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a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Mar 10, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Many more students in Menlo Park school district over the past five years ... is it 700 more kids??? (Someone correct me.) Anyway, it is a lot. Lots more families moved in. With less money to cover more students, the budget problem is big.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Mar 10, 2010 at 1:19 pm
These are tough times for our community and our wonderful public schools. At least there's something we can do to help: Yes on C!
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Mar 10, 2010 at 1:30 pm
A consolidation of our four local school districts into one would provide enough money, avoid teacher layoffs, and allow for special programs, and who knows what else.
MPCSD has one superintendent earning $226,00 for managing 4 schools, adding to that all administration costs. Woodside Elementary has one school; Las Lomitas: 2 schools; Portola Valley: 2 schools. Instead of laying off teachers, can you just imagine how much money would be saved by laying off some superintendents and their administration staffs, thus consolidating into one outstanding school district.
Incidentally, the superintendent for Palo Alto Unified manages 12 elementary schools, 3 middle, and 2 high schools and is a top-notch school district.
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Mar 10, 2010 at 1:37 pm
2 million dollars is a big gap for our Menlo Park schools caused by growing student enrollment at a time of economic crisis with our state government. Our schools made cuts last year and will have to make cuts again this year. Let's minimize the cutting of staff and services and keep our schools strong by supporting Measure C!
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Mar 10, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Strong Schools = A Strong Community. By voting Yes on Measure C, home owners can protect their property values, residents can help make our neighborhoods a desirable place to live and as a community, we can provide a great public school education for all our kids. Let's all work together to help keep our schools and our community strong.
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Mar 10, 2010 at 2:37 pm
The vote is tonight! The election isn't until May. The two are related but not intertwined. I am already so tired of the Measure C propaganda. Keep it up, and the measure is sure to fail.
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Mar 10, 2010 at 5:05 pm
I am just an ordinary average Joe citizen, with no kids. I will be voting for Measure C, because from their website it seems to make sense, and they HAVE done their belt tightening last year. Unions, combining of Districts, etc. are problems that I don't think the school board can solve with a very local problem. Why would we not payout $178 more dollars a year, to keep the school district whole, and not go backward with programs, or any negative publicity? We WANT people to WANT to move here, I WANT my house to continue to appreciate! God help us all if HSR is approved to build a 30' berm, at least people will still want to move here because of our schools! The way I see it, it's a very cheap investment.
I don't think any of this is "propaganda", not from what I have seen so far, it's common sense.
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Mar 10, 2010 at 5:15 pm
We would not, because the money will be flushed down a public sector rathole of bloated benefits and pensions. People of Menlo Park, come to your senses, and defeat this measure with a resounding NO.
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Mar 10, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Joseph, what the heck are you talking about!? The teachers that will be lost in this budget cut (because that's what WILL happen, if the parcel tax does not pass), are the young one and two year teachers, WITHOUT "bloated benefits and pensions. This is what happens during a typical budget cut on the school level. This is not a Menlo Park or Atherton issue that you seem to be upset about, that is a Teacher Union issue that can't be changed at this level. I at least feel the need to take care of our backyard with MINIMAL expense, as they say on the website 50 cents per day.
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Mar 11, 2010 at 7:39 am
If you have to fire anyone, fire the expensive teachers, and keep the cheap ones. But why fire anyone? Just whack the salaries and benefits.
Do it for the children!
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Mar 11, 2010 at 3:54 pm
State education code requires schools to use seniority when deciding who gets laid off. There's nothing Menlo Park can do about it.
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Mar 12, 2010 at 4:44 am
I agree with previous poster. How many superintendents do you need?????? They have milked the system for years with control over the puppet school boards and expect taxpayers to ante up to cover the "over head". Come on, get informed and look at how Palo Alto is managing their schools. One superintendent for about a dozen schools.
Next time you talk to your superintendent? Ask him or her where they live and what they drive. You'll be surprise where your tax dollars are going. Life is good to be a gov. employee, no stocks but easy gravy train.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Mar 22, 2010 at 6:15 pm
While I appreciate that Measure C will help our schools, and property value, isn't this chasing the wrong end of the equation? Why not consolidate our school districts or do something to improve teacher tenure (is it true...they receive tenure after 3 years?). What cost improvements can we make? Unless we reduce costs or improve the quality of edcuation, the only answer to spend more money?
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LITTLE ROCK (AP) - School superintendents in Camden and El Dorado are lobbying Gov. Mike Huckabee and legislators to redraw school district boundaries statewide to create school districts that are more racially balanced.
The leaders in the two majority-black school districts fear consolidating small high schools will lead to greater racial inequity by merging majority-white districts that surround them.
"Quite simply, all proposals now being considered may actually operate to undermine the achievement of true student equity," El Dorado Superintendent Bob Watson wrote in a letter to Huckabee.
Watson and Camden Superintendent Jerry Guess are searching for legislators to sponsor a bill requiring new districts formed through consolidation to mirror the racial diversity of the surrounding county within 10 percent.
Huckabee is expected to call a Dec. 8 special session to take up education reforms and how to fund them. Arkansas is under a Jan. 1 state Supreme Court deadline to overhaul a public school system that the court has declared unconstitutional.
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The regular session ended in April without major education reforms after talks broke down largely because of rural legislators' opposition to school consolidation.
