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Palo Alto charges forth with electric-vehicle plan City eyes new charging stations, greater outreach to support emerging trend by Gennady Sheyner ithin 10 years, as many as 10,000 electric vehicles could be cruising Palo Alto's streets. That statistic from the California Energy Commission is one reason for the city to take the lead in planning for the emerging trend of electric vehicles, Mayor Sid Espinosa said Tuesday afternoon at a celebra-
tion of new charging stations in the underground garage at Palo Alto City Hall. Moments earlier, Espinosa and Planning and Transportation Commissioner Arthur Keller had silently pulled into a parking space in Keller's blue Nissan Leaf. "It's an exciting time," Espinosa said.
The city has recently installed five new charging stations, including two in the top level of the City Hall garage (others were installed at the Bryant Street and Alma Street garages). The private sector has already set an impressive precedent in the field of electric transportation, with pioneering companies such as Tesla, Better Place and Fisker all establishing a local presence. Other companies, including HP, SAP, Westin, Creekside Inn and Stanford Shopping Center became early adopters in installing
vehicle-charging stations for their employees and customers. Now, city officials want to make sure City Hall doesn't get left behind. To that end, staff has put together an ambitious plan aimed at making the transition to electric vehicles easier for the local population. The plan includes installing charging stations, simplifying the permitting process for customers wishing to install chargers at their homes or businesses, providing outreach about the environmental benefits of switching
from gas to electric and encouraging developers to include charging stations in their projects. The City Council's Policy and Services Committee discussed and unanimously endorsed the plan Tuesday night. Debra van Duynhoven, assistant to the city manager for sustainability, said the trend toward electric vehicles (EVs) has been gaining momentum in Palo Alto, with about 20 customers requesting permits for charging (continued on page 10)
Thirty-three trees planned for removal at Greer Park Replacements to better tolerate reclaimed water by Sue Dremann
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The sun also rises A bird paddles the placid waters of the Baylands on Tuesday at sunrise.
Palo Alto student finds her voice Gunn graduate spreads the word on Disability History Week by Chris Kenrick
s a Palo Alto student with disabilities, Sara Moussavian thinks history books should tell about Ed Roberts just as they tell about Martin Luther King Jr. Moussavian has been persistent in contacting local educators to let them know that, starting this year, California officially observes Disability History Week every October. "People should know about inspirational leaders like Ed Roberts," said Moussavian, a Gunn High School graduate who now studies at Foothill College. Roberts, who died in 1995, is a hero in the disability-rights movement. Severely disabled from polio,
he shunned the role of victim while a student at UC Berkeley in the 1960s, asserting his right to accommodations needed to live a productive life. Roberts went on to launch Berkeley's Center for Independent Living, a prototype for hundreds of such centers now active around the world, including the Silicon Valley Independent Living Center. Like Roberts, Moussavian endured bullying in her younger years in Palo Alto schools but developed strategies that helped her ignore it. And like Roberts, she has begun to find her voice as an educator and advocate for people with disabilities.
Moussavian was in fourth grade when her family moved to Palo Alto and she was placed in special education at Barron Park Elementary School. Later, she was mainstreamed into regular classes, usually assisted by a classroom aide. She has had multiple surgeries for congenital problems and has difficulty using her hands, walking and pro cessi ng lectures. "I think the teachers were very understanding — and to some extent, the students Sara Moussavian were as well," she said of her overall experience. But bullying became something (continued on page 6)
plan to remove 33 dead or dying trees at Greer Park will add species that are better adapted to handle reclaimed water and the salinity of the park's soil, city officials told Midtown neighborhood residents on Tuesday evening. The Midtown Residents Association organized the meeting with city staff to calm fears of another tree-cutting "debacle" such as the removal of 63 trees in one day that occurred on California Avenue in 2009, leaders said. Greer Park has 313 mature trees and 74 trees that were planted in 2010, according to Peter Jensen, a city landscape architect and certified arborist. Irrigation with reclaimed water for the past 15 years and the underlying baylands soils have contributed to the demise of at least 24 trees, and others are in peril, he said. "The park is a microclimate in itself. ... The topsoil there is not deep. The stuff underneath is salt marsh," he said. Jensen said the Public Works arborists are selecting species of trees that are already thriving in the park despite the water and soil conditions. Most will take about 8 to 10 years to become large trees, he said. Residents can view the trees proposed for removal by visiting the park, where each tree is tagged. Public Works also has a map of the tree plan and a list of trees planned for removal and their condition on its website at www.cityofpaloalto.org; click on Public Works, then "tree removal" and scroll to the bottom. The city plans to add trees that offer a variety of color, shape and texture to the park. The new species would include Pyrus, or Eastern
pear, which is covered with white flowers in spring; London plane; Shamel or evergreen ash; Tristania or water gum; Nichol's gum and Swamp mallee, which has reddish or russet foliage. The largest tree to be removed has an 18-inch diameter, with a few in the 10- to 12-inch range. Most are in the 4- to 6-inch range, according to a public works report. The greatest visual impact would be around the baseball diamond in the park's center and an eastern path, according to the city. Ten trees would be taken out adjacent to home plate and seven would be removed along the path. Another cluster of trees would be removed near the basketball courts. The species to be planted at the baseball field — Shamel ash and smaller water gum — will provide shade for visitors who come to watch the games. Jensen said the trees will be removed in the coming weeks and the city will replant by the end of the year. The 20 residents who attended the meeting said they are satisfied with the tree choices, but expressed concerns about the process. Resident Pam Radin said staff had plans for elevation, irrigation, a budget, plant size and other prepared materials for previous projects, such as at Sterling Canal, that "are not in place now." Others expressed worry that the city would not have enough money to implement the replanting, adding that they don't want to wait for a long time before the trees are replaced. Jensen said the estimated project cost would be about $5,000 to (continued on page 5)
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Around Town UNPLUGGED ... When Palo Alto's leading developers and city officials unveiled the new Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto two years ago, they envisioned a bustling neighborhood hub with farmers markets, concerts and community events. Not everything, however, has panned out as planned. The city's Farmers Market fizzled because of lack of demand, and the concerts that accompanied the weekly markets ceased to exist. Now, city officials are confronting another problem: People are using the new electrical outlets, which were installed as part of the renovation, to play amplified music at all hours of the day and, occasionally, late at night. The city's Community Services and Police departments have been receiving complaints from businesses around the prominent plaza, according to a new report from Daren Anderson, division manager for Open Space, Parks and Golf. Attempts to talk to musicians weren't always successful. "In some cases there has been cooperation, but not enough to adequately address the problem,� Anderson wrote. Staff tried to address the problem by locking the outlet covers, but this strategy was reportedly foiled by vandals. Furthermore, Palo Alto's attempts to enforce the existing ordinance, which bans electrical devices in parks without permits, also fell short as several musicians brought battery-powered amplifiers. Now, staff is proposing a new rule that would ban amplified music at Lytton Plaza without a special permit. Even with permission, operation of amplifiers would be limited to between 5 and 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The city wrote up the ordinance after discussions with Russ Cohen, president of the Downtown Business and Professional Association, who consulted businesses around the plaza. Acoustic music, meanwhile, would still be welcomed at the plaza without any permits. "Staff believes that prohibiting amplified sound without a permit will be a useful tool in reducing noise complaints and will help keep the park and surrounding area enjoyable for everyone,� Anderson wrote. The city's Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss the proposed ordinance Tuesday evening.
