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Sick, exasperated, tired, overloaded. May I recommend any of the other fine establishments on Freethought Blogs who will appreciate your custom?
Sick, exasperated, tired, overloaded. May I recommend any of the other fine establishments on Freethought Blogs who will appreciate your custom?
AndrewD says
Noooo…Just don't do anything which wouldn't upset a Republican Tea partyist
Nick Gotts says
Sick, exasperated, tired, overloaded.
Sorry to hear that, PZ – hope you feel better soon, but don't come back before you're ready!
Ogvorbis: Apologies Available for All! says
I wish I had some spoons to lend you. Be safe and take care of you.
Desert Son, OM says
Proffered tentacle signalling supportive, compassionate, restful care.
Even mighty Cthulhu awaits, dreaming . . .
Blankets to Ryleh!*
Still learning,
*Could be a good album title . . .
Wowbagger, Designated Snarker says
Take care, PZ.
Kevin, 友好火猫 (Friendly Fire Cat) says
Take care of yourself, PZ!
Nerd of Redhead, Dances OM Trolls says
Sent a bran muffin and a cup of tea your way. Get your rest.
chigau (違う) says
I'm making pizza.
What do you want on yours?
Take care of yourself.
Crip Dyke, Right Reverend Feminist FuckToy of Death & Her Handmaiden says
As the local tea snob round these parts*, I am happy to pass on a $10 cup of tea and a 10 cent oreo. Heaven awaits.
See you when fatigue eases, exasperation subsides, and your adaptive immune system, umm, adapts? That's not it.
In any case, see you soon, I hope. In the meantime, have a hanky.
*Where the value of "these parts" = an enclosed region upwards of 85m^2
Thumper; Immorally Inferior Sergeant Major in the Grand Gynarchy Mangina Corps (GGMC) says
*Waves* Feel better Poopyhead!
Nathaniel Frein says
My brains have been dripping out my nose the last few days. I blame the sudden temperature drop.
Hope you feel better PZ.
Anne D says
Take care of yourself, PZ, and feel better soon.
raven says
For FFS, PZ, you need to learn to delegate!!!!
Burnout is real and many of us have been there, sometimes quite often. You learn after a while just how destructive it is and avoid it any way you can.
Find some cobloggers or substitutes if you can. A lot of FTB people are erudite, entertaining, and/or knowledgeable writers.
I know you tried that with Chris Clarke and that actually worked. He had different interests but so do your readers. It's unfortunate he moved but the world is a big place.
carlie says
So sorry, PZ. We'll wait patiently and nicely until you feel better. :)
Crip Dyke – so glad you said that, because this morning I've been alternately moaning over the fact that I'm drinking the last of my rose tea and chiding myself for caring so much. ;) (I can get more, but not for two weeks until next payday! And there's only the not-nearly-as-good earl grey creme to drink in the meantime!)
petesmif says
Take care. Hope you feel better soon
Dhorvath, OM says
Everyone deserves a break. Enjoy yours.
borax says
Piping hot cup of earl grey with a generous splash of bourbon, followed by a warm shower; that fixes everything. Hope you feel better.
Desert Son, OM says
*risks thread derail*
carlie at #14:
Saw your posts, and thanks. Responded in the lounge.
*grabs coat, hat, excuses self from thread with apologetic chagrin for derail*
Still learning,
a_ray_in_dilbert_space says
Feel better, PZ.
Take care of yourself.
I hope you're feeling better soon, PZ. Do what's best to fix what ails you.
moarscienceplz says
You're not fooling me, PZ. You're just moving to your lair inside the hollow volcano to further your plan of World Domination, aren't you?
I'll have to deduct this from your salary and put a strike on your attendance record.
cicely says
You Deserve A Break Today, PZ.
*offering Strong Drink, and an option on chikkensoop*
Feel better, soon.
Before Skepticon.
</self-interest & self-absorption>
Jackie teh kitteh cuddler says
You deserve a break. Rest up and feel better.
marcoli says
So… (looks around) ….
What is everyone doing today while PZ is at rest? Shall we make a golden idol, or something?
Ogvorbis: Broken, failing, hurting. says
What is everyone doing today while PZ is at rest?
Arguing with myself, arguing with a computer, arguing with a printer, threatening a computer, trying to do my job, pleading with a computer, failing.
Some kind of giant statue of a squid, perhaps?
Esteleth, statistically significant to p ≤ 0.001 says
What is everyone doing today while PZ is at rest?
Data analysis, planning 53 days of experiments (and taking the existence of holidays into account), trying to figure out where I'm going to come up with $41,000, trying to figure out if I will qualify next year for food stamps and unemployment, trying to talk the proud/stupid part of my brain into accepting the fact that I'll be on Medicaid next year.
You know, the usual.
chigau (違う) says
Let's make the golden idol out of cheese.
Crip Dyke, Right Reverend Feminist FuckToy of Death & Her Handmaiden says
@Raven, #13:
For FFS, PZ, you need to learn to delegate!!!!
:whisper: Raven, a large part of the "exasperation" aspect of this is the frustration of PZ's attempts to delegate. I'm not sure criticizing him for not delegating is helpful just now… :/whisper:
Crip Dyke, Right Reverend Feminist FuckToy of Death & Her Handmaiden says
I say we go with the traditional "golden kaf". My youngest just predicted the spelling by sounding out that 2nd part last night, so she can be in charge of the inscription.
marcoli says
I was thinking more along the lines of a golden cat.
Daz: Experiencing A Slight Gravitas Shortfall says
Let's make the golden idol out of cheese.
I was thinking more along the lines of a golden cat.
Could this be the best mouse-trap ever?
Patrick says
Look after yourself for your own sake, and may I recommend one of Islay's fine malts as a restorative.
raven says
:whisper: Raven, a large part of the "exasperation" aspect of this is the frustration of PZ's attempts to delegate. I'm not sure criticizing him for not delegating is helpful just now… :/whisper:
Didn't think of that although I did know it.
In all seriousness, burnout is real and to be avoided at all costs.
I'm sure we've all been there before. We live in a fast moving complicated society that puts huge demands on our time and effort.
Some cobloggers or guest slots would probably help a lot.
Dick the Damned says
It sounds like your cat needs to look after you.
Take care, & only when you're ready, come back & fight the good fights.
opposablethumbs says
Hope you feel better soon, PZed. Wishing you plenty of restorative rest and a reduction in exasperation if possible.
Hey, are we allowed to send hugs to the Grand High Poopyhead and Squidly Overlord? Sending some in case.
see_the_galaxy says
feel better! your work is appreciated
Marcus Ranum says
My first sensei taught me:
Sleep is a weapon
lorn says
Relax, turn off the clock radio and cell phone, have a cup of tea, with a touch of honey, or bourbon, followed by long, warm sleep of indefinite duration. It'll do you good.
playonwords says
Take care, enjoy yourself, enjoy your family, ignore idiots
Menyambal --- inesteemable says
Good job, PZ. Thanks for taking care of yourself.
Me, I shoulda, but a job came open. It was a challenge, but I did it, aching shoulders, sore feet and sleepy eyes, and all. I shoulda stayed home.
Smart man, PZ.
echidna says
Take care, PZ.
Stacy says
Feel better, PZ.
I hope you're back soon. But not before you're ready. (No, really, I can handle the Pharyngula withdrawal symptoms.)
Gvlgeologist, FCD says
I join in all the wishes that you feel better soon. Enjoy your break.
ThorGoLucky says
Take care. {platonic hugs}
peicurmudgeon says
Constant reader, very rare commenter. Take care of yourself.
While you enjoy some well deserved sleep, we'll be
setting up our own breakaway People's Republic real nice to each other and not causing any mischief whatsoever.
chigau (違う) says
Yes, of course, what theophontes said.
No cause for concern.
kacyray says
The tribe loves you. They'd be lost without you.
Hekuni Cat, MQG says
Thank you for all you do for us. Take care, PZ.
knowknot says
Empathetic cuttlefish empathizes.
Also says: "put your arms down and let someone else throw the colors for now."
catlover says
PZ — Do please get well soon, and take care of yourself. Chicken soup and a nice loong hot shower should help. And sleep, blissful sleep "that knits up the raveled sleave of care". Take as much time as you need — we'll wait patiently for your return.
Louis says
Get well, have a nice break, and be well, PZ.
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HI! My name is Thea! I have been a HP fan from the begining, but recently decided to flex my creative muscle and give fanfic a shot. I don't necessarily support any speciific shippers, and plan on giving a few differnt ones a try before I commit. **lol**
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On July 16th, I spoke at the Chicago JUG. Heather VanCura of the JCP helped arrange the talk. I did my Java EE 7 talk (our flagship talk this year) - slides posted below. Now that Java EE 7 is out, I'm trying to do a few more visits to reasonably local JUGs to my home office in Philly (I am speaking in Pittsburgh, Columbus and Cleveland in August).
