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Original post made by Common Sense, Downtown, on Apr 15, 2011
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a resident of Birdland
on Apr 16, 2011 at 8:28 am
First of all I don't think that telling kids about gay history will stop bullying. That's up to parents to teach their kids how to treat others. Second I get really angry when gay activists try to suggest that being gay is ok, or "normal". It's not. I don't think gays should be hated, or made fun of in any way. However I do feel that they shouldn't be given special rights due to their choice to live their lives. Yes it is a choice. No one knows where the gay feelings come from. No study has 100% confirmed the there's a gay gene. So my point is just because you have a feeling that isn't "normal" should you act upon it? If someone is born with a short temper, is it ok for him to punch someone that makes him angry? Of course no. We all have the choice to act opon our "feelings" right, or wrong, but I don't think we should endorse, celebrate, certain behaviors that aren't normal. After all where do feelings come from anyway?
a resident of Hart Middle School
on Apr 16, 2011 at 10:07 am
Sigh. Where do I begin to answer the predictable homophobia?
I'll be brief, knowing it's a waste of time to argue with bigots.
First, claiming that homosexuality is a choice and not genetically determined exposes a huge failure of logic: Gays have been cruelly persecuted throughout history and even in the USA, still don't have full citizenship rights (such as the right to marry)--knowing that, who would CHOOSE a way of life that can be so difficult?
Second, let's suppose for a moment that the bigots are correct and homosexuality is a choice, so it's ok to discriminate against them. Being Catholic or Jewish is also a choice (religious affiliation always is), so by this logic, we can discriminate against Catholics and Jews, and if they don't like it--well, it was their choice to be part of a despised group, wasn't it?
Notice I didn't even bother with the ridiculous argument that THE BIBLE CONDEMNS HOMOSEXUALITY. The Bible does not inform American law in any way, shape, or form, nor should it--and the same Bible (the Old Testament) also endorses slavery.
I think the idea of teaching gay history in our public schools, in an age-appropriate fashion, is a good idea. California has outlawed discrimination against gays in employment and in education, so educating our youth to be more tolerant of others corresponds with our state's culture and laws.,
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 16, 2011 at 1:17 pm
I am not too concerned with schools teaching about some homosexuality history babble in social studies class, just as long as they continue to teach that homosexuality is a dirty, filthy, and potentialy deadly activity in their health & science class.
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 16, 2011 at 7:20 pm
@ yet another teacher
It's sad how you put the label, and or name calling (bigot). That's not right. Why bring the bible into it? Yes it does condemn that lifestyle, but I'm not sure why you're pointing your finger at Christians. Yes Christians, Jews, and even Muslims are discriminated against because of their choice on how to worship, and that's been going on forever. The groups mentioned don't get special government benefits for doing so. Nor does the way a churches' existence burden a society like can. Tell me why would you say that in the S.F. gay pride parade, where gays openly are naked (not all) and expressing sexual acts be ok? So even if it is a genetic crossing of wires, and they know it's not right, or normal, why act opon those feelings. When a pedophile is attracted to a child, and acts upon his "feelings" is it right, or normal
a resident of Dublin
on Apr 16, 2011 at 8:55 pm
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Your comparison of gays to pedophiles is completely off base and tells me you are very confused or just pushing an agenda. Consenting adults, whatever their orientation, are doing something they both want to be doing. The same can NEVER be said of molestation of a child.
Who are you to decide what's right and wrong for everyone else? When did you choose to be straight? At what age?
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Apr 16, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Would someone please define "objectionable acts of decency" before we continue this discussion?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 16, 2011 at 9:52 pm
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Wow. It's hard to even know where to start. Well, first, "Yet Another Teacher" and "Janna"...well said. I seriously can't believe that a person would compare homosexuality to pedophilia. During the Prop. 8 debate those same people compared gays getting married to, e.g., a man wanting to marry his pig. One word...ridiculous.
Craig, what does some people going over the top and "expressing sexual acts" in a gay pride parade have to do with "being gay"? You make it sound like ALL gays do that. I didn't see anyone post that they thought lewd public acts were acceptable, only that being gay is acceptable. You seem to have an issue with logic. I am a straight woman. Some straight women are prostitutes. Does saying it's okay to be a straight woman mean that you are okay with prostitution? That is the same logic you used above with your "parade example". Yes, some gay people act inappropriately....just as some straight people behave inappropriately.
Craig, tell me the date you "chose" to be hetero (assuming that you are in fact hetero...).
Craig, you say it's "up to parents to teach their kids how to treat others". Well, that is a nice theory. However, when those parents hold the same prejudices against certain groups as you and Common Sense II, then it's up to the schools to teach tolerance. Parents should also be teaching their kids not to drink and drive, but thanks to such *school* programs as "Every 15 Minutes" we see a decrease in drunk driving.
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 16, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Homosexuality is indeed filthy. Please re-read and understand that I did not call the homosexual filthy or disgusting, just the homosexual act. Human beings are equipped with an advantageous evolutionary olfactory sensitivity which assists in preventing the spread of disease through the avoidance of feces contact. Personally, I need to roll down the car window if I detect leakage, or wipe my shoe off at the curb, if I accidently step in the stuff.
However, if someone wants to purposefully override these sensitivities, that is their personal business.
It though seems extremely unfair to call me a bigot just because I cannot stand the smell like most people or have a natural reaction which turns my stomach, and nearly makes me vomit.
If you want to play with the stuff, that is your business.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 17, 2011 at 3:42 am
If they allow gay history to be taught in school, then why not allow christian history? Right now, any christian studies are not allowed in public schools (which is fine with me since I am not religious), but it would seem unfair to give one group (gays) the right to something that is not allowed for another group (christians)
And where do we draw the line? Do we teach that being a mormon (fundamentalist) who practices plural marriage is okay, and teach its history so as to not discriminate against that particular group? I hope NOT.
Besides, what is this nonsense about gay history? It should all be HISTORY of an INFLUENCIAL PERSON. Now if that influencial person happens to be gay, okay, but there should not be a curriculum titled "gay history" - the focus should be on what that person did for our country or the world, not on his/her sexual preferences (Ab Lincoln comes to mind, we focus on his accomplishments as it should be, not his personal choices, when talking about him in class)
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 17, 2011 at 7:58 am
The comparison I made between gays and pedophiles was intended to show that in a civilized society, we have the choice to act rightly or wrong. Did you know that Harvey Milk was a pedophile? And here you want to celebrate what he did in history, or teach that his lifestyle was normal or good? Julie, when there is a pride parade, and the flaunt their naked bodies or sexual acts on display, how and why should that be ok? Yes woman are prostitutes, but there's not a parade celebrating it. I can't tell you when I knew I was hetero. They're feelings. No one knows where feelings come from from. This whole attitude of right and wrong being relative is why peoples morals are circling the drain today. As I stated before, if one has a behavior that's not normal, or right, they ave the choice to act upon it or not. You obviously picked and chose what you read from my previous comments
a resident of another community
on Apr 17, 2011 at 11:33 am
"No one knows where the gay feelings come from."
No one knows where the "straight" feeling comes from either, so there is no right or wrong in this picture. People need to mind their own business; gay people don't go around saying "O look at that straight person. Let's be like him/her/" Equating gay people to a religion is also a bit absurd. We don't have a religion of the US (although we all know Christianity is deeply embedded here), but there also is no law that states ethnic groups can't be studied and taught.
Obviously Craig you've never been to a Pride Parade. The people that are naked in an area that is completely closed off to the general public and you have to have ID to get in. And why would you care if someone else is naked on the street? I didn't know someone else's actions effected your life.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 17, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Thankfully, my kids are just about done with public schools. I really feel sorry for their generation, though. The state of California is shoving so much at them, so early, none of them will have a childhood. They'll be desensitized robots - running our country! God help us!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 17, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Really Mary, see I was thinking the opposite- thank God my children and their children will be raised to not hate, discriminate, or judge others based on their race, religion, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. The irony of religious groups teachings to discriminate just kills me. All men are created equal in this country- not just the ones you agree with.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 17, 2011 at 9:19 pm
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Craig: "I can't tell you when I knew I was hetero. They're feelings. No one knows where feelings come from from"
That's right, Craig. You didn't *choose* to be hetero. You don't know how you got those feelings of being hetero. Why then do you imply that homosexual people *choose*? They are just like you - it's a feeling they get and they don't know why and they certainly don't choose it.
I still don't see where I or anyone has stated that public nudity/sexual acts are okay. And, the parade is not for celebrating nudity or sexual acts. It's a parade for homosexuals to combat all the negativity thrown at them in our society; it's a parade for them to celebrate who they are and not to hide it as they've been so oppressed to do in the past. *Some* gay people choose to participate in ways that, I agree, are not appropriate. Some times other parades for various issues get out of hand and people go around breaking car windows and wrecking havoc in a neighborhood. The parade itself may have been appropriate, but some people behave inappropriately.