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WHAT'S SHAKING? ... Palo Alto's Architectural Review Board was delving into the details of a proposed two-story building at Stanford Research Park at 10:20 a.m. on Thurs-
day when a voice from a City Hall speaker shook the board members out of their routine. The voice was part of a statewide drill, the "Great California ShakeOut,� a statewide exercise in disaster preparedness. The Federal Emergency Management Administration called the drill the largest in the nation's history, with an estimated 8.5 million Californians participating. The voice instructed listeners on what to do in case of an earthquake: namely, drop, find a cover and hold on to something. The suggestion puzzled board member Judith Wasserman, who couldn't find anything firm to hold on to behind the Council Chambers podium. "There's nothing out there but cables to hold on to,� Wasserman observed. "We're going to lose the entire city government!� Neither the board nor the applicants dropped or panicked. Instead, unflappable as ever, they waited out the drill and proceeded with their discussion of signage and parking designs. PRAISE FOR PATTY ... Palo Alto resident Patty Fisher will be honored by nonprofit Momentum for Mental Health, which offers services in Palo Alto, at the Shining Stars Rising Above Stigma Benefit Nov. 17 at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel. Fisher, currently a director at The Health Trust, worked for decades as a columnist for the San Jose Mercury News. "She serves as a role model to all in our community who strive to eliminate mental health stigma and improve the effectiveness and accessibility of mental health resources and services,� Momentum CEO Paul Taylor said in a press release. The event's keynote speaker will be Jessie Close, sister of actress Glenn, and information is available at www. momentumformentalhealth.org. NAME THAT TUNE ... Palo Alto's new labor agreement with the firefighters union felt like music to the ears of the City Council, which approved the contract Monday night. Councilman Larry Klein evoked the Beatles song "Long and Winding Road� to describe the 16-month period of negotiations. Councilwoman Karen Holman, paraphrasing the country star "Mac� Davis, said she wished another song could be as accurate: "Happiness is a Difficult Labor Agreement in My Rear View Mirror.� Unfortunately, she said, the economy remains tough, and the city's effort to get concessions from its labor unions remains an "everevolving situation.� N
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he City of Palo Alto's business operation had a significant security breach that left sensitive employee and customer information open to outside access, an investigation by the City Auditor's Office found. According to the audit, which was released last week, the firm SAP failed to secure a "powerful account," allowing the auditor's office access to sensitive and confidential information for what the report called an "extended period of time." The report also found that the Administrative Services Department, which oversees the city's finances, failed to effectively manage SAP user accounts to ensure security. "Such access could have allowed a motivated and sufficiently capable person to destroy or modify data, expose sensitive employee and customer information, or defraud the City," City Auditor Michael Edwards wrote in the report. The SAP Enterprise Resource Planning application, which the city has been using since 2002, supports the city's accounting, finance, purchasing, human resource and utilities functions. The auditor's office made its finding about breached security after a January incident in which the office was able to use a "default" password to tap into an account that should've been sensitive, including employees' Social Security numbers, payroll
records and credit information. The account also granted the auditor's office access to create vendors and approve invoice payments, according to the audit. Further investigation found that the account is usually "locked," but an SAP administrator "opened" it because of a technical issue during software installation last December. After the installation was completed, the SAP employee did not secure this account, the audit found.
'Such access could have allowed a motivated and sufficiently capable person to destroy or modify data, expose sensitive employee and customer information, or defraud the City.' —Michael Edwards, city auditor The report also stated that the Administrative Services Department "did not have adequate policies and procedures to secure these powerful standard accounts," the audit stated. The department has since taken steps to identify and secure these accounts. The report also found that the
department "violated two critical security principles by not properly restricting access for all user accounts." The audit recommends that the department adopt formal policies addressing user access and implement procedures "to either prohibit or control the use of all other powerful system-provided SAP profiles." In a response to the audit, Lalo Perez, director of the Administrative Services Department, wrote that staff has "made it a top priority to rectify" the security problems and has "taken action to address many of the findings in the audit." The security breach, he wrote, was limited to a very small number of city employees. Outside users, he wrote, would have to first breach a firewall and the SAP security system to access the account. "While it is unacceptable that sensitive information was exposed, the limited number of staff with the ability to access the information is trained to access sensitive information while upholding confidentiality standards," Perez wrote. He noted that over the past few months, his department has been working with the City Auditor's Office in developing a system to monitor the SAP system — a process that he said "has significantly improved the security of the SAP system." N Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.
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Some residents said tree replacement is not enough, however, and that they want more trees added to the park. "What is a city park without trees?" Ed Aguilar said, noting the wide expanses of grass that are used as regional playing fields.
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of a problem at Barron Park and later at Terman Middle School. "At the beginning it hurt, but after awhile I learned to kind of let go of it," she said. "I developed a support system for myself — other friends
who … knew me for who I am." But it wasn't until two summers ago that Moussavian decided to get active in speaking out for herself. She and fellow students in a 2009 summer program in Sacramento decided to push a legislative resolution proclaiming the second week of October Disability History Week. The campaign was coordinated with
similar efforts in 23 other states, which now recognize some form of "disability awareness" in October. In California, a joint legislative resolution proclaiming Disability History Week each year during the second week of October passed last year. Moussavian has followed up by spreading the word to local schools
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Welch Road becomes one-way road Welch Road in Palo Alto was converted to a one-way, one-lane road between Quarry Road and Pasteur Drive earlier this week, beginning with plastic traffic delineators that will be replaced with concrete barriers on Nov. 7. The change is being made as part of the massive Stanford University Medical Center Renewal Project and will be in effect for two years, according to a press release. Construction work along Welch will include widening of the road, planting of new trees, replacement of utility services, and installation of planted medians and street lighting. Access to the buildings at 730, 750 and 770 Welch will be via Vineyard Lane to the rear. More information about the project is available at stanfordpackard.org. N — Palo Alto Weekly staff
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special-education student who won a legal battle to live in on-campus housing at Oakland University in Michigan. Moussavian plans to become a social worker to advocate for other people with disabilities. "When I was in high school, I had teachers and aides who were kind of advocates, but going forward that's going to change," she said. "In a four-year college and in the workplace, I realize that the advocate for me is going to have to be me, myself and I." N Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly. com.
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and news outlets. She recorded a radio show in Oakland, which is yet to be broadcast, and got an article in the Paly online publication The Voice. "I wasn't much of an advocate in high school, but now I have a passion for making a difference for folks," she said. Moussavian, who now lives with her family in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, hopes to move into a campus dormitory next year when she transfers to a California State University or a University of California campus. For inspiration, she looks to people like Micah Fialka-Feldman, a
Palo Alto sees good news on revenue front Rising revenues and savings in a new firefighter contract have brought Palo Alto a rare bit of good news on the financial front — developments that should stave off personnel cuts in the current fiscal year. The City Council Finance Committee discussed on Tuesday (Oct. 18) the latest updates for the 2012 budget and agreed that the latest projections have made it unnecessary for the city to consider staff reductions this year. The projections show that a number of key revenue sources have done better than the city had projected when it approved the budget in June. Revenues from the documentary-transfer tax and from sales tax are each $1.2 million above projections; hotel taxes have exceeded expectations by $600,000. At the same time, the city will save at least $1.1 million thanks to concessions in the new contract with the firefighters union, a contract the council approved Oct. 17. The new agreement includes a second pension tier for new employees and worker contributions toward retirement and medical costs. Staff expects to save additional funds, about $1 million, from revisions to staffing levels — revisions made possible by the abolition of the minimumstaffing requirement in the firefighter contract. This means that the $4.3 million hole in the city's current budget is no longer as daunting as it was when the document was adopted in June. The city plans to cover the balance of the deficit by taking money from the budget stabilization reserve (which increased by $2.7 million) and by obtaining concessions from other public-safety unions. N — Gennady Sheyner
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A Stanford campus in New York City would help the country, enhance the university's influence and promote technology innovation, Stanford President John Hennessy told the Faculty Senate last week. Hennessy updated faculty members Oct. 13 on Stanford's competitive bid to develop a science and engineering research center in New York. The bid is in response to more than $400 million in economic incentives, including land, from the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Stanford and Cornell University have emerged as top contenders among nearly 20 institutions that indicated preliminary interest, the New York Times reported, adding that both universities hired political and publicrelations consultants to woo city officials and New York media. The deadline for proposals is Oct. 28, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said he'll pick a winner, or winners, by the end of the year. Hennessy envisions a 10-acre Stanford campus on Roosevelt Island, a narrow island on the East River that is a two-minute subway ride from Manhattan. The $1 billion to $2 billion construction costs would create housing, classrooms, labs, offices, business-incubator space, fitness centers, shops and restaurants, he said. The campus would grow in phases, from 2016 to 2038, eventually accommodating 100 faculty members and 2,000 masters and doctoral students. When built out, it would have 1.1 million square feet of academic space; 575,000 square feet of housing; 175,000 square feet of amenities and 50,000 square feet of business incubator space. N — Chris Kenrick
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Speaker: Wealth no guarantee of good parenting Families with high levels of wealth are not necessarily good at raising resilient kids, a motivational speaker warned Palo Alto parents and teachers Wednesday (Oct. 19). (Posted Oct. 20 at 9:53 a.m.)
