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Tina Smith quickly rising to top of Senate speculation
- PAUL — It took only minutes after the first sexual misconduct allegation was waged against Al Franken for speculation to begin about who would replace him in the U.S. Senate.
That was back on Nov. 16, and the top prospect for Gov. Mark Dayton to replace Franken was Lt. Gov. Tina Smith. Other names were added in the next three weeks, but Smith's name continues to rise to the top as the governor says he has not yet decided.
"Events have unfolded quickly; thus, I have not yet decided on my appointment to fill this upcoming vacancy," Dayton said in a statement released Thursday, Dec. 7, minutes after Franken announced he would resign. "I expect to make and announce my decision in the next couple of days."
He said he would have no further comment until he names a senator.
Smith also commented on Franken's decision, but gave no hint whether she is interested.
"Now, it is on all of us to come together and make the progress necessary to live up to the values we believe in," Smith said. "Gov. Dayton and I remain committed to ensuring that Minnesota is a place where everyone has the opportunity to realize their full potential."
Whether Franken's pick is Smith or someone else, Dayton widely is expected to pick a woman. Franken hinted at that during his resignation speech.
"Minnesotans deserve a senator who can focus with all her energy on addressing the challenges they face every day," Franken said.
Democrat Dayton will appoint a Franken replacement to serve until the November 2018 election, when someone will be elected to fill out the final two years of Franken's term.
In next year's election, one possibility is that former Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty could run for the same seat he planned to seek 15 years ago.
Pawlenty, a one-time presidential candidate, has been making the rounds of Minnesota organizations, giving frequent speeches this fall.
When Pawlenty was Minnesota House majority leader, he was mapping out a 2002 U.S.Senate campaign. That came to a screeching halt when the George W. Bush White House got involved. Vice President Dick Cheney called Pawlenty and asked him to step aside and let then-St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman be the GOP candidate.
Pawlenty did that and was elected governor in 2002, the same year Coleman was elected to the Senate days after then-Sen. Paul Wellstone died in an airplane crash.
Coleman lost to Franken in the 2008 election after a months-long recount.
On Wednesday, Coleman ran into a reporter in Washington and refused to count himself out of the 2018 Senate race, but on Thursday wrote on his Facebook page that he will not be a candidate.
With Franken's seat on the November 2018 ballot, voters will have more candidate decisions to make than they have in decades.
It will be an unusual ballot, with both Minnesota U.S. Senate seats on the ballot. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is being challenged by Republican state Rep. Jim Newberger of Becker; other Republicans may announce later. Newberger said on Thursday that he will continue his campaign against Klobuchar, not switching to the Franken seat.
Little-known Republican William Chamberlin of St. Cloud said he will switch from running for governor to seek Franken's job. State Sen. Karin Housley, R-St. Marys Point, told Minnesota Public Radio she is thinking about running for the newly open U.S. Senate seat. So is state Sen. Melisa Franzen, D-Edina.
Most Minnesota members of the U.S. House have been mentioned as potential candidates, along with Attorney General Lori Swanson, who was considering a governor run. Another name often mentioned is two-time congressional candidate Stewart Mills.
Every Minnesotan's 2018 ballot also will have races for governor, attorney general, state auditor and secretary of state. Dayton has said he is not running again, so that office has attracted lots of attention from candidates in both major parties.
Also, all state House members are up for election in 2018, with a variety of local races thrown in. If Dayton names Smith U.S. senator, that could affect the state Senate.
If Smith leaves the lieutenant governor job, the state Constitution makes Senate President Michelle Fischbach, R-Paynesville, her replacement. That could make the second Senate opening, although there is some dispute whether Fischbach would be required to leave her Senate seat.
If Fishbach would quit the Senate, things could get interesting.
Sen. Dan Schoen, D-St. Paul Park, is resigning over sexual misconduct allegations, with an election to replace him set for Feb. 12. If a Democrat is elected to replace him, and Fischbach has moved on to be lieutenant governor, it would leave the state Senate in a 33-33 tie between Republicans and Democrats.
Carla Bigham, the only declared Democrat for Schoen's seat, has a successful background in the southeastern Twin Cities district, being elected to the state House and then the Washington County Board. However, at least two well known Republicans also are running.
Dayton could play into the scenario by delaying a Fischbach replacement election as long as possible so if Bigham wins it would give his Democratic Party more say in Senate actions with a 33-33 tie.


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 Or a "SNKeen" or video game keen one.
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|View Poll Results: Horizon S2 - Episode 03 Rating
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|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
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|2012-07-24, 12:07
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Master Tenzou! Hah he deserves that for sure
Toori also went back to being naked all ep, wondering if he'll just be naked this entire S2 now...
Another vastly enjoyable negotiation battle!
That triple axel dogeza Shiro pulled. (´▽`)ノ
Almost forgot but those avatars they had while chatting, another nice thing there~
|2012-07-24, 16:38
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Location: 3rd Planet
Nothing says fanservice like a little butt action:
For some reason I was reminded of that little dialogue from Dumb and Dumber:
Harry: "Look at the butt on that!"
Lloyd: "Yeah, he must work out."
Wonderful episode.
|2012-07-24, 17:00
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Didn't like it.
To much info dump, without proper background knowledge from novels I couldn't get most of it. Not to mention that dogeza was dumb as hell. Probably some people are right that Novel author have ups and downs, where you can either be amazed or scratch your head and think what the fuck did you read/watch.
This episodes was one of the "what the fuck did I watch" for me, so 5/10.
|2012-07-24, 17:20
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I haven't read the novels and I didn't find the episode hard to follow at all, they meet up, Tenzou gets to know Mary, they haggle back and forth before reaching a deal. If you think of the whole long discussion at the end as 'Musashi needs 11 days to make any profit, England needs 7 days to prepare all the meat but tries to bluff that they can go below 7 days, Shirojiro humbles them with the bow then calls England's bluff and finally sents hostages to England to reach a brilliant deal of 13 days'. You don't need any background info to understand that.
|2012-07-24, 17:24
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I kind of like this episode even if it was very politically heavy but I've come to expect that in this show. Also The Triple Axel Dogza Bow was funny to me in that he's expressing that he means business.
