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Each year the American Association for the Advancement of Science Council elects members whose "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished." The honor of being elected a Fellow of AAAS began in 1874 and is acknowledged with a certificate and rosette. Dr. David Ritchie is being honored for significant contribution to the field of plant pathology, particularly for increasing our knowledge of bacterial pathogen ecology and evolution, leading to improved disease management.
Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritous efforts to advance science or its applications.


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The HTC Desire (check out our full review here) is officially available on U.S. Cellular today for $199.95 after a $70 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract. HTC's device is the second Android powered phone to hit US Cellular this year; it will be followed by the Samsung Galaxy S in October and 2 LG phones by years end.
Full press release is after the break, if you're into that sort of thing. Anybody on this little-carrier-that-could looking to pick one up?
HTC DESIRE(tm) SMARTPHONE AVAILABLE AT U.S. CELLULAR TODAY
Carrier Becomes First in United States to Offer the Much-Anticipated Device
CHICAGO (August 27, 2010) - The wait for the U.S. debut of the HTC Desire smartphone is finally over. U.S. Cellular began selling the popular Android-powered handsets today in stores and online at uscellular.com, becoming the first carrier to bring the popular smartphone to customers in the United States.
"The buzz for the HTC Desire has been amazing," said Edward Perez, vice president of sales and marketing operations for U.S. Cellular. "Our customers deserve great phones, and now they can be among the first to own one of the best Android-powered devices on the market."
The HTC Desire smartphone is the second of five phones that run the Android operating system joining U.S. Cellular's smartphone lineup this year. Customers welcomed the Samsung Acclaim(tm) last month. The Samsung Galaxy S(tm) will be added in October, followed by two Android-powered phones from LG.
For U.S. Cellular customers, the HTC Desire smartphone also comes with the company's industry-first, customer-focused programs, like Overage Protection and Battery Swap.
U.S. Cellular is offering the HTC Desire smartphone for $199.95 after $70 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract.
About the HTC Desire Smartphone
The HTC Desire smartphone boasts a slim, stylish design with a vivid 3.7-inch Super LCD touchscreen. Features include a five megapixel, autofocus camera with flash, integrated GPS and Wi-Fi capability. The Android TM 2.1 platform opens the door to a growing Android Marketplace (tm) of more than 70,000 applications, many of them free.
HTC Desire's 1GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon(tm) processor offers a true mobile computing experience on U.S. Cellular's nationwide 3G network, allowing customers to quickly download applications and music, browse the Internet and share pictures and videos. The phone also comes preloaded with U.S. Cellular applications such as My Contacts Backup, City ID, Tone Room Deluxe and Your Navigator Deluxe. In addition, customers can easily access Google services like Gmail, Google Maps and Google Talk instant messaging, and synch their Google calendars and contacts.
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The 9,000 associates of U.S. Cellular believe a wireless phone enhances people's lives and a wireless company should be in the business of bringing people together. U.S. Cellular has a wide range of monthly plans, including those with unlimited nationwide calling, unlimited free incoming calls and options to prepay. The company has a growing catalog of phones like the BlackBerry® Bold, the touch-screen LG Tritan and the HTC Touch(tm) Pro 2 smartphone and the Android-powered Samsung Acclaim and the HTC Desire smartphone, which offer e-mail and Web access. Those features are delivered 10 times faster over U.S. Cellular's 3G Mobile Broadband network. U.S. Cellular believes in the power of the community and has made a commitment to invest more than $4.5 million in teachers and schools during 2009 and 2010. Based in Chicago, the company serves 6.2 million customers across the country. To learn more about the company visit one of its retail stores or uscellular.com. You can also check out U.S. Cellular on Facebook.

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OAKLAND — Most Wednesdays will find a group of students from Oakland's Street Academy High School in an unlikely location, off-campus on the Embarcadero, far from their normal environment.
These students are taking part in the Afterguard Sailing Academy, learning and practicing skills far beyond lessons in sailing, math and physics, solving challenges hard to recreate in a classroom.
Afterguard, a nonprofit education program, was started in 2006 by Mary SwiftSwan and her husband Steve Swan in collaboration with Street Academy math and science teacher Jeremy Cavagnolo and retired Oakland policeman Marvin Jackson, who serves as volunteer and mentor. The program, which provides sailing as a math and science support, along with physical education units, is offered as a three-trimester elective. As students learn to sail, they become American Sailing Association-certified.
Adult sailing classes help fund the program.
"Our mission has always been to work with adults as a primary fund source and then to take some of those funds and turn around and work with the kids," SwiftSwan said. "We want to get kids out of their three-block neighborhood and expose them to more opportunities and see what's out there."
With rising costs and no school district support, Afterguard is looking to raise funds and will run a fundraiser on Feb. 15. At this point, they're in the "donation-accumulation" stage and are hoping the public will contribute, making the benefits of the sailing academy available to even more students.
The scope of how students benefit from Afterguard goes far beyond learning to sail and begins with the simple but critical premise of offering something that makes students want to stay in school.
"The students know it's a privilege to be involved in the sailing class, so they work hard to stay in the class," Cavagnolo said. "It's motivating, so they keep up with their academic work to be off campus."
Using language and skills from math and physics classes, sailing becomes a laboratory to learn navigation, how a sail works and water safety, transporting theories into experiences as sailors.
"This makes the material relevant to real-world applications and helps students understand why we study these theories," Cavagnolo said.
In order to take advanced sailing classes, students must pass ASA tests as they move beyond the beginner level and learn to sail in bigger boats to different parts of San Francisco Bay. Mastering this college-level curriculum is a further challenge, one that allows them to set their sites beyond high school. For many students, the life skills they develop have far-reaching effects.
"Being a skipper of a boat teaches you how to lead; being crew teaches you how to work with others," SwiftSwan said.
"Students learn to take constructive criticism and how to persevere through challenges," Cavagnolo added. "We put them in situations that require them to use those skills."
Captain Mary, as she's called, neatly summed up the Afterguard philosophy, one that's working to get more students through school.
"The cake is about making core classes real; encouraging students to stay in school is the center of the cake we're putting together," she said. "Then the icing is the sailing itself."
For information on Afterguard Sailing Academy visit www.afterguard.net or call 510-535-1954.