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Man, 23, shot in East Palo Alto A 23-year-old man was found shot on an East Palo Alto sidewalk Sunday (Oct. 16) and East Palo Alto police are seeking the public's help to solve the crime. (Posted Oct. 20 at 9:20 a.m.)
Campaign signs go missing — so does cell phone Who will be elected to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District (MPFPD) Board of Directors is not a question keeping most people awake at night, but some are taking it very, very seriously. (Posted Oct. 20 at 8:33 a.m.)
El Camino Real smashup pins man in car With help from some large pneumatic cutters, firefighters carefully extracted a man from his Toyota sedan after his car was pushed into a tree by a large pickup truck Wednesday morning (Oct. 19) on El Camino Real in Mountain View. (Posted Oct. 19 at 2:10 p.m.)
Moving of Edgewood Plaza buildings approved The proposed redevelopment of Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center took another step forward Wednesday morning (Oct. 19). Members of the Palo Alto Historic Resources Board voted 6-1 that the proposed relocation of one of the buildings in the Eichler developed shopping center and addition of 10 homes would not significantly alter the historic nature of the site. (Posted Oct. 19 at 9:56 a.m.)
M-A teacher, school district settle dispute Menlo-Atherton High School algebra teacher Manuel Delgado has settled out of court with the Sequoia Union High School District in a dispute over teaching assignments and classroom accommodations. (Posted Oct. 19 at 8:39 a.m.)
Superintendent: district still on track to buy land The Palo Alto school district remains on track to acquire a coveted 2.6-acre parcel on San Antonio Road, school officials said. Meanwhile, a housing developer Monday (Oct. 17) obtained City Council approval to build 10 large homes on the site in case the school deal falls apart. (Posted Oct. 18 at 9:54 a.m.)
Girl, 16, reports sexual assault in Mountain View Local law enforcement officials are asking for the community's help in tracking down two men accused of sexually assaulting a 16-yearold Mountain View girl in Whisman Park late last month. (Posted Oct. 18 at 1:31 p.m.)
Council OKs 10-home proposal for south Palo Alto A proposal to build 10 large homes at a highly coveted south Palo Alto site cleared the finish line Monday night (Oct. 17) when the City Council voted unanimously to approve it. (Posted Oct. 18 at 9:54 a.m.)
VIDEO: El Camino Park set for reservoir, renovation Palo Alto Mayor Sid Espinosa and City Manager Jim Keene spoke at El Camino Park Monday (Oct. 17) during a special groundbreaking ceremony as work begins on a 2.5 million emergency water reservoir at the park. (Posted Oct. 18 at 8:25 a.m.)
Palo Alto approves new firefighter contract Palo Alto's tortuous struggle with its firefighters union over a new labor deal came to an official conclusion Monday night (Oct. 17) when the City Council voted unanimously to ratify what one member called a "watershed agreement.� (Posted Oct. 18 at 12:49 a.m.)
Man arrested after assault at Palo Alto nightclub A man was arrested early Saturday morning (Oct. 15) in Palo Alto after reportedly hitting another man with a bottle during an altercation on California Avenue, Palo Alto police said. (Posted Oct. 17 at 11:11 a.m.) Want to get news briefs e-mailed to you every weekday? Sign up for Express, our new daily e-edition. Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com to sign up.
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Palo Alto government action this week
City Council (Oct. 17)
October 22, 2011 10:30-12:00 noon
Contract: The council approved a contract with the city's firefighters union. Yes: Unanimous California Avenue: The council directed staff to explore a "modified hybrid option� for the California Avenue streetscape-improvement project and asked that the new design does not result in a net decrease in parking. Yes: Unanimous. California Avenue Plaza: The council also directed staff to consider a new central plaza and a parallel-parking design for California Avenue. Yes: Espinosa, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Yeh No: Burt, Holman, Klein, Shepherd
Board of Education (Oct. 18)
Land acquisition: The board met in closed session to discuss the school district's pending acquisition of 2.6 acres at 525 San Antonio Road. Action: None
Council Finance Committee (Oct. 18)
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Electric vehicles: The committee approved a staff proposal to establish a policy for electric vehicles, which includes new charging stations at city garages and incentives for developers to provide charging stations at new projects. Yes: Unanimous
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Edgewood Plaza: The board reviewed and recommended approval of the proposed plan for Edgewood Plaza at 2080 Channing Road. The plan includes building 10 homes, relocating one building and rehabilitating two retail buildings. Yes: Bernstein, Bower, Di Cicco, Kohler, Maikinen, Smithwick No: Bunnenberg
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Planning & Transportation Commission (Oct. 19) Density: The commission discussed the Residential Density Bonus Ordinance and its compatibility with Senate Bill 1818. Action: None
Architectural Review Board (Oct. 20)
Lockheed Martin: The board voted to approve a proposal by DGA Architects on behalf of Stanford and Lockheed Martin for a two-story building in an office park at 3251 Hanover St. The approval included conditions that the applicant provides more details about materials, parking, retaining wall and signage. Yes: Lew, Malone Prichard, Wasserman, Young Absent: Lee
Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to interview candidates for the Library Advisory Commission, the Planning and Transportation Commission and the Architectural Review Board. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss installation of a restroom at Juana Briones Park, concepts for improving connectivity between the Main Library and the Palo Alto Art Center; Palo Alto Golf Course Reconfiguration Project; and a proposal to limit sound amplification at Lytton Plaza. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).
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*The lads are jubilant after their victory over Man Utd*
MON: Alright lads, settle down, settle down. Great performance out there. Finally we've beaten Man Utd, and since they're the champions do you know what that means?
A.Young: More than 8 seconds analysis after the match on Match of the Day boss?
MON: Well perhaps Ashley, but probably not, it means WE are the Premier League champions!
A.Young: Boss I'm not sure that's how it works, to be champions you have to win the whole…..
MON: Oh yes, champions! They say to be the best you have to beat the best and they also say you're only as good as your last match. Hit the music Robbo.
*John Robertson presses play on the CD player he is holding, MON pulls a microphone from nowhere*
*MON points the microphone to Fabian Delph*
Delph: …….