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"All proposals now presented require the El Dorado School District to essentially remain as it is, while the surrounding districts undergo changes to foster improvements in their districts. ... Inevitably the El Dorado School District will be left with a high number of disadvantaged students," Watson wrote in his letter to Huckabee.
Watson said he and Guess have been invited to address the Joint Legislative Committee on Education about their plan on Tuesday. So far, the two have been unable to find a sponsor for their proposal, he said.
John Gross, superintendent of Parkers Chapel, said his district will fight the plan.
"Parkers Chapel is a close-knit community with a tradition of excellence. I don't see any thought here to white flight. We have a lot of old families in Parkers Chapel and people who move in here usually move from outside of El Dorado," he said.
The school district plans a community meeting on Thursday to discuss the plan. Gross said Sen. Gene Jeffress, D-Crossett, and Rep. Robert Neal Jeffrey, D-Camden, have agreed to attend the forum.
Gross said Jeffress has already met with school employees to address their concerns. He said Jeffress encouraged the districts' teachers to "share their concerns" with business leaders in El Dorado.
Jeffress did not return several messages left by The Associated Press Thursday.
Guess said that if issue of racial balance is not addressed in the legislative session, the districts could sue the state under federal civil rights laws.
Arkansas' Supreme Court based its ruling against the state on a lawsuit brought by the tiny Lake View school district in southeast Arkansas. The district argued that, for too long, its students have had to make do with less while students in wealthier areas of the state benefited from stronger economies.
"Lake View has shown the light quite brightly on the fact that public education is the state's responsibility and, if we are right that resegregation will occur and it is not paid attention to, the state does have a responsibility to address that," Guess said.


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Great Minds that Think Alike
Proposed Canon
The Great Minds that Think Alike are a group of Thinkamancers who appear to be the leaders of others in their discipline. While they have no official leader and run things by consensus, Isaac serves as their de facto spokesman. It is suggested that they reside in the Temple of the Thinkamancers.
Known Members
- Headmaster Isaac
None of the other members of the Great Minds that Think Alike have yet been named, although an image with the text update first mentioning them is believed to show some of the members, revealing at least nine individuals with the appearance of real and fictional characters in the Real World, along with Isaac.LIAB Text 38
- one unidentifiable male thinkamancer
- one unidentified female thinkamancer
- Aristotle-like thinkamancer
- one unidentified male thinkamancer with blond hair and goatee: Paul Atreides-like thinkamancer ??
- Romulan-like thinkamancer
- Neil deGrasse Tyson-like thinkamancer
- Psycho Mantis-like thinkamancer
- one unidentified female thinkamancer: Morticia Addams-like thinkamancer??
- Princess Zelda-like thinkamancer
Six presumed members of the Great Minds that Think Alike are shown with Isaac as they confront Parson in Portal Park in front of Spacerock's portal.LIAB 66
- Alyx Vance-like thinkamancer
- Empress Sanaki-like thinkamancer
- Morticia Addams-like thinkamancer
- Clarence Thomas-like thinkamancer
- Pamela Anderson-like thinkamancer
- Romulan-like thinkamancer
The Great Minds that Think Alike appear to reside in the Temple of the Thinkamancers, which is a location in the Magic Kingdom. This suggests that the members are all Barbarian casters. It could be that all Barbarian Thinkamancers are members of the Great Minds that Think Alike but it's much more probable that they are a select group made up of either the most powerful Masterminds or a group elected by their Thinkamancer peers.
It's possible that the Great Minds that Think Alike are a group of linked Thinkamancers who direct all other thinkamancers through the G-strings. They could reside deep within the temple and relay information to the others as needed.
The eye in the pyramid, also known as the Eye of Providence, has been seen on some of the devices in Isaac's playground as well as on a necklace Maggie wears. This could mean it is an icon associated with Thinkamancy as a discipline, or it might be a symbol of the Great Minds that Think Alike.
Real World References
"Great minds think alike" is a proverb used to emphasize or describe two people coming to the same conclusion. It is sometimes followed by the line "but fools seldom differ".
The Eye in the Pyramid has long been associated with secret societies and conspiracies, most notably the Freemasons and the Illuminati. It is also found in mysticism, as representing the third eye or mind's eye,


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Biometrics, Fingerprints, and Spoofing will be discussed and demonstrated by Clarkson University Professor of Electric and Computer Engineering Stephanie Schuckers at the next Science Cafe at Jack & Wezzie's Coffee House (formerly Fields Coffee House) in Potsdam this Wednesday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m.
In describing her presentation, Schuckers says, "Biometric devices, such as fingerprint, face, iris and voice recognition, may someday replace security codes and photo IDs. But while biometrics may improve the security of everything from credit card transactions and personal computers to airports and borders, biometric systems are also vulnerable to 'spoofing' or being fooled through fake samples such as artificial fingers."
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Glory not feeling A-League heat just yet
Perth Glory coach Ian Ferguson insists he's not feeling the pressure despite watching his side crash on Saturday night to their third straight A-League loss.
Glory's 1-0 home defeat to Brisbane Roar left Ferguson's charges two points adrift of sixth spot ahead of Saturday's road game against Wellington.
He remains confident of guiding the Glory into the finals, and has urged disgruntled fans to stick firm by the club.
