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Attempting to get information from the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSR) is like pulling teeth since they often delay or refuse to give information when it may be detrimental to the project.
The California Public Records Act requires state agencies to disclose records and to assist the public in finding the information they need. There are very few, narrowly defined exceptions and it is guaranteed by the state constitution.
But with the High-Speed Rail Authority, whether they release the information or not depends on who you are and what you are asking for. Here are various responses one can expect when asking for information from the rail authority.
· It's draft, you can't have it
· Narrow down your request, it's too broad
· We need time to find it (the more delayed the better)
· We have to mail it to you, files are too big
· It's a trade secret
· Client/Attorney Privilege
· You get some documents but the attachments are missing
· You can't have the record because the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.
· We need clarification, which ends up taking a lot of time.
An actual example: They have asked the requestor what does the word "communication" means.
· It doesn't exist
· The dream: here you go- here's what you asked for.
Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design (CARRD)
Apparently CARRD won the prize for the most public records requests last year. As of last summer the Authority claimed they made 34 requests. After a complaint by CARRD to the Authority Board, Jeff Morales, CEO and ex Parsons Brinckerhoff executive, defended his staff and accused them of harassing the Authority. He told the HSR board that "The Authority board by any objective standards has gone beyond most programs in its transparency."
What Morales says is flatly not true. The High-Speed Rail Agency is not a transparent agency. Either it does not understand the Public Records Act or deliberately attempts to limit or slow the access to public documents. One wonders if is it ignorance, incompetence or deception or a combination of those reasons that prevents them from complying with the law. It is possible the board may be unaware of the shenanigans of the high-speed rail staff under CEO Jeff Morales' leadership.
Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design (CARRD) is a non-partisan organization that advocates disclosure and transparency for the public. They explained at a board meeting that most of their public records requests were a direct result of the documents not being posted on the Authority's website.
For example, progress reports by the Regional Consultants, Program Management Team, and oversight team are not available on the HSR Authority's site. In the past, CARRD's requests have uncovered invaluable information concerning ridership data, spending of state funds and critical engineering reports, which they made available to the public themselves by posting the documents on their own website, www.calhsr.com.
How the Authority doesn't follow the disclosure laws:
Winner of top excuses the Authority uses when it denies or substantially delays a Public Records Request is the unlawful categorization of materials as a draft.
According to the First Amendment group, who works with journalists, here are the following guidelines:
1. It's not a draft if actions were taken on the final document
2. If you are retaining the information, it cannot be considered a draft
3. Public interest must be considered if it is a draft. Is withholding the information more damaging than releasing it.
4. In the case of a bone fide draft, you could only legally withhold recommendations not factual findings.
The Draft Geotechnical and Seismic Hazard Report, was delivered to Parsons Brinckerhoff on April 19th 2013 and had very troubling information concerning the land subsidence issue in the Central Valley. (Subsidence means the land is sinking, and in the Central Valley it is sinking at an alarming rate of up to 12 inches per year.) The problem is if construction occurs in such an area it could require an over-built infrastructure for safety reasons, which would equal big construction dollars. See the recent article written about the subject: http://www.capradio.org/13488
The Authority staff member in charge of public records requests received CARRD's request and wrote in an interoffice email on May 8, 2013, "If we have a final [Geotechnical and Seismic Hazard Report], I will send it to [Rita Wespi of CARRD] but if it only exists in draft form, I will not send it to her." This person clearly does not understand when a draft can or can't be released. In most cases you MUST release a draft. This particular draft was eventually released to an attorney who requested it well after the CARRD request and later, September 15th, the CARRD group received the report, 4 months after the original request.
After reading about the subsidence problems in the report, Douglas Carstens, an attorney from a firm with the reputation as one of the best legal groups specializing in environmental irregularities in the state, came forward at the October board meeting. He requested that the Authority recirculate the Fresno to Bakersfield Environmental Impact Report due to substantial changes related to the disclosure of subsidence. This spells the possibility of more legal trouble for the rail project. http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/kings-opens-new-front-in-hsr-legal-war/article_9db0658e-35ad-11e3-9157-9bb2963f4.html
An example of another excuse: We need a lot more time.
In unusual circumstances, the time limit of 10 days prescribed in the law may be extended by written notice by the head of the agency or his or her designee. The extension must set forth the reasons for the extension and the date on which a determination is expected to be dispatched.
The Authority routinely utilizes the extension exception, which I might add is toward the end of the 10-day period and rarely explains the reason for the extension. This includes monthly progress reports that have been completed and should be at their fingertips. Here are some examples of the reports they routinely delay:
· Regional Consultants and Program Managements reports, which are produced on a monthly basis. The authors give a closer look, a more honest look of what is happening on the project. CARRD published them on a regular basis and post them on their website.
The Authority has questioned the manner in which CARRD requested or sought information. In an email exchange with board member Lynn Schenk, Jeff Morales claimed that CARRD's behavior in getting public records "has occasionally crossed the line into being abusive of staff." Ms. Schenk suggested that Morales might open a file with the Attorney General's office "because of the number of requests and abuse of staff."
At the November board meeting, Rita Wespi, a co-founder of CARRD, spoke about the agency's non-transparency and vehemently denied any improprieties. Wespi came prepared with copies of the email records of all their requests and offered to sit with staff and review them. She maintained that even when there was a lot of back and forth, CARRD was never discourteous.
Dan Richard said at the meeting, I have never seen anyone from our staff saying, "let's deliberately slow down." He blames the delays on more activity now. "We'll take a look at this since we aspire to being a transparent public agency especially with $6 billion dollars of public monies going through it. "
Comment: In a review of the CARRD communications with the Authority, no evidence of nastiness was found. Because a person is persistent in asking for the information does not make them abusive.
See the public records testimony at the November 7th board meeting. See minute marker: 101:40 to 106:47 for Rita Wespi's comments and Dan Richard's exchange with her. http://stateofcalifornia.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=eb09c151-9dd4-1031-bb96-2398900c8889
T.Y. Lin Oversight contract ends:
In one the reports that CARRD received, it was learned that T.Y. Lin's contract lapsed this past June. On the project since 2009, it was their job to be the watchdog consultant and report on the entire project. There was no recent discussion of their pending departure at any board meeting. It was only found out through a public records request. It was disclosed by the Authority personnel that T.Y. Lin was no longer in the employ of the Authority as Program Oversight Manager. The Authority staff no longer produces the reports that T.Y. Lin was doing.
In a stranger twist, it was announced that T.Y. Lin would take over as regional consultant for the Fresno to Bakersfield segment. The HSR board sees no conflict in this award, explaining that the T.Y. Lin contracted in June 2012. However, the contract actually ended in June 2013, contradicting HSRA staff attorney Tom Fellenz.
After the following segment, you'll understand how this is especially troubling.
Hunting for Parsons Brinckerhoff personnel on the project
In a public records request, I asked how many others were in the very strange category of appearing to be "on staff" at the authority yet on staff with a consulting company. Example, the title Deputy Director is used by engineer John Popoff and Gregg Albright both employees of Parson's Brinckerhoff but they double as HSR Authority management. They have an HSR title of Deputy Director. And of course the agency is headed by former Parsons Brinckerhoff executive Jeff Morales. As one state senator once commented "you can't tell who's an employee and who's a consultant." And that's the point of attempting to get this information.
Since I couldn't get a straight answer, I asked for resumes or employment applications of each person on staff permanently or temporarily but when I received the documents neither Popoff nor Albright 's information showed up. The Authority advised they weren't temporary or permanent employees. They were taking a definition very literally when clearly knew what I was looking for and did not want to cooperate and provide that information. The law says, the public agency is under obligation to assist the public in finding what they are looking for, not do everything they cannot to fulfill the request.
Per internal emails, (by the way obtained by an attorney), the Authority was concerned about my request so they went to the Attorney General's office. They thought their staff could be targeted personally if they released employment applications or resumes. The AG's office said that the Rail Authority had to comply and so after redacting personal information such as contact info and SS numbers, they released it.
Bringing this back full circle, without TY Lin overseeing the project, the result is PB supervising itself by either former or actively employed PB people. In case you haven't realized it, the fox is certainly guarding the hen house.
Recent communications requests:
Recent requests for email communication have netted very little information. It seems that there is a real effort not to put information in writing. Here are examples of emails: "Call me at this number, we need to talk." "Check your voicemail just left you a message." "Can you get back with me about the information I requested last Tuesday."
