to show he can hit the ball. Before tonight, Andy was 2-4 lifetime as a hitter with a RBI and a run scored.
This was the Rays first visit ever to new Busch Stadium. Before tonight, the Rays had never beaten the Cardinals in a game. Tonight, only the Cincinatti Reds stand as the only team the Rays have not beaten once in the regular season. The only other ballparks that the Rays have never played in are: Dodger Stadium( LA) and Miller Park (Milwaukee).
Akinora Iwamura is continuing to improve at the plate. He just finished a 11-game hitting streak and is already laoding for another run at his personal best streak. Aki went 3-5 tonight, with a double and an RBI. He also scored a run in the top of the third after Carlos Pena singled to center.
Aki now has 6 multi-hit games in his last 7 starts. He is hitting .367 since May 2, 2008. He has also not grounded into a double play this season in 166 at-bats, and was the hardest to double-up last year in the AL.
Some times Eric Hinske looks so relaxed and at ease in Rightfield that you know he will be okay out there. The he goes and misses a easy out like this and the Cardinals Troy Glaus geta a triple on the play. Hinske was not playing the hitter correctly and did not get a great jump to catch this ball.
I thought he had adjusted right, but then we see the ball on the turf and Glaus motoring for third base. Thank goodness the Rays got Gabe Gross as a late inning defensive replacement. I could see Hinske cost us a game with an "iffy" hit to right in the 9th.
Rays first baseman Carlos Pena has been hitting better the last few games, and his offensive average is starting to go upwards finally. Pena still had a strike out tonight and left two men in scoring position. Carlos is now hitting .212, which is alot better than the .200 with no RBI's and homers of a week ago.
He has been hitting the ball with power and has gotten better elevation on his hits. It is a matter of time until he connects again for the fences( maybe tomorrow's early game).
On the other side of the ball, Eric Hinske and Dioner Navarro were the only two Rays to not get a hit tonight both went a combined 0-7 tonight.
The Rays did get three doubles tonight one each from Aki, Evan Longoria, and B J Upton. Carl Crawford got his 25th RBI of the year, and Andy Sonnanstine also had a sacrifice.
The Rays also had another double play tonight going 4-6-3 in the bottom of the third inning. Andy Sonnanstine's omly run came on a homer by Cardinal Chris Duncan in the bottom of the 8th inning. Andy is tied for 5th in winning percentage this season (857) in the majors.
Tomorrow is an early contest, starting at 1:10 P.M. EST. The game will feature Matt Garza (2-1) versus Adam Wainwright (3-2).
Just want to give a shout out to a former Rays who had a "killer" day game today. The Texas Ranger's Josh Hamilton went 5-5, with 4 runs scored and 5 RBI's. That raises his MLB leading RBI total to an impressive 49 RBIs.
Hamilton had a triple and two homers in the game. His second homer was a two-run shot of the facade off the second deck of seats in rightfield.


text: Durban - Mali's soccer stars want their success at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa to travel all the way to Timbuktu.While South Africa will be boosted by a 50 000-strong sellout crowd in Saturday's quarter-final, opponents Mali have been inspired by fans from as far away as the remote northern parts of their troubled country.Mali coach Patrice Carteron said this week his team had found motivation for the last-eight game from news that parts of northern Mali had been liberated in the ongoing conflict there and fans in Timbuktu were able to watch a game on television for the first time in a year.Carteron said his players now want to give more "joy and happiness" to their country after hearing those supporters were able to see them qualify for the quarter-finals with a hard-fought draw against Congo.Mali are looking for a place in the semi-finals for the second straight tournament. An underachieving Bafana Bafana haven't been to the last four in more than a decade. Both teams have pledged to win on Saturday at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium for their supporters."That's why we really wanted to qualify because we wanted to give some joy and happiness to the country," Carteron said. "For example, for the first time in one year the people of Timbuktu could see television and could watch the national team play against Congo. For us, that was so humbling... it's fantastic."Mali's need appears more pressing than South Africa's with the country again in turmoil while its team plays at - and tries to focus on - the Cup of Nations. At last year's tournament, captain Seydou Keita and his team-mates admirably reached the last four in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea while a coup unfolded back home.This time, the French-led military intervention in northern Mali has provided players with another stark reminder of the instability in their homeland. But in football terms, it could also provide a telling motivation when they come up against South Africa and a partisan home