I don't know if it's because we're just strange but I got what was going on instantly in this episode even without explanation from the novels. It's like I've been saying if something is lacking in the action fights or fan service department it just goes over peoples heads i guess.
|2012-07-24, 17:38
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Maybe calling it info dump was overstatement.
However I really didn't like the whole merchant part. It was just boring as fuc, I was wondering if I should read the chat parts or not, which I skipped.
It was supposed to be a battle of wits to work out the best deal, yet for me it was just one boring snozefest, with them talking and talking and talking and fucin talking.
So as I said I gave it a 5/10, boring ep is boring.
Guy being a girl wasn't really some revelation, besides the usual magical cloaks hidding supper 100+ breasts no problem, making them look as flat as a washboard. Even Horizon hitting the balls was boring, as was the robot arms girl trying to shave the guy. I just hope next eps will be more interesting.
Season 1 seemed more interesting for me, dunno why.
|2012-07-24, 19:05
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>Meat goes bad in 14 days
>England needs 7 days to process all the meat
>The later Musashi sells, the less money they'll get for it
>By holding a festival, England is going through their own supplies twice as fast, so meat will be worth more to them (?)
>England starts off by giving festival for only 3 days, which is not enough for them to process, but a good place for them to bargain from
>11 days (7 days festival, 4 days prep.) is the break-even point for Musashi, where any less days they would lose money because they'd be selling the meat late and England would place a higher value on it
>Shirojiro negotiates and bows his way to 9 days, still better for England, in addition to better transportation of supplies and more places to set up booths for other items to sell
>Then he calls the bluff and says "no, three days is fine", knowing that England can't do shit with all the meat in three days
>This basically tells the Howard "give me a better deal or you guys will end up sitting on a ton of expired meat"
>He increases his 9 days offer up to 10 days (6 for festival, 4 for prep.)
>Shirojiro says that working that long with no breaks is too unreasonable, and 1 day off in-between would be better (11 days now, which is Musashi's break-even)
>They then even offer three "hostages"/ambassadors from Musashi
>Compensates by adding one more festival and one more prep. day
>Total: 13 days
>7 days of the festival, which means that England can purchase all the meat on the first day and have enough time to process before it expires
>The total 13 days of festival means that England will have gone through almost a whole months supply of meat, so the meat they are buying is even more valuable since only some of it is needed for the Armada, and the rest will go back to "everyday supplies"
|2012-07-24, 19:08
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But now I'm only left with saying how Bell-san told Mazasumi that she should leave the tsukkomi act to Horizon Or how heidi was taking pictures of the bow
I was quite surprise how well I understood this episode even before using a sub with my main language. The only part that I needed English to understand was the talk about Mary, as well as the various small details during the talks, but in general it was rather straight forward.
|2012-07-25, 01:29
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Location: Orange Road
Age: 28
after rewatching episode 3 with sub
I don't think that this episode was totally bad
actually it's quite good in some extent
LOL @ "Wetman" I thought only Horizon that think Toori as "Wetman"
So Mary needs to die to start Battle of Armada? Now I'm kinda have some guesses about where the story would likely to go/end up
Kinda like how Shirojiro manage to reverse the pinch using their (trump) own tactics
although still, using Dogeza as a measurement of Merchant Skill is silly and lame
there are few questions regarding of this episode
anyway 8/10 still justified enough for this episode
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|2012-07-25, 02:34
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1) Probably because Toori was going "HORRIIZZZOOONNNN ♥!!!!" And would end up disturbing her rest.
2) Apparently, the Hashiba are the ruling family of M.H.R.R.
3) I certainly hope they meant it metaphorically.
4) Most likely that Kobold who squared Tenzou in the balls with that rock.
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Kim Kardashian to bump: 'Well, hello there!'
Sister Khloe Kardashian Odom helps point out the news.
The bump has arrived.
Kim Kardashian, who is expecting a baby this summer with Kanye West, shared a new photo of herself this week and the caption reads: "Well hello there! #PoppedOuttaNowhere!!!"
Sister Khloe Kardashian Odom helps point out the news.
Earlier this week, Kim told Jimmy Kimmel that she and Kanye plan to keep the baby "as private as possible."
And mom Kris spilled the beans on what Kim has been craving, telling E!: "She's craving Pizookies…It's a giant cookie and I think it's at BJs and I think it has ice cream on top, but right now it's all about the Pizookies. Last night, she was craving artichokes, Chinese chicken salad—no onion and French fries."
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Take my word for it: what I am about to say is news. There's a good book out there about San Francisco called Luminous Airplanes by Paul La Farge. It's Green Apple Books-recommended at that! Mr. Farge says of his book, "It's about failure. It's about hope. It's about big worlds and little ones. It's about San Francisco in the 1990s. It's about dance music. It's about phrenology. It's about anthropology in the Southwestern United States. It's about the search for Atlantis, and the hollow-earth theory. It's about caves. It's…" And then from there we might as well take a drive to "Etc. Land." Or read the book.
On Tuesday, October 18, Robert Finigan, noted Bay Area wine critic died at 68. Finigan earned his bachelor's degree in English literature and master's degree in business at Harvard. He went on to San Francisco where he proclaimed with confidence that vintage wine was "trash." He soon wrote a memoir called Corks and Forks which he called "a fine practical education in what was good and what was not," and then penned Robert Finigan's Essentials of Wine, known as a literate guide to wine tasting.
