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Arrest Made In Gang-Related Stabbing Of Teen In San Jose Park
A 20-year-old San Jose man was arrested Saturday in the allegedly gang-related stabbing earlier this month of a 16-year-old boy, a San Jose police spokeswoman said.
San Jose Crime Report: Homicides Down, Other Violent Crimes On The Rise
San Jose is seeing an increase in violent crime this year even as homicides are on the decline.
U.S. Department Of Justice Visits San Jose As Gang Violence Trends Downward
Officials with the U.S. Justice Department are paying a visit to San Jose this week to see for themselves how the city's anti-gang programs are working. The visit comes as city officials say gang violence is trending downward.
Sonoma Valley Teen 'Gunsmith' Arrested On Weapons Charges
A 16-year-old Sonoma Valley boy who bragged about his gun manufacture and modification prowess was arrested last week on weapons charges.
Man Shot And Killed In What Police Call East San Jose Gang-Related Incident
San Jose Police are investigating the city's 21st homicide, where a man was shot and killed Monday afternoon on the 200 block of Gramercy Place. According to investigators the victim was pronounced dead after being taken to a nearby hospital after what they called a gang-related incident.
Children Attending Summer Camp Find Loaded Shotgun At Santa Rosa Elementary School
Three boys found a sawed-off shotgun at the edge of a building at Lincoln Elementary School. Police said they believe gang members were hiding the weapon.
Drako, The Contraband Cell Phone-Sniffing Dog, Reaches Milestone At Vacaville Prison
Drako, a Belgian shepherd trained to sniff narcotics and smuggled cell phones, reached a milestone at his prison recently.
Reputed Gang Members Guilty Of Murdering 3-Year-Old Oakland Boy
Two reputed gang members were convicted Monday of first-degree murder and other charges for a shooting in East Oakland three years ago that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy.
Alameda County Prosecutor Says Man Had Motive In Fatal Shooting Of Oakland Toddler
An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors today that a reputed gang member had the motive, means and opportunity to carry out a shooting in East Oakland three years ago that claimed the life of 3-year-old Carlos Nava and wounded two men.
'Operation Sunny Day' Suspects Accused Of Gang-Related Killings Appearing In Court
Fourteen defendants accused of taking part in a series of gang-related killings and other violent crimes in East Palo Alto and throughout the Peninsula are being arraigned in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City today on a slew of charges.


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Rinspeed Splash makes amphibious English Channel attempt
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July 27, 2006 The English channel is without doubt the world's busiest waterway, even before the raft of record attempts we have seen for amphibious vehicles in recent times. Yet another amphibious vehicle took to the waters this week, and although the outright amphibious vehicle record remained intact, and the amphibious car record also remained unscathed, there's a new record for hydrofoil amphibians which has been set by Rinspeed and its outrageous Splash concept car.
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Selva Vinayagar Temple: Discourse on `Kandaa Puranam' by G.R. Subramaniyam, Railway Colony, 7.30 p.m.
Tiruvalluvar Kazhagam: Discourse on `Tirumurai' by T.S. Govindasamy, North Adi Street, Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, 7 p.m.
Tiruvalluvar Mandram: Discourse on `Tiruvasagam' by Raja Umarani , Sakthi Velammal Nagar, 5 p.m.
Ramakrishna Mutt: Discourse on `Thirunavukkarasar Devaram' by So.So.Mi. Sundaram, 5.45 p.m.; bhajan, New Natham Road, 6.30 p.m.
Sanichakra Mantralayam: Saneeswara agni yagam, Yogiyar Nagar, Pykara, 6 p.m.
Tamil Nadu Brahmans' Association: `Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayanam,' 20 Gokhale Street, Seethalakshmi Nagar, 6 p.m.
Madurai West Arivu Trust: Vedatri meditation and yoga, Dolphin School, Bypass Road, 6 p.m.
Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya: Free Rajayoga meditation classes, 36 Meenakshi Nagar, P and T Nagar; 40 Sambandamoorthy Street, 211/95 East Veli Street and 223 Church Road, Anna Nagar, 6.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
Gandhi Memorial Museum: T. Ravichandran conducts yoga, meditation and pranayama class, 6 a.m., 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre: Yoga for beginners, 6 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.; for women, 10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.; for senior citizens, 23 Dr. Sathar Road, Anna Nagar, 5.30 p.m.
Maharishi Ved Vigyan Bhavan: T.V. Rajendran conducts transcendental meditation classes, Gandhi Museum, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Madurai Arasamaram Isai Ilakkiya Sangam: Cultural festival, Pattimanram, Ilampirai Manimaran, A.B.C. Mahalakshmi College, Tuticorin, moderates, Kamarajar Road, 10 p.m.
The Hindu Business Line: Budget Talk 2006, Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Auditorium, Kamarajar Road, 5 p.m.
Madurai Kamaraj University School of Biological Sciences: Science day and Aqua-Terr Annual Conference, P. Maruthamuthu, Vice-Chancellor, MK University, presides, and delivers inaugural address, N. Gautham, University of Madras, speaks, C.V. Raman Hall, 10 a.m.
Sri Meenakshi Government College for Women: Sports Day and building inauguration function, A. Vijalakshmi, Principal, presides, P. Mohan, MP, inaugurates new building, 10 a.m.
Madura College: `Clones-fest 06,' Valedictory function, M.S. Meenakshisundaram, Secretary, delivers valedictory address and distributes prizes, Sankara Iyer Hall, 5 p.m.
Latha Madhavan Polytechnic College: Muthamizh Manra Vizha, G. Gnanasambandan of Thiagarajar College, Chief guest, Ilasai Sundaram, Director, All India Radio, speaks, College Auditorium, Kidaripatti, 9.30 a.m.
Nadar Mahajana Sangam Sermathai Vasan College for Women: College Day, V. Alagappan, Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Chief guest, Avaniapuram, 10 a.m.
Saraswathi Narayanan College: Self-employment training in `bouquet making,' S. Suriyanarayanan, Principal, inaugurates, Centre for Extension Activities, 10 a.m.
Annamalaiyaar Matriculation School: Annual Day, Ilasai Sundaram, Station Director, All India Radio, presides, P.Mohan, M.P. Member of Parliament, speaks, school premises, Pandi Kovil Junction, 5 p.m.
Our Lady Primary School: Annual Day, N. Durai distributes prizes, Ponmeni, 5.30 p.m.
LAN XESS India: National Safety Day celebration, 29/3 Valayankulam, 9 a.m.
