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A giver of life and a wellspring of strife, the region's most precious resource will be all the more precious in the days ahead. But even with climate change, population growth, and endless legal battles, there's reason to be optimistic about the future of water By Wade Graham
Is municipal water really any less safe than the expensive stuff?
Climate change is altering the snowpack we depend on for water. How laser-assisted mapping may offer the best hope to cope
Subaru dealers are committed to being leaders in environmental initiatives while continuing to reduce our own footprint. We understand that we have a great responsibility to the environment and know that clean vehicles are just one part of it. It's love that makes a difference. Subaru.com
A century after being drained by Los Angeles, water comes trickling back into the dessicated region
The future of the state is taking shape where the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers meet
The Salton Sea wasn't intended to exist. Is that a reason to let it die?
Hydrological locavorism? A deep dive into the stuff sloshing beneath the ground we tread on
Or at least to stretch the water we have
Some things were destined for each other. Salt and pepper. Kool & the Gang. Water and power.
Rediscovering L.A.'s first free-flowing artesian well
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A memorial fund has been set up for Renee M. Bassett, 47, who was shot by her ex-husband in an apparent murder-suicide at her home in Henderson on Tuesday.
According to police, Bassett's ex-husband showed up at her residence about 5:30 p.m. The two got into an argument and the ex-husband shot her before taking his own life outside the home.
Police said the victims' 13-year-old son was home when the murder-suicide occurred. He heard shots and called 911.
The victims have a 12-year-old son as well. He lived with his father and was not present when the murder-suicide occurred. Bassett's sister, Penny Fife, is now caring for both boys.
"You talk about it for a moment, and you cry for a moment, and then a minute later you're joking and laugh and life's normal until the next time you start crying," Fife said.
Bassett had her own dental practice and was a strong advocate of children with autism. One of her two boys is autistic, according to her family.
"She was a strong woman," Fife said. "Independent thinker, great dentist, great mom."
The memorial fund was set up to aid the two boys. More information is available here.
Fife is trying to figure out how to care for the new additions to her family.
"I need to be able to look at these boys and say, 'you have a college fund,'" Fife said through tears. "I can't look at them and say, 'so sorry you don't have one, but your new brothers do.'"
The official identity of Bassett's ex-husband will be released by the coroner in the coming days.
Funeral services are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ The King on Tropicana Avenue and Torrey Pines Drive.
Bassett's death marks the first homicide in Henderson so far in 2013.
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By Michael Gioia
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The second season of "Smash" — the Emmy Award-winning musical drama that has been struggling in TV ratings since its Feb. 5 premiere and will now air on Saturday nights — documents the race to the Tony Awards, which were filmed at the Marriott Marquis Hotel.
"You'll see the race to the Tonys," Krysta Rodriguez previously told Playbill.com. "I can't say, necessarily, if we are going to the Tonys, who's going to the Tonys — we don't know. They keep all of that under wraps, but there is definitely Tony conversation."
According to TVLine.com, confirmed Tony attendees, who will appear as themselves on the season finale of "Smash," include O'Donnell (Grease), Jackson (Xanadu), Ron Rifkin (Cabaret), Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens), Lillias White (The Life), Marin Mazzie (Next to Normal) and director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes).
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL (WKOW) -- A Wisconsin man is among those hit with flying debris in a huge crash during a NASCAR race.
Two of the fans critically injured in Saturday's crash at Daytona International Speedway were upgraded to stable condition Sunday morning.
During the final lap of Saturday's Nationwide Series race, a car burst into flames and went airborne. Large debris, including a tire, flew through and over the fence that separates the crowd from the track.
At least 28 people were hurt. A man from Wisconsin was hit, but not injured.
"We were watching the checkered flag come," says Gerald Drazkowski. "We all stood up in our section and then we saw all this debris coming. Wham! I told my wife to duck. Then whack! I got hit in the leg. It was just awesome. When I picked it up, it was red hot. What a souvenir!"
Drazkowski is not quite sure what part of the car hit him, but the piece of metal resembles some type of screw or bolt.
The Daytona 500, NASCAR's biggest race, went on as scheduled on Sunday. Officials did allow those who felt uncomfortable sitting close to the fence to move, if requested.
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Ruth Lemmon, President of the West Virginia Auto and Truck Dealers Association, was awarded the Adjutant General's Coin on Nov. 7.
The award came in recognition for her support of the West Virginia National Guard's Gold Star and Yellow Ribbon charity events.
Presenting the coin was James A. Hoyer, Major General of the West Virginia Army National Guard.
"It's a tremendous honor," Lemmon said. "Our military give up so much, their families, their jobs, everything – to be in the military.
"My first involvement came with a program that provided stuffed bears that came with a recording (inside) for the deployed, or for the children of the one deployed. It's very nice."
Being involved with the Gold Star and Yellow Ribbon events is very gratifying, Lemmon said.
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WikiLeaks moved to Amazon's hosting service on Monday, apparently ... to avoid or mitigate aggressive denial-of-service (DoS) attacks that took the site offline for several hours.
Amazon's hosting terms of service allow it to yank a site off its service without cause. ... Amazon did not reply to queries on Monday ... nor did it respond to follow-up questions today.
It seems that the US government is not too happy ... and has been putting a lot of pressure on the website. ... US Senator Joe Lieberman, the chairman of the House Security Committee ... said that he wished Amazon had booted Wikileaks off its cloud a lot quicker. ... [and] that Amazon's censorship should set the standard for other companies WikiLeaks is using to distribute its "illegally seized" material.
Wikileaks is now hosted at servers in France and Sweden ... which presumably are out of the immediate reach of the US government.
Senate Homeland Security Committee ... staff had seen news reports yesterday that Wikileaks was being hosted on Amazon's servers. ... Staffers then ... called Amazon to ask about it, and left questions with a press secretary including, "Are there plans to take the site down?"