crowd in the quarters."I think they (South Africa) will have a 60-40 advantage going into the game, it's logical," Carteron said. "When you play at home with the atmosphere, the crowd and the whole country behind you, it's normal. But I know we have a chance."South Africa's recent struggles have been entirely football-based.The team didn't qualify for the last two Nations Cups and were bogged down by depressing negativity over their buildup to this tournament, when they won few games and scored few goals. A 0-0 draw against debutant Cape Verde in the African Cup opener appeared to confirm fans' worst fears that their team would be embarrassed at home.Then came a 2-0 win over Angola and a fighting 2-2 draw with Morocco - when South Africa twice came from behind - to lift Bafana Bafana into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2002. The two results also lifted the mood of the nation."You know, we think there are things that are meant to be and it's meant to be," South Africa coach Gordon Igesund said. "I think this is all meant to be for us. That we are going to go far in this competition."On Saturday, Mali's challenge is likely to again be led by playmaker Keita, the former Barcelona midfielder that some of the South African players have recognised as the best in his position in Africa.Having struggled with a bout of injuries, South Africa are boosted by the return to full fitness of striker Lehlohonolo Majoro, who is available for the quarter-final after missing the Morocco game.Yet South Africa's biggest positive against a Mali team more experienced and much higher ranked is maybe the ability they have shown to fight back against all the doubters over the past two weeks."There is pressure all the time. For us the pressure was there even before the start of the tournament, but it is the kind of pressure that we have been able to handle," midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane said. "This team has shown character and we hope the same will happen come Saturday."


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All quotes tagged Whispers
(99 quotes found)
"My dad and his brother had just started a log home franchise, Whisper Creek it's called, and he was building a demo on my highway property when the Do Drop closed. And we thought, why not put a restaurant inside of it."
"A lot of them try to intimidate me. They whisper in my ear as they skate by, 'Your mine.' I've learned to ignore it."
""Angel Whispers may be coming from your closest friends, knowing you need extra help, when your having to make those tough choices." ~ Tom Baker"
"Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto."


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Etsy.com: Unique Handmade Items
Now that I'm settled into my apartment and have all the necessities taken care of, like hanging my curtain rods, it's time for the fun part...decorating! I've been scouring stores and websites to find unique decorative items that don't cost an arm and a leg and don't look like I bought them at a mass market retail store.
That's when I remembered the website Etsy.com, a unique online store where you can buy (and sell) all things handmade. There's over twenty categories you can browse through including ceramics and pottery, furniture, art, clothing, jewelry and toys, that are further subdivided to make browsing easier. If you're looking for something in particular, you can do an advanced search. Currently my favorite section is art, where you can find beautiful pieces for as little as ten dollars. My favorite purchase was a handmade feather headband. So whether you're looking for something special for yourself or a unique gift, check out Etsy.com.
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Teammates, friends, family remember Carter
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
Darryl Strawberry noted as much Friday night when he and dozens more of the players Carter had called teammates and opponents gathered to salute the Hall of Fame catcher here, eight days after his death. Strawberry recalled how Carter sometimes would dine with his teammates after a day game on the road. "But after we ate," Strawberry said, "it was 'See ya tomorrow, Kid,' and he'd go back to the hotel."
But now and for much of the last few days, before and after Carter lost his life to cancer, he has had certain influence on the men he played with and against. His final days and the strength he showed through his ordeal has former co-workers reflecting, even regretting and, to hear some of them, reconsidering some of the choices they've made. Indeed, Carter seemingly has touched the Mets more in death than he did when his happy, God-fearing and perseverant demeanor made him the white sheep of the family.
"It's like Gary got the message long before the rest of us did," Wally Backman said before the 95-minute service staged in the city where the Carter family had made its home from decades. "It's like he grew up before the rest of us did. Straw's been saying that he wishes he lived his life more like Kid lived his. Ya know, I think a lot of us have had thoughts like that.