The talk went very well -- over 75 people attended by my count and the RSVP was even higher than that. I was very happy to share the stage with Simon Maple of ZeroTurnaround (speaking on class loaders/JRebel of course). I gave away a few GlassFish T-shirts, laptop stickers and other goodies. I'm going to try to hit Chicago again when I'm flying cross country.


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Russellville's First United Methodist Church will host a Free Community Thanksgiving meal on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Carry-out and delivery meals will be available by calling (479) 968-1232.
Holiday closings
The Russellville Animal Shelter, Yard Waste Facility, and Recycle Works will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
All three departments will reopen Monday, Nov. 26 at 9 a.m.
Parade entry deadline
The entry deadline for the 2012 Russellville Christmas Parade is noon Monday, Dec. 3. Due to time constraints, entries will not be accepted past this time.
Parade entry forms are available at the Recreation and Parks Department office at 1000 E. Parkway Drive, Russellville, or online at www.russellvillearkansas.org.
For more information, call the Recreation and Parks Department at (479) 968-1272.
Government offices closed
Pope County and City of Russellville offices and the Hughes Community Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22-23, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Poinsetta sale starts Nov. 29
The Arkansas Tech University Agri Club will conduct its annual Poinsettia Sale on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29 and 30, on Red Hill Farm, north of the ATU campus.
According to Dr. Jim Collins, horticulturist, "Along with our usual reds, we are always trying new varieties. This year we will also have fun poinsettias painted by the students." The greenhouse will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both sale days.
Atkins Christmas parade scheduled
The People For A Better Atkins will again be hosting a Christmas parade on Monday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. in downtown Atkins.
This year's theme is "Scenes of Christmas." Floats will be judged, first prize is $150, second place is $125 and third is $100.
Floats to be judged need to be at the Cotton Yard, by 5 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. John Sunderland will be the grand marshals. Those with questions may call Charles May at 641-2245.


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When I roll through
I see a lot of niggas who be hatin' on a nigga
Try and cover up and throw deuce
No couth, think I need a noose where these niggas so loose
Mary in the blunt, Nina on the dresser
Disappearing pussy, you could call the boy Cheshire
Yessir, two evils? Who the lesser?
Paradox lyrics like you M.C. Escher
Niggas freeze up like Medusa in the mic
My flow'll last long like Methuselah tonight
You know I pack a punch, hit you like Tang
You niggas on air I ain't talkin no Aang
Bang, bang, onomatopoeia
Ya'll ain't even doing no justice to the league-ah
I get it down like the core of the earth
They critique my pimping but their whoring is worse
I make a lot of noise like a foreign alert
And I still kill bills with my boring-est verse
Yo, I just made that word up
To y'all haters I could flip the bird up
So I could make some change for the coupe
Catch y'all slipping in the range I'mma shoot
Cuz I fire these lyrics like Apprentices
And if you kill me I could flow like Nemesis
Genesis ain't got nothing' on my game
Got a lot of Loises driving in my lane
No S on my chest, but I feel like Superman
Heard a lot of no's like Toucan Sam
But I heard more yesses and "you can man"s
Me and myself like a two man band
I watch his back, he watch mine
Tried a lot of theories: no Einstein
Find your center, how do I find mine?
Cause music is as endless as space and time
Trapped in this prison like I'm facing time
I walk a hole through the floor through my pace in rhyme
Aces, 9s, weird combinations
Niggas spit lines with weird connotations
Ace up my sleeve, 9 on my buckle
Niggas try to cut my finns no Huckle
But I could switch up, something like blade dog
Snipes a nigga while I'm robin him. Slade dog
Suede, dog, is what they attribute the flow
Times up - but I think its stupid to go
But you better know, I hope you're listening
Cuz I ain't never plan on saying this again
While these niggas all shake like a fizz-up
I make your mind scape quake like fissures
[Dub A]
Look, and they wonder where this nigga come from
An unknown genius whose talent's extremely dumb
Now dim the lights cause my contradiction's fictionalized
In the eyes of the beholder, I am 20 feet high
Leaving sickness in my premise, preliminary preparation is scarier
Than dealing with a crazy menace
Even judged, I will never budge, even from a tug
Even buzzed I am light years ahead of these even slugs, uh
Competition, I'm stabbing in the abdomen
I'mma savage beast locked up just eating salad
And when I bust out, I'm as crazy as an 80's
Crack baby being fed steroids stationed in Haiti
I hate it when hip hop heads
All gather just to say that hip hop's dead
Well, nigga, better find a doctor instead
If not, I'm a grave robber just waiting for my time of year
Spark a flame in the air, I am finally here
With all my peers, and I still don't care
Cause after this I'm going back to my habits, being imbalanced
Mocking deaf kids telling em to hear my talents - woah
I'm a crazy muthafucka, never the same I am everything that is other
Don't care like I'm in church reciting the scripts
When I'm out, catch the holy ghost riding the whip
I'm a lion, you're shrimp, you're a wimp of a simp
I'm going hard as my dick as I'm dividing her lips
I'm as nasty as flatulence, reaction is you're a catalyst
To my chemical balance, I have it all that you're lacking
We are ripping the game and AAP is the name of the gang
That I am repping, no change
Spit a llama like drama like TNT, you're Osama
But I'm the bomb and Bahamas thinks that I'm hot right now
Never stop, you]re down, yeah and she goes down
I'm unbelievable like when a deaf hears sound
You're hating and collaborating with other niggas that are hating on me
I'm suppose to care? Nigga, I got ADHD
I'm forever spitting this atom splitting and getting this to your brain
I'mma chemist of words denting your hemis
Spherical motion, I'm rolling defeating opponents
Now condone this, cause after this I'm speaking out my condolences
I send you rappers, not for killing you
But for everything in the future that I'm about to do
I guess ya'll dogs need a hint, no Blue Clues
But I flows coo coo, yours to me and doo doo
Elementary flow, Dora the Explorer them
Cause I stay spitting ashes like a crematorium
Sick to the crisp of the hit that I spit
Leaving carriers abyss, man I fucked up, oh shit
48 bars? Aight, that's straight
This is the realest verse I ever wrote, ain't it?
Bought a new whip cause of my flowin, so you know I got it hydroplanin'
I'm just sayin', the game's sweet but it taste sour
Bump a Maybach, catch me ridin' in a Mayflower on you cowards
Overseas, waitin for the ovaries
All the ladies know it's me, cause ain't nobody cold as me
Jeez, that's mans the truth, ain't he tho?
So ahead of the game, you think fellatio
Radios go cray when I come around
Only time you get played is when you get the run around
Hands down, I spit vicious, sickness
My image alone could body 90% of you gimmicks
I've been rippin apart all these weaklings
Weekly, since the day before I started teething
My mouth's heating, I needa cut it out
Ouch.. ah! I burnt the roof of my mouth
From spittin crack and slangin that Illmatic
G-g-g-unit can't handle my guerrilla tactics
You couldn't land on my atlas
Man, there's a better chance of Wheelchair Jimmy landing some backflips
Boy, my caliber's measured in diameters
A day for me could fill up a bunch of Obama's calendars
I'm constantly claiming that I'm the best and keep repeating it
Because I'm the only person that I'm competing with
Cause lyrically, I kill MC's
But don't even think of calling me a lyrical king
Because then you'll have it backwards dog
Get it? Backwards dog? I'm a lyrical god
So all you casualties that casually talk trash to me
Are actually committing blasphemy
So bow down to your majesty, grandmaster E
Or you can choke on this massive D, sheesh
This whole competition was lucky until now
Cause I finally took the time out to write out
Fresh bars, and to make things worse
I made it this far off of throwaway verses
Some dating back to 2010
So I'm pretty it's impossible for me not to win
And you'da thought I planted explosives under a charter
The way this competition's getting blown out the water
Einstein is here to diminish you crooks
And it looks like I got another win in the books
And it looks like I gotta go repeat myself
Because history tends to repeat thyself
But anyways, uh, wait a minute, what the hell?
Ah crap, not again, the mic's startin' to melt
Well in case you ate and you ain't full of me yet
I killed with the last round like its Russian roulette
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"It was a crazy night" said the Venezuelan pitcher after his no-hitter, the first for the Mets after 8,020 games.
MLB: Santana finally gives the New York Mets a no-hitter
NEW YORK // For more than 50 years, the New York Mets chased that elusive no-hitter. Johan Santana finally finished the job.
Santana pitched the first no-hitter in team history, helped by an umpire's missed call and an outstanding catch in left field in an 8-0 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
After a string of close calls over the last five decades, Santana went all the way in the Mets' 8,020th game.
"Finally, the first one," he said. "That is the greatest feeling ever."
He needed a couple of key assists to pull it off.
Carlos Beltran, back at Citi Field for the first time since the Mets traded him last July, hit a line drive over third base in the sixth inning that hit the foul line and should have been called fair. But third base umpire Adrian Johnson ruled it foul and the no-hitter was intact - even though a replay clearly showed a mark where the ball landed on the chalk line.