Lieberman, in his statement today, called on "any other company or organization that is hosting Wikileaks to immediately terminate its relationship with them."
Amazon is a private company and is free to host what it likes.
Funny how Amazon spent days loudly refusing to delete a pedophile guidebook on free speech grounds, but this happened behind the scenes and the company is refusing to comment. Must be the Joementum.
WikiLeaks servers at Amazon ousted. Free speech the land of the free--fine our $ are now spent to employ people in Europe.
If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books.
[This] will have little effect on the distribution of the files containing the embarrassing diplomatic cables.
The file is now being distributed as a Bittorrent download. ... The "cablegate" file containing the diplomatic files is already widely distributed via Bittorrent ... that they will be accessible, and downloadable, even if Wikileaks is not.
There have been reports that a government inquiry prompted us not to serve WikiLeaks any longer. That is inaccurate.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) ... does not pre-screen its customers, but it does have terms of service that must be followed. WikiLeaks was not following them. ... Our terms of service state that you represent and warrant that you ... control all of the rights to the content ... and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
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The annual Surviving the Game Conference is in Minneapolis this week to help prepare urban youth for the future by exposing them to opportunities, entrepreneurship and higher education and FOX 9 News spoke with two experts about teaching kids about finances.
Executive Director Adenike Chon and conference speaker Tiffany Kirk shared their advice for teaching children in different age groups.
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(WTOL) – Getting a smart phone for the holidays? Or already have one? There are essential applications every smart phone owner should have. Even money saving apps.
Smart phones are the number one selling electronic device this year.
Want to save at the mall, grocery store, or on holiday gifts? There's an app for that.
College student Molly McGhee said her number one app is Your Favorite Store.
"I have apps from several stores in the mall, and they notify you when they have sales or deals," explained McGhee.
For example, Target's app has daily deals and an in-store barcode price checker.
Michelle Miranda preferred the Starbucks app that lets her pay with a swipe of her phone, or even preorder a cup of coffee.
This time of year everyone is looking for sales. Must-have app number two is Deal News, top rated by PC World magazine. Deal News also has a top rated Black Friday app.
Must-have app number three is Sale Locator, which lists the nearest sales on a map.
To go with it, someone will want a price comparison app. Must-have app number four is Red Laser, a favorite of student Kayla Puckett and her friends.
"You can kind of scan the barcodes if you are shopping and kind of compare prices of that," Puckett explained.
Andrea Deckard, coupon blogger of Savings Lifestyle, liked an alternate comparison app. Must-have app number five is Shop Savvy.
"If you scan the barcodes it tells you the prices at each retailer," explained Deckard.
Tired of carrying all of those shopper reward cards? Then download must-have app number six: Key Ring. This app puts all of the cards on the smart phone.
The number seven must-have app is Groupon.
Finally, must-have app number eight is Coupon Sherpa, which finds coupons for the store that someone is already shopping in.
Most of these apps are either free or cost less than $2. All of these apps are available in the iTunes Store or Android Marketplace.
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Despite managing to lose 2-0 to a superior Mexico side in their Gold Cup semifinal, Honduras still did the United States a significant favor on Wednesday. The USA, of course, managed to beat Panama courtesy of a Clint Dempsey goal, setting up the almost inevitable final between the two major CONCACAF powers on Saturday. Bob Bradley's team didn't exactly look spectacular (when Freddy Adu saves the day, something has gone very wrong with Plan A), but thanks to Honduras' antics they'll be facing a roughed up Mexico side.
El Tri were forced into a monumentally physical 120 minutes of soccer by their semifinal opposition, and Honduras seemed to be going out of their way to cause injuries. They succeeded in forcing Andres Guardado, hitherto their best player in the competition, off with an ankle injury - he might not be fit for the final - but more than that, they managed to target and hit Mexico's skilled players hard all match.
That tactic eventually backfired when Roger Espinoza was sent off late on, but the USA won't mind. With just two days to recover for the match, Mexico's players are battered, bruised and exhausted. Honduras have given the hosts a huge leg up before the match has even started.


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---- — To the taxpayers of Goshen and especially you older people around my age, who have been duped by the propaganda mills of the liberal free spenders of this city. Not all people are endowed with a silver spoon in their mouth. Some older people who lived through The Great Depression have now lost their homes to tax sales. Now the spenders wish to tax us more with a ($17.15 million) Taj Mahal swimming pool project.
We currently have two pools in Goshen and they will serve us for many years to come if they are well maintained. I have called schools in this area and this is what I've found:
• Warsaw High School — This pool was built in 1989 and is still in use today. The school has 2,200 students.
• Wawasee High School — This pool was built in 1968 and is still in use today. The school has 1.500 students.
• Elkhart schools — No new pools built in the last decade.
In 2010, 1,500 properties were up for sale. In 2011, 1,575 properties were up for tax sale. Goshen Community Schools are already bonded out for $50 million. We taxpayers are paying on this debt for 20 more years.
Think about this: Who closed their pool up last year? Who would like a nice Olympic-sized pool? Who just cost the taxpayers $1.3 million for a tunnel under the railroad?
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Let the nerd speculation begin, but Lucasarts has filed to trademark "Star Wars 1313" (thanks Kotaku) for an alleged upcoming Star Wars-related videogame, leaving many to believe it will likely star Boba Fett, given he has gone by the alias CT-1313 in Star Wars stories past.
Followers of Star Wars canon will know that Boba Fett was actually recently killed-off in the Dark Horse comics (written by Melbourne-based Tom Taylor), so he is a hot topic right now, though this wouldn't be the first time Lucasarts has created a whole game focused on the famous galactic bounty hunter. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter was released on GameCube and PlayStation 2 but bombed both commercially and critically.