The problem is while they are attempting to hide information from the public and news agencies, they are also not documenting what they are doing unless they are deliberately not providing those reports. Phone calls and text messages are not documentable but perhaps that's the point. Even with standard reporting some of the critical elements are missing. In a recent request for standard FRA progress reports required by the federal government, crucial attachments are missing. The Authority hasn't refused to bring forth the attachments, they say they're still working on it. That was weeks ago, I'm still waiting.
Here's another example of secretive communication dated September 27, 2013, between the CEO Jeff Morales and Deputy Administrator of the FRA, Karen Hedlund, which raises more questions than provides answers. Morales wrote, "The board, with Joe's [Szabo?] support, took an action that could undo what we've been working toward. We need to talk, understand what's going on. Please let me know when you can talk." No idea if he is talking about the HSR Authority Board or the Surface Transportation Board or it's something else entirely but he is clearly disturbed.
Website re-shuffle:
And every once in a while, twice in recent memory, the Authority changed its website address under the guise of a remodel, which effectively breaks all links to crucial data in articles, reports and yes legal documents. In some cases, documents go missing. Here's Joe Vranich's famous youtube given prior to the vote on HSR in 2008, in which he declares at mm 6:27 that documents disappeared from the website. The whole statement is less than 8 minutes and deserves listening.
Bottom Line:
This organization is at times blatantly in violation of the Public Records Act. If the public cannot get the HSR Authority to release the information they request, what choices does the public have? Will the Attorney General's office help?
Can DOJ help me obtain records from a state or local government agency that has denied my request?
The answer is no, the Department of Justice (DOJ) generally cannot assist you in retrieving records from another agency. Go to a private attorney they advise.
So if going to court is the only route to get the information, what does it take to hire an attorney? If you find one willing to do so, a strong, experienced attorney with a great track record, it could cost $10's of thousands to file a lawsuit. Most attorneys will not take your case on contingency and most won't take it at all. Sometimes there is reticence in filing against the state.
If you are dead sure you are entitled to the information and you know they have it, you will get a ruling requiring that they give you the information and will be awarded legal fees. But how many people want to risk that kind of personal money and sue the state of California?
In the end it could be the Authority is looking at the odds. It's as though they're weighing the damage and timing of the release of information verses the likelihood that you will hire an attorney. The Agency does pay much closer attention if you hire an attorney to send in a "threat letter" which states "give me the information or else" or when the request originates from an attorney or an organization big enough to have immediate access to legal counsel.
Bottom Line: All people have the right to information, whether a journalist or a member of the public, and if an agency is trying hard to hide it, there's a reason for it. Those who make public records requests are doing a great public service and it's the only way to find out what's really going on.
As Ray Carlson, a prominent Central Valley attorney says, " If we had open government all this information would be readily available; the difficulty in getting in, clouds their integrity."


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Bed & (all you can eat) Breakfast Salzburg UNTERSBERGBLICK
Size12 m²
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- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Breakfast
- Lockable room
- Balcony/terrace
- Internet/WiFi
|Krüzerweg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Our house is quiet, despite an airport at a dead end. (No street noise and the little-frequented location on the southern runway end and harassment by the rare few air traffic anyway.)
The reserve
- Surrounded by woods, meadows and pastures, where you will most likely get one or the other deer to face - can be reached within a 10-minute walk.
Along the idyllic Glan flowing, you can either go into town or through nature towards Unterberg.
The center
Mozart's city, with all its sights and cultural attractions such as theaters, the concert hall, museums, Mozart's birthplace and residence and the pedestrian zone in the old town with its world famous Getreidegasse is easily accessible by public transport in 10 minutes (without Buswechsel) accessible.
The bus stop is at a distance of 100 meters in the immediate vicinity of your accommodation. Of course, we consider the discounted presale tickets or cheap tickets 24 hours and the extensive Salzburg ticket for you.
Our hotel, accommodation
has recently been meticulously and lovingly restored. The gastronomic capacity is limited to two guest rooms on the first floor for 2 persons sharing a 18 m² large, modern bathroom with double sinks, (steam) shower, hair dryer, large bath and toilet. Use of the steam shower is optional.
Both rooms are bright with reading lamps, satellite TV and radio, DVD player and new quality mattresses convenient and comfortable. Provided linens, towels, daily maid service (on request) is self-evident for us as well as standard free Internet access throughout the house, the garden or on our sun terrace. The laptop is ready to house your free use.
Free access to our media library (books, music and movies) is mentioned here for completeness.
Room 1
French double bed (160x200 cm)
10 m² + balcony
Satellite TV, radio
DVD Player
Balcony, overlooking Unterberg
full breakfast
Laptop use from home
sun terrace
garden chairs
table tennis
Parking on site
Information folder
All available tickets and making reservations at no extra charge
Help in organizing and planning trips, visits, (mountain), hiking, biking (the province of Salzburg has more than 2000km! Cycling), etc.
Bicycle Rental
washing machine
steam shower
|Price for > 1 guests
|R 262 ZAR per guest/night extra
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We felt so welcomed and at ease. The garden and the house are carefully decorated and with nice details, very clean and Eve and Harry are excellent hosts, personable, friendly and outgoing. We would come at the earliest opportunity definitely return. Breakfast was prepared delicious, versatile, and more than adequate. It left nothing to be desired. Thank you for a lovely stay with you!
Wir fühlten uns gleich willkommen und sehr wohl. Der Garten und das Haus sind liebevoll und mit schönen Details eingerichtet, sehr sauber und Eva und Harry sind hervorragende Gastgeber, sympathisch, freundlich und aufgeschlossen. Wir würden bei nächster Gelegenheit auf jeden Fall wieder kommen. Das Frühstück war lecker hergerichtet, vielseitig und mehr als ausreichend. Es blieben keine Wünsche offen. Vielen Dank für einen sehr schönen Aufenthalt bei Euch!
The hosts were very nice and courteous and took a lot of time for us. The breakfast was very well done and very appealing. The room was very well furnished with everything you could need. We were able to enjoy the full Zägen Salzburg.
Die Gastgeber waren sehr nett und zuvorkommend und nahmen sich sehr viel Zeit für uns. Das Frühstück war sehr gut und äusserst ansprechend angerichtet. Das Zimmer war sehr gut eingerichtet mit allem, was man so braucht. Wir konnten Salzburg in vollen Zägen geniessen.
My first experience on this platform was entirely positive.
Meine erste Erfahrung auf dieser Plattform war rundum positiv.
We were booked for 2 nights and it was so good we extended our stay a further 2 nights!
Great hosts, amazing breakfasts and lots to do in the area.
Thanks Eva and Harry
I love that house!! All is perfect,the garden the kitchen,the bathroom,the bedroom, the amacas :) very quiet,silent and confortable. Eva and Harry are so kind and nice and I have to say that they cook very well !!!
I felt like at home!
If you want to experience in a most pleasant atmosphere, beautiful surroundings and a nice atmosphere plus luxurious breakfast Salzburg, then one is Eva and Harry just right. I look forward to my next visit and hope that it still is to get something ...
Wenn man in angenehmster Atmosphäre, schöner Umgebung und gepflegtem Ambiente plus luxuriösem Frühstück Salzburg erleben möchte, dann ist man bei Eva und Harry genau richtig. Ich freue mich auf meinen nächsten Besuch und hoffe, dass es dann noch etwas zu bekommen gibt...
A really great place to stay when visiting Salzburg. VERY quiet and peaceful, but alos close - only 10-15 mins from the Old Town of Salzburg. I will always stay here from now on - no more loud, cramped and expensive city hotels for me!
The hosts were very friendly and considerate - advice, maps, umbrellas, coffee, drinks all quickly served.
AND. Breakfast included - a really 5 star one as well!!!!!
Dinner also recommended - for a small extra price - these guys used to work in top class hotels around the world - so know how to cook and serve their guests.
This guest house is a real gem - plse keep it quiet - i was surprised.
Only downside was the weather... bit rainy.
Book here and you can relax and really enjoy Salzburg.
Regards, Chris
Keywords: friendly, clean, cosy, good breakfast
We stayed at Eva and Harry's bed and breakfast for two days. As it was our first time in a bed and breakfast, we were very curious how it would be, especially since we were their first guests.
