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For a few months now, at random intervals, I have been having to deal with a very strange issue. I'm going to try and describe it as best as I can. The game in question uses savefiles and as far as I've seen only happens when they are loaded.
1) Someone logs in.
2) Due to some unknown issue, they will log in as a different mob type than they should. (I've had to remove a few monsters from the game because of it; usually, when the issue occurs, it seems to be one of the 'last' ones in the files. For example, if you had 'monsters - a.dm' to 'monsters - d.dm', it'd be from the 'd' file.)
3) After this, anyone logging in (save file or not) will have their mob created in the same type. The game begins to glitch out, too; things like spells being able to target turfs when the generated list of targets only adds mobs, etc.
The issue persists through reboots/new daemons and begins again if the person (or an affected person who had their file saved) logs in and the save file is loaded again.
I have done many, many tests and logged many events to see exactly where the problem stems from. The world.mob variable is kept in a statpanel and I've observed it never changing from /mob when the problem begins occurring.
Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
I can't give you any more detail besides that it happens when people load their save files, and only when some unknown modifier comes into play.
Code Snippet (if applicable) to Reproduce Problem:
I'll include my save procedure and loading procedure.
dev_log(user,"[user] saved their character. ([user.type],[user.key])")
save["mob"] << user
save["lastlogin"] << world.realtime
dev_log(user,"[user]'s save began loading.
")
save["mob"] >> user
dev_log(user,"[user]'s save finished loading.
")
This is also part of a log from when the event occurs (note that Ren Brown is the default name for /mob, not a different character or anything):
08/21/11 19:16:44 - (Ardratz) Ren Brown's save began loading.
08/21/11 19:16:44 - (Ardratz) Donal Murch's save finished loading.
... - This is their initial log in for the day.
08/21/11 19:18:29 - (Ardratz) Donal Murch saved their character. (/mob,Ardratz)
... - This is when they logged out from the game.
08/21/11 19:44:14 - (Ardratz) Ren Brown's save began loading.
08/21/11 19:44:14 - () Cultist Spectre was created at 0,0,0 for: .
08/21/11 19:44:14 - (Ardratz) Donal Murch ( - 0,0,0 tried to login as a monster of type /mob/monsters/Inner_Demon3/agares3 ( - 0,0,0).
08/21/11 19:44:14 - (Ardratz) Donal Murch's save finished loading.
... - This is when they logged back in about 30 minutes later.
The 'Cultist Spectre' line originates from /mob/monster's New(), where it lists the location it was created at and for what purpose (most instances list 'respawn', etc).
The 'tried to login as a monster of type' line comes from mob/monster Login().
Expected Results:
This doesn't happen.
Actual Results:
It happens at random intervals with no clear reason.
I am stumped. It would be one thing if the mob loaded as an unexpected type (as in it just means there's some save nonsense, possibly the wrong mob getting passed); it's another when the game begins ignoring types in spell targeting, other people who weren't affected logging in to be affected, etc.
Does the problem occur:
Every time? Or how often? It seems to happen every so often. The only way I've managed to work around it is by removing the monster types being created from the game entirely; however, weeks later, this happens again with a different monster type (and always the same one until removed).
In other games? Never seen this before, in 10 years on BYOND. Ever.
In other user accounts? Indeed.
On other computers? Yes.
When does the problem NOT occur?
Most of the time, but when it happens, it doesn't tend to stop no matter what I do (restoring old save backups, etc) until the type in question is removed from the code.
Did the problem NOT occur in any earlier versions? If so, what was the last version that worked? (Visit http://www.byond.com/download/build to download old versions for testing.)
If it didn't, it was quite a few versions ago...
See above. Nothing other than that.


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Trevor Lowing, an attendee of the php|architect php|tek conference for this year has compiled a list of the things he learned and the people he met while at the conference, including links to various resources on each topic.
Got back today from thephp|tek Live 2006 conference sponsored by php|architect Magazine this week in Orlando and decided to compile a list of PHP tips to share. Many of the lectures are now available online.
The list is broken up into five different sections - Security, Preformance, Tools, New Technologies/Techniques, and the Speakers/Site/Blogs/Lecturers from the conference. Most of the items are just random bits from several of the talks that he attended, but still provide a great deal of information not only about the conference, but about the current state of PHP in general.


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American Jewry's large centrist and liberal groups are seeking to radically reform the community's main umbrella organization, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. This new effort is the biggest fallout yet from the Presidents Conference's controversial decision to reject the membership bid of J Street, the dovish Israel lobby.
In a May 6 conference call, leaders from a number of groups, including the Reform movement, stated their desire to overhaul the Presidents Conference in order to make it more representative of the American Jewish community.
The conversation, which participants described as private, was a first step at what is shaping into a concerted effort to translate widespread frustration following the rejection of J Street into a drive to reform the Presidents Conference from within.
"This is about the Conference of Presidents, not about J Street," said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism in an interview.
Jacobs, who has emerged as the leader of the pact calling for an overhaul of the 50-year-old umbrella organization, insisted that the campaign to change practices and procedures at the Conference was not a retaliatory step taken by groups that supported J Street and lost their bid.
"I have every reason to believe that we must and can reform and restructure the parts of the Conference of Presidents that are deeply broken," he said.
The call for change, first voiced by backers of J Street after the April 30 vote that left the group outside the Conference, has been gaining some mainstream support. Alan Solow, a former chairman of the Presidents Conference, told the Forward he welcomes the discussion.
"The kind of divisiveness that is arising after the debate on J Street threatens to damage the Conference going forward," said Solow, who also co-chairs the organization's committee on policies and procedures, "and therefore it is worth having further discussions on whether the way the Conference operates makes sense." Solow would not take a position on specific ideas for change or on whether change is needed, but stressed that "this is an occasion to take a look" at current procedures.
The internal dissent building within the liberal wing of the Conference has largely been channeled toward a campaign for reforming the institution, but calls for more drastic steps are still on the table.