Either way, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars Kinect aside, it's been far too long between solid Star Wars games. If this turns out to be true, please Lucasarts, oh please, make it a good one.
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A look at the Rangers forwards that might be on the ice when the team is short-handed next year.
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… I came across this great Tumblr blog today dedicated to nothin' but Hex goodness. A bunch of my work is on there. There's also a TON of images by that uber-art stud Darwyn Cooke. Made me kinda nostalgic. Check it out: sconeysjonahhex.tumblr.com
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St Clement's student flats finally get the green light (From thisisoxfordshire)
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St Clement's student flats finally get the green light
9:30am Saturday 29th September 2012 in News By Freddie Whittaker
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CONTROVERSIAL plans to build student housing above St Clement's car park have won approval after a planning process spanning years.
Developers Watkin Jones changed its plans for a four-block 140-room student housing development to include a "phased approach" to building work, so the car park would stay open during the project. Some free parking would also be provided during construction.
The latest attempt to get the application past the council's planning review committee finally succeeded at Oxford Town Hall last night.
The meeting, attended by around 20 people, remained calm despite the added tension of a police presence after a gun threat was received by the city council in connection with the application earlier this month.
After a 90-minute hearing, the proposed plans were accepted by seven votes to two following a half-hour debate by councillors. Only Lib Dem councillor Jean Fooks and Green Dick Wolff voted against.
Mrs Fooks said: "A reduction of 115 spaces to 80 is one I would consider to be significant, and there isn't enough cycle parking. For those reasons, I cannot support this."
But Labour councillor and board member John Tanner, who was a substitute at the meeting for usual committee member Laurence Baxter, said members had to think about what the development would be like.
He said: "I think, if this is successful and full of students from either of the two universities or another similar establishment, it will be a great asset to this city."
After the decision, campaigners against the application expressed their bitter disappointment.
Business owner Clinton Pugh said the council was thinking too much about its own financial benefit, as it stands to gain £5m when it sells the land, and not about the effect the development will have on the area.
He told the Oxford Mail: "I'm obviously very disappointed. I don't think it's the best outcome for St Clement's.
"I think the more senior members of the council were thinking about how much it helps with their budget, not the reality of the effect it will have."
And 88-year-old Anchor Court resident Leatrice Beeson said: "When my relatives come to see me, they won't have anywhere to park. I'm very disappointed."
Watkin Jones spokesman Paul Gillespie said he was pleased with the outcome. He said: "I think we're relieved and grateful for the opportunity to show we can do what we said we were going to do, and we will do everything we can to make it as comfortable for the traders as possible."
Over the years, various different planning bids for the site met with strong opposition in the St Clement's area, predominantly from traders, who said the loss of the car park would harm their business.
Members of the city's Green Party also opposed the plans after a viability assessment carried out on their behalf revealed businesses in St Clement's could lose £2m if the car park was closed for 14 months.
The development now has permission to go ahead. In its most recent submissions, Watkin Jones details a three-phase approach, with a minimum of 25 spaces still available throughout the development.
No date has been set for work to start or for it to be completed.
- May 2009: Plans for 120 student rooms on stilts above the car park and to reduce the number of spaces from 100 to 76 are approved and the Watkins Jones Group is granted a 150-year lease of the site.
- March 2011: Revised plans, which save nine extra spaces, are submitted to Oxford City Council.
- July 2011: A decision on the plans is deferred by the council's planning committee to allow more time for consultation with the public.
- September 2011: Plans for 141 student bedrooms in three blocks above the car park are thrown out by committee five votes to four on the grounds the proposals weren't right for the site.
- May 2012: A new application for permission for 140 rooms, 80 car parking spaces and public conveniences is submitted.
- August 14: Plans for a temporary car park off Marston Road while the work is carried out are approved.
- August 15: Planning bid is thrown out by the west area planning committee.
- September 11: Gun threat is received by reception staff at the town hall.
September 24: The Oxford Mail reports on the compromise offer for phased and free car parking from the developer
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Geoff Roberts says...
As much as I feel education is important, we are increasingly allowing powerful, rich organisations which are becoming increasingly elite, to buy everything for their own means. The argument that it's good for the local economy is not sound and the evidence of so many years suggests the opposite. That all our rogue council are doing is selling off land which is there for the communities purpose, to put lots of people into one space. People who may well spend money but that money will be channelled to the many private companies such as all these small Tesco, Sainsbury shops and so on.
Meanwhile we're doing nothing about our dependency on cars either whilst our city is bursting at the seams and our communities literally divided by roads.
I think it highly likely that people will look back on this in years to come and hang their heads in shame. It all stinks very, very badly.
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Andrew:Oxford says...
Geoff Roberts wrote:It's mentioned fairly regularly. Do you think it's better if councillors are elected from a pool of people who don't actually work in the city?
Isn't Bob Price the HR director at Brookes too? One of the main universities. Isn't that a conflict of interest? Hardly anyone mentions it.
Any idea who actually made the gun threat?
1:11pm Sat 29 Sep 12
Geoff Roberts says...
Good question regarding councillors being elected from people who work in the city.
I'm not suggesting that councillors should not be elected from people who in the city though. If think there has to be some balance though. If we opened it right up then we could for example have a director of British Gas as the leader of Oxford City Council. I'm not suggesting that would be a bad thing, in fact, it might actually be better than having someone who works for a major private landowner such as Brookes because British Gas's business doesn't necessarily need to aqcuire more land in order to expand!
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Geoff Roberts says...
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Myron Blatz says...
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Andrew:Oxford says...
Geoff Roberts wrote:Not the best example. British Gas is a massive employer in Oxford!
Maybe it was the lad who threatened to shoot me outside my house the other day because I asked him and his friend to cycle on the road instead of the pavement. There's plenty of morons around who think they can acheive something by pretending to be some kind of gangster.