Afterguard is a 501(c)3 group and accepts donations for the fundraiser through www.biddingforgood.com and through the Afterguard website.
Hidden Treasure Gala is at 7 p.m. Feb. 15, California Ballroom, Oakland. Tickets are $100 for the black tie affair and go directly to benefit the foundation. For information, contact Aurice Guyton at 510-731-4425. For tickets visit www.afterguardgala.eventbrite.com.


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Biological Sciences
Research Highlights
June 2005
NMR study of DNA repair protein dynamics featured on journal covers
A study supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research Program was recently featured on the cover of three consecutive issues of the journal DNA Repair. The cover graphic, which summarizes dynamics and surficial modifications of a DNA repair protein upon binding damaged DNA, accompanied an article entitled "Solution-state NMR investigation of DNA binding interactions in Escherichia coli formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase (Fpg): A dynamic description of the DNA/protein interface." The authors are PNNL scientists Garry W. Buchko and Michael A. Kennedy, Washington State University scientist Kathleen McAteer, and University of Vermont professor Susan S. Wallace.
The propagation of life depends on the fidelity of the hereditary molecule DNA. However, DNA is a reactive molecule, and in aqueous solution it interacts with many types of exogenous and endogenous agents of which the most important are reactive oxygen species, such as hydrogen peroxide, superoxide radical anions, and hydroxyl radicals. Such reactions can result in the generation of many types of DNA damage in the course of normal metabolism.
More than 100 different DNA modifications have been identified from the reaction of DNA with endogenous reactive oxygen species. One of the most prominent lesions generated is 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine, which is implicated in mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, and aging. While a large number of chemically and physically distinct DNA lesions are generated by reactive oxygen species, base excision repair (BER)—the mechanism that repairs most of these lesions—is composed of a relatively small number of DNA glycosylases that aid in DNA repair. In human cells, ~10 of these enzymes involved in BER have been identified, while eight have been found in the bacterium Escherichia coli. One of these in E. coli is formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase (Fpg), a 269-residue metalloprotein with a molecular weight of 30.2 kDa.
X-ray analysis of 3D crystal structures of Fpg, covalently and non-covalently bound to DNA, revealed many of the functionally important residues that participate in DNA binding and enzyme catalysis. However, crystal structures present a static snapshot of molecules and molecular complexes. In the real biological environment, molecules are moving around, and consequently, crystal studies fail to shed light on the dynamic nature of the repair process. To examine the structural and dynamic changes that occur in solution when Fpg binds DNA, the high-field NMR spectrometers at the Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory (http://www.emsl.pnl.gov/) were used to study E. coli Fpg free and bound to a double-stranded DNA oligomer (13-PD) containing propanediol, a non-hydrolyzable abasic-site analogue. DNA titration experiments revealed line broadening and chemical shift perturbations for backbone amides nearby and distant from the DNA binding surface, but failed to quench the intermediate time-scale motion observed for free Fpg, including those residues directly involved in DNA binding, notwithstanding a nanomolar dissociation constant for 13-PD binding. All other residues did, however, exhibit tight DNA binding characteristic of slow exchange.
Figure 1. Mapping the dynamics at the DNA/Protein interface of the Escherichia coli Base Excision Repair Enzyme Formamidopyrimidine-DNA Glycosylase (Fpg). Left) Molscript ribbon representation of Ec-Fpg in the Ec-Fpg/DNA covalently cross-linked crystal structure (1K82). Right) A CPK-space filled model of the Ec-Fpg/DNA complex. The Ec-Fpg residues are colored to reflect the backbone dynamics of Ec-Fpg in solution before and after non-covalent association with a DNA substrate, 13-PD, a 13-residue double-stranded DNA oligomer containing 1,3-propanediol, a non-hydrolyzable abasic-site analogue. Full Image
As illustrated on the journal covers (Figure 1), novel CPMG-HSQC NMR experiments revealed millisecond to microsecond motion for the backbone amides of D91 and H92 that was quenched upon binding 13-PD. Collectively, these observations reveal that, in solution, Fpg contains flexible regions, including the DNA binding site, and that DNA binding is associated with changes in local dynamics, and perhaps structure, that are propagated to distant parts of the protein. The dynamic nature of Fpg, especially at the DNA binding surface, may be key to its processive search for DNA damage.
Buchko GW, K McAteer, SS Wallace, and MA Kennedy. 2005. "Solution-State NMR Investigation of DNA Binding Interactions in Escherichia coli Formamidopyrimidine-DNA Glycosylase (Fpg): A Dynamic Description of the DNA/Protein Interface." DNA Repair 4(3):327-339. DOI:10.1016/j.dnarep.2004.09.012.
Buchko GW, SS Wallace, and MA Kennedy. 2002. "Base Excision Repair: NMR Backbone Assignments of Escherichia coli Formamidopyrimidine-DNA Glycosylase." Journal of Biomolecular NMR 22(3):301-302. DOI:10.1023/A:1014903518628.
Buchko GW, NJ Hess, V Bandaru, SS Wallace, and MA Kennedy. 2000. "Spectroscopic Studies of zinc (II) and Cobalt (II) Associated Escherichia coli Formamidopyrimidine-DNA Glycosylase: Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Evidence for a Metal Binding Domain." Biochemistry 39(40):12441-12449. DOI:10.1021/bi001377k.


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2001 Press Releases > September 2001 > Boyd joins Division of Mathematics and Sciences faculty at Wayland
Boyd joins Division of Mathematics and Sciences faculty at Wayland
Dr. Joel Boyd has joined the faculty in the Division of Mathematics and Sciences at Wayland Baptist University.
A 1997 graduate of Wayland, Boyd returns to his alma mater after completing a PhD at Rice University. While in Houston, he was an adjunct assistant professor of chemistry at Houston Baptist University and a teaching assistant at Rice.
In graduate school, Boyd conducted research projects in chemistry, including one in which he developed and characterized polymeric materials for holographic data storage applications. He also worked on a joint project with Dr. Daniel Mittleman at Rice on determining the effects of nanoscale confinement on the THz dielectric properties of water.
Boyd won the male Citizenship Award at Wayland in 1997 and received awards for outstanding achievement in chemistry and math. He also received the Harry B. Weiser Award for Excellence in Teaching of Chemistry from Rice in 1999. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the Optical Society of America.