Jacobs, who ignited the discussion with his May 1 statement threatening that his organization "may choose to simply leave the Conference of Presidents" made clear that if restructuring of the Conference will not move ahead, "there is still a possibility that we will leave."
Sources close to the deliberations within the Reform movement said, however, that full withdrawal from the Conference is not a desired course of action for the largest denomination and that other groups also expressed their opposition to leaving the umbrella group.
Short of leaving, Reform, Conservative and left-leaning organizations in the Conference, have discussed several measures that could change the decision-making process within the umbrella group. All share the notion of giving more weight to large organizations, instead of the current structure of "one group, one vote" that does not distinguish between major groups and smaller organizations.
Proportional weighting of organizations has been discussed in the past by leaders of the Presidents Conference and was deemed impractical. Now, with a groundswell of support for reform, some alternative ideas have been floated to resolve the representation issue.
One proposal is to form an executive committee within the Conference of Presidents that would be in charge of most of the decisions. This is a model similar to that of the United Nations, where all countries get an equal vote at the General Assembly but only the large powers have a permanent seat on the Security Council. Another would be rewarding larger organizations with more responsibilities just like Senators who represent larger constituencies are elected for longer terms than members of the House of Representatives who represent only one district.
"The silver lining in the J Street debate is that maybe [Conference leaders] will see there are concerns that need to be addressed," said Rabbi Steve Gutow, president and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, an organization that supported J Street's request for membership. "Every organization, including the Conference, needs to look at what important members are telling them."
The JCPA, whose members include both national organizations and local Jewish Communality Relations Committees, adopted a weighted vote system for its own resolution process more than a decade ago. At the JCPA plenums, each group gets a number of votes based on its size.
But reforming the Presidents Conference will be anything but easy. A recent attempt by Americans for Peace Now to initiate a discussion on Presidents Conference procedures has dragged on for months and has yet to be granted even a first hearing. The group sent a letter to Presidents Conference leaders in late December 2013, complaining about a statement issued by Presidents Conference Chairman Robert Sugarman and Executive Vice Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein that welcomed a Senate bill aimed at increasing sanctions against Iran. This bill was strongly opposed by the White House and by several liberal Jewish organizations. APN argued that this statement did not reflect a consensus view of the community. The organization requested that the Presidents Conference adopt procedures that would ensure that views expressed reflect a consensus opinion. The request was referred to a committee, but no discussion has been held in more than five months since it was initially presented. While the tone of the debate may seem sharp, none of the Presidents Conference critics is challenging the need for a communal umbrella organization.
"We believe it is important to be part of a Klal Israel," Jacobs said, using the Hebrew term describing the entire Jewish community. Gutow added that he did not see "any diminution of desire for representativeness."
In practice, the Presidents Conference is far from filling the role it played in its early days as the communal voice and a single address for officials in Washington and in Jerusalem seeking to reach out to the American Jewish community. Several current and former officials in both governments told the Forward the Presidents Conference is not viewed as an exclusive representative of the community and that major organizations, such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee, have their own contacts and ties and do not communicate with the administration or the Israeli government through the Presidents Conference.
This, in fact, could explain the major group's acceptance of the Presidents Conference's current representation structure, as it views the umbrella organization as only a supplemental and not an exclusive channel for communications.
For other groups, the Presidents Conference still plays a significant role in opening doors and in harnessing the collective power of the community to change policy. A recent letter sent in May by heads of Hadassah to Presidents Conference leaders demonstrates this need. In their letter, President Marcie Natan and Executive Director Janice Weinman asked members of the Presidents Conference to intervene on the group's behalf with the Israeli government, which is seeking to limit the power of Hadassah in the board of the Jerusalem hospital carrying the same name. Hadassah leaders wrote in their appeal, "We ask that you, the member organizations of the Conference of Presidents," express support for Hadassah's position as a way of "representing the integral role of the Diaspora in the Jewish state." Sugarman and Hoenlein sent out the appeal to all member groups, urging them to "share these concerns with appropriate Israeli officials."
Contact Nathan Guttman at email@example.com or on Twitter @nathanguttman
This story "'Broken' Presidents Conference Faces Powerful Rebellion After J Street Debacle" was written by Nathan Guttman.
Nathan Guttman
Nathan Guttman, staff writer, was the Forward's Washington bureau chief. He joined the staff in 2006 after serving for five years as Washington correspondent for the Israeli dailies Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post. In Israel, he was the features editor for Ha'aretz and chief editor of Channel 1 TV evening news. He was born in Canada and grew up in Israel. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


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Okla. residents took shelter in basements, bathtubs
As TV and radio broadcasters, weather watchers and others urged residents to take shelter immediately, many took to whatever refuge they could quickly find.
Basements. Bathtubs. A horse stall.
People took shelter wherever they could as a massive tornado descended on their Oklahoma communities Monday afternoon.
They had to move fast. The first warnings came just 16 minutes before the tornado developed, according to the National Weather Service in Norman, Okla.
FULL COVERAGE: Twisters devastate Okla. City suburbs
MOORE: Grim search for survivors continues
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: 'You can't fathom it'
As TV and radio broadcasters, weather watchers and others urged residents to take shelter immediately, many took to whatever refuge they could quickly find.
A resident of Moore, Okla., said she got into her bathtub with her dog and piled on pillows for shelter.
KSN-TV employees and meteorologists took shelter from a tornado Sunday while continuing to broadcast from a safe place. (May 20) AP
"I just cannot believe that we actually survived this thing," she told a KFOR-TV reporter.
Another Moore resident told a KWTV reporter that she and her two children also took shelter in a bathtub — and pulled a mattress on top of them for extra protection.
"Our whole house is gone," the distraught woman said as she held her two kids' hands. "Everything but where we were is gone."
Lando Hite, who works at a horse stable in Moore, told KFOR that he sought safety in a horse stall.
"I didn't have very long at all" before the tornado hit, he said.