Good question regarding councillors being elected from people who work in the city.
I'm not suggesting that councillors should not be elected from people who in the city though. If think there has to be some balance though. If we opened it right up then we could for example have a director of British Gas as the leader of Oxford City Council. I'm not suggesting that would be a bad thing, in fact, it might actually be better than having someone who works for a major private landowner such as Brookes because British Gas's business doesn't necessarily need to aqcuire more land in order to expand!
They are in the process of moving their Business headquarters from Slough to the Oxford Business park. The group have pre-leased the massive brand new building in course of construction that can be seen from the bypass. 1000 existing BG Oxford employees will be moving-in in the early Spring with more to follow.
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Ronald G. Redington, 65, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Ron was born Aug. 14, 1947, in Greensburg, the son of Nolan and Nancy (Dietz) Redington.
He married Cynthia Schoop Nov. 22, 1969, in Marion.
Ron was a Senior Engineer Manager for Rockwell Collins for more than 35 years. He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids.
Ron loved spending time with family and friends, especially his grandkids. He enjoyed racing and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Ron truly enjoyed his job and working in his garden.
His funeral service will begin at 11 a.m., July 22, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion, Iowa, officiated by Pastor Lynn L'Abbe. The family will greet friends from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. July 21, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Cindy; children, Traci (Dean) Hepker of Grimes, and Brian (Nicole) Redington of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Katie, Patricia, Abbie, and William; mother-in-law, Mary Schoop of Marion; sisters-in-law, Jodi (Dave) Cahalan of Manchester, and Chris (Jim) Meggers of Marion; special friends Fred and Teresa Haumesser of Cedar Rapids; and extended family in Indiana.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Charles and Marvin, who died at birth; and his father-in-law, William "Bill" Schoop.
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Leading off the bottom of the eighth inning, in front of Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder, Jeremy Affeldt walked Quintin Berry. Berry, 27, has 177 career at-bats in his career. Fielder and Cabrera have 581 combined career home runs. Walking Berry ahead of them, dare I say, was a bad idea.
But Affeldt struck out Cabrera on three pitches -- curve, fastball, change, with the last two swinging strikes. That brought up Prince Fielder, who had some measure of success against Affeldt over his career, going 4-for-12. Alas, the small-sample theatre didn't help him much, as Fielder took a strike, flinched out of the way on a curveball that dropped in for a strike, and waved at a fastball for strike three.
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When the Red Sox dealt Marco Scutaro this past winter, there were many theories propounded as to why. Some thought the Sox were on the verge of getting a big name pitcher and needed the money under the luxury tax threshold. They didn't. Some speculated the Sox were about to grab a big name shortstop like Hanley Ramirez. The weren't. As your grandfather has probably told you over and over again in between puffs on his pipe, sometimes the simplest idea is the correct one. In this instance it seems that scenario is playing out.
If at this time last season someone has proposed the Red Sox would go into this season with Mike Aviles as their starting shortstop, they'd have been laughed off the internet. Yet here we are, Marco Scutaro is gone and Mike Aviles is first on the major league depth chart. So, what can we take away from that? The Sox really believe in Mike Aviles, probably much more than we thought when he was acquired from Kansas City last year and much more than we thought after Marco Scutaro received his one-way plane ticket to Colorado.
While I think that is all true, I've left someone out: Jose Iglesias.
You could be forgiven for not thinking much of a player who hit .235/.285/.269 last season in AAA. That kind of performance doesn't scream 'major league ready' to anyone who... well, to anyone at all, actually.
As we've covered before here at OTM and as I've written elsewhere, Iglesias possesses other-worldly defensive ability. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus has called him the best defensive shortstop in the minor leagues. Not to put words in Mr. Goldstein's mouth, but with shortstop being the most difficult position to play (I'm leaving pitcher and catcher off this list) it doesn't take much extrapolation to see Iglesias as the best defensive player in the minor leagues.
His defensive skills were ready for the big leagues yesterday, but as I hope I've shown by posting his hitting stats from last year (a .554 OPS) the bat is lagging well behind the glove. That makes the recent comments by manager Bobby Valentine all the more curious. Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe quotes Valentine as saying the following of Iglesias:
"He's pretty close," Valentine said. "We've seen a lot. Now it's a determination of whether or not it's his time. I think he's played pretty well and showed some really good progress. We have to decide whether he's had enough undergraduate credentials in order to take the next step forward.
He's pretty close? The guy in question posted a .554 OPS in AAA last year. So, simple question, what gives?
Of course there are several possibilities. Valentine is messing with us. Remember this is a guy who was thrown out of a game and sneaked back into the dugout in dark sunglasses and a fake mustache. He also claims to have invented the wrap. So it's possible.
More likely though, the Red Sox are actually considering using Iglesias in the majors. Brian MacPherson made a convincing case in the Providence Journal a few days ago for the Red Sox to keep Iglesias in the big leagues to open the year. Short version: they could do it because Carl Crawford will likely start the season on the DL and Iglesias is one of the only useful options that won't necessitate messing with the 40 man roster and thus having to pass players through waivers. While that's all true, it isn't quite what Valentine was hinting at. To me it what Valentine was saying was that Iglesias might be ready to take over the starting shortstop job.
We know he can handle it defensively, but the question dogging Iglesias is can he hit? Opinions are split on the topic. It isn't hard to look at his minor league track record and think, 'nope.' It's true that outside of some very small samples he hasn't hit yet as a pro. But here's the thing: last year when he had that putrid offensive performance in AAA, Iglesias was 21 years old. The average player in AAA between 2007 and 2011 was 26.7 years old according to Baseball America. Over that same time period the average age in AA was 24.5 years old. It was 23.0 in high A, and low A was 21.8. Yes, last year, Jose Iglesais spent the year in AAA and the majors while being younger than the average low A player.