"I saw the ball hitting outside the line, just foul," Johnson told a pool reporter.
The umpire acknowledged that he saw the replay afterward but declined to comment.
"It was in front of his face, and he called it foul. I thought it was a fair ball," Beltran said. "At the end of the day, one hit wasn't going to make a difference in the ballgame. We needed to score more runs and we didn't do that."
Hometown kid Mike Baxter then made a tremendous catch in left field to rob Yadier Molina of extra bases in the seventh. Baxter crashed into the wall, injured his shoulder and left the game.
Making his 11th start since missing last season following shoulder surgery, Santana (3-2) threw a career-high 134 pitches in his second consecutive shutout. Relying on a sneaky fastball and the baffling change-up that's always been his signature, he struck out eight and walked five with wind gusting up to 30mph.
"Amazing," Santana said after tossing the majors' third no-hitter this year. "Coming into this season I was just hoping to come back and stay healthy and help this team, and now I am in this situation in the greatest city for baseball."
Before the game, Mets manager Terry Collins said he planned to limit Santana to 110-115 pitches all season.
"I just couldn't take him out," a choked-up Collins said afterward.
Born in 1962, the Mets have been built on pitching when they've fielded their best teams. But neither Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver nor Dwight Gooden could throw a no-hitter for the Mets - though all three are among the seven pitchers who tossed one after leaving the team.
Philip Humber is another one. He pitched a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox at Seattle on April 21, and Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels no-hit Minnesota on May 2.
Following the game, Santana addressed his teammates in the clubhouse. He thanked them and said: "Yeah, baby! Believe it!"
"I'm really happy for them," said Boston manager Bobby Valentine, who managed the Mets from 1996-2002. "That's been an albatross over the pitching in that franchise forever, since '62. One of the best pitchers they've ever had threw it and that also gives credibility to it."
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez congratulated Santana in a message on Twitter, calling him a "golden left-hander" and "Giant Johan."
"What pride! Long live Venezuela!" Chavez said in the message.
Santana got a warm ovation as he headed out to the mound for the ninth inning, and the two-time Cy Young Award winner quickly retired Matt Holliday and Allen Craig on shallow fly balls as frenzied fans high-fived each other and captured video of it all on their cell phones.
With the crowd of 27,069 on its feet, World Series MVP David Freese went to a 3-2 count before his foul tip was caught by Josh Thole, just activated from the disabled list earlier in the day.
Santana pumped his left fist, slammed it into his glove and shouted as Thole showed the ball to plate umpire Gary Cederstrom and then went running out toward the mound.
"I don't think anybody expected that tonight. Everything came out perfect for him," Beltran said. "It should mean a lot for him after battling last year with the injuries. ... I'm not happy about it, but at the same time he's a good man and I'm happy for him."
The Mets rushed out of the dugout and mobbed Santana in a raucous dogpile as security guards tackled a fan who ran onto the field near home plate. Moments later, the pitcher raised his right arm and saluted the crowd, which was chanted his name from the eighth inning on. The big scoreboard in centre flashed Santana's picture and read "No-Han."
"It was a crazy night - my fastball moving all over the place," Santana said. "I don't think I've ever thrown a no-hitter in video games."
The San Diego Padres, who started play in 1969, are now the only team without a no-hitter.
The Mets' seemingly endless pursuit had become something of a famous quest, with at least one website dedicated to counting off their total number of games without a no-hitter each day during the season. Radio announcer Howie Rose often did the same when the opposing team got its first hit.
The list of pitchers who have thrown no-hitters after leaving the Mets includes Ryan and Seaver, both Hall of Famers, plus Gooden, David Cone, Mike Scott, Hideo Nomo and Humber.


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The Home Depot announced today it will hire more than 60,000 seasonal associates in time for its second annual Spring Black Friday event.
Like the traditional Black Friday that occurs the day after Thanksgiving to unofficially start the holiday shopping season, The Home Depot's Spring Black Friday marks the start of home improvement's busiest shopping season -- the spring.
Spring Black Friday will be implemented on a market-by-market basis based on climate by geography. During four different weekends in spring, prices on hundreds of spring products will be reduced, including a variety of live goods and lawn care, outdoor power, eco-friendly gardening products, and patio and grills.
"As we have stated in the past, spring is our Christmas and traffic is at its highest during this season," said Craig Menear, executive VP merchandising. "Hiring seasonal associates and offering door busting deals will ensure our customers have all of the service, know-how and value they need as they look to take on outdoor projects to improve the appearance of their home."
Home Depot said it will hire and train new seasonal associates in every market during the months of February and March. The 60,000 part-timers are about the same number that were hired to ramp up for spring in 2010. Additionally, The Home Depot said it will be adding net new permanent full-time and part-time positions to its stores for the second year in a row.
Mooresville, N.C.-based Lowe's is also getting into the spring of things with a mass hiring of part-time workers. According to various press reports, the company will hire 50,000 seasonal positions at its 1,750 stores. That's about 16% more hires than last year's spring ramp up.


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Hi Rhys,
Where are these specimens from? Is it the Westphalian of Pembrokeshire again?
Hi RhysJHH
I'm a palaeobotanist at Royal Holloway University of London and very interested in your fossil discoveries at Wiseman's Bridge. I am currently supervising a PhD student (James Cockerham) who is doing his thesis on the fossil plants and sediments at the site. Would you be able to drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com? Would be interested done if you had any collections that we could take a look at and if you can show us the bed where you obtained your fossils. Many thanks, Howard
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The color red is popping up everywhere. Chocolatiers and florists are stocking up on heart-shaped boxes and long-stemmed red roses. Stores are cramming their shelves full of foil hearts and teddies. Greeting card store owners are rubbing their hands together with glee. Yes, the Big Holiday approaches... V-Day.
As a romance blogger facing my first Valentine's Day posting, I've been feeling the pressure. Love or hate the holiday, everyone will have romance on their minds to some extent-- what to write? Then it occurred to me: I'm not the only one stressing about this holiday. Lonely hearts (or perfectly content singles) have the strain of being solo on a holiday for couples. Couples are under pressure to be romantic on demand (and since when does Cupid ever stick to a schedule?). I scanned my shelves. Could there be an antidote for all this stress?
My eye happened to fall upon Julia Quinn's What Happens in London, and I had my answer: humor! A good cry may be cathartic, but there's nothing like a good laugh for stress relief. Whether you're currently in a relationship or laughing at love, anyone can appreciate a nice romantic comedy. Here, then, is my valentine to all of you: a selection of romances old and new to tickle your funny bone and bring tears to your eyes-- tears of laughter! Happy Valentine's Day!
Comical Contemporaries:
Connie Brockway. Skinny Dipping (PbkRomance Brockway)
Christie Craig. Divorced, Desperate and Deceived (PbkRomance Craig)
Jennifer Crusie. Faking It (Fiction Crusie)
Julia Harper. For the Love of Pete (PbkRomance Harper)
Jane Heller. Female Intelligence (Fiction Heller)
Kristan Higgins. Just One of the Guys (PbkRomance Higgins)
Sandra Hill. So Into You (PbkRomance Hill)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Natural Born Charmer (Fiction Phillips)
Vicki Lewis Thompson. My Nerdy Valentine (PbkRomance Thompson)
Nancy Warren. The One I Want (PbkRomance Warren)
Hilarious Historicals:
Kathryn Caskie. Rules of Engagement (PbkRomance Caskie)
Georgette Heyer. The Grand Sophy (Fiction Heyer)
Kathryne Kennedy. My Unfair Lady (PbkRomance Kennedy)
Janet Mullany. The Rules of Gentility (Fiction Mullany)
Julia Quinn. What Happens in London (PbkRomance Quinn)
Mirthful Mysteries:
Janet Evanovich. Naughty Neighbor (PbkRomance Evanovich)
Julie Garwood. Slow Burn (Fiction Garwood)
Linda Howard. Drop Dead Gorgeous (PbkRomance Howard)
Julie Kenner. The Spy Who Loves Me (PbkRomance Kenner)
Robin Wells. How to Score (PbkRomance Wells)
Silly Supernaturals:
Marta Acosta. Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (Fiction Acosta)
MaryJanice Davidson. Betsy the Vampire Queen (Fiction Davidson)
Rachel Gibson. Not Another Bad Date (PbkRomance Gibson)
Karen Kelley. Double Dating with the Dead (PbkRomance Kelley)
Katie Macalister, et al. My Zombie Valentine (PbkRomance My) (COMING SOON!)


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Parmelee, Hendriks savor first Opening Day
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
It's a combination of new additions such as Ryan Doumit, Josh Willingham, Jamey Carroll, Sean Burroughs, Matt Maloney, Jeff Gray and Jared Burton, along with younger players who are experiencing their first Opening Days, like Chris Parmelee, Ben Revere, Trevor Plouffe, Luke Hughes, Anthony Swarzak, Alex Burnett and Liam Hendriks.