We had a great experience! Eva and Harry are super friendly and put in all their effort to make you feel at home and give you information about the city. They provided us with maps, bustickets (10-15 minutes to city centre) and information booklets.
The room is very clean and neat with very good beds, a table with chairs and even a tv with dvd player. The five star breakfast (thanks to their background of working in Restaurants and Hotels) topped it off.
We felt like we were invited by friends, combined with the cosiness and service of a hotel. Whenever one of our friends would visit Salzburg, we would definetely suggest them to go to Eva and Harry.
Tres bel appartement fonctionnel propre et moderne. Hôte très agréable et disponible. Situé à proximité de la ville en voiture. Très satisfaite du séjour à recommander!
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This page contains a text in Ancient Sanskrit with a modern English translation. This particular text and its translation are extracted from a lesson in the Early Indo-European Online series, where one may find detailed information about this text (see the Table of Contents page for Ancient Sanskrit Online in EIEOL), and general information about the Ancient Sanskrit language and its speakers' culture.
vaiçvânarásya sumataú siyâma
râ´jâ hí kam bhúvanânâm abhiçrî´h
itó jâtó víçvam idám ví caste
vaiçvânaró yatate sû´riyena
prstó diví prstó agníh prthivyâ´m
prstó víçvâ ósadhîr â´ viveça
vaiçvânaráh sáhasâ prstó agníh
sá no dívâ sá risáh pâtu náktam
vaíçvânara táva tát satyám astu
asmâ´n râ´yo maghávânah sacantâm
tán no mitró váruno mâmahantâm
áditih síndhuh prthivî´ utá dyaúh
May we be in the favour of the Universal One
For indeed he is king, sustainer of beings.
Born from here he views all this world,
The Universal One takes his place with the sun.
Agni, invoked in heaven, invoked on earth,
Invoked, he has entered all the plants.
The Universal One, Agni is mightily invoked,
Let him protect us day and night from harm.
O Universal One, of you may it be true,
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With free agency coming tomorrow the Panthers have about $20 million to toss at a pretty week group. That said, there are plenty of players who could immediately improve the Panthers roster. They need about four more forwards once they lock up Mike Santorelli and Shawn Matthias, two defensemen and a goalie if they don't re-sign Tomas Vokoun today.
Who would you go for?
My top choice in defensemen was Canadiens defenseman James Wisniewski, who with that booming slap shot from the right side would've been a perfect complement to Brian Campbell from the left. Also, the Panthers want to move Dmitry Kulikov to the right side. However, the Columbus Blue Jackets just acquired his negotiating rights. That doesn't mean it's a done deal, just check yesterday's odyseey of defenseman Christian Ehrhoff.
So I'll switch to defenseman Brent Sopel, who Tallon already made rich when he signed him for the Blackhawks. He's 34 but he too is right-handed and could serve as a boon on the power play and as a mentor to the young blue-liners.
The Panthers power play, already improved with Tomas Kopecky's willingness to do the dirty work in front of the goalie, was the major reason for GM Dale Tallon conceding they couldn't make the playoffs last season and thus blowing up the team at the trade deadline.
Why not bring Jovo back to mentor the young blue-liners like Erik Gudbranson and Kulikov for a final run where he started?
If Vokoun doesn't re-up, go after Flyers' Brian Boucher as a stopgap until Jacob Markstrom is ready.
I don't see the Panthers using up most of the $20 million on free-agent center Brad Richards, who would command about $57 million over nine years. He wants to play for a contender now and when Tallon told us yesterday that there were NO marquee players out there that told me that he wasn't even considering signing Richards, who seems destined for the Ranges.
So who?
If the Canucks don't re-sign Chris Higgins, why not bring him back? Class act and when healthy, is an all-around quality player.
Juss Jokinen? Michael Ryder? Tomas Fleischman? Max Talbot? James Arnott?
Pardon the old cliche, but Rome wasn't built in a day and the Panthers won't be built in the first day of free agency or for that matter this season. Tallon wants to save some room for his younger prospects to possibly earn a roster spot this year like Gudbranson, Quinton Howden and he could re-sign Ryan Carter or Sergei Samsonov as well.
Who do you want?


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Four-year varsity soccer letterwinner and three-year varsity track and field letterwinner at Alemany High School (Mission Hills, Calif.) ... competed as a goalkeeper on the soccer field ... as a track and field student-athlete, competed in the shot put, long jump, high jump and discus events ... finished second in the Mission League in shot put in 2011 and fifth in the league in 2012 ... competed in the CIF Championships in shot put in 2011 ... also played soccer for the Westside Breakers Soccer Club, twice earning MVP awards ... competed for the Soccer Plus National Training Camp and the Center of Excellence Soccer Camp.
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Escondido Votes on Sanctuary Status Tonight
North County – Once again the battle ground zero for the local immigration fight will be in Escondido tonight as the council decides if it will continue to support its No-Sanctuary City policy or rescind it, along with opposing the new immigration law in Arizona.
Councilwoman Olga Diaz has asked the council for the two part agenda item because she feels the council owes the community an apology for past hurts and should make amends. She feels that the past history of the council of supporting a rental ban against illegals, looking into day labor issues and supporting a resolution in 2007 written by Councilwoman Marie Waldron to state that Escondido is not a Sanctuary City were hurtful to many in the community.
To see the resolution Olga wants to rescind, look here.
The makeup of the city council has changed with the election of Diaz in 2008. The original resolution, 2007-16R, was supported on a 3-2 vote. Former councilman, Ed Gallo, who had supported the reso was not re-elected. Diaz feels she has a chance to overthrow the resolution.
To see the full article in the North County Times, look here.
Either a nation is sovereign or it is not a nation. The United States, the individual states and its people have a sovereign right to protect our borders. Anyone who supports sanctuary status is an enemy to our nation, plain and simple.
10 Responses to "Escondido Votes on Sanctuary Status Tonight"
The United States, like any nation, has a right and an obligation to it's citizens to control entry into the country. Those who choose to ignore our immigration laws have been shown to also ignore other laws that impact the public safety and the security of this country. Our borders are not being secured, allowing open access to gangs, drug dealers and those who would do our people harm. I support the securing of our borders and the enforement of our laws for the protection of the law abiding, legal citizens of this country. Anyone that doesn't share this position is guilty of aiding a criminal the the commission of a crime, and if in public office, should be forced to resign.
I think the argument against illegal immigration should be more than just about enforcing the law and crime prevention.
Many Illegal immigrants who come over here end up living in poverty. They get used by big businesses and farms, who 'employ' them for well below minimum wage so they can make a profit, and keep our strawberries a dollar per pound cheaper.
If I was a Mexican-American activist looking out for my people, I would support stopping illegal immigration, so that my people on this side wouldn't be exploited like that. (And then support increasing legal immigration to the US)
The current activists seem to be fighting for more government handouts, more benefits. Is making your people less self-reliant and more dependent on the government really the way to empower your people? I don't think that can ever be the case.
In a way I wish it had come up at Council and then was voted down so Olga would get the idea, "We don't like that crap".
I was there and was ready to put my .2 cents worth in, but didn't get the chance.
I will be ready to rebut her when Olga tries again.
Marie, keep up the good work.
Hey Council Member Marie Waldron,
Is this the way to bridge divisive issues? Is this how you describe our City? You call it a "Sanctuary City"? I'll be sure to share this information with the rest of the Escondido voters…so, they know that when you say you want "honest debate and mutual respect" you are simply on your campaign podium.
I will be sharing your posts with your constituents in Escondido. I am sure that voters are interested in the truth!
BTW: How did Escondido become (in your opinion) a sanctuary city? I mean afterall…we have had the "honorable" Marie Waldron serving on the Council for a dozen years! I guess pushing the "no" button like a circus monkey, isn't doing much afterall. Eh?
Perhaps Olga wanted a resolution but she's still the only decent councilperson Escondido has. Coming from a tried and true Republican, this is one hell of a compliment.
Waldron sits up there with her eyes vacant 99% of the time. Most of us figure the lights are on, but no one is at home. She only votes to the positive when the Police and Fire Dept. issues are presented, or if led by Lori and Sam. She shows to be totally unprepared – until election time rolls around. At best, she's a sad situation on the dais.
This situation of sad percentage is followed immediately by Sam Abed, Lori Pfailure and Dick Daniels. Dick can't vote without Lori telling him which way.