Sure there are older players at some of the levels that drag the average up, but the point is, even had the Sox sent Iglesias to AA, he'd have been about three years younger than the average competition. In fact, if you look at Iglesias's minor league record, he began 2010 in low A Lowell and (in a very small sample, but these are all small samples) posted a .958 OPS there.
This isn't to suggest that Iglesias is really an amazing hitting talent, but it does mean that he has played at levels well above where a player his age might normally play. Is that really important? Absolutely. Think about it this way. Imagine if you were playing little league ball as a 12 year old and your coach came to you and said, "Bobby, we're moving you up to the high school's Junior Varsity team. Good luck." That isn't far off from what Iglesias had to deal with.
As we get older our skills continue to develop. A baseball player's skills tend to continue improving up until around age 27 and then things (on average) start to go the other way. As player aging studies have shown, development is especially evident in younger players. That's why player age is so vitally important in the minor leagues, it's why a player lying about his age is such a serious concern, and it's why Jose Iglesias's hitting to date isn't necessarily as huge a flaw as you might have heard.
Scouting reports tell us Iglesias won't ever hit for much power. He's not that big or strong and though he could get stronger, he's likely to remain a slap or, at best, spray hitter whose power comes from occasional doubles. There's nothing wrong with that, especially tied to a player of his defensive abilities. The problem comes when those doubles don't show up, and what's left is a bunch of weak grounders. Some will find their way through the infield, but if that was his final offensive skill set, it would be tough to envision him getting regular playing time at the big league level for any team, let alone the Red Sox.
But Iglesias's age tells us that he's not done improving and in fact there very well could be some big leaps ahead on his developmental path. That doesn't mean he's ready to take over the starting shortstop gig right now. Mike Aviles has had a fine spring and everything seems to point towards the job being his, at least initially.
After last season, many scouts and analysts are down on Iglesias, questioning his ability to hit enough to become a major league regular. Last season Iglesias was first on Baseball Prospectus's list of top 11 Red Sox prospects. This year he's tenth. There is reason to be concerned, but things aren't necessarily as bad as they might seem. There is lots of room for Iglesias to grow but, as a player about to enter his age-22 season, there is lots of time for him to do that growing. Whether it's at the major league level or not I can't say for sure, but the fact that the Red Sox obviously believe in him should say something.
Mike Aviles will probably be the starting shortstop on Opening Day, but don't sleep on Jose Iglesias. He has much more developmental time left than an average AAA player, and for a player who just needs to achieve adequacy at the plate to be a big asset to his team, that should be a comforting thought.


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These are not old buildings in an old city centre. Everything you see here was built in 2009 and 2010. The official opening was in December of 2010. Shortly before, this was farm land.
It's a very child friendly place. Children can be seen in the video running amok in front of a delivery van, which has to move at a very slow speed as a result. They also ride on various small-scale human powered vehicles in the shopping streets. This suburb was designed to enable 2/3rds of primary school children to cycle to school.
Everyone knows that pedestrians come first here, and behaviour is according to this principle. But note that the design is according to this principle as well.
Cyclists are allowed to cycle all the way through the pedestrianized zone, and ample cycle parking is provided outside all the shops to encourage cyclists.
However, this is not a through route for cyclists. Cyclists whose destination is elsewhere, and who wish to get wherever they are going faster, will take other more convenient, faster routes rather than riding through here. This is important as it makes no sense at all to have a pedestrianized area which is also a major through route for cyclists.
What's more, it's actually unusual to see a van being driven in this location. A delivery only road built behind the shops serves for most deliveries.
You can see the main route from the centre of this city to the centre of this housing development in a previous blog post. Another post shows part of the route in the opposite direction.
You may be wondering what happens should you want to drive here ? Well, actually you can do that too. This whole place is in fact built on top of an underground car park. Residents living in apartments here not only have the legally required secure bicycle parking, but also have have allocated secure car parking under the development. Visitors to the shops can also drive.
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No permanent buildings yet in the
centre, but many facilities were
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The only driving route from our home to this place (in blue) has two sets of traffic lights on it and three roundabouts. It starts off by heading in the wrong direction, and the distance is significantly further than any of the many plausible routes by bike (some shown in red). Additionally, if we cycle then we can park our bikes directly outside the shops. A car would be buried somewhere underneath and involve a few minutes walk to the shops:
If it were not possible to park your bike immediately outside the shops, and if bikes had to be placed in the same underground car-park as cars, then this would make the car much more competitive in terms of time. Perhaps it could even be quicker than cycling if you were lucky at the traffic lights.
This is why in order for pedestrianization not to favour the car over the bike, it has to accommodate cyclists very well. That's exactly what we see here. The sign shows that it's a pedestrian area, but underneath it says "cycling allowed". A nice simple message, and an essential one. Take away easy access by cyclists and you actually create a car-oriented pedestrianized area which promotes driving over cycling. I've seen that before, more than once.
This new centre provides not only a range of shops (supermarkets, baker, toy shop, stationery, flower shop, chemist, hair-dresser, opticians etc.), but also primary schools, adult education facilities, a sport hall, cafes and restaurants, a public library, a town hall, health and fitness centre, medical centre. It's a proper centre for the community. And of course all these things are convenient to cycle to.
As the whole area is not yet complete, this temporary cycle path (3.5 metres wide, smooth asphalt) provides access for people who live north of the centre:
If I show something old, someone always says "but you couldn't do if it were new". If on the other hand, I show something new like this, someone always says "but you couldn't do it if it were old". However, the city centre of Assen also provides an excellent example of somewhere which is both pedestrian and cycle friendly, and Assen is 750 years old. Where there is a will to do so, cyclists can be accommodated well anywhere. Policy in Assen prefers cycling, so we get cycling. If you do what works then mass cycling is possible anywhere.