"You start to think in a different way when one of your group passes. You just hate that one of us had to go for it to happen."
None of the Carter's Mets spoke at the service Friday. But they were well-represented. Jesse Orosco and Lenny Dykstra flew in from California, Dave Magadan and Randy Niemann came from the Red Sox camp in Fort Myers -- which is 100 miles from everywhere -- along with Bobby Valentine. Bobby Ojeda came from New Jersey, Strawberry came from St. Louis. Backman, Keith Hernandez, Howard Johnson, Tim Teufel, Mookie Wilson and Roger McDowell all made intra-state trips.
"There's a special relationship that builds when you win together," Orosco said. "And it never goes away. I couldn't have missed this. I have to pay my respects to a great teammate. He was my friend too."
The Mets also were represented by Terry Collins, Fred Wilpon, Sandy Alderson and Rusty Staub. Staub felt a special kinship with Carter. The two may have been the most popular big league players ever in Canada.
They were joined by so many from the greater baseball community. Thirteeen Hall of Famers came to salute one of their own -- Ozzie Smith, Johnny Bench, Mike Schmidt, Andre Dawson, Jim Palmer, Lou Brock, Paul Molitor, Phil Niekro, Ralph Kiner, Dennis Eckersley, Bert Blyleven, Tony Perez, Wade Boggs and Lee MacPhail were all on hand. Hall of Fame chairman Jane Forbes Clark and President Jeff Idelson came, too.
And so many others: Tim Raines, Jim Kaat, Cliff Floyd, Tommy Hutton, Warren Cromartie, Gary Sheffield, Tom McCraw, Clint Hurdle, Rondell White, Frank Viola, Andres Galarraga, Brad Mills and Scott Sanderson included. "I played in one spring with Gary," Floyd said. "You remember being on a field with a player like him."
The evening was filed with memories. Carter was celebrated more than mourned by his two daughters, his son and his nephew; by Hutton, a long-time friend who also is a resident of Palm Beach Gardens; by Bench, who moved the audience of some 2,000 in a large auditorium at the Christian Fellowship North Campus; by two of Carter's pastors and by one of his players from his college team, the Palm Beach Atlanta Sailfish.
Pastor Jack Graham called Carter "the Tebow of his time."
"I've got to say it, he idolized me," Bench said with a smile. He spoke the truth. Carter was so proud of his relationship with Bench. "But I feel inadequate with the things he accomplished, the friends, the respect and the person that he was. He never called me Johnny, he always called me JB. I always called him Kid ... Weren't we all lucky to have Gary in our lives? ... I'm going to miss you my friend. I'm going to miss that smile, every part of Gary Carter, because of the way he was. We miss you and love you."
Bench also noted Carter never got the opportunity he coveted -- to manage in the big leagues. "Nobody was that smart to hire him," Bench said.
Carter's children shared touching "dad" anecdotes. They told the world of his obsessive neatness, "organizing the refrigerator." Younger daughter Kimmy, an accomplished softball catcher told how she asked to wear uniform No. 8. The stage had several floral arrangements in the shape of an '8' or with an '8' contrasting against other colors. But even Hutton was unaware of the origin of Carter's '8' obsession.
"Have a great season in your new league. You'll be missed in ours," said Logan Thomas, a pitcher with the Sailfish. Carter, bloated from medication, riding in a golf cart and with his vision failing, had visited his team on Feb. 2. His uniform -- No. 8, of course -- hangs in the dugout. Players touch the number.
A video showing Carter at various stages of his 57-year life was shown. He had an unmistakable Howdy Doody look at one time. He appeared to be a serious scholastic football player. Dozens of pictures of him with his family, including his three grandchildren too, and wife Sandy were included. Theirs was a handsome family.
People spoke of Carter's passion and compassion and his energy. Raines recalled once asking "Where does he plug himself in?" when each played for the Expos. And he marveled how a catcher could be so happy. "Some of him rubbed off on us, I guess," Raines said. "You felt guilty if you weren't happy when he was around. But I think now, that we're all older, we appreciate him more."
"We're never going hear his side of it anymore ... whatever the topic is," Teufel said. "I'm going to miss that."
"Maybe his knees won't ache in heaven," Sheffield said.