While in the stall, "it was just unbearably loud," he said. "You could see stuff flying everywhere."
Others at work also had to quickly seek shelter. In advance of the storm, the Oklahoma House of Representatives stopped work so Capitol employees could seek safety in the basement.
The devastating tornado, which had winds up to 200 mph, killed dozens of people. The terror latest 40 minutes Monday afternoon as the twister destroyed homes, cars and businesses across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs.
At 2:45 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service in Norman tweeted "you DO NOT want to be in your car in a tornado! Stay where you are. Get in, get down and cover up."
At 3:02 p.m., it tweeted this warning: "LARGE VIOLENT TORNADO moving toward Moore and SW OKC. Take cover right NOW!!! Do not wait!!"
On its Web page, the Oklahoma City Police Emergency Management Office warns that "when a tornado is coming, you have a short amount of time to make life or death decisions. Advance planning and quick response are the keys to surviving."
The Web page tells people at home to head to a the basement, storm cellar or the lowest level of the building. If there is no basement, it advises residents to get away from windows and to go to an inner hallway or a small inner room without windows, such as a bathroom or closet.
If someone is outdoors and no shelter is available, it advises to lie in a ditch or low-lying area or crouch near a strong building.
"Never try to outdrive a tornado," the site says. "Tornadoes can change direction quickly and can lift up a car or truck and toss it through the air."
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The Patriots got a bit of a scare during Sunday's win over the Texans, and not just from the Texans.
Tight end Rob Gronkowski came up limping after being tackled, his ankle apparently twisted under a defender.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Gronkowski is fine.
That's good news for Gronkowski and the Patriots, given that Gronkowski has had a hard time getting and staying healthy in recent years.
Gronkowski had six catches for 127 yards and a touchdown in the 34-31 win.


text: We just installed a small cluster and are running NASTRAN 2005 on it. This is the first cluster we have set up, so we are beginners. Anyway, the cluster consists of 5 Dell Precision 470 workstations running Fedora Linux. Each has 4 GB RAM, 2 160 GB SATA drives and dual Xeon 2.8 ghz processors. It seems to run pretty well; there were no real tricks. Some of the NASTRAN bdf files needed to be modified a little in order to run, usually by removing statements that assigned specific file paths and names to scratch and dbs files. One thing to consider is that NASTRAN doesn't seem to make very good use of dual processor machines. For example, I have 5 dual processor machines. If I specify dmp=10 on the NASTRAN command, it starts 2 processes on each machine and runs MUCH slower than if I had it only started 1 process per machine. There is a (undocumented?) command (sys107=2) that specifies that each machine has two processors. It improves performance somewhat. On a test job, I got the following results: Single Machine 523 minutes 5 node cluster (dmp=5) 148 minutes 5 node cluster (dmp=10) 199 minutes 5 node cluster (dmp=5 sys107=2) 128 minutes Also, I didn't do any RAID. My thought was that I would rather put /tmp and /scratch on different physical drives. After I had it set up, I talked with MSC and they recommended using RAID 0. They also recommended using ext2 for /scratch rather than ext3. I changed that and my test job ran in 125 minutes. Also, MSC NASTRAN uses a maximum of 2 GB or RAM under 32 Linux, but I have seen documentation that suggests you get a real perfomance benefit by having at least 3 GB on each node. Along this line, I couldn't get jobs to run when I specified mem=2gb, but they did run when I specified mem=500mw (500 mega words, just under 2 GB). My impression is that performance is limited by CPU speed, not I/O. I would spend more money on faster (maybe 64 bit) processors than in optimizing the disk system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20050411/3f235349/attachment.html>


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Sustainable development of transboundary areas belonging to Natura2000 and Habitats of Common Interest between Andalucia and Morocco
By their close geographical location, Spain and Morocco share natural resources of high value. Environmental connectivity is a real need in nature conservation, though often different tools are used by each country for biodiversity protection. In the framework of the Spain-External Borders Programme for Cooperation Across borders (Poctefex), the TransHabitat project aims at highlighting common habitats of high interest on the two shores and unifying criteria for a joint environmental management. The project will also be an excellent opportunity for a social, economical, agropecuarial development across countries that is sustainable and gives value to common natural heritage of high interest within the TransHabitat project area.
This project will be complemented by another Poctefex initiative dealing with the area of the Alboran Sea for shared nature management, in which IUCN-Med is also a partner.
IUCN Med's role
IUCN-Med will be an active partner in the project in collaboration with different departments of Andalucia's regional ministry (Junta de Andalucía), the Almería University and the Pablo de Olavide University in Spain, and the Haut Commissariat des Eaux et Foret et à la Lutte contre la Désertification, the Association Heritage, Development and Citizenzhip and the Association for the Environment and Development in Talassentane in Morocco. IUCN-Med will bring its science and expertise to carry out the economic, technical and temporal establishment of the project actions and will have a key role in the transfer of information and competences between the members contributing to the success of the project.
Main objectives
The main objective of the Transhabitat project is to promote the socioeconomic development and improve the territorial connectivity between Spain and Morocco, to foster environmental sustainability and risk prevention; highlight the values of common natural heritage and encourage the cultural dialogue and cooperation in youth education and the integration of immigrants.
Specific objectives
- Foster transnational relations between Andalucía and Morocco
- Unify management/conservation/environmental restoration measures in transboundary hatitats
- Involve the citizen in the management/conservation of environment in Transhabitat
- Improve the ecological balance in the project areas
- Enhance the professional capacity building strategies on both shores
- Foster the creation and maintenance of employment
- Promote emerging working sectors
- Encourage a sustainable tourism and the connectivity between Andalucia and Morocco
- Improve commercialization channels in Transhabitat
- Enhance the management of livestock, agricultural and fisheries exploitation
- Put into value the immaterial heritage of Transhabitat
Action areas
Priority areas under this project include Andalusian sites in the Natura2000 network and Moroccan Areas of Biological and Ecological Interest within the Mediterranean Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve, namely Cádiz, Málaga and the Tanger-Tetouan region (Chefchaouen, Larache, Tetouan and Tanger – Assilah).