Friday, October 21
Amy Snyder reading // There are perfectly sane people out there who decide each year, "I think I will ride my bike from the West Coast to the East Coast. Off I go!" Those people participate in Race Across America. During this race, those who want to win survive only on power naps. Some hallucinate due to lack of sleep. Neck muscles stop working after one keeps one's head up for too long. (Mother always said not to be too confident.) Lungs self-destruct. In Hell on Two Wheels, Amy Snyder poses the question you are probably asking by now, which is, "Holy dude, who are these people? And why, why, why, why, why do they do it?" // DETAILS: Friday, October 21, 7pm. Ocean Cyclery. 1935 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco
Saturday, October 22
Ozzy Osbourne book signing // The famous writer, high-ranking member of the literary world, and prince of the historical kingdom known as Darkness has written another book. It's called Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock's Ultimate Survivor. Ozzy says, "If someone had told me a few years ago that I'd end up writing a book of advice, I'd have punched them in the nose for taking the piss. I mean, unless the advice is how to end up dead or in jail, I'm not exactly qualified." Turns out, he was. One man wrote him asking if he should cut down on his cocaine use "cause he'd just found out he had high cholesterol." If you want Ozzy's autograph, buy the book, come on down, and, take some advice: don't take his advice. // DETAILS: Saturday, October 22, 3pm. Booksmith. 1644, Haight Street, San Francisco
Monday, October 24
Author reading // Henry Rolls, poet and punk rocker, is on a mission to bum us out. In the best, most necessary way possible. That's why he's presenting Occupants, his visual testimony of Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and elsewhere over the last few years. In this book, he shows a destroyed Krygyzstan and describes it as, "the enduring power of Father's love. Father seems angry." Under Afghanistan's photograph, he writes, "Welcome, my friend. You have given me a reason to live and a reason to die. We have been expecting you." Under Russia's photograph, he says, "When it comes to your homeland, there is only do or die. OK, well, there is also do or have other priorities. There's also do or don't show up. Otherwise, it's do or die all the way." It's scary, touching, darkly funny, and you should check it out. // DETAILS: Monday, October 24, 7pm. Books Inc. 1760 4th Street, Berkeley
Book launch party // Cancel your flight to Japan. It will no longer be necessary. That's because Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, once only available in Japan, is coming to the United States. Yes. Score. We win. To celebrate, Green Apple Books is staying open until midnight so you can get the book. There will be tacos. Beer as well. Is this heaven? Probably. // Details: Monday, October 24, 12 midnight. Green Apple Books. 506 Clement Street, San Francisco
Tuesday, October 25
Film screening // There is something about a deaf open mic that makes me think, "Holy dude, that's awesome! I want to see it!" Then there's also something about a deaf open mic, and the fact that I don't speak sign language, that makes me wish there was a movie about an open mic, so I could watch the open mic and understand what's being said thanks to the glory of subtitles. Thus, Deaf Jam, a documentary about a deaf spoken word artist. Go see it. // Details: Tuesday, October 25, 5:45pm. Koret Auditorium. 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco
Wednesday, October 26
Reading series // 98 Wounds by Justin Chin is about the people out there who actually say things like, "Well, I mean, you know, all gays are different. What I'm saying is: there are some good gays, and there are also, unfortunately, some bad gays." It's about the social constructs that have people thinking in this framework. In 98 Wounds, Chin uses improbably linked stories to reconcile "the abject, the outlaw, the ostracized, the misfits, and the cranky contrarians among us." Sounds fun. // DETAILS: Wednesday, October 26, 7pm. City Lights Bookstore. 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
First Person Singular // Patti Smith, called by the New York Times the Godmother of Punk, deserves some celebration. For that reason, First Person Singular is hosting Dancing Barefoot: The Art of Patti Smith. Joshua Raoul, you play the piano. Julia McNeal, you perform selections from her memoir. And then, to quote directly from Pegasus Bookstore's website, "party follows." This means, we party. Sing it, Patti Smith: Can't touch you now, can't touch you now. Because the night belongs to lovers." Indeed. // Details: Wednesday, October 26, 7:30pm. Pegasus Books. 1855 Solano Avenue, Berkeley
Thursday, October 27
Grant Writing // The young artist sits, cross legged in her apartment, living on creativity. The world outside? To that, the young artist pumps her fist, and says, "I know of no such world! Who's he? I AM ARTIST." Except not really. Artists are practical in some ways, because they must be. For instance, if they want to get funding, they're going to have to know how to step back from their novel for a second and write a grant. The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing by Gigi Rosenberg is one such tool, and coming down to ask questions and hear Rosenberg speak is another. // DETAILS: Thursday, October 27, 2pm – 4pm. Foundation Center. 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco


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My great big genealogy gamble had me holding my breath, and not just for the results.
Monday, June 18, I called Mrs. Lessie to confirm her willingness to take a DNA test, then I pulled out my credit card and paid for TWO autosomal DNA tests (Family Finder - affiliate link) — one for her and one for my uncle. I was so excited! (I plan to write a future post about why this test should tell us, once and for all, if Swain Maness is my missing great-great-grandfather.) I was a little nervous because Mrs. Lessie keeps forgetting who I am; I have to explain every time I call.
I should have been more than a little nervous.
Saturday, June 23, her son Mitchell called me. He explained that his mother has Alzheimer's. Fortunately I had asked her to write down my phone number, but she couldn't remember anything about that slip of paper with my name or number on it. Worse yet, the test kit had arrived and she was upset about it. She didn't want to take the test. Mitchell said, "Sorry, we can't help you."
My heart sank. When I could get a word in, I tried to explain what a big investment this was, and how my family had been searching for this man, perhaps his great-grandfather, for generations. He agreed to wait a few days and ask his mother again.
About two hours later, when my hands had stopped shaking, I had a brainstorm. Autosomal DNA has a good percentage for comparison up to third cousins — if Ms. Lessie wouldn't take the test, her son could do it!
I called Mitchell back and left a message. And waited...