Of that group, only Parmelee and Hendriks qualify as rookies, and both were thrilled to participate in their first Opening Day.
Parmelee started at first base and batted eighth, while Hendriks is scheduled to start against the Orioles on Sunday.
"It's awesome," Parmelee said. "It's one of those things where it's an honor. It's Opening Day. It's what we all live for. In the offseason, we all look forward to Opening Day, so it's pretty special."
Parmelee, 24, built on his impressive numbers as a September callup with a solid spring, and will be the club's starter at first base with Justin Morneau serving as designated hitter.
"Parmelee was a great story," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He came up and played well last year, and with the situation with Morneau, he didn't make the club by default, he earned it. He saved us because with Morneau DHing, we'd be scuffling to find a first baseman."
Hendriks, 23, is getting the chance to open the year in the rotation, as right-handers Scott Baker (elbow) and Jason Marquis (family matter) weren't ready to start the season.
"It's pretty exciting," Hendriks said. "I was pretty excited when I found out. I feel like I had a pretty good spring, but I came into spring not even thinking about making the club. But it's always nice, so hopefully I'll be able to take advantage of it."
Gardenhire begins 10th season as manager
BALTIMORE -- While the Orioles celebrated the 20th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire celebrated an anniversary of his own.
Minnesota's Opening Day tilt against Baltimore marked Gardenhire's 10th season as manager after he took over from Tom Kelly before the 2002 season.
Gardenhire became manager amid turmoil, as contraction threatened the Twins that offseason, but ultimately they played the season and ended up advancing to the American League Championship Series, where they lost to the Angels in five games.
"We talked about that a few times," Gardenhire said about the rumors of contraction that offseason. "More so than anything else, was the wait after I interviewed for the job. The wait in between being interviewed and not knowing whether I'd be a manager or even have a job. It was pretty entertaining.
"But the coaching staff, we couldn't start looking for another job because we were still with the Twins. I was interviewed for the manager's job, so I had to sit back and wait. Terry [Ryan] kind of saved the day for myself and the organization by saying he was staying and that we'd go about business as normal to prepare for a season. That was huge. So he gave me this opportunity, and it's been a fun time."
Under Gardenhire, the second-longest tenured manager in baseball behind the Angels' Mike Scioscia, the Twins have won the AL Central six times. But Gardenhire says he never looks back at what he's accomplished as manager.
"I don't," Gardenhire said. "I just go day by day and year by year. I enjoy what I'm doing, I enjoy the organization and I enjoy where I live. Everybody in baseball knows you're always fortunate to stay in baseball with the longevity I've had here along with my coaching staff. It's not the norm. I'm blessed, to say the least. As far as judging, we've had some success, some years that haven't gone as well, and we haven't won a World Series and that's always the goal. So we haven't finished the job yet."
Baker to get second opinion on right elbow
BALTIMORE -- Twins right-hander Scott Baker underwent an MRI exam on his right elbow on Friday, a day after exiting his rehab outing with Class A Advanced Fort Myers after throwing just 11 pitches.
In a statement, Twins general manager Terry Ryan revealed the MRI results.
"Structurally, the MRI on Scott Baker's right elbow was very similar to the previous MRI he had in July of 2011," Ryan said. "Baker will see Dr. David Altchek in New York next week for a second opinion."
Baker, who is on the disabled list retroactive to March 27 with right elbow tendinitis, was scheduled to throw 75 pitches, but couldn't get loose during his outing and was removed after facing just three batters.
"He didn't feel right," Ryan said. "When they took him out it was just because he couldn't seem to get loose."
Manager Ron Gardenhire said he was concerned about Baker's ability to adjust, as he had troubles on the mound after a delay due to the Opening Day ceremonies in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Baker, who averaged 91 mph last year according to FanGraphs, was reportedly throwing just 80-84 mph during his outing before he was taken out with just one out in the first inning.
"Not being able to make adjustments because of your arm really bothers me," Gardenhire said. "They had a little delay, had to sit back and wait a little bit, but not being able to in the heat, the whole package, that bothers me. He just didn't feel right. That bothers me."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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was on a sharp slide over the last couple years, thanks in part to
the rising success of Research In Motion's Blackberry smartphones and
the Apple iPhone. That's a foreign position for the company, as
it was on the forefront of the smartphone revolution, releasing one
the Treo 180 back in 2002 (five years before the first iPhone).
As the PDA market vanished and was replaced with smartphones, Palm
was beat by faster competitors in the race it helped
launch.Recently, though, Palm looked to turn things around
with the release of the Palm
Pre and Palm Pixi smartphones which are powered by its
latest operating system, webOS. It also scored
a deal with Verizon, America's largest carrier. Despite
this big boost, it delivered
some disappointing news this week; it forecasted a revenue
of between $300M to $320M USD in its fiscal third quarter that ends
this month. That's well below the $424.7M USD average
analysts estimated.The weaker than expected revenue was a
result of poorer than expected sales. Palm is predicted to only
move 750,000 smartphone units in the quarter, down from the average
analyst estimate of 1 million units. As a result of the bad
news, Palm stock plunged over 24 percent in busy trading today and
yesterday.Part of Palm's problem is that Verizon hasn't
aggressively marketed the Palm Pre and has been much more vocal about
its Android phones. Some think that Palm's poor performance may
sink a prospective deal with America's number 2 carrier, AT&T,
which announced earlier in the year than it would carry two Palm
smartphones (likely the Pre and Pixi) in the first half of this
CEO Jon Rubinstein moved quickly to reassure employees,
sending a company
wide letter stating that he feels the firm will soon turn the
corner, thanks to the Verizon deal. In the letter he details
plans to send 200 "Brand Ambassadors" to Verizon stores
nationwide in the U.S. to help push Palm's smartphones. He also
points out that Palm does have a cash stockpile of $500M USD, which
it can use to survive during a few rocky quarters.The company
also reported some good news for its smartphone customers -- a new
webOS update for the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi will air today.
The update, webOS 1.4, will be initially available from Sprint only,
but expect Verizon to soon follow shortly. The update is packed
with goodies, from bug fixes, to video capture and editing.
Among its best additions, though, is the inclusion of an early build
of Adobe's
Flash 10. Having Flash gives it access to the internet's
wealth of Flash apps and games, a catalog rivaling even the Apple App
store's. And while some of the apps may not be well suited for
Palm's screen resolution, they do enjoy the advantage of being
largely free (ad revenue supported).Despite the bad news, the
overall picture is that Palm may be down, but it's by no means out of
the smartphone race.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, January 12, 2013, 9:03 AM
Town Square
Horsley reverses, will forgo supes salary
Original post made on Jan 12, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, January 12, 2013, 9:03 AM
Comments (24)
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 12, 2013 at 6:12 pm
no doubt due to the reporting by the Almanac News...boy did you folks show your true colors
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 12, 2013 at 7:04 pm
This story was also covered by the San Mateo County Daily Journal.
a resident of another community
on Jan 12, 2013 at 7:24 pm
The Almanac staff and Mr. Stogner deserve alot of credit for bringing this issue to the public's attention. It is a perfect example of the power of the press, and the good work of an informed citizen who had the courage to stick his neck out for the betterment of the residents of San Mateo County. Keep up the good work Mr. Stogner. I thank you for all the folks behind the scene that I'm sure appreciate your efforts and what you have accomplished, but have not had the opportunity to thank you.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 13, 2013 at 6:39 am
It is clear the Almanac would have never covered this story and would have swept it under the rug if Susan Smith hadn't tipped the story. Michael Stogner pushed the point util it was made right. The Almanac could do with some better reporting, and maybe a little less turning away.
a resident of another community
on Jan 13, 2013 at 7:57 am
Now that Mr. Horsley has made the decision to not continue to accept the supervisor salary there is really only one additional question for him to answer. Does he intend to repay the additional salary he has been receiving since the middle of November? Was the repayment of those additional funds that he has received for the past two months part of his promise to end acceptance of his supervisor salary? Not a little thing, it would probably amount to something over $10,000.00? Do the right thing Mr. Horsley, repay the County of San Mateo for whatever amount you have already received.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jan 13, 2013 at 8:19 am
There are no additional questions from me. As far as I'm concerned, Mr. Horsley made a mistake and rightfully corrected it.
Time to move on and let him get to work. We have bigger issues facing our county.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jan 13, 2013 at 12:59 pm
I guess we can put away our pichforks and the rail we were going to ride this man out of town upon.........keep them close by for when the next elected official pulls a stunt like the one Supervisor Horsely just tried to pull on his constituency....and he did.
a resident of another community
on Jan 13, 2013 at 1:45 pm
San Mateo County now with District Elections of our Supervisors is a game changer.
Now for the first time in the History of our County since 1856 a Supervisor needs to be concerned with what the residents think, Never before was that true.