MON: Come on Fabian, when I point the microphone at you you sing the line.
Delph: I don't know the words.
MON: WHAT!? it's Queen, it's a classic!
Delph: I didn't even know the Queen sang songs I thought she just, you know waved and stuff. Did you know Nathan?
*Delfouneso shrugs his shoulders*
MON: It's QUEEN not THE Queen.
Agbonlahor: Hang on …… How many Queens are there?
MON: Just one, well there are two but one's a band and the other is the monarch.
*Delfouneso, Agbonlahor and Delph look at each other confused*
MON: Look forget that anyway we are the new champions and as such….
*Sir Alex Ferguson strides into the dressing room he's wearing a full suit of armour, sneering at all the Villa players*
SAF: Sorry ta interrupt Martin, well I would be sorry if I wasn't so rude and you weren't a bunch of cheaters!
MON: Hey! We're not….
SAF: You shut your mouth Martin, I'm a knight and I don't know how ya cheated but it smells of magic ta me!
MON: Sir Alex, magic doesn't exist and….
SAF: It's SIR Alex!
MON: I said Sir Alex.
SAF: And don't you ferget it ya cheating sorcerer! Anyway I'm here to throw a bottle of wine at you and call you a cheater as is the tradition with away winners at Old Trafford
MON: Sir Alex, I'm not a sorcerer.
SAF: That's exactly the type of trickery I'd expect from a sorcerer
*The CD player plays the next track 'It's a kind of magic'*
SAF: And what manner of sorcery is this!? A box which plays music and speaks of magic! The F.A will hear of this make no mistake!
*Sir Alex Ferguson throws a bottle of red wine that smashes on the wall and leaves, the lads look around in silence then begin to celebrate once more.*
Hercs In The Dressing Room Post Man Utd
*The lads are jubilant after their victory over Man Utd*
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Applied Physics Laboratory Cyber Technologies Reverse Engineer in Laurel, Maryland
Position Description
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a national leader in scientific research and development, located midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC is seeking a Cyber Technologies Reverse Engineer.
Job Summary: Seeking a creative and inventive software developer who will participate in the development of thoughtful, innovative solutions to challenging problems in reverse engineering. Take advantage of leadership growth opportunities while you work with and contribute to a team of engineers and scientists who value innovation, drive, execution and positive results.
Duties (Listed in order of importance with the estimated amount of time spent at each task):
**1. Collaborate with teams, analyze devices to characterize funtionality and identify vulnerabilities in support of problems of national importance. Create solutions for prototype and operational systems and develop solutions involving hardware and software analysis and development. (80%)
- Share knowledge by clearly articulating ideas through papers and presentations to technical staff, management and Government decision makers. Take advantage of opportunities to participate in working groups, sponsor meetings, proposal writing, and conferences. (20%)
Note: This job summary and listing of duties is for the purpose of describing the position and its essential functions at time of hire and may change over time.
Required Qualifications:
**BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 2+ years experience in software engineering. Knowledge of existing exploits and the ability to analyze software and hardware for vulnerabilities. Embedded systems software design and implementation. Hardware design and prototyping. Proficiency multiple processor architectures and assembly languages. Proficiency with software debuggers and analysis tools such as IdaPro. Ability to obtain a DoD secret clearance.
Desired Qualifications: MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 5+ Years of relevant experience. A current DoD clearance, preferrably TS/SCI with polygraph, and prior experience working with Government agencies.
Security: Applicant selected will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
Benefits: APL offers a comprehensive benefits package including a liberal vacation plan, a matching retirement program, significant educational assistance, a scholarship tuition program for staff with dependents, and competitive salaries commensurate with skills and experience. For more information about our organization, please visit our web site at www.jhuapl.edu.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments Acts of 1972, as well as other applicable laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
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Promoting Inclusive Markets and Financial Systems
Effective AIDS program responses have opened opportunities for more economic initiatives in AIDS-impacted communities. For example, with the availability of life-extending anti-retroviral therapies, people living with HIV are able to regain and extend their productive capacity and stay involved in their enterprises and communities. Increased education and awareness campaigns have been effective in reducing stigma, which encourages community members more inclusive of HIV-affected households. Sharing information about current initiatives and sound practices in both the microenterprise industry and HIV & AIDS field should lead to a better understanding of the issues faced by households coping with this disease. Clarifying these issues and better defining potential strategies to address them will in turn lead to more effective collaboration and program design, helping catalyze strategic alliances between microenterprise development organizations and AIDS support organizations.
The purpose of The SEEP Network' "Promising Practices" case study series is to describe a variety of microenterprise services that:
- reach deeply into the poor socioeconomic strata of a given community and/or geographic area;
- show the potential to reach significant scale;
- enable clients to plan for future crises, anticipate needs for lump sums of cash, improve income flows, enhance the profitability of economic activities, and avoid selling productive assets; and
- strive to go beyond the economic dimension of clients' lives to address the underlying factors that contribute to the spread of HIV & AIDS (e.g., through collaboration with ASOs or educational initiatives, such as informing clients about HIV & AIDS issues in order to change their behavior and mobilize community action).
The Kupfuma Ishungu Rural Microfinance Project (KI-RMFP) is a four-year program, designed to build the capacity of communities to mobilize and manage savings that can then be used to grant loans to meet the production, consumption, and social needs of vulnerable members (mainly women) of the communities. KIRMFP's area of operation encompasses the Zvishavane, Mberengwa and Shurugwi districts of the Midlands and Masvingo provinces of Zimbabwe.


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SAMURAI, a slickly produced and visually striking mini-film created for GE's "Imagination at Work" campaign, tells "a tale of a pint-sized samurai faced with a seemingly impossible challenge as proposed by a behemoth Emperor and his wicked minions." The short can be seen in its entirety HERE. It's produced by Three Legged Legs, the LA-based animation collective comprised of Greg Gunn, Casey Hunt and Reza Rasoli. Three Legged is also responsible for such quality pieces as "Los Angeles Lets Be Friends" and "Humans!" SAMURAI is currently airing on various cable providers' trailers-on-demand programs and will debut in a few weeks on GE's website.
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'Bama pitches second-half shutout to beat Commodores
Alabama came back from a 10-3 halftime deficit by using stingy defence to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores 13-10 at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide did not cover the 15.5-point spread at home, and the 23 total points were UNDER the posted total of 41.
John Parker Wilson was 18-for-29 for 210 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Keith Brown had nine receptions for 98 yards for the Crimson Tide.
Chris Nickson threw for 136 yards on 14-for-22 passing, one touchdown and three interceptions. Earl Bennett caught five balls for 46 yards and a score for the Commodores.


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Neither bankruptcy nor a liquidation can kill iconic brands.
Before the ink was even dry on Hostess Brands' bankruptcy filingWednesday morning, interested buyers were already digging into the potential value of the Hostess name and how Twinkie, Ding Dong or Wonder Bread could be repurposed into other consumer products.
For now, Hostess will continue to churn out Twinkies, but many in the bankruptcy world are questioning whether the maker of snack foods can survive.
This is Hostess Brands' second trip in bankruptcy court. It emerged in 2009 after a four and a half year restructuring.
Should Hostess Brands choose to liquidate rather than reorganize, the brand names - Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread - will very likely live on.
Buyers have made multi-million dollar bets on brand names like Polaroid, Sharper Image and even Borders that continue to resonate with consumers even after the parent company has liquidated.
Our favorite products -- and what we do to save them
"The marketplace has, without question, become a lot more sophisticated in terms of intellectual property since the world came to an end in the fourth quarter of 2008," said Jason Frank, a managing director in Hilco's appraisal business which values liquidated brands. "Before that everyone knew brand names were worth something but no one put much value on it."