I published this a bit earlier than originally planned after hearing about troubles with pedestrianization in Canada.
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NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack Valley Chamber's Next Generation Leaders (NGL) networking event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at Zinga Selfserve Frozen Yogurt, 560 Turnpike St. Includes complimentary frozen yogurt. Cost is $20 for MVCC members, $20 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, call 978-686-0900 or visit merrimackvalleychamber.com.
March 21
HAVERHILL — Gov. Deval Patrick will present "A Special Update" from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. at DiBurro's Function Facility, 887 Boston Road. Hosted by the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce. Includes a complete hot breakfast. Cost is $28 for members, $60 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, call 978-686-0900 or visit merrimackvalleychamber.com.
March 22
ATKINSON — Career Resources, a local nonprofit agency working with people who have disabilities and other barriers in the Merrimack Valley, will host its annual Spring Fling Silent and Live Auction at the Atkinson Country Club, 85 Country Club Drive. Tickets are $30 each. For more information, to make a donation or to purchase tickets, contact Bonnie Michaleas at 978-374-9122, ext. 228. Pay through Pay Pal at crc-mass.org.
ANDOVER — The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the Women in Business and Health Care Series from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Indian Ridge Country Club, 73 Lovejoy Road. Featured speaker will be Christie Hager, J.D., M.P.H, President Obama's New England Regional Director of the United States Department of health and Human Services. Event includes a full hot luncheon. Cost is $28 for members, $60 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, call 978-686-0900 or visit merrimackvalleychamber.com.
April 3
HAVERHILL — The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the Spring Business Expo Trade Show Job and Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Michael's Function Hall, 12 Alpha St. For more information or to register, call 978-686-0900 or visit merrimackvalleychamber.com.
April 4
ANDOVER — The agencies of Home Health Foundation will honor Massachusetts Rep. Brian Dempsey and Rosanne DiStefano, executive director, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, at the Legacy of Leading event, 5:30 p.m. at the Andover Country Club. The evening will feature dinner and jazz entertainment by The George Farrell Group. Tickets are $125 per person, with proceeds directed to the Home Health Foundation. For tickets, additional information or sponsorship opportunities, call Lauren Galimi at 978-552-4927. Space is limited; make reservations by March 27. For more information, visit homehealthfoundation.org.
MANCHESTER, Mass. — The Women's Fund of Essex County will host its fifth annual "Power of the Purse" fundraising event from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Brookwood School, located off Route 127. All proceeds will help fund projects and annual grant awards made by The Women's Fund. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. For more information, visit thewomensfundec.org.
April 5
SALISBURY — The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce will hold its 17th annual Winning Opportunities for Women (WOW) Conference at the Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury. Includes breakfast, lunch, speakers, interactive sessions, gifts and more. Cost is $69 by March 1. After March 1 the cost is $89 for members and $99 for nonmembers. Sponsorship packages are available, and vendor inquiries are welcome. To register or for more information, contact Jen Cantwell at 978-373-5663, email email@example.com or visit haverhillchamber.com.
ANDOVER — LeTip Merrimack Valley Executives, a business networking group, meets on Wednesdays, from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Atria at Marland Place, 15 Steven St. Bring business cards to hand out. Free admission for guests. For more information, call Paul Lambert at 978-609-6420 or email email@example.com.
LAWRENCE — Valleyworks Career Center, located at 439 South Union St., Suite 106, hosts a Networking for Professionals Group every Monday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. This group is open to those who have a professional attitude about their career, are interested in networking and are focused on moving their career forward. Attendees must register for each weekly event. Membership is required, but at no cost. For more information or to register, call 978-722-7000 or visit valleyworks.cc.
ANDOVER — The Networking Group meets one Tuesday each month from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Road, in Andover. Past speakers have included professional recruiters, career counselors, human resource professionals, marketing leaders, business owners and many others. New sponsorships are always welcome to help defray costs. For more information, contact Brotherhood President Mitchell Schneir at 978-470-1356. Visit templeemanuel.net for a complete schedule.
LAWRENCE — The Service Corps of Retired Executives provides free and confidential assistance to those seeking to start or expand their business. Counseling appointments are available each Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. at the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Building, 264 Essex St. Public parking is available behind the building. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 978-686-0900.
METHUEN — The Loop Chapter of BNI in Methuen meets every Wednesday, 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Days Hotel and Conference Center, 159 Pelham St. For information about BNI, contact Chapter President Michael Wendt at 978-239-0281 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
GEORGETOWN — The Town and Country Chapter of Business Networking International meets every Thursday at noon at the Georgetown VFW, Route 133. Offers an opportunity for businesses to meet and exchange business referrals through word-of-mouth advertising. Free for visitors, members pay a membership fee. For more information, call Gary Cohen at 978-374-6600.


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CHARLESTON, SC - The College of Charleston Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to accept an invitation to become a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.
"We are very excited about joining the Colonial Athletic Association," President P. George Benson said. "It is a great fit for the College, both athletically and academically. This move is a significant step forward in the College's efforts to become a national university."
CofC will participate in 14 varsity level sports in the CAA starting in fall 2013 joining league members George Mason, James Madison, UNC Wilmington, William & Mary, Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra, Towson and Northeastern.
"Speaking for the entire membership, we are extremely excited that the College of Charleston will be joining the CAA," Commissioner Tom Yeager said. "We believe their nationally-recognized athletic and academic programs will be a great institutional fit with other CAA institutions. Charleston will enhance the competition level in the conference and add to our group of nationally-prominent teams in a number of sports. CAA fans will enjoy traveling to Charleston to see their teams play, as will Cougar fans and alumni located in CAA cities in many of the major metropolitan areas of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast."