By the way, JFK did a lot of things in his personal life that I don't agree with. I still think his presidency is important enough to be in history books.
I don't know about teaching "Gay History"...all I care about is that schools teach tolerance - for gays/straight, christian/non-christian, etc. And doesn't Christianity get mentioned in school? How do they teach about California Missions without mentioning religion? I don't think religion itself should be taught in schools (i.e. teach what kids "should believe") but I have no problem with schools teaching children about various religions -e.g. as they must when teaching California history.
a resident of Parkside
on Apr 18, 2011 at 10:00 am
Chalk up another one for Mark Leno and the gay agenda. Another of our esteemed Calif politicians looking out the best interests of our children. Instead of spending our education dollars on deifying practictioner of deviant behavior, spend the money on either identifying (and correcting) the genetic flaw that makes someone queer or use the money to teach our kids something pratical like reading and math.
Honestly, with the way Calif has gone down the tubes, is this really something legislators should be focusing their efforts on?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 18, 2011 at 12:23 pm
To Longtime Resident:
Very well stated. My children are young and I couldn't be happier to see our country move in a direction which will give ALL PEOPLE the equality they deserve. I am raising my children to be accepting without judgement for all human beings. As a practicing Catholic, I alway ask myself the question, "What would Jesus do?" My response to that question is alway: "love people unconditionally". And that is what I will forever teach my children.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 18, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Just a parent:
I voted no on prop 8 and am all for gay rights. But it is one thing to want equality for all and teach tolerance to kids, and quite another to mandate a "gay curriculum" - I am not okay with that. People should study how a person made a good or bad impact in this country or the world, without having to be forced to learn about that person's sexual practices.
I do not know how the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal is being handled or will be handled in the history books, but I think we can all agree that the intimate details (like the stained dress, etc) can be left out. Same goes for gays, no need for a "gay curriculum" anymore than there is a need for a "cheaters/womanizers curriculum" (and we probably have a lot more in the "cheaters" group than in the "gay" group)
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 18, 2011 at 8:35 pm
When I was 8years old.. I went to NYC to see the Christmas lights. I also went ice skating at Rockefeller Center and on an NBC studio tour.
Then, I went to see the Rockettes Christmas show and a movie at Radio City Music Hall. From the 8th or 9th row [center] when the dancers started kicking.. I knew I was heterosexual. Didn't know what the word was or meant at 8.. but, I was one. I liked girls!!
[still do!]
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 18, 2011 at 9:02 pm
What would be in the gay curriculum? I would imagine it would focus on discrimination issues and the history of those who had the courage to stand up for equal rights. The Stonewall Riots, Harvey Milk and the Gay Pride Movement, the marriage equality issue, hate crimes, i.e. Matthew Shepherd and Gwen Araujo murders, etc. I personally don't know much more about gay history than those things, but they are important to know about and I think high schoolers should know about them if we are to move forward as a society. The curriculum would not be about sexual practices. I do want to know more about it, but I don't feel threatened or upset about it.
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 18, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Another major point would be including the fact that during the 1980's HIV was the leading cause of death in the United States, and that it is still considered a panepidemic. Nearly one million people in the United States have died from AIDS since the disease was detected. Furthermore more than one million people in the United States are now HIV positive, and 1 in 5 people, do not even know that they are infeceted. Although male homosexuals represent less than 1% of the US population, they account for 53% of the HIV transmissions, and still more when you consider the number of females infected by their male bi-sexual partner, a statistic borne out by the fact that 75% of the HIV cases in the United States are male.
The homosexual history curriculum should therefore not overlook the point that the gay culture is based upon unhealthy and disease-riden sexual activity. A million deaths, and over a million HIV infections. A rather significant piece of homosexual (gay) history that must definitely be taught.
Source: CDC
a resident of Parkside
on Apr 19, 2011 at 8:40 am
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Common Sense II-of all the posts above, your's really gets to the heart of the matter and why the gay lifestyle (chosen or not) is unhealthy and perverse. Along with all those 'great' gays that joanna admires, she should add the published reports of infected gay people who intentionally infected their partners with HIV. That's part of gay history too, so if you really want to be 'inclusive' cover that side of the history as well. Or is the agenda to indoctrinate kids about how deviancy is now accepted as the norm and can't be criticized?
a resident of Mission Park
on Apr 19, 2011 at 9:24 am
"Common Sense II" and "SteveP",
Sounds like you are both advocates of the lesbian lifestyle, based on your objection to specific acts. Let me also please remind you that specific acts are not practiced by everyone in a group, so I think you are overgeneralizing. I believe that if two people love each other and want to build a family based on love and respect, I think it is their business how they want to express that love to each other.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 19, 2011 at 9:29 am
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"Another major point would be including the fact that during the 1980's HIV was the leading cause of death in the United States,"
Huh? First of all, you do not die from HIV. Second, if your point is that HIV/AIDS is a "gay disease", how could it have been the "leading cause of death in the U.S." in any year? You yourself state that homosexual men account for less than 1% of the US population. I'm betting that heart disease and cancer are the past and current "leading causes of death" in this country. I went to the CDC website and didn't see anything about the "leading cause of death in the 1980's". I must have missed it, could you post the link?
What I find "perverse" are some of the views expressed here. I find it interesting that all some of you think about in regards to gay people is how they have sex. We discuss heterosexual people all the time without any reference to how they have sex. It's like you all are obsessed with that. Sex is only a part of the lives we lead. Yes, I am attracted to men, but there is a lot more to me than that. It's the same with gay people. They are simply attracted to the same gender. There is a lot more to them than that. There are plenty of sexually transmitted diseases among heteros...and I'm sure many who have knowingly transmitted them. Yes, the stakes are higher with AIDS, you can die (previously it was syphilis, thankfully there are antibiotics for that now). The fact that there is a deadly disease that can result from sex does not make the sex itself "perverse" or "unhealthy". Some of you are using that as an excuse to vent your hatred of homosexuality. If tomorrow we no longer had antibiotics for the other STDs, would hetero sex then become "unhealthy", "perverse"? And, I have news for you...there are straight people who follow the same sexual practices as gay people. Is it perverse when straight people have sex that way or only when gay people do it?
I will agree on this: the curriculum for *older* students should include information on HIV and all STDs. I think it already does.
I get it - you guys don't like gays. The fact that you find the lifestyle offensive isn't going to make it go away. It's exactly for people like you that we need tolerance curricula.
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 19, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Leading cause of death for Americans between the age of 25-44 years old.
Web Link
Within the next 25 years AIDS is to become the 3rd leading cause of death worldwide behind heart disease and stroke.
Web Link
Homosexuality is an eventual death sentence, I am sure you can find even more disturbing statistics on CDC, yourself.
a resident of Mission Park
on Apr 19, 2011 at 10:14 pm
"Common Sense II"
What you posted proves the opposite of what you said. HIV/AIDS was not the leading cause of death in any age group or any time. Can you even read what you wrote?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 19, 2011 at 10:36 pm
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I didn't check every year, but in 2005, 2006, 2007 AIDS did not make the top 15 "leading causes of death" in the US.
Homosexuality is not an "eventual death sentence". There you go obsessing about sex again. Being attracted to a member of the same gender will not kill you. Unprotected sex with an infected partner may get you a disease...whether you are gay or straight. I think it's time better spent to advise people not to be drug addicts/needle users.
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm
(Portions of post removed by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff as inappropriate for Town Square forum.) 1,000,0000 AIDS deaths in the United States already, over 1,000,0000 people currently infected.
Homosexuals seem to be in denial regarding the facts. If you want to override the sensitivities of your olfactory glands to pursue your pleasure that is certainly your business, but to blame drug users for AIDS, that is ridiculous.
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 19, 2011 at 11:43 pm
By human evolution or human design, our noses (olfactory glands) have the ability to detect smells that are harmful to our own well being. We all can attest that we are equipped with the ability to detect spoiled foods such as rancid milk or putrid meats. One good whiff and we know immediately to stay away from the product, and to dispose of it properly. Although smell is a subjective sense, the human body somehow universally senses and signals to the brain that these poor smelling products are harmful to us.
A caring parent would never willingly allow their child to knowingly eat or drink poor smelling food or drink. Therefore would a caring parent really promote or allow their own child to play or make contact with poor smelling waste product?
One must seriously override their olfactory gland sensitivities.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 20, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Julie is a registered user.
I see you are done debating the actual point. The last two posts are simply weird and disturbing.
I don't "blame" anyone for AIDS. What's ridiculous is blaming anal sex on 1,000,000 deaths. By the way, all those deaths and all those infected are not just gay men, though I'm sure that is the largest group. Needle users make up a percentage as well...as do heteros, women, children.