Area of influence: Andalusia areas in the Natura2000 network and Moroccan Areas of Biological and Ecological Interest whose environmental, socioeconomic, agricultural and livestock management influences directly or indirectly in the priority areas. These include the eligible programme areas of Almeria, Granada, Huelva, Cordoba, Jaen, Seville, Tanger-Tetouan area (Fahs Bni Makada), Outjada-Angad Oriental Region (Jerada, Figuig Taourit, Berkane, Nador) and Taza-Alheceima-Taounate region.
Spain: Consejerías de Medio Ambiente, de Agricultura y Pesca, de Cultura y de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa de la Junta de Andalucía; IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation; Universidad de Almería; Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
Morocco: Haut Commissariat eaux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre la Désertification; Association Talassentane Environnement et Développement (ATED), Asociación Patrimonio, Desarrollo y Ciudadanía.
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The main donor for this project is the European Union through the European Fund for Regional Development.
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STARKSBORO — In October of 2010, the town of Starksboro took major steps to revamp its energy portfolio by installing 25 solar power arrays mounted on trackers on 1.5 acres of land adjacent to Robinson Elementary School.
From the outset, one of the main goals of this project was to net zero energy consumption for the school and town buildings. Put another way, town and school officials sought to produce as much energy using solar as they drew from the electric power grid in the course of a year.


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EE|Times: Thanks to Apple, Samsung foundry sales to surge again
Foundry revenues for South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. are forecast to grow 54 percent in 2012 on the heels of 82 percent growth in 2011, according to a ranking of projected foundry sales by market research firm IC Insights Inc.
Samsung's foundry sales are expected to grow to $3.38 billion in 2012, up from $2.19 billion in 2011, good enough for the top spot in foundry sales among integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) and the No. 4 position in foundry overall, according to IC Insights. If the forecast is on target, Samsung will have nearly tripled its foundry sales since logging $1.21 billion worth in 2010, according to the firm.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is expected to retain the overall No. 1 position in foundry sales, with revenue projected to rise 15 percent to about $16.72 billion, according to IC Insights (Scottsdale, Ariz.). TSMC's projected sales total is more than four times that of Globalfoundries Inc., which is expected to surpass United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) to become the second-leading foundry this year, IC Insights said.
Samsung's projected sales growth in 2012 would make it the fastest growing among the top 12 foundries for a second consecutive year, IC Insights said. The rapid growth is attributed primarily the success of Apple Inc., which is expected to account for about 85 percent of Samsung's foundry sales in 2012, IC Insights said. Samsung makes the A4 and A5 processors found in Apple's iPhones and iPads on a foundry basis.
Apple's continued dependence on Samsung as a foundry supplier underscores the unusual relationship between the two firms. The two are currently embroiled in a patent litigation trial over allegations that Samsung—a longtime Apple supplier of both logic and memory chips—copied elements of Apple's iPhone for use in its own smartphones.
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Tags: again, Apple, foundry sales, Samsung, to surge


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Farber Triple Gives Rams Run-Rule over Hunter
#3 Farmingdale State - 10, #6 Hunter - 2
Farmingdale, N.Y. - A triple by junior shortstop Nicole Farber (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) scored two runs and gave the Rams a 10-2 win in the bottom of the fifth inning to advance to the ECAC Metro Semifinals on Saturday, May 15th at Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J. Sophomore pitcher Hope Zino (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) improved to 14-6 overall with the five inning victory, allowing just two hits while striking out four with no walks and no earned runs.
Farmingdale got on the board in the first with an RBI single by sophomore first baseman Aubrey Walker (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon). An RBI double to left center by sophomore left fielder Rebecca Richman (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) gave the Rams a 2-0 lead after two, before Hunter tied the game in the top of the third on two hits and three errors for a 2-2 score.
In the bottom of the third, Farmingdale scored four runs on three hits, including RBI singles by freshman third baseman Kristen Flint (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) and sophomore right fielder Amanda Maass (Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd).
The Rams added five more in the bottom of the fifth after an RBI single by Richman, an RBI single by sophomore center fielder Kaitlin Keenan (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) and Farber's two RBI's to give Farmingdale the eight run lead after five innings to end the game.
The Rams will now travel to Ramapo College for the Semifinal and Championship rounds, which is a double-elimination format for the four remaining teams. #1 Ramapo will face #5 Rutgers-Camden at 11:00 a.m. Farmingdale State will face #2 Richard Stockton at 1:00 p.m. The losers of those game will play at 3:00 p.m., while the winners will square off at 5:00 p.m.
On Sunday, three teams will remain and the losers will face off at 11:00 a.m. with the Championship game at 1:00 p.m. If necessary, a second Championship game will be played at 3:00 p.m.
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Some of our students are in the field this week, injecting Cl- and Br- into a restored reach and an unrestored reach in tributaries of Beaver Dam Creek. Our goal is to understand the role of wood jams versus restoration structures in promoting stream-hyporheic exchange.
In the photo are Alea, Xueying, and Mackenzie. Photo by Brittany. They've got it so capably handled they didn't even need Sandra or I out there with them today, but I'm going tomorrow for an excuse to be in the field as much as anything.


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The poly-pharmacy blues
One-third of pharmacy customers say they use multiple pharmacies to fill their prescription needs — and that sets up multiple opportunities to foul up patient adherence and negatively impact patient outcomes. The findings are the first to come out of a new content partnership between The Drug Store News Group and AccentHealth, which will create a new Upfront department called Patient Views that will appear in every issue of DSN and the daily electronic newsletter, DSN A.M. In the first Patient Views report, DSN and AccentHealth examined pharmacy preferences and utilization, and how patients choose.
Do you use multiple pharmacies to fill prescriptions for your household?
Source: AccentHealth. To view the methodology, click here.