Several private equity firms, including Hilco, Gordon Brothers and Authentic Brands, regularly show up at intellectual property auctions after a company has decided to liquidate. Rivals to the deceased companies often make bids too, driving up the prices of these brand names.
A big payoff can help the parent company pay back some of its debts.
After Polaroid filed for bankruptcy protection in December 2008, a consortium of buyers paid $88 million in 2009 for the brand name.
Not only did Polaroid's creditors get that lump sum, they also gained a minority stake in the new entity. And that stake could turn out to be quite lucrative if the company sells itself or goes public.
Many potential buyers are also weighing the value of Kodak' (EK,Fortune 500)s brand-name since there's been a lot of talk that it may consider filing for bankruptcy. For now the company plans to restructure out of court.
Kodak's brand name (not its patents) could easily generate more than double Polaroid's sales price, said Jamie Salter, the CEO of Authentic Brands. "There are a lot of categories that Kodak could attach its name to. People would feel very comfortable using Kodak paper," said Salter.
Like Polaroid, Kodak has brand cachet all over the world offering potential buyers the opportunity to tap global markets.
Twinkies will keep coming despite bankruptcy
"Part of what drives so much of this is the Internet economy," said Richard Chesley, a partner in DLA Piper's bankruptcy practice and represented Polaroid's creditors in its bankruptcy. "It's so much easier to get products manufactured globally and consumers in the developing world are often looking for iconic American branded products."
While global consumers might be drawn to shaking lots of things like a "Polaroid picture," in the words of hip hop group Outkast, even brands with significantly less cache like Borders can attract eight-figure investments. Barnes & Noble (BKS, Fortune 500) spent $13.9 million to buy the rights to its defunct rival's brand name.
A revived Twinkie may make its fans happy but it's unlikely to bring back the 19,000 jobs that would be lost if it decides to liquidate. Nearly 11,000 workers lost jobs at Borders when it liquidated.
The larger question for potential buyers of Hostesses brands is whether Twinkies and Ding Dongs can move into other products?
"For Polaroid and Sharper Image, buyers have been able to use the name and make products within a category of electronics that have a meaning to the consumer," said Cathy Hershcopf, a partner in the bankruptcy practice at the law firm Cooley. "Instead of having a non-name camera or a non-name appliance, suddenly you have a Polaroid camera or a Sharper Image one."
Hershcopf worked on the sale of Sharper Image's name to a consortium of buyers who now license its name to products sold at Target and Best Buy.
If Hostess does sell its brand-name, the question is whether in the low-carb, gluten-free age, will consumers want to see a Wonder Bread superhero?


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There is just something about a seaside wedding that makes me happy. Obviously. The perfect setting, the natural, unfussy color palette, the crisp, clean style. Well, when I saw what the fabulous Karen Tran did, with this beach inspired affair, I swooned!
Christy and Kirk were married this past April in San Diego at the Hotel Del Cornado. They wanted a dreamy, but chic style with a subtle Nantucket flair. Since they had a grand total of 8 guests, they were able to splurge a bit with the flowers and decor. And in a word, it was stunning. The planning was done by the hugely talented Emily Smiley.
All of the amazing photographs were shot by Shannon Lott...who seemed to capture the sophisticated, fabulously chic style to perfection. Love, love, love everything about this wedding. And the reception, well. Let's just say that it only gets better from here!


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Alexandre Pato's agent has reignited rumours linking the Brazilian striker with a switch to Paris Saint-Germain. "We'd be happy if Ancelotti called."
The youngster, who has struggled with injury at Milan in the past few seasons, was reportedly on the verge of a transfer to the Parisian outfit in January, only for Rossonero President Silvio Berlucsoni to allegedly intervene and halt the deal.
However, rumours of negotiations reopening have persisted, with PSG's Coach Carlo Ancelotti more than once hinting that he would like to reunite with the striker he worked with previously at San Siro.
Asked about the tactician's wish to work with his client, Pato's agent did not rule out the possibility of a move this summer.
"Ancelotti is a great Coach, we'd be happy if he were to call us," Gilmar Veloz told Tuttomercatoweb.
"With the Coach, Alexandre has always has a great relationship, his esteem is cause for satisfaction. Let's see what happens…
"Alexandre is fine at Milan, in addition to having a contract with the club.
"But, Ancelotti is a great Coach and we valued it when he said that my client is a target, we were very pleased.
"The transfer market will be discussed in due course."
Meanwhile, the player told Brazilian television at the weekend of his ambition to represent Brazil at the London 2012 Olympics late this summer.
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Barthwyck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Scotland in the Middle Ages. The Barthwyck name comes from someone having lived in the old barony of Borthwick, next to 'Borthwick Water' between Selkirk and Roxburghshire. Bearers of this surname have inhabited this area since at least the 14th century. Documents first mention 'Quondam' Thomas de Borthwick, who held lands in Middleton, Midlothian, and who had a charter from John of Gordon, Lord of that Ilk, for the lands near Lauder, between 1357 and 1367. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Early Origins of the Barthwyck family
Roxburghshire where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated at the Barony of Borthwick along the coastline of Borthwick water in the parish of Roberton in that shire. Thomas Borthwick was a tenant of Lord Gordon in the lands of Ligertmood in 1357. William Borthwick in 1378 acquired the lands of Cateune in Midlothian, and changed the name of the estates to Borthwick.
The family prospered through an uncertain era of raiding, feuding and warring in Southern Scotland. By 1400, the Border feuds had taken shape into a Code, which although to us at this time may seem like straight outlawry, was a strict set of rules governing the apparent indiscriminate burning of homes and theft of cattle, horses and even women.
Early History of the Barthwyck family
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Barthwyck Spelling Variations
spelling variations result from the fact that medieval scribes spelled words and names alike according to their sounds. Barthwyck has been spelled Borthwick, Borthwicke, Barthwick, Barthwicke, Borthock, Borthok and many more.
Early Notables of the Barthwyck family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Barthwyck family to Ireland
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Migration of the Barthwyck family to the New World and Oceana
The colonies on the fertile east coast of North America soon had many farms run by Scots. These hardy settlers provided a backbone for the great nations of the United States and Canada that would emerge in the next centuries. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Barthwyck or a variant listed above, including: James Borthwick who settled in Virginia in 1732; Robert Borthwick arrived in Philadelphia in 1822; John Borthurck arrived in Philadelphia in 1876.
The Barthwyck Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Qui conducit
Motto Translation: One who serves
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Immaculata University Dance Company Hosts 5th Annual Chester County Dance Festival
The Immaculata University Dance Company will host the 5th Annual Chester County Dance Festival on Saturday, April 14, at 7:00 p.m. in Alumnae Hall. The festival celebrates the talent and diversity of dance in Chester County.
Immaculata University´s Dance Company, directed by Jessica Birkmire, was formed in November 2002 and operates under the direction of the University´s Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science. Immaculata will be hosting 16 dance companies from local professional and pre-professional companies, as well as area private and public schools with approximately 140 dancers participating. The festival showcases a variety of dance from ballet to liturgical to hip-hop.
Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact 610-647-4400, ext. 3737.
Immaculata University, a Catholic, coeducational institution, is located 20 miles west of Philadelphia, south of the intersection of routes 30 and 352, between Paoli and Exton.
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Chris Hamey of Juneau, a senior guard for the University of Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team, scored 22 points and added a career-high 12 assists Thursday as the Seawolves crunched overmatched Carver Bible College Thursday in Marietta, Ga.