And Staub said simply: "God bless No. 8."
Marty Noble 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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"It's not just 'brain drain.' It's a loss of institutional knowledge and experience and how the Senate works and how to get things done." Jennifer Duffy, a Cook election analyst, on the 43 percent turnover rate in the Senate since 2008.
(USA Today)
1. Biden urges mayors to help sell Obama gun plan.
Vice President Joe Biden looked to the nation's mayors Thursday to help rally public opinion in support of the Obama administration's push for new legislation aimed at curbing gun violence.
(McClatchy News)
2. Republicans may offer short-term extension of borrowing limit.
Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republicans' former vice-presidential nominee and an influential party voice on fiscal policy, said Thursday that Republicans were considering allowing a short-term extension of the federal debt limit of a month or so to foster more discussion about spending cuts.
(New York Times)
3. As State Department nears completion of Keystone XL review, both sides dig in.
The State Department is close to completing a draft of an environmental review that will help determine whether President Obama approves the Keystone XL pipeline, as environmental and energy industry groups sought to bolster their position with new information.
(Washington Post)
4. A looming Democratic divide.
Democrats are going to have to face a central and unresolved question about their political identity: Will they become a center-left, Democratic Leadership Council-by-a-different-name party or return to a populist, left-leaning approach that mirrors their electoral coalition?
5. Seeking to harness Obama''s campaign resources for a second term.
As he launches his second term, President Obama may get help from an ambitious new political organization being built out of his reelection campaign, a group that could reshape how future presidents harness supporters to press their White House agendas.
(Los Angeles Times)
6. 60 hostages dead, missing in Algeria standoff.
About 60 foreign hostages are still unaccounted for three days into a bloody siege with Islamic militants at a gas plant deep in the Sahara, Algeria''s state news service said Friday.
(Associated Press)
7. Syrian rebels accuse jihadist groups of trying to hijack revolution.
A schism is developing in northern Syria between jihadists and Free Syrian Army units, which threatens to pitch both groups against each other and open a new phase in the Syrian civil war.
8. Movement of missiles by North Korea worries U.S.
The discovery by American intelligence agencies that North Korea is moving mobile missile launchers around the country, some carrying a new generation of powerful rocket, has spurred new assessments of the intentions of the country's young new leader, Kim Jong-un.
(New York Times)
9. UN fails in attempt to restart Iran nuke probe.
U.N. experts returned from Tehran on Friday without sealing a long-sought deal that would restart a probe of suspicions that Iran worked on atomic arms, adding to doubts that upcoming separate talks between six world powers and the Islamic Republic will succeed in reducing fears about Iran''s nuclear ambitions.
(Associated Press)
10. Dramatic sit-in ends with a whimper and a deal.
Days of high political drama in Pakistan ended with a whimper on Thursday when top officials successfully brokered a face-saving deal with an Islamic cleric who staged a four-day sit-in with thousands of his followers in the heart of the country''s capital.
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All-Star catcher Russell Martin discusses his early success in the big leagues, the possibility of playing in his first Midsummer Classic, and catching a pitching staff as diverse as the Dodgers' in the latest Players Talk show.
The East York, Ontario, native is emerging as a star in his second Major League season, having hit nine home runs, driven in 55 runs, and stolen 16 bases while hitting at a .306 clip. Martin's breakout season has earned him attention throughout the country, as he was elected as the National League's starting catcher in the 2007 All-Star game in San Francisco.
Martin attributes his success to hard work and the tutelage of his veteran Dodgers teammates.
"I take pride in every facet of the game, so anything I can pick up, it's really helpful," said Martin. "I can learn from Juan Pierre or Rafael Furcal about running the bases and talk to Jeff Kent or Nomar Garciaparra about hitting and their approach. I'm like a sponge -- I try to take in as much as I can. At the end of the day, it just makes me a better ballplayer."
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Former Leamington striker Jacob Blyth made his Football League debut for Burton Albion on Tuesday night just hours after signing on loan from Leicester City.
The 20-year-old, who scored 24 goals in 64 appearances for Brakes, joined Leicester City in the summer for a nominal fee, slotting straight into their development side.