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8:30 am
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Rain Game/No Sssweater Is Better" Rain Game - Sally wants to water the plants in her backyard, but it's hot and sunny outside. They need rain, and lots of it! Good thing the Cat in the Hat knows exactly where to go to get some: the rain forest! With the assistance of some toucans and the singing of howler monkeys, they explore each level of the rain forest, eventually reaching the top and the rain! No SSSweater is Better - Nick's favorite sweater is too small and he doesn't want to change it. The Cat in the Hat has a friend with the exact same problem! He brings them to meet Slyde the snake who shows Nick and Sally how he sheds his skin when it gets too small for him. D
9:00 am
Super Why! "Dr. Dolittle" Red's adorable new puppy is whimpering and whining and she just doesn't know why! So Super Why, Wonder Red, Alpha Pig and Princess Presto ask the advice of a boy who understands what animals need because he can talk to them! But will Dolittle be able to look after all his pets once the fur and feathers settle? Educational Objectives: To learn about caring for animals, explore spelling, rhyme with ACK words, and use the power to read to change the story. D
9:30 am
Dinosaur Train "Night Train/Fossil Fred" Night Train - Dad, Buddy and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at night, learning about animals that are active after dark, culminating at the Big Pond for a nature walk under the full moon. Fossil Fred - Buddy, Tiny and Don play "detective" and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur. D
10:00 am
Sesame Street "Rocco's Boat" Elmo is playing with his doll, Baby David, in a large washtub. The doll is floating in a tube, and Zoe comes by and asks if Rocco, her pet rock, can swim too. Elmo reluctantly agrees. D
11:00 am
Sid The Science Kid "No More Changes" Sid isn't too thrilled that his favorite shirt shrunk, his shoes don't fit anymore and his Mom changed his favorite toothpaste. He really wants to ask, "Why do things have to change?" Sid discovers that change is a natural part of the world as he and his friends review lessons learned from change and transformation such as decay, growth, and change caused by heat. D
11:30 am
WordWorld "Rocket to the Moon/The Birds" Rocket to the Moon - When Frog needs to rescue the Little Piggies from the moon, he learns to appreciate lowercase letters. The Birds - Sheep discovers a large egg and has to take care of it until she can find Bird and return it to its rightful owner. D
12:00 pm
Caillou "Words" Writing and reading are the focus today. Caillou is all excited to read the weekend paper with Daddy, but the wind and a very mischievous cat delay his reading time. With a little patience and persistence, Caillou finally gets to enjoy his favorite comic strip. D
12:30 pm
Barney & Friends "Playing Games/No, No, No!" Playing Games - Baby Bop has trouble following the rules and taking turns while playing games. Barney and Riff help her learn how to follow the rules. In the end, Baby Bop and BJ have fun playing together, and Baby Bop learns that rules make games fun for everyone! No, No, No! - It's just "one of those days" for Baby Bop! Every time she turns around, someone is telling her "no!" As her frustration grows, Barney explains that the word "no" can help you avoid making mistakes or getting hurt. D
1:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Rain Game/No Sssweater Is Better" Rain Game - Sally wants to water the plants in her backyard, but it's hot and sunny outside. They need rain, and lots of it! Good thing the Cat in the Hat knows exactly where to go to get some: the rain forest! With the assistance of some toucans and the singing of howler monkeys, they explore each level of the rain forest, eventually reaching the top and the rain! No SSSweater is Better - Nick's favorite sweater is too small and he doesn't want to change it. The Cat in the Hat has a friend with the exact same problem! He brings them to meet Slyde the snake who shows Nick and Sally how he sheds his skin when it gets too small for him. D
1:30 pm
Zoboomafoo "Animal Daycare" Animal Junction is transformed into an "Animal Daycare" thanks to some frisky lynx and bobcat kittens. With the help of Zoboomafoo, the Kratt Brothers develop a playpen for these kittens.G
2:00 pm
Curious George "The Big Picture/Juicy George" George and Steve paint an empty billboard with a picture to promote a book about endangered birds.G
2:30 pm
Martha Speaks "Martha Walks The Dog/Martha's Got Talent" Martha Walks the Dog - There's a new dog in town and, boy, is he mean! He barks so much that nobody can sleep. Martha's Got Talent - Weaselgraft just can't get Martha off his mind.G
3:00 pm
The Electric Company "The Incredible Return-A-Ball" Marcus sees a commercial for Francine's latest invention, The Return-a-ball, a ball that is supposed to come right back to you when you throw it. He can't resist buying it, but quickly discovers that it doesn't work. The rest of The Electric Company pitches in to help Marcus prove that Francine faked her commercial so he can get his pride and his money back. D
3:30 pm
WordGirl "Oh What A Tangled Knot You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy/Kid Action News" Oh What A Tangled Knot You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy - As a villain, the Amazing Rope Guy is not so amazing. He discovers that his true talent is mimicking others. When he goes on a crime spree impersonating all of the villains of the city WordGirl must find a way to end his career as an imposter. D
4:00 pm
Wild Kratts "Masked Bandits" As they prepare for a creature costume party, the Wild Kratts team begins to notice all sorts of strange things happening in the Tortuga HQ. Jimmy is sure there is a ghost or monster living with them, but the Kratt brothers are convinced it's some kind of creature. When the gang sets out to discover who is causing all the trouble, they discover that certain animals gravitate towards human habitation because it provides food and protection from predators. D
4:30 pm
Cyberchase "Snow Day to Be Exact" Hacker steals the powerful sunisphere from Solaria, causing the cyberworld's sunny vacation paradise to be covered in snow! In a fun-filled chase across the snowy terrain, the kids discover the power and speed of estimation in order to recover the glowing orb from Buzz and Delete before the temperature reaches zero and the site freezes over forever. The Big Idea: Sometimes using a close answer is good enough for the problem you are solving. ~G
5:00 pm
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Ruff Needs His Herring Checked" Ruff has finally lost it! He's hearing a voice that no one else can hear. Even stranger, the voice is telling him to bake cookies to woo Charlene, the poodle next door. Ruff's sanity is at stake as he sends Isaac and Liza to meet with an audiologist to find out everything they can about hearing. D
5:30 pm
Nightly Business Report Gas prices continue their run-up, how soon will those higher prices hurt the economy? JP Morgan Private Bank's Stu Schweitzer talks to NBR Co-Anchor Susie Gharib. Rising oil prices are fueling the 2012 presidential campaign. But do lawmakers have that big of an impact on energy costs? Washington Bureau Chief Darren Gersh reports. D
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Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the international stage phenomenon, the show's producer Cameron Mackintosh stages a one-time concert at the O2 Arena in London. More than 300 actors and musicians take part. Tenor Alfie Boe, who sings the part of Jean Valjean, will be in Sun Valley later this year and a ticket opportunity is available when pledging support. On the day of the concert, London was home to three simultaneous productions of the musical: the long-running original production at the Queen's Theater, the new 25th anniversary production at the Barbican, and the concert. Cast members from both stage productions and members of the 1985 London cast also took part in the concert.G
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BOSTON — Massachusetts passed some of the toughest guns laws in the nation in 1998, but statistics show that since then, the number of gun-related crimes committed in the state has risen.
The Boston Globe reports that in 2011, Massachusetts recorded 122 gun-related homicides, almost double the 65 in 1998.
According to an FBI analysis, there were increases in other crimes involving guns in Massachusetts, too. From 1998 to 2011, aggravated assaults with guns rose almost 27 percent while robberies with firearms increased almost 21 percent.
Gun-rights groups say the statistics are evidence that gun control does not work.