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 21, 2011 at 4:30 am
Homosexuality, "weird and disturbing", I think Julie is beginning to see the light.
(Portions of post removed by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff as inappropriate for Town Square forum.)
It is weird and disturbing, but people do have the right, and they certainly should not be discriminated against for it.
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 21, 2011 at 6:38 am
Male homosexuality is so disturbing that even a mild, cleansed, watered-down description of it must be removed by the Pleasanton Weekly Online Staff.
Thank you PW Staff for proving and demonstrating the point.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 21, 2011 at 7:21 pm
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CSII, I will never see things your way. I guess we have to agree to disagree.
I find your posts disturbing; I do NOT find homosexuality disturbing. You are obsessed with how **some** homosexuals engage in sexual relations. I'm going to bet that the part of your post that was removed was NOT a description of "male homosexuality", but merely of a specific sex *act*. By the way, you do realize that heterosexuals engage in anal sex, don't you? It is not a sex act only for gay men. Perhaps your neighbors, cousins, friends do it!! If you find "anal sex" gross, that's your business...don't do it. However, the way your mind processes that "Homosexuality = Anal Sex"...that is weird.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 24, 2011 at 1:42 am
Thanks to Julie for setting the record straight about sexual orientation equals/or-not-equals certain kinds of sex act.
What probably should also be pointed out is that the disturbing kinds of posts we routinely get from CSII suggests a good deal of obsessed and repressed retentiveness. Olfactory this and olfactory that indicates an inordinate fascination with the act, which is "barred" from enactment by his zealously repeated and misdirected condemnations of the act itself as performed by a targeted other. CCII probably cannot allow himself to envision himself engaging in the act, so strong is the fear and prohibition; and he must continue to lambast those who do as an active effort to fend off what probably is an exceedingly strong urge that he manifests within himself.
We can only hope that future generations will not have their lives ruined on account of such fear, prohibition, unrealized exploration of relational/sexual possibility, and unfulfilled potential of self.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 25, 2011 at 8:10 am
People like Common Sense II, Craig and SteveP, who are so obsessed with homosexuals, must be closeted cases. They like saying all these things in public, but when they are alone they like going after guys.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 25, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Mandatory curriculum ? Really ? and does it does it come with additional funding ? WHICH class is suppose to be tossed aside to accommodate this valuable addition? I THOUGHT teachers consider themselves overworked as it is. Did the teacher's union TRY to stop this, or will we be adding TIME to the schedule ? THEY should have stopped this. No matter the subject, I don't think the reading, writing, math and science have been fully mastered,, HOW dare these slimy political &@%+*@ intrude into our already full day ! How can we ever pay back our loans from China if we can't keep up with them....Taxpayers are just suppose to pay up for LESS...how can we be competitive in the world ?? as we ease out the basics.
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 25, 2011 at 9:06 pm
As Freud was fond of saying, one of the most visible indicators of repression-related neurosis is glaring grammatical deficiency. See Mandatory????? above. Whence the neurosis? In the case of Mandatory????, most likely it stems from an inability to step outside of the closet and admit that one is gay. The angst within the tortured grammar is palpable.
Exclusion of contributions of gays from the curriculum contributes to the kind of repression-related psychological malady exhibited by CS11, whose neurosis is manifested by an obsession with germs. Poor guy can't shake someone's hands for fear of contracting something; can't kiss a partner without quickly grabbing for the mouthwash; has trouble with relational partners because of his fixation on how dirty they are. Probably has difficulty pronouncing the word 'bathroom'.
a resident of another community
on Apr 25, 2011 at 9:53 pm
It is not possible that people find homosexuality disgusting without having to be called homophobes, or closeted latent gays? This name calling argument and line of reasoning to defend male homosexuality is becoming awfully old and tired.
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 25, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Is it not possible that people find interracial marriage and sexual practices disgusting without having to be called racists, or closeted desirers of engagement in interracial sexual practice?
Nice try. You may want to deflect from being called homophobic or racist by terming this name-calling. But ugliness = ugliness. There's no sugarcoating it.
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 26, 2011 at 12:14 am
Homosexuality between people of two different races is just as disgusting as homosexuality is betwen two people of similar race. I do not understand your point. It is not the race or the person themself, it is the act itself. It is filthy and spreads disease.
The person themself need not be disgusting or filthy, just the act.
Don't be so sensitive.
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 26, 2011 at 12:43 am
CS11 the homophobe -- posing as earlybird (so badly does he desire to comingle with him) -- is so repressed that the noise within his head doesn't allow him to understand a basic analogy between racism and homophobia.
'Themself'? Is this a consequence of bad schooling? Or is it grammatical confusion brought about by surplus repression? More than likely, it is both.
So utterly repressed that he can't bear even kissing someone else because it is 'filthy and spreads disease'. Wears a protective face-mask when in the grocery store for fear of contracting others' germs.
Incapable of grasping how the act that he claims is homosexual-defining is in fact practiced today by most heterosexuals as well. All in all, simply a very repressed, fearful, and messed up human being. Wouldn't want him babysitting my kids, if you know what I mean; and I bet his relatives think the same way about him.
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"He made some adjustments and learned a lot about his swing and has gotten pitches that he can drive and is doing damage with them," Epstein said. "He's always been a super-talented player and great kid, and this is one of those years he's established himself. Unfortunately, it ends this way, but he had a full year."
Epstein clarifies remarks on Sveum evaluation
CHICAGO -- Theo Epstein said Friday he understands the speculation about Dale Sveum's status after the Cubs president of baseball operations said the manager was being evaluated, but he added the review is a normal process.
Sveum is finishing his second season as the Cubs manager and has one year remaining on his contract, with an option for 2015. On Tuesday in Milwaukee, Epstein would not confirm whether the manager was returning next year.
"I gave an answer that could be interpreted a number of different ways," Epstein said Friday at Wrigley Field. "The bottom line is we have a process at the end of the year, unless it's been a perfect season and everyone gets pats on the back. Until we get to where we want to be as an organization, everyone, including myself, gets evaluated and we look to find places where we can do things better next year."
Speculation has begun in the Chicago media on who would possibly succeed Sveum. Epstein dismissed talk about any names.
"We wouldn't be doing our job if there wasn't an evaluation process," Epstein said. "I totally understand that [for the media] it became a story. We answer questions honestly. Is anyone definitely coming back? At this point, well, no, because we're in the midst of an evaluation process.
"That's really standard for this time of year," he said, "and it'll be resolved quickly after the season and we'll move forward. I'm proud of a lot of what Dale and the staff have accomplished with the big league team this year in certain areas."
A decision could come as early as Sept. 30 when Epstein, Sveum and the coaching staff are expected to meet in Chicago.
Sveum: Cubs can learn from teams' celebrations
CHICAGO -- With the Cubs opening their final homestand of the season on Friday afternoon against the Braves and scheduled to play their final six games against the Pirates and Cardinals, it's possible that a postseason berth celebration could take place after one of those contests.
Manager Dale Sveum said that while his club never wants to lose a game, he didn't think having a team celebrate after defeating the Cubs would necessarily be a bad thing for some of the younger players to witness.
"It's a bad thing that you lost that game where [another team] clinches," Sveum said. "But it's not a bad thing to see people celebrate when you haven't done it. To see it in person, it kind of hits hard in your stomach and you want to be that guy. And sometimes it works in your advantage, too."
As for the Dodgers' celebration after clinching the National League West title in Arizona on Thursday -- which involved jumping into the swimming pool beyond the right-field wall at Chase Field -- Sveum said he wouldn't have gone that far.
"I don't know if I would've appreciated it," he said.
Extra bases
• Reliever Daniel Bard, whom the Cubs claimed off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 4, will probably not appear in a game before the end of the season.
The 28-year-old was 10-19 with a 3.67 ERA in 211 appearances (10 starts) with the Red Sox from 2009-13. Boston attempted to convert him to a starter before the 2012 season, but the right-hander struggled and spent most of the past two seasons in the Minor Leagues. He also suffered an abdominal strain that sidelined him for much of last season.
"I don't think we'll see him in the last nine games," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "He's still in the process of throwing his side sessions and getting a feel for pitching and getting completely healthy and getting built up to see what happens going into Spring Training."
• Going into Friday, Welington Castillo led all Major League catchers with a 2.8 defensive WAR for the season.
First baseman Anthony Rizzo went into Friday's game leading all Major League first basemen with a 0.5 defensive WAR.
Second baseman Darwin Barney went into Friday's game with the second-highest defensive WAR among National League second basemen (1.4) and his .993 fielding percentage was the best among NL second basemen.
• Entering Friday, outfielder Junior Lake led all Major League rookies with 66 hits since the All-Star break.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. Manny Randhawa is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAN JOSE — Sharks general manager Doug Wilson made two things clear Friday in his first appearance since the team he constructed committed the unpardonable sin of losing an NHL playoff series that began with three straight wins.