Madura Coats: National Safety Day celebrations, V. Sundararaju, Joint Chief Inspector of Factories, speaks, mill premises, 6.45 a.m.
M.S. Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation: Volunteers' Meet, 66 K.K. Nagar, 5 p.m.
Rotary Clubs of Madurai East and Meenakshi: V.Sreenivasan speaks on `What is astrology,' Lakshmi Hall, 73 Sathamangalam, 6.30 p.m.
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Philippines' 'Category 2' status losses reach P66.3B
Forgone tourism revenues as a result of the country's being placed on Category 2 status by the United States Federal Aviation Administration have reached more than P66.3 billion over the past two years, prompting local travel agencies to appeal to the government to do something about the situation.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Philippine Travel Agencies Association president Aileen Clemente said the country's Category 2 status, which prevents local carriers from expanding their flights to the US, has stunted tourism growth.
Ms. Clemente said American tourists accounted for 17 percent, or about 600,000, of arrivals last year. These excluded visitors from Guam. American tourists usually stayed an average of 18 days in the country, each spending P2,600 a day.
Had local carriers been allowed to expand their services to the US, she said the country would have gotten an additional 1.4 million American tourists from 2009 to the present. This only considered Philippine Airlines' possible addition of 42 new flights a week and excluded those flights that rival Cebu Pacific Air could have operated.
With the Category 2 status in force, PAL is limited to flying 33 times a week to various destinations in the US, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Guam, and Las Vegas via Vancouver.
"(The US) is already an established market that we believe has more room for expansion. We did not just lose a substantial number of tourists from the US over the last two years. The government also lost the opportunity to provide jobs to 150,000 of our countrymen," Clemente noted.
The US FAA downgraded the Philippines to Category 2 safety status in January 2008, effectively banning local carriers from expanding their operations in the US.—Abigail L. Ho
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A scary situation as a Cast Member falls in a hole backstage in New Orleans Square. There is no report of any injuries at this time. We will be keeping an eye on this and will update when any additional news is available.
Worker fell in hole at Disneyland Resort - Around Disney - OCRegister.com
* more at the link: OC RegisterFire officials were called to the Disneyland Resort this morning after receiving reports of a worker who fell in a hole, authorities said. The call came in at 8:41 a.m., a dispatcher said.
Disneyland was closed at the time.
The worker fell in a hole in an employee-only area inside Disneyland near New Orleans Square, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. She had yet to receive more details this morning.


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HOUSTON (ICIS)--US propylene market activity has been limited at the start of the week, sources said on Wednesday, tracking several factors.
Several traders and brokers said that no trades for physical front month or forward month material have been heard in the first half of the week.
Some sources said that with prices for spot polymer-grade propylene (PGP) and refinery-grade propylene (RGP) at five-month highs, demand destruction has set in.
US spot PGP most recently traded at 68 cents/lb ($1,499/tonne, €1,124/tonne) while RGP most recently traded at 61 cents/lb, each more than a week ago.
US spot PGP prices are 20-21 cents/lb higher year on year, while RGP spot prices are 24-25 cents/lb higher.
The run-up in prices has only been moderately supported by downstream demand, sources said.
Most of the increase has come on the back of higher feedstock costs, especially for propane and paraffinic naphtha.
With feedstock costs continuing to rise, the theory is that buyers have retreated from the market, hoping for lower prices based on soft demand.
Additionally, market activity has been limited by overall tight supply, some sources said.
US propylene inventories are down by 44% year on year, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Some sources, however, said the lack of activity is mainly related to seasonal factors caused by the US summer holiday.
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Minimum Hardware Requirements
I am planning an evaluation of Symantec FileStore but don't yet have a server that meets the minimum hardware requirements. Will FileStore still install with less than 8GB of ECC memory and only a single GigE NIC?
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For production, we'd like you to increase to 8GB RAM.
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In this book, Mark Johnston argues that God needs to be saved not only from the distortions of the "undergraduate atheists" (Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris) but, more importantly, from the idolatrous tendencies of religion itself. Each monotheistic religion has its characteristic ways of domesticating True Divinity, of taming God's demands so that they do not radically threaten our self-love and false righteousness. Turning the monotheistic critique of idolatry on the monotheisms themselves, Johnston shows that much in these traditions must be condemned as false and spiritually debilitating.
A central claim of the book is that supernaturalism is idolatry. If this is right, everything changes; we cannot place our salvation in jeopardy by tying it essentially to the supernatural cosmologies of the ancient Near East. Remarkably, Johnston rehabilitates the ideas of the Fall and of salvation within a naturalistic framework; he then presents a conception of God that both resists idolatry and is wholly consistent with the deliverances of the natural sciences.
Princeton University Press is publishing Saving God in conjunction with Johnston's forthcoming book Surviving Death, which takes up the crux of supernaturalist belief, namely, the belief in life after death.
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Researchers from Boston College have developed a new class of small molecule receptors capable of detecting a lipid molecule that reveals the telltale signs of cellular death, particularly cancer cells targeted by anti-cancer drugs.
Assembling chemicals can be like putting together a puzzle.
SAN DIEGO, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionary Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that the company has raised seed round investments from a consortium of Angel Investors.
Developing new drugs is a highly costly and time-consuming process. Of 20 candidates, 19 are normally rejected because they don't work or have unwanted side effects.
Northwestern University researchers have taken another step towards realizing a new class of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enzyme mimics, opening the door for the development of highly sensitive chemical detection systems that go beyond nucleic acid targets.
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BERLIN and BURLINGTON, Mass., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- caprotec bioanalytics GmbH announced today that it has successfully completed a research collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland.
Chemists in Mülheim devise a new way of optimizing enzymes for industrial applications.
The search for new drug compounds is probably worse than looking for a needle in a haystack because scientists are limited in the size of the haystacks they can rummage through—time and money make it virtually impossible to screen or search through super-large libraries of potential compounds.
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Discipline transfers to classroom for area seniors in Atomic Rowing Club
OAK RIDGE — For the six area high school seniors in the Atomic Rowing Club, success in the water is significant, but ultimately dwarfed by their accomplishments in the classroom.
For whatever reason, rowing and academics seem to go hand in hand.
Just check out the resumes of Atomic coach Allen Eubanks' six super smart senior rowers, who were in action Saturday at the Oak Ridge Marina in the 2013 USRowing Southeast Junior District Championships:
Sam Shadwell of Hardin Valley Academy (4.51 grade-point average) will attend Rice University.