Tomorrow DSN Patient Views examines the reasons why so many pharmacy patients are using multiple pharmacies.
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This morning in an e-mail to all SJSU employees President Whitmore said:
As we approach the end of the fiscal year, I want to update you on where we are today with the budget and what our immediate future looks like.
In fiscal year 2010-2011, we expect to face the same difficult circumstances that have proven so challenging over the last year. As we have been discussing throughout the year, we had to close a $44 million budget gap in FY 2009-2010. By making budget reductions across all areas of the university, including eliminating many vacant positions, reducing operating budgets, implementing employee furloughs, and raising student fees, we have largely (although not entirely) avoided layoffs of employees up to this point.
This year, we absorbed $19 million of our budget reduction through furloughs. However, we have recognized from the beginning that employees on furlough would not be a permanent solution to our situation. The unpleasant fact is that we must adjust our operations permanently, reducing both our student body and our staffing to fit our shrinking resources.
As I first mentioned in my fall 2009 address, layoffs are a part of our planning for next fiscal year. And while the overall number of layoffs is expected to be limited, we all will most certainly feel the impact. On a practical level, having fewer employees to share the campus workload will present real challenges.
Emotionally, having to see colleagues depart will be difficult for each and every one of us. Logistically, the impacts of layoffs will require flexibility, cooperation, and patience, as staff resources are redistributed according to the provisions of the respective union contracts. And most important, of course, is the difficulty ahead for individuals who will be directly impacted by the layoffs.
The decisions about positions this action will affect and when any action will take place have not been finalized. Once a plan has been developed, it must be approved by the Chancellor's Office and then reviewed by our union groups. I am sharing this information with you now because I am committed to being as open and transparent about the situation as possible – and I promise to continue to update you as new information becomes available.
In the meantime, I want to reiterate my thanks and appreciation for the passion, commitment, and patience with which you do your work in these challenging times.
Jon Whitmore, President
In short, we have been given notice that layoffs are coming.


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2013 ALCS Recap — Shane Victorino's Slam Lifts Red Sox Past Tigers, 5-2
Shane Victorino hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, at Fenway Park on Saturday to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series. The Red Sox will host the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 on Wednesday night.
Down 2-1 to Detroit heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Red Sox started their rally with a Jonny Gomes double and a Xander Bogaerts walk off Tigers' starter Max Scherzer. Jacoby Ellsbury then hit a one-out grounder off reliever Drew Smyly that Tigers' shortstop Jose Iglesias couldn't field cleanly behind second base.
The error loaded the bases for Victorino, who hit a blast off José Veras that cleared the Green Monster in left field and sent the Fenway Park crowd into a frenzy.
The Boston bullpen kept the Tigers off the scoreboard in the final two innings to clinch the franchise's third A.L. pennant in 10 seasons. Red Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa got the win, while closer Koji Uehara was named ALCS MVP. He notched three saves, including one in Saturday's clinching game, while recording nine strikeouts in six innings pitched in the series.
Victor Martinez hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to account for the Tigers' runs. Scherzer was saddled with the loss despite his second solid performance of the series. He struck out eight batters and allowed just four hits and two earned runs in six-and-a-third innings of work.
2013 American League Championship Series: Red Sox beat Tigers 4-2:
(Home team in bold)
Game 1: Detroit 1, Boston 0
Game 2: Boston 6, Detroit 5
Game 3: Boston 1, Detroit 0
Game 4: Detroit 7, Boston 3
Game 5: Boston 4, Detroit 3
Game 6: Boston 5, Detroit 2


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Nancy Pelosi's test
Nancy Pelosi is facing one of her biggest tests as House minority leader in helping muscle a military strike on Syria through the House.
With a majority of House Republicans unlikely to support President Barack Obama's use-of-force resolution, Pelosi's Democrats will be key to passing an authorization of force resolution — likely to be narrower than the White House draft that was sent to Capitol Hill on Saturday night.
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It's a somewhat unusual position for House Democrats, who have been only marginally important since losing the House majority in 2010. But if they joined with a handful of Republicans — including House Speaker John Boehner — to approve a Syria strike, they would be following a pattern that worked earlier in the year when Democrats helped Republicans pass the fiscal cliff deal and aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy.
( PHOTOS: Senate hearing on Syria)
Democratic aides are already pushing back at the idea that the future of the resolution lies on their shoulders, arguing that the House GOP majority should take responsibility. But that won't change the narrative if there is a less than robust showing by the Democratic caucus.
"I think it's a process and at the end of the day we'll get there, but it's going to take significant votes on both sides," an aide to Pelosi said. "I don't think it's useful for anyone to get into conversation about what the ratio will be."
The House Democratic leadership insists that it won't whip the vote, or try to pressure members into siding with the president. An informal survey will be taken to determine how many votes for a military strike exist. But that doesn't mean they won't be working behind the scenes to persuade lawmakers.
( Also on POLITICO: Senators craft Syria compromise)
The House Democratic leadership is making the case that the vote isn't about war — emphasizing that this isn't another Iraq — but about humanitarian aid, an appeal much more likely to win favor with anti-war Democrats.
"I don't think that being a dove means that you're against humanitarian intervention," a Democratic aide said. "We're not talking about war here. We're talking about a timely, limited operation based on humanitarian grounds."
The White House has scheduled conference calls with the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss Syria, a Democratic aide confirmed. There are calls with additional groups in the works.
( Also on POLITICO: Senate all over the map on Syria)
In the early days of the debate this week, some of the rarely-quiet Democratic caucuses have been mum on Syria, including the Congressional Black Caucus and the Tri-Caucus, which is comprised of several minority groups.
Pelosi sent a letter to her members on Tuesday afternoon appealing for their support.
"It is in our national interest to respond to the Syrian government's unspeakable use of chemical weapons. Indeed, it has been, and remains, a core pillar of our national security – under Democratic and Republican administrations – to prevent, limit, and halt the spread and use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons," Pelosi wrote to her colleagues. "This is a matter of national, regional, and global security."
Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) are backing military action and indicated that a vote will come on some form of a resolution even if it requires ignoring the Hastert rule, which requires the speaker to have a majority of the majority before bringing up a bill for a vote on the floor.
( Also on POLITICO: Hillary Clinton backs Obama on Syria)
But that will leave Democrats on the hook for supplying the majority of the votes.
If the eventual resolution goes down in flames and a large number of Democrats oppose it, they'll be blamed for letting the legislation die, even if Republicans offer paltry support.
Right now, there is doubt that Pelosi and Obama have enough votes among House Democrats to pass a resolution.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee who is undecided about how he'll vote on the eventual resolution brought to the floor, said he is unsure if the Democratic caucus will get behind its leadership.
( Also on POLITICO: Marco Rubio shifts direction on Syria)
"I really don't know," he said. "I think that will depend on the president to make the case to the American people."
Schiff said Obama runs a risk of losing more Democrats in an effort to gain Republicans.
"I think the president is going to have to be careful not to appear to be broadening the mission to win over GOP support at the cost of sacrificing Democratic support," Schiff said.


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You'll join students from more than 150 nationalities, and have the opportunity to study at one or more of our campuses, or at one of our partner universities around the world. In Australia, our Wollongong campus offers programs at undergraduate and graduate level, as well as language and academic preparation programs through UOW College. The Sydney Business School, UOW downtown Sydney campus provides a range of postgraduate and specialised undergraduate programs in a range of business fields.
You can also choose to study all or part of your UOW degree program at the University of Wollongong in Dubai, or any of our other overseas teaching sites. A UOW degree offers exceptional graduate outcomes, and for the eighth year UOW has been ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings Graduate Employers survey.
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Baseball's charitable efforts always in season
Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen is one of baseball's best players, a dynamic presence who helped reignite the sport in Pittsburgh. To those who know him best, though, that's just a start.
There's also the Andrew McCutchen who gives of his time and money to support programs that counsel at-risk teens and funds an assortment of scholarship programs. Among his projects was helping send seven high-school students to perform musical numbers at an international YMCA convention in Prague.
Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen is one of baseball's best players, a dynamic presence who helped reignite the sport in Pittsburgh. To those who know him best, though, that's just a start.
There's also the Andrew McCutchen who gives of his time and money to support programs that counsel at-risk teens and funds an assortment of scholarship programs. Among his projects was helping send seven high-school students to perform musical numbers at an international YMCA convention in Prague.
In ways large and small, McCutchen sees his emergence as one of the faces of baseball as both a blessing and an opportunity.
And a responsibility.
"I've been blessed," McCutchen said, "and part of being blessed is being able to give back and to contribute to my city. Plenty of people helped me. Maybe something I do can make a difference for someone."
Perfect, huh?
Miguel Cabrera would understand. He supports children's health initiatives and youth baseball programs and the renovation of fields in Detroit and his native Venezuela. When he's asked about any of this, Cabrera seems almost embarrassed. He clearly is not doing it for the attention or the praise. Cabrera was raised to understand that some people are more fortunate than others. And so, he gives back and attempts to set an example.
Again, though, these are not things Cabrera seems comfortable talking about. He doesn't want it to be about him. Rather, it's about doing the right thing.
"I want to give kids a chance to play, to stay off the street," Cabrera said.
And there's Tim Hudson. His foundation has raised more than $700,000 for needy families in Alabama and Georgia through grants, scholarships, books and assistance to school, churches and youth organization. Hudson also supports an assortment of charities, from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia to raising almost $2 million for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Aflac Pediatric Cancer Research Program.
Bronson Arroyo supports our military with contributions ranging from hosting concerts and taking part in fundraisers to helping provide injured soldiers with homes and other assistance.
And Justin Masterson gets it, too. He's involved in a long list of programs, including visiting schools, donating to battered women's shelters and working with missions to assist needy children in the Dominican Republic. During Masterson's five seasons with the Indians, team officials say he embodied what they want all their players to be in terms of having a charitable heart and being a good citizen of the community.
These five players are among hundreds doing this kind of work, famous players and others less so. Some we know. Some we never will. Their goal is about as basic as it gets: to make the world a better place.
In this season of giving, we offer them our gratitude. From the moment Bud Selig became Commissioner 21 years ago, he has used phrases like "a social institution" to describe Major League Baseball. He has started all sorts of programs to fulfill that mission, from donating to causes to raising awareness.
Selig speaks with unbridled enthusiasm about the players like McCutchen who've contributed so much.
And they're just the tip of the iceberg.
Baseball has programs small and large designed make a difference. It has raised more than $40 million in support of its Stand Up To Cancer program and donated $10 million to Welcome Back Veterans programs. In addition, there was a $200,000 donation to typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines and $100,000 to West, Texas, in the wake of the explosion of a fertilizer plant. Another $1 million was raised jointly with the Mets for Hurricane Sandy-related causes with the Baseball Tomorrow Fund.
And there are those pink bats. Every Mother's Day, hundreds of players use them to raise money for and call attention to breast cancer. Baseball combined with Habitat for Humanity and the Red Sox to build a home for a needy family during the World Series.
Beyond the good deeds, there has been an effort to understand baseball's role in American history.
Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated annually to honor the man who crossed the color line in 1947 and changed the sport -- and the United States -- forever. Because of this annual focus on Robinson, he has come to life for thousands of fans and players and is more than just a name or an ideal. He was a living, breathing human being who endured unspeakable acts of brutality to make the world better for all of us.
Maybe you've heard this is the golden age of baseball thanks to parity and attendance records and a host of new and better ways to consume the game. Maybe you've heard that the game has as many exciting players, young and old, as it has ever had.
But there are other reasons this is the sport's golden age. More than ever, baseball -- that is, its players and owners and executives -- understand they have a responsibility beyond the numbers and the wins and losses.