He was still incensed by it — "This is not a nick or a scratch. This is an open wound."
And Todd McLellan and his assistants were not the problem.
"My recommendation is that our coaching staff be part of this going forward," Wilson said, dropping the ultimate decision on who strides behind the bench next season in owner Hasso Plattner's lap.
Plattner, who said when he took the reins of the ownership group in January 2013 that he did not plan to speak through the media, has not responded to email requests to discuss San Jose's playoff exit or what needs to be done next.
Wilson's endorsement of McLellan and his staff was consistent with what the general manager has said all season about the job they did guiding the Sharks, who lost key players such as Raffi Torres, Tomas Hertl and Logan Couture to injuries for extended periods.
And, if accepted by Plattner, it also avoids the awkward and potentially costly move of firing a coach with two years remaining on his contract.
But it also comes very early in the process of the evaluation Wilson conducts annually to identify what went wrong in the playoffs and what needs to be done to improve his team's chances of finally winning the Stanley Cup. The assessment, he said, should take 10 to 14 days.
His own role, Wilson added, also will be judged by Plattner.
"And it should be," the general manager said. "What needs to be done for this organization is what's right for the organization. Nobody is bigger than this organization."
Before meeting with the media, Wilson addressed his team directly. He would not say what he told them, but earlier McLellan said the general manager "made it very clear how disappointed he was in the whole organization, not just the players. That included all of the staff and anything up and anything down. That's the way it should be."
Wilson did say fans have every right to feel upset with the Sharks for becoming only the fourth team in NHL history to fail to close out an opponent in four consecutive games.
"When you're up 3-0 in a series, you step on their throat and put them away," he said. "They came back and were able to establish their game for four games. We played it for three. It's not good enough. That's the truth."
When the time comes, he added, "we will make the decisions to make it right, but it can't be done in 24 hours and it shouldn't be done in 24 hours" because emotions need more time to quiet down.
As McLellan did immediately after the 5-1 loss that ended the series, Wilson singled out lack of offensive production from the Sharks' top players as part of his explanation of what went wrong.
"With all due respect to James Sheppard and Matty Irwin, they can't be your only goal scorers the last three games," Wilson said. "You can't go 0 for 16 on your power play."
McLellan talked with reporters as well but before Wilson disclosed his recommendation to Plattner. The Sharks coach did not appear concerned about his future, probably because other teams were reportedly lining up for his services if San Jose decided it was time for a change; one report already mentioned him as a candidate for the vacancy with the Vancouver Canucks.
McLellan indicated he was even more unhappy with his team's performance than he was the night of Game 7 when he accepted responsibility for the fact Los Angeles fixed its problems while the Sharks could not do the same.
"We went and looked at it again," the coach said, "and it just makes us more frustrated."
McLellan also declined to get into specific changes that he thinks must happen if the Sharks are to advance deeper in the playoffs under a divisional format that will pit them against the Kings or Anaheim Ducks most years.
But, he said, the same approach just won't work.
"Something has to change," McLellan said. "It's two years in a row losing to them. And, in fact, when we thought we had improved our group — which I believe we did — we got a weaker performance than we got the year prior."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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Best possible scenario for the rest of the season:
'Melo, Chandler get healthy within the next few days, allowing the Knicks to hang on to the two or three seed in the East.
Amar'e heals up quicker than expected and is back in time to get some meaningful playing time in the first round before getting back up to speed in time for the second round matchup with Indiana.
Rasheed Wallace comes back going into the playoffs and helps spread the floor for Melo and Amar'e posting up down low.
Knicks sign Delonte West to shore up their pick and roll defense at the point and give another guard who can break down defenses going to the hole (along with Felton).
Shump continues to grow stronger and quicker and is back to where he was defensively at the end of last season. He maintains the strong three-point percentage he has been shooting while bringing up his overall FG %.
JR has his ups and downs but gets hot entering the playoffs and continues to take it to the hole, getting to the foul line on a regular basis.
Novak's defense goes from horrible to somewhat tolerable, and he makes up for it with his increased scoring production, aided by Woodson running him around more screens to get him open.
Kidd's minutes get reduced to 15-20 per game, leaving him well-rested enough to play like he was at the beginning of the year and make a nice contribution in the playoffs.
Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby get plenty of playing time while Amar'e and Sheed are out, giving them enough playing time to get into a good rhythm going into the playoffs, where they will offer tough defense and more big bodies.
Melo comes back with a vengeance, putting up huge scoring numbers, playing committed defense, and getting his teammates involved, on his way to winning his first MVP.
Knicks beat the Hawks 4-1 in the first round
Knicks beat the Pacers in a tough 7-game series, with 'Sheed, Amar'e, Camby and K-Mart coming up big against the Pacers strong front line.
Just before game 1 of the Eastern conference finals, Lebron pulls a hammy while going for a 360 between-the-legs dunk in the pre-game warm-ups, putting him on the bench for most of the series. Behind a strong defensive series by Shump on D-Wade, the Knicks pull out a miracle 4-2 to make it to the finals for the first time in over a decade.
Facing the much younger Thunder in the finals, experience and the Knicks' penchant for slow, grind-it-out play trumps the Thunder's youth and up-tempo style, with the Knicks finishing the series up 4-3, with 'Melo getting Finals MVP.
Knicks champions 2013 baby!
Now, if we could just put an end to this losing streak...


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Interest between Tigers, Tuiasosopo was mutual
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
However, team officials insist they had interest long before that, and they tried to get him into a Tigers uniform last summer before the July 31 Trade Deadline.
"Last year, when we were looking for a right-handed-hitting outfielder, he was one of the guys we tried to acquire," team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said Thursday morning.
Tuiasosopo was playing in the Mets' system at the time at Triple-A Buffalo, where Tigers pro scout Mike Russell spotted him. The Tigers eventually settled on an August trade with the Cubs for Jeff Baker, who was released less than a month later.
"We tried to get him and we couldn't acquire him," Dombrowski said. "So he was one of the guys at the top or our list for this type of role with our team. We continued to have Mike Russell's recommendations as we entered the wintertime, and it was really a coincidence that we were just starting that process, and all of a sudden I got an email from him at that point."
Dombrowski had assistant general manager Al Avila, who handles most Minor League deals, follow up.
"I'm really thankful that he sent the note," Dombrowski said, "but I will also say it's not like it came out of the blue."
Another right-handed bat the Tigers tried to acquire last summer was Kevin Russo, who was in the Yankees' system. They ended up signing him over the offseason, too, though they didn't get an email to spark the conversation.
Downs pitches way into Tigers' bullpen picture
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Darin Downs quietly became a encouraging story when he made it to the big leagues with the Tigers last summer, three years after a line drive fractured his skull and nearly took his life.
Now, he'll be spending Opening Day in the big leagues for the first time in his career. And with the Tigers utilizing a closer-by-committee approach that will likely feature Phil Coke in his fair share of save chances, Downs, like Coke a left-hander, has has a chance to become a vital cog in Detroit's bullpen.
"He deserves to make the team," manager Jim Leyland said Thursday.
It wasn't simply a lefty-righty matchup decision, Leyland insisted. Downs flat-out pitched his way into the conversation.
While Detroit's closer situation took most of the focus, Downs quietly turned heads with one solid appearance after another. By the time he struck out three of four Phillies batters Wednesday, he had put together 14 innings of one-run ball, allowing nine hits with three walks and 16 strikeouts.
It was the kind of performance the Tigers have been searching for out of a secondary lefty for the past several years. But with a changeup Downs worked on over the winter, he actually retired right-handers at a better rate.
"He's thrown the ball very well," team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "We liked him last year, what he did for us. It looks like he came in with more confidence, even, having been at the big league level. ...
"He's throwing strikes, good breaking ball, average to a tick-above fastball. It gives Jim a chance to have that other left-hander out there. We like a lot of things about him."
Thus, what initially looked like a bullpen with only one lefty going into Spring Training will have three with Coke, Downs and long reliever Drew Smyly.
Worth optioned to Triple-A as Tigers finalize roster
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Danny Worth shuttled between Detroit and Triple-A Toledo five different times last season. The fact that he'll be opening the season back with the Mud Hens shouldn't be a surprise, given the Tigers' roster situation.
That didn't make the move Thursday that finalized Detroit's Opening Day roster any easier.
"It was a good conversation, because he's such a respectful kid. It wasn't a fun conversation," manager Jim Leyland said Thursday in announcing the move to option him back.
Worth has posted pretty good springs the past couple years, but his early hitting stood out this time around. The 27-year-old had an uptick in playing time with Miguel Cabrera and Omar Infante off at the World Baseball Classic and used the at-bats to make an impression.
He was originally believed to be an option for the final bench spot against Don Kelly and Quintin Berry. Once Kelly won that spot on Wednesday, however, Worth stuck around, and his case became a question of what, if anything, Detroit would do with Ramon Santiago.