Drew Gunkel hit five 3-pointers and matched his career high of 19 points in just 17 minutes of play, while Jon Madison scored a career-high 19 points, Greg Freeman had a season-high 18 points, Scott Larrabee chipped in 14 points, Chris Lewis added 10 points and 10 rebounds and Serge Using had nine points and 13 rebounds for the Seawolves. Shaun O'Shea, another Juneau resident on the UAA roster, scored six points.
UAA set five school records in the game - most 3-pointers made (18), greatest margin of victory (97), fewest points allowed (30), fewest points allowed in a half (13) and most assists (39). Carver, a second-year program, had just five players on its roster after two others were declared academically ineligible and three others were sick or hadn't made it back from the holiday break.
The game against the tiny (400 enrollment) National Christian College Athletic Association school was a late-scheduled roster fill-in that replaced a canceled game between NCAA Division II power UAA and NCAA Division I Georgia. UAA (6-3), which wanted to have a second game in its current road trip, played 1996 and 1998 NCAA Division I national champion Kentucky on Tuesday, losing 62-42 at Rupp Arena.
UAA will open its Pac West Conference schedule Jan. 6 when the Seawolves travel to Montana for a game against Montana State University-Billings. UAA then plays at Western New Mexico both Jan. 8 and Jan. 10 before heading to Hawaii for games against Chaminade on Jan. 13 and Hawaii-Hilo on Jan. 15. The Seawolves don't have a home game until Jan. 20, when they host Western Washington.
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The federal government ok'd two long-term research projects today on the Colorado River.
They will continue to release water from Glen Canyon Dam and attempt to boost native fish populations.
For almost 50 years the dam has blocked most of the sediment from the CoIorado River from flowing downstream. And that's had an impact on native fish. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told reporters that scientists can now release water from the dam to mimic natural floods on a regular basis. They will also try to remove non native predators from the river.
"These decisions represent the most important experimental modification of operations of Arizona's Glen Canyon Dam over a very very long time," said Secretary Salazar.
Salazar assured the millions of people who rely on water and electricity from the dam that the flows will depend on water availability.


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The situation is an outtake from "Winner Takes All" that would not have suited the plot of that story, however much I love the image of it.
The rain was falling, neither hard nor soft, warm nor cool. Just a rain, nothing more, nothing less. The thirsty roses bloom, their colour dull against the grey blackness of the twilight, raindrops settling upon the petals, dripping off onto the ground below.
Running steps. A flash of red. Auburn. Someone passes by, kicking heels sending puddlewater into the air, splashing against the iron fence, the leaves, the roses. They shudder at the trauma, but the rain continues to fall, a gust of wind settling them back into quiet submission.
She continues to run, this invader of the streets. She is also a rose, her hair and face all one colour, the latter with exertion and pain, the sufferance of mortification. Her tears are lost amid the rain, falling to the ground, narrowly missing the blue silken dress, darkened by the damp. Ruined now, most likely, though it is not her favourite. How could it be after this day?
Flashes of memory pursue her down the street and around the corner. They have followed her this entire distance (as yet unmeasured), passing before her blinded eyes, resounding through her throbbing brain.
Enough. Enough.
But they continue. As does the rain.
The roses shudder once more as another invader passes by, his clothes more appropriate for the weather, mac and wellingtons saving him from the worst of the wet. He holds onto his hat with one hand, the other pumping at his side. He dares not call out her name, knowing that she will only run faster, that she desires to escape him as much as anyone else, even if he is not the cause of her troubles.
Or is he?
It all depends on the memories that haunt, that chase her across the city.
But she cannot continue forever. She is not like the rain.
She stops by a graveyard, a suiting location where she can bury her heart and be done with it, a useless instrument. Let it rot in the earth, ashes to dust. Let it bother her no more with its ridiculous pangs and immature flutterings. She does not need to feel, to be touched. The impression made upon her by the last is too deep. If touched again, she would shatter, falling, breaking, gone.
Rose stares at the graves, letting the rain run over her skin. She shivers, but does not feel the cold. It is too far away. All feeling is too far away, just beyond her reach.
When Teddy rounds the final corner and skids to a halt, the rain splashing around his feet in exultation, splattering the hem of his trousers, she does not move, does not seem to recognise his presence. The tears roll down her cheeks, fading into the raindrops, and she fades into the landscape, one with the solemn earth, the graves, the dead.
Now that she has stopped, he does not fear to approach her, to speak her name aloud and make her real once more. No more a spectre emerging from the fog, howling with the wind, but a woman seeking solace, her mind screaming into the silence.
He catches her as she falls, joining the rain in its descent. They are not far from the lychgate, and he takes her there, bearing her as a corpse through the gateway to� heaven? hell? another place, unseen and unspoken of?
Her face is at rest, peace smoothing the stricken features. She holds too much within, bursting only when she is sure to be safe. Those tears, those running steps, together, they are her only performance of the emotions that must tear her apart from within. Fevered cheeks alone distinguish her from the dead, but not the near-dead. Her shallow breath rustles his sleeve, cools the wet on his hand. Her tears, or the rain? Which is it that has touched him so?
Looking down into her face, he knows the answer.
It is some time before she wakes, the rose coming into bloom, Lazarus rising from the grave. The rain still falls, always falling, the fog rising in response, desiring to mingle with the rain, lovers rising and falling to meet. Her dewed lashes blink once and again. He has not watched her all this time and does not see her wake until she moves, moves away from him, hands shaking, body shaking, cold and fearful.
�Why? Why did you follow? I wanted alone, to be alone.� She is stilted, trapped in a fragmented state. �Leave me.�
It is not him that she fears. Her only feeling toward him is violated anger, annoyed frustration. Always she is foiled by one or another of her extended family (he not blood, no longer tied by marriage, and yet still he is one of them). She has never known freedom, privacy, except within her own head, and even then�
She flames at his refusal, all her thorns bristling.
He feels at one with the rain now. Falling, always failing to rise, to return from whence he came and leave the roses of the world to their pitiful state, their endless thirsting. Like the rain, he falls at her feet and is stepped upon, unheeded.
�I�ll take you home, Rose. You shouldn�t be out here.�
�Why not?� Her fists are clenched against him, obstinately curled.
The thorns tear at his skin, his fingers aching with wounds. She must be handled more gently, as an equal, not as the child he once knew, the girl he disregarded as beneath him, immature, naive. In actuality, he had been those things. Then, as now, she was high above, her face toward the sun while he kept falling, falling, failing.
He thinks for a time, listening to the drip, drop, drip off the roof.
�The cold. The rain.�
�The state of my mind.� She does not shrink from him, but rather grows, pushing him outwards, away. Her state of mind is limited to stubbornness, the pride of independence.
He is the one who shrinks, sinking into himself, pulling his clothes tighter around him.
�You must be cold.�
She sits, arms crossed, eyes closed. �Go away, Teddy.�
As the wind moves the rain, her words move him. He stands, turning toward the rain. The fog has risen higher, the gravestones bare shadows in the mist. The street, the city, they are miles away, hidden from view, hidden from consciousness.
It is a syllable against the wind, the roses staring it down, the rain drowning it out. She hears it, though, hears its rebellion against her stubborn heart, so recently shattered on a marble floor, polished by house elves with blistered fingers. A heart swept out with the dust, fragments tossed and buried, unwanted. She would turn against him now, heartless, but where could she go? Her arms bluing in the chill, she feels it, but will not shiver, will not show the weakness she has felt, the weakness that has torn her heart away.