These players are another reason to celebrate this holiday season and to appreciate exactly why this is the golden age.
Merry Christmas, folks.
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U.


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Powering up the Electric Internet in my new place in the Smoke – yes, I'm now RPS' official Man In London – I see that Wired has published the results of my recent trip off to see Rare. While neither the new Banjo Kazooie or Viva Pinata have been confirmed for PC, I do interview Justin Cook, who's lead designer on the latter and had worked on the former. And since that's on the PC, and we mainly talk about the original and the importance of games-for-kids and games-as-education, it fits under RPS' mandate. Go read. He's a lovely guy.
If you're wondering about the title, it's what I tried to slip past the Wired editors as the title of my main article. Sadly – but unsurprisingly – cut, but I had to use it somewhere. I've been annoying everyone on my IM list by saying it repeatedly at them.


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Here's a historical look at the way the Bills have systemically ignored QBs in the Draft (and we wonder why they are the way they are).
For the Dolphins, the 12th pick represents the least of the drama, as trade talks on multiple fronts are ongoing.
Retired Patriots mainstay Kevin Faulk has given newcomer Leon Washington permission to wear his No. 33 jersey.
Short-rope coach Rex Ryan might need the Jets to draft a QB to increase his own job security.
The Ravens have multiple options to find some help at LB.
While the Bengals are hopeful of an Andre Smith deal, he's still unsigned, which puts RT on the needs list.
Tom Reed of the Cleveland Plain Dealer believes finding CB help is the top priority for the Browns.
The Steelers are taking a closer look at character issues during their pre-draft preparations.
Texans RB Arian Foster will have a role in the movie Draft Day, playing a draft prospect.
The Colts needs list is easy: Anything but QB.
Fan voting has chosen the Titans' 15th anniversary logo, which includes a sword and Roman numerals.
The Broncos are hoping for an early run on QBs, to push the guys they want down to them.
Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star is coming around to the idea of the Chiefs trading Branden Albert only to draft his replacement.
Before they can worry about a Commitment to Excellence, Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie wants his team to have a commitment to character.
Few teams have a more glaring need to fill than the Chargers all along the offensive line.
Cowboys VP Stephen Jones says it's a 50-50 chance the team actually uses the 18th pick.
The Giants haven't drafted a LB in the first round since 1984.
E.J. Manuel, who said the Eagles "want me pretty bad" is being mentored by former Eagles QB Donovan McNabb.
The Redskins are comfortable with having the night off tonight, since they have their QB position taken care of.
The Bears might want to move down, but they can't afford to go too low.
Tonight's the kind of night that could save Lions GM Martin Mayhew's job.
The Packers worked out RB Cedric Benson yesterday, but no deal appears imminent.
Vikings GM Rick Spielman said his picks are unlikely to be a "surprise."
All signs point to the Falcons drafting a CB, whenever they draft.
Panthers owner Jerry Richardson told city leaders he moved a mountain to accommodate the Democratic National Convention, during his plea for public money.
The Saints can doubtless find someone to help their league-worst defense at 15.
You can't count the Bucs out tonight, though they don't have a pick at the moment.
Cardinals GM Steve Keim is ready for his chance to sit in the big chair.
The Rams have solid players, they need playmakers, writes Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Everyone anticipates the 49ers making moves tonight and throughout the weekend, and that raises the stakes for GM Trent Baalke.
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In the square, EJ tells Sami to go home and apologize to William. She knows. Then why is she still there? Sami needs a moment. She's afraid to make things worse. EJ doubts it can get any worse. Sami gives her usual reply: "Sorry have you met me?" Sami wishes she'd have known. EJ reminds her this is about Will, not her. She thinks Will must feel abandoned. Sami doesn't care if he's gay. She's just hurt that he couldn't tell her about this sooner. EJ pressures her to go to him. She thanks him and runs off.
I Don't Like Liars.
Sami comes to terms with Will's news, Lexi makes plans to go to Paris, and the deal with Nevsky is on.
At Sami's, Lucas thinks Will is going to walk a tough road but he'll be alright. It doesn't matter to Will if he's gay or straight. He loves him unconditionally. Will tears up and the men embrace.
At the pub, Lexi invites Chad, Melanie, Abe, Cameron, Celeste and Kayla to Paris with her today! Everyone cheers. Abby arrives and overhears. She and Cameron are flabbergasted that they both share a love of Paris. Cameron finishes Abigail's sentences and they giggle as Celeste watches, unhappily. Abe starts to book their Parisian adventure and Kayla tells Lexi how inspiring she is. Kayla agrees to be there for Abe when Lexi's gone. Nearby, Chad invites Abigail to Paris. EJ turns up and offers his jet to Abe for their Paris trip. Abe thinks that's kind. They discuss their itinerary but Dr. Yu calls Lexi to inform her she can't travel. Lexi's apologetic and disappointed. EJ whispers something to Chad and he and EJ make an excuse and run off. Cameron gives Abe some code and those two run off, telling Lexi to stay put. Celeste privately begs Cam to stay away from Abigail. He brushes her off with a kiss and outside, the four men run off together. Inside, Mel tries setting Abby and Cam up, while Lexi, Celeste and Kayla wonder what the men are up to. The next item on Lexi's bucket list is riding an elephant.
In the warehouse, Nevsky's goons pull their guns on John, Bo, Hope and Rafe. Nevsky knows their true identities. "I don't like liars," he spits. John tells him about the embezzling charges and how Stefano's using John's money to buy the arms. Nevsky doesn't care. John has plans to screw DiMera by taking over his deal. Nevsky wonders if John's so broke, where'd he get the money? John doesn't think this is any of Nevsky's business. Nevsky doesn't trust John but he believes them. They've a deal. Rafe calls Shane while the others turn their guns on Nevsky and his men. Nevsky tries to make a deal but Bo refuses. They're ready for Stefano to make his move.