Santiago signed a two-year contract before last season, but an American League talent evaluator said Detroit was making him available in a potential trade. Santiago will make $2.1 million guaranteed this season, and the Tigers would've had to eat a bulk of the salary to facilitate a deal.
Much like last year's Winter Meetings, when Santiago's name first popped up in trade rumors, no deal happened. Thus, Worth is a Mud Hen again. He finished his spring batting .317 (13-for-41) with five doubles, two home runs, seven RBIs, six walks and seven strikeouts.
"He's played great," Leyland said. "He's hitting better than I've seen him. He's playing better than I've seen. He looks like a big leaguer, and he is a big leaguer, but that's not much consolation for him today."
The Tigers announced the move after the game. Because they were on the road, Worth ended up on the team bus back to Lakeland, Fla., where he'll report to Minor League camp on Friday or Saturday.
Last year's back-and-forth certainly suggests Worth will return at some point, but it could very well be the same shuttle situation. The Tigers can use his option as many times as they wish, but he'll be out of options next year.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I'm Nea, I'm 16 (getting old!) and I'm from Slovenia, so English isn't my first language. I used to hate fanfiction, because I was a canon-only fan, but that's obviously changed. Started with reading Marauder fanfiction, and whoever writes that, thanks, for you've introduced me to the wonderful wonderful world of fanfiction.
I'm a Hufflepuff at the forums and it's the best House ever!
My favourites:
Book: HP-HBP
film: Lord of the Rings (Return of the King)
colour: purple and blue, orange is also fun
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"I had already built the Agent M persona and then we wanted to do some stuff at Comic-Con, so we started with Agent M on Twitter," says Penagos, Marvel Digital Media Group's executive editorial director, who will speak at Ragan Communications' upcoming International Social Media and PR Summit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Since 2007, that account—which has an astonishing 1.35 million followers—has served as the starting point for more than a dozen Marvel accounts including @Marvel, @Avengers, and @RealDeadpool, an account for one of the company's most popular and irreverent characters. The ease and immediacy of Twitter, along with the reality of a huge community of passionate comic fans congregating there, made it the best fit for the company.
"It made a lot of sense for us to reach the audiences and get feedback quickly," Penagos says.
Though it seems like Marvel, with its billion-dollar movie franchises and deep bench of characters, is wholly unique when it comes to Twitter success, lots of companies can use the same techniques to climb to the top, he offers.
Expansion and control
Marvel has a plethora of Twitter accounts for characters, movies, animation projects, and other arms of the company, but Penagos says he's very careful not to just "put them out there to put them out there."
"We're a little bit particular about how far we go with it," he says.
For example, the company doesn't have a huge number of character accounts similar to the Deadpool one, because they're difficult to pull off. They have to have a consistent voice, which is why Penagos handed the keys to the Deadpool account over to the comic's editor and writer, though he still contributes to it, too. Penagos doesn't mind that the account seems to be a bit overactive at times.
"It's fine. He's crazy. It makes sense to me," he says.
For other accounts, such as this one for the X-Men, Penagos says he often just allows editors "to do their thing." Penagos says he's never had to delete a tweet someone wrote or otherwise call something back. You have to give your people a degree of freedom, he says.
"You have to have faith and trust in the people you're working with," Penagos advises.
The five-person team that runs @Marvel doesn't monitor it 24x7, but does often look back into the feed to make sure no one missed anything. Penagos says he sometimes will reply to tweets directed at @Marvel as @AgentM, to give the reply a personal touch.
"Marvel is big and exciting, but there's a little more rigidity," he says.
Penagos and Marvel have quite popular presences on other social media sites, particularly Tumblr, which has a comics section Penagos was even asked to curate.
"The fans are there," he says of Tumblr. "They're all over the place with their love, their hate, their sarcasm, their memes."
Even so, Penagos says Tumblr is an extension of his Twitter account. It's a place for supplementary content for people he has connected with via Twitter.
Taking a cue
In January 2012, six months before the release of the "Avengers" movie, Penagos sat down at a table with director Joss Whedon and actors Clark Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tom Hiddleston to kick off the Avengers Twitter account in a way that fans would love. The group sat in a conference room at the studio where the movie was being edited, answering Twitter queries from inquisitive followers. People could watch the whole thing via an online widget.
That attentiveness to what the fans want is a huge priority for Marvel, Penagos says. So much of social media is about addition rather than subtraction, he says. It's easy to give fans more of what they want to see.
"People will complain," he says. "That's the Internet. You sort of have to parse things and understand that maybe the loudest voices aren't the majority."
When fans ask for more, however, as fan groups did did with the character of Loki, Marvel can serve that up.
"It definitely shaped the way we talk about him," Penagos says.
Becoming a smash
One thing fans really responded to in regard to the @Avengers account is that the team answered questions "in-universe," as someone who lived in the reality of the movie. A company that makes air fresheners can't exactly do that, but Penagos says any communicator can take that idea and run with it.
"It's having fun," he says. "It's being attentive. It's being appreciative and giving fans something exciting to talk about, to share, to really embrace."
One way communicators can do that, Penagos suggests, is by crossing paths with people on Twitter who are excited about your brand and then figuring out ways to do something mutually beneficial.
Also? Hire someone who really cares about what you do. Everyone on Penagos' team has been a Marvel fan since childhood.
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Former Planning Commissioner Patti Fry co-signed the Feb. 19 notice that informed the city of the signature drive. She said that Save Menlo tried to convince the council that the specific plan is flawed, to no avail. Rather than "passively wait" for what the coalition thinks will be the damaging impacts of new, large office complexes along El Camino Real, she said, "residents have chosen to reach out to voters in the hopes of establishing their own remedies."
Ms. Fry described the initiative's revisions as modest changes that would support the goal of promoting renewal consistent with Menlo Park's character.
"No one asked for huge office buildings more suited to an office park; residents asked for a vibrant and sustainable mix of uses: transit-oriented housing, retail/restaurants, hotel, and small-scale offices," Ms. Fry told the Almanac in an email.
The revisions include changing the specific plan's definition of open space to mean only space at ground level, and not areas such as balconies; capping office space development at 100,000 square feet per project, or 240,820 square feet total; and requiring voter approval for any project that would exceed the cap or result in total non-residential development within the specific plan area exceeding 474,000 square feet.
Dissatisfaction arose once two large proposals appeared on the planning horizon after the city, following five years of discussion and community engagement, approved the specific plan in 2012. The projects would add 409,500 square feet of office space within the downtown/El Camino Real specific plan boundaries.
Stanford University and developer John Arrillaga want to build a mixed-use project that would replace mostly vacant car lots on 8.43 acres along 300 to 500 El Camino Real. The project would involve 199,500 square feet of office space, 10,000 square feet of retail, and up to 170 apartments.
A second project, designed by Greenheart LLC, would put 210,000 square feet of office space and 210,000 square feet of apartments, with 13,000 square feet of retail included, on 7 acres located at 1300 El Camino Real at Oak Grove Avenue.
The number of signatures that Save Menlo needs to get the initiative on a ballot for the November election remains to be calculated, according to the city clerk's office. In 2010, pension reform initiative Measure L reportedly needed 2,500.
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We know that Mei has from nature:
fire release
earth release
water release
because of the fire and earth she has lava release, and because of the water and fire she has boil release
but if she has 3 nature releases from the start, why doesn't she have a kekkei touta? and if she has from nature, the elements earth and water, why can't she use mokuton?
I don't understand this..


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Summaries of EU Legislation
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Management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste
The Commission is proposing to help establish a high level of nuclear safety in the management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste in the Member States, in order to protect public health and the environment. It believes that safe and effective management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste can only be ensured through Community intervention.
Amended proposal for a Council Directive (Euratom) on the management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste [COM(2004) 526 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
There are currently no final disposal facilities in any of the Member States for high-level and long-lived radioactive waste generated in the use of nuclear energy. Not one final disposal site has been set up in the more than fifty years of existence of the nuclear industry and at present radioactive waste is held provisionally in interim storage facilities.
Radioactive waste consists of non-reusable and non-recyclable substances which, when discharged or disposed of, contain sufficient radionuclides (radioactive elements) to potentially impact on human health and the environment. In total, about 40 000 m³ of radioactive waste is produced each year in the European Union, of which about 80% is short-lived low-level radioactive waste. The volume of waste produced will increase following the accession of the candidate countries.
Disposal in stable geological repositories (granite, salt, clay) is considered to be the safest and most sustainable solution for the management of high-level and long-lived radioactive waste. However, years of research in underground laboratories will be needed in order to design and implement these repositories.