A return of six goals in 11 games caught the eye of Burton manager Gary Rowett, who has signed Blyth until January 12.
Rowett said: "Jacob is a big, powerful boy and is top scorer for Leicester's development squad this season.
"He's someone who we've watched a few times now and we've got really good links with Leicester City.
"He's someone who can play in a similar mould to Calvin Zola so it gives us that option up front.
"He's a young lad but he's played football at non-league level and scored goals all the way through.
"He'll be hungry and we're delighted to have him here."
Blyth, who has been handed the number 24 shirt, came on for the final 12 minutes of Tuesday night's League Two encounter against Aldershot but could not prevent the Brewers going down to a 1-0 defeat.
However, despite the reverse, Blyth tweeted: Great to get my first football league appearance tonight. Disappointed by the result but we go again on Saturday!"
Brakes boss Paul Holleran, who signed Blyth from Bedworth United in January 2010, said he was delighted to see his former frontman get a chance to prove himself after a meteoric rise through the non-league ranks.
"It's fantastic for the young kid considering where he was 18 months ago and the fact he didn't start playing until he was 15.
"It's a great opportunity for him and everyone at Leamington is hoping he does really well.
"When you see a player like him, who you've got a great affinity with, come through, it's great for everyone involved."


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Experts warn of severe water shortages by 2080
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Half the world's population could face a shortage of clean water by 2080 because of climate change, experts warned Tuesday.
Wong Poh Poh, a professor at the National University of Singapore, told a regional conference that global warming was disrupting water flow patterns and increasing the severity of floods, droughts and storms — all of which reduce the availability of drinking water.
Wong said the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that as many as 2 billion people won't have sufficient access to clean water by 2050. That figure is expected to rise to 3.2 billion by 2080 — nearly tripling the number who now do without it.
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Polynesian dancers performed as part of Point Park's Global Festival Celebration 2013 in Lawrence Hall.
Point Park students shared traditions marking the arrival of spring at this year's Global Festival Celebration, which brought ethnic foods, crafts and even Polynesian dancers in grass skirts to the Lawrence Hall lobby March 12.
The annual event is sponsored by Point Park's Office of International Student Services and Enrollment as a way to connect the University's growing population of international students with their U.S. classmates by sharing similarities across cultures. This spring was the festival's fourth year.
"What better way to celebrate than with food and music, and trying something new?" explained Rebecca Lee, ISSE director. "It's a way for students to step out of their boundaries."
Point Park has 115 international students -- 79 undergraduate and 36 graduate – from 35 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Canada and India. The University is an attractive option for international students, who appreciate the personal attention of a small campus but want the benefits Pittsburgh offers as a big city.
Between 150-200 international and U.S. students stopped by this year's festival, sampling an array of international foods and crafts at informational tables representing many regions:
Australia: Vegemite, a spread made out of a yeast extract
Tibet: Momos, traditional Tibetan dumplings; colorful prayer flags used to celebrate the new year
Ireland: Corned beef and hash
Russia: Bliny, a traditional Russian pancake
Japan: A wish tree, where students could hang wishes they had written on small slips of paper
Great Britain: Pancakes with toppings of lemon juice, sugar and jelly
Vietnam: Dau Xanh, or green bean cake similar to a candy bar
India: Laddu, a type of candy; plus students made Rakhi, bracelets usually fashioned during Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu festival
Hana Jiraskova, a biological science major from the Czech Republic, volunteered at the Tibetan table, but made sure to visit the other displays.
"I am really interested in geography and travelling, so I really enjoyed reading about those countries from the provided (informational boards) as well as talking to other international students," she said. "Obviously, the most favorite part was tasting the food samples of those countries."
Valeriya Mekhonina, a graduate student from Russia, volunteered at the Russian table.
"This festival was like a world atlas but only more interesting because all pictures were alive," said Mekhonina, who is in the master's in environmental science program. "I was glad that other students could get a little Russian gastronomic experience by tasting bliny, and for me it reminded me of home away from home. It was very nice feeling."
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 1991 (ICPSR 3089)
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Educated professionals are anchoring a new kind of voting coalition.