But gun-control advocates point out that many of the gun-related crimes are committed with weapons bought out of state, particularly New Hampshire and Maine, where gun-buying laws are less restrictive.
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2012: Played in seven games with five starts on the defensive line … second team All-NEFC (Boyd) at defensive line … USA College Football NE Regional All-Star … Academic All-NEFC … made 27 tackles during the season … shared the team lead with 5.5 tackles for a loss … led the team with 2.5 sacks … also blocked a pair of kicks … blocked one of his kicks against Becker (9/8) … two tackles, a sack and a blocked kick against Coast Guard (9/15) … four tackles against Plymouth State (10/6) … four stops and a sack at Western New England (10/13) … season-high seven tackles at Nichols (10/27), including a half sack.
2011: Started all nine games on the defensive line for MIT … finished the season with 27 tackles … third on the team in tackles for loss with five … shared the team lead with a pair of blocked kicks … started the year with three stops at Becker (9/10) … five tackles, a sack, and a blocked kick against Curry (9/24) … season-high eight tackles and another blocked kick at UMass Dartmouth (10/1) … three solo stops at Plymouth State (10/8) … three tackles, including one for a four-yard loss vs. Nichols (10/29).
2010: Played in all nine games as a freshman … totaled 38 tackles during the season … shared the team lead with 5.5 tackles for loss … seventh overall in tackles … at least two tackles in every game but one … five tackles in back-to-back games against Massachusetts Maritime (9/18) and at Curry (9/25) … five tackles, including one for aloss, at Western New England (10/16) … that started a streak of three straight games with a tackle behind the line of scrimmage … season-high 2.5 tackles for loss against Salve Regina (10/23) … season best six tackles in each of the last two games of the season at Nichols (10/30) and at Endicott (11/6) … also broke up a pass at Endicott.
Off The Field at MIT: Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science … freshman and sophomore internships at Deloitte, working for the Software Configuration Management and Enterprise Applications Group.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Davidson Academy … two-time team captain … two-time all-state and all-region pick … played in the East-West Tennessee All-Star game … finalist for Mr. Football in Tennessee … Mu Alpha Theta honor society … senior class vice-president … Physics Award … Calculus Award.


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As new cars have continued to grow line-in ports, accessory makers have released fewer of the FM transmitters that were once widely relied upon to broadcast music from iPods to older car stereos. There's still some demand for transmitters, however, which is why Scosche has released freqOut ($60), an app-optional digital FM transmitter that works with iPods and iPhones. Inside the freqOut package are the transmitter unit -- a circular controller with a blue screen and an aux-out port off to the left -- which stick out of a gooseneck mount connected to a car charging bulb. A permanently connected cable runs to an iPod/iPhone Dock Connector that's been specially designed to accommodate cases, while a detachable 3.5mm audio cable connects to freqOut and the aux-in port of a car for users who have that option. Both the freqOut unit and the free tuneFreq application you can download enable you to change FM radio stations, auto-locate clear stations, and create presets. We were pleased by how well the app worked to find clear channels, and surprised to see a feature that enables it to check for empty FM channels in 200 or 100kHz increments. On the other hand, freqOut's small blue screen is hard to see in bright sunlight, and though it displays RDS or iPod/iPhone current track data, you'll be hard-pressed to read it outside without playing with the screen's viewing angle.
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JUST when the England fans started ironically serenading the pony-tailed Zlatan Ibrahimovic with ''you're just a s--- Andy Carroll'', the Swedish forward moved up a gear, adding to his first-half goal with three late gems, including a strike that defied geometry let alone belief.
Ibrahimovic's first was a poacher's finish, his second an emphatic shot, his third a 27-metre free kick. England had not conceded a hat-trick since Marco van Basten gave Tony Adams nightmares in 1988. It needed something special to go one step beyond that and Ibrahimovic delivered in spectacular style.
It was his fourth goal that will linger long in the memory, that will be saluted around the world. He was out on the right, Joe Hart's poor clearance dropping towards him. Hart, a bag of nerves in the second half, was off his line but the angle was still ludicrously tight.
It needed technique, imagination and a sense of outrageous boldness to attempt what Ibrahimovic did, sending the ball back in with a sensational overhead kick. A beautiful goal capped a brutal end to the friendly for England, a first defeat for Roy Hodgson, as Sweden won 4-2. ''The fourth goal was extraordinary, but it was the second and third goals which cost us,'' Hodgson told ITV. ''For 70 minutes we were playing very well and we deserved to be in the lead, but we made changes and they took the initiative.''
With Steven Gerrard on the pitch, England played with urgency and there were moments of promise from Raheem Sterling, Steven Caulker and Leon Osman, but Gerrard's withdrawal removed organisation and resilience and Ibrahimovic pounced and pounced and pounced.
The giant striker, who rose to fourth in the all-time Swedish scoring list, drew a standing ovation from the Sweden dugout.
''Sometimes, when he's doing these things, in training or in matches, you don't think it's possible,'' said Sweden coach Erik Hamren. ''Sometimes, you think you're watching a video game. Because it's not possible to do that - the fourth goal, for example.''
Said Gerrard, who made his 100th appearance for England: ''His performance was world class and he just scored one of the best goals I've seen live. It was his night.''
The 31-year-old Ibrahimovic said it was not his finest match for his country as he said he had played many great games for Sweden, but when asked how he would mark his international career out of 10 he had no hesitation: ''Ten,'' he replied.
After a surreal opening ceremony involving knights from a Monty Python sketch, a fake kick-off involving Ibrahimovic and two verses of the national anthem that totally foxed Hodgson's players, England had needed an uncertain half-hour before it finally got going. In that time, the visitors conceded to Ibrahimovic and it could have been worse such was the nervous nature of their defending.
Ibrahimovic struck after 20 minutes, injecting some life into a subdued, overly respectful home crowd, when he poked the ball past goalkeeper Hart after his initial effort was blocked by Caulker.
England tied the game in the 35th minute when Danny Welbeck put in a cross from Manchester United teammate Ashley Young. The visiting team took the lead three minutes later as Gerrard sent a curling free kick into the area that Caulker, one of six players making his England debut, knocked past goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson.
Ibrahimovic made it 2-2 in the 77th minute as he beat defender Ryan Shawcross to chest down a long ball and volley past Hart. He completed his hat-trick with six minutes left with a long free kick between Hart and the far post.