"We're all disappointed - we're all frustrated," said Ferguson, who signed a two-year contract extension after guiding Perth to last season's grand final.
"But I would be more worried if we weren't creating chances.
"I know there's a lot of disgruntled fans at the moment, but stick with us.
"We turned it around last year and we'll do it again this year.
"I'm sure we'll get to the finals, and I'm positive we'll get to the finals."
Glory created a number of golden chances against the Roar, but Brisbane midfielder James Meyer proved the difference with his 30-metre wonder strike in the 16th minute.
Perth entered the match missing six of their first-choice starting XI.
And although midfielder Liam Miller and defender Josh Risdon will return from suspension against the Phoenix, star striker Shane Smeltz (groin), captain Jacob Burns (back), defender Bas van den Brink (calf) and Dean Heffernan (back) are facing uphill battles to make the trip to NZ.
Smeltz, who has been carrying a groin injury for some time, is the biggest concern and might need a short spell on the sidelines to fully recover.
"This time, he won't be back until it is right ... until he's 100 per cent fit," Ferguson said.
Brisbane's win lifted them to within one point of sixth spot, but the defending champions face a stern test against competition leaders Central Coast on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium.
The Roar will be boosted by the returns of star striker Besart Berisha and Shane Stefanutto from suspension, while Socceroo defender Jade North is also in line to play after his recent move back from Japan.
Brisbane coach Mike Mulvey hoped the win over Perth would prove to be the turning point in his team's season.
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After medding around with C, linux, (and a little bit of sockets), I've realize that I'm always taking things for granted.
It takes so much work to write a proper and solid application. You have to manage memories, control buffers, pointers, etc etc etc.
It takes so much work just to send a string of text from a client to a server. You also have to "spawn" child processes to ensure the server will be able to handle clients simultaneously, etc etc..
I've used VB6 to develop simple applications. Client/Server apps? No problem. Use vb6's winsock control. Drag and drop, type in a few lines. Viola! Making things work using VB6 is quite a fulfilling experience; When you just sit back and drool at the fancy app that you just "created". God knows how much work has window "covered" for us.
I've developed internal web applications for a few companies 1,2 years ago using classic ASP/MSSQL & PHP/MySQL. It's simply convert business logic to scripts. Plan, script, debug, test, rollout. Viola. It works. I don't have to be too concerned about number of connections, the very low level processes, etc etc etc
After the web development term I'm out for computing for a year.
Playing around with C/nix/sockets is a relevation. I've been taking development for granted until I began meddling with C.
After my current contract ends in about a year's time, I guess I need to take up a degree course to further enhance my understanding with computers?.


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Ep. 5: No Time Left - 'The End... or the Beginning?'
The final stages of a game often make or break the experience. Poor endings can bring out the boo-birds, add extra pressure on sequels, or worse. Good endings, however, spark lasting memories and often create a bond between game and player. The Walking Dead: The Game thus far has had its ups and downs, but we're happy to admit that it's been an overall positive experience (or as positive as a zombie apocalypse can be). In an episodic, character- and story-driven game such as this, the ending is without a doubt the most important part of the game. After watching the credits roll in Episode Five: No Time Left, we can safely say with pride (and a tear in our eyes) that this is one of the best games of 2012.
(If you haven't played prior episodes, be aware that the following has SPOILERS)
In the first few minutes of Episode Five: No Time Left, we see how rapidly Lee's health deteriorates from the zombie lashing he took. How Lee handles his fate is completely up to the player, and developer Telltale Games artfully teases the player with hope and desperation. Because of his impending zombification, the group struggles with how to deal with him. At this point, which survivors are still alive depends largely on choices from prior episodes (for us, Clementine, Kenny, Christa and Omid are alive). In this episode of The Walking Dead: The Game, the gang is Hell-bent on saving Clementine from a kidnapping, and Lee's journey to Clementine is only trumped by his mesmerizing face off with the kidnapper.
With no government or laws and social decorum that has been thrown back into the Stone Age thanks to a zombie apocalypse, you would think that your last worry would be paying for your actions. However, The Walking Dead: The Game triumphantly comes full-circle, making Lee come to terms with his demons.
As usual, there are environmental puzzles and hoards of undead in the group's way. While the puzzles are easier than anything we've seen up to this point in a Walking Dead game, the zombie-slaying is at an all-time high. Also, because it's a final episode, Telltale wasn't shy about putting characters in harm's way. There's nonstop nail-biting drama that we wouldn't dare spoil here. But, prepare to have your jaw drop every ten minutes throughout the story.
While this may be a more somber story, there's a good balance between sob story and determined action. More so than other episodes, The Walking Dead: The Game - Episode Five: No Time Left creates a sense of urgency. The combination of Lee's pallor with Clementine's captivity thrusts Lee and the story forward like a soldier willing to dive on a live grenade for his platoon. Also, this episode has a more grim feel to it -which is really saying something considering what the group has been through so far. Because Lee is essentially dying, the conversations are closer to deathbed farewells than the panicked quarrels we've seen in the past.