He had several articles on which he collaborated published in scientific journals during his academic career.
"We are tickled to death to have him as a faculty member. He was preparing for research and decided he wanted to teach. That's our main thing here. We encourage our faculty to do research and I feel sure he'll continue that here," Dr. J. Hoyt Bowers, chairman of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences.
Dr. Harold Temple, professor of chemistry at Wayland, said Boyd brings rich expertise to the department.


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Tendering Some Love to the Players…….Tendered Players 2008
The Greatest thing a player can learn on a day like today is how much his club loves what he does on the field for them. But sometimes even that get a bit blurred and the images seems to fade a bit before the reality comes that you either have a new start somewhere else, or you contact your old team and see if they just wanted you at a cheaper price.
Every December 12th, the MLB goes through this sadistic tactic of non-tendering and tendering contracts to the arbitration eligible players on their rosters. Some people are shoe-ins to get picked up because of talent or maybe even a low cost towards the next year budget. Others are looked at under a microscope and the decisions might come down to dollar signs and not talent or ability.
That is the sad reality of this date. You could be an up and coming talent, or a veteran that just had an off year and you could be looking for a job in a heartbeat after midnight tonight. Also, just because they decided to offer you a contract doesn't mean that the wheels stop turning and you might still be dealt to another team and they will make the decision on your fate again, and maybe at a financial disadvantages.
So on and on tonight I will be adding to this blog until I have a final idea of who, what where, when and why might pop up and bite some unsuspecting player on the buttock. Seriously here, there will be some surprises tonight. Some players might be getting held ransom for a financial sacrifice, while other might be rewarded for unforeseen changes in their game or ability. Which ever come about, it is not the end of the world or a career with any of the players tonight.
Everyone will find a place to play in 2009, it might not be the town you are currently playing in, but it also might turn into the best decision of your life. Just because you came up with a certain club does not mean that there are not other staffs or coaches' salivating that your name is on the list tonight. People always have choices in life. The path we take is not predestined as many believe, but they are earmarked with signs and signals we either adhere to or avoid.
The players on this list still have had the honor to play at a level that few people ever achieve in life, on or off the ball field. And with that in mind, you have to remember the sacrifices and the sweat and tears that got you to this level will be rewarded again.
So as we embark on this night when some believe a dream has ended, you have to remember that through every closed door there is another opportunity maybe even down the hall. Here is the list of the guys who got the love and admiration of their clubs tonight. This list will be in no certain order, but will be update throughout the night.
Tampa Bay Rays:
Gabe Gross ( OF )
Dioner Navarro ( C )
Jason Barlett ( SS )
Willy Aybar ( INF )
Grant Balfour ( RP )
Kansas City Royals:
Esteban German ( INF ) 1-year contract
John Buck ( C )
Mike Jacobs ( INF )
Mark Teahen ( OF )
Brian Bannister ( SP )
Kyle Davies ( RP )
Jimmy Gobble ( SP )
Zack Greinke ( SP )
Joel Peralta ( RP )
Florida Marlins:
Jorge Cantu ( 3 B )
Dan Uggla ( 2 B )
Cody Ross ( OF )
Jeremy Hermida ( OF )
Rick Nolasco ( SP )
Josh Johnson ( RP )
Alfredo Amezaga ( RP )
Logan Kensing ( RP )
Dallas McPherson ( INF )
Philadelphia Phillies:
Shane Victorino ( OF )
Ryan Howard ( 1 B )
Ryan Madson ( RP )
Jayson Werth ( OF )
Eric Bruntlett ( INF ) 1-year contract
Clay Condrey ( RP ) 1-year contract
Joe Blanton ( SP )
Cole Hamels ( SP )
Greg Dobbs ( INF )
Chad Durbin ( RP )
Seattle Mariners:
Eric Bedard ( SP )
Aaron Heilman (SP, RP )
Felix Hernandez ( SP )
San Diego Padres:
Scott Hairston ( OF )
Luis Rodriguez ( INF )
Jody Gerut ( OF )
Heath Bell ( RP )
Atlanta Braves:
Kelly Johnson ( INF )
Matt Diaz ( OF )
Jeff Francoeur ( OF )
Mike Gonzalez ( RP )
Omar Infante ( INF )
Casey Kotchman ( 1 B )
Boston Red Sox:
Kevin Youkilis ( 1B )
Jonathan Papelbon ( RP )
Javier Lopez ( RP )
Minnesota Twins:
Jason Kubel ( D H )
Matt Guerrier ( RP )
Los Angeles Dodgers:
Russell Martin ( C )
Andre Ethier ( OF )
Johnathan Broxton ( RP )
Oakland Athletics:
Rob Bowen ( C ) $ 535,000 1-year contract
Justin Duchscherer ( SP )
Jack Cust ( OF )
Chicago White Sox:
Dewayne Wise ( OF ) 1-year, $ 550,000 contract
Wilson Betemit ( INF ) 1-year $ 1.3 Million contract
Detroit Tigers:
Ramon Santiago ( INF ) 1-year $ 825,000 contract
Marcus Thames ( OF )
Fernando Rodney ( RP )
Bobby Seay ( RP )
Joel Zumaya ( RP )
Justin Verlander ( SP )
Edwin Jackson ( SP,RP )
Cleveland Indians:
Kelly Shoppach ( C )
Chicago Cubs:
Chad Gaudin ( RP ) 1-year $ 2 million contract
Ronny Cedeno ( INF )
Reed Johnson ( OF )
Neal Cotts ( RP ) 1-year $ 1.1 million contract
Mike Wuertz ( RP )
Kevin Gregg ( RP )
San Francisco Giants:
Jack Taschner ( RP )
Toronto Blue Jays:
Jason Frasor ( RP )
Brian Tallet ( RP )
Brandon League ( RP )
Jose Batista ( INF )
Pittsburgh Pirates:
Nate McLouth ( OF )
Adam LaRoche ( 1 B )
Ryan Doumit ( C )
Zack Duke ( SP )
John Grabow ( RP )
Tyler Yates ( RP )
Paul Maholm ( SP )
St Louis Cardinals:
Rick Ankiel ( OF )
Chris Duncan ( OF )
Todd Wellemeyer ( RP )
Colorado Rockies:
Garrett Atkins ( 3 B )
Clint Barmes ( 2 B )
Jorge De La Rosa ( SP )
Taylor Buchholz ( RP )
Jason Grilli ( RP )
Huston Street ( RP )
Cincinnati Reds:
Edwin Encarnacion ( INF )
Milwaukee Brewers:
Seth McClung ( SP, RP )
Prince Fielder ( 1 B )
Rickie Weeks ( 2 B )
J J Hardy ( S S )
Corey Hart ( OF )
Dave Bush ( SP )
Washington Nationals:
Ryan Zimmerman ( 3B )
Josh Willingham ( OF )
Scott Olsen ( SP )
Shawn Hill ( RP )
Willy Harris ( SS ) 2-year $ 3 million
Houston Astros:
Brandon Backe ( SP )
Geoff Geary ( RP )
Wandy Rodriguez ( SP )
Tim Byrdak ( RP )
Jose Valverde ( RP )
Humberto Quintero ( C )
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim:
Chone Figgins ( 3 B )
Robb Quinlan ( INF )
Maicer Ituris ( INF )
Ervin Santana ( SP )
Mike Napoli ( C )
As tonight comes to a close at midnight, the name will still be pouring in and this liost might not be totally complete by tomorrow afternoon. But I will do my best to be sure that you all have the latest listing of all players tendered contracts on December 12th.