Danielle Rosenzweig of Catholic High School (4.0 GPA) will attend Notre Dame.
Paige Paulus of Catholic (4.01 GPA) will attend Tennessee.
Emily Beaton of Oak Ridge (4.1 GPA) will attend South Carolina.
Kate Hoffman of Oak Ridge (4.2 GPA) will attend South Carolina.
Nicole Barber of Oak Ridge (3.4 GPA) will attend Tulsa.
"Rowing really does teach you about value, respect, determination and perseverance — which is what you expect of students in and out of the classroom," said Rosenzweig.
Hoffman, who will study international law at South Carolina, has fond memories of reviewing one of the speeches of Julius Caesar for her combined studies class — right before racing at a regatta.
"Those who keep their grades up also know how to manage their time," said Hoffman.
Paulus, who plans to major in bio-medical engineering at UT, said there's a seamless transfer from academics to rowing.
"We're taught (in rowing) that we have to have a schedule and be responsible for things," said Paulus.
"That (theme) sort of goes through your whole life."
In addition to continuing a path of academic excellence, Shadwell said he has developed better interpersonal skills through his five years with Atomic Rowing.
"I've learned the value of team," said Shadwell, who will study computer science in college.
"I thought I was the cat's meow, and I didn't need anyone else when I started rowing. It taught me that everyone has something to bring to the table."
Paulus said that she has grown leaps and bounds academically and personally since taking up rowing under the direction of Eubanks.
"Allen is the best," said Paulus.
"He's always there for us and he wants us to succeed. He really cares about us."
The district championships wrap up Sunday with top-three finishers in the 18 varsity events advancing to the national championships June 7-9 in Oak Ridge.
About 1,400 high school athletes representing 43 teams from six states are on hand for the regatta.
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I am going to post about a beautiful boat, a boat that I would like to own, a classic boat with a modern hull.
Off course modern because it has a bulbed keel to improve weight, but with long overhangs that does not serve any purpose...except an aesthetically one and that are entirely justified...the boat would not make sense without them and who cares about functionalism and that maxim: form follows function. That form only follows a long forgotten rule that had little to do with boat performance
The boat, as the others from Fairlie, is designed by Paul Spooner and it is made in a semi custom way. Take a look at this
wonderful movie
that among other things explain why these boats have to be expensive.
Fairlie 55 -Timelapse.mov - YouTube
The boat is a 55ft boat and Farlie is the shipyard that makes them, as its own boats since this company mainly restores classics.
This Fairlie 55 as just been launched.
One of the big downside of these boats are its small interior dimension. This is a 55ft boat, but the interior has the space of a modern 40ft boat interior.
But the insurmountable problem with a boat like this one, at least for most of us, it is its price. This type of boat is very very expensive, this one costs 1 172 000€.
If we still sailed in boats like these there would very few that could afford a cruiser with space for all the family
They say about the boat:
Designed for both cruising and racing, this magnificent yacht reflects the style and quality of a golden age of yachting. This coupled with a modern underwater body and rig, creates a yacht which is as easy to handle as any modern yacht on the market today. She will be admired and envied in any marina or anchorage and with her performance rig and sails will show many of her closest rivals a clean pair of heels.
The hull is constructed from a laminated mahogany backbone and frames, with a layer of Douglas fir strip planking, two layers of mahogany veneers laid at 45 degrees and one layer fore & aft. The entire structure is laminated using West System Epoxy Resin and is finally covered with two layers of GRP for protection.
The deck is built from a layer of marine plywood grooved on the underside, and laid with 12mm thick, swept teak decking with a varnished king plank, covering boards and toe rail.
The ultra-modern fin and bulb keel has an SG cast iron fin and a lead bulb and is assembled and bolted through the hull structure. The spade rudder is a laminated plywood blade with a stainless steel shaft.
The hull is painted with an Awlgrip / International urethane paint system on the topsides and a hard antifouling.
The Fairlie 55, Spirit of Tradition Yacht
LOA – 16.8m
Lwl – 11.64m
Bmax – 3.5m
draft – 2.3/2.6m
Displacement – 10.1t
Sail Area – 117 sq m
Balast – 40%
On deck the varnish work will be Epiphanes Gloss Varnish.
Take a look at this beautiful movie
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Maria Moran, 32, of 1696 Lees Court in Shelbyville was arrested Sunday on Frankfort Road and charged with careless driving, operating on a suspended or revoked operator's license and failure to produce an insurance card.
Charles Jones, 36, of 8704 Rebecca Scott Way in Louisville, was arrested Sunday on I-64 West at the 40th mile marker and charged with careless driving, no insurance, having an open alcoholic beverage container in the vehicle and DUI.
I submitted to getting a flu shot the other day. I've never had one, and I didn't see the need to get one this year. But I've read the stories, and I have two little germ incubators at home. They drag in everything that the dogs don't. After some encouragement, getting the shot seemed prudent. It's not that I'm afraid of needles. I'm just not afraid of illness. But I should be.
A ceremony Wednesday celebrated the 45-year history of Job Corps nationwide and honored its present contributions to its students and communities.
Hempridge Road closed Saturday
The Department of Highways will temporarily close KY 714, Hempridge Road, Saturday for drain installation. It will be closed to through traffic near the intersection of KY 53 with KY 44 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
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BOWLING GREEN -- The Lady Rockets will have to wait one more day before taking the course at the KHSAA Girls Golf Tournament.
The KHSAA has postponed the first round of the 36-hole tournament until Saturday morning because of heavy rains that saturated Bowling Green Country Club's course.
No one played a single hole as rains began early Friday morning.
Players and coaches seemed to be glad not to have the day dragged out, said Butch Cope, KHSAA's assistant commissioner.
Shelby County has been a member of the Kentucky Association of Counties since it was established 31 years ago, and local officials say they stand behind the organization despite the upheaval created by a report of inappropriate spending by its executives.
KACo, as it is known, was revealed in a series of stories by The Herald-Leader in Lexington to have had lavish and questionable spending by its leaders and loose oversight of its leadership.
The cities of Shelbyville and Simpsonville were benefiting from memberships in the Kentucky League of Cities long before Tom Hardesty and Steve Eden took over as their mayors.
And Hardesty and Eden both speak resolutely in support of the League, which is undergoing a state audit and internal evaluations after its spending practices were brought into question in an investigation by The Herald-Leader of Lexington.
Shelbyville City Council approved Thursday night the second reading of an ordinance addressing a problem with storm-water runoff.