After spending the past months waiting for each episode, No Time Left was a remarkable payoff for staying with Lee and Clementine throughout their ordeal. The final moments are amongst our all-time favorite endings, and our only regret in this installment of The Walking Dead: The Game is that it went by too darn quick. We can't imagine how Telltale Games could trump this experience, but we'll gladly shell out more cold-hard cash to jump back into the action if they release future The Walking Dead games down the line. Is this the end of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead games? Or, is it the beginning of something greater? We can only wait and hope.
Graphics (90) – On par with the rest of the series. The animations during zombie assaults is pulpy grit goodness.
Sound (90) – The dialogue conjures emotions, and the crunching sound of bashed zombie skulls is as good as ever.
Gameplay (98) – Zombie encounters are the best yet, and player decisions don't just shape the story, they define and punctuate Lee's character in his final moments.
Play Value (100) – A thrilling play from beginning to end. The payoffs are immense, and Clementine's emergence is convincing and real.
Final Score (96) – Bravo, Telltale Games, for making an ending worthy of praise and characters worth dying for.
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That was a great song, wasn't it? It was a kick-back Monday for us today, since the Stars were off (well some guys went to Frisco for off-ice stuff, etc., but no organized practice).
Not a whole lot to report today, other than the fact that Sergei Zubov is still day to day. We'll see if he's out there practicing tomorrow. I'm going to assume he is, since he was out on the West Coast.
Oh, and I asked Dave Tippett about Marty Turco's run-in with Brad May at the end of the first period on Sunday. He said it wasn't much of anything. May apparently made it look worse than it was. Anyway, didn't sound like it was anything that would get Turco in trouble.
That's all I got for now, kids. See you tomorrow.


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3D-printed hybrid car drives toward mass production
With major car manufacturers like Daimler and Ford already exploring the use of 3D printing for prototyping car parts, it seems inevitable that a road-worthy 3D-printed car is not too far on the horizon.
The future could arrive soon thanks to KOR EcoLogic, which has teamed with Stratasys's RedEye On Demand 3D printing business unit to fabricate a lightweight electric car that could take to the streets in about two years.
If you remember a few years ago, KOR EcoLogic president Jim Kor unveiled Urbee, his vision for the future of energy-efficient cars that can be manufactured digitally. Urbee, meant to be the first 3D-printed car, is a two-person, lightweight hybrid that ideally will be made of recyclable plastic and capable of reaching a speed of 70 mph on the freeway using a combination of electricity, and if Kor has his way, a biofuel like 100-percent ethanol.
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"That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind."
"I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it."
"It's [beauty] a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes are a little brighter, their skin a little more dewy. They vibrate at a different frequency."
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My name is Breanna and I am 24 years old. I have been a huge fan of Harry Potter since I was 8 years old, and have been reading and writing fanfiction since I was 13.
While I am not as active in the fanfiction community as I used to, it still holds a special place in my heart. I find myself returning when ever I find some free time between school and work.
Below is a list of my stories. As you may have noticed, they are not all posted on MNFF. If you wish to read one, search "potterfan226" on either SIYE or HPFF and you'll find it. I must warn you, my earlier works are ... well let's just say, they're awful. Let me remind you that I was 13 when I started writing :)
- Harry Potter and the Silver Weapon [Pre-HBP | 6th Year | H/G]
- Little Miracle [H/G]
- What I Know True Love is ... [Next Gen | H/G]
- Watching the Rain [L/J]
- Saying Goodbye [Post-Hogwarts | Pre-HBP | AU]
- Her Voice Within [Next-Gen | AU]
- Conceiving Julia* [AU]
- Memories of a Malfoy [D/H]
- Sister, Sister [Original Characters | Dark/Angst]
- Under the London Skies [H/G]
- Of Blood and Purity** [Marauder Era | Original Character]
- Solace*** [COMING SOON | Next Gen | Slightly AU]
* While Conceiving Julia is not posted on MNFF, it is posted on SIYE and HPFF. Unfortunately, I planned this series as a trilogy and started posting it online before I had a concrete storyline. I got in over my head and lost my desire to complete this story.
** Of Blood and Purity was a fun story to plan. I really liked the idea behind it, but like Conceiving Julia, I began posting before I had written much of the story. Life got the best of me and I haven't had much inspiration with this story ever since. It is planned out, so maybe one day I will return to it, but as of now, I have no plans to continue it.
*** Solace is a new story that I have in the works which will hopefully one day be out.. I've written almost the entire story, and may have a sequel in the works already. I want to avoid the disasters I've had with my previous two novels by completley finishing it before posting.


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Did anyone see this. A sweet Ryder Cup scotty lefty style for the President.Can u get them made like this for the average joe ?
You can customize to your own specs.
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that is cool i am thinking about getting a new one and customizing it kind of like that
The Custom Shop is amazing to work with. Just like FJ...class all the way and helpful to boot. If you ask very nicely, they will do a lot to fulfill your request.
I hadn't seen the "Obama" putter yet...good find. I wish there had been a production putter issued this year like the one's Scotty has done for the RC at Oakland Hills and Valhalla.
Love that! Hmmm may have to get a red white and blue putter made in the future. When was he given the putter? Anyone know?
That putter looks pretty sweet. Absolutly agree with Thomas, SC can and will pretty much handle your request as best possible. It may cost you a bit, but you get what you pay for...
Whaql1Love that! Hmmm may have to get a red white and blue putter made in the future. When was he given the putter? Anyone know?