Now we need the media to wake up to the residents interest instead of the advertising $. Not sure if that is possible.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Jan 14, 2013 at 12:22 am
This just goes to show that no matter what a person does, people will hate. Neither mr. stogner nor the almanac had anything to do with getting this "story" and neither did this smith person. Supervisor Horsley put out a press release informing the public that the contract that he signed was ending and that he was now going to take a salary. The headline should have been "thank you Supervisor Horsley" for saving the County $220,000. There is no one among YOU who would work for free but you have the gall to think that someone else should work for you for free. It is WRONG to expect that NO ONE can run for public office in an elected position if they have retired from any Government job unless they work for free! It is ok with you, though, that someone who retired from IBM or General Motors or some other company and collects a pension runs for public office and gets paid for it. This is NOT double dipping. Mr. Horsley did not retire from his job so that he could go back and get hired for another one. HE WAS ELECTED and that is a very different thing. We cannot take away the right of ANY citizen to run for public office because we require that he or she do it for free. This just proves that it doesn't matter what a "politician" does - he could have solved the budget deficit, cured cancer, and ended crime and it wouldn't make one iota of difference to you. You are mean and hateful people. No good deed goes unpunished that's for sure! Mr. Horsley's biggest mistake was not taking a salary in the first place. He did not run on that issue, you didn't vote for him because of it and most of you never even knew that he wasn't taking a salary in the first place. He did it to set an example because the County was in dire straights, County positions had been eliminated and employees were being asked to forego raises and to take reductions in pay. What a pathetic bunch you are - you disgust me.
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2013 at 7:35 am
Thankless says, "He did not run on that issue, you didn't vote for him because of it and most of you never even knew that he wasn't taking a salary in the first place. He did it to set an example because the County was in dire straights,"
Fact check
In a Jan. 19, 2009, press release, 18 months before the June 2010 primary election, San Bruno-based political consultant Ed McGovern leads with this statement attributed to Mr. Horsley: "As a former San Mateo County Sheriff and county employee, I am fortunate that I receive an excellent package of benefits, and believe the compensation I would be awarded as a County Supervisor would be better spent elsewhere. Therefore, if elected, I will forgo my salary and benefits so that the money may be used for other County needs."
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2013 at 8:02 am
Good for you Mr. Stogner, thanks for the fact check. Like I stated previously, many of us voters really appreciate that you did the right thing by exposing this injustice by Mr. Horsley.
I totally disagree with " Thankless " and feel that many uncommitted voters DID in fact vote for Mr. Horsley because of his campaign statement, which was brokem, to forgo his supervisors salary for at the very least, his full four (4) year term. In my opinion, four years is long enough for this type of candidate. Let's all hope that the district elections produce some excellent candidates during the next election cycle.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 14, 2013 at 12:45 pm
With District elections, I am sure there will be one or more well qualified challengers to Mr. Horsley, and I (and I assume many others) will not be soon forgetting this sad episode. He clearly promised not to take the salary. That he didn't appreciate that it would be a big deal for him to back track on that seems like a serious lapse of judgment.
To the County's good ole boy type insider group: take note! Times have changed. Your thinking also needs to change.
District elections bring government closer to the people which increases accoutnability. A good thing, overall.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 14, 2013 at 1:27 pm
Can't wait for the next opportunity to not vote for him.
As to the quality of Almanac reporting: what's going wrong there? Very poor, inaccurate and late info on horses killed on 280, and last week's cover was tabloid-like, asking questions not answered in the article. The paper missed the Las Lomitas Christmas Eve flooding entirely. And what about that bothersome peregrine falcon in PV? It would be great to have someone keeping up on local stories like they used to.
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Other than Mr. Stogner, who has run and will likely do so again, my guess is that none who has posted negative comments about Mr Horsley here will even consider running for this office themselves. I totally agree with the post of Thankless, to you, sir or madam, ditto, ditto and ditto. Responding to Voter regarding the critical news coverage, you get what you pay for.
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2013 at 3:43 pm
WhoRUPeople - You write as is NOT running for office is a bad thing. How many people in the county are qualified & not already overcommitted? I, for one, would never consider running because I'm not qualified, nor am I interested, but I am overcommitted. However, as a taxpaying voter, I get to write negative comments about politicians who dishonor their promises, especially when they do so in such a slippery manner as Mr. Horsley did.
Are you interested in running for office at any level? If so, what office do you think you'd be best in? I've watched a number of Supervisors work their way into county positions after being on voluntary city and school boards, then city council, and so on. Some of them have become more effective, some less & w/most of them, their effectiveness all depends on who you ask.
It's their job to do their job & it's our job to hold them accountable, as much as possible, for their campaign promises which are relevant to the constituents & to do their jobs from year to year. We've held up our end of the bargain & now so has Mr. Horsley.
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2013 at 3:49 pm
First of all, I didn't vote for Don Horsley, nor did I (nor would I ever, not even for dog catcher) vote for Michael Stogner. I did vote for the candidate who lives on the Coastside. That having been said, I think Mr. Horsley has done a fine job as County Supervisor and, since my vote had absolutely nothing to do with his pledge, I frankly think it rather ridiculous that we expect someone to do the job of County Supervisor for free. He earned his pension and he is earning his salary as Supervisor. What do we think we should get his service for free? Excellent question. Anyone have any thoughtful answers? By all means advocate for pension reforms, but expecting a County Supervisor to work for you for free is just silly.
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2013 at 4:32 pm
Voter - have you paid attention to the history of this little kerfuffle? If not, you might want to, so that your comments/questions are more accurate. Today's Daily Post had a column about it, albeit rather mean-spirited in some aspects. But reading up on the whole story might answer some of your questions. I, for one, have no problem w/the Supervisors pay. I don't like sneaky promise breaking.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jan 14, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Voter, read the above comments. Many of the posters answered your "excellent question" reasonably and unequivocally. Horsley should serve out his term with no pay because he promised to do so. His reneging on that pledge tells me he's tone deaf to the fact that so many people don't trust their government and politicians, and they don't need one more reason to be distrustful.
And to the person who claimed that Horsley didn't run on the issue, Stogner and the Almanac accurately pointed out that his decision was announced in 2009 in a formal press release, sent out by professional political consultant Ed McGovern, who was working on Horsley's election effort. How does this translate into "he did not run on that issue"?
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jan 14, 2013 at 5:28 pm
"Thankless" said it all. What a petty, petty bunch of folks who have nothing else to do hang out online and pick at and criticize people who stick their necks out, run for public office, and give splendid public service. Petty, petty, petty. And the Almanac encourages it (eyeballs on their site = advertising revenues and future "controversies" to report on).
Thank you, Don Horsley, for setting an example when times were very tough. But it just goes to show you that no good deed goes unpunished, and generous impulses are quickly forgotten if appreciated at all. Your gesture saved somebody's job and continued some unspecified services...but does anybody care? Apparently not.
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2013 at 5:49 pm
Please, Haricot, if you have any facts to back up your claims, "Your gesture saved somebody's job and continued some unspecified services..." please post that information here.
I wasn't aware that politicians were so slavish in their devotion to the public; what an original point of view you have.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jan 14, 2013 at 7:59 pm
Many of the posters on this thread transparently provide wonderful arguments against something that is not even at issue.
In this case, the issue isn't whether or not Mr. Horsley deserves or has earned his salary. THE ISSUE IS A POLITICIAN HONORING A KEY CAMPAIGN PROMISE. In this case, candidate Horsley made it a big issue that he was forgoing his salary. Making that promise was HIS idea, not ours.
Now, please continue asking your important questions and making your arguments about people not wanting to run for office. Mr. Horsley is an experienced politician and knows exactly what public office entails.
a resident of another community
on Jan 14, 2013 at 8:43 pm
Supervisor Don Horsley has made no comment on this issue period. Chris Hunter emailed at 4:15 PM Friday to 3 reporters and 4:16PM to myself the official response. Mr. Horsley refuses to speak with any reporter so far. Before this finally got settled he made this comment to a reporter.
"I don't know if I said it. I don't remember," Mr. Horsley said when asked about the $1 a year pledge. The decision was based on the county's structural deficit, which "put us in an austerity position," he said.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 15, 2013 at 7:08 am
Interesting the county's structural deficit put us in an "austerity position," yet the supes could give the Sheriff's Deputies a 3% raise. Clearly someone needs to consult a dictionary as to the meaing of "austerity." To those who think Mr. Horsley is doing a "great" job, keep that 3% "payback" raise in mind when you think about it. That was your money he was giving away.
a resident of another community
on Jan 15, 2013 at 8:15 am
To completely correct this totally embarrassing situation, there is really only additional step that is left for Mr. Horsley to accomplish, which is really the right thing to do.
Mr. Horsley needs to pay back the County of San Mateo the $18,616.32 salary that he began collecting from his supervisor position salary effective from 11/11/12 to the present. Mr. Horsley owes the voters and tax payers of our County that much for his mistake in judgement.