Escondido is in a major mess and must rid ourselves of three of these, permanently and Sam from the council in 2012. We've been lied to, over spent and are fed up!!!! The only truth from Sam is when he tells you his LAST NAME! Or…..maybe not even then.
Rostra Administrator (Thor's Assistant): You are right…I'm sure that when Marie Waldron posted that comment in May…she could care less who read it.
But…just last week at the Chamber of Commerce Council Candidate Forum…Marie Waldron talked about mutual respect and honest debate for ALL issues!
Her comments from May reflect the Real Marie Waldron….her comments from the September 1st forum reflect the Candidate Marie Waldron.
And since when did she become Honorable? I know that she thinks she is Judge, Jury and Executioner here in Escondido…but, come on…a little bit of an ego, eh?
What say you Thor's "Assistant"? How does Escondido's button pusher come with a title of "Honorable"?
p.s. What are you "assisting"? And don't hold your breath on increasing your readership. One & Done. 😉


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The new standard in lightweight head protection.
Whether you're tackling heady trad routes or you have aspirations in the big mountains, climbing with a helmet isn't just a good idea, it's a necessity. With the ultralight Petzl Sirocco Helmet, you get the required head protection at under 6 ounces, less than the weight of two quickdraws. The adjustment system gives you a perfect fit and the patented magnetic buckle allows you to secure the chin strap with one hand.
- Expanded polypropylene shell provides high impact resistance while keeping the weight under 6oz
- Size 1 head circumference is for 48-56cm, size 2 head circumference is for 53-61cm
- Textile adjustment system adapts for a perfect fit
- Fully ventilated shell keeps you cool and comfortable
- Inner comfort foam is lined with absorbent fabric and is removable and washable
- Patented Magnetic buckle allows you to secure the chin strap with one hand
- Two hooks and rear elastic allow you to attach a headlamp
- Two lateral holes provide a place to attach the Petzl Vizion visor (visor sold separately)
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have taken this helmet on multiple international expeditions: A worry for me when I'm packing for a big trip is weight and I'll cut corners wherever I can; but when it comes to lightweight helmets, it is generally just not worth bringing anything other than a helmet made with an ABS shell. If the plane ride doesn't destroy them, the porters/approach will.
Not the case with this helmet!! It is tougher than woodpecker lips!!
Very light. I hardly notice it unless I'm in a chimney or a cramped space.
The color is bright, but in the mountains I appreciate this aspect greatly.
Holds a headlamp very well.
Plenty of room for a warm cap underneath.
It breaths OK, hard to get a helmet with good coverage to breath very good though.
The magnetic strap clip is very cool, it has a tendency to collect some debris, but I just wipe it off occasionally.
The EPP also holds custom artwork very well...see pic (art by Jeremy Collins).
If you want a light, durable helmet, this is the best one made, bar none!
Petzl Sirocco Helmet
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Nice lid!
I cracked the front of a Sirocco by cramming it into an overstuffed pack.
Ugly as a orange rock
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
but tougher than an old nail. This one is not fragile. And it offers a huge amount of head protection. Stand on it, stuff it in the pack and sit on it. No worries. Liekly the technology everyone will eventually be using, If you cna deal with the bright orange color the Sirocco will serve you well and help keep your head in one piece hopefully.
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A real helmet at an unreal weight
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
The 150/165g spec weights for sz1/2 (respectively) are spot-on (though the listing here is slightly off for sz1), making even my CAMP Speed helmet seem . . . heavy?
First, the not-so-good:
1. Sizing is too big. My head circumference =57.2cm, which matches up well with specs for my various ski/bike/climb helmets, but the 53-61 sz2 sides stick out too much. The sz1 48-56cm just barely fits.
2. Appearance is so bad that it's almost comically good.
3. The straps are so narrow that they can twist when putting on the helmet, but they're so thin that still super comfy.
4. Magnet to enhance one-handed connection of the chin strap is clever, but can allow the strap to be closed insecurely with only one of the two side clips engaged. So just need to remember to check that both sides of the clips are engaged.
5. CAMP Speed comes down a little bit more around the sides for more side impact protection.
6. Vents are ample on the sides, but realistically no climbing helmet will ever vent well at ascent speeds, since it has to be solid up on top to be certified.
Now the (very very) good:
1. Weight. Yes, already mentioned, but so amazing it merits another mention.
2. Durability. As demonstrated by a Petzl rep, you can step on this helmet, smush it, etc., w/o worrying about damage to the thin plastic exterior ... because there is no thin plastic exterior, just a single piece of foam.
3. Can also attach a Petzl Vizion visor.
4. Strap system is brilliant, achieving the same adjustable and snug front<>back fit that is usually achieved by much more bulky adjustment systems/knobs/etc. at the back of the head. In addition to weight savings, less interference with wearing a sun cap underneath or sunglasses retainer.
5. Headlamp clip in back is minimalistic (of course) yet effective, and even securely holds a wide ski goggle strap.
A follow-up on my own review, specifically point 6, on venting: I'm still not sure how much difference the vents will make at ascent speeds, but for skiing descents, wow, this helmet sure cools off quickly! Too quickly actually on really cold days, with only a headband underneath, as I discovered during a rando race. For a post-race relay, I covered up the front/forehead vents w/ tape, and the side vents still let in lots of air on a (very fast) descent. So, definitely both a plus & minus there.
Hi Jonathan, very helpful review! I'm about to order this and I was wondering whether I would fit size1. What do you mean by "barely fits", do you use size one? (can you put something else beneath it like a buff or thin hat maybe?) I'm a bit smaller than you at 56.5. Thanks!


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Here's the phone number of the firm where she works.
She plays in the local hockey team and wears the number six.
We also use the phrases a number of, numbers of or the number of with a plural verb when we mean 'many' or 'several':
There are a number of things we need to discuss.
A significant number of people are ill with flu so the performance had to be cancelled.
Large numbers of bees have died because of the cold summer.
I couldn't believe the number of cars that were parked outside the hall.
Numbers: first, second, third
Numbers such as first, second, third are ordinal numbers. We use them to put things in an order. We most commonly use ordinal numbers as determiners. When we use ordinal numbers as determiners (before nouns), we commonly use other determiners such as articles (a/an, the) and possessives (my, your) in front of them:
This was the fifth science exam that he had failed.
It's her twenty-first birthday and she's spending it with friends in Malaysia.
We use the ordinal numbers to refer to dates. We usually write them in abbreviated form and often in superscript (above the line). We usually say the and of when we speak, but we often omit them in writing:
My birthday is 3rd January. (usually spoken as 'the third of January')
The museum was opened on 25th June 2008.
What are you doing on the 2nd of May? Do you want to join us at the theatre?
We also use ordinal numbers as nouns:
All three singers in the competition were excellent but I'm voting for the third.
Ordinal numbers are also used as adverbs:
He came tenth in the New York marathon.B:
That's fantastic! Did he really?
First, let me introduce you to my brother Jack.
Numbers: one, two, three
Numbers such as one, five, eleven, two hundred are cardinal numbers. We most commonly use cardinal numbers as determiners (before nouns). When we use them in this way, we can use other determiners such as articles (a/an, the) and possessives (my, your) in front of them. We can use cardinal numbers + of before determiners (one of my friends):
She loves animals and has two dogs, three cats and one rabbit.
My two best friends are Amy and Louise.
Three of his colleagues were sacked yesterday. (sacked = lost their jobs)
We also use cardinal numbers as nouns:
The children arrived in twos and threes.
Large numbers
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What would you do if you won a million euros? (preferred to one million euros)
The city is about a hundred kilometres from the capital.
Numbers such as 100, 200, 1,000, etc. do not take a plural -s when we use them as determiners:
There were about two hundred people at the meeting.
There were about two hundreds people…
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It's happened hundreds of times.
Millions of people live in poverty.
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AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts women's tennis team fell to Xavier this afternoon in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. After falling in the doubles, UMass was able to regain two points in the singles, but came up just short of the Musketeers.
At #1 doubles, junior Stephanie Price (Columbia, Mo.) and senior Jafra Depontes (Kaliua-Kona, Hawaii) fell by a score of 8-1, while freshman Christine Liehr (Stuttgart, Germany) and sophomore Dorothy Iwanowicz (Hilton Head, S.C.) were taken down, 8-5 in the #2 slot. The #3 doubles went unfinished, as Xavier had already won the doubles point.