This new ordinance regulates post-development, storm-water runoff in an effort to protect local water resources.
The state kicked off its "Distracted Driving is Deadly Driving" Campaign on Wednesday with the help of a Louisville teenager.
Nicole Meredith, 18, spoke at the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety about a serious traffic accident she was in, which was caused when she was texting a friend while driving.
The SCHS girls' cross-country team finished 12th out of 22 teams at the Lexington Catholic Invitational large school 5K race Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Caterina Karas led the team with a 10th-place finish, in a time of 19 minutes, 59 seconds, out of the more than 160 individual runners. Taylor Webb was just behind her in 23rd, with a time of 20:42.
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A JUBILEE Jamboree at Shrewton Primary School kicked off a weekend of celebration for the village.
THE sun shone down on Downton as the village turned out to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with a whole day of festivities.
CHILDREN from Harnham infant and junior schools came together to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
EXCITED children at Manor Fields Primary School enjoyed a memorable day on Friday.
TRUMPETER Emma May Farmer heralded the start of jubilee celebrations at Whiteparish All Saints Primary School with a rendition of God Save the Queen.
CHILDREN at Coombe Bissett Primary School went right back to the era when the Queen was crowned by celebrating the Diamond Jubilee with a 1950s street party.
STRONG men from the Woodford Valley flexed their muscles and battled it out over a carrier of the River Avon during a Diamond Jubilee tug of war.
CHILDREN at Alderbury and West Grimstead Primary School had a very regal day as each pupil made a crown and then sat down to a picnic with Jubilee jelly.
A COLLECTION of paintings and sculpture created by the pupils from eight Wiltshire primary schools celebrates the Queen's Jubilee theme of trees.
PHOTOGRAPHY was only in its very early stages during Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee but Maureen Brown, of Laverstock, has a picture that perfectly captures the occasion.
YOUNG and old alike enjoyed a street party in Lower Bemerton with everyone joining in to make the day a memorable occasion.
MORE than 80 people celebrated the jubilee with a street party in Apostle Way, Bishopdown Farm.
MORE than 2,000 people joined in the fun at Durrington Recreation Ground on Saturday with 1950s and organisers say the community spirit was immense.
CUSHIONS, cakes and book bags have been made at St Edmund's School to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
TRADITIONAL country dancing and the national anthem kicked off celebrations for the jubilee at Pembroke Park School.
MAGIC tricks and tap dancing were among the highlights of a royal variety performance at Longford Primary School.
HUNDREDS of children from St Mark's Pre-School, Wyndham Park Infant School, St Mark's Junior School and Exeter House Special School, joined together to sing, dance and play patriotic games.
TIDWORTH based soldiers serving in Afghanistan celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with an impromptu tea party.
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FESTIVITIES enjoyed by the 3rd Salisbury Brownie Pack included Jubilee games, baking sessions and testing their survival skills during a camping expedition at the county building in Berwick St James.
MORE than 150 members from Girlguiding Salisbury Plain Division descended on the Guide Centre at Berwick St James last weekend to celebrate the Jubilee.
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"Additionally, there is time built into the schedule for project design meetings with the communities once the alternative is selected," Williamson said.
Between Caltrans and SANDAG, about 30 public outreach meetings have been held from December 2009 to February this year.
While the draft EIR is in the process of being finalized, SANDAG expects to return to the Transportation Committee and Board of Directors in June for document approval.
"Once the document is finalized, the project will move into final design..." Williamson said.
Construction is scheduled to take about 15 months. Completion is expected by March 2015, with operation beginning in June 2015.
The project includes 11 stations along a 21-mile corridor and is part of a larger system of rapid bus lines being designed and built by SANDAG in partnership with Caltrans. It is expected to minimize traffic congestion and offer assistance to unserved areas.
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Absol is a dark-type pokemon from Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire. From the shadows Absol strikes out at an unwary foe.
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Aerodactyl is a rock/flying-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Aerodactyl is formed from old amber, blood from the creature trapped inside the amber allowing scientists to revive Aerodactyl to full health.
Third generation Rock-Steel type Pokemon which evolves from Aron and Lairon
A Johto native, Aipom is a small normal type pokemon that has resembles a small monkey and has a large hand on the end of it's tail.
Alakazam is a psychic-type pokemon from the original Pokemon Red/Blue. As the evolution of Kadabra, Alakazam is the third in a line of powerful spoon-bending psychics.
Ampharos is an electric-type pokemon from Pokemon Silver/Gold. As the evolution of Flaaffy, Ampharos is the third in this line of sheep-looking electric pokemon.
This Bug/Rock type Pokemon can be found in Pokemon ruby and Sapphire.
Arbok is a poison type Pokémon that evolves from Ekans.
A majestic and fierce fire pokemon, Arcanine is the evolved form of Growlithe.
A Pokémon first found in Johto. It evolves from Spinarak.
A Pokemon first found in Hoenn. It evolves into Lairon.
Articuno is a ice/flying-type legendary pokemon. Using its great wings, Articuno blasts powerful Arctic-cold air toward its opponents.
Azumarill is a water-type pokemon first seen in Pokemon Gold/Silver. This pokémon evolves from Marill starting at level 18, and is the second evolution of Azurill.
Azurill is a normal-type pokemon from Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire. Azurill is a baby pokemon, the pre-evolution of Marill.
Bagon is a dragon-type pokemon first seen in Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire. Bagon may look small but his bite is nothing to be laughed at.
This Water/Ground type Pokemon is found in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.
Bayleef is a grass-type pokemon first found in Pokemon Gold/Silver. As an evolution to the grass-type starter Chikorita, Bayleef is stronger and more ferocious.
Beautifly is a Bug/Flying-type pokémon from Pokémon: Gold and Silver. Using its beauty to entrance its enemies, Beautifly attacks from above with a flurry of wings.
Bedrill is a Bug/Poison type Pokémon that evolves from Kakuna. They totally look like bees.
A small Grass pokemon. It it very thin and flexible.
Blastoise is a Water-type Pokémon that evolves from Wartortle. It is the mascot of Pokémon Version Blue, appearing on the cover of the game.
Blissey is a normal-type pokemon first seen in Pokemon Gold/Silver. Blissey is the evolved form of Chansey and, like Chansey, Blissey carries around a lucky egg.
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Butterfree is a Bug/Flying type Pokémon that evolves from Metapod.
This Grass type Pokemon is found in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire for the Gameboy Advance.