I believe it was given to him around the start of the Ryder Cup. I doubt he had any time to play with though.
The Custom Shp will do whatever you want, within reason and at Scotty's discretion. A certain Lefty happened to have this one done last December...
What a nice perk for the President huh...wonder what the Government paid for that putter....hope its nothing like the thousands they pay for other items that only cost a few hundred...ahahahahahahahaha


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Matusz making impact despite limited time on field
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- Orioles reliever Brian Matusz can provide an impact simply by warming up. Just ask manager Buck Showalter, who has used the lefty just five times in July but cites the presence of Matusz as a key checkmate for other clubs.
Matusz has held left-handed hitters to a .175/.230/.298 line in 123 career relief outings, and he has been a valuable weapon in his first full season in the bullpen. Even if the 26-year-old's name has lately stayed out of the box score. Matusz, who has a 3.47 ERA in 42 games, faced two batters in Sunday's win and has recorded two outs since July 10.
"It's always a tough time after the break to get your bullpen back in routine," said Showalter, who has not pitched lefties Troy Patton and T.J. McFarland since July 13. "We talked about it a little bit last night; the matchups haven't been there.
"I've been happy with his durability. He's been carrying good stuff. We'll go through periods here where he'll probably need a day off. It will change. A lot of it depends on what the competition presents. But Brian is capable of getting right-handed hitters out. I think you will see him only get better at that as he goes on."
Matusz pitched to a 1.35 ERA in 18 relief outings last year, stranding all 14 inherited runners, and he has stranded 40 of 43 since making the move to the bullpen at the end of last season. While his appearances have been down lately, he pitched in 13 games -- totaling 9 1/3 innings -- in May and 10 in June (10 2/3), he still prepares with the mindset that he will get in every game.
"Whether I'm going to get warmed up or not, my job is to pitch when I'm called upon," he said. "And that's all I can do, is take advantage of it when I get my opportunities, do my role and do my part to help this team win."
One of the team's starting rotation candidates this spring, Matusz is not a starting option for the Orioles this season given how long it would take for him to get stretched out and the team's need to have him as a late-inning lefty. But what of his future in the organization?
"He's still going to have a four-pitch mix; I would never say never on that," Showalter said of Matusz, who is a career 21-33 with a 5.51 ERA in 68 starts. "He still presents himself as an option to start."
Hammel hoping health leads to turnaround
KANSAS CITY -- The Orioles' Opening Day starter Jason Hammel is not shy about acknowledging that he fell short of expectations the first few months of the season, and the right-hander is eager to start fresh with Tuesday's second-half debut.
"I always expect the best, and I'm not afraid to tell people I'm disappointed with myself," said Hammel, who pitched to a 5.24 ERA in his first 19 starts. "But I'm not going to allow that to get in my way. There's a certain amount of time that you do get in your own way, but if you continue to stay disappointed, negative things happen. So, I'm going to continue plugging along. It's baseball; it's fun. I wasn't really having fun the first half. I'm going to get back to going out, throwing strikes and having fun."
The Orioles, who started the second half with a series sweep in Texas, will need Hammel to revert to last season's form if they are going to stay in an American League East race that by all accounts will come down to the wire. A big part of last year's success, the 30-year-old Hammel went 8-6 with a 3.43 ERA in 2012, making just 20 starts as he battled a right knee injury that required surgery and resulted in two separate stints on the disabled list.
Hammel, who has lost his last four decisions, was healthy at the All-Star break for the first time since 2008, and he used the time off to recharge and start fresh. He threw a bullpen session over the weekend when the team was in Texas and said his struggles were not mechanical; it just comes down to fastball command.
"Really what it was, was one or two pitches every game that was costly," Hammel said. "It's not like I was pitching terrible; it was just costly errors. The break was welcome; [I was] beating myself up. Really frustrated that I wasn't doing what I know I can do. But It is what it is. Second half, start fresh."
Worth noting
• Steve Johnson (left oblique strain) will join short-season Aberdeen on Wednesday, Showalter said, and start his rehab assignment there.
• Kevin Gausman, who threw 70 pitches in his first start at Triple-A Norfolk since being optioned, will continue to be stretched out and remains an option for the big league rotation.
• Jim Johnson notched his 107th career save Saturday and is alone in second place on the club's all-time saves list. He trails Gregg Olson (160).