�Fine.� A childish word, but suitable enough, she thinks, willing away the tears, the rain, the haunting thoughts that have chased her here. She has a distraction, and there he stands, a sentinel against the memories, the ghosts, the shattered heart.
�But I won�t go home.�
An unwilling captive, she leans her head against the old wood. It smells of wet, of ashes and dust, the ages marked upon it by the scores of coffins carried through its shelter. She does not remember entering, and thus thinks of herself dead for that moment of faintness, having been brought to the gate of death, not to be borne through, but to sit in the gateway, awaiting judgment.
�Your thoughts are dark.�
He is watching her again, eyes shaded by long, thin lashes, too light for black.
�I suppose it�s the place. Very dark itself.� She dislikes the pitch of her voice, too harsh from tears. �You brought me here.�
A bell through the fog, distant. He turns toward its sound, face falling into shadow.
�Only to the gate. You ran here.�
Blaming back and forth. You this. You that. It is not the sound of her shattered heart, but it does nothing to hold the pieces. Yet she strengthens with its irregular beat, the amnesia of anger, of passion, of anything but the tears, the rain that has poisoned the rose.
Her eyes close, sinking into the stupor of fatigue. Too much emotion always makes her like this, so exhausted that she can hardly move. Her brain still works, but even its course is slowed, faltering under the pain of half-forgotten sobs, wracking her body with their fearful violence. To sleep, oh to sleep, silent and peaceful, dreamless and painless. But she knows that dreams will come, the memories returning when she is unable to resist.
�I can�t face them. Not after�� She breaks off, voice echoing to nothing.
She hears Teddy drift toward her as though blown by the wind.
�You aren�t a coward, Rose.�
No, but you are.
She cannot say that. She must retain a suggestion of kindness, even respect, unable to deny that, yes, she does like him, for all his strangeness, the airs and graces that only disguise his deficiencies. He has followed her this far, has vowed to protect her like some ancient knight, the rain his armor. She must give him credit for that.
�I don�t fear their anger� Her lip twitches at the thought of her father�s wrath, always more comical than fearful.
�What then?� He is closer now, must be beside her. His voice, it has changed, but she does not know how; she only knows that it is different. Perhaps he is different, too. Perhaps the rain has given him all he has lacked.
The air tightens. She feels submerged.
�Their pity. Anything but that. The looks in their eyes��
�That is love.�
Her laughter is harsh thunder, breaking the steady drip, drop, drip and shaking the air around them. Eyes opening, she gazes across at him, the haughty flower once again, thorns guarding herself, her vulnerability. That is what she wants him to see: disapproval at such a topic as love. It is a topic for poets and romantics, not for those who are real.
She sees herself as real, but reality has shifted beneath her. This whole scene has been a dream: the rain, the ghosts, the graves, the fog. It will vanish and she will return to her safe reality.
Only he stands in her way.
�Do not talk of love.�
It is her voice, but so distant, as though she is not speaking it at all. She is displaced from the world, from herself. She floats into the distance, a rose petal on the water, drifting, but not sinking. No, not sinking yet.
He sits with crossed arms beside her, legs stretched outwards and head thrown back against the wood, throat largely exposed. The rain does not bother him. She does not bother him. At least, that is what she believes.
It is not the truth.
He feels her every movement, her every breath. Out of the corners of his eyes, he watches her, the slowly drying dress and hair, the skin�
Flushing, he knows he has been remiss. Mac removed, he offers it to her along with his scarf.
�You�ll catch your death out here.�
She laughs again, even harsher, transforming too quickly into tears, dripping between her fingers as she tries to hold them back, hands hiding her face from him, from all the world that would judge her.
Teddy places the fabric around her shoulders, first mac, then scarf. His fingers brush against her neck, the smooth, pale skin shuddering beneath the butterfly touch. She wavers, but does not move away, hands remaining in place. Do they prevent him from seeing her weakness, or her from seeing him?
He does not shift away from her, but stays close, his warmth mingling with her chill.
It was some moments before she dropped one hand, the tears slowing, then ceasing. Gulping down the air to keep from drowning, Rose does not notice that her hand has fallen onto his knee until she hears Teddy�s sharp intake of breath. Blue-white skin now turned pink-red, she recoils, hand retreating.
But he catches it.
They look at one another, the other hand falling from her face, so puzzled, so confused, but knowing what was to come. She will be submerged once again, deeper, deeper under the water, but not drowning. He will not let her drown, she can see it in his eyes, the little smile that plays upon his lips as he, too, knows what is to come.
At last. At last it will come to be.
Until this moment, he did not realise how long he has been waiting. For her, for this, for the rain to come.
She leans closer and he leans over and the rain still falls. It falls around them, but is now unheeded, a world away, washing the stones of graves and the statues of weeping angels. As sentinels, they guard the moment, but still weep at the sight of so much joy; their tears are the rain. In this place of sadness where the bodies of the dead have passed, two lives are brimming, flooding, blooming.
Their lips have met, hands rising to fabric, to flesh. Hands meeting hands, fingers twining. They sink into the other, needing no air, no breath but that which the other can give. Rose touches the palm of one hand to his cheek. Teddy moves only to place his lips in the centre, then returns them to hers.
Deeper, deeper. Falling with the rain. Falling like petals from the blossom.
They do not pull apart. There is no violence in their separation. It is only a separation of faces; she places hers upon his shoulder, thin and bony as always, but now offering a greater comfort. One hand is still clasped in his. He brushes a musing thumb across it.
There is no need for language, useless words to fill in the spaces, words that can only attempt to describe, to express. They are dead words, no more.
And yet, Rose knows she must speak. She must shatter this silence, so long desired, so long needed, with the guilty cares of one who has been selfish and must apologise. She has run and others may seek her, may think after her with troubled frowns and bitten lips. To not think of them! To forget them and think of only the rain, the silence, of him beside her, his breath in and out lulling her into comfortable forgetfulness.
It is he who, instead, pulls her from the water, the place of wet silence.
�We should go.�
The slightest guilty flinch as those words emerge from the lips she has only just embraced, and she knows that he, too, feels the pull, the surface of the water growing closer, closer as they rise once more to the murky surface.
�What will they say?�
He takes her question incorrectly, moving away with such suddenness that she is left without balance, steadying herself with one hand scraping against the ancient wood.
Running a hand through his hair, sending the damp strands into impudent spikes, he retreats across the gate. Now, it could not be smaller, more imprisoning. He cannot escape his swollen lips, the memory of touch, of impassioned feeling. He yearns for the rain against his skin, erasing all that she has marked upon him.
�Come now, Rose. They�ll be missing you.�
Stricken, she watches him go back out into the rain, coatless, scarfless, and therefore as vulnerable as she when she had run here all that way. She had only desired solitude, seeking the place of death as a place lacking in life, but she had been wrong. There was no death here, only memories of things and people long past, only stones marking their place in time. Perhaps there was more life here than there had been anywhere else. If only she�
He was leaving, nearly at the street. She listens to the drip, drop, drip and then decides.
At first he does not turn, then he hears her running feet, fleeting once more, sending shudders through the vines of roses as the puddlewater splashes upwards, casting a glow upon their haughty petals. Full-circle they have come, but now reversed.
She catches him in half-turning, arms wildly thrown around him, a confusion of thorns and petals and rain that makes him step back, unable to find balance, something to hold on to. But she provides that, an anchor to the depths of the sea that draws him back into the water, to the place of dreams.
�I did not mean�� She makes an attempt at words, losing them as he pulls her closer.
�I�m sorry.� His whisper mingles with the falling rain.