Radioactive waste has various origins but is mostly produced by the nuclear electricity industry. There are four main sources of radioactive waste:
- the use of nuclear energy to produce electricity, including nuclear fuel-cycle activities;
- the operation of research reactors;
- the use of radiation and radioactive materials in medicine, agriculture, industry and research;
- the processing of material containing naturally occurring radioactivity.
The proposal for a Directive
Existing EU legislation does not provide for specific rules to ensure that spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste is safely managed in an effective and consistent manner throughout the EU.
In view of this, the amended proposal for a Directive (FR) applies to all stages of spent nuclear fuel management and obliges Member States to:
- take all necessary measures to ensure that spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste are managed in such a way that individuals, society and the environment are protected against radiological hazards;
- ensure that production of radioactive waste is kept to the lowest possible level;
- take all the necessary legislative, regulatory and administrative measures and other steps required to ensure the safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste;
- establish or designate a regulatory body entrusted with the implementation of the legislative and regulatory framework;
- guarantee adequate financial resources to support the management of spent nuclear fuel while respecting the 'polluter pays' principle;
- ensure effective public information and facilitate public participation in order to achieve a high level of transparency.
The proposal requires Member States to adopt national programmes for the disposal of radioactive waste in general and deep disposal of high-level radioactive waste in particular. If the proposed form of disposal is not yet possible, the Member State's programme must include a timetable of dates for licensing the development and operation of disposal sites.
There is a very broad international consensus amongst technical experts that geological disposal is the most suitable method for long-term management of the most hazardous forms of solid and solidified radioactive waste. The Commission has issued a timetable to Member States for dealing with the issue of deep disposal for all forms of radioactive waste:
- identify sites for deep disposal by 2008;
- authorise the operation of surface storage sites for short-lived low-level radioactive waste by 2013;
- authorise the operation of geological repositories by 2018.
The programme may include shipments of radioactive waste or spent fuel to another Member State or third country.
Every three years each Member State must submit a report to the Commission on the status of management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste under its jurisdiction and progress made towards application of the future Directive. These reports are to be evaluated by a committee of experts appointed by each Member State.
The reports must describe all research and technological development, including information regarding costs, sources of financing and expected duration and dates of completion.
Lastly, the Commission must integrate all this information into a status report on the management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste in the EU that will be published every three years.
The Green Paper on the future security of energy supply in the European Union (EU) highlights the need to maintain research and technological development (RTD) which will ensure the required isolation of the waste over very long time-scales. The Sixth Framework Programme for research - allocated EUR 750 million for nuclear fusion and around EUR 150 million divided between waste processing, radiation protection and safety - is focusing on the search for geological repositories and for a technique which would reduce the length of time for which highly radioactive nuclear waste is dangerous.
References and procedures
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Consultation CNS/2003/0022
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 19 May 2004 - Decommissioning of nuclear installations and waste management - Nuclear liabilities arising out of the activities of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) carried out under the Euratom Treaty [SEC(2004) 621 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
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45.0140 Referees-Qualifications-Duties.Cite as [A.S.C.A. § 45.0140]
(a) The Court may appoint 1 or more referees to hear any case or matter under the Court's jurisdiction, except where a jury trial has been requested. Referees serve at the pleasure of the Court, unless otherwise provided by law.
(b) A person need not be licensed to practice law in the Territory of American Samoa to be appointed a referee. However, if the Court appoints a referee who is not licensed to practice law, the Court shall instruct the referee as to appropriate juvenile law and procedure.
(c) Referees shall conduct hearings in the manner provided for the hearing of cases by the Court. Prior to any hearing, except those at which the child is advised of his rights and either admits or denies the allegations of the petition, the referee shall inform the parties that they have the right to a hearing before the Court in the first instance and that they may waive that right, but that by waiving that right, they are bound by the findings and recommendations of the referee except as provided in subsection (e).
(d) At the conclusion of a hearing, the referee shall:
(1) transmit promptly to the Court all papers relating to the case together with his findings and recommendations in writing;
(2) advise the parties before him of his findings and recommendations; and
(3) advise the parties of their right to review of the findings and recommendations by the court.
(e) A request for review shall be filed within 5 days after the conclusion of the hearing and shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon. The review shall be solely upon the record of the hearing before the referee. If review is not requested, the findings and recommendations of the referee becomes the decree of the Court when confirmed by order of the Court. The judge may, on his motion, order a hearing of any case before a referee.History: 1980, PL 16-11 § 1.
Research Guide: CRS 19-1-110.


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I am seeing numerous incidents of people not posting bag tag matches on discgolfscene.com.
I choose to use discgolfscene.com because it is an easy way to keep scores and tags updated. But you have to go to the site and enter the match or tag update.
I have scores from GSSS#2 that I cannot update, because users at the tournament turned in a different tag than discgolfscene shows they have.
I will need to track people down to determine what tag# they are carrying.
So some of you will get a second email from me.
If you have scores from this weekend (or previously) that you have not entered on discgolfscene, please go out there and enter them asap.
Steve Adams


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Better Business Bureau is warning the elderly and their loved ones that identity thieves are targeting them. The crooks ask them for personal information in order to get the person who answers a new Medicare card.
Royce Robbins with Seniors vs. Crime said these scammers are becoming more and more brazen and are skilled at keeping seniors on the phone in order to build their trust.
Robbins said Medicare officials will never call people and ask for banking information and say anyone who gets one of these calls needs to hang up right away.
"The difficulty here is this is one in a chain of different scams -- all of them aimed at getting personal information -- and particularly banking information from a senior," said Robbins.
According to the BBB, seniors from across the United States, including in Northeast Florida, are falling victim to scam phone calls saying their new Medicare card is in the mail. The caller then tells victims that they need to set up a direct deposit so that Medicare funds can be put into their bank account.
"It could be in Florida today and Texas tomorrow.... so when you divulge personal information," said Channel 4 Crime Analyst Ken Jefferson. "You're making it a buffet for all of the thieves out there who want to assume your identity."
Experts with Seniors vs. Crime said if the caller asks for any numbers on Medicare cards, people should hang up immediately.
"They never call you at home. For any purpose whatsoever, you will never get a call from Medicare, ever ever," said Robbins. "The main point to remember is to not be authoritative and demanding. It needs to be an education process so the senior feels like they've been informed and not being talked down to and told what to do."
If you know an elderly person who needs help understanding this scam contact Seniors vs. Crime at 904-721-6516 or visit their website: seniorsvscrime.com.
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Readers Say No Shoes This Winter
- Dec 24, 2013
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Of the 1,190 voters, 662 (56%) said their horses goes barefoot year-round, while 200 individuals (17%) said they pull their horses' shoes in the winter.
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In last week's poll, we asked our readers if their horses are shod during the winter months. Nearly 1,200 readers responded and we've tallied the results!
Of the 1,190 voters, 662 (56%) said their horses go barefoot year-round, while 200 individuals (17%) said they pull their horses' shoes in the winter. Another 198 readers (17%) indicated that their horses stay shod as usual, and the remaining 130 readers (11%) said their farrier applies extra traction to shoes for snowy or icy conditions.
Additionally, 109 readers described their winter shoeing practices.
Many readers said their horses go barefoot all year long:
Poll Results
- "Our three horses never wear shoes."
- "All seven of our horses are barefoot all year."
- "Since I rarely ride my equines anymore and they live on good pasture, they go barefoot."
- "Barefoot is best. It is natural for horses."
- "Barefoot is healthier."
- "My horse does fine going barefoot year round. We live in Florida so no sludgy snow problems."
- "Barefoot all the way.....24/7."
- "All three have great hooves, so (they're) barefoot and happy."
- "Good feet, good nutrition, good area = no shoes."
- "Unless there is a specific medical reason for shoes, mine go barefoot."
Others commented that they remove their horses' shoes during the winter:
- "We western trail ride in the snow without shoes and just keep them trimmed until Spring."
- "We pull the shoes in the winter months due to the ice balls frozen to their shoes."
- "Three horses at home (and) all three are shoeless in winter.
- "Don't ride hard enough in the winter to need shoes."
- "In Michigan snow balls are hard on the stability."
Some commented on the extra traction they use during the winter:
- "Borrium! Gotta love it!"
- "Bubble pads are wonderful on front hooves good for snow training."
- "Most of my ridden work is on roads and my horse wears studs ... to stop him slipping."
- "Snow pads on the fronts."
A few readers said they used boots during the winter for extra traction:
- "With the cost of shoeing and the fact that our horses aren't used much, we've gone to boots for each."
- "I use Old Mac's Boots with studs when we ride outside."
- "I ride with EZ Boot Gloves during the months that my horse in not shod."
- "I use EZBoots with borium studs in the winter."
Several readers said their horses were shod for special reasons:
- "This year my horse requires winter shoes due to hoof issues."
- "I use shoes only to correct situations that cannot be managed with good trimming."
- "Front shoes only because of earlier founder."