In the singles matches, Depontes was succesful at the #4 spot, winning 6-3, 6-3, while Iwanowicz won the #5 match, 6-4, 6-2. At #1 singles, Liehr was taken down, 6-3, 6-0, as was junior Sasha Edelstein (Haifa, Israel) at #3, 6-1, 6-0. Sophomore Jana Bartoloni (Charlestown, Mass.) was then defeated at #6, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6. The #2 match featuring Price went unfinished, as the match had already been won.
The Minutewomen will play in the third-place match Sunday, April 18, against the loser of the match between #1 Richmond and #4 Temple.
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MEC's Roots
In 1971, a group of west coast mountaineers made a decision to do business differently, and they turned an unconventional retail model into a thriving business. It hasn't always been easy – MEC has weathered some epic storms. But as we grew older and a little wiser, we learned our grassroots foundation holds up over time: make things happen, deal fairly, find strength in community, and inspire adventure.
A Startup Idea
In the late sixties and early seventies, climbing in Vancouver wasn't yet mainstream and climbing gear was hard to find. If you wanted a rope or an ice axe to explore a route in the local mountains, your best bet was to cross the border and gear up at REI in Seattle.
The idea of making gear available in Canada surfaced on a trip to Mount Baker in 1970. A group of four climbers, socked in at the base of the glacier, had nothing to do but sit in their tent and talk. Through the weekend, the talk of opening a gear store crystalized into a commitment to start something like REI in Canada, a co-op with low mark-up, operating with democratic principles.
"I had begun to see co-operative economics as a viable alternative to private ownership." – Jim Byers, MEC founding member
Initially, they considered a structure that would have been primarily for the benefit of the founders: a group of 10 or 12 people selling gear to the public. But ultimately, they decided that the business would be a consumer co-operative with an unlimited number of equal membership shares, and that they would sell quality gear for rock climbing, mountaineering, ski mountaineering, and hiking. They decided to charge $5 for a membership share, and with this limited operating capital, people who wanted products would have to pay for them in advance and trust the Co-op to deliver.
Early Operation
Equipment was purchased wholesale from REI and another small Seattle-based company, MSR. With a lean mark-up of 20%, the new Co-op could buy wholesale, pay duties, and be competitive in the Vancouver market. Gradually they could afford to purchase a few items without advance payment. They drove them around to outdoor club meetings, where they would show off the gear and talk to people about co-operative operations.
For its first three years, the Co-op was run solely by volunteers. There were no paid employees until the business could support a store with regular hours and gear on the shelves. These early stores weren't so much places to buy stuff as they were places to hang out, plan trips, get advice, and talk about gear.
Coming Into Our Own
Things weren't easy at the start. There were disagreements, there wasn't much money, there were vendors who refused to sell to a co-op that didn't charge the manufacturer's suggested retail price, but the philosophical attachment to doing business differently was powerful. The founding members and many others who joined them were willing to give time and energy and to be steady patrons.
Fuelled by members who believed in being part of a co-operative enterprise, MEC thrived, and continues to demonstrate the best of what business can be in our society.
1971 The Co-op is formally incorporated on Aug 2, 1971, with six members, and $65 of operating capital.
1972 The first catalogue is a single-page, typed and taped to a door in the UBC Student Union Building. Membership grows to 250 by the end of this year and the operation moves to the Dominion Building on West Hastings Street.
1974 The year begins with a healthy membership of 700. They begin to receive MEC catalogues in the mail.
1976 The Board votes to return patronage dividends to members in proportion to their purchases. This stabilizes the financial situation considerably.
1977 The existing Canadian Mountain Co-operative votes to be absorbed by MEC, and we drive a U-haul full of gear to Alberta and open a store in Calgary.
1979 MEC and Hine-Snowbridge agree to set up a Canadian factory to make backpacks and panniers. The company would eventually become Serratus Mountain Products.
1980 We conduct a first member survey to find out how we're doing. Members note that the availability of equipment could be improved. (It turns out to be not the first time we hear this feedback.)
1982 The Vancouver store moves to West 8th Avenue, where it remains for a dozen years.
1983 The Co-op begins accepting payment by credit card. Cash is given a 2% discount, and membership shares must be paid for in cash.
1985 For the first time there are more candidates than positions available on the Board, and a mail-in ballot election is called. Prior to this, elections had been won by acclamation.
1986 The Co-op purchases 100% of Serratus through a subsidiary, Pelion Mountain Products. 97% of their production is sold through MEC.
1987 The Environment Fund is established and MEC makes a donation to the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC to help purchase the property containing the Smoke Bluffs, a well-used climbing area threatened by development. The bluffs were purchased for $70,000.
1988 MEC creates an in-house product development department. The first major product produced is the Nevé Gore-tex Parka. The group initially thought a product run of 1600 would suffice, by the end of the year, they'd produced 10,000.
1989 Several staff members take leave to clean up an oil spill on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The staff are paid honoraria and reimbursed for expenses.
1990 Membership reaches 250,000, at the time, 1% of the population of Canada.
1991 The Co-op reaches 20 years, 330,000 members and $36.5 million in annual sales.
1992 MEC opens a store in Ottawa.
1993 The Endowment Fund for the Environment is created as a charitable public fund to support the creation of parks and protected areas.
1994 MEC starts making fleece jackets and pants from recycled polyester made of plastic soda bottles.
1995 One of the 47 environmental projects funded is a $100,000 land acquisition grant to aid the purchase of Jedediah Island and preserve it as Provincial Park.
1996 In a survey, 44.9% of members report that they would use the Internet to get information or to communicate with MEC, if we were connected to it.
1997 MEC reaches 1 million members. At the end of the year, we launch mec.ca, a small online brochure of backcountry information.
1998 A line of organically grown cotton garments is created.
1999 Pack technology evolves to the point that MEC no longer sells external frame backpacks, once a staple piece of outdoor gear.
2000 Split boards arrive in the product assortment and snowboarders make their way into the backcountry.
2001 Our website becomes transactional and members can buy gear online. An MEC store opens in Halifax.
2002 MEC opens a store in Winnipeg. It's rated the most energy efficient retail building in Canada.
2003 The Co-op comes to Quebec. MEC opens a store in Montreal, and begins to translate all its communications into French.
2004 MEC opens stores in Quebec City and in North Vancouver. Membership reaches 2 million.
2005 After years of declining sales for Serratus products, MEC closes the Serratus manufacturing facility, one of the most difficult and contentious decisions in MEC's history.
2006 The website, mec.ca becomes a fully bilingual site.
2007 MEC joins 1% For The Planet, a group of businesses who donate 1% of gross sales to environmental causes.
2008 MEC opens a store in Burlington. The rooftop solar panels feed power into the Ontario grid.
2009 Membership in Mountain Equipment Co-op reaches 3 million people, nearing 10% of the population of Canada.
2010 MEC opens a store in Barrie, a fourth in Ontario.
2011 The Co-op reaches its 40th year. $261 million in annual sales, and 3.3 million members.
2012 The first boutique-style MEC store opens in Saint-Denis, Montreal. The release of an iPhone app makes it possible to buy a membership share and shop for products on a cellphone.
We'd like to thank our six original members for their vision, dedication, and overall righteousness: David Wingate, Roland Burton, Jim Byers, Rob Brusse, Sara Oliver, and Sara Golling. In the 40 years that they've been Co-op members, none of them has extracted personal profit from the business, their original shares are still worth $5, no one has sued anyone else, and they still get together for annual slide shows and potluck dinners.


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your fall was sooooooo much prettier than ours! NO FAIR!!! And we will survive thxgiving, I have great faith -- have you ordered plates/flatware yet?!? see you soon, can't wait!! love and miss you much...xoxo
- November 17, 2011 at 2:23 PM
- Ellen said...
Beautiful picture.
Don't know if I would or could do Thanksgiving for 48, but it would be fun trying. You'll do fine!
- November 17, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- Hilary said...
Wow do those colours ever pop. What a lovely scene. Care to make Thanksgiving for 49, perchance? ;)
Good luck at bridge.. a game I've never learned anything about.
- November 17, 2011 at 4:50 PM
- Daryl said...
Annie, that is spectacular ... frame it!!!! 48 people .. the most 'we' ever had at 'our' annual Christmas dinner is 28 and that was a tad overwhelming .. however with you and Jules on Grand Hostessing duty I've no doubt it will be perfection! So who did win last nite????????