I will also so a listing of the players who are deemed free agents now that their respective teams have put them on the open market. That listing might be a bit different as I want to block everyone into their respective positions, instead of teams for the non-tender list.
I will have that listing working by tomorrow afternoon and I have not decided yet if I might make prediction on what might happen to those players. As the night grows and the list gets longer, I will determine if that would be entertaining and informative to all of you.
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Hey Renegade,
Thanks for the friendly comments. It will be interesting to see the Rays against Burnett next year. Burnett has trouble holding runners, I can see a team like Tampa giving him fits. What am I talking about, the Rays giving everybody fits (e.g. the majority of Roy Halladay's curse word filled season that saw him complete 3 games where he lost, and therefore, barely lose the Cy Young to Cliff Lee). Anyway, I've vented. Thanks again. I hope I get a hat like you did for winning that contest. I believe it was a hat?
To answer your question first,
I got a mentioned at the top of a blog, not a hat or anything physical. But that is perfectly okay with me. I got mentioned, so any press is good press.
And about your teams' rotation, even after AJ left, you atill have apretty good rotation stacking up for 2009.
Halladay, McGowan, Litsch,Marcum and either Purcey or a rejuvenated Matt Clement might make for a solid rotation with alot of promise.
Litsch owns Boston, so that is a plus, plus by itself.
It will be a fun time in the East in 2009
Rays Renegade
Sadly, Shaun Marcum's 2009 season is over even before it began. Tommy John caught up to him.
Clement could be an interesting signing? I think the Jays have to expect the worst with him, and hope he surprises. The Jays have some other young arms, and Casey Jansen could possible fill a rotation spot as well. Both McGowan and Jansen are coming off pretty bad injuries, so it is hard to tell what we will be able to get from them.
Do you remember when Litsch bat boyed for the Rays? Everytime he pitches against Tampa, Toronto TV stations always show highlights of him picking up bats for Aubrey Huff.
I have known Jessie for years. Everytime he hit the Trop he would come over and say hello when he went to see the Bullpen guys. He also went to Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, where I used to assistant coach football and baseball for a bit.
He is a good kid who just bought his first house near a golf course community near Pinellas Park. I think he is going to be alot better in 2009, but expectations can be murder on you.
Rays Renegade
Thanks for posting the list of players to be tendered, it's easier to flew the information than digging out of the articles. I enjoy reading your posts, they're well thought out and I enjoy reading your storys.
On your chart for the Tigers you forgot Justin Verlander, Edwin Jackson, and Aquilino Lopez (non-tendered).
EDIT: Just Aquilino Lopez was non-tendered.
You know a wierd thing about last night, a few of the teams did not post their non tender, or tender list until this morning.
The Tigers were one of those teams. I should have known EJ was on the list, that is why he got traded.
I am going back in there right now and get it done for everyone. Thank you for that, last night was not an exact science by any measure of the word
Rays Renegade
I was reading a Detroit Free Press article that said they might non tender Lopez, but it never got to the issue of what was decided.
That was 3 am and I was about tired of writing. I will make sure he gets zipped off right away too.
Thanks again
Rays Renegade
No problem I get checked the site today, only reason I caught those names w/ the Tigs.
Good luck finding all the information w/ tendered/nontendered contracts and entering it!!!!!!
I'm not surprised Lopez was non-tendered, he was used only in mop-up most of the year.
Did you expect Jonny Gomes to be non-tendered?
The way the team used him during the playoffs and in September, I saw them going another direction. You have to remember, the minute Rocco Baldelli came back into the fold, Jonny's at bats seemed to decrease and he was a bench monkey.
I know from a conversation with him that it was a decision not taken lightly by either side. I think he will find a position in the A L, maybe on the Wext Coast………….cue Oakland or Seattle music.
I will miss the guy. I loved his spirit and his energy. I used to drop off cases of energy drinks for him from my old job. He was the Rays to me for a lot of years……….
Rays Renegade


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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Men In Black
I am 87 years old.
I live alone.
I sleep alone.
My doors are locked.
I have a medical alarm button on a cord around my neck.
I read in bed.
I have a cochlear implant and remove it when I sleep, leaving me profoundly deaf.
Keep these background facts in your mind as you read about my middle-of-the -night adventure.
Several weeks ago I was deep in the arms of Morpheus having wonderful dreams. Or so I assume, because I can't remember them. It was a very hot night and I didn't even have a sheet covering me. My short nightie was probably not covering much either. (No one sees me so comfort comes before modesty.) I had fallen asleep reading a hard cover book and the bedside light was still on.
I was awakened by someone shaking my ankle. It's truly amazing how rapidly the thoughts flash through your mind at a time like that. It's like a fast forward movie . In a matter of one second I thought 'This is not a dream, someone is really shaking your ankle and you are alone. It can't be. Maybe Gail and Mark returned.'
By the time those rapid thoughts sped through my semi-conscious mind my eyes opened I saw a man in black smiling at me. My vision further cleared to see 3 more young men in black standing behind him at the foot of my bed. I said, "Oh my God." as I quickly sat up.