Back at Sami's place, Will thanks his father for taking the fall for him when he shot EJ. Will wanted to confess but he was too afraid. He's sorry. Lucas has never regretted that decision. They talk about EJ's blackmail. Sami returns and overhears Will telling Lucas that Grandma Marlena was a rock for him coming out. Sami interrupts. She's hurt. "You went to her instead of me?" Will smirks. "Not everything is about you," he says and this is why he didn't go to her. "Stop being a victim and grow up," Will yells. Sami retorts, "You don't get to talk to me like that." Will yells that she's ashamed and embarrassed that she has a gay son. Sami denies that. When she mentions getting advice from EJ, Lucas and Will blow up and Will takes off. Lucas stops Sami from following him and tells her she has to fix this.
In the park, EJ and Chad wait for Abe and Cameron. Chad berates EJ for not inviting Father to the party. EJ thinks Stefano would have brought his date - 'drama'. Cameron and Abe return. They're ready. Later, Celeste, Melanie, and Abby stand around the square in awe. Abe arrives with a blindfolded Lexi. He removes the blindfold and shows her that Paris has come to them. She's touched and thrilled. There is a small Eiffel Tower, French music, and a mime who gives Lexi a 'flower'.
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Victor starts thinking about giving Maggie's stolen eggs to Daniel's parents.
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Science Olympiad 2007 Winners
by George Zamora
SOCORRO – Two teams from Albuquerque took home an abundance of Olympic-style medals and won top honors in the high school and middle school divisions at the 21st annual New Mexico Science Olympiad, which was held this past Saturday, February 24, on the New Mexico Tech campus.
The Albuquerque Academy, a perennial winner at the statewide academic competition, again took first place overall in the high school division, while Albuquerque Area Home School, a team comprised of area home-schooled students, finished first overall in the middle school division.
La Cueva High School garnered second in the high school division, while San Jon Middle School placed second in the middle school division of the state Science Olympiad.
In addition to the first-place trophies and numerous medals the science champions amassed, the two top-placing teams from Albuquerque also won rights to represent New Mexico later this year at the 2007 National Science Olympiad on May 18-19, at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.
(More detailed information on winners is available at the Science Olympiad website.
More than 800 student "intelletes" representing 25 middle schools and 25 high schools from throughout New Mexico gathered on the university campus in Socorro to compete in 45 spirited mental workouts—all of which required massive amounts of brain power, motor skills, teamwork, and imagination . . . not to mention months of planning, practice, and fine-tuning.
During the daylong event, teams of Science Olympians propelled mouse-trap-powered vehicles, built Rube Goldberg contraptions, and constructed efficient boomilevers, bridges, and robots in a quest for Olympic-style medals and the chance to represent New Mexico at the national competition.
Final placement of the top ten teams in both Division C (high school) and Division B (middle school).
Division C:
1) Albuquerque Academy (409 points)
2) La Cueva High School (383 points)
3) Socorro High School (345 points)
4) Cloudcroft High School (313 points)
5) New Mexico Military Institute (272 points)
6) Roswell High School (268 points)
7) Hobbs High School (265 points)
8) Farmington High School (248 points)
9) United World College USA (245 points)
10) Rio Rancho High School (231 points)
Division B:
1) Albuquerque Area Home School (418 points)
2) San Jon Middle School (324 points)
3) Albuquerque Academy (304 points)
4) Hoover Middle School (272 points)
5) Sidney Gutierrez Middle School-Roswell (269 points)
6) T or C Middle School (266 points)
7) Cottonwood Valley Charter School-Socorro (263 points)
8) Cloudcroft Middle School (248 points)
9) Annunciation Catholic School (236 points)
10) Lovington Junior High School (219 points)


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the wicked child wrote:One last comment about last night...Spoiler:Wow, was padma a ***** or what while they discussed who should go home? She was way OTT there, IMO.
columbia wrote:On the bright side:Spoiler:Brooke is a hot piece of...
Fast B wrote:the wicked child wrote:One last comment about last night...Spoiler:Wow, was padma a ***** or what while they discussed who should go home? She was way OTT there, IMO.Spoiler:I think Padma was jealous of another pretty girl. Seriously.
tifosi77 wrote:Col, this is my sixth season watching the show and I never felt that was the case with these guys. Bourdain even commented on it. Last night sort of shook that foundation a bit. The only saving grace was reading Colicchio's blog, where he seemed genuinely contrite and admitted if they were privy to all the info that was shown on the airing of the episode the judge's decision would have been different.
Hockeynut! wrote:Spoiler:No love for Stefan?
tifosi77 wrote:Oh, and one other thing....Spoiler:The Quickfire was to make a dish to impress a sushi chef. But it didn't say you had to make sushi. I wouldn't have made sushi. Not for Katsuya (which, with different kanji, would be translated as "cutlet shop"), and not on television. I would have done the best non-sushi dish I had in my arsenal and hoped he liked it. But when his group comment was "You all worked very hard", that's code for "Your sushi was weak".
tifosi77 wrote:Finally got to watch last week's episode......Spoiler:Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
I mean, yeah I'm glad Josie's gone and all. But the real highlight of the show was watching how blitzed the judges were. Hugh Acheson said in his blog that it looked like they had spent the day watching Scooby Doo reruns and eating Cheetos. And the fact that they deferred Judges' Table to the next day is..... telling.
But seriously..... how as a chef do you get to the point where you are making fried chicken on a national TV show and you de-bone the pieces? That's a fundamental eff up of galactic proportions, and I think Brooke is very lucky that Josie served up grease bombs.
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LINCOLN — After the Vermont education commissioner in September rejected the Lincoln Community School board's $3.7 million bond proposal to pay for infrastructure improvements, the Building Committee returned to the drawing board. On Monday evening the board approved a scaled-back, $2 million version of the original proposal.
The bond will go to a vote on Jan. 18, and a public information meeting on Jan. 11, for discussion between the board and Lincoln residents, whose taxes will increase for the next 20 years if the bond is approved.