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: A look back at some key moments in college football postseason history This Story is About... Colleges Headlines Colleges Sports +5 /Andy Lyons/Getty Images. When held to the light of history, the decision to approve a four-team playoff happened at breakneck speed. Remember, the nation's most popular collegiate sport awarded its champions for decades based on an ever-changing combination of bowls and rankings. Changes happened, but the pace was glacial. Yet, in a matter of months, the pendulum swung quickly — so much so that the final decision was anticlimactic. The NCAA held its first national championship in 1921, in track. Major college football will get its version starting in 2014. Here are a few key moments of change in college football postseason history over the past century. // By CORBETT SMITH / Staff writer /Courtesy of Texas A&M. JAN. 2, 1922: Texas A&M upsets Centre College, 22-14, in the inaugural Dixie Classic, held in Dallas' Fair Park. The Aggies' "12th man" tradition is born when E. King Gill (pictured) comes out of the press box and switches into a uniform, coming to aid a depleted A&M bench. Gill never enters the game, the only reserve left on the Aggies sideline. The Dixie Classic is played twice more: 1925 and 1934. /File. JAN. 1, 1937: After watching SMU play Stanford in the 1936 Rose Bowl, Dallas promoter J. Curtis Sanford (pictured) comes up with the idea for the Cotton Bowl. The next season, star quarterback Sammy Baugh and TCU beat Marquette, 16-6, in front of a modest crowd of 17,000. The Cotton soon becomes a fixture in the bowl landscape. /Earl Shugars/AP. JAN. 2, 1956: In a battle of unbeatens, Oklahoma keeps its record-winning streak alive with a 20-6 win over Maryland in the Orange Bowl. The Football Writers Association of America honors OU as the national champion after the win, the first time a major title-awarding organization waits until after the bowl season to pick its champion. The AP doesn't start this practice regularly until 1968; the UPI waits until 1974. /AP. JAN. 1, 1963: The Rose Bowl matchup of USC and Wisconsin is the first time that the AP's No. 1 and No. 2 teams face each other in a postseason bowl. No. 1 USC wins, 42-37, holding off a furious 23-point rally by Wisconsin as Badgers quarterback Ron VanderKelen completes 18 of 22 passes in the fourth quarter. /Charles Gorry/AP. JAN. 1, 1964: In the Cotton Bowl, quarterback Roger Staubach (above, No. 12) goes 21-of-31 for 228 yards but has minus-47 yards rushing as No. 1 Texas caps an 11-0 season with a 28-6 win over No. 2 Navy. After happening in back-to-back seasons, a No. 1-vs.-No. 2 matchup happens only eight times in bowl games from 1936 (the start of the Associated Press poll) until 1992 — the creation of the Bowl Coalition (a precursor to the BCS). /AP. 1970-78: Over a nine-year span, the four major organizations awarding national titles — AP, Football Writers Association of America, National Football Foundation and UPI — give awards to split champions four times: Nebraska, Ohio State, Darrell Royal's Texas (1970, pictured); Alabama, Notre Dame (1973); Oklahoma, USC (1974); and Alabama, USC (1978). /John Gaps III/AP. DEC. 26, 1975: Arizona State, the WAC champion, beats Tom Osborne's (pictured) Nebraska squad in the Fiesta Bowl, 17-14, finishing the season with a 12-0 record. But 11-1 Oklahoma finishes as the consensus champion after beating No. 5 Michigan in the Orange Bowl, 14-6. The Sooners lost to Kansas, 23-3, on Nov. 10 and were ranked third behind Ohio State and Texas A&M heading into the final poll. /Scott Halleran/Getty Images. JAN. 2, 1991: A day after Georgia Tech (11-0-1) beats Nebraska, 45-21, in the Citrus Bowl, the coaches poll selects Tech as the national champion by one point, 847-846, over AP champion Colorado (11-1). The next season ends with split champions as well: Miami and Washington. /Mike Powell/Getty Images. JUNE 7, 1991: Three of the major New Year's Day bowls — the Cotton, Orange and Sugar — along with the ACC, Big East and Notre Dame agree to a formal selection system to fill at-large berths. Beginning in 1992, the bowls will continue with their traditional affiliations — the Orange and the Big Eight, the Cotton and the Southwest, the Sugar and the SEC — but will collaborate to fill out the pairings, in hopes of creating a No. 1-vs.-No. 2 matchup. The bowl with the highest-ranked team will get first pick, selecting from a pool that includes the ACC and Big East champion, Notre Dame, and two at-large teams. A month later, the Fiesta Bowl is added as the fourth member of the process, known as the Bowl Coalition. /AP. JAN. 23, 1992: The Bowl Coalition is finalized, but not without some drama. The Blockbuster Bowl makes a move to lure the ACC and Big East champions, offering a record $4.3 million to each conference. Both the ACC and Big East vote unanimously to reject the offer and sign with the coalition. /AP. JAN. 1, 1993: The Bowl Coalition immediately pays dividends, matching the top two teams in the country for a de facto national championship. No. 2 Alabama beats No. 1 Miami in the Sugar Bowl, 34-13, and gets its first national title in 13 years. /Phil Coale/AP. JAN. 1, 1994: Again, the Bowl Coalition works, pitting No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Bobby Bowden and FSU win their first national championship, 18-16. /Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images. AUG. 4, 1994: With many bowl affiliations set to expire, and the Southwest Conference dissolving, the Bowl Coalition is scrapped in favor of a new format — the Tier I Bowl Alliance. Starting after the 1995 regular season, three bowls — the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar — will be allowed to rotate selections on a yearly basis, regardless of traditional conference ties. If neither the Big Ten nor the Pac-10 has the No. 1-ranked team, the alliance bowl first up in the rotation that season will be able to host a national championship game. As a result, the Cotton Bowl loses its elite status for the first time in 58 years. /Bob Galbraith/AP. JAN. 2, 1996: In its first attempt, the Bowl Alliance works. No. 1 Nebraska beats No. 2 Florida, 62-24, in the Fiesta Bowl. /Jeff Gross/Getty Images. JULY 22, 1997: The BCS is born. The Pac-10, Big Ten and Rose Bowl come into the fold of the existing Bowl Alliance, ensuring a No. 1-vs.