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WEST OCEAN CITY — Several family cats in a quiet West Ocean City neighborhood were recently trapped and later euthanized in a situation one resident characterized as a "massacre," but county officials this week stood by policy and procedures.
Last week, several cat owners along bucolic Waterview Drive began to notice their family cats, most of which were either adults or elderly and allowed to roam their yards, were missing. After several inquiries and failed attempts to locate the missing animals, the pet owners discovered one of their neighbors had set traps to catch feral cats in the area and that county Animal Control officers had been called to collect the animals.
According to county officials, Animal Control made attempts to determine if the cats were family pets and owned by residents on the street. At least three of the trapped cats, including those owned as family pets, were euthanized a short time later after showing signs of wounds and exhibiting aggressive behavior. According to county officials, policy and procedures were followed closely, but the victims believe the neighbor was wrong to set the traps in the first place and Animal Control acted too quickly to euthanize the animals that were clearly family pets.
Waterview Drive resident Tara Zimmerman said this week her 12-year-old cat went missing and they looked all over the neighborhood for her. The cat spent much of its time indoors, but went out in the yard for a couple of hours each day and typically stayed close to home. Zimmerman said if traps were set in the neighborhood and baited with food, it was likely her cat was drawn in.
"Of course, if they put food in there to lure them in she's going to be curious," she said. "Our cat stayed close to home and rarely left the yard, but if they tried to trap her, she was going to get lured in."
When she contacted neighbor Matt Odachowski, he said his 16-year-old cat had been missing for seven days. At that point, Zimmerman circulated a flyer offering a $100 reward for information about the missing cats. A neighbor contacted her and told her another neighbor had set traps.
Several cats were rounded up, including family pets, and some were later euthanized, including the cats owned by Zimmerman and Odachowski. Zimmerman said she was told Animal Control made an attempt to locate the owners, but didn't believe an earnest effort to find the cats' owners were ever undertaken.
"Obviously, they didn't make much of an effort to contact any of the owners," she said. "There are only 15 houses on the street and people either owned the cats or knew who they belonged to. These were family pets and most of them were older and tame and wouldn't hurt anybody or anything. Our cat would just lay in the sun most of the time."
Odachowski said he was out of town on business for a few days and got a call from his distressed wife about the family's cat missing. He said the elderly cat had no front claws, barely any teeth and struggled to walk, leading him to believe something had attacked it. When Odachowski got a message from Zimmerman about her cat also missing, he began to consider something or somebody might be attacking family pets in the neighborhood.
Odachowski said he later found out one of the neighbors on the street had been trapping cats and that Animal Control had picked them up.
"I could not believe that a neighbor with approximately 15 houses in the entire Waterview Drive neighborhood could do this without letting the entire neighborhood know," he said. "I had to find out the truth so I confronted him as he drove down the road. He stopped and we exchanged a few choice words. As a matter of fact, I think I invented a few new ones after he admitted doing so."
With the origin of the mystery solved, the neighbors turned their focus on the Animal Control to find out the disposition of their pets. Odachowski said Animal Control confirmed the trapping had been going on for a while and that four cats were caught in the neighborhood. Animal Control told another neighbor seven cats had been taken. Odachowski said he personally knew of five missing, so he assumed the seven number he had been told was correct. Odachowski said Animal Control told him one cat was trapped on a Friday and euthanized on a Tuesday.
"That is only four days, including the weekend when they are closed," he said. "I was then told another cat belonging to a neighbor up the street was actually put down immediately because it was out of control. How can these pets have been taken from a small neighborhood without everyone being notified the trapping was taking place and why were they killed so quickly?"
Odachowski said the entire situation was preventable with some common sense and a modicum of decency.
"The entire event is horrendous," he said. "From the neighbor that didn't have the decency to let anyone know that we was going to do this to the Animal Control. There should be some sort of notice given, either a sign put up at the beginning of the neighborhood, notes on doors or even mailed. I believe their policy is to hold the animals 10 days. Well, they did not follow their own policy. This should not be allowed to happen to others and policies and procedures need to be either changed or just followed. All of these pets should not have to die in vain."
Zimmerman agreed a review of the county's policy was necessary if only to prevent a similar incident.
"It's too late for our cats, but if anything good comes out of this, maybe in the future they can let everyone know when they are setting traps and rounding up cats so pet owners can be sure to keep their cats inside. No family should have to go through this," she said.
After being contacted by a reporter, County Commission President Bud Church said he asked County Administrator Gerry Mason to look into the situation and Mason came back with a report on what had happened on Waterview Drive. According to Mason's report, Animal Control informed him three cats had been trapped in the neighborhood. The complaining property owner allegedly told the Animal Control field officer on the scene the three cats were feral and not owned by anybody, according to Church. Church said he was informed one of the trapped cats had been taken around the neighborhood to see if it was owned and neighbors responded they didn't recognize the animal.
Church said Mason said two of the three trapped cats had wounds. According to the Animal Control report acquired by Mason, one of the cats was put down because it was exhibiting aggressive behavior and five days had passed. Another cat, an orange one, was put down immediately because of its wounds and its aggressive behavior. The remaining cat was put down after it exhibited aggressive behavior and damaged the tongs used to remove it from the trap. According to Church, via Mason, none of the cats had collars or any other identification. Church said he was informed with regard to the Odachowski cat, no contact had been made with Animal Control for at least seven days.
Church said that was all he knew about the situation on Waterview Drive, but said he learned through the process just how bad the feral cat problem was in the county.
"I was told Animal Control typically handles as many as 1,200 to 1,300 feral cat cases," he said. "We have a severe problem in the county with cats and I was shocked when I heard that number."
The Worcester County Code has a vast section on animal control, impoundment and euthanization, including language that appears to specifically address the Waterview Drive incident. For example, the county code specifically addresses owner notification efforts.
"Any dog or cat which is impounded under the provisions of this subtitle and has not otherwise been disposed of within 15 days after being impounded subject to the provisions hereof may be disposed of in any legal humane way by the Animal Control Warden," the code reads. "No dog or cat which is licensed hereunder and identifiable as such, except in cases of blatantly vicious animals, shall be destroyed until the Animal Control Warden has made at least two attempts, one of which shall be written, to contact the owner to advise the owner of the impoundment of the animal."
The county code also includes language prohibiting pet owners to allow their animals to run freely and addresses the 10-day rule mentioned by the victims.
"It shall be unlawful for any person to permit a dog, cat or other animal owned or harbored by him to run at large," the code reads. "Any such animal running at large may be apprehended by the Animal Control Warden or other designated officer and may be impounded in the animal pound. Any animal so impounded shall be held at the animal pound not less than 10 days unless sooner redeemed by the owner. Any animal presenting symptoms of infectious or communicable disease constituting a health threat to other animals in the pound may be euthanized prior to the expiration of the holding period."


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A couple of weeks ago I reported that freelance FPGA design consultant and EE Times blogger Luke Miller has a hitherto unknown talent for cartooning. (Click here to see my previous blog on this topic, including two of Luke's original cartoons.)
You may recall Luke's recent project to design a GPS-Driven, FPGA-Decoded Nixie Tube Speedometer. (I so want one of these little beauties in my own truck.)
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COURSE: LJ-497 Applied Social and Political/Community Research (3)
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The dream it turned out, was fairly modest. Six laptops with special language versions of Microsoft office arrived in a Microsoft employee's car Friday, along with a few more WiFi access points to improve Internet connectivity and eight headsets for talking on Skype and practicing English. Sherod said the center's leaders restrained themselves from asking for more than two copies of Rosetta Stone which alone cost $800, not wanting to take a gamble with someone else's money in the event that the language learning software turns out to be unpopular with the workers.
"They gave us an Xbox as well, which wasn't on our list at all," Sherod said. "For some of the workers at the Center, a computer is a very foreign thing. Maybe having a cool computer game might be a way to get them to be more comfortable around a computer, then transition to something more useful."
Some workers already have plenty of computer experience, including two the center entrusts with its computer maintenance.
"Microsoft would be willing to give us some ongoing tech support too," Sherod said. "We declined their generous offer so we could kind of do it ourselves and get the opportunity and the training for the two workers."
One of them is already getting jobs for such work informally, he added.
Workers have begun blogging on four existing computers the center received in a donation last December, said Sherod, who was happy to report that one post in particular had received 400 hits. "Now there will be more computers available for that," Sherod said, and workers will be able to get more feedback from readers.
There's been a lot of interest from workers in starting their own businesses, and "if things keep going in this direction could be we might teach something like Quickbooks," Sherod said of the accounting software. "The starting-your-own-business type thing is something we want to promote."
Sherod says the center doesn't have an "ironclad plan" for the computers, and is waiting to see what sticks with the workers. They have been offered free use of Rosetta Stone before, but weren't willing to trek to Foothill College's Cubberly campus to use it, Sherod said.
"We are not going to cut back on the in-person instruction at all," Sherod said of the center's popular volunteer-taught classes. "But sometimes workers have to go out on a job and miss class." Rosetta Stone "is kind of a way people could focus on ESL but on their own schedule."