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I've also heard of that injecting epoxy into rotten wood method but I really don't like that approach!
I would drill holes strictly to map out the extent of the water saturation and help dry it out.
I'm thinking of using Last-a-foam, it would allow me to start and stop work at almost any stage in the project without leaving a breach in the deck that would absorb even more water.
The little bit of the core I saw on our Grampian 28 seems to be about 1/4 inch thick, but I don't know if it is that thickness everywhere.
I was not sure if that was what you were talking about or not. But on the other hand if it keeps the boat sailing and not being cut up then I see it as not all bad. As long as the person doing it understands that it may not be the best way. That is the problem with a lot of these old boats, cost more to fix than they are worth in many cases.
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Wrestling 411's Kyle Klingman and Jason Bryant are back again in studio to talk with Bucknell head wrestling coach Dan Wirnsberger and Nebraska National Champion Jordan Burroughs. Burroughs capped a perfect season by beating previously undefeated Mike Poeta of Illinois in the finals at 157 pounds, while Wirnsberger had his third-year team finish third in the EIWA and earn its first All-American since the program was reinstated in 165-pounder Andy Rendos.
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By going with the bladder cancer research done by various reputable organizations and medical experts, it is clear that the condition is one of the most common types of cancers affecting many citizens. By looking at the statistics, you will note that about 65,000 to 80,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease and about 10,000 people die fighting it. A bladder is a bag that store urine located in the lower abdomen.
The danger of getting cell growth in the urine sack tissues varies depending on the type of diet one takes, gender, and some bad habits for instance, smoking. For this reason, treatment and chances of healing from the illness might vary from one person to another. Mostly, the problem can be identified by carrying out tests and examining the rectum or vagina.
It is crucial to understand the different forms of cancerous cells that can affect the urine bag because the prognosis differs according to the type or the level of the disease. Some of the commonly known conditions may include transitional cell carcinoma, adenocarconoma, squamous cell carcinoma, as well as superficial. Moreover, invasive condition occurs due to the spread of transitional cells in the lymph nodes and other nearby organs.
Presence of blood in your urine and some sensational pain during urination are the most severe symptoms that should alert you to seek medical attention immediately. Sometimes the condition can cause lower back pain and frequent urination. Any sign of these forms is a clear indication that you are suffering from the condition.
When you are diagnosed with this condition using either the biopsy or CT scan, the doctor will provide you with information on how to get the various treatments available. The right treatment can be defined using the staging of bladder cancer. The rate at which the disease is spreading can be categorized into stage 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Treatment of this disease may include surgery, chemotherapy, biologic therapy, and radiation therapy. The immunotherapy is used to boost the body own immune system to attack the cancerous cells. The prices of all these treatments vary because of different technologies used to kill the growing cells.
When surgery treatment is used, the growth is burned using high-energy electricity with a cystoscope, which is inserted into the urine bag via the urethra. Radical cysterctomy is the name given to the process of removing the lymph nodes and nearby organs that are cancerous. During the act, the prostate and seminal vesicles in men, and the ovaries, uteri, as well as some areas of vagina are removed.
In case the cancerous cells affect a huge area of your urine bag leading to removal of the entire urine bag, then a passage must also be created surgically. On the other hand, chemotherapy and radiation therapy assist in killing the remaining infectious cells, some drugs, vitamins, and substances can be used to minimize the risk of recurrence.
From the various bladder cancer research done by different individuals and organization, it is recommended that you carry out a regular medical examination. The disease can be healed if noticed and treated effectively. After you are healed, it is further recommended that you observe regular testing and screening to avoid the recurrence.
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DOD's indecision on social-media tools continues
The Defense Department continues to
send mixed signals about social-media tools. Just weeks after the Marine Corps banned the technology on all official computers and networks,
DOD launched a new home page that uses social media heavily, much like the White House's
new Web site.
Social-networking sites have leapfrogged over government and law enforcement Web sites to become the No. 1 target of hackers. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter fall in the category of the most-attacked sites, accounting for 19 percent of all attacks on the Internet, according to a study by Breach Security. The study covers the first half of 2009.
Social/Web 2.0 - 19%
Media - 16%
Technology - 12%
Internet - 12%
Government/politics - 12%
Retail – 12%
Entertainment - 7%
Finance - 5%
Education - 5%
Source: Breach Security's Web Hacking Incidents Database 2009
Meanwhile, the results of the review
ordered by Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn to examine the potential
threats and benefits associated with social media are due Aug. 31.
Several experts said DOD officials' conflicted attitude toward the emerging
technology is to be expected.
"During the early days of e-mail, the DOD — and other agencies that are very
sensitive to security — was very nervous about having and using e-mail," said
Scott Testa, a professor of business at Cabrini College in Philadelphia. "After a while, when there was
a comfort level, things loosened up."
Testa said he expects the Marine Corps to ease its stance on social media and
DOD to take further steps to secure the technology.
Allowing unrestricted access to social media on military computers and networks
would be a mistake, said Rayford Vaughn, a professor of computer science and
engineering at Mississippi State University.
However, a full ban is not the solution, he added.
"Denial of all use of social networks by DOD would lead to the loss of use of
an important communication mechanism," Vaughn said. "It makes sense to me to
use social networks to reach constituency groups for official business — veterans,
wounded warriors, recruiting — but not for personal use during the duty day on
government machines."
Ultimately, DOD officials must provide ongoing training for employees to
safeguard their systems, said Rohyt Belani, chief executive officer of
Intrepidus Group and an instructor at Carnegie Mellon University.
"What they should focus on is educating their employees about the risks to
publicly exposing themselves and [their] professional and personal
affiliations," Belani said. "They also need further education and reinforcement
about how computer use at home is different from computer use at work."
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Moonlight Cafe: why go anywhere else?
There is a brewpub about an hour south of the park but it's likely you'll be staying a half hour in the other direction. I love my local beers so did go but for lunch on my way west. At night, we preferred to enjoy nature. The sunsets are magnificent and the skies so clear at night you can touch the stars or reach for the moon.
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Sunset Dune Tours
The park offers sunset dune walks with a park ranger during summer weekends. This otherworldly landscape refelcts the colors of the sky ........ and glows ......
I spoke w/ another couple out there on the dunes who told me they had done this the night before .... they couldn't say enough about the surreal landscape as seen during the night.
If not for these ranger guided walks, we wouldn't have nocturnal access to the park!