-No. 2 matchup at the end of the 1998 season — assuming teams come from the major conferences. Later, a four-component formula is created to choose the two teams, controversially including an average of three computer rankings. /Staci E. McKee/AP. JAN. 3, 1998: Nebraska (13-0) leapfrogs Michigan (12-0) in the final coaches poll, resulting in a split title — the only occurrence during the Bowl Coalition/Alliance era. At the end of the regular season, news leaked out that longtime Nebraska coach Tom Osborne would retire after the Orange Bowl. Critics point to this as the reason for the switch. /Mark Humphrey/AP. JAN. 4, 1999: Tennessee beats Florida State, 23-16, in the first BCS National Championship game. /Greg Lovett/AP. DEC. 3, 2000: One-loss Florida State, ranked No. 3 by the AP and coaches polls, garners the top spot in the final BCS rankings, ahead of undefeated Oklahoma. No. 2 Miami beat Florida State, 27-24, in October, but is shut out of the BCS title game. Oklahoma dominates the Seminoles in the Orange Bowl, 13-2, to win the title. /Mark J. Terrill/AP. DEC. 9, 2001: More BCS controversy, when Nebraska finishes second in the BCS rankings and gets to play Miami in the Rose Bowl for the title. Nebraska didn't win the Big 12, or the Big 12 North — getting bludgeoned by Colorado, 62-36, in its final regular-season game. Neither Big 12 champ Colorado nor Oregon, the Pac-10 champ, gets a title shot. /Brad Loper/Staff Photographer. DEC. 6, 2003: Kansas State hands undefeated Oklahoma a 35-7 thumping in the Big 12 Championship game at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium, Bob Stoops' worst career loss at that time. Even though the loss drops OU to No. 3 in both polls — behind one-loss LSU and USC — the Sooners finish the season atop the BCS rankings. In less than a month, LSU wins the national title with a 21-14 win over OU; USC is voted the AP's national champion. /Dave Martin/AP. DEC. 4, 2004: SEC champion Auburn is one of five unbeaten teams heading into the bowl season — along with USC, Oklahoma, Utah and Boise State. USC beats OU, 55-19, in the Orange Bowl, although it later vacates the title. Utah becomes the first team from a non-BCS conference to be invited to a BCS bowl. USC, Auburn and Utah finish the season undefeated. /Matt York AP. JAN. 1, 2007: Ian Johnson scores a two-point conversion on a Statue of Liberty play as Boise State beats Oklahoma, 43-42, in overtime of the Fiesta Bowl. Boise State (13-0) ends the season as the only undefeated team in the country but doesn't get close to a shot at the BCS title game. Florida beats previously unbeaten Ohio State, 41-14, for the title. /Dave Martin/AP. APRIL 30, 2008: Long interested in tweaking the BCS, SEC commissioner Mike Slive presents a plus-one proposal to a meeting of 11 conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White. It would seed the top four teams in the final BCS standings into two existing bowls, with the "plus-one," a championship game, to follow. The proposal gets a chilly reception; only Slive and ACC commissioner John Swofford vote in favor. /Donald Miralle/Getty Images. DEC. 6, 2008: The Big 12 looks at BCS rankings to break a three-way tie for the Big 12 South title among Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech. Oklahoma wins the fifth tiebreaker, advancing to the Big 12 Championship game and eventually the national title game (Florida beats OU in the championship, 24-14). Texas — which beat Oklahoma and Big 12 North champion Missouri — finishes 12-1 with a win over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. /AP. JAN. 1, 2011: TCU finishes the season undefeated with a 21-19 win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. But Oregon and Auburn ended the regular season undefeated as well and got the nod for the BCS title game. Auburn won, 22-19. /MCT. JAN. 9, 2012: Controversy arises when the BCS title game becomes a rematch of a regular-season conference game between Alabama and LSU. The Crimson Tide blanks LSU in the BCS title game, 21-0, convincing enough AP voters in the process to avoid another split title. LSU won the first meeting on the road in overtime, 9-6. /Alex Brandon/AP. JUNE 26, 2012: The BCS presidential oversight committee formally approves a four-team playoff, with semifinal games rotated among six bowl sites. The new 12-year playoff agreement will begin in 2014. This Topic is Missing Your Voice. View Comments Story DNA Colleges Headlines Colleges Sports College Football Playoff Headlines Photos The Game The Scene


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Coping With Loss After A Loved One Dies
When a loved one dies, survivors are left with an enormous amount of physical and emotional work. The first few days seem like a blur and most people are in disbelief that this can even be happening. When rituals have passed, grievers are left with the task of rethinking their own lives. Rethinking ourselves requires asking many questions that often flood together in an avalanche of unknowns. Who am I now? How can I go on? What will I do? It may feel that there is a gaping hole in our hearts that will never heal. Grievers most often rely upon their families, friends and their church or synagogue for support, but often these resources are not enough. Well-meaning friends may not know what to say, or they may avoid those in grief because they are afraid of awakening the pain once again. Others may try to dismiss grief as something one should be over by now. The sense of loneliness in grief may be compounded because others we care about may not be able to help us express our sorrow in ways that enable us to heal from it. I once heard a well-known author, spiritual director and supervisor of students for