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RICHLAND. Wash. -- Police haven't said how a Richland man died after his body was found alongside a busy freeway near Los Angeles. Lee Morris was a pilot for Alaska Airlines and had been on a work trip to Burbank when he was found last night.
KEPR spoke to Lee's neighbor in Meadow Springs who says he was a good man. Lucia Hefter says, "It's shocking. He's from here. He's local."
Lee Morris lived with his fiance at this home along the Meadow Springs Golf Course. It was fitting for a man described as an avid golfer, and caring grandpa. No one expected his routine trip as a Captain for Alaska Airlines would end so horribly. Morris's body was found along I-5 in Burbank. California Police say no foul play is suspected, but also call his death suspicious. They say he was not hit by a car, and his wallet was not stolen. Los Angeles media also report he had no obvious injuries like gunshots or stab wounds and that he was considered to be in good health.
A rare tragedy for this neighborhood in south Richland and neighbors I talked to had nothing but nice things to say about Morris.
"He's just a really nice guy. He was willing to help anybody. It's very sad. I feel sad for his family," Lucia says.
55 year old Morris checked into the Alaska crew's hotel on Monday morning. When he didn't show up for his next flight the next day, the airline contacted police. Ten hours later, Morris's body was found a couple miles from the hotel along an I-5 off-ramp.
Lucia responds, "It's a scary feeling because you don't know.. you don't know what people are capable of."
A cause of death has not been announced.
She continues, "Any family would like to know what happened to their loved one, but even if you don't know them, you wanna know what happened to them. It's just concerning."
Alaska Airlines released this statement:
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Captain Morris, who was a highly respected pilot and 26-year veteran at Alaska. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lee's fiance and other loved ones. He will be greatly missed by his fellow pilots and all employees at Alaska."-- Gary Beck, Alaska Airlines vice president of flight operations"It's a very sad story," Lucia sighs.Morris left behind family including a fiancee and grandchildren. The LA Times reports an autopsy is expected to be performed tomorrow.


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Natural Fly Management
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Controlling the flies around you and your horses is very important, not just because of the irritating bites, but because flies are also traveling vectors of disease. The housefly alone has been accused of spreading more than 30 bacterial and protozoal diseases. Stable flies resemble houseflies, but they travel greater distances, breed in decaying vegetation, and feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals. Deerflies and horseflies, with their painful bites, can travel for miles and are very hard to control. In this article we'll look at fly predators as an alternative to chemical fly control. This is not a condemnation of chemical sprays, baits, or traps, but it's presented as a way to expand the arsenal of tools by which owners can protect their horses and themselves.
Fly Predators
Horse owner Cindy Landon of Avoca, Neb., isn't alone in her quest to find a safe alternative to using a host of chemicals for killing flies. "I've used sticky strips, fly traps, and even chemicals to kill the flies," Landon said. "And the chemicals work, but then I have to worry about the other animals, like the barn cats. And I try to do everything as natural as possible."
Landon is entering the spring season with a renewed sense of purpose. "I didn't realize the last time I tried the fly parasites that you had to keep doing it all season," she said about her failed attempt about five years prior. "This year I'm going to give it another try--the right way."
With six horses on 35 acres, this author was also looking for a way to stay natural and fly-free when information became available about the larvae-eating nocturnal parasites that keep houseflies at bay during the summer months. They don't bite or sting humans, and are gnat-sized, so they are almost invisible. Our farm received the first shipment of Fly Predators in the spring of 2007, and there was a considerable amount of "ewwws" at the smell of the tiny, barely there creatures. We followed the instructions and put the bag in an area about 80 degrees and out of direct sunlight. They were ready to distribute once a dozen or so of them hatched. After hatching, it's as simple as opening the bag and choosing where to distribute the predators.
The gnat-sized parasite wasps feed on the fly pupae at night. They don't affect adult flies, which is why it takes a series of parasite shipments to get and keep the flies under control. For six horses and 35 acres we had five shipments for a total season cost of $142, including shipping. It was a very handy (natural) tool for summer fly management and along with Landon, I plan to do the same for 2008.
You should remember that unfortunately, deerflies and horseflies are impervious to the fly parasites.
- Around water troughs and barns, grow herbs that are beneficial to the horse and naturally repel insects and flies. Such herbs can include rosemary, basil, tansy (Tanacetum vulgare, a flowering plant), and rue (Ruta, an evergreen subshrub). The horses can feed on the herbs for even more benefits. Using the flowering plant Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum) where the horses can rub against it can also deter flies and moths.
- Tea tree oil is a natural fly repellent. You can mix it in water in a clean spray bottle and use it instead of chemical fly sprays. Start with a small amount of tea tree oil and keep mixing in water until the mixture is diluted enough that will not sting or blister your horse's skin.
- Garlic is wonderful for horses in many ways (it's been touted to boost immunity and a garlic metabolite has shown antibacterial properties), not just as an insect repellent, and you can feed up to five to 10 cloves a day. Soak the cloves in molasses or honey and mix with grain to get your horse to eat them.
- Arbico-Organics has traps (and not just for flies) that use "bug hormones" in pheromone traps that utilize a scent from female insects to lure male insects, which are then prevented from mating.
- Arbico-Organics also has Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis), a bacterial toxin that infects and kills mosquito larvae.
- Add dung beetles to your property. They actively distribute and destroy the manure in a way that reduces breeding areas for horn flies and internal parasites that prey on your horses. (For more on dung beetles see article #5851.)
- Clean up all manure on a regular basis. It takes flies a minimum of eight days to grow from pupae. Cut down on their breeding and you cut down on the adults.
- Secure trash in plastic bags, which cut down on the odor that attracts egg-laying flies.
- Use garbage containers with tight-fitting lids and place them away from the animals, house, and garage.
- Get rid of decaying round bales, loose hay, leaves, mulch, and other animal manure.
- Report dead "ditch animals" to your county officials and ask to have the carcasses removed. Rotting, dead, or dying animals can attract thousands of flies in as little as 24 hours.
- Mow your weeds. Flies use your weeds to get out of the hot sun and rest. Take away the weeds and you take away their vacation area.
- We're all pretty familiar with the concept of more rain equaling more flies, generally due to an increase in breeding areas due to standing water: step up your fly control after rainy weather.
- Research the fly-eating birds and beneficial insects for your area and add those (or attract them with bird houses/plants) to your living/horse area/barn (your local county extension agent is a great place to start your research). (See article #9786 for more information)
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BAY CITY, MI -- Industry veteran Paul Jacobs has joined Gold Standard Games/Shelti as vice-president of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for the company's complete line of pool, air hockey and foosball tables, as well as dart machines, for the coin-op and home markets.
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With more than 45 years in the coin-op amusement industry, Jacobs brings an all-encompassing resume to his new duties. His experience includes working in all sectors: operating, distributing and manufacturing. He has served as president of SNK Corp. of America and executive vice-president of Data East USA, both based in northern California. After moving to Florida, he served as president of BMI Gaming, and also spearheaded U.S. kiddie ride sales for Falgas Industries. Most recently, he has assisted in the sales efforts of photobooth manufacturers Digital Centre America (Miami) and Apple Industries (Greenvale, NY). He also has owned a distributorship and operating company in his native state of Wisconsin.
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Location: Dairy Forage ResearchTitle: Partial decomposition of the genetic correlation between forage yield and fiber using semi-hybrids Author
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Publication Acceptance Date: 3/12/2013
Publication Date: 7/1/2013
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Citation: Casler, M.D. 2013. Partial decomposition of the genetic correlation between forage yield and fiber using semi-hybrids. Crop Science. 53:1403–1411. Interpretive Summary: Efforts to improve the forage quality of bromegrass by breeding for reduced fiber content have been plagued by consistent reductions in forage yield. In an effort to solve this problem, bromegrass hybrids were created in an attempt to generate hybrid vigor (improved performance) for forage yield. A total of 48 hybrids were created, one third of these being low-fiber lines of bromegrass. Four of the 16 low-fiber hybrids had significant hybrid vigor for forage yield, as indicated by hybrid yield superior to the average of the parents. Two of these hybrids experienced no change in fiber content. These results indicate that the previously strong relationship between yield and fiber can be partially broken by the use of hybrids. It is possible to decrease fiber content without sacrificing forage yield through the use of hybrids. These results will be of value to other forage breeders who seek to improve forage quality.