The man who had been responsible for my waking said something and I pointed to my ear and said I can't hear. I asked him if I had inadvertently pressed my medical alarm button. He said (I read his lips) "I don't know." I said "let me get my CI processor" and he shook his head, motioned for me to go back to sleep. One young man made the circle with his fingers letting me know that everything was all right and they turned in unison and marched out the door.
By this time I was fully aware that I had had a middle of the night visit from four very handsome young paramedics. I think I probably pressed the medical alarm button with the corner of the book while sleeping. When that happens a voice at the other end asks if you need help. Without my CI processor attached to my head I was unable to hear that. The person then calls the number of a neighbor to check on you. My neighbor was not happy to be wakened at 1:30 in the morning and told them she no longer had my key or the combination ot my lock box. (That's another story for another time.) When all else fails, the medical alert operator calls 911.
I never had time to be frightened or embarrassed until after they left. Then I became aware of my dishabille and it makes me hope they never have to return to my house again. It would be hard to see them and guess what they must be thinking after viewing my sleeping body. (Not a pretty sight.) Needless to say, I did not go back to bed after they left.
I have quite a record of getting handsome young firemen to come to my house.
The first time I had the medics at my bedside was when I slipped and fell getting in bed. I had a nightgown on. I had two broken ribs that time. The ambulance ride was not fun when they hit a bump.
The second time I had the paramedics at my house I was in a long nightgown and robe; suitably attired for a visitor. I had been having severe abdominal pains. The EM's (handsome kids) gave me an EKG and they were sure I was having a heart attack. My neighbors were there and they all convinced me I should be transported to the emergency room. (No heart attack, but it had been caused by gallstones that were later diagnosed by a different ER team)
The third time I had a visit from the EM's was when I broke my hip. Again, I had gotten ready for bed prior to falling and was in a nightgown and robe.
The fourth time I had the men in black at my house was when I fell going in my front door. They only had to transport me to a chair that time. And, for a change, I was fully dressed.
The fifth time was not a medical emergency, but was extremely embarrassing. I was replacing the door knob to my bathroom and when I took the last screw out both knobs fell off and the inner working was in a locked position. I tried mightily to remove it, but I am not handy with repairs and had to call for help again. I was in the one room in the house where I could not reach the telephone so I had to press my panic button. My trusty young firemen came to the rescue again.
There were two other times that I had my heroes to my rescue. Once when my scooter tipped over in the middle of the street on a very hot day and again when I fell taking out my trash.
I wonder what kind of reputation I have at the firehouse. I can just hear them groaning when they get my address for another visit to me. I am sure they are wondering what that clumsy old hen has done this time. I do know what my reputation is in the neighborhood. 'Darlene will go to any lengths to get handsome young men to come see her and is usually in sleeping attire.'
I am quite masterful and ingenious at finding ways to get attention and create excitement. At least, it must appear to be that way. Oy Vey!
27 comments:
- Anne said...
What a great story. What an exciting life you lead. I wonder what you were reading.
Hey, I am impressed that you can remember all those incidents. I bet I would have got them all mixed up.
- August 5, 2012 at 7:27 PM
- Hattie said...
You do have a full life! You're so funny. My poor MIL had no sense of humor about her predicament and the embarrassments of old age. I hope I can be more like you than like her.
- August 6, 2012 at 12:24 AM
- Rummuser said...
Darlene, I would exchange what I do now to be one of those men in black!
- August 6, 2012 at 6:50 AM
- Leslie Parsley said...
Darlene, you are so amazing. The handsome young men in black may be your heroes but YOU are definitely mine.
- August 6, 2012 at 6:59 AM
- ellen kirkendall said...
My oldest daughter will be pleased to know there is a foolproof way to make handsome young men come to the house! Glad your adventures were nothing more serious.
- August 6, 2012 at 8:15 AM
- Darlene said...
*Anne - I was reading "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. It isn't boring,, but I tend to nod off without warning.
*Hattie - If we don't laugh we cry. I prefer to laugh.
*Rummuser - Tee Hee. Well, you will have to fly to be one.
*Leslie Parsley - Aw shucks, Leslie. Thank you for making my day.
*Ellen Kirkendall - I can't convince my daughter ro try my methods. ;-)
- August 6, 2012 at 10:56 AM
- One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...
Darlene, you are amazing and made me smile this late afternoon.
I have had two visits and both
were times I contacted them by 911.
Never thought I would do this and now I consider it life saving.
I find that not much embarrasses me anymore as I age...
- August 6, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- Darlene said...
*One Woman's Journey - Good for you by not letting things embarrass you. It's vanity to allow yourself to be embarrassed and I will try to follow your model.
- August 6, 2012 at 3:49 PM
- joared said...
Enjoyed your story and the EMT escapades. I wholeheartedly agree that laughing about such episodes is best to stay sane. I'm sure EMTs have seen so much that one more person makes little impact. Expect they were just pleased you didn't actually need medical assistance.
Even with what I do in health care, I've encountered enough "unusual" situations that not much phases me any more and quickly passes through my visual cortex.
- August 7, 2012 at 1:00 AM
- joared said...
I meant to add, that suddenly awakening, then seeing them and maybe not immediately realizing they were EMTs could be enough to give a person a heart attack. It surely would make my heart race (you can interpret that however you like!) Glad you survived.
- August 7, 2012 at 1:05 AM
- Darlene said...
*Joared - Funny you should mention that because as they turned to leave I said, "I'm going to have that heart attack now."
- August 7, 2012 at 8:03 AM
- Millie Garfield said...
Your story reminds me of the time was in my stall shower and could not get out!
I had the emergency button, pressed it and waited for the crew to come and get my nake self out of there.
(I didn't even have a nightgown on)
Even though I had pressed the button I still kept trying to open the slider.
By the time the crew came I was out of there and wrapped in a towel
- August 7, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Barry said...
Darlene - What a great story. Sorry for all of your spills. I think it's good that some of the guys know you. Even better is to know that your alert button works! These guys see all sorts of things, though I know you will always be a little embarrassed, that is why they are there and do what they do.
- August 8, 2012 at 7:29 AM
- Darlene said...
*Millie Garfield - Whew! That comes under the heading of 'in the nick of time.' At least I was fully clothed when I locked myself in the bathroom.