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On the dunes ....: Nighttime learning events
Since it is so darn hot in White Sands during the summer, they also offer nocturnal events :)
On the weekends, one of the events they offer is a nighttime lecture about some aspect of the region. The day I was there, the lecture was about life in the gypsum sea .... I wish I could have stayed ....
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Ever since he was a young child, Jon Gerrard has been a fan of science fiction. In his home he has amassed a large collection of science fiction books and films. Fortunately for his wife, the advent of e-books has allowed her to reclaim a good portion of their house. One of his aims in life has been to become a science fiction author. After many years of research and work Jon published his first novel, Shadowplay: Book One of the Starcrown Chronicles.
Starcrown represents Jon's exploration into the moral debate of what is right and wrong. It is a coming of age story in which this fundamental question plagues the main character throughout the series. The books however are written as action-adventure stories because the first and foremost purpose of a story is to entertain the reader.
Before turning his hand to writing science fiction, Jon co-authored two books on another of his passions, the martial arts. Written with his friends the Park brothers who were involved with the selection and training of the U.S. Tae Kwon Do Olympic teams, the books Tae Kwon Do and Black Belt Tae Kwon Do quickly became the reference standard for students of the art. For their efforts the book Tae Kwon Do was included in the prestigious Books for the Teenage List catalog by New York Public Library.
Along with writing about the martial arts, Jon has been a private instructor for nearly twenty years. The majority of his students have been law enforcement officers ranging from local police officers to federal agents, all of whom came to him because they wanted to feel confident in their ability to protect themselves on the street.
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Niteo Partners Receives IBM Solution Provider Recognition
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Niteo Partners, an NEC company, today announced the achievement of IBM Cognos Solution Provider Status based on the success of the SmartPredict portfolio of vertical solutions. This status builds on Niteo's leadership in software sales and Cognos services and identifies Niteo as a leader in providing differentiated repeatable solutions for Business Intelligence, Performance Management and Predictive Analytics.
Niteo's dual-shore solution offerings include migrations, performance dashboards, budgeting and forecasting, P&L consolidation, and data management solutions. Niteo was recognized as Best of Solution Showcase at the October 2009 IBM Information on Demand Conference for the initial SmartPredict Sales and Revenue solution and has expanded functionality into Higher Education, Health Care, Rolling Forecasts, Risk Management, Insurance Claims and Inventory Management. Niteo will showcase these solutions and others as a featured sponsor of the 2010 IBM IOD conference from October 24-28, in Las Vegas.
"This achievement is significant because it recognizes Niteo Partners as a thought leader in providing vertical solutions for business intelligence and performance management" stated Frank Bianchi, EVP and Head of Niteo Partners. "The timing of this recognition prior to the IBM IOD conference will enable us to demonstrate our certified solutions that have been recognized by IBM for the functionality, agility, and adaptability required by our customers."
Mr. Bianchi outlined the roadmap Niteo will take in building additional SmartPredict solutions. "Niteo Partners will go deeper and wider in future releases. For example our Higher Education solution is expanded to support advancements, admissions, forecasting and student lifecycle while we are also adapting our Health Care dashboard to support the Meaningful Use requirements. We will balance the introduction of additional functionality for existing vertical solutions with new TM1 and SPSS offerings for commercial industries and public sector. We will bundle software and Niteo's dual-shore services to offer differentiated solutions at a compelling value model."
About Niteo Partners:
Niteo Partners, a consulting and systems integration firm, leverages both business and technology expertise to deliver innovative solutions for Global 2000 and mid-market companies. A wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation of America, Niteo Partners offers solutions in Business Intelligence, Performance Management, Operational and Financial Dashboards, Enterprise Planning, TM1 and Migrations and Information Management. Niteo has sales and solution centers in the United States and utilizes a dual-shore capability in Chennai to create additional value and cost savings to their clients.
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Moments after a teacher posed questions to a group of Class I students of Chennai School, Saidapet, mathematically precise answers from all the young minds reverberated in scientific unison.
The group was the first to undergo training programme in Abacus method initiated by the Chennai Corporation on Friday. Others would have taken, at least, a few minutes to answer the same questions. The Abacus method discounts the need for use of paper and pen to work out an arithmetic problem, according to G.Aruna, a Chennai School teacher.
"The long-term goal of such programmes is to send students of Chennai Schools to institutes of excellence such as IIT," said Mayor Subramanian.
"Chennai School students will soon excel in Mathematics. The programme for IIT coaching will start next Monday. We hope to make our students one of the best brains in the country," he added.
Ten teachers and 100 students were initially identified for the Abacus training programme, offered free of cost. There are plans to extend the programme to all Chennai Schools.
"The Abacus method also aids cognitive development of the student," said Kavitha Sridhar, a trainer.
"The training improves coordination between hands, eyes and brain which is crucial in development of the student," said V.Meenakshi, another teacher of Chennai School. Deputy Commissioner (Education) M.Balaji stressed the need for effective use of the training programme by students.
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Critical Essay by Noel Dorman Mawr
SOURCE: "From Villain to Vigilante," in Armchair Detective, Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 34-8.
Mawr is an American educator and critic who has written works on Romantic poetry. In the following essay, she discusses the development of the character Tom Ripley in Highsmith's Ripley novels, stating that the series shows Ripley's "progression from a villain to a vigilante as the world becomes even too evil for his taste."
Have you ever wondered how the criminal mind works? Patricia Highsmith has. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, focused on the pathology of a central character; and her only series character, Ripley, is a professional criminal. Some writers might make the hero charming—a bumbling crook, or a swashbuckling villain—but not Highsmith. Ripley is a thief, a murderer; he even takes risks in order to make it all more "fun."
Ripley undergoes some very interesting changes throughout the four-book series. In his debut, he lives in a fantasy world; and Highsmith presents him as the unfortunate product of a corrupt society. By the fourth book, society is presented as a malignant force which makes criminal behavior an inevitability. A close look at this most unusual series, which began in 1956 and was last added to in 1980, shows Ripley's progression from a villain to a vigilante as the world in which he lives becomes even too evil for his taste.
The original Tom Ripley, in the 1956 The Talented Mr. Ripley, lives in a society which hardly touches him—which, in fact, he half creates in his imagination. Tom is given a conventional fairy-tale orphan's background, complete with a sadistic aunt who belittled and humiliated him. Apparently as a result of this, Tom is lacking in self-confidence and drive, has identity problems, and creates his own imaginary world. Such a self-created world comes in later life to control him, and he loses his ability to tell real from imaginary. It is this invented "reality," coupled with Tom's weak sense of ego and contempt for the "real" Tom Ripley, which leads him first to attempt to alter his identity and finally to kill another human being with whom he has identified, actually assuming his identity.