- November 18, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- Mary said...
That is a gorgeous picture! 48 people to cook for??? You would have to lock me away in a looney bin. I always panic for even 10 people (or even 4-5...lets face it I panic if I have to cool for anyone other than Mike and I). This year it will be three....I think I can handle that, with Mike's help :-)
- November 19, 2011 at 6:45 PM
- missing moments said...
Oh my that photo is just awesome! Such colors we do not have here! What a grand time you will have with all your guests ... who's on clean-up duty???
- November 19, 2011 at 9:08 PM
- Mental P Mama said...
That is spectacular! How did I miss this post??? And even tho I wasn't the big winner, you have to admit my little slam was a tad exciting for a first hand back;)
- November 21, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- NCmountainwoman said...
Gorgeous photograph. Hope you didn't run out of mashed potatoes! Happy Thanksgiving.
- November 24, 2011 at 7:50 PM
- Country Girl said...
It's much more manageable when you have people bring food and all you have to do is cook the turkey and supply the cranberry sauce (and the other sauce, if you know what I mean). But warming everything up for that many people can be overwhelming~! We served 23 this year at my sister-in-law's and that was a little much. Cannot imagine 48!!!!
- November 26, 2011 at 9:03 AM


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Forecast discussion: We had milky sunshine by the afternoon here in Providence on Friday, as some moisture from the northwest spilled over the region. We will see more moisture work its way into Southern New England for the weekend, but this time it will come from the east.
The weather map shows a strong frontal boundary off the coast of South Carolina. This boundary will slowly push back to the west and be offshore of our area. This in turn will help keep a lot of moisture and precipitation over the state. At this time, Providence will see heavier rain and isolated thunderstorms during the early part of Saturday. Then, the boundary will move slightly eastward, giving the southern part of the state a higher risk at seeing heavier rainfall. The boundary will slowly push back to the west Saturday evening, increasing the chances for us to see more widespread rainfall across the state.
As we head into Sunday, the showers and thunderstorms will slowly push off to the east. There may still be an isolated shower or thunderstorm in the area by the afternoon, but the best chance will be in the southern part of the state. The cold front will move further into the Atlantic by Sunday night, allowing for some drier air to move over Rhode Island for Monday.
As we head into the work week, there is still a slight chance for a passing shower or thunderstorm by Monday afternoon. Otherwise, a weak high pressure ridge will give us partly sunny skies. A weak cold front will pass through New England on Tuesday, and with any sunshine, this could help create some showers and an isolated thunderstorm during the afternoon.
By the time we reach Tuesday, an upper level trough which has stayed to the west of New England will begin to weaken. This will allow for a surface high pressure system will finally bring mostly sunny skies back to Rhode Island by Wednesday. We will remain with mostly sunny skies into next Friday.
Finally, the National Hurricane Center issued its first advisory on Tropical Storm Bertha at 11 p.m. Thursday night. Right now, Bertha has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Watches and Warnings are out for much of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The system is forecast to pass over southwestern Puerto Rico by Saturday afternoon, before passing east of the Bahamas Sunday afternoon. The system is expected to reach about 70 mph but remain well offshore of Florida on Monday. However, swells and seas will be increasing along the southeastern side of the Atlantic.
72 hour forecast:
Tonight: Cloudy with isolated sprinkles and a low of 67.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers/thunderstorms by 10 a.m. We will have a high of 73 with northeast winds of 6-9 mph. By the late afternoon, the southern part of Rhode Island has a better chance of seeing heavier rainfall.
McCoy Stadium Forecast (6:05 p.m. vs. Columbus): Isolated showers/thunderstorms, 69.
Saturday night: Scattered showers/thunderstorms with patchy fog and a low of 63. Winds will come from the north-northeast at 3-6 mph.
Sunday: Scattered showers/thunderstorms until noon, then the southern part of the state will see scattered activity. The northern part will see partly sunny skies with a high of 77.
Sunday night: Precipitation ends after midnight in the whole state, with clearing skies. We will see a low of 64.
Monday: Partly to mostly sunny with the slight chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. We will see a high of 81.
Monday night: Partly cloudy with a low of 65.
Extended Forecast:
Tuesday: Partly sunny with possible afternoon showers. Highs 81-84, lows 64-67.
Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs 80-83, lows 63-66.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs 79-82, lows 62-65.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs 79-82, lows 63-66.


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Effects of R-Chop
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We got our first good look at Duluth-raised actor Daniel Durant on Monday's episode of the ABC Family series "Switched at Birth."
His character is part of a group of students sent on a retreat to initiate bonding between students at Carlton — a school for the deaf that has recently begun accepting hearing students as part of a pilot program.
This doesn't go over well. Bay Kennish, the show's principal hearing character, gets some new Sharpie-meets-locker art that refers to her as a "Hearie (swear word)."
Sure enough, Durant, who plays a ladies man this season, is seen full on with his arm around a classmate.
Full episodes stream here a day after they air.
I wrote about Durant, who is deaf, at the end of December. The actor earned a principal role on at least a few episodes of the show this season.
Worried about jumping into the show mid-storyline? The first 30 episodes of Season 1 are streaming on Netflix and I know from first-hand experience that if you really dedicate yourself, you can bang through almost all of them in a single weekend. You really have to commit yourself, though. This might require ordering pizza.
Durant was born in Michigan to deaf parents who struggled with addiction. His deafness was passed along by his father. He's never heard a sound. He was abandoned by his birth mother and eventually adopted by his biological aunt, Lori Durant, who teaches at Marshall School. He attended Duluth schools before transferring to Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf in Faribault, Minn.
Durant has always wanted to act. He was discovered when people involved with a deaf theater in Los Angeles saw YouTube videos he had made for his long-distance girlfriend.
He was an extra during the first season of "Switched At Birth."
Durant plays Matthew, an egotistical character who has a way with the ladies — though he will not be romantically linked to either of the stars of the show. He will appear in, at least, episodes No. 3, 5 and 6. He can be spotted as an extra in other episodes. As of mid-December, he was hoping he would be called back for more.
About 16 years ago an overworked nurse botched which baby went to which birth mother.
Bay, an artist, lands with the super financially comfortable Kennish family. Dad is a former pro ball player with at least one MLB record; Mom organizes fundraisers; Brother has a band called Guitar Face. This is a world of private schools, vehicle-sized Sweet Sixteen gifts and easy access to checkbooks. She is the unknown paint can behind a series of Banksy-like street art that one smart arty sort dismisses as derivative.
Daphne, the sweet girl-next-door athlete, ends up with a single mom battling alcoholism and an absentee father who leaves because baby doesn't look related to him. She is deaf because of an illness from when she was a toddler. She attends a deaf school where she's the star bballer and besties with the show's heartthrob Emmett. She can speak and read lips, but also communicates with ASL.
He's been called the show's James Dean. Rides a sweet motorcycle. He reads lips, but doesn't speak. This is a cute guy + good listener combo. Bay falls for him, which significantly helps her ASL lessons. But this pairing of not-quite-sister-like-person and best friend confuses Daphne, who thinks maybe she likes him. She sorts through this pretty quickly, though. Besides, she's got a thing for older dudes who wear chef plaids.
Exactly. Daphne wants to be a chef, picked up some shifts at a top-notch restaurant and fell for the surly-but-handsome chef. The rumors rankle the owners. Also, Chef Jeff realizes Daphne is in high school. This all comes to an abrupt end. She's still got a hankering for him, though, when Season 2 starts.
Bay and Emmett are just friends, a huge leap considering what he did with her former best friend during the state basketball tournament. Daphne is less into boys and more into her food truck, a gift from her father-ish. (The man who abandoned her when she was a kid, but actually Bay's bio dad).
The main conflict is life at Carlton, where hearing students are being admitted for the first time.
The actor is in the running for American Family Insurance's 2013 Dream Camp. He's hoping to win the vote-based contest so he can travel to deaf schools around the country and encourage students to chase their dreams. You can vote for him here.


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The second event since the inception of the CCS Annual Conference in 2012, this international conference will provide a platform for scholars to examine multiple dimensions of socialist cultural production in twentieth-century China. It is organized by Xiaobing Tang, Helmut F. Stern Professor in Modern Chinese Studies and a faculty member of CCS.
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New Video Game Legislation in Massachusetts …Drafted by Jack Thompson
If you thought the video game industry's uninterrupted string of federal court victories might discourage states from proposing further legislation, think again.