Then came the outrageous finale at Sweden's new stadium. Goals pay the rent and Ibrahimovic certainly chipped in with the overheads.
In other matches, France rallied to beat Italy 2-1, the US twice came from behind to tie Russia 2-2, and Germany and the Netherlands finished scoreless. Pedro Rodriguez scored twice as world and European champion Spain won 5-1 in Panama.


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Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) has revealed his own plan for combating America's violence problem -- and it differs from President Barack Obama's on a key point. Specifically, the former presidential candidate said that instead of enacting tougher gun control legislation, Americans should simply pray for protections.
Obama unveiled new gun legislation Wednesday, recommending a host of Congressional measures supplemented by 23 executive actions to be carried out immediately.
The announcement, which may be the most sweeping effort to tighten laws in a generation, marked the culmination of a month-long review process led by Vice President Joe Biden.
In his own statement, Perry acknowledged the problem of violence in the U.S. but said enacting tougher gun laws was not the right way to solve it, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Perry said that there was "evil prowling" in the world that has appeared in television and movies, and then found its way into vulnerable minds.
"As a free people, let us choose what kind of people we will be. Laws, the only redoubt of secularism, will not suffice. Let us all return to our places of worship and pray for help. Above all, let us pray for our children."
Perry also assailed the liberal media and politicians for attempting to use the Sandy Hook shooting for a political end "that would not have saved those children," according to the Chronicle.
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Wonderful. A government official who basically renounces the efficacy of government in favor of prayer to a supernatural being who is notoriously not in evidence, yet is supposed to cure ALL of our ills and bring some kind of golden age. The naivete, irresponsibility and idiotic presumption Rick Perry displays in this instance simply goes beyond the pale. I mean, why should we need a government at all? Just pray to Perry's god and we should all be good to go, right? That's worked fine in the past, hasn't it?
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Unfortunately, he really doesn't suffer from it at all. He has ridden his wave of denial to the highest governmental post in his state, and could almost have made it clear to the White House.
I don't know if I'd say he could have made it almost clear to the White House. I think Romney had the best chance of winning in the general election, and we saw what happened with him.
A set of Obama/Perry debates would have been awesome. Perry doesn't have the guile to lie about all of his positions, as Romney did in the first debate. The election would have been over after the first debate, I think.
But your general point, yeah. Perry doesn't suffer from denial; he makes all of us suffer from his denial.
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"The household sector, which accounted for almost a third of total emissions in the U.S. in 2006, has seen no significant gains in [greenhouse gas] emissions efficiency during the past decade. Even though emissions per household are low, the cumulative effect of the U.S. household sector's consumption of energy is large." –From the Commerce Department's report U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Intensities Over Time issued this past April
It's one of those critical factoids overlooked amid the ballyhooed effort by President Obama's administration to create fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks: they aren't the biggest producers of GHGs within the U.S. economy.
Know who is? You, me, and every other average homeowner and/or car and light-truck driver in the nation. Yep, we're the biggest producers of GHGs – bigger even than the MANUFACTURING sector of the U.S. economy; those evil titans of industry with their big factories supposedly spewing out global warming gases by the metric ton.
Turns out the lowly homeowner is responsible for most of the CO2 being produced in this country – and that's according to data compiled by the GOVERNMENT; the very same folks that now drawing a CO2 line in the air (if you will) for truckers.
In its U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Intensities Over Time report issued this past April, the Commerce Department calculated that energy-related CO2 emissions in the U.S. increased from about 5.6 billion metric tons (Bmt) in 1997 to almost 6.0 Bmt in 2007, an increase of 7.4% percent over the decade or an average annual increase of about 0.7% per year.
The Commerce Department's research also indicated that manufacturing and households are the two highest-emitting CO2 sectors in the U.S. economy – higher even than transportation. Yet household emissions are now LARGER than those of manufacturing!
Manufacturing was responsible for one-quarter (25%) of total CO2 emissions in 2006, down 30% from 1998. However, the household sector was by far the largest producer of energy-related CO2 emissions in 2006, responsible for 30% or roughly 1.8 Bmt worth per year – over DOUBLE the amount the transportation sector produces (some 912 million metric tons [Mmt] annually).
Here's another critical statistic the Commerce Department uncovered: The household sector has NOT become more energy efficient. In 1997, manufacturing emitted more CO2 than any other sector. But by 2006, households were the largest CO2 emitting sector. During these years, while manufacturing was reducing its emission per dollar of output, CO2 emissions per household increased, Commerce noted.
What comprises "household emissions" you ask? It's the combined consumption of all primary fuels—electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, propane, etc.—for heat and power, as well as the consumption of gasoline and diesel fuel for light-duty vehicles (LDVs), primarily automobiles and light-duty trucks.
For 1998, 2002 and 2006, on average, according to Commerce's data, approximately one-third of all household emissions resulted from fuel consumption in LDVs, with the remaining two-thirds of the emissions were from utility use for heat and power.
Between 1998 and 2006, emissions levels grew from both of these sources, with "emissions intensity" from household use of LDVs increasing by a total of about 7%, with emissions intensity related to household use of utilities in residential structures increasing by 2%.
In terms of the CO2 growth, within households, about 45% of the increase came from an increase in gasoline usage, with the remaining 55% arising from higher utility usage.
Manufacturing, however, displayed a 10.5% drop in total CO2 emissions from 1998 to 2006. As a result, manufacturing's share of total CO2 emissions dropped from 30% to 25% between 1998 and 2006 – demonstrating a greater decline (5 percentage points) in its share of emissions than its overall economic share, which declined by 3 percentage points between 1998 and 2006.
One of the reasons why emission intensities of households may have increased over the 1998 to 2006 period is that household size has increased in each of those years as well, Commerce's researchers noted. In 1998, there were 2.59 persons per household; by 2002, 2.63 and by 2006, 2.67, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. By 2010, household size should again increase, up to an estimated 2.69 persons.
And yet … what are we focusing the harsh lens of regulation upon? Why, commercial trucks of course! Even though they (apparently) are NOT the largest source of CO2 emissions in the U.S.!
The problem, though, is that the transportation sector had the largest proportional increase in CO2 emissions over the 1998-2006 period, posting an increase of 16.1%, or 127 Mm. However, households posted the largest absolute increase with a net gain of 210 Mmt (a 12.9% jump) which accounted for almost two-thirds of the 328 Mmt increase within the entire economy.