- "My horse has special front hoof problems, so he needs his orthopedic shoes year round."
- "Front shoes remain on for navicular syndrome."
- "One of our horses has navicular. He remains shod all year around (only on the front) with snow pads."
- "My laminitic horse will keep his shoes but the others will remain barefoot."
Others responded that their horses stay shod year round:
- "Arizona-ride year round, also hooves break up badly without protection (from) shoes"
- "Too many rocks here, so shoes on front hooves all year."
- "Where I live in Australia it never snows, so my horses have shoes year-round."
- "In California we ride year round so shoes stay on all year."
You can find more information on winter traction devices for horses and barefoot trimming at TheHorse.com.
In this week's poll, we want to know – what kind of gifts is your horse receiving this holiday season? Vote now!
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About the Author
Jennifer Whittle, TheHorse.com Web Producer
Jennifer Whittle, TheHorse.com Web Producer, is a lifelong horse owner who competes with her Appaloosas in Western performance events. She is a University of Kentucky graduate and holds a bachelor's degree in Community Communications and Leadership Development, and master's degree in Career, Technical, and Leadership Education. She currently lives on a small farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.
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Part-time Faculty A-M
Hon. Diane Joan Larsen
Title/s: Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Phone: 312.603.3343
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Diane Joan Larsen is a Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, assigned to the General Chancery Section of the Chancery Division. She previously served on various Law Division motion calls for over 14 years.
Before being elected, she was Chief of Policy Litigation at the City of Chicago's Law Department. During her 15 year career with the City, she specialized in the defense of civil rights policy challenges and class actions in both federal and state court. She has participated in the review and implementation of many law enforcement and criminal law procedures, including development of probable cause hearings for the local courts.
Judge Larsen graduated summa cum laude from De Paul University with a B.A. in psychology and holds a law degree from Loyola University Chicago. She has lectured on various constitutional, civil, and criminal law procedure issues at the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Police Foundation in Washington, D.C., the Chicago Police Academy, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Hispanic Institute of Law Enforcement.
Judge Larsen is an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago Law School, where she has taught appellate advocacy for 22 years. She has also taught classes for the Police Training Institute of the University of Illinois. Judge Larsen has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve as a Judicial Education Faculty Member for numerous judicial seminars. She is the current author and editor of the Illinois Judges' Civil Motion Practice Manual and has taught the motion practice section of the New Judge Seminar for many years.
As part of her dedication to teaching, Judge Larsen regularly participates in the American Judicature Society's Judges in the Classroom Project in which she talks to primary and secondary school students about civics and legal issues. Judge Larsen sits on the Board of Directors for both the Women Everywhere Partners in Service Project, where she has been a volunteer for the past 12 years, and the Illinois Judges Foundation.
Judge Larsen was the 2008 recipient of the Hooten award given by the Women's Bar Association of Illinois.
Contact address:
Richard J. Daley Center
Room 2405
Chicago, IL 60602
B.A., DePaul, 1979
J.D., Loyola Chicago, 1983


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Vogue Editors Vow Not to Employ Models with Eating Disorders
The heads of Vogue's 19 international editions have come together to form a six-point pact which promises, among other things, to stop the practice of working with models younger than 16, or those who, at the editors' discretion, are determined to be suffering from an eating disorder.
"Vogue editors around the world want the magazines to reflect their commitment to the health of the models who appear on the pages and the wellbeing of their readers," Condé Nast International chairman Jonathan Newhouse said in a statement.
In addition to pledging that they will "not knowingly work" with under-16 or "unhealthy" models, the editors also made a commitment to help "raise industry-wide awareness through education," as well as "encourage producers to create healthy backstage working conditions" through healthier food options, respect for privacy, and reasonable working hours.
Designers will also be encouraged to quit the practice of providing "unrealistically small sample sizes of their clothing," which restricts the model's range and body type.
"We will be ambassadors for the message of healthy body image," the pact concludes.
The announcement by Vogue follows a similar set of guidelines released by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, which asks the industry to avoid employing models who are not yet 16 years of age. Some fashion houses and modeling agencies, namely Marc Jacobs and Ford Models, have openly flouted that request.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' started by Salinga, Dec 5, 2012.
I noticed that for the first time also. At first, I thought it was a flaw in the video. Neat effect.
Well, to be fair, Picard still unequivocally labels what Kevin did a crime (i.e. wrong). Whether or not there was a current Federation law that covered it (and as yousirname and davejames point out, how exactly do you punish or sentence a being who can wipe out an entire species with a single thought?). Once Picard figured out that Kevin was the only living thing on Rana IV and in fact wasn't human at all, his only concern was to get help for Troi and force him to confess -- the only realistic punishment available. His secret was out and now he'd have to live with it for eternity.
I assume Picard's hang up with wiping out the Borg was due to him having a conscience -- he recognized it would be immoral. Maybe this is naive, but I'd like to believe that most people are moral and good, not because they fear punishment by the state if they were caught committing a crime, but because they simply have no burning desire to hurt or wrong others.
I noticed new footage in The High Ground. The terrorist leader has a bit longer discussion with his subordinate who was detained, about Riker's desire to negotiate for Crusher's release.
Also I noticed in BoBW a warp flyby of the D that appears CG. It sticks out because it has some unique motion blur.
And I too never noticed the early S3 uniform's horizontal seams until now.
Watching these shows in HD is thrilling.
Is it actually new footage or restored footage that was cut when the series went into syndication?
That should be the case otherwise they would've made a deal of it.
has anyone gotten a hold of the cgi e-d tests?
All the CGI in that Best Buy feature are based on the Enterprise-refit in Star Trek III. There was no Enterprise-D design even established at the point the digital effects in the feature were produced.
Thanks to the wonders of HD I just noticed that Jonathan Frakes has a bandage around his right index finger in "Sarek" and "Ménage à Troi".
I have no idea how that CG looks in motion, but it doesn't look that bad at all. Sure, it's nothing on the models that we finally got, but that shot there really isn't offensive for a mid 80s product.
Yup, definitely glad they decided to go with models. TNG already had enough going against it in that first season. The last thing it needed was a cheesy CG Enterprise flying around.
I'll take good ship models over CGI anyday. Sure you can do way more with CGI in terms of movement, but it always looks so fake to me.
that actually looks fantastic for the time. talented people.
The gray square pattern used on Q's 21st century soldier uniform pops up a lot in later episodes, and HD really makes it obvious:
It's everywhere. It's in the badges on Worf's sash, part of Finn and Devos' clothing in The High Ground, and on the pressure suit bag in The Hunted.
Forgot how good The Hunted and The High Ground were. Probably the two best "message" episodes TNG produced.
They both do a very good job of mixing talk and action.
One thing I learned from the Best Buy VFX documentary was that the 6ft model had some sort of strobing or pulsating lights effect in the Bussard collectors. I don't think I ever saw it on screen but it was discussed and visible in the documentary.
I found a minor glitch in my DVDs which I bought cheap. On the first disc when I try to scroll to episodes it freezes up. That it shuts down my player. It did this twice but the first time it did not. But pressing play all, there is no problem.
I didn't notice any issues with disc one of my set.
I could be a fluke or I just need to clean it. Like I said it did not happen the first time.
My set arrived, and it looks absolutely great, no glitches or anything.
I forgot just how good some of these episodes really are, and have just finished The Defector.
What a great score for that one, and I loved the action beats in the opening act.
A real good pace, and it really plays the tension beautifully.
Is there an error on the contents? I went to watch the Tribute to David Rappaport and it wasn't where the insert said it should be.
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January 22, 2018
Currently: 39° — Complete forecast
World View Enterprises
This artist's rendering provided by World View Enterprises on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 shows their design for a capsule lifted by a high-altitude balloon up 19 miles into the air for tourists. Company CEO Jane Poynter said people would pay $75,000 to spend a couple hours looking down at the curve of the Earth.
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I try to use this code:
to send ALT-3 to application, but nothing happen. but if i hold ALT button until that code ran , it'll effect. Can someone tell me why is that?Code:
AnsiString strWindowName = "Element Client";
HWND windowHandle = FindWindow(0, strWindowName.c_str());
if (windowHandle)
SendMessage(windowHandle, WM_SYSKEYDOWN,0x12,0x20380001);
SendMessage(windowHandle, WM_SYSKEYDOWN,0x33,0x20040001);
SendMessage(windowHandle, WM_SYSCHAR,0x33,0x20040001);
SendMessage(windowHandle, WM_KEYUP,0x12,0xc0380001);
SendMessage(windowHandle, WM_KEYUP,0x33,0xc0040001);
Or show me how to send KeyStrokey by use Send/PostMessage Function.
Thank You


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More than two dozen people were hospitalized with respiratory problems after a freight train derailed Friday morning and sent hazardous material spilling into a creek in the southern New Jersey town of Paulsboro.