GamePolitics has confirmed that the Massachusetts legislature will soon take up consideration of a video game bill of the "harmful to minors" variety. This is the same legal concept traditionally used to block distribution of pornography to minors.
The proposed legislation, which does not yet have a primary sponsor, would block underage buyers from purchasing any game which:
- depicts violence in a manner patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community, so as to appeal predominantly to the morbid interest in violence of minors
- is patently contrary to prevailing standards of adults in the county where the offense was committed as to suitable material for such minors
- and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.
According to spokesperson Lynne Lyman of Boston's Office of Human Services, about a dozen members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives are prepared to sign on to the bill, as are some state senators. The bill enjoys the backing of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino as well as other influential community members.
Lyman told GP the bill is patterned on Utah's, which Massachusetts officials believe has the best chance to succeed. However, the Utah bill, which failed to clear the state legislature in 2006, is very similar to Louisiana's video game law, which was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge. The legislature in Utah is expected to reconsider the video game bill in 2007, albeit with a new sponsor.
Lyman also confirmed that controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson assisted in drafting the bill. Thompson was the author of the Utah and Louisiana bills.
Of his involvement, Thompson told GP:
The Mayor of Boston asked me to draft a bill, on his behalf, for the Massachusetts legislature. Mayors get to do that in Massachusetts. Secondly, it is very much like Louisiana. The difference is that these people intend to win the court fight, unlike the knuckleheads in Louisiana. That bill was constitutional. They took a dive because of (ESA boss Doug) Lowenstein's threats.


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- Update your contact information so we can keep you in the loop about opportunities for our alumni: from job postings and professional development opportunities to U-M Alumni exclusives, and more! You can also send an E-mail or call our new Alumni Coordinator, Matt Bueby —email@example.com, (810) 762-3288—to let us know what you have been up to after graduation, or simply just to chat! Either way, we look forward to learning more about what you've been doing lately!
- Connect with us on Social Media. PHHS is active on Facebook and Twitter. We also have a blog where you can read all about what PHHS students, faculty, and fellow alumni are up to. We also have a networking and discussion group on LinkedIn!


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Perched high in a coniferous tree in Sandpoint, Idaho sits a hexagonal treehouse, handmade by 23-year-old Ethan Schlussler. During the build process, he grew tired of climbing up and down the ladder over and over. So he created a treehouse elevator, using his mom's old bicycle. The elevator is a... Read more »
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The path to D.C. internships is well traveled for Utah students
The LDS Office of Public and International Affairs where Geisler works is located in the Barlow Center, which houses up to 45 students participating in BYU's Washington Seminar, and helps co-sponsor the center's Faith and Public Service speaker series. She stayed on-hand after finishing work last week to attend the series' latest presenter, Tomicah Tillman, U.S. State Department senior adviser for civil society and emerging democracy.
Among the crowd was BYU student and Orem resident Greer Bates, who lives at the Barlow Center and hurried down for the presentation after sharing a snack with roommates in the students' shared kitchen. Bates appreciates the sense of security she gets from living with other BYU students.
"It's nice to know that there are people I feel like I can trust to have the same standards that I do," said Bates. "I don't have to worry about roommates bringing their boyfriends into the room or anything like that. It's been a big relief."
Bates visited Washington, D.C. as a child and saw an internship as the perfect opportunity to go back. She is interning with the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, where she helps with questions and research requests sent in to the museum. Through her work she stumbled upon a unique opportunity to share about Utah and her LDS faith.
"The biggest research project I have been doing this whole time is about Joseph Smith because someone emailed in a question about Joseph Smith and my supervisor thought, 'Hey, we have this Mormon girl, we'll assign it to her,'" Bates said. "We figured out that the museum didn't have that many records about Joseph Smith, and the records it had were pretty sparse, so she assigned me to update the records."
With less than a month left in their internships, Bates and her roommate have achieved their goal of visiting all the Smithsonian museums.
Bates' goal is to eventually teach about the history of the Holocaust. She is investigating graduate schools where she can continue her specific study track, and believes the research and archival skills she has honed will prove invaluable.
Offering a tip for Utah students who may be considering internships, Bates' advice is simple.
"They're not as intimidating as they seem. You might not know very much going into it, but there are a lot of people and a lot of resources to help get you through," she said.
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2,400 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato seemed to warn about President Obama. In his most popular work, "The Republic" published around B.C. 390, Plato uses his mentor, Socrates, as his protagonist, asking a series of questions about the nature of the state, or government. In Plato's view, there are five types of government, one leading to the other. There is aristocracy, "the rule of the best", which leads to what he terms timocracy, or timarchy, "the rule of the honorable", which passes into oligarchy, "the rule of the rich", which leads to democracy, "the rule of the people", and democracy, in Plato's view, invariably leads to tyranny, "the rule of one man", or the rule by a tyrant. This is also called despotism.
In democracy, Plato writes, the people are free, and the country has freedom – "a man may say and do what he likes." Plato says this "seems likely to be the fairest of States, being like an embroidered robe which is spangled with every sort of flower. … there will be no better in which to look for a government… because of the liberty which reigns there."
However, this freedom is only momentary. Although the people are technically in power, there will still be rich and poor. This is when democracy begins to transition into tyranny.
"And does not tyranny spring from democracy?" Plato asks. "The ruin of oligarchy is the ruin of democracy; the same disease magnified and intensified by liberty overmasters democracy – the truth being that the excessive increase of anything often causes a reaction in the opposite direction; and this is the case not only in the seasons and in vegetable and animal life, but above all in forms of government… The excess of liberty, whether in States or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery… And so tyranny naturally arises out of a democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme form of liberty."
Because there is still rich and poor in a democracy, the poor begin to lust after the wealth of the rich. "They [the wealthy] are the most squeezable persons and yield the largest amount of honey to the drones [the poor]… And this is called the wealthy class, and the drones feed upon them." In other words, because the poor have little, and the rich have much, the poor, "the drones" as Plato calls them, will essentially vote to rob the wealth of the rich. Between rich and poor, there is "a third class," Plato writes, "consisting of those who work with their own hands; they are not politicians, and have not much to live upon. This, when assembled, is the largest and most powerful class in a democracy." Today, we call this the middle class.
As the poor push the middle class to confiscate the wealth of the rich, hoping to get a little honey, "the persons whose property is taken from them are compelled to defend themselves before the people as best they can." The poor and middle class charge the wealthy with "plotting against the people and being friends of oligarchy." As tensions between rich and poor increase, the rich have to essentially become oligarchs, to protect their wealth. They seek to protect their wealth, while the "drones torments them and breeds revolution." The poor continue to attack the wealthy as money-making enemies of the country. The tension explodes, and the rich and poor become enemies.
This is when the tyrant comes into play, and Plato seems very much to be describing Barack Obama.
"The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse them into greatness." The poor, and even the middle class, are struggling under what they see as the power and greed of the wealthy, so they find someone to take up their fight. The poor, hoping to sock it to the wealthy, rally behind a popular leader. "This and no other," Plato says, "is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears above ground, he is a protector."
The poor and middle class love him, and are sure that this champion, their protector, will take from the wealthy and give their wealth to the poor.
Plato writes about the people's champion – their protector, who will become a tyrant. "And the protector of the people is like him; having a mob entirely at his disposal, he is not restrained from shedding the blood of kinsmen…. And he, the protector of whom we spoke, is to be seen… himself the overthrower of many standing up in the chariot of State with the reins in his hand, no longer protector, but tyrant absolute."
So the protector is popular, he is seen as one of the people, and a great many people adore him. They will support him no matter what he does – he can kill his own people and they will go along with him, because they believe he is on their side. When he has control, when he is in charge of government, he will not actually be the people's protector, but their master, and he has government power in his hands.
Plato says, "At first, in the early days of his power, he is full of smiles, and he salutes every one whom he meets… liberating debtors, and distributing land to the people and his followers, and wanting to be so kind and good to every one!" So he appears like a great guy. "But when he has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader."
He doesn't want to surrender his power, so he is always looking for, or even starting, a crisis, using it as justification for him to stay in power, and to acquire more power. He jumps from crisis to crisis, using it as an excuse to increase his power.
"He has not also another object, which is that they may be impoverished by payment of taxes, and thus compelled to devote themselves to their daily wants and therefore less likely to conspire against him."