Yet let's face it – trucks make an easy target. The distribution of emissions within the transportation industry, according to the data compiled by the Commerce Department, shows that by far, trucks are the greatest emitter of CO2 within this economic sector – responsible for 47% of the 912.1 Mmt of CO2 emissions in 2006 from this sector. Air transport, by contrast, is a distant second at 22%, with water transport responsible for just 10%, warehousing, 8%, and rail a measly 5%.
Commerce found, it should be noted, that the water transportation industry showed significant increases in emissions intensity between 1998 and 2006, with the trucking sector also becoming less efficient over this time period.
However, trucking has a pretty good excuse – complying with Environmental Protection Agency standards to cut oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) emissions. Those efforts, it must be noted, resulted in poorer fuel economy and higher CO2 emissions.
The key to reducing GHG emissions – of which CO2 is a major component – boils down to improving fuel efficiency of the entire transportation network, Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, told me earlier this year.
"Reducing carbon emissions is a direct function of reducing GHGs. You do that by burning less petroleum fuel," he explained. "But from a GHG perspective, you are no longer looking at controlling emissions from just a diesel engine by itself – you are looking at the fuel efficiency of the entire vehicle, which includes how it's operated."
In some ways, too, this focus on GHG reduction is creating a major emission policy contradiction, Schaeffer noted. "We've spent the last two decades controlling PM and NOx emissions in trucking, which led to reductions in fuel economy," he pointed out. "Now, we're looking to control GHGs, requiring improvements in fuel economy. If we'd started with this goal first, we wouldn't have done what we did over the last 20 years."
A good point, but the emissions ship is sailing a new course now, though the particulars are still vague. What comes next in terms of specific fuel economy and GHG standards is when we'll find out how smooth the sailing is going to be, or if the waters are going to be a lot rougher than expected.


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The third issue of Evolution: Education and Outreach -- the new journal which aims to promote accurate understanding and comprehensive teaching of evolutionary theory for a wide audience -- is now available on-line.
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What with all the excitement from our Black Friday and Beyond DEALS, you may not have noticed that our last zip code installment finished out the 301-400 level of Forbes' Most Expensive Zip codes. You know what that means!
Yes, this article, the Bottom 100 of the 500 Most Expensive, is The End of the Delivery Route. Really. Well, until 2012, when Forbes puts out a brand-new list, but there's a good chance the world will end before then. There's an even better chance that Forbes will only have 5 places on that list instead of 500, with all the mistakes they made this year. So you're going to want to pay attention to every single zippy digit in this last entry for 2011! But first… here's your chance to catch up if you missed the earlier entries in this exciting, edge-of-your-seat-on-the-mail-truck, most beloved Burbed series of all time! (Or was that most belittled?)
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- Third Tier Realty: Zips 101-200 or I have a feeling we're not in the RBA Anymore
- Fourth Tier Cul de Sac: Submillion in Suburbia
- The Fifth Tier: Gateway to the Subdivisions of Sunnyvale
Hold onto your mailbags, folks! We're entering an area with all the median prices under $750,000! Watch out, there may not be any sushi available.
#406: San Anselmo 94960
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- Median Price Change: -17.4% ⇓
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- 2010 Rank: 267 (-139 spots ⇓)
- Most Expensive Home: $20.5 Million
A $20.5 million dollar house in Marin makes sense, but in San Anselmo? I can't find anything for eight digits anywhere near San Pablo Bay, and this zip's most expensive place at 178 W Oak Knoll Drive comes in at only $3.4 million. That's very different. This 6000 square foot hotel-like structure on almost 10 acres has been on the market for just about half a year, so you'd better hurry!
Now, we know plenty of high-end places get yanked at the end of warm weather season. But I find the idea of a $20 million ask going without comment pretty unlikely. This Marin real estate blog didn't note it under San Anselmo. Or anywhere else. The most expensive sale logged in MLS this year was only $8.75 million, in nearby Ross (#30 last year and mysteriously absent this one).
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Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder.
The idea is that everyone, including Amazon, will profit. The fan fiction authors will get 35% of net revenue for full-length books; Amazon and the original copyright owner will split the other 65%, in terms that the company will not disclose.
Until now, fan fiction has largely been available for free; in the cases where it was not, sales definitely fell into a gray area. Could a fan of Harry Potter write and sell his own adventures of the boy wizard? He shouldn't -- but many did. If not entirely legal, the market for fan fiction was generally thought to be too insignificant to tamp down.
Then came "Fifty Shades of Grey." The erotic novel was the biggest-selling book of 2012 -- and it originated as a work of fan fiction.
Author E.L. James had posted a work of "Twilight" fan fiction online years before. She used -- and sexed up -- the characters in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series in an online serial that eventually became "Fifty Shades." "This did start as 'Twilight' fan fiction" her agent told Deadline, adding, however, "If you read the books, they are nothing like 'Twilight' now."
In James' final version, the characters and setting had departed significantly from Meyers' original work. The
of just how much of "Fifty Shades of Grey" had derived from that original work of fan fiction was raised when the book became a hit.
If Meyer and James had both been part of Kindle Worlds, Meyer would have profited from James' success. As would Amazon, acting as both publisher and retailer of the fan fiction.
However, Meyer hasn't signed on -- nor has J.K. Rowling, who has encouraged Potter fans to explore their own fiction in her Harry Potter-dedicated website, Pottermore. In fact, no single author with a traditional publishing house has joined Amazon for the launch of Kindle Worlds.
Instead, Kindle Worlds is launching with three major properties that are owned by Alloy Entertainment: Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and Vampire Diaries. Alloy is known for creating and packaging fictions that have the potential for broad popular appeal -- each of the above is also a television show -- and for paying authors on a work-for-hire basis. Whereas in a traditional publishing arrangement, Meyer owns the copyright to Bella and Edward, Alloy owns the rights to "The Vampire Diaries' " Elena, Stefan and Damon.
On her website, "The Vampire Diaries" author L.J. (Lisa Jane) Smith explains her working relationship with the company. "Alloy Entertainment Inc., which owns half the copyright and originally asked Lisa to write 'The Vampire Diaries' in 1990 as 'work for hire' has had the book ['The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Phantom'] completely rewritten by an anonymous ghostwriter. The credit on the book will say 'Created by L.J. Smith' Lisa will not be allowed to write further Vampire Diaries, although she has asked both Alloy Entertainment Inc. and HarperTeen to do so. The series is now in the hands of an anonymous ghostwriter."