Technical Abstract: Voluntary intake potential of a forage crop is generally considered to be the most important feed characteristic regulating animal performance. Efforts to develop forage crops with reduced bulk volume, measured by neutral detergent fiber (NDF) concentration, are associated with reduced plant fitness, prompting a need to modify breeding objectives and methods. The objective of this study was to determine if semi-hybrids between complementary low-NDF populations could be used to restore all or a portion of the forage yield lost to drift during selection for low NDF in smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss). A total of 48 semi-hybrids of smooth bromegrass were created by pair-crossing within four base (original) populations, four high-NDF populations, and four low-NDF populations. There was a progressive decline in genetic variation and with increased NDF concentration. Mid-parent heterosis was positive and significant for four of six semi-hybrids at the low-NDF level. Two of these semi-hybrids also had positive and significant heterosis for NDF, reflecting the typical positive genetic correlation between the two traits. However, two of these semi-hybrids had no heterotic effect for NDF, resulting in partial decay of the genetic correlation due to a combination of linkage and drift acting on alleles that independently control these two traits. Because about one third of this genetic correlation is malleable by manipulation of linkage and drift, there is potential to produce low-NDF smooth bromegrass populations without sacrificing forage yield potential.


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There's a common tactic that gets used against me a lot: random harassers sign me up for magazines. I've been signed up for gay magazines, motorcycle magazines, chicken farmer magazines…all kinds of stuff with the intent of causing me trouble.
The latest slimy move — and it coincides with Reap Paden's angry spammy comment sprees, just sayin' — is to sign me up for test drives at local car dealerships. And then I get a cheerful call from some sales person who, in good faith, thinks I'm in the market for a Chevy Tahoe or a Honda Civic or something, and we then have a friendly conversation in which I say they've been hoaxed, I'm sorry but I'm not buying a car right now, but I will keep them in mind for the future, and they apologize, and I say, "oh, no, I apologize for the trouble", and we have a little friendly back and forth, and then we're done.
It's absolutely no trouble for me — I have a brief, pleasant, and entirely amicable conversation. But you know what? This game you're playing is wasting innocent people's time and money. In your pathetic attempt to lash out at me, you are failing completely…but you are succeeding in using otherwise uninvolved bystanders as your pawns, and costing them some effort. Effort you won't make yourself because you're a coward and would rather hide behind some hardworking guy at the local dealership or some clerk at a publishing house.
That makes you an asshole. Knock it off. You want to harass me? Do it to my face, don't hide, and don't involve others to do your dirty work for you.
Fucking scumbag cowards. All you've succeeded in doing is to continually increase my contempt for you. Good job.


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Oh, the horrors of socialized medicine even when you can still have capitalistic medicine.
but why should we be taxed for caring for the poor? Am I My Brother's Keeper?
The country is based on the Protestant Ethic (look it up, if you don't know it) and there is no need to help anyone. Is there? The poor must help themselves or go the way of all flesh.


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By Lawrence Hardy
It's too soon to know what effect the Common Core State Standards will have on student achievement, but that fact has not deterred educators, researchers, and others from offering their predictions. What can be said, however, is that the ambitious, state-led, federally backed program now being implemented by 46 states and thousands of school districts across the country will have a huge impact on how teachers are expected to teach, students are taught to think, and how both students and teachers are evaluated.
Those facts alone make the coming transition from the patchwork of state standards to a new set of common guidelines -- and what are expected to be, essentially, common tests -- a truly foundational change.
"With the new standards, teachers will have to have increased content knowledge -- knowledge that looks different than it did in the past," says Nicolle Karantinos, curriculum director for Arizona's Chandler Unified School District. "We are going to make sure that we are teaching differently."
Karantinos believes firmly in the Common Core and its power to change curriculum, teacher professional development, and testing -- and change them all for the better. "But it's been a really short timeline," she says, "and that's been a struggle."
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PES 2013 will release in October, according to a new advert for a Konami distributor.
The date was printed in Intent Media's Sourcebook alongside a February 2013 date for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
A release date for PES 2013 has never been confirmed by Konami beyond 'Autumn 2012'.
The October date puts PES on the back foot to football rival FIFA.
FIFA 13 is due to release across Europe on September 28, 2012.
A demo for PES 2013 released on Xbox Live Marketplace and PC yesterday. The demo offers players the chance to play as England, Germany, Italy and Portugal months before the game goes on sale.
Earlier this week, Konami announced that it would be opening a new PES Productions studio in London to help "reproduce European football culture at its best in their games."
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The place is nice and laid back. It is great to be able to watch people go by in one of the few areas where there is actual foot traffic in this city. However, sometimes I feel as if the staff are a little prejudiced toward what I call the "hemp-necklace" crowd and can be quite dismissive toward people who don't wear the badges of their little alternative society, such as ragged clothes, multiple piercings, and tattoos.
We used to stop in to grab coffee on our way to work quite a lot. Owner was nice, but so chatty that it kind of got on our nerves...so we didn't go in as much. The last time we did stop in, she must have been in a bad mood, because when we placed our coffee orders she said something to the effect of "It's going to be awhile because I'm cooking these orders" in a snippy voice. Okay.....fine.....sorry to have bothered you. And we haven't been back since.
A great and varied dessert selection, but their coffee really leaves something to be desired. Good coffee is a must for a good dessert shop.
Food here is high quality with great presentation. I have to say that I feel the B Line is a little overpriced for what it is, however. Just bear that in mind if you choose to go here: it is good, but spendy.
The B Line serves a variety of standard cafe fare, sandwiches, soups, and salads, as well as a heartier assortment of entrees, such as Penne alla Vodka and Salmon Salad.
I had the Salmon Salad; the salmon was deliciously marinated and grilled, then laid on a generous bed of mixed greens with various garden salad fixings on the side. You get a choice of dressing, and I chose Soy Ginger. I do wish the greens had been chopped before serving, as there were huge pieces that were awkward. That's my only complaint about the otherwise fine meal.
Someone in our party had a quesedilla, which he claimed was the best he'd ever had.
Everyone in our party was satisfied with the food.
The B Line is housed in a restored building on 4th avenue, which has a rustic kind of ambiance. It's very visually appealing.
The B Line is also usually very populated; would be nice if it stayed opened later. The owner also maintains Time Market at University and 4th ave, which is another Tucson favorite of mine.
Great atmosphere, always fun to sit at the big communal table by the register. Small but always good beer and wine selection. Favorite tonight was the vanilla porter.
The food has always been competently prepared and worth the price; has never really wowed me until tonight's salmon salad. Try the avocado dressing.
Rotating dessert display is the best in town I can say tonight, but I'll give the Cup another chance next week.


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How big do you think they make this baby? Can I wallpaper my bedroom with it? (Hubs would be thrilled, of course.)
I will definitely be doing the all-day Twilight marathon at the movie theater. Anyone else?
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Make sure to wear some compression socks...Or get up and walk around a lot!ReplyDelete
LOL, thanks LR! Our theater serves wine so I'll be visiting the ladies room repeatedly :)Delete
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I want one :/ They need to make these so everyone can get one :)ReplyDelete
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Vermont school district to give critic warning letter from mental health pro
MONTPELIER -- A school district said Thursday it's going to turn over to a Benson parent a letter from a mental health professional that claimed the parent could pose a threat to school officials.
The decision by the district, the Rutland-Addison Supervisory Union, followed a ruling by a state Superior Court judge that dismissed a lawsuit the district filed against Marcel Cyr, who has a daughter. Cyr had filed a formal request for the letter, which the district used before seeking a no-trespass order against him in March.
In a decision dated Tuesday, Rutland County Superior Court Judge William Cohen said that allowing the district to proceed with its case against Cyr would "subvert the statutory framework" of the state's Public Records Act.
In court papers, the district, which includes five elementary schools and one high school, said the sender of the letter had asked that it be kept confidential and the lawsuit was part of an effort to get legal guidance about the best way to proceed.
"We wanted help in better understanding if we should release a letter to the public from a mental health care provider where the letter warned that a parent presented a risk of harm and the person requesting the letter was that parent," schools Superintendent Ronald Ryan said.
The district had "no desire" for more litigation and believed it had done what was necessary "to balance the interests of safety and those of public transparency," Ryan said.
Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which helped Cyr with his public records case, described Cyr as an occasional critic of decisions made by the school district.
Ryan declined to describe the nature of any disputes between Cyr and the school district, which is based in Fair Haven, just south of Cyr's hometown and 85 miles southwest of Montpelier.
According to the district's lawsuit, last March, Ryan received a letter from the unnamed mental health professional, written under a professional's duty to warn of "serious clinical concerns about a potentially dangerous situation for (district) employees" and a "clinical opinion this is a serious threat" posed by "escalating hostility" on the part of Cyr, referred to in the filing as John Doe.
The notice said the order could be rescinded if Cyr underwent and passed a mental health risk assessment that would be paid for by the district.
Afterward, Cyr made an official request for that document under the state Public Records Act.
The district initially asked for more time but later filed suit against Cyr, arguing his request met an exemption to the public records law in the same way that attorney-client or doctor-patient communication is exempt.
The judge refused.
Gilbert, the ACLU official, said the school district's position would have been a major threat to open government.
"The school's strategy would place concerned citizens and news organizations at the potential peril of having to hire a lawyer and defend themselves every time they make a public records request," Gilbert said. "We're glad that the superior court put a stop to it."
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