Tom's great need to find an identity leads him to attempt to find it through "love": someone will love him, and he will lose himself in the identity of that person. He meets and seizes upon Dickie Greenleaf. "More than anything else in the world," Tom wants Dickie to like him, but in this Tom fails:
In Dickie's eyes Tom saw nothing more now than he would have seen if he had looked at the hard, bloodless surface of a mirror. Tom felt a painful wrench in his breast, and he covered his face with his hands. It was as if Dickie had been suddenly snatched from him. They were not friends. They didn't know each other. It struck Tom like a horrible truth, true for all time, true for all the people he had known in the past and for those he would know in the future: each had stood and would stand before him, and he would know time and time again that he would never know them, and the worst was that there would always be an illusion, for a time, that he did know them, and that he and they were completely in harmony and alike.
Tom's disappointment finally results in murderous rage toward the would-be object of his love and identification, so Tom kills Dickie and finds after Dickie's death the identity that has eluded him: he assumes Dickie's name, his appearance, his voice, his manner, until it finally comes easier to Tom to be Dickie than to be Tom Ripley.
Tom Ripley's imagination has vast powers over the external world. It can cause "the whole city of New York" to "collapse with a poof like a lot of cardboard on a stage." But it does not have the power to give Tom Ripley self-confidence, or cause others to love or even like him. Since Tom could not get Dickie to love him, he killed him, and now he must go on killing in order to protect his new identity as Dickie Greenleaf. He has no doubt that these murders are justified; they are, after all, necessary to protect what simply is due him. In these latter respects, Tom becomes more the type, not of the psychotic in his world of delusions, but of the amoral, unfeeling psychopathic criminal—the type he will become in later novels.
Another development within Tom in this first novel is his increasing enjoyment, not only of his masquerade, but of the feeling of danger that goes with it. He has always chosen to "tempt fate," to "take a chance" whenever he can. After the first murder, "it was as if he were really inviting trouble, and couldn't stop himself." He thinks about taking risks and realizes that "risks were what made the whole thing fun" because "he was so bored." What had begun as a need to find a secure and acceptable identity has become a need for stimulation, for excitement to allay the boredom of life. For Tom, in whatever incarnation, cannot really feel very much. His overriding need is always to fill up the void that is Tom Ripley—with another's identity, with the stimulation of danger.
These latter elements are further developed in the second novel, Ripley under Ground (1970). The recognizable traits of the psychopathic criminal, which have become evident in Tom by the end of The Talented Mr. Ripley, here dominate. Tom is no longer at the mercy of his imagination, and he is now Tom Ripley pretty consistently, and apparently satisfied with this. Tom now prides himself on his sensitivity, sincerity, and moral rectitude, while at the same time emerging as a moral Typhoid Mary. In the first novel, Tom murdered the person closest to him. In the second and third in the series, he becomes a malignant influence on those who are sucked into his orbit. In each novel, someone is driven to suicide through contact with him.
In Ripley under Ground, Tom is a creator and part owner of a counterfeit painting racket. Bernard, the counterfeiter, becomes increasingly distraught over his own dishonesty, and Tom realizes that Bernard must die or he will expose the scheme and ruin everyone involved. When, after lengthy pursuit by Tom, Bernard kills himself, "Tom began to realize that he had willed or wished Bernard's suicide." Bernard has accused Tom of being the "origin" of the whole fraud, and Tom's response is to acknowledge—while deriding—the fact that people look upon him as "a mystic origin, a font of evil."
In this novel, Tom is less a prey to his fantasies, more secure in himself, but more in need of external stimulation to alleviate his boredom. Even some of his criminal activities, such as smuggling, cause him to experience "fatigue, contempt, boredom even." Only danger can alleviate this boredom, and the excitement of the dangerous game banishes all other concerns. Tom tells himself—and, as is usual with his imaginary constructs, believes—that he is concerned with ethics, with right and wrong. He even has feelings of sympathy for the wife of one of his murder victims. But Tom never really feels very much—including a sense of "right" and "wrong." He "saw the right and wrong, yet both sides of himself were equally sincere," because for Tom the actual reality is still that bottomless pit which is Tom's lack of identity—of any inner self. He is in constant—and increasing—need of stimulation to fill that void. And the more he fills it, the less he feels, and the more he needs. When the art collector first reveals that he is onto the forgeries, Tom does not know if he should feel anything or not: "Tom was unworried. Ought he to be more worried? He shrugged slightly."
Tom is fairly consistently self-confident, he is aware of his lack of a basic sense of right and wrong, but he is also becoming increasingly moralistic and self-righteous, and this characteristic manifests itself in his responses to French society. He thinks with scorn of "French bloody-mindedness, greed, a lie that was not exactly a lie but a deliberate concealment of fact." In Tom's observations about French society, Highsmith initiates the move toward depicting the actual society in which her protagonist functions. In The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom lives in a New York City of his own imagination and in an Italian tourist wonderland. The natives are hardly noticed, and crime is not a significant enough occurrence to be commented on. In Ripley under Ground, French society is full of greedy, dishonest people, and crime is a way of life—a business. Tom's new friend, Reeves Minot, is a smuggler by profession, and Tom's "business" interest is art forgery. Even murder is a business in this society, and the "honest" people are not really honest, cheating each other every chance they get. This is a different picture of society from the first Ripley novel, and this Tom is more confident but more criminal, more hardened. Those changes will be developed in the next two Ripley novels, but, with the added twist that Tom, while rarely seeing himself as evil (or even criminal), will become increasingly disgusted with criminal activity in society and will begin to direct his efforts against other criminals—and simply, he will tell himself, for the sake of foiling professional criminals. At the same time, he will continue to seduce and to destroy ordinary, innocent people—and still see himself as a decent, moral person. In the most recent Ripley novel, Tom does, in fact, see himself as the hero, fighting impersonal crimes in a corrupt society.
In Ripley's Game (1974), the focus is divided between Tom and his victim, Jonathan Trevanny, who seems to serve as counterpoint to Tom: against Tom's pretensions to ethics and morality is placed the genuinely ethical and moral Jonathan. And, while Tom always feels that he "understands" Jonathan, Jonathan never feels that he understands Tom. While Tom's "understanding" of Trevanny is always skewed, he yet is able to draw Trevanny into his schemes, and finally—while convincing himself that he is Trevanny's benefactor—to destroy him, both morally and physically. Tom's malignancy is stronger than the ordinary man's morality, just as, in society as it is seen in this novel, crime is stronger than honesty and the lives of criminals are worth more than the lives of ordinary citizens.