Lips meet and will not be forgotten. They are not falling, this time, nor do they need to fear rising to the surface, where reality beckons in vain. The worst reaction, the most disapproving glance would not change them, would not drag them from this place. Clinging to each other, they find what they have sought and failed to find before. The kiss deepening, the rain falling, the time passing, the end arriving.
When they leave at last, it is together, not running, and not disturbing the scene as they pass. No splattering drops attempt to break from gravity. No roses shuddering against their thorns, indignant at the constant wet. No shattered hearts making their escape, running, running, flying from the memories that haunt and the touch that lingers.
There is a new touch now, a new memory made. It does not fall like the rain. It is lasting, enduring.
It is forever.
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While most of the attention will be directed at the Olympic Torch Relay's historic first visit to Alaska on Jan. 24, it will not be the first time Alaskans have carried the Olympic flame.
So far, at least two Alaskans have carried the torch as the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay went through Lower-48 cities, with the possibility of a third Alaskan carrying the torch later in the relay.
Carol White, who lived in Juneau and Kodiak, was the first Alaskan to carry the torch Outside. White, who is the chief of staff for Alaska U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and a cancer survivor, carried the torch Dec. 21 in Washington, D.C. White was nominated to be a torchbearer by Salt Lake Organizing Committee Chairman Mitt Romney.
"It was absolutely unbelievable to be one of the people carrying the torch," said White, who lived in Juneau from 1976-79 when she worked for then-Gov. Jay Hammond. "I've been following the Olympics for years. I was absolutely stunned when I found out Mitt Romney nominated me. He's a wonderful person. This will be a wonderful Olympics."
White has been fighting brain cancer this past year, and she said if it wasn't so hard for her to travel she would have made the trip to Juneau for the Olympic Torch Relay's first visit to Alaska. She said the Olympic Torch Relay is a way for the whole country to join together before the Olympics. She carried the torch starting at the southeast corner of the U.S. Capitol, near the Library of Congress.
"I just think the whole torch relay, everyone appreciates it because it's closer and more hands-on for most people," White said the day before she carried the torch. "I'm glad someone will be there to support me. I'll do a brisk walk because I have trouble running with things in my hands. I just hope I don't set the city on fire. 'Light the fire within' is the perfect motto for these Olympics."
Another Alaskan who has carried the Olympic flame this year is Trajan Langdon of Anchorage, who was a torchbearer Jan. 2 when the Olympic Torch Relay was in Cleveland, Ohio.
Langdon played basketball for East Anchorage High School and Duke University before becoming the first Alaskan to make the NBA. He is a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and he scored two points for the Cavs that night when they beat the Golden State Warriors 113-98. The next day, Langdon went on the disabled list with a sprained ankle.
One more Alaskan might carry the torch as the flame enters Utah, but she will be in Juneau and will participate in the local Olympic Torch Relay celebration.
Hilary Lindh of Juneau, who won a silver medal in the women's downhill event in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, is scheduled to carry the torch in Park City, Utah, where many of the Alpine ski events will take place in the 2002 Olympics. She is one of the more than 200 former Olympians who will carry the flame in the Olympic Torch Relay.
During the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay for the Summer Olympic in Atlanta, two Alaskans were able to carry the torch when it passed through Washington. Rosemary Hagevig of Juneau and Beth Galea, who lived in Juneau at the time and now lives in Anchorage, both carried the torch in 1996.
Both Hagevig and Galea have been members of the local task force that helped plan the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay's visit to Juneau.
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A strong proponent of Web service standards, Haddad currently chairs the Atlanta-based Web Services Special Interest Group. He has participated in the development of technology specifications for the OASIS FWSI TC, IBSi, ITML, and HR-XML working groups. He worked on Web services infrastructure for the Apache Axis and Employease EConnect projects and was granted committer status on the Apache Axis project in 2002. He is currently authoring a book on Apache Axis for Oreilly and Associates.
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Rebecca's Story, Ghana
I had just joined UNHCR, in early 2011, and never met displaced people before. I was posted to a duty station with 2 staff members only and so we were 3 preparing for a possible emergency situation from neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire, which was experiencing a post-election conflict. One night in early March, I woke up from sleep because a family had arrived at the border and immigration had put them in a hotel. When two of us got there the following day, there was this single father with his two children. I paid the hotel bill and took them to the village near by, where we were to put up the camp.
They looked devastated and needed food, water, clothing and sleeping items, which we provided. He broke down when telling that, during the flight, he lost his wife and newborn baby. That evening, 54 people arrived – all with a different story to tell. One colleague, who worked with immigration officers at the border, did their profiling and arrangements of cooked food for all of them at a parish house. I mobilized 4 volunteers and joined them in building tents. We worked all day, and by night we had built 6 tents in order to provide shelters over new arrivals' heads. When the food was ready, the adults at first refused to eat. I sang French songs to the tired, traumatized children, and I served food to them, suddenly mothers followed, and then the men also ate something!
This was the first day of the beginning of our Ivorian camps in Ghana.
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I believe it is as the fence is inward to my garden, and the fence on the other side was deemed as ownership unknown Land registry office says that I need to get a conveyancing document from March 1938 before the house was built. My Title deeds state NOTE: Neither T Marks nor building line appear on the conveyance plan, then under Restrictive Covenants
" To forever maintain on the sides of the property hereby conveyed which are marked with a T on the said plan within the boundary of the property .... but again has a note saying that no building line referred to in clause 2 above was shown on the conveyance plan supplied.
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It appears that the deeds saythat you are responsible for the boundaries with a T mark, but there are no Tmarks! Amazing.
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Massimo Moratti is excited at Inter's capture of Ricky Alvarez. "He reminds me of Mariolino Corso."
Velez Sarsfield confirmed today that the young talent had been sold to the Nerazzurri for around €12m, even though the Argentine club will hold on to a percentage of his contract.
"I have seen some things from Alvarez that really remind me of Mariolino Corso," the President told Inter Channel.
"We are talking about two spectacular players here. Alvarez certainly has his own style and character.
"Of course the left foot is always special for me. If it is used well, he will be fantastic."
Corso was the left winger who starred in La Grande Inter in the 1960s, winning two European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups, among other trophies.
"We are focusing on youngsters in our transfer campaign, but youngsters who have already shown how strong they are and perhaps even won trophies in their home nations.
"For example, Alvarez has the necessary quality to entertain the fans and ensure supporters can always hope for even more success.
"As for the rest, it's the squad we already know plus a new Brazilian full-back (Jonathan, ndr) and then we'll see later on what happens.
"We've got to keep an eye on the budget too, especially as most clubs don't want to help us out, so we'll have to take care of ourselves..."
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text: Alle mer 8 agosto 2007, Manoj Srivastava ha scritto: > > The goal is from my POV to produce something much more complete and > > with a different scope: while the NMG etc. are (roughly) tutorials > > targeted to people who want to make their first packages etc., the DPH > > would be a rich manual for all those who maintain packages. > > All of us who maintain packages? Now, this is interesting, > since there are several styles of package build systems out there > (cdbs, yada, debhelper,plain); and even withing these are sub-genres > (dpatch, quilt,integration/feature-branches). > > > Is the goal then to include all possible manuals for all the > styles extant? Or are you going to go for one preferred style (or a few > preferred styles) and stick to that? Thanks for pointing at this. :) Indeed, it looks at me that one of most exciting and challenging goals would be to outline (and hence describe in a detailed manner) all of the different existing styles and compare them after several points of view, so that one can choose her/his preferred style based upon which she/he believe to better fit to her/his needs, rather than just the first they suggested her/him or that with the best documentation available or something alike. I think this would be also useful for mentoring. -- Luca Brivio