The CAA has produced 16 national team champions in five different sports, 33 individual national champions, 12 national players of the year, 12 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. During the 2011-12 academic year, 24 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 51 student-athletes received All-America honors in 16 different sports. Additionally, the CAA has produced five Rhodes Scholars and 22 NCAA post-graduate scholars.
"We are thrilled to welcome the College of Charleston athletics program to the CAA," said UNCW Chancellor Gary L. Miller, Chair of the Colonial's Council of Presidents. "The Cougars are a terrific fit for the league, both athletically and academically, and we are confident that the entire conference will benefit from the addition of such a vibrant, competitive program. The College of Charleston's history of outstanding athletic performance and the enthusiasm of their dedicated fans will add a great deal of spirit to an already competitive conference. We're looking forward to our first matchups next season – and to a long and lively future of robust matchups."
Recently, the CAA signed a new five-year, multi-million dollar deal with NBC Sports Group to increase its number of annual national telecasts. The continuing CAA member institutions include four of the top eight largest media markets in the country, while seven of the nine current members are in top 50 markets. The landscape of the conference stretches along the majority of the East Coast and the number of television homes in the CAA market exceeds 20 million.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to join an outstanding conference, the Colonial," CofC Director of Athletics Joe Hull said. "The Colonial is a high-quality league in so many ways. The competition will be tough, but I believe we will be prepared to compete for conference championships across the board immediately. One of the interesting benefits to this decision is that we are joining a league that has a presence in several of the greatest cities in our nation.
"Adding our great city of Charleston to that group creates the opportunity to bring tremendous positive recognition to our teams, our program, the College and our area. This is an amazing opportunity for the College of Charleston. I am confident we are up to the challenge."
The College of Charleston has been a member of the Southern Conference since 1998. After the announcement, Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino released the following statement:
"We're naturally disappointed, but not surprised, by today's decision. Public comments made it apparent that the College of Charleston administration favored this move. Successfully assimilating changes in membership has been part of the Southern Conference's DNA for more than 90 years. With the commitment and cooperation of our Presidents and Chancellors, we will continue to explore the best options available to us to ensure a successful future for our athletic programs and the student-athletes we serve."
"For the past 14 years, the College of Charleston has been a proud member of the Southern Conference," Hull said. "We are grateful for the competition, the friendships and the relationships we have experienced over those years. We wish the best for the Southern Conference going forward."
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Smokers trying to kick the habit may benefit from text or video messages sent to their cell phones.
A new study compared quit rates of smokers who were given online and phone call support to those who were sent daily motivational messages and advice through text messages.
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This study was led by researchers at University of Auckland and published in 'The Cochrane Library'.


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Serdyukov was speaking in Washington during a visit to the Pentagon.
Russia's arms deal raised the U.S. and Israel concerns that the missiles could be transferred to Hizbullah. "The U.S. and Israel ask us not to supply Syria with Yakhont. But we do not see the concerns expressed by them that these arms will fall into the hands of terrorists," the Russian minister added.
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The SWAT team was deployed after a man wanted for questioning in a sexual battery incident held police at bay for several hours while he holed up in a north side residence Wednesday.
The standoff in the 2500 block of North Buckeye Street ended peacefully at about 3 p.m. when Ronald E. Johnson, 34, surrendered unharmed.
Police charged Johnson with criminal recklessness, two counts of intimidation, sexual battery and battery. He is being held at the Howard County jail without bail.
Police initially went to the area at 9:49 a.m. to a report of a sexual battery at a nearby residence, but were unable to locate Johnson, the alleged suspect, Maj. Brian Seldon said at the scene.
Upon seeing police leave the area, the complainant in the battery flagged down an officer at about 11 a.m. and said Johnson threatened her with a handgun.
The officer then saw Johnson run into a house at 2506 N. Buckeye St. and tried to make contact with him. He refused, prompting police to secure the area and set up a perimeter, Seldon said.
The SWAT unit was called in shortly after 2 p.m. after attempts to make contact failed.
With a crowd of people watching, SWAT members urged Johnson to come out and talk to investigators.
"Ronald, this is the Kokomo Police Department. We need to talk to you," a SWAT member said using a bullhorn. "We're not going away."
After repeated attempts failed, SWAT deployed a non-lethal explosive device called a flash bang to get Johnson to come out. Moments later, the suspect walked out the front door with hands raised and surrendered. Officers quickly moved in and placed him under arrest.
Several neighbors watched from a block away, along with Johnson's brother. He declined to comment on the situation.
Along with the recent charges, Johnson has a domestic violence battery charge pending in Howard Superior Court 1 involving a different victim, court records show. Police arrested Johnson on that felony charge last year. He was released on his own recognizance with a condition he attend the Nonviolence Education Program put on by Family Services Association of Howard County. Johnson was then re-arrested after he failed to appear for a pretrial hearing in October. He was released on his own recognizance again in December. He now has an Aug. 15 hearing in that case.


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MORTON, Ill. -- The ground in the corn maze at Ackerman Farms in Morton is almost bone dry.
That's a big change from this spring when excess rains delayed planting.
Farmers like John Ackerman wish they could have banked some of that rain for times like this.
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They wanted to prove a point.
After a nearly five mile bike ride in 93 degree heat, two local men decided it was much better to commute to work and run errands in a car rather than a bike.
Today's bike vs. car race -- hosted by the Alachua County Republican Party -- featured the group's chairman, Stafford Jones, in his Chevy Avalanche, racing against Alex Patton of Ozean Media.
The challengers had to make five stops and run errands, including depositing money at the bank, buying eggs and ice cream at the supermarket, and purchasing two by fours.
Today's race comes after last month's bike vs. car race, in which Mayor Craig Lowe -- riding his bike -- defeated his opponent, a policeman in his cruiser.
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Patton had an early lead during the first two stops. However, Stafford gradually gained a lead and reached the finish line about 45 minutes before Patton.