Paulsboro residents were asked to stay inside for hours and schools on temporary lockdown as emergency and hazmat crews responded to the scene, NBC 10 Philadelphia reported.
Gloucester Office of Emergency Management confirmed that a Conrail train derailed after the bridge it was traveling on collapsed just after 7 a.m. Friday near Commerce Street in Paulsboro, Gloucester County. It was the second time in a little more than three years that the railroad bridge collapsed.
Six of the train's cars were dumped into Mantua Creek. Four of the cars contained vinyl chloride, a colorless flammable gas with a sweet odor that is used primarily to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and that evaporates quickly. One of the train cars was compromised, releasing about 180,000 pounds of the chemical into the creek, according to Conrail spokesperson John Enright.
Acute exposure to vinyl chloride via inhalation can cause dizziness, drowsiness, headaches, and even a loss of consciousness, and it is reported to be slightly irritating to the eyes and respiratory tract, according to a statement from Gloucester County Freeholder Director Robert Damminger.
"The company [Conrail] will offer assistance to residents who sought medical attention," Conrail spokesperson John Enright said.
Residents were initially told to remain in their homes and local schools were placed on lockdown as emergency officials assessed air quality concerns. At least 28 people were transported from the scene to Underwood Memorial Hospital, all complaining of respiratory problems. Officials confirmed that some of the injured were workers from the Paulsboro Marine Terminal.
PHOTOS: Paulsboro Train Derailment
"Personal safety is our number one concern," U.S. Coast Guard Petty officer Nick Ameen told NBC10.
Officials determined at about 11 a.m. that air quality had improved, meaning the situation was under control. However, they cautioned that the next significant threat will be when Conrail attempts to lift the cars out of the water without releasing any more chemicals.
"Right now, the remaining chemical is frozen, at the bottom of the car," a Paulsboro official said. "[but} The Conrail engineers and hazmat crews are experts at plugging holes and sealing things and I'm sure they'll do what they need to do to stabilize that product."
The cars, however, will not be lifted out of the water until at least Saturday because it will take a day to bring in a crane large enough to lift the cars.


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André Villas-Boas: Tottenham are serious about the Europa League
• Spurs will use competition to fine tune his style
Tottenham Hotspur may have been shunted into the Europa League by Chelsea's Champions League triumph last season but their manager, André Villas-Boas, has no intention of taking the continent's secondary tournament lightly. The Portuguese has vowed to "embrace the Europa League as if it were the Champions League" and that ambition will be reflected in the strong side he will deploy as Spurs begin their campaign at home to Lazio on Thursday night.
Villas-Boas's predecessor, Harry Redknapp, made a token attempt to win this tournament last season, scattering fringe players throughout his line-ups as he chose to preserve most of his primary resources for the Premier League; Spurs' elimination in last season's group stage almost seemed a relief to then-manager.
Villas-Boas, who won the tournament with Porto in 2011, will tackle the Europa League with a different mindset – he has said the prospect of playing 14 matches, which is what it would take to reach the final in Amsterdam, is a boon rather than a burden, since the more games Spurs play, the more opportunities he has to fine-tune the style of the club he took over in the summer. His top players appear to be on message. "This is a very important competition for us," said Moussa Dembélé, the £15m recruit who is set to be among tonight's starters. "There are good teams in the competition but I think we can do something in it."
Lazio arrive with impressive pedigree. They have won all three of their Serie A matches this season and boast talents such as the veteran German striker Miroslav Klose and the ingenious Brazilian playmaker Hernanes, whom Tottenham reportedly tried to sign over the summer. With Panathinaikos and Slovenian side Maribor the other teams in Group J, Spurs will be expected to progress to the knockout stages but they know a poor start tonight would complicate their journey. "Lazio is a big team and I think Panathinaikos will be difficult too so that's why we have to win this game so we can go [to Greece] with more confidence," said Dembélé.


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Shane Co.
Emerald Cut and Round Diamond Three-Stone Ring
Description & Specifications
This dazzling ring features three emerald cut diamonds, at approximately 1.02 carats TW. These sparkling gems are accented with 12 round diamonds, at approximately .18 carat TW. Crafted in quality 14 karat white gold, the total weight is approximately 1.20 carats.
Item Number: 41059747
Item Number: 41059747
- *Total Carat Weight1 1/4 ct. t.w.
- *Metal FinishPolished
- Metal Type14K White Gold
- Stone ShapeEmerald Cut
- Stone TypeDiamond
- *Setting TypePave


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A former Cherryville city employee facing multiple embezzlement charges made an appearance in Gaston County Superior Court Thursday.
A former Cherryville city employee facing multiple embezzlement charges made an appearance in Gaston County Superior Court Thursday.
Jennifer Neal Hoyle applied for a public defender.
The 34-year-old Cherryville woman initially consulted with a private attorney after her arrest in July. But her financial situation has diminished since then, according to Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell.
Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Poovey granted her a public defender.
Hoyle was fired from her job as utilities supervisor of Cherryville in June. She was slapped with 10 counts of embezzlement in July.
Hoyle is accused of stealing money from the city on several occasions -- four times in January, three times in March, and three times in April, according to arrest warrants.
She�s accused of taking $2,645.43 over the course of four months, according to the warrants.
Hoyle�s husband, Mark Hoyle, has been incarcerated in the Mecklenburg County Jail since his arrest in October.
Mark Hoyle was one of six men charged for helping transport stolen goods through the county and state and keeping money from the operation.
Four of the six men had ties to law enforcement, and five of the six men have pleaded guilty in the past two weeks.
Mark Hoyle, 39, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and extortion last week in federal court. He hasn�t been sentenced yet but the crimes carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and/or a $500,000 fine partnered with supervised release.
The arrests came from a sting operation executed by the FBI. The investigation led to the termination of three Cherryville police officers followed by the resignation of the police chief.
You can reach reporter Diane Turbyfill at 704-869-1817 and twitter.com/GazetteDiane.


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This is the final weekend to catch Los Altos Youth Theatre's production of "Anne of Green Gables" at Bus Barn Theater.
Adapted by Joseph Robinette from L.M. Montgomery's novel of the same name, "Gables" is set in the town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island.
The play follows the adventures of orphan Anne Shirley, who is sent to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert by mistake but soon charms them and the community with her fiery spirit and imagination.
Directed by Emily Jordan, the cast features actors from Los Altos and surrounding cities.
Performances are scheduled 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Bus Barn Theater is located at 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.
Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 children, students and seniors.
For advance tickets and more information, call 941-0551 or visit busbarn.tix.com.


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White Cap Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Scrambling Man
|Good Time
Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2011
|Climbed the gully from Sawmill Pass, then up the south ridge. Great views from the top of Leatherman, Borah, Pios, and Boulders. Fast climb to great views.
|Posted Jul 31, 2011 6:51 pm
|Kickin Steps
Date Climbed: May 25, 2009
|Kicked my way up on a warm and overcast day. Great Leatherman views.
|Posted Sep 8, 2009 8:46 pm
|Crazy Day!
Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2009
|Cilmbed this With D. Cabiilo, Manley, LT and Nick Carl. Chaotic weather and a lot of postholing! all together a great day with really bad weather
|Posted Mar 22, 2009 12:05 am
|Super Dave
|White Cap
Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2008
|Climbed the gully from Sawmill Pass, then up the south ridge. Some good sized cornices already forming on the ridges. Great weather, great views, great banter, a great day. Trip Report
|Posted Nov 9, 2008 9:33 pm
|great snow climb
Date Climbed: May 10, 2008
|very fun cramponing up couloirs before ascending the south ridge to the summit. Excellent glissade down to Sawmill Gulch. Weather and snow were about perfect.
|Posted May 11, 2008 7:59 pm
|skunk ape
|South West Ridge
|Pretty views.
|Posted Feb 27, 2007 12:01 am
|Route Climbed: Southwest ridge Date Climbed: April 30, 2005
|See below.
|Posted May 4, 2005 3:48 pm
|Route Climbed: South ridge Date Climbed: April 2005
|Did it with the Idaho Summits group. Great snow climb with perfect weather and new friends.
|Posted May 1, 2005 8:57 pm
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: April 30th, 2005
|Climbed the peak with 11 others on the http://www.idahosummits.com spring outing.
|Posted May 1, 2005 12:06 pm
|Route Climbed: South RIdge Date Climbed: April30th/05
|Went up with a bunch of people on the IdahoSummits annual spring gathering. Cold spring day with snow the whole way but a great great climb!
|Posted Apr 30, 2005 10:25 pm


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I have been trying to find out if inet_ntop is reentrant or not. I seem to get varying responses on the different sites I found when googling.
I am sure versions of the library matter but I am not exactly sure what version I have and am not sure how to tell. If someone can tell me how to find out the library version I can provide that info as well.
Thanks for the help.