And in the hands of fans, Alloy and Amazon.
Amazon has said that it will announce further partners in the Amazon Worlds fan fiction project in the future.
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Saturday, May 27, 2006
A reminder about adding waypoints
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- welch said...
I have a question about the .1mi guideline and multicaches.
The way I've come to understand it is that each and every part of a multicache must be .1 from all other caches (including tradionals and all parts of other multicaches). However, parts of a multicache CAN be within .1mi of other parts (or stages if you prefer) of the SAME multicache. Is this correct?
I ask because someone was saying recently that they'd had a multicache declined because the parts were less than .1 apart. Before I tell them (again) they must have misunderstood why it was declined I want to check I have it correct...
- 10:35 PM, May 31, 2006
- IowaAdmin said...
My understanding of the guidelines (and if you have better info from Groundspeak, please let me know) is that individual waypoints of multis need to be at least 528' from each other and from other caches. Finals for mystery caches also need the proper spacing. So, yes, individual parts of a multicache need to be at least .1 mile apart.
Back in March, you asked me about a special circumstance in which "virtual" waypoints of your proposed puzzle cache were less than .1 mile apart, and I replied that it seemed OK to me because Geocachers seeking those waypoints will be looking for large rocks and not containers, so they're not likely to mistake one for the other.
The .1 mile separation rule is designed in part to prevent geocachers from thinking they have found one cache when they have actually found another, so that logic applies to waypoints of the same multi.
- 10:50 PM, May 31, 2006
- welch said...
Yes I understand part of the reason for the guideline is to keep people from find one cache while looking for another. And I agree with it, I can imagine such a thing happening especially in places with poor reception. I also with you about the 'virtual' parts of other caches, hard to find the wrong container if there is only one with several hundred feet. However, if the caches are 300 or 400 foot away it would seem lunlikely someone will find it while looking for a different one.
As for knowing better from Groundspeak, nope sure don't. But I do know when such things are asked in the gc.com forums, the answers tend to explain it as possiable to have stages closer than .1 IF they are part of the same cache. For example http://tinyurl.com/oepmc
- 3:00 PM, June 17, 2006
- IowaAdmin said...
Welch, I'm responding to this comment in a new post (June 18). Thanks for the question.
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The White House and State Department announced the extended closure of many American embassies in the Middle East amid a heightened threat level posed by al Qaeda and its affiliates. Photo: Associated Press.
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With temperatures in the 90s, Jesus Olmos spent last Wednesday building a fence. Almost every hour, while sweating and full of dirt, he thought about his son, Edgar.
"This is the biggest day of my life," Jesus said. "My son is going to be the first to go to college."
Edgar, a 6-foot-4 pitcher at Lake Balboa Birmingham, signed a letter of intent with Arizona that day.
Jesus never made it past the fourth grade in Mexico. His wife, Marisela, stopped her formal education in the fifth grade.
They came to the U.S. as teenagers, married and worked to create opportunities for their family. Jesus started a landscaping and gardening business. The couple have three children.
Edgar, the oldest, entered Birmingham as a 5-5 freshman in 2004.
"He was a kid we kept because he was left-handed and said he could pitch," Coach Matt Mowry said. "All of a sudden, six months later he's 5-9. Then he's 6-2 and 6-4."
And there was something else about Olmos.
"He's got great family values," Mowry said.
Olmos was told repeatedly by his parents to pay attention to his education.
"When I was in middle school," Olmos said, "my dad was always saying, 'If you're going to try out for the Birmingham baseball team, you have to keep your grades up. You might be good, but if you're the best and don't have grades, you're not going to go anywhere.' "
Last season as a junior, Olmos started to mature physically. He threw a no-hitter against Carson. He struck out 15 batters in a tournament game in Las Vegas. During the summer, he got invited to the Area Code Games in Long Beach and struck out eight batters in four innings. College scouts took notice, and Arizona won the recruiting battle.
"I think he's going to be one of the most dominating pitchers in the area," Mowry said.
Olmos is almost a foot taller than either of his parents. Cousins call him "a lanky giraffe." No one knows where his height comes from, though five of his mother's brothers are taller than 6 feet.
"I kept growing and kept growing and I'm still growing," Olmos said.
On Saturdays, he usually helps his father by mowing lawns or picking up tree limbs. And, if any punishment is needed, there's always the threat of more tree trimming.
"Hey, if you don't do this, you're going to go work for me," his father has told him.
Olmos smiles, "And even if I did good, he was like, 'OK, but I still want you to help me.' "
On Wednesday, Olmos was so excited he actually wanted to wake up early and go to school.
"I got ready real quick. 'Mom, I got my letter of intent, let's go,' " he said.
Meanwhile, his father spent the day working and dreaming about what all parents hope for -- a better future for their children.
"I was thinking how he's going to do at the university and all the good things that are going to happen to him," Jesus said.
There were lots of alumni basketball games scheduled this week, and none should have been more entertaining than Tuesday night's girls' game at Granada Hills Kennedy.
Coming out of retirement were the DeCree sisters, Toya, Fonda and Diane, all of whom were All-City selections at Kennedy during the 1980s. Toya Holiday is the mother of UCLA-bound Jrue Holiday of North Hollywood Campbell Hall, and Jrue was wondering if his mother and aunts still have a shooting touch.
"I heard they're all mad ballers," he said. "I couldn't beat my mom until I was 12. I heard all my aunts were good. It's going to be exciting and funny because I know they're all out of shape."
On the day before Thanksgiving, the football players at Los Angeles Jordan ought to give thanks to their coach, Elijah Asante. If parents want their sons to learn something about football and life, Asante is the coach to do it.
He wore a suit and tie to every Jordan game this season, paying tribute to old-time NFL coaches, such as Hank Stram and Tom Landry. He benched his standout quarterback in the first half of his team's playoff opener for disciplinary reasons, determined to get his point across about commitment. He had his players, some of whom were in tears, clapping for Woodland Hills Taft after the Toreadors left the Jordan field with a playoff victory Thursday.
With his simple but influential steps, Asante is building character and making a difference.
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