The Tom-Jonathan comparison is ubiquitous throughout Ripley's Game. Jonathan cannot manage the self-control to lie convincingly to his wife; Tom is still the master of invention, and one of his greatest inventions is his perception of himself as sensitive, ethical, and civilized. It is he who suggests pulling Jonathan into his and Reeves's criminal schemes, but, when Reeves actually acts on the suggestion, Tom calls it "a dirty, humourless trick." Tom's luring Jonathan into crime is soon looked upon by him as an act of beneficence, and he both congratulates himself and feels some empathy with Jonathan, whom he can now view as just a murderer, like himself. As he did with Dickie Greenleaf, Tom identifies with his victim and feels the warmest of feelings for him while never understanding that Jonathan both abhors and is mystified by Tom. Tom engages in crime to allay the boredom of his life—the boredom of being Tom Ripley. Jonathan has no need for stimulation and, in fact, after at first feeling "a bit euphoric" thinking of the money he will earn for his wife and child, is able to feel nothing.
To Tom, it is imperative that he see the rest of the world as no better than himself—as corruptible, as always having something to be ashamed of, as Jonathan must have felt once he became a murderer. Tom constructs a picture of himself as a heroic figure, kindly benefactor to Jonathan Trevanny, and moral superior to most criminals. He has the utmost contempt for large-scale, professional criminals, such as the Mafia, of whom he thinks as "more dishonest, more corrupt, decidedly more ruthless than himself." And, because "the law couldn't get its hands on the bigger bastards among them." he, Tom, will become a vigilante, assassinating criminals whom the law cannot touch.
But, Tom's pretensions to moral righteousness aside, the society portrayed is growing more corrupt, at least within the context of the Ripley novels. Organized crime and random violence exist in a society in which governments do not seem to be "aware of the insane actions of some of their spies. Or those whimsical, half-demented men flitting from Bucharest to Moscow and Washington with guns and microfilm." This last is Tom's view, and in such a context Tom's "game" is relatively harmless, his claim to be a force for the good and the right almost credible. It is these claims and this eroding society which become dominant in The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980).
The original Tom Ripley created his own reality. In The Boy, the deception is more often on the part of the environment, and Tom is at its mercy. The illusion of wilderness in the Grunewald Forest of West Berlin first leads Tom to wonder if everything is not an illusion, and then leads him to succumb to the deceptions of a gang of criminals and to fail to prevent the kidnapping of Frank (the "Boy" of the title). External forces exert an unaccustomed control over Tom. After Frank's kidnapping, Tom feels that he "had never felt thus shaken by something that he himself had done, because in such cases in the past, he had been in control of things. Now he was anything but in control." Unlike the earlier, omnipotent Tom, this Tom becomes "tired of fretting over things he couldn't do anything about."
Tom once again identifies with the male figure in the story but this time seeks to protect his alter ego from the society that threatens both of them. No longer does he seduce the innocent into crime (Frank is a murderer before he meets Tom). And, this time, Frank's suicide seems to have nothing to do with Tom's influence. In this case, Tom's identification seems benign, a magnanimous, protective gesture. His perception of his righteousness grows as he opposes the professional criminals who try to kidnap Frank, and his perception seems (for a change) fairly close to reality. Tom initiates no evil, and the forces he is battling do seem more evil than he is. But the old Tom is still there, pursuing criminals finally for the ultimate good: the risk, the danger, the stimulation. And Tom Ripley the heroic crime fighter is still Tom Ripley who thinks like a criminal, anticipating the kidnappers at every turn—and succumbing to the foolhardy out of his abiding love of danger.
The old Tom Ripley is still with us, but the society in which he operates is now so rotten—really rotten—that the criminal with a "code" comes off as a hero. Any morality is superior to the total depravity into which most of society has sunk.
This view of society is not confined to the later Ripley novels. In her The Glass Cell (1964), Highsmith depicts a naïve protagonist first victimized by criminals, then corrupted by the prison environment in which he is unjustly confined. That Highsmith's focus on society begins to usurp her earlier vision of isolated criminality is underlined by her using The Glass Cell as the one extended example of her creative process in her 1966 how-to-book, Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction (wherein she speaks of one of the "elements" of the story as "the deleterious effect of exposure to brutality in prison, and how this can lead to anti-social behavior after release"). Her next two novels, excluding the 1970 Ripley under Ground and the 1974 Ripley's Game, continue the new interest in social forces: The Tremor of Forgery (1969) depicts the effects of the alien view of criminality in Tunisian society on an American, and A Dog's Ransom (1972) is an obsessive portrait of a crime-ridden New York City which corrupts and destroys decent human beings. Three of Highsmith's four most recent novels (The Boy Who Followed Ripley is the exception) are set in the United States (and the latest Ripley novel ends there), and none focuses primarily on criminals. All (Edith's Diary, 1977; People who Knock on the Door, 1983; and Found in the Street, 1986) depict a society in which most people are either obsessed with fanatical religious or political beliefs or are turned inward toward totally self-serving, socially irresponsible behavior. Both orientations can lead to criminality, and they do so in these books. The evolution of the picture of crime and society which occurs in the Ripley novels is consistent with the evolution occurring in Highsmith's other works. But, while Ripley's perception of society seems to parallel Highsmith's, his perception of himself does not.
One must remember the irony: Tom Ripley may be right about the world, but he is still thoroughly lacking in insight into Tom Ripley. His motives are, ultimately, the strictly personal ones of his need for the stimulation of danger and, still, for occasionally losing his identity in a masquerade of some kind. These last Ripley novels are not works of social criticism. Patricia Highsmith remains the novelist of the psychological portrayal of criminal behavior. She simply has moved, over the years, toward a more social orientation—to a greater awareness of the effects of society on behavior.
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The Against Me! and Ted Leo & the Pharmacists show at the Black Cat next week is sold out, but you can still catch Ted Leo before the year is out, only this time he'll be performing solo. He returns to the Black Cat on Saturday, December 13. Tickets are only $10 and go on sale Friday.
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Michael Trestman received his PhD (2010) in philosophy from University of California, Davis. He is currently a National Science Foundation postdoctoral research fellow.
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