ministry whose name is Parker Palmer speak about his attempt to cope with a midlife depression by attending the wilderness experience called Outward Bound. After spending a week in the wild, the final task was to repel over a cliff and lower himself to the ground. Parker said, "I let myself over the rock face and slid down to the first crevice, and after pushing off with my feet, I froze." The guide looking up from the ground said, "Parker, if you cant get out of it, get into it." Parker said, "I realized then that I had been taught how to control my descent and began to lower myself to the ground." Grief feels for all the world like being tossed over a cliff, and clinging with all of our might to little threads that connect us to the past. We know that we cannot go back, and we dont know what lies ahead. Getting into our grief may be the best way to learn to live differently. Sometimes when the bottom falls out of our life we are set free. We attain enlightenment, or an enlightenment of sorts—some perspective, some clarity, some sense of reality, some sense of dealing with things as they are, some relief from anxiety and perplexity, because something profound has happened. In her meditation manual, "Tree and Jubilee," Rev. Greta Crosby has written about grief this way: Whenever that profound thing happens, we can expect to go through a process, sometimes a long process, a painful process, or at least an uncomfortable process, in which we let go of something and slowly learn how to live again. This is true no matter what we lose; a loved one, a work, a hope, a vision, an image our ourselves, a part of ourselves. Loss makes artists of us all, as we weave new patterns in the fabric of our lives. Reverend George A. Burn is the director of pastoral care at Mount Nittany Medical Center and co-facilitates the "Growing through Loss" bereavement program, which is offered free to the community. "Growing Through Loss" has been in existence for over 10 years, and many people have used the group as a stepping-stone to new life. "Growing through Loss" will begin another seven-week cycle beginning Monday, March 13, 2006. Please call 814.278.4805 for details.


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Hi all - need some input/advice on some routing options. Spending a night in Port Orford then heading up to the rally site. I plan to hug the coast for awhile, then turn east. There seems to be a couple of interesting roads from 101 to I5, so looking for your opinions.
1) 38 looks interesting but then there is more of 5 to do.
2) 126
3) 34
Or maybe I just weave my way across all of them.
Assuming I can only pick one, which one?
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Think about that.... that is INSANE. The kids we signed yesterday were in the 8th grade the last time Bama didnt sign a top 5 class on rivals.
Think about that.... that is INSANE. The kids we signed yesterday were in the 8th grade the last time Bama didnt sign a top 5 class on rivals.
the majority of those Rivals #1 ranked classes have gone on to win the NC.
there is definitely a correlation between winning the recruiting title and the National Title.
the year we werent 1st, we were like 3rd I think....3rd would be considered awesome by almost any program in the country, but to oru fans, it caused a slight panic about what was happening to the football program...why cant we get the recruits, how did 2 teams beat us to the top.
On Rivals we are #1 for '08, '09, '11, '12, '13 with '10 being #5.
Three #1 classes in a row is just astounding. 5 of 6 is unheard of. USC had two in a row during their run but what we have done is unprecedented.
Not just the those kids.
I was in freaking 8th grade 7 years ago. OMG. I was shorter than 80% of the girls in my school. Was a terrible basketball player. Chasing girls and having no success.
How things change (except for the last one)!
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2002 Texas - 1 title (2005)
2003 LSU - 2 titles (2003, 2007)
2004 USC - 1 title (2004)
2005 USC - 0 titles
2006 USC - 0 titles
2007 Florida - 1 title (2008)
2008 Alabama - 3 titles (2009, 2011, 2012)
2009 Alabama - 3 titles* (same as above)
2010 USC - 0 titles*
2011 Alabama - 2 titles* (2011, 2012)
2012 Alabama - 1 title* (2012)
* Class still has players with eligibility.
So there is a remote chance USC can add to the numbers with their 2010 class, but the 2005-2006 USC classes were the only rivals #1 not to produce a champion. I'd argue Florida's 2006 class was better from the outset but rivals.com didn't make that decision. Either way, USC had some tough luck on the backend of Carroll's run. They had a few seasons like our 2011-2012 repeat but the PAC-10 was weaker perception-wise.
Furthermore, I have to admire rivals.com's relative accuracy. 2010 was the only one not to be ranked #1 and it is without a doubt one of the weaker classes since we've gotten rolling. With that said, it's weak by comparison. Most schools would love to get a class with 5-7 NFL draft quality players.
The academic losses in that class hurt: we never got Alfy Hill, Belue didn't arrive until 2012 with a JUCO detour. There were a few immediate busts too. Also, injuries have held back two of the highest rated guys in the class (Arie K and Jarrick Williams). Add in a collection of near misses at several positions and you have a relatively speaking underperforming class.


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Pontiac car from Rock The Kasbah seen with Bill Murray (Richie Lanz)
As Seen on Richie Lanz (Bill Murray) in Rock The Kasbah
OPPORTUNITY ROCKS: When talent manager Richie Lanz (Bill Murray) heads to Afghanistan with a cracked out singer (Zooey Deschanel), he has his hands full when his money, passports, and meal ticket are suddenly missing. With his dungaree button ups and self deprecating wit, he manages to negotiate with terrorists, dodge machine gun fire, and mitigate a clash of cultures. In the comedy Rock the Kasbah, opportunity rocks when you least expect it.
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