American politics is in the throes of a powerful "class inversion," according to a sweeping analysis of creative class voting patterns by Ronald Brownstein, political columnist and editorial director of our sister publication National Journal. He writes:
It wasn't a stretch for the Mad Men writers to put Don Draper and his advertising-agency colleagues to work in the 1960 presidential campaign for dour Richard Nixon, not dynamic John F. Kennedy. In those days, most professionals—like the hard-drinking, chain-smoking executives at the fictional Sterling Cooper—voted reliably Republican. But like the mores of Madison Avenue, the politics of professionals have changed. Today, college-educated professionals (especially women) are central to the modern Democratic electoral coalition.
Brownstein's team of political analysts joined forces with Kevin Stolarick and my Martin Prosperity Institute team of economic and demographic researchers to track the voting patterns of the creative class (which includes 40 million workers in science and technology, arts, culture and entertainment — roughly a third of the workforce) across America's 3,000-plus counties in every presidential election since 1988. The maps below (from National Journal) show the pattern for the 2008 election.
In the 2008 election, Barack Obama won nearly two-thirds of the vote in the top 100 counties with the highest percentages of creative class workers, compared to just 40 percent in the bottom 100 counties with the smallest creative class shares. As Brownstein points out:
Obama in 2008 ran best by far in the counties whose share of creative-class workers ranks in the top third. In those counties, many of them hugging the coasts, Obama captured 57 percent of the two-party vote, compared with McCain's 43 percent. (The GOP nominee did best in some lightly populated Plains counties that score well on Florida's definition of the creative class but might not qualify in a classification limited to college-educated professionals.) Obama's share of the vote dropped to just 46 percent in the middle band of counties. And in the tier with the smallest shares of creative-class workers, McCain flipped Obama's margin (58 percent to 42 percent) from the top tier. McCain won more than four-fifths of these heartland-heavy counties.
Our joint analysis also tracked the pattern of creative class voting in every presidential election since 1988. The table below summarizes the key results. The vote differential has grown steadily from just 6 percent in 1988 to more than 20 percent in 2008. The 2000 election saw a big jump and the trend has only continued since that time.
This is in line with the "emerging Democratic majority" thesis originally advanced by John Judis and Ruy Teixeira, who argued that the Democratic party was developing a powerful new voting bloc among the members of the new professional class centered in post-industrial urban "ideopolises."
Creative Class, 1988-2008
|Democratic Candidate
|Top 100 Creative Class Counties Share of Votes
|Bottom 100 Creative Class Counties Share of Votes
|Vote Differential
|Dukakis 1988
|Clinton 1992
|Clinton 1996
|Gore 2000
|Kerry 2004
|Obama 2008
Table courtesy of National Journal and MPI
Writing in Forbes earlier this month, pollster John Zogby also highlighted the rise of the creative class in Democratic politics:
There were a number of key groups in the coalition that helped elect Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008. But when I look particularly at some key Red States which had voted for George W. Bush but turned Blue last election, there is almost a direct correlation between the development and expansion of its creative class and its increased support for Obama over 2004 Democratic Party nominee Senator John Kerry. New Hampshire was Red by only 7,000 votes, but it has a substantial cluster of creatives in the south as a part of the "Route 128″ technology development linked to Boston. So, too with the fast-growing suburbs of Washington, D.C. in northeast Virginia. The Research Triangle and banking centers of Raleigh/Durham and Charlotte linked up with the solid African American and small but growing Hispanic communities in North Carolina. Miami/Dade and Broward counties played a critical in turning Florida Blue as did Santa Fe, New Mexico and Denver and Boulder, Colorado.
And he adds that his own recent polling finds that: "President Obama leads former Governor Mitt Romney 46 percent to 41 percent among all voters and his lead is a healthy 52 percent to 36 percent among creative class voters, with 12 percent undecided."
Brownstein zeroes in on the importance of the creative class to Obama in this November.
Given Obama's struggles among the white working class, holding these creative-class voters will be indispensable. In 2008, continuing a "class inversion" that has reshaped politics since the 1980s, Obama ran 7 points better among white voters with a college education than among those without. To win this year, Obama will probably need to widen that gap. (Two national surveys last week in fact showed it stretching to 8 percentage points.)
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