*Barrie - I know you are right, but it's my bum they might be seeing and, although they have surely seen worse, it's still hard to not be embarrassed.
- August 8, 2012 at 7:56 AM
"Knowing" Millie, I'm surprised that she did not put on her afternoon tea clothing, return to the shower, and "lock" herself back in - to let the EMTs find her, of course.
It must be stressful having to rely upon a call button. All's well that ends well.
Cop Car
- August 8, 2012 at 2:28 PM
"Knowing" Millie, I'm surprised that she did not put on her afternoon tea clothing, return to the shower, and "lock" herself back in - to let the EMTs find her, of course.
It must be stressful having to rely upon a call button. All's well that ends well.
Cop Car
- August 8, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Darlene said...
*Cop Car - Millie is always well groomed, isn't she?
Actually, it's stressful NOT having a call button. I was without one for a week due to telephone problems and I was so afraid I would fall before I got the system up and running again.
- August 8, 2012 at 4:47 PM
- Grannymar said...
Hi Darlene,
I think you need to check your email as it may have been hacked.
Are you and your family in Spain and in trouble, looking for money etc?
Didn't think so. I have reported it as a phishing attack.
Posting here might warn others not to open take heed of it.
- August 9, 2012 at 4:59 AM
- Xtreme English said...
Darlene: You must have nerves of steel! I would have had the heart attack for sure--and wet the bed in the bargain.
But what's this? You're back home? I just got an email from you from Madrid! You've just been robbed of everything except your US passport and need $$.
- August 9, 2012 at 5:18 AM
Darlene--Does this mean that you did not get the million dollars that I wired you?
Cop Car
- August 9, 2012 at 6:15 AM
- Rain Trueax said...
Sounds like they were very polite and probably not an unusual thing with older people who live alone. Just good they have such services available and likely not far away.
I need to let you know that someone is using your name and email list as I got one from you begging for money after a problem in Madrid-- please send right now. Not sure from where it got triggered but you have your system corrupted :( I'd have let you know in Facebook but evidently you deactivated your account there. I have no idea how many on your list got the request but I think most of us know you well enough to know it didn't come from you.
- August 9, 2012 at 6:40 AM
- Darlene said...
*Grannymar, Xtreme English, Cop Car, and Rain Trueax - Thank you for the warning, but my inbox was full of e-mails from some of my contacts warning me I had been hacked. I foolishly opened a fake FB e-mail and that's how they got hold of my entire address book. Now I have lost everything in both of my e-mail accounts, including my contact file. If I can't remember your address you may not be hearing from me. I am going to change my e-mail server as soon as I receive all mail the next few days so I can, hopefully, restore some of the contact addresses I had.
I would appreciate getting an e-mail from everyone in the next 48 hours so I can copy your e-mail address and start building a new contact list.
- August 9, 2012 at 7:15 AM
- Rain Trueax said...
Would sending you an email help if they have that email? This is a vicious circle, isn't it?
My email is in my blog and I don't mind putting it here but not sure about sending it to that email account. rainnnn7 at hotmail.com
- August 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM
- Joy Des Jardins said...
What a terrific story Darlene. You amaze me because I have no idea what I'd do if I saw anyone standing at my bed in the middle of the night....let alone several people. How you didn't panic and scream is beyond me. You are something else lady... ~Joy
- August 9, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Darlene said...
*Rain Trueax - I am receiving new email in both accounts. It's just that I lost all the previous mail, my address file and my other files. I will kkeep the account open for as long as it takes to hear from everyone.
Hoy Des Jardins - You probably would do exactly like I did. You are so surprised you don't have time to panic and by the time it begins to register, you know they mean you no harm.
- August 9, 2012 at 1:05 PM
- Darlene said...
Oops you are not Hoy you are Joy. Sorry.
- August 9, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- LS Nelson said...
How did they get in?! And let's hear the story about the neighbor and her key. Love, love, love your blog!
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Brownfield a graduate of St. Vincent-St. Mary High
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Facchine is a graduate of Fairview High School in
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Sharon A.
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America's Oldest Self Sustaining Home: The Mission Zero House
When Matt and Kelly purchased their three bedroom, two bathroom 2,500 square foot home in Ann Arbor, they had a goal in mind. They dreamed of renovating the over 100-year-old home in the greenest way possible to create a self sustaining structure that would produce as much or more energy than the occupants consume.
By 2010, through much research and hard work, their dream had become a reality and the public began to take notice. The Atlantic describes the home as "sustainable perfection" and USA Today deemed it one of the top seven green homes in the nation.
Today, the family continues to share their story with the world with regular updates to their website, where they post how-to videos, detailed instructions and tips on renovating and energy reduction.
'We are now fulfilling our family's goal to restore a home that creates its own energy, creates zero waste and will be a restorative part of our community."
While full instructions are available on their site, they also include a three step break down of the process.
1. Lose Less: light with LEDs, use motion sensors, and restore old windows
2. Use Less: use geothermal heating and cooling, add Smart thermostat and controls and install energy recovery ventilators, reuse!
3. Produce: install a solar panel
While this might seem overwhelming, the couple breaks down the steps on their website, showing that it is possible to reduce or eliminate a home's impact on the environment.
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Public anger against the federal bailout that rescued the nation's financial system from collapse, prevented the bankruptcies of the nation's auto companies and salvaged the insurance industry — preventing a second Great Depression, according to most economists — has turned the 2010 mid-term elections upside down. The lack of understanding from Tea Party supporters and like-minded conservatives is appalling, but so is the two-faced political response from both parties.
For those who don't remember, the $700 billion bailout package that President George W. Bush pushed to passage at the peak of the financial crisis in October 2008 was critical in propping up a financial industry that had abused its fiscal responsibility. The federal government's lax regulation under the Bush administration, and their penchant for turning a blind eye to unethical practices within the industry, set the stage for abuse — leaving taxpayers to either pay for the bailout or suffer the consequences of a failed financial system in other ways: massive bank failures that would cost the federal government billions of dollars to cover the FDIC protected savings; the certain loss of hundreds of thousands of additional jobs, adding to the burden on government unemployment funds and setting the recovery further behind, the potential loss of the nation's auto industry; and the dislocation of hundreds of thousands of people from those jobs and communities.