In other words, the 'protector' will deliberately impoverish his own people. Although he is supported by the poor, he will actually ensure that the poor stay poor, so that they have to focus more on daily life rather than think about removing him, the tyrant, from power.
"And if any of them are suspected by him of having notions of freedom, and of resistance to his authority, he will have a good pretext for destroying them by placing them at the mercy of the enemy; and for all these reasons the tyrant must always be getting up a war."
So if you say anything bad about the tyrant, he'll go after you.
"Now," Plato says about the tyrant, after all this time of being loved by the people, after he has deliberately made sure the people stay poor and after he has incited wars or emergencies, "he begins to grow unpopular."
His approval ratings begin to slide.
Even his former allies begin to challenge the tyrant. "Then some of those who joined him in setting him up, and who are in power, speak their minds to him and to one another, and the more courageous of them cast in his teeth what is being done."
His allies will begin to regret putting him in power, and will keep their distance from him. They realize he isn't what they thought he would be. So the people begin to turn on the tyrant, and hope he is removed from power.
"And the tyrant, if he means to rule, must get rid of them; he can not stop while he has a friend or an enemy who is good for anything."
The tyrant will solidify his power, he will ignore any restrictions on his power, he will do whatever he can to stay in charge. But his support is waning. The people don't love him quite like they used to, and some of his allies are turning on him. "And the more detestable his actions are to the citizens the more satellites and the greater devotion in them will he require." In other words, the worse he does, the more he needs to ensure people remain loyal to him. But since many people are turning on him, where will he find these supporters? "And who are the devoted band, and where will he procure them? They will flock to him… of their own accord, if he pays them."
The people are starting to rise against him, so he essentially bribes them. He offers to give them things to keep them happy. He has already, by intention, impoverished them. He has made sure the poor stay poor. So the next thing he does is to make sure they are dependent upon him – dependent upon the state. How does he get this money to bribe the people? "He will rob the citizens." To gain more followers, the tyrant will turn to foreigners. He will take from the citizens of his own country, and will give their money to foreigners. "Here are more drones, of every sort and from every land." The people do not want to rise against him now, because "they can not help themselves". They have nothing; he controls all the wealth. They are depending upon him for everything. If they rise against him, he will take away their honey. "Then he is a parricide, and a cruel guarding of an aged parent; and this is real tyranny, about which there can be no longer a mistake: as the saying is, the people who would escape the smoke which is the slavery of freedom, has fallen into the fire which is the tyranny of slaves. Thus liberty, getting out of all order and reason, passes into the harshest and bitterest form of slavery."


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I'm trying to call a Java class (myExample5)from a R/3 that is unicode compliant. Using example5 in the sapjco-ntintel-2.1.5.zip, I've created the ABAP program to call STFC_CONNECTION with the destination 'JCO'. I get to my JAVA program, but the input it receives is null. I think I need to set the JCO.Server to be unicode, but I can't figure out how.
Can someone provide me with an example?
Also, do I need to had any additional dll to my system32 directory?
Thanks ahead of time for any insight.
Hi Dick,
Combine the example with the following code:
Properties properties = new Properties();
properties.setProperty("jco.server.gwserv", gatewayservice);
properties.setProperty("jco.server.gwhost", servername);
properties.setProperty("jco.server.progid", programid);
properties.setProperty("jco.server.unicode", "1" );
JCO.Server server = new JCO.Server( properties, repository );
Make sure that librfc32.dll and sapjcorfc.dll are in system32.
Hi Octavian,
I did all the things you mentioned below. Now it looks like the Java class(myExample5) is receiving the input from the ABAP program. I'm still having problems. Now I receive a warning saying non-unicode metadata is used for communication with unicode backend. Here's how the example sets up the metadata:
repository = new Repository("TestRepository");
JCO.MetaData fmeta = new JCO.MetaData("STFC_CONNECTION");
fmeta.addInfo("REQUTEXT", JCO.TYPE_CHAR, 255, 0, 0, JCO.IMPORT_PARAMETER, null);
fmeta.addInfo("ECHOTEXT", JCO.TYPE_CHAR, 255, 0, 0, JCO.EXPORT_PARAMETER, null);
fmeta.addInfo("RESPTEXT", JCO.TYPE_CHAR, 255, 0, 0, JCO.EXPORT_PARAMETER, null);
any idea how I can make the metadata unicode?
Hi Dick,
I don't have an example, but have a look at the JCO API documentation. Here is an extract:
"addInfo public void addInfo(java.lang.String name, int type, int charlength, int length, int offset, int decimals, java.lang.String sdefault, java.lang.String description, int flags, java.lang.Object tab_meta, com.sap.mw.jco.IExtendedFieldMetaData extended)Adds a new field descriptor to the meta data object. Note: if the backend is an unicode enabled system use addInfo(String name, int type, int charlength, int length, int offset, int decimals, String sdefault, String description, int flags, Object tab_meta, IExtendedFieldMetaData extended) Otherwise the parameters based on character data types cannot be interpreted correctly. Note: The preffered way to create meta data should be to use JCO.Repository. In this case the meta data fetched by Repository is correct independent on having unicode and non unicode backend. Parameters: name - Field name for identifying this data field type - Data field type charlength - Data field length in character units length - Data field internal length in bytes offset - Data field offset in the internal JCO data buffer decimals - Data field number of decimals (only necessary for the data types JCO.TYPE_BCD and JCO.TYPE_FLOAT) sdefault - Data Field default value description - Description of data field flags - Bit-vector for additional attributes of the field. The vector can be ORed together from Flag Description IMPORT_PARAMETER The field is an import parameter EXPORT_PARAMETER The field is an export parameter OPTIONAL_PARAMETER The field is optional parameter INACTIVATE_PARAMETER Only used for table parameter, indicating that the content of the table will not be sent to the server tab_meta - Meta-data if the field is a complex field, i.e. structure or table, null otherwise. If this field is a structure or table object only the meta data of those objects will we copied not reference to the objects ! Use setValue(...) to actually set the container object. extended - extended meta data for this field or null if none available. See Also: JCO.Repository "
Hi Octavian,
I see what you are saying, but I'm not sure what sdefault should be set to or the IExtendedFieldMetaData. I put in " " for the sdefault and null for IExtendedFieldMetaData. I get the same results. I tried searching for an example. All the examples show structures being returned from R/3. What I have are just input and output fields.
Hi Dick,
I had the same problem that you (the import parameters in the java's function were blank ). Finally I could solve it. Follow this and try:
-Go to sm59 transaction
-Inside the TCP/IP connection that you have created for this purpose go to the "Special Options" tag and mark "Unicode".
I'm having the same problem. I get a warning that "non-unicode metadata is used for communication with a unicode backend". I've verified that in SM59, it is set to Unicode. It is declared as
fmeta.addInfo("REF_RECNVA_SOURCE", JCO.TYPE_NUM, 20, 0, 0);
fmeta.addInfo("REF_RECNVA_ORIGINAL", JCO.TYPE_NUM, 20, 0, 0);
fmeta.addInfo("RECNO_ROOT_ORIGINAL", JCO.TYPE_NUM, 20, 0, 0);
Not sure how to use the new method signature for addinfo to support unicode. Please help!
Hello ,
If you want to make outbound RFC calls from a Unicode SAP system to a JCo server instance, the server must be set up using the additional serverProperty
You also need to set the unicode option for your RFC destination in transaction SM59 in transaction SM59 (tab page MDMP_Unicode).
You can create Unicode Compatible JCOSERVER01 as follows
static public class Server extends JCO.Server {
public Server(String gwhost, String gwserv, String progid, boolean isUnicode, IRepository repository)
this.setProperty("jco.server.unicode", isUnicode?"1":"0");
for more details use following link :
Pushkar Dhale
we are currently switching SAP systems to newer versions - and therefore to unicode. We are still using JCo 2.1.8 as a migration to 3.x is currently not in the budgets.
We set "jco.server.unicode=1", we used "addInfo" with differing byte and length values for Strings and Chars, we set SAP System JCo Destination to unicode in sm59.
Still we recieve "using non-unicode metadata with unicode back-end" and SAP.Server does not recieve any data. Where can we take a look? What are we doing wrong?
By the way: we are not using JCo.Repository but a derived class from "JCo.BasicRepository" - Could that be a problem?
Best Regards