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HUNDREDS of people are expected to attend the funeral of popular schoolgirl Connie Moore.
The talented grammar school pupil died of meningitis on Sunday, January 19.
A celebration of Connie's life will be held at Richmond Hill St Andrew's United Reformed Church on Monday February 3 at 1pm, followed by a private burial service to be attended by family and close friends. All are welcome to attend the Carlton Hotel on Bournemouth's East Cliff at 4pm Tributes poured in after Connie's death, including moving words from the headteacher of Bournemouth School for Girls, where she was a pupil.
Alistair Brien said: "Connie was a lovely, gentle-natured girl with impeccable manners. She was studious and hard-working in class and also a talented singer out of school.
"Always bright and bubbly, she had a wonderful laugh, much appreciated by all her many friends."
Her grieving family have asked for family flowers only but for donations to Friends of Southampton Hospital's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (Friends of PICU) and to Meningitis Now in a bid to help others.
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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Pete Pedersen, a longtime steward in California who was given the racing industry's highest honor, has died at the age of 92.
Santa Anita racing officials said in a statement Wednesday that Pedersen died over the weekend due to complications suffered from a recent fall at his home.
Born in Washington state, Pedersen helped build the now-shuttered Longacres track that opened in 1933 near Seattle.
He worked for more than 60 years in various positions and presided over some of the industry's most prestigious events, including the inaugural Breeders' Cup in 1984 at Hollywood Park.
He was given the Eclipse Award of Merit in 2002. Three years later, he retired.
Pedersen is survived by his partner, Marlene Crain, and two sons from a prior marriage.


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Why I Don't Have Pets…
I could lie and tell you I don't love animals. I could lie and tell you that my allergies are so abysmal that the dander and hair of animals will render me just short of being comatose. I could lie and tell you that I don't have pets because I live in NYC and have no time (although that's a damn good reason). But truthfully, my "no-petness" started way before that…
If you knew my mother, you'd know that she is a woman of strong convictions. She changes from "outside clothes" to "inside clothes" the moment she gets home. After she cooks a meal she has to clean the entire kitchen before she eats the meal (and she has to reheat her dinner because of it). Oh, and she doesn't do pets.
The only way to get my mother to change her ideals is to bombard her with the change. I don't just mean by talking about it, I mean by showing up with everything that could make the change possible (including a moving speech about why not changing would be impossible) and ramrodding it into her once peaceful life. By grade 3, I realized the trick, and began to plot ways to add pets to our family. What harm could a chinchilla, a ferret, a rat, a bunny, a cat, a fish, and a partridge in a pear tree really do? I used the Trojan Horse approach on a cold day in the late 1990s.
The Boys & Girls Club I attended had the Big & Little Sisters program* and one day we went on a trip to the mall.* My "big sister" was apparently training to be a largely absent parent because she always missed our trips. Because of this, I got saddled with my actual big sister's "Big Sister." This might be confusing, but rest assured it adds very little to the story…
So because I was being adopted by my actual big sister's "Big Sister," I had less supervision. At some point I convinced everyone to go into the pet store* just so I could look at the bunnies. Once the group was distracted by the abundance of fluffy adorableness, I made my move: I spent $1.25 and got 5 goldfish and some water in a cellophane bag. The deed was done.
I held the plastic bag of disenchanted goldies on the jarring bus ride back to the Boys and Girls Club. I'm not saying this was the case, but it seemed like the bus driver hit every bump (and maybe even a few people) on the way back to the club because I may or may not have dropped the bag on the sticky floor and it may have stickily rolled a few times under another seat. Goldfish are beautifully resilient bastards, and while their trip probably seemed like that last part of Oregon Trail, they all successfully forded the river and made it back to the coat room at the club.
I called my mother on the dial-9 front desk phone to let her know that we'd need an aquarium of some sort suited to hold at the very least (always leave room for more pets) 5 goldfish. She surprisingly didn't sound angry, and later collected my sister, myself, and the cellophane bag.
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full of shitmisleading in their mystery series videos. It would seem that feeding fish a lot of food—repeatedly—for hours is never a good idea. For one, you limit the amount of oxygen they can access by clouding their water with fish flakes. For two, fish will eat themselves to death. The next morning when my sister and I went downstairs for breakfast, we were dismayed to find no fish in the fish tank. One of us actually suggested that they may be sleeping under the colorful rocks that lined their home. No no. They had died and my mother ended up having to flush them.
Since then, I have not had the best luck with pets. To be fair, it was never my fault:
Bunbun (Rabbit): Allegedly committed suicide by repeatedly jumping in his cage to his death.
About 100 more fish: Died of old age or from that space heater incident in 2003.
Alphie Beta (Beta Fish): Died because our joint custody arrangement would not last the summer break from school and the toilet was the only viable option. Kind of wishing my terrible relaxed hair had died that May, too.
Clearly I am not cut out to have pets. I mean, I think at this stage I could handle a fish or a rabbit, but I really don't want to. I am far too busy and far too lazy in my remaining time to clean up after something simply because it is cute (and yes, I am pushing back having kids for a very long time). Loose pet hair is one of my biggest pet peeves, and even fish tanks start to smell if you let them. In the meantime, I'll just enjoy OPP (other peoples' pets).
*Big and Little Sisters is an awesome program. I feel like the two "big sisters" I had really helped me steer into a slightly less awkward adolescence.
*Why the hell was the mall considered a field trip? I pretend that we couldn't make the zoo happen so this was the next best option, but really? THE MALL?! Not only could no one afford to buy anything with their modest 3rd grade incomes of NOTHING, but this was even before they had a play area or a baby gap or anything for us to do…
*Florence Mall, what the hell happened to the pet store? Granted, having it next to the food court created some supremely rancid smells, but now how am I gonna pet bunnies when I come home for visits?
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