The Tea Party folks are venting steam without any understanding of the lack of options available, or of the benefit the bailouts have had. Of the $700 billion spent on the bailout package, for instance, taxpayers have already been repaid the vast majority. Current estimates suggest the total cost to taxpayers, at the end of the day, will be around $50 billion. That's not chicken feed, but it beats a repeat of the Great Depression and the trillions of dollars that would have cost taxpayers.
Odd, isn't it, that Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and the other leaders of those groups don't mention such essential parts of the story.
But here's the kicker, both political parties — and interest groups — are using the public anger over the bailout to defeat incumbents who voted for what has proved to be a bitter (but ultimately successful) pill to swallow. Consider these political anomalies:
• The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's most powerful business lobby (and increasingly conservative in the past decade) has been spending millions in advertising campaigns to defeat candidates who supported the bailouts and the $814 billion stimulus package — even though the Chamber supported both programs at the time they were passed, and lauded the passage as the right thing to do to get the country's economy moving again. Appalling.
• In Ohio, Democratic Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy is trumpeting her opposition to the legislation as a freshman member, saying she took on Wall Street to protect the little guy. That's demonstrably misguided thinking, but she's using the line anyway.
• Even worse, in Missouri, Democratic Senate candidate Robin Carnahan has been savaging Republican Rep. Roy Blunt, a moderate, for helping push TARP through Congress, calling him "Mister Bailout" in ads. Another ad, paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign, also attacks him for his support of the bailout, even though the bailout was pushed by Senate Democrats and Republicans as the right thing to do at the time.
How does any of this make sense? It doesn't. People are angry for misguided reasons based on false information spread by false prophets, and both parties are seizing whatever opportunity they can find in the confusion. Unfortunately, that too is the American way.
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Can you please give me advice on the best way to memorise the Quran?
as salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh,
Ma ash Allaah, Barakallaah feekum, Beneficial web page. Can you please give me advice on the best way to memorise the Quran? I know 1 juz, my first language is English, and I have no teacher. I want to memorise Allaahs beautiful, wise and perfect words. What reciter is the best to learn from?
Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
May Allah grant you your desire and make you of those who memorize His perfect words and apply them to your life.
Jazakum Allahu khairan for the comments.
Although there are many reciters that are good to listen to, none can replace a teacher. One can only pick up so much by listening, but a teacher is needed for corrections. We ask Allah to grant you the best of teachers for His Words. Sheikh Abdullah Basfar, Sheikh Mahmood Al-Husaray, and Sheikh Sahl Yaseen (difficult to find his recordings) are all excellent reciters and good ones to learn from as far as listening to correct recitation. Insha' Allah, you will be guided to the best of teachers for correcting your recitation.
Masha' Allah, it is a big blessing that you have memorized a juz'. There are many with English as their first language that have memorized a great portion or all of the Qur'an, and we pray that you will be among those who have memorized the complete Qur'an in the future. Our suggestion for memorizing the Qur'an is always to make a schedule that you are certain that you can adhere to, and be very strict in following it. Do not get so energetic in your schedule making that you find it too much and give up after a few months, instead make sure it is reasonable.
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Mark Pilgrim is an accessibility architect by day. By night, he is a husband and father who lives in North Carolina with his wife, his two sons, and his dog. He spends his copious free time sunbathing, skydiving, and reading Immanuel Kant's The Critique of Pure Reason in the original Klingon. This is his first O'Reilly book.
The following people contributed their hacks, writing, and inspiration to this book:
Jesse Andrews is a developer who stumbled upon the Internet a few days ago. When conscious, he can be found spouting the virtues of Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and wearing socks with sandals. You can rummage through his latest projects at http://overstimulate.com or have him rummage through yours at http://voltaiccommerce.com.
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Aaron Boodman is a 26-year-old web developer from Southern California. He wrote Greasemonkey in November 2004 in a fit of frustration with web pages that didn't work correctly. He expected his five closest friends to use it in the best case. When he isn't obsessing over a current project, he's probably moving. In the past five years, he has lived in Orange County, L.A, Atlanta, Queens, the East Village, Seattle, and San Francisco. The most reliable place to find him will always be at http://youngpup.net.
Julien Couvreur is a developer for Microsoft, in the MSN division. There he worked in Passport, mainly on the authentication and bot prevention, and then joined the MSN Business Intelligence team. Julien is greatly passionate about the possibilities of the Web and especially has lots of fun with Greasemonkey. Originally from France and after spending a year in a San Francisco in a now defunct startup (RedCart), he currently lives in the state of Washington with his lovely fiancée, Lina, and shares thoughts and software projects on his blog, "Curiosity is Bliss" (http://blog.monstuff.com).
Roberto De Almeida is a Brazilian oceanographer trying to understand how the South Atlantic Ocean interacts with climate. In his spare time, he likes to play with JavaScript, Python, and his dog.
Vasil Dinkov is a 22-year-old web developer living in Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria. He is finishing his BSc in Computer Sciences at the University of Plovdiv in 2005. He has been playing with web technologies since 1999. In 2003, he established his own company, Vadikom (http://vadikom.com) and transformed his hobby into profession. He adores spending his spare time with the love of his life, Vania, playing soccer with friends, and listening to Depeche Mode.
Chris Feldmann's first computer was an Apple. He used it to play Lode Runner, and didn't start learning to program until 20 years later. He's a freelance web developer living in Brooklyn who just doesn't have time to be reading Slashdot. Watch for him skulking the sidewalks in a Greasemonkey T-shirt, or contact him at http://www.axlotl.net. "¡Mas peligroso que mono con navaja!"
Jonathan Fenocchi (http://www.SlightlyRemarkable.com) is a freelance web developer based in Southern Texas. He works as a web and graphics designer and also does programming in PHP and JavaScript.
Matthew Gertner is the chief technology officer of AllPeers (http://www.allpeers.com). A Brit by birth, an American by upbringing, and a European by choice, he has spent the last 13 years living in Paris and Hamburg before finally settling in Prague. In his professional persona, he's first and foremost a C++ software developer, although he has been wasting a lot of time lately writing frivolous Greasemonkey scripts. When not working, he is an avid cook and a dangerously obsessive player of backgammon and golf.
Joe Gregorio is President of BitWorking, Inc. (http://bitworking.com). He has over 13 years of software design and project management experience, working on a range of applications from embedded and webbased systems to Windows desktop applications. He is an active member of the syndication community and the author of the Atom API. He spends his free time exploring the limits of XML and HTTP. He holds a Master of Arts degree in mathematics from Dartmouth College and Bachelor's degrees in mathematics and computer science from Eastern Connecticut State University. He maintains a personal weblog at http://bitworking.org.
Logan Ingalls is a web programmer, Linux administrator, and bad driver from Connecticut. When he isn't sitting in front of a screen, he's probably hiking the Appalachian Trail or trying not to burn dinner. His armchair complaints and newest half-done projects can be found at http://plutor.org.
Prakash Kailasa is a firm believer in Free Software and a student of Dynamic Languages.
Adam Langley
Stuart Langridge has been playing with the Web since 1994, and is quite possibly the only person in the world to have a BSc in Computer Science and Philosophy. When not working on the Web, he's a keen Linux user and part of the team at the open source radio show LUGRadio (http://www.lugradio.org). He likes drinking decent beers, studying stone circles, and scripting the DOM, not necessarily in that order.
Johannes la Poutre has a fascination for all things innovative in engineering and practical science. After getting a Master's degree in industrial engineering and having a short career in the professional advertising and media world, he switched to the front lines of Internet technology. Currently, he is the leader of web development team at a large Dutch ISP. In his spare time, he tries to keep a balance between his family, and mixing and mashing all things XML, JavaScript, and CSS just for the fun of it.
Anthony Lieuallen is a 25-year-old web application development specialist living in New York. His personal home page is available at http://www.arantius.com, and his resume can be found at http://portfolio.arantius.com.
Gervase Markham is a member of the Mozilla.org staff and part-time employee of the Mozilla Foundation. He is particularly interested in modern web development, usability, and security. He also enjoys football, writing his weblog "Hacking for Christ" (http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/gerv), and reorienting toilet rolls so the loose end hangs down at the back.
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Jeff Minard, having worked in the tech industry since age 13, says it best: "Computers are just fun, ya know?"
Justin J. Novack is a systems administrator and an avid script hacker. He thanks everyone who contributes to the open source community. With them, many young and aspiring minds have learned tips, tricks, hacks, and entirely new programming languages. His recent scripting abominations can be found at http://scripts.slightlyinsane.com.
Leslie Michael Orchard is a hacker, tinkerer, and creative technologist who works in the Detroit area. He's engaged to a very patient and understanding science genius girl, and they both live with two spotted Ocicats and two dwarf bunnies. On rare occasions when spare time comes in copious amounts, he plays around with odd bits of code and writing, sharing them on his web site named 0xDECAFBAD (http://www.decafbad.com).
Mihai Parparita is a software engineer at Google. In a former life, he was a Mac shareware developer while being a student at Princeton. He completely misunderstood the purpose of Greasemonkey and started to use it to add features to web sites, instead of doing simple hacks like he was supposed to. He writes about his Greasemonkey scripts and other hacks at http://www.persistent.info.
Dan Phiffer is a designer and web hacker from Los Angeles. For the past year, he has been working as a freelance web site builder and will soon start graduate school at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program. Dan isn't really sure where this web thing is headed, but he enjoys playing with technologies that challenge the read-only tradition of media.
Jon Ramsey (http://idlevice.co.uk) is a web developer living in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. He is a founding member of PHP London (http://www.phplondon.org) and works on a few open source projects whenever he gets the chance. Greasemonkey has renewed Jon's lapsed interest in JavaScript, which has the great benefit that a worthwhile project can be completed in a period that fits his attention span. When not messing around with web stuff, Jon enjoys writing music, traveling, and playing snooker very badly.
Jason Rhyley has been playing with the Web since 1995. Despite popular opinion, he feels that things are more exciting now than ever. A recovering child prodigy and lifelong autodidact, he lives at http://www.rhyley.org and resides in Charleston, SC. And yes, he'd love to work for you.
Timothy Rice
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Britt Selvitelle is an open source software developer whose enduring loves include Ruby, JavaScript, Greasemonkey, all things Mozilla, and the entire Spanish language and cultures. He is currently most excited about the newly formed http://tr.emendo.us project. His rock-and-roll lifestyle can be observed in real time at http://lukewarmtapioca.com.
Gareth Simpson
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Scott Turner has a Ph.D. in computer storytelling, won the ACM International Programming Contest in 1989, contributed Keystone Kops to Nethack, appeared at least 10 times in rec.humor.funny, and is the world's foremost expert on Rail Baron (retired). He is the author of Platypus and, strangely enough, actually is a rocket scientist.
Simon Willison
Phil Wilson is a 25-year-old software developer from Bristol in the United Kingdom. His web site doesn't have any cat photos, which makes him sad. You can check up on his feline-free lifestyle by visiting http://www.philwilson.org. This will make him happy again.
Sencer Yurdagül studies information systems, as well as life, the Web, and everything. He enjoys building and experimenting with server-side web stuff, yet he had not written a single line of JavaScript until he discovered Greasemonkey.
Carlo Zottmann (http://G-Spotting.net) is an application developer and geek at heart. He spends his spare time tinkering with web sites, Greasemonkey scripts, Firefox extensions, JavaScript, Python, Ruby on Rails, and (if it can't be helped) PHP and Perl. By the time you read this, he will once again be trying to get a grip on his love for World of Warcraft. He lives in Munich, Germany, with his wife, Dana.
First and foremost, I would like to thank Aaron Boodman for creating Greasemonkey, for taking me seriously when I reported security holes in Greasemonkey 0.3, and for working many long nights and weekends to make Greasemonkey 0.5 both secure and backward compatible. Without him, this book would not exist.
Second, I give my undying love and appreciation to my wife, Dora, who went to bed alone far too many times while I stayed up and wrote this book.
Third, I thank the members of the Greasemonkey mailing list (http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/list.html) for maintaining such a high signal-to-noise ratio. They make my inbox a happy place.
Finally, I will forever appreciate my editor, Brian Sawyer, for his obsessive hatred of the passive voice; my technical editor, Simon Willison, for showing me that JavaScript can be elegant as well as functional; and everyone at Perkins on Highway 64 for providing late-night comfort food, electricity, and friendly conversation.
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